Lasker vs Walbrodt
Hastings | ?
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[Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Walbrodt"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Spanish: Berlin, 4.O-O Be7"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nde2 {White doesn't want to let Black ease his position by trading knights and/ or bishops.} 8... O-O 9. Ng3 Ne5 10. Bxd7 Qxd7 11. b3 {Preventing counterplay by ...Nc4 and preparing to aim the bishop at Black's king.} 11... Rad8 { Black would like to free himself by ...d5, but with his knight exposed on e5 this won't work.} 12. Bb2 Nc6 {Black sees f4 coming and gets out of the way, but since White's attacking on the kingside, 12...Ng6 would be better.} 13. Nf5 {Now g7 looks vulnerable, and moves like Nd4 and Ne2-g3-h5 are ominous.} 13... Qe6 {Black is still trying to get in ...d5, but he just loses more time.} 14. Re1 Ne5 15. f4 Ng6 16. Nd5 c6 {16...Nxd5 would have lost to 17 Nxg7, but now Black's king position gets ripped open by other means.} 17. Nfxe7+ Nxe7 18. f5 Nxf5 {18...Qd7 loses to 19 Bxf6 cxd5 20 Qg4 g6 21 Qg5, threatening 22 Bxe7 and 22 Qh6.} 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. exf5 Qxf5 21. Rf1 Qe4 22. Bxf6 Rde8 23. Rf3 h5 24. Rg3+ 1-0
1-0
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