september 29 2020

The greffier had a big technical problem for this first day of the course, having left his old computer to rest during the holidays.

Between the reboot of the computer in diesel mode and the system updates, the course could only start with a big delay.

Only the hard core of 3 listeners were present for this back to business of the Master of which you will find below the animated report


Master's words


BardotLa boetie

"I am French by birth, I have represented "Marianne" and am known to the whole world, so I'm taking you, you lesson givers, politically correct, bunch of emasculated cowards" (Brigitte Bardot, 12-6-2020).

"They are only great because we are on our knees" (Etienne de la Boétie).

"We live in a time when the height of indecency is to tell the truth".

"Servitude lowers men to the point of being loved by them" (Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues).

"You are very French, you never doubt -- I doubt all the time, but I never despair" (Maigret voit rouge, 1963).

"Most people are good and honest -- we must not have met the same ones" (Bruce Willis in "Red").

"The only way to reach others in depth is to look after oneself and only oneself, the deepest part of oneself. The 'altruists', the philanthropists, the 'generous' spirits do not really understand or help anyone" (E. M. Cioran).

"We must have, at the head of the State, a world-class chess player" (F. Asselineau).

On the hysteria of the muzzle fans: "It is not a question of public health, it is a question of public control" (Robert Kennedy, quoted by V. Bugault).


"The only thing you need to turn people into slaves is fear" (R. Kennedy).

Chess] is the most violent sport one could think of, it can be compared to boxing, although it is much more chivalrous and sophisticated" (In memory of E. Morricone, Requiescat in pace).

"She has eyes to empty a Trappist convent in five minutes" (Boris Vian, speaking of "Zizi" Jeanmaire, RIP).

Tartacover 3

Let us also salute Wolfgang Uhlmann. If you don't know it yet, have a look at his game against Polugayevsky at the 1970 Palma Interzonal. An incredible rescue illustrating the strength of the rook + knight + pawn trio. RIP.

A nice pawn endgame from our national Tarta, who didn't suspect a bunch of reciprocal zugzwangs (ZZ). Neither did the official analysts, as attested in the two editions of the Encyclopaedia of Endgames, 31 years apart. It is amusing that the conjugate square of c3 is e7 in one pawn scheme (b4/b5) and... d8 in another (a4/a5)!

Afek perv

The famous 6th game of 1984 which presaged an explosive match. The defending champion's technique in the endgame is beyond praise, but his opponent could have made things difficult for him. A hymn to the glory of the Knight-Pawn in the Rook endgame. And here too, an echo of ZZ!

A success of my commensals from Ostróda (see http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/concours-de-solutions/cat-2015/championnat-du-monde-2015.html ) with an unchained White King. Making a study of a played game, strange, it reminds me of something.

An exercise where you have to find the key square for the White King, the one where he must necessarily pass. And also a surprising Bishops' endgame with, again, ZZ. Finally, a rest with an amusement: where to take out the King?

 

Smyslov 2The 1959 Candidates' Tournament is best remembered for the fantastic battle between Tal and Kérès, overshadowing the others participants. We will come back to this. But there were other fierce battles, like this draw where a white decisive advantage is shamelessly passed to... a black! The sharing of the point is therefore not undeserved.

Gligoric 2

The supporters of the two Bishops will have arguments, those of the two Knights also! Remember that half of this fantastic tournament (including this game) took place in Bled, by the lake, the 3rd quarter in Zagreb and the 4th in Belgrade.

Practice: the first 2# has a fearsome try. Then a little Marjan festival to warm up the brains. Lots of essays too, as well as in the english and the french. The last one is by an unknown author. In 3 moves, a magnificent byte (White has the 8 figures and nothing else) from the great Moravec. The 3 main mates must imperatively be models (pure and economic), the 7 other figures than the King participate in the mate or... disappear. In the most beautiful mate, only one will disappear. Rest with 3 french. The one from the 19th century was solved in less than two minutes by your "master"... twice at more than 40 years interval!


Then two logical 5# also very affordable. A single helpmate 2#, but with 6 solutions, which curiously correspond. Echo chameleon in the first 3# helpmate, the second was fixed by yours truly. No relation between the 2 solutions of the 9# helpmate, which the human solves faster than the monster. The selfmate 2# illustrates an orthodox 2# theme. Let's finish with a superb cycle in selfmate 3# from the Macedonian wizard.

New section: moje završnice (my endgames) inaugurated by (to all lords, all honour) one of the best players in history, when our country was not yet in decadence. A reminder: François-André's great-grandfather was an oboe player at the court of King Louis XIII. The latter, wanting to congratulate him, called him "Philidor" in homage to Filidori, an Italian oboe virtuoso. Hence the addition of Philidor to the surname Danican. 

His winning method will thus be more accessible, especially to super-elites who have been unable to apply it until now. Our 2nd example is a double classic: of the game (a historical part) and of the analysis, which current events reminded me of, when I read this, to hang on the blooper: "As it's theoretical draw, the question is rather how Marshall will manage to lose it... even if it's not easy to hold it". I've read hundreds of stupid comments on chess over the last 60 years, but this one, as Audiard would say, is a synthesis.

We are in Marshall-Rubinstein 1911 after the 50th black move. Let's try to unravel. "How Marshall will manage to lose it": no, the game was a draw. "It's a theoretical draw"-sic. In 1911, no "theory" of this ending existed, Maïzelis' research dating from 1939, Kopaïev's from 1955-56. The ignorant 21st-century booby activates the "tablebases", which tell him it was draw, and so he "knows" and immediately starts to legislate. "It's not easy to hold it": in 1911, no one thought of "holding it", since no one knew whether the position was a draw or a loss. 45 years later, a brilliant analyst named Nikolai Kopayev demonstrated that Marshall played a losing move on the 57th, that Rubinstein missed the win on the 58th. The humanoid of the 21st century can only press a button and see these analyses confirmed. Should we laugh or cry?

In addition to "moje završnice", the summer allowed me to rejuvenate some courses, such as Lputian's beautiful attack on February 15 2005 and Nisipeanu's beautiful defence on February 10 2004. And to include illustrations to make the pages less austere.

Have a good time. See you in 3 weeks or a month. Idzcie z Bogiem. Niech żyje Polska.

