september 30 2008
Master's words
These three months of rest have been, I hope, beneficial. Let's get back on track with almost all (only two irrelevant 2-mover missing) of the World Problem Solving Championship, which took place in Jurmala (Latvia) at the beginning of the month. The most difficult are: Buhelt's 3#, the helpmate 2# (yes, it is!), the 4# and of course the selfmate 5#. Let's add an extract from the "open tournament" of solutions. The most difficult problem in this other event was undoubtedly that of our friend Guy and only 6 participants out of 113 wrote down the solutions of each triplet; Murdzia, who was to be crowned world champion the following day, found only two out of three.
Let us end the "problems" section with a last tribute to Jean Oudot, who played an essential role, 45 years ago, in the ad hoc training of your devoted servant. And of course some helpmate, "homework" for Daniel.
Artistic or (and) technical endgames: an unexpected neutralisation of two pawns in the seventh. A delightfully anachronistic "sealed move" exercise (the suggestion 1 Kf2 is harder to refute than I thought). Finally, in the series, "nature imitates art", a played game that repeats a study composed 16 years earlier. There are correspondences of squares, but only two pairs of "conjugated" squares to speak of. But what pairs! To be studied carefully.
Today's game is based on a famous performance by a fellow countryman of the White player. But you don't teach an old monkey how to make a face. This time it doesn't march! The master clerk being absent, his presumed replacement too, I enclose the raw text of the game. Comments on the attached "chess base" file.
Ponomariov,R (2734) - Shirov,A (2723) [D44]
Wijk aan Zee (4), 15.01.2003
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 dxc4 6.e4 b5 7.e5 h6 8.Bh4 g5 9.Nxg5 hxg5 10.Bxg5 Nbd7 11.g3 Bb7 12.Bg2 Qb6 13. exf6 0-0-0 14.0-0 c5 15.d5 b4 16.Na4 Qb5 17.a3 exd5 18.axb4 cxb4 19.Be3 Nc5 20.Qg4+ Rd7 21.Qg7 Bxg7 22.fxg7 Rg8 23. Nxc5 Rxg7 24.Nxd7 Qxd7 25.Rxa7 Rg6 26.Rfa1 Re6 27.Bd4 Re2 28.h4 Rd2 29.Be3 Rxb2 30.R1a5 b3 31.Rc5+ Kd8 32.Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Rxd5+ Qxd5 34.Bxd5 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 b2 36.Be4 Rd1 37.Bg5+ Ke8 38.Bf6 b1Q 39.Bxb1 Rxb1 40.h5 Kf8 41.g4 Rd1 42.Bb2 Kg8 0-1
Restaurant part: Guy having joined us was able to treat us to his latest works. It should be noted that the number of prizes he wins is increasing significantly.
I have limited myself to present this first prize of Michel :
MKe7,Qd2,Re4,Bf4,Ng4,Pc7,g7/MKf3,Qa8,Rf8,Bd1,Nh1,Pa7,b3,d3,d4,g2,h2,h3 2#. Kings are "magic": as soon as contact is made with a magic king (whether it is the king playing or a piece approaching it), the colour of the piece in contact automatically changes. Thus 1 Ne5 does not mate because of .....Ke3!!, wQ, wR and wB blackening. But not ...Kg3 because the Ph2 whitens. Nor ...Kxe4 because Pd3 whitens. The diagram contains a wRb1 whose role escapes me. Diagram error?
Solution: 1 Re1? (2 Ne5#) Qd5 (Rf5) 2 Ke6 (Qxd3)# but 1...Bc2!. 1 Bh6! (same threat) Qd5 (Rf5) 2 Qxd3 (Ke6)#. Mats exchanged.
Good reading and see you next Tuesday;
AV
Master's diagrams
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[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[Round "?"]
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[Site "?"]
[Date "1939.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[Round "?"]
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1. -- 1-0
[Event "?"]
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[Round "?"]
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[Event "?"]
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[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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1. -- 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
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[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nestorescu, V."]
[Black "+0153.24h3a4"]
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[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
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[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderson, GF."]
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[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
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[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jones, Ch"]
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[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#5 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alaikov, V."]
[Black "3466.03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1qb5/1R3npr/8/5n1p/k7/4bp2/8/7K b - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lobodinski, G."]
[Black "0883.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R4n/b6k/7B/3Bp3/2p5/r1r1p2R/1p4PK/1b6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "5#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1948.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Volkmann, A."]
[Black "4785.13"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "k3r3/P1R1p2N/8/2KN3q/5p2/1p2B3/1Q2n2r/3bb2B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1948.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "6#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Halumbirek, J."]
[Black "0358.45"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b5/N3n3/p2KBp1n/1P3p2/3k4/1P1Pp1B1/2P1p3/1N3r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "s#2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1933.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Buchwald, J."]
[Black "4788.36"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n6/b6b/n1Q2BpP/1rP3K1/1pk1B1Rp/1N1p1prq/2P3Np/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1933.??.??"]
{M. Velimirovic Version.} 1. -- 0-1
[Event "s#3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janevski, Z."]
[Black "0581.38"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b2B3/p2p4/3p4/3k1PPp/P3pKbp/1RRpBp2/N7/5r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "s#5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1934.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Soukup, M."]
[Black "1525.44"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5N2/5N2/3PPk1P/3B3p/p3K2n/rp2Q3/pR5P/B6R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1934.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radovic, S."]
[Black "1748.35"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6n1/6P1/1n1pK2p/4PR1N/6kp/Q2p1N1p/3r3P/3Br1b1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rudenko, V."]
