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Alekhine's best games
Compiled by MTuraga
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Probably the most imaginative Chess player prone to sacrificing his Queen.

Triple Queen sacrifice
Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1922 
(A90) Dutch, 53 moves, 0-1

Alekhine's gun crushes Nimzowitsch
Alekhine vs Nimzowitsch, 1930 
(C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0

Full glory of King's gambit
Alekhine vs O Tenner, 1911 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0

Brilliant Queen sac and bishops crossfire
Alekhine vs Vasic, 1931 
(C15) French, Winawer, 11 moves, 1-0

Queens galore
Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

Just in time
Capablanca vs Alekhine, 1927 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 66 moves, 0-1

Superb king side attack
Alekhine vs Lasker, 1934 
(D67) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line, 26 moves, 1-0

Simple strategic win in a closed centre
Alekhine vs Yates, 1922  
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 38 moves, 1-0

Superb windmill attack
Alekhine vs A Fletcher, 1928 
(A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 32 moves, 1-0

Alekhine plays the Pillsbury attack
Alekhine vs P Evtifeev, 1909 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1-0

Stonewall attack is crushing
Alekhine vs Diurnbaum, 1910 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0

Stonewall attack of Pillsbury lives on
Alekhine vs V Ostrogsky, 1910 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 24 moves, 1-0

Kings on opposite sides in the Stonewall attack
Alekhine vs V Vasilevsky, 1910 
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0

English opening reversed Dragon
P Leepin vs Alekhine, 1941  
(A22) English, 20 moves, 0-1

English opening reversed closed Sicilian
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1925 
(A25) English, 60 moves, 0-1

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