Hi there.
In this lecture, we see Alexander Alekhine playing against John Jewitt.
This is in the 1923 British Chess Federation Major Open.
I've actually played in the major myself, so this is not the main British championship, in fact.
So perhaps there were other qualifications needed to play in the main British.
But anyway, let's see this game.
So nice to have free from Alekhine we have d5 b4 so an interesting move here.
E6 we have Bishop b2 so looking at g79 ten six.
Yes.
If Planck takes on B4 we can just take on g seven winning material.
So 910 six a free C5 beating c5 Bishop take c5 e free black consoles C4 96 and now D4.
This does blunt the bishop.
Maybe later that bishop would be nice to kind of open up to G seven access Bishop B six Knight bd2,
Queen E seven.
And then we have Bishop D3.
So White's bishop here is a little bit better than the eight Bishop.
This bishop seems a little bit irrelevant actually at the moment.
Blunted by the D4 pawn we see Rook D eight won't consoles Bishop D seven and now 95.
Now here Bishop e eight was played.
This is a bit passive and allows this F4 perhaps black should have played it seems Knight takes E5 so
for example D takes 94.
So offering a pawn if Knight takes e4, D takes this position where Bishop C6 Queen C two White's edge
is only small here it's only slight, but in the game it seems as though this is problematic after F4
because now this is like a stonewall attack.
There's things like Rook afraid to H.
Fritz.
It's a very interesting position.
White controls quite well the E4 square here.
So this does seem like a strong version for white of a stonewall attack system.
Rook AC eight So the Stonewall has this particular pawn structure, often the pawn on on C3.
So there seems to be a good version.
Rook C 197 And now Knight takes C6, Rook take C6 and now C5.
And here Black perhaps notices there's a bit of a snag in this position.
Emerging so and actually desperately plays Night Taxi five.
So why is this why desperately give up this this piece?
And it also has a cost to it as well, not just the material.
It potentially it's like opening up the bishop to G7.
If we look at this critical position, if bishops C seven, Bishop B five and that wins the exchange,
you might wonder, Well, hold on, hold on.
What about Bishop A5 then?
It seems as though Knight be free is awkward for black, whereas black playing be sex now in this position,
concretely, the strongest move is Knight takes a five, so that shatters Black's pawns.
But now even worse.
Bishop See three And what is black doing here?
This is just a very painful position to be in.
If a four bishop be five.
And then here there's Bishop A5 and this is winning material might be six short heads B five, but we
can take on eight first and then just take the ninth.
This is highly problematic.
If Rook sees seven, there's a bishop A5 skewing.
Both rooks might have six.
We can actually just afford here to take on C seven.
So we're looking at D eight.
Forget about B5 here and you know, we're just winning material here.
So this kind of helps explain this unfortunate point in the game where black sacrifices are nice for
two pawns, but it also opens up the Bishop rook phrase dual purpose protecting Ephraim.
Also this potential rook left also potentially Bishop takes H seven and rookie free.
So we have here Bishop takes Avery trying to grab more material.
If f6 this might be more prudent here for Rook H free but this position one actually has a very strong
attack with Rook.
Take c5 of the Queen, take C5 Knight be free this position with Queen A1 very hyper modern and suave.
What does Black do this 94?
It's just building up a very, very strong attack.
And then there's the idea of bishop a free.
So one's getting a big advantage if B6 might be free F6 rook G4 is strong for white Bishop B6 we can
actually play Bishop takes h seven check and Admiral Cage free check.
And here rook take C six first and we can smash fruit to the king.
Can you see how if you had this position, how can we smash fruit to the king now for a king attack?
Brilliant king attack combination We would play here.
Bishop, take G7.
This is devastating.
So one point is, if King takes in as Queen four and if king of six, Queen G5 is mate.
Otherwise, we're just mating with broken chains.
And if it's ignored, we've f6 then rook G3 is strong this position.
Just ignore that King fan one And then, you know, it's just devastating, basically.
A6 Les Bishop takes 87.
This is just White's material up anyway.
As you might suspect, a lot of these attacks are just very strong here.
This position is very strong.
So, for example, here we just zero up.
I mean, we've given back our material rather for a very strong attack.
So Bishop takes f6 here would be devastating.
Looking at D eight.
If G takes Queen takes of six, track Queen takes the eight.
So, yeah, it's just very, very strong attack.
So Bishop takes A3 though, makes things interesting and we have actually an inaccuracy from Alekhine
Rook take C six.
It does seem there was a more clinical move here.
This is intriguing.
A little bit intriguing that rook take C6 was played so it seems as though bishop takes H7 check here
is very strong for rook H free shank and here Queen H five.
If if f6 because otherwise if Rook C1 were just taking on C1, this position could win H eight check.
And here actually just very strong as a free.
So this with 95 check, 9.87 check Rook Geoffrey, for example.
And black can't easily defend seven here so if I wrote 67 this is just dismantling check take the queen.
It's just dismantling black.
You know, black is not going to last too long here.
And even the bishop can come to help the queen.
So yeah, it does seem as though Bishop takes 87 check was very strong.
And if you're wondering, by the way, you know, King G six is Queen H five.
So, yes, that's kind of it's a very, very dangerous sequence.
But Rook takes six was played.
Bishop Thanks.
If Bishop takes B to rook C2 Yes, Bishop takes H seven check Here is possible.
And here Bishop de Fray.
Bishop takes queen.
Thanks.
It is.
Better for white.
One has the extra nights and black hands free for five.
Six against four points.
Two points though, but OC Bishop takes six, which allows now a brilliant combination, which I think
you might suspect.
So the first move is for ten points.
Okay.
Bishop takes a seven track roll, cage free check.
KING And now I hope you suspect the move here, which ends the game.
What is that move?
And this does seem to echo basically Alaska's brilliancy against Beyer.
So, yes, Bishop takes seven, a double bishop sacrifice, totally demolishing the defensive layer,
the force defensive shield around around the king going into Star Trek mode here.
The defensive shield has been taken out if f6 because if King takes G7 queen G4 check is pretty convincing.
So say F6 then Bishop, age six, is pretty dangerous for black.
So here.
If Queen H seven, Queen H five, and we're cutting escapes.
Queens of the King here, I think.
Queen G for Czech King of seven.
Bishop takes eight is actually just winning material here And note how the night and she stops Queen
B one check as well.
So yes, as a crushing finished double bishop sacrifice could have been played maybe even a tad more
accurately.
But it's human after all.
So Bishop 6h7 here was working, it seems, with this idea.
It seems this is is interesting.
So maybe something about this had been rejected by Alekhine, but it does seem as though Knight Fraser
is a pivotal move here, clarifying why it's actually a strong attack.
It involves giving up the bishop on C one, but this is just a very, very strong attack here emerging.
This is actually just a winning position.
But yes, Rook takes C six and the Queen's human after all.
But now.
Yeah.
After Bishop takes six, you know, this double Bishop sack is on anyway.
So brilliant.
Finish.
Yep.
End of game position there after Bishop takes seven.
I hope you enjoyed this one as much as me echoing Laska here.
Thanks very much.