[Black "0456.08"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K5/5B2/4R1p1/3k1p2/5prn/1ppp1pp1/8/3b2Bn w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1973.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Nestorescu, V."]
[Black "+0350.30h5a3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/BP2PP1K/8/kb6/8/5r1B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1973.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.30"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 b) Ra3 on a4 c) Bh2 on g3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sobrecases, G."]
[Black "3773.02"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2b5/5nK1/3q3B/8/8/R3pk2/1p5b/5r1r b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "s#4"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Larsen, KAK."]
[Black "1752.26"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/p4p2/N4R2/1P1k4/5P2/prp3N1/rpQ1B1p1/1K4Bb w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bogdanov, E."]
[Black "1010.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/K7/2ppQ3/8/1B1k4/8/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#5 b) Nb7 on c6"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anastasov, L."]
[Black "3004.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1n6/8/1k6/2p5/2P5/q2N1K2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
{M. Velimirovic Version.} 1... -- 1-0
[Event "3# "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1958.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oudot, J."]
[Black "4472.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B1Qb2/8/Kp6/3N1p1p/2p2p1q/2Pk3b/N3R1P1/5r2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1958.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Oudot, J."]
[Black "1751.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N2r4/1p5r/1Kp1ppB1/2Bk1p2/3PR3/3Q4/b7/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 2 sol b) Pa2 on b4, 1 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grigoryan, A."]
[Black "3100.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1K6/8/2pk4/2q5/P2P4/R7 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sizonenko, V."]
[Black "0340.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3p3p/r3Bp1P/6pK/4bk2/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#2 4 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jonsson, Ch"]
[Black "3873.04"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "bq6/3K1p2/4r3/1p6/4R3/b5p1/4n2p/2r1k1BR b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#2 b) Bh1 on a2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rice, J."]
[Black "3510.00"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/r5q1/3k4/2R1R3/8/7K/7B b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wotawa, A."]
[Black "+0110.33a4c6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/pPk5/8/K7/7p/P2R1Pp1/4B3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "9"]
[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.30"]
1. Rc2+ Kxb6 (1... Kb7 2. Rc7+ Ka8 (2... Kb8 3. Rg7 h2 4. Bb4 g1=Q 5. Bd6+) 3.
Bd2 (3. Ra7+ Kb8 4. Rg7) 3... g1=Q 4. Ra7+ $8 Kb8 5. Bf4+) (1... Kd5 2. b7 g1=Q
3. b8=Q Qg4+ 4. f4 Qd7+ 5. Ka5) 2. f3 $1 h2 (2... Kb7 3. Rxg2 hxg2 4. Bf2) 3.
Rc7 $3 {[#]} (3. Bf2+ $2 Kb7 4. Rc7+ Kb8 $1) 3... a5 (3... Kxc7 4. Bg3+ $8) 4. Bf2+
$8 Kxc7 5. Bg3+ 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Tal"]
[Black "0701.65"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r2k/1p6/pP1p4/N2P1p2/5PpP/2r1P3/4R2P/6K1 w - - 0 38"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
38. Nxb7 Rexe3 $2 (38... Rb8 39. Nxd6 Rd3 40. Nxf5 (40. b7 Rxd5 41. Rc2 $2 Rxd6
42. Rc8+ Rd8) 40... Rxd5 41. e4 Rxf5 42. exf5 Rxb6 $11 {MT}) 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40.
Nxd6 Rd3 (40... Kg8) 41. Nf7+ $1 {[#]sealed move.} (41. Nf7+ $1 {1-0
Botvinnik-Tal}) (41. b7 $2 Rb3 42. Nf7+ Kh7 $1 {[#]} 43. Nd8 a5 44. d6 a4 45. d7 a3
46. Ne6 a2 {MT}) (41. Nb5 $2 Rxd5) (41. Kf2 Rf3+ (41... a5 42. Ke2 Rb3 43. Nc4
(43. b7 a4)) (41... Rxd5 42. b7 Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rb2 44. Kd4 Kh7 45. Kc5 (45. h5
Kh6 46. Nxf5+ Kxh5 47. Nd6 Kg6 48. Kc5 Rxb7 49. Nxb7 Kf5 $11) 45... Kg6 46. Kc6
) 42. Ke2 Rxf4 43. Kd3 Rf1 (43... Kg7 44. Nc4 Rf3+ 45. Kc2 Rf2+ 46. Kc3 Rf3+
47. Kb4 Rf1 48. d6 (48. Kc5) 48... Rb1+ 49. Kc5 Kf7 50. h5) (43... Kh7 44. Nc4)
44. Kc2 Rf2+ (44... Rf4 45. Kb3) 45. Kc3 Rf1 46. Nc4 Rc1+ 47. Kb3 Rb1+ 48. Kc2)
41... Kg7 (41... Kh7 42. d6) 42. b7 Rb3 43. Nd8 $1 {[#]Compared to the try 41
b7? the bK is in g7.} Kf8 (43... a5 44. d6 a4 45. d7 a3 46. Ne6+) (43... Kf6
44. d6 (44. h5 a5 45. d6) 44... a5 45. d7 Ke7 46. Nc6+ Kxd7 47. b8=Q Rxb8 48.
