Eken, Max vs Whitaker, Robert D
The Hague · Round 3 · 1928.??.?? · 1-0 · C41 Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation
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PGN
[Event "The Hague"]
[Site "Amateur championship"]
[Date "1928.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eken, Max"]
[Black "Whitaker, Robert D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[WhiteFideId "530001994"]
[BlackElo "1475"]
[BlackFideId "39940772"]
[ECO "C41n"]
[Source "Codekiddy"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 $5 ( 5. Bc4
{ occurred in Staunton - Horwitz, London 1847 (23). } ) 5... Bg7 6. h4 $5 Nf6
7. Be2 Qe7 $6 { The queen move provokes a pin. } 8. Bg5 $1 h6 $5 9. Nd5 $1 Qd8
10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nxf6+ $6 ( 11. h5 { proceeds the attack. } ) 11... Qxf6 12.
Qd2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O-O Rb8 15. Qd4 Ke7 $1 16. Bf3 c5 17. e5 $5 cxd4
18. exf6+ Kxf6 19. Rxd4 Bb7 $5 ( 19... Re8 $1 { equalises. } ) 20. Rf4+ Kg7 21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Re1 g5 23. Rf3 c6 24. Rc3 Rc8 25. Re4 d5 26. Re5 gxh4 $1 27. Rxd5
Rcb8 $6 { Euwe gets another chance. } ( 27... cxd5 $1 28. Rxc8 Rb6
{ draws the rook ending. } ) 28. Rxc6 Rxb2 29. Rd4 Rxa2 $6 ( 29... Rb1+
{ Preferable is } 30. Kd2 R8b4 $1
{ and Black has excellent drawing chances due to the weakness of pawn g2. } )
30. Rg4+ Kh7 31. Rxh4 Ra1+ 32. Kd2 Rd8+ 33. Kc3 Rg1 $5 34. Rcxh6+ Kg7 35. Rh7+
Kg6 36. R4h6+ Kg5 37. Rc6 Rg8 $6 38. Rxf7 Rxg2 39. Rcc7 a6 $5 40. Rc6 a5 41.
Rc5+ $2 ( 41. Ra6 $1 { wins a second pawn. } ) 41... Kg6 $1 42. Rf3 Ra8 43.
Rg3+ Rxg3+ 44. fxg3 Kf6 45. g4 Rg8 $2 ( 45... a4 $1 46. Kb2 a3+ 47. Ka2 Ra4 $1
{ seems to draw. } ) 46. g5+ $1 Rxg5 47. Rxg5 Kxg5
{ White wins with his last pawn. } 48. Kc4 Kf5 49. Kb5 Ke5 50. Kxa5 Kd4 51.
Kb4 $1 Kd5 52. Kb5 Kd6 53. c4 Kd7 54. Kb6 Kc8 55. Kc6
{ Whitaker started a criminal career in the thirties and became a friend of Al Capone in Alcatraz. }
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