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"He who hated draws" - Chess.com

"He who hated draws" - Chess.com

"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
Annotated by Siegbert Tarrasch, with commentary by masters Voronkov and Plisetsky.
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
Annotated by Siegbert Tarrasch
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
Annotated by Voronkov and Plisetsky.
A tragic blunder against W. Cohn. Janowski lost all chances to win a tournament in Berlin after it.
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
Annotated by Voronkov and Plisetsky. Tigran Petrosian once said in an interview: "After studying the games of Vienna 1898 tournament, it's became clear to me that many things that the modern masters think of as great revelations were already known some 70-80 years ago."
To be continued.

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