Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine (1927)

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine
Capablanca-Alekhine World Championship Match (1927) · Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Henneberger Variation (D63) · 1/2-1/2

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Mar-02-08		Knight13: Called "Bishop of Opposite Colors" so go and play football instead.

Feb-26-12		RookFile: 11. dxc5 was lazy. Maybe white can treat this like a transposition into Queen's Gambit Accepted.

Mar-01-12		The Curious Emblem: 21. e5 Be7 22. Bf3 Bxd6 23. Bxd5 Be7 24. Rfd1 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Rxd5 Ra7 =. But 22.... Bxf3 23. gxf3 Bxd6 24. exd6 Ra7 25. Rfd1 e5 followed by ... f6 and ... Kf7-e6 and White loses the pawn.

Mar-01-12		Penguincw: Opposite colours usually drawn. If black can place all their pawns on dark squares, and vice-versa for white, the bishops are pretty much useless.

Mar-01-12		master of defence: Why not 18...Bxe4 instead of 18...Bxh4?

Mar-01-12		Penguincw: < master of defence: Why not 18...Bxe4 instead of 18...Bxh4? > I'm not sure. I looked it up on Little ChessPartner and saw 18...xe4 19.xd8 axd8 20.xd8 xd8 21.xa6, and white is up a pawn, where as played in the actually game, material is even. click for larger view

Mar-01-12		master of defence: <Penguincw>Maybe 21...Rd2 is a little better for black, because can win a pawn in queenside.

Mar-01-12		Penguincw: <master of defence> I should've looked further. I see, after 21...d2 22.f3 g6 23.f2 and there is no winning, for now. After the rooks are exchanged, white is still up a pawn, but it's a dry endgame. click for larger view

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