tartakower,s - capablanca,jr [C33]intermezzo: new york, 1924

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Be2









3... d5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+









a nice intermediate check [6... cxd5 7. Bxf4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Nge2 Bg4 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 escapes from the pins with the initiative and better piece positions] 7. Kf1 ? afraid of ghosts [7. Nc3 Ne4] [7. Bd2 Ne4 [7... Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2] 8. Nf3] 7... cxd5 8. Bxf4 [8. c5] 8... dxc4 accurately simplifying 9. Bxb8









9... Nd5 doesn't just defend the piece, but starts to eye the White King [9... Rxb8 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxb4] 10. Kf2 Rxb8 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Nf3 White, who hoped to attack, errs in his defence [12. Bxd5 Qxd5 13. Nc3] 12... Nf6 13. Nc3 b5 14. Bd3 Ng4+ 15. Kg1 Bb7 16. Bf5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Black has induced a loosening of the King position 17... Ne3 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 [18... Kxh7 19. Qd3+ and White is bouncing back] 19. Qd3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Nd5 21. Be4 Nf4 22. Qd2 Qh4 23. Kf1 f5 24. Bc6 Rf6 White has nothing left 25. d5 Rd8 26. Rd1 Rxc6 27. dxc6 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Ne6 29. Rd6 Qc4+ 30. Kg2 Qe2+ 0-1

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