january 11 2022

For this first session of 2022, the usuals were there with the return of Clément.
A magnificent Rook ending to start with which contains in itself some studies in the making.
Some other wonders followed which you will discover below, recounted in detail by the Master.


Master's words


Novigrad 1

More and more madmen and sheep, less and less people of good sense and autonomy. Let this noise and fury not prevent me from sending you my best wishes from "my" town of Novigrad!

 

"A population fed under tyranny becomes cowardly and effeminate" (Etienne de la Boétie).

 

"Happiness reigns on Earth. He who doubts it is sick. He who is ill is cured. Whoever is incurable is executed" (R. Silverberg).

Dalai lama

 

"What surprises you most about humanity? -- Men who lose their health in order to earn money and then spend that money to regain their health. Thinking too anxiously about the future, they forget the present, so much so that they end up living neither in the present nor in the future. They live as if they will never die and die as if they have never lived" (Dalai Lama's line).

 

"Those who once belched out the slogan "my body, my choice" have redoubled their imagination to force the people to bend to the vaccine injunction promoted by multi-condemned pharmaceutical firms. The French must now submit to their regular dose or else they will be pariahs, deprived of daily activities and even of access to hospitals... And the system's media are there, as in the early days, to accompany the manufacture of consent" (El. Blaise).

 

"Despite all the constraints that these people impose on you, don't forget that they can't take one thing away from you: the right to take them for fools" (ibidem).

 

"Why has the management of the health crisis been excellent in poor countries and catastrophic in rich countries? (V. Bugault).

 

"Can the French accept that from now on, their health is conditioned to a subscription of one dose every 6 months, 5 months, or 3 months...? (A. Henrion-Caude).

 

"Next to what will be revealed [about pseudo-vaccines], the contaminated blood affair will seem like a joke" (read on the Internet). Last minute addition: even the most moronic seem to end up understanding that, in a restaurant or elsewhere, an infected "vaccinated" is more dangerous than an uninfected not "vaccinated"!

Soljenitsyne 1And of course, full support for Novak Đoković. Čestitke !

 

"We know they are lying, they know they are lying. They know that we know that they lie, we know that they know that we know that they lie. Yet they continue to lie" (A. Solzhenitsyn).

 

"The "woke" revolution is underway, even if it "does not exist". France has become the land that recycles American waste" (Ar. de Watrigant).

 

"The spirit alone gives no nobility: one needs something that ennobles the spirit" (F. Nietzsche).

 

"If those who speak ill of me knew exactly what I think of them, they would say much more" (S. Guitry).

"Until I die, I will learn" (A. Hauchard). Phrase taken up by Ferry on 1 January 2022. Alas, it is not Roger (may he rest in peace) but Luc, formerly my hierarchical "superior"! Remember what Clint Eastwood said about it: see the lecture of 1-10-2019.

Yugina 2

 

Marin mmeA complex Rook ending, won not without difficulty by Romanian GM (and solutionist) Mihail Marin, who we wrote about in our article on Iasi 2015.   http://lecoursdumaitre.e-monsite.com/pages/concours-de-solutions/cat-2015/championnat-d-europe-2015.html    Among its many curiosities, one hesitates between two plans, one works with Ra5, Pa7 / Ra8 but not Rb5, Pb7 / Rb8 and of course, for the other plan, it is the opposite! With, you guessed it, an echo of ZZ. Another simpler one at the 48th black move: depending on whether the white King is on g1 or f1, the good and bad plan are also switched.

 

Yugina 1

Homage also to Madame Marin, Mariya Yughina, an inspired artist who combines Chess and Beauty... in many ways.

 

To rest from this heavy analysis, an amusing Georgian cavalcade and some Austrian sacrificial manoeuvres.

 

Exercises for the next lesson. The strongest, on the theme: "where would you play your King"? A familiar idea, here in twins. The squares c4 & e4 are both tempting, no? Would you believe that the good move in the first twin is the bad move in the other? To rest us, a mate in 11 or Queen's win. Then a game of Fischer: this a4 pawn is bothering us, should we take it? Finally, a nice win with equality of material: an ingenious black 3rd move, a worthy reply on the white 4th.  

Karpov salov

The game of the day: attack on the kingside (ending in a pure mate) by a great strategist, incidentally a former world champion, whose specialty was not this. But he could not fail, in the style of Alekhine, to exploit the imbalance of forces, those of the opponent frolicking on the queenside.

 

A little trip through history, à la Fernandel: we are transported to the Middle Ages for a simple and charming retrograde analysis.

 

Training: trials in the 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 10th & 12th two-movers, trap in the 5th. The first 3# has two fine variations. The second is much easier. The first 4# has a flagship variation, which is not obvious. The second is entertaining and offers two model mats.

 

A well-known theme in the 2# 4-solution helpmate. Then two longer helpmates by a very nice Australian composer (remember that, in the first one, it's White to move). Finally, two equally nice selfmates, one in 3, from the 19th century, the other in 4, from the 20th century, Czech, with two model mates.

 

