cb_20090602

[Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Savournin, J."] [Black "4555.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "q4r2/5NQ1/1PN3R1/p6B/P1kPP3/1p4Rp/n3P3/3bBK2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Stephenson, B."] [Black "0128.37"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "n3R3/7n/5p1p/2pNpkpB/1PP4p/p2P1N2/3K4/2B5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Melnichenko, E."] [Black "+0000.33b5g8"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/1p6/1P2P1p1/pK6/5P2/8/8/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "1982.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Kc5 $8 (1. Kxa5 $2 Kf8 $11) (1. f5 $2 gxf5 2. Kc5 Kf8 3. Kd6 Ke8 4. Kc7 a4 5. Kxb7 a3 6. Kc6 a2 7. b7 a1=Q 8. b8=Q+ Ke7 9. Qd6+ Kf6 10. Qf8+ Kg5 11. e7 Qa4+) 1... Kf8 (1... a4 2. Kd6 a3 3. e7 Kf7 4. Kd7) 2. Kd6 $8 Ke8 3. Kc7 (3. f5 $2 gxf5 {above}) 3... a4 4. Kxb7 a3 5. Kc6 $8 a2 6. b7 a1=Q 7. b8=Q+ Ke7 8. Qd6+ Kf6 (8... Ke8 9. Qd7+ Kf8 10. Qf7#) 9. Qf8+ $8 {[#]} (9. e7+ $2 Kf7 10. Qxg6+ ( 10. Qd7 Qa4+ (10... Qc3+)) (10. e8=Q+ Kxe8 11. Qxg6+ Ke7) 10... Kxg6 11. e8=Q+ Kf5 12. Qf8+ Qf6+) 9... Kxe6 10. f5+ $3 {[#]Just now...} gxf5 (10... Ke5 11. Qg7+) 11. Qe8+ Kf6 12. Qh8+ {Given at the Subotica Solving Open 2009. Curiously made suffer several "crack-solvers" (Evseev, Murdzia, Dragoun, Caillaud, Selivanov...) who probably played f5 too early.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polasek, J."] [Black "0420.03"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/p4p2/p3R3/7k/rB6/8/B7/3K4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {After J. Fritz, 1951.} 1. Re5+ $8 Kg4 (1... f5 2. Bf7+ Kg5 3. Bc3) 2. Re4+ $8 Kf5 (2... Kh3 3. Bxf7 a5 4. Re3+) 3. Bb1 $8 (3. Bd5 $2 a5 $1) 3... Ra1 (3... a5 4. Bd3 (4. Kc1) (4. Re2+)) 4. Re5+ $8 {[#]} Kf6 (4... Kxe5 5. Bc3+) 5. Rf5+ $8 Kg6 (5... Ke6 6. Rf6+ $8 Kd5 7. Kc1) 6. Rf6+ $8 {[#]} Kg7 (6... Kg5 7. Bd2+ $8 Kxf6 8. Bc3+) 7. Rg6+ $3 Kh7 (7... fxg6 8. Bc3+) 8. Rg7+ $8 {[#]} Kh8 9. Rh7+ $8 Kg8 10. Rh8+ $3 {[#]} Kxh8 11. Bc3+ {Presented at the Subotica Solving Open 2009.} 1-0 [Event "h#2 4 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1979.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Feather, Ch"] [Black "3858.33"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rn6/n3pb2/2pkB3/2R4P/5N2/2PNqpB1/K3P3/3R2r1 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1979.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2001.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Ylijoki, M."] [Black "3376.04"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q1k2n/4pn2/2b5/3r2p1/5p1b/5K2/4p1B1/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1988.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Manolescu, M."] [Black "4855.45"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1B1R1r2/5r2/B6N/n2pPQPp/N1Pk1Kp1/3bp1pq/5P2/3R4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1988.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "1998.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Alaikov, V."] [Black "0528.46"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3RRN2/1BP1N3/3B1p2/P1P2p2/1p1k1p2/p2P1p1n/3K1n1r w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1998.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bwee, Touw Hian"] [Black "1551.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/3N1KP1/rp3BQ1/p4R2/pk4P1/p3p2R/B2b4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1970.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1898.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Fridlizius, J."] [Black "1174.34"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/b4pK1/1p1B4/n2N2p1/P1Pk4/2R5/2Ppb3/7Q w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1898.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vlasov, M."] [Black "1854.48"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1K3R2/p6p/1R1Q2pB/rp1pp1N1/1Ppk2P1/8/npP2P2/1B2r2b w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "5"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] 1. Ne4 $1 {(2 c3+)} Ra4 (1... Rxe4 2. Qxd5+ $1 Kxd5 3. Rd8#) (1... Bxe4 2. Qxe5+ Kxe5 3. Bg7#) (1... c3 2. Rd8 $1 axb6 (2... Bxe4 3. Qc5#) (2... Nxb4 3. Qxb4#) 3. Qxd5#) (1... Nc3 2. Bg7 $1 axb6 (2... Rxe4 3. Qc5#) 3. Qxe5#) (1... Rxb1 2. Qc5+ Kxe4 3. Qe3#) (1... Kxe4 2. Rf4+ exf4 3. Qxf4#) 2. c3+ Nxc3 3. Qc5# {The key is obvious but not all variations are ! Presented at the 2009 European Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Novikov, V."] [Black "=0074.01c4d7"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/3k4/8/6p1/2K5/8/nb1N4/4B3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "19"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Kb3 $8 (1. Ne4 $2 Bf7+ 2. Kd3 Bg6) 1... Nc1+ 2. Kxb2 $8 (2. Kc2 $2 Bg6+ $8) 2... Nd3+ 3. Kc2 $3 {[#]} (3. Kc3 $2 Nxe1 4. Ne4 Nf3 $8) 3... Nxe1+ 4. Kd1 $8 Ng2 ( 4... Nd3 5. Ne4 $8 g4 6. Nf6+ $8 Ke6 7. Nxg4 (7. Nxe8 $2 g3 $8) 7... Bh5 8. Kd2 $8) 5. Ne4 $8 g4 (5... Ne3+ 6. Ke2 (6. Kd2)) (5... Bh5+ 6. Kd2 (6. Kc1)) 6. Nf6+ $8 Ke7 7. Nxg4 $8 Bh5 8. Ke2 $3 {[#]} Bxg4+ 9. Kf2 $8 Nf4 (9... Nh4 10. Kg3) ( 9... Bh3 10. Kg3 $8) 10. Kg3 $8 {Presented at the 2009 European Solving Championship.