Paul Keres vs Alexander Alekhine (1936)

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Paul Keres vs Alexander Alekhine
Dresden (1936), Dresden GER, rd 6, Jun-11
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical. Zurich Variation (E33) · 0-1

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Feb-02-04		Catfriend: One of AA's most impressive end-games, IMO. But couldn't PK hold this?

May-08-04		tpstar: After 5. e3 Alekhine called the question with 5 ... e5, then 6. d5 Ne7 because he liked using the f5 square for trades (Bf5/Nf5). Note 9. Be2 instead of 9. Bd3?? e4, a common motif in the Nimzo-Indian. I'm also amazed Black won this Q&P endgame with even material, since the only advantages were a 2:1 Kingside Pawn majority and the backward Pe4, but he ground it out. imagen_111a-tpstar0 (Yahoo 5/7/04): 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. e3 d6 (5 ... e5/0-0) 6. Bd3 Qe7 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3!? e5 9. d5 Nb8 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Ne2 Nc5?! (11 ... h6 12. 0-0 g5) 12. 0-0 h6 13. Be3 (13. f4) b6 14. h3 g5 (whew) 15. f3 Nh5 16. g4!? Nf4 17. Nxf4 gxf4 18. Bf2 h5 19. Kg2 hg 20. hg Bxg4?! 21. fxg4 (21. Rh1 Bh3+! 22. Rxh3 Qg5+ 23. Kh2 Rxh3+ 24. Kxh3 Qh5+ 25. Kg2 [25. Bh4 Qxf3+] 0-0-0) f3+ 22. Kxf3 Rh3+ 23. Bg3 Qh4 24. Rg1 0-0-0 25. Be2 (25. Bf1 Qf6+ 26. Ke2 Rxg3 27. Rxg3 Qf4 28. Rg2 Nxe4 29. Qd3 Rh8 30. Rd1 and Black is a Rook down, so 20 ... Bxg4?! was unsound) Rdh8 26. Bf1 Qf6+ 27. Kg2? (27. Ke2 Rh1 28. Bg2) Rxg3+! 0-1 (28. Kxg3 Qf4+ 29. Kg2 Rh2++).

Aug-16-04		Kaspy2: transposition of the "black knights tango" aka mexican, which also features a mirrored Alekhines defence line.

Jan-20-07		GeauxCool: Queen fight 25-63. Pawn fight 64-71 Queen fight 72.

Jan-21-07		Calli: Why play 61.e5 when 61.Qg8+ repeats the position?

Apr-01-07		beatgiant: <Calli: Why play 61.e5 when 61.Qg8+ repeats the position?> I think Alekhine would keep playing for a win with 61. Qg8+ Kh4 62. Qh7+ <Kg3>, for example 63. Qxc7 Qf3+ 64. Kd2 Qf2+ 65. Kd3 Kg2. The g-pawn is hard to stop, and White's queenside counterattack is too slow.

Feb-07-10		visayanbraindoctor: From this position click for larger view AAA outplays Almost World Champion Keres in this difficult Queen endgame that functionally resembles a tactically complicated middlegame more than the usual stereotyped basic endings, mainly by calculating more variations more deeply then Keres and pushing for the initiative all the way. In brief, AAA kept on harassing Keres with tactical shots, while constantly improving his position; just as he would usually play his middlegames.

Apr-12-15		ToTheDeath: Tremendous endgame!

Jul-23-23		tympsa: I am surprised Keres played this lost endgame so long. He was already top level player in 1936, surely he knew that at least after 62...dxe5 white is dead lost . But he continued 13 more moves, they both promoted and only then when he realized that Alekhine forces second queen trade and will promote again ( to have his queen No.3 in the game ! ) , he resigned. I think modern grandmasters would have resigned way earlier

Jul-23-23		tympsa: Curious position is after 65...e4. The best white move is 66.Kf1 not committing the king to stop either pawns. But now black king leaves his passers alone and goes to long walk to queenside and black passers are still untouchable ! If white would want to take one, the other still promotes . Line looks completely ridicilous 66.Kf1 Ke5 67.Kf2 Kd6 68.Kf1 Kc7 69.Kf2 Kb7 70.Kf1 a5! 71.bxa6+ Kxa6 72.d6 Kb7.73.d7 Kc7 74.d8=Q+ Kxd8 . No second set of queens, no another queen trade , white is completely helpless against black passers which are not even protected by their king . Too bad Keres did not play 66. Kf1, we dont know if Alekhine would find out king walk to win this. I think he would have.

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