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Legendary game · 1914

One quiet move — instant resignation

Bernstein vs Capablanca — Moscow 1914 · Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)

Capablanca

Bernstein

Moscow, nineteen fourteen. Capablanca ends this game with one quiet little move — so strong his opponent resigned on the spot.

The board stops before the key move — you'll have to find it yourself.

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