Potemkin – Alekhine Potemkin Alekhine Result: 0-1 Metadata » Click to open. Date: 1912.??.?? Location: ? Tournament: St. Petersburg Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event "St. Petersburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1912.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Potemkin"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "38"] 1.e4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Ne2 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Na3 {Knights do not belong at the edge of the board!} d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nc2 {This is a very artificial formation, with a big hole at d3.} O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 {This pin of the knight is annoying, since it undermines the protection of the isolated pawn at d4. So White breaks it, but this creates a weakness in the critical area surrounding the White king.} 11.f3 Bf5 12.Ne3 Qa5+ 13.Kf2 Ndb4 {Now we can see the significance of the weak square at d3. The knight will occupy the square with check, and this will interrupt the d-file, so that the pawn at d4 is vulnerable.} 14.Nxf5 Qxf5 15.g4 Nd3+ 16.Kg3 {The pawn at d4 keeps both knight and bishop from joining in the attack. With this in mind, Alekhine unleashes a powerful combination.} Nxd4 17.gxf5 Nxf5+ {Black resigned, since mate is inevitable.} 18.Kg4 h5+ 19.Kh3 Nf2# 0-1 [Event "St. Petersburg"] [Site "?"] [Date "1912.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Potemkin"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "38"] 1.e4 c5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Ne2 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Na3 {Knights do not belong at the edge of the board!} d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nc2 {This is a very artificial formation, with a big hole at d3.} O-O 9.d4 cxd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 {This pin of the knight is annoying, since it undermines the protection of the isolated pawn at d4. So White breaks it, but this creates a weakness in the critical area surrounding the White king.} 11.f3 Bf5 12.Ne3 Qa5+ 13.Kf2 Ndb4 {Now we can see the significance of the weak square at d3. The knight will occupy the square with check, and this will interrupt the d-file, so that the pawn at d4 is vulnerable.} 14.Nxf5 Qxf5 15.g4 Nd3+ 16.Kg3 {The pawn at d4 keeps both knight and bishop from joining in the attack. With this in mind, Alekhine unleashes a powerful combination.} Nxd4 17.gxf5 Nxf5+ {Black resigned, since mate is inevitable.} 18.Kg4 h5+ 19.Kh3 Nf2# 0-1 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
