[Event "Birmingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Cunnington, F.H."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [Annotator "Alexander"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "1924.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Nc3 Be6 6. h3 $2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Kh8 11. Nxf6 gxf6 12. Qe2 Bxh3 $1 13. gxh3 (13. Kh1 $1) 13... Qxh3 14. Nh2 Rg8+ 15. Ng4 Rxg4+ 16. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 17. Kh2 Rg8 { 18.~ Qh4#. (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.11)} 0-1 [Event "corr., Birmingham Post Cup 1927-8"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fairhurst, William"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [Annotator "Golombek, g1"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] 1. d4 Nc6 2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. Nc3 (4. f4 Ng6 5. Nf3 Bc5 { is uncomfortable for White.}) (4. dxe6 $142 fxe6 5. f4 Ng6 6. Be3) 4... exd5 5. Nxd5 (5. exd5 $142) 5... c6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Bf4 Qf6 8. Bg3 d6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. Qd2 (10. Nf3 $142) 10... Be6 11. Na4 N7g6 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. f4 (13. Nf3 { followed by Qc3 looks good for White.}) 13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4 15. Rd1 O-O 16. e5 $2 Nxe5 17. Ne2 Nf3+ {A coup de tonnerre that must have reverberated in White's ears worse than a horde of howling Valkyries.} 18. gxf3 Rfe8 19. b3 Rxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Bxe2 21. Kxe2 Qc3 22. Be1 Re8+ 23. Kf2 Qe3+ 24. Kg3 h5 25. Bd2 h4+ 26. Kg4 f5+ 27. Kxf5 Qxf3 28. Rhg1 Qh5+ { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.16)} 0-1 [Event "Cambridge"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander"] [Black "Marshall"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bn1rk1/5p1p/1qp2p1Q/ppb1pP2/3pP2N/P1NP2P1/BPP1K2P/R4R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] 1. Na4 bxa4 2. Rf4 exf4 3. gxf4 {followed by Rg1 and mate.} 1-0 [Event "Cambridge"] [Site "?"] [Date "1929.03.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Brown, E."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C51"] [Annotator "Alexander"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "1929.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d6 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Bg5 Ne7 (10... f6) 11. Nd5 f6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxf6+ Kf8 14. Ng5 Nxc4 $8 (14... Nf5 15. Nfxh7+ Rxh7 16. Nxh7+ Kg7 17. exf5 $18) 15. Qh5 $6 (15. Qf3 $1 $16) 15... Ng6 $2 (15... Kg7 $1 {would draw} 16. Qf7+ Kh6 17. Qh5+ $11) 16. Qh6+ {(Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.13)} 1-0 [Event "Cambridge-Oxford"] [Site "?"] [Date "1929.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Newman, R.H."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [Annotator "Alexander/Golombek, g2"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1929.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. f4 Re8 8. O-O c6 9. Ng3 Bg4 10. Qd2 Qb6 11. Qf2 {/\ f5} Bc8 12. b3 $2 (12. h3 { >= Alexander}) 12... a5 {To allow ...Qa7 if White plays Na4.} (12... Ng4 13. Na4 Nxf2 14. Nxb6 Nxd3 15. Nxc8 Rxc8 16. cxd3 $15) 13. Bd2 $2 (13. h3 { >= Alexander}) (13. Na4 Qa7) 13... Ng4 14. Qf3 Qxd4+ 15. Kh1 Nf6 16. Nce2 Qb6 17. f5 $1 Nbd7 18. Nh5 $1 Nxh5 19. Qxh5 Nf6 (19... Bf8 {/\ Ne5}) 20. Qf3 Bd7 21. Rae1 c5 22. Nf4 Bc6 23. Nh5 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 d4 (24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Re6 $1) 25. Re6 $1 Qc7 (25... fxe6 26. f6 $1 $18) (25... Bf8 26. Rg6 fxg6 27. fxg6 h6 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. Rxf8+ $18) 26. Rg6 $1 (26. Rh6 gxh6 27. f6 {Alexander} Be4 {Golombek}) 26... hxg6 27. fxg6 f6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rxf6+ Ke7 30. Rf7+ Kd8 31. Rxc7 Kxc7 32. Qxg7+ Re7 33. Qf6 Rae8 34. h4 Re6 (34... Re1+ 35. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Bf1 Bb5 37. Qf2 Rd1 38. g7 Bxf1 39. Qg1 $18) 35. Qf2 $2 (35. Qxe6 $1 Rxe6 36. g7 Re8 37. Bc4 $18) 35... Rf8 36. Qg1 Rf3 $2 (36... Bg3 $1 37. Bh6 $1 Rfe8 (37... Rh8 $2 38. Bg5 Bxh4 39. g7 Rh5 40. Bf4+ Kb6 41. Bh2 Bg3 42. g8=Q Bxh2 43. Qd1 Reh6 44. Qxh5 Rxh5 45. Qg4 Rh8 46. Be4 Bf4+ 47. Kg1 Be3+ 48. Kf1 Bb5+ 49. Bd3 $18) 38. Bd2 Rf8 39. Bh6 $11 {Alexander}) 37. gxf3 Bxf3+ 38. Qg2 Bxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Bf8 40. h5 Kd8 41. h6 { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.17)} 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1930.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Illingworth"] [Black "Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C73"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "1930.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Nh6 10. O-O Nf7 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. h3 f5 $2 15. Nd5 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Reilly"] [Black "Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/2p1qnbp/p1pp2p1/5p2/2PQP3/1PN2N1P/PB3PP1/3R1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] 1. Nd5 $1 (1. Nd5 $1 Bxd4 2. Nxe7+ Kg7 3. Bxd4+ Ne5 4. exf5 gxf5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Bxe5+ Kf7 7. Nxc6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Worcester"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Michell, Reginald"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E22"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Qe7 8. e3 e5 9. d5 e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. gxf3 bxc6 12. Rg1 Bf5 13. e4 h6 14. Be3 Bg6 15. O-O-O c5 16. Re1 O-O 17. Bd3 Kh7 18. Qc2 Nd7 19. f4 Kh8 20. f3 Bh5 21. Rg3 f5 22. exf5 Nf6 23. Bd2 Qd7 24. Bc3 Rae8 25. Reg1 Re7 26. Rh3 Be8 27. Qg2 Kh7 28. Rg3 c6 29. Qf2 Qc7 30. Re1 Rff7 31. Re6 Kh8 32. Rg1 d5 33. Be5 Qd7 34. Bxf6 Rxf6 35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Qh4 Qd6 37. Qg3 1-0 [Event "Worcester ch-ENG"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Sultan Khan, Mir"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D04"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. b3 e5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Ng4 9. f4 Qh4+ 10. g3 Qh3 11. Bf1 Qh5 12. Qf3 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Qxe5 14. Rb1 Nxe3 15. Bb2 d4 16. Qe4 Nxc2+ 17. Kf2 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Bd3 Nb4 20. Nf6+ Ke7 21. Bxf5 Kxf6 22. Be4 c5 23. a3 Nc6 24. Rbc1 1-0 [Event "Cambridge"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Menchik, Vera"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C13"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Qg4 (8. f4) 8... Nc6 (8... Kf8) 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. Nb5 Qa5+ 11. Kd1 Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxg7 Bd7 14. Nxd4 Nc6 15. Qg5+ Kf8 16. Qh6+ Ke7 17. Qg5+ Kf8 18. Qh6+ Ke7 {(Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.15)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cambridge Easter Congress"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Yates, Frederick. D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C52"] [Annotator "Golombek, g3"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 { The Lasker Defence.} 7. Qb3 exd4 $2 (7... Qd7 $1 {is usual and best.}) (7... Qe7 $6 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. O-O Bb6 11. Bb2 $40) 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 $2 (8... Kf8 {is preferable.}) 9. e5 $1 {/\ Bg5+} dxe5 $8 (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. Qa3+ $18) 10. O-O {/\ Ba3+} Bg4 (10... Nf6 $6 11. Ba3+) 11. Re1 { /\ Nxe5} Bxf3 12. Ba3+ $18 (12. Rxe5+ $1 Kf8 (12... Nxe5 13. Ba3+) 13. Bxg8 Rxg8 14. Ba3+ $18 (14. Rf5+ $18)) 12... Bb4 (12... Kf6 13. Qe6+ Kg5 14. Bc1+ Kh4 15. Qh3#) 13. cxb4 {/\ b5+} (13. Rxe5+ $18) 13... b5 14. Qxf3 Qd6 $18 15. Rc1 Rf8 16. Qxc6 Rxf7 17. Qxc7+ Ke6 18. Qc8+ Qd7 19. Nd2 Re7 20. Ne4 Qxc8 21. Rxc8 h6 22. Re1 g6 23. Bb2 g5 24. Rf8 Rg7 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Nf6+ Kf5 27. Nxg8+ Kg6 28. Re6+ {(Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.19)} (28. Re6+ Kh5 29. Nf6+ {wins the rook.}) 1-0 [Event "Cambridge, Easter Congress"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner-Barry, P.S."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C25"] [Annotator "Golombek, g4"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 (2... Nf6) 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. d4 g4 6. Bc4 gxf3 7. O-O (7. Qxf3 Nxd4 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qh5+ Kg7 10. O-O $40 {Chigorin}) 7... d5 8. exd5 Bg4 9. Re1+ (9. Qd2 Nce7 10. Qxf4 Qd7 (10... Nh6 {>= Keres}) 11. d6 {Gahinbeck} ) 9... Nge7 10. gxf3 (10. Ne4 $142 Bg7 11. gxf3 { when Black does not gain a tempo by ...Rg8+ as he does in the game.}) 10... Bh3 11. Bxf4 Rg8+ 12. Bg3 Na5 13. Bb5+ (13. Bd3 {/\ b4} Bg7 14. Bxh7 Rh8 15. d6 cxd6 16. Nd5 Nac6 17. Bh4 Be6 $17) 13... c6 14. Ne4 Bg7 15. Kh1 Qxd5 16. c4 Qd7 (16... Qxd4 $2 17. Qe2 $1) 17. d5 Kf8 18. d6 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nxg3+ 20. hxg3 Qf5 21. d7 Bd4 $1 22. Nxb7 (22. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 23. Kh2 Qg2#) 22... Qh5 23. Re8+ Rxe8 24. dxe8=Q+ Kxe8 25. Qe2+ Kf8 26. Nxa5 Bg4+ { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.20)} 0-1 [Event "Cambridge"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Sultan Khan, Mir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. f3 exf3 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Ne2 Nbd7 10. Qe1 Qb6 11. Rd1 Qb4 12. Nd2 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Qxd4+ 15. Kh1 Qg4 16. Nf3 Rd8 17. Rde1 Nbd5 18. c3 h6 19. Bc1 Bd6 20. Bd1 Bf4 21. h3 Qg3 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Qc2 Qg6 24. Nd4 Qxc2 25. Bxc2 N4d5 26. Re5 Kd7 27. Bb3 Kc7 28. g4 Rd7 29. Kg2 a6 30. Kg3 b5 31. Bc2 Kb6 32. Ree1 g5 33. Nf3 Nf4 34. h4 Nd3 35. Re3 Nf4 36. Ree1 N6d5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Nxg5 f6 39. Nh7 f5 40. Ng5 Rg7 41. Rxf4 Rxg5 42. Rd4 e5 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Jackson, Edward"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C82"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Qe2 Ng5 12. a4 b4 13. c4 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Na5 15. Bc2 Nxc4 16. Ng5 g6 17. Nxh7 Kxh7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6+ Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. b3 Nb6 24. Bh6 Qe8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Rac1 Bf8 27. Bg5 Bg7 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Rfe1 d4 30. Qg4 d3 31. e6 Re7 32. Rcd1 Rd8 33. Re3 Rd4 34. f4 Nd5 35. Rexd3 Rxe6 36. Qf3 Rxd3 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Menchik, Vera"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c4 dxc4 6. Bxc4 Nb6 7. Be2 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Qb1 Nb4 15. Nc3 Qd7 16. Bb5 Nc6 17. Ne4 a6 18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. d4 Nd5 20. Nxc5 Nf4 21. Kh1 Qd5 22. Qe4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd3 24. Rc7 Rd7 25. Rxd7 Bxd7 26. Bc3 Rc8 27. Kg1 Bc6 28. Nfd2 b5 29. a3 Bxa3 30. f3 Bd5 31. Rd1 Nf4 32. Kf1 Be7 33. b4 Bxe4 34. Nxe4 Nd5 35. Bd2 Bxb4 36. Bxb4 Nxb4 37. Ra1 Rc4 38. Nc5 Rxd4 39. Nxa6 Nxa6 40. Rxa6 g5 41. g3 Rd5 42. f4 gxf4 43. gxf4 Rd4 44. Rb6 Rxf4+ 45. Kg2 Rb4 46. Kg3 Kg7 47. h4 h5 48. Rb8 Rg4+ 49. Kh3 b4 50. Rb5 Rd4 51. Kg3 Kg6 52. Rb7 Rg4+ 53. Kh3 Re4 54. Kg3 Re3+ 55. Kf2 Rxe5 56. Rxb4 Ra5 57. Kf3 Ra3+ 58. Kf4 Rh3 59. Ke5 Rg3 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Steiner, Lajos"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 Be6 10. d4 d5 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Qb5 Rg8 13. g3 Qb4 14. Nh4 Qxb5 15. Bxb5 Ne7 16. Bd3 Bh6+ 17. f4 Rg4 18. Kb1 f5 19. Rdf1 Rgg8 20. Nd1 Bg7 21. c3 Bf6 22. Nf3 Kb8 23. Ne3 Rg7 24. Ne5 h5 25. Rhg1 Rdg8 26. Be2 Rh7 27. Kc1 c6 28. h3 Nc8 29. g4 hxg4 30. hxg4 Nd6 31. Bd3 Rhg7 32. g5 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Ne4 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35. Rh1 Rd8 36. Rd1 Rgg8 37. Rh6 Kc7 38. Rf6 Rxd1+ 39. Kxd1 Rg6 40. Rxf5 Bxf5 41. Nxf5 Kd7 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Nh6 Rg7 44. Ke3 Kd5 45. Ng4 b5 46. Nf6+ Kc5 47. Kxe4 b4 48. cxb4+ Kxb4 49. Ng4 a5 50. Nh6 a4 51. Kf5 c5 52. Kf6 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Thomas, George"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Ne2 exd4 7. Bxd4 Be7 8. Nbc3 Qa5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Be6 11. Kb1 c5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Qxd2 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Rxd2 Nc6 16. Nc3 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Be2 f5 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Kg7 21. Kc1 Kf6 22. f4 Nd4 23. Ne2 Nb5 24. Ng1 Bd5 25. Bf3 Be4 26. Kd2 Nd6 27. b3 Ke6 28. c4 h6 29. Ne2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tylor, Theodore"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B24"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. O-O Nd4 8. Be3 Nec6 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. f4 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Nd4 12. Qf2 d6 13. Rae1 O-O 14. e5 Nf5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. g4 Nd4 17. Ne4 f5 18. gxf5 Nxf5 19. Bc3 Bd7 20. exd6 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Nxd6 22. Nxc5 Rad8 23. Nxd7 Qxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rxd7 25. Rxe6 Nb5 26. c4 Nc3 27. a3 Kg7 28. Re1 Rf6 29. Bh3 Rdf7 30. Re6 Rxf4 31. Rxf4 Rxf4 32. Re7+ Rf7 33. Rxf7+ Kxf7 34. c5 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd8 36. Ke3 a5 37. d4 a4 38. Bf1 Kc7 39. Bc4 b5 40. Kd3 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Sultan Khan, Mir"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A49"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 e5 8. c4 Rb8 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Qc2 Ndxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. Nd5 f5 15. Bd4 Nc6 16. Bc3 Kh8 17. Qb2 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nb4 19. Rc1 Na6 20. b4 Rfe8 21. e3 Rbc8 22. Rc2 Bxc3 23. Qxc3+ Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rfc1 Re7 26. a3 Kf6 27. Kf1 Ke5 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Kd2 Ke5 30. Rc4 Kf6 31. R1c3 b5 32. Rc6 Nb8 33. Rxd6+ Ke5 34. Rdc6 Nxc6 35. Rxc6 f4 36. gxf4+ 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Michell, Reginald"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C53"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Qe7 5. d4 Bb6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 a6 8. b4 Nf6 9. Ba3 Bg4 10. b5 Na5 11. Bd3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 exd4 13. bxa6 O-O 14. axb7 Rab8 15. Bb2 Nc6 16. a5 Nxa5 17. cxd4 Nxb7 18. Nd2 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Qh3 Nf8 21. Nc4 Ng6 22. e5 Qd7 23. e6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Nf8 25. Nxb6 cxb6 26. Rae1 Re8 27. Bf5 Rxe6 28. Bxe6+ Nxe6 29. Qxe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Kf7 31. Re3 Na5 32. Rc3 Rb7 33. Kf1 Ke6 34. Ke2 Kd5 35. Kd3 Nc6 36. Ra3 b5 37. Kd2 Rf7 38. f3 Ra7 39. Rxa7 Nxa7 40. Kd3 b4 41. h4 Nb5 42. h5 Na3 43. f4 Nc4 44. Bc1 b3 45. h6 g6 46. Kc3 b2 47. Bxb2 Nxb2 48. Kxb2 Ke4 49. Kc3 Kxf4 50. Kc4 Ke4 51. g3 g5 52. g4 Kf4 53. Kd5 Kxg4 54. Kxd6 Kf5 55. d5 g4 56. Ke7 g3 57. d6 g2 58. d7 g1=Q 59. d8=Q Qg5+ 60. Kd7 Qxh6 61. Qa5+ Kg4 62. Qa4+ Qf4 63. Qc6 Qf5+ 64. Ke7 Qe5+ 65. Kf7 h5 66. Kg6 Qf5+ 67. Kh6 Qf4+ 68. Kg7 Qf5 69. Qg2+ Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Flohr, Salo"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. e3 d6 6. Bd3 e5 7. d5 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Ne7 9. e4 a5 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Be3 b6 12. O-O O-O 13. b3 Nc5 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. f4 f6 16. f5 c6 17. Qc2 Qe8 18. Nc3 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bd7 20. Nd1 Nc8 21. a4 Qd8 22. Ne3 Nb6 23. Rf3 Be8 24. Rh3 Ra7 25. Qf2 Rff7 26. Qh4 h6 27. Qf2 Kf8 28. g4 Ke7 29. Rg3 Kd7 30. h4 Kc8 31. Qd2 Kb8 32. Rf1 Rfc7 33. Qc3 Qc8 34. Bc4 Nd7 35. Rf2 Qd8 36. Rfg2 Nf8 37. Bd3 Nh7 38. Nc4 Rf7 39. Be2 Rfb7 40. Kf2 Rd7 41. Ke1 Rdb7 42. Kd2 Rd7 43. Kc1 Rdb7 44. Nd2 Ka8 45. Nc4 Kb8 46. Na3 Re7 47. Bc4 Rf7 48. Nc2 Rfb7 49. Ne1 Ka8 50. Nf3 Kb8 51. g5 hxg5 52. hxg5 Nxg5 53. Nxg5 fxg5 54. Rxg5 Ka8 55. Qh3 Qb6 56. Qh8 Rb8 57. Rxg7 Rxg7 58. Rxg7 Qb4 59. Qh7 Qe1+ 60. Kc2 Qf2+ 61. Kd1 Qf3+ 62. Kd2 Qf4+ 63. Ke1 Qe3+ 64. Kf1 Qf3+ 65. Kg1 Qe3+ 66. Kf1 Qf3+ 67. Kg1 Qe3+ 68. Kg2 Qxe4+ 69. Kf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Pirc, Vasja"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B24"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. d3 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Ne8 9. Be3 Nd4 10. f4 f5 11. Kh2 Rb8 12. a4 Nc7 13. exf5 Nxf5 14. Bg1 e5 15. Qd2 Kh8 16. Nd1 exf4 17. Nxf4 Be5 18. Nc3 Ne6 19. Rae1 Qe7 20. Ne4 Bd7 21. c3 Qg7 22. d4 Nxg3 23. dxe5 Nxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Qxe5 25. Nxc5 dxc5 26. Qxd7 Nxf4 27. Re1 Qxe1 28. Bxc5 Qe6 29. Bd4+ Rf6 30. Qc7 Rbf8 31. Qxf4 b6 32. Qg5 Qf5 33. Qh6 Kg8 34. Bxf6 Rxf6 35. c4 Qf4+ 36. Qxf4 Rxf4 37. Kg3 Rd4 38. b4 Kf8 39. Bd5 Ke7 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Lilienthal, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C17"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Nc6 6. Nb5 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Ne7 10. Nf3 Bd7 11. Bd3 Nc6 12. Qf4 Qe7 13. c3 h6 14. h4 O-O-O 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc5 19. f4 Bb5 20. Bxb5 Rxb5 21. Ka1 Rc8 22. Qf2 Rc4 23. Rd4 Qc5 24. Qd2 Rxd4 25. cxd4 Qb6 26. Rc1 Rb4 27. Rc5 Qa6 28. a3 Rc4 29. Rxc4 Qxc4 30. g4 b6 31. Qf2 Qd3 32. Ka2 Qh3 33. g5 Qg4 34. Qd2 a5 35. Qc2 Qxf4 36. Qc6 Qxd4 37. Qe8+ Kb7 38. Qxf7+ Ka6 39. Qxe6 Qc4+ 40. Kb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Eliskases, E."