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Play Against Lasker

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Author: IM Igor Khmelnitsky
Category: Misc
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Dear chess friend,

In this lesson we will continue discussion about the critical positions. Just to refresh your memory, I'd like to re-emphasize the following critical steps of your decision making that are necessary to succeed in chess:

1. Recognizing the critical position (i.e. your opponent has created a threat or the one when you have an opportunity to create or execute a threat). 2. Spend time and assess such situation properly and come up with quality move-candidates. 3. Come up with the best move applying your general knowledge combined with an accurate calculation.

Experienced players go through this process naturally. For improving player, I recommend to break it down in the steps mentioned above. When you start doing it methodically like this, you will be able to make better decisions and get better results, no matter who you are playing against. Even the world champion can be drawn or even beaten if you maintain your focus and your composure.

In the past, I already showed you examples from the Fischer games. Here I have colleted 25 examples from the games of another chess legend - 2nd World Champion Emanuel Lasker who was World Chess Champion for 27 years. Lasker is generally regarded as one of the strongest players ever. It is said that Lasker often deliberately played inferior moves that he knew would make his opponent uncomfortable. They often failed to recognize these critical positions and make the best moves! Can you do better?

In each of the 26 examples, you will 'partner' with Lasker's opponent and be given an opportunity to examine Lasker's last move, identify Lasker's objectives, come up with your move-candidates and execute the best move (and often a series of moves). This is your chance to 'virtually' compete against one of the best chess players ever. He will put serious pressure on you - create threats and be evasive, attack you and fiercely defend. The positions will range from Middlegame to Endgame, Tactics to Strategy, Easy to Complex...

If you take your time and maintain your focus, you can do well in this task. And if you can do well against Lasker, then you can play well against anyone. Just keep working on improving your calculational skills and increasing your knowledge base.

Lessons:

#LessonCategoryRatingMy Score
PAL001 Lasker - Popiel, 1889 Tactics 1600 -
PAL002 Tarrasch - Lasker, 1908 Tactics 1600 -
PAL003 Lasker - Loman, 1903 Endgames 1600 -
PAL004 Rubinstein - Lasker, 1909 Tactics 1600 -
PAL005 Lasker - Tarrasch, 1908 Tactics 1400 -
PAL006 Janowski - Lasker, 1909 Strategy 1400 -
PAL007 Lasker - Marshall, 1914 Tactics 1400 -
PAL008 Capablanca - Lasker, 1914 Strategy 1400 -
PAL009 Lasker - Nimzowitsch, 1914 Strategy 1400 -
PAL010 Capablanca - Lasker, 1914 Tactics 1200 -
PAL011 Lasker - Euwe, 1936 Endgames 1200 -
PAL012 Steinitz - Lasker, 1894 Strategy 1600 -
PAL013 Lasker - Janowski, 1909 Endgames 1400 -
PAL014 Bernstein - Lasker, 1914 Strategy 1400 -
PAL015 Lasker - Steinitz, 1894 Endgames 1400 -
PAL016 Steinitz - Lasker, 1894 Tactics 1600 -
PAL017 Lasker - Chigorin, 1895 Strategy 1600 -
PAL018 Torre - Lasker, 1925 Attacks 1800 -
PAL019 Lasker - Chigorin, 1895 Tactics 1600 -
PAL020 Alekhine - Lasker, 1934 Tactics 1800 -
PAL021 Lasker - Tarrasch, 1914 Endgames 1600 -
PAL022 Pillsbury - Lasker, 1904 Tactics 1600 -
PAL023 Lasker - Reshevsky, 1936 Strategy 1800 -
PAL024 Alekhine - Lasker, 1914 Endgames 1800 -
PAL025 Lasker - Janowski, 1910 Tactics 1800 -
PAL026 Tarrasch - Lasker, 1908 Endgames 2000 -