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[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Kasparov"]
[Black "0000.66"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/5p1p/4p1p1/ppk5/5P2/PP2PP1P/3K4/8 w - - 0 37"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{68/372. Black structure is slightly better, which should not be decisive.}
37. Kd3 f6 38. h4 {Often criticized, because it facilitates the formation
of a black passed pawn by a future ...h5 then ...g5, but correct. The real
mistake is on the next move.} (38. Kc3 {(AK)} Kd5 39. Kd3 h5 40. b4 axb4 (40...
a4 41. e4+ $1 Kd6 42. h4 e5 43. Ke3 $8 exf4+ $8 44. Kxf4 $8 Ke6 45. Ke3 $8 g5
46. f4 g4 $11) 41. axb4 e5 42. e4+ $8 (42. h4 $2 exf4 $8 43. exf4 Ke6 $8 {for
...Kh6 & ...g5}) 42... Ke6 43. Ke3 $1 (43. fxe5 $1) 43... exf4+ 44. Kxf4 g5+
45. Ke3 $8 Ke5 (45... f5 46. f4 g4 47. e5 $11) 46. h4 $3 {[#]} Ke6 (46... gxh4 47.
f4+ $8) 47. Kf2 $1 (47. f4 $1 $11) 47... gxh4 48. f4 $8 Kf7 49. Kg2 Kg7 50. Kh3
Kh7 51. Kxh4 Kg6 $8 52. Kg3 $11) (38. e4 e5 39. fxe5 $1 (39. f5 $1 gxf5 40.
exf5 Kd5 41. h4 $1) 39... fxe5 40. Kc3 g5 41. Kd3 $8 $11) (38. Ke4 h6 (38... b4
39. a4 $8) (38... a4 39. bxa4 $8) 39. h4 $1 (39. Kd3 $1) 39... a4 40. bxa4 $8
bxa4 41. Kd3 $8 Kd5 42. e4+ $1 Kc5 43. Kc3 $8 $11) 38... Kd5 (38... e5 39. fxe5
$8 fxe5 40. Ke4 $8 b4 41. a4 $8 Kd6 $8 42. Kd3 $1 (42. h5 $1 gxh5 43. Kd3 $8)
42... Kd5 43. Ke2 $3 {[#]} Ke6 44. Kf2 $1 Kf5 45. Kg3 $8 h6 (45... h5 $2 46. e4+ $8
Kf6 47. f4 $8 $18) 46. Kh3 $1 (46. h5 $1) 46... h5 47. Kg3 $8 g5 (47... e4 48.
f4 $8) 48. hxg5 $8 Kxg5 49. Kh3 $11) 39. b4 $2 {A serious mistake (not perceived
by the players and commentators) that will remain unexploited.} (39. e4+ $1 Kd6
40. Ke3 $1 (40. Kd4 $2 {(the only square to avoid)} e5+ $8 41. fxe5+ {(Ke3 ...
Ke6! prohibiting f4-f5)} fxe5+ $8 42. Kd3 Ke6 $1 43. a4 b4 $3 {[#](not ...bxa4
bxa4 ...Kf6 Ke3 followed by f4, which will end with bK + rook-pawn "a" vs
wK back in time)} 44. Ke3 {(Kc4 ...h5! for ...g5!)} Kf6 $1 45. f4 exf4+ $1
{(or ...h6!)} 46. Kxf4 h6 $1 47. e5+ Ke6 48. Ke4 g5 $8 49. hxg5 {(h5 ...g4!)}
hxg5 50. Kd4 g4 $8 51. Ke4 g3 $8 52. Kf3 Kxe5 53. Kxg3 Kd4 $19 {: the ''b''
pawns make difference}) 40... e5 41. f5 $3 {[#]} (41. fxe5+ $2 fxe5 $8 $19) 41...
gxf5 42. exf5 $8 Kd5 43. Kd3 $1 a4 44. bxa4 $8 bxa4 45. h5 $1 (45. Kc3 $1)
45... h6 46. Kc3 $8 e4 47. fxe4+ $8 Kxe4 $8 48. Kb4 $8 Kxf5 49. Kxa4 $8 Kg4 50.
Kb4 f5 51. a4 $8 f4 52. a5 f3 53. a6 f2 54. a7 f1=Q 55. a8=Q $10) (39. a4 $1 {
(simplest)} bxa4 (39... b4 40. Kd2 $1 {(or e4+! ...Kc5 Ke3! ...e5 f5!!)}
e5 41. fxe5 fxe5 42. Ke2 $1 {: bK has no more access to c4}) 40. bxa4 $8 Kc5 41.
Kc3 $8 h6 42. Kb3 $8 e5 43. fxe5 $8 fxe5 44. Kc3 $8 g5 45. hxg5 $8 hxg5 {(for
...e4!)} 46. e4 $8 $11) (39. Ke2 $1 {(but not on d2 !)} e5 40. fxe5 $8 (40.
Kd3 $2 exf4 $8 41. exf4 a4 $1) 40... fxe5 (40... Kxe5 41. a4 $1 b4 42. Kf2) 41.
Kf2 $8 e4 42. a4 $3 {[#]} (42. f4 $2 a4 $1) (42. fxe4+ $2 Kxe4) 42... exf3 {
(would win after 39 Kd2?, because bK would now be on e2 and so the check
would allow 43...b4!)} (42... bxa4 43. bxa4 exf3 44. Kxf3 $8 $11) (42... b4 43.
f4 $8 $11) 43. axb5 $8 (43. Kxf3 $2 b4 $8 44. Kf4 Ke6 $6 {(simpler ...h6!)}
45. Kg5 Ke5 $3 {[#]} 46. Kh6 Kf5 $8 47. Kxh7 g5 $3 48. e4+ Kf4 $8 49. e5 gxh4 $8 $19
{for ...Qd5!}) 43... Kc5 44. Kxf3 $11) 39... axb4 $1 (39... a4 $1 {also
win :} 40. Kc3 (40. e4+ Kd6 $8 41. Ke3 e5 $8 42. f5 gxf5 $8 43. exf5 Kd5 $8
44. Kd3 h5 $8) 40... e5 $1 (40... f5 $1) 41. fxe5 fxe5 $1 (41... Kxe5 $1 42.
Kd3 f5 $1 43. Kc3 h6 $8 44. Kd3 g5 $8) 42. e4+ (42. Kd3 e4+ $3) 42... Ke6 $1
$19 {as further}) 40. axb4 h6 $2 {Allows White to catch up.
The winning process requires that the tempo ...h7-h6 is available at the right moment.
Compare with Cohn-Rubinstein 1909, where we find White pawns
on the "f" file and the tempo (...a7-a6!).} ({The only move (indicated
by Karpov) was} 40... e5 $3 41. e4+ (41. fxe5 {(Kc3 ...e4! -- uses the
weakness of doubled pawns as f3-f4 impossible -- or h5 ...gxh5! e4+ ...Ke6!
f5+ ...Kf7! to g5)} fxe5 $1 {(the best)} (41... Kxe5 $6 42. f4+ $1 Kf5 43.
