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LASKER'S GREATEST
CHESS GAMES
I 91914
(formul) titled: Dr. Lasker's Che s Career)
with annotations by
FRED REIl\:FELD A{\D RE BEl' FI~E
and a biographical introduction by

FRED REINFELD
[T":cn during lournamcnt II Zurich, 191~. (;.,unny uf H M I'hllhf'l

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PREFACE
LEARNED the moves as a high school youngster, about three months
before the great New York Tournament of 1924, so that Dr. Lasker's
victory in that extraordinarily difficult contest gave him a vague super'
man status in my eyes; but what I lacked in understanding, I made up
in enthusiasm! Later on, as I moved out of the tyro class and devoted
almost all my time to a minute study of Dr. Alekhine's superb annota'
tions in the Book of the New York Tournament (to the fearful detriment
of my schoolwork), my appreciation of Lasker's play became more dis'
cerning. It was from this book that I caught the ambition of becoming,
not President, nor a policeman, nor even a Certified Public Accountant,
but merely a writer of chess books, and above all, a book about Lasker!
Even at that time I could not understand why there was no book
on Lasker not only because he is one of the greatest masters in chess
history, but because he is one of those relatively few great men who
interest us for what they are, as well as because of what they do. Even
in his lifetime Lasker has already become a legend and the intuitive
perception of his greatness is so acute among us chess players that the
most trivial news item about him arouses indefinable emotional overtones

In us.
Mr. H. M. Phillips, because of his friendship of many years' dura'
tion with Lasker, is qualified as few are to give us an intimate picture
of the man rather than the master. I asked Mr. Phillips to prepare a
biographical memoir for the present volume, but he modestly replied that
whatever he had to say would contain so much praise as to become
monotonous!
The ""appreciations" in the present volume have all been translated
from the special Lasker issue of the Wiener Schachzeitung (January
1929), with the exception of the first one, which was translated from
Hans och's brilliant Die Kunst dey Verteidigung. The discerning
reader will note that these appreciations are by no means unanimous in
the views they set forth!

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The annotations in this book, the fruit of three years of research
and analytical labors, are for the most part original; acknowledgments
have been made only where direct quotations were used, or where the
utilized material seemed valuable enough (as in the case of difficult
analysis) to deserve credit. I want to thank Mr. H. M. Phillips and Mr.
L. L. Montgomery for their friendly assistance, and Mr. Irving Chernev
(who, incidentally, contributed the substance of the notes to Game No.
54) and Mr. Matthew Green, for their conscientious reading of the
proofs.
For the benefit of those readers who may be unfamiliar with some
of the signs used in the Games Section, the following explanation is
appended:
ite has the better game: -+-
Black has the better game: -+-
Approximately even game:
FRED REINFELD.
August 1935.
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The annotations in this book, the fruit of three years of research
and analytical labors, are for the most part original; acknowledgments
have been made only where direct quotations were used, or where the
utilized material seemed valuable enough (as in the case of difficult
analysis) to deserve credit. I want to thank Mr. H. M. Phillips and Mr.
L. L. Montgomery for their friendly assistance, and Mr. Irving Chernev
(who, incidentally, contributed the substance of the notes to Game No.
54) and Mr. Matthew Green, for their conscientious reading of the
proofs.
For the benefit of those readers who may be unfamiliar with some
of the signs used in the Games Section, the following explanation is
appended:
ite has the better game: -+-
Black has the better game: -+-
Approximately even game:
FRED REINFELD.
August 1935.
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CONTENTS

Preface ~ , , , , , , , ~ , , "11
Acknowledgment' , , , , , , , ,
IX
Index of Players ' , , , , , , " 3
Index of Openings ' , , , , , " 4
Lasker's Tournament and Match Record '
Appreciations ' , , , , , , , " 7
Biographical Introduction ' , .. , .. .. 11
Games ' , ~ , , , , , , ~ , , 19
1
INDEX OF PLAYERS
(The numerical references are to games)
~1}'iIl ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ , , , , 13
~lekhine ' , , , , , , , , 71, 7 3
~llies ' , , , , , , , , , , 33, ; 0, 67
Bauer if' "~ , ~ " , , , , , 2
Bernstein ' ~ , , , , , , , 66
Bird " " " , , , , , , , , 9, 10
Blackburne" , , , , , , , , 5, 6, 7, 8, 35, 68
Burn ~ " , " , ~ , , , , , 41
Capablanca" " , , " , , , " 74
Delmar ~ " , , ~ , , , , , 44
Forgacs ' " , " , " , , , , 54
Fox ' " ~ " , " , , , , , 46
Golmayo ' , , , , , , , , 11
Janowski ' , , , , , , , , 61, 62,64, 65, 70
Lee '" " , , , , , , , , , 34, 39
Lipke" , , , , , , , , , , 1
Mar6czy , , , , , , , , , , 42
Marshall" , , , , , , , , , 49, 7;
Mieses ' , , , , , , , , , 3, 4, ;9
Napier ' , , , , , , " , , 45
Pills},ury , , , , , , " , , , 21, 37, 4 3
Porges ' , " , , , " , , , 24
Ru},instein " , " ~ , , , " , 69
Salwe" , , , " , , " " , , ;5
Schlechter ' " , , , , " " , 63
Showalter ' , , , , , , , , 12, 38
Snosko'Borowski """" 57
Steinitz ' , , , , , " , , , 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
20,22, 2;, 28, 29,
30, 31, 32, 40
Tarrasch" , , , , , , , , , 2 7, ; 1, ; 2, 53, 72
Tartakower' " , , , , , , , 56
Tchigorin ' , , , , , , , , 19, 23, 36, 47
Teichmann" , , , " , " , , 48, 60
Vidmar " , , , , , , , , , 58
Winawer ' , , , , , , , , 26
3
INDEX OF OPENINGS
(The numerical references a.re to games)
Albin Counter Gambit, , , , .. .. 13) 71

Bird Opening" .. , , , , , , , 2
Caro.. Kann Defense" , .. .. , .. , 34
Center Game ~ #' , , , , , , , 7
Dutch Defense .. , , .. .. .. , , 4, 43
English Opening" , , , , , .. ~ 56
Evans Gambit, , , , , , ~ ~ 19 ,
Four Knights' Game' , , , , , ..
33, 62
French Defense ' , , , , , , ,
25, 36, 38, 53,
57
From Gambit ' , , , , , , , , 10
Giuoco Piano ' , , , , , , , , 29,31,50
Petroff Defense ' , , , , , , , 48, 75
Queen's Gambit ' , , , , , , , 42
Queen's Gambit Declined ' , , , , 8, 15, 16, 20,
21, 41, 44, 63,
65,70,72
Queen's Pawn Opening , .. , , , 12,23, 35,37,
64
Ruy Lopez" , .. , , .. , , .. , 6, 9, 14, 17,
18, 22, 24, 26,
27, 28, 30, 32,
39, 46, 47, 49,
51, 52, 54, 55,
58, 60, 61, 66,
67,69,73,74
Scotch Game ' , , , , , , , , 59, 68
Sicilian Defense ' , , , , , , , 11, 45
Vienna Game" , .. , , , , , , 1, 3, 5', 40
4
DR. E NUEL LASKER SU Y OF RESULTS:
1889,1914
TOURNAMENTS
Year Prize Pla.yed Won Lost Dra.wn
1889 sterdam I'
I' , , III , , 2 8 '5 1 2
1890 Graz I', , , , II III , , 2 6 3 "
:J
1892 London ,
III , II , II I' , 1 11 8 1 2
1892 London ,
II , II , , III III
1 8 5' 3
1893 New York , , II , , , III
1 13 13
1895 HastingsI' , I' III III , III , 3 21 14 4 3
1895..6 St. Petersburg , III , , III , 1 18 8 3 7
1896 Nuremberg , , I'
III , , , 1 18 12 3 3
1899 London ,
II, , , III , , 1 28 20 1 7
1900 Paris " " , , , , , III , 1 18 14 1 3
1904 Cambridge Springs , II I' , 2,3 15 9 2 4
1909 St. Petersburg , I'
, III , , 1;2 18 13 2 3
1914 St. Petersburg , , , III , 1 18 10 1 7
'"
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Totals ' III , " " 200 134 19 47
MATCHES
Year Pla.yed Won Lost .Drawn
1889 v. Bardeleben , , 4 2 1 1
I'
'" " " " '"
1890 v. Bird, , , , , 12 7 2
" " "" " '" 3
1890 v. Miniati , , , , ,
I'
" " III I) 3 2
1890 v. Mieses ' , , 8 '5
III
'" '" f/III/II
" '" 3
1890 v. Englisch , , , ,
II II II
'" '5 2 3
1891 v. Lee' , , , , 2 1
'" '" III
" II
1
1892 v. Blackburne' , , , , , , 10 6
I'
4
1892 v. Bird, , , , , , 5
III I' I' I'
5
1893 v. Golmayo , , , , , , ,
'" 3 2 1
1893 v. Vasquez , , II , , 3 3
'" II III
1893 v. Showalter , , , , , , 10
I'
" 6 2 2
1893 v. Ettlinger , , , , , , ,
" '5 5'
1894 v. Steinitz , , , , , , 19 10
I'
'" III
5' 4
1896,7 v. Steinitz , , , , , ,
I'
"" " 17 10 2 '5
1907 v. Marshall , , , , ,
III I'
'" 15 8 7
1908 v. Tarrasch , , , , , 16 8 ;-
fill fill
'" 3
1909 v. Janowski , , , , , ,
fill fill
4 2 2
1909 v. Janowski , , , 10
fill fill
'" fill
"" 7 1 2
1910 v. Schlechter ' , , fill
" " " " 10 1 1 8
1910 v. Janowski , , , , , ,
" " 11 8 3
p'
Totals' , , , , , , ,,1 74 101 19 54
5
APPRECIATIONS
by NS KMOCH
HE factors which place Dr. Lasker far above his predecessors are
his much greater elasticity of outlook and his infallible, ever calm and
objective judgment. He is called the Philosopher, and in point of fact
there could be no apter characterization of Lasker the chess player as
well as Lasker the man. y the Philosopher? is it because he has
received the degree of Ph. D. or because he has written books on phil..
osophy? These are factors, to be sure. But the true reason is revealed
to us in the self."analysis which is offered by a perusal of his writings.
In them we perceive a man and a thinker who has comprehended very
precisely the limits of human thought, a man who has never unlike
many other artists and chess masters wasted a moment on anything
which ranges beyond these limits; a man who from the very start knew
just how to apply his genius in the most effective way.
Man's powers are very great; they are enormous. They are slight
only in comparison with eternity and infinity, but for us mortals they
are very great indeed. Only in the rarest instances does a man arise
who can approach these limits. Many great minds have been shattered
because they could not endure this feeling of being continually hemmed
in; many weaklings have set up their castles of dreams beyond these
limits, thereby concealing or revealing that they were unable to attain to
material possessions or firm convictions within the limits. Lasker has
always striven only for the attainable and has devoted his considerable
abilities and powers to this one end.
Not that he has carelessly neglected these other matters. Without a
doubt he has understood the intangible and unknow'able more fully
than any man who has devoted his life to ""impractical" meditation.
Lasker has analyzed his powers and wishes in mathematical terms; he
has systematically apportioned his abilities; he has prescribed several
goals and at the same time he has not overlooked the continuous flux
of transcendental forces. He has interpreted them mathematically and
taken them into consideration as unavoidable necessities. In this way
good luck and bad, chance and the like have simultaneously filtered
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8 DR. LASKER'S CHESS CAREER
through his fingers. He was never overjoyed nor painfully surprise?

Every player knows the shattering influence of some unfortunate mIS'
chance, or the discouraging results which ensue if his powers suddenly
relax (if only for a moment) and occasionally before relatively simple
tasks; not necessarily because he was too optimistic: he may merely
be one of those people who have been fortunate so long that they
have already forgotten there is such a thing as misfortune. Such mishaps
as a rule influence their victim subsequently for quite a while; they
give him a feeling of uncertainty, confuse his thoughts, and rob him of
his self.-confidence for some time at least. d all because he did not
realize the existence of an indefinite number of obstacles and even less
the possibility of their occurrence.
Lasker is enabled to exploit all his energies to the utmost through
the circumstance that at every move, in fact every thought that is to
say not only over the board but mentally as well he never forgets the
enemy"s practical threats, and at the same time he holds in reserve a
certain amount of fighting spirit to cope with any remote theoretic~l
contingencies. It is as if his personality were split: one half defends on
the back lines, the other far advanced in the forefront of the conflict.
by ARON NIMZOWITSCH
E can appreciate how far ahead of his time Lasker was, if we bear
in mind that Tarrasch was the praeceptor mundi of the chess world
up to about 1911. There is no master, living or dead, whose maneuver"
ing ability approaches that of Lasker. The theory of complexes of weak
squares of a definite color is relatively new, yet Lasker played many
remarkable games with this theme (for example, his game with Tar..
takower at St. Petersburg 1909) twenty and even thirty years ago.
by CHARD RETI
ASKER is neither dogmatic nor mystical; he relies on healthy common
sense. With this concept he seeks to understand the world and the
game of chess.
An example will make clear Lasker's boundless faith in the
principle of common sense. Lasker had defeated one of his great. rivals
in a match, and some time later he lectured on the match at the Vienna
Chess Club. In the discussion after the lecture a member of the audience
inquired, U . Y did you almost always choose variations in the opening
which your opponent had previously declared unsatisfactory? Had you
studied his analyses and found mistakes in them?" ~"I did not study
anything," Lasker replied, Ubut the variations in question consisted of
developing moves which were so sound and reasonable that they could
not be so bad as my opponent thought. I was therefore convinced that
he had misjudged these variations, that his understanding of them was
faulty. I wanted to take advantage of this state of affairs."
ApPRECIATIONS 9
by RUDOLPH SPIELMANN
ASKER'S games are a unique source of pleasure. He is not merely suc'
cessful: his games are more profound than those of any other player.
Positional chess and combinative play, fantasy and technique, all these
he fuses into a wonderful harmony. Such a harmony can be achieved
over a long period of years only by a powerful personality which is
nevertheless capable of self.. control at all times. As an experienced
tournament player myself, I know how to judge such ability, to estimate
and admire it. I have been playing in tournaments for many years,
and I know how difficult it is to retain self'control when one has to
guide one'Is boat through the sea of an infinite number of chess possi'
bilities. That is why many prefer to stay close to the shore and play
for a draw.
Not so Lasker: he is always unafraid, always ready for the struggle.
To me that is a" sign of true greatness, for I know how often, in pursuing
such dangerous lines of play, I lost my bearings, how often I suffered
cruel disappointments; sometimes one attacks too late, sometimes too
soon; one overlooks some trifle, or commits a microscopic positional
error, and at once the catastrophe nears.
But Lasker! His eyes, his thoughts are eve here. I speak from
experience, for I have frequently tried to analyze with him. The result
was really discouraging for me; no sooner had I hit on a g idea or
a pretty combination, than Lasker waved it aside; for he had long ago
already discarded it in his thoughts! It is true that we often find Lasker
in difficul~ positions, but this is the result of conscious daring rather
than of unconscious error. He is the ideal Fighter!
Let us hope that he will retain his greatness for a long time to come,
and that he will have opportunities to add to his many triumphs of the
past.
by DR. SAVIELLY TARTAKOWER
T is frankly admitted that the "psychological chess" of which one hears
so much nowadays is based to a great extent on Lasker's games.
It is characteristic of Lasker's philosophy of life that he was the first
to demonstrate that in chess not only a brilliant combination (Morphy),
or a methodical system (Steinitz), but (and chiefly!) a knowledge of the
opponent'ls personality, his weak and strong points, is an important
element in obtaining victory. .
ile Morphy believed in miracles, Tarrasch believed in dogmas.
But Lasker was always guided by his unswerving belief in the elasticity
of the position. Only in this manner and not by means of the usual
fatuous explanations, such as individual style and will to win can the
universality of his chess creations be explained; a universality which
enabled him for decades to steer clear of all schools, tendencies and
imitations--only in the end to become the father of ultra'modern chess.
BIOG PHICAL INTRODUCTION
~.
R. EMANUEL LASKER was born in Berlinchen, a suburb of Berlin,

on the 24th of December, 1868. We are told that he learned the
moves at the age of 12 from his brother, Dr. Berthold Lasker, himself
a very :6.ne player, by the way. The youthful Emanuel, according to
Mason's account, did not take up the game seriously until he was 15,
but his progress does not seem to have been meteor.. like, since his earliest
important success was :6.rst pr~e in a tournament at the Kaiserhof in
Berlin in 1889. A month later he acquired the title of Master, according
to the German custom, by winning the Hauptturnier at Breslau from a
good :6.eld. Leopold Hoffer, a discerning judge of chess ability, com'"
mented, in connection with the game against Lipke, uThe young master
will be a formidable opponent in future contests." Truly a prophetic
judgment! Lasker's newly acquired honors secured him an entry at
~. . . . sterdam, where he made a promising start (his celebrated game with
Bauer was played in the :6.rst round), leading Hoffer to remark that
....Herr Lasker, a rising player from Berlin, shows considerable talent
for the game, and will probably be the future master." Later Lasker
fell back and finally finished second to os Burn. Seen from the
perspective of his later achievements, this does not seem a great feat,
considering the rather weak :6.eld; but it is consistent with his development
up to that time, so that Hoffer was fully justified in writing after the
tournament that "Young Lasker only con:6.rmed the opinion we expressed
about him when we watched him at Breslau. He is only 21 years of age,
but possesses already the qualities of a :6.rst.. class master erudition, judg..
ment of position, quickness of conception, imagination, great enthusiasm
for the game, and above all, he is a man of culture and more than
average intellect."
Unfortunately, very few of Lasker's games from the next few
years have been preserved. He took part in two tournaments of only
minor importance in 1890, at Berlin and Graz, and did not particularly
distinguish himself. In the same year, however, he inflicted decisive
defeats on Jacques Mieses and on the veteran Bird. Here he displayed
for the :6.rst time that uncanny mastery of the imponderables of match
play that has set him apart from all other masters. True, there have
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always been explanations: the style of Mieses was not suited to match
play, and this was even more true of Bird, already a declining force for
several years. .
Displaying Hgood position judgment", the ambitious young master
now paid a long visit to England, where he proceeded on his way to
fame with a succession of victories which amazed the chess world. His
easy defeats of Miniati and Lee in match play and his victory in the
B. C. A. Tournament led to the arranging of the Quintangular Tourna..
ment in 1892, where Lasker met Bird, Blackburne, Gunsberg and Mason,
the best contempory English players. The result was a convincing victory
for Lasker, followed by equally decisive defeats of Blackburne and
Bird in match play. Despite some sour comments on the soundness of
his play, Lasker's place among the foremost players of the day could
no longer be denied.
He now reversed the procedure of the illustrious Paul Morphy by
coming to the New World. Here he continued his long series of tri..
umphs, including matches with Golrnayo, Vasque~ and Showalter, and
overwhelming scores in set games against the leading players of the
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Philadelphia Chess Clubs. At a tournament
held in New York, he won every game, despite the participation of
Pillsbury, Showalter, Hodges and Albin! The result was that in 1894
-at the age of 26! he was in a position to challenge Steinitz for the
World's Championship.
Steinitz's matches with Tchigorin and Gunsberg had already re"
vealed that his powers were seriously on the wane. The encounter at
once took an unfavorable turn for the older master; and although Steinitz
rallied pluckily toward the close of the match, the result was a foregone
conclusion before ten games had been played. examination of the
games of the match will show that the youthful Lasker well deserved
his victory, despite the unintentional aid of his adversary. The con"
temporary critics were much more zealous in castigating Steinitz than
they were in praising Lasker. Their appraisal of the match was pre..
ponderantly negative: they felt that Steinitz had lost the match, rather
than that Lasker had won it. Bardeleben's tartly phrased comments,
possibly colored by personal animus, summed up the opinion of a goodly
portion of the chess world: HLasker lacks Steinitz's profundity, but he
makes up for this by his extraordinary self..possession. His play 'is quite
free from oversights, and that is the main cause of his victory over
Steinitz. Another interesting characteristic of Lasker's play is that when
he has a bad game he defends himself with serenity and circumspection,
thus making his opponent's task as difficult as possible; whereas most
players lose hope in such positions and make blunders which hasten the
end. Lasker's play in the opening is generally correct but never forceful
them. Generally spealong Lasker belongs to the Modern School: his style
BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION 13
is not particularly aggressive, his combinations lack fire, but his position
judgment is sound and above all his play is characterized by extreme
caution, so that it is very difficult to attack him successfully. He is more
skillful at defense than at attack, to which he turns only when there
is a definite, obvious advantage to be gained, or when he is at so great
a disadvantage that defensive play no longer offers any prospects."
(Deutsche Schachzeitung)
Toward the close of 1894 Lasker returned to Europe, where he
became seriously ill. He recovered slowly, under the expert and devoted
care of his brother. During the spring of the following year, he accepted
an invitation to play in the forthcoming Hastings tourney, and it was
about this time that he gave a series of lectures in England which later
made up the substance of his Common Sense in Chess. The result of
the Hastings Tournament was a disappointment for Lasker, for to miss
first prize in a tournament which attracted so much attention was a
distinct blow to the Champion'8 prestige. Besides, a victory was urgently
needed to dispel the doubts of those critics who were unconvinced by
the match with Steinitz. Lasker did not do himself justice at Hastings,
as evidenced by the relatively low aesthetic standard of his games there;
yet even his rival Tarrasch grudgingly admitted that at Hastings ""Lasker
has proved for the first time that he is a strong player." (!)
Later on in the same year Lasker amply justified his position by a
striking triumph at St. Petersburg in the famous Quadrangular Tourna..
mente Not only was his victory a decisive one, but his games were on a
high artistic plane. His defeat of Steinitz and Tchigorin was crushing,
and while he lost his individual series to Pillsbury, he had the satisfaction
of defeating the erican master in a superb game.
Despite the fact that the Nuremberg Tournament in the summer
of 1896 had an even stronger entry than Hastings, Lasker soon took
the lead and was never in any danger of being overtaken. Mar6c~y,
Pillsbury, Tarrasch, Steinitz, Janowski, Schlechter, Tchigorin were left
far behind! There followed the return match with Steinitz at Moscow,
which resulted in an even more overwhelming defeat for Steinitz. One
has the feeling, when playing over the games of this match, that Lasker
was hardly ever extended, and had matters very much his own way.
Yet his easy superiority did not blind Lasker to Steinitz's genius, and
one recalls with pleasure the eloquent tribute Lasker has paid to the
memory of his great rival in the Manual of Chess.
Satisfied with these achievements, Lasker now retired from active
play for several years, until the London 1899 Tournament, which re'
suIted in his most impressive victory to date, as he was first by a clear
lead of 40 points! This time Lasker's play aroused universal enthusiasm,
and Marco expressed the general mood when he exclaimed exuberantly
in the Wierrer Schachzeitung, ""Lasker was there, Lasker I, Lasker the
Unique!" The following year at Paris, Lasker again achieved an easy
victory, although his final lead (2 points ahead of Pillsbury) was not so
great as at London.
From this time on, Lasker"s appearances in tournament play became
quite rare. He did not compete again until Cambridge Springs 1904 1
where he tied for second prize with Janowski. Lasker played some fine
games in this tournament, interspersed with uneven chess which had a
harmful effect on his score. Marshall's notable victory in this tournament
led to talk of a match, which finally took place in 1907; but from the
very first game it was clear that the American master was far from
Lasker's equal in match play. Another decisive defeat was inflicted by
Lasker on Tarrasch the following year, for a precisely opposite reason:
Marshall, it seems, had too much vitality, and Tarrasch too little, to play
well in a match against Lasker.
In this year (1908) Tchigorin died, and it was decided to hold a
Memorial Tournament in his honor the following year at St. Petersburg.
Despite the absence of Tarrasch, Maroczy and Marshall, and the poor
form of Schlechter and Vidmar, the tourney was a most formidable one.
Lasker was severely handicapped almost from the start by losing a
sensational game in the third round to his chief rival, Rubinstein, who
played the best chess of his life in this tournament. The Champion soon
regained the lost ground when Rubinstein was defeated by Dus..
Chotimirski, who, however, performed the same feat on Lasker a few
rounds later! As the contest entered its second half, the pace set by
the two leaders became so fierce that 3 0 points separated them from
the next players at the close. In the final round, Lasker had to win in
order to be mathematically certain of a tie. Lasker produced some of his
greatest strategical masterpieces in this tournament, while the unique
merits of his Book of the Tournament have been praised by no less an
authority than Alekhine.
There followed a short match with Janowski, which Lasker drew
only with difficulty, and then a longer match, in which the Franco'
Polish master was decisively worsted.
We come now to perhaps the most dramatic chapter in Lasker"s
colorful career: the match with Carl Schlechter in 1910. The struggle
was limited to the strangely short number of ten games, draws to count.
Contrary to expectations, the first series in Vienna produced extremely
interesting and hard,fought games. The first four games were drawn,
Lasker frequently being in hot water against the uDrawing Master,"
who played at the very height of his form on this occasion. The fifth
game proved a sensation. After a colorless opening, Lasker obtained a
microscopic advantage, and by subtle and patient maneuvering he gradu'
ally increased it until Schlechter, in desperation, offered a Pawn to
obtain an attack. To the probable surprise of both players, the attack
disclosed hidden powers as it progressed, and Schlechter, exploiting his
advantage to the utmost, soon brought the game to a victorious close!
BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION 15
The scene now shifted to Berlin, where the games were equally exciting.
Despite Lasker's desperate efforts to win, the next four games were
drawn. This led to the following queer situation: in order to retain
the championship, Lasker had to win the final game, whereas Schlechter,
to wrest the championship from him, merely had to draw! Lasker, with
the White pieces, played at once for the attack; but to the amazement
of the spectators, so did Schlechter! ! He explained later on that he
would have considered it unworthy to win the title by playing for a
draw. Schlechter soon took the initiative and pushed the attack vig'"
orously, spurning several chances to draw. At one point, he had a fairly
easy win, but overlooked it; Lasker took full advantage of his mistake,
and playing with great care, finally won after 70"'odd moves, thus re'"
taining the title.
Later in the year Lasker administered a crushing defeat to Janowski
in their return match. Meanwhile two younger stars had arisen: Capa'"
blanca and Rubinstein. There was m,uch talk of a match, but nothing
definite was acconlplished, and the three masters met for the first time at
the great St. Petersburg Tournament in 1914. The action of the Tourna..
ment Committee in inviting two masters long past their prime, and in
arranging a second tournament to be played by the first five prize'"
winners of the preliminary tournament, aroused considerable dissatisfac..
tion at the tilne. The result of the peculiar arrangement was that
Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch and Bernstein fell through badly and did not
qualify for the second tournament. Lasker played some beautiful games
in the preliminary section, but a loss to Bernstein and a draw with
Nimzowitsch brought him into the finals fully a point and a half behind
Capablanca, who started like a whirlwind. The outlook was dark for
Lasker: in an eight game tournament against Capablanca, Alekhine,
Tarrasch and Marshall, he had to concede a point and a half to Capa'"
blanca! N or was this all: Lasker could not afford to spare any precious
points or half"'points, every game had to be played for a win, risks had
to be taken and against such masters! And Lasker succeeded! Un'"
questionably Lasker's play in this tournament shows him at the height
of his skill, for truly only a Superman could perform such a feat and
at the same time play masterpieces almost every day!
The result of the tournament was really decided by the celebrated
game with Capablanca two rounds before the close. Of the conclUSIon
to this game Lasker wrote, l.l.The spectators had followed the final moves
breathlessly. That Black's position was in ruins was obvious to the
veriest tyro. And now Capablanca turned over his King. From the
several hundred spectators, there came such applause as I have never
experienced in all my life as a chess player. It was like the wholly
spontaneous applause which thunders forth in the theatre, of which the
individual is almost unconscious." And on this glorious note of triumph
we conclude the volume devoted to the first part of Lasker's Chess Career.
,
BRESLAU 1889 19
GAME No.1 12 KtxP
Breslau 1889 (Hauptturnier) The Kt is very well placed at
Vienna Game this centralized post.
12 . . . . P-KR3
White Black 13 B-K3 Kt-K4
Dr. E. Lasker P. Lipke
More logical is 13 . . .Kt-KB3
1 P-K4 P-K4 and if then 14 P-QB4, Q-Q2
2 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 followed by . . . Kt-B4.
3 P-KKt3 14 Q-K2 Q-Q2
Louis Paulsen's move, popular" 15' P-KR3 QR-K
ized by Mieses about this time; . . . Kt-B4 was better. The
it is excellent against 2 . . . Kt- principle that exchanges are use"
QB3, but not against Black's last ful to relieve cramped positions was
move, which allows 3 . . . P -Q 4! not generally known at this time.
3 . . . . B-B4 16 QR-K P-R3
4 B-Kt2 0-0 He cannot play . . . Q-R5' at
5' KKt-K2 P-Q3 once with any effect, since the
6 0-0 Kt-B3 continuation would be 17 P-Kt3!
7 P-Q3 B-K3 QxRP? 18 R-R, Q ..Kt7; 19 -
Preparing for . . . P-Q4, which Kt (19 Q-Q2 would also serve the
White prevents by purpose), Q-B6; 20 Kt-Kt5' , Q-
8 Kt-Q5'! BxKt Kt5'; 21 R-R4 trapping the Q.
Otherwise B-Kt5' would be annoy.. 17 P-KB4 Kt (K4) -Kt3

lug. 18 Q-B2
9 PxB Kt-K2 Preventing . . . Kt-B4 (which
ite now has a superior posi.. would be answered by KtxKt
tion because of the greater mobility followed by BxB, winning a P)
of his two Bs. and also threatening P-B5' -B6.
18 . . . . BxKt
10 B-Kt5!
Black has little choice in view
Avoiding 10 P-B4, which would
of the above..mentioned threat. If
yield control of Q4 to Black.
18 . . . Q-R5'; 19 P-Kt3 and the
10 . . . . Kt-Q2 Q must retreat, for if 19 . . .
Of course neither Kt can capture QxRP?20 R-R, Q-Kt7; 21 Q-Q2!
the QP because of the resulting and again the Q is trapped.

pIn. 19 BxB Kt-B4
11 P-Q4 PxP 20 B-QB3 RxR
11 . . . B-Kt3; 12 PxP, PxP? 21 RxR R-K
(to keep White'8 Kt out of Q4; 22 B-B3 RxRch
safer is 12 . . . KtxP) would be 23 QxR
unsatisfactory because of 13 P-Q6, Lasker has managed the opening
PxP; 14 QxP-+-. and middle game play expertly and
20 DR. LASKER"S CHESS CAREER
now has a decided advantage. Threatening P-R5.

23 . . . . Kt (B4) -K2 28 . . . . K-B
Or 23 . . . Q-K2; 24 QxQ, Kt The only move.
(B4) xQ; 25 B-QR5, P-Kt3; 26 29 B-R5 P-KB4
B-B3+. Again forced: if 29 . . . Kt-R;
24 K-Kt2 Q-R5 30 Q-R7, Kt-B2; 31 BxP! win..

Lipke cannot resist this tempta- flIng.
tion. His safest policy would have 30 Q-Q4!
been to mark time. But not 30 Q-K6, QxPch; 31
25 Q-Q2 QxRP K-R3, Q-K5 and White will be
26 Q-Q4 lucky to draw.
30 . . . . QxPch
31 K-R3 Q-K5
Position after White's 26th move
32 QxPch K-K
33 BxKtch K-Q2
The only chance. If 33 . . .
KtxB; 34 QxKtch, K-Q2 best; 35
Q-B7ch, K-B (or 35 . . . K-Q; 36
B-B6ch); 36 Q-K6ch and White
will win quickly.
34 BxPch!
A very pretty move which
ensures a won ending, whereas 34
K-R2 would only draw after 34
. . . Q-K7ch; 35 K-Kt, Q-K6ch;
36 K-B, Q-B6ch followed by . . .
QxPch and . . . QxKB.
26 . . . . P-KB3 34 . . . . QxBch
If instead 26 . . . Kt-B4; 27 35 Q ...Kt4
Q-K4 After the exchange of Qs,
I 27 . . . Kt (Kt3) -K2; 28 p- White's K side Ps will win easily.
KKt4 (28 B-KKt4 QxQP! 29 Q 35 . . . . QxQch
xQ, KtxQ; 30 BxKt, Kt-K6ch, Nor would 35 . . . K-K; 36
etc.), Kt-RS'ch; 29 K-Kt3, KtxB; QxQ, KtxQ; 37 K-Kt4 be any
30 QxKt (K7), QxQP; 31 Q-K3 better for Black.

winning. 36 KxQ KtxP
II 27 . . . Kt (B4) -K2; 28 p- 37 B-Q2
BS', Kt-K4; 29 BxKt, PxB; 30 Q But not 37 K-R5? KtxB; 38
xP with a winning game. PxKt, P-R4 and Black will at least
27 Q-K4 Q-Kt8 draw.
28 P-R4 . 37 . . . . Kt-B3ch
AMSTERDAM 1889 21
38 K-B; K-K2 doubtless better than B-K2, or P-

39 P-KKt4 P-Q4 Kt3 followed by B-Kt2.
40 P-Kt5 PxP 5 . . . . P-QKt3
41 BPxP Kt-Q2 6 Kt-QB3 B-Kt2
42 P-Kt6 K-B 7 Kt-B3 QKt-Q2
43 P-R5 P-Q5 8 0-0 0-0
44 P-R6 K-Kt 9 Kt-K2
45 P-R7ch K-R Reinforcing the projected attack
Or 45 . . . K-Kt2; 46 B-R6ch, by opening the QB's diagonal and
K-R; 47 K-K6 and wins. bringing the Kt to the other wing.
46 K-K6 Kt-Bch 9 . . . . P-B4
47 K-B7 Re~gns Here Black should have seized
Despite his relative inexperience, the opportunity of ridding himsel.l
Lasker's handling of the Bishops of one of the dangerous Bs by
and in fact his whole conduct of 9 . . . Kt-B4; 10 Kt-Kt3, KtxB;
this difficult game could not have 11 PxKt, r -B4 etc. (Deutsche
been improved upon even by Schachzeitung) .
Steinitz. 10 Kt-Kt3 Q-B2
11 Kt-K5 KtxKt
GAME No. Z This is rather risky and demands
,
~sterdam 1889 careful play on Black's part from

now on. 11 . . . P-Kt3 would
Bird Opening have been safer despite the weak..
White Black ening of the diagonal.
Dr. E. Lasker
,
J. H. Bauer 12 BxKt Q-B3
1 P-KB4 With the transparent threat of
The only recorded instance of . . . P-Q;.
Lasker's adoption of this rarely 13 Q-K2 P-QR3?
played opening. In order to play . . . Kt-Q2
Jl . . . . P-Q4 without having to fear B-Kt;. But
2 P-K3 Kt-KB3 as will soon become clear, 13 ..
3 P-QKt3 Kt-Q2 was imperative.
Not the most precise continu.. I 14 B-Kt2, B-B3 etc.
ation: 3 Kt-KB3 would have been II 14 Q-R;, P-B4 with a good
better, for now Black could play game.
3 . . . P-Q5, completely di50rgan..
III 14 B-Kt;, Q-B; 15 BxKt,
izing his opponent's plans. QxB; 16 Kt-R5, P-B3 and White
3 . . . . P-K3 cannot afford to go in for 17 Q-
4 B-Kt2 B-K2 Kt4, P-Kt3; 18 B-Kt2, P-B4; 19
,. B-Q3 Q-Kt3, K-B2 winning a piece.
Clearly revealing his intention of 13 . . . Kt-K; was also a play"
obtaining a K side attack, and able alternative.

Position after Blac~'s 13th move A really beautiful move which

adds lustre to Lasker's combination.
17 . . KxB
P-B3 would lose quickly
because of R-B3-Kt3.
18 Q-Kt4ch!
In order to win one of the Bs
four moves later.
Jl 8 . . . . K-R2
19 R-B3 P-K4
20 R-R3ch Q-R3
21 RxQch KxR
22 Q-Q7
This move crowns the combina-
14 Kt-R5!
tion begun on his 14th move.
After this there is no saving the
22 . . B-KB3
game for Black.
23 QxB K-Kt2
I 14 . . . Kt-K; 15 BxP, KtxB; Not 23 . . . PxP; 24 QxKtP,
16 Q-Kt4.
K-Kt2; 25 R-KB. But Black's
II 14 . . . P-R3; 1; BxKt, game is hopeless anyway.
BxB; 16 KtxBch, PxKt; 17 Q-Kt4
24 R-KB QR-Kt
ch, K-R; 18 Q-R4, K-Kt2; 19 25 Q-Q7
R-B3, KR-Q; 20 R-Kt3ch, K-B;
21 QxP+. Rightly disdaining the Q side
Ps in favor of the attack.
III 14 . . . P-Q;; 1; BxKt,
BxB; 16 Q-Kt4, K-R (16 . . . 25 . . . KR-Q
P-K4; 17 B-K4!); 17 R-B3, R- He must create a flight square
KKt (17 . . . PxP; 18 KtxB, P for his K.
xKt; 19 Q-R4); 18 BxKRP! KR-
26 Q-Kt4ch K-B
and wins. 27 PxP B-Kt2
14 . . . . KtxKt 27 . . . BxP? would of course
lose the B.
Leading to a brilliant refutatio.n
which has since served as a classIc 28 P-K6
example of the power of the united This settles matters.
Bs.
28 . . . . R-Kt2
15 BxPch!
29 Q-Kt6 P-B3
Black no doubt expected 14 Qx
Kt, P-B4 etc. 30 RxPch! Bxlt
15 . . . . KxB 31 QxBch K-K
16 QxKtch K-Kt 32 Q-R8ch K-K2
17 BxP!! 33 Q-Kt7ch Resigns
BERLIN 1889 23
GAME No.3 14 Kt-Kt5 Q-K2
15 P-B3 P-B5!?
Berlin 1889 1; . . . P-R3 was more prudent.
Vienna Game 16 P-QKt4?
White Black For here 16 Q-R4 and if 16 . . .
J. Mieses Dr. E. Lasker P-R3; 17 PxP! would have yielded
1P-K4 P-K4 a powerful attack.
2Kt-QB3 B-B4 16 . . . . KtxKtP!
3P-KKt3 Kt-QB3 An obvious sacrifice, but the
4B-Kt2 P-Q3 sequel has many pretty points.
5' Kt-R4
17 KtxPch
KKt-K2 was better.
After 17 PxKt, QxPch followed
; . . . . B-K3 by . . . QxKt Black would win
6 KtxB PxKt easily.
7 P-Q3 Kt-B3
17 . . . . K-Kt
8 Kt-K2 Q-Q3! 18 PxKt
After the routine 8 . . .0-0; 9 Declining the sacrifice would
0-0 followed by P-KB4, White leave White with a hopelessly dis-
would obtain a strong attack. organized game.
9 P-KB4 P-KR4 18 . . . . QxPch
To discourage White from castling 19 K-B
K side. Or 19 Q-Q2, P-B6; 20 Q-B
10 P-B5 (20 Q-B2, B-R5; 21 QR-Kt, Q-
Blocking the position does not R4 with . . . P-B7 dis ch to
appreciably help White. Mieses follow), P-QKt3 regaining the
should rather have continued with piece with the superior game.
P-KR3 followed by B-K3, Q-Q2 19 . . . . Kt-Kt5'
and (eventually) 0-0-0. The most forceful; but the
10 . . . . B-Q2 simple 19 . . . P-QKt3 would have
11 B-Kt5' proved equally effective in the long
Again B-K3 was simpier and run.
better. 20 B-Kt B-R5
11. . . . Kt-R2 21 R-Kt Q-R6
12 B- K3 0-0-0 22 Q-K2 RxP
13 Kt-B3 23 P-R3
Planning a risky attack against Despite his material advantage,
Black's K which is not justified by White's position is untenable; if
White's insufficient development. for example 23 Q-Kt2, R-Q8ch;
13 Q-Q2 could have been played 24 RxR, QxQ or 29 K-K2, Q-Q()
quite safely. mate.
13 . . . . Kt-B3 23 . . . . KR-Q!!
White probably expected 23 ... RxRch; 32 KxR, R-Q8ch followed

Kt-K6ch; 24 BxKt, RxB; 25 QxBP, by . . . RxR.
KxKt; 26 QxQBP with counter" 28 . . . . R-B6
play. White resigns: if 29 Q-Kt2, Q-
24 PxKt P-B6! B4ch followed by . . . R-B7 wins
The point of the foregoing sac' quickly.
rifice: ite has no adequate de' A spirited game in which the
fense against the threat of . . youthful Lasker carries out the
P-B7. attack in the most elegant style.
25 Kt-B6ch
Equally hopeless would be 25
B-K3, P-B7; 26 R-B, RxB or 25 GAME No.4
Kt-Kt5, BxKt; 26 RxB, R-Q8ch;
27 K-B2, R(Q)-Q7 etc. Match 1890
25 . . . . BxKt Dutch Defense
26 B-K3 P-B7! ite Black
But not 26 . .. RxB? 27 QxR, Dr. E. Lasker J. Mieses
P-B7; 28 RxPch! and wins.
1 P-Q4 P-KB4
27 QxP RxB 2 P-QB4
Passing up the opportunity of
Position after BlacIt's 27th move playing the Staunton Gambit (2
P-K4) , for which see Game No.
43.
2 P-KKt3 (Steinitz's idea) is at
present considered stronger than
the text.
2 . . . . P-B4
3 PxP Q-R4ch
Unnecessarily complicating mat'
ters; simply. . . P-K3 was prefer"
able.
4 Kt-B3 QxBP
, P-K4 PxP
6 KtxP Q-B2
28 K-B2 The unfortunate excursion of
If 28 QxB, R-Q8ch! 29 K-B2 the Q has enabled ite to gain
(if 29 RxR, PxQ) , R-Q7ch and important time.
White is lost: 7 Kt-R3!
I 30 K-B, R-K8ch!! 31 KxR, Very good! This Kt is to be
Q-K6ch and mate next move. brought to Q 5 without loss of time
II 30 K-Kt, R-K8ch; 31 K-R2, 7 . . . . P-KKt3
MATCH 1890 ' IESES 25'
Or 7 . . . Kt-KB3; 8 KtxKtch, the two threats of KtxB and R -K.
KPxKt; 9 B-Q3+. 17 R-K Q-B
8 Kt-B4 B-Kt2 Probably hoping for 18 R-K8,
9 Kt-Q5 Q-Q QxR; 19 KtxRch, RxR and the
.1 0 B- Kt5 BxP win for White is by no means
Black's position is so hopeless easy.
. that he has already passed the stage 18 P-I<R4!
where ""Pawn-graBbing" can do An ingenious resource for fresh..
him any harm! ening up the attack. The immediate
11 Kt-Q6ch K-B threat is P-R5 -6 mate!
12 Q-B3ch B-B3 18 . . . . P- 4
13 Kt (Q5) xB 19 R-R3!
If now 13 . . . PxKt (B3); 14 This was the real purpose behind
KtxB, QxKt; 15 BxP, KtxB; 16 Lasker's last move: he doubles Rs
QxKtch etc. After Black's actual on the K :file without loss of time,
reply, Lasker has at his disposal an after which the attack must be
even more advantageous line. irresistible.
13 . . . . KtxKt 19 . . . . Kt-B3
14 BxKt
PxB 20 R (R3) -K3
15 Q-Q5! Threatening R-K8, which would
win the Q for only a R.
20 . . . . Q-Q
This costs a piece, but Black has
no way of saving the game.
21 R-K8
Winning a piece outright; but
21 K-B! would have been more
conclusive: all the White threats
remain, and Black cannot play 21
. . . Q-R4 because of 22 R-K7ch,
K-R3; 23 Kt-B7ch, K-Kt2; 24
KtxR dis ch, and mate in three.
There followed: 21 . . . RxR;
22 RxR, Q.-R4ch; 23 QxQ, KtxQ;
24 RxB, RxR; 25 KtxR, Kt-B3;
15 . . . . Q-K2ch
26 Kt-Q6, P-Kt3; 27 B-K2, P-B4;
15 . . . K-Kt2 would likewise 28 B-B3, Kt-K2; 29 Kt-Kt5, P-R4;
be inadequate after 16 Q-B7ch, 30 Kt-B7, Kt-B; 31 Kt-Q5, K-B2;
K-R3; 17 O-O-O! followed by R- 32 K-B3, K-K3; 33 K-Q4, P-Q3;
Q 3 with a winning attack. 34 Kt-B4-ch, K-B3; 35 B-Kt7, Kt-
16 K-Q2 K-Kt2 R2; 36 Kt-Q5ch, K-K3; 37 KtxP,

Now the only defense against res1gns.
GAME No.5 7 . . . . B-K2

8 P-Q3 Kt-B4
London 1892 9 P-R3?
Vienna Game Altogether incomprehensible.
White Black 9 . . . . 0-0
10 B-K3 QKt-Q2
J. H. Blackburne Dr. E. Lasker 11 BxKt
1 P-K4 P-K4 If instead 11 P-Q4, Kt-K5 fol..
2 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 lowed by . . . Q-Kt3. 11 Q-B4
3 P-B4 P-Q4 would lose the KP after . . . Kt-
4 BPxP KtxP K3 (12 Q-Kt3? B-R5).
5 Q-B3 P-KB4
11 . . . . KtxB
More usual is the line of play 12 KKt-B4 Q-Kt3!
recommended by Steinitz: 5
Very strong! te's best reply
Kt-QB3; 6 B-Kt5, KtxKt; 7 KtP
would have been 13 P-QKt3, but
xKt, Q-R5ch; 8 P-Kt3, Q-K5ch,
not 12 0-0-0 because of 12 . . .
etc. The text leads to more com"
Kt-R5 nor 12 R-QKt because of
plicated play. 12 . . . Kt-Q2.
6 Kt-R3
13 P-QKt4
This is too slow; 6 P -Q3 seems
Creating a new weakness which
best with the continuation 6
enables Black to institute an en'"
KtxKt; 7 PxKt, P-Q5; 8 -Kt3,
ergetic attack.
Kt-B3; 9 B-K2, B-K3 and now
10 P-B4!? (an innovation), B-Kt5 13 . . . . Kt-Q2
ch; 11 K-Q, Q-Q2; 12 R-Kt, R- 14 P-Q4 P-QR4!
QKt; 13 B-B3, 0-0; 14 Kt-K2, 15 R-QKt
B-B4; 15 Kt-B4, Kt-K2; 16 p- 15' P-B3 would of course be
KR4 and White has a much better useless: 1 5' . . . PxP; 16 BPxP,
game than he usually obtains in BxPch etc.
this variation (Reinfeld..Thornpson, 15 . . . . PxP
Correspondence 1927). 16 PxP
6 . . . . P-B3
(See diagram on next page)
Rather conservative; on 6 . . .
Kt-B3; Tarrasch gives 7 B-Kt5, 16 . . . . BxPch
Q-R5ch; 8 K-B as best for White. This is not so much a sacrifice
7 Kt-K2? as a profitable investment!
Blackburne wishes to dislodge 17 P-B3 BxPch
Black's Kt by P-Q3 without allow'" 18 KtxB QxP
ing an exchange. But this is not The ultimate result of the game
an unmixed blessing, since White's cannot be in doubt; Black gets four
minor pieces are so badly posted. Ps for the piece, open lines for the
7 P-Q3 was essential, instead of attack and White's K is dangerous'"
the time-wasting text. ly exposed.
LONDON 1892 27
Position after White's 16th move 31 Q-K2 Q-Q6ch
32 QxQ PxQ
White resigns, as he must lose
a piece. Lasker's play throughout
is characterized by superb vigor.
GAME No.6
London 1892
Ruy Lopez
White Black
19 Kt (B4)-K2 Dr. E. Lasker J. H. Blackburne
He must provide for . . . R-R6. 1 P-K4 P-K4
19 . . . . QxP 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
20 Q-B4 Q-B3 3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3
21 Kt-Q4 Kt-B4 ! 4 B-Kt5 P-Q3
Threatening to win a piece by The Steinitz Defense; modern
. . . Kt-K3! masters prefer either 4 . . . B-Kt;
22 Q-Q2 Kt-K5 or . . . Kt-Q5.
23 KtxKt BPxKt '; P-Q3
24 Q-K3 R-R5 Likewise indicating his prefer'
25 Kt-B2 ence for a closed, solid game of the
White must give way: a plau- Steinitzian type. Nowadays 5' P-
sible continuation after 25 R-Q Q4 is considered the refutation of
would be . . .P-B4; 26 Kt-B2, p- this defense: 5' . . . B-Q2; 6 Bx
Q5; 27 Q-Q2, P-K6; 28 Q-K2, Kt, BxB; 7 Q-Q3, PxP (or 7 . . .
B-Kt5'. Kt-Q2; 8 P-Q5', Kt-B4; 9 Q-B4,
25' . . . . R-R7 B-Q2; 10 P-QKt4+;. Niemzow"
26 R-B B-Kt5! itsch,Breyer, Gothenburg 1920);
27 B-K2 BxB 8 KtxP,P-KKt3;9 B-Kt5',B-Kt2;
28 KxB Q-Kt7 10 0-0-0 -t-; Alekhine..Brinck..
29 K-Q Q-Kt4! mann, Kecskemet 1927.
30 R-K 5' B-K2
If 30 K-K, Q-Q6; 31 Q-K2, 6 p- 3 0-0
P-Q5 \vins easily. 7 B-K3
30 . . . . R-Kt7! More in the spirit of the opening
Not 30 . . . Q-Q6ch; 31 QxQ, was Kt- K2 at once, followed by
PxQ at once because of 32 Kt-Kt4. P-KKt4, Kt-Kt3 etc. If 7 Kt-K2,
Blackburne misses the point and P-Q4? 8 BxKt, PxB; 9 KtxP, Q-
loses at once. Q3; 10 B-B4, Kt-R4; 11 B-R2+.
7 . . . . Kt-K A very nne move which defi..

