orld's C - nmpionship

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The. World,ii CharnfJio.ruhip Cbess ,M.cttch' ,Pla,ed at H(Jv(1,fl.a ~N~~'tw'een Jose Raul C[a/Jaldanctl and Dr. Sman ue I Lasker' w·i th. o,n inl·fn·,tJ[uction I the s'€01'e..s 0,' ell the ga'mes atnJotat·ed by the champion ... t,o .. · g:et"lt~1" with statistical m·att,er Qnd the biograplde.f 01 the ltWO fflalters, 1921 ..

Ga mes P loye.d' 'in 'he W OJ'l'd's. ,C; ",am.pi otis-ii ip Match. b:eiwe.en Jose Raul C.apablanca '(Holder ·of the title} .and Ii le xand'er A I e·khi'n., rC hallenglep) with A".not,atj,ons [b, F" D,. Y;gtes {British Ch am fJ ion ) and W~ Winter .. as published by PritUing·C)"[afl Ltd.,

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INTI'-"ODU'CTION TO THE, 'DOVER EDITION The Lasker-Cepablaaca .M·atch

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match played in 1'921. for 'the Chess Championship of the ·Wo.rld _,'--'_~ :ht together the champion Emanuel Lasker, and the CM enger Jose __ n a'blanca." Cons j dering th el r spectacular aehi evemen ts, the t i t1 eholder seemed to be invincible, while his opponent seemed to be irresistible.

Lasker had 'won the title in '1894 from William Steinita, a man who has, .......,...,."... described as the "Michelangelo" of chess, the most original thinker, the ......_..... ...... ~ courageous player, and the mos,t remarkable personality that the chess -orld has produced. Steinitz himself had held the title f'or twenty-eight . _ ~ and in that time had. beaten off a host of challengers, among them c'- luminaries as Blackburne, Gut1$'be'rg, Zukertort and chigorin,

Lasker had emulated Steinitz's feat in defending his championship for eaty-seven ye'ars~ He had defeated such contenders for the throne as , initz himself in a. return match, as 'well as Blackhnrne, Tarrasch, Marshal - - d Jano\vsky. Only 'One man had dented his armor, and that. was ·Schlechter~ .

. 0 had succeeded in drawing a ten-game match,

In tournament play, Lasker's record' was equally impressive. At the 1895~6 .ou nament at St. Petersburg, where eac.1• man played six games against ery oth e r master J Lasker score d 11lJ2 poi nts against Stei nitz's 9'Y2 ~ Pills, . rys 8 and Tehigorin's 7 points. T'he opposition, as one can see) was forrnid.. Ie, In the: same year Lasker won the strong Nuremberg Tournament, ahead ... . a:roczYl Pi'~l:$:bury" Tarraseh, Steinitz and. Tchignrin. Three years later.

London he won. first prize in the double-round Tournament. His, score of _-:-!h points was far ahead of his nearest r.ival~" Janow" ky, Pillsbury and '. roczy~ each of whom wound up with 19 points,

. t 51., Petersburg in 1909,. Lasker tied Ior first with Rubinstein, It was a table aehievement, as the great Akiba Ruhl ns rein was at the top of his and both men produced some fine games,

Perhaps most striking of ,aU Laskerls tournament victories was h'is, clinch.. the first prize at St, Petersburg in 1914, ahead of the new stars Capa_._.. ...... mea and Alekhine, and the' older masters Tarraseh and Marshall, 'What sweetened his victory was winning the. black Slide of the Exchange Variation . e Ruy Lopez against ,Alekhine,' and then beating Capablanca in the next - - dl with the white side of the same varia non !

So. much for the highlights of Lasker's career. Now what about the chal-

Jl'espite a much shorter career, Josl Raul Capablanea bad astonished the ~ .... "" world with his exploits:

. ,-:_ 1900, at the age of twelve, Capablanca 'beat Juan Corzo for the Cham~ _ . shi p of Cuba J and did it in 'masterly sty le, In 1909 Capablanca challenged .. ited States Champion Frank Marshal to a match. At that 'time Capamanca bad only the. match with Corzo to his credit, and no t"Ournament· record ,at all, It was true that he had toured. the United States and had ade short work of all opposition in simultaneous and man ... to-mart play.

, of a 'total uf iZO. games, Capablanca had. run up 686 victories and 20 raws, and had lost only 14· games, Of course this was nothing like facing cu'. '. , fearless master like Marshall in a long, hard match, It may have

- ~_ red a one-sided encounter to Marshall, but the 'result must have been a

J-. _ shack, Capablanca won the match with almost ridiculous ease, scoring

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eight wins tOI one loss, with fourteen games drawn, What was notable -- as the' manner in which Capablanca handled a aspects of the game. He' pla.

the openings w.ith the effortless ease of- a Pillsbury, tl,e. rrridgame eomplications with the strategic skin 0' a Lasker, and the endings with the simi mogic .of a Rubinstein. He sustained the fiercest of Marshall's attacks (su as his onslaught In the ele'{enth game) with. the hard-bitten tenacity or Steinitz. It, was 'clear that -a. star had been born!

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In 1911 Capablanca, was invited to. play" in the strong International tourna-

ment to be held at St .. Sebastian, The result matte everybody sit up and talc notice. Despite the entry of such formidable masters as Rubmstein, Marshall, 'Vidmar! Nimzovich. Schlechter and Tarrasch, it. was tn.e young Capablanca who carried off the first prize" .to say nothing of the first briUiam,cy priz as well,

Two y:ears. later ~ aNew York, Capablanca dup icated Lasker's feat a New York in 1893 .by also winning 13 games in a tow without allowin a, single. draw to be scored against him, At St. Petersburg in 1914, Capablanca 'had tel' be content with second place, * point behind World Champion Lasker, and ahead of Alekhine, M3~shal] and. Tarrasch.

A~tog.ether~ Capablanea played in a dozen tournaments (before the match 'with Lasker) with uniformly excellent results .. He won first prlze tlJ'ine times

and second prize the other three times, .

Although Lasker and Capab 1 anca were undoubtedly the two stronges players in the world in t 921 (Alekhine not yet having reached the heights) thei r styles of. play were dissimilar,

Lasker's style' is not easy to' describe, He was. a strategist thoro-ugh} fam~liar with the art of position, play .. He was a brilliant, tactician who could thfea~ his way confidently through a: maze of complications. He was. one of the greatest endgame players in the history of chess,

Despite this, he 'managed often to get into lost positions-e-and win them l For example, in the Nuremberg 1896 "Tournarnent, Lasker had. lost games against Albin" - Schallopp, Schiffers, Showalter and TcbigorUll._yet he wriggled rout bi trouble and won all five .. Lasker had .a reputation for delib ... f!r::ately bringing about complications. trusting his ability to outwit, tiis opponent and come out on top,

The critl C'S admitted they could, not understand the secret of Lasker's strength, and· took refuge in aphorisms such as =

It is remarkable, and deserves special mention" that the great masters, sueh as Billsbury, 1\'laro-czy' and Janowsky play' agabtslt Lasker as though bypnotized~,-~ ,Ge.org,e Marc? ..

Lasker m~y lose a game sometimes, but never his head, Tt:wr4&,ch~

One nameless critic said ~that Lasker played 1 ,P-K4 with a view to the endgame ~ w hi le another , one said that L asker 's sty le was Hke pu re 1 i mpi d water-s-with a drop of 'poison in it!

All were. agreed that Lasker was the supreme fighter of the chessboard, The .smooth, easy elegance, of Capablanca's play made one think, that perhays he had sold his soul to the Devil (as they said about. Paganini) in

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exchange for tile ab:~lity tn be the supreme virtuoso of his art, for good 'moves <seemed to flow from Capablanca's fingertips almost efforti'essly,. He rarely bad to .spend much time t~l1ink.in,g'~ but seemed to find file right line of play almost instan.t~nif.QusIY.

Capablanca did not seek combinations or complexities in the midgame, but

, neither did he' avoid them. Unlike, Lasker t however, 'he prefer':red the simpler lifet the positions where he had an advantage almost infinitesimal. He, then C3.fri ed th is ti ttY. ad vantage Oller. to tll e endgame" where, 'with th,e skill of a. magician, he turned 'i t f n to a wi n ~ Cap a bl anca's endi ngs, even early in, his career ~- were~ legendary ~

'What was most impressive about Capablanea's playwas that he could 'turn out masterpieces of midgame and endgame play abnost at \V'iU.

Take ~ as exampl e ~ his match against Marshall. The :D.fth~, sixth, ei gnth ~ 'e'~ eventh and twenty-third games are marvels of accuracy j,n -play j and could serve as textbook examples, of strategy and tactics,

If' we measure Capablanca's skill by lJis accomplishments 'in the powerful St. Petersburg 1914 Tournament, we 6,N,d him defeat h~;g such masters as. Tarrasch, Alekhi ne, N imzovjch ~ Jan owsky, Blackhurne and Bernstein in classk; style. Th ough each man was dangerous, and they ,all differed in their styles of' play, it -d.idn~t seem to matter ; Capablanca disposed of them all easily and efficiently. 'Of the two games he Iost, one was against Tarrasch, where he hastily moved the 'wrong- Roo'k to. Q1 and lost a piece, and the ather to Lasker, Despite his loss of a piece early in fhe game witb. Tarrasch, it took the German 'master B3 moves to subdue Capablanca, As for the other 'loss" it was no dlsgrace to lose tcr the 'World Champion, (Lasker defeated Cspablanca only one other time, and that was hventy-one years later.)

An, indication '01 Capablanca's attitude was fhe reply he 'made when, after his first game ur'ru th Lasker, someone asked 'him w nether' he was nervous at the prospect of playing the World Champion, ,Capablanca's answer was" "If there 'was any nervousness it was on the other side of the beard."

AI] these great deeds intensified the chess world's .eagerness for a match between the two men, Was Lasker still 'the fastest gun in the West" or would Capablan ca beat, him to the draw 'r'

There Had been talk of. a match shortly after the San, Sebastian Tournament of 191 I, and Lasker had been sounded out on the possibi ~ ity or 'his defending the title. Lasker made the following- statement in his column ~;n the New York Evening' Post for March 15, 1911:

Capablanca's compatriots have', a desire to see him contest the world's cpampioll--' shi Pl. T od_ay ( February Zith) I recei ved a let~e-r' from Senor Paredes of 'the Habana Chess dUb, asking me 'to play wi~h Capablanca in the C uhan ,<;ity ;:I, 'match '0'1 ten games up, draws not to count, T,ki's /!1' 0; 0 si1:'io n is. ttD' tiC coldablc., In the present period of .draw-maklng such a match migbt last half a year and longer, I am, of course, l,d('Jiberating upon 'my repJY1 but I do not thin'k that I shall care to play in a semi - tropical climate 'more than a f-e'w games.

Several months later however ~ 'Lasker drew tip tetrns for a match J the rna st i m port ant of w h ieh were:

Six won' games by either player were to decide the issue, with ttl maximum

of 30 games to IDe played, '

The match to be: drawn if the score were, even at the end of 3.0 games, or

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if one plal'er suere to' lead b'y 0 ne I'oin,t only'~

The Champion to decide the place and time of the match, and the amount of the stakes, provided they were no higher than in previous World's Championsh i p matches,

The' challenger must deposit $2000 as forfeit money. The time-limit to be lZ moves per hour"

The rights for publishing the ga;mles to be the property of the tide-holder,

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Play to proceed no 'more often than five days per week, eaeh day to consist of two sections of 21h hours leach.

In all, there were seventeen. conditions, of which .Capablanca found no more than half a dozen. satisfactory, Among' 'those he 'found unsatisfactory were the time limit, the stakes, the playing time (which he thought too short) ana, most especially, the litnit of 30 games,hisj he felt, would increase the likeli'hood of a drawn. match, 'in \yhich case Dr. Lasker would retain his, title, "The unfairness of this. condition,' said Capablanca, "is obvious,'

[ cannot agree to your p;rolvision. that should the match be won by a· score cd 1 to O~ 2 to 1... 3 to 2,. it would be declared drawn, and you 'retain your title, Fort in chess, as in all other sports and contests, a win is always ~, win, and must be so co.nsid.ered, no matter how slight the margin, And, should the match end with one oi these sc-ores, it would be looked upon by" the Chess public as a match won and lost, regardless of what we might agree to call it. MOf"eover~ such a match would not be an even match, but wonld be mote! in the 'nature of a. handicap contest, wherein Ij as the' challenger, 'woldd be compelled to give you a. handica,p of one game, I do Dot presume to be able t_g do that, nor do I believe that y.ou wil insist on my doing it. And tal consider this question from the opposite standpoint, what have 1 to gain by such ail agreement ¥ Should you beat me by a, score of 3 to 2J fot example, I would be beaten. \votdd conslder myself beaten, and would be so considered by all the wor:ld~ Nor would IJ" in. such ill case, gain anything whatever, in 'money, in title or in rspt1tation by your agree~ng to coli the match drawn, for the fact that I had been beaten would sun remain ..

This reply 'was accompanied by the following' letter:

December 20, 191.1

Dr, Emanuel Lasker:

Dear Sir-] am in receipt of your communication of November 21; enclosing conditions for a match with me, and asking' whether I maintain my challenge. In reply I 'will :say that I ~o maintain n~y challenge, but that I take exception to some of the conditions that you have seen fit to impose ..

Frankly, these conditions came as a. great surprise to me, 1 expected that you might ask for somewhat higher stakes" and I was prepared to meet that demand. I also thought 'you m'ight stipulate tbat: fewer wins would be required, But I took it. fur gf anted that the fundamental conditions of the match W·OD Id be, similae to .. , if not identical with those that: have prevailed in practically all the important matches of the past, I had even hoped. that your conditions m'~ght be such that I would be able to accept them in every detail withQut comment or obj ect ion " and I very much regret to observe that you. have made that impos.s..ib~e,

In preparing ~ny answer I have endeavored to state my case and make- plain my ob j ections wi thou t being 0 ffensive; nor do I mean to, j ocker you ,for minor advantages. AU I ask is a square deal and an even chance that the best man 'may' win, Sincerely yours

J~ R. Capablanca

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Dr, Lasker took exception to Capablanca's saying that one of the eondi-

-0 s was "obviously unfair," and asked. his, friend. Walter Penn. Shipley to

" ,dge the merits of the case" Mr. Shipley replied:

From the published correspondence, I do not see that Capa.b anea intended to charge you wi th being unfair ~ or to strike a blow against yOU'f professional honor ~ n factj it ,i 5· ,my bel ief that he had no auch intention, and while the language used ~~ portions of Capablanca's reply may be somewhat undiplomatic, I think such portions are capable of a- reasonable and not unfriendly explanation"

There are 'many important points where you and Capablanca namraUy differ as '6 the tenus of a match, and I can readi ~y under'stand it 'will he extremely diffi~ cult to draw up a set df' resolutions gove.rning a championship match that will be , ifeetly fai.r to you both .. It is not necessary for me to go further into this matter at th is time.

I will state, as I have stated beforeJ 'that whUe I am not anxious to assume .' e position of arbitrator in this matter}' nevertheless if it is the desir'e of you, ,and Capablanca that I s'hotdd SI!} act, and ~yOU are Vi illing to leave the matter in m;yhands j' J will do the: best I can to ~dr.aw up a set. o.f rules and, regulations 'to cover the match, If, therefore, you with that I should so act,« I will prepare an agreement· to be, signed by you both, setting' forth the point:s allt issue, as I 'under-

tand them, that. are to. be placed before 'me for - my decision .. This agreement will :prO'vid,e 'that :mY declsion on all points will he accepted hy yoo both" '\vith., however, , e privilege t~at any of the rules and regulations named, by Ole may' be, changed, amended, altered, by the unaqimotis consent of both ,you and, Capablanca,

I have for warded a copy of this letter to CapabIatIca~

Yours sincerely Walter 'PeunShipley

.:. ~pparently Lasker was not content to accept M'r~ .Shipley's off{!'r~ las he l'epU,~d :

Ca pab lanca has not protested in the proper manner ~ and I therefore ha VI! the ermal r.ight to end these, negotiations .. Of that ,r,ight, I. make' t1Je~ Capab~~nca's - ay of writing 'm,ay in general nave been m,erety undiplomatic, but ill one point ~d was more than that He has cbarged me with ha,ving put an obvious'ly unfair condition. Obviously unfair is the same as deliberately Qfifair. In future I shall eonsider Capablanca as 'one who has challenged me with the pUfP,Ose of raising a gU3fFet

, 'his letter not only put an end to negotiat" ons for a match, but 'brought: . out a sitnaticn where the- 'principals didn't speak to each other lor years. 'econciliation came about after the end of the St. Petersburg 1914 Tourna-, lent,. Dr, Lasker descr i bes the 'v'ictory S uppee :

After the games were finished the committee invited the players to meet at 10 P~M. Many amateurs. came at the appointed time, and the room presented then 'the aspect of a meeting. The seven members of the committee sat behind a large table covered with green cloth, with papers and, with five souvenirs worked in ,Rold, by Caucasian artisans. In a row before the, table the five masters sat. [These 'were the finalists in the tournament-s-Las ker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Tarrasch and Marshall-s-who, incidentally, had the title of Grandmaster of Chess conferred on them by the Czar of Russia.] And the crowd: sat or 'stood behind and bes:ide 'them,. M'any speeches were made in the RUisian language, I understood only tll e natnles 'Of the player.s and a IC\V snnpie words, but the meaning of the orations was ,fairly evident, as in a pantomime. When my name was uttered the crowd applauded, shook hands wi.th the committee) signed my name in a book, and

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received my honorarium .and prizes, This ceremony was gone through '\vith all five winners nearly in the same manner,

After that a SUIJper table was prepared, We sat dov.;n to an elaborate meal at l.m :30. Vodka was drunk out of small glasses" the "Sakuska" was eaten, which consisted of various 'kinds of hers d'oeuvres, for ins"ta.nceJ salads, smoked fish, herring, etc., and then fish and meat were served hot. Then glasses were filled with champagne and toasts were .given"

First, the toast on 'the five winners of the tourney, Then . spoke on the committee, praising their unselfish 'labors. Then. Mr, Sabnrow began a series of toasts on each. of' the winners, 'mn the order of their rank. I was hailed as the prize winner, and many' came to drink 'my health, And. then Capab~ancajs health was drunk, While people were going to shake hands with kim M'rsi, Lasker came to me and proposed. that I shake hands with 'bim~ too. And I thougHt in that moment that he, being v anquished, could, not \~len come to me without humiliation .. So I stood up, went to him" and drank his. health. And he shook hands 'with mew arm ly ~ Then the dine IrS became frenzied, They crowded round us, and then 'found Mr s ~ Lasker, hailing her as the peacemaker,

The dinner then became very enjoyable," Everybody was tl1 good spirits, and did h~s best to entertain the others .. And it was 4 o'clock before Mrs, Lasker and myself depar ted. Many 5.tayed. even la ter ~ some ua ti 1 i in the morning, drinking, talking, singhl~

All seemed serene now, and conditions meet for resuming 'talks about a match, but as Thnmas it. Kempis acutely said almost five hundred _. ears ago, "Man proposes, but God disposes .. n World War One intervened and negotiations were halted, The war put a temporary end. to international chess tournaments and nearly all local tournaments and matches between masters ..

When peace came attempts were made once more to' promote this greatly desired match, but: it was not until January of 1920 that terms apparently agreeable to both were provisionally decided upon .. The chess public, however was not satisfied with the terms, as they thought them still too favorable to Lasker. In what may have be em a fit of pique, Lasker sent this letter to Capablanea :

From various facts I must infer tthat the chess world does not like the conditions .of out' agreem en t, I cannot play the match, kno\ying that .j ts rules are wid.e ty unpopular. I t~eteiQre resign the tfUe of the \v,oT~d' s cham pilon in your fa VOl". Yon have earned the title, not by the formal ity ·of a. challenge, but by your' brillian t mastery, In your further career I wish you much success ..

The deci sian. did not fi nd fa VOT' with Capablanca or the' chess workl, Capablanca wanted the title, not las a gift 'but by fighting for it .. 'Years earlier he had said, "~I hope the match wi I come, the sooner the better, as I don't want to pllay an old man, but a master in the plenitude of his powers,"

Nor did the critics think it proper for Lasker to bestow the title on whomever he chose- no matter how worthy the recipient, Amos Burn, commenting on it in The Field, said:

The 'question now arises as to whether a holder of the world's championshiJl has the right, upon resigning, tOI transfer it to any nominee at all. The consensus of opinion is undoubtedly in {dIVOT of Capabmanca's being the ex-champion's greatest rival, but when we divest the Cuban's chess reputation of the glamor which attaches to it and examine his actual record in internaticnal tournaments, we :find it not, only not superior to those of a number of Dither masters, but in some cases actually inferior, no·tahly so when compared with those. of Dr, Tar-

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received my honorarium .and prizes, This ceremony was gone through '\vith all five winners nearly in the same manner,

After that a SUIJper table was prepared, We sat dov.;n to an elaborate meal at l.m :30. Vodka was drunk out of small glasses" the "Sakuska" was eaten, which consisted of various 'kinds of hers d'oeuvres, for ins"ta.nceJ salads, smoked fish, herring, etc., and then fish and meat were served hot. Then glasses were filled with champagne and toasts were .given"

First, the toast on 'the five winners of the tourney, Then . spoke on the committee, praising their unselfish 'labors. Then. Mr, Sabnrow began a series of toasts on each. of' the winners, 'mn the order of their rank. I was hailed as the prize winner, and many' came to drink 'my health, And. then Capab~ancajs health was drunk, While people were going to shake hands with kim M'rsi, Lasker came to me and proposed. that I shake hands with 'bim~ too. And I thougHt in that moment that he, being v anquished, could, not \~len come to me without humiliation .. So I stood up, went to him" and drank his. health. And he shook hands 'with mew arm ly ~ Then the dine IrS became frenzied, They crowded round us, and then 'found Mr s ~ Lasker, hailing her as the peacemaker,

The dinner then became very enjoyable," Everybody was tl1 good spirits, and did h~s best to entertain the others .. And it was 4 o'clock before Mrs, Lasker and myself depar ted. Many 5.tayed. even la ter ~ some ua ti 1 i in the morning, drinking, talking, singhl~

All seemed serene now, and conditions meet for resuming 'talks about a match, but as Thnmas it. Kempis acutely said almost five hundred _. ears ago, "Man proposes, but God disposes .. n World War One intervened and negotiations were halted, The war put a temporary end. to international chess tournaments and nearly all local tournaments and matches between masters ..

When peace came attempts were made once more to' promote this greatly desired match, but: it was not until January of 1920 that terms apparently agreeable to both were provisionally decided upon .. The chess public, however was not satisfied with the terms, as they thought them still too favorable to Lasker. In what may have be em a fit of pique, Lasker sent this letter to Capablanea :

From various facts I must infer tthat the chess world does not like the conditions .of out' agreem en t, I cannot play the match, kno\ying that .j ts rules are wid.e ty unpopular. I t~eteiQre resign the tfUe of the \v,oT~d' s cham pilon in your fa VOl". Yon have earned the title, not by the formal ity ·of a. challenge, but by your' brillian t mastery, In your further career I wish you much success ..

The deci sian. did not fi nd fa VOT' with Capablanca or the' chess workl, Capablanca wanted the title, not las a gift 'but by fighting for it .. 'Years earlier he had said, "~I hope the match wi I come, the sooner the better, as I don't want to pllay an old man, but a master in the plenitude of his powers,"

Nor did the critics think it proper for Lasker to bestow the title on whomever he chose- no matter how worthy the recipient, Amos Burn, commenting on it in The Field, said:

The 'question now arises as to whether a holder of the world's championshiJl has the right, upon resigning, tOI transfer it to any nominee at all. The consensus of opinion is undoubtedly in {dIVOT of Capabmanca's being the ex-champion's greatest rival, but when we divest the Cuban's chess reputation of the glamor which attaches to it and examine his actual record in internaticnal tournaments, we :find it not, only not superior to those of a number of Dither masters, but in some cases actually inferior, no·tahly so when compared with those. of Dr, Tar-

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raseh, Rubinstein and. Mar6czy~ Wit:;, would therefor suggest that the tide at wor1d's champion be for the present left in abeyance" and that it be decided at

a:n early date by a double-round tournament between, say s Ix of 'the wor ld' s leading ma-sters .. Most of the best European masters, among them Tarrasch Rubinstein, M'ar'oczy ~ Teichmann and Duras, wi [I CODl pete in the in terna ti ona t tournament commencing at Gothenburg on. August 1; and ft might be agreed

tha t, the firs:t three :~'rize winners in that C-O:n tes t should be. included among the

-six" one of whom would, of course, be Capablanca, to be selected from the few

first-class masters, such as Bernstein, Vidmar and Marshall, the American 'champkm, who have not been able to' compete at Gothenburg.

Capahlanca, still hoping for the chance to play for the title, visited Holland in August of 1920 to try to persuade Lasker to retract his resignation. He said. that Havana had made an off:er of $20,000 for the match to be played there" provided one OT two of the clauses of 'the agreement signed by both masters at the Hague be slightly changed, Laster 6,n,ally consented to play the match, but demanded an advance payment, of. his share Ot' the purse before leaving Europe, and another payment before starting play.

This demand met the approval of the underw lters of tIle match, who got things under 'way \\1" hen they sent this message to Dr, Lasker': t..fWill wi re $3000 provided you cable back you will come .. givIng date for match to begin, Weather fine here till end of April, Capablanca already here, Our answer delayed due to' absence of principal contributors}' Lasker's answer 'was. short ·a.nd

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The match finaIDly got under 'way" on March 15, 192:1, ,ill the large han of the' Union Club of Havana. Capablanca won the toss for the first move, and opened. with the Queen's Gambit, which Lasker declined with 'the Orthodox Defence, fianchettoing his Queen Bishop .. This game "vas eventually drawn, as were the next three others, In the fifth game (another Queen's Gambit 'Declined) Lasker sacrificed a, .Pawn and then the exchange, as the only means of obtaining a. draw, Unfortunately he made an error at his 45th move', and lost what probably should have been a drawn g,a.n1t!~ Four more drawn g,ames followed. In til e tenth game Capablanca 91 mpl i fied the mi dgame comp Ii cations whi e 'forcing Lasker to retreat further and further back, He then weakened Lasker's Pawns, and placed his own pieces, on strikingly eEfectiifit! squares, Almost :inzugzwang, Lasker was forced to lose a Pawn without being able 'to release himself from 'the: toils, while a clever little trap that he set was nonchalantly disregarded,

This masterpiece was followed by another one, a game that was undoubtedly the best game of the match. In the early midgame Capablanca initiated a minority attack by his Qu.eenside Pawns, which together with various tactical threats. forced weaknesses in his opponent's position. This enabled Capablanca to go over quickly to a direCt attack on the King. Lasker defended as wen as was humanly possible, but to no avail, He was forced to capitulation,

Two uneventful draws followed, and the fourteenth game opened with Lasker playing White, He had apparently obtained 3. Iairly good pesition in the' midgame, when he a Ilowed a check, at hi s 29th move, fo Ilowed by a Kni ght fork which cost him the loss of the exchange, According to the Brookl.}rn, Ea,gle~ this was delibera:tely planned, and not a blunder. If 80'7 it brought Lasker no eompen sati on for the saeri fW ce of the. exchange, as. it 1 ed to th e los s of the game,

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Lasker was four games, clown at this point, with ten games to go, He eonsidered it hopeless to eateh up to the Cuban, who was playing' 'in DlilJ:ni6cent form. 5p~ pleading in health[he resigned the match and, with it: the Championship.

'Commenting on this match years, later ~ Dr, Euw,e considered Lasker's play surprising in, many 'respects. Hi s 11 aDdling; of 'the opening was often weak, his P08 j tion j udgmen t not convincing, and 11 is 'pla,y marked by egregi oUS e rrors ~ There was also the' fact that he had. made Iittle preparation for the' match. And this was fatal in 'facing' an energetic Capablanca, at the 'height of his techn iCi11 mastery ~ Agai nst such a formidable opponent! Lasker, even ,at the t0P of hi s . form" ·\V auld have 'been beaten.

When interviewed, Lasker had nothi ng but: prai se Eo r C apablanca, saying' 'that 'hi s play was bf!.yond re preach ..

At the end o~ the match Capahlanca stated that 'no one could say that he had been favored. by luck at any poi nt, and that in no sing le game 'b ad he been

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We 'may never know whether Alekhine would have beaten Morphy, or whether Botvinnjk would have defeated Steinitz, or whether Fischer eould have subdued Capablanca (wouldn't that be a great match" though r) but wedo have the results of a Lasker-Capablanca match, and we can play out every move of each ga.me on our own boards as clearly 8.S if we were in Havana ,in 1,921; s,itting close to the contestants,

And fo~' that 'we .should be' truly grateful.

Tbe Ca,pahlanca~AIekhiDe Match

Durin,g the next few years after the conelusien of the Lasker-Capablanca match', the players most 'impressive ,run, their achievements on the chessboard were A1'ekhinejR ubinstein, Ni mzovich and B,o'golyufuov ~ IBf these four I' Alekhine had b¥ fa r th e most '6 rst and second tournament 'p~i zes to his credit, 'bu.t all were undoubtedly worthy contenders. In accordance with new rules drawn U:P in 1922 'oy 'most of the masters particip_ating in the 'London, .International ~ Tournament, the challenger had to ,po st ,i,500 as a guarantee of good faith; and another 8500 threemonths before the 'beginning of t&e match,

Rubinstein was 'the first to issue a chaUeng'e"'£or' the, title, bttt unfortunately be ceuld not obtain the requisite financial s,uppott., Similarly, Nimzovich could 'not raise the money necessary as forfeit-money .. It was not, urrtil 1927 that a match for the 'W,o'r]d~s Championship seemed, a, Iikely prospeet, when Alekhlne substantiated his challenge by depositing the forfeit money of $tooo~

The purse was to be $IO,OOO~ of which 20 percent was to be a fee for the holder of the title, while the remaining ,i8~OOO was -to he. div:~ded, SOl that 60 percent went 'to the winner of the match" and. 40 percent to the loser, In the event o:f illness preventing the Champion Irom p."]a.ying the.match, the title was

to pass on to the. challenger, '

In picking a winn.er 'in the coming match. between Alekhine and Capa-

blanca, the experts looked at mt: this Y)ay ~ .

Capablanca and Alekhine had 'met four times in 'tournament play, In each of toe four tournaments, Capablanca hail come out' ahead of Alekhine, Of the ten games they had played. trlg,ethe r Ca pablanca had scored. th ree .wi n S I'

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Alekhine none" and seven games had been drawn, These three wins, together with two victories in exhibit-won games, meant that Capablanca had, beaten Alekhine five times in the past, while A1.ekhine had 'not yet won a game. from Capahlanca ..

