Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 13:11:40 03/02/04
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On March 02, 2004 at 07:37:02, martin fierz wrote: >On March 02, 2004 at 05:55:55, Renze Steenhuisen wrote: > >>[D] R7/5ppk/1p2p1p1/8/1P6/2r2P2/P4KPP/8 w - - >> >>Alekhine pointed that Ke2! is white's best move. >>Many engines don't like this move... >>Is it really the best one? >> >>Alekhine played 1. a4 > >why don't you give more than just one move? looks like alekhine's intention >behind Ke2 is some line starting with Rc2+ Kd3 Rxg2, sacrificing some or all of >his kingside pawns to win with a+b-pawns. which would explain why engines don't >like Ke2, as you have to be prepared to sac material for dangerous passed pawns. > >cheers > martin According to Alekhine Book My best games of chess 1924-1937 Alekhine wrote that after Black's 31st move 31....K-R2 his move P-QR4? was a blunder on his part "This rather obvious mistake in a technically won position has not to my knowledge been noticed by any of the eminent critics who have devoted many pages to the analysis of the possibilities offered by this end-game. The main disadvantage of the text-move is that it leaves the square Q R 3 and Q Kt 3 free for Black Rook, which therefore from now on can be dislodged from the third rank only at the cost of valuable time. Correct and simple enough was K K2 or Ke2! after which the black Rook would be (1) either dragged into a purely passive position as in the actual game after 33. K-Q2, etc.; (2) or forced to undertake immediately the counter-attack 32.....R-B7ch with the result 33. K-Q3, RxKt P; 34.K-B4! and one would not need to count tempi in order to realise that White's passed Pawns, supported, if necessary, by the King, will be by far the quickest. The fact that I missed this simple win after having deserved it by the previous difficult positional play, prove once more the poor form I was in the year 1935." Jorge
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