Alexander Kevitz – José Raúl Capablanca, New York 1931

       
Edward Winter about the game Alexander Kevitz – José Raúl Capablanca, New York 1931.
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Endgame study (1)

               
An endgame study from 1921 by Leonid Kubbel.

White to move and draw.       
  
  

 













        
Solution:



1.Nd4!!

With 1.Nd4!! the threat is both 2.Re6 and 2.Ra3+ Kb7 3.Rb3.
1.Re6 Qxe6 doesn't work for white since 2.Nc5+ is impossible to play.

1...Qxd4

Or 1...Qd8 2.Ra3+ Kb7 3.Rb3+ Kc8 (Not 3...Kc7?? 4.Ne6+ and 5.Nxd8 winning) 4.Rb8+! Kxb8 5.Nc6+ Kc7 6.Nxd8 Kxd8 and draw.

2.Ra3+ Kb5 3.Rb3+ Kc4 4.Rc3+ Kd5 5.Rd3! Qxd3 and draw since it is stalemate.
         

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