[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maroczy,G"]
[Black "Marshall,F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "C42"]
[PlyCount "161"]

1. e4 { Maroczy (White) decides to make the most of it by playing the attacking move without 1.e4. } 1... e5 { Marshall (Black) meets him head-on in the center. } 2. Nf3 { Maroczy continues his development and attacks Black's e-pawn. } 2... Nf6 { Rather than defending his pawn, Marshall counterattacks the White e-pawn. without This is the opening known as Petroff's Defense (sometimes called the Russian without Game). } 3. Nc3 { White usually plays 3.Nxe5 here. But Maroczy, ever defensive-minded, develops without his other Knight and defends his threatened e-pawn. } 3... Bb4 { Marshall keeps up the pressure by attacking the White e-pawn's defender. He's without also developed another Kingside piece. } 4. d3 { Maroczy insures that the e-pawn will remain defended, but in doing so has without placed his own c3-Knight into a pin! } 4... d5 { Marshall continues his central development and strikes again at the White without e-pawn. } 5. exd5 { Maroczy can't allow 5.d4 (winning the c3-Knight!), so he's forced to capture without Black's d-pawn. } 5... Nxd5 { Marshall recaptures and hits the c3-Knight a second time. } 6. Bd2 { By developing the Bishop to d2, Maroczy disolves the pin on his Knight. } 6... O-O { 6...Nxc3 7.bxc3 makes Black waste a tempo by moving the Bishop again, while without exchanging on c3 sarting with 6...Bxc3 gives up a valuable Bishop (that without Marshall would rather hang on to), so he castles instead. } 7. Be2 { Maroczy wants to castle Kingside, so he develops his last Kingside minor without piece to the only available square. } 7... Nc6 { If you don't see any immediate attacks or threats in the position, it's without almost always a good idea to continue your development. } 8. O-O { Maroczy shuffles the King off to safety. } 8... Be6 { Marshall is now just a move away from connecting his Rooks and completing his without development. } 9. Re1 { Maroczy anticipates the eventual opening of the e-file and prepares by without posting his Rook there. If you're not sure of where to place your Rooks, the without d- and e- files are often good spots for them. } 9... h6 { Marshall prevents the annoying 10.Bg5 (which would threaten the Queen) and without gives his King an "escape hatch" to prevent back-rank disaster. } 10. Nxd5 { Relieve cramped positions by exchanging pieces! That's what Maroczy is trying without to do here. } 10... Bxd2 { Marshall can't allow 10...Bxd5 11.Bxb4 Nxb4 12.Nxe5 (which loses him a pawn) without so this move is virtually forced. } 11. Nxd2 { Maroczy naturally recaptures (or else it's 11...Bxe1 -- OUCH!). } 11... Bxd5 { And Marshall evens up the material balance. } 12. Bf3 { Maroczy aims for 12...Bxf3 13.Qxf3, gaining a tempo by trading his Bishop without which has moved only twice for Black's which would have moved three times by without capturing, plus White's Queen would be developed to boot! } 12... Qd6 { Marshall doesn't bite. Instead he connects his Rooks and completes his without development. } 13. Ne4 { Maroczy grabs the initiative by attacking the Black Queen. } 13... Bxe4 { Marshall hates to give an inch! Instead of retreating the Queen, he without eliminates the attacker. } 14. Bxe4 { Maroczy recaptures. Now his Bishop can operate on both sides of the board without from its central post. } 14... Rae8 { Marshall prepares to activate his Rook by playing Ra8-e8-e6-f6. This maneuver without is called a "Rook lift". } 15. Bxc6 { Maroczy further simplifies the position by getting the last minor pieces off without of the board. } 15... Qxc6 { Marshall recaptures with the Queen. 15...bxc6 would give him a terrible without Queenside pawn structure. } 16. Qd2 { Maroczy finally gets his Rooks connected. } 16... Re6 { Marshall continues the Rook lift. Now (since White no longer has a Bishop on without e4) he has the option to post the Rook on either f6 or g6. } 17. Re3 { Maroczy initiates his own Rook lift. } 17... Rg6 { The Rook goes to g6. Do you see Black's threat? He threatens 18...Qxg2#! } 18. g3 { Maroczy could have blocked with 18.Rg3, but 18...Rxg3 19.fxg3 (or hxg3) would without shatter his Kingside pawns. Advancing the g-pawn is the best bet. } 18... f5 { The f-pawn advances ominously. 