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Chess Strategy: Evolution of Chess Style #119 - Mir Sulthan Khan vs Nimzovich - Queens Indian

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â–ºPlaylists: http://osk03.chesshorsey.com/chessclubs/playlistvideosstructure.asp â–ºKingscrusher's Greatest Hit Videos! : http://tinyurl.com/6vvx6qe â–ºPlay FREE online chess at http://osk03.chesshorsey.com or realtime at http://www.chessclub.com/from/kingscrusher [Event "Liege"] [Site "Liege BEL"] [Date "1930.08.29"] [Round "10"] [White "Mir Sultan Khan"] [Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E15"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "1930.08.19"] {The height of Nimzowitsch's career was the late 1920s and early 1930s. Chessmetrics places him as the third best player in the world from 1927 to 1931, behind Alexander Alekhine and JosÃ© Capablanca.[8] His most notable successes were first-place finishes at Copenhagen 1923, Marienbad 1925, Dresden 1926, Hanover 1926, the Carlsbad 1929 chess tournament, and second place behind Alekhine at the San Remo 1930 chess tournament. Nimzowitsch never developed a knack for match play, though; his best match success was a draw with Alekhine, but the match consisted of only two games and took place in 1914, thirteen years before Alekhine became world champion. Nimzowitsch never beat Capablanca, but fared better against Alekhine. He even beat Alekhine with the black pieces, in their short 1914 match at St. Petersburg. One of Nimzowitsch's most famous games is his celebrated immortal zugzwang game against SÃ¤misch at Copenhagen 1923. Another game on this theme is his win over Paul Johner at Dresden 1926. When in form, Nimzowitsch was very dangerous with the black pieces, scoring many fine wins over top players.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 (9. e3) (9. Qc2 cxd4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qb2 e5 12. Nxe5) 9... bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Qe7 12. Rc1 e5 13. e4 (13. Ng5 Nc6 (13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2) 14. Nde4 Ne8 15. Qd3 h6 16. Nh7 Kxh7 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Qh7#) 13... Nc6 14. Nb1 d6 15. Nc3 a5 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Nf1 Bc6 18. Ne3 Qb7 19. Qd3 a4 20. bxa4 Bxa4 21. Rb1 (21. Nxa4 Rxa4) 21... Qa7 22. Rb2 Bc6 23. Reb1 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qd7 25. Nd1 Ne8 26. Ndc3 g6 27. Nxd4 (27. f4 exf4 (27... f5 28. exf5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Nxf5)) 27... cxd4 28. Nd5 Qa7 29. g4 Bxd5 30. exd5 Nf6 31. h3 Kg7 32. Rb6 Rfd8 33. R1b2 h6 34. f4 Nd7 35. R6b5 (35. Rxd6 Nc5) (35. Rxd6 Nc5 36. Qe2 Rxd6 (36... e4 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38. Bxe4 Re8) 37. Qxe5+ Rf6 38. g5) 35... exf4 36. Rd2 Ne5 37. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 38. Rxd4 f3 39. Bf1 Ra4 (39... Rxa2 40. c5 dxc5 41. Rxc5 Rd6) 40. Rd2 Nd7 41. Kf2 Ra3 42. Rb3 Rda8 43. Rxf3 Nc5 (43... Rxa2 44. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 45. Kg3) 44. Rxa3 Rxa3 45. Kg2 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. Kg1 Kf6 48. Rb2 f4 49. Re2 Kf5 50. Re8 f3 51. Rh8 Kg5 52. Rd8 Rxa2 53. Rxd6 Ne4 54. h4+ (54. Re6 Kf4 55. Rxh6 Ra1 56. d6 Nd2 57. Rf6+ Ke5 58. d7 Rxf1+ 59. Kh2 Rf2+ 60. Kh1 Ne4 61. Rxf3 Rd2) 54... Kf4 55. Rd8 Ra1 56. Rg8 Ng3 57. Kh2 Nxf1+ 58. Kh3 Ne3 59. Rf8+ Nf5 60. Rxf5+ Kxf5 {flip board} 0-1 â–ºSubscribe for my regular chess videos: http://goo.gl/zpktUK â–ºSupport the channel by donating via PayPal: http://goo.gl/7HJcDq