Nxb8+ Ke8 49. Nc6 a4 50. h5 Kf7 51. Kg2) 44. h5 Rb1+ (44... Ke8 45. h6 Kxd8 46.
h7) 45. Kf2 Rb2+ (45... a5 46. h6 Kg8 47. d6) 46. Ke3 Rb3+ 47. Kd4 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gulko, Short"]
[Black "0000.12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5pk1/8/7p/4K3/4P3/8/8 w - - 0 46"]
[PlyCount "28"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
46. Kf5 $8 (46. Kf4 $2 Kg6 (46... Kf6) 47. e4 Kf6 (47... f6)) (46. Ke5 $2 Kg6
$8 47. Kf4 Kf6 $8 (47... f6 $2 48. e4 $8) 48. Ke4 (48. e4 Ke6 49. e5 h4) 48...
Kg5 49. Kf3 Kf5 $19) 46... f6 (46... Kh6 47. e4 $8 Kg7 (47... f6 48. Kxf6 $8) (
47... h4 48. Kg4 $8) 48. Kg5 $8 $11) 47. Kf4 $3 {[#]Taking advantage of the fact that Black
doesn't have ...Ké6!} (47. e4 $2 Kf7 $8 {(it's not a ZZ: Black to move
also wins, only by...h4!)} 48. e5 h4 $8 {(because e:f6 does not
check)} 49. Kg4 (49. e6+ Ke7 50. Kg4 Kxe6 51. Kxh4 Kf5 $19) 49... fxe5
50. Kxh4 Ke6 $8 51. Kg3 Kd5 $8 52. Kf3 Kd4 $8 $19) (47. Ke4 $2 Kf7 $1 (47...
Kf8 $1 48. Kf4 Ke7 $8) (47... Kg6 $2 48. Kf4 $8 f5 49. e4 (49. Kf3 Kg5 50. Kg3
$8 h4+ 51. Kf3 $8 {echo-chameleon})) 48. Kf5 Ke7 49. Kf4 Ke6 $8 50. e4 h4 $8 $19
) 47... Kf7 {[%csl Re6,Ye7,Yf2,Yf4,Gf7,Rf8,Rg2,Gg3,Yh3,Rh4] The squares h4 and e6
are not conjugated, but ...Ke6 must be able to reply Kh4! and ...
Ke7 must be able to answer Kh3! (if not Kh4!). Similarly, f2 (f4) & e7: Black
to move, ...Ke6 wins. Neither f3 & g7 (White's move, Kf4 draws)
nor f4 & g6. So only g3/f7 and g2/f8 are conjugated.} (47... Kg6
48. e4 $8 {ZZ} Kg7 (48... Kf7 49. e5 $8 (49. Kf5 $2 h4 $8 50. Kg4 Ke6 51. Kxh4
Ke5 $8)) (48... h4 49. Kg4 $8) (48... Kh6 49. Kf5 $8 Kg7 50. e5 $8 $11) 49. e5
$8 (49. Kf5 $2 Kf7 $8) 49... h4 50. exf6+ (50. Kg4)) (47... Kf8 48. e4 $8 (48.
Kf5 $2 Ke7 (48... Kf7)) (48. Kf3 $2 Ke7 $1 (48... Ke8 $1 49. Kg2 Kf8 $3)) 48...
Kf7 49. e5 $8 (49. Kf5 $2 h4 $8) 49... h4 50. exf6 $8 $11) 48. Kg3 $3 {[#]Entering
in a study by C Costantini, 1979: nature imitates art !} (48. Kf5 $2 Ke7
(48... Kf8 49. Kf4 Ke7 $8) 49. Kf4 (49. e4 h4 50. Kg4 Ke6) 49... Ke6 $8) (48.
e4 $2 Ke6 (48... Kg6)) (48. Kf3 $2 Ke6 49. Ke4 (49. Kg3 Kf5) 49... h4 50. Kf4
Kd5 $8) (48. Ke4 $2 Ke6 49. Kf4 Kd5 $1 50. Kf5 (50. e4+ Kd4) 50... h4 (50...
Kc4)) 48... Kg6 (48... Ke6 49. Kh4 $8 {[#]}) (48... f5 49. e4 (49. Kf3 h4 50. e4 $8
h3) (49. Kf4 h4 50. e4 (50. Kf3 Kf6 51. e4 $8) 50... h3 51. Kg3 $8 fxe4 52.
Kxh3 $8 Ke6 53. Kg3 Kd5 54. Kf2 $8 Kd4 55. Ke2 $8 $11) 49... fxe4 50. Kf4 $8)
49. Kf4 $8 (49. Kh4 $2 Kh6 $8 (49... f5 $2 50. Kh3 $8 Kg5 51. Kg3 $8 h4+ 52.
Kf3 $8 Kg6 53. e4 $8 {: echo chameleon of the 47th variation}) 50. Kg3 Kg5 $8)
49... Kg7 {Black has triangulated, obtaining the position after 47th
white's move, changed move. He sets a formidable trap.} (49... Kf7 50. Kg3 $8) (
49... Kh6 50. Kf5 $8 {(text on 57th)} Kg7 51. Kf4 $8) 50. Kf3 $3 {[#]} (50. Kf5 $2
Kf7 $1 (50... Kh6 $2 51. e4 (51. Kf4 Kg6 52. e4 $8)) (50... h4 $2 51. Kg4) 51.
