may 9 2017

 This session was full of technical problems, but fortunately the Master was spared.

For the first time, we had all the heterodox genres in the audience. It was no longer a St. Lazarus course, it was the "cours des miracles" !
The Master, the example of what should be, was visible and audible.
The clerk was visible, but mute.
Daniel was audible, but quickly invisible because of camera failure and madrasi freezing.
And Eric, finally, was inaudible and invisible! (Fortunately, he had a keyboard, which allowed him, like the spirit blowing the moves, to manifest his presence to the Master who was the only one to receive his messages!)
Alone among the listeners, the second Eric had all the comfort!
No news from Pierre, but perhaps, to complete the picture, he was deprived of internet connection! 

Below, the animated report of the Master


Master's words


Anne de bretagneFerdinand d aragon

Quote of the day: "You spend too much time with whores, you should work more" (Flaubert to Maupassant).

Reminder of the day: "Television is made for those who, having nothing to say, absolutely want to make it known" (P. Dac).

The motto of the day, from Anne of Bretagne and Ferdinand of Aragon: Malo mori quam foedari ("I prefer to die than to dishonour myself"). In recent weeks especially, it cannot be said to have been adopted much in our country.

The irritation of the day: "It's hard enough to be poor, if on top of that you have to go without...". This famous phrase by Paul Morand was recently attributed to... the inevitable Colucci! Always anticipations. In Chess as elsewhere: "Each generation seems to believe to have invented Chess" (Dražen Marović).

Studies of the day. A fork of a particular type and a full ZZ, with a whole point difference depending on whether you have to move or not.

The practical ending of the day. From the World Junior Championship thirty years ago, a Queen endgame won by one of the best team players in the world, a friendly Armenian grandmaster and problemist.

Today's homework: a small Ladislav Prokeš festival. An author whose speciality was to limit himself to natural positions. A dinosaur, when you see the modern studies, which generally resemble "traffic accidents", as John Beasley said.

Kholmov 2

Hero of the day: Ratmir Kholmov. This relatively unknown super-player had something in common with a more contemporary genius, Alexei Shirov. Can you guess? Come on! I won't keep you waiting. Both combine phenomenal attacking games with a deep love of endgames. Let's recall RK's extensive analysis of R+3P/B+3P linked on the same wing. We limit ourselves today to a Bishop and two pawns endgame against Bishop of the same colour, where the small pawn spacing gives remarkable chances to the defence. Let us add that these two geniuses are neighbours, AS being Latvian and RK Lithuanian.

The tactical warm-ups of the day: RK plays us twice the move Nc6! Banal, you think, except that it is a White Knight. And to sacrifice it, immediately or at the next move!

The theme of the day, illustrated in another game of the great Ratmir (which Tarrasch would certainly have appreciated), extracted from the strongest "zonal" tournament in history: the isolated strong-weak pawn. Many players ask themselves the question "is my isolated pawn good or bad?", but the answer is... in the question : it is clear that your pawn is both strong and weak, the only thing is to know in which case it is dangerous, in which case it is a heavyweight...

PitukThe training of the day. After the traditional 2# with ages ranging from 40 to 85, a Czech 3# given in Belarus, a Ukrainian 3# given in Poland, which got Murdzia's scalp, a Danish strategic 4#, another German. A magnificent Armenian 5# from 2013 on a Romanian idea from... 1909, improved in... 1955: down with the clean slate and long live the legacy! An easy but fun 7#.

Nadia grayThen comes a... Alsacian striptease "quite honest, but nevertheless very pleasant" (A. Chicco). Besides, the Kings are not naked: how could there be a mat? Except of course in fairyland! It must be said that in 1960, it was never very "hard", see Nadia Gray's in "La dolce vita".

Candela sanz

The other 2# helpmate is exceptionally original. Don't miss the "apparent play". In the 1959 helpmate 3#, a commentator refers to it as a "Bristol". A line clearance, yes, but a Bristol, no. He seems to have never seen the eponymous Healey 1857. Finally a very affordable Spanish selfmate, given away at the 1990 World Championship.

Having to leave our beautiful country in June, I propose that the next session be held in three weeks' time. There is a small chance of a 7th course at the end of June. Have a good time and may God keep you.