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. h3 h6 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. d4 d5 14. Ne5 Be8 15. a3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bc4 Rf8 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. g4 Bd7 20. d5 c5 21. Ba6+ Kb8 22. c4 f5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Rd2 Bh4 25. b3 Rf6 26. Bb5 Bxb5 27. cxb5 Rf5 28. Rg1 Bf6 29. Rg4 Rfxd5 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxe4 (31. Rxe4 Rd3 {was a proba ble win according to Alexander. (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p. 24)}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Flohr, Salo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B10"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. d4 Bg4 11. O-O Nf6 12. Re1 Ra7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O 15. Bg5 Ne8 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Qd3 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Qa5 19. b3 Nc7 20. Re7 Ne6 21. Kh2 Qb4 22. Rd7 Nxd4 23. Ne2 Nxe2 24. Qxe2 a5 25. Qe5 Qd2 26. Qc7 Qxa2 27. Qxc6 Qxf2 28. Qd6 h6 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Qxd8+ Kh7 31. Qxd5 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 Qc7 33. Kf2 Qb6+ 34. Kf3 Kg6 35. g4 Kf6 36. Qf5+ Ke7 37. Qe5+ Kf8 38. Qd5 g6 39. Kg2 Qb4 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qd5 Qc3 42. Kh2 Qe1 43. Kg2 h5 44. g5 Qc3 45. h4 Qb4 46. Qe5+ Kh7 47. Qg3 Kg8 48. Kh3 Kf8 49. Qf3 Qc5 50. Kg2 Qf5 51. Qg3 Qd5+ 52. Kf2 Qc5+ 53. Kg2 Ke7 54. Qf3 Qb6 55. Qe4+ Kf8 56. Qa8+ Kg7 57. Qf3 Qb4 58. Qg3 Qe4+ 59. Kf2 Qc2+ 60. Kf1 Qc5 61. Kg2 Kf8 62. Qf3 Ke8 63. Qd3 Qb4 64. Qg3 Qe4+ 65. Kf1 Kd7 66. Kf2 Ke6 67. Kf1 Qf5+ 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Michell, R.P."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D93"] [Annotator "Golombek, g8"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 (4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 {Michell}) 4... Bg7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nbd7 9. h3 Nb6 10. Bb3 (10. Bd3 $142 Nbd5 11. Be5 b6 12. e4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bb7 14. O-O e6 15. Qd2 $16 { N.Littlewood - Pfleger,Hastings,1966.}) 10... Nbd5 11. Bh2 (11. Be5 $142) 11... Qa5 12. Rc1 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. O-O Rad8 15. Nd2 c5 16. Qe2 Ne4 $6 (16... cxd4 $142 17. cxd4 Rc8) 17. Nc4 Qa6 18. f3 {These pawns when advanced were not as weak as I thought they would be, so probably I ought not to have allowed the manoeuvre. (Alexander)} Nd6 19. e4 Be6 {Black hopes that the advancing pawns, on which White relies, will prove to be weak. (Michell)} 20. d5 Bd7 21. e5 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 b5 23. Bd3 c4 24. Bb1 Bc8 25. Rfd1 {/\ d6} Rfe8 { Preventing d6 by pinning the e-pawn to the queen.} 26. Rd4 Qb6 27. Kh1 Qb8 28. Rcd1 (28. e6 $5 Qa8 29. exf7+) 28... Qa8 29. Qd2 Bf8 30. Bf4 Bg7 31. Kh2 $2 $138 (31. Be4 $142 {Michell}) 31... f6 32. Bh6 { He was very short of time and I hadn't much left either. (Alexander)} (32. Qe3 $142 {Alexander}) 32... fxe5 33. Bxg7 exd4 34. Qxd4 Bb7 35. Be4 Rd7 $6 (35... e6 $142 $1 {Michell, Alexander}) 36. Be5 e6 {Diagram.} 37. d6 (37. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 38. Qh4 (38. Qg4 $143) 38... Rg7 (38... Rh7 39. Qf6 $18) (38... Rf8 $18 { Alexander}) 39. Qf6 Ree7 40. d6 Ref7 41. Qxe6 Bxf3 42. gxf3 Qxf3 43. Rd2 Kh7 44. Bxg7 (44. d7) 44... Qf4+ 45. Kg2 Qf1+ $11 {Michell}) 37... Bxe4 38. fxe4 Qc6 39. Rf1 $6 $17 Rf8 40. Rxf8+ $2 {Alexander} (40. Rd1 $142) 40... Kxf8 { After the rook exchange it is an easy win. (Alexander)} 41. Qf2+ Rf7 42. Qh4 Ke8 43. Bg3 Qc5 44. e5 Qe3 45. Qg4 Kd7 46. a4 {Too slow.} (46. Qh4 $142 Qxc3 47. Qe4) 46... Rf1 47. h4 Qc1 48. Kh3 Rh1+ 49. Bh2 Qxc3+ { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.28.)} 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tylor, Theodore"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. h3 Bf5 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. d4 Nb4 14. d5 Bxc2 15. Rd4 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Kxc2 Nxd4+ 18. Nxd4 Rhe8 19. Bb5 Nd7 20. Nd5 Bf8 21. Rc1 Re5 22. Kb1+ Kb8 23. Bxd7 Rxd7 24. Nb5 b6 25. Rd1 Kb7 26. a4 f5 27. Nf4 g5 28. Ng6 Re8 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6+ Kc6 32. Nb5 a6 33. Nc3 b5 34. axb5+ axb5 35. Kc2 Rd8 36. b4 f4 37. Bc5 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C43"] [Annotator "Golombek, g9"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 (3... exd4 4. e5 Ne4) 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 (7. Nc3 $142 {Keres}) 7... Nc6 {Tarrasch} (7... Bxe5 8. dxe5 Nc6 9. f4 (9. cxd5 $5 Qxd5) 9... Nb4 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Bxe4 Qxe4 $11) 8. cxd5 Nxd4 9. Bxe4 (9. Nc4) 9... Bxe5 10. f4 (10. Qh5 f5) (10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Qh5+ Kg8 12. Qxe5 Nc2 $17) (10. Nc3 $142 $1 Bf5 11. Be3 Bxe4 12. Bxd4 Bc2 13. Qd2 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 $14 {Tal - Osnos, Kiev, 1964.}) 10... Bf6 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Qd3 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxd5 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Kh1 {/\ Be3} (15. Be3 $4 Nf3+ $19) 15... Qb5 ( 15... Rad8) 16. Qxb5 Nxb5 17. b4 ({If} 17. Be3 {, then} Rfe8 { , and Black would gain a tempo.}) 17... a5 $1 (17... Nc3 18. Bb2 Nd5 $14 { the bishop is still superior to the knight.}) 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Bb2 Rfa8 20. Bxf6 R8a6 21. Be7 Rxa2 22. Rab1 c6 23. f5 Re2 24. f6 $1 {Suddenly White develops a mating attack. Black has to tread very carefully to obtain the draw, despite being a pawn ahead.} Raa2 25. Rb3 Rxg2 26. Rg1 Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 {/\ Rd3} Rd2 $8 28. Rg3+ Kh8 29. Rg7 {Diagram.} Nd4 $1 30. Rxf7 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxh2+ 32. Ke1 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 {Drawn by perpetual check; a lively and exciting struggle. (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.30.)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Thomas, George Alan"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A16"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. Ng5 e6 7. d3 Bg7 8. h4 Nc6 9. Nf3 h6 10. Be3 e5 11. g3 Be6 12. Qc2 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Ne4 Bd5 15. Bg2 Nd7 16. O-O c6 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Rxc5 O-O-O 21. Ne1 Be6 22. Rc2 g5 23. Nf3 Bf6 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. b4 g4 26. Nd2 Bd5 27. b5 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Kd7 29. bxc6+ bxc6 30. Rb1 Rb8 31. Rcb2 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Kc7 33. Nc4 Rh5 34. a4 Be7 35. Rb1 Bc5 36. f3 f5 37. fxg4 fxg4 38. Rf1 Rh7 39. Rf4 Rg7 40. Kf2 Bb4 41. Kf1 c5 42. Ne5 Kb6 43. Rxg4 Rxg4 44. Nxg4 Ka5 45. Ne5 Kxa4 46. Nc4 Kb5 47. g4 Kc6 48. Kf2 a5 49. g5 Kd5 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Nb2 Kf5 52. e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Menchik, Vera"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A34"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 c5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 e6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Bxd7+ Nxd7 9. O-O Be7 10. d4 O-O 11. Bf4 Nf6 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. Rab1 b6 14. Ne5 Rac8 15. Rbc1 Qa4 16. Qd3 h6 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Be3 Bf8 19. Qe2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxd4 22. Kh1 Rd8 23. Bf2 Ba3 24. Rc2 Qb4 25. g4 Qd6 26. Bg3 Qd1+ 27. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 28. Kg2 Bc5 29. Bf2 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Bxc5 Rc7 32. Rd2 bxc5 33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. f4 Kg6 35. Kf3 Kf6 36. Rd3 Ke7 37. e5 g5 38. f5 exf5 39. gxf5 c4 40. Rc3 h5 41. Ke4 f6 42. Kd5 fxe5 43. Kxe5 Rc5+ 44. Kd4 Rxf5 45. Kxc4 Rf2 46. h3 h4 47. a3 Kf6 48. Kd4 Kf5 49. Ke3 Rh2 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Milner-Barry, P.S."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A00"] [Annotator "Golombek, g10"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. a3 {Angling for a position from the Vienna Game with colours reversed.} e5 { Challenge accepted!} 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 d6 6. Bb5 (6. Qh5+ g6 7. Nxg6 Nf6 8. Qh4 Nxd4 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Nxh8 Nxc2+ 11. Kd2 Nxa1 12. Nc3 Be6 13. f3 d5 14. fxe4 d4 $17) 6... Nge7 (6... dxe5 7. Qh5+ Ke7 8. Bg5+ Nf6 9. Bxf6+ gxf6 10. dxe5 Qd5 11. Ba4 Ke6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nc3 Qxe5 14. Qe8+ $11) 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Ba4 Ba6 $1 9. Qg4 (9. d5 $142 Qd7 10. Bg5 Bb5 11. Bxb5 cxb5 12. Nc3 Qf5 13. Bxe7 Bxe7 14. Qe2 O-O 15. O-O $14) 9... Qd7 10. Qxd7+ (10. Qxe4 O-O-O 11. Nc3 d5 (11... Nd5 12. Qxd5 $1) 12. Qf3 Nf5 13. Be3 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Be7 15. O-O-O Rhf8 16. Qg3) 10... Kxd7 11. Nc3 d5 12. Bg5 {/\ 13.Bxe7 Bxe7 14.Nxd5} Kd6 13. Bf4+ Kd7 14. O-O-O g6 $6 (14... h6 $142 {/\ ...g5}) 15. Bg5 Kd6 16. Rhe1 h6 17. Bf4+ (17. Bf6 Rg8 18. Be5+) 17... Kd7 18. f3 (18. h4 Nf5 19. g3 Bg7 ) 18... exf3 19. gxf3 g5 20. Bg3 h5 21. h3 Bh6 22. Kb1 {/\ Bxc7} Rhf8 (22... Rae8 $142) 23. Rxe7+ Kxe7 24. Bxc6 Rxf3 25. Bxc7 (25. Nxd5+ $142 $3 Kf7 26. Nxc7 Rxg3 27. Bxa8 Bc8 28. d5 Ke7 29. d6+ Kd8 (29... Kd7 30. Be4) 30. Bc6 { /\ d7 +-}) 25... Raf8 (25... Rc8 $2 26. Re1+ $16) 26. Re1+ Kf6 27. Nxd5+ Kg7 28. Be5+ Kf7 29. Ne3 g4 30. Bxf3 gxf3 31. Nd1 Bd2 $138 {The time limit was 34 moves in two hours. Both players were very short of time at this stage of the game so Black missed the very strong move 31...Rg8!} (31... Rg8 $142 $1) 32. Rg1 Be2 33. Bg3 Ke8 (33... Rg8 $1 34. Nf2 Be3 {/\ ...Rxg3 and ...h4}) 34. Bf2 Kd7 35. b3 Ke6 36. Kb2 Kf5 37. Nc3 Re8 38. Nd5 (38. Nxe2 fxe2 39. Be1 Be3) 38... Ba6 39. Nc7 Re2 40. Rf1 Bc8 41. d5 Kf4 42. Bh4 Bxh3 43. d6 Ba5 (43... Bxf1 44. d7 {and queening cannot be prevented.}) 44. Rd1 f2 (44... Rd2 45. Rg1 Bg2 (45... Rxd6 $2 46. Bg3+)) 45. Rd4+ Kf3 46. Bxf2 Kxf2 47. Rd5 Bb6 48. a4 ( 48. Rxh5 Bd4+ 49. Ka2 (49. Kb1 Re1+ 50. Ka2 Ra1#) (49. Kc1 Bc3 $19) 49... Rxc2+ 50. Kb1 Rb2+ 51. Kc1 Rxb3 52. Rxh3 Rxh3 53. d7 Rh8 54. Ne8 Bb6 $19) 48... h4 49. a5 Bxc7 50. dxc7 Bg4 $2 {Losing a vital tempo.} (50... Bc8 51. Rd8 Bb7 52. Rb8 Ba6 53. b4 Re7 54. b5 Rxc7 55. bxa6 h3 56. Rb7 Rc4 57. Rxa7 h2 58. Rh7 Kg2 59. a7 Rc8 60. Rg7+ $11) 51. Rd4 Bc8 52. Rxh4 Re7 53. Rc4 Kf3 54. Rc6 a6 55. Ka3 Kf4 56. Kb4 Kf5 57. c4 Re5 $2 $18 { This allows the exchange of rooks, after which the ending is lost.} (57... Re3 $1 58. Ka4 Re8 {/\ ...Bd7} 59. Rc5+ Ke6 60. b4 Kd6 $11 { Milner-Barry, BCM, March 1934.}) 58. Rc5 Rxc5 59. Kxc5 Ke5 60. b4 Ke4 61. Kc6 Kd4 62. b5 Kxc4 63. b6 { Played in January 1934. (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, p.32.)} 1-0 [Event "Hastings GBR-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Mortlock, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B62"] [Annotator "Golombek, g7"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 { /\ 8...Nxe4 9.Bxe7 Nxc3 -/+} 8. Qd2 a6 (8... h6 9. Bxf6 (9. Be3) (9. Bh4 $2 Nxe4 $17)) 9. Rd1 d5 $2 (9... h6 $6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 $8 (10... Bxf6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd6 $16)) (9... Qc7) 10. exd5 Nxd5 (10... exd5) 11. Bxe7 Ndxe7 (11... Ncxe7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nf6 14. Qg5 $36) 12. Bf3 Bd7 (12... O-O 13. Nxc6 Qxd2+ 14. Rxd2 Nxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O $16 (16. Kd1 $16)) 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 ( 13... Bxc6 14. Qg5) 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Nd6+ Ke7 (15... Kf8 16. Nxf7) 16. Qg5+ (16. Nxf7) (16. Nxb7) 16... Kf8 17. O-O Kg8 $2 (17... h6) 18. Ne4 { /\ 19.Rxd7 Qxd7 20.Nf6+} Rd8 19. Nf6+ Kf8 20. Qc5+ { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.27)} 1-0 [Event "Hastings GBR-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.08.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Sultan Khan, Mir"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D80"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg5 Be6 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxb7 Nbd7 7. Nb5 Nd5 8. e4 Rb8 9. Qc6 Rb6 10. Qxc4 a6 11. exd5 axb5 12. Qb3 Bf5 13. Bxb5 Bg7 14. Ne2 O-O 15. a4 Nf6 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. Be3 Nd6 18. Qa2 Nxb5 19. axb5 Bd3 20. Qb3 Qd7 21. Ra5 Rfb8 22. Qa4 Bxb5 23. Nxb5 Rxb5 24. Rxb5 Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 26. Kd2 Rxd5 27. Kd3 Rb5 28. Rc1 Rxb2 29. Rxc7 Bf8 30. d5 Rb8 31. Bc5 Re8 32. Kc4 Kg7 33. g4 g5 34. Kb5 Kf6 35. Bd4+ Kg6 36. Kc6 Rd8 37. Bc5 Kf6 38. h3 h6 39. Bb4 Rb8 40. Rb7 Rxb7 41. Kxb7 Ke5 42. Kc6 f5 43. Bc3+ Ke4 44. gxf5 Kxf5 45. Kd7 Ke4 46. Ke8 Kxd5 47. Kxf8 1-0 [Event "Winchester m"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner-Barry, P.S."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C33"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Qf3 Nc6 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bxf4 Be7 8. Nd2 f5 9. h4 Be6 10. Qh3 Qd7 11. Ngf3 O-O-O 12. Be2 Rdf8 13. O-O Nd8 14. c4 g6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Qxd4+ 19. Be3 Qxe5 20. Bxa7 Nc6 21. Qa3 Bxg2 22. Rf2 Be4 23. Bc5 Rd8 24. Qa8+ Nb8 25. Ba7 c6 26. Rc1 Rhe8 27. Bxb8 Qxb8 28. Qa3 Rd3 29. Qc5 Rh3 { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.22)} 0-1 [Event "Worthing"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Norman, R.M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 e5 5. d3 Be7 6. Nge2 Nf6 7. O-O h6 8. f4 g6 9. Nd5 Be6 10. c3 Nh7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Qd7 13. Nxe7 Nxe7 14. Be3 Rc8 15. Rc1 b6 16. f5 gxf5 17. d5 {(Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.22)} 1-0 [Event "Olm-5"] [Site "Folkestone"] [Date "1933.06.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Campolongo, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. d4 e6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 O-O 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Qf3 Re8 14. g4 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qd4+ 16. Kh1 Nxg4 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Be4 Rac8 19. Bc1 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Bc6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. h3 Nh6 24. Rd7 Nf5 25. Rfd1 Rb8 26. Rc7 h6 27. Rxc6 Rb1 28. Rg1 Bh4 29. Kg2 Bg3 30. Kf3 g5 31. fxg5 Bxe5 32. gxh6+ Kh7 33. Be3 Rb2 34. Ke4 Bh2 35. Re1 Bg3 36. Bc1 Rxa2 37. Rg1 Ra4+ 38. Kd3 Rh4 39. Rxa6 Rxh3 40. Kc4 Be5 41. Bd2 Nd6+ 42. Rxd6 Bxd6 43. Rg7+ Kh8 44. Rxf7 Rh2 45. Bg5 1-0 [Event "Olm-5"] [Site "Folkestone"] [Date "1933.06.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Hasenfuss, W.R (LAT)."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40"] [Annotator "Golombek, g5"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 f5 {The Latvian Gambit.} 3. Nxe5 Qf6 4. d4 d6 5. Nc4 fxe4 6. Nc3 Qg6 7. Bf4 (7. f3 $1 exf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6 9. Bd3 {is more active.}) 7... Nf6 8. Ne3 Be7 9. Bc4 c6 {/\ ...d5} 10. d5 Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nd7 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. O-O-O c5 (14... Bd7 $142) 15. Bb5+ Kf7 (15... Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Kxd7 $8) 16. Qd2 a6 17. Be2 b5 18. Rh4 b4 19. Na4 Rb8 20. Nc4 {/\ Qf4,Nxd6+} Ng4 (20... Bf5 21. g4 Bxg4 22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. Qf4+ Nf6 24. Nxd6+ $18) 21. Qf4+ Ke8 (21... Nf6 22. Nxd6+ $18) 22. Rxg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qxg4 (23... Qf6 24. Qe6 $18) 24. Bxg4 g6 25. Re1 h5 26. Be6 Rf8 27. Re2 Kd8 28. Kd1 {/\ Ke1} Kc7 29. Ke1 h4 30. gxh4 Bxh4 31. g3 Bg5 32. Rxe4 Rh8 (32... Bf6 $142) 33. Rg4 Rh5 34. f4 Bf6 35. Rxg6 Bd4 36. Ke2 Rh2+ 37. Kd3 Rbh8 38. c3 Bf2 39. Rg7+ Kb8 40. Na5 c4+ 41. Kxc4 Rg2 42. Nc6+ Ka8 43. Kxb4 Rxg3 44. Nb6+ Bxb6 45. Rxg3 { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p24)} 1-0 [Event "Olm-5"] [Site "Folkestone"] [Date "1933.06.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "MacKenzie, A.J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B24"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. d3 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Bd7 9. Be3 e6 10. Qd2 Ne8 11. Bh6 Qe7 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Rae1 Nd8 14. Nd1 Bc6 15. Ne3 f6 16. g4 Nf7 17. f4 Rae8 18. Ng3 Qd7 19. c4 b6 20. Kh2 Re7 21. Qc3 Nd8 22. f5 Ref7 23. Rf2 Bb7 24. Ref1 Ne8 25. g5 exf5 26. exf5 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 fxg5 28. Ng4 Ng7 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Nxf7+ Rxf7 31. fxg6 Rxf2+ 32. Rxf2 hxg6 33. Rf8+ Kh7 34. Ne4 Qe7 35. Nf6+ 1-0 [Event "Olm-5"] [Site "Folkestone"] [Date "1933.06.