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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 1
1 D44Vassily IvanchukBernardo Moran
Wch U20 Sharjah (1) 1985
D44: Semi-Slav: Botvinnik System1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e63.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 c7-c6Diagram
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rnlqkl rpp+ +ppp
+p+pn ++ +p+ + +PP + ++ N +N+ PP +PPPPR LQKL+R
5.Bc1-g5 d5xc4 6.e2-e4 b7-b57.e4-e5 h7-h6 8.Bg5-h4 g7-g59.Nf3xg5 h6xg5 10.Bh4xg5 Nb8-d711.e5xf6 Diagram
(Diagram 2)
Bc8-b7 12.g2-g3 Qd8-b6 13.Bf1-g2
0-0-0 14.0-0 Bf8-h6 15.Bg5-e3Nd7xf6 Attacks the isolani on d416.Qd1-f3 Bh6xe3 17.f2xe3 Rh8-h618.a2-a4 [RR 18.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe419.Qf3xe4 f7-f5 20.Qe4-e5 Qb6-c721.Qe5xc7+ Kc8xc7 22.Rf1-f2 c6-c523.d4xc5 Bb7xg2 24.Kg1xg2 Kc7-c625.Ra1-e1 Kc6xc5 26.e3-e4 f5xe427.Re1xe4 Rd8-d7 28.Re4-e5+
Rd7-d5 29.Rf2-e2 b5-b4 30.Re5-e4Rd5-d3 31.Re4-e5+ Rd3-d532.Re5-e3 Rd5-d3 Kurochkin,V (2089)-Brovko,A (2219)/Alushta 2007/EXT
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r+lqkl rp +n+p+
+p+pP ++p+ + L +pP + ++ N + + PP + PPPR +QKL+R
2008/- (32) ]18...a7-a6 19.Qf3-f4
Rd8-h8 last book move last book move20.Rf1-f2N Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 20.Qf4-g5 Rh6-g6 21.Qg5-e5
Qb6-d8 22.a4xb5 Rh8-h5 23.b5xa6Rh5xe5 24.a6xb7+ Kc8xb7 25.d4xe5Nf6-d5 26.Rf1xf7+ Kb7-b627.Nc3-a4+ Kb6-a6 28.Rf7-d7 Qd8-g829.Na4-c5+ Ka6-b5 30.Rd7-b7+Nd5-b6 31.Nc5-d7 0.98/11 ;RR20.g3-g4 Rh6-g6 21.h2-h3 Rh8-g822.Rf1-f2 Rg8-g7 23.Ra1-f1 c6-c524.a4-a5 Qb6xa5 25.Bg2xb7+ Kc8xb726.Qf4-d6 c5xd4 27.e3xd4 Nf6-e828.Rf2xf7+ Ne8-c7 29.Nc3-e4 Qa5-b630.Ne4-c5+ Kb7-a7 31.Qd6xb6+Ka7xb6 32.Nc5-d7+ Kb6-b7
33.Nd7-e5 Rg7xf7 34.Rf1xf7 Rg6-g8Kramnik,V (2751)-Lautier,J (2613)/Internet ICC 1999/EXT 2005/1-0 (46) ]
(Diagram 3)
20...Rh8-h7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 20...b5-b4 21.a4-a5 Qb6-d8
22.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 23.Bg2xe4 f7-f5
24.Be4-f3 c6-c5 25.d4xc5 Bb7xf326.Qf4xf3 Qd8-d5 27.Qf3xd5 e6xd528.Ra1-d1 Rh8-e8 29.Rd1xd5 Re8xe330.Rd5xf5 c4-c3 31.g3-g4 Rh6-e6
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 2
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+k+ + r+l+ +p+
pqp+pn r+p+ + + P+pP Q ++ N P P P + RLPR + + K
32.b2xc3 b4-b3 33.g4-g5 Re3xc334.h2-h4 Rc3-c2 35.Rf2xc2 b3xc236.Rf5-f1 Kc8-c7 37.Kg1-f2 Re6-e538.Rf1-g1 Re5xc5 0.79/17 ]
4
+k+ + +
+l+ +p+rpqp+pn r+p+ + + P+pP Q ++ N P P P + RLPR + + K
21.Ra1-f1 Diagram [ 21.Bg2-e4Rh7-h8 22.a4xb5 c6xb5 23.Be4xb7+Kc8xb7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:21.Bg2-e4 Diagram
(Diagram 5)
Rh7-h8 22.Qf4-g5 Nf6-d7 23.Rf2xf7b5-b4 24.a4-a5 Qb6-d8 25.Qg5xd8+Kc8xd8 26.Nc3-a4 Rh6xh2 27.Ra1-c1Rh2-e2 28.Na4-b6 Nd7xb6 29.Rf7xb7
5
+k+ + ++l+ +p+r
pqp+pn r+p+ + + P+pPLQ ++ N P P P + R PR + + K
Nb6-c8 30.Be4xc6 Rh8-g831.Rb7-d7+ Kd8-e8 32.Rd7-g7+Ke8-f8 33.Rg7xg8+ Kf8xg8 34.Bc6-b7Nc8-d6 35.Bb7xa6 Re2xb2 36.Ba6xc4Nd6xc4 37.Rc1xc4 b4-b3 38.Rc4-b4Kg8-f7 39.a5-a6 Kf7-f6 40.a6-a7Rb2-a2 41.Rb4-b7 b3-b2 42.Rb7xb2Diagram
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+ + + +P + + + + +pk ++ + + + + P + +
+ + P P rR + + ++ + + K
Ra2xa7 43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-f5 44.Kf2-f31.03/16 ]21...Qb6-d8 [ 21...Nf6-d5 22.Qf4-d6
Qb6-d8 23.Qd6-c5 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 21...Qb6-d8 22.a4xb5 a6xb5
23.Bg2-e4 Rh7-h8 24.Be4-f3 Qd8-c725.Bf3-g2 Qc7xf4 26.Rf2xf4 Nf6-d5
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 3
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+k+ + ++l+ +p+r
pqp+pn r+p+ + + P+pP Q ++ N P P P + RLP+ + +RK
27.Rf4xf7 Rh6xh2 28.Nc3-e4 Diagram
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+k+ + r+l+ +R+ +p+p+ +
+p+n+ + +pPN+ ++ + P P P + +Lr+ + +RK
Kc8-b8 29.Ne4-d6 Bb7-a8 30.e3-e4
Rh2xg2+ 31.Kg1xg2 Nd5-e3+32.Kg2-f2 Ne3xf1 33.Kf2xf1 Rh8-h234.Rf7-f2 Rh2xf2+ 35.Kf1xf2 Kb8-c70.56/16 ]22.Bg2-e4 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 22.Bg2-e4 Rh7-h8 23.a4xb5
a6xb5 24.Be4-g2 b5-b4 25.Nc3-a4Nf6-d7 26.Qf4-d6 e6-e5 27.Qd6xb4Qd8-g5 28.Na4-c5 Nd7xc5 29.Qb4xc5Rh6xh2 30.Qc5xe5 Qg5xe5 31.d4xe5
Rh2-h5 32.Rf2xf7 Rh5xe5 33.e3-e4Re5-b5 34.Rf1-f2 Rb5-b3 35.Rf7-g7c4-c3 36.b2xc3 Rb3xc3 0.76/15 ]22...Rh7-h8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22...Rh7-h8 23.a4xb5 a6xb524.Be4-g2 b5-b4 25.Nc3-a4 Nf6-d726.Qf4-d6 e6-e5 27.Qd6xb4 Qd8-g528.Na4-c5 Nd7xc5 29.Qb4xc5
Rh6xh2 30.Qc5xe5 Qg5xe5 31.d4xe5Rh2-h5 32.Rf2xf7 Rh5xe5 33.e3-e4Re5-b5 34.Rf1-f2 Rb5-b3 35.Rf7-g7c4-c3 36.b2xc3 Rb3xc3 1.03/14 ]
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+kq + r+l+ +p+ p+p+pn r+p+ + + P+pPLQ ++ N P P P + R P+ + +RK
23.Qf4-g5 [ 23.a4xb5 Diagram
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+kq + r+l+ +p+ p+p+pn r+P+ + +
+pPLQ ++ N P P P + R P+ + +RK
a6xb5 24.Be4-f3 Qd8-c7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.a4-a5 Nf6-d5
24.Be4xd5 c6xd5 25.Qf4xf7 Qd8-g526.Nc3-d1 e6-e5 27.Rf2-f5 Qg5-d80.76/14 ]23...Nf6xe4 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 23...Nf6xe4 24.Qg5xd8+
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 4
Rh8xd8 25.Nc3xe4 f7-f5 26.Ne4-c5Kc8-c7 27.g3-g4 Rh6-g6 28.Rf2-g2Bb7-c8 29.g4xf5 Diagram
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+lr + ++ k + + p+p+p+r++pN +P+ P+pP + ++ + P +
P + +RP+ + +RK
Rg6xg2+ 30.Kg1xg2 e6xf5 31.h2-h4Rd8-h8 32.Rf1-h1 b5xa4 33.h4-h5a4-a3 34.b2xa3 c4-c3 35.Kg2-f3c3-c2 36.Rh1-c1 Rh8xh5 37.Rc1xc2Kc7-d6 38.Kf3-f4 Rh5-h4+ 39.Kf4-g3Rh4-h1 40.Rc2-b2 0.31/17 ]24.Nc3xe4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 24.Qg5xd8+ Rh8xd8 25.Nc3xe4
f7-f5 26.Ne4-c5 Kc8-c7 27.Rf1-c1Bb7-c8 28.a4xb5 a6xb5 29.b2-b4c4xb3 30.Nc5xb3 Rd8-d5 31.h2-h4e6-e5 32.Rf2-c2 e5xd4 33.Nb3xd4Bc8-d7 34.Nd4-e2 Kc7-b6 35.Ne2-f4Rd5-e5 36.Kg1-f2 b5-b4 37.Nf4-d3
Re5-b5 38.Nd3-c5 Bd7-e6 0.08/19 ]
(Diagram 12)
24...f7-f5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 24...f7-f5 25.Qg5xd8+ Rh8xd8
26.Ne4-c5 Kc8-c7 27.g3-g4 Rh6-g628.Rf2-g2 Bb7-c8 29.g4xf5 Rg6xg2+30.Kg1xg2 e6xf5 31.h2-h4 Rd8-h8
32.Rf1-h1 b5xa4 33.h4-h5 a4-a334.b2xa3 c4-c3 35.Kg2-f3 c3-c236.Rh1-c1 Rh8xh5 37.Rc1xc2 Kc7-d638.Kf3-f4 Diagram
12
+kq + r+l+ +p+
p+p+p+ r+p+ + Q P+pPN+ ++ + P P P + R P+ + +RK
13
+l+ + ++ + + + p+pk + ++ N +p+r
+ P K +P + P + +R+ + ++ + + +
Kd6-d5 39.Kf4-g3 Rh5-h1 0.23/19 ]
(Diagram 14)
25.Qg5xd8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:25.Qg5xd8+ Rh8xd8 26.Ne4-c5Kc8-c7 27.g3-g4 Rh6-g6 28.Rf2-g2Bb7-c8 29.g4-g5 e6-e5 30.h2-h4e5xd4 31.e3xd4 Diagram
(Diagram 15)
Rd8xd4 32.h4-h5 Rg6-g8 33.h5-h6Rd4-h4 34.Rf1-d1 b5xa4 35.Kg1-f2Rh4-h5 36.Rd1-g1 a4-a3 37.b2xa3
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+kq + r+l+ + +
p+p+p+ r+p+ +pQ P+pPN+ ++ + P P P + R P+ + +RK
15
+lr + ++ k + + p+p+ +r++pN +pP
P+pP + P+ + + + P + +R++ + +RK
Kc7-d6 38.Nc5-a4 0.13/17 ]25...Rh8xd8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Rh8xd8 Diagram
(Diagram 16)
26.Ne4-c5 Kc8-b8 27.Rf1-c1 Bb7-c828.b2-b3 e6-e5 29.b3xc4 e5xd430.e3xd4 b5xa4 31.Nc5xa4 Rd8xd432.Na4-b6 f5-f4 33.Rf2xf4 Rd4xf434.g3xf4 Bc8-f5 35.Rc1-a1 Kb8-b7
36.c4-c5 0.25/14 ]26.Ne4-c5 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ne4-c5Kc8-b8 27.Rf1-c1 Bb7-c8 28.b2-b3e6-e5 29.b3xc4 e5xd4 30.e3xd4
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+kr + ++l+ + +
p+p+p+ r+p+ +p+ P+pPN+ ++ + P P P + R P+ + +RK
b5xa4 31.Nc5xa4 Rd8xd4 32.Na4-b6Diagram
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kl+ + ++ + + + pNp+ + r
+ + +p+ +Pr + ++ + + P + + R P+ R + K
f5-f4 33.Rf2xf4 Rd4xf4 34.g3xf4Bc8-f5 35.Rc1-a1 Kb8-b7 36.c4-c50.28/13 ]
(Diagram 18)
A classical outpost 26...Kc8-b8[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Kc8-c7Diagram
27.Rf2-c2 c4-c3 28.Rc2xc3 b5xa429.Rf1-c1 Rd8-c8 30.h2-h4 0.23/14 ]27.e3-e4 White threatens to winmaterial: e4xf5 [ 27.Rf1-a1 Bb7-c8=
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 6
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+kr + ++l+ + +
p+p+p+ r+pN +p+ P+pP + ++ + P P P + R P+ + +RK
19
+ r + ++lk + + p+p+p+ r+pN +p+
P+pP + ++ + P P P + R P+ + +RK
Diagram
(Diagram 20)
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rf1-c1Bb7-c8 28.b2-b3 e6-e5 29.b3xc4e5xd4 30.e3xd4 b5xa4 31.Nc5xa4Rd8xd4 32.Na4-b6 f5-f4 33.Rf2xf4Rd4xf4 Diagram
(Diagram 21)
34.g3xf4 Bc8-f5 35.Rc1-a1 Kb8-b736.c4-c5 0.28/13 ]27...Bb7-c8Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20
klr + ++ + + +
p+p+p+ r+pN +p+ P+pP + ++ + P P P + R PR + + K
21
kl+ + ++ + + + pNp+ + r+ + + +
+P+ r ++ + + P + + + P+ R + K
27...Rd8xd4 28.e4xf5 e6xf5 29.Rf2xf5Bb7-c8 30.Rf5-f4 Rd4-d2 31.Rf1-f2
Rd2xf2 32.Rf4xf2 Rh6-h5 33.Nc5-e4Diagram
(Diagram 22)
b5xa4 34.Rf2-c2 Bc8-e6 35.Ne4-d6Kb8-c7 36.Nd6-e8+ Kc7-b637.Ne8-g7 Rh5-e5 38.Ng7xe6 Re5xe639.h2-h4 Kb6-c5 40.h4-h5 a4-a3
-0.06/18 ]28.Rf2-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:28.Rf2-d2 Diagramf5xe4 29.Nc5xe4 Rh6-h5 30.a4xb5
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 7
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kl+ + ++ + + +
p+p+ + ++p+ + +rP+p+N+ ++ + + P P + R P+ + + K
23
klr + ++ + + + p+p+p+ r+pN +p+
P+pPP+ ++ + + P P + R P+ + +RK
24
klr + ++ + + + p+p+p+ r+pN +p+ P+pPP+ ++ + + P
P R + P+ + +RK
a6xb5 31.Rf1-d1 Rh5-d5 32.Ne4-f6
Rd5-f5 33.Nf6-g4 c6-c5 34.Ng4-e5Kb8-c7 35.g3-g4 Rd8-g8 36.Rd1-e1Rg8-g5 37.h2-h4 Rf5xe5 38.d4xe5Rg5xg4+ 39.Kg1-f2 Rg4xh4 0.05/18 ]
28...Kb8-c7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 28...f5xe4 29.Nc5xe4 Rh6-h530.a4xb5 a6xb5 31.Rf1-d1 Rh5-d532.Ne4-f6 Rd5-f5 33.Nf6-e4 Rf5-d534.Ne4-f6 0.10/16 ]
25
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ r+pN +p+ P+pPP+ ++ + + P P R + P+ + +RK
29.e4-e5 White has a new backwardpawn: d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.e4-e5 a6-a5 30.Kg1-g2 Rd8-g831.Rf1-f4 Bc8-d7 32.Rd2-d1 Bd7-e833.Rd1-c1 Kc7-b6 34.Rc1-a1 Rg8-g735.Ra1-f1 Be8-h5 36.Rf1-g1 0.12/15 ]29...Rh6-h8 Diagram [ 29...Kc7-b630.Kg1-g2= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...a6-a5 Diagram
(Diagram 26)
30.Kg1-g2 Rd8-g8 31.Rf1-f4 Bc8-d732.Rd2-d1 Bd7-e8 33.Rd1-c1 Kc7-b634.Rc1-a1 Rg8-g7 35.Ra1-f1 Rg7-g836.h2-h4 Rg8-g7 37.Rf1-c1 Be8-h538.Kg2-f2 Rh6-g6 0.15/16 ]
