💠 #about_Alekhine
🔘 Alexander Alekhine
🔘 Russian and French chess grandmaster
🔘 Fourth World Chess Champion
🔰 Alexander Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time.
▪️ Full name: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
▪️ Country: Russian Empire & Soviet Union & France
▪️ Born: October 31, 1892
Moscow, Russian Empire
▪️ Died: March 24, 1946 (aged 53)
Estoril, Portugal
▪️ World Champion: 1927–1935 & 1937–1946
🔰 In 1927, Alekhine's challenge to Capablanca was backed by a group of Argentine businessmen and the president of Argentina, who guaranteed the funds, and organized by the Club Argentino de Ajedrez (Argentine Chess Club) in Buenos Aires. In the World Chess Championship match played from September to November 1927 at Buenos Aires, Alekhine won the title, scoring +6−3=25. This was the longest formal World Championship match until the contest in 1984 between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. Alekhine's victory surprised almost the entire chess world, since he had never previously won a single game from Capablanca. After Capablanca's death Alekhine expressed surprise at his own victory, since in 1927 he did not think he was superior to Capablanca, and he suggested that Capablanca had been overconfident. Capablanca entered the match with no technical or physical preparation, while Alekhine got himself into good physical condition and had thoroughly studied Capablanca's play. According to Kasparov, Alekhine's research uncovered many small inaccuracies, which occurred because Capablanca was unwilling to concentrate intensely. Vladimir Kramnik has commented that this was the first contest in which Capablanca had no easy wins.
♦️ A memorable game by Alekhine
Long but informative game!!👇
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine
🔸 Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 11, Oct-07
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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🔘 Alexander Alekhine
🔘 Russian and French chess grandmaster
🔘 Fourth World Chess Champion
🔰 Alexander Alekhine was a Russian and French chess player and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time.
▪️ Full name: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine
▪️ Country: Russian Empire & Soviet Union & France
▪️ Born: October 31, 1892
Moscow, Russian Empire
▪️ Died: March 24, 1946 (aged 53)
Estoril, Portugal
▪️ World Champion: 1927–1935 & 1937–1946
🔰 In 1927, Alekhine's challenge to Capablanca was backed by a group of Argentine businessmen and the president of Argentina, who guaranteed the funds, and organized by the Club Argentino de Ajedrez (Argentine Chess Club) in Buenos Aires. In the World Chess Championship match played from September to November 1927 at Buenos Aires, Alekhine won the title, scoring +6−3=25. This was the longest formal World Championship match until the contest in 1984 between Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov. Alekhine's victory surprised almost the entire chess world, since he had never previously won a single game from Capablanca. After Capablanca's death Alekhine expressed surprise at his own victory, since in 1927 he did not think he was superior to Capablanca, and he suggested that Capablanca had been overconfident. Capablanca entered the match with no technical or physical preparation, while Alekhine got himself into good physical condition and had thoroughly studied Capablanca's play. According to Kasparov, Alekhine's research uncovered many small inaccuracies, which occurred because Capablanca was unwilling to concentrate intensely. Vladimir Kramnik has commented that this was the first contest in which Capablanca had no easy wins.
♦️ A memorable game by Alekhine
Long but informative game!!👇
🔸 Jose Raul Capablanca vs Alexander Alekhine
🔸 Capablanca - Alekhine World Championship Match (1927), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 11, Oct-07
🔸 Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Variation (D52)
♦️ Review and download PGN file👇
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22.Nb3??
White should have played 22.Nf1. After that, he would be able to meet...Ne6 with Ra4. But now, White's rook does not have a good square to retreat.
22...Ne6 23.Rd2 Bc4! 24.Rd1 d4 25.Na5 Be2 0-1
White should have played 22.Nf1. After that, he would be able to meet...Ne6 with Ra4. But now, White's rook does not have a good square to retreat.
22...Ne6 23.Rd2 Bc4! 24.Rd1 d4 25.Na5 Be2 0-1
13...Ne8
This move is too slow. The correct reaction for Black is 13...a6 14.Bf1 b5, intending ...c6.
14.b4! Nd7 15.c4 f5 16.Qa4 +/=
16...Bc6 +/-
This move is too slow. The correct reaction for Black is 13...a6 14.Bf1 b5, intending ...c6.
