[Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D17"] [PlyCount "59"] [Beauty "8248887371291"] [GameId "270424001390"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 (6. Nh4 Bc8 7. Nf3 Bf5 8. Ne5 e6 9. f3 Bb4 10. e4 Bxe4 11. fxe4 Nxe4) 6... Nbd7 $6 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 (10... Rd8 $5) 11. Bg2 Be6 (11... f6 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. a5 $14) (11... Rd8 12. Qc1 f6 13. O-O Be6 14. Nxe5 $10 {Alekhine-Euwe(21)/Wch16-NLD(Ermelo)/1935}) 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. O-O (13. Qd4 f6 14. O-O-O Qa5) 13... Be7 $2 (13... f6) 14. Qc2 $1 {[%CAl Yc3b5,Yb5d4,Rc3d5] ?15.?b5-d4, 15.?d5} Rd8 (14... Qa5 15. Nb5) 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Nb5 Rxd1+ (16... Qa5 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Bxe5 cxb5 19. Bxb7 Rd2 20. Qc6 $16 {Alekhine} Rxe2 21. Bd6 (21. Qe8+ Bf8 22. Bd6 Re1+ $19) 21... Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Rd2 23. Qe7 $36) (16... Qb8) 17. Rxd1 Qa5 (17... Qb8 $5) 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. b4 $1 Qc7 (19... Bxb4 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Qe4 Bc3 (21... Bd6 22. Qd4 $18 {Alekhine} g5 23. Bxg5 Be7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Qxa7) 22. Rc1 Bb2 (22... f5 23. Qc2 {Alekhine} Bb4 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Qc4+ Be6 26. Qxb4 Qb2 27. Qxb7 Bxb3) 23. Rc2 f5 (23... g5 $145 24. Bxg5 Ba3 25. Bf6 Ng4 26. Ba1 $40 {+-}) 24. Qb4 $18 {With a winning position, Alekhine}) 20. b5 c5 21. Nf5 f6 $2 $18 (21... Bf6 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Nc4 $16) 22. Ne3 Be6 (22... g5 23. Nd5 Qd6 24. Be3 Rd8 $16) 23. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qa5 (24... Rd8 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. Qf5 $18 {Alekhine}) 25. Nf5 Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Bd8 27. Bxe5 fxe5 28. Rd7 $1 $40 Bf6 29. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 30. Qxc5 (30. Qxc5 Re8 31. Qd5 $1 (31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Qd5 Kf8 33. Nd6) 31... gxh6 32. Qf7 Be7 33. Rxe7 Rxe7 34. Qf8#) 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D81"] [PlyCount "89"] [Beauty "7358352730148"] [GameId "270424001391"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Be6 6. Qb5+ Nc6 (6... Bd7 7. Qxb7 (7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. e4 O-O 10. h3 Rb8 11. Be3 b5 12. e5 (12. Qc2 $2 b4 13. Nd1 b3 14. axb3 Nb4 $17 {Forintos-Adorjan/Wijk aan Zee/1971}) (12. Bd3 b4 $6 (12... Ne8 $5) 13. Ne2 a5 14. O-O a4 15. Qd1 Re8 16. Rc1 Rb7 17. Rc5 e6 18. Ne5 $1 Rb6 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Rc1 $16) 12... Ne8 13. Qd1 b4 14. Ne4 {Adorjan}) 7... Bc6 (7... Nc6 $5 8. e3 Rb8 9. Qa6 Nb4 10. Qe2 c5 $1) 8. Qb3 Qxd4 9. Be3 $1 (9. Nf3 Qb6 10. Qc2 Bg7 11. e3 Qb7 $10) 9... Qe5 10. Nf3 (10. Bxa7 $5 Nbd7 11. Be3 $14) 10... Bxf3 11. exf3 Nbd7 12. Bb5 Bh6 13. O-O-O $1 Bxe3+ 14. fxe3 Qxe3+ 15. Kb1 Rb8 $2 (15... Rd8 16. Qa4 Qe6 $14) 16. Nd5 $1 {1-0 Tzur,I-Bechalov/corr/1990} (16. Nd5 Qxb3 17. Nxf6+ exf6 18. Bxd7+ Kf8 19. axb3 $18)) 7. Nf3 (7. Qxb7 $2 Nxd4 $19) 7... Rb8 (7... Nd5 8. Ne5 $1 (8. Qxb7 $2 Ndb4 9. Qb5 (9. Nb5 Rb8 10. Nxc7+ Kd7 11. Nxe6+ (11. Ne5+ Nxe5 12. Nxe6+ Kxe6 13. Qe4 Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc2+ $19) 11... Kxe6 $19) 9... Nc2+ 10. Kd1 N2xd4 $17 {Feigin-Flohr/Kemeri/1937})) 8. Ne5 (8. e4 $1 a6 9. Qd3 Bg4 10. d5 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Ne5 12. Qd1 $16 {Euwe}) 8... Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. d5 Nd4 11. Qd3 (11. Qxd7+ $2 Nxd7 12. Kd1) 11... e5 $10 12. e3 (12. dxe6 Nxe6 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $15 {?}) 12... Nf5 13. e4 $2 (13. Be2 $14) 13... Nd6 $2 (13... Nd4 $1 14. f4 Bd6 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. Bf4 (16. Be3 c5 $10) 16... Qd6 $10 {Euwe}) 14. f4 (14. Be3 $2 a6 15. f4 Ng4) 14... Qe7 $8 (14... Ng4 15. h3) (14... exf4 $2 15. e5 Qe7 16. Qe2 $18) 15. Be3 $2 (15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Be3 $1 Ndxe4 $2 17. Bd4 $1 Qe7 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxh8 Ng3+ 20. Kf2 Nxh1+ 21. Kg1 f6 22. Kxh1 {Euwe} Kf7 $145 23. d6 $1 $18) 15... Ng4 $2 (15... exf4 16. Bxa7 {? Euwe, etc.} (16. Bd4 $5) 16... Nfxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Bxb8 Nxc3+ 18. Kd2 (18. Be2 $145 Nxe2 (18... Qh4+ 19. Kd2 Nce4+ 20. Kc2 Qf2 21. Rhf1 (21. Bxc7 Qc5+) 21... Qb6 22. Rxf4 f5 23. Qa3 Bg7 (23... Nc8 24. Qa4+ Kd8 25. Raf1 Bg7 26. Qb5 Qxb5 27. Bxb5 Be5 28. Rh4 Nb6 29. Rd1 Ke7) 24. Ba7) 19. Qxe2 Kd7 20. Rc1 Qxe2+ 21. Kxe2 Nb5 22. a4 Bg7 23. axb5 Rxb8) 18... Nce4+ 19. Kc2 Bg7 $1 20. Re1 O-O 21. Ba7 b6 $19 {Euwe}) 17... Ra8 18. Bd4 Rg8 19. O-O-O (19. Bf6 $145 Qxe4+ 20. Qxe4+ Nxe4 21. Bb5+ c6 22. dxc6 Bb4+ 23. Ke2 $18) 19... Qxe4 20. Qc3 Kd7 $17 {Euwe} (20... Rxa2 $145 $1 $19)) 16. Bxa7 Ra8 17. h3 Rxa7 18. hxg4 Bg7 (18... exf4 $4 19. Qd4 $18) 19. Qe3 {[%CAl Yf4f5] ?f5} (19. f5 $2 Qg5 $1) 19... Ra5 20. f5 Bf6 $1 21. a4 $1 Bh4+ $6 22. g3 Bg5 23. Qf3 (23. Qf2 $2 O-O 24. b4 $2 Nxe4 $1 25. Nxe4 (25. Qc2 Qxb4 $19) (25. Qb2 Bd2+ 26. Kd1 Bxc3 $19) 25... Qxb4+ 26. Nd2 Rxd5 $19 {Euwe}) 23... O-O 24. b4 Raa8 25. Ra2 {[%CAl Ra2h2] ??h2} Ne8 26. Rb2 Nf6 27. Be2 c6 (27... Kg7 $5) 28. dxc6 bxc6 29. O-O Rad8 30. Kg2 Rd4 31. b5 cxb5 (31... Qa3 32. Ra2) 32. axb5 Rb8 (32... Bd2 33. fxg6 fxg6 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. Qxf8+ Qxf8 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. exd5 $16 Bc3 38. Rb3 $18 {Euwe}) 33. fxg6 fxg6 (33... hxg6 $142) 34. b6 Qb7 35. Kh3 Rd6 (35... Nxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 (36... Qxe4 37. Qf7+ Kh8 $18 {Euwe} 38. b7 Rb4 {?RR} (38... Rdd8 $145 $13) 39. Qc7 $18 {Varnusz}) 37. Qb3+ Kg7 38. Bf3 $16 {Euwe} Qa6 $145 $13 39. Bxe4 Qxf1+ 40. Bg2 Qc1 41. b7 $18 {Varnusz} Be7 $145 42. Be4 Qf1+ $10) 36. Nd5 $1 Kg7 (36... Nxd5 $2 37. Bc4) 37. Rc2 (37. Ra1 Nxd5 $1 38. Ra7 Nxb6 39. Rxb7+ Rxb7 $10) (37. Ra2 $1 Ra8 (37... Nxd5 38. Ra7 Nxb6 39. Rxb7+ Rxb7 40. Qf8#) 38. Rfa1 $16 {Euwe} (38. Rxa8 Qxa8 39. Qc3 Nd7 40. Qc7 Qc6 41. Bc4 $18)) 37... Nxd5 38. exd5 Rxb6 (38... Qxb6 39. Qf7+ Kh6 40. Rc7 $18) (38... Rd7 39. Rc6 $16) (38... Rc8 39. Rc7+ $18) (38... Qxd5 $1 39. Rc7+ Kh6 40. Qxd5 (40. Kg2 Qxf3+ 41. Bxf3 Rd2+) 40... Rxd5 41. b7 (41. Rff7 Bd8 42. Rxh7+ Kg5 43. Rb7 Rxb7 44. Rxb7 Rd6 $10) 41... Bd8 42. Rcf7 Rd6 $14) 39. Rc6 $1 Rxc6 $2 $18 (39... Rb3 $14) (39... Rb4 40. Ba6 Qa7 41. d6 $1 e4 (41... Qd4 42. Rc7+ Kh6 43. Kg2 $18) 42. Qc3+ Qd4 $16 {Euwe}) 40. dxc6 Qe7 41. Bc4 {[%CAl Rf3f7,Rc4a6,Rc6c7] The sealed move ?42.?f7 43.?a6 44.c7+-} Kh6 (41... Rf8 $2 42. Qxf8+ Qxf8 43. Rxf8 Kxf8 44. c7 $18) (41... Bf6 $2 42. Qxf6+ Qxf6 43. Rxf6 Kxf6 44. Ba6 $18) (41... Kh8 42. Qd5 $1 Rd8 (42... Qg7 43. c7 $1 Qxc7 (43... Qh6+ 44. Kg2 Rb2+ 45. Kf3 Qf8+ 46. Ke4) 44. Rf7 Be7 45. Qe6 Qd6 46. Rxe7 $18) 43. Qe6 $1 e4 (43... Qg7 $145 44. Bd5 (44. Rf7 $2 Qh6+ 45. Kg2 Rd2+) 44... Qe7 (44... Qh6+ 45. Kg2) 45. Rf7 $18) 44. Rf7 Qxe6 45. Bxe6 e3 46. Rf1 (46. c7 $2 e2 $1 $19) 46... e2 47. Re1 Rd1 48. c7 Rxe1 49. c8=Q+ Kg7 50. Qc3+ $18 {Euwe}) 42. Qh1 $1 {[%CAl Rf1f7,Rh3g2]} Rb2 43. Rf7 Qe8 (43... Qc5 44. Qd5 {[%CAl Rf7h7]} Qxd5 45. Bxd5 Be3 $1 46. c7 Bg1 47. Bg2 $1 (47. g5+ $2 Kxg5 48. g4 Rh2+ 49. Kg3 Rc2 50. Bb7 Bh2+ 51. Kf3 (51. Kh3 Bf4) 51... e4+ {Euwe}) 47... Rc2 48. Kh4 $1 Be3 $145 (48... g5+ 49. Kh3 Bb6 50. Rf6+ $18 {Euwe}) 49. g5+ (49. Kh3 Bb6) 49... Bxg5+ 50. Kh3 Rc3 51. Bb7 Bf4 52. c8=Q Rxg3+ 53. Kh2 Rc3+ 54. Kg2 Rxc8 55. Bxc8 $18) 44. c7 {[%CAl Rh1d5,Rd5e6] ?45.?d5, 46.?e6} Rc2 (44... Qg8 45. Qc6 $18) (44... Rb4 45. Kg2+ Bh4 46. Qxh4#) (44... e4 45. Qa1 $18) (44... Be3 45. Qe4 Bg5 (45... Bg1 46. g5+ Kxg5 47. Qh4#) 46. Qd5 $18) 45. Qb7 $1 {[%CAl Rf7h7,Rc7c8] ?46.?h7, 47.c8?} 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.08"] [Round "3"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C15"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7629938129454"] [GameId "270424001392"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 {"This cotinuation was examined in 1867 by Hirschbach in the "Deutsche Schachzeitung", but not tried out in praxis till 1935 by Alekhine." (Euwe 81) "Diese Fortsetzung wurde 1867 von Hirschbach in der "Deutschen Schachzeitung" untersucht, aber erst 1935 von Aljechin praktisch versucht." (Euwe 81)} Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 (6... Kf8 7. Qxe4 Nd7 8. Nf3 Ndf6 {(Alekhine)}) 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8. Qh6 c5 (8... Nbd7 9. Ne2 (9. Nh3 $1 {Ljubojevic 86} b6 (9... c5 10. Be2 $1 Qa5 11. Bd2 Rxg2 $5 12. Ng5 $1 $14 {(bco 89)} cxd4 13. Qg7 $1 Rxg5 $8 14. Qxg5 Qxg5 15. Bxg5 dxc3 16. O-O-O a6 $1 17. Rhg1 b5 18. Rg3 $14 {(Suetin 88)} Nd5 (18... Bb7 19. Rxc3 $16 {(Ftacnik 86)}) 19. Rh3 $1 Nf8 $1 $8 20. Rh4 (20. Bh5 Bb7 21. Rd4 Rc8 22. Rxe4 $14 {(Ftacnik 86)}) 20... Bb7 (20... f5 21. Bh5+ Kd7 22. Bf7 Bb7 23. Rh6 $16 {(Ftacnik 86)}) 21. Rxe4 Rc8 $14 {(Ftacnik 86)}) 10. Bg5 Rg6 11. Qh4 {(Ftacnik 86)}) 9... b6 $1 {Recommended by Vukovic in "Sahovski Glasnik" in 1935.} 10. Bg5 $6 (10. Ng3 $5 {(Smyslov)} Bb7 11. Be2 (11. Bb2 Qe7 12. O-O-O) 11... Qe7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. f3 Rg6 $15 {(Wicker 79)}) (10. Bd2) (10. Bb2 Bb7 11. O-O-O $2 Ng4 $1 $19 12. Qf4 (12. Qxh7 $2 Qg5+) 12... Qg5 13. Rd2 $2 Nxf2 14. Qxf2 e3 {(Wicker 79)}) 10... Qe7 $1 {"The key move! White must meet the threat of 11...?g4, forcing 12 ?e7 ?h6 13 ?h4 ?b7 14 ?g3 0-0-0 with better play for Black." (Kovacevic 75) Black prevents 0-0-0 and threatens ?g4, casting White's 10th in doubt.} 11. Qh4 $6 Bb7 {Kovacevic gives credit to Alatortsev for the moves to this point.} 12. Ng3 $6 h6 $15 {Fischer,R-Kovacevic,V/Rovinj-Zagreb/1970}) 9. Ne2 Nbd7 $6 (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 $1 {(Alekhine)} (10. Bg5 $5)) (9... Rg6 $1 10. Qd2 $1 (10. Qe3 Nc6 11. dxc5 e5 $1 (11... Qa5 $1 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. c4 Ng4 14. Qc3 Qxc5 15. Qh8+ $13 {(Minev)}) (11... a5 $1) 12. Bb2 $6 Qa5 13. h3 Qa4 14. O-O-O Na5 15. Ng3 Be6 $15 {Greshkin-Konstantinov/USSR/1954}) 10... Qa5 $1 11. g3 Bd7 $1 12. Bg2 Bc6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. dxc5 Qxc5 $1 15. Qd4 Qf5 16. a4 e5 17. Qc4 Bd5 18. Qb4 a5 19. Qb5 Qe6 20. Re1 b6 21. Be3 $5 Ng4 22. Rad1 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Bc6 24. Qb3 Rb8 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 $15 {Banas,I-Knaak,R/Trnava/1981}) 10. Ng3 Rg6 $6 {"After this loss of time Black's game becomes very difficult." (Alekhine) "... the position of the rook on g6 provides White with a motif for a number of dangerous tactical blows." (Kotov 75)} (10... Qa5 $1 11. Bd2 b6 (11... Qa4 12. dxc5 $14 {(Alekhine)}) 12. a4 cxd4 $1 13. cxd4 Qd5 $14 {(eco 74/81)} 14. Qe3 $1 (14. Bb5 Qxd4 15. O-O Rg6 {(Purdy)}) 14... Bb7 15. h3 $1 $14 {(Levy 76)}) (10... Qc7 $1 11. Qe3 Qc6 12. a4 a6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qxc5 Nxc5 $10 {Fischer-Byrne USA-ch 1966}) 11. Qe3 Nd5 12. Qxe4 Nxc3 13. Qd3 $16 {(Fine 48, eco 74/81, Suetin 88)} Nd5 (13... cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qf6 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16. Bd3 Rg7 17. Bd2 $16 {(Alekhine, Kotov 75)}) 14. Be2 $16 {(Pachman 68)} Qf6 (14... cxd4 15. Qxd4 Qf6 16. Qxf6 $16 {(Levy 76)}) 15. c3 $16 {(Schwarz 51/67, Levy 76)} cxd4 16. cxd4 N7b6 (16... Nf4 $6 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. O-O $16 {?(Alekhine)}) 17. Bh5 $1 {"This bishop manoeuvre, consisting of 4 consecutive moves, forces a practically decisive weakening of Black's pawn position. The following play on both wings is very instructive and, I believe, typical of my style." (Alekhine)} Rg7 18. Bf3 Qg6 19. Be4 $1 f5 20. Bf3 Kf8 21. a4 $1 {"Now the QB, which has long been inactive, joins the attack. At the same time the further advance of this pawn looks dangerous for Black." (Kotov 75)} Rc7 22. O-O Bd7 23. Ba3+ Kg8 24. a5 Rc3 (24... Nc4 $142 25. Bc5 $1 (25. Nxf5 Kh8 $1 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Qg3 Qxg3 $14) 25... Ne5 26. dxe5 Rxc5 27. Rfc1 Rac8 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Qd4 $1 $18 {(Alekhine)} b6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Ra8+ $40) 25. Qb1 $1 Na4 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Qxb7 Qc6 28. a6 $1 Nb6 (28... Qxb7 29. axb7 Rb8 30. Rfb1 Nb6 31. Bb4 Rc4 32. Rxa7 $18 {(Alekhine)}) 29. Bc5 f4 30. Nf5 $1 (30. Ne2 $143) 30... Kh8 31. Ne7 Qe6 32. Bxb6 {"Now Black's position is hopeless, but Euwe still tries to find a way out by tactical tricks." (Kotov 75)} Bc6 33. Nxc6 Rg8 {[%CAl Rg8g2,Re6g4] ?34... ?g4 35.?g2 ?g4=} 34. Ne5 $1 Rg7 35. Qb8+ $2 (35. Bxa7 $1 $18 {(Alekhine)}) 35... Rc8 36. Ng6+ Rxg6 37. Qxf4 Qxb6 38. Qe5+ Rg7 39. Qxd5 Rd8 40. Qe5 Qxd4 41. Qxd4 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.10"] [Round "4"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D81"] [PlyCount "88"] [Beauty "7357681649707"] [GameId "270424001393"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Analysing the games of the old champions we notice that archaic technical methods have been slowly replaced by more sophisticated approaches. This process always takes a long time, and today even a club player can't help smiling when confronted with some of the primitive tricks that led to success in the great games of the past. Every chess epoch had its visionary contributors to the theory of our ancient game, but only the greatest champions were able to jump through the generations, demonstrating ideas that were far ahead of their time. Wenn wir die Partien der alten Meister analysieren, fallen uns mitunter archaisch anmutende technische Methoden auf, die inzwischen durch weitaus anspruchsvollere Verfahren ersetzt worden sind. Dieser Prozeß dauert seine Zeit. Heute können sich sogar Klubspieler ein Lächeln nicht verkneifen, wenn sie einige der primitiven Tricks sehen, die in den großen Partien der Vergangenheit zum Erfolg führten. Jede Schachepoche hatte indes einige weitsichtige Vertreter, die zur Theorie unseres altehrwürdigen Spiels beigetragen haben. Aber nur die größten Meister waren in der Lage, ganze Generationen zu überspringen und Ideen zu entwickeln, die ihrer Zeit weit voraus waren. Ein schönes Beispiel dafür finden wir in der folgenden Partie.