Siegbert Tarrasch vs Alexander Alekhine

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { var selector = '#' + "rpbchessboard-64760db8197d0-1" + ' .rpbchessboard-chessgameAnchor'; RPBChessboard.renderPGN($(selector), {"pgn":"[Event \"Bad Pistyan\"] [Site \"Piestany CSR\"] [Date \"1922.04.07\"] [Round \"1\"] [White \"Siegbert Tarrasch\"] [Black \"Alexander Alekhine\"] [Result \"0-1\"] [ECO \"E10\"] [Annotator \"Mac\"] [PlyCount \"80\"] [EventDate \"1922.??.??\"] [SourceDate \"2014.01.17\"] 1. d4 {Today we have a clash of titans. Tarrasch vs Alekhine. Tarrasch was a champion of the classical school of chess. He was viewed as dogmatic and a devout follower of traditional chess rules. Alekhine was capable of playing any style of chess. He was in my view one of the first modern players that was comfortable in all styles of play.} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 b5 $5 { One of my favorite openings, the Blumenfeld Gambit! It’s an offshoot of the Benoni. An interesting way of fighting against white’s big center.} 5. dxe6 { White also has other options.} (5. Bf4 {This active move is good.}) (5. Bg5 { This is a more positional approach.}) 5... fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 {[#][%cal Yd5e4,Yc5d4, Yd5c4,Yc5b4]} (6... a6 $5 {I also like this Benko style sacrifice with good queenside play.} 7. bxa6 Bxa6 {[%cal Ya8a2,Yb8b2,Ya6f1]}) 7. e3 $6 (7. Nc3 $5 { An active approach would definitely have been better than what was played. This is a good way to do that.} Nbd7 8. e4 d4 9. e5 Ng4 10. Ne4 Bb7 {This is a very complicated position.}) 7... Bd6 {[%cal Yd6h2]} 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be2 Bb7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Qe7 $1 {[#][%cal Ye6e5,Ye5e4] Black has a dream position, wonderfully placed minor pieces and a center that is going to role down the board.} 12. O-O Rad8 {[%cal Ye6e5,Ye5e4,Yd6h2]} 13. Qc2 e5 {[%cal Ye5e4,Yd5d4]} 14. Rfe1 $2 {Too passive yet again.} (14. e4 $1 d4 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Nd5 $17 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 e4 {White is in bad shape but this is still better than the game.}) 14... e4 15. Nd2 Ne5 16. Nd1 $2 {Too passive.} Nfg4 $19 { [%cal Yd6h2,Yg4h2,Ye7h4,Yf8f2]} 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Nf1 Qg5 {[%cal Yg5g1]} (18... Qh4 $1 {This was also very strong.}) 19. h3 Nh6 {[#][%cal Yh6f5,Yf5h4,Yg5g2] A very good response. The plan is Nf5-h4 invading the kingside.} (19... Ne5 $5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 {[%cal Yb7c8,Yc8h3,Yd8d6,Yd6g6,Yg6h6]} 21. Rc1 Bc8 $1 {[%cal Yc8h3,Yg5g1] This would be crushing as well.}) 20. Kh1 Nf5 {[%cal Yf5h4]} 21. Nh2 d4 22. Bc1 {[%cal Yc1g5]} (22. exd4 e3 $1 {[%cal Rb7g2,Rg5g2]}) 22... d3 ( 22... Ng3+ $1 {This is even stronger now than when it was played in the game.} 23. Kg1 d3 24. Qd2 Ne2+ 25. Rxe2 dxe2 26. Qxe2 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qe5+ {[%cal Re5h2,Re5a1] We can see that the rook is loose on a1. White is down way too much material to do anything but resign here.}) 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Bb2 Ng3+ 25. Kg1 (25. fxg3 Qxg3 {[%cal Rd6h2,Rg3e1]}) 25... Bd5 (25... d2 $5 {This was strong immediately as well.}) 26. Qa4 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Rf7 {[%cal Yf7g7,Yf7a7]} 28. Qa6 h5 $1 {[#][%cal Yh8h7,Yh5g4]} 29. b6 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 axb6 31. Qxb6 Ne2+ (31... Be6 $1 {[%cal Ye6h3] Preparing to rip open the kingside.} 32. a4 Bxh3 33. gxh3 d2 34. Rf1 Nxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Bxh2 {White is totally busted.}) 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. Kg1 d2 {[#][%cal Rd2e1,Yg3f1,Yg3e2]} 34. Rf1 Nxf1 35. Nxf1 Be6 {[%cal Ye6h3,Yg5g1]} 36. Kh1 Bxh3 37. gxh3 Rf3 {[%cal Yf3h3,Yh3h1]} 38. Ng3 h4 39. Bf6 Qxf6 40. Nxe4 Rxh3+ {[%cal Yf6b6,Yd6h2] A crushing victory for Alekhine. It seems like he was able to set his formulaic opponent some unexpected difficulties with his offbeat opening choice. There is no traditional way to play against a strange opening like the Blumenfeld!} 0-1","nboSquareSize":50,"idoSquareSize":50,"nboCoordinateVisible":true,"idoCoordinateVisible":true,"nboColorset":"greenvintage","idoColorset":"greenvintage","nboPieceset":"new-set-mac","idoPieceset":"new-set-mac","nboAnimated":true,"nboMoveArrowVisible":false,"nboMoveArrowColor":"b","pieceSymbols":"native","navigationBoard":"frame","withFlipButton":true,"withDownloadButton":true}); });