Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 11:10:32 02/28/01
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On February 28, 2001 at 13:35:50, Sune Larsson wrote: > > [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 Nope, Deep Shredder and Deep Fritz miss this one. Then I thought that Gambit could see e5, but neither. Giving up a pawn is blasphemous. Enrique
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