[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Date "1910.01.02"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "01"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Carl Schlechter"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "138"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Re1 exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bxc6
bxc6 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bh4 Nh7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rad1
Nf8 15. h3 Ng6 {15...Qg5 at this point might be considered}
16. Qg3 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 {White's game is very sold. His
position is unassailable, while Black has two doubled pawns,
still the advance is not enough to win and with careful play
Black can easily draw.} 18. f3 f6 19. Kf2 Kf7 20. Nde2 a5 $1
21. b3 Reb8 $5 22. Nc1 Be6 23. Nd3 c5 24. Nb2 Ne5 {24...c4
would be to risky as White would play 25.Nxc4 Bxc4 26.bxc4 Rb4
27.Rd4 Ne5 28.Nd5 Rb2 29.Nxc7, and if instead of 28...Rb2,
28...Rxc4 then 29.Rxc4 Nxc4 30.Nxc7 Rb8 31.Re2 and White would
be a pawn to the good.} 25. Nd5 Rb7 26. Re3 Nc6 27. Rc3 $2 g6
{With this move Black starts an advance of the kingside pawns
which is ill-judged as it finally leaves White with a passed
pawn. He might have tried 27...Nb4 and if 28.a3 Nxd5 29.exd5
Bd7, and it seems as though Black could draw easily.} 28. a4
f5 $16 29. Ne3 Re8 30. Nec4 $16 Ra7 31. Re1 $1 Bxc4 $2
32. Nxc4 $1 Kf6 $1 $10 33. Ne3 Ne5 34. exf5 gxf5 35. g3 $16
35... Rh8 36. f4 gxf4 37. Nd5+ {The way White nurses the
advantage obtained through the advancing of Black's kingside
pawns is very instructive.} 37... Kf7 38. Nxf4 Rb7 {Since
White has a passed pawn on the kingside, Black tries to make a
break on the queenside, but this adventure nearly proved
fatal.} $1 39. Kg2 $15 39... c4 $1 40. bxc4 Rb4 41. c5 Rxa4
42. cxd6 cxd6 43. Rc7+ Kf6 $17 44. Nd5+ Kg5 {If 44...Ke6 45.c4
Re8 46.Ra7 and White would win the exchange.} 45. h4+ Kh6 {If
45...Kg6 46.Ne7+ Kf6 47.Rf1.} 46. Ne7 Rf8 47. Rd1 Rf7 {Black
is forced to give up the pawn. 47...Nc4 would not do, as White
would simply move 48.Kf2, threatening 49.Rd4 winning. Lasker
here gets out of a very tight place, on the face of it, it
looks as if White should win.} $2 48. Rxd6+ Kh7 49. Re6 Ng6 $1
50. Rxg6 Rxe7 51. Rgc6 Rxc7 52. Rxc7+ Kg6 53. Rc6+ Kf7 $18
54. Kf3 {Up to this point White has played the game well nigh
perfectly, but has Schechter really missed a chance here? The
situation is remarkable; Schechter plays the natural move, but
it only draws. I believe the best move 54.c3! and that if
there is a win, it must be through this move at this
point. The ending is worth studying. It is a most instructive
stuy on rook and pawn play.} 54... Re4 {A fine move. Lasker
shows his masterly hand. By sacrificing a second pawn he draws
the game.} 55. Rc5 $2 Kf6 56. Rxa5 Rc4 57. Ra6+ Ke5 58. Ra5+
Kf6 59. Ra6+ Ke5 60. Ra5+ Kf6 61. Ra2 Ke5 62. Rb2 Rc3+ 63. Kg2
Kf6 64. Kh3 Rc6 {To stop 65.Rb6+. 64...f4 would not do, on
account of 65.Rb3!} 65. Rb8 Rxc2 66. Rb6+ Kg7 67. h5 Rc4
68. h6+ Kh7 69. Rf6 Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Date "1910.01.03"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "70"]

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 {8.dxe5 is the
usual continuation} Nxd4 $1 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 {If 10.axb5
Bc5, with a fine game. 10...Nc5 in answer to 10.axb5, as
suggested by I. Gunsberg, would not do, as White gets the
better game by playing 11.QXd4.} Be6 11. c3 c5 {11...Bc5!
