january 5 2016

greffier's word


 

The first session of the year saw the hard core of faithful listeners, despite some cuts in access to the conference, attend the course of the Master who is always in Olympic form.

Pierre was live from Mexico, which, as always, obliged him to get up at dawn on a Saturday.

Abdel made a brief appearance during the dissection of the study of the century, but was hampered by a sound problem and no doubt by his schedule.

Ha! I almost forgot: a very happy new year 2016 to all visitors to the site!

Master's words


Kopylov e 2Pervakov 5

These are astonishing times. Madmen from the West and the East are leading the world to its doom. Meanwhile, artists, unperturbed, are raising beauty to unprecedented heights. The Novotny theme, a venerable 160 years old, has been doubled, sometimes tripled, many times. But never before has it been tripled on the same square, and moreover by the same figure, reborn each time from its sacrifice. "You only live three times," she cries out. The immense experience of a world champion, combined with the imagination of a young unknown composer, made this miracle possible. It was hardly possible to start the new year better.

After this firework display, let's take a rest with a little anti-stalemate fight from the best French-speaking player of the 1960s. He was not at all antipath, on the contrary, he was quite adorable, with an extraordinary cold humour. Strange, no French "grandmaster", nowadays, makes a similar impression on me.

The exercise given in the previous class concluded with a nice mat after sacrifice. Simple and elegant. The next one will be even more generous with material.

How do you play endgames above 2700 zelo? A theme often illustrated by yours truly. Here, in the pawn endgame, each King decides to move to his left, while he should go to the right.

O kelly 1I will refrain from any political conclusions. For good measure, two errors will follow, that is, four erroneous "half strokes" in a row: two each, no jealousy. Alekhine and later Fischer both felt that Capablanca did not play endgames as well as his reputation claimed. No problem, it was enough that his opponents played them even worse... Which was indeed the case.

Shirov 12

A new feat of the wizard of Riga. However, if we look closely at this new bonfire on the chessboard, it appears that the three almost successive sacrifices of the said sorcerer (on the 14th, 17th and 19th) are not necessarily the best moves, nor the black counter-sacrifice on the 17th. But without them, the game would not be immortal. And it could not have been dedicated to the previous... wizard of Riga and former world champion, a few months before his death.

Training: be careful not to fall into a trap on the 2nd 2#. The 3# are, for once, exclusively French. Watch out for the twin in the Morice. Then an amusing "Speck" and a strategic 8# that is not as simple as it sounds. Both helpmates are a trigger for Daniel. Only one solution in each. Happy times (1956) when the first one was called "difficult"! We end with a problem proving that there can be long and easy selfmates, even in the world championships.

The next course will not take place before February because of a trip "abroad", as they say. A strange expression, because I feel much more at home in several countries (I could name at least 5) than in the company of my "compatriots". Except of course for the regulars of the course!

Happy New Year and may God keep you.

