march 30 2021

In this session, the teacher did not have the slightest technical problem in reaching the virtual meeting room, nor in sharing his screen on the conference software.

So no more reticence about getting started!

The core group was there, stealthily joined by Olivier who was discreet, probably due to microphone problems.

Below is the Master's report with a superb minimalist study and a game of the day from our favourite arsonist 

Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)


Master's word


"Is it not normal and legitimate to ask: Why has an infectious disease that has lost much of its virulence since the spring of 2020 become the sole subject of concern for the government and the dominant media, while the collateral ravages of this crisis are systematically left to be forgotten? Why have the treatments - which are effective - to cure covid been denigrated and even banned, while at the same time it is claimed, in high places, that everything is being done to protect the most fragile? Why has not a single minister or doctor on TV seen fit to give the French people recommendations for stimulating their immune defences, which are after all the best bulwark against the disease? Why is a solution as risky as mass vaccination (with perfectly unpredictable health consequences) promoted to the rank of miracle solution, in defiance of all the warnings issued by many courageous and independent doctors and researchers? Why, finally, is any thought, any reflection that does not conform to the official dogma systematically excluded from the media field, when it is not purely and simply criminalised? (Alain Leduc).

MachiavelThibon 2

"He who controls the fear of people becomes the master of their souls" (N. Machiavelli).

"... This scourge that makes us all sick The Lord journalism and its pantalonnades The daily right that a fool has to fool Three or four thousand fools at lunch" (A. de Musset speaking of the press: he did not know television, let alone the Gafamesque dictatorship).

"All that is not eternity found is lost time" (G. Thibon).

Chess are each day "less and less foreign to me and more and more unknown" (G. Thibon's formula speaking... of God!).

"The Pfizer trial will end in 2022... By then, anyone who is vaccinated will be a subject of biomedical protocol... A guinea pig. "(A. Henrion-Caude).

"We've Only Just Begun" (Karen Carpenter, no relation to the US elections, of course).    

"For even before judging the criminal and the innocent, it is the judges first of all who must be brought together" (R. Brasillach, no relation to French current events, of course).

"SOS-baleines wants to save the whales, SOS-racism wants to save racism" (J. Baudrillard).

"I break and do not bend (F.R. de Lamennais).

"You give hope to thousands of people -- and who gives it to me? (Dalida's reply).

Genesis of the "master class". Dijon 1975. Your "master-bidon" comes to play the French championship. Following a complication of little interest, he decides to forfeit the championship, but nevertheless to stay on, becoming a simple journalist and enjoying the gastronomy of Dijon. And in fact, enjoying himself at the Vinarium (which seems to have survived 46 years later) in the company of Bernard Vallée, a friend for 5 years, he gladly accepted his proposal for a quasi-monthly course at the Paris Saint-Lazare railwaymen's circle (!) which he presided over, along with that of playing for the team (see testimony http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/en/pages/tools/cb-2009/les-positions-du-3-mars-2009.html : game against Julve). A decade later, one might have superficially thought that this constraint was going to prevent him from winning the title (1986-88), but it was not the case. And what a pleasure it was to meet up with his "pupils" - sic - once this chore was over!

Zinar 4

"As far as possible". This theme was dealt with about ten times in our course and in detail on a forum, formerly of good quality. It concerns especially Rooks endgames. It is true that, in general, a rook should make the most of its "long march" quality. But exceptions are always interesting. See the first 2 examples of http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/en/pages/cours/cat-2019/october-29-2019.html and the 4th of http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/cours/cat-2019/5-fevrier-2019.html Our example concerns a T + 2P / C + 2P fight. The "short march piece" is beaten.

The "middle ground". Another theme often discussed here, including 3 times... in the Bird-Morphy analysis-fleuve alone http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/en/pages/cours/cat-2020/january-28-2020.html And also: art imitating nature, or the other way around. It is too late to ask Mikhail Zinar if he was aware of the Neï-Taïmanov game when he composed his little jewel, but it is amusing to find the choice between the same 3 squares: f3, f4 & f5. Triumph of the "middle way" dear to Montaigne!

For relaxation, a King putting on seven-league boots, then another King willingly exposing himself to a battery, followed by a self-pinning.

Exercises for the end of April: a Hungarian grandmaster's work on Bishop and pawn against two pawns. Containing, not surprisingly, a bunch of "ZZ". A few amusing pieces to follow. Two where it is a question of mate, one where it is rather the stalemate.

Salov shirov

In today's game, the chessboard is set on fire in a very natural way. And the virtual game is even more exciting, with the black Queen in particular in the limelight (see the continuations on the 16th, then the 19th white and black).

Training: among the 2#, of very different origins, the 1st, 3rd, 5th to 8th, 10th & 12th should take a little more time. As for the very last one, it's heads or tails: 10 seconds or 4 minutes!

Loschinsky 4A 3# where I leave you the solution, it's rare, but it's quite complex, by an unknown named Elizarov. Look at the wall chessboard: historic in the sense that the 2 best composers of the 20th century (limiting ourselves to the direct ones), apart from Havel, appear on the same photo: Loschinsky (on the right) and Rudenko (standing) as a simple student! Along with four other stars: Bron, Kazantsev, Umnov and Korolkov. It reminds me of some classes in Clichy where the average of the room was 2,450 zelo. I was a little more (really?) careful not to say (too much) nonsense.

Kainer

This is followed by a Czech festival of model mates, then two 4#, including a strange and remarkable Pickaninny, where White enjoys a certain square.

In the 2# helpmate, three self-locks on the same square, then a perfect echo-chameleon in 3#. The 7# helpmate shows promotions, but it is not an AUW. Let's finish with a superb Macedonian selfmate, showing an (elongated) St Andrew's cross from the white Bishop.

Have a good time. See you in a month if Deus vult.

