Jean Defuse: ...
<Alekhine's last known game> G. F. Anderson, in 1946, was working in the British Embassy in Lisbon, and, as a highly skilled chess player (he was also known for composing chess problems as early as 1919), was nominated to deliver the challenge from Botvinnik to Alekhine. He played a game with the World Champion in the Embassy and it became the last recorded game by Alekhine. ...
Position after 27. e6:
 click for larger viewOn p. 221 of the July issue of British Chess Magazine, 1946 - the editor opines that Anderson could have won with 27. Rf6. Although this move is certainly better than what Anderson actually played, computer analysis has shown that Alekhine had all his bases covered and would still have won. Source: 'Last Gambit in Lisbon' (Audio Drama) - http://www.bstephen.me.uk/audio/bes... ...
<Was this game part of a simultaneous display?> Andy Soltis - 'Chess Lists', p. 175:
'Alekhine's Final Simul'
Two weeks before his fatal heart attack, Alexander Alekhine gave a simultaneous exhibition in Lisbon. His last recorded game was a 32-move win as Black against a British problem composer, Gerald F. Anderson. ...
<Alekhine's death> Edward Winter: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... Frederic Friedel: https://en.chessbase.com/post/alekh... ... |