june 21 2016


greffier's word


There were a few minor technical hiccups during this session, which was marked by the switch to Team Viewer 11 and above all by a tribute to VK, a model of combattivity.

The usual listeners were present, and Etienne was also there, but unfortunately he didn't have the vital minimum (camera and microphone) to intervene during the course.

This was the last class of the season and, to mark the occasion, the Master presented a number of magical compositions.

Below is the animated report of the Master

 


Master's words


Three unexpected ZZs with minor pieces, forcing the defender to a... pawn-shortened push.

Another more complex ZZ from the Ukrainian genius, current world champion, whom we appreciate not only for his immense talent, but also because he does not keep his tongue in his pocket. To understand the first move, you have to go... to the 7th. The usual pairs of conjugated squares wK/bK are replaced here by a trio of... corresponding squares wR/bN. The latter are not "conjugated", in the theoretical sense of the word, since we are only examining White's line. On the other hand, there are two pairs of conjugated squares wR/bK with the Knight in e8. This pentalogy is one of the most fascinating I have ever seen. Everything is, as usual in our work, fully comprehensible, albeit from the inhuman cybermonster. Speaking of the (study compo) world championship, I give you my prediction for the following: the (repeat) winner will have the initials OP! (clerk's note: confirmed a posteriori at http://www.wfcc.ch/competitions/composing/wcci6res/)

A Bishop and pawn vs. pawn endgame which becomes a strange Queen's endgame..., but without any technique! I wanted to give this exercise for the "re-entry", but three months is too much!

When the computer is -- once again -- at the service of beauty... Three minor promotions in reply to the three main defenses of a black Queen, facing two white Rooks.

The lion died tonight.

Kortchnoi

Kortchnoi 3

This song by Henri Salvador was applied a few days ago: after the death of the world's greatest problem composer (V. Roudenko), the death of the most combative player in history, with incomparable longevity, occurred. Viktor Kortchnoi was, as has been said (forgetting Kérès, however), the "strongest player not to have been a world champion". He would have been without the Karpov miracle, as Keres without the Tal miracle.

He also had the prize for courage, having supported Fischer in the middle of the "Soviet paradise", and ended up leaving the said paradise the year Judit Polgar was born, that is exactly 40 years ago. Two quotes, the first of which he liked to capture. "The role of footballers is to encourage people to drink less alcohol; your role, chess masters, is to encourage people to read less Solzhenitsyn! ". The other one of S. Ivanov describing him perfectly: "VK likes Chess itself, rather than himself in Chess". To say that this profession of faith became a rarity would be to seek a polemic which would be messy in this circumstance.

Kortchnoi 4

I learned about the existence of Kortchnoi when I was 14 years old and in high school. He had just won the USSR championship for the first time, in his home town of St Petersburg (which had an infamous name at the time). This tournament had been an incredible epic, he had gone through all the extremes, scoring a point at the end of the nightmare (against Shamkovich), losing in a winning situation for having touched a piece and having to play it (against Baguirov), having to play an Alekhine defence to try, and succeed, to score the whole point against his main rival Geller, finally in the last round, where he had to win (against the theorist Suetin), having an equally nightmarish position with White at the end of the opening. But all went well, the rage to win being, in the end, rewarded. This model of willpower and imperviousness to misfortune has continued to work in my mind, throughout my career as a small player.

We give some excerpts from games, but focus mainly on another game against Geller, played 6 years earlier, when Viktor was 23 years old and playing his 2nd championship (where he finished 2nd ex-aequo behind Averbach). We also refer our readers (whom we must thank for their fidelity, for their patience) to the two already studied victories of the great Viktor, against Tal (course of November 26, 2013) and against Karpov (November 20, 2012). Chess was his life, God rest his soul.

One will notice the great acuity of his comments (see from the 13th to the 20th move) 40 years before the analysis engines. The interest to make work its brain: in spite of some inevitable inaccuracies, the comments, on the whole, do not go out of fashion. On the contrary, those copied from the first lines of the engines are simply refuted... by later, more efficient engines. I am obviously not targeting anyone!

But sadness should not take hold of us. A training programme for the summer, with some 2# that are not as simple as they look (except for the 2nd one, which is solvable in 5 seconds). The first 3# (from 1969!) was completely plagiarized (mirror position) in 2006. But the plagiarist, instead of being shamed, received... a first prize in a Polish competition! The second 3# can't take more than 30 seconds for someone who has been displaying Carpenter's famous problem in his dining room for 40 years, but can take 2 minutes longer for others!

Your master bucket, who was being clever on the previous problem, skipped some time on the English composer's 4#, whose name has become synonymous with problems having less than 13 units, whereas... this one has 14! The second 4# is much easier, in spite of a very strolling black king. This is followed by a 5# by our great Ukrainian composer, which transposes the reciprocal zugzwang from the realm of the study to that of the problem.

A helpmate 2# with a single solution, a rarity. But not so easy, though. Another one, also resistant, was proposed during the course of March 3, 2009. We catch our breath with the 3# helpmate, then again a certain difficulty, unless you have a very good strategic intuition. Finally two selfmates, the second one (not very convenient) composed at the age of 12!

I wish you a very good summer, with many artistic and, eventually, sporting joys.

