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Carlsen’s

Best Games
Volume 1
Carlsen’s Best Games Volume 1
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Contents
Wunderkind

Evolution of Chess Cool

Symphony on 64


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Games
Wunderkind

20.Qxa7
“Do not bring your Queen out too early.” - from Francisco
Bernardina Calogno's poem 'On the Game of Chess' circa 1500
Carlsen's Best Games Volume 1 1

1 B08 18.b2-b4 a7-a5 0.61/17 ] 8...Nf6-g4


Kaiser,Guenter [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 8...e5xd4
Carlsen,Magnus 9.Nf3xd4 Rf8-e8 10.f2-f3 h6-h5
Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann (3)30.10.2000 11.Be2-c4 Nb8-c6 12.Bc4-b3 Nc6-e5
13.Nd4-e2 Bc8-d7 14.Nc3-d5 a7-a6
B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System 15.Ra1-d1 h5-h4 16.Be3-g5 h4-h3
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 0.42/15 ] 9.d4-d5 [ ¹9.d4xe5!?
3.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 4.e2-e4 Bf8-g7 Nb8-c6 10.e5xd6 Qd8xd6 11.Be3-f4
5.Bf1-e2 0-0 6.0-0 e7-e5 last book Qd6xd2 12.Bf4xd2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
move last book move 7.Bc1-e3 x64: 9.d4xe5 Ng4xe3 10.Qd2xe3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.d4xe5 d6xe5 11.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 12.Rd1-d2
Diagram c7-c6 13.Rf1-d1 Qd8-e7 14.Rd2-d6
XIIIIIIIIY Nd7-b6 15.Qe3-c5 Nb6-d7 16.Qc5-b4
Rf8-d8 17.Qb4-c4 Bg7-f6 18.b2-b4
9rsnlwq-trk+0{ a7-a5 0.61/17 ] 9...f7-f5 [Houdini 2.0c
9zppzp-+pvlp0 1 Pro x64: 9...Nb8-d7 10.h2-h3 Ng4xe3
11.Qd2xe3 a7-a6 12.a2-a4 Nd7-f6
9-+-zp-snp+0 13.Nf3-d2 Bc8-d7 14.b2-b4 Qd8-e7
9+-+-zP-+-0 15.a4-a5 Rf8-c8 16.Ra1-d1 Rc8-e8
9-+-+P+-+0 17.Nd2-c4 h6-h5 18.Nc4-d2 h5-h4
19.Nd2-f3 -0.01/19 ] 10.e4xf5
9+-sN-+N+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.h2-h3
9PzPP+LzPPzP0 Ng4xe3 11.Qd2xe3 Nb8-d7 12.Be2-d3
Nd7-c5 13.a2-a4 Qd8-e7 14.a4-a5
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 a7-a6 15.b2-b4 Nc5xd3 16.c2xd3
xiiiiiiiiy f5-f4 17.Qe3-d2 Bc8-d7 18.Ra1-c1
Bg7-f6 0.26/15 ] 10...g6xf5
d6xe5 8.Bc1-g5 Qd8xd1 9.Rf1xd1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Bc8xf5
Nb8-c6 10.h2-h3 a7-a6 11.Bg5-e3 Diagram
b7-b5 12.a2-a3 Rf8-e8 13.b2-b3
Ra8-b8 14.b3-b4 Bg7-f8 15.Rd1-d2 (Diagram 2)
Bc8-b7 0.48/16 ] 7...h7-h6 Secures g5
[ 7...e5xd4!? might be a viable 11.h2-h3 Ng4xe3 12.f2xe3 Qd8-e7
alternative 8.Nf3xd4 Nb8-c6² ; 13.e3-e4 Bf5-d7 14.Nf3-h2 Nb8-a6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7...e5xd4 15.Be2xa6 b7xa6 16.Nh2-f3 Qe7-d8
8.Nf3xd4 Rf8-e8 9.Be2-c4 c7-c6 17.b2-b3 Qd8-b8 18.Kg1-h1 Qb8-b6
10.Bc4-b3 Nf6-g4 11.Be3-f4 Ng4-e5 19.a2-a3 Ra8-b8 20.b3-b4 Bd7-b5
12.h2-h3 Nb8-d7 13.Qd1-d2 Nd7-c5 21.Nc3xb5 a6xb5 0.27/17 ] 11.h2-h3
14.Qd2-e3 Qd8-h4 15.Bf4-g5 0.03/15 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.g2-g3
8.Qd1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nb8-a6 12.Ra1-e1 Bc8-d7 13.a2-a3
8.d4xe5 Nf6-g4 9.Qd1-d2 Ng4xe3 Ng4xe3 14.f2xe3 Na6-c5 15.Nf3-h4
10.Qd2xe3 d6xe5 11.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 a7-a5 16.Be2-c4 Qd8-g5 17.Bc4-b5
12.Rd1-d2 c7-c6 13.Rf1-d1 Qd8-e7 Bd7-c8 18.Nh4-f3 Qg5-g4 19.b2-b3
14.Rd2-d6 Nd7-b6 15.Qe3-c5 Nb6-d7 f5-f4 20.e3xf4 Rf8xf4 0.26/15 ]
16.Qc5-b4 Rf8-d8 17.Qb4-c4 Bg7-f6 11...Ng4xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Carlsen's Best Games Volume 1 2

XIIIIIIIIY 19.a4-a5 Kh7-g7 20.Bc4-e2 Kg7-g6


21.Rd4-b4 Ra8-a7 22.Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8
9rsn-wq-trk+0 23.Rd1-e1 c7-c5 0.35/17 ] 14.Ra1-d1
9zppzp-+-vl-0 2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Rf1-d1
Qe7-g5 15.Ra1-b1 Qg5xe3 16.f2xe3
9-+-zp-+pzp0 a7-a6 17.a2-a4 b7-b6 18.Nd4-e6
9+-+Pzpl+-0 Bc8xe6 19.d5xe6 Bg7xc3 20.Be2-c4
9-+-+-+n+0 Rf8-e8 21.b2xc3 Kg8-g7 22.Rd1-f1
Kg7-g6 23.Bc4-d5 Ra8-a7 24.g2-g4
9+-sN-vLN+-0 f5xg4 25.h3xg4 0.42/15 ] 14...c7-c5
9PzPPwQLzPPzP0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Qe7-g5
15.a2-a4 Bc8-d7 16.Be2-c4 Bg7xd4
9tR-+-+RmK-0[ 17.Qe3xd4 Bd7-e8 18.Bc4-e2 a7-a5
xiiiiiiiiy 19.Rf1-e1 Qg5-g7 20.Qd4-e3 Nb8-d7
21.f2-f3 Be8-g6 22.f3xe4 f5xe4
11...Ng4xe3 12.f2xe3 Nb8-d7 23.Nc3xe4 Qg7xb2 0.34/15 ] 15.d5xc6
13.a2-a4 Nd7-f6 14.Qd2-e1 f5-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Nd4-e6
15.Nf3-h4 f4xe3 16.Nh4-g6 Rf8-f7 Rf8-f6 16.Ne6-f4 Nb8-d7 17.f2-f3
17.Be2-c4 Nf6-d7 18.Qe1xe3 Qd8-g5 Rf6-f7 18.f3xe4 Bg7-d4 19.Rd1xd4
19.Qe3xg5 h6xg5 20.Rf1xf7 Kg8xf7 Diagram
21.Bc4-d3 Nd7-c5 22.Ra1-f1+ XIIIIIIIIY
Kf7-e8 0.17/15 ] 12.Qd2xe3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.f2xe3 9r+l+-+k+0{
Nb8-d7 13.a2-a4 Nd7-c5 14.b2-b3 9zpp+nwqr+-0 3
Qd8-e7 15.a4-a5 Bc8-d7 16.a5-a6
b7-b6 17.Ra1-c1 Nc5-e4 18.Qd2-e1
9-+-zp-+-zp0
Ne4-c5 19.Be2-c4 Qe7-f7 0.21/14 ] 9+-zpP+p+-0
12...e5-e4 This push gains space
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Nb8-d7
9-+-tRPsN-+0
13.Rf1-e1 a7-a6 14.a2-a4 Qd8-f6 9+-sN-wQ-+P0
15.Ra1-d1 Qf6-f7 16.a4-a5 Nd7-f6 9PzPP+L+P+0
17.Nf3-h4 Bc8-d7 18.Qe3-d2 e5-e4
19.Qd2-e3 Nf6-h5 20.Re1-f1 Ra8-d8
9+-+-+RmK-0
0.09/16 ] 13.Nf3-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro xiiiiiiiiy
x64: 13.Nf3-d4 Qd8-g5 14.Ra1-d1
a7-a6 15.a2-a4 Rf8-e8 16.Nd4-e6 c5xd4 20.Qe3xd4 f5xe4 21.Nc3xe4
Bc8xe6 17.d5xe6 Nb8-c6 18.Nc3-d5 Nd7-e5 22.Be2-h5 Rf7-f8 23.Qd4-b4
Ra8-c8 19.Qe3-b3 Nc6-d4 20.Rd1xd4 Bc8-f5 24.Qb4xd6 Qe7xd6 25.Ne4xd6
Bg7xd4 21.Qb3xb7 c7-c6 22.Nd5-b4 Bf5xc2 26.Nd6xb7 Bc2-e4 1.00/15 ]
Qg5-e7 23.Be2xa6 0.32/17 ] 15...b7xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...Qd8-e7 [ 13...Qd8-g5 15...b7xc6 16.Nc3-a4 f5-f4
14.Ra1-d1± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qe3-b3+ Kg8-h7 18.Be2-g4
13...Qd8-g5 14.Ra1-d1 a7-a6 Bc8xg4 19.h3xg4 Bg7xd4 20.Rd1xd4
15.a2-a4 Bc8-d7 16.Be2-c4 Bg7xd4 c6-c5 21.Rd4-d1 Nb8-c6 22.Qb3-d5
17.Rd1xd4 Kg8-h7 18.Qe3xg5 h6xg5 Nc6-d4 23.Rd1-e1 e4-e3 24.c2-c3
Carlsen's Best Games Volume 1 3

e3-e2 25.c3xd4 c5xd4 26.Qd5xd4 18...c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


e2xf1Q+ 27.Kg1xf1 Qe7-f6 28.Qd4xf6 18...Bg7-e5 19.f2-f4 Be5-f6 20.c2-c3
Rf8xf6 29.Na4-c3 Kh7-g6 30.Nc3-d5 Rf8-g8 21.Kg1-h1 Qe7-g7 22.g2-g3
0.24/15 ] 16.Be2-c4+ [ 16.f2-f4 Bf6xd4 23.Rd1xd4 Bc8-a6 24.c3-c4
d6-d5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.a2-a3 Nb8-d7 25.Rf1-e1 d5xc4 26.Bb3xc4
d6-d5 17.f2-f4 Bc8-b7 18.g2-g4 Ba6xc4 27.Rd4xc4 Qg7xb2
Bg7xd4 19.Qe3xd4 Qe7-g7 20.Kg1-h2 28.Rc4xc6 Qb2xa2 -0.04/15 ]
Qg7xd4 21.Rd1xd4 Kg8-g7 22.g4xf5 19.Nd4-b5 [ 19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5
Rf8xf5 23.b2-b4 Rf5-f6 24.f4-f5 20.Bb3xd5 Bc8-b7 21.Bd5xb7
Kg7-h7 25.b4-b5 c6xb5 26.Nc3xd5 Qe7xb7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bb7xd5 27.Rd4xd5 0.17/15 ] 19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5 20.Rd1xd5 Nb8-a6
16...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ne2-g3 Rf5xd5 22.Bb3xd5 Ra8-b8
16...Kg8-h7 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.Nc3xd5 23.Bd5xe4+ Kh7-h8 24.b2-b3 Na6-b4
c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5 Bc8-b7 20.Nd4-e6 25.a2-a3 Nb4-a2 26.Qe3-f4 Rb8-b6
Rf8-f6 21.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7 22.f3xe4 27.Ng3-f5 Qe7-f8 28.Rf1-e1 Rb6-a6
Bb7xd5 23.Rd1xd5 Qe7xe4 29.a3-a4 Na2-c3 30.Be4-d3 Ra6-e6
24.Qe3-g3+ Kg7-h7 25.Qg3-c7+ 31.Re1xe6 Bc8xe6 0.02/15 ]
Kh7-g6 26.Qc7-g3+ Kg6-h7 19...d5-d4 Black gains space
27.Qg3-c7+ 0.25/17 ] 17.Nc3-e2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...d5-d4
[ 17.f2-f3!? must be considered d6-d5 20.Qe3-g3 Nb8-c6 21.Nb5-c7 f5-f4
18.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5² ; 22.Ne2xf4 Qe7xc7 23.Nf4-e6 Qc7xg3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 24.Ne6xf8+ Bg7xf8 25.f2xg3 Bc8-a6
18.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5 Bc8-b7 26.Bb3-d5 Ba6xf1 27.Bd5xc6 Bf1-e2
20.Nd4-e6 Rf8-f6 21.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7 28.Bc6xe4+ Kh7-g7 29.Rd1-e1
22.f3xe4 Bb7xd5 23.e4-e5 Rf6-e6 Ra8-b8 30.Re1xe2 Rb8xb2 31.a2-a4
24.Rd1xd5 Nb8-d7 25.Rf1xf5 Ra8-e8 Rb2-a2 32.Re2-f2 Ra2xa4 33.Be4-d5
26.Qe3xa7 Nd7xe5 27.Qa7-d4 Bf8-d6 34.Rf2-f7+ Kg7-g6 35.Kg1-f2
Kg7-g8 28.Rf5-f1 Re6-g6 29.Rd5-c5 a7-a5 36.Rf7-d7 Bd6-b8 37.Bd5-e4+
Qe7-b7 30.Qd4-d5+ Qb7xd5 Kg6-f6 -0.09/17 ] 20.Qe3-d2
31.Rc5xd5 Kg8-g7 0.00/14 ] [ 20.Qe3-g3 Nb8-a6 21.Bb3-c4³ ;
17...d6-d5= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qe3-g3
17...d6-d5 18.Bc4-b3 Bg7-e5 19.f2-f4 Nb8-c6 21.Bb3-d5 Ra8-b8 22.Bd5xc6
Be5-f6 20.c2-c3 Rf8-g8 21.Kg1-h1 Rb8-b6 23.Bc6-d5 Rb6xb5 24.Ne2-f4
Qe7-g7 22.Rf1-g1 a7-a5 23.Bb3-a4 Qe7-g5 25.b2-b3 Qg5xg3 26.f2xg3
Ra8-a6 24.Nd4-b3 Qg7-g6 25.Nb3-c5 Rb5-a5 27.a2-a4 e4-e3 28.Rd1-e1
Ra6-b6 26.Nc5xe4 Bf6-d8 27.Ne4-c5 Bg7-e5 29.Rf1-f3 Kh7-g7 30.Bd5-c4
Rb6xb2 -0.03/17 ] 18.Bc4-b3 Be5-c7 31.Nf4-h5+ Kg7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bc4-b3 32.Nh5-f4+ Bc7xf4 33.Rf3xf4 Bc8-b7
c6-c5 19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5 20.Rd1xd5 -0.12/15 ] 20...Bc8-b7 [ 20...Nb8-c6
Nb8-a6 21.Ne2-g3 Rf5xd5 22.Bb3xd5 Diagram
Ra8-b8 23.Bd5xe4+ Kh7-h8 24.b2-b3 21.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8 22.a2-a4µ ;
Na6-b4 25.a2-a3 Nb4-a2 26.Qe3-f4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Nb8-c6
Rb8-b6 27.Ng3-f5 Qe7-f8 28.Rf1-e1 21.Nb5-a3 Ra8-b8 22.Ne2-f4 Qe7-g5
Rb6-a6 29.a3-a4 Na2-c3 30.Be4-d3 23.g2-g3 Bc8-a6 24.Rf1-e1 Nc6-e5
Ra6-e6 31.Re1xe6 Bc8xe6 0.02/16 ] 25.Qd2-a5 Ne5-f3+ 26.Kg1-h1 Rb8-b6
Carlsen's Best Games Volume 1 4

XIIIIIIIIY 32.b2-b4 e4-e3 33.b4xc5 Qc6xc5


34.Rb1-b7+ Rf8-f7 35.Rb7xf7+ Kg7xf7
9r+l+-tr-+0 36.f2xe3 d4xe3 37.Qf4xf5+ Qc5xf5
9zp-+-wq-vlk0 4 38.Rf1xf5+ Kf7-g6 39.Rf5-f1 e3-e2
-0.10/16 ] 23.Nb5-c7?? White loses
9-+n+-+-zp0 the upper hand [ ¹23.f2-f4 Qe5-e6
9+Nzp-+p+-0 24.Nb5-c7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-zpp+-+0 23.f2-f4 Qe5-e6 24.Nb5-c7 Qe6-d6
25.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8 26.Nd5-e3 Qd6-g6
9+L+-+-+P0 27.Ne3-c4 e4-e3 28.Qd2-e2 Nb8-d7
9PzPPwQNzPP+0 29.Kg1-h2 Ba8-c6 30.g2-g4 Qg6-f6
31.Rf1-g1 Rf8-b8 32.a2-a4 Qf6-g6
9+-+R+RmK-0[ 33.Nc4-a5 Bc6-e4 34.g4xf5 Qg6xf5
xiiiiiiiiy 0.35/14 ] 23...Ra8-a7-+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...Ra8-a7 24.Rf1-e1
27.Nf4-e6 Qg5-e7 28.Ne6xf8+ Bg7xf8 Bb7-c6 25.Qd2-a5 Rf8-c8 26.c2-c3
29.Bb3-c4 Nf3xe1 30.Rd1xe1 Bc6-d7 27.Qa5xc5 Ra7xc7 28.c3xd4
Ba6-b7 -0.50/15 ] 21.Ne2-f4³ Rc7xc5 29.d4xe5 Bg7xe5 30.Nd5-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Nb5-a3 Rc8-d8 31.Nb6xd7 Rd8xd7 32.Bb3-e6
Bg7-e5 22.Na3-c4 f5-f4 23.Nc4xe5 Rd7xd1 33.Be6xf5+ Kh7-g7
Qe7xe5 24.g2-g3 f4xg3 25.f2xg3 34.Re1xd1 Rc5-c2 35.Bf5xe4 Rc2xb2
Nb8-d7 26.Qd2-a5 Rf8-f3 27.Rf1xf3 36.Rd1-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Rd5-a5 Rb2-e2
e4xf3 28.Ne2-f4 f3-f2+ 29.Kg1-f1 38.Be4-d3 Re2-e1+ 39.Bd3-f1
Qe5-e4 30.Qa5-c7 Bb7-c6 31.c2-c3 -1.34/15 ] 24.Qd2-a5 [Houdini 2.0c
-0.21/15 ] 21...a7-a6 Black threatens to Pro x64: 24.Qd2-e2 Diagram
win material: a6xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY
x64: 21...Bg7-e5 22.g2-g3 a7-a6
23.Nb5-a3 Nb8-d7 24.Na3-c4 Be5-c7 9-sn-+-tr-+0{
25.Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8 26.a2-a4 Nd7-f6 9trlsN-+-vlk0 5
27.Nc4-a5 Bc7xf4 28.Qd2xf4 Nf6-d5
29.Bb3xd5 Bb7xd5 30.b2-b3 Kh7-g6
9p+-+-+-zp0
-0.28/15 ] 22.Nf4-d5 White threatens 9+-zpNwqp+-0
to win material: Nd5xe7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22.Nb5-a3 Nb8-c6 23.Na3-c4
9-+-zpp+-+0
Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-e1 Bb7-c8 25.g2-g3 9+L+-+-+P0
Bg7-e5 26.Re1-e2 Qe7-g5 27.Nc4xe5 9PzPP+QzPP+0
Nc6xe5 28.Qd2-a5 Qg5-e7 29.Kg1-g2
Ne5-f3 30.Qa5-a4 0.15/16 ]
9+-+R+RmK-0
22...Qe7-e5 [ ¹22...Qe7-d7 23.Nb5-c7 xiiiiiiiiy
Ra8-a7µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qe7-d8 23.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5 Bb7-c6 25.Qe2-c4 Nb8-d7 26.a2-a4
24.Nc7xd5 Nb8-c6 25.Nd5-f4 Qd8-d6 Ra7xc7 27.Nd5xc7 Qe5xc7
26.Nf4-e6 Rf8-e8 27.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7 28.Qc4xa6 f5-f4 29.f2-f3 Rf8-a8
28.Bb3-a4 Ra8-b8 29.Rd1-b1 Re8-e6 30.Qa6-c4 e4-e3 31.Rd1-a1 Qc7-d6
30.Ba4xc6 Qd6xc6 31.Qd2-f4 Rb8-f8 32.a4-a5 Nd7-e5 33.Qc4-e6 Qd6xe6
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-1.42/13 ] 24...Nb8-d7 [ ¹24...Bb7-c6
25.f2-f3 Rf8-c8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9r+-+-+-+0{
x64: 24...Bb7-c6 25.Rf1-e1 Rf8-c8 9+-+n+-vlk0 6
26.c2-c3 Bc6-d7 27.Qa5xc5 Ra7xc7
28.Qc5-b6 d4xc3 29.Nd5xc7 Qe5xc7
9p+-+-+-zp0
30.Qb6xc7 Rc8xc7 31.Rd1-c1 Kh7-g6 9wQ-trNwqp+-0
32.Re1-d1 Kg6-g5 33.b2xc3 Bg7xc3
34.Rd1-d6 Bd7-b5 35.Bb3-d5 -1.31/13
9-+pzPp+-+0
] 25.g2-g3? [ ¹25.c2-c3!? would keep 9+L+-+-zPP0
White alive Bb7-c6 26.c3xd4 c5xd4 9PzP-+-zP-+0
27.Rd1-c1 ( 27.Nc7xa6?? taking the
pawn will bring White grief Rf8-a8-+ )
9+-+R+RmK-0
27...Bc6xd5 28.Nc7xd5µ ;Houdini 2.0c xiiiiiiiiy
Pro x64: 25.f2-f4 Qe5-d6 26.Nd5-e3
Qd6-b6 27.Qa5xb6 Nd7xb6 Re5-b5 35.Rc1-c7 Ra8-g8 36.Rc7-b7
28.Ne3-c4 Nb6xc4 29.Bb3xc4 Bb7-c8 Rb5xb7 37.Rd7xb7 Rg8-d8 38.Kg1-g2
30.Nc7-d5 Bc8-e6 31.b2-b3 Kh7-g6 Rd8-d2 -2.94/14 ] 27.Nb5-c7
32.Nd5-b6 Be6xc4 33.Nb6xc4 h6-h5 [ 27.Nb5-c3 d4xc3 28.Nd5xc3
34.Rf1-e1 e4-e3 35.Rd1-d3 h5-h4 c5-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Nc4-d6 Rf8-g8 -0.39/14 ] 27.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5 28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4
25...Rf8-c8-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4 Rc5xd5
25...Rf8-c8 26.c2-c3 d4-d3 27.Bb3-c4 31.d4xe5 Rd5xa5 32.Rd1xd7 c4xb3
Bb7-c6 28.Bc4xd3 Rc8xc7 29.Bd3-c4 33.a2xb3 Ra5xe5 34.Rf1-c1 Re5-b5
Bc6xd5 30.Bc4xd5 Nd7-f6 31.Bd5-c4 35.Rc1-c3 Ra8-b8 36.Rc3-c7 Rb8-g8
e4-e3 32.f2-f4 Qe5-e4 33.Bc4-e2 37.Rc7-b7 Rb5xb7 38.Rd7xb7 Rg8-d8
Qe4-c6 34.Rf1-f3 Rc7-e7 35.b2-b4 39.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d2 -3.32/15 ]
Nf6-d5 -2.53/14 ] 26.Nc7-b5? 27...Bb7xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ ¹26.c2-c3 Bb7-c6 27.c3xd4 c5xd4 27...Bb7xd5 28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4
28.Nc7-e6-+ ( 28.Nc7xa6?? 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4 Rc5xd5
capturing this pawn is a mistake 31.Qa5-b4 Rd5xd4 32.Rd1xd4
Rc8-a8-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qe5xd4 33.Qb4xc4 Nd7-c5 34.Rf1-d1
26.c2-c3 d4-d3 27.Bb3-c4 Bb7-c6 Nc5-d3 35.Qc4xd4 Bg7xd4 36.Bb3-c4
28.Bc4xd3 Rc8xc7 29.Bd3-c4 Bc6xd5 Bd4xf2+ 37.Kg1-g2 Bf2-d4 38.Bc4xd3
30.Bc4xd5 Nd7-f6 31.Bd5-c4 e4-e3 e4xd3 39.Rd1xd3 Bd4xb2 40.Rd3-d6
32.f2-f4 Qe5-e4 33.Bc4-e2 Qe4-c6 Bb2-e5 -2.93/13 ] 28.Nc7xa8
34.Rf1-f3 Rc7-e7 35.b2-b4 Nf6-d5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Nc7xd5
-2.25/14 ] 26...Ra7-a8 [ 26...Bb7xd5 c5-c4 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4
27.Nb5xa7 Rc8-a8 28.Bb3xd5 Rc5xd5 31.Qa5-b4 Rd5xd4
Qe5xd5 29.Qa5-c7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 32.Rd1xd4 Qe5xd4 33.Qb4xc4
x64: 26...Ra7-a8 27.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5 Nd7-c5 34.Rf1-d1 Nc5-d3 35.Qc4xd4
28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 Bg7xd4 36.Bb3-c4 Bd4xf2+
30.c3xd4 Diagram 37.Kg1-g2 Bf2-d4 38.Bc4xd3 e4xd3
Rc5xd5 31.d4xe5 Rd5xa5 32.Rd1xd7 39.Rd1xd3 Bd4xb2 40.Rd3-d6
c4xb3 33.a2xb3 Ra5xe5 34.Rf1-c1 Bb2-e5 -3.23/14 ] 28...Rc8xa8
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[ 28...Bd5xa8?! 29.Qa5xa6 Rc8-f8 31.Ba4-c6 Ra8-b8 32.Qa5-e1 f4xg3+


30.c2-c3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.f2xg3 e4-e3 34.Rd1-b1 Rb8-b6
28...Rc8xa8 29.Bb3xd5 Qe5xd5 35.Bc6-g2 Be6xa2 36.Rb1-a1 Rb6xb2
30.b2-b4 d4-d3 31.c2xd3 e4xd3 37.Rf1-f4 Ba2-d5 38.Qe1-e2 Bd5xg2
32.Rf1-e1 Nd7-e5 33.Re1-e3 Ne5-f3+ 39.Kh2xg2 Qe5-d5+ 40.Kg2-g1
34.Kg1-f1 Nf3-d2+ 35.Kf1-g1 Nd2-c4 Nd7-e5 41.Kg1-h2 d4-d3 -3.81/13 ]
36.Qa5xc5 Qd5xc5 37.b4xc5 Nc4xe3 31...Nd7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 39.Rd1xd3 Rc8xc5 31...Nd7-f6 32.c2-c3 Ra8-b8
40.Rd3-d7 Rc5-c2 41.a2-a3 -3.23/14 ] 33.Rd1-d2 d4-d3 34.Ba4-c6 c5-c4
29.Bb3-a4 [ 29.Bb3xd5 35.a2-a4 Rb8-b6 36.Bc6-a8 f4xg3+
hardly improves anything Qe5xd5 37.f2xg3 e4-e3 38.Ba8-f3 Qe5-g5
30.c2-c3 d4-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 39.Rd2-g2 d3-d2 40.Qe1-a1 Qg5-f5
x64: 29.Bb3xd5 Qe5xd5 30.b2-b4 41.a4-a5 Qf5xh3+ 42.Kh2-g1 Rb6-b8
d4-d3 31.a2-a3 d3-d2 32.c2-c4 43.Rf1-d1 Nf6-g4 44.Qa1-b1+
Qd5-d3 33.Kg1-h2 Qd3xc4 34.b4xc5 Kh7-g8 -5.34/14 ] 32.Ba4-c6
Nd7-e5 35.Kh2-g2 Ne5-f3 36.Qa5-c7 [ 32.c2-c3 is not much help f4-f3
Qc4-e2 37.Kg2-h1 Ra8-e8 -2.95/13 ] 33.Rf1-h1 e4-e3 34.Ba4-c2+
29...Bd5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kh7-g8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...e4-e3 30.Ba4xd7 e3-e2 32.c2-c3 Ra8-b8 33.Rd1-d2 d4-d3
31.Rd1-e1 Qe5-e4 32.f2-f3 e2xf1Q+ 34.Ba4-c6 c5-c4 35.a2-a4 Rb8-b6
33.Re1xf1 Qe4xc2 34.b2-b4 f5-f4 36.Bc6-a8 f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3 e4-e3
35.Qa5xc5 Qc2xc5 36.b4xc5 f4xg3 38.Ba8-f3 Qe5-g5 39.Rd2-g2 d3-d2
37.Bd7-f5+ Kh7-g8 38.Bf5-e4 Bd5xe4 40.Qe1-a1 Qg5-f5 41.a4-a5 Qf5xh3+
39.f3xe4 Ra8-c8 40.Kg1-g2 Rc8xc5 42.Kh2-g1 Rb6-b8 43.Rf1-d1 Nf6-g4
41.Kg2xg3 Bg7-e5+ 42.Kg3-f3 Rc5-c2 44.Qa1-b1+ Kh7-g8 -5.27/13 ]
43.a2-a4 d4-d3 -4.47/15 ] 30.Kg1-h2 32...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ 30.c2-c3 a fruitless try to alter the 32...Ra8-c8 33.Bc6-b7 Rc8-b8
course of the game d4-d3-+ ; 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2 35.Rd1-d2 f4xg3+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ba4-c6 36.f2xg3 e4-e3 37.Rd2-e2 Be6-c4
Ra8-b8 31.b2-b3 e4-e3 32.f2-f4 38.a2-a4 Qe5-e6 39.Bc6-f3 Bc4xe2
Qe5-d6 33.Bc6-f3 Nd7-f6 34.Qa5-e1 40.Qe1xe2 Qe6-f5 41.Rf1-c1 Nf6-e4
Nf6-d5 35.Qe1-e2 Be6-f7 36.Qe2-d3 42.Bf3xe4 Qf5xe4 -6.10/12 ]
Qd6-g6 37.Kg1-h2 Nd5-c3 38.Rd1-e1 33.Bc6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
a6-a5 -2.97/14 ] 30...f5-f4 [Houdini 2. 33.Bc6-b7 Rc8-b8 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2
0c Pro x64: 30...c5-c4 31.Qa5xe5 35.Rd1-c1 f4xg3+ 36.f2xg3 d4-d3
Nd7xe5 32.f2-f4 Ne5-f3+ 33.Kh2-g2 37.Qe1-d2 Rb2xa2 38.Rf1-f4 Be6xh3
Kh7-g6 34.b2-b3 Ra8-c8 35.Rd1-c1 39.Kh2xh3 Qe5-e6+ 40.g3-g4 Qe6xc6
Bg7-f8 36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Rf1-f2 41.Qd2-e3 Ra2xc2 42.Rc1xc2 d3xc2
a6-a5 38.Rc1-a1 Bf8-c5 39.Rf2xf3 43.Kh3-g2 Kh7-g6 44.Kg2-f2 a6-a5
e4xf3+ 40.Kg2xf3 Bc4-d5+ 41.Kf3-e2 45.Kf2-e2 Qc6-d7 -6.93/13 ]
Rc8-c7 42.Ke2-d3 Rc7-e7 43.Kd3-d2 33...Rc8-c7 [ 33...Rc8-b8 might be the
Re7-e3 -4.15/16 ] 31.Qa5-e1 shorter path 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2
[ 31.Ba4-c6 does not improve anything 35.a2-a3 Rb2xc2 36.Rd1-d2-+ ;
Ra8-b8 32.Rd1-b1 e4-e3 33.Qa5xa6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rc8-b8
Rb8-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2 35.Rd1-c1 f4xg3+
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36.f2xg3 d4-d3 37.Qe1-d2 Rb2xa2 doesn't improve anything Rc7-b7


38.Rf1-f4 Be6xh3 39.Kh2xh3 Qe5-e6+ 37.Rd1-b1 Bg7-f6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
40.g3-g4 Qe6xc6 41.Qd2-e3 Ra2xc2 x64: 36.Rf1-g1 Rc7-b7 37.Rd1-b1
42.Rc1xc2 d3xc2 43.Kh3-g2 Kh7-g6 d4-d3 38.c2xd3 e4xd3 39.Qe1-d2
44.Kg2-f2 a6-a5 45.Kf2-e2 Qc6-d7 Qe5-e2 40.Qd2xe2 d3xe2 41.Kh2-g2
-6.88/14 ] 34.Bb7-a8 [ 34.Bb7xa6 Bg7xb2 42.Kg2-f3 f4xg3 43.Rg1xg3
doesn't change anything anymore Rb7-f7+ 44.Kf3xe2 Nd5-c3+
Be6xh3! Mate attack 35.Rf1-h1 45.Rg3xc3 Bb2xc3 46.Rb1-b6 Bc3-d4
Nf6-g4+ 36.Kh2-g1 e4-e3 37.Ba6-d3+ 47.f2-f3 a6-a5 48.Rb6-a6 Rf7-e7+
Kh7-h8 38.g3xf4 Qe5-d5 39.Rh1xh3 49.Ke2-d2 -3.89/13 ] 36...f4xg3+
e3xf2+ 40.Qe1xf2 Ng4xf2 41.Kg1xf2 Diagram [ 36...f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3
c5-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd5-e3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bb7xa6 Be6xh3 35.Rf1-h1 f4xg3+ 36...f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3 Nd5-e3 38.b2-b3
36.f2xg3 Bh3-e6 37.Kh2-g1 Rc7-a7 Qe5-e6 39.Rf1-g1 Ne3xd1 40.Rg1xd1
38.Ba6-f1 Ra7xa2 39.Rd1-b1 e4-e3 e4-e3 41.Rd1-f1 Bg7-e5 42.Rf1-f3
40.Rh1-h4 c5-c4 41.Bf1-e2 Nf6-e4 Rc7-g7 43.Qe2-d3+ Rg7-g6
42.Rh4-f4 Ne4-g5 43.Kg1-h2 Ng5-h3 44.Qd3-e2 Be5-b8 45.a2-a3 Rg6-g7
44.Rf4-h4 Nh3-f2 45.Rh4-h5 Qe5-c7 46.Qe2-d3+ Qe6-g6 47.Kh2-g2 h6-h5
-5.83/15 ] 34...Be6-d5 [ ¹34...f4-f3 48.Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 49.Rf3-f1 e3-e2
and Black has prevailed 35.Rf1-h1 -5.49/16 ]
Rc7-c8 36.Ba8-b7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY
x64: 34...f4-f3 35.Rf1-h1 Rc7-c8
36.Ba8-b7 Rc8-b8 37.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2 9-+-+-+-+0
38.Rd1-c1 Rb2xa2 39.Kh2-g1 a6-a5 9+-tr-+-vlk0 7
40.h3-h4 a5-a4 41.h4-h5 a4-a3
42.Rh1-h2 Ra2-b2 43.Rh2-h4 e4-e3
9p+-+-+-zp0
44.Bc6xf3 a3-a2 45.Qe1-d1 e3xf2+ 9+-zpnwq-+-0
46.Kg1xf2 Nf6-d5 47.Rc1-a1 Kh7-g8
-6.16/15 ] 35.Ba8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c
9-+-zpp+-+0
Pro x64: 35.Ba8xd5 Nf6xd5 9+-+-+-zpP0
36.Rd1-c1 c5-c4 37.b2-b3 Bg7-f8 9PzPP+QzP-mK0
38.Rf1-g1 Bf8-d6 39.b3xc4 Rc7xc4
40.Rg1-g2 f4-f3 41.Rg2-g1 Nd5-c3
9+-+R+R+-0[
42.Qe1-d2 Nc3xa2 43.Rc1-b1 Na2-b4 xiiiiiiiiy
44.Rg1-c1 e4-e3 45.Qd2-d1 e3-e2
46.Qd1-d2 Qe5-f5 -4.62/15 ] 0-1
35...Nf6xd5 [Inferior is 35...Qe5xd5
36.Qe1-d2 f4-f3 37.Rf1-e1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nf6xd5 2 C16
36.Rf1-g1 e4-e3 37.Qe1-e2 e3xf2 Carlsen,Magnus
38.Qe2xf2 Rc7-f7 39.g3-g4 f4-f3+ Fant,Goran
40.Kh2-h1 Nd5-e3 41.Rd1-d3 Qe5-e6 Troll Masters (3) 07.01.2001
42.Rd3-b3 Bg7-e5 43.Rg1-e1 c5-c4
44.Rb3-b4 h6-h5 45.Qf2-h4 Qe6-g6 C16: French: 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 e5: Lines
-4.00/15 ] 36.Qe1-e2 [ 36.Rf1-g1 without ...c5
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1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5 XIIIIIIIIY


3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.e4-e5 Ng8-e7
5.a2-a3 Bb4xc3+ 6.b2xc3 b7-b6 9rsn-+r+k+0{
7.Qd1-g4 Ne7-f5 8.Bf1-d3 h7-h5 9zpl+-+p+-0 9
9.Qg4-h3 c7-c5 last book move last
book move 10.Bd3xf5 Diagram
9-zp-+P+p+0
[ 10.Ng1-f3 c5xd4 11.c3xd4 Qd8-d7 9+-+p+pvLp0
12.Bd3xf5 e6xf5± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9-+qzP-sN-+0
x64: 10.Ng1-f3 c5xd4 11.Nf3xd4
Qd8-c7 12.0-0 Nf5xd4 13.c3xd4 9zP-zP-wQ-+-0
Bc8-a6 14.Qh3-g3 g7-g6 15.Bc1-g5 9-+-+-zPPzP0
Ba6xd3 16.Qg3xd3 Qc7-c4
17.Qd3xc4 d5xc4 18.Bg5-f6 0-0
9tR-+-mK-+R0
19.Bf6-e7 Rf8-c8 20.Be7-d6 0.50/15 ] xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
17.a3-a4 Rf8-e8 18.Ra1-b1 c5-c4
9rsnlwqk+-tr0{ 19.Qd3-f3 0.26/17 ] 11...Ke8-f8
9zp-+-+pzp-0 8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...g7-g6
12.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 13.c3xd4 h5-h4
9-zp-+p+-+0 14.Qg3-c3 Qd8-d7 15.Bc1-g5 Bc8-a6
9+-zppzPL+p0 16.Nh3-f4 0-0 17.Bg5xh4 Rf8-c8
9-+-zP-+-+0 18.Qc3-b2 Nb8-c6 19.e5-e6 0.33/15 ]
12.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zP-zP-+-+Q0 12.Bc1-g5 h5-h4 13.Qg3-e3 Qd8-c7
9-+P+-zPPzP0 14.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 15.c3xd4 Qc7-c4
16.Ra1-d1 Nb8-c6 17.Nh3-f4 Kf8-g8
9tR-vL-mK-sNR0 18.h2-h3 Bc8-e6 19.Qe3-d3 Qc4xd3
xiiiiiiiiy 20.Rd1xd3 Ra8-e8 0.27/15 ]
12...Nb8-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...e6xf5² Opposite coloured bishops 12...Bc8-a6 13.Ng1-h3 Nb8-c6
appeared [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Bc1-e3 Qd8-c7 15.Ra1-c1 Ra8-e8
10...e6xf5 11.Qh3-g3 g7-g6 16.Nh3-f4 c5xd4 17.c3xd4 Nc6-e7
12.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 13.c3xd4 Bc8-a6 18.Be3-d2 Kf8-g8 19.Bd2-b4 Qc7-c4
14.Bc1-g5 Qd8-c7 15.Nh3-f4 Qc7-c4 20.Qg3-d3 Ne7-c6 21.Qd3xc4 Ba6xc4
16.c2-c3 0-0 17.Qg3-f3 Ba6-b7 22.Rc1-d1 -0.11/15 ] 13.Bc1-g5
18.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 19.Qf3-e3 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Qg3-d3
Bc8-b7 14.Ng1-e2 Qd8-c8 15.Qd3-f3
(Diagram 9) Kf8-g8 16.0-0 Bb7-a6 17.Rf1-d1
Ba6xe2 18.Qf3xe2 c5-c4 19.a3-a4
f7xe6 20.Nf4xg6 Nb8-c6 0.24/16 ] Qc8-e6 20.Ra1-b1 Ra8-e8
11.Qh3-g3 White threatens to win 21.Rb1-b5 0.23/15 ] 13...f7-f6
material: Qg3xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qd8-c7
x64: 11.Ng1-e2 h5-h4 12.0-0 Nb8-c6 14.Bg5-f4 Kf8-g8 15.Qg3-d3 Nc6-e7
13.Qh3-d3 0-0 14.Ne2-f4 Bc8-e6 16.Ng1-e2 Bc8-e6 17.0-0 Ne7-g6
15.Rf1-e1 Qd8-e7 16.h2-h3 Ra8-c8 18.Qd3-g3 Ra8-c8 19.Ra1-d1 Kg8-h7
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20.Rf1-e1 c5xd4 21.Ne2xd4 Ng6xf4 15...Rh8-g8 16.Qg3-f3 c5xd4


22.Qg3xf4 Qc7xc3 23.Re1-e3 17.c3xd4 f5-f4 18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2
-0.10/16 ] 14.e5xf6 [ 14.Bg5-f4 c5xd4 19.Qf4-h6+ Kf8-g8 20.Ng1-e2 Bc8-f5
15.Ng1-f3 d4xc3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 21.Ne2-g3 Bf5-e4 22.Ng3xe4 d5xe4
x64: 14.Bg5-f4 c5xd4 15.Ng1-f3 23.Ke1-f1 Rg2-g4 24.Rh1-g1
d4xc3 16.0-0 Kf8-f7 17.Ra1-d1 Rg4xg1+ 25.Kf1xg1 Nc6xd4
Rh8-e8 18.e5xf6 g7xf6 19.Nf3-d4 26.Qh6-g6+ Kg8-f8 27.Qg6xe4
Nc6xd4 20.Rd1xd4 Bc8-a6 21.Rf1-d1 0.18/14 ] 16.Ng1-e2² [Houdini 2.0c
Ba6-e2 22.Rd1-e1 Ra8-c8 23.Bf4-d6 Pro x64: 16.d4xc5 Nc6-e5 17.Qg3-f4
0.15/15 ] 14...g7xf6= [Houdini 2.0c Ne5-g6 18.Qf4-d6 f5-f4 19.Qd6xe7+
Pro x64: 14...g7xf6 15.Bg5-e3 c5xd4 Kf8xe7 20.Be3-d4 Ke7-f7 21.0-0-0
16.c3xd4 Rh8-g8 17.Qg3-f3 f5-f4 Rh8-e8 22.Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4 23.Kc1-b2
18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2 19.Ng1-e2 Rg2-g6 Bg4xf3 24.g2xf3 Ng6-e5 25.Bd4xe5
20.Ne2-c3 Bc8-e6 21.0-0-0 Qd8-b8 Re8xe5 26.c5xb6 a7xb6 27.Rh1-g1
22.Qf4-f3 Be6-g4 23.Qf3xd5 Nc6-e7 0.22/15 ] 16...Bc8-e6 [ 16...Rh8-g8!?
24.Qd5-e4 f6-f5 25.Qe4-d3 Bg4xd1 is worthy of consideration 17.Qg3-f3
26.Rh1xd1 Qb8-d6 27.Nc3-b5 Qd6-h2 Qe7-e4 18.Qf3xh5 f5-f4
28.Kc1-b2 Qh2xh4 0.26/17 ] ( 18...Rg8xg2? would be great except
15.Bg5-e3 Black king safety dropped for 19.0-0-0+- ) 19.Ne2xf4 c5xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Bg5-e3 20.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-f7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rh8-g8 16.Qg3-f3 c5xd4 17.c3xd4 x64: 16...Rh8-g8 17.Qg3-f3 Qe7-e4
f5-f4 18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2 19.Ng1-e2 18.Qf3xh5 f5-f4 19.Ne2xf4 c5xd4
Rg2-g6 20.Ne2-c3 Bc8-e6 21.0-0-0 20.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-f7 21.Nf4-h5 Qe4-f5
Qd8-b8 22.Qf4-f3 Be6-g4 23.Qf3xd5 22.c3xd4 Rg8xg2 23.Nh5-f4 Rg2-g4
Diagram 24.0-0-0 Bc8-a6 25.Rh1-e1 Ra8-e8
XIIIIIIIIY 26.Kc1-b1 0.36/14 ] 17.0-0±
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qg3-f3
9rwq-+-mk-+0{ Kf8-f7 18.0-0 Ra8-g8 19.Ne2-f4
9zp-+-+-+-0 10 Qe7-d6 20.g2-g3 Rg8-g4 21.Rf1-e1
Rh8-g8 22.Kg1-h1 c5xd4 23.c3xd4
9-zpn+-zpr+0 Rg8-e8 24.c2-c3 Nc6-a5 25.Nf4xh5
9+-+Q+-+p0 Na5-c4 26.Nh5-f4 Kf7-g7 0.84/16 ]
9-+-zP-+lzP0 17...Kf8-f7 [ 17...Rh8-g8 18.Qg3-h2± ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...c5xd4
9zP-sN-vL-+-0 18.c3xd4 Rh8-g8 19.Qg3-f3 Rg8-g4
9-+P+-zP-+0 20.Rf1-e1 Qe7-d6 21.Qf3-h3 Kf8-f7
22.f2-f3 Rg4-g8 23.Be3-f4 Qd6-d7
9+-mKR+-+R0 24.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Nc6-a5
xiiiiiiiiy 26.Kg1-h1 Na5-c4 27.Ng3xh5 0.58/15
] 18.Ne2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nc6-e7 24.Qd5-e4 f6-f5 25.Qe4-d3 18.Rf1-e1 Ra8-g8 19.Qg3-h2 Be6-c8
Bg4xd1 26.Rh1xd1 Qb8-d6 27.Nc3-b5 20.Kg1-h1 c5xd4 21.c3xd4 Rg8-e8
Qd6-h2 28.Kc1-b2 Qh2xh4 0.06/16 ] 22.Ra1-d1 Qe7-d7 23.Ne2-f4 Qd7-d6
15...Qd8-e7 [ 15...c5xd4!? 16.c3xd4 24.c2-c3 Rh8-g8 25.g2-g3 Bc8-a6
Rh8-g8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qh2-h3 0.80/16 ] 18...Ra8-g8
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Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kg1-f1 1.34/16 ] 20...c5-c4±


18...Ra8-g8 19.Qg3-f3 c5xd4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...c5-c4
20.c3xd4 Qe7-d7 21.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 21.a3-a4 Nc6-e7 22.a4-a5 b6xa5
22.g2-g3 Rh8-e8 23.Ra1-d1 Nc6-e7 23.Rd1-a1 a5-a4 24.Ra1-a2 Rg8-g4
24.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 25.Qf3-e2 Re8-h8 25.g2-g3 Kf7-g7 26.Rf1-a1 Be6-f7
26.f2-f3 Rg4xh4 27.g3xh4 Rh8xh5 27.Ra2xa4 Ne7-c6 28.Ra4-a6 Rh8-b8
28.Be3-d2 Rh5xh4 0.94/17 ] 29.Ra1-e1 0.75/16 ] 21.Rf1-e1
XIIIIIIIIY [ 21.Rd1-e1 Nc6-e7 22.Re1-e2±
( 22.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 23.Nh5-f4
9-+-+-+rtr0 Ng6xh4µ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zp-+-wqk+-0 11 21.a3-a4 Nc6-e7 22.a4-a5 b6xa5
23.Rd1-a1 a5-a4 24.Ra1-a2 Rg8-g4
9-zpn+lzp-+0 25.Rf1-a1 Rg4xh4 26.Ra2xa4 Ne7-c6
9+-zpp+p+p0 27.Ra4-a6 Rh4-g4 28.Ra1-e1 Kf7-g7
9-+-zP-sN-zP0 29.Be3-c1 Diagram

9zP-zP-vL-wQ-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+P+-zPP+0 9-+-+-+-tr0{
9tR-+-+RmK-0[ 9zp-+q+-mk-0 12
xiiiiiiiiy 9R+n+lzp-+0
9+-+p+p+p0
19.Qg3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Qg3-h2 Qe7-d6 20.Rf1-e1 c5xd4
9-+pzP-sNr+0
21.c3xd4 Rg8-e8 22.g2-g3 Kf7-g7 9+-zP-+Q+-0
23.Qh2-h3 Be6-f7 24.Qh3xf5 Re8-e4 9-+P+-zPP+0
25.c2-c3 Nc6-e7 26.Qf5-h3 Rh8-c8
27.f2-f3 0.84/16 ] 19...Qe7-d7
9+-vL-tR-mK-0
[ 19...c5xd4 20.c3xd4 Qe7-d6+- ; xiiiiiiiiy
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...c5xd4
20.c3xd4 Qe7-d7 21.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 Be6-f7 30.Bc1-a3 Rh8-b8 31.Ba3-c5
22.g2-g3 Rh8-e8 23.Ra1-d1 Nc6-e7 h5-h4 0.68/16 ] 21...Rg8-g4?
24.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 25.Qf3-e2 Re8-h8 [ 21...Nc6-e7 22.Rd1-d2±
26.f2-f3 Rg4xh4 27.g3xh4 Rh8xh5 ( 22.Nf4xh5?? White will not be able to
28.Be3-d2 Rh5xh4 0.94/14 ] digest the pawn Ne7-g6 23.Qf3-e2
20.Ra1-d1 [ ¹20.Rf1-e1!? Rg8-g4 Diagram
21.g2-g3+- ( 21.d4xc5?! Nc6-e5
22.Qf3-e2 b6xc5± );Houdini 2.0c Pro (Diagram 13)
x64: 20.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 21.g2-g3
Rh8-e8 22.Ra1-b1 c5xd4 23.Be3xd4 Ng6xh4-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nc6xd4 24.c3xd4 Qd7-d6 25.Kg1-h2 21...Nc6-e7 22.Rd1-d2 Ne7-g6
Be6-d7 26.Re1xe8 Kf7xe8 23.Nf4xg6 Rg8xg6 24.Be3-f4 Rg6-g4
27.Rb1-e1+ Ke8-f8 28.Qf3-e3 Kf8-g8 25.Rd2-e2 Rh8-e8 26.g2-g3 Qd7-a4
29.Qe3-e7 Rg4xh4+ 30.g3xh4 27.Bf4-c1 Qa4-d7 28.Kg1-h2 Kf7-g7
Qd6xf4+ 31.Kh2-g1 Qf4-g4+ 29.Bc1-f4 a7-a6 30.Re2-e3 Be6-f7
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XIIIIIIIIY h5xg4 31.Re1-e3 Rd8-h8 32.Kf1-e2


Nf3-g5 33.d4-d5 Ng5-e4 34.Rd1-d4
9-+-+-+rtr0{ b6-b5 35.d5-d6 Kf7-e6 36.a3-a4
9zp-+q+k+-0 13 b5xa4 37.d6-d7 Rh8-d8 38.Rd4xc4
Rd8xd7 39.Rc4xa4 Ke6-e5
9-zp-+lzpn+0 40.Ra4-a5+ Ke5-e6 41.Ra5-a6+
9+-+p+p+N0 Ke6-f7 5.80/15 ] 23...Qd7xe6
9-+pzP-+-zP0 [ 23...Kf8-f7 desperation 24.Ne6-f4
Nc6-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zP-zP-vL-+-0 23...Kf8-f7 24.Ne6-f4 Nc6-e7
9-+P+QzPP+0 25.Be3-c1 Rh8-g8 26.Kg1-h2 Rg8-d8
27.Qf3-e3 Qd7-d6 28.f2-f3 Rg4-g8
9+-+RtR-mK-0 29.Nf4xh5 Rg8-h8 30.Nh5-f4 Ne7-g6
xiiiiiiiiy 31.Qe3-e6+ Qd6xe6 32.Nf4xe6
Rd8-d6 33.Ne6-f4 Ng6xf4 34.Bc1xf4
31.Re3xe8 Bf7xe8 32.a3-a4 Be8-f7 Rd6-d8 35.Kh2-g2 Rd8-e8 36.Rd1-b1
0.55/18 ] 22.g2-g3?? there were better Kf7-g6 37.Re1xe8 Rh8xe8 5.55/17 ]
ways to keep up the pressure 24.Be3-h6+!! Decoy: h6 [Houdini 2.0c
[ ¹22.Be3-c1 might be the shorter path Pro x64: 24.Be3-h6+ Rh8xh6
Nc6-d8 23.Re1-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 25.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8 26.Re6-d6 Nd8-f7
x64: 22.Be3-c1 Nc6-d8 23.Re1-e2 27.Rd6-d7 Rg4-e4 28.Qf3xf5 Re4-e2
Rg4xh4 24.Rd1-e1 Rh8-e8 25.Nf4xe6 29.Qf5xd5 Re2-e7 30.Rd7xe7 Kf8xe7
Re8xe6 26.Qf3xf5 Rh4-g4 27.Qf5-h7+ 31.Qd5xc4 Ke7-f8 32.Qc4-c7 f6-f5
Rg4-g7 28.Qh7xh5+ Rg7-g6 29.f2-f4 33.Qc7xa7 Rh6-e6 34.Qa7-d7 Re6-f6
Re6xe2 30.Re1xe2 f6-f5 31.Re2-e5 35.Rd1-e1 f5-f4 36.Re1-e6 Rf6xe6
Kf7-g7 32.Re5xf5 Nd8-f7 33.Rf5xd5 37.Qd7xe6 f4xg3 38.f2xg3 14.03/15 ]
Qd7-e6 34.Qh5-f3 Qe6-e1+ 35.Qf3-f1 24...Kf8-f7 [ 24...Rh8xh6 25.Qf3-e3
Qe1-e4 36.Rd5-d7 Qe4xc2 37.f4-f5 Decoy Double attack ( 25.Re1xe6
Rg6-f6 38.Rd7xa7 Qc2xf5 39.Qf1-e1 Discovered attack );Houdini 2.0c Pro
b6-b5 40.Qe1-e3 Rf6-e6 41.Qe3-g3+ x64: 24...Rh8xh6 25.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8
Re6-g6 42.Qg3-f2 Rg6-f6 43.Qf2xf5 26.Re6-d6 Nd8-f7 27.Rd6-d7 Rg4-e4
Rf6xf5 44.g2-g4 Rf5-f3 2.02/17 ] 28.Qf3xf5 Re4-e2 29.Qf5xd5 Re2-e7
22...Kf7-f8?? shortens the misery for 30.Rd7xe7 Kf8xe7 31.Qd5xc4 Ke7-f8
Black [ ¹22...Kf7-g8± ;Houdini 2.0c 32.Qc4-c7 f6-f5 33.Qc7xa7 Rh6-e6
Pro x64: 22...Kf7-g8 23.Re1-e2 34.Qa7-d7 Re6-f6 35.Rd1-e1 f5-f4
Be6-f7 24.Rd1-e1 Kg8-h7 25.Be3-c1 36.Re1-e6 Rf6xe6 37.Qd7xe6 f4xg3
Rh8-g8 26.Kg1-h1 Kh7-h8 27.a3-a4 38.f2xg3 14.32/16 ] 25.Re1xe6
Qd7-d6 28.Re2-e3 Rg8-g7 29.Bc1-b2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Re1xe6
Rg7-g8 30.Re3-e2 Kh8-g7 31.Nf4-e6+ Kf7xe6 26.Bh6-f4 Rg4xf4 27.Qf3xf4
Bf7xe6 32.Re2xe6 0.94/17 ] Nc6-e7 28.Qf4-c7 Ke6-f7 29.Rd1-e1
23.Nf4xe6++- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rh8-e8 30.Qc7xa7 f5-f4 31.Qa7xb6
23.Nf4xe6+ Kf8-f7 24.Ne6-f4 Nc6-e7 Ne7-c8 32.Qb6-c7+ Re8-e7
25.Be3-c1 Ne7-g6 26.Qf3xd5+ 33.Re1xe7+ Nc8xe7 34.Qc7xf4
Qd7xd5 27.Nf4xd5 Rh8-d8 28.Nd5-e3 Kf7-e6 35.Qf4-h6 Ne7-f5 36.Qh6xh5
Ng6xh4 29.Ne3xg4 Nh4-f3+ 30.Kg1-f1 Nf5-d6 37.Qh5-g4+ Ke6-e7
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38.Qg4-g7+ Nd6-f7 39.Kg1-g2 f6-f5 Rg4xf4 32.g3xf4 Ng8-h6 33.f2-f3


40.h4-h5 14.37/16 ] 25...Kf7xe6 Rh8-c8 34.Kg1-f2 Rc8-c7 35.Re1-g1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kf7xe6 Kg6-h7 36.Qd5-e6 Rc7-g7
26.Bh6-f4 Rh8-d8 27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7 37.Rg1xg7+ Kh7xg7 38.Qe6xc4
28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6 29.Qe2-e6 Nc6xd4 Kg7-g6 39.Qc4-c7 Nh6-f7 40.Qc7xa7
30.c3xd4 Rd8-f8 31.Qe6xd5 Rf8-f7 b6-b5 41.d4-d5 11.37/15 ] 28.Qf3-e3
32.Qd5xc4 Kg6-g7 33.Qc4-c8 a7-a6 Diagram [ 28.Qf3-e3 Rh8-h7
34.Qc8xa6 Rg4-g6 35.Qa6xb6 Kg7-h7 29.Qe3-e6+ Kd7-e8 30.Qe6-c6+
36.Kg1-g2 Rg6-g8 37.Qb6-c5 Kh7-g6 Ke8-f8 31.Qc6xf6+ Kf8-g8 32.Re1xe7
38.Re1-e6 Rg8-a8 39.c2-c4 13.40/17 ] Rh7xe7 33.Qf6xe7 Rg4xf4
26.Bh6-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.g3xf4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Bh6-f4 Rh8-d8 27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7 28.Qf3-e3 Rh8-h7 29.Qe3-e6+
28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6 29.Qe2-e6 Nc6-a5 Kd7-d8 30.Qe6-d6+ Kd8-e8
30.f2-f3 Rg4xf4 31.g3xf4 Rd8-f8 31.Qd6xd5 Rg4xf4 32.Qd5-g8+
32.Qe6xd5 Kg6-h6 33.Qd5xf5 Rf8-f7 Ke8-d7 33.Qg8xh7 Rf4-e4 34.Re1xe4
34.Re1-e7 Kh6-g7 35.Re7xf7+ Kg7xf7 f5xe4 35.Qh7xe4 Kd7-d6 36.Qe4-a8
36.Qf5xh5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Kg7-f8 Ne7-c6 37.Qa8-h8 f6-f5 38.Qh8xh5
38.Qh5-g6 Kf8-e7 39.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-e8 Nc6-e7 39.Qh5-e2 Ne7-c8 40.Qe2xc4
40.Qg7xa7 12.11/15 ] 26...Nc6-e7 Kd6-d7 41.Qc4-b5+ Kd7-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rh8-d8 42.Qb5xf5 Nc8-d6 43.Qf5-e5+ Ke7-d7
27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7 28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6 44.Qe5-g7+ Kd7-e6 45.Qg7xa7 b6-b5
29.Qe2-e6 Nc6-a5 30.f2-f3 Rg4xf4 46.h4-h5 Ke6-f6 47.h5-h6 Nd6-f7
31.g3xf4 Rd8-f8 32.Qe6xd5 Kg6-h6 48.h6-h7 Kf6-g6 49.Qa7-e7 14.53/20 ]
33.Qd5xf5 Rf8-f7 34.Re1-e7 Kh6-g7 XIIIIIIIIY
35.Re7xf7+ Kg7xf7 36.Qf5xh5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Kg7-f8 38.Qh5-g6 9-+-+-+-tr0{
Kf8-e7 39.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-e8 9zp-+ksn-+-0 14
40.Qg7xa7 12.31/16 ] 27.Rd1-e1+
[ 27.Qf3-e2+ and White can already
9-zp-+-zp-+0
relax Ke6-f7 28.Rd1-e1 Ne7-c8 9+-+p+p+p0
29.Qe2-e6+ Kf7-g6 30.Qe6xd5 b6-b5
31.Qd5xb5 Rh8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+pzP-vLrzP0
x64: 27.Qf3-e2+ Ke6-f7 28.Rd1-e1 9zP-zP-wQ-zP-0
Ne7-g8 29.Qe2-e8+ Kf7-g7 9-+P+-zP-+0
30.Qe8-d7+ Kg7-g6 31.Qd7xd5
Kg6-g7 32.f2-f3 Rg4xf4 33.g3xf4
9+-+-tR-mK-0
Rh8-h6 34.Qd5-d7+ Kg7-h8 xiiiiiiiiy
35.Qd7xa7 Rh6-h7 36.Qa7xb6
Rh7-d7 37.Qb6-b5 Rd7-a7 38.Re1-e8 1-0
Ra7-g7+ 39.Kg1-f2 Rg7-f7 40.Qb5xf5
Kh8-g7 41.Qf5xh5 Ng8-h6 42.f4-f5
12.72/16 ] 27...Ke6-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Ke6-f7 28.Qf3-e2
Ne7-g8 29.Qe2-e8+ Kf7-g7
30.Qe8-d7+ Kg7-g6 31.Qd7xd5
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3 D37 16.Bg5-h4 Ra8-c8 17.Rd1-e1 Rf8-e8


Gabrielsen,Stig 18.Re1xe8+ Bc6xe8 19.Ra1-e1
Carlsen,Magnus Be8-d7 20.Bh4-g3 Qd8-c7 -0.01/15 ]
Nordic Championships (1) 04.08.2001 11.Qc2xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.Ne5xd3 Nb8-c6 12.Nd3-e5 Qd8-c7
D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4 13.Nc3-b5 Qc7-c8 14.Rf1-d1 c5-c4
1.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5 15.b2-b3 Nc6-b4 16.Qc2-b2 a7-a6
3.c2-c4 e7-e6 4.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7 17.Nb5-c3 Nf6-g4 18.b3xc4 Ng4xe5
5.e2-e3 0-0 6.Qd1-c2 b7-b6 7.c4xd5 19.d4xe5 Qc8xc4 20.Rd1-d4 -0.08/16 ]
e6xd5 8.Bf1-d3 c7-c5 9.Nf3-e5 11...Qd8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
last book move last book move Bc8-a6 11...Be7-d6 12.f2-f4 c5-c4 13.Qd3-c2
Diagram [ 9...Bc8-b7 10.Qc2-a4 Nb8-a6 14.a2-a3 Na6-c7 15.Bc1-d2
Nf6-d7 11.Ne5xd7 Nb8xd7 12.0-0³ ; Qd8-c8 16.Ra1-d1 Qc8-e6 17.e3-e4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...Bc8-b7 Ra8-c8 18.e4xd5 Nc7xd5 19.f4-f5
10.0-0 Nb8-c6 11.Ne5xc6 Bb7xc6 Qe6-e7 20.Nc3xd5 Nf6xd5
12.b2-b3 Ra8-c8 13.Bd3-a6 Rc8-c7 21.Ne5xc4 0.09/15 ] 12.f2-f4
14.f2-f3 Rf8-e8 15.Rf1-e1 Be7-d6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Nc3-b5
16.Bc1-a3 Qd8-d7 17.Ra1-d1 h7-h6 Qc7-b7 13.b2-b3 a7-a6 14.Nb5-c3
18.d4xc5 b6xc5 -0.18/16 ] Be7-d6 15.Bc1-b2 Rf8-e8 16.f2-f4
XIIIIIIIIY Nb8-c6 17.Ra1-c1 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-f5
h7-h6 19.a2-a3 Bd6xe5 20.f4xe5
9rsn-wq-trk+0 0.06/15 ] 12...Nb8-c6 [Houdini 2.0c
9zp-+-vlpzpp0 15 Pro x64: 12...c5-c4 13.Qd3-c2 Nb8-c6
14.g2-g4 Rf8-d8 15.Qc2-g2 Qc7-b7
9lzp-+-sn-+0 16.Bc1-d2 Be7-f8 17.g4-g5 Nc6xe5
9+-zppsN-+-0 18.f4xe5 Nf6-e4 19.Nc3xe4 d5xe4
9-+-zP-+-+0 20.Rf1-f4 Bf8-e7 21.Ra1-f1 0.04/16 ]
13.Rf1-f3 [ 13.Bc1-d2 c5-c4
9+-sNLzP-+-0 14.Qd3-c2 a7-a6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0 x64: 13.Bc1-d2 c5xd4 14.Ne5xc6
d4xc3 15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7 16.Bd2xc3
9tR-vL-mK-+R0[ Ra8-c8 17.Ra1-c1 Nf6-e4 18.Qd3-d4
xiiiiiiiiy Ne4xc3 19.Rc1xc3 Rc8-c5 20.Rf1-c1
Rf8-c8 21.f4-f5 Rc5xc3 22.Rc1xc3
10.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rc8xc3 23.Qd4xc3 Qe7-c5
10.Bd3xa6 Nb8xa6 11.Qc2-e2 Na6-c7 24.Kg1-f2 -0.02/14 ] 13...c5xd4³
12.0-0 Be7-d6 13.f2-f4 Bd6xe5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...c5-c4
14.d4xe5 Nf6-e4 15.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 14.Qd3-f5 a7-a6 15.Bc1-d2 b6-b5
16.Rf1-d1 Qd8-e8 17.Bc1-d2 Qe8-e6 16.a2-a3 g7-g6 17.Qf5-h3 Rf8-e8
18.b2-b4 Ra8-d8 19.b4xc5 b6xc5 18.Ne5xc6 Qc7xc6 19.f4-f5 g6-g5
20.Ra1-c1 Qe6-c6 21.Qe2-c4 0.09/15 ] 20.Rf3-g3 g5-g4 21.Qh3-h6 Qc6-d7
10...Ba6xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Ra1-f1 -0.16/15 ] 14.Ne5xc6
10...Ba6-b7 11.Rf1-d1 Nb8-c6 [ 14.e3xd4 Nc6xd4 15.Rf3-h3 h7-h6µ ;
12.Ne5xc6 Bb7xc6 13.b2-b3 c5xd4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.e3xd4
14.e3xd4 Be7-d6 15.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 Nc6xd4 15.Rf3-h3 h7-h6 16.Kg1-h1
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Nd4-c6 17.Rh3-g3 Nf6-h5 18.Rg3-h3 Be7-h4 21.g2-g3 Bh4-f6 22.Bd2-e3


Nc6xe5 19.f4xe5 Qc7xe5 20.Bc1-d2 a7-a5 23.Qd3-b5 Qd7xb5 24.Nc3xb5
Nh5-f6 21.Ra1-e1 Nf6-e4 22.Nc3xe4 -0.37/16 ] 16...Nf6-e4 [Houdini 2.0c
d5xe4 23.Re1xe4 Qe5-d6 24.Re4-d4 Pro x64: 16...Be7-b4 17.Bc1-d2
Qd6-g6 25.Rd4-d7 -0.32/15 ] Nf6-e4 18.Ra1-c1 Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3
14...Qc7xc6 [ 14...d4xc3!? Ra8-c8 20.Rf3-f1 f7-f6 21.a2-a3
15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7 16.b2xc3 Qc6-a4 22.Kg1-h1 Qa4-d7 23.Qd3-f3
Qe7-e4µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: a7-a5 24.Rf1-e1 Qd7-d6 25.a3-a4
14...d4xc3 15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7 Rc8-c7 -0.65/16 ] 17.Bc1-f4
16.Qd3xc3 Ra8-c8 17.Qc3-b3 Nf6-e4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bc1-e3
18.Qb3xd5 Rc8-c2 19.Rf3-f1 Rf8-d8 Ra8-c8 18.Ra1-c1 Be7-b4 19.Nc3xe4
20.Qd5-b3 Qe7-c5 21.Qb3-a4 f7-f5 d5xe4 20.Qd3-b3 Qc6xc1+ 21.Be3xc1
22.g2-g4 Rc2-c4 23.Qa4xa7 f5xg4 e4xf3 22.Bc1-e3 f3xg2 23.Qb3-d3
24.Qa7-b7 Qc5-b4 25.a2-a3 Qb4-d6 Bb4-d6 24.Be3-f2 Rc8-c1+ 25.Kg1xg2
-0.84/18 ] 15.e3xd4³ [Houdini 2.0c Re8-c8 26.Qd3-b5 Rc8-c2 27.Qb5-d7
Pro x64: 15.e3xd4 Rf8-c8 16.Bc1-d2 Bd6-f8 28.d4-d5 Rc2xb2 29.Qd7xa7
Be7-b4 17.Qd3-f5 g7-g6 18.Qf5-d3 Bf8-d6 -0.48/16 ] 17...Be7-f6
Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3 Nf6-e4 20.f4-f5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Ra8-c8
Qc6-d6 21.Ra1-c1 g6-g5 22.g2-g3 18.a2-a3 Be7-f6 19.Rf3-e3 h7-h6
a7-a5 23.Rf3-e3 Rc8-e8 Diagram 20.Re3-e2 Ne4xc3 21.Re2xe8+
XIIIIIIIIY Rc8xe8 22.b2xc3 Re8-e4 23.Bf4-d2
Qc6-a4 24.Ra1-b1 Bf6-e7 25.Qd3-g3
9r+-+r+k+0 Qa4-c2 26.Qg3-b8+ Be7-f8 -0.47/15 ]
9+-+-+p+p0 16 18.Nc3-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Rf3-e3 Ne4xc3 19.b2xc3 Re8xe3
9-zp-wq-+-+0 20.Bf4xe3 Qc6-a4 21.Be3-f2 Ra8-e8
9zp-+p+Pzp-0 22.h2-h3 h7-h6 23.Kg1-h2 Bf6-g5
9-+-zPn+-+0 24.g2-g3 b6-b5 25.Kh2-g2 a7-a6
26.h3-h4 Bg5-f6 27.Qd3-f3 Qa4-c2
9+-vLQtR-zP-0 -0.36/17 ] 18...Re8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
9PzP-+-+-zP0 Pro x64: 18...Re8-e7 19.Ra1-c1
Qc6-b7 20.Rf3-f1 h7-h6 21.Nb5-c7
9+-tR-+-mK-0[ Ra8-f8 22.Rc1-c2 a7-a5 23.Rf1-c1
xiiiiiiiiy a5-a4 24.Rc1-f1 Bf6-g5 25.Bf4xg5
Re7xc7 26.Rc2xc7 Qb7xc7 27.Bg5-f4
24.Bc3-d2 -0.34/16 ] 15...Rf8-e8 Qc7-d7 -0.17/16 ] 19.Ra1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Rf8-c8 White threatens to win material:
16.Bc1-d2 Be7-b4 17.Qd3-f5 g7-g6 Rc1xc6 [ 19.Ra1-e1 Qc6-c4 20.Bf4-e5
18.Qf5-d3 Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3 Nf6-e4 Qc4xa2µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.f4-f5 Qc6-d6 21.Ra1-c1 g6-g5 19.Ra1-d1 Qc6-d7 20.Nb5-c3 Ne4xc3
22.g2-g3 a7-a5 23.Rf3-e3 Ra8-a7 21.b2xc3 Rc8-e8 22.Rf3-g3 Re8-e4
24.Qd3-b5 Ra7-e7 -0.45/16 ] 16.f4-f5 23.Bf4-e5 Qd7-c6 24.Be5xf6 Qc6xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.a2-a3 25.Rd1-f1 Ra8-e8 26.Qd3-b5 Qf6-d6
Nf6-e4 17.Bc1-d2 Ra8-c8 18.Rf3-e3 27.Qb5-a6 Qd6-d7 28.f5-f6 g7-g6
f7-f5 19.Ra1-c1 Qc6-d7 20.Re3-e1 -0.27/16 ] 19...Qc6-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
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Pro x64: 19...Qc6-d7 20.Nb5-c3 33.Qe3-c3 Bg5-f4 -0.67/19 ]


Rc8-e8 21.Rc1-e1 Ne4xc3 21...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8 23.b2xc3 Re8-e4 21...Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4
24.Rf3-f1 Qd7-a4 25.Qd3-d2 h7-h5 23.b2-b3 Rc4-c6 24.Bc1-b2 Rc6-c8
26.Bf4-e3 Qa4-c4 27.Rf1-e1 Re4-e8 25.a3-a4 Bf6-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8
28.Re1-f1 a7-a5 29.Rf1-b1 b6-b5 27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 h7-h6
30.Rb1-e1 -0.41/17 ] 20.Rf3-f1 29.f5-f6 g7-g6 30.h2-h4 Bg5-d2
[ 20.Nb5-c3 Rc8-c4 21.Bf4-e3 -0.66/17 ] 22.Bc1-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
Ra8-c8µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Pro x64: 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4 23.b2-b3
20.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 21.Bf4-e3 Ra8-c8 Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7 25.b3-b4
22.h2-h3 h7-h6 23.Rf3-f1 a7-a6 Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 27.Nc3xe4
24.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 25.Qd3xa6 Bf6xd4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6 29.Qg3-e3
26.Qa6-e2 Re8-d8 27.Rc1xc8 Rd8xc8 Qd7-d5 30.Bb2-a1 Re8-d8 31.Rf1-c1
28.Qe2-d2 Diagram a7-a6 32.Rc1-c7 Qd5xf5 33.a3-a4
XIIIIIIIIY -0.60/16 ] 22...a7-a6 Black threatens to
win material: a6xb5 [ 22...Rc8-c4
9-+r+-+k+0{ 23.Nb5-c3 Qd7-c6 24.Nc3-e2µ ;
9+-+q+pzp-0 17 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-c4
23.Nb5-c3 Qd7-c6 24.Nc3-e2 h7-h6
9-zp-+-+-zp0 25.a2-a3 Bf6-h4 26.g2-g3 Bh4-f6
9+-+-+P+-0 27.Ne2-f4 Qc6-d7 28.Nf4-h5 Bf6-g5
9-+-vlp+-+0 29.Be3xg5 h6xg5 30.f5-f6 g7-g6
31.Nh5-g7 Qd7-h3 -0.66/17 ]
9+-+-vL-+P0 23.Nb5-a3 [ ¹23.Nb5-c3!?µ ;
9PzP-wQ-+P+0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Nb5-c3 b6-b5
24.a2-a3 Ne4xc3 25.b2xc3 Rc8-e8
9+-+-+RmK-0 26.Be3-c1 Qd7-d6 27.Rf1-f2 Re8-e1+
xiiiiiiiiy 28.Rf2-f1 Re1-e7 29.Rf1-f2 Qd6-c6
30.Rf2-f1 Re7-e8 31.Qd3-g3 Bf6-e7
Rc8-c4 -0.45/15 ] 20...Rc8xc1µ 32.Qg3-d3 Be7-d6 33.f5-f6 g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Rc8xc1 34.Rf1-d1 Bd6-c7 -0.37/17 ]
21.Bf4xc1 Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4 23...Qd7-a4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7 23...Qd7-a4 24.g2-g3 h7-h5
25.b3-b4 Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 25.Kg1-g2 b6-b5 26.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1
27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6 27.Be3xc1 Bf6-e7 28.Na3-c2 Qa4xa2
29.Qg3-e3 Qd7-d5 30.g2-g4 h7-h6 29.Nc2-e3 Be7-g5 30.Qd3-c2 b5-b4
31.Rf1-e1 Bf6-h4 32.Re1-e2 Bh4-g5 31.Kg2-f3 h5-h4 32.Kf3-g2 h4xg3
33.Qe3-c3 Bg5-f4 -0.49/18 ] 33.h2xg3 Bg5-d8 -1.15/18 ] 24.Qd3-b3
21.Bf4xc1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Na3-b1
21.Bf4xc1 Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4 Rc8-c2 25.Nb1-c3 Ne4xc3 26.b2xc3
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7 Rc2xa2 27.Rf1-b1 b6-b5 28.Rb1-c1
25.b3-b4 Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 Diagram
27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6 h7-h6 29.Be3-f4 Qa4-c4 30.Qd3-g3
29.Qg3-e3 Qd7-d5 30.g2-g4 h7-h6 b5-b4 31.c3xb4 Bf6xd4+ 32.Kg1-h1
31.Rf1-e1 Bf6-h4 32.Re1-e2 Bh4-g5 Ra2-c2 33.Rc1-e1 Rc2-e2 -1.09/16 ]
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XIIIIIIIIY 36.Rd2-g2 Kg8-h7 37.Rg2-e2 Be7-f6


38.Bf4-e5 -0.52/19 ] 26...h7-h6
9-+-+-+k+0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Nd6-e4
9+-+-+pzpp0 18 27.Rf1-e1 Kg8-f8 28.Kg1-g2 Kf8-e8
29.Re1-e2 Ke8-d7 30.Na3-c2 a6-a5
9p+-+-vl-+0 31.Be3-f4 g7-g5 32.Bf4-g3 Rc8-e8
9+p+p+P+-0 33.b3-b4 a5-a4 34.Re2-e1 b6-b5
9q+-zP-+-+0 35.Re1-c1 -0.48/17 Diagram

9+-zPQvL-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+PzP0 9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-tR-+-mK-0 9+-+k+p+p0 19
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-+-vl-+0
9+p+p+Pzp-0
24...Qa4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Qa4xb3 25.a2xb3 h7-h5 26.g2-g3
9pzP-zPn+P+0
b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 28.Rf1-c1 9+-+-+-vL-0
Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 Ne4-d6 9-zPN+-+KzP0
30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-f8
32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 Nf5xe3+
9+-tR-+-+-0
34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 Ke7-e6 xiiiiiiiiy
36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 37.Be3-d2 Ke6-f5
38.b2-b3 Kf5-e6 -1.19/20 ] 25.a2xb3 ] 27.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2xb3 h7-h5 27.Rf1-f2 Rc8-e8 28.Na3-c2 Bf6-h4
26.g2-g3 b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 29.Rf2-f1 a6-a5 30.Kg1-g2 Bh4-f6
28.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 31.Rf1-c1 Kg8-h7 32.h2-h3 Nd6-e4
Ne4-d6 30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 33.Be3-f4 Re8-c8 34.Kg2-f3 b6-b5
Kg8-f8 32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 35.b3-b4 -0.37/16 ] 27...b6-b5
Nf5xe3+ 34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...b6-b5
Ke7-e6 36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 -1.24/16 ] 28.b3-b4 Nd6-c4 29.Rf1-c1 Rc8-b8
25...Ne4-d6 [ 25...b6-b5!? 26.b3-b4-+ ; 30.Rc1-b1 Nc4xe3 31.Kf2xe3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h5 Rb8-e8+ 32.Ke3-f3 Bf6xd4 33.Na3-c2
26.g2-g3 b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 Bd4-f6 34.Rb1-d1 Re8-d8 35.Rd1-d2
28.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 g7-g6 36.Nc2-d4 Bf6xd4 37.Rd2xd4
Ne4-d6 30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Rd4-d1
Kg8-f8 32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 Kg7-f6 40.Rd1-c1 -0.40/16 ] 28.Rf1-a1
Nf5xe3+ 34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 [ ¹28.b3-b4!?µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ke7-e6 36.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 -1.01/17 ] 28.b3-b4 Nd6-c4 29.Rf1-c1 Rc8-b8
26.g2-g4µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rc1-b1 Nc4xe3 31.Kf2xe3
26.g2-g4 Nd6-e4 27.Rf1-e1 h7-h5 Rb8-e8+ 32.Ke3-f3 Bf6xd4 33.Na3-c2
28.g4xh5 b6-b5 29.b3-b4 Ne4-d6 Bd4-f6 34.Rb1-d1 Re8-d8 35.Rd1-d2
30.Re1-f1 Rc8-e8 31.Na3-c2 Nd6-c4 g7-g6 36.Nc2-d4 Bf6xd4 37.Rd2xd4
32.Be3-c1 Re8-c8 33.Rf1-f2 Nc4-d6 Kg8-g7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Rd4-d1
34.Bc1-f4 Nd6xf5 35.Rf2-d2 Bf6-e7 Kg7-f6 40.Rd1-c1 -0.50/18 ]
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28...b5-b4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Kf2-f3? [ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc2xh2


28...b5-b4 29.Na3-b1 Nd6-e4+ ( 30...Rc2xb2?! 31.Nb1-d2-+ )
30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2 31.Nb1-d2 Bf6xd4 31.Ra1xa6 Rh2-h1+ ( 31...Rh2xb2?!
32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6 32.Ra6xd6 Rb2xb1+ 33.Ke1-f2µ )
34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3 Bg5-f6 32.Ke1-e2 Nd6xf5 ( 32...Rh1xb1?!
36.Ra1-d1 Rc6-c7 37.Nb7-a5 Rc7-c5 33.Ra6xd6 Rb1xb2+ 34.Ke2-d3µ )
38.Na5-b7 Rc5-c2 39.Rd1xd5 Rc2-h2 33.g4xf5 Rh1xb1 34.Ra6-a8+
40.Rd5-d3 Rh2xb2 41.Nb7-c5 a6-a5 Kg8-h7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Rd3-d7 Rb2-h2 43.Nc5-b7 a5-a4 30.Nb1-d2 Nd6-e4+ 31.Kf2-e1 Bf6xd4
44.b3xa4 Rh2xh3 -0.87/18 ] 29.Na3-b1 32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Na3-b1 34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3 Bg5-f6
Nd6-e4+ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2 31.Nb1-d2 36.Ra1-d1 Bf6xb2 37.Rd1xd5 Rc6-c3
Bf6xd4 32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6 38.Nb7-c5 Rc3xh3 39.Rd5-d8+
Rc2-c6 34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 40.Rd8-d7 f7-f6 41.Nc5-e6
Bg5-f6 36.Ra1-d1 Rc6-c7 37.Nb7-a5 Rh3xb3 42.Rd7xg7+ Kh7-h8
Rc7-c5 38.Na5-b7 Rc5-c2 39.Rd1xd5 43.Ke1-d2 Bb2-e5 44.Rg7-d7 Rb3-a3
Rc2xb2 40.Nb7-a5 Rb2-h2 41.Rd5-d3 45.Kd2-c1 Kh8-g8 46.Rd7-g7+
Bf6-c3+ 42.Ke1-d1 g7-g5 43.Na5-c4 Kg8-h8 -1.03/17 ] 30...Rc2xb2
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d6 -0.99/21 ] [ ¹30...Nd6-e4 makes it even easier for
29...Rc8-c2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Black 31.Ra1-a4 Rc2xb2 32.Ra4xb4
29...Nd6-e4+ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2 Rb2xb1 33.Rb4-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
31.Nb1-d2 Bf6xd4 32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 x64: 30...Nd6-e4 31.Ra1-a5 Rc2xb2
Diagram 32.Ra5xd5 Ne4-g5+ 33.Be3xg5 h6xg5
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Kf3-e4 Rb2xb1 35.Rd5-a5 Rb1xb3
36.Ra5xa6 Rb3-c3 37.Ra6-d6 b4-b3
9-+-+-+k+0 38.Rd6-b6 Kg8-f8 39.Rb6-b8+ Kf8-e7
9+-+-+pzp-0 20 40.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7 41.Rb8-b7+
Kd7-e8 42.Kd5-e4 Bf6-d8 43.Ke4-d5
9p+-+-+-zp0 Bd8-c7 -3.71/16 ] 31.Nb1-d2
9+-+p+P+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nb1-d2
9-zp-+N+P+0 Nd6-b5 32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+
33.Be3xd4 Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3
9+P+-vl-+-0 35.Ra5xd5 Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2
9-zPr+-+-zP0 Rb2xb3 37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7
38.Rd8-a8 Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3
9tR-+-mK-+-0[ Rb2-a2 40.Ra8-a7 f7-f6 41.Ra7-b7
xiiiiiiiiy a6-a5 42.Rb7-b5 h6-h5 43.g4xh5
Kh7-h6 44.Ke3-e4 Kh6xh5 45.h2-h3
33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6 34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 Kh5-g5 46.Rb5-b7 g7-g6 47.f5xg6
35.h2-h3 Bg5-e7 36.Nb7-a5 Rc6-c7 Kg5xg6 -1.51/19 ] 31...Nd6-b5
37.Ra1-d1 Rc7-c5 38.Rd1-a1 Rc5-c2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Nd6-b5
39.Ra1-d1 Be7-h4+ 40.Ke1-f1 Diagram
Rc2-f2+ 41.Kf1-g1 Rf2-f3 42.Kg1-h2 32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+ 33.Be3xd4
Kg8-f8 43.Rd1xd5 Rf3-f2+ 44.Kh2-g1 Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3 35.Ra5xd5
Rf2xb2 45.Rd5-d7 -0.95/19 ] Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2 Rb2xb3
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XIIIIIIIIY -2.77/18 ] 33.Kf3-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro


x64: 33.Kf3-g3 Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3
9-+-+-+k+0 Nd4-c2 35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1
9+-+-+pzp-0 21 Rb2xb3+ 37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3
38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3 39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3
9p+-+-vl-zp0 40.h2xg3 b4-b3 41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4
9+n+p+P+-0 42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rb8-b7
9-zp-zP-+P+0 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6 45.Rb7-b4
Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3 47.Rb4-b7
9+P+-vLK+-0 Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4 -2.91/19 ]
9-tr-sN-+-zP0 33...Nd4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3 Nd4-c2
9tR-+-+-+-0[ 35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1 Rb2xb3+
xiiiiiiiiy 37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3 38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3
39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3 40.h2xg3 b4-b3
37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7 38.Rd8-a8 41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4 42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7
Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3 Rb2-a2 43.Rb8-b7 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6
40.Ra8-a7 f7-f6 41.Ra7-b7 a6-a5 45.Rb7-b4 Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3
42.Rb7-b5 h6-h5 43.g4xh5 Kh7-h6 47.Rb4-b7 Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4
44.Ke3-e4 Kh6xh5 45.h2-h3 Kh5-g5 -2.77/17 ] 34.Nd2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
46.Rb5-b7 g7-g6 47.f5xg6 Kg5xg6 x64: 34.g4-g5 Bf6-e5+ 35.Kg3-g4
-1.36/20 ] 32.Ra1xa6 [ 32.Ra1-b1 h6xg5 36.Nd2-f3 f7-f6 37.Be3xg5
cannot change destiny Rb2xb1 Be5xh2 38.Nf3xh2 Rb2xh2
33.Nd2xb1 Nb5xd4+ 34.Be3xd4 39.Ra6-a8+ Kg8-h7 40.Bg5-f4
Bf6xd4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rh2-g2+ 41.Kg4-h3 Rg2-b2
32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+ 33.Be3xd4 42.Ra8-d8 d5-d4 43.Kh3-g4 Rb2-c2
Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3 35.Ra5xd5 44.Kg4-f3 Rc2-c3+ 45.Kf3-e2 g7-g5
Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2 Rb2xb3 46.f5xg6+ Kh7xg6 47.Rd8-d5 Rc3-h3
37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7 38.Rd8-a8 48.Rd5-d7 Kg6-f5 -2.69/17 ]
Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3 b4-b3 40.Ra8xa6 34...Kg8-h7 [ 34...Rb2-e2 seems even
Rb2xh2 41.Ra6-b6 b3-b2 42.Ke3-d3 better 35.Be3-g1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rh2-g2 43.Kd3-c3 Rg2xg4 44.Rb6xb2 x64: 34...Rb2-e2 35.Be3-g1 d5-d4
Rg4-f4 45.Rb2-b5 h6-h5 46.Kc3-d3 36.Ra6-d6 Re2-e4 37.Rd6-d5 Nb3-c1
h5-h4 47.Kd3-e3 -1.30/18 ] 38.Nf3xd4 b4-b3 39.Kg3-f3 b3-b2
32...Nb5xd4+ [ 32...Bf6xd4?! 40.Rd5-b5 Re4-e1 41.Bg1-f2 Re1-f1
33.Ra6-a5 Nb5-c3 34.h2-h4µ ; 42.Nd4-c2 Nc1-d3 43.Kf3-e2 Rf1xf2+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nb5xd4+ 44.Ke2xd3 Rf2xh2 45.Rb5-b7
33.Kf3-g3 Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3 Nd4-c2 Rh2-h3+ 46.Nc2-e3 -2.53/16 ]
35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1 Rb2xb3+ 35.h2-h4 White intends g5 [ 35.g4-g5
37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3 38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3 Bf6xg5 36.Be3xg5 Nb3-c5-+
39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3 40.h2xg3 b4-b3 ( 36...h6xg5?? 37.Nf3xg5+ Kh7-g8
41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4 42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7 38.Ra6-a8# );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Rb8-b7 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6 35.Ra6-b6 Rb2-e2 36.Be3-g1 Re2-e4
45.Rb7-b4 Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3 37.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 38.g4-g5 h6-h5
47.Rb4-b7 Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4 39.g5-g6+ f7xg6 40.Rb6xg6 Nb3-c1
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41.Nf3-g5+ Be7xg5 42.Rg6xg5 Rb1xb3 43.Kg3-f4 Rb3-b5 44.Be3-d4


Nc1-e2+ 43.Kg3-f3 Ne2xg1+ Kh7-g7 45.Bd4-c3 Na6-c5 46.Bc3-d4
44.Rg5xg1 Re4xh4 -1.76/15 ] Nc5-d3+ 47.Kf4-e4 Nd3-e5 48.Ke4-e3
35...d5-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ne5-c6 -6.15/15 ] 37.Ra6-a7
35...d5-d4 36.Be3-g1 Nb3-c1 [ 37.g4-g5 is one last hope Bf6xg5
37.g4-g5 Nc1-e2+ 38.Kg3-g2 h6xg5 38.h4xg5 Nc5xa6 39.Bf4-e5 h6xg5
39.h4xg5 Ne2xg1+ 40.Kg2xg1 Bf6-e7 40.Nf3xg5+ Kh7-g8 41.Be5xd4-+ ;
41.f5-f6 Be7-c5 42.g5-g6+ Kh7xg6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Ra6-a8
43.Nf3-e5+ Kg6-h7 44.Ne5-d3 Nc5-e4+ 38.Kg3-h3 Rb2-f2 39.Nf3-e5
Rb2-b1+ 45.Kg1-f2 Bc5-f8 46.f6xg7 Rf2xf4 40.Ne5xf7 g7-g6 41.Ra8-a7
Kh7xg7 47.Kf2-f3 Bf8-e7 48.Kf3-e4 Bf6-g7 42.Nf7-d8 Rf4-f3+ 43.Kh3-h2
Diagram Kh7-g8 44.Nd8-c6 g6xf5 45.Nc6-e7+
XIIIIIIIIY Kg8-h8 46.Ne7xf5 Bg7-e5+ 47.Kh2-g1
d4-d3 48.h4-h5 b4-b3 49.Ra7-a8+
9-+-+-+-+0{ Kh8-h7 50.Ra8-a7+ Kh7-g8
9+-+-vlpmk-0 22 51.Nf5xh6+ Kg8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+
Kf8-g7 53.Nh6-f5+ Kg7-f6 54.Ra8-f8+
9R+-+-+-+0 Kf6-g5 55.Rf8-g8+ Kg5-f4 -6.10/16 ]
9+-+-+-+-0 37...Nc5-e4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zp-zpK+-+0 37...Nc5-e4+ 38.Kg3-h3 Rb2-f2
39.g4-g5 Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1
9+-+N+-+-0 41.g5xh6 b4-b3 42.Ra7-b7 Ne4-f2+
9-+-+-+-+0 43.Kg4-f3 Nf2-h3+ 44.Kf3-g2 Rf1xf4
45.Kg2xh3 Rf4xh4+ 46.Kh3-g3
9+r+-+-+-0 -6.61/9 ] 38.Kg3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
xiiiiiiiiy x64: 38.Kg3-h3 d4-d3 39.Ra7xf7
b4-b3 40.Bf4-e5 d3-d2 41.Be5xf6
b4-b3 49.Ke4xd4 Be7-f6+ 50.Kd4-e4 d2-d1Q 42.Rf7xg7+ -3.27/1 ]
Rb1-h1 51.Ra6-b6 Rh1-h4+ 52.Ke4-f5 38...Rb2-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rh4-h5+ 53.Kf5-e4 -2.24/17 ] 38...Rb2-f2 39.g4-g5 Rf2xf3+
36.Be3-f4 [ 36.Be3-g1 is still a small 40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5
chance Nb3-d2 37.Kg3-f4 Nd2xf3 42.h4xg5 Ne4xg5 43.Bf4xg5 Rf1-g1+
38.Kf4xf3 Rb2-b3+ 39.Kf3-e4-+ ; 44.Kg4-f4 Bf6xg5+ 45.Kf4-e4 b4-b3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Be3-g1 46.Rf7-b7 Rg1-g3 47.f5-f6 Bg5xf6
Nb3-c1 37.g4-g5 Nc1-e2+ 38.Kg3-g2 48.Ke4-f4 Rg3-e3 49.Rb7-b4 Kh7-g6
h6xg5 39.h4xg5 Bf6-e7 40.Bg1-f2 50.Rb4-b6 Kg6-f7 51.Rb6-b7+
b4-b3 41.Ra6-a7 Ne2-f4+ 42.Kg2-g3 Kf7-e6 -7.46/15 ] 39.g4-g5 [ 39.Nf3-e5
Be7-c5 43.Ra7-a5 Bc5-d6 44.Bf2xd4 a fruitless try to alter the course of the
Rb2-g2+ 45.Kg3-h4 b3-b2 46.Bd4xb2 game Rf2xf4 40.Ne5xf7 d4-d3-+ ;
Rg2xb2 47.Ra5-a7 Rb2-f2 48.Ra7-d7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.g4-g5
Rf2xf3 49.Rd7xd6 Rf3-d3 -2.37/15 ] Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7
36...Nb3-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3
36...Nb3-c5 37.g4-g5 h6xg5 38.h4xg5 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5
Nc5xa6 39.g5xf6 g7xf6 40.Nf3xd4 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+
b4-b3 41.Bf4-e3 Rb2-b1 42.Nd4xb3 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2
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49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 41.Ra7xf7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4
57.Ke3-f2 Rg1-c1 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1
-7.49/16 ] 39...Rf2xf3+ [Houdini 2.0c d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1
Pro x64: 39...Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6
Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1
Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 Rg1-c1
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 59.Ke2-f2 g7-g5
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 60.Kf2-f3 Rc5-c3+ 61.Kf3-e2 g5-g4
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 62.Ke2-f2 Kf5-f4 -7.38/15 ] 41...h6xg5
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 [ 41...h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 Rg1xg5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rg1-c1 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 59.Ke2-f2 41...h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
g7-g5 60.Kf2-f3 Rc5-c3+ 61.Kf3-e2 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
g5-g4 62.Ke2-f2 Kf5-f4 -7.37/17 ] Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4
40.Kh3-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1
40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1
42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 Rg1-c1
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 59.Ke2-f2 g7-g5
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 60.Kf2-f3 Rc5-c3+ 61.Kf3-e2 g5-g4
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 62.Ke2-f2 Kf5-f4 -7.28/17 ]
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 0-1
Rg1-c1 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 59.Ke2-f2
g7-g5 60.Kf2-f3 Rc5-c3+ 61.Kf3-e2
g5-g4 62.Ke2-f2 Kf5-f4 -7.38/18 ] 4 A81
40...Rf3-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Carlsen,Magnus
40...Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Indrebo,Kyrre
Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ ECC Panormo GRE (5) 27.09.2001
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 A87: Dutch Defence: Leningrad
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 System: 5 Nf3
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.g2-g3 Ng8-f6
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 3.Bf1-g2 g7-g6 4.Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 5.0-0 0-0 6.c2-c4 d7-d6 7.b2-b3
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 e7-e5 8.d4xe5 Nf6-g4 last book move
Rg1-c1 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5 59.Ke2-f2 last book move 9.Bc1-a3 [ 9.Qd1-d5+
g7-g5 60.Kf2-f3 Rc5-c3+ 61.Kf3-e2 Diagram
g5-g4 62.Ke2-f2 Kf5-f4 -7.27/14 ] Kg8-h8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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XIIIIIIIIY Nc6-e5 13.Nf3-d4 c7-c6 14.Ra1-d1


Rf8-e8 15.e2-e3 Bc8-d7 16.Nc3-e2
9rsnlwq-trk+0{ Qd8-e7 17.Ne2-f4 Nf7-g5 18.Qd2-b4
9zppzp-+-vlp0 23 c6-c5 19.Bg2-d5+ Bd7-e6 20.Qb4xb7
Qe7xb7 21.Bd5xb7 c5xd4 22.Bb7xa8
9-+-zp-+p+0 Re8xa8 23.Nf4xe6 Ng5xe6 24.Ba3xd6
9+-+QzPp+-0 d4xe3 25.f2xe3 0.36/15 ] 11...Bg7xe5
9-+P+-+n+0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Nc6xe5
Diagram
9+P+-+NzP-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9P+-+PzPLzP0 9r+lwq-trk+0
9tRNvL-+RmK-0 9zppzp-+-vlp0 24
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-zp-+p+0
9.Bc1-g5 Qd8-d7 10.Nb1-c3 d6xe5 9+-+-snp+-0
11.Qd1-c2 Nb8-c6 12.Ra1-d1 Qd7-f7
13.Bg5-c1 Nc6-b4 14.Qc2-d2 h7-h6
9-+P+-+-+0
15.Nc3-b5 Nb4-c6 16.Bc1-a3 Rf8-d8 9vLPsN-+-zP-0
17.Qd2-c3 Bc8-e6 0.54/15 ] 9...Nb8-c6 9P+-+PzPLzP0
Black threatens to win material: Nc6xe5
[ 9...Ng4xe5!? 10.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5= ;
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...Ng4xe5 xiiiiiiiiy
10.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 11.Nb1-d2 Be5xa1
12.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-g7 13.Qd1xa1+ 12.Ra1-c1 Rf8-e8 13.Qd1-d2 Ne5-f7
Rf8-f6 14.Ba3-b2 Nb8-d7 15.Bd5-g2 14.Bg2-d5 Qd8-d7 15.Rf1-d1 Qd7-e7
a7-a5 16.Nd2-f3 a5-a4 17.b3-b4 16.Ba3-b2 Ra8-b8 17.e2-e3 Bc8-e6
Qd8-e7 18.Bb2xf6+ Nd7xf6 19.e2-e3 18.Bd5xe6 Qe7xe6 19.Nc3-d5
Bc8-e6 20.Qa1-c3 h7-h6 21.Rf1-d1 Nf7-g5 0.32/16 ] 12.Ra1-c1
0.06/16 ] 10.Nb1-c3² [Houdini 2.0c [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Qd1-d2
Pro x64: 10.Qd1-d5+ Rf8-f7 Bc8-e6 13.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7 14.f2-f4
11.Nb1-c3 Ng4xe5 12.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 Be5-g7 15.e2-e3 Ra8-e8 16.Nc3-d5
13.Qd5-d2 Bc8-e6 14.e2-e3 Qd8-d7 Be6xd5 17.Bg2xd5+ Kg8-h8
15.Ba3-b2 Ra8-e8 16.Ra1-d1 Be5-g7 18.Bb2xg7+ Qd7xg7 19.b3-b4 a7-a6
17.Nc3-d5 Bg7xb2 18.Qd2xb2 Nc6-e5 20.a2-a3 Qg7-f6 21.Ra1-b1 Kh8-g7
19.Qb2-c3 b7-b6 0.44/17 ] 0.48/17 ] 12...f5-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
10...Ng4xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 12...Bc8-e6 13.Nc3-d5 f5-f4
10...Nc6xe5 11.Ra1-c1 Rf8-e8 14.Qd1-d2 f4xg3 15.h2xg3 a7-a5
12.Nf3xe5 Ng4xe5 13.Qd1-d2 Ne5-f7 16.f2-f4 Be5-g7 17.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7
14.Bg2-d5 Ra8-b8 15.Bd5xf7+ Kg8xf7 18.Bb2xg7 Qd7xg7 19.e2-e3 a5-a4
16.Nc3-d5 c7-c6 17.Nd5-f4 Bg7-e5 20.b3-b4 Be6-f5 21.e3-e4 0.27/15 ]
18.Nf4-d3 Be5-g7 19.Ba3-b2 Kf7-g8 13.Nc3-d5 White prepares the advance
20.Bb2xg7 Kg8xg7 0.32/15 ] c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.c4-c5
11.Nf3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bc8-e6 14.c5xd6 c7xd6 15.Qd1-d3
11.Qd1-d5+ Ne5-f7 12.Qd5-d2 Rf8-f7 16.g3xf4 Rf7xf4 17.e2-e3
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Nc6-b4 18.Ba3xb4 Rf4xb4 19.f2-f4 XIIIIIIIIY


Be5-g7 20.Rf1-d1 Qd8-b6 21.Nc3-d5
0.48/13 ] 13...g6-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9-tr-wq-trk+0{
x64: 13...Bc8-e6 14.Qd1-d2 f4xg3 9+pzp-+-+p0 25
15.h2xg3 a7-a5 16.f2-f4 Be5-g7
17.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7 18.Bb2xg7 Qd7xg7
9p+n+l+-+0
19.e2-e3 a5-a4 20.b3-b4 Be6-f5 9+-zPN+-zp-0
21.e3-e4 0.27/14 ] 14.c4-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Qd1-d2
9-+-+-zp-+0
Bc8-e6 15.g3xf4 g5xf4 16.Kg1-h1 9+-wQ-+-zP-0
Qd8-h4 17.Rf1-g1 Kg8-h8 18.Ba3-b2 9P+-+PzPLzP0
f4-f3 19.Bb2xe5+ Nc6xe5 20.Bg2xf3
Ra8-c8 21.Rg1-g3 c7-c6 22.Nd5-e3
9+-tRR+-mK-0
Ne5xf3 23.e2xf3 0.41/15 ] 14...d6xc5 xiiiiiiiiy
[ 14...Bc8-e6!? 15.c5xd6 c7xd6± ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Bc8-g4 Qd8-d6 18.b3-b4 f4xg3 19.f2xg3+- ;
15.Nd5-c3 Kg8-g7 16.c5xd6 c7xd6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Bd6xc5
17.Qd1-d3 a7-a6 18.Nc3-e4 Nc6-d4 17.Rc1xc5 Qd8-d6 18.b3-b4 f4-f3
19.Rf1-e1 f4xg3 20.h2xg3 Nd4-b5 19.Bg2xf3 h7-h6 20.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6
21.Ba3-b4 Ra8-c8 22.Qd3-d5 Qd8-b6 21.Bf3-g2 a7-a5 22.Qb3-c2 Be6-f7
23.e2-e3 0.37/14 ] 15.Ba3xc5+- 23.b4-b5 Nc6-b4 24.Nd5xb4 a5xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Ba3xc5 25.Rc5xc7 Ra8xa2 1.15/14 ]
Be5-d6 16.b3-b4 a7-a6 17.Qd1-b3 17.h2xg3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc8-e6 18.Rf1-d1 Bd6xc5 19.b4xc5 17.f2xg3 Rf8xf1+ 18.Qd1xf1 Kg8-g7
Ra8-b8 20.Qb3-c3 f4xg3 21.h2xg3 19.Qf1-c4 Bc8-e6 20.Bc5xd6 Be6xd5
h7-h5 22.Qc3-c2 Nc6-e5 23.Qc2-b2 21.Bd6-f8+ Qd8xf8 22.Bg2xd5 Qf8-d6
Ne5-c6 24.Nd5-f4 1.01/16 ] 23.Qc4-c3+ Kg7-g6 24.Bd5-e4+
15...Be5-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg6-h6 25.Be4xc6 b7xc6 26.Qc3xc6
15...Bc8-e6 16.Bc5xf8 Qd8xf8 Ra8-d8 27.Qc6xd6+ c7xd6 28.Rc1-c7
17.e2-e3 Ra8-d8 18.e3xf4 g5xf4 a7-a6 29.Kg1-g2 Rd8-f8 30.e3-e4
19.Rf1-e1 Qf8-f7 20.Rc1xc6 b7xc6 1.19/14 ] 17...Bd6xc5 [ 17...Rf8-f7
21.Re1xe5 c6xd5 22.Re5-g5+ Kg8-f8 18.Qd1-h5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qd1-d4 f4-f3 24.Bg2-f1 c7-c6 17...Bc8-f5 18.e3-e4 Bf5-g6 19.f2-f4
25.Bf1-d3 Rd8-e8 26.b3-b4 1.03/14 ] g5xf4 20.g3xf4 Qd8-h4 21.e4-e5
16.e2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bd6xc5+ 22.Rc1xc5 Ra8-d8
16.b3-b4 a7-a6 17.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6 23.Qd1-e1 Qh4xe1 24.Rf1xe1 Kg8-g7
18.Rf1-d1 Bd6xc5 19.b4xc5 Ra8-b8 25.Nd5-f6 Bg6-e8 26.Rc5-b5 Rd8-b8
20.Qb3-c3 Diagram 27.Bg2-e4 1.07/14 ] 18.Rc1xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Rc1xc5
(Diagram 25) Bc8-f5 19.e3-e4 Bf5-e6 20.Qd1-h5
Be6-f7 21.Qh5-h6 Bf7-g6 22.Nd5-e3
f4xg3 21.h2xg3 h7-h5 22.Bg2-e4 Qd8-f6 23.Qh6xg5 Ra8-e8 24.Qg5xf6
h5-h4 23.g3xh4 g5xh4 24.Kg1-f1 Rf8xf6 25.Ne3-d5 Rf6-f7 26.f2-f3
Qd8-g5 25.Nd5xc7 Be6xa2 0.95/14 ] Kg8-g7 27.Rf1-d1 0.90/13 ]
16...f4xg3 [ 16...Bd6xc5 17.Rc1xc5 18...Qd8-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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18...Bc8-f5 19.e3-e4 Bf5-e6 XIIIIIIIIY


20.Qd1-h5 Be6-f7 21.Qh5-h6 Bf7-g6
22.Nd5-e3 Qd8-f6 23.Qh6xg5 Ra8-e8 9r+lsn-mk-+0{
24.Qg5xf6 Rf8xf6 25.Ne3-d5 Rf6-f7 9zppzp-+-+p0 26
26.f2-f3 Kg8-g7 27.Rf1-d1 1.14/14 ]
19.Qd1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+q+-+0
19.Qd1-c1 h7-h6 20.f2-f4 Bc8-d7 9+-tRN+-+-0
21.b3-b4 Ra8-c8 22.b4-b5 Nc6-d8
23.Nd5xc7 Nd8-e6 24.Bg2-d5 b7-b6
9-+Q+-+p+0
25.Rc5-c2 Kg8-g7 26.Qc1-a1+ 9+P+-zP-zP-0
Kg7-g8 27.Rf1-d1 1.38/14 ] 9P+-+-zPL+0
19...g5-g4? [ ¹19...Bc8-d7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...h7-h6
9+-+-+-mK-0
20.f2-f4 Bc8-d7 21.b3-b4 Ra8-c8 xiiiiiiiiy
22.b4-b5 Nc6-d8 23.Nd5xc7 b7-b6
24.Rc5-c4 Nd8-e6 25.Rf1-d1 Qd6-e7 Qd6-f8 34.Qa8-b8 Qf8-d8 35.Bg2-f1
26.Nc7-d5 1.32/13 ] 20.Rf1-d1 Kg8-g7 36.Qb8-f4 3.64/15 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rf1-d1 21...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc8-f5 21.Nd5-b6 a7xb6 22.Rd1xd6 21...Rd8-f8 22.e3-e4 Kg8-f7 23.e4-e5
c7xd6 23.Rc5-b5 Ra8xa2 24.Qc1-c4+ Qd6xe5 24.Rc5xc6 Qe5xc3
Kg8-g7 25.Rb5xb6 Rf8-f7 26.Bg2-d5 25.Rc6xc3 c7-c6 26.Nd5-c7 Ra8-b8
Rf7-e7 27.Qc4-f4 Bf5-g6 28.Qf4xg4 27.Bg2-e4 h7-h5 28.Kg1-g2 Rf8-h8
Re7-c7 29.Qg4-e6 Rc7-f7 29.Rd1-h1 Bc8-d7 30.Rc3-d3 Rb8-d8
30.Qe6xd6 3.41/15 ] 20...Rf8-d8 31.Rh1-d1 Kf7-e7 32.Rd3-d6 h5-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Bc8-f5 4.12/14 ] 22.Rc5-c4 [ 22.Rd1-f1!?
21.Nd5-b6 a7xb6 22.Rd1xd6 c7xd6 keeps an even firmer grip Rd8-f8+- ;
23.Qc1-c4+ Kg8-g7 24.Rc5xf5 Rf8xf5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qc3-c2
25.Qc4xg4+ Kg7-f6 26.Bg2-e4 Rf5-c5 Kf7-g7 23.Rd1-c1 Ra8-b8 24.Qc2-c3+
27.Qg4-h4+ Kf6-e6 28.Qh4-h3+ Kg7-f7 25.Nd5-f4 Qd6-f6 26.Qc3-c4+
Ke6-f6 29.Qh3-h6+ Kf6-e7 Kf7-f8 27.Bg2xc6 b7xc6 28.Rc5xc6
30.Qh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 31.Qh7xb7 Rd8-d6 29.Rc6xc7 Bc8-d7 30.Rc7xa7
Ra8-b8 32.Qb7-h7 Rb8-f8 33.f2-f4 Rb8-d8 31.e3-e4 Rd8-c8 32.Ra7-c7
Rc5-c1+ 34.Kg1-g2 3.48/14 ] Rc8xc7 33.Qc4xc7 Rd6-c6 34.Rc1xc6
21.Qc1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qf6xc6 2.70/14 ] 22...Qd6-e5
21.Qc1-c4 Qd6-e6 22.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qd6-e5
23.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 24.Ne7-d5 23.Qc3xe5 Nc6xe5 24.Rc4xc7+
Diagram Rd8-d7 25.Bg2-e4 Ra8-b8 26.Rd1-c1
Ne5-c6 27.Be4xh7 Rd7xc7 28.Nd5xc7
(Diagram 26) Bc8-d7 29.Bh7-e4 Rb8-c8 30.Nc7-b5
Kf7-e7 31.Be4xc6 b7xc6 32.Nb5xa7
c7-c6 25.Qc4-f4+ Nd8-f7 26.Nd5-c7 Rc8-a8 33.Na7xc6+ Bd7xc6
Qe6-e7 27.Rc5-h5 Ra8-b8 34.Rc1xc6 Ra8xa2 35.Rc6-g6 Ra2-b2
28.Nc7-e6+ Qe7xe6 29.Qf4xb8 36.Rg6xg4 Rb2xb3 37.Rg4-g6 Rb3-b2
Kf8-g8 30.Qb8xa7 Qe6-g6 31.Rh5-h4 38.Kg1-g2 Ke7-f7 39.Rg6-d6 Kf7-e7
h7-h6 32.e3-e4 Qg6-d6 33.Qa7-a8 2.44/17 ] 23.Rc4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
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x64: 23.Qc3xe5 Nc6xe5 24.Rc4xc7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Rd1-d4


