7.Ne5This crosses Black's plan of developing the Q B at Kt 2.
8.Qf39 B—Kt 5 ch, P—B 3; 10 Kt x P was threatened.
11.Bd3Whatever Black plays now, he must create some weakness in order to provide against White's Q—R 3, B x Kt, Q x R P, and White's attack must succeed. The whole of Black's plan is thus frustrated, as the only reason for abandoning the centre by P x P was the occupation of the long diagonal by the Q B. Now the Queen's side pieces cannot get into play without much difficulty, and by the time they have succeeded it is too late.
11…Ne8Intending to intercept the diagonal of the White K B by P—K B 4. If Black plays P—K Kt 3 while the same intention, White plays P—K R 4-5 and P x P, and brings the Rook into play.
12…f5P—K R 3 would lead to an immediate disaster: 13 B x P, P x B; 14 Q x R P, P—K B 4; 15 P—K Kt 4. The move in the text avoids the immediate attack on the King, but the King's Pawn is now “ backward,” and White immediately fastens on this weakness.
25.Be2The Bishop now settles at Q 5, and whether Black takes the pawn or not, he is paralysed either by the pawn itself, or the pin of the Bishop if the pawn is taken.
30.h4The deciding manœuvre, tearing up the chain of pawns in front of the K.
33.Rxe6After R x R, 34 R x R, R x R; 35 Q x P ch wins a piece. A beautifully concise game.
Edward Lasker, Chess Strategy (1921) · Public domain · source