january 13 2004

Master's word


Rehm

The great composer HP Rehm is not laughing, to say the least. The probability that he would compose bohemian-style "echo-cameleon" mats seemed to me equivalent to the probability that André Pousse or Gérard De Villiers would become a fag. But I was wrong.

A tribute to "IT'S ONLY ME" who succeeds in the exploit of playing in the final the only move that doesn't win, on which his opponent gives up ! Finally the "Bacrot test": finding the simplest win in a R+N against R (an endgame that also made Judith Polgar suffer) taken from a class given nine years ago: the only exercise that really embarrassed him!

Pillsbury

The monstrous game, which normally any cultivated player should at least have seen before, which stages an extremely rare ECHO sacrifice : it takes tens of hours for the problem composers to achieve this kind of effect; here, five hours -- of genius -- were enoughLasker. It takes tens of hours for the problem players to achieve this kind of effect; here, five hours -- of genius -- were enough. This game is also a further revelation of the incredible swindle of this "grandmaster" at 2,800 arpad elo points, who not only analyses like a pig, but has not only taken the time to read the work done 60 years ago on this: without any "fritzoid", they came much closer to the truth than the above-mentioned huckster.

 

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[Event "s#7"] [Site "?"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rehm, HP."] [Black "4523.73"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/6pr/1B4Pq/P2k1PPp/PQ2nP1P/3K4/2RR2B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "14"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. Be8 $1 (1. Bd7 $2 Qxg4 $1) 1... Qxg5 (1... Qxg4 2. Qb6+ Kd5 3. Rc5+ {[#]} (3. Bf7+ $2 Qe6 4. Rc5+ Kd4 5. Rc2+ Qxb6 $1) 3... Kd4 4. Rc2+ {[#]} Kd5 5. Bf7+ Qe6 6. Qc6+ Kd4 7. Bxe3+ Qxe3#) 2. Qxe3+ Kd5 3. Kc2+ Kc4 4. Rd4+ {[#]} (4. Bb5+ $2 Qxb5 5. Rd4+ Kc5 6. Rd2+ Kc6 $1) 4... Kc5 5. Rd2+ {[#]} Kc4 6. Bb5+ Qxb5 7. Qb3+ Qxb3# {chameleon echo gueridon mats.} 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gerber, Miles"] [Black "0000.77"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p2kp1p/p1p3p1/4pP2/1P2P3/2P1KP1P/1P6/8 b - - 0 37"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 37... Kf6 $17 (37... gxf5 38. exf5 Kf6 39. Ke4) 38. fxg6 fxg6 39. Kf2 (39. f4 b6) 39... Kg5 40. Kg3 b6 41. c4 (41. h4+ Kf6 42. f4 exf4+ (42... h6) 43. Kxf4 h6) 41... c5 $1 (41... Kf6 42. c5 bxc5 43. bxc5 Kg5 44. h4+ Kf6 45. b4) 42. b5 (42. bxc5 bxc5 43. h4+ Kf6 $8 (43... Kh5 $2 44. f4 $8 $11) 44. Kg4 h5+ $8 45. Kg3 g5 $8 $19) 42... axb5 43. cxb5 c4 $19 44. h4+ Kf6 45. f4 h6 $1 46. Kg4 exf4 47. Kxf4 g5+ 48. hxg5+ hxg5+ 49. Kg4 Ke5 50. Kxg5 Kxe4 (50... c3 $19) 51. Kf6 Kd5 $2 {0-1 Gerber-Miles : the only move that doesn't win... persuades the opponent to resign !