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Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine
"Bogo Cop" (game of the day Jun-23-2023)
Bad Nauheim-Stuttgart-Garmisch (1937), Bad Nauheim - Stuttgart - Garmisch GER, rd 4, Jul-22
French Defense: Winawer. Advance Variation (C17)  ·  1-0

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FEN COPIED

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Feb-12-05  Darklight: This is not one of Dr. Alekhine's better games.

Ironically, Bogoljubow defeats Alekhine here in the same spectacular manner that Alekhine defeated countless players.

Dec-04-05  waddayaplay: How did white win this? Did black resign after making his move?
Dec-04-05  aw1988: The point is that Re7 nets the queen.
Dec-04-05
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  OhioChessFan: Whew, Alekhine must have had a few too many when he played this game. I'm still trying to figure out Rb8.
Dec-04-05  tayer: <waddayaplay> 25. fxg5 ♖xf8 26. ♕f5+ ♔g7 27. ♖e6 ♕g6 28. gxf6+ ♖xf6 29. ♕xf6+ ♕xf6 30. ♖xf6 ♔xf6 1-0
Dec-04-05  Calli: Its interesting, Bogo should have played 24.Re7 but maybe didn't see that 27...Qxf8 28.Qe6+ wins. Therefore he plays f4 - I think in order to play Qf5+ when Alekhine plays the K to h7.
Dec-04-05  SnoopDogg: <Whew, Alekhine must have had a few too many when he played this game. I'm still trying to figure out Rb8.>

Ironically, it was Bogoljubov that may have had to much to drink. Bogoljubov was in amazement how Alekhine can go to a bar before a game with him and still wipe him off the board, so Bogo tried the same thing so the story goes and actually won the same day both drunk! I don't think this was the game though, it was there WC match this happened.

Apr-14-07
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  fm avari viraf: It's a nice tactical game by Bogo who seems to have out played Alekhine no matter who had more pegs.
Sep-26-07
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  Honza Cervenka: AA lost this game already in the opening and especially after 12...Nf6 black was toast. 12...Bxf2+!? 13.Kh1 Ne7 seems to be somewhat better though white has an edge after that as well.
Apr-28-08  whiteshark: Alekhine lost this game on time.
Jan-02-21
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  offramp: This was the shortest game of the tournament. A bit of a disaster for the World Champion.
Jun-23-23
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  HeMateMe: nice pun, Benoni always did have a nice touch. RIP, wherever you are, David Moody.

I'm thinking Bogo could drink me under the table. Or, drink me under the ratskeller.

Jun-23-23
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  Check It Out: "I'd buy that for a dollar!"
Jun-23-23
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  maytintan: <aw1988>, no, 25. Re7 Qxe7
Jun-23-23  Cecco: Alekhine was not world champion during this tournament. He became so again later that year.
Mar-31-25  spektrowski: Euwe wrote in his tournament report that Bogoljubov had to go to Garmisch-Partenkirchen before the game to perform some organizing duties and then go back to Stuttgart on the same night. Alekhine knew that Bogoljubov would be tired from the lack of sleep and assumed that he could just play whatever he wanted. But he couldn't.

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