[Event "DSB Kongress-19 Meisterturnier-18"]
[Site "Mannheim"]
[Date "1914.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "Alekhine,Alexander"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1914.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "GE2"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 2064]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 {Diese alte
Verteidigung ist sicher weniger schlecht als ihr Ruf, aber sie erfordert
seitens des Schwarzen ein besonders sorgsames Spiel.} 5. d4 Bb6 ({Ganz
unlogisch wäre hier} 5... exd4 {worauf Weiss durch} 6. O-O dxc3 7. Nxc3 $40 {
eine starke Angriffsstellung erhalten würde.}) 6. O-O d6 {Der gebräuchlichste
Zug, aber nicht der beste.} ({Mit} 6... Nf6 {konnte Schwarz ein wichtiges
Tempo durch die Bedrohung des Bauern e4 gewinnen und dadurch den gegnerischen
Entwicklungsplan einigermassen erschweren.}) 7. a4 (7. d5 Nd8 8. a4 c6 9. a5
Bc7 10. Bg5 f6) (7. a4 Z0 8. a5 $140 Bxa5 (8... Nxa5 9. Rxa5 Bxa5 10. Qa4+ $16)
9. Rxa5 Nxa5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. d5 a6 12. dxc6 b5 13. Bxb5 $18) 7... a6 (7... a5
8. Be3 exd4 9. cxd4 Nf6 (9... Qxe4 10. Re1 $18)) 8. Be3 (8. a5 $2 Nxa5 9. Rxa5
Bxa5 10. Qa4+ b5 11. Qxa5 bxc4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. b3 $2 (13. Nxe5 $142 Nf6 $145
14. Nd2 O-O 15. f3 Re8 16. Ndxc4) 13... f6 14. Rd1 (14. Ba3 Qd8) 14... Be6 15.
Ba3 Rd8 $1 16. Nbd2 Qd7 17. Re1 $19 {Gunsberg,I-Alekhine,A/St.Petersburg-1 1914
}) 8... Bg4 $6 {Wie die Folge zeigen wird, ist dieser Läuferzur Verteidigung
des Bauern b7 notwendig. Infolgedessen wäre es besser gewesen, zunächst den
Königsspringer zu entwickeln.} (8... Nf6 $142) 9. d5 Nb8 10. a5 $1 {Weniger
gut wäre der Läufertausch, da in diesem Falle Schwarz zu einem Gegenspiel auf
der geöffneten c-Linie gelangen und dadurch einen Ersatz für die Schwäche
seiner Bauernstellung gefunden haben würde. Der Textzug hingegen erzwingt
entweder den Läuferrückzug nach a7, was zu einer unangenehmen Deplazierung des
Turmes führen würde, oder aber - was in der Partie geschieht - die Öffnung der
f-Linie, welche dem Anziehenden die Initiative auf beiden Flügeln sichert.}
Bxe3 (10... Ba7 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 {><Ta7}) 11. fxe3 Nf6 12. Nbd2 (12. Qb3 Bc8)
12... Nbd7 13. Qe1 {Einfacher war zunächst b2-b4 und dann erst Dd1-e1 usw. Der
Textzug, der auch ansich objektiv kaum schwächer ist, wird in der Tat sogar
mit grösserem Erfolge gekrönt, da der Gegner naun auf die seltsame Idee kommt,
seinen Damenläufer nach c8 heimzuführen, und dadurch dem Weissen freie Hand
auf dem Königsflügel überlässt.} (13. b4 $142 {[%cal Yd1e1] /\De1 Alekhine})
13... Nc5 14. Qb1 $1 (14. Qg3 h5 $1 {Alekhine}) 14... Bc8 $2 (14... O-O $142
15. b4 Ncd7 16. Bd3 {[%cal Yc3c4] /\c4 Alekhine}) 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Nh4 $1 g6 {
Schwarz zieht es also vor, eine nicht unbedenkliche Schwäche seines
Königsflügels in Kauf zu nehmen, um das lästige Eindringen des Springers nach
f5 zu verhindern.} (16... Nf8 17. b5 $1 {Alekhine}) 17. Qe1 c6 {Dieser
gegenstoss im Zentrum ist hier wohl die einzige Möglichkeit, einigermassen zum
Gegnspiel zu kommen.} 18. Nhf3 cxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. Ng5 $1 {Keineswegs
