cb_20081021

[Event "h#3 b) Bg6 on f7"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ramaswamy, V."] [Black "0044.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4n3/6BN/8/3k4/4bK2/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) Bh3 on c7 c) Ne4 on e8 in b "] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Grigoryan, A."] [Black "0332.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/2k1r3/8/2K1N3/6Nb/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zujev, N & Cirulik S"] [Black "3866.05"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r2b2K/b7/4p3/pRnp4/2rkp3/1p2R3/8/4qn2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Meinking, D."] [Black "3110.56"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/4p3/6q1/p3p3/1p6/1Pp2pPP/2P2P2/1B2K1R1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Onkoud, A."] [Black "3718.45"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r1B2/1n3R2/1N6/p2p2Pq/3p2Pr/3k1pNp/P2P4/3K2n1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {Study-problèm, mat in 9.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1900.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hoffmann, W."] [Black "1044.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1n6/8/8/8/6B1/6N1/3K2k1/4Q1b1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1900.??.??"] {Apparently inspired by Wurzburg 1896, but in reality very different.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1939.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Boehm, J."] [Black "0142.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/b7/2K1N2p/5kNP/8/5P2/1B2R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1939.??.??"] {Just to "keep the solutionists busy" for a while.} 1. -- 1-0 [Event "s#8"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hoffmann, P."] [Black "1280.62"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1p1P1P2/5kbR/1PPpb3/8/4Q3/BP1P4/R1B1K3 w Q - 0 1"] [PlyCount "16"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] 1. f8=Q+ {[#]} Ke6 2. d8=R {[#]} b6 3. Rxd5 bxc5 4. Rd8+ {[#]Return.} c4 5. b4 $1 cxb3 {[#]Prise e. p.} 6. Ba3 bxa2 7. O-O-O {[#]Castle.} a1=B {[#]} {AUW White/Black. Excelsior.} (7... a1=N {[#]} 8. Qb3+ Nxb3#) 8. Bb2 Baxb2# 0-1 [Event "s#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "2007.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gamnitzer, C."] [Black "4877.57"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rn2K3/b1pp4/1p1pkP2/2pR1nRQ/2P3B1/1P1pPN1P/6pr/1b5q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "PG 19"] [Site "?"