june 18 2019

Responding to the call of the Master who, in this case, was more Gallic (with 2 wings on the helmet) than Gaullist on this 18th June, the listeners were there for this last course before the summer holidays and we saw the return of Pierre in excellent form, to whom Clément joined to reinforce the group.

They were not too many to tackle the part of the day which needed some brawny neurons to work out the variations

Below is the full report of the Master


Master's words


Roquevert"Tenderness? But she doesn't see the difference between a gas burner and me -- he yells less.

Dor x

"You'll know what my name is, you stupid bastard! -- Nice name" (N. Roquevert and G. Philipe in "Fanfan la Tulipe").

"The important thing is not to find, but to add what you find" (P. Valéry).

"Dreams are made for those who really try" (A. Gibb).    

"The delirium of lying and believing can be caught like scabies" (L.-F. Céline).

"The law no longer comes from above or even from the facts, it comes from the people: it is to lose both one's soul by substituting oneself for God, and one's spirit by refusing reality" (X. Dor).

Costeff 3A case of disdain for a seemingly dangerous passed pawn in favour of a mate network: even in the endgame this can happen. Two nice reciprocal zugzwangs ("ZZ") with the Troïtzky zone and its exceptions as a bonus. Then a ferocity leading to... an Olympian calm.

Osintsev 2

A festival of nonsense (especially in the comments) about a pawn endgame between two world champions, 5 years before they were handed over. ZZ fans will enjoy it again.

No exercises for the summer: holidays! Except... a small fairy tale: Kf3, Nd3 (2) / Kg8, Qb5, Rf8, Ba8, Nd1, Pc3, e3, f5, f7 (9) (J. Lörinc, 1995). We ask what the last move was: a) in normal play (easy, even if you haven't read Smullyan); b) in patrol; c) in isardam. In patrol, you can only capture or check if you are supported by a unit on your side. In isardam, two opposing units of the same nature may not observe each other. This is not difficult. Have fun!

BronsteinLarsen 2

We have already spoken about the extraordinary 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal tournament which, a few years before the Bobby Fischer tidal wave, saw the predominance of "great Russia" defeated. Not, as would be the case, by an American with a Hungarian father and a Polish mother, but by a... Dane. After the victory of the great Bent against Spassky, http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/cours/cat-2019/16-avril-2019.html here is the one against Bronstein.

The former finalist (1951) of the world championship thought long and hard after his defeat, sensing that he had missed an interesting opportunity... which he discovered in the middle of the night! As in Costeff's case, we meet a black Queen on h8 (26th variation), but her fate is quite different. Don't miss the crazy 25th move variations.

Training: the traditional dozen of 2#. None is trivial, the 7th is a superb "Zago 3x3" (explanation on request) with no abstruse set play, the bane of this theme. The 8th is not a Zago, but of Zago, the 9th is rich in trials. The 11th was described as an "authentic masterpiece" by Roger Diot. It is true that it is a perfect "complete Ruchlis" with, also, an essay motivating the Set Play, but it has a defect that you will discover (there again, do not hesitate to correspond, it is on the top right). The 12th, old style, rests.

The 3# are strong. The 1st is also reminiscent of Zago (2x4) with two subsidiary games. The 2nd sees 2nd moves become... 3rd moves. The 3rd, from the 19th century, is perhaps not the easiest, although lighter in material. The three multimovers are easier, notwithstanding the 5# author's surname.

The helpmate 2# has a very different twin, probably added for a solution contest. It was in fact proposed, 70 years later, for the 2017 Warsaw Grand Prix. Not easy! Strategy in the 3# helpmate, model mats in the 4# helpmate (with twin). Finally, we find in the selfmate our two great Russian 3# authors for... another Zago (3x2).

Don't miss the report on the French resolution championship, which you can -- like me -- practice in your room.

Have a good time. I wish you a great summer, many aesthetic finds. See you in September. Adeus.

