<p> In the early stages, the Kings remain cosseted in their castles and the other pieces have to protect them but once most pieces are exchanged, it is the Kings who decided the eventual outcome of the game.<br /><br />In the game which follows, it is the White King who marches into the enemy territory boldy to settle the game in his favour.<br /><br /> White Alexander Alekhine – Black: Effim Bogoljubow<br />World Championship Match, 1929<br />Queen’s Gambit<br /> 1.d4 d5 2.c4 <br />The Queen’s Gambit, which even till today is one of the most popular Openings in Chess<br /> 2. ..c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 <br />If 6.Nh4 Bc8 7.Nf3 Bf5 8.Ne5 e6 9.f3 Bb4 <br />10.Qd2 c5 11.e4 Qxd4 12.Nxc4 Bg6 13.Nd6+ Ke7 14.Nxb7 Nc6 <br /> 6...e6 If 6...Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 e5 <br /><br /> 7.Bg5 <br />If 7.f3 Bb4 8.h4 c5 h6 9.dxc5 Qd5<br /> 7...Be7<br />A rather dull looking move! Black could have played 7...Bb4 8.f3 h6 <br /> 8.f3 <br />Difficult to understand this move by White! He has opened up his King side rather unnecessarily when he could have played 8.e3 or 8.Nxc3<br /> 8. ..h6 9.e4 <br /><br />An interesting move!<br /> 9. ..Bh7 <br />If 9...hxg5 10.exf5 exf5 11.Bxc4 0–0 12.h4<br /> 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Nxc4 0–0 12.Be2 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Bxc5 Nxc5 15.b4 Na6<br />He is more or less forced to retreat to the side of the board. If Black tries to exchange queens with 15...Qxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Nxa4 17.Nxa4 b5 18.Ncb6 axb6 19.Bxb5 it is White who gets advantage. <br /> 16.Qxd8 However White is more than willing to swap queens 16. ..Rfxd8 17.Na2<br />Interesting move! White is intending 18.Na5 Rb8 19.Nb7<br /> 17...Nb8 …Sc6-d4 Retreating all the way back to aim for the d4 square<br />18.Kf2 If 18.b5 Nbd7 <br />18...Nc6 19.Rhd1 Nd4 <br /><br />If 19...Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.b5 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 Nd8 23.Nd6 <br />20.Rac1 Kf8 Vacating the square for the White bishop to change his diagonal with the intention of playing 21. ..Bg8 or for that matter even 21. ..Ne8<br />21.Bf1 Ne8 22.Nc3 If 22.Na5 Rab8 (22...b6 23.Nb7 Rd7 24.Bb5 Rxb7 25.Rxd4) 23.Nc3 b6 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Nc6 Rbd8 26.Ke3 R4d6 27.Nxd8 Rxd8 28.Nb5<br />22...f6 23.Na5 Rab8 <br />If 23...b6 24.Nb7 (24.Nb5 Nxb5 (24...bxa5 25.Nxd4 Bg8 26.b5) 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nc6 ab5) 24...Rd7 25.Bb5 Rxb7 26.Rxd4 Rc7 27.Ne2 Rxc1 28.Nxc1 Rc8 29.Nd3<br />24.Nb5 Nxb5 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nxb7 <br />A spate of exchanges and White nets a pawn 26. ..Rb8 If 26...Rd2+ 27.Ke3 Nbd6 28.Kxd2 Nxb7 29.Rc8<br />27.Nc5 Ke7 28.axb5 Nd6 29.Ra1 Nc8 30.Bc4 Bg8 If 30...e5 31.Be6 31.f4 Bf7 32.e5 fxe5 33.fxe5 Rb6 34.Ke3 Be8 35.Ra5 Bd7 36.Kd4 Be8 37.h4 Bd7 38.Be2 Rb8 39.Nxd7 Kxd7 <br /><br />Both the Kings have come out to fight<br />40.Bf3 Rb6 41.Kc5<br />Diagram 1<br /></p>.<p><br />The White King has marched all the way into enemy territory<br />41. .. Rb8 42.h5 Kd8 43.Bc6 <br />White is in total control now!<br />43. ..44.Ra3 Kf7 45.Be4 <br />This is one bishop who is distinctly stronger than the opponent’s knight on board 45. ..Ke7 46.Kc6 Kd8 47.Rd3+ Ke7 48.Kc7 and Black resigned as 48... Rxb5 49.Kxc8 (49.Rd7+ Kf8 50.Bg6 Nb6 (50...Ne7 51.Rd8 checkmate) 51.Rd8+ Ke7 52.Re8 checkmate) <br />Diagram 2<br /></p>.<p><br />White to play and win 1.Bxf6+ Kxf6 2.Be2+ Ke5 3.Bxc4 and White wins.</p>
