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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Roy Black
New York (1918), New York, NY USA, rd 9, Nov-02
Russian Game: Classical Attack. Mason-Showalter Variation (C42)  ·  1-0

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May-20-22
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  kingscrusher: Just for the record it seems as though Black was equal at move 25.Qd3 if Black had played a move like Qh5 or h6 or Qg5

Jose Raul Capablanca - Roy Turnbull Black 1-0 9.0, New York New York, NY USA 1918


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Analysis by Stockfish 15 - 3 threads max:

1. = (0.00): 25...Qg5 26.a4 Qh5 27.Re1 Rxe1+ 28.Kxe1 a6 29.Kd2 Qg5 30.Qf3 Qg6 31.Kc1 h5 32.a5 Qf5 33.Qe2 Qf7 34.Qf3 Qg6 35.Kd2 Qf5 36.Qd3 Qg5 37.Qf3 Qf5

May-20-22
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  kingscrusher: The essential issue with 25...g5 is that it is more difficult to defend d5, and thus makes b5 a more effective undermining move.
Jun-11-22
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  Volcach: Instructive moments for me:

<11 Bb5!> Choosing to reactivate the bishop before finding appropriate squares for the undeveloped Bishop and Knight. What justifies this is that Bxe4 is never really going to be a threat, so the Bishop is basically undeveloped!! And Bxc6 often IS a threat. Also, the Queen wants to escape her pin, and Qd3 is clearly a better square for that than e3

<22 Kf1!> The fear isn't a back rank mate, it's a 2nd file invasion. Kf1 controls the critical e2 square.

<31 Qf8!> Not time to start collecting pawns yet!. gxh3 could get ugly very quickly. Keep making the king uncomfortable and see if you can't take those pawns with check.

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