Ukrainian immortals

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As Ukrainian Immortal one is chess called that on July 9, 1937 in the championship of the Ukrainian SSR was played between Yefim Kortschmar (1914-1978) and Jewsei Poljak (1908-1970). With several sacrifices , White takes advantage of his opponent's weakness in the basic row .

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Position after White's 23rd move

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White: Kortschmar; Black: Poljak

1. e2-e4 e7-e5 2. Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3. Bf1-b5 d7-d6

The Steinitz Defense

4. d2 – d4 Bc8 – d7 5. Nb1 – c3 Ng8 – f6 6. 0–0 Sc6xd4 7. Bb5xd7 + Qd8xd7 8. Nf3xd4 e5xd4 9. Qd1xd4 Bf8 – e7 10. Rf1 – d1

At the 9th DSB Congress in Leipzig in 1894, Tarrasch successfully applied the Fianchetto 11th b2 – b3 Rf8 – e8 12th Bc1 – b2 against Schlechter (6th… Be7 7. Re1 was inserted) after 10. Rf1 – e1 0–0.

10.… 0–0 11. e4 – e5 Nf6 – e8 12. Bc1 – f4 a7 – a5

With the idea of ​​covering the point d6 with Ta6

13. Rd1-d3 Ra8-a6 14. Ra1-e1 Qd7-f5 15. Nc3-d5 Be7-d8 16. e5xd6 Ne8xd6 17. Rd3-g3 f7-f6

17.… g6 fails on 18. Bh6

18. Bf4-h6 Rf8-f7

In order to cover the point g7, Black has to weaken his back row, which White then takes advantage of.

19. Nd5-b4

The jumper clears the d- file with a gain in speed .

19.… a5xb4 20. Qd4xd6

The queen sacrifice cannot be accepted because 20.… Rxd6 21. Re8 + Rf8 22. Rxg7 + leads to mate.

20.… Qf5 – d7 21. Qd6 – d5

The lady still can not be taken at the same time threatened because of the bondage of the tower f7 now 22 Txg7 +.

21.… Kg8 – f8

On 21.… g6, 22. Tge3 wins

22.Rg3xg7 Qd7xd5

After 22.… Rxg7 the rook would be tied up by the h6 bishop, so that 23. Qxd7 would follow

23. Rg7-g8 +

After this double chess Black resigned because of the forced 23 ... Kxg8 followed by a two spacious Matt by 24 Re8 + Rf8 25. TXF8

literature

  • Martin Rieger: Incredible chess games. In: Schach-Zeitung 2 (2009), 2, pp. 32–33.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ chess player . No. 20, 1937, p. 2 (Ukrainian).