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. Bf4 c6 7. Rd1 Qa5 8. Bd2 b5 9. Qb3 b4 10. Na4 Na6 11. e3 Be6 12. Qc2 O-O 13. b3 Rab8 {[#] Black's opening would have been cursed by the founders of the classical school. A backward pawn on c6, developed but uncoordinated pieces, lack of control in the centre. Naturally Alekhine was aware of these factors, but he was betting on the hidden dynamism of Black's position. The complexity of comparing positional qualities and tactical potential makes it very difficult, even for the strongest players, to evaluate the risk they are undertaking. But the readiness to remain at the cutting edge can be amply rewarded if the opponent misses the crucial moment of the explosion! Die schwarze Eröffnungsführung würde von den Vertretern der klassischen Schule sicher aufs Schärfste verurteilt werden. Ein rückständiger Bauer auf c6, entwickelte aber unkoordinierte Figuren, fehlende Kontrolle im Zentrum – natürlich waren diese Faktoren Aljechin bewußt. Aber er setzte auf die versteckte Dynamik der schwarzen Stellung. Er wußte, wie schwer es ist, sogar für den stärksten Spieler, taktisches Potential gegen positionelle Merkmale aufzuwiegen, das Risiko, das sie eingehen, korrekt einzuschätzen. Aber die Bereitschaft, in einer gefährlichen Lage zu verweilen, kann gut belohnt werden, besonders wenn der Gegner den kritischen Augenblick der Explosion nicht erkennt.} 14. Bd3 (14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15. Nc5 {was an alternative, but even Euwe didn't want to exchange his important light-squared bishop for the poorly positioned black knight on a6. His classical sense demanded severe punishment for Alekhine's anti-positional opening. war eine Alternative, aber Euwe mochte seinen wichtigen weißfeldrigen Läufer nur ungern gegen den randständigen Springer auf a6 abtauschen. Sein klassischer Sinn verlangte nach einer strengen Bestrafung für Aljechins antipositionelle Eröffnungsbehandlung.}) 14... Rfc8 15. Ne2 {After} ({Nach} 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Nc5 Qb5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nf3 c5 $1 {Black has nothing to fear. hat Schwarz nichts zu befürchten.}) 15... c5 $1 {Black's only chance to fight on equal terms. But this move was not just a sign of despair, as Euwe may well have believed. Das ist die einzige Chance für Schwarz, unter gleichen Bedingungen zu kämpfen. Aber dieser Zug war nicht nur ein Zeichen der Verzweiflung, wie Euwe sehr wohl geglaubt haben mag.} 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Nxc5 Qb5 {Here the crucial moment comes. White has the opportunity to cast doubt on Black's dangerous strategy: 18.e4!!...} 18. Nf4 $2 {Just one mistake and the roaring lion jumps! Nur ein kleiner Fehler, und schon springt der brüllende Löwe!} ({Der kritische Augenblick ist gekommen. Weiß hat die Möglichkeit, die wagemutige schwarze Strategie mit} 18. e4 $3 {preparing to support the forepost on c5 with ?d2-e3 while at the same time improving control of the central squares. Black must be quite resourceful to stay alive: in Zweifel zu ziehen. Danach wird der Vorposten auf c5 durch ?d2-e3 gestützt, und gleichzeitig verbessert sich die weiße Kontrolle des Zentrums. Schwarz muß sehr erfinderisch spielen, will er in dieser Partie am Leben bleiben.} Nd7 {The immediate 18...?g4 (see above)} ({sofortiges} 18... Bg4 {with the idea mit der Idee} 19. f3 ({wird durch} 19. Bf4 $1 {e.g. widerlegt, z.B.} e5 20. Bxe5 Nxe4 21. Bxb8 Nxc5 22. dxc5 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Re8 24. Be5 $1) 19... e5 $1 {is refuted by}) 19. Be3 Bg4 20. f3 e5 $1 21. fxg4 exd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Qxc5 24. O-O (24. Qxc5 Nxc5) 24... Ne5 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 {with compensation probably sufficient for a draw. Euwe decided correctly that the knight on c5 is the key to the position, but he chose the wrong piece to support this stronghold. wohl mit genügend Kompensation für ein Remis. Euwe entschied korrekt, daß der Springer auf c5 den Schlüssel zu der Stellung darstellt, aber er benutzte die falsche Figur, um diese Festung zu unterstützen.}) 18... Bg4 $1 19. f3 e5 20. Nfd3 exd4 $3 {Now the open file is more important than material. The white king is still in the centre! Nun ist die offene Linie wichtiger als das Material – der weiße König ist nämlich immer noch in der Mitte!} 21. fxg4 dxe3 22. Bxe3 $2 {This plays straight into the opponent's hands. The enemy pawn on e3 was the white king's only hope to survive. After Das spielt direkt in die Hände des Gegners. Der gegnerische Bauer auf e3 war die einzige Überlebenschance für den weißen König.} ({Nach} 22. Bxb4 $1 Nd5 23. a3 (23. a4 $2 Nxb4) 23... a5 {the trapped bishop is neatly saved by wird der eingefangene Läufer elegant mit} ({Meiner Meinung nach ist} 23... e2 {(statt 23...a5) vielversprechender. Nach} 24. Rc1 Qc6 $1 25. Bd2 Re8 {and the extra piece does not guarantee a quick end to the white king's suffering. ist trotz der zusätzlichen Figur noch lange kein Ende des Leidenswegs des armen weißen Monarchen in Sicht.}) 24. Qc4 $1 {and Black has to be satisfied with befreit, und Schwarz muß sich zufriedengeben mit} axb4 25. Qxd5 bxa3 26. Rf1 a2 $1 27. Ke2 (27. Rxf7 $2 Bc3+ 28. Ke2 Rxc5 $1 {winning.}) 27... Rc7 {keeping some compensation for the piece. In my opinion more promising is 23...e2! (above) womit er einige Kompensation für die Figur behält.}) 22... Nxg4 23. Bf4 {Other retreats don't help either: Andere Rückzugsfelder sind kaum besser:} (23. Bg1 Re8+ 24. Kf1 Rb6 $1 {with a smashing attack. mit durchschlagendem Angriff.}) 23... Bc3+ 24. Rd2 {A sad necessity. In case of Eine traurige Notwendigkeit.} ({Nach} 24. Ke2 Rxc5 25. Bxb8 Qe8+ 26. Be5 Rxe5+ 27. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 28. Kf3 (28. Kf1 Ne3+) 28... Qe3+ $1 29. Kxg4 h5+ 30. Kh4 Bf6# {mate! wäre die Partie viel früher zu Ende.}) 24... Rxc5 25. Nxc5 (25. Bxb8 Qe8+ $1) 25... Qxc5 (25... Re8+ $1 {could have won faster: hätte die Sache schneller beendet:} 26. Ne4 (26. Kd1 Bxd2 27. Bxd2 Nf2+) 26... Bxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Qf5 $1) 26. Bxb8 {The line} ({Die Variante} 26. Kf1 Re8 {would have pleased chess gourmands. There is no reasonable defence to the threat of 27...?xf2!! 28.?xf2 ?e1#. hätte Schach-Connaisseurs besser gefallen. Es gibt keine vernünftige Verteidigung gegen die Drohung} {Man versuche} 27. Qc1 ({Oder} 27. g3 Qc6 {with mate to follow. mit baldigem Matt.}) (27. Z0 Qf2+ 28. Rxf2 Re1#) 27... Bxd2 $1) 26... Qe7+ 27. Kd1 Ne3+ 28. Kc1 Nxc2 29. Rxc2 {It would seem that White has avoided the worst, but despite many exchanges and an acceptable material balance his position is quite hopeless. The badly co-ordinated pieces and permanent problems with the king make the black queen much more powerful in this open position than the two rooks. Es sieht beinahe so aus, als hätte Weiß das Schlimmste überstanden, aber trotz der vielen Abtausche und einer annehmbaren Materialbilanz ist die Stellung für ihn in Wirklichkeit ganz hoffnungslos. Die schlechte Koordination der weißen Figuren und Dauerprobleme mit dem König machen die schwarze Dame in dieser Stellung zu einer wesentlich mächtigeren Figur als die beiden Türme.} h5 30. Rd1 Bg7 $1 {Reminding the opponent that there is no safety on b1, because Black has total control of the long diagonal. Erinnert den Gegner daran, daß b1 kein sicheres Feld für den König darstellt. Schwarz hat die totale Kontrolle über die lange Diagonale.} 31. h3 a5 (31... Qg5+ {was also very good. war auch sehr gut.}) 32. Bf4 Qe4 33. Bc7 Qe3+ 34. Kb1 a4 $1 {The white king never gets a minute of rest in this game. Der weiße König bekommt in dieser Partie keine Minute Ruhe.} 35. bxa4 b3 36. axb3 Qxb3+ 37. Kc1 Bh6+ $2 {Very human! Alekhine simply chose a technically winning endgame and overlooked a beautiful forced win with "computer geometry". Sehr menschlich! Aljechin wählt ein klar gewonnenes technisches Endspiel und übersieht dabei eine wunderschöne Gewinnvariante, die mit computerhafter Geometrie durchgeführt wird:} (37... Qe3+ 38. Kb1 (38. Rdd2 Qe1+ 39. Rd1 Bh6+) (38. Rcd2 Qc3+ 39. Kb1 Qxc7) 38... Qa3 $1 {winning at least the bishop on c7. und Schwarz gewinnt mindestens den Läufer auf c7.}) 38. Rdd2 Qxa4 39. Be5 Kh7 40. Bc3 $2 {Also a typical human mistake. After Wieder ein typisch menschlicher Fehler.} ({Nach} 40. Bb2 $1 Qe4 41. Kd1 Bxd2 42. Rxd2 g5 {White could prolong his resistance in a long lost endgame. Euwe did not notice the difference between the two alternative squares for the bishop. hätte Weiß in einem verlorenen Endspiel noch lange Widerstand leisten können. Euwe bemerkte allerdings nicht den Unterschied zwischen den beiden Feldern, die dem Läufer zur Verfügung standen.}) 40... Qb5 $1 {But Alekhine did! Zugzwang! Any move now leads to material damage. Aljechin erkannte ihn aber sehr wohl! Zugzwang! Jeder Zug führt nun zum Materialverlust.} 41. Bd4 {After} ({Nach} 41. h4 {the white pawns are taken with a nice geometrical manoeuvre of the black queen: werden die weißen Bauern mit einem hübschen geometrischen Manöver der schwarzen Dame erobert:} Qb6 $1 42. g3 Qd6 $1 43. Kb2 Qb8+ $1 44. Ka2 Bxd2 45. Rxd2 Qxg3 {etc.}) 41... Qe2 $1 42. g4 Qe1+ 43. Kb2 Bxd2 44. Rc8 {White's first threat in this game (?h8#!) almost creates a miracle. The automatic defence 44...g5?? (below) Das ist die erste Drohung, die Weiß in dieser Partie aufstellt (Th8#!), und sie verursacht beinahe eine wunderbare Rettung.} Bc1+ $1 {The miracle has disappeared! 45.?xc1 ?d2+ is no longer viable, and White resigned. I bet that a professional analyst having only the bare moves of this game would date it to a period in the late sixties or early seventies! Das Wunder bleibt aus!} ({Der automatische Verteidigungszug} 44... g5 $4 {leaves the black king in a sealed box where he cannot escape from perpetual check. sperrt den schwarzen König in eine luftdichte Kiste, wo er dem Dauerschach des gegnerischen Turms nicht ausweichen kann:} 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. Rg8+ Kh6 47. Rh8+ {etc. Ich wette, daß ein heutiger Schachexperte, der nur die Züge der Partie zu sehen bekommt, sie auf die späten Sechziger oder frühen Siebziger datieren würde!