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kopylov, E & Pervakov O"] [Black "0334.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/P1P2p1p/Kp1N1P2/7p/3p3p/8/2r2Pb1/2n5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. Nb7 $8 Ra2+ 2. Na5 $8 (2. Kxb6 $2 Rb2+ $8 (2... Bh3 $2 3. Na5 $8 {: text on 5th}) 3. Kc5 Rc2+ $8 4. Kb6 Rb2+ $8) 2... Rc2 (2... Rxa5+ 3. Kxb6 Rg5 4. c8=Q+ Rg8 5. Qxc1 d3 (5... Ba8 6. Qa3 h6 7. Qb3) 6. Qf4 h3 7. f3 $8 d2 (7... h2 8. Qxh2 Bxf3 9. Qh3) 8. Qxd2 $8 h2 (8... Bxf3 9. Qf4 Bg2 10. Kc7 Rg4 11. Qe5 h4 12. Kd6 h6 13. Ke7 Re4 14. a8=Q+) 9. a8=Q Rxa8 (9... h1=Q 10. Qxg8+ $8 Kxg8 11. Qd8#) 10. Qxg2) 3. Nc6 $3 {[#]1st Novotny.} (3. f3 $2 Bxf3 $8 4. Nc6 Ra2+ $8 5. Kxb6 Bg4 $8 6. Na5 Rb2+ $8 7. Kc5 Rc2+ $8 8. Kxd4 Nb3+ $1 9. Kd3 $8 (9. Nxb3 $2 Ra2 $19) (9. Ke3 $2 Re2+) 9... Rxc7 10. a8=Q+ Rc8 11. Qd5 Nxa5 12. Qxa5 (12. Qxf7 Rg8) 12... h3 13. Qe5 Rg8 14. Kd4 Be6 $11) 3... Ra2+ 4. Kxb6 $8 (4. Kb7 $4 Bh3 $19) 4... Bh3 (4... Rb2+ 5. Kc5 $8 Rc2+ 6. Kxd4 $8 (6. Kb4 $4 Nd3+ $8) 6... Nb3+ (6... Rd2+ 7. Kc3) 7. Kd3) 5. Na5 $8 Rb2+ 6. Kc5 $8 Rc2+ (6... Nb3+ 7. Kd6 $8) (6... Nd3+ 7. Kxd4 $8) 7. Kxd4 $8 (7. Kb6 $2 Bg2 (7... Rb2+) 8. Nb7 Rb2+ $8 9. Kc5 Rc2+ $8) 7... Nb3+ (7... Rxc7 8. a8=Q+ $8 Rc8 (8... Bc8 9. Nc6 Nb3+ 10. Kd5) 9. Qb7 $3 {[#]} (9. Qd5 Be6 10. Qxh5 Nb3+ 11. Nxb3 Bxb3 12. Qh6 Rg8 13. Qxh4 Be6 14. f4 Rg4 15. Qh2 Rg8 16. Ke5 Re8 17. f5) 9... Be6 (9... Ne2+ 10. Ke3) (9... Rf8 10. Qe7) 10. Nc6 $1 Nb3+ (10... h3 11. Ne7 Nb3+ 12. Ke3 Na5 13. Qb5) 11. Ke3 $8 h3 (11... Rg8 12. Ne7 Na5 13. Qb5) 12. Ne5 $1 ({or} 12. Ne7 $1 {threatens Qb5-g5}) 12... Rf8 13. Qe7 Kg8 14. Nc6 h2 15. Qd6 $1 $18 {threatens Ne7-g6+}) ( 7... Bg2 8. Nc4 $1 (8. Nc6 $1) 8... Nb3+ 9. Kd3 $8) 8. Ke3 $3 (8. Kd3 $2 Rxc7 9. a8=Q+ Rc8 $8 10. Qa7 (10. Qb7 $4 Nc5+) (10. Qd5 Be6 11. Qxh5 Nxa5 12. Qxa5 h3 13. Qh5 Ra8 $1) 10... Nc5+ (10... Nxa5 $2 11. Qxf7) (10... Be6 11. Nb7 h3) 11. Ke3 Re8+ 12. Kd4 Ne6+ 13. Kc3 Rf8 14. Nc6 Bf5 $11) (8. Nxb3 $4 Ra2 $19) 8... Rc3+ (8... Rxc7 9. a8=Q+ Rc8 10. Qb7 $3 {[#]} Re8+ (10... Nxa5 11. Qxf7 Rg8 12. Qc7 $1 {: see below}) 11. Kf4 $8 Nxa5 (11... Nc5 12. Qxf7 Nd3+ 13. Kg5 $8 Rg8+ 14. Kh6 $8 Bf5 15. Qg7+ $8 Rxg7 16. fxg7+ Kg8 17. Nc6 $8 Kf7 18. Ne7 $8) 12. Qxf7 $8 Rg8 13. Qc7 $3 {[#]} (13. Qd5 Nc4 $1 14. f3 Rf8 $1) 13... Be6 (13... Nc4 14. f3 $3) (13... Rg4+ 14. Ke3 $1 Nc4+ 15. Ke2) 14. Qe7 $1 (14. Qxa5 $1 Bf7 15. Qc7 Rf8 16. Kg5 h3 17. Kh4 h6 18. Qe7 Kg8 19. Kxh3 Rb8 (19... Rc8 20. Qb7 $1 Rc3+ 21. Kh2) 20. Qe4 $1 Rd8 21. Qg2+ Kf8 22. Qg7+ Ke8 23. Qh8+ Kd7 24. Qh7 $1 Ke6 (24... Rf8 25. f4) 25. Qe4+ $8 Kxf6 26. Qh4+ $8) (14. f7 Rg4+ 15. Ke5 Bxf7 16. Qxf7 h3 17. Qxh5 Nc6+) 14... Rg4+ 15. Ke3 $8 Nc4+ 16. Ke2 $8 Nd6 (16... Bg8 17. f7 Bxf7 18. Qxf7) 17. Qxd6 $1 Bc4+ 18. Ke3 h3 19. Qd7 $1 (19. Qc7 $1) 19... h2 20. Qe8+ $8 Rg8 21. Qxh5 Rg2 22. Qe5 $1 Bf7 23. Qb8+ $8 Bg8 (23... Rg8 24. Qxh2) 24. f7 $8 h1=Q 25. Qe5+ $8 Rg7 26. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 27. Qe8#) (8... Bg2 9. Nc6 $8 Rc3+ 10. Kf4 $8 {: texte}) 9. Kf4 $8 Bg2 (9... Rxc7 10. a8=Q+ Rc8 11. Qb7 $3 Nxa5 12. Qxf7 Rg8 13. Qc7 $3 {déjà vu}) 10. Nc6 $3 {[#]Le 2e Novotny.} Rc4+ (10... Rf3+ 11. Ke5 $1) 11. Kg5 $8 (11. Ke5 $4 Re4+ $1 12. Kf5 Re8 (12... Nd4+ 13. Nxd4 Re8 $8) 13. Nd8 h6 14. c8=Q Nd4+ 15. Kf4 Re4#) 11... Rg4+ (11... Rc5+ 12. Kh6) 12. Kh6 $8 (12. Kxh5 $4 Bf3 13. Ne5 (13. c8=Q+ Rg8+) 13... Rg8+ 14. Nxf3 h3 $19) 12... Rg8 (12... Rg6+ 13. Kxh5 Rg8 14. Nd8 $8 {idem}) 13. Nd8 $8 { Threatens mat.