[blind-chess] Annotated Game #069: Efim Bogoljubow - Rudolf Spielmann, Stockholm 1919
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Annotated Game #069:
Efim Bogoljubow - Rudolf Spielmann, Stockholm 1919
Adapted and Condensed from
Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Contents:
++1. Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow
++1.A Early career
++1.B World War I: interned in Germany
++1.C Top Grandmaster
++1.D Decline
++1.E Quotation
++2. Rudolf Spielmann
++2.A Career
++2.B Quotes
++3. Efim Bogoljubow - Rudolf Spielmann, Stockholm 1919
++1. Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow
Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow (April 14, 1889 - June 18, 1952) was
a Russo-German chess grandmaster who won numerous events and played
two matches with Alexander Alekhine for the world championship.
++1.A Early career
In 1911, Bogoljubow tied for first place in the Kiev championships,
and for 9-10th in the Saint Petersburg (All-Russian Amateur)
Tournament, won by Stepan Levitsky. In 1912, he took second place,
behind Karel Hromadka, in Vilna (Vilnius) (Hauptturnier). In 1913-
1914, he finished eighth in Saint Petersburg (All Russian Masters'
Tournament - eighth Russian championship; Alekhine and Aron
Nimzowitsch came joint first).
++1.B World War I: interned in Germany
In July-August 1914, he played in Mannheim tournament (the 19th DSB
Congress), and tied for 8-9th in that event, which was interrupted
by World War I. After the declaration of war against Russia, eleven
"Russian players" (Alekhine, Bogoljubow, Fedor Bogatyrchuk,
Alexander Flamberg, N. Koppelman, Boris Maliutin, Ilya Rabinovich,
Peter Romanovsky, Peter Petrovich Saburov, Alexey Selezniev, Samuil
Weinstein) from the Mannheim tournament were interned by Germany.
In September 1914, four of the internees (Alekhine, Bogatyrchuk,
Saburov, and Koppelman) were allowed to return home via
Switzerland. The remaining Russian internees played eight
tournaments, the first held in Baden-Baden (1914) and all the
others in Triberg (1914-1917). Bogoljubow took second place, behind
Alexander Flamberg, in Baden-Baden, and won five times in the
Triberg chess tournament (1914-1916). During World War I, he stayed
in Triberg im Schwarzwald, married a local woman and spent the rest
of his life in Germany.
++1.C Top Grandmaster
After the war, he won many international tournaments; at Berlin
1919, Stockholm 1919, Stockholm 1920, Kiel 1921, and Pistyan
(Piestany) 1922. He tied for 1st-3rd at Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
1923.
In 1924, Bogoljubow briefly returned to Russia, which had since
become the Soviet Union, and won consecutive Soviet championships
in 1924 and 1925. He also won at Breslau (Wroclaw) 1925, and in the
Moscow 1925 chess tournament (it), ahead of a field which included
Emanuel Lasker and Jose Raul Capablanca.
In 1926, he emigrated to Germany. He won, ahead of Akiba Rubinstein
that year at Berlin. At Kissingen 1928, he triumphed (+6 -1 =4)
over a field which included Capablanca, Nimzowitsch and Savielly
Tartakower, et al. Bogoljubow won two matches against Max Euwe
(both 5.5-4.5) in 1928 and 1928/29 in Holland. He played matches
for the World Chess Championship twice against Alekhine, losing
15.5-9.5 in 1929, and 15.5-10.5 in 1934.
He represented Germany at first board in the 4th Chess Olympiad at
Prague 1931, winning the individual silver medal (+9 -1 =7).
In 1930, he twice tied for 2nd-3rd with Nimzowitsch, after
Alekhine, in Sanremo, then with Gvsta Stoltz, behind Isaac Kashdan,
in Stockholm. In 1931, he tied for 1st-2nd in Swinemuende (27th DSB
Congress). In 1933, he won in Bad Pyrmont (1st GER-ch). In 1935, he
won at Bad Nauheim, and Bad Saarow. He tied for 1st-2nd at Berlin
1935, Bad Elster 1936, Bad Elster 1937. Bogoljubow won at Bremen
1937, Bad Elster 1938, and Stuttgart 1939 (the 1st Europaturnier).
