fleiman wrote, "What does it mean 'he (Bogoljubow) was a Ukrainian, a German, and a Soviet player'. He was born near Kiev, but he was Russian, Soviet and after 1926 German player ."

I have read that Bogoljubow was a "Ukrainian-German chess Grandmaster." I tried to improve on that description because it left out Russia. He played in the Russian Empire before Soviet rule. He was 1st-2nd in the Kiev championship in 1911. Kiev is in Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire. He played in Russian tournaments. I did not want to make a ruling on what he was, just describe where his career took place. Of course, he also played in many places where he was not a resident.

What does it mean "he (Bogoljubow) was a Ukrainian, a German, and a Soviet player".

He was born near Kiev, but he was Russian, Soviet and after 1926 German player .

Jitesh wrote, "My mistake.I thought annotations are given only below the chess board.Thanks for pointing out the move list."

Here is the distinction:

Below the board are notes, including moves, written as text only.

The move list contains moves that are playable on the board and text.

My mistake.I thought annotations are given only below the chess board.Thanks for pointing out the move list.

You mean 30...Bxe1? it leads to mate as shown in annotations above.. click on move list to see the alternative line after 30...Bxe1

Readers, please notice that clicking the "MOVE LIST" will show annotations. As 21stcenturyschizoid points out, the answer to 30..Bxe1 (not Bxd1) is there. Thanks to Draconis information about the grandmaster title was added. I did not provide that in the article due to considerations of space and in order to provoke comments. Great players used to play without that title and without ratings, which are late 20th century devices. Titles were awarded to some earlier players based on past performance. My friend, Arthur Bisguier earned his GM title when it was based on current performance. He likes to say, "There were so few of us," because at the time there were mere dozens.

Why not 30..Bxd1 ?

Can someone please post possible moves after 30..Bxd1?I can see 31.Qf6+Kf8 and white is still some way away from win.

Thanks for the clarification Draconis.

Marshall was ruthless!

In response to ShahidAnwer's question, the original Grandmaster appellation was  awarded by the Tsar of Russia, and was used as a term of respect only before it was formalized.

The official FIDE title of grandmaster wasn't established until 1950.

See here for more about the award of that official title to Bogoljubow:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmaster_(chess)#1953_regulations

BTW, an interesting fact about Bogoljubow's name: in Russian, it means "beloved of God" and is essentially the same as the German name Gottlieb.

fascinating moves

Excellent!!!

>>Bogoljubow (1889-1952) was awarded the title of grandmaster in 1951.

He won Russian championships in 1924 and 1925 and played for world championship in 1929 and 1934 according to the article but surely he didn't become GM in 1951.

what a game, what a player.

 the reason black doesn't play 30... Be1 is because he gets mated as described in the annotations to that move.

Why not 30...Bxd1 ? Hope this isn't a silly question...

move 33 was absolutely brilliant. Fantastic game by Marshal.

that was sheer brilliance. Man this guy has an awesome chess mind!