New York 1924

355 Pages·2008·5.88 MB·English

by  Alexander Alekhine

New York 1924
by
AlexandAelre khine
Forewobryd
AndyS oltis
21sCte nturEyd ition!
2008
RussEenltle rpIrnics.e s,
MilfoCTr UdS,A
TheB ooko ft heN ew YorkI nternational
ChesTso urnamen1t9 24
byA lexandAelre khine
EditebdyH ermanHne lms
ForewobrydA ndyS oltis
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Printiendt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica
Tabloef C ontents
Foreword 4
Preface 6
PublishNeort'es
TheS corinRgo,u ndb yR ound 9
Scoroef t heT ournament 10
Introduction II
Revieowf t heTo urnament 14
FirRsotu nd 18
SeconRdo und 32
ThirRdo und 44
Fourth Round 54
FifthR ound 71
SixtRho und 82
Seventh Round 98
EightRho und 113
NintRho und 130
TentRho und 145
ElevenRtohu nd 158
TwelfRtohu nd 173
ThirteeRnotuhn d 185
Fourteenth Round 198
FifteenRtohu nd 214
SixteeRnotuhn d 228
SeventeeRnotuhn d 244
EighteeRnotuhn d 258
NineteeRnotuhn d 272
TwentieRtohu nd 283
Twenty-fiRrosutn d 297
Twenty-secRoonudn d 312
TheS ignificoafnt cheeN ew YorkT ournamenitn
theL ighotft heT heoroyft heO penings 324
Indeoxf P layers 351
Indeoxf O penings 352
Foreword
We use" super-tournasmoem nutc"ht odatyh aats,w it"hs uper-mod"eslu,p"e r­
computearn"dt hel ikiet,ms e aninhga sb ecomew,e lll,e stsh asnu peBru.t N ew
York1 924w asa s uper-tournatmheawntat s t ruleyx traordinary.
Thiiss n otm erelay q uestioofsn t rengItnth o.d aya'gse ionffl atreadt intghse,r e
aree ventwsi tha muchh ighecra tegoartyt achteotd h einra meB.u tt hepya ss
quickoluyto fo urc onsciousannedsn se,xy te awre 'lhla vaeh artdi mree member­
ingw hetheBri lba2o0 08w asa stronagsD ortmun2d0 08o rS och2i0 08- or
anythienlgsa eb outth em.
New York1 924wa sd ifferIethn atd.a n arratitvheai tss tisltlr iktiondga Tyh:r ee
worlcdh ampio-nusndispuwtoerdl cdh ampiomnisn,d y ou-fulfilltihnegdi ers ­
tinyR.i charRde tuin leashhiinsdg e vasta"tiOnpge ninogft heF uture1, <tl"f 3!.
Thei nvinciJbolseCe a pablanscuaff erihnigsfi rslto sisn e ighyte arTsh.e r e­
markable comoefb4 a6c-ky ear-ForladnM ka rshaalnlde venm ores tunnipnegr ­
formanocfe5 5-yearE-moalndu eLla sker.
Thiwsa sa p articuflearrtltiyil meoe f i nnovatiinoc nh,es asn de lsewheAr meo.n th
beforteh efi rsrto undG,e orgGee rshwiRn'hsa psionBd lyup ree mieraelds,io n
New York. Dutrhienc go ursoeft het ournamentth,efi rsstu ccessrfouuln d-the­
worladi frl ighbtesg anG,e orgBee rnardS haw'Ssa iJnotad neb ut-eda ndt he
firsctr osswoprudz zlbeo okw asp ublished.
Thec hesosf 1 924d iffeirnms a nyw aysf romt haotf t odaayn dt hec omparisons
arenn'etc essafraivloyr atbolt eh ep reseNnotw.a dayesl iGtMes competwei th
theh elopf c omputearnsa,l yetnitco uramgaensa,g erasn,dl awyerTsh.e ya rem ore
leadeorfs tae amt hainn dividuAatNl esw. York1 924t hep layedrisd ne'vte n
haves econds.