The experts 3'~SO recalled that Capablanca bad also defeated Lasker by a crushing score-four to nothing, with ten games drawn-s-in winning the title .. Add to this Capablanea's pta" which seemed perfection itself, and the Champion seemed invincible. Spielmann was or the opinion that Alekhine would not win a single game, while the optimistic Bogolyuhov granted that Alekhine might possibly win two games .. Altogther, Alekhine looked like a long shot,

'What indeed were A ekhine's chances 'f What were his exploits and triumphs rl What was in his, record and his manner of play that warranted his challenging Capablanea]

Here are some of his credentials:

Alekhine had won first prize outright '6ftQern times in tournament RIa,.; in ten of these tournaments he had not lost a. single game,

Among his match achievements were victories laver eichrnann and Euwe, He had beaten in brilliant style men . ~ho were tough, and rarely beaten in 'brilliant style, For exampl~e---

Rubinstein at 'the 'Hague in )1921" at London in 192211a.t Carlsbad in 1923" at Semmering in 1926 and at. rresden in 1926;

Nimzovioh at Vilna in 1912, St, Petersburg in 191.4, San Remo in 19l0~ and Bled 19.11;

'Bogolyqbov ~t' Triberg in 192~, Hastings 1922 {ttV'o games) and Budapest 1921;

Tarrasch at St. Petersburg in 19'"4 (t\\'O games) Mannheim in 1914, Pistyan in 1922, Hastings In ~922, Carlsbad 'in 1.923 and Baden-Baden in 1925;

Yates at Hamburg ln1910, 'the Hague in 1921, London in 1922 and San Remo in 1930;

Reti at New York in. 192'4 and Baden-Baden in 1925 ..

All of these victories (and 'many more) were brought about in brilliant and one mi gh t even say, j '[,I s pe ctaeular st.y Ie,

These accomplishments were indeed impressive; and. yet there were skeptics who found fault with Alekhine's style, They th'Qugllt. he took unnecessary gambles at 'times in his search for the extraordinary. Weren't some of his combinations unsound? And 'weren't some' of his, moves eccentric?

Alekhine laid to rest some of these s,Reculations with the publication of hls book M:v Best G'afHes oi Chess in the fan of 1927. The critics saw that Alekhine's combinations were fat from unsound. They were profound, and' based on a thorough understanding and ap~rec[arlon of' the position.

It was true for example that in hi,s match against Rubinstein at the Hague in 1921 . Alekhine had moved 'his Qu.een Bishop awn three times, 111S King Rook Pawn three times and his Queen Bishop four times in the first thirteen moves, and it was true that he 'had moved his Queen several times in the first few moves of his" game against Wolf at Pistyan in 1922J but these moves were not eccentric at all, They .col"fforfned i.triJh the requiY'ements of the ef}sitioll, and this is what counted.

Alekhine .explained this and his other ideas beautifully, for 11e' was a mag-

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nificent annotator. It' was Alekhine's own comments that revealed the depth, su"btletyc and brilliance of his play. It was no wonder fila! even years after the Championship match, Reuben Fine was moved to say, ('iMirror, mirror on the wall, who was the strongest of them ,~ll? The Capablanca-Alekhine controversy ·wi.~l remain a fascinating subject for speculation for a long time to come .. u

So perhaps A.~e'khine did h ave the credentials, and I 'was entitled to have a sh ·t' a' t +:~,i:;i *"itlA

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'Thh; coald 'be The Dream Match!

C,apa'bianca~, in accordance Wi th hi s 'us ual custom, made no preparati OtT}; far ~he match. He relied on his innate aJbility ~ kn~v~] edge and experience to see him through, M(J,reQvre-r~ hadn't he beaten Alekhine recently. in fhe big' N,ew York tournament, and.· come' aut' 2~ points ahead. of him in the fifnat standings? Hadn't he also shown 'his superiority' to. Alekbine in. thEeir previous encounters rl

"AJekhine~ on, t~e other ~hal1d: did. _ ever~thingpos$ibte' to increase his chances of dethrcnlng the ~h,::tnJ.Ploni He subjected Capablanea's games (especially those in the New York Tournament) tel fierce, relentless analysis in the search for the secret of Capablanca's strength, and to discover, if pCH3s!fblej, ,amy weaknesses that 11 e could exploi t,

Alekh l' ne did not under roO, iI' - 'C" apabla - , ,Ii"j, 'b - t h L d ' .:C dei '. h"

"'" ',), " urn ~:~' - , ," '!id~ ,~', ... e i A~ ,"Anca.., 'U~ 'e uaJ' CQD u ,ence In: ,I S own

powers, Shortly b~'ore the match, he made this cOlm'ment~w'bi('h attests to his attitude: ~ l.y es it is' difficult to 'P~ au re Capablanca Iosing s ix games " but I find it more diffic,u]' picturIng Capablanca beating me s~~ games,'

The great mateli began at Buenos' Aires on September 1.6, 1927.

Capablanca opened with 'I P .... K4J, and Aleknine replied witlJ I . " . P-K31~ the French. Defenee, At. his 17th turn, Alekli ine ca pta red a: Knight with his tlu~eenJ 'the swpefj;o'r~-ty of, this to 17 . " di Bx'K~ bei'ng po"ssib~:.v' oveflooked by Capablanca, and won a Pawn thereby, Theoretically he 'mlad a won. gam,~ and A Iekhine did w,i nc it in 43 moves by careful, exact play.

The result of the first game was a shock l No Que expected Capablanca to

los,€; the 6.r:s,t gan1e~ndt 'even the most avid, Alekhine supporters, .

The seeoad game was a, short draw ~ In the th i rd game, Capabl anca dazzled the' spectators, by uneor k i n"g' a btl ll j ancy , He. ga.ve up h ~ 5J QueBllsi de P,HWn s to unl eash a. Ki ngsi de. a tta.ck wh i c h 'was i' ~resi stible The next tp fee games were drawn, wifh Capablanca having the initiative' in the fir'st tWQ .games,

while Alekhine enjoyed that pleasure in the third, ."

In. the seventh ';g,ame Capablanca again sacrificed a Pawn. to initiate a briUiant Kingside attack w'~icb htDiUgllt .him victro:ry after 36 moves, At this" point tl1~' critics were a gre 00. that Capablanca had found 'his stride, and that Alekhine wouid be forced to pay the consequences ,0£ his presumptkm in 'w:inning the first game,

Three mere drawn games foUoweH.t and the el~~v,enthga'me found Capablanca forcing matters unt-il his "26th move, '\vhen he missed the strongest continuation, one which would nave, compelled Alekhine to sacrifice the exchange ~,a:na flgbt {or. a draw. Alek}-Hne ,got the upper hand shortly thereafter" and Capablanca found himself fiog'h.6ng hard for a draw, He missed.

'hischance on. his 47,th luorve, as Alekhine rater pointed out, when the riskylooking 47 R-Q7instead of 41' Q--Q7 would have done the" trick. He fought on bra. v-el.y in amos t: di mcal t P9s~t i on, and finally resigned when there were

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four Q'ueens on tn e board ~ A lo~t1g 'I hard. game apd til, spite o:f some er rors

on both. sides, a genui ne masterpi ece Ot fi,ghtin.g chess,

Inthe t2th game, Capa.blanca made a rare mi sealculation (OF per haps an error of judgment') when. he let a Rook stray too far into enemy territnry, ,Alekhin~ of course pounced on the error, and forced resignation. shortly afterwards, Another slroek f'OT the cfiess ~vo\rld! Capahlanca losing two games in a row' Unbefievable f

A, series of dra~vn. games, ionowed" of '}¥l1icJl the, 17th 'and 20t}] we're the" most .interesting, and the 21sl[ 'found. Alekhine in an inspired mood. In this game (which; together 'wi.th the 34th, A],ekhiM, considers his best. in the match") Al.ekhine· simpl}:' outplayed Capablanea, who appa rentl,y committed no tang-j,b] e error,

The next game was a. drawl hut n.ot a. routine draw! It was as great '3 :fight~ng game as anyone has. ever seen. (1). a chessboard, It w,as, fea,tuf"ed iby what one- eritie called, "Capablanca's superhuman patience' and, defensive genius," Tll,e ending found Capablanca's Knight beating .ott a swarm of P:aw:ns--suc;cesBfully,. A gigantic struggle ~

,After' two more drawn games~ Capablanca missed a win (a rare lapse f~Qt 'him) at his 38th move when h .. e moved his King to. B2 instead of K2~ Alekhine himself said. that Capablanea should have fuTou,gat off a well-merited victory,

FaUowi:ng another draw, Capablanca pt;lt on the pres sure 'tight from the start in the 29th game, Alekhine was left with a lone isolated Pawn OD the Qu@en side" and this Pawn fell on, the, 28th move. After ,3: g,reat deal, of complex. maneuvering a position was reached U('~.erein, Alekhine' had BJ~hop and three! Pawns against Capablanea's Kluight and four' Pawns, Capablanca 'was ~n his element, and handled the ending ~n his customary elegant style,

"His. Krl1,g'i1t danced about, preparing.the w,ay fa,r hi~ passed Pawn to aa'Vanc@:~

and. Alekhine's ,King W3.~, forced further alIa, rUT:the:f' 'hack" until it ·~ould retreat :P,O, more, Capablanea won fh e 'enning as neatly and. efficiently as though hewere demonstrating an endgame study,

'The 30th game was a, model draw, The ~llst game offered Capablanca a. golden opportunit.y-whic:h he: missed! A1 his 37,th turn he moved 37 P--QR5, overleoki ng "the. strength of 137 p- Jt.R4lj w hieh w'old d have fixed Alekhine's Kingside Pawns, This would have given 'him definite \vinning chances, as he 'was, a Pawn ahead at the time.

The next game found, AIekhine' rn supel1b: form, and. his conduct o~ the g~ame 'was irresistlble. His end,.play sp:3lt,kled,; ',andl once ,again 'he' bequeathed at m asterpi ece 'Of 'lila y to the world.

A short draw' ~followedJ and then caU16 ['he 34thJ .and. what tutn.ed out 'to be the- final g:am,e of the ruatch~:. Turns was a long, ba:.rd gatne of 82 moves; and it br' ~stlad '''l'U;th f·ahi::'oII"";·n·gf,,j.!ng<'- A·omt..~n,q·+ ~ll1f'-'i.ns "':iI. -...l ubtle nositional m an - e

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The g€l:rlle js a masterpiece in every respect, and. undou.bt~dly Alekhine's best. game in the mateh ~ Ga pablanea fought hard, as 'bet1tte;jj a Champi Oft defending himself, 'but. eventually had to resign tH,e game] and. with it his title,

Alekhine was, now the new King of chess"

It ,vag ,3. splendid and exciting match; one ~'~lich enriched the w'o;r-md wlth. some magnificent games, the 'happy consequence, of a great struggle 'between two ,of the greatest players who ever lived,

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loa k.ing' for 'wi th the keenest possible in'tere-stt the con test for world's chess

devotees, if not a majerlty, were equaUy' certain that Lasker would add another victory to his score, The people thought

The cbamplorrship chess marcb, to blanca's friends were sure that he 'would 'which't'he whole chess wtlrld bas 'been' be victorious, an equal number of'chess

tod~ty .Jose Raul Capablanea is the new II that hie Ion g experience and his remark ~ champion, havin g 'wrested, the coveted able record to, da te wO'uld be, 1'00 much

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occupied the chess t'hr'one for over

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twenty-seven years, It is not necessary I credit, was not looked upon as a dead to dwell here on the details 0,' the con- certainty, and o'Ol"y a lew of his, most

, test, w.bich are given in fun below, SU'f- ardent admirers were sure that die

flee it to say that the young' champion verdic would be in bh; favor.

rna y be' proud 0 f hi Sl, ,aehie;vemen t, be- When 'Dr i Lasker challen ged tb e I a te

cause he went t'tlfougb the fight w~thout W. Stejnitz, tbe most 'remarkable thing Iesing' a single game, wlii,lie 'plac,in,g 'four happened" namely, that he could 'riot 'fin d wins tOI his. credi t from a Lasker, who ,suftlcient b,acking' among hjs friends .1 n neve', 'before in any ,ot his matches or 'New York and, b:uf for the H'ma.nc~al tournaments had four' points on tbe support 'he .reeeived from three New' debt,! side of' his score, This fact alone York. newspapers, it was rather doubtful speaks volumes to the' credit of ,the new whether the match would have com e

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4 LASKER VS., CAPABLANCA

IDe' members, of the Manhattan Chess ' CI ub, for ins ranee, the sen timen t wa.s almost exclusively in favor of' Steinitz 'wb~ succeeded in get ing the amount ' of' his backings. at once, and scaf!cely 8J1ybod'Y eO'uld be f.ound to stake his faith upan the then rather youthfu.I Lasker, for the simple reason that his recerd could not be compared very favorably with tbat 'of his rival: but the Kll owj'ng 'OD'CS werre 81 tegethe r wren gt ! ,an Id Lasker b eeame th e n ew cham pi on ,. The land lay somewhat different in" the case of the Lasker-Cepahlanca con test. Wh.ile the latter's record w as no as .'ood as that o,'f Lasker, Capab, snea was, 'Ioo~,ed. 1lIp'on as one of' r.he: greatest chess

gen i uses ever, an Id hen ce it i 5. ea 5'l 1 Y exptained that 'in this case more confidence was pla.ced ,in. 'him than Lasker received in. his match witt.\ ·Steinitz ..

Ch ess players 0 f f ormer gen ern ti on s wi n wen rememb er the al m ost 'UftSU r .. mounta,ble dHflculties. in order to hi1.ve the mtU:ch between the late W. Steinitz .and J',. H .. Zuk'~rtOrrt arranged, while Dr,

L a'~dte r re pea te d 1 y tOll d the sto ry abo ut the difficulties be experienced 'in getting 1'0 terms wIth Steinitz, but the diffi-

eulties In arra ging these ma tches were nothin,g in comparison wi th i hose in tb...; match wh'ich was, just concluded, In November of t, 91 9 Capablanca received 1 8; ~ etter fro m the Dutch Ch ess F'ederlltion~. when ,at London, asking him

. hether he would be wini ng to play a m.atch with Dr .. Lasker and under what conditfone, He re'plied by return mail that he 'would be but 'too pJ.eased. tc 'plny such a. matc'h, but he could then. not name any conditions wi "out knowing Dr, 'Lasker's .ideas . about 'Such a contest, He suggested, therefo"re, that a meeting 'sb oald be a rranged at T.he H agoic' be~

'I we en Dr. Lasker an d hi m,s;eJ f in ord:e\F to save time. Unfortunately, Dr, Lasker took several weeks before answering a. letter from the Dutch Chess; Fede'ration~ 'He, howev<er, when the answer came, agreed 11 p,oo such a m,eeti n g on .p ri ncip Ie ,8 nd ~xeld a date, for it. The meet .. 'in.g duly took place and, after agreat deal of arguing and discussion, articles were .BnaUy signed. Wben. the players met at Havana. they agree,d UP'011. a ,cDd~ 0, f rules an dreg u l~ t.ic·ns 'to govern ·tll e match, These wiU be found on another page of this book .. ,

No sooner did it become kl10wn that the articles had been sjgnedl than Cap,a ... blan CB. got several offers for tin ancl n g' the match, On e came fro,m Spain, 8:0'" o th er fro m the Un i ted S tates - an d, finally, one, from Havlin. a , wh'i.ch city o ff'e'red he biggest amoun t ever off·ered ·f or a simi l.a'~ 'COIn test. When;a, b out to inform Dr, Lasker thereof" w'otd came. f ro m t'he la tter tha t he ha d resigned the championship title, transferring it to Capablanca and 'he gave as. reason for sueh II step that the chess world at large (l'Ld not. take I suOlcie.n t '~nte.r,~st in the matter,

As S.O'O n as Ca p a b Ian ca C euld con ~ venien tty arrange it" he left Havana, went straight to Europe, sa'w Dr. L8:skcf a gai It In d fin all y succeeded i'n persu ad .. in g. him to accept the offer of Havana, and they agreed tOI begin the match ae Havana lOR January 1, 1921.. New articles were si gned, after a somewhat stormy meeting at The Hague, in 'whic'h el fy' a. t on e tim e Cap a,~ 1« n ea p'racticall V' 'bad given up all hopes for a "match be .. f ore articles were si gn·ed., Every thi n_g. seemed to be settled '[UJW, when Dr ..

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articles Now th i n gs w,e re agai n up ~ n I tti e - }J ri nei pals in a grea t chess m a tch the air; However~ Ca.p,.blanca succeeded have to go through so much trouble,

in, obt',aining permission from Havana less of' time and. expanse, 'S did 'Capa'""

to meet Dr, Lasker" s new dem an. d s, planes i d arran gi n g th is con test an d~, Then Dr ~ Lasker set the date ,for the, se ein g that the '~h ole chess w'o.rld was beginni ng of' fhe match for Ma.rch to, in terested and m cs t anxious t10 .see the W,hy he fixed, the date in the advan ced I fi,gbt be tween t~e· two gjant~ t'b.ey ought season ~ w.b,en a cahle was sen t to him on, to' be 'm'igbty- grateful to the 'Cuban · Decem ber 25,t'h ~ a.ssu t.i ng 'hi m th lilt: his in as fer to have successfu Uy b r,01l1gh t ,11,ew demands would. be met, be alone about the most importaut batfle o:f' can tell, People here, .we~e, a.m azed, ad d me dern tim es,

still more 'So w'hen tbey 'were told tllat Accord'ing' to 'my eX,perien,ce:., true

his, 'friends in E uro p e VI arn ed hi m em O'U gh ~ there w'ena ra t1)cr som every

,ft"gaihst p~,ayi'ltg the match in March, and warm days d.'uring the progress of tbe

,A prll, when he c-ould 'easily 'he ve begun m a teh, but tb e evenin gs were always, plllY in Febru.ary ~ Still he W,DS assured ideal, I never felt the influence of the in Havana that the weather cendlfiens I d,ays, because I, took great care net to wo \lId ti e all, th at co tlld. bed esi red un ti 1 exp ose m yse1f to the sun du rio g the

tb e en til of April., Jl;O on or ea r'l.y a fte:rn 0.0 n h ours, practl-

When ev,erything, therefOiFe~ seemed. caU,Y keeping D, siesta until the late to' be)' Oll[ easy st reet, another trouble hou rs in the a,ltemooft.. I f oun d the

set: 'i n ~ The American, eem mission er at 'fo od go'od in every respect and t of

B~rlirJ refused ro 'vise Dr ... 'Lasker's course, I, ,a,:voided el,tin,g much meat and, passport tOI travel 'via N'e,w York" Of any pr,ac'ti,eaUy abstained from ta.,]Ci'ng' alcoother American port, to Cuba 811dJ, when helic beverages, I never had 18,nr comthe corresponden t '(ll the ASSOQ1ated plaints to make and. kept ] n perfect' Press cabled the :news ill' New Yerkj he. health and temper du.ring the 'whole of added that, unless he could travel "ria 'my nine, weeks~' stay at Havana,

N e'w 'Yo·rlk:. hie w~)'u.l d, D,O t go to ,8 }1,van a Ai regi~u:d,s the ven me 0 facti 0:0., '] at aIL N(lrw Mc~ Herbert RI! Lim'burg~ found it the most ideal for a chess the pre:si,de'n1 of the M,anh'ltt:an Chess match, The players· were situated in an Club, w~red and 'wrote to the Secretary abso.lutel,y privat@ room, nobody but ,tbe (i,1 State at 'Washington, 9.skio\g' him to referee and seconds 'being admitted, resei nd his decision and info rm t'b e The room, 'wi th a ceilin g 0 ver twen ty America,n commissioner at :SerUn tu ff?et pi,gh" had. an exit ·to the gard.e'fls vise Ids passport accordingly. But 'wben where the players could walk about the Secretary of State did rescind his when 11,ot engaged rat' the board and 'first order and ~abled, to Berlin to vise waiting for the adversary's move. Rethe passp orr, :0 r, Lasker 11 ad al rea ely freshmen ts 0 f wh at t,eve r so rt were 10-

-made arrangements to go via, Amst~r'''' _ stoat'ly furnished by H, waiter, \lrho was dam di rect lto Ha van a ~ an d so a t I a st assi g ned to the p Ia yers, referee j second s all difficulties wer'e overcome, ' and reporters exclusively, - In short, R:ight 'b ere it m 11 81: be stated that I there n ever 'was a, chess ma ten pI.a,yed, never j n th e hi s to ry () f chess did 0 n e D f, un der me re ideal sur ro un d in gs, free

6 ~SK:q 'VS~ CAFABLA.NCA

from tebaeeo smoke an d noises; the I referee would of'der play in the matel Doctor ~as so :muth pleased, as to spe- to pro ceed, but if' he wQ,ul.d eensent to ci~lly' refe te the noiseless waY' in send ancther letter, . the cemmitte€i in which the director of plaft re,fe-ree and ell a rge , the referee llnd 'Capablanc.d umpires walked a bou t ~ ,Dever a whisper 'wrJfuid be pleased 1:.0 take' mat ters 'agai n ,disturbing either player in 'their studies . into con-sid:erati!lll~ p.hulny~ Dn Lsrskc'f

Q'D the board. I wrote t'h e 'f,ollowi n g letter:

A big;bly_,. in teresting fea.t.u re must no t "8 .' P

- -- 'en 0 r Alb e rto 1"'0,0 ce,

'be ,overloo:ketl here, namely, the exeeed .. , Havana Chess Club:

i:p gly· 'frj,en dJ Y ,i nterce urse b e tWleen th e 'r- lA, " I!'. ~

- "Dear Sb-:-ln your,- ca.pacity as, ~l'-

plrifllcipllds,~ Du:riu,g ,mY' long e(Xperienc~

eree of the match .1 'b eg b:r a,d,dress this

in w.itnessing; impor.tan] matches and ' _ _

I.e.tter' to .you, p,~-.lr(lp,fJ:sin,g thereby to to urn amen ts, I. h ave n fn~,er be fo re seen

B\ more eo 'U r teous in te,rcoUl rse between resi g:n 1rhe.. m a ten. Please ad vise me :i I

players than en this occasion. Ther"e I this determination ,is, acceptable to my

,8 dv~rsary ~ th.e corn mittee 4ln d you rsel f·,. never was the sl i gb tes t d:i.sp'l1 te eve r the

rulies or anything else an d, whenever Sincerely yours,

any doubtfnl ma~ter arose, the ,players, (Signed.). EMANUEL LASKER ..

at olnc.e ao-'ree,-': d, one w'ay or the otHer!" I~U·· ' . A' '''1- ~~'th lfi2'1I.u

o £],;Bvana" ,.p,r~, Iii. I' . ~ '~: .. 1 ,;

never apP'ealin.,g to' either referee or 'To this letter M-r'~ POD,ce' 'ma.d.e the

seconds, ·:E·ven when [k" Lasker q.ec~,Q.ed fo,Uowing reply',:'

to take hi's last' da'y o'ff1 on, 'Frida,y~ J~E$t@em,ed. Dr," Lasker:

March 22~ and. arrived at the Casino 'on ~iRe,p~yjmirg to' yO'et"'le'~tel\ proposin,g to the S,a,tu.rday foHow,in.g. a:~d in a.~ In.te:f' .. I - resign the ,~atcb YfJ'U Wl8;re eoga,ged in view' 'w:it'h the referee, Judge ,/It lberto.] wi t',hi, M",. Cap,ablanea,~ [ am plea&ed to Ponce, stated, that he· was_ sick, and ] inf'orm y,QU that, ;sfte:t infOrming' .M.r" cDu'UI :not' ?o~i~'ly play that night, Co:pa,- I Ca,p.,bla~ca and 1'!J.f:~. eommittee of your

bla.nca SJll,d ~ UVery w,eU;H,9;nd. so Dr" rntemtfo:o, and Inasmuch as neither the

Lasktir, 'with the permission, ,.0J the ~ommitte.~ nor Mr" Capabla1f1JcI bad a:ny

referee an d Ca P Balan ea ~ go ,t le~.v~. '0.1 o'bj eot ions there to) I have' no - he:sj,t.a ti trn

absence to the TU1~sday evening :fonow~ in also accepting your ·propo.siHo'D~ I

i:n g. 5'1Ji'fely~ mere COIU f>ite:sy co ulld, not rem sin l ,s"i"n,c~r'ely . you rs,

po'ssibly b,ave been expected, . (SignJed) ~j'A.:L~ERTO P~O;NCEllu

The final scenes of the match Dan. be bri'eHy descri.bed as loU,ow'S:

I D stea d 0,1 presea tl ttl himsel f f o-r pla y I o'n 't'tte-sda,y~ M,a,reh 26~ a" letter from the Doctor was received 'by Mr« Pence, in wtH db . be desired, to resign the cb am ~ pienship to Q1pabhtnCH~ h~'ve the, match declared concbad.ed', etc." In re,ply he W,SLS ,a.dvfsed tha t the reason. B, gi yen 15j~{ him to abstain from further play in the mats, 'were not acceptable and that ,the

On: Wed n esda l' "even ~ ng, A prH . 27 ~ i ft. the small reeeptien rsem of tohe Union Club, t'h e PI ri n ci p als, r~l. eree I'll d :seCQ'1I ds met and, 'a"'tar a. 1],rief dJsc.u~ssion, de .. elated '.he match offic:iaUy at .an ·~n.d~ It was then that Ca,pab,taftc~ was de ... elared ito be the 'W inn er an d the '0 ew world's champion. J!llst as 'the ma,t(:·'h' W·RS started at the Union. Club on March til wi tIl 0 u It . any ce re~Ql on j es wh a tie ve r, tne

WORLD'S CHAMP10'N,SHI'P XA.TCHt 1921

C'OO, test w:QS ~lso concluded at' the Union Club witbcut 'indldgimg in .:oy ·forma.lities,

It r.eally woulid be' a grave omission if' tbe ,g,'cne:rosity of the committee in.

. ..

charge were not acknowledged here. If

tllis . match had been p~aY'Ed anywhere except in Havana, it is very doubtful jf , [J,t'"c. 'Lasker W'O ' ld hav,e received tille, full amount of tbe sum. guaranteed to him I in 'lite articles. ·I.t was 'no fauit of 'tbe eommittee that they were de'p rived, 0 ~ w·~tDessjng the full- number o.f games, namely, twenty~fu'urJ and tbe,y migbt righ,tly have refused b) 'pay Dr. Lasker

*

.

, ,

f1 I.

the fu)l ameun t. There was· ,2 rumor

. aflo it, t th at the eo m m i ttee wou.ld insist upon a reduction of the fee, bu,t I am 'happy to say that: it was aJ.to'getber greundless, the committee never intending to 'thus darken their 'wel1 ... known [S~Jlerosj ty ~ .

In conclusien ~ . there is scarcely ·a·ny apology needed for the decision Glf . Mr. Capablanca to pu1lUs'h this little velume, containing aU the games of the match, wi th Qn.a~ytical notes 'by- the victor.

, .

HARTWIG €ASSEL~

,

Havan a M BY, 1'912' 1'.

- _, _, _ t ' ~

Ca p all Ian ca (Wh i te) - i 2' Pieces,

Kt-K! ('. ) ·29., Q'·-K2

QR-S 30. K-R2

K.txKt sr. P~Kt3

Q-=QKt3 32~P~KKt41

P~R3 33. P'-·.Kt3

P-Q5 34~, .K=Kt2

B,xK:1 35. ~B4

RxP se, Qx'BP'

.RxRch 37.. P~B3

R·-~ 38~ Qx.Q

'Q-Q3 Q'-- Q4 Q~Br4

Q-K.t4 R·-Q3(h) P-K.t31 R~K3 QxP Q--=Kt4· PxQ

Played at the Union Club of Havana"

CliPS blanca. Lasker. Capablanea, Las ker,
W-' it·a:, Black :, Wbite~ B,lack:
I. P=Q4 l?==Q' I L BxQK.t KtxB
2 .. Kt~K.S3 P;_K3 1.2 .. BxB, QxB
a, P-B4 Kt~KB3 I 13. Q-K.t3(c) Q-Q3(d)
4·", B-Kt5 B-K2 1,4,. Castles KR-Q
s. P-K3 QKt~2 15. KR-Q QR.-Kt
6" Kt--B3 Castles '15 Kt~.K(e) Kt~B3
' ' ..
.. 7 .. R-Q.B, P-QKt3 17. ·R-B.2 P-'B4 -
8 .. P.xP .P.xP 18 P.xP PxP
, .
..
D" B-.KtS(a) R=-Kt2 I.'!l. K't~K2 !I' i!' ..
10. Q=R,4 P-QR3 b) Lasker (B_RCk.) -12 Pieces,

'"

20~ Q~·R3 2],,, Kt-Kfo 22~ RPltK.t

,23" QR~2'fg) 24 .. Kt-B5

25~ PxP

ae. QxB

27. R-B2

28 .. Q.xR

WORLDt.S CHAMPIONSHIP ,MATCH, 1921

1 45. K_:_K2(j,) R,~R8 I

46~ K~3(k) K~Kt2

,47,~ P~I(t4 R~KB8:(J)

48. K____.K3 (m) R--;-Q~ f8

49" 'R,-Rft Rxp

50.. RxR,:P R-- Kt7

,39~ 40,., 4t., 42~ 43 ... 44.,

K--, 82 K~K81

K- f\A

~T'

K K'~(''')

_ •. ~11 "

K '·'8"''']

_r-t;;J.

P~KKt4

R~3 R~'K3cb

R~Q3ch R-K3eb 'R~3

J'

R--=-Q8

9

Drawn.

Caps,blanca:: 2h~ 114m.; L.asker ~ 2h .. 35'm~

(a) A new move wh.ich has no merit - eurslde of' its novelty. I 'playea it far the Br.st time against- Teichmann hi 8,lerlln in 1913.. The DQrmal move is B-q3, . bu Q....,_R4 nlay be: "the best, after aU ..

(b) P~IB4 at once is the proper continuation.

(c) Witb the idea of preventing ,P~-QB4~. but stiU better would have

been to castle. I

(d) Black could. have playied 'P~,B'4., 1.0 the many Icorn,plica,Hans arising' frem th i s move, I 'thin k, Black would, have, come out aU right~

(e) The object was to draw tbe Kt a.waY from the line of the. H, which would _soon be open I' as. 'it IctuaJl}r occurred '~n the g,ame~

('f.) All the atta.cks, beginning either with .Kt~Kt5 or P-K.5 'would have fatle.d.

(IJ) R,(Q)~B woulid not have beeD better, bees use of the re j ain del' p~S, etc.

(h) Unquesti'onabl.y the best move;

, I

. with any other 'move ,BI.I!C1.t would, plsr-

haps, have fOlund i . impossible. to d.taw:.

(i) K~BS W8$ too risky .. , The' way tOI wi n was not a.t all clear ,and I even th ought rhat with tha tm eve Black mig'ht 'win ~

(j) K:- K:3 was the :righ t move·~, It was .plerhH.ps. the only chance Wbite had

to w~i.nt or at lleast come near ·it~ ~

(k) Had the K been at .K3 be c{tal.d, gOI to 'Q4" whi'cb would have gaill.ed a .. ery .importan,'t move.

(I) B,est. Bla·ck~ n.()I"ever.~ w·ou·hl

"have .aceomplished 'nothing 'with this move'~ hald the white, K, been at Q4"

(m) Thff remainder of the game' needs no comments,

S.eco d, G.ame-Queen's, GUlbjt Declined.

