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Ossip Bernstein vs Jose Raul Capablanca
"Phi Beta Capa" (game of the day Sep-17-04)
Moscow 1914  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)  ·  0-1


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Jan-13-09   WhiteRook48: wow. This has got to be a record for most consecutive captures on c3.
Jan-16-09   peirce: What about 30 Qe1?
Yes ,Qb2 it is a great move.
i once saw the game and thought
that White was right to resign.
But after the simple move Qe1
and think so anymore.
Qe1 both save the W Rook
and defends from backmate.
Benstein could have played
that move and go on play the game.
Did I overlooked something?

Jan-16-09
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  Karpova: <peirce>
After 30.Qe1 White loses his rook to 30...Qxc3 (31.Qxc3 Rd1+ 32.Qe1 Rxe1#).
Jan-16-09   AnalyzeThis: < Can anyone explain the move 17 ... Bb4 to me?>

Just that it's the sort of move the grandmaster makes, and we don't.

Feb-28-09   Ragh: 29..Qb2 is beautiful!! It looks simple but difficult to spot for beginners or even for the experts.
Apr-18-09
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  notyetagm: O Bernstein vs Capablanca, 1914

21 ... ?


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21 ... Nf6-d5!


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(VAR)
22 Rc3xc4? <line-opening: c8-c3>


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22 ... Nd5-c3! <x-ray: c8-c3; fork: e2,d1>


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Game Collection: Opening lines for your *opponent's* line pieces 22 Rc3xc4? opens c-file for the Black c8-rook to get at c3-forking square, 22 ... Nd5-c3!

Game Collection: Sacrificing material for *OPEN* *LINES* 21 .. Nf6-d5! sacs Black c4-pawn so Black c8-rook can get at c3-forking square for 22 ... Nd5-c3!

May-24-09   WhiteRook48: 29....Qb2!!!
Sep-01-09
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  birthtimes: According to Capa, 17...Bb4 was made in order to take the knight at a proper time and force a passed pawn.
Sep-02-09   bradfooks: what would be the black ending after 29 Qb2 30 Qf1
Sep-02-09   sfeuler: <bradfooks> How about 30...Qxc3 and wins?
Sep-02-09   Whitehat1963: Capablanca's 29...Qb2 is one of the great moves in chess history, of course. What are some of the other obvious candidates?

A few that come readily to mind, of course: Fischer's 17...Be6 against Donald Byrne, Rubinstein's 22...Rxc3 against Rotlewi, Marshall's 23...Qg3 against Levitsky, but I'll nominate a more obscure one: Maroczy's 19. dxe6. Other nominees, both obvious and less well known?

Sep-02-09
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  tamar: <Capablanca's 29...Qb2 is one of the great moves in chess history, of course. What are some of the other obvious candidates?>

Botvinnik's 30 Ba3! versus Capablanca at AVRO is well known, but still startling. Botvinnik vs Capablanca, 1938

Sep-02-09   Whitehat1963: By the way, my nomination of Maroczy's 19. dxe6 was against Schiffers.
Sep-02-09   Whitehat1963: I think it would be cool for Chessgames to have a poll or something to find out what members think are the 100 greatest moves in chess history. Those mentioned above might all make the list.
Sep-02-09
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  tamar: For sheer shock value, 31...R8e4 in Kramnik vs Shirov, 1994


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Sep-02-09   Whitehat1963: Good choice. I also love Shirov's 33....Qxd5 in this game: Y A Saksis vs Shirov, 1985
Sep-02-09   Whitehat1963: And I love Capa's 17. Rxd6! in this game: Capablanca vs M Fonaroff, 1918
Sep-02-09   visayanbraindoctor: The most stunning move that I have ever seen is Kramnik's 18...Bh6 in M Brodsky vs Kramnik, 1991

Kramnik must have been only 15 years old. Any 15 year old able to play such moves in such a game must become world champion some day.

Sep-02-09
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  tamar: Pillsbury's 27 R4-f2 is the stunner in a series of "all in" moves in Pillsbury vs Schiffers, 1898
Sep-02-09   visayanbraindoctor: If the criterion is beauty, Marshall's last move 23.. Qg3 in S Levitsky vs Marshall, 1912 must be considered.
Sep-02-09
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  tpstar: Tim Krabbe has an interesting compilation of the "Top 110 Most Fantastic Moves Ever Played" and places 16 ... Nc6 in Averbakh vs Spassky, 1956 as #1.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess/f...

Sep-02-09   visayanbraindoctor: If we consider the case of a SERIES of beautiful and stunning moves, then this is my favorite.

Rotlewi vs Rubinstein, 1907

22..Rxc3 23..Rd2 24..Bxe4+ 25..Rh3

Sep-03-09   bradfooks: After 30 Qf1 Qxc3 31 h3 what would black play?
Sep-03-09   Whitehat1963: At that point <bradfooks>, I think even I might be willing to play black's position against Rybka or anyone else. It would be just a matter of time.

But, if you're being serious: After 30. Qf1 Qxc3 31. h3, how about 31...Qc2 with the intent of 32...Rd1 (threatening the queen)? After that, white's a-pawn is history. No grandmaster would play on. Only a computer would. Sooner or later, black would force an exchange and be left with either a queen or a rook to the good. Either way, white is finished. Bernstein knew it was over, so he wisely resigned.

Sep-03-09
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  paulalbert: <bradfooks> Are you overlooking that Black is ahead a whole Rook after Qxc3? Even if White avoids an immediate mate or loss of the Queen, Black has numerous routine plans to win this. That's why Bernstein resigned. Paul Albert
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