[Event "London Int'l Congress"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "01"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [ECO "C66"] [PlyCount "76"]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {The so-called Berlin defense to the Ruy Lopez, which has withstood the test of time and was adopted in four of the Capablanca-Lasker match games at Havana – the third, sixth, twelfth, and fourteenth.} 4. O-O d6 {Practically the Steinitz defense, although the great Austrian in his development of the opening made this a move earlier.} 5. d4 Bd7 6. Nc3 exd4 7. Nxd4 {In the fourteenth game of the match at Havana, which was won by Capablanca, Lasker, playing white, continued with 7.Bxc6 before the exchange of pawns in the center.} Be7 8. Re1 O-O {In this manner, also, did Lasker and Tarrash play in the world’s championship match of 1908.} 9. Bf1 {Following the cue of Lasker in his twelfth game with Capablanca.  Both of these masters continued with 9.Bxc6 in the third and sixth games of thew match, which, like the twelfth, were drawn.} Re8 10. f3 Nxd4 {Capablanca, in the twelfth game aforesaid, played 10...Bf8, after which followed 11.Bg5 h6 12.Bh4 g6 13.Nd5 Bg7.  At this point Capablanca, in his book on the match, remarks: "I can not very highly recommend the system of defense adopted by me in this variation."} 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. Qf2 c6 {This, at first blush, would appear to leave the queen’s pawn weak, but black is fully prepared for the advance of d4 if the need arises.} 13. Bd2 Qb6 {As this is the only point at which the queen can be deployed satisfactorily. Capablanca does not mince matters, but faces the situation squarely, though it involves an exchange of queens.} 14. Na4 {An invasion which costs him valuable time.  Instead, he should have played 14.Qxb6, followed by 15.a6.} Qxf2+ 15. Kxf2 d5 16. e5 {Somewhat risky, as will be seen presently.  On the other hand, if 16.exd5 Nxd5, with the better position.} Nd7 17. g3 {This loses a pawn; either f4 or Bd3 was necessary as preventive.} Bf5 18. Rac1 b5 19. Nc3 Bc5+ {Disclosing the rook on the king’s pawn, now twice attacked.} 20. Kg2 Nxe5 21. g4 Bg6 22. Kg3 h5 23. Bf4 {The only chance for freeing his game lies in this direction.  At best, with a pawn down, white’s prospects are not at all enviable.} f6 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Bd3 Bf7 {Well played; an exchange of bishops would have enabled white to set up a stronger defensive barrier.} 26. g5 g6 27. Re2 Bd6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Rce1 Re7 30. Nd1 Rf8 31. Nf2 Be8 32. b3 {To bring the knight to g1 via h3 would avail nothing as a defense for the king’s bishop pawn, inasmuch as black, with Bc5, could always dislodge it.} Ref7 33. c4 {It is useless to play 33.Re3 on account of 33...d4.} Rxf3 34. cxd5 cxd5 35. Bb1 Bc6 36. Rd1 R3f4 {With all of black’s force bearing directly upon the king, the end is now close at hand.} 37. Be4 Bc5 38. Nd3 dxe4 0-1