R+p vs R+p

[Event "White to play and draw"] [Site "?"] [Date "2006.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0400.11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/8/4p3/6R1/5kP1/3r4/6K1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Inspired by Kramnik-Kasparov (14th of the match) 2000. This position should become a classic.} 1. Rg5 $1 {All the squares in the "g" column are suitable, except for the most natural one !} (1. Rg8 $2 {(as far as possible)} e4 $8 2. Rf8+ Ke2 $8 3. g4 (3. Kg2 Kd3+ $8 {(neither ...e3? -- suggested by Kasparov -- Rf1!! : text on 4th ; nor ...Kd1+ ? Kh3!)} 4. Kf1 {(Kh3 ...e3!)} Rd1+ $8 5. Kg2 e3 $8 6. Rd8+ Kc2 $8 {(...Ke2? Ra8!! ...Ke1 g4! ...e2 Ra2 ...Rd8 Kf3 ... Kf1 Rxe2!= Shapovalov-Estrin 1963)} 7. Rc8+ Kd2 $8 8. Rd8+ Ke1 $8 {: see text 5 Rf8?}) (3. Rf7 e3 $8) (3. Ra8 e3 $8 4. Kg2 Kd3+ $8 5. Kf3 Rf2+ $8 6. Kg4 e2 $8 $19 {: Dorfman-Schlosser 2001 with reverse colour}) 3... e3 $8 4. Kg2 $1 (4. g5 Rd5 $1) 4... Rd4 $3 {[#]} (4... Kd3+ $2 5. Kg3) (4... Kd1+ $2 5. Kf3 $3 {(Kg3? e2! : Janosevic-Botvinnik 1969 with reverse colour)} e2 6. Ra8 $1 $11) 5. Kg3 Kd2 $8 6. Re8 e2 $8 7. Kf2 (7. Kh4 Rd3 $1 {or ...e1Q}) 7... Rf4+ $8 8. Kg3 Rf8 $3 {[#]} 9. Rxf8 e1=Q+ $8 10. Kh3 Qe3+ $8 11. Kg2 (11. Kh4 Qe7+ $1 {: this that a Rf7 would prohibit}) 11... Qe7 $1 (11... Qh6 $1) 12. Rf3 (12. Rf5 Qh4 $8 13. Kf3 Qh3+ $1) (12. Rf2+ Ke3 $1 13. Rf3+ Ke4 $8 14. Kg3 Qd6+ $1 15. Kg2 Qd1 $1) 12... Ke2 $3 (12... Qh4 $2 13. Rg3 $3 Qg5 14. Kf2 $1 Kd1 15. Rd3+ $1) 13. Rf5 Qh4 $3 {[#]} 14. Re5+ Kd3 $8 15. Kf3 Qh3+ $1 16. Kf4 Qh2+ $1 17. Kf5 Kd4 $8 18. Re6 $1 Qh8 $1 $19) (1. Rg7 $1 e4 2. Rf7+ $8 Ke2 (2... Kxg3 3. Kf1 $8) 3. g4 $1 (3. Re7 $2 e3 $8) (3. Kg2 $1 Kd3+ {(or ...Ke1+ Kg1!! ...e3 Rf1+! ...Ke2 Kg2! ; or ...e3 as well g4! than Rf1! : text)} 4. Kf1 $8 Rd1+ 5. Kg2 $8 e3 6. Rd7+ $8 Kc2 7. Re7 $1 Kd2 8. Rd7+ $8 Ke1 9. Re7 $8 {: text on 7th}) 3... e3 4. Kg2 $8 (4. g5 $2 Rd5) 4... Rd4 (4... Ke1+ 5. Kf3 Rf2+ 6. Kxe3 Rxf7 7. Ke4 $8) (4... Kd3+ 5. Kg3 $8 e2 6. Rd7+ $1 {(Re7? Rd1!!)