Ahahaha! Drunk Alekhine “Castles” With A Queen And A Rook

March 1, 2018 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Alexander Alekhine vs Pablo de Unamuno
Salamanca simul, 30b (1944), Salamanca ESP, Apr-03
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation (C03)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ Qxf6 6. Nf3 h6 7. Be2 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. c4 b6 10. Be3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qa4 c6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 c5 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. d5 Ne5 17. Ne1 Qh4 18. g3 Qe4 19. Qc2 exd5 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Bf4
Rfe8 22. Kf1 g5 23. Be3 Kg7 24. h3 f5 25. Bd2 Kf6 26. Ng2 Bc7 27. Bc3 Ke6 28.
Bh5 Rf8 29. h4 Nd3 30. Rc2 Be5 31. Bxe5 Nxe5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ne3 Rh8 34. Rxd8
Rxd8 35. Be2 f4 36. gxf4 gxf4 37. Nd5 Bxd5 38. cxd5+ Rxd5 39. Ke1 Rd4
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