New York 1924, Round 17: Lasker extends lead

by Johannes Fischer
5/21/2020 – The field at the tournament in New York 1924 consists of eleven players, and in each round one player has a bye. This distorts the table but after 17 of 22 rounds, the situation at the top has cleared up. In round 17 Capablanca had the bye while Emanuel Lasker won with Black against Yates, and with 11½/17 Lasker is now sole first and 1½ points ahead of Capablanca, who is second with 10.0/17. Alekhine follows in third place with 9½/16. | Photo: Lower Manhattan
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Lasker remains patient and ambitious

In round 16 Emanuel Lasker won a fighting game against Richard Reti and in round 17 the 55-year-old former World Champion again proved his fighting spirit. He played with Black against Frederick Yates and in a balanced position Lasker patiently set his opponent problems until Yates finally cracked in the endgame.

 
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ne4 f5 9.exf6 Nxf6 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Qxd6 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qd5 13.Qa3 Qe4+ 14.Be3 a5 15.0-0-0 Qb4 16.Qxb4 axb4 17.Bc4 d5 18.Bb3 Nd7 19.Rhe1 0-0 20.f3 Ra6 21.Bd2 c5 22.c4 bxc3 23.Bxc3 Nb6 24.a3 Bd7 25.Be5 Rc8 26.Rd2 Bb5 27.f4 Bc4 28.Bc2 d4 29.f5 Nd7 30.fxe6 Bxe6 31.Bg3 Nf8 32.Re5 Rb6 33.Bh4 Bf7 34.Bg3 Bg6 35.Re7 Re6 36.Rxe6 Nxe6 37.Bxg6 hxg6 38.Be5 Rf8 39.b3 Rf1+ 40.Kc2 Kf7 41.Bg3 Ke7 42.a4 Kd7 43.Kd3 Rc1 44.Rc2 Rb1 45.Kc4 Kc6 46.Re2? Yates loses control. It was better to strive for counterplay, e.g. 46.a5 Ra1 47.Re2 Rc1+ 48.Kd3 Rc3+ 49.Kd2 Kd7 50.Re5 Rxb3 51.Rd5+ Ke8 52.Rd6 Ke7 53.Rc6 with a complicated position in which White has good chances to hold. 46...Rc1+ 47.Kd3 Rc3+ 48.Kd2 Kd7 No White loses a pawn without any counterplay. 49.b4 cxb4 50.Kd1 b3 51.a5 Nc5 52.a6 Na4 53.Re5 b2 0–1
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Yates,F-Lasker,E-0–11924B45New York International Masters-0117

Round 17 also saw the first loss on time in the entire tournament. In New York, the players have two hours to make 30 moves, but in his game against Dawid Janowsky, Geza Maroczy thought for too long and only managed to make 29 moves in two hours and lost on time.

 
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.Bg5 b5 6.e3 Nd5 7.Be2 Nd7 8.0-0 Qc7 9.Qd2 N7f6 10.Qc2 e6 11.e4 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bb7 13.Nd2 Be7 14.f4 h6 15.Bh4 Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bxh4 17.f5 Bg5 18.fxe6 0-0 19.Nf3 f5 20.Qc2 Be3+ 21.Kh1 Rae8 22.Ne5 c5 23.Nd7 Be4 24.Qb2 cxd4 25.cxd4 a6 26.Nxf8 Rxf8 27.a4 Rb8 28.axb5 axb5 29.e7 1–0
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Janowski,D-Maroczy,G-1–01924D15New York International Masters-0117

Richard Reti scored a nice win with Black against Savielly Tartakower. In a Ruy Lopez Reti soon seized the initiative and then sacrificed the exchange to add some pressure. Tartakower found no defense and resigned after 47 moves.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 Be7 7.Nbd2 0-0 8.Nf1 b5 9.Bc2 d5 10.Bd2 Re8 11.Ng3 Bf8 12.0-0 dxe4 13.dxe4 Be6 14.b3 Bg4 15.Qe2 Nh5 16.Rad1 Qf6 17.h3 Bxf3 18.Qxf3 Qxf3 19.gxf3 Nf4 20.Kh2 b4 21.Rfe1 Rad8 22.Ne2 Rxd2!? An interesting and creative exchange sacrifice. Another possibility was 22...bxc3 23.Bxc3 Rxd1 24.Bxd1 Nd3 and Black is better. 23.Rxd2 bxc3 24.Nxc3 Bb4 25.Re3 Nd4 26.a3 The black knights dominate the position and White has difficulties to find a move. After e.g. 26.Bb1 Black increases the pressure with Re6! threatening 27...Rh6 and 27...Rc6. 26...Bxa3 27.Nd5 The only way to avoid the loss of material was 27.Bd1 but in this position Black has more than enough compensation for the exchange. Bb4 28.Ra2 aber auch dann hat Schwarz mehr als genug Kompensation für die Qualität. 27...Bc1 Black regains the exchange and remains with a clear advantage. 28.Rd1 Bxe3 29.fxe3 Nxd5 30.exd4 Ne3 31.Rc1 Nxc2 32.Rxc2 exd4 33.Rxc7 Rd8 34.Kg3 d3 35.Rc1 d2 36.Rd1 g5 37.Kf2 Kg7 38.b4 Kf6 39.Ke2 Ke5 40.Ke3 Rd7 41.h4 gxh4 42.f4+ Ke6 43.Kf3 h3 44.Kg3 Rd3+ 45.Kh2 Kf6 46.Kh1 Kg6 47.Kh2 Kh5 0–1
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Tartakower,S-Reti,R-0–11924C77New York International Masters-0117

