"He who hated draws"
Submitted by Spektrowski
The Polish/Russian - French - Jewish grandmaster Dawid (David Markelovich) Janowski (1868 - 1927) was known for his fiery attacking style, occasional impossible blunders and hatred of draws. Someone said of him, "He would rather lose a game than draw it". Here's a small collection of Janowski's games where he had either a great advantage or a good drawish game and then squandered it.
In Nuernberg, Janowski missed a brilliancy prize against Pillsbury.
Dawid Janowski vs. Henry Pillsbury
Tournament | Nuernberg | 22 Jul 1896 | 1/2-1/2
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 Nb4?! ( 7... O-O ) 8. Bf1 ( 8. Qg4!? Nxd3! 9. Qxg7 Nxe1 ( 9... Bf6? 10. Nxd3+ ) 10. Qxh8+ Bf8 11. d4 Qh4?! ( 11... Nxc2! ) 12. Nc3 Ne4 13. Be3 Nxc2 14. Qg8 ( 14. Nxe4! Nxa1 15. Qg8 Qe7 16. Bg5 ) 14... Qf6 15. Nxe4 Qg7 16. Rc1 Nxe3 17. fxe3 d5 18. Qxh7 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bd6 20. Nc4+ Kf8 21. Rf1 Qh6 ) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Nd5! Bc5 ( 11... d6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe7+ Nxe7 ) 12. Nd3 Bd6 13. Qg4!? Nfd4? 14. b4! f5 ( 14... Nxc2 15. Bb2 f6 16. Bxf6! Rxf6 17. Re8+ Qxe8 18. Nxf6+ Kh8 19. Nxe8 ) 15. Qh5 Nxc2 16. Bb2 Nxa1 17. Bxa1 Ne7 18. N3f4 c6 ( 18... Nxd5 19. Nxd5 c6 20. Bc4 cxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Bf7! ) 19. Rxe7! Qxe7 ( 19... Bxe7 20. Bc4 cxd5 ( 20... Rf7 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nh5 ) 21. Bxd5+ Rf7 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qxg7# ) 20. Nxe7+ Bxe7 21. Qh3 ( 21. Bc4+ d5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Bxd5+ Kh8 24. Bf7 Bf6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Bg6 ) 21... d5 22. Nh5 g6 23. Qc3 Kf7 24. Qg7+ Ke8 25. Nf6+? ( 25. Bf6 Bd6 ( 25... Rf7 26. Qg8+ Rf8 27. Ng7+ Kd8 ( 27... Kd7 28. Qe6+ ) 28. Qxf8+ ) 26. Be2 ) 25... Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Rf7 27. Qg8+ Rf8 28. Qxh7 Rxf6 29. h4 b5 30. Qg7 ( 30. h5 gxh5 31. Be2 ) 30... Re6 31. Bd3 Kd8 32. Kh2 a5 33. h5 gxh5 34. Bxf5 Rd6 35. bxa5? ( 35. Qh8+ Kc7 36. Qxh5 ) ( 35. Bg6 ) 35... c5 36. Qf8+ Kc7 37. Qe7+ Kc6 ( 37... Bd7 38. Bxd7 Rxd7 39. Qxc5+ ) 38. Qe8+ Kc7 39. Bxc8 Rxc8 40. Qxb5 Rc6 41. Qd3 Rd8 42. f4 d4 43. Qc4 d3 44. a6 Kb6 45. a4 Ka7 46. f5? Rdd6 47. Kg3 Rc7 48. Kf3 ( 48. Kh4?? Rd4+ ) 48... Rd4 49. Qb5 c4 50. Qa5 Rdd7 51. Qc3 Kxa6 52. Kf4 Rf7 53. Qb4 ( 53. Kg5 Rc5 ) ( 53. f6 Rc6 ) 53... Rfd7 54. Qc3 Rf7 55. Qb4 Rfd7
In the same tournament, there was a rare aversion: Steinitz lost a drawn game against Janowski under time pressure.
Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Dawid Janowski
Tournament | Nuernberg | 4 Aug 1896 | 0-1
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nc6!? 8. Be3 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 f5!? 10. Qd3 f4!? 11. Bd2 e5!! 12. dxe5 ( 12. d5 ) 12... Bg4 13. Qb3? ( 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Be2 ) ( 13. Bc3 Nb4 ) 13... Nd4 14. Qd1 Bxf3 ( 14... Rf5! 15. Be2 ( 15. Nxd4 Bxd1 16. Nxf5 ) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rxe5+ 17. Kf1 Nxf3 18. gxf3 Qd7 ) 15. gxf3 Rf5 16. Bd3 Rxe5+ 17. Be4 Qd7 ( 17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qd4 ) 18. Bc3 c5 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. O-O-O Qa4 21. Kb1 Bf6 22. Bxb7?! ( 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 b5 24. cxb5 c4 25. Qf1 ) 22... Re7 23. Be4 ( 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Rhe1 ) 23... Rb8 24. Rhe1 ( 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Be4 ) 24... Kh8 25. Bd5 Rd7 26. Re4 Rd6 27. Rde1 Rdb6 28. Kc1? ( 28. Bf7! Rxb2+ ( 28... g6 29. Re8+ Rxe8 ( 29... Kg7 30. Rxb8 ) 30. Bxe8! Qa6 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Qxg6 Rb8 33. Rg1 ) 29. Bxb2 Rxb2+ 30. Kxb2 Ne2+ 31. Kb1 Qb4+ 32. Kc2! Qb2+ 33. Kd1 Nc3+ 34. Qxc3! Qxc3 35. Re8# ) 28... a6 29. h4 a5 30. h5 Rf8 31. h6? ( 31. Kb1 ) 31... Qxa2 32. Rxf4? ( 32. hxg7+ Bxg7 33. Re7 Qa1+ 34. Qb1 ) 32... Rfb8? ( 32... Bg5 33. hxg7+ Kxg7 34. Bxd4+ ( 34. Re7+ ) 34... cxd4 35. Qxd4+ Rff6 36. Re4 ( 36. Re7+ Kh6 ) 36... Bxf4+ 37. Rxf4 Qa1+ 38. Kc2 Qxb2+ 39. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 40. Kxb2 Rxf4 ) 33. hxg7+ Bxg7 34. Rfe4 ( 34. Rxd4 cxd4? ( 34... Qa1+ 35. Kd2 ( 35. Qb1 Qxb1+ 36. Kxb1 cxd4 ) ( 35. Kc2 Rxb2+ ) 35... Rxb2+ 36. Ke3 cxd4+ 37. Kf4 ( 37. Qxd4 Qxe1+ ) 37... Qa3 38. Rh1 Qd6+ 39. Kg4 Qd7+ 40. Kg3 Be5+ ) 35. Qxd4 Qa1+ 36. Kc2 Rxb2+ 37. Kd3 ) 34... Qa1+ 35. Kd2 ( 35. Qb1 ) 35... Rxb2+ 36. Ke3 Rf8! 37. f4 ( 37. Rxd4 cxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Qxe1+! ) ( 37. Rf4 ) ( 37. Re7 Nf5+ 38. Qxf5 Qxe1+ 39. Bxe1 Rxf5 40. Re8+ Rf8 41. Rxf8+ Bxf8 42. Bc3+ ) 37... Qa2 38. Bxb2 ( 38. Rxd4 Rb3 ) 38... Qxb2 39. Rh1 h6 40. Re5 Rb8 41. Be4 Bxe5 ( 41... Rb3? 42. Re8+ Bf8 43. Rxh6+ Kg7 44. Rh7+ Kf6 45. Rxf8+ ) 42. Rxh6+? ( 42. fxe5 Rb3 43. Rxh6+ Kg7 ( 43... Kg8 44. Bd5+ ) 44. Rh7+ Kf8 45. Rh8+ Ke7 46. Rh7+ Ke6 47. Rh6+ Kxe5?? 48. f4# ) 42... Kg7 43. Rh7+ Kf8 44. fxe5 Qc1+ 45. Qd2 Rb3+ 46. Bd3 Rxd3+ 47. Kxd3 Qb1+ 48. Ke3 Qxh7
Another missed win against Pillsbury, in the same year 1896.
