Capablanca vs Mieses
Bad | Bad | Round 5
883
[Event "Bad"] [Site "Bad"] [Round "5"] [White "Capablanca"] [Black "Mieses"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "1rb1kn2/1p2r1pp/p1p2p2/3p4/N2P4/2RNPP2/PP3KPP/2R5 w - - 0 25"] {Positional intermezzo Capablanca preferred not to push the pawns too early. The advantage of this rule is exemplified in this position, where the familiar minority attack is rejected in favour of operations with Knights and Rooks} 25. Rb3 {White wants to provoke ... Pb5} 25... Nd7 26. g4 b5 27. Nac5 Nb6 (27... Nxc5 28. Rxc5 Bb7 29. Nb4 Kd7) 28. Nb4 Bb7 29. Nxb7 Rbxb7 30. Rxc6 a5 31. Rxb6 axb4 (31... Rxb6 32. Nxd5 {fork tactic}) 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxb4 1-0
1-0
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