The Greatest Knight Strategy in Chess: Alekhine's Magic

Welcome to the examination of knight power in chess. Knights achieve maximum effectiveness when positioned on squares where they cannot be attacked by enemy forces, especially by pawns. If you manage to place both of your knights on these squares, you can completely dominate your opponent and carry out a devastating attack. The following game by Alexander Alekhine illustrates all this at its best. 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e3 Bg4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be2 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 e5 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Bd2 Bd6 14. Ng3 e4 15. Ne1 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Ne7 17. b4 Qd7 18. Nc2 Ned5 19. Na3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qe2 c6 22. Nc2 Qf5 23. Rfc1 h6 24. Ra5 Rac8 25. Na1 Ng4 26. Kf1 Re6 27. Rxb5 Rf6 28. Rbc5 Nxf2 29. Ke1 Nd3+ 30. Kd1 Qf1+ 31. Be1 Rf2 0-1