PGN Reader

Master'e's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tartacover, Flohr"] [Black "0000.77"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2p1k2p/ppPp1p2/5Pp1/2P1K1P1/7P/PP6/8 b - - 0 33"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] {EFI 795 (published in 1982), EFI bis 982. This second edition (of 2013) still considers 34 Kd4 Ke8 35 b3 as winning.} 33... Kf7 $11 34. Kd5 ( 34. b4 b5 $3 {[#]} (34... Ke7 $2 35. Kd4 $1 (35. a4 $1) 35... b5 (35... Kf7 36. a4 $1 Ke7 37. c5 $1 b5 {(on ...dxc5 bxc5 followed by Kd5, cxb6, wK accesses e6)} 38. axb5 $8 axb5 39. Kd5 $8 dxc5 40. bxc5 $1 {(or Kxc5! ...h6 Kxb5! : one will lose c6 but will force the passage; note that even in Kb7, Pb5 / Kd7, Pc7, there would be the clever Ka6!!, the Black King not having the square e6 and thus ...Kd8 b6!!)} Kd8 41. Kd4 $8 {[%csl Gc4,Gd8] : after the capture of b5, we will put the bK in the Z Kc4/Kd8}) 36. Kc3 $3 {[%csl Yc3,Ye7] [#](a strange ZZ)} (36. c5 $2 dxc5+ $1 37. bxc5 a5 $1 $11) 36... h6 (36... Ke8 37. Kb3 $8 Ke7 38. a4 $8 bxa4+ 39. Kxa4 $1 d5 40. c5 $8 Kf7 41. b5 $1 axb5+ 42. Kxb5 $8 {considering the same Z after the capture of d5}) 37. a3 $3 {[#](adding a2-a3 & ...h7-h6 gives a new ZZ)} (37. Kb3 $2 d5 $3) 37... Kf7 (37... d5 38. cxd5 $8 {(does not work not if the wK is in c3)} Kd8 {(...Kd6 Kd4!!)} 39. d6 $1 {(or Kd4-c5!)} cxd6 40. Kd4 $8 Kc8 41. Kd5 Kc7 42. Ke6 $8) 38. cxb5 $1 ({simpler} 38. Kb3 $1 Ke7 39. a4 $1) 38... axb5 39. Kb3 $8 d5 40. a4 $8 bxa4+ 41. Kxa4 $8 Ke7 42. b5 $8 Kd6 43. Kb4 $8 d4 44. Kc4 $8 d3 45. Kxd3 $8 Kc5 46. Ke4 $8 Kxb5 47. Kd5 $8 Kb6 48. Ke6 $8 Kxc6 49. Kxf6 $18) 35. Kd4 Kf8 $1 36. Kc3 (36. c5 d5 $1 {but also ...dxc5 or ...Ke7}) 36... Ke7 $8 {[#](the ZZ already seen, but on the favourable side for the defence)} 37. a3 (37. Kb3 d5 $3 38. c5 $8 d4 {(or ...Ke8)} 39. Kc2 Ke8 $11) 37... h6 $3 {[#](the same ZZ with a2-a3 & ...h7-h6 in addition)} 38. Kb3 d5 $3 39. c5 ( 39. cxd5 $2 Kd6 $8 {would go so far as to lose}) 39... Ke8 $1 {: everything is barricaded, capturing d5 is useless}) (34. Kd4 {(proposed by many commentators)} Ke8 $6 (34... Ke7 $2 35. b4 $8 {: see above}) (34... a5 $3 {is ignored by all }) 35. b3 (35. b4 b5 $3 {as already seen}) 35... Kd8 $1 (35... Kf7 $2 36. a4 $8 { (b4? ...b5!)} a5 {(threat was b4!)} 37. Kc3 $8 Ke7 {(...d5 Kd4!! ...dxc4 bxc4!!)} 38. b4 $8 axb4+ 39. Kxb4 $8 d5 {(...Kd8 a5!)} 40. c5 $3 d4 41. cxb6 $8 cxb6 42. Kb5 $3 {[#](black King is too far from c7)} d3 43. Kxb6 $8 d2 44. c7 $8 d1=Q 45. c8=Q $8 Qb3+ {(...Qxa4 Qe6+!)} 46. Ka5 $1 Qd5+ 47. Kb4 $1 Qe4+ 48. Qc4 $18) (35... a5 $1 36. a3 Ke7 $11 {is without danger: after exchanges which will follow b4 and then c5, the Black King will be able, when only c6/c7 remains, to counter Kb5 by ...Ke7 since Ka6? ...Kd6 does not fit, thanks to the tempo ...h7-h6 ; but not by ...Kc8? because of Ka6!! ...Kb8 h4!! exploiting precisely the exploiting the fragility of g5 or, on ...h6 h5! taking back opposition !}) (35... Ke7 $2 36. b4 $8) (35... b5 $2 36. cxb5 axb5 37. a4 $1) 36. a4 (36. b4 b5 $8) 36... a5 $8 37. Kc3 h6 $3 {[%csl Gc3,Gd8] ZZ [#]} (37... Ke7 $2 38. b4 $8 {already seen}) 38. b4 ( 38. Kd4 Ke7 $1 39. Kd5 Kf7 $8) 38... axb4+ $8 39. Kxb4 d5 $3 {[#](black King is well on d8, having both ...Ke7 on cxd5 and ...Kc7 on c5xb6, as we shall see)} (39... Kc8 $2 40. a5 $1 bxa5+ 41. Kxa5 Kb8 42. Kb4 $1 Kc8 {(...Ra7 c5!)} 43. c5 $1 dxc5+ 44. Kxc5 Kd8 45. Kb5 $1 Kc8 46. Kb4 $3 { (triangulation, which can also be done via a6-a5)} Kd8 47. Ka5 $8 Kc8 48. Kb5 $8 Kb8 49. Kc5 Ka7 50. Kd5 Kb6 51. Ke6 $8 $18) (39... Ke7 $2 40. a5 $1 bxa5+ 41. Kxa5 d5 42. c5 $8 $18) 40. cxd5 (40. c5 d4 $8 41. cxb6 cxb6 $8 42. Kc4 { (Kb5, which won with the bK in e7, would lose here)} Kc7 $3 $11 {[%csl Gc7] }) 40... Ke7 $8 {[%csl Ge7]} 41. Kb5 Kd6 $8 42. Kc4 $8 Ke7 $8 43. Kd4 Kd6 $8 $11) 34... Ke7 (34... a5 $1) 35. a4 (35. b4 b5 $8 36. Kd4 Kf7 $1 37. Kc3 Ke7 $8 {ZZ as already seen}) 35... a5 $8 (35... Kf7 $2 36. b4 $8 Ke7 37. c5 $3) 36. Kd4 Kf7 $1 ({Even if you waste the tempo, you don't lose :} 36... h6 $1 37. b3 Ke8 $8 38. Kc3 Kd8 $3 {[%csl Rc3,Rd8] [#](ZZ : we have transposed to the 37th move of the variant 34 Kd4)} (38... Ke7 $2 39. b4 $8 {already seen}) 39. b4 axb4+ $8 40. Kxb4 d5 $8 $11) 37. Kc3 {Gratified in both editions with an undeserved "?"} (37. b3 {(doesn't win any more)} Ke7 $1 {(or on e8)} 38. Ke4 Kf7 $1 39. Kd3 Ke7 $1 ( 39... d5 $2 40. Kd4 $3 dxc4 41. bxc4 $8 Ke7 42. c5 $1 $18) 40. Kd4 {[%csl Gc3, Gd8]} Ke8 $1 {[%csl Yd4,Ye7,Ye8] [#](would be the only move if the pawn was on h6)} (40... Kf7 $2 41. Kc3 $8 Ke7 42. b4 $8) (40... h6 $1 41. Ke4 {(Kc3 ...d5! or .. .Kd8!)} Kf7 42. Kd3 Ke7 $1 {(or ...Ke8! Kd4 ...Ke7!!)