march 1 2005

Master's word 


 

 

Fischer 7The game of the day almost led the bidon master to change places with his most brilliant "pupil-sic", Pierre in this case, Halberstadtso much his knowledge of opening (French defence) eclipsed that of the speaker. He regained the advantage in the middle of the game, rebutting Timman and some prestigious analysts. Any "honest man" should be able to tell in 30 seconds which famous game he is talking about. But not everyone knows that the 17th black move loses and the 21st white move lets the win slip away, even if it cannot be criticized from a practical point of view... A fine example, frequent in studies and problems, but rare in game, of an exchange between good and bad after a barely perceptible change (what I called the Mandler effect) . Another] game, where the white player has given a "stroke of the ball" (understand who can) to the black Chinese.

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[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Halberstadt, V."] [Black "0300.32"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/4k3/4r2P/5pp1/8/8/5PP1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "1954.??.??"] [SourceDate "2022.01.01"] {"Mandlerian" effects on the 6th move.} 1. Kg7 $8 Rf6 (1... Kd6 2. h7 $8 Re8 3. h8=Q Rxh8 4. Kxh8 $11) 2. h7 $8 Rf7+ 3. Kg6 $1 (3. Kg8 $1 Rf8+ 4. Kg7) (3. Kh6 $1 Rf8 4. Kg7 $8) 3... Rf8 {Present from here to avoid duals.} 4. Kg7 $8 Rh8 5. Kxh8 $8 (5. g4 $2 fxg4 $8 6. Kxh8 Kf8 $3 {[#]} 7. f4 g3 $8 8. f5 g2 $8 9. f6 g1=Q {followed by mat ; it would be stalemate with bK on f7}) (5. f4 $2 gxf4 $8 6. Kxh8 Kf7 $3 {[#]} (6... Kf8 $2 7. g4 $8 f3 8. g5 $8 f2 9. g6 $11) 7. g4 f3 $8 8. gxf5 (8. g5 f2 9. g6+ Kxg6 $8 {idem}) 8... f2 $8 9. f6 Kg6 $8 10. Kg8 f1=Q 11. h8=Q Qc4+ $8) 5... Kf8 (5... Kf7 6. g4 $3 {[#]} (6. f4 $2 gxf4 $8 7. g4 f3 $8 $19 { ci-dessus}) 6... fxg4 7. f4 $3 g3 8. f5 $8 (8. fxg5 $2 g2 $8 9. g6+ Kxg6 $8 10. Kg8 g1=Q $8 11. h8=Q Qa7 $3 $19) 8... g2 9. f6 Kxf6 10. Kg8 g1=Q 11. h8=Q+ $8 Ke6 (11... Kf5 12. Qh7+ Ke5 13. Qe7+) 12. Qh6+ $1 Kd5 13. Kf7 g4 14. Qe6+ (14. Qd2+) 14... Kc5 15. Qc8+ {VH}) 6. f4 $3 {[#]} (6. g4 $2 fxg4 $8 7. f4 g3 $8 { above}) 6... gxf4 7. g4 $3 f3 8. g5 $8 Kf7 (8... f2 $6 9. g6 f1=Q 10. g7+) 9. g6+ Kxg6 $8 10. Kg8 f2 $8 11. h8=Q $8 f1=Q $8 12. Qg7+ $1 Kh5 13. Qh7+ $1 ( 13. Qh8+ $1 Kg4 14. Qg7+ $8) (13. Qe5 $2 Qc4+ $8 14. Kf8 Kg4 $8 15. Qg7+ Kf3 $8 16. Qb7+ Qe4 17. Qb3+ Kg4 $1 $19) 13... Kg4 14. Qg7+ $1 (14. Qg6+ $1 Kf4 (14... Kh3 15. Qh5+) 15. Qh6+ Kf3 16. Kf8 $3 (16. Qc6+ $2 Kg3 $3 17. Qg6+ Kh2 $8) 16... f4 17. Qc6+ $1 (17. Qh5+ $1)) 14... Kf3 (14... Kh3 15. Qh6+ $8 (15. Qh7+ $2 Kg2 $1) 15... Kg3 16. Qg5+ $8 (16. Qg6+ $2 Kh2 $8 17. Kf8 Qf4 $3) 16... Kh2 17. Kf7 $1 (17. Qh5+ $2 Qh3 $8) 17... Qc4+ 18. Kf6 $8 f4 19. Qh4+ $8 Kg2 20. Qg4+ $1 Kf2 {(continuation given in a manuscript of Halberstadt)} 21. Ke5 $1 (21. Kf5 $2 Qf7+ $8 22. Kg5 {(idem on Ke4)} f3 $8 $19) (21. Kg5 $1) 21... Ke3 22. Qg1+ $8) 15. Qc3+ $8 (15. Qb7+ $2 Kg3 $1 16. Qg7+ Kh2 $8 $19) 15... Kg2 16. Kf7 $1 (16. Qg7+ $2 Kh2 $8 17. Qh6+ Qh3 $8) 16... f4 17. Qg7+ $8 Kh2 18. Qh6+ $8 Kg1 (18... Qh3 19. Qxf4+ $8) 19. Qg5+ $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Azmaiparashvili, Ye Jiangchuan"] [Black "4000.11"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Q1/8/8/p1K5/5k2/1P6/q7/8 w - - 0 53"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [SourceDate "2022.01.01"] {46/82} 53. Qc4+ Ke5 $1 54. Qd5+ Kf6 55. Kc6 Ke7 (55... Qc2+ 56. Kb6 Qa2 $1 ( 56... a4 $6 57. Qd6+ $1 Kf5 58. Qd7+ Kf6 59. bxa4 Qb3+ 60. Kc7 Qe3 $1 $11)) 56. Qd3 Qg2+ 57. Kb5 Qa2 58. Qe4+ Kd7 59. Qa4 Qd2 60. Ka6+ Kc8 (60... Kd6 61. Qxa5 Qd3+ 62. Qb5 Qc2 $1 {(or on f3, d2)} (62... Qc3 $2 63. b4 $3 {[#]ZZ} Qc8+ 64. Ka7 $8 Qc2 65. Qa5 $8 Qh7+ 66. Ka6 $8 Qd3+ 67. Kb6 $8) 63. b4 Qc3 $1 {[#]ZZ} (63... Kc7 $1) 64. Ka7 (64. Qb6+ Kd5 $8) 64... Qg7+ $3 65. Kb6 Qc7+ $8 66. Ka6 Qc3 $8 $11 {ZZ}) 61. Qc6+ Kd8 $8 62. Qb6+ Kc8 $1 (62... Ke7 $2 63. Qxa5 $8 Qb2 (63... Qd6+ 64. Qb6 $1 Qd3+ 65. Kb7 $1) 64. b4 $1 Ke6 65. Qc5 $18) (62... Kd7 $1 63. Qxa5 Qd6+ $1 64. Qb6 Kc8 $3 {[#]}) 63. Qc5+ Kb8 $2 (63... Kd7 $8 64. Qb5+ Kd6 $1 ( 64... Ke6 $6 65. Qxa5 Qd3+ $1 66. Qb5 Qf3 $3 $11)) 64. Qc6 $3 {[#]} (64. Qxa5 $2 Qd6+ $8 65. Qb6+ Ka8 $1 (65... Kc8 $1 66. b4 Qd3+ $1) 66. Kb5 Qb4+ $1 $11) (64. Qe5+ $2 Kc8 $8 65. Qf5+ Kb8 $8 $11) 64... Qb4 (64... Qd3+ 65. Qb5+ $8 Qxb5+ 66. Kxb5 a4 67. Kxa4 $8 $18) (64... Qe2+ 65. Qb5+ $8) 65. Qd7 $3 {[#]Queen is redoubtable, one knight step away from the opponent's King !} (65. Qd5 $2 Qe7 $8 $14) (65. Qb5+ $6 Kc8 66. Qf5+ $8 Kb8 67. Qd7 $3) (65. Qb6+ $2 Qxb6+ $1 (65... Kc8 $6 66. Qc6+ Kd8 $8) 66. Kxb6 a4 $8 $11) 1-0 [Event "Candidates sf1"] [Site "Denver"] [Date "1971.07.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Fischer, R."] [Black "Larsen, Be"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C19"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1971.07.06"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceDate "2022.01.01"] {11/617} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 (6... b6 {/\ 7...Ba6}) 7. a4 (7. Nf3 Bd7 (7... Nbc6 8. Be2 Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 Ng6 12. a4 Bd7 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bh5 Nce7 15. Qe1 (15. f4 Rhg8 16. Nf2 Kb8 17. Qe1 {Planinc,A-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee 1974}) 15... Kb8 16. f4 (16. Bc1 Rc8 17. Ba3 Qd8 18. a5 Rg8 19. Qc1 Rc6 20. a6 b6 21. f4 f6) 16... Ka8 17. Bc1 f5 18. exf6 gxf6 19. f5 exf5 20. Ba3 Rhe8 {Planinc,A-Timman,J/Amsterdam 1973}) 8. dxc5 Qc7 9. Bd3 Ba4 10. O-O (10. Rb1 Nd7 11. Rb4 Bc6 12. O-O Nxc5 13. Rg4 $11 { Spassky,B-Kortschnoj,V/Belgrade, 10th of the 1977 match}) 10... Nd7 11. Nd4 Nxc5 12. Bb5+ Bxb5 13. Nxb5 Qxe5 14. Re1 Ne4 $11 {Spassky,B-Kortschnoj,V/Belgrade, 8th of the 1977 match}) (7. Qg4 Nf5 (7... cxd4 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 Qc7 10. Ne2 $13) ( 7... O-O 8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Nf3 f5 10. exf6 Rxf6 $13) 8. Bd3 h5 9. Qf4 (9. Qh3) 9... Qh4 10. Ne2 $14) 7... Nbc6 (7... Qa5 8. Qd2 (8. Bd2 Nbc6 9. Qg4 O-O 10. Nf3 f6 {Fischer,R-Kortschnoj,V/Herceg Novi 1970}) 8... Nbc6 (8... Bd7 9. Ba3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 Nf5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bb2 Na5 {Shamkovich, L-Petrosian,T/Leningrad 1960/URS-ch}) 9. Nf3 Bd7 (9... f6 10. Bd3 fxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. O-O Rxf3 13. gxf3 c4 14. Be2 Nxe5 15. Ba3 Nf5 16. f4 Ng6 {Felgaer, R-Kortschnoj,V/Bled 2002}) 10. Be2 Rc8 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxd2+ 13. Bxd2 b6 {Timman,J-Kortschnoj,V/Nice 1974}) (7... Qc7 8. Nf3 b6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bd3 Nbc6 11. O-O c4 12. Be2 f6 13. Re1 Ng6 14. Ba3 fxe5 15. dxe5 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 { (text with ...b7-b6 more)} 17. Bh5+ $1 (17. f4 $2 Nc6 $1 {(...Nf7? Bh5! ... g6 f5!!)} 18. Bg4 O-O-O 19. Bxe6 Bxe6 {(...Rhe8!)} 20. Rxe6 Qxf4 $2 {(...Rd7! -- here the pawn would be better on b7)} 21. Rxc6+) (17. Qd4 O-O-O {(there is no more Qxa7)} 18. Bh5 $1 Ng6 19. a5) 17... g6 18. Qd4 $1 gxh5 19. Rxe5 O-O-O 20. a5 $1 {(stronger than with the pawn on b7)} bxa5 (20... b5 21. Bc5 $1 Kb8 22. Be7 $1 Rc8 23. Bf6 $18) 21. Rb1 $1 Rhg8 22. Bd6 $3 Qxd6 23. Qxa7 $18) 8. Nf3 Bd7 (8... Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Be2 (10. Bb5 f6) (10. Qb1 Qc7 {or ...c4}) 10... f6 (10... c4 11. O-O f6 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Ng6 14. Bh5 O-O-O 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Nxg6 Rhg8 17. Nf4 e5 18. Ne2 Rg4 19. f3 Rg6 20. Rf2 Rdg8 21. Ng3 {Planinc,A-Hort,V/Wijk aan Zee 1973}) 11. c4 Qc7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nde7 14. exf6 gxf6 15. dxc5 O-O-O 16. Bc3 e5 {Timman,J-Kortschnoj,V/Leeuwarden 1976}) 9. Bd3 (9. Ba3 Qa5 10. Qd2) (9. Be2 Qc7 10. Ba3) (9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6 Nxc6 11. O-O Na5 12. dxc5 Nc4 13. Qd4 Qc7 14. Re1) 9... Qc7 (9... c4 10. Be2 Qa5) (9... Qa5 10. O-O (10. Qd2) 10... c4 11. Be2 Qxc3 12. Bd2 Qb2 13. Rb1 Qa3 14. Rxb7 $36 Qxa4 (14... Bc8 15. Rb5 Qxa4) 15. Qb1 $1 Bc8 (15... Nf5 $2 16. Rxd7 $3) 16. Rb2 $14) 10. O-O c4 ( 10... f6 {BL}) (10... h6) 11. Be2 f6 12. Re1 $1 (12. Ba3 {BL} O-O 13. Re1 { below}) (12. exf6 gxf6 13. Nh4 Ng6) 12... Ng6 $6 (12... O-O 13. Ba3 (13. exf6 {(a justification of 12 Re1 first; 13 Bf1 would be another one)} gxf6 $2 (13... Rxf6 14. Bg5 Rf7) 14. Bh6 $1 (14. Nh4 $1) 14... Rfd8 (14... Rf7 15. Nh4 $1 Ng6 16. Bh5 $1) 15. Nh4 $1 Kh8 16. Bh5 $1 e5 17. Bf7 $3 {[#]} Ng8 18. Qh5 $1 Be8 19. Bxe8 Rxe8 20. Bf4 $3 (20. dxe5 $2 Rxe5 $8) 20... Rad8 (20... Re7 21. Ng6+) 21. Re3 $18) 13... Rf7 14. exf6 (14. Bd6 Qd8 15. exf6 Nf5 16. Bf4 gxf6) ( 14. Qd2 fxe5 15. dxe5) 14... gxf6 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Nh4 Ng6 17. Qh5 Rg7 18. g3 Qa5 19. Bb2 (19. Nxg6) 19... Nd8 20. Re3 Nf7 21. Kh1 Nd6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qe2 Rh7 24. Kg1 Kf7 25. h4 f5 26. Qf3 Ne4 27. Qf4 Rc8 28. Bg2 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 { Fischer,R-Mednis,E/New York 1962}) (12... O-O-O 13. Ba3 Rdf8 (13... Nf5) 14. Bf1 Rf7 15. g3 Qa5 16. Qd2 Rhf8 $2 (16... Ng6) (16... f5 17. Reb1) 17. Bh3 $1 fxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxf2 19. Qe3 $16 Nxe5 20. Bxe7 Nc6 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Bxe6 $18 {Dueball,J-Fichtl,J/Bamberg 1972 13/244}) (12... fxe5 13. dxe5 $1 (13. Nxe5) 13... O-O (13... O-O-O 14. Ba3) (13... Nxe5 $4 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bh5+) 14. Ba3 Rf5 (14... Be8) 15. a5 Nc8 (15... Ng6) 16. Qd2 h6 (16... Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 {(...Rxe5 Qf4!)} 18. Bg4 Qf4 19. Qxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxe6+ Bxe6 21. Rxe6) (16... Qd8 17. g4 Rf7 18. Ng5 Nxe5 19. f4 $18 {Ciocaltea,V-Padevsky,N/Vrnjacka Banja 1975 19/211}) 17. Nd4 $1 Rxe5 18. Qf4 $1 N8e7 19. Bxe7 Nxe7 20. Nf3 $18) 13. Ba3 $1 $40 {[#]} (13. Bf1 fxe5 14. dxe5 O-O 15. Ba3 Rf7) (13. g3 fxe5 14. dxe5 Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bg4 Qf6 $8 (16... Qxc3 $2 17. Bxe6 O-O-O 18. Bb2 $3 {[#]} Qxb2 19. Rb1 $8 Qc3 20. Qxd5 $18) 17. Be3 O-O 18. Bd4 $44) (13. exf6 $6 gxf6 14. Bh6 Rg8) 13... fxe5 (13... O-O-O 14. a5 (14. Bd6 Qa5 15. Qd2) 14... fxe5 (14... Nxa5 15. Bd6 $8 Qb6 16. Qc1 $3) 15. Ng5 $1 exd4 16. Nf7 Qf4 17. Nd6+ $3 {[#]} (17. Nxh8 $2 Rxh8 18. cxd4 Qxd4 19. Qc1) 17... Kb8 (17... Kc7 18. Nb5+ $1 Kc8 19. g3 Qf6 20. Qb1 $1) 18. g3 Qf6 19. Qb1 $3 Bc8 20. Nxb7 Bxb7 21. a6 Rd7 22. Qb5 $1 $18) ( 13... Kf7 14. Bd6 Qa5 15. h4 $1 h5 (15... Qxc3 $2 16. a5 $1 b5 17. Bf1 $18) 16. Qd2 $16) (13... Nd8 14. Bd6 Qc6 15. a5 Nf7 16. Bb4 $16) 14. dxe5 $1 (14. Ng5 h6 $6 (14... e4 $6 15. Bg4 $1 Nd8 16. Bh5 Qf4 17. Nxh7 Qh6 {(...Kf7 Bc1! ...Qd6 Qg4!)} 18. Qg4 $8 Kf7 19. Bxg6+ Qxg6 20. Qxg6+ Kxg6 21. Nf8+ $8 Rxf8 22. Bxf8 Nf7 23. Bc5 $18) (14... Qd8 $1 15. Nh3 e4) 15. Ne4 $3 {[#]} (15. Bh5 hxg5 16. Bxg6+ Kd8 17. h3 $1 {(Qd2 ...exd4! or dxe5 ...Nxe5! Bh5 ...g4!)