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Aleckhine's gun (chess) is a well known battery in which the two rookes are aligned directley in front of the queen |
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| Author: Dragan Valeriu |
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The idea consists of forming a battery with the two rookes stacked one behind another and the queen at the rear, this can lead to massive damage to the opponent as it usually marks the beginning of the final assault (in this case it was only four moves before the mate). Alekhine gun is quite difficult to assemble because the pieces it requires may also be involved in covering some disputed fields. It should be used only when a very clear and often decisive advantage is to be gained aiming against vital heavilly protected fields.
Missusing Alekhine’s gun can lead to an unsurmountable loss in tempo and that can make the difference in a match. Here is the match that spawned Alekhine’s gun: Alexander Alekhine vs. Aaron Nimzovich:
1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e5 c5
5.Bd2 Ne7
6.Nb5 Bxd2+
7.Qxd2 0–0
8.c3 b6
9.f4 Ba6
10.Nf3 Qd7
11.a4 Nbc6
12.b4 cxb4
13.cxb4 Bb7
14.Nd6 f5
15.a5 Nc8
16.Nxb7 Qxb7
17.a6 Qf7
18.Bb5 N8e7
19.0–0 h6
20.Rfc1 Rfc8
21.Rc2 Qe8?
22.Rac1 Rab8
23.Qe3 Rc7
24.Rc3 Qd7
25.R1c2 Kf8
26.Qc1
This is the point at which Alekhine forms the Alekhine gun, he then went on to win the match... ...
Rbc8
27.Ba4 b5
28.Bxb5 Ke8
29.Ba4 Kd8
30.h4! h5
31.Kh2 g6
32.g3
Six years later, in 1936, William Winter is defeted by Alekhine in Nottingham, again the victory is secured by the Alekhin gun. Since then chess players have learned a lot about using and guarding against this beautiful formation. However, some international games are still being lost and won by the force of the Alekhine gun.
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