} Rg6+ (13... Bd5 14. c8=Q) 14. Kxh5 Bf3+ (14... Rxf6 15. c8=Q) 15. Kxh4 Rg4+ 16. Kh3 $8 Rc4 17. Nc6 $3 {[#]The 3rd Novotny on the same square... by the same Knight. As for the bR, it will have successively occupied the squares c2, c3 & c4.} Bg4+ 18. Kg3 $8 Ra4 19. Na5 $3 {[#]The Knight concludes in beauty by sacrificing himself on another square: the one where he had already offered himself at the 2nd move.} Rxa5 20. Kxg4 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "O'Kelly, A."] [Black "0003.30"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/P7/1PPK4/n7/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. b7+ $8 (1. Kd7 $2 Nxc6 $8 2. Kc7 Na5 $8) (1. Kc7 $2 Nxc6 $8) (1. c7 $2 Nc4+ $8 2. Kc6 Nxb6 $8) (1. Kd5 $2 Nxc6 $8) 1... Nxb7+ (1... Kxa7 2. c7 $8 Kxb7 3. Kd7 $8) 2. Kd5 $3 {[#]} (2. Ke7 $2 Na5 $8 3. c7 Nc6+ $8) (2. Kd7 $2 Nc5+ $8) 2... Kxa7 (2... Na5 3. c7 $8) 3. c7 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Birnov, Z."] [Black "+0450.11h8h2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/B2B4/r4p2/7b/8/6P1/7k/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1958.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. g4 $8 (1. Bg1+ $2 Kxg3) 1... Bxg4 (1... Rxa7 2. gxh5) 2. Bb8+ $8 (2. Bxg4 $2 Rxa7 $8) 2... Kh3 3. Rd3+ $8 (3. Rh1+ Kg2 4. Rh2+ Kf3 (4... Kg1 5. Bxg4 Ra8 6. Rb2)) 3... Kh4 4. Rd4 $3 {[#]} f5 5. Bxf5 $8 Kg5 $1 (5... Rh6+ 6. Kg7 Kg5 7. Bf4+ $1) 6. Bxg4 $8 Rh6+ (6... Ra8 7. Rb4 $8) 7. Kg7 $8 Rh4 (7... Rg6+ 8. Kf7 Rf6+ 9. Ke7) 8. Bg3 $3 {[#]} Rxg4 9. Rd5# $1 {[#]Published in "la Revue des Echecs" no 4.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wotawa, A."] [Black "+0321.10h3f6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/8/5kP1/8/8/7K/8/1r1B2N1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1953.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Naiditsch, Bacrot"] [Black "0000.45"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3p2p1/3k1p1p/2P4P/3K4/5PP1/8 b - - 0 64"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 64... Ke5 $2 {On the wrong side.} (64... Kc5 $1 65. Kc3 (65. f4 d5) (65. f3 d5 66. cxd5 Kxd5 67. Ke3 Ke5 $11) 65... d5 66. cxd5 $8 Kxd5 $8 {text}) 65. Kc3 $2 {On the wrong side -- bis --.} (65. Ke3 $1 f4+ (65... d5 66. cxd5 $8 Kxd5 67. Kf4 $8 Ke6 68. Kg5 $8 Kf7 69. Kh6 $1 Kf6 70. f4 Kf7 71. Kh7 $8 Kf6 72. Kg8 $8) 66. Kd3 $8 Kf5 (66... f3 67. g3 $8 Kf5 68. Kd4 $8 Ke6 69. Ke4 $1 Kd7 70. Kxf3 Kc6 71. Ke3 Kc5 72. Kd3 $8 $18) 67. f3 $1 (67. Kd4 $1 f3 68. g3 $8 Ke6 69. Ke4) 67... Ke5 68. Kc3 $8 Ke6 69. Kd4 $8 Kd7 (69... Ke7 70. Ke4 $1) 70. Kd5 $3 {[#]} (70. Ke4 $2 Kc6 $8) 70... Ke7 (70... Kc7 71. c5 $8) 71. Ke4 $8 $18) (65. g3 $2 f4 66. Kc3 $8 (66. gxf4+ $2 Kxf4 67. Kd4 g5 $8 $19) 66... Ke4 67. Kb4 $8) (65. f3 $2 Kf6 $8 (65... Ke6 $2 66. Kd4 $8 {ZZ}) (65... Kf4 $2 66. Kd4 $8) 66. Kd4 Ke6 $8 {ZZ} 67. f4 Ke7 $8 68. Kd5 Kd7 $8 69. g3 (69. c5 dxc5 $8 70. Kxc5 Kc7 71. Kd5 Kd7 $8 72. Ke5 Ke7 $8 73. g3 Kf7 $8) 69... Ke7 $3 {[#]} 70. c5 dxc5 71. Kxc5 Kd7 $1 $11) 65... d5 $2 {Would be excellent with bK in c5, but not here.} (65... Ke4 $8 66. Kb4 Kd3 $1 67. Kb5 f4 $3 {[#]} (67... Kd4 $2 68. f4 $3 Kd3 69. g3 $3 Kd4 70. Kc6 $8) 68. Kc6 (68. f3 Kd4 $1) 68... Kxc4 $8 69. Kxd6 $8 Kd3 70. Ke5 $8 Ke2 $8 71. Kxf4 $8 Kxf2 $8 72. Kg5 Kg3 $8 $11) (65... Kf6 $2 66. Kd4 $8 Ke6 67. f3 $8 (67. f4 $2 Ke7 $8 {: see 65 f3?