On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 22:29:16 GMT, (Charles Blair)
wrote:

(Marco) writes:

Another question: "Dr B" first appears as a spectator at a game
played by "Centovic" against amateurs, helping them salvage a draw.
This game is described in more detail than the ones later in the
story, and Dr B says it is like a specific game between Alekhine and
Bogolyubov. Has anyone identified this game? (I think Zweig refers
to a non-existent tournament, but perhaps he did have an actual game
in mind, and was careless of the details)
The game is quoted as being Aljechin-Bogoljugow, Pistyan 1922.

The score of the game is
[Event "It"]
[Site "Bad Pistyan CZE"]
[Date "1922.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander A"]
[Black "Bogoljubow, Efim D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84c"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Nc3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4
b4 9.Nd5 Na5 10.Ba2 Nxd5 11.Bxd5 c6 12.Ba2 c5 13.c3 Rb8 14.Bd5 O-O
15.d4 exd4 16.cxd4 c4 17.Be3 Be6 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.d5 e5 20.Rc1 Qd7
21.Ng5 Bxg5 22.Bxg5 Rbc8 23.Qe2 h6 24.Bh4 Rf7 25.Bg3 Qxa4 26.f4 exf4
27.Bxf4 Qb5 28.Bxh6 c3 29.Qg4 Qd7 30.Qxd7 Rxd7 31.bxc3 bxc3 32.Bd2
Rdc7 33.Bf4 Nb3 34.Bxd6 Rf7 35.Rxf7 Nxc1 36.Rf1 Nd3 37.Ba3 c2 38.d6
Kh7 39.h4 Rc4 40.e5 Nxe5 41.Bb2 Rc8 42.Rc1 Nd7 43.Kf2 Kg6 44.Ke3 Rc6
45.Bd4 Nf6 46.Kd3 Rxd6 47.Rxc2 1/2-1/2

The description of the game in the book starts at move 38 ... Kh7
(while the pawn promotion looks more natural but is losing).
The explanations and the score fit the real game. How
amateurs could have reached the position of move 37 against a
world champion remains a mystery, of course.

Zweig had a book containing a collection of grandmaster games which
he replayed daily at the time. I guess he took the game from there.

David