Was thinking about this game again.
Alekhine to move, plays what seems to be an innocuous pawn move, but this is the identifying feature:
His opponents position is so interconnected, that there are no moves that don't have a major loss (I'm remembering that the best possible move merely loses a rook)
Originally posted by CatOfGreyWhich game exactly are you talking about?
Was thinking about this game again.
Alekhine to move, plays what seems to be an innocuous pawn move, but this is the identifying feature:
His opponents position is so interconnected, that there are no moves that don't have a major loss (I'm remembering that the best possible move merely loses a rook)
Originally posted by KorchThe only one I remember is where the term Alekhine's gun comes from, where eh had this rooks/queen tripled on the c file, and played h4 because his oppenent was in zugzwang and couldn't move anything without major loss of material
Which game exactly are you talking about?
Originally posted by heinzkatReminds me of this one:
[pgn][Event "San Remo"]
[Site "San Remo"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. f4 Ba6 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. a4 Nbc6 12. b4 cx ...[text shortened]... c2 Kf8 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bxb5 Ke8 29. Ba4 Kd8 30. h4 1-0[/pgn]
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Originally posted by heinzkatHow does Black lose after ... g6?
[pgn][Event "San Remo"]
[Site "San Remo"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Alexander Alekhine"]
[Black "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "59"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 O-O 8. c3 b6 9. f4 Ba6 10. Nf3 Qd7 11. a4 Nbc6 12. b4 cx ...[text shortened]... c2 Kf8 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Ba4 b5 28. Bxb5 Ke8 29. Ba4 Kd8 30. h4 1-0[/pgn]
Edit: I think I get it... white will continue to push pawns until black has to surrender one and he can't move any of his major pieces to stop the promotion.