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Jose Raúl Capablanca (1888-1941, World Champion from 1921 to 1927) is certainly one of the most beloved champions. His elegance and kindness captivated and are now captivating our great chess family. His chess intuition is legendary, and his deep strategic ideas are still learned from his games today.
One of his most famous encounters is the game 10 from his match against Emanuel Lasker, played in Havana in 1921. It has been published and analysed very often. It is rare that a book on strategy and pawn structure does not include this game as an example of Capablanca's excellent in the endgame.
In the game, Capablanca's advantage consisted in a better pawn structure, while Lasker had chances for salvation due to limited material. The game is interesting from start to end, but for the purposes of this text, we will talk about the part between moves 39 and 43, where there are several interesting riddles.
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