march 16 2021

The 16 March course was an opportunity to meet Antoni again, whom we had not seen for a long time.

The regulars were, of course, present, with an ever African Pierre (specialist in six-pawn endgames! [french joke]).

It was the occasion to dissect a "Grigoriev-like" endgame; what a richness with so little material!

Below the word of the Boss


Master's words


"The fact that the vaccine gives no guarantee of effectiveness, but rather can induce serious side effects; the fact that in some cases it was produced from cells taken from aborted foetuses, and is therefore absolutely irreconcilable with Catholic morality ; the fact that treatment with hyperimmune plasma or with alternative protocols is boycotted despite evidence of their efficacy -- all of which means little to the new "expert" ["Pope" Francis] who, on the basis of absolutely no medical competence, is now recommending the vaccine to the faithful while using his sovereign authority to demand that the citizens of the Vatican submit to dubious treatment in the name of an unspecified "ethical duty". "(Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop).

Chateaubriand

"Of all the religions that have ever existed, the Christian religion is the most poetic, the most human, the most favourable to freedom, to the arts and to humanities; the modern world owes it everything" (F-R de Chateaubriand).

"They speak like angels, save lives whatever the cost, but think like assassins" (words of a Khmer Rouge quoted by A. Upinsky about... guess who).

"I advise you not to wear a red shirt -- why? A bull chased me the other day -- are you sure it wasn't the other way around?" (J. Wayne & Elsa Martinelli in "Hatari", 1962).

"Lord, don't let me fade away" (Snowy White).

"My heart is empty, but the songs I sing are filled with love for you" (Nico).

"Coincidence? There's something there that doesn't pass, like a fish bone -- Eat breadcrumbs, it's radical" (Bozzuffi & Meurisse in "Le gitan", 1975).

"Whoever sees you working, wants to join those who throw Molotov cocktails at you" (P. Meurisse, ibidem).

Another pawn endgame. Many beauties in this ultra-miniature. Could you imagine that Kf3, Pg3 & h2 / Kg5, Pg7 is a reciprocal zugzwang?  Or Kg4, Pg3 & h4 / Kh6, Pg7? And there are many others.

Two light studies, a good rest after last lesson. Sacrifices for a promotion, then for a mate. Premature promotion leads to a perpetual, a stalemate or a fork. As for mate, you can do without it if you are an alien, knowing how to win R + B / B + N without pawns. 

Exercises for the next lesson. A return to a well-known theme: "as far as possible"; a traditional idea, but is it good? Fourteen years ago, we saw that this was not always the case, on the occasion of the 14th of the Kramnik-Kasparov game (2000). It was Kg2, Rf1, Pg3 / Ke2, Rd1, Pe3: would you rather put the rook on f8 or f7? This time, it's a Rook vs Knight struggle.

Then an easy pawn endgame in comparison with the one of the present lesson: the famous grandmaster leading Black complimented his opponent but... wrongly! Let us note that the great specialist (and brilliant heir of Grigoriev) Mikhail Zinar, recently deceased (RIP) has just composed in 2015 a small wonder on the same theme. Finally, two cases of a supercharged White King: a marathon and a sprint.

Andersson 3Ljubojevic 2

The game of the day was considered a "modern classic" (!) in the 70s and 80s. It features a fantastic attacking player with a flowery name: imagine a Frenchman called Aimé Lamoureux! He recently celebrated his 70th birthday.Bolee 2 Srećan rođendan Ljubo ! I have two outstanding memories of him: a blitz session at the Caveau de la Bolée on April 1, 1978 with the French "elite", then his victory at the World Cup (Barcelona 1989), a super-tournament that I partly followed as an improvised "journalist": you certainly remember "Top-Echecs"!

He is opposed to a fantastic... defence player, great friend of Timman who loves this game and thinks he was fascinated by his prestigious opponent, missing the draw (and even, as we discovered later, the advantage). A chaotic game, then, but what vitality... Enjoy.

Training: a female piece (thanks Eugénie!) with a subtle trap, and illustrating the "fundamental theme" we talked about in the last class. Then a rest from the 19th century. Lots of essays in the following ones, with a tribute to three great masters of the 2#, respectively English, Argentinean and Swedish.      

Hardly difficult but ingenious 3#s, including one by the great German retro specialist. A 4# with AUW (if you don't know this acronym yet, you'll find out with this problem). Then a difficult bone to pick, in case of insomnia. With a dreaded test.

Some rest with the 2# helpmate. In the 3# helpmate with 2 solutions, the problem engine of "friend" Fritz fails miserably on one. Not you! An echo-chameleon in 5# helpmate. In conclusion, a super-selfmate in 3 from the Russian wizard, featuring both a Greek cross of the rook and a Pickaninny.

Last minute: in homage to Alain Biénabe, author of the colossal exposé on the problem in the "Guide des Echecs" (1993 & 2009), who has also just left us, a cute 5# helpmate. RIP.

Have a good time. See you soon. Zostańcie z Bogiem. Deus vos custodiat. 

