Emanuel Lasker vs Carl Schlechter - Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match 1910.01.29

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Emanuel Lasker vs Carl Schlechter
Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match Berlin GER round 6 1910.01.29
Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tartakower Variation 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker - Schlechter World Championship Match"]
[Site "Berlin GER"]
[Date "1910.01.29"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "6"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "94"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. a4 Rb8 {Lasker
insists on a move that he admits gives him no advantage, and
Schlechter makes this inferior move instead of 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4
exd4 10.axb5 Bc5 11.c3 O-O.} 9. axb5 axb5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. c3
Bc5 {Better, I believe, than 11...Be7, as he played in the
fourth game.} 12. Nbd2 12... O-O 13. Bc2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2
14... Qd7 15. b4 Be7 16. Re1 f6 17. Qd3 g6 18. Bh6 Rfe8
19. exf6 {19.Ra6 should be considered. If 19...fxe5, then I
believe 20.Rxc6 would win, as after 20...Qxc6 21.Nxe5,
threatening 22.Nxg6, to which Black seems to have no
defence. Also, if 19...Bf5 20.e6!} Bxf6 20. Bb3 20... Bf7
21. Rad1 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. h3 23... Qd6 {There seems to be
no reason for giving up a pawn here. 23...c6 seems safe
enough.} 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Bxc3 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Rxb5 Re4 29. Rb8+ Kf7 30. b5 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Be5+ 32. f4
{This move is weak; it blocks the diagonal of the white
bishop. 32.g3 was the right move. If then 32...Re2 33.Kg2 Bd4
34.Rf8+ Ke7 35.Rf4 Rb6 36.Bg5+, with winning chances. After
the text move, Black forces a draw very cleverly.} Bd4 33. Kg3
Re3+ 34. Kg4 Rb3 $1 35. f5 Rb4 $1 36. fxg6+ Kxg6 37. Bf4 Be5
38. g3 c6 39. Rb6 h5+ 40. Kf3 Bxf4 41. gxf4 Kf5 42. Rxc6 Rb3+
43. Kg2 Kxf4 44. Rc4+ Kg5 45. Rc5+ Kh4 46. Re5 Rg3+ 47. Kf2
Rxh3 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 7 February, 2022
Created: 7 February, 2022