1.d4
Nf6
2.Nf3
g6
3.c4
Bg7
4.Nc3
0-0
5.e4
d6
6.Bd3
Bg4
7.h3
Bxf3
8.Qxf3
Nfd7
9.Be3
c5
10.d5
Ne5
11.Qe2
Nxd3+
12.Qxd3
Nd7
13.0-0
Qa5
14.Bd2
a6
15.Nd1
Qc7
16.Bc3
Ne5
17.Qe2
b5
18.cxb5
axb5
19.f4
Nc4
20.Bxg7
Kxg7
21.Nc3
Qa5
22.a4
Qb4
23.Nxb5?
[Alekhine: "Likewise after 23.axb5
Rxa1
24.Rxa1
Nxb2
25.Rb1
Qxc3
26.Qxb2
Qxb2
27.Rxb2
Rb8
, etc., the Rook ending because of the protected passed pawn would be in Black's favor, for instance: 28.Kf2
Kf8
29.Ke3
Ke8
30.Kd3
Kd7
31.Kc4
Kc7
32.Ra2
Kb7
33.Ra6
Ra8
34.Rxa8
Kxa8
, and now Black, moving his King from a8 to b8 and back again, merely waits until White's pawn moves in the center and on the King's side have been exhausted, whereupon White faces the alternative of moving either the b-pawn or the King. In the first case would follow b6, ...Ka8 (or vice versa [Kb8] and only after Kb5, ...Kb7 winning; in the second place, at once ...Kb7, followed by ...Kb6, with the same result." Following Alekhine's directions, the game would go 35.g4
Kb8?
(35...f6!!
looks like a draw) 36.h4!
Ka8
37.g5
Kb8
but now 38.e5!!
wins for White, not Black. The denouement might be 38...Kb7
39.e6!!
fxe6
40.dxe6
Kb6
41.h5!!
d5+
42.Kxd5
gxh5
43.f5
h4
44.f6
h3
45.fxe7
h2
46.e8Q
h1Q+
47.Kd6
Qh2+
48.Ke7
Ka5
49.Qc6
Qh4
50.b6
Qxg5+
51.Kd7
Qd2+
52.Kc8
Qh6
53.b7
Qf8+
54.Kd7
Qg7+
55.e7
Qg4+
56.Kc7
Qg3+
57.Qd6
Qg8
58.b8Q
and mate shortly.]
23...Rxa4
24.Rxa4
Qxa4
25.Rc1?
[This puts the draw in jeopardy. Much more solid is 25.Nc3
Qb3
26.Rb1
Rb8
27.Kh2
and White may be able to hold this inferior position . Black cannot win the pawn with 27...Nxb2?
since 28.Nd1
wins the knight.]
25...Qxb5
26.Rxc4
Rb8
27.Rc2
Qxe2?
[Alekhine does not see that 27...Qa4!
would put White under great stress. For example: 28.Kf2
Rb4
29.Kf3
f5
30.exf5
Rxf4+
31.Kg3
Rxf5
32.Rc4
Qe8
33.Re4
e5!!
34.b4!
(34.dxe6?
d5!
and Black wins, just like that. For example: 35.Re3
(or 35.Re5
Qb8!
; also 35.Rh4
Qb8+
) 35...Qb8+!
36.Kh4
Qf4+
37.Qg4
Rh5#
) 34...cxb4
35.Rxb4
Qf7
36.Qd2
Rf1
and Black certainly has winning chances.]
28.Rxe2
Rb4
29.Kf2
Kf8
30.Kf3
Rd4
31.g4
Ke8
32.Re3
Rb4
33.Ra3
Rxb2
34.Ra8+
Kd7
35.Ra7+
Kd8
36.e5
dxe5
37.fxe5
c4
38.Ke3
c3
39.Ra8+
Kc7
40.Ra7+
Kd8
41.Ra8+
Kc7
42.Ra7+
Rb7
43.Ra3
c2
44.Rc3+
Kd7
45.Rxc2
Rb3+
46.Kd4
Rxh3
47.Ra2
Rg3
48.Ra7+
Kd8
49.Ra8+
Kc7
50.Ra7+
Kd8
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