} e4 18. Bh5 Qf4 19. Bg4 Kc7 20. Bc1 Qf6 21. Be3) 15... dxe4 16. Bh5 $8 O-O-O $8 (16... Kf7 $2 17. Qg4) 17. Bxg6 exd4 18. Bxe4 e5 (18... dxc3 $6 19. Bd6 $1 Qa5 20. Rb1 $1 Be8 21. Qg4 $3 Rxd6 22. Qxg7 $8 $18) 19. Rb1 $1 Be6 (19... Qa5 20. Qe2 $1 $16) 20. f4 $1 (20. Qe2 Bd5 $1) 20... dxc3 21. Qf3 $8 $16) (14. Nxe5 $1 Ncxe5 (14... Nf4 $2 15. Bh5+) 15. dxe5 Bxa4 16. Bd6 $1 Qd7 17. Bg4 $6 (17. Bh5 $1) 17... Bc6 $1 18. Qc1 Qf7 19. Re3 (19. Bh5 $1) 19... Kd7 $2 (19... Nf4 $1 20. Rg3 g5 $1) 20. Rf3 $1 Qe8 21. Qg5 $16 Kc8 $2 (21... b6) 22. h4 $1 h6 (22... Rg8 23. Qe3 $1 b6 24. Rxa7 $3 {[#]} Rxa7 25. Qxb6 Rb7 26. Bxe6+ $3) 23. Qe3 $1 Nxh4 24. Rh3 $2 (24. Rf4 $1 Nxg2 25. Rxa7 $3 {(or Qb6!!)} Nxe3 26. Rxa8+ $8 Kd7 27. Rxe8 $18) (24. Rxa7 $1 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Rxa7 26. Qb6 $3 Qf7 27. Bxe6+ $8) 24... Nf5 $2 (24... g5 $8 25. f4 $1 $16) 25. Rxa7 $2 (25. Bxf5 $8 exf5 26. e6 $1 Qd8 27. Qc5 $1 a5 28. Re1 $18) 25... Rxa7 $8 26. Qxa7 Nxd6 (26... Kd7 $1) 27. exd6 Kd7 $8 28. Re3 Kxd6 $8 29. Rxe6+ Qxe6 30. Bxe6 Kxe6 $14 {Rolland,P-Cormier,K/Bordeaux 1964}) 14... Ncxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 (15... Qxe5 $6 16. Bxc4 {BL} (16. Bg4 Qxc3 17. Bxe6 O-O-O 18. Qxd5 Bxe6 19. Qxe6+ Kb8 20. Rab1) (16. Bf3 Qxc3 17. Bxd5 O-O-O 18. Re3 Qf6 19. Bxc4 Nf4 20. Qe1) 16... Qxc3 17. Bxd5 $1 (17. Qxd5 $2 Qxa1 $8) 17... O-O-O 18. Re3 $1 $40 (18. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxa4 $6 20. Bb2) 18... Qf6 (18... Qc7 19. Be4) 19. Bf3 $1 Bc6 (19... Bxa4 $2 20. Qb1 $1) 20. Qe1 $1 (20. Qb1 Ne5 $1) 20... Bd5 21. Rb1 $18) 16. Qd4 $1 (16. f4 $2 Nc6 $1 17. Bg4 O-O-O $17 {BL} 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxf4) (16. Bh5+ g6 (16... Nf7 $2 17. Qf3 $1 g6 18. Qf6 $18) (16... Ng6 17. Qxd5 $1 O-O-O 18. Qd4 $16) 17. Qd4 $8 gxh5 18. Rxe5 O-O-O {(a7 is taboo)} 19. Be7 (19. a5 Qxa5 20. Ree1 e5 $8 21. Qxe5 Qb6) 19... Rdg8 $1 20. Bf6 (20. h3 Rg6) 20... Rg4 $8 21. Qxa7 Rf8 $14) 16... Ng6 $8 (16... O-O-O $2 17. Qxa7 $1 Nc6 18. Qe3 $1 (18. Qa8+ Qb8 19. Qxb8+ Nxb8) 18... e5 19. Bc5 $1 (19. a5 $1 Nxa5 $2 20. Bc5) 19... Rde8 20. Qd2 $1 $18) (16... Nc6 $4 17. Bh5+ $8 (17. Qxg7 $2 O-O-O) 17... Kd8 18. Qxg7 $18) (16... h5 17. Qh4 $3 (17. Bf1 $2 Ng4 $8 18. g3 Nf6 19. Bh3 Kf7 20. Re5 $14) 17... Qd8 18. Bxh5+ $8 Nf7 ( 18... g6 19. Qf4 $1) 19. Qg4 $1 Qf6 20. Bd6 O-O-O 21. Bxf7 $1 Qxf7 22. Qd4 $1 a6 (22... b6 23. a5 $1) (22... Bc6 23. Qxa7 $1) 23. Be5 $1 $18) 17. Bh5 $1 (17. Qxg7 O-O-O (17... Qe5 $2 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. f4) 18. Qd4 Kb8) (17. Bf3 O-O-O ( 17... Kf7 $2 18. Bxd5 $1 exd5 19. Qxd5+ Kf6 20. Bc5) 18. Qxa7 (18. a5) 18... b6 ) (17. Bg4 Qf4 $1 (17... Kf7 $2 18. h4 $3 h5 19. Bxe6+ $3 Bxe6 20. Rxe6 $8 Kxe6 21. Re1+ $8) 18. Qxd5 $1 Qxg4 19. Qxb7 $1 Rd8 20. Rad1 $16) 17... Kf7 {Is it the right choice? In fact, is there one ?} (17... O-O-O 18. Qxa7 $1 (18. a5 $1 {(for Bc5)} Nf4 $1 19. Bf3 {(Bf7 ...Bc6!)} a6 20. h4 $16) 18... b6 $8 19. Qa8+ $8 Qb8 20. Qxb8+ $8 Kxb8 21. a5 $1 (21. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 22. a5) (21. Bd6+ Kb7 22. Reb1 $2 Bxa4 $8 $11) 21... Kb7 (21... bxa5 22. Bd6+ $1 Kb7 23. Rxa5 { (Bxg6!)} Ra8 $2 {(...Kc6!)} 24. Rc5 $3 Ra7 {BL} 25. Rb1+ Ka8 {(...Ka6 Bc7!)} 26. Rxc4 $1 Ra2 27. Rcb4 $18) 22. axb6 Kxb6 (22... Nf4 23. Bg4 h5 24. Bc5 $3 { for Ra7-c7}) 23. Bxg6 $1 (23. Bg4 $6 Rhe8 $1 24. Bb4 {(f4 ...Ra8)} Ra8 $1 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. g3 Nh8 $1 27. f4 {(Bxe6 ...Re8 -+)} Nf7 $1 $11) 23... hxg6 24. Bd6 $1 Ra8 25. Rab1+ Kc6 $8 26. Be5 $16) (17... a6 {(delay the decision ?)} 18. Bc5 (18. f4 O-O-O $8 {(left side)} 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bc5 Rde8) 18... Kf7 $1 {(right side)} (18... O-O-O $2 19. Bb6) 19. f4 (19. Qe3) 19... Rac8 20. Bb4 Rhe8 21. a5 Kg8 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Re5 $14) 18. f4 $3 $16 {[#]The "steel monster" also prefers this move.