This and a.1I the f'oUow,jng games were 'p:~,ayecl at ·'the Casino de 11.. PI..,y. de ,Marianao. at Man:anao OQ 'the dates given in the statistical tables on anotber page,

Lask,e,.,~ Wbite:

I~ P~Q4

,2. P~'B4 3. Kt~B3 4~ Kt.~Ba,

Ca pablan cal ~

B~.a,ck : 'R-==Q4 P~K3 Kt-KB3 QK't-~Q.2

Lasker, Wb,~te: 5., P-,Kl,(a) 6. B-Q3

7.. Castles.

. ,

Cap a b] anca ~

BI.,ei: :

B~K2

Castles ~xP

~I

:10 LASKE;R. VS. 'C,A,PABLAN'CA,

P-,B4 p'_ .. Q,.,'R3

"

P-Q:K.t-4

'I L B-'-Q3

'12~ P·--=-K4 (b) 13,. K'txP

Blaek-14 Pieces.

8. :BxP

~~ Q'=K2' 101. R-Q

B~Kt2 'Px,P Kt~K4

Whit~l4 Pieces.

29;0 'R -K' 3il Q=-B3

3[~ RI(K3)~K2

32", Rx'R

S3" K-Kt2

34., B~B4

3S" P~K,'R:'4

:3 ft Q--='K:4

317 .. RxQI

~~t R,~'B'

aJl. K--8'!

4l1. PxP

4L BxP

2 hrs., 36 min,

14. Kf~Kt3(lc) 151" 'RxKt

116~ P;_'KSf(d) "]7~ R-Kt3

18., ,RxKt ,~g,,~ 'R- K t'3

20., ~R6 zr. 8-K3 2~1 :K't~R5 ,23" Ktx'll '24~ B-R6 25,. PI-Kt3

2~" R~:KB .:;; 7 .. R 'I[l' '2 ,G, -:n,~'

. 2a~ Pl-'Kt!

Ktx'B Q-=-.,B2

K·t~Q4' ,K,txKt Q-Q2(e) KR=Q' P-Kt3

~Q4(f) QR-B

Q-.,- K'-'t'

, x.",

~4 Q=-Q5(g)

R'~4 B~RI6fh)

Q,-Kt7

(I' On general principles it is better 'to 'Dr,iog the Queen's Bishop out fi'rst,

(b} fila ye d, in. order to develo p tb e Queen 's Bishop all d 'ih ereby co ndemn ~ ing: his whole pian, of developm,ent~ since be could hav)e done that before, as io .01 ca te cI in the p revi 0'U5 n ote, an, d the only reaso n he could h five h a,d), IOf I 'playing :p-Ka 0'0 the fifth move w'otdd, have been '1'0 d€veJopl this B,i'sho,p via QKt2~ I

.'

R-B7'(i) B-K2ll")-' - \J.

. RxR(k)

Q-,Kt8c'b

B---B P~R3 P-Kt5 QxQ K-:Kt2 B-B4 'P-:Kt4 PxP Drawn

2, hrs., 31' 'm'in ~

(c) The combinations be:ginnin,g: w,itb BxP, followed, by ,K'r;x~K,P! are 'Wf'ong'~ viz., 14,~ BxP~ PxB; ~,5. K'txKP) Px·Kt; 16. RxQ" QRxR; 17',. Q'xP~, K,tx,P; :an,d

811 a /!"10k' 'fro ~ 0' 'W"'D g,\I3m~ .Il_A~ . ,IIQ.~ ~ .' UI:.I I A. __ ~ ..

(IU) Wh.it,! could not ,play' :B=-:,Kt5 b ecause 0 f the re j glin der, Ktx 'P,.

(e) It was my' i,mpressiQrIJ that., alter this m eve, Blact had is. very' superior game,

( f) Tn is leads to the ex chan ge III r. -

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WORLD',',S CH:AM'PIONSH]P ~'A"l.:CHj 1921 11

one' of the two ~i:shopsf, but it would (j) This was my thirtieth meve; I be very d'ifficult to find a better move .. , was "ery much -pr1essed '£or rime and

(g) '1 twas, P TO bably here 'whe~ 0 l . eeuld not make the 0 eeessary analysis Black faUed to mak.e the, best move.

'to llnd out wh~'fber '8-'8 wDuldl have 25: .. ~ B==K t5 .. WliS, the b etter m 0,",13.,

been. 91 wnnin-g or a losing move, II 30 .. , .,'~B: 31. BxB'j K'xB; 32~ Q-B6~ K,~,Kt; 33. 'P-KR4,~ and 'Black. would. have a very difficult position .to defend,

(k.) Q.xp POW would lose ·beCHlllJ'se· 01" 32,. RxR, Qx'R; 33~ R---Q'B, foUowed by H-88ch" ete,

(b) B~B 'was better" as White coli td. no,t very well a'fffJ'rd to' take the Bishop; he would. be compelled to play ,flrst 'R;___K4,~, to be follo'wed later on by B~B4·"

(i) QxQ, :foUowed by .B-:Kt5, was, the· p YO P. er oourse to fallow_.,

Third. Game--;Four Knights' O_ng" (Roy Lopez in fa,ct,)

Ca pa blanca ~ Lasker. Capablanea, L,8sk.e·r ~
Wh'·'t Black: 'White: Black :,
mte:
L P=K.4 ,P---K4 10. B-K't6 P"=-KR3
2~ Kt~K'B3 Kt~:B31 :~ L 8-'R4 R-K,
3" Kt-B3 Kt-B3 12. Q=-Q Kt-R2
3
4". B-K't5 P==Q3 ia. BxB{a) 'RxB
5~ P~·4 14~ R,-K3 Q~K't ..
B=Q2
."
6~ Castles PX,P' 15" P-QK.t3 ('b) ~'Kt3
7~ R K B--·K·2 16 QR K QR K
- .. ~-' 'J~',.
_. _. !l
8 'l(.txP Castles, 17 ~ Kt-,B3, Q-R4
iI!
9., BxK't PxB 18",. Q=-Q2
. !!! ~ ..
-< HI ~.. T'I.." 'p.'

.... :SO,ft., .............. , JU u"'teen . IeEe!';,.

I· iO

. o. ,.~ ,!!II II!

-

'Whi-t~ Thirteen. Pieces,

'Kt-K14fc) 21, R=Q

PxKt, 22'. R-Q3

'R,-K4 23. 'K,~=R2

'S==B Q~'Kt3 QR~K,3

19~ KtxK't 20~ ~~1~]13

12 LASK,ER VS1. CAP,'ABLA'NCA

R-B3

K ....... B

Q~R4,

RxQ

~Kt2 R-K3

, '

B~R31

P~-B3 P-.QB4 B~Kt4 'B=o=:83 R,-R3 'R=----Kt3 K,-B2(1) R:--Kt' R(K'3)-~Ki R-KR '~'2, R,~,Kt2

"R'~R'5 'B=K3

u~ R,~K't3

,

K.-Kt(d)

,'K't;_R,4

QxQ R,~B8,(e,)' P~KB3 R,(B3)'~3 Jl:-Q4 'R~B 'R~2 K,t~a:3

P-QR4 K~82 Kt----Q K~K3 R~KR. R.{Q2)-Q P~KKt4(g-) Kt-'Q6 K'~Kt$

44,~ R.-Q,3

25,., 26.

27,~ 0!118'

4-" ..

,29' ..

30'", st.,

082 ..

"~r U'II}.!I!

,34,

35~ .. ,

36" 37'",

89'~ 40.

4L 42,.,

,oil ;i.; ~Ii

(,8) As 014 m eve, gen e raIl y playe tI by' all the 'masters. I, believe, boweverj, 'that B-KUt, 'Is the best 'eon til[Uatio:n ~ (,b) Unnecessary' at this point~ sin,ce Bla,ck can not take the pawn ~

( >. A d h" 'I) I!

e'l '-, vety ,go 0 -'" 'move,; W I C I, glyes

-Blaek the bet tar p os,i,ti on,

,( d). P-88 w,l)uld, b a ve 'been an-

5~e~€d by Q-'B~t '

(e) Played, un der tb e im pressi 0 II tb aft B~a'ck woubl, havre t,o. defend! the pawn '

by 'D~"' ... - 'IL..·e<Fli1 w, ..... ul d f' ',I'lII'II'lo"w--: ,..,n_ K::"t- '

. ~1iI;i, '!"''tIl,'I~ , U'. , '''"',I... .... ~;;:r~ ,. .

+

Q,5, ,&--K; 30~ P;_K5'~ S,i-oee Bla,ek

coul d p~a,y tbJe tex t. 'move; f t, W'Quld, 'ha,ve;

'45.. P--QB4 4ft R~QB 4i~ Kt~KI 48 .. Kt~Kt2 49 .. , R~K

50 Kt;_K3 6L R-QKt'

52. R~2 53,~ R~'3 .54~ R-·· KR !U5~ R~R2 56,. R~R 57. R~R2 5811 R~R 59. R,-R2 eo, Kt~BS 61~ Kt-K,;3 62. Kt~,5, 63,~ Kt~K3 3, hrs. 5'9 m,

R-R,'-

- ~ , .'

K-K K'=Q,2 QR,-K.t K-, '83 R(Kt).~K

R '02'

----J-\. .

I _L_

R~Kt R(Kt)-K'R K=K'ta K-'83 (h) R-QKt.

R--' 'KB'

,~',"i, ..

K--Q2, 8-'82 R(B),~'KR,

:K~K3 R-'QB Drfl.Wn (i)

4: brs., 20 m,~

been better for Wbite to b. av e play,ed 28~ P'-QB4,~

{f) Of. course, if P-B~; K,t-K3.

(g)1 Of vErry doubtful value .. It: would. .lhra vie. been. 'bette:r to, play K~:K tal threlte:ni'l1g P~R4,.,

(b). 81 ack goes b a,I~~k. wi tJ1 the 'k;,j,nJg

because he sees tha't it would be impessible for hi-m tal go through wi th it 10:8 th,e q ueen "s side.~ sin ce as so OlD, as ,the king goes to Q-K'tS Whit,e drives 'j't b BC."]t 'by checkrn,,g wi th the Kt at B~,~

(~) There is no way for Black, to

bFeak. throu g'h,~ ,

Lasker. Wbite'~

I~ 'P~4

2~ P'_;QB4

3 .. Kt~B3 4~ Br=-Kt5

Cap'abls'ocs."

Black:

P~4 P'-,K,3

I(t---·KB3 B-,K;2r

Lasker.

WIL,iI!

....... 'I:~lte:

S .. 'P--K3 6. Kt~Ba 7,. Q-B2

, 8. B-Q3fb)

Cap ab lanea,

'81 tl,ck ': ' Castles ,QKt~Q,2

P'=B3(a)

PxP

s, :S:xP IO~ BxB

1 :I., Castles 12. Px:Kt

Ki~Q4 ' QxB KtxKt P-=QKt3

'",

]',3. ,~3 14~ ,P,-QR4 IS,. P-R,5

'P-K't3 B,_Kt2 P~~QB4

16. Kt-Q2(C)

, J.

11.. B=-K4\,

l~t IQx·B

is. Px'KtP 20;; R~R7 21~ 'Q-'86'(e) 22" BPxP'

23~ PxP'(f)

P-K4(d') B,x'8 ,Q,R~K 'RPx;P KPx:'P R~ P,MP

'Q-B3

)

(8) P-QB4 is the pro per '0] eve,

(0) Castles, on fh~ 'Qu.een"s side 'would haye been a much more energ-et'ic Wat"

-.. . \ ':J

of con.tinU'ing~but pr,obarbl'y WhitB did

not want to take tile :ri.s k. 0' t lex" osin g him$elf hal a QU0eRlfS side ,atta.ck~ having then b is Kin g: on that :si de 0 f the b oard,

(Ie) This 'mly not ba1le· been Whit€/~s

I

best 'move. Yet it is extremely difficult

to' p of n t ou t a~'fi'ytH in,g bet ter .

(d) Probably the only move to save

-

the gs me, It was essen t ru a1 to break U Jl

24~ 25~ , 26.

21. 28 ..

QK.Q ,Kt~,B3,

'R-Kt K~B K.R R

' ,

.... -'.,

Ktx,Q Kt~4 p-- 83 R~B2 QR;-Q2 RxR

~

'Dlrawn(g)

2, 'tIrs .. 1,6 m,

29,,, Rx'R.

,30. P=KKt3 2 hrs. 4· m,

Wh i ee's center mn d to create at 'weak~ 1l1€55 in W',hiitc,'s game that 'wotdd. eempen sa. te Black for h is own wea kness OD the IQ ueen's side of the board.

(e) Q:xQ was slightly bctte,r, but Black had, j n th at t ea se, all 'II deq ua te de ... fe,rt,se.,

(f) Net 23,,, Kt-,K4;J bee.use, of Kt~,

K,,'I

!Il., 'II

(g) There w,as no reaseneble motive to eon H'D ue such 111 game, as ttl ere WIS not very' much to be done by either ,p'~Ryer~

\

l,

..

14 LASKER. 'VS. CAPABLA,NCA

,Fifth Game Queen'iI G.ambit DeclineiL

CapablancSl.

W.hite:

1~ P=Q4

.2 I K.t~·KB3,

3", P-....-B4

4., B-?t5 5~ P~K3,

6., ·K't-·83 7~1 R-B

8. PxP

Lasker ..

Black:

P)-- QB4(tl) R-K.t B-Kt2 QxKt,

QR-B ~K31 Q'x'B

, asker. Bl.a.ck:

P~Q4 Kt- -,sa

P-~K3 QKt-QZ B---K2 Castles. P;_Q:Kt3 PxP

Capablanoa, I White:

gl~ Q-R4 In. ~B,6 11. KtxQP' 12" Ktx'8ch 13~ ~'R4

..'14. (}-R~(b) 15" 'BxKt (c)

1 AS" B==-··R 61

_I

II Ii • •

81ack~12 P'ieces.,

-

Wbite-1S Pieces ..

J 6,~ ~ oil " " B-x:Kt(d)' 29. PxP Q-K3
17. BxR 'R--B 30" '1-KB2 P;~KKt4-
:,J: .. I
'tS. PxB QxBP' 31. ,P~KR4 Px.P(g,)
s, R-·KKt R=K. 32" Q~RP Kt-KtS
20 Q'-Q3r P-KKt3 33~ Q-KtSch K-·B·
.. "
21.. K~B(,e.') R-KS, :34L R-B,Sfh) P-KR4
r
22~ Q~Q ~R6ch 35~ Q-Q8cb. K~K.t2
23. R-·Kt2· K.t-B.3, 3,6. Q-,KtSch. K '8
.=.=. .'
24. K==Kt PxP '3:7 .. ~8cb K-Kt2
~5 .. R~B4(f) PxP aa Q-Kt5ch K~B
26~ R~R Ktx:R 39. P:_"...Kt3 Q-Q3
27~ Q~8ch. K.-Kt·2 40~ ~·B4 Q~8ch
28 Q-Q4cb Kt- ·83· 41 ~ Q-B ~2
. ~ ,
. '\ ..

'WORLDJS CHAM PION',S HIP' MATCH, ,1921

45~ Q-Kt7ch K-'B(J)

41" Q=Kt8ch Resigns

2, brs:"t 5 5. m i 11 i 2 hrs., 45 :m.i'n ~

42~ RxRP' 4a~ Q-B3

44i, Q-R8eh(i)

Ktx.:P -'~Q5 K'-K2

15

. Position after Wh i te's 31 st move,

(a) Consic;tered up t,g now the best

,

9!nswer for Black, but I beli eve to' have

h ad tl'l,e pleasure 0 f lin din g' ,over the bo,S/[Q in this game the D'IH~ way to knock it" Otl't~

(b) This mcvvc might b® said to be tbe key of' White~'sl w:h,ole ,pla.n ~ Th.e, main pc lot W_S' 'to be abl1.e to ,pIay .B=-R5.

(e) Ibis exchange had to be made bef ore puttin ,g the plan j 11 to execution ~

(d) Dr~ :lasker tho,ngbt _ for o-ver iudf an hour bef'ore declding upon this 'co n 'tin nation ~ It is nut on.ly,' th e b ~st ~ but "it shows at the same time -the nne han d of' the master" An, o:rdini'J'fY p~Byer woulC: never have .theught Qf givIng up the, exchange in ordJer~ to keep th e 'I n i, tis tive i'n th:i s p osi tio n !. 'wh icli. I was really t.be o,nly reasonable 'Via y in

whic.h be cO'1.l1ij 'hope to; draw' the game ..

. (e.) ~he 'pls',. be fie, wa~, ,extre,me1r diff!cu~t~ ':l pro'bmbly did Dot find the b es I system ~f' defence,. I m,D, 'Dot ,ert teH which was t.l1J'e best defe~ce here, bu.t j: t is m ~ b elie'~ tbat' 'with th e best 'play

W,hite, shotL._d 'win~

(·f) The move witb wh'icl1 I counted D,P on to cheek :Black"s a ttaek,

(g) This was Lasker"'s. sealed' move.

It was not the. best, His ehanee to, dl'A,W WSiS to play K:_____.K,r3. An"y other C,t)OR tin ua tion she urd. lose"

(h) Not the b'Qst,. R-'Q2 wou~d. bave' won" The text move gives, 'Black. a, chan ce to dr s.w the game,"

rw) Not the best, K,-R ,""Iared better chances oB success.

(j J A, blunder I' whi,cb loses wha t

~

w'c'!ld.d etherwise bavebeen a dra.wn

1.6 LAS,KER V8., CAPABLAN'CA

game. It' wiU be noticed that it was Dr .. Lasker's "I'arty .. fiftb meve, He bad very little time to tb"ink and) fUt' hermore, by' his 0 n admissi,on~ he entirely

misJud.ged the value of i'be positf.on, believing' that he bad cb an ces of win ... ning, 'when; in fact, all he cculd hope for :W8'S a dr'sw t

Lasker .. , Capablanca.., Lasker,.: Ca,p ablanea,
Wbite: Black: White:' Black:
:I iI' P-K4 P-K4· io, B=-=Kt5 'R-K
~
2 Kt-,KB3· Kt-QB3 'It Q~3 P-KRS
. ".
3. B=Kt5 Kt=·B3 '12. ~R4 :Kt-R2
4. Castles P-Q3 13. :8xB RxB
5. P-Q4' ~'2 :14. <r-B4,(a) '~K.
6 .. Kt-B3 ~K2 1,5~ R-K2'(b) R-K,t
7 .. , R~K PxP' I rt p~Kta 'P-QB4
8 .. K.t:xP Castles 17 .. 'Kt~B3
g .. BxK.t PxB Black~13 Pieces ..

:l7 .. " OJ ill ,. 8--'Kt4·(c,) 28 .. P~KB4 Kt-Q2
ra KtJfB 'QxKt 2'9-. K-K2 Kt--Kt3
__ 'If.
19" QXIQ RxQ ,30. .K---Q3 P-B3
.20~ K-8 Kit-Kt4 I at ~ R(R)=K. .K-· ·8,2
21- .Kt~Q.2 Kt~K3(d) 32' Kt-B4( ) KtxKt
'"' •. g if
22. P~QB3 P~KB3 33,. KxK:t R-K3(h)
23~ Kt~B4 Kt-B,5(e) 34 .. P=K5 B.PxP
2" .. R-K3 Kt=="Kt3 ss, PxP P~Q4ch
25~ Kt-Q2 R-Kt 36 .. KxP' RxKtP
26. P~KK ,3 P~R4 31. P-B4{i) PxP
21 ... P---QR:4 (f) Kt~K·4 ss. R~K4(j) P='B6 .
\ WOlILD"S CHAMPIONSHIP MAo.TeH., 192'1 17

43~ Kx'P P~Kt4(kj

Drawn,

2· hrs., 30 min, 2 hrs., 30 min~

39F R~B4 40~ R~K·3 41, R(84)xP 42.. K-K_~6

P-KR4· R~Kt7

RxRP R-'K 10-

(a) Up to this p·oi nt the game 'was identical '9I.ith t.he third. Here Lasker changed. f e course of' the game,

(b) R=K~ had also to be considered. (IC) Not tbe best, Kt~'K.t:4 was the

I

:right move. The text move leaves I

Black wi'th an lexceedin.gly' tlifficuJt endlng ..

(E1) The maneuvers of' this knigbt are of m uch greater im portan ce tH~n it' mighr appear on the surface, It is, I essential te ·f'orce Wh.ite. to pla.y P-QB3 in order to wea.ken. somewhat the defensiv,," strength <of his queen's kni:lgbt"s pawn.

(~:) Again the moves' of the knight have a de6'nite meaning. The student I wo uld dill 'weU to ca refufl y s Iud y th is end.inS ..

(f) Itris nnw seen wliy' Black had. to

compel White. tOI play P=QB3.. \V1itll the ,white pawn 10 t QB2 Black's game

. I

would be practically hopeless, since

Whi·te's QKtP' would not have to, be p;rotected by' a. p iee e, as is. the case now.

(g) P~.K5 would have lead to a much more comp icated and d'iffi'cu!,t ending, but Black seems to 'have Inl adequate defense by simply' p'laYlng. BPx:P~ followed by P-=Q4, when White retskes the ,pa.wDii

(h) Th is is tbe 'tiest' m av. e, an d, not K-K3" which would be met by R-Q3.

(1.) Not the bes,tjbu.t at any 'rate rhe gam e ·w·oo.ld .b ave been a dra,w.. TtJ.~ best move w9u.ld have [been R-KBc:b~

{j) Probably the- only 'way to obtai'ft

a su re draw,

Seventli Gam&-4ueen'fj, Gambit Declined.

C'aps bla.n ca,

W~I"'''''':Io," _ .Ill ,.ILiii.

I~ P-Q4

2. Kt-'KB3,

J:.

8. P~B4 "

4. ~Kt51

Lasker. .B~ack :

P-Q4 p~Ka

Kt~KB$ :~K2

Ca p.I·bian ca.

Whit.e·:

5. p~Ka.

6. Kt-Bi 1'0. R--B 8~ Q'-82

Lasker,

~ . ~ ..

'Slack:

Q.Kt-Q2 Castles' P-B3 P-=-<B4 (,a,)

'1 !

18 LASI\ER VS~ CAPABLANCA

Pieces"

-

W'bi te-e-Sixteen Pieces~

s, R~Q(b) ,10 .. BPxP

It. 8,xB

1'2~ B=-q3

13,. Castles 1,4., KtxP(e) ,5~ Kt-K4 re, Kt~Kt3

17.. Ktx,K,tch

"Q--R4· KtxP'

RaB Q,Kt-=--B3 FxP

B-=Q2.

,Kt(,K2)r~4 Q~Q

KtxKt

(a) This move Is not to be, recom- _ mended,

(,b)1 P,xQP wOlllld have been prnpee to eentinue,

(c) PxP was the alternative, It wo'uld have led" ho,weve,'I' 'to 6, ve,ry difficult game wherre, ,".n exchange for' tbe attaek,

18. IQ~B5 19~ H'--BI ZO., QrXQI 21. ih R'x:R'ch 22. R,-=-B. 23~ KtxR

Q-Kt.31(d) KR----B PXQI

RxR RxRcb K'=-B

Drawn.

1 hr, 22 m ..

Wb.i te won ld remain wjtb an isolated, Queen's Pawn; ,Iea'ding at th,fS stage of the mateh by one point, I did not we t

,,0 take an y lis,its ..

(d) With fhi's move ,Black neutralizes whatever littl.e advantage Wbite migh,t have had, The dra'w is now in ,s,i,gbt~

;1i':_L..a.'1i.. G-- f1h;w-,"-l G 'bit' "f"lL. ..... l'': _..I ,~Iil,.u 'ame-'~u.een71 -am '_ _ ua;unWo,

Lasker CapaJbtanca~ LQ,sker~
W'hi'te: Black,: White:
1 .. P~4 P-Q4 - Iii QxKt
z, K-t~KB3 Kt-- ,KB3 121;. ,B--=Q2
3,. P B4 ,P--B3 '1 a OR-Q
-- _
~t P-K3(a) B--B4 14 IQXO
'[.1
5 Kt-B3, p-- K'3 15,. B~BS
- .
6 .. B~Qr3 BxB 16., KR-=-.K
7. Qx8 QK't~2 17. K,~BI
8~ Castles. B-=-Q3 rs, B~Q2
9. :P--~'K4 Px"K,P I J9 .. P---K:R4
10,. KtxP ,Ktxlft. 20., P~KKt3 CI,pablanca ..

Black. :

WORun'S CBAM:PIONsntp MATCH, 19.2] ]9

2L 8-K3 22:" R-B

23. R-K2

24. R~B3

25,. P~R4·

Kt~Kt3, Kt-8 Kt-K2(b) P-IQR'3 QIR-'Kt

26~ P-QKt4 27. BPxP 28~ P-R5, 29. R-Kt3 30~ B.-iQ2

Black-s-I I Pieces

'Wnite=-l I Pieces ..

Drawn.

k"G_,j,'L G" Q" , G bit D·~·~l"' __ ...I

L '11,utll\rU' aDt~ meen Ii. -,am 1 ,~il!l,la,h

2 hrs, 7 m.

(a) This aUo,ws B~a,ck, to flri'ng out the Qu~en~s Bishop W:~tllout any diffi .. eulty,

(b) A 1 these maneuvers 'with the Kt are extremely diffcu~t to explain fully, The student 'won:~ do. well to c.a,r,efuJly' analyze' them, Black's position might ow be sai.d to be una,ssai,. able,

P~K,t4(lc) RPxP B=-Q3. Kt---Q4 QR-B,(d)

m hr. 48 m,

( c) B-Q3 w,a.s beth,r ~ as ," t gave Black some slight win,nl'ng ehanees ..

(d) The game 'was given up. for a drlW.f because ha vin g an alyzed the, game during the twenty-Iour hours' in terval, W'C 'both came to the contIuswon that :it was imp,ossible to 'win the game for ei tnen side,

Caps blanca. Lasker, C a pa b'~ an ca. Lasker.
While: Black, 'White: Black,
I., P;_..____Q4 P-----Q4 11. Kt~K4 B-:K2
2. Kt-KB3i P-K3 ra KtxK{;ch ,BxKt,
a P-B4 P-QIB4 IS., BJrB QxB,'(b)1
4. ,PxQP KP',xP 14. Q-R4 Castles
5. K,t-B3 Kt~B3, '~ S,. Q-nKt5(c) QR-Kt
6. P-KKt3 Kt~B3 16,. K,'R.-Q P-KR3
~i' . B~Kt2" B-=--1<3 ~ 7. Kt-K K,R-K
8 .. Castles B K2 .~ a.~ R--Q2(d) B-=-Kt5
I,'-r',~
9. :PxP B,x,P HL R-- B 'R'-K:4
'10, B~~K,t5 ,P~5(a) 20. Q-------Qf3 (e) QR-K 20

,

,

LASKE]l VS~ CAPABLANCA

21~ ,~'B3 8,x'B(f)

KtxB R,-KS

,RB4 Q--=K3

92.

~-!II

23.

24~ KtxP Drawn, 1 hr, 55 m .. '

e, I hr .. 31 'm.

(0) Thre-atening )Jot only the Q'KtP, but atso Q-Kt5" eX'lcbangil1.g Queens

(d)1 BxKt 'would only lead 'to a draw'.

,,'., 1118' B" Kt' P"8--:' Il lin, Q-' :p' uR"" _'Q' B

V1Z., .II, ~ _'_ X " x' :II iii:I!I...' ,,x - ,'"', '~",: c, ~

fullow-ed by RxP.

. ,

(Ie) If R__,B5j Q--Kt41 with III ",·iD'"

Whi.te---12 Pieces •

. .

•

n~ng game ..

(f) B lack co u I d h,a ve t.ri,ed· to keep u~ ·the attac~ by. playin.gP-KR4. T~~. text: move &1 mph ties matters and leasl~,y leads to a ,draw.

Lasker .. White: 12" BxP

13~ ~Kt3

I I4~ Castles (a) ! 5,. ,Kt;_ K5 161'; KR ........... ,K. 17~ BxQKt

1,8~ B'xB

Q'-K'tI;S KtrB 2],. R ........... K5

Zt Q-82

Capablanta ...

Black ~.

K,t~Kt3

B-Q'2 'Q'R~8 ,B-Kt4(b) K't:(Kt3)-Q4' KtxB

Kfi,B

B---B3(c) PxKt. Q~Kt~

..

K'R'~,' '~:

(a)1 I had 'never' seen th is variat! on be'fore ,and [ therefore t:hought fori a, long time itt order tOI mako u:p my 'mind las to whetber I should pblY' B,x,K,t, or Kt-K4,,, [floally' decided upon the lattier, 'm,DVE!: as the safest eou rae ..

(b) It is my impression that fllis position 'is, not ,loud for Bls.'ckj- though p!crb.a:p S' . there m,ly it) e· n'o way 'to f oree ,R Whll~

Lasker, Wb'ite ;,

I. P-Q4

2 .. P~QB4 3.. K t----QIB3 4~. B-K,fS

5 .. P~K3,

6.. Kt .......... B3 - 7. Q-,B2

8,~, Rr-Q

9'" B---Q3

10i S-'R4 'II.. KPxP

TreD.th.

Ca p sblanca,

Black:

P~4 P--'-:K3

Kt-KB3

-8-' K' o"J

__ • ,I. &

,

Cmst],es QKt-Q2' ,P-B4 Q-R~ P~KR3 BPxP PxP

19~ .1 0

: 2 ...

2.3~ Kt-K2(d) 24" R'xR

25~ Q-Q2

26~ P:.........QKt3() 271• P~KR3 ,(h) 28~ Q---iQ3

29. K-,B

,30 .. Q-=Kt

,91. K-Kt(j) 8a~ . Q=-Kt2 . ,as~ ~"2

. ., .

44., K-K2(o) 45. K-J{3 46~ 'K't-'83

WORLD~S CHAMPIO,NSH]P MATCH', 1921 21

Btack-II Pieces.

White-II Pieces,

'R~4' 'BP,xR(e)

Kt-B4 P=KR4,(g,) P-R5(i)' R-B3 P='Xt3

~:Kt5 ,P----=R,4

P-R"Sfk) QxQ

1 '34~ RxQ as, ,PxP :36:. :R~Q3

31 .. P~KKt4 38. p"xp

39~ "Kt.~B3 ,40~ Kt-Q (m) 4,J~ K~K3 ,42. K~B2

'4,3. Kt-Q

R-Kt8( ') R'X,P

R .......... Kt5 Kt-'K2

47" Kt-K2 48., ,K~B2 49., P-, Kt41

I 50~ Kt-Kt

PxP R'-:Kt3(1) R~R3 'PxPe.pji R-R,1 R-QB, 7 Kt-K2 'R,~B8ch

Kt~,B3

..

Kt-B4ch P-Kt4 Kt-'Q3 Kt~K5cb

22 LASKER V'S'" CAPABLANCA

51',,, K-B R-K,t8.th

52. K.~Kt2 R~Kt7ch

:53. K~·B R-B7ch

54. K-K R~QR7(p)

:5.5" K-B K· KtZ

se, R-K3 K Kta'

51 r. R~Q,3 P-83

58., ,R~K,3 K-82

,5'9;; R---Q3 K-K2

. 6(1. R- K.3· 'K ------,Q3

(8)' The development is now compie e. W i te bas ,3 lone QP,. but, on the other hand, Black is somewhat hampered in the manoeuvering of his pieces.