Pillsbury vs. Janowski
Tournament | Budapest | 13 Oct 1896 | 1/2-1/2
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Qa5!? ( 5... Be7 6. Bd3 Qa5 7. Bf4 Nbd7 8. Ne2 dxc4! 9. Bxc4 e5! ) 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. a3 ( 7. Nf3 ) 7... Nd7 8. Nf3 ( 8. cxd5!? ) 8... dxc4! 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nd5 11. Qc1! Nxc3 12. bxc3 Rg8 13. O-O Qh5 14. Ne1 Bd6 15. f4 Bd7 16. Rb1 Rb8 ( 16... O-O-O 17. Qb2 ) 17. c4 e5! 18. c5 Bc7 19. Rb2 Be6 20. Bc4! Ke7 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qb1! b6 23. Qe4 exf4 24. exf4 ( 24. Qxc6 Rbc8! 25. exf4? Bxf4 ) 24... Kd7 25. Nd3 Qf5! 26. Qxf5? ( 26. Qe3! ) 26... exf5 27. Re2 Rge8! 28. Rfe1 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 bxc5 30. Nxc5+ Kd6! 31. Kf2 ( 31. Re6+ Kd5 32. Rxf6 Kxd4 33. Ne6+ Ke3! 34. Nxc7? Rb1#! ) 31... Bb6 32. Re6+ Kd5 33. Rxf6 Kxd4 34. Nd7 Ke4+ 35. Kg3 ( 35. Nxb6 Rxb6 ) 35... Rg8+ 36. Kh3 Rg6! 37. g3 c5 38. Kg2 c4 39. Rf8 Bd4 40. Re8+ Kd5! ( 40... Kd3 41. Ne5+ Bxe5 42. fxe5! c3 43. e6! c2 44. Rd8+ Kc3 45. e7 ) 41. Ne5 Bxe5 42. Rxe5+ Kd4 43. Kf3! Ra6 ( 43... c3 44. Ke2 ) 44. Rxf5 Rxa3+ 45. Ke2 Ra2+ 46. Kd1 Rxh2 47. Ra5 Kd3 48. Rd5+ Kc3 49. Ra5 Rd2+ 50. Kc1 Rd7 51. Ra3+ Kb4 52. Rf3! c3 53. f5 Kb3 54. f6 Rf7 55. g4 h6 ( 55... a5!? ) 56. Rf5 a6! 57. Rf1 ( 57. Kb1 Rd7! 58. Kc1 ( 58. Rf1 Rd2! 59. f7 Rb2+ 60. Kc1 Ra2 61. Kd1 c2+ 62. Kd2 c1=Q+! 63. Kxc1 Ra1+ ) 58... Rd2 59. f7 Ra2 60. Kd1 c2+ 61. Kd2 Ra1 62. Rc5 Rd1+ 63. Ke2 Rd8 ) 57... a5 58. Rf5 a4 59. Rb5+ Kc4 60. Rf5 a3 61. Kc2 a2! 62. Rf4+ Kb5 63. Rf5+ Kb4 64. Rf4+ Kb5 65. Rf5+ Kc4 66. Rf4+ Kd5! 67. Ra4 Rxf6 68. Kxc3 ( 68. Rxa2?? Rf2+ ) 68... Rf2 69. Kb3 Ke5 70. Kc3 Rg2 71. Kb3 Rxg4? ( 71... Kf6 72. Ra5 Kg6! 73. Kc3 Rg3+! 74. Kb2 Rxg4 75. Kxa2 Rb4 ) 72. Rxa2 Kf4 ( 72... h5 73. Ra5+ Kf4 74. Rxh5 ) 73. Rh2! Kg5 ( 73... Rg6 74. Kc3 Kg3 ( 74... Rd6 75. Rh1 ) 75. Rh1 Rd6 76. Kc2 Kg2 77. Rh5 Kg3 78. Rh1 ) 74. Kc3 h5 75. Kd3 Rf4 76. Ke3 Rf5 77. Rf2 Ra5 78. Kf3
A tragic blunder against W. Cohn. Janowski lost all chances to win a tournament in Berlin after it.
