CCM's classic posts:

11/23
The first West Hartford Scholastic Chess Camp and Tournament organized by Norman Burtness was a big success with 19 scholastic players attending the camp. Candidate Masters Joe Bihlmeyer and Suhas Kodali and NM Derek Meredith were the instructors. The tournament was by Carter Clayton; crosstable

11/15
Simsbury & Friends played another match vs UConn in Storrs. This year the match was on 22 boards. UConn won 27.5 - 16.5

New Britain Chess Club

Norman Burtness, President

newbritainchessclub@gmail.com

Armenian Church, 1910 Stanley St.

Tues. 6:30 pm

GAME OF THE WEEK by Alan Lasser

Here’s an ending rarely seen; on move sixty, it’s two rooks and a bishop versus a knight, a bishop, and five pawns. The computer thinks Black was losing after move fifty-three, when he still had one last pawn and White had six; but there was still one last chance to save the game.

GM Ivan Saric (2650)-IM Aydin Suleymanli (2429)
11/14/19
2019 European Club Cup

1.e4 e6
2.d4 d5
3.Nc3 Bb4
4.e5 c5
5.a3 Bxc3+
6.bxc3 Qa5
7.Bd2 Qa4
8.Qg4 Kf8
9.Qd1 Ne7
10.Qb1 c4
11.Ne2 Nbc6
12.Nf4 b6
13.Nh5 Bd7
14.Qc1 Rg8
15.h4?! +0.27/24
15.Be2 +0.60/22 15...Qa5 15...Ke8 16.g4 +0.21 Stockfish 16.a4 Rd8 17.Qa3 Rh8 18.Nf6
15.g4 Ke8 16.Bh3 Kd8 17.Bg5 Kc7 18.f4 Raf8 19.O-O +0.39 Stockfish
15…Ke8
16.Rh3 Kd8
17.Rf3 Kc7
18.g3 Raf8
19.Bh3 Be8
20.Nf4 Bd7
21.Kf1 Kb7
22.Kg1 Nf5
23.Rb1 Nce7
24.Rb4 Qc6
25.Ng2 h5
26.Nf4 f6
27.Qe1 g5
28.Nxh5 g4
29.Rxf5 Nxf5
30.Bg2 fxe5
31.dxe5 a5
32.Rb1 Qc5
33.Nf6 Rg7
34.Be3 Nxe3
35.Qxe3 Qxe3
36.fxe3 Ba4
37.Rc1 b5?! +0.49/26
37...Be8 -0.30/23 38.Rf1 38. e4 dxe4 39. Kf2 Bg6 40. Ke3 Rd8 41. h5 Bf5 42. h6 Rg6 43. h7 Rh8 44. Bxe4+ Bxe4 45. Kxe4 +0.43 Stockfish 38...Ka6 39.e4 dxe4 40.Bxe4 Bg6 41.Bxg6 Rxg6 42.Rd1 Kb5 43.Rd6 Ka4 44.Rxb6 Kxa3 45.Rxe6 Kb2 46.Ra6 Kxc2 47.Kg2 Rg7 48.h5 Kxc3
