Johner vs Alekhine
Bad Pistyan | ?
306
[Event "Bad Pistyan"]
[Site "?"]
[Round "0"]
[White "Johner"]
[Black "Alekhine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[Opening "Indian: 2.Nf3 e6"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 { 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nc3 g6 transposes
to the Benoni Defense.} 4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 { Although 5...d5 is not a bad
move 5...Bb4 would have been more energetic.} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Ndb5 Bd7
{7...Nc6 would allow White a tactic based on Black's c7 square. 8.Nxd5 exd5
9.Qxd5 Qxd5 10.Nc7+ Kd8 11.Nxd5 when White is a pawn ahead. } 8. e4 Nxc3 9.
bxc3 {9.Nxc3 Bc5 would give Black a slight lead in development. } 9... Qa5 10.
Rb1 a6 11. Nd6+ Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qxc3+ 13. Bd2 Qc6 14. Qf4 { White overestimates
his attacking chances forgetting that his own king has also been left in the
center. 14.Qb4 a5 15.Qxb7 O-O would restore the material balance while giving
White the advantage of the bishop pair.} 14... O-O 15. Bd3 e5 {With this pawn
sacrifice Black opens lines for his pieces to attack the uncastled White
king.} 16. Qxe5 Re8 17. Qd4 { 17.Qg3 Rxe4+ 18.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 19.Be3 Qxb1+ 20.Ke2
Qxh1 21.Bh6 Qa1 wins for Black.} 17... Qg6 {This move stops White from
castling due to the pin with 18...Bh3.} 18. f3 {18.O-O Bh3 when White must
lose material to stop the threatened mate. 19.g3 Bxf1 20.Kxf1 would leave
Black an exchange ahead.} 18... Qxg2 {A surprisi ng response since Black opens
the g-file for White's rooks. However, having calculated all the variations
Alekhine has come to the conclusion that the resulting complications favor
Black.} 19. Rg1 Nc6 20. Qe3 Qxh2 21. Bc3 g6 22. Rxb7 Rad8 {Black's pawn
advantage combined with White's king being in the center gives him a winning
position.} 23. Bf6 Ne5 24. Be2 { 24.Bxd8 Nxd3+ 25.Kd1 Ba4+ 26.Rb3 Rxd8 would
also give Black a winning attack.} 24... Bb5 25. Bxe5 Rxe5 26. Bxb5 Rxb5 27.
Rxb5 axb5 { White resigned due to his exposed king and material deficit.} 0-1
0-1
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