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Chess Fundamentals by José Raúl Capablanca
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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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