}) 0-1 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C15"] [PlyCount "68"] [Beauty "6460167689736"] [GameId "270424001394"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nc6 $1 7. Be3 (7. c3 e5) (7. g4 $5 {game 7}) 7... Nf6 8. N2c3 (8. Qd3 $5 b6 (8... e5 9. O-O-O {Keres}) (8... O-O 9. O-O-O Rb8 $5 {Watson}) 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. N2g3 Qd7 {Watson}) (8. N2g3 e5 (8... Nd5) 9. Nxf6+ (9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bd2 Ngxe5 $10) 9... Bxf6 10. d5 Nd4 11. c3 Nf5 $10) (8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. c3 (9. Qd2 Ne7 (9... O-O 10. O-O-O Ne7 $1 11. Nc3 Nd5 $10 {Petrosian}) (9... e5 10. O-O-O exd4 $10) (9... b6 10. O-O-O Bb7 11. Nc3 Ne7 $1 12. Bb5+ c6 13. Be2 Nf5 14. Ne4 Be7 $10 {Steneberg-Teschner/Berlin/1947}) 10. O-O-O O-O $32) (9. c4 $5 O-O 10. Qd2 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Ng3 Ne7 $1 13. f3 Nf5 $1 $10 {Tompa-Szabo/Hungary/1976}) 9... e5) 8... O-O {[%CAl Rf6e4,Rf7f5,Rf5f4] ?9... ?e4 10... f5 11...f4} 9. Ng3 b6 (9... Nd5 10. Nxd5 $6 (10. Qd2 $32) (10. Bc4 $32) 10... Qxd5 $5 (10... exd5 11. Bd3 $14)) 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Qd7 12. Qd2 Rad8 13. Rfd1 Qc8 $10 {[%CAl Yc6d4,Yc7c5,Ye6e5] ?14... ?d4 15... e5/c5} 14. Qe1 e5 $2 (14... Rfe8 $142 15. Bb5 a6 16. Ba4 Qa8 $1 $15 {Alekhine}) 15. d5 Nd4 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Rxd4 c5 (17... Bc5 18. Rh4 Nxd5 19. Bd3 f5 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Qe2 $40) (17... Nxd5 $2 18. Bg4 $1) 18. Ra4 $1 Nxd5 19. Bg4 (19. Rxa7 Nxc3 20. bxc3 (20. Qxc3 Qb8 21. Ra4 (21. Nh5 $5 $40 Rd4 22. Qg3) 21... Bf6 22. Qb3 Bd5 23. Qb5 (23. Bc4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4) 23... Qb7 24. Ra6 Rd6) 20... Bd6) 19... Qc7 20. Rxa7 (20. Nb5 Qc6 21. c4 a6 $1 22. cxd5 Qxb5 $17) 20... Nxc3 21. bxc3 (21. Qxc3 Qb8 $1 22. Ra4 (22. Nh5 $5 Rd4 23. Ra4 g6) 22... Bf6 $1 23. Qb3 Bd5 24. c4 (24. Qb5 Qb7 $17) 24... Ba8 $1 $40 {Alekhine}) 21... Ra8 $1 (21... Qb8 $2 22. Qxe7 $1 Qxa7 23. Bf3 Rb8 24. Nh5 (24. Nf5 $10) 24... Kh8 (24... b5 $145 25. Qg5 g6 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Qe5 $1 Kh8 28. Nd7+ f6 29. Qd6 $40) (24... h6 25. Bd5 {??e5} Kh8 26. Qe5 f6 27. Qc7 $16) 25. Bd5 $1 Qa8 26. Qg5 Rg8 27. Bxf7 $16 {Alekhine}) 22. Rxb7 Qxb7 23. Bf3 Qd7 24. Bxa8 Rxa8 25. Qe4 (25. h3 b5) (25. a4 Bf6) 25... Ra4 26. Qe2 Bf8 27. h3 Qe6 $1 28. Qxe6 (28. Qb5 Ra5 29. Qd3 c4 30. Qd8 g6 $10) 28... fxe6 {[%CAl Yc5c4] ?29... c4} 29. Rb1 Rxa3 30. Ne4 Ra6 31. Kf1 Be7 (31... Kf7 $2 32. Ng5+) 32. Ke2 Kf8 33. Ke3 {[%CAl Ye3f4,Yf4e5] ??f4-e5} (33. Kd3 Ke8 34. f3 Kd7 {[%CAl Yd7c6] ??c6}) 33... Bd8 $1 34. Rd1 Ke7 (34... Ke7 35. Ng5 Ra2 $1) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.15"] [Round "6"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D12"] [PlyCount "145"] [Beauty "4540854193675"] [GameId "270424001395"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 (5... cxd5 $142) 6. Bc4 (6. Bd3 {N} Bxd3 7. Qxd3 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. e4 Nf6 11. Nc3 Nbd7 12. Be3 $14 {Nikolic,Pr-Andersson,U/Tilburg/1990}) 6... e6 7. O-O (7. Qe2 $142) 7... Nd7 8. Qe2 Bg4 (8... N7f6 $142) 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 N5b6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. a4 $1 (12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bf4 c5 $10) 12... O-O (12... a5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Bf4 c5 $6 15. Nb5) (12... a6 $142) 13. a5 Nc8 14. a6 Qb6 15. axb7 Qxb7 16. Ba2 c5 17. d5 Ne5 18. g4 Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Bg6 20. Nc3 (20. dxe6 Bxe4 (20... fxe6 $2 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bd5 $16) 21. exf7+ Kh8 22. Qb3 $16 {Euwe}) 20... Nb6 (20... e5 $2 21. d6 Bxd6 22. Bd5 {Euwe}) 21. Qe2 (21. dxe6 $142 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Qe2) 21... e5 22. Be3 a6 23. h4 Bxh4 24. Bxc5 Rfc8 25. Be3 Be7 26. Rfc1 Bd6 27. Nd1 Rab8 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Bb1 $1 {[%csl Ra6] ×a6} Nc4 (29... Ra8 30. Bd3 a5 31. Bb5 $18 {Euwe}) 30. Bd3 Nxe3 31. Bxa6 $2 (31. Nxe3 $142 $16) 31... Qa7 32. Qxe3 Bc5 33. Qd3 $2 (33. Qe2 $142) (33. Bxc8 $2 Qxa1 34. Qxc5 Qxd1+ 35. Kh2 Bxe4 $17) 33... Rb8 34. Qe2 Qe7 35. Rc1 h5 $1 36. Rc3 (36. gxh5 $4 Qg5+ $19) 36... Rb4 (36... Kh7 37. gxh5 (37. Rh3 $5) (37. Rxc5 $5) 37... Qg5+ 38. Rg3 {Euwe} Qxg3+ $145 $19) (36... Bd4 37. Rc8+ Rxc8 38. Bxc8 {[%CAl Yc8f5] ??f5}) 37. Bd3 Rb8 $138 (37... Bd4 $142) 38. Bb1 $138 (38. Ba6 $142) 38... Bd4 39. Rh3 (39. Rg3 Qg5 40. Kg2 (40. gxh5 $4 Qxg3+ $19) 40... h4 41. Rh3 (41. Ra3) 41... Bh5 $40) 39... Qg5 40. Kg2 hxg4 41. Rg3 {The sealed move} Bh5 42. Bc2 Rb6 $1 {[%CAl Rb6f6,Rf6f3] ??f6-f3} (42... Bxb2 43. Nxb2 Rxb2 44. Qc4 $1 {[%CAl Rd5d8] ?d}) 43. Ne3 Rxb2 44. Qc4 {[%CAl Rd5d6,Re3f5] ?d6, ?f5} Bxe3 $1 45. Rxe3 Rb6 $10 {[%CAl Rb6f6] ??f6} 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Qf5+ Qxf5 48. exf5 f6 49. Rd3 (49. Kg3 Bf7 (49... Rd6 50. Be4 $16) 50. Be4 Rb4 $1 51. d6 Be8 {[%CAl Rb4d4] ??d4?}) 49... Rd6 50. Rd1 Kh6 51. Kg3 Kg5 52. Be4 g6 $1 53. fxg6 f5 54. g7 Bf7 55. Rh1 $2 $19 (55. Rc1 $10 f4+ (55... Rg6 56. Rc7 Rxg7 57. d6 Kf6 58. Bd5 f4+ 59. Kh2 Rh7+ 60. Kg1 {[%CAl Rd5f7,Yh7f7,Rd6d7] ?61.?f7 ?f7 62.d7}) 56. Kh2 Kf6 57. Rc6 Rxc6 58. dxc6 Kxg7 59. c7 Be6 60. Bb7 $10 {Grigoriev}) 55... fxe4 $2 (55... Rg6 56. Rh8 Rxg7 57. d6 Be6 58. Bc6 Bd7 $19) (55... Kg6 $2 56. Rh4) 56. Rh8 Rg6 57. d6 Rxd6 58. g8=Q+ Bxg8 59. Rxg8+ Kf5 (59... Rg6 60. Rxg6+ Kxg6 61. Kxg4 Kf6 62. f4 $1 $10 e3 63. fxe5+) 60. Rf8+ Ke6 (60... Rf6 61. Rxf6+ Kxf6 62. Kxg4 Kg6 63. f4 e3 64. f5+ $10) 61. Kxg4 Rd3 (61... Rd1 $142) 62. Re8+ Kf6 63. f4 $1 $10 exf3 64. Rf8+ Ke6 65. Rxf3 Rd2 66. Rf1 Rd3 67. Rf3 Rd1 68. Kg3 e4 69. Rf8 Rd2 70. Re8+ Kf5 71. Re7 Ra2 72. Re8 Rb2 73. Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C15"] [PlyCount "79"] [Beauty "7697520935436"] [GameId "270424001396"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 dxe4 5. a3 Be7 6. Nxe4 Nc6 7. g4 $6 (7. Be3) (7. f4 Nf6 8. Qd3 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Qd5 $1 {(Pytel)}) (7. c3 e5 $10 {Alekhine}) 7... b6 $6 (7... e5 $5 8. d5 Nd4 $1 9. N2c3 $1 (9. Nxd4 $2 Qxd5 $1 $17 {Alekhine} 10. Qf3 exd4) 9... Nf6 {Tartakover} (9... f5 $5 10. gxf5 Bxf5 11. Be3 $10 {Fine 48,Schwarz 67, ? Alekhine}) (9... h5 10. gxh5 f5 11. Ng3 $10 {Alekhine})) (7... h5 $5 8. g5 e5 $15 {Botvinnik}) (7... Nf6 $1 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Be3 h5 $1 (9... Qd5 $15 {Alekhine}) 10. gxh5 Qd5 $15 {Schwarz 67, Keres 69, eco 74/81, Gligoric 75}) 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. c3 Nf6 10. N2g3 O-O $6 (10... Qd7 $5 11. h4 (11. g5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 O-O-O $10 {Alekhine}) 11... O-O-O $14 {Kmoch}) 11. g5 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Kh8 {[%CAl Yf7f5] ?f5} 13. Qh5 $1 $16 {Schwarz 67, eco 81} Qe8 $6 (13... f5 $2 14. g6 $40 {Alekhine}) (13... Na5 $5 14. Bf4 $14 {Euwe} (14. b4 Nb3 15. Nf6 gxf6 16. Bxb7 (16. gxf6 Bxg2) 16... f5 $1 $132 {Alekhine})) 14. Nf6 $1 {"A correct offer of a pawn, securing for White a strong and most likely irresistible offensive." (Alekhine)} Bxf6 (14... gxf6 $2 15. gxf6 Na5 (15... Bxf6 16. Be4 $18 {Alekhine, Euwe}) 16. Bxb7 (16. fxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh6 Rg8 20. O-O-O Nd6 21. Rhe1 $16 {Alekhine}) 16... Nxb7 17. fxe7 Qxe7 18. Bf4 (18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh6 Rg8 20. O-O-O Nd6 21. Rhe1 $16 {Alekhine}) 18... Rg8 19. O-O-O {Tartakover}) 15. gxf6 gxf6 16. Qh4 Qd8 (16... Qe7 $2 17. Be4 $18 {Alekhine, Euwe}) 17. Bf4 $1 e5 (17... f5 $5 18. Qxd8 Raxd8 19. Bxc7 Rd7 20. Bf4 Na5 21. Rg1 $1 $14 {?Alekhine}) (17... Rb8 $2 18. Bxc7 $1 Qxc7 19. Qxf6+ Kg8 20. Rg1 Qxh2 21. O-O-O $18) 18. Bg3 f5 $1 (18... exd4 19. O-O-O $16 {Alekhine, Euwe}) 19. dxe5 (19. O-O-O $5) 19... Rg8 $6 (19... f6 $1 {Lasker} 20. e6 $13) 20. Bf3 $2 (20. Qh3 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rh3f5,Rg3h4] ?21.?f5,21.?h4} Rg4 (20... Qd3 21. Bh4 $1 $18 {Alekhine, Euwe}) (20... Rg6 21. Qxf5 (21. Bh4 Qd7 22. Bf6+ Kg8 {[%CAl Ra8e8] ?23... ?e8} 23. Be4 $2 Nxe5 $1 24. Bxf5 (24. Bxb7 Re8 $1 $19) (24. Bxe5 Bxe4 $19) 24... Nf3+) 21... Nd4 22. cxd4 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Qd5 $13 {Euwe}) 21. O-O $1 f6 $16 {(Alekhine)} 22. f3 Rg6 23. e6) (20. Qxd8 Raxd8 (20... Nxd8 21. Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Bh4 $16) 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Bh4 $3 Bxh1 23. Bf6+ Rg7 24. Ke2 $1 Re8 (24... Bd5 25. Bxd8 Rg2 26. Bf6+ Kg8 27. Rd1 c6 28. c4 Bxc4+ 29. Kf3 $16) (24... Kg8 25. Bxd8 $16) 25. Rg1 $1 Reg8 26. Rxh1 h6 27. Rg1 Kh7 28. Rxg7+ Rxg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Ke3 $18 {Pirc}) 20... Qd3 $1 {"An ingenious resource; but, as the following shows, Black, in adopting it, did not actually realise how many interesting possibilities it opened to him." (Alekhine)} 21. Be2 $8 (21. Bxc6 $2 Ba6 $1 (21... Bxc6 $2 22. Qf6+ Rg7 23. Qxc6) 22. Qh5 Rg4 $19 {(Alekhine, Euwe)}) 21... Qe4 $2 {"Leading to a lost endgame. From an objective point of view it is certainly a pity that Black avoids the fantastical complications deriving from 21....?c2 -- a move which with the right continuation would have secured him a draw." (AA)} (21... Qc2 $1 $10 22. Qf6+ Rg7 23. Rg1 $1 (23. e6 $2 Re8 $1 24. Rg1 $1 Ba6 $3 (24... Rxe6 25. Be5 $1 $18) 25. Bxa6 Rxe6+ 26. Be5 $3 Qe4+ $1 27. Kf1 Qxe5 $1 $17 {Alekhine} 28. Qxg7+ Qxg7 29. Rxg7 Kxg7 $10 {Euwe}) 23... Qxb2 24. e6 $3 Qxa1+ 25. Bd1 Nd4 $1 (25... Rd8 26. Bd6 $1 $18 {Alekhine, Euwe}) (25... Qb1 26. Bd6 $1 $18 {Alekhine} Qe4+ $145 $1 $10) 26. Qxd4 $1 (26. Qxg7+ $1 Kxg7 27. Bh4+ Kh6 $1 (27... Kf8 $2 28. e7+ Ke8 29. Rg8+ Kd7 30. Rd8+ $18 {Alekhine, Euwe}) 28. Bg5+ $1 Kg7 29. Bh4+ $10 {Lasker, Alekhine, Flohr, Euwe}) 26... Kg8 $1 {Kotov} (26... f6 {!Alekhine, ?Kotov} 27. Qxf6 Bf3 28. Kd2 Qa2+ 29. Ke3 $1 $18 {Kotov} (29. Bc2 Be4 $10 {Alekhine}) 29... Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rag8 31. Be5 f4+ 32. Kf3 Qxa3 33. Qxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rd8+ Qf8 35. Rxf8#) 27. e7 $1 {[%CAl Yd4g7,Rg3e5,Re5g7] ?28.?g7!! ?g7 29.?e5 ?h6 30.?g7#} (27. Qf6 fxe6) (27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Qd7+ Kg8 29. Qe6+ Kf8 $10 {Kotov}) 27... h5 $1 28. Qd8+ (28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bh4+ Kh6 30. Bf6 Bf3 $1 $19 (30... Qxd1+)) 28... Kh7 29. e8=Q Qxc3+ $10 {Kotov}) (21... Qd5) 22. Qxe4 fxe4 {[%CAl Rg8g3,Rc6e5] ?23... ?g3, 24...?e5} 23. Bh4 $1 $18 {"The winning move, probably overlooked by Black when he played 21...?e4." (Alekhine)} (23. Bc4 Rxg3 $1 24. hxg3 Nxe5 $44 {Euwe}) (23. O-O-O Rxg3 $1 24. hxg3 Nxe5 {Alekhine}) 23... h6 24. O-O-O Rae8 25. Bf6+ Kh7 26. f4 $1 exf3 27. Bxf3 $1 (27. Bd3+ $143 $6 Rg6 $16 {Euwe}) 27... Na5 {"The exchange of Bishops, which possibly would have saved the battle in the early middle game, does not bring any relief at this stage." (Alekhine)} 28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29. Rd7 $18 Nc5 (29... Rc8 30. b4 $18) 30. Rxf7+ Kg6 31. Rxc7 Nd3+ 32. Kb1 (32. Kc2) 32... Kf5 33. Rd1 (33. Rxa7 Rg2) 33... Nxe5 (33... Ke4 34. Rc4+ Ke3 35. Rd4) 34. Rf1+ (34. Bxe5 $2) 34... Ke4 35. Rxa7 Nc4 (35... Nf3 36. Ra4+ Ke3 37. Bd4+ $18 {Alekhine}) 36. Rd7 Ke3 37. Re1+ Kf3 38. Rxe8 Rxe8 39. Rd4 Ne3 40. Rh4 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D45"] [PlyCount "137"] [Beauty "5910701300232"] [GameId "270424001397"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 (5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 c5 9. e4) 6. c5 (6. b3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Bd6 {? e5=} 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. c5 {N} Be7 (12... Bc7 13. Na4 exd4 14. h3 Re8 15. Re1 Nf8 $5 {N} 16. Rb1 {Kasparov-Gelfand/Linares/1991} (16. e5 {Kasparov,G} Nd5 17. Bg5 $14) 16... Ne6 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. e5 h6 19. Rb4 $1 Qe7 20. Rc4 $14 {Bagirov,V}) 13. Qc2 exd4 14. Na4 {?} Qc7 15. h3 $44) 6... b6 7. cxb6 Nbd7 8. Na4 Nxb6 9. Bd2 Nxa4 10. Qxa4 Qb6 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Ne5) 11. Rc1 (11. Ba5 Qxb2 12. Qxc6+ Nd7 $40) 11... Bd7 12. Ne5 Qxb2 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. Bd3 (14. Qxc6 Bb4 15. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 16. Kd1 Ke7 17. Bd3 Rab8 $10) (14. Rxc6 Ba3 15. Rc7 Qb1+ 16. Ke2 Qb5+ $10 {Euwe}) 14... Rb8 15. Ke2 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6][%CAl Rc1b1] ×c6,a6,??b1} Rb6 16. Rb1 (16. Rxc6 Rxc6 17. Rb1 $1 Qa3 (17... Qxb1 18. Bxb1 $16) 18. Qxc6 $16 {Alekhine}) 16... Qa3 17. Qxa3 Bxa3 18. Rxb6 Nxb6 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Bxa6 $16 {?,?