} Kc2 7. Re7 $8) 5. Kg3 $8 Kd2 6. Re7 $8 e2 7. Kf2 $8 Rf4+ 8. Kg3 $8 Rf7 9. Rxf7 (9. Re6 $1) 9... e1=Q+ 10. Kh3 $8 Qe3+ {(we have seen that this wins if the Rook is in f8)} 11. Kg2 (11. Kh4 Ke2 12. Rf5) 11... Qh6 (11... Ke2 12. Rf5) 12. Kg3 $8 Qd6+ 13. Kh3 Qd3+ 14. Kh4 $8) (1. Rg6 $1 e4 2. Rf6+ $8 Ke2 (2... Kxg3 3. Kf1 $8) 3. g4 $1 (3. Kg2 $1 e3 4. g4 ) 3... e3 (3... Rd3 4. Kg2) 4. g5 (4. Kg2 Rd4 5. Kg3 $8 Kd2 6. Re6 $8 e2 7. Kf2 $8 Rf4+ 8. Kg3 $8 Rf6 9. Rxf6 e1=Q+ 10. Kh3 $8 Qe3+ 11. Kh4 $8) 4... Rd5 5. g6 $8 Kd2 6. Re6 $8 e2 (6... Rg5+ 7. Kh2 $8 e2 8. Rd6+ $8) 7. g7 $1 (7. Kf2 $1 Rf5+ 8. Kg3 $8) 7... Rg5+ 8. Kf2) (1. Ra4 $2 e4 $1 2. Ra8 e3 $1 3. Rf8+ Kxg3 $1 4. Rg8+ Kf3 $8 5. Rf8+ Ke2 $8 6. Ra8 Rd1+ 7. Kg2 Ke1 $8 $19) 1... e4 2. Rf5+ $8 Ke2 3. Kg2 $8 (3. g4 $2 e3 $8 4. Kg2 (4. g5 Kd3 $8 $19) (4. Rf7 Rd4 $1) 4... Kd3+ $8 5. Kg3 e2 $8) 3... e3 (3... Kd3+ 4. Kf1 $8 Rd1+ 5. Kg2 $8 e3 6. Rd5+ $8 Kc2 7. Re5 $1 Kd2 8. Rd5+ $8 Ke1 9. Re5 $8 Rd2+ 10. Kf3 $8 e2 $8 (10... Rf2+ $2 {who wins when wR is in f8, draws when wR is in f7, goes as far as lose here !} 11. Kxe3 $8 $18) 11. g4 $8 Kf1 12. g5 $8 $11) 4. Rf1 $3 {[#]} (4. g4 $2 Kd3+ $8 5. Kg3 e2 $8 6. Kf2 (6. Rd5+ Ke4 $8) (6. Re5 Rd1 $8) 6... Rd1 $8 7. Rd5+ (7. Re5 Rf1+ $8) 7... Ke4 $8 $19) (4. Ra5 Kd3+ $8 5. Kf3 Rf2+ $8 6. Kg4 e2 $19) 4... Rd1 (4... Kd3+ 5. Kf3 $8 $11) (4... Rd4 5. Ra1 $1 $11) (4... Ra2 5. Rb1 $1 Kd3+ 6. Kf1 $3 (6. Kf3 $2 Rf2+ $8 7. Kg4 e2 $19) 6... Kd2 7. Kg2 $1 (7. g4 $1 Ra4 8. Rb2+ $8) 7... e2 8. Kf2 $8 $11) 5. Rf7 $1 {Echo: again, it is not recommended to go "as far as possible".} (5. Rf8 $2 Kd2 $8 6. Rd8+ Ke1 $8 7. Re8 (7. Rh8 $1 e2 $8 8. Kf3 Rd3+ $8 9. Kf4 Kf1 $8 10. Rh2 Re3 $3 $19) (7. Ra8 e2 8. Ra2 Rd8 $3 {[#]} 9. g4 Kd1 $8 10. Ra1+ Kd2 $8 11. Kf3 e1=Q 12. Rxe1 Kxe1 { as below}) 7... Rd2+ $8 (7... e2 $2 8. Kf3 $8 Rd3+ 9. Kg4 $6 {(Kf4!)} Kd2 10. Kf4 $8 Rd4+ 11. Kf5 $8 $11 {Lautier-Movsesian 1999}) 8. Kf3 (8. Kg1 e2) 8... Rf2+ $8 9. Kxe3 (9. Kg4 e2 $8 10. Kg5 {(Rh8 ...Rf7! but not ...Kf1? Rh1+! ...Kg2 Re1! ...Kh2 Ra1!)