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This Is One of My Best Games - The Sixth Game of the Match With Marshall

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My Chess Career by Capablanca, Part VIII

In this issue, we dive back into Capablanca’s book ‘My Chess Career’. It is time to look at game six in the 1909-match against Marshall. A game Capablanca mentions as one of his best!
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Earlier we looked at game five. A game Capablanca won with some good endgame technique.

Games in the series:

You can find the full newsletter and some analysis of two key moments from game 8 on my Substack.

THE MATCH WITH MARSHALL, CHAPTER IV, My Chess Career, part VIII

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Game No. 8
The Sixth Game of the Match

J. R. Capablanca vs. F. J. Marshall, 1-0
Year: 1909
Opening: Ruy Lopez

https://lichess.org/study/h7pliXK5/89uOgDAc#0

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