} 43. Kd4 Ke8 $3 {: now, indeed the only move}) (40... Kd8 $1 41. Kc3 h6 $8 $11) 41. Kc3 Kd8 $3 $11 {as it is now clear}) 37... Ke7 $2 {The only mistake.} (37... d5 $3 38. cxd5 (38. Kd4 dxc4 $8 39. Kxc4 {(we lack bxc4!)} Ke7 $8 40. Kd5 {(Kb5 ...Kd6!=)} Kf7 $1 $11 {or ...h6!}) 38... Ke7 $8 (38... Ke8 $2 39. d6 $3) 39. Kc4 Kd6 $8 40. Kd4 Ke7 $1 41. b3 h6 $1 $11 {or ...Kd6!}) 38. b4 $3 {[#]} Kf7 (38... d5 39. bxa5 $8 bxa5 (39... Kd6 40. a6 $1 Kxc6 41. cxd5+ $1) 40. cxd5 $1 (40. c5 $1) 40... Kd6 41. Kc4 $18) (38... axb4+ 39. Kxb4 $8 Kd8 (39... d5 40. c5 $3 {is known to us: see 34 Kd4, 35...Kf7?}) 40. a5 $1 bxa5+ 41. Kxa5 $8 Kc8 42. Kb5 $1 (42. c5 $2 dxc5 $8) 42... Kb8 43. c5 $1 d5 44. Kb4 $3 Ka7 45. Kc3 $8 Ka6 46. Kd4 $8) 39. bxa5 $1 bxa5 40. Kd4 $1 (40. c5 $1) 40... Ke8 41. Kd5 $1 (41. c5 $1) 41... Kf7 {1-0 Tartacover-Flohr.} 42. c5 $3 dxc5 (42... Ke7 43. cxd6+ cxd6 44. c7) 43. Kxc5 Ke7 {Compared to what we have studied, there is an additional a4/a5 !} 44. Kd5 $1 (44. Kb5 $1 Kd6 45. Kxa5 $8) 44... Kf7 45. Kc4 $1 {New triangulation.} Ke7 46. Kc5 $1 h6 47. Kd5 $1 ({Also} 47. Kb5 Kd6 48. Kxa5 Kxc6 49. Ka6 $1 (49. Kb4 $1) 49... Kd5 50. a5) 47... Kf7 48. Kc4 Ke7 49. Kc5 $1 Kd8 50. Kb5 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kasparov, Karpov"] [Black "0400.33"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/p2k2pp/8/1R6/8/6P1/5P1P/6K1 b - - 0 40"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] {EFII 1363, 1371, 1486, 1653 ; 38/707.} 40... Kc6 41. Rh5 {Often criticised but a rescue is not obvious.} (41. Re5 Ra8 $1 (41... Rd5 42. Re7 a5 43. Rxg7 a4 44. Rxh7) 42. Re6+ $1 (42. Re7 $2 a5 $1) (42. Ra5 Kb6 $1) 42... Kc5 43. Re7 $1 a5 44. Rxg7 a4 45. Rc7+ ({seems to be better} 45. Rxh7 $1 a3 46. Rc7+ $8 Kd4 47. Rc1 a2 48. Ra1 $8 Kc3 49. Kg2 $8 Kb2 50. Re1 a1=Q 51. Rxa1 Rxa1 52. Kf3 $8 Kc3 53. Ke4 $8 {(physical obstruction)} Kc4 54. h4 $1 {(or f4! but not Ke5? ...Ra5+!!)} Kc5 55. Ke5 $8 Kc6 56. Ke6 $8 Re1+ 57. Kf7 $8 Rh1 58. f4 $1 $11) 45... Kb4 46. Rb7+ $2 (46. Rxh7 $1) 46... Ka5 $8 47. Rxh7 a3 $8 48. Rc7 a2 $8 49. Rc1 Rb8 $3 {[#]} (49... Kb4 $2 50. Ra1 $8 {: compare with the continuation of the 43rd white move, the bPh has disappeared}) 50. Kg2 Rb1 $8 51. Rc8 a1=Q 52. Ra8+ Kb5 53. Rxa1 Rxa1 $19 {: the black King is better on b5 than on b2!}) 41... h6 42. Re5 Ra8 $1 {[#]} (42... Rd5 $1 43. Re7 Rd7 $1 (43... a5 $6 44. Rxg7 a4 45. f4 {(Tg6+ ...Rb5!) } Ra5 46. Re7 $8) 44. Re5 Kb6 45. Re6+ Kc5 46. Re5+ Rd5 47. Re7 a5 48. Rxg7 a4 {is similar to the suite 43 Re6+}) 43. Ra5 $1 (43. Re6+ $6 Kc5 44. Rg6 (44. Re5+ Kc4 {to d2}) 44... a5 $8 45. Rxg7 a4 $8 46. Rc7+ Kb4 47. Rb7+ Ka5 $1 48. g4 a3 $8 49. Rb1 a2 50. Ra1 Kb4 $8 51. f4 Kb3 52. g5 (52. Kf2 Kb2 $8 53. Rxa2+ Rxa2 $8 54. Ke3 Kc3 55. h4 Rh2 $1 56. h5 Rh4 57. g5 Rxh5 58. g6 Rh4 $8 59. f5 Rg4 $8 60. Kf3 h5 $1 $19) 52... hxg5 53. fxg5 Ra5 $1 (53... Kb2 $1) 54. h4 Ra4 $8 55. Kf2 Rxh4 $8 56. Kf3 (56. Rg1 Kb2) 56... Ra4 $1 (56... Kb2 $1) 57. Rg1 Kb2 $8 (57... Kc3 $2 58. g6 $8 Ra6 {(...Rb4 g7 idem)} 59. g7 $8 Ra8 60. Re1 $3 {[#](nice touch)} Rg8 61. Re3+ $8 {with blackmail to come on the column "a" }) (57... Rb4 $6 58. g6 $1 Kb2 $8 59. g7 Rb8 $8) (57... Kc4 $2 58. g6 $1 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. Ke4 $8 Rf1 61. Ke5 $8 $11) 58. Rg2+ Ka3 $8 59. Rg1 Rb4 $3 {[#]} 60. g6 Rb1 $1 61. Rg5 Rb3+ $1 62. Kg4 (62. Kf2 a1=Q) 62... Rb4+ $1 63. Kh5 a1=Q $8 64. Ra5+ Ra4 $8 $19) (43. Re7 $6 a5 $8 44. Rxg7 a4 $8 45. Re7 a3 46. Re1 Kc5 47. g4 a2 $19) 43... Kb6 44. Ra2 (44. Ra1 a5 45. Kf1 a4 46. Ke2 a3 47. Kd3 Kc5 48. Kc3 (48. Kc2 Kc4 {AK} 49. Ra2 Kd4) 48... Kd5 $8 (48... a2 $2 49. Kb2 Kb4 { (...Kd4 Rd1+! & Ka1)} 50. f4 h5 51. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 52. Kxa2 Kc3 53. f5 $1 $11) 49. Kb3 $6 (49. f3 a2 {AK}) (49. Ra2 Ke4 $1 50. Kc2 Kf3 $1 51. Kb3 Ra7 $1) 49... a2 $1 50. Kb2 Ke4 $8 51. Re1+ Kf3 $8 $19) 44... a5 45. Kf1 a4 (45... Re8 $1 46. Ra1 Kb5 47. Rb1+ Kc4 48. Ra1 Ra8 $1 (48... Re5 49. f4) 49. Ke2 a4 $8 $19) 46. Ke2 Kc5 47. Kd2 a3 48. Kc1 {For Kb1 to relay the Rook, as in Alekhine-Capablanca.} (48. Kc3 Rf8 $6 ({better} 48... Ra7 $1 49. Ra1 Kd5 $1 50. Ra2 Ke4 $1) 49. f4 $1 (49. Rxa3 $2 Rf3+ $8 50. Kb2 Rxa3 51. Kxa3 Kd4 $19) 49... Ra8 50. Ra1 $1 Kd5 (50... a2 51. Kb2) 51. Kb3 Ke4 52. Re1+ $1) 48... Kd4 49. f4 (49. Kb1 {(continuing the idea)} Rb8+ $6 ({rather} 49... Ke4 $1 50. Rd2 Kf3 51. Ka2 Ra5 $1 52. Rd7 g5 $1 {(would also be good on h4)} 53. Rh7 Ra6 $8 54. Rf7+ Kg2 $3 55. h4 g4 $3 {[#](the super-pawn we will see again)} 56. h5 Ra5 $1 57. Rf4 Kh3 $8 $19) 50. Ka1 $1 (50. Kc1 Rb3 {AK}) (50. Kc2 Rb2+ $1 51. Rxb2 axb2 52. Kxb2 Ke4 $8 $19) 50... Rb2 51. Rxa3 Rxf2 {AK} 52. h3 $1 (52. Ra6 $2 Rf6 $1 53. Ra7 g5) (52. Ra4+ $2 Ke3 $8 53. Rg4 g5 $1 54. h4 Kf3 $1) 52... Rf6 (52... Ke4 53. Ra7 $1) 53. Kb2 Ke4 54. Kc2 Rf3 $1 55. Ra4+ $8 Ke3 56. g4 $8 Kf2 57. h4 $1 Rg3 (57... Kg3 58. g5 $1) 58. h5 $1 Kf3 59. Ra7 Rxg4 {(the monster gives the draw: simple, when you believe in it !)