Monday, September 17, 2012

Capablanca's Queen's Gambit

JOSE CAPABLANCA vs. ALBERT BECKER
Karlsbad, 1929
Queen's Gambit Declined

1. d4, d5
2. c4, e6
3. Nf3, Nd7
4. Nc3, Ngf6
5. Bf4, dxc4
6. e3, Nd5
7. Bxc4, Nxf4
8. exf4, Bd6
9. g3, Nf6
10. 0-0, 0-0
11. Qe2, b6

Black prepares to mobilize his Queen's Bishop.

12. Rfd1, Bb7
13. Rac1, a6
14. Bd3, Bb4
15. Ne4, Qd5
16. Nfg5, Ne8
17. Nxh7!!, f5

Black cannot take the Knight:  17....Kxh7, 18. Nf6+ Kh8, 19. Nxd5 and the Black Queen is taken.

18. Nhg5, Resigns.


With his 18th move, White creates avenues of attack in Bc4 and Qh5.
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