june 7 2016


the greffier's word


Some technical difficulties for this session with 2 microphone breakdowns and a sound shift.

The 4 regular listeners present were not too many to deconstruct with the Master the game of the day (3h10 all the same!).

With the 3 hour limit, the second conference was interrupted in the middle of Heinonen; too bad for the Finnish Caillaud.

Below is the animated report of the Master 

the Master's word


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A fight of a Knight against 3 linked pawns, where the bad role is held by a brilliant studies composer. In this case, his opponent pays tribute to him by placing a nice foreground, to steal a key-square to the Knight. The latter, in the virtual game, makes a real festival of surprising moves. Note to the scholars: the White player is indeed the famous Czech composer, but the Black player is not the famous Austrian theorist Jean-Nepomucène (Johann Nepomuk)!

The rook-pawn is the main enemy of the Knight, we know it. A minimal example, where the aforementioned Knight is... far from the pawn, although on a contiguous square. By the way, did you notice this: a Cg2 is not closer to h1 than to a8!

The exercise of the day is from a regular author of our course, who has just celebrated his 64th birthday. But the solution has only 11 moves! You wouldn't want it to have 64, would you? What seems like a Roycroft 2joke which is not : another genius whose acquaintance I had the pleasure of making last summer, Gady Costeff, had precisely composed a study of 51 moves, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the same author (see the lecture of 18-11-2003). But why 51 then? Because he was smart enough to know the publication deadlines! 

The founder of "Endgame" magazine may be incredibly stubborn, whether it be about his system of presenting studies, which I find disastrous, or about his propensity Kramnik shirovto write novels about table-based sequences incomprehensible to humans (he had started in 1983 with 2B / N and has just done it again with R+B+P / R+B, 159 moves if the bishops are of different colours, 184 moves if they are of the same colour), he has nevertheless a great culture, a great kindness, and sometimes makes small jewels, like this R / 2B+P without the unbelievable complications that this material often generates.

With already one piece down, the wizard of Riga offers a whole Rook. As the (lucky but talented) winner of the historical jewel of the day says, one can live a lifetime for such a game! The problem-solver, faced with all this richness, finds as much honey in it as the amateur player. And the fact that it could (or should) have had the opposite result does not detract from the fascination it has exercised for 20 years and will continue to exercise. Are we not entering the fireworks period?

M barulin

In fairyland, we meet the elk and the eagle, after the sparrow we met in April.

A little training of seven 2#, of which only 3 should make you think a bit more. Then some 3#. The first one is easy, but not as easy as you'd think from the diagram. The second one is in a correct version; when it was published, it managed the feat of being both unsolvable (I'm talking about the author's solution) and tri-demolished! The last 3# is only easy if you see the threat.

An amusing 4# from our national Rene, composed long before he finally took up fairy tales. Black's pawns in the second rank should not impress you. You understand it much faster than Alice's Chess. In the next one, with even more black pawns in the second, you have to take a step back. The third is by another French composer who, for over 40 years, I have always seen in a good mood, rain or shine. It is a charming twin with a light discriminant, as was common at the time. The 5# is humorous. What is the use of Pe2?

Meredith

It took me longer than expected on the 2# helpmate. I made up for the first three solutions of the h#2.5, spending time on the fourth, which is also humorous. The 3# helpmate with twin is only difficult if you approach it the wrong way. Finally, two selfmates, the first one is easy, the second one offers 4 variations, of course, although...  For Elkiesall these problems, solution on request, as usual.

In conclusion, I give again (or give?) the famous study of Elkies exploiting the rule of 50 moves. We thought we had already shown it during the course but... impossible to find it on the site. The perfect illustration of the nuance that Chéron explained, more than half a century ago, between the same position and the same photo of the position.

See you, God willing, for the last course of the school year on Tuesday 21 June (but live on Saturday 18).