} 60. Rf7+ $3 Kg3 61. Rf1 $3 {[#]} Rg5 (61... Kg2 62. Rf7 $8 $11) (61... Kh4 62. Rh1+ $8 Kg5 63. Kd2) 62. Kd3 $1 {(but not on d2)} Rxh5 63. Rg1+ $8 Kf3 64. Rxg7 $8 Rd5+ 65. Kc4 $8 $11) (49. Rd2+ $6 Kc3 $3 50. Rc2+ Kb3 $8 $19 {AK}) 49... Ke4 $1 50. Kb1 Rb8+ $1 51. Ka1 (51. Kc1 Rb3 $1) (51. Kc2 Rb2+ $1) 51... Rb2 $3 $19 (51... Rb3 $2 52. Rc2 Rb2 53. Rc4+) 52. Rxa3 $8 Rxh2 53. Kb1 Rd2 $1 (53... Kf5 $1 54. Kc1 Kg4 $8 55. Kd1 Rg2 $8 56. Ra7 g5 $1 57. Ra3 (57. Rh7 Kxg3) 57... Kh3 $3 (57... Rxg3 $4 58. Rxg3+ Kxg3 59. f5) 58. Ke1 g4 $8 59. Kf1 h5 60. f5 Rb2 $19) 54. Ra6 (54. Ra7 g5 $8 55. Kc1 Rd5 ( 55... Rd3) 56. Re7+ Kf5 $8 (56... Kf3 $2 57. Re5 $8) 57. Rh7 Rd6 $8 $19 {then . ..Kg4!}) 54... Kf5 $8 55. Ra7 g5 $8 56. Ra6 (56. Kc1 Rd3 $1 (56... Rg2 $1) 57. Ra5+ Kg4 $8) 56... g4 $3 {[#]The candidate for promotion shamelessly reveals himself ! } (56... Rh2 $1 57. Kc1 (57. Ra4 Rg2 $1 {(or ...g4!)} 58. Ra3 Kg4 $8) 57... Kg4 $8 58. Rg6 (58. Ra3 Rh3 59. fxg5 hxg5 60. Kd2 Rxg3 $8 61. Ra5 Rf3 62. Ke2 Rf8 $19) 58... Rh5 $8 59. Kd2 Kxg3 $1 60. Ke3 g4 $8 61. Ke4 {(AK is given only =/+, certainly a typo error)} Rh1 $3 62. f5 (62. Kf5 h5) 62... h5 $8 (62... Re1+ $2 63. Kd5 $8 h5 64. f6 $8 $11) 63. f6 h4 $1 (63... Rf1 $1) 64. Kf5 Rf1+ $8 65. Kg5 h3 $8 66. Kh5 Rf4 $19) (56... Rg2 $1 57. Rxh6 g4 $8 { idem}) 57. Rxh6 (57. Ra5+ Ke4 $8 58. Ra4+ Kf3 $8 59. Ra3+ Ke2 $3 {[#]} 60. Ra2 { (would draw with bK in f2 or g2)} h5 $8 61. f5 (61. Rxd2+ Kxd2 62. f5 h4 $8) 61... h4 $8 62. f6 hxg3 $1 (62... Rxa2 $1) 63. f7 g2 $8 64. Rxd2+ Kxd2 65. f8=Q g1=Q+ 66. Ka2 Qd4 $19) (57. Ra3 h5 $1 (57... Rf2 $1 58. Kc1 Rf3 $8) 58. Kc1 Rd5 59. Kc2 h4 $1 $19) 57... Rg2 $1 (57... Rd3 $1) 58. Rh5+ (58. Kc1 Rxg3 $8 59. Kd2 Rf3 $1 60. Ke2 Kxf4 $8 61. Rf6+ Kg3 $8 $19) 58... Ke4 $8 59. f5 Rf2 $1 ( 59... Rxg3 $1 60. Kc2 Rf3 61. Kd2 Rf4 $1 (61... Rf2+ 62. Ke1 Rf4 $8) 62. Ke2 ( 62. Rh4 Kxf5 $8) 62... g3 $8 63. Rg5 Rf2+ $8 64. Kd1 (64. Ke1 Kf3 $1 65. f6 Re2+ $1 66. Kd1 Re4 $1) 64... Kf3 $8 65. f6 Kg2 $8 66. Rg6 Rf5 $8 {: see below}) 60. Kc1 (60. Rg5 Kf3 $8 61. f6 Kxg3 $1 62. Rg6 Rf4 $1 {AK}) 60... Kf3 $8 61. f6 $1 {The best move, questioning the big maneuvering man opposite, should have been tempted.} ({The game was} 61. Kd1 Kxg3 $8 62. Ke1 Kg2 $8 ( 62... Rf4 $2 63. Ke2 $8 Re4+ 64. Kd3 $8 Re5 65. Kd4 $8 Kf4 66. Rh2 $3 {[#](but not on h1 !)} Re4+ 67. Kd3 $8 Kxf5 {(...Re3+ Kd2! ...Rf3 f6!! ...Kg5 Ke2! for the same Rf2!!, this time without ...g3)} 68. Rf2+ $8 Rf4 69. Ke3 $3 $11 {with the wR in f1, there would only be Ke2 ...g3!!}) 63. Rg5 g3 $1 64. Rh5 (64. Kd1 Kh3 $1 65. Ke1 Kh4 $1 {AK}) 64... Rf4 $1 65. Ke2 Re4+ $8 66. Kd3 Kf3 $8 67. Rh1 (67. f6 Rf4 $1 68. Rh6 g2 69. Rg6 Kf2 $1 {AK}) 67... g2 68. Rh3+ Kg4 $1 69. Rh8 Rf4 70. Ke2 Rxf5 {0-1 Kasparov-Karpov}) 61... Kxg3 $8 62. Rh6 Kg2 $8 (62... Rf3 $2 63. Kd2 $8 Kf2 64. Rh2+ $8 Kg1 65. Rh6 $8 g3 66. Ke2 $8 Rf5 67. Ke3 $1 $11) ( 62... Rf5 $2 63. Kd2 $8 $11) 63. Kd1 g3 $8 64. Rg6 (64. Ke1 Rf5 $1 (64... Kg1 $1 65. Rg6 g2 $1 66. Rh6 Rf5 $8 67. Ke2 Re5+ $8 68. Kf3 Kf1 $8 69. Rg6 Re6 $3 { AK [#]} 70. Kf4 Rxf6+ $8) 65. Ke2 Re5+ $8 66. Kd3 Kf3 $8 67. Rg6 g2 $1 68. Kc4 $1 ( 68. Kd4 $6 Rf5 $8 {ZZ}) 68... Ra5 $1 {(or on h5)} (68... Rf5 $2 69. Kd4 $8 {ZZ} Ra5 70. Rxg2 $1 Kxg2 71. Ke4 $8 $11) 69. Kd4 Rf5 $3 {[#](ZZ similar to the text : see 69th move)} 70. Kd3 (70. Kc4 Kf2 $8) 70... Rf4 $8 $19) 64... Rf5 $3 {[#] Indicated by S. Dolmatov.} (64... Kh2 $6 65. Rh6+ Kg1 $6 66. Rg6 g2 $2 (66... Kg2 $8 67. Ke1 Rf5 $3) 67. Ke1 $8 {ZZ [#]} Rf5 68. Ke2 $8 {(would be lost with the wR in h6)} Re5+ 69. Kf3 $1 Kf1 70. Rxg2 $1 Rf5+ 71. Ke4 $1 $11 {AK}) 65. Ke2 Re5+ $8 66. Kd3 Kf3 $8 67. Kd4 (67. f7 Rf5 $8 68. Rg7 Rf4 $3 {[#]} 69. Rh7 g2 $1 70. Rg7 Kf2 $1) 67... Rh5 $1 (67... Ra5 $1 {(or on b5)} 68. Rh6 g2 $1 69. Rg6 Rf5 $8 $19 {ZZ already seen}) (67... Rf5 $2 68. Rh6 $1 (68. Kc4 $1) 68... g2 69. Rg6 $8 $11 {ZZ}) 68. f7 (68. Kd3 Rh4 $1) (68. Kc4 g2 $1 69. Kd4 Rf5 $8 {ZZ}) (68. Rg7 Rf5 $8 69. f7 g2 $8 {idem}) 68... Rf5 $8 69. Rg7 g2 $8 {ZZ [#]} 70. Kd3 (70. Kc4 Kf2 $8) 70... Rf4 $8 71. Kd2 Kf2 $8 {Three ZZs, two of which are tiered echos.} 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Afek, Y & Pervakov O"] [Black "1331.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5N2/3pp3/r6p/1p1K3k/7P/p3QPP1/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "25"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {Inspired by the Khismatullin-Eljanov 2015 game.