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[Event "h#2"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bajtay, J."]
[Black "3738.6"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/2P3b1/1rRnpPkp/p1p1p1p1/K1N3Nr/n3q3 b - f3 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#2 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paros, G."]
[Black "3553.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2r1n3/7b/3RB3/3P3K/1B1k4/4R3/2q5/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 with Apparent Play"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1932.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hansson, Fr"]
[Black "0021.02"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6K1/8/3Nkpp1/4B2B/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1932.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Morice, J."]
[Black "0011.03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/B7/8/7N/p2p1p2/K3k3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popa, N."]
[Black "3001.12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/5K2/8/5k2/4qppP/5N2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Penna, P."]
[Black "0486.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2K1R3/3p2p1/B2P1p1B/2n1P2b/5P2/4k3/6n1/2b1r3 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#3 4 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Csak, J."]
[Black "3740.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "B1KR4/2p5/1P2p3/2p1rp2/2p5/4k3/8/3qr2b b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#4,5 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paliulionis, V."]
[Black "0341.00"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/6B1/N2k4/8/8/5r2/1b4K1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#4,5 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.04"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fiebig, R & Schulze E"]
[Black "3660.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/P3p3/1p2P3/q5p1/1b2b3/8/4r1r1/5K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#6,5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Stepochkin, A."]
[Black "0313.15"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r1B1k3/p7/p3n3/1p6/4p3/4p3/4P3/7K w q - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "h#7"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jonsson, Ch"]
[Black "+0006.15g8a7"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n4K1/k7/n7/8/3p4/p7/pp1P1p2/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "h#8 "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pitkänen, J."]
[Black "0000.55"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6p1/5pPk/5P1p/8/4p2P/4P1pP/6K1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1... -- 1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1966.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Parthasarathy, M."]
[Black "+4855.26b5d4"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1q5B/1r6/1pBbpR2/1K1NRP2/1p1k3p/4p2r/1nP3Np/4Q3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1966.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3# "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1974.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roth, He"]
[Black "0220.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/4P2R/2Bpk3/R7/7B/4K3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1974.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1975.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seider, S."]
[Black "4847.38"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "R4QN1/2p3KB/1qp1p3/1P2k1p1/2PpppnP/2p3rb/6r1/5R1n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1975.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Brunner, E."]
[Black "4516.03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "qn6/7p/2p5/6R1/r3k3/p1B1n3/8/3QR2K w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goumondy, C."]
[Black "1875.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b1r4/8/2R2P2/1b5N/1r2ppR1/p3pk1P/2Npn3/Q2B1K2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vladimirov, J."]
[Black "4288.16"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q2R4/pNn2N2/3ppn2/3BR3/1Ppk1B2/2p5/2Qp4/1K4bb w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Feoktistov, A."]
[Black "1251.65"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7Q/5pK1/4PP1R/1P1p1p2/b1BB4/1pN2P2/1P3pkP/5R2 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rietveld, J."]
[Black "1245.17"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B1b3/2p2p2/p1kp2n1/2pNpp1R/K5R1/1P6/3QN3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rudenko, V."]
[Black "4878.27"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2R5/1p1N2pr/7p/1p1p4/1N1k1nQR/K2b1p1n/1Pp2P2/2B1r1bq w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1978.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1952.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Visserman, E."]
[Black "4878.24"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3B4/2n1b1n1/Q1P1r2N/N5q1/1rpR2p1/2Ppk3/3p1R2/5bK1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1952.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1947.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Visserman, E."]
[Black "1478.76"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6K1/b1P1Np2/p1pQ4/1p1PBR2/1nP1kPbp/1N2pn2/2P1P1P1/3r4 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1947.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grossi, D."]
[Black "0558.31"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1B3n2/5KbN/2pN4/P1kn1R1R/2r4P/2P5/4B3/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Labai, Z."]
[Black "0572.75"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3b1r2/1Kp3Nb/3PPP2/2Bk1ppR/1P1Np3/pP2RPP1/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1942.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Visserman, E."]
[Black "3475.56"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1K6/6pp/1PNpB3/R2npP2/2kp4/P1N4r/1PPp2qb/7b w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1942.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lambrinakos, P."]
[Black "1010.03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K3/6p1/2B2p2/5k1p/3Q4/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "5#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Havel, M."]
[Black "0564.03"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4k3/R2R4/8/2p5/Kp2n3/p4N2/1r4b1/b7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1930.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "5#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1935.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hannemann, K."]
[Black "0620.50"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r7/3PPPP1/2BB2k1/4r3/6P1/8/8/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1935.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "5#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1954.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speckmann, W."]
[Black "1060.01"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "6k1/3Q4/8/6K1/8/b2p3N/2b5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1954.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "6#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Johandl, A."]
[Black "3427.14"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1N3k1K/4nB2/r4Rp1/1n2p3/1BpqP3/7p/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "7#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Speckmann, W."]
[Black "0041.10"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7b/8/2N5/8/8/K7/B1P5/k7 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1979.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "7#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rehm, HP."]
[Black "0728.25"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r1B4/r3p1Nn/3p1n2/3Bk1P1/1pR2N2/pK3P2/7p/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "1980.??.??"]
1. -- 1-0
[Event "s#3 "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Janevski, Z."]
[Black "0288.75"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "n7/2pP4/1pK1R3/1B3PP1/3kp1P1/1R1pp1B1/1PP1PN2/2N2nbb w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "1"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
1. -- 0-1
[Event "q#9"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1968.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zucker, M."]
[Black "0112.14"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/8/8/p2p3p/R2NNP1p/3k1K1B w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "18"]
[EventDate "1968.??.??"]
1. Ng3 $1 {On d4, it would interfere !} (1. Rxa3 $2 Kxd2 $1 (1... Kc2 $2 2. Ra2+ Kd1
3. Rb2 dxe2#) 2. Ra2+ Kd1 3. Ra1+ Kc2 $1 (3... Kd2 $2 4. Rc1 dxe2#)) ({JA} 1.
-- dxe2#) 1... Kc1 2. f4 Kd1 3. f5 Kc1 4. f6 Kd1 5. f7 Kc1 6. f8=B $1 {[#]} Kd1 7.
Bc5 $1 Kc1 8. Bf2 Kd1 9. Ne2 dxe2# $1 {f2 pawn have been replaced by a Bishop.}
0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villeneuve, A."]
[Black "0000.33"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp6/2p2k2/8/5K2/5P2/PP6/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
{Analyses AV & JRK.} 1... a5 $1 {Present the exercise as follows:
after this move, does White win? Answer: no. What if Pf3 is on f2?
Answer: yes.} (1... a6 $1 2. Ke4 (2. a3 c5 (2... a5) (2... Ke6 $2 3. Kg5 $8)
3. Ke4 (3. a4 b6 $8 4. Ke4 Ke6 $8 5. f4 b5 6. axb5 axb5 7. f5+ Kd6 $8 8. f6 Ke6
$8 9. f7 Kxf7 $8 10. Kd5 c4 $8 11. Kc5 Ke6 $8 12. Kxb5 Kd5 $8 $11) 3... Ke6 $8
4. f4 (4. a4 b6 $8 5. f4 b5) 4... b5 $8 (4... b6 $2 5. f5+ $8) 5. f5+ Kd6 $8 6.
f6 Ke6 $8 7. f7 Kxf7 $8 8. Kd5 c4 $8 $11) (2. a4 a5 (2... b5) 3. Ke4 Ke6 4. Kd4
b6 5. Ke4 (5. Kc4 Kd6 6. f4 Ke6) 5... Kf6 6. f4 (6. Kf4 Ke6 {(ou b5)} 7. Kg5 b5
) 6... Ke6 $8 7. f5+ Kf6 $8 (7... Kd6 $2 8. Kd4 $8) 8. Kf4 b5 $8 9. Ke4 (9.
axb5 cxb5 10. Ke4 a4) 9... bxa4 10. Kd4 Kxf5 11. Kc5 $8 Ke4 (11... Ke6 $11) 12.
