Lasker – Marshall Lasker Marshall Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1907.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Memphis Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Memphis"] [Site "?"] [Date "1907.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Marshall"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bd3 c5 5.Nf3 c4 {Very bad. Black gives up pressure on White's center for some tactics that aren't there. He could have got the bishop pair and a good game by 5...cxd4.} 6.Be2 dxe4 7.Ne5 Bd6 8.O-O a6 {Losing time. White's strong knight gives him an initiative, so Black figures it's worth a tempo to make him move it, but Black is falling behind.} 9.Nxc4 h6 {Losing more time. He doesn't want to allow the pin Bg5, when the e4 pawn will be weak, but this is worse.} 10.f3 {With Black having wasted so much time White opens things up.} exf3 11.Bxf3 Bxh2+ {This is pathetic. Black didn't want to sit back and get crushed, but he doesn't even get an attack for the piece.} 12.Kxh2 h5 13.Bf4 {Taking over the diagonal leading to his king.} Ng4+ 14.Kg1 g5 15.Be5 Rg8 {15...f6 would close the queen's route to the kingside and lose a pawn after 16 Bxg4.} 16.Bxg4 hxg4 17.Ne4 {White can also win by 17 Nd6+ and 18 Rxf7+.} Nd7 18.Qxg4 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Kf8 20.Rad1 Qc7 21.Nf6 {Black has had enough, though he could have resigned six moves ago with a clear conscience.} 1-0 [Event "Memphis"] [Site "?"] [Date "1907.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Marshall"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "41"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bd3 c5 5.Nf3 c4 {Very bad. Black gives up pressure on White's center for some tactics that aren't there. He could have got the bishop pair and a good game by 5...cxd4.} 6.Be2 dxe4 7.Ne5 Bd6 8.O-O a6 {Losing time. White's strong knight gives him an initiative, so Black figures it's worth a tempo to make him move it, but Black is falling behind.} 9.Nxc4 h6 {Losing more time. He doesn't want to allow the pin Bg5, when the e4 pawn will be weak, but this is worse.} 10.f3 {With Black having wasted so much time White opens things up.} exf3 11.Bxf3 Bxh2+ {This is pathetic. Black didn't want to sit back and get crushed, but he doesn't even get an attack for the piece.} 12.Kxh2 h5 13.Bf4 {Taking over the diagonal leading to his king.} Ng4+ 14.Kg1 g5 15.Be5 Rg8 {15...f6 would close the queen's route to the kingside and lose a pawn after 16 Bxg4.} 16.Bxg4 hxg4 17.Ne4 {White can also win by 17 Nd6+ and 18 Rxf7+.} Nd7 18.Qxg4 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Kf8 20.Rad1 Qc7 21.Nf6 {Black has had enough, though he could have resigned six moves ago with a clear conscience.} 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.
