New York 1924, Round 19: Dr. Lasker defends his lead

by Klaus Besenthal
5/23/2020 – After 19 of 22 rounds Emanuel Lasker, José Raúl Capablanca and Alexander Alekhine lead at the New York Tournament 1924. All three won in round 19: Emanuel Lasker won with Black against Edward Lasker, Capablanca refuted Tartakowers dubious King's Gambit and Alekhine defeated Dawid Janowsky. Lasker now leads with 13.0/17, followed by Capablanca with 12.0/17 and Alekhine with 11.0/18. | Photo: Capablanca (left) and Emanuel Lasker (Archive)
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New York 1924, Round 19: Four wins, one draw

Edward Lasker is certainly not a chess player who often blunders and against his distant relative, former World Champion Dr. Emanuel Lasker, Edward Lasker did not lose because he made one big mistake but because he made too many small ones.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Qa5 7.Nd2 Bb4 8.Qc2 Ne4 9.Ndxe4 dxe4 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Be2 e5 12.dxe5 Nxe5 13.0-0 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qxc3 15.bxc3 Re8 16.c5 Nd7 17.Bd6 b6 18.cxb6 axb6 19.Rfd1 Ba6 20.Bxa6?! Better was 20.c4! with the idea to follow up with a4 to fix Black's weakness on b6. After the text-move Black seizes the initiative. 20...Rxa6 21.a4 Rea8 22.Kf1 f5 But not 22...Rxa4 23.Rxa4 Rxa4 24.Bc7 Nf8 25.Rd8+- 23.Rab1 R8a7 24.g4?! This attempt to free himself fails. Black simply takes the pawn and keeps the pressure. fxg4 25.Rb4
25...Nf6 26.Bb8 Ra8 27.Rd8+ Kf7 28.Bc7 Rxa4 29.Rxa8 Rxa8 30.Rxb6 Nd5
Now Black is a solid pawn up and the black knight is better than the bishop. 31.Rb7 31.Rxc6 Rc8 does not work. 31...Ke6 32.c4 Ne7 33.Rb4 Ra1+ 34.Ke2 Ra2+ 35.Ke1 Nf5 36.Rb6 Kd7 37.Be5 Ra4 38.c5 Ke6 39.Bd6 Kd5 40.Rb7 h5 41.Bf8 g6 42.Rd7+ Kc4 43.Rd1 Ra3 44.Rd8 Nh4 45.Bg7 Nf3+ 46.Ke2 Ra2+ 47.Kf1 Rd2 48.Rxd2 Nxd2+ 49.Kg2 Kxc5 50.h3 gxh3+ 51.Kxh3 g5 0–1
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Lasker,E-Lasker,E-0–11924D52New York International Masters-0119

The two Lasker's during analysis: Edward (left) and Emanuel

Capablanca played with Black against Dr. Savielly Tartakower and won a straightforward and smooth game. The whole game is a lesson how to refute an artificial opening.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2 d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.d4 Bb4+ 7.Kf1 cxd5 8.Bxf4 dxc4 9.Bxb8 Nd5 10.Kf2 Rxb8 11.Bxc4 0-0 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.Nc3 b5 14.Bd3 Ng4+ 15.Kg1 Bb7 16.Bf5 Bxf3 17.gxf3 Ne3 18.Bxh7+ Kh8 19.Qd3 Bxc3 20.bxc3 Nd5 21.Be4 Nf4 22.Qd2 Qh4 23.Kf1 f5 24.Bc6 Rf6 25.d5 Rd8 26.Rd1 Rxc6 27.dxc6 Rxd2 28.Rxd2 Ne6 29.Rd6 Qc4+ 30.Kg2 Qe2+ 0–1
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Tartakower,S-Capablanca,J-0–11924C33New York International Masters-0119

