november 9 2021

For this second session of 2021/2022 the audience was sparse, no doubt due to the school holidays.

Nevertheless, those present were active in giving the reply to the Master, whose report is given below


Master's words


 

Anna de noailles 1"If God existed, I would be the first to know about it" (Anna de Noailles' reply to Cocteau).

"I have to be injected to protect the vaccinated who had their 2nd dose which does not protect them... In other words : A non vaxxed in full health, without any symptom, can contaminate a full vaxxed... protected. Am I right?". "For the first time in human history, healthy people can transmit a disease they don't have to other people who are vaccinated against it... Fascinating!" (read on the internet).

"Vaccinees deny the negative impact the vaccine can have on their bodies and even encourage people to get vaccinated. In other words: I've been fooled and I don't want to be the only one, I want others to be fooled either. The vaccinated: submissive people who want to submit" (J. Robin). "This virus was not created to kill, but to scare. What is dangerous is the vaccine that will follow" (Li-Meng Yan in November 2020).

 

"The QR code was invented by Toyota to track spare parts. I am not one of them and therefore will not have a 'pass'". (I. Rioufol).

"There is one thing that cannot be grafted, and that is balls, for lack of donors" (J. Chirac, quoted by B. Lugan).

"I'm not yet old enough to have a nappy basket" (Helen Mirren in "Red 2").

"I love that slight twist of the toes as you shoot -- you take my mind off it" (Brian Cox & Helen, ibidem).

Arletty 1

"So, Bathiat, how are you feeling this morning? -- Not very resistant, M. le Juge" (Léonie Bathiat, known as Arletty, imprisoned at the "liberation" -sic). 

"The losers won't miss you" (G. Bernanos).

The French language is being lost. Apart from benign French mistakes such as "on y va" (instead of "nous y allons"), the term "on" being adequate only in the sense of "someone" or "people" ; more serious as "opportunities" (instead of occasions), "traffic" (instead of circulation), unbearable as "celles et ceux" or "toutes et tous" (in French we say "ceux" and "tous", including ipso facto the formerly "weak" sex), we hear thousands of uneducated people talking about "fâchchistes". A simple reminder: the word "fascist" is pronounced "fasist". In fact, one goes on the stage, not on the "chene", one does not "aquièche", one nods, one does not "shit" the wood, one saws it.


"In the castle of Laze Perhaps Jane, at the time when I'm being crushed, will have a little pain But my last sentence will be so that I'm pitied Since she'll be given another fiancé And I won't be able to get rid of this one". (M. Polnareff).

Sometimes, in an endgame, one hesitates between two plans. It is more exceptional that one must lean for one, then for the other during ten moves, the preference depending on tiny details in the pawn structure. This is a Homeric struggle of a Knight against what it fears most, a rook-pawn. Both sides will play perfectly natural moves... but wrong! And the amateurs will have their share of reciprocal zugzwangs!

Rest with a pawn rush dominating a bishop. But where to start? Then another kind of domination, that of a Queen.

For next month, a R+2P / R+P: would you rather have the move? Then a problem theme in study, a wild "middle game" that smells like the end and a Ukrainian study with two surprises.

Reshevsky 2

Another tribute to Reshevsky and the Rubinstein system, after the game of the 2nd round http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/cours/cat-2013/22-octobre-2013.html where Black had defended himself in an exceptional way.

On the subject of one of the "best books in history" (on the 1953 Candidates tournament), if some mistakes in analysis were inevitable, their rebuttals being inhuman, others are incomprehensible at this level, from D. Bronstein or his alleged co-author. On the other hand, some of the analyses stand up brilliantly to the monsters of the 21st century.

Moreover, there are some fascinating conceptions, including this one on the "black & white" theme: "A weakness on black squares leads to a vulnerability of figures and pawns placed... on white squares" (D. Bronstein). But yes, because on the black squares thus conquered, the figures (except the Bishops) exert an influence on the white squares. This makes also think of actions on the Queen-side which... are suddenly transformed into an assault on the King-side: one cannot have a schizophrenic vision of Chess!             

 

Training. The 2#: variations in the 1st, 3rd & 4th, trials in the 2nd & 7th, variations & trials in the 8th. Sacrifices and model mates in the 3#.

Continuation of our tribute to Loschinsky. The first 2# is humorous and is in collaboration with a great author of books on the problem. The second presents us with mates changed from a trial, not an artificial "JA" (apparent play) as is so often the case. The last one offers us 3 temptations. The first 3# shows triple nailed mats, the 2nd Novotny. The 3rd has something in common with the first 2#.

The 5# is one of the problems that particularly marked me in my youth (so far away, yet so close). The 7# is an unexpected tribute to a great French composer. For these two, our magnanimity makes us omit to delete the solutions.

Two amusing unpins in the 2# helpmate; the one in 3 shows us "pinning checkmates with function exchange". The h#6 was called "two-coloured Indian", which is an abuse of the term, but presents a good festival of interceptions.

Two selfmates, one in 3 with sacrifices, the other in 5 (here again, we leave the solution, begging you not to read it too quickly) which caused a hecatomb at the 2018 Russian championship.

Have a good time. Adeus até à próxima.  Zostańcie z Bogiem.  


Last minute: the winner of the Riga super-blitz on 8 November, including the best players in the world, is Kirill Shevchenko, the kid who came 5th in the world problem-solving championship in Ohrid in 2018 (where yours truly finished 19th). See   http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/concours-de-solutions/cat-2018/ohrid.html  But of course, the "pedagogical" nullities of our beautiful country, which occupy the media space, will continue to serenade you that chess problems are "useless" for the game and constitute a waste of time...


