Match Keres vs Euwe 1939.pdf

Match

Keres vs euwe

1939

Paul Keres was among the world's eight top players who met at the AVRO tournament in the

Netherlands in 1938. He and Reuben Fine scored 8.5 out of 14 to tie for first place. Keres had

scored 1.5 out of 2 against Fine in the event and this was used as the tie breaker giving Keres

first place. Mikhail Botvinnik was third with 7.5 Max Euwe, Sammy Reshevsky and Alexander

Alekhine were next with 7.0 in places 4, 5, and 6. Jose Capablanca was next with 6. Salo Flohr

was last with 4.5. The tournament had been organized with the aim of producing a challenger for

the world champion, Alekhine. Keres could not meet Alekhine's conditions and the match never

took place.

Instead of facing Alekhine, Keres met the former world champion, Euwe, in a match in

1939-1940. The first two games were draws. Euwe won the next two games to begin a streak of

ten straight decisive games. That set and remained a 20th century high level match record. At

that point, Keres was ahead by two points. A draw and a win by Euwe ended the match. Keres

won 7.5-6.5. Keres missed his best chance to play a title match as Alekhine never played another

one. Euwe and Keres never played their planned return match of 1941. By that time, both their

nations were occupied. Estonia, the home of Keres, was taken over by the Soviet Union and then

by Germany. The Netherlands, Euwe's nation, was occupied by Germany. Euwe did play a

match with Bogoljubow in 1941. He won 6.5-3.5.

Keres won this match 7.5 - 6.5 (+6 – 5 =3)

Game 1

Euwe - Keres

Ruy Lopez

½–½

Game 5

Euwe - Keres

Nimzo-Indian

0–1

Game 2

Keres - Euwe

Ruy Lopez

. ½–½

Game 6

Keres - Euwe

Nimzo-Indian

1–0

Game 3

Euwe - Keres

Ruy Lopez

1–0

Game 7

Euwe - Keres

Ruy Loperz

1–0

Game 4

Keres - Euwe

Ruy Lopez

0–1

Game 8

Keres - Euwe

Slav

1–0

Game 9

Euwe - Keres,Paul

Q-Indian

0–1

Game 12

Keres - Euwe

Retp

1–0

Game 10

Keres - Euwe

Nimzo-Indian

1–0

Game 13

Euwe - Keres

Q-Indian

½–½

Game 11

Euwe - Keres

Slav

1–0

Game 14

Keres - Euwe

QGA

0–1

The games

Game 1

Euwe,Max - Keres,Paul

[C91]

Match The Netherlands (1),

1939

The winner of AVRO 1938,

Paul Keres, did not play a

match with world champion

Alekhine. A match between

Euwe and Fine was

cancelled, because Europe

became too dangerous for

Fine who was Jeweish.

Instead Euwe played Keres.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1

b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.d4

Bg4! This variation leads to

equality. 10.d5 Na5 11.Bc2

Ne8 This flexible move

origins from

Suechting-Duras, Vienna

1908. 12.Nbd2 g6?! A

weakening of the king's side

gives White an advantage.

13.a4 c5 14.dxc6 b4! 15.Nf1

Nxc6 16.Bh6 Ng7 17.Ne3

Be6 18.cxb4?! [18.c4 fixes

the favourable pawn

structure.] 18...Rb8?!

[18...Nxb4! 19.Bb3 Rb8

benifits from the slight error.]

19.b5 axb5 20.axb5 Rxb5

21.Ba4 Rc5 Although White

has the initiative on all fronts,

an advantage is difficult to

achieve.

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22.Qd2 [22.Nd5! Bxd5

23.Be3! ( Euwe analyses

23.exd5 Nb4 24.Be3! Rxd5

25.Qb3 Qb8 26.Bd2 Rxd2

27.Nxd2 d5! and Black has

sufficient compensation for

the exchange. ) 23...Nd4

24.Bxd4 exd4 25.b4! Bxe4

26.Rxe4 Rc8 27.Rxd4 White

has a positional advantage.]

22...Qb8 23.Rec1 Rc8

24.Rxc5 dxc5 25.Bxc6 Rxc6

26.Nd5 Bd8 [26...Bxd5?

27.Qxd5 Qxb2?? 28.Ra8+

Bf8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Qd8#

(Euwe).] 27.Bg5 Rd6?!

