cb_20091124

[Event "h#2 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dragoun, M."] [Black "0844.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6B1/5p2/2p5/r2kN1RK/1P4P1/3br3/8/2nR4 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 2 sol"] [Site "?"] [Date "2000.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kapros, J & Lois J"] [Black "3767.04"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6Kb/1p6/3n4/1q3p2/1k4Nr/pp2n3/6R1/6rb b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2000.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#3 b) Pd3 on b3"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Jones, Ch"] [Black "3770.48"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2B1q3/p3p3/P1p1b3/2P1p3/1pkpP3/b2p2p1/rP6/2r3RK b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "h#5 "] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Feather, Ch"] [Black "0346.13"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4K2n/8/4p1n1/4P3/8/3b1k2/3r1pp1/5B2 b - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] 1... -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1909.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "White, A & Marble M"] [Black "1875.53"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2Nn4/1B1KP3/b1N2pP1/r4k2/r2p1PR1/bQ1p3P/3P4/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1909.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1954.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mangalis, L."] [Black "1672.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3K4/ppNN4/b1Pk4/3Pp3/B3p3/5p2/2r2r2/1Q2b3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1954.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "3#"] [Site "?"] [Date "2004.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shavyrin, V."] [Black "3225.66"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2q5/2P1np1B/5p2/1p1PRPN1/2p4p/NP1kPRp1/6P1/4BK2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "2#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1919.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mosely, A."] [Black "1158.36"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "Nb3nK1/n4Pp1/Q5P1/Nppk4/3p1p2/B2B1p2/5P2/4R3 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1919.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "4#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1956.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Zepler, E."] [Black "0155.25"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3N2b1/K2p4/PB1p2B1/3k4/2N2R2/4pn2/2Ppp3/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1956.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "6#"] [Site "?"] [Date "1961.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Axt, H."] [Black "0444.22"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1n6/3rR3/8/b1p2BPk/2p5/3P1N2/K7 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "1"] [EventDate "1961.??.??"] 