[Event "Rubinstein - Mieses"] [Site "Berlin GER"] [Date "1909.05.16"] [EventDate "1909.05.??"] [Round "4"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Akiba Rubinstein"] [Black "Jacques Mieses"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "55"] 1.d4 {Notes by Leopold Hoffer in "The Field" 1909.} d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c4 cxd4 4.cxd5 Qa5+ 5.Qd2 Qxd5 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Nxd4 e5 8.Nb3 Qb4 9.e3 Be6 10.Bb5+ Nc6 {10...Nd7 might be considered.} 11.O-O Nf6 12.Bxc6+ bxc6 13.Qc2 Bxb3 {Forced, because of the threats of Nd5, Ne2 and Bd2.} 14.axb3 Qb7 15.Qf5 Bd6 16.Rd1 Rd8 {Decidedly bad. 16...Qd7 should have been played.} 17.e4 {!} Qxb3 {? There is nothing left now but 17...O-O, and if 18.Bg5 Be7, or 18.Be3 a6.} 18.Bg5 Qxb2 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qxf6 Rf8 {If 20...Rg8, then 21.Rxa7. This Mieses has overlooked, which explains the wild captures of the pawns in so dangerous a position.} 21.Ne2 {! Threatening Ng3 and Nf5. The game is over.} Qxe2 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 f6 24. Qe6+ Kd8 25. g3 Re8 26. Qd6+ Kc8 27. Qxc6+ Kd8 28. Qd6+ 1-0