Game 15

Game 15
Alekhine – Poindle
Simultaneous, Vienna 1936

[Fritz 6 (30s)]

C67: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defence: 4 0–0 Nxe4

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0–0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.dxe5 Nxb5 7.a4 Nd6 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Ng5 (last book move) 9...Be7 10.Qh5 g6 11.Qh6 (White traps the enemy king in the center) 11...Bf8 12.Re1+ Ne7 13.Ne4 f5 14.Nf6+ Kf7 15.Qh4 Bg7? [¹15...d5 and Black hangs on 16.Nxh7 Kg8 17.Nf6+ Kg7²] 16.Bg5+- [16.Nxh7?! Nc6 17.Ng5+ Kf8²] 16...h6 [16...c6 17.Nxh7 Re8 18.Nc3+-] 17.Qc4+ Kf8 [17...d5 does not help much 18.Nxd5!! Theme: Clearance for g5-d8 18...Nxd5 19.Bxd8 Rxd8 20.Nc3+-] 18.Rxe7! (Eliminates the defender e7) 18...Qxe7 (Decoy theme: e7) [18...Kxe7 Decoy to e7 19.Nd5 Discovered attack] 19.Nh7+!! (Clearance to allow g5-e7. Discovered attack) 19...Rxh7 20.Bxe7+ Kxe7 21.Qxc7 [¹21.Qg8 and the rest is a matter of technique 21...b6 22.Qxh7+-] 21...Bxb2 22.Ra2 Bf6 23.c4 Kf7 [23...Ke8 24.Re2+ Re7 25.Rxe7+ Bxe7 26.Nc3+-] 24.Re2 Rh8 25.Qd6 [25.Na3 Rf8 26.Nb5 b6 27.Nd6+ Kg8+-] 25...a5 26.Nc3 Ra6 27.Qd5+ Kg7 28.Nb5 Re6 [28...Rb6+-] 29.Nd6 Rd8 30.Kf1 [30.Rxe6 seems even better 30...dxe6 31.Qc5 Bd7+-] 1-0