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Akiba Rubinstein vs Ossip Bernstein
St. Petersburg (1909), St. Petersburg RUE, rd 15, Mar-07
Queen's Gambit Declined: Traditional Variation (D30)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Annotations by Emanuel Lasker.      [80 more games annotated by Lasker]

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May-29-11
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  tamar: Rybka checking some of Lasker's notes this Memorial Day weekend.

<32 a3? White is obviously also tired. What could Black do against 32.b4 ? If 32...Rf6 White would win by 33.Qe7+ Kg6 34.Rg8 and if 32...Qg5 33.Qxg5 followed by 34.Rb8. Finally, if 32...Qf6 then 33.Rb8 Qf5 34.Qe8+ Kf6 35.Qd8+ winning.> Lasker

After 32 b4 the most testing line is 32...h5 33 a4 Rf6 34 Qe7+ Kg6 35 Rg8 Qxd4 36 Qxg7+ Kf5 37 Qh7+ Kf4 38 Rg1


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Despite his Queen looking active, Black is totally lost here. The pawn on h5 will fall, letting the rook and Queen hunt down the King. +3.39 for White.

And if in that line 35...Kf5 36 Qxg7 Qe1+ 37 Qg1 Qxg1+ 38 Kxg1 Rf7 39 Kf2 White has an extra pawn and a more active rook.

Great insight by Lasker about 32 b4 winning, who could only hint at the detailed play.

May-29-11
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  tamar: To illustrate some of the rich play, consider for example, if Black guards h5 (from diagram in previous post after 38 Rg1)

if 38...Rf5 39 Qh6+ Kxf3 40 Qc1 Qe4


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Find the winning move.

May-29-11
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  tamar: 41 Qd2! wins
May-29-11
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  tamar: <He ought to play 31....Kg6. Black has so absorbed himself with combinations, that he is tired out and judges the situation wrongly. He thinks White is in zugzwang, whereas he himself is in want of moves.> Lasker

This note is funny. Probably Lasker himself was tired out with combinations having reached round 15, and overlooked that 31...Kg6 loses immediately to 32 Rf8!


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White threatens Qe8+ and Rh8#

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