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Siegbert Tarrasch vs Rudolf Spielmann
15th DSB Congress, Nuremberg (1906), Nuremberg GER, rd 10, Aug-03
French Defense: Steinitz Variation (C11)  ·  0-1

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Apr-10-06  PKNJ: No kibitzing yet for this early classic by Spielmann? Even without knowing how Black will pounce, the whole feel of this game starts to change once Tarrasch gives up bishop for knight (15. Bxc5) and moves his King back to the middle of the board (18. Kd2) ... Spielmann dispenses with action on the queenside simply by closing it up (22. ... a4), then cracks open the center with 23. ... Bd4!
Apr-10-06  PKNJ: In the next half-dozen moves, Spielmann keeps building more and more pressure and Tarrasch keeps defending precisely, fighting against trading white-square bishops and leaving his king exposed ... Finally, he has no choice: 29. c4 leads to a bunch of exchanges, but all of White's other moves lead to mate or getting his queen pinned.
Apr-10-06  PKNJ: And then the White king escapes! After 36. Ka2, everything seems defended, and White is threatening a little back-rank action himself. So Spielmann just waits -- he moves his king out of trouble (37. ... h6, 38 ... Kh7), and a move later, Tarrasch lets the black Queen in.
Apr-10-06  PKNJ: This game is noted in Neil McDonald's new biography of Spielmann, in a chapter called 'Catching the King in the Centre.' McDonald points out that 34. ... Qf1! leads within three moves to mate or winning the White queen. Knew there was a quicker finish there somewhere at the end. But nevertheless a cool win by the young Spielmann over Dr. Smarty Pants.

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