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Capablanca
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I think the title of this one pretty much explains itself! I am normally drawn to more tactical players, but Capablanca's endgame play has a beauty all of its own. Many of the games feature in Irving Chernev's book, Capablancas's Best Chess Endgames.

The absolute seventh
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  
(A80) Dutch, 52 moves, 1-0

The Knight Wheel (first time seen in actual play)
Capablanca vs Yates, 1924 
(A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0

A fierce tussle, with passed pawns beating a bad bishop
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924 
(A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 1-0

Pawn breakthrough
Capablanca vs A G Conde, 1919 
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0

"Passed pawns are criminals which must be kept in chains"
Capablanca vs Reti, 1924 
(C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0

A zugzwang classic
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1

Opposite coloured bishops, must be a draw ;-)
Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1

A typical Scheveningen, with a classic queen ending thrown in
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936 
(B58) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1

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