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Capa himself annotated this game (all the way through.) It's a mirror image of the Capa-EZB game I posted five months ago in that this time it's Capa's opponent who builds a winning position with White only to let it slip away. |
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1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8
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My idea was to exert sufficient pressure against White's K P to win it. |
 
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8. Qg3 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Rxe4 10. Bf4 Qf6
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White's threat to regain the Pawn was with the idea of gaining time to develop his pieces. |
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11. Nh3
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This move aims at quick development to keep the initiative. |
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11... d6
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Black threatens to win a piece with... B x Kt. |
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12. Bd3 Nd4
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12... R - K 1 was simple and safe. |
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13. Be3 Bg4
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The correct move was 13... R - Kt 5. |
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14. Ng5 Rxe3
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Black has nothing better. |
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15. Qxg4 Ne2+ 16. Bxe2 Rxe2 17. Ne4 Rxe4
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Forced. |
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18. Qxe4 Qg5+
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Now down the Exchange, Black must play aggressively. |
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19. f4 Qb5 20. c3 Bc5 21. Rhe1
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White finally activates this hitherto dormant Rook. |
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21... Qc6 22. Rd5
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22.. Q x Q would have given White a decided advantage, enough to win with exact play. Mieses, however, feared the complexities of an endgame where, though ahead the Exchange, he would be a Pawn minus. He preferred to keep the Queens on the board and keep up the attack. |
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22... Qd7 23. f5 c6 24. Rd2 d5
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My plan is very simple. I will bring my Bishop to B 3. Then I will advance my Queen-side Pawns, where I have a majority (4 to 3.) Coupled with the attacking power of the Bishop at B 3, this plan gives me a reasonable chance at success. |
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25. Qf3 Be7 26. Rde2 Bf6 27. Qh5 h6 28. g4 Kh7
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To prevent White from playing P - K R 4. I would answer this with... P - K Kt 3 winning White's Queen. |
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29. Kb1 Rd8 30. Rd1 c5
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On assuming the defensive, White has correctly placed his Rooks on white squares where they cannot be attacked by Black's Bishop. |
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31. Qh3 Qa4
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The Queen must be in the center of the fray now that Black's attack has to be brought home. |
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32. Red2 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 b5
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Black threatens P - Kt 5, opening a line for his Bishop. |
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34. Qg2 Qa4
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White cannot take the Q P because of Black's threat of... Q x R ch. |
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35. Kb1 b4
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Black's attack increases in force as it is brought home directly against White's King. |
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36. cxb4 Qxb4
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Black now has a passed Pawn. |
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37. a3 Qa4 38. Rd2xd5 Rb8 39. Rd1d2
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Virtually forced. |
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