}) 67... Kd7 68. Kd5 $8 Kc7 69. c5 $1 dxc5 70. Kxc5 $8 Kd7 71. Kd5 $8 Ke7 72. Ke5 $8 Kf7 73. Kd6 $8 Kf6 74. f4 $8) ( 65... Ke6 $2 66. Kd4 $8 Ke7 67. Kd5 $8 Kd7 68. f4 $1 Kc7 (68... Ke7 69. Kc6 $8 Ke6 70. g3 $8 Ke7 71. Kc7 $8 Ke6 72. Kd8 $8) 69. Ke6 $8 Kc6 70. g3 $8 Kc7 ( 70... Kc5 71. Kd7 $8) 71. Kf6) 66. cxd5 $2 (66. c5 $3 f4 (66... d4+ 67. Kc4 $8) 67. f3 $3 $18) 66... Kxd5 $8 67. Kd3 Ke5 $1 (67... f4 $1 68. f3 Ke5 $8 69. Kc4 {idem}) 68. Ke3 f4+ $3 69. Kd3 {Compared to the 65 Ke3! variation, Pc4 & d6 have disappeared.} (69. Kf3 Kf5 $8) 69... Kd5 $1 (69... Kf5 $1 70. f3 g5 $1 {: see text}) 70. f3 Ke5 $8 71. Kc4 g5 $1 (71... Kf5 72. Kd5 g5 $1 73. hxg5 Kxg5 ) 72. hxg5 {0,5-0,5 Naiditsch-Bacrot} (72. Kc5 gxh4 (72... Kf5) 73. Kc4 Kf5 74. Kd4 h3 $1 (74... Kg5 75. Ke4 h3 $8 {idem}) 75. gxh3 Kg5 $8 76. Ke4 Kh4 $8 77. Kxf4 $8 Kxh3 78. Kg5 Kg3 $11) 72... Kf5 73. Kd4 Kxg5 74. Ke4 Kh4 $3 {[#]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "USSR (ch)"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shirov, A."] [Black "Nikolenko, O."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2450"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {53/269} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 b5 8. a3 $146 (8. Nf3 {51/(271)}) 8... a5 (8... b4 9. axb4 cxb4 10. Nf3 $14) (8... cxd4 9. cxd4 (9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 $6 Bc5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Nf3 f6 $1 {53/270})) 9. Nf3 b4 (9... c4) (9... Rb8) 10. axb4 cxb4 11. f5 $1 {[#]"This direct attack seemed to me very strong" (AS).} (11. g4 {AS}) 11... exf5 12. Nf4 Nb6 13. Bb5 Bb7 $1 {"A good defence" (AS). Even the only one, it seems...} (13... Qc7 $2 14. c4 $18 {AS}) (13... Bd7 $2 14. e6 $1 fxe6 15. Bxc6 $1 (15. Nxe6 Qc8 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. Ng5 {AS}) 15... Bxc6 16. Ne5 $18 Rc8 17. Qh5+) 14. e6 {"As always, after a pawn sacrifice, you have to be energetic" (AS, who marks his move with a "!"). This is true, but there is another way to be.} (14. Qd3 g6 15. e6 f6 $1 $13 {AS}) (14. Nh5 $1 {(not considered by AS)} Nc4 (14... a4 15. O-O bxc3 16. bxc3 Ra5 17. Qd3) 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qa4 O-O-O 17. Re1 (17. b3 N4xe5) ( 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rf2) 17... h6 (17... Kb8 18. Nf4) (17... g6 18. Nf4) 18. Nf4 { (threatens Nxd5)} (18. b3 Na3 19. Bd3) 18... Na7 (18... Ne7 19. b3 Na3 20. Bxa3 bxa3 21. Rxa3) 19. Bxc4 (19. Be8) 19... dxc4 20. e6 $1 {[#]} Bxf3 (20... fxe6 21. Nxe6 Rd7 22. Qxa5) 21. gxf3 g5 22. e7 Bxe7 23. Rxe7 Nc6 (23... gxf4 24. Qxa5 Qxa5 25. Rxa5 $18) 24. Rxf7 gxf4 25. Bxf4 $18) 14... Bd6 $1 (14... f6 $2 15. Ne5 $1 fxe5 16. Qh5+ Ke7 17. Qf7+ Kd6 18. Qxb7 Qc7 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. dxe5+ Kc5 21. Qf7 $1 {AS} (21. Be3+ $6 Kb5) (21. Nd3+ $6 Kb5 22. Qf7 Qc4 23. O-O Qxd3) ( 21. Rxa5+ $1 Rxa5 22. cxb4+ Kb5 23. Qxc6+ Kxc6 24. bxa5 Nc4 25. a6 (25. Ke2) 25... Nxe5 26. Ke2) 21... Kb5 22. e7 Qe8 (22... Bxe7 23. Qxe7) 23. exf8=Q Qxe5+ 24. Kf2 Rhxf8 25. Qh5 $18) 15. exf7+ Kxf7 16. O-O Re8 $1 {"Blacks have almost completed their development. What to do and where to go ?" (AS).} 17. Nxd5 {[#] "Right in the line of fire": title of an old Tal book that AS was inspired by! New "!" given by the player-commentator, but is it the best move ?} (17. Ne5+ {(not considered by AS)} Bxe5 (17... Nxe5 18. Bxe8+ Qxe8 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Re1 Qf6 21. Re6) 18. dxe5 Rxe5 $6 (18... Kg8 $1 {(the only way to give reason to AS !)