Nord idt hehya ved atabasTehse.yh adt od ot heiorw nr esearwciht,vh e rfye w
toolFsi.f tyye arasft etrh et ournameEndtw arLda skerre calhloewdb eforeea ch
rounhde a ndE manueLla sketro oak s trotlhlr ouCgehn trPaalr ka, f ew blocks
fromt het ournamesnitt Teh.e y oungeLra skewra ss tunnteodl earnt haEtm anuel
hadn ok nowledogfte h Mea rshaGlalm biitnt heRu yL opezM.a rshahlalds prung
ito nC apablasnciayx e abresf oBurteE,.d w aredx plaintehdaw,ta s" duritnhge
warw,h eno fc oursneoc hesnse wsc rosstehdeA tlantic."
Todayw e ares trugglwiintgth h ep laguoef" grandmasdtrearw sY.o"u ngG Ms
complatihne hy avet om akes hordtr awbse causteh ecy an'etx ertth emselves
everdya yi na ne xhausttiwnegl ve-rtoouunrnda menNte.w Y ork1 92w4a st wenty
roundasn dy ets omehotwh esoel d-ti-metrhseaivre raaggee w as4 2-managed
tog etb yw itfhe wq uichka ndshakes.
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Today'GsM s alscoo mplatihna fta stteirm ec ontrodlosn 'lte avteh eme nough
timet ot hinBku.t t hedyo n'hta vet ot hin-katl easnto tu ntimlo vefi fteeno r
twentoyrl aterb-ecauFsre itprze partehse mf ort heir onpepxotn etnhten ight
beforAetN. e wY ork1 924t hep layewresr eo nt heoiwrn .T heyd idne'vte nk now
whatc olotrh ewyo uldh avee achd ayo rw hot heiorp ponewnotu ldb eu ntial
drawinwga sh elfid fteenm inutebsef orteh eicrl ockwse res tart(eTdh.i hse lps
explaRient ic'osl lapisnte h et ournamesnetc'osn hda lDf.u et ol ucokf t hed raw­
ingh eh adfi veB lackisna r ow.)
Yett het ournamernetv olutioonpiezneidtn hge orwyh,i chha db eenm oreo rl ess
ins tassiisn cWeo rlWda rI b egatne ny earbse forNee.w York1 924a lsroe wrote
endgamteh eorWyh.e ny ous eef otrh efi rstti mteh eI0 3-movbea ttbleet weetnh e
twoL askerwsh,e na kinagn dk nighstu rviveadg ainksitn gr,o oka ndp awni,t
seemlsi kmea gicW.h eny oup laoyv eCra pablanvcsTa.a rtakowyeoruq, u ickly
understwahnydi t'tsh em ostf amourso oke ndgameev eprl ayeIdt.'b se enr e­
printseodo ftent haitts eemlsi kneo thinnegw c oulbde s aiadb ouitt B.u ti nt he
1990tsh eR ussimaang azi6n4eb egatno l ooakt i ta gaiann dt riggear deedb ate
ovewrh enB lacwka sl osTth.e d ebatiess tigloli nogn .
Theb ookt haAtl ekhipnreo ducweads a ni nstahnitat n dr emainae hdi tE.v en
afteri tw ento uto fp rinotn,l yt or esurfianct eh eD overp aperbaecdki tiiotn ,
remaincelde artlhyeb estto urnamenbto oki nE nglifsohrh alaf c enturuyn,t il
challenbgyet dh et ranslaotfDi aovni Bdr onstemians'tse rpiientc heem idI-9 70s.
Ify ou'vsee etnh eo rigiendailt ioofNn e w York1 924w,i tiht csl umsnyo tfeo r­
maty,o uc ana pprecihaotwem ucht hiesd itiiomnp rovoensi tB.u ty oum ayn ot
apprecihaotwet heq ualiotfAy l ekhinneo'tses st ooodu ti nt he1 920s.
