Smartypants Chess's video: Reti Plays Reversed Alekhine against Alekhine

Crazy game from two legends. https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012326 1. g3 e5 2. Nf3 e4 3. Nd4 d5 4. d3 exd3 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8.Nxd2 O-O 9. c4 Na6 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qc4 Nbxd5 12. N2b3 c6 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfd1Bg4 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. Nc5 Bh3 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Bg2 Bh3 19. Bf3 Bg4 20. Bh1 h5 21.b4 a6 22. Rc1 h4 23. a4 (23. gxh4 Nf4) 23... hxg3 24. hxg3 Qc7 25. b5 axb5 26.axb5 Re3 27. Nf3 (27. fxe3 Qxg3+ 28. Bg2 Nxe3 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Nxb7 Qxg2 #) (27. Bf3 Bxf3 28. exf3 cxb5 29. Nxb5 Qa5 30. Rcd1 Rxf3 31. Nb3 Qd8 32. N3d4 Rxf233. Rxf2 Ne3 34. Qd3 Nxd1 35. Qxd1) 27... cxb5 28. Qxb5 Nc3 29. Qxb7 (29. Rxc3 Rxc3) 29... Qxb7 30. Nxb7 Nxe2+ 31. Kh2 Ne4 32. Rc4 (32. Rb2 Nxf2) 32... Nxf2 (32... Nxd2 33. Nxd2 Be6 34. fxe3 Ra2 35. Nd8 Rxd2 (35... Bxc4 36. Nxc4 Nf4+ 37.Kg1) 36. Nxe6 Nf4+ 37. Kg1 Nxe6) 33. Bg2 Be6 34. Rcc2 Ng4+ 35. Kh3 (35. Kh1Ra1+ 36. Bf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kg2 Rf2+ 38. Kh1 Rexf3 39. Rxe2 Rh2+ 40. Rxh2 (40. Kg1Rf1+ 41. Kxf1 Rh1+ 42. Kg2 Bd5+ 43. Re4 Bxe4 #) 40... Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Ne3 #) 35...Ne5+ 36. Kh2 Rxf3 37. Rxe2 (37. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 38. Kg2 Nxd2 39. Rxd2) 37... Ng4+38. Kh3 Ne3+ 39. Kh2 Nxc2 40. Bxf3 Nd4 {White Resigns} 41. Rf2 (41. Rxe6 Nxe6) 41... Nxf3+ 42. Rxf3 Bd5 0-1 Add me on chess.com https://www.chess.com/member/smartypantschess Add me on lichess https://lichess.org/@/smartypantschess If you have a game you'd like me to commentate on let me know! Perhaps it's a well known game or one of your own. Whatever the game let me know in the comments below! WEBSITE: http://www.smartypantschess.com/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/SmartyPantsChes PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/smartypantschess/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/smartypantschess/