[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Capablanca,J"]
[Black "Tartakower,S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "A80"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1. d4 { Capablanca (White) opens with a d-pawn advance, which will probably lead to a without positional (rather than tactical) game. } 1... f5 { Tartakower (Black) finally settles down and replies with the Dutch Defense. without Remember that White's ideal setup is a pawn duo on d4 and e4. The Black pawn without on f5 makes this setup impossible. } 2. Nf3 { Capa develops a Knight and increases his control of the center. } 2... e6 { Tartakower props up his f-pawn and releases his Queen and dark-square Bishop. } 3. c4 { Capa advances the c-pawn so as to not block it in with his Knight on c3. } 3... Nf6 { Tartakower develops a Knight toward the center... } 4. Bg5 { ...and Capa pins it! He's also developed a second minor piece. } 4... Be7 { Tartakower blocks the pin on his f6-Knight and develops a piece at the same without time. } 5. Nc3 { Capa gets his other Knight out. You can see that if he'd played this move without before he advanced the c-pawn that the pawn would now be blocked in. } 5... O-O { Tartakower completes his Kingside development by castling. } 6. e3 { By advancing the pawn AFTER developing the dark-square Bishop, Capa prevented without the Bishop from being blocked in. The move order a player chooses in the without opening is often very important. } 6... b6 { It will be impossible to develop the light-square Bishop through the center without because of the line of pawns on d7-f5, so Tartakower prepares to fianchetto without it. } 7. Bd3 { Capablanca gets his Bishop off of the back rank and prepares to castle. } 7... Bb7 { Tartakower fianchettos his Bishop. Now it commands the long a8-h1 diagonal. } 8. O-O { Capa's Kingside development is now complete. All he has to do now to totally without finish his development is to move his Queen off of the back rank to connect without his Rooks. } 8... Qe8 { Tartakower is thinking of developing his Queen to h5 for a Kingside attack without (...Qh5, ...Ng4, etc.). } 9. Qe2 { Capablanca connects his Rooks and finishes up his development. } 9... Ne4 { Tartakower saw definite possibilities for a White e-pawn advance to e5, so he without blocks the pawn with a centrally-posted Knight. He also uncovers a double without attack on the White g5-Bishop (from the Black e7-Bishop and e4-Knight). } 10. Bxe7 { Capa decides to trade his Bishop for Black's. He anticipates the immediate without reply of ...Qxe7. } 10... Nxc3 { Good thing Capa wasn't holding his breath! Instead of ...Qxe7, Tartakower without snaps up the White Knight and attacks the White Queen. } 11. bxc3 { Capa is forced to capture the Knight and double his pawns on the c-file. But without these pawns aren't really weak, as each one contributes in some way to without White's control of the center. } 11... Qxe7 { Tartakower evens the material by grabbing the White Bishop. } 12. a4 { Capablanca grabs more Queenside space. He's preparing to bring both Rooks to without the Queenside and launch an assault there. } 12... Bxf3 { Tartakower misjudges the position. He sees that it's likely to remain closed, without so he feels that his Knight will be better in the long run than White's without Bishop. But he gives up his wonderfully-placed Bishop to take away the without Knight. } 13. Qxf3 { The Queen recaptures and attacks the a8-Rook. } 13... Nc6 { By moving the Knight, Tartakower not only blocks the Queen's attack but also without allows the two Rooks to defend each other. The Rooks are connected, and without Black's development is finally complete. } 14. Rfb1 { Capa prepares a Queenside attack by bringing his Kingside Rook over to the without half-open b-file. } 14... Rae8 { The best way to meet a flank assault is to counterattack in the center. without Tartakower means to do just that. He prepares by bringing his Queenside Rook without to the e-file to support an advance of the e-pawn. } 15. Qh3 { Capablanca wants to play f2-f4, guarding e5 and preventing the Black e-pawn without from occupying it. He moves