Capablanca – Spielmann Capablanca Spielmann Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1927.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: New York Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1927.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Spielmann"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nd7 4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 O-O 9.e3 c5 10.Bd3 c4 11.Bc2 Qe7 12.O-O a6 13.Rfe1 Qe6 14.Nd2 b5 15.Qa5 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 {Looking at this position it hardly seems possible that White will soon have a passed pawn on the a-file!} 17.a4 Qd5 {17...bxa4 18.Bxa4 Bb7 19.Qc7} 18.axb5 {The pawn cannot be captured because of the pin on the a-file. Black captures the bishop at g5, but this is not relevant to the action.} Qxg5 19.Bxe4 Rb8 20.bxa6 {In return for the piece, White has three pawns, normally considered enough compensation. But the fact that one of them is a passed pawn nearing the promotion rank, and that the path to the 8th rank is clear, is decisive.} Rb5 21.Qc7 Nb6 22.a7 Bh3 23.Reb1 Rxb1+ 24.Rxb1 f5 25.Bf3 f4 26.exf4 {White won.} 1-0 [Event "New York"] [Site "?"] [Date "1927.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Spielmann"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "51"] 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nd7 4.Nc3 Ngf6 5.Bg5 Bb4 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Qa4 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 O-O 9.e3 c5 10.Bd3 c4 11.Bc2 Qe7 12.O-O a6 13.Rfe1 Qe6 14.Nd2 b5 15.Qa5 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 {Looking at this position it hardly seems possible that White will soon have a passed pawn on the a-file!} 17.a4 Qd5 {17...bxa4 18.Bxa4 Bb7 19.Qc7} 18.axb5 {The pawn cannot be captured because of the pin on the a-file. Black captures the bishop at g5, but this is not relevant to the action.} Qxg5 19.Bxe4 Rb8 20.bxa6 {In return for the piece, White has three pawns, normally considered enough compensation. But the fact that one of them is a passed pawn nearing the promotion rank, and that the path to the 8th rank is clear, is decisive.} Rb5 21.Qc7 Nb6 22.a7 Bh3 23.Reb1 Rxb1+ 24.Rxb1 f5 25.Bf3 f4 26.exf4 {White won.} 1-0 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.