Merenyi vs Capablanca
Budapest | ?
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[Event "Budapest"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Merenyi"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian: Hungarian, 3.c3"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. Bb5+ {This is weak since White's bishop is would be a good piece after the pawn center clarified.} 4... Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 { Taking advantage of White's exposed knight to gain a strong center pawn.} 10. Nb5 Kd7 {10...Na6 would misplace the knight, while now it is White's knight which is misplaced.} 11. Ke2 Kc6 12. a4 Nd7 13. Be3 a6 14. Rd1 Ngf6 15. Nd2 Rd8 16. Na3 {White begins to retreat and Black's edge in piece activity will increase with every piece.} 16... Nd5 17. Ndc4 b6 18. Rd2 Bxa3 19. Rxa3 { 19.Nxa3 Nxe3 20.Kxe3 Nc5 And Black keeps the advantage because of his more active pieces and White's weak a-pawn.} 19... Rhe8 20. Nd6 Re7 { Black meets White's hopeful tactics by simple consolidation.} 21. c4 Nxe3 22. fxe3 {22.Kxe3 Nf6 23.Ne4 Ng4+ 24.Kf3 Nxh2+ 25.Kg3 Nf1+} 22... Nc5 23. Ne4 Rxd2+ 24. Nxd2 a5 {Black's edge is now clear across the whole board: White has weaknesses on c4, a4, e3 and g2, and Black's pieces are all more active than their counter- parts.} 25. Nb1 Rd7 26. Nd2 e4 27. Nb3 Nd3 28. Nd4+ Kc5 29. b3 f5 30. Ra1 Rxd4 {The e3 pawn was the key to White's keeping Black's king and pawns at bay; now White is overrun.} 31. exd4+ Kxd4 32. g3 {32.h4 f4} 32... g5 33. b4 f4 34. c5 f3+ 35. Kf1 e3 36. Re1 bxc5 37. Rxe3 Kxe3 38. bxa5 c4 { White will promote first, but Black will promote with mate.} 0-1
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