Capablanca explains his revolutionary move

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When the great José Raúl Capablanca has some thoughts to share regarding a specific type of pawn structure, we all do best to pay attention very closely. It is in the case of the hanging pawns structure Capablanca expresses his rationale. An older train of thought would deem Capablanca's move poor due to its multiple negative consequences. The "Chess Machine" however adds invaluable insight to his move that would ultimately impact the mindset of future Grandmasters. The game, played in 1914, features Capablanca with black against Ossip Bernstein.
Featured game PGN:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cd5 ed5 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ba6 Ba6 11. Qa6 c5 12. Bf6 Nf6 13. dc5 bc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Qe2 c4 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bb4 18. b3 Rac8 19. bc4 dc4 20. Rc2 Bc3 21. Rc3 Nd5 22. Rc2 c3 23. Rdc1 Rc5 24. Nb3 Rc6 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rc5 27. Nc3 Nc3 28. Rc3 Rc3 29. Rc3 Qb2
Supplemental game PGN of Mario Bertok vs Robert James Fischer:
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cd5 Nd5 9. Be7 Qe7 10. Nd5 ed5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O c5 13. dc5 bc5 14. Qa4 Qb7 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Ne1 a5 17. Nd3 c4 18. Nf4 Rfb8 19. Rab1 Bf5 20. Rbd1 Nf6 21. Rd2 g5 22. Nd5 Nd5 23. Bc4 Be6 24. Rfd1 Ne3 25. Qe3 Bc4 26. h4 Re8 27. Qg3 Qe7 28. b3 Be6 29. f4 g4 30. h5 Qc5 31. Rf2 Bf5
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@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

Feel free to follow on Twitter if you'd like. I always put out a tweet for every new RU-vid video. twitter.com/ChessNetwork I hope you're having a good day, and thank you for your support of this channel. -Jerry

@supercool1312 7 лет назад

ChessNetwork you are on an upload streak!!!! 4 points!!!!

@brianmarrero5147 7 лет назад

ChessNetwork I always have wondered if Capablanca is your favorite chess player!

@ilkinond 7 лет назад

Why not 22. rxc4?

@1ck7 7 лет назад

Hey Jerry, where did you find this explanation? Is it in an annotated games collection, or a database? Thank you.

@dandaddavich4638 7 лет назад

Cud he go to b1 with the queen

@mickavellian 6 лет назад

It is a well known and history making event that Bobby Fischer played in the Havana Chess Olympiad in 1966 . In 1966 Bobby Fischer was as a big star as The Beatles in Cuba. He stayed at what used to be The Havana Hilton. People would crowd just to see Bobby. Imposing (for Cuban standards) 6'2" but Fisher would no leave his room . Other players enjoyed the surrounding of the area which had not become a garbage dump yet, Fisher never came to the lobby. Except one afternoon when coincidentally the fans had taken a respite , the great man came down and signed some autographs and asked who would like to go with him to Capablanca's house. Strangely enough it was a short walk and the corner wooden bungalow with a surrounding garden had been kept exactly how Capablanca left it. Some of the younger kids were asked to go in , I was one . The leaving the house "as it had been " had resulted on a floor were NOTHING was leveled so chairs tables Capablanca's desk etc all had a piece of cardboard or plywood to keep them steady. ANd Bobby approached a chess set where obviously a game had been left unfinished. And the tall lanky stern legend froze and looked at the game. He did not move for at least two hours and total silence fell . On the table there was NO clue who was playing which side. And it seemed it would have been easy to ask, but Bobby just worked it out . His face was a mix of deep emotion with flashing smiles of "AHA!".. Suddenly he stops turns and says . "Cappy"(Capablanca family nickname) was playing whites and he was about to win. Fisher then wrote something on the guest book .. then tore it off and gave the page a very old lady in charge of the shrine. On the way back he was more effusive discussing the game as he HAD watched what went on . WE never knew who the other guy was but to Bobby .. " The sucker never had a chance"

@alexperez-vh9yz 5 лет назад

I was 10 when my father took me to the then Havana Libre hotel and today part of the Melia chain to see this tournament and I do remember all the excitement and the mystery surrounding Fischer's visit. To my great disappointment I could not even take a glimpse of him but it was a great experience that I treasure.

