Maurice Edward Goldstein vs Alexander Alekhine (1926)

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Maurice Edward Goldstein vs Alexander Alekhine
Scarborough Premier (A) (1926), Scarborough ENG, rd 5, May-26
Indian Game: Polish Variation (A46) · 0-1

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May-16-14		optimal play: 4...a6 TN 13.♘c4? What's wrong with the obvious 13.♕xa4 or 13.♖xa4 That only invited 13...♕c7! 16...♘b4! Puts white on the defensive 37.♘f6+ Worth a try; if 37...gxf6?? then 38.♕d7+ draws... As if Alekhine would fall for that!

May-09-16		PawnSac: < optimal play: 4...a6 TN > As the database shows, a6 was played in all 5 previous games before this one. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... ..a6 seems logical and necessary, as ..b4 seems weaker on several counts, such as giving up c4 to the LSB or a N (Nbd2-c4). S Mansour vs A Fier, 2010 If black does not want to spend 3 tempi to dissolve his pawn, as in the game above, then a6 is the logical best alternative, since after ..b4 5. a3 a5 6. axb4 axb4 7. Rxa8 Bxa8 8. Nbd2 e6 9. Bd3 gives white better development and piece placement. Black hasn't proved anything, and has nothing to show for his b pawn maneuver or tempi loss. < 13.♘c4? That only invited 13...♕c7! What's wrong with the obvious 13.♕xa4 or 13.♖xa4 > No disagreement there! 13.Qxa4 almost forces the Q trade and lets white quickly double on the A file ..Qxa4 14.Rxa4 Nc7 15.Rfa1 Rfb8 16.Rxa8 Bxa8 17.b3 then possibly transfer the Nf3-e1-d3 and prepare the pawn advance etc. White would seem to have the winning chances in the passer. < 16...♘b4! Puts white on the defensive > Sure does! I don't think i would have traded with Rxa8 so quickly. The result is that black gets the A file to come down on the outside. I think i would have tried Qc1-b2 and Rfa1 to try and hold the file.

May-09-16		PawnSac: < optimal play: 37.♘f6+ Worth a try; if 37...gxf6?? then 38.♕d7+ draws... As if Alekhine would fall for that! > Never happen. And neither would I. While playing thru the game and after Nf6 i just smiled and thought "Sorry fella, that wont work. The king can hide safely on g6." But it was his only try. After 31...c5 white is pretty much dead lost. 25.Nxc6 was a bad trade. Nac4 made more sense. Anyway.. good game by Alekhine! and good posts < optimal play > !

May-10-16		optimal play: Thanks for your comments <PawnSac> It was interesting playing over this game again in light of your contributions. Playing over it again I also noticed 6...Bd6?! being unique to this game. 7.Bxd6 was probably expected by Black and is not a bad move, but White might have done better with 7.Be5! e.g. 7.Be5 Bxe5 8.dxe5 Ne4 9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 click for larger view Maybe Black has a better line but White might still have come out ahead.

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