Corzo – Capablanca Corzo Capablanca Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1900.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Havana Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Havana"] [Site "?"] [Date "1900.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Corzo"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 {White's knigh t is trapped, but he hopes to get compensation by luring Black's king into the center.} 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4 d5 {Black is willing to give back a pawn or two to speed up his development and close the a2-g8 diagonal.} 9.exd5 {White would like to open the f-file by 9.Bxf4, but 9...Bb4 is a strong reply.} Qe7+ {Black begins his counterattack.} 10.Kf2 g3+ 11.Kg1 Nxd4 {Black returns the piece to gain an attack on the a7-g1 diagonal where White's king has no room to breathe.} 12.Qxd4 {12.Bxf4 Qf6} Qc5 13.Ne2 Qb6 {Very strong. White is hard pressed to defend against 14...Bc5. 13...Qxd4+ 14.Nxd4 Bc5.} 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nd4 Bc5 16.c3 Ra4 {Black threatens 17... Rxd4. This is why Black forced White to trade queens on b6.} 17.Be2 Bxd4+ 18.cxd4 Rxd4 19.b3 {White hopes to skewer Black's rooks on the a1-h8 diagonal.} Nf6 20.Bb2 Rd2 21.Bh5+ Nxh5 {21...Kg7 22.Bc3 Rc2 23.Be5 And White has counterplay.} 22.Bxh8 f3 {Black's exchange sacrifice has let him keep a strong attack against White's king.} 23.gxf3 {23.Bc3 f2+ 24.Kf1 Bf5 25.Bxd2 Bd3+} Nf4 24.Re1 Rg2+ 25.Kf1 Bh3 0-1 [Event "Havana"] [Site "?"] [Date "1900.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Corzo"] [Black "Capablanca"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 exf4 4.Nf3 g5 5.h4 g4 6.Ng5 h6 {White's knigh t is trapped, but he hopes to get compensation by luring Black's king into the center.} 7.Nxf7 Kxf7 8.d4 d5 {Black is willing to give back a pawn or two to speed up his development and close the a2-g8 diagonal.} 9.exd5 {White would like to open the f-file by 9.Bxf4, but 9...Bb4 is a strong reply.} Qe7+ {Black begins his counterattack.} 10.Kf2 g3+ 11.Kg1 Nxd4 {Black returns the piece to gain an attack on the a7-g1 diagonal where White's king has no room to breathe.} 12.Qxd4 {12.Bxf4 Qf6} Qc5 13.Ne2 Qb6 {Very strong. White is hard pressed to defend against 14...Bc5. 13...Qxd4+ 14.Nxd4 Bc5.} 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Nd4 Bc5 16.c3 Ra4 {Black threatens 17... Rxd4. This is why Black forced White to trade queens on b6.} 17.Be2 Bxd4+ 18.cxd4 Rxd4 19.b3 {White hopes to skewer Black's rooks on the a1-h8 diagonal.} Nf6 20.Bb2 Rd2 21.Bh5+ Nxh5 {21...Kg7 22.Bc3 Rc2 23.Be5 And White has counterplay.} 22.Bxh8 f3 {Black's exchange sacrifice has let him keep a strong attack against White's king.} 23.gxf3 {23.Bc3 f2+ 24.Kf1 Bf5 25.Bxd2 Bd3+} Nf4 24.Re1 Rg2+ 25.Kf1 Bh3 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