} 19. e6 Re7 20. cxb4 (20. Qc2 Nc4 $2 ( 20... g6 $1) 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Qxf5 Qb6+ 23. Kh1 g6 (23... Rf8 $2 24. Qxf8+ $1) 24. Qf6 $16) (20. Be3 d4 (20... Nc4 $2 21. Bc5) 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 (21... dxe3 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Rxa5 $1) 22. Bxd4 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nd5) 20... Nxb4 (20... axb4 $6 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 $8 22. Qd3 g6 23. Be3) 21. Be3) (18... Re7 $1 19. e6+ Kg8 {idem}) 19. Nd3 Re8 $8 (19... Re7 20. Bg5) (19... Re6 20. Nc5) (19... Re4 20. Nc5) 20. Nc5 (20. Rxf5+ Kg8 21. Qf3 Nd7 $1 {[#]} 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Qf3 (23. Bxc6 Qb6+) 23... Qc8 $11) (20. cxb4 axb4 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qxf5 Rxa1 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qxb7 Re6 $1 25. Qf7 Rf6 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Bxc6 Nc4 $8 28. Kf2 (28. Qxd5 $2 Qxd5 29. Bxd5 Nxb2) 28... Ne5 $8 29. Nxe5 $8 fxe5 30. Bg5 Qxg5 31. Qf8+ $8 Qg8 32. Qf6+ Qg7 $11) 20... Qe7 21. Na4 $1 Rab8 (21... Qd8 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qxf5 Qc7 24. Nc5) 22. Bf4 (22. Nxb6 Qc5+) 22... Nxa4 23. Qxd5+ Qe6 24. Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. Bxb8 Nxc3 26. Rfe1+ Ne4 27. Bc7 $16) 17... Bxh2+ {Same award.} (17... Nxd5 $1 { (apparently does not deserve the "?" awarded by AS)} 18. Ng5+ Ke7 $1 {(to the Queenside)} (18... Kg8 $2 19. Qh5 h6 20. Qf7+ Kh8 21. Qxb7 hxg5 22. Bxc6 Rb8 23. Qf7 Bxh2+ 24. Kh1 $18 {AS}) (18... Kg6 $2 19. Rxf5 $3 {[#]} Kxf5 (19... Ne3 20. Bxe3 Rxe3 21. Qb1 Nxd4 22. cxd4) 20. Bd3+ Kf6 21. Qf3+ Nf4 22. Bxf4 Nxd4 (22... Ke7 23. Bxd6+ Qxd6 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Qxb7 $18 {AS}) 23. Be5+ $1 {[#]}) 19. Qh5 (19. Rxf5 Nf6 $8 20. Nxh7 Nxh7 21. Qh5 Kd7 22. Qxh7 Kc8 (22... Re7 23. Bg5) 23. Bg5 Rh8 24. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 25. Kf2 Rg8 $11) (19. Qe2+ Kd7 20. Qc4 Nb6 21. Qf7+) 19... Qd7 20. Nxh7 Kd8 $1 21. Rxf5 Nc7 22. Rf7 (22. Bg5+ Kc8) 22... Qe6 $1 (22... Re7 23. Nf8 $1) (22... Re1+ 23. Kf2 Re7 24. Bg5 (24. Nf8 $4 Rxf7+) 24... Nxb5 25. Nf8 Qe8) 23. Bf1 (23. Rxg7 Nxb5 24. Qxb5 Qe1+ 25. Qf1 Qxf1+ 26. Kxf1 Ba6+ 27. Kf2 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rb8) 23... g6 24. Qh4+ Kc8 25. Ng5 Qd5 26. Bf4 Ne7) 18. Kxh2 Qxd5 19. c4 {[#]"Another pawn sacrifice, this time to move the bN. It requires a precise calculation" (AS). Certainly, and receives a 3rd "!" granted by AS, but it only leads to a draw.} (19. Nh4 $1 {(non considéré par AS)} Kg8 (19... g6 20. Nxf5 Kg8 (20... gxf5 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rxf5 $18 ) 21. Nh6+ Kh8 (21... Kg7 22. Rf7+) 22. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 23. Rxf3 Rf8 24. Rf7 $1 ( 24. Bf4 Kg7) 24... Rxf7 25. Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nd6) (19... f4 20. Rxf4+ Kg8 21. Rf5 {idem}) 20. Rxf5 Qe6 (20... Qd7 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Bg5 a4 23. Qf7) 21. d5 Rad8 22. c4 g6 23. Qf1 Qd6+ 24. Bf4 Ne5 25. Bxe8 gxf5 (25... Rxe8 26. Rxe5 Rxe5 27. b3 $1) 26. Bb5 (26. Nxf5 Qf6 27. Nh6+ Kg7 (27... Kf8 28. Bxe5) 28. Re1 Nbxc4 ( 28... Rxe8 29. Bxe5 Rxe5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Ng4+) 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 30. Qxf6+ Kxf6 31. Rxe5 Kxe5 32. Nf7+ Kd4 33. Nxd8 Bxd5) (26. Bc6 Qf6) 26... Qf6 27. Nf3 $16) (19. Ng5+ $6 Kg8 20. c4 Nxc4 21. Rxf5 {voir ci-dessous 20...Rg8}) 19... Nxc4 $8 20. Ng5+ Kg6 {"I thought during the game that it was the best, but now I see nothing wrong with playing the King on g8" (AS). Wouldn't it be even better ?