naheliegend! Anstatt den Springer sofort nach d4 zu spielen, verwendet Weiss
darauf 5 Züge - aber dann besetzt er diesen Punkt mit sofort entscheidender
Wirkung! Die Idee ist, zunächst durch einen kombinierten Angriff gegen e4 eine
weitere Schwäche der gegnerischen Bauernstellung zu erzwingen und womöglich
auch das Feld f5 zu erobern.} (20. Nd4 Ne5 21. Rf4 (21. Qh4 Nxd5 $1) 21... O-O
$11 22. Nxe4 $4 (22. Qh4 $145 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Nxd5) 22... Nxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 $17 {
Alekhine}) 20... h6 (20... Ne5 21. Bb3 $1 Bf5 22. Ba4+ Kf8 23. Bc2 $1 $16 {
Alekhine}) 21. Nh3 (21. Qh4 $2 Nh7 {Alekhine}) 21... Qe5 {Schwarz überschätzt
die Bedeutung seines Gegenangriffs.} ({Er hätte sich doch zu} 21... Ne5 $142 {
entschliessen müssen, worauf Weiss nach} 22. Nf4 Bf5 23. h3 h5 24. Bb3 Rc8 25.
c4 {[%cal Yf4e2,Ye2d4] zwar immer noch besser stünde, aber es doch noch nicht
ganz leicht gehabt hätte, seinen Vorteil entscheidend zu verstärken. /\Se2-d4
+/-/+/= Alekhine}) 22. Rc1 $1 Ng4 (22... Nxd5 23. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 24. Nf4 Qc6 (
24... Qe5 $145 25. Nc4 $18) 25. c4 {[%cal Yf4d5] /\Sd5+/- Alekhine}) (22... O-O
$142) 23. Nf4 g5 24. h3 Ngf6 {Erzwungen!} ({Falls} 24... gxf4 25. exf4 $1 {
[%cal Rh3g4] /\h3 Alekhine}) 25. Ne2 Nxd5 {Schwarz steht so schlecht, dass er
nun diesen bauern ohne Risiko nehmen kann.} 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Nd4 $1 $18 Qe5 {
Danach gewinnt Weiss durch direkten Königsangriff.} (27... O-O 28. Rf5 Qa2 (
28... Ne5 29. c4 $18) 29. Ra1 Qb2 30. Nc4 $18) (27... Nf8 28. Qe2 {[%cal Yd2c4,
Yc4b6] /\Sc4-b6} Be6 29. c4 Qe5 30. c5 d5 $1 31. c6 $1 bxc6 32. Rxc6 {[%cal
Yc6a6] /\Ta6+- mit entscheidendem Übergewicht am Damenflügel}) 28. Nc4 Qd5 29.
Nf5 Kf8 30. Nfxd6 Rh7 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Rd4 $1 (32. Nxf7 {Alekhine} Rxf7 $145 33.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. Rxd7+) 32... b5 33. axb6 Bb7 34. Na5 {(Kommentar von A.
Aljechin in "Meine besten Partien 1908-1923", 1929)} 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Black "Naumkin, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:13:42"]
[BlackClock "0:41:47"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Qe7 6. h3 Nf6 7. d3 h6 8. a4 (8.
b4 Bb6 9. a4 a6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Ra2 Be6 13. Qb3 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Qd7
15. Nh2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. b5 Na5 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qxe5 Rae8 20. Qd4 c5 21.
Qxc5 Nxe3 22. Re1 Nb3 23. Qa3 Nc4 24. Rxe8 Nxa3 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Nxa3 Qxd3
27. Nf1 Qxc3 28. Rc2 Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Qa1 {0-1 (29) Handoko,E (2441)-Guliev,S 
(2486) Dubai 2007}) 8... a6 9. Na3 O-O 10. b4 $146 (10. Nc2 Nh5 11. b4 Bb6 12.
Kh2 Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Nf4 16. Ng1 Qf7 17. g3 Nh5 18. Rb1
b6 19. Qe2 a5 20. b5 Nb8 21. d4 Nd7 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. f4 Nd7 24. Ng4 Nc5 25.
Ra1 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qc4 Qf7 28. Nf3 e5 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. fxe5 dxe5 31.
