Fahrni Filler

From A Master Knows When to Break 'The Rules', Soltis: 'Tarrasch had ridiculed f4-f5 when it occurred in a similar position (e.g. Fahrni-Janowsky, Nuremberg 1906)'. This was another Exchange Lopez.

Nuremberg (Nürnberg) 1906
Janowski, David

Fahrni, Hans
(After 17...b6-b5)
[FEN "r1k1r3/2pb2pp/p1pb1pn1/1p6/4PP2/2N3BP/PPP3PK/2NR1R2 w - - 0 18"]

Not a representative game. The move 25...b4? loses.

[Event "?"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "1906.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fahrni,Hans"]
[Black "Janowski,David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Ne7 8.Bf4 Kd8 9.Nc3 Bd7 10.Rd1 Kc8 11.Bg3 b6 12.h3 Ng6 13.f4 Bb4 14.O-O Re8 15.Nde2 f6 16.Kh2 Bd6 17.Nc1 b5 18.f5 Ne5 19.Nd3 Nf7 20.Rfe1 a5 21.Rd2 Re7 22.Rde2 Kb7 23.a3 Kb6 24.Bf4 Bxf4+ 25.Nxf4 b4 26.Ncd5+ cxd5 27.Nxd5+ Kc5 28.Nxe7 c6 29.Rd2 Ne5 30.axb4+ axb4 31.Red1 Ra7 32.Rd6 Be8 33.Nc8 Ra2 34.Rd8 Bh5 35.g4 Bf7 36.Rb1 b3 37.cxb3 Bxb3 38.Kg3 Nc4 39.Rc1 Rxb2 40.Nd6 g5 41.fxg6 hxg6 42.Nxc4 Bxc4 43.Rd3 g5 44.Rf3 Kd4 45.Rxf6 Rb3+ 46.Rf3 Rb2 47.Re1 c5 48.h4 gxh4+ 49.Kxh4 Be6 50.Rf6 Ke5 51.Rf5+ Bxf5 52.exf5+ Kf6 53.Re6+ Kf7 54.Rc6 Rc2 55.g5 c4 56.Rc7+ Kf8 57.Kh5 Ke8 58.f6 Kd8 59.Rc5 Kd7 60.Rf5 Ke8 61.Kg6 Kf8 62.Rc5 1-0

P.S. Why 'in a similar position e.g. ...'? Either it was the game, or it wasn't. Better 'i.e.'?

P.P.S. Game not found on Chessgames.com; 'Player search: FAHRNI; 13 games', all from 1906: Nuremberg (DSB15 Kongress) and Ostend.

P.P.P.S. Gaige: Hans Fahrni (SWZ, 1874-1939), Elo 2480 [more++]