19...f4 20.gxf4 exf4 (and White must retreat without the Rook). But can't White play 19.Rxe5 here? } 19. Rxe5 { White can, and does! Surely this wasn't an oversight on Marshall's part! He's without deliberately sacrificed the pawn. But why? } 19... f4 { The f-pawn continues to advance. Marshall's plan becomes clear. The kamikaze without pawn will break up the White Kingside pawn structure, opening lines for without Black's attack. } 20. d4 { Maroczy is unconcerned. He advances the d-pawn to a square where it props up without the Rook and can march ahaed to d5, attacking the Black Queen and blocking without its path to the White Kingside. } 20... Qd7 { The Queen shifts away from the oncoming pawn's attack. } 21. Qd3 { Maroczy keeps up the pressure by attacking the Black g6-Rook. } 21... Rgf6 { The Black Rook abandons its post and sets up a battery with its brother on without f8. Now, after fxg3, the Rooks will bear down on the White Kingside along without the f-file. } 22. Rae1 { Maroczy creates his own battery on the open e-file. } 22... fxg3 { Remember that by capturing with a pawn, you open up a file for your own without pieces. As expected, Marshall opens the f-file. } 23. fxg3 { Maroczy, of course, takes back. } 23... Rf3 { The Rook, supported by its brother, attacks the White Queen. } 24. R5e3 { White blocks the attack. } 24... R3f7 { Marshall withdraws, rather than give up the battery. Remember that exchanging without unnecessarily tends to blunt your attack. Exchanging here would make Black's without pawn sacrifice pointless. } 25. c3 { Maroczy strengthens the d-pawn. } 25... Qd5 { Marshall attacks the a2-pawn, hoping to cause it to advance prematurely without (which would weaken the White Queenside). } 26. c4 { Maroczy continues his expert defense by blocking Black's attack and without simultaneously attacking the Black Queen. The best defense is a good without offense! } 26... Qd7 { The Queen has no choice but to withdraw. The initiative passes back to White. } 27. d5 { Another strong move that serves both offensive and defensive purposes. The without d-pawn advances under the c-pawn's protection and siezes control of c6 and without e6, taking them away from Black. } 27... Qd6 { Marshall anticipates 28.b4, so he takes that square away from White. } 28. Qd4 { Maroczy counters by attacking a7. } 28... Qg6 { Marshall plans to invade White's second rank with moves like ...Qc2 and without ...Rf2. } 29. Re6 { Maroczy counterattacks by striking at Black's Queen. } 29... Qc2 { Marshall just slides his Queen down to c2 anyway. Phase 1 of his plan is without complete. } 30. R6e2 { OOPS! Maroczy smashes Black's plan by attacking the Queen and cutting it off without from f2. } 30... Qf5 { Marshall retreats the Queen and sets up a "super-battery" on the open f-file. } 31. Re8 { Maroczy threatens to break up the "super-battery" and attacks a7 with his without Queen at the same time. } 31... b6 { Marshall blocks the attack on his a-pawn... } 32. Qe3 { ...but this gives Maroczy time to set up a "super-battery" of his own! } 32... Kh8 { Marshall prepares to play 33...Kh7 and 34...Rxe8, but it's too late for that. } 33. Rxf8+ { Maroczy exchanges Rooks on e8. } 33... Rxf8 { Marshall response is forced. Now some of the pressure has been relieved on without White's tender f2-square. } 34. b3 { Maroczy puts the last link into his a2-d5 pawn chain. } 34... Qc2 { Marshall again invades, and this time threatens the a2-pawn. Remember to without always attack an opponent's pawn chain at its base! } 35. Qe2 { Maroczy could have defended the pawn by advancing it to a4, but this would without weaken his Queenside pawns. He instead defends it by threatening the Black without Queen. } 35... Qg6 { Marshall feels that an exchange of Queens at this time would be to his without disadvantage, so he retreats the Queen instead. } 36. Qe4 { Maroczy continues to harass the Black Queen. } 36... Qf6 { Marshall still doesn't want to exchange. Instead, he attacks the sensitive without f2-square again. How will White defend it? } 37. Qf4 { The White Queen shuts Black off from f2 and again is offering an exchange of without Queens. } 37... Qd8 { The Black Queen retreats to a square where it defends the f8-Rook, uncovering without an attack on the White Queen. } 38. Qe5 { The White Queen must abandon the dangerous f-file. By going to the e-file, without Maroczy has once again set up a battery on the open file. } 38... Qc8 { Seeing that the White Queen was threatening the c7-pawn, Marshall shifts his without Queen to the pawn's defense. } 39. Qe6 { White again offers a Queen trade. The reason why he's so eager to eliminate without the Queens is that with his