[Event "Holland"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Alekhine"] [Black "Van Mindeno"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Spanish: Old Steinitz, 4.d4 exd4"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h4 h6 {Black attacks the bishop, expecting it to retreat. But Alekhine appreciates the value of an open file and is willing to sacrifice a piece to accelerate his kingside attack.} 11. Nd5 {This brings another piece from the distant queenside to a position where it can join the attack if necessary. Black accepts the offering.} 11... hxg5 12. Nxe7+ { This removes one of the defenders from the kingside.} 12... Qxe7 13. hxg5 Nxe4 {13...Nh7 14.Rh5! would both defend the g-pawn and prepare the doubling of rooks on the h-file.} 14. Rh5 Qe6 {Black hopes to have time to move the rook from f8 and evacuate the king, and, if possible, to counterattack by capturing the pawn at a2. But White does not give him a moment's rest.} 15. Rdh1 { Threatening Rh8 mate.} 15... f5 {Now the king can escape via f7. White can cut this escape route by playing 16.g6, but then the queen will capture the pawn (16...Qxg6) and then checking on the diagonal with 17.Qc4+ will be met by 17... d5.} 16. Ne5 {The point of this move is to control the f7 square. But there is a second, and equally important goal. The pawn at d6 must remain in place to guard against the variation in the previous note.} 16... dxe5 {16...Qxe5 17. Qxe5 dxe5 18.g6 and Black cannot escape being checkmated at h8. Also 16...g6 17.Rh8+ Kg7 18.R1h7++} 17. g6 { Black resigned, because now there is no pawn to interpose at d5.} 17... Qxg6 18. Qc4+ Rf7 {18...Qf7 19.Rh8+} 19. Rh8# 1-0