New York 1924, Round 8: Lasker keeps the tempo high

by Johannes Fischer
5/12/2020 – Former World Champion Emanuel Lasker, at 55 years of age the second-oldest player in New York seems to be in splendid shape in New York. In round 8 he defeated Efim Bogoljubow with persistence and good endgame technique. In the second top encounter of the round Alekhine won against Reti, while World Champion Capablanca only drew against Maroczy. Lasker now leads with 5.5/7, half a point behind is Alekhine with 5.0/7. | Photo: Emanuel Lasker (Archive)
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New York 1924: Decisions in the endgame

The tournament in New York is long, and only eight of 22 rounds have been played so far. But that was no reason for former world champion Emanuel Lasker to slow down when playing with Black against Efim Bogoljubow in round 8. For a long time the game had been equal but in the endgame Lasker gradually got the upper hand.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nxd4 Be7 6.0-0 a6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 d6 9.Nc3 0-0 10.f4 Re8 11.Kh1 Nd7 12.Be3 Bf6 13.Qf3 Rb8 14.Rab1 Bxc3 15.bxc3 Rxb1 16.Rxb1 c5 17.c4 Qe7 18.h3 Nf6 19.Bf2 Bd7 20.e5 dxe5 21.fxe5 Qxe5 22.Bg3 Qe6 23.Bxc7 Bc6 24.Qf5 Qxf5 25.Bxf5 This endgame is equal but step by step Lasker manages to get winning chances. Be4 26.Bxe4 Nxe4 27.Rb6 Ra8 28.Rc6 h5! The h-pawn reminds White that his king is in danger. 29.Bb6 h4 30.Kg1 The white king tries to escape. However, White probably could take the pawn on c5. After 30.Bxc5 Rd8 31.Kh2 Rd1 32.Rc8+ Kh7 33.Bg1 Ng3 it is hard to see why should have more than a perpetual. 30...Re8 31.Bxc5 Rd8 32.Kf1 Rd2 Suddenly Black's rook which a couple of moves ago had to defend the pawn on a6 threatens to create havoc in White's position. 33.a4 Rxc2 34.Bb4?! The bishop should stay on the g1-a7 diagonal. After e.g. 34.Ba7 Rxc4 35.Rxa6 Rc2 36.Bb6 the game should end in a draw. 34...Rf2+ 35.Kg1 Ra2 Threatening mate on a1. 36.Be1 Rxa4 37.Bxh4 Nd2 38.Bd8 Nxc4 Hard to believe but Black indeed managed to win both c-pawns and the a-pawn of White while keeping his own a-pawn. Now Black is a whole pawn up and Lasker gradually converts his advantage into a win. 39.g4 Nd2 40.Rc8 Kh7 41.Ra8 Ra2 42.Kg2 Nb3+ 43.Kg3 Nd4 44.h4 Ra3+ 45.Kf2 Nc6 46.Bc7 Ne7 47.Bd6 Ra2+ 48.Kf3 Nc6 49.Bc7 Nd4+ 50.Kg3 Ra3+ 51.Kf2 Ra4 52.Kg3 Ne6 53.Bb6 Ra3+ 54.Kg2 Nf4+ 55.Kf2 Nd3+ 56.Kg2 Ne5 57.g5 Ng6 58.Bf2 Nf4+ 59.Kh2 Kg6 60.Ra7 a5 61.Bg3 Ra2+ 62.Kh1 Nh5 63.Be5 Ra4 64.Kg2 Rxh4 65.Ra6+ Kxg5 66.Rxa5 Kg6 67.Kf3 f6 68.Bd6 Rd4 69.Bc7 Rc4 70.Bd6 Rc6 71.Bb8 Kh6 0–1
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Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-0–11924C65New York International Masters-018

