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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Edward Tennenwurzel, 1913

This replay preserves the complete 69-ply score of Capablanca playing White across 35 numbered moves. The board can be advanced one ply at a time; the notes stick to observable board changes rather than guessing at the players’ intentions.

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White
Jose Raul Capablanca
Black
Edward Tennenwurzel
Event
New York National
Year
1913
Result
1-0
Opening
C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation

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

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 45 middlegame and 4 endgame. The score contains 16 captures and 1 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 32 legal choices. The source score ends after 35.Ng4 with the recorded result 1-0. Its termination tag was not retained, so this record does not infer whether the game ended by resignation, time or another cause.

Practice positions

The daily trainer uses a short set of positions from this complete score. Each link goes to the exact half-move rather than only the numbered move.

  1. 11.Ng3 — Reroute the knight11.Ng3 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 13.gxf5 — Recapture on f513.gxf5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 21.Bxf4 — Exchange on f421.Bxf4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 24.Qxe4 — Exchange on e424.Qxe4 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 31.Bxf6 — Exchange on f631.Bxf6 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.

Replay with move-by-move board facts

The board, fact panel and transcript use the same legal score. “Fixed engine check” means Stockfish 17.1, one thread, a fixed 25,000-node search and 3 candidate lines. It compares moves under one reproducible setting; it does not claim to reconstruct a player’s thoughts.

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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Edward Tennenwurzel, 1913

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Nf6

  1. 1.e4 Claim central space

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e2 to e4; from there it controls d5 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e4 e5 Nf3 Nc6.

  2. 1...e5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from e7 to e5; from there it controls d4 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Nf3 Nc6 d4.

  3. 2.Nf3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from g1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3 Nc6 d4 exd4.

  4. 2...Nc6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from b8 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  5. 3.Nc3 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from b1 to c3; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc3 Nf6.

  6. 3...Nf6 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 d4 exd4 Nxd4.

  7. 4.Bb5 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to b5; from b5 it attacks Black's knight on c6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb5 Bd6 Bxc6 dxc6.

  8. 4...Bb4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to b4; from b4 it attacks White's knight on c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb4 O-O O-O Bxc6.

  9. 5.O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: White castles kingside, moving the king to g1 and the rook to f1. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O O-O Bxc6 dxc6.

  10. 5...O-O Kingside castling

    Board fact: Black castles kingside, moving the king to g8 and the rook to f8. The move changes king safety and develops the rook in one turn.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · O-O Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5.

  11. 6.Bxc6 Exchange on c6

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the knight on c6; from c6 it attacks Black's pawn on b7 and Black's pawn on d7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc6 dxc6 Nxe5 Re8.

  12. 6...dxc6 Recapture on c6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the bishop on c6; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the c-file; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxc6 d3 Bxc3 bxc3.

  13. 7.d3 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d2 to d3; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d3 Bg4 h3 Bh5.

  14. 7...Re8 Improve the rook

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from f8 to e8; from there it controls e5 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8 a4 Bxc3 bxc3.

  15. 8.h3 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from h2 to h3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h3 Nh5 Kh1 Nf4.

  16. 8...h6 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h7 to h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h6 Ne2.

  17. 9.Ne2 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to e2; from there it controls d4, c3 and f4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne2 Nh7 Nd2 f5.

  18. 9...Nh5 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from there it controls f4 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nh5 g4 Nf6 Ng3.

  19. 10.g4 Create pressure on h5

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's knight on h5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g4 Qf6.

  20. 10...Nf6 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on e4 and White's pawn on g4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qf6 ranked higher · Nf6 Ng3 Nh7 Kh1.

Middlegame · 11.Ng3 to 33.Rf2

  1. 11.Ng3 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from e2 to g3; from there it controls e4 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng3 Bf8 Kh1 c5.

  2. 11...Nh7 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h7; from there it controls f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh7 Kh1 Bf8 Nf5.

  3. 12.Nf5 Create pressure on g7

    Board fact: White moves the knight from g3 to f5; from f5 it attacks Black's pawn on g7 and Black's pawn on h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf5 a5.