World Champion José Raúl Capablanca

Alexander Alekhine played with Black against Dawid Janowsky and showed why passed pawns can be powerful. However, Janowsky's careless defense helped.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 g6 4.Bd3 b6 5.0-0 Bb7 6.c4 cxd4 7.exd4 Bg7 8.Nc3 d5 9.Bg5 dxc4 10.Bxc4 0-0 11.Re1 Nc6 12.a3 Rc8 13.Qd3 Qc7
14.Ba2 White misses the chance for the typical push 14.d5! after Rfd8 15.Rad1 White is slightly better. 14...e6 Alekhine prevents d4-d5. 15.h3 Ne7 16.Rac1 Qb8 17.Ne5 Rcd8 18.Nxf7 A typical sacrifice in this kind of position - but here it does not yield White any advantage. Rxf7 19.Bxe6 Rdf8 20.d5
White plays d4-d5 after all. But now Black can return material and gets counterplay. 20...Nexd5 21.Nxd5 Bxd5 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Qxd5 Bxb2 24.Rc2?! Better was 24.Rc6! If Black now plays Bxa3? White has 25.Ree6 and White wins, e.g. Qb7 or 25...Bb2 26.Re7 threatening Bh6 Ba3 27.Rxf7 Rxf7 28.Qe6 Bf8 29.Rc8 Qb7 30.Bh6 26.Rxg6+ hxg6 27.Rxg6+ Kh8 28.Rh6+ Rh7 28...Kg8 29.Bf6! 29.Qxb7 and White is winning. 24...Bxa3 Now Black is a pawn up and has two strong passed pawns on the queenside but White has much less counterplay than in the variation above. 25.Bh6 Rd8 26.Qe6 Bc5 27.Rce2 Qc7 28.Qb3 Qd7 29.Kh1 Bf8 30.Rd2 Qc8 31.Red1 Rxd2 32.Bxd2 b5
33.Rc1 It's hard to understand why White did not take on b5. After 33.Qxb5 the game most probably ends in a draw, e.g. Qc2 34.Qb1 Qxb1 35.Rxb1 Rxf2 36.Be3 Ra2 37.Rb8 Ra1+ 38.Kh2 Kf7 39.Rb7+ Ke6 40.Rxa7= 33...Qd7 34.Bf4? a5 35.Be5 a4 Suddenly the passed pawns are very powerful. 36.Qa2 b4 37.Qc4 Qd2 38.f4 b3 39.Rb1 Qb4 40.Qe6 Qe4 41.Rd1 b2 42.Qa2 Qc2 43.Rf1 a3 44.Kh2 Qd3 45.Re1 Bb4 46.Rh1 Bd2 47.Qe6 Qf5 48.Qb3 Bxf4+ 49.Bxf4 Qxf4+ 50.Kg1 Kg7 0–1
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Janowski,D-Alekhine,A-0–11924D94New York International Masters-0119

Alexander Alekhine

In the previous rounds Richard Reti played some remarkable games and for a long time he was among the top players but then lost steam. And in round 19 he suffered a terrible loss against Frederick Yates.

 
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1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.Nf3 Nd7 7.c3 Ngf6 8.Bc4 e6 9.Qe2 Be7 10.0-0 0-0 11.Re1 Nd5 12.Bb3 a5 13.a3 Qc7 14.c4 Nf4 15.Bxf4 Qxf4 16.Rad1 Bf6 17.Bc2 Rfd8 18.Bxg6 hxg6 19.Ne4 Nb6 20.b3 Be7 21.Rd3 Bxa3 22.Ne5 Qh4 23.Rh3 Qe7 24.Ng5 1–0
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Yates,F-Reti,R-1–01924B18New York International Masters-0119

Richard Réti

Results of round 19

F. Yates 1-0 R. Réti
S. Tartakower 0-1 J.R. Capablanca
F. Marshall ½-½ G. Maroczy
Ed. Lasker 0-1 Em. Lasker
D. Janowsky 0-1 A. Alekhine

