There can be none better. There never was, there still is not, and there
will never be.
Rubinstein's Immortal
Rotlewi vs A.R., Lodz 1907/8, Queen's Gambit Declined.
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 c5 4.c4 Nc6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.a3 a6 8.b4
Bd6 9.Bb2 O-O 10.Qd2?
Only 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Be2/d3 could save the opening.
10. ... Qe7! 11.Bd3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 b5 13.Bd3 Rd8 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.O-O
Ne5 16.Nxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bc7 18.e4 Rac8 19.e5
White is asking for trouble. The open c- and d-files have been left
uncontested, and the pawn advances have additionally opened
diagonals for the Black bishops. A.R. moves over to a direct attack.
19. ... Bb6+ 20.Kh1 Ng4! 21.Be4
Of course 21.Qxg4 Rxd3 is strong. 21.Ne4 Rxd3 22.Qxd3 Bxe4
23.Qxe4 Qh4 24.h3 Qg3 25.hxg4 Qh4 'mate begins to reveal the
danger White is in.
21. ... Qh4 22.g3
22. ... Rxc3! 23.gxh4
if 23.Bxc3 Bxe4+ 24.Qxe4 Qxh2 'mate, or 23.Bxb7 Rxg3 24.Rf3
Rxf3 25.Bxf3 Nf7+ 26.Kg1 Ne4+ 27.Kf1 Nd2+ 28.Kg2 Nxf3 29.Qxf3 Rd2+ etc.
23. ... Rd2!! 24.Qxd2
if 24.Qxg4 Bxe4+ 25.Rf3 Rxf3 etc, 24.Bxc3 Rxd2 with Rxh2 'mate or
Bxe4+ 'mate to follow, or 24.Bxb7 Rxe2 25.Bg2 Rh3! etc.
24. ... Bxe4+ 25.Qg2 Rh3! 0-1
'mate in three follows, 26.Rf3 Bxf3 27.Bd4 Bxd4 and Rxh2 'mate.
This PGN file also has notations, a little bit more in depth than
Capablanca was.
and GP, just for you, because I know you love variety in your games...
I think even now, I still see black holding his breath!
[Event "Hamburg ol"]
[Site "Hamburg ol"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Akiba Rubinstein"]
[Black "Geza Maroczy"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "49"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 c5 5.Ne2 cxd4 6.exd4 d5 7.a3
Be7 8.c5 b6 9.b4 bxc5 10.dxc5 e5 11.f4 d4 12.fxe5 dxc3
13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Be3 Nc6 16.O-O-O+ Kc7 17.Bf4+
Kb7 18.g3 Bf5 19.Bg2 Rae8 20.b5 Rxe2 21.Bxc6+ Kc8 22.Rd5 Be6
23.b6 axb6 24.cxb6 Rb2 25.Ra5 1-0
There could be some kind of hidden hypermodern theme in these
games and combonations. But if your not willing to play through
classical games, then you need not understand any of the ideas,
because your still incapable of having them! 🙂
-GIN
Great great games.
But by influential, I mean can you point to a game you have won
where you got the idea/combination from one particuliar game.
If 50 people post a game and the reason it helped them you then
have a book called Influential Games of Chess.
Write it yourself - keep the notes cheerful and light.
Don't let Fritz near it (unless of course some poor soul contributes
a game played by a computer - shove that one near the back).