Remarkably BRILLIANT UNDERSTATED PLAYER! || Alexander Alekhine vs Emanuel Lasker || New York 1924

[@kingscrusher]

Blunder #1 : Photo blunder alert: Hands up- I mixed up Ed Lasker with Géza Maróczy - ooops - will try and cover another game of this tournament and clarify that! Blunder #2 - I didn't mention Nxh3+ which was also winning. It would have been nice to mention that. Sorry for the blunders!

[@EdMcF1]

You'd better check next time mate.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Lasker was a fantastic player. I am so glad that you have been ground down I look forward to some days of his play. Thanks KC keep up the good work.

[@Christoff070]

Ahhh, Capablanca, good to see you came back to life

[@jozefserf2024]

Lasker on fire here. Even at 56 years old.

[@roodborstkalf9664]

Lasker was also a notable mathematician. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_decomposition

[@doncar9]

27 years the champion, he has to be the greatest! Sure spanked Alehine here.

[@KW-vm5fc]

Lasker was a great player who proved to be still top-notch even after losing chess chsmpionship a few years earlier. 55 at the time this was played...he proved that age to him was just a number.

[@AndySalinger33]

Lasker always entertains. His book is excellent.

[@pazdziochowaty]

Lasker kept his WC title so long not by accident, he was a very strong player. Even after losing to Capablanca he kept winning strongest tournaments and beating Capa in them despite his age. He was really similar to Magnus - playing for just slight advantage from the opening and posing the opponents hard problems to solve which confused most of them and provoked blunders.

[@paulbloemen7256]

More, more, more Lasker! Indeed, this game seems to touch the true spirit of chess. He reminds me of Leela on... go! Start unremarkable, then hit the opponent mercilessly.

[@RealCurrencies]

I do agree with you about Lasker, I really don't get why so few people name him among the very best, but I feel he, in his prime, was better than both Capa and Alekhine, and is right up there with Kasparov and Fischer (and Magnus).

[@kwokatsooff]

Lasker is my fav champion too, I recommend reading his biography Emmanuel Lasker the life of a chess master

[@Christoff070]

Ohhh this exciting game, clash of two Titans.

[@preciousamaechi689]

It’s hard to believe this was Alekhine. I remember also that at this time, Lasker had just , three years ago, lost the championship title to Capa. To think he should be devastated by the loss wasn’t really the case. Such a strong player, Lasker!

[@je9625]

Do a series on Lasker please.

[@pascalanonym6495]

Is it possible that Lasker was secretly using stockfish to cheat during this match?

[@blueromeo1974]

He had a really bad day... Good video

[@SeattleMarc]

I love your videos and analyses. Please keep them coming. They are keeping me sane in this crazy world right now. One small nitpick is I think you're mispronouncing the name of Alexander Alekhine. I'm pretty sure it's pronounced more like al-YEK-ihn. Although kudos to you as it seems you're now sometimes pronouncing "fianchetto" properly!

[@paolopablo5292]

That Bf4 played by Alekhine is really strong in some ways and he did neglect it.

[@EdMcF1]

Oh come, oh come Emanuel, and ransom captive King in his shell. (Needs a bit of work).

[@Christoff070]

FYI KC Janowsky is pronounced Jah-Nov-Ski

[@j.lahtinen7525]

I swear the early game looked all too famiiar. I'm sure I've played the same opening on the white side against a computer that demolished me in much the same manner, except more thoroughly. 😐 A useful video - seeing how the bishop imbalance is exploited to the full.

[@davids2448]

KC still troubled by the Bogoljubovs....

[@amosdraak3536]

David S Yeah. “Bow-goal-you-bov.” @KC That’s how Slavs like Mato Jelic pronounce it. ^^ Cheers to you both.

[@Narrowcros]

Wounder if he was drunk in this game as well

[@strangelyrepulsive77]

no pgn again

[@niconiconiconico]

I was hoping for a deeper analysis of this game I know, I am a bit disappointed.

[@amosdraak3536]

SmartyPantsChess did a pretty good analysis of this game. He did less historical background and the video was a few minutes longer, so several extra minutes of analysis