Apr-30-24 Salwe vs Alekhine, 1914
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| Sirius69: 23.) Rhd1?? just loses a pawn for nothing for a speculative Queen sacrifice that ends badly. Better was 23.) Rdd1! where a draw is possible. |
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Apr-29-24 Alekhine vs Capablanca, 1913
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| Sirius69: 31.) Ra1?- is a bad move. Better is 31.) Bxc4! which leads to a draw with correct play. |
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Mar-08-24 Alekhine vs G Stoltz, 1931
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| Sirius69: 29)----Bxc5? is a mistake. Better would be Kg7 which would be more lasting in defense though still favoring a white win. |
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Mar-07-24 Alekhine vs Flohr, 1931
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| Sirius69: 28) e5! is a great move and even if black had taken with fxe5, the ending is favorable for white and well worth playing out. |
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Feb-26-24 Alekhine vs A Nimzowitsch, 1931
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| Sirius69: On move 17 white could have take at e4 with the knight and would have been equally successful. |
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Feb-17-24 Alekhine vs E Steiner, 1931 
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| Sirius69: 25-----Bxg5? is a mistake, forcing the issue. Better is 25-----a6! with at least equal chances. |
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Feb-15-24 Pirc vs Alekhine, 1931
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| Sirius69: Premium woodpusher nionios above has his notation wrong for after 25) Kb4-Qd2+ 26) Kb3-Qc2+-27)Kb4-b6 seals the deal because the queen must be sacrificed to prevent immediate mate. Imagine the arrogance of these premium members using outdated chess engines of 2008. |
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Feb-12-24 Alekhine vs Vidmar, 1931
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| Sirius69: 35----Nb5? is bad. Better is 35-----Nxa2! leading to a drawish R vs N endgame. |
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Jan-25-24 Alekhine vs A Asgeirsson, 1931
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| Sirius69: 15)----a6?? is a mistake! Better is 15----Rf8! with winning chances for black. |
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Jan-22-24 Allies vs Alekhine, 1931
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| Sirius69: Instead of 45) Nxf6? Better would be 45) Qe3! which seems to lead to a draw, with equal play. |
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