Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 01:15:14 11/05/05
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Hi John
I agree that the line 9...Qxa4 has a (big) hole
and there is no way for Black to draw.
Regards
Kurt
(1) Hampe - Meitner,Philipp [C25]
Vienna Vienna, 1870
[Utzinger,K]
1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Na4 Bxf2+ 4.Kxf2 Qh4+ 5.Ke3 Qf4+ 6.Kd3 d5 7.Kc3 Qxe4 8.Kb3
Na6 9.a3 Qxa4+ 10.Kxa4 Nc5+ 11.Kb4 ? A wrong decision allowing black an easy
draw [11.Kb5 b6 (11...Ne7 12.c4 d4 13.Kxc5 a5 14.Qa4+ Kd8 15.Qxa5 Rxa5+ 16.Kb4
Nc6+ 17.Kb3 with clear advantage for white) 12.d4 (12.a4 ?? 12...a5 soon
followed by mate) 12...exd4 13.Qxd4 Ne7 14.Qf4 a) 14.Qxc5 Bd7+ 15.Kb4 (15.Ka6
bxc5 16.Nf3 unclear) 15...bxc5+ 16.Kxc5; b) 14.Kb4 Nc6+ 15.Kc3 Nxd4 16.Kxd4 Bb7
is also at white's advantage; 14...g5 15.Qxc7 (15.Qxg5 ?? 15...a5 and mate in
some moves) 15...Ba6+ 16.Kb4 Bxf1 17.Qxe7+ Kxe7 18.Bxg5+ f6 19.Bxf6+ Kxf6
20.Rxf1+] 11...a5+ 12.Kxc5 [12.Kc3 d4+ 13.Kc4 b6 14.c3 Be6+ 15.Kb5 Bd7+ 16.Kc4
Be6+ 17.Kb5 Bd7+ 18.Kc4 Be6+; 12.Kb5 ?? 12...Bd7+ 13.Kxc5 Nf6 14.Nf3 b6#]
12...Ne7 13.Bb5+ Kd8 14.Bc6 b6+ 15.Kb5 Nxc6 16.Kxc6 Bb7+ 17.Kb5 [17.Kxb7 ??
17...Kd7 18.Qg4+ Kd6 19.Qd7+ Kxd7 20.Nf3 Rhb8#] 17...Ba6+ ½–½
and as PGN to inlcued in chess programs
with header, full notation and comments
[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1870.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hampe"]
[Black "Meitner, Philipp"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C25"]
[Annotator "Utzinger,K"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1872.??.??"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Na4 Bxf2+ 4. Kxf2 Qh4+ 5. Ke3 Qf4+ 6. Kd3 d5 7. Kc3 Qxe4
8. Kb3 Na6 9. a3 Qxa4+ 10. Kxa4 Nc5+ 11. Kb4 {
? A wrong decision allowing black an easy draw} (11. Kb5 b6 (11... Ne7 12. c4
d4 13. Kxc5 a5 14. Qa4+ Kd8 15. Qxa5 Rxa5+ 16. Kb4 Nc6+ 17. Kb3 {
with clear advantage for white}) 12. d4 (12. a4 {??} a5 {soon followed by mate}
) 12... exd4 13. Qxd4 Ne7 14. Qf4 (14. Qxc5 Bd7+ 15. Kb4 (15. Ka6 bxc5 16. Nf3
{unclear}) 15... bxc5+ 16. Kxc5) (14. Kb4 Nc6+ 15. Kc3 Nxd4 16. Kxd4 Bb7 {
is also at white's advantage}) 14... g5 15. Qxc7 (15. Qxg5 {??} a5 {
and mate in some moves}) 15... Ba6+ 16. Kb4 Bxf1 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. Bxg5+ f6
19. Bxf6+ Kxf6 20. Rxf1+) 11... a5+ 12. Kxc5 (12. Kc3 d4+ 13. Kc4 b6 14. c3
Be6+ 15. Kb5 Bd7+ 16. Kc4 Be6+ 17. Kb5 Bd7+ 18. Kc4 Be6+) (12. Kb5 {??} Bd7+
13. Kxc5 Nf6 14. Nf3 b6#) 12... Ne7 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Bc6 b6+ 15. Kb5 Nxc6 16.
Kxc6 Bb7+ 17. Kb5 (17. Kxb7 {??} Kd7 18. Qg4+ Kd6 19. Qd7+ Kxd7 20. Nf3 Rhb8#)
17... Ba6+ 1/2-1/2
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