november 3 2015

PGN Reader

greffier's word


No more technical problems for the start of this third course of the season and the Master was able to give the course without any problems.

There were several interruptions during the Turnbulls though, as if the problems in Growing Man were indigestible for the lecture software!

The core group was joined again by Eric the Shogi Master and Pierre before he left for South America.

Below is the Master's report 


Master's words


Nico 1Bykova"Please don't confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them" (Nico).

 

 

 

 

 

A failed draw in a women's world championship, but let's not be too harsh: as already said many times, "guys" don't do much better than "girls". Especially now, look at the appalling "world cup" and its savage pace.

Miles

In this respect, I am sometimes reproached for always showing the mistakes in the endgames of the grandmasters, assuming a delight which is all the greater the higher their ranking. A delight which, incidentally, I do not deny! But I don't care about my own mistakes or shortcomings. Here is an example where, if I dare say, I kill two birds with one stone. Opposed to a very strong grandmaster, I make... two mistakes in the endgame, while he makes only one. Result: a deserved bubble. The fact that in the middle of the game, yours truly was an arch-winner is an added touch of humour.

You will note that in this analysis, the defensive King takes a malicious pleasure in preferring the long side, in apparent violation of a fundamental principle of Rooks endgames.

Ornstein 2

It must be said that the most dangerous pawn is not necessarily the one you think of, and then the big side can suddenly become the small side! And of course, as always, as soon as one starts to seriously analyse an endgame, the mutual "zugzwang" comes like hotcakes. An attempt to extract a little artistic study from this analysis fails on an ugly dual. Notice to the more talented composers.

Is it possible for R+2B to win against 2R, while the exchange win leads to a draw, since we are very far from the crosskillian cases where R+B wins against R? Answer from a very nice Swedish IM retired from the competition, but active in composition.

The exercise for 3 weeks from now is quite easy. This is followed by a probably invented "Loydesque" combination, as we do not see a plausible last move. What is the piece that will surely not checkmate?

The games presented at this course are usually selected for the quality of play of both protagonists. An exception is this bad day by an ex-world champion, but what is exemplary here is the ruthless refutation of moves whose weakness against another player might well have gone unnoticed.

Gligoric 5If, at the end of a game, your opponent tells you that he has not understood your game, is this a mockery or a compliment? This obviously depends on the result. If the result is in your favour, I would prefer the second interpretation. This is what happened in our second game of the day, an echo of the one presented on April 2, 2013, which could be entitled: "How to check out the best defender in the world".

H bartolovic

After the fairytale phase, here is a weird variant helpmate training like we used to do 40 years ago. Three other helpmates, two recent and one selected for the 1993 world championship. A French 2# with trials, a Croatian 3# where the third white moves offer even more variety than the second, an apparently easy but mystifying 5#, and finally an easy selfmate 6# whose author I do not know.

Have a good time and see you on November 24th for the last "normal" course of the year (in December the fairy course).

