[Event "White to play and draw"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villeneuve, A."]
[Black "0400.02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/k7/r6p/8/p7/1K6/8/7R w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{Where would you play your King ?} 1. Ka3 $3 (1. Ka2 $2 Kb7 $1 2. Rc1 (2. Ka3 Kc7
$1) 2... a3 $1 3. Rc5 Kb6 $1 4. Rc2 (4. Rh5 Kc7 $8) 4... h5 $1 5. Rh2 (5. Rc1
Ra4 $1) 5... Ra5 $8 $19) (1. Kb2 $2 a3+ $1) 1... Kb7 2. Rc1 $8 (2. Rh2 $2 Kc7
$1) 2... Kb6 3. Rc2 $1 (3. Rc8 $1 h5 4. Rc4 $1 (4. Rc1 $1 Ra8 5. Rc4 $8 {:
text}) 4... Ra8 5. Rh4 $8 Ra5 6. Rc4 $8 Ra8 7. Rh4 $8) 3... h5 4. Rc1 $1 Ra8 {
And your Rook ?} 5. Rc4 $3 {[#]} (5. Rh1 $2 Ra5 $8 (5... Rh8 $2 6. Kxa4 $1 Kc5 7. Rh4
$8) 6. Rc1 (6. Rh4 Kc6 $1) (6. Rh2 Kc6 $8 7. Kb4 Rg5 $8 8. Kxa4 Kd5 $1) 6... h4
$8 (6... Rg5 $2 7. Kxa4 $8) (6... Rc5 $2 7. Rb1+ $3 Rb5 8. Rc1 $8 h4 9. Kxa4 $8
) 7. Rh1 Rh5 $8 8. Rh3 Kc5 $19) (5. Rc3 $2 {(too soon !)} h4 $8 (5... Rh8 $2 6.
Kxa4 $8) 6. Rh3 Rh8 $8 7. Kxa4 Kc5 $1 8. Kb3 Kd4 9. Kc2 Ke4 10. Kd2 Kf4 11. Ke2
Kg4 $8 12. Rh1 (12. Ra3 h3 $8 13. Kf2 h2 $8 14. Ra4+ Kf5 $1 15. Ra5+ Ke4 $19 {
: compare with the text}) 12... h3 $8 (12... Kg3 $2 13. Rg1+ $8) 13. Kf2 (13.
Rg1+ Kh4 $8 14. Kf2 Rf8+ $1) 13... Rf8+ $8 14. Ke2 Ra8 $1 (14... Kg3 $2 15.
Rg1+ $8 Kh4 16. Rf1 $1) (14... Rf3 $2 15. Rg1+ $8 Rg3 16. Kf2 $8) 15. Rg1+ Kh4
$8 $19) (5. Rc2 $2 h4 $8 6. Rc4 (6. Rh2 Rh8 $8) 6... Rh8 $8 $19) (5. Re1 $2 Kc6
$1 6. Re6+ (6. Rh1 Rh8 $1) 6... Kd7 $1 7. Rh6 Ra5 $8 8. Rb6 Ke7 $1 $19) 5...
Ra5 {Attempt of zugzwang. Where would you play your Rook ?} (5... Rh8 6. Kxa4 $1
h4 7. Kb3 h3 8. Rc1 $8 $11) (5... Kb5 6. Rh4 $8 Rh8 7. Rxa4 $1 (7. Kb2 $1 Kc5
8. Kc2 $1 a3 9. Ra4 $8) 7... h4 8. Kb3 $8 h3 9. Ra1 $8 $11) 6. Rc3 $3 {[#]} (6. Rh4
$2 Kc6 $1 7. Kb4 Rg5 $8 8. Ka3 (8. Kc3 a3 $8 9. Kb3 Ra5 $8 10. Ka2 Kd6 $1) 8...
Kd6 $8 9. Rxa4 (9. Kb2 Ra5 $1) 9... Rb5 $1 (9... Ke6 $1 10. Kb3 Rc5 $8 11. Rf4
Ke5 $8) 10. Re4 Kd5 $8 {[#]} (10... Rb8 $2 11. Rh4 $8 Rh8 12. Kb3 $1) 11. Rh4 Ke6 $8
12. Ka4 Re5 $3 13. Kb4 Kf6 $8 14. Kc3 Kg5 $8 15. Rh1 Rd5 $3 16. Kc4 Rd6 $1 17.
Rg1+ Kf4 $1 18. Rh1 Kg4 $8 19. Rg1+ Kf3 $8 20. Rh1 Rh6 $8 $19) (6. Rc1 $2 h4 $8
7. Rh1 Rh5 $8 8. Kxa4 Kc5 $1 (8... h3 $2 9. Kb4 $11) 9. Rh3 Kd4 $1 10. Kb3 Ke4
11. Kc2 Kf4 12. Kd2 Kg4 $19 {: White has one less time than in the
text}) 6... h4 7. Rh3 $8 Rh5 8. Kxa4 $8 Kc5 9. Kb3 $8 Kd4 10. Kc2 $8 Ke4 11.