} Ke7 21. Rb3 (21. Bb7 Rb8 22. Rb3 Kd6 $10) 21... Bd6 22. Bb7 c5 23. a4 Bb8 24. Rb5 (24. Bc6 $143 Rc8 25. Bxd7 Kxd7 26. Rb7+ (26. dxc5 Ba7 27. Rb7+ Rc7 28. Rxc7+ Kxc7 29. Bb4 Kc6 30. Kd3 Bxc5 31. Bxc5 Kxc5 32. Kc3 Kb6 33. Kb4 Ka6 $14) 26... Bc7 27. dxc5 Kc6) 24... Ba7 25. dxc5 (25. a5 cxd4 26. exd4 Bxd4 $2 27. a6 Rb8 28. Be3 $18 {Euwe}) 25... Nxc5 (25... Bxc5 26. a5 {[%CAl Ya5a6,Rb5c5,Rd2b4] ?27.a6, 28.?c5, 29.?b4}) 26. Bb4 Kd6 27. a5 Kc7 28. Bxc5 (28. a6 Nd7 29. Bxd5 $2 exd5 30. Rb7+ Kc6 31. Rxa7 {insufficient! Euwe}) 28... Bxc5 29. Bxd5 Kd6 (29... exd5 30. Rxc5+ Kd6 31. Rc3 $18) 30. Bb7 Ba7 31. a6 Rd8 32. Rb2 Rd7 33. Rd2+ Ke7 34. Rc2 Rd6 35. Rc7+ Rd7 36. Rc2 {[%CAl Rb7c8] ?37.?c8} Rd6 37. f4 {[%CAl Ye3e5] ?e4-e5} f5 38. Rc8 Rd8 39. Rc7+ Rd7 40. Rc3 Rd6 41. Rc7+ {The sealed move} Rd7 42. Rc3 Rd6 43. h4 g6 $8 (43... Rd7 44. Bc8 $18 {Euwe}) (43... Rd8 44. Bc8 {[%CAl Rc3c7] ??c7} Kd6 (44... Bb6 $145 $5) 45. Rd3+ $18 Ke7 46. Rxd8 Kxd8 47. Bxe6) (43... Bb6 44. Rc8 Rd8 45. Rc6 Rd6 (45... Ba7 46. Bc8 $18) 46. Rxb6 Rxb6 47. a7 $18 {Euwe}) (43... Kd8 44. Rc8+ Ke7 45. Bc6 (45. Ra8 $18) 45... Bb6 46. Bb5 Rd5 47. Rb8 Rxb5 48. a7 $18 {Euwe}) 44. Rc2 h5 45. Rc3 (45. Rc8 $1 Rd8 46. Rxd8 Kxd8 47. e4 Ke7 48. exf5 exf5 $18 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6,Rh5][%CAl Re2b7] ??b7 Euwe} 49. Bd5 $145 Kd6 50. Bf7 Kc6 51. Bxg6 Kb6 52. Bxh5 Bb8 53. Kf3 Kxa6 54. Bg6 Kb5 55. Bxf5) 45... Rb6 46. Rc7+ Kd6 (46... Kf6 47. Bc8 $18 {Euwe}) 47. Rg7 Rb2+ 48. Kd3 Ra2 49. Rxg6 Ra3+ 50. Kc4 Bxe3 51. Bd5 $1 Bxf4 (51... Ra4+ 52. Kb5 Rxa6 53. Rxe6+ (53. Kxa6 Kxd5 $16) 53... Kxd5 54. Re5+ $18 {Euwe}) 52. Rxe6+ Kc7 53. Rc6+ Kb8 54. Rg6 (54. Rb6+ Ka7 55. Kb5 Ra5+ $1 56. Kxa5 Bc7 $10) 54... Bc7 55. Bb7 Ka7 (55... Ra5 56. Kb4 $1 (56. Rg5 f4) 56... Re5 (56... f4 57. Rg8+ Ka7 58. Rg7 Bd8 59. Rd7 Bb6 60. Bf3+ $18) 57. Bf3 f4 58. Rg8+ Ka7 59. Rg7 Kb6 60. Rxc7 $18 {Euwe}) (55... Ra4+ $2 56. Kb5 Rxh4 $2 57. Rg8+ $18 {Euwe}) 56. Rg5 Bd8 (56... Ra4+ 57. Kb5 Rxh4 58. Rg8 Bb8 59. Bf3 $18 {Euwe}) 57. Rxh5 Bxh4 58. Rxf5 (58. Rxh4 $4 Ra4+) 58... Kb6 59. Rb5+ Kc7 60. Rb3 Ra5 61. Kd4 Bf2+ 62. Ke4 Kd6 63. Rd3+ Ke6 64. Bc8+ Ke7 65. Rd5 Ra4+ 66. Kf5 Bg3 67. Rd7+ Kf8 (67... Ke8 $142) 68. a7 Bf2 69. Ba6 $1 (69. Ba6 Rxa6 70. Rd8+ Ke7 71. a8=Q Rxa8 72. Rxa8 $18) 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C15"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7629338315279"] [GameId "270424001398"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qg4 Nf6 (4... Kf8 5. exd5 exd5 (5... Nf6 6. Bg5) 6. Qg3 {Alekhine}) 5. Qxg7 Rg8 6. Qh6 Rg6 7. Qe3 (7. Qf4 Rg4 $17) (7. Qh4 Rg4 $17 (7... dxe4 8. Nge2)) (7. Qd2 Nxe4 $17) 7... Nxe4 {? (Alekhine, Pachman 68)} (7... c5 $1 8. Bd2 (8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxe4 $15 {(Martin)}) 8... Ng4 $1 9. Qd3 (9. Bb5+ Kf8 $1) 9... Nc6 10. a3 (10. h3 c4 $1 $17 {? (Martin) -+(eco 81)}) (10. Nge2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxf2 12. Kxf2 Bc5 13. Be3 Qf6+ $17 {(Alekhine, eco 81)} 14. Ke1 $1 Bxd4 (14... Nxd4 15. Nb5 $1) 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 (15... Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Nxd4 17. Kd2 $13) 16. Rd1 $16 {(Zlotnik)}) 10... c4 $1 11. Qh3 Nxd4 $1) (7... e5 8. Bd2 $1 (8. a3 Ba5 9. Bd2 $1 {(eco 81)}) 8... exd4 9. Qxd4 c5 10. Qe5+ Kf8 11. exd5 $16 {(eco 81)}) 8. Bd3 $1 (8. Nge2) 8... f5 (8... Nxc3 $2 9. Bxg6 Nxa2+ 10. c3 Nxc1 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. cxb4 $16 {(Schwarz 67)}) 9. Nge2 c5 10. Bxe4 $1 $16 {(Keres 69)} (10. f3 $2 Qh4+ 11. g3 Nxg3 $1 12. Nxg3 (12. Qf2 $2 c4 $1 {(Schwarz 51/67)}) 12... cxd4 $17 {(Schwarz 51/67)}) (10. O-O Nc6 $13 {Alekhine}) 10... fxe4 $6 (10... dxe4 $1 $14 {(eco 74/81)} 11. dxc5 (11. Qh3 {[%CAl Yc1e3] ??e3? Alekhine}) 11... Nd7 $15 {(Zeuthen/Jarlnaes 71)}) 11. Qh3 $1 $16 {? (eco 74/81) ? (Zeuthen/Jarlnaes 71)} Nc6 (11... Qe7 $142 12. Nf4 {[%CAl Rf4d5] ?13.?d5} Rg5 $1 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nxe6 Qxe6 (14... Bxe6 15. Bxg5 Qf7) 15. Qxe6+ Bxe6 16. Bxg5 cxd4 17. Nb5 Kd7) 12. Qxh7 $16 {(mco 90)} Qf6 13. Nf4 $1 $16 {(Schwarz 67)} cxd4 (13... Rg7 14. Nh5 $1) (13... Rh6 14. Nh5 $1) (13... Rg5 14. Nh5 $1) (13... Rg4 14. Qh5+ $1) 14. Nxg6 (14. Qxg6+ $6 Qxg6 15. Nxg6 dxc3 16. b3 Kf7 17. Nf4 Nd4 $14 18. Kd1 $2 e5 {Alekhine}) 14... dxc3 15. b3 Ne7 (15... Nd4 16. O-O $1 Nxc2 17. Qg8+ {[%CAl Rc1g5] ?18.?g5} Kd7 18. Bg5 $18 {Alekhine}) 16. Nxe7 Bxe7 17. h4 {[%CAl Rc1g5] ?18.?g5} Qf7 18. Qh8+ Qf8 19. Qxf8+ Kxf8 20. Bg5 (20. Bh6+ Kf7 {[%CAl Ye6e5] ?e5} 21. O-O-O) 20... e5 21. f3 $1 (21. Bxe7+ Kxe7 22. f3 e3 {[%CAl Yd5d4] ?d4}) 21... exf3 22. gxf3 $6 (22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. gxf3 $18 {[%csl Gh4] ?24.0-0-0 Alekhine}) 22... Ba3 $1 23. f4 $1 Bf5 (23... e4 $2 24. Rd1 Be6 25. f5) 24. fxe5 Bxc2 25. O-O+ Kg8 26. Rac1 $1 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 $18 Bf5 28. Rxc3 Rc8 29. Rf3 (29. Rxc8+ $16 {/+-}) 29... Rf8 (29... Be4 30. Rf6 d4 31. Rd6 d3 32. e6 $18) (29... Be6 30. Rf6 Rc6 31. Be3 $18) 30. Bf6 Be4 31. Rg3+ Kf7 32. h5 $1 Rc8 (32... Rg8 $2 33. e6+ $1) 33. Rg7+ Ke6 34. h6 $1 d4 (34... Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rh1 36. Re7+ Kf5 37. h7 $18) 35. h7 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 (37. Ke1 d3 38. Re7+ $18) 37... Bxh7 38. Rxh7 Rxa2 39. Kf4 b5 40. Ke4 Re2+ 41. Kxd4 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.24"] [Round "10"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D45"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7631485818960"] [GameId "270424001399"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 a5 $6 8. b5 Ne4 $2 (8... e5 $142) 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 Qh4+ $2 (11... exf3 12. Qxf3 $16) 12. g3 Qh6 13. Qe2 Be7 (13... e5 14. fxe4 exd4 15. exd4 f4 16. Nf3 $16 {Euwe}) 14. Bg2 (14. fxe4 $6 fxe4 15. Nxe4 {Euwe}) 14... O-O 15. O-O Nf6 16. Nc4 (16. fxe4 Ng4) 16... Bd8 $6 {[%csl Rd6] ×d6} 17. fxe4 fxe4 (17... Ng4 18. h3) 18. Nd6 $6 (18. b6 {[%CAl Yc4e5] or 18. a4 ?19.?e5? Euwe}) 18... Qg6 {[%CAl Yd8c7,Rc7h2] ??c7?g3,h2} 19. b6 Be7 20. Nc4 {[%CAl Yc4e5] ?25.?e5} Qg5 21. Bd2 (21. Ne5 $2 Bxc5 $1) 21... e5 $1 (21... a4 22. Ne5 Bxc5 $2 23. h4 Qxg3 (23... Qh5 24. Qxh5 Nxh5 25. dxc5 $18) 24. Be1 $18 {Euwe}) 22. Nxe5 Be6 (22... Bxc5 $4 23. Qc4+) 23. Rf4 Qh6 24. a3 g5 $1 25. Rf2 Qg7 26. Raf1 h5 27. Kh1 Qh7 28. Bc3 $14 h4 $2 $18 29. gxh4 Qxh4 (29... gxh4 30. Rg1 $18) 30. Ng6 Qh7 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. d5 $1 Nxd5 33. Rxf8+ Bxf8 34. Bd4 Be7 35. Qf2 {[%CAl Rf2g3] ?36.?g3?+-} Qh4 36. Qxh4 gxh4 37. Bxe4 Bd8 38. Bf5 Bxf5 39. Rxf5 Ne7 40. Rf6 Nc8 41. Rxc6 $1 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.27"] [Round "11"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D12"] [PlyCount "60"] [Beauty "6598814610951"] [GameId "270424001400"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 $10 7. Ne5 Nfd7 $1 (7... Nbd7 8. g4 $1 $16 {Bogoljubow-Gotthilf/Moscow/1925}) 8. Qb3 Qc8 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 Be7 $6 (10... Ndxe5 $142 11. dxe5 Be7 {Game}) 11. Be2 $6 (11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Na4 {[%CAl Ya4c5] ??c5??}) 11... Ndxe5 12. dxe5 O-O 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. O-O a6 $2 (14... Rfc8 $10) 15. Nd4 Nxd4 (15... Nxe5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Rfd1 $14) 16. exd4 Rac8 17. Bb4 Bxb4 18. Qxb4 Rc2 $1 (18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20. Rc5 $14) 19. Rxc2 Bxc2 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. h3 (21. h4 $1 $36 Rc6 22. Qa5 h6 23. b4 Ba4 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Qd8+ Qe8 26. Qc7 Qc6 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Bd3+ g6 29. h5 $1 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Kh3 Qxd4 {Alekhine}) 21... Rc6 22. Qa5 h6 23. b4 Ba4 24. Rxc6 (24. Rc5 $5 b6 25. Qxa4 bxc5 26. b5 Rc8 $1 27. Qxa6 c4 $1 $10) 24... Qxc6 25. Qd8+ Qe8 26. Qc7 Qc6 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Bd3+ g6 29. Kh2 Kg7 (29... Qc3 30. Bxg6+ fxg6 (30... Kxg6) 31. Qxb7+ {Alekhine}) 30. Qd8 Bc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.10.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D97"] [PlyCount "71"] [Beauty "7974164628488"] [GameId "270424001401"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Nf3 a6 8. Bf4 (8. e5 Nfd7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Qxe6+ Kh8 11. Ng5 Ne5 $5 (11... Nc6) 12. Qd5 Qxd5 13. Nxd5 Nec6 14. Nxc7 Nxd4 15. Nxa8 (15. Bd3 Bf5 $5 (15... Ra7 16. Be3 Nbc6 $1 $13)) 15... Nc2+ 16. Kd1 Nxa1 17. Be3 (17. Bc4 $5 h6 18. h4 $13) 17... Nc6 $1 (17... Bxb2 18. Bc4 $1 {? ?c7}) 18. Nb6 $6 {Guerra,P-Huergo,J/Camaguey/1990} (18. Nb6 Bxb2 $1 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Bd5 Bf5 $15) (18. Kc1 Bf5 $1 19. Nb6 (19. Nc7 Rc8) 19... Nc2 $13 {Huergo,J})) (8. a4 $2 b5 {Hybl-Barczay/corr/1971/0-1/21/}) 8... b5 9. Qxc7 (9. Qc5 Bb7 10. Bxc7 Qc8 11. Be5 Qxc5 12. dxc5 Nbd7 {Ungureanu,E-Ghinda,M./Romania/1974}) 9... Qe8 $1 (9... Qxc7 $6 10. Bxc7 Bb7 11. e5 $142 (11. Bd3 $10 b4 12. Na4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. O-O Nc6 15. Rfe1 f5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bb6 $2) 11... Nd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Ba5 $1 $19 {Balashov-Barczay/Skopje/1970/} Nf4 13. O-O-O Nh3 $1) 12... Bxd5 13. Bb6 (13. Be2 Rc8 $1 14. Ba5 (14. Bxb8 Raxb8 15. Bd1 Rd8 $17 16. O-O Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rxd4 18. Rfe1 Rd2 $1) 14... Nc6 15. Bc3 Rab8 $17 16. a3 a5 $17) 13... Nc6 14. Be2 Rab8 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. O-O Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nxd4 18. Bxe7 (18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Rfe1 Rd2 $17 {Line Sahovic-Nikolic,Z/Yugoslavia 1985}) 18... Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Rd2 20. Bd6 Re8 21. Rfe1 Rxb2 $2) (9... b4 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. Nb6 $18 {[%CAl Rb6a8,Rb6c8]}) 10. Be2 Nc6 (10... b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 {[%CAl Rd5d6] ?d6}) 11. d5 Nb4 (11... e5 $1) 12. O-O Nxe4 (12... Nc2 13. Rac1 b4 14. Nb1 $18) 13. Nxe4 Nxd5 14. Qc1 Bf5 15. Ng3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Bc2 (17... Bxb2 18. Nxf5 Bxa1 19. Qh6 gxf5 20. Ng5 {[%CAl Rg5h7] ??h7#}) 18. Qb4 Qd8 19. Ne1 Ba4 20. Rb1 $18 {[%CAl Rb2b3] ?b3} Bd4 21. Nf3 (21. b3 a5 22. Qa3 Bc5 23. Qc1 Bxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 $18) 21... Bc5 22. Qh4 $18 Bc2 23. Rbc1 f6 24. Bc4+ $18 (24. Rxc2 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rxc2 $18) 24... bxc4 25. Qxc4+ Kg7 26. Qxc2 Qa5 27. Qe2 e5 (27... Qxa2 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Qxe7+) 28. a3 Be7 29. Nd4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Kh8 31. Nc6 Qc7 32. Qxa6 Rc8 33. Nf1 {?34.?e7 ?c2 35.?f6#} Rb8 34. Nxe7 Qxe7 35. Rc8+ Rxc8 36. Qxc8+ 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.01"] [Round "13"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C83"] [PlyCount "117"] [Beauty "5159350457390"] [GameId "270424001402"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 (9... Bc5) 10. a4 (10. Re1 {the most frequently played move} O-O) 10... b4 (10... O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Qxa8 13. Bxd5 Rd8 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. Qc2 $16) (10... Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 {[%CAl Ya1a8] a?}) 11. Nd4 (11. Re1 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bg4 $15 {Perlis,J-Lasker,Em / Peterburg 1909}) 11... Nxe5 12. f4 Nc4 $6 (12... Bg4 $1 13. Qc2 c5 (13... Ng6 14. f5 Ne5 15. h3 c5 16. Bf4 $18 {Euwe}) 14. fxe5 cxd4 15. cxd4 O-O $10 {Euwe} 16. Nd2 Be2 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Qb1 Bh5 19. Nxe4 Bg6 20. Bc2 dxe4 (20... b3 21. Bxb3 Qb6 22. Bc2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Rfd8 $10 {Buslaev-Sisov / URS 1955}) 21. Be3 Bh4 22. g3 Bg5 23. Bxg5 Qxg5 24. Bxe4 Qd2 $15) 13. f5 $6 (13. Qe2 $1 Na5 14. Bc2 {[%CAl Yc2e4,Yd4e6,Re2h5,Rh5a5] ?15.?e4 de 16.?e6 fe 17.?h5+ 18.?a5} O-O 15. Nd2 $1 Nf6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Nf3 $36) 13... Bc8 14. Qe1 $2 (14. Qg4 h5 (14... Ne5 $1 15. Qxg7 Bf6 16. Qh6 c5 $15) 15. Qe2 (15. Qxg7 $4 Bf6 $19) 15... Bb7 $10 {?} 16. Bxc4 $2 dxc4 17. Qxc4 Qd5 $1 $15) 14... Bb7 15. cxb4 c5 $1 16. f6 (16. bxc5 Bxc5 $19 {[%CAl Rc5g1] ×(c5-g1)?}) (16. Nf3 cxb4 $17) (16. Nc2 cxb4 17. Nxb4 $2 Qb6+ $19) 16... Bxf6 17. Nf5 O-O 18. bxc5 Re8 19. Qb4 Qc8 $1 (19... Qc7 $6 20. Bxc4 a5 21. Qb6) 20. Bxc4 a5 $1 21. Qa3 (21. Qb3 dxc4 22. Qxc4 $2 Ba6 $19) 21... dxc4 22. Nc3 (22. Be3 Qc6 23. Rf3 Re5 24. Nd6 Nxd6 25. cxd6 c3 $19) 22... Nxc5 (22... Nxc3 $1 23. bxc3 Re2 24. Ra2 Bxg2 $1 25. Rxe2 Bxf1 $19 {? Euwe}) 23. Be3 Qc6 24. Rf3 Nd3 $6 (24... Re5 $1 {[%CAl Re5f5] ??f5} 25. Nd4 $8 (25. Ng3 Rxe3) 25... Qe8 $1 26. Rff1 (26. Rf2 Rxe3 27. Qxc5 Re1+ $19) (26. Rxf6 $145 gxf6 27. Rf1 Nb3 28. Nxb3 cxb3 29. Bf4 Qc6 30. Rf3 Qb6+ 31. Kf1 Ba6+) 26... Nb3 $1 27. Nxb3 Rxe3 28. Nc1 (28. Nd2 Bd5 29. Kh1 Qc6 30. Nf3 Rxf3 $1 31. Rxf3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 $2 (32. Rg1 $19) 32... Qxf3+ 33. Kg1 Bd4#) (28. Nc5 Bd5 $1 29. Kh1 Bxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Qc6+ $19) 28... Qc6 $19 {Euwe}) 25. Raf1 Rxe3 $1 26. Nxe3 Bd4 27. Qe7 $8 (27. Ncd1 Re8) 27... Ne5 {[%CAl Rd4e3] ??e3} (27... Re8 $4 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qf8+ Rxf8 30. Rxf8#) 28. Kh1 Nxf3 (28... Bxe3 $2 29. Qxe5) 29. Rxf3 Rf8 30. h3 (30. Nf5 $2 Qxf3 $1) 30... Bxe3 $6 (30... Qb6 $1 31. Rg3 (31. Nxc4 Qb4 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. Nb5 Bxf3 $19) 31... Qxb2 32. Nf5 $2 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qg1#) 31. Qxe3 Qe6 (31... Re8 32. Qf4 Qe6) 32. Rg3 Re8 33. Qg5 Qe5 34. Qxe5 Rxe5 35. Rg4 Re3 $2 (35... Rc5 $1 36. Rd4 Kf8 37. Rd7 (37. Kg1 Ke7 $19) 37... Bc6 38. Rd2 (38. Rc7 Bxg2+) (38. Ra7 Rg5 $19)) 36. Kg1 (36. Rxc4 $2 Rxh3+ 37. Kg1 Rg3 38. Rc7 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Rxb2 40. Nb5 Ba6 41. Ra7 Bxb5+ 42. axb5 g6 $19) 36... Rd3 37. Rxc4 Rd2 38. b4 $1 {The saving move} Rxg2+ (38... axb4 $2 39. Rxb4 Rxg2+ $2 (39... Rd7 $10) 40. Kf1 $18) 39. Kf1 Rb2 40. Rd4 $1 (40. b5 g6 $17 (40... Bg2+ $145 $1 41. Ke1 Bxh3)) (40. bxa5 Ba6 41. Nb5 Rxb5 42. axb5 Bxb5 $19) 40... g6 (40... Kf8 $142) 41. bxa5 Rc2 $10 (41... Bg2+ 42. Ke1 Bxh3 43. Rd8+ Kg7 44. a6 {Black loses a piece}) 42. Nb5 Kg7 43. Ke1 Rc5 44. Rd6 $6 Bc6 45. a6 (45. Rd4 $142) 45... Bxb5 46. a7 Bc6 47. Rxc6 Ra5 48. Rc7 Rxa4 49. Kd2 g5 50. Kc3 h5 51. Kb3 Ra1 52. Kc4 g4 53. hxg4 hxg4 54. Kd4 Kg6 55. Ke5 $2 $19 f6+ (55... Ra4 56. Kd5 (56. Rc5 f6+ 57. Ke6 Ra6+ 58. Kd5 Kg5) 56... f6 $1 (56... f5 $2 57. Ke5 f4 58. a8=Q Rxa8 $10) 57. Kc5 Kg5 $19) 56. Kf4 Ra4+ 57. Kg3 f5 (57... Kg5 58. Rg7+ Kf5 59. Kh4 $1) 58. Kh4 $1 Kf6 59. Rb7 (59. Rb7 Ke5 60. Rb5+) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.02"] [Round "14"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D82"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7630009418827"] [GameId "270424001403"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Nh5 $2 {This is a strategic blunder!