Jose Raul Capablanca vs Borislav Kostic (1918)

Jose Raul Capablanca vs Borislav Kostic
New York (1918) · Russian Game: Classical Attack. Jaenisch Variation (C42) · 1/2-1/2

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Apr-05-08		nimh: Capa missed the winning move 51.Qf3!! kh6 (White's c5 pawn is immune to capture as after 51...Rxc5 52.Qg3+ it's mate in 28) 52.Kg3 Rh2 53.Qe4 Kg7 54.c6 Rhe2 55.Qf3 and mate in 42.

Apr-05-08		MichAdams: The Chess Machine just blew a gasket.

Dec-08-11		AVRO38: This game was played 2 days before Germany surrendered to the Allied forces.

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