Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 13:11:49 04/19/99
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On April 19, 1999 at 16:02:28, gerard sanchez wrote: > > > Ruy Lopez: > > 1 e2:e4...e7:e5 > 2 Ng1:f3...Nb1:c6 > 3 B:b5. . .a7:a6 > 4 Bxc6! > > Why? Popular move seems to dictate that white player plays Bb5:a4 > > What's the advantage of this move by Fisher and what are its disadvantages? Main advantage: it doubles black's pawns, giving black an almost permanent poor pawn structure. Main disadvantage: gets rid of white's bishop pair, leaving black with the two bishops. This move was made in a historical game between Lasker and Capablanca (St. Petersburg, 1914). It was known before, but it was considered "drawish", so it was a surprising choice as Capablanca was leading the tournament. Lasker scored an impressive win, and went to win one of the most brilliant tournament victories in chess history.
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