Janowski vs. W. Cohn
Berlin | 2 Oct 1897 | 0-1
1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Ne2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. f3! Bxc3?! ( 8... Nc6 9. e4 fxe4 10. fxe4 e5 11. Nd5! Be7 ( 11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bf4 ) 12. Nxf6+ Rxf6 13. Rxf6 Bxf6 14. d5 Ne7 15. Ng3 g6 16. c5! ) ( 8... c5 ) 9. bxc3 Nc6 ( 9... c5 ) 10. Ba3 Rf7 11. Qc2 ( 11. e4! ) 11... Ba6 12. Nf4 Na5 13. Qe2 g5! 14. Nh3 Rg7 15. Nf2 Qe8 16. e4 Nh5 17. g3 Qf7 ( 17... Qg6 ) 18. Rae1 ( 18. c5!? ) 18... f4 19. Ng4! Kh8 20. Kg2 Nf6 21. Ne5 Qh5 ( 21... Qe8 ) 22. Bb4 Nb7 23. Ng4 Nxg4? 24. fxg4 Qh6 25. e5 c5 26. Ba3 Na5 27. d5 Bb7 28. Be4 Ba6 29. Bd3 Bb7 30. Qf3 Rf8 31. Bc1! Rgf7 32. h4! exd5 33. hxg5 Qxg5 34. gxf4 dxc4 35. Be4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Qg6 37. Kh2? ( 37. f5! Rxf5 38. Qxf5 Rxf5 39. Rxf5 ) 37... h5! 38. f5 hxg4 39. fxg6 Rxf3 40. g7+ Kxg7 41. Rxg4+ Kh7? 42. Rh1?? ( 42. Rfg1 ) 42... Rf1
Janowski used a theoretical novelty against Tarrasch that really came into fruition some 80 (!) years later as the Chelyabinsk variation in the Sicilian defence, but made a mistake in the middlegame and lost.
Tarrasch vs. Janowski
Tournament | Vienna | 21 Jun 1898 | 1-0
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 ( 3... d5?! 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. dxc5 Nf6 ( 6... d4 7. Nb5 Bxc5 8. Bf4 ) 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2! ) 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Ndb5! ( 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxd5?! ( 8. Ne4 ) 8... cxd5 9. Bd3 Ba6! ) 6... d6! ( 6... Bb4 ) 7. Bf4! ( 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nd4 ( 9. Na3 b5! ) 9... Qb6 10. Nb3 Bd7 ) ( 7. Be3 a6 8. Nd4 d5!? 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Be2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxd4 f6 14. Bh5+ Kd7 15. O-O-O Kc7 16. f4 Be7 17. Rhe1 a5! 18. Re3 Ra6 19. Rde1 Rd8 ) 7... e5 ( 7... Ne5? 8. Qd4! ) 8. Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 ( 9. Na3 b5! 10. Bxf6 ( 10. Nd5 ) ) 9... gxf6 10. Na3 f5! 11. Qh5! ( 11. Bc4 Ra7! 12. Qh5? b5! ) 11... b5 12. Naxb5!? ( 12. Nd5 fxe4 13. Bxb5?! axb5 14. Nxb5 Ra7! ) ( 12. exf5 b4 13. Bc4 Ra7! 14. Nab5 ( 14. Bd5? Nd4! ) 14... axb5 15. Nxb5 Rb7 ) 12... axb5 13. Bxb5 Bb7! ( 13... Bd7 14. Bc4! Qf6 15. Nd5 ) ( 13... Ra6 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. O-O-O f4 16. g3! ) ( 13... Qc7 14. Nd5 Qb7 15. exf5 Kd8 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxf7 Ba6 18. O-O-O ) 14. Bc4!? ( 14. exf5 Qa5! ) ( 14. Qxf5 Bg7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Rd3 Bd7 18. Qh5 Be6 ) 14... Qf6 ( 14... Qc7!? 15. Nd5 Qa5+ ) 15. Nd5 Qg6 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Qxg6 fxg6 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 19. Bd5 Kc7 20. b4? ( 20. c3 ) ( 20. h4 ) 20... Be7? ( 20... Bh6! 21. c3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Nxb4! ) 21. c3 Bg5 22. h4! Bf6 23. h5 g5 24. f3 Ne7 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Kd2 d5? 27. a4 Kb6 28. Kc2 Rc8 29. Kb3 f4 30. Rhd1 d4 31. c4! Rb8
To be continued.
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