 

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Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Yagupov I, Sorokin M"] [Black "0001.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p3k2p/8/2N1p3/8/2p5/P5P1/6K1 w - - 0 48"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] {83/F1. We know that the rook-pawn is the main enemy of the knight. The least we can say is that it will cause him some headaches !} 48. Kf2 $1 c2 49. Nb3 Kf6 (49... Kd6 50. Ke3 $1 Kd5 51. Kd3) 50. Ke3 $1 (50. Kf3 $1 Kg5 51. Nc1 $8 Kh4 52. Ne2) 50... Kf5 51. Nc1 $8 Kg4 $1 52. Ne2 $8 c1=Q+ (52... Kg5 53. Kd2) 53. Nxc1 Kg3 54. Nd3 $8 Kxg2 55. Nxe5 $8 h5 56. Ng6 $2 { Logical, but compromises the win. White has two ideas, which he must make use of the black reply: -- give the knight for the bPh and rush to a7; still the bK cannot reach c8 in time; -- neutralize the bPh with the King, while the Knight runs to a7 ; still it is necessary that the bK cannot avenge himself on the Pa2, for example to reply to Nxa7 by ...Kb4. The choice of the right method often holds with a wire...} ( 56. Kd3 $3 {(aiming at both the a7 pawn and... the f1 square !)} Kf2 (56... h4 57. Ng6 $8 h3 58. Nf4+ $8 Kg3 59. Nxh3 $8 Kxh3 60. Kc4 $8 Kg4 61. Kb5 $8 Kf5 62. Ka6 $8 Ke6 63. Kxa7 $8 Kd6 {(...Kd7 Kb7!! or ...Kd5 Kb6!!)} 64. Kb6 $8 Kd7 65. Kb7 $8 Kd6 66. a4 $8 Kc5 67. a5 $8 $18) (56... Kg3 57. Ke2 $3 a6 $1 {(...h4 Kf1!! or ...Kg2 Nf3!...Kg3 Nd4!!)} 58. Nd3 $3 {[#](prevents ...Kg2 ; but not Ng6? ...h4!! Kf1 ...h3!! Kg1 ...Kf3! and the Knight is too far from a6 pawn ! : Ne5+ ...Ke4! Nc6 ...Kd3! but not ...Kd5? Nb4+!!)} h4 {(...a5 a4!)} 59. Kf1 $8 h3 {(...Kh2 Nc5! ...h3 Kf2! ...Kh1 Ne4!)} 60. Kg1 $8 Kf3 61. Nc5 $8 a5 62. a4 $1 $18) 57. Ng6 $8 Kf3 58. a4 $8 (58. Kd4 $2 Kg3 $3 59. a4 Kg4 $3 {ZZ1}) 58... Kg4 59. Kd4 $8 {ZZ1, text on 58th} (59. Ke4 $2 h4 $8 $11) (59. Kc4 $2 Kg5 $1 60. Ne5 $8 Kf5 $11)) (56. a4 $2 h4 $8 57. Ng6 h3 $1 $11 (57... Kg3 $1)) (56. Kd4 $2 Kg3 $1 {(no Ke2)} (56... Kf2 $1 57. Ng6 Kf3 $1 58. a3 Kg3 $8 59. a4 Kg4 $8 $11 {ZZ1}) 57. Ng6 (57. Nc6 $2 h4 $8 $19) (57. Ke3 h4 $8 $11) 57... Kf3 $3 (57... h4 $2 58. Nxh4 $8 Kxh4 59. Kc5 $1 $18) 58. Kd5 Kg4 $8 59. Kc6 Kf5 $1 $11) (56. Kf4 $2 {(occupies the square that belongs to the Knight)} h4 $8 57. Kg4 h3 $8 58. Nf3 $8 Kf2 $1 $11) (56. Ke4 $2 h4 $1 57. Ng6 h3 $1 58. Nf4+ Kg3 $8 59. Nxh3 Kxh3 $8 $11 {: on Kb7, we will oppose ...a7-a5!!}) 56... Kg3 $8 57. Kd4 {Here Black could "pass" but, failing that... he must choose the square for his King !} (57. a4 h4 $8 $11) (57. Ke2 h4 $8 58. Kf1 h3 $1 (58... a6 $1) ( 58... a5 $2 59. a4 $1 Kf3 60. Ne5+ $1) 59. Kg1 $8 Kf3 $1 60. Ne5+ Ke4 61. Nc6 a6 $1 62. Kh2 Kd3 $1 63. Kxh3 (63. Nb4+ Kc3 $8 64. Nxa6 Kb2 $8 65. a4 Ka3 $11) 63... Kc3 64. a4 a5 $1 65. Nxa5 Kb4 $8 $11) 57... Kg4 $2 {Losing, though very natural, to worry the Knight.} (57... Kf3 $3 58. a4 (58. a3 Kg3 $3) (58. Kd5 Kg4 $8 {(...a5? a4!! ...Kg4 Kd4!! : text on 60th)} 59. a4 Kg5 $1) (58. Kd3 Kg4 $8) 58... Kg4 $3 {[#](getting the ZZ1 encountered on the 56th, but on the right side)} 59. Kd3 (59. a5 Kg5 $1 60. Ne7 Kf4 $3 {[#]ZZ3} 61. Kd5 Kg4 $8 62. Ke4 h4 $8 63. Ke3 Kg3 $8 64. Nf5+ Kg4 $8 65. Nxh4 Kxh4 $11) (59. Ke3 h4 $8 60. Kf2 Kf5 $1 { (...a6!)} 61. Ne7+ Ke4 $8 62. Nc6 a6 $8 63. Nb8 Kd4 64. Nxa6 Kc4 $8 $11) (59. Kd5 Kg5 $1 60. Ne5 Kf4 $1 $11) 59... Kg5 $1 {(or on f5)} 60. Ne7 Kf4 $8 {(ZZ4 : Black to move, ...Kf3 Ng6!! or ...a6 Kd4!!)} 61. Kd4 (61. Nc6 Kf3 $1 {and not ...h4? Ke2!!}) (61. Ke2 Ke4 $1 {or ...a6!}) 61... Kf3 $1 (61... Kg3 $1) 62. Ng6 Kg4 $8 $11 {back on ZZ1}) (57... h4 $2 58. Nxh4 $8 Kxh4 59. Kc5 $1 $18) 58. a4 $3 {[#]ZZ1} (58. Ke4 $2 h4 $1 $11) 58... a6 {The pawn will be more vulnerable, which this does not mean that you should immediately rush to it !} (58... h4 59. Nxh4 $8 Kxh4 60. Kc5 $1 Kg5 61. Kb5 $8 Kf5 62. Ka6 $8 Ke6 63. Kxa7 $8 $18) ( 58... Kg3 {(idem ...Kf3)} 59. a5 $8 Kg4 60. Ke4 $8 {ZZ2 : see further in 58...Kg5}) ({In the game was played} 58... Kf5 59. Ne7+ $8 Kg4 (59... Kf4 $1 60. a5 $8 {ZZ3 below in 58...Kg5}) 60. Ke3 $8 (60. Ng6 $6 Kg5 61. Ne7 $8 ) 60... Kg3 61. Ke2 $8 Kg2 (61... h4 62. Kf1 $8) 62. Nf5 $8 a5 63. Ke3 (63. Ne3+ $1 Kg3 64. Nc4 $1 Kg2 {(...h4 Kf1!!)} 65. Nxa5 $8 h4 66. Nc4 $8) 63... Kh3 64. Kf3 $1 Kh2 65. Ne3 $1 Kh3 (65... h4 66. Ng2 h3 67. Nf4) 66. Nc4 {1-0 Yagupov-Sorokin}) ({More complex is} 58... Kg5 59. Ne7 $3 {[#]} (59. Ne5 $2 Kf5 $8 60. Nc6 {(else ...h4!)