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Alexander Alekhine vs Vasic
"Vasic Pickle" (game of the day Nov-09-2014)
Simul, 35b (1931) (exhibition), Banja Luka YUG, Jan-10
French Defense: Winawer Variation (C15)  ·  1-0

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Nov-09-14  PaulLovric: It is pronounced as Vasich
Nov-09-14  Ratt Boy: <TheAlchemist>: If you're going to criticize "pronounciation", you might want to spell (and pronounce) "pronunciation" correctly. Just a suggestion.
Nov-09-14
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  perfidious: Ah caint pernounce nuthin. So there!
Nov-09-14
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  OhioChessFan: <Nov-15-05 BrownRecluse: Alekhine to Vasic, "You certainly are in a pickle!" >
Nov-09-14
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  TheAlchemist: Yes, sorry, I was an idiot as always. Hopefully I'll remember to shut up next time.
Nov-09-14
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  keypusher: <TheAlchemist: Yes, sorry, I was an idiot as always. Hopefully I'll remember to shut up next time.>

As with nudism, it's always the wrong people who self-criticize.

Nov-09-14  Ratt Boy: <keypusher: As with nudism, it's always the wrong people who self-criticize.>

Totally agree, and thanks for the mental image.

Nov-09-14  thulium: There's a lovely example of the Winawer at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPD1...
Nov-09-14  TheTamale: All made possible by the pointless 5) ...h6.

Anyway, it's always fun to see someone getting slaughtered quickly while playing the French.

Nov-09-14  WJW147: Best French Defence destruction I've ever seen
Nov-10-14
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  kevin86: Ironically, usually we talk about Alekhine as "pickled".
Nov-11-14  cro777: <Benzol: This game was played in a simultaneous display in the Bosnian town of Banja Luka in the Balkin Chess Club on the 10th of January 1931. Alyekhin scored +27, =5, -3 against 35 opponents.>

Alekhine's simultaneous exhibition in Croatian Cultural Center "Nada" ("Hope") in Banja Luka, Bosnia:

http://banjalukain.com/media/pictur...

Alekhine lost three games. His first loss was against Martin Reiner, the local club champion, in the Rubinstein Variation of the French Defense.

Alexander Alekhine - Martin Reiner

Simultaneous exhibition, Banja Luka, Bosnia, 1931

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Nf3 Ngf6 6.Ng3 c5 7.Be3 Ng4 8.Bg5 Qa5+ 9.Bd2 Qb6 10.Bc3 cxd4 11.Nxd4 h5 12.Qd2 Bc5 13.Ne4 e5 14.Nf5 O-O 15.h3 Ngf6 16.Nxc5 Nxc5 17.Ne7+ Kh8 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.Qxd5 Bf5 20.O-O-O Ne4


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21.Bd4 Qh6+ 22.Be3 Qf6 23.Bd3 Rad8 24.Qxb7 Nxf2 25.Bxf2 Bxd3 26.Qxa7 Ra8 27.Qe3 Bg6 28.a3 Rac8 29.Rd2 Qf5 30.Qe2 Rc6 31.Kb1 Rfc8 32.Rc1 Qe6 33.Rcd1??


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33...Rxc2 Alekhine resigned.

The game ended 20 minutes after midnight with frenetic applaudissements of the spectators.

Nov-11-14  cro777: Alekhine's opponent Milorad Vasiæ Miles (born 1903) was a musician and a pioneer of the soccer in the Bosnian town of Gradiška:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5215/...

Football Club "Vihor" ("Whirlwind"), Gradiška, Bosnia, 1921:

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...

(Milorad Vasic, lying down in the first row at the right side)

Aug-05-15  Allanur: this is my favourite game in the history of chess. (among those I have watched.)

Gören oýunlarym arasynda iň halan oýunym. ajaýyp zehin, ajýayp plan Alýohinden.

Aug-18-15  nilanjanasm: I can't find the add to game collection in the mobile version. Where is it
Oct-16-15  TheFocus: From a simultaneous exhibition in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia at the Balkan Chess Club on January 10, 1931.

Alekhine scored +27=5-3.

See <Sahovski Glasnik 1931>, pg. 157.

Mar-02-16  hypercorby: Clean game, Alekhine seems very relaxed. I don't know why I love that game. If Vasic could practice more on chess Vasics, I couldn't make pun with him. Thank you, Vasic.
Apr-26-17  MichaelAndrewLo: THIS GAME ANALYZED! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvP...
Dec-26-18  DonChalce: Fool's Mate: The Evolved Version
Sep-21-19  Chesgambit: Baddevelopmentmatesblackking
Sep-21-19  Chesgambit: Alekhine missed Bg6 combination but Bd3 is tricky move
May-13-20  MordimerChess: Hmmm, Alekhine didn't play very precise, actually after 9...c5 black could castle or after 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. Bb4 Qc7=

would have pretty comfortable game against 3 isolated c-pawns, c5 is attacked twice, a5 is coming, etc..

My analysis + short story:
https://youtu.be/y2GDAfnRRX8
Enjoy my video commentary!

Jul-20-21  stridergene: Agadmator discussed a game with between Helgi Gretarsson and Hannes Stefansson which has similarity to this game. Here is the the youtube link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzj...
Jul-21-21
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  gezafan: <WJW147: Best French Defence destruction I've ever seen>

As a French player I'm horrified to see this game!

Jul-21-21  hdcc: Looks more like a Vichy French defence...
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