(b) W~ th t.his move and the ·fnU.o\y.ing, Black brin gs B,b out ,R n exehan ge of p~ eees, w'hich leaves him with a free game,

(c) Not B-R3 HeCBuse uf' Kt~'1~ foUowed by :Kt-B.5~

(d) Prob sbl y Wh i te' s a 5 t .m i stake, , He win ts to take a geod defensive posi .. ticn, but he should Instead have CO'U; ,,,. ter .. attacked with Kt R.4 and R-B5.

(e) Black has now the' open file and his left side pa,wn P 135m ('jo'n is 'vet' ,soUd, while W'hit'e has a weak QP" The ap .. ,· parently 'weak. Black QR.P~s not actu ... ally ·wea.k because White has no way to arrack it~

(f) In order to free th'e Q fr.orn the de ten se 0 r tb e Q Kt P an d .a lso to p reven 'R-8S at any stage,

(g) in order topreven t P_____..KK't4 ',_ fl later stage, Also to make a, demonstrarlon on the .KJs side, preparatorj' to fill r ther 0 p era! t WOfl S. on rh e 0 ther side,"

(b) Weak" but White wants to be r,eady to pi,,. P~K K t'4 ~

(i)1 T'o tie up White~s K side. Later' on. it win be Steen. that White's is' compelled to play P_,,;,_,K K t4 ,ani! thus ·fur .. tb er weak en. his game,

(i 1.. R'---Q3 52., K-K

63, .. K~B

64. R-K3 65L ·R·~3(r) 66. 'Rx,P

67m R~Q

68,. ~8ch Resigns (s)

4 hrs., 20 min ..

R,-B7'c'b R=KKt'1 R-QR7 P-K'4(q) PKP K-B4- P·-·Q5 K~4

4 I1rs." 20 min,

(j)1 Thjs was W~'ite's sealed move, It was, not the best move, but it is doubtful i.f White has ,any good system of . de fen se;,.,

(k,' Now Black exchanges t.h,e pawn and. leaves Whit.e with a weak, isolated QKtP, wbi.ch win fall scone . or ~a1t,er.

(1) 'In order 'to force R~'3 and thus prevent the Wh~te. rook from support,ing h·is Q'KtP by R~Kita: later OIl~, It means practically tying 'Up tile White R to the defense of his two weak pawns

(m) The alternative, Kt-R4, was not any bc\t,er. White'~s game is dcotned,

(0) Not K,tro-K.t5 because of 44~ R:Q2" R.~:K:t8; 45~ Kt=Kt2:1 R.xK.t; 4ft RxR; Kt~6ch; 47~ K-K2~ Ktx'R; 48., K=Q2, andBlack could not . ,In,.

"( 0) Net a mistaker but played de .. lIbel;"tIl,tely. White bad no way tOo y protect hls Q:K;t,P ..

(p) An these moves have ,8 meaning; The student should ,car,efuLy study ·the·m.

(q) This '\11 as, m,y sea ed move a'nICl, uDt()uestionably the. best way 'to wi.n.

(r) If' ,6.5 .. Kt-·K2" Kt,-Q7cb; 66 ,K ........

B2,. P~K5:; 67. R~;B3l Kt-· B'6; 68., K~K3 Kt-- K8; 59_. K-B2, :Kt~Kt7; anc White would be ne]pless4, 'If 6.5~ :Kt'-B3, ~t~Q7ch~, exchangin g knights

•

WUl3.

~ORLD'S CHAMrIONSHIP MATCH~ 1921 23

(s) There is 'nothing' left. The Black, I finest win of the match and probably pawn w;U advance and White will hav,c took away from Dr. Lasker his IS'8t real to g~'V~ up his' Kt for i't~ This is the I hope of wjnning or d'rs:win,g the, match ..

..

,..

Eleventll Gam~Queen's Gambit DediDed!!.

C:apa'b"anca~ Lasker. Ca pa 11 1 ft_ nca, Lasker.
. .
White: B:!a,ck: WI:dtc': 'Black:
1., P-Q4 P~4 I '~ 2. Castles Kt~,B
, .
2" K t ---.--, K 83 p-·Ka 13~ KR-Q S___.Q2 (8)
3· P'~B4 Kt,-,KB3, ~4" P--K4 ~t -QK,t3,(b)
4. B~Kt5 QKt~Q2 15~ :B~-B R~B
5. P=K3 B~,K2 < P---QK t4'(c) B~K
16'~
6~ Kt-B3 Castles 1.1· Q-Kt3(d) R(K,2)-B2
j .. R,-B R~K 18~ P---QR4, Kt~K1t3-
8., Q=-B2 p..; 83 19" 'P~R5 'Kt--Q2
g~ B---Q'3 PxP 20 P-K5 P-Kt3
- ~
'IO~ BxP Kt~Q4. I 2'~ Kt~K4, R~Kt
- ....
l 1 ~ BxB RxB 'Whi te--: ~,4 Pieces,

22. Q~B3(e) 23 .. K.t-Q6

24. Q~R3

25. KtxB(g) 2'6" PxBP

zr. P-Kt,S(j) 2:8 .. Px'B:P

Kt~B·5 Kt---=Q4 (f) P~B5 Q,xKt

K KrP:KP (.b) R(Kt}---B RxP

29., RxR

30. PxP

31. ,R-K(j) a2~ Kt-Q~'tk) 3,3. Kt-K,4(m),

34. P-R4

'R~.R Px,:P

Q-QB,

,

,

Kt-B(l)

Q'~

Ii Ii fi

. '\

q

24 LASKER VS" CA,PA'BLANCA

8Iack-Q. Piece'S ..

Wbite-9 Pieces,

(a) I do not consider the system of I defense adopted by Dr, Lasker in this gl,me to be any good~

(b) KtxKt w,ould have simplHled I matters scmewhat, but it woutd ha,vl! left Black in a very awk,ward position .. The rex move, by driv,ing hack the Bishop, gains time for the de, 'ense,

(c) To p,reYc'nt P=--QB4, either now or at a later stage. There is 80 Black Bishop and White~,s whole plan is based on tbat fact, He wil attempt, in due time, to place' g, knight a t Q6~, suppo,rted, by hOi,s Pawn at .KS. If tbis ,CI,n be done 'with,ou,t weakening t:hc position somewhere· else" Black's game w,UI then be lost.

(d) White might have played PQR4 rat once) but wl,nted at first. to. pre .. ent the Blac,k. Queen from, coming out Vi,H, Q3 and ,RBS.

34", • .f.l ..

,35~ Q'~QKt3(o) 13'6~ P-Ht'3

',31" S-B4 38,.. . K't~B3!

.391" QxKt 40. ~K3 4]~ Q~K4

,R-- B2{n.) R~KKt2 R-=-R2 R-R4' :Kt.xKt K~B2 Q~Q3,

R~R<S,(,p)

4'2~ Q--Kt7eb 43 .. Q~B8 44~ R-QB 45,. B~Q3ch 4ft R~B1

47. K.....-Kt2

48. IQnK:tcb 3 hrs,

K-Kt3.(q) Q-Kt5 Q~K2(r) K'-R3(s)

R D,a .... :L ~n:6t;1l~1

Q~3 Resigns

3 hrs, :5 m,

(e) Q-=-R:3 at once 'was best, The text move gives Btack a chance to gain t]m,e,

(I) Had the W,h~t.e Queen been at R3 Shick could nst bave gained tn,is very '~m]lorta,nt tempo,

(g) This Bishop ;had to be taken, since it ,thr,eaten,ed b), go to, R4~ pj'nning the Kn:ight.

(h) To retake wi'fb. either Kni:gbt would nave left the KP extremely weak. (i') \VittI this move Whit,e gets :ri.d of b is wea,k Queen ',S side Pawas II

I(j') B~QKt5 'was, better.

(k) 'T hi s was my sealed 'Dl ave 11'11 d uDq,u,estionably the o,nly move t,o ke~ th~ initiative,

(1) R-B6 wDu],d have been met by

'~R.

(m) The White KO'ignt stands now

in a very commanding position, B\aok~s

"'

WO'RLD'S, CHA1JLPIONSHIP :YATCH', 19.21 2,5

game is far more d.ifficult than appears at first glancea,rld I beUeve that ,the only I;0,od 'system of d~fens;e would have to be based on P~.'KB4,;, :a'fter P-'Kfta.~ driving b~{~k, tJ1e White Kni,gbt.

1 n) This,. m i,gh t he 'sal d. to b e ihl~ 1 osin g' move, Black had to 'play P=j(Ra in 0 r. der to 'be ~rea d.y to con t i n ue 'w·~th P~KB4." fo.rcin,g the Wh{te' K nigh t tp

withdraw, I

. (o] W:hite'~s 1'18:0. consists l,g getting I

rid 0 'f' Black's ~ pAlwe',r lu lly paste d KJl i ght , at Q4, wh'i,ch is tae key te Black's defense ..

(p) N e:~ t Iller one, .0 E 'Us, had ve ]'Y rna ell ti:rn e '~:ef't a:t this M_,ge ()'f th e ga me,

Black's atternatfve was R-R2~ which woul d have 'been met bY' p~s." le.llving· Black with what in my opinion is, 9. lost posi t i on ..

( !CJ.) I. 'f 4:2~, ;0 ~ Q-K2; 43,. Q-B6 win s,

(r) . Black's game 'was now hopeless: for instance 44'0> ~ "' ~R@ (best}; 45~

B-Q' .", h P D.1Ii ib ')'" .iI,~ Q" 'K'8-'1 iL

, .' Ii.} .,e;, , ,,-D"'I. 'I.' , est ~ "1'U ~ '_" - _" • 'C:n"

~-- R3~· 47-' R,,~K":' R:-R,·' '4°, R,"X'rnl.:t"I'''D_

,R '".. ,. . 'I' '.' ~ c "' ,', r. Ii;,. ,

KtxR; 49~ Q'xKtch, K~"Kt2; 50~ Q~ .

KS,c·b t etc, .I n prac t,ietdly all th e ot'h er '\f\!riati,el1S the cheek 'with Bishop ,at Q3,

_.

Wln,s"

(s) P,-:KB4 would. nave prelongsd th,o ga,m,e a f'ew moves only. 46. R~,B,7 would, always w,i:n ..

,

Twelfth Game-R~LOpez.

Lasker, White.~ 11 ~ B-'KK,tS' 12. Bi-R,4

1,3~ Kt~5r

~4,~ Kt-KtS(b) 15., K.t(Q5)xP ('e) ~ 6~ K,'txQ'R

17. Kt-----Bl'

'lB. Ktx'R"

Ht R-,Kt

2()~ ,P-S3

BlacK=Twelve Pi~oos.

Lasker. White: 1" ,P-K,4

2 .. Kt~KB3 3.. B==-,K,t5

4~ Castles

51,., P-Q~

s, K:t B,g

7'" R-,K

8. KrxP-

DOl 8i-8

~:04 P-B3,

Capab I an co; r

,Bla,ck,. ,P-K4 Kt~B3 Kt- .... B3 P~Q3

B~'2 B=K2

PxP

'Castles

R-.-K ,B-,KB

BI,act:

Ca.l' a blame a ~ P~'KR3

, 'T

P~KK:t3 ~Kt2(a) ~

P~Kt4

'P~8

QxK't

Q-- 'Q"",

~ ". :

K:f.XKt B~,K3

. ,

-

Wh lte--=-::T\v.elV'e Pieces .

..

(8,) [ cannot very higbly recommend the system of defense adopted by 'me in this variation,

fb) the' combinations beginning 'v,ith this move are all wro ng, Wid te's proper m ove was si m pI y to, b ol.d. th e po si rion b f playing P---QB3~ After the text move)

- .

Black should get the' better game ..

(c) If' IS. 8 . B2~ KtxK,t: would give Black th e be tter game, The com bin R"'

~ . d I d i b Wk'·' I' d t:

non In 1,"0 ge c m ,:'1' ,,_IJ.te 15 goo onlY

~,

In appearance,

(4) A mistake, 'Black had here a won game by playing ~K4. The question of time at this point was not properly

'26 20., 21., 22~ 23., 24~

25" 26'~

LAS~ER VS. CAPABLANCA

~ . .

BxRP(d) R--K3 P""""';R3 ( ~) P~KR4(f) - ~R3 Kt;_B3

KtxP

'R~R ~2 Q--KB2 P-KB4 ~K2 QlC.P

I 21. QxQ

28. Bx,-")' :~ P

29. B-. ,K2' 30.. B,xP

31. IQR-Q(g) 2hrs. 5 m.

K'tx.Q P=--.-Q4 BxP g......_,B2

Drawn.

1 hr. 54 m,

.

appreciated by Blac,k, 'wh.o went in to

recover a Paw d, which was 0, r 'DO impoetance whatever. Worse yet, the capture of the' P,awD only helped Wb1te~

(e) P-R'S w,as better .. , Af'ter the text move Black has an extremely diiDcult game to pIa, ..

(£) Q=-,Kt'4 would have ,given Black ~ better chances to win. After tile text move there is nothing better than a draw.

(,g) Havi ng bad twen ty-four hours to consider the position, we both came to th e con, cl usi on th a t there wa,3 '0. othIng in it but a draw.

Thirteenth Gam&.-Queen.'s Gambit Dedin.el1

Ca.pablanes,. Lasker Capablanca. Black,
Whit,s: Lasker W ., B'hlCk ..
hite :,
1., :P~Q4 P~4' 10., PxQP KtxP
.2~ Kt-KB3 Kt-=-KB3 lL BB KtxB
_x, _
3. P~B4, P-' Kg ra PxP KtxP'
4. B- Kt,S ~K2 ts, B-KtS(a) Br-Q2
5 .. P-' K3 QKt-Q2 ~4" Caatfes Q-. Kt3'
,
6" Kt-B3 Castles 15~ BxB Kt.xB
7,. R~"B R K ]6., KR~ 'KR-Q
,I ',' _ I.
8. 'Q--'B2 P~KR3 t 75 P-KRS(b) 'QR-B
9~ B~R4, 'P-B4 I8~ Q'~R4' Kt-QB3 19 Q-Kt5

20. Q'xQ

21. RxRch 22'. ,Kt-K,2

P-R3 Kt>rQ KtxR K-B

(a) ,N'ct best. P-QKt4 was more _ nergetic and per fectI)' sa fie.

(b) Loss of time. Q'-R4 at once

I

was the proper move,

23~ 'RxR, Drawn, ~ hr. 5 m.

KtxR(c)

] hr. IS m.

(c) 'Not' much of' a ga,me'" W'ith t h re e points to th e go cd, I '1:00 k m at ters teo easy. ,My opponent, . having the Black pieces, could, not have been expected to do much ..

Lasker.
White:
L P-K4
2. Kt-KB3
3 .. B~Kt5
4~ Castles
5., P:-Q4
6~ K,t-B3,
7~ 'B,xKt:
8. Q-Q3
9., KtxP'
10 B"~KtS
" .
t L, QR K
,",,-_.
~ 2,. B-R,4
~ 3~ B,xB
] 4,. Kt-Q5 Capablanca,

B~ack :

P-K4 Kt-QB3 K,t-B,3

P-==Q3 B-Q2 B-K2 BxB

PxP B--Q2' Castles :P-KR3 ,Kt-R2 QxB 'Q~Q

Lasker Capablanea ..
- I __ , '.
W'hite: Bia,ek:
15. F!-Q'B4(,a) R-K
"'6~ P-B4 P~QB3(b)
[ 7 .. Kt-QB3 Q-. Kt3
] 8. F 'IKt:l, QIR--Q(c)
, , '\.i 'I.' '. • I I
[19. K-R Kt=-B3
20 P'-K.R3 B-B
- ~
21., 'R-Q(d} 'R,~KZ
II 22. K.R-K 'QR-K
23., R-=-K2 IQ-R4
,24. R KB ~R4
-'I
,2'5. K-'Kt P-R3
26., R(B)~B2 Q-Kt.3
27 R-B,3(e) Q-R4,
.. ,
28 P--KB5(f) Q-R5
- . Black-~3 Pieces ..

---~

Wh'ite- j 3 Pieces ~

Blaek-« I. 2 Pieces ..

33. P~QR4(i)' P-KKt3 I 4ft K~R2 R~QK,t2
84" PxP P'xP 47. P'-B5(1) Px'p
35. R-K3 B~B4 48. Kt-B4, R-R8
an. 'Q-Q3(j) P~KKt4 4lL Kt-K'S R--IQB8(m)
a/7'" K,t-Q2 B=-=,'Kt,3, 50.., P~R4.(n) R-K2
·S8. P-QKt4(k) Q-J<:3 51.. KtxP R~K3
39" P'~K,t5 RP'xP :52~ l{t~Q8 ,PxP
40. RPxP R~R 53E 'R Q3 'R~K83('o)
,.,'._ ... ,1
4'1.. Q-Kt Q-f('4 S4~ R~7ch 'K-R
42. Q~,K K' R2 ,!is. Kt~5 'R(B3)~B8
~ ... '
43, PxP ,Px'P 56., K-R,3 B,xP
I
,
44" Q'-Kt.3 QxQ Resigns
45" RxQ R~'R6' 3 hrs., 30 min, 3 h.r~'"" 4tl ..
m,.n .. (a.) Wh ite has :n (nv a ~P" \y,e:F ful p os ition a,ndBJa!&k n115 to play with extreme care in, order ro avoid drif'ting into a hopeless position.

(0) This wea ens. Ihe queen's pawn, bu.t semethlng had tc be done 'to obtain maneuvering space 'fur the B,lack pi eces, Besi des, w ~ th the, a; d vane e o [ ttl e KBPj 'WJ!ite:J,s kingJs pawn be-comes also weak, wbich is somew:hat of g, ccmpensation~

(q) 'U nn ec_essa~rJ . R=---K2 was the p~D'per move,

Z8 LASK,ER VS~ C'APABL)l,N'CA

29. K~R2(g)

. ;

80~ K-R

K t--~,t5cb I ,Kt-,K.4

. 3,f. Q-QZ 32., KtxKt

KtxR Q~Ba(h)

(d) This ]'8 ""aste of' time, ,In ord,e:r "to. obtain an advantage, Wh.~te will have to make an attack 0'0 the kjng's side, since Black's queen's pawn, th,o,u,g~ we,a:k, can .nct be won through a direct attack ag.alnst 'j t ..

(~) '1'£ 21. Kt~BS~. B,x,Kt; 2Et ,P'xB,.

Q~R,4; 2Q'~ 'RxRr RxR, and Black has a good gift me,

(f) Of ,doubtful value. While it

shuts 'o,ft the bishop, it weakens ('urthermore the klng's pawn 8'nd atso creates HI hole on K4, for Black's pieces, The

WO'RLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP MA'T'CH, 192]

position! at first glance, looks verY' much in favo r gf W.h i te, bu t care ful 'an alysJis j I sho,w that this, is, much more a"pparen t th,an true.

(g) A blunder, 'made under time presS:U re comlb in,e d with 'Q:i ffi cui ti res 8 ttaehe d to tbe posi tio n .

(h) 'Q-K t6; was Idangerous and might Iead' to the 10M of' somematerial.

(i) To prevent P~Kt~t There sre a number of variations w'bere Wbite WQu),g regain, the ,qualfty in exchange fo'r' ,B, pawn had he played 33 .. :P-KKt4~ to' be followed by ,P-K5 and Kt-K4, bu.t the, resulting ending, w'Duld be so much in fSiVt1r of Black tn. t the course pursued by White may be considered, the best,

29

,

(j) There wete so me very' in teres-tin g variations Ilegin'ning with 36 ... R-Q3, viz., 36,1 ~ .. ;oBxP; 3,7 .. RxP, Q-K,t2;, 38 .. Kt~R4, 8---B4; 39. Ktx'8, Px~t.; 40. RxPj R~K8c'h; 4,1 .. ,K-R.2,,'Q-K4ch: ,42,~ P~"Kt:3~ QxKt, and' W'b ite is lost;

(k) Whit1e's idea is to change off ,as. many 'pawns as PQ,ssible, hoping to reach an ending where the advantage of' the exchange may not be sufficienrto iD~

(1) Forced, as R-'Kt1', wil1,ning a p j' ece, W,RS th reaten ed,

(m) The moves of this rook are . orth s udying. I believe that Black had no better 'way 'to play"

(11.) This brings the game to a cUmax" for which Black is now' Fealay ..

(0) The key to, Black's de'fense" The holding of' the KB It e,

rHE SUMMAB,Y~

NO. OP~ MOVES.

RBSULT~

TIME ..

IOAM'ES."i O,PE,NINGS.,

DAT,B~

AprU .3, 4 April 6

Aplri m a, 9', 10

,

UJ

--- ·1 12

._

Final Soor&==CapablanG22 4; Lasker, 0; drawl1, 10. N'umber of I:a,m~s~ Vi. Number 101' moves, 576,", Time, CapabJanc J 35 henrs 5,5 'min,utes; Lasker, 36 ,bours 9' minutes', t'o,tal~ 12 n(Ho.r,s 4 rid n.ute~.

Ga,m'es Nos. 41 '91' 12 . .tlpd 13 w:ere p. ~ ayed in one. sess i I) in; ~,9J me:, 'Nos,. 2; 51' 8, 11 J 14 in two sessions] games No!. 3; 10 ln three sesslons ..

Openings ado;te4-Ul Quee~",s Gambit: llec:Uned, 3: Ruy Lopez and iFour Knlghts,

...

dash 0 f eriginality, No doubt that die chess .. orld '. ou~ d not UkO' to miss him, DOW' that It bas ,'ot -to ktnow him" IIi the begintring o~(' his career, eight years

. ago, the re were those w ho were fearful of" his beoeming what he is, They wanted him to. 'have ,8, professinn, and be a, chess master besides, Happily, nature 'Vas stronger than their' in fluence, The 'world. wO,uld have gained

~ -

little :hBd. he become an enginesr ; the

chess world, 'would certainly have been ponrer thereby,. ~i

Capablaoca was born .in Havana, November 19, 1888.. In chess, as is, '''''eU

. known, he WQ:S a mo-st prececicus youngster, leatn'in,g the moves 8:t the' tender age of four and, li'ke Morphy, making the most astonishing: progress .. When twelve.r :he was ehampion of Cuba,~ after defeating Juan Corzo 'by 4~2!1 with 6 draws, In. 1914 he cam.€... to the Urrited States to complete his education, at ... rending 'Brs~ a preparatory school and late'!", Columbia University, whi.ch he represen ted in 1907'~ wben that univers,ity woo the intercollegiate champiouship from Harvard, 'Yale andr Princeton 'with tile record of I} 11 our of a pessible [2 points. The sam·e year t he fig" urcdl in the An1reric,an col~eg~ cable team

JOSE RAUL CAPABLANC:J_

(Reprinted f:rom tbe book of the international, tournament, played at the Manhatta.n Chess Club in 1 9 1,8,.)

As has been raptly said before, the ' name of J ose R~ Capa,blanca is surely OJD:e to conjure withfi The winner of the Manhattan Chess Club '8 tournament, D,U.W in his t tJrl,rty - fi rs;t year, is in the hey d,ey 01 his f'an:te and in line fOf'su,ecessi-on to the proud, title o'f wO'r d's champion, wbich~ on the score perbaps that yo'uth must be. s~,r'n~d and but, fo,r tbe out ... break of the, w'sr, migbt. even now he in his possesston .. , Dr~ Ematt.uel Lasker h ·,mse.) f~! with whom the talen ted, Cuban made his peace at the close of the mem .. crable St, Eetersbut,g tournameat early in J '9'~ 4t wrote in teresting-1y concerning his youth ful rival's exploits at San S&bastian for the, New York "Evening Post" as follows.

~~T-L . · '. hI! 'ijf

-, rus 1:8 a. great' rnomen t '~n'~s rre

,Kis name has become known e:very~· where: his f'a,me as, a chess master has become firmly lestab1isb.ed". The 'Ber .. liner- Tag,elllott" JrubHsh~d his biogra ... ph Y ; the ~ La l\al-A nze i ger' his plcture: countless newspapers, chess columns, an d chess ~H~~iri od ~ cats win sp ea k ,0 f him" the man and. the. master. And he is l\venty-thf\ce fe'ars of age, Happy ClfUlblanca! His; stye 10lf play has pleased;

t is, sound ,R'nrd full of ideas, It h,B'S a I

I'

---- - -- -- - --=_--- - ...:....:------ ... - -

L.

32 LASKER VS~ CAPA'BLJ\NCA

~n the an. nua I, 'match against O.xlord and Cambridge fef' the t Lit. R~ce in ternation.sJ 'tr,op b y ~ drawi ng' wi tb. Rose 0 fOxford at' Boord No~ I, ~

Du:riog the season 'Of 1908-9, Cap,a~ I blanca determined to launch upon, hi's, pro,fess']'o'Ool chess career, and the:

"Am eriean ell ess BuUctio ,'j arranged for lH m his :8 rst to u r ~ He es tab Ii shed ,3.

:n ew' reeo rd by playi 0 g' 734 ,gam es, 0 f' w b icb be won '703; drew 19 an d les t 10 oly i2~ In t.he spring of l009 he created a ver i ts,1l le sensa ti CHI. an d open,cd.. 'th e eyes o I the 'W or 1 ~ toO the real :po ssib i Ii ties, 0 f 'his remarkable genius ,for the ,game by ~ef,eating, Frank J.. Ma:rs'han~ United States champion and A'meric-a~s most repre sen ta ti ve in tern a tional p l.ay.er t in a,

S et :m. atch b y th. e su rprisin g] y 0'0 e-si ded sc or e 0 f 8 ... I. t wi th .14, draws, Su.ch. a ' feat w 9. s assure dl ~l It n 1"'8r1.U el ed,s n d ga'~e him the ri,ght to be 'known as the Pan .. American chess champion,

,N,eJl.t~ in the: season ensuing" came 'hris sec on dAm eri can to ur, w:h'i ch yiel d.ed him lu rther Ia urels as an ex.hi b I ti 0 n player c,f consummate s:k.in, ]"n. I Q ~ 0 Capablanca won the New York Stat~ eha m pi onshi p, w w th ,M arsha U cemp e ti n g t an d, early 'wn 19.111 he took part in his first masters' teurnamenr only to be 'placed. second, wi.th a score of '9Yl-2Y2~ to MarshaJI, who made, 10-2~

H owever, ~ t pr 0 vtd to h a:.ve:. been art ex peri etl ce i 0 revery .'R f wen WO r rh w'bi.1e, {o,r., m,sting' his European debut at San Sebastian in Spain immediately after, Capablancs, Hke Pillsbury at' Hastmgs, came throlug'h wit.h f]y~'ng eel'~rs, all d carried off tile ,ell'wel' prize be'tore the astonished gaze a f some o:F tho greatest p 1 ayers, 0 f th C: day. Hi 8. sec re h ere 'w:®s 91Y2-4~; just enn ugh to beat R III bins tei n an d 'Vi dm ar t W ~,t'h 91- S eae.1,

'~" ~Y2TC

. .' - -' . I .. 1 '·1 ... ,. ., . . -

and M8r,B,h"aU~ With 8 ,,2,..S:2~ '- be ... eban

won SlX ,games; d:rew seven, a:n d, 10.s'I' bill t

'EIi b· ~

one, to a,S unstein.

Straightaw,ay t.he name ,of Ca,pablancB, 'was in, everyene's 'mo'U,th as that of the 'logica~ candidate- for wo'rld'!'s ehamp;:ou ... shi,p hen or5" ,As ,I, matter of f He: e, geg,o· ti a ti on S 'with Dr. Eman uel Laske r w~re entered 'u.po,o durin,g 19'12~ but ,pllDved un suceessfu], actua Uy ea usin g . S! breach between the two g,rea.t p la yers,

N·8turaU.y~ the victory at San. Sebasti an was ,fallowed. 'b Y I tou r of the ch te f chess centers of Europe, and OD th~s trip b e p~ayed 305; games, o:f which 'he won, 25.4" dl'ew' 32 an (I, lest I s, After tha t. he 'obeyed e, summons, to South

A .. ... d' B A'

.m B·rtc., geu n g,' irect to uenos .~ ':1 res

from EI!I 'iIl''"'''P ~ ·0 n, d reeeatln g h ,. -'

,_ .,. , ·1ilL~, U ~',,", __ u'. ......tr.-, . " .. 15 suc-

eesses in tha t distant p a.r't 0 f the w'orl d ~

The second A'm,eri'Cttn Nationat Teucnamen t~ hel.a :"' n, N'ew Ylork ear'ly 'i 11 1 g, t 3. 'yi'elded, Capabl.anca, still another tr~ .... 'Il m ph ~ In 'tni s co'n test hem ade a SGO re 0,' I ~ .. 2, .h j's chi e ri val, 1'4,,8 rsh all, fa Uowi n.g' with I O!t2, -2~", The tables, were turn. ed, ho w~ver}. in the masters' tou r ... _ nsment arranged for the' fallowing month in his, r].llt'~'v,e ,city;: where .Ma,rShaU di sa P.p 0 in ted t:hle y IJ'l1ft g mas ter's en thu .. , slastic cempatriors by 'Winning' t',IH: H:., vana 'toUf:l1ham,e:nt with a score of lOY1-

':ll;! ." . I"' - if!; C"'···' -.- b't . i!'. to· )I

o ",,"2 ~ as :aga,l.nS,L .. . apa· I R,n eft:$ l.·~ ..

