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Steinitz v. Lasker [Click here to view the "Annotated_Games" PGN file in Chess Tutor, an interactive chess board.] [Or download the PGN file to use in your own chess program.] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 Lasker: 5...g6 is here the more common continuation. 6. Ba4 Steinitz: To prevent the exchange of bishops by 6...Na5. 6... g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nc4 Steinitz: Usually I play 8.Nf1 at this juncture. The text move is just as good; it prevents 8...d5 at once. 8... O-O 9. Ne3 Ne7 10. Bb3 c6 11. h4 Steinitz: The usual course of attack against the king's fianchetto is here initiated. 11... Qc7 12. Ng5 d5 13. f3 Rad8 14. g4 dxe4
Lasker: 14...h6 at once would have been better as White then would not have a chance to place his queen on f3, as was actually done on the sixteenth move. Steinitz: As matters turned out, White obtains a much stronger position in consequence of the open file than he would have had by 14...h6 instead of this exchange. 15. fxe4 h6 16. Qf3 Lasker: A beautiful move, which turns the tables at once. 16... Be8 Steinitz: This is evidently best, as White threatens 16... hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 18. Ng2 Qd6 19. Qh3 17. Bc2 Nd7 Steinitz: Again if 17... hxg5 18. hxg5 Nh7 19. Nf5 gxf5 20. gxf5 f6 21. Bb3+ Bf7 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. g6 18. Nh3 Nc5 19. Nf2 b5
Lasker: Premature. First 19...f6 would finally have led to a block on the queenside, and White had then hardly any chance of an attack left. "I believe Lasker means a block on the kingside, but all three sources of Lasker annotations state queenside." -- Pope 20. g5 h5 21. Nf5 Lasker: Very fine and good play. Black is now almost forced to accept the Grecian gift, as otherwise 22.Nxg7 would follow, creating an ugly hole at f6. 21... gxf5 22. exf5 f6
Lasker: Forced; for if 22...Nd5, 23.Qxh5 Bh8 24.Ng4 follows, threatening 25. Nh6+ and 26.Nf7. Steinitz: If 22...Nd5 then 23.f6 Bh8 24.Qxh5 threatening 25. Ng4 or 25.d4 accordingly. 23. g6 Nxg6 Lasker: This move is also forced, as 23...Bd7 leads to a straight loss on account of 24.Qxh5 Re8 25.Qh7+ Kf8 26.h5, threatening 27. h6. 24. fxg6 Bxg6 25. Rg1 e4?
Lasker: A bad move in the nature of a blunder. With 25...Kh7 White seems hardly to have anything better than to continue with 26.Rxg6, followed by 27. d4+; although White wins thereby a piece, the two passed pawns and the exchange should tell in the endgame. Steinitz: This 25...e4 is absolutely a failure as a defensive measure. He had a much better resource, namely: 25...Bxd3 26.Bxd3 Rxd3 27.Nxd3 e4! with a counter-attack against which it would have been difficult for White to make good his superiority of material: 25... Bxd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Nxd3 e4. 26. dxe4 Kh7 Lasker: A great blunder, which leaves no hope for Black. After this White finishes the game in a remarkably energetic style. Steinitz: His game was difficult to defend: 26...Qf7, however, was undoubtedly better. 27. Rxg6 Kxg6 28. Qf5+ Kf7 29. Qxh5+ Kg8 30. Qxc5 Qe5 Steinitz: Necessary to parry 31.Bb3+, followed by 32.Qh5+. 31. Be3 a6 32. a4 Rfe8 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Ra6 Rc8 Steinitz: If 35...c5, 36.Ng4 winning the f-pawn. 36. Ng4 Re7 37. Bc5 Ree8 38. Ne3 Bf8 39. Bd4 Kf7 40. h5 Be7 41. Bb3+ Kf8 42. Nf5 Steinitz: White threatens 43.Be3 and afterward Ra7. 1-0
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