[Event "SCCA Championship 00/01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milligan, Bernard"]
[Black "Beecham, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[Annotator "C R Beecham"]
[PlyCount "88"]

{Queen's Indian.  Playing Bernard is something that every c.c. player should
experience, its a riot of fun from start to finish. For me our game faded into
a secondary role and thats how it should be, making c.c. a very special tool
and Bernard a very special friend.} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5.
Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5 exd5 9. Ng5 h6 {#} ({
Now I thought long and hard about playing} 9... Na6 $5 {
with the idea of playing after} 10. cxd5 Nb4 11. Qd2 Nfxd5 12. Nxf7 $6 Ne3 $3
13. fxe3 Bxg2 14. Nxd8 Bxh1 15. a3 (15. Qd1 Raxd8) 15... Bg2 16. Qxd7 Rf1+ 17.
Kd2 Rxd8 {winning, but Bernard has a huge database and can play 12.Nxd5 Bxg5
13.Qxg5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Nxd5 16.0-0-0 with quite a good plus. I was
sure he would find this. I also had vague memories of Korchnoi-Karpov 1974
which went 9...Nc6 10.Nxd5 g6 11.Qd2 Nxd5 12.Bxd5 Rb8 13.Nxh7 Re8 14.Qh6 Ne5
15.Ng5 Bxg5 16.Bxg5 Qxg5 17.Qxg5 Bxd5 18.0-0 Bxc4 19.f4 Black Resigns. Also 9..
.g6 10.cxd5 d6 runs into 11.h4! Therefore by a process of elimination I came
to...}) 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. cxd5 ({Also possible was} 11. Bxd5 Nc6 12. Bxc6 dxc6
13. Nf3 Qd7 14. O-O {when I planned to play14.. Qe6 which is about equal.})
11... Bd6 $5 {#I think this is new. 11...d6 was played in van der Stemen -
Karner Tallin 1987 and 11...hxg5!? between Balashov - Tiviakov St. Petersburg
1993 which continued 12.d6 Nc6 13.dxe7 Qxe7 14.Bxg5 d5 but I didn't fancy ny
two N's v 2 B's!} 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Re8 14. O-O Na6 {A look at the pawn
structure suggests the future course of the game. Black has passed pawn Qside
and White should push the e and f pawns aiming to obtain a winning attack with
e5. Whoever executes his plan first wins.} 15. a3 b5 16. Be3 $6 {I think this
is wrong. He should go 16.b3! He has to play b3 anyway. The move played just
clogs up the e file and delays White's strategic play of e4-e5 etc which never
gets going.} 16... Qf6 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. b3 c4 19. bxc4 Rxc4 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21.
Qb1 Rb8 22. Bd3 Rc7 23. Rd2 ({I was hoping for} 23. Bxb5 $2 Nc5 24. Bd4 Be5 25.
d6 Qxd6 26. Qa1 Bxd4 {when Black has a slight plus.}) 23... Nc5 24. Bf5 a6 25.
Rd4 {With this move White anounces his intention to attack Black's King!} 25...
Rd8 26. Rg4 Na4 27. Qd3 Be5 28. Rc1 $2 {An understandable mistake, the c3
square is very weak. The correct way to defend was by 28.Bd4 viz 28...d6 29.
Rf4! # 28...Nb2.} 28... Nb2 $1 {Now White has real problems with the f5 Bishop.
With 29.Qe4 Nc4 30.Rxc4 Rxc4 31.Qb1 Rc3 Black is winning. Also 29...Qxf5 wins.
Therefore White is forced into...} 29. Qb1 Nc4 30. Bd3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxc1+ 32.
Qxc1 Qd6 33. Be4 a5 34. Bg2 f5 35. Rh4 {The only square for the Rook! I spent
some time trying to find a way to win this piece, but was happy to leave it
well offside!} 35... Rb8 36. Rh5 Qf8 37. Kf2 {
Strange, especially when 37.e4!? looks a far better try.} 37... b4 38. axb4
axb4 39. Qb1 g6 40. Rh4 b3 41. d6 b2 42. Bd5 Qxd6 43. Ba2 Ra8 {# With Bernards
last move 44.h3 came the offer if 44...Qd4!! White Resigns. The Correspondence
Chess card also had a photograph of Bernard from the 70's, kipper tie and
Gorilla hair style. I questioned his parentage and accepted his resignation.
This game will always remind me of all that is good in Correspondence Chess.}
44. h3 Qd4 0-1

[Event "SCCA Championship 00/01"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Beecham, C R."]
[Black "Reeman, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Annotator "C R Beecham"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

{Trompowski.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. f3 ({
The quiet approach with} 5. Nd2 {did not interest me. For example} 5... Nxd2 6.
Qxd2 e6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. c4 dxc4 $1 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bd3 Nd5 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3
Nxf4 13. exf4 Qd5 $11 {as in Salov - van der Sterren, Biel izt 1993.}) 5... Nd6
{A rare continuation, which was played in the 1986 Soviet Union Ch. between
Efimov - Kuzmin. White continued with 6.g4 Bg6 7.Nc3 e6 8.Qd2 h5 9.g5 Nd7 10.
0-0-0 and had the edge.} 6. Nc3 e6 7. Qe2 ({I wanted to threaten the Black
Bishop with e4 rather than g4. If the Queen goes to d2 then the position is
rather unclear viz} 7. Qd2 Nd7 8. O-O-O c6 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 h6 $13) 7... Be7 8.
O-O-O Bg6 {The prophilactic move against e4!} 9. e4 c6 {#} 10. h4 ({The move} 
10. Qe3 {also came into consideration. For example} 10... Qa5 11. h4 h6 12. Kb1
b5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 $1 Nf5 15. Qc3 {wins a second pawn.}) ({
But Peter Lenko played} 10. Qe1 {
against M. Krasenko in the Rubinstein Memorial 1998, which continued with}
10... O-O 11. h4 h6 12. Bd3 b5 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. e5 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Be7 16. f4
Qa5 {, when I prefered Black's position.}) 10... h5 11. Re1 Nc4 ({
With the rather transparent threat if} 11... Nd7 $2 12. exd5 {
followed by 13.Nxd5 and wins.}) 12. Qf2 Bb4 $5 13. Bxc4 dxc4 $6 ({
A far better try was} 13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 dxc4 {
which was the offered continuation, perhaps Black suspected something?}) 14.
