Game 12

Game 12
Pischak - Flohr
Liebwerda 1934

[Fritz 6 (30s)]

A29: English Opening: Four Knights Variation with 4 g3

1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.d3 0–0 9.Be3 Bg4 10.h3 (last book move) 10...Bh5 11.Rc1 Qd7 12.Na4 Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Qxh3 14.Bxc6 [14.Nc5 Bxc5 15.Rxc5 Qe6=] 14...bxc6³ 15.Rxc6 [15.Bc5!? looks like a viable alternative 15...Bxc5 16.Nxc5³] 15...Nd5µ 16.Qe1 [16.Bc5 Bxc5 17.Nxc5 Rfb8µ] 16...f5 17.Bc5?? (but even a better move would not have saved the game) [17.Nc3 Nb4 18.Rc4–+] 17...f4 18.Bxe7 [18.Rg6 hxg6 19.Bxe7 Nxe7–+] 18...fxg3 [¹18...Nxe7 keeps an even firmer grip 19.Qc1 fxg3 20.fxg3 Qxg3+ 21.Kh1 Nxc6 22.Nc3 Rxf1+ 23.Qxf1–+] 19.fxg3 Ne3 [19...Ne3 20.Rxf8+ Rxf8–+] 0-1