PGN Reader

Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nisipeanu LD, Nevednichy V"] [Black "0103.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/6p1/3pk2p/1R1n3P/8/5PP1/6K1 w - - 0 50"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {72/F11} 50. f4+ $8 Ke4 51. Kf2 $8 $18 Kd3 52. Rb7 $8 f5 (52... Ne2 53. Rxf7) 53. Rb6 $1 (53. g3 $2 Ne2 $1 54. Rg7 d4 $1 55. Rxg6 Nc3 $8 {(prevents the return on the "d" column)} 56. Rg5 Kc2 $3 {[#]} (56... Ke4 $2 57. Rxh5 $8 $18) (56... Ne4+ $2 57. Kg2 $3 {(Kf3? will allow ...d1Q+)} Nxg5 58. hxg5 $18) 57. Rxf5 (57. Rxh5 d3 $8 58. Rh8 d2 $8 59. Rd8 d1=Q $11) 57... d3 $8 58. Rf8 d2 $8 59. Rd8 d1=Q 60. Rxd1 Nxd1+ (60... Kxd1 61. Kf3 Nd5 $8 62. g4 Kd2 $1 63. g5 Kd3 $8 $11) 61. Ke2 (61. Kf3 Kd3 $8 62. f5 Ne3 $8 63. f6 Ng4 $8) 61... Nc3+ $1 62. Ke3 Nd5+ 63. Ke4 Ne7 $1 64. f5 Nc6 $8 65. Kd5 Nd8 $8 $11) (53. Rg7 $1 {idem}) (53. Rd7 Ke4 54. Rd6 $1) 53... Ne2 54. Rxg6 $8 (54. g3 $2 d4 $1 (54... Nc3 $1 55. Rxg6 d4 $8 {idem}) 55. Rxg6 Nc3 $8 56. Rh6 Kc2 $3 {as above}) (54. Kf3 $6 Ng1+ $1 55. Kf2 $8 Ne2 56. Rxg6 $8 {: text}) 54... Nxf4 55. Rh6 $1 (55. Rg8 $1 d4 ( 55... Ke4 56. Re8+ $1 Kd3 57. g3 $1) 56. Kf3 $1 Ne2 57. Rh8 $1 Kd2 58. Rxh5 d3 59. Rh8 $1 $18) 55... Ke4 56. g3 $1 Nd3+ 57. Kg2 $3 {[#]A remarkable decision: paradoxical decentralisation of the king! The idea is to defend the g3-pawn by anticipating the push ...f5-f4.} (57. Ke2 $2 d4 $1 (57... f4 $1 58. Rxh5 fxg3 $8 {(...d4? Kd2!!)} 59. Rg5 Nf4+ $1 {or ...g2!}) 58. Rxh5 (58. Kd2 Ne5 $1 59. Rxh5 f4 $1 60. gxf4 Kxf4 $11) 58... f4 $8 59. Kd2 (59. Rh8 fxg3 $8 60. Rg8 Nf4+ $1) (59. Rg5 f3+ $3 {[#](nor ...fxg3 Rxg3! rather than h5? ...Nf4+!! Ke1 ...Nxh5!! ; neither ...Ne5? h5! ...d3+ Kf2!!)} 60. Kf1 Ne5 $3 {(...Ke3 Rd5! rather than h5? ... Nf2!!)} 61. Kf2 $1 {(h5? ...d3!! Ke1 ...Nc4!! -+)} Nd3+ 62. Kf1 $11) 59... Ne5 $3 {[#]} (59... fxg3 $2 60. Rg5 $3 Ne5 61. Rxg3 $8 Kf4 62. Rb3 $3 Kg4 63. h5 $8 Nf7 64. Rb7 $1 Nh6 65. Rb5 $8 Nf5 66. Kd3 $8 Kf4 67. Rb2 $3 {[#](Rb1? : not as far as possible )} Kg5 68. Rh2 $8 Kh6 69. Ke4 $8 $18 {: would be impossible with the R on h1}) 60. gxf4 (60. Rg5 $2 Nf3+) 60... Nf3+ $1 (60... Kxf4 $1) 61. Ke2 d3+ $1 62. Kd1 Kxf4 $8 63. Rh8 Kg4 $8 64. h5 Kg5 $1 (64... Ng5 $1) 65. h6 Kg6 $1 66. h7 Nh4 $8 $11) 57... f4 (57... d4 58. Rxh5 $8 Ne5 (58... f4 59. Rh8 $3 fxg3 60. Kxg3 $1 {: wK is better than on e2}) 59. Rg5 $1 Ng4 (59... d3 60. Kf2 $1 Ng4+ {(...f4 h5! ...fxg3+ Rxg3!)} 61. Ke1 $8) 60. Rg8 $1 (60. h5 $2 d3 $8 61. Kf1 Ke3 $8 $11) (60. Kf1 $1) 60... d3 61. Re8+ $1 Ne5 62. Kf1 $18) (57... Ne1+ 58. Kf1 $8 Nf3 59. Rxh5 $1 $18) 58. Rxh5 $8 d4 (58... f3+ 59. Kf1 $8 d4 60. Rh8 $3 {[#](as far as possible on the column? Sometimes yes, but still !)} (60. Rh6 $2 Ne5 $8 61. Re6 {(Ke1 ...f2+!)} d3 $8 62. Ke1 {(a symmetry that will be found again, but with the Rook on e8)} Kd4 $8 $11 63. Kf2 $2 {(Re8! ... Ng4!!= and not h5? ...Nc4!!-+)} d2 $8 64. Rd6+ Kc3 $8 $19 65. Ke3 Nc4+ $8) (60. Rh7 $2 Ne5 $8 61. Ke1 {(Re7 ...d3!! Ke1 ...Kd4!! as on 60 Rh6?)} d3 $8 62. Re7 $1 {(Rh8 ...Ke3 Rf8!! also leads to a draw)} Kd4 $8 63. h5 {(idem on Re8) } Ng4 $8 {(threatens ...f2+)} 64. Rf7 $1 {(or on d7)} Ke3 $1 65. Re7+ $8 Kd4 $8 $11) (60. Ra5 $2 {(or on b5)} Ne5 $8 61. h5 d3 $1 $11 {(or ...Ng4!)} 62. Ke1 $6 {(h6! ...d2 Ra1=)} Nc4 $1 63. Ra2 $8 Ke3 $1 64. Kd1 $8 Ne5 $1 65. h6 $8 Ng4 $1 66. h7 $1 f2 $8 67. Rxf2 $8 Nxf2+ $8 68. Kc1 $8 d2+ 69. Kb2 $8 d1=Q $17) 60... Ne5 61. Re8 $1 (61. h5 $2 {(likewise Rd8?)} d3 $8 $11) (61. Ke1 $1 d3 62. Re8 $8 {idem}) 61... d3 {(now a little royal waltz: we want to come in f2, but not in a hurry)} 62. Ke1 $3 {[#](nice symmetry, no ?)} (62. Rd8 $2 Ng4 $3 63. h5 Ke3 64. Re8+ $8 Kd4 $8 $11) (62. Kf2 $4 d2 $8 63. Rd8 Nd3+ $1 { wins}) 62... Kd4 (62... Kf5 63. Kf2 $1) 63. Kf2 $3 {[#](subtle point)} (63. Rd8+ $2 Ke3 $8 64. Rf8 $1 f2+ 65. Rxf2 $8 d2+ 66. Rxd2 Nf3+ $8) (63. h5 $2 { (seems to be winning, but the cavalry will be unleashed)} Ng4 $3 64. Kd2 Nf6 $3 {(... f2? Rf8+-)} 65. Rd8+ $1 {(Rf8?! is dangerous : ...Ne4+!! Kc1!! ...Ke3! h6!! .. .d2+ Kc2!! ...Ke2 Rd8! ...f2 Rd4!!=)} Ke4 $8 {(threatens ...f2)} 66. Rxd3 Nxh5 $8 {(the same move would have followed Rf8; and of course ...f2? Re3+!!)