Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 10:35:50 02/28/01
[D]5nk1/2p3q1/1p1p1p2/3P1P1Q/2P1P1p1/5p2/PPB2P2/5K2 w - - 0 1
This is from Alekhine-Johner, Zurich 1934. A pawn down, black is about
to manoeuvre his knight to e5, with excellent prospects. On the other
hand the white bishop is in the need of more space, free lines to feel
alive again. So Alekhine took a deep breath, played 1.e5! and said:
"I need some more air." Well it could have been that way anyhow...;)
1.e5! dxe5 [If 1.-fxe5 2.f6 Qxf6 3.Qxg4+ Kf7 4.Be4 with white advantage]
2.d6! [The crux of white's combination. On 2.-cxd6 3.c5! is murderous]
2.-c5 3.Be4 Qd7 4.Qh6 1-0
The end could be 4.-Nh7 5.Bd5+ Kh8 6.Qg6 Qd8 7.d7
Test: Well, a few of the positions sent were rather easy, so for a
change some real stuff to chew on... If your program plays
1.e5! you really have something going...
Sune
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.