[Event "New York"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1924.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine,A"]
[Black "Yates,F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Lopez "Battle Royale""]
[ECO "E76"]
[PlyCount "63"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 { The game has transposed into a King's Indian Defense ("transposed" as ...g6 usually comes before ...d6). } 5. f4 { Alekhine launches the dangerous Four Pawns Attack. It's evident that he's out for blood today! } 5... O-O { This seems a bit passive. } ( 5... c5 { This is often played immediately these days to make White decide what he wants to do about his center. } ) 6. Nf3 { White has built up a monsterous center -- his pieces and pawns control six squares of the fifth rank! } 6... Nc6 { And with this move, Black sinks himself. The c6-Knight is not only a target (inviting d4-d5) but also blocks the c7-pawn. Now Black can't challenge White's center by playing ...c7-c5. } 7. Be2 Nd7 { We see Yates' plan: to play ...e7-e5, supported by the d6-pawn and the two Knights. } 8. Be3 e5 { Now Yates challenges the White center. } 9. fxe5 { Better to take with the flank pawn than the center pawn. } 9... dxe5 10. d5 { Now Alekhine strikes at the nice target on c6. } 10... Ncb8 { And now we see why ...Nc6 just doesn't work in the Four Pawns Attack. Black needs to play ...c5 to challenge the center. Now Black is behind in development and White has a nice central pawn wedge. } ( 10... Nb4 11. Qb3 Na6 ) 11. c5 a5 { When faced with an attack on the center, counterattack on the flank. Unfortunately, Yates picks the wrong flank. The moves ...f5 or ...Nf6 were better. } 12. O-O Na6 { The idea is to double up on the c5-pawn after ...Qe7. } 13. Na4 { Alekhine sees through Yates' plan and makes sure the c5-pawn is covered. } 13... Qe7 14. Rc1 { The pawn is attacked three times and defended three times. } 14... h6 { Yates prevents White from driving away one of the c-pawns attackers by Bg5... } 15. Bxa6 { ...so Alekhine just picks off a different attacker. } 15... Rxa6 16. c6 { Alekhine then sees a material-winning combination. First he thinks that if the c-pawn didn't have to be defended, it would free up his pieces. Then he sees what those pieces might do... } 16... bxc6 17. dxc6 Nb8 { The Knight must retreat and no longer exercises control over c5... } 18. Bc5 { ...which allows the Bishop to do this. } 18... Qe8 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Nc3 { Alekhine leaves the c6-pawn to its fate while he reorganizes his forces. } 20... Rxc6 21. Nd5 Rd6 { Yates' Rook pins the White Knight, but he's left the c7-pawn undefended. } 22. Rxc7 Na6 23. Rc3 Nb4 24. Nxe5 Ba6 { Yates tries heroically to gain the initiative... } 25. Nc4 { ...but he can't get over on Alekhine, who masterfully defends while creating a threat of his own. } 25... Bxc4 { Yates sees there's no way to win back the Exchange, so he resigns himself to trading pieces. } ( 25... Rc6 26. Nxa5 Nxd5 { Black really must take the Knight here. Otherwise, after the c6-Rook is captured, White plays Nf6 forking the Queen and King. } ) 26. Rxc4 Qe5 27. Qf3 f5 28. Nxb4 axb4 29. exf5 Rf6 30. Qe4 Bc5+ ( 30... Qxe4 31. Rxe4 gxf5 { Black's position still stinks (he's down the Exchange and a pawn, and all of his pawns are isolated) but he can probably hold out a bit longer than if the Queens were still on the board. } ) 31. Kh1 Rxf5 { Yates has the worse position anyway, but he just blows it with this move. } ( 31... Qxe4 32. Rxe4 { With the same idea of prolonging the game by removing the Queens. } ) 32. Rxf5 ( 32. Rxf5 Qxe4 ( 32... Qxf5 33. Qxf5 gxf5 34. Rxc5 { This is even worse for Black, who is now down a full Rook and a pawn with more carnage to come. } ) 33. Rxe4 gxf5 34. Rf4 { The pawn can't be defended. White is ahead the Exchange and two pawns. } ) 1-0