Game 3:

William Henry Krause Pollock vs Henry Edward Bird
USA-06.Congress New YorkNew York, NY USA23 Apr 18891-0
1. e4Notes by Steinitz.c52. d4Out of its usual turn which is generally on the third move, but it makes no difference excepting if Black should accept the continuation 2...cxd4 3.Nf3 e5 , after which White, although he dare not play 4.Nxe5 on account of the rejoinder ...Qa5+, winning the knight, will yet obtain a good attack by 4.c3cxd43. Nf3Nc64. Nxd4d65. Be3g66. Nc3Bg77. Be2Nf68. Qd2h59. h3O-O10. O-O-OBd711. f4Nxd412. Bxd4Bc613. Bd3Qa514. Kb1e515. Be3Rfd816. f5Premature and misjudging the position which required Qf2 to be played first.d517. Bh6dxe418. Bxg7Kxg719. Nxe4Qxd220. Nxd2e421. Bc4gxf522. Kc1b5Black, after having won a pawn by hard play, commences an artificial line of attack that in the end involves him in difficulties, whereas the simple e3 at this juncture, with the view of entering soon with the Knight at e4, would have won in an easy manner.23. Be2Nd524. Rdf1Ne325. Rf4Kg626. Re1Kg527. Rf2Nd528. g4Excellent and practically decisive, as it recovers the pawn, with much the superior game.hxg429. hxg4e330. Rxf5+Kg631. Nf3f632. Nh4+Kg733. g5Rh834. gxf6+Nxf635. Rg1+Kf736. Rg6The telling blow. It wins a piece.Rxh437. Rgxf6+Ke738. Rxc6Rh239. Bxb5Rh1+40. Rf1Rxf1+41. Bxf1Rf842. Be2Rf243. Kd1Rg244. Ke1

 

Sicilian Dragon – Game 4:

Akiba Rubinstein vs Davide Marotti
LondonLondon ENG8 Jun 19221-0
1. e4Notes by Geza Maroczyc52. Nf3Nc63. d4cxd44. Nxd4g6Better would be 4...Nf6 here, in order to compel 5 Nc3. After the text move White has time for 5 c4.5. c4Bg76. Be3d67. Nc3Nf68. f3Rubinstein adopts the variation proposed and supported by me, wherein Black is thrown entirely on the defensive.Bd79. Qd2Nxd410. Bxd4O-O11. Be2Ne812. O-Of5This simply weakens his king's his own king position, but black has scarcely anything better.13. exf5gxf514. Rfe1e515. Bf2Bc616. Rad1Rf617. c5Rubinstein exploits logically his advantage in position.Rg618. Bc4+Kh819. Bf7Rh620. f4Qe721. Bd5e422. Bxc6bxc623. cxd6Rxd624. Qe2Rg625. Qc4Nc726. Rd2Rg827. g3Ne828. Nd1Qh429. Ne3Qxf4Now ensues an interesting finish wherein Rubinstein demonstrates his superior power of combination.30. Qf7Bh631. Rd8Qe532. Nxf5Rf633. Nxh6Rf834. Qxf8+Rxf835. Bd4

 

Game 5:

