Capablanca Shows Reti How to Win a Drawn Endgame (Capablanca - Reti 1914)

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Be7 6.Qe2 Nd6 7.Bxc6 bxc6 8.dxe5 Nb7 9.Nc3 O-O 10.Re1 Nc5 11.Nd4 Ne6 12.Be3 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 c5 14.Be3 d5 15.exd6 Bxd6 16.Rad1 Qf6 17.Qh5 Rb8 18.Bc1 Qf5 19.Qxf5 Bxf5 20.Ne4 Rfe8 21.Nxd6 cxd6 22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Be3 Re6 24.c3 a6 25.b4 cxb4 26.cxb4 h6 27.a4 Bc2 28.Ra1 Re4 29.b5 Rxa4 30.Rc1 Be4 31.b6 Kf8 32.f3 Bd5 33.Rc8+ Ke7 34.b7 Bxb7 35.Rc7+ Ke6 36.Rxb7 Ra1+ 37.Kf2 Ra2+ 38.Kg3 a5 39.Ra7 a4 40.Ra6 g5 41.Bc5 Rd2 42.Ba7 f5 43.h4 f4+ 44.Kh3 Kf5 45.hxg5 hxg5 46.Rxa4 Rd1 47.g4+ fxg3 48.Kxg3

[@JCBCoin]

Great game. Kf8 😱. And reti had to have known with Rook F8 check….. it was the beginning of the end.

[@Monadshavenowindows]

Yeah. It was a notable mistake. He could have equalized with a very natural move too.

[@christhememester6356]

Hey Mr.H, how’s it been