Alekhine Alert! A Repertoire for Black Against 1 e4

287 Pages·2010·12.13 MB·English

by  Timothy Taylor

Timothy Taylor

Alekhine
alert!

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Alekhine
alert!

a repertoire for Black against 1 eq.

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Bibliography

Infradtutian

\Warld Champions Pay Alchine’s Defence
ur Hera: Alekhine

ode Variation f The Write Pann Wedge
Our Haro: Bagirar

Modem Variation i: A Danish/ Latvian Co-Production
‘ur ero: Kemmis

‘Madara Variation: Vikings Board the Alcthine Longbeat
urHere: Carlsen

xchange Variation: The Oxis nota Scary Animal
(Our Here: Larsen

25

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a

a8
The Four Pav Attack Fracture Hin?
(Our Hero: Sergeer

‘The Chase Vaiation ~Back othe Certre
(Our Hero: Kerchn

Fourth o Fifth Move Sidelines
‘Our Here: Vaganiar

Third Move Sidetines
ur Hero: Varga

‘Ackhine Decined
‘Dur kero: Taylor

Repertoire and Fral Note
Index o Variations

Index of Cornplate Games

208

oe

238
. Bibliography

Books
Aickine Defense (977 Eaton), Norman Weinsicin (Chess DiyesL 1977)
{AleKoine's Defence, Rigel Davies (Everyman Cress 2002)

Akin’ Defence, ® Eales and 2 H.Wiliams (Batsford 1973)

Starting Out: Alethine’s Defence. lon Cox (Everyman Chess 2008)

The Complete Alethine, Graham Burgess Batstord 1932)

‘an Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Player, Raymond Keene and David Levy
{Batsford 1976)

hess from atopy to Botvit be Kénig (Dover 1977)

Drespriugerpiet bis Kenigegambit Paul Keres (Sperverlag Bertin 9721

Gazabis, ako tstrin (Chess Enteprises 1982)

-y 60 alemarable Camas, Baby Fischer ‘Simon and Schuslet 1968}

My Best Gumnes of ese 1974-1937, Nlexancer AletF ne (6.81 and Sons 2865)

(My Best Gams of Chess, 2404-1923, Alevander Alakhine (Farcourl, Bracs and Co,
29081

Flea 39/0, R&.Wade and LSBlackstock (The Chess Payer 1970)

Paw Sacrifice, Thmothy raglan (éveryman Chess 2008)

Succes ofPrctial Chee, sah Nunn {Gambit 2007),

‘Skundinavisch bis splionic,isaakeBoteslawshi(Sportverlag Berlin 2973),

The Arto Sacrifice in Chess, Rudel" Spielman {Dover 1595)
Alekhine aiertt

The Book of the Nottingharn International Chess Tournament, Nexande* Alekhine
(Gover 362)

The Four Knights, Jan Bins tveryman Chess 2403),

The Pildor Fes, Christan Baer (Every an Chess 2006)

Understanding the Qpen Gur, Ardy Solis, Edrar Mednis Jack Pets ana Wl
Fam Hartston tern 1930)

Viera Cpering, TD.Honding (The Chexs Player 2976)

‘Computer Programs and Databases
Friteat

Megifase 2008 (nule Ulal this was continuously updated through September
2008, and all references in che text of Alekhine Ale to “the database” or “the
Moga! refer tthis database}

tegacore (Chess mail)

CChesshase.camn

CChesegamercom

Conespondence uatabase

Internet Chass Chih

Dedication and Acknowledgments
Tomy beautifulwiteLie

Extra special thanks for contin ad inepnati ta Dario Argento
ane the ate Pauline Réage
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fou Hv your hands equ fer Ynown theoretical ns” tha ors
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ver he years have accumu cqampl aftr 4426 205s 34
so ts than Ree backs om Althne's a6 95 (he dango oct)
Orinee publication oer, tse
dre sein: fee by Rakes ae
AH IWNMMams {1973} Alekhine Defense reve Tid
Gy Norman Weinstein fo apostiorhe
Wier mes nt sted of E2577
The CompeteHethine by Cra Bu Oy
ss 109) thine Defence Nigel WE
Daves on werent somos Healy TEENS
Alethine's Defence by im Cox 12004. BR a
fo hee ae worthy nek, tt
raven ines ny repeating na
Tes Sightiywotating ther hours. all othe above bok gis cmd
Nayanprenh wie onto, ableconrage to. 24 wort