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


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Master's diagrams

[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Marin M, Pogorelov R"] [Black "0400.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/R7/4pk2/1P3p2/6pP/P7/3r1PKP/8 b - - 0 44"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "1994.??.??"] {60/476. Thanks to his phalanx on the queenside, White is winning. But the black chain on the other wing will have to be carefully watched.} 44... Rb2 45. a4 f4 46. Rc7 $1 (46. h5 $6 Kg5 $8 47. Rh7 $2 (47. Re7 $1 Kf6 $6 48. h6 $1) (47. h3 $2 g3 $1) 47... Kh4 $3 {[#]} 48. Kf1 $8 (48. h3 $2 f3+ $1 {with mate}) 48... f3 49. Ke1 $8 Re2+ $1 50. Kf1 $11) (46. Ra6 $1) 46... e5 (46... Ra2 $6 47. Rc4 $1 Kf5 48. b6 $1 $18) (46... Rb4 47. h5 $1 Kg5 48. h3 $1 (48. Rc5+ $1) 48... gxh3+ 49. Kxh3 $8 Rxa4 50. Rc5+ $8 Kf6 51. Kg4 $1 $18) 47. Rc1 $2 {For support the said phalanx from behind, as is often advised. But this is a fault, greatly complicating the achievement of the advantage.} (47. Rc6+ $1 Kg7 (47... Kf5 48. h5 $8 e4 49. h6 $8) 48. h5 $1 (48. Re6 $1) 48... Rb4 (48... e4 49. Rg6+) (48... Ra2 49. Rc4 $1 Rb2 50. Re4 $1 Kf6 51. h6 $18) 49. h6+ $1 ( 49. Rg6+ Kh7 50. Rxg4 $2 Rxa4 {escape}) (49. Ra6 $1 e4 50. Rg6+ $8) 49... Kh7 50. h3 $3 {[#](you can't win an endgame without the King !)} (50. Ra6 $2 e4 $8) 50... g3 (50... f3+ 51. Kg3 gxh3 52. Ra6 $1 Rb2 53. Kxh3 $8 Rxf2 54. Kg3 $8 Rf1 55. Re6 $1) (50... gxh3+ 51. Kxh3 $8 Rxa4 52. Kg4 $8 Rb4 {(...Ra1 Kf5!)} 53. b6 $8) 51. fxg3 $8 Rb2+ (51... Rxa4 52. gxf4) 52. Kf3 $8 Rb3+ 53. Kg4 $1 fxg3 (53... Rxg3+ 54. Kf5 $1) 54. Rc2 $8 Ra3 (54... Rb4+ 55. Kxg3 $1) 55. Rb2 $3 g2 56. Rxg2 $8 Rxa4+ 57. Kh5 $8 Rb4 58. Rg7+ $8 Kh8 59. Rb7 $8 $18) 47... e4 $1 { strongly threatens ...e4-e3.} 48. Kg1 $1 {King has two movess, Kf1 & Kg1, each having advantages and disadvantages.} (48. Ra1 $2 e3 $1 $11 (48... Kf5 $1 49. a5 e3 $8 $11) 49. a5 $2 (49. Kg1 $8 e2 50. f3 $8 Rd2 51. Re1 $8 gxf3 $1 52. Kf2 $8 Ra2 $1 $11) 49... Rxf2+ $8 50. Kg1 f3 $1 (50... g3 $1 51. hxg3 f3 $8 ) 51. a6 Rg2+ 52. Kh1 Ra2 $3 {[#]} (52... e2 $2 53. a7 $8 Rf2 54. Kg1 $8 Rg2+ $8 55. Kh1 $11) (52... Rd2 $1 53. Kg1 $1 e2 $2 {(...Rg2+! or ...f2+!)} 54. Re1 $3 Rd1 $2 55. Kf2 $8 $18) 53. Rxa2 e2 $8 54. Ra1 f2 $8 55. Kg2 e1=Q $19) (48. a5 $2 e3 $8 49. a6 Rxf2+ $8 50. Kg1 Ra2 $1 (50... f3 $1 51. a7 Rg2+ $8 52. Kh1 Rc2 $3 53. Ra1 Ra2 $8 {(as above, but with the pawn already on a7)} 54. Rxa2 $8 e2 $8 55. Rxe2 fxe2 56. a8=Q $11) 51. Rb1 $2 (51. b6 $1 Rxa6 $8 52. b7 $1 Rb6 $8 53. Rc6+ $8 Rxc6 54. b8=Q Rc1+ $8 55. Kg2 f3+ $8 56. Kg3 Rg1+ $8 57. Kf4 f2 $8 $11 {but not ...e2? Qb6+!}) 51... f3 $8 52. b6 Rg2+ $8 53. Kh1 Rb2 $3 {[#]} (53... e2 $2 54. b7 Rf2 $11) 54. Ra1 e2 $1 $19) (48. Kf1 $1 Kg6 $1 (48... f3 49. Re1 $8 Kf5 50. h5 $8) 49. a5 $8 (49. Ra1 $2 e3 $1 50. fxe3 f3 $8 51. a5 $2 {(Rc1! for Rc8!=)} Rxh2 52. Ra4 Kh5 $8 $19) 49... Rxb5 50. Ra1 $8 Kh5 51. a6 $8 Rb8 52. a7 $1 Ra8 53. Ra4 $1 (53. Ra5+ $2 Kxh4 {ZZ} 54. Kg1 {(Ke2 ...Kh3!!)} Rd8 $3 {(with wK on g1, this threatens checkmate)} 55. f3 $2 Rd1+ $8 56. Kf2 e3+ $8 57. Ke2 Rd2+ $8 58. Ke1 gxf3 $8 $19) 53... Kxh4 54. Ra5 $3 {[#]ZZ} f3 (54... g3 55. hxg3+ $8 fxg3 56. Kg2 $3) 55. Ra6 $8 (55. Kg1 Rd8 $1 56. h3 $2 {(Ra1!)} g3 $3 57. fxg3+ Kxg3 $8 58. Rg5+ $8 Kxh3 59. Rg7 $8 e3 $1 60. Rh7+ $8 Kg4 $11) 55... Kg5 56. Ke1 $1 {(when ...Kh3 is not possible)} Kh4 $1 (56... Kf5 57. Ra5+ $1 Kf4 58. Kd2 $8 {: see further on 63e}) 57. Rh6+ $8 (57. Kd2 $2 Kh3 $1 $11 ) 57... Kg5 58. Rh7 $8 Kf4 $1 (58... Kf5 59. Rh5+ $3 Ke6 {(...Kf4 Ra5!! Z ... e3 Ra4+!)} 60. Ra5 $8 e3 61. fxe3 $8 Kd6 62. Kf2 $1 Kc6 63. Kg3 $1 Kb6 64. Ra2 $1 Rxa7 65. Rxa7 {(Rb2+)} Kxa7 66. h4 $1 gxh3 67. Kxh3 $8 $18 {wins by one time}) (58... Rc8 59. Rc7 $3 Rd8 60. Rb7 $3 Ra8 61. Kd2 $8) 59. Re7 $3 ( 59. Rd7 $6 e3 $1) (59. Kd2 $6 Rd8+ $1 60. Kc3 $2 e3 $8 $11) 59... Rd8 (59... Kf5 60. Kd2 $1 Rd8+ 61. Kc3 $1) 60. Re6 $3 {[#]} (60. Rf7+ $6 Ke5 $1 {(...Kg5 Rb7!)} 61. Rd7 {(Rb7 ...Ra8)} Ra8 62. Kd2 Rc8 $1) 60... Ra8 61. Ra6 $8 Kg5 {(by compared to the 55th move, the King is on e1 instead of f1)} (61... Kf5 62. Ra5+ $1 { (taking advantage of the fact that there is no ...Kh4, but not Kd2?! for the helpmate ...Rd8+ Ke3?? ...Rd3#)} Kf4 63. Kd2 $8 {idem}) 62. Kd2 $8 Kf4 (62... Rd8+ 63. Ke3 $3 { possible with bK on g5}) 63. Ra5 $3 Rd8+ (63... e3+ 64. fxe3+ $8 Ke4 65. Ra4+ $1 {for Ke1-f2-g3}) 64. Kc3 $8 Rc8+ (64... e3 65. Ra4+ $8) 65. Kd4 $8 Ra8 {(where would you play your Rook ?)