- If an enemy piece is stranded on one wing, finding it difficult or impossible to get across the board, then start a fight on the other wing. There you will be a piece ahead. (Winter-Capablanca)
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[Event "Hastings"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1919.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Winter, W."]
[Black "Capablanca, JR."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[Annotator "offside piece position"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1919.??.??"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Bd6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 10. Nd5 {[#] Capablanca famously remarked about this position,
that Winter should have realised that a player of Capablanca's calibre would
never have allowed such a move if it were good!} g5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bg3 Bg4
13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 f6 {[#] Neither bishop is good, but White's
is actually dead and buried, while Black can advance on the Queen's-side. Try
playing out this position against a computer!} 16. Kg2 a5 17. a4 Kf7 18. Rh1
Ke6 19. h4 Rfb8 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. b3 c6 22. Ra2 b5 23. Rha1 c4 {[#] Black is a
piece ahead for the purposes of his attack.} 24. axb5 cxb3 25. cxb3 Rxb5 26.
Ra4 Rxb3 27. d4 Rb5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 {0-1 (29) Winter,W-Capablanca,J
Hastings 1919 EXT 1999 [Donev,I]} 0-1