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8 |    |    |    | #R |    |    |    | #K |
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7 | #P |    |    |    |    | #P |    | #P |
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6 |    | #P | #Kt| #Q |    | ^Kt| #P |    |
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5 |    |    |    |    | #P | ^B | ^Q |    |
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4 | #B |    | #P |    |    |    |    | ^P |
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3 |    |    | ^P |    | ^P |    |    |    |
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2 |    |    |    |    |    | ^P | ^P |    |
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1 |    |    |    |    | ^R |    | ^K |    |
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A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H

Diag. 152

29. ...  Kt-K2 30.  Kt-K4 Q-B2 31.  Q-B6ch K-Kt1 32.  B-K6

This is now compulsory.  If White loses time in withdrawing the B, Black consolidates his position by:  Kt-Q4 and Q-K2.

32. ...  PxB

R-B1 is refuted by 33.  Kt-Kt5!, PxB; 34.  QxR, etc.

33.  QxKPch

Better than Kt-Kt5, for after Kt-Q4, 34.  QxPch, the Black King finds a safe retreat at Kt2.

33. ...  K-B1
34.  Kt-Kt5 Kt-Kt1
35.  P-B4

in order to open the file for the Rook.

35. ...  R-K1 36.  PxP R-K2 37.  R-B1ch K-Kt2 38.  P-R5 B-K1 39.  P-R6ch K-R1

KtxP fails on account of Q-B6ch.

40.  Q-Q6

White takes all possible advantage from the position, but cannot bring home his attack, as Black has concentrated his forces for the defence.  Black must still be careful to avoid a mate, e.g.  QxQ?; 41.  PxQ, RxP; 42.  R-B7 or 4l. ...  R-Q2; 42.  R-B8.

40. ...  Q-B4
41.  Q-Q4

Here White could have tried QxQ and R-B8.  There was then a permanent threat of RxB, e.g. 41.  QxQ, PxQ; 42.  R-B8, RxP; 43.  Kt-B3, R-K2; 44.  Kt-Kt5, etc.  It seems as if Black would have to give up the piece again by 43. ...  R-R4 in order to win.  White, however, would then have drawing chances, which would have been a fitting conclusion to this wonderful game.

41. ...  RxP
42.  Q-Q7 R-K2
Resigns

Game No. 38

White:  Rotlewi.  Black:  Teichmann.

Queen’s Gambit Declined.

1.  P-Q4 P-Q 4 2.  Kt-KB3 Kt-KB3 3.  P-B4 P-K3 4.  Kt-B3 QKt-Q2 5.  B-Kt5 B-K2

Capablanca tried 5. ...  B-Kt5; against Ed. Lasker in New York, 1915.  The continuation was:  6.  P-K3, P-B4; 7.  B-Q3, Q-R4; 8.  Q-Kt3.

The correct move is here 8.  Castles.  If Black wins the pawn by BxKt; 9.  PxB, QPxP; 10.  BxP, QxBP, White obtains a strong attack, e.g., 11.  R-B1, Q-R4; 12.  BxKt, PxB (KtxB; 13.  PxP); 13.  P-Q5, with this possible continuation l3. ...  Kt-Kt3, 14.  PxP, PxP; 15.  Q-Q6, with a strong attack.