CRUSH THE ALEKHINE DEFENSE! Road to FM, Day 5

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[@MustreaderChess]

Did you like the game and my explanations? Looking forward to your comments!

[@bloodfloodmood]

Well played!
Regarding the Re8 vs Nc6 moment -- I spent a while calculating here as it's a really difficult position IMO. I thought that potentially I could go for Na6 or Ne5/c5-Nbd7 and I wanted to have that option available to me. In hindsight, I can say that it was the inferior choice, mainly because the rook on f8 is actually doing an important duty -- protecting the f7 pawn.

[@MustreaderChess]

Thanks for the clarification, Andrew! Well played, a deserved victory

[@mcronrn]

No Mustreader gambit? 🤣🙏

[@MustreaderChess]

I gambited the win in this one xD