Sep-27-03
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| Benzol: A really good finish by Teichmann. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| Hidden Skillz: much better is..23.exf5 imo.. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| BiLL RobeRTiE: 23. Qxf5 wins more convincingly. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| ateneo: why not 20... Kg6? |
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Mar-14-04
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| rndapology: This one really required no second guessing. Position is closedish, white is the one with any sort of space and its all on the kingside. Kind of obvious that a killer attack was about to roll through, just a matter of finding the right move sequence. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| karlzen: This is a very nice tactical breakthrough. Of course the Bxf7+ is obvious when you get the question but you need to work out a couple of complicated variations too. I admire Teichmann's cold-bloodedness and calm finish. My analysis to clarify some stuff: 20...Kg6 is answered by 21.Qg4 and white threatens not only Ne6+ winning the queen but also Nh4+ mating. It could follow: 21...h5 22.Nh4+ Kh6 23.Nf7+ Kh7 24.Qxh5+ Kg8 25.Ng5 Red8 26.Qh7+ Kf8 27.Qh8+ Ng8 28.Ng6+ Ke8 29.Qxg7+ Kd7 30.Qe6#. 20...Kf6 was the toughest defence. 21.Qg4! g6 22.Nxh7+ Kf7 23.Ng5+ Kf6 24.Ng7! threatening 25.Nh5+!! gxh5 26.Qe6+ and black will have to take Ng5 sooner or later when white finishes him off by h2-h4. 24...Ng8 25.Nxe8+ Rxe8 and white has two pawns and rook for two passive minor pieces on the queenside. White decides matters immediately by 26.Re3! Nd8 27.Rf3+ Kg7 (27...Ke7 28.Qh3! d5 (28...Nf6 29.Qh4) 29.Qh7+ Kd6 30.Qxg6+ Kd7 31.Nh7! Ke7 32.Re1 d4 33.Qg5+ Kd7 34.Rf8 Ne6 35.Qg4! Qd8 36.Rxe8 Qxe8 37.Qxg8! Qxg8 38.Nf6+ Kd6 39.Nxg8 and white has three pawns and an exchange for nothing.) 28.Rh3 Nf6 29.Qh4 Nh5 30.g4 Bc8 31.gxh5 Bxh3 32.h6+ Kh8 33.Nxh3 intending f2-f4 and with two pawns more it's just a matter of time. Or 20...Kf6 21.Qg4! 21...Rh8 22.Nxg7! intending Nh5+ followed by Ne6+. 22...Qc8 23.N7e6! Qg8 24.Re3 h5 25.Rf3+ Kg6 26.Qh4 Qc8 27.Qg3! Qg8 (look at the miserable queen pending between c8 and g8 - there's nothing better) 28.Nf7+ Kh7 29.Qh4 (and the white queen enjoys it's small moves) 29...Qg6 30.Rf6 Rg8 (for example) 31.Nfg5+ Kh6 32.g4! and Qxh5#. 23.exf5 is equally good as it also wins the game in a few moves. However, I'm sure that Teichmann considered the aesthetic side and gave us a beautiful finish worth remembering. 23...Rac8 (so the queen is not hanging after f6 gxf6) 24.f6! gxf6 25.Qh8+ Ke7 26.Qg7+ Kd8 27.Nf7+ and black loses his queen or is mated after 27...Kd7 28.Nxe5+ Kd8 29.Nf7+ Kd7 30.Qg4+. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| karlzen: If black had tried 17...Bxg5 instead, white would just get a big positional advantage due to the hole on d5. 18.Nxg5 Nd8 19.Qg4 g6 20.Ne3 Nfe6 21.Bxb7 Nxb7 22.Qh4 Nxg5 23.Qxg5 Qd8 24.Qg3 followed by Nd5 and f2-f4. That leaves black with 17...Bd8 18.d4 exd4 19.cxd4 Ne6 20.Be3 cxd4 21.N3xd4 Nexd4 22.Bxd4 (Yes, it is muh better to keep the knight in this position. It has an outpost on f5 and the weakness on d6 can be attacked) 22...Nxd4 23.Rc1! (not 23.Bxb7 Qxb7 24.Nxd6 Qa7! 25.Nxe8 Ba5! and black survives) 23...Qxc1 (23...Qb6 24.Bxb7 now this is good 24...Rb8 25.Nxd4 Rxb7 26.Rc6 Qa5 27.Nf5 and white is winning by positional means) 24.Qxc1 Bxd5 25.exd5 Ba5 26.Rxe8+ Rxe8 27.Nxd4 Re1+ 28.Qxe1 Bxe1 29.Nc6 (or 29.Nf5) and white wins the endgame due to the weak pawns a6, b5 and d6. So I guess black is lost after 16...Nf8. After all, he never got his fair share of the play. :) Today, black don't allow white to get such a grip with Nf5. 13...Bb7 is the move that gives away black's play. 13...g6 would be bad in view of 14.d4 and the dark-square complex falls into white's hands. Essential is 13...Re8 to put pressure along the e-file, also preparing d6-d5. Then both d3-d4 and Nf5 are stopped which means white will have to continue looking for an edge with more silent moves like 14.a3 and 14.Bb3. Black can choose between Rb8 and Bb7 in both cases with sufficient play. Nowadays Qc7 is unusual in that particular postion, Re8 (and Nc6 transposing) is more popular. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| karlzen: It is hard to understand and appreciate the real strength of white's 16.Bb3. It not only stops f7-f6 at some point, it also plans Bd5 when black gets a headache due to his space-less position. He is strangled! Black's plan with 15...Nd7 is dubious because of this move. One-eyed Teichmann played well and went on to win the tournament in style. This game will shut those up who call him Richard V for always finishing fifth. |