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Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1924.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sacconi, A & Chéron A"] [Black "0000.21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/8/5k2/8/8/5KPP/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "1924.??.??"] {EFI 896 ; EFI bis 1088. After Von der Lasa 1843.} 1... Kf4 $3 {[#]A required occupation of space.} (1... -- {White to move, we win by} 2. Kf3 $1 ({or } 2. Kg3 $1 Kg5 3. h4+ $1 {(but not h3? ...Kh5!! h4 ...g5!!)} Kh5 {(...Kf5 Kf3!!)} 4. Kh3 $8 g6 5. g3 $3 g5 6. g4+ $8 Kh6 7. h5 $8 $18) 2... g5 (2... Kg5 {(compare with the text on the 4th black move: the pawn is on g2 instead of g3)} 3. Ke4 $1 {(or Kg3! ...Kf5 Kh4!)} Kg4 4. Ke5 $8 Kg5 5. Ke6 $1 Kg6 6. g4 $1 Kg5 7. h3 $8 Kh4 8. Kf7 $8 Kxh3 9. g5 $8 Kg4 10. g6 $8) (2... Ke5 3. Kg4 $8 Kf6 4. Kh5 $3 Kf5 5. g4+ $1 {followed by h4!}) 3. g4+ $6 {(not the most accurate, would even draw with the pawn on h3, but instructive)} (3. Kg3 $1 {(logical and simple conquest of squares)} Kf6 {(...g4 Kh4!)} 4. Kg4 $8 Kg6 5. g3 $1 Kf6 6. Kh5 $1) ( 3. h3 $1 Kf6 4. Kg4 $8 Kg6 5. g3 $8) 3... Ke5 $1 4. Ke3 $1 (4. Kg3 $1 Kf6 5. Kf2 $1) 4... Kd5 {(transposing in J. Kling, 1849 ; EFI 907 ; EFI bis 1100)} 5. Kf2 $3 {[%csl Gd5,Re5,Ye6,Gf2,Rf3,Yg2] [#]} (5. Kf3 $6 {(waste of time)} Ke5 $1 6. Kg3 $8 {(Kg2? ...Kf4!!=)} Kf6 $1 7. Kg2 $1 {(or on f2)} Ke6 8. Kf2 $8 Ke5 9. Kf3 $8) 5... Ke6 (5... Ke4 6. Kg3 $8) 6. Kg2 $8 Ke5 (6... Kf6 7. Kg3 $8 Kg6 { (otherwise h4!)} 8. Kf3 $8 {(was also necessary on 7...Kf7)} Kf6 9. Ke4 $8 Ke6 10. h3 $3) 7. Kf3 $8 Kd5 8. Kg3 $8 Ke5 9. h4 $8 Kf6 10. h5 $8 $18) (1... Kg4 $2 2. Ke3 $8 (2. Ke2 $6 Kf4 3. Kd3 $8 Ke5 4. Ke3 $8 Kf5 5. Kf3 $1) 2... Kf5 (2... Kg5 3. Ke4 $1) 3. Kf3 $1 {as already seen}) (1... Ke4 $2 2. Kg3 $8 Kf5 3. Kh4 $1) ( 1... g5 $2 2. Kg3 $1 g4 3. Kh4 $1) (1... g6 $2 2. Kf3 $1 Kg5 3. Kg3 $1 (3. Ke4 $1)) 2. Ke2 {threatens Kd3.} (2. h3 g5 $1 (2... Kg5 $1 3. Kf3 {(Kg3 ...Kh5!!)} Kh4 $8 4. Kf4 g6 $8 {ZZ}) 3. g3+ Kf5 $8 (3... Ke4 $2 4. Ke2 $8) (3... Ke5 $2 4. Ke3 $8) 4. Ke3 (4. Kf3 g4+ $8) 4... Ke5 $1 (4... g4 $1 5. h4 Ke5 $8 $11 {Dedrle 1921 : LF1, édition 1998, p. 74}) 5. Kf3 Kf5 $8 $11) (2. g3+ Kg4 $1 (2... Kf5 $1 {as in the text}) 3. Kg2 g5 $1 4. h3+ Kf5 $8 (4... Kh5 $2 5. Kf2 g4 6. h4 $8) 5. Kf2 Kf6 $1 $11) (2. -- {: it's not a ZZ because} g5 $8 3. g3+ (3. h3 g4 $8 4. h4 g3+ $8) 3... Ke4 $8 4. g4 Kf4 $8 5. h3 Ke5 $8 6. Kg3 Kf6 $8 $11) 2... Ke4 $8 (2... g5 $2 3. Kd3 $8 Kf5 4. Kd4 $1 Kf4 5. g3+ $1 (5. Kd5 $1 Kf5 6. g3 $8 $18 {idem}) 5... Kf5 6. Kd5 $1 $18) 3. g3 (3. h3 Kf4 $3 (3... g5 $2 4. g3 $8 g4 5. hxg4 $8) 4. Kf2 g5 $1 (4... Kg5 $1) 5. g3+ Kf5 $8 $11 {as already seen in 2 h3}) 3... Kf5 $3 {[#]We need to move back, but intelligently.} (3... Ke5 $2 4. Kf3 $3 {[#](anti-opposition)} (4. Ke3 $2 Kf5 $8 5. Kf3 Kg5 $8 {: text}) 4... Kf5 5. g4+ $8 {(would not win with the pawn on h3)} Kg5 (5... Kf6 6. Kf4 $1 g6 { (...Kg6 h4! ...Kf6 h5!)} 7. Ke4 $1 Kg5 {(...Ke6 h4!)} 8. Kf3 $8 Kh4 { (would be draw with P on g7)} 9. Kf4 $8 Kh3 10. Kg5 $8) 6. Kg3 $8 Kg6 (6... g6 7. h3 $3 {but not h4+? ...Kf6!=}) 7. Kh4 $8 Kh6 8. g5+ $8 Kg6 9. Kg4 $1 Kh7 ( 9... Kf7 10. Kh5 $1) 10. Kf5 $1 $18) (3... g5 $2 4. h3 $8 Kf5 5. Kd3 $8 Ke5 6. Ke3 $8 Kf5 7. Kd4 $8 Ke6 (7... Kf6 8. g4 $1) 8. Ke4 $8 Kf6 9. Kd5 $8 Kf5 10. g4+ $1 Kf4 11. Ke6 $8 $18) (3... g6 $2 4. h4 $8 (4. h3 $2 g5 $8 $11) 4... Ke5 5. Ke3 $8 g5 (5... Kf5 6. Kf3 $8) 6. h5 $8 Kf5 (6... g4 7. h6 $8) 7. g4+ $8 Ke5 8. Kd3 $1 $18) (3... Kd4 $2 4. Kf3 $8 Ke5 5. Kg4 $1 Kf6 6. Kh5 $1 $18) 4. Kf3 ( 4. h3 Ke4 $1 {(or elsewhere)} ({but not} 4... g5 $2 5. Kd3 $3) ({neither} 4... g6 $2 5. Ke3 $3 Ke5 6. Kf3 $8 Kf5 7. h4 $8 {(ZZ that we will find again, changed move, on the 6th black)} g5 {(otherwise Kg4)} 8. g4+ $8 Kf6 9. h5 $8) 5. Kf2 (5. h4 Kf5 $8 6. Kf3 g6 $8 7. g4+ Kf6 $8) 5... Kf5 $1 (5... Ke5 $1) 6. Ke3 (6. Kf3 g5 $3 7. Ke3 Ke5 $1 $11) 6... Ke5 $8 {(would lose with pawn on g6)} (6... g5 $2 7. Kd4 $8) 7. Kd3 Kd5 $8 8. h4 Ke5 $8 9. Ke3 Kf5 $8 10. Kf3 g6 $3 $11 {ZZ : text on 6th}) (4. h4 Kg4 $1 (4... g5 $1 5. h5 g4 $8 $11) 5. Kf2 g5 $1 $11 {: the simplest , but everything draws except ...Kh3?}) (4. Ke3 Kg4 $8 (4... Ke5 $2 5. g4 $8) 5. Kf2 Kh3 $1 6. Kg1 g5 $1 (6... Kg4 $1) 7. Kh1 g4 $8 $11) 4... Kg5 $3 {[#]A crucial ZZ : Black has lost the space but at the price of a white concession, the pawn on g3 instead of g2.} (4... g5 $2 5. Ke3 $1 (5. g4+ $6 {has been studied at the 1st move}) (5. h3 $2 g4+ $8 6. hxg4+ Kg5 $8 $11) 5... Ke5 6. h3 $8 Kf5 { (on ...Kd5, wK runs to h5)} 7. Kd4 $8 {as seen in 3...g5?}) (4... g6 $2 5. g4+ $1 (5. h4 $1 {ZZ already seen in 4 h3}) 5... Ke5 (5... Kg5 6. Kg3 $8) 6. Kg3 $1 g5 (6... Kf6 7. Kh4 $1) 7. h4 $8 $18) (4... Ke5 $2 5. Kg4 $1 (5. h4 $1 Kf5 6. g4+ $8) 5... Kf6 6. Kh5 $1 $18) 5. h3 {This further weakening will be decisive, but there is no better way.