Gotthilf – Capablanca Gotthilf Capablanca Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1925.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1925.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gotthilf"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 c5 6.dxc5 {White should advance the d-pawn here. 6.d5 exd5 White can use the diagonal to his advantage here. Nh4 And Black can't hold the d5 pawn.} Bxc5 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.O-O Nc6 10.Nd2 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 {Now Black has an edge because of his freer pieces and White's slightly exposed king.} d5 12.Qa4 {12.Nf3 dxc4 13.Qa4 Rc8 14.Ne5 Qc7 15.Bf4 Qb7} Rc8 13.Nb3 O-O 14.Rd1 {14.cxd5 Qxd5+ 15.e4 Qd3 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.Be3 Nd4} d4 {Black's pawn wedge will give him a permanent edge.} 15.Nxc5 {15.e3 e5} bxc5 16.a3 {White tries to counter Black's central clamp by opening the queenside but since he can't play b4 this is just a waste of time.} Qb6 17.Bd2 a5 18.Qc2 e5 19.Rab1 f5 {Black's space edge in the center is getting dangerous, but White can't do anything about it.} 20.h3 h6 21.b3 Rb8 22.Rb2 Qb7 {Taking over the diagonal that White gave up at move 10.} 23.Kh2 Rbd8 24.b4 {White is desparate to get some play before he gets pushed off the board, but he overlooks a pretty tactic.} d3 {White resigned here. If he had played on the game might end as follows:} 25.exd3 Nd4 26.Qb1 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Nxd2+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1925.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gotthilf"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 c5 6.dxc5 {White should advance the d-pawn here. 6.d5 exd5 White can use the diagonal to his advantage here. Nh4 And Black can't hold the d5 pawn.} Bxc5 7.Nc3 Ne4 8.Nxe4 Bxe4 9.O-O Nc6 10.Nd2 Bxg2 11.Kxg2 {Now Black has an edge because of his freer pieces and White's slightly exposed king.} d5 12.Qa4 {12.Nf3 dxc4 13.Qa4 Rc8 14.Ne5 Qc7 15.Bf4 Qb7} Rc8 13.Nb3 O-O 14.Rd1 {14.cxd5 Qxd5+ 15.e4 Qd3 16.Nxc5 bxc5 17.Be3 Nd4} d4 {Black's pawn wedge will give him a permanent edge.} 15.Nxc5 {15.e3 e5} bxc5 16.a3 {White tries to counter Black's central clamp by opening the queenside but since he can't play b4 this is just a waste of time.} Qb6 17.Bd2 a5 18.Qc2 e5 19.Rab1 f5 {Black's space edge in the center is getting dangerous, but White can't do anything about it.} 20.h3 h6 21.b3 Rb8 22.Rb2 Qb7 {Taking over the diagonal that White gave up at move 10.} 23.Kh2 Rbd8 24.b4 {White is desparate to get some play before he gets pushed off the board, but he overlooks a pretty tactic.} d3 {White resigned here. If he had played on the game might end as follows:} 25.exd3 Nd4 26.Qb1 Nf3+ 27.Kg2 Nxd2+ 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.