Rd8-d7 25.Bg2-e4 Ra8-b8 26.Rd1-c1 c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7
Ne5-c6 27.Be4xh7 Rd7xc7 28.Nd5xc7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+ Ke7-e6
Bc8-d7 29.Bh7-e4 Nc6-e5 30.Kg1-g2 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5
Bd7-c6 31.Be4xc6 Ne5xc6 32.Rc1-c4 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2 32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7
Nc6-e5 33.Rc4-f4+ Kf7-g6 34.Nc7-b5 33.Ra6xa5 Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5
Rb8-d8 35.Nb5xa7 Rd8-d2 2.34/16 ] 35.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7
23...Qe5xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Ra6-a5 Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2
23...Qe5xc3 24.Rc6xc3 c7-c6 39.Rh5-g5 Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3
25.Rd1-d4 c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2
27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+ 43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.76/17 ] 25...c6xd5
Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...c6xd5
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Rc3-c7+
32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7 33.Ra6xa5 Rd8-d7 28.Rc7xd7+ Bc8xd7
Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5 35.Kg1-f1 29.Bd5xb7 Ra8-f8 30.Bb7-e4 h7-h6
Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7 37.Ra6-a5 31.Be4-d3 Rf8-f6 32.Kg1-f1 a7-a5
Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2 39.Rh5-g5 33.Bd3-c4 Rf6-d6 34.Rd4-e4+ Ke7-f6
Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3 35.Kf1-e2 h6-h5 36.Re4-d4 Rd6xd4
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2 37.e3xd4 1.87/18 ] 26.Rc3-c7+
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 2.35/14 ] 24.Rc6xc3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bg2xd5+
[Worse is 24.Nd5xc3 Rd8xd1+ Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+
25.Nc3xd1 b7xc6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8
x64: 24.Rc6xc3 c7-c6 25.Rd1-d4 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2
c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7 32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-d7 33.Ra6xa5
Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+ Ke7-e6 Kd7-c6 34.Kg1-g2 Rd2-b2
29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 35.Ra5-a6+ Kc6-d5 36.Ra6-a7
31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2 32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7 Kd5-c6 37.Ra7-a5 Rb2-d2 38.a2-a4
33.Ra6xa5 Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5 Rd2-b2 39.Ra5-g5 Rb2xb3 40.Rg5xg4
35.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7 Rb3-b2 41.Rg4-g7 h7-h5 42.Rg7-g6+
37.Ra6-a5 Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2 Kc6-c5 43.Rg6-g5+ Kc5-b4
39.Rh5-g5 Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3 44.Rg5xh5 Kb4xa4 1.82/17 ]
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2 26...Kf7-g6 [ 26...Rd8-d7 27.Rc7xd7+
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.91/15 ] 24...c7-c6 Bc8xd7 28.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...c7-c6 29.Bd5xb7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Rd1-d4 c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 26...Rd8-d7 Diagram
27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+
Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 (Diagram 27)
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2
32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7 33.Ra6xa5 27.Rc7-c5 Rd7-d8 28.Bg2xd5+
Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5 35.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e7 29.Rc5-c7+ Rd8-d7
Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7 37.Ra6-a5 30.Rc7xd7+ Bc8xd7 31.Bd5xb7
Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2 39.Rh5-g5 Ra8-f8 32.Bb7-e4 h7-h6 33.Kg1-g2
Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3 Rf8-b8 34.b3-b4 Bd7-e6 35.Be4-c6
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2 Be6xa2 36.Rd4xg4 Ba2-e6 37.Rg4-h4
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.95/16 ] 25.Rd1-d4 Ke7-d6 38.Rh4xh6 Rb8xb4 1.80/16 ]
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XIIIIIIIIY 29.Bb7xa8 Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7


31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2 h7-h6
9r+l+-+-+0 33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3 Bd7-e6
9zpptRr+k+p0 27 35.Kf3-f4 Kg7-f8 36.Be4-f5 Be6-f7
37.Kf4-e5 Kf8-e7 38.Bf5-d3 Bf7-h5
9-+-+-+-+0 39.Bd3-c4 Bh5-g4 40.e3-e4 a7-a5
9+-+p+-+-0 41.Ke5-d4 Bg4-d7 42.e4-e5 Bd7-e8
9-+-tR-+p+0 43.Kd4-e4 Be8-d7 44.Bc4-d5 Bd7-e8
45.Bd5-c4 Be8-d7 2.08/22 ]
9+P+-zP-zP-0 29.Bb7xa8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9P+-+-zPL+0 29.Bb7xa8 Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7
31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2 h7-h6
9+-+-+-mK-0[ 33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3 Kg7-f6
xiiiiiiiiy 35.Kf3-f4 Bd7-e6 36.Be4-c6 Kf6-e7
37.Kf4-e5 a7-a5 38.Bc6-f3 Be6-d7
27.Bg2xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Bf3-e2 Bd7-e6 40.e3-e4 Be6-c8
27.Bg2xd5 Kg6-h6 28.e3-e4 Bc8-e6 41.Be2-c4 Bc8-g4 42.Ke5-d4 h6-h5
29.Rc7xb7 Rd8-d6 30.Rb7-c7 Ra8-d8 43.Bc4-d5 Bg4-d7 44.a2-a3 Bd7-c8
31.Rc7xa7 Kh6-g6 32.Ra7-a5 Be6xd5 45.Bd5-c4 Bc8-g4 46.e4-e5 Bg4-c8
33.Ra5xd5 Rd6xd5 34.e4xd5 Kg6-f5 1.83/21 ] 29...Rd4-d1+ [Houdini 2.0c
35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 36.d5-d6 Kf5-e5 Pro x64: 29...Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7
37.Rd4-d1 Rd8xd6 38.Rd1xd6 Bf5xd7 31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2
Ke5xd6 39.f2-f4 Kd6-e6 40.Kg2-f2 h7-h6 33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3
2.10/18 ] 27...Bc8-f5 [ 27...Kg6-g5 Kg7-f6 35.Kf3-f4 Bd7-e6 36.Be4-c6
does not solve anything 28.Rc7xh7 Kf6-e7 37.Kf4-e5 a7-a5 38.e3-e4
Ra8-b8 29.Bd5-e4 Rd8xd4 h6-h5 39.Bc6-b5 Be6-g4 40.Bb5-c4
30.e3xd4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bg4-f3 41.Ke5-d4 Bf3-g4 42.a2-a3
27...Kg6-h6 28.e3-e4 Bc8-e6 Bg4-d7 43.Bc4-d5 Bd7-c8 44.Bd5-c4
29.Rc7xb7 Rd8-d6 30.Rb7-c7 Ra8-d8 Bc8-g4 45.e4-e5 Bg4-c8 1.85/20 ]
31.Rc7xa7 Kh6-g6 32.Ra7-a5 Be6xd5 30.Kg1-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
33.Ra5xd5 Rd6xd5 34.e4xd5 Kg6-f5 x64: 30.Kg1-g2 Rd1-d8 31.Ba8-c6
35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 36.d5-d6 Kf5-e5 Rd8-c8 32.Rc7xc8 Bf5xc8 33.Bc6-e4+
37.Rd4-d1 Rd8xd6 38.Rd1xd6 Kg6-g7 34.f2-f4 g4xf3+ 35.Kg2xf3
Ke5xd6 39.f2-f4 Kd6-e6 40.Kg2-f2 h7-h6 36.Be4-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Kf3-f4
2.27/18 ] 28.Bd5xb7 [ 28.Rc7xb7!? Bc8-d7 38.e3-e4 Kf6-e7 39.b3-b4
makes it even easier for White Bd7-e8 40.Kf4-e5 Be8-b5 41.Ke5-d4
Kg6-h6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: h6-h5 42.a2-a3 Ke7-f6 43.e4-e5+
28.Rc7xb7 Kg6-g5 29.Rb7-g7+ Kf6-e7 1.78/21 ]
Kg5-h6 30.Bd5xa8 Rd8xd4
31.Rg7xa7 Rd4-d1+ 32.Kg1-h2 (Diagram 28)
Rd1-d2 33.e3-e4 Bf5-g6 34.Kh2-g2
Kh6-g5 35.a2-a4 Kg5-f6 36.a4-a5 30...Bf5-d3 [ 30...Rd1-d7 is not much
Kf6-e5 37.Ra7-e7+ Ke5-d6 help 31.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7 32.Ba8-e4+
38.Re7-g7 2.95/14 ] 28...Rd8xd4 Kg6-g7 33.f2-f3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rd8xd4 x64: 30...Rd1-d8 31.Ba8-c6 Rd8-c8
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XIIIIIIIIY Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+ 42.Kg2-h2


Rb1-b2 43.e3-e4 Bf1-d3 44.Kh2-g2
9L+-+-+-+0{ Kf6-e5 2.06/21 ] 32...Rd1-d2
9zp-tR-+-+p0 28 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Rd1-d2
33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 Bf1-e2
9-+-+-+k+0 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5 Rb2-d2
9+-+-+l+-0 37.Bd5-c6 Rd2-d1 38.Bc6-e4 Be2-f1+
9-+-+-+p+0 39.Kg2-h2 Rd1-d2 40.a2-a4 Bf1-d3
41.Be4xd3 Rd2xd3 42.b3-b4 Rd3-b3
9+P+-zP-zP-0 43.b4-b5 Kf6-e5 44.Kh2-g2 Ke5-d6
9P+-+-zPK+0 45.Ra5-a7 h7-h5 2.17/18 ] 33.Ra7-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Ba8-e4+
9+-+r+-+-0 Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 Kf6-e7 35.a2-a4
xiiiiiiiiy Rd2-b2 36.Ra5-a7+ Ke7-d6
37.Ra7xh7 Rb2xb3 38.a4-a5 Rb3-a3
32.Rc7xc8 Bf5xc8 33.Bc6-e4+ Kg6-g7 39.Rh7-h5 Ra3-a4 40.Be4-b7 Kd6-c7
34.f2-f4 g4xf3+ 35.Kg2xf3 h7-h6 41.Rh5-h7+ Kc7-d8 42.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3
36.Be4-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Kf3-f4 Bc8-d7 43.Rh7-h5 Kd8-c7 2.25/17 ]
38.e3-e4 a7-a5 39.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7 33...Bf1-h3 [ 33...Kg6-g5
40.a2-a3 Bd7-c8 41.Kf4-e3 Bc8-g4 hardly improves anything 34.Ra4-a5+
42.Ke3-d4 Bg4-c8 43.Bd5-c4 h6-h5 Kg5-f6 35.Ba8-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
1.86/19 ] 31.Rc7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Bf1-h3 34.Ra4-f4 Rd2xa2
x64: 31.Rc7xa7 Bd3-f1+ 32.Kg2-h2 35.Ba8-g2 Kg6-g5 36.Bg2xh3 g4xh3
Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 37.b3-b4 Ra2-b2 38.Kh2xh3 Kg5-h6
Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5 39.Rf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 40.Rh4-g4+
Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+ 38.Kg2-h2 Kg7-h8 41.f2-f3 Rb2-b3 42.Rg4-e4
Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2 40.Kh2-g2 Kh8-g7 43.f3-f4 Kg7-g6 44.g3-g4
Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+ 42.Kg2-h2 h7-h5 45.g4xh5+ Kg6xh5 46.Re4-e5+
Rb1-b2 43.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3 44.Ra5-c5 Kh5-g6 47.b4-b5 Kg6-g7 48.Kh3-g4
Kf6-e5 45.Bd5-g8+ Ke5-f6 46.a4-a5 Kg7-f6 49.e3-e4 2.10/19 ] 34.Ra4-f4
Bd3-e4 2.07/19 ] 31...Bd3-f1+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ra4-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Bd3-f1+ Rd2xa2 35.Ba8-g2 Ra2-b2 36.Bg2xh3
32.Kg2-h2 Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 g4xh3 37.b3-b4 h7-h5 38.Kh2xh3
34.Ra7-a5 Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 Kg6-g5 39.f2-f3 Rb2-b3 40.Rf4-d4
36.Be4-d5 Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+ Rb3xe3 41.f3-f4+ Kg5-f6 42.Rd4-d5
38.Kg2-h2 Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2 Kf6-g6 43.b4-b5 Re3-e2 44.Rd5-d6+
40.Kh2-g2 Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+ Kg6-f5 45.Rd6-h6 Re2-b2
42.Kg2-h2 Rb1-b2 43.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3 46.Rh6xh5+ Kf5-e4 47.Kh3-g4
44.Ra5-c5 Kf6-e5 45.Bd5-g8+ Ke5-f6 Ke4-d4 1.89/18 ] 34...Rd2xa2
46.a4-a5 Bd3-e4 2.16/18 ] 32.Kg2-h2 [ 34...Kg6-g5 doesn't improve anything
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kg2-h2 35.a2-a4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 34...Rd2xa2 35.Ba8-g2 Kg6-g5
Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5 36.Bg2xh3 g4xh3 37.b3-b4 Ra2-b2
Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+ 38.Kg2-h2 38.Kh2xh3 Kg5-h6 39.Kh3-g4 Kh6-g6
Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2 40.Kh2-g2 40.Kg4-f3 h7-h5 41.Rf4-c4 Kg6-f6
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42.e3-e4 Kf6-e6 43.Rc4-c6+ Ke6-d7 XIIIIIIIIY


44.Rc6-c5 Rb2xb4 2.10/20 ]
35.Ba8-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9r+-wq-trk+0
x64: 35.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 36.b3-b4 9zplzpn+pzpp0 30
Ra2-b2 37.Be4-d3 Rb2-b3 38.Rf4-d4
h7-h6 39.b4-b5 Kg7-f6 40.Rd4-d5
9-zp-+psn-+0
Kf6-e7 41.Kh2-g1 Rb3-b2 42.Rd5-c5 9+-+-+-vL-0
Rb2-b3 43.Bd3-c2 Rb3-b2 44.Bc2-g6
Ke7-d7 45.Bg6-d3 Rb2-b3 46.Bd3-c2
9-+pzP-+-+0
Rb3-b2 47.Bc2-f5+ Kd7-d6 9zP-wQLzPP+-0
48.Rc5-c6+ Kd6-e5 49.Bf5-d3 1.92/20 9-zP-+-+PzP0
]
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-+-mK-sNR0[
9-+-+-+-+0{ xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+-+-+p0 29 13.Ng1-e2 c5xd4 14.e3xd4 Ra8-c8
15.Qc4-b3 Bb7-d5 16.Qb3-a4 Bd5-c6
9-+-+-+k+0 17.Qa4-b3 e6-e5 18.0-0 e5xd4
9+-+-+-+-0 19.Ne2xd4 Nd7-c5 20.Qb3-c4 Nc5xd3
9-+-+-tRp+0 21.Qc4xd3 Qd8-d6 22.Bh4-g3
-0.11/16 ] 11.Bg5-h4 last book move
9+P+-zP-zPl0 last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9r+-+-zPLmK0 11.Bg5xf6 Nd7xf6 12.Ng1-e2 c7-c5
13.d4xc5 Ra8-c8 14.b2-b4 b6xc5
9+-+-+-+-0 15.b4-b5 Qd8-d6 16.0-0 Rf8-d8
xiiiiiiiiy 17.Ra1-d1 d5-d4 18.e3xd4 c5xd4
19.Qc3-b4 Rc8-c5 20.Qb4-a4 Rd8-a8
1-0 21.Qa4-b4 Ra8-e8 -0.04/16 ]
11...Qd8-e8 [ 11...c7-c5 12.Ng1-e2= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...d5xc4
5 E32 12.Qc3xc4 c7-c5 13.Ng1-e2 c5xd4
Gaasland,Glenn 14.e3xd4 Ra8-c8 15.Qc4-b3 Bb7-d5
Carlsen,Magnus 16.Qb3-a4 Bd5-c6 17.Qa4-b3 e6-e5
Astlandserien 01/02 div. 1, Follo - Ask (1) 18.0-0 e5xd4 19.Ne2xd4 Nd7-c5
20.Qb3-c3 Nc5xd3 21.Qc3xd3 Qd8-d6
E32: Nimzo-Indian: Classical (4 Qc2): 22.Bh4-g3 -0.11/16 ] 12.Bh4-g3
4...0-0 White threatens to win material:
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 Bg3xc7 [ 12.Ng1-e2 d5xc4 13.Bd3xc4
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 0-0 c7-c5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
5.a2-a3 Bb4xc3+ 6.Qc2xc3 b7-b6 12.Ng1-e2 c7-c5 13.0-0 Ra8-c8
7.Bc1-g5 Bc8-b7 8.f2-f3 d7-d5 14.b2-b3 Qe8-e7 15.Ra1-c1 e6-e5
9.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 10.Bf1-d3 h7-h6 16.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 17.c4xd5 Bb7xd5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...d5xc4 18.Bd3-f5 Rc8-d8 19.Rc1-d1 Rf8-e8
Diagram 20.Ne2-f4 Bd5-c6 0.27/16 ]
11.Qc3xc4 h7-h6 12.Bg5-h4 c7-c5 12...Ra8-c8 [ 12...e6-e5!? is worth
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consideration 13.d4xe5 Nf6-h5 Rf8-d8 23.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d7 24.Bf2-h4


14.c4xd5 Nh5xg3 15.h2xg3 Qe8xe5= ; g7-g5 25.Bh4-g3 Nh5xg3 26.Ne2xg3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...e6-e5 Nd5-f4 27.Ng3-e4 0.42/18 ] 14...d5-d4
13.d4xe5 Nf6-h5 14.c4xd5 Nh5xg3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Bb7-c6
15.h2xg3 Bb7xd5 16.Ra1-d1 Qe8xe5 15.Bd3-a6 d5-d4 16.e3xd4 Rc8-b8
17.Ng1-e2 Ra8-d8 18.Bd3-c2 Rf8-e8 17.Ng1-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-d2 Diagram
19.Ke1-f2 c7-c6 20.e3-e4 Qe5xc3 XIIIIIIIIY
21.Ne2xc3 Bd5-e6 22.Rd1-d6 Nd7-e5
23.Rh1-d1 -0.02/16 ] 13.c4-c5² 9-tr-+qtrk+0{
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.c4-c5 b6xc5 9zp-zpn+pzp-0 32
14.d4xc5 Bb7-c6 15.Bd3-a6 d5-d4
16.e3xd4 Rc8-b8 Diagram
9L+l+p+-zp0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-zPn+-+-0
9-tr-+qtrk+0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9zp-zpn+pzp-0 31 9zP-+-+PvL-0
9L+l+psn-zp0 9-zP-wQN+PzP0
9+-zP-+-+-0 9tR-+-mK-+R0
9-+-zP-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9zP-wQ-+PvL-0 Nd7-f6 19.0-0 Bc6-b5 20.Ba6xb5
9-zP-+-+PzP0 Qe8xb5 21.b2-b4 Nf6-h5 22.Bg3-f2
g7-g5 23.g2-g3 Nh5-f6 24.Ne2-c3
9tR-+-mK-sNR0[ Nd5xc3 25.Qd2xc3 Nf6-d5
xiiiiiiiiy 26.Qc3-c2 0.30/17 ] 15.Qc3xd4
[ ¹15.e3xd4!? Nf6-d5 16.Qc3-c1± ;
17.Ng1-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-d2 Nd7-f6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.e3xd4 Nf6-d5
19.0-0 Nf6-h5 20.Bg3-f2 Bc6-b5 16.Qc3-c1 Nd7-f6 17.Ng1-e2 Qe8-c6
21.Ba6xb5 Qe8xb5 22.b2-b4 Rf8-d8 18.0-0 Bb7-a6 19.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
23.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d7 24.Bf2-h4 g7-g5 20.Qc1-d2 Rc8-b8 21.b2-b4 Rf8-d8
25.Bh4-g3 Nh5xg3 26.Ne2xg3 Nd5-f4 22.Bg3-h4 Qa6-c4 23.Rf1-c1 Qc4-b3
27.Ng3-e4 0.42/16 ] 13...b6xc5 24.Ne2-c3 Nd5xc3 25.Rc1xc3 0.50/17
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nd7-b8 ] 15...e6-e5= Black threatens to win
14.Ng1-e2 Bb7-a6 15.Bd3xa6 Nb8xa6 material: e5xd4. [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.c5-c6 Na6-b8 17.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 15...Qe8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 Bb7-c6
18.0-0 Qe8-e7 19.Bg3-e5 Nf6-e8 17.b2-b4 e6-e5 18.Qd4-h4 e5-e4
20.Ne2-f4 Ne8-d6 21.Be5xd6 Qe7xd6 19.f3xe4 Nd7-e5 20.Bg3xe5 Qe7xe5
22.Nf4-d3 Rf8-e8 23.Nd3-e5 f7-f6 21.Ng1-f3 Qe5-b2 22.0-0 Rc8-d8
24.Ne5-g6 0.43/16 ] 14.d4xc5 23.Rc1-d1 Bc6-a4 24.Rd1-d2 Qb2xa3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.d4xc5 25.e4-e5 Rd8xd3 26.Rd2xd3 Qa3xd3
Bb7-c6 15.Bd3-a6 d5-d4 16.e3xd4 27.e5xf6 Qd3xe3+ 28.Qh4-f2 Rf8-e8
Rc8-b8 17.Ng1-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-d2 29.f6xg7 Kg8xg7 0.17/16 ] 16.Qd4-c3
Nd7-f6 19.0-0 Nf6-h5 20.Bg3-f2 [ 16.Qd4-c4 e5-e4 17.Bd3-e2
Bc6-b5 21.Ba6xb5 Qe8xb5 22.b2-b4 Nd7-e5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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16.Qd4-c4 e5-e4 17.Bd3-e2 e4xf3 XIIIIIIIIY


18.Ng1xf3 Bb7xf3 19.g2xf3 Qe8xe3
20.Bg3-f2 Qe3-e5 21.0-0-0 Rf8-e8 9-tr-+-trk+0{
22.Rd1-d2 Qe5-f5 23.Qc4-c2 Qf5-h3 9+Pzpn+pzp-0 33
24.Rh1-g1 Nd7-e5 25.Bf2-g3 Qh3-h5
26.Bg3-f4 Rc8-d8 27.Rd2xd8
9-wq-+-sn-zp0
Re8xd8 -0.01/17 ] 16...e5-e4 9zp-+-+-+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...e5-e4
17.Bd3-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-c1 Nd7-f6
9-+-+-+-+0
19.f3-f4 Qe8-c6 20.Be2-d1 Bb7-a6 9zP-+Q+PvL-0
21.Ng1-e2 Nf6-g4 22.Ne2-d4 Qc6-g6 9-zP-+R+PzP0
23.Bd1xg4 Qg6xg4 24.Qc1-d2 Ba6-d3
25.Nd4-c6 Rc8-e8 26.Ra1-d1 -0.31/16
9+-+-+KsNR0
] 17.c5-c6? [ ¹17.Bd3-b5!? is worth xiiiiiiiiy
looking at c7-c6 18.Bb5-c4 Nd7xc5
19.Qc3-d4 Nc5-d3+ 20.Bc4xd3µ ; throwing away the advantage
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bd3-e2 [ ¹18...Bb7xc6 Black missed this
Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-c1 Nd7-f6 19.f3-f4 excellent chance 19.Qc3xc6
Qe8-a4 20.Bg3-f2 Bb7-a6 21.Qc1-d1 Rc8-b8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qa4-c6 22.Be2xa6 Qc6xa6 23.Ng1-e2 18...d3-d2+ 19.Ke1xd2 Bb7-a6
Rc8-b8 24.Qd1-d2 Qa6-b5 25.b2-b4 20.c6xd7 Qe8xd7+ 21.Kd2-c2 Nf6-d5
-0.15/15 ] 17...e4xd3µ [Houdini 2.0c 22.Ra1-d1 Qd7-f5+ 23.e3-e4 Nd5xc3
Pro x64: 17...e4xd3 18.c6xb7 24.e4xf5 Nc3xd1 25.Kc2xd1 Ba6-f1
Qe8xe3+ 19.Ke1-f1 Rc8-b8 26.h2-h4 Bf1xg2 27.Rh1-h2 Rc8-d8+
20.Ra1-e1 Qe3-b6 21.Qc3xd3 a7-a5 28.Kd1-c2 Bg2-f1 29.f5-f6 a7-a6
22.b2-b4 a5xb4 23.a3xb4 Rb8xb7 30.f6xg7 Rf8-e8 31.Bf2-g3 Kg8xg7
24.Qd3-c4 Rf8-e8 25.Re1xe8+ 32.b2-b3 Bf1-d3+ 33.Kc2-b2 c7-c5
Nf6xe8 26.Ng1-e2 Ne8-d6 27.Qc4-d5 34.Rh2-g2 Bd3-g6 -2.11/15 ]
Nd7-f8 28.Bg3xd6 c7xd6 29.Qd5-c4 19.c6xd7= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rb7-c7 30.Qc4-e4 Rc7-c8 31.h2-h4 19.c6xd7 Qe8xd7 20.Qc3xd3 Qd7-e6
Nf8-e6 32.Rh1-h3 d6-d5 -0.90/17 ] 21.Ng1-e2 Bb7-a6 22.Qd3-d2 Rf8-e8
18.Bg3-f2 [ ¹18.c6xb7 Qe8xe3+ 23.0-0-0 Ba6xe2 24.Qd2xe2 Rc8-b8
19.Ke1-f1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.e3-e4 Nd5-f4 26.Qe2-c2 Qe6-a2
18.c6xb7 Qe8xe3+ 19.Ke1-f1 Rc8-b8 27.Rh1-e1 Nf4xg2 28.Re1-g1 Ng2-f4
20.Ra1-e1 Qe3-b6 21.Qc3xd3 a7-a5 29.Bf2-d4 g7-g6 30.Rg1-g4 Nf4-e6
22.Re1-e2 Diagram -0.31/16 ] 19...Qe8xd7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...Qe8xd7 20.Qc3xd3
(Diagram 33) Qd7-c6 21.Ng1-e2 Rc8-d8 22.Ne2-d4
Qc6-f6 23.0-0 Bb7-a6 24.Qd3-f5
Rb8xb7 23.Bg3-f2 Qb6-c6 24.g2-g4 Ba6xf1 25.Qf5xf6 Nd5xf6 26.Ra1xf1
Rb7xb2 25.Re2xb2 Qc6-c1+ c7-c5 27.Nd4-c6 Rd8-d7 28.e3-e4
26.Kf1-g2 Qc1xb2 27.Ng1-h3 Nd7-e5 Rf8-c8 29.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d2 30.Ne5-c4
28.Qd3-d4 Qb2-e2 29.Qd4-e3 Rd2-c2 31.Nc4-d6 -0.30/17 ]
Qe2xe3 30.Bf2xe3 Rf8-e8 31.Rh1-e1 20.Qc3xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ne5-d3 -0.76/17 ] 18...Nf6-d5?? 20.Qc3xd3 Qd7-e6 21.Ng1-e2 Bb7-a6
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22.Qd3-e4 Qe6xe4 23.f3xe4 Nd5-f6 Rc8-d8 28.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h8


24.Ne2-c3 Rf8-e8 25.Ra1-c1 Nf6xe4 29.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 30.Rh1-d1
26.Nc3xe4 Re8xe4 27.Rc1-c5 Ba6-c4 Rd8xd1+ 31.Qc2xd1 Bb7-e4+
28.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 29.b2-b4 a7-a6 32.f3xe4 Qf4xe4+ 33.Qd1-c2 Qe4xe7
30.Rc5-c6 Bc4-b5 -0.30/16 ] 34.Qc2xc4 Kh8-g8 35.Qc4-c8+
20...Qd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg8-h7 36.Qc8-c2+ Kh7-g8
20...Rc8-d8 Diagram 37.Qc2-c6 Qe7-e1+ 38.Kb1-a2 Qe1-f2
XIIIIIIIIY 39.Qc6-c8+ Kg8-h7 40.Qc8-d7
Qf2xg2 41.Qd7xf7 Qg2xh2
9-+-tr-trk+0 42.Qf7xa7 -0.07/16 ] 22...Rf8-d8
9zplzpq+pzp-0 34 [ ¹22...Qe6-g6 23.g2-g4 Rf8-d8³ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qe6-g6
9-+-+-+-zp0 23.g2-g3 Rf8-d8 24.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7
9+-+n+-+-0 25.e3-e4 Nd5-b6 26.Qc4-c3 Nb6-a4
9-+-+-+-+0 27.Qc3-c2 Rd7xd2 28.Qc2xd2 Qg6-b6
29.Kc1-b1 Rc8-d8 30.Qd2-c2
9zP-+QzPP+-0 Rd8-d1+ -0.75/15 ] 23.e3-e4??
9-zP-+-vLPzP0 Attacking the isolated pawn on c5.
overlooking an easy win [ ¹23.Ng1-h3
9tR-+-mK-sNR0[ was possible Bb7-a6 24.Qc4-c2² ;
xiiiiiiiiy Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Ng1-h3
Bb7-a6 24.Qc4-e4 Qe6xe4 25.f3xe4
21.0-0-0 Qd7-e7 22.Ng1-e2 Nd5-f4 Nd5-b6 26.Bf2-g3 Rd8-e8 27.Nh3-f2
23.Qd3-c2 Nf4xg2 24.e3-e4 Qe7-f6 Ba6-b7 28.Kc1-b1 Bb7xe4+
25.Ne2-d4 Qf6-f4+ 26.Kc1-b1 c7-c5 29.Nf2xe4 Re8xe4 30.Rh1-e1 Rc8-e8
27.Qc2xc5 Bb7xe4+ 28.f3xe4 Qf4xf2 31.Bg3-f4 Diagram
29.Qc5-f5 Qf2-h4 30.Qf5-f3 Ng2-f4
31.Rh1-f1 Nf4-g6 32.Nd4-c6 Rd8xd1+ (Diagram 35)
33.Rf1xd1 Qh4xh2 -0.04/16 ] 21.0-0-0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ng1-e2 g7-g5 32.Bf4-d6 c5-c4 0.00/16 ]
Bb7-a6 22.Qd3-d2 Rf8-e8 23.0-0-0 23...Nd5-e3!!-+ Clearance: d5
Nd5-b6 24.Ne2-d4 Qe6-f6 25.g2-g4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nd5-e3
Rc8-b8 26.b2-b4 c7-c5 27.b4xc5 24.Qc4-d5 Bb7xd5 25.e4xd5 Ne3xd1
Nb6-c4 28.Qd2-c3 Rb8-b2 29.Rh1-f1 26.d5xe6 Nd1xf2 27.Ng1-h3 Nf2xh1
Qf6-e5 -0.22/16 ] 21...c7-c5 28.Kc1-c2 f7xe6 29.Nh3-f4 Rd8-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rf8-d8 30.h2-h3 Nh1-f2 31.Nf4xe6 Kg8-f7
22.Ng1-e2 Qe6-b6 23.Ne2-d4 Nd5-e7 32.Ne6-f4 g7-g5 33.Nf4-e2 Nf2-d3
24.Qd3-c2 c7-c5 25.Nd4-e2 Rd8xd1+ 34.Kc2-c3 Nd3-e1 35.h3-h4 Ne1xg2
26.Rh1xd1 Bb7-d5 27.Rd1-d2 Bd5-b3 36.h4xg5 h6xg5 -13.63/15 ]
28.Qc2-e4 Qb6-f6 -0.15/14 ] 24.Rd1xd8+ [ 24.Bf2xe3 Qe6xc4+
22.Qd3-c4 [ 22.Ng1-e2 c5-c4 Mate attack Clearance ; …24.--
23.Qd3-c2 Nd5xe3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Rd8xd1# Mate threat ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Ng1-e2 c5-c4 23.Qd3-c2 x64: 24.Qc4-d5 Bb7xd5 25.e4xd5
Nd5xe3 24.Ne2-d4 Qe6-e8 25.Bf2xe3 Ne3xd1 26.d5xe6 Nd1xf2 27.Ng1-h3
Qe8xe3+ 26.Kc1-b1 Qe3-f4 27.Nd4-f5 Nf2xh1 28.Kc1-c2 f7xe6 29.Nh3-f4
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XIIIIIIIIY h4-h3 39.Rb4-h4+ Kh7-g6 40.Ka4-b3


Kg6-f5 41.Rh4-h5+ Kf5-f4 -13.52/16 ]
9-+-+r+k+0{ 25.Qc4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zp-+-+pzp-0 35 25.Qc4-e2 Qe6-c4+ 26.Kc1-b1
Rd8-d1+ 27.Qe2xd1 Ne3xd1
9-sn-+-+-zp0 28.Bf2xc5 Qc4xc5 29.Ng1-e2 Nd1xb2
9+-zp-+-+-0 30.Kb1xb2 Qc5-b5+ 31.Kb2-c3
9-+-+rvL-+0 Qb5xe2 32.Rh1-b1 Bb7-a6 33.Rb1-c1
Qe2xg2 34.Kc3-b3 Qg2xf3+
9zP-+-zP-+-0 35.Kb3-b2 Qf3xe4 36.Rc1-c5
9-zP-+-+PzP0 Qe4-d4+ 37.Rc5-c3 Qd4-b6+
38.Kb2-a2 f7-f5 39.Rc3-c1 Ba6-d3
9+K+RtR-+-0 40.h2-h4 f5-f4 41.h4-h5 Kg8-f7
xiiiiiiiiy -13.27/17 ] 25...Qe6-c4+ Diagram
[ 25...Qe6-c4+ 26.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d1+
Rd8-d7 30.g2-g3 e6-e5 31.Nf4-g6 27.Qe2xd1 Ne3xd1 28.Bf2xc5
Rc8-d8 32.Kc2-c3 Nh1-f2 33.Ng6xe5 Qc4xc5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nf2-d1+ 34.Kc3-b3 Rd7-d2 35.h2-h3 25...Qe6-c4+ 26.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d1+
Rd8-d4 36.Ne5-c4 Rd2-d3+ 27.Qe2xd1 Ne3xd1 28.Bf2xc5 Qc4xc5
37.Kb3-c2 Diagram 29.Ng1-e2 Nd1xb2 30.Kb1xb2
XIIIIIIIIY Qc5-b5+ 31.Kb2-c3 Qb5xe2
32.Rh1-b1 Bb7-a6 33.Rb1-c1 Qe2xg2
9-+-+-+k+0{ 34.Kc3-b3 Qg2xf3+ 35.Kb3-b2 Qf3xe4
9zp-+-+-zp-0 36 36.h2-h3 Qe4-d4+ 37.Rc1-c3 Ba6-d3
38.a3-a4 Bd3-e4 39.Kb2-b3 Be4-d5+
9-+-+-+-zp0 40.Kb3-c2 Qd4xa4+ 41.Kc2-d2
9+-zp-+-+-0 -12.95/16 ]
9-+Ntr-+-+0 (Diagram 37)
9zP-+r+PzPP0
9-zPK+-+-+0 0-1
9+-+n+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rd3xf3 -14.10/16 ] 24...Rc8xd8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8xd8
25.Qc4-e2 Qe6-c4+ 26.Kc1-b1
Rd8-d1+ 27.Qe2xd1 Ne3xd1
28.Bf2xc5 Qc4xc5 29.Ng1-e2 Nd1xb2
30.Kb1xb2 Qc5-b5+ 31.Kb2-c3
Qb5xe2 32.Rh1-b1 Bb7-a6
33.Rb1-b8+ Kg8-h7 34.Rb8-b3
Qe2xg2 35.Kc3-b4 Qg2xh2 36.Kb4-a4
h6-h5 37.Rb3-b4 h5-h4 38.e4-e5
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9-+-tr-+k+0 9r+-wq-trk+0{
9zpl+-+pzp-0 37 9zpp+n+pvlp0 38
9-+-+-+-zp0 9-+p+-snp+0
9+-zp-+-+-0 9+-+Pzp-+-0
9-+q+P+-+0 9-+L+-+-+0
9zP-+-snP+-0 9+-sN-zPQ+P0
9-zP-+QvLPzP0 9PzP-+-zPP+0
9+-mK-+-sNR0[ 9tR-vLR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
32.b2-b4 Rd3-d2+ 33.Kf2-f3 0.20/17 ]
19.Bc1-d2 [ 19.Rd5-d6 Qb6-c5
6 D94 20.Bc1-d2 Ra8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Carlsen,Magnus x64: 19.Rd5-d6 Qb6-c7 20.Rd6-d7
Johansson,Per Qc7-b6 21.Bc1-d2 Ra8-d8
Troll Masters (2) 04.01.2002 22.Qd3-c4+ Kg8-h8 23.Rd7xg7
Kh8xg7 24.Bd2-c3+ Rf8-f6
D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3 25.Bc3xf6+ Qb6xf6 26.Qc4-c7+
1.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6 Kg7-h6 27.Ra1-b1 b7-b6 28.Qc7xa7
3.e2-e3 Ng8-f6 4.d2-d4 g7-g6 Qf6-c6 29.Qa7-a3 Qc6-c2 30.Rb1-f1
5.Bf1-d3 Bf8-g7 6.0-0 0-0 7.Nb1-c3 Qc2-e2 31.b2-b3 Rd8-d2 32.Qa3-f8+
Bc8-g4 8.h2-h3 Bg4xf3 9.Qd1xf3 Kh6-h5 33.a2-a4 1.09/16 ] 19...Ra8-d8
d5xc4 10.Bd3xc4 Nb8-d7 11.Rf1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Ra8-c8
e7-e5 12.d4-d5 Diagram 20.Rd5-d7 Rf8-d8 21.Rd7xd8+
Rc8xd8 22.Qd3-c4+ Kg8-h8
(Diagram 38) 23.Bd2-c3 Qb6-c6 24.Qc4xc6 b7xc6
25.Bc3xg7+ Kh8xg7 26.Ra1-c1 a7-a5
e5-e4 13.Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4 14.Qf3xe4 27.a2-a4 Rd8-d6 28.Kg1-f1 Rd6-d2
Nd7-b6 15.Bc4-b3 c6xd5 16.Bb3xd5 29.b2-b3 Rd2-b2 30.Rc1xc6 Rb2xb3
Nb6xd5 17.Rd1xd5 Qd8-b6 31.Rc6-c7+ Kg7-h6 32.Kf1-e2
18.Qe4-d3 last book move last book Rb3-b2+ 33.Ke2-f3 0.81/15 ]
move f7-f5? [ ¹18...Rf8-d8!?² 20.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
is interesting ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8 21.Bd2-c3 Rd8xd5
18...Rf8-d8 19.e3-e4 Bg7-d4 22.Qd3xd5 Qb6-c7 23.Qd5-d2 Qc7-e7
20.Bc1-e3 Bd4xe3 21.f2xe3 Rd8xd5 24.Bc3xg7+ Qe7xg7 25.b2-b4 Rf8-e8
22.e4xd5 Ra8-e8 23.Qd3-b3 Qb6xb3 26.b4-b5 Kh8-g8 27.a2-a4 b7-b6
24.a2xb3 Re8xe3 25.Ra1xa7 Re3xb3 28.Qd2-d5+ Qg7-f7 29.Qd5-d4
26.d5-d6 Rb3-d3 27.Ra7xb7 Rd3xd6 1.31/14 ] 20...Rd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c
28.Kg1-f2 Rd6-d2+ 29.Kf2-f3 Rd2-d3+ Pro x64: 20...Rd8xd5 21.Qd3xd5+
30.Kf3-e2 Rd3-g3 31.Ke2-f2 Rg3-d3 Rf8-f7 22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4
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Bg7-f6 24.Bb4-d6 Qc7-c3 25.Bd6-b8 25.Qd5xc6 b7xc6 26.Rd1-d6 Rf8-c8


b7-b6 26.Bb8-f4 Qc3-c2 27.b3-b4 27.Kg1-h2 Rc8-c7 28.Kh2-g3 Kh8-g7
Kg8-g7 28.Bf4-e5 Bf6xe5 29.Qd5xe5+ 29.Kg3-f4 a6-a5 30.c4-c5 a5-a4
Kg7-h6 30.Qe5-f4+ Kh6-g7 31.a2-a3 Kg7-f7 32.h3-h4 1.38/16 ]
31.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g8 32.a2-a3 h7-h5 23.Rd1-d4! Double attack: a7/h8
33.Qd4-d6 Kg8-h7 34.b4-b5 1.09/18 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Bc3xg7+
21.Qd3xd5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qc7xg7 24.b2-b3 a7-a6 25.Qd5-c4
21.Qd3xd5+ Rf8-f7 22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 Rf8-e8 26.g2-g3 Qg7-e7 27.Rd1-d5
23.Bd2-b4 Bg7-f6 24.Bb4-d6 Qc7-c2 Qe7-e4 28.Qc4xe4 f5xe4 29.Rd5-d7
25.b3-b4 b7-b6 26.b4-b5 Kg8-g7 b7-b6 30.Rd7-d6 Re8-b8 31.Kg1-g2
27.Bd6-e5 Bf6xe5 28.Qd5xe5+ 1.17/15 ] 23...Rf8-c8? [ 23...Bg7xd4
Kg7-h6 29.Qe5-f4+ Kh6-g7 24.Qd5xd4+ Double attack ;Houdini 2.
30.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g8 31.a2-a3 Qc2-b3 0c Pro x64: 23...h7-h6 24.Rd4-b4
0.86/16 ] 21...Kg8-h8 [ 21...Rf8-f7 b7-b6 25.Rb4-c4 Qc7-e7 26.Bc3-b4
22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4+- ; Qe7-f7 27.Qd5-d3 Rf8-e8 28.b2-b3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rf8-f7 Kh8-h7 29.Rc4-c6 Bg7-e5 30.Bb4-c3
22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4 Bg7-f6 Be5xc3 31.Qd3xc3 Re8-d8 32.Rc6-c7
24.Bb4-c5 b7-b6 25.Bc5-d4 Diagram Rd8-d7 33.Rc7-c8 Rd7-d1+
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Kg1-h2 0.94/15 ] 24.Qd5-e6
[ 24.g2-g4!? might be the shorter path
9-+-+-+k+0{ Rc8-e8 25.g4xf5 g6xf5 26.Qd5xf5
9zp-wq-+r+p0 39 Bg7xd4 27.Bc3xd4+ Kh8-g8
28.Qf5-g5+ Kg8-f8 29.Bd4-c5+ Kf8-f7
9-zp-+-vlp+0 30.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-f6 31.Qh5xe8
9+-+Q+p+-0 Qc7xc5 32.Qe8-h8+ Kf6-g6
9-+-vL-+-+0 33.Qh8-g8+ Kg6-f6 34.Qg8xh7
Qc5-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+P+-zP-+P0 24.h3-h4 Qc7-e7 25.h4-h5 Bg7-f6
9P+-+-zPP+0 26.e3-e4 Rc8xc3 27.b2xc3 Bf6xd4
28.Qd5xd4+ Kh8-g8 29.h5xg6
9+-+R+-mK-0 Qe7xe4 30.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7
xiiiiiiiiy 31.Qd4xa7 Qe4-d5 32.g2-g3 Qd5-d1+
33.Kg1-h2 Qd1-d5 34.a2-a4 Qd5-c6
Qc7-d8 26.Qd5xd8+ Bf6xd8 27.f2-f4 35.Qa7-d4 Kh7-g6 36.Kh2-g1 b7-b6
Rf7-d7 28.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7 29.Kg1-f2 37.c3-c4 1.49/15 ] 24...Rc8-d8
Bd8-e7 30.g2-g4 Kf7-e6 31.g4-g5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8
0.86/17 ] 22.Bd2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 25.g2-g3 Bg7xd4 26.Bc3xd4+ Rd8xd4
x64: 22.Bd2-c3 Qb6-c7 23.Rd1-d3 27.e3xd4 Qc7-c1+ 28.Kg1-g2
b7-b6 24.Qd5-e6 Bg7xc3 25.Rd3xc3 Qc1-c6+ 29.Qe6xc6 b7xc6 30.Kg2-f3
Qc7-f7 26.Qe6-d6 Kh8-g8 27.a2-a3 Kh8-g7 31.Kf3-e3 Kg7-f6 32.Ke3-d3
Qf7-f6 28.Qd6-d7 Qf6-f7 29.Qd7-d4 Kf6-e6 33.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 34.b2-b4
Qf7-f6 30.Qd4-d5+ Qf6-f7 31.Qd5-d4 a7-a6 35.h3-h4 h7-h6 36.a2-a4
Qf7-f6 1.12/16 ] 22...Qb6-c7 1.13/18 ] 25.Qe6-f7! Deflection: g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bg7xc3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.g2-g3
23.b2xc3 a7-a6 24.c3-c4 Qb6-c6 Bg7xd4 26.Bc3xd4+ Rd8xd4 27.e3xd4
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Qc7-c1+ 28.Kg1-g2 Qc1-c6+ 38.f2-f3 h7-h6 0.94/19 ] 27.Bc3xg7+


29.Qe6xc6 b7xc6 30.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bc3xg7+
31.Kf3-e3 Kg7-f6 32.Ke3-d3 Kf6-e6 Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3
33.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 34.b2-b4 g6-g5 Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4
1.11/15 ] 25...Qc7xf7 [ 25...Qc7xf7 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5
26.Rd4xd8+ Deflection ; …25...-- Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4
26.Rd4xd8+ Mate threat ;Houdini 2.0c h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2
Pro x64: 25...Qc7xf7 Diagram Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5 39.a2-a3
XIIIIIIIIY a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5 0.84/20 ]
27...Kh8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-tr-+-mk0 27...Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8
9zpp+-+qvlp0 40 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7 30.g4xf5 g6xf5
31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6 32.f2-f3 Kf6-e6
9-+-+-+p+0 33.a2-a4 a7-a5 34.Kg2-f2 Ke6-e5
9+-+-+p+-0 35.Kf2-e2 Ke5-e6 36.Ke2-d3 Ke6-d5
9-+-tR-+-+0 37.h3-h4 b7-b6 38.h4-h5 0.87/1 ]
28.Rd8xg8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-vL-zP-+P0 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7
9PzP-+-zPP+0 30.g4xf5 g6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6
32.f2-f3 Kf6-e6 33.a2-a4 a7-a5
9+-+-+-mK-0[ 34.Kg2-f2 Ke6-e5 35.Kf2-e2 Ke5-e6
xiiiiiiiiy 36.Ke2-d3 Ke6-d5 37.h3-h4 b7-b6
38.h4-h5 0.77/16 ] 28...Kg7xg8
26.Rd4xd8+ Qf7-g8 27.Bc3xg7+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Kg7xg8
Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7 30.g4xf5 g6xf5
Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4 31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6 32.Kg2-g3 Kf6-e5
b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5 33.f2-f3 f5-f4+ 34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5
Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4 35.a2-a3 a7-a5 36.Kf2-e2 b5-b4
h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2 37.a3xb4 a5xb4 38.b2-b3 f4xe3
Ke5-f6 38.e3-e4 g6-g5 1.10/17 ] 39.Ke2xe3 h7-h6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-d5
26.Rd4xd8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Ke3-d3 h6-h5 42.Kd3-e3 h5-h4
26.Rd4xd8+ Qf7-g8 27.Bc3xg7+ 43.Ke3-d3 Kd5-e6 44.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f6
Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3 45.Ke4-d5 0.85/17 ] 29.f2-f3
Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4 [ 29.g2-g4 seems even better
b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5 Kg8-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4 29.f2-f3 Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6
h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6
Ke5-f6 38.e3-e4 g6-g5 0.88/18 ] 33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
26...Qf7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5
26...Qf7-g8 27.Bc3xg7+ Kh8xg7 37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7 39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5
30.g4xf5 g6xf5 31.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e6 0.74/19 ] 29...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c
32.Kf1-e2 Ke6-d5 33.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5 Pro x64: 29...Kg8-g7 30.Kg1-f2 Kg7-f6
34.a2-a4 Ke5-d5 35.h3-h4 Kd5-e5 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Kf6-e6
36.h4-h5 f5-f4 37.e3-e4 a7-a5 33.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 34.h3-h4 Kf5-e5
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37.e3-e4 h7-h6 38.Kd3-e3 Ke5-e6
39.Ke3-d4 0.78/19 ] 30.Kg1-f2 9-+-+-+-+0{
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Kg1-f2 9+-+-+-+-0 41
Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4
Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3
9p+-+-+p+0
h7-h6 35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 9+p+-mk-+p0
Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3
Kd5-e5 39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+
9-zP-+-zP-zP0
Ke5-f5 0.74/19 ] 30...Kf7-e6 9zP-+KzP-+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-f6 9-+-+-+-+0
31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Kf6-e6
33.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
9+-+-+-+-0
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 xiiiiiiiiy
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5 0.88/17 ] 33.Kf2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
0.78/18 ] 31.g2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Kf2-g3 f5-f4+ 34.Kg3-f2
x64: 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 f4xe3+ 35.Kf2xe3 b7-b6 36.f3-f4+
33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 Ke5-f5 37.Ke3-f3 h7-h6 38.a2-a3
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 h6-h5 39.Kf3-e3 h5-h4 40.a3-a4
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5 a7-a6 41.Ke3-f3 a6-a5 42.Kf3-e3
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5 Kf5-f6 43.Ke3-e4 Kf6-e6 44.b2-b3
0.74/18 ] 31...Ke6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Ke6-d6 45.f4-f5 1.04/19 ] 33...f5-f4+
Pro x64: 31...b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...f5-f4+
33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5 35.a2-a3 a7-a5
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 36.b2-b3 h7-h6 37.Kf2-e2 h6-h5
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5 38.Ke2-d3 f4xe3 39.Kd3xe3 Ke5-f5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Diagram 40.b3-b4 a5xb4 41.a3xb4 Kf5-e5
42.f3-f4+ Ke5-d5 43.h3-h4 Kd5-e6
(Diagram 41) 44.Ke3-e4 Ke6-e7 45.Ke4-e5 Ke7-f7
46.Ke5-f5 Kf7-e7 47.Kf5-g6 1.12/21 ]
Ke5-f5 0.78/17 ] 32.g4xf5 34.Kg3-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.g4xf5 34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5 35.a2-a3 h7-h6
Ke5xf5 33.f3-f4 Kf5-e4 34.h3-h4 36.Kf2-e2 h6-h5 37.Ke2-d3 f4xe3
a7-a5 35.h4-h5 a5-a4 36.h5xg6 38.Kd3xe3 Ke5-f5 39.f3-f4 Kf5-e6
h7xg6 37.Kf2-e2 b7-b6 38.b2-b3 40.b2-b3 Ke6-d5 41.h3-h4 a7-a6
a4-a3 39.Ke2-d2 b6-b5 40.b3-b4 42.Ke3-d3 a6-a5 43.b3-b4 a5-a4
Ke4-f5 41.Kd2-d3 g6-g5 42.f4xg5 44.Kd3-e3 Kd5-e6 45.Ke3-e4 Ke6-d6
Kf5xg5 0.87/18 ] 32...g6xf5 46.f4-f5 Kd6-e7 47.Ke4-e5 Ke7-f7
[ 32...Ke5xf5 33.Kf2-e2+- ;Houdini 2.0c 48.f5-f6 1.04/20 ] 34...Ke5-f5
Pro x64: 32...Ke5xf5 33.f3-f4 Kf5-e4 [ 34...b7-b5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.h3-h4 a7-a5 35.h4-h5 a5-a4 34...b7-b5 35.a2-a3 a7-a5 36.Kf2-e2
36.h5xg6 h7xg6 37.Kf2-e2 b7-b6 f4xe3 37.Ke2xe3 a5-a4 38.f3-f4+
38.a2-a3 g6-g5 39.f4xg5 Ke4-f5 Ke5-f5 39.Ke3-f3 h7-h6 40.Kf3-e3
40.Ke2-d3 Kf5xg5 41.Kd3-e4 Kg5-f6 h6-h5 41.Ke3-f3 Kf5-e6 42.Kf3-e4
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h5-h4 43.f4-f5+ Ke6-f6 44.Ke4-f4 Kc4-d4 40.h3-h4 h7-h5 41.Kd2-c2


Kf6-f7 45.Kf4-e5 Kf7-e7 46.f5-f6+ a7-a6 42.Kc2-d2 a6-a5 43.a3-a4
Ke7-f7 47.Ke5-f5 1.09/20 ] 35.e3-e4+ b5-b4 44.Kd2-e2 Kd4-e5 45.Ke2-d3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.e3-e4+ Ke5-d6 46.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 47.e4-e5
Kf5-f6 36.Kf2-e2 b7-b5 37.Ke2-d3 Ke6-f5 48.Kd4-d5 1.18/21 ] 38.b2-b3+
Kf6-e5 38.b2-b3 h7-h6 39.b3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.b2-b3+
a7-a6 40.h3-h4 Ke5-d6 41.Kd3-d4 Kc4-d4 39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2
Kd6-d7 42.e4-e5 Kd7-c6 43.Kd4-e4 a7-a6 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5
Kc6-d7 44.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 45.Kf4-e4 b5-b4 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3
h6-h5 46.f3-f4 Ke6-e7 47.Ke4-d5 Ke5-f6 45.Kd3-d4 Kf6-f7 46.Kd4-e5
2.59/20 ] 35...Kf5-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Kf7-e7 47.Ke5xf4 Ke7-f6 48.e4-e5+
Pro x64: 35...Kf5-e6 36.Kf2-e2 Ke6-e5 Kf6-g6 49.Kf4-e4 Kg6-f7 50.Ke4-f5
37.Ke2-d3 b7-b5 38.b2-b3 h7-h6 Kf7-e7 51.e5-e6 Ke7-d6 52.f3-f4
39.b3-b4 a7-a6 40.h3-h4 Ke5-d6 2.63/20 ] 38...Kc4-d4 Diagram
41.Kd3-d4 Kd6-d7 42.e4-e5 Kd7-c6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Kc4-d4
43.Kd4-e4 Kc6-d7 44.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e7 39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6
45.Kf4-f5 Ke7-f7 46.f3-f4 h6-h5 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5 b5-b4
47.a2-a3 Kf7-e7 2.75/23 ] 36.Kf2-e2 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Kf2-e2 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7
Ke5-d4 37.a2-a4 a7-a6 38.b2-b3 47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6
b7-b6 39.Ke2-d2 b6-b5 40.a4-a5 49.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7
b5-b4 41.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 42.Kc2-d3 51.f3-f4 Kd7-e7 52.h3-h4 Ke7-f7
Ke5-e6 43.Kd3-d4 Ke6-d6 44.e4-e5+ 53.h4-h5 Kf7-e7 2.77/23 ]
Kd6-c7 45.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 46.Ke4xf4 XIIIIIIIIY
Kd7-e6 47.Kf4-e4 Ke6-f7 48.f3-f4
Kf7-e6 49.f4-f5+ Ke6-e7 50.h3-h4 9-+-+-+-+0
2.68/24 ] 36...Ke5-d4 [Houdini 2.0c 9zpp+-+-+p0 42
Pro x64: 36...Ke5-d4 37.a2-a4 a7-a6
38.b2-b3 b7-b5 39.a4-a5 Kd4-c5
9-+-+-+-+0
40.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 41.h3-h4 h7-h6 9+-+-+-+-0
42.h4-h5 Kc5-c6 43.Kd3-d4 Kc6-d6
44.e4-e5+ Kd6-e6 45.Kd4-e4 Ke6-f7
9-+-mkPzp-+0
46.Ke4xf4 Kf7-e6 47.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 9+P+-+P+P0
48.Ke4-d5 2.48/22 ] 37.Ke2-d2 9P+-mK-+-+0
[ ¹37.a2-a4 and White can already
relax b7-b5 38.a4xb5 Kd4-c4+- ;
9+-+-+-+-0[
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.a2-a4 a7-a6 xiiiiiiiiy
38.b2-b3 b7-b5 39.a4-a5 Kd4-c5
40.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 41.h3-h4 h7-h6 39.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.h4-h5 Kc5-c6 43.Kd3-d4 Kc6-d6 39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6
44.e4-e5+ Kd6-e6 45.Kd4-e4 Ke6-f7 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5 b5-b4
46.Ke4xf4 Kf7-e6 47.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6
48.f3-f4 Ke7-e6 2.43/21 ] 37...Kd4-c4 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7
[ 37...b7-b5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6
37...b7-b5 38.a2-a3 Kd4-c4 39.b2-b3+ 49.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7
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51.f3-f4 Kd7-e7 52.h3-h4 2.73/21 ] 50.Kf4-e4 Kd7-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7


39...h7-h6 [ 39...b7-b6 doesn't change 52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7
anything anymore 40.Kd2-e2+- ; 54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.h3-h4 b5-b4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...b7-b6 56.h4-h5 Kf7-f8 57.Kd5-e6 4.12/24 ]
40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.Kd2-e2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
42.a4-a5 b5-b4 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 x64: 42.Kd2-e2 Kd4-e5 43.Ke2-d3
44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 Ke5-d6 44.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 45.e4-e5
46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7 47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 Ke6-d7 46.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7 47.Ke4xf4
48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 Ke7-e6 48.Kf4-e4 b6-b5 49.a4xb5
50.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 51.f3-f4 Kd7-e7 a6xb5 50.f3-f4 Ke6-e7 51.f4-f5
52.h3-h4 2.77/22 ] 40.Kd2-e2 Ke7-d7 52.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 53.f5-f6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Kd2-e2 Ke7-f7 54.h3-h4 b5-b4 55.h4-h5
a7-a6 41.a4-a5 h6-h5 42.h3-h4 Kf7-f8 56.Kd5-e6 4.08/24 ]
Kd4-e5 43.Ke2-d3 Ke5-e6 44.Kd3-d4 XIIIIIIIIY
Ke6-d6 45.e4-e5+ Kd6-c6 46.Kd4-e4
Kc6-d7 47.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 48.Kf4-e4 9-+-+-+-+0{
Ke6-e7 49.Ke4-f5 Ke7-f7 50.f3-f4 9+-+-+-+-0 43
Kf7-e7 51.e5-e6 Ke7-d8 52.Kf5-f6
Kd8-e8 53.f4-f5 Ke8-f8 54.b3-b4
9pzp-+-+-zp0
3.93/25 ] 40...b7-b6 [ 40...Kd4-e5 9+-+-+-+-0
doesn't get the bull off the ice
41.Ke2-d3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9P+-mkPzp-+0
40...Kd4-e5 41.Ke2-d3 h6-h5 9+P+-+P+P0
42.h3-h4 b7-b6 43.Kd3-c4 a7-a6 9-+-+K+-+0
44.Kc4-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6
46.e4-e5 Ke6-f7 47.Kd4-e4 Kf7-e7
9+-+-+-+-0
48.Ke4xf4 Ke7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 b6-b5 xiiiiiiiiy
50.a4xb5 a6xb5 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7
52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 42...b6-b5 [ 42...a6-a5 does not save
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.b3-b4 Kf7-e8 the day 43.Ke2-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
56.Kd5-e6 4.24/26 ] 41.Ke2-d2 x64: 42...h6-h5 43.h3-h4 Kd4-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Ke2-d2 44.Ke2-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6
a7-a5 42.h3-h4 h6-h5 43.Kd2-c2 46.e4-e5 Ke6-d7 47.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-e6 45.Kd3-d4 48.Ke4xf4 Ke7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 b6-b5
Ke6-d6 46.e4-e5+ Kd6-c6 47.Kd4-e4 50.a4xb5 a6xb5 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7
Kc6-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7
Ke6-d7 50.f3-f4 Kd7-e6 51.f4-f5+ 54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.b3-b4 Kf7-f8
Ke6-d7 52.e5-e6+ Kd7-d6 53.Ke4-d4 56.Kd5-e6 Kf8-e8 4.24/25 ] 43.a4-a5
Kd6-e7 54.Kd4-e5 Ke7-f8 55.Ke5-f6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.a4-a5
Kf8-e8 56.e6-e7 3.88/22 ] 41...a7-a6 Kd4-e5 44.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 45.h3-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Kd4-c5 Ke5-e6 46.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 47.Kc4-d4
42.Kd2-c3 a7-a6 43.Kc3-d3 Kc5-d6 Kd6-e6 48.Kd4-c5 Ke6-e5 49.Kc5-b6
44.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 45.e4-e5 Ke6-d7 Ke5-d4 50.Kb6xa6 Kd4-e3 51.Ka6-b6
46.Kd4-e4 b6-b5 47.a4xb5 a6xb5 Ke3xf3 52.a5-a6 Kf3xe4 53.a6-a7
48.Ke4-f5 Kd7-e7 49.Kf5xf4 Ke7-d7 f4-f3 54.a7-a8Q+ Ke4-e3 55.Qa8-e8+
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Ke3-f2 56.Kb6-b5 Kf2-f1 57.Kb5xb4 Ke3-d4 73.Qa8-a4+ Kd4-d5


f3-f2 58.Kb4-c3 Kf1-g2 59.Qe8-e4+ 74.h5-h6 10.66/25 ] 45.Ke2-d3
Kg2-g3 60.Qe4-c4 Kg3-g2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Ke2-d3
61.Qc4-g4+ Kg2-f1 62.Qg4-d1+ b5-b4 46.e4-e5 Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6
Kf1-g2 63.Qd1-d5+ Kg2-g3 7.55/24 ] Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-d6 49.Ke4xf4
43...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kd6-d5 50.Kf4-g5 Kd5-d4 51.f3-f4
43...Kd4-c5 44.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 Kd4-c3 52.f4-f5 Kc3xb3 53.f5-f6
45.h3-h4 Kc5-c6 46.Kd3-c4 Kc6-d6 Kb3-a4 54.f6-f7 Ka4xa5 55.f7-f8Q
47.Kc4-d4 Kd6-e6 48.Kd4-c5 Ke6-e5 Ka5-a4 56.Qf8-e8+ Ka4-a3 57.Qe8-a8
49.Kc5-b6 Ke5-d4 50.Kb6xa6 Kd4-e3 b4-b3 58.Qa8xa6+ Ka3-b2 59.Kg5xh5
51.Ka6-b6 Ke3xf3 52.a5-a6 Kf3xe4 Kb2-b1 60.Qa6-f1+ Kb1-a2 61.Qf1-c4
53.a6-a7 f4-f3 54.a7-a8Q+ Ke4-e3 Ka2-a3 62.Qc4-a6+ Ka3-b2
55.Qa8-e8+ Ke3-f2 56.Kb6-b5 Kf2-f1 63.Kh5-g6 Kb2-c3 64.Qa6-f6+ Kc3-c2
57.Kb5xb4 f3-f2 58.Kb4-c3 Kf1-g2 65.Qf6-f5+ Kc2-c1 66.Qf5-f1+ Kc1-b2
59.Qe8-e4+ Kg2-g3 60.Qe4-c4 67.h4-h5 Kb2-a2 68.Qf1-c4 Ka2-a3
Kg3-g2 61.Qc4-g4+ Kg2-f1 69.h5-h6 Ka3-b2 70.h6-h7 10.28/22 ]
62.Qg4-d1+ Kf1-g2 63.Qd1-d5+ 45...b5-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg2-g3 7.59/26 ] 44.h3-h4 45...b5-b4 46.e4-e5 Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.h3-h4 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4
Kd4-c5 45.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 46.e4-e5 Kf7-e6 50.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 51.f3-f4+
Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke5-d4 52.Kg5xh5 Kd4-e4 53.Kh5-g5
Ke6-d6 49.Ke4xf4 Kd6-c6 50.Kf4-g5 Ke4-d3 54.f4-f5 Kd3-c2 55.f5-f6
Kc6-b5 51.f3-f4 Kb5xa5 52.f4-f5 Kc2xb3 56.f6-f7 Kb3-a2 57.Kg5-h5
Ka5-b5 53.f5-f6 a6-a5 54.f6-f7 a5-a4 b4-b3 58.f7-f8Q b3-b2 59.Qf8-f2
55.b3xa4+ Kb5xa4 56.f7-f8Q b4-b3 Ka2-b3 60.Qf2-f7+ Kb3-a3 61.Qf7-f1
57.Qf8-f6 Ka4-a3 58.Qf6-a1+ Ka3-b4 Ka3-a2 62.Qf1-c4+ Ka2-a1
59.Kg5xh5 Kb4-c4 60.Qa1-f1+ Kc4-b4 63.Qc4-a4+ Ka1-b1 64.Kh5-g4
61.Qf1-f6 Kb4-c4 62.Qf6-c6+ Kc4-d4 Kb1-c1 65.Qa4-c6+ Kc1-d2
63.Qc6-b6+ 10.39/24 ] 44...Kd4-c5 66.Qc6-b6 Kd2-c1 67.Qb6xa6 b2-b1R
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Kd4-c5 68.Qa6-f1+ Kc1-c2 69.Qf1xb1+
45.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 46.e4-e5 Kc5-d5 Kc2xb1 70.a5-a6 Kb1-c2 71.a6-a7
47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 Kc2-d3 72.a7-a8Q Kd3-e3 73.h4-h5
49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-e6 50.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 Ke3-d4 74.Qa8-a4+ Kd4-d5
51.f3-f4+ Ke5-d4 52.Kg5xh5 Kd4-e4 75.h5-h6 10.66/25 ] 46.e4-e5
53.Kh5-g5 Ke4-d3 54.f4-f5 Kd3-c2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.e4-e5
55.f5-f6 Kc2xb3 56.f6-f7 Kb3-a2 Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4
57.Kg5-h5 b4-b3 58.f7-f8Q b3-b2 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-e6 50.Kf4-g5
59.Qf8-f2 Ka2-b1 60.Qf2-f1+ Kb1-a2 Ke6-e5 51.f3-f4+ Ke5-d4 52.Kg5xh5
61.Qf1-c4+ Ka2-a1 62.Qc4-a4+ Kd4-e4 53.Kh5-g5 Ke4-d3 54.f4-f5
Ka1-b1 63.Kh5-g4 Kb1-c1 Kd3-c2 55.f5-f6 Kc2xb3 56.f6-f7
64.Qa4-c6+ Kc1-d2 65.Qc6-b6 Kb3-a2 57.Kg5-h5 b4-b3 58.f7-f8Q
Kd2-c1 66.Qb6xa6 b2-b1R b3-b2 59.Qf8-f2 Ka2-b3 60.Qf2-f7+
67.Qa6-f1+ Kc1-c2 68.Qf1xb1+ Kb3-a3 61.Qf7-f1 Ka3-a2 62.Qf1-c4+
Kc2xb1 69.a5-a6 Kb1-c2 70.a6-a7 Ka2-a1 63.Qc4-a4+ Ka1-b1
Kc2-d3 71.a7-a8Q Kd3-e3 72.h4-h5 64.Kh5-g4 Kb1-c1 65.Qa4-c6+ Kc1-d2
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66.Qc6-b6 Kd2-c1 67.Qb6xa6 b2-b1R 50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.Ke4-d4 Ke6-d6


68.Qa6-f1+ Kc1-c2 69.Qf1xb1+ 52.f3-f4 Kd6-e6 53.Kd4-c5 Ke6-f5
Kc2xb1 70.a5-a6 Kb1-c2 71.a6-a7 54.Kc5-b6 Kf5-g4 55.f4-f5 Kg4xf5
Kc2-d3 72.a7-a8Q Kd3-d4 73.h4-h5 56.Kb6xa6 Kf5-g4 57.Ka6-b5 Kg4-f5
Kd4-e5 74.h5-h6 10.62/24 ] 58.Kb5xb4 Kf5-g4 59.a5-a6 Kg4xh4
46...Kc5-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 60.a6-a7 Kh4-g4 61.a7-a8Q Kg4-f4
46...Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 62.Qa8-b8+ Kf4-g5 63.Qb8-e5+
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6 Kg5-g4 64.Qe5-e2+ Kg4-g5 65.Qe2-f3
50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6 h5-h4 66.Kb4-c5 Kg5-g6 67.Qf3-g4+
52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7 53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7 Kg6-f6 68.Qg4xh4+ Kf6-e5
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8 69.Qh4-d4+ 9.34/25 ]
56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8 57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7 XIIIIIIIIY
58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8 59.Kg5-g6 Kf8-g8
60.h4-h5 Kg8-h8 61.Kg6-f7 Kh8-h7 9-+-+-+-+0{
62.Kf7-e7 Kh7-h6 63.f6-f7 Kh6-h7 9+-+-+-+-0 44
64.Ke7-e8 Kh7-h6 65.f7-f8Q+ Kh6xh5
66.Ke8-e7 Kh5-g4 67.Qf8-c8+ Kg4-f4
9p+-+k+-+0
68.Qc8-c4+ Kf4-e3 69.Qc4xa6 Ke3-d2 9zP-+-+-+p0
70.Qa6-c4 10.97/32 ] 47.e5-e6!
it's all over [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zp-+Kzp-zP0
47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 9+P+-+P+-0
49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6 50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 9-+-+-+-+0
51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6 52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7
53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7 54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7
9+-+-+-+-0
55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8 56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8 xiiiiiiiiy
57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7 58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8
59.h4-h5 Kf8-f7 60.h5-h6 Kf7-g8 1-0
61.Kg5-g6 Kg8-h8 62.Kg6-f7 Kh8-h7
63.Kf7-e7 Kh7xh6 64.f6-f7 Kh6-g6
65.f7-f8Q Kg6-g5 66.Qf8-f6+ Kg5-g4 7 B50
67.Qf6xa6 10.69/24 ] 47...Kd5xe6 Carlsen,Magnus
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47...Kd5xe6 Bekker Jensen,Anders
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6 Troll Masters (9) 04.01.2002
50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6
52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7 53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7 B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8 Kalashnikov Variations
56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8 57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6
58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8 59.Kg5-g6 Kf8-g8 3.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 4.d2-d4 c5xd4
60.h4-h5 Kg8-h8 61.Kg6-f7 Kh8-h7 5.Nf3xd4 last book move last book
62.Kf7-e7 Kh7-h6 63.f6-f7 Kh6xh5 move Nc6xd4 [ 5...e7-e5 Diagram
64.f7-f8Q Kh5-g4 65.Qf8-g7+ Kg4-f4 6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 7.Bf1-c4² ;
66.Qg7-f6+ Kf4-e3 67.Qf6xa6 Ke3-d2 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 5...e7-e5
68.Qa6-c4 10.73/32 ] 48.Kd3-e4 6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 7.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 8.0-0 Bf8-e7 9.Qd1-d3 0-0 10.Rf1-d1
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6 Bc8-e6 11.Ra1-b1 Qd8-d7 12.b2-b4
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XIIIIIIIIY 8.Bg5-d2 Ng8-f6 9.Nc3-d5 Qa5-d8


10.Nd5-b6 e7-e5 11.Qd4-b4 Ra8-b8
9r+lwqkvlntr0 12.Bd2-g5 Bf8-e7 13.0-0-0 0-0
9zpp+-+pzpp0 45 14.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 15.Rd1xd6 Bf6-e7
16.Rd6xd8 Be7xb4 17.Rd8xf8+
9-+nzp-+-+0 Bb4xf8 18.Bf1-e2 Bf8-c5 0.57/14 ]
9+-+-zp-+-0 8...e7-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-sNP+-+0 8...e7-e6 Diagram

9+-sN-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9PzPP+-zPPzP0 9r+l+kvlntr0
9tR-vLQmKL+R0[ 9+p+-+pzpp0 46
xiiiiiiiiy 9p+-zpp+-+0
9wq-+-+-vL-0
Ra8-b8 13.h2-h3 h7-h6 14.Bc1-e3
Be6xc4 15.Qd3xc4 0.13/17 ]
9-+-wQPzP-+0
6.Qd1xd4± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-sN-+-+-0
6.Qd1xd4 Ng8-f6 7.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 9PzPP+-+PzP0
8.Bb5xd7+ Qd8xd7 9.Bc1-g5 Qd7-g4
10.Bg5xf6 g7xf6 11.0-0 Rh8-g8
9tR-+-mKL+R0[
12.g2-g3 Bf8-h6 13.Nc3-d5 Qg4-d7 xiiiiiiiiy
14.c2-c3 b7-b6 15.f2-f4 Ra8-c8
16.Ra1-d1 Bh6-g7 17.f4-f5 0.26/14 ] 9.Bf1-e2 f7-f6 10.Bg5-h4 Ng8-e7
6...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.0-0-0 Qa5-c5 12.Qd4xc5 d6xc5
6...Ng8-f6 7.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 13.Bh4-f2 Ne7-g6 14.g2-g3 Bc8-d7
8.Bb5xd7+ Qd8xd7 9.Bc1-g5 Qd7-g4 15.Kc1-b1 Ra8-d8 16.h2-h4 0.52/14 ]
10.Bg5xf6 g7xf6 11.0-0 Rh8-g8 9.Qd4-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.g2-g3 Bf8-g7 13.Nc3-d5 Ke8-f8 9.f4xe5 d6xe5 10.Qd4-d5 Bf8-b4
14.Qd4-b4 b7-b6 15.Ra1-e1 Qg4-d7 11.0-0-0 Ng8-f6 12.Bg5xf6 g7xf6
16.Qb4-c4 Ra8-c8 0.39/15 ] 7.Bc1-g5 13.Bf1-c4 0-0 14.Qd5xa5 Bb4xa5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.Nc3-d5 15.Nc3-d5 Ba5-d8 16.Nd5-e3 Bd8-b6
Ng8-f6 8.Nd5-b6 e7-e5 9.Qd4-b4 17.Rd1-d3 Bc8-e6 18.Ne3-d5 Bb6-d8
Ra8-b8 10.Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7 11.0-0-0 19.Rd3-g3+ Kg8-h8 20.Rh1-f1
0-0 12.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 13.Rd1xd6 Ra8-c8 0.57/15 ] 9...f7-f6
Bf6-e7 14.Rd6xd8 Be7xb4 Black threatens to win material: f6xg5
15.Rd8xf8+ Bb4xf8 16.Bf1-e2 Bf8-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...h7-h6
0.57/14 ] 7...Qd8-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 10.Bg5-h4 e5xf4 11.Nc3-d5 Qa5xd2+
x64: 7...h7-h6 8.Bg5-h4 e7-e5 12.Ke1xd2 Ra8-b8 13.Bh4-f2 Bc8-g4
9.Qd4-a4+ Bc8-d7 10.Bh4xd8 Bd7xa4 14.h2-h3 Bg4-d7 15.Nd5-c7+ Ke8-d8
11.Bd8-a5 Ba4-c6 12.f2-f3 Ng8-f6 16.Bf2-b6 Kd8-c8 17.Nc7-d5 Ng8-f6
13.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 14.Ba5-c7 Ke8-d7 18.Nd5xf6 g7xf6 19.Bf1-e2 Rh8-g8
15.Bc7-b6 Be7-d8 16.Bb6-f2 Bd8-a5 0.19/16 ] 10.Bg5-h4 Black has a
17.Bf2-c5 0.30/15 ] 8.f2-f4 [ 8.Bg5-d2 cramped position [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Ng8-f6± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 10.Bg5-h4 Ng8-e7 11.0-0-0
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e5xf4 12.Kc1-b1 Ne7-g6 13.Bh4-f2 h5xg4 21.Bf1-c4 Ng8-h6 22.Bc4-e6+


Bc8-e6 Diagram Kc8-b8 0.42/14 ] 12...Ng8-e7
XIIIIIIIIY Black's piece can't move: f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Ra8-d8
9r+-+kvl-tr0 13.0-0-0 Bf7xa2 14.g2-g4 Ng8-e7
9+p+-+-zpp0 47 15.Qd2-e3 Ba2-f7 16.Kc1-b1 Ne7-c6
17.g4-g5 f6xg5 18.Qe3xg5 Nc6-b4
9p+-zplzpn+0 19.Rh1-g1 Rd8-c8 20.Bf1-d3 b7-b5
9wq-+-+-+-0 21.Bd3-e2 0.20/14 ] 13.b2-b4
9-+-+Pzp-+0 White threatens to win material: b4xa5
[ 13.Qd2xd6?? the pawn must be left
9+-sN-+-+-0 alone, otherwise White will be punished
9PzPPwQ-vLPzP0 Ne7-d5 14.Qd6xf8+ Rh8xf8 15.e4xd5
Bf7xd5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+K+R+L+R0[ 13.0-0-0 Ra8-d8 14.Qd2-e3 d6-d5
xiiiiiiiiy 15.Qe3-a7 d5-d4 16.Bf1-b5+ Ne7-c6
17.Qa7xb7 a6xb5 18.Qb7xc6+
14.Bf1-e2 Ra8-c8 15.a2-a3 Bf8-e7 Rd8-d7 19.Kc1-b1 Bf8-e7 20.h2-h3
16.g2-g3 f4xg3 17.h2xg3 0-0 0.42/15 ] b5-b4 21.Nc3-a4 Qa5-c7 22.Qc6xc7
10...Bc8-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd7xc7 23.Na4-b6 Be7-d6 24.g2-g4
10...e5xf4 11.Bh4-f2 Ng8-e7 0.43/15 ] 13...Qa5-c7 [ 13...Qa5-a3
12.Bf1-e2 Qa5-g5 13.Be2-f3 Bc8-d7 14.Ra1-b1 g7-g6 15.Bf1-b5+ Ne7-c6
14.0-0-0 Qg5-e5 15.Kc1-b1 Ra8-c8 16.Bb5xc6+ b7xc6 17.0-0= ;
16.Bf2-d4 Qe5-g5 17.h2-h4 0.39/14 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qa5xb4
11.f4-f5 White threatens to win 14.Ra1-b1 Qb4-a5 15.Rb1xb7 Ra8-c8
material: f5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Nc3-d1 Qa5-a4 17.Nd1-e3 Qa4-c6
11.Bh4-f2 Ng8-h6 12.f4-f5 Be6-f7 18.Rb7-a7 Rc8-a8 19.Ra7xa8+
13.Bf1-e2 d6-d5 14.Nc3xd5 Qa5xd2+ Qc6xa8 20.Qd2-b4 Ne7-c6 21.Qb4-a4
15.Ke1xd2 Bf7xd5 16.e4xd5 Nh6xf5 Qa8-b7 22.Ne3-d5 Bf7xd5 23.e4xd5
17.Be2-g4 g7-g6 18.Kd2-d3 Ra8-d8 Qb7-b1+ 24.Ke1-d2 0.12/15 ] 14.b4-b5
19.c2-c4 Ke8-f7 20.Rh1-f1 Bf8-h6 White has a new backward pawn: c2.
21.Bg4xf5 g6xf5 0.47/14 ] 11...Be6-f7 Black has a cramped position. Black's
Black has a cramped position piece can't move: f8 [ 14.Bf1-b5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Be6-f7 Ne7-c6 15.Bb5-a4± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
12.g2-g4 0-0-0 13.0-0-0 Bf7xa2 x64: 14.Bf1-b5+ Ne7-c6 15.Bb5-a4
14.Bh4-f2 d6-d5 15.Nc3xd5 Qa5xd2+ b7-b5 16.Ba4-b3 Nc6xb4 17.Bb3xf7+
16.Rd1xd2 Ba2xd5 17.e4xd5 h7-h5 Diagram
18.Bf2-b6 Rd8-d6 19.Bb6-c5 h5xg4
20.Bc5xd6 Bf8xd6 21.Bf1-e2 Ng8-h6 (Diagram 48)
22.Rh1-g1 Bd6-c5 0.36/15 ] 12.Bh4-f2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.g2-g4 0-0-0 Qc7xf7 18.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 19.Nc3-d5
13.0-0-0 Bf7xa2 14.Bh4-f2 d6-d5 Ra8-c8 20.0-0 Bf8-e7 21.Qd2-e2 0-0
15.Nc3xd5 Qa5xd2+ 16.Rd1xd2 22.a3-a4 Rc8-b8 23.a4xb5 a6xb5
Ba2xd5 17.e4xd5 h7-h5 18.Bf2-b6 24.Rf1-b1 b5-b4 25.Ra1-a6 Rb8-c8
Rd8-d6 19.Bb6-c5 Rd6-d8 20.d5-d6 0.60/15 ] 14...Ne7-c8?? gives the
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XIIIIIIIIY 26.Rd1xd2 Ba2-b3 27.Rd2-d7 Ne7-c6


28.Ba6-b7 0.60/15 ] 16...b7xa6
9r+-+kvl-tr0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...b7xa6
9+-wq-+Lzpp0 48 Diagram
9p+-zp-zp-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+p+-zpP+-0 9r+n+k+-tr0
9-sn-+P+-+0 9+-wq-vllzpp0 49
9+-sN-+-+-0 9p+-zp-zp-+0
9P+PwQ-vLPzP0 9+-+-zpP+-0
9tR-+-mK-+R0 9-+-+P+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-sN-+-+-0
9P+PwQ-vLPzP0
opponent counterplay [ ¹14...Qc7-a5=
and Black can hope to live ;Houdini 2.
9+R+-mKL+R0[
0c Pro x64: 14...d6-d5 15.e4xd5 xiiiiiiiiy
Ne7xf5 16.b5xa6 b7xa6 17.Nc3-e4
Nf5-d6 18.Ne4-c5 Nd6-c4 19.Bf1xc4 17.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8
Bf8xc5 20.Bf2xc5 Qc7xc5 21.Bc4-b3 19.Bf1-e2 Nc8-e7 20.0-0 0-0
Ra8-d8 22.Ra1-d1 0-0 23.d5-d6 21.Nd5-b6 Bd8xb6 22.Rb1xb6 Rf8-d8
Rd8-d7 24.Bb3xf7+ Rf8xf7 25.Qd2-d3 23.Rf1-b1 Ne7-c6 24.a2-a3 Qd7-c7
Qc5-a5+ 26.Rd1-d2 e5-e4 27.Qd3-d5 25.Rb6-b7 Qc7-c8 26.Rb1-b3 Rd8-d7
Qa5-c3 -0.23/14 ] 15.Ra1-b1+- 27.Rb7-b6 Nc6-e7 28.Qd2-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Bf1-e2 Ne7-c6 0.76/17 ] 17.Nc3-d5
Bf8-e7 16.b5xa6 b7xa6 17.0-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Nc3-d5
Qc7-a5 18.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 19.Ra1-b1 Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8 19.Bf1-e2
Rb8xb1 20.Rd1xb1 0-0 21.a2-a4 Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5 21.c4xd5
Be7-d8 22.Rb1-b8 Bd8-c7 23.Rb8-b7 Qd7-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-d7 23.Rb4-b2
Bc7-b6 0.66/15 ] 15...Bf8-e7 0-0 24.Rf1-b1 Bd8-c7 25.a2-a3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bf8-e7 Ra8-b8 26.Qd2-c3 0.69/16 ]
16.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 17.0-0 Nc8-e7 17...Qc7-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.b5xa6 b7xa6 19.Rb1-b6 0-0 17...Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8
20.Rb6xd6 Ra8-c8 21.Rf1-d1 Qc7xc3 19.Bf1-e2 Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5
22.Qd2xc3 Rc8xc3 23.Rd6xd8 21.c4xd5 Qd7-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-a3
Rc3xc2 24.Be2xa6 Bf7xa2 25.Rd8-d2 23.Rb4-b3 Qa3-a4 24.Qd2-c2 0-0
Rc2xd2 26.Rd1xd2 Ba2-b3 27.Rd2-d7 25.Rf1-c1 Bd8-a5 26.Rb3-b7 Qa4xc2
Ne7-c6 28.Ba6-b7 0.86/16 ] 16.b5xa6 27.Rc1xc2 Rf8-b8 28.Be2xa6 Bf7-e8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Bf1-e2 29.a2-a3 Rb8-c8 30.Rc2xc8 Ra8xc8
Be7-d8 17.0-0 Nc8-e7 18.b5xa6 0.82/16 ] 18.c2-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
b7xa6 19.Rb1-b6 0-0 20.Rb6xd6 x64: 18.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 19.0-0 0-0
Ra8-c8 21.Rf1-d1 Qc7xc3 22.Qd2xc3 20.c2-c4 Nc8-e7 21.Rb1-b6 Qc6-d7
Rc8xc3 23.Rd6xd8 Rc3xc2 22.Nd5xe7+ Bd8xe7 23.c4-c5 d6-d5
24.Be2xa6 Bf7xa2 25.Rd8-d2 Rc2xd2 24.c5-c6 Qd7-d6 25.e4xd5 Be7-d8
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26.Rb6xa6 Ra8xa6 27.Be2xa6 Nc8-e7 25.Rb7-a7 Rb8-a8 26.Rb1-b7


Qd6xd5 28.Qd2xd5 Bf7xd5 29.Bf2-c5 Ra8xa7 27.Rb7xa7 Rf8-c8 28.Bd3-e4
Rf8-e8 30.Ba6-b7 Bd5xa2 31.Kg1-f2 Rc8-b8 0.58/15 ] 20...Bf7xd5?
e5-e4 32.Kf2-e3 Bd8-c7 33.Rf1-a1 [ ¹20...Nc8-e7± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ba2-d5 1.14/15 ] 18...0-0 [Houdini 2. 20...Nc8-e7 21.Rf1-c1 Rf8-e8
0c Pro x64: 18...Be7-d8 19.Bf1-e2 22.Bd3-e2 Ra8-c8 23.Be2-d1 Qc6-d7
Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5 21.c4xd5 24.Qd2-d3 Ne7-c6 25.c4-c5 Nc6-d4
Qc6-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-a3 23.Rb4-b3 26.Bf2xd4 e5xd4 27.c5xd6 Rc8xc1
Qa3-a4 24.Qd2-c2 0-0 25.Rf1-c1 28.Rb1xc1 Qd7xd6 29.Qd3xd4
Bd8-a5 26.Rb3-b7 Qa4xc2 27.Rc1xc2 Bd8-a5 0.55/15 ] 21.c4xd5+-
Rf8-b8 28.Be2xa6 Bf7-e8 29.a2-a3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.c4xd5
Rb8-c8 30.Rc2xc8 Ra8xc8 0.82/18 ] Qc6-d7 22.Qd2-e2 Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7
19.Bf1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-b1 Rb8xb7 25.Rb1xb7
19.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 20.0-0 Nc8-e7 a6-a5 26.Qe2-e3 Qd7-d8 27.a2-a4
21.Rb1-b6 Qc6-d7 22.Nd5xe7+ Rf8-f7 28.Bd3-e2 Rf7-e7 29.Qe3-b3
Qd7xe7 23.Qd2xd6 Ra8-c8 24.Rf1-c1 Re7-d7 30.Be2-h5 Nc8-e7
a6-a5 25.Qd6xe7 Bd8xe7 26.Rb6-b7 31.Qb3-d3 1.41/17 ] 21...Qc6-a4
Be7-b4 27.Rc1-c2 Rf8-d8 28.c4-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Qc6-d7
Rc8-c6 29.Rb7-a7 g7-g6 1.11/16 ] 22.Qd2-e2 Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7 Ra8-b8
19...Be7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rf1-b1 Rb8xb7 25.Rb1xb7 a6-a5
19...Be7-d8 20.Qd2-b4 Rf8-e8 26.Qe2-e3 Qd7-d8 27.a2-a4 Rf8-f7
21.Qb4-a3 Nc8-e7 22.0-0 Bd8-c7 28.Bd3-e2 Rf7-e7 29.Qe3-b3 Qd8-e8
23.Rb1-b3 Ra8-b8 24.Rb3xb8 Bc7xb8 30.Qb3-c3 Qe8-d8 31.h2-h3 Bc7-b6
25.Rf1-b1 Qc6-c8 26.Rb1-b6 a6-a5 1.40/18 ] 22.Rb1-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
27.Nd5xe7+ Re8xe7 Diagram x64: 22.Rf1-c1 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-vlq+-+k+0 9r+nvl-trk+0{
9+-+-trlzpp0 50 9+-+-+-zpp0 51
9-tR-zp-zp-+0 9p+-zp-zp-+0
9zp-+-zpP+-0 9+-+PzpP+-0
9-+P+P+-+0 9q+-+P+-+0
9wQ-+L+-+-0 9+-+L+-+-0
9P+-+-vLPzP0 9P+-wQ-vLPzP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[ 9+RtR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
28.Qa3xa5 Bb8-c7 29.Qa5-a6 Bd8-a5 23.Qd2-b2 Nc8-e7 24.Rc1-c4
Qc8-e8 30.Rb6-b7 0.65/17 ] 20.0-0 Qa4-d7 25.Qb2-a3 Ba5-d2 26.Rb1-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qd2-c3 Ne7-c8 27.Rb6-b2 Bd2-f4 28.Rc4-c6
Bf7xd5 21.e4xd5 Qc6-d7 22.0-0 a6-a5 29.Bd3-e2 Rf8-f7 30.Rb2-b1
Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7 Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-b1 a5-a4 31.Qa3-b4 Qd7-d8 32.Qb4-c3
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Qd8-d7 33.g2-g3 1.65/18 ] XIIIIIIIIY


22...Nc8-a7?? the position was bad,
and this mistake simply hastens the 9r+-+-trk+0
end [ 22...Nc8-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9tR-+-+-zpp0 52
x64: 22...Nc8-e7 23.Rf1-b1 Bd8-a5
24.Qd2-b2 Rf8-f7 25.Qb2-b3 Qa4xb3
9p+-zp-zp-+0
26.Rb7xb3 Ba5-c7 27.Rb1-c1 Bc7-a5 9vl-+PzpP+-0
28.Rb3-a3 Ba5-d2 29.Rc1-c2 Bd2-f4
30.Ra3xa6 Ra8xa6 31.Bd3xa6 g7-g6
9q+-+P+-+0
32.f5xg6 h7xg6 1.32/16 ] 23.Rb7xa7 9+-+L+-+-0
[ 23.Bf2xa7?! Ra8xa7 24.Qd2-b4 9P+-wQ-vLPzP0
Qa4xb4 25.Rb7xb4 Bd8-a5² ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rb7xa7
9+-+-+RmK-0[
Ra8xa7 24.Bf2xa7 Bd8-a5 25.Qd2-b2 xiiiiiiiiy
Ba5-b4 26.Rf1-c1 Bb4-a3 27.Qb2-c2
Qa4-e8 28.Rc1-b1 Qe8-a8 29.Qc2-c7
Rf8-c8 30.Qc7-d7 Rc8-d8 31.Qd7-e6+
Kg8-f8 32.Ba7-e3 Rd8-b8 8 C05
33.Rb1xb8+ Qa8xb8 34.Bd3xa6 Carlsen,Magnus
Qb8-b1+ 35.Ba6-f1 Qb1-c2 Gulbrandsen,Tor
36.Qe6-d7 h7-h6 37.Qd7-b7 Qc2xa2 Astlandserien 01/02 div. 1, Nor09.02.2002
(6)
38.Be3-f2 5.25/18 ] 23...Bd8-a5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: C06: French Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4 e5
23...Ra8xa7 24.Bf2xa7 Bd8-a5 Nfd7 5 Bd3 main lines
25.Qd2-b2 Ba5-b4 26.Ba7-f2 Bb4-a3 1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
27.Qb2-b6 a6-a5 28.Qb6-c6 Qa4-b4 3.Nb1-d2 Ng8-f6 4.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
29.Rf1-b1 Qb4-d2 30.Qc6-c2 Qd2xc2 5.Ng1-f3 c7-c5 6.c2-c3 Nb8-c6
31.Bd3xc2 g7-g6 32.Rb1-b6 Ba3-b4 7.Bf1-d3 Qd8-b6 8.0-0 c5xd4
33.Bc2-d3 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4 Rf8-f7 9.c3xd4 Nc6xd4 10.Nf3xd4 Qb6xd4
35.Kg1-g2 Rf7-c7 36.Rb6-c6 4.96/16 ] 11.Nd2-f3 Qd4-b6 Diagram

(Diagram 52) (Diagram 53)

1-0 12.Qd1-a4 Qb6-b4 13.Qa4-c2


Qb4-c5 14.Qc2-e2 Bf8-e7 15.Bc1-e3
Qc5-a5 last book move last book move
16.Be3-g5 [ 16.Rf1-c1 0-0² ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Ra1-c1
Qa5-d8 17.Rf1-e1 0-0 18.Qe2-c2
g7-g6 19.Bd3-b5 b7-b6 20.Be3-h6
Rf8-e8 21.Bb5-c6 Ra8-b8 22.Qc2-a4
a7-a5 23.Qa4-f4 Bc8-b7 0.46/15 ]
16...Qa5-d8 [ 16...Be7xg5!? 17.Nf3xg5
h7-h6³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Be7xg5 17.Nf3xg5 h7-h6
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XIIIIIIIIY Qe7-e8 27.Qa4-c2 Qe8-e7 28.Qc2-d3


Rd8-e8 0.26/17 ] 17...Be7xg5
9r+l+kvl-tr0 [ 17...b7-b6 18.Bg5xe7 Qd8xe7
9zpp+n+pzpp0 53 19.Nf3-d4³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Nd7-c5 18.Bd3-c2 a7-a5
9-wq-+p+-+0 19.a2-a3 a5-a4 20.Ra1-c1 b7-b6
9+-+pzP-+-0 21.Rf1-d1 0-0 22.Rd1-d4 Bc8-a6
9-+-+-+-+0 23.Rd4-g4 f7-f5 24.e5xf6 Be7xf6
25.Nf3-e5 Kg8-h8 26.f2-f3 Ra8-c8
9+-+L+N+-0 27.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 28.Bc2xa4 -0.17/17
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 ] 18.Nf3xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Nf3xg5 g7-g6 19.Ra1-c1 0-0
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[ 20.Qe3-f4 Qd8-b6 21.Rc1-c2 f7-f6
xiiiiiiiiy 22.e5xf6 Nd7xf6 23.Rf1-c1 Bc8-d7
24.Ng5-f3 Bd7-c6 25.Qf4-e5 Bc6-d7
18.Ng5-h7 Qa5-b4 19.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d4 26.Rc2-c7 a7-a6 27.h2-h3 Ra8-c8
20.Rf1-e1 g7-g6 21.Nh7-f6+ Nd7xf6 28.Rc7xc8 Bd7xc8 29.Rc1-c7 0.20/18
22.e5xf6 0-0 23.Qe2-f3 e6-e5 ] 18...Qd8-e7 [ 18...Qd8-b6 19.Qe3-f4
24.Qf3-e3 Qd4xe3 25.f2xe3 Bc8-d7 Nd7xe5 20.Qf4xe5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
26.Rc1-c7 Bd7-c6 27.Rc7-e7 Rf8-e8 x64: 18...g7-g6 19.Ra1-c1 0-0
28.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8 29.Re1-c1 d5-d4 20.Ng5-f3 f7-f6 21.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
30.e3xd4 e5xd4 -0.34/16 ] 17.Qe2-e3 22.Nf3-e5 Bc8-d7 23.Rf1-e1 Bd7-e8
[ 17.Bg5xe7 Qd8xe7 18.Ra1-c1 0-0² ; 24.Ne5-g4 Nf6xg4 25.Qe3xe6+ Rf8-f7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bg5xe7 26.Qe6xg4 Qd8-b6 27.Rc1-c2 Be8-d7
Diagram 28.Qg4-g5 Qb6-d4 29.Qg5-e3
XIIIIIIIIY Qd4xe3 30.Re1xe3 Kg8-g7
31.Rc2-c7 0.11/16 ] 19.Ra1-c1² [Not
9r+lwqk+-tr0{ 19.Bd3xh7 g7-g6 20.Ra1-d1 Nd7-f8= ;
9zpp+nvLpzpp0 54 Weaker is 19.Ng5xh7 Qe7-h4 20.f2-f4
Rh8xh7 21.Bd3xh7 Qh4xh7µ ;
9-+-+p+-+0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rf1-c1
9+-+pzP-+-0 Qe7-b4 20.Rc1-c2 h7-h6 21.Ng5-h7
9-+-+-+-+0 b7-b6 22.Qe3-g3 g7-g6 23.Nh7-f6+
Nd7xf6 24.e5xf6 g6-g5 25.Qg3-c7 0-0
9+-+L+N+-0 26.Qc7-e7 a7-a5 27.Rc2-c7 Bc8-a6
9PzP-+QzPPzP0 28.Bd3xa6 Ra8xa6 29.Ra1-b1
Qb4xe7 30.f6xe7 0.35/17 ] 19...h7-h6?
9tR-+-+RmK-0 [ ¹19...Qe7-b4² and Black can hope to
xiiiiiiiiy live ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Qe7-b4
20.Rc1-c2 h7-h6 21.Ng5-f3 0-0
Qd8xe7 18.Rf1-c1 Nd7-c5 22.Rf1-c1 Qb4-a5 23.a2-a3 Qa5-b6
19.Bd3-b5+ Bc8-d7 20.Bb5xd7+ 24.Nf3-d4 a7-a6 25.f2-f4 f7-f6
Nc5xd7 21.Rc1-c7 0-0 22.Ra1-c1 26.b2-b4 f6xe5 27.f4xe5 Qb6-a7
Ra8-b8 23.Qe2-b5 Rf8-d8 24.Qb5-a4 28.Bd3-g6 0.26/16 ] 20.Qe3xa7!+-
a7-a6 25.h2-h3 h7-h6 26.a2-a3 Deflection: d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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20.Qe3xa7 Ra8xa7 21.Rc1xc8+ Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6


Qe7-d8 22.Rc8xd8+ Ke8xd8 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 e6-e5 29.Rf1-d1
23.Ng5xf7+ Kd8-e7 24.Nf7xh8 Kd7-c7 30.b4-b5 Nc6-e7 31.Bd3-c2
Nd7xe5 25.Bd3-b1 Ne5-c4 Kc7-b6 32.Bc2-b3 Qf6-g6 33.Rh7-h8
26.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d6 27.f2-f4 Nc4xb2 Qg6-d6 34.a3-a4 Qd6-b4 35.Bb3-c2
28.f4-f5 e6xf5 29.Rf1xf5 Nb2-c4 e5-e4 36.Nf3-d4 4.14/19 ] 21...Nd7xb8
30.Ng6-f4 Ra7-a5 31.Rf5-f7 g7-g5 [ 21...Nd7xb8 22.Rc1xc8+ Decoy ;
32.Nf4-d3 Nc4-d2 33.Rf7xb7 Ra5-a3 …21...-- 22.Rc1xc8+ Mate threat ;
34.Nd3-c1 Ra3-c3 35.Nc1-e2 Rc3-a3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Nd7xb8
36.Bb1-h7 Ra3xa2 37.Rb7-b6+ 22.Rc1xc8+ Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8
Kd6-c5 38.Rb6xh6 Nd2-c4 39.Ne2-c3 Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7
Ra2-a3 40.Rh6-h3 g5-g4 2.45/21 ] Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6
20...Ra8-b8? [ 20...Ra8xa7 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 e6-e5 29.Rf1-d1
21.Rc1xc8+ Deflection ; …20...-- Kd7-c7 30.b4-b5 Nc6-e7 31.Bd3-c2
21.Qa7xa8 Wins material ;Houdini 2.0c Kc7-b6 32.Bc2-b3 Qf6-g6 33.Rh7-h8
Pro x64: 20...Ra8xa7 Diagram Qg6-d6 34.a3-a4 Qd6-b4 35.Bb3-c2
XIIIIIIIIY e5-e4 36.Nf3-d4 4.29/22 ] 22.Rc1xc8+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rc1xc8+
9-+l+k+-tr0 Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3
9trp+nwqpzp-0 55 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3
f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4
9-+-+p+-zp0 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+
9+-+pzP-sN-0 Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3
9-+-+-+-+0 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4
e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1
9+-+L+-+-0 Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.58/18 ]
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 22...Ke8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6
9+-tR-+RmK-0[ 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8
xiiiiiiiiy 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4
21.Rc1xc8+ Qe7-d8 22.Rc8xd8+ 30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2
Ke8xd8 23.Ng5xf7+ Kd8-e7 32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
24.Nf7xh8 Nd7xe5 25.Bd3-b1 Ne5-c4 34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4
26.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d6 27.f2-f4 Nc4xb2 36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.77/19 ]
28.f4-f5 e6xf5 29.Rf1xf5 Nb2-c4 23.Rc8xh8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rf5-f7 Nc4-d2 31.Bb1-d3 Ra7-a3 23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4
32.Bd3-e2 Ra3xa2 33.Rf7xb7 Nd2-e4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f6
34.Be2-f1 Kd6-e6 35.g2-g3 Ke6-f6 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4
36.Ng6-f4 d5-d4 37.Nf4-h5+ Kf6-g5 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6
38.Nh5xg7 Ne4-c5 39.Rb7-c7 2.30/20 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3
] 21.Qa7xb8!! Decoy: d8 [Houdini 2.0c 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4 e6-e5
Pro x64: 21.Qa7xb8 Nd7xb8 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2
22.Rc1xc8+ Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8 37.Rc1-c8 3.54/20 ] 23...Nb8-c6
Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nb8-c6
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24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 XIIIIIIIIY


26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 9-+-+-+-+0
30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 9+-+-+-wq-0 56
32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4
9-mk-+pzp-+0
36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.58/21 ] 9+-zpp+-+-0
24.Ng5-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8
9-+-+-+-tR0
26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 9+P+-+-+-0
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 9P+-+-zPPzP0
30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2
32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
9+-+RsN-mK-0[
34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.h3-h4 e5-e4 xiiiiiiiiy
36.Kf1-g1 3.44/19 ] 24...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Qe7-b4 26.Nf3xe5+ Kd7-d6 27.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5
27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 30.b2-b3 c5-c4 31.b3xc4 Qe7-a3
29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 32.Rc1-e1 Qa3-b4 33.Kg1-f1 d5xc4
31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 34.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 35.Re1-d1 Qf8-f6
33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4 e6-e5 36.Rd1-d7+ Kc7-b6 37.Ne5xc4+
35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2 Kb6-b5 38.Nc4-e3 Qf6-a1+ 39.Ne3-d1
37.Rc1-c8 3.58/19 ] 25.Bd3-b5 Kb5-b6 40.Rh7xg7 Qa1xa2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bd3-b5 41.Rd7-b7+ Kb6-c6 42.Rg7-c7+
Kd7-c7 26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.b2-b3 Kc6-d6 43.Nd1-c3 Qa2-a1+ 44.Kf1-e2
Kc7-b7 28.e5xf6 g7xf6 29.Rh8xh6 Qa1-g1 45.Nc3-e4+ Kd6-e5 5.28/19 ]
e6-e5 30.Rf1-c1 Qe7-a3 31.Rc1-c2 26...b7xc6 [ 26...Kd7xc6 is not much
Qa3-e7 32.Rh6-h5 Kb7-b6 33.Rh5-h8 help 27.Nf3xe5+ Kc6-b6 28.a2-a3+- ;
Kb6-b7 34.Nf3-d2 e5-e4 35.h2-h4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Kd7xc6
e4-e3 36.f2xe3 Qe7xe3+ 37.Kg1-h2 27.Nf3xe5+ Kc6-b6 28.Rh8-a8
Qe3-f4+ 38.Kh2-h1 4.30/18 ] Qe7-g5 29.Rf1-e1 Kb6-c7 30.Ra8-e8
25...f6xe5 [ 25...Kd7-c7 is no salvation Qg5-d2 31.Ne5-f3 Qd2xb2 32.Re8xe6
26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.a2-a3+- ; Kc7-b8 33.Re6-e2 Qb2-b4 34.Re2-e7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kd7-c7 Qb4-b2 35.Re7-d7 g7-g5 36.Rd7xd5
26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.b2-b3 c6-c5 Qb2xa2 37.Rd5-d2 Qa2-a3 38.Rd2-d7
28.e5xf6 g7xf6 29.Rf1-c1 Kc7-b7 Qa3-a2 39.Rd7-d6 g5-g4 40.Nf3-e5
30.Rh8xh6 Qe7-g7 31.Rh6-h4 Kb7-b6 h6-h5 4.71/18 ] 27.Nf3xe5+
32.Rc1-d1 Kb6-b5 33.Nf3-e1 Kb5-b6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nf3xe5+
Diagram Kd7-c7 28.Rf1-c1 c6-c5 29.b2-b3
c5-c4 30.b3xc4 Qe7-a3 31.Rc1-e1
(Diagram 56) Qa3-b4 32.Kg1-f1 d5xc4 33.Rh8-h7
Qb4-f8 34.Re1-d1 Qf8-f6 35.Rd1-d7+
34.Ne1-d3 e6-e5 35.Rd1-c1 Qg7-g5 Kc7-b6 36.Ne5xc4+ Kb6-b5
36.Rh4-a4 Qg5-d2 4.31/16 ] 37.Nc4-e3 Qf6-a1+ 38.Ne3-d1 Kb5-b6
26.Bb5xc6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Rh7xg7 Qa1xa2 40.Rd7-b7+
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Kb6-c6 41.Rg7-c7+ Kc6-d6 42.Nd1-c3 XIIIIIIIIY


Qa2-a1+ 43.Kf1-e2 Qa1-a6+
44.Ke2-e3 Qa6-a3 45.Rc7-c4 9-+-+-+-+0
Qa3-c1+ 46.Ke3-f3 5.16/19 ] 9+q+-+-zpR0 57
27...Kd7-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Kd7-d6 28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7
9-+-mkp+-+0
29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3 Qe7-f6 9+-zppsN-+-0
31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5 32.Rc1xc5+ Kc7-d6
33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5 34.Rc2-d2 h6-h5
9-+-+-+-+0
35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7 36.Ra8-a6 Kc7-c8 9+P+-+-zP-0
37.a2-a4 Kc8-b8 38.a4-a5 d5-d4 9P+-+RzP-zP0
39.Rd2-d1 e6-e5 40.b3-b4 h5-h4
41.h2-h3 e5-e4 42.Nd3-c5 5.15/21 ]
9+-+-+K+-0[
28.Rf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: xiiiiiiiiy
28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5
30.b2-b3 Qe7-f6 31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5 30.Re1-e2 Qb4-b5 31.Re2-c2 c6-c5
32.Rc1xc5+ Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5 32.Rh8-g8 Kc7-d6 33.f2-f4 Qb5-b4
34.Rc2-d2 h6-h5 35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7 34.Rc2-e2 Qb4-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2
36.Ra8-a6 h5-h4 37.f2-f3 h4-h3 Qd4-d1 36.Re2-f2 Qd1-e1 37.Rg8xg7
38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 39.Ra7xg7 Qf5-f6 Qe1-e4+ 38.Kg2-h3 c5-c4 39.Rg7-b7
40.Rg7-g8 h3xg2 41.Kg1xg2 Qf6-c3 Qe4-f5+ 40.g3-g4 Qf5-e4 41.Rb7-b6+
42.Rg8-b8+ Kb6-c7 5.02/22 ] Kd6-e7 42.Rb6-a6 Ke7-f6 43.Ra6-c6
28...Kd6-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qe4-e1 44.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+
28...Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3 45.Kg2-g3 4.95/19 ] 30...d5-d4
Qe7-f6 31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5 32.Rc1xc5+ [ 30...Qb4-b5 doesn't improve anything
Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5 34.Rc2-d2 31.Re2-c2 c6-c5 32.Rh8-g8+- ;
h6-h5 35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7 36.Ra8-a6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Qb4-b5
h5-h4 37.f2-f3 h4-h3 38.Ra6-a7+ 31.Re2-c2 c6-c5 32.Rh8-g8 Kc7-d6
Kc7-b6 39.Ra7xg7 Qf5-f8 40.Rg7-g6 33.f2-f4 Qb5-a5 34.Rc2-e2 g7-g5
Qf8-f5 41.Rg6-g8 h3xg2 42.Kg1xg2 35.f4xg5 h6xg5 36.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-c7
5.01/19 ] 29.g2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 37.Re2xe6 Qa5-d2 38.Rg8-e8
x64: 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3 h6-h5 Qd2-c1+ 39.Re6-e1 Qc1-d2
31.Ne5-d3 Qe7-g5 32.Rc1xc5+ 40.Re8-e2 Qd2-d4+ 41.Kg1-g2 g5-g4
Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f6 34.Rh8xh5 42.Nf7-e5 Kc7-b6 4.70/17 ]
Qf6-a1+ 35.Rc2-c1 Qa1xa2 36.b3-b4 31.Rh8-d8! White has to consider
Qa2-a3 37.Rh5-h3 Qa3-a6 38.Rh3-e3 giving back material [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Qa6-b5 39.Nd3-c5 e6-e5 40.Re3-a3 x64: 31.Rh8-d8 h6-h5 32.Rd8-d7+
4.96/18 ] 29...Qe7-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Kc7-c8 33.Rd7xg7 Qb4-f8 34.Rg7-d7
Pro x64: 29...h6-h5 30.Kg1-g2 Qe7-b4 Qf8-b4 35.b2-b3 Qb4-c3 36.Rd7-d6
31.Re1-e2 Qb4-b5 32.Re2-c2 c6-c5 c6-c5 37.Ne5-c4 h5-h4 38.Re2xe6
33.Rh8xh5 Kc7-d6 34.b2-b3 Qb5-b4 Qc3-c1+ 39.Kg1-g2 h4-h3+
35.Rc2-e2 Qb4-b5 36.Kg2-f1 Qb5-b4 40.Kg2xh3 Qc1-f1+ 41.Kh3-g4 Qf1xf2
37.Rh5-h7 Qb4-b7 Diagram 42.h2-h4 Qf2xa2 43.Re6-e5 Kc8-b7
38.Rh7-h8 Kd6-c7 4.93/16 ] 44.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c7 45.Re5xc5+
30.Re1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc7-d7 5.89/14 ] 31...Qb4-b5
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[ 31...Kc7xd8 32.Ne5xc6+ Kd8-c7 42.Re6-e5+ Kb5-c6 43.Nf3-d4+