} Rf3 $3 11. g4 Kf2 $1 $19) (9. Ke4 e2 $8 10. Ra8 Kf1 $8) 9... Re2+ $8 10. Kf4 Rxe8 $8 11. g4 Kf2 $1 12. g5 Rg8 $3 {[#](the bR must be in 8th row for this)} 13. Kf5 (13. Kg4 Kg2 $8) 13... Kg3 $8 14. g6 Kh4 $8 15. Kf6 Kh5 $8 16. g7 Kh6 $8 $19) (5. Rf6 $1 Kd2 6. Rd6+ $8 Ke1 7. Re6 $8 Rd2+ 8. Kf3 $8 Rf2+ 9. Kxe3 $8 Re2+ 10. Kf4 $8 Rxe6 11. g4 $8 Kf2 12. g5 $11) (5. Rf5 $1 Kd2 6. Rd5+ $8 Ke1 7. Re5 $8 Rd2+ 8. Kf3 $8 e2 $8 (8... Rf2+ $2 9. Kxe3 $18) 9. g4 $8 Kf1 10. g5 $8 $11) 5... Kd2 6. Rd7+ $8 Ke1 7. Re7 $8 Rd2+ 8. Kf3 $8 Rf2+ 9. Kxe3 $3 {[#]Did not work with wR on e8.} (9. Kg4 $2 e2 $1 10. Kg5 (10. Re8 Kf1 $1) 10... Rf3 $1 11. g4 Kf2 $1 $19) 9... Re2+ 10. Kf4 $8 Rxe7 11. g4 $8 Kf2 12. g5 $8 Rg7 13. Kf5 $1 Kg3 14. g6 Kh4 15. Kf6 $8 {Saves a essential time on the bR, compare with the test 5 Rf8?.} Ra7 {No ...Kh6.} 16. g7 $8 1/2-1/2

[Event "White to play and draw"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Villeneuve, A."] [Black "0400.11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "R7/8/8/8/4k1K1/4p1P1/1r6/8 w - - 0 1"] [PlyCount "15"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [SourceDate "2000.07.25"] {Twin (a). Note that if White could "pass", he would also draw , the ...Rf2 plan working with wR on a7, but not on a8. Sometimes it is better to be "as far away as possible" !} 1. Re8+ $3 (1. Ra4+ $2 Kd3 $8 2. Ra3+ (2. Kf3 Rf2+ $8 {(g3 pawn prevents Kg3=)} 3. Kg4 e2 $1 4. Ra3+ Kc2 $8 5. Re3 Kd2 $8) 2... Kd2 $8 3. Ra8 {(no check on a2 !)} e2 $1 4. Rd8+ Kc1 $1 5. Re8 Kd1 $8 6. Kf5 (6. Rd8+ Rd2 $8) 6... e1=Q 7. Rxe1+ Kxe1 8. g4 Rf2+ $3 {[#] (a well-known time-saving procedure)} 9. Kg6 (9. Ke6 Rg2 $8) 9... Ke2 $1 10. g5 Ke3 11. Kh7 Kf4 12. g6 Kg5 $1 13. g7 Rh2+ $8 14. Kg8 Kg6 15. Kf8 Rf2+ $8 16. Kg8 Rf3 $1 (16... Rf7 $2 17. Kh8 $11) 17. Kh8 Rh3+ $8 18. Kg8 Rh7 $19) ( 1. Ra7 $2 Rf2 $3 2. Re7+ Kd3 $8 3. Rd7+ Kc2 $8 4. Rc7+ Kd1 $8 5. Rd7+ Rd2 $8 6. Ra7 Ke2 $3 7. Rf7 $1 (7. Kf4 Rd4+ $8 8. Kf5 {(Ke5 ...Rg4!!)} Kf3 $8) 7... Ra2 $1 8. Kf4 (8. Rf8 Kd1 $8 {: see below 2 Rd8+?