This man is an absolute combinatorial NIGHTMARE. \m/
Reti vs Alekhine, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 40 moves, 0-1
Can he play positionally? You can bet all the wodka in Russia.
Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1930  (C17) French, Winawer, Advance, 30 moves, 1-0
Would old GMs see Si analysis & say, "Oh, like Alekhine"?
Tarrasch vs Alekhine, 1922  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 0-1
He just...dismantles them. Always. How? HOW?!?
Alekhine vs Tartakower, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 38 moves, 1-0
As my chess teacher would have said dejectedly: "Torture".
Alekhine vs V Vasilevsky, 1910  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 1-0
Did this god *ever* get the wrong side of a combination?
Alekhine vs Rubinstein, 1921  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 51 moves, 1-0
Nifty blindfold combo from the combo Master.
Alekhine vs F J Perez, 1945  (C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0
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