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alekhine, Van Scheltinga"] [Black "0014.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/5ppp/8/p1N2P2/1p1n4/7P/5K2/1B6 b - - 0 40"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Black has three pawns to a bishop, so he shouldn't lose} 40... Kf8 (40... g6 $1 {(a pawn exchange can do no harm)} 41. f6 (41. fxg6 hxg6 $11) 41... Ne6 $1 42. Na4 (42. Nxe6 $2 fxe6) 42... Nf4 $1 43. h4 Nd5 $11) 41. Ke3 Nb5 (41... Nc6 42. Ke4 f6 43. Kd5 Ne5 44. Ke6 (44. Bc2 g6) 44... Nf3) 42. Bc2 Ke7 (42... Nd6 43. Kd4 (43. f6 Kg8 $11) 43... Ke7 44. Kd5 f6 45. h4 Nb5 46. Bd3 (46. Na4 g6 $1 {then ...Nc3+, and only the "bad" Bishop will remain}) 46... Nc3+ 47. Kd4 a4 $11) 43. Nb7 Na3 44. Bb3 Kf6 45. Nxa5 Kxf5 46. Bxf7 Kg5 47. Be6 Kh4 48. Nb3 g5 49. Nd4 b3 $2 {But this is a serious mistake. Do you capture the b3-pawn with the knight or with the bishop? Or do you decide to despise it ?} ( 49... Kg3 $1 50. Ne2+ (50. Nf3 h6) 50... Kg2 $11) (49... h5 $1 50. Nf3+ Kg3 51. Nxg5 Nc2+ $1 52. Ke4 (52. Kd2 Nd4 $1) 52... Ne1 $1 $11 {for ...Kh4 & ...b3}) 50. Kf2 $3 {[#]} (50. Nxb3 $2 h5 $1 (50... Kg3 $1) 51. Nd4 g4 $11) (50. Bxb3 $2 Kxh3 (50... g4) 51. Kd2 g4 $11) (50. Nf3+ $2 Kg3 $8 51. Nxg5 (51. Bxb3 Kxh3) 51... b2 52. Ne4+ Kh4 53. Nc3 b1=Q 54. Nxb1 Nxb1 $11) 50... Nc2 (50... h5 $2 51. Nf3# ) (50... b2 $2 51. Bg4 $8 b1=Q 52. Nf3#) (50... g4 51. Bxg4 $8 (51. hxg4 $2 Kg5 $8 52. Nf3+ Kf4 $8 {threatens ...b2}) 51... Kg5 52. Nxb3 $18) 51. Nf3+ $8 Kh5 52. Bxb3 $18 Nb4 53. Ne5 Na6 54. Bc2 Kh6 55. Nf7+ Kg7 56. Nxg5 h6 57. Ne4 {White will easily avoid Knight exchange !} Nb4 58. Bb1 Nd5 59. Kf3 Nf6 60. Nd6 $1 (60. Nxf6 $2 Kxf6 $11) 60... Ng8 61. Nf5+ Kg6 62. Kf4 Nf6 63. Ng3+ Kg7 64. Kf5 Kf7 65. Ba2+ Kg7 66. Bb3 $1 {Z} Ne8 67. Nh5+ Kh7 68. Bc2 Nc7 ( 68... Ng7+ 69. Kf6+ $1) 69. Kf6+ Kh8 70. Kg6 Nd5 71. Kxh6 Ne3 72. Bd3 Nd5 73. Kg5 Ne7 74. h4 Nd5 75. Ng3 $1 Ne7 76. Bc4 Kg7 77. Nh5+ Kh8 78. Nf4 Kg7 79. h5 Kh8 {Now even Ng6+ is possible, with the pawn changing column.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Osintsev, S."] [Black "0048.21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "N4K1b/N1B4P/5n2/4n3/2k5/p7/2P5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. Nb6+ $8 (1. Bxe5 $2 Nxh7+ $1 2. Kg8 Bxe5 $8 3. Nb6+ Kb4 $1 4. Nc6+ Kb5 $1 5. Nxe5 a2 $1 $19) 1... Kc5 $1 (1... Kb4 2. Bd6+ $1) (1... Kd4 2. Nb5+ $1) 2. Na4+ Kb4 3. Nc3 $3 {[#]} (3. Bd6+ $2 Kxa4 $8 4. Nb5 Kxb5 5. Bxa3 Kc6 $19) (3. Bxe5 $2 Nxh7+ $8) 3... Ned7+ {Where would you play your King ?} (3... Kxc3 4. Bxe5+ $1 (4. Nb5+ $1 Kb4 5. Nxa3 Ned7+ 6. Ke7 {: text}) 4... Kxc2 5. Nb5 a2 6. Kf7 $8 $11) 4. Ke7 $3 {[#]} (4. Kf7 $2 Kxc3 $8 5. Nb5+ Kb4 6. Nxa3 Kxa3 $8 7. Bd6+ (7. Bf4 Kb4 $1 8. Bh6 Ne5+ $8 9. Kf8 Kc4 $1 10. Bg7 Nxh7+ $8) 7... Ka4 $8 8. c4 Ka5 $8 (8... Nxh7 $2 9. Kg8 $8 Ng5 10. Kxh8 Nf7+ 11. Kg7 Nxd6 12. c5 $8 $11) 9. c5 (9. Ke6 Kb6 $1) 9... Kb5 $3 {[%csl Gb5,Gf7] ZZ [#]} 10. Bf4 {(for Bh6-g7)} (10. c6 Kxc6 $8 11. Bf4 Kd5 $3 12. Bh6 Ne5+ $1 {(or ...Nh5! Kg8 ...Ndf6+)} 13. Kf8 Ke6 $8 14. Bg7 Ng6#) (10. Ke6 Nxc5+ $1 {(or ...Kc6!)} 11. Kf7 Nce4 $1 {(or on d3)} 12. Bf8 Ng5+ $8 13. Kg6 Ne6 $8 $19) 10... Kc6 $3 {[#](ZZ : either the bishop drops e5, or he deprives himself of going to h6)} 11. Bh6 (11. Bh2 Kxc5 {since there is no longer Bh6}) (11. Ke6 Nxh7) 11... Ne5+ $8 12. Kf8 Kd7 $1 (12... Kd5 $1) 13. Bg7 (13. c6+ Ke6 $8 14. Bg7 Ng6#) 13... Nxh7+ $8 14. Kg8 Nf6+ $8 (14... Bxg7 $2 15. c6+ $1 Kc7 16. Kxg7 $8 $11) 15. Kf8 Bxg7+ $8 16. Kxg7 Ne8+ $8 17. Kh6 Nc6 $3 {[#](the "c" pawn is out of the winning zone but the white king is far from the a8 corner)} 18. Kg6 Ke6 $1 19. Kg5 Ke5 20. Kg4 (20. Kg6 $6 Kf4 $1) 20... Nf6+ $1 21. Kf3 Nd5 $1 22. Kg4 Kf6 $1 23. Kg3 Kg5 $1 24. Kf3 Kf5 $1 25. Ke2 (25. Kg3 Ke4 $1 26. Kg4 Nf6+ $1) 25... Ke4 $1 26. Kd2 (26. Kf2 Nf4 $1 27. Kg3 Nd3 $1) 26... Nf4 $1 27. Kc3 Kd5 $1 28. Kc2 Kc4 $1 29. Kd2 Kd4 $8 30. Ke1 (30. Kc2 Ke3 $1 31. Kc3 {(Rd1 ... Cg2)} Nd5+ $1 32. Kc4 Nc7 $8 33. Kc3 Ke2 $8) 30... Ke3 $1 31. Kf1 Kf3 $1 32. Ke1 (32. Kg1 $6 Ke2 $1) 32... Nd3+ $1 33. Kd2 Nde5 $3 34. Ke1 (34. Kc3 Ke2 $1 35. Kc2 Ng4 $3 {(no ...Nc4? Kb3!!! ...Kd3 Ka4!! and bN prevents ...Kc4, so that the White King runs to the safe haven of a8)} 36. Kb3 Kd3 $8 37. Ka4 Kc4 $8 $19) 34... Nc4 $1 35. Kd1 Ke3 $8 36. Kc2 N4e5 $1 37. Kd1 Nf3 $8 38. Kc1 