Jose Raul Capablanca (a former World Champion known for his exceptional endgame skill and simple yet effective plans) was on the defensive against Dutch Champion Arnold van Foreest (great-great grandfather of GM Jorden van Foreest, GM Lucas van Foreest and FM/WIM Machteld van Foreest). The game which took place during Capablanca’s 1911 simultaneous exhibition inContinueContinue reading “Capablanca vs Van Foreest, 1911”
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Winning Chess Moves: Yates vs Capablanca, Moscow 1925
In today’s feature position, Fred Dewhirst Yates (white) has just played 38. Ka1 leaving Jose Raul Capablanca (black) with a decisive advantage in king safety, material, space and force. Capablanca puts the final nail in the coffin with a brilliant 38th move after which Yates (white) immediately resigns. What is black’s winning move? What isContinueContinue reading “Winning Chess Moves: Yates vs Capablanca, Moscow 1925”
Chess Position Worth Sharing 146!
“Capablanca’s phenomenal move-searching algorithm in those early years, when he possessed a wonderful ability for calculating variations very rapidly, made him invincible.” – Mikhail Botvinnik White to move mate in 3 (Jose Raul Capablanca vs Abraham Friedman, Simultaneous Exhibition in Cuernavaca, Mexico 5/1/1933.)
Reader Submitted Question on Spielmann – Capablanca (1928)
Chris, (Child’s name) and I were playing this game and couldn’t figure out why Spielmann won the game (Jose Raul Capablanca vs Rudolf Spielmann 1928) , since it’s not forced mate. Thank you. Best regards, (Parent) Answer: Good question! Capablanca is one of my heroes but Spielmann is possibly the most overlookedContinueContinue reading “Reader Submitted Question on Spielmann – Capablanca (1928)”