Hi, I am analysing some games from the book 'Chess Fundamentals' by Capablance. There are a number of moves that I do not understand. Is anyone willing to help me analyse? If someone responds with a yes, I will start posting the moves and we can then analyse together.

Thanks!

chessWarrior

Hi, I am analysing some games from the book 'Chess Fundamentals' by Capablanca. There are a number of moves that I do not understand. Is anyone willing to help me analyse? If someone responds with a yes, I will start posting the moves and we can then analyse together.

Thanks!

chessWarrior

OK place a couple of them.

Since you are reading a Capablanca´s book, most probably the moves are inot annotated in the algebraic form.

Thank you lancelot. I will post the moves in algebraic form, in a couple of days.

I have the revised edition of the book, which has been revised by Nick DeFirmian. It is in algebraic notation.

Regards.

chessWarrior.

Im eveready in doing things that improve my games........

REGARDS,
SSK

Here is the game...

Jacques Mieses vs. Jose Raul Capablanca
Berlin 1913
0-1
1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 O-O
7.O-O-O Re8 8.Qg3 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Rxe4 10.Bf4 Qf6 11.Nh3 d6 12.Bd3
Nd4 13.Be3 Bg4 14.Ng5 Rxe3 15.Qxg4 Ne2+ 16.Bxe2 Rxe2 17.Ne4
Rxe4 18.Qxe4 Qg5+ 19.f4 Qb5 20.c3 Bc5 21.Rhe1 Qc6 22.Rd5 Qd7
23.f5 c6 24.Rd2 d5 25.Qf3 Be7 26.Rde2 Bf6 27.Qh5 h6 28.g4 Kh7
29.Kb1 Rd8 30.Rd1 c5 31.Qh3 Qa4 32.Red2 Qe4+ 33.Ka1 b5 34.Qg2
Qa4 35.Kb1 b4 36.cxb4 Qxb4 37.a3 Qa4 38.Rxd5 Rb8 39.R1d2 c4
40.Qg3 Rb3 41.Qd6 c3 42.Rc2 cxb2 43.Rd3 Qe4 44.Rd1 Rc3 0-1

Here is the game...

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qe3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 O-O
7.O-O-O Re8 8.Qg3 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Rxe4 10.Bf4 Qf6 11.Nh3 d6 12.Bd3
Nd4 13.Be3 Bg4 14.Ng5 Rxe3 15.Qxg4 Ne2+ 16.Bxe2 Rxe2 17.Ne4
Rxe4 18.Qxe4 Qg5+ 19.f4 Qb5 20.c3 Bc5 21.Rhe1 Qc6 22.Rd5 Qd7
23.f5 c6 24.Rd2 d5 25.Qf3 Be7 26.Rde2 Bf6 27.Qh5 h6 28.g4 Kh7
29.Kb1 Rd8 30.Rd1 c5 31.Qh3 Qa4 32.Red2 Qe4+ 33.Ka1 b5 34.Qg2
Qa4 35.Kb1 b4 36.cxb4 Qxb4 37.a3 Qa4 38.Rxd5 Rb8 39.R1d2 c4
40.Qg3 Rb3 41.Qd6 c3 42.Rc2 cxb2 43.Rd3 Qe4 44.Rd1 Rc3 0-1

Here are my queries...

1. Why can't white play 14.f3?
2. Why can't white play 14.Bd4?
3. Why can't white play 36.Rd5?
4. Why can't white play 15.fe3?
5. Why can't white play 15.Qe3?
6. Why can't white play 15.Nh7?
7. Why can't white play 15.Bh7?

Thanks in advance for trying to solve them.

chessWarrior.

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age=2#reply31

Capablanca writes that he played 10…Qf6 instead of 10…d6 because the latter allows 11.Bd3 and the play might continue 11…Re8 12.Nh3 and soon white would be able launch a strong king side attack. But, why black cannot simply respond 11…Nd4 to 11.Bd3?

Dear chess warrior.....
Im no chess expert, but That is why I think white didnt play 14.f3......:14.f3?? is a blunder because of Rxe3 which loses a piece and gives further threats like Rxd3 with Ne2+, forking the King and Queen, giving huge material gains.....

The rest of the moves do not have any tactical mistake.....
I believe it was some stratergy which forced Mieses not to play them.......

SSK



 

As for you note on day 25

Well. . .I am way behind being a chess commentator. . . miles away. . .

But as most people do,  I sometimes speak “bull shit”.

So this is my reasoning:
14. f3  The pawn attacks two pieces while it is attacked  by three pieces. No business.  Besides, after PxR the pawn will be alone in the center of the board.

15. f3
15 Qe3 Obviously to avoid BxQ

•36 ?

15 Nh7 and Bh7  Any way the king can escape losing only one pawn and white will have two important pieces, N and B, out of the battle field (the center of the board).

