< Prev Index Next >
Chess 24 Jun 1923, Sun San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com
Queen's Gambit Declined
Following is the encounter between Alekhine and Rubinstein in the recent Carlsbad tourney:
Alexander Alekhine vs Akiba Rubinstein
Karlsbad (1923), Karlsbad CSR, rd 1, Apr-30
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Rubinstein Attack (D64) 1-0
Notes by Alexander Alekhine
12. B-B4(a) In order to depart from the usual line. The text move opens up possibilities for both sides.
16. … NxP(b) This costs a pawn, but if he does not take it I hold the pawn with P-QN4; and if BxP I would continue with BxKP.
18. … P-QN3(c) If Rubinstein could continue here with B-Q3, followed by P-K4, he would still have a good game. If, however, B-Q3; 19. BxPch K-R; 20. KR-Q, etc.
20. … R-R2(d) The losing move, and from now on White must win. R-QB was correct.
21. … B-B(e) The only move; otherwise I play QxB.
22. … R-Q2(f) Forced if any other move, then QxNP.
23. … Q-N(g) If Q-Q3; 24. KR QxRch 25. RxQ RxRch; 26. K-N2, winning.
24. … KR-Q(h) The threat is NxPch.
25. … Q-K4(i) PxB; 26. Q-K4 leads to a forced mate.
28. KR-Q(j) Bernstein commented: “How remarkable that Alekhine always finds the strongest move. All the masters were analyzing the position in the other room and nobody suggested the text move, which is surely the strongest.”—American Chess Bulletin.