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bykova, Rubtsova"] [Black "0400.66"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/pp2p2p/3p1kp1/P1r5/2P1KPP1/1P1R3P/8 w - - 0 43"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "1958.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {EFII 1354.} 43. g4+ Kf6 44. Rd4 Rc6 (44... Rxd4 45. Kxd4 Kf7 46. Ke5 Ke7 47. b3) 45. f4 gxf4+ 46. Rxf4+ Kg5 47. Kf3 a5 48. Kg3 Kg6 49. h4 Rc5 50. Kf3 b5 51. Ke3 bxa4 52. Rxa4 e5 53. Kd3 h5 (53... Kf6) 54. g5 Kf5 55. Ra1 Ke6 56. Ra4 Rb5 (56... Kf5 57. b3 Rb5) 57. b4 axb4 58. Rxb4 Ra5 59. Rb6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Kg4 61. g6 Ra8 (61... Ra7 62. Rf7 Ra6 $1) 62. g7 Rg8 63. Rg6+ Kxh4 $2 (63... Kf5 $1 { (to eliminate the main enemy)} 64. Rg1 Kf6 65. Rf1+ $1 Kxg7 66. c4 $1 $11) 64. c4 $1 {[#]} dxc4+ $8 65. Kxc4 Kh3 $8 66. Kd5 h4 $8 (66... Kh2 $2 67. Ke6 $3) 67. Kxe5 Kh2 $8 68. Kf4 h3 $2 (68... Kh1 $3 69. Kg4 (69. Rg4 h3 $8 70. Rg6 h2 $8 71. Kg3 Kg1 {idem}) 69... h3 $3 {[#]} 70. Kg3 (70. Kxh3 Rxg7 $8) 70... h2 $8 71. Rg4 Kg1 $1 72. Kh3+ Kh1 $8) (68... Kh3 $2 69. Rg4 $1 (69. Kg5 $1 Kg3 70. Kh5+ $8 Kh3 71. Rg5)) 69. Rg3 $3 {[#]} (69. Kg4 $2 Kg2 $1 (69... Kh1 $1 {as above}) 70. Kh4+ Kh1 $8 $11) 69... Rxg7 70. Rxg7 Kh1 (70... Kh1 71. Kf3 Kh2 (71... h2 72. Re7) 72. Rg3) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, Miles"] [Black "0400.12"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3p1k2/5p1R/7P/6r1/4K3/8 b - - 0 62"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Similar to Leonhardt-Spielmann 1912.} 62... Ke5 63. Rh8 (63. Kf2) 63... Ke4 64. h5 (64. Re8+) 64... Rg2+ 65. Kf1 {The "French master of endgames" and the Albion's GMI, considered as a good finalist, will... outdo each other.} Kf3 66. h6 $2 { Bravo !} (66. Rd8 $1 Rd2 67. Kg1 $1 (67. Ke1 $1 Re2+ (67... Rd4 68. h6 Rh4 69. Rxd6 f4 70. Ra6 $11) 68. Kf1 Re6 69. Rg8 $1 Rh6 (69... d5 70. Rg6 Re4 71. Rf6) 70. Rg5 $8 f4 (70... Kf4 71. Rg6 $8) 71. Kg1 $1 Ke2 72. Ra5) (67. Re8 $2 Rh2 $8 ) 67... Rd4 (67... Rd1+ 68. Kh2 Rd4 69. Kh3) 68. Kh2 $1 (68. h6 $2 Rg4+ $8 69. Kf1 Rh4 $8 70. Kg1 Rxh6 {protecting d6}) 68... d5 (68... Kf2 69. Kh3) 69. h6 ( 69. Kh3) 69... Rh4+ 70. Kg1 Ke4 71. Rh8 $1 (71. Re8+ $1 Kd3 72. Rh8 $8) (71. Rd6 $1) 71... Kd4 (71... d4 72. h7 Kd3 73. Kf2 $11) 72. Kf2 (72. h7 Rg4+ 73. Kf2 Rg7 (73... Rh4 74. Kg3) 74. Kf3 $1 (74. Rf8 $2 Rxh7 75. Rxf5 Re7 $19) 74... Re7 75. Kf4 {as below}) (72. Kg2) 72... Kd3 73. h7 d4 74. Kg3 $1 (74. Kf3 $1 f4 75. Kg2 $11) 74... Rg4+ 75. Kf3 Rg7 76. Kf4 $8 (76. Kf2 $2 Rc7 $8) 76... Rf7 (76... Rc7 77. Kxf5 Kc3 78. Kg6 $1) (76... Re7 77. Kxf5 Ke2 78. Rd8) 77. Kg3 $1 (77. Kg5 $1 f4 78. Kg6 $8 Rxh7 79. Rxh7 $11) 77... f4+ 78. Kf3 $22 $11) ({More acrobatic} 66. Rf8 $1 Rg5 $1 67. h6 $8 (67. Rh8 $2 f4 $1 68. Ke1 (68. h6 Re5 $3 {(preparing the horizontal attack of the wP "h" to later play ...Ke3 without fearing a wR check)} 69. Rh7 Re6 $1) 68... Rg2 $1 69. h6 Re2+ $1 70. Kd1 (70. Kf1 Re6 $1) 70... Rh2 $3 {ZZ1} 71. Rh7 (71. h7 d5 $8) (71. Ke1 d5 72. Rh7 d4 {idem}) (71. Kc1 d5 72. Kd1 Ke3 $1 {or ...d4}) 71... d5 $8 72. Ke1 d4 $8 {ZZ2 : see further 67...Rd2}) 67... Rh5 68. Ke1 $8 {(what, the large side ?)} (68. Kg1 $2 {(small one ?)} Rxh6 69. Rxf5+ Ke4 $8 70. Rf8 Re6 $1 71. Kf2 Kd4 $1 72. Ra8 d5 $1 73. Ra4+ Kc3 $1 {and humorously wK is on... the big side !)