Alekhine defense a complete guide download ebook pdf. For alekhine, chess was his life and the world champions title was its goal and justification. Ideas in alekhine defense, brooklyn variation page 14. This cant be right, since my database contains 19 alekhines defence games by the namesake. Black looks to allow white to overextend his pawns in the center and. Alekhines defense chess books shop for alekhines defense.
His life is a distillation of the entire 20th century, with its revolutions, world wars, upheavals and contradictions. Chess openings, alekhines defence b02, scandinavian. Download pdf alekhine defense free online new books in. For example, he frequently played the defense now named after alekhine.
Recent games games in this opening that were either played or submited recently. Alekhine in 1935 only to give back the crown to him two years later said about alekhine. Alekhine did indeed play it again, scoring a very decent 66% with black, starting with this one. If he can be confined and tamed, then blacks entire construct fails and he must agree to the draw. Im very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. This is why you should never use the alekhines defense. In my opinion, the best way to refute this provacative opening by black is to check out the game shorttimman in 1991, where an outrageous king march by short crushes alekhine s defense.
A game by napoleon bonaparte from the 19th century shows the oldest known example of alekhine s defense being employed in a game. May 15, 2016 dear teju,editwatch this page alekhine s defence alekhine s defence a b c d e f g h 8 chessboard480. In exchange for the center control, black will look to undermine the overextended pawns from white. World champion from 192735 and again from 193746, alexander alekhine ranks as one of the four or five greatest players in chess history. Alexander alekhine has 24 books on goodreads with 1187 ratings. Alekhine s defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves. A surprising counterweapon for white is the saemisch attack 1. Two volumes of alekhines best games have been available. You can search and sort by color played, year, moves, and more. Reti vs alekhine, 1925 a00 uncommon opening, 40 moves, 01. Alekhine s defence no less a name than vassily ivanchuk has been playing alekhine s with moderate success. My question is what is the opinion for this variation,someone who played the alekhine defence told me that is rather passive even as i saw that black with accurate play must be ok. What does persuade me is that alekhine s defense is repeatedly giving an otherwise weak black opponent good chances to beat me.
I think that ivanchuk and morozevich are the only two of the worlds superelite who play pretty much anything as black as does shirov, who has slipped some in ranking. The main expert in this line is the russian gm evgeny sveshnikov who invariably. This game does not really demonstrate the true weaknesses of alekhine s defense, since you played against a beginner who did very poorly. Upon nf3, black can play nf6 and there will be something like alekhine s defence. Alekhine was born into a wealthy family in moscow, russia, on october 31, 1892.
Black tempts whites pawns forward to form a broad, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hypermodern defence. We offer the widest selection of alekhine s defense chess books at the lowest prices with sameday shipping. In alekhines defense, black responds to the kings pawn opening by bringing out the kings knight with. Alekhine s defense is a sharp and often underrated counter to 1 e4. Page 6 page 7 bill wall 700 opening traps quick rules of chess the point of chess is to attack the enemy king and checkmate the king so that it cannot move to any square without also being attacked. In my time playing, one of the most unusual openings i have had the pleasure of playing against is known as alekhine s defense. Jan 17, 2010 the alekhine defense has always been the opening that has puzzled me the most.
Igor is a winner of many national and international tournaments in ukraine. Alekhine defense download alekhine defense ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Shop for alekhine s defense chess books at us chess federation sales. Alexander alekhine s chess games, 19021946 should be bought on its merits by anyone who cares about chess and its finest exponents. Michael mcdowell newtownards, northern ireland suggests that the world of chess by a. The chase variation is infrequently played but is a direct challenge to the alekhine s and black must know how to react to it. First up is ivanchukm carlsen, world blitz championship, moscow 2007.
The opening is named after world champion alexander alekhine, who is responsible for much of its popularity. The alekhines defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves. The database can be searched via many criteria, including chess players, chess opening, player ratings, game result, and the year the chess game was played. This cant be right, since my database contains 19 alekhine s defence games by the namesake. The four pawns attack is whites most ambitious try, and the variation which perhaps illustrates the basic idea of the defence best. Which opening is easier to learn, the pirc defense or the alekhine s defense. The idea behind blacks strategy is to have white build a large pawn center that is hard to defend. Black will allow white to make several tempogaining attacks on the knight and to erect an apparently imposing pawn centre in the belief that it can later be destroyed. My best games alekhine pdf alekhines best games 19081937 by alexander.
