Lasker – Capablanca Lasker Capablanca Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1914.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: St.Petersburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "St.Petersburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1914.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "83"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd6 {In the Exchange Variation the bishop pair can be very useful to Black, but White has a pawn majority on the kingside.} 8.Nc3 Ne7 {This is a very natural position for the knight, which can move to g6 or c6 as required. At the same time, it is less of a target for White's pieces when it is on e7, compared to the more exposed position on f6.} 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 {This creates a weakness on the a7-g1 diagonal.} Re8 {11.e5 Bc5 12.Be3 Bxd4 13.Bxd4 Nd5 White has a passed pawn, but a blockade can be set up on the e6-square.} 11.Nb3 {11.h3 Bc5 12.Be3 Nd5 There are two pins in this position, on the knight at d4 and the bishop at e3.} f6 {This is a mistake, creating a weakness. White's threat of advancing the pawn to e5 was not so dangerous.} 12.f5 {An important move, and a strong one. White concedes control of e5, but takes the e6-square.} b6 {An attempt to bring the bishop to a useful diagonal. But that piece would have functioned better as a defender at d7. 12...Bd7 Black could now bring the rook from a8 to d8, and then retreat the bishop to c8 if necessary.} 13.Bf4 Bb7 {Black should just have captured at f4.} 14.Bxd6 cxd6 {The Black pawns on the queenside are weak.} 15.Nd4 {Capablanca had just overlooked this move.} Rad8 16.Ne6 {This infiltration of the outpost at e6 puts Black in real trouble.} Rd7 17.Rad1 Nc8 {17...c5 A strong move. 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 b5 Black will transfer the knight via c8-b6-d7-e5 and will then have a good position, as noted by Capablanca.} 18.Rf2 b5 19.Rfd2 Rde7 20.b4 Kf7 21.a3 Ba8 {21...Rxe6 This was the best move available, since the knight at e6 was so powerful. 22.fxe6+ Rxe6 Can White win this position? It won't be easy.} 22.Kf2 Ra7 23.g4 h6 24.Rd3 a5 25.h4 axb4 26.axb4 Rae7 {A mistake. 26...Ra3 Black seizes the open lines and will bring the knight into the game via b6.} 27.Kf3 Rg8 28.Kf4 {A serious error. The correct move was 28.Rg3.} g6 {Now it is Black's turn to go astray. 28...g5+ was correct.} 29.Rg3 g5+ 30.Kf3 Nb6 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Rh3 Rd7 33.Kg3 Ke8 34.Rdh1 Bb7 35.e5 dxe5 36.Ne4 Nd5 37.N6c5 Bc8 38.Nxd7 Bxd7 39.Rh7 Rf8 40.Ra1 Kd8 41.Ra8+ Bc8 42.Nc5 1-0 [Event "St.Petersburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1914.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lasker"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "83"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd6 {In the Exchange Variation the bishop pair can be very useful to Black, but White has a pawn majority on the kingside.} 8.Nc3 Ne7 {This is a very natural position for the knight, which can move to g6 or c6 as required. At the same time, it is less of a target for White's pieces when it is on e7, compared to the more exposed position on f6.} 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 {This creates a weakness on the a7-g1 diagonal.} Re8 {11.e5 Bc5 12.Be3 Bxd4 13.Bxd4 Nd5 White has a passed pawn, but a blockade can be set up on the e6-square.} 11.Nb3 {11.h3 Bc5 12.Be3 Nd5 There are two pins in this position, on the knight at d4 and the bishop at e3.} f6 {This is a mistake, creating a weakness. White's threat of advancing the pawn to e5 was not so dangerous.} 12.f5 {An important move, and a strong one. White concedes control of e5, but takes the e6-square.} b6 {An attempt to bring the bishop to a useful diagonal. But that piece would have functioned better as a defender at d7. 12...Bd7 Black could now bring the rook from a8 to d8, and then retreat the bishop to c8 if necessary.} 13.Bf4 Bb7 {Black should just have captured at f4.} 14.Bxd6 cxd6 {The Black pawns on the queenside are weak.} 15.Nd4 {Capablanca had just overlooked this move.} Rad8 16.Ne6 {This infiltration of the outpost at e6 puts Black in real trouble.} Rd7 17.Rad1 Nc8 {17...c5 A strong move. 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 b5 Black will transfer the knight via c8-b6-d7-e5 and will then have a good position, as noted by Capablanca.} 18.Rf2 b5 19.Rfd2 Rde7 20.b4 Kf7 21.a3 Ba8 {21...Rxe6 This was the best move available, since the knight at e6 was so powerful. 22.fxe6+ Rxe6 Can White win this position? It won't be easy.} 22.Kf2 Ra7 23.g4 h6 24.Rd3 a5 25.h4 axb4 26.axb4 Rae7 {A mistake. 26...Ra3 Black seizes the open lines and will bring the knight into the game via b6.} 27.Kf3 Rg8 28.Kf4 {A serious error. The correct move was 28.Rg3.} g6 {Now it is Black's turn to go astray. 28...g5+ was correct.} 29.Rg3 g5+ 30.Kf3 Nb6 31.hxg5 hxg5 32.Rh3 Rd7 33.Kg3 Ke8 34.Rdh1 Bb7 35.e5 dxe5 36.Ne4 Nd5 37.N6c5 Bc8 38.Nxd7 Bxd7 39.Rh7 Rf8 40.Ra1 Kd8 41.Ra8+ Bc8 42.Nc5 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.