1. -- 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Obukhov, Ibragimov"] [Black "0400.34"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "7r/p4k2/3p4/2p2K2/2P2P1p/P7/8/5R2 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1991.??.??"] {52/F9 52/(703)} 1. Rb1 $3 (1. Rh1 $2 h3 2. Rh2 (2. Kg4 h2 3. Kg3 Kf6 4. Rxh2 Rxh2 5. Kxh2 d5 $1) 2... a6 $22 3. Kg5 (3. Kg4 $6 Kf6 4. Rxh3 (4. Kg3 Kf5 5. Kf3 Rb8) (4. a4 a5 (4... Rh6)) 4... Rxh3 5. Kxh3 d5 $1 {0-1 Obuhov-Ibragimov}) (3. a4 a5) 3... Rg8+ $1 (3... Ke6 $2 4. f5+ (4. Re2+ Kd7 5. Rh2 d5 6. cxd5 c4) 4... Ke5 (4... Kf7 5. f6) 5. Re2+ Kd4 6. Rh2 Ke3 (6... Rg8+ 7. Kf6) 7. f6 Kf3 8. f7 Kg3 9. Rb2 h2 10. Rb3+) (3... a5 4. f5) 4. Kf5 (4. Kh4 d5 5. cxd5 c4) 4... Rg3 $17 {MD}) 1... h3 (1... Rh5+ 2. Kg4) 2. Rb7+ $8 Kf8 $8 3. Kg5 $3 {[#]} (3. Kg6 $2 Rh4 $3 {[#]} 4. f5 (4. Kg5 h2) 4... h2 5. Rb8+ (5. f6 Rh6+) 5... Ke7 6. f6+ ( 6. Rb7+ Kd8 $19) 6... Kd7 7. f7 h1=Q 8. Rd8+ Kc7 9. Rc8+ Kb7 10. Rb8+ Ka6 11. f8=Q Qe4+ (11... Rg4+) 12. Qf5 (12. Kg5 Rg4+) 12... Rh6+) (3. Kf6 $2 Rh6+ 4. Kg5 h2 $19) (3. Rb8+ $2 Kg7 4. Rb7+ Kh6 $8 5. Rb2 (5. Rb3 h2 $19) (5. Rb1 Kh5) 5... Kh5 $19) 3... h2 (3... Rg8+ $2 4. Kf6) 4. Rb8+ Kg7 5. Rb7+ Kf8 6. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1980.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Asaba, E."] [Black "+0143.01e1h6"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/7p/2B4k/8/4n3/5b2/8/4K1R1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "11"] [EventDate "1980.??.??"] {1977 version, without any pawns at the beginning, then with bPh7; the author has probably discovered the "demolition", then corrected with a bPh7, to then kept only the said demolition, judged more elegant. With bPa5 instead of h7, a "twin" study (awarded in 1980): 2...Kg7 3.Rf4! (3 Ra8? Bh1) then 7...Kh7 ... 10 Rh4+! Or 2...a4 3 Rh8+! (3 Re8? a3 4 Ra8 Kh5!) Kg7 4 Rh4! Kf6 5 Rg4! The main variation of the twin is found in the trial 3 Rf4? (with the exception of the move 10 Rd4!), so that if only one study is presented, this one is preferable. But it is the other one that is in the fide album. Moreover, Zinchuk's 1977 study (later plagiarised by an ex-French champion) includes the same manoeuvre, which blame the judgement of 1980.} 1. Rf1 $1 Bg2 (1... Nd2 2. Kxd2 Bxc6 3. Rf6+) 2. Rf8 $1 {Threatens Re8.} (2. Rf4 $2 Nc5 ( 2... Kg5 3. Rf8 Bh1 (3... Kg4)) (2... Kh5 $2 3. Bxe4 Kg5 4. Rf5+ $8) 3. Bb5 Kg5 ) (2. Rf7 $2 Ng5 (2... Kg6 3. Rf8 Bh1 $8 4. Rf1 Ng3 $8)) (2. Rf5 $2 Ng3 (2... Kg6 3. Re5 Kf6 $8) 3. Rf6+ Kg5) 2... Kg7 (2... Kh5 3. Re8 $1 Nf6 4. Re5+) (2... Bh1 3. Re8 $1 Nf6 (3... Ng3 4. Bxh1 Nxh1 5. Rg8) 4. Re6) (2... Kg6 3. Rg8+) 3. Ra8 $3 {[#]Threatens Ra4.} (3. Rf4 $2 Nf2 $1 {[#]} (3... Nc5 $2 4. Rg4+) 4. Bb5 Bc6 $1 5. Bf1 (5. Be2 Nh3) (5. Bc4 Ne4 6. Rf7+ Kh6 $1 7. Rc7 Be8 8. Re7 Bg6 (8... Nf6)) 5... Ne4 $1 (5... Nh1 $2 6. Bg2 $1) 6. Bg2 Nc5 $1 {[#](the bishops have swapped in relation to the 3rd move)} 7. Rg4+ Kh8 $3 {[#](thanks to the Ph7)} (7... Kf6 $2 8. Bxc6 Nd3+ 9. Kd2 (9. Ke2) (9. Kf1) 9... Ne5 10. Rd4 $1 {(the only move in the twin, of which it is the main variation)} (10. Ra4 $1 {(possible without Pa5)} Nxc6 11. Ra6 $8) (10. Rh4 $2 Kg5 $8) (10. Rf4+ $2 Kg5 $8) 10... Nxc6 11. Rd6+) (7... Kh6 $2 8. Bxc6 Nd3+ 9. Kd2 Ne5 10. Re4 $1 (10. Ra4 $1) (10. Rd4 $1)) (7... Kf8 $2 8. Bxc6 Nd3+ 9. Kd2 Ne5 10. Rf4+ $8) 8. Bxc6 Nd3+ 9. Kd2 Ne5 10. Re4 Nxc6 11. Kc3 Kg7 $8 12. Re6 Nd8 $8 $11) (3. Rb8 $2 h5 (3... Bf3 4. Rb3 Nd2 $8) (3... Bh1 $2 4. Rb4 Nc5 5. Rg4+) (3... Kf7 $2 4. Rb2 $1 (4. Rb4 $2 Nc5 5. Rf4+ Ke6)) 4. Ra8 (4. Rb4 Nc5 $1 {[#]}) 4... Bh1 $3 5. Ra4 (5. Ra6 Ng3 6. Bd7 h4) 5... Ng3 6. Bd7 ( 6. Bxh1 Nxh1 7. Ra3 h4 $8) 6... Be4 7. Kf2 h4 8. Ke3 Bf5 9. Bc6 Be6 $11) (3. Rd8 $2 h5 (3... Kf7 4. Rd4 Kf6 5. Bxe4 Ke5 $11) (3... Kf6 $2 4. Rg8) 4. Rd4 Kf6 $3 5. Bxe4 Ke5) (3. Rf5 $2 h5 (3... Ng3) 4. Rf4 (4. Rxh5 Ng3) 4... Nc5) (3. Re8 $2 Nf6 (3... Nd6) 4. Re7+ Kf8 $8 5. Re6 Kf7 (5... Nd5 6. Re5 Nf4)) 3... Kf6 ( 3... Kh6 4. Re8 $1 {[#]} (4. Ra4 $2 Nc5 5. Rh4+ Kg5 $8) (4. Rg8 {(waste of time)} Bf3 (4... Bh1 5. Re8) 5. Rf8 Bh1 6. Re8) 4... Nf6 5. Re6 $3 Bxc6 6. Rxf6+) ( 3... h5 4. Ra4 $8 {[#]} Nc5 5. Ra7+) (3... Bh1 4. Ra4 $8 Ng3 5. Bxh1 (5. Rg4+) 5... Nxh1 6. Rh4) (3... Bf3 4. Ra3 $8 {[#]} (4. Ra4 $2 Ng5 $8) 4... Bh1 5. Rh3 (5. Re3) 5... Bg2 6. Re3) (3... Kf7 4. Ra4 (4. Ra2) 4... Nc5 5. Ra7+ $8) 4. Rg8 $3 {[#]} Bh1 ( 4... Bf3 5. Rf8+) 5. Rg1 $8 {Return.} Bf3 {Starting position... with the bK on f6 instead of h6.} 6. Rf1 $8 {Return bis.} 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Vandecasteele, I."] [Black "0800.01"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5K2/8/8/8/7k/5pRr/6Rr w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] 1. Rg3+ Kh4 2. Rg4+ Kh5 (2... Kh3 3. R1g3#) 3. Rg5+ Kh6 (3... Kh4 4. R1g4+ Kh3 5. Rg3+ Kh4 6. Kg6) 4. Rg6+ Kh5 (4... Kh7 5. Rg7+ {texte}) 5. R1g5+ (5. R6g5+ { (waste of time)} Kh6) 5... Kh4 6. Rg4+ Kh3 (6... Kh5 7. Kg7) 7. Rg3+ Kh4 8. R6g4+ Kh5 9. Rg5+ Kh6 (9... Kh4 10. Kg6) 10. Rg6+ Kh7 (10... Kh5 11. Kg7 Kh4 12. Kh6 (12. R6g4+ Kh5 13. Rg5+ Kh4 14. Kg6)) 11. Rg7+ Kh8 (11... Kh6 12. R3g6+ (12. Kg8)) 12. Rg8+ Kh7 13. R3g7+ Kh6 14. Rh8# 1-0 [Event "Cannes"] [Site "?"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Anand, V."] [Black "Spassky, B."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C95"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [BlackElo "2580"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "1989.??.??"] {47/441} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 (11. Nbd2) 11... c6 {A formation of Philidor defence !} 12. a3 (12. Nbd2 Qc7 (12... Bb7 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 15. Nf5 Bf8 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bg5 bxc4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 c3 21. bxc3 Nd5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A (2628)-Short,N (2660)/Bazna 2008}) 13. a4 Rb8 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nf1 Nb6 17. Qd3 Nc4 18. Re2 d5 19. Nxe5 Nxe4 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. Ng3 Nxg3 22. Qxg3 Bf5 23. Ra6 Rb6 24. Rxb6 Nxb6 25. Ng6 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Qxf4 27. Nxf4 Rd8 28. Re5 Bd7 29. Bxd5 $16 {Bacrot,E (2565) -Gligoric,S (2480)/Cannes 1998}) (12. c5 dxc5 (12... Qc7 $1 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Qh5 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Nd3 19. Re2 Be5 { Milos,G (2515)-Timman,J (2620)/Manila (ol) 55/355 1992}) 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. e6 $1 fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Nc3 Nc7 17. Bf5 $1 (17. Bg4 c4 18. Be3 $16 { Fuchs-Pietzsch/Berlin/1961/}) 17... c4 18. Bf4 Ne6 (18... g6 19. Nd4 $1 gxf5 20. Nxc6 Qe8 21. exf5 $16) 19. Bg3 Nec5 20. Nd4 Qb6 21. e5 Rd8 22. Bxh7 $1 Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Kg8 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. Qg6 Kh8 26. Ne4 Ne6 27. Nf6 Nxf6 28. exf6 Ra7 29. Re4 Nf4 30. Rxf4 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Qc5 32. Rxc5 {1-0 Averbakh,Y-Furman,S/Moscow 1961/URS-ch}) 12... bxc4 (12... Bb7 13. Nc3 Qc7 14. Be3 Rac8 {VA}) 13. Bxc4 d5 (13... Nxe4 $1 14. Rxe4 (14. dxe5 $6 d5 $1 (14... Nb6 15. Rxe4 d5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. Re1 Re8 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Nd4 Rc8 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Rb1 Qd7 22. Qd3 g6 23. Re2 Bf8 24. Rbe1 Bg7 25. b3 $16 {Stein,L-Caro,A/Caracas 1970}) 15. Bxd5 (15. Bd3 f6 ) 15... cxd5 16. Qxd5 Rb8 17. Qxe4 Nc5 18. Qc2 (18. Qe2 Nb3 19. Ra2 Be6 {VA} 20. Be3 Nd2 21. Qxd2 Bxa2 22. b4 Bd5) 18... Nb3 19. Ra2 Be6 20. Be3 Qc8 21. Nc3 h6 22. Qe2 Qc4 23. Qc2 Rfd8 24. Rd1 g6 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Nd2 Nxd2 27. Bxd2 Qd3 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. b3 Kg7 30. Kh2 Bxb3 31. Rb2 Be6 32. Nb1 Bc5 33. Bb4 Bxb4 34. axb4 g5 35. Nd2 Rd5 36. Nf3 Rb5 37. Nd4 Rxe5 38. Nxe6+ {1/2-1/2 Dueckstein, A-Krogius,N/Le Havre 1966}) (14. Nxe5 $6 Nxe5 15. dxe5 dxe5) 14... d5 15. Nxe5 $1 {Spassky,B} (15. Re1 dxc4 16. Qe2 (16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Be6 {Dueckstein,A-Teschner,R/Berg en Dal 1960}) (16. dxe5 Nc5) 16... Re8 $11 17. Nbd2 Nb6 (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Nxc4 Bf6 20. Qxe8+ Qxe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Be3 c5 23. Nb3 (23. Nf5 Bd5 24. Ncd6 Rb8 25. Rd1 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Penrose, J-Unzicker,W/Luzern 1963}) 23... Bd5 24. Nba5 Ne5 {1/2-1/2 Huebner,R (2590) -Lengyel,L (2490)/Wijk aan Zee 1971}) (17... a5) 18. Nxe5 Be6 19. Nxc6 Qd5 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Nf3 Rb7 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nxe6 Re8 24. Qc2 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Bd2 Qg6 27. Qxg6 fxg6 28. Rc1 Nd5 29. Rc2 Kf7 30. g3 Ke6 31. Rxc4 Rxb2 32. Ba5 Ra2 33. Rc6+ (33. Ra4) 33... Kf5 34. Rd6 (34. Bb4) 34... Nf6 35. Bb4 a5 36. Bxa5 Rxa3 37. Bd8 h5 38. Rb6 Rd3 39. Rb5+ Ke4 40. Rb6 Kf5 41. Rb5+ {1/2-1/2 Matanovic,A-Barcza,G/Budapest 1960}) (15. Re3 dxc4) 15... dxe4 16. Nxc6 Qe8 17. Bd5 Bd6 18. Ne7+ Qxe7 19. Bxa8 Nb6 20. Bc6 Bc7 $13 21. Nc3 Qd6 $1 (21... f5 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. Qb4) 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Bf3 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Re8 25. g3 f4 $36 {VA}) 14. exd5 $1 $146 (14. dxe5 {- 1/224} Nxe4 {above}) 14... cxd5 15. Ba2 (15. Bb3 e4) 15... e4 16. Ne5 Bb7 {"It seemed to me that I could put pressure on d5. This is partly true, but Black has so many pieces available to defend it that it is not a big disadvantage" (VA).