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Mar-14-04
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| Chessical: If 20...Kf6 then Nxh7+! finishes Black as after 21...Kf7 22.Ng5+ Kf6 comes 23.Nxg7. If Black then captures the Ng7, White's other N checks on e6 winning Black's Q. Teichmann's strategy became fundamental to White's armoury see Geller vs Kotov, 1955
which is the same as this game to move 13. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| Dick Brain: I could see the game continuation up to 24 Qg6! cutting off the Black queen from the defense (24 Re3?! g6) leaving Black defenseless to the rook lift Re3-f3 (black's K cannot run with kf8 and ke7 because of Qe6+). But the continuation 20...Kf6 takes more work to see to the end IMO. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| karlzen: <chessical>, true that 21.Nxh7+ wins after 20...Kf6, but 21.Qg4 is much stronger. 20...kf6 21.Nxh7+ Kf7 22.Ng5+ Kf6 23.Nxg7 Ng6 24.Nxe8+ Rxe8 and black can strugle as he is only three pawns and rook down for two minor pieces. White can't just go ahead and move his kingside pawns forward as it could prove weakening. Black's king escapes through e7. A very interesting game you added there. I was not aware of it. I posted some comments to it on the game page and I will say something about the opening here, as it may be of some importance. 13...Re8! 14.d4!? exd4 15.cxd4 and now 15...cxd4 is better than the move played in that game. 16.Nxd4 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Bb7 with pressure on the e4-pawn and the idea of d6-d5. For example: 18.a4 Bf8 19.f3 d5 and black is better, or 18.Bd2 Bf8 19.Rac1 Qc5 20.Qxc5 dxc5 21.f3 c4=. |
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Mar-14-04
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| kevin86: 19 Bxf7+ is a crushing move! It's always a sign to look for a bishop capture on h7 or f7 in these problems-or even on the live board! It always seems to be followed by Ng5 and then a queen or rook entrance. |
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| Mar-14-04 |
| capanegra: This game received the first brilliancy price. Carlsbad 1911 was a very fine achievement by Richard Teichmann, who finished first ahead of Tartakower, Vidmar, Schlechter, Marshall, Rubinstein, Alekhine, Nimzowitsch and Spielmann, just to name a few. |
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Mar-14-04
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| alphee: Spent some time on this one and obviously started with 19 BxF7 but was not convinced as …19 Bxf7 Kf8; 20 Ng5 NxF5; 21 Qh5 Qxf6 and Black is not so bad. Or 19: Bxf7 Kf8; 20 Ng5 NxF5; 21 Qh5 Ke7 and Black seems to escape again. With 19: Ng5 h6; 20 Bxf7 Kf8; 21 Nh7+ Kxf7; 22 Qh5 Ke6; 23 d5 Kd7; 24 Nf6 Kd8 25 Qe8++ White may be able to mate if Black does not play 22 Qh5 Kg8, where I stopped searching. Does not seems obvious (at least to me) that 19 … Kf8 was either mandatory or good for black. May be there is something I did not see .. |
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Mar-14-04
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| patzer2: <karlzen> After 20...Kf6 21. Qg4 Rg8, I assume the correct continuation is 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 [not 22...Qxe6?? 23. Qf4# nor 22...Kxe6?? 23. Qe5+ Kd1 24. Qxg1+ ] 23. Re3 Bc8 24. Rf3+ Nf5 25. Nxh7+ Ke7 26. Qg5+ Ke8 27. exf5  . After visualizing the complexities after 19. Bxf7+!! Kxf7 20. Ng5 Kf6, I considered 19. Ng5!? as an alternative. However, I figured the answer had to be 19. Bxf7+!!, even though I could not immediately see my way through all the complications after 20...Kf6. |