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ubaidullaev, R."] [Black "4878.67"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/1p2p2p/n1p2n2/pb1p1pr1/8/2q1r1P1/PPPbPN1P/RNBQ2KR w - - 0 20"] [PlyCount "0"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] * [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1930.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Selesniev, A."] [Black "=0000.12c3e4"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p7/1p6/8/P3k3/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "8"] [EventDate "1930.??.??"] {Can we draw ?} 1. a5 $8 (1. Kc4 $2 a6 $8) (1. Kb4 $2 a6 $8) 1... b5 (1... Kd5 2. axb6 (2. Kb4) 2... axb6 3. Kb4 Kc6 4. Kc4 $8) 2. a6 $3 {[#]} (2. Kb4 a6 $8 3. Kc5 Kd3 4. Kb6 (4. Kb4 Kc2) 4... b4 $19) 2... Kd5 3. Kb4 $8 Kc6 4. Ka5 $3 {[#]} Kc5 { Stalemate. A variety of exercise 48.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Is 1 Nxf7 correct ?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jadoul, X...."] [Black "4888.77"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/pp2pp1p/2pnn1pb/2N1N3/3P4/2P2B1P/PP3PPB/R2QR1K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] {A move is necessary, but is it correct? It cannot be validly played without the point of the 3rd move.} 1. Nxf7 $1 (1. Qe2 Nf4 (1... Nxc5 2. dxc5 Nf5 3. Rad1) 2. Bxf4 Bxf4) (1. Bg4 Nxc5 2. dxc5 Nf5) (1. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 2. Nxc6 Qc7 3. Qf3 (3. d5 $2 Nxc5 4. Rxe7 Bd7) 3... Bb7 4. Nxb7 Qxb7 5. d5 Rac8) 1... Kxf7 (1... Nxf7 2. Rxe6) 2. Qb3 Qb6 3. Bd1 $3 {[#]Rather atypical. Did you planned it ?} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1927.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mattison, H."] [Black "+0331.30d1h8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/6b1/P3r2N/1P6/8/8/3P4/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "1927.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Nf7+ $1 (1. a7 Re8 2. Nf7+ (2. Nf5 Be5 3. b6 Ra8 4. Nd4 Bb8 5. Nb5 (5. Nc6 Bxa7 6. bxa7 Kg7 $11) 5... Kg7 (5... Bxa7 $2 6. bxa7 Kg7 7. Kc2 $18) 6. Kc2 Kf6 7. Kc3 Ke6 8. Kc4 Kd7 9. Kc5 Bg3 10. d4 (10. b7 Rxa7 11. Nxa7 Bf2+ (11... Kc7)) (10. Nd4 Bb8 11. Nc6 Bxa7 12. bxa7 Kc7 $11) 10... Bf4 (10... Bb8 11. d5 Bf4 12. Nd4 Bc7 $1 13. Nf5 Bb8) 11. Nc3 (11. d5 Be3+) 11... Bb8 12. axb8=Q Rxb8 $11) ( 2. b6 Bd4) 2... Kh7 $3 {[#]} (2... Kg8 $2 {texte}) 3. Nd6 (3. Ng5+ Kg6 4. Nf3 (4. Ne6 Ra8 5. b6 Be5 6. Nd8 Bb8) 4... Bf8 5. d4 Ra8 6. Ne5+ Kf5 7. b6 Bd6 8. Nc6 Ke6 9. b7 Rxa7 10. Nxa7 Kd5 $11) (3. b6 Bd4) 3... Rg8 $1 (3... Rd8 4. Nf5 Bf8 5. d4 ) 4. Nf5 Be5 5. b6 (5. d4 Bc7) (5. Ne7 