}) (8. Kg5 Ra5+ $8) 8... Ra4+ $8 9. Kg5 (9. Kf5 Kf3 $1) (9. Ke5 Rg4 $1) 9... Kd3 $8 10. Kf5 (10. Rd7+ Rd4 $8 11. Re7 e2 $8 12. Kf5 Rd8 $8 {idem}) 10... e2 $8 11. Rd7+ Rd4 $8 12. Re7 Rd8 $3 {[#](bR also wants to go as far as possible)} 13. Rxe2 (13. g4 Rf8+ $8 14. Kg5 Rf1 $8) (13. Kf6 Rg8 $1) 13... Kxe2 14. g4 Kf3 15. g5 Kg3 $1 16. g6 Kh4 $8 17. Kf6 Kh5 $8 {(this would be draw with bR on d7)} 18. g7 Kh6 $8 $19) (1. Rc8 $2 Rb1 $8 2. Re8+ Kd3 $8 $19 {: see try in the twin}) (1. -- $11 {(Black to move: they have no reinforcement other than...)} Rf2 2. Re8+ $8 Kd3 3. Rd8+ $8 Kc2 4. Rc8+ $8 Kd1 5. Rd8+ $8 Rd2 6. Ra8 $1 {(or on b8)} Ke2 7. Rf8 $8 Ra2 8. Kf4 $1 Ra4+ 9. Kg5 $8 Kd3 10. Kf5 $8 e2 11. Rd8+ $8 Rd4 12. Re8 $8 Rd7 13. Rxe2 $1 (13. Kf6 $1 Rd4 14. Kf5 $8) (13. g4 $2 Rf7+ $8 14. Kg6 {(Kg5 ... Rf1!)} Rf4 $1) 13... Kxe2 14. g4 $8 Kf3 15. g5 $8 Kg3 {(but the bR is not well in d7: compare with the suite 1 Ra7?)} 16. g6 $1 Kh4 17. Kf6 $1 Kh5 18. g7 $8 Rd8 19. Kf7 $11) 1... Kd3 2. Kg5 $3 {[#]} (2. Rd8+ $2 Ke2 $8 {(compared to twin (b), try 1 Re8+? the bR is on b2 instead of b1, which complicates Black's task)} 3. Rf8 $1 (3. Kf4 Rb4+ $1) (3. Kf5 Kf3 $1 4. Rd3 Rb5+ $1) 3... Kd1 $8 4. Rd8+ (4. Kg5 e2 $8 5. Rd8+ Rd2 $8) 4... Ke1 $3 {[#]} (4... Rd2 $2 5. Ra8 $1 Rc2 6. Kf3 $8 e2 7. Ra1+ $8 Kd2 8. Kf2 $8 $11) 5. Kf5 (5. Kf3 e2 $8 6. Rh8 Rb3+ $8 7. Kf4 Kf1 $3 {(...Kf2? Rh2+!! ...Kf1 g4!)} 8. Rh2 {(g4 ...Kg2!! Re8 ...Rf3+!!)} Re3 $3 {[#](in case of promotion, the bR will block his King on g3, forbidding him ...Kf2-g3-h4 as studied above)} 9. Rh1+ Kf2 $8 10. Rh2+ Kg1 $8 11. Kxe3 e1=Q+ $8) (5. Kf4 Kf2 $8 6. Rd3 Rb4+ $1 {(...e2? Rf3+!)} 7. Kf5 Kf3 $1 {idem}) 5... Rb5+ $3 {[#]} (5... Kf2 $2 6. g4 $8) (5... e2 $2 6. g4 $1) 6. Kf6 (6. Kf4 Kf2 $8 7. Rd4 {(g4 ...Rb4+!! Kg5 ...Re4!!))} Rb8 $3 8. g4 Rf8+ $8 9. Kg5 Re8 $1 10. Ra4 e2 $8 11. Ra1 Kf3 $1 12. Kf5 Rf8+ $8 13. Kg5 Rd8 $8 14. Ra3+ Kf2 $1) 6... Rb4 $3 7. Kf5 Kf2 $1 8. Rd3 $1 (8. g4 Kf3 $8 9. g5 Rf4+ $8 10. Ke5 Re4+ $8 {(...e2? Rd3+)} 11. Kf5 e2 $8 12. Rd3+ Re3 $8) (8. Re8 Kf3 $1) 8... Kf3 $8 (8... e2 $2 9. Rd2 $8) 9. Ra3 Rd4 $3 {[#]} 10. Rb3 Rd5+ $8 11. Kf6 