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Timothy Taylor Alekhine alert! pas himotny taylor Alekhine alert! a repertoire for Black against 1 eq. EVERYMAN CHESS First publishesin 2ou0by Gloucester Publishers ple (lorrrerly Everyman Publishers Tie, Merthurgh House. 19 Newhhurgh Stree, tondun ECaY UAT ‘congright ¢ 2020 Timothy Taylor Tre right of Fatty Taylor to be identi asthe author ofthis work has been avtersed in accordar te wilh lle Copyrights, Designs and Patents Ae: 1988, Alright reserved. 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Printed and bund in Great Br La by Clays, tung, Suffa Bibliography Infradtutian \Warld Champions Pay Alchine’s Defence ur Hera: Alekhine ode Variation f The Write Pann Wedge Our Haro: Bagirar Modem Variation i: A Danish/ Latvian Co-Production ‘ur ero: Kemmis ‘Madara Variation: Vikings Board the Alcthine Longbeat urHere: Carlsen xchange Variation: The Oxis nota Scary Animal (Our Here: Larsen 25 sz a a8 The Four Pav Attack Fracture Hin? (Our Hero: Sergeer ‘The Chase Vaiation ~Back othe Certre (Our Hero: Kerchn Fourth o Fifth Move Sidelines ‘Our Here: Vaganiar Third Move Sidetines ur Hero: Varga ‘Ackhine Decined ‘Dur kero: Taylor Repertoire and Fral Note Index o Variations Index of Cornplate Games 208 oe 238 . Bibliography Books Aickine Defense (977 Eaton), Norman Weinsicin (Chess DiyesL 1977) {AleKoine's Defence, Rigel Davies (Everyman Cress 2002) Akin’ Defence, ® Eales and 2 H.Wiliams (Batsford 1973) Starting Out: Alethine’s Defence. lon Cox (Everyman Chess 2008) The Complete Alethine, Graham Burgess Batstord 1932) ‘an Opening Repertoire for the Attacking Player, Raymond Keene and David Levy {Batsford 1976) hess from atopy to Botvit be Kénig (Dover 1977) Drespriugerpiet bis Kenigegambit Paul Keres (Sperverlag Bertin 9721 Gazabis, ako tstrin (Chess Enteprises 1982) -y 60 alemarable Camas, Baby Fischer ‘Simon and Schuslet 1968} My Best Gumnes of ese 1974-1937, Nlexancer AletF ne (6.81 and Sons 2865) (My Best Gams of Chess, 2404-1923, Alevander Alakhine (Farcourl, Bracs and Co, 29081 Flea 39/0, R&.Wade and LSBlackstock (The Chess Payer 1970) Paw Sacrifice, Thmothy raglan (éveryman Chess 2008) Succes ofPrctial Chee, sah Nunn {Gambit 2007), ‘Skundinavisch bis splionic,isaakeBoteslawshi(Sportverlag Berlin 2973), The Arto Sacrifice in Chess, Rudel" Spielman {Dover 1595) Alekhine aiertt The Book of the Nottingharn International Chess Tournament, Nexande* Alekhine (Gover 362) The Four Knights, Jan Bins tveryman Chess 2403), The Pildor Fes, Christan Baer (Every an Chess 2006) Understanding the Qpen Gur, Ardy Solis, Edrar Mednis Jack Pets ana Wl Fam Hartston tern 1930) Viera Cpering, TD.Honding (The Chexs Player 2976) ‘Computer Programs and Databases Friteat Megifase 2008 (nule Ulal this was continuously updated through September 2008, and all references in che text of Alekhine Ale to “the database” or “the Moga! refer tthis database} tegacore (Chess mail) CChesshase.camn CChesegamercom Conespondence uatabase Internet Chass Chih Dedication and Acknowledgments Tomy beautifulwiteLie Extra special thanks for contin ad inepnati ta Dario Argento ane the ate Pauline Réage > you want to counterattack on The above quit ty fe ener al mmoveone ityoutarsner's Ys then) Wes of Ate’ Defence, an a of Isnt foryou set te book thon ie dle abt of pac wel fou Hv your hands equ fer Ynown theoretical ns” tha ors Cnt fom prvour wens on his open. ctmaced and simply nat wartn the ms fine wo ak to ou thom, Fr ver he years have accumu cqampl aftr 4426 205s 34 so ts than Ree backs om Althne's a6 95 (he dango oct) Orinee publication oer, tse dre sein: fee by Rakes ae AH IWNMMams {1973} Alekhine Defense reve Tid Gy Norman Weinstein fo apostiorhe Wier mes nt sted of E2577 The CompeteHethine by Cra Bu Oy ss 109) thine Defence Nigel WE Daves on werent somos Healy TEENS Alethine's Defence by im Cox 12004. BR a fo hee ae worthy nek, tt raven ines ny repeating na Tes Sightiywotating ther hours. all othe above bok gis cmd Nayanprenh wie onto, ableconrage to. 24 wort Pa Alekhine aterth Hee what ink of 4 a4 Blade trust lear a great deal of thecry in der to survive to a rather poor ps