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Nigel Short vs Lev Alburt
UK-USA Match (1985), Foxboro, MA USA, rd 7, Jan-??
Alekhine Defense: Modern. Keres Variation (B04)  ·  1-0

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1-0

rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Aug-11-06  Gouki: why did Alburt resign? isnt he winning?
Aug-11-06  mack: <why did Alburt resign? isnt he winning?>

Don't think so. What continuation do you propose for Black?

Aug-11-06  Albertan: Hi Gouki. Alburt resigned because he is lost. Why do you say he is winning? Here are some possible continuations which show Alburt is lost:

(a)If 42...Re7 43.Qxh6+ Ke8 44.bxa6 Qxd6 45.Bxd6 is winning for Short.

(b)If 42...Kg8:

43. Qxh6 Qh7 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Qf6+ Kg8
46. bxa6 Rb8 47. a7 Ra8 48. Qg5+ Kf7 49. Qf4+ Kg8 50. Qg4+ Kf8 51. Bc5+ Kf7 52.Rd1 Rxa7 53. Bxa7 Re4 54. Qd7+ Re7 55. Qd5+ Kg6 56. Bc5 Qf7 57. Bxe7 Qxd5 58.Rxd5

Feb-08-14
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  offramp: 7. a4


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<Alburt had just published a book on Alekhine's Defence (The Alekhine for the Tournament Player, Alburt and Schiller, Batsford 6.95) In this, Alburt gives no indication that Black can even remotely equalise against 7 a4! Furthermore, White seems generally to end with a plus in the 4 Nf3 lines. Given that Alburt lost all four, Alekhines with Black against Short, I am beginning to think that this provocative defence is looking unsound. Far from encouraging Black players to take up 1 e4 Nf6 Alburt's book demonstratres how prospective Whites should deal with Alekhine's hypermodern invention.>: GM Raymond Keene.

Feb-08-14
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  perfidious: One thing I recall of playing the Swiss circuit in those days is that Alburt had a nice score with the Alekhine's against even top players, though he had some dodgy positions on the way. This match would seem to have signalled the death knell for his advocacy of the opening.
Feb-03-15  Poisonpawns: Anyone have any further details on this match? Sponsors?Seconds? How the match came to fruition? anecdotes?

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