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1923.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Prokes, Berger V"] [Black "0001.03"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/5pk1/4p3/1N6/K7/8/8 w - - 0 52"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "1923.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 52. Kb3 {First repatriate the King, then philosophise, as Tartacover used to say, more or less..} Kf5 53. Kc2 $1 Ke4 54. Kd2 $1 f5 55. Ke2 $1 (55. Nc6 $1) 55... g5 56. Nd3 $2 {How can such a natural move be a losing one? Attacking the pawns or the King is the right defensive method; for this, the Knight needs large spaces at the back of the chain. A clarification: the attack of a pawn is even effective when it is defended, because it paralyses its defender !} (56. Kf2 $1 f4 (56... g4 57. Kg3 $1) 57. Nc6 $3 {[#](normally, the square two diagonal steps away from the opponent's King is not recommended...)} g4 (57... Kf5 58. Ne7+ $8) 58. Ne7 $3 {(... but here is the reason: the threat ...Kf5 is parried)} g3+ 59. Kg2 $8 Ke3 60. Nd5+ $8 Ke2 61. Nc3+ $8 Ke1 62. Ne4 $1 $11) (56. Nc6 $1 g4 57. Ne7 $1 {(or Kf2 first, but this is the only good square)} f4 ( 57... g3 58. Ng6 $1) 58. Kf2 $8 g3+ 59. Kg2 $8) (56. Na2 $6 {(this move away in the wrong direction gives rise to an instructive sequence)} g4 57. Nc3+ $8 {(quick return)} Kf4 (57... Kd4 58. Nb5+ $8) 58. Kf2 $8 (58. Nd5+ $2 Kg3 $8) 58... g3+ 59. Kg2 $8 Kg4 60. Nb1 $1 {(for once, the Knight remains unhindered at the front of the chain, but the chain has weakened a little)} (60. Nd5 $1 {(remains the simplest)} f4 61. Nf6+ $8) (60. Nd1 $2 f4 $8) (60. Ne2 $2 f4 $8) 60... e4 (60... f4 61. Nd2 $8) 61. Nc3 $1 {(here, White to move, Nd5!! would be indispensable, for Nf6+)} (61. Nd2 $1 {: again, with White to move, it would be necessary to resume the good practice by Nc4!! for Ne5+}) 61... e3 62. Ne2 $8 f4 63. Nd4 $1 e2 64. Nf3 $8) 56... g4 $8 (56... f4 $2 57. Nc5+ $8 Kf5 58. Nb7 $3 {[#]} e4 {(idem on ...g4)} 59. Nd6+ $8 Ke5 60. Nf7+ $8 {(attack the pawns or the King, we said)} Kf6 61. Nd6 $1) 57. Nc5+ (57. Nf2+ Kd4 $1 58. Nd3 f4 $8) 57... Kd5 $8 (57... Kd4 $6 58. Ne6+ Kd5 $2 (58... Ke4 $8) 59. Nc7+ $8 Ke4 60. Kf2 $8 f4 61. Ne8 $3 {[#](à la Grigoriev : it is necessary be able to intervene in both d6 and f6)} (61. Ne6 g3+) (61. Ne6) 61... Kf5 (61... Kd3 62. Nf6 $3) 62. Nd6+ $3 Ke6 63. Ne4 $8) (57... Kf4 $6 58. Nd3+ (58. Ne6+ Kg3 $1 59. Ng7 f4 $8) 58... Ke4 $8 59. Nc5+ Kd5 $8 {text}) 58. Nd7 $1 { This would draw if the King were already on f2: in the following variation, one would reply to 63.Kh4 by 64 Kg2!.} (58. Nd3 f4 $1) 58... Kd4 $2 {Missing a win... which still requires 14 unique moves.} (58... Kd6 $8 {(...Ke6 is just a waste of time)} 59. Nf6 (59. Nf8 f4 $8 60. Kf2 e4 $1) 59... Ke6 $8 60. Nh5 f4 $8 61. Ng7+ Kf6 $8 62. Ne8+ Kg5 $8 63. Nd6 Kh4 $8 64. Nc4 (64. Ne4 g3 $1 65. Kf3 Kh3 $8) 64... e4 $8 65. Nd6 e3 $8 66. Nf5+ (66. Ne4 Kh3 $8 67. Ng5+ Kg3 $1 68. Ne4+ Kh2 $1) 66... Kh3 $8 67. Nd4 Kh2 $8 68. Ne6 f3+ $8 69. Kxe3 g3 $8 70. Ng5 (70. Kxf3 g2 $8 $19) 70... f2 $8 71. Nf3+ Kg2 $8 $19) (58... e4 59. Ke3 $8 g3 60. Nf6+ $8 Ke5 61. Nh5 $8 g2 62. Kf2 $8) 59. Nf6 $3 {[#] unable to attack the pawns, at least immobilise one of them, and obtain squares on a movement of the others.} (59. Kf2 $2 e4 $8 60. Nf6 Kd3 $8 (60... Ke5 $6 61. Nd7+ Kf4 $2 62. Nf8 $3 {[#]}) 61. Nh5 Kd2 $8 62. Nf4 e3+ $8 63. Kf1 g3 $8 64. Kg2 e2 $8) 59... Kc5 (59... e4 60. Nh5 $8 Ke5 61. Ke3 $8 g3 $1 62. Nf4 $3 $11) ( 59... g3 60. Kf3 $1 f4 {: text}) 60. Kf2 Kd4 61. Ke2 $1 (61. Nh5 $1 f4 62. Nf6 $8) 61... g3 62. Kf3 f4 63. Nh5 $1 (63. Kg2 $6 e4 64. Nh5 $8 Ke5 (64... Ke3 65. Nf6 $8) 65. Ng7 $3 {[#](again two diagonal steps from the bK !)} (65. Kh3 $2 e3 $8) 65... Kf6 (65... e3 66. Kf3 $8) 66. Nh5+ $1 (66. Ne8+ $1 Kg5 67. Nd6 $8) 66... Kg5 67. Nxg3 $8) 63... Kd5 {Black is going to be sluggish... unless he try to put his opponent to sleep, which will succeed perfectly.} (63... Kd3 64. Nf6 $8 {: text on 76th}) 64. Nf6+ Ke6 65. Ne4 Kf5 66. Nd6+ Ke6 67. Ne4 Kd5 68. Nf6+ Kc4 69. Ng4 Kd4 70. Nf6 $1 (70. Kg2 $1 e4 71. Nf6 $8 e3 (71... Kd3 72. Nd5 $1) 72. Kf3 $8 Kd3 73. Nd5 $1) 70... Kd3 (70... e4+ 71. Nxe4 $1 g2 72. Kxg2 Kxe4 73. Kf2 $8) 71. Ne4 Kc2 (71... g2 72. Nf2+ $8) 72. Ke2 Kb3 73. Kf3 Kc4 74. Nf6 Kd4 {We are back to the 62nd move.} 75. Nh5 $1 (75. Kg2 $1) 75... Kd3 76. Nf6 $8 Kd2 {Here White is spoilt for choice, although no defence is really trivial.