[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1927.??.??"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Saemisch, Fritz"]
[Black "Reti, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[Annotator "Adams,Phil"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1927.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 {
'Rubinstein's idea.'} g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Nc6 {This move appears
to have been played in this game only. I am not aware that this game has ever
been annotated.} 11. Nxd5 {Clearly not the only move.} (11. cxd5 {might be bett
er, displacing the knight with tempo. It is not clear what Reti intended in
that case.} Na5 (11... Ne5 12. f4 (12. Qd2 Nc4 13. Qf4 Nxb2 14. Rab1 Nh5 15.
Qc1 f6 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb1 f5 $132) (12. b3 d6 13.
Qd2 Re8 14. h3 $13) 12... Nc4 13. f5 (13. e4 $5 Ne3 14. Qe2 Nxf1 15. e5 $44 (
15. Rxf1 h6) 15... Qe8 16. exf6 (16. Rxf1 Nh5 17. Ne4 (17. Nb5 Ba6) 17... Bxd5
18. Nd6 Bxg2 19. Nxe8 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Raxe8 21. Qc4 Re6 22. Nf3 h6 23. Bh4 d6 24.
g4 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 g5 $15)) (13. Qc1 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 $17) 13... h6 14. Bc1 g5
15. Nf3 Re8 $132) (11... Nb4 12. Qd2 Re8 13. a3 (13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Nbxd5
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Rad1 Nf6 $15) 13... Na6 14. Bh6 (14. Rae1 d6
15. e4 Nc7 16. f4 (16. a4 Ba6) 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. e5 dxe5
20. Nxe5 Qd6 21. Ne4 Qf8 22. Nd7 Bd4+ 23. Kh1 Qg7 24. d6 $14)) (11... Nd4 $2
12. e3 $18) (11... Ne7 12. d6 (12. Qd2) (12. e4) 12... Nc6 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Qd2
$16) 12. b3 d6 (12... Re8 13. Qd2 d6 $13) 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Ng4
16. Qd2 $14 (16. Qf4 Ne5)) 11... h6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bxf6 (13. Bxh6 $5 Re8
14. Qd2 (14. Nf3 Bxb2 15. Ng5 Bf6 (15... Bxa1 $2 16. Qxa1 f6 17. Bd5+ $18) 16.
h4 $13) 14... Bxh4 $140 15. gxh4 Qxh4 16. b3 $16 (16. Qxd7 $2 Re7 17. Qd2 Nd4
18. Bxb7 Rxb7 $17)) 13... Qxf6 14. Qxd7 (14. Qd2 $5) 14... Rab8 15. Bxc6 $6 (
15. Rad1 $142 Rfd8 (15... Qxb2 $4 16. Bxc6) 16. Qc7 $16) 15... Bxc6 16. Qd2 {
'Black has definite compensation arising from the fact that his bishop is
stronger than the white knight. Nevertheless White's long-term chances are to
be preferred. (Geller)'  The engines are happy with Black's compenation.} g5
17. Ng2 Rfe8 (17... Rbd8) 18. Rae1 (18. f3) (18. Ne3) 18... Rbd8 19. Qc1 $2 (
19. Qc2 $142 Qe6 (19... Be4 20. Qc1 $14 {í/\ f3}) 20. f3 f5 21. Qc3 Rd4 22. b3
Rd6 (22... Red8 23. Ne3) (22... a5 23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qxe2 25. Rd6 Re6 26.
Rd8+ Re8 27. Qf6 Qxf3 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Qxh6 Qd1+ $11) (22... Rdd8 23. h4 $14)
23. Rd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qxe2 25. Rd6 Re6 26. Rd8+ Re8 $11) 19... Rd4 ({
Missing the neat} 19... Rxe2 $1 {í/\} 20. Rxe2 Qf3) 20. f3 Red8 21. e4 $2 (21.
Ne3) 21... Rd2 $15 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23. Kxf2 Rd3 24. Re3 Bxe4 $1 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26.
b3 (26. Ne3 $2 Be4) 26... Be4 27. Qd1 $2 (27. Ne1 $142) 27... g4 28. f4 $4 (28.
Ne1) 28... Qb2+ 29. Ke3 Qxg2 30. Qxg4+ Kh7 31. f5 Bb1 0-1

