By Lev Alburt

Alekhine's Defence is among the such a lot provocative openings on the black's disposal, perfect for event avid gamers searching for intriguing video games. all of the very important diversifications are lined during this publication which makes use of quite a few illustrative video games to illustrate the main strategies. lots of those video games are from Alburt's personal perform of the Alekhine, during which he's an skilled exponent. Lev Alburt is the present US Champion and Eric Schiller is a US grasp and writer of a few books in this topic sector.

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P. B. 9. K. R. P. two squares. Q. P. two squares. JV. B. 10. and checks with the Rook and with the Pawn, (a) P. takes K. JV. K. B. K. to his Kt. second square. It. Kt. , II. IV. Q. checks on the adversary's K. fourth B. K. Kt. interposes. square. 12. IV. K. R. P. takes K. Kt. B. Q. takes K. R. P. 13. JV. B. Q. takes Q. K. takes Q. 14. JV. K. B. takes Q. , and White remains with seven Pawns against four. If, iustead of this move, you were to play your Q. to K. B. second square, he could uot avoid being checkmated three moves.

11. W. Q. (c) It versary's takes Q. , &c. would be much better to move the K. Kt. to adK. Kt. fourth square, and then third square. to adversary's K. 8 DAMIANO. THIRD GAME, i. IV. K. P. two squares. B. The same. 2. JV. K. Kt. to B. K. B. P. one square. its B. third square. 3. IV. K. Kt. takes K. P. B. K. B. P. takes K. Kt. 4. /F. Q. cheeks on B. K. Kt. P. one square. the adversary's K. R. fourth square. 5. JV. B. Q. takes K. , and checks. Q. to K. second square. 6. JV. Q. takes K. R. B. Q. takes K.

Checks on her R. fourth square. its 13. W. Q. B B. Q. interposes, (a) to her B. fourth square. (a) It would save time if the K. Kt. P. were moved two squares, imtcad of interposing the Q. B. DAMIANO. 14. IV. B. Q. Kt. P. two squares. Q. to her B. third square. 15. K. B. to adversary's Q. Kt. fourth square. B. Q. to her K. Kt. third square. IV. 16. W. B. Q. takes Q. K. R. P. takes Q. 17. /r. B. Q. Kt. takes Q. B. , and checks. Loses Q. R. and the game. DAMIANO. SECOND GAME. JV. K. P. B. two squares.

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