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Chess fundamentals (1921)

Capablanca, José Raúl, 1888-1942 · New York : Harcourt, Brace and company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 113

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i^-^ I 98 CUTTING OFF PIECES FROM After this move Whites game is lost. White cannotplay Kt X Kt P, because Kt x Kt will win a piece.Therefore he must play B —Kt 3, either before orafter Kt X Kt, with disastrous results in either case,as will be seen. 11. Ktx Ktch Qx Kt 12. B —Kt3 B —Kt5 13. P-KR3… … A simple examination will show that White is minusa Bishop for all practical purposes. He can only freeit by sacrificing one Pawn, and possibly not eventhen. At least it would lose time besides the Pawn.Black now devotes all his energy to the Queens side,and, having practically a Bishop more, the…

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