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Ossip Bernstein vs Emanuel Lasker
Zuerich (1934), Zurich SUI, rd 7, Jul-20
French Defense: Classical. Pollock Variation (C14)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7...f6 was played in L Roedl vs E Eliskases, 1935 (0-1)8.Bd3 was played in W Henneberger vs H Johner, 1934 (1-0) 9...h6 10.O-O Nc6 11.Rfe1 a6 12.dxc5 Nxc5 13.Ne2 Nxd3 = -0.22 (24 ply) 10.Qg5 Qxg5 11.Nxg5 cxd4 12.Nb5 Nxe5 13.Nc7 Bd7 14.Nxa8 ⩲ +1.05 (24 ply)= +0.07 (22 ply)better is 15.Qg5 Qb6 16.a3 Be8 17.b4 Bg6 18.Na4 Qc7 19.Nc5 b6 = +0.16 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.52 (26 ply)better is 16...Ng6 17.Bxg6 Rxg6 18.Ne2 Qxc2 19.Qb4 Qc7 20.f4 Rc8 ⩱ -0.57 (25 ply)= -0.04 (24 ply) after 17.Rg5 Be8 18.Qg3 Bg6 19.Na4 Qa5 20.Nc3 Qb4 21.Rb1 Rf7 better is 19.Na4 Qc7 20.Nc3 Bxd3 21.cxd3 Ng6 22.Qg4 Raf8 23.d4 Qf7 = -0.31 (24 ply)better is 19...Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qxc3 21.Bxg6 Qc7 22.Bd3 b6 23.Re1 Rc8 ⩱ -0.94 (25 ply)= -0.30 (24 ply)better is 21.Ne2 Rdf7 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Nxd4 e5 24.Ne2 Rc7 25.Bxg6 = 0.00 (28 ply)better is 21...Qc7 22.c4 Rf4 23.Qe2 Bxd3 24.Rxd3 dxc4 25.Rxd7 Qxd7 ⩱ -0.65 (24 ply)= -0.08 (26 ply) after 22.c4 d4 23.Bxg6 Nxg6 24.Nb2 Nf4 25.Nd3 Rdf7 26.Re1 g6 better is 25...Re6 26.f4 exf4 27.Rxf4 Rc7 28.Rf1 Qxg3 29.Rxg3 b5 ⩱ -0.60 (27 ply)= +0.15 (29 ply) 26...d4 27.Ne4 Qe7 28.Ree1 Ng6 29.Qf3 Nf4 30.g3 Rg6 = 0.00 (28 ply) ⩲ +0.77 (26 ply) 27...Qe7 28.Ne2 Rh5 29.Rc1 Rd8 30.Rec3 Rf8 31.Rc8 Rf5 = +0.32 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.13 (28 ply) 28...Qxg3 29.Rxg3 Rh4 30.Rd1 Re7 31.Rg5 Rhe4 32.Kf1 Re2 ⩲ +0.71 (28 ply) 29.Re8+ Nf8 30.Qd3 Re6 31.Ra8 Re4 32.Rd1 Qb4 33.Kf1 Rde7 ± +1.89 (32 ply)= -0.30 (29 ply) 30.b4 Qxb4 31.Rb3 Qc4 32.Qe5 Re6 33.Qxd4 Re4 34.Qxc4 = 0.00 (27 ply) ⩱ -1.34 (28 ply)better is 31.Rxf8+ Qxf8 32.Qxf8+ Kxf8 33.Nxd4 a5 34.f3 a4 35.Rd1 ⩱ -1.13 (28 ply) ∓ -1.74 (30 ply) 34.Qg4+ Rg7 35.Qxd4 Qxb5 36.Qxf6 Rg6 37.Qe5 Qc6 38.g3 ⩱ -1.25 (28 ply) ∓ -2.46 (27 ply) 40.Rc8 f5 41.Rc1 Ra7 42.Qd2 f4 43.Qb2 Rf7 44.Kh2 fxg3+ -+ -3.12 (24 ply)-+ -5.84 (26 ply)45.Qh3 d2 46.Ra1 Ne2+ 47.Kh2 Nc1 48.Qf1 d1=Q 49.Rxc1 -+ -11.91 (26 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-18-04  Whitehat1963: Player of the day plays opening of the day. Where precisely does Bernstein go wrong? (Could it have been as early as when he sat down to play in the first place?) And where might he have improved enough to have gained the advantage?
Oct-18-04
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  Chessical: <Whitehat63> Bernstein misses a real opportunty for an advantage in:

<29.Re8+> Nf8 (29...Kf7!? 30.Rfe1) 30.Qf3 Rf7 31.Qd3

Dec-06-11  Ulhumbrus: In the position after 17 Re3 Black has a N on f8 defending the e6 pawn. This leaves the the QB on d7 free to carry out the manoeuvre 17...Be8 followed by 18...Bg6
Jan-12-12  King Death: <Chessical: Bernstein misses a real opportunty for an advantage in: <29.Re8+> Nf8 (29...Kf7!? 30.Rfe1) 30.Qf3 Rf7 31.Qd3>

In your line 29.Re8+ Nf8 30.Qd3 looks like a better idea, for example 30...Re6 31.Ra8 and it's hard to see how Black holds d4 for very long. He has some play but his own king is exposed plus he has weaknesses. This looks very good for White.

Dec-25-14  TheFocus: Lasker finished in 5th place at the Zurich tournament held in Zurich, Switzerland with a score of +9=2-4.

This round 7, July 20, 1934.

Jun-06-15  A.T PhoneHome: "Oh Pollocks!"

- Ossip Bernstein after losing to Emanuel Lasker at Zurich (1934)

Oct-07-18  goser: At last, Lasker got a change to revenge for St Petersburg 1914!

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