Classic game · 1914White won
Lasker Must-Win
White
Emanuel Lasker
Black
Jose Raul Capablanca
Needing a win at St Petersburg, Lasker chose an apparently quiet opening and gradually denied Capablanca every comfortable plan.
Open interactive game review- White
- Emanuel Lasker
- Black
- Jose Raul Capablanca
- Year
- 1914
- Result
- White won · 1-0
Why this classic game matters
Lasker used a restrained opening to create a must-win masterpiece of pressure, space, and psychology.
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