Kxc6 $8 Kd3 13. Kb5 Kc2 $11) (2. b4 b6) 2... Ke6 $1 (2... a5 $1 3. Kd4 (3. a4
Ke6 {already seen with 1...a6 2 a4}) (3. a3 a4 4. Kd4 b6 $8 5. Kc4 Ke5) (3. f4 Ke6)
3... b6 $8 4. Ke4 a4 5. f4 (5. a3 Ke6 $8 6. f4 b5 $1 (6... c5 7. f5+ Kf6 {:
see main text 2 Ke4}) 7. f5+ Kd6 8. f6 Ke6 $8 9. Kd4 Kd6 $3 {[#]} 10. f7 c5+
$8 11. Ke4 Ke7 $8 12. Kd5 b4 $3 {[#]}) 5... a3 $1 (5... Ke6 $1 6. f5+ Kf6 7. a3 c5 $8
{see ibidem}) 6. bxa3 (6. b3 Ke6 $8 7. f5+ Kf6 8. b4 c5) (6. b4 c5) 6... c5 7.
a4 Ke6 $8 8. a3 Kd6 $8 (8... Kf6 $2 9. Kd5 $1 Kf5 10. a5 $8) 9. f5 (9. Kf5 Kd5
$8 10. Kg6 c4 $11) 9... Ke7 $8 10. Ke5 Kf7 $8 11. f6 Kf8 12. Kd5 Kf7 $8 13. a5
bxa5 $8 14. Kxc5 Kxf6 $11) (2... b6 $2 3. a3 $3 {[#]} (3. a4 $2 a5 $1 {ZZ} 4. f4 Ke6
$8 {ZZ} 5. b3 b5 $1) 3... a5 (3... Ke6 4. f4 $8 c5 5. f5+ $8 Kd6 6. f6 $8 Ke6
7. f7 $8 Kxf7 8. Kd5 $8 c4 9. Kc6 $8) 4. a4 $8 {ZZ} (4. f4 $2 a4 $8) 4... Ke6
5. f4 $8 {ZZ} Kf6 6. f5 $8 {ZZ} b5 7. axb5 $8 cxb5 8. Kd5 $18) 3. f4 a5 $3 (
3... c5 $2 4. f5+ $8 (4. a4 $2 b5 $8 5. axb5 axb5 $8 {ZZ}) 4... Kd6 5. Kf4 $1 (
5. a4 $2 b5 $8) (5. a3 $2 b5 $8) (5. f6 $1 Ke6 6. f7 $8 Kxf7 7. Kd5 $8 Ke7 8.
Kxc5 $8 Kd7 9. Kb6 $8 Kc8 10. Ka7 $8 {[#]} Kc7 (10... a5 11. Kb6 $8) 11. b4 $8 Kc6 (
11... a5 12. b5 $8) 12. a4 Kc7 (12... b5 13. a5 $8) 13. b5 $8 a5 14. Ka8 $3 {[#]})
5... b5 6. Ke4 $8 {ZZ[#]} a5 (6... -- 7. a3 b4 $3) (6... b4 7. f6) 7. f6 $8) (3...
Kf6 $2 4. a3 $3 {[#]} (4. Kd4 $2 b6 $8 5. Ke4 a5 $8) (4. a4 $2 a5 $1 {ZZ} 5. f5 b6 $8
{ZZ[#]} 6. b3 (6. Kf4 b5 $8) 6... b5 $1 7. axb5 cxb5 8. Kd5 a4) (4. f5 $2 a5 $8 5.
a3 (5. a4 b6 $8 {ZZ}) 5... a4 $8) 4... a5 (4... Ke6 5. a4 $8) (4... b6 5. f5 $1
(5. a4 $1) 5... a5 6. a4 $8 {ZZ} b5 7. axb5 $8 cxb5 8. Kd5 $1 a4 9. Kc5 $8) 5.
a4 $8 {ZZ[#]} Ke6 (5... b6 6. f5 $8 {ZZ}) 6. f5+ $1 Kd6 7. Kd4 $8) 4. Kd4 b6 $8 (
4... Kd6 $2 5. a4 $8 b6 6. f5 $8) 5. Ke4 (5. Kc4 $2 Kf5 $17) 5... a4 $1 (5...
b5 $2 6. f5+ $8 Kd6 7. f6 $8 Ke6 8. Kd4 $8 $18) (5... Kf6 $1) 6. a3 c5 (6...
Kf6 7. f5 c5 $8 {idem}) 7. f5+ Kd6 (7... Kf6 8. Kd5 Kxf5 $8 {idem}) 8. f6 Ke6
$8 (8... b5 $2 9. Kf5 $8 b4 10. Kg6) 9. f7 Kxf7 10. Kd5 Ke7 11. Kc6 Ke6 $8 12.
Kxb6 Kd5 (12... Kd6) 13. Kb5 Kd4 $8 $11 {: see main text 2 Ke4}) (1...
b6 $2 2. Ke4 $3 {[#](this move does not work against the a5 & b7 pawns, nor the a6 & b7 pawns
a6 & b7, but does some damage here)} (2. b4 $2 a6 (2... c5)) (2. a4 $2 a6 $1 (
2... a5 $2 3. Ke4 $8 Ke6 4. f4 $8 {voir 2...b6?}) 3. b4 (3. Ke4 a5 $1 4. f4 Ke6
$8 5. f5+ Kf6 $8 6. Kf4 b5 $8) 3... a5 (3... c5) 4. bxa5 bxa5 5. Ke4 Ke6 6. Kd4
Kd6 7. Kc4 (7. f4 c5+ $8 8. Kc4 Kc6 $8 {idem}) 7... c5 $8 8. f4 (8. Kb5 $2 Kd5
$8 $19) 8... Kc6 $8 9. f5 Kd6 $8 $11) (2. a3 $2 a5 3. a4 (3. Ke4 a4 $11) 3...