30.a4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:30.Kg1-g2 Rh8-g8 31.Rf1-f4 Rg8-g432.Kg2-f3 Rg4xf4+ 33.Kf3xf4 b5-b434.Kf4-e3 Rd8-h8 35.Rd2-c2 b4-b3
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 8
26
+lr + ++ k + +
+p+p+ rppN Pp+ P+pP + ++ + + P P R + P+ + +RK
27
+lr + r+ k + + p+p+p+ ++pN Pp+
P+pP + ++ + + P P R + P+ + +RK
36.Rc2-e2 Rh8-h3 37.Ke3-f4 a6-a538.Re2-f2 0.38/13 Diagram
(Diagram 28)
] 30...Rd8-d5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 30...Rh8-h7 31.Kg1-g2
Rd8-h8 32.Rf1-h1 Rh8-g8 33.Kg2-f3Rh7-h3 34.Rd2-d1 Rg8-h8 35.Kf3-g2b5-b4 36.Rd1-c1 f5-f4 37.g3xf4 c4-c338.b2xc3 b4xc3 39.Rc1-c2 Rh3-h4
40.Rc2xc3 Rh4xf4 41.Rc3-g3 Rf4xd442.Rg3-g7+ Kc7-d8 0.35/18 ]31.Rf1-d1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 31.Rf1-d1 f5-f4 32.g3xf4 Rh8-f8
28
+l+ + ++ k + +
+p+p+ +p N Pp+ P+pP K ++p+ + Pr P + R P+ + + +
29
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+
+pP + ++ + + P P R + P+ + +RK
33.h2-h4 Rf8xf4 34.h4-h5 Rd5-d835.Rd1-f1 Rf4-h4 36.Rf1-f7+ Kc7-b8
37.Rf7-h7 b5-b4 38.h5-h6 Rd8-f839.Rh7-g7 Rf8-h8 40.Rd2-c2 c4-c341.b2xc3 Rh8xh6 42.c3xb4 Rh4xd443.Rg7-g8 Kb8-c7 44.Rc2-f2 Rh6-h745.Rf2-f8 Rd4-d1+ 46.Kg1-g2Rd1-d2+ 47.Kg2-g3 0.37/19 ]
(Diagram 30)
31...Rh8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:31...f5-f4 Diagram32.g3xf4 Rh8-h4 33.Rd2-f2 Rh4-h834.Rf2-g2 Rh8-d8 35.Rd1-d2 Rd5xd4
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 9
30
+l+ + r+ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + + P P R + P+ +R+ K
31
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrP +
+pP p ++ + + P P R + P+ +R+ K
36.Rg2-g7+ Kc7-b8 37.Rd2xd4Rd8xd4 38.f4-f5 Rd4-d1+ 39.Kg1-f2
e6xf5 40.e5-e6 Rd1-d2+ 41.Kf2-e3Rd2xh2 42.Rg7-g8 Rh2-h1 43.Ke3-f4Rh1-f1+ 44.Kf4-e5 Kb8-c745.Rg8-g7+ Kc7-d8 0.30/20 ]32.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:32.Kg1-f2 Diagram
(Diagram 32)
Rd8-h8 33.Kf2-e3 Rh8-h3 34.Rd1-c1Rd5-d8 35.Rc1-c2 Rd8-g8 36.Rd2-f2Rg8-d8 37.Rc2-d2 Rd8-g8 38.Rd2-e2Rg8-h8 39.b2-b4 c4xb3 40.Re2-b2
32
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + + P P R K P+ +R+ +
Kc7-d8 41.Nc5xb3 Bc8-d7 42.Rb2-c2Kd8-e7 43.Nb3-c5 Rh8-b8 44.Nc5xa6Rb8-a8 45.Na6-b4 Ra8xa5 Diagram
33
+ + + ++ +lk +
+p+p+ +rp+ Pp+ N P + ++ + K Pr +R+ R P+ + + +
46.Nb4xc6+ Bd7xc6 47.Rc2xc6Ra5-a3+ 48.Ke3-f4 Ra3-a7 0.42/22 ]32...Rd8-h8 Black threatens to winmaterial: Rh8xh2 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 32...Rd8-h8 Diagram
(Diagram 34)
33.Kf2-e3 Rh8-h3 34.Rd1-c1 Rd5-d835.Rc1-c2 Rd8-g8 36.Rd2-f2 Rg8-d837.Rc2-d2 Rd8-g8 38.Rd2-e2 Rg8-h839.b2-b4 c4xb3 40.Re2-b2 Kc7-d8
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+l+ + r+ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + + P P R K P+ +R+ +
41.Nc5xb3 Bc8-d7 42.Rb2-c2 Kd8-e743.Nb3-c5 Rh8-b8 44.Nc5xa6 Rb8-a845.Na6-b4 Ra8xa5 46.Nb4xc6+Bd7xc6 47.Rc2xc6 Ra5-a3+48.Ke3-f4 Ra3-a7 0.54/20 ]33.Kf2-g2Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Kf2-f3 Rd5-d8 34.Rd2-c2 Rh8-h335.Rd1-d2 Rd8-g8 36.Rd2-f2 Rg8-h837.Kf3-f4 Rh8-g8 38.Kf4-e3 Rg8-d839.Rf2-d2 Rd8-g8 40.Ke3-f3 Rg8-h841.Kf3-f4 Rh8-g8 42.Rd2-f2 Rg8-g4+43.Kf4-e3 Rg4-h4 44.b2-b4 Rh4-h845.Rc2-a2 Rh8-d8 46.Rf2-c2 f5-f4+Diagram
(Diagram 35)
47.Ke3xf4 Rd8xd4+ 48.Kf4-e30.42/17 ]
(Diagram 36)
33...Rh8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:33...Kc7-d8 34.Kg2-f3 Kd8-e735.Rd1-a1 Rh8-h3 36.Ra1-h1 Rd5-d837.Kf3-g2 Rh3-h6 38.Rh1-f1 Bc8-d7
39.h2-h4 Rd8-a8 Diagram40.Kg2-f3 Bd7-e8 41.Kf3-f4 Be8-h50.42/16 ]34.Kg2-f3 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Kg2-f3
35
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpN P + PpP p ++ + K PrR+R+ + P+ + + +
36
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+
+pP + ++ + + P P R +KP+ +R+ +
37
r+ + + ++ +lk + p+p+p+ rPpN Pp+ +pP + P+ + + P
P R +K++ + +R+
Rd8-h8 35.b2-b4 c4xb3 36.Nc5xb3
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Rd5-d8 37.Nb3-c5 Rh8-h3 38.Rd1-b1Rd8-h8 39.Rb1-h1 Rh8-g8 40.Rh1-c1Kc7-d8 41.Rd2-c2 Rg8-g4 42.Kf3-e3Rg4-h4 43.Rc2-f2 Rh4-h7 44.Rc1-c2
Rh7-h8 45.Rc2-d2 Kd8-e7 46.Ke3-d3Bc8-d7 47.Kd3-c3 Diagram
38
+ + + r+ +lk + p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+
+ P + ++ K + Pr + R R P+ + + +
Rh8-a8 48.Kc3-b4 Bd7-e8 49.Rf2-f10.44/20 ]
39
+lr + ++ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + +
+ + +KP P R + P+ +R+ +
34...Rd8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:34...Rd8-h8 Diagram35.b2-b4 c4xb3 36.Nc5xb3 Rd5-d8
37.Nb3-c5 Rh8-h3 38.Rd1-b1 Rd8-h839.Rb1-h1 Rh8-g8 40.Rh1-c1 Kc7-d841.Rd2-c2 Rg8-g4 42.Kf3-e3 Rg4-h443.Rc2-f2 Rh4-h7 44.Rc1-c2 Rh7-h8
40
+l+ + r+ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + +KP P R + P+ +R+ +
45.Rc2-d2 Kd8-e7 46.Ke3-d3 Bc8-d747.Kd3-c3 Rh8-a8 48.Kc3-b4 Bd7-e8Diagram
41
r+ +l+ ++ + k +
p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+ K P + ++ + + Pr + R R P+ + + +
49.Rf2-f1 0.57/19 ]35.Rd1-h1Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.b2-b4 c4xb3 36.Nc5xb3 Rd5-d837.Nb3-c5 Rh8-h3 38.Rd1-b1 Rd8-h839.Rb1-h1 Rh8-g8 40.Rh1-c1 Rg8-d841.Kf3-g2 Rd8-h8 42.Rc1-h1 f5-f443.g3xf4 Rh3-a3 44.h2-h4 Ra3xa545.Rd2-b2 Bc8-d7 46.h4-h5 Rh8-g8+
47.Kg2-f3 Ra5-a3+ 48.Kf3-e4 0.46/19 ]35...Rh8-h3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 35...Rh8-h3 36.Kf3-e3
Rd5-d8 37.Rh1-c1 Rd8-h8 38.Rc1-c2
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42
+l+ + r+ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + +KP P R + P+ + + +R
Rh8-h4 39.Rd2-f2 Rh4-h8 40.b2-b3c4xb3 41.Rc2-b2 Diagram
43
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +
PpN Pp+ + P + ++p+ K Pr R + R P+ + + +
Kc7-d8 42.Nc5xb3 Bc8-d7 43.Rb2-c2Kd8-e7 44.Nb3-c5 Rh8-b8 45.Nc5xa6Rb8-a8 46.Na6-b4 Ra8xa547.Nb4xc6+ Bd7xc6 48.Rc2xc6Ra5-a3+ 49.Ke3-f4 Ra3-a7 0.54/21 ]
(Diagram 44)
36.Kf3-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36.Rh1-c1 Rd5-d8 37.Rc1-c2Rd8-g8 38.Rd2-f2 Rg8-g4 39.Kf3-e3Rg4-h4 40.b2-b4 c4xb3 41.Rc2-b2Rh4-h8 42.Nc5xb3 Diagram
44
+l+ + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + +KPr P R + P+ + + +R
45
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +Pp+ Pp+
+ P + ++N+ K Pr R + R P+ + + +
Bc8-d7 43.Nb3-c5 Rh8-a8 44.Rb2-c2Kc7-d8 45.Ke3-d3 Kd8-e7 46.Kd3-c3
Bd7-e8 47.Kc3-b4 Be8-h5 48.Nc5-b7Ra8-b8 49.Nb7-d6 0.42/21 ]
(Diagram 46)
White threatens to win material:Kg2xh3 36...Rh3-h8 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Rh3-h837.h2-h4 Rh8-h5 38.Kg2-f3 Rd5-d8
39.Kf3-e3 Rd8-g8 40.Rh1-h3 Rg8-g441.Rd2-f2 Rh5-h7 42.Rf2-f4 Rg4-g643.Rf4-f1 Rg6-g4 44.h4-h5 Rh7-h645.Rf1-b1 Rg4-g8 46.Rb1-c1 Rg8-h8
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46
+l+ + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + + Pr P R +KP+ + + +R
47.Rc1-h1 b5-b4 48.Rh3-h4 Rh8-g849.Ke3-f4 Rg8-d8 50.Rh1-d1 0.54/20Diagram
47
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ rP N Pp+P ppP K R+ + + P P + + ++ +R+ +
]
(Diagram 48)
37.h2-h4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 37.Kg2-f2 Rh8-h3 38.Kf2-e3
Rd5-d8 39.Rh1-c1 Rd8-h8 40.Rc1-c2Rh8-h4 41.Rd2-f2 Rh4-h5 42.Ke3-f4
Rh5-h7 43.Rf2-d2 Kc7-b8 44.Rd2-g2Kb8-a7 45.Rg2-f2 Bc8-d7 46.Rc2-c1Rh7-g7 0.53/19 ]White has a new backward pawn: g3
48
+l+ + r+ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + ++ + + P P R +KP+ + + +R
49
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+
+pP + P+ + + P P R +K++ + + +R
37...Rh8-d8 Diagram [ 37...Rh8-h538.Rd2-d1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Rh8-h5 Diagram
(Diagram 50)
38.Rh1-f1 Rh5-h8 39.Kg2-f3 Rd5-d840.Rf1-h1 Rh8-h5 41.Rh1-c1 Rd8-g842.Rd2-h2 Rg8-g4 43.Rc1-d1 Rh5-h844.h4-h5 Rh8-h6 45.Rh2-h3 b5-b446.Rh3-h2 c4-c3 47.b2xc3 Diagram
b4xc3 48.Rd1-c1 Rg4xd4 49.Rc1xc3Rd4-b4 50.Rc3-c1 Rb4-b5 51.Kf3-f4Rb5xa5 52.Kf4-g5 Rh6-h7 53.h5-h6Ra5-a3 54.Kg5-g6 0.51/18 Diagram
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50
+l+ + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+r +pP + P+ + + P P R +K++ + + +R
51
+l+ + ++ k + + p+p+p+ rP N Pp+P
p P +r++ P +KP + + + R+ +R+ +
52
+l+ + ++ k + +rp+p+p+KP+ N Pp+ + + + +r + + P
+ + + R+ R + +
]
53
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + P+ + + P P R +K++ + + +R
38.Rd2-d1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 38.Rd2-d1 Rd8-h8 39.h4-h5
Rd5-d8 40.Kg2-f3 Rh8-h6 41.Kf3-f4Rd8-h8 42.Kf4-g5 Rh6-h7 43.Rh1-h4Rh8-g8+ Diagram
54
+l+ +r++ k + +rp+p+p+ +PpN PpKP +pP + R+ + + P P + + +
+ +R+ +
44.Kg5-f4 Rg8-h8 45.Rd1-h1 Rh8-d846.Kf4-e3 Rd8-h8 47.h5-h6 b5-b448.Ke3-f4 Diagram
(Diagram 55)
Rh8-d8 49.Rh1-c1 Rd8xd4+50.Kf4-g5 Rd4-d2 51.Rc1xc4 Rd2-g252.Kg5-g6 Rh7-h8 53.Rc4xb4Rg2xg3+ 54.Kg6-f6 0.59/22 Diagram
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55
+l+ + r+ k + +r
p+p+p+ PP N Pp+ ppP K R+ + + P P + + ++ + + +R
56
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+pK PP N Pp+
R + + R+ + + r P + + ++ + + +
]
(Diagram 57)
38...Rd5xd4 Diagram [ 38...Rd8-h839.h4-h5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:38...Rd8-h8 Diagram
(Diagram 58)
39.h4-h5 Rd5-d8 40.Kg2-f3 Rh8-h6
41.Kf3-f4 Rd8-h8 42.Kf4-g5 Rh6-h743.Rh1-h4 Rh8-g8+ 44.Kg5-f4 Rg8-d845.h5-h6 Rd8-h8 46.Rd1-h1 b5-b447.Rh4-h3 c4-c3 48.b2xc3 b4xc3
57
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+ +pP + P+ + + P P + +K++ +R+ +R
58
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ +PpNrPp+
+pP + P+ + + P P + +K++ +R+ +R
49.Kf4-e3 c3-c2 50.Ke3-d2 Rh8-d851.Nc5-b3 c6-c5 52.Rh1-c1 c5xd4
Diagram
(Diagram 59)
53.Rc1xc2+ Kc7-b8 54.Rc2-b2Kb8-c7 55.Kd2-d3 0.56/20 ]
(Diagram 60)
39.Rd1xd4+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:39.Rd1xd4 Rd8xd4 40.h4-h5 Rd4-d841.h5-h6 b5-b4 42.g3-g4 f5xg443.h6-h7 Rd8-h8 44.Kg2-g3 c4-c3
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 16
59
+lr + ++ k + +r
p+ +p+ PP + Pp+ + p + ++N+ + PR +pK + ++ R + +
60
+lr + ++ k + + p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+
+pr + P+ + + P P + +K++ +R+ +R
45.b2xc3 b4xc3 46.Nc5-e4 c6-c547.Ne4-g5 Bc8-d7 48.Rh1-c1 Bd7-b5
49.Rc1xc3 Kc7-c6 50.Ng5xe6 Rh8xh751.Rc3xc5+ Kc6-b7 52.Ne6-d4Rh7-d7 53.Nd4xb5 a6xb5 Diagram
(Diagram 61)
54.e5-e6 Rd7-d3+ 55.Kg3xg4 Rd3-e356.Kg4-f5 Kb7-a6 57.Kf5-f6 Ka6xa558.e6-e7 Ka5-b6 59.Rc5-c3 Re3-e4
0.89/19 ]39...Rd8xd4 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rd8xd440.h4-h5 Rd4-d8 41.h5-h6 b5-b442.g3-g4 f5xg4 43.h6-h7 Rd8-h8