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dake, Arthur"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E94"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. d5 Nc5 9. Nd2 a5 10. Qc2 Ne8 11. Nb3 b6 12. Nxc5 bxc5 13. Bd2 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15. f4 e4 16. Nb5 Bb7 17. Bc3 Nf6 18. a4 Qd7 19. Qd2 e3 20. Qd3 Bc8 21. Rae1 Re8 22. Bf3 Ng4 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Re2 Rb8 25. Qc3+ Kg8 26. Rfe1 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Nxc7 Re7 29. Nb5 Rb6 30. Bxg4 fxg4 31. Rxe3 1-0 [Event "Olm-5"] [Site "Folkestone"] [Date "1933.06.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lutzkis, M (LIT)."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E68"] [Annotator "Golombek, g6"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. e4 Ne8 (8... c6) (8... exd4) 9. b3 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 $6 (12. Nd4 $14) 12... Bxe5 13. Bb2 c6 14. Na4 $2 (14. f4 $142) 14... Qf6 15. Qe2 (15. Bxe5 dxe5 $15) 15... f4 $1 16. gxf4 (16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. f3 $17) 16... Bxb2 17. Nxb2 Qh4 $1 (17... Qxf4 18. Nd3 Qh4 19. f4 $132) 18. Qe3 Ng7 19. Qg3 Qf6 20. Nd3 Bf5 21. Rad1 Kh8 22. Kh1 Ne6 {/\ ...Rg8} 23. Qe3 Rae8 24. Rfe1 Rg8 25. Be4 $2 (25. Qd2 $142 {/\ Qb2}) 25... Qg6 26. Bf3 $2 $19 (26. Bxf5 $8) 26... Ng7 $1 27. Qd4 Bxd3 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Rg1 (29. Qxd3 $2 Re1+) 29... Be4 30. Qxe4 (30. Rxg6 Bxf3+ 31. Rg2 Re1#) (30. Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Qc3 Qf7 32. f5 Re5 $19) 30... Qxe4 {(Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.26)} 0-1 [Event "Chester BCF-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1934.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Winter, W."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "1934.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e6 $6 (2... d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 (4... a6)) 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Nf3 a6 (7... Nf6) 8. Qe2+ Be7 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Ne5 Qb6 (10... Qc7 11. d4 Nf6 12. Bf4 {/\ Ng6}) (10... Bb7 11. O-O Nf6 12. d4 (12. Re1 O-O 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxe7 Re8 $19) 12... O-O) 11. O-O Nf6 12. d4 Be6 13. f4 $5 g6 (13... Qxd4+ 14. Be3 Qb4 15. Nxc6 Qd6 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Bd4 $18) 14. Kh1 Rc8 (14... O-O) 15. g4 Qxd4 $6 (15... Ne4 16. f5 gxf5 17. gxf5 Bd7 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. f6 {/\ Qxe4}) 16. Be3 Qb4 17. a3 Qb8 (17... Qb7 { /\ 18... d4 19.Bxd4 c5+}) 18. Rae1 h5 19. Bd4 hxg4 20. Nxf7 $1 O-O 21. Nh6+ { Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 11} (21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Qxe6 Kxh6 23. Qxe7) 1-0 [Event "Chester BCF-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1934.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wheatcroft, G.S.A."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "1934.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qb2 $6 (10. Qe3 f5 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Rc1 Qe7 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. g3 Rad8 $11 {Gadalinski-Szabo, Spindleruv Mlyn 1948.}) 10... dxe5 11. Nxe5 $2 (11. g3 {/\ Bg2}) 11... Nxe5 12. Qxe5 Re8 13. Qb2 $8 (13. Qf4 Qd4 $19) 13... Be6 14. c5 (14. e3 Nd6 $36) 14... Bb3 15. Bf4 $2 (15. Qxb3 Qd4 16. Rb1 Nxf2 17. Bb2 Nd3+ $19) (15. Be3) 15... g5 16. Qxb3 $2 (16. Be3 Ba4 17. g3) 16... Qd4 17. Ra2 Qxf2+ 18. Kd1 Qxf4 19. e3 Nf2+ {Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #12.} ( 19... Nf2+ 20. Kc2 Rxe3 21. Qc4 Nxh1 (21... Qf5+)) 0-1 [Event "Chester BCF-ch"] [Site "?"] [Date "1934.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Fallows, C.W."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p4R2/3k4/3p3Q/2p2p2/4q3/8/2rB1K2 b - - 0 46"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1934.??.??"] 46... f3 $2 {This allows Alexander to swindle a draw from a lost position by sacrificing rook and queen to reach a stalemate.} 47. Rd7+ $3 Kxd7 48. Qxd5+ Ke7 49. Qf7+ $1 Kd6 50. Qd5+ Kxd5 { (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D. Alexander, p.24)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tartakower, Saviely"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. O-O Bg4 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. c3 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Bh3 11. Re1 Qf6 12. Kh1 Ba5 13. f4 Qf5 14. d4 O-O-O 15. dxe5 Bb6 16. Qf3 dxe5 17. Rxe5 Rhe8 18. Bd3 Qg4 19. Qxg4+ Bxg4 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Kg2 Re1 22. Rb1 Rd1 23. Be4 f5 24. Bc2 Rxd5 25. f3 Bh5 26. c4 Rd8 27. b4 Bd4 28. Bxf5+ Kb8 29. Bd2 Bf6 30. Be3 h6 31. b5 Bf7 32. Rc1 Re8 33. Kf2 Bh4+ 34. Ke2 Bf6 35. Be4 Bh5 36. Kd3 Rd8+ 37. Kc2 Bf7 38. Kb3 Rd6 39. f5 Be5 40. h3 Rd8 41. a4 Rd6 42. a5 Rd8 43. Kb4 Bd6+ 44. c5 Be7 45. Rg1 Bf6 46. Rg2 Be5 47. Rd2 Rxd2 48. Bxd2 b6 49. Be3 bxa5+ 50. Kxa5 Bc3+ 51. Ka6 Bc4 52. Bc6 Be5 53. f4 Bf6 54. Bd2 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Michell, Reginald"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A28"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. g3 d5 9. Bg2 Be6 10. Qa4 Rb8 11. Rd1 d4 12. Ne4 c5 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Rxd2 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Qe7 16. Bg2 Rb6 17. O-O Rfb8 18. Qxa7 Rxb2 19. Rxb2 Rxb2 20. Bf3 Bxc4 21. Rc1 Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Rxe2 23. Qb8+ Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxc5 Ra8 26. Rxc7 g6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Koltanowski, G."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D95"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Qb3 c6 7. Bd2 e6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Rfd1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 Nd7 13. e4 h6 14. e5 Nb6 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Ne4 Kh7 17. b4 Rg8 18. Neg5+ 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Thomas, George Alan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Bb2 Qc7 9. Nc3 Rd8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. e4 d4 12. Ne2 e5 13. Nd2 c5 14. f4 Ng4 15. Qc1 Ne3 16. Rf2 Nxg2 17. Kxg2 Bg4 18. Nf3 f6 19. Qd2 Ne6 20. f5 Bxf3+ 21. Rxf3 Ng5 22. Rf2 Qc6 23. h4 Nf7 24. g4 a6 25. Ng3 b5 26. Rg1 bxc4 27. bxc4 Rab8 28. Nh5 h6 29. Kh2 Rb6 30. Bc1 Qe8 31. Qe2 Rdb8 32. Qf3 Qd8 33. Qg2 Rb1 34. Rc2 R8b6 35. Ng3 Qe8 36. Nf1 Qa4 37. Kh1 Rb8 38. Nh2 Qe8 39. Nf3 R1b6 40. Qh2 Nd6 41. Rcg2 Qc6 42. g5 h5 43. gxf6 Bxf6 44. Nxe5 Qe8 45. Bf4 R8b7 46. Rg6 Nf7 47. Nxf7 Rxf7 48. Qe2 Bd8 49. Qxh5 Rxg6 50. Rxg6 Qa4 51. Rg2 Qb4 52. Rd2 Qb1+ 53. Qd1 Qb7 54. Qg4 Qb1+ 55. Kh2 Qe1 56. Qg3 Bxh4 57. Qxe1 Bxe1 58. Rb2 g6 59. Rg2 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Winter, William"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E22"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qb3 Nc6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qe3 f5 11. Bb2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bxe5 Qe7 14. f4 Be6 15. g3 Bxc4 16. Bg2 Bd5 17. O-O c6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. g4 Qh4 20. gxf5 Qg4 21. Kh1 Qxf5 22. Rxd5 cxd5 23. Rg1 Rd7 24. Bd4 Rf8 25. Qb3 Qxf4 26. Bh3 Ng5 27. Bxd7 Qe4+ 28. Rg2 Qxd4 29. Qb1 Ne4 30. h3 Qe3 31. Qe1 d4 32. Qh4 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 Nf6 34. Bc8 Qc1 35. Be6+ Kh8 36. Qxd4 Qc7+ 37. Rg3 Nh5 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Golombek, Harry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B02"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. c5 Nd5 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 d6 7. cxd6 cxd6 8. Nf3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bb4+ 10. Nbd2 Nb6 11. O-O Nxc4 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Nxc4 O-O 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. Rfd1 Bd7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nd6 Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Bc6 22. Nd4 Rd7 23. Re1 Bd5 24. b3 Ng6 25. N6b5 a6 26. Na3 Bxg2 27. Nxe6 Bh3 28. Nc5 Rd5 29. Nxb7 Nxe5 30. Rc3 Nd3 31. Re3 Nf4 32. Re1 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tylor, T.H."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C52"] [Annotator "Tartakower"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 {Alapin 1898} 7. Qb3 (7. d5 Nce7 8. Qa4+ c6) (7. Qa4 exd4 $11) (7. O-O Bb6) (7. dxe5 $1 dxe5 8. Qb3 Qf6 (8... Qe7 9. a4 $16) (8... Qd7 9. O-O {/\Rd1+/-}) 9. Bg5 Qg6 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. h4 Nf6 12. Bd5 $16) 7... Qd7 (7... Qe7 $2 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qb5+ $18) (7... Qf6 $2 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qb5+ $18) 8. dxe5 (8. O-O Bb6 {/\ Na5}) (8. a4 Bb6 9. a5 Nxa5 10. Rxa5 $5 Bxa5 11. dxe5 Nh6 $1 { Alexander 1932} 12. e6 (12. Bxh6 $6 gxh6 13. exd6 O-O 14. Ne5 Qe8 $13) 12... fxe6 13. Ng5 c6 14. O-O Qe7 15. Bxe6 $36) 8... Bb6 (8... dxe5 9. O-O { /\ Rd1,Ba3} Bb6 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. a4 $36 {Golombek}) (8... Nxe5 $6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Bxf7+ Qxf7 11. Qb5+ $16) 9. Nbd2 Nh6 $1 (9... Na5 10. Qa3 Nxc4 11. Nxc4 $16 {/\ exd5,Nxb6 / Nxb6}) 10. O-O O-O 11. exd6 (11. Ba3) 11... Qxd6 12. Bd5 (12. Ba3 $6 Bc5 13. e5 Nxe5 14. Ne4 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 Qg6+ $19 {Golombek}) 12... Na5 13. Qb4 Qg6 (13... Qxb4 14. cxb4 Nc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. a4 $16 Ba6 17. a5 { Golombek}) (13... c5 $1 $17 {Golombek}) 14. Ne5 Qh5 15. Ndf3 c6 16. Ba3 (16. Bb3 $1) 16... Re8 17. Bb3 c5 (17... Nxb3 $1 18. axb3 c5) 18. Qb5 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bd5 (20. Rad1 $5 {/\ Qxb6} Bg4 21. f3 c4+ $19 {Golombek}) 20... c4 $2 (20... Qe7 $1 {/\ Bd7} 21. Rad1 Bg4 22. Rd2 (22. f3 c4+) 22... Rd8 23. h3 Bd7 24. Qe2 Nc6 $17 {Golombek}) 21. Bb4 (21. Bxc4 $2 Nxc4 $19) 21... Be6 (21... Nc6 22. Bxc6 $18) 22. Bxa5 Ng4 23. g3 Bxd5 24. exd5 Bxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Qf5+ 27. Kg1 { 500 Master Games of Chess 32 / Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #15.} 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Flohr, Salo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B25"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nge2 Bd7 7. O-O Qc8 8. Nd5 h5 9. h3 Rb8 10. Kh2 Nh6 11. c3 b5 12. d4 Kf8 13. Be3 c4 14. Bg5 Ng8 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Nxf6 Bxf6 17. Nf4 Bg7 18. Nd5 e6 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. f4 Kg8 21. Qc2 Bh6 22. Rae1 Qc7 23. Kg1 Rh7 24. Qd1 Kh8 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 e5 27. f5 gxf5 28. exf5 Rg8 29. Qf3 Bc6 30. Qe2 Qb7 31. dxe5 dxe5 32. Bxc6 Qxc6 33. Qg2 Bxe3+ 34. Bxe3 Rxg4 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Fine, Ruben"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Qxe2+ 8. Bxe2 Be7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bh4 Bd7 11. O-O-O Nc6 12. d4 O-O-O 13. Bc4 Rhf8 14. Rhe1 Bg4 15. Re3 d5 16. Bb5 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Ngxe7 18. h3 Be6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 c6 22. Rde1 Rde8 23. Nd1 Bd7 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rxe8+ Bxe8 26. Ne3 Bd7 27. Kd1 Kc7 28. c3 Kd6 29. Kd2 Be6 30. Ke2 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Dobkin, J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A16"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nb4 $2 (4... Nxc3) 5. Bc4 N8c6 (5... Nd3+ 6. Ke2 $1 Nf4+ 7. Kf1 $16) 6. Nf3 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nde5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. d4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Qd7 (10... c6 11. Qxc4 $16) 11. Qxc4 Qg4+ 12. Kf1 c6 13. f3 Qh5 14. Bf4 g5 (14... e6 15. d5 e5 (15... Bd7 16. Qb3 $1 Bc8 $8 17. Rd1 $18) 16. dxc6 exf4 17. Nd5 $1 Bd6 18. cxb7 Bxb7 19. Qb5+) 15. Be5 Rg8 16. d5 Rg6 (16... Bd7 17. Qb3 $1) 17. Rd1 g4 (17... Bh6 18. Kf2 Bd7 19. Rd3 {/\ Rhd1 +-}) 18. f4 g3 19. f5 cxd5 $2 (19... Bxf5 20. exf5 Qxf5+ 21. Bf4 $1 $18 (21. Qf4 $2 Rf6 $1)) ( 19... Rh6 20. dxc6 Rxc6 (20... bxc6 21. Qd3 f6 22. Bxg3 a5 23. Kf2) 21. Qd5 f6 22. Bxg3) 20. Qxd5 Bxf5 21. Nb5 $18 (21. exf5 $2 Qxf5+ 22. Qf3 $8 Qxe5) 21... Rd6 (21... Rc6 22. Qxc6+) (21... Rc8 22. Qd8+ (22. Nc7+)) (21... Bh6 22. Nc7+ Kf8 23. Qd8+) 22. Bxd6 e6 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Qd4 Bg7 25. Be5+ { Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #13.} 1-0 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Havasi, Karel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C28"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. f4 exf4 6. Nf3 Ng4 7. Bxf4 Bf2+ 8. Ke2 Nd4+ 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Qd2 d6 11. Raf1 O-O 12. h3 Ne5 13. Bg5 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe8 16. Qd4 f6 17. Be3 Be6 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rb2 Qc6 20. Re1 Bxc4+ 21. Kd1 Rfe8 22. Bd2 Re7 23. a3 Rae8 24. Rb4 Bf7 25. Qd3 Kf8 26. g4 Bg6 27. g5 Rxe4 28. Rbxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Bxe4 31. gxf6 gxf6 32. Bf4 Kf7 33. h4 Kg6 34. Kd2 Kh5 35. Bg3 Kg4 36. Be1 f5 37. a4 f4 38. c4 h5 0-1 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Kostic, Boris"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A18"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. d4 h6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Nc6 13. Be4 O-O 14. O-O Bd7 15. Rab1 Rab8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. d5 exd5 18. cxd5 Ne5 19. Qe3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 b6 21. Qa3 a5 22. Rbc1 Rbc8 23. Qe3 Re8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. d6 Ba4 26. Rd4 Rc1+ 27. Qxc1 Qxd4 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Kg8 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Najdorf, Miguel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B38"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. h3 Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Qd2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Qe3 e5 15. Bb6 Qe7 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Ba5 Qh4 18. Qg3 Qxg3 19. fxg3 Bh6 20. Rb1 Be3+ 21. Kh1 Bd4 22. g4 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nc5 24. Bf3 Bxe4 25. Rbc1 Rfd8 26. Rd2 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Kf8 28. Rcd1 Ke7 29. Bb4 Rc6 30. b3 Rd7 31. h4 Ne6 32. Rd5 Nf4 33. R5d2 Ke6 34. Kh2 d5 35. cxd5+ Rxd5 36. Kg3 f5 37. Ba3 b5 38. Kf2 h6 39. Bb2 Rcc5 40. Rxd5 Nxd5 41. Rd2 b4 42. Ke2 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Kf2 Nf4 0-1 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Vistinietzki, Itzhak"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A13"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. d3 e5 8. Qc2 O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 Qe7 11. O-O Re8 12. a3 a5 13. Nc3 Nb6 14. Nd1 Nbd7 15. Ne3 Nc5 16. Nh4 g6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Na6 19. c5 Nxb4 20. cxd6 Nxc2 21. dxe7 Nxa1 22. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 23. Bxa1 Rxe7 24. Nc4 Nd7 25. f4 b5 26. Nxe5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Rb7 28. Bb2 c5 29. e5 Rd7 30. Nf3 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Rb1 32. Bc3 b4 33. Be1 c4 34. Nd4 Rb2+ 35. Ne2 c3 36. Ke3 Ba6 37. Bf3 Bxe2 38. Bxe2 Rb1 39. Bxc3 bxc3 40. Kd3 Rb2 0-1 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bolbochan, Jac"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 c6 6. Qb3 e6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 Re8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 e5 13. dxe5 Qc7 14. Bf4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf3 Kh8 18. Kh1 Kg8 19. Kg1 Kh8 20. Kh1 Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Laurentius, L."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D70"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 $2 (3... Bg7 4. e4 d6) 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 $6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Bd4 O-O (9... f6) 10. f4 Bg4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Ngxe2 Ng4 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4+ Nf6 15. O-O-O c5 (15... c6 16. g4 $1 Kg8 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Qg1 Qc7 19. h4 $40) 16. Qxc5 $2 (16. Qf2) (16. Qd2) 16... Rc8 $4 (16... Nxe4 $1 $11) 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. h3 Ne8 19. g4 $6 Nd6 20. f5 $2 Nb5 { /\ Na4} 21. Kb1 Nc4 22. Qg3 Rc5 23. e5 Rfc8 24. f6+ exf6 25. exf6+ Kh8 { /\ 26... Nxc3+ 27.Nxc3 Nxb2/Na3+} 26. Rd3 Qd8 27. Ne4 $2 (27. Qf4 $1 Qb6 (27... Qa5 28. Qh6 Rg8 29. Ne4 $1 {/\ Ng5}) 28. Na4 Nba3+ 29. Ka1 Nc2+ 30. Kb1 N2a3+ $11) 27... Rxd5 28. Rhd1 (28. Rxd5 Qxd5 {/\ Qxe4+} 29. Nf2 Qd2 $19) 28... Nba3+ 29. Ka1 (29. bxa3 $2 Qb6+ $19) 29... Nc2+ 30. Kb1 N2a3+ 31. Ka1 Ne3 $1 { /\ Nec2 #} 32. bxa3 (32. Qxe3 Nc2+) 32... Nxd1 (32... Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Qxd3 34. N2c3 Nc2+ (34... Rxc3 $4 35. Qb8+ $18) 35. Kb2 Qxg3 $19) 33. Rb3 Rd4 34. Qe5 ( 34. Nxd4 Rc1+ 35. Rb1 Qxd4+ $19) 34... Rxe4 35. Qxe4 Qxf6+ 36. Kb1 Qf1 37. Qd4+ Kg8 38. Nc1 Nf2 (38... Qe1 $19) 39. Rc3 Rxc3 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ f6 42. Qxc3 Qb5+ 43. Kc2 Qc6 44. Qxc6 bxc6 45. Ne2 Nxh3 46. Nd4 c5 { Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #14.