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How Capablanca Won a Level Endgame With a Dominating Rook

"White prefers to die fighting, rather than defend by 48.Rf1, which would lose slowly but surely. "

  • 48 d5? is reckless and the decisive mistake. 48 Rf1 intending 49 Ra1 would have held the draw.
    This leads to the conclusion that 46...Rc3? was a mistake too: better 46...Ra2+ and 47... a3
    White could win with 16 d5 or 28 Rxf5.
"White prefers to die fighting, rather than defend by 48.Rf1, which would lose slowly but surely. " * 48 d5? is reckless and the decisive mistake. 48 Rf1 intending 49 Ra1 would have held the draw. This leads to the conclusion that 46...Rc3? was a mistake too: better 46...Ra2+ and 47... a3 White could win with 16 d5 or 28 Rxf5.