}) 68... f4 69. Rh8 $1 (69. Rf6 $1 d5 70. Kd2 Rh3 ( 70... Ke4 71. Re6+) 71. Ke1 (71. Re6 Kf2 72. Rd6 f3 73. Rf6 d4 74. Rg6) 71... Rh2 72. Kd1) 69... Rh2 70. Kd1 $3 {ZZ1} (70. h7 $2 Re2+ $8 71. Kf1 (71. Kd1 Re7 $8 72. Kd2 Ke4 $8 73. Ke2 d5) 71... Re7 $8 72. Kg1 Ke2 $1 73. Rf8 Rxh7 74. Rxf4 d5 $19) (70. Rh7 $2 d5 $8 71. Rh8 (71. Kd1 Ke3 $8 {(on 72 Re7+ Kd3 the opposite Kings will forbid 73 h7)} 72. Kc1 d4 73. Re7+ Kd3 $8 74. h7 f3 75. Rf7 Rh1+ $8 76. Kb2 Ke2 77. Re7+ Kd2 78. Rf7 d3 $8 79. Rxf3 Rxh7 {(wR is badly placed in f3, it would draw if it was in g3)} 80. Rf2+ Ke1 $1 81. Rf8 d2 82. Re8+ Kd1 $8 $19) 71... Ke3 $3 (71... d4 $2 72. Rh7 $3 {ZZ2} d3 (72... Ke3 73. Re7+ $3 Kd3 74. h7 $8) 73. Rh8 $1 {(possible now that square d3 is unavailable for bK)} (73. Kd1 $1) 73... Re2+ (73... d2+ 74. Kd1 $8) 74. Kd1 $8 Re6 75. Kd2 $8 Ke4 76. Rh7 $3) (71... Re2+ $2 72. Kd1 $3 Re6 73. Kd2) 72. Kf1 ( 72. Re8+ Kd3 $8) 72... f3 $8 73. Re8+ Kd3 $1 74. Rd8 d4 $8 75. Rd6 f2 76. Re6 Kc2 $19) 70... Ke3 (70... Kf2 71. h7 f3 72. Kd2) (70... d5 71. h7 $1 {ZZ3} (71. Kc1 $1) 71... d4 72. Kc1 $3 {ZZ4} d3 73. Kd1 $3 {ZZ5} d2 74. Kc2 $8 {: a duel wK / bP in Matous style}) (70... Ke4 71. h7 (71. Ke1)) 71. h7 $8 (71. Kc1 $2 Ke4 72. h7 (72. Re8+ Kf3 $8 73. Re6 d5 $8 74. Kd1 d4 75. Ke1 d3 $8 76. Kd1 Kg4 $3 77. Rd6 f3 $8 78. Ke1 Kg3 $8 79. Rg6+ Kf4 $8 $19 {to b2-c1 as in in the variation 67 Ke1 d5}) (72. Kd1 d5 73. Ke1 Kd3 74. Rh7 d4 $8 {(is the ZZ2, with the bK on d3 instead of f3; the result is that it is not a ZZ since Black on the line plays ...f3!)} 75. Kf1 f3 $8) 72... Kf3 $8 73. Kd1 d5 $8 {ZZ3} 74. Kc1 d4 $8 {ZZ4} 75. Kd1 d3 $8 {ZZ5} 76. Kc1 Rc2+ $8 77. Kd1 Rc7 $8 78. Kd2 Rd7 $8 {ZZ7} 79. Ke1 d2+ $1 (79... Re7+ $1 80. Kd2 Ke4 $8 81. Kc3 Ke3 $8) 80. Kd1 Kf2 $8 81. Rf8 Rxh7 $8 82. Rxf4+ Ke3 $8 $19) (71. Re8+ $2 Kd3 $8 $19) 71... Kd3 (71... Kf3 72. Kc1 $8 {(ZZ6 ; on 72 Ke1 ? Re2+! we find the variation 70 h7?)} d5 73. Kd1 $8 {ZZ3}) 72. Ke1 $3 {(return of "small side" after all sorts of tribulations)} (72. Kc1 $2 Rh1+ $8 73. Kb2 Kd2 $8 74. Rf8 Rxh7 $8 75. Rxf4 Rb7+ $8 76. Ka3 d5 77. Rd4+ Kc3 $8 $19) 72... d5 73. Kf1 $8 (73. Rd8 $2 Rxh7 74. Rxd5+ Ke4 $8 75. Ra5 Kf3 $8 76. Ra3+ Kg2 $8) 73... d4 74. Kg1 $8 Rh6 75. Kf2 $11) (66. Rh6 $1 d5 (66... Rd2 67. Kg1 Rd1+ 68. Kh2 f4 69. Rf6) 67. Rd6 $1 Rd2 68. Kg1 $1 {(the simplest)} (68. Ke1 Rh2 69. Rxd5 { (for once, the "big side" will not be catastrophic)} Rxh5 (69... Rh1+ 70. Kd2 f4 71. Rf5 $1) 70. Rd3+ $8 Kg2 71. Rd4 $1 {(bR is paralysed by its pawn)} Rh8 (71... Rh1+ 72. Ke2 $8 Kg3 73. Rd8 $1 $11) 72. Rd2+ $8 Kg1 ( 72... Kg3 73. Rd3+ $8) 73. Rd5 $3 {[#]} Re8+ 74. Kd2 $8 f4 75. Rf5 $8 Re4 76. Kd3 $8 Ra4 77. Ke2 $8 Kg2 78. Rg5+ $8) 68... Rd4 69. h6 $1 {(this is possible, in compared to the 66 Rd8! suite, as h6 is protected)} Rg4+ 70. Kh2 Rh4+ 71. Kg1 Ke4 (71... d4 72. h7) 72. Kf2 Ke5 73. Ra6 $11) (66. Ra8 $2 Rh2 $8 67. Ra3+ Ke4 $19) 66... f4 $3 {It seems that there is no more rescue, other than with the help of the Black.} (66... Rh2 $2 67. Ke1 $8 (67. Kg1 $2 Rh5 $1) 67... f4 68. Kd1 $8 {above}) 67. Rh7 (67. h7 Rg7 $8 68. Ke1 Re7+ $8 69. Kd2 Ke4 $8 70. Ke2 f3+ 71. Kf2 (71. Kd2 d5 $8) 71... d5 $8 72. Kf1 Ke3 73. Ke1 f2+ 74. Kf1 d4 $8 $19) (67. Ke1 d5 $1 {(less expeditious, but equally conclusive)} ( 67... Re2+ $3 {(the best)} 68. Kd1 (68. Kf1 Re6 $3) 68... d5 $1 (68... Rh2 $1 {[#]ZZ1 already seen in 66 Rf8! Rg5 67 Rh8?