} 0-1 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Solin, Ilmari"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D93"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qb3 e6 8. Rd1 Qe7 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Nh5 11. Bh2 f5 12. Be2 Nhf6 13. O-O Ne4 14. Nd2 Kh8 15. Ncxe4 dxe4 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5+ Qxe5 21. e4 Re8 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bf3 Re7 24. Qb4 Rc8 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Qd4 Qxd4+ 27. Rxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D71"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. b3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. O-O Be6 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. f3 Nf6 13. Nd2 Bh3 14. Rc1 O-O 15. e3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rxc1 17. Qxc1 Rc8 18. Qb1 Bh6 19. Qd3 Qf5 20. e4 Qd7 21. e5 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Ne8 23. Rc1 Rxc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olm-6"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "1935.08.??"] [Round "19"] [White "Dake, A."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D82"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c6 6. h3 O-O 7. Nf3 e6 8. Qb3 Qe7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Kh8 12. Rad1 Nh5 13. Bh2 f5 14. Qc2 Nhf6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bh2 Nb6 18. Nb1 Be6 19. Nd2 Rae8 20. Nf3 Bc8 21. Ne5 Nd7 22. f4 Nxe5 23. fxe5 a6 24. Rc1 Bh6 25. Qe2 Qe6 26. h4 Rf7 27. Bf4 Bf8 28. Qe1 h6 29. Rc2 Kg7 30. h5 Kh8 31. hxg6 Qxg6 32. Qh4 Rh7 33. Rcf2 Be7 34. Qh3 Rf8 35. Bg3 Bg5 36. Bh4 Rhf7 37. Bxg5 Qxg5 38. Rf4 Qg6 39. Rh4 Kg7 40. Rf3 Qe6 41. Rg3+ Kh7 42. Qg4 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Fine, Reuben"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A18"] [Annotator "Alekhine"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 (2. Nf3) 2... e6 (2... d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6) (2... c5 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5) (2... g6 3. e4 d6 4. f4) (2... d6) 3. e4 d5 $5 4. e5 (4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ng4 6. d4 h5 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 4... d4 (4... Ne4 $2 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. Qg4 $1 {Flohr-Thomas,Hastings,1931}) (4... Nfd7 5. f4 { Tartakower/Du Mont}) 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 (6. fxg7 cxd2+ 7. Qxd2 (7. Bxd2 Bxg7 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 7... Qxd2+ 8. Bxd2 Bxg7) 6... Qxf6 7. d4 (7. Nf3 $1 c5 ( 7... b6 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nd7 10. d4 $14) 8. d4 h6 9. Bd3 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 7... b6 (7... c5 {>= Tartakower/Du Mont}) 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Be2 (9. Bg5 $2 Bxf3 { Tartakower/Du Mont}) 9... h6 (9... Bd6 $5) 10. Ne5 $1 (10. O-O Bd6 11. Qb3 c5 12. Be3 Qe7 13. d5 O-O 14. Rad1 f5 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 10... Bd6 (10... Bxg2 11. Qa4+ c6 12. Rg1 Be4 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. Kd1 Qxh2 15. Re1 $18) 11. Qa4+ $2 (11. O-O $5 {/\ f4!} Bxe5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 (12... Qe7 {>= Tartakower/Du Mont}) 13. Bf3) (11. Bf3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxf3 13. Nxf3 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 11... Ke7 12. Bf3 $8 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rd8 14. O-O Kf8 15. Re1 Nd7 16. Qc6 $2 (16. Qd1 e5 17. a4) (16. Qc2 {>= Tartakower/Du Mont}) 16... e5 17. Qe4 Kg8 18. Bb2 $2 (18. Qg4 $5) (18. Be3 {>= Tartakower/Du Mont}) (18. dxe5 $2 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 $4 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Rd1+ $19 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 18... Re8 19. Re2 Qe6 {/\ Qxc4 / f5} ( 19... exd4 $6 20. Qxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kh7 22. cxd4 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 20. dxe5 $2 (20. Nd2 {>= Tartakower/Du Mont}) 20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 $19 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Kf1 Re6 26. Re1 Kf8 27. g3 g5 28. Re4 Ke7 29. Ke2 f5 30. Re3 Kf6 31. Kd3 Rd6+ 32. Kc2 f4 33. Re2 h5 34. Bc1 Rc6 35. Kd3 b5 $1 36. gxf4 gxf4 (36... bxc4+ 37. Kc2 $1 (37. Ke4 Bxf4 38. Bxf4 Re6+ 39. Kf3 g4+ $19) 37... gxf4 38. f3 {Tartakower/Du Mont}) 37. Re4 Kf5 38. f3 Rd6+ 39. Kc2 (39. Ke2 Rg6 40. Kf2 Rc6) 39... bxc4 40. Rxc4 Rg6 $19 41. Ra4 Rg2+ 42. Bd2 Rxh2 43. Rxa7 h4 44. Ra8 h3 45. Rf8+ Ke6 46. Rb8 Rh1 47. Re8+ Kd6 { 18/08/1936. TB 56 / 500 Master Games of Chess, p.632.} 0-1 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B24"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d3 Nge7 7. O-O $2 (7. h4 {>= Alekhine /\ Bg5} h6 8. Bf4 {/\ Qd2}) 7... O-O 8. Be3 (8. Bg5) (8. Bf4 { >= Alekhine}) 8... Nd4 9. Qd2 d5 10. Nf4 (10. Nd1 {/\ c3}) 10... dxe4 11. dxe4 Qc7 12. Rad1 (12. f3 {/\ Qf2}) (12. Rfc1 {/\ Qe1 -/+ Alekhine}) 12... Rd8 13. Qc1 b6 14. Rfe1 Ba6 15. Kh1 $2 (15. Nb1 {/\ c3} g5 16. Nd3 h6 17. f4 $132 { Alekhine}) 15... Nec6 {/\ Ne5} 16. Nce2 $2 (16. Rd2) (16. Nb1 Nb4 {Alekhine}) 16... Nxe2 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nxe2 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rd1+ 21. Bf1 Rxf1+ 22. Kg2 Rd1 23. Rd2 Rxd2 24. Bxd2 Qe5 $1 $19 25. Qxe5 Nxe5 26. Bc3 f6 27. Bxe5 fxe5 28. a4 Kf7 29. Kf3 c4 30. Ke3 Ke7 31. f4 Kd6 32. c3 Kc5 33. fxe5 (33. g4 exf4+ 34. Kxf4 a5 35. Ke5 b5 36. Kxe6 bxa4 $19) 33... b5 34. axb5 Kxb5 35. Kd2 Ka4 {10/08/1936 TB 4 / BCM 1936 p.428} 0-1 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Thomas, Sir George"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E44"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Bb7 6. f3 (6. a3 $1) 6... d5 7. Qb3 Bd6 (7... Be7 {/\ c5}) 8. c5 Be7 9. Nf4 O-O 10. Bd2 Bc6 (10... Nc6) 11. cxb6 cxb6 12. Rc1 Bb7 13. Bd3 Nc6 {/\ Na5} 14. Na4 $1 $11 Rc8 15. O-O Bd6 16. Ne2 Bb8 17. f4 (17. Nc5 $5 Qc7 (17... bxc5 18. Qxb7 c4 19. Bb1 Bd6) 18. Nxb7 Qxh2+ 19. Kf2 Qh4+ 20. g3 Bxg3+ 21. Nxg3 Qh2+ 22. Ke1 Qxg3+ 23. Ke2 Qc7 24. Ba6 $13) 17... Qe7 {/\ Ne4} 18. Rf3 $2 (18. Ng3) 18... Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rg3 $6 Rfd8 $17 21. Qd1 (21. a3 $5) 21... Nb4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nac3 Nd3 (23... f5 $1) 24. Qb3 Qd7 (24... f5 $1 25. d5 Rd8) 25. Rg5 Ba6 $2 (25... f6 26. Rh5 g6 {/\ f5 }) 26. Nxe4 Qe7 27. Bc3 f6 28. Rg3 Bc4 29. Qd1 Nb4 $2 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. Bxb4 Bxe2 32. Qxe2 Rc1+ 33. Kf2 $18 Bxf4 $2 34. exf4 Qxd4+ 35. Re3 $2 (35. Qe3 $1 Rc2+ (35... Qxb2+ 36. Bd2) 36. Kf1 Qc4+ (36... Qxb4 37. Qxe6+ Kf8 38. Qf5+ $18) 37. Kg1 Re2 38. Qc3 $18) 35... Qxf4+ 36. Qf3 Qh4+ 37. Qg3 {11/08/1936 TB 12} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Reshevsky, Samuel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A25"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 (5. d3 {/\... f4 Alekhine}) 5... Nge7 6. Nge2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. Nd5 $6 (8. d4) (8. Rb1 {/\ b4 Alekhine}) 8... Nxd5 9. cxd5 Ne7 10. d4 Nf5 $1 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. e4 Nd6 13. Be3 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 (14... gxf5 15. f4 e4) 15. Qb3 $1 b6 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. f3 $2 {/\ g4} (17. Rc6 {/\ Rfc1} Bh3 18. Bxh3 Qxh3 19. Rxc7 $2 Rf5 {/\ Rh5 Alekhine}) 17... h5 $1 18. Rfd1 $6 Rf7 19. Nc3 Raf8 20. Ne4 (20. Qa4 Qxa4 21. Nxa4 Bd7 22. b3 Bb5 23. Nc3 Ba6 $17) 20... Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bh3 22. Rf1 (22. Rxc7 $1 Qxc7 23. Bxh3 Kh7 24. d6 Qd8 $17 {Alekhine}) 22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qg4 24. Qd3 (24. Qc4 h4 25. Rxf7 ( 25. Bf2 $2 h3+ 26. Kg1 Qf3) 25... h3+ 26. Kg1 Rxf7 27. Rf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qf3+ 29. Bf2 Qg2+ 30. Ke2 Kh7 $1 $19 {/\ Qxh2}) 24... Rxf1 $2 (24... h4 $1 $19) 25. Rxf1 Rxf1 26. Kxf1 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Bh6 $2 (27... Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qxh2+ 29. Bf2 Bf8 { /\ Bc5} 30. Kf1 Qh3+ $19) 28. d6 $1 {/\ dxc7} cxd6 29. Qd5+ Kh7 30. Bxh6 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qxh2+ 32. Kf3 Qh1+ 33. Ke3 Qc1+ 34. Kf3 Qxh6 35. Qxd6 $19 Qg5 $1 36. Qe6 (36. Qc7+ Kh6 37. Qxa7 Qg4+ 38. Kf2 h4 $1 39. gxh4 Qxh4+ 40. Ke3 Qf4+) 36... Kh6 37. Qc8 Qf6+ 38. Kg2 h4 $1 39. gxh4 Kh5 40. Qd7 a5 41. Qd1+ Kxh4 42. Qe1+ Kh5 43. Qd1+ Kh6 44. Qh1+ Kg5 45. Qd1 Kh6 46. Qh1+ Kg7 47. Qc1 Qd8 48. Qc2 Qg5+ 49. Kh3 Qe3+ 50. Kh4 Qf4+ 51. Kh3 Qf3+ 52. Kh2 (52. Kh4 Kh6 53. Qd2+ Qf4+ $19) 52... Kh6 53. Qc6 Qf2+ 54. Kh3 Kh5 $1 (54... Qxb2 $2 55. Qf6 $1) 55. Qb7 Qe3+ 56. Kg2 Qd2+ 57. Kg3 Qd3+ $1 58. Kf2 Qd6 59. Kg3 Kg5 60. Kf3 Qd8 61. Kg3 Qf6 62. Qd5 Qf4+ 63. Kg2 Kh4 64. Qc6 Qg3+ 65. Kf1 Qf3+ 66. Ke1 Qe3+ 67. Kf1 g5 68. Kg2 Qd2+ {12/08/1936. TB 20 / Reshevsky's Best Games of Chess, p.79.} ( 68... Qd2+ 69. Kf3 (69. Kf1 Kg3 $19) 69... g4#) 0-1 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Vidmar, Milan snr"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 Qc7 (7... g6 {Alekhine-Capablanca,New York,1927}) 8. cxd5 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. e4 g6 12. f4 O-O-O (12... Bg7 13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. d6 {/\ Re1 +-}) 13. Be3 (13. e5 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qxe5) 13... Bg7 14. Kh1 $2 (14. a4 Rhe8 15. Bf2 { /\ Rc1,b4}) 14... Rhe8 15. a4 $2 (15. Bf2 b5) 15... Nxe4 $1 16. Nxe4 f5 17. Ng5 Rxe3 18. Ne6 $6 (18. Nxh7 Nf6 (18... Bxb2 19. Rb1 {/\ Nxg6}) 19. Ng5 $13) 18... Rxe6 $19 19. dxe6 Nf6 20. Nf3 (20. Bxb7+ Qxb7+ 21. Qf3 $19) 20... Re8 21. Qb3 Ne4 22. Rad1 d5 $2 (22... Qc6 $1 {/\ d5 -+}) (22... c4 $19) 23. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Qb7 $2 (24... Kb8 25. Ng5 Rd8 $13) 25. Qb3 Qc6 26. Ng5 Bd4 (26... h6 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. Re1 $18 Rxe6 $2 29. Bh3) 27. Qd3 Qxa4 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Qxe4 Qb5 30. Qb7+ Kd8 31. Re1 Bf6 32. Qb8+ {13/08/1936 TB 27} 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Euwe, Max"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 $1 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 Bg4 10. Na4 Qd7 (10... Nd5 11. Bc5 Re8 {/\ Bf6} 12. Bxe7 { Alekhine}) 11. Rc1 $1 (11. Nc5 Bxc5 12. Bxc5 $15) 11... f6 (11... Nxa4 12. Qxa4 Nd4 13. Qxd7 Nxe2+ 14. Kh1 Bxd7 15. Rxc7) 12. Bc5 $1 Nd8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. h3 $6 (14. Nc5 $14 {Alekhine}) 14... Be6 15. Qc2 (15. a3 {>= Alekhine}) 15... Nxa4 $2 (15... Rf7 16. Nc5 (16. Qc5 Qd7) 16... Bd5 {Alekhine}) (15... c6 16. Nc5 { /\ e4,d4}) 16. Qxa4 Bd5 (16... c6 {/\ Nf7 Alekhine}) 17. Qa5 $1 Bc6 (17... c6 18. e4 Bf7 19. d4 $16 {Alekhine}) 18. b4 $1 {/\ b5} a6 19. Nd2 $1 (19. b5 b6 $1 {/\ hxg5}) 19... Kh8 $5 (19... Bxg2 20. Rxc7 $1 Qd6 21. Kxg2 Nc6 22. Qb6 { Alekhine}) (19... b6 $1 20. Qa3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 a5) 20. Qc5 Qf7 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Nb3 Qh5 $2 (22... Rad8 $11 23. b5 $2 Rd5 {Alekhine}) 23. d4 $1 {/\ d5,Qxc7} Rad8 (23... Qxe2 $2 24. d5 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Qxc7 $16) 24. d5 $2 (24. e3 $1 {/\ d5 Alekhine}) 24... Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Qxc7 (26. Qxd4 Rxd5 27. Qc4 (27. Qg4 $11 {Alekhine}) 27... c6 $15) 26... Qxd5 27. Qc4 Qf5 28. Rfd1 $2 (28. Kg2 Rfe8 $15) (28. Rcd1 {= Alekhine}) 28... Qxh3 29. Qc7 (29. Rxd4 $2 Rc8 $19) 29... Qe6 30. Qxb7 $2 Qxe2 31. Re1 Qxa2 32. Re7 Rg8 33. Rcc7 d3 $1 (33... Qd2 $1 34. Rxg7 Rxg7 $19 {Alekhine}) 34. Rxg7 Rxg7 35. Rxg7 Qb1+ $19 36. Kh2 (36. Kg2 d2 37. Rg4 $2 (37. Qf7 $1 Qe4+ (37... Qf5 $2 38. Rxh7+ $1 Qxh7 39. Qxf6+ { /\ Qxd8+,Qxd2 +-}) 38. f3 (38. Kh2 Qf5 $1 39. Rg4 $1 Qxf2+ $19) 38... Qe2+ 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 (40. Kh4 $6 Qh1+ 41. Kg4 Rd4+ 42. f4 d1=Q+ $19) 40... Qh1+ $1 41. Kxh1 d1=Q+ 42. Kh2 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 h5+ $1 (44... Rd4+ 45. f4 $11) (44... f5+ 45. Kg5 $11) 45. Kf4 (45. Qxh5+ $2 Qxh5+ 46. Kxh5 Kxg7 $19) (45. Kf5 $2 Qxf3+ $19) 45... Rd4+ 46. Ke3 (46. Kf5 Qxf3+) 46... Qg1+ 47. Ke2 Qd1+ 48. Kf2 Qc2+ 49. Ke3 (49. Kf1 Rd1# {#}) 49... Qd2# {#}) 37... Qh1+ $1 38. Kxh1 d1=Q+ {/\ Qxg4 -+}) 36... d2 {14/08/1936 TB 35 / From My Games p.165} (36... d2 37. Rg4 (37. Qf7 {/\ 38.Rg8+ Rxg8 39.Qxf6+ =} Qf5 38. Rg4 $1 Qxf2+ (38... Qxg4 $2 39. Qxf6+) 39. Kh3 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 (40. Kh4 Qh1# {#}) 40... Qh1+ $1 41. Kxh1 d1=Q+ 42. Kg2 Rd2+ 43. Kh3 Qh1# {#}) 37... Qg6 $1 38. Rxg6 hxg6 39. Qf7 (39. Qe7) 39... d1=Q 40. Qxf6+ Kh7 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42. Qe3+ (42. Qh4+ Qh5) 42... Kh5 43. Qe5+ (43. Qe7 Qd4 $1 {Alekhine}) 43... g5) 0-1 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Winter, William"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E27"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 O-O $6 (5... b6) (5... c5) ( 5... d6 {/\ e5}) 6. Qc2 d5 7. Bg5 c5 8. e3 cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Nf3 Re8 11. Ne5 $1 dxc4 12. Nxc6 $6 (12. f4 $1 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Rd1 Qe3+ 15. Be2 Ne4 16. Ng4 $16) 12... bxc6 13. Bxc4 h6 (13... e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Rad1 c5 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Be3) 14. Bd2 e5 15. O-O exd4 16. cxd4 Be6 (16... Qxd4 17. Bxh6 $1 $16 gxh6 18. Qg6+) 17. Ba6 Qb6 18. Qd3 Rad8 19. Be3 Nd5 20. Bc4 (20. Rab1 Bf5 $17) 20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Rxe3 23. Qxf7+ Kh8 24. Rf4 Rb3 25. h3 { 15/08/1936 TB 42} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Bogoljubov, Efim"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d5 $2 6. O-O Nbd7 (6... Be7) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 $2 $18 (7... exd5) 8. e4 N5f6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Ng5 $1 Be7 (10... Qe7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh3 O-O-O) 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh6 Bf8 13. Qh3 {/\ Nxe6} Qe7 14. Nc3 O-O-O 15. Bd2 (15. Re1) 15... Kb8 $18 (15... Nxc3 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. bxc3 (17. Qg2+ $2 Nd5) 17... Nxe5 18. Qg2+ Kb8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. a4 $16) 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 ( 16... exd5) 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 {/\ 19.e6 fxe6 20.Nxe6} Rc8 19. Rac1 Bg7 20. e6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 Nf6 (21... Qf7 22. Ng5 $18) (21... Qf6 22. Bg5 Qf7 23. Nxg7 $18) 22. Nxc7 Qf7 23. Bf4 g5 (23... Kb7 24. Qf1) 24. Ne8+ {20/08/1936 TB 63} 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "10"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tartakower, Savielly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A98"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 (2... Nf6 {Alekhine}) (2... d5 {Alekhine}) 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nc3 d6 $2 {>= Alekhine}) 11. Rad1 a6 (11... e5 $2 12. dxe5 Ndxe5 13. h3 Nxf3+ 14. exf3 Ne5 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. Qc3 {Alekhine}) (11... f4 12. h3 Nh6 13. g4 Qf7 (13... Qe8 14. e4 $14 (14. Ne4 $14)) 14. e4 $14 (14. Ne4 $14)) 12. Rfe1 Rb8 13. e4 fxe4 (13... b5 14. exf5 b4 15. fxe6 (15. h3 $1 Nh6 16. g4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Qxg4 18. fxe6 $16 {Alekhine}) 15... Ndf6 16. Bxb4 Rxb4 17. h3 Nh6 18. g4 Nhxg4 $8 19. hxg4 Nxg4 20. Nd5 Bh4 21. e7 (21. Nxb4 Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 $18) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Nxf2 23. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 24. Kxf2 Rb8 $18) 14. Nxe4 b6 (14... Rxf3 $2 15. Bxf3 Qxh2+ 16. Kf1) 15. h3 Nh6 16. Bc1 $1 { /\ Neg5} Qg6 (16... Rxf3 $2 17. Qe2 Rf5 18. g4 $18) 17. Qe2 Bb7 18. Neg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 e5 21. dxe5 Nxe5 22. f4 $1 Nd7 $2 (22... Nc6 23. Qf3 $1 Nd8 24. g4) (22... Nef7 23. Qe6 Qxe6 (23... Qc2+ 24. Rd2 Qc3 25. Rde2 {Alekhine }) 24. Nxe6 Rfc8 25. Bb2 g6 26. g4 Nd8 27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Re7) 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. Nxe6 Rfc8 25. Nxg7 $1 Nf8 (25... Kxg7 26. Re7+ Kf8 27. Rxd7 Nf7 28. Re1 $18) 26. Ne6 (26. Nh5 $5) 26... b5 27. cxb5 $2 (27. c5 $18) 27... axb5 { /\ 28... Ra8 29.Rd2 Re8} 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. g4 $18 Nf7 30. f5 c5 31. Bf4 Rc6 32. Re6 (32. g5 {/\ h4 Alekhine}) 32... Ra8 33. Rd2 Raa6 $2 (33... Rca6 $1 34. Bxd6+ $2 (34. Ree2 $1 d5 35. g5 d4 {Alekhine}) 34... Nxd6 35. Rdxd6 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Rxa2+ 37. Kg3 Ra3 38. Rd3 $2 c4) 34. g5 {/\ 35.g6 hxg6 36.fxg6 ... 