Lasker – Gunsberg Lasker Gunsberg Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1895.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Hastings Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Gunsberg"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "61"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 {The opening is a classical French Defense in which Black allows White a space advantage in order to attack the center.} 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Qg4 O-O 8.Bd3 f5 {Played with the idea of keeping the d3-h7 diagonal closed.} 9.Qh3 {9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Qe2 Nc6 when Black has the more active pieces.} Nc6 10.g4 {White goes all out in his efforts to mate the Black king.} Qe7 11.gxf5 {The semi-open file will play a significant role in White's attack.} Nb4 12.Nf3 {12.fxe6 Nxd3+ 13.cxd3 Nxe5 14.fxe5 Bxe6 when Black has good play for the sacrificed piece due to White's exposed king.} exf5 13.a3 {13.Bxf5 Rxf5 14.Qxf5 Nf8 15.Qh5 Nxc2+ 16.Ke2 Nxa1 Gives Black a material advantage.} Nxd3+ 14.cxd3 Nf6 15.Qg2 d4 {15...Rd8 was a better way to protect the d-pawn.} 16.Ne2 Nh5 17.Rg1 {17.Nexd4 Rd8 gives good play to Black.} a5 {Black misses the threat necessary was pawn g6 to protect the knight.} 18.Qh3 Qe8 19.Rg5 h6 {19...g6 would allow White to win the knight.} 20.Rxh5 Qg6 21.Bd2 Bd7 22.Kf2 {White prepares to bring the rook at a1 over to the g-file.} Be8 23.Rh4 Be7 24.Rg1 Bxh4+ 25.Qxh4 {Black has won the rook back but at the expense of two pieces for the rook.} Qa6 26.Nfxd4 Kh7 27.Bc3 Qxd3 28.Ne6 Rg8 29.Ng5+ Kg6 30.e6 h5 31.Nf7+ {Black resigned since he's mated after 31...Kh7 32.Qxh5.} 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Gunsberg"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "61"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 {The opening is a classical French Defense in which Black allows White a space advantage in order to attack the center.} 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Qg4 O-O 8.Bd3 f5 {Played with the idea of keeping the d3-h7 diagonal closed.} 9.Qh3 {9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Qe2 Nc6 when Black has the more active pieces.} Nc6 10.g4 {White goes all out in his efforts to mate the Black king.} Qe7 11.gxf5 {The semi-open file will play a significant role in White's attack.} Nb4 12.Nf3 {12.fxe6 Nxd3+ 13.cxd3 Nxe5 14.fxe5 Bxe6 when Black has good play for the sacrificed piece due to White's exposed king.} exf5 13.a3 {13.Bxf5 Rxf5 14.Qxf5 Nf8 15.Qh5 Nxc2+ 16.Ke2 Nxa1 Gives Black a material advantage.} Nxd3+ 14.cxd3 Nf6 15.Qg2 d4 {15...Rd8 was a better way to protect the d-pawn.} 16.Ne2 Nh5 17.Rg1 {17.Nexd4 Rd8 gives good play to Black.} a5 {Black misses the threat necessary was pawn g6 to protect the knight.} 18.Qh3 Qe8 19.Rg5 h6 {19...g6 would allow White to win the knight.} 20.Rxh5 Qg6 21.Bd2 Bd7 22.Kf2 {White prepares to bring the rook at a1 over to the g-file.} Be8 23.Rh4 Be7 24.Rg1 Bxh4+ 25.Qxh4 {Black has won the rook back but at the expense of two pieces for the rook.} Qa6 26.Nfxd4 Kh7 27.Bc3 Qxd3 28.Ne6 Rg8 29.Ng5+ Kg6 30.e6 h5 31.Nf7+ {Black resigned since he's mated after 31...Kh7 32.Qxh5.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.