would have led to a most interesting situation. In fact, it
looks as if White would get the worst of it. 11...Bc5 12.Qxg7
Kd7, and I cannot see any good way for White to get away from
the terrific attack. As 13...Qh4 is threatened, White's best
move is probably 13.Qh6, then 13...Rg8 14.Be3 (seems best)
14...Rg6 15.Qh5 and now without going into any further attacks
Black gets the better game by playing 15...Bxe3 16.fxe3 Qg5
17.Qg5 Rxg5.} 12. Qe5 Qb8 $16 13. Qxb8+ Rxb8 14. axb5 axb5
{After all these exchanges, Black comes out a pawn ahead. If
that is the best that White can obtain from a4 on the eight
move, it cannot be recommended. The advance seems premature.}
15. Na3 Be7 {15...b4 seems to be the proper move; and if
16.Ba4+ Bd7. The text move gives White a chance to gain lost
ground.} 16. Bf4 Rb7 17. f3 Nf6 18. Nxb5 O-O {If 18...Rxb5
19.Ba4 Bd7 20.Bxb5 Bxb5 21.Re1 and Black must lose a
piece. Mr. I. Gunsberg's suggestion that if 18...Rxb5 19.Ra8+
is not correct, as Black could then play 19...Kd7, and have
two pieces for a rook.} 19. Ba4 $5 c4 {If 19...Bd7 20.c4 dxc4
21.Nc3.} 20. Ra2 $1 $16 20... Bc5+ 21. Kh1 $1 Bd7 22. Bd6 Bxd6
{Black could also play 22...Rxb5 23.Bxf8 Bxf8 24.Bxb5 Bxb5,
and White would now have two exchanges for a piece. Too bad
Schlechter did not play this way. It would have been a great
ending to play.} 23. Nxd6 Rb6 24. Bxd7 Nxd7 25. Nf5 $13 Re8
26. Ra7 Nf6 27. Ra2 g6 28. Nd4 Reb8 29. Rf2 Nd7 30. h3 Nc5
31. Rd2 Nd3 32. b4 $1 cxb3 33. Nxb3 Rxb3 34. Rxd3 Rc8 35. Rxd5
Rbxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Date "1910.01.04"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "03"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Carl Schlechter"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "62"]

1. e4 {Notes by J.R. Capablanca} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6
4. O-O d6 5. Re1 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bxc6
bxc6 10. Bg5 Re8 11. Qd3 {A deviation from the first game,
wherein Schlechter played 11.Qf3 at this point.} Ng4 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Nf3 Rab8 14. b3 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qe3 Qa5 17. Qd3
Re7 18. Re3 Rbe8 19. Rae1 f6 20. h3 Be6 21. Na4 Bf7 22. c4 h6
23. Nc3 $19 23... Kh8 24. Qd2 {This game is very
tedious. Black certainly could not try anything; it was up to
White, but Schlechter seems to be very satisfied to get a
draw. He stands like a rock and waits for the other fellow to
come at him.} Bg6 25. R1e2 Bf7 26. Qd4 Qb6 27. Qd2 Qa5 28. Qd4
Qb6 29. Qd2 Qa5 30. Qd4 Qb6 31. Qd2 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Date "1910.01.05"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "04"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "112"]

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 {Dr. Lasker in
his annotations to the second game says: "This move gives
White no advantage whatever." Why he plays it again can hardly
be understood.} Rb8 {And now Schlechter, who had done very
well in the second game by playing 8...Nxd4, makes another
move.} 9. axb5 axb5 10. dxe5 Be6 11. c3 Be7 12. Nbd2 $16
12... O-O 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd2 15. Bxd2 c5 16. Bc2 cxd4
17. f4 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 $1 19. f5 Bf7 20. Bf4 Rc8 21. Bd3 Qd7
22. Be5 Rh6 23. Qg4 $1 23... Bf6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 {We give the
score of this game as published by the EVENING POST, the said
paper getting the game directly from Lasker. All other
