[Event "New York International Masters-02"] [Site "New York,NY"] [Date "1927.02.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E16"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1927.02.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "HCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 d6 11. cxd5 Nh5 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. f4 a6 14. Bf3 Nhf6 15. a4 c4 16. Be3 Qc7 17. g4 Nc5 18. g5 Nfd7 19. f5 Rfe8 20. Bf4 Be5 21. Bg4 Nb3 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rb1 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Qc5+ 25. e3 Ne5 26. Bf3 Nd3 27. Kh1 Bxd5 28. Rxb3 Nxf4 29. Rb1 Rxe3 30. Ng2 Rxf3 31. Rxf3 Nxg2 32. Kxg2 Re8 33. Kf1 Bxf3 34. Qxf3 Qxg5 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qxh2+ 38. Kc1 Qe5 39. Kb2 Kg7 40. Qf2 b5 41. Qb6 bxa4 42. Qxa6 Qe2+ 0-1 [Event "New York International Masters-02"] [Site "New York,NY"] [Date "1927.03.03"] [Round "10"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D47"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1927.02.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "HCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 a6 9. O-O Bb7 10. a3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. b4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nce4 14. Bb2 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Be7 16. Rac1 O-O 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bd4 Bd6 20. Bf3 Nd5 21. Nd3 Kf8 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5+ Ke8 24. Kf1 Rc8 25. Ke1 Rc7 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. f3 Bc4 28. Rd1 Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "New York International Masters-02"] [Site "New York,NY"] [Date "1927.03.10"] [Round "14"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1927.02.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "HCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng3 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Ndf5 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 Be6 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. Bc4 Nc5 14. Bxe6 Nxe6 15. Ngf5 Ne4 16. Rhf1 g6 17. Nd6 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Kd2 Kf8 23. Kd3 Ke7 24. Kd4 Ne6+ 25. Ke4 f6 26. f4 Nc5+ 27. Kd4 Ne6+ 28. Ke4 Nc5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "New York International Masters-02"] [Site "New York,NY"] [Date "1927.03.24"] [Round "20"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C13"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1927.02.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "20"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "HCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. c3 Nd7 10. Be2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. O-O Be6 14. Bf3 c6 15. Qa4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 Qc5 17. Rfe1 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Bxc4 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. h4 Kf8 21. b3 Be2 22. Bxe2 Rxe2 23. Rd7 Re7 24. Rd8+ Re8 25. Rd7 Re7 26. Rd8+ Re8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O Bf5 $1 {"Alekhine immediately challenges the White KB. Black now has at least an equal game. Capablanca plays listlessly for the next few moves allowing Alekhine to get a positional advantage." (Taulbut 83)} (7... Bg4 $5 {(Grunfeld) }) 8. Bxf5 (8. Ng3 $10 {(Euwe 76)} Bg6 (8... Nxd4 9. Bxf5 Ndxf5 (9... Bxc3 $2 10. Bh3 $16) 10. Nxf5 Nxf5 (10... Bxc3 $2 11. Nxe7 $18) 11. Nxd5 $16 {Becker}) 9. Nce2 (9. f4 f5) 9... Qd7 10. Nf4 Bd6 11. c3 Nd8 $10 {Maroczy-Nagy 1928}) (8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qd7 $10 {(Schwarz 67)}) (8. Bg5 Qd7 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 Bg6 11. Qd2 Nf5 $10 {Steiner-Colle 1927}) 8... Nxf5 9. Qd3 Qd7 (9... Bxc3 $2 10. Nxc3 Nfxd4 11. Re1+ Ne6 12. Nxd5 $16 {(Schwarz 67)}) 10. Nd1 $6 {"This plan of exchanging off Black's well placed knight on f5 costs White valuable time." (Taulbut 83)} (10. Bf4 $142 O-O-O $10 {(Alekhine)}) (10. Nb5 Ba5 (10... Bd6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Nxd6 Nxd6 13. Rfe1 $10 {(eco 74/81)} Rae8 14. Ng3 g6 15. c3 Nd8 $10 {Poliak-Bondarevsky USSR 1946}) 11. Bf4 Nb4 $1 12. Qh3 Ne7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $10 { (eco 74/81)} 14. Na3 Rae8 15. Ng3 g6 16. Rad1 Na6 17. Nb5 Nc8 18. c3 c6 { Bernstein-Guimard Groningen 1946}) 10... O-O 11. Ne3 $2 (11. Bf4 $142 Rfe8 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Ne3 $10 {Lilienthal-Koltanowsky Sitges 1934}) 11... Nxe3 12. Bxe3 {"White's minor pieces are now obstructing the vital King's file. This is a convincing proof of the inexactitude of his opening strategy." (Alekhine)} Rfe8 $15 {(Pachman 68)} (12... Bd6 13. c3 Ne7 $10 {(Fine 48)}) 13. Nf4 $2 (13. Bf4 $142 $10 {(Alekhine)} Re4 14. c3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 $10) (13. c3 Bd6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Nxf4 Re4 $15 {(Taulbut 83)}) (13. Ng3 $142 $10 { (Euwe 76)}) 13... Bd6 $1 $15 {(Schwarz 67, eco 74/81)} 14. Rfe1 $6 (14. Nxd5 $6 Bxh2+ 15. Kxh2 Qxd5 16. c4 Qh5+ (16... Ne5 $2 17. Qf5) 17. Kg1 Rad8 18. d5 Rd6 $17 {(Alekhine)} (18... Rd6 $40 19. Qc3 Ne5 20. Rfd1 Rg6 $17 {PS})) (14. c3 $142 $5 {(Alekhine)} Re4 15. Ne2 Rae8 16. Ng3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Ne7 18. Rfe1 Nf5 $15 {(Levenfish)}) 14... Nb4 15. Qb3 $6 (15. Qd2 $142 Qf5 16. Rec1 h5 $1 $15 { (Alekhine)} (16... Re4 17. Ne2 $15 {Becker})) 15... Qf5 {-/+ (Euwe 38) =/+ (Fine 48)} 16. Rac1 $2 (16. Rec1 Bxf4 (16... a5 $1 17. a3 a4 18. Qc3 Nc6 19. Nd3 (19. Ne2 $2 Bxh2+) 19... Re6 $17) 17. Qxb4 (17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Qxb4 Re2 $17 {Becker}) 17... Rxe3 18. fxe3 Bxe3+ 19. Kh1 Bxc1 20. Rxc1 Re8 21. Qxb7 Qxc2 { (Tartakover/du Mont)}) (16. Re2 Bxf4 17. Qxb4 Qh5 {(Tartakover/du Mont)}) (16. Nd3 $142 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd3 18. cxd3 {= (Capablanca)} Bb4 19. Rec1 c6 $17 { /\a5! (Alekhine)} (19... c6 $17 20. a3 Ba5 {Tartakover})) 16... Nxc2 $1 17. Rxc2 (17. Qxc2 Qxc2 18. Rxc2 Bxf4) 17... Qxf4 {"This is the possibility overlooked by Capablanca at his 16th move." (Alekhine)} (17... Bxf4 $2 18. Rc5 $10 {(Alekhine)}) 18. g3 (18. Qxb7 Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 c6) 18... Qf5 $17 {(Euwe 76)} (18... Qf3 $5 19. Qxb7 h5 20. Qb5 h4 21. Qe2 Qf5 $40 {(Alekhine)}) 19. Rce2 b6 20. Qb5 h5 {"This pawn prepares to advance to h3 where it can form a mating net." (Taulbut 83)} 21. h4 Re4 $1 {"Black now plans to sacrifice his rook on h4 forcing mate but Capablanca defends spiritedly." (Taulbut 83)} 22. Bd2 $1 { "This temporary sacrifice of a second pawn offers comparatively the best saving chances -- in case Black accepts it." (Alekhine)} (22. Qd3 Rae8 23. Bd2 Qe6 $17 {(Alekhine)}) (22. a3 $2 Rxh4 23. Rd1 (23. gxh4 Qg4+ 24. Kh1 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Qh1#) 23... Qh3 $19) 22... Rxd4 (22... Rae8 $142 23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rxe8+ Kh7 $17 {(Alekhine)}) 23. Bc3 Rd3 $1 (23... Rg4 24. Be5 $132) ( 23... Rc4 $2 24. Re5 $1 $132 {(Alekhine)} (24. Re5 $1 Rc5 (24... Bxe5 25. Qxd5) 25. Rxf5 Rxb5 26. Rxh5) (24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Kh7 26. Be5 $2 Re4 $19)) 24. Be5 Rd8 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 (25... cxd6 26. Qc6 $1) 26. Re5 Qf3 (26... Qg6 $2 27. Rg5 $1) 27. Rxh5 $1 Qxh5 (27... Re6 $4 28. Qe8+ $1 Rxe8 29. Rxe8#) 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Qxd3+ Qg6 30. Qd1 (30. Qxg6+ Kxg6 31. Re7 c5 32. Rxa7 d4 $19 {(Becker)}) 30... Re6 $1 {"An interesting conception. Black gives back his plus Pawn in order to combine the advance of the free d-pawn with a mating attack." (Alekhine)} ( 30... d4 $143 $6 31. Qf3 {/\ 32 Qa8, 32 h5 (Alekhine)} (31. h5 Qf5 32. g4 Qb5 33. Qc2+ (33. Qe1 Qd5 $1) 33... d3 34. Qxc7 Qd7 35. Qxd7 (35. Qb8 Kh6 $1) 35... Rxd7 36. Re1 d2 37. Rd1 Kh6 38. Kg2 Kg5 39. Kg3 Rd3+ 40. f3 f6 $19) (31. Qf3 $1 c6 32. h5 $17 {Der Gewinn des Schwarzen ist nocht ganz sicher.})) 31. Ra8 Re5 $1 {"Intending to place the Queen behind the Rook and at the same time preparing the formation of the Pawn chain b6-c5-d4." (Alekhine)} (31... d4 $1 { Averbach} 32. Qxd4 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Qc6 $19) 32. Rxa7 {Now Capablanca missed his last fighting chance!} (32. Qf3 $1 {Goldin} Qb1+ (32... Rf5 33. Qd3 Qe6 34. Re8 $1) 33. Kg2 Rf5 34. Qe2 d4 35. b3 $15) 32... c5 33. Rd7 $6 {"Shortens the agony." (Alekhine)} (33. Kg2 $142 $1 {= (Capablanca) Fron this evaluation it can be seen that even after the game was over Capablanca did not understand his predicament.