@Jognism 5 лет назад

This is fiction

@DYMLikeABaws 5 лет назад

@@Jognism I'll take good fiction over bland reality any day.

@bobsagget823 4 года назад

It is a well looked at the game. He did not move for at least two hours and total silence fell . On gave the page a very old lady in charge of the shrine. On the and the corner wooden bungalow with a surrounding garden had been kept exactly how big star as The Beatles in Cuba. was playing which side. autographs and In 1966 Bobby Fischer was as afternoon seemed it would have been and signed And the tall lanky stern legend froze and crowd just to see Bobby. Imposing Olympiad in 1966 . was a mix of deep emotion with flashing smiles of "AHA!".. Suddenly he stops turns and says . "Cappy"(Capablanca family nickname) was playing whites and he The of the area which had not become a garbage dump yet, Fisher never came to the lobby. Except " The sucker more effusive discussing the game as he HAD watched what the table there was NO clue who approached a chess set resulted on the fans had taken a respite , the great man where obviously a and history making event that Bobby Fischer played in the Havana Chess wrote something on the some to ask, but Bobby just worked it out . His face "as it And it had been " had plywood to keep them steady. ANd Bobby back he was guest book .. then tore it off and was about to win. tables Capablanca's desk etc all had a piece of cardboard or never knew who the other guy enjoyed the surrounding was but to Bobby .. known (for Cuban standards) 6'2" but Fisher easy Capablanca left it. Some of the younger kids were asked to go in , I was one . house came down leaving the He stayed at what used never had a chance" one Fisher went on . WE a floor were NOTHING was leveled so chairs Hilton. People would a asked who would like to go with him to Capablanca's house. Strangely enough it was a short walk when coincidentally then way would no leave his room . Other players to be The Havana game had been left unfinished.

@bobsagget823 4 года назад

@@DYMLikeABaws > i'll take a delusional schizophrenic rambling over reality any day don't breed either moron

@MordimersChessChannel 4 года назад

This was really educational, highly valuable lesson about another hanging pawns idea. Thanks for all details, awesome!

@crimsontyger8576 6 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this. Capablanca is my favourite player. I studied his games (the ones that I could find) when I was younger. I have played two grandmasters and lost both games but put up a good and long fight. My claim to fame is beating the circular chess champion about five years ago. I was at an exhibition, and they were asking for people to play him - basically to try and sell the boards. I had never played it before (or since) but - although initially confusing - it suddenly made sense. I was a bit surprised when I saw the chance of checkmate in three moves but just went for it. His face was a picture, and it is the only time I have ever been applauded for my chess playing.

@evanderfrey736 7 лет назад

I'm really appreciating all of the analysis games you have been posting. Has been helping me so much as a player trying to get my master title. Can't wait til the next one.

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+Evander Frey Awesome! Great to read that. How close are you to Master?

@evanderfrey736 7 лет назад

2105. Every tiny bit of knowledge helps.

@tdl8472 2 года назад

@@evanderfrey736 did you get to master??

@AlintraxAika Год назад

I want an update

@reyalomarooz 7 лет назад

what a genius champion he was !!!!! Qb2 is too crazy to find after such calculation !!

@Adam-hj1hc 7 лет назад

Lovely game! I was happy to find Qb2 at the end too. Thanks Jerry. Cheers, Adam.

@VictorNascimentoo 6 лет назад

love how you say "many moves ago"

@ChessNetwork 6 лет назад

Many moons* ago

@VictorNascimentoo 6 лет назад

oh =( many moves ago would be totally magic. now you've spoiled it haha

@foreropa 6 лет назад

I liked this video because it shows that chess is much more than learning openings, learning checkmates structures, etc, but is a understanding of something that yes, requires knowledge of all this things but that goes beyond that. I like to understand why I play in a way (I´m just a beginner), why to move a piece somewhere, understand that chess is about more than just a preset standard ideas, but is more about understanding a deeper way of seeing how pieces work in the table. I don´t know if I explained myself correctly (that´s the problem when english is not your language), but anyway, great video. I want to learn chess not by memory but by understanding the deeper ideas behind a move. This video does exactly that.

