[Event "Ramsgate"] [Site "Ramsgate"] [Round "1"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Michell"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English: Bremen System"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bd2 Ne7 7. Nf3 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc1 Nh5 10. Bh6 f5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. e3 h6 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Qc3 Kh7 15. Nd2 c6 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. f4 exf4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Rae8 20. Rf3 {With this and the next move Capablanca begins to exert pressure on the g-file. Black reacts with operations in the centre} 20... Ng8 21. Rg3 Nf6 22. Bf3 d5 23. b3 Rd8 24. d4 (24. -- dxc4 25. Nxc4 Qxd3) 24... Ne4 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Be2 Qe7 27. Rf1 Rf7 28. Qa5 {In order to induce a weakening of Black's Queenside. Another possibility, of course, would have been Pc5, followed by Pb4-b5; but in the current situation this would not have had any great effect} (28. c5 -- 29. b4) 28... a6 29. Rf2 Bf5 30. Rfg2 Rd6 31. Bg4 {The struggle is coming to a dead end and Capablanca now attempts to put new life into the position by exchanging his good Bishop for Black's bad Bishop. The "bad" Bishop is in fact an important defensive piece} 31... Bxg4 32. Rxg4 Qd7 33. h4 Rf5 { Preventing Ph4-h5} (33... --) 34. c5 {Now that Kingside operations have come to a halt, White tries to do something on the Queenside} 34... Rdf6 35. a4 Qe7 36. Qb6 Re6 37. Qa5 Rh5 38. Qe1 Rf6 39. b4 Qd7 40. Qg3 Qe6 41. Rb2 {At last the moment has arrived when White can force his opponent into weakening his Queenside} 41... Rhf5 42. Qg2 Rf7 43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Rc7 45. Kh2 Qf6 46. Qf1 h5 {A difficult decision. This move force White to play Rg5, after which Black exchanges a pair of Rooks plugs the weaknesses on g6. At the same time, however, he relievves White of his weak h-pawn. There is much to be said for retaining the possibility of ... Pg5, or even trying ... Pg5 at once. On the other hand, Black's plan of getting the position clarified at last is not to be wholly condemned} 47. Rg5 Rxg5 48. hxg5 Qf5 49. Qh3 $1 Qxh3+ $2 {A serious m istake, giving White the chance to resume his alternating attacks on both flanks with great effect.} (49... Kg7 50. Qxf5 gxf5 51. bxc6 bxc6 52. Rb8 Ra7 { The counterattack against White's e-pawn gives Black excellent chances}) 50. Kxh3 Kg7 51. Kh4 Kf7 52. bxc6 bxc6 53. Rb8 Re7 (53... Ra7 { The attack on the e-pawn would come too late} 54. Rc8 Ra3 55. Rc7+ Kg8 56. Rxc6 Rxe3 57. Rxg6+) 54. Rc8 Re6 55. Rc7+ Kg8 56. Kg3 Kf8 57. f5 $1 { The decisive breakthrough} 57... gxf5 58. Kf4 Re7 59. Rxc6 h4 60. Rh6 Rg7 61. Rxh4 1-0