8 P-KKt4 P-QR3 nitely establishes White'5 superior"
9 B-R4 B-K3 ity since he forces the closing of
10 Kt-K2 P-Kt3 the Q file.
11 Kt-Kt3 Kt-Kt2 . 18 . . . . R-Q2
11 . . . P-B4 would leave his . 19 PxP KtxP
white squares too weak. 20 KtxKt PxKt
12 P-B3 P-QKt4 21 P-B4
But here Black misses his op" Lasker has cleverly built up a
portunity : 12... P -B4 would K side attack.
have equalized. If then 13 KtPxP, 21 . . . . P-QB4
PxP. 22 P-K5
I 14 B-R6, P-B5; 15 Kt-K2, Threatening to win a piece by
. B-B3; 16 R-KKt, Q-K! 17 Kt- BxKt followed by P-B5 -6.
Kt5, B-Q2; 18 B-Kt3ch, K-R with
22 . . . . R-Q4
a good game (19 Kt-B, Kt-QR4!
23 R-K
20 B-B2, Q-Kt3!).
Renewing the threat.
II 14 PxP, KtxP; 15 KtxKt, Bx
Kt; 16 B-R6, R-B3; 17 B-Kt3ch 23 . . . . B-R5
(or 17 R-Ktch, R-Kt3), K-R and 24 Q-B3 BxKt
again ite has no advantage. After R-K2, this exchange would
13 B-Kt3 P-Q4 have been forced anyway.
Now it is too late for . . . P- 25 QxB P-B4?
B4; for if 13 . . . BxB; 14 QxB, Black'5 game was already critical,
Kt-QR4; 15 Q-Q, P-KB4; 16 and it is questionable whether he
KtPxP, PxP; 17 B-R6, P-B5; 18 had any adequate defense; but the
BxKt, KxB; 19 Kt-B5ch +. text is a blunder which allows
14 B-R6 Q-Q2 Lasker to win in elegant style.
14 . . . PxP would be equally
26 PxP e.p. QxBP
unsatisfactory because of 15 BxB! 27 Q-Kt2!
PxKt (or 15' . . . PxB; 16 Kt
(Kt3) xP); 16 B-Kt3+. An important finesse: after 27
Q-B3, QR-Q; 28 B-Kt5'? is refut..
15' Q-K2 P-Q5
ed by . . . RxB.
Weakly played; 15' . . . KR-Q,
gaining control of the Q file, would (See diagram on next page)
still have left him with a playable 27 . . . . Q-Q3
game.
27 . . . Q-B2?; 28 R-K7!
16 BxB QxB
17 O-O! -Q 28 R-K7! Kt-K3
Or 17 . . . PxP; 18 PxP, P- 29 R-K QxR
Kt5; 19 P-Q4!+. The Kt has no squares: if 29
18 -B! . . . Kt-B2; 30 RxKt, or 29 . . .
MAT C H I 8 9 2 ~ B LAC K BUR N E 29
Position after White's 27th move 7 0-0-0 0-0

8 P-B3
After 8 B-QB4, Kt-QR4! 9 B-
K2, Black could safely play 9 . . .
P-Q4!
8 . . . . P-Q4
9 Q-B5
White's position is awkward; the
text only leads to simplifications
favorable to Black.
9 . . . . PxP
10 B-KKt5 Q-K
Forced.
Kt-B; 30 R-K8. 11 BxKt BxB
30 QxR R-K 12 KtxP B-Kt2
31 P-B5 13 B-Kt5 Q-K4!
Wins a piece. There followed: Forcing the exchange of Qs,
31 . . . Q-R5; 32 RxKt, Q-Kt6 after which Black by virtue of his
ch; 33 Q-Kt2, QxQch; 34 KxQ, two Bs has the better game.
RxR; 35 PxR, P-B;; 36 PxP, PxP;
14 QxQ KtxQ
37 K-B3, P-B6; 38 PxP, PxP; 39
15 Kt-K2 P-QR3!
K-K3, resigns.
By a series of deft maneuvers,
Lasker now restricts the mobility
GAME No.7
of ite's minor pieces.
16 B-Q3 P-KB4
Match 1892 17 Kt (K4) -B3
Center Game Or 17 Kt-B5, P-Kt3; 18 Kt-
ite Black QKt3, B-K3 etc.
J. H. Blackbume Dr. E. Lasker 17 . . . . B-K3
18 K-Kt
1 P-K4 P-K4
Being unable. to formulate any
2 P-Q4 PxP
plan, he drifts aimlessly.
3 QxP Kt-QB3
4 Q-K3 . P-KKt3 18 . . . . KR-Q
19 Kt-B4 B-B2
The usual continuation now"
20 B-K2 Kt-B3!
adays is 4 . . . Kt-B3; 5 Kt-QB3,
B-Kt5; 6 B-Q2, 0-0; 7 0-0-0, The Kt is no longer useful at
R-K and Black has a satisfactory K4, since Black has already suc'"
game. Lasker's move is less direct ceeded in driving back his oppon..
but equally good. ent's minor pieces one rank.
5 B-Q2 B-Kt2 21 RxRch RxR
6 Kt-QB3 Kt-B3 22 R-Q R-K!
Exchanging Rs would simplify Position after White's 30th move

unduly. The text threatens 23 . . .
BxKt, 24 PxB, P-KKt4 winning a

piece.
23 B-B P-QKt4!
24 Kt-Q3
Threatening Kt-B5.
24 P-QR4 appears to be strong,
but after 24 . .... BxKt! 25 PxB,
Kt-K4 Black retains his advantage.
24 . . . . B-Q5
25 Kt-K2 B-Kt3
The change of diagonal has RxKRP; 37 Kt-K2, R-Kt7; 38 Kt
enabled Black to control the im- -B2, P-Kt4; 39 B-Q3, P-R4; 40
portant square K6 a second time. K-Kt4, B-B7; 41 P-R4, P-B4ch;
42 K-Kt5, QBxP; 43 P-R5, P-
26 P-QKt3
QB;; 44 BxQBP, BxKt; 4; P-
To bring his K into play. The R6, B-Q8; 46 Kt-Q4, BxKt; 47
maneuver creates new targets for PxB, BxP;48 P-Q5,B-K7;49 Bx
attack but the weakness of the B, RxB; 50 P-R7, R-QR7; White
black squares would have proved
resigns.
decisive in any case.
26 . . . . K-Kt2
27 P-B3 K-B3 GAME No.8
28 K-B2 Kt-K2 Match 1892
Centralization! Queen's Gambit Declined
29 Kt(K2)-B Kt-Q4
30 K-Kt2? White Black
A blunder which loses the ex" Dr. E. Lasker J. H. Blackburne
change. 30 K-Q2 would have 1 P-Q4 P-Q4
prolonged the game. 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3
3 P-B4 P-K3
(See diagram next column) 4 Kt-B3 QKt-Q2
30 . . . . P-Kt5! 5' B-B4
31 KtxP The older continuation which
There is no defense. If 31 PxP, was generally played until Pills-
B-Q;ch; 32 K-R3, Kt-K6 or 31 bury popularized B-Kt5.
P-QB4, B-Q5ch. 5 . . . . P-B3
31 . . . . Kt-K6 This gives Black a cramped
32 R-K Kt-B5ch game; 5 . . . PxP; 6 P-K3, Kt-
33 BxKt RxR Q4 is an alternative.
There followed: 34 BxP, R-Kt8; 6 P-K3 Kt-R4
35 P-Kt3, R-Kt7ch; 36 K-R3, 7 B-Kt' B-K2
MATCH 1892 "BLACKBURNE . 31
8 BxB Qxl 18 .. Kt-B3
9 B-Q3 P-KKt3 19 P-QKt4 Kt-K5
Inaugurating a plan which is of 20 Kt-K5 KtxKt
dubious value positionally. 9 . . . 21 QxKt Kt-R4
KKt-B3, to be followed later by 22 P-QR4
. . . PxP and . . . P-K4, held White makes steady progress.
out more prospects of equalizing. 22 . . . . Kt-B3
10 Q-K2 0-0 23 P-Kt5
11 0-0 P-KB4 P-B5, to be followed by this
Attacks in this opening on move, was also quite good. The
Black's part generally have little intention behind the advance of
hope of success. the Q side Ps is to weaken Black's
12 -Q QKt-B3 Ps, and the masterly way in which
13 QR-B B-Q2 Lasker executes this plan is most
instructive.
This B is destined to play an
ineffectual role throughout the 23 . . . . Kt-Q2
game: an indication that Black has 24 Kt-B3 PxBP
not played the opening properly. White threatened now P-B5,
14 Kt-K5 B-K followed by P-R5 -6, to establish a
15 Q-B2 dangerous passed P at B5 (Lasker).
Black has, with his 11th move, 25 QxP Kt-Kt3
stopped the advance of the te 26 Q-Kt3 PxP
KP. The ite Q is therefore . . . R-B offered somewhat
now available for the Q side better prospects.
(Lasker).
27 PxP
15 . . . . R-Q
Here and later on . . . P-B5 After this recapture the posi-
can always be countered effectively tional struggle is concluded in
with P-K4. White's favor: the QRP is de"
cidedly weak.
16 P-QR3 Kt-Q2
17 Kt-B3!
Rightly refusing to allow Black
to free his game a bit by exchang..
Ing.
17 . . . . Kt-Kt2
18 R-K!
White intends a Q side attack;
and, therefore, makes first prepara..
tions to take advantage of any for"
ward movement that Black might
undertake on the K side, beginning
with . . . P-B5 (Lasker).
27 . . . . B-B2 better than wait for White to carry

28 Kt-K5 R-B out his plans.
29 R-R R-R
30 R-K2 __ -B 42 R-R
. . . Kt-B would save the RP, So as to be able to switch the

but leave Black hopelessly tied up; R to the other wing if necessary.
a plausible continuation would be 42 . . . R-B
30 . . .Kt-B; 31 -R2, K-Kt2; 43 P-R4! R-B2
32 B-K2, R-Q; 33 B-B3, K-B; 44 R-QKt R-B
34 Q-B3, K-K; 35 R-B2, Kt-Kt3; 45 K-K3 K-K2
36 Q-B7 or 34 . . . B-K; 35 Q- 46 P-R5! K-B3
B5! QxQ; 36 PxQ, BxP; 37 BxP,
R-Kt; 38 P-B6 with a winning 46 . . . BPxP; 47 BxP would
game in either variation. be decidedly in White's favor.
31 KR-R2 Q-B2 47 RPxP RPxP
32 P-Kt3 48 R- K-Kt2
RxP could also be played at once. Here, after some maneuvers to
complete the third hour (we played
32 . . . . Q-B6
18 moves an hour), the game went
33 QxQ RxQ
on at move 55, the position being
34 RxP RxR
unchanged (Lasker).
35 RxR R-B2

The attack has now succeeded. ,) P-Kt4! PxKtP
White has the advantage of a P 56 PxP R-R
plus on the Q side. at remains 57 P-Kt5!
is to convert this into positional With the decisive threat of Kt-
superiority not an easy process,
Kt4-B6.
as still there are hardly any assail..
able points in the Black camp 57 . . . . R-R6
(Lasker). 58 K-Q2 R-R7ch
59 K-K3 R-R6
36 K-B B-K
60 K-B4 Kt-Q2
37 K-K2 K-B
61 B-B4 Kt-B
38 K-Q2 K-K2
62 R-QB
39 R-R3 K-Q3
40 P-B3! The threat of invasion at B7
The logical procedure. ite leaves Black without resource.
must threaten to break through on 62 . . . . R-R4
the K side. 63 B-Q3 BxP
40 . . . . R-B 64 R-B5 and wins.
41 P-K4 R-B2
Positional chess of the highest
Black has of course nothing order throughout.
MATCH 1892 ~ BIRD 33
GAME No.9 1~ . . . . B-K3
Match 1892 13 Q-K~ Kt-Q~
14 R-Q
Ruy Lopez
Intending perhaps to double Rs
White Black should Black fianchetto his KB.
Dr. E. Lasker H. E. Bird Bird therefore protects the weak
square Q3.
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 14 . . . . Q-B3
3 B-Kt5 Kt-Q5 15 B-K3 B-QKt5
One of the many eccentricities After an unorthodox start, Black
for which the British master was has obtained a fair game which
noted. It has also been adopted on promises interesting possibilities.
occasion by Blackburne, Tarrasch But the text is aimless, and . . .
and Alekhine. While the move B-K~ at once would have saved
provides the best defense to the time.
Four Knights' Game (the Rubin- 16 Kt-R2! B-K2
stein Variation), it is not wholly 17 P-QKt4 Kt-Kt3
satisfactory in the Ruy Lopez. 18 B-Kt3
4 B-B4 Better than 18 BxB, QxB and
Less energetic than KtxKt, but Black threatens . . . Kt-B5.
sufficient to maintain a slight lead 18 . . . . 0-0
in development. 19 P-R5 Kt-B
4 . . . . KtxKtch 20 QR-Kt Kt-Q3
5 QxKt Kt-B3 21 Kt-B3 P-R3
6 P-Q4?! P-Q3 Creating a weakness on the
Canny play. After 6 . . . PxP; black squares which allows his op'
7 P-K5, Q-K2; 8 Q-K2,Kt-Kt ponent to gain further terrain; but
Black would have difficulty com- if he wishes to dispute the Q file,
pleting his development. he cannot Itave the Q RP un'
7 Q-QKt3 Q-K2 protected.
8 PxP PxP 22 B-Kt6! Kt-K
9 0-0 P-B3 23 Kt-R4 Kt-Kt2
24 P-QB3 BxB
If 9 . . . KtxP; 10 BxPch, Qx 25 RxB Kt-K3
B; 11 Q-R4ch etc. 26 P-Kt3 B-Q
10 Q-KB3 P-KR3 27 R-Kt2 Q-Kt3
11 Kt-B3 P-KKt4 28 R(Kt2)-Q2 P-R4
12 P-QR4 This belated counter-action offers
In order to fortify the position Black little hope, as the liquidation
of the KB; also with a view to which now follows is much in
fixing the Q side Ps later on with Lasker's favor.
P-R5. 29 BxB! QRxB
After 29 . . . KtxB; 30 R-Q7 48 P-Kt4!

followed by Kt-B5 would paralyze Lasker intends to break up the
Black's game. hostile Ps by P-KKt5 followed by
30 RxR RxR the march of his K to KB6.
31 RxRch KtxR 48 . . . . Q-B5
32 Kt-B5! 49 Q-K3 Q-R7ch
The key to the ending! ....So 50 K-Kt3 Q-R8
many masters of the modem school
would have proposed and accepted Position after Blac~'s 50th move
a draw at this point," runs a can;
temporary comment, from which
we see that "modernism" is not a
matter of absolute time, but of
relativity.
32 . . . . P-Kt5
33 Q-Q3 Kt-K3
. . . Q-B3 would not help be;
cause of Q-Q7!
34 KtxKt
Very cautious play; at any rate
more artistic than the simple and
obvious 34 KtxKtP, Kt-Kt4; 35
Kt-B5 etc. 51 P-Kt5! PxP
52 K-Kt4 Q-Kt7
34 . . . . QxKt
53 KxP K-Q2
35 Q-Q8ch K-R2
36 Q-Kt5 P-B3 .. Q-Kt7ch would be useless
Black cannot save the P. in view of 54 K-B5 and if 54 . . .
Q-Kt6; 55 K-K6! followed by Q-
37 QxPch K-Kt2 Q3 etc.
38 K-Kt2 Q-Q2
54 K-Kt4
The ending is most instructive; K-B6 would have been quicker.
despite its apparent simplicity, it
54 . . . . Q-KR7
demands the most sustained con"
55 K-B5 Q-Kt6
centration (Mason).
56 K-B6!
39 P-R3 PxPch
40 QxP Q-Q6 Bringing about a Zugzwang
41 Q-Kt4ch K-B2 position: if 56 . . . K-B2; 57 K-
42 Q-B3 Q-B; K6! followed by Q-Q3, or if 56
43 Q-K3 K-K3 . . . Q-R7; 57 Q-Kt5 or Q-Q3ch
44 P-B3 K-Q3 wins easily.
45 K-B2 Q-R7ch 56 . . . . P-B4
46 Q-K2 Q-K3 57 Q-Kt5! Q-R7
47 Q-Q2ch K-B2 Or 57 . . . QxPch; 58 Q-B5ch,
ATCH 1892 " BIRD 35
QxQch; 59 KxQ, K-Q3; 60 K-B6 B; 15 P-QKt3, B-K3; 16 R-KB

and wins. +); 14 P-QKt3, Kt-K2; 15 Kt-K4
58 Q-B5ch K-B3 etc.
59 Q-B8ch K-Kt4 9 . . . . B-K3
60 QxBPch K-R5 10 P-K3
61 QxP Resigns The advance of the P two
squares would weaken Q4 and
GAME No. 10 deprive the Kt of a valuable post
at K4.
Match 1892 10 . . . . KKt-K2
From Gambit Castling immediately would be
somewhat more precise, as White
White Black could not then play his K to K2.
H. E. Bird Dr. E. Lasker 11 B-QKt5 0-0-0 ch
1 P-KB4 P-K4 12 K-B
2 PxP P-Q3 Needlessly banishing the QR
3 PxP BxP from the scene of operations. K-K2
4 Kt-KB3 P-KKt4 was simpler and better.
This move (introduced by Las.. 12 . . . . B-Q4
ker) is now considered Black's 13 R-Kt P-QR3
strongest continuation. 14 B-K2 B-K3
5 P-Q4 15 Kt-B3
Better is 5 P-KKt3, P-Kt5; 6 Missing
.. an excellent continu..
-
Kt-R4, B-K2; 7 Kt-Kt2, P-KR4; 8 ation in B-KKt5! which Lask~r
P-Q4, P-R5; 9 B-B4 etc. promptly prevents.
I) . . . . P-Kt5 15 . . . . P-R3
6 Kt-K5 BxKt 16 B-Q3 Kt-Kt3!
7 PxB QxQch 17 BxKt PxB
8 KxQ 18 R-Q QR-K!
White has retained his extra P, Avoiding the simplifying ex"
but it is weak and cannot be held change which would allow White
permanently. to bring his K and QR into play.
8 . . . . Kt-QB3 19 P-K4
9 B-B4 This move is open to the objec"
A good line of play at this point tions set forth in the note to
is 9 B-Kt5! KtxP; 10 Kt-B3, B- White's 10th move.
K3; 11 P-K3, P-KB3; 12 B-R4! 19 . . . . P-KKt4
K-B2; 13 B-Q3, KtxB; 14 PxKt, 20 B-Kt3 KR-B
Kt-K2; 15 Kt-K4 (Brinckmann..
Tartakower, Kecskemet 1927). Or In order to obtain control of the
12 . . . 0-0-0 ch; 13 K-K, R-B KB file before capturing the KP.
(not 13 . . . Kt-B5; 14 BxKt, Bx 21 P-Kt3
Too soon; Kt-Q; first was correct. 27 . . . . RxR

21 . . . . P-KR4 28 KxR P-R7
22 R-Q2 P-R5 29 R-Q Kt-Kt5
23 B-B2 KtxP 30 R-R
24 B-K3
Else . . . Kt-B7 wins outright.
Overlooking the splendid plan
which Lasker has ill mind. He 30 . . . . B-B2
should have played K-Kt2. Now we see why Lasker drove
Position after White's 24th move the K away: the KP cannot be
defended.
31 K-Kt2 P-B3 !!
The finest move in the game.
32 K-B B-Kt3
33 K-Q2 RxP!
The first point of the whole
winning combination; Black is
bound to regain the exchange with

interest.
34 Kt-Q R-Q5ch
3, K-K2 RxKt!
24 . . . . P-R6! The second point: if 36 KxR,

Initiating a beautiful combina" Kt-B 7ch wins.
tion which is fully 13 moves deep. 36 RxR
25 BxP Here is revealed the object of
If 2; PxP, PxP; 26 BxP? Kt- Lasker's fine 31st move; had he
B6; but 2; P-Kt3 was relatively not played. . . P-B3, mate \vould
better. now be threatened, which would
25 . . . . P-Kt6!! give White enough time to defend
26 PxKtP himself.
Again PxRP would be refuted
36 . . . . B-K5
by Kt-B6.
37 R-Q8ch K-B2
26 . . . . R-B8ch! 38 R-Q BxKtP
In order to remove White's K 39 B-Q8ch K-B
from the passed P as far as pos.. 40 B-Kt6 B-Q4
sible. 41 P-B4 P-R8 Q
27 K-Kt2 42 RxQ BxR
Forced, foroif 27 Kt-Q, P-R7 or and White resigned on the 63rd

if 27 R-Q, PxP; 28 B-K3, B-Kt;. move.
ATCH 1893 " GOLMAYO 37
GAME No. 11 13 P-B5 B-B5
. . . B-Q2 was better.
Match 1893
14 R-B3 KtxB
Sicilian Defense 15 QxKt B-R3
White Black He could have at least postponed
Dr. E. Lasker C. Golmayo the evil hour with 15 . . . Q-Kt3;
1 P-K4 P-QB4 16 QxQ, PxQ; 17 P-QKt3, B-R3;
2 Kt-KB3 P-KKt3 18 Kt-Q5.
3 P-Q4 PxP 16 Kt-Q5
4 KtxP B-Kt2
Strengthening the attack decisively
The order of Black'ls opening
moves is incorrect; this could have and also preventing . . . Q-Kt3.
been exploited by 5 P-QB4!- 16 . . . . R-B?
leading into the Dragon Variation,
which however was as yet un' Position after Blaclt's 16th move
known.
5 Kt-QB3 Kt-QB3
6 B-K3 Kt-B3
7 B-K2 0-0
8 P-B4 P-Q3
9 0-0 Kt-KKt5?
Black could have continued with
. . . B-Q2. The simplifying text..
move looks so plausible that it is
instructive to see how conclusively
Lasker demolishes it.
10 BxKt BxKt
Forced; if 10 . . . BxB? 11 Kt 17 P-B6! R-B5
xKt wins a piece.
Or 17 . . . P-K3; 18 Kt-K7ch,
11 QBxB BxB K-R; 19 Q-K3, R-KKt; 20 R-R3,
12 Q-Q2! Q-B; 21 KtxQR and if 21 . . .
The refutation: White threatens QxKt; 22 RxPch, KxR; 23 Q-R3
to cut off the B with P-B5. But mate.
once the B retreats, White has R-
B3-R3 and Q-R6 at his disposal . 18 Q-Q2 PxP
and in addition! Kt-Q5 and P- 19 Q-R6 P-B4
B6. 20 R-KR3 Resigns
12 . . . . B-K3 A game of theoretical value.
GAME No. 12 Losing a tempo for the Q side

counter advance. He could have
Match 1893
played . . . P-B5 followed by
Queen's Pawn Opening . . . P-Kt4 and . . . P-QR4.
White Black 17 Q-B P-Kt4
Dr. E. Lasker J. W. Showalter 18 P-KR4 P-B5
19 B-B2 R-B
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 20 Q-R3!
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3
3 P-K3 P-K3 If 20 Kt-R2, P-B4; 21 KtPxP
4 B-Q3 P-QKt3 e.p., KtxBP!
5 QKt-Q2 B-Kt2
6 Kt-K5 B-Q3 20 . . . . P-QR4
7 P-KB4 0-0 21 Kt-R2!
It is well known that Black will Lasker is beginning to operate
be subjected to a violent attack in on the black squares: the Kt is
this variation unless he is able to headed for B6.
play . . .Kt-K5. The text is at
any rate premature, as it supplies 2 Jl P-Kt5
White with an immediate and 22 Kt-Kt4
tangible objective. If 22 PxP, P-B6!
8 Q-B3! P-B4
9 P-B3
22 . . . . P-Kt6
23 B-Q!
The one flaw in White's game is
that the Pawn configuration allows Better than 23 PxP, PxP; 24
no scope for his QB. BxQKtP, Q-Kt3; 25 R-R3, P-R5!
9 . . . . Q-B2
10 P-KKt4 Kt-K 23 . . . . Kt-KB4
11 Q-R3 P-Kt3 24 P-R5 K-Kt2
12 P-Kt5 BxKt 25 Kt-B6 R-R
26 B-Kt4
Black wants to play . . . Kt-
Kt2, which if played at once would Position after White's 26th move
allow Kt-Kt4:..B6ch. The text ere'
ates a weakness on the black
squares which is relatively bearable
because of the limited scope of the
QB.
13 BPxB Kt-Kt2
14 -Kt Kt-Q2
Intending to move the KR and
play . . . Kt-B if R-Kt4-R4.
15 Kt-B3 KR-B
16 B-Q2 P-QR3
NEW YORK 1893 39
26 . . . . Kt-K2? 31 . . . . QxQ
A deplorable error. Black should 32 KtxQch K-K
have played . . . QKtPxP, mak.. 33 Kt-B5 R-R2
ing it rather difficult for White to On 33 . . . R-Kt3, White has
carry out his plan of getting the 34 PxP, PxP; 35 RxP if nothing
QR into play. 26 . . . P-R5 was better is available.
also a possibility, although in that 34 PxP PxP
case White could block the Q side 35 -B B-B3
with 27 P-R3. After 26 . . . P- Kt-B4 would enable a
R5; 27 QRPxP Black would have longer resistance.
to reply 27 . . . BPxP but not 27 36 KtxP P-R5
. . . RPxP? 28 RxR, BxR; 29 Px 37 Kt-Q4 R-B
P, BPxP (29 ... RPxP; 30 QxR 38 R-B6 B-Q2
ch! KxR; 31 R-Rch, K-Kt2; 32 R- 39 P-K6 B-B?
R7ch, K-B; 33 R-R8ch and mate
next move); 30 BxKt, KPxB ( 30 39 . . . B-B3 was better, al..
. . . KtPxB; 31 Q-R6ch, K-B2; though 40 P-B4! PxP; 41 B-Kt4,
32 P-Kt6ch); 31 Q-R6ch, K-B2; B-R; 42 K-Q2 followed by QR-
32 P-K6ch! KxP; 33 Q-Kt7, R- KB would win easily.
Q, 34 KtxKt and the Kt cannot 40 Kt-Kt5! Resigns
be recaptured. The R is lost! If 40 . . . R-R4;
27 BxP! 41 P-B4.
Fairly obvious, but it leads to The best part of this game is in
some pretty play. the variations which did not occur.
27 . . . . KtxP
Not 27 . . . PxB; 28 QxP, Kt- GAME No. 13
Kt3; 29 Kt-K8ch!! and wins; for New York 1893
after 29 . . . RxKt; 30 P-R6ch
forces mate. Albin Counter Gambit
28 PxKt PxB White Black
But not 28 . . . QxP; 29 P-R6 Dr. E. Lasker A. Albin
ch, K-B; 30 Kt-Q7ch. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4
29 QxP R-R3 2 P-QB4 P-K4
On 29 . . . B-B? 30 Kt-K8ch! The present game seems to have
still wins; while if 29 . .. - been the earliest occasion on which
KB? 30 KRPxP, RPxP; 31 R-R, this opening appeared in master
R-R; 32 Kt-K8ch! etc. play.
30 P-R6ch! K-B 3 QPxP P-Q5
31 Q-Q7! 4 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
Forcing the exchange, for if 31 5 P-QR3
. . . Q-Kt; 32 KR-B, Kt-B4; 33 Not bad, but ite could play
RxKt, PxR; 34 Q-Kt7 mate. QKt-Q2 at once, followed by the
fianchetto of the KB with a defin.- P; 15 PxP, KtxP; 16 B-KB3, Kt-

itely superior game. K4! 17 KtxP, KtxBch; 18 PxKt,
5 . . . . B-Kt5 B-B4+.
6 P-R3 BxKt However, after 13 . . . Kt-Kt3,
7 KtPxB! KtxP White plays 14 Q-Q2, B-Q3 (or
8 P-B4 Kt-QB3 14 . . . Q-B4; 15 BxKtch, PxB;
Of course not 8 . . . KtxP? 9 16 KtxP+); 15 KtxP, BxBP; 16
Q-R4ch. But 8 . . . Kt-Kt3 was P-K3+.
preferable. 14 Q- 3
9 B-Kt2 Q-Q2 Safe and sound. 14 P-Kt5, Px
10 P-QKt4 P-QR3 P, 15 rxp, Kt-R2; 16 KBxP, Kt
If at once . . . R-Q; 11 P-Kt5, xP would have led to nothing
Kt-R4; 12 Q-R4, P-QKt3; 13 B- definite.
Q2+. 14 . . . . B-K2
11 B-Kt2 R-Q 15 B-K4! Kt-Q3
12 Kt-Q2 KKt-K2 The weakness of Black's QP
13 Kt-Kt3 has prevented him from obtaining
a natural development. The result
Position after White's 13th move is that his position is already lost.
If he tries 15 . . . P-KKt3 at this
point, then 16 BxKt(B5), PxB; 17
P-Kt5, PxP; 18 PxP, Kt-R2; 19
QxQP, QxQ; 20 BxQ and wins.
16 Kt-B5 Q-B
17 B-KB3!
Lasker is in no hurry. 17 Ktx
RP would have won a P, but after
17 . . . KtxB; 18 QxKt, 0-0; 19
P-Kt5, KR-K! Black's splendid
development would be adequate
compensation.
13 .. <. Kt-B4 17 . . . . 0-0
After 13 . . . Kt-Kt3; 14 P- 18 R-KKt
Kt5 would be tempting, say 14 Again KtxRP would not have
. . . PxP; 15 PxP, Kt-R2; 16 Qx been wholly convincing, for Black
P! QxKtP; 17 QxKt, QxKt; 18 could reply 18 . . . Kt-K; 19 P-
QxP, QxQ; 19 BxQ, KtxP; 20 B- Kt5, B-Q3 with counter-chances.
B6ch, K-K2; 21 B-K5, Kt-K3; 22
P-K3 and White should win. But 18 . . . . Kt-K
Black answers 14 P-Kt5 with 14 19 Kt-Kt3 Q-Q2
. . . KtxP!, for example 15 PxKt, Not 19 . . . QxP?? 20 R-R.
KtxBch; 16 K-B, QxBP; 17 KtxP? 20 0-0-0 Q-Q3
Kt-K6ch and wins; or 14 . . . Px 21 K-Kt! QxBP
ATCH 1894 " STEINITZ 41
22 R-Kt4 Q-R3 8 KtxP KtxKt
23 BxKt PxB 9 QxKt Kt-K2
23 . . . QxB; 24 KtxP would 10 B-Kt5 Kt-B3!
be no better. 11 BxQ
24 RxQP R-Q3 After 11 Q-K3, B-K2 Black
25 P-B5 R-K3 has nothing to fear.
26 QxP QxP 11 . . . . KtxQ
27 R(Q4)-Q3 Q-Kt7 12 0-0-0 Kt-Kt4 ?
28 Kt-Q4 R-B3 Here Steinitz shows poor judg'
A blunder which loses quickly; ment, since he will be left with a
but even after 28 . . . R-Kt3; 29 doubled, isolated Q KtP and a weak
R-KB3 ! Black's position would QP. 12 . . . P-QB4; 13 B-Kt5
have been hopeless. would also be unfavorable for
Black, but he could simply have
29 R-K3 B-Q
played 12 . . . RxB; 13 RxKt, B-
30 Kt-B2 RxP
K2 with an even game.
31 RxB Resigns
An unorthodox conclusion to an 13 KtxKt PxKt
unorthodox game. 14 BxP RxP
Black could have won the KP
by 14 . . . R-R3, forcing 15 P-
K5 (else . . . K-Q2), P-Q4; 16
GAME No. 14
P-QR3, K-Q2 although even then
Match 1894 White would still have the better
Ruy Lopez game. Now Black threatens to
come out a P ahead by . . . R-R3.
White Black
Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz 15 B-Kt6 B-K2
16 P-QB3 K-B2
1 P-K4 P-K4 17 K-B2 KR-R
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 18 K-Kt3 R(R7)-R5
3 B-Kt5 P-Q3 19 P-B3 R(R)-R3
4 Kt-B3 20 B-Q4 P-KKt3
Not quite so good as 4 P-Q4, 21 R-Q3 K-K
B-Q2; 5' Kt-B3, which Lasker had 22 KR-Q
played previously in this match. (See diagram on next page)
While 4 P-Q4 threatens to win a 22 . . . . P-K4
P, the text is relatively innocuous, Obviously a very bad move, but
so that Black can equalize quickly. a difficult one to avoid in view of
4 . . . . P-QR3 Black's P position. There were two
5 B-B4 plausible alternatives at his dis"
Or 5 B-R4, B-Q2 . pasal:
~ . . . . B-K3 I 22 . . . K-Q2; 23 B-B5, R-
6 BxB PxB B3; 24 BxP, RxB; 25 RxRch, Bx
7 P-Q4 PxP R; 26 P-K5, R-R3; 27 P-KB4, K-
Position after White's 22nd move 25 R(Q)-Q2 K-K3

26 B-R3 P-Kt4
27 R-Q5 R-Kt3
28 K-Kt4 P-Kt5
In contrast to his weak and
colorless play in the early part of
the game, Steinitz plays now with
great energy. Lasker's play how"
ever is also on a high level.
The object of the text is of
course to weaken ite's K side
Ps.
29 K-R5
B2; 28 PxBch, RxP; 29 R-Q4! Lasker suggests the following
with the better end--game. If Black variation as superior to the text:
exchanges Rs he is lost: 29 . . . Rx 29 PxP, R-K8; 30 K-R5, B-Q; 31
R; 30 PxR, K-B3; 31 K-Kt4, K- RxP, R-R3 dbl ch; 32 K-Kt4, Rx
Kt3; 32 P-KKt3, P-R3; 33 P-R3, Pch; 33 K-Kt3. The move actually
P-R4; 34 P-R4, K-B3 (or 34 . . . played hdS the merit of slmphcity.
K-R3; 35 K-B5, K-R4; 36 K-Q6,
and wins); 35 K-R5, K-Q4; 36 29 . . . . R-R')ch
Kx:P, KxP; 37 K-Kt6, K-B5; 38 Or 29 . . . B-Q; 30 RxP!
KXP, K-Kt6; 39 K-B6 and wins. 30 KXP P-R4
In the Rand P ending resulting 31 R-Q RxR
from 29 . . . R-R3, on the other 32 RxR PxP
hand, White has a considerable 33 PxP R-R
advantage: 29 . . . R-R3; 30 R- After 33 . . . K-B3 Black would
K~, K-Q2; 31 R-K5, R-R4 (or 31
be condemned to passive play.
. . . R-Kt3; 32 K-Kt4); 32 p-
Kt3 winning a P. 34 K-Kt6 R-KKt
35 KxP R-Kt7
II 22 . . . R-B3; 23 B-B2, K- 36 P-R4 R-R7
Q2 (23 . . . R(R5)-R3? 24 K- 37 K-B6 BxP
Kt4!); 24 B-Kt3, K-B2; 25 R-Q4, 38 RxPch K-B2
RxR; 26 RxR, R-B4; 27'-K-Kt4-+-. 39 K-Q5 B-B3
The text not only permanently
weakens the QP, but allows White If 39 . . . R-Q7ch; 40 KxP,
to attack the Q KtP as well. B-Kt6ch; 41 P-B4, RxR; 42 BxR,
P-R5; 43 B-B5, P-R6; 44 B-Kt
23 B-K3 K-Q2 and White wins easily with his
Enables White to post his B on four passed Ps (Lasker).
the diagonal QR3-KB8. But Black 40 R-Q7ch K-Kt3
must protect the KtP, for White 41 K-K6 P-R5
already threatens R-Q5. 42 R-Q P-R6
24 B-B5! R-R8 43 R-Ktch R-Kt7
ATCH 1894 ~ STEINITZ 43
Or 43 . . . B-Kt4; 44 B-K7, R- Black with a strong attacking game.

Kt7; 45' RxR, PxR; 46 B-B; and 7 . . . . KtxKt

wIns. 8 QxQch KxQ
44 RxRch PxR 9 PxKt
45 B-B; B-Q The result of White's faulty
46 P-Kt4 K-Kt4 opening strategy is that he is left
47 K-Q7 B-B3 with an isolated P on an open file.
48 P-Kt5 K-B5 9 . . . . Kt-B3
49 P-Kt6 Resigns 10 Kt-R3
Lasker's best game in this match. Developing the Kt this way is
preferable to the routine B-Q3 fol-
GAME No. 15 lowed by Kt-K2, for now White
will be able to bring his Kt to Q 3;
Match 1894 whereas in the alternative vari..
Queen's Gambit Declined ation, . . . Kt-K4 is apt to prove
embarrassing.
White Black
W. Steinitz Dr. E. Lasker Jl 0 . . . . K-B2
11 Kt-B4 R-Q
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 12 Kt-Q3 B-Q3
2 P-QB4 P-K3 13 P-KB4
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 Probably fearing . . . Kt-K4;
4 P-B3 but the text weakens his K side Ps.
A premature attempt to create A better continuation is 13 B-
a strong P center which only serves Q2,Kt-K4; 14 KtxKt, BxKt; 1;
to weaken the position of ite's 0-0-0.
K. 13 . . . . P-QKt3
4 . . . . P-B4 14 Kt-B2 B-B4
5' PxBP 15 B-K2 B-Kt2
White already has the inferior 16 Kt-Q3
game. If 5 PxQP, KtxP; 6 Ktx Now White realizes that his
Kt (or 6 P-K4, KtxKt; 7 PxKt, 14th move prevented the develop..
PxP; 8 QxP, Kt-B3-f-. Here 8 ment of the QB. Steinitz's play
PxP is not possible because of 8 in this game is rather poor.
. . . B-Kt5'ch; 9 K-B2, B-B6 win..
ning a P), QxKt; 7 PxP, QxQBP 16 . . . . B-KB
17 P-B5
-1--
5 . . . . BxP Another weakening of his P
6 PxP KtxP position! 17 B-K3 was quite play..
able.
7 P-K4
7 KtxKt, PxKt; 8 P-K3, 0-0; Jl 7 . . . . P-K4
9 B-Q3, Q-K2! (incident1.11y pre'" 18 B-Kt5
venting BxPch followed by Q-B2 Presenting Black with another
ch); 10 K-B2, R-K vlould leave tempo. Again B-K3 was better.
18 . . . . P-B3 27 Kt-R3
19 B-K3 QR-B 27 -B would cost ite
Lasker'6 logical and well-con'" another P after 27 . . .BxKt; 28
sidered development of his pieces RxB, BxP.
is in marked contrast to Steinitz's 27 . . . . B-K6
planless movements. 28 B-B2 B-Q7
20 0-0-0 K-Kt 29 Kt-B2 R-Q5
Lasker finishes neatly. He now
Position after Blac~'s 20th move threatens . . . B-R5ch.
30 K-R3 B-K
31 Kt-Q3 RxP
32 Kt-Kt4 R-Q5
33 B-Kt3 P-QR4
34 Kt-B2 P-QKt4!
Resigns
A well'played game by Lasker,
unfortunately marred by Steinitz's
feeble defense.
GAME No. 16
21 Kt-B2? Match 1894
How many mistakes it sometimes Queen's Gambit Declined
requires to lose a game! The text White Black
costs a P, whereas after 21 K-Kt2, Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz
Black could not play . . . Kt-R4;
22 Kt-B2, RxR; 23 RxR, B-R6ch; 1 P-Q4 P-Q4
24 KxB (not 24 K-B2, B-Kt5; 25 2 P-QB4 P-K3
B-Q2, B-B4) , RxPch; 25 K-Kt2, 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
RxB because of 26 B-Q3 winning 4 Kt-B3 B-K2
the exchange. 5 P-K3 0-0
6 B-Q3 P-B4
2 Jl Kt-Q5! 7 PxBP PxP
22 BxKt PxB The exchange of Qs is bad be..
23 B-Q3 cause of the distance of the Black
Or 23 P-B4, B-R3. K from the center.
23 . . . . PxP 8 BxP QxQch
24 P-KKt4 B-R6ch 8 . . . BxP would at least save
25 K-B2 a tempo.
If 2; K-Kt, RxB! followed by 9 KxQ Kt-B3
. . . P-B7ch. 10 P-QR3 BxP
25' . . . . B-B3 11 P-QKt4 B-Kt3
26 K-Kt3 B-B4 Black does not develop his pieces
HASTINGS 1895 47
GAME No. 17 may be seen from the following
game played in the return match
Hastings 1895
(White: Las1{er; Black: Steinitz):
Ruy Lopez 1 P-K4, P-K4; 2 Kt-KB3, Kt-QB
. te Black 3; 3 B-Kt5, P-Q3; 4 P-Q4, B-Q2;
Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz 5 Kt-B3, KKt-K2; 6 B-Kt5, P-B3;
7 B-K3, Kt-B; 8 Kt-K2, B-K2; 9
1 P-K4 P-K4 P-B3, 0-0; 10 B-Q3, Kt-Kt3; 11
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 Kt-Kt3, K-R; 12 0-0, Q-K; 13
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 R-QB, Kt-Q; 14 R-K, P-QB4; 15
4 B-R4 P-Q3 Kt-R4, Kt-R5; 16 R-B2, P-QKt4;
5 0-0 Kt-K2 17 P-KB4, Kt-K3; 18 P-B5, Kt-Q;
One of the many defenses which 19 P-Q5 (finally!), Kt-Kt2; 20 Kt
Steinitz invented, but which have -B3, P-B5; 21 B-K2, B-Q; 22 Kt-
not found favor with other masters. R4, P-Kt3; 23 B-Kt4, P-Kt4; 24
Nowadays the usual reply is 5 ... Kt-B3, Kt(Kt2)-B4; 25 P-R4, Px
B-Q2; 6 P-B3, P-KKt3 or 5 . . . P; 26 KtxRP, Kt-Q6; 27 R-KB,
P-B4. Kt(R5)xKtP. Black has won a P
6 P-B3 B-Q2 and should win the game; Lasker
7 P-Q4 Kt-Kt3 escaped with a draw subsequently
only because of a tactical oversight
Black gets an easier game with on his opponent's part later on.
. . . P-KKt3.
As we shall see later on, it is
8 R-K B-K2
not because of his Hbizarre" moves
9 QKt-Q2 0-0 that Steinitz loses this game.
10 Kt-B
The maneuver with the Q Kt was 11 B-B2
invented by Steinitz himself! Black threatened . . . KtxP,
10 . . . . Q-K hoping in this way to provoke P-
Q5.
The critics are unanimous in ap"
plying to this move such epithets as 11 . . . . K-R
Hbizarre", ....typically Steinitzian", Black plays inconsistently. The
Hpeculiar", and the like. In reality text is intended to prepare for. . .
the text begins a profound man' P-B4, which at present would lose
euver. Black wishes to force his a P, thus: 11 . . . P-B4; 12 PxB
opponent to play P-Q5. Once the P, BxP; 13 BxB, RxB; 14 PxP
center is stabilized by this advance, followed by 15 Q-Kt3ch and 16
Black can undertake a promising QxP. But 11 . . . B-Kt5 was the
attack on the Q side. Unfortu' logical continuation of Black"s plan.
nately, Black's KKt is not very well
placed for the execution of this 12 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt5
plan. That Steinitz hardly deserved 13 P-Q5
all the criticism heaped on him Black has finally forced the ad..
because of the present encounter, vance of the Q P and should now
continue . . . Kt-Q, as in the game 20 P-Kt3 B-Q2

previously quoted. 21 P-B4
13 . . . . Kt-Kt Now White has the initiative on
Whereas this move is really both wings.
pointless, as will soon appear. 2 Jl Kt-B
14 P- 3 B-B 22 Q-Q2 Kt(B)-K2
1, Kt-B5 23 P-B5' P-KKt3
To prevent . . . P-QB3. 24 Q-B3
15 . . . . B-Q Threatening the sacrifice at K5,
16 P-KKt4 Kt-K2 in case Black plays . . . P-B4.
17 Kt-Kt3 Kt-Kt 24 . . . . P-B4?
Overlooking the threat. . . . P
Position after Blac~'s 17th move -B3 followed by . . . Q-B2-Kt2
was indicated.
25 KtxKP! PxKt
26 QxPch Kt-B3
27 B-Q4!
Not 27 P-Kt5, KtxQP!
27 . . . . PxKtP
28 PxP BxP
Or 28 . . . KtxQP; 29 QxQ,
RxQ; 30 PxKt, RxR; 31 RxR, K-
Kt (31 . .. BxP; 32 R-K8ch, K
-Kt2; 33 Kt-K4); 32 BxKt, BxB;
33 Kt-K4 etc.
The Deutsche Schachzeitung in..
clines to the opinion that Steinitz 29 Q-Kt; Q-Q2
allowed his sense of humor to get 30 BxKtch K-Kt
the better of him in bringing about 31 B-Q B-R6ch
the present position. This imputa'" 32 K-Kt KtxP
tion of humorous intent is how'" This sacrifice of a piece loses
ever merely a sign of the annotat.. quickly. The only way of putting
or's laziness. It is clear that after up any fight at all consisted in 32
. . . P-KKt3,. . . B-B3-Kt2,. . . . .. RxB; 33 QxR, KtxP.
Kt-K2 and . . . P-KB4, Black will
have a promising game. 33 BxB Kt-B5
18 K-Kt2 Kt-Q2 34 B-B6 Q-Q7
35 R-K2!
Again Steinitz changes his plan.
19 B-K3 Kt-Kt3 The simplest method of putting
an end to Black's demonstration.
The Kt is of course quite in..
effective on this square, but it is 35' . . . . KtxRch
to be brought to K2. 36 BxKt Q-Q2
ST. PETERSBURG 1895~6 49
37 R-Q Q-B2 Steinitz's moves were often crit..