} 1. Ke3 $3 (1. g3+ $4 Kxh3 $19) 1... Ra3+ (1... a1=Q $6 2. Qc4+ $8 {and mate}) (1... d5 2. g3+ $1 Kxh3 3. Ng5+ $1 Kg2 4. f4+) 2. Kd2 $8 (2. Kf4 $2 a1=Q $8 (2... e5+ $2 3. Nxe5 $8 dxe5+ 4. Qxe5 $8 $18) 3. g3+ $8 Kxh3 4. Ng5+ $8 Kh2 5. f3+ $8 Kh1 $8 $11) 2... Rd3+ $1 3. Ke1 $8 (3. Kc1 $4 Rc3+ $8) 3... Rd1+ $1 (3... Rc3 4. Qd2 $1) 4. Qxd1 $8 ( 4. Kxd1 $2 a1=Q $8 5. g3+ $8 (5. Qc4+ $2 Be4+ $8) 5... Kxh3 6. Ng5+ $8 Kg2 7. f4+ $8 Kh1 $11 (7... Kxg3 $11)) 4... a1=Q 5. Kf1 $3 {[#]} (5. Qc1 $2 Qc3+ $8) (5. g3+ $4 Kxh3) (5. Ke2 $2 Qb2+ $1 (5... Qa6+ $1 6. Ke1 Qd3 $1) 6. Kf1 Bg6 $3 $11 7. f4 $2 Kg3 $1 (7... Qc3 $1) 8. Qf3+ Kh2 $8 $19) 5... Bd3+ 6. Kg1 $3 {[#]} Qxd1+ 7. Kh2 Qh1+ 8. Kxh1 Bf5 (8... Bg6 9. Kh2 $8 Bxf7 10. f4 $8 b3 11. g3# $1) (8... Be4 9. Kh2 $8 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 $8 e5 11. Nxd6 $8 b3 12. Nc4 $8 Kg5 13. Kg3 $1 (13. Nxe5 $1 b2 14. Nf3+ $8 Kf4 15. Nd2 $8) 13... e4 14. Nd2 $18) 9. Kh2 $8 Bxh3 10. gxh3 $8 b3 (10... e5 11. Nxd6 $8 Kg5 12. Kg3 $3) 11. f4 $8 e5 12. Ng5 $8 exf4 (12... e4 13. Nxe4 {and mate in 2}) 13. Nf3# $1 {"A King never rests".} 1-0 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade"] [Date "1959.09.25"] [Round "12"] [White "Smyslov, V."] [Black "Gligoric, S."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E51"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "1959.09.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "28"] [EventCountry "CRO"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nf3 d5 6. a3 {[#]The right move, as soon as a black pawn has appeared on d5 !} Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 O-O 8. cxd5 (8. Bb2 Nc6 (8... b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. c4 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Bb7 {Korobov,A (2694)-Predke,A (2530)/Sochi 2015}) 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 Na5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nd2 c4 12. Qb1 {Portisch,L (2599) -Aleksandrov,A (2654)/Halkidiki 2002}) 9... Re8 (9... Na5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 Bg4 12. c4 {Ivanchuk,V (2781)-Eljanov,P (2716)/Moscow 2008}) 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5 15. Be2 $11 {Kramnik,V (2750)-Deep Fritz/Bonne 2006}) (8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qc7 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 (11... Bb7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. h3 Rfd8 14. a4 Rac8 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2768) -Inarkiev,E (2690)/Satka 2018}) 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qd3 Qb7 14. a4 {Korchnoi,V (2568)-Baklan,V (2595)/Port Erin 2004}) (8. Bd3 Qc7 (8... Nc6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 {would get the key scheme of the "Nimzo" from which it was proposed to start the games in the 1950-60s !}) (8... Qa5 9. Qc2) 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. O-O dxe3 11. c4 $6 (11. dxe6) 11... exd5 12. cxd5 exf2+ 13. Rxf2 { (Donchenko,A (2506)-Aleksandrov,A (2595)/Riga 2014)} Ng4 $1) (8. Qc2 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Rc8 {Tin,J (2439)-Indjic,A (2548)/Baku 2016}) (8. a4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. Qc2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 h6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Rfe1 Na5 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Re3 {Caruana,F (2835)-Dominguez Perez,L (2758)/lichess.org 2020}) 8... exd5 (8... Qxd5 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4) 9. Bd3 (9. c4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ne4 11. Bd3 {Volkov,S (2636)-Drozdovskij,Y (2562)/ Moscow 2007}) 9... Nc6 (9... b6 10. O-O Nc6 (10... Ba6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. c4 {Kholmov,R-Pogats,J/Pecs 1964}) 11. a4 c4 12. Bc2 Ne4 13. Qe1 Re8 14. Bb2 Bf5 15. Nd2 Qg5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rxe4 18. Ba3 {Szabo,L-Najdorf,M/ Zuerich 1953/Candidates}) (9... c4 10. Bc2 Nc6 11. O-O Bg4 (11... Re8 12. Nd2 b5 13. Qe2 Rb8 14. f3 {Simagin,V-Chistiakov,A Moscow (Russia) 1949}) 12. Qe1 ( 12. Kh1 Ne4 13. Qe1 Bf5 {Zaja,I (2440)-Ljubicic,F (2350) Solin 1997}) 12... Re8 13. Nh4 (13. Nd2 b5 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qf2 Re7 16. e4 {Pilnik,H-Kostic,B Bled 1950} ) 13... Bh5 14. f3 Bg6 $6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Qf2 $16 {Kolarov,A-Noradounguian,G Leipzig 1960 : this is not the best game of the Paris champion 1977 !}) 10. O-O Bg4 (10... Re8 11. h3 c4 12. Bc2 Ne4 13. Bb2 Bf5 {Kuzubov,Y (2467) -Khurtsidze,N (2391)/Alushta 2004}) 11. Qe1 {Did you know that two French women champions of France had passed through here ?