Alexander Alekhine won an important game against Richard Reti. Before the eighth round Reti and Alekhine both had 4.0/6 and shared second to fourth place with Capablanca but after his win against Reti Alekhine is now sole second. Like Lasker, Alekhine won in the endgame – with a nice attack with reduced material.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.0-0 Bg4 9.h3 Bxf3 10.exf3 e6 11.f4 exd5 12.cxd5 c5 13.dxc6 Nxc6 14.Be3 Qd7 15.Qa4 Rac8 16.Rad1 b6 17.b3 Rfd8 18.Rd3 Ne7 19.Nb5 d5 20.Nxa7 Ra8 21.Bxb6 Qxa4 22.bxa4 Rd7 23.Nb5 Rxa4 24.Nc3 Ra6 25.Rb1 Rb7 26.Bc5 Rxb1+ 27.Nxb1 Nc6 28.Nc3 Ra5 29.Bb6 Ra6 30.Bc5 Ra5 31.Be3 Nb4 32.Rd2 h6 33.a4 Ne4 34.Nxe4 dxe4 35.Rd8+ Kh7 36.Bxe4 Rxa4 37.f5! A remarkable position. White is a pawn up but all pawns are on the same side. However, Black is still helpless against White's attack. Ra6 38.h4 h5 39.g4! Ra5 Or 39...Bf6 40.Rc8 hxg4 41.Rc4 Be7 After 41...Na2 White has 42.fxg6+ fxg6 43.h5 42.Rc7 with a win. 40.fxg6+ fxg6 41.gxh5 Rxh5 42.Bg5! Catching Black's rook. Bc3 43.Rd7+ Kg8 44.Bxg6 1–0
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Alekhine,A-Reti,R-1–01924E62New York International Masters-018

World Champion José Raúl Capablanca had to content himself with a draw with White against Geza Maroczy. After 31 only moderately exciting moves the game finally ended peacefully.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Qb6 5.Qc1 Nc6 6.c3 Bf5 7.dxc5 Qxc5 8.Nbd2 Rc8 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.Qd2 e6 11.Bd3 Be4 12.Qe2 Be7 13.0-0 0-0 14.Bg5 Bxd3 15.Qxd3 Rfe8 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Rfd1 Red8 18.Qe2 Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rd2 Bf6 21.Rad1 Rc4 22.Nc1 Rdc8 23.Nd3 a5 24.a3 Qc7 25.g3 b5 26.Kg2 Be7 27.Kg1 Bd6 28.Ra1 Qc6 29.Rdd1 h6 30.Qh5 Qc7 31.Qe2 ½–½
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Capablanca,J-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D02New York International Masters-018

US champion Frank Marshall provided more entertaining. In a game full of fascinating tactical possibilities he won with Black against Dawid Janowsky.

 
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 g6 4.Bf4 Bg7 5.Nbd2 c5 6.e3 cxd4 7.exd4 Nc6 8.c3 0-0 9.Be2 Re8 10.Nc4 Be6 11.0-0 Nd5 12.Bd2 Rc8 13.Ng5 Bd7 14.Qb3 h6 15.Bf3 hxg5 16.Bxd5 e6 17.Bf3 Qc7 18.Ne3 Na5 19.Qd1 b5 20.Re1 f5 21.Nf1 Bf6 22.Ng3 Nc4 23.Bc1 d5 24.Nf1 Kg7 25.Be2 Nd6 26.Bd3 Rh8 27.Re3 Rh4 28.Rg3 Nf7 29.Nh2 e5 30.dxe5 Bxe5 31.Nf1 f4!? Black refrains from taking the exchange. After 31...Bxg3 32.fxg3 Rhh8 33.Be3 White's black-squared bishop is suddenly very strong. 32.Rf3 g4 33.Rxf4 Bxf4 34.Bxf4 Qxf4 35.g3 Qh6 36.gxh4 Qxh4 Material is equal again but Black has a strong attack. 37.Be4!? Der taktische Schlagabtausch geht weiter. Rc4 38.Bxd5 Rf4 39.Qd2 gxh3 40.Re1 Qg5+ 41.Ng3 Ne5 42.Re3? Better was 42.Qe3 Ng4 43.Qe7+ Kh6 44.Qxg5+ Kxg5 and though White is still worse he can still hope to save the game. 42...Qf6? Missing the immediate win 42...h2+! : After 43.Kh1 Nc4! 44.Bxc4 Black has the crushing Bc6+ 43.Qe1 h2+ 44.Kh1 Ng4 45.Re7+ Kh6 46.Rxd7 Nxf2+ 47.Kg2 Qh4 48.Qxf2 White misses a miraculous defense: 48.Be6! Ne4 49.Bg8‼ and Black cannot win, e.g. Qxg3+ 50.Qxg3 h1Q+ 51.Kxh1 Nxg3+ 52.Kg2 with an equal endgame. 48...Rxf2+ 49.Kxf2 Qg4 Theoretically, took, knight and bishop is more than enough material for the queen but in this position White's king is too exposed. Not to mention Black's strong passed pawn on h2. 50.Rf7 Qd1 51.Bg2 Qg1+ 52.Kf3 Qd1+ 53.Kf2 Qg1+ 54.Kf3 Qd1+ 55.Kf2 Qc2+ 56.Kf3 Qxb2 57.Rf4 Qxc3+ 58.Kg4 Qd2 59.Be4 Qd7+ 60.Kf3 Kg5 61.Rf8 Qd1+ 62.Kg2 Qg1+ 63.Kh3 a5 64.Bd5 Qd4 65.Be4 Qd7+ 66.Kg2 h1Q+ 67.Nxh1 Qe7 68.Rf3 Qxe4 69.Nf2 Qd5 70.a3 b4 71.axb4 axb4 72.Nh3+ Kg4 73.Nf2+ Kh4 74.Nd3 b3 75.Kf2 b2 0–1
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Janowski,D-Marshall,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-018