++1.D Decline
During World War II, he lost a match to Euwe (+2 -5 =3) at Krefeld
1941, and drew a mini-match with Alekhine (+1 -1 =0) at Warsaw
1943. He also played in numerous tournaments held in Germany and
General Government throughout the war. In 1940, he won in Berlin,
and tied for 1st-2nd with Anton Kohler in Kraksw/Krynica/ Warsaw
(the 1st GG-ch). In 1941, he took 4th in Munich (the 2nd
Europaturnier; Stoltz won), and took 3rd, behind Alekhine and Paul
Felix Schmidt, in Kraksw/Warsaw (the 2nd GG-ch). In 1942, he took
5th in Salzburg Grandmasters' tournament (Alekhine won), tied for
3rd-5th in Munich (1st European Championship - Europameisterschaft;
Alekhine won), took 3rd in Warsaw/Lublin/Kraksw (the 3rd GG-ch;
Alekhine won). In 1943, he took 4th in Salzburg (Paul Keres and
Alekhine won), and tied for 2nd-3rd in Krynica (the 4th GG-ch;
Josef Lokvenc won). In 1944, he won, ahead of Fedor Bogatyrchuk, in
Radom (the 5th GG-ch).
After the war, he lived in West Germany. In 1947, he won in
Lueneburg, and Kassel. In 1949 he won in Bad Pyrmont (3rd West GER-
ch), and tied for 1st-2nd with Elmars Zemgalis in Oldenburg. In
1951, he won in Augsburg, and Saarbruecken.
He was awarded the title International Grandmaster by the World
Chess Federation (FIDE) in 1951.
The Bogo-Indian Defence chess opening (1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
Bb4+) is named after Bogolyubov.
++1.E Quotation
"When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win
because I am Bogolyubov."
("Bogolyubov" means "beloved of God" in Russian.)
++2. Rudolf Spielmann
Rudolf Spielmann (May 5 1883 - August 20 1942) was an Austrian-
Jewish chess player of the romantic school, and chess writer.
++2.A Career
He was trained as a lawyer but never worked as one.
Spielmann was known as "The Master of Attack" and "The Last Knight
of the King's Gambit". His daredevil play was full of sacrifices,
brilliancies, and beautiful ideas. This was exemplified, for
example, in the 1923 Carlsbad tournament, where he did not have a
single draw (with five wins and twelve losses).
Despite a strong opposition at that time with players like
Alekhine, Capablanca, Emanuel Lasker, Tarrasch, Rubinstein,
Nimzowitsch, and Tartakower, Spielmann managed to score well in
numerous tournaments. He won 33 of the roughly 120 in which he
played, including Bad Pistyan 1912; Stockholm 1919; Bad Pistyan
1922; and Semmering 1926.
He is also remembered as the author of the classic book The Art of
Sacrifice in Chess.
As a Jew, Spielmann had to flee from the Nazis, escaping to Sweden.
He died in Stockholm in great poverty.
Spielmann was one of few players to have an even score (+2 =8 -2)
against Capablanca, one of an even smaller number to win more than
one game against him, and the only person to fulfill both of those.
Both of Spielmann's wins came shortly after Alekhine dethroned
Capablanca as World Champion in 1927: at Bad Kissingen 1928 and
Karlsbad 1929.
Here is one of Spielmann's wins:
Capablanca-Spielmann, Bad Kissingen 1928 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
4.Nf3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 6.a4 b4 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.b3 c5
11.Bb2 Bb7 12.Nc1 Nc6 13.dxc5 Na5 14.Ne5 Nxc4 15.Nxc4 Bxc5 16.Nd3
Qd5 17.Nf4 Qg5 18.Bxf6 Qxf6 19.Rc1 Rfd8 20.Qh5 Rac8 21.Rfd1 g6
22.Rxd8+ Qxd8 23.Qe5 Be7 24.h3 Rc5 25.Qa1 Bf6 26.Rd1 Rd5 27.Rxd5
exd5 28.Ne5 Qd6 29.Nfd3 Ba6 30.Qe1 Bxe5 31.Nxe5 Qxe5 32.Qxb4 Bd3
33.Qc5 Qb8 34.b4 Qb7 35.b5 h5 36.Qc3 Bc4 37.e4 Qe7 38.exd5 Bxd5
39.a5 Qe4 0-1
++2.B Quotes
* According to Richard Reti, Spielmann demonstrated "unusual
resourcefulness in complicated situations, in which he felt
perfectly at home."
* Spielmann himself believed "A good sacrifice is one that is
not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and
confused."
* "Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a
magician, and the endgame like a machine." - Spielmann.
++3. Efim Bogoljubow - Rudolf Spielmann, Stockholm 1919
Stockholm 1919, Round 4
White: Efim Bogoljubow
Black: Rudolf Spielmann
Result: 0-1
ECO: C14 - French Defense, Paulsen Variation, Classical System,
Albin Variation
Notes by R.J. Macdonald
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3
(This is the Paulsen Variation. The main alternative is the Tarrasch Variation,
3. Nd2. The two lines can result in identical positions if black plays 3. ...
dxe4.)
3. ... Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
(This is the Classical System.)
5. e5 Nfd7
6. h4
(This is the Albin Variation.)
6. ... Bxg5
(Black has a number of alternatives here that are considered stronger than the
text move: (a) The Teichmann Variation: 6. ... f6, where white can achieve a
solid advantage after 7. Qh5+ Kf8 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Qe2 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. 0-0-0
h6 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. h5 Kg8; (b) The Breyer Variation, 6. ... c5, where white has
a slight advantage after 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. Qd2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11.
Nxc6+ bxc6 12. Na4 Qc7 13. f4 f6 14. exf6+; (c) The Spielmann Variation, 6. ...
0-0, where white has a slight advantage after 7. Qg4 f6 8. Nf3 fxg5 9. Bd3 Rf5
10. Nxd5 Nc6 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. 0-0-0 gxh4 13. Bxf5 exf5; and (d) the Maroczy
Variation, 6. ... a6, where white also has a slight advantage after 7. Qg4 Bxg5
8. hxg5 c5 9. g6 f5 10. Qg3 h6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Ne2 Qa5+ 13. c3 cxd4 14. Nexd4
Ndxe5. White also stands slightly better after 6. ... Nc6 7. Qd2 f6 8. exf6
Nxf6 9. 0-0-0 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nf3 a6 12. h5 0-0 13. Be2 Qd6 14. Kb1 b6.)
7. hxg5 Qxg5
8. Nh3
(White stands slightly better after 8. Nb5 Na6 9. Nf3 Qe7 10. Qd2 0-0 11. 0-0-0
h6 12. Qf4 Nb6 13. g4.)
8. ... Qe7
9. Nf4 a6
10. Qg4 g6
11. 0-0-0
(11. Bd3 c5 12. Ncxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nb6 14. Qf3 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 cxd4 16. 0-0-0
Nc6 17. f4 Bg4 18. Rde1 Rd8 19. Qb3 Qb4 20. e6 Qxb3 21. exf7+ Kxf7 22. axb3 h5
23. Rhf1 Rhe8 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. f5 Bxf5 0-1 in 36 moves, as in the game S.
Ulasevich (2089) - V. Vusatiuk (2217), Illichevsk 2008.)
11. ... c5
(11. ... b5 12. Ncxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nb6 14. Qf3 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 c6 16. Qf3 Be6
17. Kb1 Bd5 18. Qg3 Qe6 19. b3 a5 20. Qd3 Na6 21. a3 Qe7 22. Kb2 a4 23. b4
0-0-0 24. Rh6 Kb7 25. Qh3 Ka7 26. g4 0-1, as in the game R. Djurhuus (2491) -
J. Berg Jensen (2231), Gausdal 2001.)
12. Qg3!?
(12. Bd3 cxd4 13. Ncxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nb6 15. e6 Nxd5 16. exf7+ Kxf7 17. Qxd4
Nf6 18. Bc4+ Kg7 19. Qh4 h6 20. Rhe1 Qc7 21. Re3 g5 22. Qd4 Nc6 23. Qc3 Bg4 24.
Rde1 Rad8 25. f3 Bf5 26. f4 g4 0-1, as in the game R. Reti - R. Spielmann,
Stockholm 1919. White could also play 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. Qg3 Qxc5, leading to
equal chances.)
12. ... Nb6
(12. ... cxd4 13. Rxd4 Nc6 gives equality. Worse for black is 13. ... Nxe5 14.
Nfxd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 with a decisive advantage for white.)
13. dxc5
(This move gives white a slight edge.)
13. ... Qxc5
14. Bd3
(Black has a cramped position. 14. Nh3 Nc6 15. Ng5 h6 is slightly better for
white.)
14. ... Qf8
(Black is behind in development.. 14. ... Qc7!? is an interesting idea. After
the text move white has a slight advantage.)
15. Be4
(White now has a moderate advantage.)
15. ... dxe4
16. Nxe4 N8d7
Key Move Diagram:
r1b1kq1r/
1p1n1p1p/
pn2p1p1/
4P3/
4NN2/
6Q1/
PPP2PP1/
2KR3R
Position after black's 16th move.
17. Qh4??
(White has a strong king attack. With this move White loses his initiative: 17.
Nd6+ would be better: 17. ... Kd8 18. Nh3 is very strong for white.)