( 32...Kd8-c8 33.Nc6xb4 Combination ; Kc6-d6 44.Re7-e6+ Kd6-d7
32...Kd8-d7 33.Nc6xb4 Combination ; 45.Re5xg5 6.39/15 ] 33.Re2-e4
32...Kd8-e8 33.Re2xe6+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Re2-e4
Decoy Double attack ) 33.Nc6xb4 g7-g6 34.Rd7xd4 Qb5xb2 35.Rd4-c4
Combination ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc8-d8 36.Ne5xc6+ Kd8-d7
31...h6-h5 32.Rd8-d7+ Kc7-c8 37.Kg1-g2 h6-h5 38.Nc6-e5+ Kd7-e7
33.Rd7xg7 Qb4-f8 34.Rg7-d7 Qf8-b4 39.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-f6 40.Ng6-f4 e6-e5
35.b2-b3 Qb4-c3 36.Rd7-d6 c6-c5 41.Nf4-d3 Qb2xa2 42.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-f7
37.Ne5-c4 h5-h4 38.Re2xe6 Qc3-c1+ 43.Re4xe5 6.43/14 ] 33...c6-c5
39.Kg1-g2 h4-h3+ 40.Kg2xh3 Qc1-f1+ [ 33...g7-g5 hardly improves anything
41.Kh3-g4 Qf1xf2 42.h2-h4 Qf2xa2 34.a2-a4 Qb5-b4 35.Rd7-d8+ Kc8-c7
43.Re6-e5 Kc8-b7 44.Rd6-b6+ 36.Rd8xd4 Qb4xb2 37.Rd4-d7+
Kb7-c7 45.Re5xc5+ Kc7-d7 6.02/15 ] Kc7-c8 38.Re4-d4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
32.Rd8-d7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 33...g7-g5 34.a2-a4 Qb5-b4
32.Rd8-d7+ Kc7-b8 33.Re2-e4 35.Rd7xd4 Qb4xb2 36.Ne5xc6 h6-h5
Kb8-c8 34.b2-b3 Qb5-a5 35.Ne5xc6 37.Nc6-a7+ Kc8-c7 38.Re4xe6
Qa5-d2 36.Kg1-g2 Kc8xd7 Qb2-b1+ 39.Kg1-g2 Qb1-b7+
37.Re4xd4+ Qd2xd4 38.Nc6xd4 40.Na7-c6 Qb7-b3 41.Re6-f6 h5-h4
Kd7-d6 39.b3-b4 g7-g6 40.Nd4-b3 42.Nc6-e5 Kc7-c8 43.Rf6-c6+ Kc8-b7
Diagram 44.Rd4-d7+ Kb7-b8 45.a4-a5 6.77/15 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Re4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Re4-f4 Qb5xd7 35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7
9-+-+-+-+0{ 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6 37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4
9+-+-+-+-0 58 38.Kg1-f1 e6-e5 39.Kf1-e2 h6-h5
40.Ke2-d2 Kd6-c6 41.Rg7-h7 h5-h4
9-+-mkp+pzp0 42.Rh7xh4 Kc6-c5 43.Rh4-h5 Kc5-d6
9+-+-+-+-0 44.a2-a4 Kd6-e6 45.f2-f3 c4-c3+
9-zP-+-+-+0 46.b2xc3 Ke6-d5 47.c3xd4 Kd5xd4
48.a4-a5 e5-e4 49.f3xe4 Kd4xe4
9+N+-+-zP-0 50.a5-a6 Ke4-d4 9.83/16 ]
9P+-+-zPKzP0 34...Qb5xd7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Qb5xd7 35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7
9+-+-+-+-0 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6 37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4
xiiiiiiiiy 38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5 39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5
40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5 41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6
h6-h5 41.a2-a4 e6-e5 42.a4-a5 42.Rg5xh5 Kd6-c6 43.Ke2-d2 Kc6-d6
Kd6-c6 43.a5-a6 Kc6-b6 44.Nb3-c5 44.f2-f4 Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6
e5-e4 6.42/14 ] 32...Kc7-c8 46.h2-h4 Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Kc7-c8 48.Rg5xe5+ Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 10.36/17
33.Re2-e4 g7-g6 34.Rd7xd4 Qb5xb2 ] 35.Ne5xd7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Rd4-c4 g6-g5 36.Rc4xc6+ Kc8-b7 35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6
37.Kg1-g2 h6-h5 38.Rc6xe6 Qb2-d2 37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4 38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5
39.Re6-e7+ Kb7-a6 40.Ne5-f3 39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5 40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5
Qd2xa2 41.Re4-e6+ Ka6-b5 41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6 42.Ke2-d2
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Kd6-c6 43.Rg5xh5 Kc6-d6 44.f2-f4 XIIIIIIIIY


Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6 46.h2-h4
Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5 48.Rg5xe5+ 9rsn-+k+-tr0
Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 9.84/18 ] 35...Kc8xd7 9zpp+qvl-zpp0 60
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Kc8xd7 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6
9-+-+psn-+0
37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4 38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5 9+-zp-+-+-0
39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5 40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5
41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6 42.Rg5xh5
9-+P+-zP-+0
Kd6-c6 43.Ke2-d2 Kc6-d6 44.f2-f4 9+-+-+-+-0
Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6 46.h2-h4 9PzP-zPQ+PzP0
Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5 48.Rg5xe5+
Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 9.10/19 ]
9tRNvL-mK-sNR0[
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+-+-+0 13.Nb1-c3 Qf4-d6 14.Qe6xd6 Be7xd6
9+-+k+-zp-0 59 15.d2-d3 0-0 16.Bc1-g5 Nf6-g4
17.Nc3-e4 Bd6xh2 18.0-0-0 Bh2-e5
9-+-+p+-zp0 19.Ne4xc5 Ng4-f2 20.Rd1-e1 Nf2xh1
9+-zp-+-+-0 21.Re1xe5 0.32/15 ] 9.Qe2xe6
9-+-zp-tR-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Qe2xe6
f7xe6 10.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 11.Ng1-f3
9+-+-+-zP-0 Be7-d6 12.d2-d3 0-0 13.Ke1-e2
9PzP-+-zP-zP0 e6-e5 14.f4xe5 Bd6xe5 15.Bc1-e3
Ra8-e8 16.Ke2-d2 b7-b6 17.Rh1-f1
9+-+-+-mK-0[ Be5-c7 18.Ra1-e1 Nf6-g4 19.h2-h3
xiiiiiiiiy 0.35/18 ] 9...f7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 9...f7xe6 10.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6
1-0 11.Ng1-f3 Be7-d6 12.Nf3-g5 Nc6-d4
13.Nc3-b5 Nd4xb5 14.c4xb5 Ke8-e7
15.d2-d3 a7-a6 16.b5xa6 Ra8xa6
9 B21 17.0-0 h7-h6 18.Ng5-e4 Rh8-a8
Kvisvik,Brede Alexander 19.a2-a3 Nf6xe4 20.d3xe4 Ra6-a4
Carlsen,Magnus 21.e4-e5 0.51/16 ] 10.Ng1-f3
ch U18 int Lysaker (3) 23.03.2002 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.Nb1-c3
Nb8-c6 11.Ng1-f3 Be7-d6 12.Nf3-g5
B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit Nc6-d4 13.Nc3-b5 Nd4xb5 14.c4xb5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.f2-f4 d7-d5 3.e4xd5 Ke8-e7 15.d2-d3 a7-a6 16.b5xa6
Ng8-f6 4.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 5.Bb5xd7+ Ra8xa6 17.0-0 h7-h6 18.Ng5-e4
Qd8xd7 6.c2-c4 e7-e6 7.Qd1-e2 Rh8-a8 19.a2-a3 Nf6xe4 20.d3xe4
Bf8-e7 8.d5xe6 last book move last Ra6-a4 21.e4-e5 0.33/17 ] 10...Nb8-c6
book move Qd7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Be7-d6
x64: 8...f7xe6 Diagram 11.d2-d3 Nb8-c6 12.Nb1-c3 0-0
9.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 10.Nf3-e5 Qd7-d4 13.0-0 Ra8-d8 14.Nf3-g5 Diagram
11.Ne5xc6 b7xc6 12.Qe2xe6 Qd4xf4 Rf8-e8 15.Ng5-e4 Nf6xe4 16.d3xe4
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XIIIIIIIIY Nd4-b3 15.Ra1-b1 Rf8-e8 16.Rf1-d1


Nb3-d4 17.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 18.Nc3-e2
9-+-tr-trk+0{ d4-d3 19.Ne2-c3 e6-e5 20.b2-b4
9zpp+-+-zpp0 61 e5xf4 21.g3xf4 0.28/14 ] 13...Be7-d6=
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nf6-d7
9-+nvlpsn-+0 14.d2-d3 Nc6-b4 15.Nb1-d2 Rf8xf4
9+-zp-+-sN-0 16.Nd2-e4 Rf4-f8 17.Ra3-b3 Nb4-c6
9-+P+-zP-+0 18.Bc1-d2 Nc6-d4 19.Nf3xd4 Rf8xf1+
20.Kg1xf1 c5xd4 21.Kf1-e2 Rd8-f8
9+-sNP+-+-0 22.Rb3-b5 Kc8-c7 0.06/15 ] 14.g2-g3
9PzP-+-+PzP0 Prevents intrusion on f4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14.d2-d3 Bd6-c7 15.Bc1-e3
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 Nf6-g4 16.Be3xc5 Rf8-f5 17.h2-h3
xiiiiiiiiy Rf5xc5 18.h3xg4 Bc7xf4 19.Nb1-d2
Bf4xd2 20.Nf3xd2 Rc5-g5 21.Nd2-e4
Nc6-d4 17.e4-e5 Bd6-e7 18.Rf1-d1 Rg5xg4 22.c4-c5 Kc8-b8 23.a4-a5
Re8-f8 19.Bc1-e3 Nd4-c2 20.Rd1xd8 h7-h5 24.Ne4-d6 Rg4-g3 25.Rf1-f7
Rf8xd8 0.34/16 ] 11.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c 0.15/16 ] 14...e6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Pro x64: 11.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 12.d2-d3 x64: 14...Rf8-e8 15.Nb1-c3 Nc6-b4
0-0 13.Ke1-e2 e6-e5 14.f4xe5 16.b2-b3 Nb4-d3 17.Kg1-g2 Kc8-b8
Bd6xe5 15.Bc1-e3 Ra8-e8 16.Ke2-d2 18.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 19.Nb5xd6 Rd8xd6
b7-b6 17.Rh1-f1 Be5-c7 18.Ra1-e1 20.Ra3-a2 Rd6-b6 21.Ra2-a3 Re8-d8
Nf6-g4 19.h2-h3 0.32/16 ] 11...0-0-0 22.a4-a5 Rb6-d6 0.07/14 ] 15.f4xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Ra8-d8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.f4-f5 Nc6-d4
12.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 13.d2-d3 0-0 16.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 17.Ra3-b3 Nf6-g4
14.Nf3-g5 Rf8-e8 15.Ng5-e4 Nf6xe4 18.d2-d3 g7-g6 19.f5xg6 Diagram
16.d3xe4 Nc6-d4 17.e4-e5 Bd6-e7
18.Rf1-d1 Re8-f8 19.Bc1-e3 Nd4-c2 (Diagram 62)
20.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 0.34/15 ] 12.a2-a4
[ 12.Nb1-c3 Rh8-f8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Rf8xf1+ 20.Kg1xf1 Rd8-f8+ 21.Kf1-e1
x64: 12.Nb1-c3 Rh8-f8 13.g2-g3 Rf8-e8+ 22.Ke1-d1 h7xg6 23.Nb1-d2
Nc6-b4 14.Ra1-b1 Kc8-d7 15.Nf3-e5+ Ng4-e3+ 24.Kd1-e2 Ne3xc4+
Kd7-c7 16.a2-a3 Nb4-c2 17.d2-d3 25.Nd2-e4 Kc8-c7 26.Bc1-g5 b7-b6
a7-a6 18.Kg1-g2 Nf6-d7 19.Ne5-f3 27.Rb3-b5 0.02/16 ] 15...Nc6xe5
Nd7-f6 20.Rf1-f2 Nc2-d4 21.Nf3xd4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bd6xe5
Rd8xd4 0.52/16 ] 12...Rh8-f8² 16.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 17.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Rh8-e8 18.a4-a5 a7-a6 19.h2-h3 Rd8-d6
13.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 14.d2-d3 Bd6-c7 20.d2-d3 Bd4xc3 21.Ra3xc3 Nc6-b4
15.Rf1-d1 Nc6-b4 16.Nf3-e1 Kc8-b8 22.Rf1-e1 Nb4xd3 23.Re1xe8+
17.Bc1-e3 b7-b6 18.a4-a5 Nf6-g4 Nf6xe8 24.Bc1-f4 Nd3xf4+ 25.g3xf4
19.a5xb6 a7xb6 20.Be3-d2 Nb4xd3 -0.01/15 ] 16.Nf3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c
21.Ne1xd3 Rd8xd3 0.16/15 ] Pro x64: 16.Nf3xe5 Bd6xe5 17.Ra3-f3
13.Ra1-a3 [ 13.Nb1-c3 Nf6-g4 b7-b6 18.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 19.Nb1-c3
14.h2-h3 Ng4-h6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3 Kc8-b7 21.d2-d3
x64: 13.Nb1-c3 Nc6-d4 14.g2-g3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2 Re8-e7 23.g3-g4
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XIIIIIIIIY Re8-e7 23.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4


Re7-f7 25.Nc3-b5 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3
9-+ktr-tr-+0{ Rf7-d7 27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.14/17 ]
9zpp+-+-+p0 62 18...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...b7-b6 19.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3
9-+-vl-+P+0 Kc8-b7 21.d2-d3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2
9+-zp-+-+-0 Re8-e7 23.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4
9P+Pzp-+n+0 Re7-f7 25.Nc3-b5 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3
Rf7-d7 27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.26/17 ]
9+R+P+-zP-0 19.Nb1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zP-+-+-zP0 19.Nb1-c3 Nf6-g4 20.b2-b3 Ng4-e5
21.Rf3-f5 g7-g6 22.Rf5-f4 Ne5-d3
9+NvL-+RmK-0 23.Rf4-f7 Nd3xc1 24.Rf1xc1 Bd4xc3
xiiiiiiiiy 25.d2xc3 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-h3 Rd8-d2
27.Rc1-h1 h7-h6 28.Rf7-h7 h6-h5
Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4 Re7-f7 25.Nc3-b5 29.Kh3-h4 0.17/17 ] 19...Nf6-g4
Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3 Rf7-d7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...h7-h6
27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.14/18 ] 20.b2-b3 a7-a6 21.a4-a5 Kc8-c7
16...Bd6xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.h2-h3 Kc7-c6 23.h3-h4 Rd8-d7
16...Bd6xe5 17.Ra3-f3 Rf8-e8 24.Rf3-f5 Bd4xc3 25.d2xc3 Nf6-e4
18.Kg1-g2 Kc8-c7 19.d2-d3 Kc7-b6 26.Rf1-f3 Ne4-d2 27.Bc1xd2 Rd7xd2+
20.h2-h3 Be5-d4 21.Nb1-c3 Bd4xc3 28.Rf3-f2 0.18/15 ] 20.Rf3-f7
22.b2xc3 Kb6-a5 23.Rf1-f2 Ka5xa4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.b2-b3
24.g3-g4 Ka4-b3 25.Rf2-b2+ Kb3xc3 Ng4-e5 21.Rf3-f5 g7-g6 22.Rf5-f6
26.Rb2xb7 Rd8xd3 27.Rb7xg7 Rd3xf3 Ne5-d3 23.Rf6-f7 Nd3xc1 24.Rf1xc1
28.Kg2xf3 Kc3xc4 29.Rg7xa7 0.24/16 ] Bd4xc3 25.d2xc3 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-h3
17.Ra3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd8-d2 27.Rc1-h1 h7-h6 28.Rf7-h7
17.Ra3-f3 b7-b6 18.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 Rd2-c2 29.Rh7xh6 Rc2xc3 30.Rh1-f1
19.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3 Kc8-b7 Rc3xb3 31.Rh6xg6 0.17/16 ]
21.d2-d3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2 Re8-e7 20...h7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4 Re7-f7 20...h7-h5 21.Rf7-f5 g7-g6 22.Rf5-g5
25.Nc3-b5 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3 Rf7-d7 Re8-f8 23.Rf1xf8 Rd8xf8 24.Nc3-e4
27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.15/17 ] Ng4-e5 25.b2-b3 b7-b6 26.Bc1-a3
17...Be5-d4+ A classical outpost Kc8-b7 27.a4-a5 Kb7-c6 28.h2-h3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...b7-b6 Kc6-b7 29.h3-h4 Kb7-c7 30.a5-a6
18.Kg1-g2 h7-h6 19.h2-h3 Be5-d4 Kc7-c6 31.Ba3-c1 0.26/16 ] 21.h2-h3
20.d2-d3 Kc8-b7 21.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8 White threatens to win material: h3xg4
22.g3-g4 Re8-e6 23.Bc1-f4 Rd8-f8 [ 21.a4-a5!?² should be considered ;
24.Bf4-g3 Rf8-e8 25.Rf3-f5 a7-a6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Rf7-f5
26.Rf5-f3 g7-g5 27.Rf3-f5 Bd4xc3 Diagram
28.b2xc3 Re6-e2+ 29.Rf5-f2 0.24/15 ] g7-g6 22.Rf5-g5 Re8-f8 23.Rf1xf8
18.Kg1-g2 White's piece can't move: Rd8xf8 24.Nc3-e4 Ng4-e5 25.b2-b3
c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Kg1-g2 b7-b6 26.Bc1-a3 Kc8-b7 27.a4-a5
b7-b6 19.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3 Kb7-c7 28.h2-h3 Kc7-b7 29.h3-h4
Kc8-b7 21.d2-d3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2 Kb7-c6 30.a5xb6 a7xb6 31.Ba3-c1
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XIIIIIIIIY 23.Rg7-f7 Re8-e1 24.Rf7-f3 Bd4xc3


25.Rf3xd3 Rd8xd3 26.Rf1xe1 Bc3xb2
9-+ktrr+-+0{ 27.Bc1xb2 Rd3xd2+ 28.Kg2-f1
9zpp+-+-zp-0 63 Rd2xb2 29.Re1-e5 Rb2-b1+
30.Kf1-e2 Rb1-b2+ 31.Ke2-f3
9-+-+-+-+0 Rb2-b3+ 32.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 33.Kf2-e1
9+-zp-+R+p0 Rb2-g2 34.Re5xc5+ Kc8-d7
9P+Pvl-+n+0 35.Rc5xh5 Rg2xg3 36.Ke1-f2 Rg3-c3
37.Rh5-h7+ Kd7-c6 0.10/16 ]
9+-sN-+-zP-0 23...Re8-e1µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zP-zP-+KzP0 23...Re8-e1 24.Nc3-b5 Re1xf1
25.Kg2xf1 Nd3xc1 26.Nb5xd4 c5xd4
9+-vL-+R+-0 27.Rg5-c5+ Kc8-d7 28.Rc5-d5+
xiiiiiiiiy Kd7-c7 29.Rd5-c5+ Kc7-b8
30.Rc5xh5 Rd8-f8+ 31.Kf1-g2 Nc1-d3
Rf8-f7 0.18/16 ] 21...Ng4-e5³ 32.Rh5-d5 Rf8-f2+ 33.Kg2-g1 Rf2xd2
Black threatens to win material: Ne5xf7 34.Rd5xd4 Rd2-d1+ 35.Kg1-h2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Ng4-e5 Nd3xb2 Diagram
22.Rf7-f5 g7-g6 23.Rf5-g5 Re8-f8 XIIIIIIIIY
24.d2-d3 Rf8xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Ne5xd3
26.Bc1-f4 Bd4xc3 27.b2xc3 Rd8-f8 9-mk-+-+-+0
28.Kf1-g2 Nd3xf4+ 29.g3xf4 Rf8xf4 9zpp+-+-+-0 64
30.Rg5xc5+ Kc8-d7 31.Kg2-g3 Rf4-f1
32.Rc5-a5 a7-a6 33.Ra5-d5+ Kd7-e6
9-+-+-+-+0
34.h3-h4 b7-b6 35.Rd5-d2 -0.32/18 ] 9+-+-+-+-0
22.Rf7xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rf7-f5 g7-g6 23.Rf5-g5 Re8-f8
9P+PtR-+-+0
24.d2-d3 Rf8xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Ne5xd3 9+-+-+-zPP0
26.Bc1-f4 Bd4xc3 27.b2xc3 Rd8-f8 9-sn-+-+-mK0
28.Kf1-g2 Nd3xf4+ 29.g3xf4 Rf8xf4
30.Rg5xc5+ Kc8-d7 31.Kg2-g3 Rf4-f1
9+-+r+-+-0[
32.Rc5-a5 a7-a6 33.Ra5-d5+ Kd7-e6 xiiiiiiiiy
34.h3-h4 b7-b6 35.Rd5-d2 -0.28/16 ]
22...Ne5-d3 [ 22...Re8-f8 23.Rg7-e7³ ; 36.Rd4xd1 Nb2xd1 37.h3-h4 Kb8-c8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Re8-f8 38.h4-h5 Nd1-e3 39.c4-c5 Kc8-d7
23.Rf1xf8 Rd8xf8 24.Nc3-e4 Ne5-d3 40.Kh2-h3 Kd7-c6 41.h5-h6 Kc6xc5
25.Ne4-d6+ Kc8-b8 26.Rg7xb7+ 42.h6-h7 -0.65/17 ] 24.Rg5xh5
Kb8-a8 27.Rb7-f7 Rf8xf7 28.Nd6xf7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nc3-b5
Nd3xc1 29.Kg2-f3 Bd4xb2 30.g3-g4 Re1xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Nd3xc1 26.Nb5xd4
h5xg4+ 31.h3xg4 Ka8-b7 32.g4-g5 c5xd4 27.Rg5-c5+ Kc8-d7 28.Rc5-d5+
Kb7-c6 33.Kf3-e4 Nc1-b3 34.d2-d3 Kd7-c7 29.Rd5-c5+ Kc7-b8
Bb2-g7 35.g5-g6 Kc6-d7 36.Ke4-d5 30.Rc5xh5 Rd8-f8+ 31.Kf1-g2 Nc1-d3
Nb3-c1 37.Kd5-e4 Kd7-e6 -0.29/17 ] 32.Rh5-d5 Rf8-f2+ 33.Kg2-g1 Rf2xd2
23.Rg7-g5 [ ¹23.Rg7-f7² and White is 34.Rd5xd4 Rd2-d1+ 35.Kg1-h2
still in the game ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd3xb2 36.Rd4xd1 Nb2xd1 37.h3-h4
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Kb8-c8 38.h4-h5 Nd1-e3 39.c4-c5 -0.36/17 ] 27.Ke2-d1 White threatens


Kc8-d7 40.Kh2-h3 Kd7-c6 41.h5-h6 to win material: Kd1xc1 [Houdini 2.0c
Kc6xc5 42.h6-h7 -0.58/15 ] Pro x64: 27.Ke2-d1 Nc1-d3 28.b2-b3
24...Re1xf1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rf8-f3 29.Nc3-e4 Nd3-e5 30.Ne4-d6+
24...Re1xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Nd3xc1 Kc8-b8 31.Rh5-h8+ Kb8-c7
26.Kf1-g2 Nc1-b3 27.Nc3-e4 Bd4xb2 32.Nd6-b5+ Kc7-b6 33.a4-a5+ Kb6-a6
28.h3-h4 Bb2-c1 29.Ne4xc5 Rd8xd2+ 34.Nb5xd4 c5xd4 35.Rh8-h6+ b7-b6
30.Kg2-h3 Nb3xc5 31.Rh5xc5+ 36.Rh6-e6 Ne5-f7 37.a5xb6 a7xb6
Kc8-d7 32.h4-h5 Rd2-c2 33.a4-a5 38.Re6-e7 Nf7-d8 Diagram
Kd7-d6 34.Rc5-d5+ Kd6-c6 XIIIIIIIIY
35.Rd5-d4 Bc1-h6 36.Rd4-e4 Kc6-d6
37.g3-g4 Bh6-g5 -0.66/17 ] 25.Kg2xf1 9-+-sn-+-+0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Kg2xf1 9+-+-tR-+-0 65
Nd3xc1 26.Kf1-g2 Nc1-b3 27.Nc3-e4
Bd4xb2 28.h3-h4 Bb2-c1 29.Ne4xc5
9kzp-+-+-+0
Rd8xd2+ 30.Kg2-h3 Nb3xc5 9+-+-+-+-0
31.Rh5xc5+ Kc8-d7 32.h4-h5 Rd2-c2
33.a4-a5 Kd7-d6 34.Rc5-d5+ Kd6-c6
9-+Pzp-+-+0
35.Rd5-d4 Bc1-h6 36.Rd4-e4 Kc6-d6 9+P+-+rzPP0
37.g3-g4 Bh6-g5 -0.77/14 ] 9-+-zP-+-+0
25...Rd8-f8+ [ 25...Nd3xc1!?
26.Nc3-e4 b7-b6µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9+-+K+-+-0[
x64: 25...Nd3xc1 26.Kf1-g2 Nc1-b3 xiiiiiiiiy
27.Nc3-e4 Bd4xb2 28.h3-h4 Bb2-c1
29.Ne4xc5 Rd8xd2+ 30.Kg2-h3 39.Re7-e8 Nd8-c6 40.Re8-e6
Nb3xc5 31.Rh5xc5+ Kc8-d7 32.h4-h5 -0.28/17 ] 27...Nc1-d3 Black threatens
Rd2-c2 33.a4-a5 Kd7-d6 34.Rc5-d5+ to win material: Nd3xb2 [Houdini 2.0c
Kd6-c6 35.Rd5-d4 Bc1-h6 36.Rd4-e4 Pro x64: 27...Nc1-b3 28.Kd1-c2
Kc6-d6 37.g3-g4 Bh6-g5 -0.63/15 ] Nb3-a1+ 29.Kc2-d1 Rf8-f1+
26.Kf1-e2³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+ 31.Ke2-d1 Rf2-h2
26.Kf1-e2 Nd3xc1+ 27.Ke2-d1 Nc1-b3 32.Nc3-e4 Rh2-h1+ 33.Kd1-e2
28.Kd1-c2 Nb3-a1+ 29.Kc2-d1 Na1-b3 34.Rh5-h7 Nb3-a5
Rf8-f1+ 30.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+ 31.Ke2-d1 35.Ne4-d6+ Kc8-b8 36.g3-g4 Bd4-e5
Na1-b3 32.Nc3-e4 Rf2-f3 33.Kd1-e2 37.Nd6-e4 Na5xc4 38.Ne4xc5
Rf3-f8 34.Ke2-d3 b7-b6 35.Rh5-d5 Rh1-h2+ 39.Ke2-e1 Be5-g3+ -0.30/15
Rf8-f1 36.h3-h4 Kc8-c7 37.Kd3-e2 ] 28.Kd1-c2 White threatens to win
-0.33/16 ] 26...Nd3xc1+ [Houdini 2.0c material: Kc2xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Pro x64: 26...Nd3xc1+ 27.Ke2-d1 x64: 28.b2-b3 Rf8-f3 29.Nc3-e4
Nc1-d3 28.b2-b3 Rf8-f3 29.Nc3-e4 Nd3-e5 30.Ne4xc5 Bd4xc5 31.Rh5xe5
Nd3-e5 30.Ne4-d6+ Kc8-b8 Bc5-d6 32.Re5-e3 Rf3xe3 33.d2xe3
31.Rh5-h8+ Kb8-c7 32.Nd6-b5+ Bd6xg3 34.Kd1-e2 Kc8-d7 35.Ke2-f3
Kc7-b6 33.a4-a5+ Kb6-a6 34.Nb5xd4 Bg3-e1 36.Kf3-e4 Kd7-e6 37.Ke4-d4
c5xd4 35.Rh8-h6+ b7-b6 36.Rh6-e6 Be1-b4 38.h3-h4 -0.31/15 ]
Ne5-f7 37.a5xb6 a7xb6 38.Re6-e7 28...Nd3-b4+ Black can be proud of
Nf7-d8 39.Re7-e8 Nd8-c6 40.Re8-e6 that piece [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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30.Nc3-e4 b7-b6 31.b2-b3 Rf8-f3 39.Rh5-h6 Rd3-e3 40.Ne4-g5 Kc8-d7
32.g3-g4 Rf3xb3 33.Rh5-h7 Nb4-d3 41.Rh6xa6 -2.27/15 ] 31...Rd2xb2+
34.g4-g5 Rb3-b4 35.Kd1-e2 Nd3-f4+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Rd2xb2+
36.Ke2-f3 Nf4-g6 37.h3-h4 Rb4xa4 32.Kb3-a4 Nb4-c2 33.Nb5xa7+
38.h4-h5 Ra4-a3+ 39.Kf3-e2 Ng6-f4+ Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6
40.Ke2-d1 -0.49/16 ] 29.Kc2-b3?? Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
another step towards the grave Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
[ ¹29.Kc2-d1µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rb2-b4# -#9/23 ] 32.Kb3-a4
29.Kc2-d1 Rf8-f1+ 30.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kb3-a4
31.Ke2-d1 Nb4-d3 32.Kd1-c2 Rf2-f3 Nb4-c2 33.Nb5xa7+ Kc8-b8
33.g3-g4 Nd3-b4+ 34.Kc2-d1 Rf3-f1+ 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3
35.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+ 36.Ke2-d1 Nb4-d3 36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
37.b2-b3 Rf2-g2 38.Rh5-h7 Bd4xc3 Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
39.d2xc3 Nd3-f2+ 40.Kd1-e1 Nf2-e4 Rb2-b4# -#8/26 ] 32...Nb4-c2
41.Ke1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 42.Kf1-e1 -0.44/16 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nb4-c2
29...Rf8-f2-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nb5xa7+ Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+
29...Rf8-f2 30.h3-h4 Rf2xd2 31.Rh5-f5 b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+
Nb4-c6 32.h4-h5 Nc6-a5+ 33.Kb3-a3 Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+ Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4
Na5xc4+ 34.Ka3-b3 Nc4-a5+ Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5 Rb2-b4# -#8/23 ]
35.Kb3-a3 Rd2-g2 36.Rf5-g5 Kc8-d7 33.a5-a6 [ 33.Nb5xa7+ cannot change
37.h5-h6 Rg2-h2 38.Rg5-g6 Na5-c4+ what is in store for White Kc8-b8
39.Ka3-b3 Nc4xb2 40.Nc3-b5 c5-c4+ 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3
41.Kb3-b4 Nb2-d3+ 42.Kb4xc4 36.a6-a7+ Kb8xa7 37.Rh5-h7+
Nd3-e5+ -2.18/12 ] 30.a4-a5 Ka7-b6 38.Rh7-b7+ Kb6xb7 39.h3-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Nc3-e4 Ne3xc4 40.h4-h5 Rb2-b4# ;
Rf2-f3+ 31.Ne4-c3 Rf3xg3 32.a4-a5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nb5xa7+
Rg3-d3 33.Rh5-f5 Rd3xh3 34.Rf5-f8+ Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6
Kc8-d7 35.Rf8-b8 Kd7-c7 36.Rb8-f8 Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
a7-a6 37.Kb3-a4 Nb4-d3 38.Nc3-d5+ Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
Kc7-c6 -2.43/13 ] 30...Rf2xd2 Rb2-b4# -#7/24 ] 33...Rb2-b4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Rf2xd2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rb2-b4+
31.g3-g4 Nb4-c6 32.a5-a6 b7xa6 34.Ka4-a5 b7-b6# -#2/9 ] 34.Ka4-a5
33.Kb3-a3 Nc6-a5 34.Nc3-e4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ka4-a5
Na5xc4+ 35.Ka3-b3 Nc4-a5+ b7-b6# -#1/1 ] 34...b7-b6# Diagram
36.Kb3-a3 Rd2-d3+ 37.Ka3-a4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...b7-b6#
Na5-b7 38.b2-b4 c5-c4 39.Rh5-h6 -#1/11 ]
Rd3-e3 40.Ne4-g5 Kc8-d7
41.Rh6xa6 -2.50/15 ] 31.Nc3-b5 (Diagram 66)
[ 31.Kb3-a3 there is nothing else
anyway a7-a6 32.h3-h4-+ ;Houdini 2. 0-1
0c Pro x64: 31.Kb3-a3 Nb4-c6
32.a5-a6 b7xa6 33.g3-g4 Nc6-a5
34.Nc3-e4 Na5xc4+ 35.Ka3-b3
Nc4-a5+ 36.Kb3-a3 Rd2-d3+
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9zp-+-+-+-0 66 9zpp+-zppvlp0 67
9Pzp-+-+-+0 9-+N+-+p+0
9mKNzp-+-+R0 9+-+n+-+-0
9-trPvl-+-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zPP0 9+-sN-vLP+-0
9-+n+-+-+0 9PzPPwQ-+PzP0
9+-+-+-+-0[ 9+-mKR+L+R0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
16.c2-c3 Bc8-f5 17.Bf1-d3 e7-e6
18.Bd3xf5 e6xf5 19.Qa3-d6 Qb8-b5
10 B76 20.Qd6-d7 Qb5-e2 21.Qd7-d2 Qe2-c4
Carlsen,Magnus 22.Qd2-d5 Qc4-e2 23.Rh1-e1 Qe2xg2
Anagnostopoulos,Dimitrios 24.Rd1-d2 Qg2-h3 25.Kc1-b1
Bergen Chess International (4)23.07.2002 Ra8-b8 0.40/15 ] 16...Rf8-d8=
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
B76: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 16...Rf8-d8 17.Bd4-c3 Bg7-h6+
9 g4 and 9 0-0-0 18.Bc3-d2 Rd8xd2 19.Rd1xd2 Qb8-e5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 20.Bf1-d3 Bh6xd2+ 21.Kc1xd2
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 Qe5-g5+ 22.Kd2-d1 Qg5xg2
5.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 6.Bc1-e3 Bf8-g7 23.Rh1-e1 Bc8-e6 24.Qa3xe7
7.f2-f3 Nb8-c6 8.Qd1-d2 0-0 9.0-0-0 Diagram
d6-d5 10.e4xd5 Nf6xd5 11.Nd4xc6
Diagram (Diagram 68)

(Diagram 67) Qg2xf3+ 25.Kd1-c1 Qf3-f2


26.Re1xe6 f7xe6 27.Qe7xe6+ Qf2-f7
b7xc6 12.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 13.Qd2xd5 28.Qe6-c6 Ra8-e8 29.Bd3-c4
Qd8-c7 14.Qd5-c5 Qc7-b8 Re8-e1+ 30.Kc1-d2 -0.56/14 ]
15.Qc5-a3 last book move last book
move a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: (Diagram 69)
15...Bc8-e6 16.c2-c3 Qb8-c7
17.Bf1-d3 Rf8-c8 18.Bd3-a6 Rc8-d8 Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd4
19.Kc1-b1 Ra8-b8 20.Rd1xd8+ 17.Qa3-c5?? not a good decision,
Rb8xd8 21.Ba6-e2 Rd8-b8 22.Kb1-a1 because now the opponent is right
Qc7-b7 23.Rh1-b1 Be6-f5 24.Be3xa7 back in the game [ ¹17.Qa3xe7
Rb8-d8 0.13/14 ] 16.Be3-d4?? had to be tried to avoid defeat Bc8-f5
a transit from better to worse 18.Qe7-e3 Bf5xc2 19.Rd1-d2 Rd8xd4
[ ¹16.Bf1-c4!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rd2xc2µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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9r+-+-+k+0{ 9-tr-+-+k+0
9+-+-wQp+p0 68 9+-+-zpp+p0 70
9-+-+l+p+0 9-+r+l+p+0
9zp-+-+-+-0 9zp-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+P+0
9+-+L+P+-0 9+-+-+P+-0
9PzPP+-+qzP0 9PzP-tR-+-zP0
9+-+KtR-+-0 9mK-+-+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY [ 18.Bf1-b5 doesn't get the cat off the
tree Bg7xd4 19.Rd1xd4 Rd8xd4
9rwqltr-+k+0 20.Qc5xd4 Qb8xb5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
9+-+-zppvlp0 69 Pro x64: 18.Bf1-a6 Ra8xa6
19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5 Rc8xc5
9-+-+-+p+0 21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
9zp-+-+-+-0 Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1 Rc8xb8
9-+-vL-+-+0 24.Rd1-d2 Ra6-c6 25.b2-b3 Kg8-g7
26.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 27.Rh1-d1 Rc6-c3
9wQ-+-+P+-0 28.Rd2-f2 Rb8-c8 29.Ka1-b2 g6-g5
9PzPP+-+PzP0 -4.59/14 ] 18...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 18...Rd8-c8 19.Bc4xf7+
9+-mKR+L+R0[ Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+ Kf8xg7
xiiiiiiiiy 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4 Qb8-a7
23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4 Qa7-e3
17.Qa3xe7 Bc8-f5 18.Qe7-e3 Bf5xc2 25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4 Bf5-c8
19.Bd4xg7 Bc2xd1 20.Bg7-c3 Bd1-a4 27.Bc4-e2 Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4
21.Bf1-e2 Ba4-b5 22.Be2-d1 Qb8-c7 29.f3xe4 Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4
23.Qe3-h6 f7-f6 24.Qh6-h4 Ra8-a6 31.a2-a4 -4.36/13 ] 19.Qc5-d5
25.Bd1-b3+ Kg8-g7 26.Rh1-e1 [ 19.Bc4xf7+ there is nothing better in
-0.36/13 ] 17...Bc8-f5-+ [Houdini 2.0c the position Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
Pro x64: 17...Bc8-f5 18.Bf1-a6 Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5
Ra8xa6 19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5 22.Qd4-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc8xc5 21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+ 19.Bc4xf7+ Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
22.Kc1-b1 Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1 Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4
Rc8xb8 24.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 25.Rd1-d2 Qb8-a7 23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4
Ra6-c6 Diagram Qa7-e3 25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4
26.Rh1-d1 a5-a4 27.Ka1-b1 Kg8-g7 Bf5-c8 27.Bc4-e2 Diagram
28.Rd2-d4 Rc6-c3 29.Rd4xa4 Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4 29.f3xe4
Rc3xf3 -4.35/13 ] 18.Bf1-c4 Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4 31.a2-a4
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9+-+-+-mkp0 71 9+-+-+p+p0 72
9-+-+-+p+0 9-+-+p+pvl0
9zp-+-zp-+-0 9zp-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+P+0 9-+-tr-+-+0
9+-+-wqP+-0 9+-+K+P+-0
9PzPPtRL+-zP0 9PzP-+-+PzP0
9+-mKR+-+-0 9+-+R+-+R0[
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-4.70/14 ] 19...e7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY
x64: 19...e7-e6 20.Qd5xa8 Bg7-h6+
21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+ 22.Kb1xc2 9-+-+-+-+0
Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 Rc4xd4+ 9+-+-+pmkp0 73
24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8 25.Kd4-c3
Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 Qc6-b5+
9-+-+p+pvl0
27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 28.Kc2-b1 9zp-+-+-+-0
Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 30.Kb1-a1
Kg8-g7 31.a2-a3 Qf3-f2 32.h2-h3
9-+-+-+-+0
Qf2-g3 33.Re1-h1 Qg3-g2 34.Ka1-a2 9+-+-+-+P0
e6-e5 -6.80/18 ] 20.Qd5xa8 9PzP-+q+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qd5xa8
Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+
9+K+R+R+-0[
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 xiiiiiiiiy
Rc4xd4+ 24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8
25.Kd4-c3 Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 32.Rf1-e1 Qe2-f3 33.h3-h4 Qf3-f5+
Qc6-b5+ 27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.37/16 ] 21.Bd4xg7
28.Kc2-b1 Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Re1-f1 Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 21.Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3
32.Rf1-e1 Qe2-f3 33.h3-h4 Qf3-f5+ 23.Rd1xd3 Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4
34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.88/16 ] 25.a2-a3 Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4
20...Qb8xa8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rh1-e1 Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 Rb8-d8
20...Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+ 29.Rc2-e2 Rd8-d7 30.f3-f4 Rd7-b7
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 31.Re2-c2 Rb7-b8 32.g2-g3 h7-h6
Rc4xd4+ Diagram 33.h2-h3 Qa2-d5 34.Rc2-e2 Qd5-f3
24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8 25.Kd4-c3 35.Re2-e3 Qf3-g2 36.Re1-e2 Qg2xh3
Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 Qc6-b5+ 37.Re2-d2 Qh3-f1+ 38.Kc1-c2
27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 28.Kc2-b1 -5.92/19 ]
Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 30.Re1-f1 21...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 Diagram 21...Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3
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7.f2-f4 Bf8-e7 8.Qd1-f3 0-0 9.0-0-0
9q+r+-+k+0{ Qd8-c7 last book move last book move
9+-+-+pvLp0 74 10.Nd4-b3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10.Kc1-b1 a7-a6 11.Nd4xc6
9-+-+p+p+0 b7xc6 12.g2-g4 Ra8-b8 13.g4-g5
9zp-+-+l+-0 Nf6-d7 14.Rh1-g1 Nd7-c5 15.b2-b3
9-+L+-+-+0 d6-d5 16.Be3-d4 a6-a5 17.Kb1-a1
0.41/12 ]
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23.Rd1xd3 Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4 9+-+-+-+-0
25.a2-a3 Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4
27.Rh1-e1 Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 g6-g5
9-+-+PzP-+0
29.g2-g3 h7-h6 30.f3-f4 g5-g4 9+NsN-vLQ+-0
31.Re1-e4 Qa2-a1+ 32.Kc1-d2 9PzPP+-+PzP0
Rb8xb2 33.Re4xa4 Rb2-b8 34.Ra4-b4
Rb8-d8+ 35.Rb4-d4 Rd8xd4+
9+-mKR+L+R0
36.c3xd4 Qa1xd4+ 37.Kd2-e2 xiiiiiiiiy
-5.77/18 ] 22.Bc4-d3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3 23.Rd1xd3 10...a7-a6 Consolidates b5
Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4 25.a2-a3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...b7-b6
Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4 27.Rh1-e1 11.Nc3-b5 Qc7-d7 12.e4-e5 Nf6-d5
Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 g6-g5 29.g2-g3 13.e5xd6 Be7-f6 14.Kc1-b1 a7-a6
h7-h6 30.f3-f4 g5-g4 31.Re1-e4 15.Rd1xd5 e6xd5 16.Nb5-c7 Ra8-b8
Qa2-a1+ 32.Kc1-d2 Rb8xb2 17.Qf3xd5 Rf8-d8 18.Bf1xa6 Qd7xd6
33.Re4xa4 Rb2-b8 34.Ra4-b4 19.Qd5xd6 Rd8xd6 20.Ba6xc8
Rb8-d8+ 35.Rb4-d4 Rd8xd4+ Rb8xc8 21.Be3xb6 0.22/13 ] 11.g2-g4
36.c3xd4 Qa1xd4+ 37.Kd2-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Kc1-b1
-5.86/17 ] b7-b5 12.g2-g4 Bc8-b7 13.g4-g5
0-1 Nf6-d7 14.h2-h4 b5-b4 15.Nc3-a4
Ra8-c8 16.Bf1-d3 Nc6-a5 17.Na4-b6
Nd7xb6 18.Nb3xa5 Bb7-a8 19.f4-f5
11 B82 Nb6-d7 20.Na5-c4 d6-d5 21.f5-f6
Carlsen,Magnus d5xe4 22.Bd3xe4 Qc7xc4 23.f6xe7
Daly,Colm Ba8xe4 24.e7xf8Q+ Kg8xf8 0.22/14 ]
Classics, GM group (1) 03.04.2003 11...b7-b5 [ 11...d6-d5!?² ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 11...d6-d5 12.e4xd5
B82: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 f4 Nc6-b4 13.a2-a3 Nb4xd5 14.g4-g5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 Nd5xe3 15.g5xf6 Ne3xd1 16.f6xe7
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Nb8-c6 Qc7xe7 17.Nc3xd1 e6-e5 18.Qf3-e4
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Rf8-e8 19.Bf1-d3 f7-f5 20.Qe4xe5 19.h4-h5 h7-h6 20.Bf1-g2 c5-c4


Qe7xe5 21.f4xe5 Re8xe5 22.Rh1-g1 21.Rd3-d1 g6-g5 -0.34/12 ]
Bc8-e6 0.29/13 ] 12.g4-g5± XIIIIIIIIY
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Kc1-b1
Bc8-b7 13.g4-g5 Nf6-d7 14.h2-h4 9r+-+-trk+0
b5-b4 15.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8 16.Nb3-d4 9+lwqnvlpzpp0 76
Ra8-c8 17.Bf1-d3 Nd8-c6 18.Nd4-b3
Nc6-a5 19.Na4-b6 Nd7xb6 20.Nb3xa5
9p+-zpp+P+0
Bb7-a8 21.f4-f5 Nb6-d7 22.Na5-c4 9+p+-+-+-0
d6-d5 23.f5-f6 d5xe4 24.Bd3xe4
Qc7xc4 25.f6xe7 Ba8xe4 26.e7xf8Q+
9-sn-+PzP-zP0
Kg8xf8 0.22/14 ] 12...Nf6-d7 9+NsN-vLQ+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Nf6-d7 9PzPP+-+-+0
13.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 14.a2-a3 Bc8-b7
15.Rh1-g1 Ra8-c8 16.Qf3-f2 b5-b4
9+-mKR+L+R0[
17.a3xb4 Nc6xb4 18.h2-h4 d6-d5 xiiiiiiiiy
19.f4-f5 Nd7-c5 20.f5xe6 f7xe6
0.25/14 ] 13.h2-h4 White has a very hands over the advantage to the
active position [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: opponent 15.a2-a3+- [Houdini 2.0c
13.Kc1-b1 Bc8-b7 14.a2-a3 Ra8-d8 Pro x64: 15.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 16.g6xh7+
15.Qf3-h3 Nd7-c5 16.f4-f5 Nc5xb3 Kg8xh7 17.h4-h5 Be7-f6 18.h5-h6
17.c2xb3 Qc7-d7 18.f5-f6 g7xf6 g7-g6 19.Be3-g1 Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4
19.Rh1-g1 f6xg5 20.Be3xg5 Be7xg5 Ne7-f5 21.Kc1-b1 Nd7-c5 22.Qf3-g2
21.Rg1xg5+ Kg8-h8 22.Bf1-e2 Nf5xd4 23.Bg1xd4 Bf6xd4 24.Rd1xd4
0.24/13 ] 13...Bc8-b7 Kh7-g8 25.Bf1-e2 0.75/13 ]
[ ¹13...Nd7-b6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Nb4-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...b5-b4 14.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8 15...Nb4-c6 16.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7
15.Qf3-f2 Ra8-b8 16.Nb3-d2 Qc7-c6 17.h4-h5 Be7-f6 18.h5-h6 g7-g6
17.b2-b3 f7-f5 18.Bf1-d3 f5xe4 19.Be3-g1 Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4 Ra8-c8
19.Nd2xe4 Nd7-e5 20.Kc1-b1 Ne5xd3 21.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 22.Bg1-f2 Nd7-c5
21.c2xd3 e6-e5 22.Rd1-c1 -0.05/14 ] 23.Rh1-g1 Re8-h8 0.79/13 ] 16.Bf1-h3
14.g5-g6?? Black king safety dropped. [ ¹16.h4-h5 White has the better game
White lets it slip away [ ¹14.h4-h5± ; h7-h6 17.Qf3-h3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Kc1-b1 b5-b4 x64: 16.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7 17.h4-h5
15.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8 16.Rd1-d4 d6-d5 Be7-f6 18.h5-h6 g7-g6 19.Be3-g1
17.e4xd5 e6xd5 18.Bf1-d3 Ra8-c8 Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4 Ne7-f5 21.Kc1-b1
19.Rd4xd5 Nd8-e6 20.Rh1-e1 Bb7xd5 Nd7-c5 22.Qf3-g2 Nf5xd4 23.Bg1xd4
21.Qf3xd5 Rf8-e8 22.Qd5-e4 g7-g6 Bf6xd4 24.Rd1xd4 Kh7-g8 25.Bf1-e2
23.Bd3xa6 0.18/14 ] 14...Nc6-b4?? 0.75/12 ] 16...h7xg6² [Houdini 2.0c
Diagram [ 14...f7xg6 15.h4-h5 b5-b4 Pro x64: 16...h7xg6 17.h4-h5 g6xh5
16.h5xg6 h7xg6² ( 16...b4xc3 18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6 19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4
17.Rh1xh7 c3xb2+ 18.Kc1xb2+- ); 20.Qh4-h8+ Kg8xh8 21.Bh3-f5+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...f7xg6 Kh8-g8 22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8
15.a2-a3 Be7-f6 16.Qf3-h3 Nc6-d8 23.Bh7-f5+ Kh8-g8 0.12/15 ] 17.h4-h5
17.Rd1-d3 Nd7-c5 18.Nb3xc5 d6xc5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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17.h4-h5 g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6 20.Bh3xg4 Ne5xg4 21.Qg2xg4² ;


19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4 20.Qh4-h7+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Qf3-g2 g5-g4
Kg8xh7 21.Bh3-f5+ Kh7-g8 20.Bh3xg4 Ne5-c4 21.Be3-g1
22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 23.Bh7-f5+ Be7-g5+ 22.Kc1-b1 Nc4xa3+
Kh8-g8 24.Bf5-h7+ -0.11/13 ] 23.Kb1-a2 Na3-c4 24.f5xe6 Nd7-e5
XIIIIIIIIY 25.e6xf7+ Qc7xf7 26.Nc3-d5 0.02/10 ]
19...g5-g4?? Black has let it slip away
9r+-+-trk+0{ [ 19...Nd7-f6 20.Bh3-g2 Nf6-g4
9+lwqnvlpzp-0 77 21.f5xe6 f7-f5= ( ‹21...f7xe6
22.Be3-d4³ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9p+nzpp+p+0 19...Nd7-f6 20.Bh3-g2 Nf6-g4
9+p+-+-+P0 21.f5xe6 f7xe6 22.Kc1-b1 Ng4xe3
9-+-+PzP-+0 23.Qg3xe3 Ne5-g4 24.Qe3-h3 Ng4-f2
25.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h8 26.h5-h6 Nf2xh1
9zPNsN-vLQ+L0 27.h6xg7+ Kh8xg7 28.Rd1xh1
9-zPP+-+-+0 -0.50/12 ] 20.Bh3xg4 Diagram
[ 20.f5xe6 Nd7-f6 21.Bh3-g2 f7xe6± ;
9+-mKR+-+R0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.h5-h6 Nd7-f6
xiiiiiiiiy 21.Bh3-g2 g7-g6 22.f5xg6 f7xg6
23.Nb3-d4 Nf6-h5 24.Qg3-e1 Qc7-d7
17...g6-g5? [ 17...g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5 25.Kc1-b1 Ne5-f3 26.Qe1-e2 0.46/11 ]
Nd7-f6 19.Qh5-e2² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY
x64: 17...g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6
19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4 20.Qh4-h8+ 9r+-+-trk+0{
Kg8xh8 21.Bh3-f5+ Kh8-g8 9+lwqnvlpzp-0 78
22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 23.Bh7-f5+
Kh8-g8 0.12/13 ] 18.f4-f5??
9p+-zpp+-+0
White threatens to win material: f5xe6. 9+p+-snP+P0
White is ruining his position
[ ¹18.f4xg5 White has a promising
9-+-+P+L+0
position Nd7-b6 19.h5-h6+- ; 9zPNsN-vL-wQ-0
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.h5-h6 Rf8-c8 9-zPP+-+-+0
19.f4xg5 Nd7-e5 20.Qf3-f2 Ne5-c4
21.Kc1-b1 Nc4xe3 22.Qf2xe3 Nc6-e5
9+-mKR+-+R0
23.Bh3-g2 Ne5-c4 0.61/11 ] xiiiiiiiiy
18...Nc6-e5 Black threatens to win
material: Ne5xf3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 20...Ne5xg4 [ 20...Nd7-f6 21.h5-h6
x64: 18...Nd7-f6 19.h5-h6 Nc6-e5 g7-g6 22.Bg4-f3 e6xf5 23.h6-h7+
20.Qf3-g2 g5-g4 21.h6xg7 Rf8-c8 Kg8-h8 24.Nc3-d5 Bb7xd5
22.f5xe6 f7xe6 23.Be3-d4 Nf6xe4 25.e4xd5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Bh3xg4 Be7-g5+ 25.Nb3-d2 20...Nd7-f6 21.Bg4-f3 e6xf5 22.h5-h6
Ne4-c5 26.Rh1-h8+ Kg8xg7 g7-g6 23.Nb3-d2 Ne5xf3 24.Qg3xf3
27.Bd4xe5+ d6xe5 28.Rh8xc8 Ra8xc8 Nf6-h7 25.Rh1-g1 Be7-f6 26.Nc3-e2
29.Bg4-f3 Kg7-f6 30.Kc1-b1 0.06/11 ] f5xe4 27.Nd2xe4 Ra8-c8 28.c2-c3
19.Qf3-g3 [ ¹19.Qf3-g2 g5-g4 Qc7-e7 29.Ne4xf6+ Nh7xf6 -0.15/11 ]
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21.h5-h6= Loses material [Houdini 2. XIIIIIIIIY


0c Pro x64: 21.Qg3xg4 Nd7-e5
22.Qg4-g2 e6xf5 23.h5-h6 g7-g6 9r+-+-trk+0
24.Kc1-b1 f5xe4 25.Nc3-d5 Bb7xd5 9+lwq-vlp+-0 79
26.Rd1xd5 Ra8-e8 27.Qg2xe4 Be7-f6
28.Qe4-f4 Re8-e6 29.Rh1-e1 0.17/10 ]
9p+-zpp+-zP0
21...g7-g5?? gives the opponent 9+p+-snP+Q0
counterplay [ ¹21...Nd7-e5 would save 9-+-+P+p+0
the game 22.h6xg7 Kg8xg7² ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7-g6 9zPNsN-vL-+-0
22.Qg3xg4 e6xf5 23.e4xf5 Nd7-e5 9-zPP+-+-+0
24.Qg4-g1 Bb7xh1 25.Qg1xh1 Kg8-h8
26.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d7 27.Nd5-b6 Qd7-a7
9+-mKR+-+R0[
28.Nb6-d5 Qa7-b7 29.f5-f6 Be7-d8 xiiiiiiiiy
30.Kc1-b1 0.00/13 ] 22.Qg3xg4+-
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qg3xg4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nb3-d4
Nd7-e5 23.Qg4-g3 Qc7-d8 24.Nb3-d4 Bb7-c8 25.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 26.Be3-h6
Bb7-c8 25.Kc1-b1 Be7-f6 26.Rd1-f1 Qc7-d8 27.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 28.Bh6-f4
Qd8-e7 27.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 28.Qg3-h3 Be7-f6 29.Bf4xe5 Bf6xe5 30.Nd4-c6
g5-g4 29.Qh3-h2 Bc8-b7 30.f5xe6 Qd8-f6 31.Nc6xe5 d6xe5 32.Qh5xg4
f7xe6 1.64/14 ] 22...Nd7-e5 e6xf5 33.Qg4-g3 f5xe4 34.Nc3xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Kg8-h8 Qf6-f4 2.92/13 ] 24...Be7-f6
23.f5xe6 f7xe6 24.Nb3-d4 Nd7-e5 [ 24...e6xf5 otherwise it's curtains at
25.Qg4-h5 Qc7-d7 26.Be3xg5 Ra8-c8 once 25.Qh5xf5 Bb7-c8+- ;Houdini 2.
27.Bg5xe7 Qd7xe7 28.Qh5-h3 Rf8-f6 0c Pro x64: 24...Kg8-h8 25.Bd4xe5+
29.h6-h7 Rc8xc3 30.Qh3xc3 Bb7xe4 d6xe5 26.f5xe6 f7xe6 27.Qh5xg4
31.Rh1-h3 Ne5-c4 32.Qc3-g3 Be4xh7 Rf8-g8 28.Qg4-h3 Rg8-g6 29.Kc1-b1
33.Kc1-b1 1.73/13 ] 23.Qg4-h5 Ra8-c8 30.Rd1-g1 Be7-g5 31.Qh3-g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qg4-g3 Qc7-e7 32.Nb3-a5 Bb7-a8 33.Qg4-g3
Kg8-h8 24.Nb3-d4 Qc7-c4 25.f5-f6 Qe7-c7 1.23/15 ] 25.Bd4xe5
Be7xf6 26.Be3xg5 Ne5-d3+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bd4xe5
27.Rd1xd3 Bf6xd4 28.Qg3xd6 Bd4xc3 Qc7-e7 26.Be5xf6 Qe7xf6
29.Rd3xc3 Qc4xe4 30.Rh1-d1 f7-f6 27.Qh5xg4+ Kg8-h7 28.Rd1-g1
31.Qd6-e7 Qe4-g6 32.Bg5-e3 Rf8-g8 29.Qg4-g7+ Rg8xg7
Qg6-f7 1.64/13 ] 23...g5-g4?! Diagram 30.h6xg7+ Qf6-h6+ 31.Rh1xh6+
[ 23...e6xf5 24.Be3xg5 f5xe4 Kh7xh6 32.g7-g8Q Ra8xg8
25.Bg5xe7 Qc7xe7+- ;Houdini 2.0c 33.Rg1xg8 e6xf5 34.e4xf5 Bb7-f3
Pro x64: 23...e6xf5 24.Be3xg5 35.Rg8-b8 Kh6-g5 36.Rb8-b6 Kg5xf5
Bb7xe4 25.Rh1-g1 Kg8-h8 26.Nb3-d4 37.Nb3-d4+ Kf5-f4 38.Rb6xa6 Bf3-b7
Rf8-g8 27.Bg5xe7 Qc7xe7 28.Nd4xf5 39.Ra6xd6 Kf4-g5 40.Nd4xb5 f7-f5
Be4xf5 29.Qh5xf5 Ra8-f8 30.Nc3-d5 41.Nc3-d5 14.14/13 ] 25...Bf6xe5
Qe7-h4 31.Kc1-b1 Rg8xg1 32.Rd1xg1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qh4xh6 33.Nd5-f6 Qh6-h2 34.Rg1-g3 25...Kg8-h7 26.Be5xf6 Rf8-g8
Qh2-h1+ 35.Kb1-a2 0.87/13 ] 27.Bf6-g7 Ra8-b8 28.f5xe6 f7xe6
puts up no fight 24.Be3-d4 29.Qh5xg4 Qc7-f7 30.Rd1-g1 e6-e5
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31.Kc1-b1 b5-b4 32.a3xb4 Rb8-f8 33.Rf8xa8 Be4xa8 34.Rh8xa8 Ke7xe6


33.Rh1-h2 Qf7-e8 34.Nb3-a5 Bb7-a8 35.Kc1-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Na5-c4 Rf8-f4 36.Qg4-h3 Qe8-c8 27.Rd1-g1 Be5-f4+ 28.Kc1-b1 f7-f6
37.Qh3-g2 Qc8-e6 38.Rh2-h3 29.Qg4-g7+ Qc7xg7 30.h6xg7+
14.23/14 ] Kh8-g8 31.Rh1-h8+ Kg8-f7 32.f5xe6+
XIIIIIIIIY Kf7-e7 33.g7xf8R Ra8xf8 34.Rg1-g7+
Ke7-e8 35.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8
9r+-+-trk+0 36.Rg7xb7 d6-d5 37.e4xd5 Bf4-e5
9+lwq-+p+-0 80 38.Nb3-c5 Kf8-e8 39.Nc5xa6 b5-b4
40.a3xb4 f6-f5 41.Rb7-f7 Be5-g3
9p+-zpp+-zP0 42.Rf7xf5 Bg3-d6 43.Rf5-f7 Bd6-e7
9+p+-vlP+Q0 44.Na6-c5 19.17/16 ]
9-+-+P+p+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9zPNsN-+-+-0 9r+-+-tr-mk0{
9-zPP+-+-+0 9+lwq-+p+-0 81
9+-mKR+-+R0[ 9p+-zpp+-zP0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+p+-vlP+-0
26.Qh5xg4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+P+Q+0
26.Qh5xg4+ Kg8-h7 27.Rd1-g1 9zPNsN-+-+-0
Be5-f4+ 28.Qg4xf4 a6-a5 29.f5xe6 9-zPP+-+-+0
f7xe6 30.Rg1-g7+ Kh7-h8 31.Qf4xf8+
Ra8xf8 32.Rg7xc7 b5-b4 33.Nb3xa5
9+-mK-+-tRR0
b4xc3 34.Na5xb7 c3xb2+ 35.Kc1xb2 xiiiiiiiiy
d6-d5 36.e4xd5 e6xd5 37.Nb7-d6
d5-d4 38.Rh1-g1 Rf8-b8+ 39.Rc7-b7 1-0
14.28/11 ] 26...Kg8-h8 [ 26...Kg8-h7
27.Rd1-g1 Be5-f4+ 28.Qg4xf4 Bb7-d5
29.Qf4-g5 f7-f6 30.Qg5-g6+ Kh7-h8 12 B32
31.h6-h7 Bd5xb3 32.Qg6-g8+ Rf8xg8 Carlsen,Magnus
33.h7xg8Q# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Paehtz,Elisabeth
26...Kg8-h7 27.Rd1-g1 Be5-f4+ Classics, GM group (2) 04.04.2003
28.Qg4xf4 a6-a5 29.f5xe6 f7xe6
30.Rg1-g7+ Kh7-h8 31.Qf4xf8+ B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and
Ra8xf8 32.Rg7xc7 b5-b4 33.Nb3xa5 Kalashnikov Variations
b4xc3 34.Na5xb7 c3xb2+ 35.Kc1xb2 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
d6-d5 36.e4xd5 e6xd5 37.Nb7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 e7-e5
d5-d4 38.Rh1-g1 Rf8-b8+ 39.Rc7-b7 5.Nd4-b5 d7-d6 6.Nb1-c3 a7-a6
14.58/12 ] 27.Rd1-g1 Diagram 7.Nb5-a3 b7-b5 8.Nc3-d5 Ng8-f6
[ 27.Rd1-g1 f7-f6 28.Qg4-g7+ Qc7xg7 9.Nd5xf6+ Qd8xf6 10.c2-c4 b5-b4
29.h6xg7+ ( 29.Rg1xg7?! Bb7-c8± ) 11.Na3-c2 Diagram
29...Kh8-g8 30.Rh1-h8+ Kg8-f7 Qf6-g6 12.Qd1-d5 Bc8-b7
31.f5xe6+ Kf7-e7 32.g7xf8R Bb7xe4 13.Nc2xb4 Nc6-d8 14.Qd5-d1
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XIIIIIIIIY Ra8-e8 22.b2-b4 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1


f5-f4 24.Be3-a7 Rf8-f7 25.Ba7-b8
9r+l+kvl-tr0{ Rf7-d7 26.Be2-g4 0.26/16 ] 19.0-0
9+-+-+pzpp0 82 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bd3-e2
Ra8-b8 20.0-0-0 Bh4-d8 21.b2-b3 0-0
9p+nzp-wq-+0 22.Rh1-e1 Bb7-c8 23.Kc1-b2 Ne6-c5
9+-+-zp-+-0 24.Be3xc5 d6xc5 25.Be2-d3 Bc8-g4
9-zpP+P+-+0 0.24/13 ] 19...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8
9+-+-+-+-0 21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Rf1-e1 Rb8-c8
9PzPN+-zPPzP0 23.g2-g3 f5-f4 24.Be3-a7 Bh4-d8
25.Bd3-e4 f4xg3 26.h2xg3 Ne6-c5
9tR-vLQmKL+R0 0.23/14 ] 20.b2-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
xiiiiiiiiy x64: 20.Ra1-d1 0-0 21.Nd5-b6
Rc8-d8 22.Bd3-c2 f7-f5 23.Nb6-d5
Qg6xe4+ 15.Bc1-e3 Bf8-e7 Rd8-c8 24.b2-b3 f5-f4 25.Be3-b6
16.Nb4-d5 last book move last book Bh4-d8 26.Bb6xd8 Rc8xd8 27.b3-b4
move Be7-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bb7xd5 28.Rd1xd5 0.37/14 ]
16...Be7-h4 17.Qd1-d3 Qe4xd3 20...e5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0 0-0 20...0-0 21.a2-a4 f7-f5 22.Rf1-d1
20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.b2-b3 f7-f5 Bh4-d8 23.b4-b5 Ne6-c5 24.Bd3-e2
22.Bd3-e2 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1 h7-h6 f5-f4 25.Be3xc5 Rc8xc5 26.Ra1-b1
24.g2-g3 Rb8-c8 25.Kg1-g2 f5-f4 f4-f3 27.g2xf3 Bb7xd5 28.Rd1xd5
26.Be2-g4 0.32/17 ] 17.Qd1-d3 Rc5xd5 29.c4xd5 a6xb5 30.a4xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qd1-d3 0.23/14 ] 21.Bd3-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Qe4xd3 18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0 0-0 x64: 21.Bd3-e2 0-0 22.Ra1-d1
20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Rd1-c1 Bh4-d8 Bh4-d8 23.a2-a4 h7-h6 24.Rf1-e1
22.Rf1-d1 f5-f4 23.Be3-d2 Ra8-c8 Kg8-h7 25.b4-b5 Bd8-a5 26.Re1-f1
24.Bd2-b4 Ne6-c5 25.Bd3-c2 f4-f3 a6xb5 27.a4xb5 Rc8-a8 28.Rd1-a1
26.g2-g3 Bd8-g5 27.Rc1-a1 0.29/16 ] Bb7xd5 29.c4xd5 0.50/14 ] 21...Bh4-f6
17...Qe4xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 21...Bh4-g5 22.f2-f4 Bg5-h6
17...Qe4xd3 18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0 23.Nd5-b6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.b2-b3 f7-f5 21...0-0 22.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8 23.g2-g3
22.Bd3-e2 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1 Ne6-c5 Bh4-d8 24.h2-h4 Bb7-c6 25.Kg1-g2
24.g2-g3 Bd8-a5 25.Re1-f1 f5-f4 Rc8-b8 26.Rd1-d2 Bc6xd5 27.c4xd5
26.g3xf4 e5xf4 27.Nd5xf4 0.36/16 ] Ne6-c7 28.Be3-f4 Bd8-e7 29.Rf1-c1
18.Bf1xd3 Black has a cramped Nc7-b5 0.45/14 ] 22.Nd5xf6+
position [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nd5xf6+
18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.Bd3-e2 Ra8-b8 g7xf6 23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2
20.0-0-0 Bh4-d8 21.b2-b3 0-0 f6-f5 25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6
22.Kc1-b1 f7-f5 23.Kb1-b2 Ne6-c7 f4xe3 27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7
24.Be2-f3 Nc7xd5 25.Bf3xd5+ Bb7xd5 Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2
26.Rd1xd5 0.22/14 ] 18...Nd8-e6 e3xf2 31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...Nd8-e6 Rc8xc4 33.Rd6xa6 Rc4-c2+
19.0-0 0-0 20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Bd3-e2 34.Kf2-e3 Rc2xg2 Diagram
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XIIIIIIIIY 28.Re1-d1 Rc7-c8 29.Rd1-d2 Bb7-c6


30.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 31.g3xf4 f6-f5
9-+-+-+-tr0 0.49/16 ] 24.f2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9+R+-+pmkp0 83 x64: 24.g2-g3 Rh8-g8 25.Kg1-h1
Ke8-e7 26.Rf1-g1 Bb7-c6 27.Rc1-d1
9R+-+-+-+0 f7-f6 28.Rg1-e1 f5-f4 29.g3xf4
9+-+-+-+-0 Rc8-b8 30.a2-a3 Bc6-a4 31.Rd1-d2
9-zP-+p+-+0 Rb8-c8 32.f4-f5 0.50/16 ] 24...e4xf3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Ke8-e7
9+-+-mK-+-0 25.Rf1-d1 h7-h6 26.Rd1-d2 Bb7-c6
9P+-+-+rzP0 27.g2-g3 Rh8-d8 28.a2-a3 Rd8-g8
29.Kg1-f2 Rc8-c7 30.Be3-b6 Rc7-b7
9+-+-+-+-0[ 31.c4-c5 d6xc5 32.Bb6xc5+ Ne6xc5
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Rc1xc5 0.48/15 ] 25.Be2xf3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Be2xf3
35.Ra6-a7 Rg2xh2 36.Rb7xf7+ Bb7-e4 26.Bf3xe4 f5xe4 27.Rf1-f5
Kg7-g6 37.a2-a4 h7-h5 38.b4-b5 0-0 28.a2-a4 Kg8-g7 29.Rf5-d5
Rh8-e8 39.b5-b6 Rh2-h3+ 40.Ke3-d4 Rf8-d8 30.b4-b5 Ne6-c5 31.b5xa6
Rh3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c5 Re8-c8+ Nc5xa6 32.Be3-d4+ Kg7-f8 33.Rd5-h5
42.Ra7-c7 0.94/17 ] 22...g7xf6 Kf8-g8 34.Rc1-e1 Na6-c5 35.Bd4xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...g7xf6 Rc8xc5 36.Rh5xc5 d6xc5 37.Re1xe4
23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2 f6-f5 Rd8-d1+ 38.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+
25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6 f4xe3 39.Kf2-f3 0.60/17 ] 25...Bb7-e4
27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7 Ne6-f4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bb7-e4
29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2 e3xf2 26.Bf3xe4 f5xe4 27.Rf1-f5 Ke8-e7
31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2 Rc8xc4 28.Rc1-f1 Rc8xc4 29.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e8
33.Rd6xa6 Rh8-e8 34.Ra6-a7 e4-e3+ 30.Rf7-a7 Rc4xb4 31.Rf1-d1 Rh8-f8
35.Kf2-f3 Kg7-g6 36.Rb7xf7 Rc4xb4 32.Ra7xa6 Rf8-f6 33.Ra6xd6 Rb4-a4
37.Rf7-g7+ Kg6-f6 38.Ra7-f7+ Kf6-e6 34.Rd6-b6 Ke8-f7 35.Rb6-b8 Kf7-g7
39.Kf3xe3 Rb4-b2 40.Ke3-f3 Rb2xa2 36.Rd1-d7+ Rf6-f7 37.Rd7xf7+ Kg7xf7
41.Rg7xh7 Ra2-d2 1.10/12 ] 38.Rb8-b7+ Kf7-f6 0.74/16 ] 26.Bf3xe4
23.Ra1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 26.Bf3-e2!?+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2 f6-f5 26.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 27.Rf1-e1 Ke7-d7
25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6 f4xe3 28.Re1-d1 Rh8-g8 29.c4-c5 Rc8-c6
27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7 Ne6-f4 30.g2-g3 Be4xf3 31.Kf2xf3 Kd7-e7
29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2 e3xf2 32.c5xd6+ Rc6xd6 33.Rd1xd6 Ke7xd6
31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2 Rc8xc4 34.Rc1-d1+ Kd6-c6 35.a2-a4 Rg8-e8
33.Rd6xa6 Rh8-e8 34.Ra6-a7 e4-e3+ 36.h2-h3 h7-h5 0.69/14 ] 26...f5xe4²
35.Kf2-f3 Kg7-g6 36.Rb7xf7 Rc4xb4 Black has a new passed pawn: e4
37.Rf7-g7+ Kg6-f6 38.Ra7-f7+ Kf6-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...f5xe4
39.Kf3xe3 Rb4-b2 40.Ke3-f3 Rb2xa2 27.Rf1-f5 Ke8-e7 28.Rc1-f1 Rc8xc4
41.Rg7xh7 Ra2-d2 0.92/13 ] 23...f6-f5 29.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e8 30.Rf7-a7 Rc4xb4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Rh8-g8 31.Rf1-d1 Rh8-f8 32.Ra7xa6 Rf8-f6
24.g2-g3 Ke8-e7 25.Rf1-e1 Rc8-c7 33.Ra6xd6 Rb4-a4 34.Rd6-b6 Ke8-f7
26.Kg1-g2 f6-f5 27.Kg2-f1 f7-f6 35.Rb6-b8 Kf7-g7 36.Rd1-d7+ Rf6-f7
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37.Rd7xf7+ Kg7xf7 38.Rb8-b7+ 33.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e6 34.Bh6-e3 Rc8xc4


Kf7-f6 0.72/15 ] 27.Rf1-f5 35.Rf7xh7 Rc4-c3 36.Be3-f4 Rg8-g6
White prepares the advance b5 37.h2-h4 Rc3-b3 38.Rh7-h8 Rg6-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rf1-f5 39.Rh8-e8+ Ke6-d5 40.g2-g4 Rf6-e6
Rh8-g8 28.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 29.Rf5-h5 41.Re8-d8 Nd7-e5 42.Bf4xe5 Diagram
Rc8-c6 30.Rh5-h4 Rg8-c8 31.Rh4xe4 XIIIIIIIIY
d6-d5 32.c4xd5 Rc6xc1 33.Be3xc1
Rc8xc1 34.d5xe6 f7xe6 35.Re4-e1 9-+-tR-+-+0{
Rc1-c4 36.a2-a3 Rc4-c3 37.Re1-e3 9+-+-+-+-0 84
Rc3-c4 38.Re3-e5 Rc4-c2+ 39.Kf2-f3
Ke7-d6 0.66/16 ] 27...Rh8-f8
9-+-zpr+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rh8-g8 9+P+kvL-+-0
28.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 29.Rf5-h5 Rc8-b8
30.a2-a3 Rg8-g7 31.Rh5-a5 Ne6-c7
9-+-+p+PzP0
32.g2-g3 f7-f6 33.Rc1-d1 Rg7-g8 9+r+-+-+-0
34.Be3-f4 Rb8-d8 35.Kf2-e3 0.60/14 ] 9-+-+-+-+0
28.a2-a4 White intends b5 [ 28.Rf5-h5
Rf8-h8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+-+RmK-0
28.c4-c5 a6-a5 29.Rc1-c4 a5xb4 xiiiiiiiiy
30.Rc4xe4 Ke8-d7 31.c5xd6 Rc8-c2
32.Re4xb4 Rc2xa2 33.Rb4-b6 f7-f6 Kd5xe5 0.47/15 ] 30.a4xb5
34.g2-g3 Ra2-a8 35.Rb6-b7+ Kd7xd6 White has a new protected passed
36.Rb7xh7 Ra8-a1+ 37.Kg1-f2 pawn: b5. [Weaker is 30.c4xb5
Ra1-a2+ 38.Kf2-f3 0.77/14 ] Rc8xc1+ 31.Be3xc1 Rf8-a8³ ;
28...Ke8-e7² [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.a4xb5
28...Ke8-d7 29.Rf5-d5 Kd7-e7 Ne6-c5 31.b5-b6 Ke7-e6 32.Rf5-h5
30.Rd5-h5 Rf8-h8 31.g2-g3 Rc8-c7 Nc5-d3 33.Rc1-c2 Nd3-e5 34.c4-c5
32.b4-b5 a6xb5 33.a4xb5 Rh8-c8 d6xc5 35.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 36.Rh5-h6+
34.Rh5xh7 Rc7xc4 35.Rc1-f1 Ne6-d8 Ne5-g6 37.Be3xc5 Rf8-d8 38.Rc2-b2
36.Be3-g5+ Ke7-d7 37.Bg5xd8 Ke6-d5 39.Bc5-a7 0.43/15 ]
Rc8xd8 38.Rh7xf7+ Kd7-e6 39.b5-b6 30...Ne6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc4-c2 40.Rf7-f6+ Ke6-e5 41.Rf1-f5+ 30...Ne6-c5 31.Be3-h6 Rf8-g8
Ke5-d4 42.Rf5-f2 Kd4-e5 43.Rf2xc2 32.Rc1-f1 Nc5-d7 33.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e6
Ke5xf6 0.69/14 ] 29.b4-b5 34.Bh6-e3 Rc8xc4 35.Rf7xh7 Rc4-c3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rf5-a5 36.Be3-f4 Rg8-g6 37.h2-h4 Rc3-b3
Rc8-a8 30.Ra5-h5 Rf8-h8 31.Rc1-f1 38.Rh7-h8 Rg6-f6 39.Rh8-e8+ Ke6-d5
Ra8-b8 32.b4-b5 a6xb5 33.c4xb5 40.g2-g4 Rf6-e6 41.Re8-d8 Nd7-e5
Rb8-a8 34.Rh5-f5 Ne6-d8 35.Be3-g5+ 42.Bf4xe5 Kd5xe5 0.46/14 ] 31.Rf5-d5
Ke7-d7 36.Bg5xd8 Kd7xd8 37.b5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Rf5-g5
Ra8xa4 38.Rf5xf7 Kd8-c8 39.Kg1-f2 Ng7-e6 32.Rg5-h5 Rf8-h8 33.b5-b6
Ra4-a2+ 40.Kf2-e3 Ra2xg2 Ke7-d7 34.Rh5-h6 Kd7-c6 35.Rc1-f1
41.Ke3xe4 Rg2xh2 0.61/14 ] Rh8-f8 36.Rh6xh7 Ne6-c5 37.Be3xc5
29...a6xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: d6xc5 38.Rf1-f6+ Kc6-b7 39.Kg1-f2
29...a6xb5 30.a4xb5 Ne6-c5 Rc8-c6 40.Rf6xc6 Kb7xc6 41.Kf2-e3
31.Be3-h6 Rf8-g8 32.Rc1-f1 Nc5-d7 Kc6xb6 42.Rh7-h6+ f7-f6 43.Ke3xe4
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0.79/16 ] 31...Ng7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Rf2-a2


Pro x64: 31...Ke7-e6 32.Rd5-d4 f7-f5 Ke7-d7 36.g2-g3 f5-f4 37.g3xf4
33.Rc1-d1 Rf8-d8 34.g2-g4 Ng7-e8 Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+ Kd7-c6 39.Rc1-f1
35.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 36.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-e6 Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7 Rf8-g8+ 41.Kg1-h1
37.c4-c5 Rd8-d7 38.c5-c6 Rd7-f7 Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1 Rf8-f3 43.b6-b7
39.Kg1-g2 Rf7-f3 40.Be3-g5 h7-h5 Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8
0.74/14 ] 32.Rd5-f5 Twofold repetition Kc6-c5 46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rd5-h5 Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+
Rf8-h8 33.b5-b6 Ke7-d7 34.Rc1-b1 49.Kf2-g3 0.31/15 ] 35...Ke7-d7
Ne6-d8 35.c4-c5 Nd8-b7 36.Rb1-d1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rc8-a8
Rh8-g8 37.g2-g3 Rg8-g7 38.Kg1-f2 36.Rc1-b1 Ra8-a3 37.Be3-h6 Rf8-b8
f7-f6 39.Rh5-f5 Kd7-e6 0.98/15 ] 38.Rf2xf5 Ra3-c3 39.Rf5-h5 Ke7-d7
32...Ne6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Bh6-d2 Rc3xc4 41.Rh5xh7+
32...Ne6-g7 0.10/20 ] 33.Rf5-f2 Kd7-c6 42.Rh7-e7 Rc4-c2 43.Bd2-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rf5-g5 Rc2-c3 0.40/14 ] 36.Rf2-b2
Ng7-e6 34.Rg5-h5 Rf8-h8 35.b5-b6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Rf2-a2 f5-f4
Rc8-a8 36.b6-b7 Ra8-b8 37.Rc1-b1 37.g3xf4 Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+ Kd7-c6
Ne6-d8 38.Rh5-b5 Nd8-c6 39.Kg1-f2 39.Rc1-f1 Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7 Rf8-g8+
f7-f6 40.Rb1-d1 Nc6-d8 41.Rd1-d4 41.Kg1-h1 Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1 Rf8-f3
Nd8xb7 42.Rd4xe4+ Ke7-f7 0.76/14 ] 43.b6-b7 Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q Diagram
33...Ng7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
33...Ke7-e6 34.Rf2-e2 f7-f5 35.b5-b6
Rf8-f7 36.g2-g3 Ng7-e8 37.Kg1-f2 9-wQ-+-+r+0{
Ne8-f6 38.h2-h3 Rf7-b7 39.Re2-a2 9+-+-+-+R0 85
Nf6-d7 40.Ra2-a7 Rc8-b8 41.Ra7xb7
Rb8xb7 0.42/15 ] 34.b5-b6
9-+kzpn+-+0
Don't underestimate that pawn 9+-+-+-+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Rf2-a2
Ne6-c5 35.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-e6
9-+P+p+-+0
36.Rc1-c2 Nc5-d3 37.b5-b6 Rf8-g8 9+-+-tr-+-0
38.g2-g3 Nd3-b4 39.Rc2-c3 Nb4-c6 9-+-+-+-zP0
40.Ra7-a4 Rc8-a8 41.Ra4xa8 Rg8xa8
42.b6-b7 Ra8-b8 0.27/14 ] 34...f7-f5
9+R+-+-+K0
Black has a new protected passed xiiiiiiiiy
pawn: e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...f7-f5 35.g2-g3 Ke7-d7 36.Rf2-a2 Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8 Kc6-c5
f5-f4 37.g3xf4 Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+ 46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2
Kd7-c6 39.Rc1-f1 Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7 Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+
Rf8-g8+ 41.Kg1-h1 Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1 49.Kf2-g3 0.31/14 ] 36...Rc8-b8
Rf8-f3 43.b6-b7 Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kd7-c6
Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8 Kc6-c5 37.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 38.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7
46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2 39.c4-c5 Ne6xc5 40.Rb6xd6 Kc7xd6
Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+ 41.Be3xc5+ Kd6-d7 42.Bc5xf8 Rb8xf8
49.Kf2-g3 0.40/16 ] 35.g2-g3 43.Rc1-c5 Rf8-b8 44.Rc5xf5 Rb8xb7
Black has a new backward pawn: f5 45.Rf5-f7+ Kd7-c6 46.Rf7xb7 Kc6xb7
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47.Kg1-f2 Kb7-c6 48.Kf2-e3 Kc6-d5 Nf3-e5 42.Rb1-d1 Ne5-d3+


49.g3-g4 Kd5-e5 50.g4-g5 Ke5-d5 43.Rd1xd3 e4xd3 44.Bf4xd6 Rf8-e8
51.h2-h4 Kd5-e5 52.h4-h5 0.25/17 ] 45.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 46.Kf2-e3 d3-d2
37.b6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rb2xd2+ Kd7-c6 48.Rd2-b2
37.c4-c5 d6xc5 38.Be3xc5 Ne6xc5 Rb8xb7 49.Rb2xb7 Kc6xb7 50.Ke3-f4
39.Rc1xc5 Kd7-d6 40.Rc5-c4 Rf8-c8 Kb7-c6 51.Kf4xf5 Kc6xc5 52.Kf5-e5
41.Rb2-d2+ Kd6-e6 42.Rc4xc8 h7-h5 53.h2-h3 1.74/15 ] 39...Rf8-e8
Rb8xc8 43.Kg1-f2 Rc8-b8 44.Rd2-b2 [ 39...Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Ke6-d6 45.Kf2-e3 Kd6-c6 46.Rb2-f2 Pro x64: 39...Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5 Rf8-d8
Rb8xb6 47.Rf2xf5 Rb6-b2 48.Rf5-h5 41.Rb1-d1 Ne5-f7 42.Kg1-f2 Kd7-c7
Rb2-b3+ 49.Ke3xe4 Rb3-b4+ 43.c5xd6+ Kc7-d7 44.Kf2-e3 Rd8-g8
50.Ke4-e5 Rb4-b5+ 0.17/14 ] 45.Rb2-b5 Rg8-f8 46.Rb5-b6 h7-h6
37...Ne6-d8? [ ¹37...Kd7-c6 1.77/13 ] 40.c4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
and Black can hope to live 38.Rc1-b1 x64: 40.c4-c5 d6-d5 41.Bf4xb8
Rf8-f7 39.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7² ; Re8xb8 42.Rb1-f1 Nc6-d4 43.Kg1-f2
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kd7-c6 Kd7-c6 44.Rf1-c1 Rb8xb7 45.Rb2xb7
38.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7 39.c4-c5 Ne6xc5 Kc6xb7 46.Rc1-d1 Nd4-c2 47.Rd1xd5
40.Rb6xd6 Kc7xd6 41.Be3xc5+ Kb7-c6 48.Rd5-d8 Nc2-b4
Kd6-d7 42.Bc5xf8 Rb8xf8 43.Rc1-c5 49.Rd8-c8+ Kc6-d5 50.Rc8-c7 h7-h6
Rf8-b8 44.Rc5xf5 Rb8xb7 45.Rf5-f7+ 51.Kf2-e3 Nb4-c6 52.Rc7-f7 2.04/13 ]
Kd7-c6 46.Rf7xb7 Kc6xb7 47.Kg1-f2 40...Nc6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kb7-c6 48.Kf2-e3 Kc6-d5 49.g3-g4 40...d6-d5 41.Bf4xb8 Re8xb8
Kd5-e5 50.g4-g5 Ke5-d5 51.h2-h4 42.Rb1-f1 Nc6-d4 43.Kg1-f2 Nd4-f3
Kd5-e5 52.h4-h5 0.25/16 ] 44.Rb2-b6 Kd7-c7 45.Rf1-b1 Nf3xh2
38.Rc1-b1+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Kf2-e3 Nh2-f3 47.Ke3-f4 Nf3-d2
38.Rc1-b1 Nd8-e6 39.Be3-a7 Ne6-c5 1.47/12 ] 41.Rb2-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
40.Ba7xb8 Rf8xb8 41.Rb2-b5 Kd7-c6 x64: 41.Rb2-c2 Re8-g8 42.Kg1-g2
42.Kg1-f2 Rb8xb7 43.Rb5xb7 Nc5xb7 h7-h5 43.Rc2-d2 Ne5-f7 44.Rd2xd6+
44.Kf2-e3 Nb7-a5 45.Ke3-d4 Kc6-c7 Nf7xd6 45.Bf4xd6 Rg8-e8 46.Rb1-b6
46.Rb1-f1 Na5-c6+ 47.Kd4-c3 Nc6-e7 e4-e3 47.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 48.Kg2-f3
48.Rf1-f4 Kc7-c6 49.Rf4-h4 Kc6-c5 Kd7-c7 49.Kf3xe3 Rb8xb7
50.Rh4xh7 Ne7-c6 51.h2-h4 d6-d5 50.Rb6xb7+ Kc7xb7 51.Ke3-d4
52.c4xd5 Kc5xd5 53.Rh7-d7+ Kb7-c6 52.h2-h3 Kc6-c7 53.Kd4-d5
Kd5-e5 1.48/15 ] 38...Nd8-c6 2.14/13 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nd8-f7
39.Be3-a7 Nf7-e5 40.Ba7xb8 Rf8xb8 (Diagram 86)
41.Rb2-b5 Kd7-c6 42.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c7
43.Kf2-e2 Kc7-c6 44.Rb5-b4 Ne5-f3 ] 41...d6xc5?? Diagram
45.Ke2-e3 Nf3xh2 46.Ke3-f4 Nh2-f3 [ 41...Re8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Kf4xf5 Kc6-c7 48.Kf5xe4 Nf3-d2+ 41...Re8-g8 42.Kg1-g2 Rg8-d8
49.Ke4-d5 Nd2xb1 50.Rb4xb1 43.Rc2-d2 Ne5-f7 44.Rd2xd6+ Nf7xd6
Rb8xb7 51.Rb1xb7+ Kc7xb7 45.Bf4xd6 Rd8-e8 46.Rb1-b6 e4-e3
52.Kd5xd6 1.62/14 ] 39.Be3-f4 47.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 48.Kg2-f3 Kd7-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Be3-f4 49.Kf3xe3 Rb8xb7 50.Rb6xb7+
Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5 Ne5-f3+ 41.Kg1-f2 Kc7xb7 51.Ke3-f4 Kb7-c6 52.Kf4xf5
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XIIIIIIIIY Ke7-d7 47.Rc6-h6 Kd7-e8 48.Kg1-f2


Ke8-f8 49.Rh6-f6+ Kf8-e7 50.Rf6xf5
9-+-+-+-+0{ Rb7-b2+ 51.Kf2-e3 Rb2xh2
9+-mk-+-+-0 86 52.Ke3xe4 Rh2-b2 53.Rf5-e5+
Ke7-d7 54.Rc1-d1+ Kd7-c6
9-+-+-+-+0 55.Re5-e6+ Kc6-c5 56.Rd1-c1+
9+-zPK+p+p0 Kc5-b4 5.88/13 ] 43.Bf4xb8
9-+-+-+-+0 [ ¹43.Rc5-c7+ and White has prevailed
Kd7-d8 44.Rb1-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9+-+-+-zPP0 x64: 43.Rc5-c7+ Kd7-d8 44.Rb1-d1
9-+-+-+-+0 Re8-e6 45.Rc7xh7 Rb8xb7
46.Rh7xb7 Re6-a6 47.h2-h4 Kd8-e8
9+-+-+-+-0 48.h4-h5 Ke8-f8 49.Bf4-e3 Kf8-g8
xiiiiiiiiy 50.h5-h6 Ra6-a4 51.Kg1-g2 Ra4-a2+
52.Rd1-d2 5.93/11 ] 43...Nd3xc5
Kc6xc5 1.93/12 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Nd3xc5
XIIIIIIIIY 44.Bb8-f4 Nc5-a6 45.b7-b8N+
Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8
9-tr-+r+-+0 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
9+P+k+-+p0 87 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-c6 53.Ke3xe4
9-+-+-+-+0 Kc6-d7 54.g4-g5 Kd7-e6 55.Bb8-f4
9+-zp-snp+-0 Ke6-e7 56.Ke4-e5 Ke7-d7 57.Bf4-d2
9-+-+pvL-+0 Kd7-e7 58.Bd2-b4+ Ke7-f7 3.81/16 ]
44.Bb8-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+-+-zP-0 44.Bb8-f4 Nc5-a6 45.b7-b8N+
9-+R+-+-zP0 Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
9+R+-+-mK-0[ Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c6 51.g3-g4
xiiiiiiiiy f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc6-d7 53.Ke3xe4
Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5 Ke6-d7 55.Be5-f4
terrible, but what else could Black do to Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5 Ke6-e7 57.Ke4-e5
save the game? 42.Rc2xc5 Ke7-d7 58.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 59.Bd2-b4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Rc2xc5 Ke7-f7 3.55/15 ] 44...Nc5-a6
Kd7-d6 43.Rb1-b5 Rb8xb7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Nc5-a6
44.Bf4xe5+ Re8xe5 45.Rc5xe5 45.b7-b8N+ Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8
Rb7xb5 46.Re5xb5 Kd6-e6 47.Kg1-f2 Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2
Ke6-f6 48.Kf2-e3 Kf6-g5 49.h2-h3 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3
h7-h6 5.61/9 ] 42...Ne5-d3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4
[ 42...Ne5-c6 doesn't improve anything Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd7-e7 44.Bf4xb8 Kc4-c3 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4
Re8xb8 45.Rc5xc6 Rb8xb7+- ; Kb3-c4 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Ne5-c6 Kb3-c3 59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd7-e7 44.Bf4xb8 Kc4-c3 61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b4 Diagram
Re8xb8 45.Rc5xc6 Rb8xb7 46.Rd1-c1 62.Be3-d4 Kb4-c4 63.Bd4-g1 3.64/16
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9-+-+-+-+0 9-vL-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+p0 88 9+-+-+-+p0 89
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0 9+-mk-+p+-0
9-mk-+K+-+0 9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-vL-+-0 9+-+-+-zP-0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-mK-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0[ 9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
] 45.b7-b8Q [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc6-d7 53.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5
45.b7-b8N+ Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Ke6-d7 55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Ke6-d7 57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Ke7-d7 59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Ke7-f7 3.54/15 ] 46...Re8xb8
Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Re8xb8
Kc4-c3 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
Kb3-c4 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c6
Kb3-c3 59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc6-d7
Kc4-c3 61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b4 62.Be3-d4 53.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5 Ke6-d7
Kb4-c4 63.Bd4-g1 3.55/20 ] 55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5 Ke6-d7
45...Na6xb8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5 Ke7-d7
45...Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 Ke7-f7 3.57/16 ] 47.Bf4xb8
Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
(Diagram 89) Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5
49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Ke4-d5 Kb3-c3
55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4 59.Kd5-e4 Kc3-c2 60.Bg1-f2 Kc2-c3
57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7 Kb3-c3 61.Bf2-d4+ Kc3-d2 62.Ke4-d5 Kd2-d3
59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4 Kc4-c3 63.Bd4-f2 Kd3-c3 3.38/16 ]
61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b3 62.Be3-f2 Kb3-c2 47...Kd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
63.Bf2-e1 3.97/19 ] 46.Rb1xb8 47...Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rb1xb8 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
Kd5-c6 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
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57.Bd4-e3 Kc4-b3 58.Be3-f2 Kb3-b4 Diagram


59.Bf2-d4 Kb4-c4 60.Bd4-e3 3.28/17 ] XIIIIIIIIY
48.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Kg1-f2 Ke6-d5 49.Kf2-e3 Kd5-e6 9r+l+kvl-tr0{
50.h2-h4 Ke6-f7 51.h4-h5 Kf7-e6 9zpp+-+pzpp0 90
52.Ke3-f4 Ke6-e7 53.Bb8-a7 Ke7-f6
54.Ba7-d4+ Kf6-e6 55.Bd4-b6 Ke6-f6
9-wqn+psn-+0
56.Bb6-a7 Kf6-e6 57.Ba7-f2 Ke6-f6 9+-zp-+-+-0
58.Bf2-e3 Kf6-e6 59.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5
60.Kg5-h6 Ke5-e6 61.Kh6xh7 Ke6-f7
9-+-zP-+-+0
62.Kh7-h6 Kf7-f6 63.Be3-d4+ Kf6-e6 9+-sN-vLL+-0
64.Kh6-g5 3.48/19 ] 48...Ke6-f6 9PzPP+NzPPzP0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Ke6-d7
49.Kf2-e3 Kd7-e6 50.h2-h4 Ke6-e7
9tR-+QmK-+R0
51.h4-h5 Ke7-e6 52.Ke3-f4 Ke6-f7 xiiiiiiiiy
53.Bb8-a7 Kf7-f6 54.Ba7-d4+ Kf6-e6
55.Bd4-b6 Ke6-f6 56.Bb6-e3 Kf6-e6 Qb6xb2 9.Ra1-b1² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
57.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 58.Kg5-h6 Ke5-e6 x64: 7...c5xd4 8.Ne2xd4 Nc6-e5
59.Kh6xh7 Ke6-f7 60.Kh7-h6 Kf7-f6 9.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 10.Nd4-b5 Ne5xf3+
61.Be3-d4+ Kf6-e6 62.Kh6-g5 3.51/16 11.Qd1xf3 Qd8-a5 12.0-0 a7-a6
] 49.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Qf3-g3 0-0 14.Be3-d4 Qa5-d8
49.h2-h4 Kf6-e6 50.Kf2-e3 Ke6-f7 15.Bd4xf6 Qd8xf6 16.Nb5-d6 Bc8-d7
51.h4-h5 Kf7-e6 52.g3-g4 Ke6-f6 17.Ra1-d1 Bd7-c6 -0.04/16 ] 8.Bf3xd5
53.Ke3-f4 f5xg4 54.Bb8-e5+ Kf6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 8.Bf3xd5 e6xd5
55.Kf4xe4 Kf7-e6 56.Be5-g3 Ke6-f6 9.d4xc5 Bc8-e6 10.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7
57.Bg3-f4 g4-g3 58.Ke4-f3 Kf6-f5 11.Qd1-d3 Qd8-a5 12.Qd3-b5 Qa5-c7
59.Kf3xg3 Kf5-e6 60.Kg3-g4 Ke6-f6 13.0-0-0 Ra8-d8 14.Kc1-b1 0-0
61.Bf4-g3 Kf6-f7 62.Kg4-g5 Kf7-g7 15.Rh1-e1 a7-a6 16.Qb5-b6 Qc7xb6
63.Bg3-f2 Kg7-f7 64.Kg5-h6 Kf7-g8 17.c5xb6 Rf8-e8 18.Ne2-d4 0.47/17 ]
65.Bf2-e3 Kg8-h8 66.Be3-d4+ Kh8-g8 8...Qd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
67.Bd4-c3 3.48/17 ] 8...e6xd5 Diagram
1-0
(Diagram 91)

13 C00 9.d4xc5 Bc8-e6 10.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7


Carlsen,Magnus 11.0-0 Be7-f6 12.Ne2-d4 0-0
Abusdal,Ivar A 13.Nc3-b5 Qd8-d7 14.Qd1-d3 a7-a6
Det 13. åpne junior-NM (1) 12.04.2003 15.Nb5-d6 Bf6-e5 16.Nd4xe6 f7xe6
17.Qd3-a3 Ra8-d8 0.35/16 ] 9.Nb1-c3
C01: French: Exchange Variation White threatens to win material:
1.d2-d4 e7-e6 2.e2-e4 d7-d5 Nc3xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
3.Bf1-d3 d5xe4 4.Bd3xe4 Ng8-f6 9.Nb1-c3 Qd5xg2 10.Rh1-g1 Qg2xh2
5.Be4-f3 c7-c5 6.Ng1-e2 Nb8-c6 11.Be3-f4 Qh2-h4 12.Nc3-b5 Bf8-e7
7.Bc1-e3 last book move last book 13.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-f8 14.Nc7xa8
move Nf6-d5 [ 7...Qd8-b6 8.Nb1-c3 Nc6xd4 15.Ne2xd4 Qh4xf4 16.Nd4-b5
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XIIIIIIIIY e6-e5 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5


Rb8-b7 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3
9r+lwqkvl-tr0 Ke7-f7 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1
9zpp+-+pzpp0 91 Bc8-f5 21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6
Rb7-b6 23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4
9-+n+-+-+0 Rb6xb4 25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8
9+-zpp+-+-0 Kf7xe8 27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4
9-+-zP-+-+0 Bf5-c2 0.56/18 ] 11.Nb5-c7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Nb5-c7+
9+-+-vL-+-0 Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
9PzPP+NzPPzP0 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
9tRN+QmK-+R0[ 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3 Ke7-f7
xiiiiiiiiy 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1 Bc8-f5
21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6 Rb7-b6
Qf4-b4+ 17.Nb5-c3 Qb4xb2 23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4 Rb6xb4
18.Rg1-g3 h7-h5 19.Rg3-d3 g7-g6 25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8 Kf7xe8
20.Na8-c7 Qb2-b4 21.Ke1-f1 c5-c4 27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4 Bf5-c2
22.Rd3-g3 Qb4-c5 23.Nc7-b5 h5-h4 29.Rd1-d6 0.54/17 ] 11...Ke8-e7
24.Rg3-h3 Kf8-g7 0.39/17 ] 9...Qd5-h5 Black loses the right to castle
[ 9...Qd5xg2 10.Rh1-g1 Qg2xh2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Ke8-e7
11.Be3-f4² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
9...Qd5xg2 10.Rh1-g1 Qg2xh2 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
11.Be3-f4 Qh2-h5 12.Nc3-b5 f7-f6 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
13.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-f7 14.Nc7xa8 c5xd4 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3 Ke7-f7
15.Na8-c7 Qh5-a5+ 16.Qd1-d2 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.c2-c3 Rh8-d8
Qa5-b6 17.Qd2-d3 g7-g5 18.Bf4-h2 21.Rf1-e1 Rd8xd1 22.Re1xd1 Bc8-f5
Qb6xb2 19.Ra1-d1 e6-e5 20.Ke1-f1 23.b3-b4 0.50/13 ] 12.Nc7xa8
Qb2xa2 21.Ne2-c1 Qa2-a4 22.Nc1-b3 [ 12.Be3-f4 Diagram
g5-g4 0.24/15 ] 10.Nc3-b5 [ 10.d4-d5
Nc6-b4 11.d5-d6 Bc8-d7² ;Houdini 2. (Diagram 92)
0c Pro x64: 10.Nc3-b5 c5xd4
11.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 Qh5-a5+ 13.c2-c3± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
13.Ne2xd4 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 x64: 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
e6-e5 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
Rb8-b7 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
Ke7-f7 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1 17.Be5-d6+ Ke7-f6 18.b2-b3 Kf6-f5
Bc8-f5 21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6 19.g2-g4+ Kf5-g6 20.Bd6xf8 Rb7xc7
Rb7-b6 23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4 21.Bf8-d6 Rc7-d7 22.f2-f4 Rh8-d8
Rb6xb4 25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8 23.f4-f5+ Kg6-g5 0.66/14 ] 12...d4xe3=
Kf7xe8 27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...d4xe3
Bf5-c2 0.47/19 ] 10...c5xd4² 13.f2xe3 Qh5-e5 14.Qd1-d3 Qe5-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...c5xd4 15.Ne2-d4 Nc6xd4 16.Qd3xd4 Bc8-d7
11.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 17.Qd4-c5+ Ke7-d8 18.Qc5-h5
13.Ne2xd4 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 Qb8xa8 19.Qh5xf7 Kd8-c7 20.Ra1-d1
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XIIIIIIIIY 14...f7-f5 15.f2xe3 Ke7-f7 16.e3-e4


Bf8-d6 17.Qd1-h5+ g7-g6 18.Qh5-h6
9r+l+-vl-tr0{ Bd6-c5+ 19.Kg1-h1 Qe5-b8 20.e4xf5
9zppsN-mkpzpp0 92 e6xf5 21.Nc3-e4 Bc5-e7 22.Ra1-d1
Bc8-e6 23.b2-b3 Qb8xa8 24.Ne4-d6+
9-+n+p+-+0 Be7xd6 25.Rd1xd6 Qa8-f8 26.Qh6-d2
9+-+-+-+q0 Qf8-b8 27.Rf1-e1 Rh8-e8 28.c2-c3
9-+-zp-vL-+0 -0.37/16 ] 15.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15.f2-f4 Diagram
9+-+-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9PzPP+NzPPzP0 9N+l+kvl-tr0{
9tR-+QmK-+R0 9zpp+-+pzpp0 93
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+n+p+-+0
Qa8-e8 21.0-0 a7-a6 22.c2-c4 h7-h6 9+-+-wq-+-0
23.Qf7-f3 Kc7-b8 24.Qf3-g4 0.15/14 ]
13.0-0 White castles and improves king
9-+-+-zP-+0
safety [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.f2xe3 9+-sN-zp-+-0
Qh5-e5 14.Qd1-d3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-d4 9PzPP+-+PzP0
Nc6xd4 16.Qd3xd4 Bc8-d7
17.Qd4-c5+ Ke7-d8 18.Qc5-h5
9tR-+Q+RmK-0
Qb8xa8 19.Qh5xf7 Kd8-c7 20.Ra1-d1 xiiiiiiiiy
Qa8-e8 21.0-0 a7-a6 22.c2-c4 h7-h6
23.Qf7-f3 Kc7-b8 24.Qf3-g4 -0.03/15 ] Qe5-b8 16.Nc3-b5 Bf8-c5 17.Qd1-h5
13...Qh5-e5 Black threatens to win Bc5-e7 18.Na8-c7+ Ke8-f8 19.f4-f5
material: Qe5xb2 [ 13...e3xf2+ e6xf5 20.Nc7-d5 Be7-c5 21.Qh5-e2
14.Rf1xf2 Qh5-e5 15.Ne2-c3µ ; Qb8-e5 22.Ra1-d1 Qe5xb2 23.Nb5-c3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qh5-e5 Qb2-a3 24.Nc3-b5 Qa3xa2
14.f2xe3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-f4 Qb8xa8 25.Nd5xe3 Qa2-e6 26.Rd1-d3 Kf8-g8
16.Qd1-e2 Qa8-b8 17.c2-c3 f7-f5 27.c2-c3 h7-h5 -0.27/17 ] 15...Bf8-d6
18.Qe2-h5 Qb8-e5 19.Nf4-g6+ h7xg6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bf8-d6
20.Qh5xh8 Qe5xe3+ 21.Rf1-f2 Ke7-f7 16.Qd1-g4 Qe5xh2+ 17.Kg1-f2
22.Ra1-d1 a7-a6 23.Qh8-h7 Bf8-e7 Qh2-e5 18.Ra1-d1 h7-h5 19.Qg4-f3
-0.53/16 ] 14.Ne2-c3 [ 14.f2xe3 f7-f6 Ke8-e7 20.Rd1-d2 f7-f5 21.Rf1-d1
15.Ne2-f4 Qe5xe3+ 16.Kg1-h1 Bd6-b8 22.Kf2-f1 h5-h4 23.a2-a3
Qe3-e5³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-f7 24.e3-e4 g7-g6 25.Rd2-d3
14.f2xe3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-g3 Qb8xa8 Qe5-g7 26.Qf3-e3 Bb8-e5 -0.73/17 ]
16.Qd1-f3 f7-f5 17.e3-e4 g7-g6 16.g2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.e4xf5 g6xf5 19.c2-c3 Qa8-b8 16.Qd1-g4 Qe5xh2+ 17.Kg1-f2
20.Ra1-e1 Ke7-d8 21.b2-b4 Kd8-c7 Qh2-e5 18.Ra1-d1 h7-h5 19.Qg4-e4
22.b4-b5 Bf8-c5+ 23.Kg1-h1 Nc6-e7 Qe5-g3+ 20.Kf2-e2 Bd6-e5 21.Nc3-b5
24.Qf3-f4+ Bc5-d6 25.Qf4-d4 -0.39/14 Ke8-e7 22.b2-b3 f7-f5 23.Qe4-f3
] 14...Ke7-e8 [ ¹14...f7-f5!? 15.f2xe3 h5-h4 24.a2-a3 a7-a6 25.Qf3xg3
Ke7-f7µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Be5xg3 26.Nb5-c3 h4-h3 27.g2xh3
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Rh8xh3 -0.44/16 ] 16...Ke8-e7 XIIIIIIIIY


[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Ke8-e7
17.Qd1-d3 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4 Bc8-d7 9r+-+-+-+0
19.Qe4xb7 Rh8-b8 20.Qb7xa7 Bd6-c5 9zpp+-mk-zpp0 94
21.Qa7-c7 Qe5xc7 22.Na8xc7 Rb8-b7
23.Ra1-e1 Rb7xc7 24.Re1-e2 Bd7-c6
9-+n+p+-+0
25.Kg1-f2 Rc7-d7 26.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 9+-+-+p+Q0
27.Nc3-e4 Bc5-b6 28.Kf2-f3 Nd5-f6
-0.72/16 ] 17.Qd1-f3 White threatens
9N+-+-+-+0
to win material: Qf3xf7 [ ¹17.Qd1-d3 9+-+-wq-zP-0
Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9PzPPtR-+-zP0
x64: 17.Qd1-d3 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4
Bc8-d7 19.Qe4xb7 Rh8-b8 20.Qb7xa7
9+-+-+-mK-0[
Bd6-c5 21.Qa7-c7 Qe5xe3+ xiiiiiiiiy
22.Kg1-h1 Nb4-a6 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
24.Qc7xd7+ Kf7-g6 25.Ra1-f1 Rb8xb2 XIIIIIIIIY
26.Qd7-e8+ Kg6-h6 27.Qe8-d8
Qe3-d4 28.Qd8xd4 Bc5xd4 29.Nc3-e2 9N+-sn-+-tr0
Bd4-f6 -0.35/14 ] 17...Nc6-d8 9zpl+-+pzpp0 95
[ 17...f7-f5 18.Ra1-d1 Bc8-d7µ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...f7-f5
9-zp-mkp+-+0
18.Ra1-d1 Bc8-d7 19.Rf1-f2 Bd6-c5 9+-+-+-+-0
20.Rd1-d3 Rh8xa8 21.Nc3-a4 Bc5-b6
22.Rf2-d2 Bd7-e8 23.Rd3-b3 Be8-h5
9-+-+-+Q+0
24.Qf3xh5 Bb6xe3+ 25.Rb3xe3 9+-sN-wq-zP-0
Qe5xe3+ Diagram 9PzPP+-tR-zP0
(Diagram 94)
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.Rd2-f2 -1.03/13 ] 18.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Ra1-d1 24.Rd1xd6 Qe5xd6 25.Nh3-f4 Qd6xa3
b7-b6 19.Qf3-g4 Bc8-b7 20.Rd1xd6 26.b2xa3 Ke7-f7 27.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6
Qe5xe3+ 21.Rf1-f2 Ke7xd6 Diagram 28.e4xf5 e6xf5 29.Rf1-d1 Rh8-d8
30.Rd1xd8 Nc6xd8 31.Nc7-b5 Bc8-e6
(Diagram 95) 32.Nb5xa7 Be6xa2 33.Na7-c8 Kf7-f6
34.Nc8-d6 Nd8-e6 0.00/17 ]
22.Qg4xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-b5+ 19.Ne4xd6+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd6-d7 24.Na8-c7 Qe3-c1+ 25.Rf2-f1 19.Ne4xd6 Qe5xd6 20.Qf3-g4 Bc8-b7
Qc1-d2 26.Rf1-f2 Qd2-e1+ 27.Rf2-f1 21.Ra1-d1 Qd6-e5 22.Qg4-b4+
Qe1-e3+ 28.Rf1-f2 Qe3-c1+ -0.21/15 ] Qe5-c5 23.Qb4xc5+ b6xc5 24.Na8-c7
18...b7-b6? Prevents intrusion on c5 f7-f5 25.Rf1-f4 Nd8-f7 26.Rf4-c4
[ ¹18...Bd6-b8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bb7-f3 27.Rd1-d2 Nf7-g5 28.Kg1-f1
18...Bd6-b8 19.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 Ng5-e4 29.Rd2-d3 Rh8-b8 30.b2-b3
20.Ne4-g5 h7-h6 21.Ng5-h3 g7-g5 Rb8-c8 31.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 0.89/17 ]
22.e3-e4 g5-g4 23.Qf3-a3+ Bb8-d6 19...Qe5xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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19...Qe5xd6 20.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5 29.b2-b3 Bb7-f3 30.Rd1-f1 Bf3-b7


