Monday, May 28, 2018

#1320 25% Off, 24 Hour Sale At Chess Base!

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Friday, May 25, 2018

#1319 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 4 Results

Abujawdeh lost his re-match against Kernighan but retained the lead. NM Mauricio Camejo won twice to move into a tie for 2nd. I picked-up a pair of simultaneous victories in the Caro-Kann, & am now tied for 4th, but was clearly worse in both games.


Arun Advani (1001 p/6)  joined, bringing the number of participants to 15.


4th round results, by board number:

1. Kernighan 1-0 Abujawdeh
2. Pluviose 0-1 Camejo
    Camejo 1-0 Lazarus  (Played with the wrong colors)
3. Mazzillo 0-1 Moldovan
4. Advani 0-1 Moldovan
5. Dovydaitis 0-1 Tomkovich
6. Vinson 0-1 Gottlieb
    Vinson 0-1 McAuliffe


Standings after round 4 of 13:

1. Abujawdeh 5.0
= 2-3. Kernighan, Camejo 4.0
= 4-6. Benitez, Lazarus, Moldovan 3.0
7. Hunt 2.0
8. Tomkovch 1.5
= 9-11. McAuliffe, Gottlieb, Pluviose 1.0
12. Mazzillo 0.5
= 13-15. Vinson, Advani, Dovydaitis 0.0

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

#1318 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 3

Sam Abujawdeh extended his lead to 2 points by defeating LM Mark Kernighan. Dave Lazarus beat Bob Hunt and is now tied for 2nd. I arrived late and didn't play.


3rd round results, by board number:

1. Abujawdeh 1-0 Kernighan
2. Hunt 0-1 Lazarus
3. Vinson 0-1 Camejo
    Camejo 1-0 Vinson
4. Mazzillo 1/2-1/2 Tomkovich
5. Dovydaitis 0-1 Pluviose


Standings after round 3 of 13:

1. Abujawdeh 5.0
= 2-4. Kernighan, Benitez, Lazarus 3.0
= 5-6. Camejo, Hunt 2.0
= 7-8. Moldovan, Pluviose 1.0
= 9-10. Tomkovich, Mazzillo 0.5
= 11-14. McAuliffe, Gottlieb, Vinson, Dovydaitis 0.0


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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

