Selesniev-Alekhine, Triberg 1921



Black to play

White's position looks good thanks to the
following factors:

(1) His bishops and Queen aim menacingly at
Black's kingside.
(2) He has a space advantage in the center
and later on he can push f2-f4, e2-e4, and
e4-e5.
(3) His a5 pressure is more telling than
Black's a4/c4 one.

So, what is the game plan for Black?

1 ... Rb4!!



If White ignores the rook, Black will follow up
with the invasive 2 ... Rfb8 and 3 ... Rb2.

2 Bxb4



2 ... cxb4!



This capture allows Black to put instant pressure
on c4 and it also gives his d7 knight a fine post
on c5. Equally important is the fact that it creates
a strong passed b-pawn.

3 Nd2 Nc5 4 Nb3 Nxa4 5 Qa2 Qd7 6 Ra1 Bxa1
7 Rxa1 Nb6 8 Qxa5.
3 h4 Rb8 4 h5 gxh5 5 Nh4 e6 6 Qa2 Nc5
7 Bc2 Qb6 8 Bb3 Rc8.
3 Qa2 Nb6 4 Nd2 Bc8 5 Rfc1 Bd7 6 c5 dxc5
7 Bb5 Bxb5.



1 ... Rfe8 2 h3 Kh7 3 Kh2 Rg8 4 Kg1.
1 ... Kh7 2 h3 Rfe8 3 Kh2 Rg8 4 Kg1.
1 ... Rfc8 2 h3 Re8 3 Rfe1 Kh7 4 Be4
4 ... Nf6 5 Bc3 Nxe4 6 Bxg7.

1 ... Rfe8 2 h3 Kh7 3 Kh2 Rf8 4 Rfe1
4 ... Rg8 5 Kg1.
1 ... Kh7 2 h3 Rfe8 3 Kh2 Rf8 4 Rfe1
4 ... Rg8 5 Kg1.
1 ... Rfc8 2 h3 Re8 3 Rfe1 Kh7 4 e4
4 ... Kg8 5 Kg2 Kh7 6 Bc3 Bxc3 7 Qxc3.



1 ... Rfe8 2 h3 Kh7 3 Kh2 Rf8 4 Rfe1
4 ... Rg8 5 Kg1.
1 ... Kh7 2 h3 Rfe8 3 Kh2 Rf8 4 Rfe1
4 ... Rg8 5 Kg1.
1 ... Rfc8 2 h3 Re8 3 Rfe1 Kh7 4 e4
4 ... Kg8 5 Kg2 Kh7 6 Bc3 Bxc3 7 Qxc3.

1 ... Kh8 2 h3.
1 ... Rfd8 2 Rfe1 Kh7 3 e4.
1 ... Nf6 2 e4 Nd7 3 Rfe1.



1 ... Rfd8 2 Rfe1 Kh7 3 e4 Rxb1.
1 ... Kh8 2 Rfe1 Kh7 3 e4 Rxb1 4 Rxb1
4 ... Rb8 5 Rxb8 Nxb8 6 Bc3 Bxc3 7 Qxc3 Nd7
8 h3 Nf6.
1 ... Rfe8 2 Rfe1 Kh7 3 e4 Rxb1 4 Rxb1
4 ... Rb8 5 Rxb8 Nxb8 6 Bc3 Bxc3 7 Qxc3 Nd7
8 h3 Nf6.

1 ... Kh8 2 Rfe1 Kg8 3 Rec1 Nf6 4 Rf1
4 ... Rfe8 5 Rfe1.
1 ... Ra8 2 Rfe1 Rfb8 3 e4 Bc8 4 Rxb8
4 ... Rxb8 5 Rb1 Rxb1+ 6 Qxb1 Ba6 7 Qc1 Qb8
8 Bxh6 Qb3 9 Be2.



1 ... Kh8 2 Rfe1 Kg8 3 Rec1 Nf6 4 Rf1
4 ... Rfe8 5 Rfe1.
1 ... Rb4 2 h4 Nf6 3 Bxb4 axb4 4 Nd2
4 ... Qd7 5 Ne4 Qg4 6 Nxf6+ Bxf6 7 e3 Be5
8 Be4 Rb8 9 a5.

1 ... Ra8 2 Rfe1 Rfb8 3 e4 Bc8 4 Rxb8
4 ... Rxb8 5 Rb1 Rxb1+ 6 Qxb1 Ba6 7 Qc1 Qb8
8 Bxh6 Qb3 9 Be2.



1 ... Kh8 2 Rfe1 Kg8 3 Rec1 Nf6 4 Rf1
4 ... Rfe8 5 Rfe1.
1 ... Rb4 2 h4 Nf6 3 Bxb4 cxb4 4 c5
4 ... Bxd3
5 Qxd3 dxc5 6 Qc4 Qd7 7 Qxc5 Qxd5 8 Rfc1.
1 ...Ra8 2 Rfe1 Rfb8 3 e4 Bc8 4 Rxb8
4 ... Rxb8 5 Rb1 Rxb1+ 6 Qxb1 Ba6 7 Qc1 Qb8
8 Bxh6 Qb3 9 Be2.

1 ... Rfe8 2 Rfe1 Rb4 3 h4 Rbb8 4 h5
4 ... g5 5 Bh7+ Kh8 6 Bf5 Nf6 7 Bc3 Nxh5.
1 ... Rb4 2 h4 Nf6 3 Bxb4 cxb4 4 c5
4 ... Bxd3 5 Qxd3 dxc5 6 Qc4 Qd7 7 Qxc5 Qxd5
8 Rfc1.
1 ... Ra8 2 Rfe1 Rfb8 3 h4 Nf6 4 e4
4 ... Rxb1 5 Rxb1 Bc8 6 Qc1 Kh7 7 Bc3 Bd7
8 Bc2 Ng4.

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