14.b4! Nd7 15.c4 f5 16.Qa4 +/=
16...Bc6 +/-
Aryan Gholami forced his opponent to resign with a series of dynamic moves.
20. Ng5 Re7 21. Qb3 Bf6 22. c5+ Kg7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. cxb6 cxb6 25. Nc4 h6 26. Ne3 Qc8 27. Nd5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Bxg5 29. Qg3 Kh6 30.f4 +-
20. Ng5 Re7 21. Qb3 Bf6 22. c5+ Kg7 23. exf5 gxf5 24. cxb6 cxb6 25. Nc4 h6 26. Ne3 Qc8 27. Nd5 hxg5 28.hxg5 Bxg5 29. Qg3 Kh6 30.f4 +-
13.Bd3??
Nepomniachtchi has made a blunder. Now Ivanchuk could have won a piece but...
13...B×d3?
Missing a golden opportunity.
13...d4!
A)14.Bf4 b5 15.Qb3 Na5 -+
B)14.B×d4 B×d3 15.c×d3 b5 -+
C)B×f5 d×e3 15.Be4 e×d2 -+
14.c×d3 Qd7 15.Rac1 N×e5 16.Qd4 f6 -/+
Nepomniachtchi has made a blunder. Now Ivanchuk could have won a piece but...
13...B×d3?
Missing a golden opportunity.
13...d4!
A)14.Bf4 b5 15.Qb3 Na5 -+
B)14.B×d4 B×d3 15.c×d3 b5 -+
C)B×f5 d×e3 15.Be4 e×d2 -+
14.c×d3 Qd7 15.Rac1 N×e5 16.Qd4 f6 -/+
21...f5!
fixing the weakness on e3 and gaining more space on the kingside.
22.Be1 Qc6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Kf2?? f4!! -+
A thunderbolt.
fixing the weakness on e3 and gaining more space on the kingside.
22.Be1 Qc6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Kf2?? f4!! -+
A thunderbolt.
12...Qd3!
The black queen is not only powerful in herself, but is also affecting the energy level of other pieces. Thus she shuts in the white bishop on c1 and prevents d2-d4, which would curb the scope of the black bishop on c5. As will be seen, in a general sense all of Black's pieces are vitalized by her presence on a commanding square. An intriguing positional battle now begins. Paulsen strives to evict the black queen from her dominant position, when he hopes to emerge with the better game thanks to his superior pawn structure. In contrast, Morphy wants to use the energy of his queen to generate decisive tactical threats against the white king before she can be driven away.
13.b4 Bb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd7?
A surprising error for the supreme tactician Morphy.
He should have played 15...Bb7! , keeping the white queen out of a6.
16.Ra2? (16.Qa6!) 16... Rae8-+.
The black queen is not only powerful in herself, but is also affecting the energy level of other pieces. Thus she shuts in the white bishop on c1 and prevents d2-d4, which would curb the scope of the black bishop on c5. As will be seen, in a general sense all of Black's pieces are vitalized by her presence on a commanding square. An intriguing positional battle now begins. Paulsen strives to evict the black queen from her dominant position, when he hopes to emerge with the better game thanks to his superior pawn structure. In contrast, Morphy wants to use the energy of his queen to generate decisive tactical threats against the white king before she can be driven away.
13.b4 Bb6 14.a4 bxa4 15.Qxa4 Bd7?
A surprising error for the supreme tactician Morphy.
He should have played 15...Bb7! , keeping the white queen out of a6.
16.Ra2? (16.Qa6!) 16... Rae8-+.
Unity Chess Multiple Choice 539
public poll
A: Rae1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Jonas, Gavin, @RichardPeng, Yiyi
B: Qe2 – 2
👍👍👍👍 25%
M., Vincent
C: Qf4 – 2
👍👍👍👍 25%
@ALACIQ, @Sophia_Peng
👥 8 people voted so far.
public poll
A: Rae1 – 4
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 50%
Jonas, Gavin, @RichardPeng, Yiyi
B: Qe2 – 2
👍👍👍👍 25%
M., Vincent
C: Qf4 – 2
👍👍👍👍 25%
@ALACIQ, @Sophia_Peng
👥 8 people voted so far.