37.Bh6+ } Kg7 (34... c4 35. g6 hxg6 36. fxg6 c3 37. Rde2 c2 (37... Nd8 38. Bh6+ $18) 38. Rf6 $1 Kg7 $8 39. gxf7 $1 Ra8 40. Re8 $1) 35. h4 c4 36. h5 {/\ f6+,g6} d5 ( 36... c3 37. f6+ Kf8 38. Rde2 Ra8 39. g6 $18) 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxd5 Ra6 (38... c3 39. g6 hxg6 40. hxg6 c2 41. Rd7) 39. Rxb5 Rxa2+ 40. Kf3 Ra3 41. f6+ Kf8 42. Rb8+ {21/08/1936 TB 69 / BCM 1936 p.488} (42. Rb8+ Nd8 43. Bd6+) 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E16"] [Annotator "Alekhine"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 (4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 {/\ Nc3}) 4... b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Bxd2 $2 (7... Be7 {/\ d6,Nbd7}) (7... d5 8. a3 Be7 9. b4 c5 $1 {Rubinstein-Alekhine,Semmering,1926}) (7... Re8 8. a3 Bf8 { Nimzowitsch}) 8. Qxd2 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Rb8 {/\ Ne4,f5} (10... Ne4 $2 11. Ng5) (10... Qe7 {/\ Rad8,Ba8}) 11. Rad1 $1 Ne4 (11... Qe7 {/\ Rfe8,e5} 12. Qe3 Ne4 13. d5) 12. Qe3 f5 13. d5 $1 exd5 (13... e5 14. Nh4 $1 $16 Nec5 15. b4 Na6 16. a3 {Blake,J.H}) 14. cxd5 Ndf6 15. Nh4 Qd7 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Rxd5 $1 Bxd5 17. Qd4 $18) (15... Bxd5 $2 16. Bxf6 {Blake}) 16. Bh3 g6 (16... Nxd5 $2 17. Qxe4 $1) 17. f3 Nc5 18. Qg5 {/\ Bxf6 / Nxf5 / Bxf5} Qg7 $8 (18... Nxd5 19. Nxg6 $18) 19. b4 Ncd7 (19... Na4 $2 20. Ba1 $18 Ba6 {/\ Rbe1 Blake}) 20. e4 $1 Nxe4 $5 (20... fxe4 $2 21. Bxd7 $1 {Blake}) 21. Qc1 $1 (21. Bxg7 Nxg5 22. Bxf8 Nxh3+ 23. Kg2 Rxf8 24. Kxh3 Nf6 $132 {/\ Nxd5}) (21. fxe4 Qxb2 22. exf5 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Nxf6 24. fxg6 $18 {Golombek}) 21... Nef6 22. Bxf5 $1 Kh8 (22... gxf5 23. Nxf5 Qh8 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Qg5#) 23. Be6 Ba6 24. Rfe1 Ne5 25. f4 $1 $18 Nd3 26. Rxd3 Bxd3 27. g4 {/\ g5. [22/08/1936. TB 71 / Alekhine II p.195 / BCM 1936, p.490. "50 Great Games of Modern Chess", p.67.]} 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Flohr, Salo"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B32"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 {Flohr} 5. Nb5 $6 (5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 {/\ Bb4} 7. Nc2 $1 $14) 5... Qb8 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 (7. N5c3 {>= Golombek}) 7... e6 {/\ Bc5,a6} 8. Be3 a6 9. Nd4 Bb4 10. Bd3 (10. f3 d5 $1) 10... Ne5 11. O-O $2 (11. f3 $1 d5 12. Qa4+ (12. cxd5 exd5 13. O-O {/\ Qa4+}) 12... Bd7 13. Qxb4 $4 Nxd3+ {Golombek}) 11... Neg4 12. Nf3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Ng4 14. Qd2 O-O 15. h3 Ne5 16. a3 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Be7 18. Ne2 Qe5 19. Nd4 b6 20. Rf2 Bb7 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Qc3 Rac8 23. Rc1 (23. e5 b5 $1) 23... b5 $1 24. Rfc2 Qb6 25. Qd2 b4 $1 26. axb4 Bxb4 27. Qe2 Bc5 28. Re1 Rce8 $2 (28... f5 $1 $19 {/\ f4 / fxe4} 29. exf5 exf5 {/\ Rce8}) 29. Kh1 f5 30. e5 Bc6 $19 31. Qf2 Qc7 32. Qg3 Rb8 33. Rce2 Rb3 34. Bb1 Rfb8 $2 (34... Qb6 35. e4 f4) 35. e4 fxe4 36. Bxe4 Bxe4 37. Rxe4 Rxb2 38. Rg4 Bf8 39. Ree4 $5 Qc5 40. Rd4 Qe7 41. Rh4 Rb1+ (41... Ra2 42. Qg4 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Rbb2) 42. Kh2 Rf1 43. Qg4 Qe8 $2 (43... g6 {/\ Bg7}) 44. Qe4 Qg6 45. Qxg6 hxg6 46. Rxd7 $11 Ra8 47. Ng5 a5 48. Nxe6 a4 49. Ng5 $5 (49. Nxf8 Rfxf8 50. Rg4 $11) 49... a3 50. e6 a2 $4 (50... Rf5 51. e7 Bxe7 52. Rxe7 a2 53. Re1 a1=Q 54. Rxa1 Rxa1 55. Nf3 $15) 51. Nf7 {/\ Rh8 #} Bd6+ $8 52. Rxd6 Rxf7 (52... Kf8 53. Rd7) 53. exf7+ Kxf7 54. Rd1 a1=Q 55. Rxa1 Rxa1 56. Rg4 $18 Rc1 57. Kg3 Kf6 58. Kf3 Re1 59. Re4 Rc1 60. Ke3 Rc2 61. Rg4 Rc1 62. Kd2 { 24/08/1936 TB 79 / Alexander 17} 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Capablanca, Jose"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A26"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nge7 6. Nd5 $2 (6. Rb1 $5 {/\ b4} ) 6... O-O 7. h4 Nd4 8. Bg5 (8. h5) 8... f6 9. Bd2 c6 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. e3 Ne6 12. Ne2 f5 $6 (12... b6 {/\ Bb7,d5}) (12... d6 {/\ Bd7-e8,Rd8,d5}) 13. Qc2 b6 14. f4 $1 Bb7 15. fxe5 Bxe5 16. O-O-O d5 17. d4 Bg7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Kb1 Rac8 20. Nc3 Qd7 21. Rc1 Nc7 (21... h5 22. Qb3 Rfd8) 22. Qb3 {/\...e4} Kh8 23. h5 g5 24. h6 Bf6 25. Rhf1 Be7 26. Qd1 Qe8 $2 (26... Ba6 $1 $13 {/\ b5}) 27. g4 $1 Qg6 28. gxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxf5 Qxf5+ 30. Ka1 Rf8 31. Qh1 $1 $18 {/\ e4} Qd3 32. Nb1 Bd6 33. Bf3 Qf5 34. Rf1 Qg6 35. Rg1 Be7 36. Nc3 Qg8 $2 (36... Qf7) (36... Qe6) 37. e4 $1 $18 Qf7 38. Bg2 Qf2 (38... dxe4 39. Bxe4 Bxe4 40. Qxe4 $18 Qf5 $2 41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. Re1) 39. Bxg5 $1 Bxg5 40. Rf1 Qxf1+ 41. Bxf1 dxe4 42. Bg2 Ne6 43. Bxe4 Ba6 44. Bb1 {25/08/1936 TB 87} (44. Bb1 Nxd4 45. Qe4 Nf5 46. Qe5+) 1-0 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "14"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tylor, Theodore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B14"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 (5... e6 6. c5 b6) 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 $2 (7. c5 $1 $16) 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. a3 {/\ d5} (11. d5 $6 Na5) 11... b5 12. d5 exd5 (12... bxc4 13. dxc6 $16) (12... Na5 13. Bxb5 axb5 14. d6 $16) 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. b4 h6 $2 (14... Na5 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. bxa5 Qxa5 17. Qb3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Raf8) (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bd6) 15. Re1 Nxd5 $2 (15... Rc8) 16. Nxd5 $18 {/\ Nxe7+ / Bc7 / Nc7} Bg5 17. Bc7 Qc8 18. Nxg5 hxg5 19. Rc1 $2 (19. Qh5 $1 Qf5 (19... f6 20. Bd6 Rf7 (20... Rd8 21. Nb6 $18) 21. Nb6 Qd8 22. Bc5 {/\ Rad1 +-}) 20. Re5 $1 Qg6 21. Rxg5 Qxh5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rxh5# {#}) 19... Re8 20. Qd3 $6 $11 (20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Nb6 Ra7 22. Qd2 f6 23. Re1 Qf7) 20... Qg4 21. Qg3 Qxg3 22. hxg3 Ne5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Bxd5 {27/08/1936 TB 95} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nottingham"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "15"] [White "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A26"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 (5. e3 {Alexander-Botvinnik}) 5... Nge7 6. Bd2 O-O 7. Nf3 Nd4 8. O-O c6 9. Rc1 d6 (9... Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 d5 { Kmoch}) 10. b4 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 Bh3 12. Re1 Qd7 13. b5 c5 14. Ne4 $5 Qc7 (14... h6 $2 15. Bxh6) (14... Kh8 15. Rb1 h6 16. Qc1 f5 17. Nc3 Kh7) 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Qc1 b6 $2 (16... f5 17. Nc3 Rae8 $14) 17. Bg5 $1 {/\ Bxe7 / Nf6+} Nf5 (17... f6 $2 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxf6+ {/\ Bxa8}) 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rab8 20. Bg4 $1 Ng7 $8 21. Qh6 Ne8 22. Be7 Ng7 23. Bf6 Ne8 24. Be7 Ng7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Bf3 $18 Nf5 27. Qd2 Nd4 28. Bg2 Bc8 29. e3 Ne6 30. f4 Bb7 31. a4 f5 32. Bxb7 Qxb7 33. Qg2 Qe7 34. Qd5 {28/08/1936 TB 102 / Hannak p.309} 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Flohr, S."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B10"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 3. d4 d6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 Be7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. Rc1 Bf8 11. Qc2 g6 12. d5 Nh5 13. Qd2 Ng7 14. g4 c5 15. Kh2 a6 16. Rg1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Bh6 Be7 19. h4 f6 20. Nd1 Bf8 21. Ne3 Nb6 22. Rg2 Bd7 23. Rcg1 Re7 24. Ne1 Kh8 25. b3 Rf7 26. Nd3 Be7 27. f4 exf4 28. Nxf4 Re8 29. h5 g5 30. Bxg7+ Rxg7 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Qc8 33. Nf5 Rgg8 34. Nxd6 Qc7 35. e5 Bxd6 36. Qxd6 Qxd6 37. exd6 Rxe6 38. Rd1 Nd7 39. Rd5 Rd8 40. Bd1 Ne5 41. Rgd2 b6 42. Kg3 Nc6 43. d7 Kg7 44. Rd6 Nd4 45. Rxe6 Nxe6 46. Rd6 Nd4 47. Rxb6 Rxd7 48. Rxa6 f5 49. Kf2 f4 50. Bf3 Nxf3 51. Kxf3 Rd3+ 52. Kf2 Rd2+ 53. Kf3 Rd3+ 54. Kf2 Rd2+ 55. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Fairhurst, William"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Ne7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. Nb3 Nbc6 8. Be3 dxe4 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Nxe4 Nd5 11. Bd2 b6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. c4 Ndb4 14. O-O Nc2 15. Rac1 N2d4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bd1 Bb7 18. Re1 a5 19. c5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Bxc5 21. Bc3 Nf5 22. b4 axb4 23. Bxb4 Nd6 24. Rg4 h5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Rxg7 Ke7 27. Rg5 Nf5 28. h3 Kd6 29. Rxh5 Rxh5 30. Bxh5 Nd4 31. Kf1 f6 32. Bd1 e5 33. g3 Kd5 34. h4 c4 35. Ke1 Rb8 36. h5 Rb2 37. h6 Rb7 38. Be2 Rh7 39. Bxc4+ Ke4 40. a5 Rxh6 41. a6 Rh8 42. Rc3 Rh1+ 43. Bf1 Nf3+ 44. Rxf3 Kxf3 45. a7 Rh8 46. Ba6 Rh1+ 47. Bf1 Rh8 48. Be2+ 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Fine, Ruben"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E01"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Bc5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. a3 Bb6 10. Nc2 Nc6 11. e4 Nc7 12. Nc3 e5 13. Na4 Ne6 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Be3 Ncd4 16. Nb4 Ba5 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Nc3 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Nbd5 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 b6 24. c4 Ba4 25. h3 Kf8 26. c5 Rc8 27. cxb6 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 axb6 29. h4 Nd4 30. Kh2 Bd1 31. f4 Nf3+ 32. Kh1 exf4 33. Bxf4 Ne1 34. Bc7 Bc2 35. Bxb6 Nxg2 36. Bxa5 Nxh4 37. Nc3 Nf3 38. Kg2 Nd2 39. e5 Nc4 40. Bc7 Ke8 41. a4 Kd7 42. Bb8 Kc8 43. Ba7 Nxe5 44. Bc5 Kb7 45. Bf8 g6 46. Kf2 Ka6 47. Ke3 Nd7 48. Bb4 Bxa4 49. Ne4 h6 50. Be7 Kb6 51. Nf6 Nc5 52. g4 Ne6 53. Ng8 h5 54. gxh5 gxh5 55. Nh6 Be8 56. Ke4 Kc6 57. Ke5 Kd7 58. Bh4 Nc5 59. Ng8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Flohr, S."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B10"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 e5 (2... d5) 3. d4 (3. Nf3) 3... d6 (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. f3 d6) 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 Be7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. Rc1 ( 10. Qc2 d5) 10... Bf8 11. Qc2 g6 12. d5 Nh5 13. Qd2 Ng7 (13... f5) 14. g4 c5 15. Kh2 a6 (15... f5 16. gxf5 gxf5 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Rg1 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qh6 Rf8 22. Nxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxg7+) 16. Rg1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. Bh6 Be7 19. h4 f6 20. Nd1 Bf8 21. Ne3 Nb6 22. Rg2 Bd7 23. Rcg1 Re7 24. Ne1 Kh8 25. b3 Rf7 26. Nd3 Be7 27. f4 exf4 28. Nxf4 Re8 29. h5 g5 30. Bxg7+ (30. Ng6+ hxg6 ( 30... Kg8 31. Nf5) 31. hxg6 Rff8 32. Nf5 Nxf5 33. gxf5 Bd8 34. Qd3 Kg8 35. Rh1) 30... Rxg7 31. Ne6 Bxe6 32. dxe6 Qc8 (32... d5+) 33. Nf5 (33. Nd5) 33... Rgg8 34. Nxd6 Qc7 (34... Bxd6+) (34... Qb8) 35. e5 Bxd6 36. Qxd6 (36. exd6 Qb8 37. e7 Rxe7) 36... Qxd6 37. exd6 Rxe6 38. Rd1 Nd7 (38... Rd8 39. b4) 39. Rd5 (39. Bf3 b6 40. Rgd2 Ne5 41. Kg3 Rd8) 39... Rd8 (39... Re5) 40. Bd1 (40. Bf3 Ne5) 40... Ne5 41. Rgd2 b6 42. Kg3 Nc6 (42... Nf7 43. d7 Ne5 44. Bc2 Re7 45. Bf5) 43. d7 Kg7 (43... Nd4 44. b4) 44. Rd6 Nd4 45. Rxe6 (45. R2xd4 Re3+ 46. Kf2 cxd4 ) 45... Nxe6 46. Rd6 Nd4 47. Rxb6 (47. b4 Kf7 48. bxc5 bxc5 49. Ba4) (47. Bf3) 47... Rxd7 48. Rxa6 f5 49. Kf2 (49. gxf5 Nxf5+ 50. Kg4 Ne3+ 51. Kxg5 Rxd1) 49... f4 50. Bf3 Nxf3 51. Kxf3 Rd3+ 52. Kf2 (52. Ke4 Re3+ 53. Kf5 f3) 52... Rd2+ 53. Kf3 Rd3+ 54. Kf2 Rd2+ 55. Kf3 Rd3+ (55... Rd3+ 56. Kf2 Rg3 57. Rc6 Rxg4 58. Rxc5 Kh6 59. b4 Rh4 60. b5 Rh2+ 61. Kf3 Rh3+ 62. Kg2 g4 63. b6 f3+ 64. Kg1 g3 65. Rf5 g2 66. Rxf3 Rxf3 67. c5 Rf1+ 68. Kxg2 Rb1 69. a4) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Thomas, George"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [PlyCount "42"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bd2 Nb6 14. O-O-O c6 15. Ne4 Bxd2+ 16. Nxd2 Rhe8 17. Rhe1+ Kd7 18. c4 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 dxc4 20. Kc2 Re8 21. Rxe8 Kxe8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Thomas, Andrew"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O cxd4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qxd4 Be7 9. c4 Nc6 10. Qc3 dxc4 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nxc4 Rac8 14. Qe3 b6 15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bb5 17. Qe4 Bc5 18. e3 Rfd8 19. a4 Be8 20. b4 Bxb4 21. Nxf7 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rd2 23. Rf1 Bc3 24. Qa8 Qxf7 25. Bc6 Kf8 26. Bxe8 Qxe8 27. Qxa7 Ba5 28. Qb7 Qxa4 29. Qc8+ Qe8 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Reshevsky, S."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C73"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d4 Nxe4 ( 7... Bg4) (7... Nd7) 8. Qe2 f5 9. Nbd2 (9. dxe5 d5 10. Rd1 c5 11. c4 c6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be7) 9... Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Be7 (10... e4 11. f3 d5 12. fxe4 fxe4 13. Nxe4) 11. dxe5 dxe5 (11... d5 12. Nb3 c5 13. c3) 12. Nc4 Qd5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Re1 Bd6 16. Bf4 Bb7 17. Qf3 Rae8 18. Qg3 (18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. axb3 g5) 18... c5 19. c4 (19. b3 Be4 20. Nd3) 19... Be4 20. Nf3 Qxc4 21. Bxd6 cxd6 22. Qxd6 Bxf3 23. gxf3 h6 (23... Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxa2 25. Qxc5 Qxb2 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. Qxf5 Qb4) 24. a3 Kh7 25. Rec1 (25. Rac1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rf6 27. Qd2 Rg6+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Qe3) 25... Qe2 26. Qxc5 Rf6 (26... Qxf3 27. Qc3 Qh5) 27. Qc3 Rg6+ 28. Kh1 Qxf2 29. Rc2 Re2 30. Rxe2 Qxe2 31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 h5 33. b4 h4 34. Qd4 Qxf3 35. Qxh4+ Kg6 (35... Kg6 36. Qg3+ Qxg3+ 37. hxg3 Kf6) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Tylor, T.H."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D05"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 (6. c3) 6... Bd6 7. Bb2 {/\ Ne5} Qc7 {/\ e5} 8. Nc3 $2 {/\ Nb5} (8. Nbd2) (8. c4 {>= Alexander}) 8... a6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 d4 $1 11. Ne2 (11. Na4 Ba7 {/\b5}) 11... e5 12. Kh1 $2 ( 12. c3 O-O 13. Rc1) (12. Ng3 h5 $1 13. h4 (13. Nh4 g5 14. Nhf5 h4) 13... Bg4 { /\ 0-0-0 Alexander}) (12. Ne1 $5 g5 {Alexander}) 12... Bg4 13. Nfg1 g5 $1 $17 14. Qc1 Rg8 15. c3 O-O-O 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Qe3 (19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Rac1+ Kb6 (20... Kb8 21. Bb1 Rgd8 $17 {Alexander}) 21. Bb1 Rd2 $17) 19... Kb8 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Bc2 {/\ f3,Rd1} Nh5 22. h3 $2 (22. f3 Be6 ( 22... Ng3+ $2 23. hxg3 Qh6+ 24. Nh3 Bxh3 25. Kg1 $1 (25. gxh3 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Qxg3+ 27. Kh1 Rg6 $19 {Alexander})) 23. Ne2) 22... Bd7 23. Ne2 g4 $1 24. h4 ( 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qd2 (25. Rcd1 gxh3 26. g3 Qf6 27. Qd3 (27. Rxd4 Nxg3+ $1) ( 27. Qxd4 Qf3+) 27... Bb5 $19 {Alexander}) (25. Rfd1 $1 gxh3 26. g3 dxe3 27. Rxd6 exf2 28. Rxd7 Nxg3+ 29. Kh2 f1=Q 30. Rxf1 Nxf1+ 31. Kxh3 Rg3+ 32. Kh4 Rg2 $17 {Alexander}) 25... Nf4 (25... gxh3 26. g3 $1 Qe5 $1 {/\ f5,Bc6/f4 -+} 27. Rcd1 (27. Rfe1 Bc6 $1 28. Bb1 (28. Kh2 Nf6 $1 29. Qf4 Ng4+ 30. Kxh3 Qxf4 31. gxf4 Nxf2+ 32. Kh4 d3 $1 33. Rf1 Rg4+ 34. Kh5 Rxf4) 28... Ka8 $3 (28... Nxg3+ $2 29. fxg3 Qxg3 30. Qh2 $18) 29. Rc4 Nxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qxg3 31. Qe2 h2 $1 32. Rcc1 Bb5 33. Qd2 Qf3+ 34. Kxh2 Qh5# {# Alexander}) (27. Rfd1 Qf6 $1 {Alexander} ) (27. Kh2 Nxg3 28. fxg3 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Qg2+ {Alexander}) 27... Qf6 $1 $19 { Alexander}) 26. h4 Bb5 27. Rfe1 g3 $19) (24. hxg4 Bxg4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Qd2 Bf3 $1 27. gxf3 Nf4) 24... Bb5 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rfd1 (26. Qd2 $2 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 g3 $19 {Alexander}) 26... dxe3 27. Rxd6 exf2 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 g3 30. Rd5 Nf4 (30... Rg4 $1 31. Rxh5 Rxe4 $19 {Alexander}) 31. Rg5 Rxg5 32. hxg5 Ne6 { /\ Nxg5xe4-d2/e1 or Nf4,h5-h4-h3 Jan 1938The best games of C.H.O'D Alexander 27 / 50 great games of Modern Chess43} 0-1 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Mikenas, V."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A15"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Be2 (6. Ne5) 6... Bd6 ( 6... Be7) (6... Ne4) 7. Nd4 (7. Nc3 e5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nb5) (7. d4 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 (8. Bc3 Qc7) 8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O e4 11. Ne1 Nb6) 7... e5 8. Nf5 Bf8 9. f4 (9. Qc2) (9. Ba3 Bxa3 10. Nxa3 O-O 11. g4) 9... exf4 10. exf4 (10. O-O g6 11. Nd4 fxe3 12. dxe3 Bg7) 10... Nc5 11. Nd4 (11. Qc2 Nfe4) (11. Ne3 d4) (11. Ng3 dxc4 12. bxc4 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Qxd3 14. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 15. Nxe2) 11... dxc4 12. bxc4 (12. Bxc4 Bg4 13. Qc2 (13. Be2 Nd3+) (13. Nf3 Nd3+) 13... Qe7+ 14. Ne2 ( 14. Kf2 Nfe4+) (14. Be2 O-O-O) 14... O-O-O 15. Nbc3 Nfe4 16. d4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4) 12... Bd6 13. Qc2 (13. O-O Qc7 (13... Qb6 14. Qc2 Ne6) 14. g3 Bh3 15. Re1 O-O-O) (13. g3 O-O 14. Nf3 Bh3) (13. f5 Qc7 14. g3 Bxg3+) 13... Bxf4 14. O-O ( 14. g3) 14... Qc7 15. Nf5 (15. g3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Qxg3+ 17. Kh1 Nfe4) (15. Nf3) 15... Bxh2+ (15... Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1 Nce4) 16. Kh1 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 (17. Qxf5 Nce4 18. Qh3 Be5) 17... Nce4 (17... Nfe4) 18. Bxf6 (18. Rf3 O-O-O) 18... Ng3+ 19. Kxh2 Nxf5+ 20. Kg1 Ng3 21. Bg4 (21. Bxg7 Nxe2+ 22. Kf2 Qg3+) 21... gxf6 22. Nc3 Qe5 23. Kf2 (23. Bf3 O-O) (23. Bh3 O-O) 23... Qf4+ 24. Bf3 O-O-O 25. d3 Nf5 26. Re1 Qd4+ (26... Qd4+ 27. Kf1 (27. Ke2 Qe3+ 28. Kd1 Rxd3+) 27... Ng3#) 0-1 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Foltys, J."