Alekhine – Sultan Khan Alekhine Sultan Khan Result: 1-0 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1932.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bern Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bern"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Sultan Khan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qa4 Nxc3 11.Qxc6+ Bd7 12.Qxc3 Rc8 13.Qe3 Bb5 {Black has sacrificed a pawn while his compensation is White's isolated d- pawn and the fact that White's king is at the moment unable to castle.} 14.a4 Bc4 15.b3 Bd5 16.O-O {White has weakened the queenside but has been able to get his king to safety.} Qb6 17.Bd2 {White is willing to trade his extra pawn for a lead in development. This is often an effective strategy in the opening.} e6 {17...Qxb3 18.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19.Rxc1 Qxe3 20.fxe3 e6 21.Rc7 when Black's lagging development would give White a winning initiative.} 18.Rfc1 Rb8 {18...Rxc1+ 19.Rxc1 would leave Black's back rank vulnerable.} 19.Ne5 f6 {19...Be7 20.Nc4 Qxb3 21.Qxb3 Rxb3 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Rc8+ Ke7 24.Rxh8 would leave White an exchange ahead.} 20.Nc6 {White's better development and extra pawn give him a winning advantage. White's last move takes advantage of Black's king in the center to drive Black's rook from the b-file.} Ra8 {20...Bxc6 21.Qxe6+ Be7 22.Rxc6 would leave White two pawns ahead.} 21.Na5 {With the threat of 22.Rc6 taking advantage of Black's weak e-pawn.} Kf7 22.Nc4 Qb7 23.Qg3 Be7 24.a5 {White intends to post his knight on b6 which will give White complete control of the c-file.} Rad8 25.Nb6 Bc6 26.Rc4 Rhe8 27.Rac1 Bb5 28.Rc7 Qe4 29.d5 {White is willing to give back the pawn to open up lines to Black's king.} Kg8 {This move leads to a rapid collapse of Black's position. 29...exd5 would have been put up more resistance.} 30.Re1 Qf5 31.Bb4 Rd7 32.Rxd7 Bxd7 33.Bxe7 exd5 34.Qd6 {Black resigned because of his material deficit.} 1-0 [Event "Bern"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Sultan Khan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bg4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb5 a6 9.Bxc6+ bxc6 10.Qa4 Nxc3 11.Qxc6+ Bd7 12.Qxc3 Rc8 13.Qe3 Bb5 {Black has sacrificed a pawn while his compensation is White's isolated d- pawn and the fact that White's king is at the moment unable to castle.} 14.a4 Bc4 15.b3 Bd5 16.O-O {White has weakened the queenside but has been able to get his king to safety.} Qb6 17.Bd2 {White is willing to trade his extra pawn for a lead in development. This is often an effective strategy in the opening.} e6 {17...Qxb3 18.Rfc1 Rxc1+ 19.Rxc1 Qxe3 20.fxe3 e6 21.Rc7 when Black's lagging development would give White a winning initiative.} 18.Rfc1 Rb8 {18...Rxc1+ 19.Rxc1 would leave Black's back rank vulnerable.} 19.Ne5 f6 {19...Be7 20.Nc4 Qxb3 21.Qxb3 Rxb3 22.Nd6+ Bxd6 23.Rc8+ Ke7 24.Rxh8 would leave White an exchange ahead.} 20.Nc6 {White's better development and extra pawn give him a winning advantage. White's last move takes advantage of Black's king in the center to drive Black's rook from the b-file.} Ra8 {20...Bxc6 21.Qxe6+ Be7 22.Rxc6 would leave White two pawns ahead.} 21.Na5 {With the threat of 22.Rc6 taking advantage of Black's weak e-pawn.} Kf7 22.Nc4 Qb7 23.Qg3 Be7 24.a5 {White intends to post his knight on b6 which will give White complete control of the c-file.} Rad8 25.Nb6 Bc6 26.Rc4 Rhe8 27.Rac1 Bb5 28.Rc7 Qe4 29.d5 {White is willing to give back the pawn to open up lines to Black's king.} Kg8 {This move leads to a rapid collapse of Black's position. 29...exd5 would have been put up more resistance.} 30.Re1 Qf5 31.Bb4 Rd7 32.Rxd7 Bxd7 33.Bxe7 exd5 34.Qd6 {Black resigned because of his material deficit.} 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.