} 67. Re3+ $1 Kf5 $8 68. Rxf3+ Kg4 $8 $11) 63... d2 (63... Ng4+ 64. Kxf3 $8) (63... Ke4 64. Rxe5+ $3 Kxe5 65. Ke3 $8 $18) 64. Rd8+ $8 {(losing with bK in e4 but winning with the bK in d4)} Kc3 65. Ke3 $8 $18 {: as we have seen, the Rook could not be on d6 because of ...Nc4+ and could not access d7 either; d8 is the only square}) (58... Ne1+ 59. Kf1 $1 Nc2 (59... Nf3 60. Rh8 $1) 60. Rg5 $1 Ne3+ 61. Ke1 $18) (58... Ne5 59. Rg5 $1 (59. Rh8 $1) 59... f3+ 60. Kf2 $8 Nd3+ (60... d4 61. Rxe5+ $1) 61. Kf1 $18) (58... fxg3 59. Rg5 $1 (59. Rh8 $1 ) 59... Nf4+ 60. Kxg3 $8 $18) 59. Rh6 $2 (59. Rh8 $3 f3+ (59... Ne5 60. gxf4 $1 Kxf4 61. Rg8 $1) 60. Kf1 $8 Ne5 61. Re8 $1 d3 62. Ke1 $3 {as above}) ( 59. Rb5 $2 {(or on a5)} f3+ $8 60. Kg1 $1 Ne5 $8 61. h5 d3 $3 {[#]} (61... Ng4 $2 { (which would also be valid on 60 Kf1)} 62. Rb6 $3 d3 63. h6 $8 d2 64. Rd6 $8 {(there ...Ne3+ if wKf1)} Nxh6 65. Rxd2 $8 $18) 62. h6 d2 $1 63. Rb1 Nf7 $1 64. h7 Ke3 $8 65. Kf1 Nh8 $1 $11) 59... f3+ $8 (59... Ne1+ $2 60. Kf1 $3 (60. Kh3 $6 Nf3 $1 61. Re6+ Kd5) 60... Nc2 61. Rg6 $1 d3 62. h5 $1 Kf3 (62... d2 63. Ke2 $8) 63. gxf4 $8 d2 64. Rd6 $8 Ne3+ 65. Kg1 Kxf4 66. Rxd2 $8 Kg5 67. Rd3 $1 Ng4 68. Rd5+ $1 (68. Rh3 $1) 68... Kh6 69. Ra5 Nf6 70. Ra6 $8 Kg5 71. h6 $8 $18 ) 60. Kf1 Ne5 $8 61. h5 (61. Ke1 $6 f2+ $1 (61... d3 $1 62. Re6 Kd4 $8 $11 {have been studied}) 62. Kf1 $8 d3 63. Rf6 $3 $11) ({We know that} 61. Re6 d3 $8 62. Ke1 Kd4 $8 $11 {gives nothing}) 61... d3 $8 (61... Ng4 $2 62. Rg6 $1 (62. Rd6 $1) 62... Ne3+ (62... Kf5 63. Rd6 $1 Kg5 64. Rxd4 Kxh5 65. Rf4 $1 Kg5 66. Kg1 $3 Ne5 67. Kh1 $3 {[#](for ...Ng4 Rxf3)} Kg6 68. g4 $1 Kh6 {(...f2 Kg2!!)} 69. Kh2 $1) 63. Ke1 $1 (63. Kf2 Nd1+ 64. Ke1 $2 {(Kg1!! : echo of 57 Kg2!!)} f2+ $8 65. Kf1 {(Ke2 ...d3+)} Kf3 $8 66. Rf6+ $8 Kxg3 $8 67. h6 d3 $3 {(...Ne3+? Ke2 . ..Ng4 Rf3+!!)} 68. Re6 d2 $8 69. h7 Nb2 $3 $11 {: no Rd3}) 63... Kf5 (63... d3 64. Re6+ $1) 64. Rd6 $1 $18) 62. Rd6 Nc4 $8 (62... Ke3 $2 63. h6 $1 d2 64. h7 $8 Nd3 65. Re6+ $3 Ne5 (65... Kd4 66. h8=Q+ $8) 66. Rxe5+ $8 Kd4 (66... Kd3 67. Rd5+ $1) 67. h8=Q d1=Q+ 68. Re1+) (62... Nf7 $2 63. Re6+ $8 Ne5 (63... Kf5 64. Re1 $3 Kg4 65. Kf2 $8 Ng5 66. h6 $8) 64. Ke1 $3 {(on the 58th, the pawn was only on h4)} Kd4 65. h6 $8 $18) 63. Rd8 (63. Re6+ Kf5 $1 (63... Kd4 $1) 64. Re8 d2 $8 $11) 63... Ne3+ $8 (63... d2 $2 64. Kf2 $8 $18) 64. Ke1 Ng4 $8 (64... Nf5 $2 65. g4 $1 Nd4 66. h6 $18) 65. Kd2 Ne5 $2 (65... Nf6 $8 66. Rf8 (66. h6 $2 f2 $19) (66. Ra8 f2 $8 67. Ra4+ Ke5 68. Rf4 Nxh5 $11) (66. Rxd3 Nxh5 $8 67. Re3+ Kf5 $8 68. Rxf3+ Kg4 $8 $11 {LDN}) 66... Nxh5 $8 {(controling f4)} 67. g4 Nf4 $1 (67... Ng3 $1) 68. Re8+ Kd4 $8 $11) (65... f2 $2 66. Rf8 $8 $18) (65... Nh2 $2 66. Re8+ $8 (66. Rf8 $2 Nf1+ $8 67. Kd1 Nxg3 $3 68. h6 Nf5 $8 69. h7 f2 $8 $11) 66... Kd4 67. Rf8 $8 $18) 66. Rf8 $3 $18 {[#]} Nc4+ {On another move by Knight follows Rf4+.} 67. Kc3 $1 (67. Kd1 $6 Ke3 (67... Ne3+ 68. Ke1 $8 Ng4 {(.. .Nf5 g4!)} 69. Kd2 $8 {(against ...Ke3)} Ne5 70. Rf4+) 68. Re8+ $8 Kd4 69. h6 $8 Kc3 70. h7 $8 Nb2+ 71. Ke1 $8 d2+ 72. Kf2 $8 d1=Q 73. h8=Q+ Kc2 74. Rc8+ $1 Kb1 75. Qh7+ $1) 67... Ke3 (67... d2 68. Kc2 $1 Ke3 69. Re8+ $8 Kd4 70. h6 $8 f2 71. Rf8 $8 Ke3 72. h7 $8 Nb2 (72... Ke2 73. Rxf2+ $8) 73. Re8+ $1 Kf3 74. Kxd2 $8 $18) 68. h6 $1 (68. Re8+ $1 Kf2 69. h6 $1 $18) 68... Nd6 (68... d2 69. Re8+ $1 Kf2 70. Kc2 $18) 69. h7 $8 d2 70. Rxf3+ $8 Ke2 (70... Kxf3 71. h8=Q $8 d1=N+ (71... d1=Q 72. Qh5+ $8) 72. Kd2) 71. Rd3 $1 Nb5+ 72. Kc4 $8 (72. Kc2 $2 Na3+ $8 73. Kb3 Kxd3 $8 $11) 72... Na3+ 73. Rxa3 $1 (73. Kd4 Nb5+ 74. Ke4 $8 Nc3+ 75. Rxc3 $8) 73... d1=Q 74. h8=Q $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Nei I, Taimanov M"] [Black "0000.22"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2kp4/p7/8/6K1/2P5/P7/8 b - - 0 44"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "1981.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {EFI 269 ; EFI bis 280 ; 31/100.} 44... Kc6 45. Kf5 $2 {Awarded a "!" by MT.} (45. Kf3 $2 Kb5 $8 46. Ke3 Ka4 $8 47. Kd4 Ka3 $8 48. Kc5 Kxa2 $8 49. Kb4 Kb2 $1 50. c4 Kc2 $8 $19) (45. Kf4 $3 {(the middle ground !)} Kd5 (45... Kb5 46. Ke5 $8 {: text}) (45... Kc5 46. Ke3 $8) 46. Ke3 $8 {(there is no more ...Ka4!!)} Kc4 47. Kd2 $8 $11) 45... Kb5 $2 (45... Kd5 $3 {(body interposition)} 46. Kf6 (46. Kf4 Kc4 $8 47. Ke4 Kxc3 48. Kd5 a5 $1 49. Kc5 a4 $1) 46... a5 $8 47. Ke7 a4 $8 48. Kxd7 (48. a3 Kc4 $8) 48... a3 $8 49. Kc7 Kc4 $19 {: wK will not reach c2}) 46. Ke5 $1 {Possible was also Kf6! but who would play that ?