Kd2 $1 Kf4 12. Ke2 $1 Kg4 13. Ra3 $1 {Or on b3.} (13. Rh1 $2 h3 $8 14. Rg1+ (
14. Kf2 Rf5+ $8) 14... Kh4 $8 15. Rh1 (15. Kf2 Rf5+ $1) (15. Ra1 Rf5 $1) 15...
Ra5 $1 (15... Rf5 $6 16. Rf1 $1 h2 $8 17. Rxf5 h1=Q $8) 16. Kf2 Ra2+ $8) 13...
h3 14. Kf2 $3 {[#]Exploits the position of Rh5.} (14. Ra4+ $2 Kg3 $8 $19) (14.
Ra1 $2 h2 $1 (14... Kg3 $6 15. Rg1+ Kh4 $8 16. Ra1 Rf5 $1) 15. Rh1 Kg3 $19)
14... h2 15. Ra4+ $8 Kf5 (15... Kh3 16. Ra3+ $8) 16. Ra5+ $8 Kg6 17. Rxh5 $8
Kxh5 18. Kg2 $8 1/2-1/2
[Event "White to play and draw"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2011.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Villeneuve, A."]
[Black "0400.02"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5k2/6R1/5K2/7p/6p1/7r/8/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2011.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.25"]
{After G. Kasparian, 1946. In general, in the final phase of the game, the
King moves up from the first row to the 6th row, sometimes higher. It
rarely makes this journey in the opposite direction.} 1. Rh7 $8 {The natural
move, preventing the Black Rook from breathing.} (1. Rg5 $2 Rh1 $1 2. Ra5 Rf1+ $1
3. Kg5 (3. Kg6 g3 4. Ra2 h4) 3... g3 $8 4. Ra2 Rh1 $8 5. Kf4 h4 $19) (1. Ra7 $2
Ke8 $8 2. Ke6 Kd8 $1 3. Rg7 Ra3) 1... Ke8 {The White King now has
a single good move and three false leads, each refuted by a different move.}
(1... Kg8 2. Rg7+ Kh8 3. Kg6 $11) 2. Kf5 $3 {[#]Note that we
are in a ZZ (let us call it ZZ2): White to move would be lost. The
White King f5 watches over g4 (thus preventing ...h4) while being ready to leap
to e6 to molest his opponent in case of immobilization of the Black Rook
(by ...g3). Finally, he is within reach of the first rank, and will be even
more, in view of Kasparian's zugzwang.} (2. Ke6 $2 {(thematic try)}
Kd8 $8 3. Kd6 Kc8 $8 (3... Rd3+ $2 4. Ke5 $8 Re3+ 5. Kf5 $3 Rh3 6. Kf4 $8) 4.
Kc6 Rc3+ $8 5. Kd5 Rd3+ $1 (5... Rb3 $1 6. Rh8+ {(Ke4 Rh3! below)} Kb7 7.
Rh7+ Ka6 8. Rh6+ Rb6 9. Rxh5 Rb5+) (5... Ra3 $2 6. Rh8+ $8 Kb7 7. Rh7+ $8 Ka6
8. Rh6+ $8 Ka5 9. Rxh5 $8) 6. Ke4 (6. Kc6 Kd8 $8 7. Rxh5 Ke7 $1) 6... Rh3 $8 7.
Kf4 g3 $1 (7... Kd8 $1 {(ZZ3 [#] : see 3rd move of the main line)} 8. Rg7
Ke8 $8 9. Rh7 g3 $8 10. Kf3 h4 $8 {idem}) 8. Kf3 h4 $8 9. Kg2 Rh2+ $8 10. Kg1 (
10. Kf1 Rf2+ $3 11. Kg1 Rf4 $8) 10... Kd8 $3 $19 {ZZ1 [#] : White aims at, and
will obtain this same position... on the right side}) (2. Ke5 $2 h4 $8 3. Kf5 g3
$8 4. Ke6 Kf8 $8 $19) (2. Kg5 $2 g3 $8 3. Kf4 h4 $8 4. Kf3 Rh2 $1 (4... Rh1 $6
5. Kg2 Rh2+ $8 6. Kf1 Rf2+ $8 7. Kg1 Rf4 $8 8. Kg2 Kf8 $1 9. Kh3 Kg8) 5. Rg7
Kf8 $19) 2... Kd8 (2... g3 3. Ke6 $3 {[#]} Kf8 (3... Kd8 4. Kd6 $8) 4. Kf6 $8 Kg8 5.
Ra7 $1 (5. Rg7+ $1 Kh8 6. Kf7 $11 h4 $2 7. Rg5 $18) 5... Rh1 6. Rg7+ $8) (2...
Rh1 3. Kf4 $3 {[#]} Rf1+ 4. Kg3 $8 Rf3+ 5. Kg2 Rf5 6. Kg3 $1 $11) 3. Kf4 $3 {ZZ3. [#]} g3
(3... Kc8 4. Rg7 $3 {[#]} Kb8 5. Rh7 $8 Ka8 6. Rg7 $8 $11) (3... Ke8 4. Rg7 $1 (4.
Kf5 $1 {returning to the 2nd move}) 4... Kf8 5. Rh7 $8 Kg8 6. Ra7 Rf3+ (6... g3 7.
Kf3 $8) 7. Kg5 $8 $11) 4. Kf3 $8 h4 5. Kg2 $8 Rh2+ 6. Kg1 $8 {ZZ1 [#]} Ke8 7. Rg7
$8 Kf8 8. Rh7 $8 Kg8 9. Ra7 $1 {Or on b7.} Rb2 10. Ra4 $8 h3 11. Rg4+ $8
1/2-1/2
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