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Joaquim Font vs Jose Raul Capablanca, 1929

This replay preserves the complete 72-ply score of Capablanca playing Black across 36 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
Joaquim Font
Black
Jose Raul Capablanca
Event
Barcelona
Year
1929
Result
0-1
Opening
C50 Italian Game: Paris Defense

Opening reference: Italian Game: Paris Defense (C50).

In this game, 20 half-moves are labelled opening, 52 middlegame and 0 endgame. The score contains 14 captures and 1 checks or mates; before a recorded move, the position offered a median of 32 legal choices. The source score ends after 36...Bxg3 with the recorded result 0-1. 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...Be7 — Develop the bishop11...Be7 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  2. 16...Rxf5 — Recapture on f516...Rxf5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  3. 23...d5 — Claim central space23...d5 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  4. 29...Re2 — Rook on the open e-file29...Re2 was a leading choice in the fixed engine check.
  5. 32...g4 — Advance the g-pawn32...g4 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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Joaquim Font vs Jose Raul Capablanca, 1929

Start position

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Opening · 1.e4 to 10...Nd4

  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.Bc4 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from f1 to c4; from c4 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bc4 Nf6 d3 d6.

  6. 3...d6 Advance the d-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d7 to d6; from there it controls e5 and c5.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · d6 d4 Nf6 Nc3.

  7. 4.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 Na5.

  8. 4...Na5 Create pressure on c4

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to a5; from a5 it attacks White's bishop on c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Na5.

  9. 5.Bb3 Create pressure on f7

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from c4 to b3; from b3 it attacks Black's pawn on f7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bb3.

  10. 5...Nxb3 Exchange on b3

    Board fact: Black's knight takes the bishop on b3; from b3 it attacks White's rook on a1 and White's bishop on c1; black is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxb3 axb3.

  11. 6.axb3 Recapture on b3

    Board fact: White's pawn recaptures the knight on b3; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the b-file; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · axb3 c6.

  12. 6...c5 Advance the c-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from c7 to c5; from there it controls d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c5 d3 Be7 Nd2.

  13. 7.Qe2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to e2; from there it controls e4, c4 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; d3 ranked higher · Qe2 Ne7.

  14. 7...Ne7 Develop the knight

    Board fact: Black develops the knight from g8 to e7; from there it controls d5, c6 and f5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ne7 O-O.

  15. 8.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 Nc6.

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

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

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · h6 Nd2 Nc6 Nd5.

  17. 9.Nd2 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to d2; from there it controls e4, c4 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd2.

  18. 9...Nc6 Improve the knight

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from e7 to c6; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 Nc4.

  19. 10.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 Be7 Nc4 O-O.

  20. 10...Nd4 Create pressure on e2

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from c6 to d4; from d4 it attacks White's queen on e2 and White's pawn on b3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nd4 Qd1 Be7 Nd5.

Middlegame · 11.Qd1 to 36...Bxg3

  1. 11.Qd1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e2 to d1; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd1 Be7 Nc4 Bg5.

  2. 11...Be7 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to e7; from there it controls d6 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be7 Nc4 O-O Nd5.

  3. 12.Ne2 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: White moves the knight from c3 to e2; from e2 it attacks Black's knight on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Nc4 ranked higher · Ne2 O-O.

  4. 12...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 Ng3 d5 exd5.

  5. 13.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 b5.

  6. 13...f5 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from f7 to f5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on e4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · f5.

  7. 14.exf5 Exchange on f5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on f5; the move changes the central pawn contact; White accepts doubled pawns on the f-file; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · exf5 Nxf5 Nc4 Nxg3.

  8. 14...Bxf5 Recapture on f5

    Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the pawn on f5; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on d3; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bxf5 Nxf5.

  9. 15.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; Nxf5 ranked higher · f4 exf4.

  10. 15...Qd7 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d8 to d7; from there it controls c6, d6 and e6.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Be6 ranked higher · Qd7 Nxf5 Nxf5 Ne4.

  11. 16.Nxf5 Exchange on f5

    Board fact: White's knight takes the bishop on f5; from f5 it attacks Black's knight on d4 and Black's bishop on e7; white is ahead by 3 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nxf5 Nxf5 Ne4 d5.

