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Alexander Alekhine vs Vladimir Nenarokov
"Four Times the Fun" (game of the day Feb-17-2006)
Moscow Club Autumn (1907), Moscow RUE
Queen Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation (D02)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 4...c5 5.c3 Nf6 6.Nbd2 b6 7.e4 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.e5 = +0.23 (24 ply) 5.O-O Nf6 6.c4 b6 7.a4 Bb4 8.cxd5 exd5 9.b3 O-O ⩲ +0.87 (20 ply) 5...Nf6 6.O-O Nbd7 7.f4 Be7 8.c4 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne4 = +0.06 (25 ply)better is 6.O-O Bd6 7.f4 Qe7 8.Qh5+ g6 9.Qh3 Qg7 10.Nd2 Qh6 ⩲ +0.87 (23 ply)= +0.24 (25 ply) after 6...Bd6 7.f4 Qh4+ 8.g3 Qh6 9.O-O Nf6 10.c4 Nbd7 better is 7...Qh4+ 8.g3 Qh6 9.b3 Ngf6 10.Bb2 Ne4 11.Nxe4 dxe4 = +0.22 (22 ply)better is 8.dxe5 Qd8 9.O-O Ne7 10.Nf3 Ng6 11.c4 Bc5 12.Nd4 Qb6 ⩲ +0.80 (23 ply) 8...Qh4+ 9.g3 Qd8 10.O-O Nh6 11.c4 Be7 12.Qe2 O-O 13.b3 = +0.26 (25 ply) ⩲ +1.20 (22 ply) 13.Ba3 Bxa3 14.Rxa3 O-O 15.Ra1 a5 16.Qe1 Nf7 17.Nf3 Qd8 ⩲ +0.86 (22 ply)= -0.04 (28 ply)better is 16.b4 Rfc8 17.b5 Qd8 18.Nf3 a6 19.bxa6 bxa6 20.Qe2 a5 = +0.35 (25 ply)= -0.21 (25 ply)better is 20.Nf3 Nf7 21.Rb1 Qb4 22.Ne1 Ng5 23.Nd3 Qe7 24.Nf4 Qb4 = 0.00 (31 ply) ⩱ -0.60 (25 ply) after 20...Rc3 21.g3 Nf7 22.Ra1 Qb4 23.Kg2 Ng5 24.Ra2 Ne4 better is 22.Ra1 Nd8 23.g3 Rc3 24.Kg2 Nc6 25.Ra2 Na5 26.Bc2 h6 = -0.35 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.93 (23 ply)better is 24.Ra1 Nd8 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Bb1 Nf7 27.Rg1 g6 28.Rf1 Kg7 ⩱ -0.66 (24 ply)better is 24...Nd8 25.Rc1 Nc6 26.Rxc3 Qxc3 27.Qe2 Nb4 28.Bb1 b5 ⩱ -1.26 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.67 (29 ply) after 25.Re1 Qb4 26.Bb1 g6 27.Qg1 Qa3 28.Qf2 Qf8 29.Qf1 Qh6 better is 27.g4 Nc6 28.Rb1 Qa3 29.Rf1 Qf8 30.Bb1 g6 31.Qe1 Qb4 = -0.27 (28 ply) ⩱ -0.95 (24 ply)better is 29...Nf7 30.g4 Nh6 31.gxf5 Nxf5 32.Bxf5 exf5 33.Rg1 Rc2 ⩱ -0.75 (26 ply) 30.Bd3 h6 31.Ra1 Kh7 32.Ra2 bxa4 33.bxa4 a5 34.Bc2 Kg8 = -0.08 (25 ply)better is 30...g6 31.Qf3 Kh8 32.axb5 axb5 33.Rg1 Qe7 34.Qf4 b4 ⩱ -0.87 (24 ply) 31.bxa4 Bxa4 32.Qf2 Bb5 33.Rg1 f4 34.Qxf4 a5 35.Qf2 Nc6 = -0.35 (28 ply)-+ -4.59 (26 ply) 34.Bc2 Be8 35.d5 Qc3 36.Qf2 Qxe5+ 37.Kg1 Qxe3 38.Bxb3 -+ -3.94 (18 ply)-+ -9.67 (23 ply)44.Qc5 Bf1 45.Kg1 Bxh3 46.Kh2 Bf1 47.Kg1 Bc4 48.Kf2 Qf5+ -+ -16.21 (24 ply)0-1

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Feb-17-06  kevin86: A game can be contrved to fit this position-mentioned above:


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Feb-17-06  dakgootje: Lol lovely pawn structure in the game

<tpstar> Brilliant, but you didnt think of that yourself, did you? Because else you certainly got too much time =)

Feb-17-06  soberknight: <kevin86> You should know that the 19th century composer W. A. Shinkman anticipated your idea of 6 a-pawns. The position is, of course, White king e1, rook a1, and pawns a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 a7, with the hapless Black king marooned on a8. The position can be reached after Black's 34th move, and is mate in 8 for White after O-O-O! or Kd2. For a full discussion, see this article by Tim Krabbe: http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/...

