Capablanca vs Yates, Hastings 1930

If you don’t find this a beautiful endgame you should give up chess!

Everyone can make mistakes…

Here is an example of a big mistake in an endgame of Capablanca.

Menchik vs Capablanca: 4 positional concepts in one endgame.

In this example we see how different positional concepts arise in the endgame. It’s a very instructive example from the game between Vera Menchik and José Raúl Capablanca, 1931.

Capablanca at the age of 12

This endgame was played by “Capa” when he was a 12 year old kid. Now we know that children can become strong players at young age using all this modern training material and computer databases. But imagine its the year 1901 and a small Cuban boy manages to beat the national champion in a match. That is extraordinary. Have a look at this nice demonstration of endgame technique.

Capablanca’s insight.

In chess history there has been one man that we could call a truely master of endgames. Of course I mean the former world champion José Raúl Capablanca. Capablanca had the ability to exploit a small advantage and maneuver elegantly towards victory.

In this example we see how Capablanca manages to win this game against A. Kevitz with a few very strong and surprising moves. The game was played in New York 1931.