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Sochniev, A."] [Black "0411.02"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1RB3K1/3r3p/8/6N1/p2k4/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] {Version J. Polasek 2009.} 1. Ne4+ $8 (1. Bxd5 $2 a1=Q) 1... Kc1 (1... Ke3 2. Ra6) 2. Ra6 $8 Re5 3. Nc3 $8 (3. Kf6 $2 Rxe4 $8 4. Bxe4 Kb2 $8 $11) (3. Rxa2 $2 Re6+ $8) 3... a1=Q (3... Kb2 4. Nxa2) (3... Re6+ 4. Kf5 Rxc6 5. Nxa2+) 4. Rxa1+ Kc2 (4... Kb2 5. Kf6 $3 {[#] domination}) 5. Ne2 $8 (5. Nb5 $2 Re6+ $8 6. Kf7 Rxc6 7. Nd4+ Kb2 $8) (5. Nd5 $2 Re6+ $8 6. Kf5 Rxc6 7. Nb4+ Kb2 $8) (5. Kf6 $2 Rc5 $8) 5... Kb2 (5... Re6+ 6. Kf5 (6. Kf7) 6... Rxc6 7. Rc1+ $8) (5... Rxe2 6. Ra2+ $8 Kd1 (6... Kd3 7. Bb5+ $8) 7. Bf3 $8) 6. Nd4 $3 {[#]} Kxa1 7. Kf6 $3 {[#] Echo Domination. Presented at the 2009 European Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Polasek, J."] [Black "0350.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/3p3p/1P5B/K7/B6b/8/7r/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. Bb3+ d5 (1... Kh8 2. Bf4 Rf2 (2... Re2 3. b7 Re8 4. b8=Q Rxb8 5. Be5+) 3. b7 Bd8+ 4. Ka6 (4. Kb5)) 2. Bxd5+ (2. Bf4 $2 Rb2 3. Bxd5+ (3. Ka4 Bf2 4. b7 Ba7) 3... Kf8) 2... Kh8 3. Bf4 Bg3 $1 (3... Rf2 4. b7 $8 Bd8+ 5. Ka6 $8) 4. Bxg3 Rh5 5. b7 $8 (5. Ka6 $2 Rxd5 $8 6. Bc7 Rf5 $3 {[#]} 7. Bd6 Rf7 (7... Rd5)) 5... Rxd5+ 6. Kb6 $8 Rd8 7. Be5+ $3 {[#]} (7. Kc7 $2 Rf8 $8) (7. Bd6 $2 h5 $1 (7... Kg7 $1)) (7. Bc7 $2 Rf8 (7... Re8) 8. Kc6 h5 (8... Kg7 $2 9. Kd7 $8 {text}) 9. Kd7 Rg8 $8 10. Bd8 Rg7+ $8 11. Be7 Rg8 $8) 7... Kg8 8. Bc7 $3 {[#]} (8. Kc6 $2 Kf7 $3 9. Bc7 Rg8 $3 {[#]} (9... Re8 $2 10. Kd7 $8 Re7+ 11. Kc8 $8) 10. Kd7 Kg6 $8 11. Bd8 Rg7+ $8 12. Be7 Rg8 $8) 8... Rf8 9. Kc6 $8 Kg7 (9... Kh8 10. Kd7 (10. Bd6)) (9... h5 10. Kd7 (10. Bd6)) (9... Kf7 10. Kd7 $8 Kg6 11. Bd8 $8 Rf7+ 12. Be7 $8) 10. Kd7 $8 (10. Bd6 $2 Re8 11. Kd7 Rg8 $8) 10... Rf7+ 11. Kc8 $1 {Presented at the 2009 European Solving Championship.} 1-0 [Event "s#3"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Poisson, Ch"] [Black "4558.17"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7B/5R1B/4p3/pp4R1/qp2n3/NpPk4/1p1N2p1/bK2Q1rn w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "s#6"] [Site "?"] [Date "1987.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Petkov, P."] [Black "4215.57"] [Result "0-1"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4Q3/6Pp/ppp2K1p/q2k2nR/pP2p3/3NP3/P3PN1B/2R5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1987.??.??"] 1. -- 0-1 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Amirov , T."] [Black "3842.62"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/8/K3p3/NR1P2N1/1p1k1PP1/2r3P1/bB2PPq1/2r5 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "5# "] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Goumondy, C."] [Black "3888.44"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Rn/2Nn3R/5kPp/3P4/1r4pP/q1p1rpB1/b1B1P2N/2b4K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "6#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1982.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Marandiuk, M."] [Black "1487.45"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2BN1b2/R4p2/K1QB1rb1/2pp4/1p1kn3/3P4/1P1pPPn1/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1982.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#2 4 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vieira, R & Sonnenfeld FA"] [Black "4687.35"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2r5/3pNp1b/1b1PP3/3pk1p1/KQ4B1/Bn2n1pP/2q5/3r4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1993.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2002.