@lostblue5651 6 лет назад

So you need to study posicional chess (or strategy, the same thing), and there is a lot of great books about... thats all you are talking about. Modern Chess Strategy (from ludek pachman) is a nice classic and easy to find pdf, test your positional play (bellin) is very funny too

@foreropa 6 лет назад

Thank you very much for your answer!

@petercarioscia9189 6 лет назад

I'm such an out of practice amateur that I don't really see all the nuance here but you still manage to make this tense, interesting and engaging.

@richardlancelot3829 7 лет назад

Videos like these are amazing. So interesting and cool.

@charlesquinlan8642 6 лет назад

Awesome game, and thanks for sharing Capablanca's explanation. I am finally to the point at which I am going over many games, with analysis, to get into the "meat" of the game. Your presentation is definitely tops.

@joncleek5406 7 лет назад

As always, LOVE the videos Jerry. You do great work! Another variant to consider as black after ... Qb2! is white's reply of Rc8. Black has to be careful because he can't capture the rook or queen, and must give back rank check first. Obvious to the masters, but worth pointing out to the beginners =)

@wfcyellow 7 лет назад

His collar looks like how I want my teeth to look

@Roosyer 5 лет назад

lol

@nelsonx5326 3 года назад

The hanging pawns is how my teeth look.

@josecapablanca2396 3 года назад

This is an amazing explication to many of my great grand uncles moves.

@TWPO 7 лет назад

Jerry you're a scholar and a gentleman. Hope you're well

@mj9665 5 лет назад

I think Nd5 on 6:39 requires some explanation, because white could've taken the pawn, but there is some tactics involved in that position.

@deftrascal1626 3 года назад

If Rxc4 then Nc3, which takes a shot at the rook and queen at the same time. white has to capture the knight with the rook because if he decides to go for something like Qf1, getting the queen out of the way while defending the rook on the 1st rank because Rxc4, and after Qxc4 then Nxc1 getting the rook for free. also after Nc3 Rxc8 doesn't come with any counter-threats of mate since capturing the queen with the knight comes with check.

@ThePapasmurf1946 7 лет назад

I love the visual with circles and lines showing "lines of force" and potential future positions. It's very effective for non-masters like me

@icooley7391 4 года назад

This is amazing! I just returned from visiting family in Cuba and was given my grandfather's chess set. Doing some investigation to find missing pieces and talking with family- my grandfather actually played with Casablanca often and was considered to be very good. Very cool. Thanks for the video.

@y.cschmidlin8172 Год назад

Capablanca not Casablance. Casablanca is a city in Morocco

@ministerofleisure 7 лет назад

GREAT video. I'd seen that final tactical sequence, but never before the analysis of the position leading up to it. Fantastic stuff, much thanks!

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+ministerofleisure Thank you

@kameronwilliams723 2 года назад

Chess just gets more beautiful and more interesting as I learn more. What an amazing game.

@Dragon43ish 6 лет назад

I started playing the game of chess when i was 7 years old. Some 70 plus years ago. I feel the Great Capablanca was the best of the best he had a flare and a burning heart for chess. The Greatest Capablanca

@oliveredelmann8599 6 лет назад

True.

@diedat19 Год назад

When I was 5 years old i remember when everybody was talking about capablanca death during the 2world in 1942, through all my life i won 45 presencial chess tournaments and got my highest elo as 2459 FIDE (1986)

@MandeepKaur-qf2st 4 года назад

As always, such a pleasure to watch your video!!

@CanisLupusSeesUs 6 лет назад

Thanks for posting these games. Your explanations are very easy to follow and interesting.

@scurtin99 4 года назад

Really liked Capa's explanation also...thanks for this...

@nelsonx5326 3 года назад

Capablanca is my favorite.

