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Alexander Alekhine vs Alexander Evenson
Exhibition game (1918), Kiev, Oct-??
Vienna Game: Stanley Variation. Reversed Spanish (C26)  ·  1-0

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Feb-11-02  knight: Black gave up the two bishops while opening up lines for white.The grabbing of the e pawn allowed the familiar combination Bxf7+ leaving the black king exposed.The queen sac finished him off.
Dec-06-10  Llawdogg: For some reason, it reminds me of the Morphy Opera House game.
Dec-15-14  TheFocus: An exhibition game played in Kiev in October, 1918.
Oct-08-17  notyetagm: Alekhine vs A Evenson, 1918

13 ... h7-h6??


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14 ♕e4x♘c6+! 1-0 <remove guard: d8-sq>


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(CONTINUATION)
14 ... ♕e6x♕c6 15 ♖d1-d8#


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May-06-18  pdxjjb: Black's game is actually playable until Nc6. But after 9. fxe5 there's no way out.
Feb-28-24
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  kingscrusher: 8...Qh4+ had to be played to minimise White's advantage:

Alexander Alekhine - Alexander Evenson 1-0 0.0, Exhibition game 1918


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Analysis by Stockfish 16 - one thread version:

1. ⩲ (0.38): 8...Qh4+ 9.Kd1 Qg4+ 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Qe2 d6 12.fxe5 Nxe5 13.Re1 Bd7 14.h3 Qg3 15.Be3 Bc6 16.Bf2 Qf4 17.Nxe5 dxe5 18.Bd4 Rd8 19.Qxe5+ Qxe5 20.Rxe5+ Kd7 21.Rg5 Kc8 22.Rxg7 Rhg8 23.Rxg8 Rxg8 24.g4 White is slightly better

(Gavriel, 28.02.2024)

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