Kd4 $1 39. Kc2 Kc4 $8 40. Kc1 (40. Kb2 Nfd4 $1) 40... Kc3 $1 41. Kd1 Kd3 $8 42. Kc1 Nfd4 43. Kb1 Nc2 44. Kb2 Ne3 45. Kb3 Kd4 $1 46. Kb2 Kc4 $8 {(the same move would follow Ka4)} 47. Ka2 Kc3 48. Ka3 Nc2+ 49. Ka4 N2d4 $8 50. Ka3 Kc2 $1 51. Ka4 (51. Ka2 $6 Nb5 $1) 51... Kd3 $1 52. Ka3 Kc3 $8 53. Ka4 Kc4 $8 54. Ka3 Ne2 $3 {[#]} 55. Kb2 (55. Ka4 Nc1 $1 56. Ka3 Nd3 $8 {idem}) 55... Kd3 $8 56. Kb1 Kd2 $1 57. Kb2 Nc1 $1 58. Ka3 Kc3 $8 59. Ka4 Kc4 $8 60. Ka3 Nd3 $8 61. Ka4 (61. Ka2 Kb4 $8) 61... Nb2+ $8 62. Ka3 Kc3 $8 63. Ka2 Nc4 $8 64. Kb1 Kd2 $8 65. Ka2 Kc2 $8 66. Ka1 {(note that for this material -- and only this material -- the 50-move rule rule should be modified)} Nb4 $8 67. c6 Na5 68. c7 Nb3#) 4... Kxc3 5. Nb5+ $8 (5. Ba5+ $1 Kc4 $1 {(or on b2; even if the Bishop reaches c3, there will be the strategem ...Nxh7 Bxh8 ...Nhf6!)} 6. Nc8 a2 $19) 5... Kb4 {Or on b2.} 6. Nxa3 $8 (6. Bd6+ $2 Kxb5 $8 7. Bxa3 Kc6 $1 $19) 6... Kxa3 7. Bd6+ $8 Ka4 8. c4 $8 Ka5 (8... Bg7 9. Kf7 $1 Bh8 10. Ke7 $1 {would only repeat}) (8... Nb6 9. Be5 $1) 9. c5 $8 Kb5 10. Kf7 $3 {[%csl Gb5,Gf7] ZZ [#]} (10. c6 $2 Kxc6 $8 11. Bf4 Nxh7 $1 (11... Nd5+ $1 12. Kf7 Nxf4 13. Kg8 Ng6 $8) (11... Kd5 $1 12. Bh6 Ne5 $1 13. Kf8 Ke6 $8 {as already seen}) 12. Kf7 Bd4 $19) (10. Bf4 $2 Kxc5 $8 ( 10... Kc6 $2 11. Kf7 $8 {: text}) 11. Kf7 Kd5 12. Bh6 Ne5+ $8 {idem}) 10... Kc6 (10... Nxc5 11. Bf8 $1) (10... Ne4 11. Kg8 $1) 11. Bf4 $3 {[#]ZZ: either Black loses the white pawn necessary for the checkmate of the two Knights, or he allows the approach of the White King from h8.} Kd5 (11... Kb7 12. c6+ $8 {: see text}) (11... Nh5 12. Kg8 $1 Bg7 (12... Bb2 13. h8=Q) 13. Bg5 $3 (13. h8=Q $2 Ndf6+ $8) 13... Bc3 14. h8=Q $11) (11... Kxc5 12. Bh6 $8 Nh5 (12... Ne5+ 13. Kf8 $8 {: text}) 13. Kg8 $8 Kd6 14. Bg5 $1 (14. Kxh8 $2 Ke7 $8 15. Kg8 Ndf6+ $8 16. Kh8 Kf7 $1 17. Bg5 Nd7 $1 {and mate in 2}) 14... Ke6 15. Bh4 $1 $11) 12. c6 $8 Kxc6 {The black king will be too far for the mating net.} 13. Bh6 $8 Ne5+ 14. Kf8 $8 Kd6 15. Bg7 $8 {One cannot play ...Ke6 & ...Ng6# at the same time. } Nxh7+ 16. Kg8 $8 Nf6+ 17. Kf8 $8 Nfd7+ 18. Kg8 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Costeff, G."] [Black "4400.56"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q6/3k1ppp/3p4/3P1P1K/6PQ/p2R2P1/P2p4/6r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {A wild fight, crowned by the 7th move, which will calm the play down.} 1. g5 $8 (1. Rxd2 $2 Qe8 $1 ({or} 1... f6 $1 2. Re2 Rg2 $1 3. Re1 Qb2 $1 $19 {for ...Rh2}) 2. f6 (2. g5 f6+ $8 3. Kg4 {(g6...hxg6+ fxg6 ...Rh1!)} Qe4+ $1 4. Kh5 Rh1 $1 5. Rh2 Qf3+ $1 6. g4 Qe3 $3 7. Rxh1 Qe8+ $8 8. g6 hxg6+ 9. fxg6 Qh8#) 2... Qe4 $1 (2... g5 $1 3. Kxg5 {(Qh2 ...Qg8!)} Qe3+ $1) 3. g5 Rh1 $1 4. Rh2 Qg6+ $1 5. Kg4 h5+ $8 6. Qxh5 (6. Kf4 Re1 7. Kf3 Qd3+) 6... Qe4+ $8 7. Kh3 Qf5+ $1 (7... g6 $1 ) 8. g4 Qf3+ {followed by mat}) (1. Re3 $2 f6 $1) 1... d1=Q+ (1... g6+ 2. Kh6 $8 d1=Q (2... gxf5 3. Rxd2 $11) 3. Rxd1 $8 Rxd1 {: text}) 2. Rxd1 $8 g6+ (2... Rxd1 3. Qa4+ $8 Ke7 4. Qxd1 g6+ 5. Kh4 $1) 3. Kh6 $8 Rxd1 4. Qa4+ $8 Ke7 $1 5. Qxd1 $8 Kf8 $1 {Threatens ...Kg8 & ...Qf8#.} (5... Qb2 $6 6. Qa4 $1 gxf5 7. Kxh7 $16) (5... gxf5 $6 6. Qe1+) (5... Qf8+ $2 6. Kxh7 $18) 6. Qd4 $8 (6. Qa4 $2 Kg8 $8 7. fxg6 hxg6 {followed by mat}) (6. Kxh7 $2 Qb2 $8) 6... Qb2 $8 {white King is in trouble, the White Queen has nowhere to go, the Black Queen is impregnable. So ?} 7. Qh8+ $3 {[#]Of course.} Qxh8 8. f6 $8 Ke8 (8... Qg8 9. g4 $11) 9. g4 Qf8+ 10. Kxh7 Qe7 11. fxe7 $8 Kxe7 12. Kg7 {Or on g8.} Ke8 $8 13. Kg8 $1 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kramnik, Kasparov"] [Black "0000.65"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p5pp/1p2k3/2p5/1P6/P1P4P/2P3P1/2K5 w - - 0 33"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1995.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {White has a doubled pawn in addition. Is this enough? ?