Only response to 1.e4 with plus score at WC level?

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
And we have a winner! According to GM John Emms, "The four Alekhine world championship games were Alekhine-Euwe, 1935 (ironic!), Spassky-Fischer, 13th and 19th games, 1972, and Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, 2002. All were drawn except the first Spassky-Fischer game.

Apparently, White has never won against it, and only lost or drawn, at the WC level.

Congratulations Ajuin!

Paul

hey that what i meant to say ...Nf6

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
And we have a winner! According to GM John Emms, "The four Alekhine world championship games were Alekhine-Euwe, 1935 (ironic!), Spassky-Fischer, 13th and 19th games, 1972, and Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, 2002. All were drawn except the first Spassky-Fischer game.

Apparently, White has never won against it, and only lost or drawn, at the WC level.

Congratulations Ajuin!

Paul

Thanks 🙂
Though I only knew about the Alekhine-Euwe and Spassky-Fischer games.

Originally posted by Paul Leggett
And we have a winner! According to GM John Emms, "The four Alekhine world championship games were Alekhine-Euwe, 1935 (ironic!), Spassky-Fischer, 13th and 19th games, 1972, and Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, 2002. All were drawn except the first Spassky-Fischer game.

Apparently, White has never won against it, and only lost or drawn, at the WC level.

Congratulations Ajuin!

Paul

now a second question for all of you:
how many of you consider Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, 2002 as being WC level ?

Originally posted by vipiu
now a second question for all of you:
how many of you consider Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, 2002 as being WC level ?uo

I was quoting Emms, but if we exclude Ponomariov-Ivanchuk, the answer remains the same, but the Alekhine's Defense win percentage increases, obviously.

The question about what constitutes a World Championship is a good one, and I started a version of that question on a separate thread.

Paul