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kholmov, R."] [Black "0040.20"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2b5/8/8/4Pk2/3K4/5BP1/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "1978.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {EFV 1548. Despite two pawns, White does not win. But he can set traps.} 1. Bd1 {Threatening Kd5 without fear of an "enfilade".} Be6 $3 {[#]} ( 1... Bd7 $2 2. Kd5 $1 Be6+ 3. Kd6 $8) (1... Bb7 $2 2. g4+ $1 (2. Be2 $6 Bg2 3. g4+ $1 {(Bd3+? ...Kg4! Be4 ...Bh3!!)} Kg5 4. Kc5 $1 $18) (2. Bc2+ $2 Kg4 $8 3. Be4 Bc8 $1) 2... Kf4 3. e6 {RK}) 2. Be2 (2. g4+ Kf4 $8 3. Be2 Bb3 $11) 2... Bf7 $1 {Or elsewhere on this diagonal, always preventing Kd5.} 3. Bf3 Be6 $8 { Again the only move.} (3... Bb3 $2 4. g4+ $1 (4. Bd5 $6 Bd1 5. Bc6 $3 Kg4 6. e6 $8 Kxg3 7. Ke5 $8 Bg4 8. e7 $8 Bh5 9. Kf5 $8) 4... Kg5 5. Bd5 $8 Bd1 6. Be6 $8 Bf3 7. Kc5 $18) 4. Bd5 (4. g4+ Kf4 $8 5. Be2 (5. Bd5 Bxg4) 5... Bb3 $11) 4... Bd7 $3 {[#]Taking advantage of the fact that Kd5 is now impossible.} (4... Bc8 $2 5. e6 $8 Kf6 (5... Ba6 6. e7 $1 Bb5 7. Kc5 $8 {(Bf7? ...Kg4)} Be8 8. Kd6) (5... Bxe6 6. Bxe6+ $8 Kxe6 7. Ke4 $8) (5... Kg4 6. e7 $8 Bd7 7. Be6+ $8 {RK}) 6. Ke3 $1 (6. Ke4 $2 Bxe6 $8) (6. Bc4 $1 Kf5 7. e7 $1) 6... Ba6 (6... Ke5 7. e7 Bd7 8. Bf7 $8) 7. Kf4 $1 Be2 8. g4 Bd3 9. g5+ Ke7 {(threatens the fortress ...Kd6 ... Bg6)} 10. Ke5 $8 $18 {followed by Bf3-g4-f5 (RK)}) 5. e6 Be8 $1 {The control (or occupation) of the promotion square is essential.} (5... Ba4 $1 6. Kc5 Kg4 $8) (5... Bb5 $2 6. Kc5 $8) (5... Bc8 $2 6. e7 $1 Bd7 7. Bf7 $1 (7. Kc5 $1 {(threatens Bc6)} Kf6 8. Kd6 $8) 7... Ba4 (7... Kg4 8. Be6+ $8) 8. Bh5 $1) 6. Ke3 (6. Kc5 Kg4 $1 (6... Bg6 $1 7. Kd6 Kg4 $8 8. Ke7 Bf5 $8) (6... Bh5 $2 7. Kd6) 7. Kd6 Kxg3 $1 (7... Bg6 $1 8. Ke7 Bf5 $8 {déjà vu}) 8. Ke7 Ba4 $1 (8... Bg6 $2 9. Kf8 $3 Kf4 10. e7 $8 Ke5 11. Bf7 $8) 9. Kd8 Kf4 $1 10. e7 Ke5 $1 $11 {RK}) 6... Kg4 (6... Ke5) 7. Kf2 Kf5 $1 (7... Bb5 $2 8. Bb7 $8 Kg5 (8... Bd3 9. Bc6) 9. Bc8 $8 Bd3 10. g4 $3 {[#]} Bc2 11. Bd7 $8 {(the same move on ...Bb5)} Kf6 12. Kf3 Bb3 13. Kf4 $1 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 $8 Kxe6 15. Kg5 $8 $18) (7... Ba4 $1 {(the only correct Bishop move)} 8. Bb7 Kg5 $8 9. Bc8 Bd1 $1 (9... Bc2 $1 10. g4 Bd1 $8) 10. Bd7 (10. e7 Ba4 $8 $11) 10... Bg4 $8 11. Bc8 Bd1 $11) (7... Bg6 $2 8. Bc6 $8) 8. Kf3 Bh5+ 9. Kg2 (9. Ke3 Ke5 $1) 9... Kf6 10. Bf3 Bg6 11. Bg4 Be4+ 12. Kf2 Bd5 13. Ke3 Bb3 $1 {Now the bB will have to adapt to the choice of the wK.} 14. Kd4 {What do you play with Black ?} (14. Kf4 {(and there ?)} Bc2 $3 {[#](the right diagonal to oppose the plan Bf5 & g4)} 15. Bh3 Bd3 $1 {or elsewhere on this diagonal}) (14. Ke4 Bxe6 $1) 14... Ba2 $3 {[#]You have to stay on this diagonal to...} (14... Bxe6 $2 15. Bxe6 $8 Kxe6 16. Ke4 $8) 15. Kc5 Bxe6 $1 16. Bxe6 Kxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Akopian, Wahls"] [Black "4000.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4q1k1/5p2/2P2Qp1/8/5pPP/5P1K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "33"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {EFIV 916 ; 44/(818) F28.} 1. h4 $2 {This ineffective move (the 62nd of the game) is however praised in the magazine "64" as well as in endgames Encyclopaedia.} (1. c6 $2 Qe2 $1 2. Qd7+ Kg6 $8 3. Qd4 Qc2 $3 4. Qb6 Qc1 $1 {(threatens ...Qf1)} 5. Qb5 Qc2 6. Qb6 Qc1 $11 {V. Akopian}) (1. g4 $2 Qc7+ 2. Kg1 Qe7 3. Qxf3 Qxc5 $11 ) (1. Qd5 $1 {(the most promising, although it is quite difficult to demonstrate the win)} Qe2 2. Qd7+ $3 {[#]} Kg6 (2... Kg8 3. Qd4 Qf1 4. Qd5+ {and f3 falls}) 3. Qd4 $1 Kg7 (3... Qf1 4. Qe4+ $8) 4. Qe3 $8 Qc4 5. g4 $1 Kg6 (5... Kf7 6. Kg3 $8 Qd5 7. h4 gxh4+ 8. Kxh4 Qc6 9. Kg3 Qd5 10. g5 $3 $18) 6. Kg3 $8 Qd5 (6... Qf1 7. Qe4+ $3 Kf7 {(...Kh6 Kxf3)} 8. Qxf3 Qg1+ 9. Qg2 Qe1 10. Qd5+) 7. Qe8+ Kh6 8. c6 $1 Qd6+ 9. Kxf3 Qd1+ 10. Kg2 $8 Qd5+ 11. Kf1 $8 Qd3+ (11... Qd1+ 12. Qe1 $8 Qd5 13. Qc3 Qh1+ 14. Ke2 Qe4+ 15. Kd2 Qf4+ 16. Kd3 Qxf2 17. Kc4) 12. Qe2 $8 Qxh3+ 13. Kg1 $8 Qc3 14. Qe6 $1 Kg6 (14... Qc1+ 15. Kg2 Qf4 16. c7 {idem}) 15. Qf5+ Kg7 (15... Kh6 16. c7 Qxc7 17. Qxf6+ Kh7 18. Qxg5 $18) 16. Qd7+ $1 Kh6 (16... Kg6 17. c7 $1 {with a potential Qf5+!}) 17. Qd6 $3 {[#]} (17. c7 $2 Qe1+ 18. Kg2 Qe4+ 19. Kh2 Qc2 $3 {(but not ...Qf4+? Kg1!)} 20. Kg3 {(Kg1 ...Qb1+)} Qb3+ $8 21. f3 Qe3 $11) 17... Qf3 (17... Qe1+ 18. Kg2 $8 Qe4+ 19. Kg3 $8) 18. Qf8+ $8 { to place the Queen on c4 +-}) (1. Qxf3 $2 Qxc5 $8 2. h4 gxh4 3. gxh4 Qd4 $11) 1... Qe2 $1 (1... gxh4 $2 2. gxh4 Qb7 3. Kg3 $18 {VA}) 2. hxg5 (2. Qd7+ Kf8 $1 3. Qd4 {(this plan required the wP in h3, as we have seen)} g4 $3 {[#]} 4. Qxf6+ (4. c6 Qf1) 4... Ke8 5. Qd4 Qf1 $11 {VA}) 2... Qxf2+ (2... fxg5 $2 3. Qxg5+ Kf7 4. Qe3 $18 {VA}) 3. Kh3 fxg5 $2 {The natural move is losing.