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gordian, Y & Orlov E"] [Black "0757.48"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1rpRr3/pBP2bp1/2NBPp2/1pPK1p2/1P3p2/p5n1/k3n3 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#6 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Pevzner, M."] [Black "3064.17"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7k/3p3b/8/1p1p4/p1pb4/1pNp4/1nqP4/K7 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Toerngren, PH."] [Black "1012.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/3Q4/3N1K2/B7/3kp3/3N4 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1928.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lindgren, F."] [Black "+1101.01a1c2"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/8/8/8/2k1p3/KN1R2Q1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1928.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#4,5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jonsson, Ch"] [Black "0160.23"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/4k3/3R4/1p4p1/4b3/1p1P3P/8/bK6 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kupper, J."] [Black "0353.12"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "B5n1/2Bp4/Kp1r4/4k1b1/4P3/8/8/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 3 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vinagre, J."] [Black "0440.21"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4b3/1B6/8/1R4P1/4p1k1/4P3/1r6/3K4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Novomesky, D."] [Black "3067.00"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/b6N/4kn2/3b1n2/3q4/8/7K/8 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kuzmichev, V."] [Black "=0003.01f1b2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6p1/8/8/8/8/1k6/5K1n w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1995.??.??"] 1. Kg2 $8 Kc3 2. Kf3 $3 {[#]} (2. Kxh1 $2 Kd3 3. Kg2 Ke4 $8 4. Kg3 Kf5 $8 5. Kf3 (5. Kh4 Kf4) 5... g6 (5... Kg5 6. Kg3 g6) 6. Kg3 Kg5) 2... Kd4 3. Kf4 $3 {[#]} (3. Kg4 $2 Ke5 (3... Ke4 4. Kg5 Ng3 $8) 4. Kg5 Ng3 $8 5. Kg6 Nf5 (5... Nh5)) 3... Ng3 ( 3... Nf2 4. Kf5 (4. Kg5)) (3... Kd5 4. Kf5 (4. Kg5)) 4. Kxg3 $8 Ke5 {Kings are on g3/g5 instead of g2/g4.} 5. Kg4 $8 Kf6 6. Kf4 $8 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1977.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Bent, M."] [Black "+0720.00h1a7"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/k7/4B3/1R3r2/6r1/6B1/8/7K w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.30"] 1. Bb8+ $8 (1. Bxf5 $2 Rxg3 $11) 1... Ka8 2. Rxf5 $8 (2. Bxf5 $2 Rb4 $3 {[#]} 3. Ra5+ (3. Rxb4 {pat}) 3... Kxb8 $11) 2... Rg6 (2... Rh4+ 3. Bh2) (2... Kxb8 3. Rb5+ ( 3. Rf8+)) (2... Re4 3. Bd5+ (3. Be5)) 3. Bf7 $8 Rg7 (3... Rh6+ 4. Bh2 $8) 4. Bc7 $3 {[#]} (4. Bd6 $2 Rxf7 5. Rxf7 {pat}) 4... Rxf7 5. Rxf7 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Rouzaud, Ph"] [Black "4001.24"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1Q6/8/6pp/6pk/7P/3q3P/4Np1K/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "13"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. Ng3+ $1 (1. Nf4+ $2 gxf4 2. Qe5+ g5 (2... Qf5) 3. Qe8+ Qg6 (3... Kxh4) 4. Qe2+ g4 $1) 1... Qxg3+ (1... Kxh4 2. Qb4+) 2. Qxg3 (2. Kxg3 $2 f1=Q) 2... f1=N+ (2... f1=Q 3. Qg4#) 3. Kg2 Nxg3 4. Kxg3 gxh4+ (4... g4 5. hxg4# $1 {[#]}) 5. Kf4 g5+ 6. Kf5 g4 7. hxg4# $1 {The combination of the two model mats (the well-known one and the other one) is original. In fact, the "other" is original in itself, no composer seems to have illustrated it. Messigny Prize 2009 (juge : AV).} 1-0 [Event "Bagneux"] [Site "Bagneux"] [Date "1976.07.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "Gavela, D."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A31"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventCountry "FRA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qa4+ $2 (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 (7. Nc2)) (6. e3) (6. Nb3) 6... Bd7 7. Qb3 e5 8. Nf3 dxc4 9. Qxc4 (9. Qxb7 $4 Bc6) 9... Nc6 $15 10. e4 (10. Bg5 Be6 11. Qh4 Be7 12. e3 Qb6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Bc4 Nb4 $1 15. Nxe5 Bxc4 (15... Qa5 16. a3 Qxe5 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. axb4 O-O) 16. Nxc4 Qc5 17. Rd4 (17. a3) 17... O-O 18. Ne4 $4 (18. a3) 18... Qxc4+ $1 {[#]} 19. Rxc4 Rxc4+ 20. Kd1 Rxe4 21. Qh3 Ng4 {0-1 Kacheishvili,G (2570)-Valvo,M (2375) Philadelphia 1999}) (10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Bd2 h6 12. Nge4 Be6) 10... Be6 11. Qa4 ( 11. Qe2) 11... b5 12. Qd1 $2 (12. Qc2 Bb4 (12... Be7) (12... Rc8) 13. Bg5 Nd4 ( 13... Rc8) 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Rd1 (15. O-O-O Rc8 $19) 15... Rc8) 12... Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 (13. Kxd1 b4) 13... Bb4+ (13... Nxe4 $19) 14. Nd2 (14. Bd2 Nxe4) 14... Nxe4 $19 {Perfectly typical of the "marquis". After a catastrophic start, White is lost. the spectators are already mentally writing "0-1". But...} 15. f3 Nxd2 (15... Nc5) 16. Bxd2 Ke7 17. Nc3 Rhd8 18. a4 Bb3 (18... Nd4) 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rc1 (20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. Kf2 Bc5+ 22. Kg3 Ra1) 20... Ke6 $2 (20... Nd4) 21. Ne4 $1 (21. Bxb5 Nd4) 21... Bxd2+ (21... Bc4 22. Bxc4+ bxc4 23. Rf1) 22. Nxd2 Nd4 23. Bxb5 Nxb5 $6 (23... Bd5 24. Bc4 Bxc4 25. Nxc4 Nb3 26. Rb1 Rd4) 24. Nxb3 Ra2 25. Rb1 Rc8 26. Kd1 Rd8+ 27. Kc1 Ra7 28. Ra1 $1 Rc7+ 29. Kb1 {A variety of the Bristol theme ?} Rd3 $1 30. Ra6+ Kf5 31. Na1 (31. Na5 Rd2) 31... Rd2 32. Rg1 Nd4 33. Ra2 {To compose a retrograde analysis ?} Ne2 $6 ( 33... Rb7 34. b3 (34. Kc1 Rf2) 34... Rd3 35. Rc1) (33... Rf2 $1 34. b3 Ne2 $1 35. Rb2 Nc3+ 36. Kc1 Rxf3) (33... Rd7) 34. Nb3 $1 Rdc2 (34... Rxb2+ 35. Kxb2 ( 35. Rxb2 Nxg1 36. Rf2 Kf4 37. Nc1 Ke3 38. Rf1 Ne2 39. Re1 Rxc1+) 35... Nxg1 36. Nc1 (36. Ra5 Ne2 37. g3 g5) 36... h5 37. Ra5 (37. Kb1 Rc6 38. Rf2 Rg6 39. Kc2) 37... h4 (37... Rc6 38. f4 Kxf4 39. Nd3+) 38. Rd5) 35. Re1 Kf4 $6 (35... Nf4 36. g4+ Kg6 37. h4) 36. Ra3 h5 37. g3+ Kf5 38. Ra5 Ke6 39. f4 f6 $8 40. fxe5 ( 40. Ra7 $1) 40... fxe5 41. Nc5+ $2 (41. Ra7) 41... R7xc5 42. Rxc5 Rxc5 43. Rxe2 Kd5 44. Rc2 Rb5 45. Kc1 Kd4 46. Kd2 e4 47. Ke2 e3 48. b3 $1 {[#]} (48. h3 g5 49. b3 $1 Rxb3 50. Ra2 Rb4 51. Kf3 {text}) (48. Ke1 g5 (48... Kd3 49. Rc3+) 49. Ke2 g4 50. Ke1 Rb4 (50... Kd3 51. Rc3+ Ke4 52. Rc4+ Kf3 53. b4) 51. Ke2 Rb7 52. Ke1 Kd3 53. Rc3+ Ke4 54. Rc5 (54. Rc4+ Kf3 55. b4 Ra7 56. Rf4+ Kg2) (54. Rc2 Kf3 55. Kf1 Rd7 (55... Ra7 56. Rc1) 56. Ke1 Ra7 57. Rc1 Ra2 58. Rb1 Kg2) 54... h4 55. Rc4+ Kd3 56. Rc3+ Kd4 57. Rc2 hxg3 58. hxg3 Rh7) 48... Rxb3 49. Ra2 Rb4 50. Kf3 (50. h4 $2 Ke4 51. Rc2 Rd4 $19) 50... g5 51. h3 g4+ (51... Rb3 52. Ke2) 52. hxg4 hxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Ke4 (53... Kd3+ 54. Kf3 (54. Kf5)) 54. Ra8 $1 {[#]} (54. Ra7 $1) (54. Ra1 $2 Rc4 $3 {[#]} (54... Rd4 $2 55. Ra8 Rd1 56. Ra4+ $8 Kd3 57. Ra3+ $8 Ke2 58. Kf5 $8 Rd5+ 59. Ke4 $8) (54... e2 $2 55. Re1 $8 Ke3+ (55... Rb2 56. Kg5) 56. Kf5 $8 Kf3 57. Rxe2 $8 Kxe2 58. g4 $8 Kf3 59. g5 $8 Rf4+ 60. Ke6 Rg4 61. Kf6 {and the Rook blocks the square g4 for his King}) 55. Ra8 Rc1 $8 56. Ra4+ (56. Re8+ Kd3 $8 57. Rd8+ Ke2 {: voir 54...Tb1}) 56... Kd3 $8 57. Ra3+ Rc3 $1 58. Ra1 (58. Ra8 e2) 58... Rc2 $3 {[#]} (58... e2 $2 59. Kf3) 59. Ra3+ (59. Kf3 Rf2+ $8) (59. Ra8 e2 $8) (59. Rd1+ Ke2 60. Rd8 Kf2 61. Rf8+ Kg2 $8) 59... Kd2 (59... Ke2 60. Kf5 Rc5+ $3) 60. Kf3 e2 $8 $19) 54... Rb2 (54... Rb1 55. Ra4+ $3 {[#]} (55. Re8+ $2 Kd3 $8 56. Rd8+ (56. Kg5 e2) 56... Ke2 $8 57. Kf4 (57. Kf5 Kf3 58. Rd3 Rb5+ $1) 57... Kf2 58. g4 Rb4+ $3 {[#]} 59. Kg5 (59. Kf5 Kf3 $8 60. g5 Rf4+ 61. Kg6 e2 $8 62. Rd3+ Ke4 $8 63. Rd8 Rf5) 59... Re4 $3 {[#]} (59... e2 $2 60. Rd2) 60. Rd1 e2 $8 61. Ra1 Kf3 $1 62. Ra3+ Re3 63. Ra1 e1=Q 64. Rxe1 Rxe1 65. Kf5 Rg1 66. g5 Kg3 $8) (55. Kg5 $2 e2 56. Re8+ Kd3 57. g4 (57. Rd8+ Kc4) 57... e1=Q 58. Rxe1 Rxe1 59. Kf6 Rf1+ $8) 55... Kd3 56. Ra3+ $8 Kd2 57. Ra2+) (54... Kd3+ 55. Kf3 $11) ( 54... e2 55. Re8+ Kd3+ 56. Kf3 $11) 55. Re8+ $3 {[#]} (55. Ra4+ $2 Kd3 56. Ra3+ (56. Kf3 Rf2+ $8 {(g3 pawn prevents 57.Kg3=)} 57. Kg4 e2 58. Ra3+ Kc2 59. Re3 Kd2 60. Re5 e1=Q 61. Rxe1 Kxe1 62. Kh5 Rh2+ (62... Ke2)) (56. Ra1 Ke2 (56... e2)) 56... Kd2 57. Ra8 e2 58. Rd8+ Kc1 59. Re8 Kd1 60. Kf5 (60. Rd8+ Rd2 $19) 60... e1=Q 61. Rxe1+ Kxe1 62. g4 Rf2+ $3 {[#]} (62... Kf2 $2 63. g5 $11) 63. Kg6 (63. Ke6 Rg2 $19) 63... Ke2 $1 64. g5 Ke3 $1 (64... Kd3 $1) (64... Kf3 $2 65. Kf5 $1) 65. Kh7 Kf4 (65... Ke4 66. g6 Kf5 $8) 66. g6 Kg5 (66... Rh2+) 67. g7 Rh2+ $8 68. Kg8 Kg6 69. Kf8 Rf2+ $8 70. Kg8 Rf3 $1 (70... Rf7 $2 71. Kh8 $8) 71. Kh8 Rh3+ $8 72. Kg8 Rh7 $19 {as in exercice 130}) 55... Kd3 56. Kg5 $3 {[#]} (56. Rd8+ $2 Ke2 $8 {(this is the position obtained in 54...Rb1 55 Re8+? the bR on b2 instead of b1, which complicates Black's task)} 57. Rf8 (57. Kf4 Rb4+ $1 (57... Kf2 58. Rd3 Rb4+ $1) 58. Kf5 Kf3 59. Rd3 Rb5+ $1 60. Kf6 Ke4 61. Rd1 Rb3 $1 (61... e2 $2 62. Re1 $8 Kf3 63. g4) (61... Rb4 $1 62. g4 Kf4 $8) 62. g4 Kf4 $8) (57. Kf5 Kf3) 57... Kd1 $8 (57... Ke1 $2 58. Kg5 e2 59. g4) 58. Rd8+ (58. Kg5 e2 $8 59. Rd8+ (59. Re8 e1=Q) 59... Rd2 $8) (58. Re8 e2 59. Kf5 e1=Q 60. Rxe1+ Kxe1 61. g4 Rf2+ $8 {as already seen}) 58... Ke1 $3 {[#]} (58... Ke2 { (repetition)} 59. Rf8 Kd1 $8) (58... Rd2 $2 59. Ra8 $1 (59. Rb8 $1) (59. Re8 $2 e2 $8 {see 55 Ra4+?