Later'! the sa.m,f) year' (1 Q 'I a),. Cap a'lllanca~ with .Mar$haU absent" made a "clean sweep" in 'the Rice Chess Club's m asters ~ tourn a,m en t~ sea ring' .134,),. iden tical ~,th the record 0 'f D:r. Las ker in I'he N e'w Y'ork :I mp romptu T,Qtl rnament O,f ~,893,," IOld:ri~b Durss w,as 'sec-

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Thj s bri n gs us 'to the 9_ever-to..,b ef or go tten tou rn am en t lit' St. Pie tersb urg

WORLD'S CHAMPIONS,HIP MATCH'~ 1921 33

in 19,14, De·arIy fQu.r menths before the the auditorium of the ~'8~ro-okJyn Daily'

outbr\eak of the war. to which the. hap- Eagle," ·w·hich was crowded to the very

less ~.ar hhnself contributed tlOOO doors, In six' and three-quarter hours roubles. 'Here Gapabhl'nca and. Dr ... Las- i of continuous play he made a score of ker we.re hr,Qrugl1 t face, to face for ~h.e i 4S wins} 12 draws and 5 Iosses,

6rst time, Capablanea, unbeaten _In the Rice .Memorial. Tournam.ent) throughout the preliminary and well 'O'D- j'snuarYt 191~, held ill honor of Prointo the .fiD~l stage, looked like a, win- f,eS6{)t Isaac L~ Riee~. who had died i~ net, B~t,er drawtng his first two games' November, 1915" Capablanea again h,ad against jhe . champion ~ who. had I.ost to it a11 his own w'ay, be'irig place-ttl firs.t Rllbinstein~, Then something happened: w.itb 14~'t, Janowski,. '11,-{j~ was the see-

Capablanca lost his. third. gante to his and prize winner",·

only' rival, succumbed to Dr, rarra~~h It is w',o,rthy ,of note taat the yo'u.n,g

the 'Very next .aay~ while Dr, L.a'~~er" master has ·invar,·ably been either first

playing aSI he bald, rarely done before, or second' and' for 1!.lli~ 'most part .&rst~ went through to a successful finish and -,I Wlu~'n second, he was in 'every case only gained, ~rst place witb J aV2 .. 4Yi~ Capa- I ham f a point behind the winner .. blanca's '$CD.fle was rs-s. $:0 near and II Practically all of 1'917' W,BS spent bj yet 60 faT, but the, voice of the chess ] Capablanca in Cuba, during which time wo,rld f'Or a, Lasker-Capablanca match he labstaidedl from important chess; ap· was by 001 means stilled. pear.i"ng only twice in publlc,Tbis 1.0-

T'be,fl!, as war was declared, Capa- eluded tfie Ma.nbatlta;n Chess Club's blanca. 'l,cft Europe 'far- a second ·tr:tp, eo masters' ·tonrna.me'nt durin',e: Qctob(rr Soutll A'm"G'rica.. ,Nie.w Yor~ provid.ed I and November, In whioh his scor-e, was stUl ano'ther 'masters' tournament in I lO~'2-'I!Y2,t with Knstich, 9..Jj second,

April, IQI5J re~ny taking the place of a Th.e Victo'ry Tournament at Hastings ..

contemplated New' Y,ork Havana CO'D- England, A.ug,us,r~ 1919'" attracted the gress, which was deemed to failure, en try 0 f' Capablanca and the result was Once more rClapablan.ca was placed :6r~·t I, a repetition of' the .Manhattan C, 'C~ con-

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with 13-'1, followed by Marshall :with : test, the fina.l scores being Capablanca"

12-2'~ neither master losing a game a-nd first, with IOitl,-!A2, and Kostich second, easily outranking all 0 f the other six with '9'~-1~" A. briUiall dy successful competitors. tour of the United KjDgdom foUow,ed'

His most 'suecess,ful simultaneous ex- and that brings the record. up to the

.hihitlQlft was given. on February 12, U;U 5, climax of his 'career, ~h'ich is the rea-

against 84 opponents. at 65 boards in son for this bnok.

:Dr .. Emanuel Lasker was, born at Ber .. , linehen, province 0 £ Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, on D,ecemberll2', ~S68_ After g~adu,a;tfng frem the Real .. Gym,m. asium at Landsber gO! 0:11 the Warthe, :hLe studied mathem .. aries at t:he uni've:rsid~es, (l>f Berlin and Goettingen, in '91 h ich Ia tter sch ool ,0. f learn in g he di d not} however, finish his studios, These he completed at H,lfidelber g in '1897 ~ 'where he received the d,egree of' doetor of m athema ti cs ~ C~ess he b egan to

study wben qmi~e a bcry~; twelve 'Years, old, b ut :i n 1 a..t,e r years 'h e. I"OO'K up re~d studies witb his older brother, Dr. Bertbold Lasker, In due' course and after

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he ha,d, g~ven much time, and stu,d,y to

the game, he became, a pro"fesSr~onal player in 'i89o.. OIH~~ r,eaf later he gave exhibitions of 'his skill at a German expo si N 0 p in L on d en. He spen t seven years i n E,ng'~,a.nd, ma.kiRg a great n ame f-or himsel f by" hi's exn"ru1littons i n various

. Lo D dO'D 'OD d provin cial IChl,bs~

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,A fter ,8, tie, wi th Em il 'Peyer f'e; I, he won the Hauptturnier at Breslau in 1889 and thus received t'he degree of

Germ fill mas ter ~ A few mo n th s tal ter in the same year be entl'trod the Amsterdam international 'tourney, bei-ng, I. w a:rde d 'th e Sf con d, prj ze, In 18'90 'b e di vi d ed first an d secon d. prizes 'i n ,II, nadonal masters' tourney at Berlin and in the S8!me yea.r he ohtaine'Q third prize in an 'in ternational minor contest :at Gr,az~ Sryria.

I n :~.,992 he seeu re d two fl rs t p r ;zes, in LOf;Uio:fl-fi:rs1t in a national tournament H n d n ex t ] n a q uin t agu lar centes t~

In th e i m P'f(J m pJU i.n tern ,8 ti ona ~ to'111 r ... , nament in New YOlrk~ played 'run .18913"

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be made the remarkable record I)) f wbm,-

I nl'og every one .elf the fhirteen games he P layed j 'b u t at Hasf n gs 'i n 1'89,5 he on y was placed tl1j'rld in an in ternatienal teurnamen t.

In 189,6 he secured fi rst pr i ze 'j n tbe q u adran gular to urnament art St. Petersbtir,g', his co'm:m~u~~ti\tQTS be:in g Steinitz, Tschigerin and Pil1sburYf and in the same y,ear he CI,P tured the first ,p,rize in, the 'Nuremberg '~rrterltatiO'ntd tournament and repeated this a,;hieve!Dent four years later. in the London inter ... national contest., A,ftjer, absenting himself from the arena 'or nine ]rears, he ell tered the St. Peters bu rg to u r-n ey, 'b 11 t this time he had to be content to divide first and secon d prizes with Rubinstein.

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for the ,cham:pionsbip of t11 e world. by 10 to 5 an d. 4l dra W's a.nd three years later ~ secon d, t i me by lO to 2 an d S

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draws,

In 1907 M,afsnaU "en tured. in t'o the ron's path, but was swept'aslde to the tunc 0," 8-0 lind 7 draws. Next!, a y~8r lafer, came Dr. Tarrasch, who made B better sllowiu g' . (S.3 an d 5 dra'ws) ~

.J anowsk i twi ce encoun tered the champion . uring I QOQ) the first time in a series 0 f' "ow games, in 'W hicb bo tll won I,WD, but the subsequent match was Wo.o by Dr. Lasker by 7-1 and 2. drawg~

In ~910 carne __ e memorable match wi tb Seld echter ~ I twas res tri ete d i 0 ten games, draws counting. The final score W I s : Dr ~ LSl'sker, 1; Schlech te1r ,~, ]; dr·aw.o, 8~ Schlechter won the firth game ,and Dr ~ L a.sk.er the tenth~

The sam e year' J an ows'ki re .. entered the arena an d lost' by ~ and B, draws ..

During the war Dr, Lasker defeated Dr .. Ta.·rraseh once more s'nd this, time by 5-'0 and 1 draWm

WORLD'S, CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH., 192'1 35

'T he SRJm e year I at P,ari.s I' be agR.i n. CDrried away chief hGDorSI as he did in the last St~ Petersburg tourn amen t in 1914 ..

During the wa:r he w'O:fl the firBt prize I in a tourney with Schlechter, 'Rubinstein aDd Dr, Tarrasch asso in (he ring. This 'contest took place at Berlin ..

.Ma,tdle&

Hie beat Bar deleb en 111 1889 with 2 to 1 and I. dra wn; in' 1890 he, beat Bird wit'h "1 t·[t, ,2 and 3 draws, Mini.,li with 31 to 0 all d, ,2 dr a W:S,' ,M iesea with 5 to 0 an.d :3. draws, EngUsch with. 2 to 0 and 3 Idraws, w:hile Lee ., as beaten by hi-In I in. t:b e foUowinl 'f ear 'by 1 to. 0 an d. 'I draw, In 1,89'2 be beat Btackbume, by' I

6 t~ 0 ~nd 4 ,draws and Bird. by'S to O~ . I

At Havana he beat Vazquez by 3 'to 0 and Golma.yo by' 2 to 0 and I draw. These maaches were played 'in 1893" and returning from Havana, he 'beat Sho .. wal ter the SAme' year by 6' to 2: and. I ,dra,w an J 'Ettli'nger by 5 to 0 ..

In 1Sg4 he beat' Steinit» in the match

THB :RUL'SS AND RBGULA.TI'ONs.:

A ,"lew daysl a f tier the arri v _'I of Dr.

Em an ue 1 L asker at Havae. a ~ 11:11 e .p.- ayers I agreed upon Jud,ge Alb,erto' Pence as re feree an d '- a fter a con fer'ep ce 'wi tit him II toe f,ollowing rules and regulations were agreed u.pon:

I, The match to' be, one' of eight games u P'31 dra..wn games not to COURt', but, if'51 after 24 games, neither p:layer has ecored ,e],gbt gamesl~ then tho pililye" having the greater number 0 I. points to be deelared the winn,er ...

2., One seseion 0 r play o:f. 'four hours' duration, (The original agreement cal ~ ed Jf,o'r a secon d\ session 0 f two hou.rs, after an in terval of a't· least t'b'ree.

hours). O:ri_' .in,11y ,it was agreed to have six play da y.s each w·cek ~ but at FI'a V'Q,lO a this rule was changed to. five ];:I,la,y days each wee 11.,.

3,~ Timelimit ; fir'teen moves an hour. 4,.. R"6 feree: J u.d.ge Alb e no. Po nee.

51" The $20~OOO purse to be divided as fa Ih)'ws: Dr ~ Lasker to recei ve $,.11,000', Cap a blanca $9,,000, w.i n or lose or dr.a.:w ~

After 6ve games had been ·plaY'·ed, the "Commissien ror the encouragement of touri~n.g ,tb.~oughout, Cub,an ga,vc an 'ex ... tr'- prize of ,$StOOOt of wbich $3,000 .should go to the winner of 'the .match and $2,000 to the loser.

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World's Championship Match Buenos Ai -es, 1927

JOSE RAUL CAPA'BLANCA VS • . A:LEIXANDER A1EK'WN

With ,AnnotatioDs by' F!!I DI. Yates and W .. Wint.er

There al::: landmarks in the long history of Ches.s" ·and on~ is cleatly :sho·wn in the serminattcn 01 the. p.lotrac.t:ed. br.~in~to,-1)fain struggle iust ended tn Buenos. Aifes~ The. two most striking Che.as pereonalities, Cap.ahlanea, and Ale"thin, have been 'eng.aged .~n ·a contest fol" nearly three. .months. The Inatch. began en September Hkh, and has ended in what those 'who adrn4re

the ,cp_mpetitive ~,pi:rit." love· to s~e-a, c'haUeoge:r:"s victory.. _

The :ato.ry of world-~bampionship Chels is mainEy ollie 'r ]ating to those whQ aeek the h~nOUI i{ather than those .few who have already attained it.. The difficulties are that in some ways it. is a SeH-81lffiCing - ambitwonl,. and ,asp L rants ha:ve little, reward ex,cept the confidence 'lba t comes .from t.h.e know~edg'e that they C8'D do something "better than others.

,Alekhin, like pr,e~iou8 cha.Hengef;s. had to wait yea,l'~ until he ·had ·SOo imp.re-Bed the C'hess 'WorLd wi~h ·his.fighting personality and genius, tOI enable hi m ·to sathe'f th e 8uppo:d necessary' £\{1.F, the arrangeme'Jl ts for such an . e:xptens.ive mate}!. .In the tia'mbU'rg "rouEnamenf, w'here . first met him in 1'9 iii},· he. 'waa a youth o~ '17 hom a rich Moscow' f:arnl ~y, .&D.d tllen it was

seen that a n.ew Chesl star had erisen. Genius, does not stand !UU" and 'bi::fore the: ·watr~ 'in a great h.'1Urnarnent m St. Petel'.s-burg" which had the. pa~l'\o~ge ot .. he.Iate Czar, he finished ,third behind Lasker and! Capablanca .. .. 'Wb.en. ~n CeT.~nyS' at t!h@ '~9r~4· Mannheim Tournament, "W'hich was, suddenly end~d by the Qu1::'bre8lk o£ war" Le: wasil ,as were aU the other

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THE STO:RY OF ALEKHIN .

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. layer ,. s Varied. Career' .•

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HIS PAR,T IN TH~ W.AR~

He ,was ,the only ,o'ne to es.:apre-a sign of ·his. mettle. He le~urne d t,o

Russia, and. took.. part ill. the WaIl I.h_ the Army Medi<:.al 'Corps~ AEtmr the ..

Je~o.~utio·n t he ]Ioi.n~d ·Dhe. R 1!1 &si liD Colony in Pians, aq.d has now 'na.~ly receh',ed h.is French no.turalisation. papers ..

Bea.ring the sta-rnp' of a leal Che:ss. e,nthusiast--':OOli ~.t iis (},blJiou.s. to those fortunate ecno:u,h. to knGW hiLffi indnla,tely what iSI his g:rand meneal 'passion -he yet ~8 ~lcti1jc :ph;ysicallYl and eviden~~y 'believes tha.t one thing helps· 8.nOdler:. for he, c.o'~trn~e:d hig studies in the la.w ~n wbi,eh. he reeently took his Qbc:torsttip at the.' So,fbolnae.~

His charm'ing wife:. who nea.rly al ~aya acc·!?m.panies 11] m to,. G:hess. t.o:qrnaments :n different countries, a·"d. who is. the w~dow of a Russian achttir,al. admUled t,bat, his .etudi·e.9 helped. his 'CheS3·~

The disciplined' mi rid aga~n.~ I t goes .a long' way when one is p,re.p.aring t.tJ face the. most pea.e:e:£ul yet the most. stl'e'nuorus ;Q.f all· tests, It gives a kind. of bleak-power that one Clan im9igin~ is needed in what the world has j ua.t seen-a ten we: eke' ,6 gnt I ana also i t g~\1'£8 the restraint which, at

l~ast . dn play,t., ill the -sign 01 a Ch CS9 master. _ _

After ma.oy enc.Qunter& wit h A lekh i n peraenal ~y;. I tCa.D. say he has the pure lo'Ve of the 'hea'ut:\7 of the c:nlbinatio, 'I ·of the game. -evolved· only th'rougJl the nlah of mind ,consl~iring a.gainst mind. I ha've won. 'bIUli~mey

g.ames· agabut him~ .and he has 'won mere against my'~elf'~ . _

I n C hes9r, attacking p !a,ye.rs al ways p"~oduce ih e best specimena (J.\f. the game, but, if t~e ·game is g6od; then to the .~rti5J:·~ such as· Alekhln, there is ;ho ·remo.rse in ,~t" .even. if i( s}\ould. ~ ~ost.

He. 'is one eE: the big in-8.uences in mouldw~8' the ~I"tyle in which the game w,iU. be p,~ayed~ for many yea.J'.s to come, It is. good' 1.:.01' Ch~ players to t' .ink ~h~l the play will never "be thrown on l'he side .of dun Chess, 'but dla,t man.y ·wonder.ful strategic. plla:ns of attack will y[el 'be [explored.

. His, na.me i;s all ready act ta.~he.d. t..,')1 one: :S'iYst@m of defence.. ·On~ .. li;annot I,ell how long' his· name __ wiU ,e~;dur.'@ in the "minas of men, Ruy Lopez" the Spanisll prie.8~ of the Fifteenth Cen tury.~ is s..ti n a c lassie name in Chess ~ F~ D.. YATE.'S"

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It rus doubtf u ~ w hether any Chess p layer ever bet':aFpe: so 'widely known

as J. R . Ca:pa,blan~. He Cio'm b~ iIl~fi ~n ,iI. V~f;'y rare degree 'a_ ,strong

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per8Dnawlty~nat ·18 120· ,saYi' Jf~e, iCieI!n .get "~S way~wdn ,8 gYe.iifllU5 Dr: n9$'1

and tb.e re.Q\uhs 'i{lJ bis. ,lai:pplieat.ion tOI du::. g~m~ can be clearly s~e.n1 though

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~.n. 'tlleu' e::deR~ not yef' q\ute appreciated, ~ tne :m-p"ste:r:y 10' .an~t: ,U1-g' ,Ie!! In

tEte, power to hring i:t under co;mman.d! t .~ hen upablanca, is, par ex;c~nence" a 'ma:ster ~, lor 'he mere th,an ..any vt he, has' bl'(),ugb~· C·heiu, complications

oomew hu t nearer to. ,5im~ ~inca fi()n. -

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lThis is his CheS;$, irulb/idua;H'~y as! nt1any of his nearest :rivaJs have :rJeen it~ and 'his Iesson. They fcund out that ~'here W~Uli sbiU ,som,ethins' to be leiuint &11 th.e art of exehanging the C.he~& piecesj a way of ,8o'!ving dle pl'c,b~em.s ,se~, .~ n, p~rat;tieal Chess ~ It ];6f :DO~ mere ~:y :p,l.ayin g for' the, Cl,,8;W I' ,for it gives, the 8ti,ongeT:p,laY~f greaflL!:t eontrol of ,his 8~~er .and the better

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~aot.J:~lar.l more £:p,portUw.nhe9, or cOlmlng lll,to ~,a:YOU'ra,fl L! leno"gam.es ..

H· 110· 'L d !L . ~" ], n, £: 1] '" 'L'l f iL

I IS mesr mar K;,e - c,nar.act~rl.stll11:.iS an a ,most !!lI.n!l:B, Ul. e sense 0:, 'tlli:U~:

timin g of: meves, the ru mporta nee 01: W'~ ieh cannot he, o'vel"~stitt;1a~~jd I f'or ,ai, ~tron.g move at Cbess is cnly stron g' w h.,B made ,at tJu~ r~i8'ht Umc.

, .Belrinnhlg th~ g,ame tal a. ~f:e,markably e~rly: age, Capa.hla:ncai! like, Marphy" was a. strong' 'pla:yerw,,~ae· yet a b~y ,at 8c:hno~. ~ even '~hen he CQ'U.I.d :pmy' 3\_' s~1'Qnse[ game than the :majol"ity of the pla,er.s in C'u~a~ ar~d. at the, a,ge of twelve defeated COrStl'11 then lebam.pion O.t tbe ,Island" While at Col urn b-ia' Uni:ve:f"s,i ty" h~. practised. the ,~am,e assid u.cn;J,sly II a:nu :i oined in t:b.c ,strong'; C:bess atm~phel'e bl be fEulln,d. in" the N'ew y~(!jrl~. (;hess C~.ub8, in. 'w.hicll aU that is beat in N €w 'y Dr k C,hes!'!1 is to be found" . ,Here he made.

:L ill!:' ~ L ~. 'ill, ~I ' 'fL, ~I..JI '-h·' ·1' . 'L, ·iL.

S!).m,~t"1.l:n'r O;r a, ,i!U~i~:9ati~U,~ oeUlg ·al~'~e~ 'Eo ,no~ OJ ,I 1:8 (l1WlJ. au i_ y 'Wl! ml i ~e 'verV'

best ijale.r.t t.

His rell'lla:~!ka ble ac hiev,em!e;n tg ~UJ· a ai.m ultaneoiUs :p layer ~'l8~ attJactea. ,a :g~rea.t deal of a Uentioo!1 and u 1 ti.matehl' ~,edJ to hil adm j:fers arrail:Qri "'II a Ill~~eh be~w~~n .. ~im ,and ~he, fam~us, ~'~@':f·w.eaD ~ c~ampjon, _~,. ~J:, ~r~~'~jt~ ~ny people ~ hQu'R'ht at 'tile t~ me that" brdh ant as wa.s Capa,hLtnal. 8J

promicSe I' he was taiking on. too fOEmi.da.ble a pnlposi t ion ~ but the r:e8U [t.'I! an ,cive;twbel:min.g vi:ctory~ m;or-:e tha.n jus;tifi-ed the" c.oa6d.eru:e of. hi.a, 8IUP.PDr:tCHl~

,Lik~ ,Morp by Ii he now' hll"liH~;d h~s aU'ention In dle. ,Euro,p~n 6.elds, and appeared' in, the'lnternatio(oal Tonf'nam@nlt at StUlc Seoost:ian in 1911 t;. ~'D 'which neady aU the gt"eate:st Elllr,ope4n experl.$ !tOOk, pad,t· His play W,8,t, ~ti] l u "'familiar to many of '~J~£ laU~r:'jC who W Ere incnri~d. to dou'bf the full ~~oty of his, p'~OiW'f:;SS ~ 'It l,s· felate,d that. prior to the. f.01Jrnau~.ent;, a wel [ .. known p'~ayel' 1'e1llar~ed. to him, ,,~ Unl£.noiw·,n young' men should not ~nte:rf:e~e

l' . ... f' I . ., t~ , ,'. !!' A' f' h'

w nen mas~~r"" or repute are ana y,&lng ,R .Po~~J;O'n., ' " ' ,~er t 'e tQUrnalll@nt.,

h.Qw'ev~J' JU)' orte could d.lesel'lbe him as .a,n unknown younS' :man, jar. he erne! ged Sj. bii llian~ b:r&t ~

T.fu~ Dr;s! time he ellCO' , 'ntel'ed Lasker was: at St., ~etel's:bll·1'1 in '1'9'14.,. where 'he was: seecrnd to h.~8, life 1'8 ,a(hrer;&aryl' .after lea,ding dJ,e lou.rll tnn;en~; almost to tbe end, A. ma.'tch 'between the ttWQ w,u tlow on, ~v,etybod,Y'~.~' lips, w'ilen c~me the in.le'l'tegllUm. of; the War.. When peaee W·u d~~la[ed!,

h L d 'i_. '~ d ~., ~ 'h· f h b _] iii. "-

_e~ 811.'0:~'le" tnat t ner:@j was no aec !LUle, U~ 1 ,l,$, : ()tmer $trengt 'y oe ~~ahn8'

KOiStic b,y S-O~ and wionl n g the ,Hastblg& Vii.£:1:rory T QUFna:rnert,t wi tnout l~ing a game. Thel long expect~d match .£Ot 'the. Wdt'ldt 8 Cbampin.ns.h'Ep 'toolk place at laiSt~ at ,Havaaa;. in 1920,. ,a:nd re$uh~d .in a ,s~grial' ~ielofY, La,~ilc:er :telri gni ~g alter losing ffYur' 'g.a.mes , and. t;l1'8'Winr ren ~ ,Alm'olt, i m,mecdiotel:y ah~r: came 'h l~ marriage' to ,a, bea utiful .spanish ladY'li 'wno a.(:;cornpanied :him Ion hi!3 .next bi,S trial ~d 'fjflep'gt];h'" the, . Lo:ndQ n . Tournament

e l·!'N"ii ..... ' 'k h ~l'.. £:, • 'h· . - b . ~

0.[ 7j"~,!, ~ neze .' ~ ea~~.~.y won "'tt.s~ ~l'nze, '1& recent ,conq neroy '~Ing Ife('.:on u ~

Th~, next, two r[~oot T o Ul; na:fE1 ell t:8, in w'h.icb '!he tooL: part!> Ne.w Y·ork: t924~ an d Mose{l'w' '~925,~ :sh()w a .e'Hg ht -decli.ne from }N,S, z~ni l'n I' 'hut a't lhe Quadr,anSll ~a:r Newc 'r,ark CQn test 91' f92t~ be obtained ,Il 08sj,'bJy bitl :gl'~8i:t~8t J'ouJiua:m.e:nt; SUOC€'S8, winrd,n:g .nr.st' prize, without los8 ,0,1 'a, game,! and

WO&U,"g CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH, 1927 45

~ndividuan.y defeating each 9£ his. five op_ nnents, Al@khin<; Nimz:aw~tchi V~ timalc, Spielmann and Marshall t i.n the:h: respeetive series roE four games ~ .

~p'ah~arn.ca has a 'Very Iikeable personality, and his wnole bearing 8ugsee,t8 a cultured m.an of t~e wiOl"~cl"' His ,interes~s lare ,.by,_ :~o . means

cO:nnne.d to 'Chejl~ As a member of the Cuban DlptomatJc SerVLce~ he

'h . d ,,,' . . ,_'iii ill • • d h h f

as carne'" out urnport-ant rmssrona, ·and tnlS year receive t e ,ODour 0

being .appointed .Amhassad(r[ 'ExtraorainalY to the wO'lld at large, wit.h t'he Ut]~ o.f ExccUe"ncy! by the CU'b~D GQVerDment~

H,e has, al way& m.ainta i:ne:d Ehe hig hecSt tjraditiolU~ Q f t'hia :gend,@: an~d. kuiis:hdy game I' and ill 1.9, our hope a nd trust tha.t he will continue to do so for many years '10 corne,

F. D. y'ATES~

' ..

,

TABLE

OF OPENINGS.

w~ W.1N~ER~

With rtte exeeptlon 01 the. first :iame', both p~ay'c S tinva:da.b1y adopted ~he, Queen"'s Pawn 'Ope·Dings.

Tt..e games,!! nevertheless" are of great theoretical interest, several origins. I lines having heen, adopted by ~o~h mastel,S·, nota b~y i,Q, dle, Gunbtidg·e. Spr-ings d(~Jencel and in vthe 7 + •• ' •• ~~.,.. '''1 P~QR3 d@l!~Dce in the U aormal · ~ ry,a:riatlon ~

This latter ~ w hIe n had been. ,almost 0 bs:o le1e· for some ti me prior to the match, does much hJ :reha bi U tate the ~'nor.mal· 'I' sy8't~m. of defence, O'f' the. nine decided. gap1esl 8ix. were won by White ,and. three by .8'lackll one o,f. dl~ lauer hejng -the ii,rat ga.:me~ w~e.re Capablanc.a Qpeo'ed. 1 P~K4, ' T,he Cuban fai~ed to win any game with B~ack, largoely', in aur cl~ri'ni-onll throug'h hi,S' co:n~~ant ' dop'tioH of ~~e u n,ol"ma~h defence w Hn i u ,,"p • , .. ~ •• ,. P._'QB3 I w hi en le:ad.s to. iii, cram.ped ,and Ii fe ~~$9 :lIame -e

The opcnin,g,e~· in spite of some tra!1Spos~tl..cns Qf mnves, call. be i'ab~,y c·~si.6:ed under. ~'he fCJ]~owing heading~:"':""

~ O~-.F'rench defence. Game No. L

~2).~Que.en.".s, ~mbit [normel ,d,eience) wit'h. 7 ~ ...... ~ . .,.",., P~Bll ,i!.e.~,

Q_l-2t :pS!~. L_PK2~ri<t~83~C~sJe~t~B3Bl~~-=~~: "'B-lGtS.

Games No., ,2, 4,. 6,~ 12, 1 fi 116,~ 118i 201 22" .24, 26~ 28, .30 ..

I" .

/

.'

(4).,-Norma1 ~efenc,e with i Q~2 ~atti}ck. Carnes No. BI~ lO~

;, }5J:~Cambr~~~~, Sp,rin,f(s, .,Defence.,. , 11 P~Q4. 1:~04: 2 P~~4'~" P~.K3".:3 .~t-~:BJ!, .~t~I(B~.~ 4 B,._..,~t,5~ QKt-Q2t 5 -P-K3, P-B3Im

16 Kt.-B3t Q-R.f. Ca.Jlles No.7. 11 ~ 29,.

(6)1.-Cambr id'ge Sp.'l\in,g i 8 Git Fe n' ce ,eY·,a.de,d. .' . .

(a)-l ~' "K94t'5'~ PQ':KQ4Q:' 22 ~: Ip,[QBJ.; ~p-KB33'; 361 ,Kp._,t-Q,9.B]:l, Kl-K83;

.~ ~ ,'] ~~ .~ ...... I·I tL~ ,\' ; [~ ~~ --=":~', ";: L_ - ·.,~n ,'.

, IGames No.5,. 34,.

(h}------ The same with 6 IQ-B2 .. , .

c Game 'No. 91,.

('c)-= T~e same wi~~ f" .8-Q.3~. .

IGa;m,e81~o. 31 i, ,33' ..

(d~T~e same 'with 6_ Px P. ,

, Cia'me No. 32 ..

I( 7). -.-Queen ~ SA Fianc:netto defe·nc.'e.. _ _

I~ P-Q4" Kt-KB3:. 2 Kt-K.B3! ,P~QKt3.

Game. No. 3~

THE Hlsr~ORY CH·MP-O·NSHIP

OF 'WORLD'S .-.:A..iT,CHES·

l"~ •

The [ist of wod,rs, Chess! Champions may be said to bavl! begun with

11. 't_ ·11" . F'h r - ~ GL.· !_j La B _ _ d .. 'L. ., , 'b

the Dn. lant" IIf!:HC 'mant wUiU~8 . - nar ~ es ae . . . _ Qur . O:n;M19 J wnn, liD l e

ear iy nineteenth Cenhll'Y defeated the B,tidsh representative, A. McDonnell., by a co'nsiderable m.aj:ority, in a ~a.teh extendin.g to. more than U10 games . .,

,A~tb'Qugh not officially regarded 8.8 a wcrld's ck'mpionship match, the tw I) p layers stood ,o~t a:bcfve ,aU ~heir con tempQra~i~s:, . rand the len.g th of dIe struggle', 8S w'eU as the gelner'81 hrUhance Qlf the plaYf ·fully. entitled the winner. to rank u, Chessr (Zha.mpion of the W o'rld. . The prernetnre deat.h ,of both La BOllrdonnais and M,cI)onneU lert the tide vacant until H,o ward, Staunton. 'gei n ed it .for· En g ~,8 .. n!d by ,deEM tin)g St! Ama'utt o.f·' Prui9:,! h.Y eleven games tor seven ., It is' ladler l'fln,af hhie 10 no.tethat: In I hoee days E.ng'lan~ and France :stood S'1U~.reme as Chess, 'pta.!'ing countr·ies. De:r Lasa and .Bilsue!' 'w'ere just .~ayi"n:g .~h.e foundations! of that great sch.QO~ of 'German 8peakhli pla.yers whO' a_hcrwa,l'd.s dominated the iame f~r ap many years(I and P'aul Morphy" whose briUiant .achh~vement8 did. 80 mu.ell to establish the game in Arnerlce, waS "sUn a boy at !SChool.

. The S~ftunt-on~", A mant match is .p.rin~ip ally remarkahle for the close ,cha:ra.ctel' of the .openingSI a.dopted w'hich bout fit stdking similarity to tile ~yp'er-In0d~[~ s~yle so. much lin vogue at t?le pre.3e?'t day. ,!he move I P=QB4 oJltau)·ed the 'nam.~ rOE the Enghel operung' from Its' Freq.uen,t

ad..n Jl:tia,n by Staunton In ·this match ..

