| Mar-01-03 |
| kostich in time: In The Golden Treasury of Chess(first,and best,edition), Wellmuth calls this game Alekhines immortal..I personally rank it a little higher than either the Reti game or the Bogolubov game. Note, Incidentally,that all three of Alekhines masterpieces were played with BLACK |
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| Feb-15-04 |
| popski: I can't find advantage for black after 31.exd4, instead of 31.exf4, anyone? |
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Mar-03-04
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| Honza Cervenka: <popski> If 31.exd4, then 31...Bxd4+ 32.Kf1 Nf4 33.Qd2 (33.Rc1 Qxc1+ 34.Nxc1 Nxe2 35.Nxe2 Bxb2 36.fxe4 Bxa3  ) 33...Qc4+ 34.Ke1 e3 and the game is over. |
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Mar-03-04
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| Calli: Perhaps Gruenfeld mixed up the moves. He might have a defense if he plays 30.Nc3 first and f3 later. Alekhine's great combo proves 30.f3? that loses. I tend to think the Bogo game is overrated. The Reti game, however, is one of the all-time deep combinations. Reti possibly overlooked some defenses, but it is still outstanding. |
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| Mar-04-04 |
| popski: <Honza Cervenka> Yes, I see now. He is lost in any direction. |
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| Jul-08-04 |
| SiliconDragon: Gruenfeld's first mistake was 14.Rd1 (waste of time and it also block the other rook from getting to d1). Second mistake was 18. Qd2 (18.Qe2 was better) |
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| Oct-31-04 |
| Bluelapis: 30... Rxd4 is difficult for me. But, I can understand eventually with above comment. Good decision. |
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| Mar-27-05 |
| aw1988: A powerful game by Alexander Alexandrovich. Note how he constantly tries to seize the initiative, not giving his poor "amateur" opponent a single chance. |
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| Aug-28-05 |
| A.Alekhine: One of the legendary games of chess...
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| Mar-26-07 |
| sanyas: <kostich in time> Surely Alekhine vs Maroczy, 1931 belongs in that category too. <Calli> As we now know that the Reti vs Alekhine, 1925 game is unsound (unless you disagree with Goldsby's analysis), what do you think is Alekhine's best game? <all> This game is classic, there should be much more kibitzing here! |
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Mar-26-07
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| euripides: This pawn formation, basically symmetrical with two open files, generates very tricky play. Capablanca struggled with the white pieces in a similar position four years later: Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 |
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| Dec-31-07 |
| micartouse: This opening contains the struggle for the tempo. Starting from move 8, White is putting off Bd3 while Black is putting off ... dxc4, so they try to make constructive waiting moves. |
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May-11-08
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| notyetagm: Position after 25 ... e5-e4
click for larger viewFrom "The World's Greatest Chess Games", page 120:
<Threatening 26 ...  xa3. White can meet this threat but the advance of the e-pawn has secured another advantage for Black - a new outpost for his knight at d3.> Position after 28 ... e5-d3
click for larger view |
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May-29-08
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| whiteshark: I'll agree with <SiliconDragon> regarding white's inaccuracies. And there's also 15.Rxd4 as an alternative. Alekhine's annotations in 'Best games 1908-1923' were just misleading for this part of the game. |
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sac: 32...Qc4
