Erich Eliskases vs Alexander Alekhine (1936)

Erich Eliskases vs Alexander Alekhine
Hastings 1936/37 (1936) · Dutch Defense: Blackburne Variation (A81) · 1/2-1/2

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Jul-16-11		Calli: Eliskases missed the win: 28.Qg8+ Kf6 29.Be6! with Nd5+ to follow. And, of course, he could have done it on move 30.

Jul-16-11		BobCrisp: You've really got a downer on poor, old <Alex>, haven't you? I wonder if he showed <Eliskases> the win immediately after signing the scorecards.

Jul-16-11		DrMAL: <Calli: Eliskases missed the win> Sure did! 28.Qe7+ was also a quick slaughter but he somehow missed all the different ways to win from here and simply refused to try. Alekhine did not play the obvious 26...Bxd2 and went completely unpunished...

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Winning is 28.Qg8+ Kf6 29.Be6! with Nd5+ to follow.
from Alekhine was sunk! by Calli

Round 3 (Wednesday, December 30)
from Hastings 1936/37 by Phony Benoni