} d4 34. Ra3 Qe6 $1 35. Qf3 c4 $19 {(Alekhine)}) 33... Qe6 34. Qd3+ g6 35. Rd8 d4 36. a4 (36. Qf3 Rf5 (36... Qxa2 $4 37. Qf6 $18) 37. Qd1 Qxa2 ) 36... Re1+ (36... Qe7 $1 37. Rb8 Qc7 38. Rf8 (38. Qb3 Re6 (38... Qxb8 39. Qxf7+ Kh6 40. Qf6 Re1+ 41. Kh2 Qa8 $19) 39. Ra8 Qb7 $19 {(Alekhine)}) (38. Ra8 Qc6) 38... Kg7 39. Ra8 Re1+ 40. Kh2 Qc6 $19 {(Tartakover/du Mont)}) 37. Kg2 Qc6+ 38. f3 (38. Qf3 Rg1+) 38... Re3 39. Qd1 Qe6 $19 40. g4 (40. b3 Re2+ 41. Kf1 Rh2 42. Kg1 Qh3 {mating}) (40. Kf2 Qh3 41. Qg1 Rb3 $19 {Becker}) 40... Re2+ 41. Kh3 (41. Kf1 Rh2 42. Kg1 Qe5 $19 {Becker}) 41... Qe3 42. Qh1 Qf4 $1 { adjourned} 43. h5 Rf2 {"This game brought about the era of the Winawer since the feared exchange line had been shown to be innocuous." (Taulbut 83)} (43... Rf2 44. hxg6+ Kg7 $19) 0-1 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.20"] [Round "2"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D65"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 (11. Ne4) (11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3) 11... Re8 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Qxc3 e5 14. Rfd1 exd4 (14... e4 $1 15. Nd2 Nf6 $36 { Rubinstein}) 15. Nxd4 Nf6 16. Bf3 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nf5 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 $14 (19... Nxf6 20. Nd6 Re7 21. e4 $36) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A47"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O (5. dxc5 bxc5 6. c4) 5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bxg2 7. Kxg2 d5 $6 (7... g6 8. c4 Qc8 9. b3 Bg7 10. Bb2 Nc6 $10 { Tarrasch-Grünfeld/Breslau/1925}) (7... Qc8) (7... e6 8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O { Capablanca-Vidmar/New York/1927}) 8. c4 $1 e6 $2 (8... dxc4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Nb5 (10. Qxc4 Qd5+ 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. e4 $16 {@Golombek}) 10... Qc6+ $15 {/\ 11... Nbd7 Alekhine} 11. Kg1 Nfd7 $3 $15 {Romanovsky/Löwenfisch} (11... Nbd7 12. Rd1 {[%CAl Rb5d6] /\Sd6} Rc8 13. N1a3 a5 14. b3 $40)) 9. Qa4+ Qd7 (9... Nbd7 10. Bg5 $1 (10. Nc6 Qc8 11. Bg5 Nc5 12. Qb5 a6 13. Qxb6 Nfd7 $17) (10. cxd5 exd5 ( 10... Nxd5 11. e4) 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nc3 {With a winning position. Golombek})) 10. Nb5 $1 {/\ 11.Nc7+-} Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 $8 (11... Nxd5 12. e4 $16 {/\ Rd1} (12. Rd1 $5)) (11... Qxd5+ 12. e4 $16 {/\ Rd1} Qd7 13. Rd1 Qb7 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Rc1 a6 16. Nc7+ $16 {Golombek}) 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Rc1 {/\ 14.Nc7 Rc7 15.Bc7 Qc7 16.Rc6 winning the exchange. mit Qualitätsgewinn.} Bc5 (13... Nh5 $145 14. Bc7 $1 a6 15. Qxa6 Rxc7 16. Nxc7+ Qxc7 17. Qb5 Bc5 18. b4 $18) (13... Ne4 $5 14. b4 $1 (14. Nc7+ $2 Rxc7 15. Bxc7 Nc5 16. Qf4 (16. Qb5 $2 Qxc7 17. b4 a6 $1 $19) 16... Ne6 17. Qa4 Nc5 $10) 14... Bd6 $1 {Alekhine} (14... Bxb4 $1 15. Rxc6 {Rabinovich}) 15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. N1c3 d4 (16... Nxb5 17. Nxb5 O-O 18. Nd4 Nb8 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Nf5 {Golombek: White wins a pawn. Weiß gewinnt einen Bauern.}) (16... O-O $6 17. Nxd5 Nd4 18. Nxd6 Qxa4 $2 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxf7+ { Golombek: then mate. Nebst Matt.}) 17. Rd1 Nxb5 18. Nxb5 Qd5+ (18... Rd8) 19. e4 Qxe4+ 20. Kg1 Qd5 21. Rxd4 $18 {Golombek}) 14. b4 $1 Bxb4 (14... Nxb4 $142 15. Nd6+ Kd8 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Nxc8 Rxc8 $16 {Lasker: Black still has prospects of a draw. Schwarz hat noch Remisaussichten.}) 15. Rxc6 $1 (15. Nc7+ Rxc7 16. Bxc7 Bc5 $1 17. Bf4 O-O {Black still has prospects of a draw. Schwarz hat noch Remisaussichten}) 15... Rxc6 (15... Qxc6 $6 16. Qxb4 {/\ 17.Nd6, 17. Na7}) 16. Qxb4 Ne4 {/\Nc5, 0-0} 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 (18. Bxd2 $1 Qe7 19. Qb2 (19. Qxe7+ $143 Kxe7 20. Bb4+ Kf6 21. Rd1 $16) 19... Qe4+ 20. f3 Qxe2+ 21. Kg1 $18 {/\ 22.Re1, 22.Qg7, 22.Nd4 Alekhine} O-O 22. Nd4 Qe5 23. Re1 Qf6 24. Bg5) 18... O-O 19. Rd1 {The first point of attack is d5. Das erste Angriffsziel ist d5.} Rc5 20. Nd4 Re8 21. Nb3 Rcc8 22. e3 (22. Qxd5 Qxd5+ 23. Rxd5 Rxe2) 22... Qa4 (22... Red8 23. e4 $1) (22... Rcd8 23. f3 Qe7 24. Nd4 $16 g5) 23. Qxd5 $1 Rc2 (23... Qxa2 24. Ra1 Qb2 25. Rxa7 $18) 24. Rd2 Rxa2 (24... Qxa2 25. Qd7 (25. Qd8 Qa4 26. Qxe8+ $2 Qxe8 27. Rxc2 Qe4+ $19) 25... Rf8 26. Rxc2 Qxc2 27. Nd4 Qe4+ (27... Qc5 $1 28. Nc6 $1 (28. Bd6 Qd5+) (28. Qxa7 g5 {Alekhine: White still has difficulties. Weiß hat noch Schwierigkeiten.}) (28. Nf5 $1 {leads to 28.Nc6! Führt zu 28.Nc6!}) 28... a5 (28... g5 29. Be5 $18) 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Bd6 $18 {/\ 31.Ng6 +- Golombek}) 28. f3 Qa8 29. Nc6 $16) 25. Rxa2 Qxa2 26. Qc6 Rf8 (26... Rd8 27. Bc7 Rc8 28. Qd7 Qa6 29. Bd8 h6 30. Nd4 {/\ Nf5}) 27. Nd4 Kh8 ( 27... f6 28. Ne6 $18) (27... Rd8 28. e4 h6 (28... g6 29. Be5 $18) (28... f6 29. Ne6 $18) 29. Be5 h5 (29... Qd2 30. Nf5 Qd7 31. Nxh6+) 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Qh6 $18) (27... h6 28. e4 $1 $16 {/+-} (28. Be5 f6 29. Bd6 (29. Ne6 $2 fxe5) 29... Rd8 30. e4 Qf7 $16)) (27... Qa6 28. Nf5 g6 (28... Kh8 29. Bh6 $1) 29. Qf6 $1 $18) 28. Be5 {/\ Bg7} f6 29. Ne6 Rg8 30. Bd4 h6 (30... Qa5 31. Nxg7 $1 Rxg7 32. Qa8+ Rg8 33. Bxf6#) (30... a5 31. Nxg7 Rxg7 32. Qxf6 Qg8 33. h4 b5 34. h5 $18) 31. h4 $1 {/\ 32.Ng7 Rg7 33.Qf6 Qg8 34.Qh6+-, 32... Kg7 33.Qf6 Kh7 34.Qf5 Rg6 35.Qd7 Kg8 36.Qe8 then mate. nebst Matt.} (31. Nxg7 $2 Rxg7 32. Qxf6 {If there is no P on h6, this manoeuvre wins by h4-h5-h6 Falls kein Bauer auf h6 steht, gewinnt dieses Manöver mittels h4-h5-h6.} Qd5+ 33. Kg1 Qg5 $17) 31... Qb1 32. Nxg7 $1 $18 Qg6 (32... Rxg7 33. Qxf6 Qe4+ (33... Qh7 34. Qf8+ Qg8 35. Bxg7+ Kh7 36. Qxg8+ $18) 34. Kg1 Qb7 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qxg7+ Qxg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Kf1 $1 $18) 33. h5 Qf7 (33... Qxg7 34. Bxf6) 34. Nf5 Kh7 35. Qe4 (35. Qxf6 $2 Qxf6 36. Bxf6 Rf8 $17) 35... Re8 36. Qf4 (36. Qd3 $1 {Capablanca} Kh8 37. Nxh6 Qg7 38. Nf5 Qb7+ 39. f3 Qc6 40. e4 a5 41. Qe3 $18) 36... Qf8 37. Nd6 Re7 ( 37... Re6 $2 38. Qf5+) (37... Rd8 38. Bxf6 $1 {/\ Qf5 then Qg6 +- /\ Qf5 nebst Qg6 +-}) 38. Bxf6 Qa8+ 39. e4 Rg7 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Nf5+ Kf7 42. Qc7+ {This was Capablanca's best game of the match.} 1-0 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D64"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. a3 a6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 {/\ c5} (11. Bh4 $142) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Ba2 Bb7 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Be5 Rac8 18. Qe2 Nce4 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Nxe4 Bxd4 (20... Nxe4 $2 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. b4 Nc3 23. Qe1 Bxf3 ( 23... Nxa2 24. bxc5 $18 {>< Na2}) (23... Nxd1 24. bxc5 Qd8 25. Ne5 $1 $16) 24. bxc5 Ne2+ 25. Qxe2 Bxe2 26. cxb6 Bxd1 27. Be5 $18 {/\ b7}) 21. Nxd4 Bxe4 22. Bb1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxb1 24. Rxb1 Rc8 25. Qe1 Qc7 26. h3 Ne4 27. Ne2 $8 {=/+} Qe5 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Qc5 30. Qxc5 Nxc5 31. Nd4 Kf8 32. b4 Na4 33. Kf1 Nb6 34. Nb3 Nc4 35. Nc5 Nxa3 36. Nxa6 Ke7 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Kd3 Nc4 39. Nc5 f5 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Na6 Kd6 42. Nc5 Nb6 43. Nd3 e5 44. Kb3 Nc4 (44... Nd5 $1 $17 45. Nc1 $2 f4 $1 (45... Nf6 46. Ne2 Ne4 47. Nc3) 46. e4 f3 $3 47. gxf3 (47. g3 Nf6) (47. exd5 fxg2 $14) 47... Nf4 48. h4 h5 49. Kc3 g5 $1 $19 {Becker}) 45. Kc3 Kd5 46. Nc5 Nd6 47. Kd3 g5 48. Na6 e4+ 49. Kc3 Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.27"] [Round "5"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D51"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 {This avoids the Cambridge-Springs Variation. Vermeidet die Cambridge-Springs-Variante.} Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 (8. Qc2 $142 {/\ Rad1}) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Rc1 (11. Ne4 $1) 11... Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. O-O Be6 $6 (15... Bf5 16. Qb3 Qe7 (16... b5 {16... b6} 17. Bd3 $16) 17. e4 $5 Bg6 $10 { Alekhine} (17... Qxe4 18. Qxb7 $16) (17... Bxe4 18. Re3 $16)) 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. Rd3 Qf6 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 (19... Rfd8 $2 20. Qxb7 $18) 20. h3 Rxd3 ( 20... b6 21. Qa4 $16 {White wins the d-file.