Bird vs Lasker
254
[Event "Liverpool"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Bird"]
[Black "Lasker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[Opening "Bird: Lasker Variation"]
1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. b4 {This wastes
time and weakens White's queenside. White should simply castle and get on with
his development.} 7... Bb7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. a4 { White hopes to gain space on
the queenside, but only exposes himself there.} 9... Rc8 {A dual purpose
move-Black prepares a retreat for his bishop in case of a4-a5- a6 and prepares
to take the initiative with ...c5, when White's self inflicted weaknesses on
the c-file will be exposed.} 10. a5 c5 11. axb6 axb6 12. Ra7 Bc6 {Before
retreating to a8, Black provokes White to push his b-pawn, which will take the
b5 square away from White's bishop or knight.} 13. b5 Ba8 14. Ne5 Rc7 15. Ra2
e6 {Black prevents f5 and defends f7 with his queen rook.} 16. Nd2 Qb8
{Preparing to take over the a-file. White should probably prevent this by 17
Qa4, though his position is already awkward.} 17. Ndf3 Ra7 18. Rxa7 Qxa7 19.
Bb2 c4 {Cutting off the defense of the b5 pawn.} 20. Bc2 Qa5 21. Qa1 Nxe5 22.
Qxa5 Nxf3+ {White didn't notice that this was a check.} 0-1
0-1
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