Emanuel Lasker, The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg, 1909 (1910)
Game 136 of 175
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.07
Round
15
White
Freiman, Sergey Nikolaevich
Black
Forgacs, Leo
Result
1-0
- 6…e3 To capture the BP would be more dangerous, as Black’s plus of Pawns cannot be turned to account as quickly as White’s plus of mobility and power of pieces. But he might have tried to hold the won Pawn for some time by P—Q4; e.g.: 7) P×P, B×P; 8) B—QB4, B—B4; 9) Kt—K2, P—K3. The Pawn is still alive and hampers White’s game.
- 10.Bf4 After 10) Q—R5 White had also an obvious advantage; he would then have won at least the QRP; but it would have been better, after 10) .... K—B2, to continue with 11) P—B4, and Kt—B3 or 11) B—KB4, with a promising attack.
- 10…Qf5 After 10) .... Q—KR4; 11) R—Ksqch, K—Qsq White would not have been able to develop himself so rapidly.
- 20…Bg7 Not 20) .... P—KKt4 on account of 21) Q—B5.
- 21.Ne4 A problem-like continuation, which decides the game forthwith.