1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
Nf6
4.
O-O
Be7
5.
Nc3
d6
6.
d4
Bd7
7.
Bg5
exd4
8.
Nxd4
O-O
9.
Bxc6
bxc6
10.
Qd3
Ng4
11.
Bxe7
Qxe7
12.
Rae1
Qh4
13.
Nf3
Qh5
14.
h3
Ne5
15.
Nxe5
Qxe5
16.
f4
Qc5+
17.
Kh2
Be6
18.
b3
f5
19.
e5
d5
20.
Na4
Qe7
21.
Qd4
Rfb8
22.
Nc5
a5
23.
a3
Kf7
24.
Ra1
Rb5
25.
b4
Rab8
26.
c3
Rxc5
27.
bxc5
Rb5
28.
Rab1
Qxc5
29.
a4
1-0
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Site
St Petersburg
Date
1909.03.09
Round
17
White
Black
Cohn, Erich
Result
1-0
Score
Game No. 153 in the book (round 17): a Ruy Lopez won by Emanuel Lasker (White) against Erich Cohn, annotated by Lasker.
- 12.Rae1 If 12) P - B 4, P - K B 4; 13) Q R - K 1, P x P; 14) Kt x P, Q - R 5; 15) P - K R 3, Kt - B 3 as given in the notes to the game Bernstein-Lasker.
- 18…f5 Here he should play P - K B 3; he might then later on perhaps open the centre by P - Q 4, but on the whole, he should keep on the defensive.
- 19.e5 By this reply Black's Pawn at K B 4 becomes a disagreeable blocking piece.
- 19…d5 By this he creates still another obstruction and establishes beyond any doubt the superiority of the Knight over the Bishop. He ought to play 19) .... Q R - K 1, and reply to 20) P - K Kt 4?, B - B 1. White would probably have secured the possession of the King's file by 20) R - K 2, and would have had slightly the superior position, but not so decisively as in the actual game.
- 21.Qd4 Black's Queen's Bishop's Pawns now become fixed and are likewise doomed to play the miserable part of blocking pieces.
- 26…Rxc5 Desperation, to avoid being slowly strangled.
- 28.Rab1 Immediately decisive, as in reply to R x P, White plays 29) R - Kt 7, R - B 5; 30) Q - R 7.
[Event "St Petersburg Chigorin Memorial"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1909.03.09"] [Round "17"] [White "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Black "Cohn, Erich"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Bg5 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 Ng4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Rae1 Qh4 13. Nf3 Qh5 14. h3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qc5+ 17. Kh2 Be6 18. b3 f5 19. e5 d5 20. Na4 Qe7 21. Qd4 Rfb8 22. Nc5 a5 23. a3 Kf7 24. Ra1 Rb5 25. b4 Rab8 26. c3 Rxc5 27. bxc5 Rb5 28. Rab1 Qxc5 29. a4 1-0