Aron Nimzowitsch vs Alexander Alekhine - Bled 1931.09.17

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Aron Nimzowitsch vs Alexander Alekhine
Bled Bled YUG round 19 1931.09.17
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation 0-1

[Event "Bled"]
[Site "Bled YUG"]
[Date "1931.09.17"]
[EventDate "1931.08.23"]
[Round "19"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Aron Nimzowitsch"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "72"]

1. e4 { Notes by Raymond Keene. } c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5
4. c4 {Later in life Nimzowitsch took to playing what we now
call the Panov-Botvinnik Attack: 3 exd5 cxd5 4 c4. Botvinnik
is another player whose openings are influenced by
Nimzowitsch, who played this line before anyone had heard of
Panov or Botvinnik! } 4...Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Bb5 Qa5 9. Qb3 {!} Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nxc3 11. Bxc6+ {? It
was Alekhine, against Winter at London 1932, who improved on
this with 11 bxc3 e6 12 d5! } 11...bxc6 12. Qb7 {?} Nd5+
13. Bd2 Qb6 {!} 14. Qxa8+ Kd7 15. O-O {If 15 a4 Nc7 16 a5 Qxb2
17 Qxa7 Qxa1+ } 15...Nc7 16. Ba5 Nxa8 17. Bxb6 Nxb6 18. Rfc1
e6 19. Rc2 Be7 20. Rac1 Bg5 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Rc5 Nd5 23. Ra5
Rb7 24. Rd3 Bd8 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. Rxa7+ Nc7 27. axb3 Bf6
28. Rb7 {If 28 Ra4 Nb5! } 28...Bxd4 29. Rb8 Bxb2 30. h3 f5
31. Kf1 Nd5 32. Kg2 Be5 33. Ra8 Nf4+ 34. Kh2 Nd3+ 35. Kg1 Ne1
36. Ra7+ Bc7 0-1

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Updated: 17 December, 2021
Created: 17 December, 2021