Standings after 19 rounds

Rk. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 Emanuel Lasker   ½0 1½ 11 ½  11 1  ½  ½1 ½1 11 13.0
2 Jose Raul Capablanca ½1   ½½ 0  ½½ 1  ½1 11 1  ½1 ½1 12.0
3 Alexander Alekhine 0½ ½½   10 ½  ½½ 1½ ½  11 ½½ 11 11.0
4 Richard Reti 00 1  01   ½0 01 ½½ 11 10 1  1  9.5
5 Frank James Marshall ½  ½½ ½  ½1   01 0½ ½0 ½  1½ 11 9.5
6 Efim Bogoljubow 00 0  ½½ 10 10   1  01 11 ½1 0  8.5
7 Geza Maroczy 0  ½0 0½ ½½ 1½ 0    ½½ 1  ½1 10 8.0
8 Savielly Tartakower ½  00 ½  00 ½1 10 ½½   10 ½0 ½1 7.5
9 Frederick Dewhurst Yates ½0 0  00 01 ½  00 0  01   11 ½1 6.5
10 Edward Lasker ½0 ½0 ½½ 0  0½ ½0 ½0 ½1 00   0  5.0
11 Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 00 ½0 00 0  00 1  01 ½0 ½0 1    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
Marshall,F-Reti,R-½–½1924E90New York International Masters-011
Lasker,E-Maroczy,G-½–½1924B08New York International Masters-011
Yates,F-Alekhine,A-0–11924C76New York International Masters-011
Tartakower,S-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924C33New York International Masters-011
Lasker,E-Capablanca,J-½–½1924C66New York International Masters-012
Maroczy,G-Alekhine,A-0–11924B02New York International Masters-012
Yates,F-Janowski,D-½–½1924C79New York International Masters-012
Marshall,F-Tartakower,S-½–½1924A85New York International Masters-012
Lasker,E-Bogoljubow,E-½–½1924C41New York International Masters-012
Tartakower,S-Yates,F-1–01924C33New York International Masters-013
Bogoljubow,E-Marshall,F-1–01924D02New York International Masters-013
Alekhine,A-Lasker,E-0–11924D35New York International Masters-013
Capablanca,J-Lasker,E-½–½1924D52New York International Masters-013
Reti,R-Maroczy,G-½–½1924A37New York International Masters-013
Janowski,D-Lasker,E-0–11924B83New York International Masters-014
Capablanca,J-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-014
Yates,F-Lasker,E-1–01924C91New 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-Tartakower,S-½–½1924B43New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Capablanca,J-1–01924A15New York International Masters-015
Lasker,E-Janowski,D-0–11924A50New York International Masters-015
Marshall,F-Yates,F-½–½1924B07New York International Masters-015
Maroczy,G-Bogoljubow,E-0–11924D05New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Yates,F-1–01924A13New York International Masters-016
Maroczy,G-Marshall,F-1–01924C42New York International Masters-016
Capablanca,J-Tartakower,S-1–01924A85New York International Masters-016
Lasker,E-Lasker,E-½–½1924C99New York International Masters-016
Alekhine,A-Janowski,D-1–01924A53New York International Masters-016
Maroczy,G-Lasker,E-0–11924C11New York International Masters-017
Reti,R-Lasker,E-1–01924A13New York International Masters-017
Bogoljubow,E-Janowski,D-0–11924D28New York International Masters-017
Alekhine,A-Marshall,F-½–½1924E76New York International Masters-017
Capablanca,J-Yates,F-1–01924D00New York International Masters-017
Capablanca,J-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D02New York International Masters-018
Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-0–11924C65New York International Masters-018
Alekhine,A-Reti,R-1–01924E62New York International Masters-018
Tartakower,S-Lasker,E-½–½1924C45New York International Masters-018
Janowski,D-Marshall,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-018
Janowski,D-Reti,R-0–11924A48New York International Masters-019
Tartakower,S-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C36New York International Masters-019
Yates,F-Maroczy,G-0–11924C14New York International Masters-019
Marshall,F-Lasker,E-½–½1924D10New York International Masters-019