Kf4 (51. e4 h4 $8 52. Kg4 Ke6 $8 53. Kxh4 Ke5 $8 {: h4 is too far from f6})
51... Ke6 52. Kg3 Kf5 53. Kh4 Kg6 $8 $19) (50. e4 $2 Kg6 $8 {ZZ} 51. e5 fxe5+
$8 52. Kxe5 Kg5 $8 53. Ke4 Kg4 $8) 50... Kf8 {The last and terrible trap.} (
50... -- 51. Kf4 $8 Kg6 52. e4 $8) (50... Kg6 51. Kf4 $8) 51. Kg2 $3 {[#]
Mysterious... if you don't have the square complex in mind.} (51. Kg3 $2 Kf7 $3 {[#]}
52. Kf3 (52. Kf4 Ke6 53. Ke4 (53. Kg3 Kf5 54. Kh4 Kg6 $8) 53... h4) (52. Kh4
Kg6 $8) (52. Kh3 Kg6 53. Kh4 Kh6 $8) 52... Ke6 53. Kf4 Kd5 54. Kf5 h4 55. Kg4
Ke4 56. Kxh4 Kxe3 57. Kg4 Ke4 $19) (51. Kf2 $2 Ke7 $1 (51... Ke8 52. Kg2 Kf8 $8
53. Kf2 Ke7) 52. Kf3 (52. -- Ke6) 52... Ke6 53. Kg3 Kf5 $1 54. Kh4 Kg6 $8) (51.
Kf4 $2 Ke7 $3 {[#]} 52. Kf5 (52. -- Ke6 53. Ke4 h4 (53... Kd6)) (52. Kg3 Kf7 $8)
52... Kf7 (52... Kd7)) 51... Kg8 (51... Kg7 52. Kf3 $8 (52. Kh3 $2 Kg6) 52...
Kg6 53. Kf4 $8) (51... Ke7 52. Kh3 $8) (51... -- 52. Kh3 (52. Kf3 Ke7 $1 (52...
Ke8 53. Kg2 Kf8 $8 54. Kf3 Ke7)) (52. Kg3 Kf7 $8) 52... Kg7 $8 53. Kg3 (53. Kh4
Kg6 54. Kg3 Kg5) 53... Kf7 $8) 52. Kf2 $1 (52. Kf3 $1 Kg7 53. Kf4 $8 Kg6 54. e4
$8) 52... Kf8 53. Kg2 $8 Ke7 54. Kh3 $8 Kf7 55. Kg3 $3 {As on 48th.} Kg6 (
55... Ke6 56. Kh4 $8) 56. Kf4 $8 Kh6 57. Kf5 $8 Kh7 (57... Kg7 58. Kf4 $8 {:
voir 47e}) 58. e4 (58. Kf4) (58. Ke4) 58... Kh6 (58... Kg7 59. e5 $10) 59. Kxf6
$8 h4 1/2-1/2
[Event "Wijk aan Zee "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ponomariov, R."]
[Black "Shirov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]
{86/429} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 dxc4 {Botvinnik
system.} (5... h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5) 6. e4 b5 7. e5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Nxg5 hxg5 (9... Nd5) 10. Bxg5 Nbd7 (10... Be7) 11. g3 (11. exf6 {(leaves
less choice)} Bb7 12. g3 c5 (12... Qb6) 13. d5 Qb6 (13... b4) (13... Nb6 14.
dxe6 $3) (13... Bh6) 14. Bg2 O-O-O (14... b4) 15. O-O {text}) 11... Bb7 (11...
Rg8 12. h4 (12. f4 Rxg5) 12... Rxg5 13. hxg5 Nd5 14. g6 fxg6 15. Qg4 Qe7) (
11... Qa5) 12. Bg2 Qb6 (12... c5) 13. exf6 O-O-O 14. O-O c5 15. d5 b4 16. Na4 (
16. Rb1 Qa6 17. dxe6 Bxg2 18. e7 (18. Re1) 18... Bxf1 19. Kxf1 $1 Qc6 (19...
Bxe7 {66/367}) 20. exd8=Q+ Kxd8 21. Nd5 $1 Rxh2 22. Kg1 Rh8 23. Bf4 $1 Bd6
24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Qf3 $1 Ne5 26. Qe4 Re8 27. Ne3 $1 Nc6 28. Qf3 $1 (28. Qxc4 $2
Rxe3 29. fxe3 Qxg3+ $132) 28... Kc7 (28... Nd4 29. Qa8+ $18) 29. Nxc4 Qd4 30.
b3 Qe4 $1 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 $14 {Kramnik,V (2775)-Shirov,A (2690)/Monaco
(blindfold) 69/(393) 1996}) 16... Qb5 (16... Qa6 17. a3 $1 Bxd5 (17... b3 18.
Nc3 Nb6 19. Qg4 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Rfd1 $18) 18. axb4 (18.
Bxd5 Ne5 19. axb4 Rxd5 20. Qe2 cxb4 21. Nc3 Qc6 (21... Ra5 22. Rxa5 Qxa5 23.
Ne4 Nd3 24. Be3 Qh5 $1 (24... Rh5 25. Bxa7 Rd5 26. Be3 Qa2 27. Qg4 $16 {
Beliavsky,A-Atalik,S/Vrnjacka Banja 1999}) 25. f3 a5 $13) (21... Qd6) 22. Nxd5
Qxd5 23. f3 Nd3 24. h4 b3 $1 {Khalifman,A-Ivanchuk,V/Presidents Cup 1998}) (
18. b3 Bxg2) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 cxb4 (19... Qc6+ 20. f3 cxb4 21. Qe2 Bd6 22.