  4. 12...Bxf5 Exchange on f5

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the knight on f5; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on e4 and White's pawn on g4; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; a5 ranked higher · Bxf5 gxf5 Kh8 Kh1.

  5. 13.gxf5 Recapture on f5

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the bishop on f5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · gxf5 Kh8 Kh1 c5.

  6. 13...Qf6 Create pressure on f5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf6 Kh1.

  7. 14.Nh2 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to h2; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nh2 Qh4 Kg2 Bd6.

  8. 14...Qh4 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from f6 to h4; from h4 it attacks White's pawn on e4 and White's pawn on f2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qh4 Kh1 Bc5 Qf3.

  9. 15.Kg2 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from g1 to g2; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg2 a5 Qg4 Qxg4+.

  10. 15...Rad8 Rook on the semi-open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to d8; the rook now works on a semi-open d-file; from d8 it attacks White's pawn on d3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rad8 Rg1 Bc5 Qf3.

  11. 16.f4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from f2 to f4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rg1 ranked higher · f4 exf4 Rxf4 Qe7.

  12. 16...Bd6 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: Black moves the bishop from b4 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd6 Nf3 Qf6 fxe5.

  13. 17.Qg4 Create pressure on h4

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's queen on h4 and Black's pawn on g7.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nf3 ranked higher · Qg4.

  14. 17...Qf6 Create pressure on f5

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from h4 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's pawn on f5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qf6 fxe5 Bxe5 Nf3.

  15. 18.d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from d3 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks Black's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4 exf4.

  16. 18...exf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: Black's pawn takes the pawn on f4; the pawn is now passed; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exf4 e5 Bxe5 dxe5.

  17. 19.e5 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from e4 to e5; from e5 it attacks Black's queen on f6 and Black's bishop on d6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · e5 Bxe5 dxe5 Rxe5.

  18. 19...Bxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on e5; from e5 it attacks White's pawn on d4; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxe5 dxe5.

  19. 20.dxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the bishop on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from e5 it attacks Black's queen on f6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · dxe5 Rxe5.

  20. 20...Qxe5 Recapture on e5

    Board fact: Black's queen recaptures the pawn on e5; from e5 it attacks White's pawn on b2 and White's pawn on f5; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rxe5 ranked higher · Qxe5 Bxf4 Qd5+ Kg1.

  21. 21.Bxf4 Exchange on f4

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the pawn on f4; from f4 it attacks Black's queen on e5 and Black's pawn on h6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf4 Qe4+.

  22. 21...Qe4+ A forcing check

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from e5 to e4; the move checks White's king; from e4 it attacks White's bishop on f4 and White's pawn on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qe4+ Kg1.

  23. 22.Kg1 Answering the check

    Board fact: White answers the check by moving the king from g2 to g1; from g1 it reinforces the rook on f1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg1 Nf6 Qg2 Qxg2+.

  24. 22...Nf6 Create pressure on g4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h7 to f6; from f6 it attacks White's queen on g4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf6 Qg2.

  25. 23.Qg2 Create pressure on e4

    Board fact: White moves the queen from g4 to g2; from g2 it attacks Black's queen on e4 and Black's pawn on g7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qg2 Qxg2+ Kxg2 Nd5.

  26. 23...Nh5 Create pressure on f4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from f6 to h5; from h5 it attacks White's bishop on f4.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; Qxg2+ ranked higher · Nh5 Qxe4 Rxe4 Bxc7.

  27. 24.Qxe4 Exchange on e4

    Board fact: White's queen takes the queen on e4; from e4 it attacks Black's rook on e8 and Black's pawn on c6; white is ahead by 10 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxe4 Rxe4 Bxc7 Rd7.

  28. 24...Rxe4 Recapture on e4

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the queen on e4; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e4 it attacks White's bishop on f4; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxe4 Bxc7 Rd7 Ba5.

  29. 25.Bxc7 Exchange on c7

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the pawn on c7; from c7 it attacks Black's rook on d8; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxc7 Rd7 Ba5 Ng3.

  30. 25...Rd7 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d8 to d7; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d7 it attacks White's bishop on c7.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd7 Ba5 Nf4 Rae1.

  31. 26.Ba5 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from c7 to a5; from there it controls c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ba5 Nf4 Rae1 Nxh3+.

