[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Maroczy,G"]
[Black "Capablanca,J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "C96"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 { This move has a dual purpose: to chase the White Bishop and to allow Black to play ...c5. } 10. Bc2 c5 { This is a pretty coomon Queenside pawn structure for Black in the Ruy Lopez. } 11. d3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 { The Knight is headed for f1. from there it will move to either e3 or g3 (and possibly to f5). } 12... d5 { Look at Black's Knights and b- through e-pawns! They command the center and control much space on the Queenside. } 13. Nf1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Be6 15. Bd2 { Maroczy could have traded Queens but didn't want to give Black control of the open file. } ( 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 ) 15... Ra7 { Capa prepares to swing his Rook over to the open d-file. } 16. Ng5 Bc4 17. Ne3 Bd3 18. Bxd3 Qxd3 19. Nf5 h6 20. Re3 { Rather than retreating the Knight, Maroczy boldly attacks the Black Queen. } 20... Qd8 21. Nf3 Rd7 { Capa completes the Rook maneuver he started on move 15. } 22. Qc2 { The White Queen wisely abandons the same file as the Black battery. } 22... c4 { Capa grabs some more space on the Queenside. The pawn, sitting squarely at the head of the chain, takes both b3 and d3 away from White. } 23. Nxe7+ { This trade makes no sense. The Knight was well-placed at f5, covering squares deep in the heart of Black's half of the board. The e7-Bishop, however, was accomplishing nothing. } 23... Qxe7 24. a4 { Maroczy tries breaking up the Queenside pawns in order to bring his Rook into the game along the a-file. } 24... Rfd8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ree1 { Maroczy prepares to set up a battery along the a-file. } 26... Qe6 { The idea is to make way for ...Ne7-g6-f4. } 27. Be3 Rd3 28. Nd2 Ne7 29. f3 Nh5 30. Nf1 f5 31. Bf2 Qg6 { Capa is now threatening a quick end to the battle (...Nf4 and ...Qxg2#). } 32. Kh2 { Maroczy plans to counter with ...Bg3 (blocking the Black Queen's access to g2). } 32... Qg5 33. Be3 Nf4 { Intending ...Ng6. } 34. Ng3 Rxe3 { Capa plans to end the game with a Kingside blitz. He starts clearing out wood around the White King. } 35. Rxe3 Nxg2 36. Re2 Nf4 37. Rd2 Rf8 38. Nh1 Qh5 { Threatening ...Qxh3+. } 39. Nf2 Neg6 ( 39... Qxf3 { This wins a pawn but loses the initiative by opening lines for counterplay by White. } 40. Rg1 ) 40. Qd1 Nh4 41. Rd8 Nxf3+ 42. Kh1 Nd3 $1 { The Knight breaks the communication between White's Queen and d8-Rook. Now the Rook is hanging and must be withdrawn. } 43. Rxd3 cxd3 44. Qxd3 f4 { Capa advances his extra pawn to stabilize the center (the threat of exf5 is gone) and to control squares near the White King. } 45. Qd1 Rf6 46. Ra8+ Kh7 47. Qd5 Ng5 { Capa prepares to block the White Queen's check. } 48. Qg8+ Kg6 49. Qe8+ Nf7 { The point of 47...Ng5. The Knight blocks the check. } 50. Qc8 { Preparing to play 51.Qg4+ Qxg4 52.Nxg4 striking at both the Rook and the e5-pawn. } 50... Qf3+ { The trouble now is that Black can grab and hold the initiative by checking the White King. } 51. Kg1 Qg3+ 52. Kf1 f3 53. Qg4+ Qxg4 54. hxg4 Kg5 55. Ra5 Nd6 56. Nd3 Kxg4 { It will be little trouble for Capa to promote the f-pawn. } 57. Nxe5+ { This capture is why Maroczy abandoned the g-pawn. } 57... Kg3 { White forgot that the Black King is now mobile and is supporting the passed f-pawn. } 0-1