} (65... Rd8+ 66. Kc5 $8 Rc8+ 67. Kb6 $8 e3 68. Ra4+ $8 Ke5 69. fxe3 $8 f2 70. Rf4 $8) 66. Ra2 $3 {[#](the idea is the defence... of the h2-pawn !)} (66. Ra3 $2 e3 $3 {(the same move on Ra4? or Ra6?)} 67. fxe3+ Kg5 $8 68. e4 {(Kd3 ...g3! hxg3 ...Rd8+!! then ...f2!!)} f2 $1 69. Ra5+ Kh4 $1 {(and not echo helpmate ...Kf4? Rf5#)} 70. Rf5 g3 $1 $11) 66... e3 (66... Kf5 67. Ke3 $8) (66... Kg5 67. Ra6 $3 Kh4 68. Rh6+ $8 Kg5 69. Rh7 $8) 67. fxe3+ $8 Kg5 68. Kd3 $8 (68. e4 $2 f2 $8 $11) 68... Kh4 (68... Rd8+ 69. Kc3 $8 Ra8 70. Kd2 $8) (68... g3 69. hxg3 $8 Kg4 70. Kd2 $1 {(or e4! ...Kxg3 Ra6!)} Kxg3 71. Ke1 $8) (68... f2 69. Ke2 $1) 69. Kd2 $1 (69. e4 $1 g3 70. hxg3+ $8 Kxg3 71. e5 $1 {(Ra6!)} f2 72. Ke2 $8 Kg2 73. Ke3 $8 Rxa7 74. Rxf2+ $8 Kg3 75. Re2 $3 Kg4 { (...Ra4 e6!)} 76. Ke4 $8) 69... Kh3 70. Ke1 $8 {(switchback, which will please the problemists)} g3 (70... Kh4 71. Kf2 $18) (70... f2+ 71. Kxf2 $1 Kxh2 72. e4 $8 g3+ {(...Kh3 e5!)} 73. Kf3+ $8 Kh3 74. Ra6 $1 Rf8+ {(...Kh2 Rh6+!! and Kxg3)} 75. Ke2 $3 Ra8 {(...g2 a8Q!!)} 76. Kf1 $8 $18) 71. hxg3 $8 Kxg3 72. e4 $1 (72. Kf1 $2 Rc8 $3 73. Ke1 $8 Rc1+ $8 74. Kd2 f2 $8 $11) (72. Ra6 $1) 72... Kf4 73. Ra4 $8 Ke5 (73... Ke3 74. e5 $1 Rh8 75. Ra3+ $8) 74. Kf1 $3 {[#](other switchback)} ( 74. Kf2 $6 Kf4 $1 75. Ke1 $1 {or on g1}) 74... Kf4 75. Kf2 $8 {Z} Kg4 76. e5+ $1 Kf5 77. Ra5 $8 $18) 48... Kg6 (48... f3 49. a5 $8 (49. Re1 $4 {(won with wK in f1)} e3 $3 $19) 49... Rxb5 50. Ra1 $8 Rb7 (50... e3 {(saved with wK in f1)} 51. fxe3 $8 Rb2 52. a6 $1 {: no ...Rxh2}) 51. a6 $1 Ra7 52. Kf1 $8 Kg6 53. Ra5 $8 Rc7 54. Ke1 $1 e3 $1 55. h5+ $3 {[#]} (55. fxe3 $2 Rc1+ $8) 55... Kf6 (55... Kh6 56. fxe3 $8 Rc1+ 57. Kf2 $8 Rc2+ 58. Kg3 $8 Rg2+ 59. Kh4 $8 f2 60. Rf5 $8 $18) 56. fxe3 $8 Rc1+ 57. Kf2 $8 Rc2+ 58. Kg3 $8 Rg2+ 59. Kf4 $8 f2 60. Rf5+ $3 Ke6 61. Ke4 $8 Rxh2 62. a7 $8 f1=Q (62... Rxh5 63. a8=Q $8) 63. Rxf1 Ra2 64. Kf4 $1 $18) 49. Re1 $2 {Compromise win.} (49. Ra1 $1 Kh5 ( 49... e3 50. fxe3 $8 f3 51. a5 $1) 50. a5 $8 Rxb5 51. a6 $8 Rb8 52. a7 Ra8 53. Kf1 $1 Kxh4 54. Ra5 $8 {ZZ, as studied with 48 Kf1!}) (49. a5 $1 Rxb5 50. Ra1 $8 {idem}) 49... Rb4 $2 {Gives White a chance again...} (49... Kh5 $2 50. Rxe4 $8 f3 51. h3 $3 Kxh4 (51... gxh3 52. Kh2 $1) 52. Rxg4+ $1 Kxh3 53. Rg3+ $8 Kh4 54. Rxf3 $18) (49... Kf5 $1 50. h5 $1 (50. Ra1 f3 $1) 50... e3 $3 {[#]} (50... f3 $2 51. Kf1 $8 Rb4 52. h6 $3 {(Ra1? ...e3!!)} Kg6 53. Ra1 $1 Kxh6 {(the bK is too far away for ...e3)} 54. a5 $8 Rxb5 55. a6 $8 Rb8 56. a7 Ra8 57. Ra5 $3 $18) 51. fxe3 f3 $8 {(draws despite 3 pawns less !)} 52. Ra1 g3 $1 53. hxg3 $8 Kg4 $1 {(and now 4)} 54. h6 $8 Kxg3 55. h7 $8 Rh2 $1 (55... Rg2+ $6 56. Kf1 $8 Rh2 $8 57. Ke1 $8 Rxh7 $8 58. Kd2 $8 Rh4 $3 59. b6 Rb4 $1) 56. Rf1 $8 Rxh7 $1 (56... Rg2+ $1 57. Kh1 Rh2+ $8 58. Kg1 $11) 57. b6 $1 Rd7 {(for ... Rd2-g2+ and ...f2)} 58. Rb1 $8 Rh7 $8 59. Rb2 $1 (59. Rf1 $1) 59... Rd7 $8 60. Rb1 $8 $11) (49... e3 $1 50. fxe3 f3 $8 51. Rc1 $1 {(or on d1)} (51. Ra1 $2 Kh5 $1 52. Rc1 Rg2+ $8 53. Kh1 g3 $3 54. hxg3 Kg4 $8 55. b6 Kh3 $3 $19) 51... Kh5 52. Rc8 $1 $11) (49... f3 $1 50. Kf1 $1 (50. h3 $4 g3 $8 $19) 50... Rb4 $8 51. a5 Rxb5 52. Ra1 Rb2 $1 53. a6 e3 $8 54. fxe3 Rxh2 $8 55. Ra5 $3 {[#]} (55. Ra4 $2 Kh5 $8 56. a7 g3 $8 $19) 55... Rxh4 $1 (55... g3 $1 56. Rg5+ $8 Kf7 $3 {(preventing Rg8 and guarding the "e" pawn)} 57. Rxg3 Rxh4 58. Rxf3+ {(Kf2 ...Ra4!)} Kg7 $8 $11) 56. Ra4 $3 (56. Kf2 $2 Rh2+ $8 57. Kg3 Rg2+ $8 {and ...f2}) 56... Rh1+ $8 57. Kf2 Rh2+ $8 58. Kg1 $1 (58. Kf1 $2 Kg5 $1 $19) 58... Rg2+ $1 (58... f2+ 59. Kf1 $1 g3 $8 60. Rg4+ $8) 59. Kf1 $8 g3 $8 60. a7 $11) 50. Kg2 $2 {Which is refused.} (50. b6 $2 Rxb6 $8 $11 51. Rxe4 $2 Rb1+ $8 52. Kg2 Kf5 $8 { (threatens checkmate in 2)} 53. f3 gxf3+ $8 54. Kxf3 Rb3+ $8 {wins}) (50. a5 $1 Rxb5 51. Ra1 $8 Kh5 52. a6 $8 {as already seen with 49 Ra1!}) (50. Ra1 $1 Kh5 51. a5 $8 {idem}) 50... Kh5 $1 $11 (50... e3 $1 51. fxe3 Rb2+ $8 52. Kg1 f3 $8 $11 { join the suite 49...e3!}) 51. b6 (51. a5 Rxb5 52. Rxe4 Rxa5 53. Rxf4 Ra3 $1 $11) 51... Rxa4 $2 {Another...} (51... Rxb6 $2 52. Rxe4 $8 Rf6 53. h3 $1 Kxh4 54. hxg4 $1 $18) (51... Kxh4 $1 52. a5 e3 $8 (52... f3+ $2 53. Kf1 $8 Kh3 54. a6 $8 Rxb6 55. Ra1 $8 Rb8 56. a7 $1 Ra8 57. Ra5 $1 Kh4 58. Ra6 $3 {: see above in 48 Kf1!}) 53. Kf1 $8 (53. fxe3 $2 f3+ $8 54. Kf1 Rb2 $8 55. b7 { (a6 ...Rxh2!!)