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Emanuel Lasker vs Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
St. Petersburg (1909), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 8, Feb-25
French Defense: McCutcheon. Exchange Variation (C12)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 8...c5 9.c4 Qd8 10.Bd3 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 cxd4 12.Rd1 Nd7 = -0.28 (23 ply)= +0.23 (22 ply)better is 10...b6 11.O-O Bb7 12.Rfe1 Qd6 13.Be4 Bxe4 14.Rxe4 Nf6 = 0.00 (24 ply)better is 11.O-O c4 12.Be2 b6 13.Ng5 Rb8 14.Bf3 Qd6 15.Ne4 Qc7 ⩲ +0.62 (23 ply)= -0.08 (23 ply)better is 17...Rfe8 18.Qd3 Qb8 19.g3 Qa8 20.Bg2 Nf6 21.Nh4 Bxg2 = -0.22 (23 ply)= +0.29 (24 ply) after 18.Ne5 cxd4 19.cxd4 Nxe5 20.Qxe5 Rd6 21.Rd3 Qd7 22.Rg3 better is 19...cxd4 20.cxd4 Rc8 21.c5 b5 22.Qe5 Qxe5 23.Rxe5 Bd5 = -0.23 (23 ply)better is 20.dxc5 bxc5 21.Qe5 Qb6 22.Rd6 Qc7 23.Rd3 h6 24.Qxc7 = +0.27 (30 ply)better is 20...cxd4 21.cxd4 Rfd8 22.Bd3 a5 23.Be2 h6 24.Nd2 Rd7 = -0.44 (22 ply)= +0.12 (30 ply)better is 24...g6 25.f3 Ra5 26.Re2 Rd1 27.Kf2 Nd7 28.Rc2 Nc5 29.Rc7 = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (25 ply)better is 26...Rf8 27.c5 g6 28.g3 Ne4 29.c6 Nxc3 30.Rd6 Rxa2 = +0.15 (25 ply) ⩲ +0.81 (24 ply) 27...g5 28.c4 Ng4 29.Rd4 Ne5 30.h4 Rxa2 31.c6 Kg7 32.Re4 = +0.45 (23 ply) 28.Rb7 Rf8 29.c6 Nxc3 30.Rdd7 Nd5 31.c7 Nxc7 32.Rbxc7 +- +3.35 (29 ply) 28...Rf8 29.c6 Nf6 30.Ra7 Rc5 31.Bxa6 Rxc6 32.c4 Ne4 ⩲ +1.41 (25 ply)+- +3.71 (27 ply) 30.Rb7 Rc8 31.Rdd7 Nf6 32.Rxf7+ Ke8 33.Rxg7 R8xc6 +- +4.77 (28 ply) 30...Rxc6 31.Ra7 Nc5 32.Rd2 g6 33.g4 g5 34.Kg2 Rcc8 35.f3 = -0.28 (25 ply) 31.Rc7 Ra8 32.g3 Ne8 33.Rb7 Rxc6 34.Rdd7 f5 35.f4 Rac8 ⩲ +1.03 (28 ply)= +0.22 (32 ply)better is 35.f3 Rec8 36.Rxa5 Ne8 37.Rc1 Rc5 38.Ra4 Nd6 39.Kf2 g6 ⩲ +0.60 (28 ply)= +0.10 (27 ply) after 35...Rec8 36.f3 Ne8 37.Rc1 Nd6 38.c5 Nf5 39.Bd3 Nd4 37...Nc5 38.Rb1 Rd2 39.Ra8 Rdd7 40.Rb5 Rd1 41.Kf2 Rd2+ = +0.11 (27 ply) ± +2.34 (25 ply) 38...Rd5 39.c5 e5 40.Kf2 f5 41.Rb5 f4 42.c6 Rxb5 43.Bxb5 ± +1.88 (24 ply)+- +3.08 (25 ply)42...Rd2 43.Rcxc4 Rxc4 44.Rxc4 Rxa2 45.Rc6+ Ke7 46.Rc7+ +- +4.74 (28 ply)1-0

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Apr-08-06  lopium: From the notes :< There is nothing better for White than 6 Bxc6 bxc6 7 Nf3.> Sorry I don't understand. I see on the board that there's no bishop being able to take an imaginary knight on c6. Can someone shows me my error, thank you.
Aug-22-07
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  keypusher: <lopium> Presumably an error in transcribing English notation (6. BxN PxB 7. N-B3). 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 was meant.
May-02-09
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  keypusher: In Soltis' notes to Lasker vs Schiffers, 1896, he says that Lasker had "two qualities that every player envies in the truly great."

<The first is the ability to create winning chances in positions that seem barren. Like Marshall, Alekhine, Shirov and a few others, he seemed to find tactics wherever he looked.>

There is an example of that in this game after 24....Ra5.


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White is a double, isolated pawn ahead, but his position doesn't seem very promising. Black's rooks are on open files and the white queenside pawns look weak and unable to advance. But Lasker comes up with a whole series of tactical shots to get his c-pawns moving: 25. Rd1! Rc8 26. Rc7! Rb8 27. c5 Nd5 (Trying to get his knight into action. As Lasker notes, 27....Rxa2 allows 28. c6 followed by Rb7 and c6-c7.) 28. Rd7! (threatening c3-c4) 28....Kf8 29. c6 Rc5 30. c4 Nf6 31. c7!


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The pawn won't get in, but Lasker will trade it for Black's a-pawn.

31....Re8 32. Rd6 a5 33. Ra6 Ke7 34. Rb1 Rxc7 (as Lasker notes, Rb1-b5 will in any event win the pawn) 35. Rxa5.

Now with two passed pawns on the queenside, White is clearly winning. There are a few neat tactical shots at the end, given in Lasker's notes.

May-02-09
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  keypusher: Lasker's second enviable quality, per Soltis, was his talent for scaring opponents.
Dec-31-15
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  yiotta: Lasker's clear vision after 17...a6, with moves like 20. Rb1, and transferring the N to b3, is very instructive, as is the way he transforms double pawns on the c file to 2 passers on the Q side.
Dec-31-15  jvv: After 30...Rxc6 black is OK.
Dec-31-15
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  yiotta: <jvv> Yes, that looks simple and good. Lasker must have had me hypnotized.

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