} 33. Kd2 c4 (33... Kd5 34. Kd3 c4+ $1 (34... b5 $2 35. c4+ $1 bxc4+ 36. Kc3) (34... Ke5 $2 35. Kc4 $1) (34... h6 $1) 35. Ke3 b5 36. Kf4 Ke6 (36... g6 37. Kg5 Ke4 $8 $11) 37. h4 ( 37. Ke4 h6 38. Kd4 Kd6 $8) 37... Kd6 38. Kf5 Kd5 $8 39. h5 Kd6 $1 40. g4 Kd5 $1 41. g5 Kd6 $1 (41... a6 $1) 42. h6 gxh6 43. gxh6 Kd5 44. Kf6 Kd6 45. Kg7 Ke7 46. Kxh7 Kf7 $8 $11) 34. b5 Kd5 35. Ke3 Ke5 $1 (35... g5 $1 {(generally given as losing)} 36. Kf3 h6 $3 {[#]} (36... h5 $2 37. h4 $1 Ke6 {(...gxh4 Kf4)} 38. hxg5 Kf5 39. Kg3 $1 Kxg5 40. Kh3 $8 h4 41. g3 $1 hxg3 42. Kxg3 $18) (36... Ke5 $2 37. Kg4 $3) 37. h4 (37. Kg4 Ke4 $8 38. Kh5 Ke3 $8 39. Kxh6 Kd2 $8 $11) ( 37. a4 Ke5 $1) 37... gxh4 $8 38. Kf4 $8 Kc5 39. a4 Kd5 40. Kf5 $8 Kd6 $8 41. Kg4 Ke5 42. Kxh4 $8 Kf4 43. Kh5 $1 Kg3 $8 44. Kxh6 $8 Kxg2 $8 $11 {: see analyse on 40th}) (35... h5 36. h4 Ke5 $8 37. a4 g6 $8 38. g3 g5 $8 {: see 38th move}) 36. h4 h5 $1 (36... g6 $1) (36... h6 $2 37. h5 $8 $18) 37. g3 g6 (37... Kf5) (37... g5) 38. Kf3 (38. a4 g5 $3 {[#]} 39. hxg5 $8 Kf5 $8 40. g6 Kxg6 41. Kf4 Kf6 $8 42. g4 hxg4 43. Kxg4 Ke5 $8 $11) 38... Kf5 $8 39. a4 (39. g4+ hxg4+ $8 ( 39... Ke5 $2 {(...Kf6? gxh5 and Ke4)} 40. g5 $8 (40. gxh5 $2 gxh5 $10) (40. a4 $2 hxg4+ $8 {: text}) 40... Kf5 (40... Kd5 41. Kf4 Ke6 42. Ke4 Kd6 43. Kd4) 41. a4 $8 Ke5 42. Ke3 $8 Kf5 (42... Kd5 43. Kf4 $8) 43. Kd4 $8 Kg4 44. Ke5 $8 Kxh4 45. Kf6 $8 Kg3 46. Kxg6 $8 h4 47. Kf6 $1 h3 48. g6 $8 h2 49. g7 $8 h1=Q 50. g8=Q+ $8 Kf2 51. Qxc4 $8 Qb7 (51... Ke1 52. Ke6 $1 Qb7 53. Qc6) 52. Qe6 $1 Qb8 53. c4 $1 $18) 40. Kg3 $8 Ke4 $3 {[#](forgotten by official commentators)} (40... Ke5 $2 41. Kxg4 $8 Ke6 42. Kg5 $8 Kf7 43. Kh6 $1 {(or h4-h5!)} Kf6 44. Kh7 $1 {(or a4! ...Kf5 Kg7 ...g5 h5!)} g5 {(...Kf7 a4! ...Kf6 Kg8!)} 45. hxg5+ $8 Kxg5 46. Kg7 $8 Kf4 47. Kf6 $8 Ke3 48. Ke5 $8 Kd2 49. Kd4 $8 {(the pawn is on a3 instead of a4, compare with the analysis of the 40th)} Kxc2 {(...Kc1 Kxc4 ... Kxc2 a4!)} 50. Kxc4 $8 Kd2 51. Kb4 $1 Kd3 52. c4 $8 Kd4 53. a4 $8 {(ZZ : see at 53rd in the analysis of the 40th)} Ke5 54. c5 $8 Kd5 55. cxb6 $1 axb6 56. a5 $8 $18 ) 41. Kxg4 $8 Ke3 $8 42. Kg5 Kd2 $8 43. Kxg6 Kxc3 $8 44. h5 Kxc2 $8 45. h6 Kb1 $3 {(on the small side)} 46. h7 c3 $8 47. h8=Q c2 $8 {(the white king forbids the pinning of the pawn)} 48. Qh7 c1=Q 49. Qxa7 Qe3 $11) 39... Ke5 $6 {Looking for a beating.} ({Simpler} 39... g5 $1 40. hxg5 $8 Kxg5 $8 $10) 40. g4 $1 {[#]A nice trap for the "best player in history-sic'.} Ke6 $2 (40... hxg4+ $8 {(yet natural, but the following is not is not obvious)} 41. Kxg4 Kf6 $8 42. Kf4 Kg7 $8 (42... Kf7 $2 43. Ke5 $1) ( 42... Ke6 $2 43. Ke4 $8) 43. Kg5 (43. Ke5 {(winning according to some)} Kh6 $8 44. Kf6 Kh5 $1 45. Kg7 Kxh4 $1 {(or ...g5!)} 46. Kxg6 $8 Kg4 47. Kf6 Kf4 48. Ke6 $8 Ke3 49. Kd5 Kd2 $8 50. Kxc4 Kxc2 $8 $11 {ZZ below}) 43... Kf7 $8 (43... Kh7 $2 44. h5 $8 $18) 44. h5 gxh5 $8 45. Kxh5 Kf6 $1 46. Kg4 Ke5 $8 47. Kg5 ( 47. Kf3 Kf5 $8) 47... Ke4 $8 48. Kf6 Ke3 $1 49. Ke5 $8 Kd2 $1 50. Kd4 $8 { (considered as winning by a "jadoubovist")} Kd1 $3 {[#](or ...Kc1!! : a "dual" which does not deflower the idea, as in Fahrni-Alapine)} (50... Kxc2 $2 51. Kxc4 {ZZ} Kd2 {(...Rb2 Rb4!)} 52. Kd4 $1 Kc2 53. c4 $8 Kb3 54. a5 $8) 51. Kxc4 Kxc2 $8 {(a major ZZ)} 52. Kb4 (52. Kd4 Kb3 $8 $11) 52... Kd3 $8 53. Kb3 (53. c4 Kd4 $8 $11 {ZZ}) 53... Ke4 $8 54. c4 Ke5 $3 {[#]} (54... Kd4 $2 55. Kb4 $8 {: other ZZ}) 55. Kb4 Kd4 $1 {(same ZZ on the good defensive side)} (55... Kd6 $1) 56. Kb3 Ke5 $1 {(or on c5)} 57. Kc3 Kd6 $8 (57... Ke6 $2 58. Kd4 $8 Kd6 59. a5 $3 {ZZ} Ke6 60. axb6 $8 axb6 61. c5 $8 $18) 58. Kd4 Ke6 $8 59. c5 bxc5+ $8 ( 59... Kd7 $2 60. cxb6 $1) 60. Kxc5 Kd7 $8 $11) 41. gxh5 $18 gxh5 42. Kf4 $6 ( 42. Ke4 $1 Kd6 (42... Kf6 43. Kf4 $1) 43. Kd4 $1 ({simpler} 43. Kf5 $1 Kd5 44. Kg5 $18) 43... Ke6 44. Kxc4 $1 Kf5 45. Kb4 Kg4 46. c4 Kxh4 47. c5 bxc5+ 48. Kc4 $1 Kg4 49. a5 $1 h4 50. b6 $8 axb6 51. a6 $8 $18) 42... Kf6 43. Ke4 $8 Ke6 44. a5 $2 {On the other hand, winning here is not difficult. What happened ?} ( 44. Kd4 $8 Kf5 45. Kxc4 $8 Kg4 {(White has one less time than in the 42nd suite, but it is enough)} 46. Kd4 $1 (46. Kd3 $1) ({but} 46. Kd5 $2 {stands on the wrong diagonal}) 46... Kxh4 47. c4 $8 Kg5 (47... Kg3 { (or on g4)} 48. c5 $1 bxc5+ 49. Ke3 $3) 48. c5 $1 bxc5+ 49. Ke4 $1 (49. Kxc5 $2 h4 $8) (49. Ke3 $1) 49... Kg4 50. a5 $1 h4 51. Ke3 $3 {[#](the famous Grigoriev's stratagem)} Kg3 (51... h3 52. Kf2 $8) 52. b6 $1 $18 {soon to be followed by b8Q+}) 44... bxa5 $8 45. Kd4 $8 Kf5 46. Kxc4 $8 Kg4 (46... Ke4 $1 47. Kb3 Kd5 $1 48. Ka4 Kc4 49. Kxa5 $8 Kxc3 $1 50. Ka6 Kb4 $1 51. b6 axb6 52. Kxb6 Kc3 $1 53. Kc5 Kxc2 $8 $11) 47. Kb3 (47. Kd4 Kxh4 $8 48. c4 Kg5 $8 49. c5 h4 $8 50. c6 (50. b6 axb6 $8 51. cxb6 h3 $8) (50. Ke3 a4 $1) 50... h3 $8 51. c7 