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Herberg, A."] [Black "=0043.11a2d6"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/8/1B1k4/8/1p2n3/8/K5P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {How to capture black pawn without losing a piece ?} 1. Kb3 $8 Kc6 2. Ba5 $8 ( 2. Bd8 $2 Kb5 $8 3. Be7 Nc5+ (3... Bf7+)) 2... Nc5+ $1 (2... Kb5 3. Bxb4 $8) 3. Kxb4 $8 (3. Kc4 $2 b3 $8) 3... Nb7 $1 4. g3 $3 {[#]Festina lente, alias "hurry slowly" !} (4. g4 $2 Bd7 $8 {ZZ [#]} 5. g5 Be8 $8 {ZZ [#]} 6. g6 Bxg6 $8 7. Ka4 Bc2+ $8 8. Kb4 Bd1 $3 {ZZ [#]}) (4. Ka4 $2 Kc5+ $8) 4... Bd7 (4... Bh5 5. g4 $1 (5. Ka4 $1) 5... Bxg4 6. Ka4 {text}) (4... Bg6 5. Ka4 $1 (5. g4 $1 Be8 6. g5 $8) 5... Bc2+ 6. Kb4 $8 Bd1 7. g4 $8) 5. g4 $8 {ZZ [#]} Bxg4 (5... Be8 6. g5 $8 {ZZ} Bg6 7. Ka4 $8 Bc2+ 8. Kb4 $8 Bd1 9. g6 $8) 6. Ka4 $8 Bd1+ 7. Kb4 $8 {ZZ [#]} Be2 (7... Bc2 8. Kc3 $8) 8. Ka4 $8 Bb5+ 9. Kb4 $8 Bd3 10. Kc3 $8 (10. Ka4 $2 Bc2+ $8 11. Kb4 Bd1 $8 {as already seen}) 10... Bg6 11. Bb4 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2011.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Didukh, S."] [Black "0833.10"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r4k/b3Pr2/3K1n2/8/8/1R6/1R6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Rh3+ $8 (1. Ke6 $2 Rh7 $1 2. Kxf6 Bd4+ 3. Ke6 Bxb2 4. Rxb2 Re8 5. Rb7 Kg8 $19) (1. Rh2+ $2 Kg8 $8 2. Rg2+ Rg7 $8 3. Rxg7+ Kxg7 4. e8=N+ Nxe8+ $8 5. Kd7 Ra8 $8 6. Ra3 Kf7 $3 {[%csl Ga1,Ra2,Ya4,Rc7,Yd6,Gf6] [#](ZZ : network of corresponding squares for wR and bN : a4/d6, a2/c7 & a1/f6)} 7. Ra6 (7. Ra4 Nd6 $3 {[#]} (7... Nc7 $2 8. Rf4+ $8 Kg6 9. Kxc7 $8 Bb8+ 10. Kb7 $8) (7... Nf6+ $2 8. Kc6 $8 Rc8+ 9. Kb7 $8) 8. Rf4+ (8. Kc6 Ke6 $1) (8. Kxd6 Bb8+ $1) 8... Kg6 $8 9. Ra4 (9. Kxd6 Bb8+ $8) 9... Nb7 $1 10. Kc6 Nc5 $1 11. Ra3 Rc8+) (7. Ra2 Nc7 $3 {[#]} (7... Nd6 $2 8. Kc6 $8 Ke6 9. Re2+ $8) (7... Nf6+ $2 8. Kc6 $8) 8. Ra1 ( 8. Rf2+ Bxf2 $8) (8. Ra4 Ne6 $1 {for ...Rd8+}) (8. Kc6 Be3 $1) 8... Nb5 $1 9. Kc6 Rb8 $1 (9... Nd4+ $1 10. Kd5 Rd8+ $1) 10. Ra5 Nd4+ $8) (7. Ra1 Nf6+ $3 {[#]} ( 7... Nc7 $2 8. Rf1+ $1) (7... Nd6 $2 8. Rf1+ $1) 8. Kc6 Rc8+ $8 9. Kb7 Bd4 $3 10. Ra4 Rd8 $8) (7. Ra5 Rd8+ $1 (7... Nd6 $1)) (7. Kc6 Rc8+ $8 8. Kb7 Rc7+ $8) 7... Kf8 $3 {[#](ZZ : the three main hits of wR are refuted as already seen, with bK on f7)} (7... Nf6+ $2 8. Kc6 $8 Rc8+ 9. Kb7 $8) 8. Ra3 (8. Ra2 Nc7 $8 9. Ra4 Nb5 $1) (8. Ra4 Nd6 $8) (8. Ra1 Nf6+ $8) 8... Nd6 $8 9. Rf3+ (9. Ra5 Kf7 $1 10. Ra4 Nb5 $1) (9. Ra1 Nb5 $1) 9... Nf7 $8 10. Ra3 Rd8+ $1) 1... Kg8 (1... Rh7 2. Rxh7+ $8 Kxh7 (2... Nxh7 3. Kd7) 3. Ke6 $8 Bd4 (3... Ne8 4. Kd7 $8 Ra8 5. Ra2) (3... Rc6+ 4. Kf7 $8) 4. Rd2 $1 Ba1 (4... Rc4 5. Rxd4) 5. Rd8 $11) (1... Nh7 2. Rbh2 $1 Kg8 3. Rxh7 Rxh7 4. Rxh7 Kxh7 5. Kd7 $11) 2. Rg3+ $8 Rg7 3. Rxg7+ $8 Kxg7 4. e8=N+ $3 {[#]} (4. e8=Q $2 Bb8+ $1 5. Rxb8 Nxe8+ $8) (4. Ke6 $2 Rc6+ $8) 4... Nxe8+ (4... Rxe8 5. Rb7+ $8) 5. Kd7 $8 Ra8 6. Ra2 $8 Kf8 ( 6... Kf7 7. Ra3 $8 {: text}) (6... Nf6+ 7. Kc6 $8) 7. Ra6 $3 {[%csl Ya3,Ga6, Yf7,Gf8] [#] ZZ. With the bN in e8, there is a conjugation wR/bK : a3/f7, a6/f8.} ( 7. Ra4 $2 Nd6 $8 8. Rf4+ (8. Kc6 Ke7 $1) 8... Nf7 $8 {(a small nuance already seen at first move)} 9. Ra4 Rd8+ $1) (7. Ra1 $2 Nf6+ $8) (7. Ra3 $2 Nd6 $1 8. Rf3+ Nf7 $8 {again}) (7. Ra5 $2 Rd8+ $1) 7... Kf7 (7... Nc7 8. Kxc7 $8 Bb8+ 9. Kb7) 8. Ra3 $3 {[#]ZZ. The other rook squares have already been examined. } (8. Kc6 $2 Rc8+ $8 9. Kb7 Rc7+ $8) 8... Nf6+ (8... Nd6 9. Rf3+ $8) (8... Nc7 9. Rf3+ $1) (8... Kf6 9. Kc6 $1 (9. Ra6+ $1) 9... Nd6 10. Ra1 $1 Ke5 11. Re1+ $8 Ne4 12. Kb7 $8) 9. Kc6 $8 Rc8+ 10. Kb7 $8 Bc5 11. Rc3 $8 (11. Ra5 $2 Bb4 $8 12. Rb5 Rc4 $8) 11... Ne4 {Idem on ...Nd5.} 12. Rf3+ $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Iriarte, E."] [Black "+0010.12c6b8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1k6/8/2K5/8/1p2P3/8/7p/7B w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1957.