} (18. Re3 {(would be Karpov's preference according to Timman)} Rhe8 $1 19. Rf3+ $1 (19. Rg3 Bxa4 $13 {BL}) 19... Kg8 20. Bxg6 $8 hxg6 21. Qg4 $1 Bc6 22. Qxg6 d4 $1 23. Rh3 $1 Qe5 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. cxd4 $16) 18... Rhe8 $8 (18... Bc6 $2 19. f5 $3 exf5 20. Re7+ Qxe7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Qxg7+) 19. f5 $1 (19. g4 $6 Kg8 $1 20. f5 exf5) (19. Re5 $6 Kg8 $1) 19... exf5 $8 20. Qxd5+ $8 Kf6 $8 (20... Be6 $2 21. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 22. Qxf5+ $8 Rf6 23. Qd5+ Re6 24. Rf1+) (20... Re6 $2 21. Qxf5+ $1 Rf6 22. Re7+ (22. Qd5+)) 21. Bf3 $6 (21. Bd6 $3 Qd8 (21... Qb6+ 22. Bc5 $8 Qc6 (22... Qa6 23. Qxd7) (22... Qc7 23. h4 $1 Nxh4 24. Qd4+ Kg5 25. Bxe8 $8) 23. Qd4+ $8 Kg5 (23... Kf7 24. Bf3 $8 Qc8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Qd5+ $1 Kf6 27. Qd6+ Be6 {(...Qe6 Bd4+! ...Kg5 Qg3+!)} 28. Re1 $1 {(for Bd5)} Rd8 29. Rxe6+ $1) 24. Bf3 $8 Qc7 25. Be7+ $3 {[#]} (25. h4+ $1 Kh6 26. Qd2+ f4 27. Bd6 $8 Qb6+ 28. Kh2 Nxh4 29. Qxf4+ Kg6 {(...g5 Qf6+!! & Kg3!)} 30. Qg3+ Kf7 31. Bd5+ Be6 32. Qf4+ $1) 25... Rxe7 ({on} 25... Nxe7 26. Qxg7+ { followed by mate in 3}) (25... Kh6 26. Qd2+ $1 f4 27. Qd5 $1) 26. Rxe7 $8 Nxe7 27. Qxg7+ $8 Ng6 28. h4+ $1 (28. g3 $1) 28... Kf4 29. Qd4+ $1 Kg3 30. Qf2+ $1 Kf4 31. Re1 $1 Nxh4 32. Qxh4#) (21... Qc8 22. g4 $1 (22. Bc5 $2 Bc6 $8 23. Qd4+ Kg5 $8) (22. Bf3 $1 Bc6 23. Qd4+ Kf7 24. Qxc4+ Kf6 25. Qd4+ Kf7 26. Bd5+ Bxd5 27. Qxd5+ Kf6 28. g4 $3 {[#]} Nh4 29. Bg3 Kg5 30. Qd2+ $1) 22... Be6 (22... Qc6 23. Qd4+ $8 Kg5 24. h4+ $1 Kxh4 25. Bxg6 $8 hxg6 26. Kf2 $1) 23. Qd4+ $1 Kf7 24. gxf5 $1 Bxf5 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Rf1 Qe6 27. Bf3 $1 $18) (21... Qc6 22. Qd4+ $8 Kf7 ( 22... Kg5 23. Bf3 $8 {as above}) 23. Bf3 $8 Qb6 (23... Qc8 24. Bd5+ Be6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Re1) 24. Bd5+ $1 (24. Bc5 $1 Qd8 25. Bd5+ Be6 26. Rxe6 $1) 24... Be6 25. Bc5 $8 Qd8 26. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kxe6 28. Re1+ Kf7 29. Qxc4+ $8 Kf6 30. Re6+ $1 (30. Qe6+ $1 Kg5 31. Be3+ $1 f4 32. h4+ $1 Kh5 33. g4+ $1 fxg3 34. Qf5+ Kxh4 35. Kg2 $1) 30... Kg5 31. Be3+ f4 32. Qc5+ {and mate}) 22. Bf3 $1 (22. Rab1 $2 Bc6 $8) (22. Qd4+ $1 Kf7 23. Bf3 $1) (22. g4 $2 Qb6+ 23. Bc5 Qc6 {: see 21 g4}) 22... Bc6 (22... Qb6+ 23. Bc5 $8 {as already seen}) (22... Be6 23. Qd4+ $1 Kf7 24. Bxb7) 23. Qd4+ $8 Kf7 (23... Kg5 24. h4+ $1 Nxh4 {(... Kh6 Qd2+ ...f4 Rxe8! then Bxf4+)} 25. Qxg7+ $1 Ng6 26. Bf4+ $3 {[#]} Kxf4 27. Qh6+ $8 Qg5 28. g3+ $8) 24. Qxc4+ $1 Kf6 25. Qd4+ $8 Kf7 26. Bd5+ $8 Bxd5 27. Qxd5+ Kf6 28. Rf1 $1 Qd7 29. Rab1 $1 (29. g4 $1 Nh4 30. Be5+ Ke7 31. Bf6+ $1 gxf6 32. Rae1+ $8 Kd8 33. Rxe8+ $8 Kxe8 34. Qg8+ $8 Ke7 35. Qxh7+ $8 {(Qxa8+ ...Qc6!! =) } Kd8 36. Qxh4 $18) (29. c4 Qe6 30. Qd4+ Kf7) 29... b6 (29... Qe6 30. Qd4+ $1 Kg5 31. Rf3) (29... Re5 30. Qd4) 30. g4 $1 (30. Rb5 $1 f4 31. h4) 30... Nh4 31. Be5+ Ke7 32. Bf6+ $1 gxf6 33. Rbe1+ $1 Kd8 {(pawn is on b6 !)} 34. Qxa8+) ( 21. g4 Qb6+ $1 (21... Rad8 $6 22. Qd4+ $1 Kg5 {(...Kf7 Be7!!)} 23. Bxg6 $1 { Re7?! -- echo of the previous 23 Be7 is less effective -- ...Rxe7! -- ...Nxe7? Bc1+!! -- Bxe7+ ...Nxe7 Qe3+ ...Kh4=)} Kxg6 {(...Bc6 Bxe8)} 24. Be7 $8 Ra8 $1 25. Rad1 $1 Bc8 $8 {(double return home)} 26. Ba3 Bd7 $8 27. Rf1 $1 Bc6 $8 28. Bd6 $1 {(Rxf5 ...h6!)} Qf7 $8 29. gxf5+ {(Rxf5 ...Re4!!)} Kh5 $8 30. Qf2 $14) (21... Qc6 $2 22. Qd4+ $8 Kg5 {(...Kf7 gxf5)} 23. h4+ $3 {[#]} {(Bc1+? ...f4!!)} Kxh4 24. Bxg6 $8 Qxg6 25. Be7+ $1 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 $18) (21... Ne5 $2 22. Bxe8 $1 Rxe8 23. Bd6 $1 Qb6+ 24. Bc5 $8 Qc6 25. Rxe5 $1 Rxe5 26. g5+ $8) (21... Kg5 $1 22. Bc1+ {(a5 ...Qc6!! or Rad1 ...Nf4!! or Qd2+ ...f4!!)