Normally the game of Aaron Nimzowitsch were long, drawn out affairs, where the master of positional manoeuvring targeted an almost imperceptible weakness in the opponents position, and slowly ground him down. But on occasion Nimzowitsch could pull of the tactical brilliancy, especially if his opponent gave him no choice. There is a famous win over Alapin, but the following win over Fluss is just as good. After 13 moves it looks like Black *must* mate, but some clever defence, plus a queen sacrifice, turns the tables with remarkable speed.
Nimzowitsch,Aaron - Fluss [C10]
Zuerich Zuerich, 1906
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Be2 Rg8 10. O-O Bd7 11. c4 Qh5 12. d5 O-O-O 13. Nd4 Qh3 14. g3 Rg6 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxc6 Rxd1 17. Rfxd1 bxc6 18. c5 Rg8 19. Rab1 1-0
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