There has also been a 6-membered pawn chain, with White pawns on h2 g3 f4 e5 d6 c7. (White won, of course). I saw the game in Wonders and Curiosities of Chess by Irving Chernev, which means it was probably played between 1930 and 1960. If I recall correctly, the opening was a Caro-Kann, Black was named Gosling, and the game lasted about 35 moves. I can't find it in this database.

Finally, we should mention what Krabbe has called the "caterpillar theme", a serious but weird contribution to the art of endgames and problems. The theme has doubled pawns advancing, one after the other. The classic example is White rook a1, pawn a7, bishop f5, king: it makes no difference (I don't recall where the composer put it, but h1 is a fine square for it). Black king a8, pawns b7 b6 b5 b4 b3. White mates in 6: 1 Bb1 etc. (the rest of the solution should be fairly obvious, and it is VERY funny!).

I've reached the stage where I can remember funny positions and puzzles off the top of my head. It's really quite fun. :)

Feb-17-06  soberknight: Let me supply diagrams to accompany the previous message. This is the first time I'm using the diagram feature, and I'm very thankful to chessgames.com for providing it.

W.A. Shinkman, mate in 8 (cooked, but who cares?)


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Some wise guy, mate in 6


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Feb-17-06  sfm: <tpstar: ... 31. Re4 fxe4 32. Kd1 Rxh2 33. Ke1 Rh8> Nice game! Now black says:
In gratitude for letting me reach this beautiful position I will give you a fair chance: You can move three times with your king every time I make one move. All rules as usual, except that you can win by capturing my king with yours.

White responds:
Hmmm - I think it is too easy to win for me, right?

Black says:
Really - but if you win the first game easily let us try from the same position. Now you can only move your king twice every other time.

Who wins either game?

Feb-17-06  jperr75108: Any other games where this pawn structure has been reached?
Feb-17-06  ice lemon tea: if i'm white, i'll resign straight away when black is giving up his knight to put my pawn stacked up quadruple. white is already down in term of material. having a very bad pawn structure in endgame just making things worse.
Feb-17-06  Resignation Trap: After 29.bxc6 in this game Van der Wiel vs Hort, 1981 , White has quadrupled pawns.
Feb-17-06  Resignation Trap: I had a game of my own which featured quadrupled pawns.

Jim Kulbacki (2028) - Ron Brumley (1927) Round 7

Michigan Open, Sept 6, 1999

1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bf4 Nbd7
5.h3 Ng7 6.Nbd2 0-0 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7
9.0-0 Qe8 10.a4 e5 11.Bh2 e4 12.Ne1 a6
13.b4 Qe7 14.Qb3 Rae8 15.c4 Qd8 16.Rc1 Re6
17.Nc2 c6 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nd4 Ne5 20.Nxe6 fxe6
21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.c5 Rf7 23.Rfd1 Bf8 24.Bg4 Nxg4
25.hxg4 Qh4 26.g3 Qxg4 27.cxb6 d4 28.Nf1 dxe3
(Ta-da!) 29.Nxe3 Qf3 30.Rf1 Bd5 31.Qd1 Bxb4 32.Qxf3 exf3 33. Nxd5 exd5 34.Rc7 Bd6 35.Rfc1 Rf8 36.Rc8 Kf7
37.b7 d4 38.b8=Q Bxb8 39.Rxf8+ Kxf8 40.Rc8+ Ke7
41.Rxb8 (and 1-0 71).

Feb-17-06  samikd: <tpstar> In your position, the quadrupoled pawns give Black a huge positional disadvantage. But he has some practical dynamic chances !
Feb-18-06  Cogano: <Gypsy> Thank you for clarifying that. Enjoy your weekend. Cheers mate! :)
Feb-13-07
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  Peligroso Patzer: <jaime gallegos: Nenakorov had a record of 3-2 against Alekhine!>

Based on games now in the CG.com database, the score was 3-3 (no draws!), and to put the matter in better perspective, Nenarokov won three of their first four games, which were played when Alekhine was in his early teens.

Feb-14-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  Gypsy: <Peligroso Patzer> Well, you should not realy count Alekhine vs Nenarokov, 1907, as it is a spurious game.The game was played many years later and neither AAA nor Nenarokov had anything to do with it.

