Lasker - Bauer, Amsterdam 1889
Lasker - Bauer, Amsterdam 1889 is a game of chess that was played in the first round of an international championship tournament in Amsterdam on August 26, 1889. It went down in chess history because the future world champion Emanuel Lasker won in it with a spectacular double sacrifice in a brilliant style. Lasker led the white pieces, the Austrian chess master Johann Hermann Bauer had black.
This double runner sacrifice was previously used only in an incorrect form by John Owen against Amos Burn in Liverpool in 1884 (Burn-Owen, 1884). After Lasker's role, it became part of the routine knowledge of later generations. Over time, it was occasionally used, even at the highest level. A prominent victim was ex-world champion Anatoli Karpow in his game against Judit Polgár in Hoogeveen 2003 (Polgar-Karpow, 2003). However, Karpov gave up after the first sacrifice on h7 and did not allow the second on g7 to be demonstrated along with mating . Three other prominent examples can be found in the games Nimzowitsch - Tarrasch , Sankt Petersburg 1914 (Nimzowitsch-Tarrasch, 1914), G. Kusmin - Sveshnikov , Moscow 1973 (Kusmin-Sveshnikov, 1973) and Miles - Browne , Luzern 1982 (Miles-Browne , 1982).
Notes on the game
- 1. f2-f4
Lasker chooses the Bird opening .
- 1.… d7 – d5 2. e2 – e3 Ng8 – f6 3. b2 – b3 e7 – e6
This narrows the Bc8 and makes him a "bad runner". It makes more sense to be willing to swap for a white minor piece by means of 3.… Bc8 – g4. Because of the disruptive 3.… d4, the overlap 3. Ng1 – f3 is more precise.
4. Bc1 – b2 Bf8 – e7 5. Bf1 – d3 b7 – b6 6. Ng1 – f3 Bc8 – b7 7. Nb1 – c3 Nb8 – d7 8. 0–0 0–0 9. Nc3 – e2 c7 – c5 10. Ne2 – g3 Qd8 – c7 11. Nf3 – e5 Nd7xe5 12. Bb2xe5 Qc7 – c6 13. Qd1 – e2 a7 – a6 Black built himself up passively while White positioned all his pieces against the black kingside. Especially his long-stepped bishops have targeted the black king position.
- 14. Ng3-h5 Nf6xh5
Also the stronger 14.… d5 – d4 15. Be5xf6 Be7xf6 16. Qe2 – g4 Kg8 – h8 (16.… e6 – e5 17. Bd3 – e4!) 17. Rf1 – f3 Rf8 – g8 18. Bd3xh7! According to Kasparov, could not have saved Schwarz.
Position after Black's 14th move |
- 15. Bd3xh7 +!
The introduction to the decisive attack.
- 15.… Kg8xh7 16. Qe2xh5 + Kh7 – g8
Position after Black's 16th move |
- 17. Be5xg7 !!
This is the punch line of the first runner sacrifice. After that, the black king stands completely bare and is at the mercy of the white heavy pieces. There is now a threat of mate on h8, Black is forced to capture on g7.
- 17.… Kg8xg7 18. Qh5 – g4 + Kg7 – h7 19. Rf1 – f3
There is only one move left against the threat of mating on h3.
- 19.… e6 – e5
This gives Black the opportunity to interpose his queen on h6.
- 20. Rf3-h3 + Qc6-h6 21. Rh3xh6 + Kh7xh6
Apparently, Black has enough material equivalent for the queen, namely a rook and two bishops, but Lasker now wins a piece by attacking both bishops twice.
Position after Black's 21st move |
- 22. Qg4 – d7! Be7-f6 23. Qd7xb7
The game is decided by the material preponderance of white. Black played a few more moves, but then saw the hopelessness of his efforts.
- 23.… Kh6 – g7 24. Ra1 – f1 Ra8 – b8 25. Qb7 – d7 Rf8 – d8 26. Qd7 – g4 + Kg7 – f8 27. f4xe5 Bf6 – g7 28. e5 – e6 Rb8 – b7 29. Qg4 – g6 f7 –F6 30. Rf1xf6 + Bg7xf6 31. Qg6xf6 + Kf8 – e8 32. Qf6 – h8 + Ke8 – e7 33. Qh8 – g7 + Ke7xe6 34. Qg7xb7 Rd8 – d6 35. Qb7xa6 d5 – d4 36. – e3xd4 d4 h2xd4 37 38. Da6xd3
and Black gave up.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amos Burn vs John Owen ( English ) chessgames.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Judit Polgar vs Anatoly Karpov ( English ) chessgames.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Aron Nimzowitsch vs Siegbert Tarrasch ( English ) chessgames.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Gennadi Kuzmin vs Evgeni Ellinovich Sveshnikov ( English ) chessgames.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- ↑ Anthony Miles vs Walter Shawn Browne ( English ) chessgames.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.