Ke6 (3... b5 4. Ke4 Ke6 5. Kd4 Kd6 6. b4 $18 {see 4...Kd6?}) 4. Kg5 (4. Ke4
Kf6 $11) 4... b5 5. f4 bxa4 6. Kg6 Ke7 7. f5 Kf8 8. Kf6 a3 9. bxa3 a4 10. Ke6
c5 $11) 2... Ke6 (2... a5 3. a4 {see 2...b6? main text}) (2... a6 3. a3
$8 {above 1...a6 2 Ke4 b6?} (3. f4 $2 a5 $8)) 3. f4 $8 (3. a3 $2 a5) (3. a4
$2 a6) 3... Kf6 (3... a6 4. a3 $1 (4. f5+ $1 Kf6 5. a3 $8) 4... c5 (4... a5 5.
a4 $18 {see 2...b6?}) 5. f5+ $8 Kd6 (5... Kf6 6. Kd5) 6. f6 $1 Ke6 7. f7 $8
Kxf7 8. Kd5 $8 c4 9. Kc6 $8 Ke6 10. Kxb6 $18) (3... a5 4. f5+ $1 (4. a4 $1)
4... Kd6 {(Gurevich-Krasenkow 1996)} 5. a4 $8 b5 6. axb5 cxb5 7. f6 $8 $18) 4.
f5 $8 c5 (4... a6 5. a3 $8) 5. a3 $3 {[#](the 3rd "a3!!" winning !)} (5. Kd5 $2 Kxf5
$8 6. Kc6 Ke5 $11) (5. a4 $2 c4 $3 {[#]} 6. Kd4 Kxf5 $8 7. Kxc4 Ke4 8. Kb5 (8. b3 a6)
8... Kd4 9. Ka6 Kc4 {and the bK will capture a4 before b2 !}) 5... c4 (5... a6 6. Kd5)
6. Kd4 Kxf5 7. Kxc4 $8 Ke4 8. Kb5 $8 Kd4 9. Ka6 $18) (1... Ke6 $1 2. Kg5 (2.
Ke4 a5 $1 (2... Kf6 $1 {(would be the only move with the Pf3 on f2 !)}) 3. a4 b5 $8
{texte}) (2. a4 a5 $1 (2... Kf6 $1) 3. Ke4 b5 $8 {idem}) 2... a5 $3 {[#]} (2... b5 $2
3. b4 $8 c5 4. bxc5 a5 5. f4 $1 b4 6. f5+ $1) (2... c5 $2 3. a4 $8 (3. f4 $2 b5
$8 4. Kg6 Ke7 $8 5. f5 Kf8 $8 6. Kf6 a5 $3 {[#](the 3rd "...a5!!" drawing !)} (6...
c4 $2 7. Ke5 $8 b4 8. Kd4 $8 c3 9. bxc3 $8 bxc3 10. Kxc3 $8 Ke7 11. Kb4 $1 Kf6
12. Kb5 Kxf5 13. Ka6 $8 Ke5 14. Kxa7 $8 Kd5 15. Kb6 $8) 7. Ke6 a4 $8 8. Kd5 (8.
a3 b4 $8) 8... a3 $8 9. bxa3 c4 $8 10. Kd4 Kf7 11. a4 bxa4 $8 $11) 3... b6 4.
f4 $8 a6 5. Kg6 Ke7 6. f5 Kf8 7. Kf6 $8 b5 8. axb5 $8 axb5 9. Ke6 c4 10. Kd5 $8
Ke7 11. Kc5 $18) (2... Ke7 $1 3. Kf5 a5 $8 4. f4 (4. Ke5 a4) 4... a4 5. Ke5 a3
$3) 3. f4 b5 $1 (3... a4 $1) 4. Kg6 Ke7 $8 5. f5 (5. Kf5 a4 $1) 5... Kf8 $8 6.
Kf6 a4 $11) (1... -- 2. Ke4 Ke6 3. f4 a5 4. f5+ Kf6 $8 5. a4 b6 $8 {: ZZ seen
with 1...a6!}) 2. a4 $1 {The only dangerous move.} (2. Ke4 a4 $1 (2... Ke6 $1 3.
a4 (3. f4 a4) 3... b5 $8 {text}) (2... b6 $2 3. a4 $8 {below}) 3. Kd4 b6
$8 4. Ke4 (4. Kc4 Ke5 5. Kb4 Kf4) 4... Ke6 $8 5. f4 (5. Kf4 Kf6 6. a3 c5 $1 7.
Ke4 Ke6 $8 8. f4 b5 $1 9. f5+ Kd6 {ou Rf6}) 5... Kf6 6. f5 c5 (6... a3) 7. Kd5
(7. a3 b5 $8 8. Kd5 b4 $8 $11) 7... Kxf5 $6 ({simpler is} 7... a3 $1 8. b3
Kxf5 $8 9. Kc6 Ke5 10. Kxb6 Kd4 11. Kb5 Kc3 12. Kxc5 $8 Kb2 $8 13. b4 $8 Kxa2
$8 14. b5 $8 Kb2 $11) 8. a3 Kf4 $1 9. Kc6 Ke5 $1 10. Kxb6 Kd4 $1 11. Kb5 Kd5 $3 {[#]}
(11... c4 $2 12. Kxa4 $8 Kc5 13. Ka5 $8 $18) 12. Kxa4 Kc4 $8 {[#]} 13. b4 (13. Ka5
Kb3 $8) (13. b3+ Kd4 $1 14. b4 c4 $1) 13... Kd5 $3 {[#]} 14. b5 (14. Kb3 cxb4 $11) (
14. Kb5 c4 $8 15. Ka4 $8 Kc6 16. b5+ $8 Kb6 17. Kb4 c3 $8 $11) 14... c4 $8 15.
Kb4 Kd4 $8 16. b6 c3 $8 17. b7 c2 $8 18. b8=Q c1=Q 19. Qd6+ Ke4 $8 {: text at
15th, obtained by a promotion to b8 instead of f8! But this results from a
black inaccuracy on the 7th move}) 2... b5 $1 (2... Ke6 $1 3. Ke4 Kf6 $2 (3... b5
$3 4. Kd4 bxa4 $1 {text}) 4. Kd4 b6 5. Ke4 Ke6 6. f4 $8 Kd6 (6... b5 7. Kd4 $1
) (6... Kf6 7. f5 $8 b5 8. axb5 $8 cxb5 9. Kd5) 7. Kf5 $1 (7. f5 $1 b5 8. f6 {
(threatens Kf5)} Ke6 9. axb5 $8 cxb5 10. Kd4 $8) 7... b5 (7... Ke7 8. Ke5 $18) 8.
Kf6 $3 {[#]} (8. Kg6 $2 Ke7 $8 9. f5 Kf8 $8 10. Kf6 bxa4 $8 11. Ke6 a3 $8 12. bxa3 a4
$8 13. Kd6 Kf7 $8 14. Kxc6 Kf6 $8 $11) 8... b4 (8... bxa4 9. f5 $8 c5 10. Kg7
c4 11. f6 $8) 9. f5 $8 c5 10. Kg7 c4 11. f6 $8) (2... b6 $2 3. Ke4 $8 Ke6 4. f4
$8 Kf6 5. f5 $8 b5 6. axb5 $8 cxb5 7. Kd5 a4 8. Kc5 $8 a3 9. bxa3 $8 Kxf5 10.
Kxb5 $8 Ke6 11. Kb6 $18) 3. Ke4 (3. axb5 cxb5 $8 4. Ke4 a4 $1 (4... Ke6 $1 5.
Kd4 Kd6 $8) 5. Kd5 b4 $8 6. Kc4 a3 $8 $11) (3. b3 bxa4 4. bxa4 c5 5. Ke4 Ke6 6.