  12. 16...Rxf5 Recapture on f5

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the knight on f5; the rook now works on a semi-open f-file; from f5 it attacks White's pawn on f4; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxf5 fxe5.

  13. 17.fxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: White's pawn takes the pawn on e5; the move changes the central pawn contact; from e5 it attacks Black's pawn on d6; white is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · fxe5.

  14. 17...Raf8 Rook on the open f-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from a8 to f8; the rook now occupies the open f-file; from there it controls f5 and f6.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Raf8 c3 Nc6 exd6.

  15. 18.c3 Create pressure on d4

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from c2 to c3; from c3 it attacks Black's knight on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · c3 Nc6 exd6 Rxf1+.

  16. 18...Nc6 Create pressure on e5

    Board fact: Black moves the knight from d4 to c6; from c6 it attacks White's pawn on e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nc6 exd6.

  17. 19.Qe2 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to e2; from there it controls e4, e5 and d3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; exd6 ranked higher · Qe2 Nxe5.

  18. 19...Rxe5 Exchange on e5

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the pawn on e5; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e5 it attacks White's queen on e2; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qe6 ranked higher · Rxe5 Rxf8+.

  19. 20.Rxf8+ Capture with check on f8

    Board fact: White's rook takes the rook on f8; the move checks Black's king; the rook now occupies the open f-file; white is ahead by 5 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxf8+ Bxf8 Qd1 d5.

  20. 20...Bxf8 Recapture on f8

    Board fact: Black's bishop recaptures the rook on f8; from f8 it reinforces the pawn on d6; material is level after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxf8 Qd1 Qe6 Nf3.

  21. 21.Qd1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from e2 to d1; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qd1 Qe6 Nf3 Rf5.

  22. 21...Re8 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e5 to e8; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from there it controls e4, e5 and e3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re8.

  23. 22.Nf3 Improve the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from d2 to f3; from there it controls d4 and e5.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Nf3.

  24. 22...Qf5 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from d7 to f5; from f5 it attacks White's knight on f3 and White's pawn on d3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf5 Qc2 d5 Bd2.

  25. 23.Ra4 Rook on the semi-open a-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to a4; the rook now works on a semi-open a-file; from a4 it attacks Black's pawn on a7.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Qf1 ranked higher · Ra4 d5 Rf4 Qe6.

  26. 23...d5 Claim central space

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d6 to d5; from there it controls e4 and c4.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d5 Rf4 Qe6 Bd2.

  27. 24.Qf1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from d1 to f1; from there it controls d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf1 Bd6.

  28. 24...d4 Change the pawn structure

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from d5 to d4; the move changes the central pawn contact; from d4 it attacks White's pawn on c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · d4.

  29. 25.Bd2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from c1 to d2; from d2 it attacks Black's pawn on h6.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bd2 dxc3 bxc3 Qd5.

  30. 25...Bd6 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: Black develops the bishop from f8 to d6; from d6 it attacks White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Bd6.

  31. 26.Ra1 Rook on the semi-open a-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a4 to a1; the rook now works on a semi-open a-file; from a1 it attacks Black's pawn on a7.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Ra1 Qf7 cxd4 cxd4.

  32. 26...Qf7 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from f5 to f7; from f7 it attacks White's knight on f3 and White's pawn on b3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qf7 cxd4 Qxb3 dxc5.

  33. 27.Qd1 Reposition the queen

    Board fact: White moves the queen from f1 to d1; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Re1 ranked higher · Qd1 Rf8 cxd4 cxd4.

  34. 27...Qh5 Create pressure on f3

    Board fact: Black moves the queen from f7 to h5; from h5 it attacks White's knight on f3 and White's pawn on h2.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Qh5 Be1 Bf4 h3.

  35. 28.g3 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: White moves the pawn from g2 to g3; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Be1 ranked higher · g3 Rf8.

  36. 28...g5 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g7 to g5; from there it controls f4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · g5 b4.

  37. 29.Ne1 Reroute the knight

    Board fact: White moves the knight from f3 to e1; from there it controls d3 and f3.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; b4 ranked higher · Ne1 Re2 Kf1 Rxh2.

  38. 29...Re2 Rook on the open e-file

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from e8 to e2; the rook now occupies the open e-file; from e2 it attacks White's bishop on d2 and White's knight on e1.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Re2 Kf1 Rxh2 Qxh5.