On the other hand, it appears that one of 1908 Nenarokov victories over AAA may have gone missing. The history states that Nenarokov played a match with Alekhine in Moskow, 1908, and that the result of the match, according to Kotov, was +3 -0 =0 in Nenarokov's favor. Since the labelling of their 1908 games in the cg database states '01' and '03', respectively, and since Nenarokov had white in both of those games, it is entirely plausible that the '02' game of their Moskow is just gone AWAL.

May-22-07  gBizzle: quadrupled pawns is my worst nightmare
May-23-07  Gilmoy: From <tpstar>'s "Wedding Procession" position [p.1 kibitz 20]:

A. <sfm: [White] can move three times with [its] king every time [Black makes] one move.> Let M (Monarch) denote White's King with two Rings of Speed +1 (moves 3 times). ('M' = 'K' + 2.) White mates in 2. 34.Mf2-g3-g4 threatening both Mg5# (Fool's Mate check at range 3) and Mg5-g6#. Black's K can't run: 34 .. Qa5? 35.Mg5-g6# unblockable check at distance 2, so after any K move (e.g. Kd8) he's still in range 3 -- it's analogous to a skewer. Black has no move to defend both g5 and g6: 34..Rh6 35.Mg5#. Of course, from the starting position, there's no move that blocks a Fool's Mate check.

B. <sfm: [White] can only move [its] king twice every <other> time.> Let J (Jabberwock) denote White's King that moves twice every other turn. (J = --K :) Black mates in 1: 34.J(any) R#. White is in check, and must skip his turn, so he can't get out of check.

Dec-31-07  awdunno: It seems like White missed his chance to create counter-chances by playing 29.g4!? How long would Shirov have taken to spot that move?
Jan-31-09  WhiteRook48: interesting quadrupled pawns game. Even Alekhine can't convert that into an attack
Aug-24-11  Piewalker: Tryfon Gavriel (Kingscrusher) pulled off quadrupled pawns in a bullet game recently on Chesscube and video annotated it because of its novelty. In fact, he won the game convincingly, too. Tryfon actually asked his viewers to let him know if they know of a quadrupled pawns game, and one viewers posted this very Alekhine vs Nenarokov game, which is why I stopped by to view it. View Tryfon's very entertaining annotation here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h2v...

Aug-24-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: What <Piewalker> said.
Jun-15-12  LoveThatJoker: GG

LTJ

Oct-06-12  kellmano: <soberknight> Ok it was six years ago, but the first puzzle is presumably 0-0-0, Rd8, Rd7, Rd6, Rd5, Rd4, Rd3, Kc2, Ra3.

No need for variations as all Black's moves are forced. When you say it is cooked I am concluding htere i another solution.

Oct-06-12  basileios: <kelmano> http://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/...
Apr-04-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: There were some problems with the quadrupled pawns game submitted by <Resignation Trap>. Here is a corrected PGN:

[Event "Michigan Open"]
[Site "Michigan, USA"]
[Date "1999.09.06"]
[Round "7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Kulbacki, Jim"]
[Black "Brumley, Ron"]
[WhiteElo "2028"]
[BlackElo "1927"]

1.c3 Nf6 2.d4 d6 3.Nf3 g6 4.Bf4 Nbd7 5.h3 Bg7 6.Nbd2 O-O 7.e3 b6 8.Be2 Bb7 9.O-O Qe8 10.a4 e5 11.Bh2 e4 12.Ne1 a6 13.b4 Qe7 14.Qb3 Rae8 15.c4 Qd8 16.Rc1 Re6 17.Nc2 c6 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nd4 Ne5 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.c5 Re8 23.Rfd1 Bf8 24.Bg4 Nxg4 25.hxg4 Qh4 26.g3 Qxg4 27.cxb6 d4 28.Nf1 dxe3 29.Nxe3 Qf3 30.Rf1 Bd5 31.Qd1 Bxb4 32.Qxf3 exf3 33. Nxd5 exd5 34.Rc7 Bd6 35.Rfc1 Rf8 36.Rc8 Kf7 37.b7 d4 38.b8=Q Bxb8 39.Rxf8+ Kxf8 40.Rc8+ Ke7 41.Rxb8 1-0

You can play over the game at https://www.denverchess.com/games/v....

Apr-04-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: In honor of Quadrupled Pawns Day (4/4), I've compiled the new collection Game Collection: Quadrupled pawns. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h2....
Jul-02-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: A.A. video link

Here's the link to watch Alekhine's quadrupled pawns game above: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du3...

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