37...Kc6 38.Bf1 Kc5 39.Be2 Be8 40.Kg2 Bc6 41.Kf1 Be8 = Stockfish
38.e4 d4?! +1.33/23
38...Ka6 +0.72/23 39.Kf2 39. exd5 exd5 40. Nxd5 Re8 41. Re1 Bxc2 42. e6 Bf5 43. Nf4 Rge7 44. Bd5 Rf8 45. h5 Bh7 46. Bg2 +1.25 Stockfish 39...b4 40.axb4 axb4 41.exd5 exd5 42.Ke3 b3 43.cxb3 cxb3 44.Rb1 Rc8 45.Nxd5 Kb5 46.c4+ Ka5 47.Kd4 Rb7 48.e6 b2 49.Be4 Bc6 50.e7 Rh8 51.Bg6 Rhb8 52.h5 Bxd5 53.e8=Q Rxe8 54.Bxe8 Bf3 55.h6
38...Re7 39.Kf2 b4 40.axb4 axb4 41.Ke3 d4+ 42.cxd4 b3 43.Rb1 Ka6 44.cxb3 cxb3 45.Bf1+ Ka5 46.h5 +1.00 Stockfish
39.cxd4 b4
40.axb4?! +0.83/25
40.c3 +1.17/22 40...Rc7 40...bxa3 41. Ra1 Bc2 42. Rxa3 Ka6 43. Ra2 Bb1 44. Ra1 Bd3 45. d5 Kb5 46. dxe6 +1.83 Stockfish 41.Bf1 Rd8 42.axb4 axb4 43.d5 b3 44.Rb1 Bb5 45.Kf2 exd5
40…axb4
41.Bf1 Rc8?! +1.46/23
41...Rc7 +0.84/23 42.c3 42. Rb1 b3 43. Kf2 Ra8 44. h5 c3 45. cxb3 c2 46. Rc1 Bxb3 47. Bd3 Rc3 48. Be2 Rh8 49. Bxg4 +0.09 Stockfish 42...b3 43.Be2 Bb5 44.Kf2 Ra8 45.Ke3 Kb6
42.Rb1 b3
43.c3?! +0.28/25
43.d5 Kb8 44.dxe6 Rb7 45.c3 b2 46.e7 Bc2 47.e8=Q Rxe8 48.Rxb2 Rxb2 49.Nxe8 Bd3 50.Bg2 Rb1+ 51.Kh2 Rb2 = Stockfish
43.Kf2 Kb6 44.Be2 c3 45.cxb3 c2 46.Rc1 Bxb3 47.h5 Ra7 48.Ke3 Rca8 49.Bd3 Ra1 50.Rxa1 Rxa1 51.Bxc2 Bxc2 52.Kf4 +0.09 Stockfish
43…Kb6
44.h5 Bb5
44...Ra7 45.h6 Bb5 46.h7 Rh8 47.d5 Raxh7 48.Nxh7 Rxh7 49.Rd1 Kc5 50.dxe6 Re7 51.Rd5+ Kb6 52.Rd6+ Kc7 53.Kf2 Rxe6 54.Rd2 -0.17 Stockfish Of course not 54.Re6 b2
45.h6 Ra7
46.h7 Rh8
47.Be2 Ra2
48.Bxg4 Rc2
49.Bxe6 b2
50.Rxb2 Rxb2
51.Bg8 Rc2
52.Nd5+ Ka5
53.e6 Bc6? +1.78/26
53...Ka4 54.g4 Kb3 55.g5 Be8 56.e5 Kb2 57.Ne3 Rxc3 58.Nd1+ Kc2 59.Nxc3 Kxc3 60.d5 Kb4 61.d6 c3 62.d7 c2 63.dxe8=Q c1=Q+ 64.Kg2 Qxg5+ 65.Kh3 Qf5+ 66.Kh4 Qxh7+ 67.Bxh7 Rxe8 68.Bf5 This position is an endgame database draw.
54.e7 Ka4
55.Nb6+ Kb3
56.d5? +0.96/26
