Euwe – Speyer Euwe Speyer Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1924.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Holland Championship Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Holland Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Euwe"] [Black "Speyer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.c4 e6 5.Nbd2 {5.Nc3 is more common.} c5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 {Black should have attended to his kingside development.} 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e4 {Since Black is not ready to castle, the opening of the e-file is the logical plan.} Bb7 10.exd5 Bxd5 11.Re1+ Be7 {11...Be6 12.Bc4} 12.dxc5 Nxc5 {12...bxc5 13.Qe2 with a nasty pin on the e-file.} 13.Bb5+ Kf8 {There will be no castling.} 14.b3 Bb7 15.Bb2 Nd3 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.Rc1 Rd8 {Threatening Bxf3. But Euwe responds with a nice sacrifice.} 18.Rxe7 Bxf3 {18...Kxe7 19.Ba3+ Ke8 20.Qe1+ Ne4 21.Rc7 Rd7 22.Rxb7 Rxb7 23.Nxe4 The threat of discovered check forces the win of additional material.} 19.Ba3 {Now Euwe sacrifices the queen, though this, too, must be declined.} Qa6 {19...Bxd1 20.Re3+ Kg8 21.Rxd3 Rxd3 22.Rc8+} 20.R1c7 {The queen remains under attack, but it still cannot be captured.} Qxa3 {20...Bxd1 21.Rxf7+ Kg8 22.Rxg7++} 21.Rxf7+ Ke8 {21...Kg8 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rcf7+ Ke8 24.Qe1+} 22.Qe1+ 1-0 [Event "Holland Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Euwe"] [Black "Speyer"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c6 4.c4 e6 5.Nbd2 {5.Nc3 is more common.} c5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.O-O b6 {Black should have attended to his kingside development.} 8.cxd5 exd5 9.e4 {Since Black is not ready to castle, the opening of the e-file is the logical plan.} Bb7 10.exd5 Bxd5 11.Re1+ Be7 {11...Be6 12.Bc4} 12.dxc5 Nxc5 {12...bxc5 13.Qe2 with a nasty pin on the e-file.} 13.Bb5+ Kf8 {There will be no castling.} 14.b3 Bb7 15.Bb2 Nd3 16.Bxd3 Qxd3 17.Rc1 Rd8 {Threatening Bxf3. But Euwe responds with a nice sacrifice.} 18.Rxe7 Bxf3 {18...Kxe7 19.Ba3+ Ke8 20.Qe1+ Ne4 21.Rc7 Rd7 22.Rxb7 Rxb7 23.Nxe4 The threat of discovered check forces the win of additional material.} 19.Ba3 {Now Euwe sacrifices the queen, though this, too, must be declined.} Qa6 {19...Bxd1 20.Re3+ Kg8 21.Rxd3 Rxd3 22.Rc8+} 20.R1c7 {The queen remains under attack, but it still cannot be captured.} Qxa3 {20...Bxd1 21.Rxf7+ Kg8 22.Rxg7++} 21.Rxf7+ Ke8 {21...Kg8 22.Rxg7+ Kf8 23.Rcf7+ Ke8 24.Qe1+} 22.Qe1+ 1-0 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.