Rg1+ 6. Kc2 Ra1 7. b6 Bd4) 5... Ra8 ( 5... Rg1+ 6. Kc2 Ra1 7. d4) 6. Ne7 Bb8 7. Nc6 Bxa7 8. bxa7 Kg6 $11) 1... Kg8 ( 1... Kh7 2. Ng5+) 2. a7 Re8 (2... Kxf7 3. a8=Q) 3. Nd6 Rd8 (3... Ra8 4. b6) ( 3... Rf8 4. Nf5 Be5 5. b6 Ra8 6. Ne7+ Kf7 7. Nc6 Bf4 8. b7 Rxa7 9. Nxa7 Ke6 10. Nc6) 4. Nf5 $3 {[#]} (4. b6 $2 Bd4 5. Nc8 Rxc8 6. b7 Rc1+ $1 {[#]}) 4... Bf8 5. b6 $1 (5. d4 $2 Bc5 6. a8=Q Rxa8 7. dxc5 Kf7 8. b6 Ke6 9. c6 Rd8+ $8 10. Ke2 Kd5 (10... Re8) 11. c7 Re8+ $8 12. Ne7+ Kd6 $8 13. Kd3 (13. c8=Q Rxc8 14. Nxc8+ Kc6 15. Kd3 Kb7) 13... Kd7 $8 14. Nd5 Kc8 $11) 5... Bc5 {Roman deviation.} 6. Ne7+ Kf8 7. Nc8 $3 {[#]} Rxc8 8. b7 {Bc5 intercepts the bR.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1937.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Marwitz, J."] [Black "+0013.12g1a8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "k7/8/2p5/4P3/4B3/6p1/8/2n3K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1937.??.??"] 1. Bd3 $3 {[#]} (1. e6 $2 Ne2+ $8 2. Kh1 (2. Kf1 g2+ $8 3. Bxg2 (3. Kxg2 Nf4+ $8) 3... Ng3+ $8 4. Kf2 Nf5 $11) (2. Kg2 Nf4+) 2... g2+ $8 3. Bxg2 Ng3+ $8 4. Kh2 Nf5 5. Kh3 Kb7 6. Kg4 Ne7 $11) (1. Bxc6+ $2 Kb8 $8 2. Bb5 Kc7 $11) (1. Bf3 $2 Kb7 $11) 1... Kb7 (1... Nxd3 2. e6) 2. Bc4 $1 Kb6 3. Kg2 Kc5 4. Kxg3 $1 (4. e6 $2 Kd6 $8 5. Kxg3 Nd3 (5... Ne2+)) 4... Kxc4 5. e6 $8 Ne2+ 6. Kh2 $3 {[#]} (6. Kf2 $2 Nc3 $8 $19) (6. Kg4 $2 Nc3 $3 7. e7 Nd5 (7... Ne4) 8. e8=N $11) 6... Nd4 7. e7 1-0 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1935.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Spielmann, R."] [Black "Lasker, Em"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1935.02.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "19"] [EventCountry "URS"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 (5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2) 5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 (7. e5 Qe7) 7... d5 8. exd5 Qe7+ (8... cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 c6 (10... Be6)) 9. Qe2 (9. Kf1 cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 O-O ( 11... h6 12. Bb5 $1 Bd7 (12... O-O 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxc6 {Velimirovic,D-Lukic, A/Vrnjacka Banja 1962})) (11... Be6)) 9... Qxe2+ (9... cxd5 10. Bd2 {56/342}) ( 9... Nxd5 10. Qxe7+ (10. Bd2 $11 {Van Dongen-Villeneuve 1993}) 10... Kxe7 11. a3 {55/312}) 10. Kxe2 cxd5 (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 cxd5) 11. Nb5 Kd8 $6 (11... Ba5 12. Bf4 Kd8 (12... c5) 13. Rhc1 (13. Rhd1 Bd7 14. b4 (14. Kf1 a6) 14... Bb6 15. a4 a5 16. bxa5 Bxa5 17. Kf1 Re8 18. f3 Nh5 19. Bg5+ f6 