Dec-19-05
 | | offramp: Alekhine does very well here. The position after 17.Rd3
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is quite difficult. It was because Alekhine was able to draw these tough games that he won the title. |
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Dec-26-07
 | | whiteshark: <offramp <It was because Alekhine was able to draw these tough games that he won the title.>> In fact it is also true that Capablanca lost his title because he wasn't able to win these games. :D |
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Dec-26-07
| | whiteshark: In his annotations Aljechin critisized his 15...Be6 as skin-deep and misplaced.
Better was <15...Bf5>, e.g. <16.Qb3 Qe7 17.e4!? Bg6>:
click for larger viewPlaying the d-file and the weakness of the black squares should compensate the recent offside of Bg6. |
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| Mar-03-08 | | Knight13: <Alekhine does very well here. The position after 17.Rd3 is quite difficult.> Alekhine had a second opening. And me too. White breathed fire down the d-file, but there wasn't much he could do. |
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| Apr-26-08 | | capin: Alekhine has escaped to me of an inferior position. In moved the 29 I had before my eyes two procedures. The first, very simple one, sight and approved by all, but mistaken, which I also chose. The second option, with a calmer game 29. Ke2 would have assured me an evidently superior game and the best probabilities (Capablanca). |
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Feb-18-12
| | offramp: <capin: Alekhine has escaped to me of an inferior position. In moved the 29 I had before my eyes two procedures. The first, very simple one, sight and approved by all, but mistaken, which I also chose. The second option, with a calmer game 29. Ke2 would have assured me an evidently superior game and the best probabilities (Capablanca).> He has a unique way with words! |
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| Feb-18-12 | | Penguincw: Drawn 57.4% of the time. |
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| Feb-23-12 | | The Curious Emblem: 12. e5! frees Black; well-played. Alekhine must've realized this potential and played 11. Ne4 in a near-identical position next game to prevent the freeing move from manefisting. |
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