} (3... Qg2+ $1 4. Kg4 f2 $8 5. gxf6+ Kf7 $1 (5... Kf8 $1 6. Qd3 Qc6 $3 {(...Kf7? Kg5! VA or ...Qb7? c6! for Qa3-a2xf2)} 7. Qf5 {(repeats the moves for another attempt)} Qg2 $8 8. Qf4 {(Qe6 ...Qb7 or ...Qf3+)} Kf7 $3 {[#]} 9. Qe5 {(Kg5?? ... Qd5+)} Qxg3+ $8 {below}) (5... Kh8 $2 6. Qc8+ {and mat in 2}) 6. Qe5 $1 Qxg3+ $3 {[#](the distancing of the White King or Queen avoids the threat of mate and allows to draw line in spite of the two pawns less)} (6... Qb7 $2 {(one move considered by VA)} 7. Qh5+ $1 Kg8 {(...Kxf6 Qf5xf2)} 8. Qf5 $1 Qb4+ 9. Kg5 $1 Qb7 10. Qxf2 $18) (6... Qh3+ $2 7. Kxh3 f1=Q+ 8. Kg4) 7. Kxg3 (7. Qxg3 f1=Q) 7... f1=Q 8. Qe7+ (8. c6 Qg1+ $8 9. Kh4 Qh1+ $8 10. Kg5 Qg2+) 8... Kg6 $8 9. Qg7+ (9. Qe8+ Kg5 $1 10. f7 Qf4+ $8) 9... Kf5 $8 (9... Kh5 $2 10. Qg4+ $1 Kh6 11. Qf4+) 10. c6 Qf4+ $1 11. Kg2 Qd2+ $1 {(or on e4)} 12. Kh3 Qc3+ 13. Qg3 Qxc6 $8 14. Qf2+ Kg6 $11) (3... Qf1+ $1 4. Kg4 (4. Kh4 fxg5+ 5. Qxg5+ Kf7 { (compare to the text, the bQ does not obstruct its pawn)} 6. Kg4 f2 $11) 4... Qc4+ $3 {[#]} (4... f2 $2 5. gxf6+ Kf7 6. Qd7+ $1 Kxf6 7. Qd4+ Ke6 8. Kf3 $18 {VA}) (4... fxg5 $2 5. Qxg5+ Kf8 {(...Kf7 Qd5+)} 6. Qf5+ Ke8 7. Qe4+ $1 Kd8 8. Qxf3 Qc4+ 9. Qf4 $18) 5. Kxf3 (5. Kh5 fxg5) 5... Qf1+ $8 6. Kg4 Qe2+ $1 (6... Qd1+ $1 7. Qf3 f5+ 8. Kf4 Qd4+ 9. Kxf5 Qxc5+ 10. Kg4 Qc8+ 11. Kh4 Qd7 $1 $11) 7. Qf3 (7. Kh3 Qh5+ $8 8. Kg2 Qe2+ $8 9. Qf2 Qe4+ $8 10. Kh2 fxg5 $8) 7... Qe6+ (7... f5+ 8. Kf4 Qc4+ $8 9. Kxf5 Qxc5+) 8. Kh4 Qc4+ $8 9. Kh3 Qxc5 (9... fxg5 10. Qf5 Kh6 $8 11. Qe5 Kg6 $8 12. Kg2 Qc2+ $8 13. Kf3 Qd3+ $8) 10. Qxf6+ Kg8 $11) 4. Qxg5+ Kf7 (4... Kh7 5. Kg4 $1 Qd4+ 6. Kxf3 {is the same}) 5. Kg4 $1 {Secures the win of the dangerous pawn.} Qe2 $6 (5... Qd4+ $1 6. Kxf3 $8 Qd1+ $1 7. Ke4 $8 Qa4+ 8. Ke5 Qe8+ 9. Kd6 $8 Qb8+ 10. Kc6 $8 Qa8+ 11. Kb5 $8 Qb7+ 12. Kc4 $8 Qe4+ 13. Kc3 $8 Qe1+ 14. Qd2 $8 Qxg3+ 15. Kc4 $1 Qc7 (15... Qg4+ 16. Kb5 $8) 16. Qd5+ $1 Ke7 17. c6 $1 Qd6 18. Qc5 $3 Ke6 19. Kb5 $1 Qb8+ 20. Qb6 $8 Qf4 21. Ka6 $8 {wins but still needs work}) 6. Qd5+ $1 (6. Qf5+ Ke8 7. Qxf3 $6 (7. Qc8+ $1 ) 7... Qc4+ {: see below}) 6... Ke8 (6... Kg7 7. Qxf3 Qc4+ 8. Qf4 $8 Qxc5 9. Qg5+ $8 {VA}) 7. Qc6+ $3 {[#]An important subtlety, sparing White's player an arduous Q+P/Q ending.} (7. Qxf3 $6 Qc4+ 8. Qf4 $8 Qxc5 {VA} 9. Qe4+ $8 Kd8 10. Kh4 $1 Qd6 11. Qf4 $1 Qe6 12. Qf8+ $8 Kd7 13. Kg5 $8 $18 {requires a hard work}) 7... Ke7 (7... Kd8 8. Qxf3 $1 Qc4+ (8... Qe6+ 9. Qf5 $1) 9. Qf4 $1 Qxc5 (9... Qc3 10. Kh5 $1) 10. Qg5+ $1) 8. Qxf3 $1 Qe6+ (8... Qc4+ 9. Qf4 $8 Qxc5 10. Qg5+ $8 {as already seen}) 9. Qf5 $1 Qe2+ (9... Qa2 10. Kg5 Qg8+ 11. Qg6 $1) 10. Kg5 $1 Qe3+ 11. Kh4 $8 Qc3 (11... Qh6+ 12. Kg4) 12. g4 Qh8+ 13. Kg5 Qg7+ (13... Qg8+ 14. Kh6 $1) 14. Kh5 (14. Kf4 $1) 14... Qa1 (14... Qh8+ 15. Kg6 Qg8+ 16. Kh6 $18) 15. g5 Qh1+ 16. Kg6 Qg2 17. c6 $1 (17. c6 $1 Qxc6+ 18. Qf6+ $1) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bent, M."] [Black "=0038.01a8e3"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Kn6/8/b1p5/1N6/8/4k3/n7/1N6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "12"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {With two pieces missing, or one piece and a pawn, we would be in trouble. Unless. ..} 1. Na7 $8 (1. Nc7 $2 Bd3 $8 2. Na3 Na6 $19) (1. N5a3 $2 Nd7 $8 $19) 1... Nd7 (1... Bd3 2. Kxb8 $8 c5 (2... Bxb1 3. Nxc6 $8) 3. Na3 $8 $11) 2. Nxc6 $8 Bd3 3. Na3 $8 Be4 4. Ka7 $3 (4. Kb7 $2 Ne5 $8 (4... Nb4 $2 5. Kc7 $8 Bxc6 6. Nc2+ Nxc2) 5. Nc2+ Kd3 $19) (4. Nc4+ $2 Kd3 5. N4a5 Nb4 $1 6. Kb7 Ne5 $1 $19) 4... Bxc6 {People in a hurry can start here.} 5. Nc2+ $8 Kd2 6. Nb4 $3 {[#] Fork with N and B !} Nxb4 $1 {Stalemate. Improves a 1969 study.} (6... Ba4 7. Nxa2 $8 {and the Knight emerges by b4}) (6... Bd5 7. Nxd5 $8) 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bron, Vl"] [Black "+3123.34a7c7"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n3R3/K1kp4/1p6/B1PB4/6p1/8/Pp3P2/5q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {"I rarely admire this kind of position, but here play compensates sufficiently" (J. Beasley).} 1. Rc8+ $3 (1. Bb7 $2 d5 $8 (1... d6 $2 2. c6 $8 d5 3. Bb4)) (1. cxb6+ $4 Nxb6 2. Bxb6+ Kd6 $19) 1... Kxc8 2. cxb6 $8 Qa6+ $1 ( 2... Kd8 3. b7+ $8 Ke7 4. b8=Q $1 b1=Q (4... Qxf2+ 5. Kxa8 $8 b1=Q 6. Bd8+ Kf8 7. Bb6+) 5. Qe5+ Kf8 6. Qf6+) (2... Nxb6 3. Bxb6 $8 Qa6+ 4. Kxa6 b1=Q 5. Ka7 $8 $18) (2... Qxf2 3. Kxa8 $8) 3. Kxa6 Nc7+ $1 (3... d6 4. b7+) (3... Kb8 4. Be4) 4. Ka7 $8 (4. bxc7 $4 b1=Q $8 5. a4 (5. Ka7 Qb5 $1) 5... Qd3+ $8) 4... Nb5+ 5. Ka8 $8 Nc7+ 6. bxc7 $8 b1=Q 7. a4 $8 {White to move would win by Ka7, see text at 12th.} (7. Ka7 $2 Qb5 $1) 7... Qb2 {We could start here ? And that would please JB more! By asking the question: can the White Bishop d5 can overload the black Queen ?} (7... g3 8. fxg3 $1 (8. Ka7 $1 gxf2 9. Bb6 $8)) 8. Bh1 $3 {[#]White is forced to win: otherwise he loses. No half measures.} (8. Bg2 $4 g3 $3) (8. Be4 $4 Qb3 $3 {[%csl Gb3,Ge4] (ZZ : only b3/e4 are really coupled together) [#]} 9. Ka7 (9. Bg2 {(ou h1)} d5 $8 $19) 9... g3 $3 10. fxg3 Qe3+ $8) (8. Ka7 $4 Qd4+ $8) 8... Qb1 (8... Qb3 9. Be4 $8 {: text} ) (8... g3 9. fxg3 $8) (8... d5 9. Bxd5 $8) 9. Bg2 $8 (9. Bd5 $6 {(waste of time)} Qb2 10. Bh1 $8) 9... Qb3 {Threatens ...d5.