Klaus Junge v. Cenek Kottnauer 1-0 (1942) The Meran System

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Klaus Junge v. Cenek Kottnauer 1-0 (1942) The Meran System

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[pgn]
[Event "Duras 60 mem "]
[Site "Praga"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Klaus Junge"]
[Black "Cenek Kottnauer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rad1 {last book move} Qc7 12. Ne5 Rad8 13. f4 Ne4
({1.13 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 13... cxd4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. exd4 a6 16. Nc3 dxc4 17.
bxc4 Qc7 18. Rf2 g6 19. Bc2 Bb4 20. Bb3 Be7 21. a3 Nh5 22. Rff1 Ng7 23. Nxd7
Rxd7 24. d5 Nh5 25. g3 Bc5+ 26. Kh1 Nf6 27. Ne4 {0.33/24}) 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. Nxd7
Rxd7 16. dxc5 Nxc5 ({6.82 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 16... Rfd8 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
cxb6 axb6 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. Rd1 Qd8 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24.
Nc3 Kf8 25. Kf2 f5 26. Qd1 Qxd1 27. Nxd1 Ke7 28. Nc3 h6 29. a3 Kd6 30. b4 cxb4
31. axb4 Bc6 {1.13/23}) 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 f5 20. Be5 {
This double attack decides the oucome of the game. Black must defend against
the mating threat of 21 Qg6 and loses his queen.} Bf6 21. Bxb8 Rh7 22. Qe2 Rxb8
23. Nd6 Ba6 24. b4 Na4 ({6.83 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 24... Nb7 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26.
cxb5 Rc8 27. Rc1 Bc3 28. g4 Nd6 29. gxf5 Nxf5 30. e4 dxe4 31. Qxe4 Bd4+ 32. Kg2
Re8 33. Rfd1 Bf6 34. Rd3 Kf8 35. Kh1 Kf7 36. Rg1 Re7 37. Rd8 Rg7 38. Qe2 Rxg1+
39. Kxg1 Bg7 40. Qh5+ Kf6 41. Qg5+ Kf7 42. Ra8 Rc7 43. a4 Rd7 44. Qg4 Ke7 {
5.51/26}) 25. b5 Nc3 26. Qc2 Nxd1 27. Rxd1 Rd8 28. Nxf5 Bb7 29. Nd4 dxc4 ({
15.16 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 29... Bxd4 30. exd4 dxc4 31. Qg6+ Rg7 32. Qxe6+ Kh8
33. Re1 Rf8 34. d5 Bc8 35. Qc6 Bd7 36. Qxc4 Rf5 37. Qd4 Kg8 38. a4 Rgf7 39. g3
R5f6 40. Rc1 Bg4 41. d6 Kg7 42. Rc7 Rd7 43. Qe5 Bf5 44. Kg2 Be6 45. Qg5+ Kf7
46. Qh5+ Kg7 47. Qe5 Bf5 {7.25/25}) 30. Qg6+ Bg7 ({23.43 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:}
30... Rg7 31. Qxf6 Rdd7 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. g3 a5 34. Rc1 Rde7 35. Qxb6 Bc8 36.
Rxc4 Bd7 37. Qxa5 Bg4 38. b6 Rb7 39. Kf2 Rb8 40. h4 Rbb7 41. Rc6 Rbf7 42. Qd5
Rb7 43. Qe4+ Kg8 44. Rg6 Rxg6 45. Qxg6+ Rg7 46. Qe4 {14.38/23}) 31. Qxe6+ ({
10.29 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 31. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 32. Kf2 Rd2+ 33. Ke1 Rd8 34. Nxd8 Rh6
35. Qf7+ Kh8 36. Qxb7 Rg6 37. Qe4 Bc3+ 38. Kf2 Rg7 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qh5+ Kg8
41. Qd5+ Kh8 42. Ne6 Bb2 43. Nxg7 Kxg7 44. Qxc4 Bf6 45. Qc7+ Kf8 46. Qb8+ Kf7
47. Qxa7+ Ke8 48. Qxb6 Bd8 49. Qc6+ Ke7 50. b6 Bxb6 51. Qxb6 Kd7 52. Qb7+ Kd6
53. Qc8 Ke7 54. Qc7+ Kf6 55. Qe5+ Kg6 56. Qg5+ Kf7 57. Qf5+ Ke8 {23.43/27})
31... Kh8 ({11.09 Komodo 9.02 64-bit:} 31... Kf8 32. Qxc4 {9.07/26}) 32. Qe7
1-0
[/pgn]

There is a write-up about Klaus Junge at Wikipedia, for those interested.