In A Blindfold Simul Alekhine “Sees” Better Than His Opponent

December 4, 2019 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Alekhine beats his amateur opponent by unleashing a king hunt during a 12 board blindfold simul! In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Alexander Alekhine vs NN
Blindfold simul, 12b (1922) (blindfold), Madrid ESP, May-24
Vienna Game: Vienna Gambit (C28)
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 4. fxe5 Nxe5 5. d4 Nc6 6. e5 Qe7
7. Be2 Ng8 8. Nf3 b6 9. O-O h6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. e6
d6 13. exf7+ Kxf7 14. Ng5+ hxg5 15. Bh5+ Rxh5 16. Qxh5+ Ke6
17. Bxg5 Be7 18. Qg4+ Kxd5 19. Qf3+ Kc4 20. Qd3+ Kd5 21. c4+
Ke6 22. Qf5#
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