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| Mar-15-04 |
| karlzen: <patzer2>, although you mixed up a couple of squares, it's a good line for white. I found two improvements (remember improvements are always much easier to find tha the original analysis - not to say the original move in the game): 20...Kf6 21.Qg4 Rg8 22.Nxe7! (Also 22.Nh6!! is beautiful. Then black can't take the knight as it will be mate after 23.Qe6+ Kxg5 24.Re3. 22...g6 23.Re3 is decisive.) 22...Nxe7 23.Re3 Bc8 24.Rf3+ Nf5 25.Nxh5+ (stronger is Rxf5+!) 25...Ke7 26.Qg5+ Ke8?! 27.exf5 (better is 27.Nf6+!). As always, everything is winning, it's just a matter of how easy. Your 19.Ng5!?: Nxd5 20.exd5 is interesting and seems good for white, but black has a chance of saving the game after 20...Ne7 21.Qh5 Nxf5 22.Qxh7+ Kf8 23.Qxf5 Bxd5. <alphee>, sorry if I'm misunderstanding you here, but I don't get your variations at all?! Have you gone them through on a board to check them? |
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Mar-16-04
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| patzer2: <karlzen> Thanks for the corrections and the improvements (20...Kf6 21.Qg4 Rg8 22.Nxe7! Nxe7 [not 22...Qxe7?? 23. Qf4# nor 22...Kxe7?? 23. Qe5+ Kd1 24. Qxg1+ ]was what I intended to record). This is an instructive game and your analysis is very helpful. |
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| Mar-16-04 |
| karlzen: You're welcome. :) I agree that the game is very instructive. I am impressed by white's maneouvre: Bf1-b5-a4-b3-c2-b3-d5-f7 = 7 moves with the light squared bishop out of 19! That's a lot of energy black accepts on f7! |
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Mar-16-04
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| alphee: <karlzen> Sorry I did cut and paste a crap text and didn't check before leaving. Assumption was that the solution would be a neat mate. After 19 Bxf7, Kxf7 is not a forced move, Black has other alternatives so I also looked for something different. Here`the list of moves as I screwed up the comments... thanks for telling me!! 19. Bxf7+ (19. Ng5 h6 20. Nxh6+ (20. Nxe7+ Rxe7) (20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Nh7+ Kxf7
22. Qh5+ Ke6 (22... Kg8 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxg7#) 23. Nxg7+ Kd7) 20... Kf8 21.
Nh7#) 19... Kf8 (19... Kh8 20. Ng5 Nxf5 (20... g6) 21. Qh5 h6 22. Qg6 Qxf7 23.
Qh7#) (19... Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Qh5 Nxf5 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Qxf5+ Kg8 24. Qg6
Qd7 25. Re3) 20. Ng5 Nxf5 21. Qh5 (21. Nxh7+ Ke7 22. Qh5 Kd8) 21... Ke7 * Now I surely missed a few others |
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| Mar-17-04 |
| karlzen: Well, playing through your analysis, I find a couple of strange mistakes, but I assume you've corrected it by now. My improvements are: 19.Ng5!? h6?? (Nxd5) 20.Bxf7+ (20.Nxh6+ and now: 20...gxh6 21.Bxf7+ Kh8 22.Qh5 Ng8 23.Bxe8 Rxe8 24.Qxe8 hxg5 and black is not mate at least.) 20...Kf8(?) 21.Ne6+ winning the queen is stronger than your line as for example 21.Nh7+ Kxf7 22.Qh5+ Kg8 23.Qf7+?? is very bad as there's no-one defending the queen! 19.Bxf7+! Kf8 20.Nxh7+?? Kxf7 again no cover of f7!. I don't mean to pick on you but those mistakes were just too clear. :) |
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Jul-26-04
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| patzer2: Teichman's 19. Bxf7+! is the solution to number 1681 in Chess Informant's 1980 Encyclopedia of Chess Middle Games/Combinations, and is listed under the theme "Demolition of Pawn Structure" via "Sacrifice at f7 (f2)." |
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| Jan-14-08 |
| D.Observer: Can black survive with 25. ...  e7? |
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Jan-14-08
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| Karpova: <D.Observer: Can black survive with 25. ... Ne7?> 25...Ne7 26.Qf7+ Kh8 27.Rg3 (the best but 27.Rh3+ is also possible where Black has to play 27...Qxh3) |
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sac: 19.Bxf7+
