1.d4d52.c4dxc43.Nf3Nf64.Qa4+Qd75.Qxc4Qc66.Na3Qxc47.Nxc4e6A
quiet game with a queen trade on my 6! What happened to Alekhine's
legendary tactics and attacks ? Well, nobody can get those kinds of games all the
time. To be World Champion you have to master every part of chess. That includes
subtle maneuvers and world class positional skills and endgame mastery.8.a3!...[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An important move!8.Bf4looks good, but this allows Black to get more activity than he deserved:Bb4+9.Nfd2Nc610.e3Nd511.Bg3O-O12.Bd3f513.a3Bxd2+14.Nxd2f4and Black's better.8....c59.Bf4...Taking control over the d6-square.
Since White's c4-knight was taking aim at d6, it's a no-brainer to
have the dark-squared bishop join in on the fun. In other words, make sure your
bishop move works with the rest of your army.9....Nc610.dxc5Bxc511.b4...Gaining space.11....Be712.b5...Pushing the knight back and gaining even more
space.12....Nb813.Nd6+...Finally grabbing the two bishops.13....Bxd614.Bxd6Ne4White's dark-squared bishop is attacked so the question of the
day is, “Where should it move to ?” 15.Be5 f6 only helps Black,
15.Bb4 runs into the annoying 15...a5, and 15.Bg3 loses the two bishops by
15...Nxg3. This leaves 15.Bf4 and 15.Bc7. As you can see, most of your choices
are found by simple logic.15.Bc7!...[%c_effect
c7;square;c7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 15.Bf4 gives White an edge, but
15.Bc7 stops Black from (after he castles) putting a rook on the d-file.15....Nd715...f6(trying to close the h2-b8 diagonal) fails to16.Rc1O-O17.Rc4when Black has to play the super-ugly move,f516.Nd4!...[%c_effect
d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Alekhine hasn't forgotten his
goals. White intends to take central space with f2-f3 followed by e2-e4. By
doing so, Black's knights will (eventually) be pushed back leaving White
with two active bishops versus unhappy knights.16....Nb616...e517.Nf517.f3Nd518.Ba5Nef619.Nc2!?...[%c_effect
c2;square;c2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Bringing this knight (after
e2-e4) to e3 where it will take the c4-square away from Black's pieces.
Though this is a nice maneuver, the straightforward 19.e4 was probably better.
However, an imaginative player like Alekhine danced to his own tune.19....Bd720.e4Rc821.Kd2Nb61-0 White wins.1-0