[Event "New York"] [Site "New"] [Round "12"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Vidmar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] {Capablanca once more the liquidation artist} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. h3 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. a4 b4 15. Nc4 a5 16. Nfxe5 $1 {A celebrated liquidation combination. Alekhine expressed the opinoun that it should not have led to a winning ending It is undeniable, however, that Capablanca's method leads in any case to an ending which is favourable; and this was all Capablanca usually needed in order to win} (16. Be3 Nd7 17. Nfd2 {Alekhine}) 16... Ba6 {An interpolation which doesn't alter anything} 17. Bb3 dxe5 18. d6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Nxd6 { This is the ending which Capablanca was playing for} 20... Nb7 $2 {This is th weak move, according to Alekhine. Why, he ask, should Black voluntarily leave his opponent the two Bishops} (20... Rb8 21. Bc4 (21. Nb5 { Golombek (Capablanca's Best Hundred Games)} 21... Bxb5 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Bc4 Rb6 24. Rxa5 {Liquidation in favour of White, with his two Bishops coming into their own and a White Rook penetrating the enemy lines}) 21... Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nc6) 21. Nxb7 Bxb7 22. cxb4 cxb4 (22... axb4 23. f3 (23. Be3 $1 Nxe4 (23... Rfc8 24. Rec1 Ra5 25. f3 Ba6 26. Bc4 {Black has a serioiusly weakend Queenside} ) 24. f3 Nf6 25. Bxc5) 23... Ba6) 23. f3 Rfd8 (23... Nd7 24. Be3 Rfc8 $1 25. Red1 Rc7 {Alekhine} 26. Rd6 Rac8 27. Rad1 {Golombek}) 24. Be3 h6 25. Red1 Bc6 26. Rac1 Be8 27. Kf2 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rc8 29. g4 $1 { Threatening to drive the Knight away by Ph4 and Pg5, and then win a pawn by Rd5 } (29. Bb6 {Too hasty} 29... Nd7 30. Bxa5 Nc5) 29... Bd7 { This loses rapidly, but a saving defence can't be found} (29... -- 30. h4 -- 31. g5) 30. Bb6 Be6 {Loss of a pawn is unavoidable} (30... Ra8 31. Bc7) 31. Bxe6 fxe6 (31... Rc2+ 32. Ke3 fxe6 33. Rd2) 32. Rd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxd8 Nd7 34. Bxa5 Nc5 35. b3 $1 (35. Bxb4 $4 Nxa4 (35... Nd3+) 36. b3 Nb6 37. Bd6 Nd7 38. Ke3 { Alekhine}) 35... Nxb3 36. Bxb4 Nd4 37. a5 1-0