61
+ + + ++k+r+ +
+ + + +PpR P + + + +p++ + + K + + + ++ + + +
44.Kg2-g3 c4-c3 45.b2xc3 b4xc3Diagram
62
+l+ + r+ k + +Pp+p+p+ +
P N P + + + +p++ p + K + + + ++ + + +R
46.Nc5-e4 c6-c5 47.Ne4-g5 Bc8-d748.Rh1-c1 Bd7-b5 49.Rc1xc3Diagram
(Diagram 63)
Kc7-c6 50.Ng5xe6 Rh8xh751.Rc3xc5+ Kc6-b7 52.Ne6-d4Rh7-d7 53.Nd4xb5 a6xb5 54.e5-e6
Rd7-d3+ 55.Kg3xg4 Rd3-e356.Kg4-f5 Kb7-a6 57.Kf5-f6 Ka6xa558.e6-e7 Ka5-b6 59.Rc5-c3 Re3-e40.95/20 Diagram
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63
+ + + r+ k + +P
p+ +p+ +Plp P N + + +p++ R + K + + + ++ + + +
64
+ + + ++ + P + k + K ++p+ + +
+ +r+ ++ R + + + + + ++ + + +
]
(Diagram 65)
40.h4-h5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 40.h4-h5 Rd4-d8 41.h5-h6 b5-b4
42.g3-g4 f5xg4 43.h6-h7 Rd8-h844.Kg2-g3 c4-c3 45.b2xc3 b4xc346.Nc5-e4 c6-c5 Diagram
(Diagram 66)
47.Ne4-g5 Bc8-d7 48.Rh1-c1 Bd7-b549.Rc1xc3 Kc7-c6 50.Ng5xe6Diagram
65
+l+ + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+ +pr + P+ + + P P + +K++ + + +R
66
+l+ + r+ k + +Pp+ +p+ +P p P +
+ +N+p++ p + K + + + ++ + + +R
67
+ + + r+ + + +Pp+k+N+ +Plp P + + + +p++ R + K
+ + + ++ + + +
Rh8xh7 51.Rc3xc5+ Kc6-b7
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52.Ne6-d4 Rh7-d7 53.Nd4xb5 a6xb554.e5-e6 Rd7-d3+ 55.Kg3xg4 Rd3-e356.Kg4-f5 Diagram
68
+ + + ++k+ + + + +P+ +PpR +K+ + + + ++ + r +
+ + + ++ + + +
Kb7-a6 57.Kf5-f6 Ka6xa5 58.e6-e7Ka5-b6 59.Rc5-c3 Re3-e4 0.81/21Diagram
69
+ + + ++ + P + k + K ++p+ + + + +r+ ++ R + +
+ + + ++ + + +
]
(Diagram 70)
40...Rd4-d8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 40...Rd4-d8 41.h5-h6 b5-b442.g3-g4 f5xg4 43.h6-h7 Rd8-h844.Kg2-g3 c4-c3 45.b2xc3 b4xc346.Nc5-e4 c6-c5 47.Ne4-g5 Bc8-d7
70
+l+ + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+P +pr + ++ + + P P + +K++ + + +R
48.Rh1-c1 Bd7-b5 49.Rc1xc3 Kc7-c650.Ng5xe6 Rh8xh7 51.Rc3xc5+Kc6-b7 52.Ne6-d4 Rh7-d7 53.Nd4xb5a6xb5 54.e5-e6 Diagram
71
+ + + +
+k+r+ + + +P+ +PpR + + + + +p++ + + K + + + ++ + + +
Rd7-d3+ 55.Kg3xg4 Rd3-e356.Kg4-f5 Kb7-a6 57.Kf5-f6 Ka6xa558.e6-e7 Ka5-b6 59.Rc5-c8 Re3-f3+60.Kf6-e6 Rf3-e3+ 61.Ke6-d7Re3-d3+ 62.Kd7-e8 0.93/22 ]
(Diagram 72)
41.h5-h6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 41.h5-h6 b5-b4 42.g3-g4 f5xg4
43.h6-h7 Rd8-h8 44.Kg2-g3 c4-c3
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72
+lr + ++ k + +
p+p+p+ +PpN Pp+P +p+ + ++ + + P P + +K++ + + +R
45.b2xc3 b4xc3 46.Nc5-e4 c6-c547.Ne4-g5 Bc8-d7 Diagram
73
+ + + r+ kl+ +Pp+ +p+ +
P p P N + + +p++ p + K + + + ++ + + +R
48.Rh1-c1 Kc7-c6 49.Rc1xc3 Bd7-e850.Rc3-d3 c5-c4 51.Rd3-d8 c4-c352.Rd8-d3 c3-c2 53.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d554.Rc3xc2 Kd5xe5 55.Kg3xg4 Ke5-f656.Rc2-c7 Kf6-g6 57.Rc7-e7 Be8-b558.Re7xe6+ Kg6-g7 59.Re6-e7+Kg7-g6 60.Re7-f7 Bb5-c4 61.Rf7-c7Bc4-e2+ 62.Kg4-h4 DiagramBe2-d3 63.Rc7-b7 Bd3-b5 64.Rb7-e7
Bb5-d3 65.Re7-b7 Bd3-b5 0.91/22 ]41...Rd8-h8?? Diagram[ 41...b5-b4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:41...b5-b4 Diagram
74
+ + + r+ R + +P
p+ + +k+P + + N + + + K+ + + + + +l+ ++ + + +
75
+lr + ++ k + + p+p+p+ PPpN Pp+
+p+ + ++ + + P P + +K++ + + +R
76
+lr + ++ k + + p+p+p+ PP N Pp+ pp+ + ++ + + P
P + +K++ + + +R
42.g3-g4 f5xg4 43.h6-h7 Rd8-h8
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47.Nc5xe6+ Kc7-b8 48.Ne6-g5 c6-c549.Rh1-c1 Diagram
81
k + + r+l+ + +Pp+ + + +P p P N + + +K++ p + + + + + +
+ R + +
Bb7-c8+ 50.e5-e6 Bc8xe6+51.Ng5xe6 Rh8xh7 52.Rc1xc3Rh7-h1 53.Rc3xc5 Rh1-a1 54.Kg4-g5Kb8-b7 55.Kg5-f6 Ra1-a3 56.Kf6-e7Kb7-a7 57.Ke7-d6 Ra3-d3+58.Kd6-e5 Rd3-e3+ 59.Ke5-f6 Re3-a360.Kf6-e5 Ra3-a2 61.Ke5-f5 Ka7-b862.Kf5-f6 Ra2-f2+ 63.Rc5-f5 3.25/18 ]43.Kg2-g3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 43.Kg2-g3 b5-b4 44.Kg3xg4
Bc8-b7 45.h6-h7 c4-c3 46.b2xc3b4xc3 47.Nc5xe6+ Kc7-b8 48.Ne6-g5c6-c5 49.Rh1-c1 Diagram
(Diagram 82)
Bb7-c8+ 50.e5-e6 Bc8xe6+51.Ng5xe6 Rh8xh7 52.Rc1xc3Rh7-h1 53.Rc3xc5 Rh1-a1 54.Kg4-g5Kb8-b7 55.Kg5-f6 Ra1-a2 Diagram
(Diagram 83)
56.Kf6-e7 Ra2-a3 57.Ke7-d7
Ra3-d3+ 58.Kd7-e8 Kb7-b859.Rc5-c7 3.19/17 ]43...Kc7-d8 Diagram [ 43...b5-b4doesn't do any good 44.Kg3xg4
82
k + + r+l+ + +P
p+ + + +P p P N + + +K++ p + + + + + ++ R + +
83
+ + + ++k+ + + p+ +NK +P R + +
+ + + ++ + + + r+ + + ++ + + +
84
+l+ + r+ k + + p+p+p+ PPpN P + +p+ +p++ + + K
P + + ++ + + +R
Bc8-b7 45.h6-h7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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x64: 43...b5-b4 44.Kg3xg4 b4-b345.Kg4-h5 Bc8-d7 46.Nc5xa6+Kc7-c8 47.Na6-c5 Bd7-e8+ 48.Kh5-g5Rh8-h7 49.a5-a6 Diagram
85
+k+l+ ++ + + +rP+p+p+ P+ N P K +p+ + ++p+ + + P + + ++ + + +R
Kc8-b8 50.Rh1-c1 Kb8-a7 51.Rc1xc4Ka7-b6 52.Rc4-c3 Be8-f7 53.Nc5-d7+Kb6xa6 54.Rc3xb3 Rh7-h855.Nd7-b8+ Ka6-a5 56.Nb8xc6+Diagram
86
+ + + r+ + +l+ +N+p+ Pk + P K
+ + + ++R+ + + P + + ++ + + +
Ka5-a6 57.Rb3-b4 Bf7-e8 3.07/18 ]44.Kg3xg4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 44.Kg3xg4 Kd8-e7 45.Kg4-g5Ke7-f7 46.Rh1-f1+ Kf7-e7 47.Rf1-f4b5-b4 48.Rf4xc4 b4-b3 49.Nc5xb3Rh8-g8+ 50.Kg5-h5 Diagram
87
+lk + r+ + + +
p+p+p+ PPpN P + +p+ +p++ + + K P + + ++ + + +R
88
+l+ +r++ + k + p+p+p+ PP + P +K
+R+ + ++N+ + + P + + ++ + + +
Bc8-d7 51.Rc4-g4 Bd7-e8+52.Kh5-h4 Be8-g6 53.h6-h7 Bg6xh7
54.Rg4xg8 Bh7xg8 55.Kh4-g5 c6-c556.Nb3xc5 Bg8-h7 57.Nc5xa6 Ke7-d758.Na6-c5+ Kd7-c6 Diagram
(Diagram 89)
59.Nc5xe6 Bh7-d3 60.Ne6-f4 Bd3-e461.e5-e6 Kc6-d6 62.Kg5-f6 Be4-c663.a5-a6 3.89/19 ]
44...Kd8-e7 Diagram [ 44...b5-b4doesn't change anything anymore
45.Kg4-g5 b4-b3 46.h6-h7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Kd8-e8
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89
+ + + ++ + + +l
+k+p+ +P N P K + + + ++ + + + P + + ++ + + +
90
+lk + r+ + + + p+p+p+ PPpN P +
+p+ +K++ + + + P + + ++ + + +R
Diagram
(Diagram 91)
45.Kg4-g5 Ke8-f7 46.Rh1-f1+ Kf7-e747.Rf1-f4 b5-b4 48.Rf4xc4 b4-b349.Nc5xb3 Rh8-g8+ 50.Kg5-h5Bc8-d7 51.Rc4-g4 Bd7-e8+ 52.Kh5-h4Be8-g6 53.h6-h7 Bg6xh7 54.Rg4xg8Bh7xg8 55.Kh4-g5 c6-c5 56.Nb3xc5Bg8-f7 57.Nc5xa6 Ke7-d7 58.Na6-c5+
Kd7-c6 Diagram59.Kg5-f6 Bf7-h5 60.Nc5xe6 Kc6-b561.Ne6-g7 Bh5-g4 62.e5-e6 Bg4xe663.Kf6xe6 Kb5xa5 64.Ke6-d5 Ka5-b4
91
+l+k+ r+ + + +
p+p+p+ PPpN P + +p+ +K++ + + + P + + ++ + + +R
92
+ + + ++ + +l+ +k+p+ +P N P K
+ + + ++ + + + P + + ++ + + +
65.Ng7-f5 Diagram
(Diagram 93)
Kb4-b3 4.08/20 ]
(Diagram 94)
45.Kg4-g5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 45.Kg4-g5 Ke7-f7 46.Rh1-f1+
Kf7-e7 47.Rf1-f4 b5-b4 48.Rf4xc4
b4-b3 49.Nc5xb3 Rh8-g8+ 50.Kg5-h5Bc8-d7 51.Rc4-g4 DiagramBd7-e8+ 52.Kh5-h4 Be8-g6 53.h6-h7Bg6xh7 54.Rg4xg8 Bh7xg8 55.Kh4-g5
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93
+ + + ++ + + +
+ + + ++ +K+N+ k + + ++ + + + P + + ++ + + +
94
+l+ + r+ + k + p+p+p+ PPpN P +
+p+ +K++ + + + P + + ++ + + +R
95
+ + +r++ +lk + p+p+p+ PP + P +K + + +R++N+ + +
P + + ++ + + +
c6-c5 56.Nb3xc5 Bg8-f7 57.Nc5xa6
Ke7-d7 58.Na6-c5+ Kd7-c6 59.Kg5-f6Bf7-h5 60.Nc5xe6 Kc6-b5 61.Ne6-g7Diagram
96
+ + + ++ + + N + + K +Pk+ P +l + + + ++ + + +
P + + ++ + + +
Bh5-g4 62.e5-e6 Bg4xe6 63.Kf6xe6Kb5xa5 64.Ke6-d5 Ka5-b4 65.Ng7-f5Kb4-b3 3.97/19 Diagram
97
+ + + ++ + + + + + + ++ +K+N+ + + + ++k+ + +
P + + ++ + + +
]
(Diagram 98)
45...Ke7-f7 Diagram [ 45...Rh8-g8+
hardly improves anything 46.Kg5-h5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Ke7-f7
46.Rh1-f1+ Kf7-e7 47.Rf1-f4 b5-b448.Rf4xc4 b4-b3 49.Nc5xb3 Rh8-g8+
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102
+ + + ++ + PK+
k +N+ ++l+ + + P + + ++ + + + + + + ++ + + +
103
+l+ + r+ + +k+ p+p+p+ PPpN P K
+p+ + ++ + + + P + + ++ + +R+
104
+l+ + r+ + k + p+p+p+ PPpN P K +p+ + ++ + + +
P + + ++ + +R+
otherwise it's curtains at once ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Kf7-e747.Rf1-f4 b5-b4 48.Rf4xc4 b4-b349.Nc5xb3 Rh8-g8+ 50.Kg5-h5Bc8-d7 51.Rc4-g4 Bd7-e8+ 52.Kh5-h4
Be8-g6 53.h6-h7 Bg6xh7 54.Rg4xg8Bh7xg8 55.Kh4-g5 c6-c5 56.Nb3xc5Bg8-h7 57.Nc5xa6 Ke7-d758.Na6-c5+ Kd7-c6 59.Nc5xe6Diagram
105
+ + + ++ + + +l
+k+N+ +P + P K + + + ++ + + + P + + ++ + + +
Bh7-e4 60.Kg5-f6 Kc6-b5 61.a5-a6Kb5-b6 62.b2-b4 Be4-c6 63.Ne6-c5Kb6-b5 64.a6-a7 Kb5-b6 65.b4-b5Kb6xb5 66.Nc5-e6 Kb5-b6 3.94/21 ]47.Kg5-g6 Diagram [ 47.Kg5-g6 b5-b448.Rf1-d1 Rh8xh6+ 49.Kg6xh6 Kg8-f750.Rd1-d8 Bc8-b7 51.Rd8-b8 c4-c352.Rb8xb7+ Kf7-e8 53.Rb7xb4 c3-c2
54.Rb4-c4 Ke8-e7 Diagram
(Diagram 106)
55.Nc5xa6 Ke7-d8 56.Na6-c5 Kd8-c757.Nc5xe6+ Kc7-b8 58.Rc4xc2Kb8-b7 59.Ne6-d8+ Kb7-c8 60.a5-a6Kc8-b8 61.Rc2xc6 Kb8-a7 62.Nd8-e6Ka7-b8 63.Rc6-b6+ Kb8-c8 64.a6-a7
Kc8-d7 65.a7-a8Q Kd7-e7 66.Rb6-d6Ke7-f7 67.Qa8-f8# ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 47.Kg5-g6 b5-b4 48.Rf1-d1
Rh8xh6+ 49.Kg6xh6 Kg8-f7
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106
+ + + ++ + k +
p+p+p+ KP N P + +R+ + ++ + + + Pp+ + ++ + + +
50.Rd1-d8 Bc8-b7 51.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-e852.Rd7xb7 c4-c3 53.Rb7xb4 Diagram
107
+ +k+ ++ + + + p+p+p+ K
P N P + R + + ++ p + + P + + ++ + + +
c3-c2 54.Rb4-c4 Ke8-d8 55.Rc4xc2Kd8-e8 56.Nc5xa6 c6-c5 57.Na6xc5Ke8-d8 58.Rc2-c1 Kd8-c759.Nc5xe6+ Kc7-d7 60.Ne6-c5+Kd7-c7 61.Rc1-c2 Kc7-b8 62.a5-a6Kb8-a8 63.Kh6-g6 Ka8-a7 64.e5-e6Ka7-b8 65.Kg6-h6 Kb8-a7 66.e6-e7Ka7-b6 67.Rc2-c4 Kb6-b5 Diagram68.e7-e8Q+ Kb5xc4 69.Nc5-e6
Kc4-b3 70.a6-a7 Kb3xb2 71.a7-a8QKb2-c1 72.Qe8-c6+ Kc1-d273.Qa8-a2+ Kd2-e3 74.Qc6-c3+
108
+ + + ++ + P +
P+ + + K+kN + + +R+ + ++ + + + P + + ++ + + +
Ke3-e4 22.88/21 ]
109
+l+ +kr+ + + + p+p+p+KP
PpN P + +p+ + ++ + + + P + + ++ + +R+
1-0
2 D88Kiril D GeorgievVassily Ivanchuk
49/549 Reggio Emilia 49/549 1989
D88: Exchange Grnfeld: ClassicalLine: 10 Be3 cxd4 11 cxd4
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 g7-g63.Nb1-c3 d7-d5 4.c4xd5 Nf6xd5Diagram
5.e2-e4 Nd5xc3 6.b2xc3 Bf8-g7
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110
rnlqkl rppp pp+p
+ + +p++ +n+ + + P + ++ N + + PP +PPPPR LQKLNR
7.Bf1-c4 c7-c5 8.Ng1-e2 0-09.Bc1-e3 Nb8-c6 10.0-0 Bc8-g411.f2-f3 Nc6-a5 Diagram
111
r+ q rk+pp+ pplp
+ + +p+n p + + +LPP+l++ P LP+ P+ +N+PPR +Q+RK
12.Bc4xf7+ Rf8xf7 13.f3xg4 Rf7xf1+14.Kg1xf1 c5xd4 15.c3xd4 e7-e516.d4-d5 Na5-c4 17.Be3-f2 Qd8-f618.Kf1-g1 Ra8-f8 19.Qd1-e1 Bg7-h620.Ne2-g3 Qf6-a6 last book move21.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:21.Bf2-c5 DiagramRf8-c8 22.Bc5-e7 Nc4-e3 23.d5-d6
