Emanuel Lasker vs Frank James Marshall (1904)

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Emanuel Lasker vs Frank James Marshall
Cambridge Springs (1904), Cambridge Springs, PA USA, rd 5, May-02
Sicilian Defense: French Variation (B40) · 1/2-1/2

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Mar-24-05		LIFE Master AJ: It might be hard (for most folks) to get excited about a draw. But here one of the greatest players who ever lived meets the fellow who eventually won the tournament ... some very interesting chess is played.

Mar-24-05		Shams: yeah, it`s a nice game. but how many better moves did Marshall miss? Lasker played a petty opening and was lucky to get the half-point, it looks like.

Mar-24-05		LIFE Master AJ: <Shams> Actually, I have been working on this game for something like two years. Its a very interesting game ... and can be found in dozens of sources. (See the DEC. 2004 issue of 'Chess Life,' Pal Benko's column. See also the book: "Bobby Fischer, The Greatest," by Max Euwe.) I hope to have this game - DEEPLY annotated - as a web page ... sometime in the next six months or so.

May-21-05		LIFE Master AJ: <Everyone> Check out the following page, (http://www.angelfire.com/games4/lif...). As usual, (constructive) feedback is welcome.

May-26-05		aw1988: Thanks, but what does this game have to do with Fischer?

May-26-05		offramp: It's like trying to read a chess book in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip.

May-26-05		OhioChessFan: Thanks AJ. But don't we already have enough grandmaster draws to look at?

May-27-05		LIFE Master AJ: <Ohio...> A GM Draw? To me - that is when two guys shake hands ... after only 10-15 moves. This is a game ... full of fight. ALSO - the 'experts' have yet to agree on the analysis of this game! Did you check out my page? PS Do you know SM Ross Sprague? (He lived in Pensacola for a number of years.)

Nov-12-06		lostemperor: Lasker 12th move Bxf6 was certainly not best and Euwe said Lasker made a risky move 32. Kg3?! "Great; the consequences of this risky move will appear soon. After Kg1, black would have drawn by 32 ... Qa1+", etc." But perhaps strangely enough, AJ Goldsby gave 32. Kg3 two exclamation marks!!

Nov-18-06		keypusher: It appears Lasker passed up a draw for winning chances at move 32. Soltis, at least, doesn't think Marshall missed any wins after that. (Does Euwe?) So 32. Kg3 doesn't strike me as excessively risky.

Mar-14-13		Phony Benoni: Marshall's comments from the "American Chess Bulletin" of April 1904 are interesting. He considers that Black missed a strong move in 20...Rfa8, and praised Lasker's 33.Kf4 as <"A startling move, demonstrating the champion's deep insight. It came within an ace of winning."> Lasker later recommended 36.Qh4. But the comment I found most interesting was to <8...0-0>: <"As White's extra pawn is doubled and will not count until the ending is reached, Black is justified, considering his development, in permitting this material advantage."> No analysis or lines, just a general positional judgment. Marshall wrote notes to all his Cambridge Springs games in the ACB, and this theme of the positional, intuitive pawn sacrifice comes up often. Perhaps that explains why the famous Marshall Gambit in the Spanish, despite reams of analysis, essentially rests on the positional basis of superior development. Marshall's notes can be found here, starting on p.1 of the magazine: http://books.google.com/books?id=li...

May-05-13		LIFE Master AJ: http://www.angelfire.com/games4/lif...

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