} (5. h4+ Kh5 $8 {[#](considers ...g5! that it is not a ZZ)} (5... Kf5 $2 6. g4+ $8 Ke5 7. h5 $8) (5... Kg6 $2 6. g4 $8 Kf6 7. Ke4 $8) 6. Kf4 g6 $8 {ZZ} (6... Kh6 $2 7. Kg4 $8 {[#](ZZ that we will see again in 6 Ke3)} g6 {(...Kg6 h5+!! ...Kf6 Kf4!!)} 8. Kf3 $3 {(see Rogers-Tregubov 2001 reverse colours)} g5 {(...Kh5 Kf4!! ZZ)} 9. Kg4 $3 gxh4 10. Kxh4 $8 $18) (6... Kg6 $2 7. g4 $8 {(Kg4? ...Kh6!! ZZ, see below in 6 Ke3)} Kf6 8. h5 $8 $18) 7. Kf3 (7. Ke5 Kg4 $1 {or ...g5!}) 7... g5 $8 $11) (5. g4 Kh4 $8 {[#]} 6. Kf4 Kh3 $1 (6... g6 $1) 7. Kf5 Kxh2 $8 $11) ( 5. Ke4 {(would simply win with the white pawn on g2, or the black pawn on g6)} Kg4 $8 6. Ke5 Kh3 $8 $11) (5. -- {This would be lost, black to move :} g6 (5... Kf5 6. g4+ $8 {(wins with pawn on h2 ; h3? ...g5!!=)} Kg5 7. Kg3 $8 g6 8. h3 $1 {(or Kf3!...Kh4 Kf4!!)} Kf6 {(...Kh6 Kf4!!)} 9. Kh4 $8 $18) 6. Ke4 $1 (6. g4 $1 Kf6 7. Kf4 $8) (6. h3 $1 Kf5 7. h4 $1) 6... Kg4 7. Ke5 $8 $18 {: the pawn is more vulnerable on g6}) 5... Kf5 $8 (5... g6 $2 6. Ke4 $1 Kf6 7. h4 $1 $18) 6. h4 (6. Ke3 Ke5 $8 7. h4 (7. Kd3 g6 $2 {(a very instructive mistake)} (7... Kd5 $8 8. h4 Ke5 $8 9. Ke3 Kf5 $8 10. Kf3 g6 $8 {: text at 6th}) 8. Ke2 $3 { [%csl Ge3,Gg5] [#] (you had certainly planned this move !)} (8. Ke3 $2 g5 $3 {ZZ} ) 8... Ke4 (8... g5 9. Ke3 $8 {ZZ}) (8... Kf5 9. Ke3 $8 {(Kf3? g5!!)} Ke5 10. Kf3 $8 Kf5 11. h4 $8) 9. h4 $1 (9. Kf2 $1 g5 10. Ke2 $8) 9... Ke5 10. Ke3 $8 ( 10. Kf3 $2 Kf5 $8 11. g4+ Kf6 $8 $11) 10... g5 (10... Kf5 11. Kf3 $8 {(the ZZ of the text, 6th black move, with inverted move)} g5 12. g4+ $8) 11. h5 $8 g4 12. h6 $8 Kf6 13. Kf4 $8 $18) 7... Kf5 $8 8. Kf2 (8. Kf3 g6 $8 {: text}) 8... Kg4 $1 { (or ...Ke4! or ...g5!)} 9. Kg2 Kh5 $1 (9... g5 $1 {is the simplest}) 10. Kh3 Kg6 $1 {(or ...g6!)} 11. Kg4 (11. g4 Kf6 $1 12. Kg3 g6 $3 13. Kf3 Kf7 $8 {: far opposition}) 11... Kh6 $3 {[#](we are in a ZZ met, changed move, at the comment of 5 h4+ ; see also LF1, édition 1998, p. 83)} (11... Kf6 $2 12. Kf4 $1 Kg6 13. g4 $8 Kf6 14. h5 $8) 12. Kf5 {(idem Kf3)} (12. Kf4 Kh5 $8 13. Kf5 g5 $3 {[#]} 14. hxg5 {stalemate}) (12. Kh3 Kg6 $1 {repeat (or ...Kh5!)}) ( 12. h5 g6 $1 {or ...g5!}) 12... Kh5 $8 13. Kf4 g6 $3 {[#](now another well-known ZZ)} 14. Kf3 g5 $8 $11) (6. g4+ Kg5 $1 (6... Kf6 $1) 7. Kg3 g6 $1 (7... Kf6 $1) 8. h4+ Kf6 $8 $11) 6... g6 $3 {[#]ZZ} (6... Ke5 $2 7. Kg4 $1 (7. g4 $1 g6 8. Ke3 $8 Kf6 9. Kd4 $8) 7... Kf6 8. Kf4 $1 (8. Kh5 $2 Kf5 $8 $11 {but also h5!} ) 8... Kg6 9. g4 $8 Kf6 10. h5 $8 $18) (6... Kg6 $2 7. g4 $8 (7. Kg4 $2 Kh6 $8 {ZZ Already seen}) 7... Kf6 8. Ke4 $8 Ke6 9. h5 $1 Kf6 10. Kf4 $8 g6 11. g5+ $8 Kf7 12. h6 $8 $18) (6... g5 $2 7. g4+ $8 Kf6 8. h5 $8 $18) 7. g4+ (7. Ke3 Kg4 $1 ( 7... g5 $1 8. h5 g4 $8) 8. Kf2 g5 $1 $11) (7. -- {losing, Black to move :} Kf6 (7... g5 8. g4+ $8 {already seen}) (7... Ke5 8. Kg4 $8) 8. Kf4 $1 $18 g5+ {no longer fits more with the pawn on g3}) 7... Kf6 $8 {The White King lacks access to d4 or g4 !} (7... Ke5 $2 8. Ke3 $8 Kf6 9. Kd4 $8 Ke6 10. Ke4 $8 Kf6 11. Kd5 $8 $18 ) 8. Kf2 (8. Kf4 g5+ $8) (8. Ke3 Ke5 $1 {or on e7}) (8. Ke4 Ke6 $8 9. g5 (9. Kf4 Kf6 $8 $11) 9... Kd6 $8 10. Kf4 Ke6 $8 11. Kg4 Kf7 $8 $11) (8. Ke2 Ke6 $8 ( 8... Ke7 $2 9. Ke3 $8 Kf6 10. Kd4 $8) 9. Ke1 Kd5 $1 {(or of course on e5 or on e7)} (9... Kf6 $2 10. Kd2 $3 {[#](Mandler 1936: rectangle d2-d6-f6-f2 whose sides have odd length)} Ke6 11. Ke2 $8 Kf6 12. Kd3 $3 {overflow}) 10. Kf2 Ke4 $8 11. Kg3 Ke5 $8 12. Kf3 Kf6 $8 $11) 8... Kf7 $3 {[#]The only move, although there is an even number of squares between the two Kings! But it is the only way to keep the choice between e6 & e7.} (8... Ke7 $2 9. Ke3 $8 {ZZ} Kf7 10. Kd4 $8 Ke6 11. Ke4 $8 $18) (8... Ke6 $2 9. Ke2 $8 Kf7 10. Kd3 $3 Kf6 11. Kd4 $8 $18) (8... -- {also draw Black to move :} 9. Kf3 (9. Ke3 Ke5 $1 {or en e7}) 9... Kf7 $8 $11) 9. Ke3 (9. Kf3 Kf6 $8 10. Kf4 g5+ $3) (9. Ke2 Ke6 $1 { (or on e8)} (9... Ke7 $2 10. Ke3 $8 {ZZ})) 9... Ke7 $8 {ZZ. This just about does it !} 10. Kd3 Kd7 $8 {Idem.} 11. Kc4 (11. Kc3 Ke6 $1 {(or on e7)} 12. Kd4 (12. Kd3 Kd5 $1 {or on d7}) (12. Kd2 Kd6 $8) 12... Kd6 $8 $11) 11... Ke6 $8 {Diagonal opposition.} (11... Kc6 $2 12. h5 $8) 12. Kd4 Kd6 $8 13. Ke4 Ke6 $8 14. Kf4 (14. Kf3 Kf6 $1) 14... Kf6 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1978.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polasek, J."] [Black "0431.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3R2P1/8/3N1b2/8/5k2/3r4/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1978.??.??"] {Don't miss the 3rd & 4th moves.} 1. Nc3 $8 (1. g8=Q $2 Rd1+ $8 2. Kh2 Rd2+ $8) (1. Ne3 $2 Rxd7 $1 (1... Bxd7 $1 2. g8=Q Kxe3 $8) 2. g8=Q Rh7+ $1 3. Kg1 Kxe3 $8 $11) 1... Rg2 $1 (1... Rf2 2. g8=Q $1 Rf1+ 3. Kh2 $8 Rf2+ 4. Kg1 $8) ( 1... Rxd7 2. g8=Q $8) (1... Bxd7 2. g8=Q $8) 2. Rf7 $8 Rg5 (2... Rxg7 3. Rxg7 $8) 3. Rxf5+ $3 {[#]} Rxf5 4. Ne4 $3 {[#]} (4. g8=Q $2 Rh5+ $8 5. Kg1 Rg5+ $3 6. Qxg5 {[#]mirror stalemate}) 4... Rf4 (4... Kxe4 5. g8=Q $8) 5. Ng5+ $8 (5. g8=Q $2 Rh4+ $8 6. Kg1 Rg4+ $8) 5... Kg3 (5... Kf2 6. Nh3+ $1) 6. Kg1 $8 Ra4 7. Ne4+ $8 {[#]switchbaaaack.