} Kf4 $8 61. Kd3 Kf3 $1) (59. Nf8 $2 h4 $1) 59... Kf4 $1 (59... h4 {(idem on ...Kg4)} 60. Ke3 $8 Kg4 61. Kf2 $1) (59... Kf6 60. Nc6 $8) 60. a5 $3 {[#]ZZ3} (60. Kd3 $6 {ZZ4} Kf3 61. Ng6 $8 Kg4 62. Kd4 $8 Kg5 63. Ne7 $8 {returns on 59th}) 60... Kf3 {(instructive crossroads where the two plans described above)} (60... Kg4 61. Ke3 $3 Kg3 62. Ke2 $1 h4 {(...Kg2 Nf5!! or ...Kf4 Nc6!! : caution only to avoid bPa7 & Nb5 !)} 63. Kf1 $8 Kf3 64. Nc6 $8) (60... a6 61. Kd5 $3 {[#](Kc5?! ...Kg5! forces the white King to return)} Kf3 {(...h4 Ng6+!! and bK runs to a6 ; or ...Kg5 Ke4! ...Kg4 Nf5! ...Kg5 Ng7! ...h4 Kf3! ...Kf6 Ne8+!!)} 62. Ng6 $8 Kg4 63. Ke4 $3 Kg3 {(... Kg5 Ne5! or Nf4!)} 64. Ke3 $8 Kg4 65. Ne7 $1 {(and not Kf2? ...Kf5!! foraging the a5 pawn)} Kg3 66. Ke2 $1 h4 {(...Kg2 Nf5!)} 67. Kf1 $8) 61. Ng6 $8 Kg4 62. Ke4 $3 {[#]ZZ2} (62. a6 $2 Kf5 $1 {(or on g5)} 63. Ne7+ Ke6 $1 {(or ...Kg4!)} 64. Nc6 Kd6 $1 65. Nxa7 h4 $8 $11) (62. Kd5 $2 Kf5 $1 63. Ne7+ Kg4 $8 64. Ke4 h4 $8 $11) 62... Kg3 (62... a6 63. Ne7 $8 h4 64. Ke3 $8 Kg3 {(...h3 Kf2!!)} 65. Nf5+ $8 Kg4 66. Nxh4 $8 $18 {now that pawn is on a6}) (62... Kg5 63. Ne5 $1 Kf6 {(...h4 Nf3+!)} 64. Nc6 $8 Ke6 65. Nxa7 $8 Kd6 {(woul draw with wP on a6)} 66. Nb5+ $1 Kc5 67. Nd4 $1 h4 68. Nb3+ $1) (62... -- {White to move : = } 63. Ne7 {(Kd5 ...Kg5! Ne5 ...Kf5!! or the same a6 ...Kg5!!, and of course Ne5+ . ..Kg3!!)} h4 $8 64. Ke3 Kg3 $8 65. Nf5+ Kg4 $8 $11) 63. Kd5 $1 (63. a6 $1 {idem }) 63... Kg4 64. a6 $8 Kg5 65. Ne5 $8 Kf4 (65... Kf5 66. Nf3 $8) 66. Kd6 $3 {[#] (with self-control; note that if White to move, the only move would be Kd6-d5!!)} Kf5 (66... Kg5 67. Kc7 $1) (66... Ke4 67. Nc6 $1 {for a Qa8+ to come}) (66... Kg3 67. Ng6 $8 Kg4 68. Kc7 $1 Kg5 69. Kb7 $1) 67. Nf3 $8 Kg4 68. Ng1 $3 h4 69. Kc7 $1 Kg3 70. Kb7 $1 Kg2 71. Ne2 $8 Kf2 (71... Kf3 72. Kxa7 $8) 72. Nf4 $8 Kg3 73. Kxa7 $8 $18 {: Qa8 monitoring h1}) 59. Ke4 $3 {[#]This is not a ZZ as it was with PBa5 & PNa7: White to move would play a4-a5!!.} (59. Kc5 $2 Kg5 $1 60. Ne5 Kf4 $1 $11) 59... a5 {So that the White King, after capture, is further from c8.} (59... Kg5 60. Ne5 $1 Kf6 61. a5 $1 Ke6 62. Kd4 $1 Kd6 63. Ng6 $1 {(or on f3)} Kc6 64. Kc4 $8 Kd6 65. Nh4 $3 Kc6 66. Nf5 $8 $18 ) (59... Kg3 60. a5 $1 Kg4 61. Ne7 $1) 60. Kd4 $6 {The most tempting.} ({More precise} 60. Ke3 $3 Kg3 (60... Kf5 61. Ne7+ $8) 61. Ke2 $8 h4 62. Kf1 $8 h3 ( 62... Kf3 63. Ne5+ $1) 63. Kg1 $8 Kf3 64. Ne5+ $1 Ke4 65. Nc6 $18) 60... Kg3 { The commentary on the 56th move remains valid by replacing a7 by a5 !} (60... Kg5 61. Ne7 $3 Kf4 (61... h4 62. Ke3 $8) 62. Kd3 $8 (62. Nc6 $4 h4 $8 {would go to the point of losing}) 62... Kf3 63. Ng6 $8 Kg3 64. Ke2 $8 h4 65. Kf1 $8 $18) 61. Kc3 $3 {[#]A decision that seems surprising, but it looks like a far-off opposition, as in a pawn endgame. But it is not exactly one. !} ( 61. Ke3 $2 h4 $8 {(White King would be too far from b7 after Nxh4 & Kxa5)} 62. Nf4 h3 $8 $11) (61. Kd3 $6 {(waste of time)} Kf3 $1 62. Kd4 $1 Kg3 {(...Kg4 Ke3!!)} 63. Kc3 $3 {: text}) (61. Kc4 $6 {(waste of time)} Kg4 $1 62. Kb5 $2 {(Kd4!!)} Kg5 $8 $11) 61... Kg4 (61... h4 62. Nxh4 $8 Kxh4 63. Kc4 $8 {and ... Kd7 will be countered by Kb7}) (61... Kf3 62. Kd3 $8 {: see further}) (61... Kf2 62. Kc4 $1 (62. Kd2 $6 {: simple opposition, but waste of time}) 62... Kf3 63. Kb5 $8 Kg4 64. Kxa5 $8 Kg5 65. Kb6 Kxg6 66. a5 $8 {and Qa8 will control h1} ) 62. Kd2 $3 {[#]Overflow.} Kf3 (62... Kf5 63. Ne7+ $8 Kg4 {(...Ke4 Nc6!!)} 64. Ke2 $1 Kg3 65. Nc6 $1 (65. Kf1 $1) 65... Kg2 (65... h4 66. Kf1 $8) 66. Nxa5 $8 h4 67. Nc4 $8 h3 68. Ne3+ $8) (62... Kg5 63. Ne7 $1 h4 64. Ke2 $1) (62... Kg3 { (here, however, the simple opposition is inoperative)} 63. Ke2 $3 (63. Ke3 $2 h4 $8 64. Nxh4 Kxh4 $8 65. Kd4 Kg5 $11) 63... h4 (63... Kg2 64. Nf4+ $1) 64. Kf1 $8 $18) 63. Kd3 $3 {Opposition all the same !} (63. Ke1 $2 Ke3 $1 $11) 63... Kg4 (63... Kf2 64. Kc4 $3 {as already seen on 61st}) (63... Kg3 64. Ke2 $8 {as already seen on 62nd}) 64. Ke2 $1 Kg3 65. Kf1 $1 (65. Ne7 $1 Kg2 (65... h4 66. Kf1 $1 ) 66. Nf5 Kh3 67. Kf2 $1) 65... Kf3 66. Ne5+ $1 {Or on e7.} Ke4 67. Nc6 $1 {Or on c4.} Kd3 68. Nxa5 $8 {bK don't accass on b4.