Tuesday, 27 December 2011

A HUMAN DRAMA

This is a well known game annoted by Gary Kasparov. It is taken from a Chessbase Opening Encyclopedia database. At one point in the commentary it is described as "a human drama!"



St Petersburg9596, St Petersburg
Pillsbury, Harry Nelson vs. Lasker, Emanuel
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Result: black won
1.d4d5
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Nf6
4.Nf3c5
5.Bg5cxd4
6.Qxd4Nc6
7.Qh4Be7
8.O-O-OQa5
9.e3Bd7
10.Kb1h6
11.cxd5exd5
12.Nd4O-O
13.Bxf6Bxf6
14.Qh5Nxd4
15.exd4Be6
16.f4Rac8
17.f5Rxc3
18.fxe6Ra3
19.exf7+Rxf7
20.bxa3Qb6+
21.Bb5Qxb5+
22.Ka1Rc7
23.Rd2Rc4
24.Rhd1Rc3
25.Qf5Qc4
26.Kb2Rxa3
27.Qe6+Kh7
28.Kxa3Qc3+
29.Ka4b5+
30.Kxb5Qc4+
31.Ka5Bd8+
32.Qb6Bxb6#
CHECKMATE!


Ecclesiastes 12:12
And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.

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