Emanuel Lasker, The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg, 1909 (1910)
Game 5 of 175
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.02.15
Round
1
White
Forgacs, Leo
Black
Speijer, Abraham
Result
1/2-1/2
- 9.b3 This development is a little too slow, as Mr. Speijer proves.
- 11.Qf3 Not a good conception.
- 12…g6 Thus White's Q B is counterbalanced by Black's K B, while, at the same time, the Pawn at Kt 3 prevents the entry of the Knight at B 5.
- 14.Ng3 Black was threatening Kt x P.
- 14…h5 Fine and energetic play.
- 19…Rad8 Black could here give the game a turn in his favor by 19) .... B x P; 20) P x B, Kt x P ch; 21) K - R 2, Q - R 5; 22) Q - B sq (Q - K 3, Kt - B 5 ch; K - Kt sq, Q - Kt 5), Kt x P ch; 23) K - Kt 2, Kt - Kt 5; 24) Q - R sq, Q - Kt 4 with the double threat of Q - Q 7 ch and P - R 5.
- 20…h4 B x P would still have been strong, for Black would rather easily get four Pawns for the Piece with a good position.
- 34.Ng4 After 34) Kt x Kt, B x Kt; 35) Kt x P, R x R ch; 36) R x R, R - Q 7; 37) P - Q R 4, R - B 7; 38) R - K 3, K - B 3 White cannot win, as his King cannot come into play.
- 42.Nxe6 It would have given better chances, to keep the minor pieces: 42) Kt - Kt 3, R - Q 6; 43) Kt - K 3 to White's advantage.
- 48.Kf3 48) K x P would have led to nothing, e.g. 48) .... R - R 5 ch; 49) K - K 3, R x R; 50) P x R, K - Kt 4; 51) P - B 4, K x P.