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Aron Nimzowitsch vs Anton Olson
Nordic Congress, Copenhagen (1924), Copenhagen DEN, rd 10, Aug-20
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21)  ·  1-0

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Oct-05-21
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  fredthebear: Nimzowitsch delivers a queen sac mating net from a double fianchetto! Can we say this is a rare Epaulette's Mate by the minor pieces?

Due to the Black pawn on g6, we probably should call this a Semi-Smothered mate: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

Maybe you prefer Smothered Baked Chicken instead? https://www.bing.com/videos/search?...

No, wait... the bishop is giving the final check, not the White knight. This is just a minor piece pair mate, but nicely done!

Oct-07-21  whiteshark: It is amazing to observe how much Nimzowitsch's comments differ from today's computer evaluations.

For example, <9. Nb5 <!! acc2 Nimzo>> just makes the engine smile tiredly.

And even the move that ruins the game is passed over in his comments.

Oct-07-21  whiteshark: I think i have the <rookfile> virus. Is there a cure for it yet?
Oct-07-21  whiteshark: 26...exf4 takes the shortcut out of agony.

After <26...g5> you would have had to find the mate first.

Oct-07-21  darkdog: It seems to me that after 26. . .g5 , 27 Qf6+ Qg6, 28 Q:g6 either way Black recaptures White ends up way ahead after N:f8
Oct-08-21
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  fredthebear: 28.Bc1 or 28.NxRf8 would also work, but 26...g5 does slow down White's victory march.

Black was fine until he played 17...f6. I think ...f6 is a curse on the Black king.

Oct-09-21  RookFile: These games always look nice and impressive against minor masters, or until you get the computer out. The big boys tended to slap Nimzo around.
Oct-10-21
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  fredthebear: The big boys tended to slap everybody around. This article https://ezinearticles.com/?Chess---... echoes the same message, although I certainly would include Emanuel Lasker, who continued to be a dominate figure after giving way as champion.

Aron Nimzowitsch https://www.chess.com/players/aron-... has an impressive overall record: +317 -122 =216 (64.9%) in the database.

Historian Edward Winter's post: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter...

Irving Chernev's book "The Golden Dozen: The twelve greatest chess players of all time" printed in the 1970s includes Nimzowitsch on his list. Here's the re-printed version w/a title adjustment: https://www.amazon.com/Twelve-Great...

Here's a contemporary book that seems rather detailed: https://good-read.club/book/1378492...

Video about AN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIS...

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