21.Qg4-b4+ Qe5-c5 22.Qb4xc5+ 31.Kg1-f2 Rb8-d8 32.Rf1-d1 1.00/14 ]
b6xc5 23.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 24.Ra1-d1 22.Rd1xd8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc8-b7 25.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4 22.Rd1xd8 Rh8xd8 23.Rf1xf7+
Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3 Ke7-d6 24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7
f7-f5 29.h2-h3 Ne5-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kd6xc7 26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8
Nf7-d6 31.Ra4-h4 h7-h6 32.b2-b3 27.Qe5xe6+ Rd8-d7 28.Qe6-c4+
Bb7-c6 33.Rh4-f4 g7-g5 1.26/19 ] Kc8-b8 29.Qc4-g8+ Kb8-c7
20.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qg8xh7 Bb7-d5 31.a2-a3 Bd5-c6
20.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5 21.Qg4-b4+ 32.Qh7-h5 Kc7-b7 33.Qh5-g4 Rd7-e7
Qe5-c5 22.Qb4xc5+ b6xc5 23.Na8-c7 34.Qg4-c4 Re7-d7 3.98/15 ]
Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Bc8-b7 25.Ra1-d1 22...Ke7xd8 [ 22...Rh8xd8 does not
Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5 solve anything 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7-d6
a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 29.h2-h3 24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7 Kd6xc7
Ne5-f7 30.Ra4-h4 Nf7-g5 31.Kg1-f2 26.Qh5-e5+ Rd8-d6 27.Qe5xg7+
Bb7-f3 32.Rd1-d2 Rc8-b8 33.b2-b3 Rd6-d7 28.Qg7-e5+ Kc7-d8
Bf3-c6 34.Rd2-d1 h7-h6 1.14/17 ] 29.e3-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Bc8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rh8xd8 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7-d6
20...Bc8-b7 21.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5 24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7 Kd6xc7
22.Qg4-b4+ Qe5-c5 23.Qb4xc5+ 26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xe6+
b6xc5 24.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 25.Rf1-f4 Rd8-d7 28.Qe6-c4+ Kc8-b8
Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5 29.Qc4-g8+ Kb8-c7 30.Qg8xh7 g7-g5
a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 29.h2-h3 31.Qh7-h5 Bb7-c6 32.b2-b4 a7-a6
Ne5-f7 30.Kg1-f2 g7-g6 31.Ra4-h4 33.a2-a3 b6-b5 34.h2-h4 g5xh4
Nf7-g5 32.Rh4-h6 Bb7-f3 33.Rd1-d2 35.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-b7 36.g3xh4 3.97/14 ]
Bf3-c6 34.b2-b3 1.05/18 ] 21.Qf3-h5 23.Qh5xf7 [ ¹23.Rf1xf7 and White
[ 21.Rd1xd6?! is clearly weaker Bb7xf3 can already relax Bb7xa8
22.Rd6xb6 Bf3xa8= ( ‹22...a7xb6 ( 23...Qb8xa8?? 24.Qh5-h4+ g7-g5
23.Rf1xf3 Nd8-c6 24.Na8xb6+- ); 25.Qh4-d4+ Kd8-c8 26.Qd4xh8# )
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qf3-h5 24.Qh5-g5+ Kd8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+ b6xc5 23.Na8-c7 Pro x64: 23.Rf1xf7 Kd8-c8 24.Rf7-c7+
Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5 25.Rf4-a4 Qb8xc7 25.Na8xc7 Kc8xc7
Rh8-c8 26.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 27.Nb5-c3 26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xe6+
f7-f5 28.h2-h3 Ne5-f7 29.Kg1-f2 Kc8-b8 28.Qe6-e5+ Kb8-c8
Nf7-g5 30.h3-h4 Ng5-f3 31.b2-b3 29.Qe5xg7 Rh8-d8 30.Qg7xh7
Nf3-e5 32.e3-e4 f5xe4 33.Kf2-e3 Rd8-d1+ 31.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d7 32.Qh7-f5
Ne5-g4+ 34.Ke3-e2 Ng4-f6 35.Ra4-c4 Kc8-c7 33.Qf5-f4+ Kc7-d8 34.e3-e4
Bb7-d5 1.22/16 ] 21...Qd6-b8?? Rd7-e7 35.Qf4-b8+ Bb7-c8 36.Kf2-e3
sad, but how else could Black save the Re7-c7 37.c2-c4 Kd8-d7 38.Ke3-d4
game? [ 21...Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+ Kd7-d8 39.h2-h4 6.27/18 ]
b6xc5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Bb7xa8 [ 23...Bb7-c6 does not
21...Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+ b6xc5 win a prize 24.Qf7xe6 Qb8-b7
23.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5 25.Rf1-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 26.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 23...Bb7-c6 24.Qf7xe6 Qb8-b7
27.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 28.h2-h3 Rc8-b8 25.Rf1-f7 Rh8-e8 26.Rf7xb7 Re8xe6
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27.Rb7xa7 Bc6-e4 28.c2-c4 Re6-d6 Kc6-d5 37.Ra7-b7 Kd5-c6 38.Rb7-f7


29.b2-b3 Kd8-c8 30.Na8-c7 Rd6-d1+ Bc2-e4 39.g3-g4 Kc6-d5 40.g4-g5
31.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+ 32.Kf2-e1 Rd2xh2 Kd5-c4 41.Rf7-c7+ Kc4-d5 5.97/17 ]
33.Nc7-b5 g7-g6 34.Ra7-f7 Kc8-d8 XIIIIIIIIY
35.a2-a4 h7-h6 36.Rf7-f2 Rh2-h3
37.Rf2-f4 Be4-f5 38.Ke1-f2 Kd8-e7 9-wq-mk-+-tr0{
39.e3-e4 1.67/17 ] 24.Rf1-d1+ 9zp-+-+-zpp0 96
[ 24.Qf7xg7?! is much weaker Rh8-e8
25.Rf1-d1+ Ba8-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-zp-+Q+-+0
x64: 24.Rf1-d1+ Ba8-d5 25.Qf7xe6 9+-+l+-+-0
Kd8-c7 26.Qe6-e5+ Kc7-c8
27.Qe5xd5 Qb8-b7 28.Qd5-f5+
9-+-+-+-+0
Kc8-b8 29.Rd1-d7 Qb7-c6 30.Qf5-e5+ 9+-+-zP-zP-0
Kb8-c8 31.Rd7xa7 Rh8-d8 9PzPP+-+-zP0
32.Qe5-f5+ Kc8-b8 33.Ra7xg7 h7-h5
34.Qf5-f4+ Kb8-c8 35.c2-c4 Rd8-d1+
9+-+R+-mK-0
36.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+ 37.Kf2-e1 Rd2-d8 xiiiiiiiiy
38.Rg7-f7 Qc6-h1+ 39.Qf4-f1
Qh1xf1+ 40.Rf7xf1 Kc8-c7 41.Ke1-e2 1-0
Kc7-c6 42.Rf1-f5 Rd8-a8 43.a2-a3
Ra8-a4 44.Ke2-d3 3.42/15 ]
24...Ba8-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14 A89
24...Ba8-d5 25.Qf7xe6 Kd8-c7 Carlsen,Magnus
26.Qe6-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xd5 Rylander,Dennis
Qb8-b7 28.Qd5-f5+ Kc8-b8 29.Rd1-d7 Salongernas IM-turnering (8) 07.06.2003
Qb7-c6 30.Qf5-e5+ Kb8-c8
31.Rd7xa7 Rh8-d8 32.Qe5-f5+ A89: Dutch Defence: Leningrad
Kc8-b8 33.Ra7xg7 h7-h5 34.Qf5-f4+ System: 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 Nc6
Kb8-c8 35.c2-c4 Rd8-d1+ 36.Kg1-f2 1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.g2-g3 Ng8-f6
Rd1-d2+ 37.Kf2-e1 Rd2-d8 38.Rg7-f7 3.Bf1-g2 g7-g6 4.Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
Qc6-h1+ 39.Qf4-f1 Qh1xf1+ 40.Rf7xf1 5.0-0 0-0 6.c2-c4 d7-d6 7.Nb1-c3
Kc8-c7 41.Ke1-e2 Kc7-c6 42.Rf1-f5 Nb8-c6 8.d4-d5 Nc6-e5 9.Nf3xe5
Rd8-a8 43.a2-a3 Ra8-a4 44.Ke2-d3 d6xe5 10.e2-e4 f5-f4 11.g3xf4 e5xf4
3.63/16 ] 25.Qf7xe6 Diagram 12.e4-e5 Diagram
[ 25.Qf7xe6 Kd8-c7 26.Qe6-e5+
( 26.Qe6xd5?! Qb8-e8+- ) 26...Kc7-c8 (Diagram 97)
27.Qe5xd5+- ( 27.Rd1xd5?! Qb8xe5
28.Rd5xe5 Kc8-d7+- );Houdini 2.0c Nf6-g4 13.e5-e6 Ng4-e5 last book
Pro x64: 25.Qf7xe6 Qb8-c8 move last book move 14.c4-c5
26.Qe6-d6+ Qc8-d7 27.Qd6-b8+ [ 14.Rf1-e1!?µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd8-e7 28.Qb8xh8 Qd7-e6 14.Rf1-e1 Ne5xc4 15.Re1-e4 Nc4-d6
29.Qh8xg7+ Ke7-d6 30.Qg7-d4 16.Re4xf4 b7-b6 17.Qd1-a4 Bg7-e5
Kd6-c6 31.Rd1-f1 Qe6-e4 32.Rf1-f6+ 18.Rf4xf8+ Qd8xf8 19.Bc1-g5 h7-h6
Kc6-d7 33.Rf6-f7+ Kd7-c6 34.Qd4xe4 20.Bg5-e3 Bc8-b7 21.f2-f4 Be5-g7
Bd5xe4 35.Rf7xa7 Be4xc2 36.Kg1-f2 22.Qa4-d7 Ra8-c8 23.Ra1-c1 0.10/14 ]
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XIIIIIIIIY 17.Qd1-a4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


15...b7-b6 16.Qd1-a4 b6xc5
9r+lwq-trk+0{ 17.Rf1-d1 a7-a5 18.Bh3-f1 c5-c4
9zppzp-zp-vlp0 97 19.Bf1xc4 Ne5xc4 20.Qa4xc4 Bc8-a6
21.Qc4-c5 Qd8-d6 22.Qc5xd6 c7xd6
9-+-+-snp+0 23.Bc1-g5 Rf8-e8 24.Ra1-c1 Ra8-b8
9+-+PzP-+-0 25.Rc1-c2 Bg7-e5 26.Bg5-e3 -0.46/15
9-+P+-zp-+0 ] 16.Kg1-h1? [ 16.Qd1-d4!? should not
be overlooked Qd8-e8 17.Rf1-e1=
9+-sN-+-+-0 ( 17.Bc1xg5?? taking the pawn will
9PzP-+-zPLzP0 cause White grave problems
Qe8-g6-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0 16.Qd1-a4 h7-h6 17.Rf1-d1 b7-b6
xiiiiiiiiy 18.c5xb6 c7xb6 19.d5-d6 e7xd6
20.Nc3-d5 Bg7-f6 21.Qa4-e4 Ra8-b8
14...f4-f3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Bc1-e3 Rf8-e8 23.Be3-d4 Bc8-b7
14...f4-f3 Diagram 24.Bd4-c3 Bb7xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Qd8-e7
XIIIIIIIIY 26.Ra1-c1 0.55/13 ] 16...g5-g4
Black threatens to win material: g4xh3
9r+lwq-trk+0 [ 16...h7-h6 17.Qd1-a4 Ne5-d3
9zppzp-zp-vlp0 98 18.Qa4-c4 Nd3xc1 19.Rf1xc1µ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...g5-g4
9-+-+P+p+0 17.Qd1-d4 b7-b6 18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5
9+-zPPsn-+-0 19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6 20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8
9-+-+-+-+0 21.Bg4-f5 Rb8-b4 22.Qe4-c2 Rb4-h4
23.Rd1-g1 c7-c6 24.Bc1-g5 Rh4-h5
9+-sN-+p+-0 25.Ra1-d1 Qd8-c7 26.h2-h4 Rf8-b8
9PzP-+-zPLzP0 27.Nc3-e4 c6xd5 28.Rd1xd5 0.18/13 ]
17.Qd1-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[ 17.Qd1-d4 b7-b6 18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5
xiiiiiiiiy 19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6 20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8
21.a2-a3 Qd8-e8 22.Rd1-g1 Ba6-d3
15.Bg2-h3 b7-b6 16.Qd1-a4 b6xc5 23.Qe4-e3 Bd3-g6 24.h2-h3 Ne5xg4
17.Rf1-d1 a7-a5 18.Bh3-f1 c5-c4 25.Rg1xg4 Bg7-d4 26.Qe3-e1 Qe8-d8
19.Bf1xc4 Ne5xc4 20.Qa4xc4 Bc8-a6 27.Bc1-h6 Rb8xb2 28.Bh6xf8
21.Qc4-c5 Qd8-d6 22.Qc5xd6 c7xd6 Qd8xf8 0.27/16 ] 17...g4xh3
23.Bc1-g5 Rf8-e8 24.Ra1-c1 Ra8-b8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...b7-b6
25.Rc1-c2 Bg7-e5 26.Bg5-e3 -0.46/15 18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5 19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6
] 15.Bg2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.a2-a3 Qd8-e8
15.Bg2-h1 b7-b6 16.Qd1-a4 b6xc5 22.Rd1-g1 Ba6-d3 23.Qe4-e3 Bd3-g6
17.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 18.a2-a3 c5-c4 24.Bg4-h5 c7-c6 25.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
19.Ra1-a2 Qd8-d6 20.Nc3-e4 Qd6-b6 26.Qe3xc5 Ne5-d3 0.21/14 ]
21.Bc1-e3 Qb6-b3 22.Qa4xb3 18.Bc1-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rb8xb3 -0.53/14 ] 15...g6-g5 18.Bc1-h6 Bg7-h8 19.Bh6xf8 Qd8xf8
[ 15...b7-b6 16.d5-d6 e7xd6 20.Rf1-g1+ Ne5-g6 21.Qd4-e4 Qf8-f6
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24.Qf3xf6 Bh8xf6 25.f2-f4 Bf6-h4 29.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 30.c5xb6 Bc8-b7
26.Rg3xh3 Bh4-f2 27.f4-f5 Ng6-f4 31.b6xa7 Rb8-a8 32.Qh7-c2 Qf6-f4
28.Rh3-f3 0.05/12 ] 18...Bg7xh6 33.Ng5-h7+ Kf8-g8 34.Qc2-c3 0.44/16
[ ¹18...Bg7-h8!? 19.Bh6xf8 Qd8xf8 ] 20.Rf1-g1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
( ‹19...Kg8xf8 20.Qd4-f4+ Bh8-f6 20.Rf1-g1+ Rf6-g6 21.Qe5-h5 Bh6-g7
21.Rf1-g1± ) 20.Rf1-g1+ Diagram 22.Rg1xg6 h7xg6 23.Qh5xg6 Qd8-f8
XIIIIIIIIY 24.Ra1-g1 b7-b6 25.Nc3-b5 b6xc5
26.Nb5xc7 Bc8-b7 27.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8
9r+l+-wqkvl0{ 28.Qg6-h5 c5-c4 29.Qh5-e5 Kg8-h8
9zppzp-zp-+p0 99 30.Qe5-e4 Ba8-b7 31.Qe4xc4 0.52/14
] 20...Rf6-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+P+-+0 20...Bh6-g7 21.Rg1xg7+ Kg8xg7
9+-zPPsn-+-0 22.Nc3-e4 Bc8xe6 23.Ne4xf6 e7xf6
9-+-wQ-+-+0 24.Qe5xe6 Kg7-h8 25.d5-d6 c7xd6
26.c5xd6 Qd8-g8 27.Qe6xf6+ Qg8-g7
9+-sN-+p+p0 28.Qf6xf3 Ra8-f8 29.Qf3xh3 Qg7xb2
9PzP-+-zP-zP0 30.Ra1-g1 Qb2xf2 31.d6-d7 Qf2-d4
32.a2-a4 b7-b6 33.Qh3-e6 a7-a6
9tR-+-+-tRK0 34.h2-h3 Qd4-c3 35.Qe6-h6 Rf8-d8
xiiiiiiiiy 0.83/15 ] 21.Qe5-h5 White threatens
to win material: Qh5xh6 [Houdini 2.0c
Ne5-g6³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Pro x64: 21.Qe5-h5 Bh6-g7
18...Bg7-h8 19.Bh6xf8 Qd8xf8 22.Rg1xg6 h7xg6 23.Qh5xg6 Qd8-f8
20.Rf1-g1+ Ne5-g6 21.Qd4-e4 Qf8-e8 24.Ra1-g1 a7-a5 25.Rg1-g3 c7-c6
22.Ra1-e1 Bh8-f6 23.Qe4xf3 Qe8-f8 26.d5-d6 Qf8-f6 27.Qg6-e8+ Qf6-f8
24.Nc3-e4 Bf6-g7 25.Qf3xh3 Ng6-f4 28.d6-d7 Bc8xd7 29.Qe8xd7 Ra8-d8
26.Qh3-b3 c7-c6 27.d5-d6 Nf4xe6 30.Qd7xb7 Rd8-d2 31.Kh1-g1 Rd2-c2
28.Qb3-c3 e7xd6 29.Ne4xd6 0.38/13 ] 32.Qb7-d7 Rc2xb2 33.Kg1-f1 Rb2-c2
19.Qd4xe5³ White has a mate threat 34.Qd7-d3 Rc2-c1+ 35.Nc3-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Qd4xe5 Rc1xc5 36.Rg3xf3 Qf8-c8 37.Qd3-g6
Rf8-f6 20.Rf1-g1+ Rf6-g6 21.Qe5-h5 Qc8-a6+ 38.Kf1-g1 0.75/15 ]
Qd8-f8 22.Rg1xg6+ h7xg6 21...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qh5xg6+ Qf8-g7 24.Qg6-e8+ 21...Bh6-g7 22.Rg1xg6 h7xg6
Qg7-f8 25.Ra1-g1+ Bh6-g7 23.Qh5xg6 Qd8-f8 24.Ra1-g1 b7-b6
26.Qe8-g6 b7-b6 27.Nc3-b5 b6xc5 25.Rg1-g3 Diagram
28.Nb5xc7 Bc8-b7 29.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8
30.Qg6-h5 c5-c4 31.Qh5-e5 Ba8-b7 (Diagram 100)
32.Qe5-d4 Bb7-c8 33.Qd4xc4 0.42/15
] 19...Rf8-f6 Black king safety improved Bc8-a6 26.Rg3xh3 Qf8-f4 27.Rh3-g3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Rf8-f6 Qf4-f8 28.Rg3-h3 Qf8-f4 0.56/16 ]
20.Rf1-g1+ Rf6-g6 21.Qe5-h5 Qd8-f8 22.Rg1xg6+ [ 22.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-g8
22.Rg1xg6+ h7xg6 23.Qh5xg6+ 23.Qe5-h5³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qf8-g7 24.Qg6-e8+ Qg7-f8 22.Rg1xg6+ h7xg6 23.Ra1-g1 Qd8-e8
25.Ra1-g1+ Bh6-g7 26.Qe8-g6 b7-b6 24.Nc3-b5 Kg7-h7 25.Qh5-g4 Bc8xe6
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32.Nh6-g4 Qe8-e6 33.Qe3-h6+
9r+l+-wqk+0{ Kg7-f7 34.Qh6-h7+ Kf7-e8
9zp-zp-zp-vl-0 100 35.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 36.Qh8-g7+
Kd7-c8 37.Qg7-h8+ Kc8-d7
9-zp-+P+Q+0 38.Qh8-g7+ 0.16/16 ] 24.Nc3-e4
9+-zPP+-+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nc3-b5
9-+-+-+-+0 Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 26.Nb5-d4
Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ 28.f2-f3
9+-sN-+ptRp0 e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8 30.Qf4-e3
9PzP-+-zP-zP0 Bd5-f7 31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-h7 32.Nh6-g4
Qe8-e7 33.c5-c6 b7xc6 34.Rg1-g3
9+-+-+-+K0 Ra8-d8 35.Rg3xh3+ Kh7-g8
xiiiiiiiiy 36.Ng4xe5 Qe7-b4 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
26.Qg4xe6 Ra8-c8 27.Nb5-d4 Rc8-d8
28.Nd4xf3 c7-c6 29.Nf3-e5 Rd8xd5 9-+-tr-+k+0
30.Ne5xg6 Rd5-g5 31.Ng6xe7 9zp-zp-+l+-0 101
Rg5xg1+ 32.Kh1xg1 Qe8-f8 33.Kg1-f1
a7-a5 34.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g7
9-+p+-+p+0
35.Qe4-g6+ Kg7-h8 1.27/15 ] 9+-+-sN-+-0
22...h7xg6µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...h7xg6 23.Ra1-g1 Qd8-e8
9-wq-+-+-+0
24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 9+-+-wQP+R0
26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ 9PzP-+-+-zP0
28.f2-f3 e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8
30.Qf4-g3 a7-a5 31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-g7
9+-+-+-+K0[
32.Nh6-g4 Ra8-a6 33.Qg3xh3 Bd5xa2 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Qh3-h6+ Kg7-g8 35.Qh6-e3
Ra6-e6 36.Rg1-a1 Qe8-a4 37.Qe3-g5 37.Ne5xf7 Rd8-d1+ 38.Kh1-g2
Kg8-g7 38.Ng4xe5 0.24/15 ] Kg8xf7 0.42/14 ] 24...c7-c6
23.Ra1-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 24...a7-a5 25.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-g8= ;
23.Ra1-g1 Qd8-e8 24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...b7-b6
25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7 25.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-h7 26.Qe5xc7
27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ 28.f2-f3 e7-e5 Kh7-g8 27.c5-c6 Bh6-g7 28.d5-d6
29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8 30.Qf4-g3 a7-a5 Diagram
31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-g7 32.Nh6-g4 Ra8-a6
33.Qg3xh3 Bd5xa2 34.Qh3-h6+ (Diagram 102)
Kg7-g8 35.Qh6-e3 Ra6-e6 36.Rg1-a1
Qe8-a4 37.Qe3-g5 Kg8-g7 Bc8xe6 29.d6-d7 Qe8-f8 30.Rg1xg6
38.Ng4xe5 0.24/16 ] 23...Qd8-e8 Be6-f5 31.Rg6xg7+ Kg8xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Qd8-e8 32.Qc7-e5+ Kg7-h7 33.Ne4-g5+
24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 Kh7-h6 34.Qe5-e3 Kh6-g6 35.Ng5xf3
26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ Kg6-g7 36.Qe3-g5+ Bf5-g6
28.f2-f3 e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8 37.Nf3-e5 -0.26/13 ] 25.Qh5-e5+=
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Be6-f5 43.Qd3-b3 e7-e6 44.Kg1-f2
9r+l+q+k+0{ d4-d3 0.14/16 ] 26...Bh6xg5??
9zp-wQ-zp-vl-0 102 gives the opponent new chances
[ 26...Qe8-f8 27.Ng5-f7 Kg8-h7² ;
9-zpPzPP+p+0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Bh6-g7
9+-+-+-+-0 27.Qe5-g3 c6xd5 28.Qg3xh3 Kg8-f8
9-+-+N+-+0 29.Ng5-h7+ Kf8-g8 30.Nh7-g5
Kg8-f8 0.07/14 ] 27.Qe5xg5±
9+-+-+p+p0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Qe5xg5
9PzP-+-zP-zP0 Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+
Kg7-g8 30.Qe5-e4 Kg8-g7
9+-+-+-tRK0 31.Qe4-d4+ Kg7-g8 32.Qd4-e3
xiiiiiiiiy Kg8-g7 33.Qe3-c3+ Kg7-g8
34.Rg1-g3 Ra8-d8 35.Qc3-c2 Kg8-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qh5-e5+ 36.Rg3xf3 Rd8-d5 37.Qc2-c3+
Kg7-h7 26.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5 Kg7-g8 38.Rf3xh3 Rd5-h5 39.Rh3xh5
27.Qe5xg5 Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Ra8-d8 g6xh5 40.Qc3-g3+ Kg8-h8 41.Qg3-g5
29.Qg5-g3 Kh7-g7 30.Qg3-e5+ Kh8-h7 42.b2-b4 b7-b6 43.c5xb6
Kg7-h7 31.Qe5-e4 Rd8-d5 32.Qe4xf3 a7xb6 44.Kh1-g2 Qe8-g6 45.Qg5xg6+
Rd5xc5 33.Qf3xh3+ Rc5-h5 Kh7xg6 46.Kg2-f3 Kg6-f5 1.34/19 ]
34.Qh3-g4 c6-c5 35.Qg4-e4 b7-b6 27...Kg8-g7?? another step towards
36.Rg1-g3 Rh5-f5 37.Kh1-g2 Qe8-d8 the grave [ 27...Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6
38.Rg3-d3 Rf5-g5+ 39.Kg2-h1 Qd8-f8 Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+ Kg7-g8+- ;
40.Rd3-h3+ Kh7-g8 0.12/16 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Bc8xe6
25...Kg7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.d5xe6 Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+ Kg7-g8
25...Kg7-h7 26.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5 30.Qe5-e4 Kg8-g7 31.Qe4-d4+
27.Qe5xg5 Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Ra8-d8 Kg7-g8 32.Qd4-e3 Kg8-g7
29.Qg5-g3 Kh7-g7 30.Qg3-e5+ 33.Qe3-c3+ Kg7-g8 34.Rg1-g3
Kg7-h7 31.Qe5-e4 Rd8-d5 32.Qe4xf3 Ra8-d8 35.Qc3-c2 Kg8-g7 36.Rg3xf3
Rd5xc5 33.Rg1-g3 Rc5-c1+ Rd8-d5 37.Qc2-c3+ Kg7-g8
34.Rg3-g1 Rc1-c2 35.Qf3xh3+ 38.Rf3xh3 Rd5-h5 39.Rh3xh5 g6xh5
Kh7-g7 36.Qh3-f3 Kg7-h7 37.Qf3-h3+ 40.Qc3-g3+ Kg8-h7 41.Qg3-c7 Qe8-f8
Kh7-g7 0.07/16 ] 26.Ne4-g5 42.Qc7xb7 Qf8-f3+ 43.Kh1-g1
[ ¹26.Qe5-h5 Kg8-g7 27.Qh5-e5+ Qf3-d1+ 44.Kg1-g2 Qd1-d5+ 45.f2-f3
Kg7-g8 28.Qe5-h5 Kg8-g7= ; Qd5xc5 1.14/17 ] 28.Rg1-g4+-
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qe5-f5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Rg1-g4
Kg8-h7 27.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5 Qe8-f7 29.e6xf7 Bc8xg4 30.Qg5xg4
28.Qf5xg5 c6xd5 29.Rg1-g4 Bc8xe6 Ra8-f8 31.d5xc6 b7xc6 32.Qg4xh3
30.Rg4-h4+ Kh7-g8 31.Qg5-e5 Rf8xf7 33.Qh3-d7 Rf7-f5 34.Qd7xe7+
Qe8-f8 32.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7 Rf5-f7 35.Qe7-e5+ Rf7-f6 36.h2-h4
33.Rh8xf8+ Ra8xf8 34.Qe5-f4+ a7-a6 37.Qe5-c7+ Kg7-f8 38.Qc7-c8+
Be6-f5 35.Qf4xf3 Rf8-d8 36.Qf3-b3 Kf8-g7 39.Kh1-h2 Kg7-f7 40.Qc8-b7+
Rd8-d7 37.Kh1-g1 Bf5-e6 38.f2-f4 Kf7-g8 41.Qb7xa6 7.45/15 ]
d5-d4 39.Qb3-d3 Rd7-d5 40.b2-b4 28...Bc8xe6 [ 28...Qe8-f7 desperation
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Ra8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Qe8-f7 29.e6xf7 Bc8xg4 9r+-+qmk-+0{
30.Qg5xg4 Ra8-f8 31.d5xc6 b7xc6 9zpp+-zp-wQR0 103
32.Qg4xh3 Rf8xf7 33.Qh3-d7 Rf7-f5
34.Qd7xe7+ Rf5-f7 35.Qe7-e5+ Rf7-f6
9-+p+-+p+0
36.h2-h4 a7-a6 37.Qe5-c7+ Kg7-f8 9+-zPl+-+-0
38.Qc7-c8+ Kf8-f7 39.Kh1-h2 Rf6-e6
40.Kh2-g3 a6-a5 41.Kg3xf3 Re6-f6+
9-+-+-+-+0
42.Kf3-g3 7.33/16 ] 29.Qg5-e5+ 9+-+-+p+p0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Qg5-e5+ 9PzP-+-zP-zP0
Kg7-g8 30.Rg4-h4 Qe8-f8 31.Rh4-h8+
Kg8-f7 32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8 33.Rh8xf8+
9+-+-+-+K0
Ke8xf8 34.Qe5-h8# #6/19 ] xiiiiiiiiy
29...Kg7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Kg7-g8 30.Rg4-h4 Qe8-f8
31.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7 32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8
33.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 34.Qe5-h8# #5/20 15 C98
] 30.Rg4-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Carlsen,Magnus
30.Rg4-h4 Qe8-f8 31.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7 Harestad,Hans Krogh
32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8 33.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 Politiken Cup 2003 (9) 23.07.2003
34.Qe5-h8# #5/17 ] 30...Be6xd5
[ 30...Qe8-f8 does not improve anything C98: Closed Ruy Lopez: Chigorin
31.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7 32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8 Defence: 11 d4 Qc7 12 Nbd2 Nc6
33.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 34.Qe5-h8# ; 1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...g6-g5 3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
31.Qe5xg5+ Kg8-f8 32.Rh4-h8+ 5.0-0 b7-b5 6.Ba4-b3 Bf8-e7
Kf8-f7 33.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-f8 7.Rf1-e1 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3
34.Qg5-g7# #4/18 ] 31.Rh4-h8+ Nc6-a5 10.Bb3-c2 c7-c5 11.d2-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Rh4-h8+ Qd8-c7 Diagram
Kg8-f7 32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8
33.Qe5-h8# #3/9 ] 31...Kg8-f7 (Diagram 104)
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Kg8-f7
32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8 33.Qe5-h8# #2/1 ] 12.Nb1-d2 Na5-c6 13.d4-d5 Nc6-d8
32.Rh8-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.a2-a4 last book move last book
32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8 33.Qe5-h8# #2/11 move Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
] 32...Kf7-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Ra8-b8 15.a4xb5 a6xb5
32...Kf7-g8 #1/12 ] 33.Qe5-g7# 16.Nd2-f1 Nd8-b7 17.b2-b4 Bc8-d7
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bc1-d2 Rb8-a8 19.Nf1-e3 c5-c4
33.Qe5-g7# #1/1 ] 20.Qd1-e2 h7-h6 21.Re1-f1 Rf8-d8
1-0 22.Rf1-d1 Rd8-e8 23.Rd1-e1 Re8-f8
24.Re1-f1 0.29/16 ] 15.Nd2-f1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Qd1-e2
Bc8-d7 16.Nd2-b1 b5-b4 17.Bc1-e3
b4xc3 18.b2xc3 Nd8-b7 19.Nb1-d2
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...c5-c4
9r+l+-trk+0 18.Bh6-e3 Ra7-b7 19.a4xb5 a6xb5
9+-wq-vlpzpp0 104 20.Qd1-d2 Nf6-d7 21.Ra1-a2 Nd7-c5
22.Re1-a1 Bc8-d7 23.Ng3-f1 f7-f6
9p+-zp-sn-+0 24.Be3xc5 Qc7xc5 25.Nf1-e3 Nd8-f7
9snpzp-zp-+-0 26.Ra2-a5 Be7-f8 27.b2-b4 c4xb3
9-+-zPP+-+0 28.Bc2xb3 Rb7-c7 0.50/17 ] 18.Nf3-h2
[ 18.b2-b4 c5xb4 19.c3xb4 Nd7-b6± ;
9+-zP-+N+P0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.b2-b4 c5xb4
9PzPL+-zPP+0 19.c3xb4 Nd7-b6 20.Ra1-c1 Qc7-b8
21.Bc2-d3 b5xa4 Diagram
9tRNvLQtR-mK-0[ XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9-wqlsnr+k+0
h7-h6 20.Re1-b1 Nb7-a5 21.Bc2-d3 9tr-+-vlp+p0 105
Ra7-b7 22.Rb1xb7 Qc7xb7 23.Ra1-b1
Qb7-c7 0.57/16 ] 15...g7-g6
9psn-zp-+pvL0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...h7-h6 9+-+Pzp-+-0
16.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7 17.Nf1-g3 Qc7-b6
18.a4xb5 a6xb5 19.Ra1xa7 Qb6xa7
9pzP-+P+-+0
20.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 21.d5-d6 Bd7-c8 9+-+L+NsNP0
22.b2-b4 Nd8-e6 23.d6xe7 Qa7xe7 9-+-+-zPP+0
24.Ng3-f5 Qe7-c7 25.Qd1-d6 c5xb4
26.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7 27.Qd6xc7
9+-tRQtR-mK-0[
Ne6xc7 28.c3xb4 0.56/16 ] 16.Bc1-h6 xiiiiiiiiy
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Bc1-e3
Bc8-d7 17.Nf1-d2 Ra7-b7 18.a4xb5 22.Qd1-c2 Bc8-d7 23.Bh6-e3 Bd7-b5
a6xb5 19.b2-b4 c5xb4 20.c3xb4 24.Qc2-e2 Bb5-d7 25.Bd3xa6 Ra7-c7
Rf8-e8 21.Qd1-b1 Qc7-c3 22.Re1-c1 26.Rc1xc7 Qb8xc7 27.Re1-c1 Qc7-b8
Rb7-c7 23.Be3-b6 Rc7-c8 24.Ra1-a7 28.Qe2-d3 Qb8-a7 1.05/16 ] 18...f7-f6
Be7-f8 25.Bb6-e3 Bf8-g7 1.01/17 ] [ 18...Nd7-b6 19.Qd1-f3 Be7-f8
16...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 21.Nh2-g4± ;
16...Rf8-e8 17.Qd1-e2 c5-c4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...b5-b4
18.Nf1-d2 Nf6-d7 19.Ra1-a3 Nd7-c5 19.Qd1-f3 Be7-f8 20.Nh2-g4 a6-a5
20.Re1-a1 Bc8-d7 21.a4xb5 Bd7xb5 21.Bh6-g5 Bc8-a6 22.Ng3-e2 c5-c4
22.Nd2xc4 Nc5xe4 23.Qe2xe4 f7-f5 23.Bg5-e3 Ra7-b7 24.Ra1-b1 b4-b3
24.Qe4-e3 Bb5xc4 25.Bc2-a4 Re8-f8 25.Bc2-d1 Rb7-b8 26.Ng4-h6+ Bf8xh6
26.Ba4-c6 Rf8-f7 27.Ra3-a4 f5-f4 27.Be3xh6 0.49/16 ] 19.Bh6-e3
0.85/17 ] 17.Nf1-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.b2-b3 b5-b4
x64: 17.Qd1-e2 c5-c4 18.Nf1-d2 20.c3xb4 c5xb4 21.Bh6-d2 Nd8-f7
Nf6-d7 19.Bh6-e3 Ra7-b7 20.a4xb5 22.Bd2xb4 a6-a5 23.Bb4-a3 Nd7-c5
a6xb5 21.Ra1-a8 Nd7-b6 22.Ra8-a6 24.Nh2-g4 Ra7-b7 25.Ng4-e3 Rb7-b8
Nb6-d7 23.Re1-a1 Nd7-c5 24.Ra6-a8 26.Ra1-c1 Bc8-a6 27.Qd1-d2 Re8-c8
Rb7-b8 25.Ra8-a2 Bc8-b7 28.Ba3-b2 Be7-f8 0.61/16 ]
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19...Ra7-b7 20.a4xb5 a6xb5 Kg8-g7 31.Ng3-e2 Be7-d8 0.39/16 ]
21.Qd1-f3 Nd8-f7 22.h3-h4 b5-b4 22...Nd8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qf3-e2 b4xc3 24.b2xc3 h7-h5 22...Nb6-c4 23.Bd3xc4 b5xc4
25.Nh2-f3 Rb7-b2 26.Re1-b1 24.Qd2-e2 Nd8-f7 25.Qe2xc4 Re8-a8
Rb2xb1+ 27.Ra1xb1 Qc7-a5 28.c3-c4 26.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7 27.Nh2-f3 Qa7-a2
Qa5-a2 29.Qe2-d3 Kg8-g7 0.49/16 ] 28.Qc4-e2 Qa2-b3 29.Re1-b1 Bd7-b5
20.a4xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Nf3-d2 Bb5xe2 31.Nd2xb3 Be2-b5
20.b2-b3 b5xa4 21.b3-b4 Nb6-c4 32.Rb1-a1 Ra8xa1+ 33.Nb3xa1
22.Bc2xa4 Nc4xe3 23.Re1xe3 Re8-f8 Kg8-g7 34.Na1-c2 0.10/18 ]
24.Nh2-f3 Ra7-b7 25.Ra1-b1 Kg8-g7 23.Ra1xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Qd1-d2 Rb7-b8 27.Rb1-c1 a6-a5 23.b2-b3 Re8-a8 24.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7
28.b4-b5 Nd8-f7 0.53/15 ] 20...a6xb5 25.Nh2-f3 Qa7-a3 26.Re1-b1 Qa3-a2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...a6xb5 27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8 28.Bd3-c2 Kg8-g7
21.Qd1-e2 Nb6-c4 22.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7 29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4 30.b3-b4 Bd7-c8
23.Be3-c1 Bc8-d7 24.b2-b3 Nc4-b6 31.Rb1-c1 Ra8-a7 32.Ng3-e2 0.17/18 ]
25.Bc2-d3 c5-c4 26.b3xc4 b5xc4 23...Qc7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Bd3xc4 Nb6xc4 28.Qe2xc4 Nd8-f7 23...Qc7xa7 Diagram
29.Bc1-e3 Qa7-a5 30.Re1-b1 Re8-c8 XIIIIIIIIY
31.Qc4-e2 Qa5xc3 32.Rb1-b7 Rc8-d8
33.Nh2-g4 0.40/17 ] 21.Bc2-d3 9-+-+r+k+0
White threatens to win material: 9wq-+lvln+p0 106
Bd3xb5 [ 21.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7
22.Nh2-g4 Nb6-c4± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-sn-zp-zpp+0
x64: 21.Qd1-e2 Nb6-c4 22.Ra1xa7 9+pzpPzp-+-0
Qc7xa7 23.Be3-c1 Nd8-f7 24.b2-b3
Nc4-a3 25.Bc1xa3 Qa7xa3
9-+-+P+-+0
26.Qe2xb5 Re8-d8 27.Qb5-d3 Bc8-a6 9+-zPLvL-sNP0
28.c3-c4 Rd8-a8 29.Ng3-e2 Ba6-b7 9-zP-wQ-zPPsN0
30.Nh2-g4 h7-h5 31.Ng4-e3 Kg8-g7
32.Ne2-c3 Qa3-b4 0.44/17 ]
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
21...Bc8-d7 [ 21...Ra7xa1 22.Qd1xa1 xiiiiiiiiy
Bc8-d7 23.Nh2-f3² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Ra7xa1 22.Qd1xa1 c5-c4 24.b2-b3 Qa7-a3 25.Re1-b1 Re8-a8
23.Bd3-c2 Nb6-d7 24.Qa1-a3 Nd7-c5 26.Nh2-f3 Qa3-a2 27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8
25.Re1-a1 Nc5-d3 26.Nh2-f3 Nd8-f7 28.Bd3-c2 Kg8-g7 29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4
27.Ra1-d1 Nd3-c5 28.Rd1-a1 Kg8-g7 30.Qd2-d1 Bd7-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7
29.Ng3-e2 Qc7-b6 30.Qa3-b4 32.Qd1-c1 Qa2-a5 33.Qc1-d2
Bc8-b7 0.16/17 ] 22.Qd1-d2 Qa5-a2 0.12/16 ] 24.Qd2-e2
White has an active position [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.b2-b3
[ 22.Qd1-e2!? c5-c4 23.Bd3-c2² ; Qa7-a3 25.Re1-b1 Re8-a8 26.Nh2-f3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qd1-b3 Qa3-a2 27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8 28.Bd3-c2
Ra7-b7 23.Qb3-c2 Nd8-f7 24.b2-b3 Kg8-g7 29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4 30.Qd2-d1
c5-c4 25.b3xc4 Nb6xc4 26.Nh2-f1 Bd7-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7 32.Qd1-c1
Nc4xe3 27.Nf1xe3 Rb7-a7 28.Ra1xa7 Nb6-d7 33.b3xc4 Qa2xc4 0.18/18 ]
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24...c5-c4 25.Bd3-b1 Qa7-c7
26.Bb1-c2 Re8-a8 27.Nh2-f3 Kg8-g7 9-+-+r+-+0
28.Qe2-d2 Bd7-c8 29.Re1-b1 Ra8-a2 9+-+lvlnmkp0 107
30.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7 31.Ne2-c1 Ra2-a5
32.Nc1-e2 Ra5-a8 33.Rb1-e1 Bb7-c8
9q+-zp-zpp+0
34.Re1-b1 Bc8-b7 35.Rb1-e1 -0.06/18 9+pzpPzp-+-0
] 25.Nh2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.h3-h4 c5-c4 26.Bd3-c2 h7-h5
9n+-+P+N+0
27.Nh2-f3 Re8-a8 28.Qe2-f1 Be7-d8 9+-zPL+-sNP0
29.Re1-b1 Bd8-c7 30.Nf3-d2 Qa6-a2 9-zP-+QzPP+0
31.Qf1-e2 Nb6-a4 32.Bc2xa4 Ra8xa4
33.Qe2-f3 Bc7-d8 34.Ng3-e2 Ra4-a8
9+-vL-tR-mK-0[
0.05/17 ] 25...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c xiiiiiiiiy
Pro x64: 25...Re8-a8 26.b2-b4 c5xb4
27.c3xb4 Nb6-c4 28.Re1-c1 Ra8-c8 Ke8-f8 0.04/17 ] 27...Re8-a8³
29.Ng3-f1 Kg8-g7 30.Rc1-c2 Qa6-a4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Be7-d8
31.Rc2-a2 Bd7xg4 32.Qe2xg4 28.Ng4-e3 c5-c4 29.Bc2xa4 Qa6xa4
Qa4xa2 33.Qg4xc8 Qa2-b3 30.Ne3-c2 Qa4-b3 31.Nc2-b4 Bd8-b6
34.Bd3xc4 b5xc4 35.Qc8-d7 -0.11/16 ] 32.Qe2-f3 Re8-a8 33.Ng3-f1 Bb6-c5
26.Be3-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Nb4-c6 Nf7-g5 35.Qf3-e2 Ng5-e6
26.b2-b3 Re8-a8 27.Ng4-h2 Qa6-a2 36.Nf1-e3 Ne6-f4 -0.08/17 ] 28.Qe2-e3
28.Bd3xb5 Qa2xb3 29.Bb5xd7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Ng4-e3
Nb6xd7 30.Qe2-g4 Qb3xc3 31.Nh2-f3 Be7-d8 29.h3-h4 h7-h5 30.c3-c4
Ra8-a7 32.h3-h4 Be7-d8 33.h4-h5 b5xc4 31.Ne3xc4 Na4-b6 32.b2-b3
Nf7-g5 34.Be3xg5 f6xg5 35.h5xg6 Nb6xc4 33.b3xc4 Bd8-a5 34.Re1-f1
h7xg6 36.Qg4-e6 c5-c4 37.Qe6xd6 Ba5-b4 35.Qe2-d3 Bd7-a4 36.Bc2xa4
Qc3-b2 38.Qd6-e6 0.01/16 ] Qa6xa4 37.Ng3-e2 Qa4-a2
26...Nb6-a4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 38.Rf1-d1 -0.06/16 ] 28...c5-c4
x64: 26...c5-c4 27.Bd3-c2 Re8-a8 Black gets more space [Houdini 2.0c
28.Ng4-e3 Qa6-c8 29.Bc2-b1 Nb6-a4 Pro x64: 28...b5-b4 29.c3xb4 c5xb4
30.Ne3-c2 Na4-c5 31.Nc2-b4 Nf7-g5 30.Qe3-b3 Ra8-b8 31.Bc1-e3 h7-h5
32.Bc1-e3 Ra8-a7 33.f2-f3 Ng5-f7 32.Bc2-d3 Qa6-a5 33.Ng4-h2 Na4-c5
34.Bb1-c2 Qc8-c7 35.h3-h4 -0.12/17 ] 34.Be3xc5 d6xc5 35.Nh2-f3 Nf7-d6
36.Qb3-c2 b4-b3 37.Qc2-e2 Rb8-a8
(Diagram 107) 38.Re1-c1 Qa5-b4 -0.24/15 ]
29.Re1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Bd3-c2 [ 27.c3-c4 b5-b4= ; 29.Bc2xa4 Qa6xa4 30.Qe3-e2 Be7-d8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.c3-c4 b5xc4 31.Ng4-e3 Qa4-b3 32.Ne3-c2 Bd8-a5
28.Bd3xc4 Qa6-b7 29.Ng4-e3 Re8-b8 33.Qe2-d2 Ra8-b8 34.Qd2-e2 b5-b4
30.Ne3-d1 Bd7-b5 31.b2-b3 Bb5xc4 35.c3xb4 Ba5xb4 36.Nc2xb4 Rb8xb4
32.b3xc4 h7-h5 33.Nd1-e3 h5-h4 37.Bc1-d2 Rb4-a4 38.Bd2-c3 Ra4-a2
34.Ng3-f5+ g6xf5 35.Ne3xf5+ Kg7-f8 39.Re1-c1 Nf7-g5 -0.20/17 ]
36.Qe2-g4 Nf7-g5 37.Qg4xh4 Qb7-b1 29...Na4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Qh4-h6+ Kf8-e8 39.Qh6-g6+ 29...h7-h5 30.Ng4-h2 Qa6-b6
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33.Bc1-d2 Na4xb2 34.Qe1-b1 Nb2-d3
35.Bc2xd3 c4xd3 36.Rf1-c1 Qb6-b5 9r+-+-vlk+0
37.Nh2-f3 Rb8-c8 Diagram 9+-+l+-+p0 109
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-zp-zpp+0
9-+r+-+-+0 9+psnPzp-+-0
9+-+lvlnmk-0 108 9-+p+P+-+0
9-+-zp-zpp+0 9+-zP-wQ-sNP0
9+q+Pzp-+p0 9qzPL+-zPP+0
9-zP-+P+-+0 9+-vLR+-mK-0[
9+-+p+NsNP0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-vL-zPP+0
Qb8-f8 42.Qe7xf8+ Kg8xf8 43.e5xd6
9+QtR-+-mK-0[ Nc5-b7 44.Kh2-g3 Nb7xd6 45.Kg3-f4
xiiiiiiiiy Kf8-e7 46.Nf1-d2 Nd6-f7 47.Nd2-e4
Bd7-f5 48.Bc2-d1 Bf5xe4 49.Kf4xe4
38.Rc1xc8 Bd7xc8 39.Qb1-c1 Bc8-b7 Ke7-d7 0.18/18 ] 31...e5xf4
40.Qc1-c7 -0.41/17 ] 30.Ng4-h6 [ 31...Kg7xh6?? if Black takes the
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rf1-d1 knight he will lose 32.f4xg5+ Kh6-g7
Bd7xg4 31.h3xg4 Be7-d8 32.Qe3-e2 33.g5xf6+ Be7xf6 34.Qe3-h6+ Kg7-g8
Bd8-b6 33.Bc1-e3 Nf7-g5 34.Rd1-e1 35.Rf1xf6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qa6-b7 35.Re1-f1 h7-h6 36.Rf1-d1 31...e5xf4 32.Qe3xf4 Ra8-f8 33.h3-h4
Qb7-c7 37.Rd1-e1 Ra8-a2 Ng5-f7 34.Nh6xf7 Rf8xf7 35.Ng3-e2
38.Bc2-b1 -0.29/16 ] 30...Nf7-g5 Kg7-g8 36.Ne2-d4 Qa6-b6 37.Qf4-e3
[ ¹30...Nf7xh6!? 31.Qe3xh6+ Rf7-f8 38.b2-b4 c4xb3 39.Nd4xb3
Kg7-g8µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rf8-a8 40.Nb3xc5 d6xc5 41.Bc1-b2
30...Nf7xh6 31.Qe3xh6+ Kg7-g8 Qb6-c7 0.21/16 ] 32.Qe3xf4
32.Rf1-d1 Qa6-a2 33.Qh6-e3 Be7-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qe3xf4
Diagram Ra8-f8 33.h3-h4 Qa6-a7 34.Qf4-e3
Kg7xh6 35.h4xg5+ Kh6-g7 36.g5xf6+
(Diagram 109) Rf8xf6 37.e4-e5 Rf6xf1+ 38.Ng3xf1
d6xe5 39.Qe3xe5+ Be7-f6 40.Qe5-e3
34.Ng3-f1 Bf8-g7 35.Qe3-f3 Bd7-e8 Kg7-g8 41.Qe3-f2 Qa7-b6 0.03/13 ]
36.Rd1-e1 Be8-f7 37.Qf3-e2 h7-h5 32...Bd7xh3?? weakening the position
38.Re1-d1 Kg8-h7 39.Qe2-e3 [ 32...Kg7xh6 Diagram
-0.32/16 ] 31.f2-f4= [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.f2-f4 e5xf4 32.Qe3xf4 Ra8-f8 (Diagram 110)
33.h3-h4 Kg7xh6 34.h4xg5+ f6xg5
35.Qf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 36.Bc1xg5 33.h3-h4 Ra8-f8 34.h4xg5+ f6xg5
Rf8xf1+ 37.Ng3xf1 Be7xg5 35.Qf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 36.Bc1xg5
38.Qh4xg5 Qa6-b6 39.Qg5-e7+ Rf8xf1+ 37.Ng3xf1 Be7xg5
Kg7-g8 40.Kg1-h2 Qb6-b8 41.e4-e5 38.Qh4xg5 Qa6-b6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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tree 35.e5xf6+ Be7xf6 36.Bc1xg5
9r+-+-+-+0 Bf6xg5 37.Qh4xg5 Rf8xf1+
9+-+lvl-+p0 110 38.Kg1xf1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Nc5-e4 35.Ng3xe4 Qa6-b6+
9q+-zp-zppmk0 36.Kg1-h1 Ng5xe4 37.Bc2xe4 d6xe5
9+psnP+-sn-0 38.d5-d6 Qb6xd6 39.Be4xa8 Bd7-e6
9-+p+PwQ-+0 40.Ba8-e4 f6-f5 41.Nh6xf5+ Be6xf5
42.Qh4-h6+ Kg7-h8 43.Be4xf5 Be7-f8
9+-zP-+-sNP0 44.Qh6-d2 g6xf5 45.Rf1xf5 Bf8-e7
9-zPL+-+P+0 46.Qd2xd6 Be7xd6 47.Rf5-f6 Bd6-e7
48.Rf6-f7 6.34/13 ] 35.Ng3-h5+
9+-vL-+RmK-0[ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Ng3-h5+
xiiiiiiiiy Kg7-h8 36.Bc1xg5 Ra8-f8 37.Bg5xf6+
Be7xf6 38.Rf1xf6 Rf8xf6 39.Nh5xf6
x64: 32...Ra8-f8 33.h3-h4 Qa6-a7 Qa6-a1+ 40.Kg1-h2 Qa1-f1
34.Qf4-e3 Ng5-f7 35.Nh6xf7 Rf8xf7 41.Bc2xg6 Qf1-f4+ 42.Qh4xf4 e5xf4
36.Ng3-e2 Kg7-g8 37.Ne2-d4 Be7-f8 43.Bg6-f5 Kh8-g7 44.Nf6xd7 Nc5xd7
38.Nd4-e6 Bd7xe6 39.d5xe6 Nc5xe6 45.Bf5xd7 Kg7xh6 46.Bd7xb5 Kh6-g6
40.Qe3xa7 Rf7xa7 41.Rf1xf6 Ne6-c5 47.Bb5xc4 Kg6-f7 48.d5-d6+ Kf7-e8
0.18/14 ] 33.Qf4-h4+- [Houdini 2.0c 49.Bc4-e6 Ke8-d8 50.Kh2-h3 h7-h5
Pro x64: 33.Qf4-h4 Nc5-d3 34.Bc1xg5 51.Kh3-h4 7.89/13 ] 35...g6xh5
f6xg5 35.Rf1-f7+ Kg7-h8 36.Qh4xh3 [ 35...Kg7-h8 praying for a miracle
Nd3-f4 37.Qh3-g4 Qa6-a7+ 36.Bc1xg5 f6xg5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
38.Kg1-h2 Qa7-f2 39.Qg4-f3 Qf2xf3 x64: 35...Kg7-h8 36.Bc1xg5 Ra8-f8
40.g2xf3 Be7-f8 41.Nh6-g4 Bf8-g7 37.Bg5xf6+ Be7xf6 38.Rf1xf6 Rf8xf6
42.Rf7-b7 h7-h5 43.Ng4-e3 Ra8-a5 39.Nh5xf6 Qa6-a7 40.Bc2xg6
44.Bc2-d1 Kh8-g8 45.Ng3-e2 1.83/12 ] Nc5-e4+ 41.Kg1-h2 Qa7-f2 42.Qh4xf2
33...Bh3-d7?? the pressure is too Ne4xf2 43.Nf6xd7 h7xg6 44.Nd7xe5
much, Black crumbles [ 33...Bh3-c8 Nf2-d3 45.Nh6-g4 Kh8-g7 46.d5-d6
34.Bc1-e3 b5-b4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Nd3xe5 47.Ng4xe5 Kg7-f6 48.Kh2-g3
x64: 33...Nc5-d3 34.Bc1xg5 f6xg5 Kf6-e6 49.d6-d7 Ke6-e7 50.Kg3-g4
35.Rf1-f7+ Kg7-h8 36.Qh4xh3 Nd3-f4 7.38/14 ] 36.Qh4xg5+!! Deflection: f6
37.Qh3-g4 Qa6-a7+ 38.Kg1-h2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qh4xg5+
Qa7-f2 39.Qg4-f3 Qf2xf3 40.g2xf3 f6xg5 37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7#
Be7-f8 41.Nh6-g4 Bf8-g7 42.Rf7-b7 #3/13 ] 36...f6xg5 [ 36...f6xg5
h7-h5 43.Ng4-e3 Ra8-a5 44.Bc2-d1 37.Rf1-f7+ Mate attack Deflection ;
Kh8-g8 45.Ng3-e2 2.15/13 ] 34.e4-e5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...f6xg5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.e4-e5 37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7# #2/14 ]
Ng5-e4 35.Ng3xe4 Nc5xe4 36.Bc2xe4 37.Rf1-f7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
d6xe5 37.d5-d6 Qa6xd6 38.Be4xa8 37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7# #2/11 ]
Bd7-e6 39.Qh4-g3 Qd6-d3 40.Qg3-e3 37...Kg7xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qd3-d6 41.Qe3-a7 f6-f5 42.Bc1-g5 37...Kg7-h8 Diagram
Be6-d7 43.Bg5xe7 Qd6xe7 38.Rf7xh7# #1/12 ] 38.Rf7xh7#
44.Rf1-d1 6.14/12 ] 34...d6xe5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Rf7xh7#
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XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+-+-mk0 9rsn-wq-trk+0
9+-+lvlR+p0 111 9zp-+-+pzpp0 112
9q+-+-+-sN0 9lzp-vlpsn-+0
9+psnPzp-zpp0 9+-zpp+-+-0
9-+p+-+-+0 9-+PzP-+-+0
9+-zP-+-+-0 9+P+-+NzP-0
9-zPL+-+P+0 9P+-sNPzPLzP0
9+-vL-+-mK-0[ 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
#1/11 ] 16.Nd2-f3 Ra8-c8 17.Ra1-b1 Qb7-e4
1-0 18.Qd1-d2 h7-h6 0.13/14 ] 9...Ba6-b7=
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...Nb8-d7
10.e2-e4 Nf6xe4 11.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
16 E15 12.Qc2xe4 Ra8-b8 13.Qe4-c2 h7-h6
Carlsen,Magnus 14.Rf1-e1 Ba6-b7 15.d4-d5 Rb8-d8
Koneru,Humpy 16.Bc1-b2 Nd7-f6 17.Ra1-d1 Bd6-b4
Politiken Cup (11) 25.07.2003 18.Bb2-c3 Bb4xc3 19.Qc2xc3 0.05/15
] 10.Bc1-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 10.Rf1-e1 Nb8-d7 11.a2-a4 Bd6-b4
g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations 12.c4xd5 e6xd5 13.Qc2xc7 Bb7-a6
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 14.Qc7-f4 Ra8-c8 15.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8
3.c2-c4 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-a6 16.a4-a5 b6xa5 17.Bg2-h3 Nd7xe5
5.b2-b3 d7-d5 6.Bf1-g2 Bf8-d6 7.0-0 18.d4xe5 Qe7xe5 19.Qf4xe5 Re8xe5
0-0 8.Nb1-d2 last book move last book 20.Bh3xc8 Ba6xc8 0.02/14 ]
move Qd8-e7 [ 8...c7-c5 Diagram 10...Nb8-a6 [ 10...Nb8-c6 11.a2-a3² ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Nb8-d7
(Diagram 112) 11.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 12.e2-e4 Bd6xe5
13.d4xe5 Nf6xe4 14.c4xd5 Ne4xd2
9.Rf1-e1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Qc2xd2 e6xd5 16.Bg2xd5 Bb7xd5
8...Ba6-b7 9.Bc1-b2 Nb8-d7 10.c4xd5 17.Qd2xd5 Rc8-d8 18.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8
e6xd5 11.Nf3-e5 Rf8-e8 12.Nd2-c4 19.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 20.Qd5-c4 Qe7-e6
Bd6xe5 13.d4xe5 Nf6-e4 14.Bg2xe4 21.Qc4xe6 Nc5xe6 -0.01/14 ]
d5xe4 15.Qd1-d4 Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 11.Nf3-h4 [ 11.a2-a3 Nf6-g4± ;
Ra8-d8 17.Nc4-e3 Nd7-c5 0.01/15 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.a2-a3 Ra8-b8
9.Qd1-c2 [ 9.Nf3-e5 Ba6-b7= ; 12.c4xd5 e6xd5 13.e2-e3 h7-h6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Nf3-e5 c7-c5 14.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 15.Nh4-f3 Nf6-g4
10.Bc1-b2 Ba6-b7 11.d4xc5 b6xc5 16.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 17.Nf3-e5 c7-c5
12.Ne5-d3 d5-d4 13.Bg2xb7 Qe7xb7 18.Qc2-d3 Na6-c7 0.41/14 ]
14.b3-b4 Nb8-d7 15.b4xc5 Bd6xc5 11...Bd6-a3 [ 11...Nf6-g4 12.h2-h3
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Na6-b4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY


11...Ra8-c8 12.a2-a3 c7-c5 13.Nh4-f3
Rf8-d8 14.e2-e3 c5xd4 15.Nf3xd4 9r+-+-trk+0
d5xc4 16.Bg2xb7 Qe7xb7 17.Nd2xc4 9zplzp-wqpzpp0 113
Na6-c5 18.Nc4xd6 Rd8xd6 19.Nd4-b5
Rd6-d3 20.Bb2xf6 g7xf6 -0.25/14 ]
9nzp-+-sn-+0
12.c4xd5 [ 12.Bb2xa3!? Qe7xa3 9+-+p+-+-0
13.c4xd5 Bb7xd5 14.e2-e4² ; 9-+-zP-+-sN0
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Bb2xa3
Qe7xa3 13.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 14.Nd2-c4 9+P+-+-zP-0
Qa3-e7 15.a2-a3 Ra8-d8 16.Nh4-f3 9PwQ-sNPzPLzP0
c7-c5 17.Rf1-d1 Nd5-f6 18.Nc4-e5
Nf6-e4 19.Nf3-h4 f7-f5 20.Nh4-f3
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
Na6-c7 21.b3-b4 Nc7-b5 22.b4xc5 xiiiiiiiiy
b6xc5 0.29/15 ] 12...Ba3xb2=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Ba3xb2 18.e3xd4 Na6-c7 19.Rf1-e1 Nc7-e6
13.Qc2xb2 Bb7xd5 14.e2-e4 Bd5-b7 20.Ra1-c1 Rf8-e8 21.b3-b4 Qe7-d6
15.e4-e5 Nf6-d5 16.Bg2-e4 Ra8-d8 22.Rc1-c3 0.04/15 ] 15.Nh4-f3
17.Nd2-c4 Na6-b4 18.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 [ 15.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 16.f2-f3 g7-g6= ;
19.Nh4-f3 f7-f5 20.e5xf6 Nd5xf6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.a2-a3 Ne4-d6
21.Be4xc6 Bb7xc6 22.Nf3-e5 Bc6-d5 16.Ra1-c1 c7-c5 17.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8
23.f2-f3 Nf6-d7 0.00/17 ] 13.Qc2xb2 18.Nh4-f3 f7-f6 19.Qb2-b1 Qe7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.d5-d6 c7xd6 20.Bg2-f1 Re8-c8 21.Bf1-d3 Qd7-h3
14.Qc2xb2 Ra8-c8 15.Ra1-c1 Na6-b4 22.e3-e4 d5xe4 23.Nd2xe4 0.26/15 ]
16.a2-a3 Bb7xg2 17.Nh4xg2 Nb4-c6 15...c7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Ng2-e3 Rc8-c7 19.Rc1-c2 Rf8-c8 15...Na6-b4 16.Nf3-e5 f7-f6 17.a2-a3
20.Rf1-c1 d6-d5 21.b3-b4 a7-a6 f6xe5 18.a3xb4 Ne4xd2 19.Qb2xd2
22.Rc2-c3 h7-h6 -0.08/17 ] 13...e6xd5 e5-e4 20.Ra1-a2 a7-a6 21.Rf1-a1
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rf8-f5 22.Bg2-h3 Rf5-f6 23.b4-b5
13...Bb7xd5 14.Nd2-c4 Bd5xg2 a6-a5 24.b3-b4 Rf6-h6 25.Bh3-g4
15.Kg1xg2 c7-c5 16.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8 -0.11/17 ] 16.Nf3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
17.Nh4-f3 Rf8-d8 18.Qb2-a3 Na6-b4 x64: 16.a2-a3 Ne4-d6 17.Nd2-b1
19.d4xc5 b6xc5 20.Rf1-d1 Nf6-e4 f7-f6 18.Nb1-c3 Na6-c7 19.Rf1-d1
21.Nf3-e5 Qe7-f6 22.f2-f3 -0.05/15 ] Ra8-d8 20.d4xc5 b6xc5 21.Nf3-e1
Nd6-e4 22.Ne1-d3 Nc7-e6 23.Bg2xe4
(Diagram 113) d5xe4 0.12/14 ] 16...Ra8-c8 [ 16...f7-f6
17.Ne5-d3 c5xd4 18.Rf1-e1 d4xe3
14.e2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Re1xe3³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14.Nd2-c4 g7-g6 15.Ra1-c1 c7-c5 16...f7-f6 17.Ne5-d3 c5xd4 18.e3xd4
16.Nc4-e3 Rf8-e8 17.Rf1-d1 Ra8-c8 Na6-b4 19.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4
18.Bg2-h3 Rc8-d8 19.Nh4-f3 Na6-b4 20.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 21.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
20.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 21.d4xc5 b6xc5 22.Rc1-c4 Bb7-d5 23.Rc4-c2 Ra8-c8
0.24/15 ] 14...Nf6-e4 [Houdini 2.0c 24.Rf1-c1 Qd6-d7 25.Bg2-f1 Bd5-f7
Pro x64: 14...g7-g6 15.Nh4-f3 c7-c5 26.Rc2xc8 Rf8xc8 27.Rc1xc8+
16.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 17.a2-a3 c5xd4 Qd7xc8 -0.12/16 ] 17.Ra1-c1
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[ 17.Bg2-h3 Rc8-d8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 27.Qa4xb4 a5xb4 28.Rc1-c2 Bd5-b7


x64: 17.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 18.Rf1-c1 29.Rc2-c7 -0.04/14 ] 20.Nf4-h5
Rf8-e8 19.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 20.Bh3-f1 White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6
Na6-b4 21.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 22.Bf1-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nd2xe4
Re8-d8 23.d4xc5 Rc7xc5 24.Rc1xc5 d5xe4 21.Rf1-d1 Nc7-e6 22.Nf4xe6
Qe7xc5 25.Bb5-c4 b6-b5 26.b3-b4 f7xe6 23.Rd1-d2 c5xd4 24.Rd2xd4
0.00/15 ] 17...Rf8-e8 [ 17...f7-f6 Rc8-c5 25.Qb2-b1 Re8-f8 26.Rc1-c2
18.Ne5-d3³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rc5-h5 27.h2-h4 Rh5-c5 28.Bg2xe4
17...Rf8-d8 18.Rf1-e1 Na6-b4 Bb7xe4 29.Rd4xe4 0.15/14 ]
19.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 20.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 20...Qf6-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Ne5xc6 Rc7xc6 22.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 20...Qf6-f5 21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
23.d4xc5 Rc6xc5 24.Rc1xc5 Qe7xc5 22.Nh5-f4 g7-g5 23.Bg2-h3 g5-g4
25.Re1-c1 Qc5-h5 26.Bh3-f1 Rd8-d7 24.Bh3-g2 c5xd4 25.Qb2xd4 Re8-d8
27.Bf1-e2 -0.01/15 ] 18.Ne5-d3 26.Qd4-a4 a7-a5 27.h2-h3 h7-h5
[ 18.Rf1-d1 f7-f6 19.Ne5-d3 c5xd4 28.Rf1-d1 Rd8xd1+ 29.Rc1xd1
20.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8 21.Qb2xd4 Nc7-e6 30.Nf4xe6 Qf5xe6 31.h3xg4
Ne4-c3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: h5xg4 32.Qa4-d4 Rc8-c2 33.Qd4-d8+
18.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 19.Rf1-e1 c5xd4 Kg8-h7 34.Rd1-d6 Rc2-c1+
20.e3xd4 Rc7xc1 21.Qb2xc1 Na6-b4 35.Kg1-h2 0.17/17 ] 21.Nh5-f4
22.a2-a3 f7-f6 23.a3xb4 f6xe5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 25.Qc1-c4+ Qe7-f7 21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 22.Nh5-f4 g7-g5
26.Bh3-d7 Re8-e7 27.Bd7-b5 e5xd4 23.Nf4-e2 Nc7-e6 24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8
28.Qc4xd4 Qf7-d5 0.07/14 ] 25.Rd1-d2 c5xd4 26.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6
18...Na6-c7 [ 18...c5xd4 19.e3xd4 27.Rc1-d1 Ne6xd4 28.Rd2xd4
Na6-b4 20.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4 Rd8xd4 29.Qb2xd4 Qf6xd4
21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 22.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8 30.Rd1xd4 Re8-e7 31.Bg2-f1 Re7-c7
23.Rf1-c1³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 33.Bf1-c4 f7-f5
18...c5xd4 19.e3xd4 Na6-b4 0.12/17 ]
20.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4 21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
22.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8 23.Rf1-c1 Rc8-e8 (Diagram 114)
24.Qb2-c3 Qb4-d6 25.Qc3-e3 h7-h6
26.h2-h4 f7-f5 27.Bg2-h3 Re8-f8 21...g7-g5 Black threatens to win
28.h4-h5 Bb7-a6 29.Qe3-f4 Qd6xf4 material: g5xf4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.g3xf4 -0.11/16 ] 19.Nd3-f4= 21...Bb7-a6 22.Rf1-e1 Qh6-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bg2-h3 23.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 24.h2-h4 Ba6-b7
Ne4xd2 20.Qb2xd2 Nc7-e6 21.d4xc5 25.Qb2-a3 Nc7-b5 26.Qa3-a4 a7-a6
d5-d4 22.Qd2-e2 b6xc5 23.Bh3xe6 27.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 28.d4xc5 b6xc5
f7xe6 24.Rf1-e1 Bb7-a6 25.Qe2-d2 29.Re1-d1 Qf6-b2 30.Qa4-a5 g7-g6
Re8-f8 26.f2-f4 Ba6-b7 27.Qd2-a5 31.Qa5-d2 0.15/15 ] 22.Nf4-e2
Rf8-f5 28.Qa5xa7 0.03/14 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nf4-e2
19...Qe7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nc7-e6 23.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 24.b3-b4
19...c5xd4 20.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 c5xd4 25.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6 26.Nd2-b3
21.Qb2xd4 Re8-d8 22.Qd4-a4 a7-a5 Rd8-c8 27.Bg2xe4 d5xe4 28.Qb2-e2
23.Bg2-h3 Rc8-a8 24.Qa4-c4 Nc7-d5 Ne6-c7 29.Qe2-g4 Nc7-d5 30.Qg4-d7
25.Nf4xd5 Bb7xd5 26.Qc4-a4 Qe7-b4 Qf6-e7 31.Qd7xe7 Re8xe7 32.Nd4-f5
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XIIIIIIIIY [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8


25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7 26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6
9-+r+r+k+0{ 27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2 28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2
9zplsn-+pzpp0 114 29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8 30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7
31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5 32.Bf1-c4 Kg8-g7
9-zp-+-+-wq0 33.Kg1-g2 Ne5-f3 34.d6-d7 Re8-g8
9+-zpp+-+-0 35.Rb2-c2 0.20/16 ] 25.Ne2-c3
9-+-zPnsN-+0 White threatens to win material:
Nc3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+P+-zP-zP-0 25.Rc1-c2 c5xd4 26.Ne2xd4 Ne6-c5
9PwQ-sN-zPLzP0 27.Rc2-c3 a7-a6 28.Qb2-b1 Rc8-d8
29.a2-a4 Nc5-e6 30.Rc3-c4 Bb7-d5
9+-tR-+RmK-0 31.Rc4-c2 Ne6xd4 32.Rd1xd4 Re8-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Qb1-e1 0.13/15 ] 25...Ne6-f8??
gives the opponent new chances
Re7-c7 33.Nf5-d6 Rc7xc1 34.Rd1xc1 [ ¹25...c5xd4 is the best option Black
Rc8xc1+ 35.Nb3xc1 0.20/16 ] has 26.Nc3xe4 Bb7xe4 27.Bg2xe4
22...Nc7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rc8xc1 28.Qb2xc1 Qf6-e5= ;
22...Nc7-a6 23.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...c5xd4
24.a2-a3 Qh6-e6 25.Rf1-e1 Re8-d8 26.Nc3xe4 Bb7xe4 27.Bg2xe4
26.b3-b4 c5xb4 27.a3xb4 Qe6-e7 Rc8xc1 28.Rd1xc1 Kg8-g7 29.Be4-b1
28.b4-b5 Qe7-b4 29.Qb2-b1 Qb4xb1 Re8-d8 30.Qb2-e2 Qf6-e5 31.b3-b4
30.Rc1xb1 Na6-c7 31.Ne2-c3 f7-f5 a7-a6 32.e3-e4 Qe5-d6 33.Qe2-b2
0.15/15 ] 23.Nd2xe4 [Houdini 2.0c a6-a5 34.b4xa5 b6xa5 35.Bb1-d3
Pro x64: 23.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 24.b3-b4 Ne6-c5 0.02/16 ] 26.d4-d5±
c5xd4 25.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6 26.Nd2-b3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bg2-h3
Rd8-c8 27.Bg2xe4 d5xe4 28.Qb2-e2 Rc8-c6 27.d4-d5 Rc6-d6 28.Qb2-a3
Ne6-c7 29.Qe2-g4 Nc7-d5 30.Qg4-d7 Re8-e5 29.Qa3xa7 Bb7xd5 30.Rd1-d2
Qf6-e7 31.Qd7xe7 Re8xe7 32.Nd4-f5 Qf6-d8 31.Rc1-d1 f7-f5 32.Bh3-g2
Re7-c7 33.Nf5-d6 Rc7xc1 34.Rd1xc1 Nf8-e6 33.Nc3xd5 Rd6xd5 34.Rd2xd5
Rc8xc1+ 35.Nb3xc1 0.11/15 ] Re5xd5 35.Rd1xd5 Qd8xd5
23...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qa7xb6 c5-c4 0.70/15 ]
23...d5xe4 24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 26...Bb7-a6? Diagram
25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7 26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6 [ 26...Qf6-g6!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2 28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2 26...Qf6-g6 27.Qb2-c2 f7-f5 28.g3-g4
29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8 30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7 f5xg4 29.Bg2xe4 Qg6-f7 30.Qc2-e2
31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5 32.Bf1-c4 Kg8-g7 h7-h5 31.Rd1-f1 Nf8-d7 32.f2-f3
33.Kg1-g2 Ne5-f3 34.Rb2-c2 0.20/15 ] g4xf3 33.Qe2xf3 Qf7xf3 34.Rf1xf3
24.Rf1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Re8-f8 35.Rf3-f5 Rf8xf5 36.Be4xf5
24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7 Rc8-d8 37.e3-e4 Nd7-e5 38.Kg1-g2
26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6 27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2 Kg8-f7 39.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 40.Nb5-c7
28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2 29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8 Ne5-d3 41.Rc1-f1 Nd3-f4+ 42.Kg2-f3
30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7 31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5 0.43/15 ]
32.Bf1-c4 Rd8-d7 33.Bc4-b5 Ne5-f3+ 27.Qb2-c2 [ 27.Bg2xe4 keeps an
34.Kg1-g2 0.10/16 ] 24...Qh6-f6 even firmer grip Ba6-b7 28.Qb2-b1
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XIIIIIIIIY Ba6-c8 30.Ne4-c3 Qg6xc2 31.Rc1xc2