Carl Schlechter vs Emanuel Lasker
HastingsHastings ENG7 Jun 18950-1
1. e4Notes by H. N. Pillsburyc52. Nf3Nc63. d4cxd44. Nxd4g65. Nxc6Although this line of play has been adopted by Lasker himself with considerable success, it is probably premature, owing to the strengthening of Black's center pawns. 5 Be3 is more usual and more correct.bxc6In an exhibition game played in New York, Lasker, as second player, retook here with the queen's pawn, allowing the exchange of queens, and relied upon his end game ability to outplay his opponent, and was successful. It is not, however, as good as the text.6. Qd4f67. Bc4e68. O-ONh69. Nc3Nf710. Be3Bg711. Rad1O-O12. Qd2f513. exf5This still more strengthens Black's already formidable center. Probably best now was 13 f3 d5 14 exd5 cxd5 15 Bb3 Ba6 16 Rfe1 retaining a pressure on the center pawns.gxf514. Bd4Premature at least. 14 f4 d5 15 Be2 threatening Rf3-g3 was far superior.d515. Bxg7Kxg716. Be2e517. Na4Qf618. Nc5f419. f3Bf520. Bd3Rae821. Rde1Re722. Rf2Nd623. Qc3Bg624. Rfe2Rfe825. Bxg6hxg626. Nd3Nc427. Nf2Ne328. Nd1d429. Qd3e430. fxe4Rxe431. Nxe3fxe332. Rf1Rf433. Rxf4Qxf4Black has managed his center attack in capital style, and obtained a theoretical winning position. White is unable to stir, and although the game lasts for some time, the issue can hardly be doubtful.34. Qd1c535. b3a536. Qe1a437. Qa5Rf838. Qe1Rf539. Qd1Kf640. Qe1Ke641. Qd1Kd542. h3This hastens the end, as Black, after judiciosly retreating the king to avoid danger of perpetual check arising from Qd3, etc., is enabled to put his queen on g3 and then the game is over.Qe443. Qe1Qf444. Qd1Ke545. Qe1Kf646. Qd1Kg747. Qe1Rf648. Qd1Qg349. Qd3Rf250. Qe4An ingenious attempt to draw by perpetual check if Black took the rook.Qf451. Qe7+Kh6For if Re1 Black wins by either ...Rxg2+ and ...Qf2+ or by the simpler ...e2.

Sicilian Dragon – Game 6:

Rudolf Spielmann vs Ossip Bernstein
St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg RUS12 Mar 19090-1
1. e4Notes by Lasker.c52. d4cxd43. Nf3Nc64. Nxd4Nf65. Nc3d66. Be2g67. Be3Bg78. O-OO-O9. Nb3This retrat is strong. It prevents such moves as Ng4 or Qa5, and prepares the advance of the King's side pawns.a610. f4b511. Bf3Bb712. e5Up to this point White has treated the position quite correctly, but here he makes a miscalculation. The premature advance of the e-pawn was useless. It would have been a sounder plan to bring his whole force into the field by Qd2 and Rad1, and then begin operations by Nd4.dxe513. Nc5Qc714. Nxb7exf415. Bxf4Qxb716. Qe2Rae817. a4b418. Nd5Nd419. Nxf6+Bxf620. Qc4Nxf3+21. Rxf3Bxb222. Raf1Rc823. Qb3Bd4+24. Kh1Rc325. Rxc3Bxc3

Game 7:

Siegbert Tarrasch vs Henry Edward Bird
HastingsHastings ENG27 Jun 18951-0
1. e4Notes by I. Gunsbergc52. Nf3Nc63. Nc3g64. d4cxd45. Nxd4Bg76. Be3h5As it is White's object to advance his f-Pawn, Black stands a chance of getting his h-Pawn isolated and weakened through this advance.7. Be2d68. Qd2Bd79. O-ONf610. h3Qc8As a matter of course Black aims at a King's side attack, and h5 was intended to facilitate that operation. We, however, think that the proper continuation of the Sicilian must he on the Queen's side, by such moves as Rc8, and Qa5 etc., the idea being also to utilise the Black King's Bishop for an attack in the same direction crossways.11. f4Kf8With what object is not clear. He exposes himself to the coming advance by means of which White will be able to free his f-file for the action of the Rook against the Black King.12. Rad1h413. Nxc6Bxc614. e5dxe515. fxe5Nh516. Bg4Qc717. Qf2Be818. Nd5A fine and subtle move by which White obtains a winning attack.Qxe519. Nxe7Bf6His only possible reply against White's threat of Nxg6+ or Bc5.20. Nd5Bg721. Bc5+Kg822. Ne7+Kh723. Rd5It is quite a pleasure to see the way in which Dr. Tarrasch scientifically dissects his opponent. The move hardly admits of a satisfactory reply, for if the Queen moves away, Rxh5+, follows.Ng324. Rxe5Bxe525. Re1Bxb226. Bd4Bxd427. Qxd4f528. Nxg6Neat again. If ...Bxg6, Re7+ wins.