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Jose Raul Capablanca - Wegemund
Cafe Zielka (im Konzertsaal des Equitable-Palast, Friedrichstraße 59-60)
Simul 1925, Berlin
(Annotations by Wegemund, loosely translated)
1. d4 d5
2. c4 c6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Nf3 g6
5. e3 Bg7
6. Bd2 0-0
7. cxd5 cxd5
8. Qb3 Nc6
9. Rc1 e6
10. Bd3 Bd7
You can't take the pawn on b7 because of Rb7 and Nb4. But it was better for black to fore the white queen to move, with Qe7 and Na5 or Qb4.
11. 0-0 b6
12. Ba6! Na5
12 .. Nc8 was probably better
13. Qa3 Re8
14. Ne5 Bf8
15. b4 Nc6
Too hasty of a retreat for the threatened knight! 15. ..Bc8 was probably better. However, black doesn't expect white to leave the b4 pawn uncovered.
16. Bb7 ..
The world champion looked at the position for a long time before he made the text move, because the black counterattack should not be underestimated.
16. .. Nxb4?
But black influenced by the games played on the boards and by the numerous kibitzers around doesn't find the right reply. 16. ..Bxb4 had to happen with the possible continuation 17.Qa6 Nc5 18.de5 Bc3 19.Bc3 Ne4 20. Ba8 Qxa8 with all kinds of attacks.
17. Bxa8 Nc6
Too late black realized that after 17. .. Nd3 18. Qa7 Nc1 19. Nd7 Nxd7 20. Bc6 any resistance would be useless.
18. Nxc6! Qxa8
19. Qa7 Bc6
19. .. Qc6 fails due to 20. Ne4!
20. Qxa8 Rxa8
21. Rb1 b5
22. Nxb5 Bxb5
23. Rxb5 Rxa2
24. Rd1 Ne4
25. Be1 Bh6
26. Rdb1 Bg5
27. Rb5b2 Ra7
28. g3 h5
29. h4 Bf6
30. Rb6 g5?
31. f3 resigns.
from
Brandenburgische Schachzeitung, Dez 1925,
Heft 12
Additional background
'..Im Oktober 1925 empfingen die Mitglieder des Schachheims den amtierenden Weltmeister José Raúl Capablanca, der zwei Simultanvorstellungen an 30 Brettern gab. Das Simultan am 27. Oktober gewann Capablanca mit +19, =10, -1 und am 28. Oktober gewann er mit +22, =8. ..'
[The original namesake Mr Zielka had filed for bankruptcy in the same year. There were several different owners between 1925 - 1928]
from
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Courtesy of Chessbase by Historian for Chess Scotland User: Alan McGowan
Picture Equitable-Palast (~ 1900)
http://images.zeno.org/Ansichtskart...
Alles rund um Kaffee in Berlin (in German)
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