Alekhine, A. vs Nimzowitsch, A.
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[Event "Bled"] [Site "masterchessopen.com"] [Round "0"] [White "Alekhine, A."] [Black "Nimzowitsch, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C15"] [Opening "French: Winawer, Alekhine Gambit"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Ne2 { White employs a solid alternative to the usual 4 e5, making sure that he avoids doubled c-pawns if Black exchanges on c3. This move is still rated as unusual in tournaments so will have a certain amount of surprise value. The logical continuation for Black is to try and punish White by taking on e4 and then holding on to the extra pawn. } 4...dxe4 5.a3 Bxc3+ ( { It is also possible to retreat the bishop with } 5...Be7 { and that is discussed in the game Chadaev-Ponkratov later in this chapter. } ) 6.Nxc3 f5 { This is a greedy adventure to hang on to the extra pawn and hope to make it count. In a book of his best games, Alekhine wrote: 'Played against all the principles of a sound opening strategy, as the dark-coloured squares of Black's position will become very weak, especially because of the exchange of his king's bishop.' } ( { A reasonable alternative, suggested by Alekhine, is } 6...Nc6 { to attack the d4-pawn. Play usually continues } 7.Bb5 Ne7 8.Bg5 { (provoking Black into blocking the pin with a pawn to ensure a long-term weakness) } ) {#r} 1-0
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WhiteAlekhine, A.
BlackNimzowitsch, A.
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Moves6
OpeningC15 — French: Winawer, Alekhine Gambit
Result1-0
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TournamentBled
Locationmasterchessopen.com
Round0