Botvinnik – Lasker Botvinnik Lasker Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1936.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.e4 c6 9.a4 a5 10.Qe2 Nb6 {Black has held the pawn, but his pieces are badly placed and he can't free himself.} 11.Rd1 {Restraining ...c5 or ...e5.} Bb4 12.Ne5 {Now White will get the pawn back but Black will remain cramped.} Qe7 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Nxc4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 b5 {Black hopes to get his pieces active after 16 axb5 cxb5 17 Nxb5 Rac8.} 16.Qe2 Rab8 17.axb5 cxb5 18.e5 Ne8 19.d5 exd5 20.Nxd5 Qxe5 21.Nxb4 axb4 22.Rxd7 1-0 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Botvinnik"] [Black "Lasker"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "43"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.d4 Nbd7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.e4 c6 9.a4 a5 10.Qe2 Nb6 {Black has held the pawn, but his pieces are badly placed and he can't free himself.} 11.Rd1 {Restraining ...c5 or ...e5.} Bb4 12.Ne5 {Now White will get the pawn back but Black will remain cramped.} Qe7 13.Be3 Bd7 14.Nxc4 Nxc4 15.Qxc4 b5 {Black hopes to get his pieces active after 16 axb5 cxb5 17 Nxb5 Rac8.} 16.Qe2 Rab8 17.axb5 cxb5 18.e5 Ne8 19.d5 exd5 20.Nxd5 Qxe5 21.Nxb4 axb4 22.Rxd7 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.