Nxe5 Rxf1 32. Rxf1 Nxa4 33. Nc6 Nxc3 34. e5 a4 35. e6 a3 36. e7 Re8 37. Ra1 a2
38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Kf3 Ke6 {Tincu,R (2210)-Zhidkov,V (2400) Eforie Nord 1998 0-1})
10... Ba7 11. Be3 Be6 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Re1 (13. b5 axb5 14. axb5) 13... Raa8
14. d4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxb4 17. Qb3 a5 18. Nxa5 Rxa5 19. Qxb4 b6
20. Ne5 Qe8 21. Nc4 Ra7 22. a5 $14 1/2-1/2

[Event "Match Tartakower-Lilienthal (1) +1-0=5"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1933.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Black "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1933.09.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 {Une ligne secondaire qui est un peu
douteuse mais solide. Elle a été jouée pour la 1ère fois en ... 1570!} (4...
Nf6 $142) 5. O-O d6 {Avec les noirs,TARTAKOWER avait préféré jouer
l'alternative Nf6.} (5... Nf6 {Spielmann,R-Tartakower,S Bled 1931 (18) 1/2}) 6.
d4 {C'est la ligne principale mais les alternatives b4 ou d3 permettent de
garder l'avantage d'ouverture plus longtemps pour les blancs.} (6. b4 $1 Bb6 7.
a4 a6 8. d3 $14 {Les blancs ont un bon avantage d'espace а l'aile-dame} Nf6 9.
Nbd2 (9. Be3 {Miliani,L-Spielmann,R Merano 1924 (4) 0-1}) (9. Na3)) (6. d3 Nf6
7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb3 (8. Re1 Bg4 9. Bb3 Nd8 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1g3]} Ne6
12. Ng3 Bg6)) 6... Bb6 7. a3 $146 (7. b4 Nf6 8. a4 a6 9. a5 Ba7 10. b5 axb5 11.
Bxb5 O-O 12. a6 exd4 13. cxd4 Qxe4 14. Nc3 Qg6 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Ne2 bxa6 17. Ba4
Bb7 18. Nh4 Qh5 19. g3 g5 20. Qd2 gxh4 21. Qxb4 Qf3 {Talvik,E-Rubinstein,A/St
Petersburg 1905/EXT 1999/[ChessBase]/0-1}) (7. a4 a6 8. Be3 Ba7 {Tarrasch,
S-Alapin,S Vienna Imperial Jubilee 1898 1/2}) 7... a6 8. Be3 Ba7 9. d5 Nb8 10.
Bxa7 $6 {[%csl Rf4] La R sera mal placée en a7 mais c'est provisoire alors que
l'affaiblissement de la case "f4" est durable.} (10. Nbd2 Bxe3 11. fxe3 $14 {
[%csl Gd4,Gf4]}) 10... Rxa7 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. h3 $2 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gf3h2] Le
plan Nh2, f2f4 est douteux. il vallait mieux jouer la position avec un plan
d'ouverture d'espagnole avec Re1, Nd2f1g3} (12. Re1 $142 Bg4 13. Nf1 O-O 14.
Ne3 Bh5 (14... Nbd7 15. Nxg4 Nxg4 16. h3 Ngf6 17. Nd2 {[%csl Rf5][%cal Gd2f1,
Gf1g3]}) 15. Nf5 $14) 12... O-O $6 (12... Nh5 $142 $1 {[%csl Rh3][%cal Gh5f4]}
13. Re1 $1 {[%cal Gc4f1]} (13. Nd4 Nf4 $132) 13... Nf4 $132 {[%csl Rg2,Rh3]
Profitant de l'affaiblissement de la case "f4" crée par 12.h3. Les noirs
peuvent même tenter une attaque de P а l'aile roi par g5h5g4}) 13. Nh2 Nbd7 14.
