Gerhard Weissgerber vs Alexander Alekhine (1936)

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Gerhard Weissgerber vs Alexander Alekhine
Bad Nauheim (1936), Bad Nauheim GER, rd 9, May-24
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen. Classical Variation General (B83) · 0-1

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Jan-05-07		Pawn and Two: Last round at Bad Nauheim 1936. Alekhine has to win to tie Keres for 1st place. However, if Weissgerber had played 38.Qg5! with the threat of 39.Qd5 to follow, Alekhine would have been forced to take a draw by perpetual check.

Oct-03-09		offramp: Is there a Good Nauheim? At move 39 white may have been in time trouble. There doesn't seem to be a good reason for giving up the exchange. Perhaps he could have played 39.Qa8.

Nov-23-09		Pawn and Two: After 8 rounds at Bad Nauheim 1936, Alekhine and Keres were in the lead with 5.5 points, and Ahues was third with 5 points. In the ninth and final round, Keres was to play Stahlberg, Stahlberg vs Keres, 1936, and Ahues was to play Rellstab, Rellstab vs Ahues, 1936. Keres won his game in only 27 moves, while Ahues obtained a draw. Now it was up to Alekhine. His game with Weissgerber must have been a very tense situation. With first place at stake, Alekhine would have been playing for a win right from the start, and after Keres won in only 27 moves, there was no longer any possibility of a draw being sufficient. One would think, under these circumstances, that Weissgerber, who finished the tournament with just 2 points, in a last place tie with Van den Bosch, would not have been able to offer much resistance. However, much to the probable surprise of all, Weissgerber came through the opening with an interesting, and very acceptable position, which offered chances for both players. click for larger view Fritz evaluated this position as follows: (.21) (21 ply) 17...Rb4 18.g5 Ne8 19.Rac1 a4 20.Nd2 Rxb2. On his 22nd move, White erred with 22.Bg4?. He would have had a small edge after 22.Nc4!. Then at move 25, Weissgerber made another error. His best chance of defending his position was by 25.Nbxa4 Qb8 26.Rb1 Qc8. After 25.Nd5?, Alekhine obtained a position with some winning chances: click for larger view Fritz indicates Black has some winning chances with: (-1.25) (22 ply) 25...Qa5 26.Bf4 Nf3+ 27.Rxf3 gxf3 28.Qxf3 f6 29.Nc4 Qa7+ 30.Be3, (1.34) (22 ply) 30...Qa6 31.g6 hxg6 32.Nf4 Kh7, and now (-1.38) (19 ply) 33.h4 Rf7, or (-1.40) (19 ply) 33.Bf2 Qb5. At this point, the Stahlberg - Keres game may still have been in progress. It was not clear in that game if Keres was winning, until Stahlberg's blunder on move 26. Perhaps the tension was too much for even Alekhine. First he slipped with: (-.95) (22 ply) 25...Qb8? 26.Nc4 Nf3+ 27.Kh1, and then he erred again and the position was almost equal: (-.25) (22 ply) 27...Nxg5? 28.Rb1 Qa8. Fritz next preferred (-.36) (22 ply) 29.Bxg5 Bxg5, but Weissgerber played 29.Ncb6, and the game continued: (-.42) (22 ply) 29.Ncb6 Bxb6 30.Bxg5 Bd8 31.Bxd8 Qxd8 32.Rb7. Alekhine could have maintained his small advantage with: (-.39) (20 ply) 32...Kh8 33.Ra7 Be6 34.Rxa4, but after his move 32...Be6?, the position was equal: (.00) (20 ply) 32...Be6 33.Ne7+ Kh8 34.Qh4 Nc7 35.Rxc7 Qxc7 36.Ng6+. With first place still hanging in the balance, the stage was set for the dramatic final act.

Feb-26-12		screwdriver: I like how Alekhine finished off his opponent showing how to win a queen and pawn ending. The exchange sacrifice earlier pretty much quelled most of the attack by white. Alekine, was one of my favorites.

Feb-26-12		Calli: 38.Qd8?? is a blunder. In addition to <Pawn and 2>'s suggestion of Qg5. White also has 38.Qxg4 Qc4 39.a3 is drawn because of the threat of Qe6.

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