h2 $8 52. c8=Q h1=Q $8 53. Qc5+ Kf6 {and a7 pawn is tabou}) 47... Kxh4 $8 48. c4 Kg5 $8 49. c5 h4 $8 50. c6 h3 $8 51. c7 h2 $8 52. c8=Q h1=Q $8 53. Qd8+ (53. Qc5+ Kf4 $1 (53... Kf6 $2 54. Qc3+ $3 {for Ka4xa5}) 54. Qxa7 Qb1+ $1) 53... Kf5 54. Qd3+ (54. Qxa5 Qb1+ $1 $10) 54... Ke5 $1 (54... Qe4 $1 55. Qxe4+ Kxe4 56. Ka4 Kd4 $11) 55. Qe3+ (55. c4 Qg1 $1) (55. Qc3+ {(most dangerous)} Kd6 $8 56. Ka4 Qd5 $1 (56... Qb1 $1) 57. Kxa5 Qa2+ $8 (57... Qc5 $2 58. Qb4 $8 Kd5 59. Qd2+ $8 Ke6 60. Qd3 $1) 58. Kb4 Qb1+ $8 59. Kc4 (59. Qb3 Qe1+ $1) 59... Qa2+ $1 60. Qb3 Qa1 $8 61. Qd3+ (61. b6 Qa6+ $1 {or on f1}) 61... Kc7 $8 $11) 55... Kd6 56. Qd4+ Ke6 57. Qc4+ Kd6 58. Qf4+ Ke6 59. Qe3+ Kd6 60. c4 Qb1+ 61. Kc3 Qa1+ 62. Kd2 Qb2+ 63. Ke1 (63. Kd3 Qb3+ 64. Kd4) 63... Qb4+ 64. Kd1 (64. Qd2+ Kc5 65. Kd1 $1) 64... Qxc4 65. Qh6+ Kc5 66. Qe3+ Kxb5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam Interzonal"] [Site "Amsterdam"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "19"] [White "Bronstein, D."] [Black "Larsen, Be"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E75"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "1964.05.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "23"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 {BL quotes A. O'Kelly's ("astute") comment that the choice of this variation is not ingenious, as it was very popular when BL started his career (cf. Averbakh-Panno 1954). To which BL replied that he did not play the East Indian often and this variation only once, against Szabo in 1957.} c5 7. d5 e6 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bf4 {Played after 19 minutes. Described as ?! by BL.} ( 9. Bd2 exd5 10. exd5 Bf5 (10... Na6 11. O-O Nc7 12. h3 Re8 13. a4 b6 14. Bd3 a6 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rab1 b5 18. b4 bxc4 19. bxc5 Rxb1 20. Bxb1 dxc5 21. d6 Ne6 22. Ne5 Nd4 $1 $11 {Forintos,G-Marovic,D/Skopje 1970}) 11. Nh4 Bd7 12. O-O Na6 13. Nf3 Re8 14. Bd3 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Nd7 17. a3 Qb6 18. Qd1 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa3 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Rb1 Qa3 {1/2-1/2 Szabo,L-Larsen,B/Dallas 1957 }) (9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 exd5 11. cxd5 Nh5 $1 (11... b5 12. Nd2 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. Rae1 Nbd7 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 {Najdorf,M-Fischer,R/Santa Monica 1966} ) 12. Nd2 (12. O-O Na6 13. Re1 Nc7 14. Bd3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 b5 16. e5 c4 17. Bc2 b4 18. Ne4 dxe5 19. d6 Ne6 {(Kelires,A (2523)-Bologan,V (2600)/Batumi 2018)} 20. Qd5 $1 Qb6 21. Qxc4 $14) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 (13... f5 14. Nc4 Na6 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. O-O Nc7 17. Ne3 Bg6 18. Bd3 {Wang Hao (2714)-Firouzja,A (2618)/ Moscow 2019}) 14. Nc4 Qe7 $1 15. Ne3 Nf6 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Bb5 Rd8 18. Be2 Re8 19. f3 Nh7 20. g4 Nf8 21. a4 Ng6 $11 {Larsen,B-Fischer,R/Santa Monica 1966}) ( 9. Be3 exd5 (9... Re8) 10. cxd5 Ng4 $6 (10... b5) 11. Bf4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. O-O g5 14. Bg3 Nf6 15. Nd2 $16 {Korobov,A (2698)-Grigoryan,K (2590)/Yerevan 2015}) 9... exd5 {Played after 6 minutes.} (9... e5 10. Bd2) 10. exd5 (10. cxd5 b5 (10... g5) 11. Bxb5 Nxe4 {BL}) 10... Re8 {Played after 1 minute.} 11. Nd2 { Played after 17 minutes.} (11. O-O Ne4 12. Nxe4 Rxe4 {gaining time on the Bishop (BL)}) 11... Nh5 12. Bg3 {Played after 17 minutes.} (12. Be3 {(risky)} Rxe3 $1 13. fxe3 Qh4+ 14. Kf1 (14. g3 $2 Nxg3 $1 15. Nf3 Qh5 $1 {(...Qh3 Rg1 BL)} 16. Nd2 Qh3 $1 {(...Nxe2)} 17. Rg1 Qxh2 18. Nf3 Qh3 $17) 14... Ng3+ $1 15. hxg3 Qxh1+ 16. Kf2 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 {("equality is not obvious to me" BL)} Be5 18. Nf3 (18. g4 Nd7) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd7 $15) 12... Bg4 (12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 {BL}) (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 {BL}) (12... Qe7 13. Kf1 Nxg3+ 14. hxg3 Nd7) 13. O-O (13. f3 Nxg3 $1 (13... Bf5 $1) 14. hxg3 Bf5 {BL} 15. g4 Bd3) 13... Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bxe2 $1 {The most aggressive.