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [Annotator "Alexander"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 (6... gxf6) 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O (11... O-O $6) 12. Ba6 (12. a3 Kb8 13. Ba6 Ba8 $1) 12... Qb4 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14. Rd3 Qb5 15. Nfd2 { /\ Qf3} Kb8 16. Qf3 Qf5 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Nxf6 Nxf6 $14 19. Nc4 Kb7 20. c3 $2 ( 20. Re7 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Re3 Kc8 23. Re7 Rf8) 20... Nd5 $1 21. Re5 g6 22. Rd2 (22. g3 $6) 22... Rhe8 23. Kd1 (23. Rde2 $6 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 f6 $1 25. Re1 ( 25. Re2 Nf4) 25... Nf4 $1) 23... b5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Ne5 Re7 26. Nd3 Kc6 27. Re2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Kd6 29. Kd2 (29. Nc5 {/\ a4}) 29... Nf6 30. f3 Nd5 31. b3 Nb6 32. g3 $6 (32. Nb2 $6 {/\ c4} Nd5 {/\ Nf4}) (32. Nc5 {/\ a4}) 32... f6 33. Nf4 Nd7 34. c4 bxc4 35. bxc4 c5 $11 36. Ne2 (36. d5 $2 Ne5 $1 $19) 36... cxd4 37. Nxd4 (37. f4 Kc5 38. Kd3 Ne5+ $1 39. fxe5 fxe5 $19) 37... Ne5 38. Kc3 Kc5 39. Nb3+ Kc6 40. Nd2 Kc5 41. Nb3+ Kc6 42. Nd2 Kc5 43. Nb3+ { Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 18} (43. h3 g5 44. g4 f4 $1 45. Ne4+ Kc6 46. Nxf6 h6 $1 47. Ng8 Nxf3 48. Nxh6 Ng1 49. Nf7 Nxh3 {+/= Golombek =/+ Alexander} 50. Ne5+ Kd6 (50... Kc5 51. Nf3 a5 52. a4 Nf2 (52... Kd6 53. Kd4) 53. Nxg5 Nxg4 54. Ne4+ $16) 51. Nf3 Nf2 52. Nxg5 Nxg4 53. Nf3 Ne5 54. Ng5 f3 55. Ne4+ $14 { Golombek}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fine, R."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E33"] [Annotator "Golombek"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qe3 (10. Qb2) 10... f5 11. Bb2 Nxe5 (11... Be6) 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. g3 Be6 14. f3 (14. Bg2 Nd6 15. Rd1 Qe7 $11 16. Qxe5 $6 Nxc4 $17) 14... Nd6 (14... Qg5 $6 15. Qxg5 Nxg5 16. Bxe5 Bxc4 17. Bxc7 Rae8 18. Kf2 $16) 15. Qxe5 Qe7 16. e3 Qf7 17. c5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Kf2 Bb3 (19... Rae8) 20. Bd4 Rae8 21. Qf4 Bd5 22. Be5 $2 (22. Kg2 $5) 22... Bxf3 $1 23. Bxg7 $1 (23. Kxf3 Qd5+ $17 {/\ Qxe5}) (23. Qxf3 Rxe5 24. Qxb7 Rxe3 25. Kxe3 Qb3+ 26. Kf2 Qc2+ $11 (26... f4 $5)) 23... Bxh1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxh1 Qa2+ 26. Kf1 (26. Kf3 Qd5+ $11 ) 26... Qxa3 27. Kg2 Qb2+ 28. Kh3 Qe2 29. Rf1 Qg4+ 30. Kg2 (30. Qxg4+ $2 fxg4+ 31. Kg2 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Kf7 33. Ke2 Ke6 34. Kd3 Kd5) 30... Re8 31. Qxc7 Qxb4 32. Rf4 Qd2+ 33. Kh3 Qxe3 34. Qd7 Qe7 {Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 19} (34... Qe7 35. Qd5+ Qf7 36. Rxf5 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres, Paul"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E21"] [Annotator "Varnusz"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Qc8 (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6) 7. O-O c5 $2 (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O) 8. Nb5 $1 $18 {/\ Nd6+ / a3} cxd4 9. Bf4 Na6 (9... O-O 10. Nc7) 10. Bd6 $1 {/\ 11.Bxb4 Nxb4 12.Nd6+} Qxc4 (10... Nc5 11. a3) (10... Ne4 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Nd2 $18) (10... Bc5 11. b4 $1 Nxb4 12. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 (13. Nc7+ $2 Qxc7) 13... Na6 (13... Qb7+ 14. f3 $18) 14. Qd3 $1 {/\ Qf3+-}) 11. Qa4 Bc6 $8 (11... Nc5 12. Nc7+ Kd8 13. Bxc5 $18 (13. Qd1 $18)) 12. Nfxd4 Bxg2 13. Qxa6 $1 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 $1 (14. Nc7+ $2 Qxc7 15. Bxc7 Bh3) 14... Qxd4 (14... Qc8 15. Bxb4) (14... Rc8 15. Bxb4) (14... Kd8 15. b3) ( 14... Nd5 15. e4 $1) 15. Nxd4 Bxd6 16. Nb5 $1 Ke7 (16... Be5 17. f4 $1 $18) 17. Rd1 Bc5 (17... Ne8 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Qa3 $18) (17... Be5 18. f4 $1 Bxb2 19. Rb1 $1) 18. a3 Ne4 (18... Kf8 19. b4 Be7 20. Qb7 $18) (18... d5 19. b4 Bd6 20. Qb7+ Nd7 21. Nxa7 $1 {/\ Nc6+ +-}) 19. Rxd7+ $1 Kf6 (19... Kxd7 20. Qb7+) 20. Qb7 { Easter 1937 Varnusz I:92} (20. Qb7 Ng5 21. h4) 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner-Barry, PS."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C31"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 d4 4. Nce2 Bd6 5. d3 Bg4 6. fxe5 Bxe5 7. Qd2 Nc6 8. Nf3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 Qh4+ 10. Kd1 O-O-O 11. Qg5 Qxg5 12. Bh3+ Kb8 13. Bxg5 f6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nge7 17. Kd2 h5 18. f4 Ng6 19. Rh2 h4 20. Bf5 Nge7 21. Rah1 Nxf5 22. exf5 Ne7 23. fxg5 fxg5 24. gxh4 gxh4 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Rxh4 Nxf5 27. Rf4 Nd6 28. Nxd4 a6 29. Ne6 Rh8 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Nxf8 b5 32. Kc3 Kb7 33. Kd4 Kc6 34. Ne6 Nf7 35. Nc5 a5 36. Ne4 Nd8 37. Ke5 Nb7 38. d4 a4 39. c3 Na5 40. Nd2 Nb7 41. Ke6 Nd6 42. Nf3 Ne4 43. Ne5+ Kb6 44. Nd7+ Kc6 45. Nf6 Nf2 46. d5+ Kb7 47. Ne8 Ng4 48. Kd7 Ne5+ 49. Ke7 Kb6 50. Kd8 Nf7+ 51. Kc8 Nd6+ 52. Nxd6 cxd6 53. Kd7 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tylor, T.H."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C50"] [Annotator "Alexander"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 $6 (5... Bb6) 6. Nbd2 (6. Bxc5 dxc5 7. Bb5 $16) 6... Qe7 7. Nf1 Be6 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. Bxc5 dxc5 10. Bxc6 $6 Bxc6 11. Ne3 O-O-O 12. Nd2 (12. Nf5 Qf8 13. Nxe5 Bxe4 $1 $17) (12. Qe2 Nh5 13. g3 g6 $15 {/\ c5}) 12... g6 13. Qe2 Nh5 14. O-O-O (14. O-O $6) 14... Nf4 15. Qf1 b5 {/\ a5-a4,Kb7,Ra8} 16. g3 Ne6 17. f4 exf4 18. gxf4 f5 19. Rg1 Rhf8 20. exf5 $8 (20. e5 Rd4 $19) 20... gxf5 21. Re1 Rd4 22. Ng2 Qd6 23. Nb3 (23. Nf3 Ra4) 23... Ra4 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Nxc5 Qxa2 26. Nxa4 Qxa4 27. Kb1 Rg8 28. b3 Qd4 29. Ne3 Rxg1 30. Qxg1 Qxf4 31. Qg8+ Kb7 32. Nd5 Qe5 33. c4 (33. Nb4 $2 Qe1+) 33... Bxd5 34. cxd5 Qc3 {Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 21} (34... Qc3 35. d6 Qxd3+ 36. Kb2 Qxd6 37. Qxh7 Qd4+ 38. Kc2 f4 39. Qh4 b4 $19) 0-1 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C47"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3 d5 9. f3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. fxe4 Bc5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Bc3 Qg5 14. h4 Qh6 15. g4 Qe6 16. g5 Bb4 17. Bxb4 Rxb4 18. b3 Qe5 19. O-O c5 20. Rad1 Be6 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Rxf4 Rd8 23. Kf2 Rbd4 24. Ke3 c4 25. bxc4 Bxc4 26. Rf5 Bxa2 27. Rc5 Bc4 28. Rxc7 a6 29. h5 Bb5 30. g6 hxg6 31. hxg6 R4d7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ra1 Bxd3 34. cxd3 Rd6 35. gxf7+ Kxf7 36. Ra5 Rb6 37. d4 Rb3+ 38. Kf4 Rb4 39. d5 Rb6 40. Rc5 Rb4 41. Rc7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Foltys, Jan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. Bd3 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Ba6 Qb4 13. Bxb7+ Kxb7 14. Rd3 Qb5 15. Nfd2 Kb8 16. Qf3 Qf5 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Nxf6 Nxf6 19. Nc4 Kb7 20. c3 Nd5 21. Re5 g6 22. Rd2 Rhe8 23. Kd1 b5 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Ne5 Re7 26. Nd3 Kc6 27. Re2 Rxe2 28. Kxe2 Kd6 29. Kd2 Nf6 30. f3 Nd5 31. g3 Nb6 32. b3 f6 33. Nf4 Nd7 34. c4 bxc4 35. bxc4 c5 36. Ne2 cxd4 37. Nxd4 Ne5 38. Kc3 Kc5 39. Nb3+ Kc6 40. Nd2 Kc5 41. Nb3+ Kc6 42. Nd2 Kc5 43. Nb3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Menchik, Vera"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C14"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 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. Bd3 f6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O f5 12. Nb5 Bd7 13. Nd6 Nc6 14. Qd2 Be8 15. b4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 a6 17. Qc3 Qc7 18. Qc5 b6 19. Qc3 Qb8 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Ba4 22. Rac1 Ra7 23. Qe3 Rd8 24. Rc3 Rc7 25. Rfc1 Rdd7 26. Qd4 h6 27. h3 Kh7 28. Kh2 Re7 29. Qe3 Bb5 30. Nxb5 axb5 31. Rc6 Qa7 32. Qf2 Rxc6 33. Rxc6 Qa4 34. Qd2 Qa7 35. Qf2 Qa3 36. Qd2 Qa7 37. d4 Kg8 38. Qc2 Kf7 39. Qb3 Qa6 40. a3 Ra7 41. Qg3 Qxa3 42. Rc7+ Ke8 43. Qg6+ Kd8 44. Rxa7 Qxa7 45. Qxe6 Qd7 46. Qxd7+ Kxd7 47. g4 fxg4 48. hxg4 g5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Fine, Ruben"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 e5 9. dxe5 Ne4 10. Qe3 f5 11. Bb2 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. g3 Be6 14. f3 Nd6 15. Qxe5 Qe7 16. e3 Qf7 17. c5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Kf2 Bb3 20. Bd4 Rae8 21. Qf4 Bd5 22. Be5 Bxf3 23. Bxg7 Bxh1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxh1 Qa2+ 26. Kf1 Qxa3 27. Kg2 Qb2+ 28. Kh3 Qe2 29. Rf1 Qg4+ 30. Kg2 Re8 31. Qxf5 Qxb4 32. Rf4 Qd2+ 33. Kh3 Qxe3 34. Qd7 Qe7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Buerger, V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C32"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 e4 4. d3 Nf6 5. dxe4 Nxe4 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. Qe2 Bf5 (7... Bf2+ $2 8. Kd1 Qxd5+ 9. Nfd2 $1 f5 10. Nc3 $18) (7... O-O $2 8. Qxe4 Re8 9. Ne5 f6 10. Bd3 g6 11. Be3 Bxe3 (11... fxe5 12. fxe5 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Qxd5 14. O-O $1 $16 Rxe5 $2 (14... Qxe5 $2 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rf8+ $18) 15. Bc4 $1) 12. Qxe3 fxe5 13. O-O Qxd5 14. Nc3 $16) 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. Be3 Nxc3 (9... Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Nxc3 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. bxc3 Bxc2 13. Kd2 Ba4 14. Re1+ Kd6 $1 15. Nd4 Bd7 $1) 10. Bxc5 Nxe2 11. Bxe7 Nxf4 12. Ba3 Nd7 (12... Bxc2 $2 13. Rc1 {/\ Rxc7}) (12... Nxd5 13. O-O-O c6 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Rhe1 $18) 13. Bb5 $1 O-O-O (13... Nxg2+ $2 $18 14. Kf2 Nf4 15. Rhe1+ Kd8 16. Nd4 Bg6 17. Rad1 $1 Re8 (17... Nxd5 18. Bxd7 Kxd7 19. Nf3 Kc6 20. Ne5+ $18) 18. Ne6+ fxe6 19. dxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6 Kc8 21. Be7 $18) 14. O-O {/\ Nd4 / Ng5} Nxd5 15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Nxf7 Bxf7 17. Rxf7 Rhg8 18. Re1 h6 19. c4 N5f6 20. Ba4 {/\ Bc2-f5,Be7/Re7} (20. Ree7 $18) 20... c6 21. Bc2 Kb8 22. Ree7 Rge8 23. Bf5 Rxe7 24. Bxe7 Ne5 $2 (24... Rg8 25. Bd6+ Kc8 26. Be5 Kd8 $8 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rxb7 $18) 25. Rxg7 Rd1+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Nxc4 28. Bxf6 { Easter 1937. (Source: Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander. g20)} 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Thomas, George Alan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B01"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8. Qf3 Nb6 9. Ne5 Be6 10. Bf4 Nbd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bg3 Qb6 13. O-O-O g6 14. a3 a5 15. h4 h5 16. Bc4 Qa7 17. Rhe1 Bh6+ 18. Kb1 O-O 19. Qe2 Bf5 20. Bd3 e6 21. Bxf5 exf5 22. Qf3 Rad8 23. Qb3 Qa6 24. Qc4 Qa8 25. Bh2 Rfe8 26. Qf1 Bf4 27. Bxf4 Nxf4 28. Qc4 Rd5 29. g3 Ne6 30. c3 Qd8 31. Re2 Qf6 32. Rde1 Red8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rxe6 Qxe6 35. Rxe6 Kxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Oxford"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Montgomerie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Kf1 Nxe4 8. d5 Ne7 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Ng6 11. Nc3 h6 12. Re1+ Kf8 13. d6 Bxd6 14. Bb3 Be7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd5 Rh7 17. Nh4 Nxh4 18. Qxh4 c6 19. Nxe7 d5 20. Qxf6 Bd7 21. Bc2 Rg7 22. Bg6 Be8 23. h4 Rc8 24. Bf5 Bd7 25. Qxh6 1-0 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.08.03"] [Round "?"] [White "Keres, Paul"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 Ne4 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 c6 9. Nd2 f5 10. Qb3 Nd7 11. f3 $1 Bg5 12. e4 Be3+ 13. Kh1 Nf6 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. e5 Nd7 16. f4 Nb6 17. Nb1 $1 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 g5 19. Nd2 Rf7 20. c4 $1 gxf4 21. gxf4 Rg7 22. Rg1 Bd7 23. c5 Na4 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qb7 Rb8 27. Qa6 Rb2 28. c6 Rxd2 29. cxd7 Qxd7 30. Qa8+ Kf7 31. Bf3 $1 Rg6 32. Bh5 1-0 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lundin, E."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D26"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5) 5... dxc4 (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 e5 7. Ndb5 a6 $1 8. Nxd5 axb5 9. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $3 {0:1 Fine-Yudovich,1937} ( 9... gxf6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bxf6+) (9... Qxf6 10. Bxf6 Bb4+)) 6. e3 Nc6 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nd5 (10... Qa5 11. d5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 exd5 14. Bxd5) (10... b6) 11. Bxd5 (11. Nxd5 Bxg5 {Alexander}) ( 11. Bxe7 Ndxe7 {Alexander} (11... Nxc3 $5)) 11... exd5 $5 (11... Bxg5) 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Qb3 b6 14. Qa3 $6 (14. Re5 Be6 15. Ng5 $2 Nc6 $1 $19 16. Qc2 g6 { Alexander}) (14. Rac1 Be6 15. Ng5 Nf5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Qd1 Qf6 {Alexander} ( 17... Qg5)) 14... Be6 (14... Nc6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. Ne5 {/\ Rac1 +/=}) 15. Ng5 $2 (15. Rad1 {>= Alexander}) (15. Rac1 {>= Alexander}) 15... Nc6 (15... Qd7) 16. Nxe6 (16. Rxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qf6 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 19. Rf1 Qxd4) 16... fxe6 17. Qa4 (17. Rxe6 Nxd4 18. Rd6 (18. Ree1 Nc2) 18... Qh4 19. Rf1 Rac8 (19... Rae8 { /\ Qxf2+} 20. h3 Re1 $19 {Alexander}) 20. Qxa7 (20. Nxd5 Qxf2+ $19) (20. Rxd5 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 Ng3+ 23. Kg1 Nxf1 $19)) 17... Rc8 18. Rxe6 (18. Rad1 Qf6 {-/+ Alexander} (18... Qd6)) 18... Qh4 19. g3 $8 (19. Rf1 Nxd4 { /\ Rxc3,Ne2+} 20. Qd1 (20. Kh1 Rxf2) 20... Nxe6 {Alexander}) (19. Re2 Nxd4 20. Rd2 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 Qg5+ {Alexander}) 19... Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Nxd4 21. Rd6 Nf3+ 22. Kg2 d4 23. Nd5 Rc2 24. Nf4 (24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Rxf6 Nh4+ 26. gxh4 gxf6 $19 { Alexander}) (24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nf5 g6 26. Kxf3 Rxf5+ 27. Ke4 Re2+ 28. Kd3 Rfxf2 $19 {Alexander}) 24... Nh4+ $1 (24... Ne5 25. Rxd4 g5 26. Nh3 Rxb2 27. Re1 $16) 25. Kh3 (25. Kg1 Nf3+ (25... g5 $1 26. Nh5 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Ne5 $19 {Alexander}) 26. Kg2 $11) (25. gxh4 Rxf4 $19 {Alexander}) (25. Kf1 g5 26. Nh3 Nf3 27. Kg2 Rf7 28. b4 Kg7 29. a4 h5 30. a5 bxa5 31. bxa5 (31. Rxa5 g4 32. Nf4 Rc1) 31... h4 32. Rf1 $8 g4 33. Nf4 h3+ 34. Kh1 Re7 {/\ Rxf2} 35. Ne6+ Rxe6 36. Rxe6 d3 37. Rd6 d2 38. Rd1 Kf7 $19 {Alexander}) 25... Nf5 26. Rd7 Re8 (26... Rf7 27. Rd8+ Rf8 28. Rd7 $11) (26... Rxb2 27. Rc1) (26... Rxf2 27. Rc1 {/\ Rcc7}) 27. Rd1 (27. g4 Rxf2) 27... g5 28. Nh5 Re6 29. Rxa7 (29. g4 $5) 29... Rxf2 30. Rc1 {/\ 31.Rc8+} Ne7 31. Rcc7 Kf7 $1 32. Rd7 Re4 $1 {/\ 33... g4+} 33. g4 (33. a4 g4+ 34. Kh4 Rxh2+ 35. Kg5 h6+ 36. Kxh6 Re5 $19) 33... Re3+ 34. Ng3 d3 { /\ 35... d2 36... Re1 37... d1Q} 35. Ra3 Rd2 36. b4 {/\ Rb3,a4-a5} Ke6 37. Rd4 Nd5 $1 {/\ 38... Nf4+ 29.Rxf4 gxf4 30... fxg3 -+} 38. Re4+ Kf6 $3 39. Ra8 (39. Rxe3 Nf4#) 39... Nf4+ 40. Rxf4+ gxf4 41. Rf8+ Ke5 42. Rf5+ Kd4 43. Rxf4+ Kc3 44. a4 Ra2 45. Rf8 d2 46. Rc8+ Kxb4 47. Rd8 Re1 {7/08/1937. 500 Master Games of Chess, p.492 / TB p.29. Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #23.} 0-1 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Prins, L."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C61"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 (2. d4 d6 (2... e6) (2... d5) (2... e5)) 2... e5 (2... e6) ( 2... d6) 3. Bb5 Nd4 $5 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Ne7 {/\... Nc6} (5... c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 $14) 6. Qe2 $1 (6. d3 c6 7. Ba4 d5) (6. Bc4 $5 {Cozens}) 6... g6 (6... c6 7. Bc4 d6 (7... d5 $6 8. exd5 {Cozens}) 8. d3 Be6 $11 { Kashdan-Prins,Stockholm,1937}) 7. f4 $1 Bg7 8. f5 $1 gxf5 $6 (8... Nc6) 9. exf5 Bf6 $16 10. d3 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bb3 d5 13. Bf4 $1 {/\ Be5} Bxf5 (13... O-O $2 14. Bh6 $18) 14. Bxc7 $1 (14. Be5 $2 Bg4 $132) 14... Qd7 (14... Qxc7 15. Rxf5 Bg7 16. Bxd5) 15. Nd2 O-O {/\ Qxc7} 16. Be5 Bg4 17. Qe1 Bg5 18. Bf4 Qf5 $5 ( 18... Bf6 19. Bh6 $1) 19. Qg3 $1 {/\ h3} Ng6 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 {/\ Qxd2 / Qe3+} 21. Rf2 $1 Qh5 22. Bxd5 $1 Rae8 (22... Qxd5 23. Qxg4 f5 $18) 23. Ne4 $1 {/\ Nf6+} Rxe4 24. dxe4 {1/08/1937 TB p.95 / Alexander 22} 1-0 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Asgeirsson, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B72"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 (3. b4 $5) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nbd7 $2 (7... Nc6) 8. Nb3 $6 b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Rc8 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. O-O a6 14. a4 Ne8 15. Bd4 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 {/\ Bg4} Nef6 18. g4 h6 19. h4 {/\ g5,Bg4} Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Nh7 23. Bg4 $2 (23. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe7 25. Bg4 $1 Rcd8 26. Qd2 $18) 23... Rcd8 24. Qf2 Rd4 $3 25. Qh4 (25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Nxg5 $17) 25... Rxd1 $2 (25... Rdd8 $11) 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rf1 Qe7 28. Be2 Rd4 $5 29. b3 (29. Bxd4 $2 exd4 30. Bc4 dxc3 31. Rxf7 Qxf7 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qxh7 cxb2 $1 $19) 29... Nf8 30. Bc4 Ne6 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. Bxd5 Nf4 (32... Rb4 33. Bxe6 fxe6 $18 (33... Qxe6 34. Bxc5)) 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Qxf4 Rxd5 35. exd5 Be5 36. Qg4 Bd4+ 37. Kh1 Qe5 38. Qf3 Kh8 39. Qf6+ {5/08/1937 Alexander 24} (39. Qf6+ Qxf6 40. Rxf6 Bxf6 41. gxf6 Kg8 42. d6 Kf8 43. d7) 1-0 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Montgomerie"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E57"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. Re1 a6 12. Ba2 b5 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. d5 $1 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bf6 17. Bd6 $3 Bxb2 (17... Qxd6 $4 18. Bxf7+ $18) (17... Re8 18. Bxf7+ $40) 18. Rb1 Bf6 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21. Qb3 Rd8 22. Rbd1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc5 24. Qb4 Qc2 25. Qd2 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Be7 28. Rd3 a5 29. Rd5 Bxa3 30. Rxb5 Bd6 31. Rxa5 h6 32. h3 g6 33. Kf1 Kg7 34. Ke2 g5 35. Ra6 Be5 36. Ke3 f6 37. Ke4 Kg6 38. Ra8 Bh2 39. Re8 Bg1 40. f4 $1 Bxf2 41. f5+ Kh7 42. Rb8 Bg3 43. Rb7+ Kg8 44. Kf3 Be1 45. Kg4 Bd2 46. Kh5 g4 47. Kg6 Kf8 48. hxg4 {5/08/1937 TB p.59} 1-0 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "16"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Kashdan, I."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C73"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Bxc6+ (6. d4 $2 b5 7. Bb3 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Qxd4 $2 c5) 6... bxc6 7. d4 Nd7 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 f6 10. Nh4 {/\ Nf5 / Qh5+} g6 11. Qe2 f5 $2 (11... O-O $2 12. Qc4+) 12. dxe5 $1 { /\ e6 / exd6} Bxh4 13. e6 Nf6 14. Qc4 $1 {/\ Qxc6 / exf5 / e5} c5 $1 (14... O-O $4 15. e7+) 15. e5 Ng4 16. Qd5 $1 (16. exd6 Qxd6 {/\ Qxh2 #}) 16... Rb8 17. exd6 Bb7 18. d7+ Kf8 19. Qc4 $1 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 (20... Qxf6 21. Qxc5+ Kg7 ( 21... Qe7 22. Qxc7 $18) 22. e7 Qxa1 23. d8=Q Rhxd8 24. exd8=Q Rxd8 25. Qxc7+ { /\ Qxb7 +-}) 21. Qxc5+ Kg7 $18 22. Nc3 Ng8 $1 {/\ Ne7} 23. Rad1 (23. Qe5+ $1 Nf6 24. Rad1 Qe7 25. Qxc7 $18) 23... h6 $3 (23... Ne7 24. Qe5+ Kg8 (24... Kh6 25. Rd3) 25. Qf6 $1 Qf8 26. d8=Q Rxd8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Qf7#) 24. Rfe1 $6 (24. e7 $3 Nxe7 25. Rfe1 $1 Nc6 26. Nd5 Rf8 27. Ne7 Rf6 28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Qd4+ Rf6 30. Re8 $18 {Euwe}) 24... Ne7 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. Na4 Rf8 {/\ f4} 27. f4 Rg8 $1 28. Nc5 g5 $1 $36 29. Nxb7 Rxb7 30. c4 gxf4 31. Qxf4 Rg6 32. Qh4 $1 { /\ 33.Qxe7+! Qxe7 34.d8Q} Rb8 $1 33. Re5 Qf8 $1 34. Qf2 Rd8 35. Qc5 c6 36. Rf1 $1 {37.Rexf5 Nxf5 38.Qxf8 Rxf8 39.e7 Nxe7 40.Rxf8 +-} Qg7 $1 37. Re2 Rg8 $36 38. g3 (38. Rff2 Qa1+ 39. Rf1 Qg7 $11) 38... Rxg3+ $1 39. Kh1 (39. hxg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kh1 Qh3+ 41. Rh2 Qxf1+ 42. Qg1 Qxg1# {#}) 39... Rg6 40. Qb6 Rxe6 $1 41. Rg1 $1 Rxe2 $3 (41... Qxg1+ 42. Qxg1 Rxg1+ 43. Kxg1 Rd6 (43... Rxe2 $2 44. d8=Q) 44. Rxe7+ Kg6 45. Re6+ $3 $18) 42. Rxg7+ Rxg7 {/\ Re1+ -+} 43. h4 $2 (43. h3 $1 $11) 43... Re1+ 44. Kh2 Re2+ 45. Kh3 (45. Kh1 Re4 {/\ Rxe4 #} 46. Qf2 Rg8 $19) 45... f4 $1 {12/08/1937 TB p.41} (45... f4 46. d8=Q Rg3#) 0-1 [Event "Olm-7"] [Site "Stockholm"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "18"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "O'Kelly De Galway, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C12"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. bxc3 Ne4 8. Qg4 g6 9. h4 c5 10. h5 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 Qg5+ 12. Qxg5 hxg5 13. hxg6 $3 $18 Rg8 (13... Rxh1 14. g7 $18) 14. gxf7+ Kxf7 15. Rh7+ Rg7 16. Rxg7+ Kxg7 17. Nf3 g4 18. Nh2 g3 $1 19. fxg3 Nc6 20. Nf3 Bd7 21. Rb1 Na5 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Rxb5 b6 24. Rb1 Kg6 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Nh4+ Kg7 27. Rxf8 Kxf8 28. Ng6+ Kf7 29. Nf4 Nc4+ 30. Kd3 Na3 31. g4 c4+ 32. Ke2 Nb1 33. g5 Nxc3+ 34. Kf3 Nb5 35. g6+ Ke7 36. Ke3 Nc7 37. g4 b5 38. Nh5 b4 39. Kf4 Ne8 40. Kg5 a5 41. Nf6 a4 42. Nxe8 b3 (42... Kxe8 43. Kh6 $1 $18) 43. g7 bxc2 44. g8=Q c1=Q+ 45. Kg6 Qb1+ 46. Kg7 Qb8 47. Qf7+ Kd8 48. Kf6 Qb6 49. Nd6 {/\ Qe7 # 13/08/1937 TB p.98} (49. Nd6 Qc7 50. Qe8#) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "Hastings 1937-38"] [Date "1938.01.05"] [Round "8"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Keres, Paul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C98"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Na5 (13... Nd8) 14. b3 (14. Nf1 Nc4 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. Bxe3 Re8 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Kh2 c4) 14... Bd7 (14... c4 15. b4 Nb7 16. a4) 15. Nf1 Nb7 16. c4 (16. Ne3 c4 17. b4 a5) 16... Rfb8 ( 16... bxc4 17. bxc4 Rfb8) 17. Ne3 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Bf8 (18... Na5 19. Nfxe5) 19. a4 Na5 20. Nfd2 g6 21. g4 (21. Nxa5 Qxa5 22. Nc4 Qc7 (22... Qc3 23. Bd2 Qd4 24. Qf3) 23. f4 Ne8 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Be3) 21... h5 22. Nxa5 (22. Qf3 Nh7 23. Qg3 ( 23. gxh5 Ng5) (23. Bb2 Bh6) 23... hxg4 24. hxg4 Bh6) 22... Qxa5 23. Qf3 (23. Nc4 Qc3) 23... Nh7 24. Rf1 (24. Re2 Bb5) (24. gxh5 Ng5) (24. Qg3) 24... Qd8 25. Qg3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Qg5 27. f3 (27. Bd1 Qf4) 27... Qe3+ (27... Qf4 28. Qf2) ( 27... f5 28. Nc4 f4) 28. Kg2 Qc3 29. Ra2 Be7 30. Nb1 (30. Nc4 Rxb3 31. Bxb3 Qxb3) 30... Qb4 31. Rh1 Nf8 32. Bd2 (32. Qh2 f6 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Rh7+ Nxh7 35. Qxh7+ Ke8 36. Qg8+ Bf8 37. Bh6 Ke7 38. Qh7+ Kd8 39. Bxf8 c4 40. Rb2 Qe1) 32... Qd4 33. Re1 (33. Qh2 f6 (33... Bf6 34. Bg5 Bg7 35. Bh6 Bf6 36. g5 Bd8 37. Bg7) 34. Qh8+ Kf7 35. Rh7+ Nxh7 36. Qxh7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Bf8 38. Bh6 Ke7 39. Qh7+ Kd8 (39... Ke8 40. Qxg6+ Ke7 41. Qh7+ Ke8 42. Bxf8 Kxf8 43. Qxd7) 40. Bxf8) 33... c4 34. Be3 cxb3 35. Bxd4 bxa2 36. Ba1 (36. Nc3 exd4 37. Nxa2 Rb2) (36. Bc3) 36... axb1=Q 37. Rxb1 Rxb1 38. Bxb1 g5 (38... Bxa4 39. f4 f6 40. g5) 39. Bc2 ( 39. Qe1 Rb8 (39... Bxa4 40. Qb4 Bb5 41. Bxe5) 40. Bc2 Bd8) 39... Rc8 40. Qf2 Ng6 41. Qd2 Kg7 (41... Nf4+ 42. Kf1 Bd8 43. a5 Bb5+) 42. Bc3 Nf4+ 43. Kf1 Bd8 ( 43... Rh8 44. Kg1 Nh3+ 45. Kf1 Nf4) 44. Qe3 Kf6 45. Bb3 Rb8 46. Qa7 Rxb3 47. Qxd7 Rb1+ 48. Be1 Ba5 49. Qxd6+ Kg7 50. Qxe5+ Kf8 (50... Kg6 51. Qf5+ Kh6) 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Qe5+ (52. Qe5+ Kd7 (52... Kf8 53. Qh8+ (53. Qxg5 Rxe1+ 54. Kf2 Nh3+)) 53. Qf5+ Ke8 (53... Kc7 54. d6+) (53... Kd8 54. Qxg5+) (53... Ke7 54. d6+ (54. Qxg5+)) (53... Kd6 54. e5+) 54. Qc8+ Bd8 (54... Ke7 55. Qc5+) 55. Qc6+ Kf8 56. Qc2 Ra1 57. Qc3) 52... Kf8 1/2-1/2 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Brighton"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Lenton"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C83"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nc5 12. Nd4 Nxb3 13. N2xb3 Qd7 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. f4 Bf5 17. Qf2 Rad8 18. Bd4 Qg6 19. Rfe1 Qh5 20. Qe2 Bg4 21. Qd2 Bh4 22. Bf2 Re6 23. Bxh4 Qxh4 24. Qf2 Qh5 25. Re3 Rh6 26. h3 Bf5 27. Rae1 Qg6 28. Rg3 Qc6 29. Nd4 Qd7 30. Rg5 Be4 31. f5 c5 32. e6 Qd6 33. exf7+ Kxf7 34. Ne6 Rg8 35. Nxc5 Qe5 36. Ne6 1-0 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Brighton"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Mallison, H.V."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Bg4 8. c4 O-O 9. cxd5 f5 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bf5 Kh8 15. g4 Nxd5 16. Be6 Bf7 17. Ng5 $1 Bxe6 18. Nxe6 Qh4 19. Qb3 $1 { /\ Nxf8 / Qxd5 / Bg5} (19. Nxf8 $2 Qxh3 $19) 19... Nf4 20. Bxf4 Bxf4 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 22. Kg2 Bd6 23. Qe6 $1 Qg5 24. f4 $1 Bxf4 25. Rae1 $1 Qa5 26. Qe5 $1 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Kg8 28. Re7 g5 29. h4 $1 gxh4 30. Kh3 h6 31. Rd7 b5 32. d5 a5 33. Re7 a4 34. a3 Bd6 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Re6 Kg7 37. Kxh4 Bf4 38. Kh5 Bc1 39. Re2 { The Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, p.63.} 1-0 [Event "Hastings"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tylor, T."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D05"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 Qc7 8. Nc3 a6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. e4 d4 11. Ne2 e5 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Nfg1 g5 14. Qc1 Rg8 15. c3 O-O-O 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Qe3 Kb8 20. Rac1 Qd6 21. Bc2 Nh5 22. h3 Bd7 23. Ne2 g4 24. h4 Bb5 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rfd1 dxe3 27. Rxd6 exf2 28. Bd3 Bxd3 29. Rxd3 g3 30. Rd5 Nf4 31. Rg5 Rxg5 32. hxg5 Ne6 0-1 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C16"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 b6 $5 {Nimzowitsch} 5. Qg4 $5 (5. Bd3) 5... Bf8 $1 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. O-O-O Ba6 (7... c5 $4 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Rxd5 $18) (7... h6 $5) 8. Nh3 (8. Nge2 $5) 8... Bxf1 9. Rhxf1 Nc6 10. f4 (10. Qe2) 10... Nge7 11. Bxe7 $1 Nxe7 12. Qe2 h5 13. Ng5 Nf5 14. Kb1 Bb4 15. Rf3 c6 16. Rh3 O-O-O 17. a3 (17. Rxh5 $6 Rxh5 18. Qxh5 Bxc3) 17... Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Kb7 19. b4 f6 $6 20. Nf3 Ra8 21. a4 a5 22. Rb3 Rhc8 (22... axb4 23. Rxb4 $11) 23. Qe1 $36 Ra6 24. h3 { /\ 25.g4 hxg4 26.hxg4 Nh6 27.exf6 gxf6 28.g5 fxg5 29.fxg5 Nf5 30.Ne5} axb4 25. Qxb4 Qe7 26. Qxe7+ Nxe7 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Re1 Rxa4 29. Rxe6 $16 Ng8 (29... Nf5 30. Rxf6 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Rxd4 32. g4 $16) 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Rc7 32. g5 fxg5 33. fxg5 Ne7 34. Rf6 Ng8 35. Re6 Ne7 36. g6 Nf5 37. Rd3 (37. Rf6 Nxd4 38. Nxd4 Rxd4 39. Rg3 (39. Rff3 Rg4) 39... Rg7) 37... Ra8 38. Rf6 Ng3 39. Ne5 Ne4 40. Rf7 Rh8 41. Kb2 (41. Rdf3 Nd2+) 41... Nd6 (41... Rh1 {/\ Rg1} 42. Rg3 $1) 42. Rxc7+ (42. Rf4) (42. Rg3) 42... Kxc7 43. Rc3 Kb7 44. Rg3 $2 (44. Nxc6 $1 Ne4 ( 44... Nc4+ $2 45. Rxc4 dxc4 46. Ne7 $18) 45. Ne7 Nxc3 46. g7 (46. Kxc3 $2 Rh3+ {/\ Rg3}) 46... Na4+ 47. Kb3 Ra8 48. g8=Q Rxg8 49. Nxg8 b5 50. Ne7 $1 Nb6 51. Kb4 $16) 44... Rg8 45. Rh3 Ka6 $11 46. Nxc6 Rxg6 47. Nb4+ Kb5 48. Nxd5 Kc4 49. Nxb6+ Kxd4 50. Rd3+ Ke5 {Easter 1938 Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 31.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Book, Eero"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C86"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Qxb5 Na5 13. Bc2 Nxe4 14. Nxe5 Rb8 15. Bxe4 Rxb5 16. Bxa8 Rxe5 17. d4 Re2 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. b4 Re8 20. Be4 Nc4 21. Nxc4 Rxe4 22. f3 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Be6 24. fxe4 Bxc4 25. Rf3 Be5 26. Bf4 Bf6 27. Re3 Be7 28. e5 d5 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Ra1 Ke8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Rg8 g6 33. Rg7 Ke6 34. Rxh7 c5 35. bxc5 Bxc5 36. h4 d4 37. cxd4 Bxd4 38. h5 Kf5 39. Bg3 Kg4 40. hxg6 Kxg3 41. gxf7 Bxf7 42. Rg7+ Kh4 43. Rxf7 Bxe5 44. Re7 Bd6 45. Rg7 Be5 46. Rg8 Bf4 47. Kg1 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qe2 Bxb5 10. Qxb5+ c6 11. Qd3 Be7 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Rhe1 h6 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. c4 O-O 16. Qe3 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. g4 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Qc6 21. Rg1 Rae8 22. Qd3 Re6 23. g5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 Bxg5 25. Rdxg5 g6 26. h4 Rfe8 27. a3 Qe4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. h5 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 31. Ka2 Kg7 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Kb3 Re2 34. Rg2 Kf6 35. Kc3 Kf5 36. b4 g5 37. Kb3 Re4 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. Rg3 Rf4 40. Rd3 Rxf2 41. Rd5+ Kg6 42. Rxc5 g4 43. Rc8 Rf7 44. Rd8 Rg7 45. c5 g3 46. Rd1 Kf5 47. Kc4 g2 48. Rg1 Ke6 49. Kb5 Kd7 50. a4 Kc7 51. Ka6 Rg4 52. Ka5 Kc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Menchik, Vera"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D40"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bd3 a6 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. a4 Qa5 11. axb5 Qxa1 12. bxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qf3 Rb8 15. Nc4 Bb5 16. Bd2 Bxc4 17. Rxa1 Bxd3 18. e4 Bc4 19. Bg5 Nd7 20. d5 e5 21. Bc1 f6 22. Nd1 Bb5 23. b3 Be7 24. Ne3 Bd3 25. Nf5 Rxb3 26. Nxg7+ Kd8 27. Rxa6 Rb1 28. Qxd3 Rxc1+ 29. Qf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Kc8 31. Rc6+ Kb7 32. Nf5 Bf8 33. Ke2 Rg8 34. g3 Rg6 35. h4 h5 36. f4 exf4 37. gxf4 Rg2+ 38. Kf3 Rb2 39. Ng3 Rb3+ 40. Kf2 Rb2+ 41. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Petrov, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B84"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. a4 b6 8. Bf3 Nfd7 9. O-O Bb7 10. e5 d5 11. Bh5 g6 12. Bg4 Qe7 13. f4 Bg7 14. b3 O-O 15. Ba3 Nc5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Qd2 Rc8 18. Nd1 Qe8 19. Ne3 Nf8 20. Bb2 Nc6 21. Rae1 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Qxa4 23. Bxb6 Qb5 24. Bd4 a5 25. bxa5 Qxa5 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Bf3 g5 31. fxg5 h6 32. gxh6 Bxh6 33. Ng4 Bg7 34. c4 Ng6 35. cxd5 Bxd5 36. Bxd5 exd5 37. Kf2 Kh7 38. Ke3 Nf8 39. Bc5 Ne6 40. Bd6 Kg6 41. Nf2 Bh6+ 42. Kf3 Nd4+ 43. Kg4 Nf5 44. Nd3 Ne3+ 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. h3 Nc4 47. g4+ Kg5 48. Kg3 Bg7 49. h4+ Kg6 50. h5+ Kh7 51. Kf4 f6 52. Bc7 Bh6+ 53. Kg3 fxe5 54. Nxe5 Nd2 55. Nf7 Ne4+ 56. Kh4 Be3 57. g5 d4 58. g6+ Kg8 59. Be5 Nd6 60. Nxd6 1-0 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Milner-Barry, Philip Stuart"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. Nc3 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Bg7 12. Nd4 Nb6 13. Ndb5 Nfd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bf3 a6 16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Bxd5 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3+ 19. Ke2 O-O 20. Rhd1 Re8+ 21. Kf1 Re7 22. Rb6 Ba5 23. Rb3 Ra7 24. c4 Rd7 25. a4 b6 26. f3 Bb7 27. Bxb7 Raxb7 28. Be1 Bxe1 29. Rxe1 d5 30. Reb1 dxc4 31. dxc4 Rbc7 32. Rxb6 Rxc4 33. Rxa6 Rd2 34. Re1 Rcc2 35. Rxh6 Rxg2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Thomas, Sir George"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [Annotator "Alexander"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Be2 Nf6 5. O-O O-O (5... c5 $6 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+) 6. Qe1 {/\ d3,Nbd2,e4,Qh4} c5 7. d3 b6 8. Nbd2 (8. Nc3) 8... Ng4 9. Bd1 (9. Nb3 $6) 9... Ba6 10. h3 (10. Rb1) 10... Nh6 11. Rb1 Nc6 12. a3 {/\ b4-b5} Qd6 $15 13. e4 (13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Ba3 Nxc2 $19 (15... Nxd3 $19)) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qc7 15. Nh4 {/\ f5->} (15. b3 {/\ Bb2}) 15... c4 16. b3 ( 16. f5 cxd3 17. f6 dxc2 18. Bxc2 exf6 19. Nxf6+ Kh8 20. Rf4 Nd4 21. Bd1 Ndf5 $19) (16. dxc4 Bxc4 17. Rf2 (17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nd4) 17... Nd4 $17) 16... cxd3 17. c4 Nd4 {/\ b5} 18. a4 Bb7 $19 19. Nc3 (19. Nf3) 19... Qc6 20. Nd5 (20. Qxe7 $2 Ndf5 21. Qe1 Nxh4 $19) (20. Nf3) 20... Rfe8 21. Nf3 Qc5 22. Be3 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Nhf5 24. Kh2 (24. b4 Ne2+ $19) (24. Nxd4 Nxe3 $19) (24. Bf2 Ng3 25. b4 Nde2+ 26. Bxe2 dxe2 $19) 24... Nxf3+ 25. Rxf3 Qxd5 26. b4 e5 27. Bb3 Qd7 28. Qd2 (28. fxe5 Bxe5+ 29. Kg1 Bd4 $19) 28... e4 29. Rff1 Bd4 30. Bxd4 Qxd4 31. Rfd1 Rad8 {26/04/1938. Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #30.} 0-1 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Golombek, Harry"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B74"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nb3 O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. f4 Na5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Nxa5 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxa5 14. g4 Qe5 15. Qf3 gxf5 16. gxf5 Rac8 17. Bf4 Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Rad1 b5 20. Be3 Qc6 21. Bd4 e5 22. Be3 Rg8 23. Rf2 Bf8 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 f6 26. a3 a6 27. Rdd2 Rc7 28. Rg2 Rcg7 29. Rxg7 Rxg7 30. Rg2 Rxg2 31. Qxg2 Qc4 32. h4 d5 33. h5 Qxe4 34. Qxe4 dxe4 35. Kg2 Kg8 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ke2 Ke8 38. c4 b4 39. a4 b3 40. Kd2 Bb4+ 41. Kd1 Kd7 42. Bb6 Kc6 43. Bd8 Kc5 44. Bxf6 Kxc4 45. Ke2 Bc3 46. Be7 Bxb2 47. f6 Bc1 48. f7 Bh6 49. Bg5 Bf8 50. Kd2 Kb4 51. a5 Kxa5 52. Kc3 Ka4 53. Bc1 e3 54. Kd3 Kb4 55. Bb2 a5 56. Kxe3 a4 57. Kd3 e4+ 0-1 [Event "Margate"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Sergeant, Edward"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C88"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. Nd5 Na5 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. d3 c5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Bd5 Rb8 15. h3 Nb7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Nh2 Qg6 18. Re3 f5 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Qf3 Rbf7 22. Qe3 Be6 23. Rf3 Qh4 24. Rxf7 Rxf7 25. a3 Bd5 26. Nf1 Bb7 27. f3 g5 28. Nd2 Qh5 29. Ne4 Qg6 30. Rd1 Qe6 31. b3 Qe7 32. h4 Rf4 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. g4 d5 35. Qxc5 Qg7 36. Nd2 Qh7 37. Kg2 Qf7 38. Qd6 Qe8 39. Qh6 Qe7 40. Rh1 Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. Re1 Kf6 43. Kg3 Ke6 44. Rh1 Rf7 45. Rh6+ Rf6 46. Rxf6+ Kxf6 47. b4 Ke6 48. Nb3 Bc8 49. Nc5+ Kd6 50. c3 a5 51. d4 a4 52. Nd3 e4 53. Ne5 Be6 54. Kf2 Ke7 55. Ke3 exf3 56. Nxf3 Kf6 57. Ne5 Bf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Anglo-Dutch m"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Euwe, Machgielis"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E33"] [Annotator "Euwe"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bg5 (6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8. b4 e5) 6... h6 7. Bh4 $2 (7. Bxf6) 7... g5 8. Bg3 g4 9. Nh4 (9. Nd2 $6 Nxd4 10. Qd3 (10. Qa4+ $2 Bd7) 10... Nf5) 9... Nxd4 10. Qd3 e5 11. O-O-O Ne6 ( 11... Bxc3 $6 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. c5 dxc5 14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 15. Bxe5) 12. Nb1 { /\ a3,b4,c5} Ba5 $1 13. Qa3 $2 (13. e3) 13... Bb6 14. Bxe5 Ne4 $1 15. Bxh8 Qxh4 {/\ Nxf7} 16. c5 $1 Qg5+ $1 (16... dxc5 $2 17. Qa4+) (16... Bxc5 $2 17. Qa4+) ( 16... N6xc5 17. Bd4) 17. Nd2 (17. e3 Qxc5+ 18. Qxc5 Bxc5 $15) 17... N6xc5 18. h4 $5 (18. Bd4 $2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Ne4 $17) 18... gxh3 19. gxh3 (19. f4 $2 hxg2) 19... Nxf2 20. Rh2 Nxd1 21. Rg2 Qe3 22. Rg8+ Ke7 23. Kxd1 Qxa3 24. bxa3 $132 Ne6 25. h4 (25. Ne4 f5) 25... Bf2 {/\ b6,Bb7} 26. h5 d5 (26... b6 $2 27. Bg2) 27. Bh3 b6 28. Bxe6 Kxe6 29. Re8+ $2 (29. Bg7 $1 {/\ Bxh6}) 29... Kd7 30. Re5 Bb7 31. Bg7 Bd4 {Whitsun 1939 Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 34} 0-1 [Event "City of London CC"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Milner-Barry, P.S."