Amos Burn vs Emanuel Lasker (1895)

Amos Burn vs Emanuel Lasker
Hastings 1895 · Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D40) · 0-1

Given 21 times; par: 28 [what's this?]

Annotations by Harry Nelson Pillsbury. [17 more games annotated by Pillsbury]

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Sep-06-05		Autoreparaturwerkbau: I really enjoy the black's play after 14...Nxf2!. Lasker was without any doubt extra-class in late 19th Century.

Jan-14-06		aw1988: Notes by Pillsbury.

Oct-22-06		MrMelad: Pillsbury writes that 14..Nxf2 is flawed because of 16. Be2, but the way I see it the flawed move is 15..Rxe3, if instead Lasker would have played 15..Bxe3 he still wins or at least he is securing a draw. my variation: 15..Bxe3 Rc2 ..d4 and wins or if 15..Bxe3 Qf1 - then either ..d4 or ..Bxf3 should at least equalize. So 14..Nxf2 is still brilliant according to my amateur skills... Now is the time you tell me why I'm wrong.

Jan-19-09		keypusher: <MrMelad: Pillsbury writes that 14..Nxf2 is flawed because of 16. Be2, but the way I see it the flawed move is 15..Rxe3, if instead Lasker would have played 15..Bxe3 he still wins or at least he is securing a draw. my variation: 15..Bxe3 Rc2 ..d4 and wins or if 15..Bxe3 Qf1 - then either ..d4 or ..Bxf3 should at least equalize. So 14..Nxf2 is still brilliant according to my amateur skills... Now is the time you tell me why I'm wrong.> I don't think you are wrong, and more importantly neither does Shredder or Soltis. After 15....Bxe3 at a minimum Black is getting two pawns and a rook for two pieces, so he shouldn't be losing. On the other hand I don't see how White is losing after 15....Bxe3 16. Rc2 d4. Soltis writes that Black has a small edge after 17. Be1 Ne5 and also after (instead of 16. Rc2) 16. Qf1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 d4.

Jul-24-09		Knight13: 13. Bc3 is the biggest mistake. Surely White wanted to place the bishop on a better square, but couldn't he see that ...Ne4 threatens to screw up that bishop?

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