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ANNOTATED GAME
Alekhine's Defence
eddieleggs (2152) vs. darthlio (1975)
Annotated by: eddieleggs (1200)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B04), modern, Larsen variation
eddieleggs (2152) vs. darthlio (1975)
Annotated by: eddieleggs (1200)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B04), modern, Larsen variation
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16... Kxd7 |
This is hard to understand. Black can't save himself, but 16 . . . Qxd7 17 Bxe5 Bxe5 18 f4 Qxd5 19 Nf2 Qa5+ 20 Kd1 puts up a lot more fight. | ||||
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17. Bxe5 |
17 Nc5+ gets to the same place. | ||||
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17... Bxe5 18. Nc5+ |
The game's as good as over. Black's only the exchange down, but he still can't untangle his pieces. For instance, after 18 . . . Kd6 the Black bishop will still be tied to c8 in view of the threat of Nxb7+. White, on the other hand, needs only a few moves to bring his rooks into the attack against the exposed Black king. | ||||
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18... Kd6 19. Rc1 |
The first rook joins the fray. | ||||
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19... c6 20. O-O |
The second rook is on its way. | ||||
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20... Qf8 |
Not the most accurate, but it hardly matters. | ||||
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21. Rfe1 Qf5 |
White trudges onward looking for the clearest path to the win. The plan isn't hard to find: eliminate his single weakness (the p at d5) and attack a piece Black can't defend (the bishop on e5). Objectively, this may not be the strongest continuation (22 Qc4 or even 22 f4), but clarity is sometimes more important than theoretical strength. | ||||
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22. dxc6 |
Stage one. | ||||
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22... bxc6 23. Nd3 |
Stage two. | ||||
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23... Bf6 |
We arrive at another spot where theory and clarity collide. Given omniscience, I'd have played 24 Qe8! instead of 24 Rc5!? | ||||
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24. Rc5 |
However, clarity is eminently practical. | ||||
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24... Bd7 25. Rxf5 Bxf5 26. Qf3 Rd8 27. Qf4+ Kd7 28. Nc5+ |
Black can't escape mate: 29 . . . Kc8 30 Na6+ Kb7 31 Qc7+ Kxa6 32 Qxc6+ Ka5 33 Rc1 Be7 34 Qc7+. | ||||
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