Kubanek vs Alekhine
Prague | ?
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[Event "Prague"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kubanek"] [Black "Alekhine"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Spanish: 4.Ba4"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 { Black hopes to maintain the knight here to use as the basis for a kingside attack.} 8. Qe2 f5 9. dxe5 d5 10. Be3 {With Black still at least two moves from castling White should either try to undermine Black's knight by 10. Nfd2 and f3 open the center by 10.c4.} 10... c5 11. c3 { A consequence of his previous passivity, but now Black has the initiative.} 11... Be7 12. g3 {Fearing a possible ...f4 after Black castles, but losing time and weakening his king position.} 12... O-O 13. Ne1 {White finally decides to get the knight out of e4, but Black has taken over the initiative, and on e1 the knight blocks in White's rook.} 13... a5 14. f3 {Missing the point of Black's last move. He had to play something like 14.Na3, to support c3.} 14... Ba6 {White has no desire to find out how Black will use his material advantage after 15.Qany Bxf1.} 0-1
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