} Rxe4 8. g8=Q+ $8 {"None of the moves are really new, but the whole thing holds together nicely".} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kos, V."] [Black "0144.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2b5/8/4R3/1n4k1/2K5/2p5/5BN1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] {Will you win in 8 moves ?} 1. Bh3+ $8 (1. Re1 $2 c1=Q+ 2. Rxc1 Na2+ $8) (1. Re4+ $2 Kf5 $8 2. Re1 c1=Q+ 3. Rxc1 Na2+ $8) 1... Kg3 (1... Kf4 2. Rf5+ $8 {: text}) (1... Kh4 2. Re4+ $8 Kg3 (2... Kg5 3. Ne2 $18) 3. Ne2+ $1 Kxh3 4. Kxb4 $8 $18) 2. Rg5+ $8 Kf4 $1 (2... Kh4 3. Rg4+ $8 Kh5 4. Ne2 $8 $18) 3. Rf5+ $8 (3. Rg4+ $2 Ke3 $8 4. Kb2 Be5+ $1 5. Kc1 Bf4 $3 $11) 3... Ke4 (3... Ke3 4. Rf3+ $8 Ke4 5. Bf5+ $8 (5. Kb2 $2 Bf4 $1) 5... Kd5 6. Ne2 $18) 4. Ne2 $8 (4. Kb2 $2 Be5+ $8 (4... Bf4 $2 5. Ne2 $8) 5. Kc1 Bf4+ $1 6. Rxf4+ Kxf4 $11) 4... Nd5+ $1 5. Kb2 $1 (5. Kxc2 $2 Ne3+ $8) (5. Kd2 $6 Bf4+ $1 6. Ke1 c1=Q+ 7. Nxc1 Bxc1 8. Rf8 {with a supernatural win}) (5. Kb3 $6 Nf4 6. Rc5 $1 (6. Nc3+ $2 Ke3 7. Kxc2 Nxh3 $11) (6. Kxc2 $2 Nxh3 $11) 6... Nxe2 $1 (6... Nxh3 $6 7. Rxc7) 7. Kxc2 Bb6 8. Bg2+ Kd4 9. Rb5 {idem ; let's stay with what is humanly understandable}) 5... Be5+ (5... Ne3 6. Rf7 $1 (6. Nc3+ $1 Kd3 7. Rf3 $8) (6. Rc5 $1) 6... Be5+ 7. Kc1 $18) 6. Kxc2 $8 (6. Kb3 $2 Nf4 7. Kxc2 Nxh3 $11) (6. Kc1 $6 Bf4+ $1 7. Kb2 $8 Be5+ 8. Kxc2 $8 {idem}) 6... Ne3+ 7. Kd2 $8 Nxf5 8. Bg2# $1 {[#]Model mate.} 1-0 [Event "Wijk aan Zee"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ljubojevic, Lj"] [Black "Andersson, U."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B85"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] {21/417} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 (5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 { is usual for Ljubo}) 5... Qc7 6. Be2 (6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. a3 Be7 (8... Nxd4 9. Bxd4 e5) (8... Bd6 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bf4 11. Qd3 e5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 {Keres,P-Tal,M/Curaçao 1962}) 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Qe1 Nxd4 (11... Bd7 12. Qg3) 12. Bxd4 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qg3 Re8 15. Kh1 Bd8 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Rae1 Rc8 19. Bd2 {Keres,P-Kortschnoj,V/Curaçao 1962}) 6... a6 7. O-O ( 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6 dxc6) 7... Nf6 (7... b5 8. Nxc6 $1 dxc6 (8... Qxc6 9. Bf3) 9. Be3) 8. Be3 (8. a3) 8... Be7 (8... Bb4 9. Na4 (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd4 {(Na4 ... Bd6 h3 ...0-0)} c5 11. Qc4 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qe5 13. Bd2 O-O {Gligoric,S-Taimanov,M/ Buenos Aires 1960}) 9... Be7 (9... O-O 10. c4 Bd6 11. g3 Nxe4 12. Bf3 {(c5! or Rc1!)} Nf6 13. Bg2 {Apicella,M-Pogorelov,R/Andorra 1996 67/(245)}) (9... Bd6 10. Nb6 {(g3 ...Be7)} Rb8 {(...Qxb6 Nxe6)} 11. g3 Nxe4 $6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Bf3 f5 $8 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qh6 $16 {Mazzoni,G-Johansson,M/Tel Aviv 1964}) (9... Ne7 10. Nf3 b5 {(...Nxe4? Qd4)} 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. c3 Bd6 $11 {Schall,A-Villeneuve,A/Le Touquet 1977}) (9... Nxe4 $2 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Qd4 Bf8 13. Bf3 f5 {(...d5 c4!)} 14. Bh5+) (9... b5 10. Nb6 $1 Qxb6 11. Nxe6 Qb8 12. Nxg7+ Kf8 13. Bh6 Kg8 14. Nh5 $1 Nxh5 15. Bxh5 Ne5 16. f4 {(Bf4)} Ng6 17. f5 $1 {(rather than Qd4? ...Qa7!)} Bb7 18. Qd4 Qa7 19. Be3 $18) 10. c4 {[#]} (10. Nxc6) 10... Nxe4 11. c5 (11. Bf3 Nf6 12. c5 O-O 13. Rc1 Rb8 { Kamsky,G-Karpov,A/Buenos Aires 1994}) 11... O-O 12. Rc1 (12. Bf3 Ng5 13. Be2 { Kobalija,M-Leitao,R/Menorca 1996}) 12... Rd8 (12... f5 13. f4 Rb8 14. Bf3 { Shirov,A-Miladinovic,I/Belgrade 1995}) 13. Qb3 Rb8 (13... Nxd4 $2 14. Bxd4 Nd2 15. Qe3 $3 {[#](Qb6 ...Qf4!)} Nxf1 16. Bxf1 $16) (13... Nd2 $1 14. Bxd2 Nxd4 $11) 14. Rfd1 d5 $6 (14... Bf6 15. Nf3 Be7) (14... Nf6 15. Bf3 h6) 15. cxd6 Bxd6 16. Bf3 $16 {Shirov,A-Leko,P/Frankfurt 1996 67/(245)}) 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Bd7 12. e5 {"If this move gives the advantage, Black cannot play the Sicilian anymore! was J. Timman's first reaction. Then he reassured himself: "Chess has not yet reached that point". But it was in 1980 !} (12. Kh1 b5 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qc8) 13. e5 (13. a3 Rac8 14. e5 Ne8 {(...dxe5)} 15. Nf3 f6 16. exf6 {(Bd3)} Nxf6 17. Bd3 {(Svidler,P (2722)-Mamedyarov,S (2763)/Moscow 2010)} Nh5 18. Qh3 g6 19. Ng5) 13... dxe5 ( 13... Ne8 14. a3) 14. fxe5 Nxe5 {(text with Kh1 & ...b5 in addition)} (14... Ne8 $6 15. Ne4 f5 $2 16. exf6 Qxg3 {(...Bxf6 Rxf6!)} 17. fxe7 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 {1-0 Peng Xiaomin (2655)-Dydyshko,V (2525) Istanbul 2000}) (14... Nxd4 $6 15. Bxd4 { Tal,M-Hartston,W/Hastings 1973}) 15. Rxf6 $1 {[#]} (15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Bf4 f6 {(...Bd6 Ne4)} 17. Bg4 Qc4 $1 18. Bxe5 $8 fxe5 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $8 20. Qxe5 Bd6 $11) (15. Bf4 $6 Bd6) 15... Bxf6 16. Bf4 b4 (16... Qb6 {(which would be decisive with wKg1 & bPb7)} 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 19. Qe4 $16) (16... Bc6 17. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Rad8 20. Bd3 $16 {Torre,E-Schmidt,W Indonesia 1983 37/264}) 17. Ne4 Kh8 18. Nf3 (18. Rd1) 18... Qxc2 19. Nxf6 $1 (19. Nxe5 Qxe4 20. Bf3 Qf5 ) 19... gxf6 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Bd3 $1 exf4 $8 22. Qh3 $8 Qxd3 $8 23. Qxd3 $16) (12. Rae1 b5 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Kh1 b5 15. Bd3 g6 16. f5 e5 17. Be3 b4 18. Nd1 Bxe4 {(Ponkratov,P (2593)-Bryzgalin,K (2506)/Dagomys 2010)} 19. Bh6 $16) 13. a3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15. Bd3 Rad8 {Patel,A (2461)-Quesada Perez,Y (2622)/Saint Louis 2018}) (12. a3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Bd3 e5 15. fxe5 Nh5 16. Qe3 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Rf5 Qd6 19. Rxh5 g6 20. Rh3 Bd7 21. Rf3 Bf6 22. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 Landa,K (2610)-Poluljahov,A (2525)/Cappelle La Grande 2001}) (12. Rad1 Kh8 (12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Bf3 Rad8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Nd5 $1 exd5 17. exd5 Ba8 18. Rxe7 $1 Qxe7 19. Re1 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Nxd5 {(Nijboer,F (2580)-Arbakov,V (2490)/Ohrid MKD 2001)} 21. Qh4 f6 22. Be4 h6 23. Qg4) (12... b5 $6 13. e5 $1 { (Geller,E (2590)-Timman,J (2480)/Hilversum 1973)} dxe5 $6 14. fxe5 Nxe5 $2 {(.. .Ne8)} 15. Bf4 Bd6 {(text with Rad1 & ...b5 in addition, hence...)} 16. Nb3 $1 $18) 13. Nf3 Nb4 14. Rd2 d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ng5 Bc6 18. Bh5 Nd5 $1 {[#]} 19. Nxf7+ $2 (19. Nxe4 $11) 19... Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Bb5 $1 22. c4 $2 (22. Qxe4 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qxf7 $17 {rather than ...Bxf1 Bxe6}) 22... Bc5 23. Rd4 Bxc4 24. Rc1 b5 25. Bxe6 Qa7 {0-1 Anand,V (2790)-Ljubojevic,L (2565)/Monaco 2001 blindfold}) (12. Nb3 b5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. e5 Ne8 16. Nd4 f6 17. Bg4 $1 f5 18. Bf3 Rb8 {(Milliet,S (2414)-Javakhishvili,L (2460)/Baku 2007)} 19. Kh1 g6 20. Rfc1 $16) 12... dxe5 (12... Ne8 13. Rad1 dxe5 14. fxe5 f5 (14... Nxe5) 15. Bc4 (15. Nxc6 Qxc6 {(...Bxc6 Bc4)} 16. Rf4) 15... Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Bc5 17. Rh4 Rc8 {(Adorjan,A (2530)-Geller,E (2590)/Sochi 1977)} 18. Rd1 $14) 13. fxe5 Nxe5 $1 (13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc5 (14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. c3) 15. Qf2 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5) (13... Qxe5 $2 14. Nxc6 $18) 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Rad1 { Threatens Nb3.} Qb8 $1 (15... Rad8 16. Nb3 Nd5 $8 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Rxd5 f6 19. Nd4 Bc6 $6 (19... Bc8 $1) 20. Ne6 Qe7 21. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 22. Nxf8 Qxf8 23. Bxe5 Re6 24. Qc3 $2 (24. Kh1 $1 b5 {(...Qc5 Bxf6)} 25. Bg4 $18) (24. b4 $1) 24... Bd5 $3 {[#]} (24... b5 $2 25. Bg4 $1 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 fxe5 27. Be6+) 25. Rd1 Rxe5 26. Rxd5 Rxd5 27. Bc4 Qc5+ 28. Kf1 Kf8 29. Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Neurohr,S (2330)-Darga,K (2455)/Germany 1994/GER-chT2}) (15... Nf3+ $2 16. Rxf3 e5 17. Bh6 $1 Nh5 18. Nd5 $1 (18. Qg5 $1 {JT} exd4 19. Nd5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qe5 21. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 22. Qxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxd7 Rfe8 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bd3 gxh6 26. Rxf7) (18. Bxg7 $1)) (15... Ne8 $6 16. Ne4 $1 f6 17. Nxd6 Nxd6 18. Bxe5) (15... Nd5 $2 16. Nf5 $3 {[#]} exf5 17. Nxd5 Qc5+ (17... Qd8 18. Ne3) 18. Be3 Qc6 19. Nf6+ $8 Kh8 20. Qh4 $1 (20. Nxd7 {JT}) 20... gxf6 (20... h6 21. Bxh6 $1) 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Rxd6 $1 (22. Bh6 $4 Bc5+) 22... Qc7 23. Bh6 $18) (15... Rae8 16. Kh1 Qb8 17. Nb3 Bc7) 16. Rd3 $1 {[#] For Re3, but also targets other 3rd row squares. "A sparkling idea" (J. Timman).} (16. Nb3 Bc7 17. Nc5 Rc8 18. N3e4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Ng6 $11 {Arizmendi Martinez,J (2475)-Golod,V (2590)/Ubeda 2001}) (16. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 17. Rxd6 Qxd6 18. Bxe5 Qb6+ $3 {[#]} (18... Qc5+ $2 19. Rf2 $8 {threatens Bxf6 then Ne4} ) 19. Rf2 (19. Kh1 Nh5 $1) 19... Rf7 $1 $17) 16... Ne8 $1 (16... Nc4 $2 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxf6 Qxg3 19. Rxg3 $18) (16... Nxd3 $2 17. Bxd6 Qa7 18. Qxd3 $18) (16... Rc8 $1 17. Nxe6 $1 {[#]} (17. Re3 Nc4 $1 18. Bxd6 $8 Qxd6 $8 19. Nxe6 $1 Qxg3 20. Rxg3 Bxe6 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxf6 b5 $15) 17... Bxe6 $8 (17... fxe6 $2 18. Rxd6 $8 Qxd6 $2 {(...Rxc3 Qxc3+/-)} 19. Bxe5 Qc5+ 20. Rf2 $3 {[#]} Rf8 21. Ne4 $1 $18 ) (17... Ne8 $2 18. Nxg7 $1 Nxg7 19. Ne4 $1) 18. Rxd6 $8 Qxd6 19. Bxe5 Qb6+ 20. Kh1 Ne8 $8 21. Ne4 $1 (21. Bd3 Bc4) 21... Rxc2 (21... Bd5 22. Bd3) (21... Bxa2 22. Nd6) 22. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 23. Nf6+ Kf8 $8 (23... Kh8 $2 24. Qh4 $8) 24. Nxh7+ Ke7 (24... Kg8 $11) 25. Rd1 $8 (25. Bd1 Qb5) 25... Ne8 $1 (25... Rc5 26. Qxg7) 26. Qg5+ f6 $8 27. Qh6 $8 Nd6 (27... Bd7 28. Bh5 $44) 28. Qg7+ $1 (28. Qxf6+ Kd7 $8 29. Bf3 Qxb2) 28... Kd8 29. Bf3 $44) (16... Nd5 $2 17. Nf5 $3 $18) ( 16... h5 $1 17. Re3 $2 (17. Kh1 h4 18. Qxh4 Ng6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qg5 $11) 17... h4 $3 {[#]} 18. Qg5 (18. Qxh4 Ng6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 $19) 18... Ng6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17) 17. Ne4 (17. Re3 $2 Ng6 $1) 17... Bc7 (17... Nxd3 $2 18. Bxd6 Qa7 19. c3 $1 {LL} Nxd6 (19... Nxb2 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Ng5 $1 Nf6 22. Bh5 $1) 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Bxd3 $1 (21. Nxd7 Nc5 $1 22. Nxf8 Qb6 $1 23. Qe3 $1 Qxb2 24. Nfxe6 $14) 21... Nf5 (21... gxf6 22. Qh4 $1 f5 23. Qf6+ Kg8 24. Rf3 $18) 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Nxd7 $18) 18. Rc3 Nc6 $1 {Excellent defence.} (18... Bc6 {(which Andersson refused "by intuition" according to JT)} 19. Nxc6 $1 (19. Ng5 h6 $1 {(...Bd6 JT Nxh7!! for Qh4+ & Rh3)} 20. Ngxe6 fxe6 21. Nxe6 Rxf4 $1 22. Rxf4 Bd6 $1 {(... Nf7? Nxc7 ...Qxc7 Bc4 or ...Nxc7 Rxf7!)} 23. Bh5 Qc8 $1 $17) 19... Nxc6 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Nf6+ Kh8 22. Qxc7 Nxc7 23. Nd7 $1 Nd5 24. Rg3 $1 Nd4 25. Bd3 $16 {Delanoy,A (2340)-Lechtynsky,J (2430)/Kecskemet 1989}) (18... f6 19. Nc5 (19. Bg4 $2 Qa7 $1) 19... Qc8 20. Qf2 (20. Nd3 Qb8) 20... Ng6 (20... Rf7 21. Nxa6 $3 bxa6 22. Bxe5) 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 22. Bc4 $16) 19. Bxc7 Nxd4 $1 (19... Qxc7 $2 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qxc7 Nxc7 22. Nxd7 Nxd4 23. Bd3 $3 (23. Rxc7 $1 {JT} Nxe2+ 24. Kf2 $16) 23... Ndb5 24. Rc5 $1 (24. Nxf8 Nxc3 25. Rxf7) 24... b6 (24... Rfd8 25. Nb6 Rab8 26. a4 $18) 25. Rc6 Rfd8 26. Ne5 Kg8 27. a4 $18) (19... Qa7 20. Kh1 ( 20. Bd3) 20... Qxd4 $8 (20... Nxd4 $2 21. Nf6+ $3 {[#]} (21. Bd3 $2 Nf5) 21... Kh8 ( 21... Nxf6 22. Qxg7+ $3 Kxg7 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Be5 h5 25. Rxf6 $8 Kh7 26. Bf4 $1 Nf5 27. Bd3 $8 Kh8 28. Bxf5 $8 {and mate}) 22. Nxe8 (22. Nxd7) 22... Rfxe8 (22... Bxe8 23. Qxg7+ $8 Kxg7 24. Rg3+ $8 Kh8 25. Be5+ $8 f6 26. Rxf6 $8) (22... Raxe8 23. Qxg7+ $1) 23. Be5 $1 f6 24. Rxf6 $1 $18) 21. Nc5 (21. Rf4 $2 f5 $1) (21. Bf3) 21... Nxc7 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Qxe5 $8 Nxe5 24. Nxd7 $8 Nd5 25. Nxe5 Nxc3 26. bxc3 Rac8 $11) 20. Bd3 $1 Qa7 $8 21. Nc5 {"It is remarkable that, until end of the game, the King never goes to h1" (JT).} (21. Qf2 f5 22. Bg3 (22. Kh1 $2 Nxc7) 22... Bc6) (21. Rc5 $4 f5 $1 $19) 21... Bb5 $1 {Wrongly considered as a mistake by JT.} (21... Nxc7 $1 22. Bxh7+ $1 (22. Qxc7 $2 Nb5 $1) (22. Kh1 $1) 22... Kxh7 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Qh4 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 g5 25. Qh6 $1) 23. Qxg7+ $3 {[#]} Kxg7 24. Rg3+ Kh7 $11 {indicated by L. Pachman and played 33 years later in Popov Iv- Grachev B ch-RUS HL 2009}) (21... Nb5 $1 22. Kh1 $1 Bc8 $2 { (strange mistake)} (22... Nxc3 $8 23. Nxd7 $8 Nd5 $8 24. Nxf8 {(Qh4 ...f5!)} Kxf8 25. Bxh7 Nexc7 26. Qd6+ Ne7 $8 {(...Ke8? Bg6!!)} 27. Qxc7 $11) 23. Bxh7+ $3 {[#]} Kxh7 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Rh3 f5 26. Nd3 $1 (26. Bd8 $1 Qxc5 27. Be7 $8) (26. Ne4 $1 Qd4 27. Bd8 $3 {[#]} Qxe4 {(...Nf6 Bxf6)} 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh5+ $8 Kg8 {(... g6 Qg5!!)} 30. Be7 $8 $18) 26... Rf6 (26... Qd4 27. Bf4 $1) 27. Ne5 $1 (27. Qh7+ $1 Kf7 28. Be5) 27... Rh6 28. Qe7 $8 Rxh3 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 30. Qg6+ $1 Kg8 31. Rd1 $8 Nd4 32. Qf7+ $1 (32. gxh3 $2 b5 $8 33. Qe8+ Kh7 $11) (32. Ng4 $1 fxg4 33. Be5 $8 Kf8 34. Bxg7+ Ke7 35. Rxd4 $18) (32. Qe8+ $1 Kh7 33. Nf7 $1) 32... Kh7 33. Nd7 $3 Bxd7 34. Be5 $8 Rg8 35. Rd3 $3 $18 {[#]: curious echo of the 16th move}) (21... Nf5 $1 22. Bxf5 exf5 23. Be5 Bb5 $1 (23... b6 $2 24. Bb8 $1 Rxb8 25. Nxd7) 24. Rxf5 Rd8 $11) (21... Rc8 $1 22. Bxh7+ (22. Be5 Nb5) 22... Kxh7 23. Qh3+ $8 (23. Qh4+ $2 Kg8 24. Rh3 Nf3+ $3 {[#]} 25. Rfxf3 Qxc5+ 26. Rf2 f6 $19) 23... Kg8 24. Nxd7 $8 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Nxc7 26. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 27. Qg3+ Kh8 $11) 22. Be5 $1 Nc6 $1 (22... Bxd3 $6 23. Bxd4 Bxf1 24. Nxe6 $3 Qb8 $8 (24... fxe6 $2 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Qb8 $1) 25. Nxg7 $1 Qxg3 26. Rxg3 f6 $8 (26... Nxg7 $2 27. Rxg7+ Kh8 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rg6+) 27. Nxe8+ $8 Kf7 $8 28. Nxf6 Be2 29. Nxh7 Rg8 30. Ng5+ Kg6 31. Ne4+ Kf7 32. Re3 $16) (22... Nf5 $1 23. Qf2 Rd8 24. g4 Bxd3 25. cxd3 b6 $1) 23. Bxh7+ $1 {This is the theme, so to speak imposed, but it only leads to a draw.