Nge2 Nd7 15. Qg3 Nf6 16. Rd1 O-O {I had expected 16...Qd7 followed by
Queenside castling. With oposite side castling White will engage the Black h
pawn first.} 17. Bg5 Qb8 18. Qf2 Re8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qe3 f5 {#} ({
A far better defence was} 20... Kh7 21. g4 Bf8 22. e5 fxe5 23. dxe5 Bg7 24.
gxh5 Bxh5 25. Rd6 Rh8 {but White still has a big plus.}) 21. g4 hxg4 ({
Loosing is} 21... fxe4 22. gxh5 Bxh5 23. Rdg1+ Kf8 24. Qh6+) 22. h5 Bh7 23.
fxg4 fxe4 24. g5 Bf5 ({No better was} 24... Bxc3 25. g6 $1 fxg6 26. hxg6 Bxg6
27. Qg5 Bxb2+) 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 {So two Knights are better than two Bishops!} 26.
Qxe4 c3 27. h6 cxb2+ 28. Kxb2 Qd6 29. g6 1-0

[Event "SCCA Premiers"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2000.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Murphy, George"]
[Black "Beacon, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D08"]
[Annotator "Robert Beacon"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 {The Albin Countergambit!} 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 {
#Normal here is 5 g3,but the game soon transposes.} 5... f6 {5...f6 is an
attempt to play the game as a "pure"gambit Alternatives for Black involve
playing the White squared Bishop to g4 or e6, the Queen to d7and o-o-o 
swapping off the Bishops once White has played g3 and Bg2,also in recent years
castling short and playing the game positionally has become popular!} 6. exf6
Nxf6 7. g3 Bg4 8. a3 Qe7 {Normal would be 8...Qd7 as mentioned The text is an
idea of Nikolay Minev in Inside Chess I'm following the game Lignell-Niemela
1941.} 9. Bg2 d3 $1 10. e3 Nd4 11. O-O {
11 h3 was obligatory according to Minev.} 11... Ne2+ 12. Kh1 O-O-O 13. Qa4 {
13 b4 was played in the above mentioned game (if 13 h3  h5! )I'm now on my own!
} 13... Kb8 14. b4 h5 15. Bb2 h4 16. Nxh4 Bd7 17. Qa5 Ng4 18. Ndf3 Qe8 19. Ne5
{#19 Qg5 wth the idea of 20 Qg6!?} 19... Rh5 20. Nxd7+ Rxd7 21. Qa4 g5 {
For me it is "all or nothing" in this position It is difficult to say what the
alternatives are.} 22. Bf3 Qe6 23. Kg2 $2 {The game now swings in Black's
favour Possibly 23 Qb5 to bring the Queen into the game would be better.} 23...
gxh4 24. h3 Nxe3+ {( forced )} 25. fxe3 Rg5 26. Bg4 Qe4+ 27. Rf3 Rf7 {
The pressure now builds on White.} 28. Raf1 Nxg3 {
With hindsight 28...Rxg4 followed by 29... h3+ looks stronger.} 29. R1f2 Nf5 {
Black throws away some of his advantage 29... Ne2 is the move!} 30. Kg1 Bd6 31.
Rxf5 {#This is probably the decisive mistake At this point the game was finely
balanced  31 c5!? looks better.} 31... Rfxf5 32. Rxf5 {
32 Bd4 prolongs the game.} 32... Qxe3+ (32... Rxg4+ 33. hxg4 Qxg4+ 34. Kh1 Qh3+
35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Qh1+ 37. Kf2 Bg3# {would be more percise.}) 33. Kf1 Rxf5+
34. Bxf5 Bg3 $1 {In a lot of lines in the Albin White's Queen goes to a4 to
pressure Black's queenside In this instance it was his undoing as it remained
out of the game The back rank threat was an allusion!} 35. Bd4 {
The Bishop threat comes too late.} 35... Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qh2+ 0-1

[Event "E-Mail Team Final"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giulian, P."]
[Black "Gyimesi, Z."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "Milligan,B"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

{Queen's Gambit. In the following game my opponent was an over the board
Grandmaster and obviously a much better player than me. The one advantage was
that I had access to a number of his games and was able to predict the opening.
I chose a wild complicated opening which would have been suicide over the
board, However in correspondence I reckoned that the abundance of theory would
enable me to obtain a safe edge. Of course this idea is a load of rubbish.} 1.
d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 ({The alternative is} 10... Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6
12. Qb3 a6 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qa3 Rc8 {and White is slightly better.})
11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3 Qa5 15. Be2 Ne5 $5 {#This came
a complete shock. The move is given as dubious in all the books which quote a
previus game from my opponent! That game (Maksimenko - Gyimesi 1997) continued
16.Qb3 b5 17.Qg3 Bd7 18.Qg7 Ke7 19.f4 Nc6 and White has a clear advantage.
Obviously my opponent must have an improvement, and the more I analysed this
game the less I trusted the line given in the books. I really didn't know what
to do in this position and eventually decided to centralise and hope!} 16. Qb3
b5 17. Rc3 Bd7 ({Not} 17... Bb7 18. Nxe6 {winning.}) 18. Rac1 O-O $5 {
A important decision. I had expected 18...Ke7 (with the idea of RHd8) 19.f4
Ng6 20.g3 which I thought was level, but my opponent thought was better for
White.} 19. Nf3 Qb6 $4 ({I had expected} 19... Qa4 20. Qxa4 bxa4 21. Nxe5 fxe5
22. Rc7 Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. R1c5 b4 {which may be drawn!}) 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21.
Qb4 $3 ({I had intended} 21. Qd1 Qd8 22. Qd6 Rc8 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Rd1 Rc7 25.
Qxe5+ f6 {and I am probably winning. However Qb4 is much stronger because it
keeps the d1 square for the Rook in some lines. The threat now is Rg3+ and Qd2.
}) 21... Rac8 {#} ({I had been looking at} 21... Qd8 22. Rd1 f6 23. Bh5 a5 24.
Qc5 Rc8 25. Qa7 Rxc3 26. Rxd7 {winning.}) 22. Rg3+ Kh8 23. Rd1 Qd8 24. Rgd3
Qxh4 25. Rh3 Qd8 26. Qd2 {
and Black resigned because he must lose at least a piece.} 1-0

[Event "E-Mail Olympiad"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Giulian, P."]
[Black "Terada, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[Annotator "Milligan,B"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

{Queen's Gambit. My head swollen by the above win I decided to try the same
opening again.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7.
Bxc4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Bb5+ Nbd7 ({The alternative is} 10...