} Rxb7 $8 56. a6 Rb2 $8 57. a7 Ra2 $8 58. Rb1 g3 $8 $19) 53... Rb2 $1 54. a6 $1 Rxf2+ $1 55. Kg1 Kh3 $1 $11) (51... e3 $1 52. fxe3 Rb2+ $1 53. Kg1 f3 $8 54. Rd1 $1 $11) 52. Rb1 $8 (52. b7 $2 Rb4 $8 53. Rxe4 Rxb7 $8 54. Rxf4 Rb3 $1 $11) 52... Ra8 53. b7 $1 Rb8 54. Rb6 $2 {...Let them not grasp any more.} (54. Rb5+ $1 Kxh4 55. Kf1 $8 {(ZZ echo with Rb5, Pb7 / Rb8 instead of Ra5, Pa7 / Ra8 ; white to move, as already seen, we would have Ke1 ... Kh3!! or Kg1 ...Rd8!!, as reiterated below)} f3 (55... Kh3 56. Rh5#) ( 55... g3 56. hxg3+ $8 fxg3 57. Kg2 $8 gxf2 58. Kxf2 $8 Kg4 59. Ke3 $8 $18) 56. Kg1 $3 (56. Rb6 {(the method studied at move 48 is less effective with pawn on b7, closer to the centre)} Rd8 $1 57. Ke1 Rb8 58. Rh6+ {(Kd2? ...Kh3! ; better Rb5!! returning to the scheme Kg1! & h3!)} Kg5 59. Rh7 $2 {(Rb6!!)} Kf5 $3 {(... Kf4? Re7!)} 60. Rh5+ {(Re7 ...Kf6!!)} Ke6 $8 61. Rb5 e3 $3 62. fxe3 Kd6 $1 { (we saw that this was losing with Ra5, Pa7 / Ra8)} 63. Rb4 {(on Kf2 ...Kc6 Rb2 ...Rxb7 and bK is in time)} Kc6 $1 64. Rxg4 Rxb7 65. Rf4 Rb2 $1 $11) 56... Rd8 57. h3 $3 {[#]} Rb8 (57... g3 58. fxg3+ $8 Kxg3 59. b8=Q+ $8 {: On the contrary, this plan would be refuted with Ra5, Pa7 / Ra8 as a8Q would not give check}) (57... e3 58. b8=Q $8 {(fxe3? ...g3!! Rb1!! Rb8!! Rb6!=)} Rxb8 59. Rxb8 e2 60. Re8 $1 gxh3 61. Kh2 Kg4 62. Re7 $1 {Z} Kh4 63. Re4+ $8 Kg5 64. Kxh3) 58. hxg4 $8 Kxg4 59. Kf1 $8 Kf4 (59... Rd8 60. Ke1 $8) 60. Ke1 $8 Kg4 (60... e3 61. Rb4+ $8) 61. Kd2 $8 Kf4 62. Rb4 $1 Ke5 (62... Rd8+ 63. Kc3) 63. Ke3 $18) (54. Kf1 $1 Kxh4 55. Rb5 $8 {idem}) 54... Kxh4 $8 $11 55. Rb5 {Here Kg2-f1!! would win, as we just see it, but it's black to move !} (55. Rh6+ Kg5 56. Rh7 Kf6 $1 $11) 55... e3 $2 {New gift, which will now be accepted.} (55... Rd8 $3 {(threatens #2)} 56. Kf1 $1 (56. b8=Q $2 f3+ $8 57. Kf1 Rd1#) (56. Kg1 $2 Rd1+ $8 57. Kg2 f3#) (56. Rb1 $1 Rb8 $8 57. Rb6 Kg5 $1 $11) (56. h3 $1 gxh3+ $8 57. Kh2 Rb8 $11) 56... Rb8 $8 {(echo ZZ already seen, on the other side)} (56... f3 $2 57. Ke1 $1 Rb8 58. Rb6 $1 Kh3 {(...Kg5 Kd2! ... Kh4 Rh6+! & Rh7! : the known plan, but with an extra time allowing Ke3 ; or ...Kf4 Rb5!! ...e3+ fxe3+ ...Ke4 Ke1!! ...Kxe3 Rb4!! Z)} 59. Kf1 $8 Kh4 60. Rb1 $1 Kg5 {(...Kh3 Rb5! idem)} 61. Rb5+ $3 Kf4 {(...Kh4 Kg1!! as on 54e)} 62. Ke1 $1 e3 63. Rb4+ $1 Kf5 64. fxe3 $8 Ke5 65. Kf2 $18) 57. Kg1 (57. Ke2 Kh3 $8 58. Kf1 g3 $1 {(or return ...Kh4!)} 59. hxg3 fxg3 $8 60. Rb3 {(Kg1 ... Kg4!! Kg2 ...gxf2!! Kxf2 ...Kf4!! Ke2 ...e3!! Kd3 ...e2! or ...Rd8+! but not . ..Kf3? Rf5+!! for Rf7)} e3 $3 {[#]} 61. fxe3 Kh2 $8 62. Rb2+ $8 Kh1 $3 {(as if the Black King was able to promote !)} 63. Rb1 $8 g2+ $1 {(or return ...Kh2!)} 64. Kf2+ $8 Kh2 $8 65. Kf3 $8 g1=Q 66. Rxg1 Kxg1 67. e4 $1 $11) 57... Rd8 $8 $11 (57... f3 $2 58. Kf1 $1 Rd8 59. Ke1 $1 Rb8 60. Rb6 $1 {as above}) 58. f3 $2 {(suicide)} (58. h3 $1 Rb8 $1 {(...g3! fxg3+ ...Kxg3!! Rb3+ ...e3!! Kf1!!= : bPf4 protects)} 59. hxg4 Kxg4 $8 60. Kg2 e3 $1 61. f3+ Kh4 $11) (58. Rb1 $1 Rb8 $8 59. Rb6 Kg5 $1 $11) 58... Rd1+ $8 (58... Rb8 $4 59. fxe4 $8 $18) (58... g3 $4 59. b8=Q $18) 59. Kf2 (59. Kg2 gxf3+ $8 60. Kf2 Rd2+ $8 61. Kf1 e3 $8 {is the same}) 59... e3+ $3 {[#](the phalanx goes wild)} (59... g3+ $4 60. hxg3+ $8 fxg3+ 61. Ke2 $8 g2 62. b8=Q $8 g1=Q 63. Qh8+ {and #2}) 60. Ke2 ( 60. Kg2 Rd2+ $8 {idem}) 60... Rd2+ $8 61. Kf1 (61. Ke1 gxf3 $8 {threatens ...f2+}) 61... gxf3 $8 62. Rb1 Rxh2 $1 63. Kg1 Rg2+ $8 64. Kh1 (64. Kf1 e2+ $8 65. Ke1 Rg1+ $8) 64... Rg8 $8 65. b8=Q Rxb8 $8 66. Rxb8 e2 $8 67. Rb1 f2 $19) (55... f3+ $2 56. Kg1 $3 Rd8 57. h3 $3 {as studied on 54e}) 56. fxe3 $8 fxe3 57. Kf1 $1 (57. Rb3 $1 Kg5 (57... e2 58. Kf2 $8) 58. Kf1 $1 Kf4 59. Ke2 $8 $18) 57... g3 58. Rb4+ $8 (58. hxg3+ $2 Kxg3 $8 59. Ke2 Kf4 $8 60. Kd3 e2 $1 61. Kxe2 Ke4 $8 $11) 58... Kh3 59. hxg3 $8 Kxg3 60. Ke2 $8 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1985.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Makhatadzé, D."] [Black "1308.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/2r3n1/Q6p/8/3p1PP1/1P2n2K/Npk1p3/1N6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1985.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Death row. How do you judge the position? It seems Black is winning, no ?} 1. Qd3+ $3 (1. Qa5 $4 Kxb1 $19) (1. Nb4+ $4 Kxb1 $8 2. Qxe2 Rc3 $1 $19) (1. Na3+ $4 Kxb3 $8 2. Nb5 {(threat of the model mat Nxd4!)