Ke4 $3 12. Rb1 (12. g4 Rd6+ $1 13. Kf7 e2 $1 14. Rb7 Kf4 $1 15. Re7 Rd2 $1 {or ...Rd7}) (12. Rb8 Rf5+ $1 13. Kg6 Re5 $1 14. g4 e2 $1 15. Rb1 Kf4 $8) 12... e2 $1 13. Re1 Rd6+ $3 {[#]} 14. Kg5 (14. Ke7 Rd2 $8) 14... Kf3 $1 15. g4 Rd1 $3 (15... Rd4 $2 16. Rxe2 $8 Kxe2 17. Kf5 $8 Kf3 18. g5 $8 Rf4+ 19. Ke6 Rg4 20. Kf6 $8 $11 {and this time it is the g4 square that is obstructed for ...Kf3-g4-h5}) 16. Rxe2 Kxe2 $8 17. Kf5 Rf1+ $8 18. Ke6 Rg1 $1 $19 {this variation is a kind of apotheosis of the famous Gilg-Tartakower 1926 idea}) (2. Kf5 $2 Rf2+ $3 3. Kg5 e2 $8 4. Rd8+ (4. g4 Rf1 $1) 4... Ke3 $1 5. Re8+ Kf3 $8 6. g4 Rf1 $8 7. Kg6 (7. Kf5 Kg3+ $1) 7... e1=Q 8. Rxe1 Rxe1 9. Kf5 (9. g5 Kg4 $1 10. Kf6 Rf1+ $1) 9... Rg1 $1 10. g5 Kg3 $8 11. g6 Kh4 $8 $19) 2... e2 (2... Rb4 3. Kf5 $1 (3. g4 $6 Re4 4. Rd8+ $8 Ke2 5. Rf8 $3 Kd2 6. Rd8+ $8 Ke1 7. Kf5 $1) 3... Ke2 4. g4 $8 Kf3 5. g5 $1 Rf4+ 6. Kg6 $8 Re4 7. Ra8 e2 8. Ra1 $8 $11) (2... Rb1 3. Rd8+ $8 ( 3. g4 $2 e2 $8 4. Rd8+ Kc4 $1) 3... Ke2 {(try in (b) with wK on g5 instead of g4)} 4. g4 $1 Kf3 5. Rf8+ $1 Kg3 6. Re8 $8 Rb5+ 7. Kf6 $1 Kf4 8. Rxe3 $1 $11) (2... Rf2 3. g4 $1) 3. Rd8+ $3 {[#]Surprising: the bR is not in b1 and so wR is apparently well placed on e8, preventing promotion, but the idea is to obstruct the "f" file.} (3. g4 $2 Rb1 $8 4. Kf5 Rf1+ $3 {[#]} 5. Kg6 e1=Q $1 (5... Rf4 $1 6. Rxe2 Kxe2 $8 7. g5 Kf3) 6. Rxe1 Rxe1 7. g5 Rf1 $3 {[#] (prohibits "bodily presence")} (7... Ke4 $2 8. Kf6 $1) 8. Kh7 Ke4 $8 9. g6 Kf5 $8 10. g7 Rh1+ $8 11. Kg8 Kg6 $8 {as already seen}) (3. Kf5 $2 Rb1 $1) 3... Ke3 (3... Kc4 4. Re8 $1 {(possible with bR on b2 instead of b1)} Kd3 5. Rd8+ $8) 4. Re8+ $8 Kf3 5. g4 $8 Rb1 (5... Rb5+ 6. Kf6 $1) 6. Kf5 $8 {In comparison with the 3 g4? line, the Black King is on f3 instead of d3, so that there is no longer ...Rf1+!! forcing the wK to choose.} (6. Kf6 $2 Rf1 $3 7. g5 Kg4+ $8 8. Kg7 e1=Q 9. Rxe1 Rxe1 10. g6 Kg5 $19) 6... Rf1 (6... Rb5+ 7. Kf6 $1 Rb4 8. Rxe2 $8) 7. g5 $8 Kg3+ 8. Kg6 $8 1/2-1/2

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