Project approval after AI review on November 2, 2026. Human proofreading is still pending.
Nimzowitsch – Capablanca, New York 1927
Nimzowitsch lost games too. Here, from Black’s point of view, see how Capablanca exchanges pieces and finds counterplay. A good idea is no substitute for checking the opponent’s next move.
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- White
- Nimzowitsch, Aaron
- Black
- Capablanca, José Raúl
- Event
- Großmeisterturnier
- Place
- New York
- Round
- 15
- Date
- March 13, 1927
- Result
- 0-1 (Black wins)
In the course
Where the moves come from
From 20. Rf2 on, the moves come only from a continuation in the web source, not reliably from the printed text.
Sources
- Chess Praxis, 3 (in German): “Überdeckung und andere Formen der Prophylaxe” (original text not yet published)
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Position as a list
White
- King e1
- Queen d1
- Rook a1
- Rook h1
- Bishop c1
- Bishop f1
- Knight b1
- Knight g1
- Pawn a2
- Pawn b2
- Pawn c2
- Pawn d2
- Pawn e2
- Pawn f2
- Pawn g2
- Pawn h2
Black
- King e8
- Queen d8
- Rook a8
- Rook h8
- Bishop c8
- Bishop f8
- Knight b8
- Knight g8
- Pawn a7
- Pawn b7
- Pawn c7
- Pawn d7
- Pawn e7
- Pawn f7
- Pawn g7
- Pawn h7
Starting position