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Botvinnik's double piece sacrifice just before the final attack was of rare beauty. Not only did White give up material but he also managed to escape the endless checks of the black queen before securing the win. It is up for discussion what was more difficult to calculate — the sacrifices or the king's escape.
With this win, Botvinnik reached second place in the standings table, which he is currently sharing with Reuben Fine.
Master Class Vol.4: José Raúl Capablanca
He was a child prodigy and he is surrounded by legends. In his best times he was considered to be unbeatable and by many he was reckoned to be the greatest chess talent of all time: Jose Raul Capablanca, born 1888 in Havana.
Ex-world champion Capablanca is having a hard time at the AVRO tournament
Reuben Fine, who started the tournament so confidently, is not doing well at all: the American suffered his third defeat of the event, against former world champion Max Euwe. In an extremely sharp opening variation, Fine found himself in trouble after allowing his opponent's bishop onto the strong f5-square:
Reuben Fine has fallen behind a bit, but can still hope for tournament victory
In his game against Samuel Reshevsky, Paul Keres signed a draw to secure the sole lead in the standings. The young Estonian scored the half point after surviving a worse position:
Three rounds before the end of the tournament, Paul Keres is in a good position to win
And what about the reigning world champion? Alexander Alekhine saw his opponent Salo Flohr missing a strong move, and then made the conversion to a win look easy:
Master Class Vol.3: Alexander Alekhine
On this DVD GMs Rogozenco, Marin, Müller, and IM Reeh present outstanding games, stunning combinations and exemplary endgames by Alekhine. And they invite you to improve your knowledge with the help of video lectures, annotated games and interactive tests
Alexander Alekhine is not too far behind, but it will be difficult to finish ahead of the three strong players that are above him in the standings table with only three rounds to play
S. Reshevsky ½-½ P. Keres
R. Fine 0-1 M. Euwe
M. Botvinnik 1-0 J.R. Capablanca
A. Alekhine 1-0 S. Flohr