Bd7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qb3 a6 13. Be2 Nc6 14. O-O Qc7 15. Qa3 Rc8 {
and White is slightly better.}) 11. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 gxf6 13. h4 a6 14. Rh3
Qa5 15. Be2 {After my 15th move the position was the same as the previous game.
} 15... Qe5 16. Rc1 Rg8 $5 17. Bg4 $5 Nb6 18. Rb3 Qh2 $4 19. Nf3 $1 Qh1+ 20.
Ng1 Qxh4 21. Bf3 Nd7 22. Qd6 Qh6 {#} ({If} 22... Ne5 23. Rxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxb7 {
wins.}) 23. Rbc3 Kd8 24. e5 Qf8 25. Qc7+ Ke7 26. Rd1 fxe5 {
The threat had been Qd6+ and Rxc8+ mating.} 27. Bxb7 Ra7 28. Qd6+ Kf6 29. Bxc8
Qxd6 30. Rxd6 Ke7 31. Rdc6 ({Not} 31. Rxa6 $4 Rxc8 $1) 31... Rd8 32. Nf3 f6 33.
Nd2 Nf8 34. Ne4 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 Rg1 36. Rg3 Ng6 37. Rxe6+ Kd8 38. Rc6 {
and Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "ICCF World Ch 24"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Barnett, Dr Clive"]
[Black "Lennox, C J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[Annotator "Milligan,B"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

{This game does not merit publication, but as my first result in the World Ch,
it has a little historical interest, and it might provide some light relief
from Joe Watson's games.} 1. e4 c5 {My opponent is a 67 year old semi-retired
GP, living at Bendi Junction, who quickly informed me that he had known Purdy.}
2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Nb3 Nbd7 9.
Qf3 Qc7 {Trying to improve on 9...Be7 with which I had scored 0/2. My opponent
also favours the Najdorf.} 10. Bd3 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Kb1 Be7 {
#In reply to this I received an interesting letter which contained no moves;
my hopes rose accordingly.} 14. g4 Rc8 15. g5 Nd7 16. Qh3 b4 {At this point my
opponent took a month off to avoid distraction from the Sydney Olympics.} 17.
Ne2 d5 {Barnett repeated this move correctly but on his board he apparently
moved my e P instead (his comments had revealed a preference for descriptive
notation) so:} 18. Rhg1 $4 dxe4 0-1

[Event "BPCTC 1997/98"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bell, I W."]
[Black "Watson, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2000.11.18"]

{French Tarrasch.} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 {The French Tarrasch, a favourite
of Anatoly Karpov, and the subject of a new book by John Emms published after
the start of this game.} 3... Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8.
cxd4 f6 {Thematic, and one of Black's most popular methods of combatting the
French tarrasch in the past 10 or so years. White normally exchanges on f6,
but a hardcore of Scandinavian and postal players prefer Nf4 here, leading to
an exciting struggle where Black drops an exchange (the Rook on h8) but gets a
strong centre and good development for it. John Watson prefers 7...Qb6 in Play
The French both editions), which is just as viable.} 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. O-O Bd6
11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Nc3 {An old line, but there is nothing wrong with White's plan.
Black is more or less forced to play a6 to stop the threatened Nb5, but this
weakens the Black squares on the Queenside, notably c5 and b6. White could
then settle a Knight on c5 (via a4). pressurising e6, b7, a6 and probably
Black's White-squared Bishop. On the other hand, moving the Knight from e2
means White has less control over the squares g3 and f4, allowing Black
counterplay on the Kingside.} 12... a6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bh4 {White's idea is to
reduce pressure alonge the b8-h2 diagonal by offering an exchange of Bishops
on g3. Black needs a good counter to this plan...} 14... Nh5 {... and this is
it. It is nearly always dim to stick a Knight on the rim, but here the trusty
steed intensifies Black's pressure on the key squares g3 and f4, allowing
Black to keep his Black-squared Bishop, his best minor piece.} 15. Re1 {#} ({
In a Civil Service league match some years ago, my Home Office opponent tried..
.} 15. Qc2 {when I missed the thematic ...} 15... Rxf3 $1 (15... g6 16. Bxg6 $2
Nf4 17. Bd3 Nb4 {winning a piece (Emms).}) 16. Bxh7+ (16. gxf3 Nxd4 17. Qd1
Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 16... Kh8 17. gxf3 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 20.
Be7 Bg1 $1 21. Rxg1 Nxf3 22. Rg2 Qh6 23. Bh4 (23. Qg6 $4 Ng3#) 23... Nxh4 24.
Rh2 g5 25. Be4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Nf6 {And White is in serious trouble as soon as
Black activates his Bishop, perhaps by e5, or with B-d7-c6 if White plays Qe5
himself.}) 15... g6 {h6 was good enough in Shmuter-Nosenko, Ukraine
Championship 1988, with Nf4 as a follow-up, but g6 instead is natural and good.
As well as blunting White's attack on h7, playing g6 clears the way for the
Black Queen to settle on g7 in some lines. In turn this intensifies the
pressure on the White pawn on d4.} 16. Rc1 Qg7 17. Bf1 Bd7 18. Bg5 h6 19. Be3
Nf4 {Nf6 and Rf7 are the other moves played here. Mestel played Rf7 against
Karpov in 1984, unsuccessfuly. Commentators suggested at the time that Nf4 is
probably better. It certainly seems best to me.} 20. g3 g5 21. Na4 {Both gxf4 a
nd Kh1 were the main alternatives. Black seems fine in these lines too.} (21.
gxf4 gxf4+ 22. Kh1 fxe3 23. fxe3 Qg4 24. Be2 Qh3 25. Rg1+ Kh8 26. Rg2 Rg8 27.
Qf1 Rxg2 $15 28. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rg8+ 30. Kf2 b5 31. Bd3 Be8 32. a3 Rf8 33.
Ne2) (21. Kh1 Ng6 22. Bg2 b5 23. Ng1 Rf7 24. Qh5 Raf8 25. Nf3 Rf5 26. a3 Nf4 (
26... Nh8 27. Qg4 e5 28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Qd1 Ree8 30. Bxd5+ Nf7 31. Nxb5 axb5 32.
Bxc6 Bxc6+ 33. Rxc6 Qg6 34. Qf3 g4 35. Qd5 Qe6 36. Qxe6 Rxe6 37. d5 Re4 38. Kg2
Rfe8 39. h3 h5 40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Rh1 Rxe3 42. fxe3 Rxe3 43. Rc3 Re2+ 44. Kf1
Rxb2 45. Rh4 Ne5 46. Rh6 Bf8 47. Rb6 Ra2 48. Rxb5 Nf3 $11) 27. gxf4 gxf4 28.