} (14... Bxc3 15. Bxg4 $8 Bxd2 (15... Bg7 $11 {BL}) 16. Qxd2 Qg5 $11 {BL}) 15. Nxe2 Bxb2 {" Move highly criticized as being wildly audacious, without anyone having been able to prove that it was a mistake". (BL).} (15... Nd7 16. Rb1 a6) 16. Rb1 $8 {"I asked the Dane if he was playing for the win, he said... yes!" (DB).} Bg7 {Played after 4 minutes.} 17. Rxb7 Nd7 18. Nf4 $1 {Accept the Rook's confinement. } (18. Rb3 $6 Qa5 $1 {BL}) (18. Rb5 $6 Rb8 $1 (18... Ne5 $11 {BL}) 19. Rb3 Qa5) 18... Nb6 {The only logical move, even if risky. Played after 4 minutes. "The rook is trapped but the Knight is away from the kingside" (BL). Curious this habit of DB to let himself trap a rook with effect: see his blitz victory against Geller in 1961.} (18... Ne5 {("concession, sad retirement" says BL)} 19. Re1) (18... Re7 {(idem)} 19. Re1) (18... Qc8 19. Rb5) 19. Re1 $1 {threat was ...Qc8.} (19. Qg4 $6 h5 $1 (19... Qg5 {BL}) (19... Re7) 20. Qh4 Bc3 $1 (20... Qc8 21. Re7 $8) 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 $17) (19. Qc2 $1 Qc8 20. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. Qxg6+ Kg8 (21... Kf8 22. Ne6+ Rxe6 23. dxe6 Qe8 24. Qe4 $1 ) 22. Nh5 $1 Qc7 23. Nf6+ $8 Kf8 24. Nh7+ Kg8 $11) (19. Qf3 $2 Qc8 $1 $19) 19... Bc3 (19... Re5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Nxg6 (21. Nd3 Qc8 22. Re7 Bf6) 21... fxg6 22. Ne4 Qc8 23. Re7 Qf8 24. d6 Rd8 25. Rxa7 $44) (19... Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bc3 $6 (20... Qe8 $11) (20... Be5 $11) 21. Nxg6 (21. Ne6 $1 Qe8 22. Qc1 $1 Bg7 $1 23. Nxg7 Kxg7 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Qf6 $14) 21... Qg5 $8 (21... Bxd2 $2 22. Ne7+ { BL or Qa1!}) 22. Ne7+ (22. Nf4 Bxd2 23. Qxd2 Nxc4 $11) 22... Kf8 23. Qb1 Qxd2 24. Ng6+ $8 fxg6 25. Qxg6 Qe1+ 26. Kh2 Qxf2 $11) 20. Ne4 $1 (20. Re6 $1 {(nice but doesn't lead to much)} fxe6 21. Qc2 (21. Ne4) 21... Re7 $8 (21... Qf6 $2 22. Ne4 $1 Qf5 23. Qxc3 e5 24. Nxd6) 22. Nxe6 $8 Qe8 $8 23. Rxe7 $8 Qxe7 24. Qxc3 Nd7 25. Ne4 Rb8 26. Nxd6 (26. Kh2) 26... Nf8 $1 27. Ne4 $1 Nxe6 28. dxe6 Qxe6 29. Nf6+ Kf7 30. Nd5 $44) (20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Nf3 Qe4) (20. Ne6 $6 fxe6 ( 20... Bxd2 $2 21. Qa1 $1) 21. Rxe6 (21. Qf3 $2 Qf6 $19) 21... Rxe6 22. dxe6 d5 $1) (20. Re4 $2 Bxd2 $1) (20. Nxg6 $6 fxg6 21. Re6 Rxe6 $8 22. dxe6 d5 $1 23. Qc2 Bg7) 20... Bxe1 (20... Bg7 21. Qf3 (21. Nd2 $11 {DB}) 21... Re7) (20... Be5 $6 21. Nd3 $1 (21. Nxg6 $6 fxg6 22. Qg4 Re7 {(...g5 aussi)} 23. Qxg6+ Rg7 $8 24. Rxg7+ Bxg7 25. Nxd6 {BL} Qf6 $8 26. Re8+ Rxe8 27. Qxe8+ Kh7 $11) 21... Bg7 (21... Bd4 22. Nb4 $1) (21... Qc8 $2 22. Rxf7 $1) 22. Qf3 $1 Rf8 (22... Re7 $2 23. Nxd6 $1) 23. Rc1 {(for Qf4)} f5 24. Nexc5 dxc5 25. Nxc5 $16) 21. Ne6 $3 {[#] The only move not to lose, which gives White the initiative.} (21. Qxe1 $2 Nxc4 $1 (21... Qg5 22. Ne6 Qe5 $17) 22. Ne6 fxe6 23. Rd7 Qxd7 $1 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Nxd7 exd5 $19) 21... Bxf2+ $3 {[#]Also the only move not to lose, that will do... a little better.} (21... fxe6 $2 22. Qg4 $8 Re7 (22... Bxf2+ 23. Kh2) (22... g5 23. Qh5 $8) 23. Qxg6+ $8 Kf8 24. Nf6 $1 $18 {BL}) (21... Bc3 $2 22. Qf3 $18 {BL} (22. Nxd8)) (21... Qc8 $2 22. Nf6+ $8 Kh8 23. Rxf7 $1 $18 { BL} (23. Qc1 $1 g5 24. Qb1)) (21... Bb4 $2 22. Qf3 $1 $18 {BL} (22. Qa1 $1 Rxe6 23. dxe6) (22. Nxd8 $1 Rxe4 23. Qf3 $8)) (21... Rxe6 $2 22. dxe6 f5 23. e7 $18 {BL}) 22. Kxf2 {Played after 8 minutes. J.H. Donner, commenting for his newspaper, gave this move a "?". The next day, in the same paper, he gave it a "!". Finally, 4 of the 5 legal moves lead to a draw, only Kh1? is to be avoided.} ( 22. Kh2 Bd4 $3 (22... Rxe6 $2 {(nor ...Qc8? Nf6+ then Qd2)} 23. dxe6 Nxc4 {(... Bd4 Qg4!)} 24. Nxf2 Ne5 25. Qd5 $18) 23. Nxd8 (23. Qf3 f5 {BL ; oR ...Rf8}) 23... Raxd8 $8 24. Qf3 (24. Nd2 Nd7 {(or ...Re5)} 25. Rb3 $2 {(Nf3)} Ne5 26. g4 Kg7 $17 {BL}) 24... f5 (24... Nd7) 25. Qf4 $1 {[#]} Rd7 $8 (25... Rxe4 $2 26. Qxh6 Nd7 27. Qxg6+ Bg7 28. Qg5 $1 {(rather than Qxd6 ...Rh4+!! which saves)} Ree8 $8 29. Rxa7 Rf8 30. a4 $1 Rf6 31. a5 Kf8 32. Kg1 $1 $16) 26. Rxd7 (26. Nxd6 Rxb7 27. Nxe8 Nxc4 28. Nd6 Ne5 $11) 26... Nxd7 27. Qxd6 (27. Nxd6 Re1 $1) 27... fxe4 28. Qxd7 Re5 $8 {(simply threatens ...Rh5+)} 29. g4 e3 $8 30. d6 e2 $8 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Qc7+ $1 Kg8 $8 (32... Kf8 $2 33. d7 $8 e1=Q 34. d8=Q+ $8 Re8 35. Qdd6+ $8 Re7 36. Qcd8+ $8 Kf7 37. Qd5+ $8) 33. Qc8+ $1 Kf7 34. Qc7+ $1 {(it must be given perpetual check)} Kg8 $8 $11) (22. Kh1 $2 Bxg3 $3 23. Nxd8 (23. Qf3 Qh4+ $8 {for a coming ...Qb1+!