} Kc3 69. Nb3 $8 Kb4 70. a5 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Horvath T, Fominyh A"] [Black "0010.03"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/3pBp1p/2k5/8/4K3 b - - 0 85"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] {Which pawn do you prefer to push ?} 85... h3 $8 {The Rook-pawn !} (85... d3 $2 { (the Queen-pawn ? No, later !)} 86. Bf5 $3 {[#]} (86. Kf2 $2 h3 $1 {(or ...d2! Ke2 ...h3!!)} 87. Ke1 Kd4 $1 {0-1 was played in the game}) (86. Bg2 $2 Kc2 $8 87. Be4 h3 $8 88. Kf2 Kc3 $1 89. Bc6 d2 90. Ba4 Kb2 $8 $19) 86... d2+ (86... f3 87. Kd1 $1 f2 88. Bh3 $8 $11) 87. Kd1 $8 f3 88. Bg4 $1 f2 89. Bh3 $8 Kd3 90. Bg2 $1 (90. Bf1+ $1 Ke3 91. Bh3 $3 {as Bg2? ...Kf4!!}) 90... Ke3 91. Bh3 $1 ( 91. Bf1 $1) 91... Kf3 92. Kxd2 $8 Kg3 93. Ke2 $1 $11) (85... -- 86. Bg2 $1 (86. Bf5 $1) 86... d3 87. Kd1 $1 (87. Bh3 $1 Kc2 88. Bf5 $8 h3 89. Kf2 $1 Kc3 90. Bxh3 $8 d2 {(...f3 Bd7!)} 91. Bg4 $8) 87... Kd4 88. Kd2 $8 $11) 86. Bc6 (86. Ke2 h2 $8 87. Kf2 d3 $1 {(...Kd2!)} 88. Kg2 {(Ke1 ...Kd4!)} d2 $1 89. Bf3 Kc2 $8 90. Kxh2 d1=Q 91. Bxd1+ Kxd1 92. Kg2 Ke2 $8 $19) (86. Kd1 d3 $1 87. Bc6 h2 $1 88. Bb7 d2 $8 {(for ...Kd3)} 89. Be4 Kd4 $8 $19) (86. Kf2 d3 $8 (86... h2 $2 87. Kg2 $1) 87. Kg1 d2 $1 88. Bf3 Kc2 $8 89. Kh2 d1=Q 90. Bxd1+ Kxd1 {: text}) 86... d3 $8 {[#]And now, the Queen-pawn.} (86... h2 $2 87. Kf2 $1 d3 88. Kg2 $8 d2 89. Ba4 $8 Kb2 90. Kxh2 $8 Kc1 91. Kg2 $1 $11) 87. Kf2 (87. Kd1 h2 $1 88. Bf3 d2 $8 89. Bg2 (89. Be4 Kd4 $8) 89... Kd3 $8 $19) 87... d2 $1 88. Ba4 Kb2 $8 89. Kg1 Kc1 $8 {One tempo more, compared with 86...h2?.} (89... f3 $2 90. Bd1 $3 $11) 90. Kh2 d1=Q 91. Bxd1 Kxd1 92. Kxh3 Ke2 $1 (92... f3 $1) 93. Kg4 f3 $1 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1984.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Terjaev, P."] [Black "0041.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b7/4B3/8/2K1PN2/3P4/p7/8/3k4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "17"] [EventDate "1984.??.??"] {Domination.} 1. Ne3+ $8 (1. Bg5 $2 a2 $1 (1... Kc2 $1) 2. Ne3+ $8 Kc1 $8 3. Nd5+ $8 Kb2 $8 4. Bd2 $8 Bxd5 $8 5. Kb4 $8 Bg8 $1 6. Bc3+ Kc2 $1 7. Ba1 Kb1 $1 8. Bc3 $8 $11) 1... Kc1 (1... Ke2 2. Nc2 $1 a2 3. d5 Kd2 4. Bf6 $18) 2. Kb6 $3 {[#]Square a7 is important !} a2 3. Ba3+ $8 Kb1 {Promotion cannot be prevented, but the Black Queen can be harassed.} 4. Nd1 $3 {[#]} a1=Q 5. Bb2 $8 Qxb2+ (5... Bf3 6. Bxa1 $8 Bxd1 7. e6 $1 Kxa1 8. d5 $1 $18) (5... Qa4 6. Nc3+ $8) (5... Qa2 6. Nc3+ $8) 6. Nxb2 $8 Kxb2 7. e6 $1 (7. Kc5 $1) 7... Bd5 8. e7 $8 Bf7 9. d5 $1 1-0 [Event "Candidats"] [Site "Zuerich"] [Date "1953.10.03"] [Round "18"] [White "Reshevsky, S."] [Black "Averbakh, Y."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E46"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1953.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "SUI"] {SR's best game in the tournament, according to himself! Would he agree with this assessment, 68 years later? It all depends on the "inhumanity" of the 36th move refutation !} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 {The Rubinstein system.} O-O (4... c5 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qc7 11. Re1 e5 (11... Rd8 12. Qc2 e5 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Bd7 18. c4 b6 {Averbakh,Y-Reshevsky,S/ Zuerich 1953/Candidats : same players, same tournament, but reversed colours !}) 12. d5 e4 (12... Na5 13. d6 Qc6 14. Nxe5 Qe4 15. Bxf7+ {(or d7)} Rxf7 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 $11) 13. dxc6 exf3 14. Qxf3 Bg4 (14... Rd8) 15. Qg3 Qxc6 ( 15... Qxg3 16. hxg3 bxc6 17. f3 $16) 16. e4 Bh5 17. e5 (17. f3) 17... Nd5 18. a4 $16 a6 (18... Nb6 19. Bd3 Nd5 20. f4 f5 21. Ba3 $16) 19. a5 $1 b5 20. axb6 Nxb6 21. Rxa6 (21. Bd3) 21... Rxa6 22. Bxa6 c4 23. Qh4 $1 Ra8 (23... Bg6 24. Qd4 Ra8 25. Qd6 $3 {[#](Be3 ...h6!)} Be4 26. Bb5 $8 Qxb5 27. Rxe4 $16) 24. Be3 ( 24. Qxh5 Rxa6 25. h3) (24. Bxc4 $6 Qxc4 25. Qxh5 Qxc3) 24... h6 25. Qxh5 Rxa6 26. Bd4 Nd5 27. Qg4 Qe6 28. Qf3 (28. Qe4) 28... Ne7 29. h3 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. g3 Nc7 (31... Ra3 32. e6 $2 {(Rc1!)} fxe6 33. Rxe6 Nxc3 34. Re7 g5 $1 {(and not ...Kf8? given in D. Bronstein's book : Re3!