20. Bc1 g6 21. c4 c6 22. Nd6 Bc3 23. Rb1 Re6 24. Nb7+ Kc8 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Nc5 Bxa4 27. Nxe6 Bxd1 { Potkin,V (2300)-Gross,D (2435)/Pardubice 1998} 28. Bh6 $1 {[#]} Ra1 29. Rxa1 Bxa1 30. Ke1 Bb3 31. g4) (13. Nd4 Re8+) 13... Bd7 14. c4 (14. Kf1 Ne4) 14... Re8+ $1 {[#]} ( 14... Bxb5 15. cxb5 Re8+ 16. Kf3) (14... Rb8 15. b3 (15. b4 dxc4)) (14... a6 15. Nd4 dxc4 16. Rxc4) 15. Be3 (15. Kf1 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Re4) 15... Bxb5 16. cxb5 d4) 12. Rd1 (12. Bf4 Re8+ 13. Kf1 (13. Kf3 Ba5 14. Nd4 Bg4+ 15. Kg3 {Sermek,D (2510)-Srebrnic,V (2235)/Maribor 1998}) 13... Ba5 14. c4 (14. c3 Bd7 15. Nd4 Ne4 16. Re1 Rb8 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Re2 Bf5 {Paehtz,E (2331)-Tischbierek,R (2523)/ Rostock 2002}) 14... Bd7 15. b3 a6 16. Na3 d4 17. Nc2 Bc3 18. Rd1 a5 {Afek,Y (2370)-Ziatdinov,R (2440)/Paris 1995}) 12... c6 (12... Re8+) 13. c3 (13. Nd4 Kc7 (13... Bg4+ 14. f3 Bd7 15. c4 (15. Bg5 Bd6 16. Nf5 Be5 17. Rab1 h6 18. Bh4 Kc7 {Golubovic,B (2385)-Nikolac,J (2465)/Pula 1996}) 15... Re8+ 16. Kf1 h6 17. Bd2 Bd6 18. Rac1 c5 19. Ba5+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21. Bxf5 d4 {Thesing,M (2415) -Riedel,W (2350)/Germany 1996/GER-chT}) (13... Re8+ 14. Kf1 Kc7) 14. c4 Bd6 ( 14... Re8+ 15. Kf1 Bg4 16. f3 Be6 17. Bf4+ Kb7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. c5 Ba5 20. b4 Bc7 21. Bxc7 Kxc7 22. b5 {Sutovsky,E (2480)-Jonkman,H (2280)/Groningen 1994}) 15. h3 Bd7 16. Kf1 c5 17. Nc2 d4 18. b4 cxb4 19. Bb2 Rae8 20. Bxd4 a5 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 25. Bxh7 Kb6 {Rodriguez Cespedes,A (2485)-Mikhalchishin,A (2530)/Havana 1982}) 13... Re8+ (13... cxb5 14. cxb4) 14. Kf1 Bf8 15. Nd4 Kc7 (15... c5 $6 16. Nc2 (16. Nb5 a6) 16... Kc7 17. c4) (15... Bd7) 16. Bf4+ Kb6 $6 (16... Kb7 17. b4) (16... Bd6 $142 17. Bxd6+ Kxd6 18. c4 (18. b4 a5 19. a4 Bd7 (19... Ne4 20. Nxc6 Nxc3 21. Rdc1 axb4 22. Nxb4 d4)) (18. a4 a5) 18... Bd7 19. b4 (19. Rac1 c5) (19. cxd5 cxd5) 19... a5 $1 (19... dxc4 20. Bxc4 Ke7 21. Nb3)) 17. a4 (17. b4) 17... a5 $6 (17... Kb7 18. b4) 18. b4 $1 {[#]The move we tried to prevent, if it is still playable, is even more powerful.} axb4 (18... Bd7 19. Rdb1) 19. a5+ Kb7 (19... Rxa5 $2 20. Rxa5 Kxa5 21. Bc7+ Ka4 22. Ra1#) 20. cxb4 $18 Ne4 {[#]} (20... Bxb4 21. Rdb1 c5 22. Bd6 $1 {[#]} (22. Nc2) 22... Ne4 23. Bxc5 Nd2+ (23... Nxc5 24. Rxb4+ Kc7 25. Rc1 Rxa5 26. Nb3) 24. Kg1 Nxb1 (24... Re1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxc5 26. a6+) 25. Bxb4) (20... Bd7 21. b5 (21. Rdb1 $1) (21. Rdc1) (21. a6+ $1 Kb6 22. Rdb1 Ng4 