exchanges have the score as follows: 22.Qg4 Bd6 23.Bd6 Rxd6
24.Qxd4 h6, which would give White a chance to play 25.f6 with
great effect. We are inclined to think that the score
published by the EVENING POST is correct, as Lasker would not
have missed the chance to play 25.f6} 25. Qxd4 h6 26. Rfc1
Rfc6 27. Rf1 Qd8 $6 28. Ra7 $1 28... b4 {The situation is so
difficult tyhat it is hard to pick the best move. The pawn
seems to be lost anyway, and if White now plays 29.Qxb4 Qb6+
would draw.} 29. Re1 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 31. Kf2 Rc7 32. Rxc7
Qxc7 33. Qxb4 $4 Qe5 {If 33...Qxh2 then 34.Qd4 would probably
win for White as the b pawn could march up protected by the
queen and the bishop.} 34. g3 h5 35. Qb6 {35.Qc3 and if
35...d4 then 36.Qe1 seems to me was the proper course; in fact
that is about the only way in which White would have a chance
to win. The white queen must for the moment remain around the
king to protect it from checks.} $18 35... h4 36. b4 hxg3+
37. hxg3 Qb2+ 38. Kf3 Qc3 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qh4+ $1 $18 Kg8
41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qh4+ Kg8 43. Ke2 Qb2+ 44. Ke3 Qc1+ 45. Ke2
Qb2+ 46. Ke3 Qc1+ 47. Kf2 Qb2+ 48. Kg1 Qc3 49. Bf1 d4 50. Qd8+
Kh7 51. Qd6 Qe3+ 52. Kh2 Qd2+ 53. Kh3 Qe1 54. Ba6 Qh1+ 55. Kg4
Qd1+ 56. Kg5 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Wien)"]
[Date "1910.01.06"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "05"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Carl Schlechter"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "116"]

1.e4 {Notes by Jose Raul Capablanca from "The Chess Weekly",
1910.} e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 5.d4 Bd7 6.Nc3 Be7
7.Bg5 O-O 8.dxe5 Nxe5 {Of course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxc6 would win
a pawn.} 9.Bxd7 Nfxd7 10.Bxe7 Nxf3+ {If 10...Qxe7 probably
11.Nxd4} 11.Qxf3 Qxe7 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Rad1 Re8 14.Rfe1 Nb6
15.Qc3 Nxd5 16.Rxd5 Re6 17.Rd3 Qe7 18.Rg3 Rg6 19.Ree3 Re8
20.h3 Kf8 21.Rxg6 hxg6 {With every exchange Black's position
becomes better. Whatever positional advantage White had is
fast disappearing.} 22.Qb4 c6 23.Qa3 a6 24.Qb3 Rd8 25.c4 Rd7
26.Qd1 Qe5 27.Qg4 Ke8 28.Qe2 Kd8 29.Qd2 Kc7 {White, apparently
satisfied with his position has allowed the black king to move
over to the queenside, without making any attempt to stop
him. White now starts an advance of the queen side pawns,
which is checked by Black at once.} 30.a3 Re7 31.b4 b5 32.cxb5
axb5 {Black's strategy has been of a very high order. He has
now a very fine game.} 33.g3 g5 34.Kg2 Re8 35.Qd1 f6 36.Qb3
Qe6 37.Qd1 Rh8 38.g4 Qc4 39.a4 {Black's position was becoming
too alarmingly strong. White prefers to give up a pawn and go
for the Black king, rather than be boxed in without a chance
to move anything.} Qxb4 {39...bxa4, and if 40.Qxa4 Rb8, should
be considered. It looks very much as though Black would
win. The position is worth studying. By playing 40...Rb8,
Black threatens to play 41...Rxb4 and then 42...Rb1, with a
murderous check in sight at f1.} 40.axb5 Qxb5 41.Rb3 Qa6
42.Qd4 Re8 {If Black were satisfied with a draw, 42...Rb8
would have accomplished it. The champion's play is better, as
he could have drawn if he wished up to the fifty-fourth move.}
43.Rb1 Re5 44.Qb4 Qb5 45.Qe1 Qd3 46.Rb4 c5 {46...Rb5 gave
Black some chances of winning.} 47.Ra4 c4 48.Qa1 Qxe4+ 49.Kh2
Rb5 50.Qa2 Qe5+ 51.Kg1 Qe1+ 52.Kh2 d5 53.Ra8 Qb4 {He could
