capablanca - mattinson [E38]example: tactics arising from, 1920

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc5 7. Bf4 d5 8. e3 Qa5 9. Be2 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Rab1 ! 12... Qa3 13. Rfd1 b6 14. cxd5
t+l+-Tj+
X-+-+xXx
-Xs+xS-+
+-+p+-+-
-+-+-B-+
D-P-Pn+-
p+q+bPpP
+r+r+-K-

14... Nxd5 [14... exd5 15. c4 Bb7 16. cxd5] 15. Ng5
t+l+-Tj+
X-+-+xXx
-Xs+x+-+
+-+s+-N-
-+-+-B-+
D-P-P-+-
p+q+bPpP
+r+r+-K-

[15. Ng5 g6] 15... f5 [15... Nf6 16. Bd6] 16. Bf3 Qc5 17. c4 Ndb4 18. Qb3 e5 19. a3
t+l+-Tj+
X-+-+-Xx
-Xs+-+-+
+-D-XxN-
-Sp+-B-+
Pq+-Pb+-
-+-+-PpP
+r+r+-K-

19... Na6 [19... exf4 20. axb4 Qe7 21. Bxc6] 20. Bxc6 [20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. c5+
t+l+-Tj+
X-+-+-Xx
sXd+-+-+
+-P-XxN-
-+-+-B-+
Pq+-P-+-
-+-+-PpP
+r+r+-K-

or 21...Be6 22.Nxe6 threatening Philidor's legacy 21... Kh8 22. Nf7+ Rxf7 23. Rd8+ or 22...Kg8 23.Nh6++ Kh8 24.Qg8+] 1-0
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