The Most Astonishing Chess Strategy: Alekhine's Paradox 

This wasn't just the secret of Alekhine's attack. This was an insight into the secrets of a GM's mind.

You have a knack for explaining things. Not a single wasted word. Crystal clear explanation of what's going on the board.

Alekhine is underrated because everyone loves Capablanca and look at Alekhine as the villain

Unbelievable, what a deep understanding of chess and the brilliance of Alekhine, I salute you!

Wow great game! I heard a story that when Kasparov first met Magnus, he asked him about his 4 favorite Alekhine games… 🤷🏻‍♂️🙏

The Alekhine Capablanca 1927 match was like a battle of titans.

Well explained - great game - I subscribed.

Very interesting to see how every single move comes with a concrete idea which forces White to do things which slowly but surely leads to a worse position in every variant!

Alekhine is, for me, top five of chess history! Do you agree?... cheers from Brazil ❤

The stunning sacrifice of not one but both bishops shows the level of advance calculation in his attack.

the best explain of a chess game i have ever saw. no padding, just substance.

Makes it look so simple. Everything makes so logical sense...

Now i see why Alekhine is so rated. Those moves are almost playing the opponent against themselves.

This kind of deep calculation is what makes differences between GM and me, a mere mortal

Thank you for specifying the pawn structure!! Everyone only talks about the two bishops ignoring the many positions that are favorable for knights. Open position with pawns on both sides! That's it!

Insane patience.

Thanks for the analysis right from the opening stage and the game as well.

This is the first video that i watch from you, and i must tell you, its just perfect for me! Good analysis, but not too complex, and great choice of showing pre-engine games, closer to the usual players level.

This really gave me an appreciation for Alekhine for the first time. Thank you.

Brilliant game, well explained. Thank you

4:54 "...which can be quite unpleasant." Sounds like something out of a Bond movie, lol.

Thanks for the in depth explanation sir ! Learnt a lot especially how to capture the right pieces , checking what how a pawn move impacts the position from both sides etc

Super good gane - you explained it thoroughly. Great video!

Splendid! The work you put in for this video shows. The choices on what variations to show, and which ones to leave out, Great explanations, everything was perfectly clear. Hats off!

Wow, excellent review of this game and strategy. New subscriber

He pressured the opponent's position over and over without leaving any breathing room until cracks started to form, amazing

What a game! Tx !

Very good explanation of the game.

This is truly brilliant stuff. Thank you!

Fantastic game!

This is the correct prononciation of Alekhine's name But most people can't do it for some reason

amazing piece play

Epic game!! 🤯

Insightful analysis of a fascinating game. Thank you. You have a new subscriber.

Elaborately analysed. Thanks.

My brain feels like it is going to explode on the second move with chess. You don't need some antique master strategy to confuse me, just moving the pieces around is enough.

Interesting indeed , So Magnus has also created some notable paradoxes as well.

This gane is an art

Great game, thanks!

awesome - I saw the bishop sacrifice but I didn't see the long end game.. I wrongly saw mate quicker than was there

Best game I've ever seen!

Woaw so instructional

The usual way of a top player to win against a minor is wait for the mistake. No exception here

Bravo🎉🎉🎉🎉

This strategy is initiative , lasting curiously with black very soon and all along this instructive game .

Now I know why Alekhine is coined by Kramnik as The Dynamic

I love Alekhine's gun, its clear the man was a genius chess artist.

Alekhine...one of the greatest.

i guess the point is that the principle "develop your pieces" is SIMPLISTIC. in fact, the problem should be viewed HOLISTICALLY. the REAL principle is "improve your POSITION". this MAY involve developing the pieces, but there can be other ways.

A true chess player would have retired already knowing he has to sacrifice his queen. All comments welcome

cool!

Where did this idea about Alekhine forcing the opponent to develop came from? Lol

Спасибо, что показали эту замечательную игру, свидетельствующую о мастерстве Алехина в отношении качества фигур и их расстановки. Он всегда тщательно все планирует и, похоже, меньше беспокоится о разработке и больше о размещении, оптимальном размещении, а не просто о разработке. Он намеренно передвигает свои фигуры, чтобы сосредоточиться на слабых сторонах и заставить противника уступать одну уступку за другой. Я не согласен с расхожим мнением, что Капабланка был лучшим игроком, несмотря на проигрыш. Алехин - игрок, заслуживающий большей похвалы среди современных шахматистов. До того, как я начал играть профессионально, я слишком много внимания уделял изучению дебютов, а не фундаментальным идеям, таким как техника эндшпиля, как триангуляция, контролируемый темп, цугсванг. В настоящее время я одержим играми Оскара Панно, и игра в романтическом стиле подорвала мой рейтинг, опустив меня с 2311-го места до 2109-го. Но с тех пор, как я присоединился к RU-vid в качестве автора, мои шахматы пострадали. Я очень рад, что ваши видео доступны в качестве ресурса. Вы, безусловно, лучший аналитический материал по шахматам, без преувеличений, дурацких миниатюр на RU-vid и кликбейта. Когда мои финансовые дела пойдут лучше, я надеюсь, что раньше, чем позже, я внесу некоторую сумму, чтобы помочь вам продолжать. Прошу прощения за мой плохой русский, я родился в Ростове, но эмигрировал, когда мне было 5 лет, и с тех пор живу в Америке. Надеюсь, вы, по крайней мере, сможете меня понять! Твое здоровье, друг, и до следующего раза!

Combinatorial chess is so much more interesting than positional chess.

Why have half the screen as text? Make the board full screen. Text is not important. Just read the text at the start and then remove it. Or make it much smaller after the game starts.

I found this confusing as what were game moves or possible moves

Parece una obra de orfebrería de Fabergé

I enjoyed the Way you go through the Game. Not too deep, but with some Ideas. You just missed at 3:50 a Ressource for white, so Bxh2 is not a Threat in this MOment (...Bxh2;Kxh2-Rxd4;Rxd4-Qe5+;Bf4(!)-Qxd4;Rd1 and black has Problems on backrank. Nevertheless, thx anyway !

Ok, so next game I play, I won't develop my pieces, right? :) Thanks for the analysis.

great video, you explain it so clearly and your style is amazing. Look forward to watching more

Nice game and all, but I don't really see any *"spectacularly **_"DEEP"_** strategy"* at ALL about Alekhine's play... He was just *VERY* methodical and careful with his development, while his opponent was too hasty and made *TWO big blunders* -- namely the Knight moves at moves #21 and #24... :P Meanwhile Alekhine has *ONLY 1 (ONE)* _minor_ inaccuracy, and at a stage in the game where his victory was already assured.... :P (My source ?? : Latest version of the Stockfish chess engine... :P ) .

12:14 why is white taking back with knight and not bishop

Who was his opponent?

Must have been a frustrating game for white. Constantly being pressured into blacks plan for the game. Still amazing how well a strong player can hold on in a losing game.

Not sure that strategy will stand up against today's hyper aggressive style. Too slow.

Are you from Transylvania? Sometimes your accent sounds like the count on Sesame Street. hehehe

Constant initiative to be compared to Fischer's games.

Alekhine constantly plays for threads. Not for development. Because technically development does nothing if you have no threads.