Hope  somebody else will place his comments, for it is a nice game and your questions are quite interesting.

I just had bought a new book about great tactical encounters......Kindly help me analyse if interested.............
GM Gregory Serper(2522) vs GM Nikolaidis Ioannis(2540)-
St,Petersburg Open 1993........
1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nge2 Nbd7 6.Ng3 c6 7.Be2 a6 8.Be3 h5 9.f3 b5 10.c5 dxc5 11.dxc5 Qc7 12.O-O h4 13.Nh1 Nh5 14.Qd2 e5 15.Nf2 Nf8 16.a4 b4 17.Nd5 cxd5 18.exd5 f5 19.d6 Qc6 20.Bb5 axb5 21.axb5 Qxb5 22.Rxa8 Qc6 23.Rfa1! f4 24.R1a7! Nd7 25.Rxc8+!! Qxc8 26.Qd5! fxe3 27.Qe6+ Kf8 28.Rxd7! exf2+ 29.Kf1 Qe8 30.Rf7+!Qxf7 31.Qc8+ Qe8 32.d7 Kf7 33.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 34.Qb7+ Re7 35.c6! e4! 36.c7 e3 37.Qd5+ Kf6 38.Qd6+ Kf7 39.Qd5+ Kf6 40.Qd6+ Kf7 41.Qxe7+ Kxe7 42.c8=Q Bh6 43.Qc5+ Ke8 44.Qb5+ Kd8 45.Qb6+ Kd7 46.Qxg6 e2+ 47.Kxf2 Be3+! 48.Ke1! 1–0

The link to this game is:
I just had bought a new book about great tactical encounters......Kindly help me analyse if interested.............
GM Gregory Serper(2522) vs GM Nikolaidis Ioannis(2540)-
St,Petersburg Open 1993........
1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nge2 Nbd7 6.Ng3 c6 7.Be2 a6 8.Be3 h5 9.f3 b5 10.c5 dxc5 11.dxc5 Qc7 12.O-O h4 13.Nh1 Nh5 14.Qd2 e5 15.Nf2 Nf8 16.a4 b4 17.Nd5 cxd5 18.exd5 f5 19.d6 Qc6 20.Bb5 axb5 21.axb5 Qxb5 22.Rxa8 Qc6 23.Rfa1! f4 24.R1a7! Nd7 25.Rxc8+!! Qxc8 26.Qd5! fxe3 27.Qe6+ Kf8 28.Rxd7! exf2+ 29.Kf1 Qe8 30.Rf7+!Qxf7 31.Qc8+ Qe8 32.d7 Kf7 33.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 34.Qb7+ Re7 35.c6! e4! 36.c7 e3 37.Qd5+ Kf6 38.Qd6+ Kf7 39.Qd5+ Kf6 40.Qd6+ Kf7 41.Qxe7+ Kxe7 42.c8=Q Bh6 43.Qc5+ Ke8 44.Qb5+ Kd8 45.Qb6+ Kd7 46.Qxg6 e2+ 47.Kxf2 Be3+! 48.Ke1! 1–0

The link to this game is:
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1289099

I just had bought a new book about great tactical encounters......Kindly help me analyse if interested.............
GM Gregory Serper(2522) vs GM Nikolaidis Ioannis(2540)-
St,Petersburg Open 1993........
1.c4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nge2 Nbd7 6.Ng3 c6 7.Be2 a6 8.Be3 h5 9.f3 b5 10.c5 dxc5 11.dxc5 Qc7 12.O-O h4 13.Nh1 Nh5 14.Qd2 e5 15.Nf2 Nf8 16.a4 b4 17.Nd5 cxd5 18.exd5 f5 19.d6 Qc6 20.Bb5 axb5 21.axb5 Qxb5 22.Rxa8 Qc6 23.Rfa1! f4 24.R1a7! Nd7 25.Rxc8+!! Qxc8 26.Qd5! fxe3 27.Qe6+ Kf8 28.Rxd7! exf2+ 29.Kf1 Qe8 30.Rf7+!Qxf7 31.Qc8+ Qe8 32.d7 Kf7 33.dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 34.Qb7+ Re7 35.c6! e4! 36.c7 e3 37.Qd5+ Kf6 38.Qd6+ Kf7 39.Qd5+ Kf6 40.Qd6+ Kf7 41.Qxe7+ Kxe7 42.c8=Q Bh6 43.Qc5+ Ke8 44.Qb5+ Kd8 45.Qb6+ Kd7 46.Qxg6 e2+ 47.Kxf2 Be3+! 48.Ke1! 1–0

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Hi SSK and lancelot,

Once more - thank you for trying to help me. However, I have found answers to many of my queries. I will post them soon.

chessWarrior.