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Fred Dewhirst Yates vs Aron Nimzowitsch
London (1927), London ENG, rd 10, Oct-22
Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch. Advance Variation (B29)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4.Nc3 e6 5.Nxd5 exd5 6.d4 d6 7.Bb5+ Nc6 8.O-O Be7 = +0.44 (35 ply)= -0.10 (21 ply) 11.Bd3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 O-O 13.b3 a6 14.a3 Nd7 15.Ne2 Qb6 = +0.34 (25 ply)better is 11...O-O 12.Nf3 Rc8 13.h3 Bg6 14.a3 Na5 15.Re1 a6 16.Bd3 = -0.48 (21 ply)= +0.21 (23 ply) after 12.Be3 O-O 13.g4 Bg6 14.Nd3 h6 15.f4 Nb6 16.b3 Rc8 17.Rc1 better is 13.Ne2 Qb6 14.b3 h5 15.Bf3 h4 16.Bg4 Rc8 17.Nf3 Qa6 = +0.22 (24 ply)= -0.38 (21 ply) after 13...O-O 14.Be3 Nb6 15.Be2 Rc8 16.Bf2 Na5 17.Bd3 Nbc4 better is 14...Bc5 15.b4 Ne2+ 16.Kh1 Bd4 17.f5 Bxa1 18.Qxe2 Bxf5 = -0.32 (24 ply)= +0.20 (24 ply)better is 15...Qxe7 16.Be3 O-O 17.Qe2 Rfd8 18.Qf2 Rac8 19.Rd1 b6 = -0.03 (22 ply) 16.Rf2 Nxe7 17.Qa4 Rd8 18.Qa3 Nd5 19.Bf3 Nb8 20.g3 Nc6 ⩲ +0.69 (24 ply)= -0.08 (23 ply)better is 19.Rf3 Bxh3 20.Rxh3 Nd5 21.Nd3 Rc8 22.Bd2 a6 23.Rc1 = +0.06 (21 ply) ⩱ -0.53 (21 ply)better is 21.Bxf5 Nxf5 22.Nf3 h4 23.Qb3 Qc5+ 24.Rf2 Nd5 25.Bd2 O-O = -0.23 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (23 ply) 22.Bxf5 Nxf5 23.a4 Qc4 24.Rf2 Nd4 25.Qd1 Rc8 26.Nf3 Nc2 ⩱ -0.63 (25 ply) ∓ -1.52 (22 ply) after 22...Bg4 23.Bxg4 hxg4 24.Qxg4 Rxh2 25.Kxh2 Qxf1 26.Ba3 better is 23...Bg4 24.Bxg4 hxg4 25.Qxg4 Rxh2 26.Kxh2 Qxf2 27.Nd3 ∓ -1.85 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.20 (23 ply) after 24.Bxf5 Nxf5 25.Bd2 g6 26.Qe4 O-O 27.Nf3 Rc7 28.Ng5 Rfc8 24...Bg4 25.Qd3 Nf5 26.a4 a5 27.Qb5+ Qxb5 28.axb5 Bxh3 ∓ -1.59 (24 ply) 25.Bxf5 Nxf5 26.a4 a5 27.Qd3 Ke7 28.Qb5 Qxb5 29.axb5 b6 = -0.10 (25 ply)better is 25...Bg4 26.Bxg4 hxg4 27.Qxg4 Rxh2 28.Kxh2 Qxf2 29.Nd3 ⩱ -1.00 (23 ply)= -0.30 (26 ply)better is 27...h4 28.Nf3 Kf8 29.Ng5 g6 30.Ne4 Rh8 31.Nd6 Nxd6 ⩱ -0.73 (22 ply) 28.Rc1 Rc6 29.Rxc6 bxc6 30.Qe2 Rg4 31.g3 Nd4 32.Qd1 Nf5 = 0.00 (25 ply) 28...Rd8 29.Qe2 Nc3 30.Bxc3 Rxd1+ 31.Ne1 Rd7 32.Bd2 h4 -+ -2.62 (24 ply) 29.a4 a5 30.h3 Rg3 31.Qb5+ Qxb5 32.axb5 b6 33.Rc1 Rxc1+ = -0.39 (23 ply) ⩱ -1.46 (25 ply) 31...a5 32.Ra1 Rc6 33.Rd1 g6 34.Rb1 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Rxg2+ ⩱ -1.50 (22 ply)= 0.00 (25 ply)better is 32...Qc7 33.Kg1 Nxf3+ 34.Rxf3 Rxf3 35.Qxf3 g6 36.f5 gxf5 = -0.42 (25 ply)= +0.23 (24 ply) 35...Rg6 36.Ng5 h4 37.Re2 Kf8 38.Re4 Kg8 39.Rc4 Qd7 = +0.10 (22 ply) 36.Be1 g6 37.Nd4 Nxd4 38.Kxg3 Qc5 39.Kh2 Kf8 40.Qb2 Nf5 ⩲ +1.18 (25 ply) ∓ -2.00 (28 ply) 37.Rf3 Rxf3 38.Nxf3 Qg3+ 39.Kh1 Nde3 40.Bxe3 Nxe3 41.Rd2 ∓ -1.92 (30 ply)-+ -6.87 (28 ply) after 37...Rcc3 38.Rf3 Rcxf3 39.Nxf3 Rxg2+ 40.Kxg2 Nde3+ -+ mate-in-2 after 41.Kh1 Qf1+ 42.Kh242.Kh2 Qg2# -+ mate-in-10-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-11-06  notyetagm: What a beautifully played game by Nimzowitsch! It won the Best Game Prize in this tournament (London 1927), good for a prize of a measly 10 pounds (ref. Seirawan).
Nov-01-07  notyetagm: Position after 29 h2-h3 ♖g4-g3:


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Outstanding positional play by Nimzowitsch leads to his pieces being placed aggressively on the d5-, f5-, and g3-squares, from which the White pawns can -never- evict them.

A tour de force by Nimzowitsch on the exploitation of <WEAK SQUARES>.

Sep-27-08  just a kid: Odd that in Winning Chess Strategies that Seirawan only gave 40 moves than 41.
Dec-21-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  sleepyirv: Black's king stays in the center of the board with no pawn coverage, but it's White's that ends up in hot water.
Dec-21-08  Smothered Mate: <notyetagm>
The g pawn can evict the Nf5 if the Rg3 is evicted and the pawn gets protection.
Jan-02-12  Yue Jin: What would be the winning line after 40.Kh1?
Jan-02-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Sastre: 40.Kh1 Nxd4 41.Qd3 Rc2 42.Bg3 Qf3+ 43.Qxf3 Nxf3 .
Feb-19-12  aniceto: Chess Praxis gives 40... Ne3+ as the final move.
Jan-06-13  whiteshark: You know the maschines are making fun of us humans when they annotate <41.Kg1> as Novelty.

Mange tak for ingenting, Fritz!

Dec-16-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  kingscrusher: Some tactical curiosities in this game:

28...Rd8 is crushing tactically in all variations

59: Fred Dewhirst Yates - Aron Nimzowitsch 0-1 10.0, London London ENG 1927


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Analysis by Stockfish 16 - 2 cores only:

1. -+ (-3.58): 29.Qe2 Nc3 30.Bxc3 Rxd1+ 31.Ne1 Rd5 32.h3 Qc5 33.Bb2 Ng3 34.Qf3 Rd2 35.Nd3 Rxf2 36.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 37.Kxf2 h4 38.Bd4 b6 39.Kf3 Nf5 40.Bf2 Rh6 41.Nb4 Kd7 Black is winning

(Gavriel, 16.12.2023)

But even more remarkable is that White had
36.Be1 (protects f2 rook and threatens also Rxd5 for exf5 Qxf5) and technically believe it or not White has a clear advantage here:

59: Fred Dewhirst Yates - Aron Nimzowitsch 0-1 10.0, London London ENG 1927


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Analysis by Stockfish 16 - 2 cores only:

1. ± (0.93): 36...Nde3 37.Rd3 h4 38.Bd2 Nc2 39.b4 Rc4 40.Rc3 Rxc3 41.Bxc3 Nce3 42.b5 Qc5 43.bxa6 Ng4+ 44.hxg4 Qxf2 45.Qb5+ Kf8 46.Bb4+ Ne7 47.Bxe7+ Kxe7 48.Qxb7+ Kf8 49.Ng5 Qxf4 50.Qc8+ Ke7 51.Qc7+ Ke8 White is better

(Gavriel, 16.12.2023)

Interesting how even good look blockading knights do have downsides sometimes. The e6 pawn is shown to be overloaded in some variations to have to support both of those good looking knights.

Apr-26-24  lentil: In my high-and-mighty B-class opinion, self-pinning with 23 Rf2 was foolish. 23 Kh1 seems fine, and 23 Qf2 Qxf2 24 Rxf2 Bxh3?! gh leaves W with doubled h-pawns but he has Rc2 in response to ... Rc8.
Apr-26-24  lentil: (more B-player "analysis":) Also, after 28 ... Rg4, instead of the weakening 29 h3, White has 29 Ng5 with threat Ne4 and h3 (and Nd6+). Black can mess up: 29. ... f6? 30 ef gf 31 Nxe6! or 29. ... Nxf4 30 Bxf4 Rxf4?? 31 Qd7+, And if 28 ...Nfe3 (Nde3?? 29 Ba4) 29 Bxe3 Nxe3? 30 Qd7+. Show me my errors!

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