@Towerguyman 6 лет назад

HI Jerry. I always enjoy your posts and have learned (and re-learned) much from them. I have unashamedly "borrowed" from your studies and posted a few on Facebook. Since I have always been an admirer of Capablanca, this one especially caught my eye. What I said in introduction on Facebook says as much about me as about the game. Here it is: Here's a deceptively simple game with a neat tactical shot at move 29. But if that were all of value it would just merit a "Black to move and win" diagram in a combination quiz. The more profound lesson occurs on Black's move 15 (and the several moves leading to that position). This would not have impressed me in my earlier chess life, but I have since grown to appreciate the age old adage that true beauty in chess lies not in the snappy tactics but rather in the deep understanding of positional strengths and weaknesses. See what you think of this." Thanks for all your work, Jerry!

@drutgat2 6 лет назад

Excellent, as always. Amazing that Capablanca only lost one tournament game in at 10 year time span at one point in his career.

@dannygjk 7 лет назад

Capablanca-the original Mozart of chess.

@donkbonktj5773 2 года назад

Morphy: Am I a joke to you?

@dannygjk Год назад

@@donkbonktj5773 I'm not talking about strength.

@benjamindillard2391 11 месяцев назад

@@donkbonktj5773Capa would have mopped the floor with Morphy.

@ThunderShock68 7 лет назад

Hi Jerry! I just finished watching your "beginner to chess master" playlist and I feel it's really helped my ability to think strategically about the position. Have you considered doing some similar videos on popular openings? I think they would be very helpful for getting my games off to a good start :)

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+ThunderShock68 Great to hear...it's been slow going with adding to it, but there's plenty more to come. We'll see about openings. I'm much more concerned about addressing the generalities over specifics like openings.

@michaele.2583 6 лет назад

Enjoyed the finish most - so simple after you see it, but hard to find!

@The_Scouts_Code 7 лет назад

Hi Jerry. In response to your request for feedback, perhaps next time you could go through the entire game until the end game tactic that you mentioned before you highlight the quiet seeming move that Capablanca played mid game, and ask us to figure it out the same way you do when there is a critical position "pause the video" etc. It would be cool to not know what the positional move was and for you to prompt us to see if we can spot it before you let us know. Thanks a lot for your content mate.

@davesmith5656 4 года назад

It is such a welcome relief to not have to listen to the endless call-out of e4 e4 Nf3 Nf6 Bb5 a6 etc. as if each designation of each and every square from a1 ... h8 were somehow significant to the strategy and tactics of the game being played. MUCH more relaxing to just see the moves.

@anand12337 7 лет назад

Hi, Thanks a lot for the video. another variation - Black Queen b6 to b1 chek. White queen to f1 defend. then rook to d1 pinting the Queen. white pawn to g4. rook takes queen. King moves to g2. But then with a queen advantage, it is anyway game over for white. White rook could have also be used for defending but it would not make a difference. I also have a question. At 6:50, why was the rook moved from c8 to c5.

@MrBanko8 7 лет назад

Thank you for uploading on my birthday, Jerry! What a gift! :)

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+MrBanko8 🎉 Confetti to you MrBanko. Happy Birthday 🎁😎

@MrBanko8 7 лет назад

ChessNetwork Thank you so much! :)

@neilh.4385 7 лет назад

Capablanca explained that very well. It truly takes a master to see every facet of moving a single pawn in the middlegame

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+Neil Hendren A king of logic! 👑

@aramoticy 7 лет назад

Apparently Capablanca's play was based on little more than his own intuitive understanding. If that's true, then it makes his understanding all the more impressive.

@redpenink12 7 лет назад

Great video! I like when you discuss the classic games.

@x1134x 7 лет назад

As soon as the position came up, my instinctual mind said "push the c pawn".

@MrCubFan415 5 лет назад

weird flex but ok Just kidding, that’s cool!

@modolief 7 лет назад

Very clean, smooth explanation; well done.

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

Thank you

@theorangesquid2952 6 лет назад

It is 2:00 and i'm still watching videos

@AverageBishop- 11 месяцев назад

I‘m proud of myself for finding Qb2

@moondigit007 7 лет назад

Chess historians are simply fascinated with Capa as he was called back on the day. Capablanca played baseball, tennis, and was also a good bridge player. He is said not to study chess except over the board during games of course---He was not obsessed with chess, and according to Bobby Fischer Capablanca was not great endgame player as he was reputed to be, opponents just kept playing hoping for him to slip. No cigar from the Cuban world champion.