#1317 KST - Round 2 Annotations

My loss to Abujawdeh & Vinson 0-1 Lazarus:
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Board 3.2 G/55+5 (delay) C02 French Defense Advance Variation Despite arriving at 8:10 I could not catch a game until 9:30. 1.e4 e6?! This, of course, is okay but there was little or no reason to vary from the highly successful (+12-0=2!) 1...g6 of my 14 previous KST Blacks. 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Qb6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.cxd4 Nh6
7...Nge7 8.Na3 Nf5 9.Nc2 Bd7 is a less demanding alternative. 8.Bxh6!? Now Black wins a P. 8.Nc3 Nf5 9.Na4 is the main line. 8...Qxb2 9.Nbd2 The most complex continuation & the best one, to boot. 9.Nc3 Qxc3+ 10.Bd2 Qa3 11.0-0 keeps Black's P structure intact & 9.Bxg7? Bxg7 10.Nbd2 Nxd4 is =/+. 9...gxh6 "White has hardly anything for the P." - Gligoric/Uhlmann 1975 10.0-0 "Unclear." - Sveshnikov 2007 RR 10.Nb3 Bb4+ 11.Kf1 Be7N 12.a3 a5 13.a4 Nb4 14.Ne1 Bd7 15.h4 b6 16.Rh3 Rc8 17.Rb1 Qa2 18.Ra1 Qb2 Durarbayli - Harikrishna : Baku (ol) 2016 19.Nxa5! ∆bxa5 20.Rb3 Bxa4 21.Rxa4 Qc1 22.Rxa5 Qxd1 23.Bxd1= 10...Bg7 10...Nxd4 -/+ ECO 11.Rb1 Nxe2+ 12.Qxe2 Qa3 Virag - Nagy : Miskolc 2004 12...Qxa2 13.Qb5+ T. Szabo -J. Horvath : correspondence, Poland 1991 Bd7 14.Qxb7 Rc8 11.Nb3
11...0-0? 11...Qa3 12.Bd3? 12.a3 12...Nb4?N 12...f6?! 13.exf6 Rxf6 Meinhardt - Juergens : Bad Bevensen 2005 14.Bb5 12...Qa3N 13.Qc2 Bd7 ∆14.Bxh7+ Kh8 15.Bd3 Nb4 16.Qd2 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 b6= 13.Re1? 13.a3 Na2 14.Bc2 Nc3 15.Qd3 Ne4 16.Rfc1± 13...Nxd3 14.Qxd3 Bd7? 14...Qa3 15.Re2? 15.a4 Rac8 16.Nc5 Rxc5 17.dxc5± 15...Qa3 16.Re3 Rac8 16...b6 17.h3!? 17.Qb1 17...a6? 17...b6 18.Nh2 18.Qb1 18...Bb5 19.Qd2 Qe7 20.Rg3 Kh8
21.Ng4? 21.a4 Bc4 22.Nc5 21...Qh4? 21...h5 ∆22.Nh6?? f6-+ 22.Qe3 22.Nc5 22...Qg5?! 22...b6 23.f4 Qf5 24.Nd2? 24.a4 24...Rc2? 24...h5 25.Nf3?? 25.Qf2 25...Rfc8?! 25...Re2 26.Qc1 h5 26.a4 R8c3?! 26...Bd7 27.Qe1
27...Re2?? This drops a R & the game. 27...Qxf4!-+ ∆28.axb5? Rc1 28.Qxc3 Black resigns Time left - Abujawdeh 39:14, Moldovan 24: 01 Estimated time used - Abujawdeh 31:18, Moldovan 25:57 Longest thinks: White - 2 minutes (4x) Black - 9 minutes for 25...Rfc8?! Thanks to my ridiculous blunder I trail the leader by 3 points instead of 1 & am probably out of the running for 1st already. Will I be able to finish in the top 2 for an 8th straight year or top 4 for a 14th straight year?? 1–0
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#1316 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 2 Results

I had a winning position vs. tournament leader Sam Abujawdeh but blundered away a Rook & the game.

Pat Mazzillo (1257) joined. The tourney now has 14 players.


2nd round results, by board number:

1. Pluviose 0-1 Kernighan
2. Tomkovich 0-1 Benitez
3. Abujawdeh 1-0 McAuliffe
    Abujawdeh 1-0 Moldovan
4. Gottlieb 0-1 Hunt
5. Vinson 0-1 Lazarus
    Lazarus 1-0 Vinson


Standings after round 2 of 13:

1. Abujawdeh 4.0
= 2-3. Kernighan, Benitez 3.0
= 4-5. Lazarus, Hunt 2.0
6. Moldovan 1.0
= 7-14. Camejo, McAuliffe, Tomkovich, Pluviose, Gottlieb, Mazzillo, Vinson, Dovydaitis 0.0