Qh3 fxe3 29. fxe3 e5 30. Rg1 Kh8 $15) 21... Rf7 22. Nb6 Raf8 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24.
Bxf4 (24. Bxa6 $2 g4 25. Nh4 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Be2 (27. Bxb7 Rxb7 28. Rxc6
Rxb2 29. Qa1 Rbxf2+ 30. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kh1 Bxh4 32. Rcxe6 Bg5 33. Qb1 Qf7 34.
Qg6+ Qxg6 35. Rxg6+ Kf7 36. Rd6 Rxa2 37. Rxd5 Bf6 38. Rd7+ Kg6 {
And White cannot satisfactorily meet the threat of Ng5.}) 27... h5 28. Bd3 Bxh4
29. gxh4 Qf6 {0-1 Pantaleoni-Chapman. corr.} 30. Bb5 Rdf7 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Rc2
Qf5 33. Bh6 Nxf2 34. Qe2 Nd3 35. Rd1 Qf2+ 36. Kh1 Qxe2 37. Rxe2 Nf2+ 38. Rxf2
Rxf2 39. Bxf8 Kxf8 40. a4 Rxb2 $17) 24... gxf4 25. Bh3 (25. Rxe6 fxg3 26. fxg3
Qg4 27. Rxh6 Qxf3 28. Qxf3 Rxf3 29. Bg2 Rf5 30. Bh3 Nxd4 31. Kh1 (31. Rc8+)
31... Be7 {May be better than 31...Kd8.} (31... Rd8 32. Rd1 Be5 33. Rxd4 Rf2 $1
34. Rb4 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Bxb2 36. Rb6 Bc3) 32. Bxf5 (32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Bxf5 Nxf5 34.
Re6 d4 35. Rd3 Ne3 36. h4 Kf7 37. Rxd4 Kxe6 38. Re4+ Kf5 39. Rxe3 Kg4 $19)
32... Nxf5 33. Rc8+ (33. Re6 d4 34. Rd1 Kf7 35. Re2) 33... Kg7 34. Rhh8 d4 $19)
25... fxg3 $1 {A sharp exchange sacrifice for long-term pressure and what soon
becomes a vicious attack against the White King.} 26. Bxe6+ {#} (26. hxg3 Bxg3
27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxd7 Bf4+ 29. Kf1 Qxd7 30. Rxc6 (30. Rc3 Qh3+ 31. Ke2 Re8+
32. Ne5 Qh5+ 33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Nxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Bxe5 36. Rxh1 Bxd4+ 37. Kd3
Bxc3 38. bxc3 Kg7 $17) 30... Qh3+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Ne5 bxc6 (32... Bxe5 33.
dxe5 Rxe5+ 34. Kd2 Rxe1 35. Rxh6+ Qxh6+ 36. Kxe1 Qe6+ 37. Qe2 Qf5 $11 38. Kd2
Kg7 39. Kc3 Qf6+ 40. Kd3 $14) 33. Qd3 Qxd3+ 34. Kxd3 Kg7 $1 (34... Kh7) 35.
Rg1+ Kf6 36. Nxc6 (36. Rg6+ Kf5 37. Rxc6 Bxe5 38. dxe5 Re6 39. Rc1 $11) 36...
Bd6 37. Rh1 Kg5 38. Ne5 Bxe5 39. dxe5 Rxe5 40. f4+ Kxf4 41. Rxh6 a5 42. Ra6
Re3+ 43. Kd4 Re2 44. Rxa5 Rxb2 45. Kxd5 Rd2+ 46. Kc5 Ke4) 26... Kh8 27. Bxd7 (
27. hxg3 Bxg3 28. Bxd7 Bf4+ 29. Kf1 Qxd7 30. Rc3 Qh3+ 31. Ke2 Re8+ 32. Ne5 Qh5+
33. Kf1 Qh1+ 34. Ke2 Nxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Bxe5 36. Rxh1 Bxd4+ 37. Kd3 Bxc3 38. bxc3
Kg7 {Three pawn islands each, but black's extra pawn should mean victory,
despite White's well-developed King.}) 27... gxf2+ {Only move.} (27... Nxd4 $2
28. Rc8 $1) (27... gxh2+ $6 28. Kh1 Qxd7 29. Nh4 $1 Rxf2 30. Qh5 Rf6 31. Qxd5
Qg4 32. Re4 Qg5 33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Qe4+ Kg7 35. Re1 Rf4 36. Qe6 Bf8 37. Ng2 Rf2
38. Qh3 Kh7 (38... Nxd4 39. R8e4) 39. R8e2 Rxe2 40. Rxe2 Nxd4 (40... Qf6 41.
Qd3+ $18) 41. Qd3+ $1 Qf5 42. Re4 $18) 28. Kxf2 Qxd7 29. Rg1 {#} (29. Re3 Bf4
$15) (29. Rc3 Bb4 $15) (29. Rh1 Qg4 $1 30. Rg1 Qxd4+ 31. Kg2 (31. Qxd4+ Nxd4
$19) (31. Kf1 $2 Qxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxf3+ $19) 31... Qg4+ 32. Kf2 Qb4 33. Rg6 Kh7
34. Re6 Qxb2+ 35. Re2 Rxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Nd4+ 37. Kf2 Nxe2 38. Rc2 Qd4+ 39. Kxe2
Qg4+ 40. Kd2 Bf4+ 41. Ke1 Qg1+ 42. Ke2 Qxh2+ 43. Kd3 Qg3+ 44. Ke2 $4 (44. Kd4
Qg7+ 45. Kd3 Qg6+ 46. Kd4 Qe4+ 47. Kc5 Qe7+ 48. Kb6 Be3+ 49. Rc5 Bxc5+ $19)
44... Qg2+ 45. Kd3 Qe4+ 46. Kc3 Qc4+ 47. Kb2 Qb4+ 48. Ka1 Be5+ 49. Rb2 Qxb2#) (
29. Qd3 Qg4 30. Rcd1 (30. Rc3 Nxd4 31. Re3 Bxh2 32. Ke1 Be5 33. Ra3 Rc8 34.
Rxe5 Nxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Qg1+ 36. Ke2 Qh2+ 37. Kd1 Qxe5 $19) 30... Bxh2 31. Rg1 (31.