} 5. Be5 (5. Nxd5 $2 Nxf4 6. Nxf4 e5 $1 7. dxe5 Bb4+ 8. Qd2 Qxd2#) 5... f6 6. Bg3 Nxg3 7. hxg3 c6 8. e3 Bg7 9. Bd3 (9. cxd5 $142 cxd5 10. Bd3 f5 11. g4 $1 O-O 12. gxf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. g4 Rf7 (14... Rf8 15. Qb3) 15. f4 $16 {Euwe}) 9... O-O $2 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 $14 (10. Rxh7 $2 cxd3 11. Rxg7 Kf8 12. Rxg6 Bf5 $17 {Euwe})) (9... f5 10. cxd5 cxd5 $14) 10. Rxh7 f5 (10... Kxh7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Bxg6 $18) 11. Rh1 e5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 13. Nf3 Bxc3+ $6 {?} 14. bxc3 Qf6 15. cxd5 $5 {???} Qxc3+ 16. Kf1 Qf6 (16... cxd5 17. Rc1 Qf6 {game}) 17. Rc1 cxd5 18. Rc7 {[%CAl Yc7h7] ??h7} Nd7 19. Bb5 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rb5d7,Rd1d5] ?20.?d7, 20.?d5} Qd6 20. Rc4 $2 (20. Qd4 $1 Qxc7 (20... Nf6 21. Rhh7 $1 $18) 21. Rh8+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Ke7 (22... Ke8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Ne6+ $18) 23. Rh7+ Ke8 (23... Kd6 24. Qf4+ Ne5 25. Rxc7 Kxc7 26. Qxe5+) 24. Qxd5 Qc1+ 25. Ke2 Qb2+ 26. Kf3 Qxb5 27. Qxb5 $18 {Euwe}) 20... Nf6 21. Rch4 Qc5 22. Ba4 Qc3 (22... Be6 23. Ng5 Bf7 24. Qa1 d4 25. Rxd4 {Euwe}) 23. Ng5 Kg7 24. Nh7 Rd8 25. Nxf6 Kxf6 26. Rh7 Be6 27. R1h6 (27. Rxb7 d4 $1 $132) 27... Bf7 (27... a6 $4 28. Rxg6+ Kxg6 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. Qh6+ Ke5 31. Qg7+ $18) (27... d4 28. Rxg6+ Kxg6 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. f4 Qc1+ 31. Bd1 Bc4+ 32. Kg1 Ke6 (32... Qxe3+ 33. Kh1 Ke6 34. Qf7+ Kd6 35. Qc7+ Kd5 36. Bf3+ $18)) (27... Rac8 28. Rxg6+ Kxg6 29. Qh5+ Kf6 30. f4 $18) 28. Kg1 {[%CAl Rd1h5,Rh7f7] ??h5, ?f7} Rg8 29. g4 $1 {To break the pawn wall.} Rg7 30. gxf5 Rxh7 31. Rxh7 gxf5 32. Bb3 {[%CAl Rh7f7,Rd1d5] ?34.?f7, 35.?d5} Qe5 33. Qf3 Rc8 (33... Qa1+ $142 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. g3 Rd8 36. Rh4 $16) 34. g4 $1 Bg6 (34... Rg8 35. Rxf7+ Kxf7 36. Qxd5+) (34... Rc1+ 35. Kg2 Qc3 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qxd5+ $16 {Euwe}) 35. Rxb7 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rh8 $2 37. g5+ Kxg5 38. Qf4+ Kf6 39. Qd6+ Kg5 $1 40. f4+ Kh6 (40... Kg4 41. Qxg6+ Kh4 42. Qg3+ Kh5 43. Qg5#) 41. Qe7 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.05"] [Round "15"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D17"] [PlyCount "122"] [Beauty "5086449262601"] [GameId "270424001404"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 $6 (6. e3) (6. Ne5) 6... Bc8 (6... e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 {Alekhine-Stoltz/Bled/1931}) 7. e3 (7. Nf3 Bf5 $10) 7... e5 $1 8. dxe5 $2 (8. Nf3 exd4 9. Nxd4 (9. Qxd4)) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 (9. Kxd1 Ng4) 9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 (10. Nc3 Ne4 11. Bd2 Nxd2 $15 {?}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Ne4+ {[%CAl Ye4c5,Yc5b3] ??c5-b3} (11... Ng4 12. f4 {[%csl Rg4] ?g4}) 12. Ke1 Be6 13. f4 Na6 14. Nf2 Nxf2 15. Kxf2 O-O-O 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Be2 Nd3+ 18. Kg3 (18. Bxd3 $2 Rxd3 {[%CAl Yd3b3,Yb3b2] ??b3-b2}) 18... Nxb2 19. Nd4 Rxd4 20. exd4 Rd8 21. Kf2 Rxd4 22. Ke3 c5 23. Ra3 Bf5 24. g4 Be4 25. Rf1 Bc6 $2 (25... a5 {[%CAl Ye4c6] ?26... ?c6-+}) 26. a5 Nd3 27. Rc3 Re4+ 28. Kd2 Nxf4 29. Bxc4 Rd4+ 30. Kc2 Be4+ 31. Kb3 g5 (31... Bg6 32. Rcf3 Ne6 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 34. Rxf7 $44) 32. Bxf7 b6 33. Ka3 Kd7 34. Bb3 Kc6 (34... Bd3 $142) 35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. Bxc4 b5 37. Bf7 c4 (37... Kd7 $142) 38. Kb4 Nd3+ 39. Kc3 Nxe5 (39... Kc5 40. e6 b4+ 41. Kd2 Kd4 42. e7 c3+ 43. Ke2 Bc6 44. e8=Q Bxe8 45. Bxe8 b3 46. Rd1 $1 b2 47. Ba4 $16) 40. Be8+ Kc5 41. Bxb5 Bd3 (41... Kxb5 $2 42. Re1 Nxg4 43. Rxe4 Nxh2 44. Re5+ Ka4 $1 (44... Kc6 45. Kb4 Nf3 46. Re6+ Kd7 47. Rh6 $18) (44... Ka6 45. Kb4 Nf3 46. Re6+ Kb7 47. Rh6 $18) 45. Rxg5 a6 (45... Nf1 46. a6 h6 47. Re5 Ng3 48. Kxc4 h5 49. Kc5 $18 {??xa7} Ka5 $4 50. Re3 $18 {[%CAl Rc5c6,Rc6b7] ??c6-b7}) (45... h6 46. Rh5 Ng4 47. Kxc4 Nf6 48. Rxh6 Nd7 49. Ra6 Nb8 50. Rxa7 Nc6 51. Ra8 Nxa5+ 52. Kc5 $18) 46. Kxc4 {[%CAl Rg5g2,Rg2a2] ??g2-a2#} Nf3 47. Rg2 Kxa5 48. Kc5 Ka4 49. Rg4+ Ka5 50. Rg3 $18 {Euwe}) 42. Re1 Ng6 (42... Nxg4 $2 43. Ba6 (43. Rg1 Kxb5 44. Rxg4 Kxa5 45. Rxg5+ Kb6 $10) 43... Nf6 44. Bb7 {[%CAl Re1e7] ?45.?e7+-} Kd6 45. Kd4 {Euwe}) (42... Kxb5 $2 43. Rxe5+ Ka6 44. Kb4 $18) (42... Nf3 43. Re3 Nxh2 44. Bd7 $18) 43. Ba6 (43. Ba4 Nf4 44. Re5+ Nd5+ 45. Kd2 $18 {Euwe}) 43... Nf4 44. Bb7 Ne2+ 45. Kd2 Nd4 46. Re7 Kb4 47. Be4 (47. a6 Nb3+ 48. Ke3 (48. Ke1 $2 c3) 48... Nc5 49. Bc8 $1 (49. Rc7 $2 Bf1 $13 50. Rxh7 c3 51. Rc7 c2 52. Kd2 Bd3) 49... c3 50. Rb7+ Kc4 51. Bf5 $18 {Ragosin}) 47... Bxe4 48. Rxe4 Nf3+ 49. Ke2 Nxh2 50. Kf2 (50. a6 Kb5 51. Re5+ Kxa6 52. Rxg5 h6 {Euwe}) 50... a6 51. Ke2 (51. Kg2 Kb3 $1 $8 52. Re6 (52. Kxh2 c3 53. Kg3 c2 54. Re1 Kb2 55. Kf3 c1=Q 56. Rxc1 Kxc1 57. Ke4 Kd2 58. Kf5 Ke3 59. Kxg5 Kf3 $10) 52... c3 53. Rxa6 c2 54. Rb6+ (54. Rc6 Nxg4 {[%CAl Yg4e3,Ye3c4,Yg4e5,Ye5c4] ??e3-c4, ?e5-c4}) 54... Ka4 55. Rc6 Kb5 $1 (55... Nxg4 56. a6 Kb3 57. Rxc2 $1 $18) 56. Rxc2 Nxg4 57. Ra2 Ka6 58. Kf3 Ne5+ 59. Ke4 Nc6 $10 60. Kd5 $4 Nb4+ $19 {Euwe}) 51... Kxa5 52. Rxc4 Kb5 53. Re4 a5 54. Re5+ (54. Kd2 a4) 54... Kb4 55. Rxg5 a4 56. Kd3 (56. Rh5 Nxg4 57. Rh4 h5) 56... a3 57. Kc2 a2 58. Kb2 a1=Q+ 59. Kxa1 Kc3 60. Rg7 h6 61. Rg6 Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.07"] [Round "16"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D12"] [PlyCount "130"] [Beauty "6119120437767"] [GameId "270424001405"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qb3 (7. Ne5 Nfd7 {11th game}) 7... Qc8 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Rc1 Be7 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O (11. Na4 Ne4 $10) 11... Qd8 12. Na4 Na5 13. Bxa5 (13. Qc3 a6 $1 14. Be2 (14. Qxa5 Qxa5 15. Bxa5 axb5 $19) 14... Nc4 {Alekhine}) 13... Qxa5 14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 (15. Rxc5 $143 Ne4 16. Rcc1 Bg4 $1 {Alekhine}) 15... Ne4 {[%CAl Ra7a6] ?16... a6} 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Bxa4 Rfc8 18. c6 (18. b4 a5 19. c6 b5 $1 20. Bxb5 axb4 $17 {Alekhine}) 18... bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rab8 20. Nd4 $1 (20. b3 Rc7 21. Nd4 Rbc8 22. b4 Nd6 $1 23. a4 Bd3 24. Rfd1 Bc4 $15) 20... Rxb2 21. Nxf5 exf5 22. Bxd5 $2 (22. f3 Nf6 23. Bxd5 $10) 22... Nc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3e2] ?23... ?e2} 23. Kh1 g6 24. Bb3 $2 (24. f3 $1 Rc5 25. e4 Rbb5 26. Bb3 a5 27. exf5 a4 28. Bd1 Rb2 (28... a3 29. Bb3) 29. a3 {Alekhine}) 24... Rc5 25. f3 a5 26. e4 a4 27. Bd5 Rbb5 $1 28. h3 Kg7 29. Rc2 Nxd5 (29... Nxe4 30. Bxe4 fxe4 31. Rxc5 (31. Re2 $1) 31... Rxc5 32. fxe4 Rc2 33. Ra1 Re2 {Alekhine}) 30. Rxc5 Rxc5 31. exd5 Rxd5 {[%CAl Rd5d2] ??d2} 32. Rf2 Kf6 33. Re2 Re5 34. Rc2 Re3 $1 35. Kh2 Ra3 36. Kg3 Ke5 37. Rd2 h6 {[%CAl Rf5f4] ?f4} (37... f4+ $6 38. Kg4 f5+ 39. Kg5) 38. h4 h5 39. Re2+ Kd6 (39... Kd5 $2 40. Re7) 40. Kf4 f6 {adjourned} 41. Rc2 Kd5 42. g3 g5+ $2 (42... Kd6 43. Rd2+ (43. Rc8 Rxa2 44. Rg8 Rb2 45. Rxg6 Ke6 46. Rg8 Rb4+ 47. Ke3 a3 48. Ra8 f4+ 49. gxf4 Rb3+ 50. Ke2 (50. Ke4 f5+ 51. Kd4 Rxf3 52. Ra6+ Kd7 53. Ke5 $10 {Ken Smith}) 50... Kd5 51. Ra6 Rb2+ 52. Kd3 a2 $19 {Alekhine}) 43... Kc5 44. Rd8 (44. g4 $2 fxg4 45. fxg4 Rh3) 44... Rxa2 45. Rg8 Rb2 46. Rxg6 a3 47. Rg8 (47. Rxf6 $2 Rb5 $1) 47... a2 48. Ra8 Kb4 $18 {Alekhine}) 43. hxg5 fxg5+ 44. Kxg5 (44. Kxf5 Rxf3+ 45. Kxg5 Rxg3+ 46. Kxh5 Kd4 $19) 44... Rxf3 45. Rg2 $1 Kd4 (45... Kc4 46. Kxh5 f4 47. g4) 46. Kxh5 f4 47. gxf4 (47. g4 Rg3 48. Rf2 Ke3) 47... Rxf4 48. Kg5 Re4 49. Kf5 Re5+ 50. Kf4 Re1 51. Kf3 (51. Rd2+ Kc3 52. Rh2 a3 53. Kf3 Rb1 54. Ke3 Rb2 55. Re2 $10 {Alekhine}) 51... Kd3 52. Rb2 Rf1+ 53. Kg3 $2 (53. Kg2 $142) 53... Kc3 54. Rb7 $1 Rc1 55. Rb8 Ra1 56. Kf3 Rxa2 $19 {RR} 57. Ke3 (57. Ra8 Ra1 58. Ke3 a3 59. Rc8+ Kb4 $1 60. Rb8+ Kc5 61. Rc8+ Kd6 (61... Kb6 $145 62. Rb8+ Kc7 63. Rb3 a2 64. Rc3+ Kd6 65. Rd3+ Ke5 66. Rd2 Re1+ $19) 62. Rd8+ Ke6 63. Rd2 a2 64. Re2 Kd5 $1 65. Rd2+ Kc4 $19 {Levenfisch}) (57. Rc8+ $145 Kd2 58. Rd8+ Kc2 59. Rc8+ Kd1 60. Ra8 a3 61. Ra7 Ra1 62. Ra8 Kc1 63. Rc8+ Kb2 64. Rb8+ Ka2 65. Ke3 Rb1 66. Rc8 Rb2 67. Rf8 Kb1 68. Rf1+ Kc2 69. Kd4 Rb8 70. Rf2+ Kb3 71. Rf3+ Kb4 72. Kd3 a2 73. Rf1 Kb3 74. Rh1 Ra8 $19) 57... Rh2 $1 {? RR} (57... a3 58. Ra8 Ra1 59. Rc8+ Kb4 60. Rb8+ Kc5 61. Rc8+ Kb6 62. Rb8+ Kc7 $19) 58. Rc8+ $2 $19 (58. Ra8 $1 $10 Kb3 (58... Rh4 59. Rc8+ Kb3 60. Kd3) 59. Kd3 {[%CAl Yd3c3,Yd3c2] ??c3=, ?c2=} a3 60. Rb8+ Ka2 61. Kc3) 58... Kb2 59. Rb8+ Kc1 60. Rc8+ Kb1 61. Rb8+ Rb2 62. Ra8 Rb3+ 63. Kd4 a3 64. Kc4 Kb2 65. Rh8 Rc3+ 0-1 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.09"] [Round "17"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D04"] [PlyCount "45"] [Beauty "6597875074055"] [GameId "270424001406"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Bd3 e6 5. Bxf5 exf5 6. Qd3 {[%CAl Rd3b5,Rd3f5] ??f5, ?b5} Qc8 7. b3 (7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. c4 c6 10. Ba3 Bxa3 11. Nxa3 Na6 12. Rab1 Nc7 13. b4 a6 14. Rfc1 Ra7 15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nc4 Qe6 17. Qd2 f4 18. exf4 Qg4 19. Ne3 Qxf4 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxf4 Nxf4 22. Kf1 Rd8 23. a4 Ne6 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Kf8 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rb4 Rad7 28. Rcc4 Rd5 29. g3 c5 {½-½ West,G-Sarfati,J/Melbourne Masters (10) ;EXT 95 1995}) 7... Na6 (7... c6 $143) (7... Be7 $143) 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bb2 (11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Qd2 Nbxd5) 11... Ne4 12. Rfc1 (12. cxd5 Nb4 13. Qe2 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxd5) 12... Rd8 13. Qe2 Qe6 14. a3 Nc7 15. c5 $10 Re8 16. b4 f4 17. exf4 Nxc3 18. Qxe6 Nxe6 19. Rxc3 Nxf4 20. Rb3 a6 21. g3 Ne6 22. a4 Bf6 23. Rd1 {draw, offered by White.} (23. b5 $2 axb5 24. axb5 Rxa1+ 25. Bxa1 Nxc5) (23. Rd1 g5 24. Ne1 Kg7 25. Nc2 Kg6 26. Ne3 $10) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.12"] [Round "18"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "A20"] [PlyCount "31"] [Beauty "6597740858886"] [GameId "270424001407"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 Nc6 4. Nc2 (4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d4 (5. Nc3 Nf6 6. h3 (6. d3 exd3 7. e4 Bc5 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxd3 Nd7 10. Be2 Qh4 11. g3 Qf6 12. f4 O-O-O 13. Qc2 Qd4 14. Nd1 Nf6 15. f5 Nxe4 16. fxe6 Nxg3 17. Be3 Bb4+ 18. Kf2 Nxh1+ 19. Kg2 Qe5 {0-1 Shackes-Seredenko,V/USSR/1967}) 6... Bb4 7. Qc2 Qd4 8. e3 Qe5 9. d4 exd3 10. Bxd3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Be6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Ba3 Rd7 14. Rfb1 Qa5 15. Bb4 Qg5 16. Bf1 Bxh3 17. Qa4 a6 18. Rb2 Ne4 19. Ba3 Nd2 20. c5 Nf3+ {0-1 Murey,Y-Ivanov,AV/New York op (4) 1989}) 5... exd3 6. Qxd3 Qxd3 7. exd3 Bf5 8. d4 O-O-O $10 {Alekhine-Tartakover/Warsaw/1935}) 4... Nf6 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. b3 (6. g3 $142 O-O 7. Bg2) 6... O-O 7. g3 $2 (7. Bb2 Re8 8. d4 exd3 9. Qxd3 Ne5 10. Qd2) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nb4 $2 (8... Ng4 $1 9. Nxe4 (9. e3 Nce5 10. Nxe4 (10. d4 Nf3+ 11. Ke2 Ngxh2 $1 12. dxc5 Bg4 $19) (10. Be2 Nd3+ $3 11. Bxd3 exd3) 10... Qxd5 11. f3 f5 $1 12. Nxc5 (12. Bc4 $145 $5 Qxc4 (12... Nxc4 13. bxc4 Qxc4 14. Nxc5) 13. Nf6+ Rxf6 14. bxc4 Nd3+ 15. Ke2 Ngf2 16. Qf1 Be6 17. Bb2 Rh6 18. Qb1 Bxc4 $40) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Ke2 Qxc5 $17 {Alekhine}) (9. Ne3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Qf6 11. Qc2 (11. Nxe4 Qxa1 $17) 11... Qf2+ 12. Kd1 Qf5 13. Ke1 (13. Nxe4 Nb4 14. Qb1 Qxe4 $19 {Alekhine}) (13. dxc6 $145 Rd8 14. Ke1 $4 (14. Qb1 Nf2+ 15. Ke1 Nxh1 16. Nxe4 Qh5 17. Qb2 Bf5 $17) 14... Qf2+ 15. Kd1 Nxe3#) 13... Nb4 $17 {Alekhine}) 9... Qxd5 10. Bg2 (10. f3 Qxe4) 10... Bxf2+ 11. Kf1 Qf5 $17 {Alekhine}) 9. Nxb4 Bxb4 10. Bg2 Re8 11. O-O Bf5 12. Bb2 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 {?