} (9... g3 10. fxg3 $8) (9... Qb2 10. Bd5 $8 {: text}) 10. Be4 $3 {ZZ [#]} Qb2 (10... d5 11. Bf5#) 11. Bd5 $3 {[#] As after the 7th black move, but transmitted move.} Qb1 {There will be no more access on the black diagonal.} 12. Ka7 $8 Qb2 (12... g3 13. Bb6) 13. Bb6 $8 1-0 [Event "URS-ch32"] [Site "Kiev"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kholmov, R."] [Black "Bronstein, D."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B99"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1964.12.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. g4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 (11... Nxf6) 12. f5 (12. Bg2 Bb7 13. Rhe1 O-O-O 14. a3 Nb6 $10 {Gligoric,S-Fischer,R/Zurich/1959/}) 12... Ne5 (12... Nc5 $6 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. b4 Na4 (14... Nb7) 15. Nxa4 bxa4 16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rc3 Qb6 18. Nc6 {Huebner,R-Hort,V/Wijk aan Zee/1979}) 13. Qh3 O-O 14. g5 $1 {[#]} (14. Qh6 Kh8 (14... b4) 15. g5 Rg8 16. g6 fxg6 (16... Rg7) 17. fxe6 Bb7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 f5 $1 20. Bg2 Bf6 $13) 14... b4 $2 (14... fxg5 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qd7 17. Nd5 Rf3 $1 (17... Qxe6 18. Qxe6+ Bxe6 19. Nxe7+ Kf7 20. Nf5 d5 21. Bg2 $11) (17... Bd8 18. Nxd8 Qxh3 19. Bxh3 Bxh3 20. Nb7 Bg4 $11) 18. Qh6 (18. Nb6 Rxh3 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. Bxh3 g4) 18... Qxe6 19. Qxe6+ Bxe6 20. Nxe7+ Kf7 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Rd8 23. Bg2 $1 Rxf5 24. Be4 (24. Bb7) 24... Rf2 25. Bxh7 Rh8 26. Be4 $11) 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Rg1+ Kh8 17. Qh6 (17. Nce2) 17... Qe7 (17... Qd8 18. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 19. Rxd6 $6 (19. e5 $1 {as in the text}) 19... Qe7 $8 20. e5 Bxe5 21. f6 Bxf6 $8 22. Bd3 Bg5+ $8 23. Rxg5 f5 $8) 18. Nc6 $3 {[#]To open... the d3-h7 diagonal! And subsidiarily give the e4-square to Nc3.} Nxc6 19. e5 $3 {[#]} (19. Rd3 $2 Bg5+ $1 (19... bxc3 $2 20. Rdg3) 20. Rxg5 f6 $8 $17) 19... Bg5+ $2 (19... Bxe5 $6 20. f6 $8 Bxf6 21. Bd3 Bg5+ 22. Rxg5 f5 (22... f6 23. Rg3 $1 {(stronger than Bxh7 ...fxg Be4+)} f5 {(on ...Rf7 similarly follows Rdg1)} 24. Rdg1 Ra7 25. Bxf5 $1 {(even stronger than Ne4!)} exf5 26. Nd5 Qf7 27. Nf6 $3 {[#]} Rd8 28. Nxh7 $1 $18) 23. Rdg1 $1 Ra7 24. Ne2 $1 (24. Ne4 $6 fxe4 25. Bxe4 Nd4 26. Bxh7 Qxg5+) (24. Bxf5 $6 {(is less strong than with Rg5 in g3, as above)} bxc3 $1 25. Bxh7 Qxg5+ $8) 24... Ne5 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. h3 $1 $18 { followed by Be2 & Nh5}) (19... Nxe5 $1 {(the best chance)} 20. Ne4 $8 Ng6 $8 ( 20... Nd7 $2 21. Rxd6 Be5 {(...Rg8 Rxd7)} 22. f6 $18) (20... Bg5+ 21. Nxg5 f6 22. Nxh7) 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 22. fxg6 Qg7 $1 (22... fxg6 23. Bg2 $1) 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. gxh7+ (24. gxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxd6 {RK}) 24... Kh8 (24... Kxh7 $2 25. Rd4) 25. Rxd6 f5 (25... Bb7 26. Rb6 $16) 26. Rd4 a5 27. Bc4 $16) (19... Rg8 $6 20. Rxg8+ Kxg8 21. exf6 Qf8 22. Qg5+ Kh8 23. Na4 d5 24. Nb6 $18) (19... dxe5 $2 20. Ne4 $8) 20. Rxg5 f6 21. exd6 $18 Qf7 22. Rg3 $1 bxc3 23. Bc4 $1 (23. Be2 Rd8 $1 24. Rdg1 Ra7 25. Bh5 Qf8 $13) (23. Bg2 $1 cxb2+ 24. Kb1 $18) 23... cxb2+ 24. Kb1 Nd8 (24... Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Qxg8 26. d7 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Qg1+ 28. Kxb2 Rb8+ 29. Bb3 $18) (24... Re8 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Re7 27. Bxe6 Rb8 {(last trap)} 28. Rd1 $18) 25. Rdg1 (25. d7 $1 Bxd7 (25... Bb7 26. fxe6 Nxe6 27. Bxe6) 26. Rxd7 $18) 25... Ra7 26. d7 $1 (26. Be2 $1) 26... Rxd7 (26... Bxd7 27. Rg7) 27. fxe6 Nxe6 28. Bxe6 Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Bxe6 30. Kxb2 (30. Rgd3) 30... Rb8+ (30... Bxa2 31. Rd7 Rb8+ 32. Ka3 $3 $18) 31. Ka1 Bxa2 32. Rgd3 Qe7 33. Kxa2 Qe6+ 34. Rb3 1-0 [Event "URS-ch26"] [Site "Tbilisi"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "17"] [White "Kholmov, R."] [Black "Keres, P."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1959.01.09"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 (3... g6 4. O-O (4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5) 4... Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1) 4. e5 Ng4 5. Bxc6 (5. Qe2 g6 6. h3 Nh6 7. O-O) 5... dxc6 6. O-O g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. h3 Nh6 9. Nc3 b6 $6 (9... O-O 10. g4 $6 (10. Ne4) 10... f5 (10... c4) 11. g5 Nf7 12. e6 Nd6 13. d3 f4 $1) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 c5 $2 ( 11... Bb7 12. Bxh6 (12. Bg5 O-O) 12... Bxh6 13. Qg4 c5 (13... O-O 14. Rad1 $16) 14. Ndb5 O-O 15. Rad1 Qb8 16. Nd5) (11... Nf5 $1 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bd7 $11 ) 12. Nc6 $3 {[#]Quo vadis ?