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. e5 $8 b3 (1... Kc8 2. e6 $1 Kd8 3. Kd6 $8 Ke8 4. Bc6+ Kf8 5. e7+) 2. e6 $8 b2 3. e7 $8 b1=Q 4. e8=Q+ $8 Ka7 5. Qe7+ $8 (5. Qd7+ $2 Ka6 $8) (5. Qe3+ $6 { (waste of time)} Kb8 6. Qe5+ Ka7 7. Qa5+ Kb8 8. Qc7+ $8 {text}) 5... Kb8 ( 5... Ka6 6. Qa3#) (5... Ka8 6. Kc7+ Qxh1 7. Qa3#) 6. Qc7+ $8 Ka8 7. Kd7+ $3 {[#]} Qxh1 {How does it work? You win with a single Queen against Queen + pawn ?} 8. Kc8 $3 {[#]} Qd5 (8... Qc1 9. Qxc1 $8) (8... Qb1 9. Qa5#) 9. Qb8# 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2010.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Konoval, Y."] [Black "3200.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5q2/8/8/1R1R2Pk/8/8/2K5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "2010.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. g6+ $8 Kh6 (1... Kxg6 2. Rg5+ $8 Kh7 3. Rh5+ $8 Kg8 4. Rbg5+ $8 Kf7 5. Rf5+ $8) (1... Kh4 2. Rd4+ (2. Rh5+) 2... Kg3 3. Rb3+) 2. g7 $8 Qf2+ (2... Qe8 3. g8=R $1 {[#]}) (2... Qg8 3. Rd6+) 3. Rd2 $8 {Now three moves of the Black Queen lead to... three sub-promotions.} Qf4 (3... Qf3 4. g8=R $3 (4. g8=B $2 Qc6+ $8) (4. g8=N+ Kh7 $8 5. Rd7+ Kh8 $8 6. Rbb7 (6. Ne7 Qe2+) 6... Qg2+ $1 7. Kc3 Qxg8 $11) 4... Qc6+ 5. Kd1 $8 Qh1+ 6. Ke2 $8 Qe4+ 7. Kf2 $8 Qf4+ (7... Qh4+ 8. Kg2 $1 Qe4+ 9. Kg3 $8 Qe3+ 10. Kh4 $1 Qe4+ 11. Rg4 Qe1+ 12. Rg3 $8 Qe4+ 13. Kh3 $8 Qh1+ 14. Rh2 $8) 8. Ke1 $8 Qh4+ 9. Rf2 $8 Qe4+ 10. Re2 $8 Qh4+ 11. Kf1 $8 Qh1+ 12. Kf2 Qh2+ 13. Rg2 Qf4+ 14. Kg1 Qc1+ (14... Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Qd1+ 16. Kh2 $8 ) 15. Kh2 $8 Qf4+ 16. Rg3 $8) (3... Qf1 4. g8=N+ $3 {[#]} (4. g8=R Qc4+ 5. Kb1) (4. g8=B Qxb5) 4... Kg6 (4... Kh7 5. Rb7+ $8 Kh8 6. Ne7 $3 {[#]} Qc4+ 7. Kb2 $8) (4... Kg7 5. Rb7+ $1) 5. Rd6+ $1 Kg7 (5... Kh7 6. Nf6+ $8) 6. Rg5+ $8 Kf7 7. Rf6+) ( 3... Qh4 4. Rh5+ $1 (4. Rb4 $1)) (3... Qf7 4. g8=N+ (4. g8=Q)) 4. g8=B $3 {[#]} (4. g8=R $2 Qc4+ $8) (4. g8=N+ $2 Kh7 $8 5. Rb7+ Kh8 $8 (5... Kg6 $2 6. Rg2+ $1 Kf5 7. Rf7+) 6. Rdd7 Qc4+ $1 7. Kb2 Qxg8 $11) (4. g8=Q $2 Qxd2+ $1) 4... Qc7+ (4... Qa4+ 5. Rb3 $8) 5. Kd1 $1 Qg3 6. Rb3 $1 Qg1+ 7. Kc2 Qg6+ 8. Kb2 Qf6+ 9. Rc3 Qb6+ 10. Bb3 1-0 [Event "URS-ch27"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Sakharov, Y."] [Black "Kortchnoï, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B99"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1960.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. g4 b5 11. Bg2 (11. Bxf6) 11... Bb7 12. Rhe1 Nb6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. g5 (14. Ndxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Bxb2+ $1 {[#]} 16. Kb1 (16. Kxb2 Nc4+ 17. Ka1 Qc5) 16... Qb8 $1 17. Nxd6+ Kf8 18. Kxb2 (18. Qb3 Ba3 19. Qxb6 Bxe4 $1) 18... Bd5 $1 {[#]} 19. exd5 Nc4+ 20. Kc3 Ra3+ 21. Kxc4 Qc7+ 22. Kd4 Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Qxd6 {VK} 24. Re5 Ke7 $15) 14... Be7 15. h4 (15. a3 b4 16. axb4 a5 17. b5 a4) 15... b4 16. Nce2 g6 17. Kb1 (17. Bh3 d5) 17... d5 18. e5 Na4 19. h5 Qb6 20. Rh1 O-O-O 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rh6 Kb8 23. Rdh1 Rhf8 24. Rh7 a5 25. Rg7 Ba6 (25... Nc3+ 26. bxc3 bxc3+ 27. Nb3 a4 28. Nxc3 axb3 29. cxb3 Rc8) 26. Rhh7 Bc5 27. Nb3 Rd7 28. Bf1 (28. Rxg6 fxg6 29. Rxd7 Qb5) 28... Rb7 29. Nec1 Bxf1 30. Qxf1 Bd4 31. Nd3 $2 (31. Nxd4 Qxd4 32. Nd3 Nc3+ 33. bxc3 (33. Ka1 a4) 33... bxc3+ 34. Ka1 Ka8 ( 34... Qa4 35. Qc1) 35. Qc1 Qb6 (35... Rfb8 36. a3 $8) 36. a3) 31... Bxb2 $3 {[#]} ( 31... Rc7 32. Qe1 (32. Qc1 Bxb2 $1) 32... Bxb2 $1) 32. Nxb2 Nc3+ 33. Ka1 (33. Kc1 Qe3+ 34. Nd2 Nxa2+) 33... a4 $1 34. Nc1 (34. Nd2 b3 $1 35. cxb3 (35. Rh3 bxc2 36. Qc1 a3) 35... axb3 36. Nxb3 (36. Rh3 Qa7 37. a4 Nxa4) 36... Ra7 37. Nc1 Qb3 $1 {[#]}) 34... Qd4 $3 {[#]} (34... b3 35. cxb3 axb3 36. Rh2 bxa2 37. Rgh7 Rc7 38. Rh8) (34... Qa5 $2 35. Qh3 $1 b3 36. Rh8) 35. Rh2 (35. Qe1 b3 $1 (35... a3 $1 36. Nbd3 Ne2+ 37. Kb1 Nxc1 38. Qxc1 b3) 36. Rh3 (36. cxb3 a3) 36... bxc2 $3 {[#]} ( 36... Nxa2 37. c3 Qb6) (36... bxa2) 37. Rxc3 (37. Qxc3 Qd1 $1) 37... a3 38. Nb3 axb2+ 39. Kxb2 Qd1 $1 40. Qf2 Qb1+ 41. Ka3 Ra7+ 42. Kb4 Qxa2 $1 (42... Ka8)) ( 35. Qd3 Qxf4) (35. f5 a3 $1 (35... exf5 $6 36. Rh2 a3 37. Nbd3 Ne2+ 38. Kb1 Nxc1 39. Qf4) 36. Nb3 axb2+) 35... a3 $1 36. Nbd3 Nd1+ (36... Ne2+ $1 {: texte} ) 37. Kb1 Nc3+ 38. Ka1 Ne2+ $1 39. Kb1 Nxc1 40. Qxc1 (40. Kxc1 $2 Qa1+) (40. Nxc1 $2 Qb2#) 40... b3 $3 {[#]} 41. cxb3 (41. axb3 a2+ 42. Kxa2 Ra7+) (41. Qxa3 bxa2+ (41... Qg1+) 42. Kxa2 Ra7) 41... Qxd3+ 42. Qc2 Qd4 $1 {[#]Return.