Kd4 $1 h6 44. Kd5 $1 {(one must be ready to use the Pe3: Kc5? ...g5!
is clear)} h5 $1 {(on ...g5 follow a double capture and e4+)} 45. Kd6 {(on Kd4
follow same move ...Kg4! and not ...g5? hxg5 ...fxg5 e4+!!)} Kg4 $1 46. Kc5 $1
f5 $3 {(leads to a winning Q+P/Q+P endgame ; neither ...Kxh4? e4! nor ...g5?
fxg5! ...fxg5 e4!)} 47. Kxb5 Kxh4 48. Kc6 Kg3 49. b5 h4 50. b6 h3 51. b7 h2 52.
b8=Q h1=Q+ 53. Kd7 $1 Qe4 54. Qb6 $1 Kf3 55. Qxg6 Kxe3 56. Qg3+ Ke2 $3 {(...
Qf3? Qg1+! ...Kxf4 Ke6!)} 57. Kd6 Kd2 $8 {with a cybernetic win
endless}) 42. Kc3 h5 $1 43. Kd3 (43. e4+ Ke6 $8 44. Kd3 Kf6 $8 45. Ke3 g5
$8) 43... e4+ $3 {[#]} 44. fxe4+ Ke5 $8 45. Ke2 Kxe4 $1 (45... Kf6 $1 46. Kf3 g5 $8
47. e5+ Kxe5 $8 48. hxg5 Kf5 $8 {idem}) 46. Kf2 g5 $1 47. hxg5 Kf5 $8 48. Kf3
Kxg5 $8 $19) 41... Kd6 $1 {(King will have to go through this square anyway)}
(41... Ke6 $1 {(or ...Kc6!)} 42. Ke3 (42. fxe5 fxe5 {(or ...Kxe5)} 43. Ke3 Kf6
44. f4 {(Kf2 ...h5!! : see further)} h6 $3 {(but not ...exf4+? Kxf4 ...h6
e5+!! ...Ke6 Ke4 ZZ)} 45. Kf3 exf4 $1 46. Kxf4 g5+ $1) 42... Kd6 $3 {[#](it
seems that the battlefield is rather on the other side; this is only apparently
surprising only in appearance, it should be possible to prevent f4-f5 thanks to the access on
d5, and there will always be time to move back to the kingside after fxe5 ...fxe5 ;
on the other hand, it is necessary to save the rook pawn moves)} (42... Kf7 $2 {(idem
on e7)} 43. f5 $8 gxf5 44. exf5 Ke7 $8 45. Ke4 Kd6 $8 $11) (42... Ke7 $2 43. f5
$1 $11) (42... exf4+ $2 43. Kxf4 $11) (42... h6 $2 43. fxe5 $8 fxe5 {(...Kxe5
f4+!)} 44. Kf2 $11 {: a waiting move will be missing}) 43. f5 (43. fxe5+ fxe5 $8
44. Kf2 Ke6 $1 45. Kg2 Kf6 {: see further}) 43... gxf5 $8 44. exf5 Kd5 $8
45. Kd3 (45. h5 Kc4 $8 $19) 45... h5 $8 46. Ke3 {(Kc3 ...e4! f4 ...e3!)} Kc4 $8
47. Ke4 Kxb4 $8 48. Kd5 Kc3 $1 $19) 42. fxe5+ (42. Ke3 Ke6 $8 43. fxe5 fxe5 $8
{idem}) (42. f5 gxf5 $8 {(...Ke7?=)} 43. exf5 Kd5 $8 44. h5 h6 $8 {ZZ}) 42...
fxe5 $1 (42... Kxe5 $1 43. Ke3 g5 $8 44. h5 h6 $8) 43. Ke3 Ke6 $1 44. Kf2 (44.
f4 exf4+ $1 45. Kxf4 h6 $1 46. e5 g5+ $8) 44... Kf6 45. Kg3 (45. Kg2 {(Ke3 ...
h6 or ...g5!)} h6 $2 {(...h5! below)} 46. Kg3 $8 {ZZ} g5 47. h5 $8 $11)
45... h6 $3 {[#](ZZ, but not ...h5?? f4!+-)} 46. Kg2 (46. f4 exf4+ $1 47. Kxf4
g5+ $8 48. hxg5+ hxg5+ 49. Kg4 Ke5) (46. Kh3 h5 $8 {(...g5? h5!)} 47. Kg3 g5 $8
) (46. Kg4 h5+ $8 {idem}) 46... h5 $3 {[#]} 47. Kg3 g5 $8 48. Kh3 gxh4 49. Kxh4 Kg6
$8 $19) (40... f5 $2 41. e4+ $8 fxe4+ 42. fxe4+ $8 Kd6 43. Kd4 $8 (43. Ke3 $2
e5 $8 44. f5 gxf5 $8 45. exf5 Ke7 $8 $19) (43. h5 $2 e5 $8) 43... h6 44. Ke3 $1
(44. e5+ $1 Kc6 $8 45. Ke4 $1 $11) 44... e5 45. f5 $8 h5 $1 46. fxg6 Ke6 $11)
41. e4+ $8 Kd6 42. Ke3 e5 {We have seen this, but with the pawn on h7.
Huge difference !} (42... g5 $2 43. e5+ $1 Kd7 44. hxg5 $1 (44. exf6 $4 gxh4
$8 $19) 44... fxg5 45. fxg5 $8 hxg5 46. f4 $1 $18) 43. fxe5+ $8 fxe5 (43...
Kxe5 44. f4+ $8 Ke6 45. Kd4 $1 (45. Kf3 $1 g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Kg4 $1 $11)
45... g5 46. hxg5 hxg5 47. Ke3 $8 $11) 44. Kf2 Ke6 45. Kg2 $1 {Not only
but simplest move.} (45. Kg2 $1 Kf6 46. Kg3 $8 $11 {AK ; it's the ZZ
already seen in 40...e5!!}) (45. Kg3 $2 Kf6 $8 $19 {: same ZZ, but on the wrong
side}) (45. Ke2 $6 Kf6 46. Ke3 $8 {(wK is almost as well here as in g3)}
g5 47. h5 $8 g4 48. f4 $8 (48. fxg4 $2 Kg5 $8 49. Kf3 Kh4 $8) 48... exf4+ (
48... Ke6 49. f5+ $8 Kf6 50. Kf2 Kg5 51. Kg2 Kxh5 52. Kg3 Kg5 53. Kg2 h5 54.