Kd3 (6. f4 Kd6 $8 7. f5 c4 8. Kd4 c3 $8) 6... Kd5 7. f4 (7. Kc3 c4 8. f4 Kc5 $8
{idem}) 7... c4+ 8. Kc3 (8. Ke3 c3) 8... Kc5 $8 9. f5 Kd5 $8 10. f6 Ke6 $8)
3... Ke6 $1 (3... bxa4 $1 4. Kd4 Ke6 $1 (4... Kf5 $2 5. Kc5 $8 Kf4 6. Kxc6 $8)
5. Kc5 Kd7 $8 {text}) 4. Kd4 (4. f4 bxa4 $11) 4... bxa4 $3 {[#]} (4... Kd6 $2 5. b4
$3 {[#]} axb4 (5... bxa4 6. bxa5 $8) (5... c5+ 6. bxc5+ $8 Kc6 7. axb5+ $8 Kxb5 8.
Kd5 $8 a4 9. c6 $8 a3 (9... Kb6 10. Kd6 $18) 10. c7 $8 a2 11. c8=Q $8 a1=Q 12.
Qb7+ Ka4 13. Qa6+) 6. a5 $8 c5+ 7. Kd3 c4+ 8. Kc2 Kc5 9. a6 b3+ 10. Kb2 Kb6 11.
f4 $8 $18) 5. Kc5 Kd7 $3 {[#]} 6. Kb6 (6. f4 Kc7 $8 7. f5 Kd7 $8 8. Kb6 (8. f6 Ke6 $1
) 8... Kd6 $8 9. Kxa5 Ke5 $8 10. Kxa4 Kxf5 $8 $11) (6. -- {With the Pf2 at
the start, we would now play f2-f3!!, obtaining this same position with
Black to move :} Kc7 7. f4 $8 Kd7 (7... Kb7 8. Kd6 $8) 8. Kb6 $8 (8. f5 $2 Kc7 $8
9. f6 Kd7 $1 10. Kb6 Ke6) 8... Kd6 9. Kxa5 $8 {(the bK is too far from the Pf, in
comparison with the rest of the 6 f4)} a3 10. bxa3 $8 Kd5 11. f5 $1 {(the pawn is
more advanced, compared to the text)} (11. Kb4 Kd4 12. f5 $1 c5+ 13. Kb5 {wins
also: text on the 15th with the wK on b5 instead b4}) 11... c5 12. f6 $8) 6...
Kd6 $1 (6... a3 $1 7. bxa3 Kd6 $8 {idem}) 7. Kxa5 a3 $8 8. bxa3 Kd5 $3 {[#]} (8... c5
$2 9. Ka4 $8 Kd5 10. Kb3 $8 Kd4 11. Kc2 $18) 9. f4 (9. a4 c5 $8 (9... Kd4 $2
10. Kb6 $8 c5 11. a5 $8 {pour 15 De4+}) 10. Kb6 c4 $8 11. a5 c3 12. a6 c2 13.
a7 c1=Q 14. a8=Q+ Ke5 $11) (9. Kb4 Kd4 $8 10. Kb3 Kd3 $8 11. f4 c5 $8 12. Kb2
Kd2 $8 13. f5 c4 $8 14. f6 c3+ $8 15. Kb3 c2 16. f7 c1=Q 17. f8=Q Qc3+ 18. Ka4
Qc6+) 9... c5 $8 10. f5 c4 $8 11. Kb4 Kd4 $8 12. f6 c3 $8 13. f7 (13. Kb3 Kd3
$8) 13... c2 $8 14. f8=Q c1=Q $8 15. Qd6+ (15. a4 Qc4+ 16. Ka5 Qc7+) (15. Qd8+
Ke5 16. a4 Qb2+) (15. Qf2+ Kd5 16. a4 Qc4+ $6 ({simpler} 16... Qb1+ 17. Ka5
Kc6 $1) 17. Ka5 Qc7+ $6 (17... Qc3+) 18. Qb6 Qc5+ 19. Ka6 Qc8+ 20. Qb7+ Qc6+ $1
) 15... Ke4 $8 16. a4 Qb2+ (16... Qe1+ 17. Kb5 Qe2+ 18. Ka5 Qh5+ 19. Kb6 Qf7 $1
(19... Qh3 $2 20. Qe7+ Kf4 21. Qf6+ Ke4 22. a5 $8) 20. a5 Qb3+) 17. Ka5 Kf3 $1 {[#]}
18. Ka6 Kg2 19. a5 Kh1 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2014.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villeneuve, A."]
[Black "0000.33"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1p6/2p2k2/p7/5K2/8/PP3P2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2014.??.??"]
{The dual on the first move disqualifies the position as an artistic study
but makes the exercise even more interesting: variation 1...a4.} 1. Ke4 $1 (1.
a4 $1 Ke6 2. Ke4 $8 Kd6 (2... b5 3. Kd4 $8 {: texte}) 3. Kd4 $8 b6 4. f4 $8) (
1. b3 $2 Ke6 (1... b5) 2. Ke4 Kd6 3. Kd4 b6 (3... b5) 4. f4 b5 $11) 1... Ke6 (
1... a4 2. Kd4 $1 b6 (2... Kf5 3. Kc5 $1 Ke4 4. Kb6) 3. Kc4 $1 (3. Ke4 $1 Ke6
$8 4. f4 Kf6 5. f5 c5 $1 6. Kd5 a3 $1 7. b3 Kxf5 $8 8. Kc6 Ke5 $11) 3... Ke5 4.
Kb4 $8 Ke4 5. Kxa4 $8 Kf3 6. Kb4 Kxf2 7. Kc4 $8 Ke3 {(the barrage is illusory,
a pity for the correction of the study !)} (7... Ke2 8. a4 $1) 8. b4 $8 (8. a4
$2 Ke4 9. b4 Ke5 $8 10. a5 bxa5 $8 11. bxa5 Kd6 $8) 8... Ke4 9. b5 $8 c5 (9...
cxb5+ 10. Kxb5 $8 Kd5 11. Kxb6 Kd6 12. a4) 10. a4 $8 Ke5 11. a5 $8 bxa5 12. b6
$3 {[#]} Kd6 13. Kb5 $3 {[#]}) 2. a4 $8 (2. Kd4 $2 b6 $8 3. a4 Kf5 $3 {[#]}) (2. f4 $2 a4 $1)
2... b5 3. Kd4 $8 (3. f4 $2 bxa4 $11) 3... bxa4 (3... Kd6 4. b4 $3 {[#]} (4. f3 $2
bxa4 5. Kc4 c5 6. f4 (6. Kb5 $2 a3 $19) 6... Kc6 $11) (4. f4 $2 bxa4) 4... axb4
(4... c5+ 5. bxc5+ $8 Kc6 6. axb5+ $8 Kxb5 7. Kd5 $8 a4 8. c6 $8 {for Qb7-a7+}
) 5. a5 $8 c5+ 6. Kd3 c4+ 7. Kc2) 4. Kc5 $8 Kd7 5. f3 $3 {[#]} (5. f4 $2 Kc7 $8 6. f5
Kd7 $8 7. Kb6 (7. f6 Ke6 $1) 7... Kd6 $8 8. Kxa5 Ke5 $8 9. Kxa4 Kxf5 $8 $11) (
5. Kb6 $2 a3 $1 (5... Kd6 $1 6. Kxa5 a3 $8 {idem}) 6. bxa3 Kd6 $8 7. Kxa5 Kd5
$3 {[#]} 8. f4 c5 $8 9. f5 c4 $8 10. Kb4 Kd4 $8 11. f6 c3 $8 12. f7 c2 $8 13. f8=Q
c1=Q $8 14. Qd6+ Ke4 $8 15. a4 Qb2+) 5... Kc7 6. f4 $8 Kd7 (6... Kb7 7. Kd6 $8)
7. Kb6 $8 Kd6 8. Kxa5 $8 {The bK is too far from the Pf, compared to the
suite 5 f4?.} a3 (8... Kd5 9. Kxa4 Ke4 10. Kb4 Kxf4 11. Kc5 $8) 9. bxa3 $8 Kd5
{White has one more time than in the suite 5 Kb6? for the pawn push."f".}
10. f5 $1 (10. Kb4 Kd4 11. f5 $1 c5+ 12. Kb5 (12. Kb3 Kd3 13. Kb2
Kd2 14. f6 c4 15. f7 c3+ 16. Kb3 c2 17. f8=B {(why not ?)} c1=N+ 18. Kc4
$8) 12... c4 13. f6 $8 c3 14. f7 $8 c2 15. f8=Q $8 c1=Q 16. Qd6+ $8 Ke4 17.