Bd3 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gf2f4]} Re8 $11 15. f4 $2 exf4 {[%csl Ge5]} 16. Rxf4 $6 (
16. Bc2 Ne5 $17) 16... Nxd5 $1 17. Rf2 (17. exd5 Qe3+ {[%cal Ge3f4,Ge3g1,Ge3d3]
}) 17... Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]} (17... Nc5 18. Bc2 $2 (18. Qe2) 18... Ne3 $1 {
[%cal Ge3d1,Ge3c2]} 19. Qc1 Bd7 $40) 18. Qe2 Nf6 $1 {[%cal Gf6d7]} (18... Nb6 {
[%cal Gb6d7]}) 19. Raf1 (19. Nhf3) 19... Be6 20. Nhf3 Nfd7 $1 21. Nd4 Nxd3 $1 {
Application du principe de la pièce superflue de Dvorestsky: le Bd3 est assez
mauvais et il ne semble pas de logique de l'échanger contre le fort Ne5 mais
en fait cet échange avantage les noirs. En effet, même faible le B est un bon
défenseur de la faiblesse "e4" et par ailleurs après l'échange, un nouveau N
central va prendre le relais en "e5"} (21... f6 22. Nf5 Qf7 23. Bc2 a5 24. Nf3
Bxf5 25. exf5 Ra6 {[%cal Ga6b6,Gb6b2]}) 22. Qxd3 Ne5 $17 {[%csl Ge5][%cal
Ge5d3]} 23. Qg3 $1 {Ce coup actif permet de tenir la position car les blancs
vont garder des menaces sur la case "g7"} Raa8 24. N2f3 Nd3 $1 25. Re2 Nc5 (
25... Kh8) 26. Ng5 (26. b4 Na4 {[%csl Rc3]}) 26... Bc4 27. Nf5 {[%cal Gf5g7,
Gg3g7]} Qe5 (27... Qf6) 28. Rf4 $3 Bxe2 29. Nh6+ $1 {Un joli sauvetage!} gxh6
30. Nxf7+ Qg7 31. Nxh6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg International Preliminary"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1914.04.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gunsberg, Isidor"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "Reinfeld,F"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1914.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "Tournaments"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Alle Partien dieses Turniers sind zu finden in  Tarrasch: Das
Großmeisterturnier zu St. Petersburg im Jahre 1914. - Nürnberg: Tarrasch, 1914
(Reprint Olms 1993) - Engl.: Maxham [Übers.], Yorklyn 1993.} 1. e4 {in: The
unknown Alekhine (bzw. 100 instructive Games), 86.  s.a. Kalendovsky I, 218. 
Varnusz: Aljechin, der Größte <1914/18>  Skinner/Verhoeven: Alexander
Alekhine's Chess Games, 316.   Tarrasch: Das Großmeisterturnier zu St.
Petersburg im Jahre 1914, S. 5f. (T)} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 ({Ich halte} 
3... Nf6 {für die korrektere und stärkere Fortsetzung. (T)}) 4. c3 Qe7 {
Eine alte Verteidigung, die meist gewählt wird, um Überraschungen in der
Eröffnung aus dem Wege zu gehen. (T)} 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. a5 $2 {
Weiß übersieht hierbei wohl den 10. Zug des Gegners. (T) The beginning of an
unsound combination, all the more unnecessary since 8.Be3 or 8.h3 gives White
an excellent game.} Nxa5 9. Rxa5 Bxa5 10. Qa4+ b5 11. Qxa5 bxc4 12. dxe5 dxe5
13. b3 $2 {Weiß hat die Qualität halb geopfert, halb verloren, würde aber noch
kein übles Spiel haben, wenn er jetzt den Pe5 mit dem N schlüge. Der Pc4 müßte
auch noch fallen und dann hätte er für die Qualität einigermaßen Ersatz in dem
Mittelbauern und seiner kompakten Stellung. Bei dem geschehenen Zuge kommt für
ihn gar nichts heraus. (T) This superficial move allows Alekhine to seize the
initiative in short order.} (13. Nxe5 {was the only move to give some chances.}
) 13... f6 $1 14. Rd1 (14. Ba3 Qd8 {followed by Ne7 and Black has an easy game.
}) 14... Be6 15. Ba3 Rd8 $1 {Eine fatale Überraschung! (T)} 16. Nbd2 Qd7 17.
Re1 {Weiß hat keine Spur von Angriff und muß verlieren. (T)} Ne7 18. Qb4 {
Um wenigstens die Rochade zu verhindern. (T)} a5 $1 19. Qc5 {He wants to stop
Black from casteling; but Black's K is perfectly safe in the center.} cxb3 20.