Rfd1 Ne5 $13 {Beliavsky,A-Khalifman,A/Yugoslavia 1998}) 20. Qe2 Qb5 (20... Qc6+
) 21. Rfd1 $1 Ne5 (21... Qxg5 22. Qxc4+ Nc5 (22... Kb8 23. Nb6 $18) (22... Bc5
23. Qa6+ Kc7 (23... Kb8 24. Qb5+) 24. Rac1 $18) (22... Kb7 23. Rac1 $18) 23.
Nb6+ Kc7 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. Rxa7 $40) (21... Qc6+) 22. Nb6+ Qxb6 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8
24. Qxe5 Qd5+ 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. Rxa7 d4 (26... b3) 27. Bf4 c3 28. Rc7+ (28.
bxc3 dxc3 (28... b3 29. Rc7+ Kd8 30. Rb7 $18) 29. Rxf7 $1 Kd8 (29... Bh6 30.
Bd6) (29... c2 30. Rc7+) (29... b3 30. Rc7+) 30. Rc7 Bh6 31. Bd6) (28. b3 Bh6)
28... Kd8 29. Rc4 $16 {P Nikolic-Timman 73/489}) (16... Qd6 {Shirov-Piket 1995
63/379}) 17. a3 exd5 (17... Nb8 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Be3 (19. Qd4 $1 Nc6 20. dxc6
Rxd4 21. cxb7+ {("Pb7 is more dangerous than Pg7 !" -- AS)} Kb8 (21...
Kc7 22. Be3 e5 23. Nc3 bxc3 24. bxc3 {Kamsky-Kramnik 1994}) 22. Be3 e5 23. b3 (
23. Nc3)) (19. b3) 19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe2 Nc6 22. Rfc1 Na5 (22... Kb7
23. Rxc4 Na5 24. b3 $1 $16 {Anikaev-Sveshnikov/ 1981/} Nxb3 $2 25. Nc3 bxc3 26.
Rxa7+ Kb8 27. Rxf7 $40) (22... c3 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. Nxc3 $1 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Kd7 (
25... Kb7 26. Rac1) 26. Ra6 Nd8 27. Rxa7+ Ke8 28. Rc8 $16 {Rashkovsky-
Timoshenko/Oktober 1981}) (22... Ne5 $1 23. b3 (23. f4 Nd3 24. Rxc4+
Qxc4 25. Rc1 Qxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Nxc1 27. Qc4+ Kb7 28. Qxc1 Bd6 $132) (23. Bxa7 Kb7
$1) 23... c3 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kb8 26. Qc2 {Kasparov-Tal 36/513}) 23. b3
(23. Bxa7 Kb7 24. Nb6 c3 $1) 23... c3 (23... Nxb3 24. Rxc4+ Kd7 25. Nc3 $1 bxc3
26. Rxa7+ Kd8 27. Rxc3 $1 $40 Qxe2 $4 28. Bb6+ Ke8 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxd8#) 24.
Nxc3 bxc3 25. Rxc3+ Kd7 (25... Kb7 $2 26. Qc2 Bd6 27. b4 $1 Nc6 28. Rxc6 $1)
26. Qc2 {Kasparov,G-Timoscenko,G/Frunze 1981/URS-ch 32/514 et 515}) (17... Ne5
18. axb4 (18. Qe2 {Ernst} Nd3 (18... Bd6 19. f4 Nd3 20. dxe6 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 fxe6
22. axb4 cxb4 23. Qa8+ Bb8 24. b3 c3 25. Qe4 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 $13 {Arbakov,
V-Gorelov,S/Belgorod GMA-qual/1989/}) 19. axb4 cxb4 20. b3 exd5 21. Qg4+ Kb8 {
Maksimenko-Sherbakov/Berlin/1993/} 22. Qd4 $1 $16 {Mikalchichin}) (18. Re1 Bxd5
) 18... cxb4 19. Qd4 $1 Nc6 (19... Rxd5 20. Qxa7 Nc6 21. Nb6+ Kc7 22. Nxd5+) (
19... Nd3 {Ernst}) 20. dxc6 {61/460}) 18. axb4 (18. Bxd5 $4 Ne5) 18... cxb4 (
18... d4 $1 19. Bxb7+ Kxb7 20. Re1 (20. Nc3) 20... cxb4 21. Qxd4 (21. Qf3+ Qc6)
21... Qxg5 22. Qxc4 Rc8 $1 {Lutz} 23. Qxf7 Rc7 $1) (18... Qxb4 19. Bd2 Qb3 20.
Ba5) 19. Be3 Nc5 (19... Ne5 20. Qd4 (20. Bxa7 d4 21. Nb6+ Kc7 22. Bxb7 Kxb7 23.
Qe2 Bd6 24. Rfc1 d3 25. Qe4+ Qc6 26. Rxc4 Nxc4 27. Qxc4 Qxc4 28. Nxc4 d2 29.
Be3 Bxg3 30. Bxd2 Bxh2+ 31. Kg2 Be5 {1/2-1/2 Haba,P-Buturin,V/Litomysl op/1995/
}) 20... Nc6 21. Qg4+ Rd7 22. Rfd1 Ne5 23. Qf5 Bd6 24. Bd4 Nc6 25. Bc5 d4 26.
Be4 Be5 27. Bxd4 Rhd8 28. Be3 Kc7 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Nc5 {1-0 Nikolic,
P-Westerinen,H/Esbjerg/1982/}) (19... Nxf6 20. Qd4) 20. Qg4+ Rd7 (20... Kb8 21.
Qd4 Nxa4 22. Qxa7+ Kc7 23. Rxa4 Ra8 24. Qxa8 Bxa8 25. Rxa8 c3 26. bxc3 bxc3 27.