  32. 26...Re3 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e4 to e3; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e3 it attacks White's pawn on h3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nf4 ranked higher · Re3 Rf3 Rxf3 Nxf3.

  33. 27.Rf3 Create pressure on e3

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f1 to f3; from f3 it attacks Black's rook on e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf3 Rxf3 Nxf3 Rd5.

  34. 27...Re2 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e3 to e2; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e2 it attacks White's knight on h2 and White's pawn on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Rxf3 ranked higher · Re2 Bc3 b5 a3.

  35. 28.Rc1 Improve the rook

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to c1; from c1 it reinforces the pawn on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rc1 Nf6 Ng4 Nxg4.

  36. 28...c5 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c6 to c5; from there it controls d4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · c5 Ng4 b5 Bc3.

  37. 29.Bc3 Create pressure on g7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from a5 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's pawn on g7.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Ng4 ranked higher · Bc3 b5 Ng4 b4.

  38. 29...b5 Advance the b-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from b7 to b5; from there it controls c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · b5 a3 Re4 Nf1.

  39. 30.a3 Advance the a-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from a2 to a3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · a3 Nf6 Bxf6 Rdd2.

  40. 30...Nf6 Improve the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from h5 to f6; from there it controls d5 and e4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Re4 ranked higher · Nf6 Bxf6 gxf6 Nf1.

  41. 31.Bxf6 Exchange on f6

    Board fact: White's bishop takes the knight on f6; from f6 it attacks Black's pawn on g7; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf6 gxf6 Nf1 a6.

  42. 31...gxf6 Recapture on f6

    Board fact: Black's pawn recaptures the bishop on f6; the move changes the central pawn contact; Black accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · gxf6 Nf1 Re5 c4.

  43. 32.Ng4 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from h2 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's pawn on f6 and Black's pawn on h6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Ng4 Rdd2 Nxh6+ Kg7.

  44. 32...Rdd2 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d7 to d2; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d2 it attacks White's pawn on c2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rdd2 Rf2 h5 Rxe2.

  45. 33.Rf2 Create pressure on e2

    Board fact: White moves the rook from f3 to f2; from f2 it attacks Black's rook on e2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rf2 Rxf2 Nxf2 c4.

Endgame · 33...Rxf2 to 35.Ng4

  1. 33...Rxf2 Exchange on f2

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the rook on f2; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from f2 it attacks White's pawn on f5; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxf2 Nxf2 Kg7 Kg2.

  2. 34.Nxf2 Recapture on f2

    Board fact: White's knight recaptures the rook on f2; from f2 it reinforces the pawn on h3; white is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxf2 Kg7 Kg2 Rd5.

  3. 34...Rd5 Rook on the open d-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from d2 to d5; the rook now occupies the open d-file; from d5 it attacks White's pawn on f5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rd5 Ng4 Kg7 Rf1.

  4. 35.Ng4 Create pressure on f6

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f2 to g4; from g4 it attacks Black's pawn on f6 and Black's pawn on h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ng4 Rd2 Nxh6+ Kf8.

PGN

[Event "New York National"] [Site "?"] [Date "1913.??.??"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Tennenwurzel, Edward"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Re8 8. h3 h6 9. Ne2 Nh5 10. g4 Nf6 11. Ng3 Nh7 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. gxf5 Qf6 14. Nh2 Qh4 15. Kg2 Rad8 16. f4 Bd6 17. Qg4 Qf6 18. d4 exf4 19. e5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxf4 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 Nf6 23. Qg2 Nh5 24. Qxe4 Rxe4 25. Bxc7 Rd7 26. Ba5 Re3 27. Rf3 Re2 28. Rc1 c5 29. Bc3 b5 30. a3 Nf6 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Ng4 Rdd2 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34. Nxf2 Rd5 35. Ng4 1-0

Sources and checking

Score source: Chess Database, version 1 by Ana Schaigorodsky (2016), licensed under CC BY 4.0. LibreChess selected the exact score identified by sha256:3a257fe6a9d760e1a1d5e7d1c8d1abc53b146ff62a89cb6523836f0860506f35 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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