<p>In contrast the games were more combinative and the emphasis was more on King hunt in olden days.<br /><br />The game which follows is one of the best ones played by the genius Capablanca against Alexander Alekhine in a World Championship match. What is interesting to note is that despite invading the enemy territory with his queen and rook, Black cannot defend against the systematic onslaught by Capablanca.<br /><br />White: Jose Raoul Capablanca – Black: Alexander Alekhine<br />World Championship, Buenos Aires, 1927<br />Queen Pawn Opening<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0–0 <br />If 5.dxc5 bxc5 6.c4 <br />5...cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bxg2 7.Kxg2 d5<br />Also Black can consider 7...g6 8.c4 Qc8 9.b3 Bg7 10.Bb2 Nc6<br />8.c4 e6. Black had better option in 8...dxc4 9.Qa4+ Qd7 10.Nb5 <br />9.Qa4+ Qd7. If 9...Nbd7 10.Bg5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Nc3 which favours White<br />10.Nb5. Threatening 11.Nc7+ <br />10...Nc6 11.cxd5 exd5<br />If 11...Nxd5 12.e4 And if 11...Qxd5+ 12.e4 Qd7 13.Rd1 Qb7 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.Rc1 a6 16.Nc7<br />12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Rc1 Bc5 14.b4 <br />Interesting move!<br />14. ..Bxb4 <br />If 14...Nxb4 15.Nd6+ Kd8 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Nxc8 Rxc8<br />15.Rxc6<br />An interesting exchange sacrifice for two pieces! If 15.Nc7+ Rxc7 16.Bxc7 Bc5! 17.Bf4 0–0 <br />15...Rxc6 <br />If 15...Qxc6 16.Qxb4 <br />16.Qxb4 Ne4 17.Nd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 <br />If 18.Bxd2 Qe7 19.Qb2 (19.Qxe7+ Kxe7 20.Bb4+ Kf6 21.Rd1) 19...Qe4+ 20.f3 Qxe2+ 21.Kg1<br />18...0–0 19.Rd1 Rc5 20.Nd4 Re8 21.Nb3 Rcc8 22.e3 If 22.Qxd5 Qxd5+ 23.Rxd5 Rxe2<br />22...Qa4 <br />Also possible to play are 22...Red8 23.e4 and 22...Rcd8 23.f3 Qe7 24.Nd4 g5 <br />23.Qxd5! Rc2 <br />If 23...Qxa2 24.Ra1 Qb2 25.Rxa7<br />24.Rd2 Rxa2 <br />If 24...Qxa2 25.Qd7 Rf8 26.Rxc2 Qxc2 27.Nd4 Qe4+ <br />25.Rxa2 Qxa2 26.Qc6 Rf8 <br />If 26...Rd8 27.Bc7 Rc8 28.Qd7 Qa6 29.Bd8 h6 30.Nd4 <br />27.Nd4 Kh8 <br />If 27...f6 28.Ne6 And if 27...Rd8 28.e4 h6 29.Be5 h5 (29...Qd2 30.Nf5 Qd7 31.Nxh6+) 30.Bxg7 Kxg7 31.Nf5+ Kg8 32.Qh6<br />28...f6 29.Ne6 Rg8 <br />Black is pushed back into defence<br /> 30.Bd4 h6 <br />If 30...Qa5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Qa8+ Rg8 33.Bxf6 checkmate And if 30...a5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Qxf6 Qg8 33.h4 b5 34.h5 is advantageous for White<br />31.h4<br />A good advance! The idea here is 32.Ng7 Rg7 33.Qf6 Qg8 34.Qh6<br />31...Qb1 <br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br />32.Nxg7<br />A sacrifice which is the start of a neat combination! All of White’s combine magnificently<br />32. .. Qg6 <br />Rushing back for defence! If 32...Rxg7 33.Qxf6 Qe4+ (33...Qh7 34.Qf8+ Qg8 35.Bxg7+ Kh7 36.Qxg8+) 34.Kg1 Qb7 35.Qxh6+ Kg8 36.Qxg7+ Qxg7 37.Bxg7 Kxg7 38.Kf1 <br />33.h5. White is attacking<br />33. ..Qf7 <br />If 33...Qxg7 34.Bxf6<br />34.Nf5 <br />White is in such a good position that the issues fresh threats with every move<br /> 34. ..Kh7 35.Qe4 <br />If 35.Qxf6 Qxf6 36.Bxf6 Rf8 is better for Black <br />35...Re8 36.Qf4 <br />Also winning is 36.Qd3 Kh8 37.Nxh6 Qg7 38.Nf5 Qb7+ 39.f3 Qc6 40.e4 a5 41.Qe3 <br />36...Qf8 37.Nd6 Re7 <br />If 37...Re6 38.Qf5+ And if 37...Rd8 38.Bxf6<br />38.Bxf6 Qa8+ 39.e4 Rg7 40.Bxg7 Kxg7 41.Nf5+ Kf7 42.Qc7+ Finishing with a flourish! Black resigned as the position is hopeless.