}) 59... e2 60. Ra1+ (60. Kf3) 60... Kc2 61. Kf3 (61. Re1)) 59. Kf5 (59. Kf3 e2 $8) 59... Rb5+ $3 {[#](horizontal echo of the 62...Rf2+!! of the previous paragraph)} (59... Kf2 $2 60. g4 $8 Kf3 61. g5) 60. Kf6 (60. Kf4 Kf2 61. g4 Rb4+) 60... Rb4 $1 61. Kf5 Kf2 62. Rd3 (62. g4 Kf3 $8 63. g5 Rf4+ $8 {[#]} 64. Ke5 (64. Kg6 e2 $8) 64... Re4+ $8 (64... e2 $2 65. Rd3+ $8) 65. Kf5 e2 66. Rd3+ Re3 $8) (62. Re8 Kf3 $1) 62... Kf3 $3 (62... e2 $2 63. Rd2 $8) (62... Ke2 63. Ra3 Kf3 $8) (62... Rb5+ 63. Kf4 Rb4+ (63... Rb8 64. g4 Rf8+ $8)) 63. Ra3 Rd4 $3 {[#]} (63... Re4 64. Rb3 Rd4 $1) (63... Rb5+ 64. Kf6 Rb4 $1) 64. Rb3 Rd5+ $1 65. Kf6 Ke4 $3 {[#]} 66. Rb1 (66. g4 e2 (66... Rd6+ 67. Kf7 e2 68. Rb7 Kf4 69. Re7 Rd2) 67. Rb6 (67. Rb8 Kf4 68. Re8 Rd6+ $8 69. Kf7 Rd2 $8) 67... Kf4 68. Re6 Rd6 $3 {[#]} 69. Rxd6 e1=Q 70. Rd4+ Kf3 71. Rc4 Qe8) (66. Rb8 Rd3 (66... Rf5+ 67. Kg6 Re5) ( 66... e2 $2 67. Re8+ $8 Kf3 68. g4 $11) 67. Re8+ Kf3 $8) 66... e2 67. Re1 Rd6+ $3 68. Kg5 (68. Ke7 Rd2 $8) 68... Kf3 $1 69. g4 Rd1 $3 {[#]} (69... Rd5+ $2 70. Kf6) (69... Rd4 70. Rxe2 $3 Kxe2 71. Kf5 $8 {see 54 Ra1? e2?}) 70. Rxe2 Kxe2 71. Kf5 Rf1+ $3 {[#]} 72. Ke6 Rg1 $19 {this variation is a kind of apotheosis of the Gilg- Tartakower's idea, see ex. 268}) (56. Kf5 $2 Rf2+ $3 {[#]} 57. Kg5 e2 $8 58. Rd8+ (58. g4 Rf1) 58... Ke3 59. Re8+ Kf3 60. g4 Rf1 $8 61. Kg6 e1=Q 62. Rxe1 Rxe1 63. g5 Kg4 (63... Rg1 64. Kf5 Kg3 $8 65. g6 Kh4 $8) 64. Kf6 Rf1+ ( 64... Kh5) (64... Rg1) 65. Kg6 Rf5) 56... Rb4 (56... Rf2 57. g4 (57. Rd8+)) ( 56... e2 57. Rd8+ $3 {[#](more surprising: the bR is not yet in b1 and therefore wR is apparently well placed on e8, preventing promotion, but the idea is to obstruct the "f" file)} (57. g4 $2 Rb1 58. Kf5 (58. Rd8+ Kc4) 58... Rf1+ $8 {[#]} 59. Kg6 e1=Q 60. Rxe1 Rxe1 61. g5 Rf1 $3 {[#](prohibition of body presence)} 62. Kh7 Ke4 63. g6 Kf5 $8 64. g7 Rh1+ $8 65. Kg8 Kg6 $8) (57. Kf5 $2 Rb1) 57... Ke3 58. Re8+ $8 Kf3 59. g4 $8 Rb1 (59... Rb5+ 60. Kf6 $11) 60. Kf5 $8 {(there is no ...Rf1+ forcing the wK to choose)} Rb5+ 61. Kf6 $11) (56... Rb1 57. Rd8+ $8 (57. g4 $2 e2 58. Rd8+ Kc4) 57... Ke2 (57... Kc2 58. Re8 ) 58. g4 $11 {: in comparison with 54...Rb1 55 Re8+? the wK is on g5 instead of g4}) 57. Kf5 $1 {the simplest.} (57. g4 Re4 58. Rd8+ $8 Ke2 59. Rf8 $3 {[#]} ( 59. Kf5 $2 Kf3 $8) (59. Kh5 $2 Kf2 (59... Kf3 60. Rd3 Kf2)) 59... Ke1 60. Kf5 ( 60. Ra8) (60. Rf3)) (57. Rd8+ $2 Rd4 $8) 57... Ke2 (57... e2 58. Rxe2 (58. g4)) (57... Rb5+ 58. Kf4 (58. Kf6) 58... e2 59. Re3+ Kd2 60. Rxe2+ $8 Kxe2 61. g4 Rb4+ (61... Kf2 62. g5 $8) 62. Kf5 $8 Kf3 63. g5 $11) 58. g4 $8 Kf3 59. g5 (59. Rxe3+ Kxe3 60. g5 $11) 59... Rf4+ 60. Kg6 $8 e2 (60... Re4 61. Rf8+ (61. Ra8 e2 62. Ra1 $8) 61... Kg4 (61... Kg2 62. Ra8 e2 63. Ra1 $11) 62. Rf1 $8 e2 (62... Re6+ 63. Kf7 $8) 63. Re1 (63. Rg1+) 63... Re6+ 64. Kf7 $8 Kf5 65. g6 (65. Rxe2) 65... Rf6+ 66. Ke7 $11) 61. Rxe2 $8 Kxe2 62. Kh7 (62. Kh6) 62... Rh4+ 63. Kg7 Ke3 64. g6 Ke4 65. Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Malmoe "] [Site "?"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gelfand, B."] [Black "Lautier, J."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2596"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1999.??.??"] {76/402} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 (5. Bg5) 5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 (6. Bd3) 6... Bd6 (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. a4 Bb7 10. O-O Rc8 11. e4 b4 12. e5 bxc3 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. bxc3 c5 15. Qe2 Qa5 16. Rb1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bd6 18. Qb7 O-O 19. Qxa6 Qc7 20. Rb7 Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Qd6 22. Rb6 Qc7 23. g3 (23. Rb7 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Bxd6 {Najdorf,M-Pomar Salamanca,A/Torremolinos 1961})) 7. Bd3 (7. g4) 7... O-O 8. O-O h6 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 (9... b5) (9... a6) 10. Bb3 $1 { (Black will sooner or later be forced to exchange to d4 and thus to clear the -e- file to White's advantage -Winants).