[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janowski,D"]
[Black "Capablanca,J"]
[Result "1/2"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "D67"]
[PlyCount "39"]

1. d4 { Janowski (White) starts by staking out central space. The pawn on d4 controls without c5 and e5. White also has opened up a path for his dark-square Bishop and without Queen to develop off of the first rank. } 1... d5 { Capablanca (Black) follows suit. He now controls c4 and e4. His light-square without Bishop is now free to develop. Also, the d5-pawn prevents White's d-pawn without from advancing into Black's territory. } 2. Nf3 { A good developing move. The Knight moves toward the center, protects the d4- without pawn, and strengthens White's hold on e5 (a square the Knight may want to without move to at an opportune time later on). } 2... Nf6 { Capablanca plays a "mirror-image" of Janowski's last move, with the same without ideas in mind (center control and possible later advancement to without e4). } 3. c4 { Janowski offers to gambit a pawn. He hopes to make Capa waste a tempo by without capturing with the d-pawn. Then, after White advances the e2 pawn to e3, without Black will have a hard time protecting the c4 pawn from the f1-Bishop's without attack. } 3... e6 { Capablanca declines the gambit. The d5-pawn is now protected and the dark- without square Bishop can get off of the first rank, but at a price! The without light-square Bishop is now blocked in! } 4. Nc3 { The other White Knight gets off the back rank and increases White's center  without control. Notice how playing the pawn to c4 before the Knight's move kept the without  c-pawn from being blocked in by the Knight. } 4... Be7 { Capa develops his Bishop, clears the deck for castling, and prevents White  without from pinning the Knight with Bg5. But see how Black's position is starting without to look a little cramped. He doesn't have much play for his without pieces. } 5. Bg5 { Janowski wants to push his pawn to e3 to release the light-square Bishop, but without doesn't want to block the dark-square Bishop in the process. With this move, without the Bishop develops usefully and doesn't get blocked after without e2-e3. } 5... O-O { Capa gets his King out of the center and develops the Rook toward the center  without at the same time. The Rook may get some play there if the center opens up  without later. } 6. e3 { The light-square Bishop is free at last! The pawn also helps prop up the d4- without pawn. White's Queen controls two diagonals now, too (a4-d1 and without d1-h5). } 6... Nbd7 { The Knight develops and guards e5, keeping White's Knight from moving there. without Unfortunately, it also completely blocks the light-square Bishop. Now without Black's pieces are really cramped! } 7. Rc1 { Janowski is thinking ahead: he plans to trade off pawns with cxd5, which will without half-open the c-file. Open and half-open files are where rooks belong! Now without the Rook is in position to control the file as soon as the pawn swap is without complete. } 7... c6 { A second benefit of White's planned pawn trade is that he would then enjoy a  without 2-1 pawn superiority on the center files. Capablanca's move (c7-c6) ensures  without that he'll keep two pawns in the center too, and helps keep the game without balanced. } 8. Bd3 { Janowski finally develops his light-square Bishop. But Capablanca sees a way  without to make his opponent waste a tempo. } 8... dxc4 { The White Bishop is attacked and now Janowski must move it a second time without (thereby wasting a move and falling behind by a tempo). Making a move like  without this is like getting a free move to carry out your own plans. } 9. Bxc4 { Janowski had to recapture or else stay behind by a pawn. Either way, the  without Bishop was forced to move. Capablanca now has the initiative and can start without to work on uncramping (or "freeing") his game. } 9... Nd5 { Capa centralizes the Knight and uncovers an attack on the g5-Bishop from his without own Bishop on e7. Try to look for moves like this one in your own games, without moves that serve more than one purpose. } 10. h4 { Since the Bishop was attacked twice (by Queen and Bishop) and defended only without once (by the Knight), White must retreat, exchange, or protect the piece. without Unfortunately, Janowski's pawn push weakens his Kingside pawn structure. } 10... f6 { Looking ahead, Capablanca sees a way to open up the game and free his pieces. without He starts by attacking the Bishop a third time. The unfortunate side effect without of this move is that it blocks the Bishop along the d8-h4 diagonal. } 11. Bf4 { Janowski retreats his Bishop. Now Capablanca's eyes narrow as he continues without his plan to free his game while hanging on to the initiative. He needs a without move that forces a reply from White... } 11... Nxf4 { ...and finds it! When the center opens up, Bishops will be more powerful than without Knights (due to the Bishops' increased mobility). Anticipating this, Capa  without trades his Knight for a Bishop and leaves White with a weakness as well... } 12. exf4 { ...the weakness of doubled f-pawns. Doubled pawns are weak because they can't without protect each other, and the rear pawn has trouble advancing because of the  without pawn in front of it. Janowski's King is also more exposed now. } 12... Nb6 { Capablanca hangs on to the initiative by making another threat (...Nb6xc4).  