Unworthy | Capablanca vs Bernstein | San Sebastian (1911)

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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Ossip Bernstein
San Sebastian (1911), San Sebastian ESP, rd 1, Feb-20
Spanish Game: Berlin Defense (C65)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc6 bc6 7. d4 ed4 8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Re1 h6 11. Bh4 Nh7 12. Be7 Qe7 13. Qd3 Rab8 14. b3 Ng5 15. Rad1 Qe5 16. Qe3 Ne6 17. Nce2 Qa5 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Ned4 Kh7 20. g4 Rbe8 21. f3 Ne6 22. Ne2 Qa2 23. Neg3 Qc2 24. Rc1 Qb2 25. Nh5 Rh8 26. Re2 Qe5 27. f4 Qb5 28. Nfg7 Nc5 29. Ne8 Be8 30. Qc3 f6 31. Nf6 Kg6 32. Nh5 Rg8 33. f5 Kg5 34. Qe3

In the early spring of 1911, fifteen chess masters were invited to the seaside town of San Sebastian, Spain to compete in a round robin tournament. (1) Each player was invited based on a previous result. Every participant had won either first or second place in a chess master tournament, or two or more fourth place prizes. The turnout was a veritable who’s who of chess mastery: Established masters such as Tarrasch, Frank James Marshall, Carl Schlechter, Geza Maroczy, David Janowski, and Amos Burn, and newer stars like Akiba Rubinstein, Aron Nimzowitsch, and Rudolph Spielmann were all in attendance. The tournament also marked the European debut of Jose Raul Capablanca, who had garnered fame for defeating Marshall in a match. The only noticeable absence was the world champion, Emanuel Lasker. As a result of this method of invitation, this tournament is often considered to be one of the strongest held in chess history. Games were played in the Gran Casino from February 20th to March 17th. The time control for the tournament stipulated that fifteen moves must be played each hour. Initially, Ossip Bernstein had objected to Jacques Mieses, the tournament organizer, about Capablanca’s inclusion in the tournament based on one match victory. Capablanca proved himself first by defeating Bernstein in the first round, silencing his protests for the rest of the tournament. He then went on admirably to win clear first in the tournament, taking home the 5000 Franc prize, as well as winning the brilliancy prize. Rubinstein and Dr. Milan Vidmar shared second place behind Capablanca, while Marshall took clear fourth. The tournament was a landmark both in its strength and in heralding the arrival of Capablanca, a superb tournament player with a long career of victories ahead as well as becoming future world champion.

Source http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=79292

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