}) (8... e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. e4 $1 {(the opening of the lines is done at the expense of the black pieces blocked on their initial squares, Ra8, Bc8 -LW)} dxe4 (10... exd4 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. exd5) 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 $14 {BG}) (8... Qe7 $6 9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 dxe4 ( 10... e5 $2 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Re1 (12. Bg5 $1 {BG[#]}) 12... e4 13. Nxd5 $1 {[#]} Nxd5 14. Bxe4 $18) (10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 h6 13. Re1 Nf6 14. Bd2 (14. a4 ) 14... Rd8 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Qf6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 18. Ba5 $1 {[#] Drozdovsky}) 15. b4 $14) 11. Nxe4 Nd5 (11... h6 12. Re1 {BG}) 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rae1 {: Bc8 remains locked behind its lines -Winants}) (8... b6 9. cxd5 exd5 (9... cxd5 10. Nb5) 10. e4 $1 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. Bg5 {and Black is caught up in a rush -LW}) 9. b3 (9. e4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5) (9. c5 Bc7 10. e4 e5 $1 $132) (9. Bd2 Re8 10. Rad1 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bc7 {Gurevich,M (2641)-Gelfand,B (2703)/Wijk aan Zee 2002}) 9... b6 (9... e5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Nb5 Bb8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 {(compared to Polou-Kaidanov 1993, there is Qc2 and ...h6 in addition)} 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb2 {BG} Bxb2 (14... Bxh2+ $2 15. Kxh2 Ng4+ 16. Kg1 $1 (16. Kg3 f5 17. Be2) 16... Qh4 17. Qc7 $1 {[#](the point) }) (14... Re8 15. Rac1) 15. Qxb2) 10. Bb2 (10. cxd5 exd5 (10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Be7 {BG}) 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxc6 (13. Bxe4 Bb7 {suivi de Cf6}) 13... Bb7 $3 14. Qxb7 Ndc5 $3 15. dxc5 Nxc5 {(and Black recovers the material invested with excellent play -Winants)} 16. Qc6 Nxd3) 10... Bb7 11. Rac1 $146 (11. Rfd1 Qe7 (11... Rc8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Qe7 15. c5 Bb8 16. b4 Ba6 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Bf3 Nd5 19. a3 Rfd8 20. g3 Bxe5 21. dxe5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Rb8 23. Bd4 Rd7 24. Be4 Qd8 {Vyzmanavin,A-Galliamova Ivanchuk,A/ RUS-Cup9 1997}) 12. Qe2 (12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nb5 Rfc8 14. Qe2 Bb8 15. Ba3 Qd8 16. Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Ne8 18. g3 a6 19. Nc3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Nxd6 21. Ne5 Rc8 $11 { Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/Amber-rapid6th 1997}) 12... Rfe8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ba6 Nf8 15. Rac1 Ng6 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Rc2 Re6 18. Rdc1 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Las Vegas USA 1999}) (11. Rad1 Qc7 (11... Qe7 12. Rfe1 Rac8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Nf6 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Ne5 Qf8 18. Qe2 Bb4 19. Rf1 Ba3 20. Ba1 (20. Ba1 { Lutz} Rc7 21. Bb1 Be7 22. Qc2 g6 23. Rfe1 Ne8 24. d5 $40 {Arlandi,E-Ortega,L/ ITA 1998})) (11... Re8) 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Be7 (14... Rad8 15. c5 $2 (15. Rfe1) 15... Be7 16. b4 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Ne5 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd5 $15 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Las Vegas USA 1999}) (14... f5) 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qc3 Rad8 17. Bb1 Bf6 18. Ne5 c5 19. Qc2 Nf8 20. f4 cxd4 21. Bxd4 Rd6 22. c5 bxc5 23. Qxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxc5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 a6 26. b4 $14 {Gelfand,B-Lautier,J/Las Vegas USA 1999}) (11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 (13... Qc7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rad1 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Re2 Be7 19. Red2 Rad8 20. a3 a5 {Kuzmin,A-Cosma,I/Andorra op 1998}) 14. c5 {[#]A-A Komarov,D-Beliavsky,A/ Vrnjacka Banja 1998}) (11. cxd5 exd5) 11... dxc4 $6 (11... Rc8 $142 12. Qe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 c5 14. d5 (14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. exd4) 14... exd5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rfd1 (17. e4 Bb7 {BG}) 17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qe7 19. Qf5 g6 20. Qh3 Be5 21. Ba6 (21. Bxg6 $2 fxg6 22. Rxd7 Qf6 $19 {BG}) (21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Ba6 ( 22. Qxh6 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Rfd8) 22... Rcd8 23. Qxh6 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 $15) 21... Bxb2) (11... Qe7) (11... c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 $14 {with "an unpleasant pressure" BG}) 12. bxc4 c5 13. d5 $1 {[#]} exd5 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. e4 {BG}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bxd5 $6 ( 15... Qe7 16. e4 Ne5 $14 {BG}) 16. Rfd1 Bxf3 (16... Nf6 17. Bxf6 (17. e4 c4 18. exd5 cxd3 19. Qxd3 $16 {Shipov}) 17... Qxf6 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Rxd5 g6 20. Rcd1 Bc7 21. Rd7 Rac8 22. Bxg6 Qxg6 (22... fxg6 23. e4 $36) 23. Qc4 $16 {BG} Qf6 24. e4 Rfd8 25. Kf1) (16... Kh8 $2 17. Be2 $1 {[#]} Nf6 (17... Bxf3 18. Rxd6 $1 {threatens mat}) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rxd5 (19. e4 Bc6 20. Qd2 Ba4 21. Qxd6 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 $16 {Lutz}) 19... Bxh2+ 20. Nxh2 Qxd5 21. Bf3 $18) 17. gxf3 Qc7 $6 {The Queen is better in c2 than in e2, but for its counterpart, it is the opposite !