[Event "St. Petersburg"]
[Site "St. Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1909.03.09"]
[EventDate "1909.02.15"]
[Round "17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Amos Burn"]
[Black "Jacques Mieses"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.d4 {Notes by Lasker.} d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6
6.Bd3 a6 7.O-O cxd4 8.exd4 dxc4 9.Bxc4 b5 10.Bb3 Na5 {Black
dare not allow d5, as long as his King is still in the
center.} 11.Bc2 Bb7 12.Re1 Bb4 13.Bg5 {Now that the b-pawn is
blocked, was the time to attack it, in order to bring the QR
into action. After 13.a4 O-O 14.axb5 axb5 White would be well
developed and Black's b and h- pawn would become objects of
attack. For this reason Black's last move was not as good as
Be7.} Nc4 14.Qe2 {If Qc1, Rc8 might follow threatening Nxb2;
this move would also be strong against Bc1, and Rb1 would be
answered by Nxb2 at once. White now begins to complicate
matters, in order to make an attempt of saving himself.} Nxb2
15.Ne4 Bxe1 16.Rxe1 Nc4 17.Ne5 Rc8 {By 17...Nd6 Black could
have repulsed the attack. After 18.Nxf6+ gxf6. 19.Nxf7 Kxf7
neither 20.Qxe6+ (Kg7) nor 20.Qh5+ (Ke7) would lead to
anything. After the text the sacrifice is correct and leads to
a draw.} 18.Nxf7 Kxf7 19.Nxf6 gxf6 20.Qxe6+ {But now he ought
to play 20.Qh5+. If Ke7 21.Bxf6+ Kxf6 22.Qh6+ Ke7 23.Qxe6+ and
draws by perpetual check. If 20...Kg8 21.Bh6 White's position
would be good enough to win. If 20...Kf8 21.Qh6+ Ke8? 22.Rxe6+
Kd7 23.Bf5 Black would stand on a volcano.} Kg7 21.Bh4 Re8
22.Qg4+ Kf8 23.Rf1 Rc7 24.Qf4 Rg7 25.f3 Re2 26.Rf2 Re1+ 27.Rf1
Rxf1+ 28.Kxf1 Kf7 29.Bg3 Qe7 30.Kf2 Bd5 31.Bf5 Nb6 32.Qb8 Nc4
33.Qf4 Qd8 34.Bg4 Qa5 35.Kg1 Qb6 36.Kh1 Be6 37.Bh5+ Ke7 38.Qh6
Rf7 39.Bf2 Qa5 40.d5 Bxd5 41.Bxf7 Bxf7 42.Qxh7 Nd6 43.h4 Qxa2
44.Bg3 Qd5 45.Qh8 Ne8 46.Qh6 Qc5 47.Qd2 b4 48.Qe2+ Kf8 49.Bf4
b3 50.Qb2 a5 51.g4 a4 52.Bc1 Qe5 53.Qd2 Bd5 54.Kg2 Nd6 55.Bb2
Qe6 56.Kg3 Kg8 57.Qh6 Qe1+ 58.Kg2 Qe2+ 0-1