It is a. 'moot, po·tnt whelher Paul Mo.,rphy was ever: elltit]ed t.O' lank as Champion of the 'World~ As is weU known,. Staunton consistently evaded the ehallen.gu of ~ he American, g\eDh.~~ ~ w't~,o def'e,ated~ll the le818e~.... H gats (l'f~is time w~t.h cons urn mate earse ~ .Ma '.y p ec'plc' co.;nsi,d,e.:ted tha~. Stau:nton aUirc).maticaJly f()rf.oe·,t~dJ his tide. b~Y' ~i' refutal to' p1a:y j as t.he .£oHowil1g couplet addr.essedto MorphYt ,after h~8 v~€~ory a,ver Anderssen, in HJrSB~ :enow81 :-

~ ~ But one rema['Dsc• tb e no blest heaT~ At hi m thy dart be. h url ed,

Del' Lasa conqluered. then tho,u ar t T,lte C.hamp~on of the 'W;ol~d ~ ~l

But Der' Lasa, by thts time. had. p.FacticaUy given up Chess fOl a dip.(o·matic eareer, .and Morp hy f aft er proud Iy ofFerhlg. t-o! gi Vie an.¥ P fa,yeT in E,UIOP£l th~ [odds. (I," paWf:i: and znove, t~ok a d.isl,JSte 10'1" the. gt..me.. 10 t'h&t Sta un~o'n wn agal~ l.eft in possessio·h &.1 tne. fie: ld., He. did 'n.o.! reign f,at long.. E,vre:r li'nee the. St~ Amant match nis. play had been on the. down. gra,cle.. He pI.actise,d.liule and when 'he finally eneeuntered AndersS'eh. hil de f'e.al was almost a foregQn:e concl uainn. Anderseen, w 110 wi]] ,,]waYfI be rernem bcted as the crea:lo.;r r()f 5o,me cf t'fte most. ·hrilliant. com bina.tiona. rev-e.:r !~eD. r(iQ the Chess boara'1 was the brat af' the tine 0'£ German' ,pu'kbig C.ha:mpioD's~ who @]]joyed an unbroken rule until Lasker' mGt his Waterloo a to Hall\ans'!J run 19~O ~ SteinJtz: sueoeeded Andeeseea I defeati n,g :bim in ,a match which. wiU alway.s be ·regar.ded as one' of' the greAt, laJiLd:fjlaflks ~n th,e hisbJJ'Y of the Ka:me~~ marking as U did. the first triumph fa]! the' r.aoder.n p.1J s-i tb:J:lud scb.'ool 0 f playas, op PQ"ed to the o~,d purely eom hi-Mt~ve methods ~ , Tle n.ew , __ ~ho,!l did = succeed with().~!."8 ~ des pe f'ahe struKlile. A,n.c1eF8sen, s famous Evans ga'ml:ut ,woDsevelal hnUuI,nt games, and, but :for tne veteran's o,h~tinacy. .in. persist-Eng in def,~nding the Kie8em~zky ga m bit by en o'b&olel''e wet be d~ dle. "esult mJ g ht eaSil ~y have be en [different.

:St:ein~ tz i9l in some way!"· the mest ,strikJng' fi gure o£ all t.he wOr ld' !Ii champlons, Througho~t his reign,. tn.e longest l,il 'tile h~8tOI'Y of the Ch,ampio~.ship, :h@ steod ,ab$o],utely he~d and slloulders abt)ve .his ~ivaI8~ bei'n'g Rble to 'p ~ay' all sot ts of weir..d expeJ!.irnf;nts· in the openi n gs. Jiflnd still a ue ee e d i' eve n against his Qloat da~ gerol!l!s opp enenrs ..

48 CAPAB,LANCA VS~ ALEKlIltN'

The S1!einitz gambit and. the Q-.B3 defence to the Evans are CiQe8 in point. It must be admitted, however, that owing to ~he small. :Dumbcr ,of International Tournaments playedt t:lhe list of :really 'h.rsE: class Malters was ttl uc'[h. less than at the' present day.. Stelnit:Z.8 pI inc ~p'a1J. victi me were Bl~ckbU'rne, ,Zuker~ort~ Gun8ber·g~ and 'Tcnigario[l whom. he defeated twicem He .tinaUy, succumbed 100 .Lasker in 18,94t lbeing then 58 ,years of 'flge:~ Two y~ars later, he tried '1:0 regain the title hut ,as. may be expected· Lis po,wers

Were dedini n g and .ne 61,J ffere'd a. Leavy aef@:at. --

l.uKer p.roved "n. every way a w,odby .suceesscr. .He defeated' both.

.Ma:rs haM rand Janowski wi thout [05~'Og a. game!l au d "larras.: h r .~·n spite of his, unsu:rpassf:d tournament. reeo;r'd faaed to make tn'Urcn. impre8.Sion an the hap·py blend of soundness and originality which marked "tile play of the new· champion. In 191 O~ however,- ,he. suff~l'ed e. partial set .. haek at ~he hands. of the Aust.rian., Carl &h'~,ecJ~ter~ who ,sluc,ceeded in drraJ'Wing ,a rnab:h of ten. gameJSlt t:he score bi!~ng' one gam each with eight draws.

A :Ion ger ulatch ·betwreen. tlu;: tw'o un fur tunatel y never materiaHi!led I an.d an. hope was fi:na.Uy destroyed lhy Schlechter"'s untimely death in the early years of the ·War.. The final stages of hasler'sl reign were unhappily marred i-y consider.a hie bicker j ngs belw~el1 lh.tim and the ria·ing' leu haP. star, CapabIa.nCilJ which eulminated i'n Lasker :resignin.g lIis ti~Ie to the Cubarn. Capab~anca, however f had nn wish to became WarId",s Champ] D'P en such, -terms, and 'the IDong expected ma,tch 'between the' !wrO was .finall,... ,afrange,d at Havana l n 11920, The result proved a sad. disappointment to t.asker'8., :many admirers. From sta;rt to 6nish he. 8.e~medl outplla,yed, and resigned after lQsin K four games. .1 t was a fteI' ,this mareh. ·that· be. a:cc~,ahned 'his ('Ionqueror ,as u un~e.'ataLle .. ~"

Tl-rue di fferenCJr! between T oureamen t and Match 'p~~ay" howev,er j iii shown hy t h~ ia.tt th at Lasker 'has, since 'won the N'ew YOl"k To mrnlfment a-g;a~nst both Ca.pahlanca and A~e khin and also came out ahead oi· th" IH}~deI of the. title at Mo~ow in 925"

The- recent match with A]e:'k]dn at Buenos, Airel is CaPllblanc.~s only essay' at defending 'hiS! tide, ·whic.h. h.~ has. thus lost at tbe fiJ"8t chall~n-ge~ _

Unlike previous ch.ampiOtul, however~ be is, sUn in the; prime of I lIe an d it is: €I Olite 0]], the oar,ds that he may b(teak aU re,cord, hy ·lregaini.Dg his ti tie. ,At any 'rate the proijec~e d retu.rn match between the two in ·929 i.s, certain. tOI pxaduee· a, titan.ic :8ill'ugg]e~

lV.

-

WINTER~

THE

'White

Capa'iblanca ..

, P=-K4'

2; P:-Q_4

3 J[;t~_QB3 4 PxP

I~~~%

i t:astlcs

~ Bx B(b)

I~ ~01' (c)

If Kt,=K)

12 BX.Kt 1.3 Kt-B4

~4 KR-K'I (Id) 15 Q-- Kt3 (~) 16 O'R~B1

Ii,. R-' . Kif)

I If -:'. X. t ,,'.

IS P-K't3

1'9 QR-Kl 200=-KtS

2J .p:- ··KR4

22 B--Q2

GAMES OF MATCH.

FIRS1-' GAME~

THE

I -

Po.sitioll .after B~ack~s 15th move.

Black:~lJ a~ec~s. .

W.hite'.~13 Pieces.

. (a~ TmB mo~e' h,llts eorae into fa.¥our of mt@. h prJK;tically compe~s. 4 p,xP. and eo. Ube~ate8 ~1.~ek.'·9. qS. ~.T~. ~ attack ..• by 4 ... 9~t4 ... lai~s aga'insl: 4 .. u.u.un ... Kt~.KBl\j s,t QX.KtP, R-.1Ktl ~ fol1.o.wcd by KtxKP.

(b,)-: This, be·lps Blalck "·s. K.Kt to! :B g\ood. pos~ti.on. 8. B-K84 might be

tried~ .

(c,>--=.In view of t.ne. possibility of 81ac~ Icasding QR, .~'O P~R3 wou.~d

htlli' a f.vouyahle alt·ernati:ve ~ Til 1S move ¥IOU td. also 11: h wall Black· 8,

c '\

~

5.<'·0"

CAPABLANCA. VS~ ALE·KB1N·

re·malkable echJcme of- IEdtae'kin.g· '~he' QBP~ w'hicl1 actuaUy occurred in the gaf:ne~

(:d)- Wh.ite. ~~s u.ll'\cady· the i n,[ell'Ot' gaJme ~ If' 4' P =OB3 t Black, by , l4 ." .. ~, ... ,., .. ~~., Rr-:K5~ obtains an. endur.log aUaC~:1 Or if 14 KtxP" 14 .,~.~ ..... m •• ~-I ,Bx Pcl~+. t 15 .,:.~.X.B~ ,_Q ..• ··~~K·t .. ; Wh'ite is ~8,tiU unc:~:mIQrta~ble on aCCOU}[lf of ~h~ exposed cc'ndlhocD 'oE 111& 1£1LIlg ~

_ {e)-16 ~l,~ Q-:,,"B4 ~ l ']. KR-- QB.I WOiU.l d 110 Id. th.~· po:: slti on .for ·ca, tirne ~ but it would be a 6tar'tli~it, conf~5Sion. o~ ·weak.ne.ga "l,n the: part of Ca.pablanca to lose so m u.eh ~ime with his KR.,

(g);_.A, tl'Pical Alekhin aUack menacing .P=RS ·ana. R6.

('h}- Tlu·eBJ:eni.ngr- Rx RP with mate ,in jcul" tiOI £o;~h;;,w th~ cap,~ur,e '0£ the rook., Waite".!, reply threatening R-,K8ch .. :H-iv~8 th~ king a ,Right r5q~are.

I(.i)=- Wlt'h ,this, move ,AJekhin ,decides, to ,gl,ve: b~ek the pawn in or-del to utilise the open Ii De.

(j)~Forced. If ,38 Q-83" 38 R~Kt8.c'h,"

-'(k)-IJ 4,1 K=-Bl, '~KR'1 j; 42 :K-:K.tl., Q~K.4 i Wln::l ,~t ,!lIlCe~

(.~,~l' QX Kt, Q-X Q ~ '18 'R X_Q. BX,l{t is ~tin WDrse, f'ol W]1'ite. 'Black'"'s r\ep.~y is best, if 'I '1 ., .. ;; , ... r. •• " • ~ f. B, X Kl,~ 18 R-,B5~ with ch once 8 . lOf r egaini ng; t he pawn~

SE.COND' GAME~

W'L·~ ilne

Alekbin

While .Alek'hin.

Black~ Ca;ab~~nca.,

1P~

2 P~B4 3 Kt ........ QB3 4 B=-KtS

5 P-K3

6 Kt-83, j R-Bi

I ~x~2

10 B B ( )

. , : - - , ,~ I'

, .' .x"c~

(a~skel', In 'bis match 'vtHL. Capablanc4\.. played ,h~:r.e 8 "u. u,,~. H_!

P~B4' ;. ~O' 'whi,c~ bisl D,p~ponent 'repU ed 19 5-Q ~ t h',a,nsposing' into the ,7' Q-BZ

variation of dle 'Queen t s Ca.m bit ,dec:~ined". .

(Il)=- 9 .. , ... , , ... , , .... I'. KP X ,P is more usual J but ~ b,@ 'mov,e 'f) ~ayed seerns ~ai J ly ~iltj,8.§a.ctory t. as Bla,e;'k can eventu any ,[r,~~. h is sam e by P-K,4

(.t)=N'ot '0 Kt=K.A,~. oeCftu,se 0,1 _10· .. ~ ... " .. i~ ••• '., ~R4ch. 1'1' 'Kt-B3!, K.t-KtS ,j 1.2 Q;--KtJ" 8"x.B ~ 13 K~.x B" Ktx HPr 'w~.nniFlg a pawn,

(d)-,If Til Kt-.KS (too stop P ......... Ki1); 1.2 .,,,,,,~.~ .. ,,, .. ~Ktx Kt;. u P,X ,Kr,

~g:t'4. -

It~)-...-Pla.yi n:g lOT aim plificatio,n., A mere ~gsressi ve line WlOU] d be

'114 •• -~ •• '", •• ~ •• "I P,-K5; 15, K,t- Q2" 'K.~-- B3~

White, Capahlanca.

1 P==Q4 .'"" ,2 Kt~-1<B3, .s P-;KKtl 4,B--Kt2

5 Castles.

6 KtxP

1 KxB

B P=QB4!, ~J Q--R \' 4cn".,

10 K't-orKt5 11 Px P

12 B-B4 13 R~Bl

14 f~QKt4 ~ J 5 R 'xi: K:t

I~ Q,xB

~j Kt.--Q2

j~ J~X~~

~V~:-~

Bfack~ Alekhin.

WORLD'S, CHAMFION5H,IP MATCH, 1927 51

Black. ,Ale.khin.

Whiti!!

Capablanea.

I(a}- This movet 'wLie.b, remeves ~ centre. pawn and exchanges White·., fianchettoed hia:hopji appear,s sfl'Ongt but, the course 1),( du~ ga.me goe.s to :prDve ,that' White can speeni 1.)" take ,advantage.of 'the weaknenes af 'hia ,opponent's IQueen,' I win,g. Sufer' 'would be 5 p .......... K.3.

0l)=-.7 · .,~ .. , '., Kt-Bl :might __ h£ slightly better tLough Black wOllld

'ha,ve d~ffi,cultie8 witn niB QP after 8 P-QB4.

_ (~}-If I .UUIIUim.; 'QxPcn ~ 12 R-K4~ Q-:Q2: ]3 R-Q 11 JJ Q--.,Kt2 best:: ~ 4 B---Jl4! R,~B I ~ I:S ~---QB l, P_.QRJ (i I 15 ,"' ~ .. i ••• ,. ~ • " • I' ~B4; T~ Rx B) j: ,6 Kt-B7clt.,~ winning the exchange,j or l 1 U~ •• "'"'''UU' ,Kt,XP t 12 R--QI. leaa,ing' to similar vlltiatione:.

Poai tlQq ,after Black ~ I 311st meve, Black.~ Pieees~

W· .

ni~e ~--8 P,iecel r

Q-.R51 R-B7 U) RxRP (g) Qx:R R~KBI K-Rl P-B3 R--KKtl ,P-KR3 (i)t

Q-Kt8 'Q~Kt3 tit)

~~~

R- K

ci=B'1 R-K.2

I'lL len. ..

KKtZ KxB

K ........ B2

Re.signs

52 C'APABLANCA V8, .. ALERHl!N

(el~2.2: ~Qx.P~_Qx Q ;,_.23 R x Q. R x.P ;._ would 'greatly Ie~ieve Black .. , After the move plaY',ed the 'QP becG,mes in,deiensihle.

(f)-.n 23 ""H'~' ~ ~ .• ~ Q X P; 24 R-QR l, Q moves; 25 R X P ~ ete.

'(g)~rE 24 ..... ' u. Q X P t 25 ~li.\ R-KB 1 (nat Z' :" u .. ~ U~ "'~'I R-QH 1 ~

beca.u$e of' 26- Q X' Rch r~ ~ 26 R X R~ Q x :R; 2:7' Kt~4', w~th. a 8,peeai-er' attack t.han al!l, aCJtuaIly played.

(b.}-Thre!:'tenlng 29 B,x Pch. K X 8; }O 'Kt~B5~hj with xn-a~e to follow .. (i)~- 1 t bJ necessary to meke room lor the king "in yiew of the tn-teal 31 ~txKtP"l Kx Kt~ ~ol',ced~ 3-.2 QxBP', Q,=Ktl (il; 32 . "'~~"~~"+"I" 'Q~ht, i 33 ~P-.K4" Q x Pch .. : 34 .K-R.l,,' and .Bla'ck _has no _defe:nce) = ~j :F~R4f an,d black i.s h elp ~e8S a ga.i fist the tlu;ea:t of P.~R5 and .Ro.

. I(j)-U 32 .+, u U·" u. ~ R X Kt; ),' Q X BP f Q-==H2; 34 Q:-=Baeh. t Q-Kt.1;

35 B X Rch .. and wins.

'White A~ekh~n

FOURTH GAME.,

Wt.,· nne

A'~ ll-h'

~ e'.1K. _ '1l fi ~

Bl.ck~ CapablKn!CiI ~

{ah=The best. ~f:2 Kt-KB3: 2.~ .. m •• """ij' _ P'-Q4; .3 P~B4~ P-':B4; 4: BPx P, BP x P; 51 Kt XP11 Kt X p;. 6 P-K4.11 K:t-Kt5 ~ threatening 1 unUUU···I' QxKt', a~d Rla.~k has a,n equaJ gatn-e.

(b )=On gc;: nera.~ pT inei pIe,. Ii 3, . ~ .. ~ ~ + •• " •• ~ P-~4 would 'bll!. bet~~er" } n sue It poaUio",s the rule 19, that ,P -84 :m ust be, p,b~:y,ed w helu~wr ~'llte tnrea'lenl

P-K4~

(e}-lr4 .P~K4 is at[ongerl ~or if then 14 """"U~''''''''I P-----B4; 1, P-K5 ... ~t~€J4 (T5 .: .. ~_~!:.~._, •• , .Kt~R4; 16. ~IO,_ lea,ves. the K_t in the .. ,£1-1") t 16 R.-.K·t'. ,Kt-Bl_~ ~1 K.tx Kt .. IQ or BxKt; 8r P>cP, ~lX1Pln8' a 'pawn with a. safe· game.

O!h~'f 14th mDVU fo~ Black do· not :relievG. his cramped poaition. .

. _ (d)-.-;-Co ~ntera,c~~n\:Whit.e'· th r. eat: of 8, 'mati~g ~uack on' KR1 ~ Obviorusly'

18 ~K.t I I:ould no·w _ e mel by, .. _ . _ , I Kt (B4~K5 ~

~Le)-Belt ~O I· .. ,I ~ ~ , ~ .. ~ ... ~ "1 .Kt)( K.t; would be answer£',d by 2 ~ R x ,B I and 22 p= Kt4'~

f)-In t'his pOlition 'W~ite' . attacking chances are reduced fo a minimum:

His pawn, pOI~tioin ~8 p~Jfe!ct . nd any pawn, move would only produce a we.ak.ness.. Nevertheles81 this move, which gives Black ccmrnend of- the IQB file. seems Idoubtfu,; 22' Q--Q2,. followed by; R.xR and R-QBI aeerns

pte i'era.ble.. .

(s~~ittinl lOR' thl!;' 6.1e .

. _ U~~~f ~~ .. K'-~~., in?~~~I" to challeng,e th~ file I, then 26 L~ •••• _.~~n_.~ Kt~KtS 19 disagreeable f·ar White'"

U)'___;Blaek. :lbaa gained tW'iO movea I ,since in a symmetr-ic.al 'p osition it is his turn to plaY'''' Th.e advantageji hewever, is: 'too sii,g'ht ~Q' 'win"

"a~A,VfliirdiB2' the Cam,hddg,e Sprlogs, variatio:n, al 'Ihe cost G.f a. developing move,

,(b)-111 Kt ~K4 lIli~ht have: been Juedl. a8 CoUe' 8 variation, 11 ~ lO '. I .", 'I ~ , ~ ~ '" I P-,K4; liZ p)(p~ KtxP~, 13 .BxKtf ,Px.Bt l· Q.xP'. KtxKtch,~ 15.PxKt. B--K3 ,or R6 is ~o,t &0. elective: when Ul.(~. White pawn stands on QR3 as Black cannot: check en KtS'I'

(c)-16 S--..Q'll intending Q-=B I aDd P -B4 Seems 'his J,ast: chance of' geUin&t" 'Up any" Btta.ck~

(d)-NOli 1 g~ ~. ~ , .. ~ . e- ~ • r: t .KR-Q ~ llt~c:a;uae of 20 Q.x KIP f

_ ,(~'___:WhUe ~~'~~n& the ilfti&tiv.~ ~n~ wi~~ ~hi5 ~ove .tlu,~tens 10 br.eak up-

~lack 81 pawn ,Ii .eleton 011 the Q,ueen S 11de. AlekhlD, howe'Ver'l defend 'h·:m.df with great, accuracy ..

FtFTH GAME ..

Black.

Alt!khin~

Whitt,e capa blall.ca..

B'iac~~ A!ekhin~

-

054 CAPABnANCA, VS,. ALEKHI:N

Bleck,

p ~,- _-8.blan"'a .. ~p--. __ ,.".

J'l' N- ''211 P P p' P 2"') R 'P- '11_ , ~'f '22'-' R'" 86'

,,1[)-- i 'ot J ~I )it "I' - - x -; ,-!~ ,_"" x - ~ Deca:Ui!lie OI J, • ~ •• , .. ' ...... u • ~ I, _._......" " r s

. (g~I£ 32 flxP. K-Q4; 33 R-R,7'i R~tl; 34 R:xPr R-,Kt7!C_h~ ~ .35 1C-Q1! K-K': with good prOspects.

~I~)=A Ja.sl. trap" ),£ Bl~c'lc. r.eplies 41 .' ~ ~ .' ~ .. _,. ;; ... I. P -85; 42 K---Bl, R-Q,BI; 41 R~4ch. aDd wl,ne the pawn.

S,'"IX,·',_-l;'';,H~, CAM-"E

!J -. . - '_. ':~ .. Ji

White."

A~ kh"

_ !l'e. 1 in.

Black. 'Capa,blancll\.~

W1L" nlt:e ..•

Alekhi:n ..

'K~,-"=Q2. . Kt---k.t3 (d) R~~Q2 QR,-QJ

Kt-R~

'BP' p" t' '\ ,.:, x \e,

R-Bl,

R(~'l,)xR

'K'-" "','"2

"~' i"J

:PX,P ffl ,B=-Kt3' 'R' '84

• ." "I

"'~'

P K-t:12!

--, ... ~

KtxP (8:)

K-K'-':l

- '_,

BxKt :Kt,-Q4 RxSab., P:'_QR4

(.a)--...-An iint~reBting lin~ i,BI UJ' P -KR41~ as, pla,yed by J a'n:~ W!lky "sai'P81 Capa'b\~anJca at ,New' Y ork~

.. , (b~"!,~~, R'u~ n'Jtei.~_ 'v,ariat~;O~t_ 11 ] ,_ ~sd~.! K,t~ K:t: ; '12 R ~·Kt~ P--=K~';, 13 K~ X p ~ Kt X K,t 14 P X K;:t1_ Q X. P: ~ ,S P=B~t fta3 Ron e out of :£avour €J'Il ac~otl'nt . of, 15 ,,~ .. ,' .... ~ i " • ~.t. Q-KS ~ til Q-K.2~ R,-IQ'l:; Ii lS=-Q:3i, ,~KtS,; with an ad,V8.nt8ieo-u8 gam@.,

{el'=-Black, h'8B :8T,eat difficulty in developing his Queen~s 'bi.sIlQP'~ Fo,!,

in$tant:e _ 1_4, , ~-u"nlX. P~4' 'W":}tl1d be WllO,mg beeaase ·o( Ell Bx'Kt~ P KB ~

J6 K't--Qfi d'lrea.-te:nin,g R-Bl .

. . ~}-NecenaTY. to stop 22 ~.-R5. QR-Ktl;. 23 P-Q5 wUh apowerhd

II,Uac,~·~

t'" I'if. 2- o V x 'K' -f 30' D, ir"'I8 ,'" iIo'h

~ ~-,:u: .. ·7 , ... _ , ~" • _" . i, • ~ f"ii", .. , : .. ; • ... "'-'''( .: ,. :r:egartDlng' I":' }e

ad\"Eulta~e. . _

, (g~A~ last the knight e a.mes out in, c;om,p8.raULve'ty go:cd play _ This game· shows Capabla'n.ca~,e:' ~e,fell~ve genfu$ in ita. ~.h~8Jt liJht as Ilis; poa14UOll, th'!r,o·ugqout bristled with clilicultiet!l:~

White.

Capa blanca.

WORuls CHAMPIONSHIP U:ATCH, 1927 S5

SE,VENTH GANlE.,

Black" Alckhin..

W'l1ite., Capa blMlc,6 t

(a)- Thi.s ,mo,ve liv,e!l the op'k~n of ,tl varh!.ty o,F ce(ences:: particularly die (~aJ~~I'i~ge S~l'i,nIl5'~, as in thia ,lfame~ orfh~ New Yrndk ,d@'ence of B speedy B-Q,Kt5 and P-Q84,.

(b~T,he o,~d move, wh.~en haa, ElK;Qin, Cgm~' in,to' ,faahion sinee it was di~c'o'n~~r,ed, that 1 . P X ~ can be answered a~vantaie:l'usly b,Y "I ~ .. ,~ .. , .. , ~ .. '1 K·tXP: 8 Q'~Ktl (not 8 D=--BZ, .. he~u!e of 8, ~ .. ~i •••• ,~· •• ,! ~Ktj; 9 R-BL Q X RP);: ,8 .~ .. ~.~" u •• '~ g._..._..Kt5; 9: R-B,111 P-K4.; with [W'Ol i:nteteIUn~ Va:r.iatiD.DI, i e, I lOP x PI Kt=--B4;, 11 Q-B2~ Kt-R5 ,; ete, I ,or 10 Kt)(, p" Ktx Kt; '11 P x K t, B.-K3; w,it h .. ',trans: a:tt.;~;ck ..

_ (c)-,An, int~rea:tlng inncvation. .h is cbvioU5. ,that 9 B-Ql ~08es a pieee hy 9 H"'~.", ••••• ,~ Px P, a.nd iJ 9 B-K2. 9.~"""''''J!~''H' P==-:,K4; ~O ,P x~p'~ K.t~K;; ~ I KK!X',Kt't PX'Kt; 12 Ca9de&~ BxKt; "13 PxB~ Kt><P~ 14 Q,x'p" P=BJ,~ IS .8.-841 (B-=-R4)!, B-B4 ~ .a n.d the Qu een i Ii: !o~t.

(d)~ Tb it m,Dv'e t a complicated. aUel!ll?t t,o is "late W hite ~ 8 ,q ueen ~ 8 pawn ~ not turn, out well. 9." .,n. U U'II ~ P~K.4 lead~ to lnteresling p08sihnitics"

Bla~:k.

A'~ekhin.

- 561 CAP,ABLANCA VS .. ALEKU'IN

(e)I-H'e, cannet regain the pawn. II 14 '''4.~ •• " ••••• ,t Px P; 15 B-Q3. EtC.

f}-If 'i6 .nH"'~ •. '.".t P -Q'Kt3 i 1'7 R-QI.. fo-.iDwetl by Krx iCt:., (:gl=--- Thws rook on Q4 is a veritable fortre8a~

(' I)-A, finely conc'cive<l aUack~ Safe w~:;uld ,also h.a,v~ b!!en '19 P~K4. (i )~~O d ' •• ~ • U H'''', K~ 1 ': wOll'[d lie in£.:ri or on aecoune of 21 B-K.,4'~

Q-R6,;., 22 R Ktl and IUack can. neve'r ~ake the 'rook'is pawn.

(j~A:~BiD very' good]. W bite suuem.ders th e exiT,a 'pa,wn in 'orde.r too utilise the KR file.

(k) Threa~eniflg immedia te Idestruction by H-R&h ;C'I and Q-R3ch,.

Ol-Bmck, cannot .now defend Lis KKtP~ If 28 .,u""".,uUI P_g·3 ~

,~q_ R----R,8(:'b ~ wim, a pie ce '; ,~f ,;ZS •• ~ II .' .... , ~ • ~ ,. I P ~K~3: :29 Q~B6 a,nd ,mate foUow,a"

(01)-Thn~~atening Qx PCh~i' ,fon,owed 11, Q:x:,B'Pcl~~

, (~)=A 5urp risi n g~r. ~les;ant way' _to coni:,~~.lC:1 e ~ I, ~ IB~ac~, p la~er 36 m ,

R,~-QB~ to prevent the C20U Ie exchange ~oI r'o~k6 37 ,R-Q4 maee.

EI:GHTH GAME.

White~ Alekhin.,

Wh.'·1Iio

".,' ne.

A1Ekhin"

lB, P-KB4 19 B~KtS 20 BxKt 21 R~85

22 KR-OB~ 23 KR.....B3 24 Kt-Kt5c.h

~~~4 '

21 K-K:3

2,8 K,t..-..-B5c h.

29 RxB

313 R,~B4

3'1 R-Q4ch~ 32, RxR

31 R,xPch~

Drawn,

Slack. ~pablanca.

(a)~Not 9 P,X ,KP 'because. Q~ 9 , .. ij .... ,.u.u~ PxKt t 10 Px :Kt. Px KIP with aclvafil-age~

(b}- Thii!:IU!~, exchanges are desl,gn~d to m'~uld th@ same' i.nto an ,~u::.tion Bg8,[na:t ~he !isolated queen',SJ paWli.

(c)-Seeming]y be,st as. Lit p,r,acticany forces' the bl9n,op off ahe ~ODR ell lonat

(rJ)-Mor.e exaet than Uj, .U ... U.UHlI! 'QR-BI ,as it ,aUoW8 the BI,aek 'Iring t~ p a.:r,'to the, centre, an _ ~mpad~nt, po~n~ in ~~nd-gll~e p,~ay; an.d also rives b~m chances, o£ c:oun~eil' attack by acJv,ant:lng P-QR4~

,_ , I(e~~he~', 27 .•. ' .. ~ , ..• '0 • ::,~ tR~K '1_ ~ 'The, ,pro b ~ble, ,cio.n-tin ~~tion v.:0U'['~ ~e' 2B R-R,5~ P-R3:; 2,9 R(,B3~-B"5,, ,p -R,); .30 P~QKt41 tnreaternnl bath

'P~-Kt5.' and R-QR5. --

(0 The draw was ~g:reed after. nlne more moves.

"

WllRLDtS CH.AMPIONS.HIP M'ATCH, :1927 51

Nlrf{.H GAME~

'White~ Caps blanca 0<

81.8.c]I:., Al€khin~

Whit·e.

Capablanea~

S.lack~ Alekhin ..

(:a~An intef~sting Dl,l::\{e whlcb av,otdsl tb@ camp~i.6atio,ns' of the lum,h:fidge Spril)8S aefenc·e.

(b)=-"'" The :p oint~ H BI.ack replies. '1 'i .... ~ ~ , +., ,,~ • , KP x:P II 'White 'wit h B-Q3 can tra-D8pDSC into ,4 fa;<jl'OUfa·b,~@. variation_ D.l t:¥1:e Cambridge Springs, ,and 'i'c.t fter 7 ... -., .. .,_.. u •• ~._ ·Kt.x P'I' as ~ layecL 'he ,ciEta'in s a, ~lSltrong centee by a. subtle

clOm,binaUon.. ..

b=)'- The. savin,g cla,u$e~ c.:balleugdns' 'p ossessi IDD of ·t'ne centre.

_ (d)k-I~ U3 _ Rx Kt, ._8. X R ; ~ 9 'Q x B" Q~-'Q'J:. 2)[) 'Q' filO'vea'[I

'Q,=,=B.1j, 21 ~~t 1Q-.B8ch~; an,dl mates ne.xt mcve,

(e]F'=Wit'n ·ft douhle thft!a~: eof Kt-K.tfil and Ktx P, Black h.as extdCfded h"imaelf l.rom his difficulties very c~eve[ly,.

TENTH GAME,~

Wh,;.

