Mieses – Lasker Mieses Lasker Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1890.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Leipzig Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Leipzig"] [Site "?"] [Date "1890.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mieses"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c6 7.d4 {This contests the central territory, but now the pawn at c3 is weak.} exd4 8.Qxd4 {White would lose a pawn if he captured with his own pawn. 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Qxd4} Be7 9.Ne2 {White cannot afford to capture at g7. 9.Qxg7 Bf6 10.Qh6 Bxc3+} O-O 10.O-O Bf6 11.Qd3 Qa5 {Black takes aim at White's weak pawns.} 12.Be4 {White hopes to provoke a weakness in Black's kingside, but his is a fool's errand. Even if Black pushes a pawn, White has removed the best defender from his own king position.} Rd8 {Black sets a trap: if White takes the pawn he won't be able to get his bishop out.} 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Qe4 Qh5 {There is no escape for the bishop. The White queen is overworked.} 15.Qc4 Qxh7 16.Qxf7 {White has two pawns for the bishop, but there are holes on the kingside and his pieces are not actively participating in the game.} Nd7 17.f4 {Otherwise 17...Ne5 would have been strong.} Rf8 18.Qc4 Nb6 19.Qc5 {Black is clearly winning, but his exploitation of his extra piece is brutal. He aims his whole army at White's king before White has a chance to defend.} Bh3 20.Rf2 {Now the back rank is vulnerable.} Rfd8 21.Be3 Rd5 22.Qa3 Rad8 {The threat of Rd1+ is very serious.} 23.Bd4 {White tries desparately to keep Black out of his back rank.} c5 {But Black removes the last obstacle.} 24.Bxf6 Rd1+ 25.Rf1 Qe4 {The threat is checkmate at g2. White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "Leipzig"] [Site "?"] [Date "1890.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mieses"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 c6 7.d4 {This contests the central territory, but now the pawn at c3 is weak.} exd4 8.Qxd4 {White would lose a pawn if he captured with his own pawn. 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Qxd4} Be7 9.Ne2 {White cannot afford to capture at g7. 9.Qxg7 Bf6 10.Qh6 Bxc3+} O-O 10.O-O Bf6 11.Qd3 Qa5 {Black takes aim at White's weak pawns.} 12.Be4 {White hopes to provoke a weakness in Black's kingside, but his is a fool's errand. Even if Black pushes a pawn, White has removed the best defender from his own king position.} Rd8 {Black sets a trap: if White takes the pawn he won't be able to get his bishop out.} 13.Bxh7+ Kh8 14.Qe4 Qh5 {There is no escape for the bishop. The White queen is overworked.} 15.Qc4 Qxh7 16.Qxf7 {White has two pawns for the bishop, but there are holes on the kingside and his pieces are not actively participating in the game.} Nd7 17.f4 {Otherwise 17...Ne5 would have been strong.} Rf8 18.Qc4 Nb6 19.Qc5 {Black is clearly winning, but his exploitation of his extra piece is brutal. He aims his whole army at White's king before White has a chance to defend.} Bh3 20.Rf2 {Now the back rank is vulnerable.} Rfd8 21.Be3 Rd5 22.Qa3 Rad8 {The threat of Rd1+ is very serious.} 23.Bd4 {White tries desparately to keep Black out of his back rank.} c5 {But Black removes the last obstacle.} 24.Bxf6 Rd1+ 25.Rf1 Qe4 {The threat is checkmate at g2. White resigned.} 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.
