[Event "GotM #101"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Black "Pillsbury, Harry Nelson"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Tarrasch,Siegbert"] [ECO "C60"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "294722357192"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] [EventCountry "ENG"] {[%evp 0,79,11,13,-9,17,18,13,35,38,36,6,16,1,6,4,12,33,49,22,46,28,28,25,14,11,13,0,22,23,-1,28,23,25,38,59,43,-71,-287,-88,-100,-101,-90,-80,-82,-58,-62,-68,-211,-66,-82,-57,-11,-56,-1,-42,19,-1,24,3,-153,-8,9,-76,41,-27,28,-81,156,159,233,74,257,260,233,408,412,439,586,578,758,570]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {This defense is not worse than others.} 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 {Lasker ever strives to simplify the game.} bxc6 (6... dxc6 {would be safer, and following up with an exchange of Queens would probably end in a draw.}) 7. Bc4 Ne7 8. Nc3 {[#] To prevent 8...d5.} d6 9. O-O Be6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Be3 c5 12. Bxe6 ({It would be better to meet the threatened 12...c4 with} 12. Qe2 {Black in the actual game obtains a good position though his strong center and open f-file.}) 12... fxe6 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Rab1 Nc6 15. b3 Qh4 16. f3 Nd4 17. Ne2 Be5 18. f4 $2 {[#]} (18. f4 $2 {A great mistake. Lasker overlooked that after} Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 Rxf4 21. g3 {Black could save the piece with} Qg4 {or he could also play 21...?g4}) ({Instead} 18. g3 {should have been played, after which the game was about equal. After the text move, however, Black ought to win.}) 18... Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Rxf4 21. Rxf4 Qxf4 22. Rf1 Qe5 23. Qa6 {[#] The only chance.} Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Qxe4 25. Qxa7 Qb7 26. Qa4 c6 {To prevent 27.?d7.} 27. Qe4 Qd7 28. a4 e5 29. h3 Rb4 $2 {[#]} ({So far Pillsbury played the game splendidly, but now he begins to experiment and finally loses a won game by careless play. The simple} 29... Re8 {in combination with the advancing center, must have won with certainty as the analysis of the two players has shown. It is very often dangerous to move a Rook away from the back rank.}) 30. Qe1 e4 31. a5 d5 32. a6 Qe7 {Black entirely underestimates the threatening danger, or else he would have retreated his Rook instead of pressing on with his own center.} 33. Qg3 $1 {[#] White cuts off the retreat of the Black Rook.} e3 ({One more offensive instead of defensive move. The Rook ought to have retired at least to b6, when 34.a7 would not have won:} 33... Rb6 34. a7 $2 ({If instead} 34. Ra1 {Black can stop the dangerous pawn with} Qa7 35. Qd6 e3 ({not} 35... Rxa6 {on account of} 36. Rf1 Qa8 37. Qe6+ Kh8 {and} 38. Rf7) 36. Qxc5 $2 ({but with} 36. Rf1 $1 Qa8 37. Qe6+ Kg7 38. Qxe3 {White would still remain with an advantage, as the a-pawn cannot be taken on account of 39.?e5+ and the Black King is without defense}) 36... e2 {and 37...?xa6, winning the pawn}) 34... Qxa7 35. Qd6 Rb8 36. Qe6+ Kg7 $1) 34. Ra1 Qf6 35. Re1 d4 ({The game is lost, chiefly through the unfavorable position of the Rook. After} 35... e2 {there follows} 36. a7 Qf1+ 37. Kh2) ({or after} 35... Qf2 {White wins with} 36. Qxe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rb8 38. a7 Ra8 39. Re7 {[%CAl Ye7b7,Yb7b8] then 40.?b7 and 41.?b8+.}) 36. a7 Qd8 37. Ra1 Qa8 38. Qd6 Rb7 39. Qxc6 e2 40. Qxb7 {[#]} 1-0