Somem asteorfst hadta ya nnotagtaemde sw itcho mmentnsom orei lluminating
tha"nA lspoo ssibisl3 e3it e3A.l"ek hipnreo vidreesaa ln alysainsdw, i twho rds,
notj usmto vesH.e i mbuetsh eb ookw itphe rsonailnic toyn trwaisttth h ea ntisep­
tinco teosfm ostt ournamebnoto kwsr ittbeynw orld-cpllaasyse ervse,tn h eg reat
Keres-Botvbiononkio knt he1 948w orlcdh ampionship.
On theo neh andA,l ekhiinser uthleosbsjleyc tievvee,nw ithhi so wnm istakes.
On theo thehre,e xudesso meo fS iegbTeratrr as'cshp oisonosuasr cassmu,c ahs
whenh es howhso wR etia,s whifitned,sh imseolnft hed efensbiyvt eh et welfth
moveo fh igsa mew itEhm anueLla ske"rR.a thaed ru bioouust comfeo trh e' open­
ingo ft hef utureA!l"e'k hiwnrei teTsh.a tw asj usat w arm-utpo h ise xcellent
treatmoefno tn et heg reatgeasmte esv eprl ayed.
New York1 924w asi ndeead s uper-tournaAmnednt th.i issa bookt hasth ould
nevehra veg oneo uto fp rint.
AndyS oltis
New York
Octobe2r0 08
Preface
Inm ore thoanneo fficiablo oko fa ni nternatcioonngarle osfst hec hesmsa s­
terisst ob ef ounadn a sserttioto hne e ffetchta tth e particcounltaeirsnq t u es­
tiosnh oulbde r egardaesdt heg reatoefsit t ksi nedv eprr omotbeydt hef ol­
lowerosfC aissuapt ot hatti meT.h et emptattiodo ons oi ss troinngt hicsa se,
butm odestpyr operpllya caec sh ecukp ont hed esitroeh avet heN ew YorkI nter­
nationCahle sMsa sterTso'u rnamenotf I 9 24g ett hef ullersetc ognitiinto hne
eyeosf t hec hespsl ayiwnogr lTdh.a itn hibiutpioonan n aturiamlp ulcsoem etsh e
easibeerc auosfet hea bsenocfea tl eashta laf d ozeenl igibwlheoss pea rticipa­
tiowno ulhda vea ddeldu stteore vens on otabalg ea theraisnt gh aotf t hee leven
experotfst,e nd ifferceonutn trwiheosc ,a met ot heM etropoolfAi mse rictaot est
thesikri alnld t hereabfyf oerndt ertainfmoerdn etv oteoefts h eg amea lolv etrh e
globe.
Iti sq uitsea fteo a llotwh er ecoorfdt heN ewY orkT ournamenttos peafko irt self.
Inn ou ncerttaoinne wsi lal l istenainndag p preciantoitvt eos ,a yg ratewfourll d
bea ssurtehde retbhya tth ec ongretshseh, i stoorfwy h icihs t ob es efto rthhe rein,
ifn ott heg reatoefsa tl tli mew,a sa tl easotn eo ft heb est.
Ino ner espeucntq uestioniatwb illbyle e ntittloea du niqupel acient hen ichoef
fameT.h eO ldY eawre nto utw ithosuotm ucha sa w hisperw hoaftt heN ewY ear
hadi ns torfeo lro veorfsg oodc hesasn;d f ogro odr easoWnh.i lteh ei dehaa df or
somet imbee enh atchitnhgei, m pettuosa cth adb eenl acking.
To beh istoriaccaclulrya ittse h oulbde h ersee td ownt hatth efi rsmte etinfgor
organizadtiidno ont t akpel acuen tiJla nuar1y8a tt heM anhattCahne sCsl ub.
Thiwsa ss hortalfyt tehr em anagemeonftt heH oteAll amahca dc onsentteodd o
itssh araen,d a littmloer eO.n cet hep lahna dm aturetdh erwea sn od elaayn d
fromt heonn t hed rivifnogr coeft hec ommittwehei cwha sf ormewda ss eitn f ull
motion.
