Johner – Alekhine Johner Alekhine Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1922.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Bad Pistyan Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Bad Pistyan"] [Site "?"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Johner"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 {4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 transposes to the Benoni Defense.} cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 {Although 5...d5 is not a bad move 5...Bb4 would have been more energetic.} 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Ndb5 Bd7 {7...Nc6 would allow White a tactic based on Black's c7 square. 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc7+ Kd8 11.Nxd5 when White is a pawn ahead.} 8.e4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 {9.Nxc3 Bc5 would give Black a slight lead in development.} Qa5 10.Rb1 a6 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Qxc3+ 13.Bd2 Qc6 14.Qf4 {White overestimates his attacking chances forgetting that his own king has also been left in the center. 14.Qb4 a5 15.Qxb7 O-O would restore the material balance while giving White the advantage of the bishop pair.} O-O 15.Bd3 e5 {With this pawn sacrifice Black opens lines for his pieces to attack the uncastled White king.} 16.Qxe5 Re8 17.Qd4 {17.Qg3 Rxe4+ 18.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 19.Be3 Qxb1+ 20.Ke2 Qxh1 21.Bh6 Qa1 wins for Black.} Qg6 {This move stops White from castling due to the pin with 18...Bh3.} 18.f3 {18.O-O Bh3 when White must lose material to stop the threatened mate. 19.g3 Bxf1 20.Kxf1 would leave Black an exchange ahead.} Qxg2 {A surprisi ng response since Black opens the g-file for White's rooks. However, having calculated all the variations Alekhine has come to the conclusion that the resulting complications favor Black.} 19.Rg1 Nc6 20.Qe3 Qxh2 21.Bc3 g6 22.Rxb7 Rad8 {Black's pawn advantage combined with White's king being in the center gives him a winning position.} 23.Bf6 Ne5 24.Be2 {24.Bxd8 Nxd3+ 25.Kd1 Ba4+ 26.Rb3 Rxd8 would also give Black a winning attack.} Bb5 25.Bxe5 Rxe5 26.Bxb5 Rxb5 27.Rxb5 axb5 {White resigned due to his exposed king and material deficit.} 0-1 [Event "Bad Pistyan"] [Site "?"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Johner"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "54"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 {4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 transposes to the Benoni Defense.} cxd4 5.Nxd4 d5 {Although 5...d5 is not a bad move 5...Bb4 would have been more energetic.} 6.cxd5 Nxd5 7.Ndb5 Bd7 {7...Nc6 would allow White a tactic based on Black's c7 square. 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc7+ Kd8 11.Nxd5 when White is a pawn ahead.} 8.e4 Nxc3 9.bxc3 {9.Nxc3 Bc5 would give Black a slight lead in development.} Qa5 10.Rb1 a6 11.Nd6+ Bxd6 12.Qxd6 Qxc3+ 13.Bd2 Qc6 14.Qf4 {White overestimates his attacking chances forgetting that his own king has also been left in the center. 14.Qb4 a5 15.Qxb7 O-O would restore the material balance while giving White the advantage of the bishop pair.} O-O 15.Bd3 e5 {With this pawn sacrifice Black opens lines for his pieces to attack the uncastled White king.} 16.Qxe5 Re8 17.Qd4 {17.Qg3 Rxe4+ 18.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 19.Be3 Qxb1+ 20.Ke2 Qxh1 21.Bh6 Qa1 wins for Black.} Qg6 {This move stops White from castling due to the pin with 18...Bh3.} 18.f3 {18.O-O Bh3 when White must lose material to stop the threatened mate. 19.g3 Bxf1 20.Kxf1 would leave Black an exchange ahead.} Qxg2 {A surprisi ng response since Black opens the g-file for White's rooks. However, having calculated all the variations Alekhine has come to the conclusion that the resulting complications favor Black.} 19.Rg1 Nc6 20.Qe3 Qxh2 21.Bc3 g6 22.Rxb7 Rad8 {Black's pawn advantage combined with White's king being in the center gives him a winning position.} 23.Bf6 Ne5 24.Be2 {24.Bxd8 Nxd3+ 25.Kd1 Ba4+ 26.Rb3 Rxd8 would also give Black a winning attack.} Bb5 25.Bxe5 Rxe5 26.Bxb5 Rxb5 27.Rxb5 axb5 {White resigned due to his exposed king and material deficit.} 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.