Efim Bogoljubwo and Alexander Alekhine played the longest game of the round. After an exciting and long fight they drew in 85 moves.

 
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.Nge2 dxe4 6.a3 Be7 7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.Nxe4 b6 9.N2c3 f5 10.Ng3 Bb7 11.Bb5+ c6 12.Bc4 Nd7 13.Qe2 Nf6 14.0-0-0 Qd6 15.Rhe1 Nd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.Bb5+ Kd8 18.Kb1 h5 19.Nxh5 Qxh2 20.Ng3 Qh4 21.Rh1 Qf6 22.Nh5 Qg5 23.f4 Qg6 24.Rd3 a6 25.Rg3 Rxh5 26.Qxh5 Qxh5 27.Rxh5 axb5 28.Rh7 Kd7 29.Rxf7 Rf8 30.Rh7 Re8 31.Rg6 Bc8 32.c3 Kc7 33.Kc2 Bd7 34.Rgg7 Kd6 35.Kd2 Bc6 36.Rg6 Rf8 37.Ke3 Bf6 38.Ra7 Bd7 39.Kf3 Bd8 40.Rg7 Bc7 41.Rh7 Rd8 42.g3 Bb8 43.Rb7 Bc7 44.Ra7 Kc6 45.a4 bxa4 46.Rxa4 b5 47.Ra1 b4 48.Ke3 Bb6 49.Ra4 bxc3 50.bxc3 Rg8 51.Kf2 Rc8 52.Ra3 Kd6 53.Rh1 Rb8 54.Raa1 Bb5 55.Ke3 Rg8 56.Rhg1 Kc6 57.Kd2 Bc4 58.Rae1 Kd6 59.Ra1 Bc7 60.Ke3 Kc6 61.Kd2 Bd8 62.Rae1 Rg6 63.Ra1 Be7 64.Rae1 Bd6 65.Kc2 Kd7 66.Ra1 Bc7 67.Kd2 Kc6 68.Rae1 Bd6 69.Kc2 Kc7 70.Kd2 Kd7 71.Ra1 Kc6 72.Rae1 Kc7 73.Ra1 Rg8 74.Rae1 Kd7 75.Ra1 Bc7 76.Rab1 Ra8 77.Ra1 Rh8 78.Rh1 Rg8 79.Rhg1 Bd8 80.Rae1 Be7 81.Rb1 Kc7 82.Rbe1 Bd6 83.Ra1 Kc6 84.Rae1 Kc7 85.Ra1 Kd7 ½–½
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Bogoljubow,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-0117

Frank Marshall and Edward Lasker are old rivals: in 1923 they played a match for the US Championship, which Marshall narrowly won with 9½-8½. Marshall also won against Edward Lasker in the first half of the tournament in New York, but their game in round 17 ended in a draw.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.e3 Bf5 6.h3 0-0 7.Bd3 Ne4 8.Bxe4 Bxe4 9.0-0 Nd7 10.Nd2 Bf5 11.Nxd5 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.e4 Be6 14.Bxe5 Bxe5 15.Nf3 Bg7 16.c3 Qd6 17.c4 Rad8 18.Qe2 c6 19.e5 Bxe5 20.Qxe5 cxd5 21.Qxd6 Rxd6 22.c5 Ra6 23.a4 Bd7 24.Rfd1 Rxa4 25.Rxa4 Bxa4 26.Ra1 Bc6 27.Rxa7 Re8 28.b4 Re6 29.b5 Bxb5 30.Rxb7 Ba4 31.Rb8+ Kg7 32.Rc8 Bd1 33.Ng5 Re1+ 34.Kh2 h6 35.c6 Ba4 36.Nf3 Rc1 37.Ra8 Bxc6 38.Rc8 Rc4 39.Ne5 Bb7 40.Rxc4 dxc4 41.Nxc4 Kf6 42.f4 Be4 43.Ne5 h5 44.g4 hxg4 45.hxg4 Ba8 46.Kg3 g5 ½–½
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Marshall,F-Lasker,E-½–½1924D00New York International Masters-0117

