9.  BxP              Kt-Q2
10.  B-Kt4            BxB
11.  QxB              Castles
12.  Kt-K2            P-K3
13.  B-B4             Q-QKt4!

Black is the first to complete his development, and he assumes the offensive.

14.  Castles QR!

This is much stronger than the alternative P-QKt3, which would fatally disturb the pawn skeleton, particularly as castling is only possible on the Q side.  Although Black can now gain two pawns, White obtains an attack and Black only just manages to escape with a draw.

14. ...  Kt-Kt3
15.  Kt-Kt3

intending Q-K2 in answer to Kt-B5.  Again P-QKt3 is not to be thought of, and R-Q2 also fails because of Kt-B5; 16.  R-B2, KtxP.

15. ...  Q-Q4 16.  K-Kt1 QxKtP 17.  QR-Kt1 QxBP 18.  Kt-K4 Q-R5 19.  Q-B3 Kt-B5!

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8 |    |    | #K | #R |    | #B |    | #R |
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7 | #P | #P |    |    |    | #P |    |    |
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6 |    |    | #P |    | #P | #P |    |    |
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5 |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |
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4 |    |    | #Kt| ^P | ^Kt| ^B |    | #Q |
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3 |    |    | ^P |    |    | ^Q |    |    |
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2 | ^P | ^P |    |    |    |    |    | ^P |
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1 |    | ^K |    |    |    |    | ^R | ^R |
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A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H

Diag. 147

Whilst Black was busy capturing two pawns by moving the Queen four times, White was concentrating the whole of his forces, and now threatens to win back the pawn with R-Kt4.  The move in the text anticipates the threat, for now the answer to 20.  R-Kt4 would be Q-R4; 21.  KtxP?, Q-B4ch; 22.  Kt-K4??  Kt-Q7ch, winning the Q.

20.  K-R1 P-KB4 21.  Kt-Kt5 B-Q3 22.  B-B1 R-Q2 23.  R-Kt2 B-B2

intending to get rid of the awkward White Knight by Kt-Q3-K5.

24.  KR-Kt Kt-Q3 25.  Q-K2 Kt-K5 26.  Kt-B3 Q-R6 27.  P-R3

White appears to be in “time” difficulties, or else he remains passive, in order to give Black an opportunity for making the risky attempt to hold the extra pawn by P-B3 and P-K4.

27. ...             P-R3
28.  B-K3           KR-Q1
29.  K-R2           R-R1

If Black wants to play for a win, he must play P-B3.  In view of the favourable position of the White pieces, he prefers to risk nothing and to avoid the weakening of position which follows upon practically every pawn move.

30.  K-R1 KR-Q1 31.  K-R2 R-K1 32.  R-Kt8 RxR 33.  RxRch R-Q1 34.  R-Kt7 R-Q2 35.  R-Kt8ch

As long as Black plays steadily, White cannot hope for more than a draw.