} (42... Qe3 $1 43. Qf2 (43. Re2 Qxf4) 43... Qe4+ 44. Qc2 (44. Ka1 Rc7) 44... Qxf4) 43. Qd2 ( 43. Rd2 Qxf4) (43. Rf2 Rc7) 43... Qg1+ (43... Qe4+ 44. Qc2 Qxf4) 44. Kc2 Rc7+ 45. Kd3 Qb1+ (45... Qb1+ 46. Ke3 Qe4+ 47. Kf2 Rc2) 0-1 [Event "URS-ch27"] [Site "Leningrad"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Shamkovich, L."] [Black "Kortchnoï, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E25"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1960.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 ( 7... exd5) 8. dxc5 f5 (8... Qa5) 9. e4 (9. c4) 9... fxe4 10. Qc2 exf3 $6 (10... e3 $1) 11. Nxf3 Qa5 12. Bd3 Nc6 (12... Qxc3+ $2 13. Qxc3 Nxc3 14. Bb2) (12... Nd7 13. Bxh7 Rxh7 14. Qg6+ Kf8 15. O-O N5f6) 13. O-O (13. Bxh7 Rxh7 14. Qxh7 ( 14. Qg6+ $1 Kd7 15. Bb2) 14... Qxc3+ 15. Kf2 Qxa1 16. Qg8+ Kd7 17. Qf7+ Nce7 18. Bg5 Qb2+ 19. Kg3 Kc6 20. Bxe7 Ne3 $132) 13... Qxc5+ 14. Kh1 Bd7 15. Ng5 Ne5 (15... Nf6 16. Bg6+ $1 hxg6 (16... Ke7 17. a4) (16... Kd8 17. Nf7+) 17. Qxg6+ Kd8 18. Qxg7 Rf8 (18... Kc7 $2 19. Nxe6+) 19. Rxf6 Rxf6 20. Qxf6+ Qe7 21. Qh8+ Qe8 22. Qg7 Qe7 $6 23. Nf7+ Kc7 24. Bg5 $18) 16. Ne4 Qc7 17. Bg5 $1 {[#]} Rf8 $6 ( 17... Bc6 18. Qe2 Nf7 (18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3) 19. Rxf7 (19. Nc5 O-O 20. Nxe6) 19... Kxf7 20. Rf1+ Kg8 (20... Ke8 21. Nc5) 21. c4 Nb6 (21... Ne7 22. Nf6+) 22. Qg4 $18) (17... Nf7 18. Rxf7 $1) (17... Ne7 18. Qe2) (17... Ng4 $4 18. Nd6+ $1 Qxd6 19. Bg6+ hxg6 20. Qxg6#) 18. c4 $1 (18. Qe2 Rf5 19. Qh5+) 18... Ne7 (18... Nf6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxf6) 19. c5 Bc6 20. Nd6+ {Blacks look grim.} Kd7 21. Qc3 (21. Bxe7 $1 Kxe7 22. Qc3 $18) 21... Nxd3 22. Bxe7 (22. Qxd3 Bd5 23. Qd4) (22. Qxg7 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bd5 24. Bxe7 Kc6) 22... Bxg2+ $1 {[#]} 23. Kxg2 Nf4+ (23... Qc6+ $2 24. Kg3) 24. Rxf4 $8 (24. Kh1 $2 Qc6+ 25. Qf3 (25. Rf3 Ne2) 25... Kxe7) 24... Rxf4 25. Rd1 $6 (25. Kg3 $1 Rf7 26. Bg5 Raf8 27. Qd4 h6 28. Rb1 $1 (28. Qa4+ Qc6) (28. Kg4 $1) 28... hxg5 29. Rxb7 Rf3+ 30. Kg2 $18) (25. Rb1 $1 b6 26. Rd1) (25. Qd2 $1 Rg4+ 26. Kh3 Kxe7 27. Kxg4 $1 (27. Rf1 Rf8 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Qf2+) 27... Qxc5 28. Rf1 Rf8 29. Ne4 $1 Qb6 30. Qg5+) (25. Qxg7 $4 Qc6+) 25... Qc6+ 26. Kg3 $8 Qa4 27. c6+ $6 (27. Rb1 $1 Rb8 (27... Rg4+ 28. Kh3 Kxe7 29. Qf3 Rh4+ 30. Kg3 Rg4+ 31. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 32. Kxg4 $18) 28. Qxg7 Kc6 29. Nf7 $1 (29. Nb5 Qe4 $1 30. Nxa7+ Kd5 31. Rd1+ Kc4 $11) 29... Qd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Ne5+ Kd5 32. Nf3 Rd3 33. Kf4 $16) (27. Rd2 $6 Rg4+ 28. Kh3 Kxe7 29. Qf3 Rh4+ 30. Kg3 Rf8 $8 31. Nc8+ Rxc8 32. Qxb7+ $8 Kf6 $8 33. Rf2+ $8 Ke5 34. Qxg7+ $8 Kd5 35. Rd2+ Rd4 36. Rxd4+ Qxd4 37. Qd7+ Ke4 $15) 27... bxc6 $11 28. Qxg7 (28. Qb2) 28... Rf3+ $3 {[#]Coolness and opportunism. Enough to impress a young high school student !} (28... Rg8 $6 29. Qxg8 Rf3+ $8) 29. Kxf3 Qxd1+ 30. Ke3 $8 Qc1+ 31. Kd3 $2 (31. Kf3 $8 Qf1+ (31... Qd1+ 32. Ke3 $8) (31... Qxa3+ $6 32. Kg4) 32. Ke3 $8 Qe1+ 33. Kf3 $8) (31. Ke2 $2 Qc2+ $8) (31. Kf2 $2 Qc2+) 31... Qb1+ $8 32. Ke3 Qg6 $8 {[#]} 33. Qb2 Kxe7 34. Qb7+ Kxd6 35. Qxa8 Qg1+ 36. Kd3 Qf1+ 37. Kc2 Qc4+ 38. Kb2 Qd4+ 39. Kc2 Kd5 $1 40. Qe8 Qe4+ 41. Kc3 Qe5+ 42. Kb3 Kd4 43. Qe7 a5 (43... Qb8+ 44. Kc2 (44. Ka4 Qb5#) 44... Qxh2+) 44. Qa7+ Kd3 45. Qxh7+ Qf5 46. Qc7 (46. Qb7 Qd5+) 46... Qb5+ 47. Ka2 Kc2 48. Qh7+ Qf5 49. Qb7 (49. Qxf5+ exf5 {and mate on 55th}) 49... Qd5+ 50. Ka1 Qb5 51. Qh7+ Qd3 { "This game is characterised by its wildness. It gives an excellent example of Kortchnoi's style" (A. O'Kelly).} 0-1 [Event "Yerevan"] [Site "Yerevan"] [Date "1965.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Fuchs, R."] [Black "Kortchnoï, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B83"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "1965.