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George J Beihoff vs Jose Raul Capablanca
Rice CC Masters (1913), New York, NY USA, Jul-04
Italian Game: Two Knights Defense. Modern Bishop's Opening (C55)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 6.O-O Bc5 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.h3 Be6 9.Ne4 Be7 10.Re1 h6 = +0.36 (26 ply)= -0.25 (23 ply) 7.Nc3 Qd6 8.O-O Bf5 9.Be3 a6 10.a3 f6 11.b4 Qd7 12.Qb1 = -0.35 (23 ply) 7...Bf5 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.Be3 O-O-O 10.Qd2 f6 11.O-O-O Qf7 ⩱ -1.26 (26 ply)better is 8.Nc3 Nd4 9.Bd2 Nxf3+ 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3 c6 12.Ke2 = -0.32 (24 ply)better is 8...Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Qe2 f6 12.Qe4 Qxe4 ⩱ -0.87 (25 ply)better is 9.Bxb4 Nxb4 10.Nc3 Qc6 11.a3 Nd5 12.Nxd5 Qxd5 13.O-O f6 = -0.16 (25 ply)better is 9...Bxd2 10.Qxd2 f6 11.Nc3 Qf7 12.Rad1 Rd8 13.Rfe1 Qg6 ⩱ -0.75 (21 ply)= 0.00 (24 ply)better is 12.a4 a5 13.d4 Qf7 14.Ne4 b6 15.Bc3 Rd8 16.dxe5 Bxe5 = -0.22 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.76 (23 ply) after 12...b6 13.Nc3 Qd7 14.Qe2 Bb7 15.Qe4 Nd8 16.Qg4 Qxg4 13.c4 Qg6 14.c5 Bxc5 15.d4 Bxd4 16.Nexd4 exd4 17.Bf4 Be6 = -0.27 (21 ply) ⩱ -1.14 (23 ply)better is 16.Kh1 h6 17.Nf3 Qf7 18.c4 Be6 19.Qb3 Rab8 20.a4 a6 21.a5 ⩱ -0.74 (24 ply)better is 16...h6 17.h5 Qe8 18.Nf3 Qxh5 19.c4 f4 20.c5 Bxc5 21.Nxc7 ⩱ -1.27 (20 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (23 ply) 19.Ne4 Bg4 20.Qb3 Kh8 21.Nxd6 Qxd6 22.Re4 Be6 23.Rxe6 ⩱ -1.18 (24 ply)-+ -4.43 (21 ply) after 19...Qxc2 20.b4 Bxh3 21.Qxh3 f3 22.Rad1 Rae8 23.Nf6+ 21.Red1 Rf7 22.Qe6 Qf5 23.Re1 Qxe6 24.Rxe6 Rf5 25.Rxd6 -+ -3.36 (23 ply)-+ -5.60 (24 ply)25.Nc3 Bc5 26.Rf1 d2 27.Bxd2 Qxd2 28.Ne4 Qd4 29.Nxc5 -+ -5.82 (26 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
May-20-06
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  chancho: White loses a piece. 25.Qe4 d2! 26. Bxd2 Qxd2 (if 26.Qxc2? dxe1=Q+)
Dec-22-07  paladin at large: <chessgames.com> This game is misidentified: The White player is George Beihoff. The game took place on 4 July 1913 in the Rice Club Tournament, New York
Oct-14-17
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  Phony Benoni: White starts off with the Two Knights, then continues play the two knights. Against Capablanca, you really need to use all your pieces.
Dec-11-20  Stolzenberg: With 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. h3 White played like a beginner.
Jul-18-23
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  perfidious: <Stolzenberg: With 6. Bxd5 Qxd5 7. h3 White played like a beginner.>

This was hardly best play, but neither was Capablanca's fourth move the strongest; if White plays 6.0-0, the early ....d5 looks dubious.

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