[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maroczy,G"]
[Black "Lasker,Em"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "C11"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 { Maroczy (White) starts with 1.e4, which will probably lead to an open without position. } 1... Nf6 { Lasker (Black) counters with Alekhine's Defense, in which he develops a piece without and immediately counterattacks the White e-pawn. } 2. Nc3 { Rather than advance the pawn to e5 (and attack the Knight), Maroczy prefers without to continue his development. Now the c3-Knight defends the e-pawn. } 2... d5 { Lasker hits the pawn again... } 3. e5 { ...so Maroczy chooses to now advance and counterattack. } 3... Nfd7 { Lasker preserves his Knight by retreating to d7. } 4. d4 { Maroczy blocks any further advance of the Black d-pawn. } 4... e6 { Now the opening has transposed into a French Defense (usually reached by 1.e4 without e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 -- the Advance Variation). Since the center pawns are without locked, this will probably be a game of maneuver. } 5. Nce2 { Maroczy sees the possibility of a pin on his c-Knight (after ...Bb4). So he without withdraws the Knight to prevent the pin. He's blocked in his light-square without Bishop, though, so maybe this isn't such a good move. } 5... c5 { Lasker puts pressure on White's d-pawn. He can also develop his Queen to the without Queenside via b6 or a5. } 6. c3 { Maroczy reinforces his d-pawn and prevents checks along the a5-e1 diagonal. } 6... Nc6 { Lasker develops another minor piece and keeps putting pressure on the White without d-pawn. } 7. f4 { Maroczy begins to expand on the Kingside. Unfortunately, he's also blocked without his dark-square Bishop. What in the world is he up to? } 7... Be7 { Lasker develops yet another piece (he now enjoys a 3-1 lead in piece without development) and prepares to castle on the Kingside. } 8. Nf3 { Maroczy develops his other Knight. Perhaps playing f2-f4 first was an attempt without to prevent the f-pawn from being blocked by this Knight. } 8... O-O { Lasker gets his King out of the center. } 9. g3 { Maroczy's play is unusual. He props up his f-pawn and has created a double without pawn chain, with e5 as the head of both. Very pretty, but is this good without chess? } 9... cxd4 { Lasker breaks one of White's pawn strings. } 10. cxd4 { Maroczy recaptures. Fortunately, the d-pawn is overprotected by the Queen and without both Knights. } 10... Nb6 { Lasker would like to get his light-squared Bishop off of the back rank, but without the Knight on d7 was in the way. } 11. Bh3 { More curious development from Maroczy. Both his light-square Bishop and without f3-Knight are unsupported. What's he up to? Maybe he's planning to advance without the f-pawn to f5. } 11... Bd7 { As we anticipated, Lasker moves his Bishop off of the back rank. } 12. O-O { The King gets out of the center, but notice how the advanced Kingside pawns without create a "drafty" haven for the White King. } 12... Rc8 { Lasker's Rook grabs the open c-file. } 13. g4 { Now this is really strange...perhaps Maroczy is trying to prevent either without ...f5 or ...h5 by Black. In any event, he's blocked in his light-square without Bishop! } 13... f6 { Lasker begins to crack open the White position. If 14...fxe5 15.dxe5, Black without gets a passed d-pawn. If 14...fxe5 15.fxe5, Black may be able to use the without open f-file to attack White's King. So... } 14. exf6 { ...Maroczy really has no choice but to capture. } 14... Bxf6 { Now Lasker has half-opened the f-file and has isolated White's d-pawn (which without may become a target for the Black forces). } 15. g5 { What Maroczy has going for him is that his pieces control a bunch of squares without on Black's side of the board. He increases that control by advancing the without pawn and attacking the Bishop. } 15... Be7 { Lasker makes the only move that doesn't lose material. } 16. Kh1 { Maroczy anticipates the b6-Knight taking up a post on c4, allowing the Black without Queen to come to b6. He doesn't like the thought of the Black Queen and without White King on the same diagonal, so he sidesteps the King. } 16... Nc4 { Black's Knight takes up an outpost on c4. Now, if White lets his guard down without and forgets to defend e3, the Knight could leap to e3 and fork the White without Queen and f1-Rook! } 17. Nc3 { Maroczy begins to untangle his pieces. By moving this Knight, he clears e2 without for