Henry Ernest Atkins vs Alexander Alekhine - London 1922.08.05

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Henry Ernest Atkins vs Alexander Alekhine
London London ENG round 5 1922.08.05
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation, Duchamp Variation 0-1

[Event "London"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1922.08.05"]
[EventDate "1922.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Henry Ernest Atkins"]
[Black "Alexander Alekhine"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "114"]

1. d4 {Notes from THE FIELD} Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7
5. e3 Bb4 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Bd3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Ne4 9. Bxe4 {White
plays for a draw.} Bxe4 10. O-O f5 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. Rac1
{Better would have been 12 Nd2 or b4.} d6 13. Nd2 Qh4 14. f3
Nd7 15. Qf2 {Much better was here 15 b4 to prevent a5; White
would have advantage on the queen side.} Qh5 16. Rfe1 e5
17. Nf1 Rae8 18. Ng3 Qf7 19. b3 a5 {!} 20. Nf1 Re7 21. Nd2
Rfe8 22. Nf1 h6 23. Nd2 {During the last few moves Atkins
having a good position and not seeing how to improve it, has
been content simply to mark time with his knight.} {The
bishops being on different colors, White would have had a
better chance of drawing had he retired his bishop to b2
instead of making this exchange.} Kh7 24. Nf1 Nf8 25. Rcd1 Ng6
26. Kh1 a4 27. Rc1 exd4 28. Bxd4 axb3 29. axb3 Ne5 30. Qe2 c5
31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rc3 d5 33. cxd5 Bxd5 34. Qc2 R5e6 35. Ra1
Rg6 36. Rc1 Qf6 37. Qf2 Ra8 38. Rd3 Qe6 39. Qc2 Ra3 40. Nd2
Ra6 41. Rc3 Qe5 42. Nf1 Ra7 43. Rd1 Be6 44. Rc1 Qd5 45. Ng3
Qa8 {Threatening ...Ra2.} 46. Qd3 {If 46 Nxf5 then 46...Ra2 47
Qb1 Bxf5 48 Qxf5 Rxg2 with a dangerous attack.} Rd7 47. Qc2
Qd8 {Threatening Rd2.} 48. Nf1 Qg5 49. Qf2 Bf7 50. f4 {It was
not good to open the long diagonal for his opponent's
bishop. Atkins, however, was very short of time at this point,
having ten moves to make in seven minutes.} Qd8 51. R1c2 Rd1
52. Kg1 Bd5 53. g3 Rd6 54. Rd2 Be4 55. Rxd6 Qxd6 56. Qe2 b5
57. Qxb5 {? This loses at once, but White had a loss game in
any case.} Qd2 0-1

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Updated: 17 January, 2022
Created: 17 January, 2022