Pa
Alekhine aterth

Hee what ink of 4 a4 Blade
trust lear a great deal of thecry in
der to survive to a rather poor ps
tion. Why then should one study it? The
Douk you huld in your heeds isthe ist
repertoire book on the AleHirw you
‘want a general book you can pick any
of the fine auc Hated above — but t's
fe personal aud specifi,

an yving to reeoramend 29 ines
{aL [personally Tike and play myself.
ann not gong to weeommmendl any ines
where you have to krow theory 40
rruye 20]usl ly survive. For cxaraple, i
the modern ine rentionee. above, |

advocate ‘he tarsenMiles/Carten con
Uinuation 4.5, and rer after 5
ye 1 wal cept what think
ae Whick’s two ‘est consinuscions
$5.6 (Kens) and 3.6 (Carlsen. Lai

‘one could spend the whale
Vouk ans'yzing Une sacrifice 6 Fit?
an then whi? You could probably
Ploy Suche Len tines without ever
faciny Ure sacrifies, as most of your
‘aulus opponents wl simpy answer
62313, when the game wil Hey trans
pose Lu Keng Tine, which you could
Ihave veached crectly. but then, your
eleventh opponent wil rome wed to
Ue gis and play 6 Sat ~ yon wait
Tnave forgotten all the variations chet
you studied a year ago and he wil
‘rus yuu with Ube latest Fite com
tinaation on move 23!

Ths isnot the fate | want far any of
vy reales

Therefore | have steered clear of
recommending any particularly
puteresque variations, such as 64 546
25 has 3 dts 4 D9 Peel? 5 cans
6 e612 Feo6 or 1 ef PME 105 245 3.44
GE 6c G6 5H dees 6 es 5 75 06
Set of these variations include queen
sacrifices as theary! fou think fm joke
‘ng? In Davis hook he gives the fallow
sng garne:

Lavydroiwskia. Marcinkiéwiez
correspondence 1997

eh L162 05 dg 3 dads 4543 He 5
COs Bet Tees 75 05 8 ds Pda
9 Wise gé 20 Exgss hege 21 Wiegés
ara 7 aca

ye
%,

(yes, Black i giving up a queen for
‘wo pieces) 43 Gide ida as ba fs
fg Wr 2:86 26 a3 Th? 27 ge Dea
18 Sie2 Sea7 19.46 avbs 20 53 Ze?
21 Weg ga 22 WH Ags 23 as Cader
24 Sdn 6625 Wed D5 26 CxbS e24 27
wen eabso-4
‘Or this one, from Starting Out
Alekhine’: Defence |fike a queen sacri=
fice with breakfast myself!

Sltyson luther
‘Bled Olympiad 2002

0 6 2 05 Das 3 da d6 4 ch Gs 5
ta dees 6 tees 05 7d5 06 8 c3 end 9
xd 4 20 d6 Sb 32.9

513 Dea ext ut

(another queen sacrificed tor to
pieces) 15 exf6 0-0-0 16 ca Let 17
te seas 18 Back est 19 Sta Le
20 Rea Suck 22 Reed Zan 22 Cat
“bof 23 gus 162 24 Be? Bas 25 Bet
a2 26 der Az 27 Sen a2 28 Ber
Yew

Yous might enjoy stedying these at
ame, for fu, iF you have time, and
you might surprise somnecme with a
“my computers better than your er
puter’ ine, but this beak ha a die.
entaim

‘Sowhat the gonlaf aedhine alee?

Introd

Just tiie: | will ive the srospectivn
Alekhine player a scurd hut not ton
‘theoretical Teparicite against avery
thing White can thraw af thi defence
= but lwam you in advance, white wl
‘throw alt of fun!

‘and one has to take this junk set
sly fer ene w'll face fe uel more
often than the critical fines, Almost 3
hundred years of experience "ave
sade i clear thatthe srongest rst of
Alekrine’s bold counterattack is this

aforementioncd Medem Lire - here
are the moves agpin: 1 04 E62 #5
‘ds 3-44 a6 4 543. World Charapion
‘nang plays this exclusively with great
results lout ef eleven games in the da
tubace he has scared nine wing, tho
ras, and rat a single asa, Gne
‘wont think ye vould fre tise a
the ime but not soa al

‘Anand clearly takas the Alekhine <e-
rieusly, and alivays seems well pre-
pared han he troee t= but mast poe
Pe tend to view the chesly Imig
counter a seme kind of wonsanee th
can ke mat with any junk lying ahour ~
a though champions of the defence
Tike Alekhine himeet, Vasily Sys
land Booby Fecher were just crazed
arnateurs having a fingl

Cansider the Sonste mterzanal of
2987, for exams the Hest players in
the world ave wying for the wold ttl,
and seme of these “weak” players tla
sev) Kerchmait Mecking! ort) play
AleWhine's befenre. ameng them they
lay 1 pa Sie Five times i arsen played