} (12. Ndb5 $6 O-O (12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 O-O 14. Nd5) ( 12... Be6) 13. Qf3 Be6) 12... Qd7 {The Fearless Knight is now locked up. } (12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bb7 (13... Bd7 $6 14. Nb5 {and there is no more ...Kf8}) 14. Nb5 Kf8 (14... Bxc6 15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Nxa8) 15. Nc7 (15. Nbxa7) 15... Rc8 16. Nxa7 Rb8 17. Rd7 $18) (12... Qc7 13. Nxe7 $1 Qxe7 14. Nd5 {below}) 13. Nxe7 $3 {[#]It was the idea.} Kxe7 (13... Qxe7 14. Nd5 $1 Qd8 15. Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 ( 15... Ke7 16. Qf3 $1 Be6 17. Bg5 $18) 16. exf6+ Be6 17. Bxh6 Qxf6 (17... Qxd1 18. Raxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Bg7 $18) 18. Qd6 $1 (18. Qg4 O-O-O) (18. c3 g5 19. Qd5 Rd8 20. Qxg5) (18. Qd5 $1 Rd8 19. Qe4) 18... Rd8 19. Qg3 $1 (19. Qc6+ $1 Ke7 20. Qc7+ Rd7 21. Qg3) 19... Qd4 20. Qf3 $1 {(threatens Rad1)} Qd5 21. Qf6 $18) (13... Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Kxe7 (14... Nf5 15. Ncd5 $1) 15. Bg5+ $1 (15. Nd5+ Kd7 16. Nxb6+ Kc6 17. Nxa8 Be6) 15... Ke6 (15... f6 16. exf6+ Bxf6 17. Nd5+ Kf7 18. Bxf6) 16. Rd6+ Kf5 (16... Kxe5 $2 17. Rd5+ $1 Ke6 18. Re1+) 17. f4 $1 Bxe5 18. Rd5 f6 19. Bxh6 $18) 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 (14... Qxd1 15. Bg5+ $1 Kf8 16. Raxd1) 15. Qf3 $18 Bg7 (15... Re8 16. e6 $1 (16. Rad1 $1) 16... fxe6 17. Rad1 Qb7 18. Nd5+ Kd6 19. Nb4+ $1 Kc7 (19... Ke7 20. Nc6+ $1) 20. Qg3+ $8) 16. Nd5+ $1 (16. Qxa8 $2 Bb7 17. Qxa7 Qc6 18. f3 Ra8 19. Nd5+ Qxd5 20. Qxb6 Qc6) (16. Rad1 $1 Qb7 17. Nd5+ Ke8 18. e6 $1) 16... Kd8 (16... Kf8 17. e6 $1 Qb7 18. e7+ Ke8 19. Rad1 $1 (19. Qf6 $1 Qxd5 20. Qxg7 Qd4 21. Re5) 19... f5 20. Nc7+ Qxc7 21. Rd8+) (16... Ke8 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. exf6+) 17. Rad1 $1 Bb7 (17... Qb7 18. e6 $1 (18. Nxb6+) 18... fxe6 (18... Bxe6 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. Nxb6+ Kc7 21. Rd7+) 19. Nb4+ $1 (19. Nc7+ $1 Kxc7 20. Qf4+) 19... Bd4 (19... Ke7 20. Nc6+ ) (19... Kc7 20. Qf4+ e5 21. Rxe5 $8) 20. Qf6+ Kc7 21. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 22. Qe5+ $1 Kd7 23. Qxe6+ (23. Qxd4+) 23... Kd8 24. Qf6+ Kc7 25. Qe5+ Kd8 26. Nc6+ $1 Kd7 27. Qd5+ Kc7 28. Re7+ Bd7 29. Qxd7#) 18. Qb3 $1 Bc6 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Qxf7 Bxe5 21. Rxd7+ Bxd7 22. Rxe5 Kc7 23. Re7 Rad8 24. a4 g5 25. Qd5 Rhe8 26. Rxh7 g4 27. a5 gxh3 28. axb6+ Kxb6 29. Rxd7 1-0 [Event "Moscow zt"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Kholmov, R."] [Black "Geller, E."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C96"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "URS"] [Source "ChessBase"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 (12. dxc5) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nf1 (14. Nb3) 14... exd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne5 17. f4 (17. Ne3 $2 Bxh3 18. f4 Nc6 19. Qc3 Bd7) (17. Rd1 Qc7 18. Ne3 Bxh3 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 {Ljubojevic,L-Portisch,L/Tilburg 38/464 1984}) (17. Qd1) 17... Nc6 (17... Nc4 18. b3 Na5 (18... Bf6 $2 19. e5) (18... Nb6 19. Be3 Rb8 20. Rad1 ) 19. Bb2 (19. Ba3 Nc6 20. Qd3) 19... Bf6 20. e5 dxe5 21. Qf2 $1 (21. Qe4 $6 g6 22. Qxa8 Qb6+ $8 23. Kh2 Bb7) 21... Bb7 22. Rad1 Qc7 23. fxe5 $16) 18. Qf2 (18. Qd1 Bf6 (18... Bh4 19. Re2 Bf6 20. Be3 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bf6 22. Rd2 $11) 19. Ne3 g6 (19... Nd4 20. Bd3 Bb7 21. Ng4 Re8 {Yurtaev,L (2525)-Graf,A (2475)/Moscow 1991/ URS-ch}) (19... Bd4) 20. Ng4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Rc8 22. Bb3 Nd4 {Westerinen,H-Keres, P/Helsinki 1968}) 18... Bh4 19. g3 (19. Ng3 Qf6 $1) 19... Bf6 20. Rd1 (20. Kh2 Bb7 21. Ne3 Bd4 22. Qg2 g6 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Nd5 Rc8 25. Bb3 Bg7 26. Be3 Ne7 27. Bb6 Qd7 $11 {Zaitsev,I-Romanishin,O/Odessa 1972}) 20... Qc7 (20... Bxh3 $6 21. e5 Be7 22. Ne3 $6 (22. Qh2 $1 Qd7 23. Ne3 g6 24. f5 $1 {(rather than exd6 ... Bxd6!)} Bxf5 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. Qh5 $1 Nxe5 27. Be3 $16) 22... Bd7 23. Be4 (23. exd6 Bf6 $11) 23... Qe8 24. exd6 Bd8 25. Qc2 {(a white advantage ? Purely optical !)} f5 $3 26. Nxf5 $2 (26. Bg2) 26... Rxf5 $3 {[#](the residual Bd7 will be stronger than the bR)} (26... Bxf5 27. Bxf5 Bb6+ 28. Kf1 Qh5 29. Be4 Nd4 {(... Nb4 Qb3+ and Qf3)} 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Qd3) 27. Bxf5 Bb6+ 28. Kf1 Qh5 $1 29. Be4 ( 29. Bxd7 $2 Qf3+ 30. Ke1 Qxg3+ 31. Kf1 Qg1+ {followed by mate in 3}) (29. Be3 { (less evil)} Bxe3 30. Be4 Bb6 31. Rd5 Qh6 $17) 29... Nb4 $1 30. Qb3+ (30. Qe2 Bg4 $19) 30... Kh8 31. Qf3 Bg4 $19) 21. Kh2 (21. g4 Bd4 22. Ne3 Be6 23. f5 Bc4) 21... Bb7 22. Bb1 (22. Ne3 Bd4 (22... Nd4 23. Bb1 Rac8) (22... Qb6 23. Rxd6 Rfd8) 23. Qe2 (23. Nd5 $6 Bxf2 24. Nxc7 Rac8 $1 {(...Nd4)} 25. Nd5 Rfe8) ( 23. Qf3 Bxe3 24. Bxe3 Nd4 25. Rxd4 Qxc2+ 26. Qg2 $11) 23... Bxe3 24. Bxe3 Nb4 25. Bb1 (25. Rac1 Nxa2) 25... Rfe8 26. a3 Nc6 27. Qd3 $6 (27. a4 Nb4 (27... b4 28. Bd3) 28. Rc1 (28. axb5 Bxe4) 28... Qd7 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Qd3 (30. axb5 Nd4) 30... b4 31. e5 g6) 27... Na5 $1 28. e5 {(another optical "white advantage")} (28. Rc1 Bxe4) 28... Qc6 $3 {[#]} (28... g6 29. Qxd6) 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ (30. Qc2 Qf3) 30... Ke7 31. Qh4+ f6 $3 (31... Kf8 $11) 32. exf6+ Kd7 $3 (32... gxf6 33. Rg1 $8 $11 Rh8 $6 34. Bh7 $3 Raf8 35. Bd4 $16) 33. Bf5+ (33. Rg1 Rxe3) 33... Kc7 $8 34. Rac1 Nc4 $8 35. Rc2 Rxe3 $19) 22... Rfe8 (22... Na5 $1 23. Ne3 (23. Be3 Nc4 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 Qc5) (23. g4 Rac8 24. g5 Bd8) 23... Rfe8 24. Ng4 (24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qc5 $15) 24... Bd8 25. Bd3 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qg2 Qb7 28. Rxd6 Re1 $15) 23. Be3 $1 (23. Ne3 Na5 $1) 23... Rac8 (23... Ne7 24. Bb6 Qc6) (23... Nb8 24. g4 g6 25. a4 Nd7) 24. Bb6 Qb8 25. Ne3 Ba8 {"Black's idea is to attract the (seemingly) strong move Nd5 and then... exchange it, with some fine last-row manoeuvres" (A. Karklins).} (25... Ne7 26. Ng4 Ng6 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Re1 Qa8 29. a4 b4 30. Qd4 f5 $1 (30... d5 31. Ba2) 31. Qxb4 Bxe4 $11) (25... g6 26. a4 $1 (26. Nd5 Bg7 27. Be3 Na5 $1 28. Nb6 Rcd8 29. a4 b4) 26... Nd8 27. axb5 axb5 28. Ba7 Qc7 29. Bd3 Bg7 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. exd5 Qb7 32. Qg2 $14) 26. Nd5 (26. Nf5 Re6 (26... Bd8 27. Be3) 27. a4 Bd8 (27... bxa4) (27... Ne7 $6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Nxd6 $1 Rxd6 30. Rxa8) 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 29. axb5 Qxb5 (29... axb5 $2 30. Ba2 $1 Rxe4 31. Bd5 Ree8 32. Rdc1) 30. Ra3 d5 31. e5 Rb8 $132) (26. Ng4 $2 Bxb2 $1 27. Qxb2 Qxb6 28. Rxd6 Rcd8 $1 (28... Qc7 29. e5 Na5 30. Ne3 Nc4 $17) 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. a4 h5 $1 (30... Qa5) (30... b4) 31. Nf2 Qe3 $19) 26... Bd8 {"Black has only one unit that is not on the 8th row! It looks like they are being crushed. Yet they threaten both ...Ne7 and ...Nb4, eliminating White's strongholds, after which the weaknesses (the Pe4 weakened by f2-f4, the diagonal a8-h1 and eventually the e2-square) will appear" (A. Karklins). This is not correct : they only threaten ...Ne7, which is already not so bad, but not ... Nb4? Ba7!.} 27. Bxd8 (27. Be3 Ne7 $1 28. Nb6 (28. Ba7 Qb7) (28. Nc3 b4) 28... Bxb6 29. Bxb6 Ng6 30. Re1 f5 $1 31. e5 (31. exf5 Rxe1 32. Qxe1 Qb7) 31... dxe5 32. Bxf5 exf4 $3 {[#]} 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. Rac1 Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Ne5 $3 36. Ba7 (36. gxf4 Nd3 37. Ba7 Qf8 $1 $11 {rather than ...Qb7 Qe2!}) (36. Qc5 Nc4 37. Qc7 fxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Qxb6 39. Qc8+ Kf7 40. Rf1+ Kg6 41. Qxa8 Qe3+ 42. Kg2 Qe2+ 43. Kg1 $11) ( 36. Qxf4 $2 Qb7 $3 37. Qf2 Nf3+ $8 38. Kg2 Ne1+ $8 39. Kf1 Nd3 $19) 36... Qe8 $1 (36... Qb7 $6 37. gxf4 Nd3 38. Qe2 $3) 37. gxf4 (37. Re1 $4 Qc6) (37. Qxf4 $4 Nf3+) 37... Nf3+ (37... Nd3 38. Qe3 $3 Qxe3 39. Rc8+ $8) 38. Kh1 (38. Kg3 $2 Qg6#) 38... Nd2+ (38... Qd7 39. Kg2 $8) (38... Bc6 39. Rc3) 39. Kh2 $11) (27. a4 bxa4 28. Bxd8 (28. Rxa4 Ne7) 28... Nxd8 29. Rxa4 (29. Nb6 Qa7 30. Kg1 Rc7 31. Nxa8 Qxa8 32. Rxa4 Ne6 33. Kh2 {(Rxd6?? ...Rc1+)} Rc6 $11) 29... Bxd5 30. exd5 Qb5 31. Re4 $8 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Nb7 $11) 27... Rcxd8 28. a4 (28. Bd3 Ne7 29. Nb4 (29. Ne3 Bc6 30. Re1 Qb7) 29... Bb7 (29... Qb7 30. Rac1) 30. a4) 28... Ne7 $1 29. Ne3 (29. axb5 Nxd5 $1 (29... Bxd5 30. exd5 Qxb5 31. Bd3) 30. exd5 axb5 31. Bf5 (31. Ra7 Rc8) (31. Bd3 Bxd5 32. Bxh7+) 31... b4 32. Rd2 g6 $11) 29... d5 $1 {The former 'weak backward' pawn becomes an 'isolated strong-weak' pawn.} ( 29... b4 30. Bd3 Bc6) (29... Bc6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Nd5 (31. Qd2 d5 32. e5 d4) 31... Nxd5 32. exd5 Ba8 33. Bf5 g6 34. Bg4) 30. e5 {Logic in any case.} ( 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. axb5 (32. Bd3 Bb3) 32... Qxb5 $11) 30... d4 $1 {The pawn becomes active, but it will be necessary to count on the symmetrical possibility e5-e6 before concluding, as it was sometimes the case, to a Black win.} 31. Ng2 (31. Nf5 Nxf5 32. Bxf5 Qb6 $11) (31. Ng4 $4 h5) 31... Qb6 {There was no need necessary to protect this pawn.} (31... b4 $1 32. Rxd4 $6 {(very risky)} (32. Bd3 $11) (32. Nh4 $11) 32... Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Rd8 34. Qf2 b3 $1 (34... g6 $1 { (prepares ...Rd1 without fear Bxh7+)} 35. e6 {(Bc2? ...b3 then ...Qb4)} fxe6 36. Qe3 {(b3 for Ra2)} Qb7 37. Qxe6+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ $1 {(Qe2 ...Qxg2+ for ... Rd1)} Kf7 39. Qe2 b3 {(this time on ...Rd1 there will be Bxg6+)} 40. g4 Rd4 41. Kg3 Qb4 42. Bd3 {(Ne1 ...Nd5)} Qd6 43. Rd1 Kf8 $3 {[#]and White is almost in zugzwang}) 35. Ne1 (35. Qe2 Qb7 36. g4 h5) 35... Qb7 (35... g6 36. Bd3 Qb7 37. Qg1) 36. g4 $8 h5 (36... Rd1 $4 37. Bxh7+) 37. Kg3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Qh1 $17) 32. axb5 axb5 33. Ra3 g6 34. Nh4 $1 {"White attempts to demonstrate the weakness of Pd4, but fails to do so" (A. Karklins).