Monday, December 23, 2013

Stat magni nominis umbra


[Event "Capablanca–Kostić Match"]
[Site "Havana CUB"]
[Date "1919.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Capablanca, José Raúl"]
[Black "Kostić, Borislav"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Result "1-0"]

[Annotator "Fischer, Robert James"]
[PlyCount "29"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {This is weaker, because it does not simplify.}
(7... Bxf6 {Petrosian took with the Bishop, after which it is difficult for White to win.} 8. Qd2 Bxg5 9. Nxg5 Nf6 10. Be2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qd6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Nf3 Rfd8 14. c4 Bc6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Bf3 Qa6 18. Qc3 Nf6 19. b4 c6 20. a4 Rac8 21. a5 b5 22. Rc1 h6 23. h3 bxc4 24. Qxc4 Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Nd5 26. Rfc1 Rb8 27. Rxc6 Rxb4 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8+ Kh7 30. Ra8 Rb7 31. a6 Rd7 32. Rb8 Rd6 33. Be2 Nc7 34. Rb7 Nxa6 35. Rxf7 Nb4 36. Rxa7 Rxd4 37. Bg4 Rd6 38. Re7 Nd5 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Bxe6 Nf6 {1/2-1/2 Fischer,R–Petrosian,T Stockholm Izt 1962})
8. Bd3 b6 9. O-O {White has the centre, nice development, attacking chances...} 9... Bb7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rad1 h6 {This is a weak move, weakens the Kingside.} 12. Bf4 Qd5 {Another weak move, threatening the Pawn – if he take on c7 he takes on a2. But of course he attacks the Queen:} 13. c4 Qd8
({If he moves the Queen, say} 13... Qh5 {we just take the Pawn for nothing:} 14. Bxc7)
({or here:} 13... Qa5 {we can play this move:} 14. d5)
14. Ne5 Nd7 {(Δ ... Nd7xe5) The Knight on e5 is very strong, he wants to remove it.}
({He cannot take} 14... Qxd4 {because of the check:} 15. Bh7+ {Δ Rd1xd4})
15. Bb1 

(15. Bb1 {Black saw that if he takes with the Knight:} 15... Nxe5 16. dxe5 {(Δ Rd1xd8)} 16... Qc8 17. Qd3 {(Δ Dd3-h7#)} 17... g6 18. Bxh6 {and it's a lost game.})
1-0

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