Edward Lasker and Savielly Tartakower played the second draw of the round: a game that lasted a bit more than 30 moves and did not offer much excitement.

 
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 6.Nd2 Bc5 7.e5 Qe7 8.Qe2 Nd5 9.Nb3 Bb6 10.Bd2 a5 11.a4 0-0 12.0-0-0 d6 13.exd6 cxd6 14.Qxe7 Nxe7 15.Bf4 d5 16.Bd6 Re8 17.Bc5 Bxc5 18.Nxc5 Ng6 19.Bd3 Nf4 20.g3 Ne6 21.Rhe1 Kf8 22.Nxe6+ Bxe6 23.Re3 h6 24.Rde1 Rab8 25.b3 Bd7 26.Kd2 Rxe3 27.Rxe3 Re8 28.c3 Rb8 29.Bc2 f6 30.Bd1 c5 31.Bc2 Rb6 32.Kc1 Rb8 33.Bd1 Bf5 ½–½
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Tartakower,S-Lasker,E-½–½1924C45New York International Masters-018

After eight rounds Emanuel Lasker remains sole leader with 5½/7. Half a point behind follows Alekhine with 5.0/7. Capablanca is sole third with 4½/8 and still has to get the bye.

Results of round 8

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

Bye: Frederick Yates

Standings after eight rounds

Rk. Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Pts.
1 Emanuel Lasker   1 ½   ½ 1 1 1   ½   5.5
2 Alexander Alekhine 0   ½ 1     1 1 ½   1 5.0
3 Jose Raul Capablanca ½ ½   0 1   ½ ½   ½ 1 4.5
4 Richard Reti   0 1     0   ½ ½ 1 1 4.0
5 Savielly Tartakower ½   0     1   ½ ½ ½ 1 4.0
6 Efim Bogoljubow 0     1 0   0 1 1 ½   3.5
7 Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky 0 0 ½     1     0 1 ½ 3.0
8 Geza Maroczy 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0     1 ½   3.0
9 Frank James Marshall   ½   ½ ½ 0 1 0     ½ 3.0
10 Edward Lasker ½   ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½     0 2.5
11 Frederick Dewhurst Yates   0 0 0 0   ½   ½ 1   2.0