} (11. h3 Bh5 12. dxc5 Qe7 13. a4 Ne4 14. Ba3 Ne5 $6 (14... Rfe8 $1) 15. c6 $1 Qf6 16. cxb7 $3 (16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qd6 exf3 $11 {Guichard,P (2261)-Milliet,S (2388)/Nîmes 2009}) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Kh1 $3 {[#]} Qe5 (17... Rab8 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qd5 $1) (17... Nxc3 18. bxa8=Q Rxa8 19. Qc2 Qe5 20. g3 $8 g6 $8 21. Rac1 $16) 18. gxf3 Qe6 19. bxa8=Q Qxh3+ 20. Kg1 Rxa8 21. fxe4 Bf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. Bd6 h5 24. Rfd1 $16) (11. Rb1 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Qe1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5 15. e4 {Chabanon,J (2455)-Ayas Fernandez,A (2350) Sitges 1999}) 11... Bxf3 (11... Re8 12. Nh4 (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Rxe5 14. f4 {SG} Re4 $1 {or ...Rh5!}) (12. Nd2) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Bb2 Nc6 (14... Nb3 15. Rb1) 15. Nf5 $44) 12. gxf3 Re8 13. Qd1 Nh5 $1 {[#] More interesting than the conventional ...Qd7 & ...c4.} 14. Kh1 Qh4 15. dxc5 (15. Ka2 {for Rg1}) 15... Ne5 {Gratified with a too severe "?" by SG.} (15... Re6 16. Rg1 (16. f4 $2 Nxf4 $1 17. exf4 Rh6 $19 {SG}) (16. e4) 16... Qxf2 17. Rg2 Qh4 18. Bf5 Rh6 19. Qg1 Ne7 $11) 16. Be2 Nf6 $6 ({Nh5 may have finished its work, but the Rook is asking to play :} 16... Re6 $1 17. Rg1 $8 (17. f4 $2 Rh6 $1 18. Rg1 Ng3+ 19. fxg3 Qxh2#) (17. Qxd5 $2 Nf4 $3 {(preinterception of the diagonal e5-h2 : exf4 ...Rh6!)} 18. Qd4 g5 $3 {[#](for ...Rh6)} 19. Rg1 { (for the diabolical trap ...Rh6?? Qxf4!!)} Qxh2+ $3 20. Kxh2 Rh6+ 21. Kg3 Rh3# ) 17... Rg6 $1 (17... Rh6 $6 18. Rg2 $1) 18. f4 Nf6 $3 19. fxe5 $6 ({better} 19. Rxg6 Nxg6 20. f3 Nh5 21. Qg1 Re8 22. Ra2 $11) 19... Ne4 $8 20. Rg2 $8 Rc8 $3 {[#](the idea of driving a rook in h6 is not forgotten)} 21. f3 (21. Qg1 $2 Rxg2 $1 22. Qxg2 Rc6 $19) (21. Bh5 Rxg2 22. Kxg2 Qxf2+ 23. Kh1 Rc6 $1 $17) 21... Rxg2 22. Kxg2 Qf2+ 23. Kh1 Nxc3 $17) 17. Rg1 Qxf2 (17... Rac8) 18. Rb1 ( 18. Ra2) 18... Rad8 (18... Rac8 19. Rxb7 Rxc5 $2 20. Rf1 $1 Qh4 21. Qd4 $3) ( 18... Qh4 19. Rxb7 Qh3 $1 20. Bb2 Qc8) 19. Rg2 $6 (19. Rxb7 Nc4 20. Rg2 $1 Nxe3 21. Rxf2 Nxd1 22. Bxd1 Re1+ 23. Kg2 Rxd1 24. Be3 $16) 19... Qh4 20. Qg1 (20. Rxb7 Qh3) 20... Ng6 (20... g6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bg5 $8 {SG} Qh3 $8 23. Bxf6 (23. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 Qxc3 $44) 23... exf3 $8 24. Bxd8 Qxg2+ 25. Qxg2 fxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Nc6 $1 27. Bf3 Nxd8 28. Bxb7 Nxb7 29. Rxb7 Rc8 30. Rb5 f5 $11) 21. Rxb7 Qh3 (21... Rc8) 22. Rxa7 Rb8 $6 (22... Qc8 $11) 23. c6 (23. Ra4 Qc8 24. Rd4 Qxc5 25. c4) 23... Rb1 (23... Qe6 24. c7 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Qd1 Qc6 27. Bb2 $16) 24. c7 $1 Qe6 (24... Qf5 25. Qd1 $1) (24... Ra1 25. Rb7 $1) 25. Bd3 (25. Ba6 $1 Qc6 26. Rc2 $2 (26. c8=Q $1 Rxc8 27. Bxc8 Qxc8 {(...Qxc3 Bf5! ...Rxc1 Ra8+)} 28. Qd1 $1 h6 29. Qc2 $16) 26... Ne5 $1 (26... d4 $2 {SG} 27. e4 $1 Ne5 {(...dxc3 Qd4)} 28. c8=Q Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Nxf3 30. Bb7) (26... h5) 27. c8=Q (27. Qd1 h5) 27... Rxc8 28. Bxc8 Qxc8 $44 29. Rf2 (29. Re7 $4 Nc6 $1 $19) 29... h6 30. Rf1 Qf5 $1 (30... Qxc3 $2 31. Bd2 $1) (30... Qc4) 31. Ra4 Nd3 $1 32. Bd2 Qh3 $3 {[#]} 33. Rxb1 Qxf3+ $8 34. Qg2 Nf2+ $8 35. Kg1 Nh3+ 36. Kh1 $11) 25... Rb3 $6 {Awarded a "?" by SG.} (25... Ra1 $1 26. Rb2 (26. Ba6 Qb6) 26... Ne7 (26... Ne5 27. Rb8 $1) 27. Rab7 $1 Nc8 (27... g6 28. R2b6) 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 $16) 26. Ba6 $1 {[#]} Rxc3 (26... Qc6 27. a4 $1 Qxa4 28. Qd1) (26... Rb6 27. Qf1 $1) (26... Qb6 $2 27. e4 $1) 27. Bb2 $1 $18 Rxc7 28. Rxc7 Qxa6 29. Qc1 $1 {It is rare that an ex-world champion is clearly better for so long, then completely winning, fails to win, and then, 30 moves later, ends by a draw in a losing position! Obviously, something had broken in his internal mechanics since the loss of his title in 1958. Fortunately, everything would work again... a quarter of a century later, when he found himself in the final of the Candidates.} d4 ( 29... Nh4 {(or ...Nh5)} 30. Rc6 $1) (29... Qa4 30. Rc8 $1) (29... Qe6 30. Qc6 $1 Qxc6 31. Rxc6 Rxe3 32. Rc8+ Ne8 33. a4 $18) 30. Bxd4 Nd5 31. Rc6 $1 (31. Rc5 $1) 31... Qa8 32. e4 {Why give a nice square ?} (32. Rc5 $1 Rd8 (32... Nde7 33. e4) 33. h4 $18) 32... Ndf4 33. Rgc2 $1 Nd3 34. Qe3 (34. Qf1) 34... Ndf4 35. Bb2 (35. Qc3 $1 Qa4 (35... Ne7 36. Rc4) 36. Rc8 $1 (36. Bxg7 $2 Rd8 $1 ) 36... Rxc8 37. Qxc8+ Nf8 38. Bb2 $18) 35... Ne6 (35... Rd8 36. h4 Qb8 37. Qb6 ) 36. Rc1 $1 (36. Qc3 $1) 36... Ngf4 37. R6c2 (37. Qc3 $1 Ne2 38. Qe5 $8 f6 39. Qd5 $3 N2f4 (39... Nxc1 40. Rxe6) 40. Qd7 $1 (40. Qb5 $1) 40... Nf8 41. Qf5 $1 N4e6 42. Bxf6 $3 {[#]} gxf6 (42... Qxa3 43. Rg1 Qe3 44. h4) 43. Rg1+ Kf7 (43... Ng5 44. Rxg5+ fxg5 45. Rc7 $8) (43... Ng6 44. Rxe6) 44. e5 $1 (44. Rxe6 $1 Rxe6 45. Qh5+ $8 Ke7 46. Rg7+ $8 Kd6 {(...Kd8 Qf7!!)