Chess Strategy
23. P-QR4
and now even the QR takes part in the assault. Black's game is
hopeless.
23. ... P-R3
24. PxP PxP
25. K-Kt2
attacking the KP by avoiding the check.
25. ... Kt-Q1
26. Q-B3 Q-Kt3
27. R-Q4 P-B3
28. RxKtch KxR
29. QxP Resigns.
After this, no master has tried to defend a "Max Lange" in an
international tournament.
GAME NO. 8
White: Blackburne. Black: Em. Lasker.
Scotch Game.
1. P-K4 P-K4
2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3. P-Q4 PxP
4. KtxP B-B4
5. B-K3 Q-B3
The threat KtxKt and BxB must be met in some way. P-Q3 is not
satisfactory, for Black remains with a trebled pawn after the
double exchange. An alternative to the text move is B-Kt3. Q-B3,
however, has the advantage of developing a piece, and although it
is the Queen, White has no early opportunity of driving the same
off, such as he often obtains when the Queen comes out so soon in
the game.
6. P-QB3 KKt-K2
7. Kt-B2
In order to develop the QKt.
7. ... P-QKt3!
Out of three possible moves, Lasker selects the one which
contributes most to development. B-Kt3 does nothing in that
direction, and BxB would bring the White Knight further into
play. The text move prepares the development of the B at Kt2 with
the option of Castles QR. If White exchanges Bishops he gives up
the command of his Q4. Black's P-Q3 might have had the same
result, but then the exchange would have given White a majority
of pawns on the K side, whilst White's three Q side pawns would
have held the black Q side pawns, one of the latter being
doubled.
8. Kt-Q2 Q-Kt3
The exchange of Bishops allows White to play Kt-K3, thus avoiding
the weakening move P-K Kt3. 9. B-KB4 is answered by P-Q4!.
9. BxB PxB
10. Kt-K3 R-QKt1
11. P-QKt3 Castles
12. B-B4
To prevent Black's P-B4.
At first sight it seems as if the QBP ought to move to B4, as the
advance of the QKtP has weakened it. But White dares not allow a
Black Knight to settle at Q5.
12. ... P-Q3
13. P-B4!
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8 | | #R | #B | | | #R | #K | |
|---------------------------------------|
7 | #P | | #P | | #Kt| #P | #P | #P |
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6 | | | #Kt| #P | | | #Q | |
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5 | | | #P | | | | | |
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4 | | | ^B | | ^P | ^P | | |
|---------------------------------------|
3 | | ^P | ^P | | ^Kt| | | |
|---------------------------------------|
2 | ^P | | | ^Kt| | | ^P | ^P |
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1 | ^R | | | ^Q | ^K | | | ^R |
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A B C D E F G H
Diag. 108
Black threatens to play K-R1 in order to play P-B4. White's
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