Bf4+ Kd7 28. Rd1 Ke6 29. Re1+ Kxf6 30. Be5+ Kg6 31. Bxh8 $16 {1-0 Agzamov,
G-Chandler,M/Beograd/1982}) (20... Kc7 21. Bf4+ Kc6 22. Nxc5 Bxc5) (20... Qd7
21. Qxd7+ Nxd7 22. Rfd1 Nxf6 23. Bxa7) 21. Qg7 $1 {[#]The famous sacrifice
introduced by Ivanchuk, played again by "another great Ukrainian player but from another
generation". (AS).} (21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Bxc5 (22. Bh3 Rxh3) 22... Qxc5 23.
Rfe1 (23. Qg7 Rdd8 24. Qxf7 $14) (23. Bh3 Rxh3 (23... Rhd8 24. Qg5 Kb8 25. Bxd7
Rxd7 26. Rfe1) 24. Qxh3 d4) 23... Kc7 24. h4 $1 Rhd8 (24... a5 25. Qg7 Rhd8 26.
h5 (26. Bh3 d4 $1) 26... d4) (24... d4 $4 25. Bxb7) 25. Re5 $1 {[#]} (25. Qf4+ Qd6
26. Re5 $1) 25... a5 26. h5 Bc6 27. h6 a4 28. Qf4 (28. Qg7) (28. h7) 28... Qd6
(28... Kb6) 29. Bh3 a3 30. bxa3 b3 31. Bxd7 Bxd7 32. Rd1 (32. Rxd5 Qxf4 33.
gxf4 Kc6 34. Rd4 Kc5) 32... Be6 33. h7 Rh8 34. Qg5 (34. Qd4) 34... Rxh7 35.
Rexd5 (35. Re4) 35... Bxd5 36. Rxd5 b2 37. Rc5+ Kb6 38. Rb5+ Kc6 39. Kg2 (39.
Rxb2 $4 Qd1+ {0-1 Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/Monte Carlo 2004}) 39... c3 40. Qf5) (
21. Bh3 Rxh3 (21... Nxa4 $2 22. Qxd7+) (21... Bc6) 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qxh3 Bd6)
21... Bxg7 22. fxg7 Rg8 (22... Rhd8 23. Nxc5 Rc7 24. Bh3+ Kb8) 23. Nxc5 Rxg7 (
23... Rc7 24. Nxb7 (24. Bh3+ Kb8 25. Ne6 fxe6 26. Bxa7+ Kc8 27. Bxe6+ Kd8 28.
Bxg8 Rxg7 29. Be6 $13) 24... Rxb7 (24... Qxb7 25. Bh3+ (25. Rfd1 Qc6 (25...
Rxg7 26. Rxd5 $18) 26. Rxd5 Qe6 27. Bf4 $40) (25. Ra5) 25... Kb8 26. Bxa7+ Qxa7
27. Rxa7 Kxa7 $17) (24... Kxb7 25. Rfd1) 25. Rfd1 Rd7 (25... Rxg7 $2 26. Rxd5
Qe8 27. Rc5+) 26. Bd4 $16 {/\ h2-h4-h5-h6-h7} (26. Bh3 Rxg7 27. Rxa7 f5 28.
Bxf5 Kb8 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Raa1 $13)) (23... f5 24. Rxa7 $1 (24. Nxd7 $6 Qxd7
25. Bd4 Rxg7 $14) 24... Rgxg7 (24... Rdxg7 25. Rfa1 $18) 25. Rfa1 $18) (23...
d4 24. Bxb7+ Rxb7 25. Nxb7 Qb6 26. Bxd4 $1 Qxd4 27. Rfd1 Qxb2 28. Nd6+ Kb8 29.
Rdb1 Qxg7 (29... Qd2 30. Ne4) (29... Qc3 30. Rxa7 (30. Ra4 $2 b3 31. Rxc4 Qd3)
30... Kxa7 31. Nb5+ Ka6 32. Nxc3 bxc3 33. Rb4) 30. Rxb4+ Kc7 (30... Ka8 31.
Rba4) 31. Ra6 $18 {Ivanchuk,V-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996 65/417}) (23... Bc6
24. Ra6 {/\25.Rfa1+-} (24. Nxd7)) 24. Nxd7 $1 $146 (24. Bd4 f5 25. Bh3 (25.
Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxa7 {Sadler}) 25... Rgf7 26. Rxa7 Rc7 27. Ne6 Rce7 (27... Rc6 $2
28. Ng5 Rf8 29. Rfa1 $16 Ra6 $2 30. R1xa6 Bxa6 31. Ra8+) 28. Ng5 Qe8 29. Nxf7
Qxf7 30. Rfa1 Qh5 31. Bg2 f4 32. R7a5 f3 33. Bf1 Rh7 (33... Re4 $1 34. Bc5 b3)
34. h4 Qf5 35. Be3 (35. Kh2 $2 Rxh4+ $1 36. gxh4 Qf4+ $17) (35. Rc5+ Rc7 36.
Kh2 Qe4 $1 (36... Rxc5 $2 37. Bh3 $16 {_|_}) 37. Bh3+ Kb8 $17) (35. Re1 Rxh4)
35... Qc2 36. Bf4 Rf7 37. Bh3+ Kd8 38. Bd6 Rf5 39. Ra7 Bc8 (39... Kd7 $142 {
Lalic,B}) 40. Rg7 Qxb2 41. Raa7 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Rf8 43. Bxf8 Bxh3 44. Bc5 Be6 45.