Kg3 h4+ 55. Kg2 h3+ 56. Kg3 Kh5 57. Kh2 $1 $11) (48... g3 49. f5 $8) 49. Kxf4
$8 g3 $8 50. e5+ $3 {[#]} (50. Kxg3 Kg5 $8 $18) 50... Ke6 $8 51. Kxg3 $8 Kxe5 52. Kf3
$8 (52. Kg4 $2 Ke4 $8 {ZZ}) 52... Kf5 (52... Kd4 53. Kf4 $8) 53. Ke3 $8 Kg5 (
53... Ke5 54. Kf3 $1 $11) 54. Kd4 $8 $11) 1/2-1/2
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1909.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cohn E, Rubinstein A"]
[Black "0000.66"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/pp2kppp/4p3/8/1P6/P3PP2/5P1P/2K5 b - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1909.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
25... Kf6 26. Kd2 Kg5 27. Ke2 {If White goes up on the Queen side, the pawn
h7 will arrive first: on Kc7, the "delaying procedure" will be used if necessary
...b7-b5!.} (27. Kc3 Kh4 28. Kc4 Kh3 29. Kc5 Kxh2 30. Kd6 h5 31.
Kc7 b5 $1 $19 {[#]}) 27... Kh4 28. Kf1 Kh3 $3 {[#]the weak square !} 29. Kg1 e5 $1 {The
White is reduced to passivity: he can play at most two moves on the queenside, after which he
has only to wait for the rush of the four pawns.
The break will be made by ...g5-g4.} (29... b5 $1) 30. Kh1 (30. a4 b6 $1 (
30... f5 $1 31. b5 b6 $1) 31. b5 f5 $1 32. Kh1 g5 33. Kg1 h5 34. Kh1 h4 35. Kg1
e4 $1 (35... g4 $1) 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Kh1 (37. f3 exf3 $8 38. e4 g4 39. e5 g3
$1) 37... Kg4 $1 38. Kg2 h3+ $8 39. Kg1 Kf3 $8 40. Kf1 g4 $8 $19) 30... b5 $1
31. Kg1 f5 (31... h5 32. Kh1 h4 33. Kg1 g5 34. Kh1 (34. f4 gxf4 35. exf4 e4 $8)
34... g4) 32. Kh1 g5 33. Kg1 h5 34. Kh1 g4 $1 {[#]} (34... h4 $1 35. Kg1 g4 $1 (35...
e4 $1 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Kh1 g4) 36. fxg4 Kxg4 37. Kg2 h3+ {Dvoretzky}) 35. fxg4
{With idea of a trap.} ({It was played} 35. e4 fxe4 36. fxe4 (36. fxg4 hxg4 {
(or ...Kxg4-f4)} 37. Kg1 e3 $1 38. fxe3 g3 $1 $19) 36... h4 37. Kg1 g3 38. hxg3
hxg3 {(0-1 Cohn-Rubinstein)} 39. f4 exf4 $8 40. e5 g2 41. e6 Kg3 $1 42. e7 f3
$8 43. e8=Q f2#) 35... hxg4 $1 (35... fxg4 $1 36. Kg1 h4 37. Kh1 g3 38. hxg3
hxg3 39. f3 g2+ $8 40. Kg1 Kg3 $8 41. f4 exf4 $8 42. exf4 Kxf4 $8 43. Kxg2 Ke3
$19) (35... Kxg4 $2 36. Kg2 $1) 36. Kg1 f4 $8 37. exf4 (37. f3 g3 $1) 37...
exf4 $8 38. Kh1 f3 $3 {[#]Given by Mestel and Speelman around 80's.} (38... g3 $2
39. fxg3 $1 (39. hxg3 $1 fxg3 40. Kg1 $1 $11 {or fxg3! but not f3? ...g2+ --
H. Kmoch -- Remaining mistake in the 2018 "big base" !}) 39... fxg3 40.
hxg3 $8 Kxg3 41. Kg1 $8 Kf3 {(just before transposing here, White
resigned in Hillarp Persson-Ragger 2015)} 42. Kf1 $8 Ke3 43. Ke1 $8 Kd3 44.
Kd1 $1 Kc3 {(would win if a7 pawn was on a6 !)} 45. a4 $3 {[#](the malicious
pawn)} a6 (45... bxa4 46. Kc1 $8) 46. axb5 $1 axb5 47. Kc1 $8 Kxb4 48. Kb2
$8 $11) (38... Kh4 $2 39. f3 $3 g3 $8 40. Kg2 $8 $11) (38... a6 $2 39. -- {(if
pawn was on a6)} (39. Kg1 $8 f3 {(...g3 hxg3 ...fxg3 Kf1=)} 40. Kh1 $8 Kh4
41. Kg1 $8 Kg5 42. h3 $3 $11) (39. f3 $2 g3 $8 $19) 39... g3 (39... f3 40. Kg1
$8 Kh4 41. Kh1 Kg5 42. h3 $3 $11) 40. hxg3 $8 (40. fxg3 $2 fxg3 $8 41. hxg3
Kxg3 $8 $19) 40... fxg3 41. Kg1 $3 $11 {[#](demolishes the "twin" with the a7-pawn
in a6 : the value of the moves ...f3 & ...g3 is not reversed, both
draw !)}) 39. Kg1 Kh4 $8 40. Kh1 (40. Kf1 Kh5 $1 41. Ke1 Kg5 42. Kf1 (42.
Kd2 Kh4) 42... Kf4 43. Ke1 Ke4 44. Kd2 Kd4 45. Kc2 Kc4 $19) 40... Kg5 41. h3 (
41. Kg1 Kf4 42. Kf1 Ke4 43. Ke1 Kd3) 41... gxh3 $8 42. Kh2 Kg4 $8 43. Kg1 Kf4
44. Kh2 Ke4 $8 45. Kg3 h2 $1 46. Kxh2 Kd3 $8 47. Kh3 Ke2 48. Kg3 a6 $3 {[#]The
pawn must be on a7 !} 0-1
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Timman, J."]
[Black "0430.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1r6/2b5/Kp6/3P4/1P1R4/8/5k2/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1. d6 $8 Bd8 (1... Bxd6 2. Rxd6 b5 3. Rb6 $1) (1... Ra8+ 2. Kb7 $8) 2. Ka7 $8 (
2. d7 $2 Ke3 $1 3. Rc4 Ra8+ $8 4. Kb7 Ra4 $8 5. Rc8 Bg5 6. Rg8 Bh4 7. b5 Rd4 $1
8. Kc6 Kd3 9. Rh8 Bg5 $11) 2... Rc8 (2... Ke3 3. Rc4 $1) 3. Rf4+ $8 Ke3 4. Rf8
$8 b5 5. Kb7 $8 Bc7 $1 {Lose, draw, or win ?} 6. Rf3+ $3 {[#]} (6. dxc7 $4
Rxf8 $8 7. c8=Q Rxc8 8. Kxc8 Kd4 $19) (6. Kxc8 $2 Bxd6 $8 7. Re8+ Kd4 $1 (7...
