[Event "Scheveningen"] [Site "Scheveningen"] [Round "0"] [White "Mieses, Jacques"] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Centre Game: Paulsen Attack"] 1. e4 e5 2. d4 {This is called the Centre Game. White seeks to immediately gain space and time for development, but it doesn't work out like that.} 2... exd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 {Deeveloping with gain of time} 4. Qe3 Be7 5. Bd2 {White wants to castle queenside and storm Black's king side, so he develops his quenn side before his king side} 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O (6... d5 {equalises}) 7. O-O-O d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qg3 (9. Nxd5 Qxd5 { and White has to lose another tempo on defending a2}) 9... Bh4 10. Qf3 Be6 { Aiming at a2} 11. Be3 {Pinning the knight against Black's queen} 11... Nxc3 { But the pin wasn't absolute. Alekhine decides to give up his queen for attacking chances} 12. Rxd8 Nxa2+ 13. Kb1 Raxd8 {Black has won a rook, knight and pawn for the queen and the position is very unbalanced. Alekhine was good in such unclear positions} 14. Be2 Nab4 {Continuing attacks involves identifying the weak spots in your opponents position. Here, Alekhine has immediately identified c2 as the point he should attack} 15. Nh3 Rfe8 16. Nf4 Bf5 17. Rc1 g6 (17... Nd4 {would have continued the attack on c2} 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 {Now Black is aiming at d2} 19. Bd3 Nxd3 20. Nxd3 Be4 (20... Bxd3 21. cxd3 c6 { is fairly level}) 21. Qg4 Bf6 22. Re1 Kf8 {Black is more active than White and material is level, so Black must be a bit better}) 18. g4 Be4 19. Qh3 Bf6 20. Bf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ne5 22. Qe2 {White sets a threat} 22... c5 (22... a6 { Playing something innocuous could run into} 23. c3 Nbd3 24. Nxd3 Nxd3 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Kc2 { and now Black's pieces are a bit less active than in previous examples}) 23. Rg1 (23. c3 Nbd3 24. Nxd3 Nxd3 25. Rd1 c4 {with a very powerful knight outpost} ) 23... c4 24. h4 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. f4 Nd3 { A great sacrifice which needs to be accepted} 27. Qf3 $2 Rb5 { The attention of the attack has transferred from c2 to b2} 28. cxd3 Rxb2+ 29. Kc1 (29. Ka1 {will get mated} 29... Re6 30. d4 c3 {defending the b2 rook} 31. Qf1 b5 32. Qxb5 Rxb5 33. Rg2 Rxe3 34. Rc2 Re6 35. g5 Ra5+ 36. Kb1 (36. Ra2 Re1# ) 36... Rb6+ 37. Rb2 (37. Kc1 Ra1#) 37... Rxb2+ 38. Kc1 Ra1#) 29... cxd3 { Now although Black is queen for rook down he has all the threats, and it is difficult for White todefend} 30. Kd1 (30. Rg2 Rc8+ 31. Kd1 Rb1+ 32. Kd2 Rb3 33. Kd1 Bc3 {winning} 34. Bc1 Ba5 35. Qe3 Rb1 36. Rb2 Ra1 37. Qxd3 Raxc1+ 38. Ke2 Re8+ 39. Kf2 Bb6+ 40. Kg2 Rg1+ 41. Kf3 Re3+ 42. Qxe3 Bxe3 43. Kxe3 Rxg4 { for example}) 30... Rc8 {This was a mistake. Correct was} (30... Be7 31. Bc1 Rb1 32. Qd5 d2 33. Kc2 (33. Kxd2 Rd8) 33... dxc1=Q+ 34. Rxc1 Rb4 {Black has the 2 connected queenside passed pawns, White's king is exposed, and his advanced king side pawns are targets for attack}) 31. g5 $2 (31. Qe4 {was the saving move attacking the d-pawn. Both sides would probably have to be content with a draw after} 31... Rb1+ 32. Kd2 Rb2+ 33. Kd1 Rb1+ 34. Kd2 Rb2+ 35. Kd1) 31... Rcc2 {Now Black threatens mate} 32. Ke1 (32. Bc1 Rb1 33. Qe3 Bd4 { doesn't help much}) 32... Rb1+ 33. Qd1 Bc3+ (33... Re2+ {was quicker} 34. Kf1 Rxd1#) (33... Bc3+ 34. Bd2 Rxd1+ 35. Kf2 (35. Kxd1 Rxd2+ 36. Ke1 (36. Kc1 Ra2 37. Kb1 Ra1#) 36... Rh2+ 37. Kf1 d2 38. Rg2 d1=Q+ 39. Kf2 Qe1+ 40. Kf3 Rh3+ 41. Rg3 (41. Kg4 Qxh4#) 41... Rxg3#)) 0-1