have easily drawn the game by perpetual check, as White could
not afford to play 54.Kg2 and 55.f3 because of 55...Qd4.}
54.Kg2 Qc5 {A most rare case of chess blindness on the part of
Dr. Lasker. 54...Rb8 would at least draw.} 55.Qa6 Rb8 {It was
bad now, but he might have tried 55...Qb6 56.Qc8+ Kd6 57.Ra6
Qxa6 58.Qxa6+ Kc5 and fight it out with the two passed pawns
and his rook against the queen.} 56.Ra7+ Kd8 57.Rxg7 Qb6
58.Qa3 Kc8 1-0

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Date "1910.01.07"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "06"]
[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

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Date "1910.01.08"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "07"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Carl Schlechter"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "96"]

1. e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. e5 Ng4 {Of
course if 8...dxe5 9.Bxf7+.} 9. e6 {The advance of this pawnso
early in the game is at least very risky. Black's game is
perfectly safe, while White hto struggle to protect this
advanced pawn.} f5 10. O-O Bg7 11. Bf4 Qb6 {If 11...d5 12.Nxd5
cxd5 13.Qxd5 winning.} 12. Bb3 Ba6 13. Na4 Qd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4
15. c4 O-O $1 16. Rad1 Bf6 {16...c5 was the alternative ; in
which case White would probably play 17.Nc3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Kg7
19.Rfe1, and White's game seems good.} $1 17. Rfe1 $6 g5
18. Bxd6 {Played with very fine judgement. The pawn at e6
which was weak becomes very strong now.} $1 18... exd6
19. Rxd6 Be5 20. c5 {Fine. If 20...Bxd6 21.cxd6 and the two
white pawns would become irresistable. This is one of the
finest games of the match. Black has to play with great
caution to avoid White's many threats.} Rfe8 21. g3 {If 21.h3
Bh2+ 22.Kh1 Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nxf2+ 24.Kh2 Ne4, and if 21.f3 Bxh2+
22.Kh1 Bg3, or perhaps 22.Bxd6 23.cxd6 Nf2+ 24.Kh2 Nd3.} $1
Bf6 22. Rxc6 Bb7 {Black might have played here 22...Bb5 23.Rd6
Rac8, with what appears to be a very good game. If in answer
to 22...Bb5 23.Rc7 then 23...Re7, or if 23.e7+ in answer to
22...Bb5 then 23...Kg7 24.Rc7 Ne5 25.Re3 f4 26.Re4 Nf3+ 27.Kg2
Nd2 and Black's game looks very good.} 23. Rc7 Be4 24. Nc3
Bxc3 25. bxc3 Ne5 26. Rd1 Nf3+ 27. Kf1 Nxh2+ 28. Ke1 Nf3+
29. Ke2 Ne5 30. Rdd7 30... f4 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rxg5 Bd3+
33. Kd1 fxg3 $1 34. fxg3 Ng6 {All this play is very
fine. Unfortunately for Black, he has no pawns left by the
time the attack is over.} 35. Rd5 Be4 36. Rd6 Bf5 37. Bd5 Rab8
38. c6 Nf8 39. Rb7 Rbc8 40. e7 Ng6 41. Bf7 Rxe7 42. Bxg6 Bg4+
43. Kc1 Re1+ 44. Kb2 hxg6 45. Rxg6 Bf5 46. Rf6 Be4 47. Rxa7
Rb1+ 48. Ka3 Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Date "1910.01.09"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "08"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "86"]

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 Nxd4 {The
right answer. The same as played in the second game.} 9. Nxd4
exd4 10. axb5 {Much better than 10.Qxd4 as played in the
second game.} Bc5 11. c3 O-O {Black's game is just as good as
White's.} 12. cxd4 Bb6 $1 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. bxa6 Rxa6 15. Rxa6
Bxa6 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Na4 Qf6 18. Be3 Ba7 19. f3 Ng5 $1 20. Nc5
Bxc5 {By this exchange Black obtains a passed pawn, but White