  39. 30.Kf1 Create pressure on e2

    Board fact: White moves the king from g1 to f1; from f1 it attacks Black's rook on e2.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kf1 Rxh2 Qxh5 Rxh5.

  40. 30...Rxh2 Exchange on h2

    Board fact: Black's rook takes the pawn on h2; the rook has reached the opponent’s second rank; from h2 it attacks White's bishop on d2; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxh2 Qxh5 Rxh5 Kg2.

  41. 31.Qxh5 Exchange on h5

    Board fact: White's queen takes the queen on h5; from h5 it attacks Black's rook on h2 and Black's pawn on g5; white is ahead by 8 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Qxh5 Rxh5 Kg2 g4.

  42. 31...Rxh5 Recapture on h5

    Board fact: Black's rook recaptures the queen on h5; from h5 it reinforces the pawn on g5; black is ahead by 1 conventional material point after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Rxh5 Kg2 g4 Bf4.

  43. 32.Kg2 Reposition the king

    Board fact: White moves the king from f1 to g2; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Kg2 g4 Bf4 Bxf4.

  44. 32...g4 Advance the g-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from g5 to g4; from there it controls f3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · g4 Bf4 Bxf4 gxf4.

  45. 33.Nc2 Develop the knight

    Board fact: White develops the knight from e1 to c2; from c2 it attacks Black's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Nc2 Re5 Re1 Rxe1.

  46. 33...Rh3 Create pressure on g3

    Board fact: Black moves the rook from h5 to h3; from h3 it attacks White's pawn on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Re5 ranked higher · Rh3 Be1 Ne5 Rxa7.

  47. 34.Be1 Reposition the bishop

    Board fact: White moves the bishop from d2 to e1; from there it controls c3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Be1 Ne5 cxd4 Nf3.

  48. 34...h5 Advance the h-pawn

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h6 to h5; from h5 it reinforces the pawn on g4.

    Fixed engine check: Playable; Ne5 ranked higher · h5 cxd4.

  49. 35.Bf2 Develop the bishop

    Board fact: White develops the bishop from e1 to f2; from f2 it attacks Black's pawn on d4.

    Fixed engine check: Recorded move; cxd4 ranked higher · Bf2 h4 cxd4 Bxg3.

  50. 35...h4 Create pressure on g3

    Board fact: Black moves the pawn from h5 to h4; from h4 it attacks White's pawn on g3.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · h4 cxd4 Bxg3 Bg1.

  51. 36.Rh1 Rook on the semi-open h-file

    Board fact: White moves the rook from a1 to h1; the rook now works on a semi-open h-file; from h1 it attacks Black's rook on h3.

    Fixed engine check: Near the leading choice · Rh1 Bxg3 Bg1 Rxh1.

  52. 36...Bxg3 Exchange on g3

    Board fact: Black's bishop takes the pawn on g3; from g3 it attacks White's bishop on f2; black is ahead by 2 conventional material points after the capture.

    Fixed engine check: Ranked first · Bxg3 Bg1 Rxh1 Kxh1.

PGN

[Event "Barcelona"] [Site "?"] [Date "1929.??.??"] [White "Font, Joaquim"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Bb3 Nxb3 6. axb3 c5 7. Qe2 Ne7 8. d3 h6 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Qd1 Be7 12. Ne2 O-O 13. Ng3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. f4 Qd7 16. Nxf5 Rxf5 17. fxe5 Raf8 18. c3 Nc6 19. Qe2 Rxe5 20. Rxf8+ Bxf8 21. Qd1 Re8 22. Nf3 Qf5 23. Ra4 d5 24. Qf1 d4 25. Bd2 Bd6 26. Ra1 Qf7 27. Qd1 Qh5 28. g3 g5 29. Ne1 Re2 30. Kf1 Rxh2 31. Qxh5 Rxh5 32. Kg2 g4 33. Nc2 Rh3 34. Be1 h5 35. Bf2 h4 36. Rh1 Bxg3 0-1

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 sha256:7494973ace18e38cd263424a52a58d22cbabe1a4fab9b59536120534bcaf5d09 and pins it in the selection manifest.
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