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[Event "Pasadena International"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.08.28"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Dake, Arthor"]
[Black "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B13"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]
{ The first American to defeat the World Chess Champion Dr. Alekhine in
tournament play was Mr. Arthur Dake.|This is the game. } 1. e4 { B13:
Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack } 1... c6 { Secures b5 } 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be6 { Believe it r not, the
then world champion Alekhine play this move. Dake explained that they had
both spent the previous night evaluating alternate positions of the Panov
Attack. Therefore, Alekhine apparently played this inferior move in order to
avoid better known lines. } 7. c5 { White gets more space and entombs the ill
placed bishop. } 7... g6 8. Bb5 Bg7 9. Ne5 Qc8 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 a6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Rfe1 Nh5 15. Bd2 Ra7 { An odd move, but not if you realize
that white threatened 16. Nxd5. } 16. Re2 Be8 17. Rae1 f5 { White's position is
clearly superior as black abandons his pawn on e7. 17... g5 is a better
idea. It gains space on the kingside, limits the scope of white's bishop,
and begins a pawn storm of the white King. The pawn is untouchable because
of the f6 fork. } 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Rxe7 Rxe7 20. Rxe7 f4 $2 { There is little
justification for this sac of a pawn. Perhaps Dr. Alekhine wished to open the
white squares for his queen and bishop, and the file for his rook. Better is
the natural 20... Ne4. } 21. Bxf4 Ne4 22. Be5 Bh6 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Ng5 $1 { The death sentence. } 24... Qf5 { The mate threat is Qxf2. Of course not 24... Bxg5
25. Rg7+. } 25. Qb3+ Bf7 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Qxf7 28. Qb8+ Qf8 29. d5 $1 { ...and the rest is history. Reubin Fine gave this move a double-
exclamation. Who among us has the steady hand to play such a move against
one of history's greatest attacking players? 29... cxd5 30. c6 wins. } 29... e3 30. f4 Qxb8 31. Bxb8 Kf7 32. dxc6 Ke8 33. b4 g5 34. g3 gxf4 35. gxf4 Kd8 36. a4 Kc8 { 36... Bg7 37. Kf1 Bd4 is also no good, but what else? } 37. Bd6 Bg7 38. Kf1 { There may have followed, 38... Bc3 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 where the pawns
become unstoppable. Dake reports that Dr. Alekhine ordered a bottle of
champagne and raised his glass in a toast after this game. } 1-0