Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik (1936)

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Mikhail Botvinnik
Moscow (1936) · Dutch Defense: Classical. Stonewall Variation (A95) · 1/2-1/2

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Aug-29-05		RookFile: 41. Bxa4 is interesting. 41... Ra8 is out because 42. Bxb3 is check. So, 41.... Bxa4 instead, 42. Rxa4. Now, 42.... Rb1+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kg3 Rg1+ 45. Kh4 Rxh2+ 46. Kg5 and white apparently has a mating attack on black, with his king quite safe. But, more sober analysis comes up with 42.... Rb2 43. Ra1 Rcc2, and black has a 'can't lose' position.

Dec-07-08		HelaNubo: To CG: There must be somewhere a Botvinnik-Capablanca game played in Moscow in 1936, as documented by this picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:... with Capablanca on the black side. It is not to find in the database.

Dec-07-08		Benzol: <HelaNubo> Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1936

Feb-01-11		paladin at large: According to Winter, in Capa's annotation in the Russian tournament book, Capa called his 37th move a mistake which threw away the win. "White should have played 37. Qd4 Rc4 38. Qd1 Qxe3+ 39. Kh1 Rac8 (39...Re8 40. Rxe6 Rxe6 41. Qd8+ and wins) 40. Rxe6! Rc1 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Rxc8 Rxd1+ 43. Rxd1 and wins."

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