}) 23... Rxe4 $8 $19) (22. Kf1 Bd4 $3 {BL} ( 22... Nxc4 $2 23. Qf3 $1 {BL}) (22... fxe6 $2 23. Qg4 $8 $18) (22... Rxe6 $6 23. dxe6 Bd4 24. Qf3 $8 f5 25. e7 $8 Qc8 26. Nxd6 $8 Qe6 27. Qc6 $1 $16) 23. Nxd8 Rxe4 (23... Raxd8 24. Qf3 Rf8 $11) 24. Nxf7 $8 Rae8 $11) (22. Nxf2 fxe6 { (BL believes that attack has disappeared)} 23. Qg4 $8 Qf6 (23... Qg5 24. Ne4 $3 $11) 24. Ne4 $8 Qf5 $8 25. Qxf5 $8 gxf5 26. Nf6+ Kf8 27. Nh7+ Kg8 $11) 22... fxe6 $11 23. Qg4 $8 Rf8+ $8 {Played after 14 minutes. "Amazing for such a natural move" (BL). But in the meantime, DB realised that he had forgotten something and this made him nervous.} (23... g5 $2 24. Qh5 $8 Rf8+ 25. Kg1 $8 Rf6 26. dxe6 $8 Qf8 27. e7 $8 Rf1+ 28. Kh2 Qe8 {DB} 29. Qxh6 $8 {BL} Nxc4 30. Nxg5 $8 Rf7 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 (31... Qxf7 32. e8=Q+) 32. Qf4+ $1 Kg7 33. Qxc4 $18) 24. Kg1 $8 {Played after 11 minutes.} (24. Ke2 $2 Rf6 $3 (24... Qe8 $2 25. Nxd6 $8 exd5+ 26. Nxe8 Raxe8+ 27. Kd1 Rf1+ 28. Kc2 $11) 25. dxe6 Qf8 $8 26. e7 Qg7 $1 ( {even better} 26... Qf7 $1 27. e8=Q+ Qxe8 {with pin}) 27. e8=Q+ Rxe8 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {BL} 29. Kd3 Rfe6 $19) 24... Rf6 $8 25. Qh3 $2 {Played after only 2 minutes with 18 minutes left on DB's clock !} (25. dxe6 $8 Qf8 $1 {(or ...h5! e7! ...Qxe7! Rxe7 ...hxg4 Nxf6+ ...Kf8 Rb7= DB)} (25... Nxc4 $2 26. e7 $8 (26. Qh4 $2 g5 $1 {leads to an endgame that BL thought would win but, as he says himself, "after you've just won such a game, you're gentle and friendly, and it is with pleasure that you agree with everything suggested by your opponent and the other players"}) 26... Rf1+ 27. Kh2 $3 ( 27. Kxf1 $2 Ne3+) 27... Qe8 28. Qe2 $8 (28. Qe6+ $4 Qf7 $8 29. e8=Q+ Rxe8 $19) 28... Rf5 29. g4 $8 (29. Qxc4+ $2 d5 $8 30. Nf6+ $8 {(Qb3? ...c4!)} Rxf6 31. Qxd5+ Rf7 {(idem sur ...Rg7)} 32. Rd7 $8 Kh7 33. Rd8 $11 Rxe7 $11) 29... Qc6 ( 29... Qf7 30. gxf5 Re8 31. fxg6 $1 {(or f6! for Rd7!)} Qe6 {(and BL forgets -- as we understand it !)} 32. Qf1 $3 {[#]} Ne5 {(...Ne3 Qf7+!)} 33. g7 $3 {(Nf6+?? ... Dxf6!)} Kxg7 {(...Ng6 Nf6+)} 34. Qf8+ $3 Rxf8 35. e8=Q+ $8 {: an amazing battery !}) (29... Re5 30. Qxc4+ d5 31. Qxc5 {BL}) 30. gxf5 $8 Qxb7 31. Nxc5 $3 {[#]} (31. Qxc4+ $2 d5 $8 32. Nf6+ $8 Kf7 33. Nxd5 gxf5 $11) 31... dxc5 32. Qe6+ $3 (32. Qxc4+ $4 Kg7 $8 $19) 32... Kh8 33. Qf6+ $8 Kg8 34. Qxg6+ $8 Kh8 35. Qxh6+ Kg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. f6 Qb8+ 38. Kg1 $18 {: pawns are the soul of Chess !}) 26. e7 $8 Rf1+ 27. Kh2 Qf5 $8 {(forgotten by DB during the game)} ( 27... Qf7 $2 28. Nxd6) 28. Qxf5 $1 Rxf5 29. Rxa7 $1 {[#](shown in the middle of the night by DB waking up his second-in-command Konstantinopolsky, after which he could finally sleep: his judgement was not faulty !)} (29. g4 Rf4 30. Nxd6 Rxc4 31. Rxa7 $1 Ra4 $8 32. Rb7 $11) (29. Nxd6 $2 Re5 $19) 29... Rb8 (29... Rc8 30. Nxd6 Re5 31. Nxc8 Nxc8 32. Ra8 Kf7 33. Rxc8 Kxe7 34. Rc6 $11) (29... Re5 $6 30. Nf6+ Kg7 31. e8=Q+ Rxa7 32. Qb8 {BL} Rf7 33. Ne8+ Kh7 34. Qxb6 Rxe8 35. Qxd6) ( 29... Re8 30. Nxd6 $8 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Rf6 32. Ne4 $14) 30. Rb7 $1 $11 Ra8 31. Rxb6 $2 (31. Ra7 {BL} Rb8 $11) 31... Re8 $1 (31... Re5 $6 32. Nf6+ Kf7 $11 {BL} ) 32. Rxd6 (32. Nxd6 Rh5+ $8) 32... Kf7 $17) (25. Qh4 $2 g5 $1 (25... Rf7 $1 $19) (25... Rf1+ $6 26. Kxf1 $11) 26. Qh5 (26. Nxg5 Rg6 $1) 26... Qf8 $8 27. Nxg5 (27. dxe6 Rxe6) 27... exd5 $1 28. Nh7 Rf1+ $8 29. Kh2 Qf5 $1 30. Qxh6 Nd7 $8 $19) 25... Qf8 $1 (25... h5 $1 26. dxe6 Qf8 $1 27. e7 Qf7 $8 (27... Rf1+ $2 28. Kh2 Qf5 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxa7 $1 $11 {as above}) 28. e8=Q+ Rxe8 $8 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 $19) (25... g5 $2 26. dxe6 $8 Qf8 $8 27. e7 $1 Rf1+ 28. Kh2 Qf5 $1 29. Qxh6 {(BL even thinks that White is winning)} Nd7 $3 $11) (25... Rf7 $4 26. Qxe6 $8 $18) 26. Ng5 (26. Nxf6+ Qxf6 27. Qxh6 Qd4+ $1 {(or on a1)} 28. Kh2 Qh8 $3 $19 {BL [#]}) (26. dxe6 Rf1+ 27. Kh2 Re8 $19 {BL}) 26... Rf1+ (26... h5) 27. Kh2 Rf5 28. Nxe6 Rh5 $1 (28... Qf6 $1) 29. Qxh5 gxh5 30. 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no-CB format diagrams" (la féerie animée)





