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Alekhine and his tactical vision.

ChessAnalysisEndgameTacticsStrategy
TACTICS TIME! (and full game analysis included at the end)

In this post, I will discuss one of the positions that arose in the world championship match of 1934. Alekhine, the defending world champion, was always looking for an easy target. Here comes Bogoljubow, the unfortunate victim of this charade. Bogoljubow was no slouch himself, he was a world class player, Despite this, he was overshadowed by other greats such as Capablanca (the guy Alekhine was ducking).

In this position Alekhine displays his combinative prowess. I Hope you find the solution

https://lichess.org/study/8yxeAykl/uVJqYvgT

Here is the whole game, you will find the answer on move 30.

https://lichess.org/study/B1jPAwhx

This combination signifies an important concept regarding chess. During the endgame, queening is far more important than material. In your games, I hope you utilize such ideas.