} 77. Ng4 $1 (77. Ne4+ $1 Ke1 78. Kg2 $8 Ke2 79. Nc3+ $8 (79. Ng5 $2 Ke3 $8 80. Nf3 e4 $8 81. Ne5 Kd2 $3 82. Ng6 f3+ $8 83. Kxg3 e3 $8 84. Kxf3 e2 $8) 79... Kd3 80. Nd5 $3 {[#](the 3 pawns are immobilized)} Kd4 81. Nf6 $1 e4 82. Nh5 $8 {see above 63 Kg2!}) (77. Nd7 $1 {(the most spectacular)} e4+ 78. Kxe4 $8 g2 (78... Ke2 79. Ne5 $8) 79. Ne5 $3 {[#]}) (77. Kg2 $6 {(even this move with bad face draws)} Ke2 (77... Ke3 78. Nd5+ $1 Ke2 79. Nc3+ $8) 78. Nh5 $1 (78. Ne4 $1) 78... f3+ 79. Kxg3 $8 f2 80. Kg4 $8 e4 81. Ng3+ $8 Ke1 82. Kf4 $8) 77... g2 78. Kxg2 e4 79. Kf2 $2 { Cracking when it was easy: a frequent slackening !} (79. Ne5 $1 Ke2 80. Ng6 $1 (80. Ng4 $1 f3+ 81. Kg3 $1 e3 82. Kf4 $1) (80. Kg1 $1 f3 ( 80... e3 81. Kg2) 81. Ng4 $8 e3 82. Nh2 $8) 80... f3+ 81. Kg3 $8 f2 (81... e3 82. Nf4+ $8) 82. Nf4+ $8 Ke1 83. Ng2+ $8 Kf1 84. Nf4 $1 (84. Ne3+ $1 Ke2 85. Kf4 $8) 84... e3 85. Kf3 $8) (79. Kf1 $1 e3 80. Nh2 $1 (80. Ne5 $1 e2+ 81. Kg2 $8) 80... e2+ 81. Kg2 $8 e1=N+ 82. Kf2) (79. Nf2 $1 f3+ (79... e3 80. Kf3 $1 e2 81. Ne4+ $8) 80. Kg3 $1 (80. Kf1 e3 81. Ne4+ $8) 80... e3 81. Kxf3 $1 e2 82. Ne4+ $8) 79... e3+ $8 80. Kg2 f3+ $3 {[#]To forbid the f3 square to the knight.} ( 80... e2 $2 81. Ne5 $1 (81. Nh2 $1)) 81. Kg3 (81. Kxf3 e2 $8) 81... e2 $1 82. Nh2 e1=Q+ 83. Kxf3 Qh1+ 84. Kg3 Qg1+ 85. Kh3 Ke3 86. Ng4+ Kf4 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keemink, J."] [Black "=0001.01a8h1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/8/8/8/7N/7p/8/7k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Recomposed in 1996 by R. Turnbull with wKh8: all about the column! The Knight has more difficulties to control the black pawn being... very close.} 1. Ng6 $3 {As far as possible.} (1. Nf5 $2 {(here, White would play the usual Ne3! but also Nh6!)} Kg1 $8 (1... Kg2 $2 2. Ne3+ $8) (1... h2 $2 2. Nh4 $8 {: text}) 2. Nd4 (2. Ng3 Kg2) 2... Kf2 $1 $19) (1. Nf3 $2 -- (1... Kg2 $8 2. Nh4+ Kf2 $1 $19) 2. Ne1 -- {(twin by R. Besançon)} 3. Nd3 $3 {[#]} (3. Nc2 $2 {(the symmetrical of good becomes bad)} Kg1 $8 4. Nd4 Kf2 $1) 3... Kg1 (3... h2 4. Ne1 $8) 4. Ne5 $8 Kg2 5. Ng4 $8) (1. -- Kh2 $1 (1... Kg1 $1 2. Kb7 Kf2 $1) 2. Nf5 {(here, the knight would be much better on c4, with the choice e3 or e5)} (2. Ng6 Kg3 $8) 2... Kg1 $3 {[#]} 3. Nd4 (3. Ne3 h2 $8) 3... Kf2 $1 $19) 1... h2 (1... Kg2 2. Nf4+ $8) (1... Kh2 2. Nf4 $8) (1... Kg1 2. Ne5 $8 Kg2 ( 2... h2 3. Nf3+ $8) 3. Ng4 $8) 2. Nh4 $3 {[#]Return.} (2. Nf4 $2 Kg1 3. Ne2+ Kf2 $19) 2... Kg1 3. Nf3+ $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2011.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Afek, Y."] [Black "4146.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5n1k/5P2/5p1B/q2bPKn1/8/8/1R6/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Bg7+ $8 (1. Bxg5 $2 fxg5 2. Qh5+ Kg7 $8 3. Qxg5+ Kxf7 $8 4. Qf6+ Kg8 $8 5. Rh2 (5. Rb8 Qc5 $1) 5... Be6+ $8 6. Kg5 Nh7+ $8 7. Rxh7 Qd2+ $8) (1. Bxf8 $2 Be4+ $8 2. Kxf6 Nh7+ $8) 1... Kxg7 (1... Kh7 $6 2. Qh5+ Kxg7 3. exf6#) 2. exf6+ $8 Kh8 (2... Kxf7 3. Qh5+ $8 Kg8 4. Qxg5+ $8) 3. Qh5+ $8 Ngh7 (3... Nfh7 4. Rb8+) 4. Qxh7+ $3 {[#]} Nxh7 (4... Kxh7 $6 5. Rh2#) 5. Rb8+ $8 Nf8 6. Rxf8+ $8 Kh7 7. Rh8+ $8 Kxh8 8. f8=Q+ $8 Bg8+ (8... Kh7 9. Qg7#) 9. Kg6 $8 Qc7 10. Qg7+ $8 Qxg7+ 11. fxg7# $1 {[#]} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Roycroft, J."] [Black "+0160.01f7f2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5KR1/8/6p1/8/8/b4k2/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Kg6 $8 (1. Ke7 $2 Kf3 $19) (1. Kf6 $2 Bb2+ $8) 1... Kg3 (1... g4 2. Kh5 $8 ( 2. Kf5 $2 g3 3. Rc7 Bd2 $1 $19) (2. Rc7 $2 Bd2 $8 3. Kh5 {(threatens Rc2)} Kf3 $8 4. Ra7 Be6 $8 5. Ra3+ Be3 $8) 2... g3 3. Rc7 $8 Bd2 4. Rc2 $8 Ke2 (4... Bc4 5. Rxc4 $8 {(and not the other Bishop because of cross check on e2)} g2 6. Rg4 $8) 5. Rxa2 $8 g2 6. Ra1 $8 Kf2 (6... Be1 7. Ra2+ $8 Bd2 8. Ra1 $8 $11) 7. Kg4 Be1 8. Ra2+ $8) (1... Kf3 2. Kh5 $8) 2. Kh5 $8 (2. Kf5 $2 Bb1+ $8 3. Ke6 g4 $19) (2. Ra7 $2 Bb1+ $1 (2... Bd5 $1) 3. Kh5 Be4 $1 4. Ra1 Bf4 5. Ra3+ Bf3+ $1) 2... Kh3 {Threatens...g4 followed, in case of capture, by ...Bf7+.} 3. Rc7 $3 {[#]} (3. Rxg5 $2 { ("thematic try")} Bf7+ $8 4. Kh6 (4. Rg6 Kh2 $8 {: compare with the text on the 7th move}) 4... Be8 $8 (4... Kh4 $2 5. Kg7 $8 {is a kind of echo-chameleon to the main line}) 5. Kg7 Bxg5 $8 $19) (3. Ra7 $2 Bc4 $1 4. Rc7 Be2+ $8 5. Kg6 Bf4 $19) 3... Bd2 (3... Be3 4. Rc3 $1) (3... Bf4 4. Rc3+ $1 Kh2 5. Rc2+ $8) 4. Rd7 $3 {[#]} (4. Rc2 $2 Bf7+ $8 5. Kh6 Bf4 $8) (4. Ra7 $2 Bd5 $1 5. Ra3+ Kg2 $1 6. Kg4 Bf4 $1 {wins in the long run: the pawn will be pushed 12 moves forward}) 4... Bf4 ( 4... Be3 5. Rd3 $1) 5. Rg7 $3 {[#]A seemingly absurd return, but this time the bB of black squares is in range, which reactivates the Rxg5 threat.