[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janowski,D"]
[Black "Bogoljubow,E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "D52"]
[PlyCount "164"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 { This move indirectly influences the center. The Bishop pins the Knight, which was exerting its influence on e4 and d5. } 5... c6 6. e3 Qa5 { Another move that indirectly has central influence. The f3-Knight is now pinned and as such no longer controls e4 and d5. This move also releases the pin on the f6-Knight. } 7. cxd5 { More fighting for central control (by capturing a central pawn). } 7... exd5 8. Bd3 Ne4 { This doesn't control the center, but instead occupies it (which is the whole point of trying to dominate the central squares -- once you pile up enough force on a square, your pieces are free to occupy it). } 9. O-O Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. f4 Nf6 12. Qe1 { Opposing the enemy Queen and defending the e-pawn (while also preparing for its future advance). } 12... Qb6 { Removing the Queen from the danger of a discovered attack by a sudden Knight move. } 13. Rb1 Bd7 14. Nf3 Kf8 { Bogoljubow makes a pretty ususual choice here. His idea is to avoid White's planned attack against a castled position (the d3-Bishop is already aimed at h7, the Queen would go to the h-file, as would the f1-Rook via f3). The problems are that his King is still near the center and his h8-Rook is close to being buried.  It's going to be tough for Bogo to go on the offensive -- he's now pretty much stuck with seeing what his opponent plays and reacting to it. } 15. Ne5 Be8 16. b4 a6 17. Na4 Qa7 { Black's pieces are being driven back and he's losing a lot of space. } 18. Nc5 { The maurauding Knights control a lot of squares in Black's half of the board. } 18... h5 { Played to enable the Rook to come out into the game. } 19. a4 Rh6 { Now a battle of maneuver begins. } 20. a5 Rd8 21. g3 Qb8 22. Rb2 Bd7 23. Kg2 { Since the game is pretty well closed, the King can start to take an active role. The idea is to prevent ...Bh3 (attacking the f1-Rook) and to support an advance of the Kingside pawns. } 23... Bc8 24. h3 Qc7 25. Rh1 Re8 26. Kg1 { The h3-pawn is covered by the Rook, so the King can drop back into the pocket. } 26... Bd6 27. Rg2 { There's a pawnstorm brewing! } 27... Qe7 28. Qe2 Nd7 { This allows the Black Queen access to the Kingside. } 29. g4 Nxe5 30. fxe5 Bxc5 31. bxc5 hxg4 32. hxg4 Rxh1+ 33. Kxh1 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 ( 34. Rh2 Qg5 35. Qf2 Bxg4 36. Qf4 Qxf4 37. Rh8+ Ke7 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. exf4 ) 34... Ke7 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 g6 37. Kg3 { With the Queens off the board, the Kings can take a more active part in the game. } 37... Rh8 { Grabbing the open file and denying it to the White Rook. } 38. Rg1 { Preventing the Black Rook from playing ...Rh1 to get behind the White pawns. } 38... Rh6 39. Rf1 Bd7 { The players are really just making waiting moves, trying to make the fortieth move time control. } 40. Be2 Rh8 41. Bf3 Bc8 42. Bg2 Be6 { The players are still making waiting moves. Neither wants to offer a draw yet, so they warily circle each other and look for a slight error to exploit. } 43. Rb1 Bc8 44. Rb6 { This is a completely inexplicable move. It accomplishes nothing productive and cuts down on the mobility of the Rook. } 44... Rd8 45. Bf3 Rh8 46. Rb2 f6 { Bogo's intent is to open up the Kingside to allow his King to march to g5 (joining in the attack on the g4-pawn). } 47. exf6+ Kxf6 48. Rf2 ( 48. Kf4 { This would have prevented the Black King from getting to g5. } 48... g5+ 49. Kg3 { Now the Black King is totally shut out by White pawns and has no way to get into the game. The players could now easily call this one a draw. } ) 48... Kg5 { Black's plan now should be to play Rh4 and increase the pressure on the g4-pawn. } 49. Rb2 { This discourages the planned exchange on g4, as Black would gain nothing from it. } 49... Re8 ( 49... Rh4 50. Rb1 Bxg4 51. Bxg4 Rxg4+ 52. Kf2 Rh4 53. Rxb7 { And Black's whole position is now compromised. The White King is able to defend the e3-pawn (the base of the White pawn chain), while the Black King isn't able to come to the defense of the two unsupported Black pawns. } ) 50. Re2 Re7 51. Re1 { It's a standoff. As long as the Black Rook remains on the e-file, White's Rook must stay on the file as well. The players could call it a draw here as neither player can make any real headway without an error from his opponent. But for some reason they play on. } 51... Re8 52. e4 Re7 ( 52... dxe4 53. Rxe4 Rxe4 54. Bxe4 Bxg4 55. Bxg6 Kxg6 56. Kxg4 Kf6 57. Kf4 Ke6 58. Ke4 Kd7 59. Kf5 Kc7 60. Ke6 Kc8 { With a forced draw. Analysis by Alekhine. } ) 53. e5 Be6 54. Kf2 Rh7 ( 54... Kf4 { Black could have (and probably should have) inserted the King immediately. } ) 55. Rb1 { The attack on the pawn prevents the Black Rook's infiltration via the h-file. } ( 55. Ke3 { Preventing the Black King from intruding via f4. This would probably have saved White from losing. } 55... Rh3 56. Rg1 { Preventing ...Rg3 and maintaining the balance. } ) 55... Kf4 56. Rb3 Rh2+ { The check doesn't give White time for Rxb7. } 57. Bg2 Bxg4 { Black finally wins the pawn. } 58. Kg1 { Janowski still can't play Rxb7 (see the variation). } ( 58. Rxb7 Bh3 ) 58... Rh7 59. Kf2 g5 60. Rc3 Rf7 { I typically don't quote much of Alekhine's analysis in these games, but I think it's appropriate to let him have the floor here: "Starting a tedious series of Rook moves, obviously to gain time, the chief difficulty being for Black to avoid a three-fold repetition of position with the same player to move". } ( 60... Bh5 { Alekhine gives this as the correct move. The plan is to support the g-pawn's advance. } ) 61. Rb3 Rh7 62. Rc3 Rf7 63. Re3 Re7 64. Rb3 Rg7 65. Re3 Rc7 66. Rb3 Rd7 67. Re3 Rc7 68. Rb3 Rg7 69. Re3 Rd7 70. Rb3 Re7 71. Re3 Rf7 72. Rb3 Rc7 73. Re3 Rh7 74. Rb3 Bd1 { Finally -- a non-Rook move. } 75. Rd3 Bh5 76. Re3 g4 77. Re1 Bg6 78. Rh1 { Janowski hopes to simplify the game, stave off the g-pawn's advance, and fix the Black King in place by the threat of his own e-pawn's advancement. But he had much better chances of getting at least a draw by keeping his Rook on the board. } 78... Rxh1 79. Bxh1 Bf5 80. Bg2 Be6 { Now the passed e-pawn is blockaded, freeing the Black King. White is completely stuck for a good move in this position. } 81. Bh1 g3+ 82. Ke2 Bh3 { And Janowski (no doubt embittered now that he didn't take Bogo's earlier draw offer) finally resigns. } ( 82... Bh3 83. Bf3 ( 83. Kd2 Kf5 84. Kc3 g2 85. Bxg2 Bxg2 { And Black will win (with some additional time and effort). } ) 83... g2 84. Bxg2 Bxg2 85. e6 Bf3+ 86. Kd3 Bh5 { And White has no hope of promoting his passed pawn. It'll take some work, but Black (with the Bishop advantage) will win. } ) 0-1