Outclassed: Capablanca vs Alekhine (1913)

Jose Raul Capablanca (White)
Alexander Alekhine (Black)
Savorin Cup (1913), St Petersburg RUE, rd 1, Dec-14
Semi-Slav Defense Quiet Variation
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[Event "Savorin Cup"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUE"]
[Date "1913.12.14"]
[EventDate "1913.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "69"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Be7
7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6
12. Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4 Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5
a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7 Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4
Be2 27. Nh4 h5 28. Nhxg6 Re8 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. f4 a5 31. Nh4
Rxe5 32. fxe5 Kg5 33. g3 Kg4 34. Rg7+ Kh3 35. Ng2 1-0

[@Rafaga777]

Great game by the great JRC. Btw: great photo proving that a picture is worth a thousand words. Thanks for showing us this fantastic game.

[@andersonarmstrong2650]

Beautiful commentary. Proper acknowledgement of Capablanca's pure ability compared with today's lesser lights, is justified. I urge the presentation of more examples of Capablanca's genius! Too much is not enough.

[@LoneWolf_2308]

I really like the Capablanca's style! He made a clear and unsound moves all the time, that seemed so easy thanks to his unique style...WHAT A GENIUS, WHAT A PLAYER. Keep going & best regards ❤

[@cavaturnagesh]

Capablanca was born in 1888 in Havana. He beat Cuban champion Juan Corzo in a match on 17 November 1901, two days before his 13th birthday.[1][2] His victory over Frank Marshall in a 1909 match earned him an invitation to the 1911 San Sebastian tournament, which he won ahead of players such as Akiba Rubinstein, Aron Nimzowitsch and Siegbert Tarrasch. Over the next several years, Capablanca had a strong series of tournament results. After several unsuccessful attempts to arrange a match with then world champion Emanuel Lasker, Capablanca finally won the world chess champion title from Lasker in 1921. Capablanca was undefeated from 10 February 1916 to 21 March 1924, a period that included the world championship match with Lasker. Capablanca lost the title in 1927 to Alexander Alekhine, who had never beaten Capablanca before the match. From Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ra%C3%BAl_Capablanca

[@hamidurrahman8736]

Wonderful information!

[@glennarcher2988]

The board in the background shows the final position, and Alekhine's face shows the rest of the story. Thank you for the post Sir.

[@saeedsa820]

Thanks for showing us this fantastic game

[@richardfabrizio8998]

Caps was amazing In 1927 was their match Thanks

[@amosdraak3536]

Thanks again for all the videos, Mr. HCV. We appreciate you taking your time to share your passion with us. Cheers

[@cavaturnagesh]

what a great photograph, the one to the left of Alekhine is perhaps Emmanuel Lasker?

[@amosdraak3536]

I don’t think it is. He didn’t play in this event, nor was he an arbiter or anything. He does look kinda similar, though, but Lasker was little, and that guy is like the same size as Alekhine

[@jeffjones6951]

I was wondering the same thing...

[@poloprankster]

Nikola Tesla (on a spy mission) collaborating with Alekhine

[@giriiyer3968]

What is happening to alekhine man??? If the last game was bad enough for alekhine this was worse. All his four pieces cannot move. Loss of material was just the easy part. Checkmate with the two knights with the rook giving coverfire was great. And the last minute surprises were breathtaking. And to think that alekhine was one of the greatest ever. Truly a remarkable game.

[@amosdraak3536]

He was still kinda young here. He was only about 21. Capa, being both a prodigy and four years older, was going to play at a much higher level than Alekhine at this point. But when Alekhine was mature, he hit him with that 6-3 in their title match.

[@arijitkundu5577]

A very useful, informative and interesting post. Thankyou Sir.

[@robertcooper1952]

I'd like to see a fantasy match between Fischer and Capablanca with both of them in their prime.

[@bobthompson3739]

What an uncanny sense of strategy and tactics, especially against such a formidable opponent. To be so filleted must have had a profound effect on Alekhine

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Alekhine was younger then and hadn't yet figured capablanca out, but once he did through hard work, he crushed capablanca in 1927.

[@Atlargein]

Capa was a natural genius but also a stakes player and his endgame prowness was unsurpassed at the time with Rubinstein and Lasker being the few exceptions. Alekhine was a hard worker and learnt much more from his losses evidenced by his later success.

[@abhisheksavant7390]

👏👏👏👏

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Superb video

[@jvd0701]

Wow, what a b & w photo memory

[@kevincampbell1086]

Can we have a video on how Alhekine improved his game to beat capablanca for the world championship

[@Atlargein]

Better to study Kasparov’s preparation against Karpov. There is even a hypnotist consultation for programming his mind against possible listening devices and spies!

[@JohnSmith-un9jm]

Casablanca was older than Alekhine during this time period and Alekhine had an military obligation which diverted his time from chess. Alekhine blossomed into a chess genius during the early 1920's, which culminated in crushing and outclassing capablanca during their world title match in 1927. Alekhine was a better chess player than capablanca.

[@Atlargein]

10-7-25 Still up 3 games Capa

[@kevincampbell1086]

I agree. Alekhine was more creative. Almost like Tal.

[@jhonbadigjan1526]

ja ja ja ja idiot...

[@AegidiusREX]

Fb5 est presque insensé, il fallait préférer Cgf6, attaquant le Fou e4 et liant les Cavaliers pour conserver la case d5, la position est alors égale. À la place de Dd6 juste après, Cdf6, attaquant le Fou e4 et supprimant la possibilité de l’échange en d5, est meilleur. a6 n’est pas très bon, Fc6 pour liquider le mauvais Fou est quand même mieux. h6 ne résout rien et affaiblit g6, Tae8 pour défendre ensuite f7 par Te7, contrôler e6 pour prévenir Cg5, et échanger ensuite une Tour par Te7 pour résorber l’attaque est mieux mais la position est déjà compromise puisqu’on perd b7. Le plan Tc8-c2 perd définitivement la partie, il fallait au moins interroger la Tour blanche par Tab8 avec une possibilité de sortie du Cg8 : Tc7 Tbc8 Tfc1 Ce7 (la Tour ne peut pas prendre le Cavalier à cause du mat par Txc1), la position noire est très mauvaise mais on résiste mieux. Bien à vous

[@ВладимирБризицкий-т8ф]

все обзоры этого канала-кал!