Saturday’s winning 5-sec tactics
Capablanca’s Tactical Gems
José Raúl Capablanca (1888-1942) achieved more fame in his life than Bobby Fischer gained in his. What’s more, Capablanca did it with neither controversy nor the help of the Soviets. Capa’s genius shone brighter than all others.
Today I present some nine (9) of Capa’s most famous tactics for your pleasure and/or training. PGN can be downloaded at the end. Good luck!

Capa – Rosenthal,J NYC 1909White to play and crush!

Capa – Jaffe NYC 1910White to play and crush!

Reti – Capa Berlin 1928Black to play and crush!


Capa – Becker Karlsbad 1929White to play and win!

Alatortsev – Capa Moscow 1935Black to play and crush!

Capa – Anonimo Buenos Aires 1939White to play and crush!


Capa – Chajes NYC 1913White to play and crush!

Bernstein,O – Capa Moscow 1914Black to play and win!

Capa – Zubarev Moscow 1925White to play and crush!

How did you do? You can download the pgn HERE