Capablanca v Alekhine, New York 1927

Alekhine – Capablanca
New York, 2/24/1927, Round 5
Queen’s Indian Defense [E15]

1. PQ4 NKB3 2. PQB4 PK3 3. NKB3 PQN3 4. PKN3 BN2 5. BN2 PB4 6. PQ5! [Pachman] PxP 7. NR4 PN3 8. NQB3 BN2 9. O-O O-O 10. BB4 [10. BN5! - Capablanca-Marshall, Carlsbad 1929; 10. PxP! – Vajda-Monticelli, Budapest 1926] PQ3 11. PxP NR4 12. BQ2 QNQ2 13. PB4? [13. PK4 - Golombek] PQR3 14. BB3? [14. PQR4 - Golombek] N(4)B3 15. PR4 PB5! 16. BK3 QB2 17. PKN4 [17. KR1 - Golombek] NB4 18. PN5 [18. BxN QxB+ 19. KR1 - Golombek] N(3)Q2 19.PB5 [19. NN2 - Golombek] KRK1 20. BB4 BK4 21. BN4 [21. NN2 - Golombek] NN6 22. PxP RPxP 23. RN1 BxN 24. PxB QB4+ 25. PK3 NK4 26. BB3 NQ6! 27. KR1 BxP 28. RxN NxB 29. RQN1 RxP 30. NN2 RxB! 31. RxR NxN 32. KxN RK1 33. KB1 BxR 34. QxB QxP 35. RK1 RxR+ 36. KxR QN8+ 37. KQ2 QxP+ 38. KB1 QK4 39. KN2 KN2 40. QB2 PQN4 41. QN6 PxP 42. QxRP QK7+ White resigns

Capablanca – Alekhine
New York, 3/5/1927, Round 10
QGD Semi-Meran Defense [D47]

1. PQ4 NKB3 2. NKB3 PQ4 3. PB4 PB3 4. PK3 PK3 5. NB3 QNQ2 6. BQ3 PxP [6. … BQ3 (Chigorin) is the main line; 6. … BK2 – Bogoljubow; 6. … BN5 – Romi] 7. BxBP PQN4! 8. BK2 PQR3 9. O-O [9. PK4 – ECO] BN2 [=, ECO] 10. PQR3 PB4 11. PxP NxP 12. PQN4 QxQ 13. RxQ N(4)K5 14. BN2 NxN 15. BxN BK2 16. QRB1 O-O 17. NK5 KRQ1 18. RxR+ RxR 19. BQ4 BQ3 20. BKB3 NQ4 21. NQ3 KB1 22. NB5 BxN 23. BxB+ KK1 24. KB1 RB1 25. KK1 RB2 26. BxN BxB 27. PB3 BB5 28. RQ1 RQ2 Draw agreed

Alekhine – Capablanca
New York, 3/12/1927, Round 14
Caro-Kann Defense [B15]

1. PK4 PQB3 2. PQ4 PQ4 3. NQB3 PxP 4. NxP NB3 [4. … BB4 is known as the Capablanca system.] 5. NN3 [5. NxN+! – Pachman] PK4 6. NB3! PxP 7. QxP [7. NxP – Alekhine-Tartakower, Kecskemet 1927] QxQ 8. NxQ BQB4 9. N(4)B5 O-O 10. BK3 BxB 11. NxB BK3 12. O-O-O QNQ2 [=, ECO] 13. BB4 NB4 14. BxB NxB 15. N(N3)B5 NK5 16. KRB1 PKN3 17. NQ6 NxN 18. RxN KRQ1 19. R(1)Q1 RxR 20. RxR RQ1 21. RxR+ NxR 22. KQ2 KB1 23. KQ3 KK2 24. KQ4 NK3+ 25. KK4 PB3 26. PKB4 NB4+ 27. KQ4 NK3+ 28. KK4 NB4+ Draw by repetition

Capablanca – Alekhine
New York, 3/23/1927, Round 20
French Defense [C11]

1. PQ4 PK3 2. NQB3 PQ4 3. PK4 NKB3 4. BKN5 PxP 5. NxP BK2 6. NxN+ [6. BxN is the main line; this innovation doesn’t get White anything.] BxN 7. BxB QxB 8. NB3 O-O 9. PB3 NQ2 10. BK2 PK4 11. PxP NxP 12. NxN QxN 13. O-O BK3 14. BB3 PQB3 15. QR4 KRK1 16. QRQ1 QQB4 17. KRK1 QB5 18. QxQ BXQ 19. RxR+ RxR 20. PKR4 KB1 21. PQN3 BK7 22. BxB RxB 23. RQ7 RK2 24. RQ8+ RK1 25. RQ7 RK2 26. RQ8+ Draw by repetition

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