23. b5 c5 24. Ne2 (24. Bd2) 24... d4 25. Bd2 $18) 21... c5 22. a6+ $1 (22. b6 c4 $8 ( 22... cxd4 $2 23. a6+ Kxb6 24. Rab1+ Ka5 25. Bd2+ Ka4 26. Bc2+ Ka3 27. Bc1+ Ka2 28. Bb3+ Kxb1 29. Ba3#) 23. Bf5 (23. Bc7 Ra6 $1) 23... Bxf5 24. Nxf5 c3 $1 {[#]} ( 24... Re4 $6 25. Bd6 g6 26. Bxf8 gxf5 27. Bb4 (27. Bg7 Nh5)) (24... g6 25. Ne3 $1 Bg7 26. Ra2) 25. Rdc1 (25. Bd6 g6) (25. f3 Rec8) 25... Ne4 $1 26. f3 Nd2+ 27. Bxd2 cxd2 28. Rcb1 g6 29. Nd4 Rxa5 $1 {[#]} 30. Rxa5 Re1+ $1 31. Rxe1 dxe1=Q+ 32. Kxe1 Bb4+) (22. Rdb1) 22... Kb6 23. Bd2 $1 {[#]} cxd4 24. Rdb1 Ne4 25. Ba5+ Kc5 ( 25... Ka7 26. Bc7) 26. b6) 21. Nxc6 $6 {Seems like the coup de grâce but...} (21. a6+ $1 Kb6 22. Rdc1 $18 Bd7 23. Be3 Kc7 (23... Bxb4 24. Rab1 c5 25. Rxb4+ cxb4 26. Nb3+) 24. Nxc6 Bxc6 25. b5 Re6 26. bxc6 Rxc6 27. Bb5 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1+ Kd8 29. a7 $18) (21. Rdc1 $1) 21... g5 $1 {[#]} (21... Kxc6 $2 22. Rac1+ Kd7 (22... Kb7 23. Rc7+) (22... Nc5 23. Be3) 23. Bb5+ Kd8 24. Rxd5+) (21... Nc3 $2 22. Rdc1) 22. Bxe4 (22. a6+ $2 Kb6 (22... Kxc6 23. Rac1+ Kd7 24. Bb5+ Ke6) 23. Be3+ (23. Bb8) 23... Kxc6 24. b5+ Kd6 25. b6 Bg7) (22. Nd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe4 gxf4 24. Rxd5 ( 24. Bxd5+ Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Kc6) 24... Rxd5 25. Bxd5+ Kb8 26. Bxa8 Ba6+ 27. Kg1 Kxa8 28. Rd1 Bxb4 29. Rd4 $16) 22... Rxe4 23. Nd8+ Ka6 24. Bxg5 (24. b5+ $6 Kxb5 25. Bxg5 (25. Rxd5+ $2 Kc4 26. Rxg5 Rxf4 27. Ra4+ Bb4) 25... Be6 26. Rdb1+ Bb4 27. Nb7) (24. Be3 $1 f6 (24... Be6 25. Nc6 Bd7 (25... Bxb4 $2 26. Rab1) ( 25... Kb5 26. Nd4+ Kxb4 27. Rdb1+ Kc4 28. Ra4+ Kd3 29. Rb3#) 26. Rac1 Bxb4 27. Rxd5 Be6 (27... Bxc6 28. Rxc6+ Kb7 29. Rf6) 28. Rxg5 $18) (24... Rxb4 25. Rxd5 (25. Nxf7) 25... Rb5 (25... f6 26. Rc1 Rb5 {below}) (25... h6) 26. Rxb5 ( 26. Rdd1 Bg4 27. f3 Be6) 26... Kxb5 27. Rb1+ Ka4 28. Nxf7 h6 29. Bb6 $18) ( 24... Bxb4 25. Rxd5 Rc4 (25... f6 $2 26. Rc1) 26. Bxg5) 25. Rxd5 (25. b5+ Kxb5 26. Rxd5+ Kc4 27. Rad1 (27. Rdd1 Ba6) 27... Bb4 (27... Bg4) 28. Nc6 Ba6 29. Ke2 (29. Nxb4 Kxb4+) 29... Rae8 30. Nxb4 Kxb4+ 31. Kf3) (25. Rac1 Rxb4) 25... Rxb4 26. Rc1 (26. Rad1 Rb5) 26... Rb5 27. Rdd1 $1 {[#]} Rb3 (27... Bf5 $2 28. Rc6+) (27... Rxa5 28. Rb1 (28. Rc6+ Kb5 29. Rb1+)) (27... Rbb8 28. Bb6) 28. Bc5 $1 {[#]} Bxc5 29. Rxc5 Bb7 (29... Ka7 30. Rd6 Ba6+ 31. Ke1) 30. Rd6+ Ka7 31. Rc7 Rc8 32. Nc6+ Ka8 33. Rxc8+ Bxc8 34. Rxf6 $18) 24... Be6 25. Nc6 $6 {Unfortunate echo of the inaccuracy of the 21st move.} (25. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 (25... Rxe6 26. b5+ Kxb5 27. Rxd5+) 26. Rdc1 Kb5 (26... Rb8 27. Rc6+ Kb5 28. Rc7 Rxb4 29. Rxh7) (26... Rxb4 27. Rc6+ Kb5 28. Rb6+ Kc5 (28... Kc4 29. Rc1+ Kd3 30. Rxe6) 29. Rxe6) (26... Bxb4 27. Rc6+ Kb7 (27... Kb5 28. Rb6+ Kc4 29. f3 Bxa5 (29... Rd4 30. Rb1) 30. Rbb1) (27... Ka7 28. f3) 28. Rb6+ Kc7 (28... Ka7 29. Be3) 29. Rc1+ Kd7 30. Rb7+ Ke8 31. a6) (26... Rc4 27. Bd2) 27. Rc7 Bxb4 (27... Rxb4 28. Rxh7 Bc5 (28... Kc6 29. Rh8) 29. Rb7+) (27... Rc4 28. Rb7+ (28. Rxh7)) 28. Rb1 {[#]} Kxa5 (28... Rxa5 29. Rb7+ (29. f3) 29... Ka4 30. Bd2 $1 (30. f3 $1) 30... Rb5 31. Ra1+) (28... Rb8 29. f3 Rd4 (29... Rc4 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Be7) 30. Bf6 Rd3 31. Be7) (28... Ka4 29. Rxh7) 29. f3 $1 (29. Ra1+ $2 Kb6) 29... Rd4 (29... Rc4 30. Rxc4 dxc4 31. Ra1+) 30. Rb7 {[#]} Ba3 31. Ra1 Ra4 32. Bd2+ Ka6 33. Rb3) (25. Rac1) 25... Bg7 { "First light at the end of the tunnel" (C. Crouch)} (25... Bxb4 26. Rab1 (26. Rdb1 Kb5 27. f3 Rc4 28. Ne5) (26. Rac1) 26... Bc5 $8 (26... Bxa5 $2 27. Nxa5) 27. Nb8+ Ka7 28. Be7 (28. Nd7 Bxd7 29. Rxd5 Be6) 28... Rxb8 29. Bxc5+ Ka8 ) (25... Kb5 26. Rac1 Rc4) 26. Rac1 Rc4 27. Be3 (27. Rxc4 dxc4 28. Nd8 (28. Nd4 $6 Bxd4 29. Rxd4) 28... Bf8 (28... Be5 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Re1) 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Bd2 Rd8 31. Ke2) 27... Kb5 (27... Bc3 28. Bd4 (28. Bc5) 28... Rxc6 (28... Bxd4 $6 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Nxd4) 29. Rxc3 Rxc3 30. Bxc3) 28. Na7+ Kxb4 {All have blamed Lasker for this move. However...} (28... Ka4 29. b5 (29. Bb6 Rxb4 30. Nc6 Rc4 31. Bd4 Bxd4 32. Nxd4) (29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Bc5 (30. b5 Kxa5 31. Rd6 Re8 32. Bc5 Ka4 (32... Bc8 33. Rc6 Bb7 34. Rc7 Be4 {Kotov}) 33. Ra6+ Kb3) (30. Rb1 Bf5 {AK}) 30... c3 (30... Bf5 31. f3 c3) 31. Rc1 Kb3) (29. Bc5 Rxc5 30. bxc5 Rxa7 31. c6 Rxa5 32. c7 Bc8 {Kotov}) 29... Rxc1 (29... Kxa5 30. b6 Ka6 31. Nc6) 30. Rxc1 d4 (30... Kxa5 {Kotov} 31. Rb1 $1 (31. Rc6 d4 32. Ra6+ Kb4 33. Nc6+ Kxb5 34. Rxa8 dxe3 35. Na7+ Kb6) 31... Bd7 (31... Ka4 32. b6) (31... d4 32. Nc6+) ( 31... Re8 32. b6 (32. Nc6+ Ka4 33. Rb4+ Ka3 34. Bc1+ Ka2) 32... Ka6 33. Nc6) 32. Bc5 (32. Nc6+)) (30... Bd7 $2 31. Bb6) 31. b6 dxe3 32. b7 Rb8 33. a6 Ka5 ( 33... Bb2 34. Nc6) (33... Bf5 34. Ke2 Ka5 35. Nc6+ Kxa6 36. Nxb8+ Kxb7 37. Rc5) 34. Nc6+ Kxa6 35. Nxb8+ Kxb7 36. Nc6 Bd5 37. Nb4 $18) 29. Bb6 $2 (29. Rb1+ $1 Ka3 $1 {[#]} (29... Kxa5 30. Rd2 $1 Bd7 (30... Rxa7 31. Ra2+ Ra4 32. Bd2+) (30... Ra4 31. Nc6+ Ka6 32. Rb6#) 31. Rxd5+) (29... Ka4 30. Rd2 Rc3 31. Ra2+ $1 (31. Bc5 $1 d4 32. Rb4+) 31... Ra3 32. Bc5 $1 Rxa2 33. Rb4+ Kxa5 (33... Ka3 34. Nb5#) 34. Nc6+ Ka6 