Qc6+ $1) 10... c5 11. f6 $8 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vlasenko, V."]
[Black "0135.02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/4K3/4N2n/5N2/8/5p2/1R2b1p1/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
1. Nfd4 $8 (1. Rb1+ $2 Bd1 2. Ne3 Nf5+ $8 3. Nxf5 g1=Q $8) (1. Nxh6 $2 g1=Q 2.
Rb1+ Bd1 $8) (1. Ned4 $2 Nxf5+ $8) (1. Nh4 $2 Nf5+ $8) 1... Nf5+ (1... g1=Q 2.
Rb1+ $8 Kf2 (2... Bd1 $2 3. Nxf3+) 3. Rxg1 Kxg1 4. Nxf3+) 2. Kf8 $3 {[#]} (2. Kd8 $2
Nxd4 $8 3. Nxd4 f2 $8 4. Rxe2+ Kf1 $8 5. Re7 g1=Q $8 $19) (2. Kf7 $2 Nxd4 $8 3.
Nxd4 f2 $8 4. Rxe2+ Kf1 $8 5. Re6 g1=Q $8 6. Nf3 Kg2 $8 7. Nxg1 f1=Q+ $8 8. Rf6
(8. Kg7 Qa1+ $3 {[#]}) 8... Qc4+ $3 {[#]: good idea, but one floor too low}) (2.
Kf6 $2 Nxd4 $8 3. Nxd4 f2 $8 4. Rxe2+ Kf1 $8 5. Re5 g1=Q $8 6. Nf3 Kg2 $8 (6...
Qg8 $2 7. Nd2+ $8 Kg1 8. Rg5+ $8) 7. Nxg1 f1=Q+ $8 8. Rf5 Qa6+ $1 (8... Qa1+ $1
)) (2. Nxf5 $2 g1=Q $8 $19) 2... Nxd4 (2... Nh4 3. Ng5 $1 (3. Nxf3+ $1 Nxf3 (
3... Bxf3 4. Rxg2) 4. Rxe2+ $8 Kxe2 5. Nf4+ $8) (3. Nxe2 $2 f2 $8) 3... f2 4.
Rxe2+ Kd1 (4... Kf1 5. Nh3 g1=Q 6. Rxf2+) 5. Rxf2 $8 g1=Q 6. Rd2+ $1 Kxd2 7.
Ndf3+) 3. Nxd4 $8 f2 (3... g1=Q 4. Rb1+ $8 Kf2 5. Rxg1 $8 Kxg1 6. Nxf3+) 4.
Rxe2+ $8 Kf1 (4... Kd1 5. Rxf2 $8 g1=Q 6. Rd2+ $1 (6. Rf4 $6 Qe3 7. Rg4 $8)
6... Kc1 7. Ne2+ $8) 5. Re7 $3 {[#]ZZ, but without a thematic attempt to do so
from the wrong side.} g1=Q (5... -- 6. Kf7 (6. Ke8 g1=Q) (6. Nf3 g1=Q {below})
6... g1=Q) 6. Nf3 $3 {ZZ[#]} (6. Rg7 $2 Qxg7+ (6... Qh2) (6... Qh1) 7. Kxg7 Kg2 $8
) 6... Kg2 (6... Qg2 7. Nd2+ $8 Kg1 8. Rg7) (6... -- 7. Nd2+ (7. Rg7 Qh1 $8)
7... Kg2 8. Rg7+ Kh3 $8) 7. Nxg1 $8 f1=Q+ (7... fxg1=Q 8. Rg7+ $8) 8. Rf7 $8 (
8. Kg8 $2 Qc4+ $8) 8... Qxg1 9. Rg7+ $8 1/2-1/2
[Event "Riga"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, A."]
[Black "Zhuravliov, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
{"Tal was impressed with this game. A few weeks later, I had
the opportunity to know him personally. I was still too weak to
understand his chess ideas, but I remember being covered with
smoke (about 10 cigarettes per hour)" (AS).} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4
4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bd3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 (8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6
(9... gxf6 10. Qe2 {(Anand,V (2715)-Vaganian,R (2640)/Riga 63/240 1995)} Qd6 $1
{VA}) 10. Qd3 (10. c3) 10... h6 11. O-O-O) 8... c5 9. O-O ({"Now, I'll
probably play..." (AS)} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bg5) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 {
"Too passive" (AS).} (10... Bc5 11. Nb3 (11. Be3 Bb6 12. c3 {Beliavsky,A (2620)
-Ehlvest,J (2660)/Yerevan (ol) 67/364 1996}) 11... Bd6 (11... Bb6 {AS}) 12. Qf3
Qc7 {Kuzmin,G-Chernin,A/USSR 36/373 1983}) (10... Qxd4 $4 11. Bb5+) 11. Bf4 (
11. c3 O-O 12. Re1 a6 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Bh4 Bd7 15. Bc2 b5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bxa4
Nd5 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Bc2 Qb6 {(Tseshkovsky,V (2540)-Kholmov,R (2460)/Akmola
57/285 1993)} 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Qe2 a5) 11... O-O 12. Re1 (12. c4 Bd7 13. Be5
Qb6 14. Qf3 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. Re3 Bc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qh3 {Duras,
O-Rabinovich,A/Prague 1908}) (12. c3 Nd5 13. Bg3 Bf6 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Qe2 Qa5
16. a4 Bc6 17. Nd2 Qd8 18. Nc4 {Kuzmin,G (2550)-Petrosian,T (2645)/Leningrad
1977/URS-ch}) 12... Qb6 (12... Nd5 {AS} 13. Bg3 (13. Be5) 13... Bd6 14. Qf3) (
12... Qxd4 $4 13. Bxh7+) 13. Be5 Bd7 (13... Nd7 {(not mentionned by AS)} 14.
Bxh7+ $1 {[#]} Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8 16. Bxg7 $1 {[#]} Kxg7 17. Re3 $1 (17. Qg4+ $6 Kh6 $8 (
17... Kf6 $2 18. Re4 $1) 18. Re3 Bg5 $8 19. f4 Rg8 20. fxg5+ Kg7 21. Rf1 (21.