his Queen to make his own f-pawn advance without possible. } 15... Rf6 { The Rook advances and may be shifted to the h-file to attack the White Queen. } 16. f4 { Capa is unconcerned. He advances the f-pawn as planned. Now if Black plays without ...Rh6, the Queen can simply return to f3. } 16... Na5 { Tartakower prevents a minority attack by the White a-pawn, an attack that without would lead either to a Black Queenside pawn weakness or the opening of the without a-file for White's Rooks. } 17. Qf3 { The White Queen has no future on the h-file, so it returns to f3. The Queen without may later head for the Queenside via the light squares on the d1-h5 and without a4-d1 diagonals. } 17... d6 { Black won't easily give up the idea of an e6-e5 pawn push. The d-pawn adds without its voice to the argument over who owns e5. } 18. Re1 { Capa conceives his own plans for a White e-pawn push! The e1-Rook backs up without the pawn. } 18... Qd7 { Tartakower finally gives up on trying to advance his e-pawn. He removes his without Queen from the dangerous e-file and the possibility of attack by the White without e1-Rook. } 19. e4 { The  White e-pawn advances. Now Capablanca threatens to open the e-file. } 19... fxe4 { Tartakower captures the e-pawn... } 20. Qxe4 { ...and has his pawn captured in return. Now Capa threatens to win another without pawn (21.Qxh7+). } 20... g6 { Tartakower blocks the threat, but his Kingside is now very weak. } 21. g3 { Capa has no problems advancing his Kingside pawns due to the closed nature of without the position (Black has little maneuvering room, so there is little chance without of a surprise attack). } 21... Kf8 { The Black King moves closer to the e8-Rook, to help in its defense should the without e-file be completely opened. } 22. Kg2 { The White King steps forward to support the White Kingside pawn advance. } 22... Rf7 { Tartakower starts to put the wagons in a circle. He sees that a White attack without is coming, and he doesn't want to leave any pieces hanging. } 23. h4 { The White Kingside pawnstorm continues unabated. } 23... d5 { Tartakower sees a chance to divert White's attack before it has a chance to without strengthen. The d-pawn advances and forks the White Queen and c-pawn. } 24. cxd5 { Capa must either take the pawn or retreat the Queen. Retreating the Queen without allows 24...dxc4 and the White Bishop must give ground too. Capa decides without that swapping pawns is the lesser of the evils. } 24... exd5 { Now both the Black d-pawn and e8-Rook attack the White Queen. Retreating the without Queen leads to a sequence that gives Black command of the e-file, so... } 25. Qxe8+ { ...Capa decides to trade down, rather than give Black a positional advantage. } 25... Qxe8 { The only move; otherwise, Black is a Rook behind for nothing. } 26. Rxe8+ { Taking the Queen checks the King... } 26... Kxe8 { ...and leads to material equality. Actually, since the position is semi-open, without White's Bishop is a little stronger than Black's Knight, giving White a without slight edge. } 27. h5 { Capa's plan is to open up the h-file, then use it as an avenue of invasion without for his Rook. } 27... Rf6 { Tartakower seeks to discourage hxg6, but White is unconcerned... } 28. hxg6 { He makes the pawn swap anyway. } 28... hxg6 { This is probably better than ...hxg6. The White Rook is going to invade the without Black position anyway, and at least the Rook defends the g-pawn now. } 29. Rh1 { The Rook slips over to the h-file. All is going according to White's plan. } 29... Kf8 { Tartakower again circles the wagons. The King moves closer to the Rook and without pawn to aid in the defense. } 30. Rh7 { An open file is only valuable if it yields a penetration point by which a without friendly Rook can infiltrate the enemy position. The White Rook moves to the without penetration point on h7. The invasion has begun! } 30... Rc6 { 30...Rf7 31.Rxf7 Kxf7 only helps White because of his strong Bishop. The without Black Rook must move to the Queenside to defend the menaced c-pawn. } 31. g4 { Capablanca means to exploit his 2-1 Kingside pawn majority. The White without Kingside pawns advance ominously. } 