tion. Why then should one study it? The Douk you huld in your heeds isthe ist repertoire book on the AleHirw you ‘want a general book you can pick any of the fine auc Hated above — but t's fe personal aud specifi, an yving to reeoramend 29 ines {aL [personally Tike and play myself. ann not gong to weeommmendl any ines where you have to krow theory 40 rruye 20]usl ly survive. For cxaraple, i the modern ine rentionee. above, | advocate ‘he tarsenMiles/Carten con Uinuation 4.5, and rer after 5 ye 1 wal cept what think ae Whick’s two ‘est consinuscions $5.6 (Kens) and 3.6 (Carlsen. Lai ‘one could spend the whale Vouk ans'yzing Une sacrifice 6 Fit? an then whi? You could probably Ploy Suche Len tines without ever faciny Ure sacrifies, as most of your ‘aulus opponents wl simpy answer 62313, when the game wil Hey trans pose Lu Keng Tine, which you could Ihave veached crectly. but then, your eleventh opponent wil rome wed to Ue gis and play 6 Sat ~ yon wait Tnave forgotten all the variations chet you studied a year ago and he wil ‘rus yuu with Ube latest Fite com tinaation on move 23! Ths isnot the fate | want far any of vy reales Therefore | have steered clear of recommending any particularly puteresque variations, such as 64 546 25 has 3 dts 4 D9 Peel? 5 cans 6 e612 Feo6 or 1 ef PME 105 245 3.44 GE 6c G6 5H dees 6 es 5 75 06 Set of these variations include queen sacrifices as theary! fou think fm joke ‘ng? In Davis hook he gives the fallow sng garne: Lavydroiwskia. Marcinkiéwiez correspondence 1997 eh L162 05 dg 3 dads 4543 He 5 COs Bet Tees 75 05 8 ds Pda 9 Wise gé 20 Exgss hege 21 Wiegés ara 7 aca ye %, (yes, Black i giving up a queen for ‘wo pieces) 43 Gide ida as ba fs fg Wr 2:86 26 a3 Th? 27 ge Dea 18 Sie2 Sea7 19.46 avbs 20 53 Ze? 21 Weg ga 22 WH Ags 23 as Cader 24 Sdn 6625 Wed D5 26 CxbS e24 27 wen eabso-4 ‘Or this one, from Starting Out Alekhine’: Defence |fike a queen sacri= fice with breakfast myself! Sltyson luther ‘Bled Olympiad 2002 0 6 2 05 Das 3 da d6 4 ch Gs 5 ta dees 6 tees 05 7d5 06 8 c3 end 9 xd 4 20 d6 Sb 32.9 513 Dea ext ut (another queen sacrificed tor to pieces) 15 exf6 0-0-0 16 ca Let 17 te seas 18 Back est 19 Sta Le 20 Rea Suck 22 Reed Zan 22 Cat “bof 23 gus 162 24 Be? Bas 25 Bet a2 26 der Az 27 Sen a2 28 Ber Yew Yous might enjoy stedying these at ame, for fu, iF you have time, and you might surprise somnecme with a “my computers better than your er puter’ ine, but this beak ha a die. entaim ‘Sowhat the gonlaf aedhine alee? Introd Just tiie: | will ive the srospectivn Alekhine player a scurd hut not ton ‘theoretical Teparicite against avery thing White can thraw af thi defence = but lwam you in advance, white wl ‘throw alt of fun! ‘and one has to take this junk set sly fer ene w'll face fe uel more often than the critical fines, Almost 3 hundred years of experience "ave sade i clear thatthe srongest rst of Alekrine’s bold counterattack is this aforementioncd Medem Lire - here are the moves agpin: 1 04 E62 #5 ‘ds 3-44 a6 4 543. World Charapion ‘nang plays this exclusively with great results lout ef eleven games in the da tubace he has scared nine wing, tho ras, and rat a single asa, Gne ‘wont think ye vould fre tise a the ime but not soa al ‘Anand clearly takas the Alekhine <e- rieusly, and alivays seems well pre- pared han he troee t= but mast poe Pe tend to view the chesly Imig counter a seme kind of wonsanee th can ke mat with any junk lying ahour ~ a though champions of the defence Tike Alekhine himeet, Vasily Sys land Booby Fecher were just crazed arnateurs having a fingl Cansider the Sonste mterzanal of 2987, for exams the Hest players in the world ave wying for the wold ttl, and seme of these “weak” players tla sev) Kerchmait Mecking! ort) play AleWhine's befenre. ameng them they lay 1 pa Sie Five times i arsen played

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Former US Open Champion Timothy Taylor takes a contemporary look at one of Black’s most ambitious counters to 1 e4, the Alekhine Defence. This is a sharp, creative opening in which Black attacks from the very beginning, luring White’s central pawns forward in the expectation of destroying them l