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13... Bf6
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Black carries on with his plan of rearranging his pieces. |
 
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14. Qg3
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An ideal place for the Queen. Black's forces will soon be overstretched with defensive tasks. |
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14... Ne5
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The Knight is occupying a central position but is no contender for White's Nf5. |
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15. Bf4
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Skewering the d6 pawn and preventing d5. |
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15... Qc7
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Black could have played more actively here with 15...Qb6 but his mindset seems to be on pure defense. |
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16. Rad1
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The last piece is brought into play and everything is in place for decisive action. |
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16... Rad8
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Black defends naturally. He seems to have everything under control here. |
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17. Rxd6
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The thunder-strike. White wastes no more time and presents Black with immediate problems to solve. Notice the battery that Capablanca has created on the h2-b8 diagonal. |
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17... Rxd6
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The Rook had to be taken, it was threatening Rxf6. |
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18. Bxe5
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The principle of two weakness. Things look very grim for Black. After 18...Bxe5 19. Qxe5, Black is under a nasty pin and one move away from mate. |
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18... Rd1
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But not this... Black had a good defensive move at his disposal, 18...Qa5 and White is forced to play 19. Bc3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rg6 21. Ne7 Kh8 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qd6 Kg8 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. cxb4, with the better endgame. |
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19. Rxd1
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Forced. Now Black thought he had time to take on e5. |
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19... Bxe5 20. Nh6+
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A zwischenzug that Black wasn't expecting. |
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20... Kh8 21. Qxe5
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The second thunder-strike. A beautiful combination by Capablanca. |
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21... Qxe5 22. Nxf7+
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Black has to return the Queen or else he gets mated. A knock-out punch from the Knight who was waiting for the perfect time to deliver a killer blow.
I hope you enjoyed this game as much as I did. |
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