} 47. Qb5 $3) 44... Ng6 45. Qxf6+ Kg8 46. Rxe6 Rxe6 47. Qxe6+ Kf8 48. Qf6+ Kg8 49. e6 $18) 37... h6 38. Be5 $1 Ng6 39. Bg3 Ng5 40. Qd3 (40. h4 Ne6 41. Kh2) 40... Ne6 41. Qd7 Ngf8 (41... Kh7 42. a4) 42. Qc6 $1 Qd8 43. Rc3 (43. Qc8 $1 Qe7 44. Bd6 $3 {[#]} Qxd6 45. Qxe8 Qxa3 46. Rf1 Qd3 47. Rcf2 $18) 43... Re7 44. Bd6 Rd7 45. e5 Qg5 46. Qe4 (46. a4 Nf4 47. Rg1) 46... Ng6 47. Rg1 Qd2 48. Rc2 Qa5 (48... Qf4 49. Qxf4 Ngxf4 50. a4) 49. Rc8+ $1 Kh7 {The game should end 2 or 3 moves later !} 50. Qc6 $6 (50. h4 $3 Nef4 (50... h5 51. Re8 $1 {(for Rxe6)} Nef4 52. e6 $1 $18) ( 50... Rd8 51. h5 $1 {(or Bc7!)} Rxc8 52. hxg6+ Kh8 53. gxf7 $18) 51. e6 $3 {[#]} Nxe6 (51... fxe6 52. Bxf4) (51... Rxd6 52. exf7 $8 Rd8 53. f8=Q) 52. Rxg6 $8 fxg6 53. Qxe6 $18) (50. Re8 $2 Ng5 $8 51. Qe3 (51. Qd3 Nh3) 51... Qd5 $1) 50... Qa7 (50... Rd8 51. Rxd8 Qxd8 (51... Nxd8 52. Qe4) 52. a4) 51. Rf1 $1 (51. Ra8 $2 Qf2 $1) (51. Qc2 $1) 51... Nef4 (51... Rd8 52. Rxd8 Nxd8 53. Qe4) 52. Ra8 $2 { Criticised (rightly) by SG.} (52. Bc5 $3 Qb7 53. Qxb7 Rxb7 54. a4 $1 (54. Be3 $1) 54... Rb2 55. a5 Ra2 56. Ra8 Nxe5 57. a6 $18 {SG}) (52. Qc2 $1 Qa6 53. Rc4) 52... Qe3 $3 {Gligo can't miss it.} 53. Qc8 $6 {SG actually gives a "??" !} (53. Qc2 $1 Nd3 54. Rc8 (54. Ra4 {SG}) 54... Ngxe5 55. Bxe5 Qxe5 56. Rc3 $16) (53. Qxd7 $4 Qe2 $8 $19) 53... Nh4 $1 {[#]The "!" more for the "psychological" aspect! And for the echo-chameleon of the 13th move.} (53... Nxe5 $1 54. Qc2+ Neg6 55. Bxf4 Qxf4 56. Qc8 Ne5 57. Qg8+ Kg6 58. Rg1+ (58. Ra6+ f6) 58... Kh5 $8 59. Qxg7 $8 Qxf3+ (59... Rd2 60. Qg3 $11) 60. Qg2 Rd2 $3 {[#]} 61. Qxf3+ Nxf3 62. Ra5+ $8 Kh4 $8 63. Ra4+ $8 Kh5 $8 $11 (63... Kh3 $2 64. Rg3#)) 54. Qc2+ $1 Nd3 $8 (54... Nhg6 $2 55. a4 $1 (55. Rb8) (55. Ra4 f5) 55... Nd3 56. Rb8) 55. Ra5 $2 (55. e6 $1 fxe6 $8 56. Ra4 $1 Nxf3 57. Bf4 $1 Nd4 58. Bxe3 Nxc2 59. Bb6 $16) (55. Ra4 $1 Nxf3 $8 56. Qg2 $1 Ndxe5 (56... Nde1 57. Qf2) 57. Bxe5 Nxe5 58. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 59. Rxe4 $16) (55. Rc8 $2 Nxf3 $8 56. Rc3 Nfe1 $1 57. Rxe1 $8 Qxe1+ $8 58. Kg2 Qe4+ $1 59. Kg1 $11) 55... Nxf3 $8 $11 {Threatens ...Nfe1 then ...Qe4+. } 56. Qg2 $2 {In the 2nd time crisis, a winning game for White became a losing one !} (56. Ra4 $3 {(necessary control of the e4 square)} Nfe1 (56... Nd2 57. Rd1 $1 Qf3+ 58. Kg1 $11) 57. Qa2 $1 (57. Qb1 $1 g6 58. Qa2) 57... Nxe5 58. Bxe5 (58. Qd5 $2 Rxd6 $1 59. Qxd6 Qe2 $8 $19) 58... Qxe5 59. Qc4 (59. Rxf7 Rxf7 60. Qxf7 Nd3 $1) (59. Qf2 Qd5+ $1 60. Kg1 $8 Qg5+ $1 61. Qg3 $2 {(Kh1=)} Qc5+ $1 62. Qf2 $8 Nf3+ $1 63. Kh1 Qc6 $3) 59... Re7 60. Rb4 (60. Rxf7 $2 Qb2 $3) 60... Qg5 61. Rb2 Qa5 $1 {(threatens ...Qa8+ then ...Re4-g4)} 62. Re2 ( 62. Rb5 Qxa3) 62... Rxe2 63. Qxe2 Qd5+ $8 64. Kg1 $8 Qd4+ 65. Qf2 Qg4+ $8 66. Qg3 (66. Kh1 Qe4+ $8) 66... Qd4+ $8 67. Kh1 $11) 56... Nh4 $1 $19 {Back to the beautiful square.} (56... Nde1 $1 57. Qg3 Qe4 $3 58. Rf2 (58. e6 Nd4+) 58... Nh4+ 59. Kg1 Nef3+ $1 (59... Qb1 $1 60. Rf1 Nef3+ 61. Kf2 Qb2+) 60. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 61. Kf2 Nd4 62. Qe3 Qc2+ $1 63. Ke1 (63. Kg1 Rb7 $1) 63... Qb1+ $1 64. Kf2 (64. Kd2 Nb3+) 64... Nf5 $1 65. Qd2 Nxd6 66. exd6 Qb6+ 67. Kf1 Rxd6 $19) 57. Qg3 (57. Qc2 Qe4+ $1 58. Kg1 Nf3+ 59. Rxf3 Qxf3 60. Rb5 g6 $1 61. Rb3 {(sinon ...Cf4)} Qe3+ $8 62. Kf1 Qe1+ 63. Kg2 Nxe5 $1 64. Bb4 (64. Rb1 Qe3) 64... Nd3 $3 $19) 57... Qe4+ $1 {Replacing the Queen to activate the rook. There was more direct.} (57... Qe2 $3 58. Kg1 (58. Ra1 Nf2+ 59. Kg1 Nf3+ 60. Kg2 Ne4+) 58... Ne1 $3 {[#] (the Knights of the Apocalypse)} 59. Qf2 (59. Rxe1 Nf3+ $8 60. Kh1 Nxe1 $19) ( 59. Qxe1 Qg2#) 59... Nef3+ $1 60. Kh1 Qe4 $3 {threatens ...Ng5-h3#)} 61. h3 (61. Qg3 Nd4+ $1 62. Kg1 Ne2+) 61... Nxe5+ $1 62. Kg1 Rxd6 $19) 58. Kg1 Qd4+ $8 ( 58... Rb7 $2 59. Ra4 $8 (59. Bf8 $2 Qd4+ $1 60. Kh1 Nf2+ $3 {[#]SG} 61. Kg1 Nh3+ 62. Kh1 Qe4+) 59... Qxa4 60. Qxd3+ g6 $17 {SG} 61. Qd5 Qd7 62. Rc1 $2 (62. Qe4 Nf5 $17) 62... Qg4+ $3 (62... Nf5 $2 63. e6 $1 fxe6 64. Qxb7 $1) 63. Kh1 Qf4 $3 {[#]followed by ...Rb2}) 59. Kh1 Qe4+ $6 {But all this will remain unrealised.} (59... Rb7 $3 {(threatens ...Qe4+ then ...Rb2)} 60. Bb4 Qe4+ $1 (60... Rb6 $1) (60... Rc7 $1 61. Bd2 Rc6 $8 {but not ...Rc2 Qe3! neither...Qe4+ Kg1 ...Rc2 Ra4!}) 61. Kg1 Rb6 $3 $19) (59... Qe4+ $6 60. Kg1 Qd4+ $8 61. Kh1 Rb7 $8) 1/2-1/2 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Romanovskis, V."] [Black "4155.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/Q6B/8/3n4/3Pq3/N2kN3/5K2/b3B1R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kovacevic, M."] [Black "1555.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3Q4/3pP3/8/2nP1R2/2Nkp2r/3P2Bp/BP6/2N1R1bK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kovacevic, M."] [Black "1555.27"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q3R3/3K3B/8/1ppPNPB1/4k1p1/R1n2pp1/bN1p1p2/4r3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kovacevic, M."] [Black "4548.