[Event "Riga"] [Site "Riga RUE"] [Date "1913.05.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Ottomar Heinrich von Haken"] [Black "Augusts Gize"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. e4 {Notes by Nimzowitsch} e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O h6 {In the Exchange Variation of the French Defence with the king knight's developed at f3 and f6 the pinning move Bg5 and ...Bg4 furnish one of the leading motives for both sides. Here, however, this motif is ruled out by the moves of the h-pawns, and, except for a moment we see and here nothing but the e-file.} 8. Nc3 c6 9. Ne2 Re8 10. Ng3 Ne4 {The outpost.} 11. Nh5 Nd7 12. c3 Ndf6 13. Nh2 Qc7 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Nf3 Ne4 16. Bc2 Bf5 {! Allpieces are directed to the strategical point; this is also called emphasizing one's strength (here the knight at e4).} 17. Nh4 Bh7 18. Be3 g5 19. Nf3 f5 20. Re1 Re7 {The pressure in the file grows more acute move by move.} 21. Nd2 f4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 {The place of the outpost knight is now worthiliy taken by a "half-passed" pawn.} 23. Bd2 Rae8 24. c4 c5 25. Bc3 Bg6 {! In order to be able to play ...Kh7 and ...e3; a timely advance against the pawn at h3 is also threatened by ...h5, ...g4, an echo of the pin motif!} 26. Qg4 cxd4 27. Bxd4 Be5 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qd1 {If 29 Rad1 then 29...e3 30 Bxg6 exf2+ 31 Kxf2 Qc5+ 32 Kf1 Qxc4+ 33 Kf2 Qc5+ 34 Kf1 Qb5+ 35 Kf2 Qxb2+ 36 Kf1 Qb5+ 37 Kf2 Qb6+ 38 Kf1 Qa6+ 39 Kf2 Qxa2+ 40 Kf1 Qa6+ 41 Kf2 Qb6+ 42 Kf1 followed by the double exchange at e1 and ...Qxg6. A fine illustration of the theme: the win of a pawn with check.} Rd8 30. Qb1 Rd2 31. Bxe4 Qc5 32. Bd5+ Kg7 33. Qc1 Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 Rexd5 {This game provides a trasparent, therefore, a good, illustration to the outpost theme.} 0-1