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Aron Nimzowitsch vs Leo Forgacs
Barmen Meisterturnier B (1905), Barmen GER, rd 3, Aug-16
Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation (C45)  ·  0-1

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Sep-29-05  EmperorAtahualpa: I guess Nimzowitsch was hoping that Black would "bite" and move 27...Kxh6.

Nice defensive play!

Apr-05-06
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  tpstar: This is a good line for Black against the Scotch Four Knights = liquidate the doubled Pawn (7 ... d5) without trading ... Bxc3, then reinforce the Pd5 (10 ... c6). 15. cxd3!? strikes me as surprising, especially with the follow-up 16. d4 creating a gaping hole at e4. Perhaps White wanted to use the half open c file to attack the backward Pc6, but the Kingside action took priority. Black held everything together while avoiding the trap 30 ... Qg7?? 31. Rxh7 Qxg6 32. fxg6 and White is up the exchange.
Feb-04-12  RookFile: Black showed some cold blooded defense in this game.
Apr-20-25
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  nizmo11: G. Marco writes in tournament book on move 23: "23...Bd6!, Nimzowitch has his own way to assault on opponent but Fleischmann is not impressed." <Skjoldager and Nielsen, p.37> Computer shows that after 23...Bd6?! 24.Bxg7 Bf8 white could have saved the game with 25.Rh3!:


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1) 25...Bxg7 26.Nxg7 Rxg7 27.Rxh6+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Kf8 29. f6 Rg8 30. Rh8 Nxf6 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Re1+ Ne4 33. Rxe4+ dxe4 34. Qh4+ Kd6 35. Qf4+ and now either perpetual or 35...Kd5 36.Rh5 f5 37.Rxf5+
2) 25...Bxg7 26.Nxg7 Qd8!?, and now 27.Rxh6+! Kxh6 28.f6!! Nxf6 29.Nf5+ Kh7 30.Qh3+! Kh6 31.Nh4+!, and perpetual

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