} Bd5 (5... g4 6. Rxg4 $8 Bf7+ 7. Rg6 {: text}) (5... Be3 6. Re7 $8) (5... Bd2 6. Rd7 $8) (5... Bc1 6. Rc7 $8) (5... Bb3 6. Rxg5 $8 Bd1+ 7. Kg6 $8 Bc2+ 8. Kf6) 6. Rxg5 $8 Bf7+ 7. Rg6 $8 (7. Kh6 $2 Be8 $8 {as already seen}) 7... Kh2 (7... Be8 {stalemate}) 8. Kg4 $3 1/2-1/2 [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 "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] {How to capture black pawn without losing a piece ?} 1. -- 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Kramnik, V."] [Black "Shirov, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2705"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "1994.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {60/356} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 {"Probably not a bad move, but too experimental to be played in such an important game -- my opponent was half a point behind and had to win at all costs" (AS).} 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 (4. Qb3 Nc6) 4... c6 5. Qb3 Qb6 (5... Qc7 6. Bf4 dxc4 7. Bxc7 cxb3 8. e4 Bg6 9. a3 $1 Be7 10. Nd2 Bd8 $6 (10... Nf6) 11. Bxd8 Kxd8 12. Nxb3 Nd7 13. Rc1 Ne7 14. f3 Rc8 15. Kf2 Kc7 16. h4 h5 17. Ne2 (17. Nb5+ Kb8 18. Nd6 Rc7 19. Bd3) 17... f5 (17... e5) 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nc3 $16 {Kramnik,V (2715)-Hertneck,G (2595)/ Germany 1995/GER-chT}) 6. c5 Qc7 (6... Qxb3 7. axb3 Na6 8. Ra4 $1 {AS} (8. e4 Nb4 9. exf5 (9. Ra4 Nc2+ 10. Kd2 dxe4 11. g4 $1) 9... Nc2+ 10. Kd1 Nxa1 11. fxe6 fxe6 (11... Nxb3 12. exf7+ Kxf7 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Ne5+ Ke8 15. Kc2 Na1+ 16. Kb1 Nb3 17. Ka2 Na5 18. b4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 $44 {AS}) (11... Nf6 12. exf7+) 12. b4 a5 $6 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 Nb3 14. Be3 a5 15. b5 a4 $13 {AS}) ( 12... Be7) 13. bxa5 $1 Nb3 (13... Rxa5 14. b4 Ra8 15. Bb2 $16 {>< a1}) 14. a6 $1 Nxc1 15. axb7 Rb8 16. Kxc1 Rxb7 17. Bd3 {: +/- according to AS ; >< e6; Shirov, A-Svidler,P/Gausdal/1991 51/380}) 8... Bc2 9. Bf4 (9. e3 Bxb3 10. Ra3 Bc4 11. Bxc4 dxc4 12. Ne5 Nb4 13. O-O) 9... Bxb3 10. Ra3 Bc4 (10... Bc2 11. Na2 $1 Nf6 12. e3) 11. b3 Nxc5 (11... Nb4 12. Kd1 $1 Bb5 $8 13. Nxb5 cxb5 14. e3 Nc6 15. Bxb5 $16) 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Ra1 Bb4 14. Bd2 Ba6 15. e4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 $16) 7. Bf4 Qc8 (7... Qxf4 8. Qxb7 $16) (7... Qd7 $2 8. g4 $1) 8. e3 Nf6 9. Qa4 {"A strong move that I had not seen" (AS).} (9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 $6 Be7 13. Qc2 Bd8 $1 14. Bd3 Bc7 $10 {Dzhindzishashvili,R-Kuligowski, A/Lone Pine/1981 31/(412)}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nh5 10. Be5 (10. Bd6 Bxd6 11. cxd6 O-O 12. Ne5 f6 13. Nd3 g6 14. Be2) 10... Nd7 (10... f6 11. Bxb8 Qxb8 12. Nh4 $1 ) 11. b4 $1 (11. h3 Nhf6 12. Bg3 Be7) 11... Nhf6 12. b5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Ba6 Qd8 16. Nd2 Nxe5 17. dxe5) 10. b4 a6 {"A sad necessity" (AS).} (10... Nh5 11. Be5 $1 f6 12. Bg3 {AS} Nxg3 (12... Bg4 13. b5 Bxf3 14. bxc6 $1) (12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxg3 14. hxg3) 13. hxg3) (10... Bg4 11. b5 Bxf3 12. bxc6 $1 $16 {AS}) (10... b5 11. Nxb5 cxb5 12. Bxb5 a6 13. Bc6 Bd3 $1 (13... Ra7 $6 14. Ne5 Rc7 15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Rd1 $1 {(prevents ...Bd3)} Be7 17. Be5 Bd8 18. f3 O-O $2 19. Bxf6 Rc7 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. b5) 14. Bxa8 Qxa8 15. Qd1 Bc4) 11. h3 (11. Be2 Be7 12. Qb3 Nh5 13. Be5 $14 {AS}) (11. Nh4 Ne4 12. Qc2 g5 13. Nxf5 Nxc3 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Ne4) 11... Be7 (11... b5 12. cxb6 Nxb6 13. Qb3 (13. Qa5 Qb7) 13... Nfd7 (13... a5 14. bxa5) 14. Rc1 (14. a4 a5) (14. Nh4 Be4 $1 15. f3 Be7) 14... Be7 (14... a5 $6 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. Nb5 $1) 15. Be2 O-O) 12. Qb3 O-O 13. Be2 Be4 {"I hesitated for a long time between this move and ...Bd8" (AS).} (13... Bd8 14. O-O Bc7 15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. a4 (16. Nh4) 16... e5 $132 {AS}) (13... a5 14. b5 Ne4 (14... b6 $2 15. bxc6 Qxc6 16. Bb5 Qc8 17. c6 Bb4 18. O-O $16) 15. O-O a4 16. Qb2 (16. Nxa4 Rxa4)) 14. O-O (14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. O-O Bd8 $10 {AS}) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bd8 16. a4 Bc7 $6 (16... Re8 {(! according to AS)} 17. b5 (17. Bd6 Bc7 18. b5 e5) 17... e5 $1 (17... Ba5 {AS}) 18. Bg3 exd4 19. exd4 Bc7 $11 {AS}) 17. Bg5 (17. b5 Bxf4 18. exf4 axb5 19. axb5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 b6 $10) 17... h6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. b5 e5 {AS had originally termed this move "? He later considered the resulting position as "not so clear", being not convinced by 19...Ba5.