Bc8-g4 32.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 33.Kg1-f2
9-+r+rsnk+0 Kg8-g7 34.Bg2-f1 Nf8-g6 35.b3-b4
9zp-+-+p+p0 115 c5xb4 36.a3xb4 Ng6-e5 37.e3-e4
g5-g4 38.Rd1-a1 Ne5xf3 39.Ra1xa7
9lzp-+-wq-+0 Nf3xh2 1.30/16 ] 29...f7-f5 [ 29...c5xb4
9+-zpP+-zp-0 30.Qc2-a4 Decoy Double attack ;
9-+-+p+-+0 …29...-- 30.b4xc5 Wins material ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...c5xb4
9+PsN-zP-zP-0 30.Qc2-a4 Ba6-b7 31.Rc1-c7 Bb7-a8
9PwQ-+-zPLzP0 32.Qa4xb4 Ba8xd5 33.Rc7xa7
Bd5xe4 34.Rd1xd8 Re8xd8
9+-tRR+-mK-0[ 35.Bg2xe4 Qg6-d6 36.Qb4-b5 h7-h6
xiiiiiiiiy 37.Kg1-g2 Nf8-d7 38.Qb5-b3 Qd6-f6
39.Ra7-b7 Kg8-g7 40.Qb3-c4
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd7-e5 1.29/15 ] 30.Ne4-d2
27.Bg2xe4 Ba6-b7 28.Qb2-e2 Rc8-d8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ne4-d2
29.Qe2-h5 Nf8-g6 30.Rd1-d2 Re8-e5 Nf8-d7 31.d5-d6 Ba6-e2 32.Rd1-e1
31.a2-a3 Bb7-a6 32.Be4-f3 Qf6-e7 Be2-a6 33.b4-b5 Ba6-c8 34.Rc1-d1
33.Rc1-d1 Rd8-d6 34.e3-e4 f7-f5 Nd7-e5 35.Nd2-c4 Ne5xc4
35.Rd1-e1 1.38/16 ] 27...Rc8-d8 36.Qc2xc4+ Bc8-e6 37.Qc4-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Ba6-d3 Qg6-f7 38.Bg2-c6 Re8-f8 39.Rd1-d2
28.Nc3xe4 Bd3xe4 29.Bg2xe4 h7-h6 c5-c4 40.Qa4-c2 Qf7-f6 41.Rd2-d4
30.Be4-f5 Rc8-d8 31.a2-a3 Nf8-d7 Be6-f7 1.57/16 ] 30...Nf8-d7
32.d5-d6 Nd7-f8 33.Qc2-d3 Nf8-d7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...c5xb4
34.f2-f4 g5xf4 35.e3xf4 Qf6-b2 31.Qc2-b3 Qg6-f7 32.Qb3xb4 Ba6-b7
36.Rd1-e1 Nd7-f6 37.a3-a4 Kg8-g7 33.Nd2-f3 h7-h6 34.Qb4-a4 a7-a6
38.d6-d7 Re8-g8 39.Rc1-c2 Qb2-d4+ 35.d5-d6 b6-b5 36.Qa4-a3 Nf8-g6
40.Qd3xd4 c5xd4 1.22/15 ] 28.Nc3xe4 37.Nf3-d4 Bb7xg2 38.Kg1xg2 Ng6-e5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.a2-a3 39.Nd4-c6 Ne5xc6 40.Rc1xc6 1.62/15
Qf6-h6 29.Nc3xe4 f7-f5 30.Ne4-d2 ] 31.Qc2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
f5-f4 31.e3xf4 g5xf4 32.Rd1-e1 31.d5-d6 Ba6-e2 32.Rd1-e1 Be2-a6
Re8xe1+ 33.Rc1xe1 Qh6-f6 33.b4-b5 Ba6-c8 34.Rc1-d1 Nd7-e5
34.Nd2-e4 Qf6-e5 35.g3xf4 Qe5xf4 35.Nd2-c4 Ne5xc4 36.Qc2xc4+
36.Qc2-c3 Nf8-d7 37.Qc3-g3+ Qf4xg3 Bc8-e6 37.Qc4-a4 Qg6-f7 38.Bg2-c6
38.h2xg3 Ba6-d3 1.28/15 ] 28...Qf6-g6 Re8-f8 39.Rd1-d2 c5-c4 40.Qa4-c2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Qf6-e5 Qf7-f6 41.Rd2-d4 1.58/13 ] 31...b6-b5
29.a2-a3 h7-h6 30.b3-b4 c5xb4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.a3xb4 Rd8-c8 32.Ne4-c3 Re8-d8 31...Ba6-e2 32.Rd1-e1 Be2-d3
33.Qc2-a4 Rc8xc3 34.Rc1xc3 Qe5xc3 33.Qa4-b3 Bd3-e4 34.Nd2xe4 f5xe4
35.Qa4xa6 Rd8-d7 36.Rd1-d4 35.d5-d6+ Qg6-e6 36.Re1-d1 c5xb4
Qc3-c1+ 37.Bg2-f1 Nf8-g6 38.Rd4-c4 37.Rd1-d5 Kg8-h8 38.Qb3-b2+
Qc1-b2 39.Qa6-c8+ Ng6-f8 1.49/16 ] Qe6-f6 39.Qb2xb4 Nd7-c5 40.Qb4-d4
29.b3-b4! White intends d6. Decoy: b4 Qf6xd4 41.e3xd4 Nc5-d3 42.Rc1-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.a2-a3 a7-a6 43.d6-d7 Re8-e7 1.43/15 ]
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Rd2xb2 45.Bb7-d5 Nb8-d7 3.66/15 ]
9-+-trr+k+0 34.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zp-+n+-+p0 116 34.a2-a4 c4-c3 35.Rc1xc3 Qg6xd6
36.Rc3-c5 Qd6-b6 37.a4xb5 Ba6-c8
9l+-+-+q+0 38.Bg2-d5+ Bc8-e6 39.Bd5xe6+
9+pzpP+pzp-0 Qb6xe6 40.e3-e4 Nb8-d7 41.Rc5xf5
9QzP-+-+-+0 h7-h6 42.Qa5xa7 Nd7-f6 43.f2-f3
Rd8-d7 3.31/12 ] 34...Qg6xd6
9+-+-zP-zP-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...c4-c3
9P+-sN-zPLzP0 35.Rc1xc3 Qg6xd6 36.Rc3-c5 Qd6-b6
37.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 38.Rc5-c7 Bc8-e6
9+-tRR+-mK-0[ 39.Rc7xa7 Qb6-d6 40.b5-b6 Nb8-d7
xiiiiiiiiy 41.Qa5-a1 Nd7-e5 42.b6-b7 Be6-f7
43.Ra7-a8 Ne5-d3 44.Qa1-d4 Qd6-e7
32.Qa4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Ra8xd8 Re8xd8 3.66/13 ] 35.a4xb5
32.Qa4-a3 c5-c4 33.Nd2-f3 Nd7-e5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Nf3-d4 Rd8-d7 35.Nd4-c6 Ba6-b7 35.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 36.Rc1xc4 Qd6-b6
36.Nc6xe5 Re8xe5 37.Qa3xa7 37.Rc4-c7 Bc8-e6 38.Rc7xa7 Qb6xa5
Qg6-d6 38.Qa7-a5 Bb7-a6 39.a2-a4 39.b4xa5 Be6-b3 40.Nd2xb3 Rd8xd1+
Rd7-b7 40.Rc1-a1 Re5-e8 41.Rd1-c1 41.Bg2-f1 f5-f4 42.Kg1-g2 f4xe3
Kg8-g7 42.Ra1-a2 g5-g4 43.Ra2-a1 43.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8 44.f2xe3 Rd1-d7
h7-h6 44.a4xb5 Ba6xb5 1.56/16 ] 45.Ra7xd7 Nb8xd7 46.a5-a6 Nd7-b6
32...c5-c4? [ 32...Qg6-b6 33.Qa5-a3 47.Bc4-e2 Re8xe3 48.Nb3-d4 3.56/13
c5-c4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: ]
32...Qg6-b6 33.Qa5-a3 c5-c4 XIIIIIIIIY
34.Nd2-f3 g5-g4 35.Nf3-d4 Nd7-e5
36.Nd4xf5 Ba6-b7 37.e3-e4 Bb7-c8 9-sn-trr+k+0{
38.Nf5-d4 a7-a6 39.Rc1-c2 Qb6-f6 9zp-+-+-+p0 117
40.Qa3-e3 Re8-f8 41.Bg2-f1 Rd8-d6
42.Bf1-e2 Rf8-f7 43.Kg1-h1 1.44/16 ]
9l+-wq-+-+0
33.d5-d6! touché! [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9wQP+-+pzp-0
x64: 33.d5-d6 Nd7-b8 34.a2-a4
Qg6xd6 35.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 36.Rc1xc4
9-zPp+-+-+0
Rd8-d7 37.Rc4-c5 Qd6-f6 38.Bg2-d5+ 9+-+-zP-zP-0
Kg8-h8 39.e3-e4 f5-f4 40.Qa5-a1 9-+-sN-zPLzP0
Kh8-g7 41.Nd2-c4 Qf6xa1 42.Rd1xa1
f4xg3 43.h2xg3 Re8-d8 44.Nc4-e5
9+-tRR+-mK-0
3.45/15 ] 33...Nd7-b8 [ 33...Qg6xd6 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Nd2xc4 Combination ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33...Nd7-b8 34.a2-a4 35...Re8-e5 [ 35...Ba6-c8+-
Qg6xd6 35.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 36.Rc1xc4 there is nothing else anyway ;
Rd8-d7 37.Rc4-c5 Qd6-f6 38.Bg2-d5+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Ba6-c8
Kg8-h8 39.Rd1-c1 Re8-d8 40.e3-e4 36.Rc1xc4 Rd8-d7 37.Rc4-c5 Qd6-f6
Bc8-b7 41.Bd5xb7 Rd7xd2 42.Rc5xf5 38.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8 39.e3-e4 f5-f4
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42.Rd1xa1 f4xg3 43.h2xg3 Re8-d8
44.Kg1-g2 Rd7-e7 45.Nc4-e3 9-sn-tr-+k+0
Kg7-g6 3.63/14 ] 36.Qa5-a1 9zp-+-wq-+p0 118
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qa5-a1
Qd6-c7 37.b5xa6 Re5-e6 38.Nd2xc4
9l+-+-+-+0
Re6xa6 39.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8 9+r+-+pzp-0
40.Qa1-e5 Ra6-f6 41.b4-b5 h7-h5
42.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 43.Qe5-d4
9-zPp+N+-+0
Qd8-e7 44.Nc4-e5 Qe7-g7 45.Rc1-c8 9+-+-zP-zP-0
Rf6-b6 46.e3-e4 8.23/14 ] 36...Re5xb5 9-+-+-zPLzP0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Re5-e8
37.Nd2xc4 Qd6-e6 38.b5xa6 f5-f4
9wQ-tRR+-mK-0[
39.Qa1-a5 Qe6-e7 40.Rd1-d5 h7-h6 xiiiiiiiiy
41.e3xf4 Nb8-c6 42.Qa5-c5 Qe7xc5
43.b4xc5 g5xf4 44.Rd5xd8 Nc6xd8 43.Qa1xa6+ Rb5-b6 44.Qa6xc4
45.Nc4-d6 Re8-e7 46.g3xf4 h6-h5 Kg6-h6 45.Qc4-c8 Rb6-f6 46.b4-b5
47.c5-c6 Nd8-e6 48.Rc1-e1 Kg8-f8 Rf6-f8 47.Qc8-c2 Qe7-e5 48.Qc2-c6+
49.Re1-e5 8.90/15 ] 37.Nd2-e4 Rf8-f6 49.Qc6-d7 Rf6-d6 50.Qd7-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Nd2xc4 g5-g4 51.Kg1-g2 Kh6-g5 52.Qc7xh7
Qd6-e7 38.Rd1xd8+ Qe7xd8 Rd6xd5 53.Qh7-g8+ 6.64/15 ]
39.Rc1-d1 Qd8-e7 40.Nc4-d6 Rb5-e5 38...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Rd1-d5 Re5-e6 42.Nd6xf5 Qe7-f6 38...Kg8-f7 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5
43.Qa1xf6 Re6xf6 44.Rd5-d8+ Kg8-f7 40.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4
45.Bg2-d5+ Kf7-g6 46.Nf5-e7+ Rb5-b6 42.Qa1-h8 Ba6xc4 43.Rc1xc4
Kg6-h5 47.Rd8xb8 Ba6-d3 48.Kg1-g2 Nb8-d7 44.Qh8-g8+ Kg6-h6
Rf6-b6 49.Rb8xb6 a7xb6 50.e3-e4 45.Qg8-c8 Nd7-f6 46.Qc8xf5 Qe7-e6
g5-g4 51.Ne7-c8 b6-b5 52.Nc8-d6 47.Qf5xe6 Rb6xe6 48.b4-b5 Re6-e7
Kh5-g5 53.e4-e5 h7-h5 54.Bd5-c6 49.Rc4-c6 Kh6-g7 50.Kg1-g2 g5-g4
Bd3-c4 55.Nd6xb5 8.48/16 ] 51.Rd1-d6 Re7-f7 52.Rd6-d4 Rf7-b7
37...Qd6-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 5.45/16 ] 39.Nf6-d5 Diagram
x64: 37...f5xe4 38.Rd1xd6 Rd8xd6 [ 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5 40.Bg2xd5+
39.Bg2xe4 Rb5-b6 40.Qa1-e5 Kg8-f8 Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
41.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 42.Qh8xh7+ x64: 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5 40.Bg2xd5+
Ke7-d8 43.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7 Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4 Rb5-b6 42.Qa1-h8
44.Qg8xg5 Nb8-c6 45.Qg5-c5 Kc7-d7 Ba6xc4 43.Rc1xc4 Qe7-f7 44.Rc4-c8
46.Qc5-f5+ Kd7-c7 47.h2-h4 Nc6xb4 Nb8-d7 45.Qh8-g8+ Qf7xg8
48.h4-h5 Nb4-c6 49.Qf5-f4 Kc7-d7 46.Rc8xg8+ Kg6-f7 47.Rg8xg5 Kf7-f6
50.Qf4-f7+ Kd7-d8 51.h5-h6 Nc6-e5 48.Rg5-g8 Nd7-e5 49.Rg8-f8+ Kf6-e6
52.Qf7-f8+ Kd8-d7 53.Qf8-g7+ 50.Kg1-g2 h7-h6 51.h2-h3 Ne5-f7
Kd7-e6 54.Qg7xa7 6.09/14 ] 52.e3-e4 f5xe4 53.Rf8-e8+ Ke6-f5
38.Ne4-f6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Rd1-d5+ Kf5-g6 55.Re8xe4
38.Rd1xd8+ Qe7xd8 39.Rc1-d1 4.81/13 ]
Qd8-e7 40.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7 41.Bg2-d5+ 1-0
Kf7-g6 42.Nc5xa6 Nb8xa6
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9-sn-tr-+-+0{ 9rsn-wqkvl-tr0{
9zp-+-wqk+p0 119 9zpp+-+-zpp0 120
9l+-+-+-+0 9-+p+lzp-+0
9+r+N+pzp-0 9+-+p+p+-0
9-zPp+-+-+0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-+-zP-zP-0 9+-sNLzPQ+-0
9-+-+-zPLzP0 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
9wQ-tRR+-mK-0 9tR-+-mK-sNR0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
0.14/17 ] 8.Ne2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 8.h2-h4 Nb8-d7 9.0-0-0 0-0
17 A80 10.Kc1-b1 Qd8-c7 11.g2-g3 Nd7-b6
Carlsen,Magnus 12.Ne2-f4 Be6-f7 13.Nf4-d3 Bf7-e6
Danner,Lambert 14.Bf1-h3 Qc7-d7 15.b2-b3 Ra8-e8
18. Schwarzacher Open (2.9) 24.08.2003 16.Nd3-c5 Bd6xc5 17.d4xc5 0.28/16 ]
8...Qd8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White 8...Be6-f7 9.0-0-0 Nb8-d7 10.Kc1-b1
second moves g7-g6 11.h2-h3 Qd8-a5 12.g2-g4
1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 f5xg4 13.h3xg4 0-0-0 14.a2-a3
3.Bc1-g5 d7-d5 4.Bg5xf6 e7xf6 Bd6xa3 15.e3-e4 0.16/16 ] 9.Bf1-d3
5.e2-e3 Bc8-e6 6.Qd1-f3 c7-c6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.0-0-0 Nb8-d7
last book move last book move 10.Bf1-d3 g7-g6 11.h2-h3 0-0-0
7.Ng1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.g2-g4 Be6-f7 13.g4xf5 g6-g5
7.Bf1-d3 Diagram 14.Nf4-e6 Bf7xe6 15.f5xe6 Qe7xe6
16.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 17.a2-a3 Nd7-b6
(Diagram 120) 18.Bd3-f5 Qe6-f7 19.h3-h4 Nb6-c4
20.h4xg5 f6xg5 21.Qf3-g4 0.45/16 ]
Qd8-d7 8.Ng1-e2 Nb8-a6 9.Bd3xa6 9...g7-g6 Covers h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
b7xa6 10.Ne2-f4 Bf8-d6 11.Nf4xe6 x64: 9...Be6-d7 10.Qf3-h5+ Qe7-f7
Qd7xe6 12.Qf3-h5+ g7-g6 13.Qh5-e2 11.Bd3xf5 Bd6xf4 12.Bf5xd7+ Nb8xd7
Ra8-b8 14.Ra1-b1 0-0 15.0-0 a6-a5 13.Qh5xf7+ Ke8xf7 14.e3xf4 Nd7-f8
16.Qe2-a6 Qe6-d7 17.Qa6xa5 f5-f4 15.0-0-0 Nf8-g6 16.g2-g3 Ng6-e7
18.b2-b4 f4xe3 19.f2xe3 0.35/18 ] 17.b2-b3 Ra8-e8 18.Kc1-b2 h7-h5
7...Bf8-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rh1-e1 Ne7-f5 20.Re1xe8 Rh8xe8
7...Nb8-d7 8.Ne2-f4 Be6-f7 9.Bf1-d3 21.h2-h3 Nf5-d6 22.g3-g4 0.39/17 ]
g7-g6 10.0-0 Qd8-c7 11.Ra1-b1 10.0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bf8-d6 12.h2-h4 0-0-0 13.b2-b4 10.Nf4xe6 Qe7xe6 11.0-0 Nb8-d7
g6-g5 14.Nf4-h5 a7-a5 15.Bd3xf5 12.Nc3-e2 0-0 13.h2-h4 h7-h5
a5xb4 16.Bf5xd7+ Rd8xd7 17.Qf3xf6 14.a2-a4 Ra8-e8 15.Ne2-f4 Bd6xf4
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18.c2-c3 0.38/15 ] 10...Nb8-d7 17.h3-h4 Bd6-c7 18.a2-a3 Re8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Nb8-a6 19.Rh1-e1 Re7-e8 20.Qf3-h3 Bc7-f4
11.Bd3xa6 b7xa6 12.Nf4xe6 Qe7xe6 21.h4-h5 g6-g5 0.54/16 ] 14.h3xg4
13.h2-h4 a6-a5 14.h4-h5 g6-g5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.h3xg4
15.Qf3-e2 Qe6-d7 16.h5-h6 0-0 Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 16.Rh1-h6
17.Kc1-b1 Ra8-b8 18.b2-b3 Rf8-e8 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6 18.a2-a3
19.g2-g3 Bd6-b4 20.Qe2-d3 Bb4xc3 Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7 20.Rh4-h6
21.Qd3xc3 0.34/16 ] 11.Nf4xe6 Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 22.Qf3-h3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.h2-h3 0-0-0 Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-h4 Nb6-c4 24.Bd3xc4
12.g2-g4 Be6-f7 13.g4xf5 g6-g5 d5xc4 0.41/17 ] 14...Rd8-f8
14.Nf4-e6 Bf7xe6 15.f5xe6 Qe7xe6 [ 14...Kc8-b8 15.Nc3-e2² ;Houdini 2.0c
16.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 17.a2-a3 Nd7-b6 Pro x64: 14...Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1
18.Bd3-f5 Qe6-f7 19.h3-h4 Nb6-c4 Qe6-f7 16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4
20.h4xg5 f6xg5 21.Qf3-g4 0.45/17 ] Bf8-b4 18.Nc3-e2 Nd7-b6 19.a2-a3
11...Qe7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bb4-d6 20.Rh4-h6 Bd6-c7 21.Ne2-c3
11...Qe7xe6 12.h2-h3 0-0 13.g2-g4 Qf7-g7 22.Rh6-h1 Nb6-c4 23.Bd3xc4
f5xg4 14.h3xg4 Rf8-e8 15.Qf3-h3 d5xc4 24.d4-d5 0.31/17 ] 15.Rh1-h6±
Qe6-f7 16.Kc1-b1 Ra8-d8 17.Nc3-e2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Kc1-b1
Bd6-c7 18.Qh3-h4 a7-a6 19.a2-a3 Rf8-e8 16.e3-e4 Nd7-b6 17.Rh1-h4
c6-c5 20.g4-g5 f6xg5 21.Qh4xg5 Kc8-b8 18.Rd1-h1 Re8-e7 19.Rh4-h6
0.52/14 ] 12.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro d5xe4 20.Nc3xe4 Rh8-e8 21.Qf3-d1
x64: 12.h2-h3 0-0-0 13.g2-g4 f5xg4 Nb6-d5 22.c2-c3 Nd5-f4 23.Ne4xd6
14.h3xg4 Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 Qe6xd6 24.Rh6xh7 Qd6-e6
16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6 25.Rh7xe7 Qe6xe7 0.56/16 ]
18.a2-a3 Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7 15...Rf8-g8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
20.Rh4-h6 Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 x64: 15...Qe6-f7 16.Rd1-h1 Rf8-g8
22.Qf3-h3 Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-g2 Rh8-e8 17.e3-e4 d5xe4 18.Nc3xe4 Bd6-c7
24.Qg2-f3 Nb6-c4 25.Bd3xc4 d5xc4 19.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g7 20.b2-b3 Kc8-b8
0.40/17 ] 12...0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 21.Bd3-c4 Qf7-e7 22.Rh1-e1 Nd7-b6
x64: 12...Qe6-f7 13.g2-g4 f5-f4 23.Qf3xf6 Nb6xc4 24.Qf6xe7 Rg7xe7
14.e3xf4 0-0-0 15.f4-f5 Kc8-b8 25.b3xc4 Bc7-f4 26.Rh6-h3 h7-h5
16.Kc1-b1 Rd8-e8 17.h3-h4 Bd6-c7 27.g4xh5 g6xh5 28.d4-d5 Rh8-e8
18.a2-a3 Qf7-g7 19.f5xg6 h7xg6 0.51/17 ]
20.h4-h5 g6xh5 21.Rh1xh5 Rh8-h6
22.Bd3-f5 0.54/15 ] 13.g2-g4 (Diagram 121)
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.g2-g4 f5xg4
14.h3xg4 Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 16.Rd1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6 16.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 17.b2-b3 Bd6-b4
18.a2-a3 Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7 18.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 19.Qf3-f4+ Kb8-a8
20.Rh4-h6 Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 20.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 21.c2-c3 Bb4-a5
22.Qf3-h3 Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-g2 Rh8-e8 22.b3-b4 Ba5-b6 23.Bd3-c2 Rh8-e8
24.Qg2-f3 Nb6-c4 25.Bd3xc4 d5xc4 24.Kb1-b2 0.56/15 ] 16...Nd7-f8
0.40/19 ] 13...f5xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ 16...Qe6-f7!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 13...f5-f4 14.e3xf4 Rd8-e8 16...Qe6-f7 17.e3-e4 d5xe4
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a7-a6 23.Nb5xd6 Qe7xd6 24.a4-a5
9-+k+-+rtr0 c5-c4 25.Qf3-c3 Nf8-d7 26.Qc3xc4
9zpp+n+-+p0 121 Nd7-e5 27.Qc4-e2 Rg7-e7
28.Be4-g2 1.07/15 ] 18...Bd6-e7
9-+pvlqzpptR0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...Rg8-g7
9+-+p+-+-0 19.Kc1-b1 Bd6-c7 20.Qf3xf6 Qe6xf6
9-+-zP-+P+0 21.Ne4xf6 Bc7-f4 22.Rh6-h3 Rg7-f7
23.Nf6-e4 Kc8-b8 24.Bd3-c4 Rf7-e7
9+-sNLzPQ+-0 25.Ne4-c5 Nf8-d7 26.Nc5-d3 Bf4-d2
9PzPP+-zP-+0 27.a2-a3 b7-b5 28.Bc4-a2 Kb8-b7
29.c2-c3 Bd2-g5 30.f2-f4 1.07/14 ]
9+-mKR+-+-0[ 19.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
xiiiiiiiiy 19.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g7 20.c2-c3 Kc8-b8
21.Rh1-e1 Nf8-d7 22.Bd3-c2 Be7-d6
18.Nc3xe4 Bd6-c7 19.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g7 23.Bc2-b3 Qe6-e7 24.Rh6-h1 Bd6-c7
20.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 21.Bd3-c4 Qf7-e7 25.Ne4-c5 Qe7-d6 26.Nc5xd7+
22.Rh1-e1 Nd7-b6 23.Qf3xf6 Nb6xc4 Rg7xd7 27.Re1-e6 Qd6-f4 28.Qf3xf4
24.Qf6xe7 Rg7xe7 25.b3xc4 Bc7-f4 Bc7xf4 29.Re6xf6 1.70/15 ]
26.Rh6-h3 h7-h5 27.g4xh5 g6xh5 19...Rg8-g7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
28.d4-d5 Rh8-e8 0.51/17 ] 17.e3-e4+- x64: 19...Qe6-d5 20.Bd3-c4 Qd5xd4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Kc1-b1 21.c2-c3 Qd4-e5 22.Bc4xg8 Rh8xg8
Bd6-b4 18.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 19.Ne2-f4 23.Rh1-d1 Rg8-g7 24.Rh6-h1 f6-f5
Qe6-f7 20.e3-e4 d5xe4 21.Qf3xe4 25.g4xf5 Qe5xf5 26.Qf3xf5+ g6xf5
Bb4-d6 22.Qe4-f3 Rg8-g7 23.Qf3-e3 27.Ne4-d6+ Be7xd6 28.Rd1xd6 f5-f4
Qf7-e7 24.Nf4xg6 Qe7xe3 25.f2xe3 29.Rd6-f6 Nf8-g6 30.Rh1-e1 Kc8-c7
Rg7xg6 26.Rh6xg6 Nf8xg6 27.Bd3xg6 31.Re1-e6 Rg7-d7 32.Kc1-c2 a7-a5
Rh8-g8 1.08/16 ] 17...d5xe4 1.18/16 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...d5xe4
18.Bd3xe4 Qe6-e7 19.d4-d5 c6-c5 (Diagram 122)
20.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 21.Nb5xd6+ Qe7xd6
22.a2-a4 Kc8-b8 23.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7 20.Bd3-c4 [ 20.c2-c3!? Qe6-f7+- ;
24.Rh6xh7 Rh8xh7 25.Rh1xh7 c5-c4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.c2-c3 Qe6-d5
26.a4-a5 Nd7-e5 27.Qf3-f4 Rg8-d8 21.Bd3-c4 Qd5-d8 22.Kc1-b1 b7-b5
28.g4-g5 1.26/16 ] 18.Nc3xe4 23.Bc4-d3 Qd8-d5 24.Rh1-e1 Kc8-b7
[ Weaker is 18.Qf3xe4 Qe6xe4 25.Qf3-e3 Qd5-d7 26.Qe3-e2 Nf8-e6
19.Nc3xe4 Bd6-f4+ 20.Kc1-d1 Bf4xh6 27.Ne4xf6 Be7xf6 28.Qe2xe6
21.Rh1xh6 Rg8-g7 22.Ne4xf6 Rg7-e7 1.27/15 ] 20...Qe6-d7±
Nf8-e6µ ; 18.Bd3xe4?! Rg8-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qe6-d7
19.Rh6xg6 h7xg6 ( 19...Nf8xg6?? 21.c2-c3 f6-f5 22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5
20.Be4-f5 Qe6-d7 21.d4-d5 Bd6-f4+ 23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b2 Nf8-d7
22.Kc1-b1+- ; 19...Rg7xg6?? 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-a5 26.b3-b4 Qa5-d5
20.Be4-f5+- ) 20.Rh1xh8 Kc8-b8+- ; 27.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 28.Rh1-h5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bd3xe4 Qd5-e6 29.Qg3-h3 Qe6-f7 30.Rh5-a5
Qe6-e7 19.d4-d5 c6-c5 20.Kc1-b1 Be7-d8 0.58/17 ] 21.Rh1-d1
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29.Bd3-c4 Kc8-b8 30.Bc4xd5 c6xd5
9-+k+-sn-tr0 31.Ne4-f6 Qg4-f4 32.Nf6xh7 0.35/15 ]
9zpp+-vl-trp0 122 23...Be7-a3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7
9-+p+qzpptR0 25.d4-d5 Nd7-e5 26.d5xc6 Ne5xc6
9+-+-+-+-0 27.Rd1-d5 Qf5-c8 28.f2-f4 Rh8-e8
9-+-zPN+P+0 29.Rd5-d2 Be7-b4 30.c2-c3 Rg7-e7
31.Bc4-d5 0.44/15 ] 24.Kc1-b1
9+P+L+Q+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kc1-b1
9P+P+-zP-+0 Nf8-d7 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-f8 26.Rh6-h3
Kc8-b8 27.Rd1-h1 h7-h5 28.Rh1-e1
9+-mK-+-+R0[ Rg7-e7 29.Re1-g1 Qf8-g7 30.Rh3-g3
xiiiiiiiiy c6-c5 31.Qe3-f4+ Kb8-a8 32.c2-c3
Re7-e6 33.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 34.Ne4xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.c2-c3 f6-f5 Ba3xc5 35.Bd3xg6 h5-h4 0.51/17 ]
22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5 23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 24...Rg7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Kc1-b2 Nf8-d7 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-a5 24...Nf8-d7 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-f8
26.b3-b4 Qa5-d5 27.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 26.Rh6-h4 Kc8-b8 27.Rd1-e1 Rg7-e7
28.Rh1-h5 Qd5-e6 29.Qg3-h3 Qe6-f7 28.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 29.c2-c3 Re7-f7
30.Rh5-a5 Be7-d8 0.58/16 ] 21...f6-f5 30.Bd3-c4 Rf7-f3 31.Qg3-g4 Ba3-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...f6-f5 32.Rh4-h3 Rf3xh3 33.Qg4xh3 0.55/15
22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5 23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 ] 25.f2-f3 [ 25.Bc4-d3 Kc8-b8± ;
24.Rh6-h3 Nf8-d7 25.Rh3-f3 Qf5-g4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Rh6-h4
26.Bc4-e2 Qg4-g2 27.Kc1-b1 Qg2-h2 Nf8-d7 26.Rh4-f4 Qf5-a5 27.c2-c3
28.d4-d5 c6xd5 29.Rd1xd5 Nd7-b6 g6-g5 28.Rf4-g4 h7-h6 29.Qe3-g3
30.Rd5-d1 Rh8-d8 31.Rd1xd8+ Qa5-c7 30.Qg3-h3 Nd7-b6
Be7xd8 32.Rf3-f8 Rg7-d7 33.Ne4-f6 31.Rg4xg5+ Kc8-b8 32.Bc4-d3
0.44/17 ] 22.g4xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Nb6-d5 33.b3-b4 a7-a5 34.Rd1-g1
x64: 22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5 23.Qf3-e3 a5xb4 35.Rg5-g8+ Rh8xg8
Kc8-b8 24.Rh6-h1 Nf8-d7 25.Ne4-g3 36.Rg1xg8+ Kb8-a7 0.64/16 ]
Qf5-f8 26.Kc1-b1 Be7-d6 27.Bc4-e6 25...Nf8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nd7-f6 28.Qe3-g5 h7-h5 29.Rd1-e1 25...Kc8-b8 26.Qe3-c3 a7-a5
Bd6-b4 30.Re1-e2 Qf8-e7 31.Qg5-f4+ 27.d4-d5 Qf5-e5 28.Qc3xe5+ Re7xe5
Bb4-d6 0.35/17 ] 22...Qd7xf5 29.d5xc6 b7xc6 30.Rd1-h1 Kb8-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qd7xf5 31.Rh1-h2 Re5-f5 32.Rh2-h3 Kc7-b7
23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7 33.c2-c3 Rf5-f4 34.Kb1-c2 Ba3-e7
25.d4-d5 Be7-a3 26.d5xc6 b7xc6 35.Kc2-b2 Rf4-f5 36.a2-a4 0.48/17 ]
27.Bc4-f1 Rg7-e7 28.Rh6-h4 Nd7-f6 26.b3-b4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
29.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 30.Qg3-c3 x64: 26.b3-b4 Ba3xb4 27.a2-a3
Re7xe4 31.Rh4xe4 Qf5xe4 32.Qc3xf6 Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4 Nb6xc4 29.Ne4-d6+
Rh8-b8 33.Bf1-d3 Qe4-d5 0.38/16 ] Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4
23.Qf3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+
23.Qf3-h1 Nf8-d7 24.Rh6-h3 Nd7-b6 Nf7xd8 34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2
25.Rh3-f3 Qf5-g4 26.Bc4-d3 Rh8-f8 Kc8-d7 36.Rh4-h2 Kd7-c7 37.Rh2-e2
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XIIIIIIIIY 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7
32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
9-+k+-+-tr0{ 34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
9zpp+ntr-+p0 123 36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.Rg1-e1 h7-h5
38.Rh2-e2 Nf7-d6 39.Re2-e7+ Kd7-c8
9-+p+-+ptR0 40.Re1-e6 Rh8-d8 41.Re7-h7 h5-h4
9+-+-+q+-0 42.Re6-e7 Rd8-f8 43.c2-c3 Nd6-c4+
9-zPLzPN+-+0 44.Kb2-c2 1.02/18 ] 28...Nb6xc4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Nb6xc4
9vl-+-wQP+-0 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7
9P+P+-+-+0 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6
Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
9+K+R+-+-0 34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
xiiiiiiiiy 36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.Rg1-e1 h7-h5
38.Rh2-e2 Nf7-d6 39.Re2-e7+ Kd7-c8
26...Ba3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Re7-g7 Nd6-f5 41.Rg7xg5 Nf5xd4
26...Qf5-f8 27.Qe3xa3 Qf8xh6 0.98/18 ] 29.Ne4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c
28.b4-b5 Re7xe4 29.f3xe4 Qh6-f8 Pro x64: 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6
30.Qa3-b3 c6xb5 31.Bc4xb5 Qf8-d6 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7
32.Rd1-d3 Nd7-b6 33.e4-e5 Qd6-d5 32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.e5-e6 Qd5xb3+ 35.Rd3xb3 Nb6-d5 34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 a7-a6
36.c2-c4 Nd5-e7 37.Kb1-c2 Rh8-f8 36.f3-f4 Kc8-c7 37.Rg1-e1 Kc7-d7
0.79/14 ] 27.a2-a3 White threatens to 38.Rh4-h3 h7-h5 39.Rh3-e3 1.07/16 ]
win material: a3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 29...Kc8-d7? [ ¹29...Nc4xd6 Diagram
x64: 27.a2-a3 Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4 XIIIIIIIIY
Nb6xc4 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6
30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7 9-+k+-+-tr0
32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8 9zpp+-tr-+p0 124
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.f3-f4 g5xf4
9-+psn-+ptR0
38.Rg1-g7 Kd7-e6 39.Rh2-f2 h7-h5 9+-+-+q+-0
40.Rf2xf4 Nf7-d6 41.Rg7-g6+ Ke6-e7
42.Rf4-f6 Nd6-c4+ 43.Kb2-c3 0.97/18 ]
9-zP-zP-+-+0
27...Nd7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-+-wQP+-0
27...Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4 Nb6xc4 9-+P+-+-+0
29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7
Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6
9+K+R+-+-0[
Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.f3-f4 g5xf4 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
38.Rg1-g7 Kd7-e6 39.Rh2-f2 h7-h5 x64: 29...Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7
40.Rf2xf4 Nf7-d6 41.Rg7-g6+ Ke6-e7 31.Rh6-h1 h7-h5 32.Rd1-d3 Kc8-b8
42.Rf4-f6 Nd6-c4+ 43.Kb2-c3 1.22/19 ] 33.Kb1-b2 Qf5-d5 34.Rh1-g1 g6-g5
28.a3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 0.56/9 ] 30.Qe3xe7+!+- Decoy: e3
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Kd7xe7 31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5 32.d4-d5
c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 34.Rd5xf5 9-+-+-+-+0{
Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 36.b4xa5 9+-+k+-+-0 125
b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 38.Rh6xh7+
Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+ Ke6-e7
9-tR-sn-+-+0
40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 Rc5-d5 9zp-tr-+-+-0
42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 Nd2-f1
44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.86/9 ]
9-+-+-+R+0
30...Kd7xe7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+KzP-+P+-0
30...Kd7xe7 31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5 9-+-+-+-+0
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5
9+-+-+-+-0
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 xiiiiiiiiy
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 x64: 32...Ke7-f7 33.Rd1-e1 Kf7-g7
Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 34.Rh6-e6 Rh8-f8 35.Re1-g1+ Kg7-f7
Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.99/1 ] 36.Re6-h6 Rf8-h8 37.Rg1-h1 Kf7-g7
31.Nd6xf5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Rh6-e6 Kg7-f7 39.Rh1-e1 Rh8-d8
31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5 32.d4-d5 c6xd5 40.Re6-e7+ Kf7-f6 41.Re1-e6+ Kf6-g5
33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 42.Re7xb7 Rd8xd4 43.Rb7xh7 a7-a6
35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 36.b4xa5 b6xa5 44.c2-c3 Rd4-d3 45.f3-f4+ Kg5-g4
37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 46.Re6-g6+ Kg4-f3 47.Rh7-h3+
39.Rh7-h6+ Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Kf3-e4 48.Rh3xd3 Ke4xd3 1.83/18 ]
Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2 33.Rd1-h1 [ 33.Rd1-g1 keeps an even
Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+ firmer grip Nd6-f7 34.Rg1-g7 f5-f4+- ;
Kd6-c5 2.55/17 ] 31...g6xf5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rd1-e1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...g6xf5 Ke7-d7 34.Re1-g1 Nd6-e8 35.Rg1-h1
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 Ne8-d6 36.Rh6xh7+ Rh8xh7
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 37.Rh1xh7+ Kd7-e6 38.Kc1-d2 Nd6-f7
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 39.Rh7-h2 Ke6-f6 40.f3-f4 Kf6-g7
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+ 41.c2-c4 Nf7-h6 42.Kd2-c3 Nh6-g4
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 43.Rh2-a2 a7-a6 44.d4-d5 c6xd5
Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 45.c4xd5 Ng4-e3 46.Kc3-d4 2.62/19 ]
Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.49/18 ] 33...Nd6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Kb1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Nd6-f7 34.Rh6xh7 Rh8-g8
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 39.Rg1-g3 Rf2-f1 40.Rh7-g7 Kf6-e7
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+ 41.Kd3-e3 Rf1-b1 42.Rg3-g5 Ke7-f8
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d6 41.Ka2-b3 43.Rg7-g8+ Kf8-e7 44.Rg5xf5 Nf7-d6
Nd6-f5 42.Rf4-e4+ Ke7-d7 43.Rh6-b6 45.Rf5-g5 Nd6-c4+ 46.Ke3-f4 Rb1xb4
Nf5-d6 44.Re4-g4 2.43/17 Diagram 47.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8 48.Rg7-h7 Nc4-d6
] 32...Nc4-d6 [ 32...Ke7-f7 33.Rd1-h1 49.c2-c3 Rb4-b3 50.Rh7-d7 Nd6-b5
Kf7-g7 34.Rh6-e6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 51.Rg5-h5 Kf8-g8 52.c3-c4 2.17/19 ]
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34.Rh6xh7 Rh8-g8 35.Kc1-d2 Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5
Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6
a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.c3-c4 Rh5-h2
f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4 51.Rg6-g2 Rh2-h4+ 52.Ke4-e3
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7 Ke7-e6 53.Rg2-g1 Rh4-h2 54.Ke3-d3
Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.c2-c3 Rh2-f2 55.Rg7-g2 Rf2-f4 56.Rg1-e1+
Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5 Ke6-d7 2.21/19 ] 36.Kd2-d3
Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Kd2-d3
49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1
Rh5-h8 51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4
Ke7-e6 53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4 Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4
Rh8-h4 55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7 Re1-h1
Rh4-h7 57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.c2-c3 Rh1-h3
58.Rg4-e4+ Ke7-d7 2.09/21 ] 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5
34...Rh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6
34...Rh8-g8 35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+ 49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-d3
36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 Rh5-h8 51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3
38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 Ke7-e6 53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4
40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4 Rh8-h4 55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7 Rh4-h7 57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7
Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.Kf4-e4 58.Rg4-e4+ Ke7-d7 2.09/20 ]
Ke7-f8 46.c2-c3 Nf7-d6+ 47.Ke4-d3 36...Ke7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rh1-h4 48.Rg6-g1 Rh4-h3+ 36...Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6
49.Rg1-g3 Rh3-h4 50.Rg3-g6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 Rf2-f1
Rh4-h3+ 51.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4 2.22/20 ] 40.Rh7-g7 Kf6-e7 41.Kd3-e3 Rf1-b1
35.Kc1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.c2-c3 Rb1-c1 43.Ke3-d2 Rc1-f1
35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 44.Kd2-e2 Rf1-c1 45.f3-f4 Rc1-h1
37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 46.Rg3-g1 Rh1-h2+ 47.Ke2-d3
39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ Rh2-h3+ 48.Rg1-g3 1.88/18 ]
41.Kd3-e4 Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 37.Rh7-h2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Rh7-g7 Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 37.Rh7-h2 Rg2-g8 38.c2-c3 Rg8-e8
45.c2-c3 Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 39.Rh1-g1 a7-a6 40.Rh2-g2 f5-f4
47.Kf4-f5 Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-f6 41.Rg2-e2 Re8xe2 42.Kd3xe2 Nf7-g5
49.Rg3-g6+ Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-d3 Rh5-h8 43.Rg1-d1 Ng5-f7 44.Rd1-h1 Kf6-f5
51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3 Ke7-e6 45.Rh1-h7 Kf5-f6 46.Ke2-d3 Kf6-g6
53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4 Rh8-h4 47.Rh7-h1 Kg6-f5 48.Rh1-e1 Nf7-g5
55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4 Rh4-h7 49.Re1-e7 Ng5xf3 50.Re7xb7 Nf3-g5
57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7 58.Rg4-e4+ 51.Rb7-b6 2.29/20 ] 37...Rg2-g3
Ke7-d7 2.09/21 ] 35...Rg8-g2+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rg2-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rg8-g2+ 38.c2-c3 Rg8-e8 39.Rh1-g1 Re8-e7
36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 40.Rh2-e2 Re7-d7 41.Re2-g2 Nf7-h8
38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 42.Rg2-g8 Rd7-h7 43.Kd3-c4 Rh7-h6
40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4 44.b4-b5 c6xb5+ 45.Kc4xb5 Nh8-f7
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7 46.c3-c4 Nf7-d6+ 47.Kb5-c5 Nd6-f7
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Kf6-e7 2.12/19 ] 38.Kd3-e3 43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Kd3-e3 45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1
Rg3-g8 39.c2-c3 a7-a6 40.Ke3-f4 47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2
Rg8-d8 41.Rh2-e2 Nf7-h8 42.Rh1-h7 49.Kf4-e3 Nf7-d6 50.Rh7-d7 Nd6-f5+
Rd8-b8 43.Re2-h2 Nh8-g6+ 44.Kf4-e3 51.Ke3-f4 3.05/18 ] 41.Re2-e7
Kf6-g5 45.Ke3-d2 Kg5-f6 46.Rh7-c7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Re2-e7
Ng6-f8 47.Rh2-h6+ Kf6-g5 48.Rh6-d6 Nf7-d8 42.Rh1-h6 Kd5xd4
Kg5-f4 49.Rc7-f7 Rb8-c8 50.Rf7xb7 43.Rh6-d6+ Kd4-c3 44.Re7-d7 c6-c5
Kf4xf3 2.38/20 ] 38...Kf6-e6 45.Rd7xd8 Rg8xd8 46.Rd6xd8 c5xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Rg3-g8 47.Rd8-c8+ Kc3-b2 48.Rc8-c5 b7-b6
39.Ke3-f4 Rg8-d8 40.c2-c3 Kf6-e6 49.Rc5-c4 a7-a5 50.Kf4xf5 b4-b3
41.Rh2-h7 Nf7-d6 42.Kf4-e3 Nd6-f7 51.c2xb3 Kb2xb3 52.Rc4-c1 b6-b5
43.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 44.Ra1-a5 Ke6-f6 53.Rc1-c5 Kb3-b4 3.89/14 ]
45.Ke3-f4 Kf6-g6 46.Rh7-h2 Nf7-d6 41...Nf7-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Ra5-e5 Kg6-g7 48.Re5-e6 Kg7-f7 41...Nf7-d8 42.Rh1-h6 Kd5xd4
49.Rh2-h6 Nd6-e8 50.Re6-e2 Ne8-d6 43.Rh6-d6+ Kd4-c3 44.Re7-d7 c6-c5
51.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 52.Re2-e5 b7-b6 45.Rd7xd8 Rg8xd8 46.Rd6xd8 c5xb4
53.Rh7-e7 2.32/18 ] 39.Ke3-f4 47.Rd8-c8+ Kc3-b2 48.Rc8-c5 b7-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Ke3-f4 49.Rc5-c4 a7-a5 50.Kf4xf5 b4-b3
Rg3-g8 40.Rh2-e2+ Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5 51.c2xb3 Kb2xb3 52.Rc4-c1 b6-b5
Rg8-g5 42.Re2-h2 Rg5-g7 53.Rc1-c5 Kb3-b4 3.93/15 ]
43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8 42.Re7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1 42.Re7-e5+ Kd5-c4 43.Re5-c5+
47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2 Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4
49.Rh7-h2 Rg2-g7 50.Rh1-e1 Nf7-d6 45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+
3.07/18 ] 39...Rg3-g8 [Houdini 2.0c 47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7
Pro x64: 39...Rg3-g8 40.Rh2-e2+ 49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5
Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5 Rg8-g5 42.Re2-h2 51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+
Rg5-g7 43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5 53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5
Ke7-f8 45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7 55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7
Rg7-g1 47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1 57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-e3 a7-a5
Rg1-g2 49.Kf4-e3 Nf7-d6 50.Rh7-d7 59.Kc7-c6 Rg3-g2 4.80/17 ]
Nd6-f5+ 51.Ke3-f4 3.05/18 ] 42...Kd5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rh2-e2+ [ 40.Rh1-a1 and White 42...Kd5xd4 43.Rh1-d1+ Kd4-c3
can already relax Rg8-d8 41.c2-c3 44.Rd1xd6 Kc3xb4 45.Rd6-d7 Rg8-b8
Nf7-d6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Re5-e7 b7-b5 47.Rd7xa7 c6-c5
40.Rh2-e2+ Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5 Rg8-g5 48.Ra7-b7 Rb8-c8 49.Re7-e3 Kb4-c4
42.Re2-h2 Rg5-g7 43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 50.Rb7-f7 b5-b4 51.Rf7xf5 Kc4-d4
44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8 45.c2-c3 a7-a6 52.Re3-d3+ Kd4-c4 53.Rd3-d5
46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1 47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 Rc8-c6 54.Rd5-e5 Kc4-d4 55.Kf4-g5
48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2 49.Kf4-e3 Rg2-c2 Rc6-c7 4.98/18 ] 43.Re5-c5+
50.Ke3-d3 Rc2-g2 51.f3-f4 Rg2-g3+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Re5-c5+
52.Kd3-c2 3.01/19 ] 40...Ke6-d5 Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Ke6-f6 45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+
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49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 61.Rc7-e7+ Ke3-d3 62.Kd6-c6
51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ Kd3xc3 63.d5-d6 4.90/18 ] 45...Ka4-b4
53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Ka4-b4
55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 46.Ra1xa7 Rg8-g6 47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4
57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 48.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7
59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.83/14 ] Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5 Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7
43...Kc4xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+ Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5
43...Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4 Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5 Rg6-e6 55.Rd7-d3
45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ Re6-e2 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5
47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 Re2-e8 58.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 59.Rc6-b6+ Kb3-c4 60.Rd3-d4+
51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ Kc4xc3 61.Rd4-d5 Ne5-d3+
53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 62.Kf4-g4 2.10/1 ] 46.Ra1xa7
55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Ra1xa7
57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 Rg8-g6 47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4
59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.94/15 ] 48.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7
44.Rh1-b1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5 Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7
44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4 45.Rc5-c3 Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+ Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5
Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6 Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5 Rg6-e6 55.Rd7-d3
Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6 Re6-e2 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5
Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Kd6xc6 Re2-e8 58.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ 53.Kc6-c7 59.Rc6-b6+ Kb3-c4 60.Rd3-d4+
Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 55.d6-d7 Kc4xc3 61.Rd4-d5 Ne5-d3+
Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 57.Rd1xd7 62.Kf4-g4 1.99/20 ] 46...Rg8-h8
Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 59.f3-f4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Rg8-g6
Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.84/16 ] 47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4 48.Ra1-b1+
44...Kb4-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5
44...Kb4-a4 45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7 Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+
46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5 Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5
48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ Rg6-h6 55.Rd7-d3 Rh6-h2 56.c2-c3+
50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5 Rh2-h4+ 58.Kf4-g5
52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ 53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 Rh4-h3 59.Kg5-g4 Rh3-h6 60.f3-f4
54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 Kb3-c2 61.Rd3-g3 2.17/20 ] 47.Kf4-e5
56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Kf4-e5
58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2 Nd6-c4+ 48.Ke5xf5 Kb4-c3
60.Kc7-b6 4.94/17 ] 45.Rb1-a1+ 49.Ra7xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xc6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Rc5-c3 Rh8-f8+ 51.Kf5-g5 Nc4-e5 52.Rc6-a6
Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6 Ne5xf3+ 53.Kg5-h6 Rf8-c8
Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6 54.Rb7-d7+ Kd4-e5 55.Rd7-e7+
Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Rc3xc6 Ke5-d5 56.Ra6-a5+ Rc8-c5
a7-a5 52.Rb1-a1+ Ka4-b4 53.c2-c3+ 57.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c4 58.Ra5-a4+
Kb4-b3 54.Ra1xa5 Ng5xf3 Kc4-b5 59.Ra4-a3 Nf3-e5 60.Rd7-d2
55.Ra5xb5+ Kb3-c2 56.d4-d5 Rg2-h2 Ne5-c4 61.Ra3-b3+ Kb5-c6 2.04/18 ]
57.Rb5-b4 Kc2-d3 58.Rb4-f4 Kd3-e3 47...Rh8-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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49.Ra7xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xc6 53.Rb1-b3+ Kc3xc2 54.Rb3xb7
Rh8-f8+ 51.Kf5-g5 Nc4-e5 52.Rc6-a6 Kc2-d3 55.Rb7-b4 Rd6xd4+ 56.Kf4-g3
Ne5xf3+ 53.Kg5-h6 Rf8-d8 54.Rb7-e7 Nc4-d2 57.Rb4-b6 Rd4-d6 58.Rb6xc6
Rd8-h8+ 55.Kh6-g7 Rh8-h4 Rd6xc6 59.Rc5xc6 Nd2-b3 60.f3-f4
56.Ra6-d6+ Kd4-c5 57.Rd6-g6 Kd3-e4 61.Rc6-e6+ Ke4-f5
Rh4-a4 58.c2-c3 Ra4-a2 59.Kg7-f7 62.Re6-e5+ Kf5-f6 63.Re5-d5 Kf6-e6
Ra2-a3 Diagram 1.80/19 ] 49...b7-b6 [ 49...Kb4-c3
XIIIIIIIIY 50.Ra1-a4 b7-b5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 49...Rh6-d6 50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+
9-+-+-+-+0 51.Ke4-f4 Re6-f6+ 52.Kf4-g5 Rf6-f8
9+-+-tRK+-0 126 53.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 54.Rb1xb7
Kc3xd4 55.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
9-+-+-+R+0 56.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5 57.Rd6-a6 Rf8xf3
9+-mk-+-+-0 58.Ra6-a5+ Kc5-d4 59.Ra5-a4+
9-+-+-+-+0 Kd4-c5 60.Rb7-c7+ Kc5-d5 61.c2-c4+
Kd5-d6 62.Rc7-b7 Kd6-c6 63.Rb7-b1
9tr-zP-+n+-0 Ne5-f7+ 64.Kg5-h5 1.80/17 ]
9-+-+-+-+0 50.Ra1-b1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 51.Rb1xb6
9+-+-+-+-0[ Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5
xiiiiiiiiy Rh6-h8 54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5
55.Rc6-c3 Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4
60.Re7-c7+ Kc5-d5 61.c3-c4+ Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5 Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5
Kd5-d4 2.14/18 ] 48.Ra7-a1 Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6 Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.c2-c3+ Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c5
Kb4-b3 49.d4-d5 c6xd5 50.Ke5xd5 62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
f5-f4 51.c3-c4 Kb3-c3 52.Rc5-c7 Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Nd6-e8 53.Rc7xb7 Rh6-h5+ Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
54.Kd5-e6 Rh5-h6+ 55.Ke6-e5 67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+
Ne8-d6 56.Rb7-g7 Nd6xc4+ Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4
57.Ke5xf4 Rh6-h8 58.Ra7-c7 Rh8-d8 70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.85/15 ]
59.Rg7-g4 Rd8-d3 60.Kf4-g5 2.20/16 ] 50...Kb4-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48...Nd6-c4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50...Kb4-c3 51.Rb1xb6 Kc3xd4
48...Nd6-c4+ 49.Ke5xf5 Rh6-d6 52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8
50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+ 51.Ke4-f4 Re6-h6 54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5 55.Rc6-c3
52.Kf4-g5 Rh6-d6 53.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4 Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5
54.Rb1xb7 Kc3xd4 55.Rc5-f5 Kd4-c3 Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5 Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6
56.f3-f4 Kc3xc2 57.Rf5-f8 Kc2-c3 Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7 Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+
58.Rb7-c7 Rd6-d5+ 59.Rf8-f5 Kc3-d4 Kd5-c5 62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
60.Rc7xc6 Nc4-d2 61.Rc6-e6 Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Rd5xf5+ 62.Kg5xf5 Nd2-c4 Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
63.Re6-e4+ Kd4-d5 1.94/18 ] 67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+
49.Ke5xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4
49.Ke5xf5 Rh6-d6 50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+ 70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.95/16 ]
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51.Rb1xb6 Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6 55.Kh3-g4 Kd4-e5 56.Kg4-g5 Nd5-f4
Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8 57.c2-c4 Nf4-h3+ 58.Kg5-g4 Nh3-f2+
54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5 55.Rc6-c3 59.Kg4-g3 Nf2-d3 60.c4-c5 Nd3-b4
Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4 Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5 61.Rc6-d6 Nb4-d5 62.Rd6xd5+
Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5 Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6 Ke5xd5 63.c5-c6 Kd5-d6 64.c6-c7
Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7 Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+ Kd6xc7 65.f3-f4 Kc7-d7 66.Kg3-g4
Kd5-c5 62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6 Kd7-e6 67.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 68.Kg5-f5
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4 Kf7-e7 69.Kf5-g6 Ke7-e6 70.f4-f5+
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6 Ke6-d5 71.f5-f6 Kd5-d4 72.f6-f7
67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+ 6.45/18 ] 53...Rh3-h2 [ 53...Nc4xb6
Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4 cannot change destiny 54.Kg4xh3
70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.85/17 ] Nb6-a4 55.Kh3-g4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
51...Kc3xd4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 53...Nc4xb6 54.Kg4xh3 Nb6-d5
51...Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 55.Kh3-g4 Kd4-e5 56.Kg4-g5 Nd5-f4
53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8 54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5 57.c2-c4 Nf4-h3+ 58.Kg5-g4 Nh3-f2+
55.Rc6-c3 Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4 59.Kg4-g3 Nf2-d3 60.c4-c5 Nd3-b4
Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5 Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5 61.Rc6-d6 Nb4-d5 62.Rd6xd5+
Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6 Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7 Ke5xd5 63.c5-c6 Kd5-d6 64.c6-c7
Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c5 Kd6xc7 65.f3-f4 Kc7-d7 66.Kg3-g4
62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6 Kd7-e6 67.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 68.Kg5-f5
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4 Kf7-e7 69.Kf5-g6 Ke7-e6 70.f4-f5+
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6 Ke6-d5 71.f5-f6 Kd5-d4 72.f6-f7
67.Re5-e6+ Kc6-c7 68.Kf5-g4 4.01/18 6.38/20 ] 54.Rb6-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
] 52.Rc5xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 54.Rb6-b4 Rh2-g2+ 55.Kg4-f5
52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h2 Kd4-e3 56.Rb4-b3+ Ke3-f2 57.Rc6xc4
54.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5 55.Rb6-c6+ Rg2-g8 58.f3-f4 Rg8-h8 59.Rc4-c6
Kc5-b4 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.c3-c4 Kf2-e2 60.Kf5-e5 Rh8-e8+ 61.Rc6-e6
Kb3-b4 58.Rd6-e6 Rh2-g2+ 59.Kg5-f4 Re8-c8 62.f4-f5 Ke2-d2 63.f5-f6
Ne3-c2 60.Rc6-c8 Nc2-d4 61.Re6-d6 Kd2xc2 64.Rb3-g3 Rc8-f8 65.Re6-c6+
Kb4-c3 62.c4-c5 Rg2-h2 63.Rc8-g8 Kc2-d2 66.Rc6-c7 Rf8-e8+
Rh2-h4+ 64.Rg8-g4 Rh4-h8 65.c5-c6 67.Rc7-e7 7.81/15 ]
Rh8-c8 66.Rg4-g5 Kc3-c4 67.Rg5-g6 1-0
Kc4-c5 3.87/19 ] 52...Rh6-h3
[ 52...Nc4-e3+ the last chance for
counterplay 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h2 18 D45
54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Carlsen,Magnus
Pro x64: 52...Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Gretarsson,Helgi Ass
Rh6-h2 54.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5 European Clubs Cup (Men) (7)04.10.2003
55.Rb6-c6+ Kc5-b4 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3
57.c3-c4 Kb3-b4 58.Rd6-e6 Ne3-c2 D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3
59.Re6-e4 Rh2-g2+ 60.Kg5-f4 Rg2-g8 1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
61.c4-c5+ Kb4-b5 62.Rc6-c7 Rg8-f8+ 3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6
63.Kf4-g3 Rf8-g8+ 64.Re4-g4 3.51/17 ] 5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6
53.Kf5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.g2-g4 Nf6xg4 8.Rh1-g1 Qd8-f6
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Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY 9r+-+k+-wQ0{
9r+l+k+-tr0 9zpp+l+p+-0 128
9zpp+-+ptRp0 127 9-+p+p+-+0
9-+pvlpsn-+0 9+-+p+n+-0
9+-+p+-+-0 9-+PzP-+-+0
9-+PzP-+-+0 9+-sNK+-+-0
9+-sN-zPq+-0 9PzP-+-zPq+0
9PzPQ+-zP-zP0 9tR-vL-+-+-0
9tR-vL-mKL+-0[ xiiiiiiiiy
xiiiiiiiiy 22.Kd3-d2 Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
24.Kd3-d2 Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3
last book move last book move Qg2-g3+ 26.Kd3-d2 e6-e5 27.Qa8xa7
11.Bf1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qg3-f2+ 28.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
11.h2-h3 d5xc4 12.Bf1-g2 Qf3-h5 29.Kd3-d2 Qf3-f2+ 30.Kd2-d3
13.e3-e4 e6-e5 14.Nc3-e2 e5xd4 -0.11/15 ] 12...d5xe4 [ 12...d5xc4?
15.Qc2xc4 Bc8-e6 16.Qc4xd4 Qh5-e5 doesn't work 13.e4-e5 Bd6xe5
17.Qd4xe5 Bd6xe5 18.f2-f4 Nf6-h5 14.d4xe5 Qh5xe5+ 15.Qc2-e2
19.Rg7-g5 0.08/13 ] 11...Qf3-h5 Qe5xe2+ 16.Ke1xe2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Qf3-h5 Pro x64: 12...Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5
12.e3-e4 Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5 Qh2-g1+ Qh2-g1+ 14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5
14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5 15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7 15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7 16.Qc2xh7
16.Qc2xh7 Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6 Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6 Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3
Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3 Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+ Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+ Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+
Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-e7 Ke8-e7 21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+
21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+ 22.Kd3-d2 22.Kd3-d2 Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+ 24.Kd3-d2 24.Kd3-d2 Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3
Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3 Qg2-g3+ Qg2-g3+ 26.Kd3-d2 Qg3-e3+
26.Kd3-d2 Qg3-e3+ 27.Kd2-d1 27.Kd2-d1 Qe3-d3+ 28.Kd1-e1
Qe3-d3+ 28.Kd1-e1 Qd3-g3+ Qd3-g3+ 29.Ke1-f1 Qg3-f3+
29.Ke1-f1 Qg3-f3+ 30.Kf1-g1 Qf3-g4+ 30.Kf1-g1 Qf3-g4+ 31.Kg1-f1
31.Kg1-f1 Qg4-h3+ 32.Kf1-g1 Qg4-h3+ 32.Kf1-f2 Qh3-h2+
Qh3-g3+ 33.Kg1-f1 Qg3-f3+ 0.11/18 ] 33.Kf2-e1 Qh2-h1+ 34.Ke1-f2
12.e3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qh1-h4+ 35.Kf2-f1 Qh4-h1+ 36.Kf1-f2
12.e3-e4 Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5 Qh2-g1+ Qh1-h4+ 0.11/15 ] 13.Bc1-g5??
14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5 15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7 weakening the position [ 13.Nc3xe4
16.Qc2xh7 Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6 Nf6xe4 A) 14.Qc2xe4?? Bd6-b4+
Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3 Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+ ( 14...Qh5xh2 succumbs to 15.Qe4-f3
Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+ Diagram Rh8-f8 16.Bc1-g5± ) 15.Bc1-d2
Ke8-e7 21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+ Bb4xd2+ 16.Ke1-f1 Bd2-c1-+ ; B)
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13.c4-c5 Bd6-c7 14.Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4
15.Bg2xe4 Ke8-f8 16.Rg7-g5 Qh5xh2 9r+l+k+-tr0{
17.Be4-f3 h7-h5 18.Rg5-g2 Qh2-h4 9zpp+-+pvLp0 129
19.Qc2-c3 Bc7-d8 20.Rg2-g1 Bd8-f6
21.Bc1-e3 Rh8-g8 22.0-0-0 Rg8xg1
9-+p+p+-+0
23.Rd1xg1 0.06/14 ] 13...Bd6-f8-+ 9+-+-+-+q0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Bd6-f8
14.Bg5xf6 Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8
9-+PzPp+-+0
16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 9+-sN-+-+-0
Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 9PzPQ+-zPLzP0
Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6
9tR-+-mK-+-0
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ xiiiiiiiiy
Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4
Kf8-g7 27.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 28.Ra4-a3 Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4
c6-c5 29.Ra3-g3+ Kg7-f6 30.d4xc5 Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3 c6-c5 28.d4xc5
b6xc5 -0.53/18 ] 14.Bg5xf6 b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Bg5xf6 -0.71/17 ] 15...Rh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4 Pro x64: 15...Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4
Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7
18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4
20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 21.Ne4xf2 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 21.Ne4xf2
Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 23.Qh7-h8+ Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 23.Qh7-h8+
Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2
Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4 Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4 Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3
c6-c5 28.d4xc5 b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4 c6-c5 28.d4xc5 b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4
Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4 -0.78/15 ] Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4 -0.49/15 ]
14...Bf8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Nc3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4
Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Kf8-g8
Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1 Rg4-g5
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ 25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Bg2-e4 e6-e5
Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4 27.d4xe5 Bc8-h3+ 28.Kf1-e2 Rg5xe5
Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3 c6-c5 28.d4xc5 -0.70/16 ] 16...Qh5-a5+ [Houdini 2.0c
b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4 Pro x64: 16...Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
-0.51/16 ] 15.Bf6xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4
Pro x64: 15.Bf6xg7 Diagram Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Kf8-g8
Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8
17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 23.Ra1-d1 Rg7-g5 24.c4-c5 Kf8-g7
19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 25.Rd1-e1 Rg5-g4 -0.56/14 ]
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 17.Ke1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8
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21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8 23.Nf6-h5 Qd8-g5 24.Nh5-f4 Rg6-g7
23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1 Rg4-g5 25.Qe5xg5 Rg7xg5 26.Bg2xc6
25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Rd1-e1 Rg5-g4 Ra8-d8 27.Nf4-e2 b6-b5 28.h2-h4
-0.79/15 ] 17...Rg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Rg5-h5 29.Ne2-g3 Rh5xh4 30.c4xb5
Pro x64: 17...Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ba6-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Kf8-g7 32.Kf1-g2
Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Rh4-g4+ 33.Kg2-f3 -0.66/15 ]
Kf8-g8 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 21.Qe5-h8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg8-f8 23.Ra1-d1 h7-h6 24.c4-c5 21.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 22.Qh8-e5 f7-f5
a7-a5 25.Rd1-e1 -0.82/14 ] 18.Qc2-c1 23.Ne4-g3 Ke7-f7 24.Ng3-h5 Qd8-h4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Qc2-b3 25.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7 26.Nh5-f4 Rg6-h6
Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ 27.Ra1-e1 Kf7-g8 28.Qe5-c7 Ra8-d8
Kf8-g8 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 29.Re1-e3 Qh4-g5 30.Nf4-e2 Bd7-c8
Kg8-f8 23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1 -0.48/17 ] 21...Kf8-e7 Diagram
Rg4-g5 25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Rd1-e1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rg6-g8
Rg5-g4 27.Bg2-e4 Rg4-g5 -0.76/15 ] 22.Qh8-e5 a7-a5 23.Ra1-e1 Rg8-g7
18...Qa5-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re1-e3 f7-f5 25.Ne4-d6 Qd8-g5
18...Qa5-b4 19.b2-b3 Qb4-e7 26.Bg2-h3 Bc8-d7 27.Nd6xb7
20.Qc1-h6 f7-f5 21.Ne4-g3 Rg7-g6 Qg5-g1+ 28.Kf1-e2 Qg1-c1 29.Nb7-c5
22.Qh6-h5 Ke8-f8 23.Ra1-e1 Qe7-d7 Qc1xb2+ 30.Ke2-f3 Kf8-g8 31.Nc5xe6
24.Qh5-h4 b7-b6 25.Ng3-h5 Rg6-g4 Bd7xe6 32.Qe5xe6+ Kg8-h8
26.Qh4-f6+ Kf8-g8 27.Nh5-f4 -0.72/15 33.Bh3xf5 -0.33/16 ]
] 19.Qc1-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
19.Qc1-h6 Rg7-g6 20.Qh6-f4 f7-f5
21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-f8 22.Bg2-f3 Qd8-f6 9r+lwq-+-wQ0
23.Ra1-d1 Rg6-h6 24.Kf1-g1 Kf8-g8 9zpp+-mkp+p0 130
25.Kg1-g2 Rh6-g6+ 26.Kg2-f1 a7-a5
27.Kf1-e2 Qf6-e7 28.h2-h4 Qe7-f6
9-+p+p+r+0
29.c4-c5 a5-a4 30.Ke2-f1 -0.37/16 ] 9+-+-+-+-0
19...Ke8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...f7-f5 20.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-f8
9-+PzPN+-+0
21.Ra1-e1 Qd8-g5 22.Qf4-g3 f5-f4 9+-+-+-+-0
23.Qg3xg5 Rg7xg5 24.Bg2-h3 Rg5-g6 9PzP-+-zPLzP0
25.Nd6xc8 Ra8xc8 26.Bh3xe6 Rc8-e8
27.d4-d5 Kf8-g7 28.Re1-e4 f4-f3
9tR-+-+K+-0[
29.Re4-f4 Re8-f8 30.Be6-f5 c6xd5 xiiiiiiiiy
31.c4xd5 -0.38/16 ] 20.Qf4-e5
[ 20.Ra1-d1 Rg7-g6µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 22.Qh8xh7?? the position was bad,
x64: 20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Bg2-f3 and this mistake simply hastens the
Kf8-g8 22.Ne4-d6 Bc8-d7 23.Qf4-e5 end [ 22.Qh8-e5 Qd8-b6µ ;Houdini 2.
Qd8-b6 24.b2-b3 Qb6-b4 25.Rd1-d3 0c Pro x64: 22.Qh8-e5 f7-f5
b7-b6 26.Bf3-h5 Qb4-a5 27.Bh5-f7+ 23.Ne4-g3 Ke7-f7 24.Ng3-h5 Qd8-h4
Kg8-h8 28.Qe5xa5 b6xa5 29.Rd3-e3 25.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7 26.Nh5-f4 Rg6-h6
f5-f4 -0.34/16 ] 20...Rg7-g6 27.h2-h3 Qh4-f6 28.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...b7-b6 29.Qe5xf6 Rh6xf6 30.Kf1-e2 Ra8-d8
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33.Bh5xe8 Kf8xe8 -0.50/17 ]
22...Qd8-g8 [ ¹22...Qd8xd4 9r+lmk-+-+0{
and the result of the game is clear: 9zpp+-+-+Q0 131
Black will win 23.Ra1-e1 Qd4xc4+
24.Kf1-g1 Qc4-d4-+ ( 24...Qc4xa2?!
9-+p+pzp-+0
is much weaker 25.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8 9+-+-+-wq-0
26.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 27.Qh8-h4+
Ke7-e8 28.Qh4-h8+ Ke8-e7
9-+PzP-+r+0
29.Qh8-h4+= );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-+-+-sN-0
22...Qd8xd4 23.Ra1-e1 Qd4xc4+ 9PzP-+-zPLzP0
24.Kf1-g1 Qc4-d4 25.Qh7-h3 a7-a5
26.Qh3-a3+ Qd4-b4 27.Qa3-e3
9+-+R+K+-0
Ke7-f8 28.b2-b3 e6-e5 29.Ne4-g3 xiiiiiiiiy
f7-f6 30.Re1-d1 Bc8-e6 -2.32/12 ]
23.Qh7-h4+µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
23.Qh7-h5 Bc8-d7 24.Qh5-c5+
Ke7-d8 25.Qc5-d6 Ra8-c8 26.Ne4-g3 9r+l+-+-+0
f7-f5 27.Ra1-e1 e6-e5 28.Qd6xe5 9zpp+-mk-wq-0 132
Qg8xc4+ 29.Ng3-e2 b7-b6 30.h2-h4
Rg6-e6 31.Qe5xf5 Re6-e8 32.Qf5-g6
9-+p+pzpr+0
Kd8-c7 -0.20/16 ] 23...f7-f6 9+-+-+-+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...f7-f6
24.Ne4-g3 Qg8-g7 25.Ra1-e1 Ke7-f7
9-+PzPN+-wQ0
26.Qh4-f4 Kf7-g8 27.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7 9+-+-+L+-0
28.h2-h4 Ra8-e8 29.Ng3-h5 Qg7-e7 9PzP-+-zP-zP0
30.Bf3-e4 e6-e5 31.Be4xg6 e5xf4
32.Re1xe7 Re8xe7 33.Nh5xf4
9tR-+-+K+-0[
-0.21/16 ] 24.Bg2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro xiiiiiiiiy
x64: 24.Ne4-g3 Rg6-g4 25.Qh4-h5
Qg8-g5 26.Qh5-h7+ Ke7-d8 Bd7-c8 32.Qb8-d6+ Qg7-d7
27.Ra1-d1 Diagram 33.Qd6-e5 Rh8-h6 34.Ne4-d6 Qd7-h7
35.d4-d5 c6xd5 36.c4xd5 Qh7-e7
(Diagram 131) 37.h2-h4 -0.30/15 ] 25.b2-b3
[ 25.d4xe5 Qg8xc4+ 26.Bf3-e2
Qg5-g6 28.Qh7xg6 Rg4xg6 29.h2-h4 Bc8-h3+ 27.Qh4xh3 Qc4xe4
Rg6-h6 30.h4-h5 Kd8-e7 31.Bg2-f3 28.Qh3-a3+ Ke7-e8 29.Be2-h5
f6-f5 32.Rd1-e1 Ke7-f7 33.Kf1-g2 Qe4-c4+ 30.Kf1-e1± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Bc8-d7 -0.34/15 ] 24...e6-e5 x64: 25.d4xe5 Bc8-h3+ 26.Kf1-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Qg8-g7 Qg8xc4+ 27.Ke2-e3 Bh3-f5
Diagram 28.Qh4-h7+ Ke7-f8 29.b2-b3 Qc4-e6
25.Ra1-e1 Rg6-g1+ 26.Kf1-e2 30.Qh7-h8+ Qe6-g8 31.Qh8xg8+
Rg1xe1+ 27.Ke2xe1 Bc8-d7 Kf8xg8 32.Ne4xf6+ Kg8-g7 33.Ra1-d1
28.Qh4-f4 Ra8-h8 29.Ke1-e2 f6-f5 Ra8-h8 34.Nf6-h5+ Kg7-h6 35.Nh5-f4
30.Qf4-d6+ Ke7-d8 31.Qd6-b8+ Rg6-g7 36.e5-e6 Rh8-e8 0.41/12 ]
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25...e5xd4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kf1-e2 Rg1xe1+ 33.Ke2xe1 Kf7xf6


25...e5xd4 26.Ra1-d1 Bc8-e6 34.Qh3-f5+ Kf6-e7 35.Qf5-e5+
27.Rd1xd4 Ra8-d8 28.Ne4-g3 Rg6-g5 Qg8-e6 36.Qe5-g7+ Ke7-e8
29.Rd4-e4 Ke7-d7 30.Qh4-f4 Kd7-c8 37.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-d7 38.Qh8xd4+
31.Kf1-g1 Rg5-e5 32.Re4xe5 f6xe5 Kd7-c7 39.Qd4-g7+ Kc7-b6
33.Qf4xe5 a7-a6 -0.24/14 ] 26.Ne4-g3 40.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-a6 -0.16/13 ]
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ra1-d1 28...Rg6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc8-e6 27.Rd1xd4 Ra8-d8 28.Ne4-g3 28...Rg6-g7 29.Ng3-h5 Rg7-g5
Rg6-g5 29.Rd4-e4 Ke7-d7 30.Qh4-f4 30.Nh5xf6 Bg4-h3+ 31.Qh4xh3
Kd7-c8 31.Kf1-g1 Rg5-e5 32.Re4xe5 Rg5-g1+ 32.Kf1-e2 Rg1xe1+
f6xe5 33.Qf4xe5 Be6-g4 34.Bf3xg4+ 33.Ke2xe1 Kf7xf6 34.Qh3-f5+ Kf6-e7
Qg8xg4 35.Qe5-e7 Rd8-d2 -0.39/15 ] 35.Qf5-e5+ Qg8-e6 36.Qe5-g7+
26...Bc8-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-e8 37.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-d7
26...d4-d3 27.Qh4-e4+ Ke7-f8 38.Qh8xd4+ Kd7-c7 39.Qd4-g7+
28.Qe4xd3 Bc8-h3+ 29.Bf3-g2 Kc7-b6 40.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-a6 -0.01/14 ]
Bh3xg2+ 30.Kf1xg2 Ra8-e8 29.h2-h3 White threatens to win
31.Ra1-d1 Qg8-h7 32.h2-h4 Kf8-g8 material: h3xg4 [ ¹29.f2-f3 Qg8-h8
33.Qd3-d4 Qh7-h5 34.Qd4xf6 Rg6xf6 30.Qh4xh8 Ra8xh8 31.f3xg4 Rg7xg4
35.Ng3xh5 Rf6-h6 36.Nh5-g3 Rh6xh4 32.Be4-f5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Rd1-d7 -0.38/15 ] 27.Ra1-e1+ 29.h2-h3 Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Ra1-e1+ 31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
Ke7-f7 28.Bf3-e4 Ra8-e8 29.h2-h3 Kf7-f8 -0.18/16 ] 29...Bg4-d7??
Bg4-e6 30.Be4xg6+ Qg8xg6 hands over the advantage to the
31.Ng3-e4 Kf7-g7 32.Ne4-c5 Be6xc4+ opponent [ 29...Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+
33.b3xc4 Re8xe1+ 34.Kf1xe1 Kf7-f8 31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
Qg6-b1+ 35.Ke1-d2 Qb1-b4+ Kf7-f8 33.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7
36.Kd2-d3 Qb4xc5 37.Qh4-g4+ 34.Qc5-h5+= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg7-f7 38.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6 29...Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-f8
39.Qd7-g4+ Qc5-g5 40.Kd3xd4 31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
c6-c5+ 41.Kd4-d3 f6-f5 42.Qg4xg5+ Kf7-f8 0.07/17 ] 30.Qh4-h5++-
Kg6xg5 -0.21/16 ] 27...Ke7-f7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qh4-h5+
[ 27...Ke7-d7!? 28.Bf3-d1 Ra8-d8µ ; Kf7-f8 31.Qh5-c5+ Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Ke7-d7 Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7 b7-b6 34.Qc5xe7+
28.Bf3-e4 Rg6-g5 29.f2-f3 Bg4-e6 Qf7xe7 35.Re1xe7 Kf8xe7 36.Bd7xc6
30.Be4-h7 Qg8-g7 31.Qh4xd4+ Ra8-h8 37.Bc6-g2 Ke7-d6 38.Kf1-e2
Kd7-c7 32.Re1xe6 Qg7xh7 33.Qd4xf6 Kd6-e5 39.Ke2-d3 Rh8-g8 40.Bg2-f3
Qh7-d3+ 34.Kf1-f2 Ra8-g8 Rg8-h8 41.Bf3-g4 Rh8-f8 42.Ng3-f5
35.Re6-e7+ Kc7-b6 36.Qf6-f4 Rf8-e8 43.h3-h4 Ke5-f4 44.Bg4-h5
Qd3-c2+ 37.Re7-e2 Qc2-c3 Re8-e5 45.Bh5-g6 Re5xf5 46.Bg6xf5
38.Qf4-e3+ Qc3xe3+ 39.Kf2xe3 Kf4xf5 47.Kd3xd4 2.56/17 ] 30...Kf7-f8
Kb6-c7 40.Ke3-f2 Rg5-g7 41.Re2-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-f8
Rg8-f8 42.h2-h4 -0.15/14 ] 28.Bf3-e4³ 31.Qh5-c5+ Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Bf3-e4 33.Bf5xd7 b7-b6 34.Qc5xe7+ Qf7xe7
Rg6-g7 29.Ng3-h5 Rg7-g5 30.Nh5xf6 35.Re1xe7 Kf8xe7 36.Bd7xc6 Ra8-h8
Bg4-h3+ 31.Qh4xh3 Rg5-g1+ 37.Bc6-g2 Ke7-d6 38.Kf1-e2 Kd6-e5
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39.Ke2-d3 Rh8-g8 40.Bg2-f3 Rg8-h8 19 A04


41.Bf3-g4 Rh8-f8 42.Ng3-f5 Rf8-e8 Hammer,Jon Ludvig
43.h3-h4 Ke5-f4 44.Bg4-h5 Re8-e5 Carlsen,Magnus
45.Bh5-g6 Re5xf5 46.Bg6xf5 Kf4xf5 WYCC 2003 - B14 (1.3) 23.10.2003
47.Kd3xd4 2.83/18 ] 31.Qh5-c5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Qh5-c5+ B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous
Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7 Systems
Ra8-d8 34.Bd7-e6 Qf7-h7 35.Be6-f5 1.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 2.d2-d4 Ng8-f6
Qh7-f7 36.Bf5-g6 b7-b6 37.Re1xe7 3.Nb1-d2 g7-g6 4.e2-e4 Bf8-g7
Qf7xe7 38.Qc5xc6 1.73/9 ] 31...Kf8-f7 5.Bf1-d3 0-0 6.0-0 Nb8-c6 7.c2-c3
[ 31...Rg7-e7 there is nothing else e7-e5 8.h2-h3 Nf6-h5 last book move
anyway 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7 last book move 9.d4xe5 [ 9.d4-d5!?
b7-b6 34.Qc5xc6 Re7xe1+ 35.Kf1xe1 Diagram
Ra8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
31...Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7
33.Bf5xd7 Ra8-d8 34.Bd7-e6 Qf7-h7 9r+lwq-trk+0{
35.Be6-f5 Qh7-f7 36.Bf5-g6 b7-b6 9zppzp-+pvlp0 134
37.Re1xe7 Qf7xe7 38.Qc5xc6 2.00/10
] 32.Be4-g6+!! Diagram [ 32.Be4-g6+
9-+nzp-+p+0
Kf7xg6 33.Qc5-h5# ; 32.Qc5xd4? 9+-+Pzp-+n0
is nothing because of Bd7xh3+
33.Be4-g2 Qg8-d8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+-+P+-+0
x64: 32.Be4-g6+ Rg7xg6 9+-zPL+N+P0
33.Qc5-e7# #2/11 ] 9PzP-sN-zPP+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
9r+-+-+q+0{ xiiiiiiiiy
9zpp+l+ktr-0 133
is noteworthy Nc6-e7 10.Nd2-c4² ;
9-+p+-zpL+0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Nd2-b3 Nh5-f4
9+-wQ-+-+-0 10.Bd3-b5 Ra8-b8 11.d4-d5 a7-a6
9-+Pzp-+-+0 12.Bb5-d3 Nf4xd3 13.Qd1xd3 Nc6-e7
14.Rf1-d1 f7-f5 15.Nb3-d2 c7-c6
9+P+-+-sNP0 16.c3-c4 c6xd5 17.c4xd5 Bc8-d7
9P+-+-zP-+0 18.Nf3-g5 f5xe4 19.Nd2xe4 Bd7-b5
0.35/16 ] 9...Nh5-f4= [Houdini 2.0c
9+-+-tRK+-0 Pro x64: 9...Nc6xe5 10.Nf3xe5 d6xe5
xiiiiiiiiy 11.Nd2-f3 Bc8-e6 12.Qd1-e2 Qd8-e7
13.Bc1-g5 Bg7-f6 14.Bg5-e3 Nh5-f4
Decoy: g6 15.Be3xf4 e5xf4 16.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8
1-0 17.e4-e5 Bf6-g7 18.Qe2-e4 Be6-f5
19.Qe4xb7 Bf5xd3 20.Rd1xd3 0.02/17
] 10.Bd3-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10.Bd3-c4 Nc6xe5 11.Nf3xe5 d6xe5
12.Nd2-f3 Qd8-e7 13.Bc1xf4 e5xf4
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14.Rf1-e1 Rf8-d8 15.Qd1-c1 g6-g5 12.Nd2-f3³ ; 11...Bg7xe5?!


16.Qc1-c2 g5-g4 17.h3xg4 Bc8xg4 12.Nd2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Qc2-e2 Qe7-c5 19.Bc4-d5 c7-c6 11...Qd8-g5 12.Ne5-g4 Qg5xb5
20.Bd5-b3 Qc5-h5 21.Ra1-d1 Bg4xf3 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1 Bc8-e6
22.Qe2xf3 Qh5xf3 23.g2xf3 0.21/16 ] 15.Ng4-e3 Qd3-a6 16.Nd2-f3 Nf4-d3
10...Nc6xe5 [Inferior is 10...d6xe5 17.Re1-f1 Ra8-e8 18.Nf3-g5 Bg7-e5
11.Nd2-c4 Qd8-e7 12.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 19.Ne3-g4 Be6xg4 20.Qd1xg4 Kg8-h8
13.Qd1-a4² ;Instead of 10...Bg7xe5 21.Rf1-d1 -0.39/18 ] 12.Ne5-g4
Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Ne5-g4
XIIIIIIIIY Qg5xb5 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 15.Ng4-e3 Qd3-a6 16.Nd2-f3
9r+lwq-trk+0 Nf4-d3 17.Re1-f1 Ra8-e8 18.Nf3-g5
9zppzp-+p+p0 135 Bg7-e5 19.Ne3-g4 Be6xg4 20.Qd1xg4
Qa6-c4 21.Qg4-h4 h7-h5 22.Rf1-d1
9-+nzp-+p+0 a7-a5 -0.49/19 ] 12...Qg5xb5
9+L+-vl-+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Qg5xb5
9-+-+Psn-+0 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1 Bc8-e6
15.Ng4-e3 Bg7-f6 16.Qd1-f3 Bf6-g5
9+-zP-+N+P0 17.h3-h4 Bg5-h6 18.Ne3-d5 Be6xd5
9PzP-sN-zPP+0 19.e4xd5 Rf8-e8 20.Nd2-e4 Qd3xf3
21.g2xf3 Kg8-g7 22.Bc1xf4 Bh6xf4
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[ -0.38/17 ] 13.Nd2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c
xiiiiiiiiy Pro x64: 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 15.Ng4-e3 c7-c6 16.Ne3-c2
11.Nd2-c4 Qd8-f6 12.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 c6-c5 17.Nc2-a3 Diagram
13.Nc4xe5 d6xe5 14.Bc1xf4 Qf6xf4 XIIIIIIIIY
15.b2-b3² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...Nc6xe5 11.Nd2-c4 Ne5xf3+ 9r+-+-trk+0{
12.Qd1xf3 a7-a6 13.Bb5-a4 Nf4xh3+ 9zpp+-+pvlp0 136
14.g2xh3 b7-b5 15.Nc4xd6 c7xd6
16.Ba4-b3 Qd8-h4 17.Kg1-g2 Ra8-b8
9-+-zpl+p+0
18.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6 19.Qf3-g3 Qh4-h5 9+-zp-+-+-0
20.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 21.Qg3xd6 Qh5-f3+
22.Kg2-g1 e6-e5 23.Qd6-d5+ Rf8-f7
9P+-+Psn-+0
-0.21/17 ] 11.Nf3xe5 [ 11.Nd2-b3 9sN-zPq+-+P0
Qd8-f6 12.Nf3xe5 Qf6xe5 13.Bc1xf4 9-zP-sN-zPP+0
Qe5xf4³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.Nd2-c4 Ne5xf3+ 12.Qd1xf3 a7-a6
9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
13.Bb5-a4 Nf4xh3+ 14.g2xh3 b7-b5 xiiiiiiiiy
15.Nc4xd6 c7xd6 16.Ba4-b3 Qd8-h4
17.Kg1-g2 Ra8-b8 18.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6 Rf8-e8 18.Re1-e3 Qd3-a6 19.Na3-b5
19.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 20.Qf3-g4 Qh4xg4+ Qa6-c6 20.Nd2-f3 Ra8-d8
21.h3xg4 b5-b4 22.c3-c4 Rb8-c8 21.Nb5xa7 -0.45/16 ] 13...Nf4-e2+
-0.25/16 ] 11...Qd8-g5µ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nf4-e2+
[ Less advisable is 11...d6xe5 14.Kg1-h1 Bc8xg4 15.h3xg4 Ne2xc1
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16.Ra1xc1 a7-a5 17.Qd1-c2 Qb5-c4 20.f2-f4 Re5-e7 21.Qc2-b1 Qa4-b5


18.a2-a3 Rf8-e8 19.Rf1-e1 Qc4-e6 22.g4-g5 a5-a4 23.Nb3-d2 a4-a3
20.f2-f3 Bg7-h6 21.Nb3-d4 Qe6-e5 24.b2xa3 Qb5xb1 25.Nd2xb1 -0.47/16
22.Rc1-d1 a5-a4 23.Kh1-g1 Bh6-f4 ] 16.Bc1-e3?? [ ¹16.a2-a4 Diagram
-0.43/17 ] 14.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c XIIIIIIIIY
Pro x64: 14.Kg1-h1 Ne2xc1
15.Qd1xc1 Bc8xg4 16.h3xg4 Rf8-e8 9-+-+rtrk+0{
17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.e4xd5 Qb5xd5 9zppzp-+pvlp0 138
19.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8 20.Qc1-c2 b7-b6
21.a2-a4 Qd5-g5 22.Re1xe8+ Rd8xe8
9-+-zp-+p+0
23.Qc2-d2 Qg5xd2 24.Nb3xd2 9+q+-+-+-0
Re8-e2 25.Ra1-d1 -0.57/17 ]
14...Bc8xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9P+-+P+P+0
14...Ne2xc1 15.Qd1xc1 Bc8xg4 9+NzP-+-+-0
16.h3xg4 Rf8-e8 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 9-zP-+nzPP+0
18.e4xd5 Qb5xd5 19.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8
20.Re1xe8+ Rd8xe8 21.Qc1-d2
9tR-vLQ+R+K0
Qd5-e5 22.g4-g5 Bg7-f8 Diagram xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
would be a reprieve Qb5-c4 17.Bc1-e3
9-+-+rvlk+0 Re8xe4 18.Rf1-e1 Re4xe3 19.f2xe3
9zppzp-+p+p0 137 Diagram
9-+-+-+p+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-wq-zP-0 9-+-+-trk+0{
9-+-+-+-+0 9zppzp-+pvlp0 139
9+NzP-+P+-0 9-+-zp-+p+0
9PzP-wQ-+P+0 9+-+-+-+-0
9tR-+-+-+K0[ 9P+q+-+P+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+NzP-zP-+-0
9-zP-+n+P+0
23.f3-f4 Qe5-e2 24.Ra1-d1 Bf8-d6
-0.48/16 ] 15.h3xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9tR-+QtR-+K0
x64: 15.h3xg4 Ne2xc1 16.Qd1xc1 xiiiiiiiiy
Rf8-e8 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.Qc1-g5
c7-c6 19.Qg5-f4 Qb5-e2 20.e4xd5 Ne2-g3+ 20.Kh1-g1³ ;Houdini 2.0c
c6xd5 21.Rf1-b1 Bg7-e5 22.Qf4-b4 Pro x64: 16.a2-a4 Diagram
Qe2-f2 23.g4-g5 -0.68/15 ] 15...Ra8-e8
Black threatens to win material: Re8xe4 (Diagram 140)
[ ¹15...Ne2xc1 16.Qd1xc1 Rf8-e8³ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Ne2xc1 Qb5-c4 17.Bc1-e3 Re8xe4 18.Rf1-e1
16.Ra1xc1 a7-a5 17.Qd1-d2 Qb5-a4 Re4xe3 19.f2xe3 Ne2-g3+ 20.Kh1-g1
18.Qd2-c2 Rf8-e8 19.Rc1-e1 Re8-e5 Ng3-e4 21.Nb3-d4 a7-a6 22.a4-a5
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XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+rtrk+0{ 9-+-+-trk+0
9zppzp-+pvlp0 140 9zppzp-+pvlp0 141
9-+-zp-+p+0 9-+-zp-+p+0
9+q+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+q0
9P+-+P+P+0 9-+-+r+P+0
9+NzP-+-+-0 9+NzP-vL-+-0
9-zP-+nzPP+0 9PzP-+nzPP+0
9tR-vLQ+R+K0 9tR-+QtR-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
Rf8-e8 23.Qd1-c2 Qc4-d5 24.Nd4-f3
c7-c6 25.Re1-f1 Qd5-c5 26.Qc2-d3
d6-d5 27.g4-g5 Qc5-d6 -0.24/18 ] 20 B19
16...Re8xe4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Carlsen,Magnus
16...Re8xe4 17.g2-g3 Re4xg4 Ernst,Sipke
18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4 Ne2xg3+ C Group Wijk aan Zee NED (12)
24.01.2004
20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5 Rg3xe3
22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+ 23.Kh1-g2 B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main
Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3 25.Qd4-f4 line
Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1 Qb2-e5 1.e2-e4 c7-c6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1 Rf8-b8 3.Nb1-c3 d5xe4 4.Nc3xe4 Bc8-f5
29.Rb1-c1 -5.82/14 ] 17.Rf1-e1 5.Ne4-g3 Bf5-g6 6.h2-h4 h7-h6
[ 17.g2-g3 the only chance to get some 7.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 8.h4-h5 Bg6-h7
counterplay Re4xg4 18.Nb3-a5-+ ; 9.Bf1-d3 Bh7xd3 10.Qd1xd3 e7-e6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.g2-g3 11.Bc1-f4 Ng8-f6 Diagram
Re4xg4 18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4
Ne2xg3+ 20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5 (Diagram 142)
Rg3xe3 22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+
23.Kh1-g2 Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3 12.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 13.Ng3-e4 Qd8-a5
25.Qd4-f4 Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1 14.Kc1-b1 0-0 15.Ne4xf6+ Nd7xf6
Qb2-e5 27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1 16.Nf3-e5 Ra8-d8 17.Qd3-e2
Rf8-b8 29.Rb1-c1 -5.95/15 ] last book move last book move c6-c5
17...Qb5-h5+!! Diagram [ 17...Qb5-h5+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nf6-d5
18.g4xh5 Re4-h4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 18.Bf4-d2 Qa5-a4 19.c2-c4 Nd5-f6
x64: 17...Qb5-h5+ 18.g4xh5 20.Bd2-e3 Be7-d6 21.f2-f3 Qa4-a5
Re4-h4# -#2/9 ] 22.Qe2-e1 Qa5xe1 23.Rd1xe1 Nf6-d7
Deflection: g4 24.Ne5-d3 b7-b5 25.Re1-c1 0.01/15 ]
0-1 18.Ne5-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Ne5-g6 Rf8-e8 19.Ng6xe7+
Re8xe7 20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 21.Rd1xd7
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[ 20.Qe6xe7?! is no comparison Nf6-d5
9r+-wqkvl-tr0 21.Bf4-d2 Nd5xe7 22.Bd2xa5
9zpp+n+pzp-0 142 b7-b6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.h5xg6 Qa5-b6 21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8
9-+p+psn-zp0 22.Qe7-g5 Rf8-f6 23.d4-d5 Rf6xg6
9+-+-+-+P0 24.Qg5-e5 c5-c4 25.g2-g3 Rg6-d6
9-+-zP-vL-+0 26.Qe5-g5 Rd6-g6 27.Qg5-h5 Rg6-f6
28.Bf4-e3 Qb6-b5 29.Qh5-e5 c4-c3
9+-+Q+NsN-0 30.Qe5xc3 Rd8xd5 31.Be3-d4 2.29/16
9PzPP+-zPP+0 ] 20...Nf6-g8?? forfeits the clear win
[ ¹20...Rd8-e8 the rescuing straw
9tR-+-mK-+R0[ 21.Rh1xh6+ g7xh6 22.Bf4xh6 Qa5-b6
xiiiiiiiiy 23.g6-g7+ Kh8-h7 24.g7xf8Q Re8xf8
( 24...Qb6xe6?? is impossible because
Rd8xd7 22.Bf4-e3 Qa5-b4 23.f2-f3 of the following mate in 1 25.Qf8-g7# )
Nf6-d5 24.Qe2-d3 Qb4-a4 25.g2-g4 25.Qe6xe7+ Kh7xh6 26.Qe7xf8+
e6-e5 26.g4-g5 h6xg5 27.Be3xg5 Kh6-g5 27.f2-f4+ Kg5-g6+- ;
Nd5-b4 28.Qd3-c4 Rd7-d4 29.Qc4-b3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qa5-b6
Qa4xb3 30.a2xb3 Kg8-f8 0.32/18 ] 21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8 22.d4xc5 Qb6xg6
18...f7xg6? [ ¹18...Rf8-e8 23.Rd1xd8 Ng8xe7 24.Rd8xf8+
19.Ng6xe7+ Re8xe7 20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 Diagram
21.Rd1xd7 Nf6xd7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY
x64: 18...Rf8-e8 19.Ng6xe7+ Re8xe7
20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 21.Rd1xd7 Rd8xd7 9-+-+-tR-mk0{
22.Bf4-e3 e6-e5 23.f2-f3 Qa5-a4 9zpp+-sn-zp-0 143
24.Be3-f2 Qa4-f4 25.Rh1-d1 Qf4-c4
26.Rd1-d3 Nf6xh5 27.b2-b3 Qc4-a6
9-+-+-+qzp0
28.Qe2xe5 Rd7xd3 29.c2xd3 9+-zP-+-+-0
Qa6xd3+ 30.Kb1-b2 0.35/17 ]
19.Qe2xe6++- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-vL-+0
19.Qe2xe6+ Kg8-h8 20.h5xg6 Qa5-b6 9+-+-+-+-0
21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8 22.Qe7-g5 Rf8-f6 9PzPP+-zPP+0
23.d4-d5 Rf6xg6 24.Qg5-e5 c5-c4
25.g2-g3 Rg6-d6 26.Qe5-g5 Rd6-g6
9+K+-+-+R0
27.Qg5-h5 Rg6-f6 28.Bf4-e3 Qb6-b5 xiiiiiiiiy
29.Qh5-e5 c4-c3 30.Qe5xc3 Rd8xd5
31.Be3-d4 2.29/16 ] 19...Kg8-h8 Kh8-h7 25.g2-g3 Qg6-e4 26.Rh1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Kg8-h8 Ne7-c6 27.Rd1-c1 Qe4-d5 28.Bf4-e3
20.h5xg6 Qa5-b6 21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8 Nc6-d4 29.Be3xd4 Qd5xd4 30.Rc1-e1
22.Qe7-g5 Rf8-f6 23.d4-d5 Rf6xg6 Qd4xc5 31.Rf8-f7 Kh7-g6 32.Re1-e7
24.Qg5-e5 c5-c4 25.g2-g3 Rg6-d6 1.87/15 ] 21.Bf4xh6+- [Houdini 2.0c
26.Qe5-g5 Rd6-g6 27.Qg5-h5 Rg6-f6 Pro x64: 21.Bf4xh6 g7xh6
28.Bf4-e3 Qb6-b4 29.a2-a3 Qb4-d6 22.Rh1xh6+ Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7
30.Be3-d4 2.37/17 ] 20.h5xg6 Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+
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27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 9-+-tr-+-+0
31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8 9+p+r+-mk-0 145
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
9-+-+-+-+0
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Re7-e1+ 38.Kb1-c2 9+-+-+Q+-0
Rd8-d6 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 5.53/15 ] 21...g7xh6
9-+-zP-zP-+0
[ Weaker is 21...Ng8xh6 22.Rh1xh6+! 9+-+-+-+-0
Decoy: h6 g7xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Qa5-c7 9PzPP+-+P+0
24.Qe7xc7 Rd8-d7 25.Qc7xd7 Rf8-f7
26.Qd7xf7 c5xd4 27.Qf7-f8# ;
9+K+-+-+-0[
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7xh6 xiiiiiiiiy
22.Rh1xh6+ Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7
Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7
Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
29.Qe5xc5 Diagram Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
XIIIIIIIIY Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5
Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
9-+-tr-tr-+0{ 33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
9zpp+-+P+-0 144 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
9-+-+-+k+0 Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
9+-wQ-+-+-0 Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.48/12 ]
9-+-zP-zP-+0 22...Ng8xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Nh6-f7
9+-+-+-+-0 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
9PzPP+-+P+0 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
9+K+-+-+-0 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5
xiiiiiiiiy Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8 Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 Diagram Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.75/13 ] 23.Qe6xe7
(Diagram 145) [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qe6xe7
Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+
34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6
36.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
38.Kb1-c2 Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7
40.d4-d5 Rf6-d6 5.83/16 ] 22.Rh1xh6+ 31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rh1xh6+ 33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
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Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5 9-+-tr-tr-mk0{
Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.28/14 ] 9zpp+-wQP+-0 147
23...Nh6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6
9-+-+-+-+0
25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ 9wq-zp-+-+-0
Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4
Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7
9-+-zP-+-+0
Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ 9+-+-+-+-0
Kg7-f8 33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 9PzPP+-zPP+0
Rd7-e7 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7
36.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6
9+K+R+-+-0
38.Kb1-c2 Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 xiiiiiiiiy
40.d4-d5 Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.37/16 ]
24.g6xf7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Qe5-f5+
x64: 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh7-g7 28.Rh1xh6 Kg7xh6 29.Qf5-f6+
Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 Kh6-h7 30.c2-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 x64: 24...Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
29.Qe5xc5 Kg6xf7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8-e8 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
31.b2-b3 Re8-e7 Diagram Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
XIIIIIIIIY Kg6xf7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8-e8 31.b2-b3
Re8-e7 32.Qa7-c5 Rd8-g8
9-+-tr-+-+0 33.Qc5-d5+ Kf7-g7 34.Kb1-b2 b7-b6
9wQp+-trk+-0 146 35.Qd5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-f5+
Kf7-g7 37.d4-d5 Rg8-d8 38.Qf5-g5+
9-+-+-+-+0 Kg7-f7 39.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7
9+-+-+-+-0 40.Qf5-g5+ 5.26/14 ] 25.Rd1-d3
9-+-zP-zP-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qe7-e5+
Kg7xf7 26.Rd1-d3 Qa5-e1+
9+P+-+-+-0 27.Qe5xe1 Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-d1 c5xd4
9P+P+-+P+0 29.Qd1-h5+ Kf7-e6 30.Rd3xd4
Rd8xd4 31.Qh5xe8+ Ke6-d6
9+K+-+-+-0[ 32.Qe8-d8+ Kd6-c5 33.Qd8-c7+
xiiiiiiiiy Kc5-d5 34.c2-c3 Rd4-d1+ 35.Kb1-c2
Rd1-e1 36.Qc7xb7+ Kd5-e6
32.Qa7-c5 Rd8-g8 33.Qc5-d5+ 37.Qb7-a6+ Ke6-f5 38.Qa6xa7
Kf7-g7 34.Kb1-b2 b7-b6 35.Qd5-g5+ 10.58/13 ] 25...Rd8-d6 [ 25...Qa5-b6
Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7 37.d4-d5 hoping against hope 26.Rd3-g3+
Rg8-d8 38.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 Qb6-g6 27.Rg3xg6+ Kg7xg6+- ;
39.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7 40.Qf5-g5+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Qa5-b6
5.13/13 ] 26.Rd3-g3+ Qb6-g6 27.Rg3xg6+
24...Kh8-g7 [ 24...Qa5-b6 Kg7xg6 28.d4-d5 Rd8-b8 29.b2-b3
doesn't change the outcome of the b7-b5 30.Qe7xa7 c5-c4 31.d5-d6
game 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7 Kg6-g7 32.Kb1-b2 Rb8-c8 33.b3-b4
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Rb8-a8 36.Qc7-b7 Ra8-b8 6.20/16 ] Kc6-c7 39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8
26.Rd3-g3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Qc5-b6+ Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 17.81/9 ]
26.Rd3-g3+ Rd6-g6 27.Qe7-e5+ 28...Rg6-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg7xf7 28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 28...Kf7-e7 29.Rg3-e3+ Ke7-d6
29.Rg3-e3+ Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd6-c6 31.Qf8-e8+
Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ Kc7-b6 Kc6-b6 32.Qe8xg6+ Kb6-b5
32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 33.Re3-b3+ 33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ Kb5xb4 Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+
35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+ Kb4-b5 Kb4-b5 37.Qd4xa7 Kb5-c6 38.f2-f4
37.Qd4xa7 Kb5-c6 38.f2-f4 Kc6-c7 Kc6-c7 39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8
39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8 40.Qc5-b6+ 40.Qc5-b6+ Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 18.00/10 ]
Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 17.80/9 ] 26...Rd6-g6 29.Qf5-d7# Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rd6-g6 x64: 29.Qf5-d7# #1/11 ]
27.Qe7-e5+ Kg7xf7 28.Qe5-f5+ XIIIIIIIIY
Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+ Ke8-d8
30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ Kc7-b6 9-+-+-tr-+0{
32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 33.Re3-b3+ 9zpp+Q+k+-0 148
Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ Kb5xb4
35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+ Kb4-b5
9-+-+-tr-+0
37.Qd4xa7 b7-b6 38.a2-a4+ Kb5-c6 9wq-zp-+-+-0
39.g2-g4 Kc6-c5 40.Qa7-c7+ Kc5-b4
17.75/9 ] 27.Qe7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c
9-+-zP-+-+0
Pro x64: 27.Qe7-e5+ Kg7xf7 9+-+-+-tR-0
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+ 9PzPP+-zPP+0
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5
9+K+-+-+-0
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ xiiiiiiiiy
Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+
Kb4-b5 37.Qd4xa7 b7-b6 38.a2-a4+ 1-0
Kb5-c6 39.g2-g4 Kc6-c5 40.Qa7-c7+
Kc5-b4 17.55/9 ] 27...Kg7xf7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Kg7xf7 21 E38
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+ Carlsen,Magnus
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ Shaposhnikov,Evgeny
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 3rd Aeroflot Festival (4) 20.02.2004
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
c5xb4 35.Qg6-f5+ Kb5-c6 36.Qf5-c5+ E38: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...c5
Kc6-d7 37.Qc5xa7 17.17/9 ] 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
28.Qe5-f5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 c7-c5
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+ 5.d4xc5 Bb4xc5 6.Ng1-f3 Qd8-b6
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ 7.e2-e3 a7-a6 8.b2-b3 Qb6-c7
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 9.Bc1-b2 b7-b6 10.Bf1-e2 Bc8-b7
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ 11.g2-g4 Diagram
Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+ last book move last book move Nf6xg4
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XIIIIIIIIY 21.Ng5xf7 Ke8xf7 22.a3xb4 g7-g5


23.Be2-h5+ Kf7-e7 0.02/13 ] 14.0-0-0
9rsn-+k+-tr0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.0-0-0 d7-d5
9+lwqp+pzpp0 149 15.c4xd5 Nc6-b4 16.Qc2-d2 0-0-0
17.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 18.Qd2-c1 Nb4xd5
9pzp-+psn-+0 19.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5 20.Rd1xd5
9+-vl-+-+-0 Bb7xd5 21.Bb2xg7 Rh8-g8 22.Qc1-b2
9-+P+-+P+0 f7-f5 23.Bg7-f6 Bd5-e4+ 24.Kb1-a1
-0.10/13 ] 14...Nc6-e5
9+PsN-zPN+-0 [ ¹14...Bc5-e7!?= and Black hangs on ;
9PvLQ+LzP-zP0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...d7-d5
15.c4xd5 Nc6-b4 16.Qc2-d2 0-0-0
9tR-+-mK-+R0 17.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 18.Qd2-c1 Nb4xd5
xiiiiiiiiy 19.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5 20.Rd1xd5
Bb7xd5 21.Bb2xg7 Rh8-g8 22.Qc1-b2
[ 11...h7-h6!?³ has some apparent f7-f5 23.Bg7-e5 Bd5-e4+ 24.Kb1-a1
merit ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...h7-h6 0.00/12 ] 15.Nc3-e4± [Houdini 2.0c
12.a2-a3 Nb8-c6 13.Nc3-a4 Bc5-e7 Pro x64: 15.Nc3-e4 0-0-0 16.Ne4xc5
14.h2-h3 0-0 15.0-0 d7-d6 16.Ra1-d1 b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3 18.Ng5xf7
Nc6-e5 17.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 18.Na4-c3 Nf3xg1 Diagram
Ra8-d8 19.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 20.Rf1-d1 XIIIIIIIIY
Be7-d6 -0.36/15 ] 12.Rh1-g1=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Rh1-g1 9-+ktr-+-tr0
Ng4xh2 13.Nf3-d2 Nb8-c6 14.Rg1xg7 9+lwqp+Nzpp0 150
0-0-0 15.0-0-0 f7-f5 16.Nc3-a4 h7-h5
17.Na4xc5 b6xc5 18.Rg7-f7 Nc6-b4
9p+-+p+-+0
19.Qc2-b1 Rh8-f8 20.Rf7xf8 Rd8xf8 9+-zp-+-+-0
21.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 0.13/15 ]
12...Ng4xh2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+P+-zP-+0
12...Ng4-f6 13.Rg1xg7 Nb8-c6 9+P+-zP-+-0
14.0-0-0 h7-h6 15.Qc2-d2 Nc6-e7 9PvLQ+L+-sn0
16.Kc1-b1 Ne7-f5 17.Rg7-g1 Rh8-f8
18.h2-h3 Bc5-d6 19.Qd2-c2 Ra8-c8
9+-mKR+-sn-0[
0.03/13 ] 13.Nf3-g5 White threatens to xiiiiiiiiy
win material: Ng5xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Nf3-d2 Nb8-c6 14.Rg1xg7 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 20.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
0-0-0 15.0-0-0 f7-f5 16.Nc3-a4 h7-h5 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
17.Na4xc5 b6xc5 18.Rg7-f7 Nc6-b4 23.Qc2xh7 Qc7-c6 24.Kc1-b2 Bf3-e4
19.Qc2-b1 Rh8-f8 20.Rf7xf8 Rd8xf8 25.Qh7-h5 d7-d6 26.Bg7-f6 Re8-f8
21.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 0.13/14 ] 13...Nb8-c6 27.Bf6-e7 Rf8-f5 28.Qh5-h7 1.21/13 ]
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nb8-c6 15...0-0-0? [ ¹15...h7-h5!? 16.Ng5xf7
14.0-0-0 Bc5-e7 15.Nc3-e4 Nc6-b4 Ke8xf7 17.Bb2xe5 Qc7xe5
16.Qc2-d2 Rh8-g8 17.Ne4-d6+ 18.Rd1xd7+ Kf7-f8 19.Ne4xc5
Be7xd6 18.Qd2xd6 Qc7xd6 b6xc5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Rd1xd6 Bb7-c6 20.a2-a3 h7-h6 15...Ra8-c8 16.Ne4xc5 b6xc5 17.f2-f4
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h7-h5 20.Qc2-d3 h5-h4 21.f4-f5 e6xf5 33.Rd1-e1 Kc8-c7 1.25/14 ]
h4-h3 22.Bb2-f6 h3-h2 23.f5xe6 18...Nf3xg1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
d7xe6 24.Qd3-h7 Rh8-f8 25.Rg7-g8 18...Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3
h2-h1Q 26.Rd1xh1 Qc7-d6 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8
27.Rh1-d1 1.10/12 ] 16.Ne4xc5+- 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Be2-h5 d7-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Ne4xc5 24.Rf1-g1 Nh4-g6 25.Bg7-c3 Re8-g8
b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3 18.Ng5xf7 26.Kc1-b2 Qc7-e7 27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 20.Be2xf3 28.Rg1xg6 Qe7-f7 29.f4-f5 e6xf5
Bb7xf3 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 30.Rg6xd6 Bb7-e4 1.28/19 ]
Rh8-e8 23.Qc2xh7 Qc7-c6 24.Kc1-b2 19.Rd1xg1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bf3-e4 25.Qh7-h5 d7-d6 26.Bg7-f6 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4
Re8-f8 27.Bf6-e7 Rf8-f5 28.Qh5-h7 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
1.21/16 ] 16...b6xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
x64: 16...b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3 25.Qc2xg6 Re8-g8 26.Qg6-h7 Rg8-e8
18.Ng5xf7 Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 27.Rf1-d1 Re8-e7 28.Qh7-h4 d7-d6
20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 29.Qh4-h8+ Kc8-d7 30.Bg7-e5
22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Be2-h5 d7-d6 1.20/18 ] 19...Nh2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c
24.Rf1-g1 Nh4-g6 25.Bg7-c3 Re8-g8 Pro x64: 19...Nh2-f3 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4
26.Kc1-b2 Qc7-e7 27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
28.Rg1xg6 Qe7-f7 29.f4-f5 e6xf5 23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
30.Rg6xd6 Bb7-e4 1.30/17 ] 17.f2-f4 25.Bg7-e5 d7-d6 26.Qc2xg6 Bb7-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.f2-f4 f7-f6 27.Be5-f6 Diagram
18.Ng5xh7 d7-d6 19.f4xe5 d6xe5 XIIIIIIIIY
20.Rd1xd8+ Rh8xd8 21.Rg1-d1 e5-e4
22.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8 23.Be2-h5 9-+k+r+-+0{
Qd8-d6 24.Qc2-d1 Qd6-g3 25.Nh7-f8 9+-wq-+-+-0 151
Qg3xe3+ 26.Kc1-b1 Nh2-f3
27.Qd1-d7+ Kc8-b8 28.Bb2-c1
9p+lzppvLQ+0
Qe3-d3+ 29.Qd7xd3 e4xd3 9+-zp-+-+-0
30.Nf8xe6 1.18/15 ] 17...Ne5-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...f7-f6
9-+P+-zP-+0
18.Ng5xh7 d7-d6 19.f4xe5 d6xe5 9+P+-zP-+-0
20.Rd1xd8+ Rh8xd8 21.Rg1-d1 9P+-+-+-+0
Nh2-f3 22.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8
23.Bb2-c3 e5-e4 24.Kc1-b2 Kc8-b8
9+-mK-+R+-0
25.Be2-f1 Kb8-a7 26.Bf1-h3 Qd8-d6 xiiiiiiiiy
27.Bc3-a5 1.40/15 ] 18.Ng5xf7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Ng5xf3 a6-a5 28.Kc1-b2 Kc8-b7 29.Rf1-h1
Nh2xf3 19.Rg1xg7 Rd8-f8 20.Kc1-b1 Re8-f8 1.18/17 ] 20.Rg1xg7
Rh8-g8 21.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8 22.Qh7-d3 [ ¹20.Rg1-f1!? Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8
Rh8-g8 23.Bb2-f6 Rg8xg7 24.Bf6xg7 ( 21.Nf7xd8?! Rh8xd8 22.Be2-d3
Rf8-g8 25.Qd3-h7 Qc7-d8 26.Bg7-f6 d7-d6± ; 21.Bb2xg7?! d7-d6 22.Nf7xd8
Qd8-f8 27.Qh7-d3 d7-d6 28.e3-e4 Qc7xg7 23.Nd8xe6 Qg7-f6± )
Nf3-d4 29.Bf6xd4 c5xd4 30.Qd3xd4 21...Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7+- ;Houdini 2.
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0c Pro x64: 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4 Be2xd3 30.Bd8-b6 Bd3-e4 31.Bb6xc5


21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8 Rh1-h2+ 32.Kd2-c3 Rh2xa2
23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Kc1-b2 Re8-g8 33.Kc3-d4 Ra2-g2 34.Rg7-e7 Be4-g6
25.Bg7-c3 Bb7-c6 26.Rf1-g1 Kc8-b7 35.Kd4-e5 Kc8-c7 36.Re7-g7 a6-a5
27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6 28.Rg1xg6 Rg8xg6 37.Bc5-d6+ Kc7-c6 38.c4-c5 Bg6-e4
29.Qc2xg6 Bc6-f3 1.21/16 ] 1.12/18 ]
20...Rh8-g8± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
20...Rh8-g8 21.Nf7xd8 Rg8xg7
22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8 23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4 9-+kwq-+r+0{
24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2 25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2 9+l+p+-tRp0 152
26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6 27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7
28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3 29.Qd6-c7+
9p+-+pvL-+0
Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+ Ka8-b7 9+-zp-+-+-0
31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8 32.Qb6xa6+
Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-a8
9-+P+-zP-+0
34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7 35.Qd8-c7+ 9+P+-zPn+-0
Kb7-a8 0.47/18 ] 21.Nf7xd8 9P+Q+L+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Nf7xd8
Rg8xg7 22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8
9+-mK-+-+-0
23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4 24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2 xiiiiiiiiy
25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2 26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6
27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7 28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3 22...Qd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Qd6-c7+ Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+ 22...Qd8-f8 23.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8
Ka8-b7 31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
32.Qb6xa6+ Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+ 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8 Nf3-h4
Kb8-a8 34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7 28.Kc1-d2 Nh4-f5 29.Bh8-e5+ d7-d6
35.Qd8-c7+ Kb7-a8 0.30/16 ] 30.Be5-b2 Nf5-g3 31.Be2-d3 Bb7-e4
21...Qc7xd8? [ 21...Rg8xg7!? 32.Bb2-c3 Be4-f5 33.a2-a3 Ng3-e4+
22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 34.Kd2-c2 Kc7-c6 35.Bc3-e1 Kc6-d7
x64: 21...Rg8xg7 22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8 36.b3-b4 Kd7-c6 37.b4-b5+ 0.95/21 ]
23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4 24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2 23.Qc2xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2 26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6 23.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7
27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7 28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3 25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8
29.Qd6-c7+ Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+ 27.Bf6xh8 Bb7-e4 28.Be2-d1 Kc7-d6
Ka8-b7 31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8 29.Bd1-c2 Be4xc2 30.Kc1xc2 e6-e5
32.Qb6xa6+ Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+ 31.f4xe5+ Nf3xe5 32.e3-e4 Ne5-g4
Kb8-a8 34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7 33.Kc2-d3 Kd6-e6 34.Kd3-e2 Ng4-h6
35.Qd8-c7+ Kb7-a8 0.44/16 ] 35.Bh8-b2 Nh6-f7 36.Ke2-e3 d7-d6
22.Bb2-f6 Diagram [ 22.Qc2xh7!? 37.Ke3-f4 0.84/19 ] 23...Rg8-h8
Rg8xg7 23.Qh7xg7 Bb7-e4+- ; [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Rg8-h8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qc2xh7 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
Rg8-h8 23.Qh7-d3 Rh8-h1+ 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8 Bb7-e4
24.Be2-d1 Nf3-e1 25.Qd3-d6 Ne1-d3+ 28.Be2-d1 Kc7-d6 29.Bd1-c2 Be4xc2
26.Qd6xd3 Bb7-f3 27.Bb2-f6 Bf3xd1 30.Kc1xc2 e6-e5 31.f4xe5+ Nf3xe5
28.Bf6xd8 Bd1-e2+ 29.Kc1-d2 32.e3-e4 Ne5-g4 33.Kc2-d3 Kd6-e6
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34.Kd3-e2 Ng4-h6 35.Bh8-b2 Nh6-f7 XIIIIIIIIY


36.Ke2-e3 d7-d6 37.Ke3-f4 1.03/20 ]
24.Qh7-g6 [ 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 9-+R+-+-+0{
25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9+-+pmk-+-0 154
x64: 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+
Kc8-c7 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8
9p+-+p+-+0
Bb7-e4 28.Kc1-b2 Nf3-h4 29.Kb2-c3 9+-zp-vL-+-0
Nh4-f5 30.Be2-d3 Nf5-g3 31.Kc3-d2
Be4-b7 32.Bh8-e5+ d7-d6 33.Be5-b2
9-+P+-zP-+0
Bb7-f3 34.Bb2-a1 Ng3-e4+ 35.Kd2-c2 9+P+-zP-tr-0
Kc7-c6 0.93/17 ] 24...Rh8-h1+ 9P+-mK-+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rh8-h1+
25.Kc1-b2 Rh1-g1 26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6
9+-+-+l+-0
27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7 Diagram xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
9-+-+-tR-+0 39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
9+lmkp+-+-0 153 Re3-e2 0.71/20 ] 25...Rh1-g1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Rh1-g1
9p+-+pvLr+0 26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
9+-zp-+-+-0 28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
9-+P+-zP-+0 30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7
32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3
9+P+-zPn+-0 34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2
9PmK-+L+-+0 36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
9+-+-+-+-0[ 39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
xiiiiiiiiy Re3-e2 0.90/19 ] 26.Bf6-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rg7-f7
28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3 Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7 28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3 30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7
34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2 32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3
36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2 34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2 36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4 Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
Re3-e2 0.90/19 ] 25.Kc1-b2 39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Kc1-b2 Re3-e2 0.74/18 ] 26...Rg1xg5??
Rh1-g1 26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+ Black has lost his nerve...
Kc8-c7 28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 understandable when you consider his
Bb7xf3 30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 position [ ¹26...Nf3-h4 27.Qg6-f6
Kd6-c7 32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Qf8xf6+ 28.Bg5xf6 Rg1-e1± ;
Rg7-g3 34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Nf3-h4
Bf3-g2 36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2 27.Qg6-f6 Qf8xf6+ 28.Bg5xf6 Rg1xg7
Diagram 29.Bf6xg7 Kc8-c7 30.Bg7-e5+ d7-d6
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31.Be5-c3 Nh4-f5 32.Bc3-d2 Bb7-e4 Bc6xf3 37.Rf7xf3 Kd6-c7 38.Rf3-f6


33.Kb2-c3 Kc7-d7 34.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 Kc7-d6 39.Rf6-f7 Kd6-c7 40.Rf7-g7
35.Kc3-b2 Kd7-c6 36.Kb2-c2 Kc6-d7 Kc7-c6 41.Rg7-g6 Kc6-c7 42.Kc3-d3
37.Bd2-c1 Bf3-a8 38.e3-e4 Nf5-d4+ Kc7-c6 43.Rg6-g5 a6-a5 44.Rg5-g7
39.Kc2-c3 0.88/18 ] 27.f4xg5 Kc6-c7 45.Kd3-e4 Kc7-d6 46.Rg7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.f4xg5 Kd6-c6 47.Rg8-c8+ Kc6-d6 48.Rc8-a8
Diagram a5-a4 49.Ra8-a6+ Kd6-e7
XIIIIIIIIY 50.Ra6xa4 7.65/18 ] 28...Qf8-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Qf8-d6
9-+k+-wq-+0{ 29.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+
9+l+p+-tR-0 155 Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3 Qd6-c7
32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6 Ne5xg6
9p+-+p+Q+0 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g7 a6-a5
9+-zp-+-zP-0 36.Be2-f1 Be4-c6 37.Bf1-g2 Bc6xg2
9-+P+-+-+0 38.Rg7xg2 Kc7-c6 39.Kc3-d3 Kc6-c7
40.Rg2-g6 Kc7-d6 41.Rg6-g8 Kd6-c7
9+P+-zPn+-0 42.Kd3-c3 Kc7-b7 43.Rg8-g7 Kb7-c6
9PmK-+L+-+0 44.Kc3-d3 Kc6-c7 45.Kd3-e4 Kc7-d6
46.Rg7-g8 Kd6-c6 47.Rg8-c8+ Kc6-d6
9+-+-+-+-0 48.Rc8-a8 a5-a4 49.Ra8-a6+ Kd6-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 50.Ra6xa4 7.82/19 ] 29.Rg7-g8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rg7-g8+
Qf8-d6 28.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3 29.Qg6-c2 Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+ Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3
Bf3-c6 30.g5-g6 Qd6-e5+ 31.Qc2-c3 Qd6-c7 32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6
Qe5-h2+ 32.Kb2-a3 Qh2-h8 Ne5xg6 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5
33.Qc3-e5 a6-a5 34.Ka3-b2 a5-a4 Kc7-c6 36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7
35.b3xa4 Bc6xa4 36.Qe5xc5+ Ba4-c6 a6-a5 38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+
37.Qc5-e5 Bc6-a4 38.c4-c5 Ba4-c6 Kc6-d6 40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7
39.Kb2-c3 Qh8-d8 40.Kc3-d3 Qd8-h8 7.00/14 ] 29...Kc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
41.a2-a3 5.26/15 ] 27...Nf3-e5 Pro x64: 29...Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+
[ 27...Qf8-d6 what else? 28.Be2xf3 Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3 Qd6-c7
Bb7xf3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6 Ne5xg6
27...Qf8-d6 28.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5 Kc7-c6
29.Qg6-c2 Bf3-c6 30.g5-g6 Qd6-e5+ 36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7 a6-a5
31.Qc2-c3 Qe5-h2+ 32.Kb2-a3 38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+ Kc6-d6
Qh2-h8 33.Qc3-e5 a6-a5 34.Ka3-b2 40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7 7.17/15 ]
a5-a4 35.b3xa4 Bc6xa4 36.Qe5xc5+ 30.Kb2-c3 Diagram [ 30.Kb2-c3
Ba4-c6 37.Qc5-e5 Bc6-a4 38.c4-c5 Ne5-c6 31.Rg8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Ba4-c6 39.Kb2-c3 Qh8-d8 40.Kc3-d3 x64: 30.Qf6-d8+ Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3
Qd8-h8 41.a2-a3 5.22/16 ] 28.Qg6-f6 Qd6-c7 32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qg6-f6 Ne5xg6 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5
Qf8xf6 29.g5xf6 Kc8-d8 30.Rg7-g5 Kc7-c6 36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7
Ne5-f7 31.Rg5-g8+ Kd8-c7 32.Rg8-g7 a6-a5 38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+
Nf7-e5 33.f6-f7 Ne5xf7 34.Rg7xf7 Kc6-d6 40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7
Kc7-d6 35.Kb2-c3 Bb7-c6 36.Be2-f3
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XIIIIIIIIY White threatens to win material: g5xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.g4-g5
9-+-+-+R+0{ Nf6-d7 11.Nc3-e2 Bc8-b7 12.0-0
9+lmkp+-+-0 156 Nd7-c5 13.Ne2-g3 Nb8-d7 14.Bc1-d2
Qc7-b6 15.Bd2-e3 a6-a5 16.a2-a4
9p+-wqpwQ-+0 Bf8-e7 17.Qf3-h5 g7-g6 18.Qh5-h6
9+-zp-sn-zP-0 Be7-f8 19.Qh6-h4 Nd7-e5 20.Bb3-a2
9-+P+-+-+0 Ra8-c8 -0.12/16 ] 10...Nf6-d7
Black has a cramped position
9+PmK-zP-+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...b4xc3
9P+-+L+-+0 11.g5xf6 Nb8-d7 12.f6xg7 Bf8xg7
13.Qf3xc3 Qc7xc3+ 14.b2xc3 Nd7-c5
9+-+-+-+-0 15.f2-f3 Bg7-f6 16.Rh1-g1 Bc8-d7
xiiiiiiiiy 17.Ke1-f2 Bf6-h4+ 18.Kf2-e2 Ke8-e7
19.Bb3-c4 Rh8-g8 20.Bc1-h6 Ra8-b8
1-0 21.Ra1-b1 0.10/14 ] 11.Nc3-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Nc3-e2
Bc8-b7 12.0-0 Nb8-c6 13.Rf1-e1
22 B87 Nc6-e5 14.Qf3-h3 Nd7-b6 15.Qh3-h4
Volokitin,Andrei Ne5-g6 16.Qh4-g4 Ng6-e5 17.Qg4-f4
Carlsen,Magnus d6-d5 18.e4xd5 Bb7xd5 19.Bc1-d2
3rd Aeroflot Festival (7) 23.02.2004 -0.21/15 ] 11...Nb8-c6 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Bf8-e7
B87: Sicilian Scheveningen/Najdorf: 6 12.0-0 Bc8-b7 13.a2-a3 b4xa3
Bc4, with early ...b5 14.Ra1xa3 0-0 15.Rf1-d1 d6-d5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 16.e4xd5 Be7xa3 17.b2xa3 e6xd5
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 18.Qf3-c3 Rf8-c8 19.Qc3xc7 Rc8xc7
5.Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6.Bf1-c4 b7-b5 20.Bc1-f4 Rc7-c8 21.Kg1-g2 -0.18/15 ]
7.Bc4-b3 e7-e6 8.Qd1-f3 Qd8-c7
last book move last book move 9.g2-g4 (Diagram 157)
Black has a cramped position
[ 9.Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7 10.0-0-0² ; Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.0-0 Nb8-d7 12.Bc1-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10.Rf1-e1 Bc8-b7 11.a2-a3 Nd7-c5 12.Qf3-e3 Bf8-e7 13.0-0 0-0
12.Bb3-a2 Bf8-e7 13.b2-b4 Nc5-d7 14.Rf1-d1 Nc6xd4 15.Qe3xd4 Ra8-b8
14.a3-a4 Ra8-c8 15.Bc1-d2 Nd7-e5 16.Bc1-d2 a6-a5 17.Qd4-c4 Qc7xc4
0.08/14 ] 9...b5-b4= Black threatens to 18.Bb3xc4 Bc8-b7 19.Bc4-b5
win material: b4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Nd7-e5 -0.28/13 ] 12...Nc6-a5
x64: 9...h7-h6 10.0-0 Nb8-d7 [ 12...Bf8-e7 13.0-0-0= ;Houdini 2.0c
11.Qf3-h3 b5-b4 12.Nc3-e2 Nf6xe4 Pro x64: 12...Bf8-e7 13.0-0-0 Nc6-a5
13.a2-a3 b4xa3 14.Ra1xa3 d6-d5 14.Qf3-g2 Bc8-b7 15.Kc1-b1 d6-d5
15.Bc1-f4 Qc7-b6 16.Ra3-a1 Bf8-d6 16.f2-f4 0-0 17.e4-e5 Ra8-c8
17.Bf4xd6 Qb6xd6 18.Qh3-f3 Nd7-f6 18.h2-h4 Na5-c4 19.Be3-f2 Nd7-c5
19.Bb3-a4+ Bc8-d7 20.Ba4xd7+ 20.Na4xc5 Be7xc5 21.Bb3xc4 d5xc4
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9r+l+kvl-tr0 9r+-+kvl-tr0{
9+-wqn+pzpp0 157 9+lwqn+pzpp0 158
9p+nzpp+-+0 9p+-zpp+-+0
9+-+-+-zP-0 9sn-+-+-zP-0
9Nzp-sNP+-+0 9Nzp-sNP+-+0
9+L+-+Q+-0 9+L+-+Q+-0
9PzPP+-zP-zP0 9PzPPvL-zP-zP0
9tR-vL-mK-+R0[ 9+-mKR+-+R0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
-0.41/16 ] 13.0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 18.Nd4-f5 e4-e3 19.Nf5xe3 Bb7xh1
x64: 13.0-0 Bc8-b7 14.Ra1-c1 20.Rd1xh1 Ra8-d8 21.Ne3-c4 Bf8-e7
Nd7-e5 15.Qf3-g2 Na5-c4 16.Qg2-h3 22.f2-f4 e5xf4 23.Rh1-e1 Nd7-f8
d6-d5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 18.Bb3xc4 24.Bd2xb4 Nf8-e6 25.Bb4-a5 Ne6xg5
Ng4xe3 19.Qh3xe3 d5xc4 20.c2-c3 26.Ba5xc7 Ng5xh3 27.Bc7xd8
Ra8-d8 21.Rc1-d1 b4xc3 22.b2xc3 Ke8xd8 -0.69/15 ] 15.Qf3xb3
-0.13/15 ] 13...Bc8-b7 Black should [ 15.a2xb3 d6-d5 16.Bd2-f4 d5xe4
quickly conclude development. 17.Bf4xc7 e4xf3 18.Rh1-e1³ ;
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Na5xb3+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.a2xb3
14.a2xb3 Bc8-b7 15.Be3-d2 Ra8-c8 Ra8-c8 16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5
16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5 Bb7xd5 Bb7xd5 18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5
18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-e5 Nd7-e5 20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6
20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6 21.Qd3-d4 21.Qd3-d4 Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1 Rc2xd2 Rc2xd2 23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5
23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5 Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6
Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6 Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6
Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6 Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3
Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3 Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4
Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4 Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.78/16 ] 15...Bf8-e7
Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.51/16 ] 14.Be3-d2 [ ¹15...e6-e5!? 16.Nd4-e2 Bb7xe4-+ ;
Diagram [ 14.Rh1-g1!?= ;Houdini 2.0c Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...e6-e5
Pro x64: 14.Kc1-b1 Na5xb3 15.c2xb3 16.g5-g6 h7xg6 17.Nd4-e6 f7xe6
Nd7-c5 16.Na4xc5 d6xc5 17.Nd4-e2 18.Qb3xe6+ Bf8-e7 19.Qe6xg6+
Bf8-e7 18.Be3-f4 e6-e5 19.Bf4-d2 0-0 Ke8-d8 20.Bd2xb4 Rh8-h6 21.Qg6xg7
20.Ne2-g3 Rf8-d8 21.Ng3-f5 Be7-f8 Be7-f8 22.Qg7-g5+ Rh6-f6 23.Kc1-b1
22.Rh1-e1 g7-g6 23.Nf5-h6+ Bf8xh6 Bb7xe4 24.Na4-c5 d6xc5 25.Qg5xf6+
24.g5xh6 -0.43/16 ] Kd8-c8 26.Rd1xd7 Qc7xd7 27.Rh1-g1
14...Na5xb3+³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qd7-d6 28.Qf6-h4 Be4-f5 29.Qh4-c4
14...d6-d5 15.Kc1-b1 d5xe4 Ra8-b8 30.Bb4-c3 Rb8-b7 31.Rg1-e1
16.Qf3-h3 Na5xb3 17.a2xb3 e6-e5 Bf5-e6 -1.48/15 ] 16.Bd2xb4=
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a6-a5 17.Kc1-b1 0-0 18.Nd4-b5 20.Na4xc5 Qc7xc5 21.Nd4-b3 Bd5xb3
Qc7-c6 19.Nb5-d4 Qc6-c8 20.f2-f4 22.a2xb3 Qc5xg5+ 23.Qg3xg5
Nd7-c5 21.Na4xc5 Qc8xc5 22.Qb3-d3 Be7xg5+ 24.Kc1-b1 Ke8-e7
Bb7-a6 23.Qd3-e3 Ra8-c8 24.Kb1-a1 25.Bc3xg7 Rh8-g8 26.Bg7-c3 Bg5-h4
d6-d5 25.f4-f5 Be7xg5 26.Bd2xb4 27.Rd1-d2 Rg8-g2 28.Re1-d1 d6-d5
Bg5xe3 27.Bb4xc5 -0.35/15 ] 29.f2-f3 Rb8-g8 30.Bc3-b4+ Ke7-e8
16...Bb7xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Bb4-c3 Bh4-e7 -0.30/16 ]
16...Ra8-b8 17.Qb3-c3 Qc7xc3 19.Nd4-f5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Na4xc3 Bb7xe4 19.Nc3xe4 19.Nd4-f5 e6xf5 20.Re1xe7 Ra8-c8
Rb8xb4 20.c2-c3 Rb4-a4 21.b2-b3 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6 22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6
Ra4xa2 22.Kc1-b1 Ra2-a3 23.Kb1-b2 23.Rd1xd6 Nd7-b8 24.Re7-e5 g7-g6
d6-d5 24.Nd4-c6 Be7-f8 25.b3-b4 25.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 26.Re5xd5 Nb8-c6
-0.35/14 ] 17.Rh1-e1 White threatens 27.Bb4-c3 Rc8-c7 28.Rd5-c5 Rf8-c8
to win material: Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c 29.Kc1-b1 f5-f4 30.Bc3-f6 1.43/17 ]
Pro x64: 17.Rh1-e1 Be4-g6 19...e6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Nd4xe6 f7xe6 19.Re1xe6 Ra8-c8 19...e6xf5 20.Re1xe7 Ra8-c8
20.c2-c3 Nd7-c5 21.Bb4xc5 d6xc5 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6 22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6
22.Na4-b6 c5-c4 23.Qb3-a4+ Ke8-f8 23.Rd1xd6 Nd7-b8 24.Re7-e5 g7-g6
24.h2-h4 Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-d7 Rd8xd7 25.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 26.Re5xd5 Nb8-c6
26.Qa4xd7 Qc7xd7 27.Nb6xd7+ 27.Bb4-c3 Rc8-c7 28.Rd5-c5 Rf8-c8
Kf8-e8 28.Nd7-e5 Bg6-h5 29.Ne5-c6 29.Kc1-b1 f5-f4 30.f2-f3 Kg8-f8
Ke8-d7 30.Re6xe7+ Kd7xc6 31.Bc3-f6 1.48/17 ] 20.Re1xe7
31.Re7xg7 -0.21/17 ] 17...Be4-d5 Diagram [ 20.Rd1xd5?! Qc7-c4
Black threatens to win material: Bd5xb3 21.Re1xe7 Qc4xd5 22.Qg3xd6
[ 17...Be4-g6 18.f2-f4 0-0 Qd5-h1+ 23.Kc1-d2 Ra8-e8
19.Bb4-a5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re7xd7 Qh1-e1+ 25.Kd2-d3
17...Be4-g6 18.f2-f4 0-0 19.f4-f5 Qe1-e4+ 26.Kd3-c3 a6-a5= ;
Be7xg5+ 20.Kc1-b1 Bg6-h5 21.f5xe6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Re1xe7
Bh5xd1 22.e6xd7 a6-a5 23.Qb3-d5 Ra8-c8 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-e6 22.Qg3xd6
a5xb4 24.Qd5xa8 Qc7xd7 25.Qa8-d5 Qc7xd6 23.Bb4xd6 Rf8-d8 24.Re7xe6
Bg5-f4 26.Re1xd1 Qd7xa4 27.Nd4-f5 f7xe6 25.Bd6-e7 a6-a5 26.Be7xd8
Rf8-e8 28.Nf5xd6 Bf4xd6 29.Qd5xd6 Rc8xd8 27.Rd1-d6 Kg8-f7 28.Nc3-e2
Qa4-b5 30.Qd6-f4 Qb5-e2 31.Rd1-g1 Kf7-e7 29.Rd6-a6 Nd7-e5 30.Ne2-f4
Re8-c8 32.Qf4-f5 -0.07/16 ] 18.Qb3-g3 Rd8-d6 31.Ra6xa5 Ne5-f3 32.Nf4-h5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Qb3-c3 Rd6-d7 33.Nh5xg7 Nf3xg5
Qc7-c4 19.Qc3xc4 Bd5xc4 20.Kc1-b1 34.Ra5-a6 1.34/16 ]
h7-h6 21.b2-b3 Bc4-d5 22.g5xh6
Rh8xh6 23.Nd4-f5 e6xf5 24.Rd1xd5 (Diagram 159)
Ke8-f8 25.Re1-d1 Nd7-e5 26.Bb4xd6
Be7xd6 27.Rd5xd6 Rh6xh2 0.13/14 ] 20...Qc7-c4? [ 20...Bd5-c6 21.Bb4xd6
18...0-0?? throwing away the Qc7-a5 22.Na4-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
advantage [ 18...Ra8-b8 19.Bb4-a3 x64: 20...Ra8-c8 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6
Nd7-b6+- ( 19...Bd5xa2? is a blank 22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6 23.Rd1xd6
shot 20.Na4-c3+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro Nd7-b8 24.Re7-e1 Rf8-e8
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“Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but
when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part
of chess and are almost trivial compared to strategy.”
- Garry Kasparov
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22.Re7xd7 Be6xd7 23.Na4-b6 Qc4-e4
9r+-+-trk+0{ 24.Nb6xd7 Ra8-c8 25.Bb4-c3 Rf8-e8
9+-wqntRpzpp0 159 26.Nd7-c5 Qe4-c4 27.Qd6-d4 Qc4xd4
28.Bc3xd4 a6-a5 29.b2-b3 Re8-e2
9p+-zp-+-+0 30.h2-h4 f5-f4 31.Kc1-b2 Rc8-e8
9+-+l+pzP-0 32.h4-h5 Re8-d8 3.18/17 ] 22...Qc4-h4
9NvL-+-+-+0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qc4-g4
23.Re7xe6 f7xe6 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
9+-+-+-wQ-0 25.Bb4-e7 Qg4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
9PzPP+-zP-zP0 27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
9+-mKR+-+-0 31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4
35.Rd5-d7 Ng4xe3 36.a2-a4 f5-f4
25.Re1xe8+ Rc8xe8 26.Kc1-d2 37.Na6-c7 h7-h6 38.Nc7-e6 3.33/17 ]
Bc6-f3 27.Rd6-d3 Bf3-b7 28.Nc3-d5 23.Re7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bb7xd5 29.Rd3xd5 Nb8-c6 30.Bb4-c3 23.Re7xe6 f7xe6 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
f5-f4 31.Rd5-d7 f4-f3 1.41/16 ] 25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
21.Qg3xd6 [ 21.Re7xd7?! Qc4xb4 27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
22.Na4-c3 Bd5xa2 23.Qg3xd6 29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
Qb4xd6 24.Rd7xd6 Ba2-e6± ; 31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qg3xd6 33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4
Bd5-f3 22.Rd1-d4 Qc4-f1+ 23.Re7-e1 35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 f5-f4
Qf1xf2 24.Qd6xd7 Bf3-c6 25.Qd7xc6 37.Nc7-e6 Rf8-b8 38.Kb2-c3 h7-h6
Ra8-c8 26.Qc6-c4 Rc8xc4 27.Rd4xc4 39.g5xh6 3.05/17 ] 23...f7xe6
Rf8-b8 28.h2-h4 f7-f6 29.Re1-d1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...f7xe6
f6xg5 30.h4xg5 Qf2-g2 31.Na4-c5 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8 25.Bb4-e7
Qg2xg5+ 32.Bb4-d2 Qg5-h5 Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8
33.Rd1-e1 Qh5-f7 34.b2-b3 Rb8-d8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3
35.Nc5xa6 Qf7-f6 1.19/16 ] Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5 31.c2-c4
21...Bd5-e6 [ 21...Ra8-c8 22.Na4-c3 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4 33.Rd1-d3
Bd5-f3 23.Re7xd7 ( ‹23.Qd6xd7 Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4 35.Na6-c7
Bf3xd1 24.Qd7xd1 Qc4xb4µ ) Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 Ne3-g4 37.a2-a4
23...Bf3xd1 24.b2-b3+- ( 24.Qd6xd1?! Rf8-c8 38.Rd3-d7 Ng4-e5 39.Rd7-e7
Qc4-f4+ 25.Kc1-b1 Qf4xb4+- ; Ne5-c6 40.Nc7-d5 f5-f4 41.Re7-e6
24.Kc1xd1?! Qc4-f1+ 25.Kd1-d2 Nc6-d4 42.Re6-e4 3.41/18 ]
Rf8-e8= );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qd6xe6+ [ 24.Qd6xd7?!
21...Bd5-f3 22.Rd1-d4 Qc4-f1+ is the less attractive alternative Qh4xb4
23.Re7-e1 Qf1xf2 24.Qd6xd7 Bf3-c6 25.Qd7xe6+ Kg8-h8² ;Houdini 2.0c
25.Qd7xc6 Ra8-c8 26.Qc6-c4 Rc8xc4 Pro x64: 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
27.Rd4xc4 Rf8-b8 28.h2-h4 f7-f6 25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
29.Re1-d1 f6xg5 30.h4xg5 Qf2-g2 27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
31.Bb4-d2 Qg2-d5 32.b2-b3 Rb8-d8 29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
33.Na4-c3 Qd5-g2 34.Bd2-f4 1.30/16 ] 31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4
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35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 Ne3-g4
37.a2-a4 Rf8-c8 38.Rd3-d7 Ng4-e5 9r+-+-tr-mk0{
39.Rd7-e7 Ne5-c6 40.Nc7-d5 f5-f4 9+-+nvL-zpp0 160
41.Re7-e6 Nc6-d4 42.Re6-e4 2.99/16 ]
24...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9p+-+Q+-+0
24...Kg8-h8 25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+ 9+-+-+pzP-0
26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8
28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3
9N+-+-+-wq0
30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5 31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 9+P+-+-+-0
32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4 33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5 9P+P+-zP-zP0
34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4 35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3
36.Rd5-d3 f5-f4 37.Nc7-e6 Rf8-b8
9+-mKR+-+-0
38.Kb2-c3 h7-h6 39.g5xh6 3.19/19 ] xiiiiiiiiy
25.Bb4-e7 Diagram [ 25.Qe6xd7?!
is clearly worse Qh4xb4 26.c2-c4 Re4-e3 37.Nd7-e5+ Kf7-e6 3.70/14 ]
Rf8-e8= ; 25.Rd1xd7?! is much worse 26...Rf8-e8 Diagram [ 26...Ra8-c8
Qh4xb4 26.Qe6-e5 Rf8-g8± ; cannot undo what has already been
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bb4-e7 done 27.c2-c4 Qf2-e3+ 28.Kc1-b2+- ;
Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rf8-g8
Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3 27.Kc1-b2 Ra8-a7 28.Qd7-e6 Ra7-c7
Qf4xh2 30.Nc5xa6 Qh2-h5 31.Rd1-d5 29.Na4-c3 Qf2-f3 30.Rd1-d3 Qf3-c6
f5-f4 32.Qe3-d4 Ng6-e7 33.Qd4-c5 31.Qe6xc6 Rc7xc6 32.Rd3-d7 Rg8-c8
Qh5-e2 34.Rd5-d7 Ne7-g6 35.Qc5-d4 33.Be7-b4 Kh8-g8 34.Rd7-d2 Kg8-f7
Rf8-g8 36.Na6-c5 Qe2-g4 37.Nc5-e4 35.Nc3-d5 h7-h6 36.Nd5-e7 2.95/16 ]
Ng6-f8 38.Rd7-e7 Nf8-e6 39.Qd4-d7 XIIIIIIIIY
3.04/18 ]
9r+-+r+-mk0
(Diagram 160) 9+-+QvL-zpp0 161
25...Qh4xf2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9p+-+-+-+0
25...Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 9+-+-+pzP-0
27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xh2 30.Nc5xa6 Rf8-g8
9N+-+-+-+0
31.a2-a4 Qh2-h5 32.Rd1-d7 f5-f4 9+P+-+-+-0
33.Qe3-c5 Qh5-g4 34.Rd7-d6 Qg4-e2 9P+P+-wq-zP0
35.a4-a5 Ng6-e5 36.Qc5-d5 Ne5-g6
37.Rd6-d8 Ng6-f8 38.Qd5-f7 Qe2-e5+
9+-mKR+-+-0[
39.Kb2-b1 2.96/16 ] 26.Qe6xd7 xiiiiiiiiy
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rd1xd7
Rf8-c8 27.Rd7-d2 Qf2-f3 28.Kc1-b2 27.Be7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qf3-f4 29.Qe6-d6 Qf4xd6 30.Be7xd6 27.Be7-c5 Qf2-f4+ 28.Kc1-b2 Qf4-e4
Rc8-c6 31.c2-c4 Ra8-e8 32.c4-c5 29.Na4-b6 Ra8-b8 30.Rd1-d5 f5-f4
Kh8-g8 33.Na4-b6 Re8-e4 34.h2-h3 31.Nb6-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Rd5-d4 Qe4-e6
Kg8-f7 35.Nb6-d7 Rc6-c8 36.c5-c6 33.Qd7xe6+ Re8xe6 34.Rd4xf4
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Re6-e2 35.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 36.b3-b4 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6


