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Menchik, Vera vs Capablanca, Jose Raul, 1929

Capablanca won this Karlsbad game as Black. 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
Menchik, Vera
Black
Capablanca, Jose Raul
Event
Karlsbad
Year
1929
Result
0-1
Opening
A47 Marienbad System
♜♞♛♚♝♜♟♝♟♟♟♟♟♟♞♟♟♞♟♟♟♟♟♝♟♜♞♝♛♜♚
Training position around move 6 — start guessing Capablanca's moves from here.

Opening reference: Marienbad System (A47).

Move score

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4 e5 9. Qd2 e4 10. Ng5 Ne5 11. Nc3 Nxc4 12. Qd4 d5 13. b3 Bc5 14. Nb5 Qc6 15. Qc3 Qxb5 16. bxc4 Qxc4 17. Qe5+ Kf8 18. Bf4 Qa4 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. Qb2 h6 21. Nh3 Ng4 22. Rac1 Bc6 23. e3 Kg8 24. Qe2 f5 25. f3 Nf6 26. g4 exf3 27. Bxf3 fxg4 28. Bxg4 Qg6 29. Nf2 h5 0-1

PGN

[Event "Karlsbad"] [Site "LibreChess"] [Date "1929.??.??"] [White "Menchik, Vera"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. c4 cxd4 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4 e5 9. Qd2 e4 10. Ng5 Ne5 11. Nc3 Nxc4 12. Qd4 d5 13. b3 Bc5 14. Nb5 Qc6 15. Qc3 Qxb5 16. bxc4 Qxc4 17. Qe5+ Kf8 18. Bf4 Qa4 19. Rfd1 Qe8 20. Qb2 h6 21. Nh3 Ng4 22. Rac1 Bc6 23. e3 Kg8 24. Qe2 f5 25. f3 Nf6 26. g4 exf3 27. Bxf3 fxg4 28. Bxg4 Qg6 29. Nf2 h5 0-1

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