Results of round 17

E. Bogoljubow ½-½ A. Alekhine
S. Tartakower 0-1 R. Reti
F. Yates 0-1 Em. Lasker
F. Marshall ½-½ Ed. Lasker
D. Janowsky 1-0 G. Maroczy

Bye: J.R. Capablanca

Standings after 17 rounds

Rk. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 Emanuel Lasker   ½0 1  11 11 ½  ½  1  ½  11 ½1 11.5
2 Jose Raul Capablanca ½1   ½½ 0  1  ½½ 1  ½1 ½  ½1 1  10.0
3 Alexander Alekhine 0  ½½   10 ½½ ½  ½  1½ ½½ 1  11 9.5
4 Richard Reti 00 1  01   01 ½0 11 ½  1  1  1  9.0
5 Efim Bogoljubow 00 0  ½½ 10   1  01 1  ½1 0  11 8.5
6 Frank James Marshall ½  ½½ ½  ½1 0    ½0 0  1½ 11 ½  8.0
7 Savielly Tartakower ½  0  ½  00 10 ½1   ½½ ½0 ½1 1  7.5
8 Geza Maroczy 0  ½0 0½ ½  0  1  ½½   ½1 10 1  7.0
9 Edward Lasker ½  ½  ½½ 0  ½0 0½ ½1 ½0   0  00 5.0
10 Dawid Markelowicz Janowski 00 ½0 0  0  1  00 ½0 01 1    ½0 4.5
11 Frederick Dewhurst Yates ½0 0  00 0  00 ½  0  0  11 ½1   4.5