_ ni,te.

Ale:khin.

Black ..

Cap~hlallca ..

'WhHe~ A·~ekhin.

JP·~·

2, ,P:-4B+

3 Kf-QB3· 4 ~Kt5

.5 P-K3

6- IV- B'2 _. f'\.t~ -.-~

"1 Q-~ (al 8, .PxOP -

9 v: K" --- ""tx . t

U) BxB

B[al:k~ Caps,i?lanca ...

( .

(a).=-It is i"atlu~r ~SUl'pr i~in:g d1att in this and eh e eighth garne i Alekltin.

e hoosC!s dolis, .:m·o·ve, w n~c h is -s,u!PPQsRd 'to lead, .only t.O e.Q:ua],i;ty rath;e'[ than

p IJr·s~vefe with "1 R-B'I as in. the 16t~ game. .

- ------ - --:I _

(b)..--Simpler t·ha_n 6, '; ~ ' .. ' ~ .. , , ... t B:P:x ,P as in tb·e; 8th game ~

(c)-=I£' 9 ..... " .. ,,,Ii" <Ill B X '8·; a p t;om.isin~ r:6n.Un uaU£>n W01J"ld be 110 P =KR4.

-

(d)-It is a~.wa:y81 di Hicu]t t~ deei de in sue'a positinna whether P-KRl er

KKI3 ~s ·preJeta'ble. J n the pre:sen~ case ·r he mO've played. seeras tlu.':' more

eorreet as: th,e Black .Bishop can eome to ,84 late!' with :g)'ai.n of tirne~

,ELEVENTH (~AME

. ~-'.I

WLit@.

Capab~a.nca ..

Bla~d( ..

A·~ekhin.

Black.

Alek'bin.,

., III •• , ••• 1 •• ll .••• ,

- --.~-

------

WORLD'S CHA'MPl.O·NSH P MATCH, 1927 59

Jposi tion af tel' White" s 2nd move ..

...

(,b~Ot:berwi.6e BLack frees his' same, L.y P ---=84.

_ .lc)-',6 ,+.u •• ·~u .. ~ P-B4 i could 'be anlWe,red by 1:7 QPx, PI Px P; HI P-Kt5, witn a com£oftabl~ game.

(,d)-A strong' move p.rev'enting p-- K4 and th~eatening' a sacrifice on K6 .. (e}-----F arcing 25 , ~ . ~ ~ . ~"' . ~ , ,., P.-Ktl; as, it is clear Blsek could no t stan d the breac.n in his pawn position aft.er ~t~KI4 and Kt X B.,

(f~29 QPx,P, PxP: 10 P,-K~5' would be .Ughdy 'better ..

(B')-Forced~ If 30 Px p~ 30 .. ,,,~ ..... ,,.~ Rx Rc:h.~: 11 R XR'I R x P winning

the king·,1 paw.n, N'DW Bl~ck·i!I pas.sed QBP becomes very menacing.

,(h)-Obviously not 3'~ "." , .. j Q x P: 32 IQ X Q, Bx Q~. 3,3 ,Kt=K7ch"

(i)-I f 3'1 ~ .. ~ , ... '." . ~ ~ • B X P: 38 R-K7 (~hr~te.nin8': &.-K4 and B X ,KiP) : 38 ,'.u,,'ul'~n, Q-:-Q6': 39 Qx'Q~ Px Q ~ 40 R x,RP~ and ,Black. has by no,

means ,an easy wl:n~

{j)-If ~~n ,K~K't2'1 41 .. '.~".'''''UI' R~B3; 42 R-B311 Q: Q4,: threatening R-Kt3 .nd Kt6.

(1k)= The tempting 42 ~ .... ,.~ ... ",~ Q-Kt.5. would he answ',ered by 43 ~K3 .. ox P" (,or'~ '4~ Q-B4; 44' ~x,F.!,- thTMJ'teni~ng Q-R6, ancl 'wins); 44 R-Kt4 !~,~ Q~.Ksq. (forced ~,:r wi 44 .. ,.~, .. ~ .. ~ .. , K,-R2; 45 R X KtP~1 a~d mete in ~wo moves, C·f., 'if 44,.,~ .. ~,.,~ ... j Q,--Kt5 '; 45 R X P,cb~'I P X R: 4~ 'Q-K6c'h~, K~B 1; lbest . 7. Q-Q7! and wdru;-, or if 44 ~ .... n. ''''''~ i Q-,B3; 45 R X BP ~, ~K ~: 46 Q-R6, Q-B 1 ~ 4,7 R X Rand mates nex~ move); 45 Q---Rti~, ~Bl' i 46 R xPch., ,an,d draws by pe.rpetuaj check~

(1¥-U 45 ~.,uu."u~. R-B2; 46 Q-Kt81l P,-Bl ~~ 47 R-Q8. etc. {mr=H,~ has no other move. To ottner 'moveg, ,48 HU':'U~.'~" ,P~B7 is ,fataL (n)~I£ 55 R;--;Q,B4; 55 Q-.B8ch.: 56 K-Rli R---Q I; and 'wins.

1(0)---11 58 Q-K2, ,58 .. ~, .• r."'¥""~' Q-R&h wins the 'l'ook"

(p~H 60 R-- QB2, 60 ,.+ """'1 R-Kll ~ 61 OXP1 R~:K7'C'h,. fDld wins;

rr if, in this", 6 r R)o( P·p. 6 'I " ". Q---B'ch., and. winsl~

(q)~Fcr if 67 Q-K~21 67 ." ~ ........ ~ Q-R!8 mate,

A, :splefldid cOlllbinaHon game.

'TWELFTH GAME.

B.lac:l\t.

Ca.paJblanca.

KJt.=--='KBl P-.K3 P~4 QKt42 .B~k.2· ,

CaBd~.s~ P~B3 ,P-Q,R3 I(a) P-FO R~-K1

P~, ,.'~ ... jj[ ..

. < .. ~"

BP'x._,

B-Kt2 R-Bi Q~~~R',4 Kt~Kt3 Km~B,~ Bxe K-JB\I [K-K2 Q-Kt3 (EI

P'o$ition, af't~:r' White' B 341b Move.

Wh,ite~~·~.2 P.iiJeees.,

ta)-,Fof.m~'r:ly this 'move, waS) CO'l:u:lemin~d on acc.,Orun:t '0,( t'he, r:epJy 10 P~B;'i bu~ reeent aj'ru~'Iys),s, has. proved, that B~a,C:k gf!h' a y~i8facb:u:y sam~' by 10 P____:B5t ,P-QKti;" 11 P~Kt,4, P'-QR4,:, 12 P---QR3~ RP;xP~ ]' RPxP~ PxP~ '14 ',K.tPxP~ R-R.6.

Jb}-Now 11 P -85 would be .aruwered by I'll u •.• ~., •• , ••• , p,-- K4 j; l2 Px P t

K.t'-Kt5~

(e)--~On the p'['i,~cip],e o~ taking t:owarcls ~he: cerrtre. _.

(~~Rernoving th~ Queen from, !the file of the tOOK aDd, still preve'ndoll'

Kt-K5., -. ~.

(e )-21 Kt X a,. p x Kt·: 'woo Id go; y;e ,Blae'l!:: chances ,0 f t ou.nleif attack CJ n,

tbe KK~. 'Ie., _ ~ ~ .

(Q=- The plausible .21 .' .'. + •• + • , ~ • ~'~ R ~x K t, 1:0 tendi n g to wi n kni,'ht and

t ,;V'Olpa W'll S I'O! th.~· t·~ ok ,. wo'u Id be meJ S! Ulpl, by 22 P ~~,t4 -

(g.)- To stop 27 Q~RS~

(h)-An'lie!'pBtw.ng a pos;sj·~:t~· ch~ck OlD, K5 ot' B5~

,FOURTEENTH GAME.

White ..

Aleilt1i,n ..

14 Cast le,s ~ 15,P-Rl 16 KI-K2' '11 f<~-K.t3 ~8 ,Kt-:K5 '1'9 ,Kt~Kt6 20 B){.K,t

2:1 J(:t~'1(2 22 Kt-B4 23,BxB

24 QxQ 25 l('t'--03

Dr.aw.n,.

L

BlacL~

Capa bkinc a.

Kt,(R~4}=B3 K~·,Kl ,Kt~Q3

Kt-Efl (0) P-B3

K,tx }r(t

B-K3 Q'-'Q:2:

B~4 (.e)

~t~BQ K'f~QS

- 62' CAP'ABLANCA, vs. ALEKKI.N

t, 'TL "_ ,t:h' ~ _]o " f ,1L. h" ," ... ,......l', 11._" " • , "'h v~ ,'!I, 'L,'" _ 'h '

_ ,at-' ,.QUI, mDve: "_, e ~'Qea.. ,0, :W,nle" l!!ll ,'~ g_,eIaY ,JDOl'Jng !~ e n.lng S DIS Dp

,a,~ IQn g as possib~e waitin! on Bla~k ~,e; p088i bl'e, P x P j baa, been p o,puw IL'hJo,ug:h the :m~te h ~

(b~Wlli~@ :has :yet a.nothel" waiting move, 8 vs..i hrb Ie· in 1 'I 'P-KR3" h~,t 'pr,e,fer,8' to clarify the !USi,ti;o,n. at, once,.

(c}=-A Fair-8l8,hfe, meve t 'b aVI'fLg' al rca,dy in view tIle 'ulu:re o,f b.1.8 KKt ~

wh~ch' een tr.Avel tG (23 via 1<83 .ana, 1<11.. .

c.r(J)~U 1 ., ~".' '., .", , ~ '.'. ~ 'I 'Kt,-B3, the White 'knigb.l: q~aibli8hes' ,~ts.eH at i{5". {e~Ju~t. in "time~ Tbe game n,QW quick:!y resolvel itseil into a draw~

F,IFT£RNTH CAME,.

Bla~k:!

A~ 'Lll,~ , U:KDl:ft.,

P ~,-'"

-----' "

-.'. I

P ,','C'

~·._t

K 1(,"8;3

• • j •

:t-"""'_,,.

QKt-Q2 ~K2:

Castl~., P-QR3

P' -R","3" p~p~".'.

, x_

l>~B4 T<t;{P P-=-4)Kt3 :B_)C, o (bJI Kt-Kt6 B-Kt2

BlaCk,~

'AJekhi:n ..

Kt X 'K_.t Kt:=K5 BxB,

B"~~; ~R~Qll (c') K:xKt Rx~r'

P,wR,

B~1I3 (d) R-OBl K-K2 B-K,t'7' R;--HS Bx:R (e')

{a)-So ,fa! ~Sgen~ia'~ whn th~ l;th saMe, l.~ut there WnUe castled,

(b~lf _I.l ~ ... ~ .. r r .. ,;;'.~~j' ~~ Q i 14, P-QK;t4 ~nd, th~, k~igbt 'h •. tiI no happ,,Y :aQuate:", A ,(t'!llJ' the~ ,m01l'@ playe,d 'he can. go t.o K5. -

~ (c}-Best. . 'T,~e Bi:eihop has, nO' satisfactory SCI UU@!' an,d ,20 ~ .. ' .. ,"" "'" ... t

QR,-Q 11 :~eave~ hi,e, QRP ln . the 'ail... "

(d}=-= The ,~dte¥',nQtiVie is 24 ~, • ~ • ",,~ . ~ .... ~ K _,I(j for. if Ulen -25, R:x P ~ :K X R ::, 26 JB-:B'c'b, .. ,~ K-, BS ete,

(eJ-;Wlth 'cH'lly bi3'h~'JiPS o,f: ,o,pposite c~lour' left the' @xha pawn. 'baSI no vealue ..

SiXTEENTH, CAME~

Whhe,., Blac,k;. Whhe~, B]ac'k.~

Al.ekhiil,. (:ap'i! blanr.a~ Ale,khin. C .. pablanca ~

1 P Q4 Kt~KB3 13 Q~2 0 X Q~h.+

.~ k~:3 ~ ~ ~~ ~':1l4 ~~g~t3

4 ,~Kt5 QKt~2 16· P~5 ,K,t-K ~ (a)

! P-'K3' B-,K~ 11'1 :K:-K3, B-Kt-2

6, Kt-B3 Castles;" 18 KR=-Q1 P 084

7 R-B,l P~B3 19 P._;QI,5 'P'x p

B B=-=Q3 P X P 20 B x P" FJ.'x R

9 BxP KI~ ;2,] RxS Ji(t-B,l'

'Ml B x B Q X ,8 '22 :R---Ol Kt,-B 11

1 'II K,t=,K4 ,Kt(04~B3 21 R(,B'~~Q'I R X R

12 K.t-Kt3 Q-~t;ch~ 2,4 R, x R ,Drawn .(b')~

(a~I f 1,6 ". ~ ,,; .. ~ '" . ~ . I 'K,tr==QI' = 11 ex: 'Ktvl• BP x S, ~ 1. a R_;B7 nampeJ:,5 B'~fIiZ k'~ :S

de:ve l~p.m.eIl~.. ~ _ .

(b)-AD ulJi@vendul il1'3'W,

\YR ~

'W nilte,

Ca,pablanca,

w'o-.ui,t's 'CH,AMPIQN'SHIP :ML\,TC:Ht 1927 ·63

SEVE- NT'E- 'ENTH C" AMI!:!"

. v .:: ,I.... . ': _','.: "~.l

,B.laclc,.

Alfli'khin +.

'Whi~e_ , Capa bla:nr;& ~

Bhu:k_

A-I 'k'Itt..'

- @! nln,

.'

(.~In, die queen~s pawn game lhis, is uluaUy' lh,e l,.e"r 'quare fPF th,e;' queen". Whhe, is now iD :a ,PD5l,tion fo e:lf~I"t fltron.g' pre.sure on alack,~, ~WO' eentre pa.w:n8~ ,

(b,)--hl tbJs :ga,me _'White, {ine~e8' a, soo,d deal widDJ, t:h:c Klng~& Bt8hop~ 14 KR,~1 'wo,g]d bie 111m nillt.l1:T:al, pla;y"

(c,}---:Blac'kl, has admirably p,aste d, hj 9) rOOKS fcrr I he ,p'U!pose of ad:van~ing

P~;., -

. (eI) This, mov£ lets W'hi,te ~ ~. KK t pow-erFuUy in 1'01 '- th"e lame. The

alter nat~,vec was 119 ~ •• ,,.. ~ '. ", +. ~ ,,~ • R-Kt I '. '

(el~lever p08i:,tional :pla}.!' d i!5Sij,lvin g one of his OrWA. weak pawn" and,

w'eak;,e'ning his, op,poncnt QXtP. '

U~Pre'\lentinl' Kt~B4. and 'hr;-ng.ing th~, Bisll,D]l to" K411 where it e~~er:ts ;i n,di,rect. ptoes,u.re ,on t'ne QKtP

,"

(g)-/tvoi"U'Qg aU danger. from, an. a~~anoc 01, Whi.te~8 1CP. H,e is n~turaUy willing to e2ic;:ha"ilp hi19i QP feu' W,hi[~"" ~ QJ<tP ~

(,h~On general p'rinci:p~e8' it is; aa,viaabte 10 eXQ'hange [0 ok,., in lend ... game:e," W'bCD one :hal Knights agajnst Bishops ~

(i'~Wn:ij;tle threat'£u.d 42 ~,t' Ki wit'h, imp,rewed c.hances.

(j)~H'e cannot W,iD~ 11 ,58 ,K"t(IQ4} X Pen,., B X Kt:, )'9 Kt)(:Bch~, 'lex P: eo K'(~- K:7.~ 1(-Kt5 ~ 6 'I K.t X P,. ,~B6 ~, ·62 P-Kit3'~ heat P x Pen" ; 6~ K,xP'. ~,7 etc.

64 'CAPABIA'N'CA, VB .. ALEKHIN

EIGH,1"EENTH GAME,,,

Whrute ..

AlekWn ..

Bb:ck.

Capablanca.

White.

AlekLin.,

15 I( ,-1'.2 (a) )6 KR-QI '

1'7 R~Q2

18, QR-Q'~

'9 'P"-·K4 20 P-KR3

2' R ~~]- ~ \

, ,'_'-= " _:,c,

22 P'X ; (cI_ 23 R"xR

24 R,xR 2,5 Kt ....... K5 2,6 P_.B3 21 KtxKt 28 K-Q3

Black.

Capa'b,lanca.

P-QKt3, ~Kt2 K-B1 K:-K2 P,~KR3 (b) ,p.~ KKt4 P__:B4 Ktx:P Rx:R

KyR'

I" ,A~_

K:-K2

I(t, (8, ll-Q2 ,KtxK.t

Drawn.

(a~lo, .fUIC'h positions the __ essenee 01 the _strategY' nes i.n the ofider in w hleh the . moves, be made. 'Tbjs, ,hal b~efi w,eU .. known to h'is nearest ,r1 valR la be ~"h.£. secret of' CapahlaneB,~. success" This, ,m~uc;h" h owCYe 'I' .. proves 'Ihat at ~ he's e tactica Jack is 811 800d aI, hiB. ma8.~r ~ The optio,nal ,moves to be ccmidelcd. at ,thi,s,p.aint are '5 KR~Q~j 15, P'-K4~ 15 ~Q3r and the m.cve act,uaUy' play,ed. 5o'oner' OJ[ latel' eaeh wa pJayed In tum,

(b)-~9 .. dlO]'.un~1 P_jB4 could be playe,d but. after' ,20 ~.'.ii~i.'i"ii .. t PxP~ Black cannot pT.Dhtab1y capture the KP with ~he KJ~ owi.ni' t{) 20 ",'p.' •• i ...... 'U 'Kt'X KP; ,21 :Ktx Kt., S'x Kt: 22 Kt-,Kt51 ,B]\:( KtPI; 23 Kt:x BP with advaJltage.

(c)~ivi,fiQ" the~ rock lfiObi1ity ruon.g t'he ,rank in case Black continu,es to adopt wailing' ta.ctics.

(d)-=L,eBding: ~o a ~leaI" cut draw iJ after' the Icxchanse.,

(ia)=- Tlte seeend pla,ye': Ielieve!l, his -, cf'amped po.~ition by (:orciul aft

,ex'change'. Whi~leeannot comfortably castle en acc.OlUU, 0' Krx K.t: R X Kti!

Kt-,K5.

(b}-,H' 20 Bx: PI' :Black hal e smut c:ounler in 20 u ..... un'''11 Ii Kt X B; 2'11 QxK,t. B,xB,: 22 PxB! KR-,Kl1 w.~th, advantage.

(c).-After 22 B X P Bllack reoovCl'8 the pawn by K,R- Kfl.

N~NETEENTH GAME~

Wllih~

,i

Capablancil~

White.

CapablanCii.

lP~'-'

~=,\ •• t j'

2 pi ",:,B4 3 Kt=QB3 ,4 B-Kt5.

S ,pl_K3

6, Kt-B3

7 R~Bl 8P~R3 9 B-'R4

iO BxP 11 '8-'K2

12 Ktx,P 13,B-Kt3

14 Kt x 'Kt. (ft) 1.5 Castles.

16 ~Kt3

Ii PxB

118 B----B3

19 B~87

20 Bx K,t (h)

21 QxQ

Kt-Kt:3 QKt~Q4 KtxKt. B.......:B3 BxKt P--.Q. "KI3 B~Kt2

Q-Q2 QxB Bx'Q ,Drawn, (c)

Wh·ibe. 'A~€kllin.

'WORLD'S CHAM.PI0N,sHIP M'ATCH, 1927 65

TWE'NTIETH GAME,.

- f·

Black" Capa blanca

White,.

Alek'hin ..

Black.

Cap a bl~:nca,

.21 K.xP .

2,A v 'V "I! ~ At..,..,.",..~'

'1''- v Q" "4

4J11 Kt= ''-''' ,I

26 BxP

21 Kt'--B3ch .. .28 ~-Q3 (.n) 29 R-Kl 301·PxB

311 R-K2

.3.2 B-K4

,33 P--R4

34 P~R5

l' Px p' (k) 3& B-·Q3

3.7 R~B2ch. 38 p-, R6

39 R-lCt2 40 BxP

~~n P~"t3 42 P'-~~

,43 K~Q4

K-K3 U) KxB (g) ~Kt2: p-- B4

K B·'':} ~, 'J.

R~,K1

B X ,Kt (,i) R-RJ ,R~5

R.-~:::l (U

P ,. 4'

-,·,t,·

'P' V ... i:

---'-r...u

RxKtP R-Q'.R5 K;-K2 R-KB'l P-B5 0) R--Bl --

RxP' .R~8 ,R,=,KRl

D:rawIl.

,(a)- T.h:is 8~ems -the leas~. f,a:v ()lu"a;b] e 01£ fhe' a~f·ernat,ives alluded to in, the: 16th, g,amo as. 'i'~ allows 81ac'1£ .i-mme diately to ta&e: the' :iniliati'l)e ~

. ,

n!)\...-...l:"1 K, -K2 Wfll'U] d be safer. as it f~(N!l s I.he m,asiked pi~- en the' biB ho.p~.

(e)L-Fol'ee~~ f'or' if fa :R=---B3! ]B, ...... ,~."' .• ,_.( !C't>;: ,B·~ 19' Rx ~lt", Rx,Rch ~

,20 ,K x R I Kt x ,Pcb. ~ and winSJ~ '"

(,d~.lf 2IP~K.t4 (t~ stOpl P=K.t5): 111 ..... '<i •• , .. ,,~,. ~ P~QR,4: 22 P-QR3il PxP; 23 Px,p .. R-R7eh<tj, w~n.nins a p,wece,.

(e~Be8t" If U :R-Kt3, ~ 22~ .~ .. , ... " .. ~ .. , Kt=-=B5c~h.i:: 23 K;--J<2'~ 8-Kt5eh .. ~

24 K-B2'i K:t=R4,. winning the ,exchange under marie favollt:ahle 'e:.h''C'Ull1S,t.an'C~!I t ka.n. In t.b,e ~'Cb.lal ,game I

, (a I € 2'-:] P VDc-:i! W1'-. ' I' V P 'L ..J'l.. f' "

I,I)- _I" ,-) ' •• ~ •• ' ••• " •• ~. , . -.~i'-..;.1.. . ... nlfe 9! .['\" .. Decom.e8l··8 Uilngerou8 __ al::t;or UQI

the~ gaQle-. For :i,nim:nce 23· ., .. r~ •• ,~.,~, •• ~ PI~,KR1! 24,.Kt-K4:; K~K3; 25, Kt-Q6 sa foeguar',d lng d\\~ pawn by dle tb'l'Iea t. c E· ,t'he fade o.n tne K and Rand. roe:maci·n:g ,B-B4e'h ~

(gJ-=He 'Ql~!it ~u,l':rende':r ,the RP for the pa8:B~d KP + If 24 'I I ~ •• , ~ •• ~ , •• , '! P ~,R3 .=

25 KJ;~-4c,h" -

'(h}~,Blac'k thrre9teR~cl P-KKt3~

(.i)=ln P(1sJ~wnn9 where t:'he,-. forc~e are so !l!edl:ilced evet]!, ,euhaan;i1e dim inis,hes . the, 'winning chu_n€es.

Ul:--·U ]12 I+IUIUIUII QR-R.l~ ; ,33 R.-Q2, w,~tb ,a ~c.\u'ftter aua-c'k o~, :SlllCk'"'S, w j n g p8:wfuli'.,

, (_kJ--:~3S P~B4 :Wr0U'~~ b~ ,D, :mi8lt$llt~ on a~cg~,n~~ 0;( ~~ ~. HU ~:' I ~ ':".', R-R6 .. 111 f~a,ten~ D;R QR-R I jl Wlnn.lng· the RP and :makl ng' ·the BJfiU:k .KtP very d" ng-erous.,

(l)~ W~Undj n 8' the pi:i!li t],o:n up to a draw,; pnl. 'La h]y his wIsest COUlr!!Je aa Wh lte I 5 ~W,n~ .c@:te amp Ie ,!Co:mpe·nsa ti,on .for the exc'baR i,e.

66 CAPAB,LANCA VS. ALEKHIN

T\llE'NTY -FiRST' GAME,.,

B!~ck.

A.lckhin.

, '

Whi~@:,.

Capa,b ~!a,nCla"o

1 ,P-Q4

,2 P=QB4 3 K.t~QBl ,4, B-KiS

5 P~K3

It K VD'l~ U 't-·nJo~

:1 R-B'I 8,P-QRJ

19 B-R4 (a) '108xP

~ I ,B-K2

12 Casde;s,

'1.3 PxP

114\ 'Kt-Q1 _ ~,5 P-QK,t4

16 B =-Kt3 (I:.)

8'~ack~ Alek.hin.

Kt(B3)--Q4 R-B5 (c) ~Bl

p;._tx R

S-:II f~?

BxK,t Q~B 8-83 B-K~'i

'R--QII P',xP'

P· 'K""4

-=--- ' ..

P~K5 BxKI' Kt,X,P

(a.)-Gener,alIy pla3te d in dlis 'matc'h, but La,skerpfHJcrs 8-84'11 ~n(:[easing' the] prCl:ss:ure On the Q8 file.

(b)L........'~ 6 Kt-Kt3 ;ntending l!t~R5, would, probably be his be$~, CG'Ul"9i!! r.

Black has ,conducte d b is; d'efeliice '~n uhfa~nu;)deT n Style:~ and h aSi secyred til b~l ute c'o:nb'Ol. ~ f tWQ 'vital ~cRUa] sq'lla1'el 'Q4;, 00 v.cl'edl. Ji ire ,tj mel, and QBS~

l(c)=A Itt'ong' m;QlVe: w'h'ich incl'eues Bla ek ~.9 me,bili t".

(d}-- Thlleab!!'niag Kt X K~P j gaiiuias 8, pawn., (e}---;Tfrreaten.hlK' ,Kt=Q7,.

IU)-'Not ,26 R=-=Ql because of 26 .. ".'_.' .. ~'i.''''i! K.tx KP: 27 _QI)( Q~ Uf. 27 P'X, :f() •. 27' _ .. " .. ~ .. , ... ~. i, •. B)( Kl: ,~_28 Q,x Q, 8 X P~h~ ete., 01' 2" Q' X Kt, 2.7 ~ .. ,_ .. ,~ ~~ ... _ ~~ Bx Kt; 28 QX81t Q,~Q,,: 29 RxQ .. , R~BMcb,.l; 21 , .. ~ .. ,_,.~"".~,.t ,KtxQt hav:ing' 'garinea a pawn;.

(,g)1=-27 R_;Kt] w'0uld ha;ve: Saved a, meve, ,27' R X Kf is net p ~ayab]e

L f ")7' R' - R 28 Q' - B;; Q-Q'" ' .. ,Ii:ji L. ~f 27 R·, .:-Q ..• ~ .• 11 .. , ,"'1.'7

Ilcc:ause ,0' .t, .... ~ .. ,~ •• ,"',.,~,. . ... x' j :._:._' .' )<, . T .'. .' ~CCtl".;, 01' iii ..

.. '~.' ... _ .. ' .. ~, Kt,)( KPI = 28 .Rx Q, ~ R-B5eh~!. ete,

B1ack~ caP" blam.(: .• r •.

<h)~This, .IQses. al least a, pawn but if ],'1 Kt-R2., ,1 .~.H~ ...... i ... ~ 0--:06; 32 R x B (not 32: Q)( Q because of .32 .. " .. ,~. "," .. ,~ , .. ,P X Q ~and thcP' c:anDoi. ~

s~,opp@ld. wi tb.out '(018).: 12 "." ,.~ ~ Q X Q; ,3 R X Q'I' R~,8ch.: 34 Kt-B 1 [I;

K.t~7 ~ 35 .R.-R31l .K~. X Kt:, win.·nlin:g "'tjle .!<Pi ~

(i)-A 'pl@;Ce .;8 [est. After 33 Q X Ql R'x IQI j 34, P.~ Kt, B X P\cn.. wlR&

,a, r:ooit.

. T- SEJC ND GAME

... ' , :. .., .. ,..... i'l .' .,',

TWEN, '"1- ,0· .,.:

,

B~ack,.

Capafhlaflcil.

'Whit£., Alekh:in~

K-Q2 KtxP K:t--K:3Ch"

P B~ L. ~ ,jCn.~

,PxKtch~ ,R~'KR]

K-K2 RxP ,Kt-B1 (j,)

K-QI R-Kt3eb~ K.-B2,

Kt-~3 Ul Kt~Bl

v V ':2. .. t~~

K~-B] RxBpl

.R-IS K-- B3

K~·' .. 12 K-- ....

. -

K-K2 J<t~2 .R-KJJ.eh. K.txP KtxP K=Q. ,1133 ,R-QR8,

Kf~B~ 'Vt_Q:12

h >_

,R·xP-

.KI=B4 ~~B3 ,R-RSch. R.~KKtS R ........ Kt6

'K' VA

",~r'ill..t-"I

'K' B

.,' :,IlO.,

- J

K-86

R 8'6

.'~ -- .. ,"

.. . ".' "

K-,'1

R .n..!

,~'-(,.

:K~Q6

68 C'APABLANCA Vs';'A[;EKBJN

,(b~~ This mov·e creates ,ft weakness on Ids King'" 8, wing, 'but ,it.!s le~bt~a' to preVCl\t. P-B5

1c )-Be.tter than 24 .. ;; .. , ... ~ n ~ t R x R P j 2S R-KR 1..

(cl~Jf '·1 ~ ~~.I' Ktx B: 32, Rx.Ktch .. gi'll'es 'White a lieat ·enGl, .. galQe

a.dv,a nta. gem While, can,ng, rep,l)" to the te-xl move oy 32 Kt X KtP on ,account of 32 ."'~"U~U~~, R.-;Krl ~ - 33 K.tx B, R·x Bch. Wbite'~ howev,e:r'~ lHeal ..ad.vantage, olE tile: weakne~. of his oi?penrent,~. pawn, by a fal",:..al:eing' sacri6ce~

(e)---rhe saving, elause. If 34 ~'~.'''",' 'hU~~ R X Kt: 35 R)( 'Kt, Kt X R = .% R.xKtt Wkite has more' ·than an eqUivalent J:or tb~ lcxebange. The move playe.d forces ab exchange of ,Rooks. 001" if Whi, e replies - ,35, K-82., lS

.'.' •• ·n.~ ..... ~ Kt~6 ete, .

l'f~T'o take: JpClue_on. 01 .t,he Q file" the' impqrlance 01 whicn' m\l.t ha,\"~ been f,oreseen at fhe be,girllrln~ 01 th.is wonderful com,bin,aUon,~,

~

hd~-=Bl~ack" s int'enUO'D is K,t)( ~p ftll10wed by Kt~~h~, and P:-B5eb~ 'ThiB could .110t be piaYrQd hnmediQtely Df on the 44th ,hlove I heci!1~e of R:~Rach. Hen~e the Eo'mpUu.ted .man;:eu"V1!ing of th~' Kt'''4

(]~)-:Whit~ :DQW t:a'nnot I,top the! threat by 4S .Kt-K2 ~auN ~.f. 4~5 ,., .. ~ n ". u •. , •• f. R---KR I ~ Of' by 45 R-R7, because ,of 4 S .. ii h ••• , ' •• OJ '" I' K.~B3

(U~Cold bkloded de'f~nce.' .[IS3 ,P-Bi'" 5,3, .~4'+'~~.~,.~~ R-QB3.