Rd1 Kf8) 21... e5) (17. Re4 $2 Nf6 18. Qg5+ Kh8 19. Rh4+ Nh7 20. Qe5+ Kg8 (
20... f6 $2 21. Qh5) 21. Rg4+ Ng5) 17... Re8 (17... Qxd4 18. Rg3+ Kf6 19. Qg5#)
(17... Rg8 18. Rg3+ Kf8 19. Qh6+) 18. Rg3+ Bg5 19. Qxg5+ Kf8 20. Rd1 $1 {[#]} (20.
Nf5 $2 exf5 21. Qg8+ Ke7 22. Re1+ Ne5 23. Rxe5+ Be6) 20... Qc5 (20... e5 21.
Qg7+ Ke7 22. Nf5+ Kd8 23. Qxf7) 21. Qh6+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kf8 (22... f6 23. Rg7+
Kd8 24. Qxf6+ $1 Kc7 25. Nxe6+) 23. Re1 Nb6 24. Rg5 Qc4 25. Rh5) 14. Re3 $1 {
"Obviously, at the age of 11, I prefer to attack the opponent's king directly.
But in this position, it is also perfectly logical" (AS).} (14. Bxf6
$2 Bxf6 15. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Re3 Bxd4 (17... g6 18. Qh6 Qxd4 19.
Rh3 Rfd8) 18. Rh3 Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 f5 $19) 14... Rfd8 15. Rh3 g6 $6 (15... h6 16.
Rg3 Be8 {AS} 17. c3 Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qxa2 19. Qc1 Kh8 20. Rh3 Kg8 21. Rg3 $11) 16.
Qf3 Be8 17. Nb3 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Qxd4 {AS}) (17. c3 Nd7 $1 (17... Qxb2
18. Rb1 Qxc3 19. Qf4 Nh5 20. Qh6 $1 Bf8 21. Qxh5 $1)) 17... Nd7 (17... Nh5 $2
18. Rxh5) (17... Nd5 $2 18. c4 (18. Rxh7)) 18. Bd4 Qc7 {Will consider
anyway ...e5.} 19. Rxh7 $1 {[#]} e5 20. Bxg6 $1 {[#]"How can you resist a second
sacrifice in a row? Now I would probably play Qh3" (AS).} (20. Qh3
$1 Bf6 (20... exd4 21. Rh8+ Kg7 22. Qh6+ Kf6 23. Re1 Ne5 24. f4 $1 (24. Rg8 Ba4
(24... Nxd3 25. Qh4+ Kf5 26. g4+ Kf4 27. Qg3+ {AS}) 25. Qf4+) (24. Qf4+ Ke6 25.
Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Nxd4+ Kd7 27. Rxe5 a6 28. Bxg6 $1) 24... Nxd3 25. cxd3 Rd5 26. g4
) (20... Bg5 21. Rh8+ Kg7 22. f4 $1 (22. Be3 $1) 22... Bxf4 23. Rf1 exd4 24.
Qh7+ Kf6 25. g3) 21. Bc3 (21. Be3 Nf8 22. Rh6 $14 {AS}) 21... Nf8 22. Rh6 Bd7
23. Qe3 $16) 20... Nf6 $2 (20... fxg6 21. Rxe7 Qd6 $1 (21... exd4 $2 22. Qd5+
Kf8 23. Qxd4 $1 (23. Rae1 Nf6 24. Qf3 Qxe7 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Qxb7+ Kf8 27. h4
Rdb8 28. Qc7 Bf7 29. Nxd4 Re8 (29... Rxb2 $2 30. Qc6)) (23. Nxd4 $2 Kxe7 24.
Re1+ Ne5 $8) 23... Kxe7 24. Qg7+ Ke6 $1 (24... Kd6 25. Rd1+ Kc6 26. Qc3+ Kb6
27. Qa5+ Kc6 28. Nd4+) (24... Bf7 25. Re1+ Kd6 26. Qxf7 Qxc2 27. Qe7+ (27. Qf4+
) 27... Kc7 28. Rc1) 25. Nd4+ (25. Re1+ $1 Qe5 26. Rxe5+ Nxe5 27. f4 Rd1+ 28.
Kf2 Nd7 29. Nd4+ Rxd4 30. Qxd4) 25... Kd5 26. Rd1 $1 {AS} Qb6 27. Qe7 $1 Ne5
28. Ne6+ $1 (28. c3 $1 Kc4 (28... Qxb2 29. Nb3+) (28... Rac8 29. Ne6+) 29. Qxe5
Qxb2 30. Qe6+ Kxc3 31. Qe4) (28. c4+ Kxc4 29. b3+ $1 Kc3 (29... Kd5 30. Ne6+
Kc6 31. Rc1+) 30. Qxe5 Rxd4 31. Qe3+ Kb2 32. Qc1+ Kxa2 33. Qa1+ Kxb3 34. Rxd4
Rc8 35. Rd2) 28... Kc6 29. Nxd8+ (29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Nxd8+ Kd5 31. Qxe8 Qxb2 32.
g3) 29... Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Bd7 31. Qf6+) (21... Qc6 $2 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Bxe5) 22.
Rxe8+ (22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Bc3 Bf5 24. Re1 Qd5 (24... Bxc2 25. Qxb7) (24... Rd7
25. Qe2) 25. Qg3 Re8 26. Bxe5 Bxc2 27. f4 Re7 28. Re2) (22. Rxe5 $2 Nxe5 23.
Qh3 Nf7) 22... Rxe8 23. Bc3 $1 (23. Be3 e4 24. Qe2 $14 {AS}) 23... Qc6 (23...
e4 24. Qe3) (23... b6 24. Rd1) 24. Qe2 (24. Qxc6 bxc6 25. Re1 $14) (24. Qd3 b6
(24... Rad8 25. Na5) (24... Rf8 25. Rd1) 25. Re1) 24... Rac8 25. Re1) (20...
Nf8 21. Bxf7+ Kxh7 22. Qh5+ Kg7 23. Bxe5+) 21. Re1 {[#]AS gives a "!", however
it is not the strongest.} (21. Bd3 $1 exd4 (21... Nxh7 22. Bxh7+ {below}
) 22. Qf5 $1 {[#]} (22. Qh3 Qf4 23. g3 Bd7) 22... Rd5 {(weakening the 8th row)}
23. Qh3 $1 {(threatening mat in 2)} Qf4 24. g3 Bd7 (24... Qg5 25. f4 Qh5 26. Rxh5)
25. Rh8+ Kg7 26. Rxa8 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxh3 28. Kg1 $18) (21. Bf5 $1 Nxh7 (21...
exd4 22. Qh3 $1 Qf4 23. g3 Qg5 24. Rh8+ Kg7 25. f4) 22. Bxh7+ Kf8 (22... Kxh7
23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Bxe5) 23. Re1 $1 (23. Qg3 $1) 23... f6 (23... exd4 24. Qg4)
24. Bxe5) (21. Qg3 $2 fxg6 $8 22. Bxe5 Qxc2 (22... Qd7 $1 $19 {AS}) 23. Nd4
Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Nxh7 $19) (21. Qh3 $2 fxg6 $8 22. Rh8+ Kf7 23. Nc5 Ba4) (21. Qe3
$2 Nxh7 (21... fxg6 22. Bxe5 Qd7 $8) 22. Bxe5 Qb6 $1 (22... Qd7 23. Bd3 f6))
21... Rxd4 $6 (21... fxg6 22. Bxe5 Qd7 23. Bxf6) (21... Nxh7 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23.
