William Winter vs José Raúl Capablanca

This chess game is one of the most renowned games of the Cuban chess player José Raúl Capablanca . The game, which was played against William Winter at the 1919 Hastings chess congress, resulted in a win for Capablanca after Winter's resignation after move 29. Personally, Capablanca is one of my favorite chess players, and I really enjoy his playing style. 

Boris Spassky, World Champion from 1969 to 1972, considered Capablanca the best player of all time. Bobby Fischer, who held the title from 1972 to 1975, admired Capablanca's "light touch" and ability to see the right move very quickly. Fischer reported that in the 1950s, older members of the Manhattan Chess Club spoke of Capablanca's performances with awe.

Capablanca excelled in simple positions and endgames, and his positional judgment was outstanding, so much so that most attempts to attack him came to grief without any apparent defensive efforts on his part. But he could play great tactical chess when necessary—most famously in the 1918 Manhattan Chess Club Championship tournament, when Marshall sprang a deeply analyzed prepared variation on him, which he refuted while playing under the normal time limit (although ways have since been found to strengthen the Marshall Attack). He was also capable of using aggressive tactical play to drive home a positional advantage, provided he considered it safe and the most efficient way to win, for example against Spielmann in the 1927 New York tournament.

The last two paragraphs were from an article I wrote in October of last year.

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[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "Hastings ENG"]
[Date "1919.08.15"]
[EventDate "1919.08.11"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "William Winter"]
[Black "Jose Raul Capablanca"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "58"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nd5 g5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. Bg3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 f6 16. Kg2 a5
17. a4 Kf7 18. Rh1 Ke6 19. h4 Rfb8 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. b3 c6
22. Ra2 b5 23. Rha1 c4 24. axb5 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rxb5 26. Ra4
Rxb3 27. d4 Rb5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 0-1

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You can check my other articles about José Raúl Capablanca at:

     The Playing Strength and Style of José Raúl Capablanca (https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/the-playing-strength-and-style-of-jose-raul-capablanca)

    José Raúl Capablanca: 10 Endgame Tips (https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/jose-raul-capablanca-10-endgame-tips)

    The 1921 World Chess Championship (Capablanca vs Lasker) (https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/1921-world-chess-championship)

    The 1927 World Chess Championship (Capablanca vs Alekhine) (https://www.chess.com/blog/ThummimS/the-1927-world-chess-championship)