12…c5R - B sq should have been played instead. 13) Q - Kt 3 would then be met simply by Kt x Kt ch.
13…bxc5After 13) .... Kt (Q 2) x P, White continues 14) Kt x P, B x Kt; 15) B - Q B 4. In this variation Black must not be able to take the Bishop at Q 3 with a check, hence White's 12th move.
21.Qe4White calculates every possibility with the utmost accuracy.
24.Rf4If 24) .... R (Kt sq) x P, White wins by R - B 8 ch.
Emanuel Lasker, The International Chess Congress, St. Petersburg, 1909 (1910) · Public domain · source