Mieses–Capablanca, Berlin 1913, a sharp Centre Game in which Capablanca seizes the initiative, weathers great complications, and grinds out a win a clear exchange ahead. His own notes from Chess Fundamentals (1921), now public domain, follow.
7…Re8In this position, instead of the text move, P - Q 3 is often played in order to develop the Q B. My idea was to exert sufficient pressure against the K P to win it, and thus gain a material advantage. The plan, I think, is quite feasible, my subsequent difficulties being due to faulty execution of the plan.
10…Qf6White's threat to regain the Pawn was merely with the idea of gaining time to develop his pieces. With the text move Black aims at taking the initiative away from White in accordance with the principles laid down in this book.
11…d6This now is not only a developing move, but it also threatens to win a piece by B x Kt.
12…Nd4This complicates the game unnecessarily. R - K 1 was simple, and perfectly safe.
13…Bg4This is a serious mistake. The position was most interesting, and though in appearance dangerous for Black, not so in reality. The right move would have been 13...R - Kt 5, when we would have 14 B x Kt, R x B; 15 P - Q B 3, B x P; 16 P x B, R - K Kt 5; 17 Q - K 3 (best), Q x P ch; 18 B - B 2, Q x Q; 19 P x Q, R x P, and Black has the best of the game.
22.Rd5Q x Q would have given White a decided advantage, enough to win with proper play. Mieses, however, feared the difficulties of an ending where, while having the exchange, he would be a Pawn minus. From this point the game will gradually improve in Black's favour until, with the exchange ahead, White is lost.
24…d5My plan for the moment is very simple. It will consist in bringing my Bishop around to B 3. Then I shall try to paralyse White's attack against my King by playing P - K R 3, and also prevent White from ever playing P - K Kt 5. Once my King is safe from attack I shall begin to advance my Queen's side Pawns, where there are four to three.
28…Kh7To prevent P - K R 4, which I would answer with P - K Kt 3, winning the Queen. It can now be considered that my King is safe from attack.
36…Qxb4Black has now a passed Pawn, and his Bishop exerts great pressure.
41…c3B x P would also win, which shows that White's game is altogether gone. In these cases, however, it is not the prettiest move that should be played, but the most effective one, the move that will make your opponent resign soonest.
44…Rc3Of course White must play Q - Q 2, and Black then plays R x P.
José Raúl Capablanca, Chess Fundamentals (1921) · Public domain · source