Grigoriyev – Alekhine Grigoriyev Alekhine Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1915.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Moscow Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1915.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Grigoriyev"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 {The very sharp McCutcheon Variation.} 5.e5 h6 6.exf6 {Nowadays the bishop usually retreats to d2 or e3 instead.} hxg5 7.fxg7 Rg8 8.h4 {White moves quickly to open up more lines on the kingside.} gxh4 9.Qg4 Be7 {But there is going to be great difficulty defending the weak pawn at g7.} 10.g3 c5 {This is a critical position, and White makes a mistake. The correct move is to remain consistent with the opening plan, and keep playing on the kingside. Now Alekhine seizes the initiative and never lets go.} 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.dxc5 Qa5 {See how quickly the picture has changed. Black is now on the attack.} 13.Kb1 e5 14.Qh5 Be6 {The pawn at g7 has become irrelevant. Black doesn't care about the pawn at d5 either. The initiative is much more important.} 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 Nb4 17.Rxe5 {Both sides attack. But the one with the initiative always has the advantage.} Qxa2+ 18.Kc1 O-O-O {The move performs double-duty. The king flees to safety and the rook at d8 now cuts off the escape path of White's monarch.} 19.Bd3 Qa1+ 20.Kd2 Qxb2 21.Ke3 {21.Rxe7 Qxc2+ 22.Ke1 Nxd3+ 23.Kf1 Qxf2+} Bf6 22.Qf5+ Kb8 23.Re4 Rxd3+ 24.cxd3 Bd4+ 25.Kf4 {25.Rxd4 Nc2+ 26.Ke4 Re8+ 27.Kf4 Qxd4+ 28.Kf3 Ne1+} Qxf2+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "?"] [Date "1915.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Grigoriyev"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "50"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 {The very sharp McCutcheon Variation.} 5.e5 h6 6.exf6 {Nowadays the bishop usually retreats to d2 or e3 instead.} hxg5 7.fxg7 Rg8 8.h4 {White moves quickly to open up more lines on the kingside.} gxh4 9.Qg4 Be7 {But there is going to be great difficulty defending the weak pawn at g7.} 10.g3 c5 {This is a critical position, and White makes a mistake. The correct move is to remain consistent with the opening plan, and keep playing on the kingside. Now Alekhine seizes the initiative and never lets go.} 11.O-O-O Nc6 12.dxc5 Qa5 {See how quickly the picture has changed. Black is now on the attack.} 13.Kb1 e5 14.Qh5 Be6 {The pawn at g7 has become irrelevant. Black doesn't care about the pawn at d5 either. The initiative is much more important.} 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Rxd5 Nb4 17.Rxe5 {Both sides attack. But the one with the initiative always has the advantage.} Qxa2+ 18.Kc1 O-O-O {The move performs double-duty. The king flees to safety and the rook at d8 now cuts off the escape path of White's monarch.} 19.Bd3 Qa1+ 20.Kd2 Qxb2 21.Ke3 {21.Rxe7 Qxc2+ 22.Ke1 Nxd3+ 23.Kf1 Qxf2+} Bf6 22.Qf5+ Kb8 23.Re4 Rxd3+ 24.cxd3 Bd4+ 25.Kf4 {25.Rxd4 Nc2+ 26.Ke4 Re8+ 27.Kf4 Qxd4+ 28.Kf3 Ne1+} Qxf2+ 0-1 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.