} (2. Qxe2 Kxa3 $19) 2... b1=Q $1 (2... Nc2 $1) 3. Nxd4+ Kb2 4. Qxe2+ Nc2 $19) (1. Qxe2+ $4 Kxb1 $8 2. Nb4 Rc3 $1 3. Nd3 Nc2 $1 $19) (1. Nb4+ $4 Kxb1 $8 2. Qxe2 Rc3 $1 {idem}) 1... Kxd3 2. Nb4+ $8 Ke4 3. Nd2+ $8 Kxf4 4. Nd3+ $8 Kg5 5. Ne4+ $8 Kg6 6. Ne5+ $8 Kh7 7. Nf6+ $8 Kh8 8. Ng6# $1 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1952.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wotawa, A."] [Black "0141.03"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3R4/pN6/2p4b/B7/2K5/5p2/k7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "10"] [EventDate "1952.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Self-smothering. How to neutralise the f2-pawn ?} 1. Bb5 $3 {[#]} (1. Kc4 $2 f1=Q+ 2. Kxc5 Qf4 $1 3. Rd6 (3. Nc4 Be2 $1) 3... Bf7 $1 $19) 1... axb5 2. Nc4 $3 {[#]} (2. Ra7+ $2 Kb1 3. Nc4 b4+ $8 4. Kd2 (4. Kb3 Bd1#) 4... f1=Q $19) 2... bxc4 (2... f1=Q $2 {would go as far as losing :} 3. Ra7+ $8 Kb1 4. Nd2+ $8 Kc1 5. Ra1#) (2... b4+ $6 3. Kc2 $1 Bg6+ $8 4. Kb3 $8 Bd3 $1 5. Nd2 c4+ $8 6. Kxb4 f1=Q 7. Nxf1 Bxf1 $11) (2... Kb1 $6 3. Ne3 $1 Kc1 $8 4. Ra7 b4+ $8) 3. Ra7+ $8 Kb1 4. Rb7+ $8 Kc1 5. Rf7 $3 {[#]} (5. Ra7 $1 {does not change anything since after} Bg6 $1 {it is necessary to continue the same way} 6. Rf7 $8) 5... Bxf7 {Stalemate.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares "] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Karpov, An"] [Black "Salov, Va"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E18"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {57/521} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 Bf6 8. O-O O-O (8... c5 9. d5 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3 11. bxc3) 9. Rc1 c5 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 d6 13. Nde4 {Finer than e2-e4, as pushing e5 not being immediate.} (13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Qb3 Bxc4 15. Qxc4 a6 16. a4 (16. e3 Re8 17. Qe2 g6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. b3 Qe7 20. g4 Nd7 {Jakovenko,D (2725)-Alekseev, E (2700)/Astrakhan 2010}) 16... Nd7 17. e3 Ne5 18. Qe2 c4 19. Be4 Re8 20. Bc2 Rc8 21. Ne4 Be7 22. b3 cxb3 23. Bxb3 Qd7 24. Rxc8 (24. Qxa6 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Qg4 $1 27. Rc4 Nh4+ 28. Kg1 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 $11) 24... Qxc8 (24... Rxc8 $2 25. Qxa6 $16) 25. Rb1 Qf5 26. Nd2 Rb8 27. Bd1 $1 (27. Qxa6 $2 Nf3+ $3) 27... Qc8 28. Nb3 $14 {Karpov,A (2725)-Portisch,L (2630)/Tilburg 46/734 1988}) 13... Be7 (13... Be5 {Anand} 14. e3 (14. Qd2 Ba6 15. f4 {(Tfe1 ...g6)} Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Rfe1 g6 18. e3 Bg7 19. g4 Nd7 {Naumkin,I (2484)-Vescovi,G (2660)/ Moscow 2010}) (14. f4 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 Ba6 16. Re1 g6 17. b4 Be3 18. Rb1 cxb4 19. Rxb4 Nd7 {Shulman,Y (2624)-Milos,G (2618)/Bursa 2010}) 14... Ba6 (14... Qe7 15. f4 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Nd7) 15. Re1 g6 16. f4 Bg7 17. Qa4) (13... Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Nd7 15. f4 Ba6 16. Qa4 Bb7) (13... Re8 14. Qd2 a6 $6 15. b4 $1 Be7 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qf4 Qc7 $2 18. Na4 $1 Qa5 19. Rb1 $18 {Kasparov,G-Ligterink,G/Malta (ol) 1980 30/635}) 14. f4 $1 {[#]But there is other pawns !} Nd7 (14... Bc8 {VA} 15. Kh1 (15. Nf2 a6 16. g4 b5 17. g5 Nd7) (15. e3 Nd7 16. g4 {45/(673)}) (15. f5 Nd7) 15... Re8 (15... Nd7 16. g4 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. g5 Bxc3 {(...Fe7 e4) } 19. Rxc3 f6 20. Rg3 $40) 16. Bf3 a6 17. a4 Bf8 18. g4 b5 $1 {[#]} (18... h6 $6 19. Rg1 Qh4 20. Qd2 $16 {57/(521)}) 19. Nd2 (19. axb5 $6 axb5 20. Nxb5 Bxg4 $1) 19... Ra7 20. g5 Rb7 $132) (14... a6 15. a4 (15. g4 b5 $13) (15. f5 Nd7 $1) 15... Nd7 16. g4 b5 $1 {: see further 16...b5}) (14... f5 15. Nf2 Nd7 (15... Ba6 16. a4 Bf6 17. Re1 Nd7 18. e3 {(Carlsen,M (2857)-Cordova,E (2638)/Baku 2016)} Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nf6 20. Bh3) 16. e4 {"to try to enter e6" AK} (16. Bh3) 16... fxe4 17. Nfxe4) (14... Na6 $6 15. f5 $1 Bf6 $2 {( Pinter, J-Beliavsky,A/Luzern 1985 40/676)} (15... Nc7 16. f6) 16. Nb5 $1 Be5 17. f6 $1 $18) 15. g4 a6 16. a4 (16. g5 b5 17. Ng3 b4 18. Nce4 Nb6 19. Nf5 (19. Nf2 f6 20. gxf6 Bxf6) 19... Bxd5 20. Nexd6 Bxd6 (20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2 g6 $11) 21. Bxd5 Bxf4 $8 22. Bxf7+ (22. Bxa8 Qxg5+ 23. Kh1 Bxc1) 22... Rxf7 23. Qxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxf4 c4 $15) 16... Re8 $146 (16... Nf6 17. Nf2 h6 18. h4 g5 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. e3 $16 {AK} (20. fxg5 Nh7 21. Qd3 Nxg5 22. Nce4) 20... Bc8 21. Bf3) (16... b5 17. axb5 (17. g5 b4 $1) 17... axb5 18. Nxb5 Nf6 $1 (18... Qb6 19. Nbc3 Ba6 {53/ 517} 20. g5 $1) 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. g5 Ba6 $1 $11 {Riazantsev,A (2622)-Ionov,S (2517)/Russia 2006 97/388}) (16... c4 17. e3 Rc8 18. g5 Re8 (18... f6 $6 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng5) (18... Nc5) 19. Qh5 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rf3 b4 22. Rh3 Nf8 23. Ne2 g6 $1 (23... Qb6 $2 24. f5 $1 Bxd5 25. f6 $18) 24. Qh6 Bxd5 25. Nf6+ $8 Bxf6 26. gxf6 Qxf6 $8 27. Bxd5 Rc5 $1 28. Bxc4 Rec8 29. Bxf7+ $8 Kxf7 $15) 17. g5 $1 {[#]When middle is fixed, we act on a side !} Bf8 18. Kh1 $1 { Continuing the aggressive plan on the King's side} b5 {A gambit to move the fight.} (18... g6 $6 19. Qd3 $1 (19. Bh3 {AK} f5 $1) 19... Bc8 20. f5 $1 Ne5 $6 21. Qg3 $1 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qh3 h6 25. Qxf5 Ng6 26. Nxe8 Qxe8 27. gxh6 $16) (18... Rb8 $1 19. b3 {AK} Bc8 $1 20. Qd3 b5 $1 21. axb5 axb5 22. Bh3 (22. Nxb5 $2 Ba6 $8) 22... b4 $1 23. Bf5 $3 {[#]} h6 $1 (23... bxc3 $2 24. Bxh7+ $3 Kh8 25. Qh3 $8 Nf6 26. Bf5+ {and #2}) (23... g6 $2 24. Bxd7 $8 Bxd7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Nce4 $16) 24. gxh6 bxc3 25. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 26. hxg7+ Bxg7 $8 27. Nxd6 $8 (27. Qh3 $2 Nf8 $1) 27... Qe7 $8 (27... Re7 $2 28. Bf5 $3) 28. Nxe8 (28. Nxc8 Rexc8) 28... Qxe8 29. Bf5 Nf6 $1 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Qh3+ Kg8 32. Rxc3 $11 Qe4+ (32... Nxd5) 33. Kg1 Re8 34. Rg3 Qxd5 35. Qh6 $6 Nh5 $1 36. Rg5 $2 (36. Qg5) 36... Qd4+ $8 37. Kh1 Qe4+ $8 38. Kg1 (38. Rf3 Qb1+ $1) 38... f6 $3 39. Rg4 Qd4+ $1 40. Kh1 Qd5+ $1 41. Kg1 Kf8 $1 $19) (18... c4 $6 19. Qd4) (18... Bc8 19. b3 Rb8) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Qb6 $6 (20... Nb6 $6 21. Nbc3 Nc4 22. Qd3 Ba6 (22... Nxb2 $2 23. Qb5 $18 {AK}) 23. Qg3 {(/\ f5, g6)} Nxb2 24. f5 {AK} Nc4 25. Rf4 $3 {[#](this move will have an important role)} (25. f6 g6 26. h4 Bc8) ( 25. g6 fxg6 26. fxg6 h6 27. Bh3 Bc8) 25... Bc8 (25... Ne5 26. Rh4) 26. Bh3 (26. Rg1) 26... Ne5 27. Rg1 $1 (27. Rh4 $1) 27... Ra7 28. Qh4 $1 (28. Nf6+ $1) 28... Kh8 29. Nf6 $1 gxf6 30. gxf6 {with a decisive mate threat in 4}) (20... Ra6 $1 21. Nbc3 (21. Nec3) 21... Rb6 $1 {: a 3rd unit on b6 !}) 21. Nbc3 $1 (21. Na3 Ba6 $1 $132 {AK}) 21... Qb4 (21... Ba6 22. Rf3 {(/\ Rh3, Qe1-h4 AK)} Bc8 23. Bh3) (21... Qxb2 $4 22. Rb1) (21... c4 22. Qe1 Nc5 23. Qf2) 22. Qd3 $1 (22. f5 $1 Ne5 23. Rf4) (22. Rf3 $2 Rxe4 $1 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Rb3 Qxf4 $8 25. Rxb7 Ne5 26. Qg1 Qxg5 27. Rf1 g6 $44) (22. Qe1 $1 {(to directly go to h4)} Ba6 23. Rb1 $1 (23. Qh4 $2 Bxe2 $1 24. Nxe2 Rxe4) 23... Be7 24. Qh4) 22... Nb6 23. Qg3 $1 {[#]} Kh8 (23... Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. gxf6+ Kh8 27. Bxd5 $18 {AK}) 24. Rcd1 Nc4 (24... Na4 25. Rb1 {AK}) (24... Bc8 25. f5 Re5 26. Nf2 $3 {[#](for Nd3 or e2-e4)} (26. f6 $2 g6 $8 {AK}) (26. g6 Bxf5 27. Ng5 $1 $40 {AK } Bxg6 28. Nxf7+ Bxf7 29. Rxf7 g6 30. Rf4 $16) 26... Ba6 (26... Bxf5 27. e4 $1 $18) (26... Rxf5 27. e4 $1 $18) 27. Ra1 Bxe2 28. Rxa8 Nxa8 29. Nxe2 Rxe2 30. Nd3 $8 Qd4 (30... Qb7 31. Qh4 $1) 31. Nf4 $8 Rxb2 32. g6 $1 fxg6 33. Nxg6+ $1 ( 33. fxg6 $1) 33... Kg8 (33... hxg6 34. Qh3+ Kg8 35. fxg6 {and mate}) 34. f6 $1 $18) 25. b3 $1 {Prevents ...Nxb2 and ...Ra3.} (25. f5 $1 {(criticized by AK but...) } Bc8 (25... Ne5 26. Rb1 Qb3 27. Rf4) 26. b3 Qxb3 27. Rb1 Qa3 28. Rf4 $1 {is also promising}) 25... Nb6 {Consider ...Ra3.} (25... Qxb3 $2 26. Rb1) 26. g6 $1 {[#]Going into action, while black forces are away.} (26. f5 $1 Ra3 (26... Re5 27. Rf4 $1 Nxd5 28. Rh4 $8 Nxc3 29. Rxh7+ $3 Kxh7 30. Qh3+ Kg8 31. g6 fxg6 32. fxg6 {and mate}) 27. g6 (27. f6 Rxb3 28. fxg7+ Bxg7 29. Qxd6) (27. Qh4) 27... f6 {AK} 28. Nxf6 $1 {[#]} gxf6 29. Rf4 $8 Qxb3 30. Qh4 $8 h6 31. Qxf6+ Bg7 32. Qf7 $8 Rf8 33. Qxb7 $18) 26... fxg6 (26... hxg6 $2 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Ng5 $18 {AK}) (26... f6 27. gxh7 {for Nxf6 AK}) 27. f5 $1 {[#]} gxf5 (27... Nd7 28. Ng5 $1 Ne5 29. Nce4) 28. Rxf5 Nd7 (28... g6 29. Rf7) (28... Qxb3 29. Ng5) 29. Rdf1 $1 (29. Nxd6 {(AK give a ?!)} Bxd6 $8 30. Qxd6 Qxc3 (30... Nf8 31. Qg3 Ng6 {(...Ra3 Ne4!)} 32. e4 $16 {AK}) (30... Ba6 31. Qg3 $1) 31. Qxd7 Ba6 32. Rdf1 $8 Rg8 $8 (32... Qe3 33. d6 $1) 33. Qe7 $1 {[#](defends e2 and considers d6 & Bd5)} (33. d6 $6 Bxe2 $1 {AK} 34. Bxa8 Bxf1 35. Rxf1 {(Qf7!)