The Most Astonishing Chess Strategy: Alekhine's Paradox
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- Опубліковано 27 кві 2024
- One of the most intriguing chess strategies ever employed on the board. Alexander Alekhine demonstrates a remarkable paradox that went against conventional principles of chess. Traditionally, players aim to develop their pieces as soon as possible and prevent the opponent's development. Alekhine, however, turned this principle on its head. Instead of bringing his undeveloped pieces into play, he deliberately moved his already developed pieces, seemingly wasting valuable tempi. Even more striking, with these sophisticated maneuvers Alekhine forced his opponent to develop pieces-and this strategy, paradoxically, set the stage for a devastating attack with beautiful sacrifices. Let's dive into this strategic and tactical masterpiece and uncover the brilliance behind Alekhine's paradoxical approach.
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Qe7 9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Rd1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bf1 Rd8 14. h3 Bc7 15. Be3 Re8 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Nce2 g6 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Nf3 Bb6 20. Bg5 Qc5 21. Nc3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Be3 Bc7 24. Ne2 Qh2+ 25. Kf1 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Bh2+ 28. Kh1 Nf4 29. Nxf4 Bxf4+ 30. Kg1 Bh2+ 31. Kh1 Qf3+ 32. Kxh2 Re5 33. Qc5 Rxc5 34. Bxc5 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qxc5 36. Re3 Re8 37. Rae1 Qe5 38. R1e2 Re6 39. b3 Rf6 40. Rg3 Kg7 41. Bb1 Rf4 42. Bd3 Rh4 43. Kf3 Qf4+ 44. Kg2 Qc1 45. Kf3 h5 46. Rc2 Qd1+ 47. Ke3 Rh1 48. Kd4 h4 49. Re3 Re1 50. Rxe1 Qxe1 51. Re2 Qa1+ 52. Kc4 b5+ 0-1
Alekhine is underrated because everyone loves Capablanca and look at Alekhine as the villain
And that's the truth
And the "villain" was murdered in Portugal in his hotel room by french "epuration", the red slaughterers. Not an official new ,of course
Alleged Nazi sympathizer
Unbelievable, what a deep understanding of chess and the brilliance of Alekhine, I salute you!
Wow great game! I heard a story that when Kasparov first met Magnus, he asked him about his 4 favorite Alekhine games… 🤷🏻♂️🙏
The Alekhine Capablanca 1927 match was like a battle of titans.
Alekhine is, for me, top five of chess history! Do you agree?... cheers from Brazil ❤
Yes, I agree. Cheers.
I love Alekhine play. He's my second choice after Paul Murphy.
I totally agree.
Alekhine is a magician 🪄✨
greatest ever!
Alekhine is, for me, TOP CHESSPLAYER of all chess history!! Why? Simply because he defeat 8 years unbeatable chess machine-man great Capablanca in marathon World Chess Championchip-match (¨older¨ generation) and later challenger Max Euwe (¨new generation¨)!!! That's why!
Very interesting to see how every single move comes with a concrete idea which forces White to do things which slowly but surely leads to a worse position in every variant!
This kind of deep calculation is what makes differences between GM and me, a mere mortal
The stunning sacrifice of not one but both bishops shows the level of advance calculation in his attack.
Thank you for specifying the pawn structure!! Everyone only talks about the two bishops ignoring the many positions that are favorable for knights. Open position with pawns on both sides! That's it!
Makes it look so simple. Everything makes so logical sense...
Now i see why Alekhine is so rated. Those moves are almost playing the opponent against themselves.
4:54 "...which can be quite unpleasant." Sounds like something out of a Bond movie, lol.
the best explain of a chess game i have ever saw. no padding, just substance.
This really gave me an appreciation for Alekhine for the first time. Thank you.
My pleasure.
This is the correct prononciation of Alekhine's name
But most people can't do it for some reason
Thanks for the analysis right from the opening stage and the game as well.
My pleasure.
@@chesswisdom Thanks Sir
This is the first video that i watch from you, and i must tell you, its just perfect for me! Good analysis, but not too complex, and great choice of showing pre-engine games, closer to the usual players level.
Splendid!
The work you put in for this video shows.
The choices on what variations to show, and which ones to leave out,
Great explanations, everything was perfectly clear.
Hats off!
Wow, excellent review of this game and strategy. New subscriber
Super good gane - you explained it thoroughly. Great video!
Thanks for the in depth explanation sir ! Learnt a lot especially how to capture the right pieces , checking what how a pawn move impacts the position from both sides etc
My pleasure, sir!
Brilliant game, well explained. Thank you
My pleasure.
This is truly brilliant stuff. Thank you!
My pleasure!
Well explained - great game - I subscribed.
What a game!
Tx !
Very good explanation of the game.
Fantastic game!
Elaborately analysed. Thanks.
My pleasure.
Insightful analysis of a fascinating game. Thank you. You have a new subscriber.