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r2n2/2p3Q1/5R2/2p1Np2/2Pkp3/1P1N4/1K1Bn3/3R2qb w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kovacevic, M."] [Black "1258.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b2n1/8/Q1B1Pp2/PKN5/PN1P3p/2P5/4kp2/n1B2RR1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1958.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Beszczynski, J."] [Black "1245.36"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/5p2/pQ2p3/Kn1Pk1p1/1p6/b1PP4/1BRNNR2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1958.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jankevics, K."] [Black "4685.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3qr2b/Q2p4/8/1P1N2p1/2B1kPK1/5N2/1r3Bn1/1b6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rice, J."] [Black "0522.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/2p1p3/1ppR4/1Nkp1NBR/2Pp4/PP6/3Pr3/5B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Caillaud, M & Loustau JM"] [Black "4558.16"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2K1pr2/4B2q/2pNp1B1/3kp2R/pQ1bp2R/Nn2P3/1n6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2016.01.22"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2014.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mechura, I."] [Black "4587.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7b/1qrpp3/8/1npk1n1N/bP1p4/PR4R1/B3QK1B w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "X..."] [Black "1858.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Q3/2bK4/1B3R2/1BPp4/3kN3/rR2p2p/2n2r1P/N5n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Moravec, J."] [Black "4888.08"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Q3/K2pb2b/3R1p2/2p2kp1/R2BNrrp/1B1N2pq/2pp2n1/4n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lapierre, A."] [Black "1012.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4p3/4pk2/1KN1N1pB/2P3P1/3P4/5P2/5Q2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Grunenwald, A."] [Black "0817.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rnr3/3N4/1p3p2/3n3R/2pBk1P1/4Pp2/5K2/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1885.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pradignat, E."] [Black "1020.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p1B2/2pP1p2/2P2k1p/7p/2B4K/8/2Q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1885.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lepuschütz, H."] [Black "1667.08"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/p7/5Npk/1n4pr/1p1n2pb/1r1pp3/bp5Q/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Udartsev, V."] [Black "0144.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5bn1/8/4K3/2p1N3/2Pk3p/7R/1p6/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#2 6 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Krizhanivskyi, V."] [Black "3336.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2p1p3/bn1q4/3k4/5rn1/1P4K1/2Q5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) bKc6"] [Site "?"] [Date "1965.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alaikov, V."] [Black "0067.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/8/1N2b3/1nknb3/8/8/1P6/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1965.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Caresmel, A."] [Black "0413.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/6B1/3p4/7n/6r1/6k1/8/7R b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] {AV version: the v.o. had a bPf6 & a (demolished) twin with this pawn on h6. At the cost of a peg, both ideas are saved.} -- 1-0 [Event "h#9 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pitkänen, J."] [Black "0043.37"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/3p4/3p4/3P4/B2p2pp/P2P1p1k/5Kbn b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] {Marquis crushes Popeye, who is thinking... 1h46 !} -- 1-0 [Event "s#2"] [Site "?"] [Date "2011.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Labai, Z."] [Black "4878.26"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1RRrq3/1Nb2n2/ppk1P3/p2p4/K3p2r/Pp4Q1/b3N1B1/2n5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] {After W. Tura. Ruchlis Theme. Given at the 2018 Warsaw Grand Prix.} -- 0-1 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilovski, Z."] [Black "4565.67"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q3R2n/2p1PQpb/R2P2p1/2N1k1Kp/2P4P/2P1P1p1/1ppr4/2b1N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] 0-1




"non-CB support diagrams" (animated fairy)




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