'H)-:I£ 56 .~ ...... ,~, ..... , RxP'; ,,' flx.Rdt"t K.xR. S8 K~K41 White,' Incndcf

•

wln~

WLite

" '"

Canablanca ...

~ ,

TWENTY ~THIRD ,GAME.

BJa.ck.

A~ekh~lI.

• I

Slack.

Alekh'!n"

WORLD'S CBAMPIONS,HJP' l\iATCH, 1'927 69

(a~Var.yinr from, n~. pre.vious play but the innovation seems po. bnprove~ men't on Q~B2.

(b~U ,30 u.un.~ ••• 4 Kt.xP; 3'_ R~Kt3" Kt-~S,~ 32 RxPI K,txP; 33 R~Kt61 l,egBin.ing the 'pawn.

(,d) _ T'his game pre8cntl jew ,Iealurea,' of interest and appears. t;a have, been pla.y!! d lomewha,t passively on both side s ~

'White,.

Alekhin,

'TWENTY -FOUR I, ,H 'GAME"

Blae'k.

CapahlaDCG.

White.

Alek:hin,.

Blac_k~ Capab lane •.

22 Kt-B:l

~ K~(Kt3)=-K.2 .24 P~KR4

2"; Kt-Ktl

26 B-Kt3

27 P-QS (b) 28 Kt(B)~K2

.'JO K' jf"L

~7 ,f-.: ..

30 R-B_· 31 Il=B2 32 R-B3

33 R-B6 (c) 34 KtxSc'h 35 lCt:xR ~

36 BxRP 37 B=-Kt3 381 Kt-K2

~~

41 K--=--K3

(b}-A, moat' preJouna 'pa:wn ,ll8crUicet 'relying 00 pe,rmaue:nt possession of a centre Q4. pressure OR the Q:S file[f and, many pOllsibl1itiea of a aae:r~fic.e at 'KB'.

(,c)-,Had this move been playe~ previ,oU8-1y ~t would on[y ha'V'~ led. fo £xchapges:,. N:ow.it wins dIe QRP[f as 'if Black instead of taking the R p:Jaya ler :j nstan ell! .33 ... ~ ' .. ~ , .. ~ ... t Kt-:-QKt J; 14 Kt(Kt3) X Pch ~ ~ p ~, ,t::;:t; 35 Kt :K Peh '. II with a very promising atfack. _

70 CAPABLANCA vs .. ALEXHIN

TW,E_NTY-fIFTH GAM.E.

W· .. ',1:.- ",Ii. . .. Db,e';,;

,....~_ , IL.: ." .

III;...Upa,I:;:Ii.!la:Jl(,ft •

(a')- TLia seems ,Irim.,p,[er ,thQ.n 8 P~Rl q, in pr'eviot)s 'game.I.,

. ". (b)-A WMti 1lf:,~Sil:i~linOve. ,l~ 12: •. :. ~'; .:; .• ,Kt:-K5~<lclr: can reply 12 .~ ,i i,,",. m. i,~. ~ ~ ,t K~-KS ~ 13 B X ,8. ,Q X B ~ and W,hllte cannot wIn :11. pawn b,y

~l[ehi!lol1gei!i on, K4 on .aC(l~u.nt of th,e 'td'biftWltl! P __:B.3.

(c~ Tak ing the, qU~h, out ,of the nre of the ma;9k~d 'battery on. the, QB file~

' (cn~Witb. the,. ~bjec.t of ,f~r~iJlg . an .exch~Qgle of ,BiJJ:h~pa, 23 'U .'. o;.~~ .. ~.~t

Q X IGtP wou.ld be. bad, Dn. IlCc'o,un,t; 'o,f 241 Kt-S5

, _ (e)~'o~pulsory~ If 26 " .. , .. ,."~~.",,,~ ~Kt3: 21 Bx Bt Q,x B ~ 28 Px BP:,

P OJ P' ''''N"'!i R: K·t£'· " .. T!' ii"iiY'il ,. n ... t lii"'l!II_t 'iii W D

.f.oi. .. :;, .~ ..... ~ ". ,'0"" ~uuil - g' a ,w .... _ u pa._~,_ ,,"

Wbite Alek'hin.

TWENTY ~SJXT" IGAME~

,Black", r'_'pab, lanea

~ .. __ .. _. b·d.]

White", Alekhin~

'8Iaik, Capablanca ..

,{a)-Alter this move, Blaek, canool cotnti"rlue witL hne 'he adopted in __ 11 simila~ pOlition ill ~he ~2thg.a.Dle, v5z~ : P~Kt4 -; because of 2 p'x KtP. BPxP; 1.3 Ktx:KtP~ and if 1.3 ~ .. IoU;;U"~~" P x Kt; 14 S-=-,B7 winning the queen,

WOltLD"S cHAMPIO'NSH'IP MATCHt 1927 ,71

(b)-1 f. 14 P ~QKt4 (to ,at«}p P~B4): 1,'1 P-QR4 openin g up a wing

attack, - . -

(cl-Lead,i'ng ·t .. e H, draw 'lJut he le~IIU to. have no prom ising n'ne'. 20 ... i i ~ •• + • '. .e • Kt=-R 5 j'QUo.wed by P -K'4 has. to be ,recko ned' wit,h ~

(d}-Either. ,'iid,e can lOIce ,off th,e 'minor' p~t:ces" leavin.g Q and 8"S of .O,ppoH\~t,e c,olo,ur ..

White!

Cap a.bla n:e a. .

, P=--Qf' 2P~B4 .3 K,t~QB3

4 B-Kt5

5 P·=K3 6,Kt-B3 r R,~Bl

8, RxP'

9 R---<Q3

10 Q-9l 11 ~R4 12 B-=-Kt3 ]13, Casdes

1"4 RPxB

151 :Kt-QR4 (at f6 KR-Km

~1 Kt~K5

~,B O-Kt3

19 Kt" -B5

TWENTY -SE,VENTH CAME~

B'b.e.k~ Alekhin.

Wh~t~.

Capalb:lanca"

Bla.ck~ Aiekhin.

K'l-Kt4 R.t-BZ ' :s-:B.ll ~

Kt-~3 P'>,eP

R-K2

~~~~cJ

KB··, 1,

I '. I

,Kr2 (c:) RxKt PxB K-R2 R---KKfl R-KB2:

Q-BI QxPch,

~B&I1~ Q-Q1,ch~

{a'J-= The moet s.t!'_ai gn tfc rwar.(J mJethod of t~kj n g' adVanta.ge IDf the minu.te w,eakness. on .81ackts qu@en"'s wing caused 'Ily the position (.If biB

"'

pgWDSi.

29 PxK.t 2, P~4

22 :B-Kl, 'I (b) 2.3 Kt~B3 .

24,P-K4 2,5.RxPI

.26 QR--K'I 2i Q-B2 .(.d), 281 B-R2

29 K~'~K5 3.0K.tx B

.31 B.xKt U) 32 R-K](.t4 .33 QRxP'

3·:.! O' K'" _." p:···~~DiI."1'

35 '~D-T

3~ KR.x ,P (g.) 37 K-B'I

38 1(,-82

Drawn,.

(b)-If 22 Q X KtP, 22 '·"·'U •• ~ •• ~." B=-8,1 wins a piece.

(c):-No~ 26 . ~ .. " .. , .. ~ , .. '" Kt X p'~ because 'of 21 R X R. White has n'4i)W much the free.r iam.e~

{d)-A .stron.g move whh:'h d.eE,ends t.he BpI and. threatens R-(~lKI4.

(e)-'Tbe :pawn c,annot ·be. _\fed if 29 ., .. ~ , " ~K.l t 30 Ktx KtP"

. ,

12 CAPABLANCA VS.. ALEKHIN

(g)-There, is, no mere t ban a draw.. If 36 P _c:Kt4: 36 "U u • ..,. u • ~ R,--iB3 and the Whi~ rook; at Kl4 la demc biUsed for a long' ti"me., Tne. move pJayed

allows. Blaek'crpetual check, -

(~}-Obviousl,y he cann';J t take ~he RP 0:0 account of 34 R-QR 1.

Wlwite

. . ',.

Alekhlf1~

"'FWENTY ",EJGHTH, CAME~

8lack~ Capa:blan-C8. .'

,Blac1c.

Capab~aDca,.

2l PxP ,24 RxR 25 P-K.t4 26 P'~R3 27 B-Kt3 28, B 'X: B· "l"l'iI K' K' 4

~7 "-,"

30 p- 8,51 31 PxP

32 Kt K,t6eh~ 13 Kt-K21

34 K-84

331 ~.~,K4

3.6 K-B4

37 K~Kt4

,38 P~R4

.39 p~,p

40, R-:QRT_ ,4 t Kt(K2l--B4 4,2 R-R7

43 P~Kt3,

(d)- These is eli'll pleaty of p~,ay in ,'he game but.~ ae.cur.ateh? condueted~ itsnould result in a Ie! raw.

While,.

_ CapablancL'

WORLD'S C.HAMPIONSHIP MAT.Cg-, 1927 7,3

TWENTY .. N1NTH GAME~

B,lack.

A 1._,'Lh- ., I""UCA,_ nn ~

Whi'-

_~ te,

Capablanea.

B lack. -4 Pieces.

< r

8latk~ Alekhin.

..

{a~ improvement on hi,· play iii lJu~. '11'111 game, where he p1ayed B-K2. ,and B3'1 loling considerahle, tiine,

(b}-l~ ,~," .. , .... i.or P-Q,B4 would be answered by ]3 B~Ktl .. Px P;. 14 Kt-Kt5.

(,Ie}-If 18· . I ~ ••• " •• " •• ' I. 8 X P t '19 KI.-~t5.. Q=Q I : 20 B·x P ,; with a power ful gamll!~

(d)--Of CQu[se ·1Iot 2-0 h. U I U U I. ~ ,P,·-Q,Kt4. because of Kt-,K'16 ~ 'The

Black paW-ttl .now prove 'we.k~

Ic}-The 'pawn canDot be sav,cd. If 2S i,.uu>un.'. PI-QKt4,; 26 Q"",=K1l7"

lrueate.n.i'og R~8.

(I)-Chi ,if now 26 i, •• i,~'''~ ,·.cO. ~ P..b.QKt4 i 2'1 :R x P,. R X Kt: '28 Rx Kt~ (.~rf 3·7 .... ,.Ui.UUj Q-Rl; 38 R~B·i" R.-R2:: 3·9 Q1xQ, .RxIQ;,

.n K 'VII: ~ '~l -

"IW _,t_~1 WIDS, ealll_Y.

(D~ The exihallle 0' IQJleenl is the hel' policy fOI Blae ' '!o pu·rsue in i.UCla. an endi og ,for . then Ili. effort':. ~ counter the :p'lifiSed pawn ate nat c:Omplialed.y q ueell, an·d knilf,ht. attack' on, the. king.

(i}-W'inn.i ftLg another p'aWl1.~ for. i f B~ac.k replies 56 .. , ., I ~ 'K I • • • •• 'K=Bl ':

S.7 Kt~7ch; ~ .if 56, .. ,uU,,'UUt P-84; ,)7 P~611 ,PxPch~: S8 K.-K.t2, and the pawn. c08ta the 'bis:boP', 'O,r, i £ 56 .. ~ , .. ~ i • '" •• M I B--=Kt3; 57 P ~6 :~:s equa] J}.

-_). • ..« ~ f ,~~. B-R6' 5' "I P' 'Q" 6 K- -SQ: £.8' 'P' Q"'7 K' P2'

Q£CISliYe!l' (If I l' 7l!Ji ,. ' ..... , • ~ ,I ~ .... "I~' . _ I ~ ,I ~ '-.. .'. '" ,,:--'.;J: 'I J " . - .,' ~ '. -,n.,.' ;

,,9 I(t x BP II Kx Pl.: 60 Kt=K5cn., and Mns.,

(j~lf 62 ~",U"U."'i.,.q K-Kt2" 'th.c queen'"s pa.w·n ht\1 almost a clear course. ,(Jc..~A nne exam.pll! of Cap,ablanca .'S in~i!liv,e end-gam., play,

21 Kt~K4 2'2 P)(.P 1'],' K X B I(c) 24 1{---=K3 .25, RxR 26 B~Kt3' (d)

2' ~r--Q4 28 PXKl

,2~ K-K4 30 R-OR'[ ,31 P-Kt4 312 P-B4 33 KxP 34 K-KA 3,S' P-B5 36, Kt X Peb ~ :; 7 R.~O 1 (,e) 38 K~BS '-

39 'RxR 40 K-K"

Drawn (Ell

(Q)-ln. the 28th gamel 20 "~"""""~'I P-KR3 wa~ p,]aye<t pr.c'ibah[y wi,~h t'he' inte~.t ion of p'leventin, 21_. P-R~. Thi s _ ~olVe ~. however is on ly apparendy st"mng+ 'as aft~[ 2;'1 P:-R6i, P~K!3; 22 Kt:~ Kt5~ PI-Q:B4; WhUe

74 CAPAB,LANCA vs .. ALEKHIN

THIRTIETH GAME.

WI." p.~te.

- - !II

Alek).in~

Black.

Capablanca'l

Wh~te.

Alekhln.

B[ack.

Caplablanc.a ..

PI~Q.B4 ,110) .BxKt KtxPch,.

R- ' .... -R·

x.···

P-QKt4 R~OBl KtxB Kt-04,ch. P~O,RJ K't-'Kt5 P-B3 PxP R-B4ch PI~R?

P·x·p,

>'w,j .

1{-83 R~,K4c~~ R-04 K.txR K;t~KtJ

_ Wh_it@~ Capablanca,.

WORLD"g ,CRAMPIOf·[SHIP MATCH, 1927 75

THIRTY~.Fl1RST' GAME.

Bla,ck.

Alekhin.

Wh· .. · ....

-'~~.

Capablanca.

Black,.

Alc'khin+

cannot now advantageously capture the RP bec:auae of R-R 1. and his pawn pOSl.~ ien i,SI wea.kened.

(b)-The ~ move of CapaLlancat s ,Il'stem 'D f d.efEnce~, Black h,fl8

now an equal game as ,22 :Kt--Q6 would be' .ans.wered uti-faetorU,. by

22 n"""u~'.'.!1 .B X Kt.

(e)~ The ,alternativ·e 2J PxP prom.!:!" only eguality after 23 ~ .. ,,""~U' •• • BxKt~ 24 P·xKt ... Bx,R; 2; ·PxR~~Qch. ... RxQ; 26 RxB; J(ilXP.

,(d~-:- We.~m ~la'r~d. In thJs. p09ition lh~_ doubled paw~, ~.e no ,d'isadv3-Dlage to WhIte, whIle If he allowed Kt-Q4eh., the two kl1Ights wo'Uld, occupy

d@.mina.t ing 'Po~dtio:n8 ~ .

1(,c~T:hl'eat.enin'g 38 R~6en-~ ao,cI ii' 38 ., .. ,., .... " ..... K-Kt4,) 39 ,R~Kt6 mate,.

(f}--Cleverly drawn,. Any aUempt by either party; to. capture ,the. wi ng 'pawns would' he co~n~erLalanee··d on dle' ~tbef slde.

Kt-R.6 (g) ilt-Kt4 .P-B-4

. -

KR~O'~ Q~Kt3 O-Kt2 (,h) , gxB

R~B7

'Q'~2 RxQ

K-B2 K.t-B6 RxR Kt=-O'4 R.-R2 P-Kt4 P-R4 P'-Kt5 R-Kt2 Dra:wn (j)

I'a )-A me~ hDd of counreraeti 'ng t11,e Cam br idge .spd n IS Deienc,e. 'by

leaving the KKt the optlon of p:~Byi.ng ·to K2. -

(b)--If 10 ~"" .. m"'.""lf B-Kt·:S" a posalble c.onHD'tIation could be :: 11 R-Q.st Kt-K5;, '12 Cacsdea.. 1\;1 x Kt: 1] P X K.t~ B.x P;. l' B x K.P I p. x B; 1 s Q-Kt3,. l'~ga~ning t~:e piece 'with a ~gooci game· ..

(c)~ The' sacrHice of the piece lby 14 Kl X ,KP wO'uld be distincdy rlazalrdous (n~ acceunt of, ~4 ~ ... ~.~ .... u, Px K.t~ ~5 Bx.Pch ... K-R 1 j '~6 B X Kt, QR~Q 1 ; and -will gain the Bishop.

, ~ !

i6 CAPABLANCA VS~ ALEKBJ:N

(d~,A vaiallon might be "18, ~, •• ,., ... ,~" .. , •. ~,. QR-B'l = ;91 KR~B'il' Bx Kt; ,20 Q X R, ,R ~ Q;; ,21 R x Reh ,;~, Jet-B, J 22 B'=-Q,6't v.rith two ((}ob' for' t'be queen, and a pr.omi'~ng game.

I) Ow' -1' 20' Q--' ~ 11;.3 - ld" ~ '", b, "')'01 • Kt,I-Q' '2" v...L"l

,\,e - . nous .Y ", If!!...'io' WDU' JQ8e a pIece. y B.' ... ;. u ~ ... t . ~'\ ",' ,~~,~yl.

(f~On the 'm~,deJ.'U i'heoty that c~tain ~quaI£s ue. ~eak .in di!eren't

opc'nings", it is. inlereati:ng:' 10 note thld in seve.ral genies A Iekhi.n ai ms ,directl,,. to post. hi.s knot g hts a~ Q4 and 'RBS ~

(g ~22 .. ~"' ~ . ~ ~ . ~ '. ~.~ Kt,(B5 }--K6 wDuld nOI be., g~ 04 on acoo<un t o,f ~I B)( ,Pch,_ (h~ The Kt cannct be de.f,end~d without I:o~s. .. For inetaru!'el 27 u ....... ,'"~r.~., P-QR-4;. 28 'Q-Kt;. R--Q2; ,29 B X Kt(Q4), wi,nnin\l ~he KBP.

(i)~31 'Q-Kt5 threatening 8)( KtP La a promising a,ttcrnati~e",

(j)--.--Black: 'hal8 mano~Jllvted very cl~verly with. Ius pawns which in . conjunctill)n with ~.he krrisht blockade. 'l'·,hitc,"l8. kin.g on tL~ king~.' lide. A "te'J the e,xchange of I',ooks Blaelt will bring hisl kins to -QB3. neut1"laUah'lg the. e~tr:a: p'a.wn.

Wh;te~ A le'khill-,

P-Q4

2: P~Q'84 3 KI:--==-083 4 a..-.-Kts

5 P-K3

6, P'xP '(a) 1~3 '

8 'KK:: t~K2 (b) 9. Kt--Kt3

10 P-KR4 (d) ~"I Q~B2

~2 KIt-BS, (,e) , 13 Bx8 .

14 .B~Q'3,

15 S_:KB4

16 P-.KK.t4

17 P-Kt5

ts Bx,Kt(K5) 1 '9 K,t).t Kt

~~ ~'~:r

i~ ~~t2

24 KR-=-QB~ 25 RxR

26 R-OKt.1 27 K-..-.-K.t3 28 P~Bl'

29 PxP

30 P~.,f.R. 4 31P~

32 R-QBI

,Black.

e '1L1,~ apa_Dwnca.,

W,hite~ A'~elddn;o

,B~:a,e.k~ Capablanca"

(a~JDitending' to :p'~ay B X Q3' wit'hout less. of time. & Kt-KB31" B-K2,:' i R,-Bi dces not necesS:arily tran.spo-:se into, the normel vad-alii,o:n 8S ,Black e8B re;p~y Kt-K:5 with a shnliewan formation (P -:KB41 to fo~low.

. .

- - ~--

'WORLD'S rCRAMIP.JONSH,IP' MA'TCH, 1927 7i'

Black ~-=fi Pieces.

Itb~An o.ri'gLn~'1 method of depioym,ent wbieh. lIe@ffiS effecdvj~i.~ Bla,ck',S) reply 8 . ~ '" ... ,I • ~ ~ ~ ~ I tI Castles; seenut, to l' un into' daJige'f; 8 . ~ . ~ ' .. '" . ~ ~ . ~ 'I Kt~,K; an d :i f 91 B x B, Kt)C, Kt t might be ~ rthy of ti'ia~ ~

(e.)---iN oW' 9 .... ~ . ~ '. I ¥ •• iO I Kt~5 is $.mposslhle on, ,aeC~rW1t of' 1 0 13; X 81 Kt, X QKt: ~ 1 B X Pc;h .. etc,

(dl~Alekhi'n in this game returns. ~o' .his typical' styl@ .o,f attackL ObvioU81y ii: BLu:l, repli~ ,110 ":"'~'."".'I' BxBI the aUcu::k ~'Io,nl t~e open, Roo,~,"'le would he o'Verwh~llIUng~ e.g., 10 .'''.'.~';;.'.'I 8x,B; 1111 BxPch."I Kx B; 12 p)( B dil~ c,h,""., K~,K:t1Ii, 13 ~--R5; P~B3;, 114 P~Kt6 and mate follows~

(e~ T}ue.ateulng KI,x B ,and B,xPchiO

rCf) This results in the loss DE: il pawn 'but t'n.eife aeems no other way ,to

t - £I; h d dl ~.__..I' f' th K-' to 'd .'1'1' 16

'. ave 0 " 'I. e 1.,-: ca ry ii::KI vance 0,', t, ~e lUS' - :81 e, PiIIWDS I' 1.1·... " .... r ~ u 'U" • III

Kt x P = 1 '1' B )~r KI, ,Bx B i 18, B-B5 wins. the exchange.

(g)-If '11 ~~ .. ~ . " .. ' ~ . ~. I P X 'P; 18 P X P t B)( P': U f '~ 8 , .. r • I U n <! u • ~ Kt X P i 19 B--R1c'b~. K-R1; 20 BxJ(,t(,Kt4t BxB; 21 B-K;t,8 dis. ch" and. mates next 'move,)~ '19.: Bx ,KttK').'I' with, a ve'lY &trong attack.

(FiJ-lf .24 ... '~ ... "." ~." .R x KiP, W'hite wuu'~,d have il co mpcnsa.ti D 8' ,advantage' :io, the 'posmuion of ,the open ,Bi~hop!l8lile" _He mti.:g'ht continue' 6:y 2' P-QR' . ~hl'ea.tenin,g to mpe'o up, lines of atrack on SIBe Ie: t s QKtP an d QP.

(i)-:ThiSr move mus.t: be pla,ed 8:Joner Orl la'~J 88 Whi te will eventually' pIs')\, R=-Ksqill' followed by P:-K4"

_ (j;)l""-lf ,34 u,,'"u.n~n~ Px:f!; lS P-Q5eh'll K-B4: .36 ,p.-Q6c1t~" K 1(3. :)"} P,x P and Wbite stands evert beue)- tha.n as actually played.

,i8 CAPABLAN'~ VS~ ALEltHIN

(k~Threaleni.D.g R-QKt4~

(I~An In're:niou8 metnoo 'of ,defending dl' KP f,er if 48 .. ~ ..... ~ ' .. ~ ~ ,,~ R X P ,; 49 K~B31 R ·mDve8t .SO R=-K'eh .. etc.

(ml-If 55 B>c BI BI.ck w~n8 by 55 ~" ~. ~ ~B4ch. : 56 K =-Kt4, R.~· R i

57 Kx'R" P;_R6.,

~n}--F,or if 63 U""~"U"~'. P~1 j: 64 P queens; P queens: '65 Q=-QR8eb ..

A 8p el1did1y cord'Bred game ,.

(a}-For. the 'be.nefit of the. nevice White cannot Win a pawn, b,y j px Y,

Px P: 6, Ktx PI because of' 6. i •• ·' +1~ Ktx,Kt_: 7 B X 'Q. B=-Kt5eh.-, wlnnina

a piece.

Ol)--h ~-$ a moot pawnt w'bethu tllis er 9 .B-Kt3, as in tbe 31st gam,E, Is

~

super:lor~

(c)=Possib·Jly so. that~ aEt:e.w Slac.k~s P-QIB4~ P X p~ he s11.aH not be able to re.:;a.ptur,e wltb the Kt..

(e)-If 13 P-QKt4; 13, """""""""'''1 P-QR,4 'with i8 wlng attac~.

(f)-.-Cons.i,de.d D'~ tha! Cap~abl~nca :vi as. at this sta,ge wit nin ,a. p oin t . I) f' 1-0 SI n. ~ g t'lt. e H!fl. reh, it. is Btl fpriain g th~t. h.~. d.' b!l nc ~ at tempt to complicatce· this game, e.gpec~aUy as he b~d the WhIte pleceSa

- ,

;0

White ..

Citpablallta

THIRTY a T,HIRD GAME.

Bllack ..

Alekhin.

Whjte~ Cap'a h!anc.a ..

B]~k.

Alekhin,

WORLD'S C:IIAMprONSHIF' MATCH, 1927 79

THIRTY .. FOURTH GAME.

Black.

CliP a bla:nca ~

White.

Alekhm.

I, P-Q4'

2 P-QB4 ,3 Kt-QB.3' .. B--Kt5

!c. p to'-

_. -,~ .... : ..

6 P-QRJ "1 Kt-B,J 8 .~j '98x:P

U) Bx'S

11 K:t-,J(4 12 Kt-Kt3 13 C.:u~,t'~e., 14 B-R2,

1 5, ~t?<, P (~.) 1'6, QR-B' 17 Q-K2

18 f"-K·4

1'1 Kt~B,3

:w P~3.

21 Q~2 22' BxB

2~ Q--' 'R~'j

"II "

~"_ .J,"

24 QxRP 2;' .R X R, (h') 26 Qx .. P

,2? Q:K,t.4 25 R~,l

291 P-~"R4

30~ K':" v' "

II ~A_'

)'1 OxKt 32 R=-K~ ,]3 'O--CJ,B 1

34 K't........;:K4 ss RxKt 36 &--.-C 37 R~R2 38~B1

:~~~il

4~ R,-Q1

p~ .. :"

,

- ,

P~Kl

Kt-KBl QK,t~Q? P-B3 B-K2 Casd-ee P,xP Kt-:Q,4 Qx8

Kt(~. ]-=81 (~)I P ,

Kt=-Kt3, (b,) PxP

P~KtJ (d) .~2

~~~\de)

,K-Kt2 .P~KR3 8-10 (8) QxB :Kt-B5 Kt,xK·tP RxR K.t-85 R~!R1

~W(i) Q,_".-Q3

~t:_K8l3

0-8:

"

Kt,xKt

R~OKtl R,--QRI R~R.4 Q..._;R3 :K-R2~ O-Ktl Q~Kt8c.h.

42 'K.-R2 43 P-Ktl 44 R~4 45 ~-QS

46 P-f{4 [m] 47 O.~Kt6

48 K~Kt2

·;.49 Q-Q4' " ,

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50 R,)('

51 p,'. J5

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.52 R. "',.5 53 R ',',,

54 R-R4 5S K~B;

56 1<-10 S1 K---QJl sa K-83 ;9 ~R2

60, R-Kt2c:l1. 611 R~R2,

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M' K-,B4

65 K..-...lGt5, 66 K-R6 67 P,-B4,

68 R~R3

69 K~,Kt'1 iO P-.B5, (17) ill K~R6 72 Px:P

1.3 K-K.t'7 74 R-=-R4

'75 R-K4 76 K-R6 11 R-K5 iB KxP

79 R~KKt.5 80 R,~"B5 81 RxP

81 R-K7 t(tl

Black. ,e,spa b ~an.rC.a ..

(a)-This rneve is Il!ss ~ffective now tnat White, has played. P -QRl, as: 819!ck 1iu, 'DO check a~ Kt5; II ~ .. j<' ~ ..... " " •• P-QKt3 ~s a .. possible, all@I:native afJ White 'baS) yet no preuure on the' Q,B &le.

t:b)~ll) the. queen's. pa'wn game .. :Bla~kts Kt i~i usually bad!.y pDste.d, on QKt3~ An au~mp,t to de;:velop the. QB by '~3 ' .. '".", ..... +>11 P~R3 or. 1.3 n" .• I'F ',' .' .... i. P----QKt3, is' ~Oft~y of cons~,'derati.o~.

(c)---l£ J5 P x P Black f~tarins an' immovable p,olt for his, knig,'nt on Q4' (d~~orese:eing t,ne fteceeity of a subsequent R-K4'. he guardsi t'he

souare 'KB4 .'.

. (.~~ln view of the sub seq uen t ,Bttack on, 'h~s' QRP I, ~ 1 .. +. , ~ ~ •••• _, • ~ KR~B 1

m~ght have h een better '.

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80 CAIPABLANCA VS .. ALEKH[N

P,osi!ion ,after White,". 44th move.

(. lTlL" -1 ,. It -I f _. b Bl 1_'" '. r '. 1 d

g.F"""" ,(11. Pe8U_ t9 [(1D le~ _OS' 0 a ~wn,1' . ut I aCm 8 poeltion 11 tea _ Y'

jnferl'Q{f. The dauble., aUlIe on t,h.~ Q.RP an,d, KP i . dj&icult to parry.

(h~ttel' than, Q X KIP at once as Black could t ben gain po-eiltion by ·fi- QKtl,.

('jj~A,pparendy ,"egainh:lg l'he pawn but White retain: the e~tr. matel'lby' 'briUian.t interpla,y between ,the mino pieces' ..

(i~T[ueatening to win al: onee by R~8,.,

'(k~fae,tically the, [only 'W'y to . meet: fh,e. deadly ~hteat of' 45 R-Q8t. w'hich 'would now be amwered by 45 ~ ~",.~ ... ~ ~ .. ~ ,,~ R,>; Peh ~

O)-An, exchange 01 rQlC)Ke. would simpUfy 'White Po 8 taak~, (mJ-IE 46 K-Kl2; R--R6,; 47 R-4i" ,R"x,RP'~

. (n~If 41': ... ,~,.~~u",:~u~'c Q-R~~_ while c~ight play 48 R-Q8. andiif tnen, 48 ~'"'~".~"."""I~ QxRP, 49 ~Kt2 ,and, Wlns~

('0)--- The iQtention :. ·to :pla,Y tile' B~Ia.ck 1"00 ' behind tne paged paWRJ 'where its powen ,have more elaaticity!;

(p'l-It is obvious III t h,e cannot ta1te dIe loolE ~ III ,PBW,ft",

(qj~After 68 "'~~'''lO~o;,,~~~ R-KB4; 69 K._:Kt7j Blade hu' no move! with

tl.e roo:k OJ' P,awn." _

,(t)-White hu de~erl, mantZu'W~d Lnt.,') position fat: this break" A rmely '·,lI1structiv,e example: of .how to turn a minute, advantage inta a 'win ..

(8~I~ar,ly 75 lO.~ ... ,. •• ~ ••• K,~P loses .t once .altet ,75 R~KSch~ (f)-CuUinSI off the king. In this position the 'Bhhop I pawn ene would be su Ii.cilent.

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Cap blanca .... ,. !I! • I !!I!I~ ri .1. :i'
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