Rodzynski – Alekhine Rodzynski Alekhine Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1913.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: Paris Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1913.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rodzynski"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "30"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.c3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qd7 6.Ng5 Nh6 {This develo pment of the knight at the edge of the board is justified because the f7-square is protected and with a pawn at d2 and knight at g5, White can't arrange to capture the knight with the bishop at c1.} 7.Bxf7+ {This sacrifice is motivated by the weakness of the pawn at b7, which will be captured after the exchanges at f7 are completed.} Nxf7 8.Nxf7 Qxf7 9.Qxb7 {Things look bad for Black, whose knight and rook are attacked by the White queen. But the White king is defenseless, and this allows Alekhine to give up the rook.} Kd7 {The king is perfectly safe here, and the White queen will be out of play in the corner.} 10.Qxa8 Qc4 {Black is going to use the weakness of the light squares to set up a mating net.} 11.f3 {This locks out the bishop, but by sacrificing another piece Black can dominate the light squares with the queen.} Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nd4 {This exploits the pin on the c-file and threatens mate at e2.} 13.d3 Qxd3 {Now there is no more pin on the c-file.} 14.cxd4 Be7 15.Qxh8 {15.h4 Rxa8} Bh4+ 0-1 [Event "Paris"] [Site "?"] [Date "1913.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rodzynski"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "30"] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.c3 Bg4 5.Qb3 Qd7 6.Ng5 Nh6 {This develo pment of the knight at the edge of the board is justified because the f7-square is protected and with a pawn at d2 and knight at g5, White can't arrange to capture the knight with the bishop at c1.} 7.Bxf7+ {This sacrifice is motivated by the weakness of the pawn at b7, which will be captured after the exchanges at f7 are completed.} Nxf7 8.Nxf7 Qxf7 9.Qxb7 {Things look bad for Black, whose knight and rook are attacked by the White queen. But the White king is defenseless, and this allows Alekhine to give up the rook.} Kd7 {The king is perfectly safe here, and the White queen will be out of play in the corner.} 10.Qxa8 Qc4 {Black is going to use the weakness of the light squares to set up a mating net.} 11.f3 {This locks out the bishop, but by sacrificing another piece Black can dominate the light squares with the queen.} Bxf3 12.gxf3 Nd4 {This exploits the pin on the c-file and threatens mate at e2.} 13.d3 Qxd3 {Now there is no more pin on the c-file.} 14.cxd4 Be7 15.Qxh8 {15.h4 Rxa8} Bh4+ 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.