} 14. d3 Rad8 15. dxe4 Bxe4 (15... Qc6 $4 16. exf5) (15... Qe6 $4 16. exf5) 16. Qxd5 (16. Qxd5 Bxd5 (16... Rxd5 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rxe2 $4 20. Rd8+ Bf8 21. Ba3 $18) 17. Rfd1) 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.14"] [Round "19"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D31"] [PlyCount "113"] [Beauty "6599888348169"] [GameId "270424001408"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. e5 Ne4 (7... Nd5 $2 {Alekhine-Bogoljubow(01)/Wch14/1929/1:0/26}) 8. Qc2 Qd5 9. Be2 c5 (9... O-O 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Nd2 c5 13. Bxc4 Qd8 14. Qe4 {Alekhine-Helling,K/Dresden/1936/1:0/40}) (9... b5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ne1 $1 $16 {Alekhine}) 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 cxd4 12. cxd4 (12. Nxd4 Bc5 (12... Be7 $14) (12... Qxe5 13. cxb4 Qxd4 14. Bb2 $16) 13. Nf3 Nd7 14. Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxc4 $16 {Alekhine-Bogoljubow,E/Nottingham/1936/1:0/47}) 12... c3 13. Bd2 Qa5 $6 (13... Nc6 $142 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. a5 {Alekhine}) 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15. Ra3 Nc6 (15... Bd7 16. Rxc3 Bxa4 17. Bb5+ $1 $18 {Alekhine} (17. Rc8+ $2 Kd7 18. Bb5+ Nc6 $1)) 16. Rxc3 Bd7 (16... O-O 17. Rb1 {[%CAl Rc3c6] ?18.?c6} Qc7 18. Ng5 $40 {+-Alekhine}) 17. Rb1 O-O $2 (17... Rb8 18. Rc5 Qd8 19. Qe4 $16) 18. Rc5 (18. Rxb7 $143 Nb4 19. Rc5 Nxc2 20. Rxa5 Bc6 21. Rbxa7 Rab8 {Alekhine}) 18... Qd8 (18... Qc7 19. Ng5) 19. Rxb7 Bc8 20. Rb1 Nxd4 (20... Ne7 21. Ng5 Ng6 22. Bf3 {Alekhine}) 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bf3 $18 Bd7 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 24. a5 (24. Rd1 $142 Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Bxa4 26. Rdc1 {[%CAl Yc5c8] Alekhine}) 24... g6 25. Rd1 Qb4 $1 26. Qc4 Rb8 27. Qxb4 Rxb4 28. h3 (28. Rc7 Ba4 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. h3 a6 31. Ra8 Bb5 32. Raa7 Rf4 33. g3 Rf5 34. f4 $18 {Alekhine}) 28... Bb5 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Rcc8 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rb2 32. Kg3 (32. g4 Rxf2+ $2 (32... g5 $1) 33. Kg3 Ra2 34. g5 $18) 32... Rb3+ 33. f3 Rb2 34. Rg8+ Kh6 35. Rc7 Bf1 36. Rxf7 Rxg2+ (36... g5 37. f4 $18) 37. Kf4 g5+ 38. Ke3 Re2+ 39. Kd4 Rd2+ 40. Ke3 {Played to gain time} Re2+ 41. Kd4 Rd2+ 42. Kc3 Rd3+ 43. Kc2 Ra3 (43... Rd5 44. Rxa7 Bxh3 45. a6 Ra5 46. Kb3 Bf1 47. Rc7 $1 Bxa6 (47... Rxa6 $145 $5) 48. Rc1 $18 {Alekhine} Rb5+ 49. Ka4 Rxe5 50. Rh1#) 44. f4 $1 gxf4 45. Rxf4 Be2 (45... Bd3+ $2 46. Kb2 $18) 46. Rf6+ Kh5 47. Kd2 $1 Bc4 (47... Bd3 $2 48. Rf3) 48. Rg7 h6 49. Rgg6 Rd3+ (49... Rxa5 50. Rxh6+ Kg5 51. Rfg6+ Kf5 52. Rg4 {[%CAl Rh6h5] ??h5+- Alekhine}) 50. Kc2 Rd8 51. Rxh6+ Kg5 52. Kc3 Bd5 53. Kd4 $1 Bh1+ 54. Ke3 Bd5 55. Rhg6+ Kh5 56. Kf4 Rh8 57. h4 {[%CAl Rf4g3] ?58.?g3} 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.16"] [Round "20"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D17"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7629338323976"] [GameId "270424001409"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 066"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] {The Dutch enigma Max Euwe (1901 - 1985, World Champion 1935 - 1937) was always underestimated by the chess world - except possibly in his native Holland. He was never keen to join the club of professional players and preferred to make his living through the less ambitious but more stable job of professor of mathematics. His chess talent became evident at quite an early age, but by staying inside amateur circles he excluded himself from the list of serious candidates for the World Championship title. Apart from that, how could anyone launch a real challenge without impressive tournament victories? That is why when Euwe eventually decided to give it a try this was greeted sceptically by the chess public. In view of Alekhine's magnificent results in the early thirties nobody could believe that the Dutchman could assume anything but cannon fodder for the champion. Alekhine obviously shared this categorical point of view, although Euwe did usually get exceptionally good results against one player - Alexander Alekhine. A first match, played in 1927, just before Alekhine's triumph over Capablanca, ended with a very modest advantage for the Russian - 5.5:4.5 (+3, -2, =5) - after Alekhine hoodwinked his opponent in the very suspicious 10th game. Their tournament encounters also didn't convincingly prove Alekhine's superiority. Only in the rematch in 1937, with the help of scrupulous preparation, was Alekhine at last able to solve the Dutch enigma. This phenomenon has in fact a rational explanation. Euwe was the first player to study openings with scientific precision. His repertoire was designed to prevent Alekhine from unfolding his best chess qualities. If you add Euwe's talent for precise calculation, his sense of initiative plus his outstanding nervous constitution, you can see where Alekhine's problems came from. Forced to play without the initiative, the Russian made many mistakes, mainly due to psychological impatience. Two years after losing his title to Euwe, when he won the rematch, everyone assumed that the result of the first match was purely due to bad form and a casual approach on the part of Alekhine. But I personally think that these factors had little to do with the outcome. One year before, in 1934, Alekhine played quite a poor match against Bogoljubov, but the final score did not reflect the quality of the chess played: 15.5:10.5! After all Alekhine in poor form was still Alekhine! In his first challenge match Euwe, after a disastrous start (+1, -4, =2), was desperately trying to catch up, but Alekhine was able to maintain his lead. Before the following game the score was 10.5:8.5. Euwe badly needed another win to stay in the match, which was scheduled for 30 games with a tie favouring the reigning champion. Das holländische Mysterium Max Euwe (1901-1985, Weltmeister 1935-1937) wird von der Schachwelt allgemein unterbewertet - außer natürlich in seinem Heimatland Holland. Er war nie begierig professionell Schach zu spielen, zog es aber dann doch vor seinen Lebensunterhalt weniger ambitioniert aber solider als Professor für Mathematik zu verdienen. Sein Schachtalent kamm bereits in frühen Jahren zum Vorschein, aber da er sich im Kreise der Schachamateure bewegte, schloß er sich selber aus dem Liste der ernsthaften Kandidaten für den Titel des Weltmeisters aus. Wie sollte sich außerdem jemand ohne beeindruckende Turniersiege als ernstzunehmender Herausforder bewerben können? Dies war der Grund, warum er in der Schachöffentlichkeit auf Skepsis stieß, als er genau das versuchen wollte. Angesichts der großartigen Resultate in den frühen dreißiger Jahren wollte niemand glauben, daß der Holländer etwas anderes als Kanonenfutter für den Champion sein würde. Aljechin teilte offenbar diesen kategorischen Standpunkt, obwohl Euwe gnerell gegen einen bestimmten Spieler ganz außergewöhnlich gute Ergebnisse erzielt hatte - gegen Alexander Aljechin. Ein erstes Match, 1927 gespielt, kurz vor Aljechins Triumph über Capablanca, endete mit einem sehr knappen Vorsprung für den Russen - 5,5:4,5 (+3,-2,=5), nachdem Aljechin seinen Gegner in der sehr verdächtigen 10 Partie eingelullt hatte. Die Turnierbegegnungen bewiesen ebenfalls keinerlei Überlegenheit seitens Aljechin. Nur in dem Rematch von 1937 gelang es Aljechin dank gewissenhafter Vorbereitung das holländische Geheimnis zu entmystifizieren. In Wirklichkeit kann dieses Phänomen auf rationale Art erklärt werden. Euwe war der erste Spieler, der Eröffnungen mit wissenschaftlicher Gründlichkeit untersucht hat. Sein Repertoire war so aufgebaut, daß Aljechin keine Gelegenheit bekam, seine ganzen schachlichen Fähigkeiten zu entfalten. Wenn man Euwes Fähigkeit zur präzisen Berechnung, sein Gespür für Initiative und seine außergewöhnliche psychische Vefassung aufaddiert, ist klar, woher Aljechins Probleme kamen. Gezwungen, ohne Initiative spielen zu müssen, machte der Russe eine Menge Fehler, meistens aufgrund von Ungeduld. Als Aljechin zwei Jahre nach dem Verlust des Titels an Euwe den Rückkampf gewann, vermutete jeder, des Ergebnis des ersten Wettkampfes sei einfach durch schlechte Form und unprofessionelle Wettkampfauffassung seitens Aljechins zustandegekommen. ich persönlich bin anderer Ansicht und glaube nicht, daß diese Faktoren das Ergebnis beeinflusst haben. Ein Jahr zuvor, 1934, spielte Aljechin einen schlechten Wettkampf gegen Bogoljubow, aber das Endresultat spiegelte nicht die Qualität der Partien wider - 15,5:10,5. Auch in schlechter Form war Aljechin immer noch Aljechin. Im ersten Wettkampf versuchte Euwe nach einem katastophalen Start (+1,-4,=2) verzweifelt seinen Rückstand auszugleichen, aber Aljechin war in der Lage, den Vorsprung zu halten. Vor der nachfolgenden Partie stand es 10,5:8,5 und Euwe brauchte dringend einen Sieg, um im Match zu bleiben, das auf 30 Partien angesetzt war.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 {The Slav Defence was the main battleground in both matches. In 1935 it brought a great deal of unhappiness to the champion. Die Slawische Verteidigung war das Hauptschlachtfeld beider Wettkämpfe und 1935 brachte sie viel Ungemach für den Weltmeister.} 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 {This position was one of the most popular motifs in the mid-thirties. Diese Stellung war eine der meistdiskutierten Motive Mitte der Dreißiger.} f6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Qc1 Qb8 $2 {A waste of time Zeitverlust.} 14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qc3 O-O 16. Rad1 Be6 {DIAGRAMM} 17. Nxe5 {Euwe didn't fall for Alekhine's ingenious trap: Euwe fällt nicht in Aljechins geistreiche Falle:} (17. Rxd7 $2 Rxd7 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Bxe5 {is refuted by wird durch} Bb4 $1 {and White is suddenly on the inferior side. widerlegt, denn plötzlich ist Weiß auf der Verliererstraße.} 20. Bxb8 Bxc3 21. Bd6 (21. Nc5 Bxb2 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Bxa7 Ra8) 21... Re8 $1 22. bxc3 Bf5 23. Nc5 Rxd6 24. Nxb7 Rd2 {etc.}) 17... Nxe5 18. Ng5 $1 {DIAGRAMM Underlining the discomfort of Black's position. Now 18...?f7 Betont die Ungemütlichkeit der schwarzen Stellung.} fxg5 $2 (18... Bf7 {was the best alternative, but Alekhine hated passive defensive play, the kind that would result after war die bessere Alternative, aber Aljechin hasste passives Defensivspiel, zudem er nach} 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bh3 Rff8 {He hoped to escape with tactical tricks. gezwungen wäre. Statt dessen versuchte er mit Hilfe taktischer Trick zu entkommen.}) 19. Bxe5 Bf6 $1 20. Bxb8 Bxc3 21. Bd6 Rf7 22. bxc3 Rfd7 {The point of Alekhine's combination, but Euwe saw a bit further. Die Pointe von Aljechins Kombination, aber Euwe hat ein bißchen weiter gerechnet.} 23. Rb1 $1 {Winning an important pawn. Gewinnt einen wichtigen Bauern.} Rxd6 24. Rxb7 R8d7 {As long as Black is able to attack weak white pawns he isn't absolutely lost, especially in view of the limited material left on the board. Solange Schwarz die schwachen weißen Bauern angreifen kann, ist er nicht wirklich verloren, besonder angesichts des reduzierten Materials.} 25. Rxd7 $6 {Exchanging his active rook White improves his opponent's chances of organising counterplay. After Durch den Abtausch dieses aktiven Turms verbessert Weiß die schwarzen Chancen auf Gegenspiel. Nach} (25. Rb8+ Kf7 26. f4 g4 27. Rc8 (27. Be4 {the position is technically won. ist die Partie technisch gewonnen.})) 25... Bxd7 26. Be4 $2 (26. Rb1 {looked more natural. sieht natürlicher aus.}) 26... c5 $2 {Alekhine missed an interesting opportunity: Hier übersah Aljechin eine interssante Möglichkeit:} (26... Rd2 27. Bd3 Bh3 28. Rb1 g4 $1 {blocking the bishop, but also creating a box for the white king. Now there are serious problems with any winning plan, since the white rook is chained to the first rank. Versperrt zwar den Läufer, aber baut ein Gefängnis für den weißen König. Da der weiße Turm nun auf der Grundreihe festgehlaten ist, gibt es kaum noch Gewinnchancen.}) 27. c4 $1 {Euwe was absolutely correct in abandoning his weak extra pawn. He is trying to achieve a dominating position. Eine absolut richtige Entscheidung: Euwe gibt seinen Mehrbauren, um eine überlegene Stellung zu erhalten.} (27. Bc2 {would have led to a bishop endgame hätte zu einem Läuferendspiel geführt.} Rd2 28. Bb3+ Kf8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 a5 $1 {where the weakness on a4 make White's winning chances extremely problematic. in dem die Schwäche des Bauern a4 die weißen Gewinnchancen erheblich reduziert.