Ignatz von Popiel vs Heinrich Wolf (1902)

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Ignatz von Popiel vs Heinrich Wolf
13th DSB Congress, Hanover (1902), Hanover GER, rd 1, Jul-21
Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit (C44) · 0-1

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Nov-11-20		offramp: These two gruff Plattdeutschers found themselves opposed to each other in round 1 of this major tournament. I think Von Popiel was thinking of an easy day against his fellow Austrian, and he opened with one of the dullest openings ever used in any western European boardgame: the Ponziani. Wolf was having none of it. His Teutonic eyes were aflame as he he gave up a piece on move 5 and waded in with 6...Bxf2+. Von Popiel had a stropiel of luck. click for larger view Black should have castled, with a strong attack. Instead he played 9...Nxd2? *** Here is the crucial position. click for larger view White's queen is attacked and should move to a5. That would probably win. Instead Von Popiel played 19. Nxe4!? And Black replied 19... Bxa4. He <has> to take the queen. He must have wondered what was going to happen next. click for larger view There is a great possibility here: 20. Nd6+ Kf8 <20... Kd8 21. Nf7#> 21. Bh6+ Bg7 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Re7+ Kf6. click for larger view 24. Rf7+ Kg5 25. Nxc8 Bxb3+ 26. axb3 Raxc8 click for larger view 27. Rxd7 <with total equality!!> *** But instead of 20. Nd6+ = von Popiel thought he saw something better. He played 20. Nxf6+? . click for larger view 20... Kd8 21. Nd5 Bxb3+. This bishop was so important to White, but now it is gone. Perhaps 21.Bxa4 was better. 22. axb3 Qa6 23. Bg5+ Kc8 24. Ne7+ Kb7. click for larger view 25. Rf4. This is an imaginative way to keep the game going. 25...Qa1+ 26. Kc2 Qxe1 27. Rb4+ Ka6▢ 28. Nd5!. click for larger view The threat is 29.Nxc7+ Ka5 30.Rb5#! 28...Qe2+ 29. Bd2 Rac8 30. c4 Rhe8 31. Rb5. click for larger view Threatening 32. Nb4#! 31...c5 0-1 That really is it. What a way to start a tournament.

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