Four Leaves of Autumn

The following fragment of a game between International Masters Georg Danner and Alberto Mario Giustolisi was cited and lightly annotated by Danner himself in his column in Burgenländischen Freiheit on Wednesday, June 9, 1982 (p. 69). The background is the International Open in Venice (October 31–November 7, 1971), from which Giustolisi, already adrift in his sea of desperation, withdrew after 4 rounds.

Georg Danner – Alberto Mario Giustolisi
International Open; Venice, November 1971
Nimzo-Indian Defence E58

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 0-0 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5(a) exd5 11. Nh4 Re8 12. Ra2 Ng4 13. g3 Bd7 14. Re1 Rad8 [...](b) ½–½.

NOTES
(a) 10. Qc2 Na5 11. cxd5 c4 12. Be2 exd5 13. Nd2 Re8 with advantage for Black, Danner – Parma, Interliga 1970.
(b) With a draw soon.