31... Nc4 { The Black Knight swoops in and cuts down the White Bishop's mobility. } 32. g5 { The Kingside pawnstorm relentlessly continues. } 32... Ne3+ { The Knight checks and keeps the f-pawn from advancing. } 33. Kf3 { The White King attacks the annoying Knight. } 33... Nf5 { The Black Knight achieves its goal: it blockades the f-pawn and stalls the without White pawnstorm. } 34. Bxf5 { OUCH! That didn't last long! At least Black has traded off his lame Knight without for White's superior Bishop... } 34... gxf5 { ...but at the cost of allowing White a passed g-pawn in return. } 35. Kg3 { Capa's King heads for the h-file, where it will support the advance of the without passed pawn. } 35... Rxc3+ { Tartakower's Rook rudely captures a pawn with check. } 36. Kh4 { The White King ducks under cover. } 36... Rf3 { The Black Rook gets into position to gobble up another pawn. } 37. g6 { The capture of the f4-pawn cannot be prevented, so Capa concentrates on without advancing the passed g-pawn. } 37... Rxf4+ { Another White pawn falls with check. } 38. Kg5 { The White King advances in support of the g-pawn and attacks the Black Rook without at the same time. } 38... Re4 { The Black Rook can't check by ...Rg4 (or else the f-pawn falls), so the Rook without returns to the open e-file. } 39. Kf6 { The White King gets as close to the Black King as it can in order to force without the pawn through to the eighth rank. } 39... Kg8 { By moving adjacent to the Rook, the Black King prevents the advance of the without g-pawn (40.g7 Kxh7). } 40. Rg7+ { Capa checks the Black King, hoping to drive it into the corner. } 40... Kh8 { Tartakower complies with White's wishes. } 41. Rxc7 { Capa does a little pawn-snatching of his own. Now 42.Rc8+ leads to mate! } 41... Re8 { Tartakower stops the mating threat by making 42.Rc8 impossible. } 42. Kxf5 { Capa just grabs another pawn. Now the material is even again. } 42... Re4 { Since the White King is no longer on c6, Rc8+ is no longer a mate threat. The without Rook is now free to move to e4 and menace White's d-pawn. } 43. Kf6 { Now the Rc8+ mate threat is on again! } 43... Rf4+ { Rather than passively retreat to e8, Tartakower aggressively checks White, without giving him no time to play the winning Rook move. } 44. Ke5 { Capa defends the attacked pawn, gets out of check, and attacks the Rook and without Black d-pawn all at one shot! } 44... Rg4 { Tartakower turns his aggressions toward the passed g-pawn. } 45. g7+ { Capa defends it by advancing it to the seventh rank (where it enjoys the  without Rook's protection and incidentally checks Black's King). } 45... Kg8 { The Black King avoids check and blockades the passed pawn. } 46. Rxa7 { Capablanca grabs another pawn and gets ahead in the material count. } 46... Rg1 { Tartakower's Rook prepares to head for the open c-file where it will cut the without White King off from the Queenside, preventing it from aiding in the advance without of the a-pawn. } 47. Kxd5 { The White King snaps up another pawn, further reducing Black's chances for without victory. } 47... Rc1 { The Black Rook takes control of the open c-file and cuts the White King off without from the Queenside. } 48. Kd6 { The White King creeps forward and opens up space for the d-pawn's advance. } 48... Rc2 { Tartakower is unable to come up with a constructive move, so he marks time by without shifting his Rook. } 49. d5 { The d-pawn marches ahead... } 49... Rc1 { ...while the Black Rook continues to just mark time. } 50. Rc7 { Capa offers to exchange Rooks (an offer that is to his advantage -- with the without Rooks off the board, there's no way for Black to prevent one of the White without pawns from promoting). } 50... Ra1 { Tartakower wisely decides against the trade, instead preferring to attack a without White pawn. } 51. Kc6 { The White King gets out of the d-pawn's way and zeros in on the Black b-pawn. } 51... Rxa4 { The White a-pawn falls... } 52. d6 { ...while its brother on the d-file advances. Tartakower realizes that with without the White King and Rook protecting the pawn, he can't stop its promotion without without giving up his own Rook. He resigns. } 1-0