Ne3-c2 24.d6-d7 Rc8-d8 25.Qe1-d1Qa6-b6+ 26.Kg1-h1 Nc2xa127.Ng3-e2 Kg8-f7 28.Be7xd8 Qb6xd829.Qd1-d5+ Kf7-f6 30.Qd5xb7 Bh6-g5
112
+ + rk+pp+ + +p
q+ + +pl+ LPp + +n+P+P++ + + N P+ + +PPR + Q K
31.Qb7-d5 Na1-c2 32.Qd5-c6+ Kf6-g733.Qc6xc2 Qd8xd7 34.Qc2-c50.24/15 ]21...Qa6-a4 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 21...Bh6-g5 Diagram
113
+ + rk+
pp+ + +pq+ + +p++ +Pp l +n+P+P++ + + N P+ + LPPR + Q +K
22.a2-a4 Kg8-g7 23.Bf2-g1 Qa6-d624.a4-a5 a7-a6 25.Qe1-c3 Rf8-c826.Ra1-f1 Qd6-c7 27.Qc3-b4 Qc7-e728.Qb4xe7+ Bg5xe7 29.Bg1-b6Nc4xb6 30.a5xb6 0.25/16 ;RR21...Qa6-a3 22.Qe1-e2 b7-b523.Ng3-f1 Rf8-c8 24.h2-h4 Bh6-c1
25.Ra1-b1 Nc4-d6 26.g4-g5 Qa3-a427.Qe2-g4 Qa4-c2 28.Qg4-e6+Nd6-f7 29.Rb1xb5 Rc8-d8 30.Kh1-g1Qc2xe4 31.Nf1-g3 Qe4-d3 32.Rb5-b7
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Qd3xd5 33.Qe6xd5 Rd8xd534.Ng3-e4 Rd5-d1+ 35.Kg1-h2 a7-a536.Bf2-c5 Naumkin,I (2445)-Pruijssers,R (2310)/Hoogeveen 2005/EXT 2006/
1-0 (57) ]22.Qe1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 22.Bf2-g1 b7-b6 23.Qe1-c3Rf8-f7 24.Qc3-b3 (RR 24.Ra1-b1Bh6-d2 25.Qc3-d3 Qa4xa2 26.d5-d6Nc4xd6 27.Qd3xd6 Qa2xb128.Qd6xd2 a7-a5 29.Qd2-d8+ Kg8-g730.Qd8-g5 h7-h6 31.Qg5xe5+ Kg7-h732.h2-h3 Rf7-d7 33.Ng3-h51-0 Seirawan,Y (2635)-Popovic,P(2520)/Manila 1990/CBM 019 (33))
24...Qa4xb3 25.a2xb3 Nc4-d626.Ra1-a4 Bh6-g5 27.h2-h3 Kg8-g728.Ng3-e2 Diagram
114
+ + + +p + +rkp p n +p+
+ +Pp l R+ +P+P++P+ + +P + +N+P++ + + LK
b6-b5 29.Ra4xa7 Rf7xa7 30.Bg1xa7Nd6xe4 31.Ba7-b8 Kg7-f6 32.Bb8-c7Bg5-e3 33.Kh1-h2 0.24/17 ]22...b7-b6[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...b7-b6Diagram
(Diagram 115)
23.h2-h4 Rf8-f7 24.g4-g5 Bh6-f8
25.Ra1-e1 b6-b5 26.Ng3-f1 Bf8-d627.Re1-c1 Bd6-f8 28.Qe2-c2 Qa4xc229.Rc1xc2 Rf7-f4 30.Rc2-e2 Kg8-f731.Kh1-h2 0.26/17 ]23.h2-h4
115
+ + rk+p + + +p
p + +pl+ +Pp + q+n+P+P++ + + N P+ +QLPPR + + +K
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Ra1-e1Diagram
116
+ + rk+p + + +p p + +pl
+ +Pp + q+n+P+P++ + + N P+ +QLPP+ + R +K
Bh6-d2 24.Re1-b1 Qa4xa225.Rb1-c1 b6-b5 26.Bf2-c5 Qa2-a427.Rc1-f1 Rf8xf1+ 28.Ng3xf1 Bd2-b429.Qe2-f2 Bb4xc5 30.Qf2xc5 Qa4-a631.Qc5-e7 Qa6-b6 32.Qe7-e8+Kg8-g7 33.Qe8-d7+ Kg7-g8 0.11/17 ]23...Bh6-f4N [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:23...Rf8-f7 24.Ra1-e1 Bh6-d225.Re1-b1 Bd2-f4 26.Bf2-e1 Nc4-d6
27.Rb1-b4 Qa4-d7 28.Ng3-f1 Qd7-c829.g4-g5 Qc8-c5 30.g2-g3 Bf4-c131.Kh1-g2 Diagramh7-h5 32.g5xh6 Bc1xh6 33.Rb4-b3
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117
+ + +k+p + +r+p
p n +p++ qPp P R +P+ P+ + + P P+ +Q+K++ l LN+
Kg8-g7 0.24/17 ;RR 23...Rf8-f424.Bf2-e1 Bh6-f8 25.Ra1-c1 b6-b526.Rc1-c3 Bf8-e7 27.h4-h5 Qa4-a628.h5xg6 h7xg6 29.Ng3-f5 g6xf530.g4xf5 Qa6-h6+ 31.Rc3-h3 Qh6-g532.d5-d6 Be7xd6 33.Qe2-d3 Kg8-g734.Be1-d2 Nc4xd2 35.Qd3xd6 Rf4-f1+36.Kh1-h2 Qg5-f4+ 37.Rh3-g3+Qf4xg3+ 0-1 Ftacnik,L (2590)-Kudrin,S(2510)/Reno 1991/EXT 2000 (37) ]
24.Ng3-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:24.Ra1-e1 Nc4-d6 25.g4-g5 Rf8-c826.Qe2-g4 Rc8-e8 27.Kh1-g1 Kg8-g728.h4-h5 Nd6-f7 29.Ng3-f1 Bf4xg530.h5xg6 h7xg6 31.Bf2-e3 Bg5xe3+32.Nf1xe3 Qa4-b4 33.Re1-e2 Qb4-c534.Qg4-d7 Re8-e7 35.Qd7-c6
Re7-c7 0.20/17 ]24...Nc4-d6[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nc4-d625.Ra1-e1 Rf8-c8 26.g2-g3 Bf4-h627.g4-g5 Bh6-g7 28.Qe2-g4 Rc8-c229.Kh1-g1 Qa4xa2 30.Qg4-e6+Diagram
(Diagram 118)
Nd6-f7 31.Bf2-e3 Qa2-a5 32.Nf1-d2Qa5-c3 33.Re1-e2 Qc3-d3 34.Re2-f2Rc2-c7 35.Qe6-e8+ Bg7-f8 36.Rf2-f3Qd3-e2 37.Kg1-h1 Kg8-g7 38.h4-h5
118
+ + +k+p + + lp
p nQ+p++ +Pp P + +P+ P+ + + P q+r+ L ++ + RNK
g6xh5 0.10/20 ]25.Ra1-e1[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Ra1-e1Rf8-c8 26.g2-g3 Bf4-h6 27.g4-g5Bh6-g7 28.Qe2-g4 Rc8-c2 29.Kh1-g1Qa4xa2 30.Bf2-e3 Qa2-c4 31.Nf1-d2Qc4-d3 32.Qg4-e6+ Nd6-f7 33.Kg1-h1Bg7-f8 34.Re1-f1 Rc2-c7 35.Rf1-f3Qd3-e2 36.g3-g4 Qe2-e1+ 37.Kh1-g2Qe1xh4 -0.03/19 Diagram
119
+ + lk+p r +n+p p +Q+p++ +Pp P
+ +P+Pq+ + LR+ + N +K++ + + +
] 25...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:25...Rf8-c8 26.g4-g5 Rc8-c2
27.Qe2-f3 Rc2xa2 28.Kh1-g1 Ra2xf229.Qf3xf2 Nd6xe4 30.Qf2-b2 Qa4-c431.g2-g3 DiagramNe4xg3 32.d5-d6 Ng3xf1 33.d6-d7
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123
+ + + +p Q +k+p
p + +p++ +Pp P + +n+ P+ + + P q+ + L K+ + + +
124
+ + +k+p + + +p p n +p++ +Pp +
q+ +PlPP+ + +QP P+r+ L ++ + RN+K
125
+ + + +p +Q+ kp p + +p++ +Pp P q +n+ P+ + + P
r+ + L ++ + R +K
28.Kh1-g2 Diagram
126
+ + +k+p + + +p
p n +p++ +Pp + + +PlPP+ + +QP q+r+ LK++ + RN+
Bf4-c1 29.g4-g5 Qa2-a3 30.Nf1-h2Qa3xf3+ 31.Kg2xf3 Rc2-c3+32.Kf3-g2 a7-a5 33.Nh2-g4 Nd6-c434.Re1-e2 b6-b5 35.Bf2-e1 Rc3-d336.Re2-c2 Bc1-a3 37.Rc2-c3 Rd3-d138.Ng4-f6+ Kg8-f7 0.03/18 ]28...Bf4-h6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 28...Bf4-h6 29.g4-g5 Bh6-g7
30.Nf1-e3 Rc2-c7 31.Ne3-g4 Qa2-d232.Qf3-a3 Nd6-b5 33.Qa3-a4 Nb5-d634.Kg1-g2 Qd2-b2 35.Qa4-d1 Rc7-c236.Qd1-f3 Diagram
(Diagram 127)
Qb2-b4 37.Kg2-h3 a7-a5 38.Ng4-f6+Bg7xf6 39.g5xf6 a5-a4 40.g3-g4
a4-a3 41.Kh3-g3 0.09/19 ]
(Diagram 128)
29.g4-g5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 29.g4-g5 Bh6-g7 30.Nf1-e3
Rc2-c7 31.Ne3-g4 Qa2-d2 32.Qf3-a3Nd6-b5 33.Qa3-a4 Nb5-d6 34.Kg1-g2Qd2-b2 35.Qa4-d1 a7-a5 36.Qd1-a4
DiagramQb2-c2 37.Qa4xc2 Rc7xc2 38.Kg2-f3b6-b5 39.Ng4-f6+ Kg8-f7 40.Nf6xh7b5-b4 41.Re1-a1 Rc2-c3+ Diagram
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127
+ + +k+p + + lp
p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+NP+ + +QP qr+ LK++ + R +
128
+ + +k+p + + +p p n +pl+ +Pp +
+ +P+PP+ + +QP q+r+ L ++ + RNK
129
+ + +k++ r + lp p n +p+p +Pp P Q+ +P+NP+ + + P
q + LK++ + R +
130
+ + + ++ + +klN
+ n +p+p +Pp P p +P+ P+ r +KP + + L +R + + +
42.Bf2-e3 -0.05/20 ]
131
+ + +k+p + + +p p n +pl
+ +Pp P + +P+ P+ + +QP q+r+ L ++ + RNK
This push gains space 29...Bh6-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Bh6-g7Diagram
(Diagram 132)
30.Nf1-e3 Rc2-b2 31.Re1-f1 Rb2-b132.Qf3-g4 Rb1xf1+ 33.Ne3xf1 Nd6-f734.Nf1-e3 Bg7-f8 35.Qg4-f3 Nf7-d636.Ne3-g4 Bf8-g7 37.Ng4-f6+ Bg7xf6
38.Qf3xf6 Nd6xe4 39.Qf6-d8+ Kg8-f740.Qd8-c7+ Kf7-g8 41.Qc7-c8+Kg8-f7 42.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-f8 43.Qd7-d8+Kf8-f7 44.Qd8-c7+ 0.12/21 ]30.Nf1-e3
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132
+ + +k+p + + lp
p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+ P+ + +QP q+r+ L ++ + RNK
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nf1-e3 Rc2-b2 31.Re1-f1 Rb2-b132.Qf3-g4 Rb1xf1+ 33.Ne3xf1 Nd6-f734.Qg4-d7 Bg7-f8 35.Bf2-e3 a7-a536.Be3xb6 Qa2-b1 37.Bb6-f2 Qb1xe438.Nf1-e3 a5-a4 39.Ne3-g4 Qe4-b1+40.Kg1-h2 a4-a3 41.Ng4-f6+ Kg8-g742.Qd7-c7 -0.01/18 ]
133
+ + +k+p + + lp p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+ P
+ + NQP q+r+ L ++ + R K
White threatens to win material:Ne3xc2 30...Rc2-c7 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Rc2-b2
31.Re1-f1 Rb2-b1 32.Qf3-g4 Rb1xf1+33.Ne3xf1 Nd6-f7 34.Qg4-d7 Bg7-f835.Bf2-e3 a7-a5 36.Be3xb6 Qa2-b137.Bb6-f2 Qb1xe4 38.Nf1-e3 a5-a4
39.Ne3-g4 Qe4-b1+ 40.Kg1-g2 a4-a341.Ng4-f6+ Kg8-g7 42.Nf6-e8+Kg7-g8 43.Ne8-f6+ Kg8-g7 0.06/18 ]
134
+ + +k+p r + lp p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+ P+ + NQP
q+ + L ++ + R K
31.Ne3-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:31.Ne3-g4 Qa2-d2 32.Qf3-a3 Nd6-b533.Qa3-a4 Nb5-d6 34.Kg1-g2 Qd2-b235.Qa4-d1 Rc7-c2 36.Qd1-d3 Rc2-c337.Qd3-e2 Diagram
135
+ + +k+p + + lp p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+NP
+ r + P q +QLK++ + R +
Qb2xe2 38.Re1xe2 Rc3-b339.Re2-c2 Rb3-d3 40.Rc2-c7 Rd3-a341.Ng4-f6+ Bg7xf6 42.g5xf6 Nd6xe4
0.00/19 ]31...Rc7-f7 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qa2-d232.Qf3-a3 Nd6-b5 33.Qa3-a4 Nb5-d634.Kg1-g2 Qd2-c3 35.Qa4-a2 Qc3-b4
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140
+ + +k+p + +rlp
p n +p++ +Pp P + +P+NP+ + Q P +q+ LK++ + R +
37.Re2-c2 Rf7-d7 38.Kg2-f3 a5-a439.Be1-b4 Kf8-e7 40.Bb4xd6+Rd7xd6 41.Rc2-c7+ Rd6-d742.Rc7-c6 Rd7-d6 0.08/16 ]33...Nd6-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:33...Nd6-c4 34.Qe3-c1 Qc2xc135.Re1xc1 g6xh5 36.Rc1xc4 h5xg437.Rc4-c8+ Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d739.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d641.Bf2-e3 Diagram
141
+R+ + +p +r+k+p p l + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ +KL P + + + ++ + + +
Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8
Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8 Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6Rf7-d7 46.Be3-d2 Kg7-f7 47.Kd3-c4Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e7 49.Bd2-e1Ke7-d7 -0.08/10 ]34.Qe3-c1 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Qe3-c1Qc2xc1 35.Re1xc1 g6xh5 36.Rc1xc4h5xg4 37.Rc4-c8+ Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1Rf7-d7 39.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3
Bf8-d6 41.Bf2-e3 Rd7-c7 Diagram
142
+R+ + +p r +k+p p l + ++ +Pp P + +P+p+
+ +KL P + + + ++ + + +
42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8 Rc7-e744.Re8-c8 Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6 Rf7-d746.Be3-d2 Kg7-f7 47.Kd3-c4 Rd7-c748.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e7 49.Bd2-e1 Ke7-d7-0.22/23 ]
143
+ + +k+p + +rlp p + +p++ +Pp PP +n+P+N++ + + P +q+ L ++ Q R K
34...Qc2xc1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Qc2xc1 Diagram35.Re1xc1 g6xh5 36.Rc1xc4 h5xg437.Rc4-c8+ Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d739.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d6
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144
+ + +k+p + +rlp
p + +p++ +Pp PP +n+P+N++ + + P + + L ++ q R K
41.Bf2-e3 Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g743.Rh8-e8 Rc7-e7 44.Re8-d8 Bd6-b445.Rd8-c8 Re7-f7 46.Kd3-e2 Bb4-f847.Ke2-d3 Bf8-e7 48.Rc8-c7 Be7-d6-0.10/21 ]35.Re1xc1 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Re1xc1g6xh5 36.Rc1xc4 h5xg4 37.Rc4-c8+Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d7 39.Kf1-e2Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d6 41.Bf2-e3Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8 Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6Rf7-d7 46.Be3-d2 Kg7-f7 47.Kd3-c4Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e7 Diagram
(Diagram 145)
49.Bd2-e1 Ke7-d7 -0.18/23 ]
(Diagram 146)
