Tarrasch – Lasker Tarrasch Lasker Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1916.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Berlin Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Berlin"] [Site "?"] [Date "1916.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "35"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 Be7 {Black hope s to transpose into a normal line, but he will get into trouble on the e-file.} 7.Re1 b5 8.Rxe4 d5 9.Nxe5 {Black overlooked that after 9...dxe4 10 Nxc6 White is attacking his queen.} Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 11.Nc3 Be6 {Black had to drop a pawn, and he hopes to get his king to safety this way, but White won't let him off so easy.} 12.Qh5 {Another double attack, threatening both the d-pawn and the bishop due to the pin on the f-pawn.} g6 13.Qf3 Bf6 {Black hopes to pick up White's d-pawn with this skewer, but he hasn't looked deep enough.} 14.Rxd5 Bxd5 15.Nxd5 {A final double attack, on the bishop and the c7 pawn. 15...Nxd4 16 Nxc7+ is curtains for the Black king.} Bg7 16.Bg5 {Even stronger than an immediate 16 Nxc7+, since now White's rook may join the attack with tempo.} Qxg5 17.Nxc7+ Kd8 18.Nxa8 0-1 [Event "Berlin"] [Site "?"] [Date "1916.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tarrasch"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "35"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Nxe4 6.d4 Be7 {Black hope s to transpose into a normal line, but he will get into trouble on the e-file.} 7.Re1 b5 8.Rxe4 d5 9.Nxe5 {Black overlooked that after 9...dxe4 10 Nxc6 White is attacking his queen.} Nxe5 10.Rxe5 bxa4 11.Nc3 Be6 {Black had to drop a pawn, and he hopes to get his king to safety this way, but White won't let him off so easy.} 12.Qh5 {Another double attack, threatening both the d-pawn and the bishop due to the pin on the f-pawn.} g6 13.Qf3 Bf6 {Black hopes to pick up White's d-pawn with this skewer, but he hasn't looked deep enough.} 14.Rxd5 Bxd5 15.Nxd5 {A final double attack, on the bishop and the c7 pawn. 15...Nxd4 16 Nxc7+ is curtains for the Black king.} Bg7 16.Bg5 {Even stronger than an immediate 16 Nxc7+, since now White's rook may join the attack with tempo.} Qxg5 17.Nxc7+ Kd8 18.Nxa8 0-1 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.