}) 69. Rf8 Rh2 70. Rf6 Ke4) (67... Rh2 $2 68. Kd1 $8 {ZZ1}) 68. Rd8 Rh2 69. Rd6 (69. Rh8 Ke3 $1 (69... d4 $2 70. Rh7 $1 {ZZ2}) 70. Re8+ Kd3 $8 71. Rh8 d4) (69. Rxd5 Rxh6 70. Rd3+ Kg2 $8) 69... Ke4 ({betterr} 69... d4 $1) 70. Kf1 (70. Re6+ Kf5 71. Ra6 d4 72. Kf1 d3 73. Kg1 Rh4 $1) 70... d4 71. Kg1 Rh4 72. Kf2 d3 73. Ke1 (73. Re6+ Kd5 $8 74. Ra6 Rh1 $1 ) 73... Rh1+ 74. Kd2 Rh2+ 75. Ke1 f3 76. Rf6 Ke3 77. Re6+ Kd4 78. Rd6+ Kc3 79. Rc6+ Kb2 80. Rb6+ (80. Rd6 f2+ 81. Kf1 Kc2 82. Rc6+ Kb3) 80... Kc1 81. Rc6+ Rc2 82. Rxc2+ Kxc2 $8 83. h7 d2+ $8 84. Kf2 d1=Q $8 85. h8=Q Qe2+ $8 86. Kg3 Qg2+ $8 87. Kf4 f2 $8 88. Qc8+ Kd1 89. Qd7+ Ke1 $8 90. Qe6+ Kf1 $8 $19) 67... Rg6 $2 {Hum !} (67... Re2 $3 {(the fastest)} 68. Ra7 (68. Rh8 Re6 $1 {: text}) 68... Rh2 69. Ra3+ Kg4 $19) (67... Rd2 $1 68. Ke1 (68. Kg1 Rd1+ $8 69. Kh2 Rd5 $8 70. Kg1 Rh5 71. Rh8 Re5 $1 72. Ra8 Re1+ 73. Kh2 Re6) 68... Rh2 $1 69. Rh8 d5 $8 (69... Ke3 $2 70. Re8+ Kd3 71. Re6 $8 d5 72. Kf1) 70. Rh7 d4 $3 {ZZ2} 71. Rh8 (71. Kd1 Ke3 $8 72. Re7+ Kd3 $8 73. h7 Rh1+ $8 74. Re1 Rxh7 $8) 71... Ke3 $8 (71... d3 $2 72. Rh7 $8 Re2+ 73. Kd1 $8 Re6 74. Kd2 $8) 72. Re8+ Kd3 $8 73. Re6 f3 $1 74. Rf6 f2+ 75. Rxf2 (75. Kf1 Kc4) 75... Rxh6 76. Rf3+ Kc2 $8 77. Rf2+ Kc1 78. Ke2 Rh3 $8 $19) (67... Rh2 $1 68. Ke1 (68. Kg1 Rh5 $1 69. Rh8 Re5 $1 70. Kf1 Re6 $8) 68... d5 $8 69. Rh8 Ke3 $8 {already seen on 66 Rf8!, 70 Rh7?}) 68. Rh8 $2 {Congratulations again.} (68. Ke1 $8 Re6+ (68... Kg2 $4 69. Rg7) 69. Kd2 { (after all, the long side for the "f" pawn is the short side for the "d" pawn !)} d5 70. Kd3 Kf2 71. Rf7 (71. Kd4) 71... f3 72. h7 Rh6 73. Kd4 $11) 68... Re6 $3 {[#]Triumph of the lateral attack, a kind of offensive Vancura !} 69. Kg1 Ke2 70. h7 Re7 $1 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ornstein, A."] [Black "0720.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2r3rk/8/1p2B3/8/3K4/4R1B1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Be4+ $8 Kg8 (1... Kh6 2. Rh2+ $8 Kg5 3. Rg2+ $8 Kh6 4. Bf4+ $8) (1... Kh8 2. Rh2+ $1 Kg8 3. Bd5+ $8 Kf8 4. Rh8+ $8) 2. Bd5+ $8 Kf8 (2... Kh7 3. Rh2+ $8 Kg6 4. Be4+ $1 (4. Rg2+ $1) 4... Kf7 5. Bxg7 $18) 3. Bd6+ $8 (3. Rf2+ $2 Rgf7 (3... Ke8)) 3... Rge7 (3... Rce7 4. Rf2+ $8 Ke8 5. Bc6+ $8) 4. Re6 $3 {[#]} (4. Re5 $2 b4 $8) (4. Kd4 $2 Ra7 $1 (4... Ke8 $1) 5. Rg2 Ke8 $8 6. Rg8+ Kd7 7. Bxe7 Ra4+ $8) 4... b4 (4... Ke8 5. Bxc7 $8 Rxe6 6. Bxe6 $8) (4... Rcd7 5. Rg6 $8) (4... Ra7 5. Rg6 $8 Ke8 6. Rg8+ $8 Kd7 7. Bxe7 $8) 5. Kd4 $3 (5. Ke4 $2 Rcd7 $1 (5... Ra7 $1)) 5... b3 6. Ke5 $8 b2 (6... Rcd7 7. Rxe7 $8 Rxe7+ (7... Rxd6 8. Kxd6) 8. Kf6 $8) 7. Rxe7 $1 (7. Be4 $1 Kf7 8. Bg6+ $8 Kg7 9. Bxe7 $8 Rb7 10. Bb1 $8) 7... Rxe7+ 8. Kf6 $8 Ke8 9. Bxe7 $8 b1=Q (9... Kd7 10. Ba2) 10. Bc6# $1 { Presented at the 1993 World Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1955.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Birnov, Z."] [Black "=0103.12h2b2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/R4p2/8/8/P7/pk5K/7n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1955.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. -- 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "X..."] [Black "4757.56"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2knr/1p3n1p/p7/2PpQP2/1qPpN1p1/1P6/5K1P/2B1RB2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Which white piece has the least chance to checkmate ?