Nf1 Qd6 $1 21. Qxa5 Qb6 22. Qa4+ Kf7 23. Bxe7 Kxe7 24. Qa3+ c5 25. c4 Ra8 $1 {
Damit kommt Schwarz zum Gegenangriff und der Freibauer entscheidet schnell. (T)
} (25... Bxc4 {The text is even stronger.}) 26. Qc1 b2 $1 27. Qc2 Ra1 28. N1d2
Rxe1+ 29. Nxe1 Rd8 $1 {Threatening 30.-Rd2: with instant destruction.} 30. Nd3
(30. Nf1 Qb4 $19 {winning easily.}) 30... Qd6 {White loses at least a piece.
Lucky indeed is the player who can begin a tournament with such a game.} 0-1

[Event "Moravska Ostrava"]
[Site "Moravska Ostrava"]
[Date "1933.07.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Eliskases, Erich Gottlieb"]
[Black "Gruenfeld, Ernst"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "Tartakower/du Mont"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1933.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 13,105,52,57,56,63,53,56,54,60,46,66,48,87,69,119,84,89,87,143,94,150,
79,146,75,89,91,93,90,91,72,66,43,50,50,44,0,0,-7,37,25,176,167,391,395,368,
281,281,281,287,283,286,258,281,281,280,268,266,258,227,217,252,188,198,188,
229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,229,472,424,423,406,230,229,552,531,495,
481,1169,685,29969,29970,29981,29982,29982,29983,29983,29983] C53: Giuoco
Piano sidelines} {Source: Tartakower & du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, pp.
3-5. All comments are Tartakower's unless otherwise noted. This game is
typical of the modern style, and recalls a modern war of attrition. We observe
what may be termed liquidating sacrifices.    Thus the beautiful move 27. Nf2,
loses a piece temporarily only, but White secures a breach in the open f-file.
Later on, 40. h5, abandons the pawn on b4 only to regain it forthwith,
obtaining thereby a base for action on the b-file. In the sequel, 45. Qf7+
gives up a valuable pawn in order to obtain the still more valuable asset of
an irruption by a rook into the hostile camp. Even the final move 53. Rh8
represents, theoretically speaking, the sacrifice of the well-advanced d pawn
with the sole object of liquidating the last remaining pieces.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3
Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O Nf6 7. d5 Nb8 ({Hoping to return
later to the fray via d7, whereas, after} 7... Nd8 {; this piece would remain
restricted for a long time.}) ({After} 7... Na5 8. Bd3 {followed by} Z0 9. b4 {
Black's knight at a5 would have suffered an inglorious death.}) 8. Bd3 $146 ({
Although the central zone is closed, White counts on exerting an enduring
pressure. An energetic line of play, not however devoid of risk, consists in
the sacrifice of a pawn by} 8. d6 Qxd6 9. Qxd6 cxd6 10. Bd5 {and White
dominates the field in spite of the absence of queens.} (10. Bd3)) (8. Qd3 $145
d6 9. a4 c6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Na3 c5 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Qe7 15. a5
{Staunton,H-Cochrane,J London m2 1842 0-1}) 8... d6 9. Nbd2 a6 {In view of the
menace of 10. Nc4, Black wishes to preserve his active bishop on b6.} 10. Nc4
Ba7 11. a4 (11. Be3 $145 O-O 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Ne3 a5 14. Nd2 Na6 15. Bc2 Bd7
16. Qf3 Nc5 {Okhotnik,V-Vasiukov,E (2545) URS-ch48 sf Dnipropetrovsk 1980 0-1})
11... O-O 12. b4 Ne8 {Intending the aggressive advance 13.... f5; which,
however, is prevented by White's next move.} 13. Qc2 g6 {Still hankering after
.... f5; and trying at the same time to mobilise the inactive knight on e8.
But Black's position remains cramped.} 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. Ne3 f6 {Black sees
himself compelled to abandon the projected advance .... f5.} (15... Bxe3 16.