[27...Bxd5! 28.Qxd5 Rd6

29.Qxc5 Ne6 30.Qc1 Bxg5

31.Nxg5 Nxg5 32.Qxg5

Qxb2=] 28.Bxd8 [Spinhoven

proposes 28.Bf6! Rxd5 ( The

point is 28...Bxf6? 29.Nxf6+

Kh8 30.Qh6) 29.exd5 Bxf6

30.dxe6 Nxe6 (Euwe).]

28...Qxd8 29.Nxe5 Bxd5

30.exd5 Rxd5 31.Qe1 A

heavy battle ended in a draw.

½–½

Game 2

Keres,Paul - Euwe,Max

[C83]

Match The Netherlands (2),

1939

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Nxe4 6.d4

b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6

9.c3 Be7 10.Nbd2 0–0

11.Qe1!? [The usual

continuation is 11.Qe2 Nc5

12.Nd4 Nxb3

(Botvinnik-Euwe, Leningrad

1934).] 11...Nc5 12.Nd4 Qd7

[The point of the queen on e1

is 12...Nxb3? 13.Nxc6!]

13.Bc2 f6 14.Nxe6 Nxe6

[14...Qxe6 15.exf6 Bxf6

16.Qxe6+ Nxe6 is less

ambitious.] 15.Nf3 fxe5

16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qxe5 Bd6

18.Qh5 g6 19.Qh3 Rf7

20.Bh6 Bf4 21.Rae1 Bxh6

22.Qxh6 [22.Qxe6=]

22...Nf4

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23.g3 Raf8! 24.f3! White

avoids a repetition of moves.

24...Nh5 25.Qe3 Ng7 26.f4

Re8 27.Qd2 Rfe7 28.Rxe7

Rxe7 29.f5! White increases

the activity of the bishop.

29...gxf5 30.Qg5 Re5 The

rook remains on the e-file.

31.Qf6 Qe8! Safe. 32.Bxf5

Nxf5 33.Rxf5 Rxf5 34.Qxf5

Qe3+ 35.Kg2 c6 36.Kh3

Qh6+ 37.Kg2 Qd2+ 38.Qf2

Qd3 39.Kh3 Qc4 40.Qf6

Qxa2 41.Qxc6 A subtle fight.

½–½

Nxc5 gives active play. )

15...c4 and mutual chances.]

15.Nxe4 dxe4 16.Rxe4 Bd3

17.Re3 c4 18.a3 [The

initiative captures 18.Bd2!

Nd5! 19.Rxd3! cxd3 20.Qf1

and 21. Qxd3.] 18...cxb3!

19.axb4 Bc4? [19...Bc2!

20.Qe1 Qd5 and Black has

compensation for the pawn

(Euwe).] 20.Nd2! Bd5

[20...Qxd4? 21.Re4] 21.Nxb3

Bxb4 22.Rg3 White begins

an attack. 22...f6 23.Bf4 Kh8

24.Nc1 Be7 25.Qg4 g6

26.exf6 Bxf6 27.Be5 Euwe

increases his advantage by

prosaic play.

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27...Rc8 28.Nd3 Rc4?! The

rook can go to the second

rank immediately. 29.h4?!

[29.Rd1!] 29...Qb6?! [The

last chance offers 29...Bxe5!

30.Nxe5 Rc2 31.Nxg6+?!

(31.Rf1 keeps a slight

advantage. ) 31...hxg6

32.Qxg6 Rc7 33.Qh5+ Rh7

34.Qe5+ Qf6! 35.Qxd5 Qxf2+

36.Kh2 The weakening of the

h-pawn becomes apparent.

36...Rxh4+ 37.Rh3 Rxh3+

38.Kxh3 and a repetition of

moves.] 30.Rd1 Rc2 31.h5

[31.Qg5! Be4 32.Nc5 Bf5

33.Rb3] 31...Bxe5 32.dxe5

Be6 33.Qg5 Bf5 34.hxg6

Bxg6 35.Qh6 Rg8 36.Rd2

[36.Nf4! Qxf2+ 37.Kh2]

36...Rxd2 37.Qxd2 Rd8

38.Qh6! Qc6?! 39.Nf4 Qc1+

40.Kh2 Kg8 41.Rxg6+! hxg6

42.Qxg6+ [42.Qxg6+ Kf8

(42...Kh8 43.Qf6+ Kh7

44.Qf7+ Kh8 45.Ng6#)

43.Ne6+ Ke7 44.Qf6+ Kd7

45.Nxd8 (Euwe).] 1–0

Game 4

Keres,Paul - Euwe,Max

[C84]

Match The Netherlands (4),

1939

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Nc3 The Four

Knights Variation avoids the

Open Ruy Lopez. 5...Be7

6.0–0 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.Nd5

Keres plays sharp. 8...Na5

Euwe answers solidly. He

exchanges the king's bishop.

