The absolute seventh
Capablanca vs Tartakower, 1924  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 1-0
The Knight Wheel (first time seen in actual play)
Capablanca vs Yates, 1924  (A48) King's Indian, 77 moves, 1-0
A fierce tussle, with passed pawns beating a bad bishop
Capablanca vs Lasker, 1924  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 50 moves, 1-0
Pawn breakthrough
Capablanca vs A G Conde, 1919  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 46 moves, 1-0
"Passed pawns are criminals which must be kept in chains"
Capablanca vs Reti, 1924  (C14) French, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0
A zugzwang classic
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1927  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 46 moves, 0-1
Opposite coloured bishops, must be a draw ;-)
A Nimzowitsch vs Capablanca, 1913  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 64 moves, 0-1
A typical Scheveningen, with a classic queen ending thrown in
Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936  (B58) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1
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