} (19... axb5 20. axb5 b6 (20... Rxa1 21. Rxa1 b6 22. bxc6 bxc5 23. Ra7 $16) 21. cxb6 Bxb6 22. Na4) (19... Ba5 {(= selon Karpov)} 20. Ne2 b6 (20... Bc7 21. b6 Bb8) 21. Rfc1 $1 {AS}) 20. b6 Bb8 {"With my apologies for burying Ra8" (AS).} (20... exd4 21. Ne2 (21. exd4 Bf4) 21... d3 22. Qxd3 Be5 23. Nd4 {(AS)} Re8) (20... e4 21. bxc7 exf3 22. Rfb1 $1 fxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxc7 24. Qxb7 $16 {AS}) (20... Bd8 21. dxe5 Nd7 22. Bg4 $1 {AS } Nxc5 23. Qc2 (23. Qb4 Ne6) (23. Bxc8 Nxb3 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bxc6 Nxa1 26. Rxa1 Rxb6 27. Bxd5 Be7) 23... Ne6 (23... Qb8 24. Nxd5) 24. a5 (24. Rab1) 24... Be7 25. e4 $1 {[#]} (25. Ne2) 25... d4 26. Ne2 c5 27. Nf4 $1 (27. f4 c4 $1) 27... h5 ( 27... Re8 28. Qa4 $1) 28. Nxh5 (28. Nd5) 28... Qc6 29. Rac1 Qb5 30. Qa2 $16) 21. a5 $1 exd4 {"Refusing a quiet death" (AS).} (21... e4 22. Be2 Nh7 23. f4 exf3 (23... Qe6 24. Rf2) 24. Bxf3 {AS} Ng5 25. Rad1 Qe6 (25... Re8 26. e4 $1 {[#]} dxe4 27. Bg4 Qd8 28. d5 $16) 26. e4 dxe4 27. Qxe6 fxe6) (21... Re8) (21... Qf5) 22. exd4 Bf4 {"The only reasonable move" (AS).} (22... Qf5) 23. Qc2 $1 (23. g3 $6 Qxh3 24. Bg2 Qh5 25. gxf4 Ng4 {AS} 26. Rfe1 (26. Rfd1 {(this is the game, with the wQ on b3 instead of c2)} Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qxf4) 26... Qh2+ 27. Kf1 Qxf4 28. Qc2 Rae8 $1 (28... Qxd4 29. Ra4 Qxc5 30. Rxg4 d4 31. Qd2 Qxc3 32. Qxh6) 29. Rad1 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxd4 $15) 23... Qd7 $2 {"The last chance for a "normal" game was 23...h5, with a hope of survival" (AS).} (23... h5 24. g3 (24. Ne2 Bh6) 24... Bh6 25. Kg2 $14 {AS}) (23... Re8 24. g3 (24. Rae1 Qd7) 24... Qxh3 25. Bg2 Qh5 26. gxf4 Ng4 $11) (23... Bg5 24. Rfe1 Qd7 25. Re5 Bf4 26. Rf5 Bg5) 24. g3 $1 {"It is stronger with the Queen on c2" (AS).} Qxh3 25. Bg2 Qh5 26. gxf4 Ng4 27. Rfd1 {"I had underestimated this move" (AS). But is it really better than 27 Rfe1, not sure...} (27. Rfe1 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxf4 {AS} 29. Re2 Nh2+ 30. Kg1 Nf3+ 31. Bxf3 Qxf3 32. Rd1 Qg4+ 33. Kf1 Rae8 34. Qd3 Rxe2 35. Nxe2 Re8 36. Ng1 $16) 27... Rae8 (27... Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxf4 29. Rd3 $1) 28. Rd3 Qh2+ 29. Kf1 f5 (29... Qxf4 30. Qd2 $18 {AS}) 30. Qd2 $1 {"Probably not the best. I could not find sufficient compensation after 30 Ne2" (AS). Wouldn't underestimate his own design? As well as... his opponent's defence: the move played seems in the end to be the best.} (30. Rg3 $2 Qxg3) (30. Ne2 $6 {AS} Qh4 $1 31. Rg3 (31. Ng3 g5 $1 32. Nxf5 Rxf5 33. Rh3 Qxf2+) ( 31. Nc3 $1 Qh2 32. Qd2 {returns to the game !}) 31... Nxf2 $3 {[#]} 32. Bxd5+ (32. Kxf2 Rxe2+ $3 {[#]} 33. Qxe2 Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 Qxd4+) (32. Raa3 Ng4 $44) 32... cxd5 33. Kxf2 Qh2+ (33... Rxe2+ 34. Qxe2 Qxf4+) 34. Rg2 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Re3 $3 {[#]} (35... Re6 $2 36. Qb3 $1) 36. c6 Rh3 $8 37. Kf1 Rf3+ 38. Kg1 Rh3 $11) (30. Rf3 Rf6 (30... Qh4 31. Rh3) (30... Re7 31. Qd2) 31. Qd2) (30. Rh3 Qxf4 31. Nxd5 Qxd4 (31... cxd5 32. Bxd5+ Kh7 33. Bxb7) 32. Rd1 Qe5 33. Nc7 (33. Nb4)) 30... Rf6 (30... Qh4 31. Re1 (31. Nxd5) 31... Re4 32. Re2 $1) (30... Re4 31. Nxd5 $1 (31. Nxe4 fxe4 32. Rh3 Qxf4 33. Qxf4 Rxf4 34. Ra2) (31. Rg3) 31... cxd5 32. Rh3 Qxf4 33. Qxf4 Rxf4 34. Bxd5+) 31. f3 $1 {"This seems decisive, however..." (AS). As other moves.} (31. Rh3 $1 Rg6 $1 {AS[#]} 32. Rg3 $1 (32. Rxh2 $2 Nxh2+ 33. Kg1 Nf3+) (32. f3 $4 Ne3+) 32... h5 (32... Ne3+ 33. Rxe3 Qxg2+ 34. Ke2 $8) 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 h4 35. Nxd5 $1 hxg3 36. Qe8+ Kh7 37. Ne7 $3) (31. Rg3 $1 Rfe6 32. Nxd5 $1) (31. Re1 $1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Qxf4 33. Qd2) (31. Nxd5 $1 Rg6 (31... cxd5 32. Rh3 $1 Rg6 33. Raa3 $3 {[#]}) 32. Rg3 $8 cxd5 33. Re1 Rxe1+ (33... Re4 34. Rxe4 $8 fxe4 35. Rh3 $1 e3 36. fxe3 Nxe3+ 37. Rxe3 Qxf4+ 38. Bf3 $18) 34. Qxe1 $8 Kh7 35. Qe2 (35. Bxd5 h5 36. Bxb7 h4 37. Rc3 Nf6 38. Qe3 Nh5 $1) 35... h5 36. Qf3 $1 Re6 $1 (36... h4 $2 37. Rh3) 37. Qd3 $1 (37. Qxd5 $2 Re1+ $3 {[#]} 38. Kxe1 Qg1+ 39. Kd2 Qxf2+ 40. Kd1 Qxg3 41. Qf3 (41. Qxf5+ g6) 41... Qh2 $1 42. Kd2 Qg1 $11) (37. Rh3) 37... g6 (37... Re1+ $2 38. Kxe1 Qg1+ 39. Qf1) 38. Qd2 $1 Qh4 39. Bxd5 Re7 40. c6 $18) (31. Re3 $2 Rxe3 $1 32. fxe3 Qg3 $1) 31... Re4 $3 {[#]"The only chance. Now White is to move, one more piece and the possibility of capturing a second one. But nothing is really clear, as both players are running out of time" (AS).