56.Nxc4 Kxc3 57.d5 Ba4 57...Be8 58. Nd6 Bg6 59. Nf5 Kd3 60. d6 Be8 61. e5 Rc1+ 62. Kf2 Rc5 63. Kf3 Rxe5 +7.88 Stockfish 58.Nb6 Bb5 59.d6 Rd2 60.e5 Be8 61.g4 Kc2 62.Nd5 Rd4 63.Kf2 Kd1 64.Nf6 Bb5 65.g5 Rd2+ 66.Kg3 Rd3+ +17.09 Stockfish
56...Bb5? +3.04/25
56...Be8 +0.96/26 57.d6 Rd2 58.e5 58. Nxc4 Rd1+ 59. Kg2 Kxc3 60. Kf3 Rd4 61. e5 Rxh7 62. Bxh7 Kxc4 +0.09 Stockfish 58...Kxc3 59.g4 Rd4 59...Kb4 60. Nxc4 Rd1+ 61. Kf2 Rxh7 62. Bxh7 Kxc4 63. g5 Kd5 64. g6 Rd4 65. g7 Rg4 66. g8=R Rxg8 67. Bxg8+ Kxe5 68. d7 Bxd7 69. Bf7 Kd6 70. e8=Q Bxe8 71. Bxe8 +0.09 Stockfish 60.Kf2 Kd3 61.Nxc4 Rxc4 62.Bxc4+ Kxc4 63.e6 Rxh7 64.d7 Rxe7 65.d8=Q Rxe6 66.Kf3 Kc5 67.g5 Kc6 68.Qa8+ Kc7
57.d6 Rd2
58.Nxc4?! +1.95/30
58.Bd5 +2.50/24 58...Rxh7 58...Rd3 59. Kg2 Rd2+ 60. Kf3 Rd1 61. Kf2 Rd2+ 62. Ke3 Rg2 63. Kf3 Rg1 64. Bxc4+ Bxc4 65. d7 Bf7 66. d8=Q Rxh7 67. e8=Q Bxe8 68. Qxe8 +11.88 Stockfish 59.Bxc4+ Bxc4 60.Nxc4 Rd1+ 60... Kxc4 61. e8=Q Rhh2 62. Qc6+ Kd3 63. e5 Rhe2 64. Qf3+ Re3 65. Qd5+ Kxc3 66. Qa5+ Kc2 67. Qxd2+ Kxd2 68. d7 Rxg3+ +10.40 Stockfish 61.Kf2 Kxc4 62.e8=Q Rh2+ 63.Ke3 Rd3+ 64.Kf4 Rxd6 65.e5 Rd3 66.Qc6+ Kb3 67.Qb6+ Kc2 68.e6 Re2 69.c4 Rd1 70.c5 Rf1+ 71.Kg5 Re5+ 72.Kg6 Rf3 73.Qd6 Rxg3+ 74.Kf6 Reg5 75.Qd4
58...Rd1+
59.Kf2 Kxc3
60.Na3 Be8
61.e5 Kd4? +8.11/28
61...Kb4 +1.96/26 62.Ke2 Bh5+ 63.g4 63. Ke3 Kc5 64. Kf4 Be8 65. Nc4 Kc6 66. Kg5 Rd3 67. g4 Rd4 68. Na5+ Kb6 69. Nb3 Re4 70. e6 Rxe6 71. Bxe6 Rxh7 72. Kf6 Kc6 73. Ke5 Rg7 74. Bf5 Kb7 75. Nd4 Ka7 76. Ne6 Rg8 77. Kf6 Kb8 78. Nd4 Kb7 79. d7 Bxd7 80. Bxd7 +10.71 Stockfish 63...Bxg4+ 64.Ke3 Bh5 65.Nc4 Kc5 66.Nd2 Kc6 67.Ne4 Rf1 68.Bc4
62.e6 Ke5?! +9.64/32
62...Kc5 +8.11/27 63.d7 Rxd7 64.exd7 Bxd7 65.Nc4 Be8 66.g4 Kc6 67.g5 Rxh7 67...Kd7 68. g6 Kxe7 69. g7 Rxh7 70. Bxh7 Bf7 71. g8=Q Bxg8 72. Bxg8 +49.42 Stockfish 68.Bxh7 Kd7 69.g6 69. Bg6 Bxg6 70. Ne5+ Kxe7 71. Nxg6+ Ke6 72. Nf4+ Kf5 73. g6 Kf6 74. Kg3 Ke7 75. Kh4 Kf8 76. Kg5 Ke7 77. Kf5 Kf8 78. Ne6+ Ke7 79. g7 Kf7 80. Ke5 Ke8 81. g8=Q+ Ke7 82. Qg7+ Ke8 83. Nc5 Kd8 84. Qd7# 69...Kxe7 70.g7 Bf7 71.g8=Q Bxg8 72.Bxg8 Kf6 73.Kf3 Kg5 74.Bd5 Kf5 75.Kg3 Kg5 76.Be4 Kf6 77.Kf4 Kf7
