Bernstein thought he could win a pawn from Capablanca...
O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 29 moves, 0-1
Capablanca makes it look simple. Beautiful game
Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0
How to create a weakness to die down your opponent's pieces!
Capablanca vs R Blanco Estera, 1913  (C10) French, 33 moves, 1-0
How to win material then 'weather the storm'. Nice endgame
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1913  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 52 moves, 1-0
"V" Game. White shifts attack from KS to QS in closed position
Capablanca vs K Treybal, 1929  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 58 moves, 1-0
Queen sac in Game 2! JRC refutes 3..f5?! Attacks Black's King
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1909  (C63) Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense, 32 moves, 1-0
Beautiful Chess by Capablanca.
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 52 moves, 0-1
Capablanca goes all out in Rd 1, wins Brilliancy; 28.Nxd7!
Capablanca vs O Bernstein, 1911  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 34 moves, 1-0
Jose accepts bad gambit and wins endgame a pawn up
P Leonhardt vs Capablanca, 1911  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 61 moves, 0-1
How to "cut" an enemy piece from the game!
W Winter vs Capablanca, 1919  (C49) Four Knights, 29 moves, 0-1
game from Chess Fundamentals. Nice finish
F Alexander vs G Thomas, 1919  (D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 44 moves, 0-1
Instructive King and 2 Rooks endgame
Capablanca vs Kupchik, 1913  (C49) Four Knights, 68 moves, 1-0
Great endgame technique. Rd4!, b3!, h4!
Capablanca vs A Kreymborg, 1910  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 49 moves, 1-0
Effective endgame plan carried out by White. b4!, g4-g5, e5
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1913  (C48) Four Knights, 54 moves, 1-0
Capablanca praises Lasker's play in this endgame
Marshall vs Lasker, 1907  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 50 moves, 0-1
Capablanca talks about “holes” and praises White’s play
Janowski vs Kupchik, 1913  (D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 1-0
Interesting loss vs French. Weakened KS vs QS. 15.Rd3!
Capablanca vs Znosko-Borovsky, 1913  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 41 moves, 0-1
Capablanca uses pet setup and loses due to King safety
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1913  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0
Capablanca doesn't stick to his plan (c5 & e5 or Rxe6)
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1-0
Instructive French. Position after ..Nd5! is "won" for Black.
O Chajes vs Capablanca, 1916  (C12) French, McCutcheon, 66 moves, 1-0
Nice attacking game by Capablanca
J Mieses vs Capablanca, 1913  (C22) Center Game, 44 moves, 0-1
White plays against iso-pawn with strong Knights and Bishop pin
Capablanca vs Teichmann, 1913  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0
Capablanca crushes the the Petroff. 18.Nd4! Nice endgame
Capablanca vs Marshall, 1914  (C42) Petrov Defense, 61 moves, 1-0
11. Rb1! A very logical and instructive attack by White
Capablanca vs Janowski, 1914  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 31 moves, 1-0
"The King is a fighting piece. Use it!" Preparing h4-h5
Capablanca vs O Chajes, 1918  (C10) French, 45 moves, 1-0
Great attacking game by Capablanca. 16..f5!
J Morrison vs Capablanca, 1918  (C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Great endgame by Capablanca. After 28..Ra2 White is in Zugzwang
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1918  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 39 moves, 0-1
Capablanca wins state champ playing simple chess. Nice finish
Capablanca vs C Jaffe, 1910  (D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 20 moves, 1-0
Capablanca goes after the Black King in all phases; 18.Be4!
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1913  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Alekhine out-classed again; 38..Qc2! Nice closed Ruy Lopez
Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1913  (C88) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 0-1
Very interesting French by Capablanca; Black castles Q-Side
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1914  (C01) French, Exchange, 61 moves, 0-1
Very nice Bishop maneuver wins the exchange
Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 0-1
King activity above all. One of Capa's most instructive Endings
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
Exhibition game; Capablanca insists in sacrificing his Queen.
Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0
Endgame masterpiece; 10..Bd7!! "A deep and beautiful move."
Janowski vs Capablanca, 1916  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 46 moves, 0-1
Best game of 1901 match. 13 yr old Capa schools Cuban champ!
Capablanca vs J Corzo, 1901  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 1-0
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