Rh1 Qg3+ 32. Ke2 Qg2+ 33. Ke3 Rxf3#) (31. Rf1 Bg3+ 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kd2 Bf4+
34. Kc3 Re3) 31... Bxg1+ 32. Rxg1 Qxd4+ $19) 29... Qh3 (29... Bxh2 30. Rg2 Qh3
31. Rc3 Qh4+ 32. Kf1 $14 Nxd4 $2 33. Rc8 $1) 30. Rg2 (30. Rc3 Qxh2+ (30... Bxh2
31. Rg2 Qh4+ 32. Kf1 Nxd4 $2 33. Rc8 $1 $18) 31. Rg2 (31. Kf1 Qxb2 32. Qd3 Qa1+
33. Ke2 Qxa2+ 34. Kd1 Rxf3 35. Rg8+ Kxg8 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+
$11) 31... Bg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ $11) (30. Rg3 Qxh2+ 31. Rg2 Bg3+ 32. Kf1 Qh1+ $19)
30... Rf4 $1 {Simple chess. Black plans to gang up on the White pawn on d4, to
increase the pressure on the White Knight on f3, and improve the scope of
Black's Bishop. Surely the White King cannot survive long in such an open
position.} (30... Bxh2 31. Rc3 Bb8 {A)} 32. Qd3 (32. Qf1 Qh5 33. Qd3 Ba7 34.
Ke1 Bxd4 35. Rxc6 (35. Rb3 Qh1+ 36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 b5 38. Rd3 Bg7 39. Rf2
Rf5 $15) 35... Qh1+) (32. Kg1 Ba7 33. Qd3 Nxd4 34. Nxd4 Qh4 35. Re2 Rg8+ $19)
32... Ba7 (32... Ne5 33. Qe2 Qh4+ 34. Kf1 Nxf3 35. Rxf3 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 $11) 33.
Rg3 Qh2+ (33... Qh1 34. Qg6 $1 Bxd4+ 35. Ke2 Bf6 36. Rg1 Qh3 37. Re3 $14) 34.
Rg2 Qf4 $17 (34... Qh5 35. Ke1 Bxd4 36. Rb3 Qh1+ 37. Qf1 Qxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Rf7 39.
Rh2 Kh7 40. Rh5 Ne5 41. Ke2 Rxf3 42. Rxf3 Nxf3 $16 43. Kxf3 Kg6 44. Rxd5 Bxb2
45. Rd7 b5 46. Rd8 a5 47. Rd5 a4 48. Rxb5 a3 49. Kg4 Bf6 50. Ra5 Bb2 51. Ra6+
Kg7 52. Kf5 h5 53. Kg5 Kf7 54. Kxh5 Ke7 55. Kg5 Kd7 56. Kf5 Kc7 57. Ke4 Kb7 58.
Re6 Bc1 59. Kd5 Bb2 60. Kc5 Bc1 61. Kb5 Bb2 62. Re7+ Kc8 63. Kc6 Kb8 64. Rd7
Kc8 65. Rc7+ Kb8) 35. Ke1 Nxd4 36. Qg6 Nxf3+ 37. Rxf3 Qc1+ 38. Ke2 Qxb2+ 39.
Kd1 Qa1+ 40. Ke2 Qe5+ 41. Kd2 Qd4+ $11) 31. Rg3 (31. Rc3 Nxd4 32. Rg3 Qxh2+ 33.
Rg2 Qh4+ 34. Rg3 Rxf3+ 35. Rcxf3 Nxf3 36. Qxf3 Qxg3+ $19) (31. Rg6 $2 Nxd4 $1
32. Qxd4+ (32. Rxd6 $2 Rxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Qe4 $19) 32... Rxd4 33. Rxd6
$19 Rd2+ (33... Rd3 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rc7+ Kg6 36. Rg8+ Kh5 37. Rf7 d4 38. Rf6
Rd2+ 39. Ke1 Rxh2 40. Nxh2 $18 Qe3+ 41. Kf1 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 $18) 34. Ke3 Rg2 35.
b3 (35. Rd8+ Rg8 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 $19) 35... Rg7 36. Rf6 Rg4 37. Rd1 Kg7 38. Rf4
Rxf4 39. Kxf4 Qe6 40. Rd4 a5 $19) 31... Qxh2+ {Picking up a pawn for the
exchange, but more importantly removing a hiding place for the White King.} 32.
Rg2 Qh3 {#} (32... Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Qf6 34. Rc3 (34. Ne5 Nxe5 35. dxe5 Bxe5 36.
Rc8+ (36. Qxd5 Qb6+ 37. Rc5 Qxc5+ 38. Qxc5 Bd4+ 39. Qxd4+ Rxd4 $17) 36... Kh7
37. Qd3+ Re4 38. Rc1 Qh4 39. Rf1 h5 $1 40. Rgf2 (40. Rd2 Kh6 $1 41. Rff2 Rg4+
42. Rg2 Qe1+ 43. Qf1 Bh2+ 44. Kxh2 Qxf1 $19) 40... Bd4 41. Kg2 Qg5+ 42. Kh1
Bxf2 43. Rxf2 Kh6 44. Qd2 Rh4+ 45. Rh2 Qxd2 $19) 34... Be7 (34... Bf8 35. Re3
Nxd4 36. Ne5 Kh7 37. Qd3+ Nf5 38. Nd7 Qd8 39. Nxf8+ Qxf8 40. Reg3 $15) (34...
Qe6 35. Kh1 Qf6 36. Qb3 Qf7 37. Rd3 Nb4 38. Re3 Nxa2 $15) (34... Re4 35. a3 Bc7
36. Rd3 Bb6 37. Rgd2 Rg4+ 38. Kh1 Qf4 39. b4 $15) 35. Qb3 (35. Rd3 Bf8 36. Rf2
Bg7 37. Qd2 Nb4 38. Rb3 Nxa2 39. Re3 Bf8 $15) 35... Nxd4 36. Qxd5 Nxf3+ 37.
Rxf3 Bc5+ 38. Kh2 Rh4+ 39. Kg3 Bd6+ 40. Kf2 (40. Qxd6 Qxd6+ 41. Kxh4 Qe7+ 42.
Kg3 Qe5+ 43. Rf4 $11) 40... Qxb2+ 41. Ke3 Qc3+ (41... Qxg2 42. Rf8+ Bxf8 43.
Qxg2 Bc5+ 44. Kf3 Rb4 45. Qg6 Bf8 46. Qf7 Bg7 47. Qe7 Rb5 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qe4+
Kg8 50. Qe8+ $11) 42. Ke2 Qc2+ 43. Qd2 Qc4+ 44. Rd3 Qe4+ 45. Kd1 Rh1+ $19) 33.