Bogoljubow,E-Capablanca,J-0–11924D05New York International Masters-019
Lasker,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C78New York International Masters-0110
Marshall,F-Capablanca,J-½–½1924A48New York International Masters-0110
Janowski,D-Tartakower,S-½–½1924D43New York International Masters-0110
Lasker,E-Reti,R-1–01924C12New York International Masters-0110
Yates,F-Bogoljubow,E-0–11924C91New York International Masters-0110
Maroczy,G-Janowski,D-1–01924C50New York International Masters-0111
Alekhine,A-Bogoljubow,E-½–½1924A13New York International Masters-0111
Lasker,E-Yates,F-½–½1924C87New York International Masters-0111
Reti,R-Tartakower,S-1–01924B74New York International Masters-0111
Lasker,E-Marshall,F-0–11924C42New York International Masters-0111
Maroczy,G-Tartakower,S-½–½1924B03New York International Masters-0112
Alekhine,A-Capablanca,J-½–½1924D13New York International Masters-0112
Lasker,E-Yates,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-0112
Reti,R-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924E01New York International Masters-0112
Lasker,E-Janowski,D-1–01924C87New York International Masters-0112
Marshall,F-Janowski,D-1–01924D20New York International Masters-0113
Lasker,E-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924B40New York International Masters-0113
Reti,R-Alekhine,A-1–01924A48New York International Masters-0113
Lasker,E-Tartakower,S-1–01924D48New York International Masters-0113
Maroczy,G-Capablanca,J-0–11924C96New York International Masters-0113
Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-1–01924C60New York International Masters-0114
Tartakower,S-Marshall,F-1–01924A30New York International Masters-0114
Janowski,D-Yates,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-0114
Capablanca,J-Lasker,E-1–01924D13New York International Masters-0114
Alekhine,A-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D55New York International Masters-0114
Alekhine,A-Yates,F-1–01924E76New York International Masters-0115
Capablanca,J-Janowski,D-1–01924A09New York International Masters-0115
Bogoljubow,E-Tartakower,S-1–01924A90New York International Masters-0115
Maroczy,G-Lasker,E-1–01924D38New York International Masters-0115
Reti,R-Marshall,F-0–11924D06New York International Masters-0115
Alekhine,A-Lasker,E-½–½1924E76New York International Masters-0116
Reti,R-Lasker,E-0–11924A12New York International Masters-0116
Bogoljubow,E-Yates,F-1–01924D65New York International Masters-0116
Tartakower,S-Janowski,D-1–01924A09New York International Masters-0116
Capablanca,J-Marshall,F-½–½1924D38New York International Masters-0116
Marshall,F-Lasker,E-½–½1924D00New York International Masters-0117
Tartakower,S-Reti,R-0–11924C77New York International Masters-0117
Yates,F-Lasker,E-0–11924B45New York International Masters-0117
Janowski,D-Maroczy,G-1–01924D15New York International Masters-0117
Bogoljubow,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-0117
Maroczy,G-Reti,R-½–½1924C99New York International Masters-0118
Yates,F-Tartakower,S-1–01924B48New York International Masters-0118
Lasker,E-Capablanca,J-0–11924B27New York International Masters-0118
Lasker,E-Alekhine,A-½–½1924A48New York International Masters-0118
Marshall,F-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924D52New York International Masters-0118
Tartakower,S-Capablanca,J-0–11924C33New York International Masters-0119
Yates,F-Reti,R-1–01924B18New York International Masters-0119
Marshall,F-Maroczy,G-½–½1924B08New York International Masters-0119
Lasker,E-Lasker,E-0–11924D52New York International Masters-0119
Janowski,D-Alekhine,A-0–11924D94New York International Masters-0119

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