[Event "Trencianske Teplice"]
[Site "Trencianske Teplice CSR"]
[Date "1926.08.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Amos Pokorny"]
[Black "Karel Hromadka"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "83"]

1.d4 {Notes translated from Deutsche Schachzeitung, Dec 1926}
Nf6 2.Nf3 c6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 Qb6 5.cxd5 cxd5 6.Qb3 Qxb3 7.axb3
{White's pawn structure is offset by the open a-file.} 7...Bd7
8.Bf4 Na6 9.e3 Nb4 10.Kd1 Ne4 {Development with e6 was
preferable.} 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Nd5 {Black may have feared
that after 12...Bc6, 13.Bg3 followed by 14.Nc4, his Q Bishop
would be compromised by Ne5 or Na5. Consequently he tries to
isolate the White Bishop and hopes to generate counterplay
with the pawn sac.} 13.Nxe4 Nxf4 14.exf4 O-O-O {threatens
15...Bc6, 15...Bf5 and 15...Bg4+ followed by the pawn capture
on d4} 15.Kd2 {! 15.Rxa7 Kb8 followed by 16...Bc6} 15...Kb8
16.Ke3 e6 17.Ng5 Be8 18.Bc4 g6 {To prevent f5, eliminating
White's doubled pawn.} 19.Rhd1 {Had White suspected the
complexities to follow, he might have played h4 after which
his position is secure} 19...h6 20.Nf3 Bg7 {! With the
uncomfortable threat of Bc6.} 21.g3 g5 22.fxg5 hxg5 23.Nxg5
Bh6 24.h4 {An unexpected move, but after f4, Black takes the
Knight and picks off the rook pawn.} 24...f6 {better to first
force White's Queen Bishop to retreat with 24...b5} 25.f4 fxg5
26.hxg5 Bg7 27.Bxe6 Rh2 28. f5 {28.g4 or d5 were preferable as
the white King now gets into trouble.} 28...Bh5 {! Threatening
mayhem with Re2+.} 29.f6 Re2+ 30.Kf4 Rxe6 31.Rh1 Rxd4+ 32.Kf5
Bg4+ 33.Kg6 {the King is a fighting piece!} 33...Bf8 {Black
has a couple of extra Bishops. However, the white King is
extremely powerful working with its pair of advance passed
pawns. Black must play very precisely.} 34.Rh8 Re8 {Black
wants to answer Kf7 and g6 with Rdd8 followed by Be6 mate, but
he would have been better advised to play 34...Rd8
immediately. 35.Ra4 could then be answered with 35...Bd1 and
35.Kf7 answered with 35...Red6; 36.g6? R6d7 followed by mate;
36.Rxf8? R6d7+ followed by Rxf8} 35.Ra4 {!} Rxa4 36.bxa4 Rc8
{36...Be6 seems to salvage a draw, eg: 37.f7 Rc8 38.Kf6 Bb3
(not 38...Bg7+ 39.Kxg7 Rxh8 40.g6!! [not 40. Kxh8 Bxf7 41.Kh7
Bb3 42. g6 Bc2 43.Kh6 Bxa4 44.g7 Bb3 with a draw] and Black
must give up his pieces for the two advance pawns with the
remaining g-pawn winning for White) 39. Rxf8! Rxf8 40.g6 Rc8
41.Ke7 (if 41.g7? Rc6+ wins) Rc7+ etc } 37.Rxf8 {!} Rxf8 {Black
has a Rook and a Bishop for three pawns!} 38.Kg7 Rd8 {? Rc8
was the last chance for a draw - Black is now lost} 39.f7 a5
40.g6 {! 40.f8=Q Rxf8 41.Kxf8 Bd1 42. g6 Bxa4 43.g7 Bb3
44.g8=Q Bxg8 followed by b5 draws} 40...Bh5 {if the Rook was
on c8, the Bishop could move to b3 via d1 with the Rook giving
protected checks} 41.Kh6 Rh8+ 42.Kg5 {! Black must lose Rook
and Bishop for the two advanced pawns leaving a simple pawn
ending for White to win. A remarkable and highly interesting
game notwithstanding the mistakes.} 1-0