Stahlberg vs Alekhine 1931

  • Period

    1931
  • Place

    Prague, Czechoslovakia

  • Material

    Paper

  • Location

    FPG/Imagno/Hulton Archive

  • Category

    Photos

Alexander Alekhine (France) playing with Black against Gideon Ståhlberg (Sweden) at the 4th Chess Olympiad in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on July 12, 1931.The position you see at the board is after White’s 9th move Bd3, Alekhine is contemplating his reply. He won that game in 33 moves with an energetic attack on the kingside. You can replay the game here: https://www.365chess.com/game.php?gid=2654405