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Emanuel Lasker vs Alberto Ponce
Match (1893), Havana CUB, rd 1, Jan-31
Spanish Game: Open. Open Variation (C80)  ·  1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-27-05
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  Honza Cervenka: If 64...Kxc6, then 65.b5+ and a-Pawn would be unstoppable.
Apr-08-07  technical draw: Lasker was not at his best here. There are some games called Havana M1, M2 and M3 all 1893. Also Havana Sim 1893. There are quite a group of strong Cuban masters playing in them. One DC Golmayo is like a Cuban Tal.
Jun-24-12  master of defence: Best for black was 64...Kxc6 65.b5+ Kxb5 66.a7 Kxc5 67.a8=Q Ne6, and black could draw with N+3p vs Q.
Nov-08-14  TheFocus: Match Game 1 of a match played in Havana, Cuba on January 31, 1893.

Nice instructive Knight and Pawns endgame. Lasker exchanges Queens on his terms and slowly pushes Ponce back against the wall. Play switched from the Kingside to the Queenside, and Ponce has to accept his fate!

Nov-08-14  TheFocus: <master of defence> <Best for black was 64...Kxc6 65.b5+ Kxb5 66.a7 Kxc5 67.a8=Q Ne6, and black could draw with N+3p vs Q.>

I see no draw after 68.Qa3+ Kc6 (or Kb6) 69.Qe7.

Nov-08-14  MarkFinan: A.Ponce, probably just wanted Lasker's money. ✌
Nov-08-14  MarkFinan: Lasker had to have seen how he could promote one of the a or b pawns around move 51!? This is where the wheat got separated from the chaff, so to speak. I think any kid who's into chess (not many nowadays, but if I can get into it??) needs to look at this for a knight Pawn endgame. Even though one player is obviously weaker than the other, it's a nice N P v N P endgame.
Mar-07-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: Black would have done better if he hadn't ponced around so much.

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