} (23. Bf4 $2 Bxd3 $1 24. cxd3 Ne7 $15) (23. Bxg7 $1 Nxg7 $8 24. Bxh7+ $8 Kxh7 $8 25. Qxg7+ $8 {as below}) 23... Kxh7 $8 (23... Kh8 $2 24. Qh4 $18) 24. Rf4 $2 {Forcing events is here a mistake...} (24. Bxg7 $3 {(wisdom)} Nxg7 $8 (24... Rg8 $2 25. Qh3+ Kxg7 26. Rxf7+ $1) 25. Qxg7+ $8 Kxg7 26. Rg3+ $8 Kh7 $11) 24... f6 $2 {But who manages to confuse one of the best defenders in the world.} (24... Nxe5 $1 25. Rh4+ Kg8 26. Qxe5 Bd7 $1 {(holding e6 for ...f7-f6)} (26... Qb6 27. a4 Bxa4 $1 28. Rch3 {(Rxa4 ...Rd8! for ...Rd5 ; or Qe4?! JT ...Nf6! Qxa4 ...Rad8)} f6 29. Qxe6+ Qxe6 30. Nxe6 Bc6 $1 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. Nxf8 Nc7 $8 $17) 27. Kh1 (27. Rch3 $2 f6 $8 28. Qd4 Bc8 29. b4 {JT} b6 $1 30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qd8 Kf7 33. Rh8 Qe7 $1 34. Qxb6 Qc7 $19) (27. Rd3 $2 Rc8 $1 28. b4 Rxc5 $3 29. bxc5 b5 $1 $19) (27. Kf1 $2 f6 $1 28. Qh5 Bb5+ $1 29. Ke1 f5 $19) (27. Qg5 $6 { (for ...f5? Qe7!! ...Rf7 Rh8+!!)} e5 $1 28. Qe7 Rc8 $1 29. b4 Rc7 $1 30. Rh8+ Kxh8 31. Qxf8+ Kh7 32. Qxf7 Qb6 $8 $17) 27... b6 $1 (27... f6 28. Qe2 $1) 28. Rch3 (28. Qh5 f5 $1) 28... f6 $8 29. Qh5 {(this tripling intimidates, but...)} e5 $8 {(threat was Qg6)} 30. g4 $8 Bc6+ $1 31. Kg1 b5 $1 32. b4 $8 (32. Qg6 $2 Qxc5+ $8 {soon followed by a ...Qe4+}) 32... Be4 $8 33. g5 $8 fxg5 $8 34. Rxe4 $8 Nf6 35. Qg6 Rae8 $17) (24... f5 $3 25. Rh4+ (25. a4 Nxe5 26. Rh4+ Kg8) 25... Kg8 26. Qg6 (26. a4 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 Bd7 $8 28. Kh1 b5 $19) 26... Nxe5 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 $8 (27... Nf7 $4 28. Rch3 $8 Qxc5+ 29. Kh1 $18) 28. Qxe5 (28. Rch3 Qxc5+ 29. Kh1 Ng6 $8 30. Qxg6 Kf8 $8 31. Qe6 Nf6 $8 $19 {JT}) 28... Rd8 $1 ( 28... Qb6 29. Rch3 Rd7 $8 30. c4 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Bd7) 29. Rch3 Re7 $3 {[#](forgotten by Timman and all others)} (29... Rd1+ $1 30. Kf2 Rf1+ {(or ...Re7!)} 31. Kg3 f4+ $6 {(...Rf6!)} 32. Kg4 Nf6+ 33. Kg5 {(that JT believes to be winning)} Re7 $3 34. Qxe7 $2 {(Ne6! ...Kf7! Nd8+ ...Ke8 Rh8+ ...Kd7 Qf5+! ...Kd6=)} Qxc5+ $8 35. Qxc5 Ne4+ $8 36. Kg6 Be8+ $8 37. Kf5 Nxc5 $17) (29... Rf6 $2 {(...Rc7?? allow mate in 2)} 30. c4 $1 {JT} Kf7 $11) 30. Qxe7 (30. Rh8+ Kf7 31. Qxf5+ Nf6 32. Rxd8 Re1+ $8 33. Kf2 Rf1+ $8) 30... Rd1+ $8 31. Kf2 Rf1+ $8 32. Kg3 (32. Ke3 Re1+ $8) 32... Qb8+ $8 {and mate in 2, making the Ljubo's "most beautiful" game ... Andersson's most beautiful one !}) 25. Rh4+ Kg8 26. Qh3 $8 {"Mating threat in 3, where the white knight, even if pinned, plays a role" (JT).} Nd8 $1 (26... f5 $1 27. Rh8+ (27. Bxg7 $2 Nxg7 $8 28. Rh7 Bc4 $3 {[#]} 29. Rxc4 {(on Rxg7+ the bK will escape by e5-d6)} b5 $8 30. Rc3 Ne5 $1 $17) 27... Kf7 28. Qh5+ $8 Ke7 29. Qg6 (29. Qg5+ Kf7 $8 $11 30. Bxg7 $2 Nxg7 31. Rh7 Rg8 $8 32. Kh1 Nd8 $3 33. Ne4 {(Qh5+ Kf8!!)} Qd4 $3 34. Rc7+ Bd7 $8) 29... Qxc5+ $8 (29... Nd8 $2 30. Rh7 { (better Bxg7! ...Rxh8 Bxh8)} Rg8 $8 31. Bd4 Qb8 $2 {(...b6!=)} 32. Nd3 $3 {[#]} b6 33. Be5 $3 {(Qg5+? ...Kf8 Ne5 ...Qd6!)} Qa7 34. Bxg7 $18 {: the precaution Be5!! will allow a future Ne5 on ...Nf7}) (29... Rxh8 $2 30. Qxe6+ $8 Kf8 31. Qxf5+ $8 Nf6 {(otherwise Qe6+ & Bd6+)} 32. Bxf6 $8 Rh6 33. Bxg7+ $1) 30. Rxc5 Rxh8 31. Bf4 Nd8 (31... Rf8 32. a4 $1 {(Bg5+ ...Kd6!)} Bxa4 33. b3) 32. Rc3 Bc6 33. Rd3 Nf7 34. Bd2 $44) (26... Nxe5 $2 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Qxe6+ Kg6 29. Rg3+) (26... Qxc5+ $2 27. Rxc5 Nxe5 28. Rh8+ $1 Kf7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 {(can you win a piece ?)} 30. Qa3 $3 {[#]JT} Kg8 31. Rxb5 $18) 27. Bd4 $8 b6 $8 (27... Qb8 $2 28. Nxe6 Nxe6 29. Qxe6+ Rf7 30. Rch3 $18) (27... e5 $2 28. Rh8+ $8 Kf7 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Ne6+ Nxe6 31. Bxa7 Nf4 32. Bc5+) 28. Nxe6 (28. a4 e5) 28... Nxe6 29. Qxe6+ Qf7 30. Qe4 {"Andersson would certainly have found the rescue, had he not been as if bewitched by White's play (besides his time difficulties)" (J. Timman).} g5 $2 (30... Qxa2 $1 $11 31. Qxa8 $2 (31. Qh7+ $1 Kf7 32. Qh5+ g6 $2 {(...Kg8!=)} 33. Qh7+ $8 Ng7 34. Rc7+ $1 {(h3!)} Ke6 35. Re4+ Kd5 36. Re1 $1 Rae8 {(...Kxd4 Qh4+!)} 37. Rd1 $3 $18) 31... Qb1+ $1 (31... g5 $6 { JT} 32. h3 $3 {[#](Rh6? as Rg4? is met with ...Qb1-f1-e1+!)} gxh4 33. Qe4 $1 Bd7 $1 {(...Qf7 Qxh4)} 34. Qxh4 Rf7 $17) 32. Kf2 Qf1+ $8 33. Kg3 Qe1+ $8 34. Bf2 (34. Kh3 Bd7+ 35. g4 g5 $19) 34... Qe5+ $8 35. Kh3 Qe6+ $1 (35... Nd6 36. Qf3 $1) 36. Kg3 Nd6 $1 $19) (30... f5 $2 {(was often excellent, but is no longer !)} 31. Rch3 $3 (31. Qxa8 $2 Qe7 $1) 31... Qc4 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 (34... Qf7 35. Bxg7+ $3 Nxg7 36. Rh8+) 35. Qh7+ $8 Kf7 (35... Kf8 36. Bxg7+ $3) 36. Rf3+ $8 Ke7 37. Qh4+ $3 (37. Bxg7 $2 Kd8 $1) 37... Kd7 38. a4 $3 {[#]} (38. Qg4+ $2 Qe6 $8 39. Rf7+ Kd6 $8 40. Qf4+ Kc6 $1) 38... Bc6 { (decisive blocking of this square)} (38... Bxa4 39. b3 $1) (38... Qxa4 39. Rf7+ $1 Kc8 40. b3 $3 {(Qg4+?? ...Bd7!)