} 1. Qe8+ $3 ( 1. Qxd5 $4 Qxb3) 1... Kxe8 $6 (1... Kg7 $1 2. Nd6 Be6 $1 (2... Nxd6 3. f6+ (3. Qe5+ $1 Nf6 4. Qe7+ Nf7 5. Bh6+ Kxh6 6. Qxf6+ Kh5 7. Qxf7+ Kh6 8. Qf6+ Kh5 9. Qxh8) 3... Kxf6 4. Qe5+ Kf7 (4... Kg6 5. Qxd6+) 5. Qxd5+ Kg7 6. cxd6 Bf5 (6... Qxe1+ 7. Kxe1 Nf6 8. Qxd4) 7. Qxd4+ Kg6 8. Bd3 $3) (2... g3+ 3. Kg2) 3. Qxe6 Rf8 (3... Nxd6 4. Qxd6 Rf8 5. Re7+ Nxe7 6. Qxe7+ Rf7 7. f6+) 4. Qxd5 $1 (4. f6+ Nxf6 5. Nf5+ Kg6 6. Ne7+ Kg7 7. Qxf6+ Kxf6 8. Nxd5+ Kg7 9. Nxb4 Ne5+ 10. Kg2 Nf3 11. Re7+ Rf7 12. Rxf7+ Kxf7 13. Kg3 $16) 4... Nf6 (4... Qc3 5. Ne4 $1 Qf3+ 6. Kg1 Rd8 7. Qe6 a5 8. Bg2 Qxb3 9. f6+ Kf8 10. Ng5 Nxg5 11. Bxg5) (4... Nxd6 5. cxd6) 5. Qxd4 Nxd6 (5... Qxb3 6. Re7) 6. cxd6 Rf7 7. Bg5 Rhf8 8. d7 $18) 2. Nf6+ Kd8 (2... Kf8 3. Re8+ Kg7 4. Nh5#) 3. Re8+ Kc7 4. Bf4+ Ne5 (4... Kc6 5. Rxc8+ $3 {idem}) 5. Bxe5+ Kc6 6. Rxc8+ $3 {[#]} (6. cxd5+ $4 Kxc5 7. Rxc8+ Kb6 $3 $19 ) 6... Rxc8 7. cxd5+ Kxc5 8. Nd7+ Kxd5 9. Bg2# {It was indeed the Bf1 !} 1-0 [Event "Cand Tourn"] [Site "Bled ..."] [Date "1959.10.25"] [Round "26"] [White "Smyslov, V."] [Black "Gligoric, S."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E61"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "1959.09.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "28"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {"I was not flattered to share 5th place in this tournament with a 16-year-old (Fischer), but I was incredibly efficient at times... maybe because it was the worst day in the career of the former world champion !" (SG).} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 c5 $1 5. dxc5 $6 (5. Nf3) (5. d5) (5. e3) 5... Na6 (5... Qa5) 6. g3 $6 {"Does not fit with the 4th move" (SG).} (6. Qd4 Qa5 7. Rd1 Nb4 8. Rd2 Nxa2 9. Nd5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Ne4 11. Qxb4 Qxb4 12. Nxb4 Nxg5 13. Nd5) (6. Be3 Qa5) 6... Nxc5 7. Bg2 d6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. b4 $6 { "Black, better developed, will take advantage of the opening of a file on on the Queenside" (SG).} (9. Nf3 Nfe4 {SG}) 9... Ne6 10. Bd2 a5 11. a3 (11. b5 Nc5 { SG}) 11... axb4 12. axb4 Nd4 13. Nh3 (13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bh3 {SG} 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bf3 Rxb4 17. Nb5 Rb2 18. Bc3 Ra2 19. Qb3 Ra6 20. Bb7 Rb6 21. Bf3 Rb8 $17) (13. e3 Nc6 14. Nd5 (14. Nb5 d5) 14... Nxd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 {SG} 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Nf3 Ba4 18. Qb1 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bb5 $17) 13... Be6 $1 {[#]} 14. Nd5 (14. Na4 Bg4 ( 14... b5 {SG} 15. Bc3 Rxa4 16. Bxd4 Rxb4) 15. Nc3 Rc8) (14. e3 Bg4 15. f3 Nxf3+ ) (14. Bg5 Nc6 15. b5 Na5) 14... Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 $1 {[#]Threatens ...Ba4.} 16. Rc3 $2 (16. Bc3 Ba4 17. Qd2 (17. Qd3 Bb5 {SG}) 17... Nb3 18. Qb2 Rc8 $1 19. O-O Nxc1 20. Bxg7 Rc2 21. Qa1 Nxe2+ 22. Kh1 Bb5 $1 23. Bh6 (23. Bxf8 Qxf8) 23... f6 24. Bxf8 (24. Ng5 Re8) 24... Kxf8 25. Ng5 Kg8 $17) (16. O-O Ba4 $1 (16... Ra2 $1) 17. Qe1 Nc2 18. Qd1 Ne3 {SG} (18... Nxb4)) 16... Ra2 $1 17. Qb1 (17. O-O Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bxc3 {SG}) 17... Qa8 18. Rc1 Bf5 (18... Bf5 19. e4 Bxh3 20. Bxh3 Nf3+ {SG}) 0-1 [Event "La Habana"] [Site "?"] [Date "1969.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kortschnoj, V."] [Black "Gligoric, S."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E97"] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1969.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {9/615. "I couldn't guess any of your moves," said VK immediately after the resignation. SG's comment: "That could mean that I played badly, yet Kortchnoi added that... perhaps that was the reason for his defeat" !} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Nd2 (9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Bd2 f5 11. Rc1 fxe4 (11... Nf6 12. f3) 12. Nxe4 Nf6 13. Bd3 Nf5 14. Bg5 c5 $1 15. Rc3 Qc7 16. Qd2 Nd4 {0,5-0,5 Kortschnoj-Gligoric, Sousse 1967}) 9... Nd7 (9... c5 10. Rb1 (10. dxc6 bxc6 11. b4) 10... Ne8 11. b4 b6 12. a4 f5) (9... Bh6 10. b4) (9... a5) 10. b4 f5 11. Nb3 (11. f3 Bh6) ({More vigorous is} 11. c5 dxc5 12. bxc5 Nxc5 13. Ba3 b6 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Nb3 (15. Qb3) 15... Kh8 16. Qd2 fxe4 17. Nxc5 Nf5 18. N5xe4 Bh6 19. Qd3 Nd4 20. Rab1 a5 21. Rfe1 Bf5 (21... Ba6 $2 22. Qh3 {Lputian,S (2555) -Akopian,V (2460)/Yerevan 1988}) 22. Rb7 Bc8 23. Rbb1 $11) 11... fxe4 $1 12. Nxe4 Nf6 $11 13. Ng3 (13. Bf3) 13... Nf5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 $1 {"Believing that a development without weakness is better than a supposedly strong pawn mass, which can be countered by f2-f4" (SG). One finds the same choice in the 11th move of Gligoric-Fischer 1961, this time coming from his opponent.} (14... gxf5 15. f4 {SG}) 15. Be3 h5 {"Can be seen as a weakening move, but in reality actually strengthens Bf5 and threatens ...Ng4" (SG).} 16. f3 {"Seems necessary, yet this move allows contact by ...e5-e4 sharpening the game in the centre and on the kingside" (SG).} Qd7 17. Qd2 (17. Na5 e4 $1 {SG} 18. Qb3 h4 $1 (18... exf3 19. Bxf3 Ng4) 19. Nxb7 h3 $1 20. g3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Ng4) 17... b6 (17... Rae8 18. Na5 (18. Bxa7 $2 b6 19. c5 {SG} bxc5 20. bxc5 Ra8 21. c6 Qf7 22. Be3 Qxd5) (18. a4 e4) 18... e4 19. Nxb7 exf3 20. Bxf3 Ne4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Rac1 Qe7 23. Bxa7 Ra8 $17) (17... c6) 18. a4 Rae8 19. a5 (19. c5 $2 dxc5 (19... Qf7 {SG}) 20. Bb5 (20. bxc5 Qxd5 21. Qc1 Be6 22. Ra3 e4 $15) 20... Qxd5 21. Qc1 ( 21. Bxe8 Rxe8 $17) 21... Be6 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Nd2 cxb4 24. Qxc7 Qd3 $17) 19... e4 $1 $15 {[#]"The objective of the black strategy: the penetration squares given to the black pieces on the kingside will be more than enough to neutralize the white pressure on the Queen-side" (SG).} 20. axb6 (20. f4 Ng4 21. Bxg4 hxg4 $15 {SG}) 20... exf3 21. Bxf3 (21. gxf3 axb6 22. Nd4 Qe7 23. Bh6) 21... axb6 22. Ra7 $2 {"White plays under the false impression that he has the the initiative. He could still try to keep the balance in the centre" (SG).} (22. Nd4 Ne4 23. Qc1 (23. Bxe4 Rxe4 {SG} 24. Nxf5 Rxf5 25. Qd3) (23. Qd1 b5 24. Rc1 Nc5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. bxc5 Bh6 28. Rb1 $11) 23... Bg4 24. Ra3 (24. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Qxg4 {SG}) (24. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Rxe4 26. Ra8+ Kh7 27. Qf2 c5 $1 (27... Qe7 28. Nc6) 28. dxc6 Qe7 29. Nc2 Rxc4 30. Ne1 Rxb4) (24. Qc2 Ng5) (24. Ra2) 24... Ng5 25. Bxg5 Bxd4+ 26. Kh1 b5 27. Bh6 Rf7 28. Bd2 (28. Qc2 Qf5)) (22. Bd4 b5 (22... Kh7 23. Ra7 Bh6 24. Qc3) 23. cxb5 Qxb5 24. Rfc1) (22. Ra3 b5) 22... Ne4 $1 $17 23. Qc1 (23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxf8+ ( 24. Rf4 b5 $1) (24. Bxb6 $2 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qg4 $19 26. Bd4 Bxg2+) 24... Rxf8 25. h3 (25. Bxb6 Qf5 $1 (25... Qg4 $1 {SG} 26. h3 Qg3)) (25. Bd4 Qf5) (25. Nd4 Qg4) 25... Qf5 $1 26. Qf2 (26. Bf2 b5 $1) (26. Qe1 Bxg2 $1) 26... Qe5 $1 27. Qe1 (27. Qd2 Qg3) 27... Bxg2 $1 (27... Bd3 $1 28. Nd2 Re8 $1 29. Kf2 Bh6 $19) 28. Kxg2 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Rf5 $1 (29... Rf3 $2 30. Bf2) 30. Ra2 Bh6 31. Bf2 Rg5+) ( 23. Qd1 {(not mentionned by SG)} Nc3 $1 24. Qd2 Be4 