} (31... Ree6 32. Ra3 Rg6 33. fxg4) ( 31... Kh8 32. Ra3 $3 {[#]}) 32. Nxd5 $6 {"This was a shock, my first thought was that it must be decisive. I was afraid of 32 Ne2" (AS). And rightly so! But the move played is also to be feared, even more so !} (32. Ne2 $1 Ne3+ ( 32... Rg6 33. fxe4 $6 (33. fxg4 $1 Rxg4 34. Ng1 $3 {[#]} Rexf4+ 35. Nf3 $18 {VK}) 33... Nf2 (33... Ne3+ 34. Qxe3 $8 {(otherwise ...Qxg2+ and not ...Rxg2? Rh3! for Ng1!!)} Qxg2+ 35. Ke1 Qh1+ 36. Kd2 Qxa1 37. exf5 $18) (33... Nf6 34. Ng1) 34. Ng3 $3 {[#]} (34. Rg3 {VK} Nxe4 35. Bxe4 $8 Rxg3 36. Rd1 Qh3+ 37. Ke1 dxe4 38. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 39. Qf2) 34... Nxd3 35. exf5 $8 {(threatens Bxd5+)} Qxg3 36. fxg6 $18) ( 32... Rxe2 33. Qxe2 $8) 33. Rxe3 Rg6 34. Ng3 $8 Rxe3 35. Qxe3 Qxg3 {AS} 36. Ra2 h5 37. Qe5 $1 {[#]} (37. Qe1 Qxf4 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qe5 Qg5 (39... Qh4 40. Qxf5) 40. Re2 (40. f4) 40... h4 41. Qe3 {VK}) (37. Kg1 Kh7 (37... h4 38. Kh1 $1) 38. Re2) 37... h4 (37... Rf6 38. Qe8+ {for Qxh5-g5}) 38. Qxf5 Rf6 39. Qc8+ $1 (39. Qg5 Qh2 40. Re2 $1 h3 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Rb8 $8 hxg2+ 43. Qxg2 Qh7 44. Rxb7+ Kg8 45. f5 $1 Rxf5 46. Rb8+) (39. Qg4 Qxg4 40. fxg4 Rxf4+) 39... Kh7 (39... Kf7 40. Qxb7+) (39... Rf8 40. Qe6+) 40. Qg4 $1 Qxg4 41. fxg4 Rxf4+ 42. Rf2 Rxd4 43. Rf7 $18) (32. fxe4 $6 fxe4 33. Ne2 $1 (33. Bf3 Qg3 $1 (33... Qh3+ $2 34. Qg2 $8 Nh2+ 35. Kf2 $8 Qh4+ 36. Qg3 $8 $16) (33... Rxf4 $1 34. Qxh2 Nxh2+ 35. Kg2 Nxf3 36. Rdd1 Nh4+) 34. Bxe4 $8 (34. Qg2 $2 Qxf4 {AS} 35. Ne2 Qf5 36. Ng3 Qg5 $17) ( 34. Bxg4 $2 exd3 {AS}) 34... Rxf4+ 35. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 36. Bf3 Nh2+ 37. Kg2 Nxf3 38. Rxf3 Qd2+ 39. Kf1 Qxd4 40. Re1 Qxc5 41. Re8+ Kh7) (33. Nxe4 dxe4 34. Qa2+ Kh8 35. Bxe4 Qxf4+ 36. Bf3 Nh2+ 37. Ke2 Nxf3 $19) 33... exd3 34. Qxd3 Re6 (34... Qh4 35. Qg3 Qxg3 36. Nxg3 Rxf4+ 37. Kg1) (34... Rxf4+ 35. Nxf4 Qxf4+ 36. Bf3) 35. Ra3 $8 Qh5 $8 (35... Rxe2 $2 36. Qxe2 Qxf4+ 37. Bf3 $18) (35... Ne3+ 36. Qxe3 Rxe3 37. Rxe3 $18) 36. Bh3 $1 (36. Qd2 Qh4 $1) 36... Ne3+ 37. Qxe3 Rxe3 38. Rxe3 $16) 32... cxd5 33. c6 Rxf4 $1 (33... Rxc6 $2 34. fxe4 fxe4 35. Rh3 $18 {AS}) 34. cxb7 $1 (34. c7 Rf8 $8 35. Rc1 Rc8 {(not so clear according to AS)} 36. Qe1 Kh7 37. Rc6 h5 38. Re6 h4) 34... Re4 $1 {[#]Return !} (34... Rf8 $2 35. Rc1 Nf6 36. Rc8 $18) 35. Rc1 $1 {AS criticises this, not seeing the 36th white move which unravels the position, as the key of a problem.} (35. b8=Q+ $6 Qxb8 36. fxg4 (36. Rc1) 36... Qh2 $3 {[#](return not considered by AS, as he played similar to the 36th & 37th moves)} (36... Rxg4 $2 37. Bxd5+ {AS}) (36... fxg4+ $2 37. Kg1 $8 $18) 37. Rf3 (37. Bf3 Qxd2 38. Rxd2 fxg4 39. Ra3 Ref4 40. Rdd3 gxf3 41. Rac3 Rf8 $11) (37. g5 Rf4+ $8 38. Bf3 $8 Rxf3+ 39. Rxf3 Qxd2 40. gxf6 Qxd4 41. Rb1 Qc4+ 42. Kg1 Qg4+ 43. Kf2 $8 Qd4+) 37... fxg4 38. Rxf6 gxf6 39. b7 Rf4+ 40. Qxf4 Qxf4+ 41. Ke2 $8 $11) (35. fxe4 $2 fxe4+ 36. Bf3 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 exf3+ 38. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 39. Ke1 Qf1#) 35... Kh7 (35... Re8 36. Rc8 Rff8 37. Rxe8 Rxe8 38. fxg4 $18) 36. b8=Q {"After using almost all his remaining time, VK decides that a draw by Rc7 or Rc8 is not enough" (AS). He is right, but...} (36. Rc7 $2 Qg3 $1 (36... Qh4 $1 37. Rc1 $8) 37. b8=Q $2 (37. Rc1 $1) 37... Nh2+ 38. Kg1 Re1+ 39. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 40. Kxh2 Qh4+ $10) (36. Rc8 $2 Qg3 $3 {[#]} 37. b8=Q $2 (37. Rc1 $1) 37... Nh2+ 38. Kg1 Re1+ 39. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 40. Kxh2 Qh4+ {AS} 41. Bh3 (41. Kg1 Qe1+ $10) 41... Qf2+ 42. Kh1 Qe1+ 43. Kg2 Qe2+ $10) ({More conclusive was} 36. Rb3 $3 h5 (36... Re7 37. Rc7 $3 {(even stronger than b8Q followed by fxg4)} Rxc7 38. bxc7 Qxc7 39. b8=Q {thanks to Rb3}) (36... Qg3 37. fxg4 Qxb3 38. b8=Q) 37. b8=Q $1 (37. Rc8 $2 Qg3 $8 {(as already seen)} 38. b8=Q Nh2+ 39. Kg1 Re1+ 40. Qxe1 Qxe1+ 41. Kxh2 $8 Qh4+ 42. Bh3 Qf2+) 37... Qxb8 {(incredibly, White has one less pawn !)} 38. Rc7 $3 {[#] (mousetrap)} Qd8 (38... Qe8 39. b7 Ne3+ 40. Kg1) 39. fxg4 fxg4+ 40. Kg1) (36. Rdc3 $1) (36. Ra3 $1) 36... Qxb8 37. fxg4 $8 (37. fxe4 $2 fxe4+ 38. Ke1 Rf2 $19 ) (37. Rc7 $2 Qe8 $3 {[#]} 38. b7 (38. fxe4 fxe4+) 38... Qb8 $8 39. Rc5 (39. Rb3 $4 Qxc7 40. b8=Q Qc4+ $8 41. Kg1 Rxd4 $19) (39. Qc1) 39... Qxb7 40. fxg4 Qb1+ 41. Rc1 Qb5 42. g5) 37... Qh2 $1 {Return.