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♟️ 1. Alexander Alekhine vs Rudolf Spielmann

San Remo, 1930
Opening: Queen’s Gambit Declined
Result: 1–0

🎯 A brilliant positional game that transforms into a sharp kingside attack.

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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Qa3 Rc8 14. Bb5 a6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. O-O Ra7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Nd4 Qf6 19. b4 c4 20. f4 Bf5 21. Qc3 Re8 22. Rf3 Be4 23. Rg3 Rb7 24. Bd1 Qe7 25. Nc6 Qf6 26. Na5 Rb6 27. Bg4 Qxc3 28. Rxc3 Nf6 29. a3 h5 30. Bd1 Bd3 31. Rc1 Rbe6 32. Ba4 R8e7 33. Nc6 Rc7 34. Nd4 Re4 35. Bc2 Bxc2 36. Rxc2 Ng4 37. Rc3 Rce7 38. Nf5 R7e6 39. h3 d4 40. Rxc4 Nxe3 41. Rxg7+ Kf8 42. Rc8+ Re8 43. Rxe8+ Rxe8 44. Rh7 Nxf5 45. Rh8+ Ke7 46. Rxe8+ Kxe8 47. Kf2 h4 48. Ke2 Kd7 49. Kd3 Kd6 50. a4 Kd5 51. b5 axb5 52. axb5 Nd6 53. b6 Nb7 54. Ke3 f5 55. Kf3 Kd4 56. g3 hxg3 57. Kxg3 Ke3 58. h4 Nc5 59. h5 Nd7 60. b7 Kd4 61. h6 Kd5 62. h7 Nf6 63. h8=Q 1–0

🧠 Summary: Alekhine builds pressure and restricts Black’s counterplay before launching a powerful kingside initiative. His maneuvering on the dark squares and final pawn push demonstrate elegant technique.

♟️ 2. Alexander Alekhine vs Aron Nimzowitsch

San Remo, 1930
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense
Result: 1–0

🎯 A crushing strategic and tactical win over one of the greatest thinkers in chess history.

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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qa5 12. Qc2 Qxc5 13. a4 Bg4 14. Ba3 Qa5 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Rfb1 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qe5 18. Bd6 Qg5 19. Nc7 Bf3 20. Bg3 Be4 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Rxb7 Ne5 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Rab1 h5 25. f4 Qg4 26. fxe5 h4 27. e6! fxe6 28. Be5 g5 29. Rg7+ Kf8 30. Rf1+ Ke8 31. Rg8+ Kd7 32. Rf7+ Kc6 33. Rc7+ Kb6 34. Qb3+ Ka6 35. Qb5# 1–0

💡 Key Moment: The move 27.e6! breaks open Black's kingside and leads to a beautiful mating combination. Alekhine’s coordination of all pieces in the attack is textbook.

♟️ 3. Efim Bogoljubov vs Alexander Alekhine

World Championship Match, 1929 (Game 11)
Opening: French Defense
Result: 0–1

🎯 A counterattacking gem from Alekhine during his title defense.

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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O-O Rb8 12. Bd3 b5 13. Ne2 b4 14. Ned4 Na5 15. Kb1 Rb6 16. h4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. f5 Ne4 19. Qf4 Nc4 20. f6 Qc7 21. Qg4 g6 22. Qf4 Rb8 23. Qh6 Na3+ 24. Kc1 Nxf6 25. exf6 Qf4+ 26. Qxf4 Rc8 27. Qh6 Rxc2+ 28. Nxc2 Rc6 29. Qg7# 0–1

🔥 Why It’s Brilliant: Alekhine absorbs White’s pressure, then breaks out with sharp tactical shots. His counterattack is clinical and ends with a forced mate.