62...Rd2+ 63.Kf3 Kc5 64.d7 Rxd7 65.exd7 Bxd7 66.Nc4 Be8 67.g4 Kc6 68.g5 Kd7 69.g6 Kxe7 70.g7 Bc6+ 71.Kf4 Rxh7 72.Bxh7 Bd5 73.Nb2 The endgame datbase says it's mate on move 100. Most human players can't do the B+N mate that fast.
63.Nc4+?? +0.05/32
63.d7 +9.64/32 63...Rxd7 64.exd7 Bxd7 65.Nc4+ Kf6 66.Nb6 Bc6 67.Nd5+
63…Kf6
64.g4 Rd5
65.d7 Rxd7?? +8.81/36
65...Kxe7 +0.05/27 66.dxe8=N 65... Kxe7 66. Nb6 Rxd7 67. exd7 Bg6 68. Kg3 Bxh7 69. Bxh7 Rxh7 70. Nd5+ Kd8 71. Nf6 Rh1 72. Kf4 Rf1+ 73. Ke5 Ke7 74. g5 Re1+ 75. Kf5 Rf1+ = Stockfish 66...Kxe8 67.Ne3 67. Kf3 Rg5 68. Nd6+ Ke7 69. Nf5+ Kf6 70. Kf4 Rgxg8 71. hxg8=N+ Rxg8 72. e7 Rb8 73. g5+ Kf7 74. Kg3 Rb3+ 75. Kg4 Rb4+ 76. Kh3 Rb8 77. Kh4 Rb4+ 78. Kh3 = Stockfish 67...Rg5 68.Kg3 Ke7 69.Nf5+ Kf6 70.e7 Rgxg8 71.hxg8=Q Rxg8 This position is an endgame database draw. 72.Kf4 Ra8 73.g5+ Kf7 74.Kg4 Ra4+ 75.Kh5 Ra6 76.Kh4 Rc6 77.Kg3 Ke8 78.Kg4 Rc4+ 79.Kf3 Rc3+ 80.Ke4 Rc6
66.exd7 Bxd7
67.Nb6 Kxe7?? #27/34
67...Bc6 The endgame database says this also leads to mate . 68.Nd5+ Ke5 69.Nc7 69. Kg3 Kd6 70. g5 Be8 71. Nf6 Kxe7 72. Nxe8 Kxe8 73. Kf4 Kf8 74. Ke5 Kg7 75. Kf5 Rxh7 76. Bxh7 Kxh7 77. Kf6 Kg8 78. Kg6 Kf8 79. Kh7 Ke7 80. g6 Ke6 81. g7 Ke5 82. g8=Q Kd4 83. Kg6 Kc5 84. Kf5 Kb4 85. Ke5 Kc3 86. Ke4 Kc2 87. Qc4+ Kb2 88. Kd3 Ka3 89. Qb5 Ka2 90. Kc3 Ka3 91. Qb3# 69...Kf4 70.e8=Q Bxe8 71.Nxe8 Kxg4 72.Nd6 Rxh7 73.Bxh7 Kg5 74.Ke3 Kf6 75.Kd4 Ke6 76.Nc4 Kf6 77.Ke4 Ke6 78.Bf5+ Kf7 79.Ke5 Kf8 80.Ke6 Ke8 81.Ne5 Kd8 82.Kd6 Ke8 83.Bd7+ Kf8 84.Be6 Kg7 85.Ke7 Kh6 86.Kf6 Kh5 87.Nf3 Kh6 88.Bg4 Kh7 89.Bf5+
68.Nxd7 Kxd7
69.Kg3 Ke7
70.Kh4 Kf6
71.Kh5 1-0

