Nimzowitsch lost +1-4=1

The Munich chess club Schwabing was the organizer of the second match between Nimzowitsch and Spielmann, which took place at the beginning of 1908. The winner would be the first to win four games.

On the basis of his good performance in Karlsbad, it was expected that this encounter would produce beautiful chess, but the match was a big disappointment for the organizers. Nimzowitsch lost the match almost without a fight.

Skjoldager and Nielsen p.95

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Games

Event "2nd Match Nimzowitsch - Spielmann"
Site "Munich GER"
Date "1908.01.20"
EventDate "1908.01.20"
Round "1"
Result "1/2-1/2"
White "Nimzowitsch, Aron"
Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"
Source "Skjoldager and Nielsen pp.95-96"

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bf3 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd1 Ne5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Be2 h6 13. Bh4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Qd4 Bc6 16. Bf3 Ne5 17. Rfe1 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Nd7 19. f4 f5 20. exf5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne2 Re7 23. Nd4 Rae8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Kf1 Ne4 27. f3 Nd2+ 28. Kf2 Nc4 29. b3 Na3 30. c3 Rf7 31. Re1 Rxf5 32. Re7 Nb5 33. c4 Kf8 34. Rd7 Nd4 35. Rxc7 Ra5 36. Ke3 Nc2+ 37. Ke4 d5+ 38. cxd5 cxd5+ 39. Ke5 d4+ 40. Ke4 Rxa2 41. f5 Na1 42. b4 Nb3 43. Be5 Re2+ 44. Kf4 Rg2 45. Rxa7 d3 46. Rd7 d2 47. Bc3 Ke8 48. Rd5 Rxh2 49. Kg3 Rh5 50. Kg4 g6 51. Bxd2 Rxf5 52. Rxf5 gxf5+ 53. Kxf5 Nxd2 54. Kg6 1/2-1/2

Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1908

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Event "2nd Match Nimzowitsch - Spielmann"
Site "Munich GER"
Date "1908.01.24"
EventDate "1908.01.20"
Round "5"
Result "0-1"
White "Aron Nimzowitsch"
Black "Rudolf Spielmann"
Source "Skjoldager and Nielsen p.97"

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bd2 d6 8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Kh2 Nd4 11. Rg1 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Kh7 13. Rg3 Ne8 14. Ne2 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 f5 16. Ng1 c6 17. Re1 Qb6 18. exf5 d5 19. Bb3 Rxf5 20. c3 Nd6 21. Bc2 Raf8 22. Kg2 Qxb2 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. d4+ Kh8 25. dxe5 Nf5 26. e6 Nxg3 27. e7 Re8 28. Qd3 Ne4 29. fxe4 Bg6 0-1

Nimzowitsch vs Spielmann, 1908

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