}) 21. Rxd3 g6 22. Qd1 Qe5 23. Qd2 a5 (23... Re8 24. Rd7 Re7 (24... Qh5 25. Qd4 $16) 25. Rd8+ Re8 (25... Kg7 26. Ra8 $16) 26. Qd4 $1 {White wins a pawn.}) 24. Rd7 b5 (24... b6 $2 25. Rb7 Qc5 26. Qc3 $1) 25. Qc3 Qxc3 (25... Re8 26. Rd8 {White wins a pawn.}) (25... Qe6 26. Rc7) 26. bxc3 Rc8 (26... Re8 27. Rc7 Re6 {/\ Kd4, f4-f5,e4-e5 >< Re6 +/-/+- }) 27. Kf1 Kg7 28. Ra7 a4 29. c4 (29. Ke2 $1 {/\e4,f4} g5 (29... h5 30. h4 { /\e4, f4}) 30. g3 {/\f4}) 29... Kf6 30. Ra5 Ke6 $1 $10 (30... Rb8 $2 31. Ra6 $1 {White wins a pawn}) 31. Ke2 (31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Rxb5 Rc3) 31... bxc4 32. Rc5 ( 32. Rxa4 Kd5 33. Ra7 Rb8) 32... Kd6 33. Rxc4 Ra8 34. Rd4+ Ke6 35. Kd3 c5 36. Rh4 h5 37. g4 hxg4 38. Rxg4 Kd6 39. Rf4 f5 40. Rh4 (40. h4 Ra7 41. h5 gxh5 42. Rxf5 Rh7 43. Kc4 h4 44. Rd5+ Ke6 45. Kxc5 h3 46. Rd1 h2 47. Rh1 Ke5 48. f3 Rh4 49. Kb5) 40... Kd5 41. Kc2 (41. Rf4 Rb8 42. Rxa4 Rb2 43. f3 Rb3+ 44. Kd2 g5) 41... Ra6 42. Kc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.09.30"] [Round "6"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 Qb4+ (11... N5f6 $142 {/\Qb4}) 12. Qd2 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8 14. Rhd1 N5f6 15. Nxf6+ (15. Ng3 c5) 15... Nxf6 {/\c5, b6} 16. Bb3 $1 Kf8 (16... c5 17. Ke1 $1 cxd4 18. Rxd4 Rxd4 19. Nxd4 $16) 17. Ke2 Ke7 18. Ne5 Bd7 19. f3 Be8 20. e4 {/\d5} (20. a4 $142 {/\a5, e4, d5}) 20... Nd7 21. Nc4 (21. Nd3 $142 {/\a4}) 21... Nb6 22. Ne3 Rd7 23. a4 Rad8 24. a5 Na8 { /\Nc7=} (24... Nc8 $2 25. d5 cxd5 26. exd5 exd5 27. Ba4 $16) 25. d5 cxd5 (25... Nc7 $1 $10 26. dxe6 (26. Kf2 Kf8) 26... Nxe6 27. Nf5+ Kf6 28. Bxe6 fxe6 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Ne3 Rd4 $10) 26. exd5 Rc7 $1 (26... exd5 27. Bxd5 {/\28.Bb7 Rb7 29.Nf5} (27. Ba4 Rc7 $1 28. Nxd5+ Rxd5 $1) 27... g6 28. Rc4 $1 f5 29. Rb4 $36) 27. dxe6 $1 Rxd1 $2 (27... fxe6 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Rd1+ Ke7 30. Bxe6 Kxe6 31. Rd8 Bb5+ 32. Kf2 Nb6 33. axb6 axb6 $14 {/=}) 28. Nf5+ $1 Kf6 29. Rxd1 fxe6 ( 29... Kxf5 30. Rd8 Bb5+ 31. Kd2 $1 fxe6 32. Rxa8 Rd7+ 33. Kc3 Rc7+ 34. Kd4 $16 {_|_}) 30. Nd6 $1 (30. Rd8 Bb5+ 31. Ke3 exf5 32. Rxa8 Re7+ $10) 30... Bg6 31. Rd4 $6 (31. Bc4 $1 Ke7 (31... b6 32. a6 $1) (31... Rc5 32. b4 Rc7 33. Ke3 $1 $16 {[%csl Ra8] /\Kf4, Kd4 ?a8}) 32. b3 a6 33. Rd2 $16 {[%csl Ra8] ?a8}) 31... Rc5 $1 32. Rb4 (32. Nxb7 $2 Rb5) 32... b6 33. axb6 Nxb6 34. Kd2 (34. Nb5 $2 a5) 34... Ke7 35. Ne4 Bxe4 36. Rxe4 Nd5 37. Bxd5 Rxd5+ 38. Kc3 a5 39. Rc4 h5 40. h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.01"] [Round "7"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 8. Qd2 Bb4 (8... N7b6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Rac1 Qa5 14. Bb1 $44 {Teschner}) 9. Rc1 O-O $1 (9... f6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 e5 $13 {Teschner}) 10. e4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Ba3 12. Rb1 e5 13. Bd3 Re8 14. O-O b6 $1 15. Rfe1 Ba6 $10 {Vajda-Grünfeld/London/1927}) 7... Bb4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bh4 {/\ Bd3} (9. Bd3 $2 dxc4 $19) (9. Be2 e5 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 dxe4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxe5 {Grünfeld-Bogoljubov/Maehrisch Ostrau/1923/}) (9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. O-O e5 {Rotlevi-Marshall/Karlsbad/ 1911/}) (9. f4 Ng4 10. Ke2 {Euwe}) 9... c5 (9... Ne4 $2 10. Ndxe4 dxe4 11. Be2 e5 12. O-O exd4 13. Nxe4 f5 14. a3 fxe4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. exd4 $16 {^^ Golombek }) (9... e5 $6 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. Ndxe4 dxe4 12. e6 $1 Ne5 $1 13. exf7+ Rxf7 14. Be2 (14. O-O-O $1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bf5 16. Rd4 {With advantage in the endgame. Alekhine}) 14... Nd3+ $40 {Asztalos}) 10. Nb3 (10. dxc5 Ne4 11. Rc1 Ndxc5 12. Be7 $14 {Havasi-Asztalos/Raab/1924/}) 10... Qa4 (10... Qc7 11. Be2 (11. Bg3 $1 Qc6 12. dxc5 (12. a3 $14) 12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 $14) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 $10 {Sraat-Spielmann/Scheveningen/1923/}) (10... Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 $16 {Grünfeld}) 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 (11... gxf6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qd2 $16 {Euwe} ) 12. dxc5 Ne4 $6 {Time for this move: More than 1h.} (12... Bxc3+ $1 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qd4 (14. Qa5 Qxa5+ 15. Nxa5 Nxc5 $14 {Capablanca}) 14... Qb4+ 15. Ke2 Qxc4+ $10) (12... Qc6 13. a3 Bxc5 14. cxd5 exd5 $1 15. Bb5 (15. Nxd5 Qxd5) 15... Qd6 $1 $10) 13. cxd5 (13. Bd3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 dxc4 15. Bxe4 cxb3 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qe4 {Vukovic}) 13... Bxc3+ (13... Nxc5 14. Rc1 $1 (14. Rd1 $6 exd5 15. Rxd5 b6 {/\ 16... Be6}) 14... exd5 15. Nxc5 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bxc5 17. Nxd5 $16) 14. bxc3 Nxc5 (14... exd5 15. Bd3 {/\ c3-c4}) 15. Rd1 $1 (15. dxe6 $2 $40 Bxe6 16. c4 (16. Rb1 Rac8 $13 {/\ Ne4}) (16. Nd4 Qxc2 17. Nxc2 Na4 18. c4 Rfc8 19. Na3 Nb2 $13) 16... Nxb3 $1 17. Qxb3 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 b5 $1 $13) 15... exd5 (15... Rd8 {Reti} 16. Rd4 Qa3 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Bd3 $16) 16. Rxd5 Nxb3 $6 (16... b6 {Lasker} 17. Be2 $1 (17. Rd4 Qc6 18. Nxc5 (18. Bc4 {Teschner}) 18... bxc5 19. Rh4 f5 20. Bc4+ Kh8 21. O-O Bb7 22. f3 Rad8 {With counterchances. >< Rh4 Soutanbeieff}) (17. Rd2 {Teschner}) 17... Qe4 (17... Bb7 18. Rd4) 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Bf3 $1 $16) 17. axb3 Qc6 18. Rd4 {/\ f3, Kf2} (18. Bc4 $2 Be6 19. Rd4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Qxg2) 18... Re8 19. Bd3 $1 (19. Qd2 Be6 20. c4 a5 $1 {/\ a4}) (19. e4 {/\ f3 +- Alekhine}) 19... Qxg2 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 (20... Kh8 21. Be4 Qh3 22. Rg1 {/\ c4, Qc3 -> Golombek}) 21. Be4 Qh3 22. Qd2 Be6 23. c4 { /\ Qb4} a5 24. Rg1 {/\ Qb2} Qxh2 (24... Qh6 $142 $16 {Golombek}) 25. Rh1 Qc7 26. Qb2 {/\ 27.Qa3 Kg8 28.Bh7 Kh8 29.Rdh4! +- /\27.Th8} Qc5 27. Bd5 {/\ 28.Be6 fe 29.Rf4 Kg8 30.Qc2 +-} (27. Bxb7 $4 Qb4+ $19) 27... Ra6 $2 (27... Rad8 28. Bxe6 $1 (28. Re4 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Rxd5 $1 $10 (29... Rxd5 30. Rh8+ Ke7 31. Rxe6+ fxe6 (31... Kxe6 32. Rxe8+ Kd7 33. Rg8 Rg5 34. Qd4+ Ke6 35. Re8+ Kf5 36. Re5+ Kg6 37. Rxg5+ Kxg5 38. Qxg7+ $18) 32. Qxg7+ Kd8 33. cxd5 Qb5+ 34. Ke1 Qb4+ 35. Kf1 Qb5+ 36. Kg1 Qxd5 {PS})) 28... Rxd4 (28... Qb4+ $2 29. Ke2 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 fxe6 31. Rh8+ Kf7 (31... Ke7 32. Qxg7+ Kd8 33. Qd4+ Ke7 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Qh8#) 32. Qf4+ Ke7 33. Qc7+ Kf6 34. Rxe8 $18) 29. Rh8+ Ke7 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. exd4 Qb4+ 33. Kd1 a4 34. Kc2 $16 {_|_ Becker}) 28. Re4 $18 {[%csl Rg7] >d-<->}) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 (12. Be2 Ne5 13. O-O Bg4 { /\<=>c-<->}) 12... Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Ne5 14. Be2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 $14 Bd7 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. b3 Kf8 18. f4 Nc6 19. Bb5 (19. Bf3 $1 Nxd4 20. exd4 Bc6 (20... Be6 21. Rhe1 g6 22. g4) 21. Rc5 Rd8 22. b4 a6 23. Re1 Rac8 24. Re5 f6 25. Re6 Kf7 26. f5 g6 27. g4 $16) 19... Ke7 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rc5 a5 22. Rhc1 Kd6 23. R1c3 (23. e4) 23... Ra6 24. Nb5+ Ke7 (24... cxb5 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Rxc8 $16) 25. Nd4 Kd6 26. e4 dxe4 27. Ke3 Rb8 (27... Re8 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. Rxf5 f6 30. Rc4 $14) 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. Rxf5 f6 30. Rc4 Rb5 $10 31. Rd4+ Ke6 32. Rxb5 cxb5 33. Rxe4+ Kf7 34. Rd4 Rc6 35. Rd7+ Kg6 36. Kd2 Rc5 37. Ra7 b4 38. g4 h5 39. h3 h4 40. f5+ Kh6 41. Ra8 Kh7 42. Ke3 $1 Rc3+ (42... Rc3+ 43. Kf4 Rxh3 44. g5 $1 fxg5+ 45. Kxg5 Rc3 (45... Rh1 46. Rxa5 h3 47. Kh4 $10) 46. Kxh4 Rc5 $10) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.05"] [Round "9"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D51"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Qc2 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 (8. Nf3 $2 Bb4 9. Kd2 c5 {Tarrasch-Marshall(1) m/Nürnberg/1905}) 8... Nxc3 9. Bd2 Qa4 $1 10. Qxc3 a5 $1 (10... e5 11. Nf3 exd4 12. Qxd4 $1 (12. Nxd4 Bc5 $1) 12... Qxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. Rc1 $14) 11. Nf3 Bb4 12. Qc1 O-O 13. a3 (13. Bd3 e5 $1 14. dxe5 (14. Nxe5 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd4) 14... Nc5 15. Bc2 Qb5 $36) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 e5 $1 $8 15. Rc1 (15. Qd3 exd4 16. b3 Qb5 17. Qxb5 cxb5 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. f3 Rd8 20. Rd1 Be6 $10) 15... exd4 16. Rc4 (16. Nxd4 {/\ Be2-d1} Nb6 { /\ Rfd8 /\ Rfd8}) 16... Qb5 (16... Qb3 $2 17. Rxd4 $1 Nb6 18. Be2 $14) 17. Rxd4 Qc5 18. Be2 (18. Rxd7 $4 Bxd7 19. Qxd7 Rad8 20. Qxb7 Qc2 $19) 18... Qe7 (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. O-O {/\ f4 /\ f4} c5 21. Rd5 Qxe4 22. Rxc5 $36) 19. O-O Nc5 20. Qe3 {@} Bg4 (20... Be6 $6 {[%csl Rb3] >+- Alekhine}) 17... Nc4 $1 $17 {[%csl Gc4][%CAl Rc4d2] /\Nd2} 18. Bxf6 ( 18. Nf3 $142) 18... Bxf6 (18... gxf6 $2 19. Bh7+ (19. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 20. Bxc4 { [%CAl Rb1h7] /\Qh7, Nf4 +-Alekhine}) 19... Kg7 20. Nxf7 f5 21. Nf4 Kxh7 22. Nxe6 Kg6 23. Nf4+ Kxf7 24. Qxf5+ $18) 19. Bh7+ Kf8 20. Nd7+ Ke7 21. Nc5 (21. Nxf6 $2 gxf6 $1 $17 {[%CAl Rc4d2,Rf6f5] /\Nd2, f5}) 21... Qb6 $2 (21... Rxc5 $1 $13 {Capablanca} 22. b4 (22. dxc5 Nxb2 {[%CAl Yb2c4] /\Nc4-/+}) 22... Nxa3 23. Qb3 (23. bxa5 Nxb1 24. dxc5 Na3 $15) (23. Qb2 Qc7 $1 24. bxc5 Qxc5) 23... Qa4 ( 23... Qc7 24. bxc5 $14) 24. Qxa4 bxa4 25. bxc5 g6 26. Ra1 Nc4 27. Rxa4 a5 28. Nc3 Bc6 29. Ra2 Kf8 30. Na4 e5 $19 {Alekhine}) (21... Ba8 22. Nb3 Qb6 23. Bd3 $10 {Becker}) 22. Nxb7 (22. Bd3 Nxb2 23. Nxb7 Nxd3 $17) 22... Qxb7 23. Bd3 Rc7 $2 (23... Kf8 $1 24. Qa2 Be7 $1 $15) (23... Qb6 {[%CAl Yb6a5] /\Qa5=/+}) 24. Qa2 {/\b3} Rec8 25. b3 Nd6 26. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%CAl Yd2b4,Yd2a5] >Alekhine}) 35. Nc5 {/\Be4} Bxc5 (35... Rc4 36. Bd3 Nxc5 37. dxc5 Rg4 38. h3 $18 {Soultanbeieff}) 36. dxc5 Qe5 {/\Nf6, Re3} 37. f4 $1 Qg7 (37... Qf6 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Rf2 $18) 38. Bxe4 dxe4 39. Kf2 $6 $138 (39. Rf2 $142 g5 40. Rc2 $18) 39... Qf6 40. g3 g5 41. Rc1 (41. Rc1 gxf4 42. Rxc3 (42. Qxc3 fxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Qf3+ 44. Kh4 Qf2+ $10) (42. exf4 $4 Rf3+ $19) 42... fxg3+ 43. Kg1 $1 $18 ( 43. Ke1 $2 gxh2 $19) 43... gxh2+ 44. Kxh2 Qh4+ 45. Kg2 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 $1 (46. Kf2 Qh4+) 46... Qf3+ 47. Ke1 Qh1+ 48. Kd2 $18 {Alekhine}) 1-0 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.13"] [Round "13"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D63"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 b6 (12... b5 $1) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Nd4 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qd7 20. Nc6 Rac8 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Rc6 Qb7 23. Rfc1 Rfd8 24. h3 (24. Rxc8 Rxc8 $1) 24... Rxc6 25. Qxc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Rd1+ 27. Kh2 Rd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.14"] [Round "14"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D64"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. Nc3 Ngf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Qc2 a6 9. a3 h6 (9... Re8 $142 10. Bd3 (10. cxd5 Nxd5 $1) 10... h6 {[%CAl Yd5c4] / \dc}) 10. Bh4 Re8 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Bg3 $1 $16) 12. Bd3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. O-O Nhf6 15. h3 $6 {The right idea is: b4, Na4-c5, a4} Ne8 16. Ne2 Nd6 17. Ng3 Nf8 18. Ne5 f6 19. Ng6 Nxg6 20. Bxg6 Be6 21. Ne2 Qd7 22. Nf4 Bf5 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Qxf5 Nxf5 25. Nd3 Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.15"] [Round "15"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D63"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be2 b6 13. Qxd8 (13. O-O) 13... Bxd8 $6 (13... Rxd8 14. b4 Ncd7 $1 15. Ne4 Bb7 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Rc7 Rac8 $1) 14. O-O Nb3 15. Rcd1 Bb7 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Rxd2 Ne4 $1 18. Nxe4 Bxh4 19. Nd6 Bd5 20. e4 Rfd8 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Bf3 Rc8 26. Bxd5+ Ke7 27. b3 Bb2 28. a4 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Bxc1 30. Bc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.17"] [Round "16"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b6 15. e4 Rd8 16. e5 Ne8 17. Ke3 Bb7 18. Rhd1 c5 (18... Kf8 $142) 19. d5 (19. Ne4) 19... exd5 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Nc7 22. Rd2 Nf8 23. Rcd1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 ( 24. Rxd2 Re8 (24... Nfe6 25. Nf5 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Nd2 {/\28.f4+/-}) 25. Ne4 f6 26. exf6 gxf6 27. Nh4 $1 $16 {Alekhine}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.18"] [Round "17"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Nxc5 $14) 13. Qe2 Re8 (13... Nb6 14. Rfd1 Re8) 14. Bc2 Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rad8 16. Na4 Qb5 (16... Qa5 17. Bf4 Rc8) (16... Qa7 17. Bb3 Rc8) 17. Qxb5 axb5 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Bd3 (19. Bf5 Bf8 20. b4 Ra8 $10) 19... c4 $2 (19... Rb8 20. Bf5 Nf8 21. Bf4 Rb6 22. Ne5 Ba8 $10) 20. Bf5 b4 $1 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nde2 $2 (25. Nf5 $1 $16 {[%CAl Yc3e2,Ye2f4,Yf4h5,Yc1a1,Ya1a7] /+-/ \Nc3-e2-f4-h5/Rc1-a1-a7} Re5 26. g4 h5 27. f4 {[%CAl Yg4h5] /\28.gh+/-/+-}) 25... Bd6 $1 26. Rc2 Be5 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5] >>}) 36... Kxh5 37. Kf3 Rg8 38. Rg2 (38. Rd1 Bxc3 39. bxc3 Bc8 40. Kf2 Bh3 41. Rg1 Ra8 $132 {=}) 38... Rxg2 (38... Rg6 39. Rg3 $1) 39. Kxg2 Kg4 40. h3+ Kh4 41. Nf5+ Kh5 42. Kg3 (42. Nd6 Bxc3 43. bxc3 d4+ 44. Nxb7 $2 (44. Kf2 dxc3 45. Ke1 $10) 44... dxc3 $19) 42... Bb4 $1 43. Nd4 Kg6 44. Kg4 f5+ $1 $10 45. Kg3 Kf6 46. Nf3 Bc5 47. Kf2 Bb4 48. Ne5 Bd6 49. Nf3 Bb4 50. h4 Kg6 51. Ne2 Bc8 $1 52. Ng3 Be6 53. h5+ Kh6 54. Ke2 Be7 55. Kd2 Bd8 $1 56. Nd4 (56. Kc3 Ba5+ 57. Kd4 Bb6+) 56... Bc8 57. Kc2 Ba5 58. Kd1 (58. Ndxf5+ Bxf5+ 59. Nxf5+ Kxh5 60. Nd6 Kg4 61. Nxf7 Kf3 $10) 58... Bb4 59. Ke2 Bd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.20"] [Round "18"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 $1 15. Ke2 (15. Rhd1 $142) 15... b6 16. Rhd1 Bb7 17. Rd2 (17. Rc2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $10 {Lovkenc-Moritz/Wien/1926}) 17... Kf8 18. Rcd1 Ke7 19. e4 h6 $1 $10 (19... g6 20. e5 Ne8 21. Ng5 {[%CAl Yf2f4] /\f4+/-}) 20. h3 g6 (20... g5 $2 21. Rd3 c5 22. d5 $16) 21. Rd3 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Ne5 Ke7 26. f3 Nfd7 27. Nxd7 Nxd7 28. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.22"] [Round "19"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D63"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 ( 8. c5 c6 9. b4 b6 10. Bd3 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 bxc5 13. bxc5 e5 $1 (13... Ba6 $143 {Janowski-Berger/Barmen/1905}) 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 { Gibaud-Cheron/1926}) (8. cxd5 $1 exd5 (8... Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxg5 10. Nxc7 $16) 9. Bd3 c6 (9... c5 10. Ne5) 10. Qc2 $1 $14 {Grünfeld}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 c5 $6 11. Be2 $1 cxd4 (11... b5) (11... b6) 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bg3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. O-O (15. e4 Qa5+ (15... Nf6 16. Bc7 Qe8 17. f3 $16 {()}) 16. Kf1 (16. b4 Nxb4 $1 17. axb4 Qxb4+ 18. Qd2 (18. Kf1 Rd8 19. Rc4 Qb2 20. Be5 Bf6 $1) 18... Rd8) 16... Nf6 17. Bc7 Qg5 {Alekhine}) 15... Bf6 {[%CAl Ye6e5] /\16... e5<=>} 16. Qb3 Bxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Bf3 Bb7 19. Bc7 Qd7 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Bxd5 (21... Bxd5 22. Bxb6 Rfb8) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.24"] [Round "20"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 (10. Ne4 f6 $1 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. Nc3 f4 $19) 10... Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Bd3 $1 (15. Ke2 b6 16. Rhd1 $10) 15... e5 $1 16. dxe5 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 $15) 16... Ng4 17. e6 $1 (17. Ke2 Ndxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf5 $10) 17... Nde5 (17... fxe6 18. Ke1 $1 $14 (18. Ke2 Nde5 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Rhd1 b6 $10) 18... Nde5 $6 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Be4 b6 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxc6 Bb7 (23... Rxe3+ 24. Kd2 $18) 24. Rc7 Bxg2 25. Rg1 $18) 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. exf7+ Kxf7 20. Rc3 b5 $1 {/\b4, Ba6 or Be6} 21. f4 $1 (21. b4 a5 $1) (21. Ke2 b4 22. Bc4+ Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Ba6 $17) (21. Kc2 b4 22. Bc4+ Kf8) (21. Ne4 b4 22. Rb3 Ba6 23. Nc5 Bc4) 21... b4 22. fxe5 (22. Rb3 Nc4+ (22... Ng4 23. Ke2 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 $1 (24. Kxd3 Nf2+ 25. Kd2 (25. Ke2 Nxh1 26. Nxh1 c5 27. e4 Be6 28. Re3 Bxa2) 25... Nxh1 26. Nxh1 a5 27. Rd3 Be6 28. Rd6 (28. b3 Bd5) 28... Bxa2 29. Rxc6 Bd5 $15) 24... Ba6 25. Ne4 Rd8 26. Rhd1 Nxh2 27. Nc5 Bxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Nxd3 a5 30. Ne5+ Ke6 31. Nxc6 $18 {Grünfeld}) 23. Kc2 (23. Ke2 Bg4+ 24. Kf2 Na5 $17) 23... Nxe3+ 24. Kc1 Be6 25. Bg6+ hxg6 26. Rxe3 Bxa2 27. b3 a5 $17 {Alekhine}) 22... bxc3+ 23. Kxc3 {[%CAl Yg3e4,Ye4d6] /\Ne4-d6} Ke6 (23... Re8 $143 24. Bc4+ Kg6 (24... Be6 25. Ne4 $1) 25. Kd4 c5+ 26. Kxc5 Rxe5+ 27. Kd4 {[%CAl Ye3e4,Yc4d5] /\e4, Bd5+/= }) 24. Ne2 $1 (24. Bxh7 Kxe5 {[%CAl Yc8e6] /\Be6}) 24... Kxe5 25. Nd4 (25. Bxh7 Ba6 $1 $36 {[%CAl Yd8f8] /\Rf8} (25... Bf5 26. Bxf5 Kxf5 27. Rf1+ $14 Ke4 28. Ng3+ Kxe3 $4 29. Rf3#)) 25... Bb7 26. Bxh7 c5 27. Nf3+ Kf6 28. Bd3 (28. Rf1 Ba6 29. Rf2 g6 {Alekhine}) 28... Re8 29. Re1 (29. Rf1 Rxe3 30. Nd4+ Ke5 31. Rf5+ Kd6 $17) 29... Bxf3 (29... Re7 30. e4) (29... Rh8 30. e4) (29... Be4 30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Nd2 Rg4 32. Re2 {/\e4=}) 30. gxf3 Rh8 31. Re2 Rh4 32. Be4 Rd8 $1 ( 32... Rah8 33. Rd2 {[%CAl Yd2d6,Yd6a6] /\Rd6-a6} Ke7 34. Rg2 Kf7 35. Rg5 $1 Rc8 36. h3 Rc7 37. Rg3 $36 {/\b3, a4, Kc4, f4, Bg2 Alekhine}) 33. a4 (33. Kc4 Rdh8 34. Rd2 Rxh2 35. Rd6+ Ke7 36. Ra6 Rxb2 37. Rxa7+ Kd6 $10 {Alekhine}) 33... g5 34. a5 (34. b3 $142) 34... g4 35. fxg4 (35. f4 Rh3 {/\36... Rh8, 36... Re8} 36. Bc6 $145 Rdh8 37. Bd7) 35... Rxg4 36. Bd3 Ra4 37. Rf2+ Ke7 38. a6 Rf8 (38... Ra1 39. Rg2 c4 40. Bxc4 Rc8 41. b3 (41. Kb4 Rb8+) 41... Rxa6 $10) 39. Rg2 c4 $2 $138 (39... Rf7) 40. Bxc4 $2 (40. Rg7+ Kf6 (40... Rf7 41. Rxf7+ Kxf7 42. Bxc4+ $18) 41. Rg6+ Kf7 42. Rg4 $18 {Alekhine}) 40... Rc8 41. b3 Rxa6 42. e4 Ra1 $1 43. Kd4 (43. e5 Rc1+ 44. Kb4 (44. Kd4 Rd1+) (44. Kb2 R1xc4 45. bxc4 Rxc4 46. Kb3 Rh4 $10) 44... a5+ 45. Kxa5 R1xc4 $1 $10 {Alekhine}) 43... Rh8 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.10.26"] [Round "21"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D63"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. a3 ( 8. c5 c6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 b6 12. Bf4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Ra3 $1 { Alekhine-Henneberger/1925}) 8... h6 $1 9. Bh4 dxc4 $1 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 (11. Ba2) 11... Bb7 (11... c5) 12. O-O (12. b4 a5 13. Qb3 (13. Nxb5 c6 {/\ab}) (13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Nd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxb5 Rfb8 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 $10 {Becker}) 13... axb4 (13... c6 14. O-O $10 {Bogoljubow}) 14. axb4 g5 15. Bg3 Nd5 $17 {Alekhine}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd4 (14. Qxd8 $142 Rfxd8 15. Rfd1) (14. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 15. Nxb5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 Nb3 17. Rc7 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 axb5 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17 {Alekhine}) 14... Rc8 15. b4 {[%csl Rc4] >b-<->Alekhine} 31. Nh5) 31. Na4 N7a6 (31... Nxb3 32. Rxc7+ Rxc7 33. Rxc7+ Kd8 34. Rc3 $16) (31... Nxa4 32. Rxc7+ Rxc7 33. Rxc7+ Kd8 34. Ra7 $16) 32. Bxe6 $3 (32. Nxb6 Rb8) (32. Nxc5 Rxc5) 32... Kxe6 33. Nxb6 Rb8 $18 {Alekhine} (33... Rc7 34. Nxa8 (34. b4 $142 $1) 34... Rxa8 35. b4 $1 $18 {Tartacover} axb4 36. axb4 Nxb4 37. Rxc5 Rxc5 38. Rxc5 Ra3+ $19 {Becker}) (33... Rc6 34. Nxa8 Rxa8 35. Ne2 {[%CAl Ye2d4,Yb2b4] / \36.Nd4, 36.b4}) (33... Rcd8 $142 34. Rxc5 (34. Nxa8 Rd3+ 35. Kf2 Rxa8 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 Nxb4 38. Rxc5 Ra2+ 39. Ne2 Rdd2 $19) 34... Nxc5 35. Rxc5 Rb8 ( 35... Bxg2 $143 36. Rxa5 Rb8 37. Na4 {[%CAl Ya4c5] /\38.Sc5}) 36. Na4 Rfc8 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 $14 {_|_}) 34. Nxa8 Rb3+ (34... Rxa8 35. Ne2 $3 {/\35.Nd4, 35.Rc5, 35.b4} (35. Rxc5 Nxc5 36. Rxc5 Rfc8 $15 {Tartakover}) (35. b4 $2 {!! Tartakover} axb4 36. axb4 Nxb4 (36... Nd7 37. Rc6+ Ke7 38. Rxh6 $40 Nxb4 39. Rh7+ Ke8 $1 (39... Ke6 40. Rd1 $1) (39... Rf7 40. Nxf5+) 40. Nh5 $1 { Tartakover}) 37. Rxc5 Ra3+ {/\Nd5 or Nd3 Alekhine}) 35... Nb3 36. Rc6+ Ke7 37. Rd1 {[%CAl Rd1d6,Rd6h6] /\Rd6-h6+- Alekhine}) 35. Rc3 (35. Kf2 $2 Nd3+) 35... Rxc3+ (35... Rxa8 36. Rxb3 Nxb3 37. Rc6+ $18) 36. bxc3 $3 (36. Rxc3 Rxa8 $17 37. b4 axb4 38. axb4 Nxb4 39. Rxc5 Ra3+ $19 {Tartakover} 40. Kf2 Nd3+ {-+ Alekhine}) 36... Rxa8 37. Rd1 Rf8 (37... Nb7 38. Rb1 $1) 38. Rd6+ Ke7 39. Rxh6 Nc7 40. Rh7+ Kd8 (40... Rf7 $2 41. Nxf5+ $18) 41. c4 {sealed} (41. Rh5 $2 Nd5+ $1 42. Kd4 Nxf4 $132) (41. h5 Nb5 $1 $132 (41... Nd5+ 42. Kd4 Nxf4 43. Kxc5 Nxg2 44. e6 Ke8 $2 45. Kd6)) 41... N7e6 $1 {/\42... Nf4 43.Kf4 Ne6 44.Ke3 f4} ( 41... Na4 42. Rh5 Nb2 43. Rxf5 Nxc4+ 44. Kd3 $1 Rxf5 45. Nxf5 Nxa3 46. h5 Ne6 47. g3 $18) (41... N5e6) 42. Ra7 $2 (42. Ne2 $1 $18 Kc8 43. Nc3 Rd8 44. Nd5 $18 {Alekhine}) 42... Nc7 $3 (42... Nxf4 43. Kxf4 Ne6+ 44. Ke3 f4+ 45. Ke4 fxg3 46. Ra8+ $16) 43. Rxa5 N5e6 44. h5 $2 (44. Ne2 Kd7 45. Nd4 Nxd4 46. Kxd4 Rb8 $1 47. Ra7 Kc6 48. e6 Kb6 49. Ra4 Nxe6+ 50. Ke5 Re8 51. Kxf5 g3 $1 $14 {Alehine}) 44... Kd7 $1 (44... Nxf4 45. Kxf4 Ne6+ 46. Ke3 f4+ 47. Ke4 fxg3 48. Ra8+ $18) 45. h6 (45. Ne2 Rb8) 45... Nxf4 $1 46. Kxf4 Ne6+ 47. Ke3 f4+ 48. Kf2 fxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Rh8 $1 50. Rd5+ (50. Ra7+ Nc7 $1 (50... Kc6 51. h7 Ng5 52. Kxg4 Nxh7 53. Kf5 {[%CAl Yg2g4] /\g4}) 51. e6+ Kc6 52. e7 Kb6 $1 $10 {Alekhine} 53. Ra4 $10 { Becker} (53. Rxc7)) 50... Ke7 51. c5 Rxh6 52. c6 Nf8 53. Rc5 Kd8 54. Kxg4 Rg6+ 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. g4 Ne6 (56... Rxc6 $2 57. Rxc6+ Kxc6 58. Ke4 $18) 57. Rd5 Nd8 58. Rc5 Ne6 59. Rd5 Nf8 60. Ra5 Rxc6 61. Ke4 Rc1 62. Ra7+ Kc6 63. Ra6+ Kd7 64. Ra7+ Ke6 65. Ra6+ Ke7 66. a4 Nd7 67. Rh6 Re1+ 68. Kd4 Nxe5 (68... Rxe5 $2 69. Rh7+ Ke6 70. Rxd7) 69. a5 Nxg4 70. Rh7+ Kd6 71. a6 Ra1 72. a7 Nf6 73. Rb7 Nd7 74. Rb2 Rxa7 75. Rd2 Nc5 76. Kc4+ Kc6 77. Rh2 Ra4+ 78. Kc3 Rg4 79. Kd2 Rg3 80. Rh5 Kb5 81. Ke2 Kc4 82. Rh4+ Kc3 83. Kf2 Rd3 84. Rf4 Kd2 85. Kg2 Rd5 86. Kf3 Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.01"] [Round "23"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D63"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O (10. Qc2 $1) 10... Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. e4 $2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Ndf6 14. Qc2 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qb4 19. Qc2 Rfe8 20. a3 Qd6 21. Qb3 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Qd7 23. h3 {White offered a draw} h6 24. Re3 Nd5 25. Ne5 Qc7 26. Re1 Qb6 27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Nf3 Kf8 29. Re3 Nc4 30. Rc3 Nd6 31. Kf1 f6 32. Ke2 Nb5 33. Rc4 Ke7 34. Kd3 Ke6 35. Rc1 Rd5 36. a4 Nc7 37. Nd2 Ke7 38. Nb3 Ne6 39. Ke3 Kd6 40. Rc2 h5 41. h4 g6 (41... g5 $142 $17) 42. f3 b6 43. g4 a5 44. Rg2 g5 45. Rh2 $1 $8 hxg4 46. fxg4 gxh4 47. Rxh4 Rg5 48. Nd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.03"] [Round "24"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Rhd1 b6 16. e4 Bb7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ke3 Kf8 19. Ng5 h6 20. N5e4 Ke7 21. f4 f5 22. Nc3 Nc7 23. Nge2 g5 24. h4 $1 g4 25. Ng3 a5 26. Bb3 b5 $1 {[%CAl Yd7b6,Ya5a4] /\Nb6, a4} 27. d5 $1 (27. a4 b4 28. Nce2 (28. Nb1) 28... Rac8 { [%CAl Yc7d5,Yb7a6] /\29...Nd5, 30... Ba6}) (27. Bxe6 $2 Kxe6 28. d5+ Nxd5+ ( 28... cxd5 29. Nce2 $1 $16 {[%CAl Re2d4] /\Nd4}) 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Rc7 (30. Ne2 Nxe5 $1) 30... d4+ 31. Rxd4 Nxe5 $1 $17 {Alekhine}) 27... cxd5 28. Nce2 (28. Nce4 Ne8 $1) 28... Rac8 $1 (28... Na6 29. Nd4 b4 30. Ba4 Ndc5 $1 31. Bc6 $1) 29. Nd4 {/\30.Nf5 ef 31.Nf5, 32.Nd6} Nb6 $1 (29... a4 30. Bc2 $1 {Becker} (30. Rxc7 $2 Rxc7 31. Nxb5 Rc5 32. Bxa4 Nb6)) 30. Rc5 $1 (30. Ndxf5+ $2 exf5 31. Nxf5+ Ke6 32. Nd6 Rxd6 33. exd6 $19) (30. Ngxf5+ $2 exf5 31. Nxf5+ Ke6 32. Nd6) 30... a4 (30... Nc4+ $6 31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Ngxf5+ exf5 33. Nxf5+ Ke6 34. Nd6 $16 {Alekhine}) 31. Bc2 Nd7 (31... Nc4+ 32. Ke2 Nxb2 33. Rb1 a3 (33... Nc4 34. Bxa4 ) 34. Ngxf5+ $1 exf5 35. Bxf5 $14 {Becker} b4 36. Bxc8 Rxc8 37. Nc6+ Bxc6 38. Rxc6 Kd7 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rc6 $10 {Alekhine}) 32. Rc3 {[%CAl Rc2f5] /\33.Bf5+- Alekhine} b4 33. Rc6 $1 (33. Nc6+ $2 Bxc6 34. Rxc6 d4+ $1 {[%CAl Yc7d5] /\35... Nd5 Alekhine}) 33... Bxc6 34. Nxc6+ Ke8 35. Nxd8 (35. Bxa4 Nb6 36. Nxd8+) (35. Bxf5 $2 d4+ $1 (35... exf5 36. Nxf5 $16) 36. Kf2 (36. Rxd4 Nd5+ 37. Rxd5 Rxc6 38. Bg6+ Ke7 $15) (36. Ke4 $2 Nc5#) 36... exf5 $16 {Alekhine}) 35... Kxd8 36. Bxa4 Nb6 37. Bb3 (37. Bc6 Ne8 $1 {[%CAl Yc8c2] /\Rc2} (37... Nc4+ 38. Kd4) ( 37... Na6 $2 38. Bb7)) 37... Na6 38. Ne2 Kd7 {[%CAl Ya6c5] /\Nc5} 39. Rd4 Rc5 40. Kd2 Rc8 (40... Rc8 41. Nc1 {[%CAl Yd7b5] /\Kd7-c6-b5 Alekhine} Rc7 42. Nd3 Nc4+ 43. Bxc4 Rxc4 44. Rxc4 dxc4 {[%CAl Yd7c6] /\Kc6= Becker}) 41. Ke3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.05"] [Round "25"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D65"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 $1 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Rfe1 Be6 13. Na4 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nc5 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Qc7 17. b4 Nd7 $6 (17... Rad8 18. Ne5 (18. Nd2 Bg4 { [%CAl Yg4h5,Yh5g6] /\Lh5-g6}) 18... Nd7 {Alekhine}) 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qd6 20. Rb1 Rec8 21. Rec1 Bg4 22. Nd2 Rc7 23. Nb3 Bh5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qf6 26. b5 (26. Ra1 $1 Bg6 27. Bf1 $14) 26... axb5 27. axb5 Bg6 28. Bxg6 Qxg6 29. Ra1 Rac8 30. b6 Rd7 31. Ra7 Kh7 32. Rca1 f5 33. Qc2 Re7 34. g3 Rce8 35. Ra8 Re4 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Ra7 Rb8 $1 (37... Re7 $143) 38. h4 h5 39. Kg2 Qe6 40. Qd3 Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.09"] [Round "27"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D65"] [Annotator "Kasparov,G"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 063"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] {The titanic world championship match in Buenos Aires in 1927 between the two giants Capablanca and Alekhine did not deserve the lukewarm reception from a disappointed public and the chess specialists. Too many draws, only one opening - Queen's Gambit Declined - and the slow development of the games clouded the great tension that was contained in the games. High-quality attacks, counter-attacks, hidden defences - many did not appreciate what was really going on in these games. Before the start of the unlimited match until six wins, Capablanca was the clear favourite, especially because in case of 5: 5 (draws were not counted) he would retain his title. But after game 21, which was won by Alekhine in great style, the Russian champion was leading by 4:2. For the first time in his career Capablanca felt the chilly wind of ultimate disaster. But the world champion still had the strength to mobilise his unique natural potential and prevent his opponent from forging ahead. Capablanca was able to stablise the situation and even take the initiative. In game 27 he hoped to see the fruits of his desperate efforts. Der Titanenkampf um die Weltmeisterschaft in Buenos Aires 1927 zwischen Capablanca und Aljechin hat die lauwarme Reaktion der enttäuschten Schachexperten nicht verdient. Zu viele Remisen, nur eine Eröffnung – Angenommenes Damengambit – und der langsame Aufbau des Spiels hat von der großen Spannung, die in den einzelnen Partien herrschte, abgelenkt. Hochwertige Angriffe, Gegenschläge und versteckte Verteidigungen – viele Schachfreunde haben gar nicht erkannt, was in diesem auf sechs Gewinnpartien angesetzten Wettkampf los war. Capablanca war der eindeutige Favorit, da dem amtierenden Weltmeister ein 5:5 genügte (Remisen wurden nicht gezählt). Aber nach der 21. Partie, die von Aljechin in großartigem Stil gewonnen wurde, führte der russische Meister mit 4:2 Punkten. Zum ersten Mal in seiner Laufbahn spürte Capablanca den eisigen Wind des bevorstehenden Zusammenbruchs. Aber der Weltmeister hatte immer noch die Kraft, sein einmaliges natürliches Talent zu mobilisieren, um dem Gegner den Durchmarsch zu verwehren. Capablanca konnte die Wettkampfsituation stabilisieren und sogar die Initiative ergreifen. In der 27. Partie hoffte er nun, die Früchte seiner verzweifelten Bemühungen zu ernten.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 a6 8. cxd5 ({in der 21. Partie des Wettkampfs wurde} 8. a3 {was played in game 21 gespielt}) 8... exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. Qc2 (10. O-O {in game 23 in Partie 23}) 10... h6 (10... Re8 { in game 25 in Partie 25}) 11. Bh4 Ne8 12. Bg3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 Nd6 15. Na4 {The weakness of Black's queenside gives White a positional edge. Die Schwäche des schwarzen Damenflügels gibt Weiß einen positionellen Vorteil.} Re8 16. Rfe1 Nf6 17. Ne5 Nfe4 18. Qb3 $1 Be6 19. Nc5 Nxc5 $2 {Now White's advantage becomes serious. The correct move... Nun ist der weiße Vorteil schon beachtlich. Der korrekte Zug} (19... Qf6 {would have left Black with a worse but defensible endgame: hätte Schwarz ein minderwertiges, aber doch noch zu verteidigendes Endspiel beschert:} 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qxe6 Rxe6 23. Nd7 $1 Rd8 24. Nb6) 20. dxc5 Nb5 21. a4 Nc7 22. Bb1 $1 {A very timely change in the direction in the attack. The black king will not feel safe anymore. Eine sehr geschickte Änderung in der Stoßrichtung des Angriffs. Der schwarze König wird sich nicht mehr sicher fühlen können.} (22. Qxb7 $4 { is of course bad, since war natürlich schlecht, da} Bc8 $1 {wins a piece. eine Figur gewinnt.}) 22... Bc8 {A sad necessity, since now Eine traurige Notwendigkeit, da nun} (22... Qf6 {would lose a pawn: einen Bauern verlieren würde:} 23. Qxb7 $1 Qxe5 24. f4 Qf6 25. Qxc7) 23. Nf3 Ne6 24. e4 $1 {Now the position is opening and White quickly mobilises all his pieces for the final attack. Allmählich öffnet sich die Stellung, und Weiß mobilisiert schnell seine Figuren für den Schlußangriff.} dxe4 {After Nach} (24... d4 {this weak pawn would not live long. würde dieser schwache Bauer nicht lange überleben.}) 25. Rxe4 Re7 $6 (25... Nc7 {offers tougher resistance. hätte größeren Widerstand geleistet.}) 26. Rce1 Bd7 (26... Nxc5 $4 27. Rxe7 Nxb3 28. Re8+ { mates ist matt.}) 27. Qc2 g6 28. Ba2 $1 Qf8 29. Ne5 {By nicely regrouping his pieces White has caused his opponent's position to collapse. Durch die kluge Umgruppierung seiner Figuren hat Weiß den Zusammenbruch der gegnerischen Stellung herbeigeführt.} Qg7 (29... Be8 {doesn't save anything: kann nichts retten:} 30. Nxg6 $1) 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Rg4 {White is completely winning, but his job is not over yet. Expecting Black's capitulation Capablanca is slowly losing the thread. Weiß steht eindeutig auf Gewinn, aber das Meisterwerk ist noch nicht vollendet. In Erwartung der bevorstehenden Kapitulation verliert Capablanca langsam den Faden.} (32. Rxe6 Kh7 33. Rd6 $1 { looked more convincing, e.g. war überzeugender, z.B.} Rad8 34. Ree6 Rxd6 35. cxd6 Rd7 36. Qe4) 32... Kh7 33. Rxe6 Rg8 34. Qe4 {It is hard to imagine what can stop White, a reigning world champion, from crushing his opponent in this position. But when you are fighting on the top of the chess Olympus you must learn to expect miracles to the very end. Before the clock is stopped and the opponent resigns the game is not over. Man kann sich schwer vorstellen, was Weiß, einen amtierenden Weltmeister, daran hindern könnte, den Gegner zu vernichten. Aber wenn man am Gipfel des Schacholymps kämpft, muß man mit Wundern rechnen, bis zum letzten Zug. Bevor die Uhr nicht angehalten wurde und der Gegner aufgegeben hat, ist die Partie noch nicht zu Ende.} Rf7 35. f4 { Threatening 36.f5! Rxf5 37.Rgxg6 Qxg6 38.Rxg6 Kxg6 39.g4. Droht 36.f5! Rxf5 37. Rgxg6 Qxg6 38.Rxg6 Kxg6 39.g4.} Qf8 ({Auf} 35... Rf6 {is met by kommt} 36. Re7 Rf7 37. Rxg6 $1 {etc. usw.}) 36. Rgxg6 (36. b4 {was a longer but less tricky way to victory. war ein längerer jedoch weniger verwickelter Pfad zum Sieg. Nach} Rf5 37. Rgxg6 $1 Rxg6 38. Rxg6 Kxg6 39. g4 {with the winning pawn endgame: hat Weiß ein gewonnenes Bauernendspiel:} h5 40. Qxf5+ Qxf5 41. gxf5+ Kxf5 42. g3 h4 43. Kf2 Kg4 44. gxh4 Kxf4 45. h5 Kg5 46. Ke3 Kxh5 47. Kf4 { with the solemn march of the white king to c7. mit andächtiger Wanderung des weißen Königs nach c7.}) 36... Qxc5+ 37. Kf1 (37. Kh2 $4 Qh5+) 37... Qc1+ 38. Kf2 {Here a simple move to the left could have changed the course of chess history: Ein einfacher Zug hätte hier den Gang der Schachgeschichte verändert:} (38. Ke2 $1 Qxb2+ 39. Kf3 Qb3+ {and now Nun verliert zwar der Zug} 40. Kg4 $4 { even loses:} Qxe6+ $1 41. Qxe6 Rxg6+ {, but after 40.Kf2! the white King safely returns to h2. , aber nach 40.Kf2! kehrt der weiße König sicher nach h2 zurück.