Bxe3 f5) 16. Rae1 Rf7 17. Kh1 Nd7 {Or, for example, 17....Kh8 18.Rg1, and
White will still initiate a lively attack by 19.g4} 18. g4 Nf8 19. Rg1 Bxe3 20.
fxe3 Bd7 21. Rg3 c6 ({If Black wanted to prepare for this counter-action by} 
21... Rc8 {White could prevent it altogether by} 22. Bc4) 22. Bc4 cxd5 23. Bxd5
Be6 24. Reg1 Rc8 25. Nh4 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc7 {[#]} ({Against} 26... Kh8 {White
would reply with the same move as in the text, namely} 27. Nf5 gxf5 28. gxf5 {
Black's knight at g7 is tied to its post because of the threat 29. Ng8 mate.})
27. Nf5 {Having in masterly fashion concentrated his forces on the critical
sector, White at last forces the enemy defences. 27....} gxf5 ({If} 27... Nxf5
28. gxf5 g5 {in the hope of keeping the g-file closed, then 29.h4 or more
speedily still,} 29. Bxg5 fxg5 30. Rxg5+ {would break down all resistance.})
28. gxf5 Qe8 29. Qg2 Qd7 30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Bxg7 Qxg7 32. Qc2 Ng6 33. fxg6 h6 (
{If} 33... h5 {; White's reply in the text would be still more effective. But,
on the whole, Black has succeeded in holding back the hostile attack and, in
the next phase, White has to look for a fresh opening.}) 34. Qf5 Qf8 ({If} 
34... Rxc3 35. Qe6+ Kh8 (35... Kf8 36. Qxd6+) 36. Qe8+ Qg8 37. g7+ Kh7 38. Qg6#
) 35. c4 Kg7 ({If instead} 35... Rxc4 36. Qe6+ Kg7 (36... Kh8 37. g7+) 37. Qd7+
Kg8 (37... Kh8 38. Qh7#) 38. Qh7#) 36. Rc1 b6 37. e4 Qe7 38. Qf2 Rb7 39. h4 a5
({A better defence would result from} 39... Qd7) ({Suicidal in any case would
be} 39... Kxg6 {because of} 40. Rg1+ {and the attack on the g-file revives in
full vigour.}) 40. h5 axb4 41. Rb1 b3 42. Rxb3 Qd7 43. Qf5 {With a decisive
gain of territory. 43....} Qe7 {Black can neither afford to exchange queens 
(43....Qxf5 44.exf5. threatening 45.a5), nor try to escape the worst by 43 ....
Qxa4 (because of 44. Rf3).} 44. Qe6 Qc7 45. Qf7+ Qxf7 46. gxf7 Ra7 {Trying to
obviate the threat 47.a5 but the entry of the White rook into the hostile camp
will decide the issue.} 47. Rxb6 Rxa4 48. Rxd6 Rxc4 49. Rxf6 $3 Kf8 50. d6 Rxe4
51. d7 Rd4 52. Rxh6 Kxf7 {[#]} 53. Rh8 {Black resigns.} ({Compulsory but also
compelling,} 53. Rh8 {for after 53....} Rxd7 54. Rh7+ Ke6 55. Rxd7 Kxd7 56. h6
{the Black king is "outside the square" and can no longer stop the pawn's
victorious progress.}) 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden International"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1925.04.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Annotator "Tartakower/du Mont/Alekhine"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1925.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 17,58,67,73,19,25,27,47,24,24,33,58,-6,0,-4,-6,-22,9,0,-4,-3,6,6,14,14,
13,-64,-93,-95,-95,-104,-104,-603,-589,-1134,-1127,-29993,-29994,-29994,-29995,
-29995,-29994,-29994,-27] C53: Giuoco Piano sidelines} {Sources: Tartakower &
du Mont, 500 Master Games of Chess, pp. 2-3; Alekhine,My Best Games of Chess,
1924-1937, pp. 9-10; Baden Baden 1925, International Chess Tournament (ed.
Jimmy Adams), pp. 130-131 All comments are Tartakower's unless otherwise noted.
In this game Black's strategy abounds in manoeuvres which are deeply conceived,
but very hard to fathom; such are the subtle waiting moves 11....Qd8; and 13...
. Ba7; and such also is the challenging sortie 21 .... Bf5; which heralds the
winning coup 22.... Bxh3.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Bb6 ({On the
same lines as the ancient continuation} 4... Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 {, etc. But there
is a subtle improvement for if now White were to reply 5. d3 (instead of d4),
Black has no need Black has no need to mobilise his queen for the
"overprotection" of his pawn on e5}) 5. d4 Qe7 6. O-O Nf6 {Alekhine: This move,
introduced by me instead of the usual 6. . . .d6, leaves White less choice
because e4 is not attacked.)} 7. Re1 ({The most lively continuation here is} 7.