35. Rb6#) 30. Rd2 $16 (30. Rb7 Ka4) (30. Rd3+ Ka2 31. Rbb3 (31. Re1 Rc3 (31... d4 $2 32. Re2+)) (31. Rbd1 Bb2) 31... d4 $1 (31... Bb2 32. Ke2) 32. Ra3+ Kb2 33. Rdb3+ Kc2) 30... Rxa7 (30... Bd7 31. Rxd5 (31. Rb7)) (30... Rb4 31. Bc5) 31. Bxa7 Bc3 32. Rdd1 (32. Re2 Bxa5 (32... Bf5 33. Rd1 d4 (33... Bxa5 34. Re7) 34. Bb6) (32... d4 33. Bb8) 33. Be3 Bb4 34. Bc1+ Ka4 35. Reb2) ( 32. Rd3 Ka4) 32... Ra4 (32... Ka4 33. Bb6) (32... Ka2 33. Rb7 Bxa5 34. Bd4 Bc3 35. Bxc3 Rxc3 36. Rdb1) 33. a6 Ka2 34. Rb7 d4 (34... Rxa6 35. Bd4) 35. h3 Bc4+ 36. Kg1 Bb3 37. Bxd4 Bxd1 38. Bxc3 Rxa6 39. Rxf7) 29... Rc3 $2 (29... Bb2 30. Rb1 Kb3 31. Rd3+ (31. Bd4 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 Kc2 33. Rxb2+ Kxb2 34. Nc6 Kc3) 31... Ka2 32. Rbd1 d4 (32... Rb4 33. Nc6) 33. Nb5 Bf5 34. R3d2 Bc2 35. Bxd4 Rxa5) ( 29... Bf5 $1 $132 30. f3 (30. Nc6+ Ka4 (30... Kb3 31. Ne7 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Bd3+ 33. Ke1 Bc4) 31. Ne7 (31. Bd4 Bd3+ 32. Ke1 Bxd4 33. Rxc4+ dxc4 34. Nxd4 Kb4) 31... Bd3+) (30. Rxc4+ $2 dxc4) 30... Bd3+ (30... Bc2)) 30. Rb1+ (30. Nc6+ Kb5 $1 31. Rxc3 Bxc3 32. Nd4+ Kc4 (32... Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rc8)) 30... Rb3 (30... Ka4 31. Bd4) 31. Nc6+ $6 {Third occupation of this square by the same Knight and... third inaccuracy.} (31. Nb5 $1 d4 (31... Ka4 32. Nc7) 32. Nxd4 Bxd4 33. Rxb3+ Bxb3 34. Rxd4+ Bc4+ 35. Kg1 $16) 31... Ka4 32. Bd4 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Bxd4 (33... Bd7 34. Rb4+ Ka3 35. Bxg7 Bxc6 36. Bc3 $16) 34. Nxd4 Ra6 (34... Rxa5 $2 35. Ra1+ Kb4 36. Nc6+) (34... Bc8 35. f3 Ba6+ 36. Kf2 $16) 35. Ra1+ (35. h4 Bd7 (35... Kxa5 $2 36. Ra1+ Kb6 37. Rxa6+ Kxa6 38. Nxe6 fxe6 39. g4 Kb6 40. g5 Kc6 41. h5 Kd6 42. g6 hxg6 43. h6 $18) (35... Bc8 36. Ke2 (36. Rb8)) (35... h5) 36. Rb7 Be8 37. Rb8 (37. Re7 Bb5+ 38. Nxb5 Kxb5 39. Rxf7) 37... Bd7 38. Ke2 Rxa5 ( 38... Kxa5 $2 39. Nb3+) 39. Ke3 (39. Rf8 Ra7) 39... Ra7 40. Kf4 $16) (35. Ke2 Kxa5 36. Ra1+ Kb6 37. Rxa6+ Kxa6 38. Ke3 Kb6 39. Kf4 Kc5 40. Ke5 f6+ $1 {[#]} 41. Kxf6 Kxd4 42. Kxe6 Kc4 43. f4 d4 $14) (35. Rb7 $1 Rxa5 (35... h6 36. f4) 36. f4 Rc5 37. Kf2 Rc4 38. Ke3 Rc3+ 39. Kd2 Rc4 40. Kd3) (35. Rb6 Kxa5) 35... Kb4 36. Ke2 Bd7 37. Nc2+ $2 {More serious error of the same Knight... on the same column. } (37. Kd3 $1 Ba4 (37... Rxa5 38. Nc2+ Kb5 39. Rxa5+ Kxa5 40. Kd4) 38. Rc1 Rxa5 39. Rc7 f6 40. Rxh7 (40. Ke3) 40... Kc5 41. Ke3 Bd1 42. Rc7+ Kd6 43. Rc3) 37... Kc3 38. Ne3 Bb5+ 39. Ke1 d4 40. Rc1+ Kd3 41. Rd1+ (41. Rd1+ Ke4 (41... Kc3 42. Rc1+ Kd3 $11) 42. Nc2 d3 43. f3+ Ke5 44. Na3 Rxa5 45. Nxb5 Rxb5 46. Rxd3 h5 $14 ) 1/2-1/2