without He's also trying to maneuver the Knight to d5, right in the center, where it without  will control lots of space. } 13. Bb3 { Another forced reply. The Bishop moves out of danger and still manages to without keep the e6-pawn pinned. (Did you notice that the pawn can't advance because without of the White Bishop's potential check on the King?) } 13... Nd5 { Another multi-purpose move! The Knight breaks the pin, controls lots of without space, and attacks both the c3-Knight and the g4-pawn. Notice, too, how much without more scope Black has for his pieces, compared to a few moves without ago. } 14. g3 { If White plays Nc3xd5, he frees Black's pieces still further (check out the  without variation to move 14). Instead, he protects the threatened pawn. But look at without all of the weak light-colored squares on Janowski's Kingside! } ( 14. Nxd5 { Let's see what might have happened if Janowski had decided to trade Knights without on move 14... } 14... exd5 { Obviously Capablanca must recapture. 14...cxd5 would be bad because it would  without open up the c-file for White's Rook. } 15. O-O { Janowski has several possible moves here, but getting his King out of the  without middle is probably his best bet (otherwise Capa would play ...Re8 and without ...Bb4, DOUBLE CHECK! Very ugly for Janowski!) } 15... Bg4 { But now Janowski's Knight is pinned to his Queen, and Black's pieces aren't without so cramped anymore. Very troublesome for White. Now you see why Janowski without didn't want to trade Knights back on move 14. } ) 14... Qe8 { Capa shifts his Queen to the Kingside, planning to invade Janowski's position without via those weak light squares (Qe8-g6-g4). } 15. Qd3 { Janowski's King is still in the middle! He hasn't had time to castle because without he's done nothing but react to Black's threats since move 9! He tries to nip without  the latest one in the bud by Qd3, preventing Black from playing ...Qg6. without But... } 15... Qh5 { ...Capa's Queen slides down to h5, where it can still get to the hole on g4! without However, since the move doesn't threaten anything directly, the pressure on without Janowski eases slightly. Maybe Janowski can grab back the initiative. } 16. Bd1 { With the Bishop move, Janowski sets up a future threat. If the Black Queen  without stays on the d1-h5 diagonal, White can (at a suitable moment) move his  without f3-Knight and uncover an attack by the Bishop against the Black without Queen. } 16... Bb4 { Capablanca strikes back on the other wing! He sets up a pin on the c3-Knight, without making sure that it can't capture Black's important centrally-placed Knight without on d5. } 17. O-O { Janowski finally castles and removes the pin on his c3-Knight. But the area  without around his King is full of holes. If Capablanca can manage to get his light- without square Bishop into play, things will get ugly for White in a without hurry! } 17... Bxc3 { Surprise! Capa preserves his d5-Knight and grabs the initiative again by  without forcing White's reply (Janowski must take the Bishop or remain down a without piece). } 18. bxc3 { The only one of the three possible captures that doesn't lose material for  without White. Janowski's pawn structure is horrible. We see fine beads of sweat without begin to form on his forehead. Capa appears lost in thought... } 18... Nxf4 { WHAM! The crowd appears stunned. Doesn't this lose a Knight? Capablanca has without deliberately sacrificed it in order to open up more holes in White's without position. He also sees that this sacrifice almost assures a drawn game. } 19. gxf4 { Janowski must recapture or remain behind by a pawn. Also, if he doesn't take without the Knight, then he must move his Queen out of danger (from 19...Nf4xd3) without which costs him another tempo. } 19... Qg4+ { Capa continues to direct the flow of play by checking White's King. Notice without how White had a potential attack on Black's Queen for several moves (from without the d1- Bishop) but Black gave him no time to move the f3-Knight. } 20. Kh1 { The only way to stop check is by moving the King (see the variation also). without Now the Queen can just keep moving back and forth between g4 and h3, without creating a draw by perpetual check. The players agree to a draw without here. } ( 20. Kh2 { This is the only move that Janowski had, other than the one actually played. } 20... Qxf4+ { Notice the double attack--the Queen checks the King and attacks the Rook at  without the same time. After the White King moves, the c1-Rook is history (assuming, without  of course, that Black doesn't check again and get a draw by perpetual without check). } 21. Kg1 { Janowski would keep the King on a dark square, in order to avoid Black's without light-square Bishop. The King also protects the f1-Rook (you'll see why in a without moment). } 21... Qxc1 { Black snags the Rook. Although White's position looks like swiss cheese, his without pieces have more maneuvering room than do Black's. } 22. Bc2 { White uncorks a double threat. His Rook attacks the Queen, while he also without threatens Qxh7+, grabbing a free pawn. } 22... Qh6 { Black saves the Queen and stops the threat. The position is static, as without Black's pieces have less play than White's, but White has no obvious targets without to  attack. (Variation by Alekhine). } ) 1/2