38 B-B4 B-K3 ici.4ed unjustly, but this last move
39 P-K5 BxB is really obscure.
40 Kt-B5' Resigns 14 P-Q5
A vigorous conclusion to a well..
Leading to a position of a
played game by Lasker. Unfortu..
frequently recurring type: ite
nately his great opponent did not
endeavors to break through on the
do himself justice.
Queen's wing by attacking Black's
Pawn .. formation (P - QB4 - B5),
GAME No. 18 while Black counters with an attack
St. Petersburg 1895 -6 on the other flank against his
opponent's Pawn-formation ( ...
Ruy Lopez P-KB4 or . . . P-QB3).
White Black 14 . . . . Kt-K2
Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz 15 B-K3 R-B
1 P-K4 P-K4 It cannot be said that Steinitz
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 carries out the attack in the most
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 economical manner. Here he should
4 B-R4 P-Q3 have played 15 . . . K-R; 16 Q-
'5 P-Q4 B-Q2 Q2, Kt (B3 ) -Kt, to be followed by
At present the reply . . . p- . . . P-KB4.
Q Kt4 has a considerable vogue. 16 Q-Q2 Kt-K
6 P-B3 Kt-B3 17 B-R6!
7 QKt-Q2 B-K2 The removal of Black's im;
8 0-0 0-0 portant B turns out to be very use"
9 R-K R-K fullater on.
10 Kt-B B-KB 17 . . . . K-R
The contemporary critics, who 18 QR-Q Kt-Kt
almost invariably ""annotated by 19 BxBch KtxB
result,' seize the opportunity at this 20 P-B4 P-KB4
point of expressing their amaze" 21 Q-B3 PxP?
ment at Steinitz's stubborn adop" One rarely finds a positional
tion of this defense. Had he not blunder of this magnitude on the
already lost several games with it part of a player like Steinitz.
in the championship match?!
The right move "\Nas 21 . . . p-
11 Kt-Kt3 P-KKt3 B5; 22 Kt-B, P-KKt4; 23 Kt(B3)
12 p- 3 B-Kt2 -R2, P-KR4; 24 P-B3, Kt-R3 with
13 B-B2 a most difficult and complex
This move will be necessary struggle in prospect. The text gives
sooner or later if White wishes to Black the open KB file, but this is
continue with B-K3 and Q-Q2. altogether outweighed by White's
13 . . . . B-QB command of K4.
22 BxP Kt-B3 The point! White must regain

23 Q-K3 KtxB the Q with the exchange to the
24 KtxKt good and in command of the
Subsequently Lasker utilizes the seventh rank, for if now 28 . . .
beautiful position of this Kt in R-Q; 29 KtxQ, RxKt; 30 P-B6
masterly style. and Black can go home.
24 . . . . R-B5 28 . . . . Kt-K3
The R is not well"posted here; 29 KtxQ KtxKt
24 . . . B-B4 would have been 30 R-K7 K-Kt
somewhat better. 31 Kt-B6ch K-B
32 RxBP Resigns
25 P-B5 B-B4?
Expecting perhaps 26 Kt(B3)- GAME No. 19
Q2, BxKt; 27 KtxB, Kt-B4; 28
Q-QB3, Kt-Q5'; 29 R-Q2, but St. Petersburg 1895'-6
even then White's game is superior. Evans Gambit
26 Kt(B3)-Kt5'! White Black
Strangely enough this move M. Tchigorin Dr. E. Lasker
forces the win of the exchange no
matter how Black replies the 1 P-K4 P-K4
chief threats being QxR! or P-KKt 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3, depending on how Black replies. 3 B-B4 B-B4
4 P-QKt4 BxP
, P-B3 B-B4
6 0-0 P-Q3
7 P-Q4 B-Kt3!
Laskers' defense, which gives
Black a solid center, secures him
from attack and at the same time
guarantees him a normal develop..
mente
8 P-QR4
White, to be sure, could regain
his P by 8 PxP, PxP; 9 QxQch,
KtxQ; 10 KtxP, B-K3; but his Q
side Ps would be weak and his
26 . . . . Q-Q2 game undeveloped. Here we see
27 QxR! the main strength of Lasker's
Defense: when White adopts the
This elegant continuation is more Evans Gambit he wants to play
conclusive than 27 P-KKt3, RxKt; an C.\immortal" game; instead he is
28 KtxR, BxP etc. confronted with the unpleasant
27 . . . . PxQ- alternative of ( 1) turning into a
28 Kt-B6! dry ending in which he has to
ST. PETERSBURG 1895;6 51
work hard to stave off defeat, or P-Kt3, would be bad because of
(2) giving up the P for a slight B-Kt5-B6.
semblance of an attack that can 17 . . . . B-K3!
be parried with ease. 18 B-Kt5
8 . . . . Kt-B3 After 18 QxP Black would
A simple move, but a very ef- obtain a crushing attack on the
fective one. KKt file by 18 . . . K-Q2 followed
9 B-QKt5 by . . .KR-Kt etc.
Preventing Black from castling 18 . . . . Q-Q2
because of 10 BxKt, PxB; 11 P- 19 QR-B P-KB3!
R5. 20 PxP PxP
9 . . . . P-QR3 21 B-B4 KR-Kt
10 BxKtch PxB 22 Q-B3 0-0-0
11 P-R5 B-R2 23 -K P-B5!
12 PxP KtxP White threatened Q-K2.
13 Q-K2 24 Q-K2 B-KB4
Here he might at any rate have 25 Q-R2?
recovered his P with Q-R4; but he ite is too intent on his attack..
feels that he must attack; hence ing plans.
he plays the objectively weaker
move. Position after White's 25th move
13 . . . . P-Q4
14 Kt-Q4
This move looks like an over'
I
sight, but it is probably a last des' ~I
perate attempt to save the game:
evidently he does not foresee
Lasker's 17th move.
14 . . . . KtxQBP!
1; KtxKt BxKt
16 Q-Q3 P-QB4!
It is very questionable whether
Black could win after 16 . . .Bx 2, .... RxPch!
Kt in view of his weak Q side Ps
and the Bs of opposite color. But The reductio ad absurdum of
it is significant to note that White White's whole plan of the game.
is already reduced to temporary 26 K-R
expedients and petty threats. Or 26 KxR, B-R6ch; 27 K-R,
17 Q-Kt3 Q-Kt5 etc.
Now Black cannot castle, be" 26 . . . . RxP
cause of 18 B-R6, BxP; 19 QxB, White resigns, for if 27 Kt-K2,
PxB; 20 KtxP etc., while 17 . . . B-K5ch, or if 27 B-Q2, Q-Q3 etc.
52
GAME No. 20 13 Kt-QKt5?
There is no reason for this ~'-at~
St. Petersburg 1895-6
tacking" move: 13 B-K2 leaves
Queen's Gambit Declined ite with a playable game, thus:
White Black 13 B-K2, KtxBch; 14 QxKt, R-K;
W. Steinitz Dr. E. Lasker 15 . Q-Kt5! Q-Kt3 (or 15 . . .
BxKt; 16 QxB ); 16 Kt-K5 and
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 Black's advantage is certainly very
2 P-QB4 P-K3 slight.
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
13 . . . . BxKt
4 B-B4 B-K2
14 PxB Kt-K3!
5 P-K3 0-0 15 B-K5 Kt-R4
6 R-B P-B4
16 K-R Q-Kt4
7 PxBP BxP
17 B-Kt3 QR-Q!
8 PxP PxP
As so often happens in Lasker's
But not 8 . . . KtxP? 9 KtxKt games, he carries out a positional
etc. maneuver by a tactical threat.
9 Kt-B3 18 Q-B2 Q-R3
9 KtxP would lead to no ad..
vantage for White: 9 KtxP, Ktx Position after Blacl(s 18th move
Kt; 10 RxB, B-K3! (not 10
KtxB; 11 QxQ, KtxPch; 12 BxKt,
RxQ; 13 RxB! RxR; 14 BxP-f-);
11 B-B4, KtxB; 12 QxQ (12 Px
Kt, Kt-Q2), KtxPch; 13 K-B, Ktx
Pch-f-; or 11 BxKt, RxB; 12 B-
B4, Q-K2; 13 RxKt, Q-Kt5ch; 14
Q-Q2, QxB-f-.
9 . . . . Kt-B3
10 B-Q3
If 10 KtxP, KtxKt; 11 RxB, Kt
xB; 12 QxQ (if 12 PxKt, Q-K2
ch), KtxPch; 13 BxKt, RxQ The point of Lasker's trap is
that the natural move 19 KR-Q
10 . . . . P-Q5 is now impossible, as is shown by
11 PxP KtxP the subjoined analysis, which it is
On 11 . . . R-Kch; 12 Kt-K2! hoped will not terrify or bore the
Black must not play 12 . . . Bx reader by its great length, since it
P? 13 RxKt! PxR; 14 KtxB, Qx contains variations of absorbing
Kt; 15 BxPch. interest and great beauty. After 19
12 0-0 KR-Q Black would play 19 . . .
Safer is 12 KtxKt, BxKt; 13 R-B! to which there are fourteell
0-0. plausible replies:
12 . . . . B-KKt5 I 20 Q-R4 (or Q-Kt3), BxP!
ST. PETERSBURG 1895.,6 53
21 RxR, KtxBch; 22 K-Kt2, RxR (d) 22 Q-B2, B-B5; 23 QR-Kt,

wInnIng. Kt-Kt6ch; 24 K-Kt2, KtxB; 2; Q
II 20 Q-Kt, P-R3; 21 Kt-B3 xKt, QxPch; 26 K-B, Kt-Kt4 with
(if 21 Kt-R3, Kt-Q;; 22 B-K4, a winning attack.
Kt-K7), KtxBch; 22 PxKt, B-K6; VII 20 B-K2, KtxBch; 21 Px
23 R-B2, Kt-Q;; 24 R-Kt2, Ktx Kt, B-Kt8! and wins.
P; 2; B-K4, Kt-Q7; 26 Q-Q3, VIII 20 B-B, BxP; 21 QxR,
KtxB and wins. KtxBch; 22 K-Kt2, KtxB; 23 Rx
III 20 Q-Q2, KtxBch; 21 PxKt, Kt (if 23 KxB, Q-K6ch; 24 KxKt,
B-K6 and wins. QxPch; 2; K-K, Kt-B5, 26 R-
IV. 20 Q-K2, BxP! 21 QxB, R Q2, Q-K6ch; 27 K-Q, Q-Kt8ch
xR and wins. and wins; if in this 2; K-Kt, Qx
Reh etc.), B-K6; 24 R-QB2, Q-
V 20 Kt-B3, Kt-Q; etc.
Kt4ch; 2; K-R, QxKt+.
VI 20 B-K4, BxP!! 21 QxR,
IX 20 QR-Kt (or R-R) , P-R3;
BxB.
21 Kt-B3, Kt-Q5 and should win.
(a) 22 PxB, KtxPch; 23 K-Kt
X 20 R-K, BxP! 21 QxR, Ktx
2, Q-R;; 24 Q-B2, Kt-B;ch; 25
Bch; 22 K-Kt2, BxR; 23 Q-B2,
K-Kt, Kt(Kt6)-K7ch; 26 K-B, Q-
Kt-B;ch winning.
R7; 27 K-K, Q-Kt8ch; 28 K-Q2,
XI 20 R-B, BxP! 21 QxR, Ktx
R-Qch; 29 B-Q3 (or 29 Q-Q3,
Bch; 22 K-Kt2, KtxR; 23 KxB,
KtxQ; 30 RxQ, Kt(Q6)xR dis
RxQ; 24 RxReh, Kt-B; 2; BxKt,
ch followed by. . . KtxR) , Q-B7 ;
P-KKt3 and ite has no eompen..
30 R-B, Q-Kt7; 31 K-K3, Kt-Q4
sation for his material disadvantage.
ch; 32 K-K4, Q-Kt3ch and mate
next move. XII 20 KR-Kt, KtxBch; 21 Rx
Kt, BxP; 22 QxR, BxR; 23 Q-B2,
(b) 22 Q-B4, B-Kt; 23 R-B2, BxP and ite must resign.
(if 23 Kt-Q6, Q-B;) , P-R3; 24
XIII 20 K-Kt, BxPeh! 21 Q
Kt-B3, Kt-Kt6ch; 25 K-Kt2 (or
xB, RxR and wins.
25 K-Kt? B-R2ch; 26 K-Kt2, Kt-
XIV 20 K-Kt2, Kt(R4)-B;ch;
B;eh; 27 KxKt, Q-Kt4 mate), P-
21 K-R (if 21 K-Kt, BxPch; 22 Q
QKt4; 26 Q-Kt3 (if 26 Q-B6,
xB, Kt-R6ch; or 21 K-B, Q-R6ch;
Kt-B;ch; 27 KxKt, Kt-Q4 dis ch;
22 K-K, BxPch! 23 QxB, RxR;
or 27 K-B2, QxPch; 28 K-K, Kt-
24 RxR, KtxBch etc.), BxP; 22 Q
Kt7ch), KtxB; 27 KtxKt (if 27
xR, BxB; 23 Q-B2 (forced), Ktx
PxKt; QxPch; 28 K-B, Q-R8ch;
B; 24 RxKt, BxP; 2; R(B)-Q, B
29 K-K2, Q-Kt7ch; 30 K-Q3, Q-
-B5 dis ch; 26 K-Kt, Q-Kt4ch; 27
B6ch); QxPch; 28 K-B, -R8ch;
Q-Kt2, QxKt with a decisive
29 K-K2, Kt-B;ch; 30 K-Q2, R-
material advantage.
Qeh winning.
(c) 22 QxP, BxP; 23 KxB, Kt- 19 QR-Q R-B!
B; dis ch; 24 K-Kt3, Q-Kt4 ch; Now that Lasker has prevented
2; K-B2, Q-Kt7eh and mate next Steinit~ from achieving a harmoni..
move. ous development, he regroups his
own pieces. The same maneuver But now 28 Kt-K2 would be

also appears in his game with answered by 28 . . . R-Q and
Janowski at St. Petersburg 1914 White is lost, for if 29 Kt-B4, Kt-
(Game No. 70) as well as in his B4 !! threatening. . . . KtxP mate
encounter with Rubinstein at as well as . . . QxR; a beautiful
Moscow 1925. conception.
20 Q-Kt3 P-R3 28 P-B4
21 Kt-B3 Kt-Q5! The text is forced, for if 28 KR
Sacrificing a P to initiate an -Kt, Q-Q2; 29 P-Kt4, R-B; 30 Q
attack which should at least draw. -Q5', Q-K2 winning a piece.
22 QxP KtxBch 28 . . . . Q-Q2
In order to be able to attack the 29 B-Kt2
Q, and also to clear the seventh If 29 P-B5, R-B; 30 Q-Q5, Q-
rank. B2; 31 Kt-R4, QxP; 32 KtxR, Q-
23 PxKt R-Kt R6ch; 33 K-Kt, Kt-K7 mate.
24 QxP R-Kt3 29 . . . Q-Kt5'!
25 Q-B4 RxP Very pretty! If now 30 RxKt,
26 P- 4? QxKtP; 31 Kt-K2, QxPch; 32 K-
Probably fearing the pin after Kt, RxKt; 33 QxR, BxRch win..
26 Kt-K2, which would however ning the exchange.
have drawn: 30 Q-Q3
I 26 . . . KtxKt; 27 BxKt, B- Better than 30 R-Q3, Kt-B4; 31
Q3 (or 27 . . . Q-K6; 28 B-Q3, Kt-K4, KtxP.
R-K; 29 B-K4); 28 P-B4, R-K; 30 . . . . Kt-B4
29 R-B2 followed by R-Kt2 and 31 Kt-K4
B-B3.
Steinitz is playing the best
II 26 . . . B-Kt3; 27 Q-B! defense 'available, but against Las..
drawing easily. ker's forceful and elegant attack
III 26 . . . Q-R4; 27 P-Kt4, there are no longer any adequate
Q-R5? 28 QxB, KtxKt; 29 Q- replies.
KB2+. 31 . . . . B-K6
After the text White seems to This accurately calculated move
have a safe position, and it is by quickly forces the win. 31...
no means easy to see that Black's KtxP; 32 R-Q2, KtxB; 33 KxKt
attack will prove decisive. Perhaps wins a P but leaves ite with a
Steinitz was playing to win, and tenable game; while 31 . . . Kt-
rejected 26 Kt-K2 on the ground K6 wins the exchange, but leaves
that it would only suffice to draw. Black with a difficult game to win.
26 . . . . B-R2 32 R-B3
27 B-K4 If 32 QR-K, KtxPch; 33 KtxKt,
Kt-K2 could still be played. QxPch.
27 . . . . Q-Q3 32 . . . . RxB!
ST. PETERSBURG 1895;6 55
33 KxR KtxPch best line. Pillsbury subsequently

34 K-R2 KtxRch subjected the variation to rigorous
35 K-Kt2 Kt-R5ch analysis for many years and found
36 K-R2 Kt-B4 that 7 BxKt gives White the better
37 R-QKt P-R4 game. This he demonstrated con"
38 R-Kt5 R-R elusively in his Cambridge Springs
39 P-R3 RxP! encounter with Lasker.
White resigns, for if 40 QxR, 7 . . . . B-K2
Black mates in four moves; while 8 0-0-0
after 40 Q-Q8ch, K-R2; 41 Kt- A risky move which is difficult
Kt5ch, K-Kt3; 42 R-Kt6ch, BxR; to avoid, for if 8 P-K3, Q-Kt3;
43 QxBch, P-B3. 9 QR-Kt (or now 0-0-0), P-KR
Rarely does one game contain 3; 10 B-Q3, PxP; 11 BxBP, 0-0
so many combinations! -+- (12 BxRP, PxB; 13 QxP, Q-
B4!).
GAME No. 21 8 . . . . Q-R4
St. Petersburg 1895-6 9 P-K3
Queen's Gambit Declined The alternative is 9 PxP, Ktx
P; 10 KtxKt, PxKt; 11 BxB, Ktx
White Black B; 12 K-Kt, B-B4ch; 13 K-R, Kt-
H. N. Pillsbury Dr. E. Lasker B3 -+-.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 9 . . . . B-Q2
2 P-QB4 P-K3 10 K-Kt P-KR3!
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 An excellent move; the Q must
4 Kt-B3 now remain at KR4 until the B is
Pillsbury usually played B-Kt5 exchanged.
at this point. 11 PxP PxP
4 . . . . P-B4 12 Kt-Q4
5 B-Kt5 If 12 B-Q3, 0-0-0 would win
The most aggressive continuo' at least a P and expose White's K
ation. If 5 BPxP, KtxP with to attack.
approximate equality. 12 . . . . 0-0
5 . . . . BPxP 13 BxKt
6 QxP If 13 BxP, PxB; 14 QxP, Kt-
An alternative line is 6 KKtxP, K4; 15 B-K2, KR-B and Black,
P-K4; 7 KKt-Kt5, P-Q5; 8 BxKt, with an extra piece, should have
PxB; 9 Kt-Q5, Kt-R3; 10 Q-R4 no difficulties.
-f-
13 . . . . BxB
6 . . . . Kt-B3 14 Q-R5
Much safer is 6 . . . BK2. ite is pursuing a will 0' the
7 Q-R4 wisp (K side attack!). The sequel
Here, however, White misses the clearly reveals the inadequacy of
this plan. Either 14 Q-B4 or Q- 18 . . . . R-QR6!!

Kt 3 would therefore be better. 19 PxPch
14 . . . . KtxKt Alternatives are:
1'5 PxKt B-K3 I 19 PxR, Q-Kt3ch; 20 K-R,
16 P-B4 BxPch; 21 RxB, QxRch; 22 K-Kt,
Intending P-B5', P-KKt4, P-KR PxP; 23 B-K2, Q-K5'ch; 24 K any,
4, followed by B-R3 and P-Kt5'. R-B7 and Black should win.
16 . . . . QR-B II 19 P-K7, R-K; 20 PxR, Q-
17 P-B5 Kt3ch; 21 K-B2, R-Bch; 22 K-Q2,
He can hardly be blamed for BxP; 23 P-K8 Qch, RxQ; 24 B
overlooking Lasker's magnificent -Q3, Q-R4ch; 25' K-B, R-Bch; 26
combination, but here 17 Q-B3 B-B2, RxBch and wins. This van;
was in order. ation was given by the players in
17 . . . . RxKt! post;mortem analysis.
18 PxB 19 . . . . RxP
Best: if 18 PxR, QxP; 20 PxR Q-Kt3ch
I 19 PxB, Q-Kt5'ch; 20 K-B2 21 B-Kt5
(or 20 K-R, R-B; 21 Q-Kt4, R- Forced:
B7 etc.), R-Bch; 21 K-Q3, QxPch; I 21 K-R, BxPch; 22 RxB, Qx
22 K-K2, R-B7ch; 23 K-B3, R-B7 Rch; 23 K-Kt, Q-K5'ch; 24 K-B,
ch; 24 K-Kt3, Q-K6ch; 25' Q-B3, R-B7 and wins.
B-K4ch; 26 K-Kt4, P-R4ch win; II 21 K-B2, R-B2ch; 22 K-Q2,

nmg. QxPch; 23 K-K, Q-B6ch; 24 R-
II 19 Q-B3, Q-Kt5'ch; 20 Q-Kt Q2 (if 24 K-K2, R-K2ch, while if
3, BxPch; 21 B-Q3, QxQch; 22 P 24 K-B2, B-Q5'ch; 25' RxB, QxR
xQ, B-Kt5'; 23 R-Q2, BxP; 24 ch; 26 K-K, Q-K6ch and mate
B-B2, B-B3; 25' RxP, B-K3. Black next move), R-K2ch; 25' B-K2, B-
has two Ps for the exchange, Kt4 and wins. Note that if 23
ite's QKtP is weak and his K B-Q3, Q-B7ch! wins.
exposed; so that White can only
21 '. . . . QxBch
hope for a draw at best.
22 K-R R-B2
Position after White's 18th move . . . Q-B5' would have regained
the exchange, for if 23 Q-Kt4, R
-K2; 24 KR-K? BxPch. But there
is no hurry: Black maintains his
\
grip on the position.

23 R-Q2
Black was threatening mate in
three beginning with . . . R-B8
ch!
23 . . . . R-B5
24.KR-Q R-B6
'ST. PETERSBURG 1895 .. 6 57
The concluding moves were GAME No. 22
played under fearful time;pressure. St. Petersburg 189,-6
25 Q-B5 Ruy Lopez
The alternative 25 Q-K2 would
White Black
be refuted by 25 . . . R--B8ch!
(but not 25 . . . BxP? 26 Q-K6 Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz
ch!); 26 RxR, BxPch; 27 RxB, Q 1 P-K4 P-K4
xQ; 28 R-KKt, Q-KB7! 29 R 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
(Q4)-Q, P-Q5 and Black has good 3 B-Kt5 P-Q3
winning chances. In any case it 4 P-Q4 B-Q2
is not easy to see that after the 5 Kt-B3 KKt-K2
text White must lose. 6 PxP
25 . . . . Q-B, Better than 6 B-QB4 as played
If 25 . . . RxP; 26 Q-B8ch, K by Lasker in the first match with
-B2; 27 R-Kt2 etc. Steinitz.
26 K-Kt2 6 . . . . PxP
Losing quickly, but there was 6 . . . KtxP gives Black a freer
no longer any adequate defense: game.
I 26 K-Kt, RxP; 27 Q-B2, R- 7 B-Kt5!
B6; 28 Q-Kt2, P-QKt4. An excellent move which com;
II 26 Q-Kt, RxP; 27 Q-Kt2, pletely refutes Black's opening
R-B6; 28 K-Kt, P-QKt4. strategy; either he remains with a
weak, doubled and isolated QBP
In both cases Black has only one
or else he must weaken his K side
P for the exchange, but he should
with . . . P-B3.
win because of his opponent's
cramped position. 7 . . . . p.. 3
8 KBxKt KtPxB
26 . . . . RxP!
Else the KP falls.
27 Q-K6ch K-R2
28 KxR 9 B-K3
The attack on Black's weak QB4
Allows a forced mate, but if 28
will serve as the motif of the
K-Kt, BxP! 29 Q-B5ch, P-Kt3; 30
ensuing play.
Q-B7ch, B-Kt2; 31 QxKtP, R-R5,
and Black wins easily. 9 . . . . Kt-Kt3
10 Q-Q3 B-Q3
28 . . . . Q-B6ch
11 Kt-Q2 Kt-K2
and Black mates in four (29 K-R4,
Black has a bad game but this
P-Kt4ch; 30 KxP, Q-B5ch; 31 K-
move makes it even worse; he
R5, B-Qch; 32 Q-Kt6, PxQ mate).
should have played 11 . . . Kt-B5.
Lasker~s outstanding combinative
12 Kt-B4 Kt-B
game. So competent a judge as
~ os Burn says of the combination
13 0-0-0 Q-K2
begun on the 17th move: ""One of Not 13 . . . 0-0; 14 KtxP!
the finest ever made." 14 P-B4!
Opening the KB file as a basis 18 . . . Q-K2; 19 RxRch, KxR;

for future operations. 20 KtxBch, QxKt; 21 KtxP); 19
14 . . . . P-B3 BxB, RxR; 20 RxR, Kt-K2; 21 Q-
If 14 PxP; 15 KtxBch, Kt QB3, Kt-Kt3? 22 KtxP!
xKt (1 5 PxKt; 16 BxBP and Steinit.z had, to be sure, the in..
the QP is lost, or 15 . . . QxKt; ferior game after the opening; but
16 Q-R6, Q-Kt5; 17 P-QR3, Q- that his position should be def..
Kt; 18 BxBP+); 16 BxBP winning initely lost on the 17th move is
a P. quite a tribute to Lasker's energetic
play.
Position after Blacl( s 14th move
18 B-B5 BxB
19 KtxB B-Kt5
20 R-Q2 Kt-Kt3
Threatening to capture ite's
Kt at B5'.
21 Kt-R6 R-KB
Or 21 . . . R-Q; 22 QxRch,
QxQ; 23 RxQch, KxR; 24 Ktx
KP.
22 Kt-R5
The play with the Kts is very
pretty.
15 PxP PxP
22 . . . . RxRch
The alternative . . . BxP would
23 QxR
lose very quickly: 16 KtxB, PxKt;
17 B-B5! Q-K3; 18 Q-Kt3, R-KKt; And now Black must lose at
19 KR-B (threatening R-B5 or Qx least a P.
KtP), Kt-K2 (or 19 ... P-Kt3; 20 23 . . . . R-Q
Q-R4, P-Kt4; 21 Q-R5ch, K-Q; If 23 . . . P-B4; 24 Kt-B6 (Q
22 Q-B7 and wins); 20 BxKt, Qx -Kt5ch is also good), Q-B2; 25
B (if 20 ... KxB; 21 R-B5); 21 QxQch, KxQ; 26 KtxPch winning.
Q-Kt6ch, K-Q; 22 R-B7 etc.
There followed: 24 KtxP, Rx
16 -B R; 25 KtxQ, R-Q8ch; 26 QxR,
By means of the foregoing ex" BxQ; 27 Kt-B6, B-K7; 28 Kt-B5,
change, Lasker has not only opened B-B8; 29 P-KKt3, Kt-B5; 30 Ktx
another file for his pieces, but has RP, B-Kt7; 31 Kt-B6, Kt-Q3; 32
induced a new weakness in Black's KtxP, KtxP; 33 KtxKt, BxKt; 34
Pawn position. Kt-Q3, K-Q2; 35 K-Q2, K-Q3;
16 . . . . Q-K3 36 K-K3, B-Q4; 37 K-Q4, P-Kt4;
17 Kt-R4 Q-K2 38 P-B4, B-Kt7; 39 P-QKt4, P-
Black is lost: he has no adequate R4; 40 P-Kt5, P-R5, 41 PxP, Px
defense to B-B5. If for example P; 42 P-B5ch, K-Q2; 43 P-R4,
17 . . . R-B; 18 Kt-B5, BxKt (or K-B; 44 P-B6, K-Kt; 45 Kt-K5,
ST. PETERSBURG 1895,,6 59
K-R2; 46 K-B5, B-R6; 47 Kt-Q7, If 7 . . . BxKt; 8 PxB, Kt-K5;

resIgns. 9 BxKt, PxB; 10 Kt-Kt5, Kt-B3;
Lasker's exploitation of weak 11 P-B3 would open the game to
squares a c.lohypermodern" strat- ite's advantage.
egem is once more in evidence in 8 Q-K2 0-0
this elegant game. Tchigorin relinquishes his plan;
for if 8 . . . BxKt; 9 PxB, Kt-
GAME No. 23 K5; 10 BxKt, PxB; 11 Kt-Q2, P-
KB4 (or 11 . . . Kt-B3; 12 P-B3
St. Petersburg 1895-6 +); 12 B-Q6, and Black's game is
Queen's Pawn Opening already hopeless.
ite Black 9 P-K4f BxKt
Dr. E. Lasker M. Tchigorin 10 PxB PxP
11 BxKP KtxB
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 12 QxKt Kt-B3
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 13 Q-Q3 Kt-Q4?
Tchigorin generally favored ... Throughout the whole game
B-Kt5 at this stage. Tchigorin makes no attempt to
3 B-B4 QKt-Q2 develop his QB. Here... P-
Black should first develop his QKt3 followed by . . . B-Kt2 and
QB: 3 . . . B-B4 and if 4 P-B4, . . . P-B4 would still have left
PxP! (better than 4 . . . P-K3; him with a playable game.
5 Q-Kt3, Q-B; 6 Kt-B3, P-B3; 7 14 B-Q2 Kt-K2
P-K3) . 15 -K Kt-Kt3
4 Kt-B3 P-B3 16 Kt-K'5! KtxKt
Both sides play inexactly. First 17 RxKt P-B3
ite plays indifferently, and other weakness!
then Black creates a number of 18 R-K3 P-KB4
weaknesses for which he will suffer 19 R-Kt3 Q-R5
later on. Here the threat of Kt-
White threatened BxP. If (in-
QKt5 should have been parried
stead of the text) 19 . . . Q-B3;
with 4 . . . P-QR3 so as to per~
20 B-B4, R-B2; 21 B-K5, Q-K2;
mit . . . B-Q3 later, or a thrust
22 R-Kt6, K-R2 (22 . . . B-Q2;
at the center with . . . P-B4. 23 Q-R3, K-R2; 24 BxP! winning.
5 P-K3 P-K3 If here 23 . . . K-B; 24 Q-K:t3
6 B-Q3 B-Kt5? etc.); 23 Q-Kt3, B-Q2; 24 P-
The disappearance of this B will KR4 with an overwhelming posi~
leave the black squares in a woe- tion.
ful state. Better was 6 . . . B-K2 20 R-R3 Q-K2
and if 7 0-0, 0-0; 8 P-K4, Px
not 20 .. . Q-Kt5? 21 BxP!
P; 9 KtxP, KtxKt; 10 BxKt, Kt-
B3; 11 B-Q3, P-QKt3 etc. 21 R-K R-B3
7 0-0 P-KR3 22 B-B4 B-Q2
23 R-Kt3 Position after BlacJ(s 38th move

Threatening B-K5, R-Kt6, Q-
Kt3, P-KR4 etc. as in the note to
Black's 19th move.
23 . . . . B-K
24 P-B4 Q-Q2
He cannot even play . . .R-Kt3
because of 25 QxP.
25 R(Kt3)-K3 P-QKt3
To prevent P-B5 and B-Q6.
26 B..K5 R-Kt3?
A strategical error in a difficult
position. At Kt3 the R is useful 39 R-B7! B-B3!
for defensive purposes only, where.. 39 . . . B-B8 would have led
as at B2 it would have been just to a brilliant pyrotechnical display
as valuable for defensive purposes, resulting, however, in White's
and in addition would have guard.. favor: 40 Q-B8! RxPch; 41 K-
ed the Q side. R, R-R7ch!? 42 BxR (but not 42
27 P-KB3 B-B2 KxR? Q-K7ch; 43 K-Kt3, Q-Kt7
28 Q-R3 . ch; 44 K-B4, Q-Kt4 mate), B-Kt7
Threatening 29 R-Kt, R-K; 30 ch!? 43 KxB, Q-K7ch; 44 K-Kt3,
Q-R6 with P-QR4-5 to follow. Q-K8ch (44 . . . P-B5ch; 45 Qx
28 . . . . P-Kt4 P); 45 K-B4, Q-Q7ch; 46 K-K5,
29 PxP PxP QxBch; 47 P-B4 and wins.
30 R-B3! R-QB 40 P-QB4
31 R(K)-K3 . 40 Q-B8 would be a gross
Of course not 31 RxRch, QxR; blunder: 40 . . . RxPch! 41 Kx
32 QxP? QxP. R, Q-K7ch; 42 K-Kt3? QxPch and
31 . . . . R-B5 mate in three, or 42 K-Kt, Q-K8
Losing a P; but there was al.. ch with perpetual check.
ready no defense. 40 . . . . BxP
32 RxR PxR 41 P-Kt3!
33 Q-Kt4! Q-Q Lasker does not fall into the
34 QxP Q-R4 trap (41 Q-B8? RxPch; 42 K-B,
35 R-B3 K-R2 K-Kt3! 43 RxPch, K-R4; 44 Rx
36 P-KR3 B-K R, QxPch; 45 K-Kt, BxR and
37 P-R3 B..Kt4 Black may draw. But now Q-B8
38 Q-Kt4 Q-R3 is finally threatened. .
Threatening 30 . . . RxPch! 40 41 . . . . Q-Kt3
KxR, B-B8ch; 41 K-Kt3 (not 41 42 K-B2 B-K5
K-Kt, Q-K7 and mate follows), Q- 43 QxQ PxQ
K7 with an attack which will at 44 P-QR4 P-R4
least draw. 45 P-R4!
NUREMBERG 1896 61
To prevent 0 P-R5, where- 4 0-0 KtxP
by Black would get his R in play 5 P-Q4 B.-K2
again, say 45 P-B5, PxP; 46 PxP, 6 Q-K2 Kt- 3
P-R5; 47 P-B6, PxPch; 48 BxP, 7 BxKt KtPxB
P-K4! 8 PxP Kt-Kt2
45 . . . . R-Kt5' 9 P-QKt3?
46 K-K3 B-Kt7 The fianchettoed B is not partic"
Not 46 . . . B-B7; 47 R-B6. ularly well placed, as it exerts prac..
47 K-Q3 K-Kt tically no pressure on Black's game.
48 K-B3 K-B The strongest continuation is 9
Kt-B3, 0-0; 10 Kt-Q4! B-B4; 11
Now Black threatens to play . 0
R-Q, BxKt; 12 RxB, P-Q4; 13 Px

P-KKt4.
P e.p. PxP; 14 P-QI(t4! (Schlech..
49 B-B4 K-K ter,Reti, Vienna 1914).
On 49 . . . P-KKt4; 50 PxP, 9 . . . . 0-0
P-R5; 5 1 B-Q6ch, K-K; 52 PxP 10 B-Kt2 P-Q4
etc.
Enabling Black to equalize.
50 R-R7! P-KKt4
11 PxP e. p.
51 BxP RxPch
Or 11 QKt-Q2, Kt-B4; 12 Kt-
52 K-Kt4 RxB
Q4, B-R3; 13 P-QB4, Q-Q2 fo1..
A desperate move; but he is lowed by . . . Kt-K3 with excel,
helpless against the advance of the lent prospects.
Q side Ps. 11 . . . . PxP
53 PxR P-R5 12 QKt-Q2 R-K!
54 R-R7 P-R6 Beginning White's punishment
55 P-Kt6 Resigns for his slipshod development. This
For if 55 . . . K-B; 56 K-Kt5, move, which will soon threaten
P-B5; 57 P-B5, PxP; 58 PxP, P- . . B-QR6, is a very difficult one
B6; 59 P-B6, P-B7; 60 R-B7ch, to meet adequately. If in reply
K-Kt; 61 P-B7, B-Kt2; 62 RxP 13 Q-Q3, . . . Kt-B4 drives the

Winning. Q back to the K file.
13 KR-K B-Q2
GAME No. 24 Protecting the R.
Nuremberg 1896 14 Kt-K4?
Ruy Lopez Relatively best was 14 Q-B, a
Black sorry admission of te's help"
White
Dr. E. Lasker lessness. The text merely loses a
M. Porges
tempo, thus helping Black in his
1 P-K4 P-K4 plans.
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 14 .. P-Q4
3 B-Kt5 Kt-B3 15 QKt-Q2
Lasker's favorite defense, along 15 Kt-Kt3, B-QKt5 would cost
with 3 . P-Q3. the exchange.
15 . . . . B-QR6 Threatening mate as well as . . .

16 B-K5 P-B3 Kt-R6ch winning the Q.
17 Q-R6 PxB
Position after Blac~'s 25th move
18 QxB
QxKt would be even worse, for
after 18 . . . P-K5 he could not
reply 19 Kt-Q4 because of . . .
B-Kt7. White has maintained
equality in material but at what a
cost in position!
18. . . . P-K,
19 Kt-Q4 Q-B3!
Black has attained his objective.
All his pieces are admirably placed
for a K side attack, while White's 26 Kt-Kt3 P-KR4!
pieces are disorgani4ed and ineffec.. 27 Kt(Q4)-K2 KtxP!
tive. 28 KxKt PxPch
29 RxP B-R6ch!
20 P-QB3 R-KB
30 KxB
21 P-B3
Or 30 K-B2, B-Kt5; 31 RxR
Not 21 R-KB, Q-Kt4; 22 Q-
ch, RxRch; 32 K-K3 (32 K-Kt,
B, B-R6.
P-R5'; 33 Q-Q2, BxKt; 34 QxB,
21 . . . . Q-Kt4! PxKt; 35 P-R3, R-B7), P-R5'. 30
22 Q-B . . . P-R5' would also suffice to
win after 30 K-B2.
The Kt cannot move because of
22 . . . P-B4 followed by 23 . . . 30 . . . . Q-Kt5ch
PxP with a winning game; 22 Q R 31 K-Kt2 QxRch
-Q would likewise be answered by 32 K-Kt
. . . P-B4.
If 32 K-R3, Q-Kt5'ch; 33 K-
22 . . . . Kt-B4!
Kt2, P-R5'.
The Kt enters with powerful
32. . . . P-R5
effect. 22... P- B4 would not
have been so good because of 23 33 Kt-R
Kt-B2, PxP; 24 KtxP. If 33 Kt-B, P-R6..
23 Kt-B Q-Kt3 33 . . . . Q-K6ch
24 R-K3 Kt-Q6 White resigns, for 34 K-Kt2
25' Q-Q Kt-B5 leads to a pretty mate by . . . p-
(See diagram next column) R6.
NUREMBERG 1896 63
GAME No. 25 14 . . . . KR-K
Nuremberg 1896 15 B-K3 R-K5
16 Q-Q3 QR-K
French Defense 17 KR-Q
White Black If 17 B-Kt5, Kt-R4 followed by
W. Steinitz Dr. E. Lasker . . . P-KR3 saves the QP.
1 P-K4 P-K3 17 . . . . P-KR3
2 P-Q4 P-Q4 To prevent B-Kt5.
3 Kt-Q2 P-QB4 18 P-QR3
The simplest and best reply. Better 18 B-Q4.
4 QPxP 18 . . . . Q-Kt5
In order to give Black an isolat- 19 P-Kt4 P-KKt4!
ed QP, which will not trouble Lasker's handling of the attack
Black too much, however, as he is energetic and well timed.
obtains an excellent development. 20 Q-B3
4. . . . BxP Useless; he might at least have
5 Kt-Kt3 B-Xt3 continued the Q side advance.
6 PxP Kt-KB3 20 . . . . Q-B4
6 . . . PxP is also good enough. 21 Q-Q3 Q-Kt3
7 B-Kt5ch 22 Q-Kt5
Not 7 PxP? nor 7 B-Kt5? be" Not 22 Kt-Q2? BxPch! etc.
cause of the reply . . . BxPch. 22 . . . . Q-R4
7 . . . . B-Q2 Now if 23 P-R3, P-Kt5.
8 BxBch QxB 23 QxP
9 P-QB4
Loss of time; 9 Kt-B3 was in Position after White's 23rd move
order.
9 . . . . PxP
10 P-B5
Playing for the Q side majority,
'\vhich does not turn out to be of
any value; 10 PxP followed by
Kt-K2 would have maintained
equality.
10 . . . . B-B2
11 Kt-B3 Kt-B3
12 0-0 0-0
13 Kt(Kt3)-Q4 KtxKt. 23 . . . . BxPch!
14 QxKt 24 KtxB
KtxKt was better; the text loses K-B was slightly better.
too much time. 24 . . . . R-R5
64 DR. LASKER'S CHESS 'CAREER
The point: if now 25 Q-B7, Kt- 11 Kt-B5

Kt5! __ite plays inconsistently. His
25 P-B3 RxKt attempt to attack is premature and
26 Q-B7 ill-judged, for after the text, . . .
Costs a piece; but he could not P-Q4 gains a tempo.
meet the threat of . . . Q-R 5. For the correct line of play, see
26 . . . . R-R8ch Game No. 24.
27 K-B2 Q-R5ch 11 . . . . P-Q4
28 Q-Kt3 12 Q-Kt4 BxKt
Or 28 K-K2, RxR; 29 RxR, P- 13 QxB R-K
Q5. 14 B-B4 B-Q5
28 . . . . QxQch Threatening to win a P by 15
29 KxQ RxR . . . P-Kt3.
30 RxR RxB 15 -K K:t-B4
There followed: 31 R-QB, Kt- Black has already obtained a
K; 32 P-R4, R-R6; 33 P-Kt5, Rx superior game. Should White try
P; 34 R-QKt, R-QB5; 35 P-Kt6, to avoid the doubling of his QBP
PxP; 36 PxP, R-B; 37 K-Kt4, Kt- by 16 Kt-Q, he would lose a P
Q3; 38 K-R;, K-Kt2; 39 P-Kt7, after 16 . . . Kt-K5; 17 P-B3, P-
R-QKt; 40 R-Kt6, Kt-B4; 41 p- Kt3; 18 Q-Kt4, BxKP; 19 BxB,
B4, PxP; 42 K-Kt4, Kt-K6ch; 43 RxB; 20 P-B3, Kt-B3.
KxP, Kt-B5; 44 R-Kt4, K-B3; 16 QR-Q?
. ite resigns. Winawer stakes everything on
his attack: again showing faulty
GAME No. 26 judgment. 16 B-Q2 was relatively
better.
Nuremberg 1896
Ruy Lopez 16 . . . . BxKt
17 PxB Q-B
ite Black 18 Q-R5
S. Winawer Dr. E. Lasker 18 QxQ, RxQ; 19 R-Kt should
1 P-K4 P-K4 have been played.
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 18 . . . . Q-R3
3 B-Kt5 Kt-B3 19 R-K3 QxP
4 0-0 KtxP 20 R-QB Q-B;
5 P-Q4 B-K2 Lasker intends to defend him"
6 Q-K2 Kt-Q3 self by advancing his Q RP : a
7 BxKt KtPxB reductio ad absurdum of White'8
8 PxP Kt-Kt2 attack.
9 Kt-Q4 21 R-B3
In order to prevent . . . P-Q4. If 21 R-R3, then simply . . .
9 . . . . 0-0 QxB.
10 Kt-QB3 B-B4 2II . . . . Kt-K3
NUREMBERG 1896 65
22 B-Q2 R-K2 Or 31 P-K6, PxP; 32 PxP, Ktx
23 R-R3 Q-K5 P; 33 RxKt, QxPch etc.
Position after Blacl(s 23rd move 31 . . . . P-R6!
Lasker'g cold"bloodedness is com'"
. mendable.
32 R(K3)-K
32 P-R3 (intending P-K6) would
be met by . . . P-R7.
32 . . . . P-R7
33 P~R3 P-B4
White's Rs are now tied to the
first rank by the passed P, and
Lasker has things his own way.
34 K-R2
If now 24 P-KB4, Q-Kt3; 25
Q-R4, R-Q2; 26 P-Kt4, Q-K5 ; If 34 P-K6, PxP; 35' PxP, Ktx
27 P-B5, Kt-B; 28 R-K, QxQBP; P; 36 RxKt, P-R8 Q.
29 P-K6, PxP; 30 PxP, R-Q3; 31 34 . . . . P-Q5'
P-K7, Kt-K3; 32 R(R3)-K3 (if 35' Q-B3 P- 3!
32 B-B4, KtxB; 33 P-K8 Qch, In order to double the Rs on the
RxQ; 34 RxRch, K-B2; 35 Q-K7 R file. The P cannot be captured
ch, K-Kt3; 36 R-Kt3, P-Q5! and because of 36 . . . P-R8 Q; 37
Black should win), Q-Kt3; 33 Q- RxQ, Q-K7ch etc.
R5, QxQ; 34 PxQ, K-B2; 35 R-
B3ch, KxP; 36 B-B4, R-K; 37 B 36 "P-K6 PxP
xRch, KxB with a winning ending: 37 PxP KtxP
Black has three Ps for the ex'" 38 QxP R(Q2)-R2
change, while in addition ite's 39 R-QR R-KB
Ps are weak. Switching the attack to the other

24 P-B3 Q-Kt3 WIng.
25 Q-R4 R-Q2
26 P-KB4 Q-K5 40 KR-K Kt-Q
27 P-Kt4 Kt-B 41 Q-Kt6 (R(R2)-KB2
42 B-Kt5 R-B7ch
Temporarily preventing P-B5'. 43 K-Kt3
28 Q-B2 P-QR4 Not 43 K-Kt, Q-Q4 etc.
29 R-K3 Q-B5'
30 P-B5' P-R5 43 . . . . QxPch
30. . . QxPch; 31 R-Kt3 White resigns, for 44 K-R4
would only strengthen White's would lead to mate in three (44
attack (Tarrasch). . . . QxPch etc.) . lo"A faultless
31 R-B game on Lasker's part." (Tarrasch)
GAME No. 27 11 0-0-0 Kt-Kt3

Nuremberg 1896 12 Q-K3!
Ruy Lope% An excellent maneuver which
brings out all the weak points of
White Black Black's ninth move.
Dr. E. Lasker Dr. S. Tarrascb
12 . . QxQch
1 P-K4 P-K4 "~This is not good as it strength..
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 ens White's center. But after 12
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
Q-K2 Black would be unable
4 BxKt QPxB
to play . . . 0-0-0 because of
5 Kt-B3
White's subsequent Q-R7. At the
For once Lasker does not adopt same time castling on the other
his favorite exchange of Qs. wing would be dangerous in view
5' . . . B-QB4 of the open Kt file." (Tarrasch)
5 . . . P-B3 is correct at this 13 PxQ
The foregoing exchange has also
enabled ite to prevent the
6 P-Q3, B-Q3; 7 B-K3, Kt-K2; hostile Kt from occupying a beauti..
ful square at KB5.
13 . . . . R-Q
1926) . 14 Kt-K2
6 P-Q3 B-KKt5'
The indicated strategy for White
7 B-K3 Q-Q3 is to play P-KB4.
This is about the best move at
Black's disposal. 7 . . . BxB would 14 . . P-B3
15 KR-Kt K-B2
The K is too exposed here, in
future operations. view of the prospective opening of
the KB file. Hence castling would
8 BxB
have been preferable.
Lasker's readiness to exchange
16 QR-B KR-K
is accounted for by the fact that
this game was played in the next Black takes steps to guard
to last round, so that taking a risk against the advance of White's
of any sort was naturally out of center Ps after the eventual p_
the question. KB4.
8 . . . . QxB 17 Kt-Kt3! Kt-B
9 Q-Q2 BxKt Hoping to prevent White's Kt
After this Black's difficulties from assuming a dominating posi..
mount steadily. As Tarrasch points tion,. but this does not prove
feasible.
out the threat of Q-Kt5 could
18 P-KB4 P-QB4
9 . . . P-B3. See the note to Black's 16th
10 PxB Kt-K2 move. Black fears 19 PxP, Rx
ATe H 1896~ 7 ~ S TEl NIT 'z 67
KP; 20 P-Q4, -K; 21 P-K5, for P; 27 PxP, K-B2; 28 R-Kt5! Rx

example 21 . . . P-QB4; 22 p- R; 29 RxR, R-B3; 30 P-K5, R-
B3, PxP; 23 KPxP, P-QB4; 24 Kt- B4; 31 RxR, PxR; 32 P-Q4, K-
K4 winning; or 20 . . . R-K3; 21 K2; 33 K-Q2, P-B4; 34 K-Q3,
P-K5' with the strong threat of Kt- PxP; 35' PxP, K-Q; 36 P- 5, K-
K4. Q2; 37 K-Q4, K-B2; 38 P-Kt4,
19 Kt-R5 K-Q2; 39 K-B5, K-B2; 40 P-Q6
Lasker has played admirably ch, K-Q2; 41 K-Q5, resigns.
from his 12th move on and now
forces a decisive gain in material. GAME No. 28
19 . . . . P-KKt3 Match 1896..7
Black has nothing better, for if Ruy Lopez
19 . . . Kt-Kt3; 20 P-B5'; or 19 . ite Black
. . . Kt-K3; 20 P-B5, Kt-Kt4; 21 Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz
P- 4.
1 P-K4 P-K4
Position after Blac~' s 19th move 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-Kt5 B-B4
A defense often played by
Steinitz.
4 P-B3 KKt-K2
5 0-0
Stronger is 5 KtxP, KtxKt; 6
P-Q4.
5 . . . . Kt-Kt3
. . . B-Kt3 gives Black a good
game, for if 6 P-Q4, PxP; 7 Px
P, P-Q4; 8 PxP, KtxP; 9 R-Kch,
20 PxP! RxKP B-K3; 10 Kt-K5, Q-Q3 (Chajes-
Capturing the Kt would lead to Bogaljubow, Carlsbad 1923).
mate in two. 6 P-Q4 PxP
21 KtxP K-Kt2 7 PxP

B-Kt3
22 R-B2 P-KR4 8 Kt-B3 0-0
Threatening to cut off the Kt's 9 P-QR4 P-QR3
retreat with . . . P-B3. 10 B-QB4 P-R3
Probably played to prevent Kt-
23 Kt-Q5 P-B3 KKt5, which is however not a
24 Kt-B4 P-B5 threat at this point. 10 . . . P-
25 R(B2)-Kt2 R-Q3 Q3 would be better, and if then
In addition to his material ad.. 11 Kt-KKt5, P-R3; 12 Q-R;, Px
vantage ite has a vastly su" Kt; 13 QxKt, KtxP; 14 BxP, Kt-
perior position. K3 ! 15' BxKt, BxB with a g
There followed: 26 P- 4, Px game.
68
11 P-R3 P-Q3 White plans P-R4-R5 at a suitable
12 B-K3 QKt-K2 moment, and at the same time he
13 R-K P-B3 prevents occupancy of his KB4 by
14 Q-Kt3 B-B2 the Black pieces. Finally, the QB
15 Kt-Q2 R-Kt can now play to B4, and the im..
16 QR-B P-Kt4 portance of this consideration will
17 PxP RPxP soon become evident.
Black has only succeeded in 28 R-K2! K-Q2
weakening his QBP. 29 QR-K!
18 B-Q3 K-R
In order to play . . . P-KB4; Position after White's 29th move
but since this move allows the
White Q to enter at K6 after the
Bs have been exchanged, it would
have been wiser to play 18 . . .
B-K3; 19 Q-B2, B-Kt3, or pos..
sibly 19 P-KB4, while if
(after 18 B-K3) 19 P-Q5,
Kt-K4! 20 B-B, PxP; 21 PxP, B-
Q2 with a fair game, for if 22 Kt
xP, B-R4 (threatening. . . Q-K) ,
or 22 BxP, B-R4 and wins.
19 Kt-K2 Lasker has conjured up some
Intending P-Kt4 followed by very pretty mating threats out of
Kt-Kt3-B5. an apparently simple position. If
19 . . . . P-KB4 Black should now play 29 . . .Kt
20 PxP BxP -Q4; 30 BxP!! wins at least a P,
21 BxB RxB for if 30 . . . PxB; 31 Kt (K4)-
22 Kt-Kt3 R-KB B5ch, PxKt; 32 KtxPch and mate
23 Q-K6 Q-B follows! Black could have held
the position, temporarily at any
If 23 . . . R-B3; 24 Q-Kt4 and rate, with 29 . . . Kt-B4; 30 B-
Black must play 23 . . . Q-QB Q2, R-B (but not 30 . . . B-Kt3;
to prevent QKt-K4 followed by 31 KtxP! KtxKt; 32 R-K6, Kt-B;
P-R4-R5 with a strong K side 33 R-K7ch, K-Q; 34 B-B4, B-B2;
attack. 35 RxP and Black has no adequate
24 QxQ KRxQ defense against R-Kt8. If in this
25 Kt-Kt3 K-Kt 32 . . . Kt-R; 33 R-K7ch, K-Q;
26 Kt-K4 K-B2 34 RxP, Kt(R)-B2; 35 Kt-B5, B
27 P-Kt3 K-K xKt; 36 PxB, Kt-B5; 37 B-B4, R-
White is systematically restrict.. Kt2; 38 P-Kt3, Kt-R4; 39 R-Kt8
ing the scope of the hostile pieces. ch, K-Q2; 40 R-Qch etc.); 31 B-
The QBP, being fixed, is a per.. Kt4, QR-K. Ite has the initi..
manent weakness. With the text ative and a decided advantage in
ATe H 189 6~ 7 ~ S TEl NIT 'z 69
terrain, but the win is still far off. 40 Kt-Kt3ch K-Q6
29 . . . . B-Kt3 41 R-K3 mate
30 B-B4 B-B2 Lasker has played the conclud"
30 . . . KtxB would allow a ing phase with great artistry.
catastrophe on the K side: 31 Kt-
B6ch! PxKt; 32 RxKtch, K-Q; GAME No. 29
33 R-K8ch, K-Q2; 34 R(K)-K7
mate. The text is forced, for if Match 1896-7
30 . . . Kt-B4; 31 BxQP! KtxB; Giuoco Piano
32 KtxKt, KxKt; 33 R-K6ch fol.. ite Black
lowed by RxKt. W. Steinitz Dr. E. Lasker
31 P-R4 P-R4
1 P-K4 P-K4
32 B-Kt5
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
The threat of P-l't5 has enabled 3 B-B4 B-B4
White to gain this valuable post 4 P-B3 Kt-B3
for his B. 32... Kt-B4 would '; P-Q4 PxP
no longer be an adequate defense, 6 PxP B-Kt5ch
for then 33 P-Kt4! PxP; 34 P-R5, 7 Kt-B3
Kt-B (34 . . . Kt(Kt3)-R5? 35
The usual line of play here"
BxKt, KtxB; 36 Kt-B6ch! and mate
abouts is 7 B-Q2, BxBch; 8 QKt
in three); 35 P-R6! R-K; 36 PxP,
xB, P-Q4; 9 PxP, KKtxP; 10 0-0,
Kt-R2; 37 Kt(K4)-B5ch! and wins.
0-0; 11 Q-Kt3, QKt-K2 etc.
32 . . . . B-Q
7 . . . . KtxKP
If 32 . . . R-K; 33 P-Kt4! Px
If instead 7 . . . P-Q4; 8 PxP,
P; 34 P-R5, Kt-B; 35 Kt(K4)-B5
KKtxP; 9 0-0, B-K3; 10 B-KKt';,
ch! PxKt; 36 RxKtch etc.
B-K2; 11 BxKt, BxKB; 12 Ktx
33 P-Kt4! PxP B, QxKt; 13 BxB, KtxB; 14 R-
34 P-R5 Kt-B K -f- as in the celebrated game
35 Kt(K4)-B5'ch! PxKt Steinitz..Von Bardeleben, Hastings
36 KtxPch K-Q3 1895.
36 . . . K-B2; 37 BxKt, BxB; 8 0-0 BxKt
38 RxBch, K-Kt3; 39 RxP would
Undoubtedly stronger than 8 ...
KtxKt; 9 PxKt, BxP; 10 Q-Kt3,
defeat.
P-Q4! 11 BxP, 0-0; 12 BxPch,
37 B-B4ch K-Q4 K-R; 13 QxB, RxB (Dr. Bern..
38 R-K5' ch K-B5 stein's analysis).
38 . . . KxP; 39 R-Qch, K- 9 PxB
B5" , 40 R-K4ch, KxKt; 41. .B-K3 The alternative 9 P-Q'; leads to
mate is hardly more appetIZIng. the well-known Moller Attack,
39 R-Bch KxP whereby White at least obtains
Or 39 . . . K-Kt5'; 40 B-Q2 some compensation for the sacci..
mate. ficed P. The refutation of the text
is rather obvious but not to a 18 B-B P-KKt4!