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Saturday, May 05, 2018

#1315 KST - Round 1 Annotations

My win over Wedley Pluviose & Vinson 0-1 Benitez:
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Board 3 G/55+5 (delay) A40 Modern Defense Colle System 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.c3 d6 3...Nf6 ∆4.Nbd2 d5 ECO code: D03 or 4...d6 5.e4 B07 Pirc 5.e3 0-0 6.Be2 c5! (Frank - Claus : Moerlenbach 2004) is a good alternative. 4.e3 The triangle setup isn't very effective vs. the Modern & K's Indian. He should've played 4.e4 or, going back a step, 3.e3 /\ c2-c4. 4...Nd7 5.Bb5?! This gives me a tempo or 2. 5.Be2 e5 6.0-0 House - Helbig : Weymouth, ENG 2006 ∆e4N 7.Nfd2 Qe7 8.c4 + Nc3. 5...c6
6.Bc4N 6.Be2 Ngf6 7.0-0 0-0 Bester - Andraschko : correspondence, LSS 2012 8.c4 + Nc3. 6...e5 7.0-0 7.e4= ≤7.dxe5 d5! 8.Bb3 Qe7 9.Nbd2 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 7...Qe7?! This turns-out well but 7...e4 8.Nfd2 d5 was best. 8.Nbd2? Now my central expansion will be even more advantageous. 8.e4= was right. 8...e4 9.Ne1 d5 10.Bb3? 10.Be2 10...Ndf6! 11.c4 Nh6 12.cxd5 Nxd5
12...cxd5 13.f3?? 13.Bxd5 cxd5 14.Qb3 13...exf3?? 13...Nxe3 14.Qe2 Nxf1-+ would've won an Exchange but, being over-heated & tired, I just forgot to play it. 14.Qxf3?? 14.Bxd5 Qxe3+ 15.Kh1 cxd5 16.Ndxf3 14...Qxe3+? This forces a Q trade but 14...Nxe3 15.Rf2 ≤15.Kh1? Bg4 15...Bxd4-+ 15.Qxe3+ Nxe3 16.Rf3 16.Rf2 0-0 Not 16...Bxd4? 17.Ndf3 Bb6 18.Re2± 17.Ndf3 16...Bxd4-+ 17.Kh1 Nef5 18.Ne4 0-0 19.Ng5 Kg7 20.Nd3 f6 21.Ne4
21...Bd7? 21...Re8 22.Bc2? 22.Nec5 Bxc5 23.Bxh6+ Kxh6 24.Nxc5 Bc8 25.Re1 22...Rae8 23.Ng3? 23.Ndc5 Bc8 24.Nb3 23...Nxg3+ 24.Rxg3 24.hxg3 24...Nf5 25.Rf3 25.Rh3 25...Ne3?! 25...c5 26.Bxe3 Rxe3 27.Rxe3 Bxe3 28.h3 Re8 29.Re1 Bb6 30.Rxe8 Bxe8 31.Nf4 Bf7 32.b3 Be3 33.g3 Bxf4 34.gxf4 Bd5+ 35.Kh2 f5 36.Kg3 Kf6 37.h4 h6 38.a4? Be4 39.Bd1 a5 40.Be2? >= Kf2, here & at turns 42, 43. Bd5 41.Bd1 Ke6 42.Bc2? h5 43.Bd1? Kd6 44.Kf2 Kc5 45.b4+ 45.Ke3 Kb4 46.Kd4 Bxb3 is little or no better. 45...axb4 46.Ke2 b3 47.Kd2 Kb4 48.Kc1 Kc3 49.Be2 Be4 White resigned. Time left - Pluviose 27:47, Moldovan 24:01 Estimated time used - Pluviose 31:18, Moldovan 34:59 Longest thinks: White - 3 minutes for 9.Ne1, Black - 7 minutes for 17...Nef5. I passed-up 2 opportunities to play a 2nd game. 0–1
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Friday, May 04, 2018

#1314 Kenilworth Summer Tournament - Round 1 Results

The Kenilworth Summer Tournament got underway on last night with a 13 player field.

List of participants, by USCF rating:

1
LM Mark Kernighan
2260
2
NM Mauricio Camejo
2000
3
Gilberto Benitez
1896
4
Dave Lazarus
1872
5
John Moldovan
1816
6
Bob Hunt
1702
7
Geoff McAuliffe
1625
8
Greg Tomkovich
1600
9
Wedley Pluviose
1528
10
Paul Gottlieb
1516
11
Robert Vinson
1200
12
Sam Abujawdeh
unrated
13
Joseph Dovydaitis
unrated


Opening round results, by board number:

1. Lazarus 0-1 Kernighan
    Kernighan 1-0 Lazarus
2. Vinson 0-1 Benitez
    Benitez 1-0 Camejo
3. Pluviose 0-1 Moldovan
4. Hunt 1-0 Gottlieb  (Played with incorrect colors!)
5. Aabujawdeh 1-0 Tomkovich
    Tomkovich 0-1 Abujawdeh


Standings after round 1 of 13:

= 1-3 Kernighan, Benitez, Abujawdeh 2.0
= 4-5. Moldovan, Hunt 1.0
= 6-13. Camejo, Lazarus, McAuliffe, Tomkovich, Pluviose, Gottlieb, Vinson, Dovydaitis 0.0


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Thursday, May 03, 2018

#1313 Kenilworth Summer Tournament Starts Tonight!

