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A very interesting game that my friend henry55 uploaded.I just wanted this game to have more attention with a separate article.You can see the two rooks sacrifice..Enjoy!

In the years following his match with Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine dominated the international chess scene. He was not satisfied with winning a tournament by a small margin, but played every game with a fierce will to win. San Remo 1930, was one of his greatest triumphs, as he won by a margin of 3 1/2 points, and would not agree to draws even in the final rounds. Here his artful use of pins reduces Nimzowitsch, who finished second, to virtual Zugzwang in only 30 seconds.

Ok, so this is quite interesting and probably bad for black. tell me what you guys think, how it should be played? I put an example of a possible trap aswell.

A remarkable game, in which Black gradually takes control of the whole board. A recurring combinative theme is the strength of an advanced passed pawn, which may create mating threats or sneak through to its Queening square.

Hi , After having a lot of time at the moment , I decided to burn it with retaking chess after a 10 year break. One of my favourite defences is the Alekhine.I started to read some chessbooks again and I stumbled on this bold move for black : 6. ... c5. Isn't Nf6 a fuck off to white in the first place? Well , then c5 is another one it creates some heavy fireworks on the board with razorsharp positions where the evaluation is unclear. Every minor glitch can turn the game into a rollercoaster of events that lead to disaster.

Hi, I just joined and while looking through the forum I saw alot of games but none of them ours. I think we should use this forum to show any games that we play in the alekhine's defense. Thx

Hello everyone! I've recently been considering playing Alekhine's Defense in serious games. One of my favorite defenses as black is the Grunfeld, which involves white establishing a pawn center and black attacking it, so I thought Alekhine's Defense might be right up my alley, as it seems to have some of the same ideas. I don't really know very much about Alekhine's Defense beyond a few of the main lines, so I had a few questions. 1. What lines show up most in practical play? Also, in general, roughly how much theory does one have to know to play this defense well? On one hand, the defense looks like the sort in which one slip could mean disaster, but on the other hand, I doubt my opponents would have virtually any knowledge of the defense's theory, so I don't want to waste a lot of time working on theory that I will never use... 2. Looking at master games is one of the best ways to learn an opening. Who were some famous players who employed this defense regularly and played it in an exemplary manner? Alekhine himself didn't play it much... Who were some great players who did? 3. I would really appreciate it if someone could give a brief verbal summary of the general ideas of the Alekhine's Defence, or at least direct me to some site that has one. What sort of middlegames does it lead to? What are the typical plans for black? For white? What common themes do I need to watch out for? What sort of weaknesses should I exploit in white's camp and protect in my own? Should I focus on piece play or pawn play? Does black typically attack on the kingside, the queenside, or the center? That sort of thing. 4. What are some good books on the Alekhine's Defense? I don't really want anything too complicated, just something that gives the general ideas and the major lines of play. Any help with any of these questions is very much appreciated. Thanks! -hankm

Any Alekhine member interested in the Alekhine Defense: Saemisch Attack1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 is invited to join... Sämisch Variations

Ok, I won... I know i didnt do it right, the game is full of blunders and mistakes. I did the game analysis of chess.com and the gran total of mistakes, blunders and inaccuracis are like 35%... Why i tell u this? Because i whant to get better and i would like you guys to tell me what i did wrong in the biggining and what i can do next time :D... Thanks in advance!

http://www.chess.com/groups/home/alekhines-chess-club Join here!!! http://www.chess.com/groups/home/alekhines-chess-club

Sorry Admins! But im not the only one that think we need more activity in this group! Anyone interested join! http://www.chess.com/groups/home/alekhines-chess-club