} ( 17... Qe7 18. Bc4 $1 {[#]} (18. f4 Nf6 (18... Rad8 {with white compensation, but Black still plays.}) 19. Kh1 Qb7+) (18. Kh1 Be5 $1 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Bxe5 f5 22. Rg1 (22. Bg6 Qd5) 22... Kxh7 23. Rxg7+ Qxg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 $15) 18... Ne5 (18... Nf6 19. Qf5 (19. f4 Rfd8 20. Qf5 Rab8 21. a4 Qe4) 19... Rad8 20. e4 $1 (20. Kh1 {(BG in Informant)} Qd7 21. Qxd7 (21. Qxf6 $2 gxf6 22. Rg1+ Bg3 $1 {[#]} 23. Rxg3+ Kh7 24. Bxf6 Rg8) 21... Rxd7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rd5 Rb8 (23... Rfd8 24. Rcd1 Kf8 25. Bb5 Ke7 26. Bxd7 Rxd7 27. e4 c4 28. f4 Rd8 29. Kg2) 24. Rcd1 (24. a4 Kf8 25. Rcd1 Ke7) 24... b5 $1 25. Be2 Rb6 26. Rxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxd7 $14) (20. f4 Qe4) (20. Rd3 Bc7) 20... Bc7 (20... Rfe8 21. Bb5) 21. e5 Nh7 22. f4 $16 {BG}) (18... Be5 $2 19. Rxd7) 19. Be2 $1 {[#](pretends to lose a time to... gain one !)} (19. Bd5 {(the first idea of BG)} Rad8 20. Kh1 (20. f4 Ng4 21. Qg6 (21. h3 Nf6) 21... Nf6 22. Qg3 (22. Qg2 b5 23. Kh1 Kh8 24. Rg1 Rg8 25. Qh3 Bxf4 {BG} (25... c4) 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Rxc5 b4 28. exf4 Qd4) (22. Kh1 Be5 23. Bxe5 Rxd5 24. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qxf6) 22... Bc7 {BG} (22... Kh8)) (20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3) 20... Qh4 $1 (20... Kh8 21. f4 Ng4 22. Rg1 f5 23. Bf3 $1 ( 23. f3 Be5 $1 24. Bxe5 (24. fxg4 Bxb2) (24. fxe5 Nxe3) 24... Nxe5) (23. Bb3 Qh4 ) 23... h5 24. h3 Qh4 25. Rg3 $18 {(BG in Informant)}) (20... Nd7 21. f4 Nf6 22. Qg6) 21. Qc3 (21. Rg1 Ng4 22. Rg2 Be5) (21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bf6) 21... Kh8 ( 21... b5 22. Ba1 b4 23. Qb2 Qh5 24. f4) 22. f4 f6 $1 $13 {BG[#]} 23. f3 (23. fxe5 $4 Bxe5) 23... Qh3 24. Qe1 Nxf3 25. Qg3 Ng5 26. Qxh3 Nxh3 27. Kg2 Bxf4 28. Kxh3 Bxe3) (19. Bxe5 $2 Qxe5) 19... Rfd8 (19... c4 20. Qc3) 20. f4 Nd7 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. Rg1 $40) (17... Kh8 $2 18. Bb5 (18. Be4) 18... Nf6 19. Qf5 $18) 18. Bc4 $1 (18. f4 Be7) 18... Rad8 (18... Rfd8 19. f4 Nf8 20. Qf5 {BG}) (18... Be7 {(where the usefulness of the Queen on c2)} 19. Rxd7 $1 {[#]} Qxd7 20. Qg6 {BG[#]}) (18... Be5 19. Rxd7) (18... Ne5 19. Bd5 Rad8 20. f4 {(the Knight should turn back path -LW)} Ng4 21. h3 {(compare with 17...Qe7: Black no longer has the return ...Nf6)} Qc8 22. Qe4 Nf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qg6+) 19. f4 {Threatens Qg6.} ( 19. Qf5 Be5 (19... Be7 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Qg6 Rd4 22. Bxd4 cxd4 23. Bxf7+) 20. Rxd7 {[#]} Bxh2+ 21. Kg2 Rxd7 22. Qg4 $1 g5 23. Qh5 (23. Qf5 Rd6 24. Rh1) 23... Kh7 ( 23... Rd6 24. Qxh2 $18) 24. Rh1 Qc6 25. Rxh2 Qg6 26. Qh3 $16) (19. Qg6 $2 Be5) 19... Kh8 20. Qf5 f6 (20... Be7 21. Bd3) 21. Kh1 (21. Bd3 g6 {[#]} 22. Qxg6 $4 Rg8) 21... Rfe8 22. Rg1 Re7 (22... b5 23. Rxg7 $3 Kxg7 24. Rg1+ Kh8 (24... Kf8 25. Rg8+ Ke7 26. Qe6#) 25. Bxf6+ Nxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kh7 27. Bd3+ Re4 28. Bxe4#) (22... Nf8 23. Rxg7 Qxg7 24. Bxf6) 23. Rg6 $6 (23. Bd3 Qb7+ 24. Rg2 Nf8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 (25... Rf7 26. Be4 Qd7 27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Rg1) 26. Qxf6+ (26. Rcg1 Rdd7 27. Qxf6+ Rg7) 26... Rg7 27. Rcg1 Rdd7 $11 {BG}) (23. Rg2 $1 Qb7 (23... Qc6 24. Bd3 (24. Bd5 Qb5 25. Bb3 (25. Ba1) 25... Qc6 26. Bc2) (24. Rcg1 $2 Qe4) 24... Nf8 25. Bxf6 Rf7 26. Be4 {BG} Qd7 (26... Rxf6 27. Qxf6) 27. Rxg7 $1 {[#]} Rxg7 (27... Qxf5 28. Rxf7+) 28. Qh5 (28. Rg1 Qxf5 29. Bxf5)) (23... b5 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. Bxf6 ) 24. Bd3 (24. Bd5 $1 Qc8 25. Rcg1 {BG}) 24... Nf8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rcg1 $1 Rdd7 (26... Nh7 27. Bc4 Be5 28. e4) 27. Bb5 $1 {[#]} Rg7 (27... Rc7 28. Bc4 Rg7 29. Bd5) 28. Bxd7 Rxg2 29. Rxg2 Qxd7 30. Qxf6+ Kh7 31. f3) (23. Qh5 b5 24. Bf7 Bxf4 (24... Rxf7 25. Qxf7 Qc6+ 26. Rg2 Bf8 27. Rd1) 25. exf4 Qxf4 26. Qg6 Qe4+ 27. Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Rgd1) 23... Nf8 $2 {"As in Checkers: all on black squares !" (BG).} (23... Qc6+ 24. Bd5 Qb5 25. Bxf6 $1 {[#]} (25. Ba1 {Lutz} c4 26. Rcg1 Rf8 27. Qh5 $18) 25... Nxf6 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Qxf6+ Kh7 28. Be4+ $1 (28. Rg1 $1) 28... Rxe4 29. Rg1 $18) (23... b5 $1 24. Bd3 $1 (24. Bd5 c4 (24... Rf8 25. Rcg1 c4 ( 25... Qd8 26. R6g2 Rff7 27. Bxf7 Rxf7 28. Rd1) 26. Qh5) (24... Nb6 25. Rxh6+) 25. Bxf6 (25. Rcg1 c3) (25. Be4 {: see 24.Bd3}) 25... Nxf6 26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Qxf6+ Rg7 (27... Kh7 28. Rg1) 28. Qxh6+ Rh7 29. Qf6+ Rg7 30. Qh4+ (30. Rg1 $6 Qe7) 30... Rh7 $11) (24. Bxf6) 24... c4 (24... Nf8 25. Rxh6+ $1 (25. Bxf6 Qb7+ 26. Kg1 Nxg6) 25... gxh6 (25... Kg8 26. Qd5+ Ne6 27. Bf5 Rde8 28. Rg1) 26. Qxf6+ Rg7 27. Rg1 Rdd7 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Bxg7 Rxg7 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7 31. Qxd6 {and White is left with two more pawns -LW}) (24... Rf7 25. Rcg1) 25. Be4 $1 (25. Bb1 Qb7+ (25... Qc5 26. Rxh6+)) (25. Rg2 Nf8 (25... cxd3 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 27. Qxd3) 26. Bb1 (26. Bxf6 Ba3 $1 (26... gxf6 27. Qxf6+ Rg7 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Rcg1 Rdd7 30. Be4)) (26. Qxb5) 26... Rdd7 $3 {[#](overprotection of the 7th by tripling)} (26... Qc5 27. Qxf6 {(BG in Informant)}) (26... Qb7 27. Rcg1 (27. Qg4) 27... Rdd7 28. Qh5 {BG}) 27. Qh5 (27. Qg4 Rf7 (27... b4 28. Bxf6 Rf7 29. Bh4) 28. Be4 b4 29. Bd5 c3 30. Bxf7 Rxf7 $17) (27. Qxb5 Qb7 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Bd4 Ne6 $11) (27. Bxf6 Rf7) 27... Qc6 $1 (27... Qb7 28. Rcg1) 28. Bf5 (28. Rcg1 c3) 28... Rc7 (28... b4 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qxh6+ Nh7 31. Bxd7 Qxd7 32. Rcg1) 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qxh6+ Nh7 31. Rcg1 (31. e4 Rg7 32. Bxh7 Bxf4 $1 33. Qxf4 Rxg2 34. Kxg2 Rxh7) 31... Rg7 32. Bxh7 Rxh7 33. Qxf6+ Rhg7 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qe6+ Kh8 $11 {BG}) 25... Qc5 (25... Rde8 26. Rcg1 (26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 29. Qxh6+ Rh7 30. Bxh7 Qxh7 31. Qxd6 Qe4+ 32. Kg1 Rg8+ 33. Kf1 $16 {(BG dans l'info)}) 26... c3 (26... Rxe4 27. Rxg7) 27. R6g2 Nf8 (27... Rxe4 28. Rxg7 ) 28. Qxf6 $3 {[#]} Ng6 (28... Nh7 29. Qxc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3) 29. Bxc3 (29. Rxg6 $1 gxf6 30. Bxc3) 29... gxf6 30. Bxf6+ (30. Rxg6 Kh7 31. Bf5 Qc5 32. Be5 $1 {[#]}) 30... Kg8 31. Rxg6+ Kf8 32. Bd5 Re6 33. Bg7+ {BG}) (25... Rxe4 26. Qxe4) (25... b4 26. Rcg1 $1 (26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 29. Qxh6+ Rh7 30. Bxh7 ( 30. Qf6+ Rg7 31. Rg1 $2 Bf8) 30... Qg7 31. Qe6 $1 {[#]} (31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Be4 c3 33. Rd1 $16 {(BG dans l'info)}) 31... Qe7 (31... Kxh7 $2 32. Rg1) (31... Qxh7 $2 32. Qf6+) 32. Qg6 Qb7+ 33. e4 Qg7 34. Qe6 Qe7 (34... Bxf4 $2 35. Rg1) 35. Bf5 Qxe6 36. Bxe6 c3 37. Rd1 $16) (26. Rg2 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Nc5 28. Qg6 Qe7 $15) 26... c3 (26... Bxf4 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 28. Bxf6+) 27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Qg6+ Kf8 30. Qxh6+ {BG}) (25... Bb4 26. Rcg1 (26. Rg2 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Nc5 28. Qg6 Qe7 $15) 26... c3 27. Rxg7 Rxg7 28. Rxg7 Kxg7 29. Qh7+ (29. Qg6+ $2 Kf8 30. Qxh6+ Ke7) 29... Kf8 30. Bd5 Nc5 31. Qxc7 Rxd5 32. Bxc3 Bxc3 33. Qc6 $16 {BG} Rd1+ (33... Rh5 34. f5) 34. Kg2 Bb4 35. a3 $1 Bxa3 36. Qa8+ Ke7 37. Qxa7+ Kd6 38. Qxa3 $18) (25... Rc8 26. Rg2 $1 (26. Rcg1 c3 27. Bxc3 Qxc3 28. Qh5 f5 29. Bxf5 Bxf4) (26. Rxh6+ gxh6 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 (28... Kg8 29. Qxh6 $1) 29. Qxh6+ Rh7 (29... Kg8 30. Bd5+) 30. Bxh7 Qxh7 31. Qxd6 Qb7+ 32. Kg1 Kh7 ( 32... Rg8+ 33. Kf1) (32... c3 33. Qe5+) 33. Rd1) 26... Rxe4 27. Qxe4 b4 28. Bd4 $16) 26. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 27. Bxf6+ Nxf6 28. Qxf6+ Rg7 29. Qxd8+ {BG} Bf8 $8 ( 29... Rg8 $2 30. Qf6+ Rg7 31. Rg1 Bf8 32. Qxh6+ Kg8 33. Rg5 $1 {[#]}) 30. Rd1 Qe7 31. Qd5 $16 (31. Qd4 $16)) 24. Rxh6+ $1 {[#]} gxh6 25. Bxf6+ (25. Rg1) (25. Qxf6+ $2 Rg7 (25... Kh7 $2 26. Bd3+) 26. Qxh6+ Nh7) 25... Rg7 26. Bxg7+ {The simplest, but a bit surprising: we usually wait for a decluttering to take place before capture.} (26. Rg1 Rdd7 (26... Qb7+ 27. Bd5) 27. Qd5 $3 {[#]} (27. Be5 $2 Rdf7 $1 28. Bxf7 Bxe5) 27... Qb7 28. Rxg7 $3 Qxd5+ 29. Rg2+) 26... Qxg7 27. Rg1 1-0