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1.d4 Alechin:New York 1924. Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Be7 5.Bg5 0-0 6.e3 Nbd7 7.Rc1 c6 8.Bd3 dxc4 9.Bxc4 Nd5 10.h4 10.Bxe7 main line Qxe7 11.0-0 Nxc3 12.Rxc3 e5 10...f6 10...Nxc3 10...h6 11.Bxe7 Qxe7 12.g4 Nxc3 13.Rxc3 e5 14.g5 11.Bf4 Nxf4 11...N7b6 12.Bb3 12.exf4 Nb6 13.Bb3 Nd5 14.g3 Qe8 15.Qd3 15.h5! Alekhine b6 16.Qd3 a5 17.Bc2 f5= 15...Qh5 16.Bd1 16.a3 16...Bb4 17.0-0? Alekhine 17.Ne5 Qf5 17.Kf1! Alekhine Re8 18.Kg2 Qg4 19.Nxd5 exd5 20.h5 17...Bxc3 18.bxc3 Nxf4= 19.gxf4 Qg4+ 20.Kh1 Qh3+ 21.Kg1 Qg4+ ½–½
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Janowski,D-Capablanca,J-½–½1924D67New York International Masters-011
Lasker,E-Maroczy,G-½–½1924B08New York International Masters-011
Marshall,F-Reti,R-½–½1924E90New York International Masters-011
Tartakower,S-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924C33New York International Masters-011
Yates,F-Alekhine,A-0–11924C76New York International Masters-011
Marshall,F-Tartakower,S-½–½1924A85New York International Masters-012
Maroczy,G-Alekhine,A-0–11924B02New York International Masters-012
Lasker,E-Capablanca,J-½–½1924C66New York International Masters-012
Lasker,E-Bogoljubow,E-½–½1924C41New York International Masters-012
Yates,F-Janowski,D-½–½1924C79New York International Masters-012
Bogoljubow,E-Marshall,F-1–01924D02New York International Masters-013
Capablanca,J-Lasker,E-½–½1924D52New York International Masters-013
Reti,R-Maroczy,G-½–½1924A37New York International Masters-013
Tartakower,S-Yates,F-1–01924C33New York International Masters-013
Alekhine,A-Lasker,E-0–11924D35New York International Masters-013
Janowski,D-Lasker,E-0–11924B83New York International Masters-014
Yates,F-Lasker,E-1–01924C91New York International Masters-014
Capablanca,J-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-014
Tartakower,S-Maroczy,G-½–½1924A00New York International Masters-014
Bogoljubow,E-Reti,R-1–01924C12New York International Masters-014
Lasker,E-Janowski,D-0–11924A50New York International Masters-015
Maroczy,G-Bogoljubow,E-0–11924D05New York International Masters-015
Marshall,F-Yates,F-½–½1924B07New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Capablanca,J-1–01924A15New York International Masters-015
Lasker,E-Tartakower,S-½–½1924B43New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Yates,F-1–01924A13New York International Masters-016
Alekhine,A-Janowski,D-1–01924A53New York International Masters-016
Lasker,E-Lasker,E-½–½1924C99New York International Masters-016
Maroczy,G-Marshall,F-1–01924C42New York International Masters-016
Capablanca,J-Tartakower,S-1–01924A85New York International Masters-016
Maroczy,G-Lasker,E-0–11924C11New York International Masters-017
Alekhine,A-Marshall,F-½–½1924E76New York International Masters-017
Bogoljubow,E-Janowski,D-0–11924D28New York International Masters-017
Capablanca,J-Yates,F-1–01924D00New York International Masters-017
Reti,R-Lasker,E-1–01924A13New York International Masters-017
Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-0–11924C65New York International Masters-018
Tartakower,S-Lasker,E-½–½1924C45New York International Masters-018
Alekhine,A-Reti,R-1–01924E62New York International Masters-018
Janowski,D-Marshall,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-018
Capablanca,J-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D02New York International Masters-018
Yates,F-Maroczy,G-0–11924C14New York International Masters-019
Marshall,F-Lasker,E-½–½1924D10New York International Masters-019
Janowski,D-Reti,R-0–11924A48New York International Masters-019
Tartakower,S-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C36New York International Masters-019
Bogoljubow,E-Capablanca,J-0–11924D05New York International Masters-019
Marshall,F-Capablanca,J-½–½1924A48New York International Masters-0110
Lasker,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C78New York International Masters-0110
Lasker,E-Reti,R-1–01924C12New York International Masters-0110
Yates,F-Bogoljubow,E-0–11924C91New York International Masters-0110
Janowski,D-Tartakower,S-½–½1924D43New York International Masters-0110
Lasker,E-Yates,F-½–½1924C87New York International Masters-0111
Reti,R-Tartakower,S-1–01924B74New York International Masters-0111
Maroczy,G-Janowski,D-1–01924C50New York International Masters-0111
Alekhine,A-Bogoljubow,E-½–½1924A13New York International Masters-0111
Lasker,E-Marshall,F-0–11924C42New York International Masters-0111
Reti,R-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924E01New York International Masters-0112
Maroczy,G-Tartakower,S-½–½1924B03New York International Masters-0112
Alekhine,A-Capablanca,J-½–½1924D13New York International Masters-0112
Lasker,E-Janowski,D-1–01924C87New York International Masters-0112
Lasker,E-Yates,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-0112
Marshall,F-Janowski,D-1–01924D20New York International Masters-0113
Maroczy,G-Capablanca,J-0–11924C96New York International Masters-0113
Lasker,E-Tartakower,S-1–01924D48New York International Masters-0113
Reti,R-Alekhine,A-1–01924A48New York International Masters-0113
Lasker,E-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924B40New York International Masters-0113
Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-1–01924C60New York International Masters-0114
Capablanca,J-Lasker,E-1–01924D13New York International Masters-0114
Janowski,D-Yates,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-0114
Tartakower,S-Marshall,F-1–01924A30New York International Masters-0114
Alekhine,A-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D55New York International Masters-0114
Reti,R-Marshall,F-0–11924D06New York International Masters-0115
Maroczy,G-Lasker,E-1–01924D38New York International Masters-0115
Capablanca,J-Janowski,D-1–01924A09New York International Masters-0115
Alekhine,A-Yates,F-1–01924E76New York International Masters-0115
Bogoljubow,E-Tartakower,S-1–01924A90New York International Masters-0115
Alekhine,A-Lasker,E-½–½1924E76New York International Masters-0116
Tartakower,S-Janowski,D-1–01924A09New York International Masters-0116
Bogoljubow,E-Yates,F-1–01924D65New York International Masters-0116
Reti,R-Lasker,E-0–11924A12New York International Masters-0116
Capablanca,J-Marshall,F-½–½1924D38New York International Masters-0116
Bogoljubow,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-0117
Marshall,F-Lasker,E-½–½1924D00New York International Masters-0117
Yates,F-Lasker,E-0–11924B45New York International Masters-0117
Janowski,D-Maroczy,G-1–01924D15New York International Masters-0117
Tartakower,S-Reti,R-0–11924C77New York International Masters-0117

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Johannes Fischer was born in 1963 in Hamburg and studied English and German literature in Frankfurt. He now lives as a writer and translator in Nürnberg. He is a FIDE-Master and regularly writes for KARL, a German chess magazine focusing on the links between culture and chess. On his own blog he regularly publishes notes on "Film, Literature and Chess".

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