on the other hand has two bishops.} 21. dxc5 Ne6 $2 22. Qd3
Rd8 23. Bc2 g6 24. b4 d4 25. Bc1 h5 26. Bb3 Bd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5
28. h3 Re5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Kf2 Qd5 31. h4 Qa2+ 32. Qe2 Qb1
33. Qb2 Qd3 34. Qe2 Qb3 35. Bd2 Kh7 36. Ke1 {The game was
adjourned here and giveup later on as a draw without resuming
play. There is a slight advantage for Black, but not enough to
win. The whole game is weplayed by both sides and the natural
outcome was a draw.} Qb1+ $2 $17 37. Qd1 Qf5 38. Qe2 Qc2
39. Qd1 Qf5 40. Qe2 Qb1+ 41. Qd1 Qf5 42. Qe2 Qb1+ 43. Qd1 Qf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Berlin, WCH"]
[Site "9"]
[Date "1910.01.10"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "9"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Carl Schlechter"]
[Black "Emanuel Lasker"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "129"]

1.e4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca.} c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 {Altogether unusual and I believe not very
good as Black's d pawn remains weak. It is not easy, however,
to discover how to get at it, and for a surprise the move
proved first-class, as Black got the better game.} 6.Nb3
{6.Ndb5, I believe was the right answer. Black would then have
to play 6...d6, not 6...Qa5 because of 7.Bc4 and if then
7...Nxe4 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qd5+ with the better game.} Bb4 7.Bd3
d5 8.exd5 Nxd5 9.Bd2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bd6 {Black has now a
beautiful game, which shows that White's treatment of the
opening was not the best.} 11.Qh5 Qc7 12.O-O Be6 13.Bg5 h6
14.f4 {Sacrificing a pawn for an attack on the center against
the king. He might have played some move like 14.Rad1 and
waited for developments, as Black could not castle on either
side.} exf4 15.Rae1 Kd7 16.Bf5 Raf8 {Here is what Lasker
himself has to say about the situation, and I agree with him:
"Here Black could have played 16...Qb6+ 17.Kh1 g6. White could
not now sacrifice his queen, for after 18.Rxe6 gxh5 19.Re7+
Kd8 20.Rd7+ Ke8 21.Bf6 Be5, and White has no satisfactory
continuation. On the other hand, after 18.Bxe6+ fxe6 19.Qxg6
hxg5 20.Qxe6+ Kc7 21.Qf7+ Kb8 22.Nd4 Black would be confronted
by great difficulties, as White would threaten 23.Rb1,
followed by the sacrifice of the rook. But it has been proven
by analysis that I could have escaped all danger. The move
actually made appeared also very strong, but by a fine
combination Sclechter nearly equalized the game."} 17.Bxf4
Bxf4 18.Nc5+ Kc8 19.Bxe6+ fxe6 20.Nxe6 Bxh2+ {Right. Not
20...Qd6 because of 21.Nxf8 Rxf8 22.g3 Be5 23.Rxf8+ Qxf8
24.Rxe5 Nxe5 25.Qxe5 and White is a pawn ahead. Also, if
20...Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Bd6 22.Nxf8 Rxf8 23.Rxf8+ Bxf8 24.Qf5+ and
White is the exchange ahead. Also 20...Qb6+ 21.Kh1 g5 22.Nxf8
Rxf8 23.g3 Bd6 24.Rxf8+ Bxf8 25.Re8+ Nd8 26.Qh3+ Kc7 27.Rxf8
with the exchange to the good. Also 20...Qb6+ 21.Kh1 Bd6
22.Nxf8 Bxf8 23.Re8+ Nd8 24.Qf5+, followed by 25.Rxf8
winning.} 21.Qxh2 Rxf1+ 22.Rxf1 Qd7 23.Nc5 Qe7 24.Qh3+ Kb8
25.Ne6 Ka8 26.Nd4 Qc7 27.Qf5 Rc8 28.Qc5 Nb8 29.Qxc7 Rxc7 {The
attack is over and Black has the better game.} 30.Rf3 a6
31.Kf2 Nc6 32.Ne6 Re7 33.Re3 Kb8 34.Nd4 Rf7+ 35.Rf3 Rc7 36.Ne6
Re7 37.Re3 Kc8 {Black has skillfully improved his position.}
38.Ke2 Nd8 39.Nd4 Rf7 40.Rf3 Kd7 41.Rd3 Ke7 42.Re3+ Kd6 43.Rd3
Ne6 44.Nf3 Kc5 45.g3 Nc7 46.Nd2 Kc6 47.Nf3 Kb5 48.Rd4 Kc5
