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Rubinstein – Nimzowitsch, Marienbad 1925
Nimzowitsch pins a white knight against the queen and does not let it go again. Watch how Black maintains the pin until both white knights fall.
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- White
- Rubinstein, Akiba
- Black
- Nimzowitsch, Aaron
- Event
- Meisterturnier
- Place
- Marienbad
- Round
- 10
- Date
- June 1, 1925
- Result
- 0-1 (Black wins)
In the course
Where the moves come from
From 34. Kf2 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 16) (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