Steinitz! 19 RxP
9 . . . . P-Q4 Steinitz foresees that the open"
10 B-R3? ing of the KKt file will probably
This sacrifice of a piece is un" prove decisive; but there is not
sound, as Lasker had already de" much else to be done against the
monstrated in the 1st game of the threat of 19 . . . P-Kt5 followed
match. 10 B-QKt;, 0-0; 11 Bx by . . . B-Q4.
Kt, PxB; 12 B-R3 is certainly 19 . . . . RxR
better, although Black still retains 20 BxR R-Kt
the advantage. 21 P-B4
10 . . . . PxB Forced: if 21 P-KR4, P-KR3
11 R-K B-K3! and the B is lost.
Black can safely hold the piece 21 . . . . B-Q4
by 11 . . . P-B4; 12 Kt-Q2, K- Threatening . . . P-B3.
B2; 13 KtxKt, PxKt; 14 RxP, Q- 22 P-Kt3
B3 !+ as played in the game quat..
ed above. Lasker was perhaps White has defended himself
afraid that Steinitz had discovered against all his opponent's threats
an improvement on his previous for the time being, but the weak..
play. With the text he avoids all ness of the white squares persists
traps and emerges a P ahead with and must eventually lead to the
the better position. Furthermore, loss of the game. Here we see
Steinitz, playing the White pieces, Lasker playing hypermodern chess
is forced to defend himself after in 1896!
twelve moves: an important psy.. 22 . . . . K-Kt2
cho 10 gica1 consideration. 23 P- 3 Q-Kt4!
12 RxKt Q-Q4 In order to transpose the res"
13 Q-K2 0-0-0 pective positions of Band Q; Black
By no means dangerous, for will then have definite mating
after . . . P-QKt3 the Black K is threats at his disposal.
perfectly safe. 24 K-R2
14 Kt-K5 KR-K White is helpless: if for example
15 KtxKt 24 Q-K5, P-KB3! 25 QxP, Q-Kt7
and wins.
1; P-B4 would weaken the K
side, as the Kt cannot be per" 24 . . . . R-Kt3
manently maintained at K5. 25 Q-QB2 P-KB3
26 B-R4 B-B3
1; . . . . QxKt 27 P-Kt4
16 R-K R-Kt
Now Black can advance his
White's massing of his heavy KRP to R5 and completely cripple
artillery is thus rendered pointless. White's game. But Black was al..
17 R-K5 P-QKt3 ready threatening . . . Q-Q4 and
MAT CHI 8 9 6 ., 7 ., S TEl NIT 'z 71
. . . R-Kt followed by . . . R-K. Final position
27 . . . . Q-Q4
28 Q-B2 P- 4
29 P-Kt5 PxP
30 BxP
If 30 PxP, R-Kt2; 31 R-K5', Q-
R8ch; 32 K-Kt3, R-B2! 33 R-KB5',
; 34 QxR, Q-K8ch; 3, Q-B2,
QxPch; 36 K-R2, Q-Q6 with a
winning ending.
30 . . . . P-R5!
31 R-KB R-Kt
32 Q-Q2 P-R4! GAME No. 30
A very fine conception which Match 1896-7
allows Black to win in the most
efficacious manner. 32... R-K Ruy Lopez
would also win, but less quickly. ite Black
33 P-R4 R-K Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz
34 P-B5
If 34 BxP, R-K6! 35' B-Kt3 (or 1 P-K4 P-K4
35' P-B5', Q-Q3ch; 36 K-Kt, R- 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
Kt6ch; 37 K-B2, R-Kt7ch), RxP; 3 B-Kt5 B-B4
36 P-B5', R-Q6; 37 Q-K2, P-B6! 4 P-B3 KKt-K2
and wins. 5' P-Q4 PxP
6 PxP B-Kt5ch
34 . . . . R-KKt!
Unsatisfactory, for later on
ite is in Z ugzwang! Black's QB4 becomes weak; but
The B cannot move because of 6 . . . B-Kt3 would be even
. . . R-Kt7ch; the Q must remain worse: 7 P-Q5', Kt-QKt; 8 P-Q6,
at Q2 to defend the B and guard PxP; 9 B-KB4, 0-0; 10 Kt-B3
mate; P-B6 would leave the B -f-

undefended; and K-Kt would lose 7 B-Q2 BxBch
the B. If the R moves anywhere 8 QxB P-Q4
but to KKt, Black plays . . . Qx If 8 . . . P-QR3; 9 B-R4, p-
BP and the "RP cannot be captured. Q4; 10 PxP, QxP; 11 Kt-B3, Q-
The only move that remains is 35' K3ch; 12 K-B, Q-B5'ch; 13 K-Kt
R-KKt, which would lose quickly 7"i- (Alekhine' Bogoljubow, ,
after 35' . . . RxB! 36 QxR, Q- Russian Tournament 1914).
Q3ch; 37 R-Kt3, PxRch; 38 QxP,
B-K; 39 P-R4, QxQch; 40 KxQ, 9 PxP KtxP
P-Kt4! (the point of Black's 32nd 10 BxKtch PxB
move); 41 PxP, P-R5'! and Black In his notes to the game Reti,
queens first. Therefore 'te Marshall in the monumental New

resIgns. York 1924 Tournament k,
Alekhine comments on the remark, 27 Kt-B, R-Kt'

able similarity of the two games 28 R-Q K-K2
up to this point. 29 P-B3 K-Q3
11 0-0 0-0 30 K-B2 R-Kt
12 Kt-B3 P-B3 Black's inelastic Pawn position
Sooner or later the possibility cramps his position badly;and his B
of Kt-K5 will force this move. can force no weakness in White's
13 KR-K Pawn structure.
13 P-KR3 would have been more 31 R-K B-B2
precise, for now Black could have 32 Kt-K4ch
obtained a good game by 13 . . .
B-Kt;; 14 Q-Q3 (or 14 Kt- 4, Position after White's 32nd move
P-KB4; 15 P-KKt3, P-B;), BxKt;
15 QxB, Q-Q2.
13 . . . . R-Kt
14 P-KR3 B-B4
1; QR-B Q-Q3
16 Kt- 4 B-Q2
17 Kt-K4 Q-B;
A weak reply; 17 . . . Q-Kt5'
would have given Black counter"
play.
18 QxQ KtxQ
19 Kt-QB; B-B 32 . . . . K-Q2
20 P-QKt3 K-B2 If 32 . . . K-Q4; 33 K-K3, R-
21 Kt-B3 R-K K; 34 R-QB, P-KB4? 35' R-B;ch,
The exchange of Rs is ill"advised, K-K3; 36 R-K;ch, K-Q2; 37 Rx
for ite is enabled to obtain KBP.
control of the K file. 21... R- 33 K-K3 B-Q4
Q would have set ite a more 34 Kt-B5ch K-Q3
difficult problem. Lasker's hand.. 35 K-Q3 P- 4?
ling of this end-game is classic
throughout. The Q side was already weak;
22 RxR KxR now he ruins the K side as well.
23 R-Kch K-B2 Passive resistance was in order.
24 Kt-Q2 Kt-K3 ? 36 P-KR4 R-KR
~
A strategical blunder: Black rids 37 K-B3 R-QKt

himself of his only active piece. 38 P-B4 R-Kt
Correct was 24 . . . R-Kt5'; 25' If 38 . . . BxKKtP; 39 R-K6
Kt-B4, B-K3! with good chances. ch, K-Q4; 40 R-K7 or 39 R-KKt,
2) KtxKt BxKt regaining the P with advantage in
26 Kt-K4 B-Q4 either case.
ATe H 1 8 9 6; 7 ; S TEl NIT Z 73
39 P-Kt3 P-Kt4? 58 R-KB4 R-R
Again Steinitz misjudges the 59 P-KR5 B-R7
position. There was no direct The ending is pretty; if 59 . . .
threat and hence no need for im.. K-Q; 60 K-Kt7, RxP; 61 P-R5
mediate action. Against passive followed by P-R6-R7-R8 Q.
resistance White would probably 60 P-R6 B-Q4
have played P-B5 and Kt-Q3-B4. 61 P-R7 B-R7
40 BPxP PxP 62 R-K4 B-B2
41 R-K5 PxP 63 R-R4 B-R7
42 PxP R-Kt6ch 64 Kt-K4 B-Kt6
43 K-Kt4 R-Kt5 65 P-R5 B-B7
Black's moves are all forced; if Or 65 . . . B-Q4; 66 Kt-B6.
43 . . . B-B6; 44 RxP! BxR; 45 66 R-Kt4! Resigns
Kt-K4ch. For if 66 . . . RxP; 67 R-Kt8
44 Kt-Kt7ch K-Q2 ch, K-Q2; 68 Kt-B6ch etc., or 66
45 RxP RxPch . . . B-Kt6; 67 Kt-B6.
46 K-R5 B-B2 A much admired encl'game.
White is virtually a P ahead,
Black's doubled QBP being useless.
47 R-R6 R-Q7 GAME No. 31
48 Kt-B5ch K-K2
Match 1896'7
48 . . . K-Q; 49 P-R4, B-K;
Giuoco Piano
50 R-R8 is no better.

49 P-R4 R-Q3 Ite Black

50 R-R8 "R-Q4 Dr. E. Lasker W. Steinitz
51 P-Kt4 B-K 1 P-K4 P-K4
To prevent R-R8; if 51 . ' . 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
R-Q; 52 RxR, KxR; 53 K-R6 3 B-B4 B-B4
with an easy win. 4 Kt-B3 P-Q3
52 R-R6 R-B4 5 P-Q3 Kt-B3
6 B-K3 BxB
If 52. . . R-K4; 53 K-R6;
In the 17th game of the first
whereas 53 K-R6 is now answered
match, Steinitz had played 6 . . .
by . . . R-B5.
B-Kt3 with the continuation 7 Q-
53 R-K6ch K-Q Q2, Kt-QR4; 8 B-Kt5ch (better
The Black K must go to the Q B-Kt3), P-B3; 9 B-R4, BxB; 10
side, for it is obvious that White PxB, P-QKt4; 11 B-Kt3, Q-Kt3;
will soon win the QRP. 12 0-0, Kt-Kt5; 13 QR-K, P-B3
54 R-K4 B-B2 with a slight advantage to Black.
55 K-R6 B-Q4 7 PxB Kt-QR4
56 R-Q4 K-B Not the best; . . . B-K3 would
57 KxP R-R4 equalize easily.
KtxB If 18 . . . P-Q4; 19 KPxP, Qx

Kt-Kt) P; 20 PxKP, PxKP; 21 P-K4+.
P-KB3 19 Q-B2 QR-KB
20 Q-Kt3 P- 3
A superfluous defensive move,
but it is already difficult to find
a satisfactory move for Black.
21 R-B Kt-Q
22 R(R)-Kt Kt-K3
23 R-B2 Kt-B2
24 R(Kt)-B
Now that White has permanent..
Iy prevented . . . P-KB4, he pro"
ceeds to build up an attack on the
Q's wing.
24 . . . . R(B)-Kt
uThe wrong Rook": he should
have played R(R)-Kt, so that if
25 Kt-KR4, Kt-K3 (in the game
In order to force a weakening this is impossible, the KBP being
of Black's KBP. Lasker ~ evident.. unprotected). ,-
ly of the opinion that after 15 . . .
P-KKt3; 16 Kt-B3, P-KB4; 17 KtP
25 Kt-KR4 Kt-K
26 P-QKt5!
xP, KtPxP; 18 QPxP, QPxP; 19
Q-R2, Kt-B2; 20 PxP, BxP; 21 The P cannot be taken because
-Kt Black's position would be of Kt-Q5.
too exposed. 26 . . . . K-R
27 KtPxP KtPxP
15 . . . . P-KKt3
16 Kt-B3 After 27 . . . BxBP; 28 P-Q5,
B-Q2; 29 P-Kt3 Black's position
Black was threatening to win a
cannot be freed. Lasker's precise
P by . . . P-KB4. Lasker, per"
handling of this game is note'
ceiving that . . . P-KB4 cannot
worthy.
be prevented (16 Q-B2, 0-0-0;
17 QR-B, QR-B; 18 Q-Kt3, P- 28 Kt-B3 P-Kt4
KB4), plays to give the impression In order to play . . . P-KR4
that the advance is not desirable without allowing P-Kt5 in reply.
for Black. The ruse is successful 29 R-Kt2 . P- 4
and Steinitz delays . . . P-KB4 30 P-Kt3
until Lasker has had time to pre" He can afford to ignore Black's
vent the move. imaginary threats.
16 . . . . Kt-B2 30 . . . . R-R3
17 QR-Kt 0-0-0 31 K-Kt2 R(Kt)-R
18 P-Kt4 K-Kt 32 Q-B2 Kt-B2
ATe H 1 8 9 6 -' 7 -' S TEl NIT 'z 75
33 R-QR R-QKt Position after Blac1(s JIst move
Lasker's attack has been ac"
curately timed. This retreat is
necessary, for if 33 . . . Kt-K3;
34 P-Q5, Kt-B4; 35 Kt-Q2 and
ite's attack should strike home
first.
34 Q-K2 R-Kt2
35 R(Kt2)-Kt R(R3)-R
36R(R)-Q RPxP
37 RPxP R-QB
38 Q-Q3 B-K3 A neat final combination which
White was threatening to win decides the game in a few moves.
a P. 5'2 . . . . RxR
53 RxR QxR
39 Kt-Q2 Kt-Kt4 54 QxKt Q-R
40 Kt(Q2)-Kt! R(Kt2)-B2
41 Kt-R4 R-Kt2 If 54 . . . B-Kt3; 55 Q-B6ch,
42 K-B R(B)-QKt R-Kt2; 56 Kt-Kt5, K-Kt; 57 Kt
43 R-Kt2 R-Q2 xQP, R-QB2; 58 Q-Kt5ch, K-R;
44 Kt(Kt)-B3 Kt-B2 59 Kt-Kt6ch! PxKt; 60 Q-R6ch,
45 P-Q5 K-Kt; 61 QxPch etc.; or 54 . . .
R-Kt2; 55 Q-B8ch, R-Kt; 56 Q-
After an interval of irrelevant B6ch transposing into the same
maneuvering, Lasker proceeds to variation.
a direct attack on the Black K. 55 Q-B6ch R-Kt2
45' . . . . PxP 56 Kt-Kt5' K-Kt
46 PxP B-Kt 57 QxPch K-B
47 Q-B4 R-QB 58 Q-B6ch Resigns
48 K-Kt2 R-Kt For if 58 . . . K-Kt; 59 Kt-BS'.

The meaningless moves here..

GAME No. 32
abouts are due to time"pressure.
Steinit~ overstepped the time limit Match 1896,7
at this point, but Lasker, who was Ruy Lopez
unwilling to win the game in this
way, allowed him to play on. ite Black
Dr. E. Lasker w. Steinitz
49 P-K4 R(Q2)-Q
50 R-B2 R-KB 1 P-K4 P-K4

51 R(Q)-KB B-R2 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
(See diagram next column) 4 BxKt QPxB
52 RxP! '; Kt-B3 B-KKt5
Better would be 5 . . . P-B3, a Preparing P-KKt4 by preventing

move generally attributed to Dr. Black from playing . . . Q-KKt3.
Bernstein, but played by Steinit~ 22 . . . . QR-Q
in the '80s. 23 P-KKt4 P-QKt4
6 P- 3 BxKt The opening of the QB file only
7 QxB Kt-K2 helps White, since his pieces are
7 . . . Q-Q2 followed by . . . posted to better advantage. Prefer"
0-0-0 seems preferable; while 7 able was 23 . . . PxP; 24 QR-
. . . Q-B3 could certainly be Kt, R-B4; 25 RxP, B-B; 26 KR-
played without disadvantage. Kt, R-Q2; 27 R-Kt5, R(Q2)-B2
8 P-Q3 P-QB4 and White's win is by no means
9 Q-Kt3 Kt-Kt3 ? easy (Tarrasch).
The logical continuation of his 24 QR-Kt P-B5
previous move was 9 . . . Kt-B3 25 R-Kt2 PxQP
and if 10 P-B4, P-B3 . 26 BPxP PxP
10 B-K3 B-Q3 27 RxP R-B4

11 0-0-0 O-O? 28 KR-Kt B-B
29 R-Kt5 RxR
11 . . . Q-Q2 followed by. . .
0-0-0 would have been far safer. He can no longer blockade the
BP; if 29 . . . R-Q2; 30 RxR,
12 P- 4 Kt-B5 QxR; 31 R-Kt5' followed by P-B5'
13 K-Kt etc.
If 13 BxKt, PxB; 14 Q-Kt4 30 RxR R-Q4
(threatening Kt-Q5), Q-B! fol..
lowed by . . . P-B4 with a g Preventing P-B5'.
game for Black. 31 Q-B3
13 . . . . Kt-K3 Threatening P-B5 and if . . .
If Q-Kt4 Q-K QxKP? in reply, P-B6 will win.
To play the Q to the K side,
but this plan is never carried out. Position after White's 31st move
15 Kt-K2 Kt-Q5
16 KtxKt KPxKt
Unfortunately forced, for 16 ...
BPxKt; 17 B-R6! would cost Black
the exchange.
17 B-R6 B-K4
18 B-B!
Best: if 18 P-KB4, Q-K3!
18 . . . . Q-K3
19 Q-K2 P-B4
20 P-KB4 B-Q3
21 P-K5 B-K2 31 . . . . R-Q2
22 P-R5 32 Q-K4 R-Q4
oscow 1899 77
33 R-Kt2
Intending R-K2 and finally P-B5'.
33 . . . . P-B3
34 R-K2 -Ri5'
If 31 . . . P-Kt3; 32 PxP, PxP;
33 R-Kt2, K-B2; 34 R-Kt5' with
a winning position.
35' P-K6 B-K2
36 R-QB2 QxRP
37 RxP R-Q
Kt-Kt3
38 RxP Q-K
RPxKt
39 R-R7 P-R4
PxB
40 P-B5 P-R5'
41 Q-Kt4 Resigns
Black is helpless against the
threat of B-R6 or B-Kt5.
GAME No. 33
Moscow 1899
Four Knights' Game
White Black
-.Bobrow
-.,Goritscharow
V. Nenarokow
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-QB3 Kt-QB3
3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3
4 B-Kt5 B-Kt5
5' P-Q3
A temporary deviation from the
book line; but the game soon turns
into the usual channels.
5' . . . . P-Q3
6 0-0 BxKt
7 PxB 0-0
8 B-Kt5 Kt-K2
Not good after the exchange on
the 6th move. . .. Q-K2 is pref..
erable.
9 Kt-R4 P-B3
10 B-QB4 P-Q4
Position after Blacl(s 20th move Simpler is 44 Q-B3ch, K-Kt8;

45 K-Kt3.
44 . . . . K-Kt8
45' Q-Rch K-Kt7
46 Q-Kt2ch K-Kt8
47 K-B3! P-R8 Qch
48 K-Kt3 Resigns
GAME No. 34
..-
London 1899
Caro..Kann Defense
duced to an arithmetic problem. White Black
23 R-K7ch! R-B2 Dr. E. Lasker F. J. Lee
24 RxRch KxR
25 P- 4! 1 P-K4 P-QB3
The point of White's 21st move. In the '90s this was still some'
He must obtain a remote passed thing of a novelty.
P on the K side which will leave 2 P-Q4 P-Q4
Black helpless. 3 Kt-QB3 PxP
25 . . . . P-R4 4 KtxP B-B4
26 P-Kt4 P-R5 5 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3
27 K-B2 P-R6 6 Kt-B3 Kt-Q2
28 K-K3 K-K3 7 P- 4
29 K-K4 K-B3 In order to force Black to ex"
30 P-B4 K-K3 change after 8 B-Q3.
31 P-B5 K-B3 7 . . . . P-KR3
32 P-R5 8 B-Q3 BxB
Even simpler would be 32 P- 9 QxB KKt-B3
B4! K-K3; 33 P-R5'. 10 B-Q2 P-K3
32 . . . . PxP 11 0-0-0 Q-B2
33 PxP K-Kt4 12 KR-K 0-0-0
34 KxP KxP 13 Q-Kt3 B-Q3
3; K-Q6 K-Kt5 14 Kt-K2 Kt-Kt5
36 K-B7 K-B6 Mieses suggests 14 . . . Kt-K; ;
37 KxP K-K7 15' B-K3, QKt-B3 threatening
38 KxP K-Q7 . . . Kt-Kt5' or else 15' R-B, Ktx
39 K-Kt5 KxP B etc., etc.
40 P-B6 K-Kt7 15' R-B QKt-B3
41 P-B7 KxP 16 Q-R4 K-Kt
42 K-Kt4 K-Kt7 17 P-B4
43 P-B8 Q P-R7 From this point Lasker steadily
44 Q-R8ch gains ground. He now threatens 18
LONDON 1899 79
P-B5, B-K2; 19 B-B4. Position after White's 22nd move
17 . . . . Q-K2
Very timorous; he should have
played 17 . . . P-K4 or else 17
P-B4; 18 Kt-B3, P-R3.
18 Kt-B3 Q-B2
Again . . . P-B4 was indicated:
19 Kt-QKt5, P-R3; 20 KtxB, Qx
Kt; 21 PxP, QxP; or 18 . . . p-
K4; 19 QR-K (19 P-B5, B-B2; 20
PxP, KtxKP; 21 KtxKt, BxKt; 22
-K, Q-B2! 23 RxB, RxB!), Q-
Q2! 20 PxP, KtxKP; 21 KtxKt, KtxKt; 24 RxP, Q-Kt2; 25 B-B4
BxKt; 22 RxB, QxBch. ch, K-R; 26 R-B7, Q-Kt; 27 Q-
19 P-KKt3! B6ch and mate follows.
Preventing . . . B-B5. II 22... P-QR3; 23 RxB,
19 . . . . Q-B KtxKt; 24 B-B4, RxR; 25 Q-Q!
. . . P-K4 would not do be.. Kt-R7; 26 QxRch, K-R2; 27 B-K3
cause of 20 P-B5, B-K2 ( . . . Px ch, K-R (27 . . . P-Kt3; 28 R-
P? 21 PxB); 21 PxP, KtxKP; 22 Q, Kt(R7)-Kt5; 29 B-Q4, R-Q;
KtxKt, QxKt; 23 B-B4. Nor can 30 BxPch); 28 Kt-R4, Kt-Q2; 29
Black play 19 . . . P-B4; 20 Kt- QxKt, QxQ; 30 Kt-Kt6ch, K-Kt;
QKt5, Q-Kt3; 21 KtxB followed 31 KtxQch, K-B2; 32 R-R winning

by B-B4. a pIece.
20 P-Kt4! P-K4 III 22... KtxKt; 23 QxP
21 PxP KtxKP ch, K-B2; 24 B-Kt6ch, K-Q2; 25
Or 21 . . . BxKP; 22 KtxB, BxR winning easily.
KtxKt; 23 B-B4, Q-B2; 24 KR- 23 BxPch K-B2
K, RxRch; 25 QxR, Kt(B3)-Q2; 24 R-Q4! P-QKt4
26 Q-Q4, P-B3; 27 B-K3, P-Q The Kt cannot move (24 . . .
Kt3; 28 P-B4, Kt-Kt5; 29 B-Q2 Kt-Kt3; 25 BxKtch! or 24 . . .
and Black's position will soon be" Kt-K4; 25 KtxKt etc.).
come untenable. 25 KtxPch!
22 B-K3!
This breaks Black's defense very
An accurately calculated win.. quickly.
ning move, as Lee soon learns to
his sorrow. 25 . . . . PxKt
26 QxP Kt-R6
(Se.e diagram next column) 27 Q-R5ch K-Kt2 dis ch
22 . ~ . . KtxP 28 B-B5! BxB
There is no longer any adequate 29 PxB RxR
defense: ite threatened mate in two;
I 22 . . . P-QKt3; 23 RxB, Q-B2 would lose after 30 R-
80 DR. LASKER'8 CHESS CAREER
Kt4ch, K-B; 31 Q-R6ch, K-Q2; 13 B-Kt; B-B3

32 R-Kt7. More or less forced if Black is
30 KtxR Q-Q to avoid the doubling of his Ps
31 P-B6ch! K-B which would result from Q BxKt
32 Q-R8ch K-B2 etc.
33 Q-R7ch K-Q3 14 BxB QxB
Black has no choice. 1; Q-Q3 P- 3
34 QxKtch K-Q4 16 B-R4
3; R-Q Q-Kt3 BxKt was indicated, as the B
36 Kt-B3 dis ch K-K3 will tum out to be useless for the
Or 36 . . . K-K;; 37 Q-Q3 rest of the game.
mate! 16 . . . . QR-B
37 Q-Q6ch K-B4 17 QR-Q Kt-Q4!
38 Q-Q3ch K-Kt; In this game Lasker shows him"
39 Kt-K;ch Resigns self a precursor of the Hyper"
For if 39 . . . K-R6; 40 Q-B modern School particularly in
ch, K-R7; 41 Q-R or Kt-B3 mate! controlling ite's center squares
with his KKt, instead of advancing
. .. P-Q4.
GAME No. 3S
18 B-Kt3 P-QKt4!
London 1899
A strategem which was a great
Queen's Pawn Opening favorite with Nimzowitsch: para..
White Black lyzing the adversary's majority of
J. H. Blackburne Dr. E. Lasker Ps on either wing. Now White's Q
side Ps are fixed, while Black is
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 soon free to advance his Ps on the
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 other flank.
3 P-K3 P-K3 19 Kt-Q2 Kt(Q2)-Kt3
4 B-Q3 QKt-Q2 20 P-QR3
5 QKt-Q2 B-Q3
6 P-K4 PxP
A further weakening of the
position which Lasker promptly
7 KtxP P-QKt3
utilizes by
8 0-0 B-Kt2
9 KtxBch PxKt 20 . . . . P-QR4!
21 R-QB P-R5
The position is now perfectly
22 P-R4
even, but Blackburne (who had
defeated Lasker very brilliantly Evidently fearing the advance
earlier in the tournament) imper" of Black's Ps, but the RP turns out
ceptibly drifts into an inferior to be a welcome target later on.
position. 22 . . . . P-B4!
10 R-K 0-0 Shifting the attack to the K side
11 B-KKt5 Q-B2 with decisive effect.
12 P-B3 KR-K 23 B-R2
Intending .. . P-K4. After 23 P-KB4 the B would be
LONDON 1899 81
buried alive, and sooner or later III 28 KtxKt, QxR; 29 Q-B!
Black would break through with QxR; 30 QxQ, KtxKt-t-.
. . . P-KKt4 or . . . P-K4. 28 Q-B
23 . . . . Q-Q2 On 28 KtxKt? Lasker intended
24 Q-Kt3 P-B5 . . . RxR; 29 RxR, PxQ! 30 Kt
25 Q-Q3 P-K4 xQ, P-Q7! etc. or else 28 RxP, R
26 P-B4? xR; 29 QxR, Q-Kt4 and wins.
This attempt to simplify the 28 . . . . KtxKt
position is faulty because it relin" 29 RxKt R-Kt!
quishes command of K4. It was An important gain of time.
essential for White to prevent the 30 R-B2 K-R!
advance of the hostile KP as long
In order to be able to answer 31
as possible though there could be
little doubt as to the outcome, Q-B4 with . . . KR-B.
White being practically a piece 31 KR-B Q-Kt5 !
down. To this move there is no ade"
26 . . . . KtPxP quate reply.
27 KtxP 32 P-B3 QxRP
33 PxP KRxP
Position after White's 27th move 34 R-B8ch RxR
35 RxRch K-R2
36 Q-Kt Kt-B3
If now 37 R-K8, P-Q4! fo1..
lowed by . . . Kt-Kt5.
37 P-Q5 P-Kt3
In order to prevent R-K8.
38 R-B7ch K-R!
A little finesse: after 38 . . .
K-Kt Black would be unable to
move his R.
27 . . . . P-K5! 39 R-B
The most forceful continuation;
Marco gives the following interest.. Or 39 R-B8ch, K-Kt2; 40 R-B
ing variations after the alternative 7ch, K-B; 41 R-B8ch, K-K2; 42
27 . . . Q-B3: R-B7ch, K-Q etc.
I 28 Kt- 2, QxR; 29 RxQ, 39 . . . . R-K7
RxRch; 30 Kt-B, PxP with the 40 K-R
fatal threat of . . . R (K) -K8.
If 40 R-B, P-B6!
II 28 Kt-K3, QxR; 29 RxQ,
RxRch; 30 Kt-Q, PxP; 31 K-B! 40 . . . . Kt-Kt5
Kt-B5; 32 QxP, KtxKtP! 33 Qx 41 R-B8ch K-Kt2
Ktch, K-R with decisive advantage 42 R-B7ch K-B3
for Black. Resigns
GAME No. 36 8 . . . . QxB

If now 9 Kt-R4 the continuation
London 1899 might be 9 . . . B-Q;; 10 P-QB
French Defense 3, QxPch; 11 QxQ, BxQch; 12 K
White Black xB, P-QKt4; 13 P-Kt3, PxKt; 14
M. Tcbigorin Dr. E. Lasker PxP, R-QKt -+ (Schlechter).
9 Kt-Q; Q-Q
1 P-K4 P-K3 10 P-QB3 Kt-K2
2 Q-K2 11 KtxKt QxKt
Tchigorin's favorite continua.. 12 0-0-0 B-Q2
tion, which has the purely subjec" 13 P-KB4 0-0-0
tive merit of throwing the players 14 Kt-B3 B-B3
on their own resources 'an un" The position has the appearance
fortunate proceeding against a of being quite even: actually
Lasker! Black's position is already superior,
2 . . . . Kt-QB3 as his pieces have more of a future
An equally g line of play than White's. Furthermore, the
would be 2 . . . P-QB4 followed advance of the KBP has provided
by 3 . . . Kt-QB3. a potential target for Lasker's
3 Kt-QB3 attack.
P-KB4 first is more in the spirit 15 KR-B P-B3
of this variation. 16 K-Kt -K
3 . . P-K4 Threatening 17... PxP; 18
PxP, P-Q4 etc. Nor can ite
Now we have a Vienna Game, very well forestall this maneuver
which renders White's Q move by 17 PxP, QPxP because of the
quite useless. resulting backward Q P.
4 P-KKt3 Kt-B3
17 P-B5 B-R5'
5 B-Kt2 B-B4
18 R-B
6 P-Q3 P-Q3
7 B-Kt5 The advance of the KtP would
only help Black later on in work..
Tchigorin artlessly follows out ing up an attack.
his usual policy of exchanging Bs
for Kts. In the present game this 18 . . . . K-Kt
procedure is faulty, because the 19 Kt-Q2
Kts have no good squares at their Tchigorin is so dissatisfied with
disposal. his position that he is even willing
Schlechter suggests 7 Kt-R4 as to cast his principles overboard
a better move; even 7 B-K3 was and play 20 P-QKt4, B-Kt3; 21
preferable to the text. Kt-B4 in order to rid himself of
one of the bothersome Bs.
7 . . . . P-KR3
8 BxKt 19 . . . . P-R3
It was still possible to pIay B- Parries White"s threat.
K3. 20 B-B3 B-R2
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21 P-R4? 33 . . . . R(Q~)-Q
Possibly with the idea of playing 34 Kt-K7
P-KKt4-5 later on; but either B- Or 34 Kt-B3, R-QR and White
R5 or else Q-K followed by B-Q is helpless against the threat of
was better. In that event, however, . . . BxP.
Black would maintain his superior,
ity by . . . P-Q4!
~ Jl . . . . R-QB
~2Kt-B4 R(K)-Q
~3Kt-K3 B-K!
~4KR-Q
Now White is in a position to
play R-Kt followed by the advance
of his KKtP; but instead of carry'
ing out one bad plan consistently
he prefers to vacillate among sev'
eral bad ones.
~4 . . . .
~5 P-B4? 34 . . . . BxP!
A further weakening that ere'
35 KtxR
ates a hole which can be occupied If 35 KtxP, RxKt! 36 RxR, Q-
by Black's KB, and allows Black Kt5! 37 R-B7ch, K-Kt; 38 R(B)-
to open a file in short order. B~ (if the other R returns to B~,
then Black has a mate in three),
~5 . . . . P-B3
BxR dbl ch; 39 KxB, Q-Kt7ch
26 R-B2
winning easily.
White should reserve this square
for his Kt.
3'5 . RxKt!
36 Q-Q~ Q-R6!
26 . . . . B-Q5! 37 R-R R-QR
27 R(Q)-QB Q-B2
Black's position has now reached
28 Kt-Q Q-R4
its maximum power.
29 Kt-B3 P-QKt4!
30 P-Kt3 R-Q~ 38 R-R~ BxPch!
31 PxP 39 RxB Q-Kt6ch
White could at least prolong his 40 K-B
resistance by 31 Q-K with the Or else 40 R-Kt2, BxR; 41 Qx
threat (in some variations) of Kt- B, QxPch, etc.
K~. 40 . . . . RxR
31 . . . . RPxP 41 QxR B-K6ch
32 Kt-Q5 K-Kt~ 42 Q-Q2 QxP
If now 33 P-QKt4, Q-R6; 34 Resigns
Q-Q2, P-B4! etc. . Lasker's play in this game (par"
33 P-KKt4 tlcularly the handling of the Bs) is
An afterthought . . . a model of first-class strategical
maneuvering. Equally pleasing is 16 B-Q2 B-B2

his forceful conduct of the final 17 RxRch RxR
phase of the game beginning with 18 B-B3 P-B3
his 26th move. Unnecessary and bad. 18 . . .
K-Q2! 19 R-Qch, K-K3 was
GAME No. 37 indicated.
19 R-QB P-QKt3
London 1899 A further weakness. 19 . . . K-
Queen's Pawn Opening Q2 was preferable.
ite Black 20 K-B K-Kt2
Dr. E. Lasker H. N. Pillsbury 20 . . . K-Q2 was still in order.
21 K-K2 P-QR4
1 P-Q4 P-Q4
Pillsbury may have been playing
2 Kt-KB3 P-QB4
to win, but the P moves have only
3 P-K3 Kt-QB3
weakened his position.
4 P-B4 BPxP
Simpler is 4 . . . P-K3, trans" 22 P-QR4 P-QKt4
posing into the HNormal Varia.. Likewise undesirable.
tion" of Tarrasch's Defense. 23 PxP R-Q4
5 BPxP QxP Not 23 . . . K-Kt3? 24 BxP
6 Kt-B3 Q-QR4 ch!
7 KtxP KtxKt 24 R-QR!
8 QxKt P-K4 Up to this point Pillsbury's
If 8 . . . Kt-B3; 9 B-Kt5ch, B- weakening moves have been volun"
Q2; 10 BxBch, KtxB; 11 0-0, p- tary; from now on they will be
K4; 12 Q-K4+. forced. Lasker's utilization of the
9 Q-Q5 slight weaknesses in the hostile po"
Not 9 B-Kt5ch, QxB; 10 Ktx sition is worth careful study.
Q, PxQ; 11 Kt-B7ch, K-Q; 12 24 . . . . RxP
KtxR, P-QKt3 and the Kt cannot 25 R-R4!
escape. To force a weakening of Black's
9 . . . . QxQ K side Ps. A similar maneuver oc"
10 KtxQ B-Q3 curs in Game No. 49.
11 B-B4 Kt-K2 25' . . . . K-Kt3
12 0-0 If 25 . . . R-Q4 (to avoid . . .
K-K2 was more natural. P-Kt4); 26 R-R4, P-R3; 27 R-
12 . . . . B-K3 KKt4, R-Q2; 28 K-B3, P-B4; 29
13 R-Q BxKt R-Kt6-+-.
14 BxB KtxB 26 R-R4 P-R3
15 RxKt 0-0-0 27 R-KKt4 P-Kt4
If 15 . . . K-K2; 16 R-Kt5, P- 28 R-QB4
QKt3; 17 B-Q2 and White has Intending to invade the weak
some initiative. white squares with his K.
LONDON 1899 85
28 . . . . P-B4 White with a win which is only a
Practically forced, to prevent question of time, Lasker cannot be
the entrance of ite's K. If for blamed for avoiding 35 BxP.
example 28 . . . R-B4; 29 RxR, 35 . . . . PxP
KxR; 30 K-B3, P-B4; 31 P-K4! 36 BxPch K-B3
P-Kt5ch; 32 K-Kt3 and White Of course not 36 . . . KxB? 37
should win. K-B5 dis ch and wins.
29 P-KKt4 PxP 37 B-B3 R-Kt7
30 RxP K-B4 The P cannot be held, for if 37
To answer 31 K-B3 with . . . . . . R-K3; 38 R-R5 etc.
K-Q4. 38 RxPch K-Q2
31 P-R4 PxP 39 R-R7ch K-Q
32 RxP R-Kt3 Best. If 39 . . . K-B3; 40 Bx
33 K-Q3 R-Q3ch P, BxB; 41 KxB, RxP; 42 P-K4
If instead 33 . . . K-Q4; 34 R- with a book win, whereas after
R5, R-K3; 35 P-B4 winning a P. the text, 40 BxP, BxB; 41 KxB,
34 K-K4 R-KKt3 RxP; 43 P-K4, R-K7 draws.
Position after BlacJ(s 34th move 40 P-B3 R-K7
41 B-Kt4
Again BxP would lead to a
theoretical draw. The move actu"
ally made provides an answer to
the threat of . . . B-Kt3 .
41 . . . . B-Kt3
42 B-K7ch K-B
43 B-Kt5 B-B2
44 R-R5 K-Q2
45 R-R7ch K-B3
46 R-B7 R-K8
47 B-R6 R-K7
35 P-Kt4ch 48 K-B5 B-Q3
More direct but also more risky 49 K-K6 R-KKt7
-was 35 BxP, BxB (or 35 . . . 50 B-Kt7 R-Kt3ch
R-K3; 36 R-R5); 36 KxB, R-Kt 51 K-B5 R-Kt6
3; 37 P-B4, RxP; 38 RxP, P-R5; 52 K-K4
39 R-R6, K-Kt5; 40 P-B5, P-R6; Finally threatening BxP.
41 P-K4, P-R7; 42 K-B6, K-Kt6;
52 . . . . R-Kt4
43 P-K5, R-Kt8; 44 P-K6, P-R8
53 B-B6 R-R4
-Qch; 45 RxQ, RxR; 46 P-K7, 54 R-KKt7
R-K8; 47 K-B7, K-B5; 48 P-K8
-Q and wins. But since this win.. Planning R-Kt5.
ning process must be calculated to 54 . . . . B-B4!
a nicety (Black loses by only one After this 55 BxP, BxP would
move) , and since the text leaves only. draw for White.
\
55 R-Kt6 K-Q2 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3

56 B-Kt5 B-K2 4 B-Kt5 B-Kt5
57 K-B5 5' P-K5 P-KR3
Not 57 R-Kt7? RxB. The text 6 B-Q2 BxKt
threatens R-Kt7. 7 PxB Kt-K5
8 B-Q3
57 . . . . B-B4
58 R-Kt7ch K-B3 An old continuation which has
59 K-K6 R-R6 now been generally replaced by Q-
60 R-B7 R-Kt6 Kt4.
Or 60 . . . P-K5; 61 PxP, Bx 8 . . . . KtxB
P; 62 BxB, RxB; 63 P-K5 and 9 QxKt P-QB4
again White has a book win. 10 P-KB4 Q-R4
11 P-B4!
61 R-B5 B-Q3
62 P-K4 A deeply-considered move which
yields White a superior end-game.
If 62 B-B6, P-K5! 63 PxP, Rx
P draws. 11 . . . . QxQch
R-R6 12 KxQ QPxP
62 . . . .
B-B2 13 BxP PxP
63 B-K7
14 Kt-B3 Kt-B3
64 B-Kt4
15 B-Kt5 B-Q2
Better than 64 B-B6, R-R3. 16 BxKt BxB
64 . . . . R-R3ch 17 KtxP
65 R-B6 R-R4 The position now arrived at is
66 K-K7 dis ch K-Kt4 somewhat in White"s favor, as the
67 B-Q6 R-R2ch nature of the P configuration ren'"
The KP must fall! If 67 .. ders the Kt superior to the B.
B-Kt3; 68 R-B5. 17 . . . . BxP?
68 K-K6 B-Q
69 R-B8 B-R5 But this is a blunder which mag..
70 BxP K-B3 nifies White's advantage consider'"
71 R-B8ch K-Kt2 ably. It would have been better to
72 R- 8 R-K2ch continue with ... QR-B followed
73 K-Q6 RxB by . . . K-K2 etc.
74 KxR B-K8 18 -KKt B-K5
75 K-K6 Resigns 19 RxP
Showalter was evidently under
l
GAME No. 38 the impression that this capture

London 1899 was impossible because of 19 . . .
B-Kt3 with 20 . . .K-B to follow.
French Defense
19 . . . . K-K2
White Black
Dr. E. Lasker J. W. Showalter To his sorrow Black discovers
that 19 . . . B-Kt3 would not do
1 P-K4 P-K3 because of 20 R-KKt! (not 20 Kt
2 P-Q4 P-Q4 xP, K-K2) , K-B; 21 KtxPch and
LONDON 1899 87
wins, or else 20 . . . 0-0-0 ; 21 B still further by preventing a
K-K3, B-R4; 22 Kt-Kt5, K-Kt; 23 subsequent . . . B-Kt3.
Kt-Q6 -+- (Marco). 26 . . . . R-Q
20 K-K3 B-R2 27 P-R5 K-B
21 QR-KKt QR-QB 28 P-R4 B-R2
With the idea of tying White's 29 P-R5!
pieces to the defense of the BP, It is clear that the capture of
but this proves to be a vain hope. the P would soon turn out to be
21 . . . QR-KKt would be an~ fatal for Black.
swered by 22 RxB! 29 . . . . R-Kt
30 PxP RxP
Position after Blac1{'s 21st move This allows the BP to become
passed, but after 30 . . . PxP; 31
R-QR-R7, Black's pieces are para~
lyzed.
31 P-B5 R-B3
32 K-Q4 B-B7
33 R-QB B-Kt6
34 R-QKt B-Q4
35 P-B5 B-B6
36 PxP
P-B6 would be equally conclu'

Slve.
22 Kt-Kt5! 36 . . .. BxP
37 PxP BxP
For Black cannot reply 22 . 38 R-KB
RxP because of 23 Kt-Q6, nor 22 Resigns

. . . BxP; 23 Kt-Q6, QR-B; 24
R-QB followed by R-B7ch. GAME No. 39
22 . . . . P-Kt3 London 1899
23 Kt-Q6 QR-B
Ruy Lopez
24 P-B4 KR-Kt
25 RxR White Black
Taking advantage of the fact F. J. Lee Dr. E. Lasker
that 2 '5 . . RxR Vlould cost a P 1 P-K4 P-K4
after 26 RxR, BxR; 27 Kt-B8ch. 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
The removal of one pair of Rs 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
greatly simplifies matters and makes 4 B-R4 Kt-B3
the win quite easy. '5 P-Q3 P-Q3
2'5 . . . . BxR 6 P-B3 P-QKt4
26 P- 4! 7 B-B2
Marco comments admiringly on . White's play is so timorous that
Lasker's cogent Play hereabouts. Lasker is soon enabled to seize the
The text is intended to hem in the initiative Without diffiCUlty.
7 . . . . P-Kt3 . It would have been better to re"

This is much better than deploy" treat to B, in order to avoid the
ing the B at K2. unpleasant vis-a-vis on the K file,
as the next note shows. But even
8 P-QR4 B-QKt2
then . . . P-B5 would be a for-
As a rule this move is not good midable move to meet.
because it allows White to plant a
Kt at KB5; in the present instance, 17 . . . . P-B5!
however, it is unobjectionable be" Parrying the transparent threat
cause White does not have access of P-B4 and at the same time dis..
to this square. organizing White'Is game still fur"
B-Kt2 there
9 QKt-Q2
10 Kt-B P-Q4 18 P-Q4
Black'ls position is already su" Losing a P. 18 KPxP would

penor. likewise be bad because of 18 . . .
0-0 BPxP; 19 BxP, P-K5 winning a
11 Q-K2
12 Kt-Kt3 piece. Perhaps QPxP would have
been best.
Here White might first have
interpolated 12 RPxP, RPxP; 13 18 . . . . KtxP
RxR etc. 19 KtxKt PxKt
20 KtxP BxKt
12 . . . . Q-Q3 21 PxB QxP
13 0-0 KR-K 22 B-K3
14 P-R3 Kt-QR4
White has lost a P without any
Having obtained an advanta.. compensation. The rest requires
geous opening, Lasker commences only technical skill.
the middle-game operations by
22 . . . . Kt-B3
rounding off his Pawn formation.
23 P-QKt3 Kt-R4
15 B-Q2 In order to force White'Is reply.
After this move Black's com' 24 P-QKt4 Kt-B3
mand of the board becomes really 25' R-Q7
formidable. Unfortunately 15 P- White'I s belated efforts to obtain
QKt4 would not do because of counter-play only assist Lasker in
. . . Kt-B3 followed by 16 . . . his objectives: gaining control of
P-Q5! the Q file and undertaking a gen..
15 . . . . P-B4 eral K side advance.
16 KR-Q 25 . . . . R-K2
If 16 P-B4, PxKP; 17 Kt(Kt3) 26 R(Q7)-Q R-Q
xP, BxKt; 18 BxKt, BxKt; 19 Q 27 RxRch KtxR
xB, P-Kt5 -f-. 28 PxP PxP
29 Q-Q2 Kt-K3
16 . . . . Q-B2 30 P-R4 B-Q4
Preparing for the advance of the 31 R-R6 R-Q2
BP. 32 Q-K B-Kt2
17 Q-K 33 R-R5 P-B4!
LONDON 1899 89
34 P-Kt3 P-B; GAME No. 40
35 PxP KtxP London 1899

36 B-Q4 Q-KB4 ( 1st brilliancy prize)
37 Q-K3 Vienna Game
I
Position after White's 37th move White Black

W. Steinitz Dr. E. Lasker
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
3 P-B4 P-Q4
4 P-Q3
This unusual move was a great
favorite with Steinitz, although in
his later years he was uniformly
unsuccessful with it.
4 . . . . Kt-B3
Steinitz'8 opponents as a rule
~eplied . . . P-Q5 at this point;
37 . RxB! In his game with Pillsbury from
the same tournament, the continu..
Beginning an accurately calcu'"
ation was 5 QKt-K2, Kt-B3; 6 Kt-
lated combination which leads to
KB3, B-Kt5; 7 P-B3, B-Q3;
a piquant finish. All of White's
whereby Black sacrifices a P for a
moves are forced. (Subsequently
speculative attack.
Dr. Tarrasch pointed out the fol-
lowing elegant win; 37 . . .Q-Kt5 5 BPxP QKtxP
ch; 38 K-B, Q-Kt7ch; 39 K-K, 6 P-Q4
Q-Kt8ch; 40 K-Q2, Kt-Kt7; 41 This is the beginning of White's
Q-K2, P-K6ch! 42 PxP, B-B6!) difficulties. Kt-B3 or PxP would
have been better.
38 PxR Q-Kt5ch
6 . . . . Kt-Kt3
39 K-B Q-Kt7ch
40 K-K Q-Kt8ch
7 PxP
41 K-Q2 P-B6ch! The Handbuch gives the follow..
42 QxP QxPch ing variation after 7 P-K5: . . .
43 K-Q P-K6 Kt-K5; 8 KtxKt, PxKt; 9 B-QB4,
44 B-Kt3ch K-Kt2 P-QB4! 10 P-B3, PxP; 11 PxP,
45 P-Q5 dis ch K-R3 B-Kt5ch; 12 B-Q2, BxBch; 13 Q
46 Q-K B-B! xB, 0-0; 14 Kt-K2, B-K3; 15' P-
QKt3, Q-Kt3 !-t-.
This was the move on which 7 . . . . KtxP
Lasker relied when he played his 8 KtxKt?
37th move. There was no good reason for
White resigned. thus flinging away several tempi
and facilitating Black's develop" Position after Blaclt's 14th move

ment, all the more so since 8 B-
QB4, KtxKt; 9 PxKt, Q-R5ch;
10 P-Kt3, Q-K5ch; 11 Q-K2, Qx
Qch; 12 KtxQ, B-KB4; 13 B-Kt3
leads to an ending with only a
minimal disadvantage for White.
8 . . . . QxKt
9 Kt-B3 B-Kt5
10 B-K2 0-0-0
11 P-B3
Schlechter points out that this move
is sheer waste of time and recom' II 15' B-B3, KtxBch;
mends castling instead. If then 11
.... BxKt; 12 RxB! QxPch(12 (a) 16 KtxKt, B-Kt4; 17 R-K,
. . . Kt-R5'; 13 R-B2, P-QB4? 14 B-Kt6-J- .
Q-Q3! threatening Q-R3ch); 13 (b) 16 QxKt, QxQ; 17 RxQ,
QxQ, RxQ; 14 RxP '. R-K8ch; 18 R-B (18 K-B2, QR-
11 . . . . B-Q3 K), QR-K; 19 B-Q2, RxQR; 20
12 0-0 -K! RxR, R-K7; 21 R-Q, B-B3; 22
Kt-B3, P-B3-J-.
Lasker has obtained a beautiful
position while Steinit% has not yet 15 . . . . KtxP!!
. had an opportunity of completing 16 KxKt BxPch!
his development. An elegant combination which
13 P- 3 B-Q2 reveals the point of the foregoing
If now 14 P-B4, Q-K3; 15' B- sacrifice, for if now 17 KxB, Q-
Q3, Kt-B5; 16 BxKt, BxB and B4ch; 18 K-Kt2, Q-Kt5ch; 19 K-
ite's center Ps are weak R, Q-R6ch; 20 K-Kt, Q-Kt6ch;
(Mieses). 21 K-R, R-K5'; 22 B-KKt5, R-Kt5';
23 R- t, Q-R6ch and mate next
14 Kt-Kt5 move.
At nrst sight this move seems to 17 K-B2
usher in a decided change for the One would now expect the
better in White's fortunes. plausible reply . . . BxR, but
14 . . . . Kt-R5! Lasker nnds a much stronger con"
But not 14 . . . P-KB3; 15 B- tinuation which is far from obvi"
B3, Q-Kt; 16 Kt-K4 etc. The text ous.
is the prelude to a very nne com" 17 . . . . P-KB3!
bination. 18 R-KKt
(See diagram next column) White is helpless against the in'
tended advance of the K side Ps.
15 Kt-B3 18 R-R would be answered by
I 15 R-B2, B-Kt6 winning the . Q-KB4, threatening . . . B-
exchange. Kt6ch! with fatal effect.
PARIS 1900 91
18 . . . . P-KKt4 5 . . . KtxP is safer, for ex'"

19 BxP ample 6 KtxKt, QxKt; 7 B-K3!
Else Black continues . . . P-K Kt-R3! 8 P-KKt3, PxP ~ (Kash..
R4 etc. 19 Kt-K (hoping to stop dan"Alekhine, Folkestone 1933).
. . . P-KR4) would be refuted by 6 QxP KtxP
. . . Q-B4ch. 7 P-K4
19 . . . . PxB 7 KtxKt is certainly better.
20 RxP Q-K3 Burn is playing for a draw, and
21 Q-Q3 B-B5 this accounts for his allowing the
Winning the exchange, for if Q side Ps to be weakened.
22 R-R5, Q-Kt5! or 22 R-Kt7, B- 7 . . . . KtxKt
B4. 8 QxQch KxQ
22 R-R BxR 9 PxKt B-B4
23 KtxB Q-B3ch 10 Kt-K5
24 B-B3 B-B4 Now ite realizes the weak-
25 KtxP Q-KKt3 ness of his position; but such arti-
Trapping the Kt. ficial maneuvers only make his
game worse. 10 Kt-Q4 followed,
26 Q-Kt5
if 10 . . . K-K2, by 11 B-K3,
A desperate sortie to save his was preferable to the text.
self,.respect before resigning.
10 . . . . K-K2!
26 . . . . P-B3
27 Q-R5 R-K2! Since Black's 12th move is . . .
Killing two birds with one stone, K-K, it may seem that this is mere
for if now 28 QxP, R-Kt; 29 Q- loss of time. Yet the move is only
R8ch, K-B2; 30 Q-R5ch, K-Kt another example of Lasker's re-
and wins. markable precision; for if 10 . . .
K-K; 11 B-Kt5ch, Kt-Q2; 12 K-
28 R-R5 B-Kt5 K2, P-QR3; 13 BxKtch, BxB; 14
29 R-KKt5 Q-B7ch KtxB, KxKt; 15' B-K3. Now Black
Not 29 . . . QxKt? 30 BxBch. must either exchange Bs, in which
30 K-Kt3 BxB case the ending is drawn, or else
Resigns. he must avoid the exchange, allow-
ing White to place his B excel-
GAME No. 41 lently for both attack and defense,
so that the game will probably end
Paris 1900
in a draw, a possibility being 15
Queen's Gambit Declined . . . B-R6; 16 KR-Qch, K-K2; 17
White Black QR-Kt, P-QKt4; 18 P-B4! PxP;
A. Bum Dr. E. Lasker 19 R-Kt7ch, K-B3; 20 R(Q)-
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 Q7 and White has the better game,
2 P-QB4 P-K3 for if 20 . . . -KB; 21 R(Kt7)-
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 B7, QR-B? 22 RxPch+.
4 Kt-B3 P-B4 11 Kt-Q3 B-Kt3
5 BPxP BPxP 12 B-R3ch K-K
13 Kt-K5 moves were necessary to enable

To play his Kt to Q6. him to carry out this plan; for if
White plays Kt-B5 after . . . Kt-
13 . . . . Kt-Q2
Kt3, Lasker can simply reply . . .
14 B-Kt5
P-R5 and . . . Kt-B5 ch. ite
If 14 Kt-B4, B-B4; 15 Kt-Q6ch, therefore retreats voluntarily, but
K-K2; 16 BxB, KtxB; 17 P-K5, fares equally badly.
B-Q2; White's Kt does not ac"
complish much at Q6, while Black's 21 B-B2 P-B3
superior Pawn position gives . . . . . . . 22 P-Kt3'?
the better game. In order to be able to move the
14 . . . . B-B2! . . . ; 22 P-R3 would also weaken
Again very precisely played. If the K side. Better than the text is
22 Kt-B5 and if 22 . . . Kt-Kt3;
14 . . . P-QR3; 15 BxKtch, Bx
23 B-Q3; or 22 . . . KtxKt; 23
B; 16 Kt-B4 forces Bs of opposite
BxKt, B-B5ch; 24 K-K2! BxKP;
color, so that Black's winning
25 BxB, RxB; 26 RxP! 0
chances are slight.

