Alexander Alekhine vs George Alan Thomas (1926)

Alexander Alekhine vs George Alan Thomas
Scarborough (04) 1926 · Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation (E17) · 1/2-1/2

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Jul-28-08		vikinx: In this game the Knight draws against three pawns. Usually the three pawns wins especially if the pawns are separated because of the knight's short-range movement.

Jul-28-08		Boomie: The position after 58...Kxf5, click for larger view is a tablebase win. Black has to get the f-pawn moving and use the b-pawn for waiting moves. Eventually he gets a position like: click for larger view

Mar-19-10		Cibator: Thomas himself allegedly commented that "Black missed a forced win in the endgame, but White should have won earlier". <Boomie>'s suggestion for Black's winning strategy seems pretty obvious - strange that a player of Thomas's strength should have just faffed around with his king like that.

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