the quickest way to finish the game.

35. B × P P × P ch
36. K - Kt 4 P - B 6
37. P × P R - K 5 ch
38. P - B 4 R × P ch
39. K - R 5 R × B
40. R - Q 8 ch K - R 2
41. R - Q 7 B - K 3
Resigns.

A very lively game.


GAME 14. QUEEN'S GAMBIT DECLINED

(New York, 1918)

White: F. J. Marshall. Black: J. R. Capablanca.

1. P - Q 4 P - Q 4
2. Kt - K B 3 Kt - K B 3
3. P - B 4 P - K 3
4. Kt - B 3 Q Kt - Q 2
5. B - Kt 5 B - K 2
6. P - K 3 O - O
7. R - B 1 P - B 3

This is one of the oldest systems of defence against the Queen's Gambit. I had played it before in this Tournament against Kostic, and no doubt Marshall expected it. At times I change my defences,

or rather systems of defence; on the other hand, during a Tournament, if one of them has given me good results, I generally play it all the time.