35...g6xh5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 35...g6xh5 36.Rc1xc4 h5xg4
37.Rc4-c8+ Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d739.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d641.Bf2-e3 Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g743.Rh8-e8 Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8 Re7-f7
45.Rc8-c6 Rf7-d7 46.Kd3-c4 Kg7-f747.Be3-d2 Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e749.Bd2-e1 DiagramKe7-d7 -0.09/22 ]
145
+ + + +p r k +p
pRl + ++K+Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + L + ++ + + +
146
+ + +k+p + +rlp p + +p++ +Pp PP
+n+P+N++ + + P + + L ++ R + K
147
+ + + +p r k +p pRl + ++K+Pp P + +P+p++ + + P
+ + + ++ + L +
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148
+ + +k+p + +rlp
p + + ++ +Pp Pp +n+P+N++ + + P + + L ++ R + K
36.Rc1xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:36.Rc1xc4 Diagram
149
+ + +k+p + +rlp p + + +
+ +Pp Pp +R+P+N++ + + P + + L ++ + + K
h5xg4 37.Rc4-c8+ Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1Rf7-d7 39.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3Bf8-d6 41.Bf2-e3 Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8 Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6 Rf7-d7 46.Be3-d2Kg7-f7 47.Kd3-c4 Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5Kf7-e7 49.Bd2-e1 Ke7-d7 -0.17/21Diagram
] 36...h5xg4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 36...h5xg4 37.Rc4-c8+Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d7 39.Kf1-e2Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d6 41.Bf2-e3Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8
150
+ + + +p rk+ +p
pRl + ++K+Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + + + ++ + L +
Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8 Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6Rf7-d7 46.Kd3-c4 Kg7-f7 47.Be3-d2Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e7 49.Bd2-e1Ke7-d7 -0.09/20 ]
151
+ + +k+
p + +rlp p + + ++ +Pp P +R+P+p++ + + P + + L ++ + + K
Black has a new backward pawn: h7
37.Rc4-c8+ Diagram [ 37.Kg1-f1Bg7-f8 38.Kf1-e2 Bf8-d6! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Rc4-c8+ Diagram
(Diagram 152)
Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d7 39.Kf1-e2Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d6 41.Bf2-e3Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7 43.Rh8-e8Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8 Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 39
152
+R+ +k+p + +rlp
p + + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + + L ++ + + K
Rf7-d7 46.Be3-d2 Kg7-f7 47.Kd3-c4Rd7-c7 48.Kc4-b5 Kf7-e7 49.Bd2-e1Ke7-d7 -0.15/21 Diagram
153
+ + + +p rk+ +p
pRl + ++K+Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + + + ++ + L +
]
(Diagram 154)
37...Bg7-f8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 37...Bg7-f8 38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d7
39.Kf1-e2 Kg8-f7 40.Ke2-d3 Bf8-d641.Bf2-e3 Rd7-c7 42.Rc8-h8 Kf7-g7
43.Rh8-e8 Rc7-e7 44.Re8-c8Diagram
Re7-f7 45.Rc8-c6 Rf7-d7 46.Be3-d2Kg7-f7 47.Bd2-c3 b6-b5 48.Bc3-a5
154
+R+ +k+p + +rlp
p + + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + + L ++ + + K
155
+R+ + +p + r kp p l + ++ +Pp P
+ +P+p++ +KL P + + + ++ + + +
Kf7-e7 49.Kd3-c3 Rd7-b7 50.Ba5-b4Bd6xb4+ -0.10/21 ]
(Diagram 156)
38.Bf2-e1 [ 38.Kg1-g2 Diagram
(Diagram 157)
Kg8-g7! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:38.Kg1-f1 Rf7-d7 39.Rc8-e8 Rd7-e7
40.Re8-c8 Kg8-f7 41.Rc8-c6 Re7-d742.Rc6-f6+ Kf7-e8 43.Kf1-e2 Rd7-d644.Rf6-f5 DiagramBf8-g7 45.Bf2-e1 a7-a5 46.Be1-c3
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156
+R+ lk+p + +r+p
p + + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ + + P + + L ++ + + K
157
+R+ lk+p + +r+p p + + ++ +Pp P
+ +P+p++ + + P + + LK++ + + +
158
+ +kl +p + + +p p r + ++ +PpRP + +P+p++ + + P
+ +KL ++ + + +
a5-a4 47.Bc3xe5 Bg7xe5 48.Rf5xe5+
Ke8-d7 49.Re5-f5 Rd6-g6 50.Ke2-d3-0.14/16 ]38...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 38...Kg8-g7 Diagram
159
+R+ l +p + +rkp p + + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ + + P
+ + + ++ + L K
39.Kg1-g2 Bf8-d6 40.Be1-c3 Rf7-c741.Rc8-d8 Rc7xc3 42.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-f843.Rd7xd6 a7-a5 44.Rd6xb6 a5-a445.Rb6-b8+ Kf8-f7 46.Kg2-f2 a4-a347.Rb8-b7+ Kf7-g6 48.d5-d6 Rc3-d349.Rb7-a7 Rd3xd6 50.Ra7xa3Rd6-d2+ 51.Kf2-e1 Rd2-d4 52.Ra3-a7Diagram
(Diagram 160)
Rd4xe4+ 53.Ke1-f2 Re4-b454.Ra7-e7 Rb4-b2+ 55.Kf2-e3Rb2-b3+ 56.Ke3-e4 Rb3xg3
57.Ke4xe5 -0.27/14 Diagram
(Diagram 161)
] 39.Be1-c3 Diagram [ 39.Kg1-g2Diagram
(Diagram 162)
Bf8-d6" ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:39.Kg1-g2 Bf8-d6 40.Be1-c3 Rf7-c741.Rc8-d8 Rc7xc3 42.Rd8-d7+ Kg7-f843.Rd7xd6 a7-a5 44.Rd6xb6 a5-a4
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160
+ + + +R + + +p
+ + +k++ + p P + rP+p++ + + P + + + ++ + K +
161
+ + + ++ + R +p + + +k++ + K P
+ + +p++ + + r + + + ++ + + +
162
+R+ l +p + +rkp p + + ++ +Pp P + +P+p++ + + P
+ + +K++ + L +
45.Rb6-b8+ Diagram
163
R + k ++ + + +p
+ + + ++ +Pp P p+ +P+p++ r + P + + +K++ + + +
Kf8-f7 46.Kg2-f2 a4-a3 47.Rb8-b7+Kf7-g6 48.d5-d6 Rc3-d3 49.Rb7-a7Rd3xd6 Diagram
164
+ + + +R + + +p
+ r +k++ + p P + +P+p+p + + P + + K ++ + + +
50.Ra7xa3 Rd6-d2+ 51.Kf2-e1Rd2-d4 52.Ra3-a7 Rd4xe4+53.Ke1-f2 Re4-b4 54.Ra7-e7 Rb4-b2+55.Kf2-e3 Rb2-b3+ 56.Ke3-e4Diagram
(Diagram 165)
Rb3xg3 57.Ke4xe5 -0.34/13Diagram
]39...Bf8-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 45
178
+ + + ++ +k+ +
+ + + ++ + + +R + + +p++ + + P + r +K++ + + +
179
+ + + +p + + kp pR+ + ++ lPp P
+ +P+p++ L + P + + rK++ + + +
180
+ + + +p + + kp pR+ + ++ lPp P + +P+p++ L + P
+ + r ++ + + +K
Bc5-d4 43.Bc3xd4 e5xd4 44.Rc6-c7+
Kg7-g6 45.Kh1-g1 Rf2-f8 46.Rc7xa7b6-b5 47.Ra7-a6+ Kg6xg5 48.Ra6-b6Rf8-f3 49.Kg1-g2 d4-d3 50.Rb6xb5Kg5-f6 51.d5-d6 Kf6-e6 52.Rb5-d5
Ke6-d7 53.e4-e5 Rf3-e3 54.Kg2-f2Re3-e2+ 55.Kf2-f1 Diagram
181
+ + + ++ +k+ +p + P + ++ +RP +
+ + +p++ +p+ P + +r+ ++ + +K+
h7-h5 56.Rd5xd3 Re2xe5 57.Kf1-f2Re5-f5+ 58.Kf2-g2 Rf5-b5 59.Rd3-d2Rb5-b6 60.Rd2-d5 Rb6xd6 61.Rd5xh5Rd6-d2+ 62.Kg2-g1 Kd7-e6 -0.22/20 ]42...Bc5-d4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 42...Bc5-d4 43.Bc3xd4 e5xd4
44.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-g6 45.Kh1-g1 Rf2-f846.Rc7xa7 b6-b5 47.Ra7-a6+ Kg6xg548.Ra6-b6 Rf8-f3 49.Kg1-g2 d4-d350.Rb6xb5 Kg5-f6 51.d5-d6 Kf6-e652.Rb5-d5 Ke6-d7 53.e4-e5 Rf3-e3
54.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+ 55.Kf2-f1 h7-h556.Rd5xd3 Re2xe5 Diagram
(Diagram 182)
57.Kf1-f2 Re5-f5+ 58.Kf2-g2 Rf5-b559.Rd3-d2 Rb5-b6 60.Rd2-d5 Rb6xd661.Rd5xh5 Rd6-d2+ 62.Kg2-g1Kd7-e6 -0.15/21 ]
43.Bc3-b4 Diagram [ 43.Kh1-g1!?Rf2-d2+ 44.Bc3xd4 Rd2xd445.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-g6 46.Rc7xa7Rd4xe4 47.Ra7-e7" ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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182
+ + + ++ +k+ +
+ P + ++ + r +p + + +p++ +R+ P + + + ++ + +K+
183
+ + + +p + + kp pR+ + ++ +Pp P
+ lP+p++ L + P + + r ++ + + +K
x64: 43.Bc3xd4 Diagram
(Diagram 184)
e5xd4 44.Kh1-g1 Rf2-f7 45.Rc6-c4d4-d3 46.Rc4-d4 Kg7-f8 47.Rd4xd3a7-a5 48.Rd3-b3 Rf7-b7 49.Rb3-a3Rb7-e7 50.Ra3-b3 a5-a4 51.Rb3xb6Re7xe4 52.Kg1-f2 Re4-d4 53.d5-d6a4-a3 54.Rb6-a6 Rd4-d3 55.Ra6-a7-0.17/17 ]
43...Rf2-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:43...Rf2-f7 44.Kh1-g2 a7-a545.Bb4-c3 a5-a4 46.d5-d6 Rf7-f2+47.Kg2-g1 Rf2-d2+ 48.Bc3xd4
184
+ + + +p + + kp
pR+ + ++ +Pp P + LP+p++ + + P + + r ++ + + +K
185
+ + + +p + + kp pR+ + ++ +Pp P
L lP+p++ + + P + + r ++ + + +K
Rd2xd4 49.Rc6xb6 Rd4xe450.Rb6-b7+ Kg7-g6 Diagram
(Diagram 186)
51.d6-d7 Re4-d4 52.Rb7-a7 Kg6xg553.Kg1-f2 Kg5-f5 54.Kf2-e3 a4-a355.Ra7xa3 Rd4xd7 56.Ra3-a8 Rd7-d657.Ra8-h8 h7-h6 58.Rh8-e8 Diagram
(Diagram 187)
Rd6-b6 59.Re8-f8+ Rb6-f6 60.Rf8-e8Rf6-d6 61.Re8-f8+ Rd6-f6 62.Rf8-e8-0.77/19 ]44.Rc6-e6 [ 44.Bb4-c3
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186
+ + + ++R+ + +p
+ P +k++ + p P p+ +r+p++ + + P + + + ++ + + K
187
+ +R+ ++ + + + + r + p+ + pk+
+ + +p++ + K P + + + ++ + + +
Diagram
(Diagram 188)
b6-b5 45.d5-d6 Bd4xc3 46.Rc6xc3Rf7-f1+ 47.Kh1-g2 Rf1-d1 48.Rc3-c7+Kg7-g6" ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:44.Kh1-g2 a7-a5 45.Bb4-c3 a5-a446.d5-d6 Rf7-f2+ 47.Kg2-g1 Rf2-f8+48.Bc3xd4 e5xd4 49.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-g650.d6-d7 Diagram
Rf8-d8 51.Kg1-f2 a4-a3 52.Rc7-a7Kg6xg5 53.Kf2-e2 Kg5-f6 54.Ke2-d3a3-a2 55.Ra7xa2 Rd8xd7 56.Ra2-a6Rd7-d6 57.Ra6-a7 Diagram
188
+ + + +p + +rkp
pR+ + ++ +Pp P + lP+p++ L + P + + + ++ + + +K
189
+ + r ++ RP+ +p p + +k++ + + P
p+ pP+p++ + + P + + + ++ + + K
190
+ + + +R + + +p p r k ++ + + + + pP+p++ +K+ P
+ + + ++ + + +
h7-h5 58.Ra7-h7 -0.59/16 ]
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195
+ + + +pr+ + kp
pR+ + ++ +Pp P L lP+p++ + + P + + + ++ + + +K
196
+ + + ++r+ + kp pR+ + +p +Pp P
L lP+p++ + + P + + + ++ + + +K
52.Rc7-c6+ Kg6-g7 53.Rc6-c7 Bg5-d854.Rc7-a7 Rf7-f3 55.Bb4-a5 Rf3-f8
56.Kh1-g2 Kg7-f6 57.Ra7-a8 Kf6-e658.Ra8xd8 Rf8xd8 59.Ba5xd8 Ke6xd760.Bd8-f6 Diagram
(Diagram 197)
Kd7-d6 -1.25/21 ]46.d5-d6??Diagram [ 46.Bb4-c3 Bd4xc3
47.d5-d6-+ Diagram
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Bb4-a3Diagram
b6-b5 47.d5-d6 Bd4-b6 48.Ba3-c5Bb6-d8 49.Rc6-c8 Rb7-d7 50.Kh1-g2
197
+ + + ++ +k+ +p
+ + L ++p+ p + p+ +P+p++ + + P + + +K++ + + +
198
+ + + ++r+ + kp pRP + +p + p P
+ +P+p++ l + P + + + ++ + + +K
199
+ + + ++r+ + kp pR+ + +p +Pp P + lP+p+L + + P
+ + + ++ + + +K
Kg7-g6 51.Kg2-f2 Kg6xg5 Diagram
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200
+Rl + ++ +r+ +p
+ P + +ppL p k + +P+p++ + + P + + K ++ + + +
52.Kf2-e2 Kg5-f6 53.Ke2-d3 h7-h554.Rc8-b8 b5-b4 55.Kd3-c4 h5-h456.g3xh4 g4-g3 57.Kc4-d5 g3-g258.Bc5-g1 Bd8-e7 -1.19/19 ]
201
+ + + +
+r+ + kp pRP + +p + p P L lP+p++ + + P + + + ++ + + +K
terrible, but the game is lost in anycase 46...a5xb4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...a5xb4 47.Kh1-g2
b4-b3 48.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-f8 49.Rc7-c8+Kf8-f7 50.Rc8-c1 b3-b2 51.Rc1-b1Rb7-d7 52.Kg2-f1 Rd7xd6 53.Kf1-e2Kf7-g6 54.Ke2-d2 Kg6xg5 55.Kd2-c2
