Black to move. This was game 2 of the 1909 World Championship between Yanovsky (Yanowski) and Lasker. Lasker is Black. How should he proceed?
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I would try
1…g5!
2.exf5 (or any other non King or Rook move falls to)
2…Qxh3+
3.Kxh3(forced) Rh6+
4.Kg4(forced)Rh4#
Let’s look at the King and Rook moves then:
2.Kh1 Qxh3+
3.Rh2(forced)Qxf3+
4.Rgg2(forced because Rhg2 yields Rh6#)
4…fxe4
2.Rh1 g4
3.fxg4 Ng5 with all sorts of nasty things thereafter
2.Rg3 fxg3
2.Rg4 fxg4 or even g4 with again nasty stuff in store for white!
This is what I came up with, the line is not forced but I think that my first move is quite good, maybe black has better ways to achieve a nice position only I can not find them … so the line is:
1… fxe4 2. Bxe4 Ng7 3. Rg4 Nh5 4. Rh4
Qf8 5. a4 Rg7 6. a5 Rff7 7. Ra1 Nf6 8. axb6 cxb6 9. Bd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 *
So black got rid of his doubled pawns and has a passed pawn on a7 + he can get at least one of whites powns later in the game – I think that blacks position in this line is simply better. (If it is not Kramnik on the other side, then you have a good chance of victory :D)
D.K.
Hmm… I did a search on the web (because I dont have my databases on this comp) and I couldn’t find anything then I downloaded all Emanuel Laskers games and foud out that “Yanowski” is misspelled the right name is Janowski (Dawid) (if you have a spare second Susan please correct it). I checked the game and Lasker found the continuation … (jep he is better then me :D) (my continuation would probably win to … :D)
D.K.
Hmmm…I think the chessdoctor did an excellent job writing out the variations so I’ll discuss how to find 1…g5! in the first place.
When looking at any chess position, the most important thing is to get INSIGHT into the position.
Materially, we see things are equal. Each side has 8 pawns, a Q, two Rs, and a minor piece.
We can see that White’s minor piece is inferior to Black’s because it’s mobility is hindered by its own pawns, while Black’s N is on the developed onto the third rank.
Most important, is the insight that White’s K is under attack by Black’s Q (you have to look through the pawns and pieces that might be in the way). A key further insight is that White’s K mobility is limited (it cannot go to g3, only h1). What this suggests is that there might be a mating threat.
So the problem then becomes how to put more pressure on White’s K. 1…g5 becomes clearly obvious because it allows the Black R to participate in an attack on the enemy K after a possible sac of Black’s Q to achieve mate.
After 1…g5, White has to avert the mating threat by moving his K to h1 (so his Rg2 could shield his K) to move his R to create an escape square for his K.
2. Kh1 is bad for White because it allows the Black Q to take h3 and f3 with no loss of time.
After 2. Rh1, Black continues his assault by playing 3. g4! and 4. Ng5.
David K,
Many Russian or Hebrew names are usually translated to English by sound. That is why you see different versions.
For example:
Alexander
Aleksandr
Aleksander
Therefore, you may see the same player with 2-4 different ways to spell.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
http://www.SusanPolgar.com
just for completion ^^
Dawid Janowski (ur. 7 czerwca 1868 roku w Wołkowysku, zm. 15 stycznia 1927 roku w Hyeres we Francji) – polski szachista, uczestnik meczu o mistrzostwo świata z Emanuelem Laskerem. (source wikipedia polska)
best whishes
Thank you Susan for the explanation. (I had a hunch the net wasn’t telling the whole story)
D.K.
1…g5 (threatening mate in one after 2…qxh3+) 2. rh1 (to defend h3 after kg1) 2…g4 (Lasker, of course, saw this moves and moves ago) after 2…g4 there are many ways for w to lose, viz. 3.kg1 nn4 4. hxg4 loses a r and q after nxf3+ or 4.qxf4 loses the q for a n after the discovery 4…nxh3+ or 4.be2 pxf3 is ouch! (w can’t even sac his b or fear of losing the q. this is a beautiful position! kudos to susan!
where can i find this game…couldn’t find it on chessbase.org ?