Kf3 $1 $11) 8. Rd8 Ke5 $8 $11) (6. Rxc8 $2 Bxd6 $8 7. Rc5 Kd4 $1 (7... Bxc5 $1)
) (6. Rf6 $2 Bxd6 $8 7. Re6+ Kf4 $1 $11) 6... Kxf3 7. dxc7 Rf8 8. c8=Q $8 Rxc8
9. Kxc8 $8 Ke4 10. Kc7 $1 Kd5 11. Kb6 $8 Kc4 12. Ka5 $8 1-0
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sumbatian, K & Gusev B"]
[Black "0301.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k7/4P3/5N2/8/4pP2/6r1/2K5 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "17"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1. Kd1 $8 (1. Nxe3 $2 Re2 $1 $11) (1. e7 $2 Rg1+ $8 2. Kc2 e2 $8 3. e8=Q e1=Q
$8 $11) (1. Nd4 $2 Kb6 2. e7 Rg8 $1 $11) 1... e2+ $1 (1... Rg8 2. e7 $8 e2+ (
2... Re8 3. Nd6 $8) 3. Ke1 $1 Re8 4. Nd6 $8 Rxe7 5. Nc8+ $8) (1... Rg6 2. e7 $8
Re6 3. Nd4 $8 e2+ 4. Ke1 $8 Re3 5. Nf5 $8 Re6 6. Nd6 $8 $18) 2. Ke1 $8 (2. Kd2
$2 Rg6 $1 3. Nd4 Kb6 4. e7 Rg8 $1 5. Kxe2 Kc7 $11) 2... Rg1+ (2... Rg6 3. e7 $8
Re6 4. Nd6 $8) 3. Kxe2 $8 Rg6 (3... Rg8 4. e7 $1 (4. Nd6 $1 Rg7 5. Nc8+ $1 Kb8
6. e7 $8 Rg8 7. Nd6 $8) 4... Re8 5. Kd3 $1 Kb8 6. Kd4 $1 Kc7 7. Ke5 $8 Kd7 8.
Kf6 $8) 4. e7 $8 (4. Nd4 $2 Kb6 $1 (4... Rg8 $1) 5. f4 Kc7 $1 6. f5 Rh6 $1 {
(or g8, but not g5, because of a complex win in the style of a
AV 2016 study !)} 7. Kf3 Kd6 $1 (7... Rh1 $1) 8. Kg4 Rh1 $1 (8... Ke5 $1) 9.
Kg5 Rd1 $8 10. Nf3 Ke7 $8 11. Ne5 Rg1+ $1) 4... Re6+ {Where would you play your
King ?} 5. Kf1 $3 {[#]} (5. Kd3 $2 Kb6 $8 {(Nd6 impossible)} 6. Kc4 Kc7 $8 7. Kd5 Kd7
$1 $11) (5. Kf2 $2 {(same question)} Ka8 $3 {[#](only in the corner !)} 6. f4 (6.
Kg3 Rg6+ $1 {(or ...Re1! but not ...Kb8? Nd4! ...Re1 Kf2!)} 7. Kf4 Re6 $8 {[#]ZZ}
8. Kg5 Kb8 $8 {(this is why you should go to a8)} 9. Nd4 {(f4 ...Kc7!)} Re1
$8 {(with wKf4 would follow Nc6-e5)} 10. Kf6 Kc7 $1 {(with Rook on e3
would follow Nf5-g7)} 11. Ne6+ Kd7 $8 12. Nf8+ Ke8 $8 13. Ng6 Rf1 14. f4 Rf2 15. f5
Rf1 16. Ke6 Re1+) (6. Kg2 Re1 $1 {(...Rg6+? Kf1! ...Re6 f4! : text)} 7. f4
Re2+ $3 8. Kf3 Re6 $8 $11 {ZZ}) 6... Re4 $3 {[#]ZZ} (6... Kb8 $2 7. Nd4 $8) 7. Kf3
Re6 $3 {[#]ZZ} (7... Re1 $2 8. Ne3 $8) 8. Kg4 Re4 $3 {ZZ} (8... Re1 $2 9. Kg5 $8 {
(Kh5? ...Kb8! Kg6 ...Kc7!)} Re6 {(...Kb8 Rf6! ...Kc7 Ng7!)} 10. Kh5 $3 {[#](forces
the way, the Black King not being able to approach: ...Kb8 Nd4! wins a tempo
by the attack of the Rook, followed by f5-f6)} Re1 11. Kg6 $8 $18) (8... Kb8 $2 9.
Nd4 $8 Re1 10. f5 $8 Kc7 11. f6 $8 Kd7 12. Nf5 $8 Ke8 13. Kg5 $8 {(Kh5? ...
Kf7!)} Rg1+ 14. Kh5 $3 {(avoids an awkward vis-à-vis: Kh6? ...Kf7! Nd6+ ...
Kxf6 threatens mate)} Rh1+ 15. Kg6 $8 Rg1+ 16. Kh7 $8 Kf7 {(...Rh1+ Kg8!)} 17. Nd6+
$8 Kxf6 18. e8=Q Rh1+ 19. Kg8 $8 Rg1+ 20. Kf8 $8 $18) 9. Kg5 Kb8 $8 10. Kf6 Kc7
$8 11. Ng7 Rxf4+ $8 12. Ke5 Rf1 $1 $11) 5... Ka8 $1 {Avoids some
forks.} (5... Ka6 $6 6. f4 $1 (6. Kf2 $1 Re5 7. Kg3 Re1 8. Kf4) 6... Re4
7. Kf2 $1 {as in the text}) (5... Kb8 $6 6. Nd4 $8 {(Rook's
domination)} Re3 7. Kf2 $8) (5... Re5 $6 6. Nd6 $1) 6. f4 $3 {[#]ZZ} (6. Kf2 $2 {(is
not a ZZ !)} Re5 $3 {[#]} 7. Kf1 (7. Kg3 Re1 $1 8. Kf4 Re6 $3 {as already seen in 5
Kf2 ?}) (7. f4 Re4 $8) 7... Kb8 $3 (7... Re6 $2 8. f4 $8) 8. f4 Re4 $3 9. Kf2
Kc7 $1 (9... Ka8 $1 10. Kf3 Re6 $8) 10. Kf3 Re1 $1 (10... Re6 $1) 11. Ne3 Kd7
$8 $11) 6... Re4 (6... Kb8 7. Nd4 $8 Re4 8. f5 $8 Kc7 9. Ne6+ $8 Kd7 (9... Rxe6
10. fxe6 $8) 10. Nc5+ $8) 7. Kf2 $3 {[#]ZZ} Re6 (7... Rxf4+ 8. Ke3 $8) (7... Kb8
8. Kf3 $1 Re6 9. Nd4 $8 Re1 10. Ne2 $8) 8. Kf3 $3 {[#]ZZ} Re1 (8... Kb8 9. Nd4 $8
{as above}) (8... Kb7 9. e8=Q $1) 9. Ne3 $8 (9. Kg3 $2 Re2 $8 10. Kf3 (
10. Kg4 Re4 $8) 10... Re6 $8 $11) 1-0
[Event "London "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karpov, An"]
[Black "Youssoupov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1989.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{48/574} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 (6... Nbd7
7. Rc1 (7. Qc2 c6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13.
Rfd1 Rc8 {(Lupulescu,C (2610)-Fedoseev,V (2715)/Moscow 2019)} 14. Ne5 Qe8 $1)
7... c6 (7... a6 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Be2 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 cxd4 13.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Nxd4 $11 {Aronian,L (2813)-Carlsen,M (2868)/Sandnes 2013}) 8.
Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Bb3 (13. Qb1
exd4 14. exd4 {Villeneuve,A-Raicevic,V/Bagneux 1974}) (13. Qc2) 13... exd4 14.
exd4 {: text without ...h6}) 7. Bh4 Ne4 {Lasker's defense.} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 (9.
Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Rc1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. Bb3 Re8 14. O-O e5 15. e4
exd4 16. Nxd4 Nf8 17. f4 Be6 {(Korobov,A (2713)-Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2642)/
Doha 2015)} 18. Bxe6 fxe6 (18... Nxe6 19. Nf5) 19. Nb3) (9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3
exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 (12... Nd7) 13. Re1 Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6
16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 Bg4 {Nakamura,H (2779)-Caruana,F (2823)/Saint Louis 2016})
9... c6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 (12. Rxc4 {AK} Nd7 13. O-O (13. Bc2
c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qd4 b6 16. b4 Rd8 17. Qc3 Nd7 18. Be4 Ba6 $11 {Nakamura,H
(2785)-So,W (2812)/Stavanger 2017}) 13... e5 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Rc5 exd4 16. Qd3
g6 17. Bb3 Kg7 18. Qxd4+ Qf6 19. Re5 Bd7 {Aronian,L (2801)-Nakamura,H (2786)/
Antalya 2013}) 12... Nd7 13. O-O (13. Qc2 b6 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Rxc6 Nd5 16. Qb3
Nb4 17. Rc1 Nxd3+ 18. Qxd3 Bb7 19. O-O Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qd5 22. Qe4
Qxa2 23. Rg1 Rfc8 24. Qb7 Rf8 25. Rc7 Qxb2 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Qxa8+ Kh7 28. Qe8
Rc7 $8 29. Qxe6 Qxf2 $8 30. Qe4+ Kg8 31. Qe8+ {Radjabov,T (2744)-Kramnik,V
(2785)/Kazan 2011}) 13... e5 {"Compared to the liberation system of
Capablanca, the h7-pawn is on h6, which is in favour of White, who has an
additional objective" (AK).} (13... b6 14. Bd3 (14. Qc2 Bb7 15. Bd3 c5 16.
Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nc5 20. Qc2 a5 $11 {Ivanchuk,V
(2744)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)/Tromso 2014}) 14... c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Qc2 (16.
Qa4 Nf6 17. Bc6 cxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Nf3 Rd8 {Svidler,P (2751)-Caruana,F (2807)
/Saint Louis 2016}) 16... a5 17. Rc1 Ba6 18. Bc6 Rfc8 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5
Rxc5 21. Rxc5 bxc5 22. b3 Rc8 {Radjabov,T (2726)-Caruana,F (2844)/Baku 2014}) (
13... Rd8) 14. Bb3 (14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 Qf6 17. e4 Rd8 18. Qh5 {
(Giacomazzi,D-Villeneuve,A/Paris 1977)} Be6 $11) (14. Qc2 Re8 15. d5 e4 $2 (
15... Nb6) 16. Nd4 c5 17. Nb5 $1 Qe5 18. d6 $16 {Gurevich,M (2656)-Hamdouchi,H
(2588)/Belfort 2003}) (14. Qb1 exd4 15. exd4 Nb6 16. Bb3 Qd6 17. Qe4 Be6 (
17... Nd5) 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Re1 {Portisch,L (2573)-Prusikin,M
(2519)/Miskolc 2004}) 14... exd4 (14... Re8 15. Re1 (15. d5 cxd5 16. Qxd5)
15... e4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Rc5 Be6 18. Re5 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Qc7 {Grischuk,A (2736)
-Anand,V (2788)/Moscow 2009}) (14... Rd8 {(prohibiting d4-d5)} 15. Re1 exd4
16. exd4 Qd6 {(Topalov,V (2812)-Carlsen,M (2770)/Sofia 2009)} 17. Rce3 $1 (17.
h3 Nf8 18. Bc2 Be6 {Cmilyte,V-Chiburdanidze,M (2502)/Elista 2004}) 17... Nf8
18. Re8 (18. Ne5 Be6 $8 19. Qh5 Bxb3 20. Rxb3 Qc7 21. Qg4 Ne6 22. Nxf7 Qxf7 23.
Rxe6 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxe6 $11 {Leitao,R (2533)-Morovic Fernandez,I (2551)/Santos
2003}) 18... Rxe8 (18... Bg4 19. R8e7 Be6 20. Rxb7) 19. Rxe8 Rb8 $8 20. Ne5 Be6
$8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxb8 Qxb8 23. Qc1 Qe8 24. Qc5 Ng6 25. Qxa7 Nxe5 26. dxe5
Qg6 27. h4 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Qxb2 29. f4 Qd2 30. Qa4 Qe1 (30... b5) 31. Kh3 {1/2-1/
2 Vitiugov,N (2555)-Karpov,Va (2411)/Tomsk 2006}) (14... e4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16.
Rc5 (16. f3) 16... Bg4 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. Rc3 Be2 19. Rc1 Bd3 20. Qd1) 15. exd4
Nf6 (15... Nb6) 16. Re1 Qd6 (16... Qd8 {AY} 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Rg3 Bf5 19. Qh5)
17. Ne5 Nd5 (17... Be6 {AY} 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rb3 (19. Rg3 Rad8) 19... Qc7 20.
Rg3 Qa5) (17... Bf5 18. Nxf7 (18. Rg3) 18... Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qb3+ {AY}
Kf8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxa7 Rxb2 23. Rxc6 $1 Qb4 (23... Qxc6 24. Qa3+) 24. Qc5+)
18. Rg3 Bf5 {"The first really new move" (AK).} (18... Be6 19. Qd2 (19.
Qh5 Kh8 20. Ng6+ $2 fxg6 21. Qxg6 Qd7 $3 {[#]} 22. Rxe6 {(Qxe6?? ...Rae8)} Nf4 $17)
19... Kh8 (19... Bf5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Qf4 Bd7 $1 {and not ...Be4? h4!}) 20. Re4
{(for Rh4 AK)} (20. Bc2 Qb4 21. Qd1 Rad8 22. a3 Qd6 23. Nd3 Nf6 24. Nc5 Bc8
25. h3 b6 26. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L (2523)-Bykhovsky,A (2354)/Suzdal 2011})
20... Qe7 21. Bc2 (21. Bxd5 cxd5) 21... Rae8 22. a3 Qd8 23. h3 $14) 19. Qh5 $1
Bh7 $6 (19... Qe6 $1 {(Taimanov, which fears neither pinning nor battery !)} 20.
