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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Vera Menchik
Moscow (1935), Moscow URS, rd 17, Mar-11
King's Indian Defense: Saemisch. Orthodox Variation (E85)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply) 8...c6 9.O-O-O Nbd7 10.Kb1 b5 11.c5 Qc7 12.dxe5 dxe5 = +0.26 (20 ply) 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.O-O-O Nc6 11.Bg5 Be6 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.cxd5 ⩲ +1.23 (21 ply) 9...b5 10.a3 c6 11.Ng3 bxc4 12.Bxc4 cxd5 13.exd5 Ne8 = +0.31 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.27 (19 ply) 10...Bf6 11.Ng3 Bh4 12.Be2 a5 13.O-O Qc8 14.c5 Na6 15.Bh6 ⩲ +1.01 (20 ply) ± +1.77 (25 ply) 12...a5 13.O-O-O Na6 14.Kb1 a4 15.Nb5 Nc5 16.Bg2 Rg8 ⩲ +1.40 (25 ply) ± +2.19 (23 ply) after 13.a3 Bc8 14.h5 g5 15.Bd3 Nd7 16.O-O b6 17.Rab1 a5 18.b3 15...b5 16.Kf2 bxc4 17.Bxc4 Qd8 18.h5 Nc7 19.b4 Nb5 ± +1.92 (21 ply)better is 16.h5 b5 17.Qd2 Qf6 18.Ke2 bxc4 19.hxg6+ fxg6 20.Bxc4 +- +2.72 (20 ply) ± +1.95 (19 ply) after 16...Bc8 17.h5 Nd7 18.Kf2 Nc7 19.Qd2 Qf8 20.g5 Rg8 17.h5 g5 18.O-O a5 19.b5 Bc8 20.Bd2 Nd7 21.Rae1 Nc7 ± +2.49 (23 ply) 17...cxb4 18.axb4 a5 19.b5 Bc8 20.h5 Nd7 21.Qd2 g5 22.Kf2 ⩲ +1.40 (23 ply)better is 18.h5 Nd7 19.Qd2 Kg8 20.Ke2 Ndf6 21.hxg6 fxg6 22.Bxh6 ± +2.26 (22 ply) ± +1.69 (19 ply) 19.h5 Nc7 20.g5 Qf8 21.Kf2 b5 22.cxb5 axb5 23.hxg6+ fxg6 ± +2.02 (20 ply) 19...cxb4 20.axb4 a5 21.Ra1 Rb8 22.h5 axb4 23.Qxb4 Nc5 ⩲ +1.23 (20 ply)better is 20.h5 g5 21.Rb1 Nc7 22.Nf5 Qf8 23.Qc1 b5 24.cxb5 axb5 ± +2.02 (22 ply) 20...Nc7 21.bxa6 Bxa6 22.h5 Kg8 23.Kf2 Rh7 24.Rh3 Bf6 ⩲ +1.33 (21 ply) ± +2.18 (25 ply) after 21.Kf2 Nc7 22.h5 g5 23.Kg2 Nf6 24.Bf2 Bd7 25.Qd2 Re8 23...Nh7 24.Rh2 Nc7 25.Kb2 Bd7 26.Bc2 Qf6 27.Qd1 Qe7 ± +2.02 (20 ply) 24.Kb2 g5 25.h5 Rh7 26.Bc2 Qe7 27.Re1 Bh8 28.Nf5 Bxf5 +- +2.90 (23 ply) 24...hxg5 25.hxg5 Rxh1 26.Rxh1 Qe7 27.gxf6 Nxf6 28.Qh2 ⩲ +1.37 (24 ply) ± +2.23 (25 ply) 26...Rb7 27.Nh4 Rf7 28.Kb2 Bd7 29.Qg2 Nc7 30.Bc2 Qb8 ± +1.80 (21 ply)+- +3.01 (18 ply) after 27.Nh6+ Bxh6 28.gxh6 Nf6 29.Qf2 Ke8 30.Kb2 Qe7 31.Rg2 32...Qxg5 33.Bxc7 Ke8 34.e5 Bf5 35.Nxf5 gxf5 36.Rxf5 Qe7 +- +13.20 (19 ply)1-0

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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-26-03  Lawrence: Menchik should have played 31.....Be5 but even without her mistake Capa was swarming all over her and Junior 8 was showing an advantage of +4.86.
Oct-08-04  mynameisrandy: Capa did one of his classic crushes that he does so well, cramming his opponent up where they started. Look at Menchik's position after 22. Everything but her bishop is on the back rank.
Oct-06-05  notyetagm: Capablanca plays 29 ♖f1 preparing the upcoming combination. Capablanca then plays 30 f4 exf4 31 ♗xf4, opening the h2-b8 diagonal so that his more active pieces can strike at one of Black's weaknesses, the pawn chain base at d6. Due to Black's lack of maneuvering space Black can defend the d6-pawn only with her king (31 ... ♔d7). But then Capablanca unleashes his combination with 32 ♗xd6!, the point being that 32 ... ♕xd6 33 ♖f7+ wins easily, revealing why he played 29 ♖f1 first.

Capablanca's petite combination is based on the recurring tactical motif that <when there are N attackers and N defenders (<LOOSENESS>) and one of those defenders is the enemy king, you should trade down until the enemy king is the only defender>. Then tactics can be used on the resulting 1 attacker 1 defender (enemy king) position, here 33 ♖f7+! <removing the guard>.

Apr-09-06  whatthefat: 23...f6? was a decisive blunder.
Jan-14-08  notyetagm: <notyetagm: ... But then Capablanca unleashes his combination with 32 Bf4xd6!, the point being that 32 ... Qe7xBd6?? 33 Rf1-f7+ wins easily, revealing why he played 29 Rg1-f1 first.>


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Jan-14-08  RookFile: 8.... Bd7 was a little too slow.
Jan-14-08  notyetagm: <RookFile: 8.... Bd7 was a little too slow.>

Yes.

Feb-22-09  WhiteRook48: 23...f6 might have over-extended the f7 pawn
Jul-31-09  totololo: The real nice move is 26...Nf5 in the preparation of the final blow....
Oct-06-12  Garech: Great game from Capa! Will try and think up a pun now.

Cheers,

-Garech

Jun-06-15  GoodBisop: Grech, how about "man versus chick" or "man and chick" :)
Nov-13-15
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  OhioChessFan: "Here's Looking At Your KID"
Nov-13-15
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  MissScarlett: Ahem, Tarrasch vs Euwe, 1923
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  OhioChessFan: GMTA and so do ours. I was going on the Capablanca/Casablanca angle, and the opponent being a female.
Nov-13-24
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  Jonathan Sarfati: Probably the best of Capablanca's 9 wins over Menchick. But it's notable that Stockfish keeps suggesting h5, which is a more normal attacking move in this line.

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