Qh5+ Kg8 24. Bxe5) (21... exd4 $1 {(not recommended by monsters, but...)} 22.
Qh3 $1 Qf4 (22... fxg6 23. Rexe7) 23. Rxe7 Nxh7 24. Qxh7+ (24. Bxh7+ Kg7 25.
Bf5 Qh6 26. Qg3+ Kf8 27. Rxb7 Bc6 28. Rc7) 24... Kf8 25. Rxb7 Qf6 (25... Bd7
26. g3 Qf6 27. Nc5) 26. Nc5 $1 {[#]} (26. Qh6+ Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Be4 a5) (26.
Be4 Rdb8 (26... d3 27. Bxd3 Bc6 28. Rb4) 27. Rc7 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qh3)
26... Rd6 $8 (26... Qxg6 27. Qh8+ (27. Ne6+ $1) 27... Qg8 28. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 29.
Qh6+) (26... Rac8 27. Ne6+) 27. Bh5 (27. Ne4 Re6 $1 {[#]} (27... Qxg6 $2 28. Qh8+ Qg8
29. Qxg8+ Kxg8 30. Nxd6 $18 {AS}) 28. Bf5 Qh6) (27. Bd3) (27. Be4 Rc8 (27...
Qh6 28. Qxh6+ Rxh6 29. Nd7+ Bxd7 30. Rxd7 Re8 31. f3) 28. Qh5 $1 (28. b4 d3 $1
(28... Rb6 29. h4) 29. Bxd3 Bc6 30. Rxa7 Re8) (28. Nd3 Rxc2 29. Rxa7 Qh6) 28...
Qh6 (28... Rb6 29. g3) 29. Nd7+ Kg7 (29... Bxd7 30. Qxh6+ Rxh6 31. Rxd7 Ra6 32.
h4 Rxa2 33. b3) 30. Qxh6+ (30. Qg4+ Rg6 31. Qd1 Rd6) 30... Rxh6 (30... Kxh6 31.
Ne5) 31. f4) 27... d3 (27... Rc8 28. Ne4 Rxc2 29. g3 Qg7 30. Qf5 Rb6 (30... Re6
$2 31. Bxf7 $3 {[#]} Bxf7 32. Ng5 $18) 31. Rxa7) (27... Rd5 28. Rc7) 28. Nxd3 Rc8 29.
Bd1 $1 (29. c3 Rcd8) 29... Bc6 30. Rxa7 Re8 31. Bh5 $1 {(return)} Rd7 32. Rxd7
Bxd7 33. g4) 22. Nxd4 Nxh7 (22... exd4 23. Qh3 $1 Qf4 24. Bxf7+ Bxf7 25. Rh8+
Kg7 26. Rxa8 {AS} Bd6 27. Rd1 (27. Qg3+ Qxg3 28. hxg3) 27... Bd5 28. Rh8 Qe4
29. Rh4) (22... Qa5 23. c3 Nxh7 (23... exd4 24. Rxe7) 24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Nf5
$18 {as in the text}) 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Nf5 $1 (25. Nf5 $1
f6 (25... Bf6 26. Re4 (26. Re3)) (25... Bf8 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27. Qf6+ Kh7 28. Re3)
26. Qg4+ Bg6 (26... Kf7 27. Nh6+ Kf8 28. Qg8#) 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Qg7+ Ke8 29.
Rd1) 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Bacrot"]
[Black "0100.01"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R4/7K/8/4p3/8/3k4/8/8 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
1... Ke3 $3 {Body presence.} 2. Kg6 e4 $8 (2... Kf3 $2 3. Rf8+ $8) 3. Kf5
Kf3 $8 4. Rh8 e3 $8 5. Rh3+ Kf2 $8 6. Kf4 e2 $8 7. Rh2+ Kf1 $8 8. Kf3 e1=N+ $8
9. Kg3 Nd3 $1 (9... Kg1 10. Rf2 Nd3 $8 11. Rf8 (11. Rf5 Ne1 $8) (11. Re2 Kf1 $8
) (11. Rd2 Ne1 $8) 11... Ne1 $8) 10. Rd2 Ne1 $1 (10... Ne5 11. Kf4 Ke1 $3 12.
Rd4 Nc6 $3) (10... Nc5 11. Kf3 Ke1 $8 12. Rd4 Nb3 $8) 11. Rf2+ (11. Rb2 Nd3 (
11... Kg1 12. Rf2 Nd3 $8 13. Rd2 Ne1 $8) 12. Rd2 Ne1 $1 {text}) 11... Kg1 12.
Rf8 (12. Rf7 Nd3 $1 (12... Nc2 $1) (12... Ng2 $2 13. Kf3 Nh4+ {(we are
now in Mandler 1924)} (13... Kf1 14. Rf8) 14. Kf4 $3 {[#]
(did not fit with the R in f8)} (14. Kg3 Ng2 15. Kf3 Nh4+ 16. Kf4) 14... Ng2+
15. Ke4 $3 {[#]} Ne1 (15... Nh4 16. Rh7 Ng2 17. Kf3 Ne1+ 18. Ke2 Ng2 19. Rh6 Nf4+ 20.
Kf3) (15... Kh2 16. Kf3 $8 Ne1+ 17. Kf2 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 (18. Ke3 Ne1 19. Rf1)
18... Ne5 19. Rf5 Nc6 20. Rc5 Ne7 21. Kf3 Kg1 22. Ke4 Kf2 23. Rc2+ Kg3 24. Rc7
$8) 16. Ke3 $3 {[#]} Ng2+ 17. Ke2 $8 {[#]} Kh2 18. Kf3 $8 {(as in the 13th, but with bKh2
instead of g1)} Nh4+ (18... Ne1+ 19. Kf2 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nc5 21. Kf3 $1) 19. Kg4
Ng2 20. Re7 $3 {[#]} Kg1 21. Kh3 $3 {[#]} (21. Kg3 $6 Kf1 22. Rf7+ $8 Kg1 23. Kf3 {and everything
is to be redone}) 21... Nf4+ 22. Kg3 Nh5+ 23. Kf3 Nf6 24. Re5) 13. Rf5 {(but
this time the King cannot go to f3)} Ne1 $8) (12. Rf6 {(the only case where the
replica is unique)} Nc2 $3 {[#]} (12... Ng2 $2 13. Kf3 $8 Nh4+ 14. Kf4 Ng2+ 15. Ke4
$1 Ne1 16. Ke3 $8 Ng2+ 17. Ke2 Kh2 18. Kf3 $8 Nh4+ 19. Kg4 Ng2 20. Ra6 {(less
elegant than the 20 Re7!! above)} Kg1 21. Kf3 $8 {(although the triple echo...)
} Nh4+ 22. Kg3 Nf5+ 23. Kg4 Ne3+ 24. Kf3 $8 {(quadruple)} Nf5 25. Ra1+ Kh2 26.
Ra5 Nh4+ 27. Kg4 Ng2 28. Re5 $1 {[#]( Mandler solution of Al-Adli)} Kg1 29. Kh3 $8
(29. Kg3 $2 Kf1 $8 30. Rf5+ Kg1 $8) 29... Kf2 30. Rf5+ $8 Kg1 31. Rg5 $8 Kh1
32. Kg3 Kg1 (32... Ne1 33. Re5 Nd3 34. Ra5) (32... Ne3 33. Ra5 Nf1+ 34. Kf2 Nh2
35. Rb5 Ng4+ 36. Kg3) 33. Kf3 Kh1 34. Ra5 Kg1 35. Ra1+ Kh2 36. Ra2 Kh1 37. Kg3)
(12... Nd3 $2 13. Kf3 $8 Ne1+ 14. Ke2 Ng2 15. Rh6 $1 (15. Rd6) 15... Nf4+ 16.
