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Nimzowitsch – Leonhardt, San Sebastián 1911
A black bishop pins the white knight on f3 to the queen early on. Watch when Nimzowitsch drives the bishop away with a pawn and why he waits before doing so.
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- White
- Nimzowitsch, Aaron
- Black
- Leonhardt, Paul Saladin
- Event
- Internationale Schachturnier
- Place
- San Sebastian
- Round
- 3
- Date
- February 23, 1911
- Result
- 1-0 (White wins)
In the course
Where the moves come from
From 35... Rf7 on, the moves come only from a continuation in the web source, not reliably from the printed text.
Sources
- My System, games on the pin (game 14) (original text not yet published)
The quotations from Nimzowitsch on this page are our own translations.
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Position as a list
White
- King e1
- Queen d1
- Rook a1
- Rook h1
- Bishop c1
- Bishop f1
- Knight b1
- Knight g1
- Pawn a2
- Pawn b2
- Pawn c2
- Pawn d2
- Pawn e2
- Pawn f2
- Pawn g2
- Pawn h2
Black
- King e8
- Queen d8
- Rook a8
- Rook h8
- Bishop c8
- Bishop f8
- Knight b8
- Knight g8
- Pawn a7
- Pawn b7
- Pawn c7
- Pawn d7
- Pawn e7
- Pawn f7
- Pawn g7
- Pawn h7
Starting position