(a) Rubinstein´s brilliant combination, early in the game, envolving a Queen sacrifice, to win a Pawn. (b) His skillful play thereafter to exploit his advantage. The subsequent strategy of winning with
an extra Pawn may be summed up as follows:
(1) Rubinstein simplifies the position by exchanging as many pieces as possible.
(2) He returns the extra Pawn on one wing to create a passed Pawn on the other.
(3) He rushes the passed Pawn to the Queening square.
[Event "Vienna"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1908.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Duras, Oldrich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[Annotator ""]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1908.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. dxc5 Qa5+
5. Nbd2 Qxc5 6. a3 {LiveBook: 3 Games} Qc7 7. c4 dxc4 $6 {This move not only
surrenders the center, but help White develop his pieces. Better was 7... e6.}
8. Nxc4 {White has an edge.} Bg4 {"Knights before Bishops!", advised Lasker,
way back in 1895. So, 8... Nc6 was better.} 9. b4 Nc6 10. Bb2 b5 {An attempt
to force the Knight to retreat, but Rubinstein has other plans for the piece.
Its next move initiates a spectacular combination.} (10... a6 $14) 11. Nce5 $1
$36 {[%mdl 2048] White is in control.} Nxe5 12. Nxe5 $1 ({Resist} 12. Bxe5 $6
Qb7 $16) 12... Bxd1 13. Bxb5+ Nd7 ({Not} 13... Kd8 $2 14. Rxd1+ Qd6 15. Nxf7+
Kc8 16. Rxd6 $18) 14. Bxd7+ {[#]} Qxd7 $1 15. Nxd7 Bh5 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. g4 Bg6
18. Nxg6 {The two Bishops might enable Black to put up a good deal of
resistence, so Rubinstein decides to remove one of them.} hxg6 19. Bd4 a6 20.
Kd2 {The King moves toward the center, to take an active part in the endgame.}
f6 {Preparing 21... e5} 21. Rac1 $1 {White establishes control of the open
file.} Rxc1 22. Rxc1 $1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame The Rook must atack in the
endgame, not stay inert at h1 protecting a Pawn. . KRB-KRB} e5 23. Bc5 Rxh2 24.
Bxf8 Kxf8 {KR-KR} 25. Ke2 e4 26. Rc6 Rg2 27. Rxa6 Rxg4 {Material is even, but
Rubinstein has a great positional advantage with his two connected passed
Pawns.} 28. Ra7 {Almost instinctively the Rook hastens to seize control of the
seventh rank. . And now b5 would win.} Rg1 29. b5 $1 Rb1 30. a4 g5 $2 (30...
Rb2+ $16 {is a better defense.} 31. Kd1 Kg8) 31. Rb7 $18 {Strongly threatening
a5.} Ra1 {[#]} 32. b6 $1 {Rubintein doesn´t waste time saving both Pawns. .
White is clearly winning.} Rxa4 33. Ra7 Rb4 34. b7 {With the threat of winning
by 35.Ra8+ followed by Queening the Pawn.} g4 (34... Rb2+ $142 35. Ke1 g6 36.
Ra8+ Ke7) 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. b8=Q Rxb8 37. Rxb8 Ke6 38. Re8+ Kf5 39. Kf1 {
Precision: White = 80%, Black = 20%.} 1-0
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