Itw asn ecesstaorfi yn dg uarantaepepsr oximatthiesn ugm o f$01, 00w0i twhh ich
tofi nancteh et ournameonnta scalteom akei ta ttracttoit vheem ostf amouosf
thep resednaty e xpertsT.h atw asd onei ns horotr dearn ds oont hec ablwea s
callitnhge mf romf ar-dishtoamnetst od ob attilnNe e wY orkf ofra mef,o rc oun­
trayn df org old.
Thusi tc amea boutth awti thitnh remeo nthosn eo ft hem ostm emorabglaet her­
ingosf t hem asteorpse neadu spicioounsM layr ch1 6,r ani tssc hedulceodu rse
fort hirty-dtahyrsaen ed c amet oa m osts atisfaccotnocrlyu soinoA np ri1l8 O.n
thef ollowidnaygp, r esentaotfip orni zperso vidtehdefi nals cenaen dA merica
enjoytehde s upremsea tisfaocfth iaovni npgl aceyde ta nothteoru rnameinntt he
samec ategowriyt thh osoefN ew Yorki n1 889 aCnadm bridSgper inigns1 904.
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Then etr esuolftt het ournamewnats a b rilltirainutm fpohrD r .E manueLla sker­
a fitticnlgi matxoa longa ndh onorabclaer eeIrtd. i dn otr ealnleye dt hihsi,s
lateasntd i,n s omer espechtissfi, n esstu ccetsosc rowhni ma so ne tohfeg reatest
oft ournampelnaty eBrust.i td ids ervteh ep urpoosfer eassurtihnemg a nyf riends
oft hef ormewro rldc'hsa mpiotnh ata,l betihtev eteroafnt hec ompetithieo n,
neverthehlaedls oss lti ttilfae n,yo ft heo ld-time prowess.
Thefi nanciraelp oorftt hTer easuwrielrbl e f ounedl sewhearsae l,s aol isotft he
subscribAecrksn.o wledgmheonwte,v eirsd, u ef ort heh earstuyp poorftp atrons,
withowuhto sgee nerosiitwt oyu lhda veb eeni mpossitbola ec hiesvuec ceasnsd
whosneu mberwse ren otl imitwehdo lltyoN ew YorkC ity.
Thec ommittweaes v eryf ortuniantb ee inagb lteo m akea rrangemewnittsMh r .
Alexander Alfeokrht ihneae n notatoifot nh eI I0 gamesp layeidnt het ourna­
mentH.i sc o-operaitsia o gnu arantoefae n alytiwcoarlka to ncei ntelliagnedn t
thorough.
HennannH elms
New York
Januar1y9,2 5
PublisheNro'tse
Inp uttitnogg ethtehrim so demv ersioofnA lekhincel'ass stiocu rnamenbto ok
abouotn eo ft hem ostf amoucsh estso urnamenetvse rw,e chosteo p reserve
Alekhinoer'isg itneaxlat n dc ommentwsh enevpeors sibTlhei.is n cludtehses pe­
ciasle cti-oonfg reahti storiinctaelr eosntt -heo peninugsse idn t heto urnamnet.
Dozenosf a dditiodniaalg rahmasv eb eena ddedT.yp ographaincdan lo tatieorn­
rorwse reo fc ourcseo rrecbtuetdo ,t hetrh atnh awte,h avree sisttheted e mptation
tot umo ne tohffe e rocicohuess splaeynignign leoso saen dr epotrhter esulIttis s.
nott haatp rograsmu cahs F riotrzR ybkaw oulndo th avbee ean blteo c orreocrt
improvuep onA lekhinaen'asl ysIitis s.t hawte weref arm orei ntereistnpe rde ­
sentihnigsg reawto rkw,i tiht hsu mor, saricnassimga,hn tdf laiarsi, tw aso rigi­
nallwyr itten.
Somer eademrasy w antt or unt heg ametsh rouags ht ropnrgo graamn dc ompare
ther esulttoA sl ekhi'nsne o teBsy.a lmle ansi,ft haitsw haty ouw istho d o,g of or
itF.o rt her esotfu si,t m ayb ee nougthos ibta cka nds avoorn eo ft heg reacth ess
tournamebnoto kosf a ltli meE.n jo.y. .