Ra8+ Bc8 46. Bb6+ {66/369}) (24. Bh3 f5 {[#]} (24... Bc6 25. Rxa7 $18) 25. Bxf5 Rgf7
(25... d4 26. Bxd4 Rgf7 $13) 26. Bh3 (26. Bxd7+ Rxd7 27. Nxd7 d4 $1 {[#]} 28. Bxd4 (
28. Bf4 Kxd7 29. Rxa7 c3) 28... Qd5 29. f3 Qxd4+) (26. Bg4 Rg7 27. Bf3 Rdf7 28.
Bg2 a5) 26... Rh7 27. Be6 Rhe7 28. Rxa7 Rxe6 29. Nxe6 d4 30. Nxd4 Qd5 31. Rxb7
Rxb7 32. Ra1 c3 $17 {Ernst,T-Hermansson,E/Stockholm 2002.}) (24. Rxa7 d4 (24...
Rc7) 25. Nxd7 (25. Bxb7+ Rxb7 26. Nxb7 Qb6 $1 $17) 25... Bxg2 26. Bxd4 Bxf1 27.
Nb6+ Kb8 28. Nd7+ Kc8 $11) 24... Qxd7 25. Rxa7 {"I can't say I was
comfortable. Usually I like to attack the opponent's king with well-
coordinated pieces. And that's exactly what White is doing !"
(AS).} Rg6 $1 {[/\ Re6-e3]. "I thought I had to exchange my rook
for any white piece. Because, with three pieces, it is much
more difficult to attack with three pieces than with four! This eminently
human idea is also considered the best move by [the silicon monster] after
two minutes of analysis, when it took me an hour !" (AS).} (25... f6) 26.
Rfa1 $2 (26. Rd1 Qg4 (26... Ra6 27. Rxa6 Bxa6 28. Rxd5 Qa4 $13 {(Ponomariov)}
29. Bh3+ Kc7 30. Bf4+ Kb6 31. Be3+ Kc7 $11) (26... Qb5 27. b3 (27. Rda1 Ra6 28.
R1xa6 Bxa6)) 27. Rd4 (27. Rc1 Qe2 28. Rxb7 (28. b3 c3 $1 (28... Re6 29. Rxb7
Rxe3 30. Bxd5 Rxb3 31. Rxf7 Rc3 $13) 29. Ra4 Re6 $17 {AS}) (28. Bh3+ Kb8) 28...
Kxb7 29. Bxd5+ Rc6 $1 $15 {AS} (29... Kb8 30. Bf4+ Ka7 31. Bxc4) 30. Ra1 (30.
h4) 30... Kc7) (27. Rda1 Qh5 (27... Re6 28. Rxb7)) 27... Qf5 28. h3 $1 (28. h4
Rg4 $1 {[#]} 29. Rd1 (29. Rd2 Qb1+ $1 (29... Re4 30. Kh2 Qe6 $1 31. Bxe4 Qxe4 32. Rd4
Qb1 33. h5 $140 Qxb2 34. h6 Qb1 $1 35. Rh4 d4 36. Rxb7 Kxb7 37. Bxd4 Qh7 38.
Be3 Kc6 39. Rxc4+ Kb5 40. Rg4 b3 41. Rg7 Qh8 42. Rxf7 b2 43. Rb7+ Kc4 $11) 30.
Kh2 c3 31. bxc3 bxc3 {AS}) (29. Bh3 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qxh3 31. Bf4 Qf5 32. Ra1 b3)
29... Qc2 (29... Re4 30. Kh2 Qh5 $1 (30... Qe6 31. b3 $1) 31. Rd2 Qe5 32. Bxe4
Qxe4) (29... Qh5 30. Re1) 30. Bf3 f5 $1 $15 {AS}) (28. Ra1 b3) 28... Re6 $1 (
28... Qb1+ $2 29. Kh2 Qxb2 (29... Rd6 30. Rg4 Rg6 31. Rh4 $16) 30. Bxd5 Bxd5
31. Rxd5 Rf6 32. Kg2 Qe2 33. Rc5+ Kd8 34. Rg5 $16) (28... Ra6 $2 29. Rxc4+ $1)
29. Rxb7 $1 {[#]} (29. Kh2 $2 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Qc2 $17) (29. Rf4 Qg6 30. Kh2 (30. Rxb7
Kxb7 31. Bxd5+ Kb8 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 $11) 30... Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qb6 32. Ra1 Qxe3 33.
Rxf7 c3 34. bxc3 bxc3 35. Rf8+ Kd7 36. Rf7+ {AS}) 29... Rxe3 $1 {[#]} (29... Kxb7 $2
30. Rxd5) 30. Bxd5 (30. fxe3 $2 Qb1+ $17 31. Kh2 Kxb7) 30... Rxg3+ $1 {[#]} 31. fxg3
Qb1+ 32. Kf2 Qxb2+ 33. Ke3 Qc3+ 34. Ke4 f5+ 35. Ke5 Qe3+ 36. Be4 fxe4 (36...
Qxg3+ 37. Kxf5 Qxh3+ $11) 37. Rxb4 (37. Rg7 Qc3 $1) 37... Qxg3+ $11) 26... Re6
$1 27. Bd4 $6 {"Consistent but false: it was time for a laborious defence"
(AS).} (27. R7a5 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Qe6 29. Re1 $15 {AS}) (27. R7a4) (27. Ra8+ Kc7
28. Bf4+ Kb6 29. R8a7 (29. Be3+ Rxe3) 29... Re1+) (27. Bf4 Re2) 27... Re2 (
27... Re4 {MC} 28. Bxe4 (28. Bb6 Qb5) 28... dxe4 29. Be3) 28. h4 (28. Rd1 Qf5 (
28... Qg4 29. h3) 29. Raa1 b3) 28... Rd2 $1 {"A brilliant career for this rook
who targets, after the wB, the Pb2" (AS).} (28... Qg4 29. Rxb7 $1 Kxb7 (
29... Qxd4 $2 30. Rxf7 Kb8 31. Ra5 $18) 30. Bxd5+ Kc7 31. Bc5 $1 $11 {AS}) 29.