}) 27... Bxa4 $2 {Such greed at such an inappropriate moment is not typical for Alekhine! Activating the rook was a must, though after Solch eine Gier in solch einem ungeeigneten Moment ist nicht typisch für Aljechin. Die Aktivierung des Turmes war ein unbedingtes Muß, obwohl Schwarz nach} (27... Rd2 28. Bd5+ Kf8 29. Rb1 Rxe2 30. Rb7 Bh3 31. f4 Re7 $1 (31... gxf4 $2 32. Rxa7 {and the a-pawn is decisive. und der a-Bauer entscheidet.}) 32. Rb8+ Re8 33. Rb5 $1 (33. Rxe8+ Kxe8 34. fxg5 a5 $1 {Black is in an uneasy struggle for a draw. ums Remis noch kämpfen muß.})) 28. Bd5+ Kf8 29. Ra1 Ra6 {DIAGRAMM} (29... Bc6 {Now for a moment does the trouble look over for Black. With his next move ...?b5! he is ready to escape from a dangerous pin. But Euwe has a quiet little rook move that kills all Black's hopes: Nun sieht es für einen Moment so aus als seien alle schwarzen Probleme gelöst, denn mit dem nächsten Zug, ...?b5 würde sich Schwarz entfesseln, aber Euwe hat einen stillen kleinen Turmzug, der alle schwarzen Hoffnungen zerstört.} 30. Ra6) 30. Ra2 $3 {This makes the pin permanent. 30...?b5 (see below) Nun ist die Fesselung dauerhaft.} Ke7 {Black manoeuvres with his king, to no purpose, helplessly watching White's final preparations for victory. 30...g4! preventing the immediate appearance of a passed pawn in the centre would have made White's task a bit more complicated. Schwarz zieht nutzlos mit dem König herum, hilflos die letzten weißen Vorbereitungen zum Sieg beobachtend. Mit 30..g4! hätte er das sofortige Heraufzeihen eines weißen Freibauernpaares im Zentrum verhindern können und den weißen Gwinn etwas schwieriger gestaltet.} (30... Bb5 {is no longer possible, because after ist nun wegen} 31. cxb5 {the rook on a2 is protected! nicht mehr möglich, denn der Turm auf a2 ist gedeckt.}) 31. f4 gxf4 32. gxf4 Kf6 {A march to the queenside would have left the pawns on the kingside defenceless: Der Marsch zum Damenflügel ließe die eigenen Königsflügelbauern unverteidigt:} (32... Kd6 33. e4 Kc7 34. Kf2 Kb6 35. Rb2+ Ka5 36. Rb7 {Another possibility Die andere Möglichkeit, mit}) (32... Rg6+ 33. Kf2 Bd7 {giving up a pawn to activate the pieces, doesn't work after einen Bauern zur Aktivierung der Figuren zu opfern, funktioniert nicht.} 34. Rxa7 Rh6 35. Kg3 Rg6+ 36. Kf3 Rh6 37. e4 Rxh2 38. e5 Kd8 39. e6 {and the marching e-pawn crushes everything in its path. und der marschierende e-Bauer trampelt alles auf seinem Weg nieder.}) 33. e4 g5 34. f5 $1 {Two passed pawns are better than one, and any blockade is simply an illusion. Zwei Freibauern sind besser als einer und jeder Gedanke an eine Blockade ist pure Illusion.} h5 35. h4 $1 gxh4 36. Kh2 Kg5 37. Kh3 Ra5 38. Bb7 {In such a position In solchen Stellungen wäre der Gewinn der Qualität ein Nachteil für Weiß.} (38. Bc6 Bxc6 39. Rxa5 Bxe4 {would be a disadvantageous exchange for White to win!}) 38... Kf6 39. Bd5 Kg5 40. Bb7 {Repeating moves before the adjournment. Zugwiederholung zwecks Zeitgewinn vor der Zeitkontrolle.} Kf6 41. Bc8 $1 {the sealed move. Black resigned. The lines Ein hübscher Zug, Schwarz gab auf.} (41. Bc8 Kg5 (41... Ke5 42. Kxh4 Kxe4 43. f6 {are crystal clear. ist offensichtlich.}) 42. e5 {or}) 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.19"] [Round "21"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Kasparov,Garry"] [ECO "D17"] [PlyCount "80"] [Beauty "7629338315272"] [GameId "270424001410"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 066"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7 11. Bg2 Rd8 12. Qc1 f6 13. O-O {} {In the 20th game, Alekhine with Black played 13...?b8?, which simply wasted time. Euwe had a better move: In der 20. Partie hatte Aljechin mit Schwarz 13...?b8? gespielt und damit einfach Zeit verschwendet. Euwe hatte einen besseren Zug:} Be6 $1 {and after und nach} 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. a5 $6 {This pawn soon becomes a serious weakness. wird der a-Bauer bald eine ernsthafte Schwäche für Weiß.} a6 $1 16. Ne4 Bb4 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. Bxe5 {White is forced to act decisively, but the position doesn't provide him with enough resources to do so successfully. Weiß ist gezwungen, auf Entscheidung zu spielen, aber die Stellung bietet ihm keine ausreichenden Ressourcen dafür.} fxe5 19. f4 {This "activity" is logical, following up the mistake on move 15. Euwe steadily refutes the unprepared attack. The endgame after Diese "Aktivität" ist logisch, nach dem Fehler im 15. Zug. Euwe widerlegt gelassen den unvorbereiteten Angriff. Das Endspiel nach} (19. Nd3 Bxa5 20. Qc5 Bb6 21. Qxe5+ Qxe5 22. Nxe5 Bd4 23. Nd3 {is not a great deal for White, but surely it was the lesser of two evils. ist bestimmt keine Freude für Weiß, aber sicher war es das geringere Übel.}) 19... Bd2 $1 20. Qc4 Rd4 21. Qb3 ({If Falls} 21. Ne6 $2 {then dann folgt} Qf7 $1) 21... exf4 22. gxf4 Qe7 $1 23. Nd3 Be6 24. Qa3 Bc4 $1 25. Kh1 Qxa3 26. Rxa3 O-O 27. Ra4 Rfd8 {White's position is in ruins. Without great difficulty Euwe had capitalized on his advantage and thus equalized the score. He went on to win the match 15.5-14.5 and win the title of World Champion. Die weiße Stellung ist ein Trümmerhaufen, Euwe hat ohne große Mühe seinen Vorteil in der Eröffnung zu einem Gewinn verdichten können. Damit hatte der Holländer den Wettkampf ausgeglichen. Zum Schluß stand es 15.5-14.5 und Euwe wurde Weltmeister.} 28. Ra3 Bxd3 29. exd3 Rb4 30. Rf2 Rxb2 31. Bf1 Rd4 32. f5 Rf4 33. Rxf4 Bxf4 34. h3 Bd6 35. Ra1 Kf7 36. d4 Kf6 37. Re1 Bb4 38. Ra1 Rd2 39. Bc4 Rxd4 40. Be6 Rd3 0-1 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.24"] [Round "22"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "35"] [Beauty "6597472419845"] [GameId "270424001411"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 (5. e3 e5) 5... d6 6. Bd2 (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 $14 {[%CAl Yc1b2] ??b2}) 6... O-O 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Qe7 9. e3 (9. g3 $5 e5 {N} (9... a5 10. b3 e5 11. d5 Nb8 12. Bg2 Nbd7 13. Nh4 $1 $14 {Podgaiec-Haritonos, USSR 1983}) 10. d5 Nd8 $5 {? ?h5, f5, ?f7-h6??} 11. Bg2 Bg4 $2 12. Nh4 $1 $14 {?d8} c6 13. O-O cxd5 14. cxd5 Qd7 15. f4 $1 $16 Bh3 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Rxf6 $5 $44 {Gurevich}) (9. b4 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 (10... dxe5 11. b5 $16) 11. e3 Bd7 12. Be2 Rfe8 13. O-O $14 {Euwe-Giustolisi, Venice 1948}) 9... e5 (9... a5 10. Bd3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ng5 h6 13. Ne4 $14) 10. d5 (10. Be2 Bg4 $13) (10. dxe5 dxe5 (10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 {[%CAl Yc8g4,Yg4h5,Yh5g6] ??g4-h5-g6= Alekhine}) 11. b4 Bg4 12. Be2 e4 13. b5 $1 $16 {Flohr-Keres, USSR 1947}) 10... Nb8 11. Bd3 (11. Be2 Bg4 {[%CAl Yb8d7,Yf7f5] ??bd7, f5} (11... c6 {[%CAl Yb7b5] ?b5})) 11... Nbd7 {[%CAl Re5e4] ?e4} 12. Ng5 g6 $1 (12... h6 $6 13. h4 Nc5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. b4 {Alekhine}) 13. Ne4 (13. h4 Nc5 (13... b5 $5)) 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nc5 15. O-O $1 (15. Bf3 $6 Qh4 $1 {[%CAl Yc8f5] ??f5}) 15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qf3 Qh4 (17... Bd3 18. Rfc1 Bxc4 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxc4 Qxb2 21. Qd1 $1 {Alekhine}) 18. Qe2 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.26"] [Round "23"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D15"] [PlyCount "115"] [Beauty "5224827718668"] [GameId "270424001412"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nb1 Ba6 8. Be2 (8. Ne5 $142) (8. Nbd2 $142) (8. Qc2 $142) (8. Nfd2 $142) 8... e6 9. Ne5 (9. O-O Be7 $1 {If Black wants to develop quietly this is a reasonable alternative}) 9... Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxc4 (11. Nd2 c3 $2 12. Bxa6 cxd2 13. Bb7 dxc1=Q 14. Rxc1 Nbd7 15. Nxc6 $18 {Euwe}) 11... c5 12. dxc5 Nbd7 13. c6 Nc5 14. Nbd2 Qc7 15. Qc2 (15. Bf3 e5 16. Qc2 e4 17. Nxe4 Nfxe4 18. Bxe4 b3 $1 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Qf5 g6 {Euwe} 21. Qh3 $145 Bxc4 22. Bxg6+ Kg7 23. Qh7+ Kf6 24. Bd2 Bxf1 25. Bc3+ Ke6 26. Be4 $13 Nxe4 $4 27. Qxe4+ Kd6 28. Bb4#) 15... Rad8 16. Bf3 $2 (16. b3 $15) 16... Nd5 17. b3 Bf6 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qxc6 20. Rfd1 Qc7 {[%csl Rc3][%CAl Rd5c3] ??c3, ×c3} 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 {[%CAl Rf8d8] ??fd8} 22. e4 Rd3 23. Qe5 (23. Ne5 Rc3) (23. Rdc1 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Bxc4 25. Nd2 Rfd8 26. Nxc4 $4 Qxc4 27. Rxc4 Rd1+ $19 {Euwe}) 23... Qxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Nxb3 26. Rad1 (26. Rd6 Nxa1 27. Rxa6 b3 28. Rxa7 b2 29. Rb7 Rc8 30. Nc4 g6 $19 {Euwe}) 26... Nxd2 27. Rxd2 Rc8 28. f4 f6 29. Nf3 Kf8 (29... b3 30. Nd4 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Bc4 32. Rb2 Rc3 $17 {Euwe}) (29... Bb7 30. Rd4 a5 31. Nd2 f5 $1 32. exf5 Bd5 33. fxe6 Bxe6 $19 {Euwe}) 30. Rb2 Rc4 31. Nd2 Rd4 32. Nb3 Rxe4 33. Nc5 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Rf1+ 35. Ke3 Bc4 36. Rxb4 Bd5 37. Rb8+ Ke7 38. Rg8 Kd6 (38... Kf7 39. Rc8 Rc1 40. g4 $1 a5 41. Rc7+ Kg6 42. Nxe6 Re1+ 43. Kf2 Rxe6 $2 44. f5+ $16 {Euwe}) 39. Ne4+ Bxe4 $2 (39... Kc6 40. Nc3 Bxg2 41. Rxg7 Rf3+ 42. Kd2 Bf1 43. Rxh7 (43. Rxa7 Rh3 $17) 43... Rxf4 44. Rxa7 Rh4 $17 {Euwe}) 40. Kxe4 Ra1 (40... g6 41. Rd8+ $10 (41. Rg7 $2 Rf2 $17)) 41. Rxg7 {The sealed move} Rxa4+ 42. Kf3 h5 43. Rf7 Ra3+ 44. Kf2 f5 45. Rh7 Kd5 46. Rxh5 Ke4 47. Rh6 Ra6 48. Kg3 Rd6 49. Rh7 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 (50. Kh4 $10) 50... Kxf4 51. Rxa7 Rd2+ 52. Kf1 e5 53. Rg7 Ke3 54. Rg3+ Kd4 55. h4 e4 56. h5 Rd1+ 57. Kf2 Rh1 58. Rg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.11.28"] [Round "24"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "A90"] [PlyCount "65"] [Beauty "6531034660365"] [GameId "270424001413"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 $6 (7. Nh3) 7... Ne4 $10 8. O-O Bf6 (8... b6 $142 9. Nxe4 (9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2)) 9. Nxe4 fxe4 10. Ne1 Bxd4 (10... d5 11. Bc3 {[%CAl Ye1c2,Yf2f3] ??c2, f3}) 11. Bxe4 Bxb2 (11... d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qb3 $1 {Alekhine}) 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qc2+ Kg8 14. Qxb2 Nc6 $15 {[%csl Rc4] ×c4} 15. Nf3 (15. Bc3 Qe7 16. f4 d6 17. Nf3 e5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bh3 {Alekhine}) 15... d6 (15... b6) 16. c5 $1 dxc5 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. Rad1 b6 19. Qc2 Bb7 20. Qg6 $2 (20. h4 Rf5 (20... Nb4 21. Bxb4 Bxf3 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. exf3 Rxf3 24. Qe4 Raf8 $14) 21. Ng5 Re8 22. g4 (22. Qb3 Nd8) 22... Rxg5 $44 {Alekhine}) 20... Qf7 21. Qg5 (21. Qg4 Rad8 22. Ng5 $4 Qxf2+ $1 {Alekhine} 23. Rxf2 Rxd1+ 24. Kg2 Ne5+ $19) 21... Rad8 22. h4 (22. Ne5 Qf5 (22... Qxf2+ $5 23. Rxf2 Rxd1+ 24. Kg2 Nxe5+ 25. Rf3 Rf5 26. Qe7 $13)) 22... Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Nd4 (23... e5 24. h5 (24. Bxe5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Re8 26. Qb2 Bxf3 27. exf3 $18) 24... Nd4 {Alekhine} (24... e4 $2 25. h6 g6 26. Rd7 $18 {Alekhine})) 24. Bxd4 cxd4 $2 (24... Bxf3 25. Bxc5 {best} bxc5 26. exf3 Qxf3 27. Rd2 c4 $17) 25. Rxd4 Bxf3 26. Rf4 Qh5 27. Rxf8+ $2 (27. Rxf3 $1 Qxg5 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. hxg5 b5 30. f4 a5 31. Kf2 a4 32. Ke3 c5 33. Kd3 Ke7 34. e4 Kd6 35. g4 {[%CAl Yf4f5] ?f5=}) 27... Kxf8 28. Qf4+ Qf7 29. Qxf3 Qxf3 30. exf3 e5 $1 $19 31. Kf1 b5 32. Ke2 c5 $4 (32... a5 33. Kd3 a4 34. Kc3 c5 35. g4 Ke7 36. Kd3 (36. g5 Ke6 (36... b4+ 37. Kd3 g6 38. Kc4 Ke6 39. Kd3 b3 $19)) (36. h5 Kf6 {[%CAl Yf6f4,Re5e4] ??f4, ?e4 -+}) 36... Kd6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. a3 Ke6 39. Kd3 Kd6 40. Kc3 Kd5 41. Kd3 b4 42. axb4 cxb4 43. Kc2 Kc4 44. Kb2 (44. h5 Kd5) 44... a3+ 45. Ka2 Kc3 $19) 33. Ke3 $1 {[%CAl Yf3f4] ?f4=} 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.01"] [Round "25"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D52"] [PlyCount "90"] [Beauty "7289499042850"] [GameId "270424001414"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 (7. Nd2) 7... Nxd5 8. Qd2 N7b6 (8... Bb4 9. Rc1 f6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3) 9. Bd3 (9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 Nxc3 13. O-O $44 b4) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Rc1 (11. O-O Qxc3 12. Qe2 h6 $5 {N} 13. Bh4 Bd6 14. Nd2 Qa5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxd6+ Qxd6 17. Rac1 $44 {??b1, ?c2,?b1-h7?}) 11... Nxc3 12. O-O $44 {?} (12. Rxc3 $4 Bb4) 12... Bb4 13. a3 Qxa3 14. Ra1 Qb3 15. Bc2 $6 (15. Ne5 O-O (15... Ne4 16. Qe2 Nxg5 (16... Qd5 17. Qg4 Nxg5 18. Qxg5 O-O 19. Qh5 $44 {?