Rd8-e8 37.Rf4-d4 Re2-h2 38.a2-a4 5.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 6.Bc1-e3 Bf8-g7
Re8-e2 39.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-f7 7.f2-f3 Nb8-c6 8.Qd1-d2 0-0 9.0-0-0
40.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-e6 4.21/17 ] Bc8-d7 10.g2-g4 Ra8-c8 11.Kc1-b1
27...Qf2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nc6-e5 12.Bf1-e2 b7-b5 last book
27...Qf2-e2 28.Na4-b6 Ra8-b8 move last book move 13.Nc3xb5
29.Bc5-d4 Qe2-e7 30.Qd7xf5 Re8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Nd4xb5
31.Qf5-c5 Qe7-e4 32.Kc1-b2 Rb8-e8 a7-a6 14.Nb5-d4 Ne5-c4 15.Be2xc4
33.Nb6-c4 Qe4-f3 34.Nc4-e3 Qf3-h5 Rc8xc4 16.Qd2-d3 Rc4-b4 17.h2-h4
35.Rd1-d2 Qh5-g6 36.h2-h4 3.99/15 ] a6-a5 18.h4-h5 Rb4-b7 19.Be3-g5
28.Qd7xf5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro Qd8-b8 20.b2-b3 e7-e5 1.01/13 ]
x64: 28.Kc1-b2 Qh4-e4 29.Na4-b6 13...a7-a6 Diagram [ 13...Rc8-c5
Ra8-b8 30.Rd1-d5 f5-f4 31.Nb6-c4 14.Nb5-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kh8-g8 32.Rd5-d4 Qe4-e6 13...Rc8-b8 14.g4-g5 Nf6-h5 15.b2-b3
33.Qd7xe6+ Re8xe6 34.Rd4xf4 Bd7xb5 16.Nd4xb5 a7-a6 17.Nb5-c3
Re6-e2 35.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 36.b3-b4 Ne5-c6 18.e4-e5 Nc6xe5 19.f3-f4
Rd8-e8 37.Rf4-d4 Re2-h2 38.a2-a4 Ne5-c6 20.Nc3-d5 Qd8-d7 21.Be2xh5
Re8-e2 39.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-f7 g6xh5 22.Qd2-d3 Nc6-b4 23.Nd5xb4
40.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-e6 4.21/16 ] Rb8xb4 24.Qd3xa6 0.68/13 ]
XIIIIIIIIY XIIIIIIIIY
9r+-+r+-mk0{ 9-+rwq-trk+0
9+-+-+-zpp0 162 9+-+lzppvlp0 163
9p+-+-+-+0 9p+-zp-snp+0
9+-vL-+QzP-0 9+N+-sn-+-0
9N+-+-+-wq0 9-+-sNP+P+0
9+P+-+-+-0 9+-+-vLP+-0
9P+P+-+-zP0 9PzPPwQL+-zP0
9+-mKR+-+-0 9+K+R+-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
1-0 14.Nb5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14.Nb5-c3 Ne5-c4 15.Be2xc4 Rc8xc4
16.h2-h4 Qd8-b8 17.h4-h5 Rf8-c8
23 B76 18.Kb1-a1 Qb8-b7 19.Rd1-b1 Qb7-b8
Korneev,Oleg 20.h5xg6 h7xg6 21.a2-a3 Qb8-b7
Carlsen,Magnus 22.Nd4-e2 Qb7-c7 23.g4-g5 Nf6-h5
Open Reykjavik (7) 14.03.2004 24.Nc3-d5 Rc4xc2 25.Nd5xc7 Rc2xd2
26.Be3xd2 Rc8xc7 0.91/17 ]
B76: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 14...Ne5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9 g4 and 9 0-0-0 14...a6-a5 15.h2-h4 h7-h5 16.g4-g5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 Nf6-e8 17.f3-f4 Ne5-c4 18.Be2xc4
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Rc8xc4 19.f4-f5 Ne8-c7 20.Rh1-f1 position [ ¹18.g4-g5 Nf6-h5


Rc4-b4 21.a2-a3 Rb4-b7 22.Qd2-f2 19.Ka1-b1± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
g6xf5 23.e4xf5 Qd8-b8 24.b2-b3 18.h2-h4 Qb8-b4 19.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c7
Bg7-e5 25.Qf2-e2 0.95/15 ] 15.Be2xc4 20.g4-g5 Rf8-c8 21.g5xf6 Qb4xc3+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Be2xc4 22.Qd2xc3 Rc7xc3 23.Be3-d2 0.67/16
Rc8xc4 16.h2-h4 Qd8-b8 17.h4-h5 ] 18...Bd7xg4³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rf8-c8 18.Kb1-a1 Qb8-b7 19.Rd1-b1 18...Bd7xg4 19.e4-e5 Bg4xf3 20.e5xf6
Qb7-b4 20.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 21.Nd4-e2 Bg7xf6 21.Be3-d4 Bf6xd4 22.Qd2xd4
Qb7-c7 22.h5xg6 h7xg6 23.g4-g5 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b7 24.Rh1-d1
Nf6-h5 24.Nc3-d5 Rc4xc2 25.Nd5xc7 Rf8-d8 25.Ka1-b2 Qb7-c6 26.Qd4-d5
Rc2xd2 26.Be3xd2 Rc8xc7 0.94/17 ] Qc6-c7 27.Qd5-f3 d6-d5 28.h2-h4
15...Rc8xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: e7-e5 29.Rd1xd5 Rd8xd5 30.Qf3xd5
15...Rc8xc4 16.Qd2-d3 Rc4-c7 Qc7-e7 31.Nc3-e4 Rc8-d8 32.Qd5-a5
17.g4-g5 Nf6-h5 18.Nc3-d5 Rc7-c8 f7-f5 0.02/18 ] 19.e4-e5
19.Qd3xa6 Rc8-b8 20.c2-c3 Rb8-c8 White threatens to win material: e5xf6
21.f3-f4 Rc8-a8 22.Qa6-d3 Rf8-e8 [ 19.f3xg4? looks tempting, but Nf6xe4
1.09/14 ] 16.b2-b3 [ 16.Qd2-d3 20.Qd2-c1 Ne4xc3 ( ‹20...Bg7xc3+
Rc4-c5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ne2xc3 Ne4xc3 22.Rd1-d3-+ ;
16.Qd2-d3 Rc4-c7 17.h2-h4 Qd8-b8 20...Rc8xc3?! 21.Ne2xc3 Ne4xc3
18.h4-h5 Rf8-c8 19.Be3-d2 Qb8-b7 22.Be3-d4-+ ) 21.Ne2xc3 Rc8xc3-+ ;
20.a2-a3 Kg8-f8 21.Nd4-b3 Rc8-b8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.e4-e5 Bg4xf3
22.Bd2-e3 Nf6-g8 23.Nc3-d5 0.94/15 ] 20.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 21.Be3-d4 Bf6xd4
16...Qd8-b8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qd2xd4 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b7
16...Rc4-c8 17.h2-h4 h7-h5 18.g4-g5 24.Rh1-d1 Rf8-d8 25.Ka1-b2 Qb7-c6
Nf6-e8 19.Nd4-e2 Ne8-c7 20.Be3-b6 26.Qd4-d5 Qc6-c7 27.Qd5-f3 d6-d5
Qd8-e8 21.Bb6-d4 Bg7xd4 22.Qd2xd4 28.h2-h4 e7-e5 29.Rd1xd5 Rd8xd5
Rc8-b8 23.Qd4-e3 Nc7-b5 24.Nc3xb5 30.Qf3xd5 Qc7-e7 31.Nc3-e4 Rc8-d8
Bd7xb5 25.Ne2-c3 Qe8-c6 32.Qd5-a5 f7-f5 -0.18/19 ] 19...Bg4xf3
26.Nc3-d5 0.66/16 ] 17.Kb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Bg4xf3
[ 17.g4-g5 Nf6-h5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 20.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 21.Be3-d4 e7-e5
x64: 17.g4-g5 Nf6-h5 18.Nc3-d5 22.Bd4-e3 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7
Rf8-e8 19.Qd2-a5 Qb8-b7 20.Qa5-b6 24.Nc3-d5 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5
Qb7xb6 21.Nd5xb6 Rc4-c7 22.Rh1-g1 26.Rh1-d1 Rf8-f7 27.Nd5-b6 Rc8-c7
Bd7-h3 23.Nb6-d5 Rc7-c8 24.Nd4-e2 28.Nb6-d5 Rc7-c4 29.Qd2-d3 Rc4-h4
Bh3-e6 25.Be3-d4 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 30.Be3-g1 f5-f4 31.Qd3-f3 Rf7-f8
Bg7xd4 27.Rd1xd4 Kg8-g7 32.Ne2-c3 0.00/19 ] 20.e5xf6
28.Rd4-e4 0.91/16 ] 17...Rc4-c8± [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.e5xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Rc4-c5 Bg7xf6 21.Be3-d4 e7-e5 22.Bd4-e3
18.g4-g5 Nf6-h5 19.Ka1-b1 Rf8-c8 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7 24.Nc3-d5
20.Nc3-d5 Kg8-f8 21.Qd2-b4 Qb8xb4 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5 26.Rh1-d1
22.Nd5xb4 Bd7-h3 23.c2-c4 Bh3-g2 Rf8-f7 27.Nd5-b6 Rc8-c6 28.Nb6-d5
24.Rh1-g1 Bg7xd4 25.Be3xd4 Bg2xf3 f5-f4 29.Be3-f2 Rc6-c4 30.Qd2-a5
26.Bd4xc5 Bf3xd1 27.Bc5xd6 Bd1-f3 Rc4-c8 31.Ne2-c3 -0.15/17 ]
28.Bd6-e5 Bf3xe4+ 29.Kb1-b2 a6-a5 20...Bg7xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
0.40/16 ] 18.Nd4-e2?? weakening the 20...Bg7xf6 21.Be3-d4 e7-e5
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22.Bd4-e3 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7 XIIIIIIIIY


24.Nc3-d5 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5
26.Rh1-d1 Rc8-b8 27.Be3-f2 Rf8-d8 9-wqr+-trk+0
28.Bf2-h4 Rd8-d7 29.Bh4-g5 Rd7-f7 9+-+-zpp+p0 164
30.Nd5-c3 Bg7-f8 31.Nc3-d5 f5-f4
-0.01/18 ] 21.Be3-d4 [Houdini 2.0c
9p+-zp-+p+0
Pro x64: 21.Be3-d4 e7-e5 22.Bd4-e3 9+-+-+-+-0
Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7 24.Nc3-d5
Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5 26.Rh1-d1
9-+-sN-+-+0
Rc8-e8 27.Be3-f2 Re8-b8 28.Qd2-g5 9+PsN-+-+-0
Rf8-e8 29.c2-c4 Rb8-c8 30.c4-c5 9P+PwQ-+-zP0
d6xc5 -0.05/17 ] 21...Bf6xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...e7-e5
9mK-+R+-+l0[
22.Bd4-e3 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7 xiiiiiiiiy
24.Nc3-d5 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5
26.Rh1-d1 Rc8-e8 27.Be3-f2 Re8-b8 30.Rg3xg6+ h7xg6 31.Qf2xh4 e6-e5
28.Qd2-g5 Rf8-e8 29.c2-c4 Rb8-c8 32.Nd4-e2 Kg8-g7 33.c2-c4 -0.49/16 ]
30.Qg5-c1 e5-e4 31.Bf2-d4 Bg7xd4 23...Qb8-b7 Black threatens to win
32.Ne2xd4 0.01/16 ] 22.Ne2xd4 material: Qb7xh1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qd2xd4 x64: 23...Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5
Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b7 24.Rh1-d1 25.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 26.Rh1-g1 Rf8-c8
Rc8-c5 25.Nc3-d5 Rc5xc2 26.Qd4-e4 27.Rg1-g3 e7-e6 28.Nc3-a4 Rc5-h5
Rc2-c7 27.Rd1-d4 Rc7-d7 28.Rd4-b4 29.Qd2-f2 Rh5-h4 30.Rg3xg6+ h7xg6
Qb7-a7 29.Rb4-c4 Rd7-b7 30.Rc4-c1 31.Qf2xh4 e6-e5 32.Nd4-e2 Kg8-g7
e7-e5 31.Rc1-c6 Rf8-d8 32.Nd5-f6+ 33.c2-c4 -0.34/17 ] 24.Rh1-g1
Kg8-g7 33.Rc6xd6 Rd8xd6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rh1-e1
34.Nf6-e8+ Kg7-g8 35.Ne8xd6 Rc8-c5 25.Nc3-d1 Rf8-b8 26.Nd1-e3
Rb7-e7 -0.09/17 ] 22...Bf3xh1 Qb7-b4 27.Qd2xb4 Rb8xb4 28.c2-c4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bf3xh1 Kg8-g7 29.Ka1-b2 Rb4-b7 30.Nd4-f3
Diagram f7-f5 31.Kb2-c3 e7-e6 32.Re1-d1
Rb7-d7 33.Nf3-g5 -0.21/16 ]
(Diagram 164) 24...Rc8-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Qb7-b4 25.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5
23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5 26.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 27.Rg1-g3 Rc5-h5
25.Rh1-d1 Qb4-b7 26.Qd2-d3 Rf8-c8 28.Qd2-e2 Rh5-e5 29.Qe2-d3 Rf8-c8
27.Nd4-e2 Kg8-g7 28.Qd3-d4+ f7-f6 30.b3-b4 a6-a5 31.Qd3-f3 d6-d5
29.Qd4-e3 a6-a5 30.Kb2-b1 Rc5-e5 32.b4-b5 Qb7-b6 33.Qf3-f4 -0.17/16 ]
31.Qe3-f2 f6-f5 32.Rd1-g1 Qb7-b4 25.Rg1-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Qf2-f3 a5-a4 34.Nc3-d5 Qb4-d2 25.Nc3-d1 Rc5-h5 26.Qd2-e2 Kg8-h8
-0.34/18 ] 23.Rd1xh1 Black has a 27.Ka1-b1 e7-e5 28.Nd4-f3 e5-e4
cramped position [Houdini 2.0c Pro 29.Nf3-d4 Qb7-d5 30.c2-c3 f7-f5
x64: 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2 31.Nd1-e3 Qd5-e5 32.Qe2xa6 Rh5-h3
Rc8-c5 25.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 26.Rh1-g1 33.Qa6-e2 Rh3xh2 -0.16/15 ]
Rf8-c8 27.Rg1-g3 e7-e6 28.Nc3-a4 25...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc5-h5 29.Qd2-f2 Rh5-h4 25...Rf8-b8 26.Ka1-b1 Rb8-c8
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27.Kb1-b2 e7-e6 28.a2-a3 Rc5-h5 33.Ne2-f4 Rc8-c6 34.Nf4-d3 c5-c4


29.h2-h3 Rh5-h4 30.Kb2-a2 d6-d5 35.Nd3-f2 f7-f5 36.Qe3-d4 Rc6-d6
31.Nc3-e2 Qb7-e7 32.Nd4-f3 Rh4-h5 37.Qd4xc4+ Kg8-g7 38.Qc4-c7
33.Ne2-d4 e6-e5 -0.29/15 ] 26.Ka1-b2 Rd6-d7 39.Qc7-f4 1.04/16 ]
White king safety dropped [Houdini 2. 28.Na4xc5+- Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
0c Pro x64: 26.Rg3-d3 e7-e6 Pro x64: 28.Na4xc5 d6xc5 29.Nd4-f3
27.Ka1-b1 Rc5-h5 28.Nd4-f3 Rh5-f5 Qd7-e7 30.Rg3-h3 e5-e4 31.Nf3-g5
29.Qd2-e3 Qb7-c7 30.Nf3-d2 d6-d5 c5-c4 32.Qd2-f4 f7-f5 33.Rh3xh7
31.Nd2-f3 Qc7-c5 32.Qe3-h6 Qc5-b4 Qe7-f6+ 34.c2-c3 c4xb3 35.Ng5xe4
-0.34/14 ] 26...Qb7-d7?? Diagram Qf6-b6 36.Qf4-d6 Qb6xd6 37.Ne4xd6
[ ¹26...Rc5-h5³ would keep Black Kg8xh7 38.Nd6xc8 b3xa2 39.Kb2xa2
alive ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...e7-e6 Kh7-g7 40.Nc8-d6 Kg7-f6 41.Ka2-b3
27.a2-a3 Rc5-h5 28.h2-h3 Rh5-h4 f5-f4 42.Kb3-c4 Kf6-e5 43.Nd6-f7+
29.Qd2-e3 Qb7-c7 30.Qe3-f2 d6-d5 Ke5-f5 0.93/17 ]
31.Rg3-f3 Rh4-h5 32.Rf3-g3 Qc7-d6 XIIIIIIIIY
33.Kb2-a2 Rh5-h4 -0.32/15 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+r+-+k+0{
9-+r+-+k+0 9+-+q+p+p0 166
9+-+qzpp+p0 165 9p+-zp-+p+0
9p+-zp-+p+0 9+-sN-zp-+-0
9+-tr-+-+-0 9-+-sN-+-+0
9-+-sN-+-+0 9+P+-+-tR-0
9+PsN-+-tR-0 9PmKPwQ-+-zP0
9PmKPwQ-+-zP0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+-+-+-0[ xiiiiiiiiy
xiiiiiiiiy 28...Rc8xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...d6xc5 29.Nd4-f3 Qd7-e7
Black loses the upper hand 27.Nc3-a4± 30.Qd2-c3 e5-e4 31.Nf3-e5 f7-f5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc3-a4 32.Ne5xg6 h7xg6 33.Rg3xg6+ Kg8-h7
e7-e5 28.Na4xc5 Rc8xc5 29.Nd4-f3 34.Rg6-f6 Qe7-g7 35.Rf6xf5 Qg7xc3+
Qd7-e7 30.c2-c3 a6-a5 31.Qd2-h6 36.Kb2xc3 Kh7-g6 37.Rf5-e5 Rc8-h8
Rc5-c7 32.h2-h4 Qe7-f6 33.Qh6-g5 38.Re5xe4 Rh8xh2 39.Re4-e6+
Qf6xg5 34.Nf3xg5 d6-d5 35.Rg3-d3 Kg6-f5 40.Re6xa6 Kf5-e5 41.Ra6-a7
h7-h6 36.Ng5-h3 Rc7-c5 37.b3-b4 Ke5-d5 42.a2-a4 Rh2-h3+ 43.Kc3-b2
a5xb4 38.c3xb4 1.06/18 ] 27...e7-e5 Rh3-h2 44.Ra7-d7+ Kd5-c6 1.01/15 ]
[ 27...Rc8-d8 28.Qd2-h6± 29.Nd4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
( 28.Na4xc5? doesn't work d6xc5 29.Nd4-f3 Qd7-e7 30.c2-c3 e5-e4
29.Qd2-a5 c5xd4-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro 31.Nf3-d4 a6-a5 32.a2-a4 f7-f5
x64: 27...Rc8-d8 28.Qd2-h6 e7-e5 33.Nd4-b5 Rc5-e5 34.Qd2-e3 Re5-c5
29.Na4xc5 d6xc5 30.Nd4-e2 Qd7-e7 35.Qe3-f4 Rc5-d5 36.Nb5-d4 Qe7-e5
31.Rg3-c3 e5-e4 32.Qh6-e3 Rd8-c8 37.Qf4-h4 f5-f4 38.Qh4-d8+ Kg8-g7
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1.09/17 ] 29...d6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29...d6-d5 30.Qd2-b4 Rc5-b5 9-+-+-+k+0
31.Qb4-a3 Rb5-b6 32.Qa3-a5 Qd7-e6 9+-+-+p+p0 168
33.Ne2-c3 d5-d4 34.Nc3-d5 Rb6-d6
35.Nd5-c7 Qe6-c8 36.Qa5-c5 Qc8-d7
9p+-+q+p+0
37.Qc5-a7 Diagram 9+-trpzp-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0
9-+-+-+k+0{ 9+P+R+-+-0
9wQ-sNq+p+p0 167 9PmKPwQN+-zP0
9p+-tr-+p+0 9+-+-+-+-0[
9+-+-zp-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-zp-+-+0 43.a3-a4 h5-h4 44.a4-a5 Kg7-f6
9+P+-+-tR-0 1.08/16 ] 31...a6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9PmKP+-+-zP0 x64: 31...e5-e4 32.Rd3-g3 Rc5-c6
33.Qd2-d4 Qe6-f6 34.Rg3-c3 Qf6xd4
9+-+-+-+-0 35.Ne2xd4 Rc6-f6 36.Rc3-c5 Rf6-f2
xiiiiiiiiy 37.h2-h3 Rf2-h2 38.Rc5xd5 h7-h5
39.Rd5-d6 a6-a5 40.Rd6-d5 Rh2xh3
Qd7-c8 1.10/16 ] 30.Rg3-d3 41.Rd5xa5 Kg8-g7 42.Ra5-a7 e4-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qd2-b4 43.a3-a4 h5-h4 44.a4-a5 Kg7-f6
Rc5-b5 31.Qb4-a3 Rb5-b6 32.Qa3-a5 1.24/15 ] 32.Ne2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Qd7-e6 33.Ne2-c3 d5-d4 34.Nc3-d5 x64: 32.Rd3-c3 Qe6-b6 33.Rc3xc5
Rb6-d6 35.Nd5-c7 Qe6-c8 36.Qa5-c5 Qb6xc5 34.Qd2-c3 Qc5xc3+
Qc8-d7 37.Qc5-a7 Qd7-e7 38.Rg3-g1 35.Ne2xc3 d5-d4 36.Nc3-d5 Kg8-f8
Rd6-d8 39.Qa7-b6 Rd8-c8 1.01/16 ] 37.c2-c3 d4xc3+ 38.Kb2xc3 f7-f5
30...Qd7-e6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 39.b3-b4 a5xb4+ 40.a3xb4 Kf8-e8
x64: 30...Qd7-c6 31.a2-a4 Kg8-g7 41.Nd5-f6+ Ke8-f7 42.Nf6xh7 Kf7-e7
32.c2-c3 Rc5-a5 33.Rd3-h3 h7-h5 43.Nh7-g5 Ke7-d6 44.Kc3-d3 e5-e4+
34.Qd2-g5 f7-f6 35.Qg5-g2 Kg7-h7 45.Kd3-e2 Kd6-d5 46.b4-b5 1.66/17 ]
36.Rh3-d3 Ra5-c5 37.b3-b4 Qc6-b7 32...d5-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Kb2-a3 e5-e4 39.Ne2-f4 0.93/15 ] 32...d5-d4 33.Nc3-e4 Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3
f7-f5 35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6 36.c3xd4
(Diagram 168) h7-h6 37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4 38.Rd3-g3
Kg8-f7 39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5 40.Nf4-e2
31.a2-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: f5-f4 41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3 42.Qa5-f5+
31.a2-a3 e5-e4 32.Rd3-g3 Rc5-c6 Kf7-e7 43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2 44.Qc8-b7+
33.Qd2-d4 Qe6-f6 34.Rg3-c3 Qf6xd4 Ke7-d8 45.Qb7xe4 g5-g4 46.a3-a4
35.Ne2xd4 Rc6-f6 36.Rc3-c5 Rf6-f2 Qd6-e7 47.Qe4-a8+ Kd8-d7
37.h2-h3 Rf2-h2 38.Rc5xd5 h7-h5 48.Ne2-g3 Qe7-d6 49.Qa8-b7+
39.Rd5-d6 a6-a5 40.Rd6-d5 Rh2xh3 Kd7-d8 50.Ng3-e2 Qd6-c7
41.Rd5xa5 Kg8-g7 42.Ra5-a7 e4-e3 51.Qb7-d5+ Qc7-d7 52.Qd5-g2
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33.Nc3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qc5-c3+ 39.Kb2-b1 Kg7xh7
33.Nc3-e4 Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3 f7-f5 40.Rd4-d7 Qc3-f6 41.h2-h4 Kh7-g7
35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6 36.c3xd4 h7-h6 42.a3-a4 Qf6-f1+ 43.Kb1-b2 Qf1-f6+
37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4 38.Rd3-g3 Kg8-f7 44.Qe4-d4 Qf6xd4+ 45.Rd7xd4
39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5 40.Nf4-e2 f5-f4 Rc8-h8 46.c2-c4 Rh8-e8 0.54/15 ]
41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3 42.Qa5-f5+ Kf7-e7 35...e5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2 44.Qc8-b7+ Ke7-d8 35...e5-e4 36.Ng5xh7 d4-d3 37.c2-c4
45.Qb7-a8+ Kd8-e7 46.Qa8xe4+ Qe7-e6 38.Nh7-g5 Qe6-f6+
Qd6-e6 47.Qe4-b7+ Qe6-d7 39.Kb2-a2 Rc8-e8 40.Ng5-h7 Qf6-e5
48.Qb7-g2 Qd7-d6 49.a3-a4 g5-g4 41.Qd2-c1 a5-a4 42.b3-b4 f7-f6
50.a4-a5 Ke7-f6 51.Qg2-e4 0.71/19 ] 43.Qc1-g1 Kg8-g7 44.Qg1-a7+
33...Rc5-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Re8-e7 45.Qa7xa4 Qe5-e6 0.43/15 ]
33...Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3 a5-a4 35.c3xd4 36.Qd2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
e5xd4 36.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d5 37.Ng5-f3 36.Ng5xh7 d4-d3 37.c2-c4 Rc8-c5
a4xb3 38.Nf3xd4 Rc8-d8 39.Qd2-c3 38.Qd2-e3 Rc5-e5 39.a3-a4 Re5-f5
Qd5-e5 40.h2-h3 Rd8-a8 41.Nd4xb3 40.Qe3-d4 Rf5-e5 41.Qd4-d7 Qe7xd7
Qe5-e2+ 42.Rd3-d2 Qe2-e7 42.Nh7-f6+ Kg8-g7 43.Nf6xd7 Re5-f5
43.Qc3-c5 Qe7-h4 44.Qc5-c6 Ra8-b8 44.c4-c5 d3-d2 45.Kb2-c2 d2-d1Q+
45.Qc6-c7 Rb8-e8 46.Qc7-c3 Qh4-e4 46.Kc2xd1 Rf5-d5+ 47.Kd1-e2
47.Rd2-d7 Qe4-e2+ 48.Kb2-b1 Rd5xd7 48.c5-c6 Rd7-c7 49.Rh3-c3
Qe2-f1+ 49.Kb1-b2 1.07/17 ] Kg7-f6 0.40/14 ] 36...e4-e3?!
34.Ne4-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: offers little resistance [ 36...f7-f5
34.c2-c3 f7-f5 35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6 37.Rh3xh7 Qe7-f6 38.Rh7-f7± ;
36.c3xd4 h7-h6 37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...f7-f5
38.Rd3-g3 Kg8-h7 39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5 37.Kb2-b1 h7-h5 38.Rh3-g3 Qe7-c5
40.Nf4-e2 f5-f4 41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3 39.Qf4-d2 Qc5-b6 40.Qd2-d1 Qb6-d6
42.Qa5-f5+ Kh7-g7 43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2 41.Qd1-e2 h5-h4 42.Rg3-g1 Kg8-g7
44.Qc8-b7+ Kg7-f6 45.Qb7xe4 h6-h5 43.h2-h3 d4-d3 44.c2xd3 Qd6xd3+
46.a3-a4 Qd6-e6 47.Qe4-f3+ Kf6-g7 45.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 0.17/11 ] 37.Ng5xh7
48.Ne2-g3 h5-h4 49.Ng3-f5+ Kg7-g6 Diagram [ 37.Rh3xh7 might be the
50.Nf5xh4+ g5xh4 51.Qf3-g2+ Kg6-f6 shorter path Qe7-c7 38.Qf4xc7
52.Qg2xh2 Qe6-e4 53.Qh2-d6+ Rc8xc7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf6-g5 0.94/16 ] 34...Qe6-e7 37.Ng5xh7 f7-f5 38.Qf4xd4 Qe7-c5
[ 34...Qe6-c6 35.c2-c3 f7-f6 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5
36.Ng5-h3± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6
34...Qe6-e7 35.Qd2-g2 Kg8-g7 42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3
36.Ng5xh7 e5-e4 37.Rd3xd4 Qe7-c5 Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d5 Rc6-a6 45.Kb1-b2
38.Qg2xe4 Qc5-c3+ 39.Kb2-b1 Kg7-h6 46.Ng5-f3 Kh6-g7 47.c2-c4
Kg7xh7 40.h2-h4 Rc8-c5 41.Rd4-c4 Kg7-f6 48.Kb2-c2 f5-f4 49.h2-h4
Rc5xc4 42.Qe4xc4 Qc3xc4 43.b3xc4 a5-a4 50.b3-b4 Ra6-e6 51.b4-b5
Kh7-g7 44.Kb1-c1 Kg7-f6 45.Kc1-d2 Re6-e3 52.Rd5-d6+ Kf6-f5 5.18/16 ]
Kf6-e5 46.Kd2-e3 a5-a4 47.c4-c5 37...f7-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
0.57/16 ] 35.Rd3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 37...f7-f5 38.Qf4xd4 Qe7-c5
x64: 35.Qd2-g2 Kg8-g7 36.Ng5xh7 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5
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9-+r+-+k+0{ 9-+r+-+k+0{
9+-+-wqp+N0 169 9+-+-wq-+N0 170
9-+-+-+p+0 9-+-+-+p+0
9zp-+-+-+-0 9zp-+-+p+-0
9-+-zp-wQ-+0 9-+-wQ-+-+0
9zPP+-zp-+R0 9zPP+-zp-+R0
9-mKP+-+-zP0 9-mKP+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6 Kf8xg7 49.Ng5-e6+ Kg7-f6 50.Ne6xf4
42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3 Kf6-e5 4.75/12 ] 39...Rc8xc5
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d5 Rc6-a6 45.Kb1-b2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rc8xc5
Kg7-h6 46.Ng5-f3 Kh6-g7 47.c2-c4 40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
Kg7-f6 48.Kb2-c2 f5-f4 49.h2-h4 42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-b5
5.04/16 ] 38.Qf4xd4 Diagram 44.c2-c4 Rb5xb4+ 45.Kb2-c3 Rb4-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Qf4xd4 46.Rh3-h5 Rb1-f1 47.Rh5xg5+
Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5 Kg8-h7 48.Nf3-d4 f4-f3 49.Kc3-d3
Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6 Rf1-d1+ 50.Kd3xe3 f3-f2 51.Ke3xf2
42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3 Rd1xd4 52.c4-c5 Kh7-h6 53.Kf2-e3
Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6 45.Kb1-b2 Rd4-h4 54.Rg5-g8 Rh4-c4 55.Rg8-c8
Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6 47.b3-b4 Kh6-g5 56.c5-c6 Rc4-c2 57.c6-c7
f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4 4.79/14 ] Rc2-c3+ 58.Ke3-d4 1.12/16 ]
40.Nh7-f6+ [ 40.Nh7-g5 keeps an
(Diagram 170) even firmer grip f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Qe7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 e3-e2
38...Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-d5
40.Nh7-g5 Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 44.Rh3-h4 g6-g5 45.Rh4-g4 Kg8-g7
Qe5-d6 42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 46.Rg4-g2 Rd5-e5 47.Nf3-e1 Kg7-g6
43.Re3xd3 Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6 48.Kb2-c3 f4-f3 49.Ne1xf3 Re5-e3+
45.Kb1-b2 Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6 50.Kc3-d4 Re3xf3 51.Rg2xe2 Rf3-f4+
47.b3-b4 f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4 52.Kd4-c5 Rf4-f5+ 53.Kc5-d6 Rf5-b5
4.98/15 ] 39.Qd4xc5 [Houdini 2.0c 54.c2-c3 Rb5-b8 55.Kd6-c7 Rb8-b5
Pro x64: 39.Qd4-d3 Qc5-c6 56.Kc7-c6 Rb5-b8 57.Re2-e6+
40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Rh3-h6 Kg8-g7 Kg6-f5 0.89/17 ] 40...Kg8-f7
42.Rh6-h7+ Kg7-g8 43.Rh7-f7 Rc8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Kg8-f7
44.Rf7xf8+ Kg8xf8 45.Qd3-d8+ 41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 42.Rh3xe3 Kf7-f6
Qc6-e8 46.Qd8-d6+ Qe8-e7 43.b3-b4 Rc5-h5 44.Re3-e2 a5-a4
47.Qd6xg6 Qe7-g7+ 48.Qg6xg7+ 45.Re2-g2 Rh5-h4 46.Rg2-d2 Rh4-h5
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49.c4-c5 Rh3-c3 50.Rd2-d6+ Ke6-e5 15.Ra1-e1 h7-h6 16.Bg5-h4 Bb4-d6
51.Rd6xg6 Rc3-c2+ 52.Ka2-b1 17.h2-h3 Nd7-b6 18.Bh4xf6 Nb6xc4
Rc2xh2 53.Rg6xg4 0.83/17 ] 19.Nc3-e4 Bd6-h2+ 20.Kg1-h1
41.Nf6-g4! Diagram [ 41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 Nc4-d6 last book move last book move
42.Rh3xe3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Kh1xh2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 42.Rh3xe3 Kf7-f6 21.Kh1xh2 Nd6xe4+ 22.Bf6-e5
43.b3-b4 a5xb4 44.a3xb4 Rc5-c8 Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Qc7-d7 24.d5xc6
45.Re3-e2 Kf6-f5 46.Kb2-b3 Kf5-f4 b7xc6 25.Re1-e2 Nd6-f5 26.Rf1-d1
47.b4-b5 Kf4-f3 48.Re2-d2 Kf3-e3 Qd7-a7 27.Nb3-d4 Nf5xd4 28.Be5xd4
49.Rd2-d3+ Ke3-e4 50.Rd3-g3 Ke4-f4 Qa7-c7+ 29.Bd4-e5 Qc7-b6
51.Rg3-g2 Rc8-h8 52.c2-c4 Rh8-h3+ 30.Re2-e3 Rf8-e8 31.Rd1-d6 Bc8-e6
53.Kb3-b4 0.92/18 ] 32.Re3-g3 g7-g5 33.f2-f4 Ra8-d8
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Rd6xc6 Rd8-c8 35.Rc6xb6 Rc8xc2
36.f4xg5 1.10/18 ] 21...Nd6xe4+
9-+-+-+-+0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Nd6xe4+
9+-+-+k+-0 171 22.Bf6-e5 Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8
24.Nb3-d4 Qc7-d7 Diagram
9-+-+-+p+0
9zp-tr-+p+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+N+0 9r+ltr-+k+0
9zPP+-zp-+R0 9+p+q+pzp-0 172
9-mKP+-+-zP0 9-+psn-+-zp0
9+-+-+-+-0 9zp-+PvL-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9P+-sN-+-+0
9+-+-+-+P0
Decoy: g4 9-zPQ+-zPPmK0
1-0
9+-+-tRR+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
24 D52
Carlsen,Magnus 25.d5xc6 b7xc6 26.Nd4xc6 Rd8-e8
Kasparov,Garry 27.Re1-d1 Qd7-f5 28.Qc2xf5 Nd6xf5
rapid Reykjavik (1.1) 18.03.2004 29.Be5-c3 Bc8-e6 30.Nc6xa5 Nf5-e7
31.Rf1-e1 Ne7-d5 32.Bc3-d2 Re8-c8
D52: Queen's Gambit Declined: 33.b2-b3 Rc8-c2 34.Na5-c4 Ra8-b8
Cambridge Springs Variation 35.Rd1-b1 Nd5-c3 36.Bd2xc3 Rc2xc3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6 37.a4-a5 Be6xc4 38.b3xc4 Rb8xb1
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 39.Re1xb1 Rc3xc4 1.37/17 ] 22.Bf6-e5
5.Bc1-g5 Nb8-d7 6.e2-e3 Qd8-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Bf6-e5
7.Nf3-d2 Bf8-b4 8.Qd1-c2 0-0 Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8 24.Nb3-d4
9.Bf1-e2 e6-e5 10.0-0 e5xd4 f7-f6 25.Be5-g3 Qc7-b6 26.Bg3xd6
11.Nd2-b3 Qa5-b6 12.e3xd4 d5xc4 Qb6xd4 27.Bd6-c7 Rd8-f8 28.d5-d6
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Ra8-e8 31.Qc3xa5 Qd5xa5 27.Qc5xd5+ Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+
32.Bc7xa5 Re8xe7 33.d6xe7 Rf8-e8 Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4 Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1
34.Ba5-b4 Bf5-g6 1.13/15 Diagram Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1 Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1
XIIIIIIIIY Bc8-d7 33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7
Ba4-b5 35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8
9-+-+r+k+0 36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6 37.Nd8-e6
9+p+-zP-zp-0 173 Rb8-c8 0.48/17 ] 24...Qc7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...f7-f6
9-+p+-zplzp0 25.Be5-g3 Qc7-d7 26.Nb3xa5 c6xd5
9+-+-+-+-0 27.Qc5xd5+ Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+
9PvL-+-+-+0 Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4 Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1
Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1 Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1
9+-+-+-+P0 Bc8-d7 33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7
9-zP-+-zPPmK0 Ba4-b5 35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8
36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6 37.Nd8-e6
9+-+-+R+-0[ Rb8-c8 0.71/16 ] 25.Nb3-d4
xiiiiiiiiy [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Nb3-d4
b7-b6 26.Qc5xc6 Bc8-a6 27.Rf1-g1
] 22...Ne4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd6-c4 28.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 29.d5-d6
22...Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8 Nc4xd6 30.Qc6xd7 Rd8xd7
24.Nb3-d4 f7-f6 25.Be5-g3 Qc7-b6 31.Bc7xd6 Rd7xd6 32.Nd4-f5 Rd6-d2
26.Bg3xd6 Qb6xd4 27.Bd6-c7 Rd8-f8 33.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7 34.Ne7xc8
28.d5-d6 Qd4-d5 29.Re1-e7 Bc8-f5 Ba6xc8 35.f2-f3 Bc8-e6 36.Re1-a1
30.Qc2-e2 Rf8-f7 31.Rf1-e1 Bf5-d7 Kh7-g6 37.Kh2-g3 Diagram
32.Qe2-e4 Qd5xe4 33.Re1xe4 Bd7-f5 XIIIIIIIIY
34.Re7xf7 Kg8xf7 35.Re4-e7+ Kf7-f8
36.Bc7-b6 Bf5-c2 37.Re7xb7 Bc2xa4 9-+-+-+-+0{
1.37/16 ] 23.Qc2-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9+-+-+pzp-0 174
x64: 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8 24.Nb3-d4 f7-f6
25.Be5-f4 Qc7-b6 26.Bf4xd6 Qb6xd4
9-zp-+l+kzp0
27.Bd6-c7 Rd8-f8 28.d5-d6 Qd4-d5 9zp-+-+-+-0
29.Re1-e7 Bc8-f5 30.Qc2-e2 Rf8-f7
31.Rf1-e1 Bf5-d3 32.Qe2-g4 Bd3-f5
9P+-+-+-+0
33.Qg4-g3 Rf7xe7 34.Re1xe7 1.18/15 9+-+-+PmKP0
] 23...Rf8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-zP-tr-+P+0
23...Rf8-d8 24.d4-d5 f7-f6 25.Be5-g3
Qc7-d7 26.Nb3xa5 c6xd5 27.Qc5xd5+
9tR-+-+-tR-0
Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+ Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4 xiiiiiiiiy
Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1 Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1
Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1 Bc8-d7 Be6-f5 38.b2-b3 Rd2-b2 39.Rg1-d1
33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7 Ba4-b5 Rb2xb3 40.Ra1-c1 Rb3-b2
35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8 36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6 41.Rc1-c7 0.50/16 ] 25...Nd6-f5
37.Nd8-e6 Rb8-c8 0.71/16 ] 24.d4-d5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...b7-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.d4-d5 f7-f6 26.Qc5xc6 Bc8-a6 27.Rf1-g1 Nd6-c4
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28.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 29.d5-d6 Nc4xd6 Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-e7+ Re8xe7


30.Qc6xd7 Rd8xd7 31.Bc7xd6 31.Qc5xf5 Qc7-c6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rd7xd6 32.Nd4-f5 Rd6-d2 33.Nf5-e7+ x64: 28.Be5-c3 Qd7-c7+ 29.Kh2-g1
Kg8-h7 34.Ne7xc8 Ba6xc8 35.f2-f3 Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-e7+ Re8xe7
Bc8-e6 36.Re1-a1 Kh7-g6 37.Kh2-g3 31.Qc5xf5 Qc7-d7 32.Qf5-f4 Re7xe1
Be6-f5 38.b2-b3 Rd2-b2 39.Rg1-d1 33.Rf1xe1 f7-f6 34.h3-h4 Kg8-h7
Rb2xb3 40.Ra1-c1 Rb3-b2 35.h4-h5 Kh7-g8 36.b2-b3 Qd7-d5
41.Rc1-c7 0.73/18 ] 26.d5xc6 37.Qf4-g4 Qd5-d6 38.f2-f3 0.84/16 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.d5xc6 28...Qd7-e6± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
b7xc6 27.Nd4xc6 Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5 28...Qd7-b7 29.Nc6xa5 Qb7-e4
Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1 30.Rf1-e1 Qe4xa4 31.Na5-c4 Bc8-e6
Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7 32.Nc4-b6 Qa4-a7 33.b2-b4 Ra8-d8
Ra8-c8 33.g2-g4 Bd7xc6 34.Rc1xc6 34.Qc5-c7 Rd8xd1 35.Re1xd1 Qa7-a6
Nf5-d4 35.Rc6-c3 Nd4-e2 36.Rc3-c5 36.Rd1-d8 Re8xd8 37.Qc7xd8+
Ne2-f4 37.Bc7-b6 Rc8xc5 38.Bb6xc5 Kg8-h7 38.Nb6-d7 Be6-c4 39.Qd8-a5
Nf4-d3 39.Bc5-d4 f7-f6 40.Kh2-g3 Qa6-c6 40.Qa5-c5 Qc6-a6 41.Nd7-b6
Kg8-f7 41.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6 42.Bc3xa5 Bc4-b5 0.91/16 ] 29.Rf1-e1
Nd3xb2 0.58/17 ] 26...b7xc6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rf1-e1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...b7xc6 Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3
27.Nd4xc6 Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5 Re8-c8 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4
Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1 Qg6-c6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5
Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7 f7-f6 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2
Ra8-c8 33.g2-g4 Bd7xc6 34.Rc1xc6 Rc8-c1 38.Bd6-g3 Ra8-c8
Nf5-d4 35.Rc6-c3 Nd4-e2 36.Rc3-c5 39.Re2-e6 0.67/16 ] 29...Bc8-b7
Ne2-f4 37.Bc7-b6 Rc8xc5 38.Bb6xc5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Bc8-b7
Nf4-d3 39.Bc5-d4 f7-f6 40.Kh2-g3 30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3 Re8-c8
Kg8-f7 41.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6 42.Bc3xa5 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6
Nd3xb2 0.83/19 ] 27.Nd4xc6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nd4xc6 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1
Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5 38.Bd6-g3 Rc1-a1 39.b2-b3 Be8-f7
29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1 Rc5xc1 40.Re2-e7 Bf7xb3 41.Rd4-d7 0.74/17 ]
31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 30.Nc6-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Nc6xa5 Bd7xa4 34.b2-b4 Nf5-d4 30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3 Re8-c8
35.Rc1-c4 Nd4-e6 36.Bc7-e5 Rc8-d8 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6
37.Na5-c6 Rd8-d2 38.Kh2-g3 f7-f6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6
0.69/17 ] 27...Rd8-e8 [ 27...Qd7-d5 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1
28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1± ; 38.Bd6-g3 Ra8-c8 39.Re2-e7 Rc1-c2
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qd7-d5 40.b2-b3 Be8-f7 0.56/17 ] 30...Nf5xd4
28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Qe6-g6
30.Rd1-c1 Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 31.f2-f3 Re8-c8 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4
32.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 33.Nc6xa5 Bd7xa4 33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6
34.b2-b4 Nf5-d4 35.Rc1-c4 Nd4-e6 35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8
36.Bc7-e5 Rc8-d8 37.Na5-c6 Rd8-d2 37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1 38.Bd6-g3 Rc1-a1
38.Kh2-g3 f7-f6 0.68/18 ] 28.Re1-d1 39.b2-b3 Be8-f7 40.Re2-e7 Bf7xb3
[ 28.Be5-c3!? Qd7-c7+ 29.Kh2-g1 41.Rd4-d7 0.74/16 ] 31.Qc5xd4
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Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.f3-f4 Ba4-d7 45.f4-f5+ Ke6-e7


31.Qc5xd4 Qe6-g6 32.f2-f3 Ra8-c8 46.Rc5-c7 0.54/20 ] 33.h3xg4
33.Be5-g3 Re8xe1 34.Bg3xe1 Rc8-e8 White has new doubled pawns: g2+g4
35.Be1-g3 Re8-e2 36.Rd1-d2 Re2xd2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.h3xg4 f7-f6
37.Qd4xd2 Qg6-g5 38.Qd2-c3 Qg5-d5 34.Be5-c3 Bb7-c6 35.Rd1-d4 Re8xe1
39.Qc3-c7 Bb7-c6 40.b2-b3 Bc6-b7 36.Bc3xe1 Kg8-f7 37.Rd4-c4 Bc6-d5
41.Qc7-c3 f7-f6 42.Qc3-e3 Bb7-a6 38.Rc4-c7+ Kf7-g8 39.Rc7-c5 Bd5-b3
43.Qe3-a7 0.70/17 ] 40.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 41.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6
XIIIIIIIIY 42.f2-f3 Bb3xa4 43.b2-b4 g7-g6
44.Kg3-f4 0.37/18 ] 33...Bb7-c6
9r+-+r+k+0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...f7-f6
9+l+-+pzp-0 175 34.Be5-c3 Bb7-c6 35.Rd1-d4 Re8xe1
36.Bc3xe1 Kg8-f7 37.Rd4-c4 Bc6-d5
9-+-+q+-zp0 38.Rc4-c7+ Kf7-g8 39.Rc7-c5 Bd5-b3
9zp-+-vL-+-0 40.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 41.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6
9P+-wQ-+-+0 42.f2-f3 Bb3xa4 43.b2-b4 g7-g6
44.Kg3-f4 0.43/19 ] 34.b2-b3
9+-+-+-+P0 Controls a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zP-+-zPPmK0 34.b2-b3 f7-f6 35.Rd1-d6 Bc6xa4
36.b3xa4 f6xe5 37.Kh2-g3 e5-e4
9+-+RtR-+-0 38.Rd6-d4 Ra8-d8 39.Rd4xd8 Re8xd8
xiiiiiiiiy 40.Re1xe4 Rd8-d3+ 41.f2-f3 Rd3-a3
42.Kg3-f4 Ra3-a2 43.g2-g3 Ra2-a3
31...Qe6-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Re4-c4 Kg8-f7 45.Kf4-e4 Kf7-e6
31...Bb7-c6 32.f2-f3 f7-f6 33.Be5-g3 46.Rc4-c6+ Ke6-d7 0.38/20 Diagram
Qe6-b3 34.Rd1-c1 Re8xe1 35.Bg3xe1 XIIIIIIIIY
Qb3-d5 36.Qd4xd5+ Bc6xd5
37.Rc1-c5 Bd5-b3 38.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 9-+-+-+-+0
39.Rc5-b5 Bb3xa4 40.Rb5-b7+ Kf7-g6 9+-+k+-zp-0 176
41.b2-b4 Ba4-c6 42.Rb7-e7 Bc6-b5
43.Kh2-g3 Ra8-c8 0.71/16 ]
9-+R+-+-zp0
32.Qd4-g4 [ 32.f2-f3!?± ;Houdini 2.0c 9zp-+-+-+-0
Pro x64: 32.f2-f3 Ra8-c8 33.Be5-g3
Re8xe1 34.Bg3xe1 Rc8-e8 35.Be1-f2
9P+-+K+P+0
Qg6-c6 36.Rd1-d2 Qc6-c7+ 37.Bf2-g3 9tr-+-+PzP-0
Qc7-c6 38.Bg3-e5 f7-f6 39.Be5-g3 9-+-+-+-+0
Qc6-c1 40.b2-b3 Bb7-c8 41.Bg3-d6
Bc8-e6 0.69/17 ] 32...Qg6xg4²
9+-+-+-+-0[
Black has a mate threat [Houdini 2.0c xiiiiiiiiy
Pro x64: 32...Qg6xg4 33.h3xg4 f7-f6
34.Be5-c3 Bb7-c6 35.Rd1-d4 Re8xe1 ] 34...f7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Bc3xe1 Kg8-f7 37.Rd4-c4 Bc6-d5 34...Re8-e7 35.Rd1-d6 Bc6-e8
38.Rc4-c7+ Kf7-g8 39.Rc7-c5 Bd5-b3 36.Rd6-d5 Be8-c6 37.Rd5-c5 Bc6-d7
40.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 41.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6 38.Kh2-g3 Ra8-e8 39.Re1-e3 f7-f6
42.f2-f3 Bb3xa4 43.b2-b4 Ra8-b8 40.Be5-d4 Re7-e4 41.Re3xe4 Re8xe4
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42.Bd4-c3 Re4xg4+ 43.Kg3-f3 Rg4-g5 Pro x64: 37...Kg8-h7 38.Kh2-g3


44.Rc5xg5 h6xg5 45.Bc3xa5 Bd7-c6+ Ra8-a7 39.f2-f3 Kh7-g6 40.Bc3-e1
46.Kf3-g3 0.43/17 ] 35.Be5-c3 Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2 Bf7-d5 42.Kg3-f4
[ 35.Be5-f4 Re8xe1 36.Rd1xe1 Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2 Ra7-a6 44.Kf4-e3
Bc6-d5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra6-a7 45.Ke3-f2 Bd5-e6 46.Rb2-b1
35.Rd1-d6 Bc6xa4 36.b3xa4 f6xe5 Kf7-g6 47.Rb1-b2 Kg6-f7 48.Rb2-b1
37.Kh2-g3 e5-e4 38.Rd6-d4 Ra8-d8 0.33/19 ] 38.Kh2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
39.Rd4xd8 Re8xd8 40.Re1xe4 x64: 38.Kh2-g3 Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3
Rd8-d3+ 41.f2-f3 Rd3-a3 42.Kg3-f4 Ra8-a7 40.Bc3-e1 Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2
Ra3-c3 43.g4-g5 h6xg5+ 44.Kf4xg5 Bf7-d5 42.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2
Kg8-f7 45.Re4-e5 Rc3-c2 46.g2-g3 Ra7-a6 44.Kf4-e3 Ra6-a7 45.Ke3-f2
0.40/17 ] 35...Re8xe1 [ 35...Re8-b8 Ra7-a8 46.Bd2-c3 Ra8-a6 47.Bc3-e1
36.Re1-e6 Bc6-e8 37.Rd1-e1= ; Ra6-a7 48.Be1-d2 Ra7-a8 0.32/20 ]
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Re8-b8 38...Ra8-b8 The backward pawn on b3
36.Rd1-b1 Bc6-d5 37.f2-f3 Rb8xb3 becomes a target [Houdini 2.0c Pro
38.Rb1xb3 Bd5xb3 39.Re1-e4 Kg8-f7 x64: 38...Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3 Ra8-a7
40.Re4-d4 Ra8-a7 41.Kh2-g3 Bb3-e6 40.Bc3-e1 Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2 Bf7-d5
42.Kg3-f2 Kf7-g6 43.Bc3-e1 Be6-b3 42.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2 Ra7-a6
44.Kf2-g3 Kg6-f7 45.Kg3-f4 Bb3-c2 44.Kf4-e3 Kf7-g6 45.Rb2-b1 Ra6-a7
46.Be1-d2 g7-g5+ 47.Kf4-g3 0.05/19 ] 46.Ke3-f4 Kg6-f7 47.Bd2-c3 Bd5-c6
36.Rd1xe1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Bc3-d2 Bc6-d5 49.Bd2-c3 0.33/18 ]
36.Bc3xe1 Ra8-b8 37.Rd1-d6 Bc6-e8 39.b3-b4 [Less advisable is 39.Bc3xa5
38.Rd6-d3 Be8-g6 39.Rd3-d5 Bg6-f7 Rb8xb3+ 40.Rb1xb3 Bd5xb3= ;
40.Rd5xa5 Bf7xb3 41.Ra5-a7 Rb8-e8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.b3-b4 Rb8-c8
42.Be1-d2 Re8-d8 43.Bd2-e3 Bb3-d5 40.Bc3-e1 a5xb4 41.Rb1xb4 Rc8-c1
44.Ra7-c7 Bd5-e6 45.Kh2-g3 Rd8-a8 42.Be1-d2 Rc1-c4 43.a4-a5 Rc4xb4
46.Be3-a7 Ra8-c8 47.Rc7-b7 44.Bd2xb4 Bd5-b7 45.f2-f3 Kf7-e6
Be6-d5 0.57/20 ] 36...Bc6-d5 46.Kg3-f4 Bb7-a6 47.Kf4-e3 Ba6-f1
Black threatens to win material: Bd5xb3 48.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 49.g2-g3 Bf1-a6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kg8-f7 50.Bf8xh6 0.33/20 ] 39...a5xb4
37.f2-f3 Bc6-d5 38.Re1-b1 Kf7-g6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rb8-c8
39.Bc3-d2 Ra8-a7 40.Bd2-e1 Kg6-f7 40.Bc3-e1 a5xb4 41.Rb1xb4 Rc8-c1
41.Kh2-g1 Ra7-a8 42.Kg1-f2 Ra8-a7 42.Be1-d2 Rc1-c4 43.a4-a5 Rc4xb4
43.Kf2-g3 Bd5-e6 44.Rb1-b2 Be6-d7 44.Bd2xb4 Bd5-c4 45.Kg3-f4 Bc4-f1
45.Kg3-f2 Ra7-b7 46.Be1xa5 Bd7xa4 46.f2-f3 Kf7-e6 47.Kf4-e3 Bf1-a6
47.b3-b4 Kf7-e6 48.Rb2-b1 Rb7-d7 48.Bb4-c5 g7-g5 49.Bc5-d4 Ba6-b7
49.Rb1-e1+ Ke6-f7 50.Re1-a1 Ba4-b5 50.Ke3-d3 0.40/19 ] 40.Bc3xb4
51.Ra1-a2 Kf7-e6 52.Ba5-b6 Bb5-c4 White has a new passed pawn: a4.
0.33/18 ] 37.Re1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rb1xb4
x64: 37.Re1-b1 Kg8-f7 38.Kh2-g3 Rb8-c8 41.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 42.f2-f3
Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3 Ra8-a7 40.Rb1-b2 Rc4xb4 43.Bd2xb4 Bd5-c4 44.Kg3-f2
Kg6-f7 41.Bc3-d2 Bd5-e6 42.Kg3-f2 Kf7-e6 45.Kf2-e3 Bc4-a6 46.Bb4-f8
Be6-d5 43.Kf2-e3 Ra7-a6 44.Rb2-b1 Ke6-f7 47.Bf8-c5 g7-g6 48.Ke3-d4
Ra6-b6 45.b3-b4 Rb6-e6+ 46.Ke3-f2 Ba6-f1 49.g2-g3 0.34/17 ] 40...Bd5-c4
0.28/21 ] 37...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Kf7-e6
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41.f2-f3 Bd5-c4 42.a4-a5 Ke6-d5 45.Kf4-e3 Rb8-e8+ 46.Ke3-f2 Re8-b8


43.Rb1-d1+ Kd5-c6 44.Bb4-a3 47.Rb2-b1 Kg6-f7 48.Kf2-e3 Kf7-e6
Rb8-a8 45.Rd1-d6+ Kc6-c7 49.Ke3-d4 Ba6-e2 50.Rb1-b2 Be2-a6
46.Rd6-d4 Bc4-b5 47.Ba3-b4 Kc7-b7 51.Kd4-c3 Ke6-d7 52.Rb2-d2+ Kd7-c6
48.Rd4-d6 Ra8-a6 49.Rd6-d1 Ra6-e6 53.Rd2-d6+ Kc6-b5 54.Kc3-b3
50.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 0.35/19 ] 41.a4-a5 Rb8-b7 55.g2-g3 Rb7-b8 56.Rd6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Kg3-f4 Ba6-b7 0.46/19 ] 44.g4xh5+
Bc4-d3 42.Rb1-b2 Bd3-f1 43.Kf4-f3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.g4xh5+
Kf7-e6 44.a4-a5 Ke6-d5 45.Kf3-g3 Kg6xh5 45.Kf4-e4 Rb8-b5 46.Rb1-b2
Bf1-c4 46.Kg3-f4 Kd5-c6 47.Kf4-e3 Kh5-g6 47.Ke4-d4 Kg6-f5 48.Rb2-b1
Bc4-f1 48.f2-f3 Kc6-d5 49.Rb2-d2+ g7-g5 49.g2-g4+ Kf5-e6 50.Rb1-e1+
Kd5-c6 50.Bb4-c3 Bf1-c4 51.Ke3-e4 Rb5-e5 51.Re1-c1 Re5-d5+
Bc4-a6 52.Rd2-d1 Rb8-b3 52.Kd4-e3 Ke6-d7 53.Rc1-c2
53.Rd1-c1 0.30/18 ] 41...Bc4-a6 Rd5-e5+ 54.Ke3-d4 Re5-e2
Blocks the pawn on a5 [Houdini 2.0c 55.Rc2-c3 Re2-b2 56.Kd4-c5 Kd7-c7
Pro x64: 41...Kf7-e6 42.f2-f3 Ke6-d5 0.48/20 ] 44...Kg6xh5 [Houdini 2.0c
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd5-c6 44.Bb4-a3 Pro x64: 44...Kg6xh5 45.Kf4-e4
Rb8-a8 45.Rd1-d6+ Kc6-c7 Rb8-b5 46.Rb1-b2 Kh5-g6 47.Ke4-d4
46.Rd6-d4 Bc4-b5 47.Ba3-b4 Kc7-b7 Kg6-f5 48.Rb2-b1 g7-g5 49.Kd4-c3
48.Rd4-d6 Ra8-a6 49.Rd6-d1 Ra6-e6 Rb5-e5 50.Rb1-d1 Re5-e3+
50.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 0.35/17 ] 42.f2-f3 51.Kc3-d4 Re3-e2 52.g2-g3 Ba6-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Kg3-f4 53.Rd1-d3 Kf5-e6 54.g3-g4 0.55/19 ]
Ba6-e2 43.Rb1-b2 Be2-f1 44.g2-g3 45.Rb1-h1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf7-e6 45.Kf4-e4 Bf1-a6 46.Ke4-e3 45.Kf4-e4 Rb8-b5 46.Ke4-e3 Kh5-g6
Ke6-d5 47.Rb2-d2+ Kd5-c4 47.g2-g4 Kg6-f7 48.Ke3-d4 Rb5-b8
48.Bb4-d6 Rb8-b3+ 49.Ke3-f4 g7-g5+ 49.Kd4-c5 Ba6-e2 50.Rb1-b3 f6-f5
50.Kf4-f5 Rb3-f3+ 51.Kf5-g6 Kc4-b5 51.Rb3-e3 Be2-a6 52.Bb4-c3
0.39/17 ] 42...Kf7-g6 [ 42...Kf7-e6 Rb8-c8+ 53.Kc5-d6 Rc8-d8+
43.Kg3-f4± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Kd6-c7 Rd8-c8+ 55.Kc7-d7
42...g7-g6 43.Kg3-f2 Ba6-d3 0.53/18 ] 45...Kh5-g6 [Houdini 2.0c
44.Rb1-b2 Bd3-a6 45.Kf2-g3 Rb8-b7 Pro x64: 45...Kh5-g6 0.75/1 ]
46.Kg3-f4 Rb7-b8 47.Rb2-b1 Ba6-d3 46.Bb4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Rb1-b3 Bd3-a6 49.Rb3-b2 Kf7-e6 46.Bb4-c3 Rb8-c8 47.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f7
50.Kf4-e3 Rb8-b5 51.Ke3-f2 Rb5-b7 48.g2-g4 Rc8-c5 49.Kf4-g3 Rc5-c8
52.Rb2-b1 Ke6-d5 53.Rb1-d1+ 50.Kg3-f2 Kf7-e6 51.Rc1-e1+ Ke6-d5
Kd5-c4 0.43/18 ] 43.Kg3-f4 52.Re1-d1+ Kd5-c6 53.Bc3-b4 Kc6-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.f3-f4 Kg6-f7 54.Bb4-d2 Rc8-c2 55.Kf2-e3 Rc2-c8
44.f4-f5 Rb8-b5 45.Rb1-b2 Rb5-b7 56.Rd1-b1+ Kb5-c5 57.Rb1-c1+
46.Kg3-f3 Rb7-b8 47.Rb2-b1 Rb8-b5 Kc5-d5 0.43/19 ] 46...Rb8-b2
48.Kf3-e3 Rb5-b8 49.Ke3-f4 Rb8-b5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Rb8-b5
50.Kf4-f3 Ba6-b7+ 51.Kf3-e3 Bb7-a6 47.Bc5-b6 Rb5-b2 48.Kf4-g3 Rb2-a2
52.Rb1-b2 Rb5-b8 53.Ke3-d4 49.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5 50.Rc1-e1 Ra2-e2
Rb8-d8+ 54.Kd4-c5 0.41/20 ] 51.Re1-b1 Re2-a2 52.Rb1-c1 Kf5-e6
43...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7 54.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6
43...Ba6-d3 44.Rb1-b2 Bd3-a6 55.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 56.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6
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59.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 0.38/20 ] 47.Kf4-g3 0.39/20 ] 49.Rh1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rh1-g1 x64: 49.Rh1-e1 Kf7-g6 50.Re1-d1
Kg6-f7 48.Kf4-e4 Rb2-a2 49.Bc5-b4 Ba6-e2 51.Rd1-g1 Kg6-f5 52.Rg1-c1
Ra2-b2 50.Bb4-c3 Rb2-f2 51.Ke4-d5 Be2-a6 53.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 54.Rc1-g1
Rf2-f1 52.Rg1xf1 Ba6xf1 53.g2-g3 Kg6-f7 55.Rg1-e1 Ba6-d3 56.Bc7-b6
g7-g5 54.f3-f4 g5xf4 55.g3xf4 Bf1-a6 Bd3-a6 57.Re1-c1 Kf7-e6 58.Kg3-h3
56.Kd5-d6 Ba6-b7 0.37/18 ] Ke6-f7 59.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6 60.Rc7-e7
47...Rb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ba6-f1 61.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6 62.Re1-b1
47...Rb2-a2 48.Bc5-b4 Ra2-b2 Ba6-c8+ 63.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6 64.Rb1-c1
49.Bb4-c3 Rb2-c2 50.Bc3-d4 Rc2-d2 Kg6-f5 65.Bb6-c7 0.33/18 ] 49...g7-g5
51.Bd4-b6 Rd2-a2 52.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...Kf7-e6
53.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 54.Rc1-d1 Ba6-b5 50.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7 51.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6
55.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 56.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7 52.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 53.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6
57.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5 58.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 54.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ 55.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6
59.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6 60.Re1-c1 Ba6-b5 56.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 57.Kg3-h3 Kf5-e5
61.Bd8-c7 Bb5-a6 62.Rc1-d1 0.38/21 ] 58.Rc1-c7 g7-g6 59.Rc7-g7 Ba6-d3
48.Bc5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 60.Bb6-c7+ Ke5-e6 61.Bc7-d8 Ra2-d2
48.Bc5-b4 Ra2-b2 49.Bb4-c3 Rb2-c2 62.Rg7-e7+ Ke6-d5 63.Kh3-g3
50.Bc3-d4 Rc2-a2 51.Bd4-b6 Kg6-f7 Rd2-a2 64.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c4 65.Bd8xf6
52.Rh1-c1 Kf7-e6 53.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7 Ra2xa5 66.Rd7-c7+ 0.38/18 ]
54.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6 55.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 50.Rc1-c7+ [ 50.Bb6-d8!?± ;
56.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6 57.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Bb6-d8
58.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6 59.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 Ba6-e2 51.Rc1-e1 Ra2-d2 52.Bd8-e7
60.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 61.Rc1-d1 Ba6-b5 Rd2-a2 53.Be7-b4 Ra2-b2 54.Bb4-c3
62.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 63.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7 Rb2-c2 55.Bc3-d4 Rc2-a2 56.Bd4-b6
64.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5 65.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 Be2-a6 57.Bb6-d8 Ba6-e2 58.Re1-c1
66.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6 67.Re1-c1 Ba6-b5 Kf7-e6 59.Rc1-b1 Ke6-e5 60.Rb1-h1
68.Bd8-c7 Bb5-a6 69.Rc1-d1 0.33/21 ] Ke5-e6 61.Rh1-e1 Ke6-f7 62.Re1-c1
48...Kg6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 0.43/17 ] 50...Kf7-g6= [Houdini 2.0c
48...Ba6-e2 49.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5 Pro x64: 50...Kf7-g6 51.Kg3-h3 Ba6-f1
50.Rc1-e1 Be2-c4 51.Bb6-d8 Bc4-a6 52.Rc7-c1 Bf1xg2+ 53.Kh3-g3 f6-f5
52.Kg3-h3 Ra2-e2 53.Re1-d1 Re2-f2 54.Bb6-d4 f5-f4+ 55.Kg3-g4 Ra2xa5
54.Rd1-d7 Kf5-g6 55.Bd8-b6 Rf2-c2 56.Rc1-c6+ Kg6-f7 57.Rc6-f6+ Kf7-e7
56.Rd7-d1 Rc2-a2 57.Bb6-c7 Ba6-e2 58.Rf6-b6 Ra5-d5 59.Bd4-f6+ Ke7-f7
58.Rd1-c1 Kg6-f7 59.Bc7-d8 Be2-b5 60.Bf6xg5 Bg2-h3+ 61.Kg4-h4 Bh3-d7
60.Bd8-b6 Bb5-a6 61.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6 62.Bg5xf4 Rd5-b5 63.Rb6xb5 Bd7xb5
62.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 63.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6 64.Kh4-g3 Bb5-c6 0.04/18 ] 51.Rc7-c6
64.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ 65.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rc7-a7
66.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 67.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 Ba6-f1 52.Bb6-f2 f6-f5 53.f3-f4
68.Rc1-d1 Ba6-e2 69.Rd1-e1 Be2-a6 g5xf4+ 54.Kg3-f3 Kg6-g5 55.Ra7-g7+
70.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7 71.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5 Kg5-h6 56.Bf2-d4 Ra2xa5 57.Kf3xf4
72.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 73.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6 Ra5-d5 58.Bd4-c3 Rd5-c5 59.Rg7-g3
74.Re1-d1 Kg6-f7 75.Rd1-c1 Ra2-d2 Bf1-b5 60.Bc3-g7+ Kh6-h7 61.Bg7-d4
76.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-e6 77.Rc7-e7+ Rc5-c4 62.Rg3-d3 Kh7-g6 63.Rd3-d2
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51...Ba6-f1
52.Rc6-c1 Ra2xg2+ 53.Kg3-h3 9-+rwqkvl-tr0
Rg2-f2+ 54.Kh3-g3 Rf2-g2+ 9+p+l+pzp-0 178
55.Kg3-h3 0.05/22 ] 52.Bb6-f2
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9p+-zppsn-zp0
52.Bb6-f2 Ra2xa5 53.Bf2-d4 Ra5-a6 9+-+-sn-+-0
54.Rc6-c2 Ra6-a4 55.Rc2-d2 Ra4-a3
56.Rd2-b2 Bf1-d3 57.Kg3-f2 Bd3-c4
9-+-sNP+P+0
58.Bd4-c5 Ra3-d3 59.Bc5-b4 Bc4-g8 9+-sN-vLP+-0
60.Rb2-c2 Rd3-d4 61.Bb4-c5 Rd4-d3 9PzPPwQ-+-zP0
62.Bc5-b4 Rd3-d4 -0.01/18 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-mKR+L+R0[
9-+-+-+-+0{ xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+-+-+-0 177 16.Ne2-f4 Qd8-a5 17.Kc1-b1 Ne5xf3
18.Qd2-f2 Nd5xe3 19.Qf2xe3 Nf3xd4
9-+R+-zpk+0 20.Qe3xd4 Qa5-c5 last book move
9zP-+-+-zp-0 21.Qd4-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+-+0 21.Bd3xa6 Rc8-c7 22.Rh1-e1 Qc5xd4
23.Rd1xd4 Bf8-e7 24.Re1-d1 Bd7-a4
9+-+-+PmK-0 25.b2-b3 Ba4-c6 26.Nf4-d3 0-0
9r+-+-vLP+0 27.Rd4-c4 Rf8-b8 28.Nd3-e5 Rb8-b6
29.Ba6-b7 Rb6xb7 30.Ne5xc6 Be7xh4
9+-+-+l+-0 31.Rc4xb4 Rb7xb4 32.Nc6xb4 Bh4-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Nb4-d3 f7-f5 34.Nd3-e5 f5xg4
35.Ne5xg4 -0.19/17 ] 21...Qc5-c6
½-½ last book move. Loses material
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bd7-c6
22.Qe4-e1 Bf8-d6 23.Bd3xa6 Bd6xf4
25 B67 24.Ba6xc8 0-0 25.Bc8-a6 Rf8-a8
Carlsen,Magnus 26.Rh1-f1 e6-e5 27.Qe1-e2 Bc6-d5
Vladimirov,Evgeny 28.Rd1xd5 Qc5xd5 29.Ba6-c4 Qd5-c5
6th Open Dubai UAE (4) 22.04.2004 30.Qe2-e4 Ra8-c8 31.b2-b3 Rc8-d8
-0.35/15 ] 22.Qe4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c
B67: Sicilian: Richter-Rauzer: 7...a6 8 Pro x64: 22.Qe4-e2 Bf8-e7 23.Nf4-h5
0-0-0 Bd7, lines without 9 f4 Be7 Ke8-f8 24.Qe2-e5 f7-f6 25.Rh1-f1
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 Bd7-e8 26.Nh5-f4 Be8-f7 27.Qe5-e2
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 Rc8-d8 28.Nf4-g6+ Bf7xg6 29.Bd3xg6
5.Nb1-c3 d7-d6 6.Bc1-g5 e7-e6 Rd8xd1+ 30.Rf1xd1 Kf8-g8 31.Bg6-e4
7.Qd1-d2 a7-a6 8.0-0-0 Bc8-d7 Qc6-b5 0.48/16 ] 22...a6-a5
9.f2-f3 Ra8-c8 10.Bg5-e3 Nc6-e5 [ 22...Bf8-e7!?² deserves
11.g2-g4 h7-h6 Diagram consideration ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.h2-h4 b7-b5 13.Bf1-d3 b5-b4 22...Bf8-e7 23.Nf4-h5 Ke8-f8
14.Nc3-e2 d6-d5 15.e4xd5 Nf6xd5 24.Rh1-f1 Be7xh4 25.Qe2-e5 f7-f6
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26.Nh5xg7 Kf8xg7 27.Qe5-h5 Bh4-g5 Qe7-d6 32.Rf1-d1 Qd6xd1+


28.Qh5-g6+ Kg7-f8 29.Rf1xf6+ Bg5xf6 33.Qe2xd1 Bd7xb5 34.Qd1-f3 Bb5-d7
30.Qg6xf6+ Kf8-g8 31.Qf6-g6+ Kg8-f8 35.Kb1-c2 Ke8-e7 36.b3-b4 Rh8-g8
32.Bd3-e4 Qc6-b5 33.Qg6-f6+ Kf8-g8 37.Kc2-c3 Diagram
34.Rd1-f1 Rh8-h7 35.Be4xh7+ XIIIIIIIIY
Kg8xh7 36.Qf6-e7+ Kh7-g8
37.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8 38.Qf7-f6+ 9-+-+-vlr+0{
Kh8-h7 39.Qf6-e7+ 0.23/15 ] 9+-+lmkpzp-0 179
23.Nf4-h5± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nf4-h5 Qc6-c5 24.Rh1-f1 Qc5-c7
9-+-+p+-zp0
25.Bd3-a6 Rc8-b8 26.Ba6-c4 Rb8-d8 9+-+-+-+N0
27.Bc4-b5 Bd7xb5 28.Qe2xb5+
Ke8-e7 29.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
9-zP-+-+PzP0
30.Qb5-d3+ Kd8-e8 31.Qd3-e4 9+-mK-+Q+-0
Ke8-e7 32.Nh5-f4 Ke7-e8 33.Nf4-d3 9-zP-+-+-+0
Bf8-d6 34.Qe4-a8+ Qc7-b8
35.Qa8xa5 Ke8-f8 36.Rf1-e1 Kf8-g8
9+-+-+-+-0
0.86/16 ] 23...a5-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro xiiiiiiiiy
x64: 23...Qc6-c5 24.Rh1-f1 Qc5-c7
25.Bd3-a6 Rc8-b8 26.Ba6-c4 Rb8-d8 f7-f5 38.g4xf5 e6xf5 39.Nh5-f4
27.Bc4-b5 Bd7xb5 28.Qe2xb5+ 0.98/16 ] 25.Qe2-f2+- [Houdini 2.0c
Ke8-e7 29.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 Pro x64: 25.Qe2-e5 Qc6-c5
30.Qb5-d3+ Kd8-e8 31.Qd3-e4 26.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7 27.Qe5xg7
Ke8-e7 32.Nh5-f4 Ke7-e8 33.Nf4-d3 Rh8-f8 28.Qg7xh6 a4-a3 29.g4-g5
Bf8-d6 34.Qe4-a8+ Qc7-b8 Qc5-e5 30.Qh6-f6 Qe5xb2+
35.Qa8xa5 Ke8-f8 36.Qa5-a4 Kf8-e7 31.Qf6xb2 a3xb2 32.Rf1-f4 Ke8-e7
37.Qa4-c6 Rh8-d8 38.g4-g5 h6xg5 33.Rf4xb4 Bd7-c6 34.Kb1xb2 Rf8-a8
39.h4xg5 0.73/16 ] 24.Rh1-f1 35.Bd3-e2 Rc7-a7 36.Be2-c4 Ra7-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rh1-f1 37.Rb4xa4 Ra8xa4 38.Kb2-b3 Ra4-a8
Qc6-c7 25.Qe2-f2 Bd7-c6 26.Qf2-d4 39.Kb3-b4 e6-e5 1.46/16 ] 25...Bd7-c8
e6-e5 27.Qd4-c4 Bc6-b7 28.Qc4-e6+ [ 25...b4-b3 26.Qf2xf7+ Ke8-d8
f7xe6 29.Bd3-g6+ Qc7-f7 30.Rf1xf7 27.a2xb3 a4xb3 28.c2xb3+- ;
Bb7-d5 31.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Ke8-d8
32.Rf7xg7+ Ke8-d8 33.Rg7-b7 b4-b3 26.Qf2xf7 Kd8-c8 27.Nh5xg7 b4-b3
34.a2xb3 a4xb3 35.Rb7xb3 Kd8-e7 28.c2xb3 a4xb3 29.a2xb3 Kc8-b8
36.Rb3-a3 Rc8-c7 37.Ra3-e3 Rh8-g8 30.Qf7-g6 Rh8-g8 31.Bd3-e4 Qc6-b6
38.h4-h5 Ke7-d6 39.b2-b3 0.74/17 ] 32.Qg6-f7 Qb6-b4 33.Be4-d3 Rg8xg7
24...Rc8-c7? [ ¹24...b4-b3 25.Qe2-f2 34.Qf7xf8+ Qb4xf8 35.Rf1xf8+ Kb8-b7
b3xc2+ 26.Bd3xc2 Qc6xc2+ 36.Bd3-e4+ Bd7-c6 37.Be4xc6+
27.Qf2xc2 Rc8xc2 28.Kb1xc2 Kb7xc6 1.36/16 ] 26.Qf2-d4
Rh8-g8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Nh5-f6+
24...b4-b3 25.c2xb3 a4xb3 26.a2xb3 g7xf6 27.Qf2xf6 Bf8-g7 28.Qf6xg7
Qc6-c7 27.Rd1-c1 Qc7-b7 Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3
28.Rc1xc8+ Bd7xc8 29.Bd3-e4 a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Qc6-b7 32.Qh6-g5
Qb7-e7 30.Be4-c6+ Bc8-d7 31.Bc6-b5 Qb7-b4 33.Bd3-b5+ Bc8-d7
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34.Bb5-a4 Qb4-e4+ 35.Kb1-a1 27...Bf8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


Rc7-a7 36.Rd1-d2 Qe4-b4 37.Rf1-d1 27...Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7 Rh8-f8
Qb4xb3 2.72/18 ] 26...Rc7-d7 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rc7-d7 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
27.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+ 45.Rf1-f3 2.66/15 ] 28.Qd4xg7
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qd4xg7
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1 Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3
Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2 a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6
47.Rc1-c7+ Diagram Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7
XIIIIIIIIY Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1
Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
9-+-+-+-+0{ 38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
9+-tR-mkp+-0 180 40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
9-+-+p+-zP0 Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
9+-+-+-zP-0 45.Rf1-f3 2.32/16 ] 28...Rh8-f8
9-+-+-+-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rh8-f8
29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
9+P+K+-+-0 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Diagram
9-tr-+-+-+0
(Diagram 181)
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5
34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+
Ke7-f8 2.67/17 ] 27.Nh5xg7+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nh5xg7+ 38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7 Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3 42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 45.Rf1-f3 2.58/17 ] 29.Qg7xh6
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+ 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+ 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2 Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
47.Rc1-c7+ Ke7-f8 2.33/19 ] Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
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x64: 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3
9-+-+ktr-+0{ Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
9+-+r+p+-0 181 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
9L+q+p+-wQ0 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
9+-+-+-+-0 Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
9-+-+-+PzP0 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
9+P+-+-+-0 Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1
9-zP-+-+-+0 Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2
47.Rc1-c7+ Ke7-f8 2.29/19 ]
9+K+R+R+-0 30...a4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
xiiiiiiiiy 30...a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6
32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d3 Rc8-b8 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+
44.Kd3-c4 Rb8-c8+ 45.Kc4-d4 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
Rc8-d8+ 46.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8 38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
47.Rf1-f3 2.29/18 ] 40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
XIIIIIIIIY 42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d3 Rc8-b8
44.Kd3-c4 Rb8-c8+ 45.Kc4-d4
9-+l+ktr-+0{ Rc8-d8+ 46.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 47.Rf1-c1
9+-+r+p+-0 182 Rd2-e2+ 48.Ke4-f4 2.45/18 ] 31.c2xb3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.c2xb3
9-+q+p+-wQ0 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
9+-+-+-+-0 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
9pzp-+-+PzP0 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
9+-+L+-+-0 Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
9PzPP+-+-+0 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d3 Rc8-b8
9+K+R+R+-0 44.Kd3-c4 Rb8-c8+ 45.Kc4-d4
xiiiiiiiiy Rc8-d8+ 46.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 47.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 48.Ke4-d3 2.18/17 ]
29...b4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Bc8-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3 31...Bc8-b7 32.Qh6-f4 Qc6-b6
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 33.Bd3-c4 Rd7xd1+ 34.Rf1xd1 f7-f5
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 35.g4xf5 Rf8xf5 36.Qf4-g4 Ke8-f8
Ke8-e7 36.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 37.Rf1-f6 37.Rd1-d7 Rf5-f7 38.Bc4xe6 Rf7xd7
Rf8-h8 38.Qb4-b8+ Qd7-d8 39.Qg4-g8+ Kf8-e7 Diagram
39.Qb8-b7 Qd8-d3+ 40.Kb1-a2 40.Qg8-f7+ Ke7-d6 41.Qf7xd7+
Qd3-d7 41.Qb7-a8+ Qd7-d8 Kd6-e5 42.Qd7-g7+ Ke5-d6
42.Qa8-a4+ Ke8-f8 43.Qa4-a3+ 43.Qg7-g3+ Kd6-e7 44.Be6-f5 Ke7-f8
Qd8-e7 44.Rf6-h6 Rh8-g8 45.b3-b4 45.Bf5-c2 Bb7-d5 46.Qg3-f4+ Bd5-f7
Kf8-e8 46.b4-b5 Qe7-b7 47.Qa3-d3 47.h4-h5 Kf8-g7 48.Qf4-g5+ Kg7-f8
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33...Rd7-a7 [ 33...Qa6-b5 34.Qf4-a4
9-+-+-+Q+0 Rd7-b7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+l+rmk-+-0 183 33...Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
35.h4-h5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2 Ke8-e7
9-wq-+L+-+0 37.Qf4-c7+ Ke7-e8 38.Qc7-b8+
9+-+-+-+-0 Ke8-e7 39.Qb8-a7+ Qd3-d7
9-+-+-+-zP0 40.Qa7-a3+ Qd7-d6 41.g4-g5
Qd6xa3+ 42.b2xa3 Rf8-g8 43.Rf1-g1
9+P+-+-+-0 Rg8-h8 44.h5-h6 e6-e5 45.Rg1-h1
9-zP-+-+-+0 Ke7-e6 46.h6-h7 Ke6-f5 47.Ka2-b2
Kf5xg5 48.a3-a4 Kg5-f6 49.a4-a5
9+K+-+-+-0[ 2.11/16 ] 34.Qf4-b8+ [Houdini 2.0c
xiiiiiiiiy Pro x64: 34.Qf4-b8+ Ke8-e7
35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8 36.Rd1-d8+
2.59/16 ] 32.Bd3xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+ Kd8-c7
Pro x64: 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6 39.Qf8xf7+
33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+ Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6
35.Rf1-c1 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2 Kb7xc6 42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5
Qd3-a6+ 37.Qf4-a4+ Qa6xa4+ 43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+
38.b3xa4 Ke8-e7 39.b2-b4 Rf8-h8 Kb6-a6 45.Qd4-d3+ Ka6-b6
40.Rc1-h1 f7-f5 41.g4-g5 e6-e5 46.Qd3-d6+ Kb6-b5 47.Qd6-b8+
42.Ka2-b3 e5-e4 43.h4-h5 e4-e3 Kb5-a6 48.Qb8xa7+ Ka6xa7 49.h4-h5
44.h5-h6 Ke7-f7 45.a4-a5 Kf7-g6 Ka7-b6 50.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 51.h6-h7
46.a5-a6 f5-f4 47.a6-a7 e3-e2 Kc5-d5 52.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 53.g4-g5
48.Kb3-c3 Kg6xg5 49.h6-h7 f4-f3 Ke6-f5 54.Qh8-f6+ Kf5-e4 55.g5-g6
50.Kc3-d2 Kg5-f4 51.Kd2-e1 2.52/17 ] Ke4-d5 56.g6-g7 17.46/15 ]
32...Qc6xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Ke8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34...Ke8-e7 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8
34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.Rf1-c1 36.Rd1-d8+ Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2 Qd3-a6+ Kd8-c7 38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6
37.Qf4-a4+ Qa6xa4+ 38.b3xa4 39.Qf8xf7+ Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+
Ke8-d7 39.a4-a5 Rf8-b8 40.Rc1-c4 Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6 Kb7xc6
f7-f5 41.b2-b4 Rb8-f8 42.Rc4-f4 42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5 43.Qe6-c4+
Kd7-c6 43.g4-g5 e6-e5 44.Rf4-c4+ Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+ Kb6-a6
Kc6-d5 45.Ka2-b3 f5-f4 46.g5-g6 45.Qd4-d3+ Ka6-b6 46.Qd3-d6+
f4-f3 47.g6-g7 Rf8-d8 48.h4-h5 f3-f2 Kb6-b5 47.Qd6-b8+ Kb5-a6
49.Rc4-c1 2.53/17 ] 33.Qh6-f4 48.Qb8xa7+ Ka6xa7 49.h4-h5 Ka7-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Qh6-f4 50.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 51.h6-h7 Kc5-d5
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 52.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 53.g4-g5 Ke6-f5
Ke8-e7 36.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 37.Rf1-f6 54.Qh8-f6+ Kf5-e4 55.g5-g6 Ke4-d5
Rf8-h8 38.Qb4-b8+ Qd7-d8 56.g6-g7 17.67/16 ] 35.Qb8-b4+
39.Qb8-b5+ Ke8-f8 40.Qb5-b7 Diagram [ 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8
Qd8-e7 41.Qb7-e4 Qe7-a7 42.Rf6-f1 36.Rd1-d8+ Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+
Qa7-a6 43.Rf1-d1 Qa6-c8 44.b3-b4 Kd8-c7 38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6
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41.Rc1xc6+ Kc7xc6 42.Qf6xe6+ Nb8-d7 11.Bf4xe5 Bc8-b7 Diagram
Kc6-b5 43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6 XIIIIIIIIY
44.Qc4-d4+ Kb6-a6 45.Qd4xa7+
Ka6xa7 46.g4-g5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9r+-mk-vl-tr0
x64: 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8 36.Rd1-d8+ 9zpl+nzppzpp0 185
Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+ Kd8-c7
38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6 39.Qf8xf7+
9-+-+-sn-+0
Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+ Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6 9+-zp-vL-+-0
Kb7xc6 42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5
43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+
9-+-+-+-+0
Kb6-a6 45.Qd4xa7+ Ka6xa7 46.h4-h5 9+-sN-+P+-0
Ka7-b6 47.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 48.h6-h7 9PzPP+-+PzP0
Kc5-d5 49.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 50.g4-g5
Ke6-f7 51.Qh8-f6+ Kf7-g8 52.b3-b4
9+-mKR+LsNR0[
Kg8-h7 53.b4-b5 Kh7-g8 54.Qf6-e7 xiiiiiiiiy
17.46/17 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 12.Ng1-h3 Kd8-c8 13.Be5-g3 h7-h6
14.Bf1-c4 e7-e6 15.Nh3-f4
9-+-+-tr-+0{ last book move last book move Bf8-e7
9tr-+-mkp+-0 184 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...a7-a6
16.Rh1-e1 Bb7-c6 17.Nf4-d3 Kc8-b7
9q+-+p+-+0 18.b2-b3 h6-h5 19.h2-h4 Rh8-g8
9+-+-+-+-0 20.Nd3-e5 Nd7xe5 21.Re1xe5 g7-g6
9-wQ-+-+PzP0 22.Kc1-b1 Nf6-d7 23.Re5-e1 Nd7-b6
24.Bc4-d3 Bf8-g7 25.Nc3-e4 0.39/17 ]
9+P+-+-+-0 16.Nc3-b5 [ 16.Rh1-e1 g7-g5
9-zP-+-+-+0 17.Nf4-d3 g5-g4 18.f3xg4 Nf6xg4± ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Rh1-e1 a7-a6
9+K+R+R+-0 17.b2-b3 g7-g5 18.Nf4-d3 Rh8-d8
xiiiiiiiiy 19.h2-h3 Nf6-e8 20.Nd3-e5 Nd7xe5
21.Rd1xd8+ Kc8xd8 22.Bg3xe5
1-0 Ne8-d6 23.Bc4-d3 Kd8-d7 24.Nc3-a4
Kd7-c6 25.Kc1-b2 Ra8-d8
26.Re1-d1 0.70/16 ] 16...g7-g5
26 A45 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Rh8-d8
Carlsen,Magnus 17.h2-h4 Nd7-b6 18.Rd1xd8+ Kc8xd8
Ganguly,Surya Shekhar 19.Rh1-d1+ Kd8-c8 20.Bc4-e2 c5-c4
6th Open Dubai UAE (7) 25.04.2004 21.Kc1-b1 Nf6-d5 22.Nf4xd5 Nb6xd5
23.Bg3-e5 f7-f6 24.Be5-h2 Nd5-e3
A45: Trompowsky Attack 25.Nb5-d6+ Be7xd6 26.Rd1xd6
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Bc1-g5 Nf6-e4 e6-e5 0.46/16 ] 17.Nf4-d3 [Houdini 2.
3.Bg5-f4 c7-c5 4.f2-f3 Ne4-f6 0c Pro x64: 17.Nf4xe6 f7xe6
5.d4xc5 b7-b6 6.Nb1-c3 b6xc5 18.Bc4xe6 Bb7-c6 19.Nb5-c7 Ra8-b8
7.e2-e4 d7-d6 8.e4-e5 d6xe5 20.Rh1-e1 Be7-d8 21.Nc7-e8 Rh8xe8
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Bd7xe8 24.Bg3xb8 a7-a6 25.Bb8-g3
h6-h5 26.Bg3-d6 Nf6-d7 27.b2-b3 9r+-+r+-+0
Bd8-f6 28.Kc1-d2 Kc8-b7 29.Rd1-e1 9+-+n+-+-0 186
Be8-g6 30.Re1-e6 0.61/18 ]
17...Bb7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9psnk+p+-zp0
17...g5-g4 18.Nb5-c7 Ra8-b8 9+-zp-+pzp-0
19.Nc7-a6 Rb8-a8 20.Rh1-f1 g4xf3
21.g2xf3 Rh8-g8 22.Bc4-b5 Nf6-d5
9-+Pvl-+-+0
23.Rf1-e1 Nd5-b6 24.Re1-e3 c5-c4 9+PsNN+PvL-0
25.Nd3-e5 Nd7xe5 26.Bg3xe5 Rg8-d8 9P+K+R+PzP0
27.Rd1-g1 Nb6-d7 28.Be5-f4 Nd7-b6
29.Bf4xh6 Nb6-d5 0.49/17 ]
9+-+R+-+-0[
18.Bc4xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: xiiiiiiiiy
18.Bc4xd5 Nf6xd5 19.Rh1-e1 a7-a6
20.Nb5-d6+ Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 Rb5-b7 36.h4xg5 h6xg5 0.57/19 ]
22.Nd3-b4 Nd5xb4 23.Bd6xb4 Ra8-b8 19...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Bb4-a5 Rb8-b5 25.Ba5-c3 Rh8-d8 19...Kc8-b7 20.c2-c4 Nd5-b6 21.b2-b3
26.a2-a4 Rb5-b7 27.Re1-e4 Nd7-b6 a7-a6 22.Nb5-c3 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-e4
28.a4-a5 Rd8xd1+ 29.Kc1xd1 Nb6-d5 Kb7-c6 24.Kc1-b2 f7-f5 25.Ne4-c3
30.Re4xc4+ Kc8-d7 31.Kd1-d2 Be7-f6 26.Re1-e2 Ra8-d8 27.Rd1-e1
Rb7-b5 32.b2-b4 e6-e5 33.Kd2-d3 Nd7-f8 28.Nd3-e5+ Bf6xe5 29.Bg3xe5
Kd7-d6 34.Bc3-d2 f7-f5 35.h2-h4 Nf8-g6 30.Be5-g3 e6-e5 31.Bg3xe5
Rb5-b7 36.h4xg5 h6xg5 0.58/19 ] Ng6xe5 32.Re2xe5 Rd8-d2+
18...Nf6xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Kb2-c1 0.58/18 ] 20.Nb5-d6+
18...Nf6xd5 19.Rh1-e1 Kc8-b7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nb5-d6+
20.c2-c4 Nd5-b6 21.b2-b3 a7-a6 Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4
22.Nb5-c3 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-e4 Kb7-c6 Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5
24.Kc1-c2 f7-f5 25.Ne4-c3 Be7-f6 e6xd5 25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.Bg7xh6
26.Re1-e2 Bf6-d4 Diagram Re8xe1 27.Rd1xe1 Ra8-g8 28.g2-g3
Kd7-c6 29.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 30.f3-f4
(Diagram 186) g5-g4 31.Bh6-g5 Rg8-h8 32.Bg5-h4
c4-c3 33.Re1-e7 f7-f6 34.Re7-e6+
27.Rd1-e1 Nd7-f8 28.Nd3-e5+ Kc6-b7 0.60/21 ] 20...Be7xd6
Kc6-b7 29.Ne5-f7 Nb6-c8 30.Nf7xh6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Be7xd6
0.60/20 ] 19.Rh1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6
x64: 19.Rh1-e1 a7-a6 20.Nb5-d6+ 23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5
Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.g2-g3 Kd7-c6
Nd5xb4 23.Bd6xb4 Ra8-b8 24.Bb4-a5 27.Bg7xh6 Re8xe1 28.Rd1xe1
Rb8-b5 25.Ba5-c3 Rh8-d8 26.a2-a4 Ra8-h8 29.Bh6xg5 Rh8xh2 30.Bg5-f6
Rb5-b8 27.Re1-e4 Nd7-b6 28.a4-a5 Nb6-d7 31.Bf6-d4 Rh2-h3 32.Re1-e7
Rd8xd1+ 29.Kc1xd1 Nb6-d5 Rh3xg3 33.Re7xf7 Rg3-g2 34.f3-f4
30.Re4xc4+ Kc8-d7 31.Kd1-d2 Kc6-d6 0.61/18 ] 21.Bg3xd6
Rb8-b5 32.b2-b4 e6-e5 33.Kd2-d3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bg3xd6
Kd7-d6 34.Bc3-d2 f7-f5 35.h2-h4 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5
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Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5 25.Be5-g7 35.Bf6xg5 Rc7-f7 36.Re4-d4 e6-e5


Kc8-d7 26.g2-g3 Kd7-c6 27.Bg7xh6 37.Rd4-d7+ Rf7xd7 38.Rd3xd7+
Re8xe1 28.Rd1xe1 Ra8-h8 Kb7-c6 0.50/22 ] 23.Bd6xe5
29.Bh6xg5 Rh8xh2 30.Bg5-f6 Nb6-d7 [ 23.Re1xe5?! Kc8-b7= ;Houdini 2.0c
31.Bf6-d4 Rh2-h3 32.Re1-e7 Rh3xg3 Pro x64: 23.Bd6xe5 f7-f6 24.Be5-d4
33.Re7xf7 Rg3-g2 34.Rf7-e7 a6-a5 Rh8-e8 25.b2-b3 c4xb3 26.a2xb3
0.45/19 ] 21...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kc8-b7 27.c2-c4 Ra8-c8 28.g2-g3
x64: 21...c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6 Nd5-c7 29.f3-f4 Re8-f8 30.Bd4-a1
23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5 g5xf4 31.g3xf4 Rf8-f7 32.Kc1-c2
25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.Bg7xh6 Re8-g8 h6-h5 33.Rd1-d2 Rc8-g8 34.Ba1-c3
27.f3-f4 g5xf4 28.Rd1-d2 f4-f3 Rg8-g4 35.Re1-f1 Nc7-e8 0.46/21 ]
29.g2xf3 Ra8-e8 30.Bh6-e3 Kd7-c6 23...Rh8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Rd2-e2 c4-c3 32.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 23...f7-f6 24.Be5-d4 Rh8-e8 25.b2-b3
33.Be3-d4 Re8xe2 34.Re1xe2 0.54/20 c4xb3 26.a2xb3 Kc8-b7 27.c2-c4
] 22.Nd3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra8-c8 28.g2-g3 Nd5-c7 29.f3-f4
22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 Re8-f8 30.Kc1-c2 Rc8-d8 31.Bd4-b2
24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5 25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 Rd8xd1 32.Re1xd1 g5xf4 33.g3xf4
26.Bg7xh6 Re8-g8 27.f3-f4 g5xf4 Kb7-c6 34.Bb2-d4 h6-h5 35.Kc2-c3
28.Re1-e2 Ra8-e8 29.Re2xe8 Kd7xe8 Rf8-d8 36.Rd1-a1 f6-f5 37.Bd4-e5
30.Rd1-g1 f4-f3 31.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-d7 0.49/20 ] 24.Re1-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
32.g2xf3 Kd7-c6 33.h2-h4 Rg8-g3 x64: 24.Re1-e4 Nd5-b6 25.Be5-d4
34.Bh6-d2 Rg3xf3 35.h4-h5 0.56/19 ] Kc8-c7 26.Bd4xb6+ Kc7xb6
22...Nd7xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Re4xc4 Ra8-b8 28.Rc4-d4 Rd8xd4
22...Nd7xe5 Diagram 29.Rd1xd4 Kb6-c6 30.Rd4-c4+
XIIIIIIIIY Kc6-d6 31.c2-c3 a6-a5 32.Rc4-a4
Rb8-b5 33.Ra4-d4+ Kd6-c6 34.Kc1-c2
9r+k+-+-tr0 Rb5-b8 35.b2-b3 e6-e5 36.Rd4-a4
9+-+-+p+-0 187 0.61/19 ] 24...Nd5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24...Kc8-b7 25.Re4xc4 f7-f6
9p+-vLp+-zp0 26.Be5-g3 e6-e5 27.Bg3-f2 Rd8-d6
9+-+nsn-zp-0 28.b2-b3 Ra8-d8 29.g2-g3 Rd6-d7
9-+p+-+-+0 30.Kc1-b2 Rd7-d6 31.Bf2-c5 Rd6-d7
32.h2-h3 Rd8-c8 33.a2-a3 f6-f5
9+-+-+P+-0 34.b3-b4 Rc8-d8 0.66/19 ]
9PzPP+-+PzP0 25.Rd1xd8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Be5-d4 Nb6-d5 26.Bd4-g7 Kc8-b7
9+-mKRtR-+-0[ 27.Re4xc4 Nd5-f4 28.Rc4-b4+ Kb7-c6
xiiiiiiiiy 29.Rd1xd8 Ra8xd8 30.b2-b3 Nf4xg2
31.Bg7xh6 Rd8-d5 32.Rb4-g4 Ng2-e1
23.Bd6xe5 f7-f6 24.Be5-d4 Rh8-e8 33.f3-f4 g5xf4 34.Rg4xf4 f7-f5
25.b2-b3 c4xb3 26.a2xb3 Kc8-b7 35.Rf4-a4 a6-a5 36.Bh6-d2 Ne1-f3
27.c2-c4 Ra8-c8 28.Kc1-b2 Nd5-f4 37.Bd2xa5 0.53/19 ] 25...Kc8xd8
29.Bd4xf6 Nf4xg2 30.Re1-e2 Ng2-h4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kc8xd8
31.f3-f4 Nh4-f3 32.f4xg5 h6xg5 26.Be5-c3 Kd8-e8 27.h2-h4 Ke8-d7
33.Re2-e4 Rc8-c7 34.Rd1-d3 Nf3xh2 28.Bc3-a5 Kd7-c6 29.Ba5xb6 Kc6xb6
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Kb6-c6 32.Rb4-e4 Kc6-b6 33.c2-c3
Rd8-g8 34.Re4-b4+ Kb6-c5 35.h4-h5 9-+-+-+-+0{
Rg8-d8 36.Rb4-b7 f7-f6 37.Kc1-c2 9tR-+-+-+-0 188
0.54/17 ] 26.Be5-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.Be5-c3 Kd8-e8 27.h2-h4
9psnr+kzp-+0
Ke8-d7 28.Bc3-a5 Kd7-c6 29.Ba5xb6 9+-+-zp-+-0
Kc6xb6 30.Re4xc4 Ra8-d8
31.Rc4-b4+ Kb6-c6 32.Rb4-e4 Kc6-b6
9-+-+-+-+0
33.h4xg5 h6xg5 34.c2-c3 Rd8-d5 9+-zP-+P+-0
35.Kc1-c2 Kb6-c5 36.b2-b4+ Kc5-c6 9P+PvLK+P+0
37.Re4-d4 0.45/18 ] 26...Kd8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Kd8-d7
9+-+-+-+-0
27.Bg7xh6 Ra8-h8 28.Bh6xg5 xiiiiiiiiy
Rh8xh2 29.Re4-g4 Nb6-d5 30.Bg5-f4
Nd5xf4 31.Rg4xf4 Rh2xg2 32.Rf4xf7+ 40.Kd2-e2 0.60/21 ] 28...g5xh4
Kd7-c6 33.Rf7-a7 Kc6-b5 34.Ra7-e7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...g5xh4
Rg2-f2 35.Re7xe6 Rf2xf3 36.Kc1-d2 29.Re4xh4 c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8
Rf3-g3 37.Re6-e3 Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 31.Kc1-d2 a6-a5 32.Kd2-d3 e6-e5
Kb5-c5 39.Re3-e5+ Kc5-d6 33.Bh6-e3 Nb6-d5 34.Be3-d2 Ke7-e6
40.Re5-a5 0.36/19 ] 27.Bg7xh6 35.Rh4-g4 Rc8-d8 36.Kd3-e2 Rd8-c8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bg7xh6 37.c3-c4 Nd5-b4 38.Bd2xb4 a5xb4
f7-f6 28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4 39.Ke2-e3 Rc8-a8 0.70/20 ]
c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2 29.Re4xh4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
e6-e5 32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2 29.Re4xh4 Ra8-g8 30.Bh6-e3 Nb6-d5
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7 31.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7 32.Rh4xc4
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1 Rg8xg2 33.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 34.Rg4-e4
Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Na4-b2+ Re2-g2 35.c2-c4 f6-f5 36.Re4-d4
39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+ 0.60/23 ] 27...f7-f6 Kd7-c6 37.b2-b4 Nd5-c3 38.Rd4-d6+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...f7-f6 Kc6-c7 39.Rd6-d3 Nc3-e2+ 40.Kc1-d1
28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4 c4-c3 Ne2-g1 41.a2-a4 Rg2-a2 42.b4-b5
30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2 e6-e5 a6xb5 43.a4xb5 Ng1-e2 44.f3-f4
32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2 Ra2-b2 0.62/19 ] 29...Ra8-h8
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Ke7-d6
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1 30.Rh4-d4+ Kd6-c6 31.Bh6-g7
Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Na4-b2+ Ra8-g8 32.Bg7xf6 Rg8xg2 33.Bf6-e5
39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+ 40.Kd2-e2 Rg2-g1+ 34.Rd4-d1 Rg1xd1+
0.70/22 ] 28.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 35.Kc1xd1 Kc6-d5 36.Be5-c3 e6-e5
x64: 28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4 37.Bc3-e1 Nb6-c8 38.Be1-b4 Nc8-a7
c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2 39.Kd1-d2 Na7-c6 40.Kd2-c3 Nc6-d4
e6-e5 32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2 0.67/18 ] 30.Bh6-g5! Discovered
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7 attack: h6, h4-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Diagram x64: 30.g2-g3 c4-c3 31.b2xc3 Rh8-c8
Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1 Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3 32.Kc1-d2 Nb6-c4+ 33.Kd2-e2 e6-e5
Na4-b2+ 39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+ 34.Bh6-c1 Nc4-d6 35.Ke2-d3 Rc8-d8
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Rd8xd6+ 38.Kd3-e2 Kf7-e6 39.c3-c4 33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2
Rd6-b6 40.Ke2-d3 Rb6-b2 41.a2-a4 35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7
Ke6-d6 42.Rh4-h6 0.72/19 ] 37.Re4-d4+ Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8
30...Rh8-g8 [ 30...f6xg5 31.Rh4xh8 39.Rd4-d8 Rh2-f2 40.Be7-b4 a6-a5
Discovered attack ; …30...-- 31.Bg5xf6+ 41.Bb4-e1 Rf2-f1 42.Rd8xe8 Rf1xe1+
Threat A) 31...Ke7-d7 32.Rh4-d4+ 43.Kc1-d2 Re1-e5 44.Re8-a8 Re5-f5
Double attack ( 32.Rh4xh8 45.Ra8-a6+ Kc6-d7 46.Kd2-e3
Zwischenzug ); B) 31...Ke7-e8 Rf5-h5 0.61/22 ] 32...Ke7-d7
32.Rh4xh8+ Zwischenzug ; C) [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Ke7-d7
31...Ke7xf6 32.Rh4xh8 Zwischenzug ; 33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2
D) 31...Ke7-f7 32.Rh4xh8 35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7
Zwischenzug ; E) 31...Ke7-f8 37.Re4-d4+ Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8
32.Rh4xh8+ Zwischenzug ; F) 39.Rd4-d8 f6-f5 40.Be7-a3 Rh2-h8
31...Ke7-d6 32.Rh4-d4+ 41.Kc1-c2 Kc6-c7 42.Ba3-e7 e6-e5
Double attack ( 32.Rh4xh8 43.Kc2-d3 Rh8-g8 44.Kd3-e3 Kc7-b6
Zwischenzug );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Be7-b4 0.81/22 ] 33.Rh4xc4
30...Rh8-g8 31.Bg5-e3 Nb6-d5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rh4xc4
32.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7 33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4
Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4 Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-g4
Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5 37.Re4-d4 Rg2-e2 38.Rg4-d4+ Kd7-c6
Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7 39.a2-a3 39.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 40.Rd4-e4 Re2xe4
Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d6 Rg2-g3 41.Rd6-d3 41.f3xe4 a6-a5 42.Bb4-a3 e6-e5
Rg3-g2 42.f3-f4 Rg2-e2 43.Rd3-d6 43.Kc1-c2 Ne8-g7 44.Ba3-e7 Ng7-h5
Re2-e4 44.Rd6-d4 Re4-e2 45.Rd4-d8 45.Kc2-d2 Kc6-d7 46.Be7-c5 Nh5-g3
Re2-a2 0.72/21 ] 31.Bg5-e3 47.Kd2-d3 Kd7-c6 48.Bc5-f2 Ng3-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Bg5-e3 49.Bf2-e3 a5-a4 0.73/21 ] 33...Rg8xg2
Nb6-d5 32.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rg8xg2
33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4 Re2-g2
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-g4 Diagram
37.Re4-d4 Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7
39.a2-a3 Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d6 Rg2-a2 (Diagram 189)
41.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 42.Bc5-d4
Ra2xa3 43.Bd4-e5 Ra3-e3 44.f3-f4 Rg2-e2 38.Rg4-d4+ Kd7-c6
Re3-d3 45.Kc1-c2 Rd3-h3 46.Kc2-b2 39.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 40.Rd4-e4 Re2xe4
Kc8-d7 47.Rb6-b7 Rh3-h2+ 41.f3xe4 a6-a5 42.Bb4-a3 e6-e5
48.Kb2-c1 Rh2-h1+ 0.68/21 ] 43.Kc1-c2 Ne8-g7 44.Ba3-e7 Ng7-h5
31...Nb6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Kc2-d2 Kc6-d7 46.Be7-c5 Nh5-g3
31...Nb6-d7 32.g2-g4 Nd7-e5 47.Kd2-d3 Kd7-c6 48.Bc5-f2 Ng3-h5
33.Rh4-h3 a6-a5 34.Be3-d2 Ne5-c6 49.Bf2-e3 a5-a4 50.b2-b3 a4xb3
35.Rh3-h7+ Ke7-d6 36.Rh7-h6 0.82/21 ] 34.Rc4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Kd6-e7 37.Bd2-e3 Nc6-e5 38.Rh6-h3 x64: 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4
Ke7-d6 39.b2-b3 Rg8-c8 40.Kc1-b2 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-d4+
c4-c3+ 41.Kb2-a3 Rc8-d8 42.Ka3-a4 Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8 39.Rd4-d8
0.70/18 ] 32.Be3-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c f6-f5 40.Be7-b4 a6-a5 41.Bb4-a3
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XIIIIIIIIY 47.Kc2-d2 a6-a5 48.Bb4-c3 Kc6-d6


