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Alexander Alekhine vs Macedo de J
Lisbon (1940), Lisbon POR, Jan-27
Spanish Game: Steinitz Defense (C62)  ·  1-0

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Dec-05-03  rndapology: Why 25... Rh7 instead of moving the knight? I realize that would leave the queen pinned to protecting against mate, but it seems Rh7 will fix it soon enough.
Dec-05-03  Calli: 25.Na6 Qc3 and Rb5 would win the a pawn and AA would still have the b file open.

My question is why did he resign? Don't see a forced win.

Dec-05-03  technical draw: <Calli> I guess white has too many threats. The black pawn on d6 is dead meat, and looming checks on the 8th rank make resigning a good decision.
Dec-05-03  jarule: I would like to play a game of chess but i cant gigure out where to go
Dec-05-03  Calli: <technical draw> I keep coming up with wins for Black! White's threat is 38.Qg8 , but if he exchanges too much, Black's b pawn gives him a winning edge. For instance,

37.Rd1 Be7 38.Qg8+ Qd8 39.Qxd8+ Bxd8 40.Bxc5 dxc5 41.Rxd8+ Kc7 42.Rd1 Kc6

Also if he grabs the D pawn (Bg3 etc), then b3-b2 gives a lot of counterplay. I am sure that I am missing something.

Dec-05-03  Catfriend: 37..Be7 38.Bg3 Ra6 39.Qg8+ Ka7 40.Qe6 Qc7 41.Rb1 Qb7 42.Be1 h5 it seems a draw...
Dec-05-03  Calli: <Catfriend> Yep, thats what I mean. Try Qc7 to defend against Qg8. Black can let the d pawn go in order to get to the endgame.

38.Bg3 Qc7 39.Qg8+ Qc8 40.Bxd6+ Bxd6 41.Qxc8+ Kxc8 42.Rxd6 b3-+

Also, Alekhine missed the win with 33.Qa4!

Dec-05-03  technical draw: <Calli> After an in-depth analysis of the final position I have come to the conclusion that black resigned because of white's 38. (.38 that is). Seriously I couldn't find a clear win for white, so maybe he won on time?
Dec-05-03  Calli: Heh, I would have resigned too if Alekhine had aimed a .38 at me. This game was from a Lisbon simul, so the time theory doesn't hold. Just some bad judgement.
Nov-07-15  TheFocus: From a simultaneous exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal at the Casino de Estoril on January 27, 1940.

Alekhine scored +37=2-1.

See <Alekhine em Portugal>, pg. 31-32.

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