22 . . . . K-B2
15 Kt-Q3
23 K-K2 P-Kt4!
15 BxKtch would be answered
by . . . BxB; 16 KtxB, KxKt; 17 Taking advantage of White's
R-Qch,K-B3 and te's B is weak 22nd move. The threat is
badly placed, while his Rs have no . . . P-KKt5.
future on the Q file: Black re" 24 P-Kt4
tains the advantage. Other plausible But now the RP is again weak.
moves are likewise inadequate for
White: 24 . . . . P-R4!
I 15 BxKtch, BxB; 16 Kt-B4, 25 P-R3 B-Kt
26 B-Kt2 Kt-Kt3
B-B3; 17 P-B3, R-Q+o
27 Kt-B5 B-K
II 15 Kt-B4, P-QR3; 16 Bx 28 Kt-Kt3
Ktch, KxB! 17 R-Qch, K-B3; 18
Kt-Q6, P-B3 !+. Not 28 B-R3? Kt-B5!
15 . . . . P-QR3 28 . . . . Kt-B5
16 B-R4 P-QKt4 Threatening to win the QBP.
17 B-Kt3 B-Kt2 29 B-B
18 P-B3 R-QB!
It is essential to prevent te .White .cannot avoid the crip"
from playing P-QB4. If now 19 phng of hIS K side Ps, for after 29
P-QB4, PxP; 20 BxP, B-R4ch. B-R, Kt-R6; 30 QR-QB, PxP; 31
19 K-Q2 P-QR4 BPxP, B-B5; 32 Kt-Q2, B-B3 his
20 QR-QKt B-B3 position would be untenable.
Prophylaxis! Black intends . . . 29 . . . . PxP
Kt-Kt3 followed by Kt-B5 30 BPxP B-K4!
(at the proper moment), P- The P is attacked for the first
B3, . . . K-B2 etc. His last two time; it cannot be defended di-
PARIS 1900 93
rectly, for if 31 B-Q2 KtxB and ently splendid. Probably no other
White is lost. master would have pressed home
31 Kt-Q4 the slight opening advantage so
brilliantly and methodically.'
Position after White's 31st move
GAME No. 42
Paris 1900
Queen's Gambit
White Black
Dr. E. Lasker G. Maroczy
1 P-Q4 P-Q4
2 P-QB4 P-K3
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
4 Kt-B3 PxP
'5 P-K3
31 . . . . BxKt! If 5 P-K4, B-Kt5! gives Black
32 PxB Kt-R6 a g game.
Obtaining two passed Ps; the Bs ~ . . . . P-B4
of opposite color have no signifi- 6 BxP P-QR3
cance. 7 P-QR4
33 BxKt RxBch Creating a hole at QKt4, but
34 K-Q3 RxP cramping Black's position.
35 B-Q6 P-Kt5 7 . . . . Kt-B3
36 QR-QB B-Kt4ch . 8 0-0 PxP
37 K-K3 K-Kt3 Simpler is 8 . . . B-K2; 9 Q-
If 37 . . . RxPch; 38 RxR, R- K2, PxP; 10 R-Q, P-K4; 11 PxP,
R6ch; 39 K any, RxR; 40 R-B7 PxP; 12 KtxP, KtxKt; 13 Q-K5,
cb, K-Kt3; 41 B-B8, R-R2; 42 R Q-Q3! .
xR, KxR the game is won for 9 PxP B-K2
Black, but it is a bit difficult. 10 B-K3 0-0
White's RP will not run away. 11 Q-K2 Q-R4
38 R-B5 R-R6ch Steinit.z's maneuver.
39 K-B2 B-Q6
40 R-K RxP 12 -Q R-Q
41 R-B7 R-QR7ch 13 QR-B Kt-QKt5
42 K-Kt R-KR5 . 14 Kt-K5 Kt(B3)-Q4?
43 P-K5 RxPch Black's next few moves are in..
44 K-R B-K5ch comprehensible. 14 . . . B-Q2 fol..
Resigns lowed by . . . B-K would have
Spielmannn says of this game: equa1i.zed.
lo"Although Bum did not play this 15 B-Kt3 R-B?
game as well as he might have, . . . B-Q2 was still the move,
Lasker's performance was consist.. for the possible reply 16 Kt-B4,
94 DR. LASKER'8 CHESS CAREER
Q-~2; 17 KtxKt, KtxKt leads to position. But Lasker would have

nothing. refuted 22 . . . B-B with 23 Ktx
16 Kt-K4! BP!l (see the note to ite's 20th
Now White is able to avoid ex- move), which leads to some charm'"
iog positions:
changes and thus build up a prom'"
ising attack. 1 23... KxKt; 24 RxB! Q-
Q-Q Q2(forced; if 24 . . . QxR; 25
16 . . . .
P-QKt3 QxBch, K-Kt3; 26 Kt-R4ch, K-
17 P-B4
R4; 27 Q-Kt5 mate); 25 Q-R5ch
Inferior to . .. B-Q2-QB3. and wins.
18 B-Q2 B-Kt2 II .23 RxKt; 24 QxB!!
19 Kt-Kt3 R-B
a) 24 RxQ; 25 RxB! Qx
20 P-B5
R; 26 KtxRch etc.
Undermining the position of the
blockader on Black's Q4. b) 24 QxQ; 25 KtxQch,
KtxKt(25 RxKt; 26 RxBch,
20 . . . . RxR K-B2; 27 BxKt(Kt4) etc.); 26
Not good because it relinquishes BxKt and Black's position is hope'"
control of the QB file; but Black less.
has no really g moves. c) 24 . . . KtxQ; 25 KtxKtch,
21 RxR PxP QxKt (or 25 . . . K-R; 26 RxB,
If 21 . . . B-Kt4; 22 BxKt or 25 . . . K-B; 26 RxB, KxKt;
(Kt4) , BxR; 23 BxR, QxB; 24 Kt- 27 BxKtch); 26 RxBch, Q-B; 27
Q3, Kt-B5; 25 KtxKt, BxKt; 26 BxRch, KxB; 28 RxQch, Kx:R;
PxP with a winning game. 29 BxKtch and Black can resign.
22 KtxP(B5) 23 BxKt(Kt4) KtxB
Position after White's 22nd move 24 KtxBP! RxKt
25 Q-K6 K-R
There is no defense: if 25 . . .
Q-KB; 26 R-B7 wins; or if 25
. . B-Q4; 26 BxB, KtxB; 27
R-B8; while if 25 . . . Kt-Q4; 26
Kt-Q6, Q-K2; 27 BxKt! BxPch;
28 K-R winning easily.
. 26 QxR BxPch
27 K-R Kt-Q6
28 R-B BxPch
Not bad, because the position is
beyond good and evil!
29 KxB Q-Kt4ch
22 . . . . B-KB3 30 K-R3 Resigns
A mistake in a bad position. The An elegant game. It is, inci..
Tournament Book recommends 22 dentally, one of those rare en'
. . . B-B; 23 BxKt (Kt4), BxB; counters where Lasker wins by a
24 Kt-B6, Q-Kt4 with a defensible direct attack on his adversary's K.
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GAME No. 43 Position after Blac~'s 8th move
Paris 1900
Dutch Defense
White Black
Dr. E. Lasker H. N. Pillsbury
1 P-Q4 P-KB4
2 P-K4 PxP
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
4 B-KKt5 P-B3
Perhaps 4 . . . P-QKt3 is pref..
erable. 9 BxKt! RxB
I) P-B3
There is nothing better:
The only continuation which en"
abIes White to maintain the initia.. I9 . . . BxB; 10 Q-R5, P-
tive. If 5 BxKt, KPxB; 6 KtxP, P- 3; 11 Q-Kt6, BxKt; 12 PxB
Q4 . with a winning attack, for example
12 . . . Q-Kt4; 13 Q-R7ch, K-
5 . . . PxP
B2; 14 0-0 ch, K-K2; 15 ,
. . . P-K6 is no better, since it KxR; 16 R-Bch, K-K2; 17 Q-R8
does not lessen the force of White's and mate can be staved off only
attack. with problem moves, or 12 . . .
6 KtxP P-K3 R-B2; 13 Q-R7ch, K-B; 14 B-Kt6
and the R cannot move; or 12
Pillsbury's opening play is in.. . . . R-B5; 13 Kt-K2, R-B2; 14
consistent, so that he soon obtains Q-R7ch as above.
an inferior game. 6 . . . P-KKt3 II 9 . . . PxB; 10 Q-Kt4ch,
was in order. K-R; 11 Kt-Kt6ch! PxKt; 12 BxP,
7 B-Q3 B-K2 P-B4 forced; 13 Q-R5ch, K-Kt2;
~ Kt-K5! 14 Q-R7ch, K-B3; 15 Kt-K4ch! P
xKt; 16 O-Och, K-Kt4; 17 Q-R5
An excellent move which at mate.
least regains the P sacrificed. The 10 Q-R5 P-KKt3
tempting reply ~ . . . P-Q3 is re"
futed by 9 BxKt! BxB; 10 Q-R5ch, Superior to 10 . . . P-KR3; 11
P-Kt3; 11 BxPch, K-K2! 12 B-K Kt-Kt4, R-B5; 12 KtxPch! and

4!! PxKt; 13 PxP, B-Kt2; 14 R-Q WIns.

regaining the piece with the su" 11 KtxKtP!

penor game. The point of the combination
begun on White's 8th move. If in
~ . . . . 0-0 reply 11 . - . PxKt; 12 BxP, Rx
Or 8 . . . Q-B2; 9 BxKt, BxB; B forced; 13 QxRch, K-R; 14 0-
10 Q-R5ch, P-Kt3; 11 BxPch! o (threatening R-B7) , Q-Kt; 15
etc. Q-R5ch winning.
11 . . . . Q-K Else Kt-B3-K5 will leave Black's

12 KtxBch QxKt KP permanently backward.
13 0-0-0 24 PxP RxP
13 Kt-K4, R-Kt3; 14 Kt-Kt3, 25 Kt-B3 R-K6
R-B3 is less convincing than the 26 Kt-Kt5! RxR
text. 27 PxR P-KR3
Jl :; . . . . P-Q4 Not 27 . . . R-K2; 28 BxP! R
14 QR-K xB; 29 KtxR, KxKt; 30 R-B7ch.
G ; but more forceful was 14 28 Kt-B7ch K-Kt2
-B, Kt-Q2; 15 R-B3. 29 Kt-Q6
14 . . . . Kt-Q2 Threatening both KtxP and R-
15 R-K3 R-B2 B7ch.
16 R-Kt3ch K-R 29 . . . . R-K2
Not 16 . . . R-Kt2?? 17 QxPch. 30 KtxP
17 B-Kt6 R-Kt2 Although White has won a P,
Or 17... R-B3; 18 Kt-Q, the win is by no means easy, be'
Kt-B; 19 Q-R4! (threatening R- cause of his doubled P.
B) with advantage, for if 19 . . . 30 . . . Kt-B3
R-B2; 20 BxR!! 31 Kt-B5 B-Kt;
18 R-B Kt-B3 If 31 .. Kt-R4; 32 KtxB, R
19 Q-R4 Kt-Kt xKt; 33 P-KKt4, Kt-B3; 34 B-B;,
20 QxQ RxQ R-KB2; 3; R-B3 -t- .
21 B-Q3 B-Q2 32 R-B4 B-B
Pillsbury has defended himself 33 R-QR4 Kt-Kt;
very well; apparently he will now If now 33 . . . Kt-R4; 34 p_
have time to consolidate his posi' KKt4, Kt-B3; 3; B-B; etc.
tion and thereby obtain equality.
34 B-R6 B-B4
22 Kt-Kt!
If 34... BxB? 3; RxKtch
Beginning a profound maneuver.
WIns a pIece.
Black's weak K side and backward 35 R-KB4
KP are sufficiently troublesome to Kt-K6
36 P-B3 K-Kt3
give White the necessary time to 37 R-B2
bring his Kt to an effective post. B-K5
38 P-Kt3
22 . . . . QR-K 38 KtxB, PxKt would give
If 22 . . . R-Kt2; 23 Kt-Q2, Black a dangerous passed P. The
RxR; 24 PxR, K-Kt2; 25 Kt-B3, text enables ite, at the cost of
Kt-B3; 26 Kt-K5, B-K; 27 P-KKt4, a P, to advance his K on the Q
P-KR3; 28 K-Q2 +. 22... p- side.
K4 was not feasible because of 23 38 . . . BxP
PxP, RxP; 24 R-B7, R-K2; 25 R 39 B-Q3ch K-Kt4?
xKtch! etc. Up to this point Pillsbury's de'
23 Kt-Q2 P-K4 fense has been exemplary, but here
PARIS 1900 97
he goes astray. 39 . . . B-K5! 52 Kt-K5
would have equalized:
Simpler than 52 RxP, P-Q5!
I 40 BxBch, PxB; 41 R-K2, and Black has a passed P.
Kt-Q4; 42 K-Q2 (or 42 RxP, Rx
R; 43 KtxR, K-B4; 44 Kt-Q6ch, 52 . . . . B-B4
K-Kt5; 45 P-B4, Kt-K2; 46 Kt- 53 RxP K-Kt6
K4, K-B6 etc.), Kt-B3 and Black 54 R-B5 R-Q7
at least draws. 55 Kt-B6 K-B5
56 Kt-Kt4
II 40 KtxB, PxKt; 41 B-Kt,
KtxP was also good.
Kt-Q4! 42 P-B4(or 42 K-Kt2, K-
Kt4), Kt-B6 and again Black has 56 . . . . P-Q5
57 PxP RxP
no serious difficulties. 58 R-R5 R-Q2
His previous strenuous exer" 59 Kt-B6
tions or time"pressure may account A slight inaccuracy which how"
for this lapse. ever does not affect the ultimate
40 R-B8 K-Kt5 outcome. 59 Kt-Q5ch would have
41 R-Kt8ch K-B6 won a bit more quickly, for if 59
42 R-Kt6 Kt-Kt5 . . . K-Kt4 (59 . . . K-K5 or 59
43 B-B5 P-KR4 . . . K-Kt5 or 59 . . . K-B6; 60
44 R-Kt5 R-K8ch Kt-B6); 60 Kt-K3, R-KB2; 61
KtxB, RxKt; 62 RxRch, KxR; 63
. . . KxP would have been K-Kt4 etc. winning easily.
slightly stronger, but White would
still have won because of the weak 59 . . . . B-K5
Q side Ps. 60 KtxP R-Q7
45 K-Kt2 R-KR8 There followed: 61 Kt-Kt5, R-
46 B-Kt6 KxP Q4; 62 K-Kt4, B-Q6; 63 Kt-B7,
47 BxP B-B6 RxR; 64 KxR, K-K4; 65 K-Kt4,
48 BxKt BxB K-Q3; 66 Kt-Kt5ch, K-B3; 67 p-
49 R-Kt6 R-R7ch
50 K-R3 R-QB7 R4, K-Kt3; 68 Kt-R3, B-K7; 69
51 Kt-Q3! Kt-B4ch, K-R3; 70 K-B3, B-Q8;
71 Kt-Kt2, B-R4; 72 P-Kt4, B-K;
Avoiding the trap 51 RxP, Rx
P! 52 Kt-K4ch, PxKt; 53 RxRch, 73 K-Kt3, B-B3; 74 K-B4, B-Q2;
K-B7; 54 R-B7, P-K6; 55 RxP, 75 K-B5, B-Kt5; 76 Kt-B4, B-Q8;
P-K7; 56 R-K7, P-K8 Q; 57 R 77 P-Kt5ch, K-R2; 78 P-R5, B-
xQ, KxR and the game is drawn. B6; 79 Kt-K5, B-Kt2; 80 Kt-B6
51 . . . . K-R5 ch, K-R; 81 K-Kt6, B-R3! 82 Kt-
Not 51 . . . RxP; 52 Kt-K5, Kt4, B-Kt2; 83 Kt-R6, B-B6; 84
K-B5; 53 KtxB, R-Kt6; 54 Kt-K5! Kt-B7ch, K-Kt; 85 P-R6 and
and wins. Black resigned.
GAME No. 44 Intensifying the pressure on the

open file; White intends P-B4
Cambridge Springs 1904 without having to fear . . . Kt-
Queen's Gambit Declined Kt5 followed by . . . P-QR4.
White Black 16 . . . . B-Q3
Dr. E. Lasker E. Delmar 17 P-B4!
Lasker is quite willing to ex'"
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 change Bs, as he foresees that the
2 P-QB4 P-K3 ensuing weakness of the black
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 squares will make possible the sub..
4 B-Kt5 QKt-Q2 sequent tour of White's Kt to Q6.
5 P-K3 B-K2
6 Kt-B3 P-KR3 17 . . . . . Kt-K2
7 B-R4 P-B3 Not 17 . . . BxB; 18 PxKt, B-
8 Q-B2 PxP Q3; 19 PxBP, Q-B2; 20 PxP!
It is better to spare a tempo by 18 P-B5 BxB
deferring this capture until White 19 RPxB P-R3
has moved the KB. Allowing ite an important
. 9 BxP Kt--Kt3 point of invasion at QKt6.
An artificial maneuver which 20 Kt-K5 Q-B2
contributes very little to the prob.. 21 Q-Kt2!
lem of how Black is to free his In order to prevent Black from
game. bringing out his B; furthermore
10 B-K2 . . . R-Kt is impossible because of
BxP.
After the more natural B-Q3,
Black could reply 10 . . . KKt-Q 21 . . . . R-Q
4, threatening... Kt-Kt5 and 22 Kt-B4 R-Kt
thus forcing an exchange of Bs. 23 Kt-Q6
10 . . . . KKt-Q4 This powerfully posted Kt para..
11 B-Kt3 KtxKt lyzes Black's attempts at counter-
12 PxKt 0-0 play.
13 0-0 B-Q2 23 . . . . Kt-B4
A colorless move, but Black has A desperate but superficial re'"
no really good plan at his disposal. source; Black's Q side Ps were un'"
14 P-QR4! Kt-Q4 tenable in any event.
15 KR-Kt 24 KtxKt PxKt
With his last two moves, White 25 BxP P-B5
has built up a formidable position Threatening to win the exchange
on the Queen's wing. by . . . B-B4.
15 . . . . B-B? 26 Q-Kt6
. . . P-QKt3 was essential to This move, as powerful as it is
prevent Lasker's next move. simple, leaves no doubt about the
16 P-R5! result.
BxBP, Q-K2; 16 B-Kt2, Q-Kt5ch I 18 KtxB, Kt-Q4! (or 18

etc. (Marco). . .. PxP; 19 B-Q2, Kt-K5!) -+-.
13 . . . . Kt-Q5! II 18 PxKt, PxP; 19 B-Q4, B
Marco points out that 14 BxKt, xB; 20 PxB, R-K and Black is a
PxB; 15 KtxP, KtxP would now P ahead with the superior position.
clearly be in Black's favor: But the ever resourceful Lasker
I 16 KtxKt, QxKt; 17 Kt-B3, has a way out!
QxQch (the simplest); 18 RxQ,
BxP.
Position after Black..'s 17th move
II 16 KKt-K2~ Kt-K6; 17 Qx
Q, RxQ; 18 R-B, B-B4.
14 KtxKt! KtxP!
And now if 15 KtxKt? PxKt! 16
BxP, QxKt; 17 BxB, QxR; 18 BxR,
QxPch-+- (Marco).
15 Kt-B5!!
A beautiful parry, which seenlS
to win a piece.
15 . . . . KtxKt!
18 P-R5!!
An equally fine reply, which
Napier must have foreseen when Giving the game a wholly new
he advanced the QP. turn! Black is now threatened with
a crushing attack on his K, for
16 QxQ RxQ example 19 RPxP, BPxP; 20 Ktx
17 Kt-K7ch! Pch, K-Kt; 21 B-B4ch, Kt-Q4; 22
Napier deserves great credit for BxKtch, RxB; 23 Kt-K7ch etc.
having calculated that he can still 18 . . . . R-K!
maintain the balance of power (in 19 B-B5! KtPxP!
material!). For if 17 KtxB, Kt-Q4; Says Marco: IoIoIs it not queer
18 B-Q2, PxP -+-; or 17 PxKt, that Napier avoids 19 . . . KPxP,
BxKt-+-. which would remove the attack on
17 . . . . K-R! his KtP, protect the Kt, and in..
Consistently playing the best crease the scope of his KR and
moves: if 17 . . . K-B? 18B-B5, KB? This question deserves careful
Kt-K5; 19 B-QR3, Kt-Q3; 20 Kt study (after 19 . . . KPxP):
xB, QRxKt; 21 0-0-0, K-K2; 22 I 20 PxKt, BxPch; 21 K-B2,
B-Kt2 and wins. , BxR; 22 B-B4, B-Kt2; 23 KtxPch,
Marco points out that we can BPxKt; 24 PxP, P-KR3; 25 Rx
appreciate the depth of Napier's Pch! BxR; 26 PxB, R-Q; 27 B-
play when we note that White is K7 and wins.
now seemingly without a g II 20 PxKt, BxPch; 21 K-B2,
continuation: BxR; 22 B-B4, B-B6; 23 BxBP,
CAM B RID G ESP R I N G S 1 904 101
RxKt best; 24 PxP!! RxB; 25 Px whose analysis to this game is in
R, B-Kt2 (25 . . . B-B4; 26 P-B8 itself a work of art:
Qch yields White a winning I 20 . . . B-B; 21 BxBP, Bx
end-game); 26 P-Kt6, P-KR3; 27 Kt; 22 BxR, BxB; 23 PxKt, B-K
RxPch; BxR; 28 B-Q4ch, B-Kt2; Kt5; 24 BxP and Black has noth-
29 P-B8 Q mate. ing to show for his being the ex"
III Perhaps Black can avoid change down.
these unfortunate variations by a II 20 . . . B-K3; 21 BxB, P
timely sacrifice of the exchange?! xB; 22 PxKt, B-B! 23 B-Q6! Px
Let us see: 20 PxKt, RxKtch!! 21 P (if 23 . . . BxKt; 24 BxPch,
BxR, BxPch; 22 K-B2, BxR; 23 K-Kt; 25 RxP+-); 24 RxP, Bx
B-B4, B-Q5ch; 24 K-B3, B-KB4! Kt; 25 B-K5ch, K-Kt; 26 0-0-0,
and the game slowly begins to in.. B-B! 27 B-B6! and Black's position
cline in Black's favor. True; but is extremely uncomfortable; his
White has a much better line of only chance would be to give up
play after 19 . . . KPxP. his KRP by 27 . . . K-B2 with a
IV 20 PxP! PxP; 21 B-B4!! view to utilizing his KP and BP.
P-Kt4!! best; 22 B-B7, B-Kt2; 23 21 BxBP!
R-R2, Kt-Q4; 24 BxR, RxB; 25 From this point on, Lasker's
a-a-a! (better than R-K2) , Ktx moves are not spectacular, but they
Kt; 26 BxKt (if white is too stingy are exceedingly well timed and
to give up the QKtP, he can play forceful. Yet according to Napier
R-Q7) , BxPch! 27 KxB, RxB. The himself, Lasker had only three
two Ps are hardly compensation minutes for this and his next nine
for the exchange: 28 KR-Q2, K- moves!
Kt2; 29 R-Q7, K-B2; 30 K-B3,
P-B6; 31 RxRch, KxR; 32 K-Q4.
21 . . . . Kt-K5!!
Black's BP is quite harmless, and A magnificent attempt to force
White's R is free to pick up some the game. One of the many piquant
Ps. Black has no satisfactory de- features of this superb struggle is
fense, and thus 19 . . . KPxP is the unconcern with which the
shown to be hopeless." players have allowed this Kt to re"
main en prise.
20 B-B4!!
22 BxR BxP
20 PxKt, B-B; 21 B-Kt5! Rx 23 QR-Kt B-B6ch
Kt; 22 BxR, BxB would be quite 24 K-B B-KKt5 !
satisfactory for Black, as his strong The game has reached its high
Bs compensate for his exchange point. Black is a R down, but he

mInus. threatens . . . RxB or KtxB
20 . . . . PxP!! or . . . Kt-Kt6ch or Kt-Q7
A stroke of genius which gives ch. How can White defend him"
a new lease of life to the attack. self against this bewildering array
Did Black have anything better? of threats?
We will answer this question with 25 KBxP!
the aid of the indispensable Marco, An amazing reply, but a most
efficacious one: Lasker returns the 6 QxP P-Q3

R, in order to win some Pst After this Black has difficulty in
25 . . . . BxB completing his development.
If 25 Kt-Kt6ch; 26 K-B2, 7 0-0 Kt-K2
BxB (26 KtxB? 27 R-R4!); 8 Kt-B3 Kt-Kt3
27 RxB! transposes into the text 9 R-K
continuation. Tarrasch rightly points out that
26 RxB! Kt-Kt6ch White does not understand how
27 K-Kt2 KtxR to make use of his superior posi..
28 RxP P-R4 tiona He should endeavor to make
29 R-Kt3! B-Kt2 way for the advance of his KBP.
30 R- 3 Kt-Kt6 9 . . . . P-B3
31 K-B3! R-R3 Black has a cramped but solid
31 . . . B-K4? 32 Kt-Kt6ch. position. The text prepares for
32 KxP Kt-K7ch . . . B-K2 and stops P-K5 for
33 K-B5 Kt-B6 good.
34 P-R3 Kt-R5 10 Kt-K2
35 B-K3 Resigns A time-wasting maneuver which
For P-Kt6 will win easily. forces Black to improve his posi..
Surely it is no exaggeration to tiona The correct line of play was
say that this game is one of the 10 Q-B4! P-QB4 (if 10 . . . B-
most beautiful, most profound, Q2; 11 Kt-Q4, Kt-K4; 12 Q~K2
most exciting and most difficult in -+-); 11 B-K3 followed by QR-Q
-f-
the whole literature of chess!
10 . . . . B-K3
11 Kt-Kt3 P-QB4
GAME No. 46
12 Q-B3 B-K2
Cambridge Springs 1904 White still has some advantage
Ruy Lopez left; his pieces are posted more ag..
White Black gressively, while Black'ls KB is
A. W. Fox Dr. E. Lasker stalemated and his Q side Ps may
1 P-K4. P-K4 become weak. A good continua-
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 tion in accordance with the nature
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3 of the position would have been
4 BxKt KtPxB 13 B-K3, 0-0; 14 QR-Q, Q-Kt;
15 Kt-B5 etc.
It is interesting to see that Las-

ker avoids the exchange of Qs with 13 Kt-B5 0-0
the black pieces. The text move is (See diagram on next page)
played much more rarely than . . . 14 Kt-Kt5? BxKt
QPxP, but it puts the players on 15 PxB PxKt
their own resources, which was 16 PxKt PxP
doubtless Lasker's object. The result of ite'ls ""combina...
5 P-Q4 PxP tion'" is that he has given his op"
CAM B RID G E S'p R I N GS 1 90 4 103
Position after Blacl(s 13th move 27 B-R4 Q-B2!
28 QxQch KxQ
29 R-K3 R-B7!
Better than . . . RxRP, as
Black now obtains two passed Ps.
30 B-Q8 BxP
31 R-K7ch
Or 31 BxP, B-K4; 32 R-Q3, P-
B5'; 33 R-Q, K-K3 etc.
31 . . . . K-B
32 RxBP B-K4
33 P-Kt5? K-K
34 B-K7 P-Q4!
ponent another open file and a 35 RxP?
beautiful diagonal for his and
White must compromise his K side A blunder, but after R-Kt7 or
R-R7 Black would win without
in order to regain the P.
any difficulty.
17 Q-Q3 R-B4
18 P-KKt4 R-B2 35' . . . . R-Q7!
19 QxKtP B-B3! There followed: 36 R-R5, KxB;
Badly hampering White's deve!" 37 K-Kt2, K-K3; 38 RxPch, K-B
4; 39 P-KR4, B-Q5'; 40 R-R8, K-
opment.
Kt5'; 41 R-KB8, RxP; 42 R-B7,
20 P-QB3 R-Kt! RxPch; 43 RxR, BxR; 44 KxB,
21 R-K3 Q-Q2! KxP; 45 K-K3, KxP; White re"
22 Q-R5 R-K2
sIgns.
23 RxR
And not 23 R-R3 because of
GAME No. 47
. . . R-K8ch; 24 K-Kt2, Q-B3ch;
25 P-B3, Q-Kt4 and White can Cambridge Springs 1904

resIgn. Ruy Lopez
23 . . . . QxR
24 B-Q2 ite Black
Forced, else . . . Q-K8ch, fo1.. Dr. E. Lasker M. Tchigorin
lowed by ... R-K, will be deadly. 1 P-K4 P-K4
24 . . . . RxP 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
25 R-K 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
Regains the P. All this is very 4 BxKt QPxB
ingenious, but far less important 5 P-Q3 B-Q3

than the prosaic fact that White's More usual IS . B-QB4 or
Pawn position is ruined. . P-B3!
25 . . . . B-K4 6 B-K3 Kt-K2

26 BxP Q-B 7 P-Q4 B-Kt5

If now 27 P-KB4, Q-R! wins. A strangely InconsIstent move.
The correct continuation (and one one pair of minor pieces, thus
which seems the logical conse' avoiding the evils attendant upon
quence of Black's last two moves), the text.
was . . . P-B3. In this way Black 20 P-R5 Kt-B
could hold the center with about . 21 Kt-R4
even chances. ""The Kt now takes up adorn..
8 QKt-Q2 Kt-Kt3 inating position; the absence of
9 P- 3 BxKt Black's QB becomes painfully no'
Freeing White's game appre' ticeable." (Tarrasch).
ciably. Tarrasch suggests . . . B- 21 .~. . . P-Kt3
K3 or . . . B-Q2 as better moves. The remedy is worse than the
10 KtxB Q-K2 disease.
11 Q-Q3 0-0 22 PxP PxP
One would expect castling on 23 P-B4 Q-B2
the other wing at this point, after In order to forestall P-K5', but
which Black would have distinct . . . Q-Kt2 would have been bet'
counter'chances in the center, in ter.
addition to saving a tempo in de'
24 Q-Kt4 P-Kt;
veloping the Rs.
A desperate move, but too late.
12 0-0-0 KR-K
Position after Blacl(s 24th move
13 KR-K PxP
Why not . . . QR-Q first? The
text gives White's B a powerful
diagonal, leading to a strong attack
after Tchigorin's inaccurate play
in the sequel.
14 BxP B-B5ch
A pointless continuation unless
Black intends to exchange Rs on
the Q file. Better would have been
. . . Kt-K4.
1; K-Kt P-QB4 25' Kt-B;! Q-B;
16 B-B3 QR-Q
17 Q-K2 P-QKt4 At first sight . . . Q-K3 seems
more plausible, but Tarrasch gives
Black changes his mind from the following refutation: 25' . . .
move to move. Here he might have Q-K3; 26 Kt-R6ch, K-Kt2; 27 P-
exchanged all the Rs, else his 16th B;, Q-B; 28 BxPch! KxB; 29 Q-
move is meaningless. R4ch, K-Kt2; 30 P-B6ch, K-R; 31
18 P-KKt3 B-Q3 P-B7, R-K3; 32 Kt-B;ch, Kt-R2;
19 P-KR4 P-KB3 33QxKtch! KxQ; 34 R-R mate.
Somewhat mysterious. Tarrasch 26 BxBP R-Q2
rightly recommends 19 . . . Kt- 27 Kt-R6ch K-R2
K4 in order to exchange at least 28 P-K5 Q-K3
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 1904 105
29 Q-R4 Q4, B-K3; 11 0-0-0, QKt-Q2
Another winning continuation with nothing to fear and an early
would be 29 QxQ, RxQ; 30 R-R draw in prospect.
etc. 9 . . . . B-Q2
29 . . . . P-Kt4 In order to prevent Kt-Kt5 (bet'
30 QxP Resigns ter . . . P-B3). Tarrasch now
calls attention to the superiority of
GAME No. 48 White's QB over that of his op"
Cambridge Springs 1904 ponent: a new advantage for
White.
Petroff Defense
White Black 10 0-0-0 Kt-B3
Dr. E. Lasker R. Teichmann 11 KR-K O-O?
1 P-K4 P-K4 A weak move. Castling on the
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 other wing was clearly indicated,
3 KtxP P-Q3 although White would still have
4 Kt-KB3 KtxP the better game after 12 P-Q4.
5' Q-K2 12 P-Q4
This move, introduced by Mar.. Threatening the further advance
phy in a well-known game against of this P, which would put the
Lowenthal, was revived by Lasker hostile Kt out of play for quite a
after a very distressing experience while.
with this defense against Pillsbury 12 . . . . Kt-KKt5
(St. Petersburg 1895-6) . This allows White to obtain a
5' . . . . Q-K2 winning position, but it is no
6 P-Q3 Kt-KB3 longer possible to suggest a wholly
7 B-Kt5! adequate move. 12... P-Q4
Morphy's move, which gives would of course lose a P, or if 12
White some advantage despite the . . . KR-K; 13 P-Q5, Kt-K4; 14
symmetrical nature of the position. KtxKt, PxKt; 15 B-Kt5 +.
7 . . . QxQch 13 BxB KtxB
Doubtless playing for a draw. 14 B-Kt5!
For 7 B-K3 see Game No. 75. A powerful continuation which
7 B-Kt5; 8 BxKt, BxKt? 9 Q turns the game distinctly in White's
xQch would cost Black a piece. favor.
.8 BxQ B-K2 14 . . . . BxB
9 Kt-B3 Or 14 . . . QKt-B3; 15 P-Q5',
White is a tempo ahead in a Kt-Kt; 16 P-KR3, Kt-KB3; 17 P-
symmetrical position. It is interest' KKt4+.
ing to see how Lasker (with the 15 RxKt B-R3
help of his opponent, to he sure) 16 RxQBP KtxBP
increases his advantage from move 17 R-K KR-K
to move. Black should now have 18 QR-K7 RxR
played 9 . . . P-B3 and if 10 P- 19 RxR
It is certainly surprising to note B7ch; 24 Kt-K2 and the threat of

that by perfectly simple moves in P-QKt4 renders Black's game
a more or less innocuous variation, hopeless (Tarrasch) . The text is
Lasker has obtained a "von game. also quite good.
The position of his R is qualita.. 21 . . . . Kt-B3
tively superior, he has a "~steady Black could also defend the BP
source of income" from Black'ts directly by 21 . . . Kt-R3, but
weak Ps, while in addition Black's after 22 P-KKt4 followed by P-
pieces are all placed rather unfor' Kt4 his game is manifestly hopeless.
tunately this being due in large
measure to his blunder on the 11th 22 P-QKt4
move. Not 22 RxBP? because of . . .
19 . . . . R-Q P- 3, nor 22 KtxBP? K-B; 23
R-B7, Kt-K etc. (Tarrasch).
In order to parry the threat of
R-Q7. 22 . . . . B-B8
23 RxKtP R-R
Position after Blac1(s 19th move Forced, else White wins easily
by obtaining two passed Ps.
24 P-Kt3 B-Kt7
25 R-K7 R-QB
Or 25 . . . P- 3; 26 R-K2!
26 Kt-Kt5 Kt-Q4
27 R-K2!
This settles matters, allowing
White to win the Q P for his own
QKtP.
27 . . . . B-B8
20 Kt-KKt5 Kt-Kt5 28 KtxQP BxR
29 KtxR KtxP
Black had a difficult problem be' 30 P-R3 Kt-Q4
fore him. He could not very well 31 Kt-Q6
play 20 . . . P-B3 because of 21
Kt-K6. And 20... R-KB is 31 KtxQRP was also possible,
easily refuted by 21 KKt-K4, Ktx and if 31 . . . Kt-K2; 32 P-QR4
Kt; 22 KtxKt, P-Q4; 23 Kt-B3 or followed by Kt-Kt5.
Kt-B5 etc.
31 . . . . P-B3
21 P-KR3 32 Kt-K6 B-B8
Lasker plays very carefully, but 33 P-KR4 B-R6
21 KtxBP (better than 21 RxBP, 34 Kt-KB4 KtxKt
P-R3; 22R-B4, Kt-K6 and Black 35 PxKt K-B
has counter;play), R-KB; 22 Ktx 36 K-Q2 K-K2
P would have won more quickly 37 Kt-K4 K-K3
after . . . R-B8ch; 23 K-Q2, R- 38 P-B4 Resigns
ATCH 1907 ' ARSHALL 107

GAME No. 49 13 P-KB3, P-B5! was supenor
Match 1907 (Tarrasch) .
13 P-KB3 PxP!?
Ruy Lopez
White Black Position after Blacl(s 13th move
F. J. Marshall Dr. E. Lasker
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-Kt5 Kt-B3
4 P-Q.4
A weak variation. For the
stronger 4 0-0 see Game No. 24.
4 . . . . PxP
5 0-0 B-K2
6 P-K5 Kt-K.5
7 KtxP 0-0
8 Kt-B5 P-Q4 14 PxKt P-Q.5
9 BxKt It is true that an attempt to save
9 KtxBch, KtxKt; 10 P-KB3, Kt- the B would lose at once:
B4; 11 P-QKt4, Kt-K3; 12 P-K I 15 B-Q2, B-Kt5! 16 Q-B
B4 (Zukertort-Tchigorin, Berlin (or 16 P-KKt3, Q-R6; 17 R-K2,
1881), is far more promising. R-B7!! 18 KxR, QxRPch and mate
9 . . . . PxB in three), R-B7! 17 B-Kt5 (or 17
10 KtxBch QxKt R-B, QR-KB), RxPch! 18 KxR,
11 R-K B-R6ch; 19 K-R, Q-B7 and mate
Forced: if 11 P-KB4, Q-B4ch; in two.
or 11 B-B4, P-KKt4! In both cases II 15 B-B, Q-B7ch; 16 K-R,
Black gains some material. B-Kt5! and wins. But White could
11 . . . . Q-R5 simply have played 15 Q-K2!
(Tarrasch), PxB (necessary; if 15
Beginning a brilliant but not . . . B-Kt5 or . . . B-R3; 16 B-
wholly sound attack; whereas the B2 wins); 16 QxP; Black's attack
simple . . . P-B3 would have suf.. is no longer serious, and White"s
ficed to maintain Black's advantage. more solid Pawn position s~ould
If then 12 P-KB3, Kt-Kt4 (but not decide the game in his favor.
12 . . . Kt-B4; 13 P-QKt3, PxP;
15 P-KKt3 Q-B3?
14 B-R3+); 13 BxKt, PxB;
White's passed P is weak, while 15 . . . Q-R6 would have won
the open KB file will enable Black at once, as the following analysis
to build up a strong attack. by Tarrasch proves: 16 BxP (if
16 B-Q2 or B-B, R-B7! 17 KxR,
12 B-K3 P-B3 QxRPch; 18 K-B3, P- 4 and
Intending the sacrifice which fo1.. mate next move), B-Kt5; 17 Q-
lows. But 12 . . . P-KB4 and if Q2, PxB;
I 18 QxP, QR-Q; 19 Q-B5 (if 19 . . . . R-Kt!

