Had White on his 19th move played K R - B 1 instead of R - B 2, Black could have played now instead of the text move, R × Kt; K P × R, Q × P ch; followed by Kt - B 4 with a winning game.
| 21. R - Q 1 | K - Kt 2 |
It would have been better for Black to play K - Q 1. The text move loses very rapidly.
| 22. P - Q 4 | Q - Q 3 | |
| 23. R - B 2 | P × P | |
| 24. P × P | Kt - B 5 | |
| 25. P - B 5 | Kt × Kt | |
| 26. P × Kt | Q × Q P | |
| 27. P - B 6 ch | K - Kt 1 | |
| 28. P × R | Q × P (Q 2) | |
| 29. P - Q 5 | R - K 1 | |
| 30. P - Q 6 | P × P | |
| 31. Q - B 6 | Resigns. |
GAME 12. FRENCH DEFENCE
(New York, 1918)
White: J. R. Capablanca. Black: O. Chajes.
| 1. P - K 4 | P - K 3 | |
| 2. P - Q 4 | P - Q 4 | |
| 3. Kt - Q B 3 | Kt - K B 3 | |
| 4. B - Q 3 |