Chess Game - Lilienthal vs Capablanca

Chess Sacrifice as Chess Tactics identified sacrifice as a tactics to gain tempo. Gaining a tempo is an important chess tactics that provides you with an initiative (see Chess Sacrifice as a Chess Tactics: to seize initiative) whereby you take a lead forcing the opponent to passively follow what your moves dictate! You achieve a tempo by threatening to capture a piece, or to gain substantial material, or to deliver a check any of which will need the opponent to attend to these immediate threats, shelving for the time being the plans he wanted to pursue. Diverting the opponents plan, you get enough time to continue with your attack to a successful end. For full game analysis please visit http://www.mychessblog.com/chess-sacrifice-as-a-chess-tactics-to-gain-tempo/

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[nicocola1]

@stenen14 Nope, you cant play e5 because then b5! will be played and then black will have a better position after Bxb5 axb5 exf6 and Qxf6

[stenen14]

did nobody notice that the pinned horse can be taken ! e4 to e5 instead of check d1-a4

[4papavera]

RIP, Lilienthal, former oldest GM. <333

[u4astnik]

Schwarze Dame d3-e4 ist für mich der unverständlichste Zug überhaupt. Sogar so ein Laie wie ich hätte den nicht gemacht und der Sieg wäre garantiert. Wie kann so ein Genie wie Capablanca die Dame so verschenkt haben? Und anstatt Bauer a7-a5 hätte ich auch lieber die Rochade gespielt, dann wäre die Blamage nicht eingetreten.

[MagoMinelli]

Oh really? :p

[subatom101]

Capa is black... He lost. Lilienthal is the one who sacrificed his queen.

[MagoMinelli]

Capablanca is crazy hahah, He saw all the following moves before sacrificing his queen.