Evening star., 1921-04-24

40 SsASSS'
Jose r. Capablanca. with lea
Lasker, seems absolutely sure of v
CROWN now being waged in Havana
Tested. and should the Cuban content
it is incrediable that the German r
is, can score FIVE games.
1t is curious that Lasker's defe
many's greater humiliations.
When Morphy retired from the chess
arena. some sixty years ago. it was an
axiom that masters. like poets. "were
horn and not made; then the great
Teutonic masters OF analysis. expon-
ents of exhaustive study, scientific
machines. invaded the checkered field
and so dominated it's every square
that nothing was thought correct in
chess unless it was made in Ger
hany."
But as Paul Morphy, a pure creole
type, revolutionized the game of sixty
years ago, overwhelming every grand
master of Europe. SO Capablanca, an
other Latin American, seems today
about to place himself upon a plane
entirely above any other living chess
master.
His achievement so far verges upon
the miraculous, as in the fourteen
games played it is impossible to show
where he has made a single mistake
or failed to take the fullest advantage
VI CNSiy slightest Sllp ol HIS OppO.
nent. In opening, middle and end game
MS play has been as uniforml'' perfect
as the action of a chronometer.
NINTH GAME.
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED
lNotes by 1. S: Turnover. d. c. chess champion)
Capahanca Iasker Capabanca Iasker
White Black White Black
! kt4s kt9kns Pa ar-Ba Feb4
This defense was originated by DR.. Tarrasch
who recommends it as the only method yielding
MACK equality, on which point. however. there
masters.
The advantage Of this defense lies in the
fact tha. the pawns In the center are quickly
disadvantace to be reckoned with consists in
the isolated oP. with which Black is left in
this variation:
5 KtNBs KtHoBs '''
White intends to develop his KB at Kto,
With pressure against Blacks isolated QP:
this method Of attack was first tried by
sfhiechter in 1908 and afterward adopted by
Ihinstein who developed it to a high degree
If PxP: Black will reply Pos and have
the preferable game.
5B-k,s B-ks ]: Ktxktch B1kt
Castles B-ks 1s BIB o1R
70 s sni Rnkss Fnos Fnt i 1.S-ks SEkss Castle. Castles
Preventing Poe and also oR-o.
Is KR-o &KRs R Il A'-A hR-h
Black intends to exert pressure on Whites
backward kP. thus preventing the concentra-
own oP. MS
Is R-Oc
Whites attempt to win q pawn by BxKt
would have been frustrated in the following
manner:
ls ls e1F e1F' kRns kTs 2. 2 a1e ase R.sp s1e
20 Q-kB3 RxP 3 RxR BxR
with the better game. as White will land in q
kmating net II he tries for the win Of the QRP,
1Sor instance:
:: s ReH' R1f RS RS sk-R k-R. hsssa s7ks s.,.
1s aa-a I.,ks = st1s R"k5
:, White has finally succeeded in attacking
the weak QP with all his pieces and Black car
no longer successfully defend it.
3 Q-k3
The reserve move. which saves the game:
klack gives up the or. but gets Whites KIP |
y y 1ssaIa ksaP ....
K-B. trying to defend the KIP, would have
been answered by Q-R6ch. forcing the king
hack to ut square. as XXX would prove dis,
asfrous for White on account Of Q!kt7.
p ..-... ktxkt
After the wholesale exchange, beginning
With this move, the draw was imminent
ELEVENTH GAME.
QUEENS GAMBIT DECLINED.
can.blsnes IAsker Capablanca LAsker
lP-o4 P-o4 5rKs BLKe
Kt-kB3 P-K3 Kt-B3 Castles
P-R4 Kt-kR3 7R-B R-K
B-Kt5 okt-Qa
II is doubtful whether Showaiter's move
7 P-R3 which both CapabIanca and Iasker
have adopted with success in several games Of
TINS match. can be improved upon
The next move was tried by Capablanca in a
game against Rubnstein in the st. Petersburg
tournament Of 1914.
sB-o3 PxP
The best continuation. it forces White to
declare his Intentions: in the above mentioned
sEame Capablanca played P-QKt4 and came
quickly to grief White winning q pawn in the
next few moves. and only account Of mis-
take committed by Rubinstein in the end
game was Capablanca able to escape with a
draw.
IL B1B RxB
Correct ia oxB. followed by KtxKt and
P-k4. yielding Black q good game.
IL Castles Kt-B
1t is evident that Blacks game is c,amoed
he cannot now free his game by means OF
kt1kt and P-K4 as white will re,ake the
knight with his queen. thus exerting pressure
on his k5.
- KRIo R-o2 IL B-B ......
The best retreat for the bishop: R-Kt3
would hold back the QktP. which White in
tends TO make an important factor In the
contemplated queens side attack. while Boa
gould obstruct the rook
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