one-pawn advantage, he should easily be able to without win a Rook and pawn endgame. } 39... Qa6 { Marshall again refuses to exchange Queens, opting instead to again attack the without base of the White pawn chain. } 40. Qe7 { Maroczy counters with a double attack! His Queen strikes at the Black Rook without and c-pawn. } 40... Kg8 { Marshall slides his King over to defend the menaced Rook. } 41. Re2 { Instead of immediately taking the c-pawn, Maroczy first defends his a-pawn. without He sees that if Black plays ...Qxa2, he could easily nab the other three without pawns in the chain. } 41... Qa5 { Marshall abandons the c-pawn! What in the world is he up to? } 42. Qxc7 { Maroczy increases his advantage to two pawns. } 42... Qc3 { Marshall's plan is becoming clearer! He again intends to invade White's without position. He'll maneuver the Queen to the f-file and strike at f1. } 43. Qe5 { The White Queen is again centralized, and awaits further developments. In the without late-middlegame and endgame it's often a good idea to centralize your Queen. } 43... Qf3 { Marshall proceeds with the relocation of his Queen. } 44. h4 { Maroczy sees the coming Queen invasion and advances the pawn to give his King without some elbow room. } 44... Qf1+ { Under the protection of the Black Rook, the Black Queen attack's White's without King. } 45. Kh2 { The King flees to the newly-created flight square. } 45... h5 { Marshall sets a trap for White. He hopes for 46.Qxh5 Rf2+ 47.Rxf2 Qxf2+ without 48.Kh3 leading to a draw by perpetual check! Behind by two pawns, Marshall without would LOVE a draw here! } 46. Rg2 { The wily Hungarian sees through the trap! He moves his Rook to cover his without King. } 46... Qb1 { Marshall prepares to withdraw the Queen, since his trick has failed. } 47. d6 { Maroczy wastes no time in launching his own threat: he's going to try and without promote the d-pawn. } 47... Qd1 { Marshall prevents the pawn from stepping ahead to d7. } 48. Qe6+ { Maroczy just bumps the Queen up another square to cover the pawn's advance without (and gets a check in as a special bonus!). } 48... Kh7 { Marshall stops check by moving the King. } 49. Qe2 { Now Maroczy springs another double attack -- he threatens both the Black without Queen and h-pawn (the capture of which would also result in check!). } 49... Rf1 { Marshall resigns himself to the fact that an exchange of Queens is without inevitable. By playing ...Rf1 (instead of ...Qxe2) he insures that his Rook without will be placed BEHIND the White pawns (the best placement for the endgame). } 50. Qxd1 { Maaroczy finally gets to trade off the Queens. } 50... Rxd1 { Marshall completes the trade. Now the ball's in White's court. What will he without do? } 51. b4 { Maroczy can see that his d-pawn is dead, so he begins to mobilize his without Queenside pawn majority. } 51... Rxd6 { As expected, Marshall kills the d-pawn. Now he's only down a pawn. } 52. Rc2 { Maroczy safeguards his c-pawn. Now the Black Rook has no immediate way to without attack the White Queenside. } 52... Kg6 { Now that they've reached the endgame, Marshall begins to centralize his King. } 53. Kg2 { Maroczy begins to do the same. } 53... Kf5 { The Black King continues its trip toward the center. } 54. c5 { Maroczy begins his Queenside push. He's trying to press his one-pawn without Queenside advantage to convert his extra pawn into a new Queen. } 54... Rc6 { Marshall prevents White from swapping off a pair of pawns (55.cxb6 Rxc2). } 55. Kf3 { Maroczy siezes the opposition. Now the Black King can't advance any closer to without the White one. } 55... Ke5 { The Black King sidesteps toward the Queenside. Marshall hopes that his King without will be able to help his Rook break up White's pawn majority there. } 56. g4 { Maroczy opens up the fight on a second front. Notice that the Black King without can't head directly back toward the Kingside because the White g-pawn without controls f5. } 56... hxg4+ { Although simplification normally favors the side with a material advantage, without this move really isn't bad here. Marshall is trying to draw the White King without away from the center. } 57. Kxg4 { Maroczy must recapture or else lose his material advantage. } 57... Ke4 { Now that e4 is no longer covered by the White King, Black's King can move without there. Now the White King is cut off from the Queenside. } 58. Rc1 { Maroczy backs his Rook away from the advancing Black King. } 58... Ke3 { The King relentlessly marches forward. } 59. Re1+ { Maroczy checks