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1.e4 Alechin:New York 1924. e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Be2 d5 4.exd5 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.d4 cxd5 7.Bxf4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 Bb4+ 9.Nc3 0-0 10.Nge2 10.Nf3 Re8+ 11.Ne5 Be6 12.0-0 Bxc4 13.Nxc4 Nc6 14.a3 Bf8 15.d5 10...Bg4 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Qb3 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nb6 14.Bd3 Nfd5 15.Bd2 Bxe2 16.Bxe2 Rc8 17.Rf3 Qc7 18.Raf1 f6 19.Bd3 Nc4 20.Rh3 g6 21.Re1 Nxd2 22.Qxd5+ Qf7 23.Qxf7+ Rxf7 24.Re2 Nc4 25.Re8+ Rxe8 26.Bxc4 h5 27.Kf2 Rc8 28.Bxf7+ Kxf7 29.Re3 b5 30.Ke2 Rc6 31.Kd3 h4 32.Re2 g5 33.Rb2 Rb6 34.d5 Ke7 35.Kd4 g4 36.Kc5 Rb8 37.Kd4± 37.Rxb5 Rxb5+ 38.Kxb5 Kd6 39.Kc4 39.c4 f5 40.c5+ Kxd5 39...f5 40.Kd3 Kxd5 41.Ke3 Kc4 42.Kf4 Kxc3 43.Kxf5 g3 44.hxg3 hxg3 45.Kg4 a5 46.Kxg3 Kb2 47.Kh4 a4 48.g4 a3 49.g5 Kxa2 50.g6 Kb2 51.g7 a2 52.g8Q a1Q= 37...Rb6 38.h3 38.Re2+ Kd7 39.Rf2 Ke7 40.Kc5± 38.a3 38...g3 39.a3 39.Kc5 Rb8 40.Re2+ Kd7 41.Re6 Rc8+ 42.Kb4 Rc4+ 43.Kxb5 Rxc3 39...Kd7 39...Kd6 40.Re2 Kd7 41.Kc5 f5 40.Kc5 Rb8 40...f5 41.Rb4 f5 41...a5 42.Rxh4 Rc8+ 43.Kxb5 Rxc3 44.Rh6 f5 45.a4 Rc2= 42.a4 a6 43.Kd4 43.d6 Rc8+ 44.Kd5 Rxc3 45.axb5 axb5 46.Rxb5 Rd3+ 47.Ke5 Rd2 48.Rb7+ Kc8 49.Rc7+ Kd8 50.Rh7 Rxg2 51.Rxh4 Re2+ 52.Kxf5 g2 53.Rg4 Kd7= 43...Re8? 43...a5! 44.Rb1 44.Rxb5 Rxb5 45.axb5 f4-+ 44...b4 45.c4 f4 46.Ke4 Rc8-+ 47.Rc1 Rf8 48.Kf3 Kd6 49.Rc2 Kc5 50.Rd2 Rf6-+ 44.Kd3 bxa4 44...Re5 45.c4 bxc4+ 46.Rxc4 Re1 47.Rxh4 Rg1= 45.Rxa4 Re1 46.Rxa6 Rg1 47.Ra2± Kd6 48.c4 Ke5 49.Re2+ Kd6 50.Rc2 Kc5 51.Rd2 Rf1 52.Ke2 Rg1 53.Ke3 Kd6 54.c5+ Kxc5 55.d6 Re1+ 56.Kf4 Re8 57.d7 Rd8 58.Kxf5 1–0
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Tartakower,S-Bogoljubow,E-1–01924C33New York International Masters-011
Lasker,E-Maroczy,G-½–½1924B08New York International Masters-011
Yates,F-Alekhine,A-0–11924C76New York International Masters-011
Marshall,F-Reti,R-½–½1924E90New York International Masters-011
Janowski,D-Capablanca,J-½–½1924D67New York International Masters-011
Lasker,E-Bogoljubow,E-½–½1924C41New York International Masters-012
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
Yates,F-Janowski,D-½–½1924C79New 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
Reti,R-Maroczy,G-½–½1924A37New York International Masters-013
Capablanca,J-Lasker,E-½–½1924D52New York International Masters-013
Bogoljubow,E-Reti,R-1–01924C12New York International Masters-014
Janowski,D-Lasker,E-0–11924B83New York International Masters-014
Yates,F-Lasker,E-1–01924C91New York International Masters-014
Tartakower,S-Maroczy,G-½–½1924A00New York International Masters-014
Capablanca,J-Alekhine,A-½–½1924C12New York International Masters-014
Marshall,F-Yates,F-½–½1924B07New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Capablanca,J-1–01924A15New York International Masters-015
Lasker,E-Janowski,D-0–11924A50New York International Masters-015
Lasker,E-Tartakower,S-½–½1924B43New York International Masters-015
Maroczy,G-Bogoljubow,E-0–11924D05New York International Masters-015
Reti,R-Yates,F-1–01924A13New York International Masters-016
Lasker,E-Lasker,E-½–½1924C99New York International Masters-016
Maroczy,G-Marshall,F-1–01924C42New York International Masters-016
Alekhine,A-Janowski,D-1–01924A53New York International Masters-016
Capablanca,J-Tartakower,S-1–01924A85New York International Masters-016
Capablanca,J-Yates,F-1–01924D00New York International Masters-017
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
Reti,R-Lasker,E-1–01924A13New York International Masters-017
Bogoljubow,E-Lasker,E-0–11924C65New York International Masters-018
Janowski,D-Marshall,F-0–11924A48New York International Masters-018
Capablanca,J-Maroczy,G-½–½1924D02New York International Masters-018
Tartakower,S-Lasker,E-½–½1924C45New York International Masters-018
Alekhine,A-Reti,R-1–01924E62New York International Masters-018

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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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Leavenfish Leavenfish 5/13/2020 03:26
Tartakower vs Lasker game, has the photo of Emanuel Lasker, not Edward.
Rozier denis Rozier denis 5/12/2020 06:51
If we know that Emmanuel Lasker was a terrible fighter, don't forget he was also one of the most stronger endgame player in chess history !
niteguide niteguide 5/12/2020 02:59
https://ibb.co/xCxS9MW

Hi, Emanuel Lasker is GM and this profile picture is from Edward Lasker.
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