Sunday, September 11, 2022

chess posits





14                  ... Nxd2 
15.Bxd8          Nxf3+ 
16.gxf3           Rfxd8


https://lichess.org/X6cjdfCg/black#31



Alekhine - Euwe 1937 WC game 18
How to save the pawn? 
White played 30. Rc1? and the game was drawn.

30. Re1! saves the pawn, because if
30. . . . . Qxa2, then 
31. Nf6+    gxf6
32. Qg4+    Kh8
33. Re8 and Black will be forced to give up the queen on e5 after
33. . . .     Qa1+
34. Kh2    Qe5+ in order to avoid checkmate




Alexander Alekhine vs Jose Raul Capablanca
AVRO (1938), The Netherlands, rd 9, Nov-19

look at that kingside! play continued 
27. f4         Nf3
28. Bxh7+ Rxh7 
29. Ng6     Bd8 
30. Rac1     Be8 
31. Kg3     Qf7 
32. Kxg4    Nh4 
33. Nxh4     Qxh5+ 
34. Kg3     Qf7 
35. Nf3         1-0  Capa flagged.


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