+-)} 35. Rg7+ Kf8 $8 $11) 32. Rb1 $1 Ne6 33. Rb8+ Kh7 34. Rc8 Ra4 35. Be3 (35. Kg2 g5 36. Kf3) 35... Ng5 36. Kg2 Ne4 37. Bd4 Nd2 $6 38. e6 $1 fxe6 39. Rc7 Kg6 40. g4 {1-0 Reshevsky, S-Euwe,M/Zuerich 1953/Candidats}) 5. Nge2 (5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 {is the main line, played by SR against Petrossian in round 2}) 5... d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Ng3 (8. g3 Re8 9. Bg2 c6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 c5 $1 $11 { Adly,A (2589)-Onischuk,A (2665)/Tsaghkadzor 2015}) (8. Nf4 c6 (8... Re8 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. O-O Bxf4 11. exf4 Nc6 12. Be3 Ne7 13. Qc2 g6 14. f3 {Caruana,F (2811) -So,W (2792)/Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 Nf8 { (Martinovic,S (2604)-Santos Ruiz,M (2488)/Batumi 2018)} 12. Bc2 $16) (8. b4 c6 9. Ng3 Be6 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O b5 {Milov,V (2622)-Karjakin,S (2771)/Dubai 2014}) (8. h3 c6 (8... Nbd7 9. g4 Nb6 10. Bg2 c6 {Predojevic,B (2624)-Bruzon Batista,L (2679)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 9. g4 Ne8 10. Bg2 f5 11. Nf4 Nd6 { Khairullin,I (2632)-Socko,B (2631)/Khanty-Mansiisk 2012}) 8... Be6 (8... c5 { DB} 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. b4 (11. Na4 Bd6 12. O-O Be6 13. b4 Qe7 14. Bb2 {Wang Yue (2509)-Li Shilong (2522)/Tianjing 2003}) 11... Bd6 12. Bb2 Be5 13. Na4 Bxb2 14. Nxb2 {(Gurevich,D (2550)-Leitão,R (2570)/Cali 2001)} d4 $1 $11) ( 8... Re8 9. Bd3 (9. b4 c6 10. Bd3 b5 11. Bd2 Nbd7 12. a4 Bxb4 13. axb5 c5 14. O-O {Reshevsky,S-Taimanov,M/Zuerich 1953 Candidats}) 9... a5 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. b4 Bd6 13. Bb2 {Markos,J (2596)-Nagy,G (2404)/Rogaska Slatina 2011}) (9... c6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bc2 Ng4 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qf3 Nbd7 14. Nce2 Nf8 15. Nf4 Bc7 16. Bd2 Ne6 {1/2-1/2 Lopez Martinez,J (2475)-Gershon,A (2500)/Yerevan 2000}) (9... Nbd7 10. O-O Nf8 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 c6 {(Wang Yue (2455)-Benjamin,J (2608)/Qingdao 2002)} 13. f3 $14) 10. O-O c6 11. Re1 Na6 12. b3 Nc7 13. Bb2 {Weiss,C (2424)-Beliavsky,A (2646)/chT-AUT 2009}) 9. Bd3 Nbd7 (9... c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bd6 12. Bb2) 10. O-O c6 11. Bd2 Re8 { Typical of this system: it will take time to reach the e3-e4 push, but Black has nothing to oppose.} 12. Qc2 a5 13. Nce2 Nb6 14. Nf4 Bd7 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. f3 Bc8 {Pressure on d4 prohibiting the said push.} 17. Rac1 g6 18. Nfe2 Bg7 19. h3 (19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Ng4 $1 {[#](attack d4)} 21. e5 (21. Bc3 Qh4 $1 22. Nf1 $8 {(h3 ...Ne3! or ...Bh6!)} c5 $1) 21... Nd5 22. Be4 (22. Ne4 $2 Qh4 $1) 22... Be6 23. h3 Nh6 24. Rcd1 f5 $1 $11) 19... a4 20. e4 {And that's it ! } dxe4 21. fxe4 Be6 (21... Nfd7 22. e5 (22. Bc3 Nf8) 22... f5) 22. Be3 (22. Bg5 Nbd7 (22... h6 23. Be3) 23. e5 Bb3 24. Qd2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Bb1 $16) 22... Bb3 23. Qd2 Nfd7 (23... Nbd7 24. Bg5 Qa5) 24. Bg5 $1 {[#]} f6 (24... Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rf1 {DB} Qh4 27. Rf4 (27. e5 Nd5) 27... Qe7 28. Rcf1 c5 29. Nc1 Bc4 $11) 25. Be3 Nf8 $6 (25... Nc8 26. h4 (26. Bf4 Nf8) 26... Nd6) 26. h4 $1 ( 26. Bh6 {DB} Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Ne6 28. Qe3 Re7 $11) 26... Bf7 (26... h5 {DB} 27. Nf4 $1 (27. Rf1 $1)) (26... Ne6 27. h5) 27. h5 Ne6 (27... Nc8 28. Rf1) 28. Rf1 Bf8 $6 {Not sure if the Bishop is better here.} (28... Nd7 29. Rf2 Qa5) (28... Re7 29. Bb1 Nc8) 29. Rf2 $1 Nd7 30. Rcf1 $1 c5 $6 {"Wouldn't it have been better to play this on the 8th move ?" (DB).} (30... Bg7 31. Bc2 Re7) 31. d5 $1 Nc7 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rf4 $1 {The more natural idea.} (33. Bh6 $1 Re5 34. Nc3 Kh7 35. Bxf8 Qxf8 36. Rf4 $16) (33. Nc3 $1 Bd6 34. Rf3 {(for Nh1-f2-g4)} Re5 35. Bf4 (35. Nh1 Rh5) 35... Qe7 36. R1f2 $16) 33... b5 (33... g5 $2 34. Rxf6 $1 Nxf6 35. Bxg5 Bg7 36. Nf5 Re5 37. Neg3 $1 (37. Nxg7 Nxe4 38. Qf4 $1) 37... Nce8 38. Qf4 $18) 34. Rh4 $1 Ne5 35. Kh1 $2 {This precaution was not necessary.} (35. Bh6 $1 {DB} g5 (35... Nxd3 $2 36. Bxf8 $1 {(threatens Rh8+!)