} (34. Bd3 Nf5 (34... Bc6 35. Ne1 Nd5 36. Nc2 Ne3 37. Re1 Nc4 38. Ra2) (34... Rc8 { for ...Red8}) 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Rad3 f6 37. Rxd4 Bf3 $4 {(suggested by some commentators)} (37... Rxd4 38. Rxd4 Bxg2 39. Kxg2 fxe5 $11) 38. Qxf3 $1 (38. exf6 $2 Bxd1 $8 39. f7+ Kxf7 40. Rd7+ Rxd7 41. Qxb6 Bf3 42. Qxb5 Rd2 43. Qxf5+ Kg8 $11) 38... Rxd4 39. Qe3 $8 Red8 40. e6 $8 Qd6 41. Rxd4 $8 (41. e7 $4 Rxd1) 41... Qxd4 42. e7 $3 $18 {[#]}) 34... b4 35. Rad3 Rd7 (35... Be4 36. R3d2) 36. R3d2 $1 (36. Rxd4 $4 Nc6 $1 (36... Red8 $1)) (36. Nf3 Nf5) (36. f5 $6 Be4 ( 36... gxf5 37. Nxf5 Ng6 {(...Be4? Nd6)} 38. Re1 Nxe5 39. Rdd1 f6) 37. Rxd4 Nc6 (37... Red8 38. Bxe4 Rxd4 39. e6 fxe6 40. fxe6 Rxe4 $8 41. Rxd8+ Qxd8 42. Qf7+ Kh8 $11) 38. Bxe4 Nxd4 39. e6 fxe6 40. fxg6 h5) 36... Qc5 $1 (36... Red8 $6 37. f5 $1 Re8 (37... Bd5 38. f6 Nc6 39. Qf4 Qc5 40. Bd3) 38. Qf4 (38. Re2) 38... Nd5 39. Qxd4 Qxd4 40. Rxd4 Rde7 41. Re1 Rxe5 (41... Nc7 42. e6) 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43. Be4 $16) (36... Nc6 37. Be4 f6) (36... b3) 37. Ba2 (37. f5 $2 Qxe5) (37. Re1 Nc6 38. Be4) (37. Nf3 Bxf3 38. Qxf3) 37... Nc6 (37... Ra7 38. Bb3) 38. Nf3 (38. Bb3) 38... h6 (38... Na5 $1 39. Ng5 (39. Nxd4 $2 b3 $1 40. Bb1 Nc4 41. Rd3 Be4) (39. Rxd4 $2 b3 $1) 39... b3 40. Bb1 Kg7) 39. Kg1 (39. Bb1 Na5 (39... Red8 40. Be4) 40. Rc2) (39. Nxd4 $2 {(as after 31...b4! this capture is too optimistic)} Nxd4 $1 (39... Red8 $1 40. Bxf7+ Rxf7) 40. Rxd4 Red8 $8 41. f5 Rxd4 $1 {(selfpin)} (41... Bd5 $2 42. e6 $3 fxe6 43. fxe6) 42. fxg6 Bf3 $3 {[#](this move is much more successful than in the 34th move variation)} 43. Rxd4 ( 43. Qxf3 Qc2+) (43. Rd3 Rxd3 44. Qxc5 Rd2+ $8) 43... Qxd4 44. Bxf7+ Kg7 45. Qxf3 Qxb2+) (39. e6 fxe6 40. Nxd4 {(after e5-e6 preparation, it is possible)} Nxd4 (40... Kh8) (40... Red8 $2 41. Bxe6+) 41. Rxd4 Kf8 42. R1d2 $3 (42. Kg1 $2 Qc6 43. Kf1 $8 Rxd4 44. Rxd4 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qa1 $17) 42... Qc6 43. g4 $8 $11) ( 39. Bb3) 39... Qa7 (39... Kg7 40. Bb3) 40. Bb1 (40. Bb3 Qb7 41. Rd3) (40. Bc4 Na5 (40... Qb7) 41. Bb5 Nc6 42. Rc1 Qb6 43. Bxc6 Bxc6 44. Rxd4 Rxd4 45. Qxd4 Qa6 $44) 40... Qb7 41. Kh2 (41. Be4 f5 42. Bxc6 Qxc6 43. Rd3 Red8 44. Kh2 Kh7 45. b3 Bb7 46. g4 fxg4 47. hxg4 Qe6 48. Kg3 Bxf3 49. Qxf3 Rc8 50. Qe4 Rc3 $1 51. f5 Qxb3 52. R1d2 Rdc7 53. e6 gxf5 54. gxf5 Rxd3+ $8 55. Rxd3 Qxd3+ $8 56. Qxd3 Rc3 57. Qxc3 dxc3 $11) 41... Na5 $1 (41... Qb6 42. Be4 $1) 42. Nxd4 $3 { Sealed move. The commentators all thought that this move was losing, whereas it is the best.} (42. Rd3 $1 Qb6 43. Rc1 Be4 44. Rdd1 Bxb1 45. Rxb1 Nb3 46. Nd2 $11) (42. Kg2 $6 Red8 43. Bd3 Nb3 44. Rc2 Qb6) (42. Nh4 $2 Nc4 43. Rxd4 ( 43. Rd3 Ne3 $17) 43... Red8 $1 44. Rxd7 $8 Rxd7 45. Qg1 Rxd1 $1 (45... g5 $1) 46. Qxd1 Ne3 47. Qg1 Qd5 $3 {[#](threatens ...Qd2+)} (47... g5 $6 48. Nf5) 48. Qc1 Nd1 $1 49. Be4 Qxe4 50. Qxd1 b3 $19) 42... Qb6 $2 {This move was a mistake, which was " taken back " by a proposition of draw... accepted, since corresponding to the analysis during the adjournment... of the other moves! It was particularly difficult to suddenly regain a winning mind.} ( 42... Nc4 43. Re2 Qa7 (43... Qb6 44. Ba2) 44. e6 fxe6 45. b3 Red8 $8 46. bxc4 ( 46. Rxe6) 46... Rxd4 47. Rde1 (47. Bxg6 $4 Rxd1 48. Qxa7 Rh1#) (47. g4) 47... Qc5 48. Qe3 $11) (42... Red8 {(supposed to win)} 43. e6 $1 (43. g4 Nc4 44. Rc2 Qa6 {(...Nxe5! fxe5 ...Rxd4=)} 45. Rcc1 Na5 46. e6 fxe6 47. Qc2 $1 e5 48. fxe5 Rxd4 49. Rxd4 Rxd4 50. Qc8+ Qxc8 51. Rxc8+ Kg7 52. Rxa8 Nc6 53. Kg3 g5 $11) 43... fxe6 44. Qe2 Rd6 45. Bxg6 (45. Rd3 e5 46. Nf3 $8 {(fxe5? ...Rxd4)} Rxd3 $8 47. Rxd3 Rxd3 48. Qxd3 Qxf3 49. Qxg6+) 45... Rxd4 46. Rxd4 Rxd4 47. Qxe6+ $8 Kg7 $8 48. Qe5+ $8 Kxg6 49. Qe6+ $8 Kg7 50. Qe5+ $8 Kg8 51. Qe6+ $8 Kg7 $11) (42... Qb6 $2 43. Qe2 $1 (43. b3 $4 Nxb3 $1) (43. f5 Rxe5 44. fxg6 Nb3 $1) 43... Red8 44. e6 $1 fxe6 45. Bxg6 (45. Ba2) 45... e5 46. Bf5 $3 {[#]} (46. Nf5 $2 Rxd2 $8 47. Rxd2 Rxd2 48. Qxd2 Nc4 49. Qe2 Kf8) (46. Qg4 $2 exd4 47. Bf5+ Rg7 $8 48. Be6+ Kh8 49. Qh4 $1 Kh7 50. Bf5+ Kg8 $8 {(...Kh8 Re1!! ...Bd5 -- or ...Rf8 -- Re6!!) } 51. Be6+ {(now Re1 ...Rf8! Re6 ...Qb7!)} Kh7 $8 $11) (46. fxe5 $2 Qxg6 47. e6 Rg7) 46... Rxd4 (46... exd4 $2 47. Bxd7) 47. Rxd4 exd4 (47... Rxd4 48. Qxe5 $3 Rxd1 49. Qe8+ $8 Kg7 50. Qe7+ $8 Kg8 51. Be6+ $8) 48. Qe7 $3 {(threatens Be6+ for Qf6-f7+ and return Bf5)} Bd5 $8 49. Bh7+ $1 (49. Re1 $2 d3 $1) 49... Kh8 50. Bd3 Kg8 51. Rc1 $1 Bf7 (51... Nc6 52. Qh7+ Kf8 53. Qxh6+ Ke8 54. Bf5 $3) 52. Rc7 Rf8 53. g4 $3 {[#]} (53. Qe4 Qg6) 53... Nb3 (53... Qe6 54. Bh7+ $1) ( 53... Nc6 54. Qe4) (53... b3 54. g5) 54. Bc4 $1 Qg6 55. f5 Qg7 56. Bxb3 $18) 1/2-1/2 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pituk, A."] [Black "4758.55"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B1q1b2/6pK/4p3/1N1P1R2/1P2kpPp/Q2n1N2/3PnPp1/3Br1r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rossomakho, F & Y."] [Black "1558.