Alekhine Makes A Queen Sacrifice, His Opponent Strikes Back

March 2, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a mega-exciting game where Alekhine makes a Queen sacrifice on move 12 but his opponent strikes back, organizes a counterattack and sacrifices the Knight and Rook! Alekhine defends brilliantly and all White can do is to give a perpetual check!
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Eugene Znosko-Borovsky vs Alexander Alekhine
Paris (1925), Paris FRA, rd 3, Feb-13
Alekhine Defense: Four Pawns Attack. Main Line (B03)
1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6
7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nf3 e6 9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Rc1 c5 11. a3 cxd4 12. Bg5
dxc3 13. Bxd8 Rxd8 14. Qb3 cxb2 15. Qxb2 Na4 16. Qa1 Nc2+
17. Rxc2 Bxc2 18. Nd4 Bg6 19. c5 Nxc5 20. Bb5+ Nd7 21. Qc3 a6
22. Bxd7+ Rxd7 23. Qc8+ Rd8 24. Qxb7 Rxd4 25. Qc6+ Rd7 26. O-O
Bd3 27. Rxf7 Bc5+ 28. Kh1 Bb5 29. Qxe6+ Re7 30. Rxe7+ Bxe7
31. Qc8+ Bd8 32. Qe6+ Be7 33. Qc8+ Bd8 34. Qe6+
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