} Rxa8 36. Qf7 h6 37. d7 Qd3 $8 $11) (33. R5f2 $1) (33. Rh5 $2 Bxe2 $8 34. Rh3 Qe5 $1) 33... Bb5 (33... h6 34. Qe5 $1) 34. d6 (34. Rh5 h6 35. Rh3 {(Be4? ...Qe3!)} Qd2 36. Qxc5 Bxe2 37. Rg1 Rac8) 34... Rae8 35. Qf7 $1 (35. Rf8 $2 Rxe7 36. dxe7 h5 $8 37. Be4 g6 $8 38. Bd5 Qe5 $1 39. Rxg8+ Kh7 40. Rf7+ Kh6 $11) 35... Qd2 $8 36. Qd5 $1 (36. Bd5 Qxe2 $8 37. d7 Rd8) 36... Qxe2 37. d7 Rd8 38. Rf7 $16) (29. Rf4 $1 Qxb3 (29... h6 30. Ng5 $1 Qxb3 31. Nf7+ Kg8 32. Nxh6+ Kh7 33. Rg1) 30. Ng5 $1 ( 30. Rb1 $1) 30... Ne5 (30... Rxe2 31. Qd3 $1) 31. Be4 $1 h6 32. Rg1 $1 $18) ( 29. Ng5 $1 Ne5 30. Rf4 $1 {idem}) 29... Ne5 30. R5f4 $1 {The two White Knights kept paralysing the black army.} (30. Ng5 $6 Qg4 $1 31. Qf2 $1 ( 31. Rxe5 $6 Qxg3 32. Rxe8 Qxg2+ $3 33. Kxg2 Rxe8 $11 {AK}) 31... g6 32. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 33. Nf7+ Kg8 $8 {(elsewhere #2)} 34. Ne4 $8 Qf5 35. Qe1 $1 Qc8 36. Qh4 $1 $18) (30. Rh5 $1 h6 (30... Bc8 31. Bh3 $1) 31. Rg1 $1 Nf7 32. Nf6 $1 gxf6 33. Qg6 $1 $18) 30... Qb6 (30... Ng6 31. Rg4 $1 Bc8 (31... Ne5 32. Rh4 $8 h6 33. Nf6) 32. Rxg6 $3 hxg6 33. Qxg6 {/\ Ng5+- AK}) 31. Ng5 $1 Ng6 (31... Be7 32. Nf7+ $1 (32. Nxh7 $1 g6 33. Ng5) 32... Kg8 (32... Nxf7 33. Rxf7 Bf8 34. Be4 Kg8 35. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 36. Rg1 $18 {AK}) 33. Be4 $1 g6 34. Bxg6 $1 Nxg6 35. Rg4 $8 Kg7 36. Qh3 $1 $18) (31... Kg8 32. Nxh7 $1 (32. Be4 $1) 32... Kxh7 33. Rh4+ Kg8 34. Qh3 $1 (34. Be4 $1) 34... Ng6 35. Rh5 $8 Qd8 (35... Qxb3 36. Qf5 $1 $18 { but especially not Rb1? ...Qc2! for ...Ra3!}) 36. Qd3 $18) (31... Qd8 32. Rh4 $1 (32. Be4 $1) 32... h6 33. Ne6 Qe7 34. Be4 Bc8 35. Rg1 Bxe6 36. dxe6 $18) 32. Nf7+ Kg8 33. Qxg6 $1 {[#]} (33. Qxg6 $1 hxg6 34. Rh4 $8 Be7 35. Rh8# {pure mate}) 1-0 [Event "Where was the wPa2 taken? Medieval chess"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Plaksin, N."] [Black "4405.77"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1q2k3/rpp1pppn/p2p4/8/8/3P3P/NPP1PPPR/N2Q2K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {The rules of Medieval Chess are well known: the "Queen" is in reality a Fers, playing a Bishop's step, the "Bishop" is really an Alfil, playing 2 Bishop steps (and can jump), promotions can only be made in Fers, and no castling or double pawn step. The d1 Fers could not play, its only squares c2 & e2 being forbidden, like the d8-Fers which was captured on the spot. The b8-Fers comes from the promotion of Ph7 to g1 (for Feg1-h2-g3-f4...-a7-b8) which captured 3 white units. He could not capture the Alfil f1, which could only go to white squares of the "b", "d", "c" and "d" files. "b", "d", "f" and "h" files. And so he took the Ra1 (in g6, g5, g4 or g3, the d1 Fers forbidding him g1), the Alfil c1 in g1 (after Ac1-e3-g1) and thus the a2 pawn in h2, after promotion to b8 in Fers after axAb4, bxa7xb8 taking Rook and knight. Reciprocal paths of the white Fers from b8 to h2 and the black Fers from g1 to b8.} -- * [Event "2# b) remove Pe5"] [Site "?"] [Date "1925.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zepler, E."] [Black "0241.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4bN2/4K3/4P3/1p2k2p/1R2B2R/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1925.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {.} 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1953.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zappas, B."] [Black "1858.51"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/B7/3p3r/3PP1R1/1QKNk3/2n3PN/n2R1PP1/b4r2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1953.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1966.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ahues, H."] [Black "1585.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4N1Q1/8/1P2Pp2/KpB5/b1kpB3/3N3R/2nP2rb/1R6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1966.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1963.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Taubenberger, F."] [Black "1578.11"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1nr2B2/R1N2p2/2k1N3/P6R/bb6/3Qn3/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1963.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Has dried up some of the tenors. Yet easy enough.} -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Beal, EW."] [Black "1858.36"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2BB1K2/rp3p2/3pNp1p/N2Pk1b1/Q1P1p2r/1n2R1Pn/8/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1986.