} (20... Kg8 21. Rxf5 $1 (21. Qh5 Nxd4) 21... N4e5 $3 {[#]} (21... N6e5 $2 22. Bxc4 Qxc4 23. dxe5 $18 {AS}) (21... Qxf5 $2 22. Bxc4+ Kf8 $8 23. Bd3 $2 (23. Qh5 $1 Ke7 24. Bd2 $1 {: see 21 Rxf5!!}) 23... Qf2 $3 {[#](not considered par AS)} (23... Qd7 $2 24. Qf1+ Ke7 25. Nf7 $1 (25. Bf5 $6 Qxd4 26. Bf4 {AS} Ne5 27. Re1 Kf6 28. Be3) 25... Qxd4 26. Bg5+) (23... Qd5 $2 24. Qf1+ Ke7 25. Bc4 $1 Qxd4 (25... Qd6+ 26. Bf4 Qh6+ 27. Kg1 $16 {AS}) 26. Bf4 $1 (26. Ne6 $1 Qh4+ 27. Kg1) 26... Ne5 27. Re1 Rf8 28. Nf7 $1) 24. Qg4 (24. Nxh7+ Ke7 25. Qg4 Nxd4) 24... Nxd4 $1 (24... h6 25. Bd2 Bc8 $22 26. Qh5 $8 hxg5 27. Rf1 $8 Qxf1 28. Bxf1) 25. Bf4 $8 Bxg2 $1 (25... Qxg2+ $1 26. Qxg2 Bxg2 27. Bd6+ Kg8 28. Bc4+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Kg8) (25... Red8 26. Be5 (26. Rf1)) (25... Rad8 $2 26. Nxh7+ (26. Rf1) 26... Kg8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8) 26. Nxh7+ (26. Bd6+ $6 Kg8 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Qxf7 29. Bg6 Qxg6 $1 30. Qxg6 Re2 $1) 26... Kg8 27. Nf6+ Kf8 $11) 22. Qh5 $1 (22. dxe5 Nd4) 22... h6 23. dxe5 hxg5 $1 (23... Nxe5 $2 24. Nf3 $1 {AS} Qxb5 (24... Nxf3+ 25. gxf3) 25. Nxe5 Qd5 26. Nf3 Qd7 27. Qg4) (23... Qxb5 $2 24. Qg6 $1 (24. Qf7+ $1 Kh8 25. Qg6 hxg5 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Rxg5 $18 {AS}) 24... hxg5 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Rxg5 $18) (23... Nd4 $6 24. Qf7+ Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Rxe5 26. Rxb7 Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Nxb5 28. Nf3) 24. b3 $1 {("I considered this a white win, but in reality it can be held." AS)} Rxe5 $8 (24... Qxb3 $2 25. Rxg5 (25. Qg4 $1) 25... Re6 (25... Re7 26. Qh4) (25... Qf7 26. Bc4 $1 Qxc4 27. Rxg7+ $8 Kxg7 28. Bh6+ $8 Kh7 29. Bg5+ Kg7 30. Qh6+ $8 Kf7 31. Qf6+ $8 Kg8 32. Qg6+ $8 Kf8 33. Bh6+ $8 Ke7 34. Qd6+ $8 {AS} Kf7 35. Qf6+ $8 Kg8 36. Qg7#) 26. Qg4 $1 Rh6+ 27. Kg1 Kh8 (27... Rh7 28. Bc4+) 28. Rxg7 $18) (24... Ne7 $2 25. Rxg5 (25. Bc4)) (24... Nd4 $2 25. Bc4 Nxf5 26. Rxa5 $1) (24... Qxb5 $2 25. Qf7+ $8 Kh8 26. Rxg5 $8) 25. Bc4 $1 Qxc4 $8 (25... Rxf5 26. Bxd5+ Rxd5 27. Bb2 $1 $16 {AS}) 26. Rxe5 $1 (26. bxc4 Rxf5 $11) 26... Qd4 $1 $11 (26... Qxb3 27. Re8+ (27. Rxg5 $16 {AS} Qf7 28. Qg4 $1 Bc8 29. Qh4) 27... Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kh7 29. Bxg5) (26... Qc3 $1 $11) 27. Rf5 (27. Re8+) (27. Raxa5 Nxa5 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 $11) 27... Ne5 $3 {[#]("the forgotten move in my analysis of 1991" AS)} (27... Rf8 $6 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Bb2 $1 (29. Ra2 $1 Ne5 30. Qxg5 Ng4+ 31. Kg3 Nf6 32. Qf4) 29... Qxb2 (29... Qf4+ 30. Kg1 $1 Qe3+ 31. Kh1) (29... Qh4+ 30. Qxh4 gxh4 31. Kh3) 30. Rf1+ Ke7 (30... Kg8 31. Qf7+ Kh7 32. Rh1 $3 {[#]}) 31. Qf7+ Kd6 32. Rd1+ Kc5 33. Qxb7 {(+/- AS in info)} Qe5+ 34. Kh1 Qf4 $1 35. Qxg7 g4 $132) (27... Qh4+ $6 28. Qxh4 gxh4 29. Rg5) (27... Ne7 $6 28. Qf7+ $1 (28. Rfxa5) 28... Kh7 29. Qxe7 Qh4+ 30. Kg1 Qd4+ 31. Be3 Qxa1+ 32. Rf1 Qc3 $8 33. Rc1 Qxb3 34. Bd4 Rg8 35. Qxb7 Qe6 36. g3 $16) (27... Qxa1 $2 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Rxg5) 28. Rxa5 Ng4+ (28... Rxa5 29. Qe8+ Kh7 $11 {AS}) 29. Kg3 (29. Kh3 Rxa5 30. Rxa5 $2 Bxg2+ $1) 29... Rc8 30. Qf7+ $1 (30. Qxg4 Rc3+ 31. Rf3 Qd6+ 32. Bf4 gxf4+ 33. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 34. Kxf4 Bxf3 35. gxf3 Rxb3 $15) 30... Kh7 31. Qh5+ Nh6 32. Bxg5 Qd3+ 33. Rf3 $8 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Rc6 $11) 21. Bxc4 {This is not the best, again.