@parreiramiranda 5 лет назад

Capablanca simply the best

@malquezare 6 лет назад

thanks again to share your analyses

@thomasshearer7375 6 лет назад

I think white missed a maybe the best variation, though still drastically losing for white. If Rc8, then black has to respond by either opening a flight square, which loses the rook and queen to Rd8+ then Qb1. If black takes the rook immediately with Rc8, then white can take the queen on b2 and protect from Rc1# by black. Thus, the best move for black would be Qb1+ or Qa1+, white responds Qf1, exchange the queens, and then take with Rc8, giving white a turn to open up a flight square, and you have an endgame (where black will win with a pawn march on the a file, which is likely why black threw in the towel, but it would be good to go over this position for black's move in the exercise).

@freefall2073 7 лет назад

Did anyone else read the title as "Cassablanca explains his revolutionary move" ?

7 лет назад

I've seen this position multiple times, of course. Almost invariably, the resource Rc8 (after Qb2) is not mentioned, which looks awkward at first (but an intermediate queen check does the trick)

@DanDDirges 4 года назад

You`re the best. Wonder why white didnt move one of the ponds out of the way to free up the king. (Thats a big problem with castling. The king gets boxed in) He most certainly probably would have lost anyway but you never know. Chess should change the rule so you cant forfeit. Just play it all out win or lose. Really enjoy your videos.

@brentonstrine 7 лет назад

I was thinking Qb1+ but didn't see Ke2 until it was pointed out below. Thanks!

@konradeli 6 лет назад

You're a fucking monster Jerry, never change.

@xyzain_1827 7 лет назад

Thanks for this Jerry

@GODAMNIT1000 6 лет назад

Beautiful game!

@maxpheby7287 7 лет назад

Players strength is supposed to be measured by the strength of their competition which makes judging Capablanca difficult as he was so much stronger than his piers. IMO he was top 5 all-time (and my personal favourite). I'd like to hear your opinion Jerry.

@pranavshankar6222 5 лет назад

I don't call 27. Nxc3 a "blunder". Instead, I describe it as "cutting the game short". White's position is already difficult because black has a strong passed c-pawn, which means that his pieces have much more maneuvering room than their counterparts. Black can use his maneuverability advantage to attack white's a-pawn or, in some lines, even his King.

@RaviGhai 6 лет назад

Outstanding ... the game as well as the commentary

@ChessNetwork 6 лет назад

Thank you Ravi. 👍

@andyburrows792 5 лет назад

Hi Jerry I love to watch the games you put on here and your analysis and explanations are great I used to play a lot of chess when I was younger, I never got into competition chess so didn’t really know the terminology for a lot of the moves in chess. But I spotted the winning move of putting the Queen on the 2nd rank rather than the 1st very quickly. Keep doing what your doing it’s great 😊 I’m from Scotland what part of USA are you from

@johnphamlore8073 3 года назад

I think anyone thinking of trying to emulate Capablanca's opening strategy here must also study the game Flohr - Capablanca from Nottingham 1936. If you do a Tartakower-like fianchetto of the queen's bishop and if White exchanges to eventually remove the pawn at e6, Black must be very careful to not lose control of the f5 square and even the entire h3 - c8 diagonal to White's light squared bishop like Capablanca did. After obtaining an absolutely terrible position out of the opening, Capablanca did fight back only to make a mistake in a very controversial time scramble, but the point stands is that one should probably research some modern opening theory to avoid these problems.

@luisvalencia9962 7 лет назад

What's wrong with 29....Qb1+?

@luisvalencia9962 7 лет назад

If 30Qf1 then 30...Rd1 wins no?

@alanforest7659 7 лет назад

Whispering Knowledge unfortunately no, because after Rd1 white could simply play Rc8

@4elove4ishee 7 лет назад

Whispering Knowledge 30…Rd1 runs into 31 Rc8+ Rd8 32 Rxd8#

@luisvalencia9962 7 лет назад

Ah yes, the darn rook. Thank you guys!

