Game 2 (1911)
The following game is the first of the five provided by Emanual Lasker in his booklet "Rules of Lasca - The Great Military Game" and probably dates from around 1911. It is not known who the two players were.
| White | Black | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | c3-d4 | e5-d4-c3 |
| 2 | b2-c3-d4 | f6-e5 |
| 3 | d4-e5-f6 | g7-f6-e5 |
| 4 | e3-d4 | c5-d4-e3 |
| 5 | f2-e3-d4 | b6-c5 |
| 6 | d4-c5-b6 | a7-b6-c5 |
The position is now:
| 7 | a1-b2 | a5-b4 |
| 8 | c3-b4-a5 | c5-d4 |
| 9 | e3-d4-c5-b6-a7* | e5-d4-c3-b2-a1* |
| An equal exchange. | ||
| 10 | a7-b6-c5 | d6-c5-b4 |
| 11 | d2-c3 | b4-c3-d2 |
| 12 | e1-d2-c3 | c5-d4 |
| 13 | c3-d4-e5-f6-g7* | e7-d6 |
| 14 | g7-f6-e5-d4-c3 | d4-c3-b2 |
Black now has a very powerful tower on c3:
| 15 | d2-c3-b4 | g5-f4 |
| 16 | g3-f4-e5 | d6-e5-f4 |
| 17 | b4-c3-d2 | c3-d2-e1* |
| 18 | d2-c3 | f4-e3 |
| 19 | a3-b4 | e1-d2 |
| 20 | c1-b2-a3 | e5-d4 |
| 21 | c3-d4-e5 | a1-b2-c3 |
| 22 | e5-f6 | e3-f2 |
| 23 | g1-f2-e3 | d2-e3-f4 |
| 24 | f2-e3-d4 | c3-d4-e5-f6-g7 |
White is now in a very weak position:
| 25 | b4-c5 | c7-d6 |
| 26 | c5-d6-e7* | d4-c3 |
| 27 | e7-f6-g5-f4-e3 | f4-e3-d2 |
| 28 | a5-b6 | e3-f2 |
| 29 | b6-c7* | f2-e1* |
| 30 | a3-b4 | e1-f2 |
| 31 | b4-c5 | f2-e3 |
| 32 | c5-d6 | e3-d4 |
| 33 | d6-e7* | d4-e5 |
| 34 | e7-f6-g5 | e5-d6 |
| 35 | c7-d6-e5 | f6-e5-d4 |
| 36 | g5-f6 | c3-b2 |
| 37 | f6-g5 | d4-e3 |
| 38 | g5-f6 | e3-f2 |
| 39 | f6-e5-d4 | e5-d4-c3 |
White has no pieces left and loses.