Rd6-c6+ 56.Kc2-d1 Rc6-c357.Rb1xb2 Rc3xg3 58.Rb2-h2 h7-h559.Kd1-e1 Rg3-e3+ 60.Ke1-f1Re3xe4 61.Rh2-d2 h5-h4 62.Kf1-g2
h4-h3+ 63.Kg2-g3 Bd4-e3 64.Rd2-d1Be3-f4+ 65.Kg3-f2 g4-g3+ 66.Kf2-g1Bf4-e3+ 67.Kg1-h1 -8.91/18 ]
202
+ + + ++r+ + kp pRP + ++ + p P p lP+p++ + + P
+ + + ++ + + +K
47.Rc6-c7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:47.Kh1-g2 b4-b3 48.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-f849.Rc7-c1 b3-b2 50.Rc1-b1 Rb7-d751.Kg2-f1 Rd7xd6 52.Kf1-e1 Kf8-f753.Ke1-e2 Kf7-g6 54.Ke2-d2 Kg6xg555.Kd2-c2 Rd6-c6+ 56.Kc2-d1 Rc6-c357.Rb1xb2 Rc3xg3 58.Rb2-h2 h7-h559.Kd1-e1 Rg3-e3+ 60.Ke1-f1Re3xe4 61.Rh2-d2 h5-h4 62.Kf1-g2h4-h3+ 63.Kg2-g3 Bd4-e3 64.Rd2-d1Be3-f4+ 65.Kg3-f2 g4-g3+ 66.Kf2-g1Bf4-e3+ 67.Kg1-h1 -8.75/19 ]47...Kg7-f8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 47...Kg7-f8 48.Kh1-g2 b4-b3
49.Rc7-c1 b3-b2 50.Rc1-b1 Rb7-d751.Kg2-f1 Rd7xd6 52.Kf1-e2 Kf8-f753.Ke2-d2 Kf7-g6 54.Kd2-c2 Rd6-c6+55.Kc2-d2 Kg6xg5 56.Kd2-d1 Rc6-c357.Rb1xb2 Rc3xg3 58.Rb2-h2 h7-h559.Kd1-e2 b6-b5 60.Ke2-d2 h5-h4-7.77/15 Diagram
(Diagram 203)
]48.Rc7xb7 Diagram [ 48.g5-g6what else? h7xg6 49.d6-d7-+
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+ + k ++R+ + +p
p P + ++ + p P + lP+p++p+ + P + + + ++ + + +K
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.g5-g6 b3-b2
50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 51.Rf7-f1 h7xg652.Kh1-g2 Ke8-d7 53.Rf1-b1 Kd7xd654.Kg2-f1 Kd6-c5 55.Kf1-e2 Kc5-c456.Ke2-d2 Kc4-b3 57.Rb1-d1 Kb3-a258.Kd2-e1 b2-b1Q 59.Rd1xb1 Ka2xb160.Ke1-d2 b6-b5 61.Kd2-d3 Kb1-a262.Kd3-d2 Ka2-b3 63.Kd2-d3 b5-b464.Kd3-d2 Kb3-b2 65.Kd2-e1 Kb2-a266.Ke1-e2 Ka2-b1 67.Ke2-f1 Kb1-a268.Kf1-e2 Ka2-b1 -9.86/12 ]49...Kf8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:49...Kf8-f7 50.d6-d7 b3-b2 51.Rb8-f8+Kf7-e6 52.d7-d8N+ Ke6-e7 53.Rf8-f1Ke7xd8 54.Rf1-d1 Kd8-d7 55.Kh1-g2Kd7-d6 56.Rd1-b1 Kd6-c5 57.Kg2-f1Kc5-c4 58.Kf1-e2 Kc4-b3 59.Ke2-d3
Bd4-f2 60.Kd3-e2 Bf2xg3 61.Rb1-g1Kb3-c2 62.g5-g6 h7xg6 63.Rg1xg3b2-b1Q 64.Rg3-g1 Qb1-b5+65.Ke2-f2 Qb5-c5+ 66.Kf2-f1 Qc5-c4+67.Kf1-g2 Qc4-e2+ 68.Kg2-h1 b6-b569.Rg1-a1 Qe2xe4+ 70.Kh1-h2Qe4-f4+ 71.Kh2-h1 b5-b4 72.Ra1-a2+Kc2-c3 73.Kh1-g2 b4-b3 74.Ra2-a5Qf4-e4+ 75.Kg2-g1 b3-b2 -10.73/26 ]
50.d6-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:50.d6-d7 b3-b2 51.Rb8-f8+ Kf7-e652.d7-d8N+ Ke6-e7 53.Rf8-f1 Ke7xd854.Rf1-d1 Kd8-d7 55.Kh1-g2 Kd7-d6
56.Rd1-b1 Kd6-c6 57.Kg2-f1 Kc6-c558.Kf1-e1 Kc5-c4 59.Ke1-d2 Kc4-b360.Rb1-d1 Bd4-f2 61.Kd2-e2 Bf2xg362.Rd1-d3+ Kb3-a2 63.Rd3xg3
b2-b1Q 64.Rg3-e3 b6-b5 65.Ke2-f2Qb1-b2+ 66.Re3-e2 Qb2xe2+67.Kf2xe2 b5-b4 68.Ke2-f2 b4-b369.Kf2-g3 b3-b2 70.Kg3xg4 b2-b1Q71.Kg4-f5 Qb1-b2 72.g5-g6 h7xg6+73.Kf5xg6 Ka2-b3 74.Kg6-f5 Qb2-d475.Kf5-e6 Qd4xe4 76.Ke6-d6 Kb3-c477.Kd6-e6 Qe4-d5+ 78.Ke6-f6-10.86/27 ]50...b3-b2 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 50...b3-b2 51.Rb8-f8+ Kf7-e6
52.d7-d8N+ Ke6-e7 53.Rf8-f1 Ke7xd854.Rf1-d1 Kd8-d7 55.Kh1-g2 Kd7-d656.Rd1-b1 Kd6-c6 57.Kg2-f1 Kc6-c558.Kf1-e1 Kc5-c4 59.Ke1-d2 Kc4-b360.Rb1-d1 Bd4-f2 61.Kd2-e2 Bf2xg362.Rd1-d3+ Kb3-a2 63.Rd3xg3b2-b1Q 64.Rg3-e3 b6-b5 65.Ke2-f2Qb1-b2+ 66.Re3-e2 Qb2xe2+67.Kf2xe2 b5-b4 68.Ke2-f2 b4-b369.Kf2-g3 b3-b2 70.Kg3xg4 b2-b1Q71.Kg4-f5 Qb1-b2 72.Kf5-f6 Qb2-h273.Kf6-e6 Qh2-f4 74.Ke6-d5 Ka2-b375.Kd5-e6 Qf4xe4 76.Ke6-d6Qe4-d4+ 77.Kd6-e6 Kb3-c4 -10.76/25 ]51.Rb8-f8+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 51.Rb8-f8+ Kf7-e6 52.d7-d8N+
Ke6-e7 53.Rf8-f1 Ke7xd8 54.Rf1-d1Kd8-d7 55.Kh1-g2 Kd7-d6 56.Rd1-b1
Kd6-c6 57.Kg2-f1 Kc6-c5 58.Kf1-e1Kc5-c4 59.Ke1-d2 Kc4-b3 60.Rb1-d1Bd4-f2 61.Kd2-e2 Bf2xg3 62.Rd1-d3+Kb3-a2 63.Rd3xg3 b2-b1Q 64.Rg3-e3b6-b5 65.Ke2-f2 Qb1-b2+ 66.Re3-e2Qb2xe2+ 67.Kf2xe2 b5-b4 68.Ke2-f2b4-b3 69.Kf2-g3 b3-b2 70.Kg3xg4b2-b1Q 71.Kg4-f5 Qb1-b2 72.Kf5-f6Qb2-h2 73.Kf6-e6 Qh2-f4 74.Ke6-d5
Ka2-b3 75.Kd5-e6 Qf4xe4 76.Ke6-d6Qe4-d4+ 77.Kd6-e6 Kb3-c4 -10.83/26 ]51...Kf7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:51...Kf7-e6 52.d7-d8N+ Ke6-e7
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210
+ + + ++ + + +p
+ +K+ ++ + p P + +q+ ++k+ + + + + + ++ + + +
71.Rg1-a1 Qe2xe4+ 72.Kh1-h2Qe4-f4+ 73.Kh2-h1 b5-b4 74.Ra1-a2+Kc2-c3 75.Kh1-g2 b4-b3 76.Ra2-a5b3-b2 77.Ra5-c5+ Kc3-d4 -10.74/25 ]
211
+ N + +
+ + k +p p + + ++ + p P + lP+p++ + + P p + + ++ + +R+K
53...Ke7xd8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:53...Ke7xd8 54.Kh1-g2 Kd8-c755.Rf1-d1 Kc7-d6 56.Kg2-f1 Kd6-c557.Kf1-e2 Kc5-c4 58.g5-g6 h7xg659.Ke2-d2 Kc4-b3 60.Kd2-d3 Bd4-f261.Kd3-e2 Bf2xg3 62.Rd1-d3+ Kb3-a263.Rd3xg3 b2-b1Q 64.Rg3xg4 b6-b5
65.Ke2-f2 Qb1-c2+ 66.Kf2-g3 b5-b467.Rg4xg6 Qc2-d3+ 68.Kg3-g4Qd3xe4+ 69.Kg4-g5 Qe4xg6+70.Kg5xg6 b4-b3 71.Kg6-f5 b3-b2
72.Kf5-e4 b2-b1Q+ 73.Ke4xe5Qb1-d3 74.Ke5-f6 Ka2-b3 75.Kf6-e6Qd3-d4 76.Ke6-f5 Qd4-e3 77.Kf5-f6Qe3-f4+ 78.Kf6-e7 Qf4-e5+
79.Ke7-d7 Kb3-c4 -10.00/17 ]54.Rf1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:54.Kh1-g2 Kd8-c7 55.g5-g6 h7xg656.Rf1-d1 Kc7-d6 57.Kg2-f1 Kd6-c558.Kf1-e2 Kc5-c4 59.Ke2-d2 Kc4-b360.Kd2-d3 Bd4-f2 61.Kd3-e2 Bf2xg362.Rd1-d3+ Kb3-a2 63.Rd3xg3b2-b1Q 64.Rg3xg4 b6-b5 65.Ke2-f2Qb1-c2+ 66.Kf2-g3 b5-b4 67.Rg4xg6Qc2-d3+ 68.Kg3-f2 b4-b3 69.Rg6-g7Qd3-d4+ 70.Kf2-f3 b3-b2 71.Rg7-b7b2-b1Q 72.Rb7xb1 Ka2xb1 73.Kf3-e2Kb1-c2 74.Ke2-f3 Qd4-d3+ 75.Kf3-g4Qd3xe4+ 76.Kg4-h5 Qe4-f5+77.Kh5-h4 -10.01/18 ]54...Kd8-c7Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
54...Kd8-c7 55.Kh1-h2 Kc7-c656.Kh2-g2 Kc6-c5 57.Kg2-f1 Kc5-c458.Kf1-e2 Kc4-b3 59.Ke2-d3 Bd4-f260.Kd3-e2 Bf2xg3 61.Ke2-f1 Kb3-c262.Rb1xb2+ Kc2xb2 63.Kf1-g2 Bg3-f464.g5-g6 h7xg6 65.Kg2-f1 g4-g366.Kf1-e1 Kb2-c2 67.Ke1-f1 b6-b568.Kf1-e2 Kc2-b1 69.Ke2-f1 b5-b470.Kf1-g2 Kb1-c2 71.Kg2-f1 Kc2-b272.Kf1-e2 b4-b3 73.Ke2-f3 Kb2-b174.Kf3-g2 Kb1-c2 75.Kg2-h3 b3-b2-10.51/21 ]
(Diagram 212)
55.Kh1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:55.Kh1-h2 Kc7-c6 56.Kh2-g2 Kc6-c557.Kg2-f1 Kc5-c4 58.Kf1-e2 Kc4-b359.Ke2-d3 Bd4-f2 60.Kd3-e2 Bf2xg361.Rb1-g1 Bg3-f4 62.Ke2-f2 Kb3-c263.g5-g6 h7xg6 64.Kf2-e2 b2-b1Q
65.Rg1xb1 Kc2xb1 66.Ke2-f2 b6-b567.Kf2-f1 Kb1-b2 68.Kf1-e1 g4-g369.Ke1-f1 Kb2-b3 70.Kf1-g1 Kb3-c271.Kg1-g2 Kc2-b1 72.Kg2-f1 Kb1-b2
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 57
66.Rb1-d1 b2-b1Q 67.Rd1xb1 Kc2xb168.Ke2-f3 b5-b4 69.Kf3xg3 b4-b370.Kg3-g4 b3-b2 71.Kg4xg5 Kb1-c272.Kg5-f5 Kc2-d3 73.Kf5xe5 b2-b1Q
74.Ke5-f4 Qb1-h1 75.Kf4-e5 Qh1xe4+76.Ke5-d6 Qe4-e2 77.Kd6-d7Qe2-e5 -10.74/18 ]
216
+ + + ++ + + +p + + + +
+p+ p P + lP+p++k+K+ P p + + ++ + +R+
60...Kb3-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:60...Kb3-a2 61.Kd3-c2 b5-b462.Kc2-d3 b2-b1Q+ 63.Rf1xb1Ka2xb1 64.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c2 65.Kc4xb4Kc2-d3 66.Kb4-b5 Kd3xe4 67.Kb5-c6Ke4-f3 68.Kc6-d5 Kf3xg3 69.Kd5-e4Kg3-f2 70.Ke4-f5 g4-g3 71.Kf5-f6g3-g2 72.Kf6-e6 g2-g1Q 73.Ke6-d5Qg1-g2+ 74.Kd5-d6 Qg2xg575.Kd6-d5 Qg5-g1 76.Kd5-e6
Qg1-g4+ 77.Ke6-d5 Qg4-d7+78.Kd5-c4 e5-e4 79.Kc4-b3 e4-e380.Kb3-c4 e3-e2 -17.07/21 ]61.Kd3-c2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 61.Kd3-c2 b5-b4 62.Kc2-d3
b2-b1Q+ 63.Rf1xb1 Ka2xb164.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c2 65.Kc4xb4 Kc2-d366.Kb4-b5 Kd3xe4 67.Kb5-c6 Ke4-f368.Kc6-d5 Kf3xg3 69.Kd5-e4 Kg3-f2
70.Ke4-f5 g4-g3 71.Kf5-f6 g3-g272.Kf6-e6 g2-g1Q 73.Ke6-d5 Qg1-g2+74.Kd5-d6 Qg2xg5 75.Kd6-d5 Qg5-g176.Kd5-e6 Qg1-g4+ 77.Ke6-d5
Qg4-d7+ 78.Kd5-c4 e5-e4 79.Kc4-b3e4-e3 80.Kb3-c2 e3-e2 -17.47/22 ]
217
+ + + ++ + + +p + + + ++p+ p P + lP+p++ + + P kpK+ + +
+ + +R+
61...b5-b4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 61...b5-b4 62.Kc2-d3 b2-b1Q+
63.Rf1xb1 Ka2xb1 64.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c265.Kc4xb4 Kc2-d3 66.Kb4-b5 Kd3xe467.Kb5-c6 Ke4-f3 68.Kc6-d5 Kf3xg369.Kd5-e4 Kg3-f2 70.Ke4-f5 g4-g371.Kf5-f6 g3-g2 72.Kf6-e6 g2-g1Q73.Ke6-d5 Qg1-g2+ 74.Kd5-d6Qg2xg5 75.Kd6-d5 Qg5-g1 76.Kd5-e6Qg1-g4+ 77.Ke6-d5 Qg4-d7+78.Kd5-c4 e5-e4 79.Kc4-b3 e4-e380.Kb3-c2 e3-e2 -16.71/19 ]
(Diagram 218)
62.g5-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:62.Kc2-d3 b2-b1Q+ 63.Rf1xb1Ka2xb1 64.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c2 65.Kc4xb4Kc2-d3 66.Kb4-a4 Bd4-f2 67.Ka4-b5Bf2xg3 68.Kb5-c6 Kd3xe4 69.Kc6-d6Bg3-f4 70.g5-g6 h7xg6 71.Kd6-e6g4-g3 72.Ke6-f6 g3-g2 73.Kf6xg6g2-g1Q+ 74.Kg6-f7 Qg1-a7+75.Kf7-f6 Qa7-a6+ 76.Kf6-g7 Ke4-f3
77.Kg7-f7 e5-e4 78.Kf7-f8 Qa6-f6+79.Kf8-e8 e4-e3 80.Ke8-d7 e3-e2-16.92/20 ]62...h7xg6 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 62...h7xg6 63.Kc2-d3
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 58
218
+ + + ++ + + +p
+ + + ++ + p P p lP+p++ + + P kpK+ + ++ + +R+
b2-b1Q+ 64.Rf1xb1 Ka2xb165.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c2 66.Kc4xb4 Kc2-d367.Kb4-b5 Bd4-f2 68.Kb5-c6 Kd3xe469.Kc6-d6 Bf2xg3 70.Kd6-e6 Bg3-e171.Ke6-f6 g4-g3 72.Kf6xg6 g3-g273.Kg6-f6 g2-g1Q 74.Kf6-f7 Qg1-g575.Kf7-e6 Qg5-g8+ 76.Ke6-d7Qg8-d5+ 77.Kd7-e7 Be1-h4+78.Ke7-f8 Qd5-d7 79.Kf8-g8 Bh4-d8-14.44/15 ]63.Rf1-h1 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 63.Kc2-d3b2-b1Q+ 64.Rf1xb1 Ka2xb165.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c2 66.Kc4xb4 Kc2-d367.Kb4-b5 Bd4-f2 68.Kb5-c6 Kd3xe469.Kc6-d6 Bf2xg3 70.Kd6-e6 Bg3-e171.Ke6-f6 g4-g3 72.Kf6xg6 g3-g273.Kg6-f7 g2-g1Q 74.Kf7-e6 Qg1-g8+
75.Ke6-e7 Be1-h4+ 76.Ke7-d7Qg8-d5+ 77.Kd7-c8 Qd5-c6+78.Kc8-b8 Bh4-d8 -14.69/16 ]
(Diagram 219)
63...b4-b3+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 63...b4-b3+ 64.Kc2-d3
b2-b1Q+ 65.Rh1xb1 Ka2xb1
66.Kd3-c4 b3-b2 67.Kc4-d5 Kb1-c168.Kd5-e6 b2-b1Q 69.Ke6-d7 Qb1-b670.Kd7-e7 Bd4-e3 71.Ke7-d7 Be3-c572.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+ 73.Kc8-b8
219
+ + + ++ + + +
+ + +p++ + p + p lP+p++ + + P kpK+ + ++ + + +R
Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8 Qd7-a7# -#12/28 ]
220
+ + + ++ + + + + + +p+
+ + p + + lP+p++p+ + P kpK+ + ++ + + +R
64.Kc2-d3 [ 64.Kc2-d2 does not save
the day b2-b1Q 65.Rh1xb1 Ka2xb166.Kd2-d3 b3-b2 67.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c168.Kc4-d5 b2-b1Q 69.Kd5-e6 Qb1xe470.Ke6-d6 Qe4-b7 71.Kd6-e6Qb7-c6+ 72.Ke6-e7 e5-e4 73.Ke7-f7Qc6-f6+ 74.Kf7-e8 Qf6-e6+ 75.Ke8-f8Qe6-d7 76.Kf8-g8 Qd7-g7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 64.Kc2-d2
b2-b1Q 65.Rh1xb1 Ka2xb1 66.Kd2-d3
b3-b2 67.Kd3-c4 Kb1-c1 68.Kc4-d5b2-b1Q 69.Kd5-d6 Qb1-b6+70.Kd6-e7 Bd4-e3 71.Ke7-d7 Be3-c572.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+ 73.Kc8-b8