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Kh1 Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qh4 Rfe8 17. Rde1 e5 18. Re3 Qd8 19. Bc4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Re5 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Rd3 $2 (22. Rg5) 22... Qe7 $6 (22... Bxe4 23. Rd4 (23. Nxe4 $2 Rxe4) (23. Rd2 Qe7) 23... Rf5) 23. Rfd1 $2 (23. Rd4) (23. Bd5) 23... Bxe4 24. Rxd6 (24. Nxe4 $2 Rxe4) 24... Bxc2 (24... Bd3 $1 25. Qxe5 Qxe5) 25. R1d2 $2 ( 25. R1d4 Re1+ 26. Bf1 Re8) (25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Ng8 27. Kg1 $17) 25... Bd3 $3 {[#]Novotny theme : weakening of square f1 & d6.} 26. Bxd3 (26. R6xd3 Re1+) (26. R2xd3 Re1+) 26... Qxd6 27. Bf1 Qc5 0-1 [Event "URS-ch21"] [Site "Kiev"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Kortchnoï, V."] [Black "Geller, E."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B64"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1954.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [Source "ChessBase"] {Kortchnoi started off on the right foot and should have won the championship at the age of 23, if he had been able to freeze the score, which was never in his nature, even as he grew older! He lost in the 13th round, when he was alone in the lead, against Bannik, because he wanted to win too much. Afterwards, he made a similar mistake, thus allowing the triumph of the famous endgames theorist Yuri Averbach, without genius, but solid.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f4 e5 {A system that has not been played out enough, but is by no means refuted.} (9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qa5 11. e5 (11. Bc4 Bd7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Bc6 $14) 11... dxe5 12. Qxe5) (9... h6 10. Bh4 e5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. exf5 Qa5 {2/402}) (9... d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 $14 ) 10. Nf3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Qb6 13. fxe5 Rd8 14. exf6 Rxd6 15. Rxd6 Bg4) (10. Nb3 Be6 11. f5 Bxb3 12. axb3 (12. cxb3 Rc8 13. Kb1 Nd4) 12... Qa5) (10. Ndb5 Qa5 11. Kb1) (10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5 Rc8 (11... Nd4 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5) (11... Qa5 12. Kb1 Rad8 (12... Rfe8 13. g4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nxg4 15. Rg1 Nge5 16. Bh6 g6 17. Be2 Rab8 18. Rg3 b5 19. Rh3 Nc4 20. Qd5 Qb4 {(Langheinrich,F (2391)-Timman,J (2630)/Bundesliga 2005)} 21. Bxc4 bxc4 22. Bc1) 13. Bc4 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 $14 {Tal,M-Calvo Minguez,R/La Habana (ol) 2/400 1966}) 12. Kb1 Re8 (12... Qa5) 13. Bd3 (13. Be2 e4 14. Rhe1 {[/\ Bc4]} Qb6 (14... d5 $1 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxg5 17. fxg5 Qxg5 18. Bc4 Qe7) 15. Bc4 Na5 (15... Qc5 $2 16. Bxf6 $1 {Radulov,I-Diez del Corral,J/Montilla 18/ 396 1974}) (15... h6) 16. Bb5 Red8) (13. Bb5) 13... d5 (13... exf4) 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxf6 (15. Bb5) 15... Bxf6 16. Bb5 Qb6 (16... Nc4 17. Qxd5 Nxb2 18. Bxe8 Qxe8 19. Kxb2 Bxc3+ 20. Kb1) 17. Qxd5 $14 Nc6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Qd7 Qe5 20. Bc4 {(Matanovic,A-Diez del Corral,J/Palma de Mallorca 6/511 1968)} Ne7 21. Bb3 Qxf5 (21... Qb8 22. Rhe1 Red8 23. Qb5 Qxh2 24. Qxb7 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qh5 26. Qd7 h6 27. c3 $16) 22. Qxb7 Qa5 23. Qf3 $14) 10... Bg4 (10... exf4 11. Qxf4 (11. Bxf4 Qa5 {Romanovsky}) 11... Be6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rxd6 Qa5 14. e5 Nxe5 15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qd2 Qc7) 11. h3 {The sharpest.} (11. Be2 {Boleslavsky} Rc8 12. f5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Be3 $2 Rxc3 $1 (13... d5 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 Rxc3 $1 {VK}) (13... Nxe4 $1 14. Nxe4 Rxc2+ 15. Qxc2 Nxc2 16. Kxc2 Bxf5 17. Bd3 d5) 14. bxc3 Nxe4 $19) (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Kb1 Re8) 13... exd4 14. Qxd4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nf4 {VK} Rfe8 18. Rhe1 Qc7 $11) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 (12... h6 13. fxe5 Nxe5 (13... dxe5 14. Bxh6) 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f4 {VK}) 13. fxe5 (13. Qg2) 13... dxe5 $8 (13... Nxf3 $2 14. exf6 $1 {VK} Nxd2 (14... Nxg5 15. fxe7) 15. fxe7 Qa5 16. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 17. Bxd2 $18) 14. Rg1 {Given "?" by VK.} (14. f4 {(that VK regrets not having played)} Qa5 (14... Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. fxe5 Nf3 17. Qe3 Nxe5 18. Nd5 (18. Be2 Nf6 19. Nd5 {VK} Nxd5 20. exd5 Qd6) 18... Qh4 19. Rg1 Nf6 (19... Rae8 20. Bb5 Re6 21. Qxa7) 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Rxg7 Qxe4) (14... Qb6 15. fxe5 (15. h4) 15... Nf3 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxd2 18. Nd5 Qc5 (18... Qe6 19. Rg1) 19. b4 Qf2 20. Rxd2 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 Qf2 ( 21... Qxe4 $2 22. Rg1) 22. Bd4 Qf3 23. Rg1 (23. Bc4) 23... f6 24. Bc4 Kh8 25. e5 $1) (14... Ne6 15. Qe1 Qe8 (15... Qb8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qd8 $8) 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bb5 (17. Nd5 Nxf4 $1 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Rg1+ Kh8 20. Qh4 Qe6 $1) 17... Qb8 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. fxe5 (19. f5 Bh4 20. Qb4 Nc7) 19... Bxe5) 15. fxe5 $1 Nf3 ( 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Qxa2 17. Qxd4) 16. exf6 $1 {[#]} (16. Qf4) 16... Nxd2 (16... gxf6 17. Bh6) (16... Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxd2 18. Rg1) (16... Bb4 17. fxg7 Rfc8 (17... Rfe8 18. Qg2 Bxc3 19. Qxf3 Qxg5+ 20. Kb1 Bxg7 21. Bc4) 18. Qd5 $1 Bxc3 19. Qxa5 Bxa5 20. Bf6) 17. fxe7 Nb3+ (17... Nxf1 18. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 19. Rg1 (19. Rd5 $2 Qa6 20. Bf4 f5) 19... Nh2 20. Bf6 g6 21. Rg2 Nf3 22. Rg3) (17... Rfc8 18. Bxd2) 18. Kb1 $8 Rfc8 19. Rd5 {VK} Nc5 20. Be3 a6 (20... b6 21. Bb5) 21. a3 $1 (21. Rg1) 21... Rc6 22. Bxc5 $1 {[#]} (22. b4 Qc7 23. Bxc5 b6) 22... Rxc5 23. b4 Qc7 24. Rxc5 Qxe7 25. Bc4 $18) (14. Kb1 Nxf3 (14... Rc8) 15. Qg2 Nd4 16. Bh6 Ne8 17. Rg1 Bf6 18. Nd5 Kh8 19. Be3 Nc7 (19... h6 20. c3) 20. Bd3) 14... Nxf3 {This move has been criticised: it leads to a tricky defence but does not seem bad. And it is not certain that 14...Rc8 is better. Moreover, it remains the simplest 14...Qb6.} (14... Rc8 15. Bh6 (15. Be2 Rxc3 $1 16. Bxf6 Rxc2+ (16... Bxf6 17. bxc3 Be7)) (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qd3 (16. Kb1) 16... Qa5 (16... Bg5+) 17. Kb1 Rfd8 18. Nd5 (18. Rg2 Ne6 19. Nd5 Bg5) 18... Rxd5 19. exd5 Rxc2 20. Rg2 Rxg2 21. Bxg2 Qxd5 {VK} 22. Qe4 $11) 15... g6 16. Bxf8 (16. f4 Qb6 17. fxe5 Nf3 ) 16... Qxf8 17. Qd3 (17. Qg2 Ba3) (17. Qe3 Bb4 18. Rd3 Nd7) 17... Ba3 $1 18. bxa3 (18. Na4 Rxc2+ 19. Kb1 Bd6) 18... Qxa3+ 19. Kd2 Rxc3 $1 {[#]} 20. Qxc3 Nxf3+ 21. Kd3 Qd6+ (21... Qxc3+ $6 22. Kxc3 Nxg1 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Kd3) 22. Ke2 $8 Nxg1+ 23. Ke1 $8 Qb6 {VK} 24. Bg2 Nh5 $11 25. Kf1 (25. Qb3 Qa6 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 Nf4) 25... Nf4 26. Re1 (26. Qb3 $1 Nge2 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Rb1 Nc3 29. Rxb6 Nxa2 30. Rxb7 Nc3 31. Rc7 $16) 26... Nge2 $1 {[#]} 27. Qc8+ $8 (27. Rxe2 $2 Qg1+ $1) 27... Kg7 28. Rxe2 Qa6 29. Bf3 Nxe2 30. Bxe2 Qxa2 31. Qc7 Qe6 32. Kg2 Qf6 33. Qxb7 ( 33. Bd3 Qf4) 33... Qg5+) (14... Qb6 15. Bxf6 (15. Bh6 $2 Nb3+) (15. Be3 Rfd8) 15... Bxf6 {(threatens ...Nb3+)} 16. Be2 h6 $1 {(a lure)} (16... Qe6 $1 17. Nd5 h6) 17. Qxh6 $2 (17. Nd5 $1 Qe6 $1) 17... Nxe2+ (17... Rac8 $1) 18. Nxe2 Rfd8 19. Rde1 $8 (19. Rdf1 $2 Kf8 $3 20. Qh5 Qe3+) (19. Rxd8+ $2 Rxd8 $19) 19... Qf2 $1 20. Qxf6 $8 Qxe1+ $8 21. Rxe1 gxf6 $17) 15. Qf2 $1 (15. Qg2 Qb6 $1) 15... Qb6 (15... Nd4 16. Qg3 g6 {VK} 17. Qxe5 Nc6 $8 (17... Nf3 $2 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qxf3 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1) 18. Qf4 Qb8 19. Qh4 Qe5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bxg5+ 22. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 23. Rxg5 f6 (23... Ne7 24. Re5 Nf5 25. d6 Rfe8) 24. Rg3 (24. dxc6 fxg5 25. cxb7 Rab8) 24... Ne5 25. d6 Kg7 26. Bg2 (26. Rb3 Rab8) 26... Rf7 ( 26... Rad8 27. Bxb7 Rd7 28. Ba6 Nf7 29. Rgd3 Rfd8 30. c4 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Nxd6 33. c5 Ne8 34. b4 $16) 27. Bd5 Rd7 28. Be6 Rdd8) 16. Be3 $1 Nd4 17. Rxd4 $1 {[#]} (17. Rxg7+ $2 Kxg7 18. Qg3+ Kh8 19. Qxe5 Nb3+ (19... Nc6)) 17... exd4 18. Bxd4 Qd8 (18... Qe6 19. Nd5 $1 (19. Bc4 Qxc4 20. Nd5 {Vukovic} Ne8 $8 {VK} 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. b3 Qe6 23. Qh4 a5 24. a4 Ra6 $11) 19... Ne8 $8 20. Bc4 (20. Nc7 Qh6+ 21. Kb1 (21. Be3 $2 Bc5 $1) 21... Rd8 (21... Nxc7 $2 22. Rxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qg3+) (21... Bh4 22. Qf3 Qd6 23. Nd5) 22. Nd5 (22. Nxe8 {VK} Rfxe8 $1 23. Bc4 Kh8 $1 24. Bxf7 Rf8) 22... Bg5 23. Qg3 f6 24. Bxa7 (24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Nf5 Qh5) 24... Nd6 25. Bd3 Qh4) (20. Qg2 g6) 20... Rd8 (20... Qh6+ 21. Kb1 {VK} Bh4 22. Qf3) (20... Kh8 21. Kb1 Rc8 22. Bb3) (20... Rc8 $2 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Rxg7+ Nxg7 23. Qg2) (20... Qxe4 $2 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. Qd4 $18) 21. Qg2 (21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bd5 Kh8 23. Bc5 Rd6 (23... Nd6 $2 24. e5) 24. Qg3 f6 25. c3 b6 26. Ba3 Qe5) (21. Qg3 Qh6+ 22. Kb1 Bh4 23. Qf3 {idem}) 21... Qh6+ 22. Kb1 Bh4 23. Qf3 (23. Bc5 Rc8) 23... Kh8 24. c3 $44 (24. Bxa7 $6 b6 $1 25. Nxb6 Qc6) 24... Qc6 25. Qg4 (25. Bb3 b6) 25... f6 26. Bb3 Bg5 27. h4 Bh6 28. Ne7 Qc7 $1 (28... Qd6 29. Nf5 Qf4 30. Bxa7 $16) 29. Nf5 Bf4 30. Bxa7 $6 b6 31. Bxb6 Qxb6 32. Nxg7 Nd6 (32... Qxg1+ 33. Qxg1 Nxg7) 33. Ne8 $3 {[#]} (33. Nf5 $2 Nxf5) (33. Nh5 $2 Bh6) (33. Ne6 $2 Rg8) (33. Qxf4 $2 Qxg1+) 33... Qxg1+ $8 ( 33... Bh6 $2 34. Qg8+) (33... Bg5 $2 34. hxg5) 34. Qxg1 Rfxe8 35. Qf2 Rxe4 $15) 19. Nd5 $1 Ne8 $8 (19... Kh8 $2 20. Nxe7 (20. Rxg7) 20... Qxe7 21. Rxg7 Kxg7 22. Qg3+ Kh8 23. Qg5 {VK}) 20. Qg3 $1 (20. Bb5 $1 {(a new track)} g6 ( 20... Bg5+ 21. Kb1 h6 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Qf3 (23. h4 Rxe4 24. hxg5 Qxd5) 23... f6 24. Qf5 $1 (24. Bf2 f5) 24... Rf8 (24... Qc8 $2 25. Nxf6+) 25. Bf2 Qe8 26. h4 Qe5 27. hxg5 Qxf5 28. exf5 fxg5 29. Bd4 Rad8 30. c4) (20... f6 21. Bc4) 21. Qg3 $1 (21. Qf3 Nc7) 21... a6 (21... Bd6 $6 22. Qf3 Be7 23. Rd1 Bg5+ (23... Qd6 24. Bc3) 24. Kb1 Ng7 (24... Nd6 25. Bf6) (24... f6 25. Bc4 Kh8 26. e5) 25. Be5 (25. Bc5 Qb8) 25... Nh5 26. Rg1) (21... f6 22. Bc4 Kh8 23. Qh4 Rc8 24. Bb3 Rg8 25. e5 Rc6 26. Nxe7 Qxe7) 22. Bxe8 (22. Bc4 Rc8 23. Bb3 Bf6) 22... Rxe8 23. Qe5 f6 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Rf1 f5 26. Be3) (20. Bc4 Kh8) 20... f6 $2 {The décisive mistake.} (20... Bh4 $3 {(very well indicated by VK in the newsletter of the event)} 21. Qf4 (21. Qg4 g6 22. Bc5 (22. Bc4 {VK} Rc8 23. Bb3 Ng7) 22... Rc8 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Bd3 Nc7) (21. Qxg7+ Nxg7 22. Rxg7+ Kh8 23. Rxf7+ Kg8 24. Rg7+ Kh8 25. Rd7+ Kg8 $11 (25... Bf6 26. Nxf6 {VK}) 26. Rxd8 $2 (26. Bc4 $2 Rf1+ $3 {[#]} 27. Kd2 Qg5+ {VK} 28. Ne3+ $8 Kf8 $8 29. Bxf1 Rd8 $17) (26. Rg7+ $8) 26... Raxd8 27. Bc4 Rf7 28. c3 Kf8 $17) 21... Kh8 $8 (21... f5 22. Bc4 {VK} Kh8 23. Bc5) 22. c3 (22. c4 Rc8) (22. Rg4 Bf6 $1 23. e5 Be7) 22... Rc8 23. Kb1 (23. Qg4 Rg8) (23. Bxa7 h6) 23... Rc6 24. Bb5 Rg6 25. Rxg6 hxg6 26. Bxa7 $44) (20... g6 $2 21. Qe5) 21. Bc4 $1 $18 Rf7 (21... Kh8 22. Nf4 $1 Qa5 23. Qh4 h6 24. Ng6+ Kh7 25. Nxe7) 22. Nf4 $1 {[#]} (22. e5 Rc8 (22... fxe5 23. Qxe5) 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. exf6) (22. Qg4 b5 (22... Kh8 23. Qh5) 23. Bxb5 f5 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. exf5) 22... Bd6 (22... Qxd4 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Kf8 25. Ne6+) 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qb3+ Ke7 25. Bxf6+ $1 {[#]} (25. Qxb7+ $1) (25. Bxf6+ $1 gxf6 (25... Kd7 26. Qe6+ Kc6 27. Bxd8) (25... Kxf6 26. Qe6#) (25... Nxf6 26. Rxg7+) 26. Qe6+ Kf8 27. Rg8#) ( 25. Ne6 Qd7 26. Nxg7) 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bogdanov, E."] [Black "1021.