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Nimzowitsch – Löwenfisch, Carlsbad 1911
Black gets three pawns in the middle, White only one. Watch how Nimzowitsch holds them up with his knight on e5.
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- White
- Nimzowitsch, Aaron
- Black
- Löwenfisch, Grigori
- Event
- II. internationales Schachmeisterturnier
- Place
- Karlsbad
- Round
- 19
- Date
- 15 September 1911
- Result
- 1-0 (White wins)
In the course
- Lesson 17: A knight stops the pawn
- Lesson 18: The right piece stops the pawn
- Lesson 19: A blockade does not hold by itself
- Lesson 20: Pawns help each other
- Lesson 24: A plan over several moves
- Lesson 27: The isolani
- Lesson 28: Overprotecting important points
- Lesson 30: Why you blockade a passed pawn
- Lesson 31: The candidate goes first
- Lesson 32: The majority in the centre
- Lesson 33: A blockader stays mobile
- Lesson 34: Restraining in time
- Lesson 43: Strong points as a source of energy
Where the moves come from
Sources
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