[Event "Moscow"]
[Site ""]
[Date "1935.02.22"]
[Round ""]
[White "Jose Capablanca"]
[Black "Vyacheslav Ragozin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E24"]
[Annotator "Stockfish 17"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1935.02.15"]
{E32: Nimzo-Indian} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 {This is unusual for
Capanlanca who usually preferred 4.Qc2.} Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d6 {Ar this point black
has a wide array of choices. Capablanca himself played 5...b6 against
Lilienthal at Hastings, 1934 and ended up with an inferior game.} 6. Qc2 {
White usually plays 6.f3. but the text is equally good.} O-O 7. e4 e5 8. Bd3 c5
{Black hioes that white will play 9.d5 after which qhite's c-Pawns will be
suject to attack.} 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. d5 (10. O-O b6 11. f4 exd4 12. cxd4 cxd4 13.
h3 Re8 14. Bb2 {equals. Miljkovic,M (2266)-Mitrovic,D (2371) Nis 2009}) 10...
Ne7 {This passive defensive move is often played even today, but a better plan
might be eyeung white's weak Ps with 10...Na5 followed by ...b6 and ...Ba6} 11.
f3 Nd7 {Black is getting himself into a cramped position and here the idea of
playing ...f5 is not going to work.} 12. h4 {This launches a strong K-side
attack and so Ragozin devises a startling plan...he is going flee with his K
to the Q-side! The problem is that the time consumed with this plan gives
white way too much control of the board and he ends up with a commanding
position.} Nb6 13. g4 f6 {There is nothing at all wrong with this move in
itsself, buy it is black's idea to move his K all the way over to the other
side of the boatd that is faulty. He is successful in doing so, but in the
process he hets a very passive game and allows Caoablanca to improve his
position unhendered. Black's chances lie on the Q-side and by placing his K
there any P advance will leave it exposed to attack} 14. Ng3 Kf7 (14... Bd7 {
is a better plan. Play might continue...} 15. O-O Rb8 16. h5 Na4 17. f4 b5 {
Even here though white's chances must be considered better.}) 15. g5 Ng8 16. f4
Ke8 17. f5 Qe7 18. Qg2 Kd8 19. Nh5 {This N is headed for e6 via g7. On e6 it
will be a great hindrance to black.} Kc7 20. gxf6 gxf6 (20... Nxf6 {was
somewhat better.} 21. Qxg7 {If black trades Qs the N still reaches e6, so...}
Rf7 22. Qh6 Nxh5 23. Qxh5 Nd7 24. Bg5 {White has a dominationg position. He
can bring the R on a1 into play with Ra2-g2 etc.}) 21. Ng7 Bd7 22. h5 Rac8 23.
h6 Kb8 {Success. The only problem is that strategically his position is lost.}
24. Rg1 Rf7 25. Rb1 Qf8 26. Be2 Ka8 {A good indication that black is bereft of
ideas.} 27. Bh5 Re7 28. Qa2 Qd8 {Ragozin hopes that with his K is tucked away
pm a8 it will be safe, but white starts an attack on it there, too.} 29. Bd2
Na4 30. Qb3 Nb6 (30... Rb8 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Nb6 33. Bf7 {with a
dominating position.}) 31. a4 {[%mdl 544] Beginning another onslaught on
black's K. This innediate threat is to win the N with 32.a5} Rb8 32. a5 Nc8 33.
Qa2 Qf8 34. Be3 b6 35. a6 {Black's position is simply horrible. With the
exception of his Q none of his pieces can move and all he can do is await
white's coup de grâce.} Qd8 36. Kd2 Qf8 37. Rb2 Qd8 38. Qb1 b5 {A desperate
attempt to gain breathing room.} 39. cxb5 Nb6 40. Qa2 {Preventing ...Nc4} c4 {
Creating another weakness om d6 and Capablanca wastes no time in taking
advantage of it. But passive play pm b;ack's part is also doomed to failure.}
41. Qa3 Qc7 42. Kc1 {He has not forgotten about the K-side!} Rf8 43. Rbg2 Qb8
44. Qb4 Rd8 45. Rg3 Rf8 46. Ne6 Bxe6 47. dxe6 Rc7 48. Qxd6 Ne7 49. Rd1 {
Black resigned. He could play on, but loss is inevitable, so why waste time
simply shifting his pieces around?} 1-0
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