The Kenilworth Summer Tournament starts tonight!

Be there or be square.

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#1312 Game From The Westfield Quads

On Sunday, I was a filler in the last round of Westfield's G/45 Quads.

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Board 8 G/40+5 (delay) D06 Queen's Gambit Baltic Defense Another terrible game. I missed an opening refutation (7.dxc6! +-), made 5 more mistakes (beginning with 16.Bxd3?), got away with a blunder (26.Bxf5+?? -+) & was winning at the end but taking a draw was best for business & my soul. 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.Bf4 5.a3 is a good alternative. 5...Nf6 6.e3 Ne4?! 6...Bb4= 7.cxd5! Bb4??N
He should have played 7...Nxc3 8.bxc3 Qxd5 or 7...exd5 8.Bd3 ≤8.Qb3 Bb4 transposing to the game. 8...Bb4 9.Qc2 0-0 10.0-0 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Re8 8.Qb3?? 8.dxc6! Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc3+ 10.Nd2 Bxa1? 11.cxb7! 11.Qxa1 bxc6 also wins. 11...Rb8 12.Qa4+ Kf8 13.Qc6+- was right. 8...exd5 9.Bb5 9.Bd3 ∆Nxc3?! 10.Bxf5 Ne4+ 11.Kf1± 9...0-0 10.0-0 10.h3 10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 g5!N 11...Na5 12.Qb4 c6 13.Be2 Bg4 14.Rfe1 was played in Milonakis - I. Miladinovic : Chania 1999. 12.Bg3 g4?! This wins an Exchange but 12...Na5 13.Qb2 a6= 13.Nh4 Nd2 14.Qd1 Nxf1 15.Nxf5 Qg5
16.Bxc7? 16.Bxf1 Qxf5 17.Bd3 Qd7 18.Qb1 16...Qxf5 17.Bd3? 17.Bxf1 17...Qd7?! 17...Nxe3! 18.Bxf5 Nxd1 19.Rxd1 h5 18.Bf4 Nxh2 18...Nxe3! 19.Bxe3 f5 19.Kxh2 f5? 19...Ne7 20.Kg3? 20.Qa4 20...h5? 20...Ne7 21.Qh1 Qh7 22.Qh4 Kf7? 22...Ne7 23.Rh1? 23.c4± 23...Rh8?? 23...Ne7 24.Qg5?? 24.c4+- 24...Ke6? 24...h4+! 25.Kh2 ≤25.Rxh4 Qxh4+ 26.Qxh4 Rxh4 27.Kxh4 Kf6 25...Rhg8 26.Qxf5+ Qxf5 27.Bxf5 Ne7 25.c4 Rag8??
25...h4+ 26.Kh2 Rag8 27.cxd5+ Kxd5 28.Qf6 Qg6 29.Qxg6 Rxg6± 26.Bxf5+?? 26.cxd5+ Kxd5 27.e4+‼ ≤27.Qh4 Qe7 28.Rc1 Qxh4+ 29.Kxh4 though that is winning, as well. 27...Kxd4 28.Qf6+ Kxd3 29.Qd6++- 26...Kf7?? After 26...Qxf5 & White can resign as the intended deflection 27.cxd5+ is simply refuted by Qxd5 27.Bxh7+- Rxg5 28.Bxg5 Rxh7 29.cxd5 White offers a draw. Nb4 Black declines. 30.d6?! 30.e4 30...Ke6 31.Be7?! 31.e4 31...Nc6 32.Rb1 b6 33.Rc1 33.Bg5 Kxd6 34.Rb5 33...Nxe7 34.dxe7 Rxe7 35.Kh4 35.Rc6+ Kf5 ≤35...Kd5 36.Rh6 36.Kh4 35...Kf5?! 35...Kd5 36.Rc6 Not 36.Kxh5?? Rh7# 36...Rh7 36...Ke4 37.d5?! 37.f3 37...Ke5 38.d6 Rd7 39.Kxh5 White offers a draw. Rxd6? Black declines. 39...Rf7 40.Rxd6 Kxd6 41.Kxg4 b5 42.Kf3 Black offers a draw. White accepts. Game drawn by agreement. Time left - Moldovan 2:14, Prestia 2:45 Estimated time used - 41:16, Prestia 40:45 Longest thinks: White - 9 minutes for 16.Bxc7? Black - 7 minutes for 25...Rag8? ½–½
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#1311 White Wins Kenilworth Consultation Game

