[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower,S"]
[Black "Capablanca,J"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "C33"]
[PlyCount "60"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 { Tartakower offers the King's Gambit, one of the oldest chess openings. White's idea is to give up a pawn to deflect the e5-pawn from controlling d4. Then White can set up the classic d4-e4 pawn center plus have the half-open f-file for his Rook after castling Kingside. } 2... exf4 { Capa accepts the pawn sacrifice. } 3. Be2 { A bit unusual in that White often plays d2-d4 right away. The move Bc4 is another popular third move for White. } ( 3. d4 ) ( 3. Bc4 ) 3... d5 { Capa offers a counter-gambit, played to prevent White from establishing the d4-e4 pawn pair. } 4. exd5 Nf6 5. c4 c6 { Capa offers yet another pawn trade. If White plays dxc6, Capa will reply ...Nxc6 and have a lead in development. } 6. d4 ( 6. dxc6 Nxc6 ) 6... Bb4+ 7. Kf1 { This move is hard to understand, as it violates an idea of the King's Gambit (to have the f-file controlled by a Rook at f1). } ( 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 ) 7... cxd5 8. Bxf4 dxc4 9. Bxb8 Nd5 { The threat is ...Ne3, forking the White King and Queen. The secondary idea is to defend the b4-Bishop in case of Qa4+. } ( 9... Rxb8 10. Qa4+ { And White wins the Bishop by use of a fork. } ) 10. Kf2 { Keeping the Knight off of e3. } 10... Rxb8 11. Bxc4 O-O { Now Capa no longer has to worry about the forking check Qa4+. } 12. Nf3 Nf6 13. Nc3 { White now has an isolated d-pawn. What he wants to do is control the square in front of the pawn to enable the pawn's advance. } 13... b5 14. Bd3 ( 14. Nxb5 a6 15. Nc3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 { White could have snatched an extra pawn, but would then have given Black control of the open b-file. } ) 14... Ng4+ 15. Kg1 { And now we see a consequence of the move 7.Kf1. The h1-Rook is completely buried. } 15... Bb7 { As we've seen before, the long diagonal is the ideal place for the Bishop. } 16. Bf5 Bxf3 { Capa breaks up the pawn cover in front of his opponent's King. } 17. gxf3 Ne3 18. Bxh7+ Kh8 ( 18... Kxh7 19. Qd3+ Kg8 20. Qxe3 { And White would have remained a pawn ahead. } ) 19. Qd3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 { While it's true that White is a pawn ahead, it's equally true that three of his pawns are isolated and that he has four pawn islands that require defending. } 20... Nd5 21. Be4 Nf4 22. Qd2 Qh4 { The Queen defends the Knight and is positioned to aid in a Kingside attack. } 23. Kf1 { Things look a bit drafty around the White King. } 23... f5 24. Bc6 Rf6 25. d5 Rd8 { The d-pawn appears to be adequately defended. But there's a problem -- note that the d8-Rook and the White Queen stand on the same file. This should be suggesting some tactical possibilities to you. } 26. Rd1 Rxc6 27. dxc6 ( 27. Qf2 Qh3+ 28. Ke1 Re8+ 29. Kd2 Nxd5 { And Balck is up a minor piece with the White King a sitting duck in the center. } ) 27... Rxd2 28. Rxd2 { We now have an interesting material imbalance. White has two Rooks and a pawn for a Queen and Knight. Note, though, that one of White's Rooks is still tucked away in the corner while Black's Queen and Knight are actively placed. } 28... Ne6 29. Rd6 Qc4+ { The Queen does triple duty: checking the White King, defending the Black Knight, and pressuring the c6-pawn. } 30. Kg2 ( 30. Kf2 Qc5+ ) 30... Qe2+ { Tartakower sees that there's no escape and thrown in the towel. } ( 30... Qe2+ 31. Kg3 ( 31. Kh3 Qxf3+ 32. Kh4 Qg4# ) 31... Qe5+ ) 0-1