postscript by the Master :

I learn by accident that François Chevaldonnet died 3 years ago.
I will not be fooled into believing that none of these pseudo-pedagogues, perpetual lecturers and henchmen of the "federation" had the e-mail or the telefon of FC and could not observe an anomaly by a prolonged silence. Bunch of sneaky incompetents.
Chevaldonnet was French champion in 1976. I did not contribute little to his victory, beating in the last round a player with a one point lead. This good news allowed, with the help of shenanigans, a grouping of 5 players in the first rank, yours truly being half a point behind, in the good company of Todorčević, outgoing champion. Panic among the organisers, who had to organise a tie-breaking tournament in Nantes in November.
The gags don't stop there. The organisers, struggling to reward the winners, came up with a brilliant idea: not to give them any prize, but to endow a blitz tournament crowning the tie-break. Unfortunately, two bounty hunters came up from Paris. Yours truly, disguised as Lee van Cleef, who won the tournament with 7/7, and Abravanel, who did 5.5. Cheval also did 5.5, saving the honour, the others leaving with their tails between their legs...
On the evening of the second round, I congratulated Cheval (who had just beaten Giffard). He proposed blitzes, which I gladly accepted. After two hours, I offered him to stop, so that he could rest for the next day's game (against a known "brother" from Strasbourg). He replied that he had just beaten the only valid opponent and that he had therefore won. I burst out laughing and continued playing for at least two more hours.


Daniel :

I have a memory of the sympathetic Chevaldonnet: I was playing in a tournament in the south with other Normans and I was talking on the terrace at lunchtime about the St Lazare course and the R+B/R endgame that was so badly played.

The next day, I learned that Chevaldonnet had been looking for me for part of the evening because he had an adjournment against an Englishman with the possibility of this endgame ... which he played the next morning and lost!

I was obviously in a bar with the gang, (and in retrospect I was glad he hadn't found me as my explanations would certainly not have helped him!)
Another time when we adjourned and the Internet did not exist. In short, by definition: prehistory.


 

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