} Kh4 $8 23. Be3 $8 Rxe3 24. Rxe3 Nf4 $8 25. Qd4 $8 Bc6 26. Rf1 $11) 22. Bc5 Qc6 $8 23. Qd4+ Kg5 $8 (23... Kf7 $2 24. gxf5 $8 Bxf5 25. Rf1 $1) 24. h4+ Nxh4 $8 (24... Kxh4 $2 25. Bxg6 $1 {(gxf5+? ...Kxh5)} Qxg6 26. Be7+ Rxe7 27. Rxe7) (24... Kh6 $2 25. Be7 $1) 25. Qxg7+ Ng6 $8 26. Bd4 (26. Be7+ $2 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Qc5+) 26... Rxe1+ $1 ( 26... f4 $2 27. Bxg6 $8) 27. Rxe1 Re8 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 $11) (21. Bc5 $6 Bc6 $1 ( 21... Rxe1+ $2 22. Rxe1) (21... Qc6 $2 22. Qd4+ $8 {(Bd4+? ...Kg5!! or Qxc4? .. .b6!!)} Kg5 23. Bf3 $8 $18) (21... Kg5 $1) (21... Be6 $2 22. Bd4+ $8) 22. Qxc4 Kg5 $1 $14) 21... Ne5 $1 (21... Rxe1+ $6 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Qd4+ $1 Kf7 24. Rb1 $1 (24. Rxe8 Kxe8 25. Qxg7 Qb6+ $8 26. Kf1 Qb1+ $1 27. Kf2 Qxc2+ 28. Be2 Be6 29. Qxh7 Bf7 $8) 24... b6 25. a5) (21... Be6 $2 22. Qd4+ $1 (22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Rab1) 22... Kf7 23. Rab1 $1 (23. Rxe6 $2 Rxe6 $8 24. Bd5 Nf4 $1 25. Bxe6+ $8 Nxe6 $8) 23... Rad8 (23... Red8 $2 24. Qe3 $1 Bc8 25. Rxb7 $1) 24. Qxa7 $1 Bc8 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. a5 $1 {(for a6)} (26. Qc5 $2 Qxc5+ $8 27. Bxc5 Rd2) 26... Rd7 27. Re1+ Kf7 28. Qe3 $18) (21... Bc6 $6 22. Qd4+ $8 Kg5 (22... Kf7 23. Qxc4+ Kf6 24. Bc5) 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Bd6 $1 Qf7 25. h4+ $1) 22. Qd4 $1 Kg6 (22... Rad8 $2 23. Bd6 $8 Qa5 24. Bxe5+ $1 (24. Bd5 $1) 24... Rxe5 25. Qh4+ $1 g5 (25... Kf7 26. Rxe5) 26. Qh6+ $8 Kf7 27. Bh5+ Ke7 28. Qxg5+ Kd6 29. Rxe5 Kxe5 30. Qe7+ {and mate in 2}) 23. Rxe5 $1 (23. Bd5 $6 Ng4 $1 (23... Bc6 $1 {BL} 24. Bxc6 Nxc6 $8 25. Qxc4 Re5 $1) (23... Rad8 $1 24. Qh4 Bxa4) 24. Bd6 $8 Qb6 25. Bc5 Qc7 $11) (23. Bxb7 $6 Qxb7 24. Rxe5 $8 Rxe5 25. Qxe5 Re8 $11) (23. Kh1 $6 Ng4 (23... Nxf3 24. gxf3 Kf7 $8 25. Qd5+ {(Rg1! ...g6! or Be7?? ...Qc6!) } Be6 $8 26. Rxe6 $8 Rxe6 27. Qxf5+ Rf6 28. Qd5+ Re6 $11) (23... Bc6 $1) 24. Bd6 $1 Qb6 $8 (24... Qa5 $2 25. Bxg4 $8 fxg4 26. Be7 $8 $18) 25. Reb1 $1 (25. Bc5 Qc7 26. Bd6 $11) 25... Qxd4 26. cxd4 Re6 $1 (26... Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Ne4 28. Rxb7 Nxd6 {(...Bc6 Rb4!)} 29. Rxd7 Ne4 30. Re1 $16) (26... Ne3 $2 27. Rxb7 Nxc2 28. Rc1 Bxa4 29. Be5 $8 $18) 27. Bg3 Ne3 $1 (27... Bc6 $2 28. d5 $8) 28. Rxb7 Bc6 $8 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Be5 Rg8 31. c3 $14) 23... Qxe5 (23... Rxe5 $4 24. Bd6 $1) 24. Qxd7 $8 Rad8 (24... Qxc3 $2 25. Qd6+ $8 Qf6 (25... Kg5 $6 26. h4+ $1 Kxh4 27. Qf4#) 26. Qg3+ (26. Qxf6+) 26... Qg5 27. Qxg5+ (27. Qc7 Rad8 28. Bb4) 27... Kxg5 28. Rd1 $1 $18) (24... Qe3+ 25. Kf1 $8 Rad8 $8 (25... Qxc3 $2 26. Qd6+ {BL}) 26. Qc7 h6 27. Qg3+ Kh7 28. Rb1) 25. Qxb7 Qe3+ {The same questions as on the 17th move arise.} (25... Qxc3 26. Qc6+ (26. Qb1 Re5 $1 (26... Qd4+ $1 27. Kh1 Re3) (26... Rd2 27. Bc5 $1 {(Bb4 ...Qd4+! Kh1 ...c3!!= (BL) and not ... Rxc2? Bc5!!)} Rxc2 28. Bxa7 $1 $16) (26... Rb8 $1 27. Qd1 Rbd8 $1) 27. Bb4 $1 ( 27. Bb2 $2 Qe3+ $8 28. Kf1 {(Kh1 ...Rb8!!)} c3 $8) 27... Qd4+ $8 (27... Qe3+ $2 28. Kh1 c3 29. Qg1 $3) 28. Kh1 (28. Kf1 c3 29. Qb3 Re3 $8 30. Ba5 $8 Rd7 31. Qb4) 28... c3 $8 29. Ba3 $8 (29. Qb3 $2 Qd1+ {and mate}) 29... Qd2 (29... Rde8) 30. h3 Rde8 $13) 26... Kg5 $8 {BL} 27. Bc1+ $8 (27. h4+ $2 Kxh4 $8 28. Qc7 Qxa1+ $8 29. Bc1 {(roman theme ?)} (29. Kh2 Kg5 $3 {(...Qe5+? Qxe5 ...Rxe5 Bc1!!=)} 30. Be7+ Rxe7 $8 31. Qxe7+ Qf6 $8 $19) 29... Qxc1+ $1 (29... Re1+ $2 30. Kh2 Qe5+ 31. g3+ Qxg3+ 32. Qxg3#) (29... Qe5 $2 30. Qxe5 $8 {(Qxc4+? ... Kg3!! -+ rather than ...Qd4+? Kh2!! +-)} Rxe5 31. Kh2 $8 f4 $8 32. Bxf4 $8 Rg5 $8 33. g3+ Rxg3 34. Bxg3+ Kg5 35. Be1 $8 $11) (29... Rd6 $1) 30. Kh2 Rd6 $3 {[#] (counter roman theme !)