Bg5 exd4 {simplifies the game too much,}) ({whilst} 7. d5 Nb8 {results in a
congested position.}) 7... d6 8. a4 a6 9. h3 ({After the energetic 8. a4, this
move shows over-anxiety and could prove a weakness in the king's field. An
ambitious continuation is} 9. Na3) 9... O-O 10. Bg5 h6 $146 (10... Re8 $145 11.
Na3 Bd7 12. Nc2 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Nxg5 hxg5 15. Bxg5 exd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 {
Leonhardt,P-Rotlewi,G Karlsbad-02 International Masters 1911 (25) 1-0}) 11. Be3
$146 {[A trap (11....Nxe4 12.d5!, winning a piece]} (11. Bh4 $145 Kh7 12. b4
Rg8 13. Nbd2 g5 14. Bg3 g4 15. hxg4 Bxg4 16. a5 Ba7 {Anand,V (2770)
-Sundararajan,K (2245) Madras sim 1998 1-0}) 11... Qd8 {Having fulfilled the
task of guarding e5, the queen returns home, leaving the square available for
the knight (12. d5 Ne7).  Alekehine: The most difficult move in the game:
Black forces the bishop on c4, which is very unpleasant for him, to define its
position before White has finished his development; in addition to this now
the move Nbd2 is hampered, on which at the present moment could have followed
12....Nxe4 (or 12....exd4 followed by ....d5); finally at the same time it
prepares to activate the king's rook on the e-file.} 12. Bd3 ({Here White had
an opportunity of simplifying the game by:} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14.
Bxb6 cxb6 $14 {etc. with equal chances.}) 12... Re8 13. Nbd2 Ba7 {A fresh
preventive manoeuvre. Black's bishop on a7 not only anticipates an eventual 14.
Nc4, but also 14. d5, followed by 15. Ba7, by which the structure of the black
pawn formation would have deteriorated.} 14. Qc2 exd4 15. Nxd4 ({If} 15. cxd4
Nb4) 15... Ne5 16. Bf1 ({Better than this full retreat is} 16. Be2) 16... d5
$36 {By this thrust in the centre Black assumes the initiative.} 17. Rad1 ({If
} 17. f4 Ng6 $1 18. e5 Nh5 {with advantage to Black.}) 17... c5 18. N4b3 Qc7
19. Bf4 {Hoping to ease the tension by exchanges.} Nf3+ {Well thought out, for
Black not only succeeds in massing his shock troops on the king side, but his
sacrifice of a pawn is well grounded.} 20. Nxf3 Qxf4 21. exd5 {Alekhine: The
decisive mistake, after which the games ends rapidly.} Bf5 {The idea
underlying this challenging manoeuvre is to turn aside the adverse bishop on
e5 from his post of observation and then to pounce upon the denuded king's
field.} 22. Bd3 {Plausible, but in the light of the preceding remark, it would
have been wiser to play 22 Qc1 or 22 Qd2, although in either case Black would
have regained his pawn with advantage. 22....} Bxh3 {Breaking down the hostile
bastions (see note to White's 9th move) and threatening . . . . Bxg2.} 23. gxh3
{Here 23.Qe2, offered more resistance. 23....} Qxf3 24. Rxe8+ ({By playing} 24.
Bf1 {at once with the continuation 24....} Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qxd5 {White would
have lost a pawn, but he would have avoided the subsequent catastrophe.}) 24...
Rxe8 25. Bf1 Re5 {This frontal assault is decisive.} 26. c4 Rg5+ 27. Kh2 {[#]}
Ng4+ {Super-brilliance.} 28. hxg4 ({After} 28. Kg1 {there is a mate in two by}
Nxf2+ {dis. ch ; etc.}) 28... Rxg4 {White resigns.  Alekhine: Threatening an
unavoidable mate. Editor's note: Tartakower shows a 29th move for both sides.