2019 YANKEE PEDDLER OPEN 201911163222

COVENTRY USCF TNMT # 44, 2019-11-16

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 Pair | Player Name                     |Total|Round|Round|Round| 
 Num  | USCF ID / Rtg (Pre->Post)       | Pts |  1  |  2  |  3  | 
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    1 | JOSEPH BIHLMEYER                |3.0  |W  10|W   5|W   4|
   CT | 12686352 / R: 2126   ->2135     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 2004   ->2016     |     |     |     |     |
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    2 | DANIEL ZHOU                     |2.5  |D  11|W   8|W   6|
   CT | 14927462 / R: 1987   ->1996     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1784   ->1795     |     |     |     |     |
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    3 | MICHAEL SMITH                   |2.5  |D   6|W  11|W  10|
   CT | 16903342 / R: 1772   ->1848     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1685   ->1752     |     |     |     |     |
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    4 | ZACHARY REGGIO                  |2.0  |W  13|W  12|L   1|
   MA | 17126736 / R: 1740P3 ->1739P6   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1598P3 ->1598P6   |     |     |     |     |
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    5 | DANIEL SMITH                    |2.0  |W   9|L   1|W  12|
   RI | 12704934 / R: 1522   ->1541     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1415   ->1439     |     |     |     |     |
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    6 | BENJAMIN HOVER AMAR             |1.5  |D   3|W   7|L   2|
   ME | 14789400 / R: 2011   ->1994     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1788   ->1773     |     |     |     |     |
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    7 | SAMUEL MICHAEL LUMELSKY         |1.5  |D   8|L   6|W  14|
   CT | 14861407 / R: 1509   ->1504     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1315   ->1308     |     |     |     |     |
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    8 | ELIZABETH C SMITH               |1.5  |D   7|L   2|W  13|
   CT | 15913683 / R: 1443   ->1449     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1228   ->1236     |     |     |     |     |
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    9 | PUNYAVRAT UPADHYAY              |1.5  |L   5|W  14|D  11|
   CT | 15975172 / R: 1437   ->1440     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1404   ->1399     |     |     |     |     |
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   10 | MICHAEL SMIRH                   |1.0  |L   1|W  13|L   3|
   CT | 12457896 / R: 1968   ->1943     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1922   ->1892     |     |     |     |     |
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   11 | HAYES N GOODMAN                 |1.0  |D   2|L   3|D   9|
   RI | 15207355 / R: 1866   ->1844     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1681   ->1661     |     |     |     |     |
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   12 | JAKE DOUGLAS LUMELSKY           |1.0  |W  14|L   4|L   5|
   CT | 15117898 / R: 1146   ->1144     |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: 1052   ->1050     |     |     |     |     |
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   13 | DMYTRO TSYDYBRAGA               |0.0  |L   4|L  10|L   8|
   CT | 17204886 / R: Unrated->1053P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 846P3   |     |     |     |     |
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   14 | ALYSSA ROSARIO                  |0.0  |L  12|L   9|L   7|
   CT | 17204927 / R: Unrated-> 747P3   |     |     |     |     |
      |            Q: Unrated-> 654P3   |     |     |     |     |
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https://beta.chesstempo.com/pgn-viewer/

