Hi there.
This is one of my absolute favorite games of Emanuel Lasker, who on occasion could really play the
role of an attacker.
So this was his classic game against Johann Hermann Bayer in 1889 Amsterdam tournament, round one.
So we see actually Lasker playing the birds opening to start off with surprising F4.
We have D5.
So this opening named after Henry Bird, we have E3 myself six and now be Free.
So from catching the queenside Bishop we have E6 Bishop b2 Bishop E7 Bishop D3 Be6 Knights C Free Bishop
Be7 Knights F3.
So out of the opening it looks as though this is quite an interesting novel situation and now both sides
do actually Castle Kingside.
So the question is, are these bishops actually kind of useful for attacking?
Later we see 92.
So the knight transfers to this to the kingside.
We have C5, Knight, G3, Queen, C7, and now Knight E5 is played.
Queen A2 was an alternative.
And if, for example, Bishop d6 Rook E1 this is this is a way of playing it as well.
At the moment this would be about equal.
But 95 we have Knight takes E5.
Now Bishop takes E-5.
So this is an interesting situation on F tanks 97.
This is actually still quite this is quite interesting to this launch that night.
And look at H seven directly.
This situation is is actually rather dangerous for black.
For example, if the effort moves, can you see what one could play here?
There will be a weakness of the last move on f7 one could play rook tanks f seven on king tanks, Queen
tanks, 87 Czech Bishop tanks G6 Czech Queen F seven fresh in Queenie eight and White would get a very
strong attack here.
This would be a nice big advantage.
So that is actually a legitimate way of playing it.
It seems.
If we look at this appetite, this does actually seem to be quite good attack on 86 instead.
Here, Brooke, four for there is an attacking build up here.
So this position where Bishop G five Rook G4 five, it could still lead to a promising position for
one of the Queen sites.
H six Here Bishop takes B to C three Disconnecting Rook from G seven front in Queen 67, mate.
And now Rook have one here 95 Queen H seven Czech Cafe Queen takes G seven check.
This is far away Fantasyland variations, but they do demonstrate that it has strong attacking potential
so this situation warrants breaking through again, it seems with a very interesting position, very
interesting vantage.
So anyway but Bishop takes E5 was played keeping that bishop clear on the diagonal.
We have Queen C6 and now Queen E two was played.
This is a bit dangerous, this battering on G2.
So Queen E2 is a safety point if F5 was played immediately here.
Can you see what plant will play for Five points?
Yeah.
To see full hair would be interesting for black, more interesting for black.
Trying to open up with tempo against the bishop.
So if Bishop e too, because if beatings tanks takes is hitting the bishop and threatening queen to
make.
So let's say Bishop e E2 97.
Yeah.
This isn't so great.
Black could play like this and parry things.
So, Queenie, two important points.
A six.
And now we have 95 trying to remove the defender.
And Black actually made a mistake here.
Well, it's a difficult position in any case.
Black played nine takes age.
If rook f eight, there is actually an interesting thing White can do in this position.
Can you see what that is for?
Five points?
Yeah, one could actually take on G seven King Queen G for check.
King A faint queen.
G five.
And it's difficult for black to defend her if Rook eight Bishop takes f6.
If Knight G ain't Queen G seven is checkmate.
So, you know, this is actually rather tricky.
So, yes, this is a very interesting line with Queen G five here and a big advantage to why there.
So anyway, night takes H five was played, perhaps expecting Queen takes H five.
And this is important for the attacking player.
When you've got pieces around the opponent's king, you want to make sure you're not doing things on
autopilot like auto recapturing when there might be better options.
As Laskar implied in one of his quotations.
You know, when you see a strong move, look for an even stronger one or to that effect.
So what would she play in this position for 200 points and why?
Okay.
There's a beautiful concept here of Bishop Tate's age seven shank.
So destroying the safety around the king, Queen Saint's age five, shank king, do seven.
And getting rid of that shield.
Now Bishop takes G seven.
Frightening Queen H eight.
Checkmate.
A wonderful attacking mechanism.