Nd3 (20. h4 Rad8) (20. Ree3 Kh7) (20. Rge3 Rad8 $1 {followed by ...Qf6}) 20... Qf6
$8 21. Rf3 Bg6 $8 $11) (19... Qf6 $6 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Rf3 Bg6 22. Rxf6 (22.
Nxg6 Qxg6 23. Qxd5 Qc2 24. Qxb7 $16) 22... Bxh5 23. Rf5 Bg6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25.
Rxd5 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. Rd1 $16) (19... Bg6 $6 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Qxg6 $16)
(19... g5 $2 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. h4 $18) 20. Qg4 $1 {[#]} (20. h4) 20... g5 $6 {For
not to block his bishop, but this does not take into account the 22nd move.} (20... g6
21. f4 $1 (21. h4 $16 {AK}) 21... Nf6 (21... Rae8 22. Rd1 {for Bxd5 & f5}) 22.
Qh4 $1 Kg7 23. f5 $1 Rad8 24. Bxf7 $1 $18) (20... Qf6 $2 21. Nd7 $18 {AK}) (
20... Bg6 21. Nxg6 Qxg6 22. Qxg6 fxg6 23. Rxg6 Rae8 24. Rxe8 (24. Rge6) 24...
Rxe8 25. Kf1 Re4 26. Rd6 Rxd4 27. Rd8+ {AK, followed by Rd7+ or Bc2+}) 21. h4 $1
f6 (21... f5 22. Qh5 $1 (22. Qf4 $1 {AK}) 22... g4 23. Nxg4 $18 {AK}) (21...
Nf6 22. Qf4 $1 (22. Qf3 $1) 22... Nh5 23. Rxg5+ $3 {[#]} (23. Qf3 Nxg3 24. Nxf7 {AK}
Qf4 $1 25. Nxg5+ Kh8 $8 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27. fxg3 Rxd4 $11) (23. Bxf7+ $1) 23...
hxg5 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 25. Qxg5 Ng7 26. Ng6+ $3 (26. Re3 $1) (26. h5 $1) 26...
Bxg6 27. Qh6+ $8 Bh7 28. Qxd6 Rxf7 29. Re7 $18) (21... Bg6 22. hxg5 h5 23. Qh4
$18) 22. hxg5 $3 {[#]The Knight has no desire to turn back.} (22.
Qh5 $2 fxe5 $8 (22... Kg7 $2 23. Ng4 $1 f5 24. Bxd5 fxg4 {(...cxd5 Nxh6!)} 25.
Re6 Qxd5 26. Rxh6 Qf5 27. Rxg4 Kh8 28. hxg5 Qxf2+ 29. Kh2 $18) 23. hxg5 Bg6 (
23... Kh8 $2 24. g6 $16) (23... Kg7 $1 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Rxe5 $44 {AK}) 24.
Qxh6 {(Zaitsev)} (24. gxh6 Kh7 $11 {AK}) (24. dxe5 Bxh5 $11) 24... e4 $1 (24...
exd4 $4 25. Rh3 $1 {threatens mate in 3}) (24... Rf7 $1 25. dxe5 Qe6 $8 26. Bc2 Nf4
27. Bb3 Nd5 $11) 25. Rxe4 $8 (25. Rh3 $2 Rae8 $1) 25... Rf7 $1 26. Rge3 $8 Rh7
$8 27. Re6 $1 Qxe6 $8 28. Rxe6 Rxh6 29. gxh6 Kh7 $11) (22. Nc4 $1 Qc7 23. hxg5
hxg5 24. Ne3 $1 (24. f4 Kh8 25. fxg5) 24... Rae8 25. Rc1 $1 Qd6 26. Rh3 $16)
22... hxg5 (22... fxg5 23. f4 $1 {(AK, using the double pin)} Rf5 (
23... Bg6 24. Qh3) 24. fxg5 Rxg5 25. Rf1 $3 {[#]} (25. Qh4 $1) 25... Qe7 (25... Rxg4
26. Rxg4+ Bg6 27. Rxg6+) 26. Qh3 $1 {(targetting e6)} (26. Qh4 Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 {
: no check on e6}) 26... Rxg3 (26... Rf8 27. Rxf8+ Qxf8 28. Bxd5+ cxd5 29.
Qe6+ $1 Kg7 30. Rc3 $18) 27. Qxg3+ Qg7 28. Qh3 Rf8 29. Bxd5+ cxd5 30. Qe6+ Kh8
31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. Rxf7 Qxd4+ 33. Kh2 Qh4+ 34. Qh3 $8 $18) (22... fxe5 $2 23.
gxh6+) 23. f4 $6 {There was stronger.} (23. Qh5 $1 {AK} Rae8 {(against the
Ng4 threat)} (23... Qe7 24. Ree3 $1 Qg7 {(...Kg7 Rh3!)} 25. Ng4) (23... fxe5
24. Qxg5+) 24. Ree3 $1 Re7 25. Ng4 $1 (25. Qh6 Rg7 26. Rh3 Qd8 27. Ng4) 25...
Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Qd7 27. Rh3 $1 (27. Re8 Qd6 $1) 27... Qg7 {(the Bishop cannot
go because of Qh5-h8xf6+)} 28. Bc2 $1 Nf4 (28... Bxc2 29. Nh6+ $8 Kh8 30.
Nf5+) 29. Bxh7+ Kh8 30. Bc2+ Nxh5 31. Rxh5+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ $1 (32. Bb3+ $1) 32...
Kh8 33. g4 $1 $18) (23. Rh3 $1 fxe5 (23... Qe7 24. Ree3 $1 fxe5 25. Rxe5 Bf5
26. Qh5 $1 Qf6 27. Rg3 $1 g4 28. Rxf5 $1 $18) (23... Rae8 $2 24. Rxh7 $1 fxe5
25. Rh5 $1) 24. Rxh7 $3 {[#]} Kxh7 (24... Qf6 25. Qh3 $1 Qxf2+ 26. Kh2 $8 Qf4+ 27.
Kh1 $18) 25. Bc2+ Kg7 (25... Kh6 26. Qh3+ Kg7 27. Qh7+ Kf6 28. dxe5+ Qxe5 29.
Qh6+ {AK}) (25... e4 26. Qxe4+) 26. Qxg5+ $8 Kf7 27. dxe5 $8 Qe6 (27... Rae8
28. Qh5+ {AK}) (27... Qb4 28. e6+ $8 {AK}) (27... Qe7 28. Qg6#) 28. Bf5 $8 $18
{AK}) (23. Nf3 $6 Kh8 $2 {(we are following a false analysis of the time, not
signed by AK !)} (23... Rae8 $2 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxg5 Re1+ 26. Kh2 $18) (
23... Rf7 $8 24. Re6 Qc7 25. Rh3 $1 {(or Nh4-f5)} Raf8 26. Nd2 $16) 24. Re6 $2
(24. Rh3 $1 Rf7 25. Bc2 $18) 24... Qd7 $1 (24... Qc7 $1 {(...Qf4?! Qh5)} 25.
