Get your King to safety early in a chess game.
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[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bernstein, Ossip"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Hayes, David"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "D63"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ The Cuban Jose Capablanca learned the game of chess at the age of 4 in
humble beginnings. He later won the world championship from Lasker. Still
later he died of a heart attack in the Manhattan Chess club. In between these
events he was an ambassador of good will and chess player extraordinare for
the Cuban Government. He was known world wide outside of chess circles. As
such, he was the first chess player to obtain superstar status.|Ossip
Bernstein was born in the Urkrain. The two world wars had a terrible effect
on his career as a lawyer and chess player. He lost his family fortune in the
Russian Revolution, was exiled in Paris, only to be driven out to Spain by
the Germans. Tough as nails, he returned to Paris after the war, and played
quality chess into his seventies.|This game demonstrates Capablanca's
classical style. It is most remarkable for his brilliant 29th move that
forces his opponent's resignation. } 1. d4 { D63: Queen's Gambit Declined:
Classical: 7 Rc1 } 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Rc1 b6 8. cxd5 exd5 { Capablanca was very familiar with this QGD opening. } 9. Qa4 Bb7 10. Ba6 Bxa6 11. Qxa6 c5 { Black has freed his game and is roughly
equal. } 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. O-O Qb6 15. Qe2 c4 16. Rfd1 { White's
strategy is simple. He plans to pressurize and win the central pawns. } 16... Rfd8 17. Nd4 { The knight find a good post on d4. It rules the center. } 17... Bb4 18. b3 Rac8 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Rc2 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 { Attacking the isolated pawn on c4 } 21... Nd5 { Now if 22. Rxc4 winning the pawn, then 22... Nc3 wins the exchange. } 22. Rc2 c3 { The pawn is in white's guts. } 23. Rdc1 Rc5 24. Nb3 { Now white
maneuvers to win the over extended pawn. } 24... Rc6 { 24... Rc7 is slightly better,
but white maintains lasting pressure on the pawn. } 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Nb5 Rc5 27. Nxc3 { 27. Nd4 is equal. } 27... Nxc3 28. Rxc3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 { Both white and
black have weak back ranks. It appears that white has calculated correctly
in the capture of the pawn. 29... Qb1+ 30. Qf1 Rd1 31. Rc8#. Can you find
black's amazing next move? } 29... Qb2 $1 { A double attack. White resigns in view of
the futility of further resistance. } 30. Qxb2 ( { White can try: } 30. Rc2 Qb1+ 31. Qf1 Qxc2 { Black wins with a large material advantage. } ) ( { White can also
try: } 30. Qe1 Qxc3 31. Qxc3 Rd1+ 32. Qe1 Rxe1# ) ( { White can also try: } 30. Rc8 Qb1+ 31. Qf1 Qxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Rxc8 { Black wins with a large material
advantage. } ) 30... Rd1# 1-0