steinitz - lee,london (DuBOIS) [D53]minority attack, 1899

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Qb3 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Qc2 Nf8 12. O-O g6 13. b4
t+lDtSj+
Xx+-+x+x
-+x+-Lx+
+-+x+-+-
-P-P-+-+
+-NbP-+-
p+q+nPpP
R-+-+rK-

The first recorded minority attack, in the QGD Exchange. Later (and currently) popular, it was poorly understood at the time. 13... a6 14. a4 Be7 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 f5 18. Ra8 Nd7 19. Na4
r+lDt+j+
+x+sL-+x
-+x+-+x+
+p+x+x+-
n+-P-+-+
+-+bP-+-
-+q+nPpP
+-+-+-K-

The Queen's-side is full of holes. 19... Nb6 20. Nxb6 Qxb6 21. Nc3 Bd7 22. Qa2 Rxa8 23. Qxa8+ Bd8 24. Na4 Qc7
q+-L-+j+
+xDl+-+x
-+x+-+x+
+p+x+x+-
n+-P-+-+
+-+bP-+-
-+-+-PpP
+-+-+-K-

White's idea has been a success 25. b6 Qc8 26. Qa7 f4
-+dL-+j+
Qx+l+-+x
-Px+-+x+
+-+x+-+-
n+-P-X-+
+-+bP-+-
-+-+-PpP
+-+-+-K-

ingenious, essential, adequate 27. Nc5 fxe3 28. Nxb7 exf2+ 29. Kf1 Bf5 30. Bxf5 Qxf5 31. Nxd8 Qd3+ 32. Kxf2 Qd2+ 33. Kf3 Qd3+ 34. Kg4 Qf5+ 35. Kg3 Qd3+ 36. Kh4 Qxd4+ 37. g4 Qf6+ 38. Kg3 Qe5+ 1/2
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