Bxd5 cxd5 26. Nxg5 $2 {(Nd2 ou Nh2)} Rg8 $2 {(...Qc1+!)} 27. Qf4 $3 $18 {[#]or
Rxf6!}) 25. Nxg5 (25. Rh3 Nf4 26. Rh1 Nxe6 27. Bxe6 $11) 25... fxg5 $1 (25...
Rg8 $2 26. Rxf6 $2 {(Rxc6! ...Qxg4 Nf7+)} Qxg4 $8 27. Rxg4 Rxg5 $8 $17 {
avoiding mate in 1 !}) 26. Qxg5 $8 Rg8 $2 (26... Rf5 $1 27. Qh6 Rh5 $1 28.
Qxh5 Qxe6 29. Rh3 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qe7 31. Bc2 Nf6 32. Qe5 $11) 27. Qe5+ $8 Rg7 28.
Rh6 $8 Qe7 (28... Re8 $2 29. Rxg7 $18) (28... Rag8 $2 29. Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 30.
Qh5#) (28... Rf8 $2 29. Bc2 $18) 29. Bc2 $1 (29. Rxg7 $2 Qxg7 30. Bc2 Nf6 $8
31. Rh3 Rf8 $11) 29... Qxe5 30. dxe5 Rag8 (30... Rxg3 31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. fxg3)
31. Rgh3 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 $18) 23... Rae8 $2 (23... Kh8 $2 24. Bxd5 $1 (24. fxg5
$2 fxe5 25. g6 Qxg6 {(...Bxg6 dxe5)} 26. Qxg6 Bxg6 27. Rxg6 exd4 28. Re4 $16 {
AK}) 24... cxd5 (24... Qxd5 25. fxg5 fxe5 26. g6 $18) 25. Nd3 $1 (25. Nf3 $2
Qxf4) 25... Bxd3 (25... Rf7 26. Re6 $1 Qd7 27. fxg5) 26. Rxd3 Kg7 27. Rh3 $1
Rh8 28. fxg5 f5 29. Qxf5 $18) (23... Kg7 $3 {(difficult move, since the King
remains on a dangerous file, but unpins the Knight, with a
tactical idea)} 24. Bxd5 (24. fxg5 $2 fxe5) 24... Qxd5 (24... cxd5 $6 25. Nf3
$1 Be4 26. Nh4) 25. Nf3 (25. fxg5 fxe5 $8 26. g6 {(Rxe5 ...Bf5! Qh4! ...Qd6!)}
Qxd4+ $8 27. Qxd4 exd4 $11 {: with bK on h8 would follow g7+, see above}) (
25. Nd3 Bf5 $1) 25... Be4 $1 26. fxg5 f5 $8 27. Qf4 $1 Rad8 28. Rh3 $1 Qd6 $1
29. Rxe4 $1 (29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Kf2 Rfd8) 29... fxe4 30. Qxe4 Rh8 $8 31. Nh4
Rdf8 {limits the damage}) 24. fxg5 $6 {Will only give an advantageous endgame,
which, in Karpov's hands, is huge. But we could execute.} (24. Qh5
$3 {(threatens fxg5 ...fxe5 g6)} Re7 (24... fxe5 25. Qxg5+ Qg6 26. Qh4 $18) (24...
Re6 25. Rh3 $1) 25. Qh6 $1 Qb4 (25... Rg7 26. fxg5) (25... Rd8 26. Bxd5+ cxd5
27. fxg5 fxe5 28. g6) 26. Ree3 $1 Bf5 {(against Rh3)} 27. Ng6 $3 {[#]} (27. fxg5 $4
fxe5 $8 28. g6 Rg7 $8 $19) 27... Bxg6 (27... Rh7 28. Qxf8+) 28. Rxe7 Qxe7 29.
Qxg6+ Qg7 30. Qe4 $1 (30. Qf5 $1) 30... Qc7 31. Rh3 $1 {(unpinning the pawn)} (
31. Bxd5+ $2 cxd5 32. Qxd5+ Kg7 $11) 31... f5 32. Bxd5+ cxd5 33. Qe6+ $3 {[#]} (33.
Qxd5+ $2 Kg7) 33... Qf7 (33... Rf7 34. Qg6+ {for Rh8+ & Qxf7+}) (33... Kg7 34.
Qh6+ {for Qh8-h7+}) 34. Qe5 $3 Qf6 (34... Qg7 35. Qxd5+ Rf7 36. Rh5 $1) 35.
Qxd5+ Qf7 (35... Kg7 36. fxg5) (35... Rf7 36. fxg5) 36. Qe5 $1 (36. Qd6 $1)
36... Qg7 37. Rh5 $1 $18) 24... fxe5 $8 (24... Bf5 $2 25. gxf6+ $3 {[#]} (25. Qxf5 $6
fxe5 $8 {AK} 26. Qh3 $1) 25... Bxg4 26. Rxg4+ Kh8 (26... Kh7 27. Bc2+ $1 Kh6 {
(...Kh8 leads to mate in 3)} 28. Rg6+ $1 Kh7 {(...Kh5 also leads to mate in 3)
} 29. f7 $1 $18) 27. Re3 $3 ({normal move, planned by AK, also wins :} 27.
Nf7+ $1 Rxf7 28. Rxe8+ Rf8 29. f7 $8 {(threatens Rg8+)} Nf6 {(...Kh7 Bc2+)} 30.
Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rg8+ Nxg8 32. fxg8=Q+ Qxg8 33. Bxg8 Kxg8 34. Kf2 $18 {AK}) 27...
Nxf6 28. Rh3+ $8 Nh7 29. Ng6+ (29. Bc2) 29... Qxg6 (29... Kg7 30. Nxf8+ Kxf8
31. Rxh7) 30. Rxg6 Re7 (30... a5 31. Rgh6 Re7 32. Bc2 Rff7 33. Bxh7 $18) 31.
Rhg3 (31. Rgh6) 31... Ree8 (31... Nf6 32. Rf3) 32. Rg7 $18) 25. g6 $1 Bxg6 26.
dxe5 $8 (26. Rxe5 $2 Kg7 $3 {[#](as in the 23rd, the Black King holds the bull
by the horns, opting here for the "middle ground", even if it means keeping the pin in place)} (
26... Kh7 $2 27. Qh5+ $1 Kg7 $8 {(...Bxh5? Rxh5+ and mate in 4)} 28. Rxg6+ Qxg6
29. Rg5 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Re6 $13 {AK}) (26... Kf7 $2 27. Bc2 $8 Rxe5 28. Bxg6+ Ke7
$11) 27. Bc2 Nf4 $8 $19) 26... Qe6 $8 (26... Qc5+ $2 27. Kh2 $1 {AK} (27. Kh1
$2 Rf6 $3 $11 {AK}) 27... Kf7 28. Bxd5+ Qxd5 29. Qxg6+ Ke7 30. Qh7+ $3 {[#]} (30.
