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Subject: Re: Alekhine's other favourite game

Author: Howard Exner

Date: 16:52:12 02/25/00

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On February 25, 2000 at 19:44:24, Howard Exner wrote:

>On February 25, 2000 at 17:08:53, Jeremiah Penery wrote:
>
>>On February 25, 2000 at 11:35:06, Terry Presgrove wrote:
>>
>>> It appears this line or Spraggett's gives white his best chance at equality.
>>> All of my comps play Bn2 after Re3. Incredibly complicated position/game it
>>> is no wonder Reti failed to find the correct defense.
>>>
>>> TP
>>
>>My computer found 1. ...Re3 2. Kh2!?, and then what can black do?  I couldn't
>>find a win, or even a winning position.
>
>Alekhine, while not mentioning the Bg2 possibility, did cover the Kh2 defense.
>He suggested this line is good for black ...
>
>1... Re3 2. Kh2 Raa3 3. Ncb3 Qe5 4. bxc6 bxc6 5. fxe3 Qh5+ 6. Kg1 Qh3
>
>He stopped here but the following could be one continuation:
>
>7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxc6 Qxg3+ 9. Kh1 Nxe3 10. Qe8+ Kh7 11. Qe4+ f5 12. Nxf5 Bxf5
>
>Is there something better for white?
>
>The move he thought was best for white was Bf3, instead of Bg2 or Kh2. Spraggett
>78

make that 68 years later

>years later showed that Bf3 at least draws and could win for white if black
>goes astray.



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