Kf3 {(text on the 20th with Rh6 instead of h7; see 12th black move, variant 13...
Ne1+ for the Rh8)} Nd3 17. Rd6 $1 Ne1+ (17... Nb4 18. Ke2) 18. Ke2 Ng2 19. Rd4
{(symmetrical to the previous one, see 28th)}) 13. Kf3 Kf1 $8 14. Rf7 Ke1 $8 15.
Rd7 {(this would be lost without the 'a' column, as Mandler noted in 1933)}
Nb4 (15... Na3) (15... Na1) 16. Ke3 Nc2+ (16... Na2) 17. Kd3 Kd1 $8 18. Rd6
Ne1+ (18... Na3) 19. Ke3+ Kc1 $8 20. Ke2 Nc2 $8 21. Kd3 {would, without the
column "a", symmetrical to the one with bNg2 above}) (12. Rf5 Nc2 $1 (12...
Ng2 $1 13. Rc5) (12... Nd3 $2 13. Kf3 $8 Ne1+ 14. Ke2 $8 Ng2 15. Re5 (15. Rg5
Kh2 16. Kf3 $8)) 13. Re5 Kf1 $8) 12... Ng2 $6 (12... Nc2 $1 {(the simplest defence,
obvious if one refers to Kling & Horwitz, a column further to the right)}
13. Kf3 (13. Rc8 Ne1 $8) 13... Kf1 $8 {(the natural move is the right one)} (
13... Ne1+ $2 14. Ke2 Ng2 15. Rh8 (15. Rd8 Nh4 16. Rd4) 15... Nf4+ 16. Kf3 Nd3
(16... Ne6 17. Rh4) 17. Rd8 Ne1+ 18. Ke2 Ng2 19. Rd4 Kh2 20. Kf1 $3 {[#]} Kg3 (20...
Ne3+ 21. Kf2) 21. Rd3+ Kh2 22. Rd2 $18) (13... Nd4+ $2 14. Ke3) 14. Rf7 Ke1 $3
{[#](Frink)} (14... Ne1+ $2 15. Ke3+ $8 Kg1 16. Ke2 Ng2 17. Re7 Kh2 18. Kf3 $8
Nh4+ 19. Kg4 $8 Ng2 20. Re2) 15. Rd7 Nb4 16. Ke3 Nc2+ 17. Kd3 Kd1 $8 18. Rd8
Ne1+ 19. Ke3+ Kc1 $8 20. Ke2 Nc2 $8 21. Rb8 Nd4+ 22. Kd3 Nf3 $8 23. Rb4 Ne1+
24. Ke2 Nc2 $8 25. Rc4 Kb2 26. Kd3 Na3 27. Rb4+ Ka2 {O. Frink 1927... who
had already demonstrated that a column further to the left in the position of the
14th (Ke1, Nb2 / Ke3, Re7 or e8), the good becomes bad and vice versa: 1 Kd1? Rc7!
2 Na4 Kd3 but 1 Nd1+! Kd3+ 2 Kf1!}) (12... Nd3 $2 13. Kf3 $8 Ne1+ 14. Ke2 Ng2
15. Re8 $1 (15. Rg8 Kh2 16. Kf3 $8 Ne1+ 17. Kf2 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nf4+ 19. Kf3 $8
Nd3 20. Re8) (15. Rh8) (15. Rd8) 15... Nf4+ 16. Kf3 $8 {above}) 13. Kf3 Kf1
$2 {Now the natural move loses} (13... Nh4+ $3 {(... while the only
move is quite acrobatic, besides it would lose with the rook on f7 instead of
f8)} 14. Kg3 (14. Ke2 Kg2 15. Rg8+ Kh3 (15... Kh2)) (14. Kf4 Ng6+) (14. Ke3
Kg2 (14... Kh2) (14... Ng2+ $2 15. Ke2) 15. Rg8+ Kh3 (15... Kf1)) 14... Ng2 $3 {[#]}
15. Re8 (15. Kg4 Ne1 $8 16. Kf4 Kf2) 15... Kf1 $8 16. Re7 Ne1 $8) (13... Ne1+
$2 14. Ke2 {texte}) 14. Kg3+ $2 (14. Rf6 $1) (14. Rf7 $1) 14... Kg1 15. Kf3 Kf1
$2 (15... Nh4+ $8) 16. Rf7 $1 $18 Ne1+ (16... Nh4+ 17. Kg4+) (16... Kg1 17. Rg7
Kh1 18. Kf2) 17. Ke3+ $8 Kg1 (17... Kg2 18. Ke2 $8) 18. Ke2 Ng2 19. Rh7 Nf4+
20. Kf3 {The last ten moves are identical, except for the Kg3+? hesitation, to
Romanishin-Hort 2000.} (20. Ke3 Ng2+ 21. Kf3 Ne1+ 22. Ke2 Ng2 23. Re7) 20...
Nd3 {The fastest would be 21 Rd7 if it were possible.} (20... Ne6 21. Rd7) 21.
Rh4 (21. Ke3) (21. Rh5 Ne1+ 22. Ke2 $8 Ng2 23. Rh6 $1 {Mandler solution of
Al-Adli}) 21... Ne5+ (21... Ne1+ 22. Ke2 $8 Ng2 23. Rg4) (21... Nf2 22. Rd4 (
22. Ra4 Nd3 23. Rd4) 22... Nh3 23. Rd1+ Kh2 24. Rd2+ $8 Kg1 25. Kg3) 22. Ke2 $2
(22. Ke3 $1 Kg2 23. Re4 $8 Nd7 24. Kf4 $3 {[#]} Kf2 (24... Nc5 25. Re2+ (25. Rc4 Nd3+
26. Ke3 $8 Ne1 27. Ke2 $8) 25... Kh3 26. Kf5) (24... Nb6 25. Rd4) 25. Rc4 $1 (
25. Rb4 $1 Ke2 26. Rb5) 25... Nb6 26. Rd4 $1 Ke2 27. Ke4) 22... Kg2 $8 23. Re4
Nf7 $2 (23... Nd7 $3 24. Re7 (24. Re6 Kg3 $8 25. Ke3 Kg4 $8) (24. Rg4+ Kh3 $8)
24... Nf6 $8) 24. Re7 $8 Nd6 (24... Nh6 25. Rg7+ $8 Kh3 26. Rh7 $8) 25. Rg7+ $8
Kh3 26. Kf3 $8 Kh4 27. Kf4 $8 Kh5 (27... Kh3 28. Rg3+ Kh2 29. Rg6 Nc4 30. Rc6)
28. Re7 (28. Rc7 Ne8 29. Re7 $1) 28... Nc4 29. Re6 Nd2 30. Rc6 Nb3 31. Ke3 (31.
Rc3) 31... Kg4 32. Rc4+ Kg3 33. Rc3 Na5 34. Ke4+ Kf2 35. Kd5 Nb7 36. Rb3 Nd8
37. Rb8 1-0
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