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Walter Lovegrove vs Emanuel Lasker
Exhibition game (1902), San Francisco, CA USA, Dec-28
Spanish Game: Open. St. Petersburg Variation (C82)  ·  1-0

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Sep-06-06  lopium: I´m curious to know if 50...d4 was a blunder or if Lasker could have won it or drew it at this point.
Sep-06-06  capanegra: <lopium> 50…d4 wasn't a blunder. The thing is that after 50…♖d7 51.♔e6 ♖c7 52.♔d6 ♖a7 53.♔xd5 ♖c7 36.♖g8+ ♔f4 37.♖g4+ is draw. Lasker tried to force it with 50…d4, but the real mistake in my opinion was 53…♔h4? Because with 54.♔f4 (threatening mate) White gained a crucial tempo in order to catch the pawns. Had he played 53…♔h6 54.♖g1 c3 55.♔f6 ♔h7 56.♔f7 ♔h6, it would have been a draw by repetition of moves.
Nov-09-08  Calli: Lovegrove's scorecard from this game http://tinyurl.com/583j5r This game was a straight up exhibition game, not a simul.
Sep-22-13  DoctorD: Dr. H.J. Ralston, in his obituary of Lovegrove in the August 20, 1956 issue of Chess Life, calls 50. .. d4:

" A valiant attempt to win. Dr. Lasker can scarcely be blamed for not seeing the remarkable problem-like ending that ensues."

On the possibility of 53. .. Kh6, he gives a continuation leading to mate.

Oct-14-14  TheFocus: Lovegrove took the scalp of many visiting masters, including Pillsbury.

This exhibition game was played in late December.

Mar-17-21  thelegendisback: <Lasker tried to force it with 50…d4, but the real mistake in my opinion was 53…♔h4? Because with 54.♔f4 (threatening mate) White gained a crucial tempo in order to catch the pawns. Had he played 53…♔h6 54.♖g1 c3 55.♔f6 ♔h7 56.♔f7 ♔h6, it would have been a draw by repetition of moves.>

Nope, 50...d4 was a huge game losing blunder by Lasker. The line you gave above is wrong in that white doesn't play 54.Rg1 but instead plays 54.Kf6! threatening checkmate and black has to go 54...Kh7 55.Rg7 and now if 55...Kh6 56.Rg2 1-0 and if Kh8 56.Rd7 c3 57.Kg6 1-0

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