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C25"] [PlyCount "22"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Qg4 Kf8 5. Qg3 d6 6. d3 Nd4 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Bg5 Qd7 9. Kd2 h6 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Nge2 $6 Nxb3+ { Resigns ?? Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander p.78} (11... Nh5 12. Bxe6) (11... Nxb3+ 12. axb3 Nh5 13. Qh4 g5 14. Qxh5 Bg4 15. Qxg4 Qxg4 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Ng3 $13) 0-1 [Event "City of London CC"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tims Collins, F.G."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E00"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 (5... exd5) 6. Bg2 cxd4 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. a3 Bb6 10. e4 Nf4 $1 11. Bxf4 Bxd4 12. Qb3 $2 (12. Nc3) 12... e5 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. Rab1 Rad8 17. Qd3 f5 $17 { /\ fxe4} 18. Nc3 $8 Qf7 19. Rfd1 Bb3 20. Re1 f4 21. gxf4 (21. Bd2 $2 Bxf2+) 21... exf4 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 {/\ Bc2} 23. Nd5 f3 24. Bf1 Ne2+ 25. Kh1 (25. Bxe2 Qg6+ $19) 25... Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Qc4 b5 28. Qh4 Rd4 29. Qh3 Qd5 30. b4 h5 31. Bxe2 fxe2+ 32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rg4+ 34. Kh3 Rf3# {#} 0-1 [Event "Combined University"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Sergeant, E.G."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 (6. Ndb5 $1) 6... Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bf3 (9. Bd3 d5 10. Ba3) 9... Nxc3 $2 (9... d5 $1 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Qxe4 Qa5 $15 { Wade-Foltys,Trencianske Teplice,1949}) 10. Qd3 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Qf6 12. Qb4 { /\ Bb2 +-} Nd5 (12... a5 13. Qc5 $1) 13. Bxd5 Qxa1 14. Bb2 Qxf1+ 15. Kxf1 a5 { /\ Ra6} 16. Qd6 exd5 17. Ba3 (17. Bxg7 $2 Ra6 $132) 17... Kd8 18. Qb6+ Ke8 19. Qe3+ Kd8 20. Be7+ Kc7 (20... Ke8 21. Bf6+ Kf8 22. Qe7+ $18) 21. Qc5+ { March 1939. Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #32.} 1-0 [Event "GBR"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander"] [Black "Tartakower, Saviely"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B04"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. exd6 cxd6 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Nc6 11. b3 h6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 e5 15. f4 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 1-0 [Event "olm-8"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dulanto, A."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C89"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 (11... Nf6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re2 $14) 12. Bxd5 (12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Qf3 Bg4 16. Qg2 Qh5 17. Be3 Bf3 (17... Rae8 $6 {Alexander-Milner_Barry 1938}) 18. Qf1 f5 $40 {/\ f4, Rf6-h6}) 12... cxd5 13. d4 Bd6 14. Re1 (14. Re3 f5 $40 {Golombek}) 14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Qf3 $1 (16. Be3 Bg4 17. f3 Bxg3 $19 {Golombek}) 16... Bf5 $1 17. Qg2 (17. Qxd5 $2 Rae8 18. Re3 Qh5 19. Qxd6 Bh3 $19 {Golombek}) 17... Qh5 18. Qxd5 (18. f3 Rae8 $11) 18... Rad8 (18... Rae8 19. Re3 Bf4 20. gxf4 Rxe3 21. Bxe3 Qg4+ $11 ) 19. Qg2 Rde8 (19... Bh3 20. Qh1 (20. Qc6 Be6 21. Rxe6 $17 fxe6 22. Nd2 Qd1+ { /\ Qc2 Golombek} 23. Kg2) 20... Bg4 21. Nd2 Rde8) 20. Be3 Bh3 $2 (20... Be4 $1 21. f3 Bxf3 $19 22. Qf2 Bc6 23. Nd2 Qd5 24. Kf1 Re6 25. Bf4 Bxf4 26. gxf4 Rg6 $19 {Golombek}) 21. Qh1 Be6 (21... f5 22. Qd5+ (22. Nd2 f4 $19) 22... Kh8 23. Nd2 Qg6 24. f4 $16 {Golombek}) 22. Nd2 Bd5 23. f3 f5 24. Bf2 g5 25. Qg2 g4 26. Rxe8 (26. fxg4 fxg4 27. Qf1 (27. Ne4 Rxf2 $1 (27... Qf5 $2 28. Nf6+)) 27... Bxg3 $19 {Golombek}) 26... Qxe8 (26... Rxe8 $2 27. fxg4 {Golombek}) 27. Re1 Qg6 28. b3 gxf3 29. Qh3 (29. Nxf3 Qh5 30. Re3 Kh8 {/\ f4 Golombek}) 29... Bf4 30. Nf1 Kh8 31. Be3 (31. Kh1 Bh6 {/\ f4 Golombek}) 31... Bxe3+ 32. Nxe3 (32. Rxe3 f4 33. Re1 f2+ $19 {Golombek}) 32... f4 33. Nxd5 fxg3 34. Rc1 $4 (34. Rf1 $1 gxh2+ 35. Kxh2 (35. Kh1 Qg2+ $1) 35... Qd6+ 36. Qg3 Qxd5 37. Qe5+ $11 {Golombek }) 34... f2+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kf1 g2+ 36. Qxg2 Qd3# {Golombek}) 35... Qe4+ { August 1939. Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander, #35 / Chess 8:3} 0-1 [Event "Olm-8 pr-A"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Morrison, J.S."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B66"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O a6 9. Nb3 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. Bh5 Rc8 13. f4 Na5 14. Qf2 Nc4 15. f5 b4 16. fxe6 bxc3 17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18. exd7 cxb2+ 19. Kb1 Na3+ 20. Kxb2 Rxc2+ 21. Qxc2 Nxc2 22. Be6 Nb4 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. Bb3 Bd8 25. a3 Nc6 26. Nf5 Na5 27. Rd3 Nxb3 28. Rxb3 Qf2+ 29. Ka1 Qxg2 30. Rd1 Qf2 31. Rdd3 Rg8 32. Ng3 Ke7 33. Rbc3 Qxh2 34. Nf5+ Kxd7 35. Rxd6+ Qxd6 0-1 [Event "Olm-8 pr-A"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Tartakower, Saviely"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B02"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nc6 10. b3 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 e5 15. f4 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. c5 Nd7 18. b4 Nf6 19. Nec2 Ne4 20. Qd3 a5 21. a3 Re8 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Bd4 axb4 24. axb4 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Qh4 26. g3 Qh5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nd4 Nf6 29. Qd2 Re4 30. Re1 Ng4 31. Rxe4 dxe4 32. Nxc6 Nxh2 33. Qxh2 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 e3 35. Ne5 e2 0-1 [Event "Olm-8 pr-A"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Opocensky, K."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E17"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 d6 8. O-O Nd7 9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 f5 11. Qe3 Kf7 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Bf6 15. Qd3 Re8 16. e4 g6 17. f4 Kg8 18. e5 Bg7 19. Nb5 a6 20. Na7 Ra8 21. Nc6 Qc8 22. b4 Nb8 23. Qf3 Nxc6 24. Qxc6 Rd8 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. Qf3 dxe5 27. fxe5 Qa4 28. Nf4 Qe8 29. d5 exd5 30. Nxd5 Rac8 31. e6 Rd6 32. e7 c5 33. Qf4 Rdc6 34. b5 axb5 35. cxb5 Rf6 36. Nxf6+ Bxf6 37. Qd6 Bd4+ 38. Rxd4 cxd4 39. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "Olm-8 pr-A"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Diaz Perez, J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D26"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. f4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Nbd5 13. g4 Ne8 14. Qf3 Nec7 15. Qh3 Bf6 16. g5 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Ne7 18. Be3 a6 19. Rad1 Ncd5 20. Bc1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 b5 22. Bc2 Ng6 23. Qh5 Bb7 24. Rf4 Qd5 25. Be4 Qxa2 26. Rh4 h6 27. Bxb7 Nxh4 28. Qxh4 Qc2 29. Re1 Ra7 30. Be4 Qxc3 31. gxh6 f5 32. exf6 Rxf6 33. Bg5 Rff7 34. Bg6 Rfd7 35. Rf1 gxh6 36. Bxh6 Ra8 37. Bf7+ Rxf7 38. Qg4+ Kh8 39. Rxf7 Rg8 40. Bg7+ 1-0 [Event "Olm-8 pr-A"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Trompowsky, Octavio"] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D00"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. c4 Bxb1 6. Qxb1 Bb4+ 7. Kd1 c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 cxb4 10. axb4 Bc7 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Nf3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Ke2 Bd6 15. Ra4 a6 16. Rha1 Rc8 17. b5 axb5 18. Qxb5 Qe7 19. Rb1 Rc7 20. Bd3 g6 21. h4 Re8 22. h5 f5 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Rh1 Rcc8 25. g4 Bf4 26. gxf5 Bxe3 27. Bc4+ Kg7 28. Be6 gxf5 29. d5 Bg5 30. Nxg5 Qxg5 31. Qb2+ Kg6 32. Kf1 Nd4 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. Rg1 Rc1+ 35. Qxc1 Qxg1+ 36. Kxg1 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Nxc1 38. d6 Kf7 39. Rc4 Nb3 40. Rc7+ Ke6 41. Rxb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Washington"] [Site "?"] [Date "1944.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Fine, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C41"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1944.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4) 4. Bc4 c6 (4... Be7 $2 5. dxe5 Nxe5 (5... dxe5 $2 6. Qd5 $1) 6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Qh5 $16) 5. a4 (5. O-O $1 Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 8. Qh5) 5... Be7 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. O-O h6 $5 ( 7... O-O) 8. Ba2 (8. Nh4 $5 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 (9... Bxh4 10. Nxd6+) 10. Nf5) 8... g5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 {/\ Qc4} (10. Qd3) 10... Bd6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Nd2 Ne6 14. Nc4 Bc7 (14... Bb8) 15. Qd2 $1 Ng4 16. Nd5 $1 cxd5 17. exd5 O-O $1 (17... Nd4 $2 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Re1 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21. d6 Qf6 22. Qxd4 $18) 18. d6 Bxd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Ng7 $1 21. Bc5 Be6 22. Rxe6 Nxe6 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nxe5 Rd8 $132 26. Re1 (26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Nd3) 26... Rd2 27. Nxf7 Nf4 $1 28. Nxh6 (28. Bb3 g4 $132) 28... Rxc2 29. Re5 Rxb2 30. Bc4 Rb4 31. Bf1 Rxa4 32. Rxg5 $11 Ra1 33. Rf5 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Rxf1 35. Rxf6+ Kg7 36. Ng4 Rb1 $1 37. Re6 Nd4 38. Re4 Rb4 39. Ne3 Nc6 40. Rxb4 Nxb4 41. Kg3 a5 42. Kf4 a4 43. Nc4 b5 44. Nd2 $1 {Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander 36} (44. Na3 $2 Nd5+ 45. Ke5 b4 $17) (44. Nd2 Na2 45. Nb1 $2 b4 46. h4 Nc3 $17) 1/2-1/2 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wood, B.H."] [Black "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 $2 (7. c3 Nxe4 $2 8. Bd5 $18) 7... d5 8. exd5 Nd4 (8... Nxd5 $2 9. Qf3 $1) 9. d6 $2 (9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 $11) (9. Qe1 Bc5 $1 10. Qxe5+ Kf8 $36) 9... Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 h6 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd4 {/\ Nxb5} (13. Ne1) 13... Ng4 14. g3 Bc5 $1 15. Nxb5 Qc6 16. Qe2 O-O {/\ axb5} (16... axb5 $2 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Qxb5+ Bd7 19. Qxc5) 17. N5c3 Re8 18. Nd1 {/\ d3} (18. d3 e3) 18... Ne5 19. Ne3 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qe6 21. Rd1 Qh3 22. Nf1 Re5 {/\ Rh5, Qxh2+. Best Games of C.H.O'D Alexander.} 0-1 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Combe, R."] [Black "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Qb3 c6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. e4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Qf4 10. Bd3 g5 11. Ng3 g4 12. Ne2 Qc7 13. Nd2 c5 14. d5 Ne5 15. O-O-O Bd7 16. Be4 O-O-O 17. f4 gxf3 18. Nxf3 Bd6 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Nxe5 Rhd8 22. Nf3 f5 23. Bc2 Qg7 24. Nf4 Bf7 25. Qe3 Re8 26. Qxc5+ Rc6 27. Qxa7 Qg4 28. Qa8+ Kc7 29. Nd5+ Bxd5 30. Qxe8 Qxc4 31. Qe5+ Kc8 32. Qxf5+ Be6 33. Qf8+ Kc7 34. Qg7+ Kb8 35. Qe5+ Ka8 36. Nd4 0-1 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Winter, W."] [Black "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. e3 e5 6. d5 Ne7 7. Nge2 Ng6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Ne8 10. O-O f5 11. f4 exf4 12. exf4 c5 13. Bd2 d6 14. Rae1 Bd7 15. Kh1 a6 16. Ng1 b5 17. b3 Qf6 18. Nf3 Nc7 19. Rf2 h6 20. Bf1 Rae8 21. Rfe2 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb8 24. Re1 Ba3 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Qxb1 Bb4 27. Qb3 a5 28. a3 a4 29. Nxa4 Qa1 30. Kg2 Qxa3 31. Qxa3 Bxa3 32. Nb6 Nf8 33. Nxd7 Nxd7 34. Nh4 Bb4 35. Bc1 Bc3 36. Nxf5 Ne8 37. Kf3 Kf7 38. g4 Ndf6 39. Ng3 Nd7 40. Ne4 Bd4 41. Bd2 Ndf6 42. Nxf6 Nxf6 43. h4 h5 44. g5 Nd7 45. Ba5 Ke7 46. Bd3 Nf8 47. Kg3 Kf7 48. Be2 g6 49. Bd2 Ke7 50. Bd3 Kf7 51. f5 Nd7 52. fxg6+ Kg7 53. Ba5 Ne5 54. Be2 Kxg6 55. Bc7 Nf7 56. Bd3+ Kg7 57. Kf4 Bf2 58. Kf5 Bxh4 59. g6 Ne5 60. Be2 Be7 61. Ke6 Nxg6 62. Bxh5 Nf4+ 63. Kxe7 Nxh5 64. Bxd6 Kg6 1-0 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Black "Thomas, ARB."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C99"] [PlyCount "173"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 b5 8. Bb3 Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bg5 Qc5 17. Bh4 Re8 18. Nd2 Qh5 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Bg3 d3 21. Qxd3 Nf8 22. Qe3 Bb7 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. b4 Ne6 25. Qb6 Rd7 26. Bxd6 Bxd6 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qxd6 Ng5 29. Nxg5 Qxg5 30. Qd7 Qe7 31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Qxe7+ Kxe7 33. f3 Bc8 34. Bb3 Be6 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Kf2 a5 37. bxa5 Ra8 38. Ke3 Rxa5 39. Rd2 Ra4 40. Kf4 h6 41. h4 g6 42. Rb2 f6 43. Rc2 Ra3 44. Rc6+ Kf7 45. h5 Rxa2 46. hxg6+ Kxg6 47. e5 Rxg2 48. Rxf6+ Kg7 49. Rb6 h5 50. Rxb5 h4 51. Kf5 h3 52. Rb7+ Kh6 53. Rb1 h2 54. Rh1 Ra2 55. f4 Kg7 56. Kg4 Kg6 57. f5+ Kf7 58. Kg3 Re2 59. e6+ Kf6 60. Rxh2 Re5 61. Rf2 Re4 62. Rf4 Re1 63. Kf2 Re5 64. Kf3 Ra5 65. Ke3 Ra3+ 66. Ke4 Ra4+ 67. Kf3 Ra5 68. Ke3 Ra3+ 69. Kd2 Rb3 70. Re4 Rb8 71. Rf4 Ke5 72. Rf3 Ra8 73. Ke2 Kf6 74. Kd3 Ra4 75. Re3 Ke7 76. Re4 Ra3+ 77. Kd4 Ra1 78. Ke5 Rf1 79. Rg4 Re1+ 80. Kf4 Rf1+ 81. Kg5 Rf2 82. Kg6 Rf1 83. Rg5 Rf2 84. Kg7 Rf1 85. Kg8 Ke8 86. Kh7 Rh1+ 87. Kg7 1-0 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Parr, F."] [Black "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 Bg4 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. O-O Rc8 9. Qe1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 g6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e4 Nh5 13. Nb3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bc2 Qc7 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Qg3 h5 18. Be3 h4 19. Qf2 h3 20. g3 Ra8 21. Nd4 c5 22. Nf3 Bf5 23. Ne5 Kf8 24. Qf3 Rb8 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. b3 Ne4 27. Rfd1 Bd6 28. Nc4 Ke7 29. Rd3 Rbd8 30. Rad1 f6 31. Kh1 Rhg8 32. Kg1 Rh8 33. Kf1 Qc6 34. Ke2 Qa6 35. a4 Bc7 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. Kd3 Ba5 38. Kc2 Bxc3 39. Bxc5+ Nxc5 40. Kxc3 Rb8 41. Nd2 Qd6 42. Kc2 Rd8 43. Qf1 Qd5 44. Qxh3 Qd3+ 45. Kb2 Nxa4+ 46. Ka3 Nc3 47. Qh7+ Ke8 48. Qg8+ Kd7 49. Qf7+ Kc8 50. Qxe6+ Kb8 51. Re1 Qxd2 0-1 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Wood, BH."] [Black "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. d6 Nxb3 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. axb3 h6 12. Nf3 e4 13. Nd4 Ng4 14. g3 Bc5 15. Nxb5 Qc6 16. Qe2 O-O 17. N5c3 Re8 18. Nd1 Ne5 19. Ne3 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Qe6 21. Rd1 Qh3 22. Nf1 Re5 23. g4 Qxg4 24. Ne3 Qh3 25. Nf1 Rh5 0-1 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Alexander, C.H.O'D."] [Black "Milner-Barry, PS."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C82"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qd7 15. Be3 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 f4 17. f3 c5 18. Qd3 c4 19. Qd4 fxe3 20. fxe4 e2 21. Rfe1 Qf7 22. Rxe2 Qh5 23. Rae1 Rf4 24. g3 Qg5 25. Qd2 Raf8 26. Rg2 Rg4 27. exd5 1-0 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Wood, G."] [Black "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E33"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. Nf3 d6 6. e3 e5 7. d5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. e4 Nd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O f5 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Ng5 Nc5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qe7 18. Qxe7 Nxe7 19. Rae1 g5 20. Bc1 Rxf1+ 21. Bxf1 Kf7 22. h4 gxh4 23. Bxh6 Bf5 24. Bg5 Ng6 25. Re3 Kg7 26. Be2 b6 27. Bf1 Rh8 28. Rf3 Rf8 29. Rf2 Bb1 30. a3 Re8 31. Rb2 Bf5 32. Rf2 Bb1 33. Rb2 Bf5 34. Rf2 1/2-1/2 [Event "GBR ch"] [Site "Nottingham"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Alexander, CHO'D."] [Black "Golombek, H."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. f3 exf3 6. Nxf3 Bf5 7. O-O e6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rad1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bxe7 Qx