Ossip Bernstein vs Alexander Alekhine (1933)

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Ossip Bernstein vs Alexander Alekhine
Match (1933), Paris FRA, rd 3, Oct-10
Three Knights Opening: General (C46) · 1-0

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Jan-14-08		paladin at large: A masterful queen ending by Bernstein, worthy of Maróczy. Not a bad master over the age of 50 who can draw a four game match with Alekhine in his prime.

Dec-02-17		visayanbraindoctor: <paladin at large: A masterful queen ending by Bernstein, worthy of Maróczy. Not a bad master over the age of 50 who can draw a four game match with Alekhine in his prime.> Surprise! I did not know Alekhine played a match while still a reigning World Champion. Does anyone know about the details of this match? After 16. Qe3, AAA offers his a7 pawn with 16.. e4 (So typical of Alekhine, the master of a thousand sacs. How in the world is he able to consistently sac material game after game, and more importantly create positions that make such sacs feasible?) Bernstein grabs it. 17. dxe4 Rxe4 18. Qxa7 After 18. Qxa7 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Nb6 We see AAA's point. He blocks off the White Queen on a7. Typical of such Q grabs RP sacs, Black obviously was planning to isolate the White Queen in the Queenside and deploy an attack against the White King on the other side of the board. But Bernstein counters with 21. c5! Alekhine probably missed this in his calculations, or saw it but thought he still had compensation. It deflects the Back Queen away from the c7 Black pawn. 21...Qxc5 is answered by the skewer 22. Bb4 AAA proceeds with his Kingside plans by moving his Queen to an attacking position in the Kingside, but Bernstein wisely exchanges off the rooks. 21. c5 Qg6+ 22. Kf1 Nd5 23. Rb8 Qh5 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 Had Black been able to swing this Rook over to the Kingside it would have been curtains for White. Bernstein nips it off in the bud. Bernstein next gives up his KRP in order to gain tempi to bring back his off-place Queen into the game. 25. Qb8+ Ke7 26. Qb3 Qxh2 Now Black threatens to directly attack the White King by Nf4. But 27. Bd2 contains the Knight. Now suddenly it's an endgame where the inconspicuous extra White a-pawn is now a potentiality dangerous outside passer. Bernstein proceeds to push it of course. 27. Bd2 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qa1 29. c4 Qe5+ 30. Kf1 Nf6 31. Bc3 Qe6 32. a4 g5 33. a5 g4 34. a6 gxf3 The Queen + Knight combination is a superb attacking weapon, and Bernstein exchanges the Knight off. 35. Bxf6+ Qxf6 He then proceeds to demonstrate the power of the outside passed pawn in a Queen endgame. As with all top class masters, he knew Queen endgames are often won by the outside passed pawn.

Dec-03-17		Chessdreamer: Skinner & Verhoeven ("Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, 1902-1946", p.472, game 1688) has a slightly different score: 34.Bxf6 Qxf6 35.Qa3 gxf3 36.a6 Qg7 37.Qe3+ Kf7 38.Qxf3 Qa1+ 39.Kg2 Qxa6 40. Qxf5+ Kg7 41.Qd7+ Kg6 42.Qxc7 Qa8 43.Qd6+ Kg7 44.Qe7+ Kg6 45.Qe6+ Kg7 46.f3 Qb7 47.Kg3 Qc7+ 48.Kg4 Qb7 49.f4 Kf8 50.Qf6+ Kg8 51.Qd8+ Kg7 52.Qd6 Qc8+ 53.f5 Qe8 54.Kf4 Kf7 55.Qh6 Kg8 56.Qf6 Qb8+ 57.Qd6 Qb7 58.Qd8+ Kg7 59.Kg5 h6+ 60.Kf4 Qf7 61.Ke5 h5 62.Qg5+ Kf8 63.Kd6 Qh7 64.Qd8+ Kg7 65.Qe7+ Kg8 66.Qxh7+ Kxh7 67.f6 1-0

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