} (16... Bd6 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Nc3 Be6 19. Bg5 Bc7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh5 f5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Qxd5 24. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Ernst,T (2480)-Ornstein,A (2440)/Lindesberg 1993}) 17. Nc3 Nb6 {"For ...Ne8 and f6; or ...Nfd7. White must react strongly" (VA). } 18. f3 $1 (18. Bf4 Ne8) 18... Rc8 19. Bb3 $6 (19. Bg5 $1 Nbd7 $1 (19... Nfd7 $6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. fxe4 dxe4 23. Nxe4) (19... Bxa3 $6 20. bxa3 (20. Qb3 Be7) 20... Rxc3 21. Bd2 $1 $16 Rc8 (21... Rxa3 22. Bb4) 22. Ba5 $1 {BS } Qd6 23. Bb4) (19... Qd6 20. fxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Qb3 $1 {[#]} Qc7 (22... Nxc3 23. bxc3 Qc7 24. Rab1) (22... Qd8 23. Nxf7 $1 {[#]} (23. Na4 Nxa4 24. Qxb7) 23... Rxf7 24. Nxe4) (22... Qd6 23. Nxf7 $1) 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rac1 Qd6 25. Rxc8 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Bxc8 27. Nxf7) 20. Bf4 (20. fxe4 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 dxe4) (20. Qb3 Ba8 21. Rad1) 20... Nxe5 21. Bxe5 (21. dxe5 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Nh5 23. Bxd5 Nxf4 24. Bxb7 Qg5) 21... Bd6 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qg5 26. Qd3 $14) 19... Ba8 20. Bg5 Rc7 (20... exf3 21. Qxf3 Nc4 $11 {VA}) 21. Rc1 (21. Qb1 Nc4 (21... h6 22. Bh4 Nc4) 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe7 Rxe7) 21... Nfd7 22. Bf4 $1 Bg5 23. Bxg5 (23. Nxd7 Rxd7 $1 (23... Bxf4 24. Nxb6 Bxc1 25. Nxa8 Bxb2 26. Nxc7 Bxc3 27. Nxd5 Bxe1 28. Qxe1 exf3 29. gxf3 $16 {VA}) 24. Bxg5 Qxg5 25. fxe4 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Qg6 $44 27. Qc2 (27. Bc2 $2 f5 {VA}) (27. d5) (27. Qe2 $2 Re7) 27... Rxd4 28. Nc5 Qd6 $1 (28... Qxc2 29. Rxc2 Bd5 (29... a5 $2 30. Bxf7+ $3 {[#]}) 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Nxa6 $16) (28... Qc6 29. Nxa6 Qh6 30. Re2) (28... Qg5 $2 29. Bxf7+ $1 {[#]}) 29. Rcd1 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Qe7 31. Qf2 (31. Nxa6 $2 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 Be4 33. Qc3 Qe2)) 23... Qxg5 24. fxe4 dxe4 (24... Nxe5 25. dxe5 dxe4 26. Qd4 (26. e6 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kh8 {VA}) 26... Nd7 $1 (26... e3 27. Re2) 27. e6 (27. Nxe4 $4 Bxe4) 27... Ne5 28. exf7+ Kh8 $1 29. Qd6 Rcc8 {VA}) 25. Qg4 Qxg4 (25... Qd2 $2 26. Nxf7 $1 (26. Bxf7+ $2 Kh8 $1 27. Nxd7 Qxd4+ ( 27... Nxd7) 28. Kh1 Nxd7) (26. Red1 Nxe5) 26... Nf6 (26... Qxd4+ 27. Kh1 Nf6 ( 27... Nc5 28. Rcd1 Qf6 29. Rf1 {VA}) 28. Ng5+ Kh8 29. Qf4 Nbd5 30. Qd6) (26... Qxb2 27. Qe6 $1 {VA}) (26... Rxf7 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. d5) 27. Ng5+ Kh8 (27... Bd5 28. Qd1 $1) 28. Qg3 $16 {VA}) 26. Nxg4 g6 $2 (26... Kh8 $1 27. Ne3 f5 $132 {VA}) 27. Nf2 $1 $16 Re8 28. d5 Kg7 29. Nfxe4 Nxd5 $8 {"I couldn't believe my eyes: it seems that Black must be losing material" (VA).