| Feb-16-04 | | Lawrence: What a slow start for Capa, Janowski was bashing him left, right, and centre. Untypical. But when they got into the endgame..... |
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| Feb-16-04 | | ughaibu: I didn't like 23.d5, how about Ra3? |
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| Feb-16-04 | | Calli: Janowski tries for a smashing attack with the flashy 18.Nd5. Looks good but the attack soon peters out. Stubbornly, he continues the attack with h4, h5? resulting in a losing endgame. The probable winning move is 18.d5. Can't remember who suggested it. (reinfeld?) |
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| Feb-16-04 | | Lawrence: ughaibu and Calli, you're both going to get tired at the way I'm always spouting what the computer says but it's one of the few contributions I can make. Can't play chess very well but I'm a whiz at switching between engines. 23.d5 is the silicon selection, 23.Ra3 would be met with 23...Rc8 and receives a lower evaluation than 23.d5. The engines like 18.Rfe1 or 18.Ne4, not 18.d5. Junior gives 18.Rfe1 an eval of +2.4, Fritz gives 18.Ne4 an eval of +1.34 and Rfe1 almost the same. Until move 28 they show Janowski as being ahead, from 28 to 37 dead even, and from 38 on Capa slowly builds up his lead. The real heavy-duty beginning of the end for J. came with 42.Rh2? though he was already faltering. |
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| Dec-14-04 | | Sonic Youth: I've looked over move 52 and I simply don't understand why Janowski doesn't play 52.Rxc4 instead of 52.Ra2 the worst that could have happened is repeatitive check drawing the game from what I see instead of losing it. I guess I'll have to look over the position more. |
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Dec-14-04
 | | offramp: ...Qe1+, Kh3, Qf1+ picks up the rook. |
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| Dec-23-04 | | Sonic Youth: lol it's obvious I dont know how i missed that |
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| Mar-13-07 | | Knight13: What do they say about too many queen moves in the opening? Bad. But did it apply here? NO. At first I thought Black was behind in developement and would get killed.... But no... |
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| Feb-13-09 | | whiteshark: <38.g4> was the losing move. |
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| Jun-25-17 | | Dave12: Before the 27th move white has an optimal position. |
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| Jun-25-17 | | cunctatorg: One of the more impressive and lovely games I've ever seen!! And perhaps one of the more masterful JRC games!!... |
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| Oct-15-20 | | Stolzenberg: Perhaps 10. Qb3 would be worth considering, protecting Bc4 and attacking Bb4 in one move. |
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May-21-22
 | | kingscrusher: 18.Nd5 was a total let-off move - more flashy than functional This must be one of Capablanca's worst ever opening sequences that I have studied thus far in his tournament and match game career. White is actually nearly +4 technically with either 18.Rfe1 or 18.d5 205: David Janowski - Jose Raul Capablanca 0-1 13.0, New York New York, NY USA 1918
click for larger viewAnalysis by Stockfish 15 - 3 threads max:
1. +- (3.78): 18.Rfe1 Qe7 19.Qh6 Nf6 20.d5 Ng4 21.Qf4 Nf6 22.dxe6 fxe6 23.Nd5 Nxd5 24.Bxd5 Rf8 25.Qe3 Kf7 26.Bf3 Kg8 27.Rac1 Rf7 28.b3 Qf6 29.Rcd1 Kg7 30.a5 e5 2. +- (3.66): 18.d5 e5 19.Rfe1 Qe7 20.Qh6 Qf8 21.Qf4 Qg7 22.d6 0-0 23.Qe3 Rb8 24.Nd5 b5 25.Ne7+ Kh8 26.axb5 axb5 27.Bf1 Qf6 28.Rad1 3. +- (3.51): 18.Ne4 f5 19.Nc3 Nf6 20.Rfe1 Qe7 21.Qf4 0-0 22.d5 Bd7 23.Rad1 Kg7 24.dxe6 Bc6 25.h3 Rac8 26.Qe5 Rfd8 27.Bb3 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Qc7 29.Qe3 Qe7 30.Ne2 A missed opportunity for White who squandered a large development lead beginning with 18.Nd5 |
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May-21-22
| | kingscrusher: "<cunctatorg> One of the more impressive and lovely games I've ever seen!!
And perhaps one of the more masterful JRC games!!.." Unbelievable comment about this game. For me this is a near train-wreck of a game with one of the worst imaginable improvised opening sequences Capablanca ever played. White later goes on a self-destruct course with f4 and g3 just to help the full swindle. Sorry I must be in a parallel universe to other commentators when checking these games out. I understand this is the same tournament as some masterpieces by Capablanca but this isn't one of them. |
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Jun-13-22
 | | Volcach: <Kingscrusher>" LOL chill bro, I agree it's not a masterpiece start to finish and it was probably the ugliest game I've ever seen from Capa, but his endgame technique showing the Queen's maneuverability to outplay the Rooks were certainly instructive! And I think it's fine for people to say they learned something from this game For me:
<21 Qd8!> We're already basicallly at an endgmae, forget traditional ideas of development and play for a strategy. In this case regaining the dark squares. <33 Qh6!> Pinning the Pawn to the Rook, allowing gxh5 and slowing down any potential rook coordination down the h5 by at least a move or two. <38 f6!> I kick myself for missing this tactic, Rf5 and passivity is forced, as something like Ra5 loses the f-pawn with check and many more nasty checks as Capa gets his Queen to its ideal position. <53 Qe4!> "Forks" the g2 and c2 square. The Rook goes to defend promotion and the beautiful Qe2!! prioritizes threatening checkmate over pushing c2 too energetically. Great combination to win the game in its final postion, if Rc5, Qd2, Rgc3 c1=Q and the newly crowned Queen is immune due to Qh2# |
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| Sep-01-23 | | Albion 1959: Capablanca had to raise his game to win this one. Usually the two rooks can beat the queen, but this is one of those exceptions to the rule? This is a superb achievement to win against the rooks, as well having five isolated pawns from move 37 onwards: |
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| Sep-01-23 | | RookFile: It's actually pretty funny, I'm sure any hillbilly at the local chess club plays either 18. d5 or 18. Rfe1, both of which are natural and strong. |
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Sep-02-23
 | | fredthebear: Hillbillys are more likely to play checkers, craps, clog dancing, lawn darts, horseshoes, yo-yo, "Ghosts in the Graveyard", "Blackjack", "Pig", "Red Dog" or "Oh Hell" and shoot marbles: https://www.tnvacation.com/local/hi... Do I know too much? Any wise, old Hoosier or well-traveled Buckeye would know as much, unless they were just a city slicker. |
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Sep-02-23
 | | perfidious: <RookFile....I'm sure any hillbilly at the local chess club plays either 18. d5 or 18. Rfe1, both of which are natural and strong.> This hoosier would likely have examined a few variations in both and opted for one or t'other; that said, Janowski was a stronger player than I will ever be and probably visualised some attractive attacking ideas, though 18....Qd6 had to be a cold shower upon his head. Even as the game went, White was by no means worse till he played 29.h5. |
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