49.Re7-f7 Rf5xf3 50.Rf7xf6 Rf3xf6
9-+-+-+-+0{ 51.Bc3xf6 Nc7-a6 52.Bf6-g7 Na6-b8
9+-snk+-+-0 189 53.Kd2-d3 Nb8-d7 54.Bg7-d4 e6-e5
55.Bd4-f2 Nd7-f6 1.02/21 ]
9p+-+pzp-+0 36.Rg4-d4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-vL-+-+-0 36.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6 37.Bc5-b4
9-+P+-+R+0 Rh2-h1+ 38.Kc1-c2 Rh1-h2+
39.Kc2-c3 Rh2-h5 40.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5
9+-+-+P+-0 41.Kd3-e3 Rf5-e5+ 42.Ke3-d2 Re5-h5
9PzP-+-+r+0 43.Rg7-e7 Rh5-h2+ 44.Kd2-c3
Rh2-h5 45.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5 46.Kd3-e2
9+-mK-+-+-0 Rf5-h5 47.Bb4-c3 Rh5-h2+ 48.Ke2-e3
xiiiiiiiiy e6-e5 49.Bc3-a5 Nc7-a8 50.Re7-e6+
Kc6-b7 51.Re6xf6 Rh2xb2
Ne8-c7 42.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 43.Ba3-c5 52.Ba5-c3 0.95/19 ] 36...Kd7-c6
Rh2-e2 44.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kd7-c6
45.Kc1-d1 Re2-h2 46.Bc5-g1 0.73/20 ] 37.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 38.Rd4-d8 a6-a5
34...Rg2-h2 [ 34...Rg2-e2!?± ; 39.Bb4-a3 Ne8-c7 40.Ba3-e7 f6-f5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Rg2-e2 41.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 42.Be7-f6 Nc7-e8
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5 43.Rd6xe6 Ne8xf6 44.Re6xf6 a5-a4
37.Re4-d4 Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7 45.Rf6xf5 a4-a3 46.b2xa3 Rh2xa2
39.a2-a3 Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d3 Rh2-g2 47.Rf5-f6 Kb7-c7 48.f3-f4 Ra2xa3
41.f3-f4 Rg2-e2 42.Rd3-d6 Re2-e4 49.Kc1-d2 Ra3-f3 Diagram
43.Rd6-d4 Re4-e2 44.Rd4-d2 XIIIIIIIIY
Re2-e1+ 45.Rd2-d1 Re1-e2
46.Rd1-d7 Re2-a2 47.b4-b5 a6xb5 9-+-+-+-+0
48.c4xb5 Kb7-c8 0.71/18 ] 35.c2-c4+- 9+-mk-+-+-0 190
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.c2-c4
Nd5-c7 36.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6 37.Bc5-b4
9-+-+-tR-+0
Rh2-h1+ 38.Kc1-c2 Rh1-h2+ 9+-+-+-+-0
39.Kc2-b3 Rh2-h5 40.Rg7-e7 Rh5-f5
41.Kb3-a4 Rf5-f4 42.b2-b3 e6-e5
9-+P+-zP-+0
43.Ka4-a3 Rf4-d4 44.Bb4-a5 Rd4-d7 9+-+-+r+-0
45.Re7xd7 Kc6xd7 46.Ba5xc7 Kd7xc7 9-+-mK-+-+0
47.b3-b4 Kc7-c6 48.Ka3-b3 f6-f5
49.Kb3-c3 Kc6-d6 50.Kc3-d3 Kd6-c6
9+-+-+-+-0[
51.a2-a4 Kc6-d6 1.01/22 ] 35...Nd5-c7 xiiiiiiiiy
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rh2-h1+
36.Kc1-c2 Nd5-c7 37.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6 50.c4-c5 Kc7-d7 51.Kd2-e2 Rf3-c3
38.Bc5-b4 Rh1-h2+ 39.Kc2-c3 Rh2-h5 52.c5-c6+ Kd7-c7 53.Rf6-h6 Rc3-a3
40.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5 41.Kd3-e3 Rf5-e5+ 54.f4-f5 Ra3-c3 55.f5-f6 Rc3-c2+
42.Ke3-d2 Re5-h5 43.Rg7-e7 56.Ke2-e3 Rc2xc6 0.81/22 ]
Rh5-h2+ 44.Kd2-c3 Rh2-h5 37.Bc5-b4 [ 37.Bc5-e7 f6-f5+- ;
45.Kc3-b3 Rh5-e5 46.Kb3-c2 Re5-f5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Bc5-b4
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Ne8-c7 40.Ba3-e7 Rh2-h4 41.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 42.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7
41.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 42.Be7xf6 43.Rb6-c6 Nc7-a8 44.Ba5-c3 Ka7-b7
Rh4xc4+ 43.Kc1-d2 Rc4-c5 44.Bf6-c3 45.Rc6xe6 Na8-b6 46.Ke3-d3 Rc2-h2
Rc5-f5 45.Kd2-e2 a5-a4 46.Rd6-d4 47.Bc3xf6 Nb6-a4 48.Re6-e2 Na4-c5+
Nc7-b5 47.Rd4xa4 Nb5xc3+ 48.b2xc3 49.Kd3-e3 Rh2-h6 50.Bf6-e5 Rh6-e6
Kb7-b6 49.Ra4-b4+ Kb6-c6 50.a2-a4 51.Ke3-d2 Re6-c6 52.b2-b3 Nc5-d7
Rf5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d2 Re5-d5+ 53.Be5-f4 Rc6-f6 54.Re2-e4 Kb7-c6
52.Kd2-e3 0.84/21 ] 37...Rh2-f2± 2.67/19 ] 40.Kc1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Nc7-e8 x64: 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3
38.Rd4-d8 a6-a5 39.Bb4xa5 Ne8-d6 Rf2-c2 42.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7 43.Rb6-c6
40.Ba5-c3 Rh2-f2 41.c4-c5 Kc6xc5 Nc7-a8 44.Ba5-c3 f6-f5 45.Rc6xe6
42.Bc3xf6 Kc5-c6 43.Bf6-e5 Nd6-f7 Ka7-b7 46.Re6-f6 Na8-b6 47.Rf6xf5
44.Rd8-c8+ Kc6-d5 45.Be5-c3 Rf2xf3 Rc2-g2 48.Rf5-f4 Kb7-c6 49.a2-a3
46.a2-a4 Rf3-f1+ 47.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+ Rg2-g6 50.Ke3-f2 Nb6-d7 51.Rf4-g4
48.Kd2-e3 Rf2-h2 49.a4-a5 Rh2-h3+ Rg6-h6 52.b2-b4 Nd7-f6 2.73/18 ]
50.Ke3-d2 Rh3-h2+ 51.Kd2-d3 40...Rf1-f2+ [ 40...Nc7-a8
Nf7-e5+ 52.Bc3xe5 Kd5xe5 0.74/19 ] doesn't change anything anymore
38.Rd4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Kd2-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rd4-d6+ Kc6-b7 39.Bb4-a5 40...Nc7-a8 41.c4-c5 Rf1-f2+
Rf2-f1+ 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3 42.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 43.b2-b4 Rc2-c1
Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ 44.Ke3-d2 Rc1-a1 45.c5-c6+ Kb7-b8
Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 46.Rd6-d8+ Kb8-a7 47.Rd8-d7+
Rd1-d7 46.Ba5xc7 Rd7xc7 47.Rc6xa6 Ka7-b8 48.Rd7-b7+ Kb8-c8
Rc7-c5 48.Ra6xe6 Rc5-f5 49.Re6-e3 49.Rb7-e7 Ra1xa2+ 50.Kd2-e3
Rf5-a5 50.a2-a3 Kc8-b7 51.Kc3-d4 Ra2-a3+ 51.Ke3-e4 f6-f5+ 52.Ke4-e5
Ra5-h5 52.b2-b4 Rh5-h3 53.Re3-e7+ Kc8-b8 53.Re7-e8+ Kb8-a7 54.Ke5-f4
Kb7-b8 54.Kd4-e3 Rh3-h1 55.Ke3-d3 Ra3-b3 55.Re8xe6 Rb3-c3 56.Kf4-g5
Rh1-d1+ 56.Kd3-c3 Rd1-c1+ Rc3xf3 57.Re6-e7+ Ka7-b8
57.Kc3-d4 2.65/9 ] 38...Kc6-b7 58.Re7-b7+ Kb8-c8 59.Rb7-a7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Kc6-b7 Kc8-b8 60.c6-c7+ Na8xc7 61.Ra7xc7
0.56/1 ] 39.Bb4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Rf3-f1 62.Rc7-f7 f5-f4 63.Rf7xf4
x64: 39.Bb4-a5 Rf2-f1+ 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-g1+ 64.Rf4-g4 Rg1xg4+
Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3 65.Kg5xg4 Kb8-a7 66.Kg4-f4 Ka7-b7
Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 67.Kf4-f5 Kb7-c6 68.Kf5-e4 Kc6-d6
Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Rd1-d7 69.Ke4-d4 Kd6-c6 70.Kd4-c4 Kc6-d6
46.Ba5xc7 Rd7xc7 47.Rc6xa6 Rc7-c5 71.Ba5-b6 Kd6-e5 72.Bb6-d4+
48.Ra6xe6 Rc5-f5 49.Re6-e3 Rf5-a5 Ke5-e4 3.38/20 ] 41.Kd2-e3
50.a2-a3 Kc8-b7 51.Kc3-d4 Ra5-h5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Kd2-e3
52.b2-b4 Rh5-h3 53.Re3-e7+ Kb7-b8 Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+
54.Kd4-e3 Rh3-h1 55.Ke3-d3 Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3
Rh1-d1+ 56.Kd3-c3 Rd1-c1+ Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4 Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7
57.Kc3-d4 2.65/18 ] 39...Rf2-f1+ Rd7xc7 48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4
[ 39...Nc7-a8 40.c4-c5 Rf2xf3 Kc7-d6 50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5
41.Rd6xe6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kd6-c7 52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+
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f6-f5 56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7 47.Rc6-b6+ Kb7-a7 48.Rb6xe6
Kc6-b7 58.Kc4-d5 3.22/20 ] Rd7xc7 49.Re6xf6 Rc7-e7 50.c4-c5
41...Rf2-c2 [ 41...Rf2xb2 Re7-e5 51.Kc3-b4 Ka7-b7 52.a2-a4
is no salvation 42.Rd6-d7+- ; a6-a5+ 53.Kb4-b5 Kb7-c7 54.f3-f4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Rf2-c2 Re5-e2 55.Rf6-f7+ Kc7-d8 56.Kb5xa5
42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 Re2xb2 57.c5-c6 Rb2-c2 58.c6-c7+
44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Kd8-c8 59.f4-f5 Rc2-b2 60.Rf7-e7
Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4 Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7 Rb2-b6 61.Re7-e8+ Kc8xc7
Rd7xc7 48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4 62.Re8-e7+ Kc7-d8 63.Ka5xb6
Kc7-d6 50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5 Kd8xe7 2.73/20 ]
Kd6-c7 52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+ XIIIIIIIIY
Kd6-d7 54.b5xa6 Kd7-c7 55.Kb4-b5
f6-f5 56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7 9-+-+-+-+0{
Kc6-b7 58.Kc4-d5 3.32/21 ] 42.Ke3-d3 9+ksn-+-+-0 191
[ 42.Rd6-b6+ seems even better
Kb7-a7 43.Rb6-c6 Nc7-a8+- ;
9ptR-+pzp-+0
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Ke3-d3 9vL-+-+-+-0
Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6
Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4
9-+P+-+-+0
Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7 Rd7xc7 9+-+K+P+-0
48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4 Kc7-d6 9PzP-+-+-+0
50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5 Kd6-c7
52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+ Kd6-d7
9+-tr-+-+-0
54.b5xa6 Kd7-c7 55.Kb4-b5 f6-f5 xiiiiiiiiy
56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7 Kc6-b7
58.Kc4-d5 3.22/22 ] 42...Rc2-c1 1-0
[ 42...Rc2xb2 cannot change destiny
43.Rd6-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 27 D37
44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Carlsen,Magnus
Rd1-d7 46.Ba5xc7 Kc8-b7 Short,Nigel D
47.Rc6-b6+ Kb7-a7 48.Rb6xe6 Essent Hoogeveen (3) 19.10.2004
Rd7xc7 49.Re6xf6 Rc7-e7 50.c4-c5
Re7-e5 51.Kc3-b4 Ka7-b7 52.a2-a4 D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4
a6-a5+ 53.Kb4-b5 Kb7-c7 54.f3-f4 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
Re5-e2 55.Rf6-f7+ Kc7-d8 56.Kb5xa5 3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7
Re2xb2 57.c5-c6 Rb2-c2 58.c6-c7+ 5.Bc1-f4 0-0 6.e2-e3 c7-c5 7.d4xc5
Kd8-c8 59.f4-f5 Rc2-b2 60.Rf7-e7 Be7xc5 8.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 9.Nc3xd5
Rb2-b6 61.Re7-e8+ Kc8xc7 e6xd5 10.a2-a3 Nb8-c6 11.Bf1-d3
62.Re8-e7+ Kc7-d8 63.Ka5xb6 Bc5-b6 Diagram
Kd8xe7 3.24/21 ] 43.Rd6-b6+ Diagram 12.0-0 d5-d4 13.e3-e4 Bc8-g4
[ 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7 44.Rb6-c6+- ; 14.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 15.g2-g4 Bh5-g6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Rd6-b6+ 16.Nf3-d2 f7-f6 17.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8
Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 18.Nd2-c4 Bb6-c7 19.Bf4xc7
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38.Ra6-a7 -0.09/17 ] 23.Nc4-d2
9r+lwq-trk+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Re1-e2
9zpp+-+pzpp0 192 Re8-c8 24.Re2-c2 g7-g5 25.Kg1-g2
g5xf4 26.Qf3xf4 Nc6-e5 27.Nc4xe5
9-vln+-+-+0 Rc8xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2 f6xe5 29.Qf4-h6
9+-+p+-+-0 Rf8-c8 30.Bc2-d3 Rc8-c6 31.Qh6-d2
9-+-+-vL-+0 Kh8-g7 32.Qd2-a5 b7-b6 33.Qa5-d2
a7-a5 34.Bd3-b5 Rc6-c8 35.Rf1-f5
9zP-+LzPN+-0 Qe7-d6 -0.07/17 ] 23...g7-g5
9-zP-+-zPPzP0 last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Re8-d8 24.Re1-c1 Rf8-e8
9tR-+QmK-+R0[ 25.Bd3-b5 Qe7-d6 26.Qf3-d3 Re8-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 27.Bb5-c4 Bf7xc4 28.Nd2xc4 Qd6-e6
29.Rf1-e1 b7-b5 30.Nc4-d2 a7-a6
Qd8xc7 20.f2-f4 Ra8-e8 last book 31.Nd2-f3 -0.19/15 ] 24.Bd3-b5
move 21.Qd1-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re1-d1
x64: 21.b2-b4 a7-a6 22.Qd1-e2 Kh8-g7 25.b2-b4 a7-a6 26.Bd3-c4
Qc7-e7 23.Qe2-f2 Bg6-f7 24.Rf1-e1 Bf7xc4 27.Nd2xc4 Qe7-c7 28.Rd1-c1
Re8-d8 25.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 26.Nc4-b6 g5xf4 29.Qf3xf4 Qc7xf4 30.Rf1xf4
Qe7-c7 27.Nb6-a4 Rd8-c8 28.Na4-c5 Re8-e6 31.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 32.Nc4-d2
a6-a5 29.Re1-d1 a5xb4 30.a3xb4 d4-d3 33.Rf4-f1 Re8-c8 -0.02/15 ]
0.07/17 ] 21...Qc7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c 24...a7-a6 [ ¹24...Kh8-g7!?=
Pro x64: 21...a7-a5 22.Kg1-g2 Re8-e7 must definitely be considered ;
23.f4-f5 Bg6-f7 24.Qf3-g3 Qc7-d7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Bf7-e6
25.Qg3-d6 Qd7-d8 26.Qd6xd8 Rf8xd8 25.f4xg5 f6xg5 26.Qf3-d3 Rf8xf1+
27.Rf1-d1 Bf7xc4 28.Rc1xc4 Nc6-e5 27.Re1xf1 Qe7-d6 28.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
29.Rc4-c5 Ne5xd3 30.Rd1xd3 29.Kg1-g2 c6-c5 30.b2-b4 c5xb4
Re7xe4 31.Kg2-f3 Rd8-e8 32.Rc5xa5 31.Qd3-b5 Be6-d7 32.Qb5xb4
Re4-e3+ 33.Rd3xe3 Re8xe3+ Qd6xb4 33.a3xb4 Bd7-c6 34.Rf1-a1
34.Kf3-g2 -0.07/17 ] 22.Rc1-e1 Bc6xe4+ 35.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rf1-e1 36.Ra1xa7 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f1
Bg6-f7 23.b2-b4 a7-a6 24.Re1-e2 Re2-b2 38.Kf1-e1 Rb2xb4 39.Ke1-d2
g7-g5 25.Re2-d2 Re8-c8 26.Bd3-f1 0.11/16 ] 25.Bb5xc6± [Houdini 2.0c
Bf7xc4 27.Bf1xc4 Qe7-d6 28.Qf3-f2 Pro x64: 25.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 26.f4xg5
Qd6xf4 29.Qf2xf4 g5xf4 30.Bc4-e6 f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6
Rc8-e8 31.Be6-d5 Nc6-e5 0.04/16 ] c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5
22...Bg6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1
22...a7-a6 23.e4-e5 f6xe5 24.Bd3xg6 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4
h7xg6 25.Nc4xe5 Nc6xe5 26.Re1xe5 Re8xe4 35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6
Qe7xe5 27.f4xe5 Rf8xf3 28.Rf1xf3 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3
Re8xe5 29.Kg1-f2 Re5-c5 30.Rf3-b3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3
Rc5-c2+ 31.Kf2-f3 b7-b5 32.Kf3-e4 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5
Rc2-d2 33.Rb3-b4 d4-d3 34.Rb4-b3 42.g4-g5 a5-a4 0.38/20 ] 25...b7xc6
Kh8-h7 35.Rb3xd3 Rd2xb2 36.Rd3-d6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...b7xc6
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28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Diagram Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5
XIIIIIIIIY Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
9-+-+rtr-mk0{ 35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5
9+-+-+l+p0 193 37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3
9p+-+-tR-+0 41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.b2-b3 h7-h6
9+-zp-+-zp-0 0.36/18 ] 27...Kh8-g8 [ 27...Qe7xf6!?
9-+-zpP+P+0 28.Rf1xf6 Re8-c8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27...Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5
9zP-+-+-+P0 29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6
9-zP-sN-+-+0 31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 Re8-c8
33.b2-b3 Kg7-f6 34.h3-h4 Rc8-e8
9+-+-+RmK-0 35.Rg5xc5 Bg6xe4 36.Kf1-f2 Be4-d3
xiiiiiiiiy 37.Kf2-f3 Re8-f8 38.Kf3-g3 Rf8-f7
39.g4-g5+ Kf6-e6 40.Rc5-c6+
Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 Ke6-e5 0.51/17 ] 28.Qf6xd4
Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qf6xd4
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4 Re8-d8 29.Qd4-c3 c6-c5 30.Rf1-f5
35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 Bf7-e6 31.Rf5xf8+ Rd8xf8 32.Kg1-g2
37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 Rf8-d8 33.Nd2-f3 Rd8-f8 34.Nf3-e5
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 Qe7-d6 35.Ne5-d3 c5-c4 36.Qc3-e5
41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.g4-g5 a5-a4 Qd6-e7 37.Nd3-c5 0.81/17 ] 28...c6-c5
0.55/18 ] 26.f4xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Re8-d8
x64: 26.f4xg5 f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ 29.Qd4-c3 h7-h5 30.g4xh5 Bf7xh5
Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 31.Rf1xf8+ Rd8xf8 32.Re1-f1 Rf8xf1+
Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 33.Kg1xf1 c6-c5 34.Kf1-g2 g5-g4
Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 35.Qc3-b3+ Kg8-g7 36.h3xg4 Bh5xg4
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4 37.Qb3-g3 Qe7-e6 38.Qg3-e3 Qe6-e5
35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 39.Nd2-c4 Qe5-f6 40.e4-e5 Qf6-c6+
37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 41.Kg2-g3 0.90/16 ] 29.Qd4-f6
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 [ 29.Qd4-e3!?+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.g4-g5 a5-a4 29.Qd4-c3 Bf7-g6 30.Rf1xf8+ Re8xf8
0.38/19 ] 26...f6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 31.Re1-e3 Qe7-d6 32.e4-e5 Qd6-d4
x64: 26...f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ Qe7xf6 33.e5-e6 h7-h6 34.Qc3xd4 c5xd4
28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7 35.Re3-b3 Kg8-g7 36.Rb3-b6 a6-a5
30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+ 37.Kg1-g2 Diagram
32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 Bg6xe4
34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4 35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 (Diagram 194)
36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3
38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 Rf8-e8 38.Kg2-f3 Kg7-f6 39.Nd2-e4+
40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 Kf6-e7 0.83/17 ] 29...Qe7xf6±
42.b2-b3 h7-h6 0.53/19 ] 27.Qf3-f6+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Qe7xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Qf3-f6+ 30.Rf1xf6 Re8-b8 31.b2-b3 Bf7xb3
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Bc2-b3 40.Rc1xc4 Bb3xc4 41.Ne1-f3
9-+-+-tr-+0{ Ke7-d6 42.Kf2-e3 Kd6-e6 43.Nf3-d2
9+-+-+-mk-0 194 0.36/17 ] 31...Rb8xb2 [ 31...Kg8-g7!?
32.Rf6-c6 Rb8xb2 33.Rc6xc5 Bf7-g6
9-tR-+P+lzp0 34.Rc5-c7+ Kg7-h6± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9zp-+-+-zp-0 x64: 31...Kg8-g7 32.Rf6xa6 Rb8xb2
9-+-zp-+P+0 33.Ra6-a7 Kg7-h6 34.Ra7-c7 Bf7-g6
35.Re1-e3 Rf8-f4 36.e4-e5 c5-c4
9zP-+-+-+P0 37.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 38.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3
9-zP-sN-+K+0 39.Kf2xe3 Rf4-e4+ 40.Ke3-f2 Re4xe6
41.Rc7xc4 Re6-a6 42.a3-a4 Bg6-e8
9+-+-+-+-0 43.Rc4-c5 Ra6xa4 44.Rc5-e5 Be8-d7
xiiiiiiiiy 45.Re5xg5 Bd7-c6 46.Rg5-c5 Bc6xf3
47.Kf2xf3 Ra4-a3+ 48.Kf3-g2 Kh6-g6
32.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1 c5-c4 0.35/18 ] 32.Nf3xg5+- [Houdini 2.0c
34.Nd2xc4 Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2 Bb3-c2 Pro x64: 32.Nf3xg5 Bf7-g6 33.Rf6xf8+
36.Rb1-c1 h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3 Rc8-c4 Kg8xf8 34.Ng5-e6+ Kf8-e7 35.Ne6xc5
38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e7 39.Nf3-e1 Bc2-b3 a6-a5 36.Re1-d1 Rb2-c2 37.Rd1-d7+
40.Rc1xc4 Bb3xc4 41.Ne1-f3 Ke7-d6 Ke7-e8 38.Rd7-d5 Rc2-c3 39.a3-a4
42.Kf2-e3 Bc4-f1 43.h3-h4 g5xh4 Rc3xh3 40.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 41.Nc5-b7
44.Nf3xh4 0.53/19 ] 30.Rf1xf6 Ke7-e6 42.Nb7-d8+ Ke6-f6 43.g4-g5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rf1xf6 Kf6-g7 44.Nd8-e6+ Kg7-f7 45.Ne6-c5
Re8-b8 31.b2-b3 Bf7xb3 32.Rf6xf8+ Rh3-h2+ 46.Kf2-e3 Rh2-h3+
Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1 c5-c4 34.Nd2xc4 47.Ke3-d4 0.62/18 ] 32...Bf7-a2
Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2 Bb3-c2 36.Rb1-c1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Bf7-b3
h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3 Rc8-c4 38.Kg1-f2 33.e4-e5 Rb2-a2 34.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8
Kf8-e7 39.h3-h4 Ke7-f6 40.h4xg5+ 35.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-e7 36.Nh7-f6 c5-c4
h6xg5 41.Kf2-g3 Rc4-c3 42.Kg3-g2 37.Nf6-d5+ Ke7-e6 38.Nd5-f4+
Rc3-c5 43.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7 44.Nf3xg5 Ke6-e7 39.h3-h4 Ra2-d2 40.Nf4-e2
Rc5xe5 0.36/18 ] 30...Re8-b8 Ke7-e6 41.h4-h5 Ke6xe5 42.g4-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Re8-b8 Ke5-f5 43.g5-g6 Kf5-f6 44.Kg1-f2
31.Nd2-f3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf6xa6 Rb8xb2 Rd2-a2 45.Kf2-e3 Ra2xa3 0.66/16 ]
33.Ra6-a7 Kg7-h6 34.Ra7-c7 Bf7-g6 33.Rf6xf8+ [ 33.Rf6xa6?! Rf8-f2
35.Re1-e3 Rf8-f4 36.e4-e5 c5-c4 34.Re1-c1 Rf2-g2+ 35.Kg1-h1
37.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 38.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3 Rg2-h2+ 36.Kh1-g1 Rh2-g2+
39.Kf2xe3 Rf4-e4+ 40.Ke3-f2 Re4xe6 37.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 38.Kf1-g1
41.Rc7xc4 Re6-a6 42.a3-a4 Bg6-e8 Rf2-g2+= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Rc4-c5 Ra6xa4 44.Rc5-e5 Be8-d7 33.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Ng5xh7+
45.Re5xg5 Bd7-c6 46.Rg5-c5 Bc6xf3 Kf8-e7 35.Re1-c1 c5-c4 36.g4-g5
47.Kf2xf3 0.35/19 ] 31.Nd2-f3 Ke7-f7 37.h3-h4 Kf7-g6 38.Nh7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.b2-b3 Ba2-b3 39.Rc1-c3 a6-a5 40.Rc3-g3
Bf7xb3 32.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1 Bb3-d1 41.Nf6-d5 Bd1-c2 42.e4-e5
c5-c4 34.Nd2xc4 Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2 Rb2-b5 43.Nd5-e7+ Kg6-h5
Bb3-c2 36.Rb1-c1 h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3 44.Rg3-c3 Rb5xe5 45.Rc3xc2 Re5xe7
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46.Rc2xc4 0.77/17 ] 33...Kg8xf8 41.Ng5-e4+ Bd5xe4 42.Ke3xe4


[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Kg8xf8 Kf6-g5 43.Rc1xc4 Kg5xg4 44.h5-h6
34.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-g7 35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4 Kg4-g5 45.Rc4-c6 a6-a5 46.h6-h7
36.Re1-e3 Kg7-g6 37.Ng5-f3 Ba2-b3 Rb2-h2 47.Rc6-c7 Kg5-g6 48.Ke4-d4
38.h3-h4 Kg6-g7 39.e4-e5 Bb3-d1 Rh2-h4+ 49.Kd4-c5 Rh4-h3
40.e5-e6 Bd1xf3 41.Re3xf3 Rb2-e2 50.Kc5-b5 Rh3-h5+ 51.Kb5-b6
42.Rf3-f7+ Kg7-h6 43.Rf7-c7 Re2xe6 Rh5-h3 52.a3-a4 0.88/20 ] 35...c5-c4
44.Rc7xc4 Re6-e3 45.Rc4-a4 Re3-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Ba2-b1
46.Kg1-f2 Re6-f6+ 47.Kf2-g3 1.01/16 ] 36.Re1-c1 Ke7-d6 37.Rc1-c3 Rb2-e2
34.Ng5xh7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Kg1-f1 Re2-a2 39.Kf1-e1 Ra2-g2
34.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-g7 35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4 40.Ke1-d1 Bb1-a2 41.Ng5-f3 Ba2-e6
36.Re1-e3 Kg7-g6 37.Ng5-f3 Ba2-b3 42.Rc3-d3+ Kd6-e7 43.Rd3-d2
38.h3-h4 Kg6-g7 39.e4-e5 Bb3-d1 Rg2-g3 0.81/16 ] 36.Re1-c1
40.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 41.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Re1-c1
42.Kf2xe3 c4-c3 43.e6-e7 Kg7-f7 Ba2-b3 37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2 38.Kg1-f2
44.e7-e8B+ Kf7xe8 45.Nf3-e5 Ke8-e7 Bc2xe4+ 39.Kf2-e3 Be4-d5 40.h4-h5
46.g4-g5 Diagram Ke7-f6 41.Ng5-e4+ Bd5xe4
XIIIIIIIIY 42.Ke3xe4 Kf6-g5 43.Rc1xc4 Kg5xg4
44.h5-h6 Kg4-g5 45.Rc4-c6 a6-a5
9-+-+-+-+0{ 46.h6-h7 Rb2-h2 47.Rc6-c7 Kg5-g6
9+-+-mk-+-0 195 48.Ke4-d4 Rh2-h4+ 49.Kd4-c5
Rh4-h3 50.a3-a4 Rh3-h2 51.Kc5-d4
9p+-+-+-+0 Rh2xh7 52.Rc7xh7 Kg6xh7 0.90/20 ]
9+-+-sN-zP-0 36...Rb2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+-zP0 36...Ba2-b3 37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2
38.Kg1-g2 Bc2xe4+ 39.Kg2-g3
9zP-zp-mK-+-0 Be4-d3 40.Rc1-e1+ Ke7-f8
9-+-+-+-+0 41.Ng5-e6+ Kf8-f7 42.Ne6-d8+ Kf7-g7
43.Re1-e7+ Kg7-g8 44.h4-h5 c4-c3
9+-+l+-+-0 45.h5-h6 Rb2-b6 46.Re7-g7+ Kg8-f8
xiiiiiiiiy 47.g4-g5 c3-c2 48.Rg7-c7 Rb6-b3
49.Kg3-f4 Rb3xa3 50.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8
Ke7-e6 0.90/17 ] 34...Kf8-e7 51.Rc7-g7+ Kg8-h8 0.55/17 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Kf8-g7 37.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4 36.Re1-c1 Rb2-e2 37.Kg1-f2 Rb3xa3 38.h3-h4 Ra3-b3
37.h3-h4 Kg7-g6 38.Rc1-c3 Ba2-b3 39.h4-h5 a6-a5 40.h5-h6 Ke7-f6
39.Kg1-f1 Re2-a2 40.Ng5-f3 Bb3-d1 41.Ng5-f3 Kf6-g6 42.Rc1-h1 Kg6-h7
41.e4-e5 Kg6-f7 42.h4-h5 Kf7-e6 43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g6 44.h6-h7 Rb3-b8
43.h5-h6 Bd1xf3 44.Rc3xf3 Ra2-h2 45.h7-h8R Rb8xh8 46.Rh1xh8
45.g4-g5 Ke6xe5 46.Kf1-e1 Rh2-h5 Kg6xg5 47.Kf2-e3 c4-c3 48.Rh8-c8
47.Rf3-e3+ Ke5-f5 0.84/19 ] Kg5xg4 49.Rc8xc3 a5-a4 50.Rc3-c6
35.Nh7-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ba2-f7 51.Rc6-a6 Bf7-e8 52.Ra6-a8
35.Re1-c1 c5-c4 36.Nh7-g5 Ba2-b3 Be8-d7 53.Ra8-g8+ Kg4-h4 54.Ke3-f4
37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2 38.Kg1-f2 Bc2xe4+ Kh4-h5 55.Rg8-g3 1.34/18 ] 37...c4-c3
39.Kf2-e3 Be4-d5 40.h4-h5 Ke7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rb3xa3
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Diagram 41.Rc1xc3 Ra4xg4 42.Ng5-f3 Bg8-d5


XIIIIIIIIY 43.h5-h6 Rg4-g8 44.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6
45.h6-h7 Rg8-h8 46.Rc3-c7 Bd5xf3
9-+-+-+-+0 47.Ke3xf3 Ke6xe5 48.Kf3-g4 a6-a5
9+-+-mk-+-0 196 49.Rc7-f7 Ke5-d6 50.Rf7-a7 Kd6-c6
51.Kg4-f5 Kc6-c5 52.Ra7-c7+ Kc5-b4
9p+-+-+-+0 53.Rc7-b7+ Kb4-c5 54.Kf5-e5 a5-a4
9+-+-+-sN-0 55.Rb7-d7 Rh8-e8+ 56.Ke5-f6 a4-a3
9-+p+P+P+0 57.Kf6-g7 Kc5-b4 0.94/18 ] 39...c3-c2
[ 39...Ke7-e6 40.Rc1xc3 Ra3xc3
9tr-+-+-+P0 41.Ne4xc3± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9l+-+-mK-+0 39...Ke7-e6 40.Ne4xc3 Ke6xe5
41.Rc1-e1+ Ke5-f6 42.Re1-e3 Kf6-g7
9+-tR-+-+-0[ 43.Nc3-e4 Ra3xe3 44.Kf2xe3 a6-a5
xiiiiiiiiy 45.Ne4-c5 Ba2-f7 46.Ke3-d4 Bf7-e8
47.Kd4-c4 Kg7-g6 48.h3-h4 Be8-c6
38.h3-h4 Ra3-b3 39.h4-h5 a6-a5 49.Nc5-d3 Bc6-e4 50.Nd3-f4+
40.h5-h6 Ke7-f6 41.Ng5-f3 Kf6-g6 Kg6-f7 0.60/18 ] 40.Rc1xc2+-
42.Rc1-h1 Kg6-h7 43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rc1xc2
44.h6-h7 Rb3-b8 45.h7-h8R Rb8xh8 Diagram
46.Rh1xh8 Kg6xg5 47.Kf2-e3 c4-c3 XIIIIIIIIY
48.Rh8-c8 Kg5xg4 49.Rc8xc3 a5-a4
50.Rc3-c2 Ba2-f7 51.Rc2-g2+ 9-+-+-+-+0{
Kg4-h4 1.25/16 ] 38.e4-e5 9+-+-mk-+-0 197
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.h3-h4
Rb3xa3 39.h4-h5 Ra3-a5 40.Ng5-f3
9p+-+-+-+0
Ra5-c5 41.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 42.Ke3-d4 9+-+-zP-+-0
Rc5-c4+ 43.Kd4-d3 Rc4-c5 44.Nf3-d4
Ke7-f6 45.Rc1-f1+ Kf6-g7 46.Nd4-f5+
9-+-+N+P+0
Kg7-f6 47.Nf5-e3+ Kf6-g7 48.Rf1-c1 9tr-+-+-+P0
Rc5-c8 49.Rc1xc3 Ba2-b1+ 9l+R+-mK-+0
50.Ne3-c2 Bb1xc2+ 51.Rc3xc2
1.49/17 ] 38...Rb3xa3 [Houdini 2.0c
9+-+-+-+-0
Pro x64: 38...Rb3xa3 39.h3-h4 xiiiiiiiiy
Ba2-g8 40.h4-h5 Ra3-a4 41.Rc1xc3
Ra4xg4 42.Ng5-f3 Bg8-d5 43.h5-h6 Ra3xh3 41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8
Rg4-g8 44.Nf3-h4 Rg8-g4 45.Rc3-h3 42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5
Bd5-e4 46.Nh4-f3 Be4-h7 47.Rh3-h5 44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3
Rg4-g8 48.Nf3-g5 Rg8-h8 49.Kf2-e3 46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1
a6-a5 50.Rh5-h4 Bh7-g6 51.h6-h7 48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6
Bg6-e8 52.Ke3-d4 a5-a4 53.Rh4-h3 50.Nd2-f3 Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4
Be8-c6 54.Rh3-d3 1.14/18 ] 39.Ng5-e4 52.Ra6-f6+ Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+
[ 39.h3-h4 Ra3-a4 40.Kf2-g3 54.Kf2-e1 1.18/21 ] 40...Ra3xh3
Ra4-a3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Ra3xh3
39.h3-h4 Ba2-g8 40.h4-h5 Ra3-a4 41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3
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43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3 Rg2-f2+ 52.Kf4-g4 Rf2-g2+ 53.Kg4-h4


45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1 Rg2-e2 54.Rb7-b8+ Kd8-c7
47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7 55.Rb8-g8 Bg6-f5 56.Rg8-e8 Kc7-c6
49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3 Ke6-f5 57.Kh4-g3 Kc6-c5 58.Kg3-f4 Re2-f2+
51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+ Bb1-f5 59.Kf4-e3 1.84/20 ] 43...Rh3-h4
53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1 1.27/20 ] [ 43...Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-g3 Rh2-h1
41.Rc2-c7+ [ 41.Rc2xa2 Rh3-h2+ 45.Ne4-d6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Kf2-e3 Rh2xa2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 43...Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-e3 Rh2-g2
x64: 41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6 45.Ke3-f4 Bc4-e6 46.Ra7xa6 Kd8-e7
Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5 47.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-f8 48.Ne4-c5 Be6-h3
Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 49.Ra7-h7 Rg2-f2+ 50.Kf4-e3 Rf2-c2
Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 51.Rh7-c7 Rc2-g2 52.Ke3-f4 Rg2-g4+
Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3 53.Kf4-f5 Rg4-b4+ 54.Kf5-g6 Rb4-b6+
Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+ 55.Kg6-h5 Bh3-f5 1.94/18 ] 44.Ne4-d6
Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Ne4-d6
1.18/21 ] 41...Ke7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Bc4-d5 45.g5-g6 Rh4-g4 46.g6-g7
Pro x64: 41...Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6 Rg4-g2+ 47.Kf2-e3 Rg2-g4 48.Ke3-d3
Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5 Bd5-e6 49.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1 50.Nd6-e4
Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 Be6-d7 51.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8
Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 52.Ne4-d6 Rg1xg7 53.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g5
Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3 54.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-e7 55.Nd6-c4
Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+ Rg5-g2+ 56.Ke2-e3 Rg2-a2
Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1 57.Ke3-d4 Ra2-a4 58.Kd4-d5 3.35/17 ]
1.11/20 ] 42.Rc7-a7 [ ¹42.Rc7-c6 44...Bc4-e6 [ 44...Bc4-d5 doesn't do
Rh3-a3 43.g4-g5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro any good 45.g5-g6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 x64: 44...Bc4-d5 45.g5-g6 Rh4-g4
a6-a5 44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 46.g6-g7 Rg4-g2+ 47.Kf2-e3 Rg2-g4
Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 48.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6 49.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1
Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7 49.Kf2-e3 50.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7 51.Ra7-a8+
Bb1-f5 50.Ke3-f4 Bf5-d3 51.Ra6xa5 Bd7-c8 52.Ne4-d6 Rg1xg7 53.Nd6xc8
Rc1-c8 52.Ra5-a1 Ke7-e6 1.16/19 ] Rg7-g5 54.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-e7
42...Ba2-c4? [ ¹42...Rh3-a3+- ; 55.Nd6-c4 Rg5-g2+ 56.Ke2-e3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Rh3-a3 Rg2-a2 57.Ke3-d4 Ra2-a4
43.g4-g5 Ra3-a5 44.Kf2-e3 Ra5xe5 58.Kd4-d5 3.43/18 ] 45.g5-g6
45.Ke3-f4 Re5-e6 46.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-c7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.g5-g6
47.Kf4-f5 Re6-e7 48.Ne4-c5 Ba2-b1+ Rh4-h2+ 46.Kf2-f3 Be6-d5+ 47.Kf3-f4
49.Kf5-f6 Re7-e3 50.Ra8xa6 Re3-f3+ Rh2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e3 Rf2-g2 49.g6-g7
51.Kf6-g7 Rf3-g3 52.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-b7 Rg2-g4 50.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6 51.Kd3-e2
53.Ra6-a5 Kb7-b6 54.Ra5-a4 Bb1-d3 Rg4-g1 52.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7
55.Kg7-f6 Kb6-c6 0.62/18 ] 43.g4-g5 53.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8 54.Ne4-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.g4-g5 Rg1xg7 55.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g1
Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-e3 Rh2-g2 45.Ke3-f4 56.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-d7 57.Ra8xa6
Bc4-d5 46.Ne4-f6 Bd5-b3 47.Ra7xa6 Kd7-e6 58.Ra6-a5 Rg1-g5 59.Nd6-c4
Rg2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e4 Rf2-g2 49.Ra6-b6 Rg5-g3 60.Ra5-a8 Ke6-d5 61.Ra8-c8
Bb3-f7 50.Rb6-b7 Bf7-g6+ 51.Ke4-f4 Rg3-h3 62.Ke2-f2 Rh3-b3 63.Rc8-c7
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3.43/17 ] 45...Rh4-g4 [ 45...Rh4-f4+ 62.Rb2-d2 Be8-c6+ 63.Kf3-f4 4.02/16 ]


doesn't change the outcome of the 47...Rg4-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
game 46.Kf2-e2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 47...Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4
x64: 45...Rh4-h2+ 46.Kf2-f3 Be6-d5+ 49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3
47.Kf3-f4 Rh2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e3 Rf2-g2 51.Ke3-d4 Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3
49.g6-g7 Rg2-g4 50.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6 Rg6-g4+ 53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7
51.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1 52.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7 54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8 55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-b5
53.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8 54.Ne4-d6 56.Nc5-e6 Bb5-d7 57.Rd6-d4 Rg4-g2
Rg1xg7 55.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g1 58.Ke3-f3 Bd7-c6+ 59.Kf3-f4 Bc6-d7
56.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-d7 57.Ra8xa6 60.Rd4-d2 Rg2-g1 61.Rd2-d1 Rg1-g2
Kd7-e6 58.Ra6-a5 Rg1-g5 59.Nd6-c4 62.Kf4-f3 Bd7-c6+ 63.Kf3-e3 Rg2-g3+
Rg5-g3 60.Ra5-a8 Ke6-d5 61.Ra8-c8 64.Ke3-f4 4.08/17 ] 48.Nd6-b7+
Rg3-h3 62.Rc8-c7 3.47/18 ] 46.g6-g7 [ ¹48.Nd6-e4 keeps an even firmer grip
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.g6-g7 a5-a4 49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2
Be6-d5 47.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 48.Ra7xa5 Rg1-g2+ 51.Kf2-e3 Kd8-e8+- ;
Bd5-e6 49.Ra5-a7 Be6-d5 50.Ke3-d3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Nd6-b7+
Bd5-e6 51.Nd6-f7+ Kd8-e8 52.Nf7-h6 Kd8-c8 49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f4
Rg4-g1 53.Ra7-a8+ Ke8-e7 Rg1-f1+ 51.Kf4-e3 Rf1-e1+ 52.Ke3-d4
54.g7-g8Q Be6xg8 55.Nh6xg8+ Re1-d1+ 53.Nc5-d3 Bd5-b3
Ke7-f7 56.Ng8-f6 Kf7-e6 57.Ra8-e8+ 54.Ra7xa5 Kc8-c7 55.Ra5-a7+
Ke6-f5 58.Re8-e7 Rg1-a1 59.Kd3-c4 Kc7-d8 56.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-e7
Ra1-d1 60.Kc4-c5 Rd1-d2 61.Kc5-c6 57.g7-g8Q Bb3xg8 58.Ra8xg8 Rd1-d2
Rd2-a2 4.09/17 ] 46...a6-a5 59.Kd4-e4 Rd2-a2 60.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8
[ 46...Be6-b3 does not help much 61.Rg7-d7 Kf8-e8 62.e5-e6 Ra2-a5
47.Kf2-f3 Rg4-g1 48.Nd6-e4+- ; 63.Rd7-g7 Ra5-a4+ 64.Ke4-d5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...a6-a5 Ra4-a2 65.Nd3-b4 Ra2-d2+
47.Kf2-f3 Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4 66.Kd5-e5 Rd2-e2+ 67.Ke5-d6
49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3 Re2-d2+ 68.Nb4-d5 5.04/18 ]
51.Ke3-d4 Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3 48...Kd8-e8 [ 48...Kd8-c7 49.Kf3-f2
Rg6-g4+ 53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7 Rg1-g4 50.Nb7xa5+ Kc7-b6+- ;
54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8 55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-e8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Kd8-c8
56.Rd6-a6 Kc8-b8 57.Ra6-b6+ 49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f4 Rg1-f1+
Kb8-c7 58.Rb6-b4 Rg4-g2 51.Kf4-e3 Rf1-e1+ 52.Ke3-d4
59.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-c8 60.Rb4-b2 Re1-d1+ 53.Nc5-d3 Bd5-b3
Rg2-g4 61.Ke3-f3 Rg4-g1 62.Rb2-b1 54.Ra7xa5 Kc8-c7 55.Ra5-a7+
Be8-c6+ 63.Kf3-f4 4.11/18 ] 47.Kf2-f3 Kc7-d8 56.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-e7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Kf2-f3 57.g7-g8Q Bb3xg8 58.Ra8xg8 Rd1-d2
Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4 49.Ne4-c5 59.Kd4-e4 Rd2-a2 60.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8
Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3 51.Ke3-d4 61.Rg7-d7 Kf8-e8 62.e5-e6 Ra2-a1
Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3 Rg6-g4+ 63.Ke4-d5 Ra1-f1 64.Kd5-d6 Rf1-d1
53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7 54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8 65.Kd6-e5 Rd1-a1 66.Ke5-f5 Ra1-d1
55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-e8 56.Rd6-a6 Kc8-b8 67.Kf5-e4 Rd1-a1 68.Ke4-d5 5.12/19 ]
57.Ra6-b6+ Kb8-c7 58.Rb6-b4 49.Nb7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rg4-g2 59.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-c8 49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2 Rg1-g6
60.Rb4-b2 Rg2-g4 61.Ke3-f3 Rg4-g1 51.Nc5-d7 Bd5-b3 52.Nd7-f6+ Ke8-d8
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53.g7-g8R+ Bb3xg8 54.Nf6xg8 Ke8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+ Kf8-e7 53.Nd6-f5+


Rg6-e6 55.Ra7xa5 Re6-c6 56.Ng8-f6 Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5
Kd8-e7 57.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6 58.Ke3-f4 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4 56.Ng7-f5+
Rc6-b6 59.Nf6-e4 Rb6-b1 60.Ne4-g5+ Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4 Bf7-e8 58.Ra5-a3+
Ke6-d7 61.Ra5-a7+ Kd7-c6 62.e5-e6 Kd3-d2 59.Nf5-d6 Be8-d7 60.Kf4-e5
Rb1-b8 63.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b6 64.Ra7-f7 Kd2-e2 61.Ra3-c3 Bd7-g4 62.Ke5-d4
Kb6-c6 65.e6-e7 Kc6-d7 66.Ng5-e6 Bg4-d7 63.Rc3-e3+ Ke2-d2
Rb8-b5+ 67.Ke5-f6 5.23/18 ] 64.Nd6-c4+ Kd2-c2 65.Re3-c3+
49...Be6-f7 [ 49...Be6-d5+ does not Kc2-b1 66.Nc4-e5 5.60/18 ]
save the day 50.Nc5-e4 Ke8-d8 51...Ke8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51.Kf3-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51...Ke8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+ Kf8-e7
49...Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2 Rg1-g6 53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
51.Nc5-d7 Bd5-b3 52.Nd7-f6+ Ke8-d8 Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4
53.g7-g8R+ Bb3xg8 54.Nf6xg8 56.Ng7-f5+ Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4 Bf7-e8
Rg6-e6 55.Ra7xa5 Re6-c6 56.Ng8-f6 58.Ra5-a3+ Kd3-d2 59.Nf5-d6 Be8-d7
Kd8-e7 57.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6 58.Ke3-f4 60.Kf4-e5 Kd2-e2 61.Ra3-c3 Bd7-g4
Rc6-b6 59.Nf6-e4 Rb6-b1 60.Ne4-g5+ 62.Ke5-d4 Bg4-d7 63.Rc3-e3+
Ke6-d7 61.Ra5-a7+ Kd7-c6 62.e5-e6 Ke2-d2 64.Nd6-c4+ Kd2-c2
Rb1-b8 63.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b6 64.Ra7-f7 65.Re3-c3+ Kc2-b1 66.Nc4-e5
Kb6-c6 65.e6-e7 Kc6-d7 66.Ng5-e6 5.67/19 ] 52.Ra7-a8+ [ 52.Ra7xf7+?!
Rb8-b5+ 67.Ke5-f6 5.30/19 ] is impossible Rg7xf7+ 53.Nd6xf7
50.Nc5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kf8xf7= ; 52.Ra7xa5?! Bf7-e6± ;
50.Nc5-e4 Bf7-e6 51.Ne4-f6+ Ke8-d8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52.Ra7-a8+
52.g7-g8R+ Be6xg8 53.Nf6xg8 Kf8-e7 53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6
Rg1-e1 54.Ra7xa5 Kd8-c7 55.Kf3-f2 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+
Re1-e4 56.Ng8-f6 Re4-f4+ 57.Kf2-e3 Ke5-d6 56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4
Rf4-f1 58.Ra5-a6 Kc7-c8 59.Ke3-e4 Bf7-b3 58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+
Rf1-f2 60.Ra6-a7 Rf2-e2+ 61.Ke4-d5 Kc6-b5 60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+
Re2-d2+ 62.Kd5-e6 Rd2-d1 63.Nf6-d5 Kb4-a5 62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6
Rd1-d3 64.Ra7-c7+ Kc8-b8 63.Rb7-b3 5.58/14 ] 52...Kf8-e7
65.Rc7-d7 Rd3-b3 66.Ke6-f5 Rb3-f3+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52...Kf8-e7
67.Nd5-f4 5.31/19 ] 50...Rg1xg7 53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
[ 50...Bf7-d5 what else? 51.Kf3-f4 Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6
Ke8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4 Bf7-b3
50...Bf7-e6 51.Ne4-f6+ Ke8-d8 58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+ Kc6-b5
52.g7-g8R+ Be6xg8 53.Nf6xg8 60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+ Kb4-a5
Rg1-e1 54.Ra7xa5 Kd8-c7 55.Kf3-f2 62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6 63.Rb7-b3 5.65/15 ]
Re1-e4 56.Ng8-f6 Re4-f4+ 57.Kf2-e3 53.Nd6-f5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rf4-f1 58.Ra5-a6 Kc7-c8 59.Ke3-e4 53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
Rf1-f2 60.Ra6-a7 Kc8-b8 61.Ra7-f7 Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6
Rf2-e2+ 62.Ke4-f5 Re2-f2+ 63.Kf5-e6 56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4 Bf7-b3
Rf2-e2 64.Nf6-d5 Re2-b2 65.Ke6-d6 58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+ Kc6-b5
Kb8-c8 66.e5-e6 5.36/20 ] 51.Ne4-d6+ 60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+ Kb4-a5
[ 51.Ra7xa5?! is not possible Bf7-e6± ; 62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6 63.Rb7-b3 5.58/16 ]
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Ne4-d6+ 53...Ke7-d7 [ 53...Ke7-e6 does not win
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a prize 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5 28 E38


55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4 56.Ng7-f5+ Carlsen,Magnus
Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Ibraev,Nurlan
x64: 53...Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5 36th Olympiad (10) 25.10.2004
55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6 56.Ng7-f5+
Kd6-c6 57.Kf3-e4 Kc6-b6 58.Ra5-a1 E38: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...c5
Bf7-g6 59.Ra1-c1 Bg6-f7 60.Nf5-d4 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
Bf7-e8 61.Ke4-d5 Kb6-b7 62.Nd4-e6 3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 c7-c5
Be8-b5 63.Rc1-b1 5.62/17 ] 5.d4xc5 Bb4xc5 6.Ng1-f3 Qd8-b6
54.Ra8-a7+ Diagram [ 54.Ra8-a7+ 7.e2-e3 Qb6-c7 8.b2-b3 b7-b6
Kd7-c6 55.Nf5xg7 Bf7-d5+ 9.Bc1-b2 Bc8-b7 last book move last
56.Kf3-e3+- ; 54.Nf5xg7?! is a bad book move 10.Nc3-b5 Diagram
alternative Bf7-d5+ 55.Kf3-e3 Bd5xa8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.Ra1-d1
56.e5-e6+ Kd7-e7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro a7-a6 11.a2-a3 Bc5-e7 12.Bf1-e2 0-0
x64: 54.Ra8-a7+ Kd7-c6 55.Nf5xg7 13.0-0 h7-h6 14.b3-b4 d7-d6
Bf7-d5+ 56.Kf3-e3 Kc6-b6 57.Ra7-d7 15.Be2-d3 Bb7xf3 16.g2xf3 Nb8-d7
Kb6-c6 58.Rd7-d8 Bd5-b3 59.e5-e6 17.f3-f4 Ra8-c8 18.Nc3-e2 0.35/16 ]
Kc6-c7 60.e6-e7 Bb3-f7 61.Rd8-a8 XIIIIIIIIY
Kc7-d7 62.Ra8-a7+ Kd7-c6
63.Ra7xa5 Kc6-d7 64.Ra5-a7+ 9rsn-+k+-tr0{
Kd7-c6 65.Ke3-d4 Kc6-d6 66.e7-e8Q 9zplwqp+pzpp0 199
Bf7xe8 67.Ng7xe8+ Kd6-e6
68.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f5 69.Ne8-d6+ Kf5-f4
9-zp-+psn-+0
70.Ra6-a4 Kf4-f3 71.Kd4-e5 Kf3-f2 9+Nvl-+-+-0
72.Ra4-c4 Kf2-f3 73.Rc4-c3+ Kf3-g4
9.20/18 ]
9-+P+-+-+0
9+P+-zPN+-0
(Diagram 198) 9PvLQ+-zPPzP0
1-0 9tR-+-mKL+R0
XIIIIIIIIY xiiiiiiiiy
9-+-+-+-+0{ White threatens to win material:
9tR-+k+ltr-0 198 Nb5xc7 10...Qc7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10...Bc5-b4+ 11.Bb2-c3 Qc7-c5
9-+-+-+-+0 12.0-0-0 Bb4xc3 13.Nb5-d6+ Ke8-f8
9zp-+-zPN+-0 14.Nd6xb7 Qc5-c7 15.Qc2xc3
9-+-+-+-+0 Qc7xb7 16.Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6 17.Kc1-b2
h7-h6 18.h2-h3 Kf8-g8 19.g2-g4
9+-+-+K+-0 Ra8-c8 20.Rh1-g1 d7-d6 21.a2-a3
9-+-+-+-+0 Nc6-b4 22.Nf3-e5 Nb4xd3+
23.Ne5xd3 0.19/17 ] 11.0-0-0
9+-+-+-+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Ra1-d1
xiiiiiiiiy Bc5-b4+ 12.Nb5-c3 Qd8-e7 13.Bf1-e2
Bb7-e4 14.Qc2-c1 Diagram
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9zp-+pwqpzpp0 200 9zpl+p+pzpQ0 201
9-zp-+psn-+0 9-zp-+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+Nvl-+-sN-0
9-vlP+l+-+0 9-+P+-+-zP0
9+PsN-zPN+-0 9+P+-zP-+-0
9PvL-+LzPPzP0 9P+-+-wqP+0
9+-wQRmK-+R0 9+K+R+L+R0
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0-0 15.a2-a3 Bb4xc3+ 16.Qc1xc3 26.Rf4-f5 Be3-c5 27.Bf1-g2 Kf8-g8
Nb8-c6 17.0-0 Ra8-c8 18.Nf3-e5 0.43/17 ] 13.h2-h4 [ 13.Bb2-d4!?
d7-d6 19.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 20.f2-f3 Bc5xd4 14.Rd1xd4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Be4-g6 21.Qc3-b4 0.39/17 ] 11...0-0 x64: 13.Bf1-d3 g7-g6 14.Kc1-b1
[ ¹11...Nb8-c6!?² has some apparent Nb8-c6 15.Qc2-c3 e6-e5 16.Ng5-e4
merit ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nf6xe4 17.Bd3xe4 d7-d6 18.Qc3-d2
11...Nb8-a6 12.Bb2-e5 Bb7-c6 Qd8-h4 19.f2-f3 Re8-d8 20.g2-g4
13.Qc2-b2 0-0 14.Be5xf6 g7xf6 a7-a6 21.Nb5-c7 Ra8-c8 22.Nc7-d5
15.Kc1-b1 Qd8-e7 16.Nf3-d4 Na6-b4 b6-b5 0.32/14 ] 13...e6-e5±
17.Nd4xc6 Nb4xc6 18.Bf1-e2 a7-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...e6-e5
19.Nb5-c3 f6-f5 20.Be2-f3 Ra8-d8 14.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6
21.Nc3-a4 Bc5-a3 0.00/16 ] 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
12.Nf3-g5± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7
12.a2-a3 a7-a6 13.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
14.Rd1xd6 Nf6-e4 15.Rd6-d1 d7-d6 22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
16.Bf1-d3 f7-f5 17.Rh1-g1 Ne4-c5 24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6
18.b3-b4 Nc5xd3+ 19.Qc2xd3 Qd8-c7 26.f4xe5 d6xe5 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8
20.Nf3-g5 Qc7-e7 21.h2-h4 0.21/16 ] 28.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7
12...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ba3xc5 b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-d6
12...Rf8-e8 13.Bb2xf6 Qd8xf6 0.33/16 ] 14.Nb5-d6 [ 14.Bf1-d3!?
14.Qc2xh7+ Kg8-f8 15.h2-h4 Qf6xf2 e5-e4 15.Bd3-e2± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
16.Kc1-b1 Diagram x64: 14.Nb5-d6 Diagram

(Diagram 201) (Diagram 202)

Qf2-f5+ 17.Qh7xf5 e6xf5 18.Nb5-c7 Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6


Re8xe3 19.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
20.Rh1-h3 Re3-e7 21.h4-h5 Ba8-e4+ 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Nb8-d7
22.Ng5xe4 f5xe4 23.Rh3-h4 Nb8-c6 20.Bd3-e4 Kf8-e7 21.Be4xb7 h6xg5
24.g2-g3 d7-d6 25.Rh4-f4 Bc5-e3 22.Bb7xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f3 g5xh4
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9zpl+p+pzpp0 202 9zp-+-mk-zp-0 203
9-zp-sN-sn-+0 9-zp-+-+pzp0
9+-vl-zp-sN-0 9+-sn-zp-+-0
9-+P+-+-zP0 9-+P+-+-zP0
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24.Qh7-e4 Ra8-d8 25.Qe4xh4 Qf6xh4 15...h7-h6 Black threatens to win
26.Rh1xh4 Nd7-c5 27.Rh4-h7 Ke7-f6 material: h6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Kc1-c2 Kf6-g6 29.Rh7-h1 0.22/17 ] 15...h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6
14...Bc5xd6= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6
14...Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4
16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8
18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 24.h4-h5
20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 e5xf4 25.Ba3-b2 Qf6-g5 26.e3xf4
22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 Qg5xf4+ 27.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+
24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 28.Qh7xe4+ Nc5xe4 29.Bb2xg7
26.f4xe5 d6xe5 Diagram Ne4-g3 30.Rh1-e1+ Ke7-d7
31.Bg7xh6 Ng3xh5 0.42/15 ]
(Diagram 203) 16.Qc2-f5? [ ¹16.Ng5-f3!? Diagram

27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8 (Diagram 204)


Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5
b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4 and White could well hope to play on
Ke6-d6 33.a2-a3 Kd6-e6 0.47/13 ] Qd8-e7 17.Rd6-d2³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
15.Rd1xd6 White has the pair of x64: 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+
bishops [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3
15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4
17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4
19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 Nd7-c5 24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+
21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 26.f4xe5 d6xe5
Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 24.Kc1-b1 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 26.f4xe5 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5 b6xc5
d6xe5 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4 0.23/16 ]
Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5 16...Nb8-c6?? lets it slip away
b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4 [ 16...Qd8-e7 17.Bb2-a3 Nb8-a6µ
Ke6-d6 33.a2-a3 Kd6-e6 0.23/14 ] ( 17...h6xg5? doesn't lead to the
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expected results 18.h4xg5 Bb7-e4
19.g5xf6 Be4xf5 20.f6xe7+- );
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Qd8-e7 29 E12
17.Rd6xf6 Qe7xf6 18.Qf5-h7+ Kg8-f8 Riazantsev,Alexander
19.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 20.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 Carlsen,Magnus
21.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 22.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 EU-ch 6th Warsaw (13) 18.06.2005
23.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 24.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
25.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 26.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White
27.f4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ba3xc5+ b6xc5 4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4
29.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 30.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 Nc3 Bb7
31.Kb1-c2 e5-e4 32.Kc2-c3 Kd8-d7 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
33.g2-g4 Kd7-d6 0.23/16 ] 3.Ng1-f3 b7-b6 4.a2-a3 Bc8-b7
17.Rd6xf6+- Diagram [ 17.Rd6xf6 5.Nb1-c3 d7-d5 6.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
h6xg5 18.h4xg5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 7.Bc1-d2 Bf8-e7 8.Qd1-c2 Nb8-d7
x64: 17.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 18.Qf5-h7+ 9.e2-e4 Nd5xc3 10.Bd2xc3 0-0
Kg8-f8 19.Ng5-e4 Re8-e6 20.Ne4xf6 11.Ra1-d1 Ra8-c8 Diagram
Re6xf6 21.f2-f4 d7-d6 22.h4-h5
Rf6-e6 23.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-e7 24.Qh8xg7 (Diagram 206)
Nc6-b4 25.f4xe5 Nb4xa2+ 26.Kc1-b1
Na2-b4 27.e5xd6+ Re6xd6 12.Bf1-c4 Nd7-f6 13.Bc4-d3 c7-c5
28.Qg7-e5+ Ke7-d7 29.Qe5-b5+ 14.d4xc5 Rc8xc5 15.0-0 Qd8-a8
Nb4-c6 30.Qb5-f5+ Kd7-e8 31.Bb2-a3 16.Rf1-e1 Rf8-c8 17.Qc2-e2 Rc5-c7
Rd6-e6 8.65/14 ] 18.a3-a4 a7-a6 19.Nf3-e5 Be7-f8
20.Ne5-c4 White prepares a5 Nf6-d7
(Diagram 205) last book move last book move
21.Qe2-e3 [ 21.Qe2-h5 Qa8-b8± ;
1-0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qe2-h5
Rc7-c5 22.Qh5-h4 b6-b5 23.a4xb5
a6xb5 24.Bd3-f1 b5xc4 25.Rd1xd7
Bb7-c6 26.Rd7-d4 Qa8-b7 27.Rd4xc4
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XIIIIIIIIY Rc6-c7 26.Re1-e3 Rc7-d7 27.Re3-h3


Bb7-c6 28.Bc3-d4 Bf8xd6 29.e5xd6
9-+rwq-trk+0 Rd7xd6 30.Rh3-g3 g7-g6 31.Qf4-e5
9zplzpnvlpzpp0 206 Diagram
9-zp-+p+-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+-+-+-+-0 9q+-tr-+k+0{
9-+-zPP+-+0 9+-+-+p+p0 207
9zP-vL-+N+-0 9-zpltrp+p+0
9-zPQ+-zPPzP0 9zp-sn-wQ-+-0
9+-+RmKL+R0[ 9P+-vL-+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+-tR-0
9-zP-+-zPPzP0
Bf8-e7 28.Qh4-f4 Rc5xc4 29.Bf1xc4
Be7-b4 30.Bc4-a6 Qb7xa6 31.Bc3xb4
9+-+R+LmK-0
Qa6-c4 32.Bb4-d6 f7-f6 33.Re1-c1 xiiiiiiiiy
0.47/16 ] 21...Rc7-c6 [ 21...b6-b5
22.a4xb5 a6xb5 23.Rd1-a1² ; Rd6xd4 32.Rd1xd4 Rd8xd4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...b6-b5 33.Qe5xd4 Bc6xa4 34.Rg3-f3 0.46/16 ]
22.a4xb5 a6xb5 23.Nc4-b6 Nd7xb6 23...b6xa5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Qe3xb6 Bb7-c6 25.Rd1-a1 Qa8-b7 23...Nc5xe4 24.Nc4xb6 Rc6xb6
26.Qb6-e3 Rc7-d7 27.Re1-d1 Rc8-d8 25.a5xb6 Ne4xc3 26.b2xc3 Bf8-c5
28.Bc3-a5 Rd8-a8 29.Ba5-c3 f7-f6 27.Rd1-d8+ Rc8xd8 28.Qe3xc5 a6-a5
30.Qe3-h3 Ra8xa1 31.Rd1xa1 Kg8-h8 29.c3-c4 a5-a4 30.Qc5-b4 Bb7-c6
32.Qh3-e3 Bf8-d6 0.13/18 ] 22.Bd3-f1 31.f2-f3 Rd8-d4 32.Qb4-c3 Qa8-d8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qe3-f4 33.Re1-b1 Rd4-d7 34.c4-c5 Qd8-g5
Nd7-c5 23.Bd3-c2 a6-a5 24.Re1-e3 35.Rb1-b2 Kg8-f8 36.Bf1-e2 Qg5-d5
Rc8-d8 25.Nc4-e5 Rd8xd1+ 37.Be2-a6 Qd5-d4+ 38.Qc3xd4
26.Bc2xd1 Rc6-c7 27.Ne5-g4 Qa8-d8 Rd7xd4 0.68/17 ] 24.Nc4xa5
28.Ng4-h6+ Kg8-h8 29.Bd1-h5 f7-f6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qe3-f4
30.Nh6-f7+ Rc7xf7 31.Bh5xf7 Qd8-d7 a5-a4 25.e4-e5 Rc8-d8 26.Bc3-a5
32.Bf7-h5 Qd7xa4 33.Qf4-c7 Bb7xe4 Rd8-d7 27.Nc4-b6 Rd7xd1 28.Nb6xa8
34.Qc7xb6 0.67/15 ] 22...Nd7-c5 Rd1xe1 29.Ba5xe1 Bb7xa8 30.f2-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-d8 Rc6-c7 31.Qf4-b4 Rc7-c8 32.Be1-f2
23.Qe3-g3 h7-h6 24.Nc4-d6 Nd7-c5 Ba8-d5 33.Qb4-a5 h7-h6 34.Bf2-e3
25.Nd6xb7 Rd8xd1 26.Re1xd1 Bf8-e7 35.Bf1xa6 Nc5xa6
Qa8xb7 27.Rd1-d8 f7-f6 28.Rd8-b8 36.Qa5xa6 0.50/16 ] 24...Rc6-c7
Qb7-f7 29.e4-e5 f6-f5 30.Qg3-f4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc6-b6
Qf7-c7 31.Rb8-a8 Qc7-b7 32.Ra8-d8 25.Rd1-d4 Bb7-c6 26.Na5xc6 Qa8xc6
Rc6-c8 33.Rd8xc8 Qb7xc8 27.Rd4-c4 a6-a5 28.Re1-a1 a5-a4
34.Bf1-e2 0.51/16 ] 23.a4-a5 29.Ra1-c1 Rb6-b3 30.Qe3-f4 Rb3-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qe3-f4 31.Bf1-e2 f7-f6 32.e4-e5 f6-f5
a6-a5 24.e4-e5 Rc8-d8 25.Nc4-d6 33.Be2-f3 0.62/17 Diagram
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27.Re1xd1 Nc5-a4 28.f2-f3 Bb7-c6
9-+r+-vlk+0{ 29.Na5-c4 Bc6-b5 30.Nc4-d6 Bf8xd6
9+-+-+-zpp0 208 31.Rd1xd6 f7-f6 32.Be5-f4 Na4-c3
33.Rd6xe6 Bb5xf1 34.Kg1xf1 a6-a5
9-+q+p+-+0 35.b4-b5 a5-a4 36.e4-e5 Nc3-d5
9+rsn-zPp+-0 37.Qe3-d4 0.43/15 ] 27...f7-f6?
9p+R+-wQ-+0 [ 27...Nc5-a4 28.Rd1-d4± ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 27...Nc5-a4 28.Rd1-d4
9+-vL-+L+-0 Bb7-c6 29.Na5xc6 Rc8xc6 30.Qe3-d3
9-zP-+-zPPzP0 Rc6-c8 31.Qd3-a3 Na4-c3 32.Qa3xa6
Qa8xa6 33.Bf1xa6 Rc8-a8 34.Rd4-c4
9+-tR-+-mK-0 Nc3xe4 35.Ba6-b7 Ne4-d6 36.Bb7xa8
xiiiiiiiiy Nd6xc4 37.Be5-c3 f7-f5 38.b4-b5
Kg8-f7 39.g2-g3 Kf7-e7 40.Kg1-g2
] 25.Bc3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-d7 41.Ba8-c6+ Kd7-c7 42.Kg2-f3
25.Rd1-d4 Bb7-c6 26.Na5xc6 Rc7xc6 e6-e5 0.46/17 ] 28.Be5-f4 [ ¹28.b4xc5
27.Qe3-f4 Bf8-e7 28.Rd4-d2 Qa8-b7 and White can look forward to a
29.Re1-e3 f7-f6 30.Re3-g3 Rc8-d8 comfortable game f6xe5 29.Bf1-c4+- ;
31.Rd2xd8+ Be7xd8 32.Bc3xf6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.b4xc5 f6xe5
Bd8xf6 33.Qf4xf6 Rc6-d6 34.f2-f3 29.Bf1-c4 Kg8-h8 30.Bc4xe6 Rc8-d8
0.67/16 ] 25...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c 31.Rd1-d7 Rd8-b8 32.Na5xb7 Rb8xb7
Pro x64: 25...Rc7-d7 26.Rd1xd7 33.Rd7-d1 Rb7-c7 34.Be6-d5 Qa8-d8
Nc5xd7 27.Be5-c3 Nd7-c5 28.Bc3-d4 35.Rd1-c1 a6-a5 36.g2-g3 a5-a4
Nc5-d7 29.Na5xb7 Qa8xb7 30.Re1-a1 37.Kg1-g2 Bf8-e7 38.c5-c6 a4-a3
e6-e5 31.Bd4-c3 Bf8-b4 32.Bf1xa6 39.Qe3-c3 Be7-d6 40.Rc1-b1 Qd8-e8
Rc8-a8 33.Ra1-a3 Qb7-b8 34.Bc3xb4 41.Rb1-b7 1.42/17 ] 28...Nc5xe4±
Qb8xb4 35.Ba6-f1 Ra8-b8 36.Qe3-c3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Nc5xe4
Qb4xb2 37.Qc3xb2 Rb8xb2 Diagram
38.Ra3-a7 Nd7-f8 39.Ra7-e7 f7-f6
40.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8 41.Re7-c7 0.39/17 (Diagram 209)
] 26.b2-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Rd1xd7 Nc5xd7 27.Be5-c3 Nd7-c5 29.Rd1-d7 Rc8-c3 30.Qe3-e1 Bb7-d5
28.Bc3-d4 Nc5-d7 29.Na5xb7 Qa8xb7 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8
30.Re1-a1 e6-e5 31.Bd4-c3 Bf8-b4 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 e6-e5
32.Bf1xa6 Rc8-a8 33.Ra1-a3 Qb7-b8 35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Rc7-c5
34.Bc3xb4 Qb8xb4 35.Ba6-f1 Ra8-d8 37.Na5-c6 a6-a5 38.Qf4-d4 Rc5-c1
36.Qe3-g5 0.39/16 ] 26...Rd7xd1 39.Nc6xa5 Qe8-e2 40.Qd4-f4 Rc1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rc8-d8 41.Na5-c6 Qe2-b5 42.Qf4-f5 Qb5-c5+
27.Rd1xd7 Nc5xd7 28.Be5-c3 h7-h6 43.Kg1-h1 Rd1-e1 44.h2-h3 Qc5-d6
29.Qe3-d4 e6-e5 30.Qd4-e3 Qa8-b8 45.Qf5-c8+ Qd6-f8 0.99/19 ]
31.Na5xb7 Qb8xb7 32.Qe3-d2 29.Rd1-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rd8-c8 33.Re1-e3 Nd7-f6 34.Qd2-e2 29.Rd1-d7 Rc8-c3 30.Qe3-e1 Bb7-d5
Bf8xb4 35.Bc3xe5 Rc8-c6 36.Qe2-d3 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8
Qb7-e7 37.Qd3-d4 0.31/17 ] 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 e6-e5
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9q+r+-vlk+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+l+-+-zpp0 209 9-+-trq+k+0{
9p+-+pzp-+0 9+-+-+-zpp0 210
9sN-+-+-+-0 9L+-+-zp-+0
9-zP-+nvL-+0 9+-+P+-+-0
9+-+-wQ-+-0 9-+-+-wQ-+0
9-+-+-zPPzP0 9+-+-+-+-0
9+-+R+LmK-0[ 9-+-sN-+PzP0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Rc7-c5
37.Na5-c6 a6-a5 38.Qf4-d4 Rc5-c1 Qe8-d7 40.Qf4-d4 Qd7-d6 41.Ba6-d3
39.Nc6xa5 Qe8-e2 40.Qd4-f4 Rc1-d1 Kg8-f8 42.Bd3-c4 Rd8-b8 43.Bc4-e2
41.Na5-c6 Qe2-b5 42.Qf4-f5 Qb5-c5+ Kf8-g8 44.Be2-d3 Rb8-b7 45.Bd3-f5
43.Kg1-h1 Rd1-e1 44.h2-h3 Qc5-d6 0.87/20 ] 31.f2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
45.Qf5-c8+ Qd6-f8 0.77/19 ] x64: 31.f2-f3 Qa8-e8 32.f3xe4 Bf8xb4
29...Rc8-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rd7-a7 Bd5xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5
29...Rc8-c3 30.Qe3-e1 Bb7-d5 35.Ra7xa6 Qe8-d8 36.Qe1xe4
31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8 Ba5-b6+ 37.Kg1-h1 Qd8xd6
33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 e6-e5 38.Qe4-a8+ Qd6-d8 39.Qa8xd8+
35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Rc7-c5 Bb6xd8 40.Ra6-a8 Kg8-f7 41.Ra8xd8
37.Na5-b3 Rc5-c8 38.Bf1xa6 Rc8-d8 f6-f5 42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.Rd8-d7+
39.Nb3-d2 Qe8-d7 40.Qf4-d4 Qd7-d6 Kf7-f6 44.Rd7-d6 g7-g6 45.Rd6-a6
41.Ba6-d3 Kg8-f8 42.Bd3-c4 Rd8-b8 h7-h6 46.Ra6-b6 Kf6-e7 47.h2-h4
43.Bc4-e2 Kf8-g8 44.Be2-d3 Rb8-b7 Ke7-f6 0.83/20 ] 31...Bf8xb4
45.Bd3-f5 0.87/20 ] 30.Qe3-e1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Bf8xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qe3-e1 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7 Bd5xe4
Bb7-d5 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6 Qe8-d8
Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+ 37.Kg1-h1
e6-e5 35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Qd8xd6 38.Qe4-a8+ Qd6-d8
Rc7-c5 37.Na5-b3 Rc5-c8 38.Bf1xa6 39.Qa8xd8+ Bb6xd8 40.Ra6-a8
Rc8-d8 39.Nb3-d2 Qe8-d7 40.Qf4-d4 Kg8-f7 41.Ra8xd8 f6-f5 42.Kh1-g1
Qd7-d6 41.Ba6-d3 Kg8-f8 42.Bd3-c4 Kf7-e7 43.Rd8-a8 e6-e5 44.Kg1-f2
Rd8-b8 43.Qd4-f2 Kf8-g8 44.Qf2-f5 e5-e4 45.Bf1-e2 Ke7-f6 46.Ra8-a6+
Qd6-c5+ 45.Qf5-f2 0.66/19 ] Kf6-e5 47.Ra6-a7 Ke5-f6 48.h2-h3
30...Bb7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 0.93/18 ] 32.f3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
30...Bb7-d5 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 x64: 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7
Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 Bd5xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6
e6-e5 35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Qe8-d8 36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+
Rc7-c5 37.Na5-b3 Rc5-c8 38.Bf1xa6 37.Kg1-h1 Qd8xd6 38.Qe4-a8+
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40.Ra6-a8 f6-f5 41.Ra8xd8+ Kg8-f7
42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 9q+-+-+k+0
44.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-g6 45.Rf8-b8 Kg6-f6 9+-+R+-zpp0 211
46.Rb8-b6 h7-h5 47.Rb6-b7 e6-e5
0.71/16 ] 32...Bd5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
9p+-+pzp-+0
Pro x64: 32...Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7 9sN-vl-+-+-0
Bd5xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6
Qe8-d8 36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+
9-+-+l+-+0
37.Kg1-h1 Qd8xd6 38.Qe4-a8+ 9+-tr-+-+-0
Qd6-d8 39.Qa8xd8+ Bb6xd8 9-+-vL-+PzP0
40.Ra6-a8 Kg8-f7 41.Ra8xd8 f6-f5
42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-f6
9+-+-wQLmK-0[
44.g2-g3 e6-e5 45.Bf1-d3 Rc2-b2 xiiiiiiiiy
46.Bd3-c4 Rb2-c2 47.Bc4-b3 Rc2-e2
0.78/17 ] 33.Bf4-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 34...Rc3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 33.Na5-b7 Rc3-c7 34.Qe1xe4 34...Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7
Rc7xd7 35.Qe4xe6+ Rd7-f7 36.Bf4-d6 36.Bd2-a5 Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+
g7-g5 37.Bf1-c4 Qa8xb7 38.Bd6xb4 Qa8xd8 38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1
Kg8-g7 39.Qe6xf7+ Qb7xf7 40.Bc4xf7 Rf2-a2 40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1
Kg7xf7 41.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 42.Kf2-e3 Kg8-f7 42.Bd8-c7 Diagram
Ke6-d5 43.g2-g4 f6-f5 44.g4xf5 XIIIIIIIIY
Kd5-e5 45.f5-f6 Ke5xf6 46.Ke3-e4
g5-g4 47.Bb4-d2 Kf6-e6 1.24/18 ] 9-+-+-+-+0{
33...Bb4-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-vL-+kzpp0 212
33...Bb4-c5+ Diagram
9p+-+pzp-+0
(Diagram 211) 9+-vll+-+-0
34.Kg1-h1 Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7
9-+-+-+-+0
36.Bd2-a5 Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+ 9+-+-+-+-0
Qa8xd8 38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1 9-+-+-trPzP0
Rf2-a2 40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1
h7-h6 42.Bd8-a5 Kg8-f7 43.h2-h3
9+-wQ-+L+K0
Bc5-d6 44.Kh1-g1 Rf2-a2 45.Ba5-c7 xiiiiiiiiy
Bd6-e7 46.Qc1-c3 e6-e5 47.Bc7-b6
h6-h5 0.85/19 ] 34.Kg1-h1 Bc5-e3 43.Qc1-b1 Be3-c5 44.Bc7-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Kg1-h1 Bd5-e4 45.Qb1-d1 Be4-c6 46.Ba5-c7
Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7 36.Bd2-a5 Bc5-e3 47.Bc7-g3 Rf2-b2 48.Qd1-h5+
Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+ Qa8xd8 Kf7-g8 49.Qh5-g4 0.85/18 ]
38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1 Rf2-a2 35.Bd2-c3?? forfeits the clear win
40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1 Kg8-f7 [ ¹35.Na5-b7! Rf3xf1+ 36.Qe1xf1
42.Bd8-c7 Bc5-e3 43.Qc1-b1 e6-e5 Be4xb7 37.Bd2-a5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
44.Qb1-d3 Be3-d4 45.Qd3xa6 Rf2-c2 x64: 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7 36.Bd2-a5
46.Bc7-d6 Kf7-g8 47.Qa6-d3 0.67/17 ] Rf3-f2 37.Rd7-d8+ Qa8xd8
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40.Qe1-b1 Bd5-e4 41.Qb1-d1 Be4-c6 Carlsen,Magnus
42.Qd1-c1 g7-g6 43.h2-h3 Bc5-d6 Tallaksen Ostmoe,G
44.Kh1-g1 0.80/14 ] 35...Rf3-f2-+ Norwegian Championship (5) 05.07.2005
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rf3-f2
36.Qe1xf2 Bc5xf2 37.Rd7-d1 Bf2-b6 E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4
38.Na5-c4 Bb6-c7 39.Bc3-e1 Qa8-c6 g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations
40.Rd1-d2 a6-a5 41.Kh1-g1 a5-a4 1.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
42.g2-g3 Kg8-f7 43.Be1-f2 e6-e5 3.d2-d4 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-a6
44.Rd2-d1 f6-f5 45.Rd1-c1 Kf7-e7 5.b2-b3 b6-b5 6.c4xb5 Ba6xb5
46.Rc1-e1 h7-h5 47.Nc4-d2 Be4-d5 7.Bf1-g2 d7-d5 8.0-0 Nb8-d7
-5.33/15 ] 36.Rd7-d2 [ 36.Na5-b7 9.Nb1-c3 Bb5-a6 10.Rf1-e1 Bf8-d6
no good, but what else? Be4xb7 11.Bc1-b2 0-0 Diagram
37.Rd7xb7 Qa8xb7 38.h2-h3-+ ; XIIIIIIIIY
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qe1xf2
Bc5xf2 37.Rd7-d1 Bf2-b6 38.Na5-c4 9r+-wq-trk+0
Bb6-c7 39.Bc3-e1 Qa8-c6 40.Rd1-d2 9zp-zpn+pzpp0 214
a6-a5 41.Kh1-g1 a5-a4 42.g2-g3
Kg8-f7 43.Be1-f2 e6-e5 44.Rd2-d1
9l+-vlpsn-+0
f6-f5 45.Rd1-c1 Kf7-e7 46.Rc1-e1 9+-+p+-+-0
h7-h5 47.Nc4-d2 Be4-d5 -5.55/16 ]
36...Be4xg2+! Diagram [ 36...Be4xg2+
9-+-zP-+-+0
37.Bf1xg2 Qa8xg2# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 9+PsN-+NzP-0
x64: 36...Be4xg2+ 37.Bf1xg2 9PvL-+PzPLzP0
Qa8xg2# -#2/11 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-+QtR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
9q+-+-+k+0
9+-+-+-zpp0 213 last book move last book move
12.e2-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9p+-+pzp-+0 12.Ra1-c1 Qd8-e7 13.e2-e4 d5xe4
9sN-vl-+-+-0 14.Nf3-d2 Bd6-b4 15.Nc3xe4 Ra8-c8
9-+-+-+-+0 16.Ne4-c3 Rf8-d8 17.Qd1-c2 Nd7-b6
18.Nc3-e4 Nb6-d5 19.Ne4-c5
9+-vL-+-+-0 Ba6-b5 0.24/15 ] 12...Nf6xe4
9-+-tR-trlzP0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Bd6-b4
13.e4-e5 Nf6-e4 14.Nc3xe4 Bb4xe1
9+-+-wQL+K0[ 15.Qd1xe1 d5xe4 16.Qe1xe4 Qd8-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 17.Qe4-c6 Nd7-b6 18.a2-a4 Qe7-d7
19.Qc6xd7 Nb6xd7 20.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8
Clearance: e4. 21.Bb2-a3 Rf8-d8 22.Nf3-g5 Ba6-d3
0-1 0.30/16 ] 13.Nc3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 14.Re1xe4
Ba6-b7 15.Re4-e3 Nd7-f6 16.Ra1-c1
a7-a5 17.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2 18.Kg1xg2
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Nf6-d5 19.Re3-f3 a5-a4 20.Ne5-c6 17.Qd1-c2 Bb7-d5 18.Ra1-d1 c7-c6


Qd8-g5 21.b3xa4 f7-f6 22.Qd1-e2 19.Nf3-e5 Nd7xe5 20.d4xe5 Qd8-a5
Qg5-g4 23.Rc1-e1 Ra8xa4 21.Bb2-d4 Ra8-d8 22.Rh3-h5 c6-c5
24.Qe2xe6+ Qg4xe6 25.Re1xe6 23.Bd4-c3 Qa5-b5 24.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5
Ra4xa2 0.22/18 ] 13...d5xe4 25.Rd1xd5 e6xd5 26.Kg1-g2 -0.11/16 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...d5xe4 XIIIIIIIIY
14.Re1xe4 Ba6-b7 15.Re4-h4 Nd7-f6
16.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2 17.Kg1xg2 h7-h6 9r+-wq-trk+0
18.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 19.Ne5-c6 Qd8-d7 9zplzp-vlpzpp0 215
20.Qd1-c2 Nf6-d5 21.a2-a3 Nd5-e7
22.Rh4-g4 f7-f5 23.Nc6xe7+ Bd6xe7
9-+-+psn-+0
0.22/16 ] 14.Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9+-+-+-+-0
x64: 14.Re1xe4 Ba6-b7 15.Re4-e1
Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 Ra8-d8 17.Qd1-d3
9-+-zP-+-+0
Bb7-d5 18.Nf3-d2 Nd7-f6 19.Nd2-e4 9+P+-+NzPR0
Bd6-b4 20.Ne4xf6+ Qe7xf6 9PvL-+-zPLzP0
21.Re1-e2 Qf6-e7 22.Re2-e5 h7-h6
23.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5 0.22/17 ]
9tR-+Q+-mK-0[
14...Ba6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: xiiiiiiiiy
14...Nd7-f6 15.Re4-h4 Ba6-b7
16.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2 17.Kg1xg2 h7-h6 17.Qd1-e2 [ 17.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2
18.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 19.Ne5-c6 Qd8-d7 18.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+ 19.f2-f3
20.Qd1-c2 Nf6-d5 21.a2-a3 Nd5-e7 Be7-d6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rh4-g4 f7-f5 23.Nc6xe7+ Bd6xe7 17.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 18.Qd1-c2 Bb7-e4
0.21/16 ] 15.Re4-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 19.Qc2xc7 Qd8xc7 20.Rc1xc7 Nf6-d5
x64: 15.Re4-e1 Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 21.Rc7-c4 Be4-d3 22.Rc4-c6 Bd3-f5
Ra8-d8 17.Qd1-d3 Bb7-d5 18.Nf3-d2 23.Rh3-h5 Nd5-f6 24.Rh5xf5 e6xf5
Nd7-f6 19.Nd2-e4 Bd6-b4 20.Ne4xf6+ 25.Nf3-e5 Rf8-c8 26.d4-d5 Rc8xc6
Qe7xf6 21.Re1-e2 Qf6-e7 22.Re2-e5 27.d5xc6 Ra8-c8 28.Bb2-c3 Be7-b4
h7-h6 23.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5 0.22/16 ] 29.Bc3-d4 Nf6-e4 30.Bg2-f1 Bb4-d6
15...Bd6-e7 Black threatens to win 0.00/16 ] 17...Bb7-d5 [ 17...a7-a5
material: Be7xh4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 18.Qe2-d1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 15...Ra8-b8 16.Ra1-c1 h7-h6 17...a7-a5 18.d4-d5 Nf6xd5
17.Nf3-e5 Bd6-e7 18.Bg2xb7 Nd7xe5 19.Ra1-d1 a5-a4 20.b3-b4 Be7-f6
19.Rh4-h5 Rb8xb7 20.Rh5xe5 21.b4-b5 h7-h6 22.Nf3-e5 Qd8-d6
Qd8-d6 21.Qd1-f3 Qd6-a6 22.Bb2-c3 23.Ne5-c4 Qd6-e7 24.Nc4-e5 Qe7-c5
Be7-g5 23.Re5-a5 Qa6-b6 24.Rc1-d1 25.Bb2-d4 -0.17/16 ] 18.Ra1-e1
c7-c6 25.Ra5-c5 0.23/16 ] 16.Rh4-h3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Nf3-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Rh4-h5 Bd5xg2 19.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+
Nd7-f6 17.Rh5-e5 a7-a5 18.Ra1-c1 20.Kg2-g1 Be7-d6 21.Qe2-c2 h7-h6
a5-a4 19.Re5-b5 Bb7-a6 20.Rb5-a5 22.Rh3-h4 a7-a5 23.Ne5-c6 Ra8-a6
a4xb3 21.Nf3-e5 Ba6-b7 22.Ra5xa8 24.Ra1-c1 Ra6-b6 25.Qc2-c4 Qd5-f5
Bb7xa8 23.Qd1xb3 Ba8-e4 24.a2-a4 26.Qc4-e2 a5-a4 27.Rh4-f4 Bd6xf4
0.16/15 ] 16...Nd7-f6 Diagram 28.Nc6-e7+ Kg8-h7 29.Ne7xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...h7-h6 Bf4xc1 0.15/17 ] 18...Qd8-b8
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...a7-a5 26.Re1-e2 Nd5-b4 27.a2-a3 Nb4-d3


19.Bb2-c3 h7-h6 20.Qe2-c2 a5-a4 28.Re2-d2 Nd3xb2 29.Rd2xb2 Rc8-c5
21.b3-b4 a4-a3 22.Nf3-e5 Bd5xg2 30.Rh3-h5 Ra8-d8 31.Kg1-g2 Rc5-c3
23.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+ 24.f2-f3 Qd5-b7 32.Rh5-h4 0.28/16 ] 22.Ne5-g4+-
25.Qc2-d3 Nf6-d5 26.Bc3-d2 Nd5xb4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Ne5-g4
27.Bd2xb4 Be7xb4 28.Re1-b1 Rf8-d8 h7-h5 23.Re1-e5 Qd5-f3 24.Ng4xf6+
29.Rh3-h4 c7-c5 30.Rh4-g4 c5xd4 Be7xf6 25.Re5xh5 g7-g6 26.Rh5xc5
31.Rg4xd4 Rd8xd4 32.Qd3xd4 Ra8-d8 27.Qc2-d2 Qf3-e4 28.Rc5-c1
-0.25/17 ] 19.Nf3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Rd8-c8 29.Rc1-a1 Bf6-g7 30.Bb2-c3
x64: 19.Qe2-f1 Qb8-b7 20.Nf3-e5 Qe4-d5 31.Ra1-c1 Rf8-d8 32.Rh3-h4
Nf6-e4 21.Rh3-h5 a7-a5 22.Qf1-e2 Bg7-f6 33.Rh4-f4 Bf6-e7 0.97/18 ]
Ne4-f6 23.Bg2xd5 Qb7xd5 24.Rh5-h4 22...h7-h6 [ 22...h7-h5 23.Re1-e5
a5-a4 25.Qe2-c2 a4xb3 26.a2xb3 h5xg4 24.Re5xd5 e6xd5
h7-h6 27.Rh4-f4 Be7-b4 28.Re1-c1 25.Rh3-h4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ra8-a2 29.Rc1-a1 Ra2xa1+ 22...h7-h5 Diagram
30.Bb2xa1 Rf8-a8 -0.06/17 ] XIIIIIIIIY
19...Qb8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Bd5xg2 20.Kg1xg2 Qb8-b7+ 9r+-+-trk+0
21.Qe2-f3 Nf6-d5 22.Rh3-h5 Be7-d6 9zp-+-vlpzp-0 216
23.Bb2-c1 Ra8-d8 24.Re1-e2 Bd6xe5
25.d4xe5 Rf8-e8 26.Rh5-h4 h7-h6
9-+-+psn-+0
27.Bc1-a3 Kg8-h8 28.Ba3-c5 a7-a5 9+-zpq+-+p0
29.Re2-d2 0.12/16 ] 20.Bg2xd5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bg2xd5
9-+-zP-+N+0
e6xd5 21.Rh3-h4 Nf6-e4 22.Rh4-g4 9+P+-+-zPR0
f7-f5 23.Rg4-f4 Ra8-e8 24.f2-f3 9PvLQ+-zP-zP0
Ne4-g5 25.Rf4-h4 Be7-d6 26.Qe2-d3
Bd6xe5 27.Re1xe5 Re8xe5 28.d4xe5
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
c7-c5 29.Bb2-c1 Ng5-e6 30.Kg1-g2 xiiiiiiiiy
d5-d4 0.09/15 ] 20...Qb7xd5
White king safety dropped [Houdini 2. 23.Re1-e5 Qd5-f3 24.Ng4xf6+
0c Pro x64: 20...e6xd5 21.Re1-c1 Be7xf6 25.Re5xh5 g7-g6 26.Rh5xc5
h7-h6 22.Rh3-h4 Nf6-e4 23.Rh4-h5 Rf8-d8 27.d4-d5 e6xd5 28.Bb2xf6
Be7-d6 24.f2-f3 Ne4-f6 25.Rh5-f5 Qf3xf6 29.Rh3-h4 Rd8-d7 30.Rc5-c6
Ra8-e8 26.Kg1-g2 c7-c6 27.Rc1-e1 Qf6-a1+ 31.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8 32.Qc2-d2
0.07/14 ] 21.Qe2-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Qa1-e5 33.Qd2-d4 Qe5-g7 34.Rh4-f4
x64: 21.g3-g4 g7-g6 22.Rh3-f3 h7-h5 g6-g5 35.Rf4-f6 1.15/17 ] 23.Re1-e5
23.h2-h3 Ra8-c8 24.Re1-c1 c7-c6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Ng4xh6+
25.Qe2-d3 h5xg4 26.h3xg4 Nf6-e4 g7xh6 24.Re1-e5 Qd5-d7 25.Rh3xh6
27.Rf3-f4 Ne4-g5 28.a2-a3 Kg8-h8 Kg8-g7 26.Qc2-c1 Rf8-g8 27.Re5-g5+
0.42/15 ] 21...c7-c5? [ ¹21...h7-h6² Kg7-f8 28.d4-d5 Ra8-d8 29.Qc1-f4
would allow Black to play on ; e6-e5 30.Bb2xe5 Qd7xd5 31.Be5xf6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...h7-h6 Qd5-d1+ 32.Kg1-g2 Be7xf6 33.Qf4xf6
22.Qc2xc7 Be7-d6 23.Qc7-c6 Bd6xe5 Rg8xg5 34.Qf6xg5 Qd1-d5+
24.Qc6xd5 Nf6xd5 25.d4xe5 Rf8-c8 35.Qg5xd5 Rd8xd5 36.Rh6-a6
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Rd5-d7 37.Ra6-a5 Rd7-c7 38.Ra5-a6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3


Kf8-e7 39.h2-h4 2.14/13 ] 29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Rf8-c8
23...Qd5-f3?? an oversight. But Black 31.Qc2-d1 Kg7-f8 32.e3xd4 Nf6-d5
was lost anyway. [ 23...Qd5-d7 33.Rh4-h7 Kf8-g8 34.Rh7-h3 Kg8-f8
24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6 25.Rh3xh6 35.Rh3-h8+ Kf8-g7 36.Rh8-h6 Nd5-f6
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Kg1-g2 Rc8-c3 38.Bc1-d2 Rc3-d3
23...Qd5-d7 24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6 39.Rh6-h4 Kg7-g8 3.81/17 ]
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Qc2-c1 Rf8-g8 26.Re5-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Re5-g5+ Kg7-f8 28.d4-d5 Ra8-d8 26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
29.Qc1-f4 e6-e5 30.Bb2xe5 Qd7xd5 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
31.Be5xf6 Qd5-d1+ 32.Kg1-g2 Be7xf6 Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
33.Qf4xf6 Rg8xg5 34.Qf6xg5 d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-h5
Qd1-d5+ 35.Qg5xd5 Rd8xd5 Rc8-c1+ Diagram
36.Rh6-a6 Rd5-d7 37.h2-h4 Kf8-g7 XIIIIIIIIY
38.h4-h5 f7-f6 39.Ra6-c6 Kg7-h6
40.Rc6xc5 Rd7-d2 2.41/14 ] 9-+-+-+r+0
24.Ng4xh6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9zp-+-vlpmk-0 217
24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6 25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7
26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
9-+-+psn-+0
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ 9+-+-+-+Q0
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Rc8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Ra8xh8 33.e3xd4
9-+-+-+-tR0
Be7-d6 34.Bc1-g5 Nf6-d5 35.Qd1-g4 9+P+-zp-zP-0
Kg7-f8 36.h2-h4 Bd6-c7 37.Qg4-f3 9PvL-+-+-zP0
Kf8-g7 38.Kg1-g2 3.69/14 ] 24...g7xh6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...g7xh6
9+-tr-+-mK-0[
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+ xiiiiiiiiy
Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+
Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 34.Kg1-g2 Rc1-c2+ 35.Kg2-h3 Kg7-f8
Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 Kg7-f8 32.e3xd4 36.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-e8 37.Bb2xf6 e3-e2
Nf6-d5 33.Rh4-h7 Kf8-g8 34.Rh7-h3 38.Rh4-e4 Rc2xa2 39.Qh6-h7 Rg8-g6
f7-f5 35.Rh3-h6 Be7-f6 36.Bc1-f4 40.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 41.Bf6-c3 2.90/9 ]
Kg8-g7 37.Qd1-d2 Rc8-h8 38.Rh6xh8 26...Kg7xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ra8xh8 39.Kg1-g2 4.01/15 ] 26...Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
25.Rh3xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+ Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4
Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Be7-d6 34.Kg1-g2 Rh8-c8 35.Bc1-d2
Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 Rc8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Nf6-d5 36.h2-h3 f7-f5 37.a2-a4
Ra8xh8 33.e3xd4 Be7-d6 34.Bc1-g5 Bd6-b4 3.87/1 ] 27.Bb2-c1
Nf6-d5 35.Qd1-g4 Kg7-f8 36.h2-h4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bb2-c1
Bd6-c7 37.Qg4-f3 Rh8-g8 38.Kg1-g2 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
f7-f6 39.a2-a3 Kf8-e7 3.67/16 ] Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
25...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4
25...Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6 Be7-d6 34.Kg1-g2 Rh8-c8 35.Bc1-d2
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Nf6-d5 36.h2-h3 f7-f5 37.a2-a4 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3


Bd6-b4 3.44/14 ] 27...c5xd4 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-f1 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...c5xd4 XIIIIIIIIY
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 9-+r+-+r+0{
Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4 9zp-+-vlpmk-0 218
Be7-d6 34.Qd1-f1 Nf6-d5 35.Qf1-a6
Bd6-c7 36.Kg1-g2 Bc7-b8 37.Qa6-b7
9-+-+psn-+0
Bb8-c7 38.h2-h4 Bc7-b6 39.Bc1-b2 9+-+-+-+-0
Nd5-e3+ 40.Kg2-f3 3.58/15 ]
28.Rg5-g4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+-tR0
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ 9+P+-zp-zP-0
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 9PvL-+-+-zP0
d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-f1
e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 35.Rh4-f4
9+-+-+QmK-0
Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 37.Qf3-b7 xiiiiiiiiy
Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 39.Bb2-c3
e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 41.h2-h4 e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 35.Rh4-f4
Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.39/9 ] 28...Qf3-e3 Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 37.Qf3-b7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Qf3-e3 Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 39.Bb2-c3
29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 41.h2-h4
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.66/12 ]
33.Qd1-f1 e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 30.Rh4xh5+! Decoy: e2 [ 30.Bc1xe3+
35.Rh4-f4 Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 d4xe3 31.Rh4-h3 Ra8-c8+- ;
37.Qf3-b7 Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rh4xh5+
39.Bb2-c3 e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 Kh6xh5 31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3
41.h2-h4 Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.66/10 ] Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+
29.Rg4-h4+ [ 29.f2xe3 is a weaker Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6
possibility Nf6xg4 30.e3xd4+ d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-g7 38.Qe4xe3
Kh6-g7µ ; 29.Bc1xe3+?! d4xe3 a7-a6 39.Qe3-e7+ Kg7-g6
30.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 31.f2xe3 40.Qe7-e4+ Kg6-g7 41.Qe4-g4+
Ra8-c8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg7-f7 42.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6
29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 43.Qd7-d3+ Kg6-f7 44.Qd3xa6 Rf8-d8
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 45.Qa6-b7+ Kf7-g6 46.Qb7-e4+
33.Qd1-f1 e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 Kg6-f7 47.b3-b4 6.33/13 ] 30...Kh6xh5
35.Rh4-f4 Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kh6xh5
37.Qf3-b7 Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3 Ra8-c8
39.Bb2-c3 e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+ Kf6-g6
41.h2-h4 Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.39/11 ] 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6 d4xe3
29...Nf6-h5 [ 29...Kh6-g7 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-g7 38.Qe4xe3 a7-a6
doesn't change the outcome of the 39.Qe3-e7+ Kg7-g6 40.Qe7-e4+
game 30.f2xe3 ( 30.Bc1xe3?! d4xe3 Kg6-g7 41.Qe4-g4+ Kg7-f7
31.f2xe3 Ra8-c8= ) 30...Ra8-c8 42.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6 43.Qd7-d3+
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1xe3+- ; Kg6-f7 44.Qd3xa6 Rf8-d8 45.Qa6-b7+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Kh6-g7 Kf7-g6 46.Qb7-e4+ Kg6-f7 47.b3-b4
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6.48/14 ] 31.Qc2-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c 38.Bc1-a3+ Kc5-b6 39.e3xd4 f7-f5


Pro x64: 31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3 40.Ba3-c5+ Kb6-c7 41.Qf3-f4+
Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+ Kc7-b7 42.Qf4-d6 Ra8-c8 43.Kg1-g2
Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6 f5-f4 44.Qd6xf4 Rg8-g7 45.g3-g4
d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-f7 38.Bd2xe3 Rc8-c6 46.g4-g5 Rc6-a6 47.Qf4-e4+
a7-a6 39.Qe4-b7+ Kf7-g6 40.Qb7xa6 Kb7-c8 7.21/14 ] 33.Kg1-g2
Rf8-d8 41.Qa6-e2 Rc8-c3 42.Kg1-g2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Kg1-g2
Rd8-d5 43.b3-b4 6.24/15 ] 31...Kh5-g4 Rf8-g8 34.e3xd4 Rc8xc1 35.h2-h3+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Kh5-g5 Kg4-g5 36.h3-h4+ Kg5-f6 37.Qh7xg8
32.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 e6-e5 38.Qg8-g5+ Kf6-e6 39.Qg5xc1
34.Qh7-h4+ Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 Be7-d6 40.d4xe5 Bd6xe5 41.Qc1-c6+
36.Qe7xe6 d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-f7 Ke6-e7 42.h4-h5 a7-a5 43.h5-h6
38.Bd2xe3 a7-a6 39.Qe4-b7+ Kf7-g6 Be5-a1 44.h6-h7 Ba1-g7 45.Qc6-c5+
40.Qb7xa6 Rf8-d8 41.Qa6-e2 Rc8-c3 Ke7-f6 46.Qc5-c3+ Kf6-g6 47.h7-h8Q
42.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d5 43.b3-b4 6.43/16 ] Bg7xh8 48.Qc3xh8 f7-f6 49.Qh8-g8+
32.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg6-h6 12.66/14 ] 33...Rc8xc1
32.f2xe3 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rc8-c2+
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Qh7xc2 f7-f5 35.e3xd4 Kg4-h5
36.Qc2-e2+ Kh5-g6 37.Qe2xe6+
9r+-+-tr-+0{ Be7-f6 38.h2-h4 Kg6-g7 39.h4-h5
9zp-+-vlp+Q0 219 a7-a5 40.Bc1-a3 Rf8-f7 41.Qe6xf5
Bf6-e7 42.h5-h6+ Kg7-g8 43.Qf5-c8+
9-+-+p+-+0 Kg8-h7 44.Ba3xe7 Rf7xe7 45.Qc8-f5+
9+-+-+-+-0 Kh7-g8 Diagram
9-+-zp-+k+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+P+-zP-zP-0 9-+-+-+k+0
9P+-+-+-zP0 9+-+-tr-+-0 220
9+-vL-+-mK-0 9-+-+-+-zP0
xiiiiiiiiy 9zp-+-+Q+-0
Rf8-c8 33.Kg1-g2 Be7-f8 34.e3xd4
9-+-zP-+-+0
Rc8xc1 35.Qh7-g8+ Kg4-h5 9+P+-+-zP-0
36.Qg8xf7+ Kh5-h6 37.Qf7xe6+ 9P+-+-+K+0
Kh6-g7 38.Qe6-g4+ Kg7-h7
39.Qg4-f5+ Kh7-h8 40.Qf5-h5+
9+-+-+-+-0[
Kh8-g8 41.Qh5-g5+ Bf8-g7 xiiiiiiiiy
42.Qg5xc1 Ra8-f8 43.Qc1-c4+
Kg8-h7 44.Qc4-c7 6.15/13 ] 46.Qf5-g6+ Kg8-f8 47.Qg6-f6+
32...Ra8-c8 [ 32...d4-d3 33.Qh7xd3 Kf8-e8 48.Qf6xe7+ Ke8xe7 49.h6-h7
Ra8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-d6 50.h7-h8Q 16.26/15 ]
32...Be7-g5 33.h2-h3+ Kg4-f3 34.h2-h3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Qh7-h5+ Kf3-e4 35.Qh5xg5 Rf8-g8 34.h2-h3+ Kg4-g5 35.Qh7-g7+
36.Qg5-f4+ Ke4-d5 37.Qf4-f3+ Kd5-c5 Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4
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37.Qg7-h6# #4/9 ] 34...Kg4-g5 Black threatens to win material:


