Hello chess lovers. I have a very short
game for you played by Alexander
Alekhine against Max Euwe. The game was played in
1921 and this was a blitz game. Alekhine
started with 1. e4 and e5 by Euwe.
2. Nc3 we see the Vienna Game. 2... Nf6 3. Bc4 Bb4 and 4. f4 we see
the delayed Kings gambit  4... exf4 5. e5 and a dubious decision by Euwe 5... Qe7
A better move was 5... d5 if 6.ef6 then dc4 and if 7.fg7 then Rg8
with an equal game. But instead we see
5... Qe7 6. Qe2
passive move 6... Ng8 already d5 can't
be played because after 7. ef6
Qe2+  white can capture on e2
with a bishop and white is a piece up.
Let's go back: after 6. Qe2 we see Ng8, now comes 7. Nd5 Qh4+ and a strong
move by Alekhine 8. Kd1 you
will understand the idea of this move a
bit later. Now the bishop is under attack
8... Ba5 9. Nf3  developing the night
with the tempo 9... Qh5 and here comes a strong move by Alekhine. You can pause
video and try to find his next move.
Ready? Alekhine played 10. Nf6+
Black he's just forced to accept the
sacrifice otherwise black will lose his
queen. 10... gxf6 11. exf6+ Kd8 12. Re1. Now can
you understand that brilliant idea of
playing 8. Kd1 and believe it or
not but this is move 12 and Euwe resigned. Well black could have prolonged the game
by playing for example 12... c6 but the thing is that after 13. Qe8+ Kc7
white can capture on f7 if 14... Nf6 then 15. Qe7 Qh6 16. b4
followed by 17. Bb2 and blacks position is hopeless. That's why
as I have  already mentioned after 12.Re1
Max Euwe resigned. Your comments and
questions please. What do you think about this short game? Good luck!
