Alekhine – Bruse Alekhine Bruse Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1938.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Plimont 1938 Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Plimont 1938"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Bruse"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 {Black does better to hold onto his center pawn by 3...Bg4.} 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 {He had to play 5...Bg4. Now he will lose to much time because the bishop is a target on g6.} 6.h4 h6 {Otherwise White captures the bishop after 7.h5.} 7.Ne5 Bh7 {Black doesn't want his kingside to get mangled after 7...Nf6 8.Nxg6 fxg6, but that would be no worse than what happens now.} 8.Qh5 g6 9.Bc4 e6 {Black's last two moves have been forced to avoid mate on f7. Now his bishop is buried and his kingside is weak.} 10.Qe2 Nf6 {Missing the point of White's last move. He should have played 10...Qe7 or Qc7 but White would keep a big edge.} 11.Nxf7 Kxf7 12.Qxe6+ {So White mates on f7 after all.} 1-0 [Event "Plimont 1938"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Bruse"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "23"] 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4 {Black does better to hold onto his center pawn by 3...Bg4.} 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 {He had to play 5...Bg4. Now he will lose to much time because the bishop is a target on g6.} 6.h4 h6 {Otherwise White captures the bishop after 7.h5.} 7.Ne5 Bh7 {Black doesn't want his kingside to get mangled after 7...Nf6 8.Nxg6 fxg6, but that would be no worse than what happens now.} 8.Qh5 g6 9.Bc4 e6 {Black's last two moves have been forced to avoid mate on f7. Now his bishop is buried and his kingside is weak.} 10.Qe2 Nf6 {Missing the point of White's last move. He should have played 10...Qe7 or Qc7 but White would keep a big edge.} 11.Nxf7 Kxf7 12.Qxe6+ {So White mates on f7 after all.} 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