[Event "2019 European Club Cup"]
[Site "Ulcinj, Montenegro"]
[Date "2019.11.14"]
[Round "?"]
[White "GM Ivan Saric"]
[Black "IM Aydin Suleymanli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 Qa4 8.Qg4 Kf8
9.Qd1 Ne7 10.Qb1 c4 11.Ne2 Nbc6 12.Nf4 b6 13.Nh5 Bd7 14.Qc1 Rg8 15.h4 $6
{ +0.27/24 } ( 15.Be2 { +0.60/22 } 15...Qa5
{ 15...Ke8 16.g4 +0.21 Stockfish } 16.a4 Rd8 17.Qa3 Rh8 18.Nf6 ) ( 15.g4 Ke8
16.Bh3 Kd8 17.Bg5 Kc7 18.f4 Raf8 19.O-O { +0.39 Stockfish } ) 15...Ke8 16.Rh3
Kd8 17.Rf3 Kc7 18.g3 Raf8 19.Bh3 Be8 20.Nf4 Bd7 21.Kf1 Kb7 22.Kg1 Nf5 23.Rb1
Nce7 24.Rb4 Qc6 25.Ng2 h5 26.Nf4 f6 27.Qe1 g5 28.Nxh5 g4 29.Rxf5 Nxf5 30.Bg2
fxe5 31.dxe5 a5 32.Rb1 Qc5 33.Nf6 Rg7 34.Be3 Nxe3 35.Qxe3 Qxe3 36.fxe3 Ba4
37.Rc1 b5 $6 { +0.49/26 } ( 37...Be8 { -0.30/23 } 38.Rf1
{ 38. e4 dxe4 39. Kf2 Bg6 40. Ke3 Rd8 41. h5 Bf5 42. h6 Rg6 43. h7 Rh8 44.
Bxe4+ Bxe4 45. Kxe4 +0.43 Stockfish } 38...Ka6 39.e4 dxe4 40.Bxe4 Bg6 41.Bxg6
Rxg6 42.Rd1 Kb5 43.Rd6 Ka4 44.Rxb6 Kxa3 45.Rxe6 Kb2 46.Ra6 Kxc2 47.Kg2 Rg7
48.h5 Kxc3 ) ( 37...Kc6 38.Bf1 Kc5 39.Be2 Be8 40.Kg2 Bc6 41.Kf1 Be8
{ = Stockfish } ) 38.e4 d4 $6 { +1.33/23 } ( 38...Ka6 { +0.72/23 } 39.Kf2
{ 39. exd5 exd5 40. Nxd5 Re8 41. Re1 Bxc2 42. e6 Bf5 43. Nf4 Rge7 44. Bd5
Rf8 45. h5 Bh7 46. Bg2 +1.25 Stockfish } 39...b4 40.axb4 axb4 41.exd5 exd5
42.Ke3 b3 43.cxb3 cxb3 44.Rb1 Rc8 45.Nxd5 Kb5 46.c4+ Ka5 47.Kd4 Rb7 48.e6 b2
49.Be4 Bc6 50.e7 Rh8 51.Bg6 Rhb8 52.h5 Bxd5 53.e8=Q Rxe8 54.Bxe8 Bf3 55.h6 )
( 38...Re7 39.Kf2 b4 40.axb4 axb4 41.Ke3 d4+ 42.cxd4 b3 43.Rb1 Ka6 44.cxb3
cxb3 45.Bf1+ Ka5 46.h5 { +1.00 Stockfish } ) 39.cxd4 b4 40.axb4 $6
{ +0.83/25 } ( 40.c3 { +1.17/22 } 40...Rc7
{ 40...bxa3 41. Ra1 Bc2 42. Rxa3 Ka6 43. Ra2 Bb1 44. Ra1 Bd3 45. d5 Kb5 46.
dxe6 +1.83 Stockfish } 41.Bf1 Rd8 42.axb4 axb4 43.d5 b3 44.Rb1 Bb5 45.Kf2
exd5 ) 40...axb4 41.Bf1 Rc8 $6 { +1.46/23 } ( 41...Rc7 { +0.84/23 } 42.c3
{ 42. Rb1 b3 43. Kf2 Ra8 44. h5 c3 45. cxb3 c2 46. Rc1 Bxb3 47. Bd3 Rc3 48.
Be2 Rh8 49. Bxg4 +0.09 Stockfish } 42...b3 43.Be2 Bb5 44.Kf2 Ra8 45.Ke3 Kb6 )
42.Rb1 b3 43.c3 $6
{ +0.28/25 } ( 43.d5 Kb8 44.dxe6 Rb7 45.c3 b2 46.e7 Bc2 47.e8=Q Rxe8 48.Rxb2
Rxb2 49.Nxe8 Bd3 50.Bg2 Rb1+ 51.Kh2 Rb2 { = Stockfish } ) ( 43.Kf2 Kb6 44.Be2
c3 45.cxb3 c2 46.Rc1 Bxb3 47.h5 Ra7 48.Ke3 Rca8 49.Bd3 Ra1 50.Rxa1 Rxa1