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/b1n4p/2K3p1/N3kN2/R5n1/1QpP3B/4r3/6B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1958.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bachl, E."] [Black "1285.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5R2/5b2/2B2p1B/6n1/4RNPQ/4Nkpp/7b/4K3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1953.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1934.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kubbel, L."] [Black "4288.14"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R1B2/8/B4p2/p4p1q/1p3N1R/N1k1n1Q1/P3b1n1/1K4b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1934.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Dijk, J."] [Black "4552.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N3B/7p/4r1Pp/Rb3k2/q3p3/p5RN/2B1Q1P1/5K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alaikov, V."] [Black "4165.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3Q1pq1/p1KN1b2/2N5/3k1P2/R7/1Pb3n1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1950.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Salazar, F."] [Black "1858.05"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "bnN1N2K/2pp3Q/p3kB2/1p4p1/1nr3R1/1B1R4/8/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1950.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Draiska, I."] [Black "1572.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/b1p2p2/Q4N1B/8/8/2rP1kp1/R3R3/1b3N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1957.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1941.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Votruba, O."] [Black "1541.05"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5B2/6p1/7b/r1p1Rp2/p5Q1/K1kp2N1/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1941.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Krizhanivskyi, V."] [Black "1658.14"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/2n2BN1/1pNp1kPp/6rr/2Q5/p6n/8/1bB5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2016.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1934.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Larsen, KAK."] [Black "1548.64"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N2K2/R7/7N/RP1p1B2/1p1kpP2/1Pnrb2p/2PPP3/Q5n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1934.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1927.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rotzoll, H."] [Black "3022.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3q4/8/8/5B2/4Np2/5k1P/2p4K/2N3B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1927.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gasparyan, A."] [Black "0450.86"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1K1p1P1p/2PPP3/2P1BB1P/P4p2/pP6/pr3p2/kb3R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Improves Rosenfeld 1955, which improved Pauly 1909. A clean slate excites some people, but the legacy is still better !} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "7# "] [Site "?"] [Date "1899.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tanner, EV."] [Black "0021.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K7/2B5/7p/8/8/7N/8/5B1k w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1899.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {BG Laws version .} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#2"] [Site "?"] [Date "1960.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wermelinger, C."] [Black "0338.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/5nN1/5rN1/6k1/4K1bn b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1960.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Strip-tease : (b) remove Rf3 ; (c) = b) + remove Nf4 ; (d) =c) + remove Ng3 ; (e) Remove also Nh1.} 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#2 with Set Play"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tomasevic, M & Djurasevic B"] [Black "4022.44"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5kNq/3ppBNp/1P1B4/1KpP4/2Q1P3/8/5P2/8 w - c6 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1989.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1983.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Munoz, M."] [Black "0323.11"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/8/8/2pK4/3n4/8/2BrPk2/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1983.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zakhodiakin, G."] [Black "3100.20"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5q2/8/5Pk1/8/5RKP/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1959.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Candela Sanz, R."] [Black "1155.66"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p1PPp1/2B1K1p1/NN1PR1Pb/k5p1/1n1P2P1/p1Q1p3/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. -- 0-1








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