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| Aug 10, 2015 at 8:06 | comment | added | CConero | Here's another sample game, Brinckmann-Nimzovitsch, 1923, 1. d4 Notes by Raymond Keene. Nimzowitsch was also capable of constructing fantastic blockading possibilities for his knights over the board. Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 6. Qc2 Qe7 7. Ba3 c5 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 ? Qb7+ ! 13. Kg1 Qa6 14. Qb3 Nc6 15. Rfd1 Na5 16. Qb5 Qxb5 17. cxb5 Nc4 18. Bc1 a6 19. bxa6 Rxa6 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Ng2 Nd5 22. Rd3 Rfa8 Black's blockading knights, firmly established on light squares, create an impression both of power and of pictorial beauty. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 8:01 | comment | added | CConero | 22. Kd1 The White-side should have accepted the sacrifice: 22.Bxh5 Nc4 23.Qc2 Nxa3 24.Qd2 Nc4 and draw. 22... Nc4 23. Bc4 Rc4 24. Rg5 Ng7 25. h5 Nf5 26. hg6 fg6 27. Rf5 A desperate attempt. Black refutes it energetically. 27... ef5 28. Ba5 Rb3 29. Ke2 Qb7 30. Bb4 Qa6 | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 8:00 | comment | added | CConero | 16. h4 a5 Played in order to restrict the action of the white Queen´s Bishop and regroup the forces with Qe7, Rfc8 and Nf8. 17. Rdg1 Qe7 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. f4 b5! The sacrifice of blockade. The pawn is given in order to exchange the King´s Bishop, and consequently debilitate the white squares. 20. Bb5 Rab8 21. Be2 Nb6 The sacrifice of the piece is deep, but the correct and elegant response was 21... Ng7 22.h5 Nf5 followed by Nb6 and Nc4. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 8:00 | comment | added | CConero | 12. O-O-O d5 13. e4 This advance, although produces chances of attack, debilitates the double-complex in great extension. 13... g6 Forced move, but a good one. The knight is an excellent guard of the enemy advance h4-h5. 14. cd5 Better was 14.h4 or 14.Kb1, but the White-side wishes to advance the e-pawn, which now would be bad, for example: 14.e5 dxc4 15.Bxc4 15.Bxc4 Nd5, etc. 14... cd5 15. e5 Nh5 Now the Black-side contemplates very satisfied the completely paralyzed enemy double-complex. | |
| Aug 10, 2015 at 7:58 | comment | added | CConero | This is considered one of the greatest examples of a positional game, 1. d4 Notes by Nimzowitsch 1... e6 2. c4 Here is illustrated the stratagem "sacrifice of blockade" 2... Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 O-O Also good is 4...b6 5. Nf3 d6 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. Qc2 Bf3 Very risky. 9. gf3 Nbd7 10. a3 Bc3 11. Bc3 c6 The Black-side avoids the premature opening of the game, while explores the debility of the double-complex and intends the blockade. If 11... d5 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Rc1 and White has freedom in the c and d-columns, and the only counterchance... c5, activate white´s bishops. | |
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