The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
Chess
By HERMAN HELMS.

II By HERMl
Capablanca's first task in the
international Masters Tournament
now in progress at London was to
deal with a variation that had been
pretty thoroughly tested in the
championship match at Havana and
essayed against him by NJ. Euwe Of
Holland. The latter lost time
through failure to exchange Queens
and after twenty moves. found him
self a Pawn minus. This spelt sure
defeat. but the manner in which the
worlds champion accomplished IL
will interest all students of the
game. The score:
RUY LOPEZ.
Euwe CapsbIsncs.
White. Black.
/. P-k4 P-k4
| 2. Kt-KB3 Kt-QB3
3. B-Kt5 Rt-B3
The so-called Berlin defence to the
Ruy Lopez. which has withstood the
test of time aad was adopted in four
of the Capablanca-Lssker match
games at Havana-the third. sixth,
twelfth and fourteenth.
4. Castles. P-o3
Practically the SteinitZ defence. al
though the great Austrian. in his
development of the opening. made
this a move earlier.
| 5. P-o4 BOZ
g. Kt-B3 PIP
T. Kt1P ....
In the fourteenth game Of the match
at Havana. which was won by Cspa-
blanca. Lasker. playing White. con-
| Nv hafn hn
change of the Pawns in the center.
s:RIK Castle. Castle
| In this manner. also. did Lasker and
Tarrash play in the worlds cham
pionship match of 1908.
! o. BIB ..-..
twelfth game with Capablanca. Both
of these masters continued with
BxKt in the third and sixth games
Of the match. which, like the
twelfth, were drawn.
10. P-Bs Kt1Kt
Capablanca. in the twelfth game
aforesaid. played 10. B-KB. after
which followed IL B-KKt5, P
KRIS; IL Bra. P-EKt3; 13 KIT
Q5. B-Kte At this point Capa-
blanca. in his book on the match,
remarks: Il cannot very highly
recommend the system of defence
adopted by me in this variation"
IL. oIKt B-k3
IL. Q-B2 PRS
This. at first blush. would appear to
leave the QP weak. hut Black is
fully prepared for the advance or
P-o4. If the need arises
I3. BOZ Okla
AS this is the only point at which
the Queen can be deployed satIs-
factorily. Capablanca does not mince
matters, but faces the situation
squarely. though il involves an ex-
change of Queens.
Il. Kt-R4
An evasion which costs him valuable
time. Instead. he should have
played Il oxQ. followed by P-oRS.
| "a w QNQ.ch.
Is. Kto F-o4
16. P-K5
Somewhat risky. as will he seen
presently. ON the other hand. II l6
PxP. EtxP. with the better position.
10. ..... Kt-o2
IL. P-KKt3 ....
This loses a Pawn: either P-KB4
or R-Q3 was necessary as pre-
ventive.
IL -. B-KR4
| Is. ORB P-Qkt4
/ 10. Et--B3 B-B4ch.
Disclosing the Rook on the KIP,
now twice attacked.
| 20. K-Kt2 ktNP
81 P-KKt4 B-KKt3
% K-Kt3 P-RR4
| %. B-KB4 .....
The only chance for freeing his
game lies in this direction. At best.
with a Pawn down. Whites pros
meets are not at all enviable.
"a. RxKt PR
| 2s. B-Q3 B-B2
Well played; an exchange of Bishops
would have enabled White to set up
stronger defensive barrier.
| os P-Kt5 P-Kts
| 2T R-K2 B-Q3
| Is. K-Kt2 K-kt2
| -. QR-K R-Ka
| 80 Kt-Q R-KB
| 81. Kt-B2 BK
| 30 P-Kt3 .....
To bring the Knight to XXI via R3
would avail nothing as a defence
for the KIP, in as much as BLACK.
with B-B4. could always dislodge
liz;
IS. P-oB4 ..'..
It is useless to play SO R-Ks on
account of POS.
-. -: rxoP if FiF FiF
81. P-Kt BIS
| 3S R-Q QR-Ba
With all OF Blacks force bearing
directly upon the King, the end is
now close at hand.
! 81. B-K4 B-B4
| &c Kt-Q3 PxB
| Resigns.
For IL 80 KtxB. R-Kt5ch: 40 k
r, P-K6, and checkmate cannot be
averted.
In the International Chess Mas
ters' Tournament in London IL took
Capablanca sixty-seven moves be-
fore he could force Atkins to lower
his colors. The game:
| CARo-KANN DEFENSE.
| Atkins, Capsblanca,
| England. Cuba.
| (whiteD tBlsckD
| l. P-K4 P-QB3