[Event "San Sebastian"]
[Site "San Sebastian ESP"]
[Date "1912.03.19"]
[EventDate "1912.02.19"]
[Round "22"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "99"]

1.d4 {Notes by Dr. Emanuel Lasker, Jacques Mieses, Aron
Nimzowitsch and Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch.} Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
4.Nc3 e5 5.e4 Be7 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O Re8 8.Qc2 Bf8 9.b3 c6
{Lasker: 9...g6, followed by ...Bg7, ...exd4 and ...Ne5 seems
to be a more solid strategy.} 10.Bb2 Nh5 {?! Lasker:
Neglecting his development plan, Black begins an attack which
is bluff.} 11.g3 Nb8 12.Rad1 Qf6 13.Nb1 Bh3 14.Rfe1 Nf4
{Lasker: Looks good, but Rubinstein is ready to handle with a
counter-combination.} 15.dxe5 dxe5 16.Nxe5 {!} Rxe5 17.Bf1 {!
Lasker: Such quiet moves show the master class. *** Mieses:
With the simple 17.Bxe5 Nxe2+ 18.Qxe2 Qxe5 18.Rd8! White can
obtain also a decisive advantage.} Nd7 18.Qd2 {Lasker: The
point of the combination! *** Tarrasch: Better was 18.Bxh3
Nxh3+ 19.Kg2, and three pieces are hanging. The text move
should ultimately only lead to the win of a pawn.} Bxf1
19.Rxf1 Nh3+ 20.Kg2 Ng5 {Lasker: Threatening mate in two
moves.} 21.f4 Qg6 {Lasker: If 21...Nxe4 22.Qxd7.} 22.fxg5 Rxe4
{Nimzowitsch: The best chance. If 22...Qxe4+ 23.Kh3! Re7
24.Rde1, winning a piece, or 22...Re7 23.Ba3 Qxe4+ (23...c5
24.Nc3 with a big positional advantage for White) 24.Kg1 c5
25.Rfe1, etc.} 23.Qxd7 Re2+ 24.Rf2 Qe4+ 25.Kg1 Bc5 {?? Mieses:
Both players are in very big time trouble. Black misses
25...Rxf2!. After 26.Kxf2 Qc2+! 27.Qd2 Bc5+ 28.Kg2 Qe4+ 29.Kh3
Qf5+, he has a draw because 30.Kh4 is too dangerous.} 26.Bd4
{?? Lasker: Now it is clear that the tension and time trouble
are affecting both players. Rubinstein overlooks 26.Qxf7+ and
mate next move.} Bxd4 27.Qxd4 Re1+ 28.Rf1 Rxf1+ 29.Kxf1 Qh1+
30.Kf2 Qxh2+ 31.Kf3 f6 32.Qd2 {!} Qh3 33.Qd7 f5 34.Nc3 Qh5+
35.Kg2 Qxg5 36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Ne2 Qh5 38.Rd7 Re8 39.Nf4 Rxe6
40.Nxh5 h6 41.Nxg7 Re2+ 42.Kf3 Rxa2 43.Rxb7 a5 44.Nxf5 c5
45.Nxh6 a4 46.bxa4 Ra3+ 47.Kf4 Rf3+ 48.Kg5 Rxg3+ 49.Ng4 Rd3
50.Kg6 1-0