Lasker vs Bauer, 1889

Lasker gives both bishops on h7 and g7, then picks up the queen with a rook check. Later double-bishop games quote this pattern.

Critical position

After 14... Nxh5. White to move.

14... Nxh5

1. f4 (good) d5 (best)
2. e3 (best) Nf6 (best)
3. b3 (excellent) e6 (excellent)
4. Bb2 (best) Be7 (best)
5. Bd3 (excellent) b6 (inaccuracy)
6. Nc3 (good) Bb7 (excellent)
7. Nf3 (excellent) Nbd7 (good)
8. O-O (excellent) O-O (excellent)
9. Ne2 (good) c5 (good)
10. Ng3 (excellent) Qc7 (good)
11. Ne5 (excellent) Nxe5 (good)
12. Bxe5 (good) Qc6 (good)
13. Qe2 (excellent) a6 (good)
14. Nh5 (best) Nxh5 (best)
15. Bxh7+ (blunder) Kxh7 (good)
Bxh7+: 15.Bxh7+ starts the pair. The king is pulled to h7.
16. Qxh5+ (best) Kg8 (good)
17. Bxg7 (best) Kxg7 (good)
Bxg7: 17.Bxg7 is the second bishop. Declining it is worse.
18. Qg4+ (best) Kh7 (best)
19. Rf3 (best) e5 (blunder)
20. Rh3+ (blunder) Qh6 (best)
Rh3+: The rook lift to h3 wins the queen for two pieces.
21. Rxh6+ (best) Kxh6 (best)
22. Qd7 (best) Bf6 (good)
Qd7: White is a queen for a rook up and the rest is technique.
23. Qxb7 (best) Kg7 (good)
24. Rf1 (good) Rab8 (inaccuracy)
25. Qd7 (best) Rfd8 (best)
26. Qg4+ (best) Kf8 (best)
27. fxe5 (good) Bg7 (mistake)
28. e6 (best) Rb7 (blunder)
29. Qg6 (blunder) f6 (good)
30. Rxf6+ (inaccuracy) Bxf6 (inaccuracy)
31. Qxf6+ (best) Ke8 (best)
32. Qh8+ (best) Ke7 (good)
33. Qg7+ (good)