Be3 (29. Ra8+ Kc7 30. Be5+ Kb6 31. Rb8 Qg4 $19) (29. Bb6 Qe6) 29... Rxb2 30.
R1a5 {"White is ready for the final assault. Does Black have anything
to offer in exchange ?" (AS).} (30. Ra8+ Kc7 31. R8a7 Kd6 $1) 30... b3
$3 {[#]"Yes! The strength of their pawns" (AS).} (30... Rb1+ 31. Kh2 c3 32. Rc5+ Kd8
(32... Kb8 33. Raa5 $1) 33. Bg5+ (33. Rxb7 Qxb7 34. Rxd5+ Qxd5 35. Bxd5 c2)
33... Ke8 (33... f6 34. Bxf6+ Ke8 35. Be5 Re1 36. Rc7 Rxe5 37. Raxb7 Qxc7 38.
Rxc7 d4 39. Bf1 b3) 34. Bf4 {[#]} Rb2 (34... Re1 35. Bh3) 35. Rc7) (30... c3 31. Rc5+
Kd8 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 33. Rxd5+ Qxd5 34. Bxd5 c2 35. Bxf7) 31. Rc5+ (31. Ra8+ Bxa8
$1 (31... Kc7 32. R8a7 $1 Rb1+ (32... Kc8 $11) 33. Kh2 Rd1 34. R5a6 $1 {[#]} (34. Bf3
Rd3 $1 $19) 34... Qb5 $1 35. Rf6 b2 36. Rxf7+ Kb8 37. Rf8+ Bc8 38. Bh3 (38.
Rff7 Qb7 $1 39. Raxb7+ Bxb7 $17) 38... Qc6 (38... d4 39. Re7 $1 Rh1+ 40. Kxh1
Qc6+ 41. Bg2 b1=Q+ 42. Kh2 Qxg2+ 43. Kxg2) (38... Rh1+ 39. Kxh1 d4 (39... b1=Q+
40. Kh2) 40. Rxc8+) 39. Bd7 d4 40. Bf4+ $1 (40. Bxc6 Kxa7 41. Bxd4+ Rxd4 42.
Rxc8 c3 43. Bg2 c2 $19) 40... Kxa7 41. Bxc6 b1=Q 42. Rxc8 Qf5 43. Re8 $1 $44 {
AS}) 32. Rxa8+ Kb7 33. Ra7+ Kc6 34. Rxd7 Rb1+ (34... Kxd7 35. h5 Rb1+) 35. Kh2
Kxd7 36. h5 $1 b2 37. h6 Rh1+ $1 {[#]} (37... Ra1 38. Bh3+ $1 (38. h7 b1=Q 39. h8=Q
Qg1+ 40. Kh3 Qh1+) 38... Kd6 39. Bf4+ $1 (39. Bf5 Ke5 40. h7 (40. g4 d4 41. h7
Ra8) 40... Kxf5 41. h8=Q b1=Q 42. g4+ Ke4 43. Qd4+ Kf3 44. Qxd5+ Qe4 45. Qxf7+
Ke2 $19) (39. h7 $2 b1=Q) 39... Ke7 $1 (39... Kc5 $2 40. Bf5 f6 41. h7 Ra8 42.
g4 d4 43. g5 d3 44. g6 b1=Q 45. g7) 40. Bf5 Kf6 41. h7 Ra8 42. Bb1 d4 43. Bd6
d3 44. Ba3 Kg7 45. Bxb2+ Kxh7 $19) (37... Rd1 $2 38. h7) 38. Bxh1 b1=Q 39. Bxd5
c3 $19) 31... Kd8 (31... Kb8 32. Raa5 Bc6 33. Ra6 (33. Bxd5)) 32. Rxb7 Qxb7 $1
(32... Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Qxb7 34. Bxd5 (34. Rxd5+ Qxd5 35. Bxd5 {voir texte}) 34...
Qb8 (34... Qb4 35. Rxc4 Qe1 36. Bg2 b2 37. Rd4+)) 33. Rxd5+ (33. Bxd5 Qb4 $1 {[#]}
34. Kg2 (34. Rxc4 Qe1+) 34... Qe1 35. Kf3 (35. Bd4 Rd2) 35... Rc2) 33... Qxd5 {
"With two Queens in power, it is less painful to lose one" (AS).}
34. Bxd5 Rb1+ 35. Kg2 b2 36. Be4 (36. Bxc4 Rd1 37. Ba2 Ra1) 36... Rd1 $1 (36...
Re1 $6 37. h5 b1=Q 38. Bxb1 Rxb1 39. h6 Ke7 40. Bd4 (40. h7 Rb8 41. Kf3 Rh8 42.
Ke4 Rxh7 43. Kd4)) 37. Bg5+ (37. Bc2 b1=Q 38. Bxb1 Rxb1 39. h5 Ke8 40. Bd4 Kf8
41. Kf3 c3 $1) 37... Ke8 38. Bf6 b1=Q 39. Bxb1 Rxb1 40. h5 Kf8 41. g4 (41. f4
Rb3 42. Kf2 Rd3 43. Ke2 Rxg3) 41... Rd1 42. Bb2 Kg8 (42... Kg8 43. Kg3 c3 $1)
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