}) 17. Qh5 $40 {?? Euwe} h6 $145 $5) 16. Bc4 Ne4 17. Qe2 Qc3 18. Rac1 Qd2 19. Qg4 Nxg5 20. Rcd1 Qc2 (20... Qc3 21. Rc1 $10 Qb2 22. Rb1 Qa3 23. Ra1) 21. Bd3 $40 {Euwe}) 15... Qd5 (15... Ne4 16. Qd1 Qd5 17. Bh4 $19 {Euwe}) 16. e4 (16. Rfb1 c5 $1 $17 (16... Nxb1 17. Qxb4)) (16. Qd3 Qb5 $1) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxb4 Nxg5 18. Ne5 $17 {[%csl Rg5] Black cannot castle., ?g5} a5 19. Qa3 f6 20. Bg6+ $2 $19 (20. Bb3 Qd8 21. Nc4 Nf7 22. Rfe1 Ra6 $17 (22... Qe7 23. Nb6 Qxa3 24. Rxa3 Rb8 25. Rxa5 $15) (22... b6 23. Nxb6 $1 Qxb6 24. Bxe6 $40)) 20... hxg6 21. Nxg6 Nf3+ 22. Qxf3 (22. gxf3 $4 Qg5+ $19) 22... Qxf3 23. gxf3 Rh5 24. Nf4 Rf5 25. Nd3 Rxf3 26. Nc5 b6 27. Kg2 Rf4 28. Nb3 e5 (28... Ba6 $142) 29. dxe5 Be6 30. Nc1 O-O-O 31. exf6 Rg4+ 32. Kf3 Rf8 33. Ke3 Rxf6 34. f4 g5 35. Nd3 Bc4 36. f5 Rh4 37. Rad1 Rxh2 38. Ke4 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Re8 40. Kg4 Rd8 {adjourned} 41. Ne5 Rxd1 42. Rxd1 Be2+ 43. Kxg5 Rxf5+ 44. Kxf5 Bxd1 45. Nxc6 a4 0-1 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.03"] [Round "26"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "A90"] [PlyCount "93"] [Beauty "7217176643113"] [GameId "284996885200"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "100 Jahre Schach"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Diese Partie ging als "Die Perle von Zandvoort" in die Schachgeschichte ein.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. O-O b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 {Schwarz ist in einer Variante von Damenindisch gelandet, in er eigentlich am Zuge ist. Weiß hat also ein Tempo mehr (dank 3...?b4+ und ?e7).} 10. Ne5 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 (11. Bxb7 $2 Nxe2+ 12. Kg2 Nxd4 13. Qd3 Nbc6 $17) 11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. d5 d6 14. Nd3 e5 15. Kh1 c6 16. Qb3 $1 Kh8 (16... c5 17. f4 e4 18. Ne1 {[%CAl Ye1g2,Yg2e3] ?Sg2-e3 Euwe}) 17. f4 e4 18. Nb4 $1 {[%CAl Yd5c6,Yb4d5] ?19.dc, 20.Sd5} c5 19. Nc2 Nd7 ({Nach} 19... Bf6 $1 {sollte die Stellung völlig im Gleichgewicht sein.}) 20. Ne3 Bf6 $6 {Die Stellung ist geschlossen. Schwarz hätte irgend etwas ziehen können.} 21. Nxf5 $1 Bxc3 22. Nxd6 Qb8 23. Nxe4 Bf6 {Der e-Bauer wird marschieren, Weiß hat Vorteil.} 24. Nd2 {[%CAl Ye2e4,Re4e5] Der weiße Plan ist klar: e4, e5, aber ob die Ausführung richtig ist, bleibt zweifelhaft.} (24. Rae1 $1) 24... g5 $1 {Ein guter Verteidigungszug. Die Öffnung der g-Linie gibt Schwarz ausgezeichnetes Gegenspiel.} 25. e4 gxf4 26. gxf4 Bd4 27. e5 Qe8 ({Das Rückopfer} 27... Nxe5 28. fxe5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Qxe5 {kam auch in Frage.}) 28. e6 Rg8 $1 (28... Nf6 $2 29. Nf3 {[%CAl Yf3d4] ?30.Sd4}) 29. Nf3 $6 ({Laut Euwe war} 29. Qh3 $1 {der richtige Zug:} Nf6 30. Nf3 Bxb2 31. Rab1 $18 {(Euwe) Das erscheint sehr optimistisch:} Bd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. Rbd1 Qg6 34. Rxd4 Qc2 $13) 29... Qg6 30. Rg1 $1 (30. Ng5 Ne5 $1 $132) 30... Bxg1 31. Rxg1 Qf6 ({Mit} 31... Qf5 $1 {war das Remis leichter erreichbar:} 32. exd7 (32. Ng5 h6 $1 {(Euwe)}) 32... Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Qxd7 34. Kf2 $10 {(Euwe)}) 32. Ng5 $1 Rg7 (32... h6 $2 33. exd7 $1 $18 hxg5 $6 34. Qh3+ Kg7 35. Rxg5+) 33. exd7 Rxd7 34. Qe3 Re7 (34... Qxb2 35. Qe6 $18) 35. Ne6 Rf8 (35... Qxb2 36. d6 $1 Rd7 37. Ng5 $18) 36. Qe5 $5 (36. Qg3 $1) 36... Qxe5 37. fxe5 Rf5 (37... Rxe6 38. dxe6 Rf5 $1 (38... Re8 39. Kg2 Rxe6 40. Re1 Kg7 41. Kf3 $18) 39. Re1 Kg8 40. Re3 $1 Kf8 41. Ra3 Rxe5 42. Rxa7 Rxe6 (42... Re1+ $145 $1 43. Kg2 Re2+ 44. Kf3 (44. Kg3 Rxb2) 44... Rxh2 $1 45. b3 Rh6 {mit Remischancen.}) 43. b3 $1 Re2 44. Rxh7 Rxa2 45. Rb7 $18 {(Euwe)}) 38. Re1 (38. Rg5 $1 Rxg5 39. Nxg5 Kg7 (39... h6 40. d6 $1 $18) 40. d6 $1 $18 {(Euwe)}) 38... h6 $2 ({Hier bestand mit} 38... Rxe6 $1 39. dxe6 Kg8 {die letzte Chance zu dem Turmendspiel, das beim 37. Zug von Schwarz analysiert wurde.}) ({Nach} 38... Kg8 39. Rg1+ Kh8 {muß Weiß das beim 38. Zug von Weiß skizzierte Abspiel wählen:} 40. Rg5 $1) 39. Nd8 $18 Rf2 40. e6 Rd2 {Hängepartie} (40... Kh7 $5 41. d6 $1 Rg7 42. Rg1 $1 $18) 41. Nc6 Re8 42. e7 $1 {Gegen ?c6-d8-b7-d6 gibt es keine vernünftige Verteidigung mehr.} b5 43. Nd8 Kg7 44. Nb7 Kf6 45. Re6+ Kg5 46. Nd6 Rxe7 47. Ne4+ 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.06"] [Round "27"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "C27"] [PlyCount "81"] [Beauty "7630412055048"] [GameId "270424001416"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {1) Lasker,Emanuel in Schach-Echo 1936,S.8} e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxe4 4. Qh5 Nd6 5. Bb3 Be7 (5... Nc6 6. Nb5 g6 7. Qf3 f5 8. Qd5 Qf6 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 b6 $13 (10... b5 {[%CAl Yc8b7] ??b7})) 6. Nf3 Nc6 (6... O-O $6 7. h4) 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 $2 (7... O-O 8. Nd5 Nd4 $1 9. O-O Nxb3 10. axb3 Ne8 $10) 8. Qxe5 O-O {[%CAl Ye7f6] ??f6} 9. Nd5 $1 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Qf4 c6 {[%CAl Yd7d5] ?d5} (11... b6 {[%CAl Yc8b7] ??b7} 12. Nxc7 $2 Re4 $1 (12... Qxc7 $2 13. Bxf7+ $18)) 12. Ne3 Qa5 {[%CAl Ya5e5] ??e5} 13. d4 Qh5 (13... Re4 $2 14. Bxf7+) 14. c3 Ne4 (14... Nb5 15. a4 Bd6 16. Qxf7+ Qxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. axb5 $16 {Alekhine}) 15. f3 $1 Ng5 (15... Bd6 16. Qxf7+ $16 {Alekhine}) (15... Nf6 16. Ng4 $16 {Alekhine}) 16. d5 {[%CAl Rh2h4] ?h4} cxd5 17. Nxd5 Ne6 18. Qg4 (18. Qg3 Qg6 19. f4 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Rb8 22. f5 Nf8 $13 {Alekhine}) 18... Qg6 19. Be3 b6 20. Rad1 Bb7 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Rfe1 Rac8 23. Kf2 Bc5 $2 {Lasker} (23... Nc5 $142 {Lasker} 24. Bc2 Re5 25. Nf4 (25. Nb4) 25... Bc6 {?} (25... Rce8 26. b4 g5 27. Nh5 g4 $13 {Lasker}) 26. b4 Ba4) 24. Bxc5 Bxd5 (24... bxc5 25. Ne3 {[%CAl Ye3c4,Yc4d6] ??c4-d6}) (24... Rxc5 $142) 25. Bxd5 Nxc5 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. b4 $1 Ne6 (27... Na4 $2 28. Bb3 Nxc3 29. Rxd7) 28. Bxe6 dxe6 29. Rd7 (29. c4 Rc8 30. Rc1 $16) 29... Rc8 30. Rxa7 Rxc3 31. Ra8+ $6 (31. Ke2 $1 Rc2+ 32. Kd3 Rxg2 33. Kc4 Rxh2 34. Kb5 Rf2 35. Kxb6 Rxf3 36. b5 $18 {Smyslov}) 31... Kh7 32. a4 $2 (32. Ke2 $1 {[%CAl Re2d2] ??d2} Rc2+ 33. Kd3 Rxg2 34. Kc4 $18 {Akekhine} Rxh2 35. Kb5 Rf2 36. Kxb6 Rxf3 37. b5 g5 38. Kc6 g4 39. b6 g3 $13 {Smyslov} 40. b7 (40. Rh8+ Kg6 41. Rh1 Rf2 42. Rg1 Rc2+ 43. Kd6 Rxa2 44. Rxg3+ Kf5 $10) 40... g2 41. Rh8+ Kg6 42. b8=Q g1=Q) 32... Rb3 $2 (32... e5 $1 $13) (32... Rc2+ $2 33. Kg3 $18) 33. b5 g5 34. Ke2 e5 35. Kd2 f6 36. Kc2 Rb4 37. Kc3 Rd4 38. Ra6 Kg6 39. Rxb6 Rxa4 40. Ra6 Rd4 41. b6 (41. b6 Rd8 (41... Rd1 42. Ra2 $18) 42. b7 Rb8 43. Rb6 $18 {[%CAl Rc3c7,Rc3a7] ??c7, ?a7}) 1-0 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.08"] [Round "28"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D66"] [PlyCount "125"] [Beauty "5018535074829"] [GameId "270424001417"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8. Bd3 h6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Qc2 (13. Bb3 $1 {Alekhine}) 13... exd4 14. exd4 Nf6 (14... Nb6 15. Re1 Qf6 16. Bb3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Rf3 Kg6 22. h4 Qf6 23. Re5 Nc4 24. Qf4 Nd6 25. Rxf5 Qxf5 26. Qg3+ Kf7 27. Rxf5+ {1-0 Chekhov,V-Campora,D/Moscow-A 1989}) 15. Re1 Qd8 16. h3 Nd5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Re5 Qd6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Rf3 f6 21. Qb3+ Kg7 22. Re8 a5 23. Rxc8 {1-0 Lputian-Balashov/Erevan 1986}) 9. Bh4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 a6 12. e4 $2 (12. a4 bxa4 13. Qxa4 Rb8 14. Qxc6 Rxb2 15. Bxa6 $2 Ba3 $3 $17 {Klein}) 12... Nxe4 $1 13. Bxe4 (13. Bxe7 $2 Nxc3) 13... Bxh4 14. Bxc6 Ra7 15. O-O Nb6 $1 $17 {[%csl Rd4] ×d4} 16. Ne4 (16. d5 b4 $1) (16. Qc2 $142 {[%CAl Yf1d1] ??fd1}) 16... Be7 17. Ne5 Rc7 18. Qd3 (18. Nc5 Nc4 (18... f6 $5)) 18... Nc4 $1 19. Nxc4 Rxc6 20. Ne5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bb7 22. Nc5 (22. Nc6 $142 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qa5 24. Nc3 Rd8 {[%CAl Ye7f6] ??f6? Alekhine}) 22... Bxc5 23. Rxc5 (23. dxc5 $2 Qg5 $19) 23... Qd6 {[%CAl Rf8d8] ??d8} 24. a4 $1 bxa4 (24... Rd8 $2 25. axb5 f6 (25... axb5 26. Qxb5) 26. Nc6 Qxc5 27. Nxd8 $16 {Alekhine}) 25. Nc4 Qf4 (25... Qd8 $1) 26. Qe3 Qg4 27. f3 Qg6 (27... Qh4 $1) 28. Nd6 Bd5 29. Qc3 Kh7 $1 30. Qc2 (30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Nxc8 Bxf3 $1 32. Qxf3 Qb1+ 33. Qf1 Qxb2 $19) 30... Qxc2 $2 (30... f5 $17 31. Nc4 Qg5 {Alekhine} (31... Bxf3 32. Ne5)) 31. Rxc2 Kg6 (31... Rb8 32. Nxf7 Rb4 33. Rd2 Rb3 34. Ne5 a3 35. bxa3 Rxa3 $15 {[%csl Rh7] ?h7}) 32. Rc8 Rxc8 33. Nxc8 Kf6 34. Kf2 g5 35. Nb6 Bc6 36. Nc4 Ke7 37. Ne3 Kd6 38. Ke2 f5 $138 (38... h5 $142 39. g3 Bb5+ 40. Kd2 e5 $1 41. Kc3 f6 $17 {Alekhine}) 39. g3 Bb5+ 40. Kd2 {[%CAl Yf3f4] ?f4} f4 41. gxf4 gxf4 42. Ng2 (42. Ng4 Kd5 43. Kc3 Be2 44. Ne5 Bxf3 45. Nxf3 Ke4 46. Ne5 h5 $1 47. Nd7 $1 h4 48. Nf6+ Ke3 (48... Kf5 49. Ne8) 49. d5 $1) 42... e5 43. dxe5+ Kxe5 44. Kc3 Bf1 45. Ne1 Kd6 46. Nc2 Kc5 47. Nd4 Bh3 48. Ne2 Bg2 49. Nxf4 Bxf3 50. Nd3+ Kb5 51. Ne5 Bh5 52. Nc4 (52. h4 $142 Kc5 53. Nd7+) 52... Bg4 53. Nd6+ Kc5 54. Nf7 h5 55. Ne5 Bf5 56. Nc4 Be4 57. Nd2 Bg2 58. h4 Kd5 59. Nc4 Ke4 60. Nd6+ Kd5 61. Ne8 Kc5 62. Nf6 Bf3 63. b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.12"] [Round "29"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "B05"] [PlyCount "100"] [Beauty "5568311859719"] [GameId "270424001418"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 dxe5 7. c5 e4 8. cxb6 (8. Ng5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nd5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Rd1) 8... exf3 9. Bxf3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 axb6 (10... Nc6 11. O-O Nxd4 (11... axb6 12. d5 Ne5 13. Qe4) 12. Qxb7 axb6 13. Be3) 11. Qxb7 Nd7 12. Bf4 (12. O-O e6 13. Bf4 Bd6) (12. Qc6 e6 13. Bf4 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Ra7 15. O-O Bxc3 {[%CAl Ye8g8,Yh8f8] ?16.0-0 =}) 12... e5 $1 13. Bxe5 (13. dxe5 Bb4+ 14. Nc3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 O-O 16. O-O (16. Rd1 Nc5) 16... Nc5 17. Qc6 Ra3 $10 {Alekhine}) 13... Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bb4+ 15. Nc3 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 O-O 17. O-O Qe7 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3] × c3, a2} 18. Rfe1 Qc5 19. Re3 Ra3 (19... Qc4 20. h3 $1 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Qxa2 22. Qc6 Rc8 23. c4 $36 {[%CAl Re5e6] ?e6 Alekhine}) 20. Qf3 Re8 21. h3 $1 Ra5 (21... Rxe5 22. Rd1 h6 23. Rd7 Rf5 24. Qe4 $40 {Alekhine}) 22. Rd1 Qe7 (22... Rxa2 23. Rd7 Rf8 24. Qg4 $16 {Alekhine}) 23. Qc6 $1 Rc5 (23... Rxe5 24. Qxe8+ Qxe8 25. Rxe5 Qf8 26. Red5 $18 {Alekhine}) 24. Qd7 (24. Qa4 Ra5) (24. Qe4 f6) 24... g6 25. f4 Rc4 $1 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Rd4 Rc5 28. Kf2 c6 29. a4 Ra7 30. Rb4 b5 31. axb5 cxb5 32. Kf3 Rac7 (32... Ra3 33. Kg4 (33. Ke4 Rcxc3 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Rxb5 Rg3) 33... Rcxc3 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Rxb5 Kg7 {White should win.}) 33. Rb3 Kf8 34. g4 $2 (34. g3 {[%CAl Yf3d2] ??d2 +- Alekhine}) 34... Ke7 {[%CAl Ye7e6,Yc5c4,Rc4f4] ??e6, ?c4?f4} 35. f5 gxf5 36. gxf5 f6 $10 37. Kf4 fxe5+ 38. Rxe5+ Rxe5 39. Kxe5 Rc5+ 40. Ke4 Kf6 41. Ra3 Rc4+ {The sealed move.} (41... Re5+ $10) 42. Kd3 Rh4 43. Rb3 Kxf5 44. Rxb5+ Ke6 45. c4 Rxh3+ 46. Kd4 Kd6 47. Rb6+ Kc7 48. Rf6 Rh5 49. Kc3 Kb7 50. Kb4 Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch15 Euwe-Alekhine +9-8=13"] [Site "Netherlands"] [Date "1935.12.15"] [Round "30"] [White "Euwe, Max"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [ECO "D78"] [PlyCount "79"] [Beauty "6116704555565"] [GameId "270424001419"] [EventDate "1935.10.03"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nd7 $146 (3... Nf6) 4. Qa4 c6 5. Qxc4 Ngf6 6. g3 g6 7. Nc3 (7. Ng5 Nd5 8. e4 N7b6 9. Qb3 h6 $13) 7... Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Qa5 10. e4 Qh5 11. Qd3 $10 (11. Bf4 $14) 11... Nb6 $6 {[%CAl Yc8h3] ??h3} (11... e5 $142 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Qe2 Ngxe5 14. Bf4 $14 {Euwe}) 12. Ne2 Rd8 13. a4 $1 Nbd7 14. b4 $1 {[%CAl Re2f4] ?15.?f4+-} g5 (14... Bh6 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. Bxf4 $14 {Euwe}) 15. Nxg5 (15. Bxg5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 (16. Qe3 Nfg4 $17) 16... Qxg5 {Euwe}) 15... Ne5 16. Qc2 $1 (16. Qb3) 16... Ng6 17. h3 {[%CAl Rg2f3] ?18.?f3+-} h6 18. Bf3 (18. g4 Nxg4 $5 (18... Qh4 19. Nf3 $18)) 18... Ng4 $1 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Bxg4 $16 Qxg4 21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22. Qc4+ (22. f3 Bxd4+ $1 23. Nxd4 Qxg3+ {Euwe}) 22... e6 23. f3 Qh5 (23... Bxd4+ $2 24. Qxd4) 24. Be3 (24. Kg2) 24... Rg8 25. Rf2 {[%CAl Rf2h2,Yh5f3,Ra1f1] ?26.?h2 ?f3 27.?f1+- Euwe} Bf6 26. Raf1 (26. Rh2 Qxf3) 26... Nh4 $2 (26... Nf8 27. Rh2 Qg6 28. Rxh6 {Euwe}) 27. Qxe6+ Kxe6 28. Nf4+ Kf7 29. Nxh5 $18 Be7 30. Kh2 Ng6 31. Rb2 {[%CAl Rb4b5] ?32.b5} Rac8 32. f4 (32. b5 c5) 32... Nf8 33. f5 Bg5 34. Bxg5 Rxg5 35. Nf4 Nh7 36. Ne6 Rh5+ 37. Kg2 Nf6 38. Kf3 Rg8 39. Nf4 Rhg5 40. Rg1 $18 {Alekhine proposed a draw} (40. Rg1 {[%CAl Rb4b5] ?b5}) 1/2-1/2