}) 38... Qd2+ $1 {and draw agreed. There is no escape from perpetual check. After und beide Spieler einigten sich auf Remis, da Weiß dem ewigen Schach nicht entrinnen kann. Nach} (38... Qd2+ 39. Kg1 (39. Kf3 Qd1+) 39... Qd1+ {the h2 square is taboo: ist das Feld h2 Tabu:} 40. Kh2 $4 Qh5+ {wins for Black! Capablanca continued putting pressure on Alekhine, and eventually won game 29 on move 70! But I think the pain of game 27 was overwhelming and the mighty spirit was broken. In game 31 Capablanca missed excellent winning chances in a technical endgame. Alekhine, on the other hand, did not miss the chances given to him by Fortune and started the final offensive. His victories in games 32 and 34 brought him the champion's crown and opened a new era in the chess chronicles. und Schwarz gewinnt! In den restlichen Wettkampfpartien übte Capablanca weiterhin Druck auf den Gegner aus und gewann sogar die 29. Partie in 70 Zügen! Aber ich glaube, die Erinnerung an Partie 27 war sehr schmerzhaft – der große Kampfgeist war gebrochen. In der 31. Partie hat der Kubaner ausgezeichnete Chancen in einem technischen Endspiel ausgelassen. Aljechin hingegen verschmähte keine Gelegenheit, die ihm das Schicksal einräumte. Er startete einen Schlußangriff, und seine Siege in der 32. und 34. Partien brachten ihm die Krone. Damit begann ein neues Zeitalter im Schach.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.10"] [Round "28"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Rhd1 b6 16. e4 Bb7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ke3 Kf8 19. h4 (19. Ng5 $142 {/\Ne4}) 19... Ke7 20. h5 h6 $2 (20... Nc7 $8 21. h6 (21. Ne4 c5 $1 $10) 21... gxh6 22. Rh1 c5 $1 $10 {Alekhine}) (20... f6 $6 {/\c5 destroying the center.} 21. h6 fxe5 22. dxe5 c5 23. Bb5 $1 (23. Bxe6 $6 Kxe6 24. Ng5+ Kxe5 $1 (24... Ke7 $2 25. Nf5+ Kf8 26. e6 $18) 25. f4+ Kf6 26. Nxh7+ Kf7 27. Ng5+ Kg6 $17) 23... Bxf3 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. Bxd7 Kxd7 (25... Bxg2 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. hxg7 {/\Nh5 +-}) 26. Kxf3 {->>>+- Alekhine}) 21. Nh4 $6 {/\f4-f5, Nf5 or Ng6} (21. Ne4 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re8] ?e8, d6 /\g4-g5, /\g4, Nh4,f4-f5} c5 22. d5 {[%csl Re8] Alekhine}) 21... c5 $1 (21... Nc7 22. Nhf5+ $1 exf5 23. Nxf5+ Kf8 24. Nd6 $16 {->} Rab8 25. Nxf7 Re8 26. Nh8 {Alekhine}) 22. f4 Nc7 23. dxc5 (23. Nhf5+ $2 exf5 24. Nxf5+ Kf8 25. Nd6 Bd5 $1 $17) 23... Nxc5 24. Rxd8 (24. b4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Na4 $17 {piece position}) 24... Rxd8 25. b4 N5a6 (25... Na4 $2 26. Nhf5+ exf5 27. Nxf5+ Kf8 28. Bxf7 Nd5+ 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Rc7 $16 {Alekhine}) 26. a3 (26. Bxa6 $2 Nd5+ 27. Ke4 Bxa6 $17) 26... b5 27. Bb3 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5+ 29. Ke4 Nb6 30. f5 Nc4 31. fxe6 fxe6 $8 (31... Kxe6 $2 32. Nhf5 Nxe5 33. Nd4+ {wins the exchange}) 32. Ng6+ Ke8 33. Ne2 Nd2+ 34. Kf4 Nc4 35. Ke4 Nd2+ 36. Kf4 Nc4 37. Kg4 Nc7 38. a4 a6 39. axb5 axb5 40. Ra1 Rd3 $1 41. Nef4 {sealed. Time needed for this move: 1h50s} Rb3 (41... Re3 42. Ra7 Kd8 43. Rxc7 $1 Kxc7 44. Nxe6+ Kb6 45. Kf4 Rb3 46. Ne7) 42. Ra7 Kd8 43. g3 $1 (43. g3 $1 Rxb4 (43... Ne3+ 44. Kh3 Nf5 45. Nf8 Nd4 46. Rb7 $10 Rxb4 $2 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. N4g6+ Kf7 49. Nh7 $1 Ne8 50. Rb7+ Kg8 51. Re7 Nc7 52. Nf6+ gxf6 53. exf6 Nf5 54. f7+ Kh7 55. f8=Q+ Nxe7 56. Qh8#) 44. Kh3 $1 (44. Nf8 Nxe5+ 45. Kh3 Rc4 $1 46. N8xe6+ Kc8 47. Nxg7 Ra4 48. Rxa4 bxa4 49. Ne2 a3 50. Nc3 Nd5 51. Na2 Nd3 52. Nf5 N5b4 53. Nxb4 Nxb4 54. Nd4 a2 55. Nb3 Kd7 56. g4 Ke6 57. g5 hxg5 58. h6 Kf6 59. h7 $1 (59. Kg4 Nd3 60. h7 Ne5+ 61. Kh5 Nf7 $19) 59... Kg7 60. Kg4 $10 {Alekhine}) 44... Rb1 (44... Kc8 45. Nxe6 $1 Nxe6 46. Ne7+ Kb8 47. Nc6+) 45. Nf8 Nxe5 46. N4xe6+ Nxe6 47. Nxe6+ Kc8 48. Rxg7 b4 $10 {Becker}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.14"] [Round "29"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "139"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Nxc4 Qc7 11. a3 Be7 12. g3 $1 O-O (12... c5 13. Nb5 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bg2 Bd7 $1 $10) 13... Qb8 (13... Qc6 14. Ne5 Qxh1 15. Nc7+ $16) 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bg2 (15. Ncd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxc8+ Qxc8 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Nxc8+ Rhxc8 $10) 15... Bd7 16. Nc3 O-O 17. O-O Qc7 $10 {Tartakover}) 13. Bg2 Bd7 ( 13... b6 $5 {/\Bb7 Capablanca}) 14. b4 $1 (14. O-O c5) 14... b6 15. O-O a5 $6 ( 15... Rac8 $142 {[%CAl Yf8d8] /\Rfd8, Be8}) (15... Rab8 16. Rfb1 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. b5 $14 {Capablanca}) 16. Ne5 $3 {/\Nb5} (16. Rfb1 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Bxb4) (16. Rab1 $2 {>} axb4 17. axb4 Ra7 {[%CAl Yf8a8] /\Rfb8}) (16. Qb3 axb4 17. axb4 Nd5 $1 18. b5 $2 Nxc3) (16. bxa5 b5 $1 17. Nb6 (17. Ne5 Rxa5) 17... Rxa5 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 {[%csl Ra3] ><<+-}) 61. g5+ Kf7 (61... Kg7 62. d6) 62. Ne5+ Ke7 (62... Kg7 63. d6) 63. Nxg6+ Kd6 64. Ke4 Bg3 65. Nf4 Ke7 66. Ke5 Be1 67. d6+ Kd7 68. g6 Bb4 69. Kd5 (69. g7 $4 Bc3+ $10) 69... Ke8 70. d7+ 1-0 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.16"] [Round "30"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D67"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Ne4 N5f6 12. Ng3 Qb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Rd8 15. Rhd1 b6 16. e4 Bb7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Ke3 Kf8 19. h4 Ke7 20. h5 Nc7 21. Ne4 c5 22. dxc5 Bxe4 23. Kxe4 (23. cxb6 Bxf3 24. bxc7 Bxd1 25. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 26. Rxd1 Nxe5 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 $10 {Becker}) 23... Nxc5+ 24. Ke3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 b5 26. Bb3 Rc8 27. Nd4 Nxb3 28. axb3 Nd5+ 29. Ke4 a6 30. Ra1 Nb4 31. g4 f6 32. f4 fxe5 33. Kxe5 Rc5+ 34. Ke4 h6 35. f5 exf5+ (35... e5 36. Ne6 Rc2 $10) 36. Nxf5+ Kf6 37. Rd1 Re5+ 38. Kf3 Rd5 39. Rxd5 Nxd5 40. Ke4 Nb4 (40... Nb4 41. Kd4 Kg5 42. Nxg7 Kxg4 43. Kc5 Nd3+ 44. Kb6 Nxb2 45. Kxa6 b4 46. Kb5 Nd3 47. Kc4 Nf4 48. Kxb4 Nxh5 49. Nxh5 Kxh5 50. Kc3 Kg4 51. b4 h5 $10 {Tartacover}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.18"] [Round "31"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D51"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qa5 7. Bh4 dxc4 (7... Bb4 8. Nge2 $1) 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Nf3 (10. Nge2 $6 c5 11. O-O (11. dxc5 Bxg2) 11... c4 12. Bc2 b4 $36) 10... c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 (11... Nxc5 $5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 {Alekhine}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd4 a6 $1 (13... b4 14. Na4 Bd5 $10) 14. Qe2 ( 14. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Rf7 (15... Kh8 16. Bxd7 Rad8 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 18. Qh5 Qc7 19. Bh3 Rh6 (19... Bd6 20. f4 Qb6) 20. Qe2 Qe5 $40) 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bg3 Qc6 {[%CAl Ye5c4] /\Nc4=/+ Alekhine}) 14... b4 15. Na4 Bxd4 16. exd4 Nd5 (16... Bc6 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rfc1 $14 { Alekhine}) 17. Bg3 Bc6 18. Qc2 Bxa4 (18... Rac8 19. Nc5 $14) 19. Bxa4 Rac8 20. Qd1 N7b6 21. Bc2 (21. Bb3 Qb5 {[%CAl Ya6a4] /\a5-a4}) 21... Nc4 22. b3 (22. Qd3 f5) 22... Na3 $6 (22... Nce3 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. fxe3 $16 {Becker}) (22... Nde3 $1 23. fxe3 (23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (23... Kh8 24. fxe3 Nxe3 25. Qd3 Nxf1 26. Be5 $1 $16) 24. Qd3+ Nf5 (24... Qf5 $17 {Alekhine}) 25. bxc4 $16 {Becker}) 23... Nxe3 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qd3+ Nf5 26. Be5 Kg8 $1 27. Qe4 (27. d5 $2 Rc5 $1 ) 27... Qb6 28. g4 Ne7 29. Rac1 Rc3 $17 {Alekhine}) 23. Bd3 Nb5 24. Be5 $1 $10 f5 $6 (24... f6 25. Qh5 g6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qh6+ $10 {Alekhine} (28. f4 Rc7 $1 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30. Rf3 Qh7 $1 $17 31. Rh3 $2 Qxh3 32. gxh3 Rg8)) 25. Bc4 Rfd8 $6 (25... Qd8 $1 {[%CAl Yd8d7] /\Qd7!