Game 22 in the book: Alekhine's win over S. von Freymann at the All-Russian Masters' Tournament at St. Petersburg, 1914. A Queen's Gambit Declined annotated by Alekhine, who plays Black.

1. 4.Bg5 This move is of doubtful value, for it allows the following reply, hit upon by Duras. It is better to play 4. Kt—Q B 3 first.
2. 4…h6 After this move White has nothing better than to take the Knight, leaving his opponent with two Bishops, for if the Bishop retreats, the acceptance of the Gambit is in favour of Black.
3. 5…dxc4 More precise would have been 5. ....B—Kt 5 ch; followed by P x P; as then the Gambit Pawn could be held by P—Q Kt 4, etc.
4. 6.Qa4+ The only way of regaining the Pawn. Black threatened 6. ....B—Kt 5 ch; followed by 7. ....P—Q Kt 4.
5. 8…a6 With the intention of developing the Q B on the long diagonal, a plan which White, as the sequel shows, will be unable to frustrate.
6. 9.a4 A scheme based on insufficient means. Evidently 9. P—K 3 would have been better, although in any case Black's position was preferable.
7. 9…b5 Black still persists, for if 10. R P x P, R P x P; the White Queen and Rook would both be en prise.
8. 11…Bb7 A Pawn sacrifice, the object of which is to obstruct White's development through pressure on White's Q B 3.
9. 12.axb5 It would have been preferable to decline the offer of a Pawn. But in any event, even after 12. P—K 3, Q—Kt 3; White's position would have remained distinctly inferior.
10. 16.Qc1 All White's last moves were obviously forced.
11. 16…Nb6 Threatening 17. ....Kt—R 5.
12. 19…Qa2 Initiating the deciding manoeuvre. Black does not allow his opponent the respite he needs to disentangle his position by 20. P—K 3.
13. 21.Qc2 Now the Black Q B P will move straight on to Queen.
14. 22…Be4 Simple and immediately decisive.