Thank you for drawing attention to the passing of this chess giant. That was truly a brilliant game.
The true end of 20th Century
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/crosswords/chess/12lilienthal.html?ref=obituaries
What the article doesn't say is that his victory over Capablanca wasn't just any game - it was a beautiful realization of a mobile center finished by a Queen sacrifice. See the game here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andor_Lilienthal
The true end of an era.