Jose Raul Capablanca vs Herman Steiner (1931)

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Herman Steiner
New York 1931 · Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Modern Steinitz Defense Siesta Variation (C74) · 1/2-1/2

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Feb-19-09		ounos: Wow. It seems that Capablanca didn't really think high of Steiner. Or is this theory? He seems to just be fooling around with him.

Sep-15-09		Garech: This is an extremely rare instance of Capablanca blundering a piece (according to Wikipedia, at least). Unfathomable that it happened in the opening stages too. I guess we can all take some comfort in the fact that even the greatest players ever sometimes make human mistakes. 8.d5??

Jul-19-12		RookFile: Evidently Capa's superior development and inability for black to castle allowed Capa to scratch out a draw here. Certainly not what Capa was looking for going into the game with white.

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