[Event "International tournament"]
[Site "Karlsbad"]
[Date "1907.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janowsky, D"]
[Black "Rubinstein, A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Ramkrishna Kashelkar"]

{ "In the endgame Rubinstein is the supreme." - Fine.
"Rubinstein is a Rook ending of a game begun by the Gods thousands of years ago." Tartakover. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 { (4... Nd4 used to be Rubinstein's pet line afterwards. ) } 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Qd2 { (9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 c6 11. Bf1 Ne6 12. Bc1 is also played. ) } 9... Nd8 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. axb3 Ne6 { The mobility of this knight, which always aims to occupy f4, is the greatest obstacle for white. } 13. Bh4 h6 { (13... Nf4? 14. Nd4! exd4 15. Qxf4 dxc3 16. Rae1 intending Qe3 and f4 with a powerful attack is good for white. ) } 14. Rfe1 a6 { (14...Nf4 is still bad because of 15. Nd4 exd4 (Black cannot allow the White knight to occupy f5) 16. Qxf4 dxc3 ( or if 16... g5 17.Bxg5 hxg5 18. Qxg5+ Kh8 19. cxd4 Rfe8 20. Ra5 with attack.) 17. d4 is better for white. ) } 15. Bg3 $2 { (15. d4 was essential 15... Nf4 (Bad for black is 15... g5 16. Bg3 Nf4 17.Bxf4 gxf4 (17... exf4 18. e5!) 18. g3 Nh5 19. Qe2 with advantage to white.)16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nd4 Rad8 18.Qe3 exd4 19. Qxf4 g5 20. Bxg5 white obtains advantageous attack.) ) } 15... Nh5 16. d4 Nef4 17. Bxf4 { (17.Qe3 with the idea of Rad1, Rd2, Red1 might be better. ) } 17... Nxf4 18. g3 Ng6 { The White's King side has been weakened and an attack with ...f5 is threatened. } 19. Qd3 { intending to reply...f5 with ef and then Nf3-d2-e4 defending f2. } 19... Qe6 20. Nd2 f5 21. d5 Qd7 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Ne4 { The Knight has a good central outpost compensating Black's possession of the f-file but the weakness caused by g3 cramps White considerably. } 23... Raf8 24. Re3 Ne7 { intending...Kh8, Ng8-f6 dislodging the powerful white knight. } 25. Rd1 { Increasing the mobility of the queen. But 25. c4? would be a decisive mistake 25...Rh5 intending ...Nf5-d4-f3 when Qh3 is threatened. } 25... Kh8 { (25... Rh5 26. Qf1 ) } 26. c4 Ng8 { if now 26... Rh5 white can stop the entry of black's knight by 27. Qf1! Nf5 28. Rf3! and 29. c3 prevents the Black's knight from entering d4. } 27. f3 ( 27. c5 ) 27... Nf6 28. Rf1 { if 28. Nc3 then 28... g5 intending...g4) } 28... Nxe4 29. Qxe4 { it seems that White has overcome his problems of middlegame and has consolidated the position. But Rubinstein's next two moves create fresh problems for White. 29. Rxe4 and 30 Qe3 might be equal. } 29... Qd8 $1 30. Qg4 { White tries to prevent ...Qg5. But 30. Ree1 Qb8 (30 ...Qg5!? intending Rf4-d4) 31. Qe3 holds the position. } 30... Qb8 $1 { Quite overwhelming ! The Queen now takes up a strong position on the Q-wing. } 31. Kg2 Qa7 32. Rfe1 Qc5 33. Qe4 Qb4 34. R1e2 { It would have been better to maintain the rook on the 1st rank. } 34... R5f6 35. Qd3 Kg8 36. Qc3 a5 37. Qxb4 axb4 38. c3 bxc3 39. Rxc3 Ra8 40. Kh3 $2 { (40. b4 Ra1 41. Rb2 (41. c5 Rd1!) 41... Rd1) 40. c5 was the only chance of counterplay. 40... Ra5 (If 40... Ra3 41. cxd6 cxd6 42. f4 exf4 43. gxf4 Rxf4 44. Re7 Ra2+ 45. Kg3 Rff2 46. Rcc7 Rg2+ 47. Kf3 Raf2+ 48. Ke3 Re2+ 49. Kd3 Rxe7 50. Rxe7 Rxh2 51. Rxb7 threatening ...Rd7with a probable draw.) 41. b4 Ra4 42. b5! threatening 43. b6 cb6 44. c6! ) } 40... b6 $1 41. Kg4 $2 { The king is vulnerable here. It will be better to retreat the king to g2. } 41... Ra1 42. Rb2 { (42. h4 Rh1 43. h5 Kh7 44. Ra2 g6 45. hxg6+ Rxg6+ 46. Kf5 Rh5+ 47. Ke4 Rxg3 winning ) } 42... Kh7 43. b4 Kg6 44. Rbb3 { If 44. Kh3 then Rg1 or if 44. c5 Rd1 45. cxb6 cxb6 46. Rc6 b5 and then Rxd5 } 44... Rf5 45. Rc2 Rh1 46. f4 { There is no adequate defence. Either the King is mated or a pawn is lost. (46.h4 h5#) If 46. Kh3 Rh5+ 47. Kg4 R5xh2 48. Rxh2 Rxh2 49. f4 (49. c5? h5#) 49... e4 50. f5+ Kf6 51. Kf4 Rc2 52. Kxe4 Rxc4+ 53. Kd3 53... b5 with a winning position. And if 46. c5 dxc5 (46...Rg5+ 47. Kh3 Rh5+) 47. bxc5 bxc5 48. Rxc5 Rxh2 49. Rc6+ Rf6 50. Rxf6+ gxf6 51. f4 f5+ 52. Kf3 e4+ 53. Ke3 Rg2 is winning.) } 46... exf4 47. gxf4 h5+ 48. Kg3 Rg1+ 49. Kf2 Rg4 50. Rf3 Rgxf4 51. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 52. Ke3 Kf5 53. Kd3 Rf3+ 54. Kd4 Rb3 { Blocking the white pawns. } 55. Rf2+ Kg6 56. Rg2+ Kh6 57. b5 { If 57. Ra2 then 57... b5! (but not 57... Rxb4 58. Kc3 Rb1 59. Ra7) 58. Ra7 Rxb4 wins. } 57... Rf3 { The white pawns have lost their mobility and the black rook can now devote itself to exploitation of the extra pawn on the K-side. } 58. Ke4 Rf6 59. Ra2 g5 60. Ra7 Rf4+ $1 { A very subtle move. } 61. Kd3 Rf7 62. c5 { Sheer desperation. } 62... dxc5 63. d6 Rd7 $1 { The idea of Black's 60th move forcing the white king to d-file becomes clear. } 64. Rxc7 Rxd6+ 65. Ke4 Rd4+ { Much better than 65... Rg6 66. Kf5 (66. Rc6 Kh7 67. Kf5 Rg7 68. Rxb6) 66... Rg7 (66... g4? 67. Rc6! wins for white!) 67. Rc6+ Kh7 68. Rxb6) } 66. Kf5 h4 67. Rc6+ ( 67. Rc8 Rf4+ 68. Ke5 c4 69. Rh8+ Kg7 70. Rc8 Kg6 71. Rg8+ Kh5 72. h3 c3 73. Rh8+ Kg6 74. Rg8+ Kh6 75. Rh8+ Kg7 76. Rc8 Rf3 77. Rc6 Rxh3 78. Rxb6 Rf3 ) 67... Kh5 68. Rxb6 Rf4+ 69. Ke5 Rf2 $1 { winning. A truly magnificent endgame. } 1-0