@LeoSkyro 7 лет назад

Aboulfazl D right, that damned backraaaaank :D

@chessanalysis64 3 года назад

Inspiring game and instructional example for winning with hanging pawn , beautiful ending.Thanks a lot Jerry. Wondering why did whites b3 pawn capture blacks d4 pawn. Was it the best move? Could you please explain? Thanks again. 👌

@1251wire 3 года назад

My uncle, a Nicaraguan champion spoke well of Capablanca. I remember him talking about Capablanca and many masters since the 70s. A chess player is quite another human being.

@dougmoore5252 3 года назад

Thank you!

@paulthomson8824 4 года назад

referenced in the British movie, Twice Around the Daffodils.

@Rstory100 6 лет назад

Hey Jerry where did you find this explanation? Is it from a capablanca's games book or a database? I would like to know so I can buy it if its a book.

@rocksonsparayil8480 6 лет назад

Good lecture.

@ChessNetwork 6 лет назад

Thank you

@1ck7 7 лет назад

Hey Jerry, where did you find this explanation? Is it in an annotated games collection, or a database? Thank you.

@10frlyf 7 лет назад

Wow! Very instructive

@SmallBusiness999 4 года назад

@ 6:40, why doesnt white make the Rxc4 move?

@MoonBurn13 3 года назад

In one of my old “The Chess Correspondent” magazines the featured story was of the underrating of (...)PB4-5 in that “Indian” kind of configuration. At first seeing it as “obviously powerful” I mostly quit that maneuver around10-15 years ago. I thought I’d learnt my lesson not to release the tension. But there’s no magic formula for chess, and I may be looking it over again...

@madisonking8057 6 лет назад

I'm just happy i saw the queen b2 move

@MrSupernova111 7 лет назад

I loved the analysis! Great job! And btw, whats wrong with 8:15 Qb1 rather than postponing it?

@MrSupernova111 7 лет назад

Thanks!

@CarlosRodriguez-ez3ls 3 года назад

I have the same question!

@MrSupernova111 3 года назад

@@CarlosRodriguez-ez3ls . Its funny that you reply today as I was looking at a puzzle with this game earlier today and had forgotten all about this comment. Turns out that if you play Qb1+ white replies with Qf1 blocking the check. If black persists with Rd1 to win the queen then white has the sneaky intermezzo Rc1+ followed by Rd8 Rxd8# mate. This little variation is one of the reasons why this game is so famous. I saw the combination today in a book called "1000 Checkmate Combinations." I highly recommend it if you want to see more beautiful positions like the one here. Cheers!

@aimeduquet4879 7 лет назад

New video from Jerry? Yesssss

@Balwinder73 7 лет назад

keep up the good work jerry 200k subs are coming soon..

@danielgautreau161 6 лет назад

Another variation at the end: 30. Rc8 Qb1+ 31. Qf1 QxQf1+ 32.KxQf1 RxRc8.

@profwolfff 6 лет назад

Great Video Thank you

@hunterbrooks752 7 лет назад

To those who are asking why the immediate Qb1 does not work, this can be met with 30. Qf1. After 30... Rd1 31. Rc8+. The point is to force the rook to the 7th rank so that you can win it with a fork.

@yurika12 6 лет назад

Hunter Brooks would white King to f1 not be a sufficient way to protect the queen and get out of the back open position?

@hunterbrooks752 6 лет назад

I don't really understand your question. If you are suggesting playing Kf1 in response to Qb2, black can simply take the white rook on c3. In the critical position at 8:13, white might be able to defend with Kf1 but it is black's move.

@mischatal 7 лет назад

I doubt anyone paid more notice than Lasker, who famously played f4-f5 giving up e5 against Capablanca himself at St Petersburg and won.

@chaumas 6 лет назад

The defense at the end for white that you didn't talk about is Qf1, which Stockfish thinks is the best option. Then it gets the h pawn out of the way, and the game looks pretty messy from there? I don't really know what I'm doing, and I don't know if there's anything instructive about that variation. Having Stockfish play itself from there seems to have black eventually win anyway, although I didn't throw very much CPU time at it after that first move.

@oliveredelmann8599 6 лет назад

You just lose a rook.

@sammarks9146 3 года назад

Why not Qb1 for the last move? It's a forced backrank mate, isn't it? I guess one's as good as the other.

