– (No content to display) Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: March 3, 2026 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] [pgndiagram] And Black is close to winning already}) 8. dxc5 $2 {The errors continue} (8. bxc5 {Would give White a playable position} Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3) 8... a5 9. a3 d4 $5 {[pgndiagram] Black's position is so good, that virtually everything works for him.} (9... Ne4 {This thematic move is once again strong}) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na4 e5 $2 (11... axb4 12. axb4 Bd7 { Was winning quickly} 13. Nb2 Nc6) 12. b5 {Now White manages to advance his pawns and is probably not even worse} Be6 13. g3 $2 {Probably it was wiser not to allow c6} (13. e3 {undermining the centre was decent alternative} dxe3 ( 13... c6 14. exd4) 14. Qc2 exf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nd7 16. Bd3 {[pgndiagram] And Black is only slightly better}) 13... c6 14. bxc6 (14. b6 {Would lose the c5 pawn} Na6 15. Qc2 Qd5 {And White is lost} 16. Rc1 e4) 14... Nxc6 {[pgndiagram] But now once again White's position is highly unpleasant} 15. Bg2 Rb8 {Threatening Bb3 and not allowing White to castle} 16. Qc1 (16. Nd2 {Was comparatively better} Qc7 17. O-O f5 {Although even here Black retains a large advantage}) 16... d3 {[pgndiagram] Now White gets murdered} 17. e3 e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. O-O Re8 20. f3 Nd4 $1 {A nice touch.} 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 e3 $1 {A cold shower} (22... Qxa4 {Possibly Zukertort was hoping for immediate piece recapture} 23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd4) 23. Nc3 Bf6 $1 {Another strong intermediate move} 24. Ndb1 d2 {[pgndiagram] The pawn glide forward.} 25. Qc2 Bb3 26. Qxf5 d1=Q 27. Nxd1 Bxd1 28. Nc3 e2 29. Raxd1 Qxc3 {[pgndiagram] A very uneven, irrational encounter in which Zukertort lost virtually in the opening.} 0-1 [pgndiagram] And Black is close to winning already}) 8. dxc5 $2 {The errors continue} (8. bxc5 {Would give White a playable position} Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3) 8... a5 9. a3 d4 $5 {[pgndiagram] Black's position is so good, that virtually everything works for him.} (9... Ne4 {This thematic move is once again strong}) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Na4 e5 $2 (11... axb4 12. axb4 Bd7 { Was winning quickly} 13. Nb2 Nc6) 12. b5 {Now White manages to advance his pawns and is probably not even worse} Be6 13. g3 $2 {Probably it was wiser not to allow c6} (13. e3 {undermining the centre was decent alternative} dxe3 ( 13... c6 14. exd4) 14. Qc2 exf2+ 15. Kxf2 Nd7 16. Bd3 {[pgndiagram] And Black is only slightly better}) 13... c6 14. bxc6 (14. b6 {Would lose the c5 pawn} Na6 15. Qc2 Qd5 {And White is lost} 16. Rc1 e4) 14... Nxc6 {[pgndiagram] But now once again White's position is highly unpleasant} 15. Bg2 Rb8 {Threatening Bb3 and not allowing White to castle} 16. Qc1 (16. Nd2 {Was comparatively better} Qc7 17. O-O f5 {Although even here Black retains a large advantage}) 16... d3 {[pgndiagram] Now White gets murdered} 17. e3 e4 18. Nd2 f5 19. O-O Re8 20. f3 Nd4 $1 {A nice touch.} 21. exd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 e3 $1 {A cold shower} (22... Qxa4 {Possibly Zukertort was hoping for immediate piece recapture} 23. fxe4 fxe4 24. Nxe4 Qd4) 23. Nc3 Bf6 $1 {Another strong intermediate move} 24. Ndb1 d2 {[pgndiagram] The pawn glide forward.} 25. Qc2 Bb3 26. Qxf5 d1=Q 27. Nxd1 Bxd1 28. Nc3 e2 29. Raxd1 Qxc3 {[pgndiagram] A very uneven, irrational encounter in which Zukertort lost virtually in the opening.} 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
