Ilyin Zhenevsky & Rabinovich – Capablanca Ilyin Zhenevsky & Rabinovich Capablanca Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1936.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Leningrad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Leningrad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilyin Zhenevsky & Rabinovich"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.O-O cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bxg2 7.Kxg2 d5 8.c4 Qd7 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.e4 Nc7 11.Nc3 e5 12.Nf5 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Nba6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.a4 {White hopes to play a later Nb5 and win the a-pawn, but the time this will require lets Black activate his pieces. They should keep the heat on Black's king by 16.Rd1+ Kc8 17.a3 g6 18.Nh6 Bxh6 19.Bxh6 Re8 20.b4 when White keeps the initiative.} Kd7 {Now Black can meet a check on d1 by ...Ke6.} 17.Nb5 g6 18.Nh4 {White loses time with both knights. 18.Rd1+ was still correct.} Bc5 19.Nxa7 {White wins a pawn but accepts weak doubled e-pawns.} Bxe3 20.fxe3 Nc5 {Now Black threatens both 21...Nxe4 and 21...Ra8, and White can only defend both of these threats by letting Black further maim his pawn structure.} 21.Nb5 Nxb5 22.axb5 Ke6 {Black doesn't bother with the e-pawn since taking it would give White some activity by 22...Nxe4 23.Ra7+ Ke6 24.Ra6} 23.Kf3 Rd8 24.b4 Nb3 25.Ra7 {25.Ra6 Nd2+ 26.Ke2 Rd6 27.Nf3 Nxe4 And Black will consolidate his bind by ...h6 and White will be left with no defense.} Nd2+ 26.Kg2 Nxe4 27.Nf3 Rd5 28.Ra8 Rxb5 29.Re8+ Kf6 30.g4 Ng5 31.Nxg5 Kxg5 32.Kg3 {Black has an extra pawn as well as a continuing bind.} Kf6 33.Rh8 Kg7 34.Re8 h6 35.h4 Kf6 36.Rc8 {36.Rh8 Rxb4 37.Rxh6 Kg7 And White's rook is permanently stranded on h6.} Rxb4 37.Rc6+ Kg7 38.g5 h5 39.Rc8 Rg4+ 40.Kh3 Re4 41.Rc3 b5 0-1 [Event "Leningrad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilyin Zhenevsky & Rabinovich"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "82"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.O-O cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bxg2 7.Kxg2 d5 8.c4 Qd7 9.cxd5 Nxd5 10.e4 Nc7 11.Nc3 e5 12.Nf5 Qxd1 13.Rxd1 Nba6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Rxd8+ Kxd8 16.a4 {White hopes to play a later Nb5 and win the a-pawn, but the time this will require lets Black activate his pieces. They should keep the heat on Black's king by 16.Rd1+ Kc8 17.a3 g6 18.Nh6 Bxh6 19.Bxh6 Re8 20.b4 when White keeps the initiative.} Kd7 {Now Black can meet a check on d1 by ...Ke6.} 17.Nb5 g6 18.Nh4 {White loses time with both knights. 18.Rd1+ was still correct.} Bc5 19.Nxa7 {White wins a pawn but accepts weak doubled e-pawns.} Bxe3 20.fxe3 Nc5 {Now Black threatens both 21...Nxe4 and 21...Ra8, and White can only defend both of these threats by letting Black further maim his pawn structure.} 21.Nb5 Nxb5 22.axb5 Ke6 {Black doesn't bother with the e-pawn since taking it would give White some activity by 22...Nxe4 23.Ra7+ Ke6 24.Ra6} 23.Kf3 Rd8 24.b4 Nb3 25.Ra7 {25.Ra6 Nd2+ 26.Ke2 Rd6 27.Nf3 Nxe4 And Black will consolidate his bind by ...h6 and White will be left with no defense.} Nd2+ 26.Kg2 Nxe4 27.Nf3 Rd5 28.Ra8 Rxb5 29.Re8+ Kf6 30.g4 Ng5 31.Nxg5 Kxg5 32.Kg3 {Black has an extra pawn as well as a continuing bind.} Kf6 33.Rh8 Kg7 34.Re8 h6 35.h4 Kf6 36.Rc8 {36.Rh8 Rxb4 37.Rxh6 Kg7 And White's rook is permanently stranded on h6.} Rxb4 37.Rc6+ Kg7 38.g5 h5 39.Rc8 Rg4+ 40.Kh3 Re4 41.Rc3 b5 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.