@@Rspknlikeab0ssxdCapablanca did an excellent job using pawns to do the "squeeze" Magnus himself relies on positional techniques to escape very dangerous positions. Positional knowledge is really where it's at bec tactics only will get you easily destroyed in the opening against a very advanced player.
Great game review, John, I remember going over Capablanca games when I was younger and being mesmerized by the seeming simplicity of his play. It seemed so easy until I tried it! One of the truly great geniuses of the game, I'd love to see Carlsen and Jose go at it, wouldn't that be interesting.
Capablanca played Chess like this ALL THE TIME. He had an ABSOLUTE mastery of all phases of the game. He played so simply that most Chessplayers thought they could do what Capa did. However, Capa understood that the secret to Chess was board control. This game is no exception. Capas greater board control led to a winning ending. 😒
You need to be a great tactician to play a game like this, imposing your positional game on your opponent requires being able to put out the fire before your opponent buys the matches, Capa was the greatest specially around 1918, Thank you for another great video!
Apparently this was an exhibition off-hand game, played in Buenos Aires on May 19, 1911. Capa's opponent was Leopoldo Carranza, a strong player from Argentina.
I once won a game where I didn't attempt to attack at all. I just kept position as solid as I could and barred my opponent's attacks and eventually they were left with less material and no play. My opponent complained after the game that I don't know how to play chess. Lol.
It's like the story of the martial arts instructor who wants to demonstrate a defensive technique and asks someone in the crowd to try to punch him. A guy steps up and flattens the instructor, who then complains, "You attacked me the wrong way!"
Tactics against your position only work when there is a flaw in your position.Tactics for you only work because your opponent has made a positional mistake.
Excellent video!! Personally, I find such positional play to be far more exciting than coffeehouse tactics which, quite often, even a 1500 player can find. Anyone can learn tactics since there are many books out there with tactical puzzles. However, there are almost no books out there with positional puzzles. Thanks for the post, ChessDawg.
I wouldn't argue that d3 was a tactic from Capa. There were no other pawn moves available and his rook was busy on a2 lol. I might say that he chose a good positional move that happened to have tactical value lol
I honestly think your ability to annotate & review games had improved since you've read, "Chess Structures." Something about that book is making me want to buy it ASAP when I saw this video.
Now that the utter nonsense about needing to get all learned up with tactics has resoundingly been put to bed, I feel really good about my Elo going on a moonshot. Lfg!!
The dude literally said why. The plasticity of the pawns structures. Engines can always see 28578 moves ahead, even GMS admit they cant always be "trusted" because there's no human that can look that far. So these kind of intuitive rules are interesting.
@@stephenr80 The position is obviously equal. At the point he makes that comment, White's kingside pawns are reasonably mobile. The position is obviously drawish; the fact Black's pawns are a little more mobile does nothing to change this evaluation.
Classic Capablanca. Whait to the endgame where the opponent plays like ass. Not denying his skills but Capablanca is the least "extraordinary" among goats. And by goats i mean top 20 or something.
These little moments make think how sad death is, Capablanca could be today smashing everybody else.
The older I get, the more I want to learn this type of playing style.
Right? In high school I was all about the King's Gambit and now I'm trying to play positionally. Chess is hard and I love it
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@@Rspknlikeab0ssxdCapablanca did an excellent job using pawns to do the "squeeze" Magnus himself relies on positional techniques to escape very dangerous positions. Positional knowledge is really where it's at bec tactics only will get you easily destroyed in the opening against a very advanced player.
I believe they call this old man chess :-)
Lock position double flank double attack pentrating pressure
Great game review, John, I remember going over Capablanca games when I was younger and being mesmerized by the seeming simplicity of his play. It seemed so easy until I tried it! One of the truly great geniuses of the game, I'd love to see Carlsen and Jose go at it, wouldn't that be interesting.