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hoffmann, F."] [Black "1145.26"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B7/5N2/nPR1Pp2/1p1k2pp/p2p4/N5Q1/8/K6b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2# "] [Site "?"] [Date "1952.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Skogsenden, K."] [Black "4858.44"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1N1n4/B2P3B/1p4R1/2kp4/RpPr4/P7/1n1P2p1/Nrq1QbK1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1952.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1968.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mansfield, C."] [Black "1858.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/nr5p/1b2rp2/RB3kpK/4n2P/5NP1/1BQ2R2/5N2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mansfield, C."] [Black "4557.14"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2K1Bn2/1pBN1Q2/6r1/p7/k5bR/pR1P2pq/2n5/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Extract from a book published in 1999, not composed in 1999 !} -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1950.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ellerman, A."] [Black "3455.04"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6R1/b1QK4/4N2p/3BBk1N/6p1/4p1p1/7q/5rn1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1950.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1932.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Giegold, F."] [Black "1287.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B1n1K1/3n4/pR1p1b1R/p2k4/Pp1N4/1p1P4/bQ5B/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1932.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Given at the 1988 World Championship.} -- 1-0 [Event "2# "] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Robert, Ph & Caillaud M"] [Black "1512.72"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1Np1P3/2P5/Q2PP1p1/3Nk1P1/K1R1P1r1/2P4B/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2017.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Tribowski, M."] [Black "1888.62"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/KQB3pB/1Pr1pb1r/1R1N2P1/1P1kN3/1P6/2PPb3/4R1n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rosenkilde, H."] [Black "4835.54"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Qb/KN3p1r/3P3r/PPpp1p2/2k2N2/1R1RP3/P7/qn6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] [EventType "game"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Melnichenko, V & Rudenko V"] [Black "1776.66"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/8/2p1R1K1/1pPk1P1p/1P1pp1pr/1P3b2/B1PP3r/b3Q2n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1900.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Schruefer, F."] [Black "0111.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1N2p3/4p3/4P3/pkP5/1B6/PP2K3/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1900.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] {Given at the B tournament on 28.1.18.} -- 1-0 [Event "h#2 4 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Janevski, Z."] [Black "4663.43"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "b6q/1Q3P2/4p1PP/2r1kr1P/1b4n1/3pp3/6K1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "h#3,5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Foster, G."] [Black "0440.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/1b1k4/R3r3/8/6K1/3B4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "h#4 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Foster, G."] [Black "3612.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7K/8/8/4r3/2k4N/8/2q4r/1B4N1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1888.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Laws, BG."] [Black "1245.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7n/5p1R/5NP1/1R5b/7k/5Q1p/7P/4N1BK w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1888.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 1-0 [Event "s#4"] [Site "?"] [Date "1967.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mikan, I."] [Black "1218.41"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/B7/p7/1PnN1RN1/3k2P1/K2n4/P1QR2P1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "1967.??.??"] [SourceDate "2010.01.01"] 0-1

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