Lasker, Edward, 1885-1981, Du Mont, J. (Jules), 1881- · Philadelphia : D. McKay · leaf 251
ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES 233 3. Kt — Q B 3 P X P 4. KtxP Kt— KB3 5- Q— Q 3 White wishes to castle as soon as possible on the Queen’s side, in order to operate on the Queen’s file with the help of the Rook. 5 P-K 4 Here Black loses two moves in bringing White’s centre pawn away. The manoeuvre therefore is… … Diag. 148. White prepares a magnificent mating combination, which can only be made possible at such an early stage, when the opponent has utterly neglected his development. 8 KtxKt 9. Q-Q8ch!! KxQ 10. B — Kt 5 double ch K — B 2 11. B — Q 8 mate A beautiful mate. If 11...K — K i, ii R — Q 8 mate.
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