Tartakower

Some knights don't leap - they limp.

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[Event "rated untimed match"]
[Site "India"]
[Date "1925.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bodas"]
[Black "Kostic"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "David Hayes"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "0"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 e5 5. dxe5 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. a3 Nd4 8. Nge2 ( { Apparently, white feared this line: } 8. axb4 Qxa1 9. Qxa1 Nxc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Bc4 Bd7 { With equal chances. } ) 8... Bg4 9. f3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nxf3+ { Rooting out white's king. } 11. Kf2 Nxe5 12. Nf4 ( { White is OK
after: } 12. axb4 Qb6+ 13. Kg2 Qc6+ 14. Kg1 Nf3+ 15. Kf2 Nxd2 16. Bg2 Qf6+ 17. Ke1 Nc4 18. Qd3 Qh4+ 19. Qg3 Qxg3+ 20. hxg3 c6 ) 12... Qb6+ 13. Be3 Bc5 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15. Bh3+ Kb8 16. Rhd1 Nf6 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kf1 Nc4 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rg8 21. Re1 Nxb2 22. Qb5 Qxc3 23. Rb1 Qc4+ 0-1