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Dr. Emanuel Lasker, on Saturday, April 23, gave an exceptionally fine exhibition of his skill when he met at the Franklin Chess Club twenty-one players simultaneously. The doctor won all the games with the exception of two. He lost to S. Mlotkowski, the champion of Pennsylvania, and drew with V. C. Lambrecht.
The following fine game was the only loss suffered by the world's champion in his recent simultaneous exhibition at the Franklin Chess Club. Mr. Mlotkowski deserves the highest credit for his able defense.
(a) The defense favored by Pillsbury during the greater part of his career but now rarely adopted. Black has the more difficult side to play.
(b) This would have been better on either of his three prior moves. Black could not then interpose the B, on account of P-K6, followed by N-K5.
(c) Had black played 16. NxP, white would have replied 17. NxN RxN. 18. B-Q4.
(d) White plays for an ending where he will have the King in good position and his majority of Pawns on the King's side will be more effective than black's similar advantage on the other side, consequently this King move preparatory to pushing P-KR4 and also to supporting the Bishop at B4.
(e) White probably overlooked black's 22d move, or he would have chosen 21. R-K sq. instead.
(f) 23. K-N3 would lose the K's Pawn.
(g) Preventing K-B! and threatening R-K3.
(h) 28. NxP would have been even worse, Black replying 28. R-Q5ch.
(i) 29. P-K6 would lose to P, but was probably better than a capture.