9.Nxe7 Qxe7 10.d4 0–0

11.dxe5 [11.Bg5 keeps light

pressure.] 11...dxe5 12.Bg5

Bb7 13.Qe1 Nxb3 14.axb3

h6 15.Bxf6 Qxf6 16.Qe3

White threatens 17.Qc5.

16...Qc6! 17.Rfe1! f6

[17...Qxc2 18.Re2 Qc6

19.Nxe5 and White has the

initiative (Euwe).] 18.b4 Qc4

[18...Qxc2? 19.Rac1 Qxb2

20.Rxc7 (Euwe).] 19.c3 Rfd8

20.Nd2 Qf7

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21.Ra3! A subtle knight

manoeuvre starts on the

queen's side. Black finds

counter-chances. 21...Rd6

22.Nb3 Rad8 23.Nc5 Bc8

24.h3 Prepares for 25.Rea1.

24...Rd2 25.Re2 [25.b3 takes

less risk.] 25...Rd1+ 26.Kh2

Qh5! 27.b3?! [27.Re1

remains equality.] 27...Rb1

Black threatens 28...Rdd1.

28.Nd3 [28.Rd2? Rxd2

29.Qxd2 Bxh3! 30.gxh3 Qf3]

28...Be6 29.Rd2 Rd1?!

[Euwe regards 29...Qg5

30.Qxg5 hxg5 31.Raa2! Bxb3

32.Nc5 slightly better for

White, but 32...Rd6! 33.Rab2

Rxb2 34.Rxb2 Bc4 nets a

Game 3

Euwe,Max - Keres,Paul

[C87]

Match The Netherlands (3),

1939

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 d6 6.Re1

Bd7 7.c3 Be7 8.d4 0–0 Pawn

e5 is protected indirectly in a

quiet variation of the Ruy

Lopez. 9.Nbd2 exd4!? Keres

starts counter-play. 10.cxd4

Nb4 11.Bb3 A small

advantage keeps 11. Bxd7!

11...c5 12.Nf1 Bb5 13.Ng3

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d5 [A sharper line is 13...c4!

14.Bc2 d5 15.e5 Nxc2

16.Qxc2 Ne8 17.Nf5 (after

Euwe).]

14.e5

Ne4?!

[14...Nd7!

15.Nf5

(15.dxc5

weak pawn for Black.]

30.Rxa6 Rxd2 31.Qxd2

Bxb3 [31...Bc4? 32.bxc4

bxc4 33.Qa2! (Euwe).]

32.Qe3 Qd1 33.Nc5 Bc4

34.Ra7 Rc8 35.Qg3 Qd6

36.Ra6 Qe7 37.Qe3 Rd8

38.Ra7 Kf8 39.Qc1 Qd6

40.Nb7 Qd2 41.Qxd2 Rxd2

42.Ra8+ Ke7 43.Rc8 Rxf2

[43...Kd7?? 44.Rd8+]

44.Rxc7+ Kf8 45.Nd6 Bd3

The game is adjourned in an

equal position. The next day

Keres wins the fifth game. He

overestimates his chances in

the fourth.

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46.Kg3 Rc2 [46...Rf4?

47.c4!] 47.Kg4?! [47.Nf5! h5

48.Rc8+ and perpetual check

ends the game in style.]

47...Rxg2+ 48.Kf5 Kg8!

49.Rc5? [49.c4! bxc4 50.b5

Rb2 51.Kg6 Rg2+ 52.Kf5 just

draws (Euwe).] 49...h5! 50.c4

[50.Nxb5 Rf2+ 51.Ke6

Bxe4–+ (Euwe).] 50...bxc4

51.b5 Rb2 52.Kg6 Rg2+

53.Kf5 Bf1! 54.b6?! [A heavy

fight begins 54.Ke6! Rb2

55.Kd7 c3! 56.Kc7 c2 57.b6

Bxh3!! 58.b7 Bf1 59.b8Q+

Rxb8 60.Kxb8 Bd3–+]

54...Rb2! 55.Kg6 Bxh3!

