Passed Pawn:
Akiba Rubinstein vs Oldrich Duras
Vienna 1908
Rubenstein simplifies the position by exchanging as many pieces as possible.
He creates a passed pawn and rushes it to the back rank for a Queen. --Irving Chernev. |
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. dxc5 Qa5+? 5. Nbd2 Qxc5 6. a3 Qc7 7. c4 dxc4 8. Nxc4 Nc6 9. b4 Bg4 10. Bb2 b5? 11. Nce5! Nxe5 12. Nxe5!! Bxd1 13. Bxb5+ Nd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Nxd7 Bh5 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bd4 a6 20. Kd2 f6 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 e5 23. Bc5 Rxh2 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Ke2! e4 26. Rc6 Rg2 27. Rxa6 Rxg4 28. Ra7 Rg1 29. b5 Rb1 30. a4 g5 31. Rb7 Ra1 32. b6 Rxa4 33. Ra7 Rb4 34. b7 g4 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. b8=Q Rxb8 37. Rxb8 Ke6 38. Re8+ Kf5 39.Kf1 1-0 |