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Jose Raul Capablanca vs Herman Steiner · Los Angeles 1933 · White to play and win
White to play. Mate in 2.
Find the move Jose Raul Capablanca found. The other side answers by itself.
Jose Raul Capablanca vs Herman Steiner
Los Angeles, 1933
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Jose Raul Capablanca against Herman Steiner, Los Angeles, 1933. The board above holds the position as it stood: White to move, and mate in 2. Find the move that was played and the other side answers by itself, exactly as it answered then.
The story behind it, which gives the finish away
Played with people as pieces on a giant board in Los Angeles. Capablanca finishes with a rook sacrifice on c6 and a queen mate on b4.
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