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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. 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 O-O 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. O-O Bg4
Steinitz: Black develops rapidly. This is certainly better than 13... Ng4 14. h3 Rxf3 15. hxg4 Rf7 16. f3 etc., as pointed out by Pillsbury. 14. Be2 Rae8 15. h3 Bxf3 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 21... Nd2 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 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 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
[Here the game was adjourned, with Lasker sealing the move.] 46... Rc7 Steinitz: R-Kt1 seems to give Black more chances of attack. White's best answer would have been B-B1. [I'm under the impression Steinitz means 46...Rb8 and not 46...Rg8, but I am not certain.-Pope] 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+ 52... Qxd4 53. d6 Rd8 54. d7
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... 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 61. Kg4 Kg7 62. Kg5 Kf7 Steinitz: It is noteworthy that 62... Kg8 63. Kh6 Kh8 64. g4 Kg8 65. g5 Kh8 66. g6 hxg6 67. hxg6 Kg8 68. g7 Kf7 69. Kh7 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 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 Ke6 71. Kd4 Kf6 1/2-1/2
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