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Samuel Factor vs Alexander Alekhine
Pasadena (1932), Pasadena, CA USA, rd 6, Aug-21
Alekhine Defense: Scandinavian Variation (B02)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 11 (minimum 6s/ply) 1...c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 = +0.08 (35 ply) 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bc4 Nb6 6.Bb3 Bg7 7.Ng5 ⩲ +0.88 (34 ply)= -0.24 (40 ply)better is 3.e5 Nfd7 4.f4 c5 5.g3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.O-O = +0.44 (38 ply)= -0.09 (38 ply)better is 4.Bc4 e6 5.Qf3 Nxc3 6.Qxc3 Nc6 7.Nf3 Qf6 8.Qe3 Bd7 = +0.30 (34 ply) 4...Nxc3 5.bxc3 g6 6.Bc4 Bg7 7.h4 h5 8.Nf3 O-O = -0.39 (29 ply) 5.Nf3 Nxc3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Re1 Bg4 ⩲ +0.73 (30 ply) ⩱ -1.11 (32 ply)better is 6.bxc3 Qd5 7.Rb1 Qxg2 8.Qf3 Qxf3 9.Nxf3 f6 10.d5 a6 ⩱ -0.57 (33 ply) ⩱ -1.15 (35 ply)better is 10.Kd2 g5 11.Nf3 g4 12.Ne5 h5 13.Nd3 Kd7 14.Ke2 e6 15.Bf4 ⩱ -0.76 (34 ply) ⩱ -1.45 (32 ply) after 10...Bxc2 11.Bxc7 Bf5 12.Ne2 e6 13.h4 Rc8 14.Bf4 Ba3 11...cxd4 12.cxd4 g5 13.Bxg5 Rc8 14.c3 Rb8 15.Nf3 Rb2+ ∓ -1.61 (36 ply)= -0.03 (35 ply) 14...cxd4 15.Nxd4 Bg6 16.Re6 Kf7 17.Bb4 Rc7 18.Rae1 g4 ⩱ -0.85 (38 ply)= +0.19 (36 ply) 17...Ra8 18.Bc5 g4 19.Reb1 a5 20.Ke2 f5 21.f4 h4 22.Nf1 = 0.00 (35 ply) 18.Ra7 h4 19.Nf1 Rc6 20.Bc5 g4 21.Rb1 Bh6+ 22.Ke2 Rh7 ⩲ +1.22 (34 ply)= 0.00 (43 ply) after 18...h4 19.Nf1 Bc6 20.Ra7 Ra8 21.Rxa8+ Bxa8 22.Rb1 Bc6 20...Bh6 21.g3 hxg3 22.hxg3 Bf5 23.Bd6 g4+ 24.Bf4 Bxf4+ = 0.00 (41 ply) ⩲ +0.84 (37 ply) after 21.h3 Rf7 22.Bh2 f5 23.f4 g4 24.hxg4 fxg4 25.g3 hxg3 21...Bd6 22.g3 hxg3 23.hxg3 Rh1 24.Rxa6 Rc6 25.Rxc6 Bxc6 = +0.43 (38 ply)better is 22.Ne3 Be7 23.Ra8+ Bc8 24.Rb1 Kd7 25.Rbb8 f5 26.Ra7+ Ke8 ± +1.78 (36 ply)better is 22...h3 23.g3 Be7 24.Rb8+ Bc8 25.Ne3 Rf7 26.Raa8 Kd7 ⩲ +1.25 (35 ply) ± +1.97 (34 ply)better is 23...h3 24.g3 Re7 25.Ne3 Bc8 26.Rxe7+ Bxe7 27.Bb4 Bxb4 ± +1.62 (34 ply) ± +2.27 (35 ply) 24...Rf7 25.g3 hxg3 26.hxg3 f5 27.a4 Kd8 28.Bxd6 Rxd6 ± +1.99 (34 ply)+- +2.99 (35 ply) 28...Rf7 29.g4 hxg3 30.hxg3 Be6 31.Rxf7 Bxf7 32.dxe5 +- +3.01 (37 ply) 29.f3 Rc6 30.Rb8+ Rc8 31.Rxc8+ Kxc8 32.Rxa6 e4+ 33.fxe4 +- +4.90 (35 ply) 29...e4+ 30.Ke2 Bg4+ 31.Nxg4 Rxb7 32.b5 f5 33.Ne5 Kc7 = +0.15 (38 ply) ± +2.40 (35 ply) 31.b5 Rc4 32.f3 Rb4 33.Rxf6 e4+ 34.fxe4 dxe4+ 35.Kxe4 +- +2.63 (36 ply)= 0.00 (43 ply) after 31...e4+ 32.Ke3 Rxb4 33.Nxc8 Kxc8 34.Rxf6 Rxa4 35.Rc6+ better is 38...e4 39.Kc3 e3 40.fxe3 Rxg3 41.Kd3 Kd7 42.Rxd5+ Ke6 = 0.00 (60 ply) ⩲ +0.63 (40 ply)better is 40.Rf5 Ke6 41.Rf8 Re4 42.Kc3 g4 43.Kd3 Ra4 44.c3 Kd6 ⩲ +0.98 (36 ply)= +0.44 (40 ply)better is 41.Rg8 g4 42.Kb2 Ke6 43.Kc1 Rd4 44.Rg5 Kf6 45.Rh5 Ke6 ⩲ +0.70 (40 ply)= +0.13 (39 ply)49.Rf2 Ra4 50.Rf3 Rc4 51.Rf1 Kf6 52.Kd2 Ra4 53.Rg1 Rxf4 = 0.00 (77 ply)1/2-1/2

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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-19-06  Whitehat1963: What might have proved the decisive factor in this game?
Oct-19-06  TrueFiendish: Alekhine's drunkenness?
Apr-01-08  Knight13: <Whitehat1963: What might have proved the decisive factor in this game?> Alekhine didn't develope naturally with 12...e6 and instead pushed pawns on kingside, letting White play Bd6 which pressed Black into passitivity.
Sep-22-12  Abdel Irada: Given the numerous (self-created) weaknesses in Black's position, the real wonder is that he escaped with a draw.

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