Two Bishops Break the Gate
The Double Bishop Sacrifice · Lasker–Bauer,The double bishop sacrifice - Amsterdam 1889 · sung from White's side
Verse 1
Old Amsterdam, a music hall day,
His knight takes on h5,
My queen on e2, bishops d3, e5,
Lasker, old boy, what would you play?
Chorus
Bishop takes on h7, break the gate, 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7
Queen takes on h5, king to g8, 16.Qxh5+ Kg8
Bishop takes on g7, the second's thrown, 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
The h-file's open, his g-pawn's gone.
Verse 2
Queen to g4, king to h7, 18.Qg4+ Kh7
Rook to f3, h3 is mate from heaven, 19.Rf3 e5
Rook to h3, queen blocks on h6, 20.Rh3+ Qh6
Rook takes on h6, king takes on h6, 21.Rxh6+ Kxh6
Queen to d7, bishop to f6, 22.Qd7 Bf6
Queen takes on b7, the fork plays its tricks. 23.Qxb7
Chorus
Bishop takes on h7, break the gate, 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7
Queen takes on h5, king to g8, 16.Qxh5+ Kg8
Bishop takes on g7, the second's thrown, 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
The h-file's open, his g-pawn's gone.
Bridge
The hidden point was d7 all along,
Forking e7 and b7, the piece comes home,
Two bishops thrown, yet I'm ahead,
Hush now, lads, and sing instead.
Chorus
Bishop takes on h7, break the gate, 15.Bxh7+ Kxh7
Queen takes on h5, king to g8, 16.Qxh5+ Kg8
Bishop takes on g7, the second's thrown, 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
The h-file's open, his g-pawn's gone.
Outro
Two bishops, h7, g7, the Lasker way,
Named for this game since that Amsterdam day.