Books by alexander alekhine author of my best games of. B02 alekhines defence, two pawns attack, mikenas variation. For those already familiar with most of alekhines best games, a major attraction will be the hundreds of simultaneous games, which may be regarded as the chess artists pencil sketches. Stockfish seems to favor c5, but i cant figure out how to play that well. The russell enterprises 20 edition is a faithful algebraic notation version of the old descriptive notation dover edition my copy is 1985, itself a combination of volumes 1 and 2 of the original bell editions. On page 174 we learn that alekhine introduced the defense which bears his name 1 pk4 nkb3, but, oddly enough, never played it again. But at the time when alekhine was born, the julian calendar was widely used in russia and therefore the date given in alekhines birth certificate is october 19, 1892. To begin with, lets continue our investigation of whites other most popular line, the exchange variation with 4 c4 nb6 5 exd6. Move by move 12 nkb3, but, oddly enough, never played it again.
Ive been playing a lot of the alekhine defense and stumbled across the brooklyn variation, which i quite like. Search the chess games database, download games, view frequent practitioners and browse the opening explorer. View or download the best chess games of alexander alekhine. Euwe considers him the alltime greatest attacking player. Alexander alekhine s most popular book is my best games of chess, 19081937. Black immediately challenges the white epawn and tries to lure white into constructing a big central position. He spent a number of years of his professional life based in moscow, where he. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The alekhine defence has been my opening of choice for over 25 years.
Of course, i could cravenly avoid the whole problem by opening 1. Black can choose to head for mindboggling complications or carefully manoeuvre within the 6th to 8th ranks, waiting for the right time to strike out. I take a quick look today at this book and i saw that he proposed 5. He distinguished himself in many important team matches, and was noted for his original opening style. Even as late as 1939 three years before capablancas death alekhine was declining offers for a. This way, when you will meet a fan of alekhine s defense, you will be able to suprise. B02 alekhine s defence, two pawns attack, mikenas variation. Click download or read online button to alekhine defense book pdf for free now. Alekhine s defence comments all videos on alekhine s defence related ecos b02. Blacks hope is that whites central installations will become unwieldy and vulnerable to a middlegame counterattack. Nf3, enabling you to systematically build up a good attacking position free of risk. His father, alexander ivanovich alekhin, was a landowner and privy councilor to the conservative legislative fourth duma. No less a name than vassily ivanchuk has been playing alekhine s with moderate success. Alexander alekhine was born october 31, 1892 at least according to the gregorian calendar which is generally used today.
In the early 1930s, alekhine dominated tournament play and won two topclass tournaments by large margins. The alekhine defense is a hypermodern defense against the e4 opening from white. Alekhine defense is a bold choice for black, challenging the classical chess rules from the very beginning of the game yet proving itself to be a flexible system. I sacrificed a pawn in the opening for superior development. Black looks to allow white to chase his knight all over the board with tempo gaining pawn moves that will control the center of the board. October 19 1892 march 24, 1946 was a russian and french chess player and the fourth world chess champion.
In this book, international master cyrus lakdawala invites you to join him in studying the alekhine defence. Now to the recent developments in the alekhine defence first i am. Igor is a winner of many national and international tournaments in ukraine, russia, germany, yugoslavia, croatia, bulgaria, and the united states. By inviting whites central pawns to advance, black hopes later on to undermine and demolish whites centre. What should every chess player know about alekhines defense. The twists and turns of alekhines biography are as startling as his chess combinations. Black tempts whites pawns forward to form a broad pawn centre, with plans to undermine and attack the white structure later in the spirit of hypermodern defence. Lessing new york, 1974 has a large number of errors. A powers vs dake, 1937 b02 alekhine s defense, 10 moves, 10. Get a playing rating, and have your games stored in your personal game archive. For explanation of theory tables see theory table and for notation see algebraic notation. I assume that some players who use the alekhine defense do so for its surprise value. The alekhine defense is a chess opening which belongs to the half open games.
