[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villeneuve, A."]
[Black "0403.01"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n6/6R1/8/1K6/1p6/5k2/8/1r6 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2013.??.??"]
{In collaboration with J. Iglesias. After S. Isenegger, 1954. What is
pleasing about this pairing is that the Rook is ahead of his King in one phase, only to be,
behind of him in the other.} 1. Rb7 $8 Nc6 (1... b3 2. Kc4 $8 (2. Rxb8 $2
b2 $1 3. Rf8+ Ke3 4. Re8+ Kd3 5. Rd8+ Kc3 6. Rc8+ Kb3 $8 7. Rc4 Rc1 $19) 2...
Rc1+ (2... Nc6 3. Rxb3+ $8) (2... b2 3. Kc3 $1) 3. Kd5 $3 {[#]} (3. Kd4 $2 Nc6+ $8) (
3. Kd3 $2 Na6 $3) 3... Rc3 4. Kd4 $8 (4. Rxb8 $2 Ke3 $1) 4... Re3 5. Rxb8 $8
Ke2 6. Kc4 $8 $11) (1... Na6 2. Kxa6 $8 b3 3. Rb5 $3 {[#]} (3. Rb4 $2 Ke3 $1 4. Kb5
Kd3 5. Rh4 Re1 {(or ...Rd1)} 6. Rb4 Kc2 7. Rc4+ Kb1 $19) (3. Rb6 $2 Ke3 4. Ka5
Ra1+ $8 {(King can no longer hide ; ...b2? Rb3+!! ...Kd2 Kb4!! =)} 5. Kb4
b2 $8) (3. Ka5 $2 Ra1+ $8) (3. Kb5 $2 b2 $1) 3... Ke3 (3... Ra1+ 4. Kb6) 4. Ka5
$8 Kd3 (4... b2 5. Kb6 $1 {(or Rb3+!)} Kd4 {(try of Z)} 6. Rb3 $3 Kc4 7.
Rb5 $8 {: see text}) (4... Ra1+ 5. Kb6 $8 Ra3 6. Kc5 $8 Kd3 7. Kb4 $8 {:
saves a beat compared with the 3 Kb5? variation in the text, where the bR is on c3)})
5. Kb4 $3 {[#](the King is ahead of the Rook, so he has to fight in the front line)} (5.
Ka4 $2 Kc4 $8) 5... Kc2 (5... b2 6. Kb3) 6. Rh5 $1 (6. Rc5+ $1 Kb2 7. Rc3 Ka2
8. Ka4 $8) 6... b2 7. Rh2+ $1 (7. Rc5+ $1)) (1... Nd7 2. Rxd7 $8 $11) 2. Kxc6
$8 b3 3. Kc5 $3 {[#]SI's original idea.} (3. Kd5 $2 b2 $1) (3. Rh7 $2 Rc1+ $1
) (3. Rb5 $2 Ke3 $1 (3... Ke4 $1) 4. Kc5 {(compare with variation 1...Na6,
bK is on c5 instead of a5, which will change the location of bR)} Rc1+ $8 5.
Kb6 (5. Kb4 b2 $8) 5... Rc3 $3 6. Ka5 Kd3 7. Ka4 (7. Kb4 b2 {(bK protects his
Rook, which it cannot do when it is on a3)} 8. Ka4 Kc2 $8 $19) 7... Kc2
$8 8. Ka3 Rc8 $1 (8... -- 9. Rb4 $3 {[#]ZZ} Rc8 10. Rc4+ $3) 9. Rxb3 Ra8+ $8) 3...
b2 (3... Rc1+ 4. Kd4 $1 $11) (3... Ke3 4. Kb4 $1 Kd3 5. Ka3 $1 Ra1+ 6. Kb2 $8
$11) 4. Rb3+ $8 Ke2 5. Kb6 $3 {[#]The King is looking for discretion, leaving as much
space possible for his Rook.} (5. Kb4 $2 Kd2 $3 {[#]ZZ} 6. Ka3 (6. Rh3 Re1 $1)
6... Kc2 $8 7. Kb4 Rh1 $19) (5. Kb5 $2 Kd1 $3 {[#][%csl Yb4,Gb5,Gd1,Yd2]} (5...
Kd2 $2 6. Kb4 $8 {[#]ZZ} Kc2 7. Rc3+ $8) 6. Rb4 (6. Kb4 Kd2 $8 {above}) 6...
Kd2 $8 7. Rd4+ Ke3 $8 8. Rb4 Kd3 $8 9. Rb3+ Kc2 $8) 5... Kd2 (5... Kd1 6. Rb5
$8 $11) 6. Rb5 $3 {[#]The Rook precedes the King, but occupies the same square as in
the other main line.} Kc3 (6... Kd3 7. Rd5+ $8 Ke4 8. Rb5 $8 Kd4 9. Rb3 $3
$11) 7. Rc5+ $8 Kb3 8. Rb5+ $8 Ka4 9. Ra5+ $8 Kb4 10. Rb5+ $8 Kc4 11. Rc5+ $8
Kd4 12. Rb5 $8 1/2-1/2
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