19 Q-B4ch, K-R; 20 Kt-B3, R-B Beginning one of the most re"
7! 21 KxR, QxRPch; 22 K-K3, Qx markable end-game combinations
P mate), R-B6; 20 Kt-B3, RxPch; in the history of chess! ""Never miss
21 PxR, QxPch; 22 K-B, R-Q7 a check" is not one of Lasker's
and mate is unavoidable. favorite maxims. By postponing the
II 18 Q-Kt2, Q-R4; 19 Kt-Q2, development of the B he is able to
R-B2 and White is helpless against force a weakening in White's Pawn
the doubling of the Rs followed structure; a conception worthy of a
by R-B7 (if 20 R-KB, B-R6). great master.
16 BxP? 20 P-Kt3
Here White had the choice of Thus the Kt has been deprived
three superior continuations: of its best square.
I 16 B-Q2, Q-B7ch; 17 K-R, 20 . . . . R-Kt4!!
B-R6; 18 R-Kt, P-KR4 (threaten' The mobility of the R attains its
ing . . . B-Kt5-B6ch. 18 . . . B- maximum on this rank, where it
B8 could be answered by 19 B-K); can be played to either side
19 Kt-R3! (19 QxP? QxRch), B- quickly.
Kt5; 20 R-KB! BxQ; 21 RxQ, Rx 21 P-B4
R; 22 RxB, R-K7; 23 B-R5 with A bad move, .but there are no
a draw as the probable result. good ones: if 21 Kt-R3, R-QR4;
II 16 R-B! QxRch; 17 QxQ, 22 Kt-B4, B-R3; 23 K-K2, BxKt
RxQch; 18 KxR, B-R3ch (18 . . . ch; 24 PxB, K-B2 and now it is
PxB? 19 K-K2+); 19 K-B2, R-B White's Ps that are hopelessly
ch; 20 B-B4, PxB; 21 Kt-Q2! with weak; or 21 Kt-Q2, R-QB4; 22 R-
excellent drawing chances in view B, B-R3ch; 23 K-K, R-B6 and
of Black's ragged Ps (these two White's position is badly cramped
variations are analysis by Tar- 21 . . . . R-KR4
rasch) . 22 K-Kt P-B4
III 16 Q-K2, PxB; 17 QxP, B- The weak QP has thus been
R6; 18 Kt-B3 and White's game is transformed into a powerful pro-
s.till tenable. tected passed P.
16 . . . . PxB 23 Kt-Q2 K-B2
17 R-B QxRch 24 R-Bch?
18 QxQ RxQch ....Never miss a check." But here
19 KxR the check is worse than useless: it
The ending is approximately is directly harmful because it
even: with . . . B-R3ch Black can weakens the Q side. 24 P-QR3 was
get all his pieces into play quickly, ite's best chance.
while ite has the superior Pawn 24 . . . . K-K2
position. Once White's Kt reaches 25 P-QR3 R-R3!
QKt3, Black's Ps will be seriously 26 P- 4
weak. Not 26 P-QKt4, R-R3. The
PHILADELPHIA 1907 109
text is intended to free White's K, A tame variation which leads to

but it only creates an additional no advantage for ite. More en'
weakness. ergetic is either P-Q4 or 0-0.
26 . . .. R-R3 5 . . . . P-Q3
27 R-R B-Kt5 6 P-QKt4
28 K-B2 K-K3 It has long been known that this
29 P-R4 advance results in a weakening of
29 Kt-B3, BxKt; 30 K.xB, K-K4 White's Q side Ps.
was just as bad. 6 . . . . B-Kt3
29 . . .. K-K4 7 P-QR4 P-QR3
30 K-Kt2 R-KB3! 8 0-0 Kt-K2
31 R-K P-Q6 9 B-K3 P-B3
The Hlust to expand" of the 10 Q-K
passed P! A portentous if somewhat in'
32 R-KB K-Q5 comprehensible move.
33 RxR PxR 10 . . . . Kt-Kt3
34 K-B2 P-B3 11 QKt-Q2 0-0
Forcing the win of the KP, 12 B-R2 B-B2
since White will soon be in Zug; . . . P-Q4 can no longer be pre'
zwang. Marshall might have spared vented.
himself the rest. There followed: 13 P-R5
35 P-QR5, P-QR3; 36 Kt-B, K.xP; Fixing the Q side Ps is of little
37 K-K, B-K7; 38 Kt-Q2ch, K-K6; value here: the issue will be de'
39 Kt-Kt, P-B4; 40 Kt-Q2, P-R4; cided on the other wing.
41 Kt-Kt, K-B6; 42 Kt-B3, K.xP;
13 . . . P-Q4
43 Kt-R4, P-B5; 44 KtxP, P-B6;
45 Kt-K4ch, K-B5; 46 Kt-Q6, P- 14 R-Q R-K
B4; 47 P-Kt4, PxP; 48 P-B5, P- Now te's position is bad:
Kt6; 49 Kt-B4, K-Kt6; 50 Kt-K3, the Allies play purposelessly, while
P-Kt7 and White resigned. Lasker, on the other hand, steadily
strengthens his position.
GAME No. SO 15 B-Kt5 B-K3
16 Kt-R4 Kt-B5
Philadelphia 1907 17 B-Kt B-Kt5'!
Giuoco Piano 18 P-B3
Aft~r 18 KKt-B3 (or 18 QKt-
White Black B3 ) White can do nothing but
~.~orgaD D~E.Lasker squirm ungracefully.
S. L. Stadelman 18 . . . . B-Q2
1 P-K4 P-K4 19 K-R P-R3
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 20 BxKt(B6)
3 B-B4 B-B4 Or 20 BxKt(B4), PxB; 21 Q-
4 P-B3 Kt-B3 B2, P-KKt4; 22 Kt-B5, BxKt; 23
5 P-Q3 PxB, R-K6-t-o
20 . . . . QxB Position after Black..' s 30th move

21 P-Kt4
Black was already threatening to
win a P by . . . P-KKt4; but P-
Kt3 was certainly better than the
text.
21 . . . . QR-Q
22 P-B4
The Allies impatiently force a
clarification in the center, but R-
Kt was more prudent.
22 . . . . PxBP
23 KtxP R8; 37 R-R3 best, RxR; 38 RxR,
Leaving a backward QP, but 23 QxPch; 39 K-Kt, QxP. In this
PxP, B-K3 was even worse. position, which Lasker was aiming
23 . . . . B-K3 for, White has a R and two Kts
24 Kt-K3 B-Kt6 for Q and three Ps, but he cannot
25' R-Q2 P-B4! ward off loss: his pieces are tied
26 Kt(R4)-Kt2 PxP to the defense, and Black can ad..
27 R-Kt2 KtxP! vance his K side Ps with deadly
effect.
More forceful than 27 . . . B-
K3; 28 QxP. 31 . . . . R(B)-Q!
32 Kt-K
28 BxKt RxB
29 QxP Q-K3! If now 32 RxB, RxR; 33 QxR
(or 33 RxR, R-Q8ch; 34 Kt-K, Rx
Seemingly White has a forced
Ktch), QxQ; 34 RxQ, R-Q8ch;
draw by 30 -QKt, B-R7; 31
35 Kt-K, RxKtch; 36 K-Kt2, BxP;
R-R, B-Kt6; 32 -QKt, B-R7;
37 RxP, B-B6-r-o
33 R-R etc.
32 . . . . B-Q8!!
30 KR-QKt R-QB!!
It is clear that Lasker must have
Beginning a magnificent combin" had this continuation in mind when
ation.
he made his 27th move, for any
other move would lose a piece
(See diagram next column) outright.
31 Kt-B5' 33 KtxR
If 31 RxB, B-Q3; 32 RxR (best: That Black should obtain a win..
if 32 QxP, RxR; 33 QxR, R-B8ch; ning attack was not easy to fore"
34 Kt-K, RxKtch; 35' K-Kt2, RxR; see: yet White has little choice, for
36 QxR, B-B2+), BxQ; 33 RxB, if 33 Kt-K7ch, K-R2; 34 Kt-Q5,
R-B8ch; 34 Kt-Q (but not 34 R- B-Q3; 35' Q-Kt6, R-Q2!! 36 KtxR,
Q, RxRch; 35' KtxR, Q-Q3; 36 R- BxPch;
Kt, Q-Q6 and wins), Q-R7; 35' I 37 R-Kt2, BxRch; 38 KxB,
Kt-K3, Q-K7; 36 R(Kt4)-Kt3, R- QxPch; 39 K-B, QxP; 40 Q-Kt3
ATCH 1908 ,. TARRASCH 111
(if 40 Kt(Q5)-Kt4, BxKt and the of Ps, the end is only a question of

B cannot be recaptured), B-B! 41 tIme.
Kt(Q5)-Kt4, BxKt; 42 KtxB, R- II 40 R-K2, QxPch; 41 K-B3,
Q7 and mate is unavoidable. ,
. Q-R6ch; 42 K-K4, Q-Q6ch and
II 37 K-Kt, QxPch; 38 K-B, mate in five.
BxP; 39 Kt(Q5)-Kt4, KBxKt; 40 40 . . . . Q-B8ch
KtxB, BxR; 41 RxB, Q-B4ch and Black now announced mate in
ite loses his R. A very beauti- five: 41 K-K3, R-Q6ch; 42 K-K4,
ful combination! Q-B6ch; 43 KxP, Q-K6ch; 44 Q-
33 . . . . BxPch K4, P-B3ch; 45 K-K6, QxQ mate.
34 K-Kt RxKt This unusually difficult game
35 R-QB? . shows Lasker at his best.
As so often in difficult positions, , .
a blunder occurs. 35 QxP was

relatively best, although after . . . GAME No. 51
BxRP; 36 P-R3, Q-B5 Black main" Match 1908
tains his powerful attack.
Ruy Lopez
35 .. _ . BxKtP!!
36 RxB White Black
36 Kt-K7ch would also be in" Dr. E. Lasker Dr. S. Tarrascb
adequate: 36 . . . K-R2; 37 RxB, 1 P-K4 P-K4
R-Q8ch; 38 K-B2 (or 38 K-Kt2, 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
B-R6ch followed by . . . Q-Kt5), 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
Q-B3ch and wins. 4 BxKt
36 . . . . BxKt Lasker is the only great master
37 PxB R-Q8ch who has consistently and success"
38 K-Kt2 fully played this variation.
If instead 38 K-B2, QxPch lead- 4 . . . . QPxB
ing to a quick mate. 5 P-Q4 PxP
38 . . . _ Q-Q4ch 6 QxP QxQ
39 K-B2 7 KtxQ P-QB4
If 39 K-Kt3, R-Kt8ch etc. This weakens Black's Q side Ps.
39 . . . . Q-R8 Best is7 . . . B-Q2; 8 Kt-QB3,
40 QxP P-B3 , 9 B-B4 , 0-0-0- , 10 0-0-0 ,
Kt-K2; 11 Kt-Kt3, Kt-Kt3 with at
Allowing mate. But there was least an even game for Black
no defense: (Bernstein-Alekhine, Berne 1932).
I 40 R-B8ch, K-R2; 41 Q-Kt3, 8 Kt-K2 B-Q2
QxPch; 42 K-B3, R-B8ch; 43 K- 9 P-QKt3
K3, R-K8ch; 44 K-Q3, Q-Kt6ch; An indifferent idea. 9 B-B4 fol"
45 K-B2, Q-B7ch; 46 K-B3, R-K6 lowed by Kt-Q2, with pressure on
ch; 41 K-Kt4, RxQch; 48 KxR, Black's Q side Ps, seems better.
QxP and in view of Black's array 9 . . . . B-B3
9 . . . 0-0-0 followed by . 26 K-K3 R-K

Kt-K2-Kt3 was superior. Once 27 Kt-R5 R-K2
Black has played . . . P-KB3, 28 P-KKt4 P-B3
White's B will have little scope. Black's unwieldy Q side still
10 P-KB3 B-K2 hinders him from forming any
The idea of exchanging Bs is satisfactory plan. Hoffer suggests
illogical, since Black~s only com- playing the K to the K side, but
pensation for his weak Q side is this would only weaken the Pa
still more!
his two Bs.
11 B-Kt2 B-B3 29 P-R4 K-B2
30 P-Kt5 P-B4
12 BxB KtxB
31 Kt-Kt3 PxP
A further disadvantage: the Kt
31 . . . P-Kt3; 32 K-B4 would
is unsatisfactorily placed at KB3,
have been inferior for Black.
where it blocks the KBP.
32 KtxP B-B4
13 Kt-Q2 0-0-0
33 P-R5 R-Q2
14 0-0-0 R-Q2
15 Kt-KB4 R-K Securing control of the Q file
16 Kt-B4 P-QKt3
17 P-QR4 P-QR4 K-K3 etc. and White cannot win.
A purposeless advance. . K- 34 R-B3 R-Q8
Kt2 followed by . . . P-QKt4 35 K-B4
would have given Black counter'"
play. Position after White's 35th move
18 RxR KtxR
19 R-Q Kt-K4
The ending is in White's favor
because of the relative immobility
of Black's B. Black can hardly do
more than mark time.
20 KtxKt RxKt
21 P-B4!
Preventing . . . P-B5.
21 . . . . R-K
If instead 21 . . . P-B4; 22 Kt-
Q3, R-K; 23 PxP, R-B; 24 Kt-K5!
35 . . . . B-Q2?
and White can maintain the P.
Better was 35 . . . BxKt; 36 Px
22 Kt-R5 R-Kt
B, K-Q3; (but not 36 . . .R-KR8;
. . . P-Kt3 would only further 37 K-Kt4, R-Kt8ch; 38 K-B5,
reduce the mobility of his B. R-KR8; 39 P-K5! RxP; 40 R-Q3,
23 R-Q3 P-B3 P-R3; 41 P-K6! RxPch; 42 K-B4,
24 K-Q2 B-K R-Kt8; 43 R-Q7ch, K-B; 44 K-K5
25 Kt-Kt3 B-Q2 and White should win); with a
ATCH 1908 *' TARRASCH 113
draw as the probable outcome. Or 53 . . . P-Kt4; 54 BPxP,
After the text Lasker forces the PxP; 55 KxP, P-Kt5; 56 Kt-Q4
win very neatly. and wins.
36 R-K3 R- 8 54 KxP KxP
37 Kt-Kt3 R-R5 ch 55 K-Kt5 Resigns
38 K-K5 R-R6 A simple, but pleasing game.
39 P-B4 K-Q
40 P-B5 R-R5
GAME No. S2
Or 40 . . . K-K2; 41 P-B6ch,
PxP; 42 PxPch, K-B2; 43 K-Q6 Match 1908
and White will win all the Q side Ruy Lopez
Ps, since if 43 B-K; 44 R- White Black
K7ch, K-B (44 KxP; 45 Kt- Dr. E. Lasker Dr. S. Tarrasch
K4cn); 45 Kt-B5 wins quickly for
ite. 1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
41 P-B6 PxPch 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
42 KxP . B-K 4 B-R4 Kt-B3
43 Kt-B5! , 0-0 B-K2
Pretty and decisive. The strange circumstance that
43 . . . . R-B5 Tarrasch does not play his favorite
. . . RxP is refuted by 44 Rx defense 5 . . . KtxP here is ac"
Bch! counted for by the fact that it was
44 P-Kt6 PxP not considered wholly sound at
45 PxP R-Kt5 this time (it was rehabilitated two
46 RxBch! years later by Schlechter in his
match with Lasker).
The quickest; but 46 R-Kt3
would also have won. 6 R-K P-QKt4
7 B-Kt3 P-Q3
46 . . . . KxR 8 P-B3 Kt-QR4
47 P-Kt7 K-Q2 9 B-B2 P-B4
Or 47 . . . R-Kt8; 48 Kt-R6 10 P-Q4 Q-B2
and wins. 11 QKt-Q2 Kt-B3

12 P-KR3 0-0
48 Kt-R4 13 Kt-B BPxP
Care was still required, for 48 14 PxP KtxQP
Kt-R6, RxP! 49 KxR, K-K3 would 15 KtxKt PxKt
have given Black excellent draw- 16 B-Kt5
ing chances. ? In a previous game of the match

48 . . . . RxP Lasker played 16 Kt-Kt3, but after
49 KxR K-K3 16 . . . Kt-Q2; 17 B-Kt3, Q-Kt3;
50 Kt-B3 K-B4 18 Kt-B5, B-B3; 19 B-KB4, Kt-
51 K-B7 K-K5 K4 Tarrasch retained the P with
52 K-K6 K-Q6 advantage. In Tarrasch's opinion
53 K-Q6 K-B6 the text refutes the variation.
16 . . . . P-R3? Position after White's 20th move

Tarrasch states that 16 . . . Kt-
Q4; 17 BxB, KtxB is better than
the text. He goes on to say, l."White
then attacks the Q P with Q, R
and Kt, while Black can only de;
fend it twice. When it is captured,
the weak isolated P at Q 3 will be
under attack." This view is how-
ever incorrect: after 16 . . . Kt-
Q4; 17 BxB, KtxB; 18 Kt-Kt3, B-
K3 White will find it difficult to
regain the P with advantage, say
19 Kt-K2, Kt-B3; 20 R-QB, Q-
Kt3; 21 Q-Q2 (if 21 Q-Q3, Kt- B; 26 RxB! QxQ! 27 BxQ, BxP;
Kt5 -t-), P-Q4; 22 PxP, BxQP; 23 28 R-R, P-Q6 with at least a
QR-Q, QR-Q and the QP is im; draw.
mune from capture. 16 . . . Kt- II 20... BxQRP; 21 P-K5,
Q4 was therefore the right move. B-B5; 22 Q-B5, B-K3; 23 Q-B3,
17 B-KR4 Q-Kt3 PxP; 24 BxP, B-Q4! 25 Q-Q3, B-
18 Q-Q3 P-Kt4? B5; 26 Q-B5, B-K3 and ite
must allow the perpetual check to
Weakens the K side too much.
his Q; for if 27 Q-Q3, B-B5; 28
The threat of 19 P-K5, PxP; 20
Q-Q2, -Q; 29 BxP (or 29 P-
BxKt, BxB; 21 Q-R7 mate could
QKt3, P-Q6!), B-B4-t-.
have been met very simply by 18
. . . R-K, although White would 21 B-Kt
still maintain the better game with White's game is now decidedly
19 QR-Q. superior. He regains his P or else
19 B-KKt3 B-K3 works up a powerful attack.
20 QR-Q 21 . . . . Kt-Q2
22 P-K5
(See diagram next column)
If 22 QxQP, QxQ; 23 RxQ,
20 . . . . -B? Kt-K4 with some chances.
In spite of the apparent danger, 22 . . . . Kt-B
the QRP could and should have 23 Q-KB3
captured: Capturing the P would free
I 20 . . . BxQRP; 21 P-Kt3, Black's game too much: 23 QxQP,
KR-B; QxQ; 24 RxQ, PxP; 25 BxP, R-
(a) 22 R-R, R-B6; 23 Q-Q, P- Q.
Q6; 24 RxB, PxB; 25 RxBP, Rx 23 . . . . P-Q4
R (safer than 25 . . . RxP; 26 There is nothing better, for ex;
Kt-K3); 26 QxR, Kt-R4!-J-. ample 23 . . . K-Kt2; 24 Q-R5,
(b) 22 P-K5, PxP; 23 BxP, R- Kt-Kt3? 25 PxP, BxQP; 26 RxB!
B6; 24 Q-B5' , R-Q! 25' BxKt, Qx The text at any rate closes the
ATCH 1908 "TARRASCH 115
diagonal of White's QB. GAME No. S3
24 Q-R5 K-Kt2 Match 1908

25 P-B4 P-B4? French Defense
Another disastrous weakening White Black
of the K side. Tarrasch recommends Dr. E. Lasker Dr. S. Tarrascb
25' . . . Kt-Kt3! 26 P-B5, P-Q6 1 P-K4 P-K3
dis ch; 27 B-B2, B-QB4; 28 Kt- 2 P-Q4 P-Q4
K3, Kt-B5; 29 Q-Kt4, P-Q5; 30 3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3
Kt-B, B-Q4 and Black has coun- 4 B-Kt5 B-Kt5
ter-play. But White has a better 5 PxP QxP
continuation in 28 P-B6ch! K-R2; After his catastrophic defeat in
29 Kt-K3+. Black's best line the fifth game of the match (see
would have been 25 .. P-Q6 Game No. 52), Tarrasch regularly
dis ch; 26 B-B2 (or 26 K-R, Kt- answered 1 P-K4 with the French
Kt 3 with a difficult game), B-QB4 ;
Defense. In his Book of the Match,
27 BxB, QxBch; 28 K-R, PxP; he expresses the opinion that his
29 BxP. last move yields ite an advan-
26 PxP e.p. ch BxP tage after the subsequent break.. up
27 PxP PxP of Black's K side Ps.
28 B-K5! P-Q6 disch 6 Kt-B3
29 K-R Kt-Kt3 If 6 BxKt, PxB; 7 Q-Q2, Q-
30 QxP! B-B2 Q R 4 (Capablanca'" Bogoljubow,
31 Kt-Kt3 New York 1934) with an excellent
BxP is also good; the text is game for Black.
simpler because it prevents 31 6 . . . . P-B4
BxB; 32 RxB, Q-KB3. Simpler would have been:
BxB I 6 . . . QKt-Q2; 7 B-Q3, p-
31 . . B4; 8 0-0, BxKt; 9 PxB, P-B5
32 RxB R-R
R-QR2 (Alapin).
33 BxP
34 QR-K II 6 ... Kt-K5'; 7 B-Q2, BxKt;
8 PxB, KtxB.
Threatening R-K6. 7 BxKt PxB
34 . . K-B 8 Q-Q2 BxKt
QxB 9 QxB Kt-Q2
35 BxKt
10 R-Q
36 Q-K3 R-B2
Not the strongest. Tarrasch sug..
37 Kt-B5 gests the interesting possibility 10
Threatening 37 Q-R3ch, K-Kt; 0-0-0 (threatening B-B4), QxR
P (or 10 . . . PxP; 11 KtxP, Qx
38 Kt-K7ch.
RP; 12 B-B4, Q-R8ch; 13 K-Q2,
37 . . Q-QB3 Q-R5; 14 B-Kt5 winning the Q);
38 Q-Kt5 Resigns 11 PxP, Q-R8ch; 12 K-Q2, Q-R5';
116 DR. LASKER'tS CHESS CAREER
13 Kt-Q4-+-. 3, B-B3; 18 B-Kt2 .

10 . . . . -Kt 14 Q-B2 P-B4
In order to hinder the develop' After . . . Kt-B White could
ment of White's B. continue Kt-Q2 and the Kt will
11 PxP QxBP arrive at Q6, whereas after the text
Kt-Q2 can be answered with . . .
Schlechter recommends 11
Kt-K4 (Tarrasch).
Q-K5ch; 12 B-K2 (12 K-Q2, Q-
B5ch), RxP etc. 15' P-KKt3 Kt-B4
12 Q-Q2 Q-Kt3 Now this comes too late, as
Lasker very convincingly demon'
This move has been strongly
strates.
criticised but it is not bad if fol,
lowed up properly. 16 B-Kt2 Q-B2
13 P-B3 Tarrasch points out that 16 . . .
B-Q2 would be answered by 17
Kt-K5, whereupon 17 . . . 0-0-
a is impossible because of 18 KtxP.
17 Q-K2
In order to play Kt-K5 after
. . . B-Q2, which was Black's
best line of play.
17 . . . . P-QKt4?
As just pointed out, Black
should have played 17 . . . B-Q2;
18 Kt-K5, 0-0-0; 19 KtxB (on
19 KtxP Tarrasch would have ob,
tained a powerful counter,attack
by . . . B-Kt4; 20 P-QB4, RxR
13 . . . . P-QR3?
ch; 21 QxR, B-R5; 22 Kt-Q6ch,
Waste of time. The correct move K-Kt; 23 P-Kt3, R-Q etc.), RxKt
was 13 . . . Kt-B4; 20 0-0 . '
I 14 P-KKt3, P-K4; 15 B-Kt2 Black's last move creates a new
(15 Q-B2, B-Kt5; 16 QxP? K-K2 weakness on the Q side and it is
-t-), B-Kt5. not surprising that it collapses in
II 14 B-Kt5ch, K-K2! 15 0-0, a few moves under Lasker',s ener'
P-K4 with a view to . . . B-R6 getic onslaught.
or . . . B-Kt5 followed by 18 0-0 B-Kt2
Kt-K3, or simply . . . B-K3.
III 14 P-QKt4, Kt-K5; 15 Q- Another weakness of this move
B2, P-B4; 16 Kt-K5 (16 P-KKt3, (as compared to . . . B-Q2) is
B-Q2; 17 B-Kt2, a-a-a!), Q-B2; that Black is now unable to get
his K into safety.
17 B-Kt5ch, K-K2-+-.
IV 14 Q-Q6, QxQ; 15 RxQ, 19 P-B4! P-Kt5
K-K2; 16 R-Q2, B-Q2; 17 P-KKt Enabling the White Q to get to
ST. PETERSBURG 1909 117
KR6 with tempo, but after 19 . . . GAME No. 54
PxP; 20 QxP Black's K is danger' St. Petersburg 1909
ously exposed, for example 20 . . . Ruy Lopez
Q-K2; 21 KR-K, B-K5'; 22 Kt-Q4,
White Black
BxB; 23 KxB and wins, or 21 . . .
Dr. E. Lasker L. Forgaca
R-QB; 22 Kt-K5' , BxB; 23 KxB,
Q-Kt2ch; 24 K-Kt, P-QR4; 25 R- 1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
Q6, K-B; 26 Q-KR4, Q-K2; 27

3 B-Kt5' P-Q3
Q-R6ch, R-Kt2; 28 KR-Q, K-Kt; 4 P-Q4 B-Q2
29 Kt-B6 and wins. 5' Kt-B3 Kt-B3
6 PxP PxP
20 Q-Q2!
White's 6th move releases the
Simultaneously threatening both pressure on Black's center, but it

wings. is typical of Lasker's style that he
does not usually play the so-called
20 . . . R-Kt "best" moves in the opening.
21 Q-R6 BxKt 7 B-Kt5' B-QKt5'
In order to bring the Q to the 8 0-0 BxKt
9 PxB P-K.R3
protection of the K side; but now
10 B-KR4 Q-K2
White attacks the vulnerable points Black has freed his game and
on the other wing. appears to have a satisfactory posi..
22 BxB Q-K4 tion.
11 Q-Q3 P-R3
Protecting the RP by a transpar' 12 B-R4 R-Q
ent trap. 13 Q-K3 P-KKt4
14 B-KKt3 P-Kt4?
23 -K QxP
This causes a weakness on Black's
On 23 . . . Q-Kt2 the same QB4 which is subsequently ex'
reply would be equally crushing. plaited by Lasker with great virtu'
osity.
24 Q-B4 R-QB 15' B-Kt3 Kt-KR4
25' Q-Q6 P-B3 16 Kt-K!
There is nothing better against An excellent move: the Kt is to
the fearful threat of B-B6ch. be brought to Q 3 to exert pressure
on QB5'.
26 B-R5ch R-Kt3 16 . . Kt-R4
27 BxRch PxB 17 Kt-Q3
28 RxPch Resigns Preventing . . . P-QB4.
White mates in five moves at 17 . . . Kt-KB5
most. 18 P-B3!
Very finely played! Dr Euwe drawing chances. The alternative

points out that in the present in.. 22 . . . P-QB4 is unfavorable be-
stance a B posted at QB5 is more cause of 23 P-Q4, opening up the
effective than a Kt the reason for game to ,ite's advantage.
this being that a Kt on Q B5 would 23 PxKt P-QB4
attack white squares, which, how" White was threatening P-QKt4
ever, can be protected by Black's followed by B-B5.
remaining B.
24 P-QKt4! PxP
The B posted on Q B 5, on the 25 PxP P-Kt5
other hand, attacks black squares,
thus accentuating the weakness An attempt at counter-attack.
arising from the absence of Black's 26 B-B5
KB. White has finally attained his
18 . . . . -Kt object. Note how powerful his
Black considers his Kt at KB5 position becomes after this move.
well posted for a counter..attack
and does not therefore play 18 Position after White's 26th move
. . . KtxKt; 19 PxKt, P-QB4,
which would release the pressure
on his weak QB4, but would at
the same time undouble White's
Ps and allow him the advantage of
two Bs. Removing the KB would
open the R :file. All in all Forgacs
has only a choice of evils and
hence he decides to stake the game
on his chances of attack.
19 -Q R-Kt3
Perhaps to defend the QRP
should he decide to play . . . Ktx 26 . . . . Q-Kt4
B. The variation 19 . . . KtxKt; 27 PxP QxP
20 PxKt, P-KKt5 would be met 28 R-R2! B-K3
by 21 P-KB4. 29 R-KB2 B-B5
20 B-B2 B-B 30 Q-B B-Kt6
21 Q-K 31 R-R
Now the threat of B-B5 becomes Threatening 32 R-B5.
acute. 31 . . . . Q-Q.2
21 . . . . KtxKt 32 R-B3 Q-B3
33 Q-B2 R-Q2
If 21 . . . Kt-Kt2 (in order to There is nothing to be done. If
prevent B-B5); 22 P-QR4-+-. 33 . . . B-K3; 34 R-KB followed
22 PxKt KtxB by R-B6, or 34 R-B6 at once with
Black hopes to remain with Bs decisive advantage.
of opposite color and resulting 34 Q-Kt2!
.
The full strength of this move II 9 . . . PxP; 10 KtxP, BxP

may have been overlooked by ( 10 . . . KtxP? 11 KtxB, PxKt;
Black, but his position was very 12 QxQ, BxQ; 13 KtxKt); 11 Qx
difficult in any event. Q, BxQ; 12 KtxP, BxBP; 13 KtxB,
34 . . . . Q-K3 QRxKt; 14 KR-B, B-Q6; 15 Kt-
35 P-Q4 PxP R4-+-.
If 35 . . . B-B5; 36 P-Q5, Q- 8 KtxP 0-0
Kt5; 37 QxPch, K-Q; 38 Q-Kt8 9 KBxKt PxB
mate. 10 Q-Q3 R-K
QxP 11 QR-K
36 QxB
37 Q-Q3 Q-Q4 White has secured a splendid
38 QxR! Resigns development and it is not easy for
his opponent to free himself.
11 . . . . P-B4
GAME No. SS
The customary maneuver of 11
St.Petersburg 1909 . . . P- 3; 12 B-R4, Kt-R2
Ruy Lopez would be pointless here as White
would play 12 B-B!
White Black 12 Kt-Kt3 Kt-Kt5
Dr. E. Lasker G. Salwe 13 BxB RxB
1 P-K4 P-K4 14 P-B4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 After this, Black's Kt is neces"
3 B-Kt5 P-Q3 sarily out of play for a long time.
4 P-Q4 B-Q2 14 . . . . R-Kt
The Steinit~ Defense was played 15 P- 3 Kt-R3
a great deal in this tournament. 16 P-B5!?
5 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 Subsequently Lasker came to the
6 0-0 conclusion that P-KKt4 would
A more aggressive continuation have been stronger. He chose the
would be 6 BxKt, BxB; 7 Q-Q3 text because it allows him to play
followed by P-QKt3 and B-Kt2 or R-B4-R4 as well as Q-Kt3.
else by B-Kt5 and 0-0-0. 16 . . . . P..KB3
6 . . . . B-K2
Black's game is fearfully cramped
7 B-Kt5' PxP
and his pieces have little scope.
After 7 . . . 0-0 Black would As a result of Lasker's last move
get into difficulties. Lasker gives (which could have been played
the following analysis after 7 . . . only by a tyro or by a great mas"
0-0; 8 BxQKt, BxB; 9 PxP: ter!), Black can exert pressure on
I 9 . . . KtxP; 10 KtxKt, Bx the KP, and in addition he has the
Kt; 11 BxB, QxB (11 . . . BxKt; square K4 at his disposal. The
12 BxQ, BxQ; 13 BxP winning a skilful way in which Lasker over'
P); 12 PxP, QxP; 13 QxQ, PxQ; comes the difficulties inherent in
14 Kt-Q4+. this type of position should be
compared to the play in the cele'" Position after Black..' s 27th move
brated game with Capablanca
(Game No. 74).
17 Kt-Q5' R-K
18 P-B4 Kt-B2
19 Q-QB3
In order to bring the Kt at Kt3
to a more effective post.
19 . . . . R-K4
20 Kt-Q2 P-B3
With this move Salwe only adds
to his repertoire of weaknesses!-
but he must seek freedom for his the position of the Q and R on
pieces at all costs. the KKt and KR files' can always
be interchanged. To make effective
21 Kt-B4 Q-Kt3
use of these slight means is indeed
22 P-QKt3 QR-K the sign of a great master."
23 Q-Kt3 K-R
24 Kt-R5 R..KKt 28 Q-B2!
25 R-B4 Q-Q Lasker sees that he cannot make
26 Kt-B3 any further progress with direct
4.-. expenmen
: 1 26 . . . R
t"f attacks (if for example 28 Kt-B4,
(K4)-K; 27 R-Kt4 wins. Kt-R3), and hence he attacks both
of Black'ts weaknesses contrapunt..
26 . . . . R-K2 ally until there is no longer any
27 R-R4 adequate defense.
After 27 R-Kt4, Black would 28 . . . . R-B
now defend himself adequately 29 Q-Q2!
with . . . Q-KB. Attacking the Q P, which makes
27 . . . . Q-K . . . Kt-R3 impossible (Nimzo..
witsch) .
(See diagram next column) 29 . . . . Q-Kt
An interesting and difficult po.. As a result of Lasker's last
sition, on which Nimzowitsch com'" moves, Black's attack on the KP
ments, ....Black's cramped K side has been weakened, so that R-Q
and his Q P are critical weaknesses; will now be possible.
. ite is however hampered in 30 K-R R(B)-K
exploiting them by the weakness 31 R-Kt4!
of his KP. The result is that the Black's R must be drawn awav
forces directed against the QP are away from the K file in order to
if
not very elastic. The P can be at' free White's QR. .

tacked only by a R on the file and
by the Q on the diagonal. The 31 . . . . R.. Kt
maneuvering possibilities on the K If 31 . . . Kt-R3; 32 KtxBP+.
side are somewhat more varied; 32 R-Q Q-Kt5
9 P-K4 P-Q4 This and the 22nd move lead to

10 BPxP PxP a troublesome weakening of the
11 PxP white squares on the Q side.
On I1P-B4! Lasker gives . 20 . . . . Kt-Kt3!
KPxP; 12 P-K5, Kt-Kt5; 13 PxP, Lasker immediately espies the
P-Q5; 14 Kt-K4, Kt-Q4; 15 Kt- weak point in his oppon~nt's
QB2, P-B3; 16 P-KR3, Kt(Kt5)- armor.
K6; 17 KtxKt, PxKt; 18 Q-Kt3, 21 Q- 4 Kt-B5
K-R; 19 Kt-Kt3, B-QB4, but Tar- 22 P-QKt4 Q-Kt3
takower continues this variation 20 23 KR-K P-KR3
Kt-K2, Kt-B2; 21 P-Q4! BxP; 22
C.c.Here I had the moral satisfac~
KtxB, QxKt; 23 BxKP+.
tion of having caused the champion
11 . . . . KKtxP to reflect on this important move
12 KtxKt KtxKt for more than half an hour, be"
13 P-Q4 cause he had fully considered all
Ridding himself of the weak Q P the possible results of 24 B-K4. As
and considerably increasing his a result he later got into tinle-
command of the board. pressure, although noted for the
13 . . . . PxP rapidity of his tournament play"
14 QxP B-K3 (Tartakower) .
Now the position seems perfectly 24 B-K7
even (almost a shade in White's Tartakower points out that 24
favor, except for his neglected B-K4 would be answered by 24
development) . . .. Kt-Q7 (not 24 . . . P-B4;
15 Kt-B2 B-B3 25 BxBP); 25 BxRP, PxB; 26 Qx
Stronger than 15 . . . R-B; 16 P, KtxB; 27 RxKt, B-B4 and wins,
Kt-K3, B-QB4; 17 Q-K4, KtxKt; or else 25 BxKt, RxB -+- .
18 BxKt, BxB; 19 QxKB, P- The text move is in a manner
QKt3 . forced, because the Kt's dominating
16 Q-K4 Q-R4 position makes it rather awkward
17 Kt-Q4 BxKt for the B to retreat along his orig-
18 QxB KR-Q inal diagonal.
19 B-Kt5 24 . . . . Q-B2
After 24... P-Kt4 White
"'Naturally I saw that after the
could obtain a draw by 25 QxP,
simple move 19 B-Q2 the game RxB; 26 QxPch, K-B; 27 Q-R6ch,
would be perfectly level, for ex" K-Kt etc., or 25 BxP(Kt5), PxB;
ample 19 . . . Q-Kt4; 20 KR-Q, 26 QxPch, K-B; 27 Q-R6ch, K-
R-Q2; 21 B-QB3, KtxB; 22 QxKt K2; 28 Q-Kt5ch, K-B; 29 Q-R6ch,
etc., but I felt that there was more
K-K2; 30 Q-Kt5ch, K-B etc. (but
than a draw in the position" (Tar-
not 30 . . . P-B3? 31 Q-Kt7ch,
takower). K-Q3; 32 RxBch, KxR; 33 B-R3
19 . . . . R-Q2 ch, P-B4; 34 R-Kch, K-Q3; 35 R-
20 P-QR3 Qch and wins).
2; B-B; Kt-K4! sition on the K file, undermining
26 B-K3 in particular the position' of his B.
Not 26 BxKtP? Kt-Kt3! and 35 . . . . R-K
Black wins a piece. 36 Q-B3 Q-K3
26 . . . . Kt-Q6 37 B-B2 R-Q2!
The maneuvers with the Kt are 38 K-Kt2 Q-Kt6
executed in masterly style; as will A little excursion to convince
soon. become apparent, it is even the opponent of his helplessness.
more strongly posted here than at
B5. 39 Q-B6 R(K)-Q
27 KR-Q B-Kt6! 40 Q-QB3
Driving away the R from the Q After 40 R-B3, Q-Kt7 White is
file, for if now 28 R-Q2, Q-B6; practically in Zugzwang; there is
29 R-KB, B-Q4! 30 BxB, RxB; 31 nothing better than 41 R-B2, Qx
R(B)-Q, QxRP. RP; 42 QxKtP, QxP; 43 QxQ, Kt
28 R-KB B-Q4! xQ etc.
The logical conclusion to Las.. 40 . . . . Q-Q4ch
ker's play on the white squares is 41 K-Kt Q-K;!
the elimination of the hostile B,
which creates a new and critical Completing the maneuver begun
weakness in White's game. on the 37th move of which every
Hypermodern might well be proud!
29 BxB RxB
""The occupation of the Q file, 42 Q-Kt3
the superiority of the Kt to the B,
and the weakness of White's Q Had ite played 42 Q-QB6,
side Ps, give Black a decided su" the point of Lasker's last move
periority. Lasker's positional play would have been revealed, namely
in this game is unsurpassable" 42 . . . KtxB! 43 R(B)xKt (43
KxKt? R-Q7ch), R-Q8ch; 44 R-
(Marco).
B, RxRch; 4; KxR, R-Q8ch; 46
30 Q-K4 Q-Q2 K-B2, R-Q7ch and wins.
31 R-R2 R-K
32 Q-Kt2 P-QKt3 (See diagram on next page)
33 R-B2 R-Q
34 Q-K4 P-QKt4! 42 . . . . P-Kt4!
Preventing Q-QB4. Now that This fine move puts an end to
Black has obtained a dominating White's resistance.
position, he threatens to crush all
further resistance with . . . P-B4 43 Q-R2
and . . . P-Kt4 (Lasker).
Not 43 PxP, Kt-K4; 44 B-B;,
35 P-B4 R-Q6; 4; Q-R2, Kt-B6ch.
Hence Tartakower is driven to 43 . . . . PxP
this move, whic1... weakens his po" 44 R-K2 Q-Kt3
Position after White's 42nd mo;ve 9 QxKt Kt-Q2

10 B-Q3 P-QB4
11 P-B4 Q-Q3
12 P-B3 P-QKt3
13 0-0 B-Kt2
14 Q-K3 0-0
The position is quite even:
White has more terrain and com"
mands K5, while Black has a finely
posted B and some possibility of
attack on the QBP.
15 QR-Q
45 Q-B2 K-R2 Lasker criticizes this move and
46 Q-B3 R-KKt recommends 15 B-K4, BxB; 16 Qx
47 K-R Q-R4 B, QR-B; 17 QR-B, but it would
48 R-Q2 PxP seem that after 17 . . . R-B2; 18
49 BxP RxB Kt-Q2, Kt-B3 followed by . . .
50 Q-QB6 Kt-K4 R-Q, Black has some advantage or
51 Q-K4ch K-Kt at any rate the initiative.
52 R(Q2)-KB2 R-Kt4 15 . . . . QR-Q
Resigns. This shows poor judgment, . . .
QR-B being indicated.
16 KR-K Q-B2
GAME No. 57
17 B-B
St. Petersburg 1909 Lasker pursues the policy of
....masterful inactivity" which net..
French Defense ted so many useful points.
White Black 17 . . . . P-QR3?
E. A. Snosko- A positional blunder which de"
prives the B of a valuable square
Dr. E. Lasker Borowski at R3 and weakens the QKtP.
1 P-K4 P-K3 18 Kt-Q2 Kt-B3
2 P-Q4 P-Q4 19 Kt-Kt3 R-B
3 Kt-QB3 Kt-KB3 20 R-Kt!
4 B-Kt5 B-Kt5 With his characteristic flair for
5 PxP QxP sensing the turning point of a
Regarding this variation see game, Lasker has alertly taken ad..
Game No. 53. The continuation vantage of Black's weak 17th move.
adopted by Lasker leads to equal.. 20 . . . .
ity.
6 Kt-B3 Kt-K5 In view of the troublesome
7 B-Q2 BxKt pressure exercised by . ite against
8 PxB KtxB the weak QKtP, Black decides to
give up a P at first sight a prom' After 27 . . . RxRP? 28 P-B6
ising project, as White's Q side Ps White would win quickly, for ex"
will be quite weak. ample 28 . . . R(R7)-Kt7; 29 Bx
21 PxP PxP P, R-Kt8; 30 RxR, ch; 31 B-
22 QxBP! QxQ B, R-Kt; 32 R-Kt7.
23 KtxQ RxKt 28 R-Q7! K-B
If instead 23 . . . BxP; 24 Ktx Not 28 ... RxRP; 29 P-QB4!
KP, PxKt; 25 KxB. 29 P-B6 R-B4
24 RxB R-QR4 30 P-QB4 Kt-B3
31 P-B7!
Position after Black..'s 24th move Better than 31 R-Kt7, R-B etc.
31 . . . . R-K
32 R(Q7)-Q6 P-QR4
33 R-R6 K-K2
34 R-Kt!
Black can no longer prevent the
loss of a P after R-Kt;.
34 . . . . RxP(B2)
35 RxP Kt-K5
It is still rather difficult for
White to util~e his Q side Ps; his
technical difficulties are far from
inconsiderable.
This is the position Snosko'
Borowski aimed for: his Rs have 36 R-B
ample scope and his opponent's Black threatened to regain his P
extra P is to all intents and pur' by . . . Kt-Q7 etc.
poses worthless. All the more sur' 36 . . . . R-Q
prising is the unexpected series of 37 P-B3 Kt-Q7?
charming moves by which Lasker Better 37 . . . Kt-B4; the text
solidifies his grip on the position. hastens the end.
2; R-Q! 38 B-K2 R-Q;
This is not merely a piece of 39 K-B2 P-K4
pretty ~~fireworks," as it wrests The Kt is trapped! If 39 . . .
command of the Q file from Black. KtxQBP; 40 R-R4 and . . . Kt-
25' . . . . R-QB Kt3 is impossible because of
26 R-B7! ch; or else 39 . . . K-Q3; 40 P-B
;ch! (40 K-K3, KtxPch!), K-Q4;
Forcing the advance of the 41 P-B6 dis chI K-Q3; 42 K-K3,
passed P, which suddenly becomes P-K4; 43 B-Q3, P-B4; 44 R-B2!
a menace to be warded off only (not 44 R-Q? Kt-B;ch), Kt-Kt8;
with the greatest difficulty. 45' R(B2)-B5'! Kt-Q7 (or 45' ...
26 . . . . R-Kt Kt-R6; 46 R-B and wins); 46 Rx
27 P-B5! Kt-Q4 P winning easily.
40 RxPch K-B3 would have played P-KR4-5 at

once.
Or 40 . . . K-Q3; 41 R-QR5,
KtxQBP; 42 R-R4 and White ex" 9 P-B3
changes all the pieces with a won
In order to guard against
K and Pending. Kt-KKt5. White does not play
41 R-QKt5 KtxQBP the more customary P-KR3, as he
42 R-Kt4 Resigns intends to open the KR file by
means of the advance of his KRP,
For if 42 Kt-R4; 43 R-Kt after 0-0-0.
6ch, or 42 Kt-Q3; 43 RxR
9 . . . . 0-0
(Q4). 10 0-0-0 P-QR3
Preparing a counter-attack which
GAME No. 58 turns out to be too slow.
St. Petersburg 1909 11 B-K2 P-QKt4
Ruy Lopez 12 P- 4 Kt-K4
White Black This move is very finely refuted

by Lasker. Schlechter suggests 12
Dr. E. Lasker Dr. M. Vidmar . . R-K and if 13 B-R6, B-R;
1 P-K4 P-K4 this is however incorrect, since 13
B-R6 would lose a piece after 13
2 K,t-KB3 Kt-QB3 . . KtxKt. White could very
well answer 12 . . . R-K with 13
3 B-Kt5 P-Q3
P-KKt4.
4 P-Q4 B-Q2 13 B-R6 Kt-B5
5 Kt-B3 PxP At :first glance Black seems to
6 KtxP P-KKt3 obtain a promising attack with 13
.. P-B4; 14 Kt-Kt3, P-Kt5; 1;
In order to avoid the loss of Kt-Q5, P-B5. But after 13 . . .
time incurred in playing B- P-B4 the continuation would b~ 14
K2, . . . R-K, . . . B-B, . BxB!
P-KKt3 and . . . B-Kt2. But in
the present instance the maneuver I 14 PxKt; 1; BxKt, Qx
proves faulty, White being able to B (15 PxKt; 16 QxQP); 16
exploit the weakness of KB6 and QxP.
KR7 in a decisive manner (Las..
ker). II 14 . . . KxB; 15 Kt-Kt3,
P-B5 or . . . P-Kt5; 16 QxP. If
7 B-K3 B-Kt2
instead 15 . . . Kt-B5; 16 Q-B4!
8 Q-Q2 Kt-B3 (Lasker) and ite has consider"
After 8 . . . KKt-K2 Lasker ably the better of it, for example
16 . . . Kt-K; 17 BxKt, PxB; 18 impossible because of 16 BxB, Kx
Kt-Q2, B-K3; 19 P-K5 -t-. B; 17 PxP, RPxP; 18 Q-R6ch and
It should be noted, however, that mate next move, or else 1 5' . Q-
after 13 . . . P-B4; 14 BxB, KxB; K2; 16 P-KKt4, -K (not 16
15 Kt-Kt3, Kt-B5 White would . . . B-K3; 17 BxB, KxB; 18 PxP,
derive little advantage from 16 B BPxP; 19 Q-R6ch, K-Kt; 20 P-
xKt, PxB; 1~ KtxP, PxKt; 18 P- Kt5' and wins); 17 BxB, KxB; 18
K5, B-K3; better is 16 BxKt, PxB; PxP, BPxP; 19 Q-R6ch, K-R; 20
17 QxP! PxKt; 18 P-K5, PxRP; QxP or 19 ... K-Kt; 20 P-Kt5, Kt-
19 PxKtch, QxP; 20 KtxP, B-K3; R4; 21 RxKt, PxR; 22 Kt-Q5 etc.
21 Kt-B3 etc. These variations go to show that
14 BxKt PxB White's Kt must be kept out of
Q5.
Position after Blac~'s 14th move 16 BxB KxB
17 PxP BPxP
18 KKt-K2
Taking advanta.ge of the fact
that Black cannot play 18 . . . Kt-
K; 19 Q-R6ch.
18 . . . . R-B2
19 QxP Q-Kt3
20 Q-Q4 P-B4
The end-game resulting from 20
. . QxQ; 21 RxQ, B-K3; 22 Kt-
B4 would be quite hopeless.
21 Kt-Q5!
15 P-R5! If now 21 . . . PxQ; 22 KtxQ
Very well played! The capture and Black's center Ps are deci..
of the RP would lead to a clearly mated.
lost game: 21 . . . . Q-Kt2
I 15 . . . KtxRP; 16 BxB, Kx Shortening the agony.
B; 17 P-KKt4, Kt-B3; 18 Q-R6ch, 22 Q-B3
K-Kt; 19 P-Kt5, Kt-R4; 20 Kt-Q5
(Lasker), P-KB4; 21 RxKt, PxR; White consistently exploits his
22 Kt-B6ch and wins. opponent's weaknesses on the black
II 15 . . . PxP; 16 Q-Kt5, Kt- squares to the very end.
K; 17 QxP or possibly even 22 . . . . QR-KB
stronger is 16 BxB, KxB; 17 P-
KKt4! White threatened 23 KtxKt, R-x
Kt; 24 RxPch, or 23 RxPch, KxR;
15 . . . . P-B3 24 KtxKtch etc.
This weakens the Q P irrepar'" 23 KtxKt RxKt
ably, but 1 5' . . . B-K3 instead is 24 R-Q6 Resigns
He cannot parry the threat of 2'; 11 0-0 Q-K4!

