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Nimzowitsch – von Scheve, Ostend 1907

Black attacks early with his pawns on the kingside. Nimzowitsch shows how to answer that, and in the end the black attack fails.

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White
Nimzowitsch, Aaron
Black
von Scheve, Theodor
Event
Meisterturnier
Place
Ostende
Round
14
Date
June 3, 1907
Result
1-0 (White wins)

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Which piece should the pawn become?

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