} (21. Rxf5 $3 {(not considered by AS)} Qxf5 $8 (21... Kxf5 $2 22. Qf1+ $8 Kg6 23. Bxc4 $8 Ba6 24. Qd3+) 22. Bxc4 Nxd4 ( 22... Ba6 23. Bf7+ Kf6 24. Qh5 $1 g6 25. Qh4 $1 Re7 (25... Re2 26. Ne4+ Kg7 27. Bh6+ Kh8 28. Bd5 $3) 26. Bb3 $1 (26. d5 $1 Rxf7 27. dxc6 Re8 28. Nxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf6 30. Qh4+ Kf7 31. Bf4 $16) 26... Kg7 27. Be6 $3 {[#]} Qd3 28. d5 Bc4 29. Qxh7+ Kf6 30. Nf7 $18) (22... Kf6 23. Qh5 $1 Ke7 $8 24. Bd2 $1 Nxd4 25. Rf1 Bf3 (25... Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Kd7 27. Qh4) 26. gxf3 Rac8 27. Rc1 h6 28. Bd3 Qd5 29. Re1+ Kd7 30. Qg4+ Kc7 31. Rc1+ Nc6 32. Bf4+ Kb6 33. Be4 $18) 23. Qxd4 $1 (23. Bd3 $2 Be4 $8) 23... Qe5+ 24. Qxe5 (24. Qf4) 24... Rxe5 25. Bd3+ Kf6 26. Bd2 (26. Nxh7+ Ke7 27. Bg5+ Kd7 28. Rf1 $11) 26... Ke7 27. Bf4 Rc5 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Ne6 Rh5+ 30. Kg3 Rd5 31. Bc4 $18) 21... Qxc4 22. Qf3 $1 {threatens mat.} Rf8 $2 (22... Nxd4 $1 23. Qxb7 h6 $1 {[#](not considered by AS)} (23... Qxf1 $2 24. Qf7+ Kh6 25. Ne6+ {AS}) 24. Qb6+ (24. Nh3 Kh7 25. Bf4 Qc6) 24... Qc6 (24... Nc6 25. Rf4) ( 24... Kh5 25. Nh3 (25. Rf4) 25... Ra6 26. Nf4+ Kg4 27. Qb7 $1 g5 28. Rf3 $3 {[#]}) 25. Qxc6+ Nxc6 26. Nf3 Kh7 $11 (26... Kh5 $11)) (22... Ne7 $1 23. Qg3 $1 (23. Qxb7 Qxf1 24. Qb6+ Kh5 25. Ne6 Ra6 $1 26. Nxg7+ (26. Qc7 Qe1 $11) 26... Kg4 $8 27. Qb7 (27. Qc7 Qf2 $1 28. Nxe8 Qh4+ $11 {AS}) 27... Qd3 $1 (27... f4 $2 28. Qd7+ $8 Kg5 29. Ne6+ Kf6 30. Bxf4 Qxa1 31. Be5+ Kf7 32. Ng5+ $8 Kg6 33. Qxe8+ Kxg5 34. Qxe7+ Kg4 35. Qf8 $3) 28. Nxe8 $8 (28. Qf3+ $2 Qxf3 29. gxf3+ Kxf3 30. Nxe8 f4 $44 {AS} 31. Bd2 Nd5 32. b3 Ne3 $17) 28... Qg3+ 29. Kg1 Qe1+ $11 {AS}) (23. Qf4 $2 Rad8 $1) 23... Qxf1 $8 (23... f4 $2 24. Rxf4 (24. Bxf4 $6 Nf5 25. Qh3 h5) 24... Nf5 25. Qg4 Nh6 26. Qh4 $1 Qd5 (26... Re2 27. Nf3 $18) 27. Nf3 $18) (23... Qd5 $2 24. Ne4+ Kf7 25. Nd6+ Kg8 26. Bg5 $1 Bc6 27. Rae1 Red8 ( 27... Ng6 28. Rxf5 Qa2 29. Nxe8 Bxe8 30. Qf3 Rb8 31. Qb7 $1 $18) 28. Bxe7 f4 29. Rxf4 Rxd6 30. Ref1 $1 (30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Re5) 30... Rdd8 31. Rf5 $1 (31. Rg4 $1 $18) 31... Qe4 32. Bxd8 Rxd8 33. d5 $1 Bxd5 34. Qg5 $1 $18) 24. Ne4+ $8 Kf7 25. Bh6 $8 {(AS told us in 1997: "I thought White was better off until the Fritz 4 indicated...")} Qf4 $3 {[#]} (25... gxh6 $2 26. Nd6+ Ke6 27. Rxf1 $18) ( 25... Qxa1 $2 26. Qxg7+ Ke6 27. Qe5+ Kd7 28. Nf6+ $1 (28. Qd6+ $6 Kc8 29. Nc5 $1 Qa4 $3 {[#]} 30. Nxa4 Ra6 31. Nb6+ Rxb6 32. Qxb6) 28... Kc8 29. Bf4 $1 $18 {AS}) ( 25... Bxe4 $6 26. Qxg7+ Ke6 27. Rxf1 Rg8 (27... Kd7 28. Bg5) 28. Qe5+ Kd7 29. Rc1 $1 {AS} (29. Rf2 $14) (29. g3 $1 Nd5 30. Bf4) 29... Nc6 (29... Rxg2+ 30. Kh3 Nc6 31. Qc5 {idem}) (29... Rac8 30. Qb5+ Ke6 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Qe5+ Kd7 33. Qxa5 Rc2 34. Qxb4 Rxg2+ 35. Kh3 $16) 30. Qc5 $1 (30. Qf6 $36 {AS}) 30... Rxg2+ 31. Kh3 Rg6 (31... Rg4 $2 32. d5) 32. Bf4 $16) (25... Qxg2+ $6 26. Qxg2 Bxe4 27. Qxg7+ Ke6 28. Bg5 Nd5 29. Rc1 $16) 26. Qxf4 (26. Bxf4 Bxe4 27. Be5 Ng6 ( 27... Rg8 $11 {AS} 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Rc6 a4 $11) 28. Qb3+ Re6 29. Bxg7 Rg8 (29... a4 $1) 30. Bh6 Nh4 $1 31. Kh3 $1 (31. Rxa5 $2 Rxg2+ 32. Kh3 Rg4 $3) 31... Ke7 32. Bf8+ $3 {[#]} Rxf8 33. Rxa5 Nxg2 34. Qxb4+ Kf7 $17) (26. Ng5+ Qxg5 $8 27. Bxg5 $8 Be4 $11) 26... Bxe4 27. Bg5 Nd5 28. Qd6 h6 29. Qd7+ Kg8 (29... Kg6 30. Bh4) 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Qxe8+ Kh7 32. g4 $3 Ra2 33. gxf5 Rxb2+ 34. Kg3 Bxf5 (34... Rg2+ 35. Kh3 $8 Rxg5 36. Qxe4) 35. Qe5 $1 Kg6 36. Qxd5 (36. Bxh6 Nf6 $1 37. Bxg7 $2 Rb3+ $3) 36... hxg5 $11) (22... Qb5 $1 {(not considered by AS)} 23. Qg3 $1 Qxf1 $8 (23... Ne5 $2 24. dxe5 Qxf1 25. Nf3+ Kf7 26. Bh6 $3) 24. Ne6+ Kf7 $8 25. Ng5+ $8 Kf8 (25... Kg8 $2 26. Qb3+) (25... Ke7 $2 26. Qc7+) (25... Kg6 $11) 26. Nxh7+ $8 Kf7 $8 (26... Kg8 $2 27. Bh6 $1) (26... Ke7 $2 27. Bg5+) 27. Ng5+ Kg8 28. Qb3+ $8 Kh8 $8 29. Qh3+ Kg8 $11) 23. Qg3 $1 Qxf1 24. Ne6+ $8 Kf7 25. d5 $8 $18 Rg8 (25... Ke8 26. Qxg7 Rf7 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Bg5+ Kd6 29. Qxf7 Qxa1 30. Qxb7 {AS}) 26. Qc7+ $8 Kg6 (26... Ne7 27. Bg5 $8) 27. dxc6 (27. Nf4+ $1 Kf6 ( 27... Kg5 28. Ne2+) 28. dxc6) 27... Bc8 (27... h6 28. cxb7 Rae8 29. Nf4+ Kh7 30. Rxa5) 28. Nf4+ Kf6 (28... Kg5 29. Qe7+ (29. Nd3+ Kf6 30. Bg5+) 29... Kg4 30. Nd5 f4 31. Bxf4 {AS}) (28... Kh6 29. Qd6+) 29. Qd6+ Kf7 30. Qd5+ Kf8 31. Be3 {"That day coincided with Tal's last birthday. Shortly before my opponent's resign, I presented Tal with this game as a modest gift, which he was happy to receive" (AS).} (31. Be3 Qxa1 32. Bc5+ Ke8 33. Qxg8#) 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1947.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Poulsen, E."] [Black "1012.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B1K4/5p2/2QN4/3Nk3/7P/7p/7P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1947.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1950.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "1575.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7b/1Kppr3/8/B3n3/N3Q1b1/1P2p3/pP1NkpR1/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1950.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1952.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pituk, A."] [Black "1588.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/pb1P4/Rn1p2Nb/KPnk1P2/1QN1p3/1pR1r3/8/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1952.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gré, P."] [Black "1121.42"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4B2K/3P4/1k3p2/RPN2p2/5P2/B2P4/7Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morice, J."] [Black "0851.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N2B3/r1p2Pb1/p1R5/3kp2r/2p4p/2B1RP2/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Twin : + bPe6.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Yacoubian, G."] [Black "0202.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p5/2P1R3/8/1N1kNR2/1P6/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Speckmann, W."] [Black "0230.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/Kp6/bP6/kpR1R3/p2P4/P7/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "8#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rehm, HP & Eisert S"] [Black "0762.63"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/P2p4/K1P2bp1/2P5/P1k5/1N1R4/N1P1Ppr1/7b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abragam, D."] [Black "0140.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2b1p3/3R4/4k3/6B1/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abragam, D."] [Black "0317.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/3k4/3n4/8/3NnK2/8/4r3/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#7"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Schneider, V."] [Black "1515.52"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1PNK1P2/5Q2/p4nR1/r1P3R1/pP1B1k2/P7/3N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. -- 0-1








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