RxR, RxR; 26 RxPch as well as Of course not 11 . . . KtxP; 12
25 RxR, RxR; 26 P-K5, R-K3; 27 BxKt, QxB; 13 R-K+.
Kt-B4. 12 Q-B 0-0
A vigorously played game on 13 R-K
Lasker's part. Indirectly protecting the KP,
.
13 . . . . R-K
GAME No. 59 14 P-KB3
St. Petersburg 1909 P-KB4 would weaken the KP.
Scotch Game 14 . . . . Kt-Q2!
15 P-B3
ite Black A weakening move; but White's
J. Mieses Dr. E. Lasker game is inferior and it is not easy
1 P-K4 P-K4 to hit on anything better.
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 15 . . . . Kt-B
3 P-Q4 PxP 16 Q-Q2 Q- 4
4 KtxP B-B4 17 B-KB4 P-B3 !
. . . Kt-B3 is also good. Preventing P-K5, and at the
S' B-K3 B-Kt3 same time preparing a retreat for
innovation; the usual course the Q.
is '; . . . Q-B3; 6 P-QB3, KKt- 18 P-QR3
K2 with a satisfactory game for . . .te has only a choice of evils:
Black. the text weakens the white squares,
6 Kt-QB3 P-Q3 P-QKt3 would weaken the QRP.
7 Kt-Q5 18 . . . . B-K3
Faulty; better 7 B-K2 and 8 0- 19 B-Kt3 Kt-Q2
o. 20 R-K3 Q-B2
7 . . . . Kt-B3 21 QR-K B-B5
22 B-QB2
8 KtxB RPxKt
9 KtxKt Exchanging Bs would accentuate
the weakness of the white squares.
The exchange is pointless. White 22 . . . . R-R4!
has played the whole opening aim--
lessly and now has the inferior Allowing Black to double Rs on
game. the K or QR file, according to cir--
cumstances.
9 . . . . PxKt 23 Q-B K-R
10 B-Q3 Q-K2! 24 Q-Q R-K2
A very good move which sets Although Black's position is su--
off Black's advantage, whereas if perior, he is as yet unwilling to
10 . . . 0-0; 11 B-KKt5, Q-K2; undertake any decisive action.
12 P-B4! and White has an excel, 25 Q-Q2 B-Kt6
lent game. 26 BxB?
A bad positional blunder. The Position after Blacl(s 41st move

exchange is not forced and should
therefore have been avoided.
26 . . . . QxB
27 R-QB Q-B2
White threatened P-QB4, which
could now be answered by
P-QB4 and . . . Kt-Kt- B3 -t-.
28 R-Q K-Kt
29 Q-QB2 R-R
30 R(K3)-K P-QKt4
31 R-R
Intending P-QR4. 42 PxP RxRch
43 BxR
31 . . . . Kt-B4
32 B-B2 Kt-Kt6 Forced: if 43 RxR, Kt-Q7; 44
33 QR-Q R(K2)-K Q-Q, RxRch; 45 BxR, Q-B8ch
34 B-K3 Q-B5 and wins.
35 Q-K2 R-K2 43 . . . . Q-K7!
36 Q-QB2 QR-K 44 PxP QxBP
37 B-B2 R-K3 45 R-Q7ch K-Kt
Black intends playing his K to 46 Q-Q R-K7!!
the Q side, so as to be able .to White must now give up a piece
exploit the weakness of the whIte to avoid mate, for if 47 QxKtch,
squares (after an exchange of K-R2 and ite is helpless.
pieces). 47 Q-Q5ch QxQ
38 Q-Kt P-R4 48 RxQ RxBch
49 K-B2 R-K3
If 38 . . . K-B2; 39 P-K5 gives 50 RxP Kt-Q7
White chances. Winning the Q BP, for if 51 R-
39 P-R3 K-B2 QB5? Kt-K5'ch.
40 P-Kt4? 51 P-R4 Kt-K5ch
52 K-Kt2 RxP
Considerably facilitating Black's 53 P-R5 K-B2
task; but Mieses evidently lacked 54 P-Kt4
the patience to defend himself pas'
White chooses to die quickly.
sively.
Against 54 . . . K-K3 followed
40 . . . . PxP by . . . R-B4, he had no good
41 RPxP P-Q4! continuation.
Lasker loses no time in exploit, 54 . . . . Kt-Q3!
ing his opponent's mistake. the simplest. If instead 5' 4 . . .
RxP; 55 R-Kt7, Kt-Q3; 56 P-R6!
(See diagram next column) and White has chances.
55 R-Kt8 RxP Giving up the center, which (1)

56 P-R6 R-QR6 leaves Black without any g
57 R-QR8 K-Kt3 squares for his pieces and (2)
58 R-R7 Kt-Kt4 allows White to develop his Kt at
59 R-Kt7 P-B3 QB3 instead of at Q2. The right
60 R-Kt6 Kt-Q5' move was . . . B-Kt5 .
61 K-B2 K-Kt4 10 PxP
62 K-K KxP It is instructive to see how
63 K-Q2 P-KB4 quickly Teichmann's game disinte..
64 K-B P-B5 grates after this unfortunate ex"
65' K-Kt2 P-B6! change.
A final elegant touch; if 66 Kx 10 . . . . B-Kt5
R, P-B7; 67 P-R7, P-B8 Q; 68 11 R-Q
P-R8 Q, Q-R8 mate. White re"
Tarrasch points out that White
sIgns. is already threatening to advance

in the center, for example 12 P-
GAME No. 60 K5, Kt-Q2; 13 B-Q5', or 12 . . .
PxP; 13 PxP, Kt-Q2; 14 P-K6 and
St. Petersburg 1909
WIns.
Ruy Lopez 11 . . . . P-Q4
White Black Subsequently the P becomes
Dr. E. Lasker R. Teichmann weak, but it is difficult to suggest
a better combination for Black.
1 P-K4 P-K4
12 P-K5 Kt-K5
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
13 Kt-B3
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
Kt-B3 Removing Black's only well..
4 B-R4
I) 0-0 B-K2 placed piece and at the same time
strengthening his own center.
6 Q-K2
This move, reintroduced into 13 . . . . KtxKt
master play by Yates and Thomas, 14 PxKt P-B3?
was rarely played previously. A decisive blunder! He should
6 ~ . . . P-QKt4 have played 14 . . . Kt-R4; 15 B-
B2, P-KB3 (Lasker).
Not 6 . . . O-O? 7 BxKt, QPx
QPxB; 8 KtxP, Q-Q5; 9 Kt-KB3, 15 P-KR3! B-R4
QxKP; 10 QxQ, KtxQ; 11 R-K. 15 . . . BxKt loses the exchange
7 B-Kt3 P-Q3 and a P after 16 QxB, while 15
8 P-B3 0-0 . . . B-K3 would be refuted by 16
PxP, RxP; 17 B-Kt5, R-Kt3; 18
A better alternative is 8 . . . B-B2.
Kt-QR4; 9 B-B2, P-B4; 10 P-Q3
(10 P-Q4, Q-B2 and White can" 16 P-Kt4 B-B2
not play QKt-Q2), 0-0 etc. Evidently in order to provoke
9 P-Q4 PxP the further advance of the P in
ST. PETERSBURG;I 1909 131
order to be able to play . . . B- attack: 27 . . . Q-B3; 28 RxRchl
Q3 later on. After 16 ... B-Kt3 KxR; 29 Q-R7ch, K-B; 30 R-KKt!
could continue with 17 Kt-R4, Q-B2 (. . . K-K allows mate in
leaving Black's game in a hopeless two); 31 Q-R6ch winning the Q.
state (17 . . . PxP; 18 KtxB, Px
Kt; 19 PxP and wins, or 17 . . . 23 Q-B3 PxP
B-K5? 18 QxB). 24 R-KKt
17 P-K6 B-Kt3 Now White has an ideal attack,
18 Kt-R4 ing position, the chief threats being
25 B-Kt5' or else 25' BxP, Q-B3;
Threatening 19 KtxB, PxKt; 20
Q-B3 among other things. 26 Q-Kt2 etc.
18 . . . . Kt-R4 24 . . . . P-B5'
19 KtxB PxKt 25 R-Kt4 Q-R3
19 . . . KtxB? would cost a Position after Blacl(s 25th move
piece after 20 KtxBch.
20 B-B2 P-KB4
21 K-R!
In order to be able to obtain a
devastating attack by bringing the
R to the KKt file.
2 Jl B-Q3
HIn order to bring the Q to R5
so as to prevent White's Q from
carrying out the same maneuver
(after PxP, PxP). But now the
26 P-K7!
passed P is no longer blocked, and
its advance later on decides the Crushing all further resistance.
game" (Tarrasch) . Black, however, If now 26 . .. -K or . . . R-
has little choice: if instead 21 . . . B2; 27 B-Kt6.
Kt-B5; 22 PxP, PxP; 23 R-KKt,
Kt-Q3; 24 B-R6, B-B3; 25' P-K7! 26 . . . . BxP
or 24 . . . Kt-K; 25 Q-R5 and 27 BxP Q-K3
White must win.
Black resigned without awaiting
22 PxP Q-R5
his opponent's reply, as 28 RxPch
After 22 . . . PxP the continu' would soon lead to mate. Had he
ation might well have been 23 Q-
R5, Q-B3; 24 R-KKt, QxKP; 25 played 27 . . . Q-B3; 28 QxPch,
B-R6, R-B2; 26 BxP, RxB; 27 BxP Q-B2; 29 RxPch would have won
(Tarrasch), with an overwhelming easily.
132
GAME No. 61 8 . . . . B-Kt5

First Match 1909 9 Q-K2 Kt-R3
Avoiding the customary develop..
Ruy Lopez
ment of the Kt at B3 in order to
Wh.ite Black be able to play . . . P-B3 pres..
Dr. E. Lasker D. Janowski ently.
P-K4 10 0-0-0 0-0-0
1 P-K4
Kt-QB3 11 P-KR3 B-R4
2 Kt-KB3
12 P-Q4
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
4 BxKt This is White's only chance of
creating complications, but it had
Seemingly a queer continuation to be considered carefully, since
under the circumstances. The the center might have become- weak
present match consisted of four later on.
games of which Lasker had won
12 . . . . PxP
the first and lost the next two.
Hence he had to win this, the last Janowski sums up the position
game, in order to draw the match! too optimistically. It would have
The text-move does not seem a very been better to hold the center with
forcible method of bringing about 12 . . . P-B3, making it difficult
this result, but its psychological for White to formulate any far'"
value is inestimable: the ever im.. reaching plan. This was Black's
petuous Janowski must needs play best course from an objective point
for a win although a draw would of view; but it would hardly be
suffice! congenial to a player of Janowski's
temperament.
4 . . . . QPxB
5 Kt-B3 B-QB4 13 PxP KR-K
6 P-Q3 Q-K2 14 Rlt-K P-B3
In order to fix White's KP
For . . . B-KKt5 see Game No.
which however, is not so weak a~
27.
Janowski seems to think!
7 B-K3 14 . . . P-KB4; 15 P-K5, P-K
In reply to this, Marco recom" Kt4 was a far superior alternative.
mends . . . B-Q3 and . . . P-B3, 15 P-KKt4 B-B2
as previously played in a consulta.. Marco suggests . . . B-Kt 3 in..
tion game be~ween these players. stead, but the maneuver Kt-KR4-
But in that event, why not play 5 B5 is bound to give White the
. . . P-B3 directly, instead of los" advantage in any event.
ing time as Black does here?
16 Q-B2!
7 . . . . BxB A good move which ( 1)
8 PxB strengthens White's grip on the
Now White has a strong center KB file and (2) decreases Black's
and attacking chances on the open pressure on the K file.
file (Marco). 16 . . . . K-Kt
FIRST ATCH 1909 ~ JANOWSKI 133
Forestalling P-Q5. If 26 . . . P-QR4 White would

17 K-Kt B-Kt double Rs, as in the game.
To what lengths did not Janow" 27 Q-B3 P-QR4
ski go to preserve his beloved This move is too late, as Lasker
Bishops?! Surely it would have demonstrates by his energetic play.
been better to have exchanged on 28 R-B3 R-KB
the 11th move. 29 R(K)-KB P-R4!?
18 Kt-KR4 Kt-B2 The burden of protecting the Kt
19 Kt-B5 Q-B and the BP is too great for Black;
The mobility of Black's B leaves he attempts a tactical demonstra"
something to be desired. tion which is elegantly refuted.
20 P-Kt3 Kt-Q3 30 PxP PxP
21 R-Q3! Kt-Kt4 Hoping for 31 KtxRP, QxP; 32
Black does not accomplish a K-Kt2, KtxPch; 33 PxKt, RxP; 34
great deal with this maneuver, but KtxBP, RxKt; 35' RxR, RxP and
he has a difficult game no matter wins (Marco).
what he does. If for example . . . Position after Blac~'s 30th move
P-KKt3; 22 Kt-Kt3 and the BP is
weak, or . . . KtxKt; 22 KtPxKt
and White's game is distinctly su"

perlor.
22 Kt-QR4 P-QKt3
23 P-B4!
After this Black has little choice,
for if now 23 . . . Kt-Q3; 24 Ktx
Kt, QxKt; 25' P-B5' with a formid"
able position.
23 .. ~ . Kt-R6ch
Now Janowski has an interesting 31 Kt-B5!
problem on his hands: is the Kt to
get out alive?! 1\ crushing reply.
24 K-B! 31 . . . . Q-Kt5
Not 24 K-Kt2, KtxPch; 25' Px . . . QxP would not do because
Kt, Q-Kt5'ch. of 32 K-Kt2 and the QP is pro"
24 . . . . P-Kt3 tected. White now begins a fine
In order to get more room fOl' and deeply considered combination,
his pieces, Black drives away thE> by means of which he definitely
obstreperous Kt. But now he IS maintains the advantage (Marco).
troubled by the resulting weakness 32 P-:-Q5'! B-R2
of the BP, on which Lasker soon Or 32 . . . P-B4; 33 Kt-K7!
trains his guns. 33 Kt-Q4! .
25 Kt-Kt3 Q-K2 The point! Black is forced to ex"
26 Q-Q2! K-Kt2 change Qs, after which his Kt is
trapped -this time with fatal re" line of play: 8 . . . P-KR3; 9 B-

suIts. KR4, P-Kt4; 10 KtxKtP, KtxP!
33 . . . . BxP 11 Kt-B3, Kt-Kt4; 12 K-R, B-Kt;
33 . . . P-QB4; 34 Kt-B6, Qx with a good game.
Qch; 35 KtxQ or 33 . . . PxP; 34 9 B-QB4
KPxP, QxQch; 35 KtxQ are The best move at White's dis"
clearly just as hopeless. posal in this position is 9 Kt-R4
34 KtxBP QxQch with 10 P-KB4 to follow.
35 KtxQ BxR 9 ... 0 Kt-Kt3
36 KtxRch RxKt 10 Kt-R4
37 RxB P-Kt4 There is really nothing better
38 PxP K-Kt3 now, else Black simply releases the
39 RxPch R-Q3 pin with . . . P-KR3.
Now it seems as if Black can 10 . . . . Kt-B5!
rescue his Kt after all. This strong move (an invention
40 R-B8! Re~gns of Pillsbury's) does not leave
White much choice, for if 11 Q-
GAME No. 62 B3, P-KR3; 12 BxQKt, PxB; 13
QxP? Kt-R4, or if 11 Kt-B5, P-
Second Match 1909 Q4, or 11 P-Kt3? Kt-R6ch. On
Four Knights' Game other moves Black can continue
White Black with . . . P-KR3 (Alapin).
D. Janowski Dr. E. Lasker 11 BxQKt PxB
12 Kt-B3
1 P-K4 P-K4 In order to parry the threat of
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3 . . . KtxP. As will be seen subse~
3 Kt-B3 Kt-B3 quently, however, the P at B5 is
4 B-Kt5 B-Kt5 destined to be very troublesome
5 0-0 0-0 for White and hence P-Kt3, lead"
6 P-Q3 P-Q3 ing to about an even game, was his
About the time this match was best course. Janowski evidently
played, the Swedish analyst Sven" considered the doubled P weak and
onius recommended 6 . . . BxKt; therefore deliberately avoided P-
7 PxB, P-Q4 which leads to in.. Kt3.
tricate and difficult play. 12 . . . . B-Kt5
7 B-Kt5 BxKt 13 P-KR3
8 PxB Kt-K2 If White intends playing Q-Q2,
An old-fashioned variation which it would be well to do so directly,
has been replaced by . . . Q-K2 as the text-move induces a critical
after Rubinstein's successful adop" weakness in his game.
tion of this move in several notable 13 . . . . B-R4
post-war games. Alapin has sug.. 14 R-Kt P-QKt3
gested the following interesting 15 Q-Q2?
SECOND ATCH 1909 ~ ANOWSKI 135
This turns out badly, but continuations: 23 R(Kt4)-Kt2, Px
White's reasons for playing it are P; 24 PxP, RxP; 25 B-K2.
obvious enough: he rids himself of I 25 Kt-Kt6? 26 B-B3.
the unpleasant pin and at the same II 25 P-B6; 26 QxQ, Px
time he prepares an attack on the Q; 27 BxP.
resulting open file.
III 25 . . . RxB; 26 QxR, P-
15 . . . . BxKt B6; 27 Q-K7, Q-B5ch; 28 R-Kt3
16 PxB Kt-R4 lo4with a better position than in the
17 K-R2 Q-B3 game," although Black maintains a
The position now arrived at is winning advantage with 28 . . .
rather deceptive, for Black's su" KtxR; 29 RxKt, Q-B2 etc.
periority, though considerable, is 23 B-Q3
unobtrusive. White can double his
Rs on the KKt file, but nothing will Doubtless directed against . . .
come of the lolo attack"; his B seems P-KB4, but it would have been
better placed than the Kt, but the better to play non-committal
nature of the Pawn position ren" moves, keeping the B on B4.
ders this B quite ineffective, while Janowski was not the player to
the Kt can readily be brought into pursue a waiting policy!
play. White~s position has reached 23 . . . . R~K2
its maximum power, while Black's 24 P-B4?
game contains stores of potential This is distinctly bad, not only
energy. because it devaluates the B, but be..
18 R-Kt QR-K cause it allows Lasker to improve
19 P-Q4 his position by an alert tactical
finesse.
White has an imposing center$
but there is absolutely nothing to 24 . . . . Kt-Kt2!
be done with it; the P at B5 crip" Taking advantage of White's
pIes his game (Tarrasch). slip to post the Kt on better
19 . . . . K-R squares; if now 25 QxP, QxQ; 26
20 R-QKt5 RxQ, Kt-K3 and . . . KtxP with
a won ending.
An ingenious maneuver, but
quite fruitless: Lasker protects 25 P-B3?
self with the greatest ease. Very poor play! 25 P-Q5 was
20 . . . . Q-R3 essential to keep the Kt out of the
game.
After . . . P-B4 (which would 25 . . . . Kt-K3!
only needlessly complicate matters) 26 B-B
White would get a good game by
Somewhat better was 26 P-Q;,
21 P-K5 or P-R4-5.
Kt-B4; 27 B-K2, P-KKt4; 28 R-
21 QR-Kt5 P-KB3 KR and if 28 . . . Kt-Q2; 29 R
22 QR-Kt4 P-Kt3 (Kt4)-Kt, Kt-K4; 30 K-Kt2, P-
Tarrasch suggests ... P-KB4 di.. KB4; 31 PxP, RxP; 32 K-B al..
rectly, with the following possible though Black should win.
26 . . . . P-KB4! GAME No. 63

27 R(Kt4)-Kt2 Match 1910
Or 27 PxP, RxP followed by Queen's Gambit Declined
. . . R-KR4 and . . . Kt-Kt4.
27 . . . . R-B3! White Black
28 B-Q3 P-KKt4! Dr. E. Lasker C. Schlechter
Threatening mate in two. 1 P-Q4 P-Q4
29 R-KR 2 P-QB4 P-QB3
In order to create a flight square; 3 Kt-KB3 Kt-B3
29 PxP? would merely postpone 4 P-K3
,. P-KKt3
the mate for another two moves. An idea which later found many
supporters. Why Schlechter chose
29 . . . . P-Kt5 !
this fighting defense instead of an
Once more threatening . . . Kt- easier, more tranquil one, would be
Kt4 with decisive effect. difficult to say. A draw would have
30 B-K2 Kt-Kt4! won the match and the champion-
ship of the world! And yet time
A crushing move to which there and again we find Schlechter re-
is no reply. White must lose a fusing to play for a draw, always

pIece. choosing the riskier alternative.
Position after Blacl(s 30th mo'tJe 5 Kt-B3 B-Kt2
6 B-Q3
Dr. Lasker, in his turn, must
play for a win if he is to retain his
title. The text prepares for a K
side attack. 6 Q-Kt3 followed by
B-Q2 and R-B is now considered
White's best line of play.
6 . . . . 0-0
7 Q-B2 Kt-R3?!
Again Schlechter adopts an ag-
gressive but risky line of play in-
stead of the l.l.natural" . . . QKt-
Q2.
31 BPxP
8 P-QR3
Not 31 QxP? KtxPch; 32 K-
Of course he must prevent . . .
Kt3, Q-R5 mate.
Kt-QKt5'.
31 . . . . P-B6 8 . . . . PxP
32 R-Kt3 PxB Preparing the following advance
Resigns of the QKtP, which, however, re'
A beautiful game on Lasker's suIts in a serious weakening of
part -played with considerable en' Black's Q side. Much better is
ergy and not without finesse. Tarrasch's suggestion of . . . Kt-
ATCH 1910 ~ SCHLECHTER 137
B2-K-Q3 followed by . . . B-B4 16 PxB, Kt-Kt2; 17 P-B4, KR-
and . . . Kt-K5. Q is too dangerous for ite
9 BxBP P-QKt4 16 . . . . B-Kt2
10 B-Q3 P-Kt5 17 PxP RPxP
11 Kt-QR4 18 Q-B4 B-B!
Stronger than 11 BxKt, PxKt; 19 R-Kt
12 B-Q3, PxP; 13 BxQKtP, B-Kt2. 19 BxP would win a P, but after
11 . . . . PxP 19 . . . B-K3; 20 QxKt (or 20
12 PxP ~Kt2 BxPch, BxB; 21 QxKt, B-Q4), Px
13 QR-Kt Q-B2 B etc. Black has a strong attack.
White's position is decidedly su' 19 . . . Q-R4ch
perior: his pieces are more aggres' 20 B-Q2 Q-Q4
sively placed, while Black has the If now 21 QxQ, PxQ; 22 R-Q
serious weakness of a backward P Kt5, R-Q! and White has nothing
on an open file. definite.
21 QR-B B-Kt2
14 Kt-K5
22 Q-B2 Q-KR4
An unnecessary but harmless ex' White was threatening 23 RxP!
cursion. White should have played 23 BxP?!
14 0-0 followed by B-Q2 and
_ -B, with decisive positional ad, After the game Lasker wrote
vantage.
Schlechter . . . Much simpler and
II 4 . . . . Kt-R4 better was 23 R-Kt . . . Further
15 P-Kt4?! 23 Q-Kt3 was worth considering."
A vigorous ""attacking" move 23 . . . QxP
which weakens the K side. 15 Bx 24 R-B PxB!
Kt, BxB; 16 QxBP would, to be 25 Q-Kt3ch R-B2
sure, not win a P because of 16 26 QxB QR-KB!
. . . BxKt; 17 QxB, BxRP (or Now the profound idea behind
even . . . QR-Kt); 18 P-Kt3, Bx Schlechter's attacking defense
P; 19 RxKt, PxR; 20 PxB, QxP comes to light: 27 QxKt would be
ch+ (Tarrasch). However, White ruinous for Lasker because of27
has two good lines of play at his . . . RxP.
disposal: (1) 15 P-B4, defending 27 Q-Kt3
the Kt a second time, or (2) 1;
Kt-B3!, avoiding complications and P-B4 at once would have been
not really losing any time since stronger, as Black would lose time
saving his Kt.
Black's KKt must .also retreat even'
tually. Either move would leave 27 . . . . K-R
White with a considerable advan' 28 P-B4 P-Kt4
tage. 29 Q-Q3?
1) . . . . BxKt White could and should-
16 PxKt have taken the proffered P. After
29 RxP Blacktts best move is 29 Position after White's 35th move

. . . Kt-Kt (if 29 . . . PxP; 30
PxP, Kt-Kt; 31 R-QB3! with de;
cisive advantage). But White re;
plies 30 R-B7 and Black's game
is untenable, for example 30 . . .
PxP; 31 PxP, BxP; 32 Q-Q5 +.
29 . . . . PxP
30 PxP Q-R5ch
31 K-K2 Q-R7ch
32 R-B2
If 32 K-Q, Q-R4ch; 33 K-B2,
Q-KB4 and White cannot win. pionship! If White replies 36 B-
32 . . . . Q-R4ch K3, then 36 . . . P-K4!
33 R-B3 Schlechter explained later that
Intending 34 R- ,QxR; 35 he relied on 36 BxR, RxB; 37 R-
R-R3ch. B8ch, B-B; 38 K-B2, Q-R5ch; 39
33 . . . . Kt-B2! K-Kt2 best, Q-Kt5ch and saw too
Black rightly decides to give up late that White can reply 40 R-Kt
the P. If 33 ... Q-QKt4 (the al; 3! QxR; 41 Q-Kt6! winning. The
ternative . . . Kt-Kt is hardly text-move should however still
good); 34 R-B4+. draw.
34 RxP Kt-Kt4! 36 BxR RxB
37 R-B8ch B-B
Schlechter, who has displayed 38 K-B2
remarkable energy, here disdains an
easy draw by ... Kt-Q4. Marco Obviously the only move.
gives the following variations: 38 . . . . Q-R7ch
I 34 . . . Kt-Q4; 35 R-B5, 39 K-K Q-R8ch?
RxP; 36 BxR, KtxBch; 37 K-Q, The decisive blunder. 39 . . .
Kt-Q4 (or even 37 . . . P-K4). Q-R5ch would have drawn, as
shown by the following variations:
II 34... Kt-Q4; 35 Q-Kt6,
QxQ; 36 RxQ, KtxPch; 37 BxKt, I 40 K-Q2, Q-R7ch; 41 K-K3,
RxB. RxRch; 42 KxR, Q-R6ch; 43 K-
K2, QxR; 44 QxKt.
35 R-B4
II 40 K-B, Q-R6ch; 41 K-B2,
But not 35 R-B5, KtxPch; 36
RxRch; 42 QxR, QxR; 43 Q-R5
QxKt, QxRch.
ch, K-Kt; 44 QxKt.
(See diagram next column) III 40 R-Kt3? Q-R8ch; 41 K-
Q2, R-B7ch and Black wins.
35 . . . . RxP?! 40 R-B Q-R5ch
A hallucination ! With 35 . . . 41 K-Q2 RxR
R-Q Schlechter would have won 42 QxR QxPch
the game, the match and the cham; 43 Q-Q3 Q-B7ch
MATCH 19 10 I' A NOW SKI 139
44 K-Q Kt-Q3 though White has lost a tempo by
Black still has a slight attack,moving his KB twice.
but White'Is material advantage 7 . . . . P-QR3
will now decide the day. He is 8 P-QR4
bound to force further simplifi.ca" This costs another tempo and
tion (as on the 51st move, when gives Black a useful square at Q Kt5
he threatens 52 R-KKt5). There for his piec~s, but likewise after 8
followed: 45 R-B5, B-R3; 46 R- Q-K2, P-QKt4; 9 B-Kt3, B-Kt2;
Q5, K-Kt; 47 Kt-B5, Q-Kt8ch; 48 10 R-Q, Q-Kt3 Black would have
K-B2, Q-B8ch; 49 K-Kt3, B-Kt2; a good position.
50 Kt-K6, Q-Kt7ch; 51 K-R4, K- 8 . . . . B-K2
B2; 52 KtxB, QxKt; 53 Q-QKt3, 9 Kt-B3 0-0
K-K; 54 Q-Kt8ch, K-B2; 55 QxP, 10 P-QKt3 PxP!
Q-Kt5ch; 56 Q-Q4, Q-Q2ch; 57 11 PxP Kt-QKt5!
K-Kt3, Q-Kt2ch; 58 K-R2, Q-B3; 12 B-Kt2 P-QKt3
59 Q-Q3, K-K3; 60 R-KKt5, K-Q 13 Q-K2 B-Kt2
2; 61 R-K5, Q-Kt7ch; 62 R-K2, 14 QR-Q KKt-Q4
Q-Kt5; 63 R-Q2, Q-QR5; 64 Q- 15 Kt-K5
B5ch, K-B2; 65 Q-B2ch, QxQ; 66
RxQch, K-Kt3; 67 R-K2, Kt-B; It is clear that Black's prospects
68 K-Kt3, K-B3; 69 R-B2ch, K- have greatly improved. He block"
ades the isolated QP; his possesion
Kt2; 70 K-Kt4, Kt-R2; 71 K-B5
and Black resigned. of Q Kt5 assures him excellent
squares for his pieces; his QB has a
An exciting game which despite beautiful open diagonal, while
its mistakes is worthy of these twoWhite's corresponding B is de"
great masters and the occasion on graded to the status of a P and
which it was played. in addition leaves KB4 unpro"
tected; finally White's weak Ps (Q
GAME No. 64 4 and QKt3) virtually force him
to play willy..nilly for the attack,
Match 1910 since an end"game would be dis..
Queen's Gambit Declined advantageous for him.

All these difficulties, as Tarrasch

White Black points out, stem more or less from
D. Janowski Dr. E. Lasker White's 8th move.
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 15 . . . . Kt-B5
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 Leads to interesting play.
3 P-K3 P-B4 16 Q-Kt4
4 P-B4 P-K3 Now 16 . . . KtxP would be
5 B-Q3 Kt-B3 answered by 17 P-Q5! Kt-R5; 18
6 0-0 PxBP PxP, P-B4 (not 18 . . . Q-B2; 19
7 BxBP PxPch, K-R; 20 Kt-K4); 19 Q-
The position has transposed into Kt3 + . Lasker is fully alive to th~
the Queen's Gambit Accepted, al.. danger of allowing the advance of
the Q P, as his next move shows. 22 . . . . Kt-B5

16 . . . . Kt(Kt5')-Q4 23 Q-Kt4 KtxRch
Threatening 17 . . . P-KR4; 18 24 QxKt PxP
Q-Kt3, B-R5'; 19 Q-B3, KtxKt; 20 25 Q-R5'
QxKt(B3), BxP and wins. The open file lends a superficial
appearance of danger to Black's
17 KtxKt KtxKt
game, but Lasker's cold-blooded
18 -K
precision soon dispels all difficulty.
In order to be able to get up an
25 . . . . B-Q4
attack by advancing the BP at
present impossible because of . . . White threatened Kt-Kt6 and
Kt-K6. mate next move.
18 R-Q3 (in order to play R-
R3) would be useless because of 18 Position after Blac~'s 25th move
. . . P-KR4 and White must play
19 Q-B3 with a bad game (but not
19 Q-Q, Kt-B5'; 20 R-Kt3, B-R5').
18 . . . . B-Kt5'!
Lasker's method of utilizing the
hole at QKt5' is very skilful. Not
only does the text permit of the
defense of the K side by the QR
(see Black's 20th move), but it
also paves the way for the stibse"
quent gain of the exchange.
19 R-K2 R-B
20 P-B4 R-B2! 26 R-Q3
Very good! The R not only Threatening R-R3; but 26 QxP
protects the K side but also guarqs would have given Black more dif..
the QB; so that 21 . . . p- 4 ficulty:
becomes a strong threat now, for if I 26 QxP, BxB; 27 PxB, Q-B3;
22 Q-B3, Kt-B6. 28 Q-Kt4, Q-K3; 29 Q-Kt3, P-B3;
21 P-B5 30 P-Q5', Q-B4; 31 Kt-B6, B-B4
Leading to the loss of a P or of ch; 32 K-R, Q-QB7 and wins.
the exchange; but Janowski prefers II 26 QxP, BxB; 27 KtxB, Q-
to lose the game in his own way: B3; 28 QxQ, PxQ; 29 KtxP, R-
a somewhat dubious satisfaction. B7,
(a) 30 Kt-B4, KR-B; 31 B-B
2 Jl P-KR4!
(31 P-Q5', KRxKt; 32 PxR, RxB;
22 QxP
33 P-Q6, R-Q7), R-B6; 32 P-Q5',
This gives White attacking RxP; 33 P-Q6, RxKt; 34 P-Q7,
chances, while after 22 Q-Kt3, Px B-K2 etc.
P he would have no counter"play (b) 30 B-B, R-Kt; 31 Kt-Q5', B-
at all. B6; 32 KtxPch, K-Kt2; 33 Kt-K4,
ATCH 1910 ~ ANOWSKI 141
BxPch; 34 RxB, RxBch; 3; K-B2, 3 Kt-QB3 P-QB4
RxP; 36 Kt-Q2, R-KR6 and wins. 4 BPxP KPxP
26 . . . . P-B3 5 Kt-B3 B-K3
27 R-R3 6 P-K4
This is Janowskfs first logical White can isolate the Q P at
move in the whole game, as the will in this variation so why ex"
situation clearly calls for hari-kari! change off the weak P by means of
If instead 27 Kt-Kt6, R-K; 28 Qx the text move? More usual nowa.-.
P (28 BxBch, QxB; 29 R-R3, R- days and superior to the text-
K8ch is obviously ruinous, and if is the Rubinstein Variation begin..
28 R-R3, BxB; 29 PxB, RxP; 30 ning with 6 P-KKt3.
Q-R7ch, K-B2; 31 Kt-R8ch, RxKt 6 . . . . QPxP
and wins), BxB; 29 PxB, RxP; 30 7 KtxP Kt-QB3
R-R3, RxP etc. 8 B-K3
27 . . . . PxKt To capture the P and attempt
28 Q-R7ch to retain it would be too risky,
In return for the piece Janowski for example:
obtains two Ps and four checks. I 8 PxP, QxQch; 9 KxQ, 0-
28 . . . . K-B2 O-Och; 10 K-B2, Kt-Kt;ch; 11 K-
29 QxBPch K-K Kt, B-B4 winning two pieces for a
30 Q-R;ch R.
Or 30 QxPch, R-K2; 31 QxB? II 8 KtxP, BxKt; 9 PxB, Qx
R-K8ch and mate next move. Qch; 10 KxQ, O-O-Och; 11 B-
30 . . . . B-B2 Q2, Kt-B3 and Black's position is
31 QxPch Q-K2 easily worth a P.
Resigns 8 . . . . PxP
Just in time to prevent mate in 9 KtxP?
four after 32 QxP, Q-K8ch; 33 A mistake. 9 BxP was necessary
B-B, QxBch; 34 KxQ, B-B5 dbl ch, and if 9 . . . KtxB; 10 QxKt
etc. (Tarrasch) .
One of those remarkable games 9 . . . . Q-R4ch!
in which Lasker makes his oppon" 10 Kt-B3
ent look childish. This should have resulted in the
loss of two pieces for a R. White
has however no satisfactory reply:
GAME No. 65
I 10 B-Q2, Q-K4 and Black

Match 1910 WIns a pIece.
Queen's Gambit Declined II10 Kt-Q2, KtxKt; 11 BxKt,
White Black 0-0-0; 12 B-B3, B-QKt;; 13 Q-
Dr. E. Lasker D. Janowski B, K-Kt; 14 BxB, QxB; 1; Q-B3,
QxQ; 16 PxQ, Kt-B3 followed by
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 . . . KR-K winning.
2 P-QB4 P-K3 III 10 Q-Q2, B-QKt;; 11 Kt-
142 DR . LASKER'S CHESS CAREER
QB3, 0-0-0+. Position after Blac~'s 14th move

10 . . . . 0-0-0
11 P-QR3
He cannot parry the opponent's
chief threat: 11 . . . KtxKt; 12
BxKt, B-QB4 or even 11 . . . B-
QB4.
11 . . . . Kt-R3
Now Black begins to slip. He
could have won easily (as Tarrasch
points out) by 11 . . . B-QB4; 12
P-QKt4, BxKt; 13 PxQ (or 13
BxB, Q-KKt4; 14 Kt-K2, KtxB; 15 PxKt QxPch
15 KtxKt, Q- K4ch) , BxKtch; 14 16 B-K2 B-K2
B-Q2, RxB; 15 QxR, BxQch; 16
KxB, KtxP. 11 . . . KKt-K2 also Better than 16 . . . P-QR3; 17
wins more easily than the text.. Kt-R7ch, K-B2; 18 Kt(R7)xKt, P
xKt; 19 KtxBch, PxKt; 20 Q-B2
move (which gains only a P), as
with good chances for White.
will be seen from the note to
Tarrasch recommends 16 . . .
Black's 13th move.
B-Kt6; 17 Q-Q2, QxQch; 18 Kx
12 P-QKt4 Q-K4 Q, K-Kt; but Snosko..Borowski
13 QKt-Kt5 cleverly refutes 16 . . . B-Kt6 with
QKt-K2 leads to too cramped a 17 KtxPch! K-B2 (forced); 18 Kt

POSItion. (Q4)-Kt5ch, K-Kt3 (18 ... K-Kt;
13 . . . . Kt-R4 19 QxRch! KtxQ; 20 R-B8 mate);
After this White must lose at 19 RxKtch and wins.
least a P, whereas after 13 . . . 17 R-B3
P-R3 White could play 14 Q-B! P
xKt; 15 KtxKt, PxKt; 16 QxPch, If 17 KtxPch, K-Kt; 18 KtxKt
Q-B2; 17 Q-R6ch with an attack ch, PxKt; 19 KtxPch, K-Kt2; 20
sufficiently strong to compensate KtxRch, RxKt; 21 Q-B2, R-QB
and wins.
for the sacrificed piece (Tarrasch).
14 R-B KtxB 17 . . . . B-R5ch
(See diagram next column) The attack now passes into
ite's hands. To maintain the
A very tempting move for initiative, Black should have sacri"
White at this point is 15 KtxPch, ficed his Q by 17 . . . QxRch; 18
but after 15 . . . K-B2; 16 Kt KtxQ, KtxKt-l- with a strong at..
(Q4)-Kt5ch, K-Kt3; 17 RxKtch, tack.
PxR; 18 QxRch, K-Kt2; 19 KtxP,
BxPch; 20 PxB, KtxP dbl ch; 21 18 P-Kt3 Q-K5
K-Q2, RxQch; 22 KtxRch, K-Kt3; Even now . . . QxRch would
23 BxKt, KxKt Black wins without have been preferable, though not
difficulty. so strong as on the previous move.
oscow 1914 143
19 0-0 B-B3 BxKt; 12 PxB, Kt-Q2; 13 BxB,

. . . K-Kt would not do because QxB; 14 QR-K, Q-Q; 15 R-K2,
of 20 B-B3. Kt-B3; 16 KR-K, Q-Q2; 17 P-
KR3, KR-K; 18 Kt-K4! the posi..
20 RxB
tion was quite favorable for White.
This obvious sacrifice of the ex-
change allows White to snatch the 11 B-R4 Kt-R2
attack from his opponent and con" The customary liberating move
elude the game in forceful styIe. in this variation.
20 . . . . PxR 12 BxB QxB
21 B-B3 Q-K4 13 Q-Q3 KR-K
22 KtxPch K-B2 14 R-K3 Kt-B
23 Kt(R7)xKt PxKt 15 Q-B4
24 RxPch K-Kt Thus far the game has proceeded
25 R-Kt6ch K-B on the usual lines, but now Bern..
26 Q-Bch K-Q2 stein begins an original and aggres..
27 KtxB PxKt sive plan which is most ingeniously
28 R-Kt7ch K-K refuted by Lasker.
29 B-B6ch Resigns 15 . . . . P-QB4
29 ... K-B allows mate in two. 16 Kt-Q5
But here he over-reaches himself.
He should have played 16 Kt-B3
GAME No. 66 or else 16 Kt-B5 and if . . . Bx
Moscow 1914 (Exhibition Game) Kt; 17 PxB, Q-Kt4; 18 Kt-Q5! P-
QB3; 19 RxR, RxR; 20 Kt-K3+.
Ruy Lopez Black's best line would be 17 . . .
White Black Q-B3, with chances for both sides
Dr. O. S. Dr. E. Lasker 16 . . . Q-K4!
Bernstein
Position after Black..'s 16th move
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-Kt5 Kt-B3
4 0-0 P-Q3
5 P-Q4 B-Q2
6 Kt-B3 B-K2
7 R-K PxP
8 KtxP 0-0
9 BxKt PxB
10 B-Kt5 P-KR3
In a game between the same
players at St. Petersburg 1909
(where White had played Q-Q3 17 Kt-Kt3
instead of R-K), Lasker continued The only move, as Black cannot
10 . . . P-B4, but after 11 Kt-B5, play . . . QxKtP now.
17 . . . . B-K3! GAME No. 67

Threatening . . . P-QB3; White Moscow 1914
cannot go in for 18 Q-B3, BxKt
and Black wins a P, or 18 P-B4, Ruy Lopez
BxKt winning a piece. White Black
Dr. E. Lasker B. Blumenfeld
18 Q-K2 QxKtP! -.' Estrin
Well-timed: White cannot reply -.Pawlow
19 KtxP because of . . . BxKt. 1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
19 P-QB4 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
White must allow the exchange 4 B-R4 Kt-B3
of Qs, else Black wins by . . . P- 5 0-0 B-K2
QB3 followed by ... BxKt; while 6 R-K P-Q3
if 19 R-K, then simply . . . BxKt; 7 P-B3
20 PxB, RxR winning another P. At this point White could
transpose, if so inclined, into the
19 . . . . QxQ Steinitz Defense Deferred by 7 Bx
20 RxQ BxKt Ktch, PxB; 8 P-Q4 etc.
21 BPxB P-QR4!
7 . . . . P-QKt4
Not only has Black a P ahead, 8 B-Kt3 B-Kt5
but this move gives him command More usual is . . . 0-0. The text
of the Q Kt file with an over" has the desired effect of preventing
whelming position. ite from playing P-Q4 at once,
22 P-QR4 Kt-Q2 although this continuation would
23 P-B3 KR-Kt! also be quite satisfactory for
24 R-K3 R-Kt5 White.
25 Kt-B Kt-Kt3 9 P-Q3 0-0
26 R(K3)-R3 P-B4! 10 QKt-Q2 Kt-QR4
11 B-B2 P-B4
Lasker carries out the whole 12 P- 3 B-K3
game with a tactical verve which
After . . . B-R4 the B would
is delightful.
be out of play, but . . . B-Q2, as
27 Kt-Q3 PxP! we shall see later, was best.
13 P-Q4 Q-B2
A neat finish to a smartly played
game. 14 Kt-B BPxP
15 PxP KR-B
28 KtxR RPxKt 16 B-Q3 B-B5
29 R-K3 KtxQP This move can hardly be avoided,
30 RxP Kt-B6 since the position of the B at K3
31 R-K7 P-Kt6 makes it impossible for the Kt to
32 RxP P-Kt7 return to B3. But after the ensu"
33 R-KB RxP ing exchange, the Q B file will be
Resigns. blocked.
17 BxB PxB 25 Kt-R6ch!
The recapture with the Kt was Winning a P, as the Kt is of
probably better, but Black evidently course immune from capture.
hoped to exert some pressure on 25 . . . . K-R
the QKtP. 26 KtxPch K-Kt
18 B-Q2! Kt-B3 27 Kt-R6ch K-R
19 B-B3 PxP But of course not 27 . . . Px
Again Black chooses the greater Kt; 28 QxKt mate!
evil; it was preferable to allow the 28 PxKt Kt-B3
possibility of P-Q5 rather than 29 Kt-Kt4! KtxKt
free White's pieces for a K side If the Kt retreats, then P-B5
attack. followed by R-K6 etc.
20 KtxP Kt-K4 30 QxKt Q-B2
21 Kt-B5 QR-Kt 31 R-K6 B-K2
22 Kt(B)-K3 B-B 32 P-B5 B-B3
If instead 22 . . . Kt-Q6; 23 33 BxB PxB
KtxBch, QxKt; 24 Kt-B5, Q-Q; 25 34 Q-Q4 Q-KKt2
R-K3, KtxKtP? 26 Q-Q4 followed 35 QR-K Resigns
by R-Kt3 with a winning attack. At least another P must fall.
23 P-B4! Kt(K4)-Q2
And not 23 . . . Kt-Q6; 24 Bx GAME No. 68
Kt, KtxR; 25 Q-Kt4, P-Kt3; 26 St. Petersburg 1914
RxKt winning easily; or 24 . . .
PxB; 25 Q-Kt4ch, K-R; 26 Kt-Q5, Scotch Game
Q-B4ch; 27 R-K3! and wins. White Black
24 Kt-Q5! KtxKt J. H. Blackburne Dr. E. Lasker
After 24 . . . Q-Q White would 1 P-K4 P-K4
obtain a powerful bind on the 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
position with 25 Q-Q4. 3 P-Q4 PxP
4 KtxP B--B4
Position after Blacl(s 24th move An old defense seldom played
of late, . . . Kt-B3 being more
usual.
5 B-K3 Q-B3
6 P-QB3 KKt-K2
7 Kt-B2 P-QKt3
An interesting move. After the
exchange of Bs, which is inevitable,
Black will have the open QKt file
at his disposal. Another good line
is 7 . . . BxB; 8 KtxB, Q-K4.
8 Kt-Q2 Q-Kt3
Hindering the development of 18 RxB Q-Kt7!

White~s KB. 19 R-QB2 Q-B3
9 BxB 20 Kt-Kt4 Q-Kt3
If 9 B-KB4, P-Q4! (not 9 . . . Blackburne must have been pray"
P-Q3; 10 P-QKt4). ing for 20 . . . Q-R5? 21 R-R3.
9 . . . . PxB 21 R-Kt3 P-B4!
10 Kt-K3 QR-Kt Lasker's handling of the tech..
Provoking a weakness on the Q nical part of the game is very fine:
side. White's BP is now weak.
11 P-QKt3 0-0 22 Kt-K5 Q-K3
12 B-B4 23 KtxKt KtxKt
Else Black could play 12 . . . 24 P-K5
P-B4 with a good game. Hoping to disrupt Black's Pawn
12 . . . . P-Q3 position, say 24 . . . PxP; 25 Px
13 P-B4?! P, QxP; 26 R(Kt3)-QB3.
A sacrifice or an oversight? The 24 . . . . Kt-Kt5!
natural continuation was 13 0-0, Far better than 24 . . . Kt-Q5;
K-R; 14 P-B4, P-B4 and Black 25 R-B4, PxP; 26 RxP, PxP; 27
stands well. R-Q3 etc. (Marco).
13 . . . . Q-B3! 25 R-B4 PxP
14 0-0 Whereas if now 26 PxP, QxP;
He cannot defend the P, for if 27 R(Kt3)-QB3, Kt-Q4 wins the
14 Kt-Q5, KtxKt; 15 BxKt (15 exchange.
PxKt, R-Kch; 16 B-K2, B-Kt5), 26 Q-R!
Kt-K2; 16 Q-B3, KtxB; 17 PxKt, An ingenious resource.
R-Kch; 18 K-B2, Q-Kt3 threaten.. 26 . . . . Q-Q2!
ing . . . B-Kt5 as well as . . .
Q-B7. A more ingenious reply: White'ls
Kt is attacked and the mate at Kt2
Jl 4 . . . . QxQBP is defended.
15 R-B3
27 Kt-B3
White now threatens to threaten
everything; one doesn't know just If 27 QxP, QR-K; 28 Q-R, R-
what! but these are the situations K7!+.
which are the most dangerous 27 . . . . PxP
(Marco). 28 Kt-K5 Q-K2
29 RxKBP QR-K
15 . . . . Q-Q5!
30 Kt-B4
Gaining a valuable tempo for
defensive purposes, as he threatens Kt-B3 would avoid the exchange
. . . B-Kt5. of Qs, but White is two Ps down
with a hopeless game in any case.
16 K-R B-K3
30 . . . . Q-K8ch
Black strives for . . . P-B4. 31 R-B QxQ
17 QR-B BxB 32 RxQ KtxP!
33 P-R3 P-B5 There followed: 47 R-B6, K-R2;
34 R-Q3 Kt-Kt5 48 K-Kt2, P-R4; 49 R-R6, P-Kt3;
35 R-Q7 P-B6! 50 R-R4, K-R3; 51 R-QB4, R-
Preparing a mating net: just in Kt4; 52 K-Kt3, K-Kt4; 53 R-B3,
time, Black's Q side Ps being so . P-R5ch; 54 K-R3, K-R4; 55 R-B4,
weak. R-Kt6ch; 56 K-R2, P-Kt4; 57 R-
36 PxP RxP R4, R-Kt7ch; 58 K-R, P-R6; 59
63 R-R, R-Q7; 64 R-K, K-B5; 65

40 K-Kt3, R-Kt8ch; 41 K-R4, R-
R6, R-R5 mate. A certain melancholy historical
interest attaches to this game: both
Position after Blac1( s 37th move players must have been looking
back to their first meeting more
than a quarter of a century pre..
vious; and it may well be that
Blackburne deliberately selected
one of the favorite openings of his
younger days by way of affirming
his loyalty to a styIe of chess that
has disappeared, perhaps forever,
from master play.
GAME No. 69
St. Petersburg 1914
38 R-R Kt-K8! Ruy Lopez
Now the threat is 39 . . . R- White Black
B8ch; 40 K-R2, R-K7ch; 41 K- Dr. E. Lasker A. Rubinstein
Kt3, R-Kt7ch; 42 K-R4, Kt-B6ch 1 P-K4 P-K4
and mate next move. 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
39 Kt-Q2 RxPch 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
40 K-Kt R-Kt6ch 4 B-R4 Kt-B3
41 K-R2 R-Q6! 5 0-0 KtxP
Forcing further exchanges. 6 P-Q4 P-QKt4
7 B-Kt3 P-Q4
42 RxKt RxKtch 8 PxP B-K3
A piquant position! 9 P-B3 B-QB4
43 RxR RxR The relative merits of this and
44 R-Q7 R-K6 9 . . . B-K2 are still a subject for
45 RxP RxP controversy.
46 RxP P-R3 10 QKt-Q2 0-0
11 B-B2 KtxKt 24 Q-Q2

Not good. 11 . . . P-B4; 12 Not 24 Q-Q3, BxP +.
24 . . . . QR-K3
B-Kt3; 13 KKt-Q4, KtxKt; 14. Px Black now intends . . . Q-Q2,
Kt, P-B5; 15 P-B3, Kt-Kt6! gIves after which his defense will be im..
Black a playable game. pregnable.
25 R-B6! Q-Q2?
13 PxP RxP Consistent, hut bad. After 25
Better 13 . . . QxP; 14 Kt-Kt5 I . . . QxR; 26 RxQ, RxR; 27 Q-
P-Kt3. Kt4, R-Q3; 28 QxP, P-R3 White
14 Kt-Q4 KtxKt would be a P ahead, but a win
Remaining with a backward would be almost impossible.
QBP. The alternative .. Kt-K2 26 RxR QxR
was safer. 27 Q-Q3 Q-K
15 PxKt B-Kt3 28 Q-B3 K-B2
29 Q-Q3 K-Kt
30 Q-B3 Q-K3
the B would have been more useful
31 R-R Q-K
at Q3. 32 K-B! P-R3
16 P-QR4! 33 Q-Q3 K-B2
White has come out of the open~ 34 R-B K-Kt
35 Q-Kt3
Black's backward BP. Lasker's Black must now choose between
immediate object is now to prevent two evils: 1) he can play . . .P-B3
. . . P-B4; but P-QKt4 at once and thereby subject his BP to at..
could have been answered by tack or 2) he can relinquish the K
P-QR4. file (as in the text) , permitting
16 . . . . R-Kt White to drive away the R from
Not 16 . . . P-B4? 17 QPxP, K5, thus releasing the pressure on
BxP; 18 BxPch, KxB; 19 Q-B2ch White's QP.
etc. 35 . . . . Q-B2
17 PxP PxP Submitting to both of the evils
18 Q-B3 Q-Q3 mentioned. in the previous note.
19 B-K3 B-KB4 35 . . . Q-Q2 was better.
20 KR-B BxB 36 R-Q
21 RxB R-K Not 36 QxKtP? RxB and wins.
22 QR-QB KR-K3 36 . . . . P-B3
Preventing Q-B6, which would If now 36 . . . Q-Q2 (to avoid
bl answered by 2 3 . . . QxQ; 24 the weakening text-move); 37 P-
RxQ, RxR; 25 RxR, BxP. B3, R-K3; 38 B-B4 and B-K5,
23 P-R3 R-K5 with appreciable advantage for
Again preventing Q-B6, since White.
the Q must guard the QP. 37 P-B3 Q-B3
38 Q-Q3 Position after White's 54th move
If 38 B-B2, RxP! 39 BxR, BxB
would have proved embarrassing
for White because of the weakness
of his black squares.
38 . . . . . R-K2
39 B-B2 Q-Q3
40 Q-B2 K-B2
41 R-B R-K3
42 Q-B5ch R-B3
If 42 . . . K-Kt; 43 R-R main..
tains the pressure.
43 Q-K5! R-K3
5' 4 . . . . P-B4
The exchange of Qs is by no
Leading to a lost Rand Pend..
means desirable for Black, but 43
ing, but if 54 . . . K-K3 (recom..
. . . Q-Q2; 44 B-R4 would be no
mended in the Tournament Book);
better, say 44 . . . B-B2; 45 Q-
55 R-K! and Black'ls difficulties are
R5ch, R-Kt3; 46 R-K, B-Q3; 47
far from over:
P-B4! and wins; while after 44
. . . R-B4; 45 Q-K3 the threat of I 55 B-B2; 56 P-B5ch,
P-KKt4 forces further weaknesses K-B2 (56 K-B3; 57 P-Kt5ch
in Black'ls game. followed by 58 P-B6; of course if
44 QxQ RxQ 57 . . . KxP? 58 R-Bch wins a
45 K-K2 K-K2 R); 57 B-Kt5, B-Q (or 57 . . .
46 K-Q3 R-Kt3 B-Q3; 58 R-K6); 58 PxPch, KxP
Preventing B-Kt3-K5. (the alternative 58 . . . K-Kt2;
59 BxB, RxB; 60 R-K6, R-QB; 61
47 P-KKt3 R-B3
P-QKt4! would not suffice to hold
48 P-B4 K-Q2 the game); 59 BxB, RxB; 60 R-
49 R-K R-B K6ch, K-Kt4; 61 RxP, KxP; 62
50 R-QR P-R4 R-Kt6 with a winning position.
This is weakening, but no suit..
II 5 5' . . K-Q2; 5' 6 R-KR,
able defensive plan for Black is
B-B2; 57 R-R7ch, K-B (57 . . .
available. If for example 50 . . .
K-Q; 58 P-B5, PxP; 59 B-Kt5ch
R-K; 51 B-K3, R-K5; 52 R-R6,
transposes into the main variation);
K-B2; 53 R-R8 or 50 ... P-Kt4;
58 P-B5! PxP; 59 B-R6, R-B3; 60
51 B-K3, B-B2; 52 R-KB. In
B-Kt7! R-B2; 61 P-Kt5, P-B5; 62
both cases White maintains his su"
P-Kt6, R-B4; 63 B-R6, P-B6; 64
periority.
P-Kt7, P-B7; 65 P-Kt8 Qch, K-
51 B-K3 P-Kt3 Kt2; 66 RxBch, KxR; 67 Q-R7
52 R-KB K-Q3 ch and wins. An elegant variation!
53 P-KKt4 PxP After the lapse on the 25th move,
54 PxP Black had no clear drawing line.
(See diagram next column) 55 PxPch BxP
56 BxBch KxB tion actually adopted.