} Kxf8 37. Qxd3 Ra6 38. Qe3 $18) (35... Ra6 36. Bxf8 Kxf8 $8 37. Nc3) 36. Bxf8 $1 (36. Nf5 $1) 36... gxh4 (36... Rxf8 37. Rh6 $1) 37. Bg7 $3 {[#]} (37. Qh6 $2 Rxf8 $8 38. Nf5 Ne8 $8 39. Rf4 Bg6 $8 40. Rg4 $8 {(Rxh4? ...Bxf5 exf5 ...Kf7)} Ra7 $8 41. Rxg6+ Nxg6 42. Qxg6+ Rg7 $8 43. Nxg7 Nxg7 $11) 37... Ra6 38. Qh6 $1 Bg6 ( 38... Ng6 39. e5 $1) 39. Nf5 $3 {(threatens Qh8+ for Nh6+ & Bxf6+)} Kf7 (39... Bxf5 40. Rxf5 $8 Nxd3 41. Bxf6) (39... Nxd3 40. Qxg6) 40. Nf4 $1 (40. d6 $1) 40... Bxf5 (40... Rg8 41. Nxg6 $1 Nxg6 42. Qh7 $1) 41. exf5 Ke7 42. Ne6 $1 Rxe6 43. fxe6 $8 Qxd5 (43... Nxd3 44. Qxf6+ $1 Kd6 45. e7+ $8) 44. Be2 $1 Qd4+ 45. Kh1 $8 $18) (35. Nf4 $1 Nxd3 (35... g5 $2 36. Nfh5 $3) (35... Ra6 36. Be2 $1 { (Rh3 ...Ng4)} Qd7 37. Rh3) 36. Qxd3 $1 Re5 (36... g5 37. Rh3 gxf4 38. e5 $1) 37. Rg4 $1) (35. Kf2 {(for Rfh1)} c4 36. Bc2 g5 37. Rh3 Nxd5 $1 38. exd5 Ng4+ $8 39. Ke1 $8 (39. Kg1 $2 {will allow a later ...Bc5}) 39... Nxe3 $8 40. Bh7+ Kg7 $8 41. Qxe3 Rxe3 42. Nf5+ Kh8 43. Nxe3 $11) 35... Qd7 $2 (35... Nxd3 $1 36. Qxd3 f5 $3 (36... Nxd5 37. exd5 Qxd5 38. Qc3) 37. Rh3 Nxd5 $1 38. exd5 ( 38. Bxc5 Bxc5 39. Nxf5 $1 Bf8 $8 $11) 38... Qxd5 $44 {(the 2 pawns seem to better compensate the figure than on the 22nd move)} 39. Qc3 Bg7 40. Qxc5 Qxc5 41. Bxc5 Bc4 42. Rf2 Rac8 $1 (42... Bxb2 43. Nf4 $1) 43. Ba7 (43. Bd4 f4 $3 44. Rxf4 Bxe2 $11) 43... Bxb2 44. Nf4 Ba1 $1 45. Nxg6 Rc7 $1 46. Bb6 Rc6 47. Ba5 Rxg6 48. Nxf5 $8 $11) (35... b4 $2 36. Bxc5 $3 {[#](forgotten by DB)} (36. Bh6 $1 Nxd3 37. Bxf8 {(as white 35th)} Kxf8 38. Qxd3 {: "the black position holds almost" DB, not really !}) 36... Bg7 (36... Bxc5 $2 37. Qh6 $8 Bxd5 38. exd5 $18) 37. axb4 (37. Bxb4) 37... a3 38. bxa3 Rxa3 39. Bb1 $18) (35... Ra6 36. Bh6 $8 g5 37. Rh3 $16) 36. Rxf6 $2 ({Again} 36. Bxc5 $3 Bg7 (36... Bxc5 37. Qh6 $8) 37. Bd4 Rab8 38. Bc3 $18) (36. Bh6 $1 Ra6 37. Rh3 (37. Bc2 g5) 37... Rd6 38. Nc3) 36... Ng4 $2 (36... Be7 $3 37. Bg5 (37. Rff4 Rad8 $1 {(more cautious than ...g5 allowing a future Nf5 or that ...Bxh4 leaving the devastating Be3)} 38. Rh3 $1 Nxd5 $1 39. exd5 Qxd5 40. Qc3 {(Bd4 ...cxd4 Rf5! ... Bf8!!)} b4 $3 {[#]} 41. axb4 $8 cxb4 $8 42. Rxb4 Qa5 $8 43. Rbh4 Qxc3 $8 44. Rh8+ Kg7 45. R8h7+ $8 Kf8 $8 {(...Kf6 Ne4+ ...Ke6!! N4xc3 ...Rxh8 would have refuted 45 R3h7+?)} 46. Nxc3 Rxd3 $8 47. Bh6+ Kg8 48. Bd2 Red8 {(on ...Rxd2 there will be a Ne4+ after ...Kf6)} 49. Rh8+ {(Nce4 ...Kf8!)} Kg7 $11) 37... Qd8 $3 {[#]} 38. Rf5 $1 {(the more funny)} (38. Nf5 $1 Bxf6 $8 {(...gxf5? Rxf5 +-)} 39. Bxf6 $8 Qxf6 $8 40. Qh6 $8 Nxd3 41. Qh7+ $8 Kf8 42. Qh6+ $8 Kg8 $8 $11) (38. Qf4 $1 Ra6 $3 39. d6 $8 Rxd6 $8 40. Rxd6 $8 Qxd6 $8 41. Bxe7 Qxe7 $8 {(...Rxe7? Qg5!!)} 42. Qh6 $8 Qf6 $8 43. Nf5 $3 Nxd3 44. Qh7+ $8 Kf8 45. Qh6+ $8 Kg8 $11) 38... gxf5 39. Bxe7 $8 Qxe7 40. Nxf5 $1 (40. Qh6 $1 $11) 40... Qf6 $8 41. Rh6 $1 Bg6 $8 42. Neg3 $1 Ra6 $8 43. Nh5 $1 (43. d6 $1 Rxd6 $8 44. Nxd6 {(Nh5!)} Qxd6 {(...Rd8 Ngf5!)} 45. Bc4+ $8 Nxc4 46. Qxd6 $8 Nxd6 47. Rxg6+ $8 Kf8 48. Rxd6 $11) 43... Qd8 $8 44. Rh8+ $1 (44. Qf4 Nxd3 45. Qg3 $8) 44... Kf7 $8 45. Qh6 $8 Rxh8 $1 (45... Rg8 $1 46. d6 $8 Ne6 47. Rh7+ $8 Bxh7 $8 48. Qxh7+ $8 Ng7 {(...Kf8 Qh6+ ... Kf7=)} 49. Nfxg7 $8 Rxd6 {(...Qh4+, ...Qg5 and ...Rh8 also leads to draw)} 50. Qf5+ $8 Rf6 $8 51. Qxe5 $8 Rxg7 52. Nxf6 Qxf6 53. Qd5+ Qe6 54. Qxc5 $11) 46. Qg7+ $8 Ke8 47. Qxh8+ $8 Kd7 $8 48. Qxe5 $8 Bxh5 49. d6 $8 c4 (49... Qe8 50. Qxc5 $1 Rc6 $8 51. Qd4 $1 Qe6 $1 52. dxc7+ Kxc7 $8 53. Bxb5 Rc1+ $8 54. Kh2 Qb6 $8 55. Qxa4 $14) 50. dxc7 Qxc7 51. Qxb5+ Qc6 $8 52. Bxc4 Rb6 $8 53. Be6+ $1 Kxe6 $8 54. Nd4+ $8 Kd6 $8 55. Qxh5 $8 Qxe4 56. Nb5+ $1 Kc6 57. Nc3 $8 $11) 37. Bg5 $1 $18 {[#]Back on the 24th move square.} (37. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 38. Bxc5 $3 Bg7 (38... Bxc5 39. Rh7+) 39. Qf4+ $1 Nf6 40. e5 Qxd5 (40... Ncxd5 41. Qg5 $8) ( 40... Rh8 41. exf6 Bxf6 42. Rh3) 41. exf6 $1 (41. Bxg6+ $1) 41... Bxf6 42. Rh7+ $1 Ke6 43. Qxc7 $18) 37... Bg7 (37... Nxf6 38. Bxf6 Bg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Qc3+ $1 {DB} Kf8 41. Qf6 $1) (37... Ne5 38. Rf1 $1 (38. Ng1 $1 Bg7 39. Nf3 $1) 38... Bg7 39. Bb1) 38. Rf4 (38. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 (38... Qxf7 39. Rxg4 $8) 39. Qf4+ $8 Nf6 40. Bxf6 Bxf6 41. Rh7+) (38. Qf4 Nxf6 (38... Ne5 39. Rh3) 39. Bxf6 Bxd5 40. e5 $1 (40. Rg4 $1)) 38... Ne5 (38... c4 39. Bc2) 39. Bf6 Bxf6 (39... Qd6 40. Bxg7 Kxg7 41. Nf5+ $1 (41. Rh6 $1) 41... gxf5 42. Ng3 $3 {[#]} Bg6 (42... Qf6 43. Nxf5+ Kf8 44. Qc3 $1) 43. exf5 Nxd3 44. fxg6 Qxg6 45. Nf5+ Kf7 46. Qxd3 $18) 40. Rxf6 Kg7 $6 (40... Qe7 41. Qg5 $1 Ra6 (41... Nxd3 42. Nf5 $1) 42. Nh5 $3 {[#]} (42. Rhf4 $2 Nxd3 $8 $11) 42... Rea8 (42... Nxd3 43. Neg3 $3 Nxd5 44. Nf5 $1) 43. Rhf4 $1 Ne8 (43... Nxd3 $6 44. Rxg6+ $1) 44. Bxb5 $18) 41. Qg5 $1 (41. Nh5+ $1 gxh5 42. Qg5+ Bg6 43. Nf4) 41... Rh8 42. Nf5+ Qxf5 43. Rxf5 Rxh4+ 44. Kg1 1-0 [Event "h#2 with Set Play"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Waldstein, N."] [Black "0110.