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Steinitz,W — Lasker,Em
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(8)
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| C10/12 |
French: Paulsen (Rubinstein)
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| 1894.04.05 & 06 |
USA New York, NY (Union Square
Hotel)
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Annotations by Lasker &
Steinitz
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
| ** |
Lasker: Perhaps not as
strong
as the usual continuation 3...Nf6. It has the advantage of creating a
free
game in the center.
Steinitz: First brought into public
notice
by the late J. H. Bauer in a local tournament in Vienna. |
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.Be2
| ** |
Lasker: The bishop cannot
well
be played to d3 as it would constantly be harassed on that square by the
black knights. |
7...cxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nb3 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Bd2 Qc7
12.c4
| ** |
Lasker: Partly to keep the
black pieces from d5, partly a preparation for a queenside attack. The
text move gives White a little pull. |
12...Ne5 13.Qc2
| ** |
Steinitz: 13.Rc1 was
superior. |
13...Ng6
| ** |
Steinitz: Hardly as good as
13...Nc6. |
14.Rfe1
| ** |
Stenitz: More consistent
with
the queenside attack which he had in view was 14.Rfc1. |
14...Bd7 15.Rac1 Rfc8
[0:52-0:45]
| ** |
Steinitz: Black also loses
time. |
16.Bf1 Ba4 17.Bc3 Ng4
| ** |
Lasker: Laying a trap. If
White
advances 17...Ng4 18.h3 Bxb3 19.axb3 Bc5 20.hxg4 Qxg3 21.b4 Nf4 22.bxc5
Nh3+ 23.Kh1 Nxf2+ 24.Kg1 Nxg4 and should win.
Steinitz: This move is wasted, as will
be seen. |
18.Qe2 Nf6 19.Nd4 Bd7 20.b4 Rd8 21.Qb2 Rac8 22.Nb3 Qf4
23.Bd2 Qb8
| ** |
I suspect that that in the
following
note 25.Kt-B5 is 25.Ndf5 but I have no proof.-[Pope]
Steinitz: “Black sees in time that
nothing
could be gained by 23...Q-R5 24.Kt-Q4 B-B3 25.Kt-B5, winning a very
strong
pawn.” |
24.b5
| ** |
Lasker: This move gets White
into difficulties. 24.Bc3 would have been preferable.
White’s
object ought to have been to maintain a pressure on the
adversary’s
kingside, while the c-pawn ought to have been pushed first.
Steinitz: This advance was probably
premature.
The two pawns abreast are much stronger than in the present
situation. |
24...b6 25.Bc3 Ne8 26.Nh5
| ** |
In the following note I believe
Steinitz means 28.a3 instead of 28.a4. See next note by
Steinitz.-[Pope]
Steinitz: 26.Ne4 was obviously much
stronger
and in fact there seems to be no satisfactory answer. If then 26...f6
27.c5
bxc5 28.Ba5 Nc7 29.Nbxc5 with a winning advantage. Or 26...f5 27.Ned2
followed
by 28.a4 and 29.Bb4. |
26...f6 27.a4
| ** |
Steinitz: Again wrong. He
should
either not advance it at all or only one square. |
27...e5 28.a5 Bg4 29.Ng3 Be6 30.Nd2
| ** |
Lasker: Hardly a move to my
liking, inasmuch as it crowds White’s
pieces
too much. Why not 30.Bd2? |
30...Nf4 [1:55-1:55] 31.Qb1 Bf7
32.Nf5 Bf8 33.Bb4 Nd6 34.Nxd6 Bxd6 35.Ne4
| ** |
Steinitz: Time pressure
becomes
evident from this point up to the forty-fifth move. White could have
obtained
an excellent attack by 35.Bxd6 Rxd6 36.Ne4 Bg6 37.axb6 axb6 38.Nxd6 Bxb1
39.Nxc8 Bg6 40.Nxb6 Qxb6 41.c5 and it will be found by close examination
that White wins. |
35...Bxb4 36.Qxb4 Rd4 37.axb6
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Lasker: Here 37.Rcd1 was
preferable,
because the black rooks threaten to become rather dangerous on that
file,
and it would have been advantageous for White to exchange a least one of
the rooks and to continue his attack with Qe7. |
37...axb6 38.g3
| ** |
Lasker: An error in
judgment;
it weakens the kingside and allows Black to exchange his knight for
bishop,
a piece which added much toward solidifying White’s
game. Now White loses a pawn by force. |
38...Nd3 39.Bxd3 Rxd3 40.c5 Rd4
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Lasker: 40...Rb3 would
probably
lead to a draw, namely: 41.Qa4 bxc5 42.Nxc5 Rxb5 (if 42...Qxb5 instead,
White continues 43.Nxb3) 43.Nd7 Rxc1 44.Rxc1 Qb7 45.Nc5, and so
on. |
41.Qb1 bxc5 42.Nxc5 Rc4 43.Nd7
| ** |
Lasker: Giving up the piece
for two pawns would have been the best course to adopt, but for the
consequences
of White’s thirty-eigth move.
Any other
continuation loses the b-pawn by force.
Steinitz: Hazardous in the extreme.
43.Na6
Rxc1 44.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 45.Qxc1 Qxb5 46.Qc8+, and though Black is a pawn
ahead
White ought to draw. |
43...Qb7 44.Rcd1 Be6 45.Nxe5 fxe5
[3:00-2:54]
| ** |
Steinitz: This desperate
resource
was the only one. |
46.Rxe5 (Adjourned) 46...Bh3
(Sealed)
47.Red5 Rc1 48.Qd3 h6
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Lasker: If 48...Rxd1+
49.Qxd1
Rc1 50.Rd8+ Kf7 51.Rd7+ Qxd7 52.Qxc1, and matters for Black would have
been made more difficult. Although White makes a gallant fight, he could
not possibly prevent the ultimate loss. |
49.g4
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Steinitz: White is
completely
tied up, and this is the only way to give him temporary relief. If
49.f3 Qb6+ 50.Kh1 (or 50.Rd4 Rxd1+ followed by 51...Rc4) 50...Rxd1+
51.Qxd1
Qf2 52.Rd8+ Rxd8 53.Qxd8+ Kh7 54.Qd3+ g6 and wins. |
49...Bxg4 50.f3 Rxd1+ 51.Qxd1 Be6 52.Rd6 Qe7 53.b6 Rc1
54.Qxc1 Qxd6 55.Qe3 Bd5 56.Kg2 Qg6+ 57.Kf2 Qc2+ 58.Kg3 Qg6+ 59.Kf2 Qc2+
60.Kg3 Qg6+ [3:15-3:50] 61.Kf2 Bb7 62.Qb3+ Qf7
63.Qd3
Qd5 64.Qe3 Qd6 65.Kg2 Kf7 66.h4 Qe6
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Steinitz: The ending is
beautifuly
played by Lasker. |
67.Qf4+ Kg6 68.Qg3+ Kh7 69.Qf2
Qg4+
70.Kh2 Qxf3 71.Qc2+ Qe4 72.Qf2 Qf3 73.Qc2+ Be4 74.Qd2 Qf6 75.Qe3 Qxh4+
[3:40-4:20] 76.Kg1 Qg5+ [3:40-4:20] 0-1.
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The Sun, New York, 1894.04.06
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07
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New York Recorder, 1894.04.06, 07
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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle,
1894.04.06
& 07
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