Alekhine and the Tournament record shows only 28 moves.} 0-1

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Zugic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Qe7 6. d4 Bb6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1
h6 9. b4 {It seems like b4 and a4 moves of white can be played with any move
order! Also black must respond with a6 in both cases;} (9. a4 a6 10. Be3 O-O
11. Bd3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Qd8 13. Qb3 $14 {1-0 Nevednichy,V-Renaze,L/Creon FRA 2004/
The Week in Chess 510 (34)}) 9... a6 10. a4 g5 $146 {[%mdl 16384] Too
ambitious! This attack of black would make much more sense if the centre
locked; But here white demolishes black in the centre and the queenside;} (
10... O-O 11. Ba3 Re8 (11... Nd7 12. b5 $6 Na5 13. Ba2 Qf6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Nbd2
Nf8 16. Kh2 Ne6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Torre,E-Ekstroem,R/Lugano 1989/TD (42)}) 12. b5
Na5 13. Nxe5 $1 $16 (13. Bd3 {1-0 Markland,P-Stoica,V/Graz 1972/MCD (36)})) 11.
a5 Ba7 12. b5 {White moves are simple but very painful for black!} Nd8 (12...
axb5 13. Bxb5 Bd7 14. a6 bxa6 15. Rxa6 Nb8 {This position is no fun for black,
but probably it's better than black got in the game;} 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Ra3 g4
18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Re2 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Ra8][%cal Ge2a2]}) 13. Ba3 $16 {[%csl Rd6]
[%cal Rb5b6,Yd4e5,Ga3e7] Total fiasco of black's opening strategy!} Nd7 (13...
axb5 14. Bxb5+ Bd7 15. dxe5 Bxb5 16. exf6 $16 {[%cal Re4e5,Yf3d4]}) 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. b6 {As you can guess, this move didn't require too much
of thinking! :-)} Bb8 17. bxc7 Bxc7 18. Nd2 {Two pawns of white hang, but
activity of pieces i bigger factor in open positions!} O-O (18... Bxa5 19. Nf3
Qxc3 20. Qxd6 $18) (18... Qxc3 19. e5 $1 $18 {[%cal Gd2e4]}) 19. Bd5 {[%cal
Gd2c4]} Re8 {in case of Qxc3 white gets open big diagonal for the dark square
bishop;} (19... Qxc3 20. Nb3 $18 {[%cal Ga1c1]}) 20. Nc4 Qf6 21. Re3 {The 3rd
rank is very tempting for the white rook;} Bd7 22. Qf3 $1 {In the ending white
wins d6 pawn on a spot;} Qg6 (22... Qxf3 23. Rxf3 $18 {[%csl Rd6]}) 23. Qg3 {
[%csl Rd6] d6 is dead;} Nc6 24. Bxd6 Bd8 (24... Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Re7 26. Nxb7 $18)
25. Nb6 Bxb6 26. axb6 Rac8 27. Bc7 {[%cal Gc3c4,Ge4e5]} Re6 {Other moves of
black wouldn't change things much here;} (27... Nd8 28. c4 $18 {[%cal Gc4c5,
Ge4e5]}) 28. Bxe6 Bxe6 29. Rd1 Kh7 30. f4 gxf4 31. Qxf4 Qg5 (31... Rg8 32. Rg3
Qxg3 33. Qxg3 Rxg3 34. Bxg3 $18 {[%cal Gg1f2,Gf2e3]}) 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Rd6 {
[%cal Rd6c6]} Na5 (33... Ne5 34. Rg3 Nc4 35. Rd4 Rg8 36. Rgd3 $18 {[%cal Gd4d8]
}) 34. Red3 {[%cal Gd6d8] The simpliest way for white here is to trade rooks
at first;} Bc4 35. Rg3 Rg8 36. Bd8 {36.Rd8 is faster, but 26.Bd8 is good
enough;} (36. Rd8 $142) 36... g4 37. hxg4 Rg6 (37... Be6 38. Rh3+ Kg7 39. Rh5
Nc4 40. Rd4 {[%cal Gh5c5,Gc5c7] the win is pretty simple here;}) 38. Bf6 Be6
39. g5 {Black king is caged in the corner;} (39. Rh3+ Rh6 40. Rd8 Rxh3 41. gxh3
{and white mates in few;}) 39... Rg8 40. Rgd3 Nc4 (40... Nc4 41. Rd8 {and the
mate is close;}) 1-0