} Kc5 (46... Kc4 47. Kd6 $8 Kxc3 48. Kxd7 $8 a5 49. Kc6 $1 a4 50. Kd5 $3 {[#]} a3 (50... Kb2 51. Kc4 $1 Kxa2 52. Kc3 $8 $11) 51. Ke4 $8 Kb2 52. Kd3 $8 Kxa2 53. Kc2 $8 $11) 47. Kf6 $3 {[#]Bypass.} a5 48. Ke7 $8 d5 (48... Kc4 49. Kxd7 $8 a4 50. Kd6 $1 (50. Kc6 $2 a3 $8) 50... a3 51. Ke5 $8 Kxc3 52. Ke4 $8 $11 {as already seen}) 49. a4 $1 (49. Ke6 $1 a4 50. a3 $8 (50. Ke5 $2 a3 $8 $19) 50... Kc4 51. Ke5 $1 Kxc3 52. Kxd5 $8 Kb3 53. Kd4 $8 Kxa3 54. Kc3 $8 $11) 49... Kc4 50. Kd6 $1 d4 51. cxd4 $8 Kxd4 52. Ke6 $1 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zinar, M."] [Black "0000.11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p6/8/P7/6K1/8/3k4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Incredible that it took until 2015 for this study to be published !} 1. Kf4 $3 {The middle ground.} (1. Kf5 $2 Kc3 $8 2. Ke5 Kb4 $8 $19) (1. Kf3 $2 Kd3 $8 2. Kf2 Kc4 $8 3. a6 bxa6 $8 4. Ke2 Kc3 $1 5. Kd1 Kb2 $8 $19) 1... Kc3 ( 1... Kd3 2. Ke5 $3 {[#](up)} Kc4 3. Kd6 $8 Kb5 4. Kc7 $8 $11) 2. Ke3 $3 {[#]Down.} Kb4 3. a6 $8 bxa6 4. Kd2 $8 Kb3 5. Kc1 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1971.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mitrofanov, L."] [Black "0006.21"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n7/P7/K7/5P2/3n2p1/8/8/4k3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1971.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. Kb7 $8 (1. f6 $2 g3 $1 2. f7 (2. Kb7 g2 $1 3. Kxa8 g1=Q 4. Kb7 Qg2+ 5. Kb8 Nc6+) 2... Ne6 $8 3. Kb7 g2 $8 4. Kxa8 g1=Q $8 5. Kb7 Qg2+ 6. Kb8 Qc6 $1 {and mate in 2}) 1... g3 2. Kxa8 $8 Nb5 {Who would bet that wK will be able to catch up Pg3 ?} (2... g2 3. Kb7 $8 g1=Q 4. a8=Q $8 Qg2+ 5. Kb8 $8 Nc6+ 6. Kc7 $11) 3. Kb7 $8 (3. Kb8 $2 Nxa7 $8 4. f6 Nc6+ $8 5. Kc7 Ne5 $1 $19) (3. f6 $2 g2 $8 4. f7 g1=Q $8 5. f8=Q Qxa7#) 3... Nxa7 4. f6 $8 Nb5 $1 5. Kc6 $3 {[#]} Nd4+ (5... g2 6. f7 $8) 6. Kd5 $3 {[#]} (6. Kd7 $2 Nf3 $3) (6. Kd6 $2 Nf5+ $8) 6... Nf5 (6... g2 7. f7 $8) 7. f7 $8 (7. Ke4 $2 g2 $8 8. f7 Nd6+ $1 9. Kf3 g1=Q 10. f8=Q Qf1+) 7... Ne7+ 8. Ke4 $8 Ng6 9. Kf3 $1 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Afek, Y."] [Black "0143.03"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3R4/8/3p1b2/8/1B6/4k2p/4p3/4K2n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {How to neutralize the imposing Black army? Black threatens mate in 1, the Rook and ...h3-h2.} 1. Bd2+ $8 (1. Re8+ $2 Kd3 $8 2. Rxe2 Bh4+ $8 3. Kd1 (3. Kf1 Ng3+ $8) 3... Nf2+ $8 4. Rxf2 (4. Ke1 h2) 4... Bxf2 $8 5. Bxd6 Ke3 $8 6. Bh2 Kf3 7. Kd2 Kg2 8. Ke2 Bg3 9. Bxg3 Kxg3 10. Kf1 h2 $8 $19) 1... Ke4 $1 (1... Kd4 2. Rxd6+ Ke5 3. Rd3 $1 $11) (1... Kf3 2. Rf8 $8 $11) 2. Rxd6 $8 (2. Re8+ $2 Be5 $8 3. Bc3 (3. Kxe2 Ng3+ 4. Kd1 h2) 3... Kf3 $1 4. Bxe5 dxe5 $8 5. Rxe5 (5. Rh8 Kg2 $8 6. Kxe2 Ng3+) 5... Ng3 $8 6. Re3+ Kg2 $1 $19) 2... Bh4+ (2... Be5 3. Rh6 $8 Kf3 4. Rxh3+ $8 Bg3+ 5. Rxg3+ Nxg3 6. Be3 $1 $11 {or elsewhere}) 3. Kxe2 Ng3+ {Where would you play your King? Attention, two variants !} (3... h2 4. Re6+ $8 Kf5 5. Kf3 $8 Kxe6 (5... Ng3 6. Re1 $8) 6. Kg2 $8 Ng3 7. Kxh2 $8 Nf1+ 8. Kh3 $8 $11) 4. Kf2 $3 {[#]} (4. Kd1 $2 h2 $1 (4... Ke5 $1 5. Rh6 {(otherwise ...h2)} Nf5 $8 6. Bc3+ Kd5 $8 $19) (4... Nf5 $2 5. Re6+ $8 Kd5 6. Re2 $8 $11) 5. Re6+ Kf3 $8 6. Re1 (6. Re3+ Kg2 $8 7. Re1 Nf1 $1 8. Re2+ Bf2 $8) 6... Ne4 $1 (6... Bd8 $6 7. Be3 Ba5 $2 {(no more ...Kg2? Bf4!! but ...Bc7!! Kc2 ...Kg2!! Kb3 ... Ba5!! Ra1 ...Nf1! Ra2+ ...Bd2!!)} 8. Rg1 $3 $11 {[#](Bd2? ...Bb6!)}) (6... Be7 $2 7. Be3 $8 Bd6 8. Kc2 $8 Kg2 9. Kb3 $1 Nf1 10. Re2+ $8) 7. Rf1+ (7. Re3+ Kg2 $1) (7. Rh1 Nf2+ $8) 7... Kg2 $8 8. Bf4 (8. Ke2 Ng3+) 8... Bg3 $3 {[#]} 9. Bxg3 Nxg3 $8 10. Re1 Kf2 $3 {(ZZ : Black to move, ...Kg2 Kc2!=)} 11. Kd2 Nf1+ $8 {wins}) 4... h2 (4... Nf5+ 5. Kg1 $8 Nxd6 6. Bb4 $3 {[#]} (6. Kh2 $2 Kf3 $8 7. Kxh3 Bg3 $3 8. Bg5 Ne4 $8 9. Bh4 Nf2#) 6... Nf5 (6... Nf7 7. Kh2 $8 Ng5 8. Bd2 $8 $11) 7. Kh2 $8 Kf3 8. Kxh3 $8 Bg3 9. Be7 $1 (9. Bd6 $1) (9. Bd2 $2 Nd4 $1 10. Bg5 Ne2 $8 11. Be3 Kxe3) 9... Nd4 10. Bh4 $3 $11) (4... Ke5 5. Rh6 $1 Nf5+ 6. Rxh4 $11) ( 4... Ne2+ 5. Kf1 $8 h2 6. Kg2 $11) 5. Re6+ $8 Kd3 (5... Kf5 6. Re1 $8 Ne2+ ( 6... Nf1+ 7. Kg2 $8) 7. Kg2 $8 Bxe1 8. Bxe1 $8 $11) 6. Re3+ $3 (6. Re1 $2 Kxd2 $8 7. Ra1 h1=Q 8. Rxh1 Nxh1+ $8 9. Kg2 Nf2 $8 $19) 6... Kxd2 (6... Kc2 7. Rc3+ $8 Kd1 (7... Kxd2 {: text}) 8. Bf4 $1 $11) 7. Rxg3 $3 {[#]} h1=B (7... h1=N+ 8. Kg2 $1 (8. Kf3 $1 Nxg3 9. Kg4 $8) 8... Nxg3 9. Kh3 $8 Nf5 10. Kg4 $8 $11) (7... h1=Q {stalemate}) (7... h1=R 8. Kg2 $8 Ra1 9. Rf3 $11) (7... Bxg3+ 8. Kg2 $8 $11) 8. Kg1 $8 Bxg3 9. Kxh1 $8 {Published in "la Revue des Echecs" no 15.