51.Bxc2 Bxc2 52.Kf4 { +0.09 Stockfish } ) 43...Kb6 44.h5 Bb5 ( 44...Ra7 45.h6 Bb5 46.h7 Rh8
47.d5 Raxh7 48.Nxh7 Rxh7 49.Rd1 Kc5 50.dxe6 Re7 51.Rd5+ Kb6 52.Rd6+ Kc7
53.Kf2 Rxe6 54.Rd2 { -0.17 Stockfish Of course not 54.Re6 b2 } ) 45.h6 Ra7
46.h7 Rh8 47.Be2 Ra2 48.Bxg4 Rc2 49.Bxe6 b2 50.Rxb2 Rxb2 51.Bg8 Rc2 52.Nd5+
Ka5 53.e6 Bc6 $2 { +1.78/26 } ( 53...Ka4 54.g4 Kb3 55.g5 Be8 56.e5 Kb2 57.Ne3
Rxc3 58.Nd1+ Kc2 59.Nxc3 Kxc3 60.d5 Kb4 61.d6 c3 62.d7 c2 63.dxe8=Q c1=Q+
64.Kg2 Qxg5+ 65.Kh3 Qf5+ 66.Kh4 Qxh7+ 67.Bxh7 Rxe8 68.Bf5
{ This position is an endgame database draw. } ) 54.e7 Ka4 55.Nb6+ Kb3 56.d5
$2 { +0.96/26 } ( 56.Nxc4 Kxc3 57.d5 Ba4
{ 57...Be8 58. Nd6 Bg6 59. Nf5 Kd3 60. d6 Be8 61. e5 Rc1+ 62. Kf2 Rc5 63.
Kf3 Rxe5 +7.88 Stockfish } 58.Nb6 Bb5 59.d6 Rd2 60.e5 Be8 61.g4 Kc2 62.Nd5
Rd4 63.Kf2 Kd1 64.Nf6 Bb5 65.g5 Rd2+ 66.Kg3 Rd3+ { +17.09 Stockfish } )
56...Bb5 $2 { +3.04/25 } ( 56...Be8 { +0.96/26 } 57.d6 Rd2 58.e5
{ 58. Nxc4 Rd1+ 59. Kg2 Kxc3 60. Kf3 Rd4 61. e5 Rxh7 62. Bxh7 Kxc4 +0.09
Stockfish } 58...Kxc3 59.g4 Rd4
{ 59...Kb4 60. Nxc4 Rd1+ 61. Kf2 Rxh7 62. Bxh7 Kxc4 63. g5 Kd5 64. g6 Rd4
65. g7 Rg4 66. g8=R Rxg8 67. Bxg8+ Kxe5 68. d7 Bxd7 69. Bf7 Kd6 70. e8=Q
Bxe8 71. Bxe8 +0.09 Stockfish } 60.Kf2 Kd3 61.Nxc4 Rxc4 62.Bxc4+ Kxc4 63.e6
Rxh7 64.d7 Rxe7 65.d8=Q Rxe6 66.Kf3 Kc5 67.g5 Kc6 68.Qa8+ Kc7 ) 57.d6 Rd2
58.Nxc4 $6 { +1.95/30 } ( 58.Bd5 { +2.50/24 } 58...Rxh7
{ 58...Rd3 59. Kg2 Rd2+ 60. Kf3 Rd1 61. Kf2 Rd2+ 62. Ke3 Rg2 63. Kf3 Rg1
64. Bxc4+ Bxc4 65. d7 Bf7 66. d8=Q Rxh7 67. e8=Q Bxe8 68. Qxe8 +11.88
Stockfish } 59.Bxc4+ Bxc4 60.Nxc4 Rd1+
{ 60... Kxc4 61. e8=Q Rhh2 62. Qc6+ Kd3 63. e5 Rhe2 64. Qf3+ Re3 65. Qd5+
Kxc3 66. Qa5+ Kc2 67. Qxd2+ Kxd2 68. d7 Rxg3+ +10.40 Stockfish } 61.Kf2 Kxc4
62.e8=Q Rh2+ 63.Ke3 Rd3+ 64.Kf4 Rxd6 65.e5 Rd3 66.Qc6+ Kb3 67.Qb6+ Kc2 68.e6
Re2 69.c4 Rd1 70.c5 Rf1+ 71.Kg5 Re5+ 72.Kg6 Rf3 73.Qd6 Rxg3+ 74.Kf6 Reg5
75.Qd4 ) 58...Rd1+ 59.Kf2 Kxc3 60.Na3 Be8 61.e5 Kd4 $2 { +8.11/28 } (
61...Kb4 { +1.96/26 } 62.Ke2 Bh5+ 63.g4
{ 63. Ke3 Kc5 64. Kf4 Be8 65. Nc4 Kc6 66. Kg5 Rd3 67. g4 Rd4 68. Na5+ Kb6
69. Nb3 Re4 70. e6 Rxe6 71. Bxe6 Rxh7 72. Kf6 Kc6 73. Ke5 Rg7 74. Bf5 Kb7
75. Nd4 Ka7 76. Ne6 Rg8 77. Kf6 Kb8 78. Nd4 Kb7 79. d7 Bxd7 80. Bxd7 +10.71 Stockfish }
63...Bxg4+ 64.Ke3 Bh5 65.Nc4 Kc5 66.Nd2 Kc6 67.Ne4 Rf1 68.Bc4 ) 62.e6 Ke5 $6