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2k5/8/3Q4/K2p4/1N5B/8/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rusek, J."] [Black "1075.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2b3Q1/8/7N/8/3Bk2b/4P1n1/2K4N w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1935.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Szwedowski, L."] [Black "1475.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2b3p1/1N4Rp/1pQ2p2/1r2Pk2/8/4BNbP/3nK3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1959.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {E. Petrov Version 1981.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1975.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Savournin, J."] [Black "4255.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2B5/p7/KRPp4/3k1pn1/1PN5/N1Bq4/2bQR3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1975.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1938.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hassberg, E."] [Black "4888.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2b1R3/2pR3B/1nq2p1B/1rn4Q/1b6/1N2PP2/1r2kNK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1938.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1969.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Guljaiev, AP & Vladimirov J"] [Black "4787.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Rb1n/qr1p1Q1K/r5p1/n1p1N3/2p1k2P/2B3P1/B2P4/7b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1969.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Von Dueben, GH."] [Black "1100.30"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/5R2/4PP1K/2P2k2/2Q5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1877.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meredith, W."] [Black "1027.15"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/5N1B/2pB3P/4n3/p1pp1k2/K2n3Q/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1877.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1955.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nikolaiev, V."] [Black "1677.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n4BK/b5PP/b7/8/n3k2N/2P4p/Pp1QpppP/1r3r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1955.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {h3 and h7 pawns, which are missing in the fide album, have been added.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Halberstadt, V."] [Black "1006.42"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2n5/4p3/2P1knK1/2P3p1/3P2P1/8/6Q1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#2"] [Site "?"] [Date "2005.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abdurahmanovic, F."] [Black "1442.37"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1QK4/pN2p3/P4B2/2Pp4/3P4/3k2b1/2pp1p1p/4R1N1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dowd, St"] [Black "0654.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "NB6/8/1r3b2/3k4/8/4rn2/8/1B5K b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#4"] [Site "?"] [Date "1942.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Foldeak, A."] [Black "0110.77"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1p1p4/1PpPk3/KpP1Pp2/pP5p/PR5P/B7 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1942.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Parrinello, M."] [Black "3676.06"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b2nk2/4n1p1/2prB1p1/3q4/r3pp2/2K2p2/b7/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#2"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Staikowa, P."] [Black "1244.53"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "nQ5b/6kP/R5p1/2PB1pN1/2PKpP2/4P3/8/7R w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1949.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vukcevic, M."] [Black "1282.45"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6N1/b5p1/1p6/1P1p3Q/3p1kP1/3P1B1P/1R3BpK/4R1Nb w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1949.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1


"non-CB support" diagrams (animated fairy)




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