Enjoyed the game..!

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As none of the masters have addressed your inquiry, there is no mate. The free download Rybka program gives the following play set at 12 ply: 25...Kd7   26.Nxf6+,Kc8   27.Nxe8,Rxe8  28.Qxe8,exg5  29.Bxg5 leaving White up the exchange and with passed connected g and h pawns. Had Black moved the Q out of attack on move 27 then 28.Nxd6 wins a piece rather than the exchange since this N has captured 2 B's and only 1 N can be captured by Black. Truly a won game but I think Soltis overstated the case in calling it Morphy like.

Note: The Rybka free version needs the also free Arena GUI. Get these and you can ask Rybka for yourself whenever a book or an article line of play ends at a place where you don't get the point (alas, only too often with this duffer).

To Kennytiger,

Thanks, I did not know about AA's chess playing brother.

how do you get mate? cant see.

Great combinational chess...that game has so many features..blocking, pinning

a wonderful way to play..swooping around like a bird picking things off and then...

wow gud ne //

Blindfolded simul - eek! I cannot even play a single blindfolded! Does he have to remember each position, or he gets told the position at each board?

Pardon my ignorance!

superb match.....

This game is worthy of Alekhine family. I only have to add to the article and comments but it is an important step in chess career of Alekhine. Euwe wrote about Alexander Alekhine in his book (From Steinitz to Fischer): "His four-year older brother taught him how to play chess and helped him to advance in and master the game." The help of the older brother here must mention.

In E. Mansurov's book about N. Pillsbury "Sled meteora" all 22 games of Pullsbury's record blindfold simultanious exibition in Moscow 1902 are listed. There is no Alekhin among participants! One of them played under pseudonim, but he lost.

Pillsbury gave two blindfold exibitions in Moscow 1902, one on 22 boards and other on 12. Alekhin didn't play the second one either. He also gave three normal simuls and a number of exibition games against strongest amateurs.

The error probably originates from Alexander Alekhin's recolection of events. He wrote years afterwards and didn't express himself too well. If you read his article you will see that he stated two things: that his brother made a draw against Pillsbury, and that Pillsbury's word record made a great impression on him (Alex. Alekhin). Only, he wrote it in that way, that reader gets a feeling that Alexei played in blinfold simul. 

Alexei Alekhin probably made a draw against Pillsbury, but in a 'normal' simul, not a blindfold one. That, in my opinion, is even greater achievement.

nice game.......

Incredible.

The Alekhine family strikes again!

classic game

scary, different playing style than the most famous alekhine, though

The opening looks like the format of a Stonewall. I had been using Stonewall, but you seldom see it anymore. In this game I have found a new move which I have not used before - Nh3. Thanks, for the game.  

Man,,,,u dont see many openings like that any more.  Very nice .

I wonder how a 22 board blindfold exhibition goes, It would be nice if some of my opponents played blindfolded.

That was a NICE taste of his talent.

ADK

Tbuk, thanks for pointing out that mistake. I already made the correction. LOL

1888 - 19390, huh?

:P

Good game.

That's a great game! Thanks!