The Game Of Chess

Cue (NZERS), Issue 24, 31 May 1945, Page 39

The Game Of Chess

Dr. A. Alekhine, the world’s champion recently played a short match with Dr. Ramon Rey Ardid, the Spanish champion, Alekhine winning easily. RUY LOPEZ Game 10 White Black Dr. A. A. Alekhine Dr. R. R. Ardid 1. P— . P—K4 2. Kt—Kß3 . Kt—Qß3 3. B—Kts P—QR 3 4. B—R4 Kt—B3 (a) 5. o—o B—K2 (b) 6. Q—K2 (c) QKt4 7. B— P—Q3 8. P—B3 Kt—QR 4 9. P— (d) Kt x B (e) 10. P x Kt Kt— . 11. R—QI ' B—--12. P x P P x P 13. Kt—R3 (f) P—--14. Kt—B2 Q—K2 15. QKt4 o—o 16. P—KR3 R—KI (g) 17. Kt—R2 Q—K3 18. Kt—K3 P—KKt3 19. Kt—B3 (h) B—QI (i) 20. Kt—Kt4 P—KB4 ? (j) 21. Kt—R6ch.(k) K—Kt2 22. Px P ! Q—Bs (1) 23. Q — Resigns (m) (a) The Morphy Defence. An interesting line and theoretically sound is Alapin’s Defence deferred, i.e., 4 . . . , —Kt5. Its motive is to interfere with the building of a centre by hindering P—Q4. - ; 1

(b) Ardid no doubt did not wish to mix matters with the other alternative 5 . . . ,Kt xP. ? (c) 6 R—KI is more often played, but this is equally good. (d) New to theory, the old line was 9 B—; P—B4; 10 P—Q4, Q—etc. Alekhine has added more to chess theory than any other and this certainly seems sound. (e) Better would have been 9 . . . , Kt—Q2; or 9 . ..., P x P. (f) Threatening 14 Kt x P, etc., as well as the text line. (g) Here 16 ... , R—QI; with the general plan of following with . . . B— Kt2; . . . , .Kt—Bl; . .. . , KKt3; etc., trying to neutralise Whites’ rooks, was the only way to save disaster. (h) Taking advantage of Black’s seventeenth move.

(i) Better 19 . . . , KB —Kt2. His cramped position is now exploited by Alekhine’s genius. (j) Fatal. Correct was 20 ... , P—jgg. . - (k) Not 21 P x P, P x P; 22 Kt (Kt) xP; B— and White loses a piece. (l) 22 . .■; , P x P; is impossible because of 23 R—Q6 ! The reader should note carefully the disastrous consequences of neglect of the open Q file and try to profit from the Spanish champion’s experience. ■ ~ (m) There is no satisfactory defence. Space does not permit detail, but if there are any doubts write in to CUB. i t .- jj: ■n