Saturday, October 02, 2004

Alekhine-Capablanca, 1914

Alekhine-Capablanca
Saint Petersburg, 4/29/1914
Preliminary Tournament, Round 6
Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense (C66)

1. PK4 PK4 2. NKB3 NQB3 3. BN5 PQ3 4. PQ4 PxP 5. NxP BQ2 6. NQB3 NB3 7. O-O BK2 8. NB5?! [ECO] BxN 9. PxB O-O 10. RK1 [Illogical; White should play 10. PKN4 NQ2! (10. … PQ4? 11. PN5 NK5 12. NxN PxN 13. BxN PxB 14. QN4 with advantage) 11. PB4. – Golombek] NQ2 11. NQ5 BB3 12. PQB3 NN3 13. NxB+ [13. PKN4! – Golombek] QxN 14. BxN PxB 15. QB3 KRK1 16. BK3 PB4 17. RK2 RK4 18. QRK1 QRK1! [18. … RxP? 19. BQ4! while 18. … QxP?! dissipates Black’s advantage. – Golombek] 19. QN7 [19. PKN4? PKN3! – Golombek] QxP 20. QxBP QK3 21. QxRP NQ4 22. KB1 NB5 23. RQ2 NxP! 24. KxN QN5+ 25, KB1 QR6+ 26. KK2 RxB+! 27. PxR QxKP+ 28. KQ1 QxR(K8)+ 29. KB2 QK5+ 30. KN3? [White is lost, but more resistance would have been offered by 30. KB1 PKR3 31. QB7. – Golombek] QB3 31. PQR4 [31. PB4 – Golombek] PQ4! 32. PR5 [A more prolonged fight could have been put up with 32. RKB2. – Golombek] QN4+ 33. KR3 RN1 34. KR2 PR3 35. PR6 QN6+ White resigns

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