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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Carlos Portela
Exhibition game (1911), Buenos Aires ARG, May-15
Four Knights Game: Spanish. Symmetrical Variation (C49)  ·  1-0

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Jan-19-05  chess man: Look at how that black king is trapped!
Jan-19-05  chesscookie: sweet!
Jul-05-07  triangulation: why 8... kh8 why not something like 8... ng6
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Jul-05-07  CapablancaFan: <triangulation><why 8... kh8 why not something like 8... ng6 ?> Because 8...Ng6 doubles black's pawns and puts a devastating pin on the f6 knight. Notice 8...Ng6? 9.Nd5! can be played immediately.
Nov-25-07  get Reti: 21.Nd5 is like the same tactic as Fischer's 19.Rf6 in Fischer vs Benko, 1963. It's to blockade a pawn even at the cost of a piece.
Jun-10-15  TheFocus: This was one of thirteen exhibition games against the best players of Argentina, played during Capablanca's 1st South American Tour.

This game was played in Buenos Aires on May 15, 1911.

Aug-27-15  Old Chess: TheFocus:

Please, give me a information.
Hooper and Brandreth, in "The Unknown Capablanca", have cited only two dates for Buenos Aires, 1911: May 07 and June 29. What's your source for the date May 15, 1911?
Thank you in advance. :)

Aug-27-15  TheFocus: <Old Chess> Are you looking at the dates for simultaneous exhibitions? This game was an exhibition game, not a simul.

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