Keres had missed the control

over c8. 56.Kxh5 Be6 57.Nf5

Rxb6 58.Rc7 Bxf5 59.exf5

Rb2 Perseverance brought

victory to Euwe. 0–1

4.Qc2 0–0 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4

Nc6 [6...c5 7.dxc5 Na6

becomes more usual later.]

7.e3 Re8 8.Bd3!?

Unexpected problems arise.

[8.Nf3 e5 and exchange.]

8...e5! 9.d5!? [9.dxe5 Nxe5

10.Nge2 leads to equality

(Euwe).] 9...e4! 10.dxc6?!

[10.Be2 Ne5 is mentioned by

Euwe. 11.0–0–0 Bxc3

12.Qxc3 d6 13.f4 exf3

14.gxf3=; 10.Bxe4? Rxe4!

11.Bxf6 Qxf6 12.Qxe4 Bxc3+

13.Kf1 Bxb2 14.dxc6 Bxa1

15.cxb7 Bxb7 16.Qxb7 Rf8

and Black attacks.] 10...exd3

11.Qxd3

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dxc6! The endgame is

favourable. 12.Qxd8 Bxc3+!

13.Qd2 A weakening of the

queen's side is avoided.

13...Bxd2+ 14.Kxd2 Ne4+

15.Ke2 The king remains

close to the centre. 15...Be6

16.Rc1 [16.b3 opens square

c3 for the knight.] 16...g5

17.Bg3 Rad8 18.Nf3 c5

[18...g4!? 19.Nd4 Rxd4!

20.exd4 Bxc4+! 21.Kd1!

(21.Rxc4? Nxg3+) 21...Bxa2

22.Kc2 and White is able to

defend himself.] 19.Rhd1

[After 19.Bxc7 Keres intends

19...Rd7 20.Ba5 b6 21.Be1

Red8 followed by ..g4 and

..Rd2+. But 22.Rc2 Bf5

23.Rc1 f6 24.h3 leads to a

difficult progress for Black.]

19...Rxd1 20.Kxd1 g4!

21.Ng1? [21.Nh4! Rd8+

22.Ke1 Nxg3 (22...Rd2 23.f3)

23.hxg3 Rd6 24.b3 (Euwe).

The rook defends the

queen's side. King and knight

guard

21...Rd8+ 22.Ke1 Rd2! 23.f3

Rxg2! 24.fxe4 [Euwe missed

24.Kf1 gxf3 in his previous

calculations.] 24...Rxg1+

25.Kd2 Rxc1 26.Kxc1 Bxc4

27.b3 Bd3 28.Bxc7

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h5! Black wins the endgame

despite the differently

coloured bishops, because

he is able to create distant

passed pawns. 29.Kd2 Bb1

30.Kc3 h4 31.a4 Bxe4

32.Kc4 b6 33.a5 bxa5

34.Kxc5 Bc2 35.Kb5 Bxb3

36.Kxa5 Kg7 37.Ka6 Kg6

38.e4 g3 39.hxg3 h3 Keres

played like a grandmaster.

0–1

Game 6

Keres,Paul - Euwe,Max

[E33]

Match The Netherlands (6),

1940

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

4.Qc2 Nc6 The Zuericher

Variation presents White a

slight advantage in space.

5.Nf3 0–0 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 d6

[7...g5 8.Bg3 g4? 9.Nh4 Nxd4

10.Qd2

11.Qxh6!

(Montag-Goellner,

correspondence 1996).] 8.e3

Qe7 9.Be2 e5 10.d5 Nb8

11.Nd2! Nbd7 [11...Re8?

12.Bxf6! gxf6 (12...Qxf6?

13.Qa4) 13.Bd3] 12.0–0 a5

13.Rae1 Re8 14.f4! White

wants to start an attack on

the king. 14...Bxc3 [Keres

has calculated 14...Bc5?!

15.Kh1! Bxe3 16.fxe5 dxe5

(16...Qxe5 17.Nb5) 17.Nb5

The relatively best answer is

17...Nc5]

Game 5

Euwe,Max - Keres,Paul

[E32]

Match The Netherlands (5),

1939

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

the

other

flank.]

15.Qxc3

Ne4

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