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Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Mikenas, Vladas, 1939

Capablanca won this Buenos Aires ol f-A game as White. LibreChess uses games like this for the daily Guess-the-Move trainer: you replay the opening, then try to find the master’s moves yourself.

White
Capablanca, Jose Raul
Black
Mikenas, Vladas
Event
Buenos Aires ol f-A
Year
1939
Result
1-0
Opening
E33 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation
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Training position around move 5 — start guessing Capablanca's moves from here.

Opening reference: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation (E33).

Move score

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 a5 8. b3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 Bd7 12. Bd3 Rfc8 13. O-O a4 14. b4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Na7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. f4 b6 18. Qd3 Rd8 19. f5 b5 20. fxe6 bxc4 21. Rxf6 cxd3 22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Rxf7 Nb5 24. Rf2 Rd5 25. Nxd3 Re8 26. Rf3 1-0

PGN

[Event "Buenos Aires ol f-A"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Mikenas, Vladas"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 a5 8. b3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 Bd7 12. Bd3 Rfc8 13. O-O a4 14. b4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Na7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. f4 b6 18. Qd3 Rd8 19. f5 b5 20. fxe6 bxc4 21. Rxf6 cxd3 22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Rxf7 Nb5 24. Rf2 Rd5 25. Nxd3 Re8 26. Rf3 1-0

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