} 30. Nd6 ( 30. Bxd5 Bxd5 31. Nd6 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rc5 {[#]("it is easy to forget that b4 is impossible: the c3 knight is no longer protected twice" VA -- it was even three times after the 29th move AV)} 33. Re7 Be6 34. Nxf7 Kf6 35. Rxd7 Rxc3 36. bxc3 Bxd7 37. Nd6 Ke5 $11 {VA}) (30. Nxd5 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rxe4 32. Rc7 Ne5 33. Nb6 (33. Nc3 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Rf1 35. Ra7 Bc6) 33... Re1+ (33... Re3 $2 34. Bc2 $1 {[#]} Be4 35. Kf2 $18) 34. Kh2 (34. Kf2 Nd3+) 34... Be4 $11) 30... Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 N5f6 (31... Nxc3 $2 32. Ne8+) 32. Re7 $1 (32. Bxf7 $1 Rc6 33. Rd1 Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Kxf7 35. Rxa6 Be4 36. b4) (32. Nxf7 $6 Rb7 $1 (32... Nc5 33. Nd8 $3 {[#]} Rc8 34. Ne6+)) 32... Rc6 33. Rxf7+ Kh6 34. Nc4 Re6 $1 $16 35. Kf2 Kg5 36. Bc2 Bc6 37. Nd2 h5 38. Nb3 $6 (38. Rg7 $1 Ne5 (38... Ne8 39. Nde4+ $1 Kh6 40. Rh7+ $1) 39. Ra7 Neg4+ 40. hxg4 Nxg4+ 41. Kg1 (41. Kg3 $2 h4+ 42. Kh3 Re3+ 43. Nf3+ Bxf3 44. gxf3 Rxf3+) 41... Re1+ 42. Nf1 {VA} Ne3 43. Bd3 Nxg2 (43... Bxg2 44. Kf2) 44. Rxa6 Nf4 45. Bc4 $18) (38. b4 Ne5 39. Rc7) 38... Ne5 $1 39. Ra7 (39. Nc5 Rd6 ( 39... Re8 40. Rc7) 40. Re7 $8 Nc4) (39. Rc7 Rd6) 39... Neg4+ (39... Rd6 $2 40. Rxa6) 40. hxg4 Nxg4+ 41. Kf1 $8 Ne3+ 42. Kg1 Nxc2 43. Rxa6 Bd7 44. Rxe6 $2 { "Two knights do not win by themselves and there are not many pawns left !" (VA).} (44. Ra5+ $1 Kh4 (44... Kh6 45. Rd5 {VA} Bc6 46. Rd2) 45. Rc5 ( 45. Rd5 Kg3 46. Rd3+ Re3 47. Ne4+ Kf4 48. Rxd7 Rxe4 49. Nd2) 45... Kg3 46. Nd2 Rc6 47. Rg5+ Kf4 48. Ra5 (48. Nf3 Bg4) 48... Ne1 49. Nd5+ Kg4 50. Ra4+ Kg5 51. Ne4+ Kh6 (51... Kf5 52. Ne7+ Ke5 53. Nc3 $1) 52. Ra7 Bf5 53. Nec3 h4 54. b4) 44... Bxe6 45. Nc5 Bc4 $1 $14 46. a4 (46. b3 Nxa3 47. bxc4 Nxc4 48. Nd5 Kf5) 46... Kf4 $2 {"I had chosen to swap the Rooks for the following combination, but in the meantime I realised that it could be prevented" (VA).} (46... Kf5 $1 47. Kf2 $14 (47. a5 Nb4 48. b3 Bf7 49. Nd3 Nxd3 $8 (49... Na6 50. b4 Bc4 51. Nb2 $16) 50. a6 Be8 51. Nd5 Ke6 52. Nc7+ Kd6 53. Nxe8+ Kc6 $11) (47. b3 Bf7 48. a5 Nb4) 47... Ke5 48. a5 Nb4 49. Ke3 Nc2+ 50. Kd2 Nb4) (46... Nb4 47. b3) 47. a5 Nb4 48. b3 Bf7 49. Nd3+ $3 {[#]} (49. a6 $2 Nxa6 50. Nxa6 Bxb3 $11) 49... Nxd3 50. a6 Be8 51. Nd5+ (51. Nd5+ Ke5 52. Ne7 $18) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "1910.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kubbel, L."] [Black "+0031.12g1g4"] [Result "1-0"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/3p4/P3p1N1/8/6k1/1b6/8/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "9"] [EventDate "1910.??.??"] {ex. 620} 1. Ne7 $1 Bc2 (1... Bd1 2. Nc6 $1 {:text}) 2. Nd5 $1 Ba4 (2... Be4 3. Nf6+) 3. Nb4 $1 {[#]} (3. Ne7 {(waste of time)} Bc2 4. Nd5 $8 Ba4 5. Nb4) 3... Bd1 4. Nc6 $3 {[#]} Bf3 (4... Ba4 5. Nd4 (5. Ne5+)) 5. Ne5+ 1-0