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Steinitz,W — Lasker,Em
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(6)
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| C54/01 |
Giuoco Piano: Greco
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| 1894.03.29 & 30 |
USA New York, NY (Union Square
Hotel)
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Annotations by Lasker &
Steinitz
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.e5 d5
7.Bb5 Ne4 8.cxd4 Bb6
| ** |
Lasker: In the fourth game
I played here 8...Be7; as, however, the c6-knight has the intention of
going to that square later on, this move seems superior.
Steinitz: The regular book move and
superior
to the experiment, 8...Be7, as Lasker played in the fourth
game. |
9.Nc3 0-0 10.Be3 f5
| ** |
Lasker: Necessary, in order
to break White’s attack. |
11.exf6 Nxf6 12.Rc1 Qd6
| ** |
Lasker: White threatened
13.Bxc6,
followed by 14.Ne5. |
13.0-0 Bg4
| ** |
Steinitz: Black develops
rapidly.
This is certainly better than 13...Ng4 14.h3 Rxf3 15.hxg4 Rf7 (best)
16.f3
etc., as pointed out by Pillsbury. |
14.Be2 Rae8 15.h3 Bxf3
[0:45-0:57]
| ** |
Lasker: 15...Bc8 would have
been just as good, but this move leads subsequently to the weakening of
White’s queenside. |
16.Bxf3 Ne7 17.Ne2 Ng6 18.g3
| ** |
Lasker: Forced, as 18...Nh4
with a strong attack was threatening. |
18...c6 19.Bg2 Ne4 20.Qb3 Qf6 21.a4 Nd6
| ** |
Steinitz: Several experts
afterward
pointed out that 21...Nd2 was much superior. The most likely
continuation
was 22.Bxd2 Rxe2 23.Be3 Bxd4 24.Qxb7 Bxe3 25.fxe3 Rf2, and play as White
may, Black will remain with a superiority. |
22.Qb4
| ** |
Steinitz: 22.a5 with a view
to going on to the sixth, in case the bishop retreats, would not have
worked
well, on account of 22...Bxa5 23.Bxd5+ cxd5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Qxa5 Qf3
followed
soon by 26...Nf5. |
22...Nc4 23.Rxc4
| ** |
Lasker: The turning point of
the game was the sacrifice of the exchange; although daring it relieved
White considerably, and it appears that in no stage of the subsequent
play
could Black force a win.
Steinitz: The sacrifice seems to be
sound,
as the sequel shows. |
23...dxc4 24.a5 Bd8 25.Qxb7 Bxa5 26.Qxa7
| ** |
Steinitz: Perhaps a better
plan was 25.Qxc4+, followed ultimately by pawn to a6. |
26...Bd2
| ** |
Steinitz: Very
ingenious. |
27.Qc5 Bxe3 28.fxe3 Qe6 29.Rxf8+
Rxf8 30.e4 Qf7 [1:56-1:58]
31.Kh2 Rb8 32.Qxc6 Ne7
| ** |
Lasker: If, for instance,
Black
on his thirty-second move, had continued with 32...Rxb2, then White
would
have replied: 33.Qc8+ Nf8 34.Nf4 g5 35.Qg4 and it cannot be seen how
Black
could play for a win in this position, strong as his passed pawn may
appear.
Steinitz: 32...Rxb2 at once appears to
be stronger. The game was likely to proceed 33.Qc8+ Nf8 34.Nf4 g5 35.Qg4
c3 36.Qxg5+ Ng6 37.Nd3 Qa2. |
33.Qc7 Rxb2 34.Nf4 g5 35.Nd5 Nxd5 36.Qd8+ Kg7 37.Qxg5+
Kh8 38.exd5 Re2 39.Qd8+ Re8 40.Qg5 Qg7 41.Qd2 Qf6 42.Qc3 Rc8 43.Bf3 Rb8
44.Bg2 Rc8
| ** |
Steinitz: The last moves
were
made under pressure of time limit. |
45.h4 Qd6
[2:50-2:57]
| ** |
Lasker: If there was any
chance
later on with a line of play suggested by Showalter, namely 45...Qf5
instead
of 45...Qd6, I could not take advantage of such a line of play because
I was pressed for time, and could not possibly study out all the
variations
at my disposal. |
46.Bh3 (Adjourned) 46...Rc7
(Sealed)
| ** |
I’m under the impression
Steinitz
means 46...Rb8 and not 46...Rg8, but I am not certain.-[Pope]
Steinitz:
“R-Ktsq seems to give Black more chances of attack.
White’s
best answer would have been B-Bsq.” |
47.Be6 Qf8 48.Kg2 Qf6 49.Qa5 Re7 50.Qc5
| ** |
Steinitz: To drive the king
out to h6 was of no use. It was more important to get rid of the
dangerous
c-pawn. |
50...Re8 51.Qxc4 Rf8 52.Qe2
| ** |
Steinitz: No better was
52.d6
Qf2+ 53.Kh3 Rf3 54.Qc8+ Rf8 55.Qc7 Qf1+ etc. |
52...Qxd4 53.d6 Rd8
| ** |
Lasker: The position after
the forty-fifth move was rather to White’s
advantage, which he increased very nicely on his fifty-third turn by the
offered sacrifice of his passed pawn. Of course I could not take it, as
his queen would have given a neat mate on b2. However I could sacrifice
the exchange, which White had to accept, because, if 54.Qf3 Qb2+ 55.Kh3
Qe5 and it would lead to a draw. |
54.d7 Rxd7 55.Bxd7 Qxd7 56.Qe5+ Kg8 57.h5 Qg7 58.Qe8+
Qf8 59.Qxf8+ Kxf8
| ** |
Steinitz: After this a
regular
book position arises. |
60.Kf3 Kf7 [3:25-3:45] 61.Kg4 Kg7
62.Kg5 Kf7
| ** |
Steinitz: It is noteworthy
that 62...Kg8 would lose by 63.Kh6 Kh8 64.g4 Kg8 65.g5 Kh8 66.g6 hxg6
67.hxg6
Kg8 68.g7 wins. |
63.Kh6 Kg8 64.Kg5
| ** |
Lasker: After the exchange
of queens on the fifty-ninth move the game got to a well known book
position,
in which White lacked a tempo to win. For instance, if 64.g4 Kh8 65.g5
Kg8 66.g6 Kh8 and draws.
Steinitz: It will be seen that by
advancing
the pawn only a stalemate would result. |
64...Kf7 65.Kf4 Kg7 66.Kf5 Kf7 67.g4 h6 68.Ke5 Ke7
69.Kd5
Kf6 70.Ke4 Ke671.Kd4 Kf6 [3:39-3:59]
½-½.
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The Sun, New York, 1894.03.30
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31
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New York Recorder, 1894.03.30
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31
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New-York Daily Tribune, 1894.03.30
& 31
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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
1894.03.30
& 31
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