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Amsterdam "] [Site "?"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Salov, Va"] [Black "Shirov, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2695"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1995.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {64/20} 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 {V. Chebanenko's idea.} (3... Bc5 4. e3 (4. Nf3 c6 5. Nc3 d6 6. e3 {(g3 ...Nf6 Caruana,F (2823)-Anand,V (2779)/London 2016)} Qe7 {(...Bb4 Topalov-Anand, Leuven 2016)} 7. Be2 e4 8. Nd4 Nf6 9. d3 exd3 10. Qxd3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2788)-Baklan,V (2614)/Drancy 2016}) (4. b4 Bf8 {(...Bd4 but not ...Bxf2+)} 5. Bb2 c6 {Anand}) 4... Nf6 (4... c6 5. d4 cxd5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. Qg4 $1 g6 9. b4 $16 {So,W (2812)-Bacrot,E (2708)/Paris 2017}) 5. d4 (5. b4 Be7 6. Nxe7 Qxe7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nf3 {(a3 ...d6 Topalov,V (2760)-Anand,V (2779)/Saint Louis 2016)} d6 9. d3 b6 10. Be2 Bb7 { Caruana,F (2808)-Bacrot,E (2708)/Paris 2017}) (5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. cxd5 Qe7 7. Qc2 d6 8. b4 Bb6 9. Bb2 {Bosiocic,M (2606)-Artemiev,V (2716)/chess.com 2020}) 5... Nxd5 6. cxd5 (6. dxc5 Nf6 7. b4 Qe7 8. Bb2 {Caruana,F (2822)-Artemiev,V (2731)/ Bucharest 2019}) 6... exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O {Kovacevic,B (2488)-Saric,I (2650)/Porec 2016}) 4. e3 (4. d4 d6 (4... exd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 { Dubov,D (2703)-Erdos,V (2612)/Skopje 2019}) 5. Nf3 (5. e4 Nf6 6. Nxe7 Qxe7 7. f3 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qc3 O-O {Bosiocic,M (2598)-Palac,M (2550)/Zagreb 2019}) 5... Nf6 (5... e4 6. Nd2 f5 7. Nb1 Nf6 8. Nbc3 {Andreikin,D (2696)-Volkov,S (2607)/Baku 2011}) (5... Nd7 6. Qa4 Ngf6 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 b5 {[#]} 9. Qxb5 Rb8 $44 {(Salgado Lopez,I (2555)-Petrosian,T (2602)/Novi Sad 2009)} 10. Nc6 Rxb5 11. cxb5 Nxd5 12. Nxd8 Kxd8) 6. Nxe7 (6. Nc3 exd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. Bf4 O-O { Nepomniachtchi,I (2774)-Anand,V (2756)/Saint Louis 2019}) 6... Qxe7 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 Rd8 10. O-O c5 11. Nf3 Bf5 {Piorun,K (2643) -Kashlinskaya,A (2481)/Douglas 2019}) 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh2 (13. Nh4) 13... e4 $15 {Saric,I (2667)-Martinovic,S (2539)/Mali Losinj 2019}) (4. g3 c6 5. Nxe7 Nxe7 6. d4 e4 7. f3 exf3 8. Nxf3 d5 9. Bg2 $11 {Hansen,T (2469)-Navara,D (2691)/Istanbul 2012}) 4... Nf6 (4... d6 5. Ne2 f5 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 c6 8. Nxe7 Qxe7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 $14 {Azmaiparashvili, Z-Shirov,A/Moscow olm/1994}) 5. Nxe7 (5. Nf3 Nxd5 6. cxd5 d6) 5... Qxe7 6. Ne2 d5 (6... O-O {59/(22)} 7. Nc3 c6 8. d4 d6) (6... c6) (6... b6) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. a3 O-O 9. Ng3 $1 (9. g3 Rd8) 9... c5 (9... Rd8 10. b3 (10. b4 $6 a5) 10... c5 11. Bb2) 10. b3 (10. Qc2) 10... Nc6 11. Bb2 Be6 12. Qc2 Rfd8 {"A bit risky" (AS).} ({more normal is} 12... Rac8 $13 13. Bb5 f6 {AS}) 13. Bb5 (13. Rc1 Rac8 $1 14. Qxc5 $2 Qd7 $1 (14... Qh4 $40 {AS}) 15. Be2 Nd4 $1 16. Qxa7 Nxe2 $19) ( 13. Bd3 h6 14. Be4 Rac8 $13 {AS}) 13... Na5 $1 {"When you don't have a good defence, you have to attack! (AS).} (13... f6 $2 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Ne4 $1 Bf5 16. d3 $16 {AS}) 14. Bxe5 $2 {White, by his own admission, did not see the reply.} (14. O-O Nb6 $1 $36 {AS}) (14. Rb1 $1 f6 $13 {AS}) 14... Bd7 $1 {[#]} 15. Bc3 $8 (15. Bxd7 $2 Qxe5 {AS} 16. d4 cxd4 $19 (16... Nxe3 $19)) 15... Bxb5 16. Bxa5 Nf4 $6 {Could be played without sacrificing anything, after ... b7-b6. "I now have 20 minutes left for 24 moves" (AS).