May-18-25 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe as White improves on the Slav variation (which lost with reversed colours in Game 1) using 14.Ne4. Alekhine faces strong pressure and the forcing 18.Ng5 leads to a difficult pawn-down ending where 27....Bxa4 (last chance Be6) immediately loses the game. After the startling ... |
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May-18-25 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe defends as Black with a less ambitious variation of the Slav (7....Nd5 is the modern preference) and Alekhine sacrifices a pawn for a dangerous initiative, another product of his excellent opening preparation. As the position clears, Euwe returns the material to complete ... |
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May-03-25 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe again chooses the Winawer French and Alekhine varies with another aggressive sideline. After a long, semi-forcing variation (8....Rxg2 may be better than ....f5) the players reach a difficult endgame where White is close to winning with an extra exchange, but both sides have ... |
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May-01-25 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe opens with a critical test of the Slav and Alekhine again responds aggressively but with a dubious continuation 10....Qb6 (better Bd7). A long semi-forced line ensues resulting in an ending where Euwe has a far-advanced passed a-pawn and a clear advantage after 26.Bb4, expertly ... |
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Apr-27-25 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe again defends as Black with the complex Winawer French and Alekhine chooses an aggressive sideline 7.g4. As White builds a direct attack against the Black K, Euwe mistakenly exchanges Qs and is immediately lost as the initiative persists into the ending. Instead, the critical ... |
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Apr-26-25 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
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| tbontb: Alekhine again defends with the Gruenfeld, improving on Game 2 (5....Bg7 replacing ....Be6). As the tension rises, he sacrifices a piece to trap the enemy K in the centre. Euwe bravely accepts all the offered material but is ultimately unable to stave off the attack. After 22.Bxe3 ... |
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Apr-23-25 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe as Black tries the French defence but Alekhine chooses a less popular yet still trappy variation. In typical fashion, White breaks open the Black K-side and exploits the 2Bs to build a tangible advantage. As the game goes, 26.Bxd5 should be decisive but 28.a6 (better Rfb1) lets ... |
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Apr-22-25 Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935
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| tbontb: Euwe strikes back immediately! Alekhine tries a Gruenfeld defence and the players follow main line theory in the complex 4.Qb3 Russian system. Alekhine sacrifices a pawn (16.Bxa7) for activity and Euwe matches him blow for blow, methodically advancing his extra pawn to build a ... |
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Apr-17-25 Alekhine vs Euwe, 1935
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| tbontb: Alekhine expertly exploits an initiative, working with small tactical blows (19.b4) and superior activity to pick holes in Euwe's shaky defence. The final mistake is 21....f6 (slightly better ....g5), after which the direct mating threats against the weakened K position are ... |
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Apr-05-25 Bogoljubov vs Alekhine, 1934
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| tbontb: The final decisive game of the match follows an all too familiar pattern. Alekhine varies once again as Black, this time with 4....Bg4. Bogoljubow plays steadily and maintains an approximately equal position but after 28.gxh5 (better Rc2) Black seizes a small initiative, due largely ... |
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