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Mikhail Botvinnik vs Emanuel Lasker
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 14, Mar-06
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Mannheim Variation (D23)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jul-26-08  Roark: Nice battle between these two.
Jul-26-08  Boomie: Lasker had a clear path to equality but perhaps he wanted to try for more.

17... Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Rc7 19. Rad1 Bg4 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bb2 Rc8 23. Nf5 Rc5 24. Bf3 Bxf5 25. exf5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Bxb7 Rc2 28. Kg2 d3 29. Kf3 Rxa2 30. Rd1 d2 31. Ke2 Rb2 32. Rxd2 Rxb3


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Jul-26-08  Marmot PFL: A ten years younger Lasker might have won this.
Jul-26-08  Boomie: <Marmot PFL: A ten years younger Lasker might have won this.>

Even so, at age 66, Lasker finished 1/2 point behind the 23 yr old Botvinnik and the 26 yr old Flohr. Heh. According to Chessmetrics, he had the highest performance rating (2707) in the tourney.

Aug-02-09  Knight13: <A ten years younger Lasker might have won this.> With the exact same opening, I don't think so.
Feb-05-17  ughaibu: If Lasker was ten years younger, Botvinnik would have been thirteen. I can see Lasker winning.
Feb-05-17  JimNorCal: Fascinating to watch Lasker squirm and bob and weave trying to encourage young Botvinnik to make a misstep.

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