} (37... fxg4+ $2 38. Kg1) (37... Rf4+ 38. Rf3) 38. Rf3 $1 ({Simpler} 38. Bf3 $1 Qxd2 39. Rxd2 fxg4 40. Rf2 $8 (40. Rd3 $2 Re8 $1) 40... gxf3 41. b7 $8 Rh4 42. Rfc2 $1 Rf8 (42... f2 43. b8=Q Rh1+ 44. Kg2 f1=Q+ 45. Rxf1 Rhxf1 46. Kh2 $18) 43. Rc8 $8 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 $18) (38. g5 $4 Rf4+ $8) 38... Rxg4 (38... fxg4 $2 39. Rxf6 gxf6 40. Bxe4+) 39. b7 $2 {"The game is dramatically reversed" (AS).} (39. Rf2 $3 {(only way to "play for win" according to AS)} Rfg6 40. Bxd5 $8 (40. Bf3 Qh3+ 41. Ke2 Re6+ 42. Kd3 Ree4 $3 {[#](the other Rook on the same square !)} 43. Kc2 Rxd4 $8 44. Qe2 Rc4+) 40... Qh3+ $8 (40... Qd6 41. Bg2 Rxd4 {AS} 42. Qc2) (40... Rg1+ 41. Ke2 Qh5+ 42. Bf3 Re6+ 43. Kd3 Rg3 44. Qf4 Qg4 45. Qxg4 fxg4 46. b7 $18) (40... Qh5 41. Bf3) 41. Ke2 (41. Ke1 Qh4) 41... Rd6 $1 {VK} 42. Qe3 $1 (42. Rc3 Qh4 $1 43. Rxf5 Rxd5 44. Rxd5 Rg2+ 45. Kd3 Rxd2+ 46. Kxd2 Qf2+) (42. Qc3 Qh4 $1 (42... Qxc3 $2 43. Bg8+ $1 Kxg8 44. Rxc3 Rgxd4 45. b7) 43. Bf3 (43. b7 $2 Rxd5 44. b8=Q Re4+) 43... Rgxd4 $132 44. Kf1 Qh3+) (42. b7 Rxd5 43. b8=Q Re4+ 44. Kd1 Rexd4 45. Rc8 $11) 42... Qxe3+ (42... Qh4 $6 43. b7 $1 Rxd5 44. b8=Q Re4 {(it is all very well to have one more Queen, but what to do with it ?)} 45. Qbf4 $3 {[#](on most other moves would follow ...Rdxd4)} (45. Qb1 $4 Rxe3+ $8 46. Kxe3 Qxd4+ $8 47. Ke2 Rb5 $3) 45... Qh5+ 46. Kd2 Rxe3 47. Kxe3) 43. Kxe3 Rxd5 44. Rb1 $1 Re4+ 45. Kf3 Re8 46. Rc2 Rb8 47. Rc5 $1 (47. b7 $2 Rd7 $8) (47. Rc7 Rxa5) 47... Rxd4 48. Rc7 Rdd8 (48... Rd3+ 49. Kf2 Rdd8 50. b7) 49. Rg1 Rg8 50. b7 h5 51. Rd1 h4 52. Rd6 $1 h3 53. Rxa6 Rgd8 54. Rb6 Rd3+ 55. Kf2 Ra3 56. a6 Rd8 57. Rc2 Rb8 58. Rcb2 f4 59. Rc6 $18) (39. Rcc3 $6 Rfg6 40. Rh3 $8 Qxg2+ 41. Qxg2 Rxg2 42. Rb3 $8 Rg1+ 43. Kf2 R6g2+ 44. Kf3 g5 45. b7 g4+ 46. Kf4 gxh3 47. b8=Q h2 48. Rb7+ Rg7 $8 49. Rxg7+ $8 Kxg7 50. Qe5+ Kf7 $11) 39... Rfg6 40. Rc2 $2 {"The fatal mistake" (AS).} (40. b8=Q Qxb8 41. Rf2 {("we can fight for a draw" AS)} f4 $1 (41... Qb5+ 42. Kg1 Qa4 $15) 42. Rc3 Qb1+ 43. Qc1 Qxc1+ 44. Rxc1 f3 $1 45. Rxf3 Rxg2 46. Rc5 R2g5 $19) (40. Rf2 $2 Rxg2 $1 41. Rxg2 Qh1+) 40... Rxg2 41. Qxg2 Rxg2 42. Rxg2 Qh1+ 43. Kf2 Qb1 {"One can live a whole life of chess for such a game" (AS).} (43... Qb1 44. Kg3 Qxb7 45. Rxf5 Qc7+ {AS}) 0-1 [Event "5# growing chess "] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bissicks, P."] [Black "0100.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3R4/5p2/5K2/7k/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "8"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Rd8 $1 (1. Rd7 $2 Kh3 2. Rh7# {+ Kh4!}) 1... Kg1 $1 (1... Kh1 $2 2. Kf2 f3 3. Rh8#) (1... Kh3 $2 2. Rh8# {still control h4}) 2. Rg8+ $1 (2. Rh8 $2 { pat}) 2... Kh2 (2... Kf1 {illegal}) 3. Kf2 $1 (3. Rh8+ {illegal}) 3... f3 4. Rg2+ {Doesn't check.} fxg2 {5 Rxg2#!.} 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1950.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Castellari, U."] [Black "1875.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2B2R2/r1p1kpPp/rN2b2K/2P1Qp2/5Np1/4n3/3bR3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1950.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Barulin, M."] [Black "4588.04"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b4/n1pKN1pq/4Q3/2k1Bb2/3N3p/5R2/1Rp5/2rn1B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stojnic, D."] [Black "4578.45"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/P1PKQpp1/1P6/1npkp3/1Rp3N1/1RBrbnN1/4P3/q7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shedej, S."] [Black "1822.44"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R3r1pK/Bp4pp/7r/8/1PN2P2/1PR3P1/k4NBQ w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fasano, A."] [Black "4848.32"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/rp1PK2b/n5P1/7R/1Nk1NRp1/Q7/P7/n1r1q3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "4285.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/3N1pKb/1p4Q1/1P1B3p/R1Pk2qR/p7/1P1p4/1n1N2b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1922.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wahlmark, CP."] [Black "1152.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1B1pp1Bb/4k2P/4NN2/4R3/6KQ/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1885.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meredith, W."] [Black "1011.