Capablanca – Vassaux Capablanca Vassaux Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1939.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Buenos Aires Olympiad Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Buenos Aires Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Vassaux"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bb4 {This is worse than the normal 7...b5 because the bishop is exposed here and interferes with Black's queenside play.} 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Qe7 10.Ne5 c5 {10...Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5 12.Ne4} 11.f4 Nb6 {Black begins a manuevre to relieve his cramped position by exchanges, but he loses a lot of time doing so, giving White a strong attack.} 12.Bb3 Nbd5 {Black loses too much time with this knight. He should get on with his development.} 13.Bd2 Bxc3 {13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Ba5 15.Bc2 And White will get a strong attack by 15.Qd3 and g4-g5.} 14.bxc3 Ne4 15.Be1 f6 16.Qd3 f5 {16...fxe5 17.Qxe4 White wins a pawn here.} 17.a4 Kh8 18.g4 {White undermines Black's knight and opens lines for his attack.} Ndf6 19.Bh4 Bd7 20.Rf3 {White threatens 21.Rh3 and 22.Ng6+.} Be8 21.Rh3 Qd6 22.gxf5 exf5 23.Rd1 cxd4 24.exd4 Qa3 25.Be6 g6 26.Bg5 Nxg5 {26...Bxa4 27.Bh6 Bxd1 28.Nxg6+ hxg6 29.Bxf8+} 27.fxg5 Ne4 28.Rxh7+ {And Black gave up in the face of...} Kxh7 29.Qh3+ Kg7 30.Qh6# 1-0 [Event "Buenos Aires Olympiad"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Vassaux"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "59"] 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Bb4 {This is worse than the normal 7...b5 because the bishop is exposed here and interferes with Black's queenside play.} 8.O-O O-O 9.Qe2 Qe7 10.Ne5 c5 {10...Nxe5 11.dxe5 Nd5 12.Ne4} 11.f4 Nb6 {Black begins a manuevre to relieve his cramped position by exchanges, but he loses a lot of time doing so, giving White a strong attack.} 12.Bb3 Nbd5 {Black loses too much time with this knight. He should get on with his development.} 13.Bd2 Bxc3 {13...Nxc3 14.bxc3 Ba5 15.Bc2 And White will get a strong attack by 15.Qd3 and g4-g5.} 14.bxc3 Ne4 15.Be1 f6 16.Qd3 f5 {16...fxe5 17.Qxe4 White wins a pawn here.} 17.a4 Kh8 18.g4 {White undermines Black's knight and opens lines for his attack.} Ndf6 19.Bh4 Bd7 20.Rf3 {White threatens 21.Rh3 and 22.Ng6+.} Be8 21.Rh3 Qd6 22.gxf5 exf5 23.Rd1 cxd4 24.exd4 Qa3 25.Be6 g6 26.Bg5 Nxg5 {26...Bxa4 27.Bh6 Bxd1 28.Nxg6+ hxg6 29.Bxf8+} 27.fxg5 Ne4 28.Rxh7+ {And Black gave up in the face of...} Kxh7 29.Qh3+ Kg7 30.Qh6# 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.