1.
e4
e5
2.
Nf3
Nc6
3.
Bb5
a6
4.
Ba4
Nf6
5.
d3
d6
6.
c3
Be7
7.
Nbd2
O-O
8.
Nf1
b5
9.
Bc2
d5
10.
Qe2
dxe4
11.
dxe4
Bc5
12.
Bg5
Be6
13.
Ne3
Re8
14.
O-O
Qe7
15.
Nd5
Bxd5
16.
exd5
Nb8
17.
a4
b4
18.
cxb4
Bxb4
19.
Bxf6
Qxf6
20.
Qe4
Bd6
21.
Qxh7+
Kf8
22.
Nh4
Qh6
23.
Qxh6
gxh6
24.
Nf5
h5
25.
Bd1
Nd7
26.
Bxh5
Nf6
27.
Be2
Nxd5
28.
Rfd1
Nf4
29.
Bc4
Red8
30.
h4
a5
31.
g3
Ne6
32.
Bxe6
fxe6
33.
Ne3
Rdb8
34.
Nc4
Ke7
35.
Rac1
Ra7
36.
Re1
Kf6
37.
Re4
Rb4
38.
g4
Ra6
39.
Rc3
Bc5
40.
Rf3+
Kg7
41.
b3
Bd4
42.
Kg2
Ra8
43.
g5
Ra6
44.
h5
Rxc4
45.
bxc4
Rc6
46.
g6
1-0
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Site
San Sebastian
Date
1911.02.23
Round
3
White
Black
Burn, Amos
Result
1-0
Score
Capablanca–Burn, San Sebastian 1911, a Ruy Lopez handled in the quiet, solid style Capablanca favoured in his early years. He annotated it himself in Chess Fundamentals (1921); the public-domain notes are below.
- 5.d3 This is a very solid development, to which I was much addicted at the time, because of my ignorance of the multiple variations of the openings.
- 6…Be7 In this variation there is the alternative of developing this Bishop via Kt 2, after P - K Kt 3.
- 11…Bc5 Evidently to make room for the Queen at K 2, but I do not think the move advisable at this stage. B - K 3 is a more natural and effective move. It develops a piece and threatens B - B 5, which would have to be stopped.
- 12…Be6 Now it is not so effective, because White's Q B is out, and the Knight, in going to K 3 to defend the square Q B 4, does not block the Q B.
- 14…Qe7 This is bad. Black's game was already not good. He probably had no choice but to take the Knight with the Bishop before making this move.
- 16…Nb8 In order to bring it to Q 2, to support the other Knight and also his King's Pawn. White, however, does not allow time for this, and by taking advantage of his superior position is able to win a Pawn.
- 17…b4 Since he had no way to prevent the loss of a Pawn, he should have given it up where it is, and played Q Kt - Q 2, in order to make his position more solid. The text move not only loses a Pawn, but leaves Black's game very much weakened.
- 21…Kf8 With a Pawn more and all his pieces ready for action, while Black is still backward in development, it only remains for White to drive home his advantage before Black can come out with his pieces.
- 22…Qh6 This is practically forced. Black could not play P - Kt 3 because of B x P, and White meanwhile threatened Q - R 8 ch followed by Kt - B 5 ch and Q x P.
- 34…Ke7 Black fights a hopeless battle. He is two Pawns down for all practical purposes, and the Pawns he has are isolated and have to be defended by pieces.
[Event "San Sebastian Int Masters-01"] [Site "San Sebastian"] [Date "1911.02.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Burn, Amos"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Qe2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Bc5 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Ne3 Re8 14. O-O Qe7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb8 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qe4 Bd6 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Nh4 Qh6 23. Qxh6 gxh6 24. Nf5 h5 25. Bd1 Nd7 26. Bxh5 Nf6 27. Be2 Nxd5 28. Rfd1 Nf4 29. Bc4 Red8 30. h4 a5 31. g3 Ne6 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Ne3 Rdb8 34. Nc4 Ke7 35. Rac1 Ra7 36. Re1 Kf6 37. Re4 Rb4 38. g4 Ra6 39. Rc3 Bc5 40. Rf3+ Kg7 41. b3 Bd4 42. Kg2 Ra8 43. g5 Ra6 44. h5 Rxc4 45. bxc4 Rc6 46. g6 1-0