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Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8 Qd7-a7# -#11/29 ]64...b2-b1Q+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 64...b2-b1Q+ 65.Rh1xb1
Ka2xb1 66.Kd3-c4 b3-b2 67.Kc4-d5
Kb1-c1 68.Kd5-e6 b2-b1Q 69.Ke6-d7Qb1-b6 70.Kd7-e7 Bd4-e3 71.Ke7-d7Be3-c5 72.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+ 73.Kc8-b8Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8 Qd7-a7# -#11/26 ]
221
+ + + ++ + + + + + +p++ + p + + lP+p++p+K+ P k+ + + ++q+ + +R
65.Rh1xb1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:65.Rh1xb1 Ka2xb1 66.Kd3-c4 b3-b267.Kc4-d5 Kb1-c1 68.Kd5-e6 b2-b1Q69.Ke6-d7 Qb1-b6 70.Kd7-e7 Bd4-e371.Ke7-d7 Be3-c5 72.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+73.Kc8-b8 Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8Qd7-a7# -#10/27 ]65...Ka2xb1Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
65...Ka2xb1 66.Kd3-c4 b3-b2
67.Kc4-d5 Kb1-c1 68.Kd5-e6 b2-b1Q69.Ke6-d7 Qb1-b6 70.Kd7-e7 Bd4-e371.Ke7-d7 Be3-c5 72.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+73.Kc8-b8 Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8Qd7-a7# -#10/24 ]
(Diagram 222)
66.Kd3-d2 [ 66.Kd3-c4 doesn't get the
cat off the tree b3-b2 67.Kc4-d5Kb1-c1 68.Kd5-d6 b2-b1Q 69.Kd6-e7Qb1-d3 70.Ke7-d7 Qd3-b5+71.Kd7-e6 Qb5-e8+ 72.Ke6-f6
222
+ + + ++ + + +
+ + +p++ + p + + lP+p++p+K+ P + + + ++k+ + +
Qe8-c6+ 73.Kf6-e7 Bd4-c5+74.Ke7-f7 Qc6xe4 75.Kf7-e6 Qe4-c6+76.Ke6-f7 e5-e4 77.Kf7-g7 Bc5-d4+78.Kg7-f7 Qc6-f6+ 79.Kf7-e8 Qf6-e6+80.Ke8-f8 Qe6-d7 81.Kf8-g8Qd7-g7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:66.Kd3-c4 b3-b2 67.Kc4-d5 Kb1-c168.Kd5-e6 b2-b1Q 69.Ke6-d7 Qb1-b670.Kd7-e7 Bd4-e3 71.Ke7-d7 Be3-c572.Kd7-c8 Qb6-c6+ 73.Kc8-b8Qc6-d7 74.Kb8-a8 Qd7-a7# -#9/25 ]66...b3-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:66...b3-b2 67.Kd2-d3 Kb1-a268.Kd3-d2 b2-b1Q 69.Kd2-e2 Qb1-c170.Ke2-d3 Qc1-d1+ 71.Kd3-c4Qd1-b3# -#6/21 ]67.Kd2-d3 Diagram[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67.Kd2-d1
Kb1-a2 68.Kd1-e1 b2-b1Q+69.Ke1-e2 Qb1-c1 70.Ke2-d3Qc1-d1+ 71.Kd3-c4 Qd1-b3# -#5/20 ]
(Diagram 223)
67...Kb1-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:67...Kb1-a2 68.Kd3-d2 b2-b1Q69.Kd2-e2 Qb1-c1 70.Ke2-d3
Qc1-d1+ 71.Kd3-c4 Qd1-b3# -#5/17 ]68.Kd3-c4 Diagram [ 68.Kd3-d2cannot change destiny b2-b1Q
69.Kd2-e2 Ka2-b3 70.Ke2-d2 Bd4-c3+
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+ + + ++ + + +
+ +K+p++ + p + + lP+p++ + + q k+ + + ++ + + +
75.Kd5-c6 g2-g1Q 76.Kc6-d6 Qg1-g477.Kd6-c6 Qf7-d7# -#7/24 ]71...Qg3-f4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 71...Qg3-f4+ 72.Kf6-e6 g4-g3
73.Ke6-d6 g3-g2 74.Kd6-d5 Qf4-f7+75.Kd5-c6 g2-g1Q 76.Kc6-d6 Qg1-g477.Kd6-c6 Qf7-d7# -#7/23 ]
228
+ + + ++ + + + + + Kp++ + p + + lPqp++ + + + k+ + + ++ + + +
72.Kf6-g7 [ 72.Kf6-e6 cannot changewhat is in store for White g4-g3
73.Ke6-d7 Qf4xe4 74.Kd7-e6 g3-g275.Ke6-f7 Qe4-b7+ 76.Kf7-e6 g2-g1Q
77.Ke6-f6 e5-e4+ 78.Kf6-e6 Qg1-f179.Ke6-d6 Qf1-f6# ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 72.Kf6-e6 g4-g3 73.Ke6-d6
g3-g2 74.Kd6-d5 Qf4-f7+ 75.Kd5-c6
g2-g1Q 76.Kc6-d6 Qg1-g4 77.Kd6-c6Qf7-d7# -#6/22 ]72...Qf4xe4 Diagram[ 72...Qf4xe4 73.Kg7-f7 g4-g374.Kf7-e8 Qe4-b7 75.Ke8-f8 g3-g2
76.Kf8-g8 g2-g1Q 77.Kg8-f8 Qg1-g478.Kf8-g8 Qg4-c8# ; 72...g4-g373.Kg7-g8 Qf4-f6 74.Kg8-h7 g3-g275.Kh7-g8 g2-g1Q 76.Kg8-h7Qg1-h2+ 77.Kh7-g8 Qh2-h8#Diagram
229
+ + +Kq
+ + + + + + qp++ + p + + lP+ ++ + + + k+ + + ++ + + +
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 72...Bd4-c573.Kg7xg6 g4-g3 74.Kg6-h5 g3-g275.Kh5-g6 g2-g1Q+ 76.Kg6-h5Qf4-h2# -#5/19 Diagram
(Diagram 230)
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(Diagram 231)
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Rf8-d8 23.Rd1-d3 Rd4xd3 24.c2xd3Qb6-d6 25.Re1-e3 Kg8-f8 26.Re3-g3Qd6-d4+ 27.Kg1-f1 Qd4-a1+28.Kf1-f2 Qa1xa2+ Jozsa,C (2180)-
Katai,D (2211)/Hungary 2007/EXT2008/0-1 (42) ]14...a6-a5 15.c2-c4N[ RR 15.Bc1-g5 Rf8-e8 16.Ra1-d1Qd8-c7 17.Qe1-e3 Bb7-a6 18.Rf1-e1Nf6-g4 19.Qe3-f3 Qc7-a7+ 20.Bg5-e3Ng4xe3 21.Qf3xe3 Qa7xe3+22.Re1xe3 Nd7-f6 23.Na4-b6 Ra8-b824.Nb6-d5 Nf6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Ba6-b526.Rd5xb5 Rb8xb5 27.Bb3-a4 Re8-b828.Ba4xb5 Rb8xb5 29.Re3-d3 Rb5-c5Armanda,I (2331)-Muhvic,D (2252)/Rijeka 2001/EXT 2002/0-1 (65) ]
15...Qd8-c7 16.Qe1-e2 Rf8-c8Diagram
234
r+r+ +k++lqnlppp
+ p n +p + pP+ NpP+P+ ++L+ + N PP +Q+PPR L +RK
17.Bc1-g5 Nd7-c5 The pressure one4 grows 18.Ra1-c1 h7-h6 19.Bg5-e3
Nc5-d7 20.Be3-f2 Ra8-a6 last bookmove 21.Rc1-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 21.Rf1-d1 Qc7-c6 22.c4-c5
Nd7xc5 23.Na4xc5 d6xc5 24.Bb3-d5Nf6xd5 25.e4xd5 Qc6-f6 26.Ng3-e4Qf6xf5 27.Bf2xc5 Be7-g5 28.Ne4xg5
Qf5xg5 29.Bc5-e3 Qg5-f5 30.Rd1-f1Qf5-g6 31.Rc1xc8+ Bb7xc8 -0.31/14 ]21...Qc7-b8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 21...Qc7-c6 22.Rf1-e1
Ra6-a8 23.Rc2-d2 Bb7-a6 24.Rd2-c2Rc8-c7 25.h2-h3 Ra8-c8 26.Ng3-h5Nf6xh5 27.Qe2xh5 Be7-g5 28.Qh5-f3Bg5-f4 29.Re1-d1 Ba6-b7 30.Rc2-e2
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235
qr+ +k++l+nlpp r+ p n pp + pP+ NpP+P+ +
+L+ + N PPR+QLPP+ + +RK
22.Rf1-e1 last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rc2-c1 Ra6-a8
23.Rf1-d1 Bb7-c6 24.h2-h3 Qb8-b725.Bb3-c2 Rc8-d8 26.Kg1-h1 Nd7-c527.Na4xc5 d6xc5 28.Bf2-g1 a5-a429.Rc1-a1 a4-a3 -0.18/14 ]22...Qb8-a8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 22...Bb7-c6 23.Rc2-c1
Ra6-a8 24.Bb3-c2 Qb8-c7 25.Ng3-f1Rc8-d8 26.Nf1-d2 Ra8-c8 27.Rc1-d1Nd7-c5 28.Na4xc5 d6xc5 29.Nd2-b3Qc7-b6 30.Rd1-d3 -0.29/15 Diagram
(Diagram 236)
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(Diagram 237)
23.Qe2-d3 [ 23.Rc2-c1 Bb7-c6! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.h2-h3
DiagramNd7-c5 24.Na4xc5 d6xc5 25.Rc2-d2Ra6-d6 26.Rd2xd6 Be7xd6 27.Bb3-c2Bd6-e7 28.Ng3-h5 Nf6xh5 29.Qe2xh5
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249
+ + +k+q + lpp
r+l+ + pp +rpP+ Np + + ++ +Q+ + PP NK+PP+ RLR +
Rc4-c2 -4.52/14 ]32...Be7-g5 Diagram[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Rd5xd2+33.Ke2xd2 Qa7-f2+ 34.Bd1-e2 Bc6-e435.Rc1-c8+ Kg8-h7 36.Rc8-c5Be7xc5 37.Na4xc5 Ra6-d6+38.Nc5-d3 Be4xd3 39.Qb3xd3Rd6xd3+ 40.Kd2xd3 Qf2xe1 41.f5-f6g7xf6 42.Kd3-e3 Qe1-g1+ 43.Ke3-d2Qg1xg2 -12.93/11 ]
250
+ + +k+q + +pp r+l+ + pp +rpPl
Np + + ++Q+ + + PP NK+PP+ RLR +
33.Rc1-c2 [ 33.Nd2-e4 the onlychance to get some counterplay
Bg5xc1 34.Ke2-f1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 33.Nd2-e4 Bg5xc1 34.Ke2-f1Diagram
Bc1-d2 35.Re1-e2 Qa7-d4 36.Qb3-f3
251
+ + +k+q + +pp
r+l+ + pp +rpP+ Np +N+ ++Q+ + + PP + +PP+ lLRK+
Bd2-f4 37.Bd1-b3 Bf4xh2 38.Re2-e3Bc6-b5+ 39.Kf1-f2 Bh2-f4 40.Bb3xd5Bf4xe3+ 41.Qf3xe3 Qd4xd542.Ne4-c5 Ra6-c6 43.Kf2-g3 Qd5xa2-6.55/14 Diagram
252
+ + +k++ + +pp +r+ + pplN pP+ Np + + ++ + Q K qP + +P+
+ + + +
] 33...Bg5xd2 Diagram [ 33...Bg5xd234.Na4-c5 Bd2xe1 35.Ke2xe1Rd5xc5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:33...Bg5xd2 34.Rc2-c5 Bd2xe135.Qb3-e3 Bc6-b5+ 36.Ke2xe1Bb5xa4 37.Bd1xa4 Qa7xc5
38.Qe3xc5 Rd5xc5 39.Ke1-e2 Rc5-d540.Ba4-b3 Rd5-d4 41.Ke2-e1Rd4-e4+ 42.Ke1-f2 Ra6-d6 43.Kf2-f3Re4-f4+ 44.Kf3-e2 Rf4xf5 45.Bb3-c2
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259
+r+k+r++p+llp+
+ ppp +pP+ + + P+P+Pq p+ NQ+ +P + N PP++ + R RK
x64: 21.Re1-e2 Ke8-f8 22.Nd2-f3
f6-f5 23.Rg1-e1 Rc8-c5 24.Re2-c2Kf8-g7 25.e4xf5 Qf4xc4 26.Qd3-d1Rc5xf5 27.Re1-e4 Qc4-c5 Diagram
260
+ + +r+
+p+llpk + pp+ +pPq +r+ P+ +R+ p+ N +N+P +R+ PP++ +Q+ +K
28.Qd1-d2 Rf5xf3 29.g2xf3 Qc5-f530.Re4-g4+ Kg7-h7 31.Kh1-g2 d6-d532.Rc2-c1 Be7-f6 0.18/17 ]
(Diagram 261)
21...b7-b6 [ 21...Rc8-c7 22.Nd2-f3= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...f6-f5Diagram
22.Nc3-e2 Qf4-e5 23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-f824.e4xf5 Qe5xf5 25.Nd2-e4 d6-d5
261
+r+k+r++p+llp+
+ ppp +pP+ + + P+P+Pq p+ NQ+ +P + N PP++ + +RRK
262
+r+k+r++p+llp+ + pp+ +pP+ +p+
P+P+Pq p+ NQ+ +P + N PP++ + +RRK
26.c4xd5 e6xd5 27.Qd3xd5 Qf5xd528.Rd1xd5 Bd7-e6 29.Rd5-d4 Rc8-c2
30.Ne2-f4 Be6-b3 31.Nf4-d5 Bb3xd532.Rd4xd5 Rc2-c4 33.Rg1-e1 Rc4xa434.Rd5-d7 0.13/16 ]22.Nc3-e2[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nd2-f3Diagram
(Diagram 263)
Qf4-h6 23.Rf1-d1 Rc8-c7 24.Rd1-d2
Ke8-f8 25.Nc3-e2 Qh6-h7 26.Rg1-c1Rc7-c5 27.Ne2-f4 Qh7-g7 28.Rc1-g1f6-f5 29.Rg1-d1 f5xe4 30.Qd3xe40.30/16 ]22...Qf4-h6 Diagram
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280
+ +l+r++ + +pk
+ Qp+ +pPp +q+ P+ + P p+ + + +P + +N+P++ +R+ +K
281
+ +lkr++ + lp+ N ppp qpPr + +
P+ +PP p+ +Q+ +P + +N+P++ + +RRK
282
+ +lkr++ + lp+q N ppp +pPr +P+ P+ +P+ p+ +Q+ +P
+ +N+P++ + +RRK
Qg7-f7 32.Rg4xh4 Rc5-g5 33.g2-g4
Rg5-c5 34.Ne2-f4 1.08/13 Diagram
283
+ +lkr+
+ + lq+ N ppp +pPr + + P+ +PNPR+ +Q+ +P + + + ++ + +R+K
]
284
+ +lkr++ + lp+ N pp+ q
pPr +p+ P+ +PP p+ +Q+ +P + +N+P++ + +RRK
27.e4xf5+- Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 27.e4xf5 Rc5xf5 28.Rf1-c1
Qh6-h8 29.Rc1-c8 Kf8-g7 30.Nb6-c4Rf5-d5 31.Qd3-f3 Be7-f6 32.Ne2-c3Rd5-c5 33.Rc8xc5 d6xc5 34.Nc4xa5Kg7-f8 35.Nc3-e4 Diagram
(Diagram 285)
Bf6-d4 36.Rg1-c1 Qh8-g737.Ne4xc5 1.14/15 ]27...Rc5xf5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 27...e6xf5 28.Rf1-e1 Be7-d8
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289
+ +r+ ++ +l+ +
+ kp+p+pP+ + + P+ + P p+ + + +P + +N+P++ R + K
290
+ +lkr++ + lp+ N pp+ qpP+ +r+
P+ + P p+ +Q+ +P + +N+P++ R + RK
Rg8xg6 32.Rg1-c1 Be8-d7 33.Nc8xe7Kf8xe7 34.Rc1xc5 Ke7-d6 35.Rc5-c1
Rg6-g8 36.Kh1-h2 Rg8-c8 Diagram
(Diagram 291)
37.Rc1-d1+ Kd6-c7 38.Ne2-c3 f7-f539.Nc3-e2 1.04/14 ]
(Diagram 292)
29.g2-g4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 29.Nb6-c8 Rf5-d5 30.Qd3xd5
e6xd5 31.Nc8xe7 Qh6-f6 32.Ne7xg8Qf6-d8 33.b5-b6 Qd8xb6 34.Ng8-e7
291
+r+ + ++ +l+p+
+ kp+ +pP+ + + P+ + P p+ + + +P + +N+PK+ R + +
292
+ +l+r++ + lpk N pp+ qpP+ +r+
P+ + P p+ +Q+ +P + +N+P++ R + RK
Be8xa4 35.Ne2-c3 Ba4-b3 36.Nc3xd5Bb3xd5 37.Ne7xd5 Qb6-b7 38.Rg1-d1
a5-a4 39.Rc1-b1 Qb7-c6 40.Rb1-b6Qc6-c2 41.Nd5-e3 2.82/15 ]
(Diagram 293)
29...Rf5-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:29...Rf5-c5 30.Rc1xc5 Diagram
(Diagram 294)
d6xc5 31.Nb6-c4 Be7-d8 32.Qd3-e3Qh6-h7 33.f4-f5 e6xf5 34.Nc4-d6Be8-d7 35.Nd6xf5+ Bd7xf5 36.g4xf5+
