不朽對局

Vincenzo Castaldi – Savielly G. Tartakower
7th Chess Olympiad; Stockholm, August 1, 1937
Philidor Defence C41

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6. Philidor’s dogma. 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Be2. A reserved move. More usual is 5. Bc4. 5. ... Be7 6. 0-0 h6. A detour. It is customary 6. ... c6 7. b3 Qc7 8. Bb2 Nf8 with fairly even chances. 7. b3! A deep concept! The Bishop against the e5-Pawn! 7. ... c6 8. Bb2 Qc7. Far from the strategic nonsense ... e5xd4. 9. Qd2 g5!? Bold play! More to the point was 9. ... 0-0 in order to consolidate with ... Rf8-e8 and ... Be7-f8. 10. Rfd1 Nf8? Intending ... Nf8-g6-f4, but at the cost of the e5-square. Fred Reinfeld rightly suggests ... Nf6-h7-f8-g6. 11. dxe5 dxe5

12. Nxe5!! The Bishop is flooded with light of the immense! 12. ... Be6. If 12. ... Qxe5 then 13. Nd5! with disruptive effects: 1) 13. ... Qxb2 14. Nc7 mate; 2) 13. ... Qd6 14. Nxf6+; 3) 13. ... Qb8 14. Nxf6+; 4) 13. ... Nxe4 14. Bxe5 Nxd2 15. Nc7+ Kd8 16. Rxd2+ winning. 13. Nb5!! Both White’s Knighs are en prise... 13. ... Qb8. Black is in a vale of tears: 1) 13. ... cxb5 14. Bxb5+ N8d7 15. Nxd7 0-0-0(!) 16. Be5! where if 16. ... Bd6 then 17. Bxd6 Rxd7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qc3+; 2) 13. ... Qd8 14. Qxd8+ Bxd8 (14. ... Rxd8 15. Nc7 mate) 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Ba3! with the deadly threat of 17. Nf5++ Ke8 18. Ng7 mate; 3) 13. ... Qb6 14. Nc4! (or 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 with a powerful attack; for example: 15. ... Rd8 16. Qxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. Nxf7+! Bxf7 19. Bxf6+) 14. ... Bxc4 15. Bxf6 Bxe2 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Ng6 18. Rd2! Rg8 19. Rxe2 with an overwhelming advantage for White. 14. Qa5! Threatening Nb5-c7+. 14. ... Bd8. Else 14. ... b6 15. Nxc6 bxa5 (or 15. ... Qb7 16. Qa4) 16. Nxb8 Bd8 (16. ... Rxb8 17. Nc7 mate) 17. Bxf6 Rxb8 (17. ... Bxf6 18. Nc7+ Ke7 19. Nc6 mate) 18. Nd6+ Kd7 19. Nxf7+ and wins. 15. Rxd8+! Qxd8 16. Nc7+ 1 : 0. For if 16. ... Ke7 then 17. Ba3+. The Immortal Game of Vincenzo Castaldi!