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Frederic Lazard vs Amedee Gibaud
"Lazard Precision" (game of the day Mar-15-2024)
Paris (1909)
Italian Game: Classical Variation. Greco Gambit Moeller-Bayonet Attack (C54)  ·  1-0

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Dec-14-05  MorphyMatt: Ok, so i'm new and a bit slow, but can't 9. d5 be countered by 9... Ne5!, keeping the extra piece?
Dec-14-05
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  WannaBe: <MorphyMatt> Not really, 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Re1.
Dec-14-05
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  keypusher: <wannabe> not so fast, 11...Bxh2+ 12 Kxh2 Qh4+ 13 Kg1 Qxf2+ looks like at least (and at most?) a draw.

After 9...Ne5 10 bc Nxc4 11 Qd4 is a very complicated line that people were happy to forget about after someone invented 9...Bf6.

Dec-14-05
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  keypusher: Here's an example, ending in a very famous mate.

Schlechter vs Meitner, 1899

Feb-02-06  MorphyMatt: <WannaBe>thanks.
Apr-30-06  McCool: This game on this website is incorrect. Black's move 21 was actually bxc6, in which white followed up with 22. ♕xf6+ ♔xf6 23. ♗c3+ ♕d4 24. ♗xd4#
Feb-20-08  tatarch: Interesting game-- worth a close look
May-18-10  bengalcat47: One should compare the two games between Lazard and Gibaud with the two played by Reti against Grau. In those two Reti-Grau games you get the impression Reti is giving Grau lessons about what happens when you make critical mistakes. The same inference applies to Lazard's two games against Gibaud.
Jul-17-10
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  GrahamClayton: <patzer2>An improvement early is 14...c6!, giving Black a clear advantage in this opening.

<patzer2>,
You are correct - Black threatens 15...cd5 16.♗d5 ♘d5 17.♕d5 ♗e6 18.♕b7 ♕c8, when the bishop pair and White's vulnerable pawns at g4 and b2 give Black the advantage.

Feb-05-13  SirChrislov: <Apr-30-06 McCool: This game on this website is incorrect. Black's move 21 was actually bxc6, in which white followed up with 22. xf6+ xf6 23. c3+ d4 24. xd4#> I doubt it's how it really happend, but it's an amazing finish! totally missed it in analysis.
Feb-08-13  SirChrislov: The mate is 25...Nxe8 26.Qf8#. Many masters of the past and present have examined this little piece. Some highlights:

<12.g4?!>
This "Bayonet attack" is now considered dubious since 12...0-0 13.g5 Be5 would return the pawn under favorable conditions, e.g., 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Rxe5 Ng6 or just 14...Bf5! (Soltis).

<12...h6>
Schlechter concluded 12...g6 13.Bh6 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Bf6 15.Qe2 followed by 16.Re1 or g4-g5 in white's favor.

<14...g5>
Black's counter 14...c6! would enable him to meet 15.g5 hxg5 16.Nxg5 with 16...Nxd5. But 15.Be3 Bxb2 16.Rb1 looks promising.

<16...Nxd5>
If 16...cxd5 17.Qxf6 Rh7 18.Bxd5 wins. 16...Kg7! had to be tried, e.g., 17.Bd2 cxd5 18.Bc3 (threat Qxf6! or Ne6+) ...Be5! (Soltis).

<17...Nc7?>
Blk is counting on the threat of 18...d5 to slow white down (Soltis). But "the only move" was 17...Bd7 to mobilize the rest of his pieces -(Capablanca). Also sound appears 17...Nb6 (G. Burgess).

<20.Re7!!>
And it's over. The pretty ways this game could have ended include 20...Bxe7 21.Rxe7! Rf8 (21...Qf8? 22.Rxc7) 22.Bc3!! Kg8 23.Qf6 wins or 22...Qxe7 23.Nf5+! Kh7 24.Nxe7 dxc4 25.Qf6! Ne8 26.Qg6+! fxg6 27.hxg6#.