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1K6/7B/2Q5/3p2N1/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1885.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mikan, I."] [Black "1382.07"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7b/4p2Q/N6p/4kN1K/3R4/5ppp/1pp5/1br5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Version AV.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Agapov, I & Bakharev A"] [Black "4878.55"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/2p1RP2/K1p5/1p2P1N1/1P1kpnQ1/1BRp3r/3P1Pn1/N1b1r1q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Millour, RJ."] [Black "1052.47"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Qb5/2P5/p3p3/1p1pP3/1B1P2N1/1B2N3/K2pppP1/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4# "] [Site "?"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Burger, R."] [Black "1008.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/8/8/3NN2p/1P6/P2Q2P1/2pppp2/n2k3n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4# b) Pg4 on e5"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Morice, J."] [Black "0552.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/K7/8/2B4N/N5P1/2P1r2p/1R2bk1p/R7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1960.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lindner, L."] [Black "0488.16"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r2n3/3B2pb/Np4pp/1nbk4/1p2N3/2pKR1B1/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#2 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Popa, N."] [Black "3355.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/8/1q4r1/3Nk3/2nN4/8/2P5/B4Kb1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#2,5 4 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sizonenko, V."] [Black "3658.52"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4r1n1/r5PB/3p2KP/1p2B3/1P1P1bN1/3k3q/N3n2P/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) Pe6 on c6"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Csak, J."] [Black "3743.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1K6/p2rp1p1/2qR1BnP/3rppb1/3k1P2/3P4/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#4"] [Site "?"] [Date "1922.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Roth, H."] [Black "1443.68"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/pPp5/Q1P2p2/1P1RpP2/Pk2B1p1/3P1pp1/1K3brn w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1922.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#4"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Richter, F."] [Black "1222.42"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/3P3R/p7/P2k4/KBN2R1P/PB2Q3/3p4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Elkies, N."] [Black "=3002.54h5a5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/1p6/kPp2P1K/2P5/N1Pp4/q2P4/1N6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. f6 $8 Qb3 2. f7 $3 {[#]The last pawn move.} (2. Kh6 $2 Qd1 3. f7 Qf3 4. Kg7 Qg4+ 5. Kh8 Qf5 6. Kg7 Qg5+ 7. Kh7 Qf6 8. Kg8 Qg6+ 9. Kf8 Ka4 10. Ke7 Qg7 11. Ke8 Qe5+ 12. Kd7 Qf6 13. Ke8 Qe6+ 14. Kf8 Kb3 15. Kg7 Qe7 16. Kg8 Qg5+ 17. Kh8 Qf6+ 18. Kg8 Qg6+ 19. Kf8 Kb2 20. Ke7 Qg7 21. Ke8 Qe5+ 22. Kd8 Qf6+ 23. Ke8 Qe6+ 24. Kf8 Kc1 25. Kg7 Qe7 26. Kg8 Qg5+ 27. Kh8 Qf6+ 28. Kg8 Qg6+ 29. Kf8 Kd1 30. Ke7 Qg7 31. Ke8 Qe5+ 32. Kd7 Qf6 33. Ke8 Qe6+ 34. Kf8 Ke2 35. Kg7 Qe7 36. Kg8 Qg5+ 37. Kh8 Qf6+ 38. Kg8 Qg6+ 39. Kf8 Kf3 40. Ke7 Qg7 41. Ke8 Qe5+ 42. Kd7 Qf6 43. Ke8 Qe6+ 44. Kf8 Kf4 45. Kg7 Qe7 46. Kg8 Qg5+ 47. Kh7 Qf6 48. Kg8 Qg6+ 49. Kf8 Ke5 50. Ke7 Qg7 51. Ke8 Ke6 52. Kd8 {(the same photo as in the text, but not the same position)} Qxf7 $19) 2... Qd1+ 3. Kh6 $1 Qf3 {The same position as in the try ? In a way yes! But... no !!} 4. Kg7 Qg4+ 5. Kh8 Qf5 6. Kg7 Qg5+ 7. Kh7 Qf6 8. Kg8 Qg6+ 9. Kf8 $8 (9. Kh8 $2 Qxf7 10. Nc2 dxc2) 9... Ka4 $1 10. Ke7 $1 Qg7 11. Ke8 Qe5+ 12. Kd7 Qf6 13. Ke8 Qe6+ 14. Kf8 Kb3 15. Kg7 Qe7 16. Kg8 Qg5+ 17. Kh8 Qf6+ 18. Kg8 Qg6+ 19. Kf8 Kb2 20. Ke7 Qg7 21. Ke8 Qe5+ 22. Kd8 Qf6+ 23. Ke8 Qe6+ 24. Kf8 Kc1 25. Kg7 Qe7 26. Kg8 Qg5+ 27. Kh8 Qh6+ 28. Kg8 Qg6+ 29. Kf8 Kd1 30. Ke7 Qg7 31. Ke8 Qe5+ 32. Kd7 Qf6 33. Ke8 Qe6+ 34. Kf8 Ke2 35. Kg7 Qe7 36. Kg8 Qg5+ 37. Kh8 Qf6+ 38. Kg8 Qg6+ 39. Kf8 Kf3 40. Ke7 Qg7 41. Ke8 Qe5+ 42. Kd7 Qf6 43. Ke8 Qe6+ 44. Kf8 Kf4 45. Kg7 Qe7 ( 45... Qd7 46. Kf6 $1) 46. Kg8 Qg5+ 47. Kh7 Qf6 48. Kg8 Qg6+ 49. Kf8 Ke5 50. Ke7 $1 Qg7 (50... Qe6+ 51. Kf8 Kf6 52. Kg8 $11 {50 moves rule}) (50... Qd6+ 51. Ke8 Ke6 {idem}) 51. Ke8 Ke6 52. Kd8 $1 {[#]And the gong sounds.} (52. Nc2 $1) 1/2-1/2






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