} (16... b6 $3 17. Bc3 Nf4 $1 (17... Nxc3 18. dxc3 Bd3 19. Qb2 $13 {AS}) 18. Qf5 (18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxg2+ 20. Kd1 Bc6 21. Ng3 Nh4 $17) (18. Nf5 $2 Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 Qb7 $19) 18... Nd3+ $1 (18... Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 {AS} Nh4 20. Qg4 Ng6 $17) 19. Kf1 (19. Kd1 Bd7 $3 {with domination of the white Queen}) 19... Rd5 $3 {[#]} 20. Qe4 $8 Qd7 $1 21. Kg1 f5 $1 22. Qh4 (22. Qf3 Bc6 $1) 22... Nxf2 $1 23. Kxf2 Rxd2+ $1 24. Bxd2 ( 24. Kg1 Rc2) 24... Qxd2+ 25. Ne2 (25. Kf3 $2 Bc6+) (25. Kg1 $2 Qxe3#) 25... Re8 $1 (25... Qxe2+ 26. Kg1 Qb2 $1) 26. Kg1 (26. Rhe1 Qxe3+ 27. Kf1 Bxe2+) 26... Rxe3 $1 27. Nd4 (27. Nf4 Qd4 $3 {[#](...Te4 Df2)} 28. Rf1 Re1+) (27. Re1 Bxe2 28. Qf2 g5 $1) 27... cxd4 28. Qd8+ Re8 29. Qd5+ Kh8 $8 30. h4 (30. Qxb5 Re2 $1) 30... Qe3+ $1 31. Kh2 Be2 $1 (31... Qf4+ $1 32. Kg1 Be2 $1) 32. Qxf5 d3 33. Rad1 (33. Rhc1 d2 $8 34. Rc8 h6 $8 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 36. Qd5 Qe3 $8 $19) 33... Bxd1 (33... d2 34. Qg5) 34. Rxd1 Rd8 $1 (34... d2 35. Qd5) 35. Qg5 Qd4 $19) ( 16... Rd7 17. a4 Ba6 18. Qe4 Qf6 $1) 17. Bxd8 Rxd8 18. Qc3 $1 {[#]"a surprise" (AS).} (18. Qe4 $2 Nd3+ 19. Ke2 Qf6 $19) (18. O-O-O $2 Nd3+ $1 19. Kb1 Nxf2 $17 {AS}) 18... Qe6 $1 {Opposes Nf5.} (18... Nd3+ $2 19. Kf1 $1 {to g1 AS}) ( 18... Nxg2+ 19. Kd1 Nh4 20. a4 Ba6 21. Kc1 $11) (18... g6 19. Kd1 Nd3) 19. f3 $2 {"Error explicable by a pessimistic assessment. In a time of crisis, it is more pleasant to attack than to defend, the difference in equipment does not count for much". (AS).} (19. Kd1 $1 Nd3 (19... Nxg2 20. Rg1) 20. Rf1 (20. f3 b6) 20... Ne5 (20... c4 21. a4 Ba6 22. b4) 21. Rg1 (21. f4 Bxf1 22. Qxe5 {(fxe5 ... Bxg2 AS)} Qg4+ 23. Ke1 Bxg2 24. Qxc5) 21... Rd3 (21... c4 $1 22. a4 Ba6 23. b4 $2 Rd3 24. Qc2 c3 $1 25. Ne4 Bc4 $19) (21... Ng4 22. Ke1 Rd3) 22. Qxc5 Rxb3 $44 (22... Qxb3+ 23. Qc2 Qe6 24. Rb1 $2 {(Qc7 ...h6 but Ne2!)} Nc4 $1) 23. Qxa7 h6 $40 {(AS : "the attack seems dangerous, but it is difficult to give a clear judgement")} (23... h5 $1 {for the trap} 24. Nxh5 $2 Rb2 $3 {but 24 f3}) 24. f3 (24. Qd4 Rd3 25. Qb4) 24... Nc4 $1 25. Ke1 Nxd2 $1 26. a4 $1 (26. Kxd2 $2 Rb2+ 27. Kc1 Qb3 $8 $19) 26... Ba6 27. Qb8+ Kh7 28. Qf4 Rxe3+ 29. Kf2 $8 Re5 $44 30. Qd4 (30. Qb4 b5 $3 31. Qd4 Nb3) 30... Nb3 {(for ...Qb6+)} 31. Qb4 $8 Bb5 $3 {[#]} (31... Nxa1 32. Rxa1 Bd3) (31... Nc5 32. Rgd1 $1) 32. Ne4 $8 (32. axb5 $2 Qb6+ $8 33. Kf1 Nxa1 34. Qb1+ f5) 32... Qb6+ 33. Kg3 $8 Nc5 $3 {[#]} (33... Nd4 34. Rae1 Nf5+ 35. Kh3) 34. Nxc5 $8 (34. axb5 $2 Qg6+ {with fork}) 34... Rg5+ $1 35. Kf4 $8 (35. Kh4 $2 Qd6 $3 {[#](...Qf6? Qe4+!)} 36. g3 {(f4 ...Rxc5 for ...Qe7+)} Bd7 $1 $19) (35. Kf2 $2 Rxc5 $3) 35... Rxc5 36. Qb1+ g6 37. axb5 Rxb5 $17) (19. a4 Ba6 20. Kd1 (20. O-O-O $2 Nd3+ 21. Kb1 Nxf2) 20... Nd3 21. f3 b6 $1 (21... Nf2+ 22. Ke1 $8 Rd3 23. Qxc5 Nxh1 24. Nxh1 b6 25. Qc1 $11) 22. Re1 (22. Nh5 Nf2+) (22. Rg1 Nb4 23. Nh5 Qh6 $17) 22... Nf2+ (22... f6) (22... Nxe1 23. Kxe1 $11) 23. Kc2 $8 Rd3 24. Qb2 $8 $15) (19. Rg1 $2 Nd3+ $1 20. Kf1 (20. Kd1 Nxf2+ $1 21. Kc2 Rd3) 20... h5 $1 $17) 19... Rd3 $1 {Exploits the weakening of the pawn e3.} (19... Nxg2+ $1 20. Kf2 (20. Kd1 Nxe3+) 20... Rd3 $1) 20. Qxc5 Nxg2+ $1 {the best !} (20... Rxe3+ 21. Kd1 $8 (21. Qxe3 $2 Nxg2+ 22. Kf2 Nxe3 23. dxe3 Qxb3 $17 {AS}) (21. dxe3 $2 Nd3+) 21... Qxb3+ $1 ( 21... Rxb3 $2 22. Qd4 $3 {[#](Re1? ...Rb1+!)} Be2+ {(...Nxg2 Nf5!! or ...Nd3 Qd8+ ...Be8 Ne4!!)} 23. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 24. Kc2 $8 Ne6 $8 25. Qe4 $1 {(Qd7 ...Nf8!=)} Qxg2 $1 {(not considered by AS ; ...Qb5 Rhb1 AS)} 26. Rhe1 {(Rhb1 ...Rxf3 Rb4 . ..h6)} g6 27. Rab1 Rxa3 28. Rxb7 Ra2+ 29. Kb1 Qxd2 $11) (21... Re5 22. Qc3 $8 Nd3 23. a4 {(Rc1 ...Rc5!)} Ba6 24. b4 Bc4 $44) 22. Qc2 $8 (22. Kc1 $2 Nd3#) 22... Qd5 $3 {[#](two-colour echo not considered by AS)} (22... Nxg2 $2 23. Qxb3 Rxb3 24. a4 $11 {AS}) (22... Ba4 $2 23. Qxb3 Rxb3 24. Kc1 $1 $11) 23. Rb1 $1 ( 23. Ne4 $2 Bc4 $1 {(...h6!)} 24. Nc3 Qd7 $1 25. Rb1 {(g3 ...Ne2! or a4 ...Re8! or Re1 ...Nxg2!)} Bd3 $1) 23... Bc6 $1 (23... Bc4 $4 24. Rb4 $3 b5 {(...Bb3 Rxb3!)