Mar-17-14
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  LIFE Master AJ: What a game. (#96)
Mar-17-14
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  LIFE Master AJ: "Lightning ... in a bottle."
Sep-03-15  mrbug: Totally missed 21 ♘xc6!! what a move what a crazy game
Sep-12-18  Nerwal: 20. ♖e7 starts a correct sacrificial attack, alas completely unecessary; the much simpler 20. ♗e7! wins easily without any investment.
Dec-25-20
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  fredthebear: This game is included in an excellent French book collection compiled by Sleeping kitten: Game Collection: Les Prix de Beauté aux Echecs (I)
Mar-15-24
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  al wazir: <McCool: Black's move 21 was actually bxc6, in which white followed up with 22. ♕xf6+ ♔xf6 23. ♗c3+ ♕d4 24. ♗xd4#>.

I like that version better. A ♕ sac is better than a ♖ sac.

Mar-15-24
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  An Englishman: Good Evening: Old enough to know better, yet the Bayonet Attack still came as a complete surprise to this old boy. Chess at its most insane.
Mar-15-24
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  FSR: The Bayonet Attack 12.g4 is indeed a rare bird. Opening Explorer shows that the standard 12.Bg5 is about seven times as common. Then after 12...Bxg5 13.Nxg5, 13...Bf5? 14.Qf3! is strong, and 13...O-O?! allows 14.Nxh7! when Black must play precisely to hold a draw. Instead 13...h6! is correct, and now 14.Qe2 hxg5 15.Re1 Be6! 16.dxe6 f6! is known to favor Black, while 14.Bb5+ Bd7 15.Qe2 Bxb5 16.Qxb5+ Qd7 has been known to be good for Black since L Barczay vs Portisch, 1969.

Black should respond to 12.g4 with 12...h6 13.h4 Bd7 14.g5 hxg5 15.hxg5 Be5 16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Rxe5 Kf8 18. Bd3 Nc6! Now 19.dxc6? Bxc6 would win for Black. Note how White has thoughtfully allowed Black's rook to be developed on its initial square. The 2017 correspondence game Guizar-Ledford continued 19.Re1 Nd4 20.Be4 c5 21.Bf4 Rh4 22.Bg3 Rg4 23.b4 b6 24.bxc5 bxc5 25.d6 Rb8 26.Rb1 Rb6, and now 27.Rxb6 axb6 28.g6 Qg5 29.Qd3 fxg6 30.Bg2 was probably tenable (-0.47, Stockfish 16, depth 39/62). Instead the game concluded 27.Bg2? Qxg5 28. Rxb6 axb6 0-1. I have submitted Guizar-Ledford to the database.

Mar-15-24
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  dorsnikov: Lazard's dynamic vision is absolutely remarkable.
Mar-15-24
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  FSR: Here is the game I referenced: C Guizar vs Steven O Ledford, 2017. Note that that game featured G. v. L., while the present game features L. v. G. In both, L. prevailed.
Mar-15-24  Timwestlund: I have seen some incredible studies by Lazard, but this is the first Lazard game I have seen (excluding that weird 4 move "game"). What a beautiful combination!
Mar-17-24
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  Jimmy720: g4 is insane
Mar-17-24
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  NM JRousselle: 21 Nc6!! must have come as a complete shock. It certainly surprised me.

The position after 17 Bd2 is critical. I might have played Kg7 to give the bishop extra protection and get out of the possible pin along the f file. However, I may also have fell victim to an ultimate Nc6!! shot.

The silicon beast says 17... Be5 preparing Qf6 is best.

What a great game!!

Apr-19-25
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  GrahamClayton: Game was played in the "Union Amicale des Amateurs de la Régence Tournament" - Lazard received a special prize for brilliancy. Lazard finished 3rd with 10/16, while Gibaud finished 6th with 8/16. 9th and last was Gustave Lazard with 3.5/16 - Frederic's brother?
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