Reti – Lasker Reti Lasker Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1923.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Mahrisch Ostrau Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Mahrisch Ostrau"] [Site "?"] [Date "1923.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reti"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "90"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 {The Slav defense, in which Black has won a pawn but this is only temporary. In return, White can take control of central squares and develop pieces.} 6.a4 {An important move, which undermines Black's pawn chain.} b4 {6...a6 7.axb5 cxb5 8.Nxb5 allows White to regain his pawn with advantage because of his better pawn structure.} 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 {White has regained the pawn, but the knight is now misplaced.} Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.b3 {11.e4 Fighting for the center would be more consistent with the ideas behind this opening.} a5 {Black plays to lock the a2 knight out of the game.} 12.Bb2 c5 13.Rfd1 Qb6 14.Nc1 Ba6 15.dxc5 {15.Bxa6 Qxa6 16.Qxa6 Rxa6 Black stands better due to White's undeveloped queenside and b3 weakness.} Nxc5 16.Ne5 Bxc4 17.Nxc4 Qa6 18.Bd4 Rfc8 19.Bxc5 {19.h3 would allow Black to win a pawn.} Bxc5 20.Qf3 Be7 21.Nd3 {21.Ne2 would allow White to keep the d-file open for his rooks while covering the c3 square.} Nd5 22.Nde5 Bf6 {22...f6 woul d allow a pretty smothered mate with 23.Rxd5 exd5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27.Qg8+ Rxg8 28.Nf7+} 23.e4 Nc3 24.Rd6 {24.Rd7 Gaining the seventh rank would be only temporary after Ra7.} Qb7 25.Re1 Bxe5 26.Nxe5 Qc7 27.Nc4 {27.Rd7 Qxe5 28.Qxf7+ Kh8 Black is fine since his queen guarding the g7 square.} e5 {Played to stop White from opening the f3-a8 diagonal for his queen by e5. 27...Nxa4 28.e5 Rd8 29.Red1 Nc3 30.Rd7 Rxd7 31.Qxa8+} 28.Qf5 Ne2+ 29.Kf1 {A mistake which will be seen shortly. White's king would be safer tucked away in the corner after 29.Kh1.} Nd4 30.Qxe5 Nxb3 {Black has the advantage thanks to his passed b-pawn.} 31.Nb6 Nd2+ {This move would not be possible had White played 29.Kh1.} 32.Kg1 Nc4 33.Nxc4 Qxc4 34.Qf5 Rab8 {Black's lends support to promoting his passed b-pawn.} 35.e5 b3 36.e6 fxe6 37.Rdxe6 Rf8 38.Qe5 Qc2 39.f4 b2 40.Re7 Qg6 41.f5 Qf6 42.Qd5+ {42.Qxf6 would not help to halt the b-pawns advance after...Rxf6 43.Rb1 Rc6 44.Ree1 Rc4 45.Re2 Rc1+ 46.Rxc1 bxc1Q+} Kh8 43.Rb7 Qc3 {White resigned. 43...Qc3 White resigned since he can't stop the b-pawn from promoting for example...} 44.Rf1 Qe3+ 45.Kh1 Qc1 0-1 [Event "Mahrisch Ostrau"] [Site "?"] [Date "1923.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reti"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "90"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.e3 b5 {The Slav defense, in which Black has won a pawn but this is only temporary. In return, White can take control of central squares and develop pieces.} 6.a4 {An important move, which undermines Black's pawn chain.} b4 {6...a6 7.axb5 cxb5 8.Nxb5 allows White to regain his pawn with advantage because of his better pawn structure.} 7.Na2 e6 8.Bxc4 {White has regained the pawn, but the knight is now misplaced.} Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Qe2 Nbd7 11.b3 {11.e4 Fighting for the center would be more consistent with the ideas behind this opening.} a5 {Black plays to lock the a2 knight out of the game.} 12.Bb2 c5 13.Rfd1 Qb6 14.Nc1 Ba6 15.dxc5 {15.Bxa6 Qxa6 16.Qxa6 Rxa6 Black stands better due to White's undeveloped queenside and b3 weakness.} Nxc5 16.Ne5 Bxc4 17.Nxc4 Qa6 18.Bd4 Rfc8 19.Bxc5 {19.h3 would allow Black to win a pawn.} Bxc5 20.Qf3 Be7 21.Nd3 {21.Ne2 would allow White to keep the d-file open for his rooks while covering the c3 square.} Nd5 22.Nde5 Bf6 {22...f6 woul d allow a pretty smothered mate with 23.Rxd5 exd5 24.Qxd5+ Kh8 25.Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nh6+ Kh8 27.Qg8+ Rxg8 28.Nf7+} 23.e4 Nc3 24.Rd6 {24.Rd7 Gaining the seventh rank would be only temporary after Ra7.} Qb7 25.Re1 Bxe5 26.Nxe5 Qc7 27.Nc4 {27.Rd7 Qxe5 28.Qxf7+ Kh8 Black is fine since his queen guarding the g7 square.} e5 {Played to stop White from opening the f3-a8 diagonal for his queen by e5. 27...Nxa4 28.e5 Rd8 29.Red1 Nc3 30.Rd7 Rxd7 31.Qxa8+} 28.Qf5 Ne2+ 29.Kf1 {A mistake which will be seen shortly. White's king would be safer tucked away in the corner after 29.Kh1.} Nd4 30.Qxe5 Nxb3 {Black has the advantage thanks to his passed b-pawn.} 31.Nb6 Nd2+ {This move would not be possible had White played 29.Kh1.} 32.Kg1 Nc4 33.Nxc4 Qxc4 34.Qf5 Rab8 {Black's lends support to promoting his passed b-pawn.} 35.e5 b3 36.e6 fxe6 37.Rdxe6 Rf8 38.Qe5 Qc2 39.f4 b2 40.Re7 Qg6 41.f5 Qf6 42.Qd5+ {42.Qxf6 would not help to halt the b-pawns advance after...Rxf6 43.Rb1 Rc6 44.Ree1 Rc4 45.Re2 Rc1+ 46.Rxc1 bxc1Q+} Kh8 43.Rb7 Qc3 {White resigned. 43...Qc3 White resigned since he can't stop the b-pawn from promoting for example...} 44.Rf1 Qe3+ 45.Kh1 Qc1 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.