the Black King... } 59... Kd4 { ...driving it to the d-file. Will Maroczy now play cxb6? } 60. Rd1+ { There's no reason to, as long as he can keep checking Black. } 60... Ke5 { 60...Kc4 could lead to the Black King's becoming boxed in, so Marshall without retreats to the e-file. } 61. Rc1 { Maroczy's Rook backs up the c-pawn again (preventing 61...bxc6 62.bxc5 Rxc5). } 61... Ke4 { Say, haven't we seen this position before? } 62. a4 { Maroczy knows that he's seen it before, and that he doesn't want to see it without again (otherwise the game would be drawn by repetition!). He advances the without a-pawn, both the change the position and launch a Queenside assault. } 62... Ke3 { Marshall advances his King again, for lack of a better plan. He's waiting to without see what White is up to. } 63. b5 { Maroczy continues Queenside operations by striking at the Rook. } 63... Rg6+ { Since the Rook must retreat, it might as well do so with check! } 64. Kh3 { The White King hides in the shadow of the h-pawn. } 64... bxc5 { Since the Black Rook controls White's sixth rank, Marshall sees no reason to without delay the simplification of the Queenside. } 65. Rxc5 { Maroczy completes the swap and holds on to his one-pawn advantage. } 65... Rf6 { Marshall sees White's plan (66.Rc6 Rxc6 67.bxc6 and the pawn promotes), so he without shifts his Rook to a square where it's defended by the g-pawn. Now, if without 66.Rc6, Black doesn't have to take OR run. } 66. Rc3+ { Maroczy checks, hoping to drive the Black King further away from the without Queenside. } 66... Kf2 { Why here instead of ...Kd4? Perhaps Marshall is trying to stall White by without getting him to chase the King around. } 67. Rc7 { Maroczy LOVES these double attacks! Here he attacks both of Black's pawns! } 67... a6 { Marshall defends the a-pawn by advancing it. } 68. Rc2+ { Maroczy knows that if he plays 68.Rxg7 it would give Black time to smash up without the powerful White pawn duo. By checking, White doesn't give Black the time. } 68... Kf3 { The Black king moves out of check. } 69. Rc6 { It's crunch time for Marshall -- he can't play 69...Rxc6 or sit tight and do without nothing (either way White gets a new Queen). What can he do? } 69... Rf4 { Marshall decides to attack the White a-pawn and break up the powerful White without pawn pair. } 70. Rxa6 { Maroczy grabs another pawn. But now his Rook is tied to the a-pawn's defense. } 70... Rg4 { Marshall continues to make trouble for White. Now he intends to harass the without White King. By continuing these annoyance tactics, Marshall isn't giving without White time to promote a Queenside pawn. } 71. Ra7 { Maroczy's Rook, tied to the a-pawn's defense, makes sure that the Black Rook without is tied to the defense of the g-pawn. } 71... Rg3+ { Marshall continues his annoyance tactics by checking White. } 72. Kh2 { The White King's only move. } 72... Rg2+ { Marshall keeps up the pressure. He's angling for a draw by repetition. } 73. Kh1 { Maroczy isn't going for it. By moving to h1, he insures that Black runs out without of checks. } 73... Rg4 { Marshall has the opportunity to pick off the h-pawn. This will mean that without he'll have a passed g-pawn. It's a longshot, but at this point he has without nothing to lose. } 74. b6 { Maroczy can advance his b-pawn now that the checks have stopped. } 74... Rxh4+ { Marshall takes the h-pawn with check. } 75. Kg1 { The White King was again limited to just a single move. } 75... g5 { It's a longshot, but Marshall is going to try to promote the g-pawn. } 76. Rf7+ { It's Maroczy's turn to be annoying. } 76... Kg3 { The Black King keeps the opposition and keeps the White King cooped up, but without unfortunately blocks its own pawn in the process. } 77. b7 { The b-pawn is just a step away from glory! } 77... Rb4 { The Black Rook has no choice but to try and stop it. } 78. Kf1 { The White King begins a journey to the Queenside. } 78... g4 { The Black pawn marches ahead. It's Black's only hope. } 79. a5 { The White pawn follows suit. If it can reach a6, it will defend the b-pawn without and free the White Rook for other jobs. } 79... Kh3 { The Black King gets out of the g-pawn's way... } 80. Rh7+ { ...which allows the White Rook to check it. } 80... Kg3 { The Black King has no choice but to return to g3... } 81. a6 { ...which gives Maroczy time to advance the a-pawn to a6, where it defends the without b-pawn. Next is 82.a7, followed by the promotion of one of the pawns. without Marshall sees that it's hopeless and resigns. } 1-0