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[Event "Liege"]
[Site "Liege BEL"]
[Date "1930.08.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mir Sultan Khan"]
[Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1930.08.19"]

{The height of Nimzowitsch's career was the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Chessmetrics places him as the third best player in the world from 1927 to
1931, behind Alexander Alekhine and JosÃ© Capablanca.[8] His most notable
successes were first-place finishes at Copenhagen 1923, Marienbad 1925,
Dresden 1926, Hanover 1926, the Carlsbad 1929 chess tournament, and second
place behind Alekhine at the San Remo 1930 chess tournament. Nimzowitsch never
developed a knack for match play, though; his best match success was a draw
with Alekhine, but the match consisted of only two games and took place in
1914, thirteen years before Alekhine became world champion.  Nimzowitsch never
beat Capablanca, but fared better against Alekhine. He even beat Alekhine with
the black pieces, in their short 1914 match at St. Petersburg. One of
Nimzowitsch's most famous games is his celebrated immortal zugzwang game
against SÃ¤misch at Copenhagen 1923. Another game on this theme is his win over
Paul Johner at Dresden 1926. When in form, Nimzowitsch was very dangerous with
the black pieces, scoring many fine wins over top players.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Bb7 8. Bg2 c5 9. dxc5 (9.
e3) (9. Qc2 cxd4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Qb2 e5 12. Nxe5) 9... bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1
Qe7 12. Rc1 e5 13. e4 (13. Ng5 Nc6 (13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2) 14. Nde4 Ne8 15. Qd3
h6 16. Nh7 Kxh7 17. Nf6+ Kh8 18. Qh7#) 13... Nc6 14. Nb1 d6 15. Nc3 a5 16. Nd2
Nd4 17. Nf1 Bc6 18. Ne3 Qb7 19. Qd3 a4 20. bxa4 Bxa4 21. Rb1 (21. Nxa4 Rxa4)
21... Qa7 22. Rb2 Bc6 23. Reb1 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qd7 25. Nd1 Ne8 26. Ndc3 g6 27. Nxd4
(27. f4 exf4 (27... f5 28. exf5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qxf5 30. Qxf5 Nxf5)) 27... cxd4
28. Nd5 Qa7 29. g4 Bxd5 30. exd5 Nf6 31. h3 Kg7 32. Rb6 Rfd8 33. R1b2 h6 34. f4
Nd7 35. R6b5 (35. Rxd6 Nc5) (35. Rxd6 Nc5 36. Qe2 Rxd6 (36... e4 37. Rxd8 Rxd8
38. Bxe4 Re8) 37. Qxe5+ Rf6 38. g5) 35... exf4 36. Rd2 Ne5 37. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 38.
Rxd4 f3 39. Bf1 Ra4 (39... Rxa2 40. c5 dxc5 41. Rxc5 Rd6) 40. Rd2 Nd7 41. Kf2
Ra3 42. Rb3 Rda8 43. Rxf3 Nc5 (43... Rxa2 44. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 45. Kg3) 44. Rxa3 Rxa3
45. Kg2 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. Kg1 Kf6 48. Rb2 f4 49. Re2 Kf5 50. Re8 f3 51. Rh8
Kg5 52. Rd8 Rxa2 53. Rxd6 Ne4 54. h4+ (54. Re6 Kf4 55. Rxh6 Ra1 56. d6 Nd2 57.
Rf6+ Ke5 58. d7 Rxf1+ 59. Kh2 Rf2+ 60. Kh1 Ne4 61. Rxf3 Rd2) 54... Kf4 55. Rd8
Ra1 56. Rg8 Ng3 57. Kh2 Nxf1+ 58. Kh3 Ne3 59. Rf8+ Nf5 60. Rxf5+ Kxf5 {flip
board} 0-1