It is a superb piece of work which immediately takes its place in that highest and rarest class of books. This attack is an invitation for white to push his pawn forward and gain a tempo by attacking the knight. Click download or read online button to get alekhine defense a complete guide book now. Throughout the book there are an abundance of notes. Alexander alekhines most popular book is my best games of chess, 19081937.
My best games of chess, 19081937 by alexander alekhine is a collection of 220 games annotated by the renowned world champion. Alekhines defence is a chess opening that begins with the moves. Nc3 against a rare opening, we chose a rare variation. Alekhines defense, i want to entice whites central pawns forward so i can undermine them while whites centre will be left with weaknesses this is the best move against alekhine, because e5 is overextensive. In this respect the defense game, like the beginners game and the center game before it, is not just a new chess opening. Edward lasker rates him the games supreme inventive genius. Alexander alekhine a 43 alexander alekhine, the fourth world chess champion, a russian who had spent half his life in france, winner of the legendary 1927 match in buenos aires against capablanca, died undefeated. White draws if the rook engages in a lateral pattern. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us.
Gm bojkov shows you new ideas in the variation with 4. I think up my own moves, and i make my opponent think up his. B hofer vs a nugteren, 1996 b02 alekhine s defense, 9 moves, 01. Here are some beginning examples and thoughts on the alekhine s, pirc, and modern, with of course much to come on the carokann and scandi in forthcoming columns. In this easytoread guide, openings expert john cox goes back to basics, studying the essential principles of alekhine s defence and its numerous variations. The alekhine defense is a hypermodern defense against the ever so popular e4 opening from white. This is one of the sharpest attempts to refute alekhine s defence, advancing his central pawns white obtains a space advantage. Im a casual, semiserious chess player and have been an active player for over 10 years. Twic theory tuesday 10th may, 2005 alekhine defence with 4. The carokann defense is one of the most popular openings in response to the kings pawn opening of 1. Since i was a child, i was taught that the goals of the opening were to occupy and control the center while bringing my pieces out as quickly as possible, and while facing the alekhine defense i could do all of these with. You can download a pdf of the table of contents and of the beginning of the. Alekhine s defense one secret that players of the white pieces seldom grasp when playing against the alekhine s defense, carokann and other openings is that, by erecting a pawn wall, they inhibit their own pieces as well as blacks. Please note that im no specialist for recent theory of the alekhine.
The chess tempo chess database provides over two million searchable chess games. Whites imposing mass of pawns in the centre often includes pawns on c4, d4, e5, and f4. Free movebymove guide to chess thinking pdf regular contests with prizes, such as free analysis of your games by a national master access to a supportive community who wants to make your chess journey a success. The deposed champion played some of the best chess of his life while trying to secure a rematch with alekhine, but one never took place. When asked, how is that you pick better moves than your opponents. Pdf merge is a simple userfriendly application that allows you to merge multiple pdf documents including scanned imported documents and images into 1 this free online pdf merger allows you to combine multiple pdf files into a single pdf document. The twists and turns of alekhine s biography are as startling as his chess combinations. Whites knight is isolated at the edge of the board and is incapable of joining.
This prompts us to raise the question of when the term alekhines defence was first employed. Jan 08, 2016 in this short video, fm warren harper presents alekhine s defense to the upper school chess team at the awty international school. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of. Books by alexander alekhine author of my best games of chess. Steve giddins is a fide master and a former editor of british chess magazine. Black looks to allow white to overextend his pawns in the center and then looks to counter by taking back control. Learn how to pronounce alekhine and more about the alekhine word at. Alekhine defence starting out everyman chess john cox on. The epawn recapture occurs in all of this months games. Instead of doing the same as white and establishing a pawn in the centre, black invites his opponent to chase his knight around the board and set up a broad pawn centre as he wins tempi. In the early 1930s, alekhine travelled the world giving simultaneous exhibitions, including hawaii, tokyo, manila, singapore, shanghai, hong kong, and the dutch east indies now indonesia in what subsequently became known as alekhines magical mystery tour. Jan 30, 2010 the alekhine defense is a hypermodern defense against the e4 opening from white.
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