@mnm1273 2 года назад

Qf1

@brockobama257 4 года назад

Brilliantly

@Kingaroundtheworld 6 лет назад

I love your videos :)

@warrenpugh7844 6 лет назад

Love Raul's bio.

@Habarmia 4 года назад

I liked your vídeo. Thanks for sharing. Why isn’t queen to b1 considered an option?

@ScorpioHR 6 лет назад

Louip, I think thip ip the beginning of a beautiful frindphip... _Capablanca_

@qsnowboard8931 7 лет назад

COOL VIDEO THX!

@daviiidididd22 2 года назад

at 6:40 why can’t withe just take the pawn with the rook and be one pawn ahead? black could only exchange rooks but whitel will still be one pawn ahead what am i missing?

@carlosfcruz-rr9hp 7 лет назад

Bravo Jerry.

@ChessNetwork 7 лет назад

+fidel cruz Thanks again FC 😊

@sneakyknight 7 лет назад

at 1:37, it's said that black is anticipating a light square bishop exchange, so why is it a good idea to play Bb7 anyway?

@garyv5489 7 лет назад

Great videos! Weird question at the end though no? Couldn't Queen to B1 force the towel as well?

@oliveredelmann8599 6 лет назад

@AlexWyattDrums 7 лет назад

Thanks Jerry! At 6:50, why not 24...Rc7? why Rc6 first, allowing the white knight to attack again with 25.Nd4, and only then Rc7?

@terrifictamal 5 лет назад

Capablanca gambit inviting his opponent to play the line which has been played.. 😜

@paulleroux386 3 года назад

thank you

@RafaelCosta-oi3be 6 лет назад

At the end, could Queen to b5 also work to the same end? Sorry about posting something superfluous as this, but I'd like to know if I missed something in my reasoning, it would take one extra move but the mate would still happen right?

@danijelnaporic2348 4 года назад

Qxb5 and now you blundered her away

@jazzlehazzle 5 лет назад

What interests me is why black didn’t just play Q to white King file for more immediate check > Queen capture/mate, instead of that Queen challenge to set up the rook mate? Unless there’s something I’m missing (which I often do in these vids)

@luckygozer 5 лет назад

If Queen immediatly to b1 then white can block with Queen f1 defended by the white King. If you take the queen the white king recaptures and can now go to e2 for safety after a Rook d1. If instead of taking the Queen you play Rook d1 first then you yourself get mated by the white rook. That's how far I got and then went wait so the wonderful move after Qb1! Qf1 is Queen x a2 winning a pawn oO having completely missed the deflection tactic leading to mate that was played in the game.

@rock6606 3 года назад

I'm very late here, but can someone explain why white is intent to trade light square bishops at 1:56? As black, nobody ever does that exchange with me, and then my bishop often ends up blocked by my own pawn for the whole game.

@LazlosPlane 7 лет назад

I don't think Jose C. used the terms "d4" and, "e5." Would have been nice to hear to old, beautiful, and romantic, terminology.

@majidabdi9743 6 лет назад

Superb

@Maxisokol 7 лет назад

Why didn't white just take the pawn on move 22? P.S. I lost 0 tournament games in the last 10 years, just saying.. ;)

@alanforest7659 7 лет назад

Maxisokol S Probably because of move Nc3

@The_Milkman_Delivers 7 лет назад

His joke/your head

@kalvinkiel 7 лет назад

Maxisokol S NC3 forking e2 and d1 rxc3 rxc3

@ThePapasmurf1946 7 лет назад

nc3 forces white to trade his rook for the knight and pawn. Against Capa, that would not do.

@PickYourPoisson 6 лет назад

Nc3 forks queen and other rook forcing an exchange of knight and pawn for a rook giving Capablanca a pretty big advantage

@nikosgiannoukakos5886 3 года назад

why the rook doesn't take the pawn at 6:39 ?

@vxenon67 6 лет назад

Amazing move.

@robertrquinn1973 6 лет назад

After Qb2 why not Rc2? If QxQ then RxR+. If black Q to say b1 the Qf2 blocks. Depnding on what black does i think you avoid mate but lose the rook. Also what about after intial move simply moving the king to c1?