Qg7+ $2 Rf7 $1 31. Qg4 Rh7+) (30. Rd3 $2 Rh8+ $8 31. Kg1 $8 Qc5+ $8 32. Rde3 {
(Ree3 ...Qc1+)} Kd8 33. e6 $14) (30. Rh3 Rg8 $8 31. Rh7+ Kd8 $8) 30... Kd8 (
30... Rf7 31. Qh5 $3 {confining black King because of Rd1 and threatening Rg6 followed by
Qg5+}) 31. Qxb7 $8 Rh8+ 32. Kg1 Qd4+ 33. Rge3 $18) (26... Kg7 $2 27. exd6
Rxe1+ 28. Kh2 Rh8+ 29. Rh3 $18 {AK}) 27. Bxd5 (27. Qxg6+ Qxg6 28. Rxg6+ Kf7 29.
Bc2 $16) 27... cxd5 28. Qxg6+ Qxg6 29. Rxg6+ Kh7 (29... Kf7 30. Rd6 Rd8 31.
Rf1+ {AY} Ke7 32. Rxf8 Rxf8 33. Rxd5 {AK} Ke6 34. Rd6+ (34. Ra5 a6) 34... Kxe5
35. Rd7 Rb8 36. Rf7 $1 (36. Kf2 Rf8+) 36... Ke6 37. Rh7 Ke5 38. Kh2 $18) 30.
Rd6 $1 Rc8 (30... Rd8 31. Rd1 {AK}) 31. Re3 $1 (31. Re2 $1 {AY}) (31. Rd7+ $1
Kg6 32. e6) (31. Rxd5 $6 Rc2) 31... Rc2 32. Rd7+ $1 (32. e6 $1) 32... Kg6 33.
Rxb7 Re8 (33... Rff2 $2 34. Rg3+ Kh6 35. Rb8 $1 Kh7 36. Rb4 $1 $18 {AK}) 34. a3
(34. e6 d4 35. Rd3) 34... d4 (34... a5 35. e6) (34... Rd2 {AY} 35. e6 d4 36.
Re1) 35. Rd3 Rxe5 (35... Kf5 36. Rxd4 Rg8 37. g4+ $8 Kxe5 38. Ra4) 36. Rxd4 Rg5
$1 {Force accuracy.} (36... Ree2 37. Rg4+ Kf5 38. Rgg7 {AK}) 37. Rd6+ $8 (
37. g4 $2 Re5 $1) 37... Kh5 38. Rh7+ $8 Kg4 39. Rd4+ $8 Kf5 (39... Kg3 {(active
!)} 40. Rh3#) 40. Rd5+ $8 Kg6 41. Rg7+ (41. Rxg5+) 41... Kxg7 42. Rxg5+ Kf6 43.
Rb5 a6 44. Rb6+ Ke7 (44... Kf5 45. b4 {AY}) 45. Kh2 Kd7 46. Kh3 (46. a4 {AY})
46... Kc7 47. Rb3 Kd6 48. g4 Ke5 49. Kh4 Kf6 50. Rb6+ Kg7 51. Kh5 a5 52. Rb7+
Kg8 53. a4 1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1971.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barclay, WL & Sweeney Th"]
[Black "4554.23"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3pK3/3Q1p1p/6P1/r1RBk1BR/2b1rN2/2P5/4q2n w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1971.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Francey, J."]
[Black "4457.11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4K3/2b3Q1/4R3/2B4N/7p/5k1P/4r2n/3B2nq w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "1945.12.08"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Markovtsy, V."]
[Black "4744.51"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1br1r2q/7p/2B2P2/3N4/3PP2Q/2P2k1P/3K4/4n1R1 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.01.22"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1936.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Erlin, K."]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4Kn2/8/4pR2/2p1k3/3RB2P/8/6p1/6Q1 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1936.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Doukhan, G & Wiedenhoff C"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1nb4q/K1B1N2p/p1P5/3P1p2/p1PkP1PR/Q3R3/BP1n4/5Nb1 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1983.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zappas, B."]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3Qb2q/1r5p/3P4/r2NkPP1/6RN/3R1p2/3n1B2/5n1K w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1987.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{Presented at the Croatian Championship 2017.} -- 1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1970.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Fjellström, Z."]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "b7/1qP1K3/NB2RP2/QP1k1PR1/N2r1n2/1P1p1P2/B7/b7 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1970.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
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[Site "?"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[EventDate "1986.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lamba, S."]
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[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1893.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Saint-Maurice, E."]
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[SetUp "1"]
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[EventDate "1893.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2012.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Novitzky, P."]
[Black "4548.35"]
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[SetUp "1"]
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[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "2#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1982.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Erokhin, V."]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3N4/3b1Qp1/3pn3/2prk1P1/3RNp2/BP2p3/4P2K/3r1R1B w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1982.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
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[Site "?"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1B1N4/3p1pp1/1R3P2/1R1b1k2/3PNp1P/2P5/q2P2Qn/2bB3K w - - 0 1"]
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[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{Presented at the 2017 Ukrainian Championship.} -- 1-0
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[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[SetUp "1"]
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[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
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1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/3P4/8/1k6/1n1K3Q/1R6/1P6/8 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "3#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kos, V."]
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[Result "1-0"]
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[FEN "8/3p1N2/N5PQ/R1BR1q2/p1k2P2/2p1bp2/2B5/K6b w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1963.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Schiffmann, An"]
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[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/1B1k4/2R2K2/8/8/4PP2/8 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1963.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "4#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loewenton, L."]
[Black "0203.45"]
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[FEN "8/4p3/2p1K1p1/2P3P1/3p1p2/3PnP2/3R1R2/4k3 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1914.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{Light bulb.} -- 1-0
[Event "8#"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2008.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rezinkin, V & Volchek V"]
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[FEN "B7/4p3/p3P3/P1N1P3/P1k2P2/P1p3Pp/2P3pK/6B1 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "h#2 duplex"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Leibovici, P."]
[Black "4000.21"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/8/6P1/6k1/4K3/pP6/q1Q5 b - - 0 1"]
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[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
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[Site "?"]
[Date "2016.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klemanic, E & Dragoun M"]
[Black "1363.54"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/2nQpK1p/8/b1P1k1p1/8/1P1p4/2PPb1P1/3r4 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "h#3,5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Caillaud, M."]
[Black "3673.23"]
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[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2B5/8/5p1n/5P1r/4K1kr/8/4bPpp/6bq w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "h#5,5 2 sol"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tribowski, M."]
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[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "N7/2K5/3r4/8/5pb1/4kn2/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
1-0
[Event "s#3"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pieprzyk, R."]
[Black "1282.34"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3B4/8/N1P3B1/1P1R4/2p5/RbkpQ2P/p6p/b1K3N1 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
0-1
[Event "s#5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1964.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Petrov, EA."]
[Black "1212.33"]
[Result "0-1"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "3R1R2/6B1/2pNQ2p/2k5/2N4P/P5pK/6P1/8 w - - 0 1"]
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[EventDate "1964.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
0-1
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