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305
+N+Qlr++ + +pk
+ +pq +pPp +P+ P+ + +Pp+ + + +P + +N+ ++ + + RK
Rd8-g8 43.Rg1-g2 e5-e4 44.b5-b6c4-c3 45.b6-b7 e4-e3 46.Rg2-c24.35/12 ]
306
+NQllr++ + +pk
+ +p+q+pPp +P+ P+ + +Pp+ + + +P + +N+ ++ + + RK
33...Qg6-h6 Diagram [ 33...Qg6-f6there is nothing better in the position
34.Qd8xe8 c5-c4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 33...Qg6-f6 34.Qd8xe8 Kg7-h7
35.b5-b6 Bf8-d6 36.Qe8-c6 Bd6-b837.Qc6xc5 e6xf5 38.b6-b7 Rg8-g539.Rg1-f1 Qf6-b2 40.Qc5-e7 Qb2-b341.Ne2-g1 Qb3-g3 42.Qe7xf7+
DiagramKh7-h6 4.78/13 ]34.g4-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:34.g4-g5 Qh6-h5 35.Rg1-g4 Kg7-h7
307
lN+ + ++P+ +Q+k
+ + + +p + +pr P+ + +Pp+ + + qP + + + ++ + +RNK
308
+NQllr++ + +pk + +p+ qpPp +P+
P+ + +Pp+ + + +P + +N+ ++ + + RK
36.Qd8xe8 Bf8-h6 37.g5-g6+ f7xg638.Qe8-e7+ Kh7-h8 39.f5xg6 Rg8xg6
40.Qe7-e8+ Kh8-g7 41.Nc8-e7Rg6xg4 42.Qe8xh5 Rg4xa443.Qh5xc5 Ra4-b4 44.Qc5-h5 Kg7-f845.Ne7-c6 Rb4-b1+ 46.Kh1-g2 Kf8-g747.Nc6xa5 Rb1-b4 48.Na5-c6 9.76/14]34...Qh6-h5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 34...Qh6-h5 35.Rg1-g4
Kg7-h8 36.Ne2-f4 Qh5-h7 37.g5-g6f7xg6 38.Rg4xh4 e6xf5 39.Rh4xh7+
Kh8xh7 40.Qd8xe8 Bf8-h641.Qe8-d7+ Rg8-g7 42.Qd7-d6Diagram
Bh6xf4 43.Qd6xf4 Rg7-f7 44.Kh1-g2
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+NQllr++ + +pk
+ + + +pPp +pPqP+ + +Rp+ + + +P + +N+ ++ + + +K
36.Ne2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:36.Ne2-f4 Rg8-h8 37.Nf4xh5+Diagram
314
+NQll r+ + +pk
+ + + +pPp +pPNP+ + +Rp+ + + +P + + + ++ + + +K
Rh8xh5 38.Qd8-f6+ Kg7-g839.Qf6xf5 c5-c4 40.Rg4-e4 Be8-d741.Qf5xd7 Rh5xg5 42.Qd7-d8 Rg5-g343.Nc8-e7+ Kg8-h7 44.Re4xh4+Bf8-h6 45.Rh4xh6+ Kh7xh646.Ne7-f5+ Kh6-g6 47.Nf5xg316.30/13 ]36...Qh5-h8 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 36...Kg7-h8 37.Nf4xh5
Bf8-g7 38.Nh5xg7 Be8-c6+ 39.b5xc6Rg8xd8 40.Ng7xf5 Kh8-h7 41.c6-c7Rd8xc8 42.Rg4xh4+ Kh7-g6 Diagram43.Nf5-e7+ Kg6xg5 44.Rh4-g4+
315
+r+ + ++ P +p+
+ + +k+p p +NP P+ + + R+ + + +P + + + ++ + + +K
Kg5-h5 45.Ne7xc8 f7-f5 46.Nc8-e7f5xg4 47.h3xg4+ Kh5xg4 48.c7-c8Q+Kg4-f4 49.Qc8xc5 Kf4-e4 50.Kh1-g2Ke4-d3 51.Qc5xa5 Kd3-d452.Ne7-c6+ Kd4-c4 53.Kg2-f3 Kc4-b354.Qa5-b4+ Kb3-c2 55.Qb4-c4+Kc2-d2 18.26/14 ]37.Qd8-f6+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Qd8-f6+Kg7-h7 38.Rg4xh4+ Bf8-h6 #3/9 ]37...Kg7-h7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 37...Kg7-h7 38.Rg4xh4+ Bf8-h6
#2/1 ]
(Diagram 316)
38.Rg4xh4+ Diagram [ 38.Rg4xh4+Bf8-h6 39.Rh4xh6# Diagram
(Diagram 317)
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Rg4xh4+Bf8-h6 #2/9 Diagram
(Diagram 318)
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331
r+ +r+k+p + +pl
+NL + p+ +N+l+ +PP pnq+Q+ p + P+ +P+L+R +R+ K
332
r+ +r+k+p + Npl + L + p+ +N+l+
+PP pnq+Q+ p + P+ +P+L+R +R+ K
28.Bd6xe5+ Ng4xe5 29.d4xe5 Re8-g830.Nf5xe3 Diagram
(Diagram 333)
f4xe3 31.Nd5xe3 Ra8-e8 32.Qb3-c3f7-f6 33.e5xf6 Qh2-f4+ 34.Bg2-f3Re8xe3 35.Qc3-d4 Re3xf3+ 36.e2xf3Qf4xf3+ 37.Kf1-e1 Rg8-e8+38.Ke1-d2 7.65/12 Diagram] 25...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Kg8-h8 Diagram26.Ne7xf5 Qh4-h2+ 27.Kg1-f1Re8-e6 28.Nc6-e7 Re6xe7 29.Rd1-b1Bg7xd4 30.Qb3-d1 Bd4xa1 31.Nf5xe7
333
r+ + +rkp + +p+
+ + + p+ +NP + +P+ p ++Q+ N + P+ +P+LqR +R+K+
334
+ +r+ kp + + + + + P p+ + + +
+PQ + ++ + +q+ P+ K + +R +R+ +
335
r+ +r+ kp + Npl +NL + p+ + +l+ +PP pnq+Q+ p +
P+ +P+L+R +R+ K
Qh2-h4 32.Qd1-e1 Qh4xe1+
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345
r+ +r+ kp + Npl
+ L + p+ + +N+ +PP p ++Q+ p + P+ +PnLqR +R+K+
Re8xe7 29.Nf5xe7 Nf2-e4 30.Qb3xe3Ne4-g3+ 31.Qe3xg3 f4xg3 32.Ne7-f5Ra8-d8 33.Bd6xg3 Qh2-h5 34.Nf5xg7Kh8xg7 35.c4-c5 Diagram
346
+ r + +
p + +pk + + + p+ P + +q + P + ++ + + L P+ +P+L+R +R+K+
Qh5-g6 36.Bg3-d6 Rd8-e8 37.Bg2-f3h6-h5 38.Kf1-f2 h5-h4 39.Rd1-g14.89/12 ]28.Qb3-b7 Diagram[ 28.Nc6-a5 Ra8-d8 29.Nf5xg7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Nc6-e7
Re6xe7 Diagram29.Rd1-b1 Bg7xd4 30.Qb3-d1
Bd4xa1 31.Nf5xe7 Qh2-h4 32.Qd1-e1Qh4xe1+ 33.Rb1xe1 Ra8-d834.Bd6xf4 Ba1-c3 35.Re1-b1 DiagramRd8-d2 36.Ne7-d5 Bc3-d4
347
r+ + + kp + rpl
+ L + p+ + +N+ +PP pn++Q+ p + P+ +P+LqR +R+K+
348
+ r + kp + Np+ + + + p+ + + +
+P+ Ln++ l p + P+ +P+L++R+ +K+
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(Diagram 349)
28...Re6-g6= Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 28...Re6-g6 29.Qb7xa8+
Kh8-h7 30.Qa8-g8+ Kh7xg831.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7 32.Ne7xg6 f7xg633.Nc6-e5 f4-f3 34.e2xf3 e3-e2+35.Kf1xe2 Qh2xg2+ Diagram36.Ke2-d3 Ng4-f2+ 37.Kd3-e3
Nf2xd1+ 38.Ra1xd1 Qg2-c239.Rd1-d3 Bg7xe5 Diagram40.Bd6xe5 Qc2xc4 41.f3-f4 Qc4-c1+42.Ke3-e2 h6-h5 43.d4-d5 Qc1-c2+
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349
r+ + + kpQ+ +pl
+NLr+ p+ + +N+ +PP pn++ + p + P+ +P+LqR +R+K+
350
+ + + +p + + lk + L +pp+ + N +
+PP +n++ + +P+ P+ +K+q+R +R+ +
351
+ + + +p + + +k + L +pp+ + l + +PP + ++ +RKP+
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46.d5-d6 Qc5-c6 -0.60/17 ]
352
r+ + + k
pQ+ +pl +NL +rp+ + +N+ +PP pn++ + p + P+ +P+LqR +R+K+
29.Qb7xa8+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 29.Qb7xa8+ Kh8-h7
30.Qa8-g8+ Kh7xg8 31.Nf5-e7+Kg8-h7 32.Ne7xg6 f7xg6 33.Nc6-e5f4-f3 34.e2xf3 Diagram
353
+ + + +p + + lk + L +pp+ + N + +PP +n++ + pP+
P+ + +LqR +R+K+
e3-e2+ 35.Kf1xe2 Qh2xg2+36.Ke2-d3 Ng4-f2+ 37.Kd3-e3Nf2xd1+ 38.Ra1xd1 Qg2-c239.Rd1-d3 Bg7xe5 40.Bd6xe5 Qc2xc441.f3-f4 Qc4-c1+ 42.Ke3-e2 Qc1-b2+
43.Ke2-e3 h6-h5 44.d4-d5 Qb2-c1+45.Ke3-d4 Qc1-g1+ 46.Rd3-e3Qg1-d1+ 47.Kd4-c5 Qd1-c2+48.Be5-c3 Qc2xa2 -0.81/18 Diagram
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388
+ q rk+p + npp
p + + p+l+p+ +PP+ P + ++ +Q+N+ P + PP++ R + K
389
+ +r+k+p +q+ p p n p p+P+N+ +P
+ P + ++ +Q+ P P + PK++ R + +
30.Qb5-d3 f7-f6 31.Ne5-g6 Ne7xg632.Qd3xg6 Qb7-d7 0.31/17 ]23.g2-g3
Covers h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:23.Rc1-e1 Nf5-e7 24.Nf3-e5 Qd8-c725.g2-g3 Rf8-c8 26.Kg1-g2 Qc7-d827.Qb5-d3 f7-f6 28.Ne5-g6 Ne7xg629.h5xg6 Qd8-d7 30.Qd3-e3 Kg8-h831.Qe3-e6 Qd7xe6 32.Re1xe60.26/17 ]23...Nf5-e7 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 23...Rf8-e8 24.g3-g4 a7-a6
25.Qb5-c6 Nf5-e7 26.Qc6-c7 Qd8-c8
27.Nf3-e5 f7-f6 28.Qc7xc8 Re8xc829.Rc1xc8+ DiagramNe7xc8 30.Ne5-c6 a6-a5 31.Kg1-g2Kg8-f7 32.Kg2-f3 Nc8-d6 33.Kf3-f4
390
+R+ +k++ + n p
pp + p p+ +pN +PP+ P +P++ + + + P + P ++ + + K
Kf7-e6 0.35/18 ]24.Nf3-e5 [ 24.Rc1-c3Qd8-d6$ Diagram
391
+ + rk+p + npp p q + p
+Q+p+ +PP+ P + ++ R +NP P + P ++ + + K
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kg1-g2Qd8-d6 25.Qb5-a6 Ne7-f5 26.Qa6-e2Qd6-d7 27.Qe2-e5 Rf8-e8 28.Rc1-c7Qd7-d8 29.Qe5-f4 Re8-e7 30.Rc7-c1Nf5-d6 31.Nf3-e5 Qd8-e8 32.b2-b3a7-a5 33.Qf4-f3 Nd6-e4 34.Qf3-f5Ne4-c5 35.Rc1-c3 Nc5-e4 0.37/19 ]24...Qd8-d6 Diagram [ 24...Ne7-f525.Qb5-d3 Nf5-e7 26.Qd3-c2$ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Ne7-f525.Qb5-d3 Nf5-d6 26.Qd3-f3 Nd6-e427.Kg1-g2 Ne4-f6 28.Qf3-f5 Qd8-e729.Rc1-c8 Qe7-b7 30.Rc8xf8+ Kg8xf8
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 112
422
+ + +k++ + n p
p qRp pp +p+ +PP+ r N ++ + +QP P + PK++ + + +
423
+ + + ++ +qnkp R + p pp +p+ +P
+ + P ++PQ + + + + PK++ + + +
44.Ra5-a7 Ne7-d5 45.f4-f5+ Kg6xf546.Ra7xg7 0.20/18 ]32.Nf4-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Re1-e6Qd6-d7 33.Re6xb6 Rd4xa4 34.Qf3-c3Kg8-f7 35.Kg2-h2 Qd7-f5 36.Rb6-b7Ra4xf4 37.g3xf4 Qf5xf4+ 38.Qc3-g3Qf4-f5 39.Qg3-h4 Qf5-c8 40.Rb7-b5Qc8-c2 41.Qh4-f4 Qc2-d1 42.Rb5xa5Qd1xh5+ 43.Kh2-g2 Qh5-g5+44.Qf4xg5 f6xg5 0.14/17 Diagram] 32...Ne7xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ne7xg6 33.h5xg6 Qd6-c634.Qf3-e3 Rd4-e4 Diagram35.Re1-c1 Qc6-e8 36.Qe3xb6Qe8xg6 37.Qb6xa5 Diagram
424
+ + + ++ + nkp
+ + + pR +p+ p + + + ++ + + + P + PK++ + + +
425
+ + +k++ + + p pq+ pPpp +p+ +
P+ +r+ ++ + Q P P + PK++ + R +
426
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P + PK++ R + +
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Vassily Ivanchuk's Best Games 118
445
+ + rk++ +r+ p
+ l +q++p+p+l+pp+ P p +P P +P+P P +R+P++ LQRN+K
446
r+ + +k++ +q+rpp + l +l++p+p+ +
p+ P p +P P +P+ P QR+PP+ L RNK
447
+r+ +k++ +q+rpp + l +l++p+p+ + p+ P p +P P +P+P
P +R+P++ LQRNK
27.Nh2-f1 Rf6-f8 28.Kg1-h1 Rc8-d8
29.Kh1-g1 Qd7-c6 30.Re2-e6 Bg6-f531.Re6-e2 Qc6-b7 32.Re1-d1 Bf5-g633.Rd1-e1 Bg6-h7 34.Qd2-d1 Bh7-f535.h3-h4 Qb7-f7 36.Kg1-h1 Qf7-f6
-0.08/15 ]25.Nf1-h2 [ 25.Bc1-d2Rf7-f6! Diagram
448
r+ + +k++ +q+ pp + l r ++p+p+l+
p+ P p +P P +P+P P LR+P++ +QRNK
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qd1-d2Ra8-f8 26.Re1-d1 Rf8-e8 27.Re2xe8+Qd7xe8 28.Rd1-e1 Rf7-e7 29.Re1xe7Qe8xe7 30.Qd2-f2 Bf5-d3 31.Bc1-d2Diagram
(Diagram 449)
Bd3-c4 32.Qf2-e1 Qe7-f7 33.Qe1-h4Bd6-c7 34.Qh4-g4 Qf7-f6 35.Qg4-c8+Bc7-d8 -0.06/15 ]25...h7-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h526.Nh2-f1 Diagram
(Diagram 450)
Rf7-f8 27.Bc1-d2 Rf8-f6 28.Bd2-c1Qd7-f7 29.h3-h4 Rf6-g6 30.Kg1-h1Ra8-c8 31.Kh1-g1 Qf7-d7 32.Re2-f2Rc8-c7 33.Rf2-e2 -0.13/16 ]26.Re2-f2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qd1-d2Rf7-f8 27.Re1-d1 Qd7-f7 28.Kg1-h1Qf7-f6 29.Re2-e1 Bd6-c7 30.Qd2-e2Qf6-c6 31.Qe2-e7 Ra8-e8 32.Qe7-c5
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r + +k++ + + p
+ql r ++ +p+l+pp+ P p PP P +P+ + QR+PN+ L R +K
468
+r+ + k+ +q+ p + l r ++p+p+l+p
p+ P p +PPP +P+P L + RPN+ +QR K
469
+r+ + k+ +q+ p + l +r++p+p+l+pp+ P p +PPP +P+P
L + RPN+ +QR K
31.Kg1-h1" ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Rf6-g6 31.Kg1-h1 Bd6-e732.Rf2-e2 Be7-h4 33.Re1-g1 Rg6-b634.Nh2-f1 Bh4-e7 35.Qd1-d2 Be7-d636.Qd2-d1 a4xb3 37.Qd1xb3 Bf5-d3
38.Re2-e1 Diagram
470
+r+ + k+ +q+ p r l + ++p+p+ +p + P p +
PQPl+P+P L + +P++ + RNRK
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471
+r+ + ++ +q+ pk + l r ++p+p+l+pp+ P p +PPP +P+P
L + RPN+ +QR K
31.Nh2-f1 Diagram [ 31.Rf2-e2Rf6-g6 32.Kg1-h1 Rg6-h6" ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Kg1-h1Diagram
Kh7-g8 32.Rf2-e2 Rf6-g6 33.Nh2-f1
Kg8-h7 34.Nf1-h2 Qd7-c6 35.b3xa4b5xa4 36.Re2-f2 Qc6-b5 37.Nh2-f1Kh7-g8 38.Bb2-a1 Qb5-d7 39.Qd1-d2Rc8-b8 40.Qd2-a2 Qd7-c6 -0.45/15 ]
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+ R + ++ + rqpk
+ l +r++p+p+ +p +lP p PP P +P+ L Q +P++ + RN+K
482
+r+ + ++ rq+ pk + l + ++p+p