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Janowski vs Mieses, Paris 1900 – Game Analysis

Mieses – Janowski

Paris 1900 · 1st Brilliancy Prize

Dawid Janowski, French chess master and World Championship candidate

Dawid Janowski (1868–1927)

Born in Poland, Janowski was considered around 1900 as one of the most dangerous attacking players in the world. He challenged World Champion Emanuel Lasker three times to matches, including an official World Championship match in 1910. Capablanca himself called him "one of the most feared opponents that can exist".

Tournament: Paris 1900 · Opening: Vienna Game · Result: 1-0

Game details and notation
WhiteMieses, Jacques
BlackJanowski, Dawid
EventParis
Date1900
OpeningWiener Partie (ECO C26)
Result1–0

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. f4 Nc6 6. f5 6... Na5 7. Qf3 7... c6 8. g4 h6 9. h4 b5 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 h5 12. gxh5 12... Nxh5 13. Nge2 Qb6 14. Ng3 Nf6 15. Bg5 Bb7 16. h5 16... Nh7 17. Bd2 O-O-O 18. h6 g6 19. O-O-O Rhg8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rdf1 Kb8 22. Qf7 Rh8 23. Qxg6 Rdg8 24. Qg7 24... Bc8 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Bb4 27. Kb1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 28... Nf8 29. Rhf1 29... Ng6 30. Qd7 Rd8 31. Qe6 Nf4 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. R5xf4 Qc5 34. Rf7 Qg5 35. Rf8 35... Qc5 36. Qe7 1-0

Notation in English algebraic form, as in the viewer.

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