Rg3 (33. Rc3 Nxd4 34. Rg3 Qh2+ 35. Rg2 Qh4+ $19) (33. Rg6 Nxd4 34. Qxd4+ Rxd4
35. Nxd4 Qh4+ 36. Ke3 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qxd4+) 33... Qe6 $1 {It is important to
combine defence with attack. Here the Queen polices Black's vulnerable back
rank, as well as commanding the e file.} 34. Qd3 (34. Rg1 Nxd4 35. Rg3 Nf5 $19)
(34. Kg1 Rf6 35. Rg2 Qe3+ $19) (34. Kg2 Re4 35. Ne5 Rxd4 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Qf3
Rd2+ 38. Kh1 Qe4 $1 $19 39. Qxe4 dxe4 40. Nf8+ $19) 34... Nxd4 35. Re1 Qf7 36.
Rh1 (36. Kg2 Nf5 37. Qc3+ (37. Rc1 $4 Nxg3 $19) 37... d4 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Rh1 {
Sneaky - threatening a big check on g5!} 39... Be7 40. Qc2 Qd5 41. Rh5 d3 42.
Qc3 Qf7 43. Rxf5 Rxf5 44. Qxd3 Qd5 45. Qc3 Bg5 46. Qc7+ Kg6 47. Qb6+ Rf6 48.
Qf2) (36. Rc1 {Probably White's best attempt now.} 36... Qf8 ({C)} 36... Re4
37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rg4 Qf5 (38... Nxf3 39. Qxf3 Qe6 40. Rxe4 dxe4 41. Qc3 Be5 42.
Qc4 Qf6+ 43. Ke1 Qh4+ 44. Kd2 Qf4+ 45. Ke1 Qg3+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Ke1) 39. Rxe4
{Only move.} 39... dxe4 40. Qxd4 Qxf3+ 41. Ke1 Bg3+ (41... Qg3+ 42. Kd2 Qg2+
43. Ke1 $1 (43. Kc3 Qh3+ 44. Kd2 Bf4+ 45. Ke2 Qxc8 46. Qxe4+ Kg7 47. Qd4+ Kg6
48. Qxf4 Qc2+ 49. Kf1 Qf5 $19) 43... Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qf3+ 45. Kd2 e3+ 46. Kc1 Qf1+
47. Kc2 Qf2+ 48. Kc3 Qf4 49. Qxf4 Bxf4 50. Kd3 (50. Rc4 $18)) 42. Kd2 Bf4+ 43.
Ke1 (43. Kc2) 43... Qg3+ 44. Qf2 Bd2+ 45. Kf1 Qh3+ 46. Qg2 Qxc8 47. Qxe4+ Kg7
48. Qd4+ Kh7 49. Qxd2 {is there a perpetual here?}) {A1)} 37. Rh1 (37. Qc3) (
37. Qc3 Rf6 (37... Be5 {is nothing special.} 38. Qc8 Rf5 39. Qxf8+ Rxf8 40. Rh3
Kh7 41. Rd1 Kg6 42. Rg1+ Kh7 43. Rd1 b5 44. Kg2 Nxf3 45. Rxf3 Rd8 46. Rf5 Bxb2
$11) (37... Rf7) 38. Rh3 Be5 39. Qc8 Nxf3 40. Qxf8+ (40. Rxh6+ Kg7 41. Rxf6
Qxf6 42. Qxb7+ Kg6 43. Rc6 Bd6 44. Rxd6 Qxd6 45. Kxf3 $11) 40... Rxf8 41. Rxf3)
(37. Qc3 Be5 38. Qc8 Rf6 39. Rh3 Nxf3 40. Qxf8+ Rxf8 41. Rxf3 Bd4+ 42. Ke2)
37... Bc5 38. Kg2 (38. Qc3 {Only move.} 38... Rf6 39. Kg2 Ne2 $19) 38... Nf5 $1
39. Rg6 (39. Ne5 Rf2+ 40. Kh3 Qf6 41. Ng6+ Kh7 42. Rg4 h5 43. Nf4 Be3 $1 $19
44. Nxd5 Qd6 45. Rg2 Rf3+ 46. Rg3 Qxg3#) (39. Rgh3 Qg7+ 40. Kf1 Ne3+ 41. Ke1
Bb4+ 42. Nd2 Rd4 43. Qxe3 Bxd2+ 44. Qxd2 Rxd2 45. Rxh6+ Kg8 46. Kxd2 Qxb2+ 47.
Kd3 Qxa2 48. Rh8+ Kf7 49. R8h7+ Kf6 50. R1h6+ Kg5 51. Rh5+ Kf6 52. R7h6+ Ke7
53. Rh7+ Kd6 $17 54. Rxb7) 39... Ne3+ 40. Qxe3 Rg4+ 41. Rxg4 Bxe3 42. Rh5 Qf7
$19) 36... Nf5 37. Qc3+ {#} (37. Rgh3 Qe6 (37... Bc5+ 38. Ke1 $15) 38. Rc1 (38.
Re1 $2 Bc5+ 39. Kg2 Ne3+ 40. Kh2 Qxh3+ 41. Kxh3 Rxf3+ 42. Kh2 Ng4+ $19) 38...
Be5 (38... Bb8 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40. Qd3 Qb6+ 41. Kg2 Qxb2+ 42. Rc2 Qg7+ 43. Kh1
Qa1+ 44. Ng1 Qd4 45. Qxd4 Nxd4 46. Rch2 Nf5 47. Rd3 Kg6 48. Nf3 Kf6 49. Rc2 Bd6
50. Kg2 h5 51. Kh3 b5 $19) 39. Re1 Qb6+ 40. Kf1 Qe6 (40... Bxb2 41. Qxd5 Ne3+
42. Rxe3 Qxe3 43. Rxh6+ Kg7 {Perpetual check.}) 41. Kf2 Nd4 42. Reh1 Rxf3+ 43.
Rxf3 Nxf3 44. Qxf3 Bd4+ 45. Kf1 Bxb2 46. Rh5 d4 47. Qxb7 Qc4+ 48. Kg1 Qc1+ 49.
