[Event "New"] [Site "New"] [Round "1"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Marshall"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] {A famous example of cool-headed defence} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 Nf6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. h3 Ng4 $1 {A very dangerous situation for White has arisen: most of his pieces are undeveloped, and Black is pressing an extraordinarily vigorous attack out of the early opening} 14. Qf3 { The Queen must come into action to help defend her King} (14. hxg4 Qh4 15. Qf3 Qh2+ (15... Bh2+ 16. Kh1 (16. Kf1 Bxg4 17. Qe4 Bf4 $1 18. g3 Qh5 $1) 16... Bxg4 $19) 16. Kf1 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Qh1+ 18. Ke2 Rae8+ 19. Kd3 (19. Be6 $3) 19... Rxe1 20. Qh3 Rxc1 {Capablanca}) 14... Qh4 15. d4 {White must find a way to develop his Queenside. Any hasty attempts tocounteratt ack are doomed to failure} (15. Re8 $2 Bb7 $1 16. Rxf8+ Rxf8 17. Qxg4 Re8 18. Kf1 Qe7 19. Qd1 Qe4 20. f3 Qe5 21. d4 Qh2 $40) (15. Re4 h5 16. d4 Bb7 17. Rxg4 hxg4 18. Qxb7 Rae8 19. Nd2 Re1+ 20. Nf1 gxh3 $19 21. g3 h2+ 22. Kh1 Rxf1+) 15... Nxf2 $1 16. Re2 $1 { A fine defensive move, forcing the Knight to a decision} (16. Qxf2 Bh2+ $3 ( 16... Bg3 $2 17. Qxf7+ Rxf7 18. Re8#) 17. Kf1 Bg3 18. Qe3 (18. Qxf7+ Rxf7+ $19) 18... Bxh3 $1 19. gxh3 Rae8 $40) 16... Bg4 (16... Bg3 17. Qxf7+ Rxf7 18. Re8#) (16... Nxh3+ 17. gxh3 Bxh3 18. Re4) (16... Bxh3 17. gxh3 Nxh3+ 18. Kf1 { leads to nothing}) (16... Ng4 {Tartakower} 17. Re8 $1 Nf6 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Nd2 Rb8 20. Nf1 Bb7 21. Qf2 $11) 17. hxg4 $1 (17. Qxf2 Bg3 18. Qf1 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rae8 $19) 17... Bh2+ (17... Nxg4 18. Bf4) 18. Kf1 Bg3 19. Rxf2 (19. Ke1 $1 {Capablanca}) 19... Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 $2 {After this White wins easily} (20... Qxc1 21. Qxg3 Qxb2+ 22. Kd3 Qxa1 23. Kc2 b4 24. g5 bxc3 25. Qxc3 $14) 21. Bd2 Bh4 22. Qh3 {The idea of simplification, especially by exchange of Queens, is one of the oldest and most obvious methods of defence} 22... Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 {And now with his King in safety there remains only one problem for White - the development of his Queenside} 24... Bf2 25. Qf3 $1 Qg1 (25... Re2 26. Na3 (26. a4 Qe1 27. axb5 Be3 28. Bc4 $1 Rxd2+ 29. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 30. Kb3 axb5 31. Qxf7+ $18 Rxf7 32. Ra8#) 26... Rxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Qxa1 28. Qxf2 Qxb2+ 29. Nc2) 26. Bd5 $1 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. b4 Bd6 29. a4 { The last problem is solved, now the issue of the game is no longer in doubt} 29... a5 30. axb5 axb4 31. Ra6 bxc3 32. Nxc3 Bb4 33. b6 Bxc3 34. Bxc3 h6 35. b7 Re3 36. Bxf7+ Rxf7 37. b8=Q+ Kh7 38. Rxh6+ Kxh6 39. Qh8+ Kg6 40. Qh5# 1-0