Capablanca vs Marshall
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[Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Marshall"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti: 1...Nf6"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 O-O 8. Bb2 d4 9. e4 {White blocks the center in order to start a flank attack.} 9... dxe3 { Black doesn't want to let White gain space on the kingside by 10.Ne1 and 11.f4, but now White's extra center pawn gives him a permanent edge there. 9...a6 10. Ne1 Rb8 Should be OK for Black.} 10. fxe3 Ng4 11. Qe2 Bf6 12. Nc3 Qa5 { The queen doesn't do anything here and Black will soon gets exposed on the kingside.} 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. h3 Nge5 15. Ne4 {The knight takes aim at Black's kingside. With his queen and queenside pieces out of play Black is hard pressed to defend the coming attack.} 15... Qxa2 {Now Black gets crushed on the kingside, but things were bad anyway. 15...Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 Bxb2 17.Qxf7+ Kh8 18.Qf8+} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Be4 {White's whole army is aimed at Black's king and Black has only a knight to defend.} 18... Bd7 19. Ra1 Qxb3 20. Rfb1 {Black now loses either his queen or knight. He could resign here, but the finish is amusing.} 20... Qb4 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Rxb4 cxb4 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Rxa7 b3 25. Qb2 Ba4 26. Qxe5 Bc6 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Bxc6 b2 29. Qe7+ 1-0
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Players
WhiteCapablanca
BlackMarshall
Game
Moves29
OpeningA05 — Reti: 1...Nf6
Result1-0
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Tournament
TournamentMoscow
Location?
Round0