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Capablanca, Jose Raul vs Steiner, Herman, 1933

Capablanca won this Los Angeles 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
Steiner, Herman
Event
Los Angeles
Year
1933
Result
1-0
Opening
C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation
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Training position around move 5 — start guessing Capablanca's moves from here.

Opening reference: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Symmetrical Variation (C49).

Move score

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Nh4 c6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4+ Kf7 14. f4 Rg8 15. Qh5+ Kg7 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Rxf6 Kxf6 18. Rf1+ Nf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5+ Ke7 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. Rf6+ Kc5 23. Qxb7 Qb6 24. Rxc6+ Qxc6 25. Qb4# 1-0

PGN

[Event "Los Angeles"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Steiner, Herman"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Nh4 c6 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qg4+ Kf7 14. f4 Rg8 15. Qh5+ Kg7 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Rxf6 Kxf6 18. Rf1+ Nf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Rxf5+ Ke7 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. Rf6+ Kc5 23. Qxb7 Qb6 24. Rxc6+ Qxc6 25. Qb4# 1-0

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