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/4p1p1/3p1k1P/7P/4KB1R b K - 0 1"] [PlyCount "4"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] {Castling is only legal with White to move, as there is no possible last move of the h3-pawn or the bishop.} 1... gxh3 $1 (1... g3 {(or first e3)} 2. Bxd3 e3 3. O-O# {illegal}) (1... -- 2. Bxd3 e3 $1 3. O-O#) 2. Bxd3 Kg2 3. Bxe4# 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Widlert, K."] [Black "4888.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "QN3K1B/4Pp2/3pk3/1b1q2RN/Rn3Pp1/1Bp5/7n/3rbr2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mikulcak, J."] [Black "1585.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3b1B2/8/6K1/1QR1Pp1p/p3nk2/r3N1RP/3P2BP/2Nb4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1957.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1950.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "4848.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4q3/2Qrp2b/8/1p3rp1/nNBk4/8/1N2RP2/1nR3K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1950.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1971.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mansfield, C."] [Black "1554.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6rb/4p3/pQ2P3/1p1kBR2/6nR/4pN1p/2P3BP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1971.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stocchi, O."] [Black "4852.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B2/K1ppq3/p2kP1Q1/5R2/1P2r1Pb/2NNp3/8/r2R3B w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1947.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kardos, T."] [Black "1257.46"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p3p2/1R3B1n/4PkpB/4p1nb/2p1P2Q/2P1RP1p/5N1K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1947.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1904.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stubbs, ChF"] [Black "1174.02"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3Kn3/7b/4BR2/4k3/3pp2N/Q7/8/b7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1904.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sanchez, A."] [Black "1258.16"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5K2/3pnP2/5Rp1/4k1Bp/3p2pR/2bp1B2/QnN5/4N3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1933.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bosch, R."] [Black "1358.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/prP3pQ/b2Bn3/3kP3/B1n3N1/1pPN4/1P4K1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1933.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1940.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Moravec, J."] [Black "4868.16"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n2KN2/6R1/1ppb3n/1p2k3/1ppNP3/4RQ2/4rp2/q4br1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1940.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1971.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tomson, BJ."] [Black "0147.74"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n2N1n2/1R6/p3p3/p1k1P3/P3PP2/P1BP4/1p1P4/bK6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1971.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1931.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L & Umnov E"] [Black "4221.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3Q3P/5R1B/KR2p1q1/3P1N2/3Bk3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1931.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1962.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L."] [Black "1588.31"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2N2b2/B2N3K/2n1P2R/1P1k4/1r4R1/1P2p2b/Q3n3/1B6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1962.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L."] [Black "1855.15"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3RK3/1pQ1B1p1/2B2p2/2p5/n4P1b/1N1pk1r1/3r4/2N2R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1946.