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Alexander Alekhine vs Erich Cohn
Stockholm (1912)  ·  Scotch Game: Alekhine Gambit (C45)  ·  1-0
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Jan-26-06  micartouse: An interesting game from Alekhine's early days. It features sharp play from beginning to end.

5. e5?! is a bluff, and Alekhine himself admitted it is pretty much useless. The pawn should have been captured.

12. Nf3! is a subtle defensive move containing a fierce tactic. If 12 ... Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Nf2+?, then 14. Rxf2 Qxf2 15. Ne4 captures the queen!

During moves 21-25, Alekhine tries to consolidate his advantage with the help of tricks. White lures Black's rooks off the back rank and plays combinations on this theme.

The 2 knights v. rook ending is subtle, and perhaps not enough to win. Both players made mistakes. 41. Ncd2? allows Black to win one of the knights with the passed pawn. It looks bad, but in fact Alekhine thought he was playing for a win until he noticed the intermezzo 44 ... Rd1+! Black plays even worse with 47 ... Kc6? rather than moving the king to the obvious c4 square. White ends up in a commanding position despite being down the exchange and quickly wins.

Jun-29-08  MichAdams: <Chernev gave ‘some personal opinions’ on page 28 of the November-December 1933 Chess Review. They included the following:

[...]

* The most interesting combinative game was Alekhine-Cohn, Stockholm, 1912.>

http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...

Sep-21-08
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  GrahamClayton: <micartouse>
As you mentioned, 47....Kc4 was the correct move, playing actively with the King, eg 48. c6 Ra3 49. Ne4 Ra7!, and the White pawns have been stopped.

Source: Edmar Mednis, "King Power in Chess", McKay Publishinbg, 1982

Oct-07-09  WhiteRook48: after 47...Kc4! it should be a draw
May-29-11  ForeverYoung: Alekhine's 25 c5 is incredibly brilliant. In his notes to this game he admits that he got too fancy once he had a winning position. He had intended 41 b4 but saw at that board that this would have lost after the correct 41 ... Kxe4! 42 c6 Rc1.
Feb-09-13  Old Wolf: 47..Kc4! was also noted by V. Vukovic in 1959 (also 26. Nb5 1-0)
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