David Janowski vs Siegbert Tarrasch (1905) Attack from Afar

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David Janowski vs Siegbert Tarrasch
"Attack from Afar" (game of the day Apr-20-2011)
Ostend (1905), Ostend BEL, rd 8, Jun-22
Queen Pawn Game: Krause Variation (D02) · 1-0

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Aug-09-03		Yuri54: This game seems pretty cramped and perhaps in black's favor in the beginning. But after some reconstruction and finally 21.e4 Janowski breaks through and provides breathing room for his pieces.

Aug-09-03		kevin86: A few things: First,Tarrasch is butchered as I've never seen before. Second,do the math;NINE white pieces on the king side--black,only the king.

Aug-09-03		Calli: Tarrasch 15...c4 is a positional mistake. Funny part about it is that he made the same mistake against Pillsbury in a famous QGD at Hastings some ten years before.

Aug-09-03		Andrew Chapman: 18 ... h6 seemed weakening and turned out that way too.

Dec-30-06		Gouki: 21 moves and not a piece or pawn exchanged! <NINE white pieces on the king side--black,only the king.> indeed, what was Tarrasch thinking when he brought all of his pieces to the queen side when Janowski had his pieces on the king side? nonetheless, fantastic combination from Janowski at the end to clinch the game :D

Aug-11-07		sanyas: Reminds me of Botvinnik vs Portisch, 1968.

Apr-25-09		whiteshark: Something must have been wrong with your moves if the final position looks like this: click for larger view So lonely...

Nov-02-10		bengalcat47: This game can be found in the book David Janowski -- Artist of the Chess Board, by Alexander Cherniaev and Alexander Meynell. This book is a must for chess fans and those who like masters such as Janowski. This game is one of his all-time best for illustrating how to execute an attack on the king.

Apr-20-11		HeMateMe: "Don't Grouse About the Krause, When You've Unsieted Tarrasch".

Apr-20-11		Phony Benoni: After <19.Nh2>: click for larger view Tarrasch's Sense Of Danger Traffic Controller must have gone to sleep. And why not? How can White possibly attack in the position? So Tarrasch adopts the plan of attacking on the queenside and shifting his pieces over there. Sometimes, a bad plan is worse than no plan at all. Janowski was not a player to underestimate, capable of building the most elegant attacks given half a chance.

Apr-20-11		ughaibu: But what if Tarrasch played 31...Qb7?

Apr-20-11		Oceanlake: I went "Oh oh" when Tarrasch moved Rf3-c8.

Apr-20-11		Once: I think this is an example of a player being "too clever". Tarrasch opens the b file and allows Janowski to play Rb1-b7. Ordinarily, this would be positional suicide which I don't think Tarrasch would have allowed. The reason he plays is that he thinks it can be busted tactically. He allows Rb7 because he is relying on the trap of Nb6 and Qa6 and the rook has nowhere to go. This is the position after Tarrasch has played 29...Nb6 click for larger view It's a nice idea, but unfortunately is has a hole the size of the grand canyon. Janowski plays 30. Nf5 and 31. Nxh6 (threatening Rxf7) and black is busted. A perfect lesson in how to deal with traps: 1. Spot the trap before you step into it. 2. Work out that you can extricate yourself from the trap. 3. Walk into the trap. You may or may not want to feign surprise at this point. 4. Try not to gloat at the pained expression on your opponent's face.

Apr-20-11		ughaibu: For another Rb7-Nb6 disaster: Bronstein vs Geller, 1961

Apr-20-11		Once: <ughaibu> Thanks for the link - that's another great game. I wonder if there are examples of Rb7-Nb6 actually working for black?

Apr-20-11		keypusher: <Once: <ughaibu> Thanks for the link - that's another great game. I wonder if there are examples of Rb7-Nb6 actually working for black?> No doubt there are. I have a vague memory of winning a game that way myself. But games like that typically don't get published. I don't know if the software of today would allow you to mine for them in databases... I remember someone commenting on Lasker vs Pirc, 1935 called it <a rare case where white captures both rooks with his queen-and wins>. In fact probably 99% of games where that happens are won by the capturer (if the capturee doesn't resign first). But it's the exceptions that become famous.

Apr-20-11		JohnBoy: It looks to me as if 27...Ba3 is a big mistake. Black can probably do better with 27...Nd7 immediately. Put the bishop on f8.

Apr-20-11		kevin86: I hope the black pieces on the queen side paid addmission-certainly they are not participants in the arena.

Apr-20-11		solskytz: Maybe it wasn't yet too late to correct things with 30... R(back to)f8. Thoughts?

Apr-20-11		Phony Benoni: For the bilingual, here's some contemporary analysis from the <British Chess Magazine>, August 1905, p. 310: http://books.google.com/books?id=0H... They consider Black to have had the better game before 20...b5, recommending 20...Bd6 instead. After <30.Nf5>: click for larger view They feel White is winning, and analyzed 30...Bf8 31.Ng4. Looks like that knight move would also be a good answer to 30...Rf8.

Apr-20-11		solskytz: of course, had Tarrasch known what he's dealing with he would take some preventive action and put up some sort of a fight... hmmm... let's see here - I'm working without a computer here - and I do get some kind of a desperate feeling concerning the Black position after 30...Rf8 31. Ng4 in our variation... however, with all that in mind, let's continue the 'torture' a little longer: I propose here 31...Nd8.

Apr-20-11		solskytz: I found a cute variation here, all by myself :-] 31...Nd8 32. Ngxh6+ Kh7 33. Qc2 gh (But I would really prefer here Nxb7) 34. Qd2 (Switchback... and now it's pretty much impossible to defend against Qh6+ and Qg7 mate, but on an amusing sidenote:) 34... Bc1 (can be taken by the Q easily, but...) 35. Rxc1 Ne6 36. Re1 Ng5 37. h4 Nxf3+ 38. gf Kg6 39. Qxh6+ Kxf5 and suddenly... it looks like Black's life is spared. Amusing and totally not-forced. Actually, I didn't really find the clincher for white after 32. Ngxh6+ Kh7. Help?

Apr-20-11		solskytz: oh no... 40. Rxf7 and it's all over (40...Rh8 41. Qg5 mate)

Apr-20-11		Pawn and Two: Janowski won the 1st brilliancy prize, (250 francs awarded by Professor Rice), for this game. In 1905, 250 francs was worth about $50 U.S. dollars. Maroczy won the tournament and was awarded the first prize of 5,000 francs. Janowski and Tarrasch shared the 2nd and 3rd prize awards of 3,000 and 2,000 francs. Prize award information is from the Chess Player tournament book, edited by Jimmy Adams, "Ostende 1905". At the time of the tournament an official tournament book was planned, but the idea was abandoned due to too few subscriptions.

Apr-20-11		Phony Benoni: <30...Rf8 31.Ng4 Nd8> click for larger view 32.Nxg7 looks pretty destructive. 32...Kxg7 33.Qxh6+ Kg8 34.Nxf6# is out of the question. If 32...Nxb7, one pretty finish is 33.Qxh6 Be8 (to guard f6) 34.Nf5 Rf7 (overload!) 35.Nxf6+ Rxf6 36.Qg7#.

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