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L."] [Black "4555.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5B1K/6Q1/4p3/RN1P1b2/1Nq1kp2/1r1n1p2/B2R2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1946.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1969.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L."] [Black "4885.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B6/4NK1R/4Q1N1/2r2pkB/p4p2/1p5n/q2P1Pb1/b1r1R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1969.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1974.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L."] [Black "1752.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Q4K1/4pp2/1p2R3/rr2P1N1/2bPBkpB/2N2p2/3P4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1974.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "5#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1957.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L & Schiff V"] [Black "4478.37"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6K1/2pp2pN/3b2pp/1p1p4/3B1k1P/n3NP2/b2Q1R1P/1qn3r1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1957.??.??"] 1. Nf8 $1 {(2 Ne6+)} Bb3 (1... g5 2. Nc2+ $1 Kf5 3. Qd3+ $1 Nxd3 4. Ne3+ Kf4 5. Ng6#) (1... Qb4 2. Ng2+ $1 Kf5 3. Qg5+ $1 hxg5 4. Ne3+ Kf4 5. Nxg6#) (1... Qe4 2. fxe4+ Kxe4 3. Nd1 (3. Nf5) 3... Rg3 4. hxg3) 2. Ne6+ $1 dxe6 3. Nxd5+ Kf5 4. Qf4+ $1 Bxf4 5. Ne7# {Given at the 1993 German championship, with an apparently useless bPe2.} 1-0 [Event "7#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Loschinsky, L & Feoktistov A"] [Black "0188.38"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B1R5/3p3b/K2p2p1/8/N2kpB1N/P2p2p1/Pp1P1p2/1n2b1n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] 1. Re8 $1 Nxd2 (1... Bxd2 $2 2. Rxe4#) (1... g5 $2 2. Be3+ Kc4 3. Nxb2#) 2. Ng2 $1 f1=N (2... Kc4 $2 3. Be3 Nb3 4. Rxe4+) 3. Bxd6 $1 Ngf3 (3... b1=Q $2 4. Be5+ Kc4 5. Rc8#) (3... Bf2 $2 4. Be5+ Kc4 5. Rc8+) (3... Kc4 $2 4. Be5) 4. Bb4 $1 ( 4. Bc5+ $2 Kc4 5. Rc8 Ne5 $1 6. Nb6+ Kc3 7. Bb4+ Kd4 8. Bc3# {too late}) 4... b1=N (4... Ne5 5. Bc3+ Kc4 6. Rxe5 Bf2 7. Bd5#) (4... Bf2 5. Bc3+ Kc4 6. Rc8+ Bc5 7. Rxc5#) 5. Bc5+ Kc4 6. Rb8 $3 {Nd2 is "drumarian" !} Nb3 (6... e3 7. Rb4#) 7. axb3# 1-0 [Event "h#2 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gandy, JC."] [Black "3531.10"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "K2R2q1/8/8/5k2/2N1R3/3r2P1/8/7b b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) Bf8 on c8"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Geissler, N."] [Black "0440.11"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4kb1r/7p/8/8/8/8/3P4/R1B1K3 b Qk - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "h#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Abdurahmanovic , Ellinghoven & Masla"] [Black "0346.02"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3k4/3Bnp2/5p2/2rb4/3K4/2n5 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 1-0 [Event "s#3 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Iwanow, E."] [Black "4845.36"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/N3p3/p1B1P3/P3QN2/K1krR1p1/PR1p2p1/2br1nq1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {Given at the 2018 Russian Championship.} -- 0-1 [Event "s#5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Koziura, G."] [Black "1525.72"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2BB4/2N2P1p/p3Q2P/P5Rr/KRn2k1P/PN6/4PP2/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1. Qd5 $1 (1. f8=N $2 Rxh6 $1 (1... Rxg5 $2 2. Nd5+ Rxd5 3. Rxc4+ Rd4 4. Qf6+ Ke4 5. Qg5 Rxc4#) (1... Rxh4 $2 2. Qf7+ Ke4 3. Re5+ Kxe5 4. Qf5+ Kd6 5. Rb6+ Nxb6#)) 1... Rxg5 (1... Rxh4 2. Rg4+ $1 Rxg4 3. Qf3+ $1 Ke5 4. Qf5+ Kd6 5. Rb6+ $1 Nxb6# $1) (1... Rxh6 2. Qd2+ $1 (2. f8=Q+ $2 Rf6 3. Qd2+ Ke4 4. Rg4+ Rf4 $1 {(...Ke5? Qb2+!)}) 2... Ke4 3. Bb7+ $1 Rc6 4. Qf4+ $1 Kxf4 5. Rxc4+ Rxc4# $1) 2. Qxg5+ $1 Ke4 3. Nc5+ Kd4 4. Rxc4+ $1 Kxc4 5. Nb5 $1 axb5# $1 {Mate by pawn, Knight and Rook. Given at the 2018 Russian Championship. Has been solved by nobody, except partially by Fomichev, former... co-author of Koziura, who therefore knows the depths of his mind !} 0-1

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