GruenfeldD94

Rubinstein
Bogoljubow

Vienna
1922


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7?

Now white gets control of the c-file.

8. cxd5! Nxd5 9. Nxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Nf6 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Rfd1 Nxd2 13. Rxd2 Qd6 14. Rc1 b6 15. Rdc2 Bb7 16. Qa4

Prevents Rc8.

16... a6 17. Rc7 b5 18. Qa5 Rab8 19. R1c5 Rfd8 20. Ne5 Bf6

20... Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxb7

21. Nc6 e6 22. g3

22. Nxb8 Rxb8 followed by 23... Bd8

22... Rdc8 23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. Bxb5!

If now 24... axb5 then 25. Qa7 and wins.

24... Bd8 25. Be8 Qf8

Rubinstein would probably have enjoyed the endgame after 25... Bxc7 26. Qxc7 Qxc7 27. Rxc7 Rxe8 28. Rxb7

26. Rxb7 Bxa5 27. Rxb8 Qd6 28. Rb7 Bb6 29. Rc6 Qb4 30. Bxf7+ 1-0