25. Nd4 (25. Rf2 Bxf3 ( 25... b5 26. Nd4) 26. gxf3 Nd1 $1 27. Qxd1 Rxe3 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. Qxd4 Qe7 $1 ( 29... Rexf3 $6 30. Rxf3 Rxf3 31. Ra8+ Kf7 32. Rh8 $1) 30. f4 Re4 31. Qd3 Kh7 $17) (25. Be2 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 b5 $1) 25... Bxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Ne2+ 28. Kf2 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Qe7 30. Ra1 $8 Qe2+ 31. Kg1 Rxf3 32. gxf3 Qxf3 33. Rf1 $8 Re4 $1 34. Rxf3 $8 Rxd4 35. Rc3 Kg7 $17) 23... Bg4 $1 {[#]"Black doesn't have a moment to lose against the Bxb6 threat, as a single passive move would reduce the impact of his attack"(SG).} (23... Nc3 24. Nd4 Bd3 25. Re1 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Qh3 27. Qd2 $8 (27. Qxc3 $2 Rxe3) 27... Be5 28. Ne6 Ne2+ 29. Rxe2 $8 Bxh2+ $8 30. Kh1 $8 $11) 24. Bxg4 (24. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Rxe4 26. Bxb6 Qe8 27. Bf2 Be2 $17 {SG} 28. Qb1 Rxc4) (24. Bxb6 Bxf3 25. Rxf3 (25. gxf3 Rxf3 $1 $19 {SG}) 25... Rxf3 26. gxf3 Qh3 27. Qf1 Ng5 $3 $19) (24. Bd4 {(not mentionned by SG)} Bxf3 25. Rxf3 (25. gxf3 Rxf3 $1 26. Rxf3 Qg4+ 27. Rg3 Nxg3) 25... Rxf3 (25... Qg4 26. Qd1 $11) 26. gxf3 Qf5 $1 (26... Qf7 $1 27. Kg2 (27. fxe4 Rxe4) 27... h4 $3 {[#]} 28. fxe4 (28. h3 Qf5 29. Qe3 Nf6 30. Qf2 Qd3) 28... Rxe4 29. Qd1 Qf5 $1 30. Bf2 Rg4+ 31. Kf1 Rf4 32. Qe2 Qh3+) (26... Qh3 $2 27. Qf1) 27. Rxc7 ( 27. fxe4 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Rxe4) (27. Bxg7 Qxf3 28. Qf1 (28. Nd4 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Ng3+ 30. hxg3 Re1+) 28... Qe3+ $1 29. Kg2 Nd2 $1 (29... Qxb3 30. Rxc7 Ng5) 30. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 31. Qf2 (31. Kg1 Re1) 31... Re2) (27. Kg2 Ng5 $19) 27... Ng5 $3 {[#]} (27... Bxd4+ $4 28. Nxd4 $18) (27... Qxf3 $4 28. Rxg7+ Kf8 29. Rxg6 $18) (27... Nd2 28. Rxg7+ Kf8) 28. Rxg7+ Kf8 $8 29. Rh7 (29. Rxg6 Qxg6 30. Qf4+ Kg8) (29. Qf1 Nxf3+ 30. Kg2 (30. Kh1 Re1) 30... Qg4+) (29. Nd2 Qf4 (29... Re2 30. Qa3 $3 Qh3 $2 31. Qa8+ Re8 32. Rg8+ $1) 30. Qc3 Re2) 29... Qxf3 $1 (29... Nxh7 $4 30. Qh6+ ) 30. Rh8+ Kf7 $8 31. Rh7+ Nxh7 $8 32. Qf1 Ng5 $19) (24. Nd2 Nxd2 (24... Nc3 25. Re1 b5 $1) 25. Qxd2 Bxf3 26. Rxf3 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Qh3 28. Qf2 Qf5 29. Ra3 ( 29. Rxc7 Qd3) 29... Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qxb4 31. Qa2 Qe1 32. Qf2 Qd1 $19) 24... Qxg4 $19 {SG does not indicate "decisive advantage" until the next move. But he probably could have given it on the 23rd move.} 25. Rxc7 {"Each side has its truth, a different truth. White believes he is winning, while it is losing" (SG).} (25. h3 Qg3 26. Bf4 Qxb3 $19 {SG}) (25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Nd2 Nc3) (25. c5 Nc3) 25... Be5 $1 {[/\ Bh2] [#]} (25... Nc3 $2 {(what was expected by VK)} 26. Rxg7+) 26. Bd4 {"Only way to prohibit sacrifice in h2. But there is something else" (SG). In reality this sentence is false, because on 26 Nd4, there is also "something else" !} (26. Nd4 Qh4 $1 (26... Bxh2+ $2 27. Kxh2 Qh4+ 28. Kg1 Ng3 29. Rf4 $3 {[#](not considered by SG, and for good reason)} (29. Nf3 $2 Ne2#) (29. Rxf8+ $2 Rxf8 30. Nf3 Rxf3) (29. Rf3 $2 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Ne4+ 31. Ke2 Qxg2+ {SG}) (29. Bf4 $2 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Nxf1) 29... Rxf4 $8 (29... Qh1+ $2 30. Kf2 g5 31. Nf5 $3 {[#](the indispensable complement to the 29th move, the threat is Nh6+)} Ne4+ $8 (31... Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Ne4+ 33. Ke2 Qxc1 34. Bxc1 Ng3+ 35. Kd3 Nxf5 36. Bxg5 $18) (31... gxf4 32. Nh6+ $8 Kh8 33. Bd4+ $8 Re5 34. Qxh1 Nxh1+ 35. Kf3) 32. Kf3 $1 g4+ 33. Ke2 Qxg2+ 34. Kd3 Rxf5 35. Rxf5 Ng3 36. Rg5+ Kf8 $8 37. Qe1 $1 Qe4+ 38. Kd2 Qg2+ 39. Kc1 $8 Ne2+ 40. Kb2 Rxe3 41. Rf5+ Kg8 42. Qd2 $16) 30. Bxf4 Ne2+ $8 31. Nxe2 Rxe2 {(with two quite serious threats)} 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Rc7+ Kg8 $11) (26... Nc3 $1 27. Qxc3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qd1+ 29. Qe1 Qxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Bxd4) 27. h3 (27. Nf3 Rxf3) 27... Qg3 28. Nf3 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 (31. Bg1 Bd4 32. Re3 Ng3+) 31... Qxg2+ 32. Rf2 Nxf2 33. Qf1 Qe4 34. Qxf2 Bf4 $19) ( 26. Qe1 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Rf8 28. Qe1 Bc3 $1 (28... Rf3 $1 29. Rc8+ Kf7 30. Rc7+ Ke8 {(threatens ...Rxe3)} 31. Bxb6 Rxb3 32. Qf1 Qf5) 29. h3 (29. Qc1 Qh4 $1 (29... h4 $1)) (29. Qb1 Qe2) (29. Nd2 Nxd2 30. Bxd2 Qd4+ $1 (30... Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Qf5) 31. Be3 Qd3 $1 32. Qc1 Ra8 $1 (32... Bd4 $1) 33. Bxb6 Ra1 (33... Bd4+)) 29... Bxe1 $8 (29... Qf5 $2 30. Qd1) 30. hxg4 Ng3 $3 {[#]} 31. Nd2 Bxd2 32. Bxd2 Rf1+ 33. Kh2 h4 $19) (26. Rxf8+ Rxf8 27. Qe1 Bc3 {idem}) 26... Rxf1+ $1 27. Qxf1 Rf8 28. Qa1 (28. Qc1 Bxd4+ 29. Nxd4 Rf2 30. g3 Qh3 {SG}) (28. Qd3 Qf4 $19 {SG}) (28. Qe1 Ng5 $1 (28... Bxd4+ 29. Nxd4 Rf2 30. Rc8+ Kf7 $1 31. Rc7+ Ke8 32. g3 Rd2 $1 )) 28... Qf4 $1 29. g3 (29. Bxe5 Qf2+ {SG} 30. Kh1 Qf1+) 29... Nxg3 (29... Nxg3 30. Bxe5 Qf2#) 0-1 [Event "h#2 2 var 3 sous-var"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Joffart, D."] [Black "3878.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "N7/p6q/2p3R1/pn1p2Pr/1P1k4/P1b4R/1pPpb2K/1n1B1Nr1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shorokhov, B."] [Black "0747.36"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/3k4/2ppppn1/2rPpNrn/2b4P/1P2K3/5RB1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol b) without Nc8 (1 sol)"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lindgren, B."] [Black "0436.17"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b1n5/8/2kp1p2/3p1R2/P2p4/2n3pp/6pr/6K1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#8"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Maksimov, A."] [Black "0340.02"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5k1B/4p3/5p2/8/8/2b5/1r6/K7 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wassong, P."] [Black "1488.54"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b1K4/1p1P3b/6p1/B1PNkPPQ/2P5/7p/2BR1pNn/1n2r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1985.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bartolovic, V."] [Black "4775.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K5b1/p1PNP1bP/2p5/3k1N2/Bp5q/P1P2R2/2Q5/3rr2n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lindgren, B."] [Black "0230.14"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b4RR1/3p2P1/3Kp1k1/8/4p3/p7/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "s#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "1600.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "X..."] [Black "1250.22"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K5Q/1P2p3/8/4R3/2B5/8/5BpP/R5bk w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1600.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1


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