The Greatest Knight Strategy in Chess: Alekhine's Magic

Welcome to the examination of knight power in chess. Knights achieve maximum effectiveness when positioned on squares where they cannot be attacked by enemy forces, especially by pawns. If you manage to place both of your knights on these squares, you can completely dominate your opponent and carry out a devastating attack. The following game by Alexander Alekhine illustrates all this at its best.
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be2 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 e5 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Ng3 e4 15. Ne1 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Ne7 17. b4 Qd7 18. Nc2 Ned5 19. Na3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qe2 c6 22. Nc2 Qf5 23. Rfc1 h6 24. Ra5 Rac8 25. Na1 Ng4 26. Kf1 Re6 27. Rxb5 Rf6 28. Rbc5 Nxf2 29. Ke1 Nd3+ 30. Kd1 Qf1+ 31. Be1 Rf2 0-1

[@nouman3296]

Really great videos! Without any blabla, up to the point and great understanding of the matter 👍 👌 👏

[@tahaissa3673]

Alekhine is one of the best Chess players of all time 🎉🎉

[@williambunter3311]

If not the very best!

[@twentyrothmans7308]

Alekhine's *patience* is what stands out to me.
Thank you for leading me through this game.

[@chesswisdom]

My pleasure.

[@mrihjannerejschn6146]

Patience is one of the strongest positive character traits you can have.

[@Musicagine]

Well you are really teaching thanks good channel❤

[@chesswisdom]

Thank you.

[@テイラーサム]

Alekhine the Executioner!

[@PSVVinodKumar]

Your analysis is good

[@victorfranca85]

beautiful

[@marjansekoranja2899]

Alekhine!!💪💪👍👏🙏🙂

[@ashoksafaya5397]

Thanks ❤.

[@chesswisdom]

My pleasure.

[@ashoksafaya5397]

@@chesswisdom Thanks Sir

[@Five-Star-General]

Thank you

[@chesswisdom]

My pleasure.

[@jimuren2388]

He was not a world champion candidate but good enough to be given a seat in tournaments featuring Alekhine, Nimzovich and others. How cool is that?

[@rodrigoapache2146]

very interesting match 🧐
it has become common to refuse the queen's gambit
and here we see Alekhine accepting the gambit
and patiently starting a very good attack on the kingside 💢 ❣
“During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.” - Alexander Alekhine

[@jriggan]

🍻

[@Pouloririri]

when the bishop captures the knight on g3, why does not white capture the bishop with the pawn on f2? it leaves the pawn on h2 available to kick the kinght out later, and it even opens the rook to prevent queen f5

[@chesswisdom]

Yes, fxg3 was better; the computer gives only a slight advantage to Black after that. I think White wasn't aware of the Ng4 threat and played hxg3, as capturing towards the center is more common.

[@cvajda]

E3 could potentially fall by knights

[@Bobomaisse]

Thank you

[@chesswisdom]

My pleasure.