} (51... c3 $1 52. bxc3 Kd3 $8 $19) (51... Kd4 $1 52. Ke6 c3 $8 $19) (51... Kd3 $1) 52. Ke7 $3 {[#]} (52. Kf5 $2 c3 (52... Kd4 53. Ke6 c3 $8) 53. bxc3 Kc4 $8 $19) 52... Kc5 (52... c3 53. bxc3 Kc4 54. Kd6 $11) 53. Kd7 $1 (53. Ke6 $1 Kxb5 54. Kd6 $1 Kb4 55. Kc6 $8 $11) 53... Kxb5 54. Kd6 $8 ( 54. Kc7 $2 Kc5 $8 55. Kb7 b5 $8 56. Ka6 b4 $19) 54... Kb4 55. Kc6 $8 b5 56. Kb6 $8 Ka4 57. Kc5 $8 Ka5 58. Kd5 $8 (58. Kc6 $2 b4 $8) (58. Kd4 $2 Kb4 $8 59. Kd5 Kb3 (59... c3)) 58... Kb6 (58... Kb4 59. Kc6 $8) 59. Kd4 $8 Kc6 60. b3 $3 {[#]} cxb3 61. Kc3 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Didaktikos"] [Black "0401.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/8/4NK2/8/8/8/6r1/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "3"] [EventDate "1995.??.??"] 1. Ra8+ (1. Kf7 Rf2+ 2. Kg6 $8 Rg2+ 3. Ng5) (1. Nf4 Rb2 (1... Rh2 2. Kg6) 2. Ng6+) (1. -- Rg4 2. Ra8+ (2. Rd1 Rg2 {(...Rg8 Td8+)} 3. Nf4) (2. Kf7 $1 Rh4 3. Kg6 {(no Ra8+? ...Kh7=)} Rg4+ 4. Ng5) 2... Rg8 3. Nf8) 1... Rg8 (1... Kh7 2. Ng5+) 2. Nf8 $1 {[#]Dedicated to E Bacrot 8/7/95.} 1-0 [Event "St.Petersburg9596"] [Site "St.Petersburg"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Pillsbury, H."] [Black "Lasker, Em"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D50"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "RUS"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 (5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e3 (6. e4)) 5... cxd4 (5... Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bxf6) 6. Qxd4 (6. Nxd4 e5 7. Nc2 (7. Qa4+ Bd7 8. Ndb5) (7. Nf3 d4 8. Nd5 Be7) (7. Ndb5 a6) (7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Nf3 d4) (7. Nb3 d4) 7... d4 8. Nd5 Be6) 6... Nc6 (6... Be7 7. cxd5 exd5) 7. Qh4 (7. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 8. Qh4 dxc4 9. Rd1 (9. e3 f5 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Ke2 a6 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Rhd1 Bg7 16. Rac1 Ke7 17. g3 Rhd8 18. Nd4 Be8 19. h3 Rac8 20. Kf3 Rc5 21. Nce2 Rdc8 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. g4 fxg4+ 24. hxg4 h5 25. gxh5 Rxh5 26. Rc1 Be5 27. Ng3 Rh3 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Kf3 Rh3 30. Kg2 {1/2-1/2 Bogoljubow, E-Alekhine,A/Munich 1942}) 9... Bd7 10. e3 Ne5 (10... f5 {EmL} 11. Qxc4 Qf6) 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Qxc4 Qb6 13. Be2 Qxb2 (13... Bc6) 14. O-O Rc8 15. Qd3 Rc7 ( 15... Bc6 16. Bf3) 16. Ne4 Be7 $6 (16... Qc2) 17. Nd6+ Kf8 (17... Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qb6 19. Qxe5) 18. Nc4 Qb4 (18... Qxa2 19. Nxe5 Be8 20. Ra1 Qc2 21. Rxa7) 19. f4 (19. Nxe5) 19... exf4 $2 (19... Bb5 $1 20. Rc1 Bxc4) 20. Qd4 $1 f6 21. Qxf4 Qc5 22. Ne5 Be8 23. Ng4 f5 24. Qh6+ Kf7 25. Bc4 Rc6 26. Rxf5+ Qxf5 27. Rf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bd7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 30. Ne5 {1-0 Pillsbury,H-Lasker,E/Cambridge Springs 1904}) 7... Be7 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. e3 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Kb1 Bf5+ 13. Ka1 Nc6 $17) 9... Bd7 10. Kb1 h6 $1 11. cxd5 (11. Be2 O-O-O 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qf4 e5 (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxc4 15. Qxc4 e5 16. Qxf7 Qxc3 17. Rc1) (13... Qb4 14. a3 Qb6) 14. Qg3 $8 Bf5+ 15. Ka1 Nb4 (15... dxc4 16. Nd2 b5 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Nde4) 16. cxd5 Nc2+ 17. Kb1 Nb4+ (17... Nxe3+ 18. Bd3 e4 $6 19. fxe3 exd3 20. e4 $16) 18. e4 $2 (18. Ka1 $11) 18... Bxe4+ 19. Nxe4 Qxa2+ 20. Kc1 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Rxd5+ 22. Kc3 Qa4 23. b3 (23. Qg4+ Kb8 $19) 23... Qa2 $1 ( 23... Na2+ $2 24. Kb2 Qxe4 25. Rxd5 Qxe2+ 26. Nd2 Nb4) 24. Rc1 (24. Kxb4 Qa5+ 25. Kc4 Qc7+ 26. Kb4 Be7+) (24. Qg4+ Kb8 25. Ne1 Rhd8) 24... Kb8 25. Nfd2 a5 $19) 11... exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 exd5 14. a3 Bf5+ 15. Ka1 O-O 16. Nf3 Be4) 12. Nd4 (12. Bd3 Rc8 (12... O-O-O 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qf4) (12... O-O) 13. Nd4 O-O) 12... O-O 13. Bxf6 $8 (13. Bxh6 $2 Ne4 $1 (13... gxh6 14. Qxh6 Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxd4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Rxd4 Be6 18. Qf4 Rfc8) (13... Nxd4 $2 14. Bxg7 Bf5+ 15. e4) 14. Qf4 (14. Qh5 Nxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3 16. Bxg7 Qb4+ 17. Ka1 Kxg7) 14... Nxc3+ 15. bxc3 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bf5+ 18. Bd3 Bxd3+ 19. Rxd3 Rfc8 (19... Qb5+ 20. Kc2 Qa4+ 21. Kb1 Rfc8) 20. Rd4 Rc4 $19) 13... Bxf6 14. Qh5 (14. Qg3 Nxd4 15. exd4 Rac8) 14... Nxd4 15. exd4 Be6 $1 16. f4 $2 (16. Bc4 $1 Rfd8 (16... g6 17. Qf3 $8 Bxd4 18. Nxd5 Bg7 19. Rhe1) (16... Qb4 17. Bxd5 {(Bb3)} Bxd4 18. Rd3) 17. Bb3 Rac8 (17... Qb4 18. f4) 18. Qf3 (18. Rhe1 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3) 18... a6 19. Rhe1 Rc6 20. g4) (16. Qe2 Rfc8 (16... a6 17. Qd2) 17. Qb5 Qc7) (16. Ne4 $2 Bxd4 $1 17. Rxd4 Qe1+ 18. Qd1 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 dxe4) 16... Rac8 17. f5 (17. Qf3 Qb4 (17... Qb6 $1) 18. Nxd5 (18. f5 $1) 18... Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Rfd8 20. Qf5 (20. Qb5 $2 Rxd4 $1 21. Be2 Qxb5 22. Bxb5 Rb4 $19) ( 20. Qb3 Rxd4) 20... Rc6 $1 (20... Rc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 Rxd1+ 23. Kc2 Ra1 24. b4) (20... Bxd4 21. Qb5 $8 Qd6 22. g3 Rc6 $40 23. Bh3 Rb6 24. Qe2 Qc6 25. Bg2 Re8 $1 26. Qd2 $2 Qg6+) (20... a6 $1) 21. Qb5 (21. a3 Qb3 $19) 21... Rxd4 22. Bd3 Qd6 $17) (17. Bd3 $2 Rxc3 $1 18. bxc3 Qxc3) 17... Rxc3 $1 (17... Bd7 18. Qf3 Ba4 19. Nxa4 Qxa4) 18. fxe6 $8 (18. bxc3 $2 Rc8 $1 (18... Qxc3 19. Qf3 {(fxe6? ...Qb4+ Ka1 ...Rc8)} Qb4+ 20. Qb3 $8 Bxf5+ 21. Bd3 Qxb3+ 22. axb3 Bg4 23. Rd2 Bxd4 24. Bc2 Bf6 25. Rxd5 Be6 $15 {Lasker... who therefore underestimated his own conception !}) (18... Bd7 {GK} 19. h4 {(Df3 ...Tc8)} Rc8 20. Rh3 Qa3) 19. Rc1 (19. Rd3 Rc6 $1 $19) (19. fxe6 Qxc3 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Qe2 Bxd4 $19) 19... Qb6+ (19... Bxd4 $2 20. fxe6) 20. Bb5 (20. Kc2 Qxd4) (20. Ka1 Rxc3 $8 21. Rxc3 Qxd4 22. Qf3 Bxf5 23. a3 Qd2 $19) 20... Qxb5+ 21. Ka1 Qd3 (21... Bd7 $19) 22. fxe6 Rxc3 23. exf7+ (23. Qxf7+ Kh7 24. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Kb1 Qxd4 $19) 23... Kf8 $8 (23... Kh7 $2 24. f8=N+ $8 Kg8 25. Ne6 $11) 24. Rxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Kb1 Qd3+ 26. Kb2 (26. Kc1 Be7) 26... Bxd4+ 27. Kc1 Bc5 $19) 18... Ra3 $3 {[#]A shining sacrifice that will be repeated... eight moves later !} 19. exf7+ $2 (19. e7 Re8 $1 (19... Rxa2 20. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 21. Qg4 {(Df3? ...Da4!)} Ra1+ 22. Kc2 Qa4+ 23. Kd2) (19... Rc8 $2 20. Qf5 $1) 20. bxa3 Qb6+ 21. Kc2 $2 (21. Bb5 $8 Qxb5+ 22. Ka1 Rxe7 23. Qh3 Qc6 $17) 21... Rc8+ 22. Kd2 Bxd4 $8 (22... Qxd4+ $2 23. Ke1 $8 Qc3+ 24. Ke2) 23. Bb5 (23. Ke2 Qe6+ $8 24. Kf3 Qe3+ $8 25. Kg4 g6 $8 26. Qxd5 h5+) (23. e8=Q+ Rxe8 24. Bd3 Qa5+ {et mat en 2}) (23. Qf3 Qb2+) 23... Rc2+ $3 {[#] (the most convincing, but ...Qa5+ first is good too)} (23... Qxb5 24. Ke1 Re8) 24. Kxc2 Qc5+ $8 25. Kb3 (25. Kd3 Qc3+ 26. Ke2 Qe3+) 25... Qxb5+ 26. Kc2 Qb2+ 27. Kd3 Qc3+ 28. Ke2 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 Qf2#) (19. bxa3 $1 Qb6+ 20. Bb5 $1 { (not envisaged by Kasparov, whereas a beginner having read the game will consider all the more that Pillsbury actually plays it on the 21st move)} ( 20. Ka1 $2 Bxd4+ 21. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 22. Kb1 fxe6 $1 23. Qe2 (23. Kc1 $2 Rc8+) (23. Be2 Qe4+ $1 24. Ka1 Rf2 {GK}) 23... Rf2 $1 24. Qxe6+ Kh7 25. Be2 Rf6 $1 (25... Qd2) 26. Qe8 Rb6+ 27. Bb5 a6 28. a4 axb5 29. axb5 (29. a5 Qd3+ 30. Ka1 Rf6) 29... Rf6 $19) (20. Kc2 $2 Rc8+ $1 (20... Qc6+ 21. Kb1 $11 {(mais non Rd3? ... Fg5!)