David Janowski vs Emanuel Lasker (1910)

David Janowski vs Emanuel Lasker
Lasker-Janowski World Championship Match (1910) · Queen Pawn Game: Colle System (D04) · 0-1

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Dec-19-05		offramp: Lasker walks a tightrope - when a queen and knight are hovering around your king you are always close to disaster.

Sep-28-06		karik: I wonder why Lasker didn't claim draw. Threefold repetition after moves 49 51 and 61. Well, he did win, though.

Apr-12-07		GrandPatzerSCL: I don't know if the three-fold was put into practice then.

Apr-13-07		TrueFiendish: Janowski should have claimed the draw, but it would have been easy to miss.

Mar-02-08		Knight13: Janowski should be winning at move 32, but he "oversights" too much so he paid the price.

Jul-07-08		JimmyVermeer: karik, I don't wonder why Lasker didn't claim the draw, but I DO wonder why Janowski didn't! I was surprised the 3fold repetition didn't occur sooner. Mark Weeks gives the ending 88 Ke7 Nf5+ 89 Resigns. Perhaps he believed he could win if he broke the pattern. For this arrogance, Janowski deserved to lose the game.

Aug-22-11		wwall: 61.Qd6+ Kb7 is a three-fold repetition of the position, so it should have been a draw. Instead of 66.Qa8+, White had a perpetual check after 66.Qc8+. Black can't play 66.Kd5? 68.Qg8+ Kc5 (67...Qe6?? 68.Nc7+) 68.Qxb3, winning th knight. So Black must play 66...Kb6 67.Qd8+ Kc5 68.Qc8+ and draw. Instead of 68.Kh3, perhaps 68.Kg1 Qe3+ 69.Kg2 Nd2 70.Qd5+ Ke7 71.Qd6+ Kf7 72.Nd4 with more resistance. Instead of 70.Qb7+, perhaps 70.Qh8 Qf6 71.Qh7+ Qf7 72.Qh4+. Instead of 72.Qf2, perhaps 72.Qb7+ Qf7 73.Qb6 Qd7 74.Nd6. Instead of 73.Qa7+, perhaps 73.Qb6 Nd2 74.Qa7+ Kh6 75.Qf2 Ne4 76.Qe3+ Ng5 77.Qxe5 Nf3+ 78.Kg2 Nxe5, but this probably wins for Black. Instead of 74.Qf7, perhaps 74.Qf2+. If 74...Nc5, then 75.Nd4 Ne4 76.Qf8+ Kh7 77.Qf7+ Qg7 78.Qxg7+ Kxg7 79.Nb3 Nc3 80.Kg2 Nxa4 81.Nf3 may draw. Stronger for Black may be 74...Qh5+ 75.Kg2 Qd5+ 76.Kg1 Qd1+ 77.Kg2 Qd2 78.Nd6 Qxf2+ 79.Kxf2 Nc5, threatening 80...b3. Instead of 77.Qxe3, if 77.Qf7??, then 77...Nf3+ 78.Kg2 Qe2+ 79.Kh3 (79.Kh1 Qh2 mate) Ng5 mate. Instead of 79...Kg5, 79...g5 looks stronger. Instead of 82...Ke3, stronger seems 82...g5+ 83.Kh5 (83.Kh3 Ke4) 83...Ne5. Instead of 85.Kf6, if 85.Nc5, then 85...Ne5+ 86.Kf5 Nxg4! 87.Kxg4 b3 wins.

Jul-26-12		King.Arthur.Brazil: After 30.Qd5+ Kf8 white could play: 31.Bxg7+! (if ...Kxg7 Nf5+ wins the Q, if Qxg7 32.Qxc5+ Ke8 33.Qc6+ etc. Black has ill Bishop and white N has c4 and e3 to play and 1P ahead. Maybe Janowsky loved checks...!

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