Geroge Marco, the editor of the Wiener Schachzeitung from 1898 to 1916, was claiming that the game between Bernstein and Nimzowitsch, St. Petersburg, 1914 was the most brilliant draw game ever played. Was he right?
[Event "St Petersburg preliminary"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.04.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Nimzowitsch, Aaron"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E21"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Bb4 6. Qb3 Qe7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 d6 9. b4 Nbd7 10. Bb2 a5 11. Be2 axb4 12. axb4 Rxa1+ 13. Bxa1 O-O 14. O-O
Ne4 15. Qc2 f5 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 Ra8 18. Bc3 Qe8 19. d5 e5 20. f4 Bc8 21.
Qb2 Qe7 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd4 Bd7 24. Ra1 Re8 25. Ra7 Qd8 26. Qa1 f4 27. exf4
Ng6 28. Bf3 Nxf4 29. Bxg7 Qg5 30. Bh8 Nd3 31. h4 Qg3 32. Ra8 Bc8 33. Be4 Qf2+
34. Kh2 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Ne5 36. Bxe5 Qxe4 37. Bh8 Qe3+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kg1 Qg3
40. Bc3 Qe3+ 41. Kh1 Qf4 42. Qd1 Qh6+ 43. Kg1 Qe3+ 44. Kh1 Qh6+ 45. Kg1 Qe3+
46. Kh1 Qxc3 47. Rxc8 Rxc8 48. Qg4+ Kf7 49. Qxc8 Qxc4 50. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2
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