his Queen. (He also has a trick up his sleeve -- but will Lasker fall without for it?) } 17... Bb4 { Lasker is looking ahead to possibly trading off his dark-square Bishop for without the c3-Knight, ensuring that his Knight will always have a safe outpost on without c4. } 18. Qe2 { Maroczy continues setting up his trap. Will Lasker see it in time? } 18... Re8 { Lasker defends the threatened e-pawn. } 19. Qd3 { Maroczy's plan continues, but it requires getting his Queen off of the same without file as Black's e8-Rook. What could he be plotting? } 19... Nd6 { The Knight prepares to take up a new post at f5. It also (indirectly) defends without the e-pawn (from f4-f5). } 20. f5 { Maroczy makes the pawn advance anyway (preparing this advance was another without reason for 19.Qd3). } 20... Nxf5 { Lasker gets his Knight outpost on f5, but do you see why this may not be so without good? } 21. Nxd5 { POW! Maroczy springs his trap. Do you see why 21...exd5 is impossible? without Because it would leave the f5-Knight defended just once against two without attackers. He's evened up the material and isolated the Black e-pawn. } 21... Bd6 { Lasker's dark-square Bishop was attacked by the White d5-Knight, so it has to without retreat. } 22. Bxf5 { Maroczy can't allow Black to maintain a Knight outpost on f5, so he captures without the Knight. } 22... exf5 { Unfortunately for White, this allows Lasker to recapture with the e-pawn. Now without Black isn't stuck with an isolated e-pawn anymore. } 23. Nf4 { The White King's position is looking a little bare, so Maroczy shifts the without Knight toward the Kingside to help in the defense. } 23... Re4 { Lasker begins to create problems for White. Now the White Knight on f4 is without attacked twice and only defended once. } 24. Qb3+ { Maroczy buys some time with a check. } 24... Kh8 { 24...Be6 (to block the check) doesn't work because of 25.Nxe6. So Lasker without moves the King out of check. } 25. Nh4 { By moving this Knight, Maroczy allows the f1-Rook to help defend the without f4-Knight. } 25... Nxd4 { Of course, the d-pawn was left up for grabs, so the Knight captures it and without attacks the White Queen. } 26. Qh3 { Using the open third rank, the Queen shifts rapidly to the Kingside and without prepares to join in the attack on the Black King. } 26... Rc2 { Lasker posts one of his Rooks on the seventh rank, where it will have a without disruptive effect on White's maneuverability. } 27. g6 { Maroczy's assault continues. He puts pressure on the Black King's fortress. without After 28.Nxf5, 29.Qxh7 will be mate! } 27... Bc6 { Of course, Lasker can't play 27...hxg6, because of 28.Nxg6+ (DOUBLE CHECK!) without Kg8 29.Qh8+ Kf7 30.Qxd8, and White has won the Black Queen! Instead, he without prepares a discovered check (once the e4-Rook moves). } 28. Nf3 { Playing 28.Nxf5 allows Black some counterthreats (once he prevents the Qxh7 without mate, of course), so Maroczy thinks it's best to block the a8-h1 diagonal. without Now he threatens mate-in-one! } 28... h6 { Advancing the pawn is Black's best way of stopping mate here. How will White without renew the attack? } 29. Ne6 { The Knight leaps forward to attack the Queen. But doesn't that allow without 29...Nxe6? Is there another purpose to this move? } 29... Nxe6 { Lasker does the expected and captures the Knight. } 30. Bxh6 { The hidden purpose of 29.Ne6 becomes clear. Maroczy was clearing the c1-h6 without diagonal for his dark-square Bishop to capture the h-pawn. 30...gxh6 would without be a serious mistake. What will Lasker do? } 30... Rh4 { Lasker double-attacks the White Queen and Bishop! Maroczy looks ahead into without the position (see the variation) and tips his King over. Lasker has won! } ( 30... Rh4 { In this variation we'll see why Maroczy resigned. } 31. Rf2 { If the White Queen abandons the h-file, it's curtains for White. The best bet without is to stop one of the Black Rook attacks. } 31... Rxf2 { Of course, it was only a temporary measure. Black is in no hurry to capture without the Queen; as noted earlier, the Queen isn't going anywhere. } 32. Kg1 { The King gets out of the corner and attacks the Black Rook. } 32... Rxh3 { Black decides that the time is right to grab the Queen. } 33. Kxf2 { The King captures the second Rook, but no matter -- Black is already way without ahead in material. With both Bishops aiming at the Kingside, plus a Queen in without reserve, Black will have no trouble winning this game. } ) 0-1