} Qb4 41. Qg4+) 39. Qg4+ $8 Qe6 40. Rf7+ $8 Kd6 41. Qf4+ $1 Kd5 42. c4+ $1 Kxc4 43. Be5+ Kb3 44. Qe3+ Kxa4 45. Rf4+) 31. Rh6 $1 (31. Rg3 $1 Qg7 (31... Ra7 32. Rxg5+ $1) 32. Qxa8) 31... Ra7 (31... Bd7 32. Rf3 Ra7 33. Rfxf6 Nxf6 34. Bxf6) 32. Rch3 $1 (32. Rg3 $1) 32... Qg7 33. Rg6 Rff7 34. c4 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kolegaieva, E."] [Black "1468.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N4/2b1Q3/7r/1R1P2Np/np1kp3/1P3P2/3PP3/nb5K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Latting, CH."] [Black "1824.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R1p3Kp/Q7/6RB/1r2kp2/1N2r3/8/4n1B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1915.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mansfield, C."] [Black "1145.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p3p3/R7/p2k4/B1pbN1N1/1pP3K1/1Pn5/3Q4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1915.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kisis, I."] [Black "1888.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4R2b/B6B/8/4r1pb/3NP3/Q1r1k1K1/R3p3/1n1nN3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fethers, CD."] [Black "1582.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/6r1/3P1R2/1bbNkN2/3R2B1/Q2P2p1/6K1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Okonkovski, P."] [Black "4258.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6KB/2Np1N2/1p1Q2P1/1pq5/1Rb1k3/8/3PBRn1/4n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1957.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bluhm, G."] [Black "1851.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1b3/B1p3R1/3kB3/7r/1P1N1P2/4R3/6Q1/2r5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1961.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "1253.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q7/2p5/2RP4/4p3/2n1Rp2/5kPP/b1B1p3/4B2K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hawkins, X."] [Black "1555.44"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r6/n4p2/1P1R1P2/NBk1p3/bp1NP3/1p1R4/1P1Q4/2K3B1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1951.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Brehmer, S."] [Black "1274.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Qb2b3/6n1/3pP3/2B3R1/3Npk1P/3Rp2K/4P3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1951.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hermanson, H."] [Black "4585.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B3rbb/p7/6pp/1R1p4/2PkNNR1/1Q3PpK/4B1P1/2q1n3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1974.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Volchek, V."] [Black "4025.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1KB1kBnN/2p1P1p1/1p6/6N1/8/QpqP4/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2013.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Makaronetz, L & Volchek V"] [Black "1344.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p1p1Q3/2p5/2PkN3/8/2PPp1rb/K3B2n/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fabel, K."] [Black "1745.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/QB5b/2NpP3/1Prk2K1/P5pn/4Rp1r/3N4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1949.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rossetti, JL."] [Black "1414.82"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/RP1NPP1P/3r4/P2k1P2/6p1/3P1nP1/7p/5K1Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1949.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sygurov, A."] [Black "1482.56"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K1Q5/3PrP2/2pNqp2/5R2/pNpP1p1b/2B1kP2/5pP1/3b1B2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#2 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Barna, L."] [Black "3050.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/BB6/8/8/7k/q6P/5K1b b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1959.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Marysko, M."] [Black "3112.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6p1/8/4kBP1/8/2p3qN/4K1NR b K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1959.??.??"] {Presented at the parallel open of the Lithuanian Championship 2018.} -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Novomesky, D."] [Black "0601.20"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3k2N1/3r3r/1P3K2/P7/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Selivanov, A."] [Black "1578.54"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n3b3/1rPp4/Pp3p1N/pK2k1P1/Q2R1N2/2B1n1b1/P2P4/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {M. Mladenovic version. Presented at the Branko Atanackovic Memorial 2018.} -- 0-1 [Event "h#5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bienabé, A."] [Black "0001.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N6/8/8/3k4/8/4p1P1/1p1p1P2/1K6 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] 1-0

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