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Chess fundamentals (1921)

Capablanca, José Raúl, 1888-1942 · New York : Harcourt, Brace and company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 139

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2. R-B 7ch K-Q5! 3. P —B 7 R— Kt3 ch! a very important move, as against R — KB3,R—K7wins. 4. K-B I R-KB3 5. R-Kt 7 K-B 6 and White will finally have to sacrifice the Rookfor the Pawn, or draw by perpetual check. If there were nothing more in the ending it wouldnot be of any great value, but there… … Now there would be two other moves to try: either(a) R-Kt 3 ch, or (6) R-K B 3. Let us examine them. (a) I. ...:.... R-Kt3ch 2. K-B3 R-B3ch 3. K-K3 R-K3ch If P_Kt 6; R —R 5 ch wins, because if the Kinggoes back, then R — R 6, and if the Kmg goes up, thenR — R 4 ch, followed by R — K B 4 wins. 4.…

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