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Nimzowitsch – Giersing, Copenhagen 1924

In the endgame Nimzowitsch is a piece down, but has far-advanced pawns and an active king. Watch how rook, king and pawns work together.

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White
Nimzowitsch, Aaron
Black
Giersing, Johannes
Event
Nordisches Meisterturnier
Place
Kopenhagen
Round
3
Date
13 August 1924
Result
1-0 (White wins)

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Where the moves come from

From here the game collection of pgnmentor.com continues differently: here 66. Kc6, there 66. Kc4. Later moves are not compared.

Sources

  • The Blockade, section X (original text not yet published)

The quotations from Nimzowitsch on this page are our own translations.

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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