} 25. Qxc4 $3 $18 {[#]}) 24. Rb4 $8 Nxg2 $8 25. Qc4 (25. Kc1 Re1+ 26. Rxe1 Nxe1 $19) 25... Qxf3+ 26. Kc1 $8 (26. Kc2 $2 Ne1+ $1 27. Kb2 Qg2 $3 28. Qd4 Rd3 $8 $19) 26... Re8 $1 (26... Rxa3 $1) 27. Kb2 a5 $17) 21. Kd1 $8 (21. Kf2 $2 Rxd2+ $8 22. Kg1 Nh4 $1 $19 {AS}) 21... Nxe3+ $1 22. Kc1 (22. Ke1 $2 Nc2+ 23. Kd1 Nxa1 24. Qxb5 Rxb3 $1 (24... Qe3 $1)) 22... b6 $3 23. Qc7 $8 (23. Qxb5 $2 Qc8+ $8) 23... Rd6 $3 {[#]} (23... h6 $1 24. Re1 Qf6) (23... Rd5 $2 24. Ne4 $1) 24. Qb8+ ( 24. Kb2 Qf6+ $1) 24... Be8 $8 $19 25. Ne4 $6 (25. Ra2 Rc6+ $8 26. Kb2 (26. Kb1 Nd1 $1 27. Rb2 Nxb2 28. Kxb2 Qf6+ $8 29. Kb1 Re6 $8) 26... Rc8 $8 27. Qxc8 $8 ( 27. Qxa7 $2 Rc2+ $8 28. Ka1 Qxb3 $19) 27... Qxc8 28. dxe3 Qe6 $1 {(-/+ according to AS, but it's even better)} (28... Qc5 $1) 29. Rc1 (29. e4 Qf6+) 29... Qxe3 30. Rc8 f5 $1 (30... h5 $1) 31. Nxf5 Qf2+ 32. Kb1 (32. Rc2 Qxf3) 32... Qg1+ 33. Kb2 Qxh2+ 34. Kb1 Qg1+ 35. Kb2 Qf2+ 36. Kb1 Qe1+ 37. Kc2 Qe2+ 38. Kb1 Qd3+ 39. Rac2 Kf7 $19) 25... Rc6+ $8 26. Nc3 Nd5 $8 27. Ra2 (27. Kb2 Nxc3 $8 (27... Rc8 $2 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29. Nxd5) 28. Rhc1 Rc8 $3 (28... Nb5 $2 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Re1) 29. Qxa7 (29. Qb7 Bc6 $8 30. Qxa7 $6 Nd5 $19) (29. Qf4 Ne2 $1) 29... Nd1+ $1 ( 29... Qe2 $1 30. Rc2 Nb5 $8) 30. Rxd1 Qe5+ $8 31. Kb1 Qf5+ $1 32. d3 Qd5 $1 33. Qxb6 Bb5 $8 34. Kb2 Qe5+ $8 35. Kb1 Qe2 $1 $19) 27... Rc8 $1 (27... Nxc3 $1 { (not considered by AS)} 28. dxc3 Rxc3+ 29. Kb1 (29. Rc2 Qe3+) 29... Rxb3+ $1 30. Rb2 Rxa3 31. Qa8 (31. Rc1 Qf5+ $1) 31... Re3 $1 $19) 28. Qg3 {Criticised by AS, but "there is no longer a doctor".} (28. Qxa7 Nxc3 $1 (28... Bc6 $3 {(threatens ...Ra8 ; not considered by AS)} 29. Qa6 {(Nxd5 ...Bxd5+ followed by ...Bxb3 or ... Bxf3)} Nxc3 30. dxc3 Bxf3 $8 31. Rf1 Qe3+ $8) 29. dxc3 Qxb3 $1 (29... Rxc3+) 30. Rb2 (30. Rc2 $2 Ba4 $1 31. Rb2 Qxa3 $19 {AS}) 30... Qxc3+ $8 31. Kb1 Qxf3 $1 {(not considered by AS)} (31... Qd3+ $1 32. Ka1 Qxf3 {(...Bb5!)} 33. Re1 f6 $1 {(...Ra8? Re3! AS)} 34. Qe7 $1 Ra8 $1 35. Re3 Qd1+ $1 {(...Qh1+ Rb1 ...Qxh2 Rd3! AS)} 36. Rb1 Qd4+ $8 37. Rb2 Bg6 $8 38. Qe6+ Kh8 39. Qb3 b5 $1 {(threatens .. .b4)} 40. Re1 {(Rg3 ...Rc8!)} Qc5 41. Rd1 h6 $19) (31... Bc6 32. Qe7 Qd3+ 33. Ka1 Ra8 {(...Bd5!)} 34. Qb4 $8 Rxa3+ 35. Ra2 Rxa2+ 36. Kxa2 Qc2+ {(...Bd5+ Kb2 ...Qxf3 AS Rc1)} 37. Ka1 Bd5 $1 38. Qa3 h5 $17) (31... Bb5 $1 32. Rd1 {(Rxb5 .. .Qd3+)} Bd3+ 33. Ka1 Be2 $1 $19) (31... f6 $1 32. Rg1 Qd3+) 32. Re1 (32. Rg1 Ra8 33. Re1 h6 $19) (32. Rc1 Qd3+ 33. Rbc2 Rc5 $1) 32... f6 $1 33. Qa6 Bg6+ $1 (33... Ra8 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 34. Ka1 Qc3 $1 $19) (28. Qb7 Bc6 $1 29. Qa6 Nxc3 30. dxc3 Bxf3 $19) (28. Qxc8 Qxc8 {: no Nxd5}) 28... Nxc3 29. dxc3 Qxb3 $1 ( 29... Rxc3+ $1 30. Kb1 Qf5+ $1 31. Kb2 Qf6 $8) 30. Rc2 (30. Rb2 Qxc3+ $1 (30... Qxa3 31. Rg1 {(Rb1 ...f6! AS)} Qxc3+ 32. Kb1 Bd7) 31. Kb1 Qd3+ $8 32. Ka2 Rc3 $1 $19) 30... Ba4 $1 31. Qf2 (31. Rb2 Qxc3+ 32. Kb1 Qd3+ $8) 31... Qxa3+ 32. Kb1 (32. Rb2 Qa1+) 32... Bxc2+ 33. Qxc2 Rxc3 0-1 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1951.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Buchwald, J."] [Black "0828.42"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B2B2/r2r1PK1/2p1k3/1NRp1NnR/2P1P2P/4Qn2/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1951.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dombrovskis, A."] [Black "1854.61"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/4p3/2P1R1n1/1PPkr1Pb/3BN1r1/4P1PB/6Q1/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1954.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1947.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Birnov, Z."] [Black "1552.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6b1/1B4Q1/1BR4K/R1r4p/4k2N/6P1/3p1p2/3N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1947.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Amirov, T."] [Black "4725.27"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/3rpK2/2p1P1p1/Q1p1N1Rn/2pk1p2/5PN1/1r1pB3/4R1q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Monréal, P & Michel F"] [Black "4258.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "RnR2B2/1N6/1pp5/1k1bQ3/p3P3/3qN3/3P4/2K1nB2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "4518.55"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Q7/p2NP3/3BpN2/q1p3PP/r3p2K/1npP1k2/5P1R/3nR3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1961.