Capablanca,Jose - Yates,Frederick (NY) [D00]weak squares: colour complex i, weak squares: c, 1924

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. h3 c5









7. dxc5 Looks like it gives up the centre, and the dark squares like e5. But Capa has seen a little further... Can the e-Pawn be tempted to e6? Yes, if the Queen is distracted from the defence of d5... 7... Qa5 8. Nd2 Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Be5 e6 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. h4 a6 14. Nc3 Nc6 15. Bd3









White has good prospects against the central pawns and dark squares. Pfleger and Treppner comment that the player who can conceive of such a plan at #7 has probably achieved all that can be achieved in the opening. 15... f5 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Be2 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qd4 Qc7 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Nxc5 b6 22. N5a4 Rb8 23. O-O-O b5 24. Nc5 Rb6 25. a4 Nh5 26. b3 cxb3 27. cxb3 bxa4 28. N3xa4 Rc6 29. Kb2 Nf6 30. Rd2 a5 31. Rhd1 Nd5 32. g3 Rf7 33. Nd3 Rb7 34. Ne5 Rcc7 35. Rd4 Kg7 36. e4 fxe4 37. Rxe4 Rb5 38. Rc4 Rxc4 39. Nxc4 Bd7









We now see a cute knight wheel. White's campaign against the dark squares can still be seen on the board. 40. Nc3 Rc5 41. Ne4 Rb5 42. Ned6 Rc5 43. Nb7 Rc7 44. Nbxa5 Bb5 45. Nd6 Bd7 46. Nac4 Ra7 47. Ne4 h6 48. f4 Be8 49. Ne5 Ra8 50. Rc1 Bf7 51. Rc6 Bg8 52. Nc5 Re8 53. Ra6 Re7 54. Ka3 Bf7 55. b4 Nc7 56. Rc6 Nb5+ 57. Kb2 Nd4 58. Ra6 Be8









Black has blockaded the b-pawn. White may be able to force the b-pawn through in time but there is also play to be had on the King's-side. 59. g4 Kf6 60. Ne4+ Kg7 61. Nd6 Bb5 62. Ra5









dark squares again! 62... Bf1 63. Ra8 g5 (impatient, but Black was being strangled) 64. fxg5 hxg5 65. hxg5 Bg2 66. Re8 Rc7 67. Rd8 Nc6 68. Ne8+ Kf8 69. Nxc7+ Nxd8 70. Kc3 Bb7 71. Kd4 Bc8 72. g6 Nb7 73. Ne8 Nd8 74. b5 Kg8 75. g5 Kf8 76. g7+ Kg8 77. g6 1-0

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