Whats' the best move?-Capablanca

[Smash]

Here is a couple positions from the great Capablanca.Not too hard but an idea of the effortless chess he was capable of at times:

white to playcasual game,New York 1906
Robert Raubitschek
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Jose Capablanca


white to playsimul,Brooklyn 1923
Erling Tholfsen
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Jose Capablanca



[This message has been edited by Smash (edited May 31, 2001).]

 

[Smash]

Give up?

A1.Rf1!..Qd4(QxR allows mate and 1....Qc5 2.Rf5 does to)
2.Rf5! and the threat of 3.RxP+ QxR 4.Ra5 is decisive

B1.Rd4!..threatens 2.Rh3,3.RxP and 4.Rh8 mate
on 1....Kh7 2.Rh3 Kg6 3.RxP+ Kg5 4.h4,its mate and 1...f6 2.b4 Qb6 3.b5 B moves 4.Nd5 threatens NxQ and Nd-e7+.
The game ended with 1....Re8 2.RxR+ BxR 3.Nd5! with 4.Nf6 mate or 4.Nd-e7+ Kh7 5.g8/Q and mate next.