<p> In the early stages, the Kings remain cosseted in their castles and the other pieces have to protect them but once most pieces are exchanged, it is the Kings who decided the eventual outcome of the game.<br /><br />In the game which follows, it is the White King who marches into the enemy territory boldy to settle the game in his favour.<br /><br /> White Alexander Alekhine – Black: Effim Bogoljubow<br />World Championship Match, 1929<br />Queen’s Gambit<br /> 1.d4 d5 2.c4 <br />The Queen’s Gambit, which even till today is one of the most popular Openings in Chess<br /> 2. ..c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.Ne5 <br />If 6.Nh4 Bc8 7.Nf3 Bf5 8.Ne5 e6 9.f3 Bb4 <br />10.Qd2 c5 11.e4 Qxd4 12.Nxc4 Bg6 13.Nd6+ Ke7 14.Nxb7 Nc6 <br /> 6...e6 If 6...Nbd7 7.Nxc4 Qc7 e5 <br /><br /> 7.Bg5 <br />If 7.f3 Bb4 8.h4 c5 h6 9.dxc5 Qd5<br /> 7...Be7<br />A rather dull looking move! Black could have played 7...Bb4 8.f3 h6 <br /> 8.f3 <br />Difficult to understand this move by White! He has opened up his King side rather unnecessarily when he could have played 8.e3 or 8.Nxc3<br /> 8. ..h6 9.e4 <br /><br />An interesting move!<br /> 9. ..Bh7 <br />If 9...hxg5 10.exf5 exf5 11.Bxc4 0–0 12.h4<br /> 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.Nxc4 0–0 12.Be2 c5 13.dxc5 Bxc5 14.Bxc5 Nxc5 15.b4 Na6<br />He is more or less forced to retreat to the side of the board. If Black tries to exchange queens with 15...Qxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Nxa4 17.Nxa4 b5 18.Ncb6 axb6 19.Bxb5 it is White who gets advantage. <br /> 16.Qxd8 However White is more than willing to swap queens 16. ..Rfxd8 17.Na2<br />Interesting move! White is intending 18.Na5 Rb8 19.Nb7<br /> 17...Nb8 …Sc6-d4 Retreating all the way back to aim for the d4 square<br />18.Kf2 If 18.b5 Nbd7 <br />18...Nc6 19.Rhd1 Nd4 <br /><br />If 19...Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rd8 21.b5 Rxd1 22.Bxd1 Nd8 23.Nd6 <br />20.Rac1 Kf8 Vacating the square for the White bishop to change his diagonal with the intention of playing 21. ..Bg8 or for that matter even 21. ..Ne8<br />21.Bf1 Ne8 22.Nc3 If 22.Na5 Rab8 (22...b6 23.Nb7 Rd7 24.Bb5 Rxb7 25.Rxd4) 23.Nc3 b6 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Nc6 Rbd8 26.Ke3 R4d6 27.Nxd8 Rxd8 28.Nb5<br />22...f6 23.Na5 Rab8 <br />If 23...b6 24.Nb7 (24.Nb5 Nxb5 (24...bxa5 25.Nxd4 Bg8 26.b5) 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nc6 ab5) 24...Rd7 25.Bb5 Rxb7 26.Rxd4 Rc7 27.Ne2 Rxc1 28.Nxc1 Rc8 29.Nd3<br />24.Nb5 Nxb5 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.Nxb7 <br />A spate of exchanges and White nets a pawn 26. ..Rb8 If 26...Rd2+ 27.Ke3 Nbd6 28.Kxd2 Nxb7 29.Rc8<br />27.Nc5 Ke7 28.axb5 Nd6 29.Ra1 Nc8 30.Bc4 Bg8 If 30...e5 31.Be6 31.f4 Bf7 32.e5 fxe5 33.fxe5 Rb6 34.Ke3 Be8 35.Ra5 Bd7 36.Kd4 Be8 37.h4 Bd7 38.Be2 Rb8 39.Nxd7 Kxd7 <br /><br />Both the Kings have come out to fight<br />40.Bf3 Rb6 41.Kc5<br />Diagram 1<br /></p>.<p><br />The White King has marched all the way into enemy territory<br />41. .. Rb8 42.h5 Kd8 43.Bc6 <br />White is in total control now!<br />43. ..44.Ra3 Kf7 45.Be4 <br />This is one bishop who is distinctly stronger than the opponent’s knight on board 45. ..Ke7 46.Kc6 Kd8 47.Rd3+ Ke7 48.Kc7 and Black resigned as 48... Rxb5 49.Kxc8 (49.Rd7+ Kf8 50.Bg6 Nb6 (50...Ne7 51.Rd8 checkmate) 51.Rd8+ Ke7 52.Re8 checkmate) <br />Diagram 2<br /></p>.<p><br />White to play and win 1.Bxf6+ Kxf6 2.Be2+ Ke5 3.Bxc4 and White wins.</p>
