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Abraham Speijer vs Alexander Alekhine
17th DSB Congress, Hamburg (1910), Hamburg GER, rd 3, Jul-20
French Defense: Winawer. Fingerslip Variation (C15)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)5.Bd3 was played in Timman vs Vaganian, 1986 (1-0) 7.Nge2 Be6 8.a3 Ba5 9.O-O-O O-O 10.g4 Rb8 11.h3 b5 = +0.35 (22 ply) ⩱ -0.85 (24 ply) 8...Nf5 9.O-O-O Ncxd4 10.Nxd4 Nxd4 11.Qxd5 Bg4 12.Qxd8 ⩱ -0.82 (24 ply)= +0.18 (22 ply) after 9.a3 Be4 10.Nxe4 dxe4 11.Qxe4 Bxd2+ 12.Kxd2 Re8 13.Bd3 better is 10...Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Qd7 12.Rhe1 Bxd3 13.Rxd3 Rae8 14.Nf4 = 0.00 (23 ply) ⩲ +0.62 (22 ply) 13.Nxc3 Nc4 14.h4 c6 15.h5 Nc8 16.Kb1 Nxd2+ 17.Qxd2 h6 = +0.30 (25 ply)= -0.47 (23 ply)better is 15.h4 b5 16.Bd2 Re8 17.Kb1 a5 18.h5 h6 19.g4 b4 20.a4 Qf6 = -0.34 (19 ply) ⩱ -0.84 (24 ply)better is 21.b3 Nxa3 22.Bb2 b4 23.Ne5 Nxe5 24.Rxe5 c6 25.Bxa3 bxa3 = -0.15 (30 ply) ⩱ -0.77 (25 ply) 23...Nxa3 24.Bxa5 Ra8 25.Bc7 Rfc8 26.Bd6 c4 27.Bxa3 Rxa3 ⩱ -1.00 (25 ply) 24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.bxc4 Rfc8 26.cxb5 Rxb5 27.Rd1 Rbc5 = 0.00 (32 ply) ⩱ -0.82 (28 ply)better is 25.f4 a4 26.cxb5 Rxb5 27.Kd1 Rb2 28.Ke2 Rxc2+ 29.Kd3 ⩱ -0.85 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.45 (27 ply) 26.axb4 cxb4 27.Rd1 Rfc8 28.Rd4 a4 29.Kb1 g6 30.Red3 Rc7 ⩱ -1.28 (26 ply) ∓ -2.12 (26 ply)better is 27...Rd2 28.R3e2 Rfd8 29.g3 Kf8 30.e6 fxe6 31.h3 R8d6 -+ -2.62 (27 ply) 28.g3 Rxc4 29.f4 Rd4 30.f5 Rc8 31.e6 Kf8 32.h4 f6 33.Re4 ∓ -1.88 (25 ply)-+ -2.70 (28 ply) after 28...Rd2 29.R4e2 Rfd8 30.g3 Kf8 31.e6 fxe6 32.f3 Rxe2 30.Rf4 Re8 31.Re4 Kf8 32.e6 Rxe6 33.Rxe6 fxe6 34.Kd1 Kf7 ∓ -2.11 (32 ply)-+ -3.64 (29 ply) 31.Re2 Rd4 32.Re5 Rd2 33.Rxc5 Rxf2 34.Kb1 Rf1+ 35.Ka2 -+ -3.07 (28 ply)-+ -4.91 (29 ply)49.Kd1 Rxa6 50.Kc2 Ra2+ 51.Kd1 Ra1+ 52.Ke2 c2 53.Rc8+ -+ mate-in-180-1

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  chessgames.com: Many thanks to our member "kmorgan" who prepared & submitted the annotation for this game.
Dec-19-04  who: Indeed. The notes are truly enlightening.
Feb-22-05  fgh: Nice notes and endgame.
Feb-22-05  Calli: After "the winning move" 23...d4!? why not 24.Bxd4!
Feb-23-05  Saruman: <Calli> maybe along the lines of 23.-d4 24.♗xd4 cxd4 25.bxc4 bxc4 26.♖d1 ♖d8 and I think black should have some advantage here, intending c3 etc. Atleast its not a variation white should be looking forward to :-)
Feb-23-05  Calli: <saruman> 26.Re4 is better in that line. (because the other rook can come to d1).
Dec-29-05  zhentil: <Calli> <Saruman> after 23... d4 24 Bxd4 cxd4
25 bxc4 bxc4
26 Rd1 (or Re4) c3! White doesn't have time to take the pawn, on account of Rb2 and Rfb8, when White either gets mated or drops the rook in the corner.
Dec-30-05  Calli: <White doesn't have time to take the pawn>

Au contraire, mon ami. Because of the back rank threat, it is Black who does not have time for Rfb8.

24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.bxc4 bxc4 26.Re4 c3 27.Rd1 Rb2 28.Rexd4

Apr-13-06  Boomie: Uncle Fritz agrees with my esteemed colleagues concerning 24. Bxd4. Notice the white improvement 28. Rdxd4 which busts the 25...bxc4 line.

24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. bxc4 Rfc8

(25...bxc4 26. Re4 c3 27. Rd1 Rb2 28. Rdxd4 Rfb8 29. Kd1 Ra2 30. Re3 Rxa3 31. Rc4 0.89/15)

26. cxb5 Rxb5=

Apr-07-09  whiteshark: <Calli: <White doesn't have time to take the pawn> Au contraire, mon ami.> Right!

After <24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.bxc4 bxc4 26.Re4 c3 27.Rd1 Rb2 28.Rexd4> Black should play <28...Ra2 29.Kb1 Rxa3>


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<30.Rd8 ∞>

Aug-12-11  waustad: I think in the comment to move 6.) Qf3 he means 8.) O-O instead of 8.) O-O-O. The queen was in the way of castling long in that variation.
Feb-25-15  abadravi: Yes Alkhine deserve win.
Dec-25-18  DonChalce: clean win by Alekhine.

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