}) (20... Qc7+) 21. Kd2 Qxd4+ (21... Bxd4 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Ke2 Rc2+ 24. Rd2 Qb5+ 25. Kf3) 22. Ke1 $8 (22. Bd3 $2 Rc2+ $1) 22... Qe3+ $1 {(not considered by GK)} (22... Qc3+ $2 {GK} 23. Ke2 $8 {(neither Kf2? ...Bd4+ nor Rd2? ... Qe3+ Kd1 ...Bg5)} Qc2+ 24. Rd2 $8 Qe4+ 25. Kd1 $1 {(GK is only considering Kf2... ... Bd4+ Kg3 without even seeing ...Qe3+)} Qb1+ 26. Ke2 $11) (22... Qe4+ $2 23. Be2) 23. Be2 (23. Qe2 Bc3+) 23... fxe6 (23... Bc3+ 24. Kf1 fxe6 25. Bf3 Ba5) 24. Qh3 ( 24. Qg4 Rf8 $3 {[#]} 25. Rd3 Qc1+ 26. Bd1 Bc3+) 24... Bc3+ $8 25. Kf1 Rf8+ $8 26. Bf3 Ba5 $3 {[#]} (26... Qe4 27. Qg3 Qc4+ 28. Kf2 {(Kg1 ...Ba5)} Bd4+) 27. Qg3 (27. Qg4 Bb6) (27. a4 Qe4 {(or ...Fb6)} 28. Rc1 g5) 27... Bb6 {(Sorokhtin)} 28. h4 e5 { (the "absolute diagonal" is worth the "absolute seventh")} 29. Rxd5 e4 30. Rd7 Qc3 $19) 20... Qxb5+ 21. Ka1 fxe6 (21... Rc8 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Qh3 Rc2 24. Qb3) (21... Qc4 22. Qg4 Re8 23. Rhe1) (21... Qc5 22. Qg4) 22. Qg4 Re8 $1 {Zaitsev} ( 22... e5 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. dxe5 Re8 25. Rxd5 Bxe5+ 26. Qxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxb5 Rxb5 28. Rd1 $11) 23. Rhf1 (23. Rhe1 e5) 23... h5 24. Qf3 (24. Qxh5 $2 Bxd4+) 24... Rc8 25. Rd2 e5 $44 26. a4 (26. Qf5 $6 Qc4 27. Rfd1 e4 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Qf5 h4 30. g3 e3 $1) 26... Qc4 27. Rfd1 exd4 28. Rd3 $15 {Sorokhtin}) 19... Rxf7 20. bxa3 $8 (20. Rc1 Rxa2 21. Rc8+ Rf8 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Bb5 Rxb2+ $1 24. Kxb2 Qxb5+ 25. Kc1 Qc4+ 26. Kd1 Qxd4+) 20... Qb6+ 21. Bb5 $8 (21. Ka1 $2 Bxd4+ 22. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Kb1 Qe4+ 24. Kc1 (24. Ka1 Rf2) 24... Rf2 $19) (21. Kc2 $2 Rc7+ 22. Kd2 Qxd4+ 23. Bd3 (23. Ke1 Qc3+ 24. Rd2 Re7+ 25. Be2 Bg5 $19 {Lasker}) (23. Ke2 Re7+) 23... Rc2+ $1 (23... Qf2+ 24. Be2 Qf4+)) 21... Qxb5+ 22. Ka1 Rc7 $2 ( 22... Qc4 $1 {EmL} 23. Qg4 (23. Rd2 Qc3+) (23. Kb1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. Qd1 Qe4+) (23. Kb1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxd4) 23... Re7 $1 24. Qh3 (24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qc3+) 24... Bxd4+ 25. Kb1 Re2 26. Qb3 Rb2+ 27. Qxb2 Bxb2 28. Kxb2 Qe2+ 29. Kb3 Qxg2 $19) (22... Qc5 $1 23. Qg4 Re7 $1 24. Rd3 Re4 25. Qf3 Qc2 26. Qd1 Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 Rxd4 29. Qb3 Qc6 $17) 23. Rd2 $1 (23. Rhe1 $2 Rc1+ $1 {[#] anticipant R. Byrne-Fischer 1963 !}) 23... Rc4 (23... Rc2 24. Rb1 $8) 24. Rhd1 $2 (24. Re1 $1 Qa5 $1 (24... Rxd4 $2 25. Re8+ Kh7 26. Qf5+ g6 27. Qxf6) (24... Qc6 25. Qe8+) (24... Kf8 25. Rf2 Rxd4 $2 26. Qe5) 25. Re8+ (25. Kb1 Qb6+ 26. Rb2 Qxd4 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Qf5+ g6 29. Rxb7+ Bg7 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Qxd5 Rf4 32. Rc8 Rf2 $11) 25... Kh7 26. Qf5+ g6 27. Re7+ $1 {[#]} Bxe7 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. Qxe7+ Kg8 $11) (24. Qe2 $2 Qb6 $1 (24... Rc1+ 25. Rxc1 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Qxe2 27. Rcd1 Qxg2 28. R1d2 $11) (24... Rxd4 25. Qe6+ $8 {(Qxb5? ...Rb4+)} Kf8 26. Qxf6+ gxf6 27. Rxd4 Qe2) 25. Rb1 Bxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Qb2 Rc3 $19) 24... Rc3 $2 (24... Qc6 $1 {(would have "easily won" according to GK, an assertion which is not supported by any analysis)} 25. Kb1 $8 (25. Kb2 $2 Qb6+ 26. Ka1 Rxd4) 25... Bg5 $1 (25... Bxd4 26. Rd3) 26. Qe2 (26. Qf3 Bxd2 27. Rxd2 Rc3 28. Qd1 Rxa3) 26... Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Qb6+ 28. Ka1 Qc7 29. h3 Rc2 30. Qd3 Qc6 $17) (24... Qc5 25. Qe8+ (25. Kb1 Bxd4 26. Rd3) 25... Kh7 26. Qe3 Rc3 27. Qe1 $1 (27. Rd3 $2 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 Rc1+) (27. Rc2 $2 Bxd4 $1 {(...Rxc2? Qd3+ ...g6 Kb1! with double attack)} 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxc2) 27... Qxa3 28. Kb1 (28. Qf1 Kh8 29. Rb2 Rc4 30. Rd3) 28... Rc4 29. Qe2 Qa4 (29... Rb4+ 30. Rb2 Bxd4 31. Qc2+ Kh8 32. Rxb4 Qxb4+ 33. Qb3 $14) 30. Qg4 g6 31. Qf3 $11) 25. Qf5 (25. Re1 Kf8 $1 (25... Qc4 $2 26. Kb2 $1 {(confinement of the bR)} Qc6 {(on ...Rxa3 bR will be lost after Re8+, Qf5+ , Re7+, Qf7-e8xe7+)} 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. Qf5+ g6 29. Qe6 $3 Qxe6 30. Rxe6 Rc6 31. Rxc6 bxc6 32. Kc2 $18) (25... Qc6 26. Qe8+ Qxe8 27. Rxe8+ Kh7 28. Rb8 $14) (25... Qa5 26. Qg6 Rc8 $8 27. Re8+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kh7 29. Qe3) (25... Rc6 26. Rb1 Qc4 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qe3) (25... Rc8 {(GK)} 26. Qf5 Qc4 27. Kb1) 26. Rf2 (26. Rb2 Bxd4 27. Qf5+ Kg8 28. Qe6+ Kh7 $11) (26. Rde2 $2 Rc1+ $1) (26. Qf5 Rc4) 26... Qc6 $8 27. Rxf6+ (27. Kb1 Qb5+) 27... gxf6 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 $8 29. Qg6+ Kf8 $8 30. Kb2 Rc4 $8 $11) (25. Qg6 Rc4 26. Rc2 $1) 25... Qc4 (25... Rxa3 $2 26. Qe6+ $1 Kh7 27. Rc1 $1 Rxa2+ 28. Kxa2 Qa5+ 29. Kb1 Qxd2 30. Qf5+ $8 g6 31. Qxf6 $18) 26. Kb2 $2 {Mistake on the time crisis of the opponent (classic phenomenon).} (26. Kb1 $1 {(would have created "serious problems" according to the "grandmaster successor".)} Qb5+ (26... Rxa3 $6 {GK} 27. Rc1 $1 Qb5+ {(...Tc3 Txc3 & Dxd5+)} 28. Ka1 {(Rb2 too)} Re3 {(...Qa5? Rc8+ then Qh5-e2)} 29. Rb2 $1 Qc6 {(funny but not really adequate)} 30. Rxc6 Re1+ 31. Qb1 Rxb1+ 32. Kxb1 bxc6 33. Rc2 Bxd4 34. Rxc6 $18) 27. Rb2 (27. Ka1 Qc4 $11) 27... Qc6 28. Re1 (28. Rb3 Rc4 29. Rb4 Rc3 30. Re1 b6) (28. Qg6 Qa4 { (...Rxa3 Re1 ...Kf8)} 29. Re1 Re3 30. Rc1) (28. Rc2 Qb6+ $1 29. Rb2 $8 {(Ka1? . ..Rxc2)} Qc6 $11) 28... Bxd4 29. Qe6+ Qxe6 30. Rxe6 b6 31. Rb3 $16) (26. Qb1 Rxa3 (26... Bg5 27. Rd3) 27. Rd3 (27. Qc2 $2 Bxd4+) 27... Ra4 28. Qb2 Rb4 29. Qd2) (26. Qf1 Qc6 (26... Qa4 27. Qf5) 27. Rd3) 26... Rxa3 $3 $19 {[#]Echo of 18th move.