} (30... f4 $2 31. Qxg7 $8 Rg8 32. Qh6#) (30... Qg5 $2 31. g3+ $8 Qxg3+ 32. Qxg3#) (30... Kg5 $2 31. Qxg7+ $8 Kf4 32. Qh6+ $8) (30... Qd2 $2 31. Qg3#) 31. Qxd6 (31. g3+ Kg5 32. Qxd6 Qxc2+ $1 33. Kh3 Qd3 $1 $19) ( 31. Qxg7 Rg6 $8) 31... Kg5 $19 {: there is no more Qxg7+}) 27... f4 $8 (27... Kh4 $2 28. g3+ $8 Kh3 29. Bg2+ $8 Kg4 30. h3+ $8 Kxg3 31. Qc7+ $8 {(Ra3?? ... Rd1+!)} Qe5 32. Qxe5+ $8 Rxe5 33. Bg5 $3 Rde8 34. Ra3+ $8) (27... Re3 $2 28. Bxe3+ Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 $8 $18) 28. h4+ $1 (28. Bxf4+ $1 Kxf4 $8 29. g3+ $8 (29. Rf1 $2 Qd4+ $1 30. Kh1 Kg5 $3 $19) 29... Ke5 $3 (29... Kf5 $2 30. Rf1 $8 Re1 31. Be4+ $8 Ke5 32. Qc7+ $1 Kxe4 33. Qe7+ $8 Kd5 34. Rxe1 $8 Qd4+ 35. Kg2 $8 Kc6 36. Re6+ $3 {(Qe6+? ...Kc5! Qe7+ ...Rd6!!=)} Rd6 37. Qe8+ $8 Kd5 38. Re3 $3 a6 39. c3 $1 $18) (29... Ke3 $6 30. Qc5+ $8 {(Rf1?? ...Kd2!!)} Qd4 31. Qa3+ $8 c3 32. Rf1 $8 Re5 33. Qa1 $3 {[#]} {(Rf2? ...Qc5! or ...Qc4!=)} Qd2 $6 {(...Kd2+? Kh1! but ...Qc5!)} 34. Bg2 $1 Rd6 {(...a5 Qb1!)} 35. a5 $1 $16 {for Rf3+ & Qa4+}) 30. Rb1 (30. Rf1 Qe3+ $8 31. Kh1 Kd4 $3 32. Bh5 g6 33. Rf4+ $8 Qxf4 34. gxf4 gxh5 $11) 30... Qe3+ $3 (30... Kf5 $6 31. Rf1 $1 Re1 32. Be4+ $1) 31. Kh1 Kd4 $3 32. Qb7 $8 (32. Rd1+ $2 Kc3 $3 $19) 32... Rb8 $8 33. Qxg7+ Qe5 $8 34. Qxa7+ $8 Kc3 $8 35. Ra1 $1 Re7 (35... Rb2 36. a5 $1) 36. Qg1 $1 $11) 28... Kf5 $8 (28... Kxh4 $2 29. Kh2 $8 {(Bxf4?? ...Qd4+!!)} Qe5 {(...Qxa1 Bxf4! or ... Qd4 c3!)} 30. Qxc4 $1 $18) 29. g4+ $3 {[#]} fxg3 $8 30. Kg2 $8 {(I. Zaitsev)} Qd4 $3 (30... Qxa1 $2 31. Bg4+ $3 Ke5 {(...Kxg4 Qf3+!! & mate in 2)} 32. Qb5+ $1 {(or Qc5+! ...Kf6 -- ...Rd5 Qe3+!! ...Kd6 Ba3+!! ...Kc7 Qxa7+!! ...Kc6 Qa6+!! & Qxc4+ -- Qf5+! ...Ke7 Be3!! ...Rd6 -- ...Rd4 Qc5+! ...Rd6 Qc7+! -- Bc5!! ... Qe1 Qd7+!!)} Kd6 {(...Kf6 Bb2+!)} 33. Qb4+ $8 {(Bb2? ...Qe1!!=)} Kd5 34. Bb2 $8 Qa2 {(...Qe1 Bf3+!!)} 35. Qb5+ $1 Kd6 36. Qa6+ $8 Kc5 37. Qxa7+ $8 Kc6 {(... Kb4 Qb6+!)} 38. Bf3+ $1 Kd6 39. Qd4+ $8 Ke7 40. Qe5+ $1 Kd7 41. Bg4+ $1 Kc6 42. Qb5+ $8 Kc7 43. Qc5+ $1 Kb7 44. Bf3+ $8) 31. Kxg3 $1 (31. Be3 $2 Rxe3 $8 32. Rf1 Qb6 $3 33. Qxc4 Ke5 $8 $19) (31. Kh3 $1 $11) 31... Qxa1 $8 {(in comparison with 30...Qxa1, the wK is more exposed than in g2)} 32. Bg4+ $1 Ke5 33. Qc5+ $1 (33. Qb5+ $1 Kd6 $8 34. Qb4+ $8 {(Bf4+? ...Ke7!!-+)} Kd5 $8 $11) 33... Kf6 $8 (33... Rd5 $2 34. Bf4+ $8 Kf6 35. Qc6+ $8 Ke7 36. Qxd5 $8 Qg1+ 37. Qg2 $8 $18) 34. Qf5+ $1 (34. Qf2+ $1 Ke7 $1) (34. Bg5+ $2 Kf7 $8 35. Qxc4+ Kf8 $8 $19) 34... Ke7 35. Bg5+ $8 (35. Be3 $2 {no longer fits with the wK in g3 :} Qe1+ $1 36. Bf2 Qc3+ $8 37. Kg2 Qf6 $1 $19) 35... Kd6 $8 36. Bf4+ $1 Ke7 $1 $11) 26. Kf1 (26. Kh1 $4 Qe1+) 26... Rd2 $1 (26... Qxc3 $2 27. Bb2 $18) (26... h6 $2 27. Qc6+ $1 Kh7 (27... Re6 28. Bc5 $1 Qe5 29. Bd4 $1 $18) 28. Bb4 $3 {[#]} (28. Qxc4 $2 Re5 $8 {(threatens ...Rd2 without fear of Bc5)} 29. Rb1 $1 Rd2 $1 30. Qh4 {(White has prevented ...g5 but...)} Rxc2 $1 31. Rd1 Rd2 $1) (28. Qc5 $2 Qxc3 $8 {(...Qf4? Qf2!! ..Rd2 Qg3 +-)} 29. Rc1 $8 a5 $1 {(for ...Re5! without fear of Qb4! ; or ...Re3! Bb4 ...Rxf3+!! gxf3=)} 30. Bh5 $8 Re5 $8 31. Qb6 $8 Qd2 $8 32. Qf2 $11) (28. Bc5 $2 Qxc3 $8 29. Rc1 $8 Qb2 $1 30. Rd1 Qxc2) 28... Rd2 (28... Re5 29. Bd6 $3) (28... Qe5 29. Qxc4 $1) 29. Bc5 $3 Qxc3 30. Qxe8 $8 Qxa1+ 31. Qe1 $8 Qc3 32. Bd1 $8 a6 33. h4 $18) (26... Re6 $2 27. Qc7 $3 {[#]} Rd2 (27... Qxc3 28. Qg3+ $1 Kf6 29. Rb1 $8) 28. Qg3+ $1 Kf6 29. Bc1 $1 $18) 27. Qc6+ $8 Re6 $8 (27... Kg5 $2 28. Bc5 $8 Qxc3 29. Rc1 $3 {[#]} (29. Qxe8 $1 Qxa1+ 30. Qe1 {as already seen with bKh7}) 29... Rxc2 30. Rd1 $3 (30. Qxe8 $2 Rxc1+ 31. Kf2 Qd2+ $8) 30... Re3 (30... Re5 31. Qc7 $1 {rather than Bd4 ...Re1+!