Saturday, October 09, 2004

Capablanca-Alekhine, AVRO 1938

Capablanca-Alekhine
Amsterdam, 11/8/1938, AVRO Tournament Round 2
Queen's Indian Defense [E17]

1. PQ4 NKB3 2. PQB4 PK3 3. NKB3 PQN3 4. PKN3 BN2 5. BN2 BK2 6. O-O O-O 7. QB2 [The main line is 7. NB3.] BK5 8. QN3 [8. QQ2 and 8. QR4 are also options, the latter often transposing back to the main line.] NB3 9. BK3 PQ4 10. QNQ2 PxP 11. QxBP BQ4 12. QB2 [12. QB3!? RB1 is unclear. - Matanovic, Ugrinovic] PKR3 13. KRQ1 RB1 14. BB4 QK1 15. PQR3 NQR4 16. PQB4 NN2 17. NK1 BxB 18. NxB PB4 19. NPxP NPxP 20. QN2 NQR4 21. PxP RxP 22. QRN1 QB3 23. NK1 NQ4 24. BK6 NB6 25. BxN RxB 26. KRB1 RB1 27. RxR QxR 28. PQR4 QxQ 29. RxQ RB8 30. RN1 RB6 31. RN8+ KR2 32. RN5 NB5 33. NxN RxN 34. RN7 BB3 35. NQ3 RxP 36. RxBP PQR4 37. NB5 RR8+ 38. KN2 PR5 39. RR7 PR6 40. NxP BN7 41. NB4 BQ5 42. RR4 BN7 43. PK4 PN4 44. RR7+ KN1 45. NQ5 BQ5 46. RR8+ KB2 47. NN4 RQN8 48. NB2 BxP Draw agreed

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