Capablanca played Chess like this ALL THE TIME. He had an ABSOLUTE mastery of all phases of the game. He played so simply that most Chessplayers thought they could do what Capa did. However, Capa understood that the secret to Chess was board control. This game is no exception. Capas greater board control led to a winning ending. 😒
You need to be a great tactician to play a game like this, imposing your positional game on your opponent requires being able to put out the fire before your opponent buys the matches, Capa was the greatest specially around 1918, Thank you for another great video!
You almost had me with 2011
Apparently this was an exhibition off-hand game, played in Buenos Aires on May 19, 1911. Capa's opponent was Leopoldo Carranza, a strong player from Argentina.
A true Genius of the game!
I once won a game where I didn't attempt to attack at all. I just kept position as solid as I could and barred my opponent's attacks and eventually they were left with less material and no play. My opponent complained after the game that I don't know how to play chess. Lol.
It's like the story of the martial arts instructor who wants to demonstrate a defensive technique and asks someone in the crowd to try to punch him. A guy steps up and flattens the instructor, who then complains, "You attacked me the wrong way!"
Tactics against your position only work when there is a flaw in your position.Tactics for you only work because your opponent has made a positional mistake.
Nice game by Capablanca, who took full advantage of the weak moves of his opponent.
move*
Excellent video!! Personally, I find such positional play to be far more exciting than coffeehouse tactics which, quite often, even a 1500 player can find. Anyone can learn tactics since there are many books out there with tactical puzzles. However, there are almost no books out there with positional puzzles. Thanks for the post, ChessDawg.
beautiful game
and great explanations
i did enjoy it
thank you, too
More Fischer and capa games please
Great teaching!
I wouldn't argue that d3 was a tactic from Capa. There were no other pawn moves available and his rook was busy on a2 lol. I might say that he chose a good positional move that happened to have tactical value lol
It actually works! The goal is to keep a solid structure. I hope to get to the point where it seems just natural play as it is! Chess is hard...
Great game and commentary.
Fabulous analysis on this stifling paralysis. Gracias chess dogius.
What a great analysis this is
This was a baller game by Capablanca
Go Capablanca! (But stay there).
Capablanca was a good movie too.
Little known fact... Alekhine wrote the screenplay.
What's the name of this movie and where can I buy it?
Often the simplest strategies are best in complicated positions..
I m 47 yrs old n still learning to play chess. Its like filling up the Gaza tunnels with sea water.
Mature chess style. Only Capablanca. Issss sooooo amazing and intelectual. Capablanca, Magnus, Karpov
Ohhhhh my gooooood
yessss it happened in 2011
😕
I honestly think your ability to annotate & review games had improved since you've read, "Chess Structures." Something about that book is making me want to buy it ASAP when I saw this video.
2:33 I dont like white's position at all. It should long castle. Black's Bishop's are too active!
lowkey shade at GM Finegold 😂 “Never play f6”
Now that the utter nonsense about needing to get all learned up with tactics has resoundingly been put to bed, I feel really good about my Elo going on a moonshot. Lfg!!
2011 euh! I did not know that Capa was ressurected🤣🤣😅😁
Capablanca was long since dead in 2011 ...
F6?!?!?
Why are we looking at this from White's perspective?
The position is, as the computers say, level at the point when the endgame arrives. I'm not sure why you think you know better than the engines.
The dude literally said why. The plasticity of the pawns structures. Engines can always see 28578 moves ahead, even GMS admit they cant always be "trusted" because there's no human that can look that far. So these kind of intuitive rules are interesting.
@@stephenr80 The position is obviously equal. At the point he makes that comment, White's kingside pawns are reasonably mobile.
The position is obviously drawish; the fact Black's pawns are a little more mobile does nothing to change this evaluation.
Looks like a horrible position for white
You make a good case, John. Technically there’s tactics but in this case, nothing GM level.
Blunder 32 seconds in my friend.
Cap pinned a Knight. Sorry but that's tactics.
Classic Capablanca. Whait to the endgame where the opponent plays like ass. Not denying his skills but Capablanca is the least "extraordinary" among goats. And by goats i mean top 20 or something.
XD?
Are u dumb?