Kh2 $11) (37. Rg2 Nh4 38. Rg3 Re4 39. Rgh3 Bc5+ 40. Kf1 Re3 $19) (37. Rgh3) (
37. Qxf5 {is flashy but inadequate.} 37... Rxf5 38. Rxh6+ Qh7 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7
40. Rg2) 37... d4 38. Qc8+ (38. Qc2 Nxg3 (38... Qe6 39. Re1 Qf7 40. Rh1 Qe6 41.
Re1 Qxe1+ 42. Kxe1 Nxg3 43. Qc8+ Bf8 44. Nxd4 $18) (38... Qf6 $1 39. Rgh3 d3
40. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 41. Kf1 Qa1+ 42. Ke2 Qxa2+) 39. Rxh6+ Kg8 40. Rg6+ Kf8 41. Qc8+
Ke7 42. Qxb7+ Kf8 43. Qc8+ Ke7 44. Qb7+ $11) 38... Bf8 (38... Kh7 39. Rgh3 (39.
Kg2 Be7 40. Qc2 Qxa2 41. Re1 d3 42. Qc3 Bd6 $19 43. Re8 Nxg3 44. Qh8+ Kg6 45.
Rg8+ Kf5 46. Qh7+ Ke6 47. Re8+ Kf6 48. Qh8+ Kg6 49. Rg8+ Kf5 50. Qh7+ $11 Ke6
$11) 39... Nh4 40. Qc2+ Nf5 $4 (40... Qf5 41. Qb3 Be7 42. Rg3 Rxf3+ 43. Rxf3
Nxf3 44. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 45. Kxf3 $11) 41. Rxh6+) 39. Rgh3 {White defends very
actively, with his major pieces bearing down on the Black King. He has
succeeded in activating his Rooks aggressively, and has pinned the Bishop to
the King. So, how to proceed?} (39. Rhg1 Nxg3 40. Rxg3 d3 41. Qc3+ Bg7 42. Qxd3
Qxa2 43. Ke3 Rh4 $19 44. Ne5) 39... d3 $1 {A decoy, to tempt the White Queen
away from the back rank, which in turn frees Black's Bishop.} 40. Qd8 (40. Rd1
Qg7 41. Rxd3 (41. Rd2 Nd6 42. Qb8 Qg4 43. Rxh6+ Kg7 44. Rxd3 Ne4+ 45. Ke2 Kxh6)
41... Qxb2+ 42. Kf1 (42. Ke1 Re4+ 43. Kd1 Qb1+ 44. Kd2 Qxa2+ 45. Kd1 Qe2+ 46.
Kc1 Rc4+ $1 {This winning idea crops up in a couple of variations.} 47. Qxc4
Ba3+ 48. Rxa3 Qxc4+ 49. Kd1 $19) (42. Kg1 $1 Rg4+ 43. Kf1 Qg2+ 44. Ke1 Re4+ 45.
Kd1 Qe2+ 46. Kc1 Rc4+ 47. Qxc4 Ba3+ 48. Rxa3 Qxc4+ 49. Kd1 $19) 42... Qb1+ 43.
Ke2 (43. Kg2 Qxa2+ 44. Kf1 Qb1+ 45. Kg2 Rg4+ 46. Kf2 Qb6+ 47. Kf1 Qc5 48. Rc3
Qb5+ 49. Kf2 Rg8 $19) 43... Qxa2+ 44. Rd2 (44. Nd2 Kg8 45. Rd8 Qf7 46. Kd1 Qg7
47. Qe6+ Kh8 48. Rhd3 Nd4 49. Qe3 Qg4+ 50. Kc1 Nf3 51. Ra8 Nxd2 52. Kxd2 Kh7
$17) 44... Qg8 45. Ng5 $2 Nd4+ 46. Rxd4 Rxd4 $19) (40. Rc1 Nd4 41. Ke3 Rxf3+
42. Rxf3 Nxf3 43. Rf1 d2 44. Qd8 d1=Q 45. Rxd1 Ne5 $19) 40... Qg7 41. Qxd3 {#}
(41. Ke1 Rc4 42. Qxd3 (42. Kd1 Ne3+ 43. Ke1 Kg8 (43... Rc1+ 44. Kf2 (44. Kd2
Nc4+ 45. Kxd3 Qg6+ 46. Kd4 Qg4+ 47. Kd3 Qf5+ 48. Ke2 Rc2+ 49. Kf1 Nd2+ 50. Ke2
Nxf3+ 51. Kd1 Rd2+ 52. Qxd2 Nxd2 $19) 44... Ng4+ 45. Kg3 Nf6+ (45... Nh2+ 46.
Kf4 Qg4+ 47. Ke3 Qe6+ 48. Kf4 Rc4+ 49. Kg3 Rg4+ 50. Kxh2 Qe2#) 46. Kf2) 44.
Qxd3 (44. Rxh6 $2 Qg3+ 45. Kd2 Qf2+ 46. Kxd3 Qc2+) 44... Qg2 45. Qxc4+ Nxc4 46.
Rg1 Bb4+ 47. Kd1 Nxb2+ 48. Kc1 Nd3+ 49. Kb1 Qxg1+ 50. Nxg1 Nf4 51. Rxh6 Bc5 52.
Rf6 Nd3 $18) 42... Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Bc5+ 44. Nd4 (44. Ke2 Qg2#) 44... Bxd4+ 45.
Qxd4 Qxd4+ 46. Kf3 Qe3+ 47. Kg4 Rc4+ 48. Kxf5 Qg5+ 49. Ke6 Rc6+ 50. Kd7 Qg7+
51. Kd8 Qc7+ 52. Ke8 Re6+ 53. Kf8 Qg7#) (41. Rb1 Re4 42. Qg5 (42. Ng5 Rg4 $19)
42... Bc5+ 43. Kf1 Ne3+ 44. Ke1 d2+ $19 45. Nxd2 (45. Ke2 Ng2+ 46. Kd1 Re1+ 47.
Kc2 Qh7+ 48. Kc3 hxg5 $19) 45... Qxg5 $19) 41... Qxb2+ 42. Ke1 (42. Kf1 Qxa2
43. Rg1 b5 44. Qc3+ Nd4 45. Qe3 Nxf3 46. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 47. Qxf3 Qc4+ 48. Qe2 Qxe2+
49. Kxe2 a5 50. Rb1 Bb4 51. Rh1 Kg7 52. Rh5 Kg6 53. Rxb5 $11) 42... Qa1+ 43.
Ke2 Qxa2+ {And this brings about a very unusual middlegame, with White having
a Queen, two Rooks and a Knight against Queen, Rook, Knight, Bishop and three
pawns. Barring a fluke, (eg if Black leaves Rxh6 tricks on) White can only
hope to pinch a draw through a perpetual check, or by holding an endgame
material down. Black does best to finish the game before an endgame, as
although he has three good passed pawns, the Bishop controls only one Queening
square, and his King is poorly placed to help them Queen. All Black's pieces
are working well, with the minor pieces doing sterling defensive duty as well
as playing their part in attack. The White King is dangerously exposed against
four good Black pieces, but actively placed should White get the Queen's off.