{ +9.64/32 } ( 62...Kc5 { +8.11/27 } 63.d7 Rxd7 64.exd7 Bxd7 65.Nc4 Be8 66.g4
Kc6 67.g5 Rxh7
{ 67...Kd7 68. g6 Kxe7 69. g7 Rxh7 70. Bxh7 Bf7 71. g8=Q Bxg8 72. Bxg8
+49.42 Stockfish } 68.Bxh7 Kd7 69.g6
{ 69. Bg6 Bxg6 70. Ne5+ Kxe7 71. Nxg6+ Ke6 72. Nf4+ Kf5 73. g6 Kf6 74. Kg3
Ke7 75. Kh4 Kf8 76. Kg5 Ke7 77. Kf5 Kf8 78. Ne6+ Ke7 79. g7 Kf7 80. Ke5 Ke8
81. g8=Q+ Ke7 82. Qg7+ Ke8 83. Nc5 Kd8 84. Qd7# } 69...Kxe7 70.g7 Bf7 71.g8=Q
Bxg8 72.Bxg8 Kf6 73.Kf3 Kg5 74.Bd5 Kf5 75.Kg3 Kg5 76.Be4 Kf6 77.Kf4 Kf7 ) (
62...Rd2+ 63.Kf3 Kc5 64.d7 Rxd7 65.exd7 Bxd7 66.Nc4 Be8 67.g4 Kc6 68.g5 Kd7
69.g6 Kxe7 70.g7 Bc6+ 71.Kf4 Rxh7 72.Bxh7 Bd5 73.Nb2
{ The endgame datbase says it's mate on move 100. Most human players can't
do the B+N mate that fast. } ) 63.Nc4+ $4 { +0.05/32 } ( 63.d7 { +9.64/32 }
63...Rxd7 64.exd7 Bxd7 65.Nc4+ Kf6 66.Nb6 Bc6 67.Nd5+ ) 63...Kf6 64.g4 Rd5
65.d7 Rxd7 $4 { +8.81/36 } ( 65...Kxe7 { +0.05/27 } 66.dxe8=N
{ 65... Kxe7 66. Nb6 Rxd7 67. exd7 Bg6 68. Kg3 Bxh7 69. Bxh7 Rxh7 70. Nd5+
Kd8 71. Nf6 Rh1 72. Kf4 Rf1+ 73. Ke5 Ke7 74. g5 Re1+ 75. Kf5 Rf1+ =
Stockfish } 66...Kxe8 67.Ne3
{ 67. Kf3 Rg5 68. Nd6+ Ke7 69. Nf5+ Kf6 70. Kf4 Rgxg8 71. hxg8=N+ Rxg8 72.
e7 Rb8 73. g5+ Kf7 74. Kg3 Rb3+ 75. Kg4 Rb4+ 76. Kh3 Rb8 77. Kh4 Rb4+ 78.
Kh3 = Stockfish } 67...Rg5 68.Kg3 Ke7 69.Nf5+ Kf6 70.e7 Rgxg8 71.hxg8=Q
Rxg8 { This position is an endgame database draw. } 72.Kf4 Ra8 73.g5+ Kf7
74.Kg4 Ra4+ 75.Kh5 Ra6 76.Kh4 Rc6 77.Kg3 Ke8 78.Kg4 Rc4+ 79.Kf3 Rc3+ 80.Ke4
Rc6 ) 66.exd7 Bxd7 67.Nb6 Kxe7 $4 { #27/34 } ( 67...Bc6
{ The endgame database says this also leads to mate . } 68.Nd5+ Ke5 69.Nc7
{ 69. Kg3 Kd6 70. g5 Be8 71. Nf6 Kxe7 72. Nxe8 Kxe8 73. Kf4 Kf8 74. Ke5 Kg7
75. Kf5 Rxh7 76. Bxh7 Kxh7 77. Kf6 Kg8 78. Kg6 Kf8 79. Kh7 Ke7 80. g6 Ke6
81. g7 Ke5 82. g8=Q Kd4 83. Kg6 Kc5 84. Kf5 Kb4 85. Ke5 Kc3 86. Ke4 Kc2
87. Qc4+ Kb2 88. Kd3 Ka3 89. Qb5 Ka2 90. Kc3 Ka3 91. Qb3# }
69...Kf4 70.e8=Q Bxe8 71.Nxe8 Kxg4 72.Nd6 Rxh7 73.Bxh7 Kg5 74.Ke3 Kf6 75.Kd4
Ke6 76.Nc4 Kf6 77.Ke4 Ke6 78.Bf5+ Kf7 79.Ke5 Kf8 80.Ke6 Ke8 81.Ne5 Kd8 82.Kd6
Ke8 83.Bd7+ Kf8 84.Be6 Kg7 85.Ke7 Kh6 86.Kf6 Kh5 87.Nf3 Kh6 88.Bg4 Kh7
89.Bf5+ ) 68.Nxd7 Kxd7 69.Kg3 Ke7 70.Kh4 Kf6 71.Kh5 1-0

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