57 P-B5 PxP 4 . . . . Kt-QB3
58 PxP R-B3 5 B-Q3 Kt-B3
59 R-B4! P-Kt5 6 0-0 B-Q3
Or 59 . . . P-Q5; 60 K-K4, K- 7 P-QKt3 0-0
B5; 61 K-K5 and wins. 8 B-Kt2 P-QKt3
9 QKt-Q2 B-Kt2
60 P-Kt3 10 Kt-K5 Q-K2
Now Black must either allow 11 P-QR3
White's K to enter or White's P In order to forestall . . . BPxP
to advance. followed by . . . B-R6.
60 . . . . R-B2 11 . . . . QR-Q!!
61 P-B6 K-Q3
62 K-Q4 K-K3 Concerning this subtle move
63 R-B2! K-Q3 Tarrasch pedantically remarks: HIt
will soon be obvious that the KR
After 63 . . . RxP; 64 RxRch, should have been played here. 'l'I
KxR 65 KxP, K-K2; 66 K-B4, K- But Hans Kmoch writes more un.--
derstandingly: C.loLasker's last move
for White. is a typical avoidance of the obvi"
64 R-QR2 R-B2 ous. What Tarrasch says is quite
65 R-R6ch K-Q2 correct objectively. We may be
66 R-Kt6 Re&gns certain that ten out of any other
A splendid game on Lasker's ten masters would have played
part. His conduct of the ending . . . KR-Q and . . . QR-B with"
has the same iron consistency out a thought. We may be equally
which characterizes the Rand P certain that the move played by the
ending won by Rubinstein from other ten masters would have been
Lasker at St. Petersburg 1909! weaker than the one adopted by
Lasker, which reveals for the first
GAME No. 70 time in this game his will to win
and the extraordinary power of his
St. Petersburg 1914 personality. Whoever wishes to get
Queen's Gambit Declined to the heart of Lasker's greatness
White Black must devote more study to such
D. Janowski Dr. E. Lasker simple moves than to the most
brilliant combinations . . . For it
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 is this quality that separates Lasker
2 Kt-KB3 P-QB4 from all other players, his genius
3 P-B4 P-K3 for taking his opponent out of the
4 P-K3 accustomed routine and putting
White has no reason for avoid" him on his own resources. . .
ing the Schlechter-Rubinstein Va" How nlany dangers Lasker volun"
riation (4 BPxP, KPxP; 5 Kt-B3, tarily takes upon himself, merely to
Kt-QB3; 6 P-KKt3) which is as" avoid a drawish position! for this
suredly stronger than the continua" is the secret of 11 . . . QR-Q.
After 11 . . . KR-Q White would mediate threat being 20 BxPch, Kx

hardly play 12 Q-B2 (because of B (20 ... K-R; 21 Q-R5, Kt-B3;
the self-evident 12 . . . QR-B) , 22 RxKt); 21 Q-R5ch, K-Kt;
choosing instead 12 Q-K2. The 22 KtxP! and wins.
position would then be almost 17 . . . . P-B4!
symmetrical, and Black's winning This makes a bad impression on
chances reduced to a minimum." first sight, but as compensation for
12 Q-B2 the backward KP, Lasker succeeds
Threatening to win the KRP in preventing P-B5, whereupon
after the necessary preliminary ite's QB is very badly placed
exchanges in the center. (Lasker's QB, on the contrary, has
12 . . . . QPxP an open diagonal and plays a lead'"
13 QKtxP ing part in the subsequent maneuv'
ers right down to the last move).
With this move Janowski posts
the QKt to advantage. Yet 13 KtP 18 Q-Q2 KtxKt
xP was perhaps better, for 1) it 19 KtxKt
would keep Black's pieces out of In order to keep the K file open
Q4, thus reducing their mobility, so as to be able to attack the back,
and 2) the Pawn formation in the ward P -more promising in ap;
center would be fluid, giving pearance than it actually turns out
White's Q B a great deal of latent to be.
power. Q PxKt has been recommended
13 . . . . PxP as more likely to lead to a draw,
14 PxP R-B but even then Black has a per'
Dr. Tarrasch comments that if ceptible advantage in the superior
Black had both Rs developed now, diagonals of his Bs, his command
he would have a beautiful game. of the open files, the strong position
'''Quite right," adds och, l.l.but of his Kt, and the possibility of
if Lasker had played 11 .. - an attack along the KKt file with
Q (as recommended by Tarrasch), . . . P-KKt4.
then the present position would 19 . . . . P-QR3
never have arisen! Just as some Doubtless intending ... P-QKt4
players sacrifice Ps to obtain an at; and . . . B-R2; but White's next
tack, Lasker frequently sacrifices move leads Lasker's thoughts in a
tempi and terrain in order to main' different direction.
tain the tension." 20 B-Kt B-Q3!
15 Q-K2 B-Kt
Kt-Q4 Compelling ite to' retreat his
16 P-B4
only well-posted piece, as 21 P-
17 QR-K
QKt4 would be followed by 21
A demonstration without any . . . KtxKtP; 22 PxKt, BxQKtP
real sting. Tarrasch rightly sug..
gests 17 P-B5, PxP; 18 BxP, QR-
K and White's position is full of 21 Kt-B4 P-QKt4
promise after 19 QR-K, the im; 22 Kt-R5
152 DR . LASKER'S CHESS CAREER
After 22 KtxB, QxKt Black respondingly illustrates the strength

would sooner or later force the of 17. . . P-B4! ( och).
entrance of his Kt at QB5, fol.. 27 . . . . P-QR4!
lowed by . . . B-Q4 and the oc" 28 R-B2 PxP
cupation of the QB and Q :files. 29 PxP R-R
22 . . . . B-R Now all of Lasker'ls pieces are
23 P-QKt4 admirably posted.
Threatening Kt-Kt3-B5 and at 30 B-R2
the same time setting a deep trap In order to rid himself of the
which Black avoids, namely: 23 terrible Kt. If only he could rid
. . . KtxKtP; 24 PxKt, BxQKtP himself of his QB!
(seemingly winning the Kt) ; 25 Rx
P! BxQ (there is nothing better);
30 . . . . Q-KB2
31 BxKt BxB
26 RxQ, BxKt; 27 B-R2ch, K-R;
32 B-Kt2
28 P-Q5, B-B6; 29 BxB, RxB; 30
R-Q -f- . White's passed P is very Hoping either to exchange Rs
dangerous ( och). on the Q R file or to unmask the
23 . . . . Kt-Kt3! B's diagonal. White carries out
both of these aims but the result
Lasker wishes to bring the QB is not wholly pleasing.
to Q4 in order to protect the weak
KP, at the same time preparing 32 . . . . R-Kt3
. . . Kt-B5. Beginning the final phase.
24 Kt-Kt3 B-Q4 33 R-R
25 Kt-B5 Kt-B5 Better would have been B-B;
26 Q-B3 but the continuation now adopted
Threatening KtxRP as well as by Lasker was not easy to foresee.
KtxKP followed by P-Q5 accord.. 33 . . . RxRch
ing to Tarrasch. This comment is 34 BxR Q-B2!
erroneous, since 27 KtxKP, BxKt; The first move of an extraordi..
28 P-Q5 is answered by 28 . . . narily complicated and daring
KtxB; 29 QxKt, Q-R2ch followed maneuver which shows Lasker at
by . . . B-Q2 with a piece ahead. the height of his tactical skill.
26 . . . . R-KB3! 35 Q-K3 R-Kt5!
A powerful move, after which In order to force P-Kt3, which
Black's attacking chances begin to Janowski could still have avoided
materialize. He need not fear 27 if his B were on the right diagonal.
KtxRP because of the reply . . . 36 P-Kt3
BxKKtP!
Forced: if 36 KtxP? Q-K2.
27 B-B (See diagram on next page)
The uselessness of this B 36 . . . P-Kt4!!
(hemmed in by the Ps at QKt4, Despite its apparent boldness,
Q4 and B4) shows how weak the move is quite sound and abso..
White'ls 17th move was and cor" lutely decisive! In order to appre'"
Position after White's 36th move BxP! (if now 50 KtxB; Q-B5 ch;
51 K-K3, Q-Kt6ch winning the
.
Q); 50 Q-R8ch (there is nothing
better), B-B; 51 Q-R3, BxKt;' 52
QxB, B-B4ch; 53 K-B3, B-Kt5ch!
54 K-Q4, Q-B7ch; 55 Q-K3, B-
B4ch and White's Q is lost. An
impressive example of the power of
the Bs on the open board.
44 BxR
Now White's prospects seem ex"
cellent; he has regained his P, the
game is considerably simplified, and
ciate the move fully, one must bear he threatens B-Q6.
in mind that Lasker, before ventur" 44 . . . . Q-KKt2!
ing on it, had to calculate its con" To this simple move there is no
sequences and foresee that he adequate reply! Either White must
would ultimately obtain a definite exchange Qs (which gives him a
advantage. lost ending because of his weak
37 P-Q5 QKtP and the opponent'ls powerful
37 PxP would be ruinous be" Bs and passed P) or else he falls
BxP Th e text is into a mating net. Janowski chooses
cause 0 f 3
7
White's best chance. the latter alternative as being more
interesting.
37 . . . . BxQP
38 -Q4 PxP 45 Q-R5ch
39 Q-R8ch K-B2 45 B-K'5 would be worthless be~
40 QxPch K-K cause of the fatal reply 45 . . . Q-
41 Q-R8ch B-B Kt5 and if then 46 B-Q6? Q-Q8
42 B-K5 Q-B2 ch; 47 K-B2, Q-Q7ch; 48 K-B, B-
43 RxP RxR B5ch; 49 K-Kt, Q-K8ch; 50 K-
Lasker's combination has been Kt2, Q-B8 mate.
carefully planned to the last detail: 45 . . . . K-Q
if now 44 PxR, Q-Kt3ch; 45 K-B2, 46 B-Kt5ch K-B2
Q-Kt7ch; 46 K-K3 (threatening 47 B-B4ch B-Q3
B-Q6 as well as Q-R5ch followed
by Q-Kt5ch. If instead 46 K-K, White is forced to exchange: the
B-B6 and mate follows), B-B6! 47 rest is easy.
Kt-Q3 (if 47 KtxP, Q-K7ch; 48 48 BxBch KxB
K-Q4, Q-Q7 mate; or 47 B-Q6, 49 Q-R4
Q-K7ch; 48 K-Q4, Q-Kt7ch win..
If 49 Q-Q, Q-Kt7 wins; or 49
ning the Q, or 47 K-Q3, B-Q8!
Q-K2, Q-Q5ch etc.
and wins), Q-K7ch; 48 K-Q4, B-
K5! and Black must win: 49 Q-R3 49 . . . . Q-R8ch
(obviously the Kt cannot move), 50 K-B2 Q-Kt7ch
51 K-K 8 KtxB 0-0-0

51 K-K3 would likewise lose 9 Q-Q3
after 51 . . . Q-B8ch; 52 K-Q3, Again the opportunity of re"
B-B5ch or 52 K-Q4? Q-Q7ch; 53 maining a P ahead presented itself
Kt-Q3, P-K4 mate. with 9 B-Kt5, but after 9 . . . P-
51 . . . . Q-B8ch B3; 10 PxP, PxP; 11 B-B4, B-R3;
52 K-K2 B-B5ch 12 BxB, KtxB; 13 Q-Q3, Kt-K4;
14 KtxKt, PxKt; 15 Q-K4, Kt-B2;
White resigns, for if 53 Kt-Q3,
16 P-KKt3, Kt-Q3; 17 Q-Q3, P-
Q-B7ch; or 53 K-B2, Q-Q7ch; 54
B4; 18 B-Kt2, P-K5 Black has a
K-Kt, Q-K8ch and mate next
strong attack.
move; or finally 53 K-B3, Q-B8ch.
This game, so masterfully con"
9 . . . . P- 3
ducted by Lasker through all its Not 9 . . . KtxP; 10 Q-B5ch,
difficult phases, is perhaps the finest Kt-Q2; 11 KtxP.
of his whole career. 10 P-KKt3 P-KKt3
11 B-Kt2 B-Kt2
After 11 . . . KtxP; 12 KtxKt,
GAME No. 71
St. Petersburg 1914 hIS Q B WIthout loss of time.
Albin Counter Gambit 12 0-0 KtxP
13 KtxKt BxKt
~te Black 14 P-QKt4 P-KB4
Dr. E. Lasker Dr. A. Alekhine
Black is still unable to develop
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 his Kt, for if 14 . . . Kt-B3; 15
2 P-QB4 P-K4 P-B4, B-Q3; 16 P-QB5.
3 QPxP P-Q5 15 P-B5 Q-K3
4 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
. . . Kt-B3? is still impossible.
5' P-QR3 B-Kt5
6 QKt-Q2 16 P-B6! Kt-K2
Alekhine prefers to complicate
6 B-B4 would not hold the P: 6 matters still further, since the ac"
... KKt-K2; 7 QKt-Q2, Kt-Kt3; 8 ceptance of the sacrifice would
B-Kt3, Q-K2 etc. Lasker, however, give him a difficult game: 16 . . .
is not interested in retaining the PxP; 17 B-Kt2, Kt-K2; 18 QR-B.
gambit P, as he wishes to wrest the
attack from his youthful opponent. I 18 . . . R-Q3; 19 Q-R6ch
K-Q; 20 QxRP, P-Kt4; 21 p-Kti
6 . . . . Q-K2 -+-
7 P-R3 BxKt
II 18 . . . Kt-Q4; 19 Q-R6
After this move White's advan~
ch, K-Q2; 20 P-Kt5, PxP; 21 QxP
tage becomes clear. 7 . . . B-R4,
ch, K-K2; 22 R-B5 and wins.
8 P-KKt4, B-Kt3'; 9 B-Kt2 (where..
by some weak points are created 17 PxPch K-Kt
in White's game) would have been 18 B-Kt2
more in the spirit of the opening. Not a good square for the B;
..
.
it would be far more preferable to B4, Q-B2; 27 P-Kt5 and White
develop it at Q2, a post which is should win.
useful for both attack and defense. 23 . . . . Kt-K6!
An even stronger continuation, 24 R-B5! Q-B3
however, is 18 P-Kt5 and if in If 24 . . . KtxR; 25 BxB, Kt-
reply 18 . . . R-Q3; 19 P-QR4 Kt7; 26 BxR!
wins quickly, for example 19 . . . Tarrasch is of the opinion that
KR-Q; 20 P-R5, Kt-Q4; 21 B-R3, after 24 . . . KtxB; 25 KxKt the
R(Q3)-Q2; 22 B-B5 and Black game would be about even; if now
cannot defend himself against P- 25 . . . BxB; 26 KRxB, R(Q)-
Kt6. Thus if 22. . . P-Kt4; 23 Q2 ;27 Q-KB3, R-B2 and White
P-Kt6, BPxP; 24 PxP, KtxP; 25 has only a slight advantage. The
Q-R6, K-B2; 26 QxP and wins. move actually made, however, still
18 . . . . R-Q3 keeps the draw in hand.
If 18... P-B5 White can 25 Q-K4
force an advantageous ending by The alternative 25 R-K would
19 PxP, BxP; 20 Q-K4, QxQ (20 force Black to play 25 . . . KtxB;
. . . Q-Q3? 21 KR-Q+); 21 Bx 26 K.xKt, BxB; 27 xB with a
Q etc. draw as the probable result.
19 QR-B KR-Q 25 . . . . KtxR!
20 R-B2 P-B5 26 BxB
After B-Q2 it would not have
been so easy to play this move.
21 PxP BxP
22 R-Q
If instead 22 Q-K4, B-K4; 23
P-B4, B-B3; 24 QxQ, RxQ and
White has too many weaknesses to
expect to win. Nor would 22 B-B,
B-K4; 23 BxP, Kt-Q4; 24 B-Q2,
Kt-B6 be a satisfactory continua'
tion for White.
22 . . . . T,7" B4
l\..t- /
Not 22 . . . Kt-Q4; 23 BxP! 26 . . . . Kt-B6?
23 B-QB? Tarrasch considers Black"s 25th
Here 23 Q-K4 would have pre.. move the decisive blunder, but in
vented the ensuing complications, point of fact Alekhine't s last move
as Black would be forced to ex" deserves that dubious honor. Black
change Qs: could still have held the game with
I 23 B-K4; 24 R-B5. 26 . . . KtxP!
II 23 Q-Kt6; 24 B-QB, I 27 BxR, RxB! 28 Q-K8ch,
BxB (or 24 R-K3; 25 Q-Q3); R-Q; 29 Q-K5, QxQ; 30 RxQ, P-
25 KRxB, R(Q3)-Q2; 26 Q- Q6! 31 PxP, KtxP; 32 R-K4 (to
stop. . . Kt-B5), P-Kt4; 33 R-K6, Transposing into the defense

Kt-B5; 34 RxP, KtxB; 35 KxKt, which Tarrasch advocated so stub;
R-Q6 . bornly for a good forty years in
II 27 BxR, RxB! 28 Q-K5, P- the controversy which he somewhat
Q6! 29 QxQ, RxQ; 30 PxP (or magniloquently termed T arrasch
30 R-Q5, R-Q3! 31 RxR? PxR; 32 contra mundum.
KxKt, P-Q7), KtxP; 31 R-Q?', R- 4 BPxP KPxP
Q 3; 32 RxR, PxR and Black can 5 P-KKt3 Kt-QB3
hardly lose. 6 B-Kt2 Kt-B3
III 27 KxKt? P-Q6!! (27 7 0-0 B-K2
P-Kt4? R-B5); 28 K-Kt, QxB! 29 8 PxP BxP
QxQ, P-Q7; 30 R-B (or 30 Qx 9 QKt-Q2
QP), PxR Qch; 31 QxQ, R- An innovation of some theoreti;
Q8ch and wins. cal importance. White plans to
IV 27 Q-B3, P-Q6! 28 BxR, blockade the isolated QP by play..
RxB; 29 PxP (or 29 QxQ, trans" ing one of his Kts to Q4. Black
posing into Variation II) , KtxP has nothing better than to allow
and Black should draw without his opponent to carry out his plan.
difficulty. 9 . . . . P-Q5?
27 BxR!! QxB Distinctly bad. Tarrasch crosses
But not 27 . . . KtxQ; 28 Bx his adversary's plan~ to be sure~ but
Pch~ KxP; 30 BxKtch~ K-R3; 31 the game soon takes an unfavorable
P-Kt5 mate. turn for Black because of this
28 Q-K5 Q-Kt3 move.
29 Q-K7 Q-Q3 10 Kt-Kt3 B-Kt3
30 R-K5 P-Q6 11 Q-Q3!
31 PxP QxQP Now Black must defend himself
32 R-K3 Q-Q8ch against the threat of R-Q.
33 K-R2 Kt-Kt4 11. . . . B-K3
34 R-K6 KtxP 12 R-Q BxKt
35 R-KB6
~
Resigns 13 QxB
He has no defense against 36 R- Still threatening to win the QP
B8. A game worthy of the cham' (14 P-K3 etc.). Hence Black's
pion and the champion-to-be! reply.
13 . . . . Q-K2
GAME No. 72 14 B-Q2!
St. Petersburg 1914 Far stronger than the more
Queen's Gambit Declined plausible B-B4~ as White's next
White Black move shows.
Dr. E. Lasker Dr. S. Tarrasch 14 . . . . 0-0
1 P-Q4 P-Q4 15 P-QR4!!
2 Kt-KB3 P-QB4 HAn exceptionally fine move: the
3 P-B4 P-K3 P is to be advanced in order to
undermine the position of Black's Position after Blacl(s 19th move
Q side pieces" (Tarrasch).
15 . . . . Kt-K5
There is no wholly satisfactory
move available; if for example 15
.. B-B4; 16 P-R5, P-QR3 (rec..
ommended by Tarrasch); 17 QR-
B, B-R2; 18 Kt-R4, whereupon 18
.. QxP would be bad because of
19 QxP; or if 18 . . . Q.R-B; 19
Q-Q3-+-.
Black must of course avoid 15
.. QxP? 16 R-K, Q-R3; 17 B-
KB and the Q is trapped. 20 Kt-R4 B-Kt3
16 B-K QR-Q Costs the exchange, but there 1S
Losing valuable time: theR no wholly satisfactory alternative:
should have been brought to the I 2,0... B-Q3? 21 Kt-B5, Q-
QB :file directly. If instead 16 . ~. K4; 22 BxKt etc.
Kt-B4; 17 Q-Kt5. II 20... Kt-B3; 21 B-R3,
17 P-R5 B-B4 R-B2 (forced); 22 Kt-B5, Q-K4;
18 P-R6! PxP 23 B-Q2 etc.
Black is confronted with a choice III 20 . . . Kt-Kt; 21 Q-KB3
of evils. After the text Black's (21 Q-B2, P-Q6!), Kt-KB3; 22
pieces are very awkwardly placed Kt-B5, Q-K4; 23 B-Q2-+-.
on the Q B file. An examination of IV 20 . . . Kt-Q; 21 Kt-B5,
the consequences of 18 . . . P-Q Q-K4; 22 BxKt, QxB; 23 Kt-Q6
Kt3 shows that Lasker's 15th move and wins.
was a deeply considered demonstra.. 21 Kt-B5 Q-K4
tion against the QP, namely 18 22 BxKt QxB
.. P-QKt3; 19 Q-R4, R-B; 20 23 Kt-Q6 QxP
QR-Kt and White wins the QP 24 KtxR RxKt
after the advance of his Q KtP. Black has a strong passed P, but
19 QR-B his game must fall to pieces as soon
Now all of Black's pieces ""hang-' as his remaining R is exchanged.
badly, the chief threat being Kt-R4 25 Q-Q5 Q-K3

WInnIng a pIece. Not 25 . . . Kt-K2? 26 RxRch,
19 . . . . R-B KtxR; 27 Q-R8, Q-K; 28 R-B,
The loss of time incurred in this Kt-Q3; 29 QxQch ,KtxQ; 30 R-
R's moves is now evident. If in~ B8, K-B; 31 B-Kt4ch.
stead 19 . . . Kt-Kt; 20 Kt-R4, B- 26 Q-B3
Kt3; 21 B-Kt4 or 20 . . . B-Q3; .-
Lasker decides to defer the ex"

21 RxP-+-. change of Qs, as he has a strong
(See diagram next column) position with the present set-up
of forces. But 26 QxQ, PxQ; 27 Black's K from getting into play,

R-B4, Kt-K2 (forced); 28 RxRch, after which the QP might become
KtxR; 29 R-B was also good dangerous.
enough to win: 29 . . . Kt-K2; 37 . . . . K-Q4
30 B-Kt4 followed by B-B5 etc. 38 P-B3 P-R4
26 . . . . P-R3 39 P-R4 Kt-B4
27 B-Q2! 40 P-R5 P-Q6
Threatening 28 R-K, Q-Q2; 29 41 K-B P-R5?
R-B4 and Black has no good de' Cutting short what promised to
fense against KR-QB. If 29 be a very interesting end-game.
Kt-K2; 30 RxKt; or 29 . . . Kt- Absorbed in his own plans, Black
R4; 30 R-K7, QxR; 31 RxRch overlooks his opponent's threat.
winning a piece; or 29 . . . Kt- 42 PxP KtxP
Kt; 30 R-K7 etc. 43 B-B6! K-K3
27 . . . . Kt-K4 Sorrowful homecoming. The B
28 RxRch QxR is of course immune from capture.
29 Q-K4 Kt-Q2 44 BxP K-B2
The Kt would be safer at "Kt3, 45 B-K5 Kt-B4
but out of play (Tarrasch). 46 R-Q Resigns
30 R-QB Q-B For B-Q4 will win the QP.
This costs a P, but Q-Q Tarrasch unstintedly praises Las,
could be met by Q-Q5 or Q-Kt7. ker's fine play in this game.
31 BxP Kt-B4
31 . . . PxB; 32 Q-Kt4ch GAME No. 73
would be e- ienmore hopeless for St. Petersburg 1914
Black. Ruy Lopez
32 Q-Kt4 P-B4
33 Q-Kt6 Q-B2 White Black
Or 33 . . . P-R4 (White
Dr. A. Alekhine Dr. E. Lasker
threatened to win outright by 34 1 P-K4 P-K4
P-QKt4, Kt-Q2; 35 R-B8); 34 R- 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
K, Kt-K5; 35 P-B3, P-Q6 dis ch; 3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
36 K-Kt2, Kt-B3 (36 . . . Kt-Q3; 4 BxKt QPxB
37 R-K6, B-B4; 38 B-B4); 37 B- 5 Kt-B3 P-B3
Kt5 etc. Regarding this move see Games
34 QxQch KxQ Nos. 27 and 32.
35 B-Kt5 6 P-Q4 PxP
The ending is easily won for 7 QxP QxQ
White with a little care. 8 KtxQ B-Q3
35 . . . . Kt-Q6 9 B-K3 Kt-K2
36 R-Kt K-K3 10 0-0-0
37 P-Kt3 With the White pieces against
This and the next move prevent Capablanca the following day,
Lasker castled K side. The text is 22 BxP BxP

at least equally good. 23 R-R PxB
10 . . . . 0-0 24 RxB P-QKt4
Black, however, should castle Q 25 R-K Kt-Q2
side, in order to defend the Ps on 26 Kt-Q P-QR4
that wing. Being a point and a Tarrasch expresses surprise at
half behind Capablanca and des" the fact that Lasker does not con"
perately in need of a win at this centrate on the backward KP, but
stage, Lasker purposely takes instead starts a belated attack on
chances. ite's K. But Lasker judges the
position more profoundly. In order
11 Kt-Kt3
to remain in the running for first
To gain control of QB5. If now prize, he must win this game. A
11 . . . P-QKt3? 12 BxP. stereotyped, attack on the KP
11 . . . . Kt-Kt3 would lead to nothing, since White
12 B-B5 B-B5ch can defend the P as many times as
13 K-Kt R-K it is attacked. Lasker therefore
In order to be able to answer P- decides to allow the advance of the
Kt 3 with . . . B-K4, threatening KP, in order to create complica"
. . . BxKt as well as . . . B-Kt5. tions which may turn out in his
14 -K P-Kt3 favor.
15 B-K3 B-K4 27 R-R3 P-Kt)
16 B-Q4 Kt-R5 28 Kt-B2 Kt-B4
17 R-Kt B-K3 More promising than 28 . . .
An excellent alternative is 17 Kt-K4; 29 Kt-Q3 .
. . . P-KKt4! and if then 18 BxB, 29 R(R3)-K3 P-R5
PxB; 19 Kt-Q2, B-Kt5; 20 P-B3, 30 PxP KtxRP
B-K3; 21 P-KKt3, Kt-Kt3; 22 QR- 31 P-K5 PxP
KB, R-KB.+. 32 RxP KR-Kt
18 P-B4! B-Q3 N ow Black has attacking
19 B-B2 chances. Thus 33 R-K4? would
Of course not 19 BxKtP, BxP. lose because of 33 . . . Kt-B6ch;
19 . . . . Kt-Kt3 34 PxKt, PxP dis ch; 35 K-B, R-
20 P-B5! R8 mate.
Relatively best. 20 P-KKt3 33 Kt-K4 P-Kt6
would leave the KP subject to at.. If 33 . . . Kt-B6ch; 34 KtxKt,
tack, while 20 BxP loses a P after PxKt; 35 P-QKt3-+-.
20 . . . BxP; 21 B-Q4, BxP.
20 . . . BxKt 34 R-K2
21 RPxB 34 P-B3 would strengthen
Superior to 21 PxKt, B-K3; 22 Black's attack, while if 34 PxP, Rx
PxPch, K-R; 23 BxP, BxP; 24 R- P; 35 R-K2, QR-Kt and Black
R. wins a P.
21 . . . . Kt-B 34 . . . . Kt-Kt3
34 . . . KtxP; 35 KxKt, R-R7 42 R-Kt7, then 42 . . . R-Q8ch;

ch; 36 K-B3, P-Kt7; 37 Kt-Q2 is 43 K-B2, Kt-K6ch winning a R!
not good for Black (Tarrasch). 42 K-B would save both Rs but
35 PxP Kt-Q4 lead to mate: 42 . . . R-R8ch; 43
36 P-KKt4 P-R3 K-B2, Kt-Kt5 mate.
37 P-Kt5 PxP 42 RxKt RxR
38 KtxP Kt-B3 43 Kt-K6 K-B2
38 . . . RxP? allows mate in 44 RxPch K-B3
two. 45 R-B7 R-Q3
39 R-K7 Black must not lose this P, with..
White's attempt at attack is out which the game cannot be won.
faulty policy. R(K5)-K3 or R-Q 46 Kt.- B 5' KxP
B5 or R-QB2 would have been As Tarrasch points out, Black's
sufficient to draw. chief problem in the ensuing end..
39 . . . . RxP game is practically solved by the
40 R-Kt2 exchange of Rs, for Black's K will
To prevent . . . R-Kt6. then become an attacking piece.
40 . . . . Kt-Q4 47 R-B7ch K-K4
41 R-Q7? 48 K-B2 R-KR3
49 Kt-Q3ch K-Q3
A blunder which loses the ex'" 50 R-B5 R-QKt
change; it must be admitted that 51 K-B3 K-B2
the winning move is extremely fine 52 R-B7ch K-Kt3
and difficult to foresee. White 53 R-Q7
should have played 41 R-K, after
This is of course the most favor..
which he could hardly lose.
able square for the R, as its mo'"
bility is greatest at this point. But
Position after White's 41st move
Black can easily drive it away by
playing a R to Q4.
53 . . . . R-R6
54 R-Q4 R(Kt)-KR
Threatening . . . R(R)-R5 fol..
lowed by . . . R-R4-Q4.
55 R-Kt4ch K-B2
56 K-B2 R(R)-R5
57 R-Kt3 R-R7ch
Tarrasch points out a far speed..
ier win here by 57 . . . P-B4; 58
R-B3, K-Q3; 59 R-R3, P-B5; 60
41 . . . . R-Q6!! R-R6ch, K-Q4; 61 Kt-Kt4ch, K-
Forcing the win of the exchange! Q5 and Black should win quickly.
The immediate threat is 42 . . . l.l.But we must bear in mind," he
Kt-B6ch. If White avoids this by continues, ~l'that the advance of the
..
QBP determines first prize! 83 R-Q R(Q)-KR

And the advance would still be Threatening 84 . . . R -R8 ; 85
possible if the other methods turned R-Q2, R(R)-R7; 86 Kt-B2, R-B8.
out to be insufficient." 84 R-KKt R(R)-R4
58 K-B3 R(R5)-R6 85 K-B2 R-Q4
59 R-Kt4 R-R4 86 R-Q R-Kt4
60 R-Kt4 R(R7)-R6 87 R-Q2?
Threatening . . . R-Q4. A slip probably due to fatigue.
61 K-B2 R-Q4 Correct was 87 R-KB, after which
62 Kt-B4 R-B4ch Black would double Rs on the
63 K-Kt R-R8ch seventh rank and attack the QKtP.
64 K-R2 R-R4ch This would paralyze White's R,
65 K-Kt3 R-Kt4ch but the win would still be quite
66 K-B3 K-Kt3 difficult.
67 Kt-Q3 R-R6 87 . . . . R(R6)-Kt6
Lasker bides his time and slowly 88 Kt-B R-Kt7
moves towards his goal. The text 89 Kt-K2 K-Kt3 !
threatens . . . R-Q4. White resigns, since he cannot
68 K-B2 R-Q4 avoid the exchange of Rs, which
69 R-Kt4ch K-B2 will leave Black with an easy win.
70 R-Kt3 R-R7ch This game, by reason of its in'
71 K-B3 K-Q3 herent difficulty as well as the
72 R-R3 R-Kt7 nerve-racking circumstances under
73 R-R R-Kt6 which it was played, belongs in the
74 R-Q K-B2 same class with Game No. 63.
75 R-Q2 K-Kt3
76 R-Q K-Kt4 GAME No. 74
Now 77 R-Q2 would lose
St. Petersburg 1914
quickly: 77 . . . R-B4ch; 78 K-
Kt3 (or 78 K-Q4, R-B5ch; 79 K- Ruy Lopez
K5, R-K6ch; 80 K-B5, R-Q5), R- White Black
B5; 80 R-Q, P-B4; 81 R-Q2, R- Dr. E. Lasker J. R. Capablanca
R6; 82 R-Q, R-K6; 83 R-Q2, R
(B5)-K5 and the exchange of Rs 1 P-K4 P-K4
cannot be prevented (Tarrasch). 2 Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3 B-Kt5 P-QR3
77 K-B2 K-B5 4 BxKt QPxB
78 P-Kt3ch K-Kt4 5 P-Q4 PxP
Black has now forced a serious 6 QxP QxQ
weakness in White's game. 7 KtxQ B-Q3
79 R-Q2 R-R6 8 Kt-QB3 Kt-I{2
80 R-Q R-R7ch 9 0-0
81 K-B3 R-Q Unusual, but good: the K is to
82 R-KKt R-R6 support the advance of the K side

Ps. A surprising and courageous

9 . . . . 0-0 move which gives White a definite
advantage. The move creates a
Also unusual, but this time less
hole for Black's pieces at K4, but
good. As pointed out in the notes
it helps White in three ways: 1)
to Game No. 73, Black should
it fixes Black's KBP, enabling
castle Q side in order to guard his
White to undertake a K side at..
weak Ps. If instead 9 . . P-KB tack with P-KKt4-5'; 2) it confines
4; 10 R-K, PxP; 11 KtxP-+-:. Black's QB; and 3) it will later
10 P-B4 enable White to plant a Kt at K6.
Having the majority of Ps on The fact that Lasker was able to
the K side, Lasker immediately sets carry out everyone of these objec"
out to utilize this advantage. tives, shows that Capablanca did
10 . . . . R-K not properly grasp the essentials
After White's last move 10 of the position.
12 . . . . P-QKt3
tinuation 11 B-K3, R-Q; 12 QR- A wiser continuation was 12
. . . B-Q2 and if 13 B-B4, BxB;
P:KR3, QR-Q; 15' PxB, BxKt; ~6 14 RxB, QR-Q; 15' R-Q, B-B and
BxB, RxB; 17 -Q would be 1n White will find it difficult to press
White's favor, although the r~sult, home his advantage.
13 B-B4 B-Kt2
difficult to win. Super10r to the HCapablanca decided upon this
text was 10 . . . P-KB4; 11 P-K5', move only after prolonged deliber'"
B-B4 12 B-K3, BxKt! (White was ation. The alternative was . . .
BxB; 14 RxB, P-B4. In that case
. . . B-Kt3; 13 QKt-K2~); 13 Bx White would be unable to establish
B, P-QKt3; 14 QR-Q~ P-B4; 15' a Kt on K6, but would exchange Rs
B-K3 B-K3 and in view of the on the Q file and virtually be a P
ahead, e g. 15' R-Q, B-Kt2; 16 R-
initiative on the Q s1de, the POSl"
B2, QR-Q; 17 RxR, RxR; 18 R-
tion is about even. Q2, RxR; 19 KtxR. Many com-
11 Kt-Kt3 plications might yet arise, but with
Black was threatening 11 best play, White can retain a
B-QB4; 12 B-K3, Kt-Q4+. slight advantage" (Lasker).
11 . . . . P-B3 14 BxB
Preventing P-K5' but weakening Good: now Black has a new
his K3 . Preferable was 11 . weakness at Q 3.
B-K3 and if 12 P-K5' , B-QKt5' 14 . . . PxB
with good chances, for example 13 15' Kt-Q4 QR-Q?
Kt-K4, B-KB4 or 13 Kt-Q4, B- After this he will never be able
QB4; 14 B-K3, BxKt; 15' BxB, P- to drive White's Kt from K6. The
QKt3' . alternative was 15' . . . R-R2; 16
12 P-B5! QR-Q, B-B but after 17 P-KKt4
;
followed by Kt(Q4)-K2 White's R-Q, Kt-K4ch; 33 K moves, PxP

game remains much superior. with a good game.
16 Kt-K6 R-Q2 31 PxP RPxP
17 QR-Q Kt-B After 31 . . . BPxP; 32 R-R3
If instead 17 . . . P-Q4; 18 R- the RP is lost.
B2-Q2 would practically stalemate 32 R-R3!
all of Black's pieces. Lasker is faithful to his strategic"
18 R-B2 P-QKt4 al plan: it is more important to
In order to obtain some more command the file than to win
room. But the move eventually the QP.
leads to the opening of the Q R file, 32 . . . . R-Q2
which can only result in White's 33 K-Kt3!
favor hecause of his superior mo" In order to threaten 34 P-K5! B
bility. Black's best chance was to PxP ( 34 . . . Q PxP? 3'5 RxRch,
give up the exchange. KtxR; 36 R-R7ch, K-K; 37 Kt-K4
19 KR-Q2 and mate in two); 35 Kt-K4 with
To prevent Black from moving a winning position. With this in
his Kt. view, Lasker removes the K from
the diagonal.
19 . . . . R(Q2)-K2
20 P-QKt4 33 . . . . K-K
34 QR- _
Stops . . . P-QB4 or . . . P-
Kt5. If 34 P-K'5, P-Q4! (the only
move); 3'5 PxP, K-B2 and Black
20 . . . . K-B2 still has some play left. The text
21 P-QR3 B-R wins very simply, since Black has
22 K-B2 no good moves.
Preparing to advance on the K 34 . . . . B-Kt2
side.
Black is helpless: if 34 . . . R-
22 . . . . R-R2 QR2; 35 R-R8 wins a R; if 34
23 P-Kt4 P-R3 . . . Kt-B'5; 35 R-R8 wins the B;
24 R-Q3 P-QR4 and if 34 . . . P-Q4; 3'5 PxP, Ktx
The opening of the file, as pre" P; 36 Kt-K4 followed by R-R8
viously pointed out, only helps
wIns.
White. Giving up the exchange
was still Black's best course. (See diagram on next page)
25 P-KR4 PxP 35 P-K5!
26 PxP R(R2)-K2 A pretty finishing touch.
27 K-B3 R-Kt
28 K-B4 P-KKt3 3'5 . . . . QPxP
29 R-Kt3 P-Kt4ch Alternatives were:
30 K-B3! Kt-Kt3 I 3'5 . . . P-Q4; 36 Kt-B'5, R-
A desperate attempt to obtain K2; 37 R-R8, RxR; 38 RxRch, K-
some counter-play. If 31 RxP B2; 39 R-R7ch, K-K; 40 RxRch,
Black intends 31 . . . Kt-B5; 32 KxR; 41 PxPch, KxP; 42 KtxB.
Position after Blac~'s 34th move GAME No. 75

St. Petersburg 1914
Petroff Defense
White Black
Dr. E. Lasker F. J. Marshall
1 P-K4 P-K4
2 Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3
3 KtxP P-Q3
4 Kt-KB3 KtxP
5 Q.-K2
Lasker's choice of the opening
variation was conditioned by the
II 35 . . . BPxP; 36 Kt-K4, circumstances under which this
Kt-Q4; 37 R-R8, RxR; 38 RxRch, game was played. It took place in
the last round, with Lasker half a
K-K2; 39 Kt(K6)xP, Kt-B3
point ahead of Capablanca. Hence
(forced); 40 KtxKt, KxKt; 41 R- the text-move, which assures him
R6ch! K-K2 (41 . . . KxKt? 42 a draw, and possibly against
R-Kt6 mate); 42 P-B6ch, K-Q; Marshall's attempt to complicate
43 P-B7 winning easily. matters winning chances.
5 . . . . Q-K2
36 Kt-K4 Kt-Q4 6 P-Q3 Kt-KB3
7 B-Kt5 B-K3
37 Kt(K6)-B5
This is Black's only move if he
wishes both to avoid the exchange
Winning the exchange, for if
of Qs and the doubling of his Ps.
37 . . . R-K2; 38 KtxB, RxKt; 39
g Kt-B3 QKt-Q2
Kt-Q6ch etc.
Black evidently dislikes 8 . . .
Kt-B3; 9 P-Q4, P-Q4; 10 BxKt, P
37 . . . . B-B xB; but after the text he also gets
38 KtxR BxKt into difficulties.
39 R-R7 R-B 9 0-0-0 P-KR3
40 R-R K-Q A forcible attempt to free his
41 R-R8ch B-B position, for after 9 . . . 0-0-0;
42 Kt-B5 Resigns 10 P-Q4, P-Q4; 11 Kt-K5 White
would have the better game.
He cannot meet the threats of 10 B-R4 P-KKt4
The natural complement to the
R-Q7ch, Kt-K6ch and Kt-Kt7ch.
previous move, but this violent

demonstration only accentuates the
This fine game uniquely epl~
inferiority of Black's game.
tomizes Lasker's genius. 11 B-Kt3 Kt-R4
Or 11 . . . 0-0-0; 12 P-Q4, Position after White's 20th move
P-Q4; 13 P-KR4, P-Kt5; 14 Kt-

K5+.
12 P-Q4 KtxB
In order to be able to play . . .
P-Q4, but this move is by no
means good, as Lasker convincingly
demonstrates. Somewhat better
(though insufficient to equalize)
was . . . 0-0-0.
13 RPxKt P-Kt5
Putting the Kt more or less out 21 R-K (in order to interpose this
of play, but after White's reply Rafter . . . Q-Kt4ch. It would
the threat of P-Q5 becomes even be a mistake to play 21 R-Kt3, Q-
more acute. Kt4ch; 22 K-Kt, Kt-Q7ch), R-Q3;
14 Kt-KR4 P-Q4? 22 KtxR, QxKt; 23 R-Kt3ch, Kt-
The decisive mistake. Tarrasch Kt3; 24 P-R4, B-B; 25 R-K8, Q-
rightly recommends . . . Kt-Kt3. Q2; 26 Q-Kt5! QxQ; 27 RxQ and
15 Q-Kt5! White finally comes out a P ahead,
Winning at least a P by force. for example . . . K-Kt2; 28 P-R
15 . . . . 0-0-0 5, B-Q2; 29 RxB etc. (Tarrasch)
Black has no satisfactory alterna.. and White wins the ending with..
tive, for if 15 . . . Q-Kt5; 16 Kt out much difficulty.
xP, QxQ; 17 KtxPch etc; or 15 21 K-Kt B-Q3
. . . B-Kt2; 16 QxKtP, 0-0 and 22 R-Kt3 KR-K
Black does not have adequate com'" Black is helpless against the ad..
pensation for his material inferi.. vance of the RP.
ority. The text-move sets an amus"
ing trap: 16 KtxP, BxKt; 17 Qx 23 P-R4 B-KB4
B, Q-Kt4ch winning a piece. Hoping for . . . R-K7, but
16 Q-R5 P-R3 Lasker's next move puts an end to
Again Black has nothing better, this plan.
16 . . . K-Kt being answered by 24 Kt-R7 B-Q2
17 Kt-Kt5. 25 P-R5 Q-Q7
17 BxP! PxB 26 PxKt R-K8ch
18 QxRPch K-Kt 27 K-R2
19 Kt-Kt5 Kt-Kt3 By way of emphasizing the fu---
20 R-Q3 tility of Black's struggles.
Intending R-Kt3 followed by P- 27 . . . . P-QB3
R4-5. 28 Kt-Kt5 PxKt
(See diagram next column) 29 Q-R7ch Resigns
20 . . . . Q-Kt4ch ? K-B leads to mate in two
Marshall misses the best defense, by 30 Q-R8ch, B-Kt; 31 Q-R6
which consisted in 20 . . . Kt-B5; mate.
Lasker's
Greatest Chess Games
1888-1814
(formel"'ly titled: Dr. Lasker's Chess Career)
by FRED REINFELD and REUBEN FINE

ChC$ll Champion of lh~ World from 18!l-l to 1921, Emanuel L:ukcr i. dc-
lIl:l"H:dly considerl'd one of the gTcaletl (hetS plil)t'B who (\'(::r lin:d. rhi.
booL. compiled and annotated b) ''''0 olhe gr~l names in the chess ,""orld.
lndudell man)' of Luker'. finest pineL
The collection rollo..~ Ihe c'Hly put of Las1.cr's career, extending from
1889 ","hnl he won Ihe lIauptturnlcr al 6felll"u, g'oIiniug the title of M:ulcr.
to his dde;1! of Sl61liu in 1894, ,,'hen he b:Ime 'Vorld Champion. and up
through'hu \'icoory OIl the 51.. "deT$burg Tournament in 1914. The games
tkmonlt~IC ,h... nUl lOIn&" of Lasker's uumatched geniUJ, hil bnlham and
lubllc Mntegy. Her... ill aile book. n:\ilalizal b}' Ihe.' cn<:rgclic and C1l1hull-
:utic ""'Kltalians of Rcinfcld "lid hne ;u )"oung men. arc the ollutanding
geml of Dr. La$ker's Glrttr. his brilliant tWQ"ilhop s:acrifice lIpinlt lJauer
ill .'\1Il51erdam in 1889 (game no. 2); his tangle with VilIsbul')' in 189!:t, which
Lalll:er considt.rro 10 be: Ihe ben p.lIle he el,"" pla)'ed (S'oImc no. 21): hil
lhrilling 1liIJPlay 0,( entlgame wiurd\1 agail1sl Manilall ill 1907 (gamc 110. .(9) :
hb crushinK <Ideal of his chid rival CapablallGi at 51. PctCRburg in 1914
(pme no. 7-4).
All in all, thefe are 75 gamel. each full)' annOllucd by Mealrl. Rdnfeld alld
Fine. ThcS(' anal)'$CI ha,'c long been recogniz.ed as among the belt annOtaUOl1I
ner prepared, going into pouihl<: allem:tti\e lines of play in much more
dClail and wilh much more insight than is nurmally lhe case. Mr, Kcinfcld
i. ",ell!r.nGwn as a modern slUdcm of ChClII, whilr Dr. Fine, a Crandmuu'r,
a form;,'r U.s. Open and l.',S. Speed Champion, was for many yeal1l, while he
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and a biographical introduction by

[T":cn during lournamcnt II Zurich, 191~. (;.,unny uf H M I'hllhf'l

DOVER PUBLlCATIOC\S. I;\C,. ;\E\\ YORK

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Published in Canada by General Publishing

This Dover edition, first published in 1965, is an

Library' of Congress Catalog Card Number: 65 -25711.

Manufactured in the United States of America

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Index of Players ' , , , , , , " 3

Index of Openings ' , , , , , " 4

Lasker's Tournament and Match Record '

Appreciations ' , , , , , , , " 7

Biographical Introduction ' , .. , .. .. 11

Albin Counter Gambit, , , , .. .. 13) 71

Totals' , , , , , , ,,1 74 101 19 54

through his fingers. He was never overjoyed nor painfully surprise?

R. EMANUEL LASKER was born in Berlinchen, a suburb of Berlin,

now has a decided advantage. Threatening P-R5.

38 K-B; K-K2 doubtless better than B-K2, or P-

~sterdam 1889 careful play on Black's part from

Position after Blac~'s 13th move A really beautiful move which

White probably expected 23 ... RxRch; 32 KxR, R-Q8ch followed

GAME No.5 7 . . . . B-K2

7 . . . . Kt-K A very nne move which defi..

Position after White's 27th move 7 0-0-0 0-0

Exchanging Rs would simplify Position after White's 30th move

27 . . . . B-B2 better than wait for White to carry

. . . Kt-B would save the RP, So as to be able to switch the

After 29 . . . KtxB; 30 R-Q7 48 P-Kt4!

QxQch; 59 KxQ, K-Q3; 60 K-B6 B; 15 P-QKt3, B-K3; 16 R-KB

Too soon; Kt-Q; first was correct. 27 . . . . RxR

24 . . . . P-R6! The second point: if 36 KxR,

Forced, foroif 27 Kt-Q, P-R7 or and White resigned on the 63rd

GAME No. 12 Losing a tempo for the Q side

fianchetto of the KB with a defin.- P; 15 PxP, KtxP; 16 B-KB3, Kt-

Position after White's 22nd move 25 R(Q)-Q2 K-K3

Or 43 . . . B-Kt4; 44 B-K7, R- Black with a strong attacking game.

continue . . . Kt-Q, as in the game 20 P-Kt3 B-Q2

37 R-Q Q-B2 Steinitz's moves were often crit..

22 BxP Kt-B3 The point! White must regain

21 RxR, KtxBch; 22 K-Kt2, RxR (d) 22 Q-B2, B-B5; 23 QR-Kt,

own pieces. The same maneuver But now 28 Kt-K2 would be

33 KxR KtxPch best line. Pillsbury subsequently

this plan. Either 14 Q-B4 or Q- 18 . . . . R-QR6!!

grip on the position.

Opening the KB file as a basis 18 . . . Q-K2; 19 RxRch, KxR;

23 R-Kt3 Position after BlacJ(s 38th move

R-Q, BxKt; 12 RxB, P-Q4; 13 Px

15 . . . . B-QR6 Threatening mate as well as . . .

The point: if now 25 Q-B7, Kt- 11 Kt-B5

GAME No. 27 11 0-0-0 Kt-Kt3

KP; 20 P-Q4, -K; 21 P-K5, for P; 27 PxP, K-B2; 28 R-Kt5! Rx

is rather obvious but not to a 18 B-B P-KKt4!

Alekhine comments on the remark, 27 Kt-B, R-Kt'

A strategical blunder: Black rids 37 K-B3 R-QKt

49 P-R4 R-Q3 Ite Black

KtxB If 18 . . . P-Q4; 19 KPxP, Qx

The meaningless moves here..

50 R-B2 R-KB 1 P-K4 P-K4

Better would be 5 . . . P-B3, a Preparing P-KKt4 by preventing

10 B-K3 B-Q3 27 RxP R-B4