Demolition of the opponent's pawn skeleton around the king with a concrete moat hair which Black has
to respond to.
So we see King takes G-7.
If F thinks then Rook have free and the attack still rolls on here, they're still mate.
So what is black do?
They're not rook f seven.
But if King takes those rook g free Shaq and mate, if Queen eight the attack is strong, check Queen
H seven and if Rook Bishop H six check.
Yeah.
The king's own pieces are not helping her helping a mating that it seems.
So we have king tanks G7 being played instead of anything else.
But now.
Queen G four check.
King H seven if King f6, that's an immediate checkmate.
So King H seven.
But now Rook have three.
A lawnmower mate mechanism so frightening.
Rook H free and on Bishop takes to take his lawnmower mate pattern.
We have e5.
Just to put something on the board there.
Roger.
Yeah.
Rook, H3 and Rook take.
You can see that's checkmate.
So.
E5 rook free check.
And this allows a resource yet E5 allows the resource Queen h six offering the Queen.
Now the Queen is taken.
King tanks.
And here it plays a nice move.
So further the advantage.
Yeah.
There's other liabilities in Black's position, so sometimes we're not ending with a checkmate, but
we can end with a winning possession.
Queen 87, picking up one of the bishops.
It's important to do this.
Kind of strong move.
If F5 Bishop f6 and Black could be on the way to being equal, Rook have won is actually interesting.
Actually, in its own right, this situation could lead to an advantage, but it's more complex than
the game.
In a way, this, this, this situation might do this when you can win a bishop game continuation here.
Okay.
It is better for white.
O'Quinn a three shack and Unbroken one is a slight improvement on that.
We get a very dangerous situation here where rookie Frey is going to be amazing.
So that is also it's kind of an incisive looking move, actually a free check.
But Queen D seven seems entirely logical.
Blacks should have really resigned but played on it seems six queen to be seven king D7 Rook have one
rook ab ain't queen d71 could have taken also on D5 so we have rook have the eight Queen G for King
her eight and that opening up this asphalt the King F takes e5 Bishop G seven.
So yeah, this looks as though if Bishop takes can you see what White could play which would win further
material basically tactics Queen f five hitting E5 and f seven f6 we can take on e pinned pawn.
So yes, this pool is allowed to stay on the board.
Bishop g7i mean black really should resign e6 we have rook b7 if f6 a7 check could be used and I'm picking
up the bishop.
So rugby seven here.
Queen g6f thinks rook thanks F six So emphatic end to this.
So Bishop Saints Queen Saints have six.
King eight So if King Gates then we just pick up the rook.
So King ain't queen.
Check King seven Queen G seven Shaq King takes E6 Queen Thanks P seven.
This is actually the main line of the game.
Yeah, it's not just a variation so black's playing on Queen takes a6 d4 e6 c 64.
We have h for the now.
Now it's actually the end of the game.
Finally, just simplifying with Queen takes D3 now finally move first.
Yay Black actually resigned Yeah it's it's quite it's quite amazing how black continues even after this
combination with f6 so black Ashley resigned here thankfully, but it's still an iconic celebrated game
a bit extended more than it needed to be for sure.
So the attacking potential here for me, this game really stands out.
The openings, really interesting lines with a queen sized thing.
Catto are often quite dangerous.
You're looking to amplify this bishop and the possibilities it affords.
And there was such an amplification by trying to remove one of the key defenders.
This transfer of the knight to get rid of a key defender was very, very interesting.
It led to very, very strong attacking prospects here in this position.
This is already a really nice attacking setup and I've kind of simulated this in my own online games,
at least with B free systems and strong attacks.
It's interesting to sometimes experiment.
Benson was a pioneer of one beef ring.
I do have a1b3 nimzowitsch lost.
And of course you can also kick off with my friend and B friend this game before he was the late of
course, but you can see it's a nice thing to have two attacking bishops and this demolition of pawns
fame that you can later get from such a scenario.
It's just an iconic game to bear in mind for that kind of attacking pattern.
So I hope you enjoyed it as much as me.
And so much.