} 27. Qe6+ {The threat on a2 prohibits 27 Rc1. Thus, the capture on a3 is winning with the King in b2, and bad with the King in b1 !} (27. Kb1 Bxd4 $1) 27... Kh7 $6 (27... Kh8 $1 28. Qe8+ (28. Kb1 Bxd4 $1 {[#]} 29. Qe2 {(the check on e8 is not worth the one on f8 !)} Qb4+) 28... Kh7 29. Kb1 (29. Kxa3 Qc3+ $8 30. Ka4 a6 $1 {[#]} 31. Rb2 Qxb2 {: compare to text, 28th black move}) 29... Bxd4 $1 30. Qe2 Qb4+ 31. Rb2 Bxb2 32. Qxb2 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Ra6 (33... Ra4 34. Qxb7 $2 Rb4) 34. Qb1 Rb6 $19) 28. Kxa3 (28. Qf5+ {(would have forced the Blacks to play the good one... 27e move!)} Kg8 $3 {[#](is the position after the 26th black shot, which does not seem to see the "13th world champion"; is it so difficult to count up to two ?)} (28... Kh8 $2 {(...g6? Qd7+ ...Bg7 Kxa3 leads to perpetual)} 29. Kb1 $1 Rxa2 $1 {(no more ...Bxd4? Qf8+ ; and ...Ra6?! Qd3)} 30. Rxa2 Qb3+ $8 31. Kc1 Bg5+ {(...Qxa2 Qc8+ & Qc2+)} 32. Rad2 Qc3+ 33. Kb1 {(Qc2 ...Qa1+)} Qb3+ $8 34. Ka1 Qa4+ $8 35. Kb2 $11) 29. Qe6+ (29. Kb1 Bxd4 $1 {(no more Qf8+ with bK on g8)} 30. Re1 {(Qc2 ...Qb4+ & ...Rc3)} Qb4+ 31. Kc1 Qc3+ $1 32. Qc2 Qa1+ 33. Qb1 Rc3+ 34. Rc2 Be3+ 35. Rxe3 Qxb1+ 36. Kxb1 Rxe3 $19) 29... Kh8 $3 $19 {[#](S. Sorokhtin correcting Kasparov. This gives the position after 27... . Kh8! see above. About the above "grandmaster", justly brocaded title for his more than advertising books on his "predecessors" (what a pretension!) he seems to have found an unexpected defender: according to Timman, " its contribution may be 5%, as has been said, but it allows an approach sometimes totally original part". This Timman is definitely a lot too kind and indulgent, as I had noted as early as 1971)}) (28. Kb1 Bxd4 $1 29. Qf5+ (29. Rxd4 Qxa2+ 30. Kc1 Rc3#) 29... g6 $1 (29... Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qe2 Qb4+ 33. Rb2 Bxb2) (29... Kh8 $4 30. Qf8+ Kh7 31. Qxa3) 30. Qf7+ Bg7 {(GK stops too soon)} 31. Rc2 (31. Qxb7 $2 Qe4+ $1 32. Rc2 Rxa2 $1) (31. Qf2 $2 Ra4) 31... Qb4+ $1 (31... Qb3+ {(nicer but less effective)} 32. Kc1 Rxa2 33. Rxa2 Qxa2 34. Rxd5) 32. Kc1 Ra6 $1 33. Qf3 Rc6 $3 34. Qb3 Qf4+ 35. Rdd2 Re6 $19) (28. Ka1 Bxd4+ 29. Kb1 Qb4+ 30. Kc1 Rc3+ 31. Rc2 Rxc2+ 32. Kxc2 Qc3+ 33. Kb1 Qb2#) 28... Qc3+ (28... Qc3+ 29. Ka4 b5+ $3 {[#]} (29... a6 $2 30. Rb2 $1 {(Qb6? ...Be7!)} Qxb2 31. Qf5+) (29... Qc4+ 30. Ka3 $8 Qc3+ 31. Ka4 b5+) 30. Kxb5 Qc4+ 31. Ka5 Bd8+ 32. Qb6 axb6# $1 {: this game seems to have had a decisive impact, in two opposite directions, on the future career of both protagonists}) 0-1




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