The White team of LM Mark Kernighan, Ed Selling, Paul Gottlieb and Joseph Dovydaitis won the Kenilworth Consultation Game held April 12-19.

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Players participating on 4/12: WHITE: NM Mark Kernighan (2257), Ed Selling (1845), Paul Gottlieb (1516), Joseph Dovydaitis (---) BLACK: Gilberto Benitez (1896), John Moldovan (1817), Bob Hunt (1702), Greg Tomkovich (1600) Time Control: G/100+15 (delay) D56 Queen's Gambit Lasker's Defense Deferred 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 3...Bb4 & a Nimzo-Indian was considered. 4.Bg5 Be7 4...Nbd7 & 4...c6 , with options that include the Manhattan & Cambridge Springs Defenses, are the main alternatives. 5.e3 h6 ≤5...Ne4 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.Nge2 6.Bh4 0-0 7.Nf3 Ne4
RR 7...b6 Tartakower's Defense 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Bxe7 Qxe7 10.Nxd5 exd5 11.Rc1 Be6 12.Qa4 c5 13.Qa3 Rc8 14.Bb5? 14.Be2= 14...Qb7!N 15.dxc5 bxc5 16.Rxc5 Rxc5 17.Qxc5 Na6 18.Bxa6 Qxa6 19.Qa3 Qc4 J. Timman - Geller : Hilversum 1973, 0-1 (36) 8.Bxe7 Qxe7 Not 8...Nxc3? 9.Bxd8 Nxd1 10.Be7 & Black loses material: Nxb2 11.Bxf8 Kxf8 9.Nxe4 ?! Stoyko, HIARCS Chess Explorer RR 9.Rc1 c6 10.Be2 Nxc3 11.Rxc3 dxc4 12.Bxc4 Nd7 13.0-0 b6 14.Bd3 c5 15.Be4 Rb8 16.Qc2 Nf6 17.dxc5 Nxe4 18.Qxe4 bxc5 19.Qc2 Bb7 20.Nd2 Rfd8 21.f3 Ba6 22.Rf2 Rd7 23.g3 Rbd8 24.Kg2 Bd3 25.Qc1 Ba6 26.Ra3 Bb7 27.Nb3 Rc7 28.Na5 Ba8 29.Nc4 e5 30.e4 f5= Topalov - Anand : World Championship (m/12) Sofia 2010, 0-1 (56) 9...dxe4 10.Nd2 e5 10...f5 ! Stoyko 11.Be2 e5 12.d5 a5 Kartsev - Duengen : Ruhrgebiet 1999 11.d5 Not 11.Nxe4? exd4 12.Qxd4? Rd8-+ Aguiar - Suarez : Villaguay 2016 11...Bf5 ?! Stoyko 11...f5 12.Qc2 Nd7 13.Be2 Nf6 14.0-0-0 c6 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.c5? 16.Rhg1= 16...Be6 17.Ba6 Rab8 18.a3 Nd5 19.b4?? Rxb4‼-+ 20.axb4? Nxb4 Kernighan - Stoyko : Mount Arlington 2005, 0-1 (29) 12.g3 12.g4 Komodo 11, Stockfish 9 12.Nb1!?N Houdini 6 12...Nd7 12...Bg6 Komodo 11, Houdini 6 12...Bh7 Stockfish 9 13.Bg2