49.Nd2 Nb5 50.Nb3+ Kb6 51.Rd3 Rc7 52.Kd2 Rc4 53.Rd7 Rg4 54.c4
Kc6 55.Rd3 Nd6 56.Nd4+ Kc7 {Lasker says, "A regrettable
oversight; 56...Kb6 would have won the game." It is indeed
unfortunate that he did not play 56...Kb6. Lasker had very
skillfully brought his advantage to a point where it would
tell and at the moment he is going to reap the fruit of his
fine play, makes a slip and fails to win the game that was
almost a necessity for him.} 57.Ne6+ Kc6 58.Nd8+ Kc7 59.Ne6+
Kd7 60.Nxg7 Ke7 61.Nh5 Rxc4 62.Re3+ Kf7 63.Rf3+ Kg6 64.Rf6+
Kxh5 65.Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Site "Wch10-GER/OST (Berlin)"]
[Date "1910.01.11"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Emanuel Lasker"]
[Black "Carl Schlechter"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "142"]

1. d4 {Notes by J. R. Capablanca} d5 2. c4 c6 {2...e6 is the
usual move and I believe better than the text move.} 3. Nf3
Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O {A new and original way of
playing the defense to the Queen's Gambit so far as I know.}
7. Qc2 Na6 8. a3 dxc4 {Sclechter here goes into a series of
moves which finally leave him with a weak isolated c pawn,
which cannot possibly be so very good.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 b4
11. Na4 bxa3 12. bxa3 Bb7 13. Rb1 $1 Qc7 14. Ne5 {If Lasker
wanted to play a safe game he should have castled and if he
intended to make a kingside attack he might have started with
14.h4 before playing Ne5.} $2 Nh5 15. g4 {Starting an attack
on the kingside which is justified in view of the score of the
match. Lasker's policy throughout this game is good, but why
Sclechter, who only needed a draw, should play such a wild
game can only be explained by the fact that perhaps he was not
satisfied to win the match by a mere fluke, which proved to be
the case in the fifth game.} Bxe5 16. gxh5 Bg7 17. hxg6 hxg6
18. Qc4 {?} Bc8 {!} 19. Rg1 Qa5+ 20. Bd2 Qd5 21. Rc1 Bb7
22. Qc2 Qh5 23. Bxg6 {23.Qb3, I believe, was the right move
here. The text move did turn out so well.} 23... Qxh2 24. Rf1
fxg6 25. Qb3+ Rf7 26. Qxb7 Raf8 27. Qb3 Kh8 28. f4 g5 29. Qd3
gxf4 30. exf4 Qh4+ 31. Ke2 Qh2+ 32. Rf2 Qh5+ 33. Rf3 Nc7
34. Rxc6 34... Nb5 {34...Nd5 looks a mighty strong move.}
35. Rc4 Rxf4 {A bad sacrifice. 35...e5! looks like the right
move. It seems as though Black could always draw.} 36. Bxf4
Rxf4 37. Rc8+ Bf8 38. Kf2 {?} Qh2+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ {!} 40. Rf1
Qh4+ 41. Kd2 Rxf1 42. Qxf1 Qxd4+ 43. Qd3 Qf2+ 44. Kd1 Nd6
45. Rc5 Bh6 46. Rd5 Kg8 47. Nc5 {Lasker had fought his battle
and obtained an advantage without moving this knight for
thirty-six moves. From the 37th move, on to the finish, Lasker
plays with remarkable precision and the fact that Sclechter
held on so well shows the sterling qualities of the Austrian
master.} Qg1+ 48. Kc2 Qf2+ 49. Kb3 Bg7 50. Ne6 Qb2+ 51. Ka4
Kf7 52. Nxg7 Qxg7 53. Qb3 Ke8 54. Qb8+ Kf7 55. Qxa7 Qg4+
56. Qd4 Qd7+ 57. Kb3 Qb7+ 58. Ka2 Qc6 59. Qd3 Ke6 60. Rg5 Kd7
61. Re5 Qg2+ 62. Re2 Qg4 63. Rd2 Qa4 64. Qf5+ Kc7 {An
oversight, I suppose. Had not Schlechter not allowed Lasker to
exchange queens, the doctor would have had a merry time in
forcing a win.} 65. Qc2+ Qxc2+ 66. Rxc2+ Kb7 {The game is
over. Schlechter might just as well have resigned here.}
67. Re2 Nc8 68. Kb3 Kc6 69. Rc2+ Kb7 70. Kb4 Na7 71. Kc5 {All
in all, a great game, which will go down in the history of
chess as a remarkable finish to the greatest struggle for the
Chess Championship of the World.} 1-0