With a modicum of alertness on his part Black's King is safe where it is for
the present. These factors mean Black's best strategy is still to go for the
White King.} 44. Nd2 (44. Ke1 {Tempting the Bishop away from protecting the
Black pawn on h6 is a recurring option for White, but a bad idea here.} 44...
Bb4+ 45. Kd1 Qa1+ 46. Kc2 Ne3+ 47. Qxe3 Rc4+ 48. Kd3 Rc3+ 49. Ke2 Rxe3+ 50.
Kxe3 Qc3+ 51. Ke4 $19) 44... Rd4 {Consistent chess. Black hammers away at the
weaknesses, currently the pinned Knight on d2.} (44... Nd4+ 45. Ke3 Qe6+ 46.
Ne4 Ne2 47. Kxe2 (47. Rh4 Rxh4 48. Rxh4 Be7 49. Rh5 Ng3 50. Qc3+ Kg8 51. Re5
Nxe4 52. Kxe4 Qg4+ 53. Kd3 Qf3+ 54. Re3 Qd1+ 55. Ke4 Qd7 $19) 47... Qxe4+ (
47... Rxe4+ 48. Kd1 b5 49. Qc3+ $19 Kh7 50. Qd3 Qg6 51. Qd7+ Kh8 52. Qd2 Qg4+
53. Kc1 Rc4+ 54. Kb1 Rb4+ 55. Kc1 Rc4+ 56. Kb1 Qe4+ 57. Qd3 a5 58. Qxe4 Rxe4
59. Rc3 Bg7 60. Rc7 $19 a4 61. Rf1 b4 62. Rg1 Bf6 63. Rh1 Bg5 64. Rd1 Re7 65.
Rxe7 Bxe7 66. Rd7 $19) (47... Rxe4+) 48. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 49. Kd3 Re7 50. Rh5 {
And Black ought to win easily.}) (44... b5) 45. Qc3 (45. Rxh6+ $2 Bxh6 46.
Rxh6+ Kg7 47. Rh7+ Kg6 $19) 45... Qe6+ (45... Bb4 $2 46. Rxh6+ $14) (45... Kh7
46. Rd3 Bg7 (46... Re4+ 47. Kf3 Bg7 48. Qc8 Qe6 49. Qxe6 Rxe6 50. Ne4 Re7 51.
Kf4 Nd4 52. Ke3 Nc2+ 53. Kd2 Rxe4 54. Kxc2 b5 55. Rd7 Rc4+ 56. Kb3 Rc3+ 57. Kb4
Rc4+ 58. Ka5 Ra4+ 59. Kb6 Rd4 60. Rxd4 Bxd4+ 61. Kxa6 b4 62. Kb5 Bc3 63. Kc4
Kg6 64. Rg1+ Kf5 65. Rf1+ Kg4 66. Rg1+ Kf3 67. Rh1 Bd2 68. Rxh6 Bxh6 69. Kxb4
$11) 47. Rxd4 Nxd4+ 48. Kf2 Qf7+ 49. Nf3 b5 (49... Qxf3+ 50. Qxf3 Nxf3 51. Kxf3
b6 52. Ke4 Bf8 53. Rd1 a5 54. Kf5 Bc5 55. Rd7+ Kg8 56. Kg6 Kf8 57. Kxh6 a4 58.
Rb7 a3 59. Kg5 Bd4 60. Ra7 Bb2 61. Kf4 b5 62. Ke3 b4 63. Kd3 Bc3 64. Rxa3 $11)
50. Qd3+ Qf5 51. Qxf5+ Nxf5 52. Rc1 a5 53. Rc5 Nd6 54. Rc6 Bf8 55. Nd4 a4 56.
Ra6 h5 57. Ra5 Kg6 58. Nxb5 Nxb5 59. Rxb5 a3 $11) 46. Kd1 Bg7 47. Qb3 (47. Qf3
Qa2 48. Qc3 Rd8 49. Qc2 Qa1+ 50. Qc1 Qa4+ $19 51. Qc2 Qf4 52. Kc1 Ne3 53. Rxe3
Qxe3 {It's a slaughter now.}) (47. Re1 Qd7 $19 48. Qc2 Rxd2+ 49. Qxd2 Qa4+ 50.
Kc1 Qa1+ 51. Kc2 Nd4+ 52. Kd3 Qa3+ 53. Qc3 Qxc3+ 54. Kxc3 Nf3+ 55. Kb3 Nxe1 $19
) 47... Qd7 48. R1h2 Ra4 49. Kc1 (49. Qd3 Ra1+ 50. Ke2 Qe6+ 51. Qe4 Nd4+ 52.
Kf2 Qf6+ 53. Nf3 Ra2+ 54. Kg3 Qd6+ 55. Kg4 Qd7+ 56. Kg3 Nf5+ 57. Kf4 Ra4 $19) (
49. Ke1 Ra1+ 50. Nb1 Qe7+ 51. Re2 Qxe2+ 52. Kxe2 Nd4+ 53. Kd2 Nxb3+ 54. Rxb3
$19) 49... Ra1+ 50. Nb1 Nd4 {The cleanest kill.} 51. Qd3 (51. Qb2 Qc6+ 52. Rc3
Nb3+ 53. Qxb3 Bxc3 {winning easily.}) 51... Qc8+ {
0-1 as White faces ruinous loss of material.} {If} 52. Kd2 (52. Kb2 Ne2+ 53.
Kb3 Nc1+ 54. Kb4 a5+ 55. Kb5 Qc6#) (52. Kd1 Qg4+ 53. Kd2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 Rxh2 55.
Rxh2 Qg1+ 56. Kd2 Qxh2+ 57. Kc1 Qe2 $19) 52... Ra2+ 53. Ke3 Qc1+ 54. Nd2 Qe1+
55. Re2 Qg1+ 56. Rf2 Qg5+ 57. Rf4 Ra3 ({Even stronger is} 57... Ne6 58. Rhf3
Nxf4 59. Rxf4 Be5 $19) 58. Qxa3 Nc2+ 59. Ke2 Nxa3 $19 0-1

