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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Jacob Bernstein
New York Masters (1915), New York, NY USA, rd 10, May-02
Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84)  ·  1-0

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Apr-18-07  Whitehat1963: Black held out for pretty long against Capa in his favorite opening. How might black have improved? Did he miss any chances for a win here?
Apr-20-08  ForeverYoung: Black didn't miss any winning chances but The Field gives 16 ... g5 17 Bg3 g4 as "more enterprising" and 23 ... Bc6 "at once would have been much better".

A trap which Capa avoided was 42 Qe3 Qa8+! 43 Qe4 Qxe4 44 Rxe4 Rc1 45 c4 which would be more difficult to win.

Apr-21-08  RookFile: Black did a lot of things right in this game. Capa showed his fearsome technique here.
May-15-22
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  kingscrusher: Black did seem to have a move which just about holds on by not relinquishing anything. It seems at move move 44, Black is on the edge of the precipice without any hope. Black must play it seems an "Only move" Kg7:

156: Jose Raul Capablanca - Jacob Bernstein 1-0 10.0, New York Masters 1915


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Analysis by Stockfish 15 - 3 threads max:

1. = (0.23): 45.Rg4+ Kh7 46.Re4 Kg7 47.Rxe5 Rc2 48.Re4 h5 49.Rh4 Qa6 50.Rxh5 Qe2 51.Qf3 Qxf3+ 52.Kxf3 Rxc5 53.Kg2 Re5 54.Rh4 Rxf5 55.Rg4+ Kh6 56.Rc4 Ra5 57.h4 Rh5 58.Kf3 Ra5 59.g4 Kg6 60.Kg2 Kg7 61.Kg3 Kg6 62.Kh2 Kh6 63.Rf4 Kg6 64.Kg2 Rc5 White has an edge

(Gavriel, 15.05.2022)

All other moves seem to relinquish things and end up losing!

In the game 44...Re2 gives up the b-file

But also in the same vein here, Qc7 gives up the a-file making Ra4 dangerous but not as immediately fatal for black.

As soon as Capablanca ignites the "Tarrasch rule" - Black is doomed.

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