In January, 1927, Efim Bogoljubow (1889-1952) was banned from the USSR because he “exhibited the typically bourgeois vice of putting his pocket book above has principles.”
The bourgeoisie is a class of business owners and merchants which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a middle class between peasantry and aristocracy.
Chess historian Bill Wall tells us that Bogoljubow was excommunicated by the chess section of the All-Union Soviet of Physical Culture when it declared he was no longer chess champion. Additionally, he was no longer a member of the Soviet chess organization.
The reason for their action was because Bogoljubow had expressed the desire to give up his Soviet citizenship in order to be able to attend the tournament in Merano in which today’s game was played. He was unable to participate because the Italian authorities refused to recognize his Soviet passport.
Bogoljubov had written to the Soviet chess organization declaring that in view of the difficulties of traveling around Europe with a Soviet passport, he was thinking of assuming the citizenship of another country.
Edgard Colle of Ghent, Belgium, who had been participating in international events for several years with more or less success, carried off first prize in the Merano, Italy tournament that concluded just before Christmas in 1927.
Colle was tied with Przepiorka for first place after the semi-final round, but in the last round Przepiorka lost a Rook and Pawn ending to Gruenfeld while Colle drew with the Italian, Sacconi.
Horowitz and Reinfeld devoted a whole chapter to the following game in their book How To Think Ahead In Chess as an example of how to exploit inferior play. Przepiorka exposed his opponent’s King out with a series of sacrifice.
The is something of a mystery because the ending is in question. The game appeared in the January 13, 1927 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the ending was given with black playing 24...Kf7 and resigning after 25.Qh7+ because of mate next move. The January 1927 edition of Weinzer Schachzeitung gives the ending as played here.
David Przepiorka–Gyula PatayB06MeranoMeran ITA11.12.1926Stockfish 16
B06: Modern Defense 1.d4 g6 2.e4 In the Modern Defense (also known as the
Robatsch Defense) black allows white to occupy the center with Ps on d4 and e4,
then proceeds to attack and undermine them. It's a closely related to the Pirc
Defense, the primary difference being that in the Modern, black delays
developing the N to f6 attacking the P on e4. This gives white the option of
blunting the B on with c2-c3. There are numerous transpositional possibilities
between the two. d6 3.f3 g7 4.d3 e6 This is questionable. Horowitz and
Reinfeld thought black should play 4...e5 but the far more popular move is 4...
Nf6 4...e5 5.c3 d7 6.0-0 gf6 7.g5 0-0 8.bd2 e8 9.e1 b6 10.a4 a5 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.c2 h6 13.h4 b7 14.ad1 e7 15.b5 Draw agreed.
Tiviakov,S (2610)-Maghsoodloo,P (2666) Bandar e Anzali 2019 5.0-0 e7 5...b6 6.c3 b7 7.e1 d7 8.bd2 e7 9.f1 h6 10.e3 0-0 White stands well.
Harika,D (2517)-Sviridov,V (2561) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 6.e3 There are
several modern games in which white played 6.Nc3, but the text is also good. 6.c3 d7 7.bd2 b6 8.e1 0-0 9.f1 b7 10.g3 h6 11.d2 c5 12.c1 h7 13.h4 c6 14.e2 f6 15.b4 cxd4 16.cxd4 e5 17.d5 e7 18.g3 c8 19.a4 h5 20.xh5 gxh5 Anton,T (2350)-Piorun,K (2499) Chotowa POL 2010 0-1 (42) 6...0-0 7.d2 e8 This is pretty elementary strategy where black is
playing to avoid the trade of his dark squared B. 7...bc6 Developing a
piece was probably his best try. White's intended Bh6 would be harmless. 8.c3 8.h6 e5 9.xg7 xg7 The chances are equal. Even though the dark
squared B has been exchanged white’s prospects of launching a strong K-side
attack are slim. 8...e5 9.c4 exd4 10.xd4 e5 is equal. 8.h6 h8 9.c3± bc6 10.e2 d5 This is the wrong P as Horowitz and Reinfeld correcty
pointed out. 10...e5 was black's best chance. 11.d5 b4 12.g5 xd3 13.xd3 f6 with reasonable expectations of defending himself. 11.e5 White
already has established a significant advantage which only grows almost with
each move. f5 12.f4 f6 13.c3 g5 Black probably assumed that after the B
retreats he will trade off his N for it, but he gets a rude shock instead. 14.xg5 Taking with the B which was also playable, but this is even
better. fxg5 14...fxe5 is not very attractive either, but at least it
avoids the disaster that follows. 15.dxe5 xe5 16.xe5 xe5 17.g4 d6 18.f4 f6 19.xh7+ and white is winning. 15.xg5 d7 16.g4 h6 16...d6 is a better defense. 17.exd6 e5 18.dxc7 xc7 19.h3 exd4 20.ae1 dxc3 21.xc3 bit here, too, white would be winning. 17.gxf5 isn't quite
so efficient. 17.xh6 xh6 18.xh6 xe5 19.dxe5 xe5 20.f4 However, even
here white has a winning attack. 17...hxg5 18.f6 White is ready to break
through with a decisive attack f7 There was nothing he could play that
would save him, but Przepiorka now unleashes a brilliant finish. 19.g6+ xg6 20.d3+ White has a mate in 10! h6 21.h3+ g6 22.f4+ gxf4 23.h1 xf6 24.g1+ g5 This was the finish according to the German
magazine Weinzer Schachzeitung, 24...f7 was played according to the
Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 25.h7+ Black resigned. 25.xg5+ xg5 25...f7 26.h7+ 25...f7 26.g1# Przepiorka's play was flawless.
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