<br /><br />Diagram 2<br /><br />White to play and win<br />New game<br />1.Bxf6 gxh4 <br />If 1...Bxf6 2.Qxh6 Bg7 3.Qxg5 f6 4.Qxf6<br />2.Rxg7+ Kf8 3.Rh7 and White wins<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>In contrast the games were more combinative and the emphasis was more on King hunt in olden days.<br /><br />The game which follows is one of the best ones played by the genius Capablanca against Alexander Alekhine in a World Championship match. What is interesting to note is that despite invading the enemy territory with his queen and rook, Black cannot defend against the systematic onslaught by Capablanca.<br /><br />White: Jose Raoul Capablanca – Black: Alexander Alekhine<br />World Championship, Buenos Aires, 1927<br />Queen Pawn Opening<br />1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 Bb7 4.Bg2 c5 5.0–0 <br />If 5.dxc5 bxc5 6.c4 <br />5...cxd4 6.Nxd4 Bxg2 7.Kxg2 d5<br />Also Black can consider 7...g6 8.c4 Qc8 9.b3 Bg7 10.Bb2 Nc6<br />8.c4 e6. Black had better option in 8...dxc4 9.Qa4+ Qd7 10.Nb5 <br />9.Qa4+ Qd7. If 9...Nbd7 10.Bg5 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bxf6 Qxf6 13.Nc3 which favours White<br />10.Nb5. Threatening 11.Nc7+ <br />10...Nc6 11.cxd5 exd5<br />If 11...Nxd5 12.e4 And if 11...Qxd5+ 12.e4 Qd7 13.Rd1 Qb7 14.Bf4 Rc8 15.Rc1 a6 16.Nc7<br />12.Bf4 Rc8 13.Rc1 Bc5 14.b4 <br />Interesting move!<br />14. ..Bxb4 <br />If 14...Nxb4 15.Nd6+ Kd8 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Nxc8 Rxc8<br />15.Rxc6<br />An interesting exchange sacrifice for two pieces! If 15.Nc7+ Rxc7 16.Bxc7 Bc5! 17.Bf4 0–0 <br />15...Rxc6 <br />If 15...Qxc6 16.Qxb4 <br />16.Qxb4 Ne4 17.Nd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 <br />If 18.Bxd2 Qe7 19.Qb2 (19.Qxe7+ Kxe7 20.Bb4+ Kf6 21.Rd1) 19...Qe4+ 20.f3 Qxe2+ 21.Kg1<br />18...0–0 19.Rd1 Rc5 20.Nd4 Re8 21.Nb3 Rcc8 22.e3 If 22.Qxd5 Qxd5+ 23.Rxd5 Rxe2<br />22...Qa4 <br />Also possible to play are 22...Red8 23.e4 and 22...Rcd8 23.f3 Qe7 24.Nd4 g5 <br />23.Qxd5! Rc2 <br />If 23...Qxa2 24.Ra1 Qb2 25.Rxa7<br />24.Rd2 Rxa2 <br />If 24...Qxa2 25.Qd7 Rf8 26.Rxc2 Qxc2 27.Nd4 Qe4+ <br />25.Rxa2 Qxa2 26.Qc6 Rf8 <br />If 26...Rd8 27.Bc7 Rc8 28.Qd7 Qa6 29.Bd8 h6 30.Nd4 <br />27.Nd4 Kh8 <br />If 27...f6 28.Ne6 And if 27...Rd8 28.e4 h6 29.Be5 h5 (29...Qd2 30.Nf5 Qd7 31.Nxh6+) 30.Bxg7 Kxg7 31.Nf5+ Kg8 32.Qh6<br />28...f6 29.Ne6 Rg8 <br />Black is pushed back into defence<br /> 30.Bd4 h6 <br />If 30...Qa5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Qa8+ Rg8 33.Bxf6 checkmate And if 30...a5 31.Nxg7 Rxg7 32.Qxf6 Qg8 33.h4 b5 34.h5 is advantageous for White<br />31.h4<br />A good advance! The idea here is 32.Ng7 Rg7 33.Qf6 Qg8 34.Qh6<br />31...Qb1 <br /><br />Diagram 1<br /><br />32.Nxg7<br />A sacrifice which is the start of a neat combination! All of White’s combine magnificently<br />32. .. Qg6 <br />Rushing back for defence! If 32...Rxg7 33.Qxf6 Qe4+ (33...Qh7 34.Qf8+ Qg8 35.Bxg7+ Kh7 36.Qxg8+) 34.Kg1 Qb7 35.Qxh6+ Kg8 36.Qxg7+ Qxg7 37.Bxg7 Kxg7 38.Kf1 <br />33.h5. White is attacking<br />33. ..Qf7 <br />If 33...Qxg7 34.Bxf6<br />34.Nf5 <br />White is in such a good position that the issues fresh threats with every move<br /> 34. ..Kh7 35.Qe4 <br />If 35.Qxf6 Qxf6 36.Bxf6 Rf8 is better for Black <br />35...Re8 36.Qf4 <br />Also winning is 36.Qd3 Kh8 37.Nxh6 Qg7 38.Nf5 Qb7+ 39.f3 Qc6 40.e4 a5 41.Qe3 <br />36...Qf8 37.Nd6 Re7 <br />If 37...Re6 38.Qf5+ And if 37...Rd8 38.Bxf6<br />38.Bxf6 Qa8+ 39.e4 Rg7 40.Bxg7 Kxg7 41.Nf5+ Kf7 42.Qc7+ Finishing with a flourish! Black resigned as the position is hopeless.<br /><br />Diagram 2<br /><br />White to play and win<br />New game<br />1.Bxf6 gxh4 <br />If 1...Bxf6 2.Qxh6 Bg7 3.Qxg5 f6 4.Qxf6<br />2.Rxg7+ Kf8 3.Rh7 and White wins<br /><br /><br /><br /></p>
