Of course, if 25 Kt × B, R - Kt 8 ch would have drawn. The text move is pretty and finishes quickly. A well-played game on Marshall's part.
GAME 2. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED
(San Sebastian, 1911)
White: A. K. Rubinstein. Black: J. R. Capablanca.
| 1. P - Q 4 | P - Q 4 | |
| 2. Kt - K B 3 | P - Q B 4 | |
| 3. P - B 4 | P - K 3 | |
| 4. P × Q P | K P × P | |
| 5. Kt - B 3 | Kt -Q B 3 | |
| 6. P - K Kt 3 | B - K 3 |
Kt - B 3 is the normal move in this variation. White's development was first introduced by Schlechter and elaborated later on by Rubinstein. It aims at the isolation of Black's Q P, against which the White pieces are gradually concentrated. In making the text move I was trying to avoid the beaten track. Being a developing move there should be no objection to it in the way of general principles, except that the Knights ought to come out before the Bishops.
| 7. B - Kt 2 | B - K 2 | |
| 8. O - O | R - B 1 |
In pursuance of the idea of changing the normal