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Carl Oscar Hovind vs Alexander Alekhine
Hamburg Olympiad (1930), Hamburg GER, rd 5, Jul-16
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 7.O-O Nbc6 8.Re1 Qd7 9.a3 O-O 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nc3 Bxd3 = +0.35 (23 ply)= -0.15 (25 ply) after 7...h6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nbd2 Nbc6 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nb3 Qd7 better is 9...h6 10.h3 Bf5 11.Nb3 b6 12.Bxf5 Qxf5 13.Nc1 O-O = -0.16 (22 ply) ⩲ +0.52 (21 ply)better is 10...Bf5 11.Bxf5 Qxf5 12.b4 Qd3 13.Rb1 f6 14.Qa4 b6 = -0.07 (22 ply)better is 11.b4 Bf5 12.Nb3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Qf5 14.Qe2 O-O 15.Nc5 Rab8 ⩲ +0.52 (22 ply) 11...Bf5 12.Nb3 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Qf5 14.Qe2 g5 15.Nc5 O-O-O = -0.17 (20 ply) 12.h3 Bxh3 13.gxh3 Qxh3 14.Bf1 Qd7 15.c4 dxc4 16.Nxc4 ⩲ +0.78 (23 ply) 12...h3 13.g3 O-O-O 14.b4 Nf5 15.a5 Nce7 16.Qa4 Qxa4 ⩱ -0.89 (24 ply)better is 13.h3 Bh5 14.Be2 O-O-O 15.Nh2 Bxe2 16.Qxe2 Bxh2+ 17.Kxh2 = +0.13 (23 ply)better is 13...h3 14.g3 Qf5 15.Qb1 O-O-O 16.a5 Qxb1 17.Rexb1 Nf5 = -0.43 (20 ply) 14.Nb3 g4 15.Nfd2 Kf7 16.b5 Nd8 17.Nc5 Qc8 18.c4 c6 = +0.25 (21 ply) ∓ -2.44 (21 ply) 16.b5 Na5 17.Nf3 Be4 18.Bxe7 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Bxe7 20.Qf7 ∓ -1.51 (23 ply)-+ -2.62 (21 ply) 17...Nd8 18.Qf3 Ne6 19.Bxe7 Bxe7 20.a6 b6 21.Nc4 Bg4 -+ -3.11 (21 ply) ∓ -1.68 (21 ply)better is 19.Bxf4 Bxf4 20.bxc6 Qd6 21.cxb7+ Kb8 22.Re5 Bxe5 ∓ -1.82 (23 ply)-+ -2.57 (25 ply)-+ mate-in-13 after 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Bd3 Bxh3 26.Qf1 Rg8 27.Ra2 Rxh2+25.cxb7+ Kb8 26.Qf1 Rg1+ 27.Qxg1 Bxf3+ 28.Qg2 Bxg2+ -+ mate-in-70-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-17-06  Bobak Zahmat: Incredible King side assault by Alekhine, White is totally doomed.
Feb-13-15  waustad: The olympiads were a much tougher go for a decent but not great player in those days. The tournament was a round robin, not a Swiss, so even the lower rated teams played everybody. Now days the real massacres mostly happen in early rounds, though Swiss pairings can be fickle at times.
Oct-19-23  Sirius69: On move 21)Kh1? Better is 21)Bg2! which gives a more enduring defense, while also 23)Ba6? could be improved by 23)Bd3.

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