The Dark Knight RisesCustom Trophy Tournament SeriesOpening July 20th The epic conclusion to the best Batman trilogy ever deserves the most epic Dark Knight Tournament ever!! In 2008, Batman learned that he does in fact have limitations after all. Likewise, in our first Dark Knight Tournament, we learned many lessons regarding what kind of limitations we have. Our first tournament saw a plethora of Jokers defying the rules and/or timing out without making a single move. So this time around the standard tournament minimums (# of games and timeout percentage) will be in place. Also, 8 of the 9 tournaments will be thematic which means that the game will start with a pre-determined position in which black has already opened with their DARK KNIGHT. This will eliminate all of the forfeits that happened last time when some Joker would open with their black pawn instead of their DARK KNIGHT. Since we learned how incredibly long a tournament can last at 7-days per move, or even 5-days, the new tournaments will all be set for 3-day time controls. It is the third movie after all, so it only seems appropriate. For this same reason, we will have groups of four with one simultaneous game so that everyone will be playing in 3 games at a time. And finally, just so that the big brains in The 2K Club don’t have all the fun, there will be 3 separate rating levels so that everyone has a chance at getting one of those awesome Dark Knight Custom Trophies!!! The one tournament that is not thematic will be by invitation only. If you wish to play in The Dark Knight Rises – Open Tournament, you must send me a message asking for an invitation. In this message, you must acknowledge that you agree to open with your DARK KNIGHT as black regardless of how white opens. With 20 possible first moves for white, and 4 possible first moves for black, this means there is a total of 80 possible variations that these games could take. Anyone who does not open with their DARK KNIGHT agrees to resign that game as forfeit. YOU MUST AGREE TO THIS RULE TO RECEIVE AN INVITATION!!! The other 8 tournaments will start from the 4 most common white openings (1.e4, 1.d4, 1.Nf3, and 1.c4) with the two most common DARK KNIGHT responses (1.Nf6 and 1.Nc6). The 3 rating levels will be: A) 2000 and over, B) 1400-1999, C) 1399 and below. Here are the links to all 27 of The Dark Knight Rises Tournaments: The Dark Knight Rises 1a – Open (Invitation Only) The Dark Knight Rises 2a – Indian (1.d4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 3a – Zukertort (1.Nf3…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 4a – Anglo-Indian (1.c4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 5a – Alekhine (1.e4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 6a – Nimzowitsch (1.e4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 7a – Mikenas (1.d4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 8a – Black Mustang (1.Nf3…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 9a – Anglo-Lithuanian (1.c4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 1b – Open (Invitation Only) The Dark Knight Rises 2b – Indian (1.d4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 3b – Zukertort (1.Nf3…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 4b – Anglo-Indian (1.c4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 5b – Alekhine (1.e4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 6b – Nimzowitsch (1.e4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 7b – Mikenas (1.d4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 8b – Black Mustang (1.Nf3…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 9b – Anglo-Lithuanian (1.c4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 1c – Open (Invitation Only) The Dark Knight Rises 2c – Indian (1.d4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 3c – Zukertort (1.Nf3…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 4c – Anglo-Indian (1.c4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 5c – Alekhine (1.e4…Nf6) The Dark Knight Rises 6c – Nimzowitsch (1.e4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 7c – Mikenas (1.d4…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 8c – Black Mustang (1.Nf3…Nc6) The Dark Knight Rises 9c – Anglo-Lithuanian (1.c4…Nc6) Here’s a link to all the Custom Trophies that are up for grabs!!! And of course, everyone is welcome to join my group: The Dark Knights!!

Hi there! After playing 1.nf6 a long while as a child, I've recently taken the opening up again - and now for good! I am wondering if there are any of you out there who play other 'alekhine-openings' though. If I get a chance, I love playing his french variation: I don't really know if he has other variations as well. Are there any out there that also play different variations that have alekhines look and feel or sign of approval? Or do you know of any other alekhine-variations?

Hello. I have recently started playing the Alekhine's Defense regularly, and I love it! But I have one question for you... I find that often as not, white declines to chase my knight with 2. e5, rather playing 2. Nc3 instead. What line(s) do you favor against this? I suppose one option is to bone up on your Vienna Game, and transpose into that with 2. e5. As of now, I am more inclined to play the Scandinavian variation with 2. d4. What do you think?

This is a fine article submitted by batgirl. http://blog.chess.com/batgirl/encounters-with-alekhine

Happy First Day of Summer Everybody!!! Since the whole planet is in a frenzy with World Cup Fever, I figured this was a good time to introduce the World Cup of Chess Openings!! To register your group, please go to this thread: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/wcoco---2010-registration World Cup of Chess Openings - Official Rules (Taken from the FIFA World Cup format) The current tournament features 32 teams, representing different openings, competing in Vote Chess games at 2-days per turn. There are two stages: the group stage followed by the knockout stage. In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Each group plays a round-robin tournament, guaranteeing that every team will play at least three matches. A match will consist of 2 games, one from each team's prefered starting position. The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. If two or more teams end up with the same number of points, tiebreakers are used: first is goal difference, then total goals scored (this will be the in-game score found on the details tab), then head-to-head results, and finally drawing of lots (i.e., determining team positions at random). The knockout stage is a single-elimination tournament in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with extra games used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the "round of 16" (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the third-place match (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final. World Cup of Chess Openings - Proposed Schedule Aug 2010 - Match 1 begins (played Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov) Nov 2010 - Match 2 begins (played Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb) Feb 2011 - Match 3 begins (played Feb, Mar, Apr, May) Jun 2011 - Round of 16 begins (played Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep) Oct 2011 - Quarter-Finals begin (played Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan) Feb 2012 - Semi-Finals begin (played Feb, Mar, Apr, May) Jun 2012 - Finals begin (played Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep)

Thanks to Gary_Seven that mentioned the interview i looked for it and found it at youtube.Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrH-tcDTU48

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!! HAVE A GREAT 2010!!! Don't forget that there's a BLUE MOON this New Year's Eve!!!

Now some one ,I just started a game with moved ;1P-R 4, then;2P-R5.He claimed Alekhine used this.I say Lasker beat him to this move.I would like to know.