Lasker. Some Exhibition Chess In New York. 1926.

Good Afternoon everyone. Apologies for my absence - it has been a busy time here.

@Shakhmati3 has asked me about a simultaneous exhibition of Lasker's in 1926. His grandfather C.M. Fitzgerald took part. Nice! So I have been doing a little digging, and thrown this together as I have gone along. Let's get to the event in question.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Feb 1st 1926. There are also some reports in other newspapers.

We have two games from the event. One was against the musician Max Rosen

who was a fascinating figure in his own right. Lots to be found on him.

The other is a bit of a typical simul blunderfest - particularly when you get down to the blitzing at the end of these exhibitions! 37 games in 4 hours - work it out for yourselves.

A few days earlier Lasker had played another exhibition. One of his opponents was one Walter Frere.

He was the youngest son of the legendary Thomas Frere - one of the great names in American chess history.

Walter was a fine player - he beat Lasker in another simul game, and at one time was regarded as one of the most promising players in the USA. Lasker faced some good players in his various exhibitions!

There was also a more or less serious exhibition game played in New York in that period. Lasker's opponent was, again, someone interesting in his own right - Charles  Jaffe.

https://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/living-speed-chess   is well worth a read if you enjoy this little offering.

The contemporary report is a great read!!

The game is an exhibition of how destructive Lasker could be when his opponent pushed their luck.

Thanks for joining me for another bit of my self indulgence. Have a great day everyone.

Cheers.