13...Nf6N ≤13...Qb4 14.Qc2 Nc5 15.0-0 Qb6 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Bxe4 18.Qxe4 Qxb2 19.Rab1 Qxa2 20.Rxb7± A. Santos - De Jesus : correspondence, Brazil 1995 & 13...Nc5 14.0-0 a5 Duval - Sauve : Montlucon 2011 15.Qc2 13...Bg6N 14.Bxe4 14.Nxe4 Qb4+ Stockfish 9 15.Qd2 Qxc4 14...Bxe4 Komodo 11.01 64-bit & 0.16/24 Houdini 6.02 x64 15.Nxe4 Qb4+ 16.Nd2 Qxb2= & 13...Rac8N 14.Qc2 Qd6? 14...Rac8 Suggested by Hunt. 15.Nxe4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 Qb4+ 18.Kf1 f5 19.Qc2 c6 15.0-0 c6 16.Nxe4 Bxe4 17.Bxe4 cxd5 All the players from week 1 returned. Wedley Pluviose & Geoff McAuliffe joined the Black team. 18.Bxd5 The sealed move. After 18.cxd5? Rac8 19.Qd3 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Rc5 21.Rfd1 Rd8 Black restores the material balance & equalizes. 18...Nxd5 19.Qd3 Not 19.Rfd1? Nxe3!= nor 19.cxd5? Qxd5= but 19.Qd2 was an option. 19...e4 20.Qxd5 If 20.Qd4 then Rfd8 21.Rfd1 Rac8 with the idea of 22.cxd5 Rc5 23.Qxe4 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Qxd5 25.Qxd5 Rxd5 26.Rc1 Rd2 & Black should have enough activity to draw. 20...Qxd5 21.cxd5 Rfd8 22.Rfd1 f5 23.Rac1 Rd7 24.f3 exf3 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.Kxf3 Re8 27.Rd3 Re5 28.Rc8 Kf6 29.Rf8+ Ke7 30.Rb8 Kd6 Time check - White 4:53, Black 21:10 31.Ra3 This caught us by surprise. b6 Best, but we used WAYYY too much time (13:47) deciding upon it. A prompt 31...Rxd5 My original intention. 32.Rxa7 Rb5 33.b3 Ke5 would've been wiser. 32.Ra8 Ree7 33.Kf4 g6 33...Kxd5 34.Kxf5 Kc6 was more circumspect. 34.Rh8? 34.h4 Kxd5 35.Rh8± 34...Rh7 35.Rxh7?! Keeping both pairs of Rs on was preferable. Rxh7 36.e4 fxe4 37.Kxe4 Re7+ 38.Kd4 Re2 39.Rxa7 Rxb2 40.Rg7 Rxh2? 40...Rb4+! 41.Ke3 g5! 42.Rg6+ Kxd5 43.Rxh6 Ke5 41.Rxg6+ Kc7 42.Rg7+ Kd6 43.Rg6+ Kc7 Black offers a draw. Time remaining - White 0:26, Black 4:05 44.a4
White declines. 44...h5?? Now, with Black down to 1:44, the game deteriorates into a blitz battle & is no longer of interest but, for the sake of completeness, here's the rest: 44...Ra2 45.Rc6+ Kd7 46.Rxb6 Rxa4+ was correct. 45.Rc6+ Kb7 46.Ke5 Rg2? 46...h4 47.g4 47.gxh4?? Rxh4 47...Re2+ 47.Rh6?? 47.Rc3+- 47...Rxg3 48.Rxh5 Ra3? 48...Rg7 & draws. 49.Rh7++- Kc8 50.Rh4?! 50.Ke6 50...Re3+ 51.Kd6 Kb7 52.Kd7 Ka6? 52...Rg3 ∆53.d6?? Rg7+± 53.d6 Rd3 54.Ke7 Re3+ 55.Kd8 Kb7 56.d7 Rd3 57.Ke7 Re3+ 58.Kd6 Rd3+ 59.Ke6 Re3+ 60.Kd6 Rd3+ 61.Ke7 Re3+ 62.Kd8 Rd3 63.Re4 Rg3 64.Rf4 Rd3 65.Rf7 Rd4 66.Ke8 Re4+ 67.Re7 Rh4 68.d8Q+ Black resigns. Time remaining - White 0:01, Black 0:16 1–0
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