17. ... Qe7
(The position is now even.)
18. Nd6+
(Menacing.)
18. ... Kf8
(Black loses the right to castle.)
19. Qh6+ Kg8
20. Nh5
(20. Ne4 Qf8 (20. ... Nxe5!? (Black will not be able to digest the pawn) 21.
Nh5 gxh5 22. Nf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 is very strong for white.) 21. Qh4 h6 offers
equal chances.)
20. ... Qf8
(Black now has a moderate advantage. If instead 20. ... gxh5, white can win
with 21. Rxh5 Na4 22. Nxc8 f6 23. Nxe7+ Kf7 24. Nf5 Rag8 25. Rxd7+ Ke8 26. Re7+
Kd8 27. Qd2+ Kc8 28. Qd7+ Kb8 29. Qxb7#.)
21. Qf4 Nd5
(21. ... h6!? 22. Rh3 Rh7 is moderately good for black. 22. ... gxh5?? will
give white a chance to mate in 3: 23. Rg3+ Kh7 24. Qe4+ f5 25. exf6#.)
22. Rxd5
(Black has a slight advantage here.)
22. ... exd5
23. Nf5?
(23. Rh3 a5 24. Qd4 gives black a slight edge.)
23. ... h6
(This should prove decisive for black.)
24. Qg3
Key Move Diagram:
r1b2qkr/
1p1n1p2/
p5pp/
3pPN1N/
8/
6Q1/
PPP2PP1/
2K4R
Position after white's 24th move.
24. ... Kh7??
(Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move from c8. Black simply
marches past the door to victory. Better is 24. ... Rh7 makes it even easier
for Black.)
Key Move Diagram:
r1b2q1r/
1p1n1p1k/
p5pp/
3pPN1N/
8/
6Q1/
PPP2PP1/
2K4R
Position after black's 24th move.
25. Nhg7??
(White loses the upper hand here. 25. Qg5 Kg8 (25. ... hxg5?? 26. Nf6#) 25. ...
gxh5?? will allow a snap mate in 4: 26. Rxh5 Nxe5 27. Rxh6+ Qxh6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8
29. Qg7#. Instead, 25. ... gxf5 26. Qxf5+ Kg8 27. e6 gives white a moderate
advantage.) 26. Ne7+ Kh7 offers equal chances.)
25. ... Nc5
(After 25. ... Nxe5 Black can relax: 26. Rxh6+ Kg8 27. Rxh8+ Kxh8 28. Qxe5 is
very strong for black.)
Key Move Diagram:
r1b2q1r/
1p3pNk/
p5pp/
2npPN2/
8/
6Q1/
PPP2PP1/
2K4R
Position after black's 25th move.
26. Qg5??
(Can h6 get defended? The text move gives black counterplay. Better is 26.
Rxh6+ Kg8 27. Rxh8+ Kxh8 28. Qh4+ Kg8 29. Nh5 gxh5 30. Qg5+ Kh7 31. Qxh5+ Kg8
32. Qg5+ Kh7 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qh5+ leading to a draw by repetition
of moves.)
26. ... Kg8
(Black's position is very strong.)
27. Nxh6+
(27. Ne8 doesn't do any good after 27. ... Qxe8 (27. ... hxg5?? leads to
instant demise in 1: 28. Nf6#. 27. ... Bxf5?? is clearly inferior: 28. Nf6+ Kg7
29. Nh5+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. Nh5+ Kg8 32. Nf6+ giving equal chances) 28. Ne7+
Kf8 with a very strong position for black.)
27. ... Rxh6
28. Rxh6 Ne6
(Better is 28. ... Bg4! securing the win: 29. Qxg4 Qxg7 with a very strong
position for black. 29. ... Kxg7?! 30. Qh3 Qg8 31. Rh4 gives black a moderate
advantage.)
29. Nxe6 Bxe6
Key Move Diagram:
r4qk1/
1p3p2/
p3b1pR/
3pP1Q1/
8/
8/
PPP2PP1/
2K5
Position after black's 29th move.
30. Rxg6+?
(30. Rh2 would be very strong for black.)
30. ... fxg6
31. Qxg6+ Kh8
32. Qxe6 Re8
33. Qh3+ Kg8
34. Qe3 Qg7
35. f4
(35. a3 doesn't get the cat off the tree because of 35. ... Qxg2 36. b3 Rf8 and
a very strong position for black.)
35. ... Qxg2
(White resigned. 35. ... Qxg2 36. b3 Rc8 is decisive for black.)
0-1
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