Alekhine – Nimzowitsch Alekhine Nimzowitsch Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1931.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bled Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bled"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Nimzowitsch"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "37"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 {Giving Black the opportunity to win a pawn, but the cost is very high.} dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 f5 {So Black has a pawn, but White has a big lead in development and the dark squares around Black's king are very weak.} 7.f3 exf3 8.Qxf3 Qxd4 {This is really asking for it, as Black must lose more time with his queen and White can occupy the open d-file soon.} 9.Qg3 {A strong double attack White will take one of the few defenders of the dark squares Black has left.} Nf6 10.Qxg7 Qe5+ 11.Be2 Rg8 12.Qh6 Rg6 13.Qh4 Bd7 14.Bg5 Bc6 15.O-O-O Bxg2 {Black is still greedy, but it doesn't matter anymore.} 16.Rhe1 {White threatens to win Black's queen by a discovered attack.} Be4 17.Bh5 {Now White's army overruns Black in a blitzkrieg.} Nxh5 18.Rd8+ Kf7 19.Qxh5 {Black resigned because he can't hold his h-pawn: 19...h6 20.Bxh6 and 21. Rf8+, 19...Qg7 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Rf1+. You can work out the win after 19...Kg7 for yourself, and verify it by playing against Gambit.} 1-0 [Event "Bled"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Nimzowitsch"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "37"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nge2 {Giving Black the opportunity to win a pawn, but the cost is very high.} dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Nxc3 f5 {So Black has a pawn, but White has a big lead in development and the dark squares around Black's king are very weak.} 7.f3 exf3 8.Qxf3 Qxd4 {This is really asking for it, as Black must lose more time with his queen and White can occupy the open d-file soon.} 9.Qg3 {A strong double attack White will take one of the few defenders of the dark squares Black has left.} Nf6 10.Qxg7 Qe5+ 11.Be2 Rg8 12.Qh6 Rg6 13.Qh4 Bd7 14.Bg5 Bc6 15.O-O-O Bxg2 {Black is still greedy, but it doesn't matter anymore.} 16.Rhe1 {White threatens to win Black's queen by a discovered attack.} Be4 17.Bh5 {Now White's army overruns Black in a blitzkrieg.} Nxh5 18.Rd8+ Kf7 19.Qxh5 {Black resigned because he can't hold his h-pawn: 19...h6 20.Bxh6 and 21. Rf8+, 19...Qg7 20.Nxe4 fxe4 21.Rf1+. You can work out the win after 19...Kg7 for yourself, and verify it by playing against Gambit.} 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.