=Alekhine}) 26. Re1 Qb6 27. Qd2 {[%CAl Yd2g5] /\Dg5} Qb7 $2 (27... Nbc3 $1 28. a3 $1 Ne4 29. Qd3 (29. Rxe4 fxe4 30. axb4 Ra8) 29... a5 30. f3 Nd6 $10 {Alekhine}) (27... a5 $2 28. Qg5 Rd7 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qxf5 $16 {Tartakover}) 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxb4 Rc2 30. Qe7 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Kf1 $1 {[%CAl Ye1c1] /\Rec1} (32. a4 $143 Nxd4 33. Bxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxe6 Rdd2 35. Rf1 Rb2 $14 {Alekhine}) 32... Kf7 (32... Rd5 $143 33. Rec1 Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Nxd4 35. Bxd4 Rxd4 36. Rc6 a5 37. Ra6 $1 Rd5 38. Rxe6 a4 39. Re1 {[%CAl Ye1b1] /\Rb1+/- Alekhine}) (32... Nc3 $143 33. Rac1 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Nxa2 35. Rc6 $16 {Alekhine}) 33. a4 Nc3 34. Rac1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Nd5 36. Rc6 $16 Ra7 37. a5 $2 (37. h4 {/\K-><< +/-/+- Alekhine}) 37... g5 $1 38. h3 (38. Ke2 $142) 38... h5 39. Ke2 g4 40. Rc8 $2 (40. hxg4 hxg4 41. g3 $16 {Alekhine}) 40... Rb7 41. Rb8 {sealed} (41. hxg4 hxg4 42. Ra8 Rxb3 43. Ra7+ Kg6 44. Rxa6 f4 $1 45. Rxe6+ Kf5 46. Re8 Ra3 $10 {Alekhine} (46... Rb2+ $10) (46... f3+ $10)) 41... Rxb8 42. Bxb8 (42. Bxb8 Ke7 $10 43. Kd3 (43. f3 gxh3 44. gxh3 h4 $1 $10) 43... Kd7 44. Kc4 Kc6) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.22"] [Round "32"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nge2 $1 O-O (8... h6 9. Bf4 $1 Nh5 10. Be5 $1 $16 {Tartakover}) (8... Ne4 9. Bf4 $1 (9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxe7) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 $16 {Tartakover}) 9. Ng3 Ne8 (9... h6 10. h4) (9... Re8 10. Nf5) 10. h4 Ndf6 (10... g6 11. Bh6 Ng7 12. h5 $40) (10... h6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nf5 {[%CAl Rg2g5] /\g4-g5->} Qd6 13. g4 $1 {Tartakover}) (10... Bxg5 $2 11. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 12. hxg5+ Kg8 13. Qh5 $18) ( 10... f6 11. Qc2 (11. Qh5 $5 g6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qxg6+ Kh8 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. dxe5 $40) 11... g6 12. Bf4) (10... Nd6 11. Qc2) 11. Qc2 Be6 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Nd6 14. Bd3 (14. Bxf6 Nxf5 $10 (14... Bxf6 $2 15. Bxh7+ $1)) 14... h6 15. Bf4 (15. O-O-O Nfe4 $1) 15... Rc8 $2 (15... Re8 $1 $14 16. O-O-O (16. f3 $2 Nh5 17. Bxd6 Bxd6) (16. g4 $2 Nxg4 17. Rg1 h5) 16... Nfe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Be5 Bf6 $1 $10 {Alekhine}) 16. g4 $3 (16. O-O-O c5 $1 $132) 16... Nfe4 $1 (16... Nxg4 $2 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Bf5) (16... Re8 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. gxh6 $40 {Tartakover}) 17. g5 $1 h5 $1 (17... hxg5 18. hxg5 Nxg5 $2 (18... Bxg5 19. Bxd6 (19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $40 { Alekhine}) 19... Qxd6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 {/\Nf6 Qh7#} Qg6 $145 22. O-O-O) 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bg8+ Kxg8 22. Qh7#) 18. Bxe4 (18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. g6 {Lasker}) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Qa5+ (20... Bb4+ 21. Ke2 $1 $16 Qd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Rhc1) 21. Kf1 (21. Ke2 Qb5+ 22. Kf3 Rce8 $10) 21... Qd5 $1 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Kg2 $1 (23. f3 Rc2 24. Rh2 Rxh2 25. Bxh2 f6 $1 26. g6 (26. gxf6 Rxf6 {[%CAl Yf6c6] /\ Rc6}) 26... Rc8 27. Re1 f5 {[%CAl Yc8c6] /\Rc6}) 23... Rc2 24. Rhc1 $1 Rfc8 $1 (24... Rxb2 25. Rcb1 $1 (25. Rc7 Ba3 (25... Re8 $143 26. Rd7 Rb5 27. a4) 26. Rd7 (26. e4 $2 dxe4 27. Bc1 Bd6) 26... Rb5 27. Rd1 $1 Rc8 28. Rd3 {[%CAl Ya2a4] /\29.a4 Becker}) 25... Rxb1 26. Rxb1 b6 27. Rc1 { /\Rc7+-} Bd8 28. Rc6 $18 {Alekhine}) 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. Rb1 $8 Kh7 (26... b5 27. Kg3 {[%CAl Yf2f3,Ye3e4] /\f3, e4}) 27. Kg3 (27. Kf3 Kg6 28. Bg3 Kf5 $10) 27... Kg6 28. f3 {[%CAl Ye3e4] /\e4} f6 $1 (28... Kf5 $2 29. e4+ dxe4 30. fxe4+ Kxe4 31. Re1+ $18) 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. a4 $1 Kf5 31. a5 {[%CAl Yb2b4] /\b4, Rb3, Bf8 and if b6, a5 Alekhine} Re2 $1 (31... g5 32. Bxg5 Bxg5 33. hxg5 Kxg5 34. f4+ Kf5 35. Kf3 {[%CAl Yb1g1] /\Rg1 Becker}) (31... g6 $2 32. a6 $1 bxa6 (32... b6 33. Bb8) 33. Ra1 (33. Bb8 g5 $1) 33... Rxb2 (33... Bd8 34. Rxa6 Bb6 35. Bb8 $1) 34. Ra5 Ke6 (34... Rd2 $4 35. e4+) 35. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 36. hxg5 $16 {Tartakover}) ( 31... Bd8 $5 32. Re1 (32. b4 b6 $1) 32... Bxa5 33. e4+ Ke6 34. exd5+ Kd7 $1 ( 34... Kxd5 $4 35. Re5+) 35. Re6 (35. Re5) 35... Bc7 {Tartakover}) 32. Rc1 $2 ( 32. b4 $1 {?! Becker} g5 33. Bxg5 (33. hxg5 h4+ (33... Bxg5 34. Bxg5 Kxg5 35. f4+ Kf5 36. Kf3 Rh2 37. Rg1 $18) 34. Kxh4 Bxd4 35. Rd1 $1 $18 {Alekhine} (35. exd4 Kxf4)) 33... Bxg5 34. hxg5 Rxe3 {Becker}) (32. a6 $6 bxa6 33. Ra1 Bd8 $1 34. Rxa6 Bb6 35. b4 (35. Bb8 Rxe3 $10) 35... g6 $10) 32... Rxb2 (32... g5 33. Bxg5 Bxg5 34. hxg5 Rxe3 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Rb5 $18 {Becker}) 33. Rc5 Ke6 34. e4 Bxd4 (34... dxe4 35. d5+ Kf5 36. d6+ Ke6 37. fxe4 Rb3+ 38. Kg2 $16 {Tartakover} Rb2+ 39. Kh3 Rb4 40. Rc8 $1 Rxe4 41. Re8+ Kd5 42. Rxe4 Kxe4 43. Bg5 Bc3 44. a6 $1 bxa6 45. d7 Ba5 46. Kg2 $1 $18 {Alekhine}) 35. Rxd5 Bc3 $2 (35... Bf2+ 36. Kh3 Rb3 $10 {Becker} (36... g6 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. e5 {Tartakover}) 37. Re5+ Kf7 38. Bg5 $1 $16 {Alekhine}) (35... Bg1 36. Rxh5 Bh2+ 37. Kg4 Rg2+ $4 38. Kh3 $18 {Tartakover}) 36. Rxh5 a6 $6 {[%CAl Yb2b5] /\Rb5-/+ o^-b} (36... b5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Rd5 b5 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rb6 b4 41. Kg4 {[%CAl Yg4f5] /\ Kf5+/-/+- Alekhine}) (36... Be1+ 37. Kg4 (37. Kh3 Rf2 38. Re5+ Kd7 (38... Kf7 {Kf6} 39. Rf5+) 39. Rd5+ {[%CAl Yd5d3] /\Rd3 Alekhine}) 37... Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rf2 39. Re5+ Kd7 (39... Kf6 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Bg3 $16) 40. Rd5+ $1 (40. Kg4 Rg2+) 40... Ke6 41. Rd1 $1 Rxf3+ $2 42. Kg4 Rf1 43. Bg3 $18 {Tartakover}) 37. Bc7 $1 Be1+ ( 37... Rb5 38. Rxb5 (38. Rg5 $1 {Alekhine}) 38... axb5 39. Kf2 b4 40. Ke2 b3 41. Kd3 b2 42. Kc2) 38. Kg4 Rg2+ 39. Kh3 (39. Kf4 $4 Bd2#) 39... Rf2 40. Kg4 { adjourned} Rg2+ 41. Kh3 Rf2 42. f4 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 (43. Kg4 $4 Rg3#) 43... Rf2+ 44. Kh3 Rf3+ 45. Kg2 Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Rc2 47. Bb6 Rc4 $2 (47... Bg3 $142 48. Re5+ Kd6 (48... Kf7 49. h5) 49. Rg5 {+/-/+- Alekhine}) 48. Kg2 $3 $18 (48. f5+ Kf6 $10) (48. Re5+ Kf7 49. h5 Bc3 $1 50. Rf5+ Ke6 {Tartakover}) 48... g6 (48... Rxe4 $2 49. Kf3 Ra4 (49... g6 50. Rh8 Rc4 51. Re8+ $18) 50. Re5+ $18) 49. Re5+ Kd7 50. h5 $3 gxh5 51. Kf3 h4 (51... Rc3+ 52. Be3 Bd2 $4 53. Rd5+) 52. Rh5 Rc3+ 53. Kg4 Rc4 54. Kf5 $1 (54. e5 $2 Bd2 55. Rf5 h3 56. Bg1 Ke7 (56... Bxa5 $2 57. e6+) 57. Bh2 Bxa5) 54... Bxa5 55. Rh7+ $1 (55. Bxa5 $2 Rc5+ 56. Kg4 $4 (56. e5 Rxa5 57. Rxh4 $18 {Tartakover}) 56... Rxh5 57. Kxh5 h3 $19) 55... Kc6 (55... Kc8 56. Bxa5 Rc5+ 57. Ke6 Rxa5 58. Kd6) 56. Bxa5 (56. Rc7+ $2 Kb5 $1 57. Bxa5 $4 (57. Rxc4 Kxc4 58. Bxa5 h3 $19) 57... Rxc7 58. Bxc7 h3 $19) 56... Rc5+ 57. Ke6 Rxa5 58. f5 Ra3 59. f6 Rf3 60. f7 b5 (60... h3 61. Rxh3) (60... a5 61. Rh5 a4 62. Rf5 $18) 61. Rh5 $1 h3 62. Rf5 Rxf5 (62... h2 63. f8=Q h1=Q 64. Rxf3) 63. exf5 (63. exf5 h2 64. f8=Q h1=Q 65. Qa8+) 1-0 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.25"] [Round "33"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D51"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qa5 7. Bh4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 (9... b4 10. Qa4 $1 (10. Nb1 Ba6 $1 $10) 10... Qxa4 11. Nxa4 $16) 10. Nge2 a6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. a3 Qb6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 (13... c5 $5 {Alekhine}) 14. Bxe4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rc1 Rac8 {recreation} 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.26"] [Round "34"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D51"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O (7... Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qc2 f5 $1) 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 (10... Nxc3 11. Bxd8 (11. Qc2 Qxe7 12. Qxc3 c5 13. O-O b6 $10) 11... Nxd1 12. Be7 Re8 $10 {Alekhine}) 11. Ne4 N5f6 (11... N5b6 12. Ba2 (12. Bd3 e5) 12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Nd6 Be6 $1 16. Bxe6 (16. Nxb7 Qxb2) 16... Qxe6 17. Nxb7 Qe7 $1 18. Na5 Qg5 19. Nxc6 Qxg2 $13 {Tartakover}) 12. Ng3 c5 (12... e5 13. Nf5 Qe8 14. Nd6 Qe7 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Ng5 Nd5 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 (17... Kxf7 18. e4 N7b6 19. Bb3 exd4 20. Qe2 d3 21. Qe3 $1 d2+ 22. Kf1 Be6 23. exd5 $18) 18. e4 N7b6 19. Ba2 Qg6 20. Qf3 {Kostitsch}) (12... b6 {/\Bb7=}) 13. O-O Nb6 (13... b6 { /\Bb7 Kostitsch} 14. d5 $1 {Alekhine}) 14. Ba2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 g6 $1 (15... Bd7 16. e4 {[%csl Rd6][%CAl Ye4e5] /\e5 >