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Basisty, M."] [Black "4522.42"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2rQ4/8/2q5/RpPPP3/BkN5/p7/P4B2/2RN1K2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2012.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Keller, M."] [Black "1547.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K1R2b1/B7/4p2R/3Pk1p1/3pN1Qn/8/1n6/3r4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kisis, I."] [Black "0528.04"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6BB/8/1K1pp2p/3krn1R/R7/3N2p1/1N4n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1961.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hasenzahl, K."] [Black "1885.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3B2n1/p1p2r2/Rb1kN3/2p1N1Rb/2Q2P2/2rPK2B/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1964.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Michel, F."] [Black "1555.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1B1pp3/2n5/2QNN2R/rR1Bk2K/2P3P1/2b5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1964.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bugnicourt, P."] [Black "4582.42"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B4BK1/5R1p/3N2p1/1R1qk1P1/3r1NP1/2P3P1/1Q3bb1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1895.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gold, S."] [Black "1312.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4B3/1K6/1Q5N/3k4/1p1pNp2/3r4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1895.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Elizarov, S."] [Black "4558.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "KBN1B1n1/5R2/1P2kp2/1pp3pp/1NR3P1/3P1rnq/5b2/2Q5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1. Qb2 $3 {(2 Kxf6+)} (1. Rb7 $2 hxg4 $1 (1... Qxg4 $1)) (1. Qa1 $2 Qg2 $1) (1. Qc3 $2 Qh1 $1) 1... bxc4 (1... Bd4 2. Rxc5 $1 (2. Qxd4 $2 Rxd3 $1) 2... Bxb2 ( 2... Ne7 3. Rxe7#) 3. Rc6#) (1... Re3 2. Qxf6+ $1 Nxf6 3. Re7#) (1... Rf5 2. Rb7 $1 cxb4 (2... Nh6 3. Re7#) 3. Bf7#) (1... Qg2 2. Qb3 $1 (2. Qa2 $2 Bd4 $1) 2... Bd4 (2... Rxd3+ 3. Re4#) 3. Rxc5#) (1... Qh1 2. Qa2 $1 (2. Qb3 $2 Qa1+ $1) 2... Bd4 3. Rxc5#) 2. Rxf6+ (2. Rb7 $2 hxg4 (2... Qxg4)) 2... Nxf6 3. Qe5# { Presented at the 2006 World Championship.} 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1910.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kainer, C."] [Black "1354.32"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1b6/p2B4/3p4/N7/P2Bk3/2P2rP1/6QK/6n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1910.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {The o. v. had the wN on a3, hence the demolition 1 Kxg1. Presented at the Slovakia 2020 championship.} -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Khachaturov, S."] [Black "1178.65"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N1K4/2R5/3ppP2/1P1kpb2/2n4P/2P1PPB1/2npp1NQ/4b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Presented at the 2018 Polish Championship.} -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuzovkov, A."] [Black "4888.64"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1R5/1bpB1nq1/RB1P4/8/rkP2p1Q/pN1P1N2/P1PP2np/6bK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "h#2 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Janevski, Z."] [Black "3140.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7q/8/1b6/R4p2/2B1k3/6K1/2pp4/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) bKd4"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alaikov, V."] [Black "0362.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/N7/N2bb3/8/4kr2/8/6K1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "h#7 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2015.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ilincic, B."] [Black "0063.17"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6pp/7b/7p/5n2/ppp5/1p1Pb3/1K1k4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1997.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gavrilovski, Z."] [Black "4587.07"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7R/q4b2/2Q1N3/2p3p1/2p3pb/2pRB1kp/2r1p1Bp/2n1K2n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1997.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Presented at the Latvian Championship 2018.} -- 0-1

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