[Event "Rio de Janeiro"] [Site "Rio de Janeiro BRA"] [Date "1900.02.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "?"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Joao Caldas Vianna"] [Black "Augusto Silvestre Paes de Barros"] [ECO "C52"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "65"] 1.e4 {Notes by Roberto Grau} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.d4 exd4 7.O-O d6 8.Qb3 Qf6 9.e5 dxe5 10.Re1 Bd7 11.Bg5 Qf5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.f4 f6 14.Qxb7 Rd8 15.fxe5 fxg5 16.Rf1 Qxe5 17.Nd2 Ne7 18.Rae1 Qc5 19.Bf7+ Kf8 20.Bg6+ Bf5 21.Bxf5 Nxf5 22.Ne4 Qb6 23.Rxf5+ Kg8 {Right now, Caldas Vianna finds a notable move, of problem, which creates many difficulties for Silvestre; study the position, before continuing with the reading, to see if you find the idea of the master; white pieces must take advantage of the defective position of the black King; the first check can be fatal for the black pieces; and this allows Caldas Vianna do the following beautiful move} 24.Nd6 {Protects the Q, who cannot be captured, because after 24...Qxb7 25.Nxb7, the white gains a piece; black cannot do 24...Rxd6 because 25.Re8# ; black cannot take the P because 25.Qd5 or 25.Qf7#; black Q cannot take the white N: 25.Qb3+ Qd4 26.Qxd4 Rxd4 27.Re8# ; thus, there is a perfect spiral of mates born of the unpleasant situation of the black King. But, in fact, white pieces want to give a check with the Q in d5, and, therefore, pose a barrier to the Knight.} 24...dxc3+ 25.Kh1 h6 26.Qd5+ Kh7 27.Qe4 {Threatening an exposed check} 27...Kg8 28.Qe6+ Kh7 29.Rf6 {Threatening 30.Rxh6+ and 31.Qf7#} 29...Rhf8 30.Qf5+ Kg8 31.Rxf8+ Rxf8 32.Qxf8+ Kxf8 33.Re8# 1-0