opposite of an expression

[William Ryan]

Thanks Alina. If it is indeed the two bishop sacrifice (in Lasker's 
match against Bauer in 1889) then Lasker was white and he exchanged his 
two bishops for two pawns and left the black king exposed and the black 
position in disarray. So I would imagine the passage should read 
something like:
 "The next game shows that, when the Lasker combination is employed, the 
position of the black pieces is nothing to cheer about."

Will Ryan


Alina Israeli wrote:
> Комбинация Ласкера с жертвой двух слонов довольно быстро получила 
> широкую известность. (http://proint.narod.ru/LB_book/chapt_4.htm)
>
> Продолжает серию "Знаменательные комбинации". рассматривается очень 
> известная, но малоизученная комбинация Ласкера - разрушающая жертва 
> двух слонов. (http://www.chessmania.narod.ru/books_chess.html)
>
> On Feb 16, 2010, at 5:11 AM, William Ryan wrote:
>
>> I have read the other suggestions for a possible translation, but it 
>> seems to me that a little more context is required to be sure what is 
>> meant - Lasker was well known for playing apparently bad moves (e.g. 
>> sacrifices of pieces) to secure a later positional advantage. Which 
>> particular 'kombinatsiia Laskera' is being referred to may well be 
>> significant.
>>
>> Will Ryan
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