Moscow International Tournament (Moscow), 1925
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1. e4 Notes by Bogoljubov 1. ... c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 With 4 d4 cxd4 5 Nxd4 etc. he could enter well-trodden paths. 4. ... Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 7. ... Nc6 8. Bb2 Bd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qa5 11. Qd2 Rac8 12. Rad1 Kh8 So as to guard against the threat 13 Nxc6 followed by Nxd5. 13. Nce2 ! Qxa2 A rather odd combination of Lasker's which happens to turn out very well indeed; yet, it was fairly risky to give up the Q for and R and a B even thoughBlack does secure a fairly sound position. Lasker probably wished to avoid the exchange of Queens because he considered it to give White a superior position. 14. Ra1 Qxb2 15. Rfb1 Qxb1+ 16. Rxb1 Rfd8 17. c4 Ne8 18. f4 White is trying to force matters thereby weakening his K position a very much safer move was 18 Nxc6. 18. ... a6 19. Kh1 Nc7 20. Qe3 Rb8 21. Rd1 Nb4 Whereas Black is strengthening his position with every move White seems to shove around his pieces rather aimlessly. 22. Qc3 a5 23. Ra1 That Rook had no business here! 23. ... b6 24. Qe3 ? A regrettable mistake thereby cutting short a game that had promised to become very interesting and instructive. 24. ... e5 ! Black now wins the exchange and thereafter the ending presents no trouble at all. 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Nc2 27. Qc3 Nxa1 28. Qxa1 Bf6 29. Qg1 d5 30. cxd5 Nxd5 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. g4 f6 33. h4 b5 34. Nd4 Ne3 35. Qxe3 Rxd4 36. Bf3 a4 37. h5 a3 38. Qe2 Rbd8 A game showing Lasker, the great tactician, at his very shrewdest. 0-1 |