My pleasure. Thanks for subscribing.
amazing piece play
Insane patience.
He pressured the opponent's position over and over without leaving any breathing room until cracks started to form, amazing
Epic game!! 🤯
Great game, thanks!
My pleasure!
Interesting indeed , So Magnus has also created some notable paradoxes as well.
Best game I've ever seen!
This gane is an art
Woaw so instructional
The usual way of a top player to win against a minor is wait for the mistake. No exception here
Yep. Keep making threats, asking questions…eventually a poor player will answer incorrectly
Bravo🎉🎉🎉🎉
Now I know why Alekhine is coined by Kramnik as The Dynamic
This strategy is initiative , lasting curiously with black very soon and all along this instructive game .
Combinatorial chess is so much more interesting than positional chess.
My brain feels like it is going to explode on the second move with chess. You don't need some antique master strategy to confuse me, just moving the pieces around is enough.
Alekhine...one of the greatest.
I love Alekhine's gun, its clear the man was a genius chess artist.
Where did this idea about Alekhine forcing the opponent to develop came from? Lol
Wondering the same 😅
A better way to say it is "Alekhine dies not hesitate to move a developed piece for a 2nd time, and lures his opponent to pieces in bad squares".
cool!
Why have half the screen as text? Make the board full screen. Text is not important. Just read the text at the start and then remove it. Or make it much smaller after the game starts.
What are you even talking about? The chess board is a square and the screen a rectangle. There will always be a border, and you would not get a better view of the chess if the text went away, as the board is already as big as it can be.
Man never took geometry 😢 he's still trying to put the round peg through the square hole 😔
A true chess player would have retired already knowing he has to sacrifice his queen. All comments welcome
i guess the point is that the principle "develop your pieces" is SIMPLISTIC.
in fact, the problem should be viewed HOLISTICALLY. the REAL principle is "improve your POSITION". this MAY involve developing the pieces, but there can be other ways.
Спасибо, что показали эту замечательную игру, свидетельствующую о мастерстве Алехина в отношении качества фигур и их расстановки. Он всегда тщательно все планирует и, похоже, меньше беспокоится о разработке и больше о размещении, оптимальном размещении, а не просто о разработке. Он намеренно передвигает свои фигуры, чтобы сосредоточиться на слабых сторонах и заставить противника уступать одну уступку за другой. Я не согласен с расхожим мнением, что Капабланка был лучшим игроком, несмотря на проигрыш. Алехин - игрок, заслуживающий большей похвалы среди современных шахматистов. До того, как я начал играть профессионально, я слишком много внимания уделял изучению дебютов, а не фундаментальным идеям, таким как техника эндшпиля, как триангуляция, контролируемый темп, цугсванг. В настоящее время я одержим играми Оскара Панно, и игра в романтическом стиле подорвала мой рейтинг, опустив меня с 2311-го места до 2109-го.
Но с тех пор, как я присоединился к UA-cam в качестве автора, мои шахматы пострадали. Я очень рад, что ваши видео доступны в качестве ресурса. Вы, безусловно, лучший аналитический материал по шахматам, без преувеличений, дурацких миниатюр на UA-cam и кликбейта. Когда мои финансовые дела пойдут лучше, я надеюсь, что раньше, чем позже, я внесу некоторую сумму, чтобы помочь вам продолжать. Прошу прощения за мой плохой русский, я родился в Ростове, но эмигрировал, когда мне было 5 лет, и с тех пор живу в Америке. Надеюсь, вы, по крайней мере, сможете меня понять! Твое здоровье, друг, и до следующего раза!
Большое спасибо за теплые слова! Желаю вам успехов в дальнейшем шахматном совершенствовании.
great video, you explain it so clearly and your style is amazing. Look forward to watching more
Parece una obra de orfebrería de Fabergé
Ok, so next game I play, I won't develop my pieces, right? :) Thanks for the analysis.
Yes, exactly. :) My pleasure.
Nice game and all, but I don't really see any *"spectacularly **_"DEEP"_** strategy"* at ALL about Alekhine's play...
He was just *VERY* methodical and careful with his development, while his opponent was too hasty and made *TWO big blunders* -- namely the Knight moves at moves #21 and #24... :P
Meanwhile Alekhine has *ONLY 1 (ONE)* _minor_ inaccuracy, and at a stage in the game where his victory was already assured.... :P
(My source ?? : Latest version of the Stockfish chess engine... :P )
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Who was his opponent?
Jacques Davidson.
Must have been a frustrating game for white. Constantly being pressured into blacks plan for the game. Still amazing how well a strong player can hold on in a losing game.
Are you from Transylvania? Sometimes your accent sounds like the count on Sesame Street. hehehe
Not sure that strategy will stand up against today's hyper aggressive style. Too slow.
Constant initiative to be compared to Fischer's games.
Alekhine constantly plays for threads. Not for development. Because technically development does nothing if you have no threads.