| Aug-27-09 | | birthtimes: Capa in this game plays a secondary line of the KGA with 8. O-O, rather than the main line, 8. d4. Then, fortunately for him, just 4 moves later, Chajes did not see 12...Bxd4+!!! Capa looks a bit like a fish out of water in this game, but it was a well-played overall game by Chajes... |
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| Aug-28-09 | | AnalyzeThis: Games like this probably got Capa wondering why in the world he shouldn't play the Ruy Lopez or the 4 Knights, and just grind the opponent down. |
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| Aug-28-09 | | birthtimes: Yes, in this database, Capa played the KGA 5 times as White with 2 wins and 3 losses! I suspect he probably played it more in simuls, but he just looked lost in this game. |
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| Jul-04-10 | | BobCrisp: <On the afternoon of July 13 Jose R Capablanca, at the invitation of Professor Rice, tried his hand at the Rice Gambit in a game against a powerful consultation team, consisting of Oscar Chajes, Professor J. Grommer and Albert Marder the rooms of the Rice Chess Club. The combination proved too strong for the ingenious Cuban master, who suffered defeat after twenty-nine moves. Capablanca had been of the opinion that, if the gambit should prove sound, it could only be demonstrated by means of Alapin's variation against the Jasnogrodsky defense, and, accordingly, adopted that line of play...> Black should be Allies. |
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| Oct-19-11 | | Blackkenshin: <birthtimes> even if 12...Bxd4+ 13.Kf1 then if 13...Ng3+ 14.Qxg3 and the rook is protected. I think capablanca did see this which is why he played 13.Qe2 |
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| Oct-19-11 | | visayanbraindoctor: <BobCrisp: On the afternoon of July 13 Jose R Capablanca, at the invitation of Professor Rice, tried his hand at the Rice Gambit in a game against a powerful consultation team, consisting of Oscar Chajes, Professor J. Grommer and Albert Marder the rooms of the Rice Chess Club.> I wonder if this game has been mistakenly included in lists of Capablanca's classical losses. Many people, including well known authors, were or are interested in such a list for the reason the Capa lost so rarely. |
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| Apr-23-12 | | ughaibu: "Capablanca had been of the opinion that, if the gambit should prove sound, it could only be demonstrated by means of Alapin's variation against the Jasnogrodsky defense", how did he conclude that? I suppose he may have studied the games of his contemporaries, then again, maybe he only studied games played in the most obscure openings, not in the openings that he was likely to encounter over the board. |
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| Dec-09-20 | | Stolzenberg: Mr. Rice, who was said to be very rich, sometimes paid strong players to play "his" gambit in order to learn more about it. As this game was played on his invitation, I suppose that the position after 8. 0-0 - this is the Rice-Gambit - was given.
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Although 12. ... Bxd4+ looks really impressive and after 13. Kf1 Ng3+ 14. Qxg3 fg 15. Rxe7+ Kxe7 16. cd Black wins the exchange, White has got the pair of bishops in an open position and the pawns on g3 and c7 are vulnerable and may need protection.
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By the way, the position after 15. ... Rg8 already appeared before at Alapin vs Burn, Barmen / Germany 1905, the game can be found in this database. |
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| Mar-08-21 | | saturn2: By 15...Be6 black saves the queen f.e. 16. dxe6 Qxh4 17. exf7+ Kf8 |
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| Mar-09-21 | | Stolzenberg: <15. ... Rg8 already appeared before> Here it is: Alapin vs Burn, 1905 <saturn2: 15. ... Be6 Black saves the queen f.e. 16. dxe6> White could continue with 16. Rxh5 instead in order to get 3 pieces vs the queen. |
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| Mar-09-21 | | Stolzenberg: <saturn2: 15. ... Be6> Oops, I just saw it: 16. Rxh5 Bxd5 and White will neither get a third piece nor the queen. |
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