}) 31. Qd5 $1 (31. Bxe3+ $4 Qxe3 $19) 31... Rxf3+ 32. gxf3 $18) 28. Bc5 $3 {[#]} (28. Qc5 $2 Rf2+ $8 29. Kg1 Rxf3+ $8) 28... Rf2+ $8 (28... Qe5 $2 29. Qc8 $1 (29. Bd4 $1 Rxc6 30. Bxe5 Re6 31. Bd4 $1 Re7 {(...Rxc2 Bd1! then Bxa7)} 32. Bd5 Rxc2 {(...Ree2 Bxa7)} 33. Bxc4) 29... Re8 (29... h6 30. Bxa7) 30. Qa6+ Re6 (30... Qe6 31. Qxa7 ) 31. Qxc4 $18 {BL}) 29. Kg1 Rxg2+ $8 (29... Rxf3+ $2 30. Bxe3 $8 Rxc6 31. gxf3 $8 $18) 30. Kxg2 Qd2+ 31. Kh1 Rxc6 32. Bxc6 {One thinks of "La Grande Variante" (in French in the text) in the open defence of the Ruy Lopez (with 16... Ng3) where a Black Queen also struggles against R+2B.} Qxc3 (32... a5 33. Rg1+ ( 33. Bd4 Kh6 {BL} 34. Rf1 $1 Qxc2 $1 {(on ...f4 especially not Be5?? ...Qe2! but Rg1! ...g6 Bf3! ...Qxc2 Rg4!)} 35. h4 g5 $1 36. hxg5+ Kxg5 37. Rg1+ Kf4 $8 ) 33... Kf7 $8 (33... Kh6 $2 34. Bf8) 34. Bd4 g5 $1 35. Bd5+ Kg6 $1 36. Bxc4 Qxc2 37. Re1 $1 (37. Bd5 Qxa4 38. Re1 Qc2) (37. Bb5 Qe4+) 37... Qxa4 (37... g4 $1 38. Bb5 Kg5) 38. Bd3 Qc6+ (38... Qb3) 39. Kg1 a4 $6 {(this was considered at the time)} (39... Qf3 $1 40. Re6+ Kf7 $8 41. Be2 Qf4 42. Re5 g4 {(...Kg6)} 43. Bc4+ Kf8 $8 44. Rxa5 h5) 40. Rf1 $1 Kh5 (40... Kf7 41. Rxf5+ Ke7 42. Re5+) 41. Rxf5 $8 (41. Bxf5 $2 a3 $8 42. Bxh7 a2 43. Bg8 Qa8 $8 $11) 41... Qe6 (41... a3 42. Be2+ $8 Kg6 43. Rf6+ $1 Qxf6 44. Bd3+ $8) 42. Bc2 $1 a3 43. Bd1+ $8 Kg6 44. Rf6+ $8 Qxf6 45. Bc2+ Kf7 46. Bxf6 $18) 33. Rg1+ Kf6 (33... Kf7) (33... Kh5) 34. Bxa7 g5 $6 (34... f4 {(often given as the move really played ; should perhaps have been)} 35. Bb6 (35. a5 Qxa5 36. Bd4+ Ke6 37. Bxg7 Qc5) 35... Qxc2 36. a5 Qb2 37. Bd8+ Ke6 38. a6 Qd4 $1 (38... Qa3 $2 39. Re1+ $1 Kf7 {(...Kd6 Be7+ or ...Kf5 Be4+)} 40. Bd5+ $8 Kg6 41. Be7 $1 $18) (38... Qf2 $1) 39. Re1+ Kd6 $1 40. Be4 Qd2 41. Bh4 Qa2 $8 (41... g5 $2 42. a7 $8) 42. Bb7 f3 $1 $11) (34... Qxc2 $6 35. a5 $1 Qd2 (35... Qa2 36. Bd4+ Ke6 37. Ra1 Qd2 38. Bg1 $18) (35... Qd3 36. a6 c3 37. Bb7 c2 38. Rc1 $8 Qd2 39. Rxc2 $8 Qxc2 40. Bg1 $18) 36. a6 c3 37. Bb8 $1 c2 38. a7 c1=Q 39. a8=Q Qxg1+ 40. Kxg1 Qe1+ 41. Kg2 Qe2+ 42. Kg3 g5 $8 43. Qa1+ $8 Kg6 $8 44. Qb1 Kf6 $8 45. Qb4 f4+ $8 46. Bxf4 $8 Qd3+ $8 (46... gxf4+ $2 47. Qxf4+ $8 Ke7 48. Be4 $1 $18) 47. Bf3 gxf4+ $8 48. Qxf4+ Qf5 $1 $11) (34... Ke6 35. Bb6 Qxc2 $1 36. a5 Qa2 37. Bb7 Qb3 $1 38. Bg2 c3 $11) 35. Bb6 $1 Qxc2 36. a5 Qb2 37. Bd8+ $1 (37. Be3 $3 Qa3 (37... f4 $6 38. a6 $8) (37... Qa2 38. Bd4+ $8 Ke6 39. Ra1 $8 Qd2 40. Bg1 $8) 38. Bxg5+ $8 Ke5 39. Re1+ $8 Kd4 40. Bg2 $3 (40. Bf6+ $2 Kd3 $8) 40... Qxa5 41. Rd1+ $8 {wins the Queen}) 37... Ke6 38. a6 $8 $18 (38. Bxg5 $2 Qd4 $1 (38... Qa2 39. Re1+ $1 Kd6 40. Bb7 Qxa5 41. Rd1+ Ke6 42. Bd5+ Ke5 43. Bxc4 Qc3 44. Bd5 $16 ) 39. a6 (39. Bf3 Qc3 $1) 39... c3 $8 40. Bf3 c2 $11) 38... Qa3 (38... Qd4 39. Re1+ $1 (39. Bg2 $2 c3 $8 40. Re1+ Kf7 $8 41. Bxg5 c2 $8 42. Rf1 Kg6 $11) 39... Kd6 40. Bg2 $8 Qd2 41. Ra1 $18) (38... Qf2 39. Rb1 $3 {[#]} (39. Bxg5 $2 c3 $8 40. Ra1 f4 $1) (39. Ra1 $2 f4 $8) 39... c3 40. Bb6 $8 Qa2 (40... c2 41. Bxf2 $8 cxb1=Q+ 42. Bg1 $8 Qc2 43. Bg2 $1 $18) 41. Re1+ $8 (41. a7 $2 Qxb1+ $1 42. Bg1 $8 c2 43. a8=Q Qxg1+ 44. Kxg1 c1=Q+) 41... Kd6 42. Bb7 $8 c2 43. Bg1 $3 (43. a7 $2 Qb1 $8) 43... Kc7 (43... Qb2 44. Bg2 $1) 44. Re8 $3 {[#]} Kd7 45. Rc8 $8 Qb1 46. Rxc2 $8 Qxc2 47. a7 $8 $18) 39. Bb7 $1 (39. Re1+ $1 Kf7 40. Bb7 $8 $18) 39... Qc5 (39... Qb2 40. Bxg5 $18) (39... c3 40. Bb6 $1 c2 41. a7 $1 c1=Q 42. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 43. Bg1 $8 $18) (39... Qb3 40. Re1+ $1 Kd6 41. Be7+ $1 (41. Ba5 $1) 41... Kc7 42. Bc5 $8 Qb5 43. Bg1 $18) 40. Rb1 $1 c3 41. Bb6 $8 (41. Bb6 c2 42. Re1+ $8 Qe5 43. Rxe5+ Kxe5 44. Be3 $1 (44. a7 c1=Q+ 45. Bg1) 44... f4 45. Bd2 $18) 1-0

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