[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Kg4-g5 Qb6xb2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Qh7-g7+ Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ 6...Nb8-d7 Diagram
Kh5-h4 37.Qg7-h6# #3/1 ] 35.Qh7-g7+ XIIIIIIIIY
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qh7-g7+
Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4 9r+lwqkvl-tr0
37.Qg7-h6# #3/13 ] 35...Kg5-f5 9zpp+n+pzp-0 222
[ 35...Kg5-h5 is no salvation 36.g3-g4+
Kh5-h4 37.Qg7-h6# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+p+psn-zp0
x64: 35...Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4 9+-+p+-+-0
37.Qg7-h6# #2/14 ] 36.g3-g4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.g3-g4+
9-+PzP-+-vL0
Kf5-e4 37.Qg7xd4# #2/9 ] 36...Kf5-e4 9+-sN-+N+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kf5-e4 9PzP-+PzPPzP0
37.Qg7xd4# #1/1 ] 37.Qg7xd4#
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9tR-+QmKL+R0[
37.Qg7xd4# #1/11 ] xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
7.e2-e3 Bf8-d6 8.Bf1-d3 0-0 9.0-0
9-+-+-tr-+0{ b7-b6 10.c4xd5 e6xd5 11.Bh4-g3
9zp-+-vlp+-0 221 Bd6xg3 12.h2xg3 Bc8-b7 13.Qd1-c2
Qd8-e7 14.Ra1-c1 Ra8-e8 0.17/15 ]
9-+-+p+-+0 7.Qd1-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+-+-+-0 7.Qd1-d2 Nb8-d7 8.c4-c5 Qb6-a5
9-+-wQk+P+0 9.a2-a3 Bf8-e7 10.e2-e3 Qa5-d8
11.Bh4-g3 Nf6-e4 12.Nc3xe4 d5xe4
9+P+-zP-+P0 13.Nf3-e5 Nd7xe5 14.Bg3xe5 0-0
9P+-+-+K+0 15.Bf1-e2 b7-b6 16.0-0 Be7xc5
0.35/16 ] 7...Nf6-e4 [ 7...Nb8-a6
9+-tr-+-+-0 8.e2-e3 Na6-b4 9.Qc2-d2² ;
xiiiiiiiiy Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7...Bf8-e7
8.e2-e3 0-0 9.a2-a3 Nb8-d7 10.c4xd5
1-0 e6xd5 11.Bf1-d3 Be7-d6 12.0-0
a7-a5 13.Bh4-g3 Bd6xg3 14.h2xg3
Qb6-c7 15.b2-b4 Nd7-b6 16.Nf3-e5
31 D43 a5xb4 17.a3xb4 Bc8-e6 18.Nc3-b5
Carlsen,Magnus 0.29/16 ] 8.e2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Groenn,Atle x64: 8.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 9.Nf3-d2 e4-e3
Norwegian Championship (9) 09.07.2005 10.f2xe3 c6-c5 11.Qc2-c3 c5xd4
12.e3xd4 Bf8-b4 13.Qc3-d3 Nb8-c6
D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6 14.e2-e3 0-0 15.Bf1-e2 Bb4-a5
1.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 2.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 16.Qd3-b3 Ba5xd2+ 17.Ke1xd2
3.c2-c4 c7-c6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 Qb6-a5+ 18.Qb3-c3 Qa5-f5 19.Rh1-f1
5.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 6.Bg5-h4 last book Qf5-e4 20.Bh4-g3 Qe4xg2 0.56/16 ]
move last book move Qd8-b6 8...Bf8-b4 [ 8...Qb6-a5!? 9.Bf1-d3
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g7-g5± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Bb4xc3
8...Qb6-a5 9.Bf1-d3 g7-g5 10.Bh4-g3 11.b2xc3 g7-g5 12.Bh4-g3 Ne4xg3
Ne4xg3 11.h2xg3 Nb8-a6 12.a2-a3 13.f2xg3 Nb8-d7 14.Ra1-b1 g5-g4
Na6-b4 13.Qc2-d1 Nb4xd3+ 15.Nf3-d2 f7-f5 16.c4xd5 c6xd5
14.Qd1xd3 d5xc4 15.Qd3xc4 Bf8-g7 17.c3-c4 Nd7-f6 18.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
16.g3-g4 0-0 17.b2-b4 Qa5-c7 19.Bd3-b5+ Ke8-f7 20.Nd2-c4 Qa5-c3
18.Ke1-f1 Bc8-d7 19.Nf3-e5 Bg7xe5 21.Qc2-e4 Kf7-g7 22.Qe4-e5+
20.d4xe5 Qc7xe5 21.Rh1xh6 0.43/15 ] Kg7-h7 0.76/16 ] 11.b2xc3 Diagram
9.Bf1-d3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.Bd3xc4 Bb4-d6
9.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2 10.Qc2xd2 Qb6-a5 13.b2xc3 Nb8-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
11.Ra1-c1 0-0 12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 x64: 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.a3xb4 c4xd3
13.Rc1xc3 Nb8-d7 14.c4xd5 Qa5xd5 13.Qc2xc3 Qa5-h5 14.Qc3xd3 0-0
15.f2-f3 Qd5-h5 16.Bh4-g3 Nd7-b6 15.Rf1-c1 Nb8-a6 16.Qd3-d2 f7-f6
17.Bf1-d3 Nb6-d5 18.Rc3-c1 Bc8-d7 17.Bh4-g3 Bc8-d7 18.h2-h3 Qh5-g6
19.Bg3-d6 Rf8-d8 0.57/17 ] 9...Qb6-a5 19.Qd2-c3 Ra8-d8 20.Qc3-c4 Qg6-e4
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...0-0 21.Bg3-d6 0.81/18 ]
10.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 11.Qc2xe4 Bb4xc3+ XIIIIIIIIY
12.b2xc3 Qb6-b2 13.0-0 Qb2xc3
14.Rf1-c1 Qc3-a3 15.c4-c5 Nb8-d7 9rsnl+k+-tr0{
16.Qe4-c2 Rf8-e8 17.Bh4-g3 Nd7-f6 9zpp+-+pzp-0 224
18.Bg3-e5 Nf6-d5 19.Ra1-b1 b7-b6
20.c5xb6 a7xb6 21.Qc2xc6 0.71/15 ]
9-+p+p+-zp0
XIIIIIIIIY 9wq-+p+-+-0
9rsnl+k+-tr0 9-vlPzP-+-vL0
9zpp+-+pzp-0 223 9+-zPLzPN+-0
9-+p+p+-zp0 9P+Q+-zPPzP0
9wq-+p+-+-0 9tR-+-+RmK-0
9-vlPzPn+-vL0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-sNLzPN+-0 11...Bb4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0 11...d5xc4 12.Bd3xc4 Bb4-d6
13.Nf3-d2 Qa5-h5 14.Bh4-g3 Bd6xg3
9tR-+-mK-+R0[ 15.f2xg3 Nb8-d7 16.Nd2-e4 0-0
xiiiiiiiiy 17.Ra1-b1 b7-b6 18.Rf1-f4 Qh5-g6
19.Rb1-f1 Bc8-b7 20.Bc4-d3 f7-f5
10.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ne4-d6 0.63/16 ] 12.Ra1-b1
10.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 11.Nf3-d2 0-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Ra1-b1
12.Nc3xe4 e6-e5 13.0-0 e5xd4 Bc3-b4 13.c4-c5 Nb8-d7 14.Rb1-b3
14.e3xd4 Bc8-e6 15.a2-a3 Bb4xd2 Bb4-a3 15.Qc2-d2 Qa5xd2 16.Nf3xd2
16.Ne4xd2 Nb8-d7 17.Nd2-e4 Be6-f5 Ba3xc5 17.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 18.Rb3-a3
18.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8 19.Bh4-g3 Qa5-b6 Nc5xd3 19.Ra3xd3 b7-b6 20.Rf1-c1
20.c4-c5 Qb6-b5 21.f2-f3 Bf5xe4 c6-c5 21.Bh4-g3 c5-c4 22.Rd3-d4
22.Re1xe4 0.92/16 ] 10...Ne4xc3 Bc8-b7 23.Rd4-g4 0-0 24.Bg3-d6
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0.61/17 ] 12...d5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro XIIIIIIIIY


x64: 12...Bc3-b4 13.c4-c5 Nb8-d7
14.Rb1-b3 Bb4-a3 15.Qc2-d2 Qa5xd2 9rsnl+k+-tr0{
16.Nf3xd2 Ba3xc5 17.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 9zpp+-+pzp-0 225
18.Rb3-a3 Nc5xd3 19.Ra3xd3 b7-b6
20.Rf1-c1 c6-c5 21.Bh4-g3 c5-c4
9-+pvlp+Nzp0
22.Rd3-d4 Bc8-b7 23.Rd4-g4 0-0 9wq-+-+-+-0
24.Bg3-d6 0.55/16 ] 13.Bd3xc4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Bd3xc4
9-+LzP-+-vL0
Bc3-b4 14.Nf3-e5 0-0 15.Bc4-e2 9+-+-zP-+-0
Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4 Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6 9P+Q+-zPPzP0
Qc7xd6 18.Rb1-b2 Nb8-d7 19.Rf1-d1
e6-e5 20.Rb2-b1 Qd6-a3 21.Rb1-b3
9+R+-+RmK-0
Qa3-d6 22.Be2-c4 b7-b5 23.Bc4-e2 xiiiiiiiiy
Nd7-f6 24.d4xe5 Qd6xe5 25.Bh4-g3
Bc8-f5 26.Qc2xc6 0.60/18 ] Rg8-h8 22.Rb1-d1 h6-h5 23.h2-h4
13...Bc3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: g5xh4 24.Bg3xh4 Qa5xe5 25.Rd1-d4
13...Bc3-b4 14.Nf3-e5 0-0 15.Bc4-e2 c6-c5 26.Rd4-f4 Qe5-d5 27.Rf1-d1
Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4 Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6 0.98/15 ] 15...Qa5-c7 [ 15...0-0± ;
Qc7xd6 18.Bh4-g3 Qd6-e7 19.a2-a4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...0-0
Nb8-d7 20.a4-a5 a7-a6 21.h2-h3 16.Rf1-f3 Nb8-a6 17.Rf3-g3 Na6-c7
Rf8-e8 22.Rf1-d1 e6-e5 23.Be2-g4 18.Qc2-e2 Nc7-e8 19.Bc4-d3 Bd6xe5
Nd7-f6 24.Bg4xc8 Ra8xc8 20.d4xe5 Qa5-c5 21.Bd3-e4 Kg8-h8
25.Bg3xe5 0.57/16 ] 14.Nf3-e5 22.Rb1-d1 g7-g6 23.Rg3-h3 Kh8-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Bh4-g3 24.Bh4-e1 0.71/15 ] 16.Qc2-e4
Nb8-d7 15.Rb1-b3 Bb4-e7 16.Rf1-b1 [ ¹16.Rb1-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qa5-a4 17.Bc4-d3 0-0 18.h2-h3 16.Rf1-f3 c6-c5 17.Rf3-g3 g7-g5
Nd7-f6 19.Nf3-e5 Nf6-d5 20.Ne5-c4 18.f4xg5 c5xd4 19.e3xd4 h6xg5
f7-f5 21.Nc4-d6 b7-b6 22.Bg3-e5 20.Bh4xg5 Bd6xe5 21.d4xe5 Nb8-d7
Be7xd6 23.Be5xd6 0.51/16 ] 22.Bg5-f4 a7-a6 23.Qc2-e4 Nd7-c5
14...Bb4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qe4-d4 b7-b5 25.Bc4-e2 1.10/14 ]
14...0-0 15.Bc4-e2 Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4 16...b7-b6?? [ ¹16...0-0² the rescuing
Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6 Qc7xd6 18.Bh4-g3 straw ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...0-0
Qd6-e7 19.a2-a4 Nb8-d7 20.a4-a5 17.Rf1-f3 f7-f5 18.Qe4-d3 b7-b5
a7-a6 21.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 22.Rf1-d1 19.Bc4-b3 a7-a5 20.a2-a3 Bd6xe5
e6-e5 23.Be2-g4 Nd7-f6 24.Bg4xc8 21.f4xe5 Rf8-f7 22.Bh4-e1 Bc8-d7
Ra8xc8 25.Bg3xe5 0.57/15 ] 15.f2-f4 23.e3-e4 f5-f4 24.Be1-d2 a5-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Ne5-g6 25.Bb3-a2 0.39/16 ] 17.Ne5xf7+-
Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Ne5xf7
Qc7xf7 18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4
(Diagram 225) b6-b5 20.Rb1xb5 a7-a6 21.f5xe6
g7-g6 22.Rb5-b1 a6-a5 23.Rf1-f7
Rh8-g8 16.Bc4-e2 Qa5-f5 17.Be2-d3 g6-g5 24.Qg4-h5 Ke8-d8 25.Bh4-g3
Qf5-a5 18.Ng6-e5 Bd6xe5 19.d4xe5 Bc8xe6 26.Bc4xe6 Bd6xg3 27.h2xg3
g7-g5 20.Bh4-g3 Nb8-d7 21.Bd3-e2 Qg8-e8 28.Qh5-g6 4.15/14 ]
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17...Qc7xf7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Na6-b4 32.Re5-f5 Nb4xa2 33.Rf5-f6+


17...Qc7xf7 Diagram Kd6-d7 2.05/14 ] 19.Bc4xe6
XIIIIIIIIY [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bc4xe6
Ke8-f8 20.Be6xc8 Qh5-f7 21.f5-f6
9rsnl+k+-tr0 g7-g5 22.Bh4-g3 Bd6xg3 23.h2xg3
9zp-+-+qzp-0 226 Nb8-d7 24.Qe4xc6 Ra8xc8
25.Qc6xc8+ Qf7-e8 26.Qc8-c7
9-zppvlp+-zp0 Rh8-h7 27.e3-e4 Kf8-g8 28.Qc7-c6
9+-+-+-+-0 Qe8-f7 29.e4-e5 Nd7-f8 30.d4-d5
9-+LzPQzP-vL0 Qf7-d7 31.Qc6-c4 Qd7-c7 32.Qc4xc7
Rh7xc7 33.e5-e6 Rc7-c8 34.e6-e7
9+-+-zP-+-0 Kg8-f7 35.e7xf8Q+ Rc8xf8
9P+-+-+PzP0 36.Rb1-c1 6.69/14 ] 19...Nb8-d7
[ 19...Bd6xh2+ the only chance to get
9+R+-+RmK-0[ some counterplay 20.Kg1xh2 Bc8xe6
xiiiiiiiiy 21.Qe4xe6+ Ke8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...Ke8-f8 20.Be6xc8
18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5 Qh5-f7 21.f5-f6 g7-g5 22.Bh4-g3
20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7 21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5 Bd6xg3 23.h2xg3 Nb8-d7 24.Qe4xc6
22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7 23.Qg6xf7+ Ra8xc8 25.Qc6xc8+ Qf7-e8
Ke8xf7 24.f5xe6+ Kf7-e8 25.Bh4xe7 26.Qc8-c7 Rh8-h7 27.e3-e4 Kf8-g8
Ke8xe7 26.Rf1-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.e6-e7 28.Qc7-c6 Qe8-f7 29.e4-e5 Nd7-f8
Rh8-e8 28.Rf7xg7 Bc8-d7 29.Bc4-f7 30.d4-d5 Qf7-d7 31.Qc6-c4 Qd7-c7
Nb8-a6 30.Bf7xe8 Bd7xe8 31.Re5-f5 32.Qc4-d4 Rh7-d7 33.Rf1-c1 Qc7-b7
Na6-b4 32.Rf5-f6+ Kd6-d7 33.Kg1-f2 34.Rc1-c6 6.94/15 ] 20.f5-f6 Diagram
Nb4xa2 4.46/15 ] 18.f4-f5 [Houdini 2. [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.f5-f6
0c Pro x64: 18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8 Qh5xh4 21.f6-f7+ Ke8-d8 22.Qe4xh4+
19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5 20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7 Bd6-e7 23.Qh4-e4 Bc8-b7 24.d4-d5
21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5 22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7 c6xd5 25.Be6xd5 Bb7xd5 26.Qe4xd5
23.Bc4xe6 Qf7xg6 24.f5xg6 Be7xh4 Kd8-c7 27.Rf1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Qd5-d4
25.Be6xc8+ Ke8-d8 26.Bc8-b7 g7-g5 29.Rb1-c1+ Be7-c5
Nb8-d7 27.Bb7xa8 Nd7xe5 28.d4xe5 30.Qd4-d6+ Kc7-b7 31.Qd6-e6
Bh4-g5 1.75/13 ] 18...Qf7-h5?? Kb7-c7 32.Qe6-e7 g5-g4 33.Rd1xd7+
the final mistake, not that it matters Rd8xd7 34.Qe7-e5+ Kc7-b7
anymore [ 18...Qf7-g8 19.d4-d5 35.Qe5xh8 Rd7xf7 36.Qh8xh6 Rf7-e7
Bd6-e7 ( 19...c6xd5?? 20.Bc4xd5 37.Rc1-e1 Re7-d7 38.Re1-f1 8.29/13 ]
b6-b5 21.Bd5xa8+- ) 20.d5xc6
Be7xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: (Diagram 227)
18...Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5
20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7 21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5 20...Nd7xf6 [ 20...Qh5xh4
22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7 23.Qg6xf7+ cannot undo what has already been
Ke8xf7 24.f5xe6+ Kf7-e8 25.Bh4xe7 done 21.Be6xd7+ Ke8xd7
Ke8xe7 26.Rf1-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.e6-e7 22.Qe4xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rh8-e8 28.Rf7xg7 Bc8-d7 29.Bc4-f7 20...Qh5xh4 21.f6-f7+ Ke8-d8
Nb8-a6 30.Bf7xe8 Bd7xe8 31.Kg1-f2 22.Qe4xh4+ Bd6-e7 23.Qh4-e4
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9zp-+n+-zp-0 227 9zp-mkl+-+-0 228
9-zppvlLzP-zp0 9-zpp+-+-zp0
9+-+-+-+q0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-zPQ+-vL0 9-+-zPQ+L+0
9+-+-zP-+-0 9+-+-zP-+-0
9P+-+-+PzP0 9P+-+-+PzP0
9+R+-+RmK-0 9+-+-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
Bc8-b7 24.d4-d5 c6xd5 25.Be6xd5 13.07/16 ] 22.Qe4xc6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Bb7xd5 26.Qe4xd5 Kd8-c7 27.Rf1-d1 Pro x64: 22.Qe4xc6+ Ke8-e7
Ra8-d8 28.Qd5-d4 g7-g5 29.Rb1-c1+ 23.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
Be7-c5 30.Qd4-d6+ Kc7-b7 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
31.Qd6-e6 Kb7-c7 32.Qe6-e7 g5-g4 Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #6/19 ] 22...Ke8-e7
33.Rd1xd7+ Rd8xd7 34.Qe7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Ke8-e7
Kc7-b7 35.Qe5xh8 Rd7xf7 36.Qh8xh6 23.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
Rf7-e7 37.Rc1-e1 Re7-d7 38.Re1-f1 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
8.61/14 ] 21.Rf1xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/20 ] 23.Rf6-f7+
x64: 21.Rf1xf6 g7xf6 22.Be6-g4+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rf6-f7+
Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+ Kd8-c7 Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8 Ra8xh8 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7 Rd8-f8 Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/17 ] 23...Ke7xe6
28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4 Bd7xg4 [ 23...Ke7-d8 does not solve anything
30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7 31.Qg4-f4+ Kc7-d7 24.Rf7-d7+! Mate attack Kd8-e8
32.Qf4xh6 a7-a5 33.Qh6-h3+ Kd7-c7 25.Be6-f7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
34.Qh3-e6 Be7-d8 35.e3-e4 b6-b5 Qh4-e7 27.Qd6xe7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
36.d4-d5 c6xd5 37.Qe6xd5 Bd8-e7 x64: 23...Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
38.Qd5xb5 12.41/15 ] 21...Qh5xh4 25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7xf6 Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #4/18 ] 24.Qc6-c4#
22.Be6-g4+ Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd8-c7 24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8 24.Qc6-c4# #1/11 ]
Ra8xh8 26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7
Rd8-f8 28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4 (Diagram 229)
Diagram
Bd7xg4 30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7 1-0
31.Qg4-f4+ Kc7-d7 32.Qf4xh6 a7-a5
33.Qh6-h3+ Kd7-c7 34.Qh3-e6
Be7-d8 35.e3-e4 b6-b5 36.d4-d5
c6xd5 37.Qe6xd5 Bd8-e7 38.Qd5xb5
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9zp-+-+Rzp-0 229 9+-+-vlpzpp0 230
9-zp-vlk+-zp0 9pzp-zppsn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+QzP-+-wq0 9P+-sNPzP-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0 9+-sN-+L+-0
9P+-+-+PzP0 9-zPP+-+PzP0
9+R+-+-mK-0 9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
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10...Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...Nf6-d7 11.Bc1-e3 Bc8-b7
32 B84 12.e4-e5 d6-d5 13.f4-f5 Be7-c5
Carlsen,Magnus 14.f5xe6 Nd7xe5 15.Be3-f2 g7-g6
Vachier Lagrave,Maxime 16.a4-a5 Qd8-d6 17.e6-e7 Rf8-e8
6th Young Masters (3.1) 18.09.2005 18.Nc3-a4 Re8xe7 19.a5xb6 Bc5xd4
20.Bf2xd4 Nb8-d7 21.Qd1-d2
B84: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2 a6, Ra8-e8 0.37/17 ] 11.Bc1-e3
lines without early Be3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Qd1-d3
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 Ra7-d7 12.Bc1-d2 Bc8-b7 13.Bd2-e3
3.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 c5xd4 Qd8-c7 14.f4-f5 e6-e5 15.Nd4-e2
5.Nf3xd4 a7-a6 6.Bf1-e2 e7-e6 Nb8-c6 16.Qd3-c4 Nc6-d4 17.Qc4xc7
7.f2-f4 Bf8-e7 8.0-0 0-0 9.a2-a4 Nd4xf3+ 18.g2xf3 Rd7xc7 19.Be3xb6
last book move last book move b7-b6 Rc7-c8 20.Ra1-d1 Nf6-d7 21.a4-a5
[ 9...e6-e5!? is worth consideration 0.35/16 ] 11...Ra7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
10.Nd4-b3 Qd8-b6+ 11.Rf1-f2 Pro x64: 11...Ra7-d7 12.e4-e5 d6xe5
Bc8-e6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.f4xe5 Be7-c5 14.e5xf6 Bc5xd4
9...e6-e5 10.Nd4-b3 Nb8-c6 15.Be3xd4 Rd7xd4 16.f6xg7 Rd4xd1
11.Bc1-e3 e5xf4 12.Rf1xf4 Rf8-e8 17.g7xf8Q+ Qd8xf8 18.Ra1xd1 f7-f5
13.a4-a5 Bc8-e6 14.Nb3-d4 Nc6xd4 19.Nc3-e2 Qf8-c5+ 20.Rf1-f2 Kg8-g7
15.Be3xd4 Nf6-d7 16.Rf4-f1 Be7-g5 21.c2-c3 e6-e5 22.b2-b4 Qc5-c7
17.b2-b3 Nd7-f6 18.Bd4-b6 Qd8-d7 23.Bf3-d5 Bc8-d7 24.Ne2-g3 f5-f4
19.Qd1-d4 -0.03/17 ] 10.Be2-f3± 25.Ng3-h5+ Kg7-g6 0.43/16 ] 12.f4-f5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Qd1-e1
10.e4-e5 d6xe5 11.f4xe5 Be7-c5 Nb8-d7 13.Qe1-g3 Rc7xc3 14.b2xc3
12.Bc1-e3 Nf6-d5 13.Nc3xd5 Qd8xd5 Qd8-c7 15.f4-f5 Qc7xc3 16.Qg3-e1
14.Be2-f3 Qd5xe5 15.Qd1-d3 Ra8-a7 Qc3xe1 17.Ra1xe1 Nd7-e5 18.Re1-b1
16.a4-a5 Rf8-d8 17.c2-c3 b6-b5 Be7-d8 19.Rb1-d1 Ne5-c4 20.Be3-c1
18.Ra1-d1 Bc5-d6 19.g2-g3 Bc8-b7 Nc4-e5 21.Bc1-a3 Ne5-c4 22.Ba3-b4
20.Be3-f4 Qe5-c5 21.b2-b4 0.17/17 ] Bc8-d7 23.f5xe6 f7xe6 0.37/16 ]
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13.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7 14.Qd1-d3± ; should be examined more closely
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...e6-e5 15.Nd4-e2 Nb8-d7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
13.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7 14.Qd1-d3 Bc8-b7 x64: 14...e6-e5 15.Nd4-e2 Bc8-b7
15.Ra1-d1 Rc7-c8 16.Rd1-d2 Qd8-c7 16.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 17.h2-h4 Nf6-h7
17.Rf1-d1 Qc7-c4 18.Be3-f2 Qc4xd3 18.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 19.Kg1-g2 Nd7-c5
19.Rd2xd3 Rc8-c7 20.h2-h3 Rf8-c8 20.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 21.Qd2-d3 Be7xh4
21.Kg1-h2 h7-h6 22.a4-a5 -0.02/18 ] 22.Qd3xd6 Nh7-f6 23.Rf1-h1 Rc8-c6
XIIIIIIIIY 24.Qd6-d3 -0.29/16 ] 15.Ra1-d1
[ 15.Bf3-e2 Rc4-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-snlwq-trk+0 x64: 15.f5xe6 f7xe6 16.h2-h3 Nh7-f6
9+-+-vlpzpp0 231 17.a4-a5 b6-b5 18.Nc3-e2 Qd8-e8
19.Ra1-d1 Nb8-c6 20.b2-b3 Rc4-c5
9pzp-zppsn-+0 21.Nd4xc6 Rc5xc6 22.e4-e5 d6xe5
9+-+-+P+-0 23.Bf3xc6 Qe8xc6 24.Qd2-c3
9P+rsNP+-+0 Qc6-e4 0.29/14 ] 15...Be7-g5?
[ 15...e6-e5 16.Nd4-e2± ;Houdini 2.0c
9+-sN-vLL+-0 Pro x64: 15...e6-e5 16.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7
9-zPP+-+PzP0 17.Qd2-d3 Rc4-c6 18.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7
19.a4-a5 b6-b5 20.c2-c3 Nh7-f6
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[ 21.Nd5xe7+ Qd8xe7 22.Be3-f2
xiiiiiiiiy Rf8-e8 23.h2-h3 Re8-b8 24.Bf3-g2
Rb8-c8 25.Rf1-e1 b5-b4 26.c3xb4
13.g2-g4 [ 13.f5xe6!? f7xe6 -0.16/17 ] 16.Be3xg5 [ 16.Bf3-e2!?
14.Qd1-d3 Qd8-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Rc4-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 13.Qd1-e2 Rc4-b4 14.f5xe6 16.Bf3-e2 Rc4-c7 17.f5xe6 Bg5xe3+
f7xe6 15.Qe2-d2 Rb4-c4 16.Bf3-e2 18.Qd2xe3 f7xe6 19.Rf1xf8+ Nh7xf8
Rc4-c5 17.b2-b4 Rc5-e5 18.Be2-f3 20.Nd4-f3 Rc7-d7 21.g4-g5 h6xg5
a6-a5 19.b4xa5 Re5xa5 20.Ra1-b1 22.Nf3xg5 Nb8-c6 23.Be2-h5 Nc6-e5
Ra5-e5 21.Nd4-b5 Nb8-c6 22.Be3-f4 24.Rd1-f1 g7-g6 25.Bh5-e2 Ne5-f7
Re5-c5 23.Bf4xd6 0.61/17 ] 13...h7-h6 26.Ng5-f3 Bc8-b7 27.Kg1-g2 0.51/16 ]
[ 13...e6-e5 14.Nd4-b3 h7-h6± ; 16...Nh7xg5± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...e6-e5 16...Qd8xg5 17.Bf3-e2 Qg5xd2
14.Nd4-b3 h7-h6 15.Qd1-e2 Rc4-b4 18.Rd1xd2 Rc4-c7 19.f5xe6 f7xe6
16.a4-a5 b6-b5 17.Be3-b6 Qd8-e8 20.Nd4-f3 Rc7-d7 21.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8
18.h2-h4 Nb8-c6 19.g4-g5 h6xg5 22.Be2-c4 Nh7-f8 23.Kg1-g2 Nb8-c6
20.h4xg5 Nf6-h7 21.Nc3-d5 Nh7xg5 24.Nc3-d5 Nc6-e5 25.Nd5xb6 Ne5xg4
22.Nd5xb4 Nc6xb4 0.00/16 ] 26.Rd1-e1 Rd7-c7 27.b2-b3 Bc8-b7
14.Qd1-d2 Black has a cramped 28.Nf3-d4 d6-d5 29.e4xd5 e6xd5
position [ 14.f5xe6 f7xe6 15.Qd1-d2± ; 30.Bc4-d3 Rc7-f7 31.a4-a5 0.58/17 ]
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.f5xe6 f7xe6 17.Bf3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15.Qd1-e2 Rc4-c5 16.Nd4-b3 Rc5-e5 17.Bf3-e2 Rc4-b4 18.f5xe6 f7xe6
17.Be3-f4 Nb8-c6 18.Ra1-d1 Qd8-d7 19.b2-b3 Rf8xf1+ 20.Rd1xf1 e6-e5
19.Bf4xe5 Nc6xe5 20.Nb3-d4 Bc8-b7 21.Nd4-f5 Bc8xf5 22.g4xf5 Rb4-d4
21.h2-h3 Be7-d8 22.Bf3-h1 Bd8-c7 23.Qd2-e3 Nb8-d7 24.Be2xa6 Nd7-f6
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27.Nc3-e2 Rd4-b4 28.e4xd5 Qd8xd5
29.Bd3-c4 0.45/16 ] 17...Nb8-d7 9-+lwq-trk+0{
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...e6-e5 9+-+-+Pzp-0 232
18.Nd4-e2 Rc4-c6 19.Nc3-d5 Nb8-d7
20.Ne2-c3 b6-b5 21.a4xb5 a6xb5
9pzp-zp-+-zp0
22.Nd5-b4 Rc6-c4 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8-f6 9+-+-sn-sn-0
24.Qd6xf6 Nd7xf6 25.Nb4-d5 Nf6xg4
26.h2-h4 Ng5-h7 27.b2-b3 Rc4-c5
9P+rsNP+P+0
28.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-h8 0.43/16 ] 18.f5xe6 9+-sN-+-+-0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.f5xe6 9-zPPwQ-+LzP0
Nd7-e5 19.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7
Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3 Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1
9+-+R+RmK-0
Rc4-c5 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4 xiiiiiiiiy
Rc5-c4 25.Nd4-f5 Kg8-h7 26.Nd5-e3
Rc4-c6 27.Qd2-e2 Rc6-c8 28.Ne3-d5 20.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bb7xd5 29.e4xd5 0.70/16 ] 20.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5 Rc4-c5
18...Nd7-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7
18...Nd7-e5 19.e6xf7+ Ng5xf7 24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5 Kg8-h8
20.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5 Rc4-c5 26.Qd5-d4 b6-b5 27.a4xb5 a6xb5
22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7 28.Qd4-d2 Qd8-b6 29.Rf1-f2 Ne5-c4
24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5 Kg8-h8 30.Qd2-c3 Nc4-e5 1.01/17 ]
26.b4-b5 Rc6-c7 27.Qd5-d4 a6xb5 20...Nf7-g5 [ 20...Qd8-g5 21.Nd4-f5
28.a4xb5 Rc7-c5 29.Nf5xd6 Nf7xd6 Qg5xd2 22.Rd1xd2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
30.Qd4xd6 Qd8xd6 31.Rd1xd6 Pro x64: 20...Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5
Rc5xb5 32.Ne3-d5 Rb5-c5 33.Rf1-f2 Rc4-c5 22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5
b6-b5 0.79/18 ] 19.e6xf7+ Diagram Bc8-b7 24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.e6xf7+ Kg8-h8 26.b4-b5 a6xb5 27.a4xb5
Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7 Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3 Rc6-c7 28.Qd5-d4 Rc7-c5 29.Nf5xd6
Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1 Rc4-c5 23.Nc3-d5 Nf7xd6 30.Qd4xd6 Qd8xd6
Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 25.c2-c3 31.Rd1xd6 Rc5xb5 0.74/16 ]
a6-a5 26.h3-h4 Bb7xd5 27.h4xg5 21.Nd4-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bd5-f7 28.g5xh6 a5xb4 29.c3xb4 21.Rf1xf8+ Qd8xf8 22.Rd1-f1 Qf8-d8
g7xh6 30.Nd4-f5 0.58/16 ] 23.b2-b3 Rc4-c5 24.Nc3-d5 Kg8-h7
25.c2-c3 Ng5-e6 26.Qd2-f2 Ne6-g5
(Diagram 232) 27.Qf2-g3 Kh7-g8 28.h3-h4 Ng5-e6
29.Nd4-f3 Rc5-c6 30.Nf3xe5 d6xe5
19...Ng5xf7 [ 19...Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7 31.Qg3xe5 Qd8xh4 32.Qe5-f5 1.37/17
Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro ] 21...Bc8xf5 [ 21...Rc4-c6 22.Nc3-d5
x64: 19...Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7 Ng5xf7 Kg8-h7 23.b2-b3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
21.h2-h3 Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1 Rc4-c5 x64: 21...Rc4-c6 22.Nc3-d5 Rf8-e8
23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nd5-f4 Ng5-f7 24.Nf4-h5 Bc8xf5
25.c2-c3 Bb7xd5 26.e4xd5 Qd8-c7 25.e4xf5 Rc6-c7 26.b2-b3 Qd8-g5
27.Nd4-c6 b6-b5 28.Nc6xe5 d6xe5 27.f5-f6 Qg5xd2 28.Rd1xd2 g7-g6
29.a4xb5 a6xb5 30.d5-d6 0.81/16 ] 29.Nh5-f4 Rc7-c3 30.Nf4-d5 1.37/13 ]
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23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6 24.Rd1xd6
b5-b4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-+-+-trk+0
22.e4xf5 b6-b5 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6 9+-+-+-zp-0 233
24.Rd1xd6 b5-b4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d4 Nc4-e3
9pzp-wq-+-+0
28.Rd4xb4 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-h2 9+-+-snPsnp0
Ne3xf1+ 30.Kh2xh3 Nf1-e3 31.Rb4-b6
Rf8-a8 32.Nc3-e4 Ne3xc2 33.Ne4-c5
9P+r+-+P+0
a6-a5 34.Nc5-e6 Nc2-e3 35.Rb6-b7 9+-sN-+-+P0
h6-h5 36.g4xh5 Ne3xf5 37.Kh3-g4 9-zPP+-+L+0
2.11/16 ] 22...h6-h5 [ 22...Rc4-c5
23.Nc3-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+R+RmK-0[
22...b6-b5 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6 xiiiiiiiiy
24.Rd1xd6 b5-b4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d4 Nc4-e3 Ng5-f3+ 28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2
28.Rd4xb4 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-h2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4
Ne3xf1+ 30.Kh2xh3 Nf1-e3 31.Rb4-b6 31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5 32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+
a6-a5 32.Rb6-b5 Rf8-a8 33.Rb5-b7 33.Rc3xh3+ Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 Rc8-c7
Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 g7xf6 35.Nc3-e4 35.Rh3-g3 g7-g6 36.Rf1-h1 Rc7-d7
Ne3xc2 36.Ne4xf6+ Kg8-f8 37.Rb7-h7 37.Rg3-h3 Ne5-f7 38.Rh3-d3 Rd7-c7
Ra8-d8 1.96/15 ] 23.Qd2xd6 39.Kg2-g3 1.87/17 ] 24...h5xg4
[ ¹23.b2-b3!? and White can already [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...h5xg4
relax Rc4-c7 24.Nc3-d5 Rc7-f7+- ; 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+
24.g4xh5 Kg8-h8 25.Nc3-d5 b6-b5 28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8
26.a4xb5 a6xb5 27.h5-h6 g7xh6 30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4 31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5
28.f5-f6 Ne5-g6 29.Rd1-a1 Rf8-g8 32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+ 33.Rc3xh3+
30.Ra1-a7 Ng6-e5 31.Kg1-h1 Ne5-c6 Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 Rc8-c7 35.Rh3-g3
32.Ra7-b7 Rc8-b8 33.Rb7-c7 2.24/16 ] g7-g6 36.Rf1-h1 Rc7-d7 37.Rg3-h3
23...Qd8xd6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Ne5-f7 38.c2-c3 Kg8-f8 39.Rh3-h7
Pro x64: 23...Qd8xd6 24.Rd1xd6 Rd7-d8 40.Kg2-g3 1.84/18 ]
h5xg4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4 25.Bg2-d5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5 28.Rd3-g3 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nh3-g5 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+
30.Nc3-d5 Ng5-f3 31.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8
32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4 Ne5xg4 30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4 31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5
34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2 35.Rg4-g6 32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+ 33.Rc3xh3+
Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4 37.Kf3-f4 Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 g7-g6 35.Rh3-c3
Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4 Kg8-f8 36.Rf1-h1 Kf8-f7 37.Kg2-g3
39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c5 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-f6 Kf7-e6 38.Kg3-f4 Ne5-f7 39.Rc3-d3
41.Rd6-d2 Kg8-f7 42.Rh1-h7 2.37/16 ] 1.79/19 ] 25...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c
24.Rd1xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Pro x64: 25...Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
24.Rd1xd6 h5xg4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5 28.Rd3-g3
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nh3-g5
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32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4 Ne5xg4
34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2 35.Rg4-g6 9-+r+-+-+0{
Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4 37.Kf3-f4 9+-+-sn-zpk0 235
Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4
39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c3 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-b8
9pzp-+-+-+0
41.Rd6-d7 Rb8-b4+ 42.Kf4-f3 Rb4-b5 9+-+-+-+R0
43.Rh1-h5 Rb5-d5 2.02/20 ]
26.Bd5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9P+-+-+P+0
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 9+-sN-+R+K0
Ng5-f3+ 28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 9-snP+-+-+0
29.Rd3-d5 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-tr-+0{ xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+-+-zpk0 234 XIIIIIIIIY
9pzp-+-+-+0 9-+r+-+k+0
9+-+R+P+-0 9+-+-sn-zp-0 236
9P+-+-+p+0 9pzp-+-+-+0
9+-sN-+n+P0 9+-+-+-+R0
9-snP+-+K+0 9P+-+-+P+0
9+-+-+R+-0 9+-sN-+R+K0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-snP+-+-+0
Rf8-c8 30.h3xg4 Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3
9+-+-+-+-0[
Nh4xf5 32.Rf1-f3 Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+ xiiiiiiiiy
Diagram
Nh3-g5 30.Nc3-d5 Ng5-f3 31.Rf1-h1+
(Diagram 235) Kh7-g8 32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4
Ne5xg4 34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2
Kh7-g8 Diagram 35.Rg4-g6 Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4
37.Kf3-f4 Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4
(Diagram 236) 39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c3 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-b8
41.Rd6-d7 Rb8-b4+ 42.Kf4-f3 Rb4-b5
34.a4-a5 b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2 43.Rh1-h5 Rb5-d5 1.86/20 ]
36.Ne4-c5 Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5 27.Rd6-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rh5xb5 Na5-c6 39.Na6-b4 Nc6xb4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+ 28.Kg1-g2
40.Rb5xb4 Ne7-d5 41.Rb4-b5 Rc2-c3 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8 30.h3xg4
42.Kh3-g3 Rc3xf3+ 43.Kg3xf3 1.78/19 Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3 Nh4xf5 32.Rf1-f3
] 26...Ne5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+ Kh7-g8 34.a4-a5
26...Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5 b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2 36.Ne4-c5
28.Rd3-g3 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5 38.Rh5xb5
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Ne7xc6 41.Kh3-g3 Nc6-d4
42.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rf3-a3 1.68/19 9-+-+-tr-+0
] 27...Ng5xh3+ [ 27...Ng5-f3+ 9+-+-+-zpk0 237
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Ng5-f3+
9pzp-+-+-+0
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8 9+-+-+P+-0
30.h3xg4 Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3 Nh4xf5
32.Rf1-f3 Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+ Kh7-g8
9P+-+-+p+0
34.a4-a5 b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2 9+-sNR+-+n0
36.Ne4-c5 Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5 9-snP+-+K+0
38.Rh5xb5 Na5-c6 39.Na6-b4 Rc2-c4
40.Nb4xc6 Ne7xc6 41.Kh3-g3 Nc6-d4
9+-+-+R+-0[
42.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rf3-f7 xiiiiiiiiy
Rc4-c3+ 44.Kg3-h4 1.48/17 ]
28.Kg1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nb2-d3+ 39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+
28.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 29.Nc3-d1 Re8-e2+ 40.Ke4-d4 Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
30.Kg2-g3 Re2xc2 31.Rd3-c3 42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Rc2xc3+ 32.b2xc3 Nh3-g5 33.Rf1-f4 Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nc4-d6 34.Rf4-b4 Ng5-e4+ Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a4+ 47.Kc4-b5
35.Kg3xg4 Ne4-f6+ 36.Kg4-f3 b6-b5 Ne4-c3+ 48.Kb5-c6 Kf5-e5 49.Ra6-a8
37.a4xb5 a6xb5 38.Rb4-h4+ Kh7-g8 Ra4-c4+ 50.Kc6-b6 Rc4-b4+
39.Nd1-e3 Kg8-f7 40.Rh4-d4 Kf7-e7 51.Kb6-c5 Rb4-b5+ 52.Kc5-c4
41.Kf3-f4 Nf6-h5+ 42.Kf4-g5 Nh5-f6 2.93/23 ] 29...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
43.Kg5-g6 Nd6-e4 44.Ne3-d5+ Pro x64: 29...Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-d5
Nf6xd5 45.Rd4xe4+ Ke7-d7 2.42/19 ] Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5
28...Nc4xb2 Diagram [ 28...Rf8-e8 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6
29.Kg2-g3 Nc4xb2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
x64: 28...Rf8-e8 29.Nc3-d1 Re8-e2+ 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
30.Kg2-g3 Re2xc2 31.Rd3-c3 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
Rc2xc3+ 32.b2xc3 Nh3-g5 33.Rf1-f4 39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
Nc4-d6 34.Rf4-b4 b6-b5 35.a4xb5 Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
a6xb5 36.Kg3xg4 Ng5-f7 37.Kg4-f4 42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
g7-g5+ 38.f5xg6+ Kh7xg6 39.Nd1-e3 Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf7-g5 40.Ne3-d5 Ng5-h3+ 41.Kf4-g4 Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Nh3-g5 2.29/16 ] Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
(Diagram 237) 51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/21 ]
29.Rd3-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Nc3-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rd3-d4 Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-d5 Rc8xc2+ 30.Nc3-d5 Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3
31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6
33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5
35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
37.Rg4xg5 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
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Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+ 9-+-+-+-+0{
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6 9+-+-+-zpk0 238
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
9pzp-+-+-+0
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+ 9+-+N+P+-0
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 2.93/21 ]
9P+-tR-+p+0
30...Rc8xc2+ [ 30...Rc8-c4 9+-+-+-mKn0
cannot change destiny 31.Rd4xc4 9-snr+-+-+0
Nb2xc4 32.Kg2-g3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5
9+-+-+R+-0
32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5 Nb2-d3+ 39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+ 40.Ke4-d4 Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4 42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7 Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+ Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6 Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+ Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5 51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+ Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/19 ]
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5 32.Rd4xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/20 ] 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6
31.Kg2-g3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
x64: 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Ng5-f7 34.Nb6-d7 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
Rc5-c4 35.Rg4xc4 Nb2xc4 39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
36.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 37.Kg3-f4 Nf7-d6 Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
38.Nd7-c5 a6-a5 39.Rh1-g1 Kg8-f7 42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
40.Nc5-e6 Nd6-e8 41.Rg1-g6 Nc4-b2 Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
42.Ne6-d8+ Kf7-f8 43.Nd8-c6 Nb2xa4 Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
44.Nc6xa5 2.86/18 ] Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
(Diagram 238) 51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 2.94/18 ]
31...Nh3-g5 [ 31...Kh7-g8 does not 32...Ng5-f7 [ 32...Rc2-c5 33.Nd5-e7
help much 32.f5-f6 g7-g5 Rc5-c3+ 34.Kg3-g2 Ng5-f7
33.Rd4xg4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Rg4-h4+ Nf7-h6+- ;Houdini 2.0c
31...Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 Pro x64: 32...Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6
33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5
35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
37.Rg4xg5 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
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Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+ 9-+-+-+-+0{
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6 9+-+-+n+k0 239
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
9pzp-+-zp-+0
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+ 9+-+-+P+-0
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/18 ]
9P+-+-+R+0
33.Nd5-f6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-+-+-mK-0
33.Nd5-f6+ g7xf6 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6 9-snr+-+-+0
35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2
Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4
9+-+-+-+R0
Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ xiiiiiiiiy
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #13/24 ] 45.Rh1xh6# #11/32 ] 35.Rg4-g6
33...g7xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Rg4-g6
33...g7xf6 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6 Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+
35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 45.Rh1xh6# #11/29 ] 35...Rc2-c3+
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #12/31 ] Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Rf1-h1+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 35...Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+
x64: 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6 35.Rg4-g6 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 45.Rh1xh6# #10/30 ]
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #12/28 ] (Diagram 240)

(Diagram 239) 36.Kg3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3
34...Nf7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
34...Nf7-h6 35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 45.Rh1xh6# #10/27 ] 36...Rc3-c2+
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44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #7/24
9-+-+-+-+0 ]
9+-+-+-+k0 240 XIIIIIIIIY
9pzp-+-zpRsn0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+P+-0 9+-+-+-+k0 241
9P+-+-+-+0 9pzp-+-zpRsn0
9+-tr-+-mK-0 9+-+-+P+-0
9-sn-+-+-+0 9P+r+K+-+0
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Rc3-c2+
9+-+-+-+R0[
37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ xiiiiiiiiy
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 39.Ke4-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
45.Rh1xh6# #9/28 ] 37.Kg2-f3 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Kg2-f3 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 45.Rh1xh6# #7/23 ] 39...Rc4-c5+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rc4-c5+
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
45.Rh1xh6# #9/25 ] 37...Rc2-c3+ Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #6/22 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rc2-c3+ 40.Kd5-e6 Diagram [ 40.Kd5-e6
38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 42.Kd7-c6 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc6-b7
41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 45.Rh1xh6# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #8/26 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
] 38.Kf3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #6/19 ]
41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7
Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ (Diagram 242)
44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #8/23
] 38...Rc3-c4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c 1-0
Pro x64: 38...Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5
Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+
41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7
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30.e4xd5 c6xd5 31.Rb1-e1 Rb8-e8
0.25/17 ] 20...Ba2-c4 An ideal square
33 D35 for the black bishop. [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Carlsen,Magnus x64: 20...Ba2-c4 21.Bf1-h3 h7-h5
Azmaiparashvili,Zurab 22.Nh4-f5 Nd6-b5 23.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d7
FIDE World Cup (1) 27.11.2005 24.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 25.Rh1xf1 Ra8-e8
26.Rf1-c1 Nb5-d6 27.Nf5xd6 Kd7xd6
D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: 28.Rc1-c5 Re8-e7 29.b4-b5 h5-h4
Exchange Variation 30.g3-g4 0.14/18 ] 21.Bf1-h3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bf1xc4
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.c4xd5 e6xd5 Nd6xc4 22.Rc1-c3 Nc4-d6 23.Nh4-g2
5.Bc1-g5 c7-c6 6.e2-e3 Bc8-f5 f6-f5 24.Ng2-f4 Ke8-e7 25.Rh1-b1
7.Qd1-f3 Bf5-g6 8.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 Nd6-b5 26.Rc3-d3 Rh8-g8 27.Kf2-g2
9.Qf3xf6 g7xf6 10.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 Ke7-d7 28.h2-h4 Ra8-e8 29.Rb1-c1
11.Nf3-h4 Bf8-b4 Diagram Kd7-e7 30.Rc1-c2 Ke7-f6 0.15/17 ]
21...Nd6-b5 Black threatens to win
(Diagram 243) material: Nb5xa3. A comfortable square
for the black knight [Houdini 2.0c Pro
12.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b6 13.a2-a3 x64: 21...h7-h5 22.Nh4-f5 Nd6-b5
Bb4xc3+ 14.Rc1xc3 Nb6-c8 15.f2-f3 23.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d7 24.Rh1-e1 Kd7-c7
Nc8-d6 16.g2-g3 a7-a5 17.b2-b3 25.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 26.Re1xf1 Ra8-e8
a5-a4 18.b3-b4 Bg6-b1 The bishop 27.Rf1-c1 Rh8-g8 28.h2-h4 Nb5-d6
aims for Bg6-b1-a2-c4 19.Ke1-f2 29.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 30.Rc1-c3 Rg8-h8
Bb1-a2 last book move last book move 31.Ra1-c1 Rh8-g8 32.Rc3-c5 f6-f5
20.Rc3-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 0.15/18 ] 22.Rc1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
20.Nh4-g2 f6-f5 21.Ng2-f4 Ke8-d7 x64: 22.Rc1-a1 Ke8-d8 23.Nh4-f5
22.Bf1-d3 Ba2-c4 23.Bd3xc4 Nd6xc4 h7-h5 24.Rh1-c1 Kd8-c7 25.Bh3-f1
24.b4-b5 Rh8-e8 25.Nf4-h5 Re8-b8 Bc4xf1 26.Rc1xf1 Diagram
26.Rh1-b1 Kd7-e7 27.Nh5-f4 Ke7-d6 Ra8-e8 27.Rf1-c1 Rh8-g8 28.h2-h4
28.e3-e4 f5xe4 29.f3xe4 f7-f6 Nb5-d6 29.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 30.Rc1-c3
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f6-f5 31.Ra1-c1 Rg8-g6 0.12/18 ] Nb5-c3 31.Rg1-g4 Nc3-b5
22...0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rg4-g1 0.13/18 ] 25.Bh3-f5
22...Ke8-d8 23.Nh4-f5 h7-h5 The bishop likes it on f5 [Houdini 2.0c
24.Rh1-c1 Kd8-c7 25.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 Pro x64: 25.Bh3-f5 h7-h6 26.g3-g4
26.Rc1xf1 Ra8-e8 27.Rf1-c1 Nb5-d6 Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7 28.Rg1-e1
28.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 29.Rc1-c5 Re8-e7 Re8-d8 29.Bf5-d3 Bc4xd3 30.Nf4xd3
30.b4-b5 h5-h4 31.g3-g4 0.16/17 ] Nb5-d6 31.Ra1-c1 Rd8-h8 32.e3-e4
23.Nh4-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: d5xe4 33.f3xe4 Rh8-g8 34.Kf2-g3
23.g3-g4 Nb5-d6 24.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1 Nd6-b5 0.24/18 ] 25...h7-h6
25.Ra1xf1 Kg8-g7 26.Nh4-f5+ Nd6xf5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h6
27.g4xf5 Kg7-h6 28.Rh1-g1 Rf8-g8 26.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7
29.e3-e4 Rg8-g5 30.h2-h4 Rg5-g8 28.Rg1-g3 Re8-h8 29.Nf4-h5 Ra8-e8
31.Rf1-c1 d5xe4 32.f3xe4 Kh6-h5 30.Rg3-h3 Nb5-d6 31.Nh5-f4 b7-b6
33.Kf2-e3 Ra8-d8 34.Ke3-d3 0.30/18 ] 32.Rh3-h5 Ke7-d8 33.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3
23...Rf8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ra1-c1 Nd6-c4 0.31/17 ] 26.Nf4-h5
23...Nb5-d6 24.Rh1-d1 Bc4-b3 White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6
25.Rd1-c1 Bb3-c4 26.Rc1-d1 Bc4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rh1-g1
0.06/18 ] 24.Ng2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kf8-e7 27.g3-g4 Rd8-h8 28.Rg1-g3
x64: 24.Bh3-f5 Nb5-d6 25.Bf5-b1 Nb5-d6 29.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3 30.Bc2-b1
Rd8-e8 26.g3-g4 h7-h6 27.Rh1-g1 Bb3-c4 31.Rg3-h3 Nd6-b5 32.Bb1-f5
Kg8-f8 28.Ng2-h4 Re8-e7 29.Bb1-h7 Ra8-e8 33.Rh3-h5 Nb5-c3 34.Rh5-h4
Kf8-g7 30.Bh7-c2 Ra8-e8 31.Nh4-f5+ b7-b6 35.Kf2-g2 0.28/18 ] 26...Kf8-e7
Nd6xf5 32.g4xf5+ Kg7-h7 33.Ra1-e1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
b7-b5 34.e3-e4 d5xe4 35.f3xe4 26...Rd8-d6 27.Rh1-c1 Ra8-a7
Re7-d7 36.Re1-d1 0.27/19 ] 28.Bf5-b1 Rd6-e6 29.g3-g4 Ra7-a8
24...Kg8-f8 [ 24...Nb5-d6 25.Bh3-f1² ; 30.Bb1-f5 Re6-d6 31.Bf5-c2 Kf8-e7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nb5-d6 32.Nh5-g7 Rd6-d8 33.Rc1-g1 Rd8-h8
25.Nf4-h5 f6-f5 26.Rh1-g1 Kg8-f8 34.Rg1-e1 Nb5-d6 35.Ng7-h5 Bc4-b3
27.Nh5-f4 h7-h6 28.g3-g4 Diagram 36.Bc2xb3 a4xb3 37.Re1-b1 Rh8-g8
f5xg4 29.Rg1xg4 Nd6-b5 30.Rg4-g1 38.Rb1xb3 f6-f5 39.g4xf5 Nd6xf5
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42.a4-a5 Nd6-c4 43.Ng3-f5 0.32/18 ] 38.Nh6-f5 Nd6xf5 39.e4xf5 0.36/16 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 29.Nh5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.h2-h4 Ra7-c7 30.Bf5-c2 Rc7-a7
9r+-tr-+-+0 31.Nh5-g7 Nb5-d6 32.h4-h5 Ke7-f8
9+p+-mkp+-0 246 33.Ng7-f5 Nd6xf5 34.Bc2xf5 Kf8-g7
35.Ra1-c1 Ra7-e7 36.Rc1-c2 b6-b5
9-+p+-zp-zp0 37.Kf2-g3 Rd8-g8 38.e3-e4 d5xe4
9+n+p+L+N0 39.f3xe4 0.37/16 ] 29...Ke7-f8
9pzPlzP-+-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rd8-h8
30.Bf5-c2 Ke7-d7 31.Kf2-g2 Ra7-a8
9zP-+-zPPzP-0 32.h2-h3 Kd7-d6 33.Ng3-f5+ Kd6-d7
9-+-+-mK-zP0 34.e3-e4 Rh8-e8 35.Re1-c1 Nb5-d6
36.Nf5xh6 Re8-h8 37.Nh6-f5 Nd6xf5
9tR-+-+-+R0[ 38.e4xf5 0.36/17 ] 30.Bf5-c2
xiiiiiiiiy [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.h2-h4
Nb5-d6 31.Ng3-h5 Nd6xf5 32.g4xf5
27.g3-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bc4-d3 33.Nh5-g3 Bd3-c4 34.Ra1-d1
27.Bf5-h7 Nb5-d6 28.Nh5-g7 Ke7-f8 Ra7-c7 35.Ng3-h5 Rd8-d6 36.Re1-g1
29.Ng7-f5 Nd6xf5 30.Bh7xf5 Rd8-e8 c6-c5 37.d4xc5 b6xc5 38.b4xc5
31.Ra1-c1 Kf8-g7 32.h2-h4 Re8-e7 Rc7xc5 39.Rd1-b1 Bc4-b3 40.Rb1-c1
33.e3-e4 Bc4-d3 34.Kf2-e3 Bd3-c4 Bb3-c4 0.41/17 ] 30...c6-c5?
35.Ke3-f4 Ra8-e8 36.Kf4-g4 0.28/17 ] [ ¹30...Kf8-e7!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
27...b7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 30...Nb5-d6 31.h2-h3 Kf8-e7
27...Nb5-d6 28.Bf5-c2 Nd6-b5 32.h3-h4 Ra7-a8 33.Ra1-c1 Ke7-f8
29.Rh1-c1 Rd8-g8 30.Rc1-e1 Bc4-b3 34.Ng3-f5 Nd6xf5 35.Bc2xf5 Kf8-g7
31.Bc2-b1 Bb3-c4 32.Nh5-g3 Ke7-d7 36.e3-e4 Ra8-a7 37.Kf2-g3 Ra7-e7
33.Bb1-f5+ Kd7-e7 34.Bf5-h7 Rg8-e8 38.Rc1-c2 b6-b5 39.Re1-d1 d5xe4
35.Bh7-c2 Nb5-d6 36.Ng3-h5 Bc4-b3 40.f3xe4 0.34/18 ] 31.b4xc5+-
37.Bc2xb3 a4xb3 38.Re1-b1 f6-f5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.d4xc5
39.g4xf5 Nd6xf5 40.Rb1xb3 Re8-g8 b6xc5 32.b4xc5 Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1
41.a3-a4 Nf5-d6 42.Nh5-g3 Ke7-d7 Rd8-a8 34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1
43.a4-a5 Nd6-c4 44.Ng3-f5 0.27/17 ] Rc5-c8 36.Nf5xh6 Nb5-c3 37.Rb1-b7
28.Rh1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: d5-d4 38.e3xd4 Rc8-b8 39.Rb7xb8+
28.h2-h3 Nb5-d6 29.Bf5-c2 Ra8-a7 Ra8xb8 40.Kf2-e3 Rb8-b2 41.Ke3-d2
30.Rh1-c1 Ra7-a8 31.Nh5-f4 Nd6-b5 Bc4-b3 42.Kd2xc3 Rb2xc2+
32.Kf2-g3 Rd8-e8 33.Nf4-h5 Re8-g8 43.Kc3-b4 Rc2xh2 Diagram
34.Bc2-h7 Rg8-h8 35.Bh7-f5 Rh8-e8
36.Kg3-f4 Re8-g8 37.Rc1-c2 Nb5-d6 (Diagram 247)
38.e3-e4 Nd6xf5 39.e4xf5 0.33/17 ]
28...Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Nh6-f5 Bb3-e6 45.Nf5-e3 Rh2-h3
28...Rd8-d6 29.Nh5-g3 Rd6-d8 0.82/19 ] 31...b6xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
30.Bf5-b1 Rd8-h8 31.Bb1-c2 Ke7-d6 x64: 31...b6xc5 32.d4xc5 Ra7-c7
32.Kf2-g2 Kd6-d7 33.h2-h3 Kd7-d6 33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8 34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5
34.Ng3-f5+ Kd6-d7 35.e3-e4 Rh8-e8 35.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8 36.Rb1-b4 Nb5-d6
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x64: 33...Nb5-c3 34.Nf5xh6 Ra7-b7
9-+-+-mk-+0 35.Nh6-f5 Rb7-b2 36.Nf5-d4 Bc4-d3
9+-+-+p+-0 247 37.Kf2-g3 Bd3xc2 38.Ra1-c1 Rc8xc5
39.Rc1xc2 Rb2xc2 40.Nd4xc2 Nc3-b5
9-+-+-zp-sN0 41.Re1-b1 Rc5xc2 42.Rb1xb5 Rc2-c3
9+-+-+-+-0 43.Kg3-f4 Rc3xa3 44.Rb5xd5 Ra3-c3
9pmK-zP-+P+0 45.Rd5-a5 a4-a3 46.Kf4-e4 Kf8-g7
47.Ke4-d4 Rc3-b3 48.Ra5-a7 Kg7-g6
9zPl+-+P+-0 49.h2-h4 0.45/19 ] 34.Re1-b1+-
9-+-+-+-tr0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Re1-b1
Rc5-c8 35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6
9tR-+-+-+-0[ Bc4-b5 37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7 Diagram
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37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5 38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4 9-+r+-mk-+0
39.e3xd4 Rc5-c7 40.Ra1-b1 Kf8-g7 9tr-+l+p+-0 248
41.Rb4-b7 Rc7xb7 42.Rb1xb7 Rd8-a8
43.Rb7-b4 Ra8-a6 44.Kf2-g3 0.96/19 ]
9-+-+-zp-+0
32.d4xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-+p+N+-0
32.d4xc5 Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8
34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8
9ptR-+-+P+0
36.Rb1-b4 Nb5-d6 37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5 9zP-sn-zPP+-0
38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4 39.e3xd4 Rc5-c7 9-+L+-mK-zP0
40.Ra1-b1 Kf8-g7 41.Rb4-b7 Rc7xb7
42.Rb1xb7 Rd8-a8 43.Rb7-b4 Kg7-g6
9tR-+-+-+-0[
44.Ba4-c2+ Kg6-g5 0.71/18 ] xiiiiiiiiy
32...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8 38.h2-h4 Bd7xf5 39.Bc2xf5 Rc8-e8
34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8 40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7 41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7
36.Rb1-b4 Nb5-d6 37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5 42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6 43.Rb4-f4 Kh6-g7
38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4 39.e3xd4 Rc5-a5 44.Bc2xa4 Re8-a8 45.Ba4-c2 Ra8xa3
40.Ba4-b3 Bc4xb3 41.Rb4xb3 Rd8-c8 46.Re1-h1 Ra3-a2 47.h5-h6+
42.Ra1-e1 Ra5-a4 43.Rb3-b6 Kg7-h8 1.18/20 ] 34...Rc5-c8
Rc8-c2+ 44.Re1-e2 Rc2xe2+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Rc5-c8
45.Kf2xe2 Ra4xa3 46.Rb6xf6 0.72/16 ] 35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6 Bc4-b5
33.Ng3-f5 [ 33.Re1-b1 Rc8xc5 37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7 38.h2-h4 Bd7xf5
34.Ng3-f5 Ra7-a8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 39.Bc2xf5 Rc8-e8 40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7
x64: 33.Re1-b1 Ra7-a8 34.Ng3-f5 41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7 42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6
Rc8xc5 35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6 43.Rb4-f4 Re7-e6 44.Bc2xa4 Re8-b8
Rc5-c8 37.Nh6-f5 Rc8-b8 38.h2-h4 45.Ba4-c2 Rb8-b2 46.Re1-c1 1.18/17 ]
Bc4-b3 39.Bc2-d3 Rb8xb4 40.a3xb4 35.Rb1-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ra8-b8 41.h4-h5 Kf8-g8 42.Kf2-e1 35.h2-h4 Nb5-c3 36.Rb1-b4 Ra7-a8
Rb8xb4 43.Ke1-d2 Nc3-b5 44.h5-h6 37.Nf5xh6 Rc8-b8 38.Nh6-f5 Rb8xb4
Kg8-h8 1.09/17 ] 33...Rc8xc5 39.a3xb4 a4-a3 40.h4-h5 Kf8-g8
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43.Nd6-f5 d5-d4 44.Ke1-d2 Nc3-d5
45.e3xd4 Nd5xb4 46.Kd2-c3 Nb4xc2 9-+r+-mk-+0{
47.Kc3xc2 Kg8-h7 1.02/17 ] 35...d5-d4 9tr-+-+p+-0 249
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nb5-c3
36.Nf5xh6 Bc4-b5 37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7
9-+-+lzp-zp0
38.h2-h4 Bd7xf5 39.Bc2xf5 Rc8-e8 9+n+-+N+-0
40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7 41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7
42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6 43.Rb4-f4 Re7-e6
9LtR-zP-+P+0
44.Bc2xa4 Re8-b8 45.Ba4-c2 Rb8-b2 9zP-+-+P+-0
46.Re1-c1 1.18/17 ] 36.e3xd4 [Not 9-+-+-mK-zP0
36.Nf5xd4 Nb5xd4 37.e3xd4 Bc4-d5
38.Bc2xa4 Rc8-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
9tR-+-+-+-0
x64: 36.e3xd4 Bc4-e6 37.Bc2xa4 xiiiiiiiiy
Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 h6-h5 39.Nf5-e3
Ra7-d7 40.d4-d5 Nc3xd5 41.Ne3xd5 45.Rh6-h5 Nd6-c4 46.Ra1-e1
Be6xd5 42.Ra1-d1 Bd5-c6 43.g4xh5 Rc8-b8 1.66/16 ] 38.Ba4-c2
Rd7xd1 44.Bb3xd1 Kf8-g7 45.Rb4-d4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Ba4-b3
Rc8-a8 46.a3-a4 Kg7-h6 47.f3-f4 h6-h5 39.Nf5-e3 h5xg4 40.d4-d5
Ra8-a7 48.Kf2-e3 Ra7-e7+ 49.Ke3-d3 Be6-d7 41.f3xg4 Rc8-e8 42.a3-a4
Re7-e1 1.32/19 ] 36...Bc4-e6 Nc3-e4+ 43.Kf2-f3 Ne4-g5+ 44.Kf3-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Bc4-e6 f6-f5 45.g4xf5 Bd7xf5 46.d5-d6
37.Bc2xa4 Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 h6-h5 Ra7-d7 47.Ra1-f1 Bf5-g6 48.Rb4-b6
39.Nf5-e3 Ra7-d7 40.d4-d5 Nc3xd5 1.45/16 ] 38...h6-h5 [ 38...Nc3-d5
41.Ne3xd5 Be6xd5 42.Ra1-d1 Bd5-c6 39.Rb4-b2 Be6xf5 40.Bc2xf5+- ;
43.g4xh5 Rd7xd1 44.Bb3xd1 Kf8-g7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nc3-d5
45.Rb4-d4 Rc8-a8 46.a3-a4 Kg7-h6 39.Rb4-b2 Be6xf5 40.Bc2xf5 Rc8-c4
47.f3-f4 Ra8-a7 48.Kf2-g3 Ra7-a8 41.Rb2-d2 Rc4-a4 42.Bf5-e4 Ra7-a5
49.Kg3-g4 Ra8-a5 1.45/19 ] 43.Ra1-c1 Ra4xa3 44.Rc1-c8+ Kf8-g7
37.Bc2xa4 Diagram [ 37.Rb4xb5?! 45.Rc8-c5 Ra3-a2 46.Rd2xa2
Rc8xc2+ 38.Kf2-g3 Be6xf5 39.Rb5xf5 Ra5xa2+ 47.Kf2-g3 Nd5-e3 48.Rc5-c7
Kf8-g7± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra2-d2 49.Rc7-d7 f6-f5 50.g4xf5
37.Bc2xa4 Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 Be6xf5 Kg7-f6 51.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-e7 52.Rd6xh6
39.g4xf5 Ra7-e7 40.Ra1-e1 Re7-d7 Rd2xd4 1.18/17 ] 39.h2-h3 [ 39.a3-a4
41.a3-a4 Nc3-d5 42.Rb4-b5 Nd5-c3 keeps an even firmer grip Ra7-a5+- ;
43.Rb5-c5 Rc8xc5 44.d4xc5 Rd7-d2+ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.a3-a4 h5xg4
45.Kf2-g3 Nc3-e2+ 46.Kg3-g4 Ne2-d4 40.f3xg4 Nc3-d5 41.Rb4-b2 Ra7-a5
47.Re1-b1 Nd4xb3 48.Rb1xb3 42.h2-h4 Nd5-b4 43.Bc2-e4 Be6xf5
Rd2-d4+ 49.Kg4-h5 Rd4xa4 44.g4xf5 Rc8-c4 45.Kf2-e3 Nb4-d5+
50.Kh5xh6 1.57/17 ] 46.Ke3-d3 Rc4-c3+ 47.Kd3-d2 Rc3-c4
37...Nb5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Rb2-b8+ Kf8-e7 49.Rb8-b7+
37...Nb5-c7 38.Ba4-c6 Be6xf5 Ke7-d6 1.50/15 ] 39...h5xg4
39.g4xf5 Nc7-e8 40.d4-d5 Ne8-d6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Nc3-d5
41.a3-a4 Ra7-a5 42.Rb4-h4 Ra5-c5 40.Rb4-b2 Nd5-f4 41.Bc2-e4 Nf4xh3+
43.Rh4xh6 Rc5-c2+ 44.Kf2-f1 Kf8-g7 42.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g5 43.g4xh5 Ra7-a5
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46.Bf5xe6 f7xe6 47.Ra1-e1 Rc8-d8
48.Re1xe6 Rd8xd4+ 49.Kf4-g3 9-+r+-mk-+0
Ra5xh5 50.Re6xf6+ Kf8-g7 51.Rf6-e6 9tr-+-+p+-0 250
Kg7-f7 52.Re6-c6 Rh5-g5+
53.Kg3-f2 0.94/14 ] 40.h3xg4
9-+-+lzp-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.h3xg4 9+-+-+N+-0
Rc8-a8 41.Bc2-b3 Be6xf5 42.g4xf5
Ra8-d8 43.Ra1-h1 Nc3-d5
9-+-zP-+P+0
44.Rh1-h8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rh8-h7 Ke7-f8 9zP-sn-+P+-0
46.Rb4-a4 Ra7xa4 47.Bb3xa4 Nd5-e7 9-tRL+-mK-+0
48.Rh7-h8+ Ne7-g8 49.Ba4-b3
Rd8xd4 50.Rh8-h7 Rd4-d2+
9tR-+-+-+-0[
51.Kf2-g3 Rd2-d7 52.a3-a4 1.46/16 ] xiiiiiiiiy
40...Nc3-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Rc8-a8 41.a3-a4 Be6xf5 Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7
42.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4 43.Rb4xa4 Ra8xa4 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+
44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4 45.Bf5-c2 Na4-c3 Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+
46.Kf2-e3 Kf8-e7 47.Bc2-b3 Nc3-b5 Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3
48.Ke3-e4 Nb5-c3+ 49.Ke4-d3 Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4
Nc3-b5 50.Kd3-c4 Nb5-d6+ 51.Kc4-c5 Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6
f6-f5 52.g4-g5 f5-f4 1.59/17 ] Rg2-g1 57.d4-d5 Rg1-g3 58.Kd6-e5
41.Rb4-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rg3-g2 59.d5-d6 Ke8-d7 60.Rf6-f7+
41.Rb4-b2 Na2-c3 42.a3-a4 Be6xf5 Kd7-d8 61.Rf7-b7 Rg2-e2+ 62.Ke5-d5
43.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4 44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4 Re2-f2 63.Kd5-c6 Rf2-c2+ 64.Kc6-d5
45.Rb2-b4 Rc8-a8 46.Bf5-e4 Ra8-a7 3.19/20 ] 42...Be6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c
47.Rb4-c4 Kf8-e7 48.Rc4-c6 Ra7-d7 Pro x64: 42...Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5
49.d4-d5 Rd7-d6 50.Kf2-e3 Na4-b6 Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7
51.Rc6-c7+ Ke7-d8 52.Rc7xf7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6
Nb6xd5+ 53.Be4xd5 Rd6xd5 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4
54.Rf7xf6 1.43/15 ] 41...Ra7xa3? Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2
[ 41...Na2-c3+- Diagram Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6
Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5
(Diagram 250) Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6 Rg2-g1 57.d4-d5
Rg1-g2 58.Rf6-f5 Rg2-g3 59.g4-g5
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Na2-c3 Rg3-g1 60.f3-f4 Rg1-g2 61.Rf5-f6
42.a3-a4 Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4 3.32/18 ] 43.Bc2xf5 [ 43.g4xf5?!
44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4 45.Rb2-b4 Rc8-a8 Rc8-c7 44.Rh1-a1 Rc7-a7+- ;
46.Bf5-e4 Ra8-a7 47.Rb4-c4 Kf8-e7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Bc2xf5
48.Rc4-c6 Ra7-d7 49.d4-d5 Rd7-d6 Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7
50.Kf2-e3 Na4-b6 51.Rc6-c7+ Ke7-d8 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6
52.Rc7xf7 Nb6xd5+ 53.Be4xd5 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4
Rd6xd5 54.Rf7xf6 1.61/16 ] 42.Ra1-h1 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Ra1-h1 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6
Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5 Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5
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Rg1-g3 58.Kd6-e5 Rg3-g2 59.d5-d6 Nc3-d5 55.Rd7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.d6-d7
Ke8-d7 60.Rf6-f7+ Kd7-d8 61.Rf7-b7 Rb6-b2+ 57.Kf2-g3 3.50/9 ]
Rg2-e2+ 62.Ke5-d5 Re2-f2 63.Kd5-c6 45...Kf8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rf2-c2+ 64.Kc6-d5 3.17/21 ] 45...Kf8-g7 46.Rh8-h7+ Kg7-g8
43...Rc8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3
43...Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8 Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Ra3-a4+
51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4 Ra5-g5
53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc8-e8
55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6 Rg2-d2 59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8
57.d4-d5 Rd2-g2 58.Rf6-f5 Rg2-g3 61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
59.g4-g5 Rg3-g1 60.f3-f4 Rg1-g2 Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
61.Rf5-f6 3.22/20 ] 44.Rb2-b7 Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.91/1 ]
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rb2-b7 46.Rh8-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 46.Rh8-h7+ Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7
Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+
Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8
Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4
Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5 Ke8-e7 56.g4-g5 Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4
Rd2-e2+ 57.Ke5-d5 Re2-g2 58.f3-f4 Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3
Rg2-g1 59.Kd5-e5 Rg1-e1+ 60.Ke5-f5 Rc8-e8 59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6
Re1-d1 61.g5-g6 Rd1xd4 62.Kf5-e5 Kg8-f8 61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
Rd4-d2 63.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-e8 3.03/18 ] Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
44...Na2-c3 [ 44...Kf8-g8 does not Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.76/18 ]
improve anything 45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46...Kg7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6+- ; 46...Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Kf8-g8 48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Ra3-a4+
51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4 Ra5-g5
53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc8-e8
55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-e2+ 56.Ke5-d6 Re2-g2 59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8
57.d4-d5 Rg2-g3 58.Kd6-e5 Rg3-g2 61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
59.d5-d6 Rg2-e2+ 60.Ke5-f5 Ke8-d7 Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
61.g4-g5 Re2-f2 62.f3-f4 3.00/18 ] Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.89/20 ]
45.Rh1-h8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rh7xf7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Rh1-h8+ Kf8-g7 46.Rh8-h7+ 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3
Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a6 48.Bf5-h7+ Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
Kg8-h8 49.Bh7-d3 Ra6-c6 50.Rf7-h7+ 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 51.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 52.Rg7-d7 Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
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55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+ 56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5 51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Ne7-d5 Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4
59.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b6 60.Be4-h7+ Kg8-f8 Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+
61.Rh6xf6+ Kf8-e8 62.Rd7-a7 Nb6-d5 56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Rg5-a5
63.Rf6-f5 Rg5xf5 64.Bh7xf5 Rc8-c1 58.d4-d5 Ra5-a4+ 59.Kc4-b5 Ra4-d4
65.g4-g5 Rc1-g1 66.Bf5-g4 Rg1-e1 60.Rb7-d7 f6-f5 61.g4xf5 Re8-b8+
67.Bg4-h5+ Ke8-f8 68.Ra7-f7+ Kf8-g8 62.Kb5-c5 3.67/18 ] 49...Nc3-d1
69.f3-f4 Re1-e3+ 70.Kd3-c4 3.68/19 ] [ 49...Nc3-d5+- is the last straw ;
47...Ra3-a2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...Nc3-d5
47...Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+ 50.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 51.Bh7-e4
49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 Nd5-f4+ 52.Kd3-c4 Re8-c8+
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 53.Kc4-b3 Ra2-a6 54.d4-d5 Rc8-d8
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a5 55.Rf7-d7 Rd8xd7 56.Rb7xd7 Kh8-g8
54.Rb7-h7 Nd5-e3+ 55.Kc4-b4 57.d5-d6 Kg8-f8 58.Be4-f5 Kf8-e8
Ne3xf5 56.Rh7-h8+ Kg8-f7 59.Kb3-b4 Ra6-b6+ 60.Kb4-c4
57.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-g6 58.Rh8xe8 Rb6-a6 61.Kc4-c5 Ra6-a5+ 62.Kc5-c6
Kg6xh7 59.Kb4xa5 Nf5xd4 60.f3-f4 Ra5-a6+ 63.Kc6-b5 Ra6-a3
Kh7-g6 61.Ka5-b6 Nd4-f3 62.Re8-e2 64.Rd7-e7+ Ke8-d8 3.03/16 ]
Nf3-d4 63.Re2-e3 Nd4-c2 64.Re3-e6 50.Rf7-g7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg6-f7 65.f4-f5 Nc2-b4 66.Re6-d6 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kf7-e7 67.Kb6-c5 3.82/16 ] 48.Kf2-e3 Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-e2 53.Kd3-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Kf2-e3 Nd1-f2 54.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 55.Rg7-d7
Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5 Kf8-g8 56.Rh7-h6 Re8-e7 57.Rd7xe7
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+ Re2xe7 58.d5-d6 Re7-b7 59.Rh6xf6
Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+ Kg8-g7 60.g4-g5 Rb7-b4+ 61.Kd4-c5
53.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a5 54.Rb7-h7 Rb4-b8 62.d6-d7 Rb8-d8 63.Kc5-c6
Nd5-e3+ 55.Kc4-b4 Ne3xf5 Rd8-a8 64.Kc6-c7 Ra8-a7+ 65.Kc7-c8
56.Rh7-h8+ Kg8-f7 57.Rh6-h7+ Ra7-a8+ 66.Kc8-b7 5.77/9 ]
Kf7-g6 58.Rh8xe8 Kg6xh7 59.Kb4xa5 50...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nf5xd4 60.f3-f4 Kh7-g6 61.Ka5-b6 50...Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8
Nd4-f3 62.Re8-e2 Nf3-d4 63.Re2-e3 52.d4-d5 Nd1-f2+ 53.Kd3-c4 Ra2-e2
Nd4-c2 64.Re3-e6 Kg6-f7 65.f4-f5 54.Rh7-h6 Re2-e7 55.Rb7xe7 Re8xe7
Nc2-b4 66.Re6-d6 Kf7-e7 67.Kb6-c5 56.d5-d6 Re7-f7 57.d6-d7 Rf7-f8
3.68/18 ] 48...Ra8-e8+ [Houdini 2.0c 58.Rh6xf6 Rf8-d8 59.Kc4-c5 Kg8-g7
Pro x64: 48...Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 60.g4-g5 Nf2-d1 61.Kc5-d4 Nd1-b2
Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 62.Kd4-d5 5.45/9 ] 51.Rg7-h7+
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rg7-h7+
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-e2 53.Kd3-d4
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+ Nd1-f2 54.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 55.Rg7-d7
56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Rg5-a5 Kf8-g8 56.Rh7-h6 Re8-e7 57.Rd7xe7
58.Rh6xf6 Ra5-a4+ 59.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 Re2xe7 58.d5-d6 Re7-b7 59.Rh6xf6
60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8 61.Kc3-b4 Ra5-a2 Kg8-g7 60.g4-g5 Rb7-b4+ 61.Kd4-c5
62.g4-g5 3.73/15 ] 49.Ke3-d3 Rb4-b8 62.d6-d7 Rb8-d8 63.Kc5-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Ke3-d3 Rd8-a8 64.Kc6-c7 Ra8-a7+ 65.Kc7-c8
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51...Kh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd8-d6+ 65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.Rh7-f7
51...Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-a6 Rd8-c8+ 67.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 5.99/15 ]
53.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 54.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8 54...Re8-e3+ [ 54...Ra2-e2+-
55.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 56.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5 a last effort to resist the inevitable ;
57.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 58.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Ra2-a6
59.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 60.Kb6-c6 55.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8
Nd6-e8 61.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 62.f3-f4 57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 58.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5
Rd8-d6+ 63.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 64.Rh7-f7 59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 60.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8
Rd8-c8+ 65.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 6.12/1 ] 61.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6
52.Rh7-g7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd6-e8 63.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 64.f3-f4
52.d4-d5 Ra2-a6 53.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 Rd8-d6+ 65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.g4-g5
54.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8 55.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ f6xg5 67.f4xg5 Rd8-c8+ 68.Kc5-d4
56.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5 57.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 Ne8-d6 6.10/16 ] 55.Kd3-d4
58.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8 59.Rd7-c7 [ 55.Kd3-d4 Ra2-e2 56.Bf5-d3+- ;
Rc8-b8+ 60.Kb6-c6 Nd6-e8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55.Kd3-d4
61.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 62.f3-f4 Rd8-d6+ Ra2-e2 56.Rh7-g7+ Kg8-h8 57.Rg7-f7
63.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 64.Rh7-f7 Rd8-c8+ Re3-e8 58.Rf7-h7+ Kh8-g8
65.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 5.99/14 ] 59.Bf5-e6+ Re8xe6 60.Rh7-g7+
52...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg8-h8 61.d5xe6 Re2xe6 62.Rg7-h7+
52...Kg8-h8 0.09/15 ] 53.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 63.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 64.Rg7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.d4-d5 Kf8-g8 65.Rh7-g7+ Kg8-h8 66.Rg7-e7
Ra2-h2 54.d5-d6 Re8-d8 55.Rg7-d7 Re6xe7 67.Rd7xe7 Nd1-b2 68.Re7-a7
Rd8xd7 56.Bf5xd7 Nd1-b2+ Kh8-g8 69.Ra7-a2 Nb2-d1 70.Ra2-d2
57.Kd3-d4 Rh2-d2+ 58.Kd4-c3 Nd1-c3 71.Kd4xc3 Kg8-f7 72.Rd2-d6
Rd2xd6 59.Kc3xb2 Kh8-g7 Kf7-g6 73.Kc3-d4 Kg6-g5 74.Kd4-e4
60.Bd7-f5+ Kg7-f8 61.Kb2-c3 Rd6-a6 Kg5-h4 75.Rd6xf6 Kh4-g5 76.Rf6-f8
62.Kc3-d4 Ra6-a4+ 63.Kd4-d5 Kg5-g6 77.f3-f4 Kg6-g7 78.Rf8-d8
Ra4-a5+ 64.Kd5-c4 Ra5-a4+ 9.00/16 ]
65.Kc4-b3 Ra4-a5 66.Rb7-c7 1-0
Ra5-a1 5.34/16 ] 53...Kh8-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Kh8-g8
54.d4-d5 Ra2-a6 55.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 34 C55
56.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8 57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ Malakhov,Vladimir
58.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5 59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 Carlsen,Magnus
60.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8 61.Rd7-c7 FIDE World Cup (6.5) 12.12.2005
Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6 Nd6-e8
63.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 64.f3-f4 Rd8-d6+ C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5
65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.Rh7-f7 Rd8-c8+ and Max Lange Attack
67.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 0.09/1 ] 54.d4-d5 1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.d4-d5 3.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 4.d2-d3 Bf8-e7
Ra2-a6 55.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.Rg7-d7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Bc4-b3 d7-d6 7.c2-c3
Kf8-g8 57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 58.Kc4-b5 Bc8-e6 8.Bb3-c2 d6-d5 9.Nb1-d2
Ne3xf5 59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 60.Ka6-b6 d5xe4 10.d3xe4 Nf6-d7 11.Qd1-e2
Re8-c8 61.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6 Qd8-e8 12.Nd2-c4 Diagram
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XIIIIIIIIY ] 19.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


19.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 20.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6
9r+-+qtrk+0{ 21.a2-a3 Bf8-g7 22.Qf3-e2 Nc6-e7
9zppzpnvlpzpp0 251 23.b2-b4 Bg7-f8 24.a3-a4 Bf8-g7
25.a4-a5 Nd7-f8 26.c3-c4 Nf8-d7
9-+n+l+-+0 27.Nh4-f3 Bg7-f8 28.Rd1-c1 Ne7xd5
9+-+-zp-+-0 29.c4xd5 0.83/16 ] 19...Rd8-e8
9-+N+P+-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Nb8-c6
20.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 21.b2-b4 Bf8-d6
9+-zP-+N+-0 22.Bc2-b3 a6-a5 23.b4-b5 Nc6-e7
9PzPL+QzPPzP0 24.b5-b6 Ne7xd5 25.e4xd5 Be6-f5
26.b6xc7 Rc8xc7 27.Nh4xf5 g6xf5
9tR-vL-+RmK-0 28.c3-c4 Nd7-c5 29.Bb3-c2 e5-e4
xiiiiiiiiy 0.73/16 ] 20.b2-b3 [ 20.a2-a4!?± ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nf3-h4 c7-c6
f7-f6 13.Nc4-e3 Qe8-f7 14.Rf1-d1 21.Nd5-b4 Nd7-c5 22.Be3xc5 Bf8xc5
Rf8-d8 15.Ne3-d5 Ra8-c8 16.Bc1-e3 23.Nh4-f5 Bc5-f8 24.Bc2-b3 Be6xb3
Be7-f8 17.Rd1-d2 last book move last 25.a2xb3 Qf7xb3 26.Nb4-d3 g7-g6
book move a7-a6 [ 17...Nd7-b6 27.Nd3-c1 Qb3-f7 28.Qe2-g4 Kg8-h8
18.Ra1-d1 Rd8-d7² ( 18...Nb6xd5?? 29.Nf5-d6 Bf8xd6 30.Rd2xd6 a6-a5
capturing the knight is not a good idea 31.Nc1-d3 0.66/16 ] 20...c7-c6²
19.e4xd5 Be6xd5 20.Rd2xd5 Rd8xd5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Bf8-a3
21.Rd1xd5+- ; 18...Be6xd5? 21.Nf3-h4 c7-c6 22.Nd5-b6 Nd7xb6
may look interesting but has some 23.Be3xb6 g7-g6 24.Qe2-e3 Nb8-d7
grave disadvantages 19.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 25.Bb6-a5 Ba3-f8 26.Nh4-f3 c6-c5
20.c3-c4+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.c3-c4 b7-b6 28.Ba5-c3 Rc8-d8
17...Nc6-e7 18.Nd5xe7+ Bf8xe7 29.Bc2-b1 b6-b5 30.Bc3-a5 0.59/16 ]
19.Ra1-d1 Nd7-b6 20.Rd2xd8+ 21.Nd5-b6 [ ¹21.Nd5-b4!?²
Rc8xd8 21.Rd1xd8+ Be7xd8 22.b2-b3 is worth consideration ;Houdini 2.0c
Bd8-e7 23.Qe2-b5 Be7-d6 24.Nf3-h4 Pro x64: 21.Nd5-b4 Nd7-c5
a7-a6 25.Qb5-a5 Nb6-d7 26.Nh4-f5 22.Nb4-d3 Nc5xd3 23.Bc2xd3 Nb8-d7
Be6xf5 27.e4xf5 0.23/15 ] 18.Ra1-d1 24.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 25.Nh4-f3 Nd7-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Nf3-h4 26.Bd3-c2 a6-a5 27.Nf3-h2 h7-h5
g7-g6 19.Nh4-f3 Bf8-d6 20.Ra1-c1 28.Nh2-f3 Rc8-c7 29.Qe2-e1 Rc7-d7
Nc6-e7 21.c3-c4 Kg8-g7 22.a2-a3 30.b3-b4 Rd7xd2 31.Qe1xd2 a5xb4
c7-c6 23.Nd5-c3 Bd6-c7 24.b2-b3 32.c3xb4 Nc5-d7 33.a2-a3 Re8-d8
b7-b5 25.Rc1-d1 b5xc4 26.b3-b4 0.46/18 ] 21...Nd7xb6= [Houdini 2.0c
0.55/16 ] 18...Nc6-b8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Nd7xb6 Diagram
Pro x64: 18...Bf8-d6 19.Nf3-h4 g7-g6
20.h2-h3 Nc6-e7 21.Bc2-b3 Kg8-h8 (Diagram 252)
22.Nd5xc7 Bd6xc7 23.Rd2xd7
Be6xb3 24.a2xb3 Qf7xb3 25.Be3-c5 22.Be3xb6 c6-c5 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6
Rd8xd7 26.Rd1xd7 Ne7-c6 27.Nh4-f3 24.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6
Qb3-e6 28.Qe2-d3 Rc8-d8 26.a5xb6 Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3
29.Rd7xd8+ Bc7xd8 30.b2-b4 0.58/16 28.Bc2xb3 Rb6xb3 29.Rd2-d7 Qf7-e6
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XIIIIIIIIY 30.Qd3-e3 Qh5-g6 31.Nf3xd4 c5xd4


32.Qe3-d3 Qg6-g5 33.a4-a5 b6xa5
9-snr+rvlk+0 34.Rd2-a2 Rc8-c5 -0.33/17 ]
9+p+-+qzpp0 252 24.Qe2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rd2-d3 Nc6-d4 25.Nf3xd4 c5xd4
9psnp+lzp-+0 26.a2-a4 Bf8-c5 27.Bb6-a5 b7-b6
9+-+-zp-+-0 28.Ba5-d2 Kg8-h8 29.Rd3-g3 a6-a5
9-+-+P+-+0 30.Bc2-d3 Bc5-d6 31.Bd2-c1 Bd6-b4
32.Bc1-b2 Be6-d7 33.Qe2-c2 -0.22/17
9+PzP-vLN+P0 ] 24...Nc6-d4 Here comes the goal-
9P+LtRQzPP+0 getter [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Nc6-d4 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5
9+-+R+-mK-0[ 26.Nf3-e1 g7-g6 27.g2-g4 Qh5-h4
xiiiiiiiiy 28.Ne1-g2 Qh4-g5 29.Qe3xg5 f6xg5
30.Kg1-h1 Bf8-e7 31.Ng2-e3 Be7-d8
30.Nf1-e3 c5-c4 31.Ne3xc4 Rb3xc3 32.Bb6xd8 Rc8xd8 33.Kh1-g2 Re8-f8
32.Nc4-e3 Re8-b8 33.Qe2-h5 a6-a5 34.Ne3-d5 h7-h5 35.g4xh5 g6xh5
34.Ne3-f5 a5-a4 35.Qh5-g4 -0.19/19 ] 36.Rd1-g1 Kg8-g7 37.Bc2-d1 Be6xd5
22.Be3xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.e4xd5 -0.41/17 ] 25.Bc2-d3
22.Be3xb6 c6-c5 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 [ 25.Nf3xd4? looks attractive, but c5xd4
24.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6 ( 25...e5xd4?! 26.Qe3-g3 Rc8-c6
26.a5xb6 Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3 27.Bb6-a7-+ ) 26.Qe3-e2 Rc8-c6-+ ;
28.Bc2xb3 Rb6xb3 29.Nf1-e3 c5-c4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5
30.Rd2-d7 Qf7-e6 31.Ne3xc4 Rb3xc3 26.Nf3-e1 g7-g6 27.g2-g4 Qh5-h4
32.Nc4-e3 b7-b5 33.Qe2-h5 a6-a5 28.Ne1-g2 Qh4-g5 29.Qe3-g3 Bf8-h6
34.Ne3-f5 Re8-c8 35.Qh5-g4 -0.28/18 30.Ng2-e3 Qg5-f4 31.Qg3xf4 Bh6xf4
] 22...c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kg1-h1 Kg8-g7 33.Kh1-g2 Re8-e7
22...c6-c5 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 24.a4-a5 34.a4-a5 Re7-d7 35.Bc2-b1 -0.36/16 ]
Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6 26.a5xb6 25...Qf7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3 28.Bc2xb3 25...Rc8-c6 Diagram
Rb6xb3 29.Nf1-e3 c5-c4 30.Rd2-d7
Qf7-e6 31.Ne3xc4 Rb3xc3 32.Nc4-e3 (Diagram 253)
b7-b5 33.Ne3-f5 Re8-c8 34.Qe2-g4
-0.25/17 ] 23.c3-c4 [ 23.Bb6-a5!?= ; 26.Bb6-a5 Rc6-d6 27.Nf3-h4 g7-g6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 28.Nh4-f3 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5
24.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6 30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Bc3-b2 Rd6-d7
26.a5xb6 Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3 32.Bb2-c3 Re8-d8 33.Bc3-a5 Rd8-a8
28.Nf1-e3 Bb3xc2 29.Rd2xc2 Rb6-b3 34.Ba5-c3 Rd7-d6 35.Rd2-b2 Qf7-b7
30.Ne3-d5 b7-b5 31.Rc2-a2 Qf7-b7 36.Rb2-d2 b5-b4 37.Bc3-a1 Rd6-d8
32.Qe2-g4 Qb7-c6 33.Rd1-a1 -0.45/18 ] 26.Bd3-e2 [Houdini 2.0c
Re8-e6 -0.35/17 ] 23...Nb8-c6³ Pro x64: 26.Nf3-h2 g7-g6 27.Bd3-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nb8-c6 Qh5-h4 28.Nh2-f3 Qh4-h6 29.Qe3-d3
24.Qe2-d3 Nc6-d4 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5 Rc8-c6 30.Bb6-a5 Qh6-f4 31.Rd2-b2
26.Nf3-h2 Bf8-e7 27.Nh2-f3 Be7-d8 Rc6-d6 32.Ba5-d2 Nd4xf3+ 33.Qd3xf3
28.Bb6xd8 Re8xd8 29.Bc2-b1 b7-b6 Qf4xf3 34.Be2xf3 Re8-d8 35.Kg1-h2
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XIIIIIIIIY 38.Rd1xd2 c5-c4 39.b3xc4 Ra6-a3


40.Qf3-f5 Qe6xf5 41.g4xf5 b5xc4
9-+-+rvlk+0 42.Rd2-d7 Bf8-c5 -0.78/16 ] 28...b7-b5
9+p+-+qzpp0 253 [ 28...Nd4xe2+?! 29.Qe3xe2
( ‹29.Rd2xe2 b7-b5µ ) 29...Qf7-g6
9pvLr+lzp-+0 30.Rd2-d3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-zp-zp-+-0 28...b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5 30.c4xb5
9-+PsnP+-+0 a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 32.h3xg4
Qf7-e6 33.Qe3-g3 Re8-d8 34.Ne1-d3
9+P+LwQN+P0 h7-h6 35.Bc3xd4 Rd8xd4 36.Qg3-f3
9P+-tR-zPP+0 Rc6-a6 37.Nd3-c1 Rd4xd2 38.Rd1xd2
c5-c4 39.b3xc4 Ra6-a3 40.Qf3-f5
9+-+R+-mK-0[ Qe6xf5 41.g4xf5 b5xc4 42.Rd2-d7
xiiiiiiiiy Bf8-c5 -0.51/17 ] 29.c4xb5?
[ ¹29.Rd1-c1!?³ and White hangs on ;
Rd6-d4 36.Rb2-c2 Kg8-g7 -0.20/18 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rd1-c1
26...Qh5-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bf8-d6 30.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 31.h3xg4
26...g7-g6 27.a2-a4 Qh5-h6 28.a4-a5 Bd6-c7 32.Ba5xc7 Qf7xc7 33.Ne1-d3
Kg8-g7 29.Qe3-d3 Bf8-e7 30.Rd2-a2 h7-h6 34.Qe3-h3 Re8-d8 35.Qh3-h5
Be7-d8 31.Bb6-a7 Qh6-f4 32.g2-g3 b5-b4 36.Rc1-d1 Rc6-d6 37.Qh5-g6
Qf4-h6 33.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 34.h3-h4 a6-a5 38.Qg6-h5 a5-a4 39.b3xa4
Be6-d7 35.h4-h5 g6xh5 36.Be2-f3 -0.26/18 ] 29...a6xb5-+ [Houdini 2.0c
Qh6-g6 -0.13/18 ] 27.Nf3-e1 Pro x64: 29...a6xb5 30.Ba5-c3
[ 27.Be2-d3!?= should be examined Nd4xe2+ 31.Rd2xe2 b5-b4 32.Bc3-a1
more closely ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: c5-c4 33.b3xc4 Be6xc4 34.Re2-c2
27.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 28.a4-a5 Bf8-d6 b4-b3 35.a2xb3 Bf8-c5 36.Rc2xc4
29.Rd2-b2 Bd6-c7 30.Bb6xc7 Qf7xc7 Bc5xe3 37.Rc4xc6 Qf7xb3 38.Rd1-d7
31.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 32.Qe3-d2 Be6-f7 Be3-b6 39.Rd7-d6 Bb6-a5 40.Ne1-c2
33.Be2-g4 h7-h5 34.Bg4-e2 Bf7-g6 Re8-b8 41.f2-f3 Ba5-b6+ 42.Kg1-h2
35.Be2-f3 Rc6-c5 36.Rb2-a2 Bg6-f7 Qb3-b1 43.Kh2-g3 -1.31/17 ]
37.Qd2-b4 -0.13/17 ] 27...Rc8-c6µ 30.Ba5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-c6 30.b3-b4 c5xb4 31.Rd2-b2 Rc6-c3
28.Bb6-a5 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5 32.Be2-d3 Be6xa2 33.Ba5xb4 Bf8xb4
30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 34.Rb2xb4 Re8-c8 35.Rd1-a1 Ba2-e6
32.h3xg4 Qf7-e6 33.g4-g5 f6xg5 36.Rb4xd4 e5xd4 37.Qe3xd4 Qf7-h5
34.Ne1-d3 g5-g4 35.Qe3-g5 b5-b4 38.Qd4-b4 Rc3-b3 39.Qb4-e7 Qh5-f7
36.Bc3-a1 Bf8-d6 37.Rd1-c1 Rc6-c8 40.Qe7-d6 Be6-c4 -1.49/15 ]
38.Qg5-h5 Re8-f8 39.Qh5-g5 h7-h6 30...Re8-a8 Black plans c4 [ 30...b5-b4
40.Qg5-h5 g4-g3 41.f2xg3 -0.59/18 ] 31.Bc3-b2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Bb6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Nd4xe2+ 31.Rd2xe2 b5-b4
28.Bb6-a5 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5 32.Bc3-a1 c5-c4 33.b3xc4 Be6xc4
30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 34.Re2-b2 Bc4xa2 35.Ne1-d3 Re8-d8
32.h3xg4 Qf7-e6 33.Qe3-g3 Re8-d8 36.Kg1-h2 Rc6-d6 37.Rd1-d2 b4-b3
34.Ne1-d3 h7-h6 35.Bc3xd4 Rd8xd4 38.Rd2-d1 Rd8-c8 39.Rb2-d2 Rc8-c2
36.Qg3-f3 Rc6-a6 37.Nd3-c1 Rd4xd2 40.Ba1-b2 Rc2xd2 41.Qe3xd2 Rd6-c6
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-1.38/17 ] 31.Ne1-d3 [ 31.Be2-g4 Pro x64: 33.Rd2xe2 Ra8-c8
Be6xg4 32.h3xg4 b5-b4µ ;Houdini 2. 34.Re2-b2 Qf7-b7 35.Qe3-e2 c5-c4
0c Pro x64: 31.Be2-g4 Diagram 36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Qe2-e1 Ra6-a4
XIIIIIIIIY 38.Nc1-d3 Ra4-a3 39.Nd3-b4 Bc4-f7
40.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 41.f2-f3 Bf8-c5+
9r+-+-vlk+0{ 42.Kg1-h1 Bc5-d4 -0.89/17 ]
9+-+-+qzpp0 254 33...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Qf7-b7 34.Rd2-d8 Qb7-b6
9-+r+lzp-+0 35.Rd8-d2 Ra8-c8 36.Bc3-b2 c5-c4
9+pzp-zp-+-0 37.b3xc4 Be6xc4 38.Qe2-g4 Ra6-a8
9-+-snP+L+0 39.Qg4-f3 b5-b4 40.Rd2-d7 Bc4-e6
41.Rd7-d2 Bf8-e7 42.Qf3-g3 Be6-c4
9+PvL-wQ-+P0 43.Rd2-d7 -0.84/16 ] 34.b3-b4
9P+-tR-zPP+0 [ 34.b3xc4 b5xc4 35.Rd2-b2
Bf8-c5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+RsN-mK-0 34.b3xc4 b5xc4 35.Rd2-b2 Qf7-c7
xiiiiiiiiy 36.Qe2-c2 Bf8-a3 37.Rb2-b1 Ba3-c5
38.Rb1-b2 Ra6-b6 39.Rb2xb6 Bc5xb6
Be6xg4 32.h3xg4 Qf7-e6 33.g4-g5 40.Bc3-b4 Qc7-a7 41.Rd1-d6 Be6-f7
f6xg5 34.Qe3xg5 Bf8-e7 35.Qg5-g3 42.a2-a3 Bb6-d4 43.a3-a4 Ra8-b8
Rc6-a6 36.Bc3xd4 e5xd4 37.Ne1-d3 44.Bb4-c3 Bd4xc3 45.Qc2xc3
Qe6xe4 38.Rd1-e1 Qe4-h4 39.Qg3-e5 Qa7xa4 -0.79/17 ] 34...Ra6-a3
Qh4-g5 40.Qe5xg5 Be7xg5 41.Rd2-c2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Qf7-c7
Ra6xa2 42.Rc2xc5 Bg5-d2 35.Qe2-e3 h7-h6 36.Rd2-b2 Be6-f7
43.Re1-e7 -0.54/17 ] 31...Rc6-a6-+ 37.Qe3-e2 Ra6-a3 38.Rb2-c2 Ra3-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Rc6-a6 39.Qe2-g4 Qc7-c6 40.Rc2-d2 Ra4-a3
32.Nd3-c1 Qf7-g6 33.Be2-f1 Ra6-a7 41.Rd2-c2 Bf7-e6 42.Qg4-g6 Qc6-c7
34.Bc3-b2 Bf8-e7 35.Bb2-a1 b5-b4 43.Rd1-d2 Qc7-f7 44.Qg6xf7+ Be6xf7
36.Bf1-d3 Be7-d6 37.Bd3-f1 Ra8-d8 45.Nc1-e2 Ra8-a4 46.Bc3-b2 Ra3-d3
38.Nc1-e2 Ra7-d7 39.Ne2-g3 Bd6-c7 47.a2-a3 Ra4-a8 -1.25/18 ] 35.Rd2-c2
40.Ng3-f5 Be6xf5 41.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qe2-e3
42.e4xf5 Qg6xf5 -0.74/17 ] 32.Nd3-c1 Diagram
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Nd3-c1
Nd4xe2+ 33.Rd2xe2 Ra8-c8 (Diagram 255)
34.Re2-b2 Qf7-b7 35.Qe3-e2 c5-c4
36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Qe2-e1 Ra6-a4 Qf7-a7 36.Qe3xa7 Ra3xa7
38.Nc1-d3 Ra4-a3 39.Nd3-b4 Bc4-f7 37.Rd2-d8 Kg8-f7 38.Kg1-f1 Ra7-a4
40.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 41.f2-f3 Bf8-c5+ 39.Rd8xa8 Ra4xa8 40.Rd1-d2 g7-g6
42.Kg1-h1 Bc5-d4 -0.92/18 ] 41.Nc1-e2 Bf8-h6 42.Rd2-c2 Ra8-d8
32...Nd4xe2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Kf1-e1 Rd8-d3 44.Bc3-d2 Bh6-f8
32...Qf7-g6 33.Be2-f1 Ra6-a7 45.Ne2-c3 -1.31/18 ] 35...h7-h6
34.Bc3-b2 Bf8-e7 35.Bb2-a1 b5-b4 [ 35...Qf7-g6 36.Kg1-f1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
36.Bf1-d3 Be7-d6 37.Bd3-f1 Ra8-d8 Pro x64: 35...Qf7-g6 36.f2-f3 Ra3-a7
38.Nc1-e2 Ra7-d7 39.Ne2-g3 Qg6-f7 37.h3-h4 Qg6-f7 38.Qe2-f2 Ra7-d7
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XIIIIIIIIY 40.Kh2-g1 Qb7-c6 41.Rb2-c2 Qc6-b6


42.Rc2-b2 Ra4-a3 43.Rb2-c2 Kh7-h8
9r+-+-vlk+0{ 44.Qe1-e2 Ra3-a4 45.Qe2-e1 Kh8-g8
9+-+-+qzpp0 255 Diagram
9-+-+lzp-+0 XIIIIIIIIY
9+p+-zp-+-0 9r+-+-+k+0
9-zPp+P+-+0 9+-+-vl-zp-0 256
9tr-vL-wQ-+P0 9-wq-+lzp-zp0
9P+-tR-zPP+0 9+p+-zp-+-0
9+-sNR+-mK-0 9rzPp+P+-+0
xiiiiiiiiy 9+-vL-+-+P0
9P+R+-zPP+0
39.Rc2-d2 Rd7xd2 40.Rd1xd2 Qf7-c7
41.Nc1-e2 Ra8-a4 42.Rd2-b2 Be6-f7
9+-sNRwQ-mK-0[
43.f3-f4 e5xf4 44.Ne2xf4 Ra4-a3 xiiiiiiiiy
45.Rb2-c2 -1.29/17 ] 36.Kg1-h2
[ 36.Bc3-b2 Ra3-a7 37.a2-a3 46.Kg1-h2 Be7-f8 47.Qe1-d2 Bf8-e7
Ra7-d7µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Qd2-e1 Be7-f8 -1.28/17 ] 38.f2-f3
36.Bc3-b2 Ra3-a7 37.a2-a3 Qf7-g6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Nc1-e2
38.Rc2-c3 Qg6-e8 39.Rc3-c2 Ra7-d7 Qh5-g5 39.Qd2xg5 h6xg5 40.Rd1-d2
40.Rd1xd7 Be6xd7 41.Nc1-a2 Ra8-d8 Bf8-e7 41.Kh2-g1 Kh7-g8 42.Kg1-f1
42.Na2-c3 Qe8-g6 43.f2-f3 Bd7-e8 Kg8-f7 43.f2-f3 Ra8-a4 44.Rc2-b2
44.Rc2-d2 Rd8xd2 45.Qe2xd2 Qg6-f7 Ra4-a7 45.Kf1-f2 Ra7-a6 46.Rb2-c2
46.Kg1-f2 Qf7-a7+ 47.Qd2-e3 Ra6-a4 47.Rc2-b2 Ra4-a6
-0.62/19 ] 36...Kg8-h7 [ 36...Ra3-a4 48.Rb2-c2 -1.06/16 ] 38...Bf8-e7
37.Rc2-b2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Ra3-a4
36...Ra3-a4 37.Rc2-b2 Qf7-b7 39.Nc1-e2 Bf8-e7 40.Rc2-b2 Ra4-a3
38.Rd1-d2 Ra4-a3 39.Qe2-e3 Be6-f7 41.Qd2-c2 Ra8-d8 42.Qc2-c1 Rd8xd1
40.f2-f3 Qb7-a7 41.Qe3xa7 Ra3xa7 43.Qc1xd1 Qh5-e8 44.Qd1-c1 Qe8-f8
42.Nc1-e2 Ra7-a3 43.Kh2-g1 h6-h5 45.Ne2-g3 Qf8-a8 46.Qc1-d2 g7-g6
44.Kg1-f2 h5-h4 45.Rb2-c2 -1.30/17 ] -1.15/16 ] 39.Nc1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c
37.Qe2-d2 [ 37.Bc3-b2 Bf8xb4 Pro x64: 39.Bc3-b2 Ra3-a6
38.Bb2xa3 Ra8xa3µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 40.Qd2-e1 Qh5-e8 41.a2-a3 Ra8-d8
x64: 37.Bc3-b2 Bf8xb4 38.Bb2xa3 42.Rc2-d2 Ra6-d6 43.Rd2xd6 Rd8xd6
Bb4xa3 39.Qe2-e3 Ba3-f8 40.Qe3-b6 44.Rd1xd6 Be7xd6 45.Nc1-e2 Bd6-b8
b5-b4 41.Qb6-c6 Ra8-c8 42.Qc6-a6 46.Bb2-c1 Bb8-a7 47.Ne2-c3 Be6-f7
f6-f5 43.Qa6-b5 Qf7-h5 44.Nc1-e2 48.Bc1-e3 Ba7-d4 49.Kh2-g1 -0.91/17
Bf8-c5 45.Qb5-b7 f5-f4 46.Kh2-g1 ] 39...Qh5-g5 [ 39...Qh5-g6
Qh5-g5 47.Kg1-h1 c4-c3 -0.57/18 ] 40.Rc2-b2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Qf7-h5 [ 37...Qf7-g6 38.f2-f3-+ ; 39...Qh5-e8 40.Rc2-b2 Be7-d8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Qf7-b7 41.Qd2-c2 Bd8-b6 42.f3-f4 Be6-f7
38.Qd2-e1 Ra3-a4 39.Rc2-b2 Bf8-e7 43.f4xe5 f6xe5 44.Ne2-g3 Bb6-d4
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47.Bd2xe3 Rd8xd1 48.Qc2xd1 43.Qd2xc2 Qg5xf4+ Overloading
Ra3xe3 49.Qd1-c2 Qe8-d7 Deflection ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Kh2-g1 -1.31/16 ] 40.f3-f4 42.Qd2xc3 Qg5xf4+ 43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5
[ 40.Qd2xg5!? h6xg5 41.Rd1-d2µ ; 44.Qc3xe5 f6xe5 45.Kh2-g2 Ra8-a3
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Qd2xg5 46.Rd1-a1 Kh7-g6 47.Ra1-c1 Ra3-e3
h6xg5 41.Rd1-d2 Kh7-g6 42.Kh2-g1 48.Rc1-a1 c4-c3 49.Ra1-b1 Be6-c4
Kg6-f7 43.Kg1-f1 Ra8-a4 44.Rc2-b2 50.Kg2-f2 Re3xe4 51.Rc2xc3
Ra4-a7 45.Kf1-f2 Ra7-a6 46.Rb2-c2 Re4-e2+ 52.Kf2-g1 Be7-g5 53.a2-a4
Ra3-a4 47.Rc2-b2 Ra6-a8 48.Kf2-f1 Bg5-d2 54.Rb1-c1 Bd2xc1 55.Rc3xc1
Ra4-a7 49.Kf1-f2 Ra7-a6 50.Rb2-c2 Bc4-d5 56.a4xb5 Re2-g2+ 57.Kg1-f1
Ra6-a3 51.Kf2-f1 Ra8-a4 -1.06/19 ] Rg2xg3 58.h3-h4 -4.86/16 ]
40...e5xf4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Be7xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...e5xf4 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2 42...Be7xb4 43.Nf4-e2 Qg5xd2
42.Rc2xa2 Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3 Qg5-h4 44.Rd1xd2 Bb4xc3 45.Ne2xc3 b5-b4
44.Ne2-d4 Ra2-f2 45.Qf3-e3 Be6-g4 46.Nc3-d5 c4-c3 47.Rd2-c2 Ra8xa2
46.Kh2-g1 Bg4xd1 47.Qe3xf2 Qh4xe4 48.Rc2xa2 b4-b3 49.Nd5xc3 b3xa2
48.Nd4xb5 Bd1-e2 49.Nb5-d4 Be2-d3 50.Nc3xa2 Be6xa2 51.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6
50.g2-g3 Be7-d6 51.b4-b5 Bd6-c5 52.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7 53.h3-h4 Ba2-c4
52.Kg1-h2 Kh7-g8 53.Qf2-b2 Kg8-f7 54.Kg4-f5 g7-g6+ 55.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e6
54.Qb2-f2 -1.40/17 ] 41.Ne2xf4? 56.Kf4-e3 Ke6-e5 57.g2-g4 Bc4-b5
[ 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2 42.Rc2xa2 58.h4-h5 g6-g5 59.Ke3-f3 Bb5-d3
Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro -4.53/17 ] 43.Nf4xe6 [Houdini 2.0c
x64: 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2 42.Rc2xa2 Pro x64: 43.Nf4-e2 Qg5xd2
Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3 Qg5-h4 44.Ne2-d4 44.Rd1xd2 Bb4xc3 45.Ne2xc3 b5-b4
Ra2-f2 45.Qf3-e3 Be6-g4 46.Kh2-g1 46.Nc3-d5 c4-c3 47.Rd2-c2 Ra8xa2
Bg4xd1 47.Qe3xf2 Qh4xe4 48.Rc2xa2 b4-b3 49.Nd5xc3 b3xa2
48.Nd4xb5 Bd1-e2 49.Nb5-d4 Be2-d3 50.Nc3xa2 Be6xa2 51.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6
50.g2-g3 Be7-d6 51.b4-b5 Bd6-c5 52.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7 53.h3-h4 Ba2-c4
52.Kg1-h2 Kh7-g8 53.Qf2-b2 Bc5-b6 54.Kg4-f5 g7-g6+ 55.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e6
54.Nd4-c6 Qe4-e3 -1.55/17 ] 56.Kf4-e3 Ke6-e5 57.g2-g4 Bc4-b5
41...Ra3xc3! Decoy: c3 [Houdini 2.0c 58.h4-h5 g6-g5 59.Ke3-f3 Bb5-d3
Pro x64: 41...Ra3xc3 42.Qd2xc3 -4.68/18 ] 43...Qg5-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c
Qg5xf4+ 43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5 44.Qc3xe5 Pro x64: 43...Qg5xd2 44.Rd1xd2
f6xe5 45.Kh2-g2 Ra8-a3 46.Rd1-a1 Bb4xc3 45.Rd2-f2 Bc3-e5+ 46.g2-g3
Kh7-g6 47.Ra1-c1 Ra3-e3 48.Rc1-a1 b5-b4 47.Ne6-f4 b4-b3 48.a2xb3
c4-c3 49.Ra1-b1 Be6-c4 50.Kg2-f2 c4xb3 49.Nf4-d3 Ra8-a2 50.Rf2-g2
Re3xe4 51.Rc2xc3 Re4-e2+ Be5-d4 51.h3-h4 Kh7-g6 52.Kh2-h3
52.Kf2-g1 Be7-g5 53.a2-a4 Bg5-d2 Ra2xg2 53.Kh3xg2 b3-b2 54.Nd3xb2
54.Rb1-c1 Bd2xc1 55.Rc3xc1 Bc4-d5 Bd4xb2 55.Kg2-h2 Bb2-e5 56.Kh2-g2
56.a4xb5 Re2-g2+ 57.Kg1-f1 Rg2xg3 h6-h5 57.Kg2-f2 Kg6-f7 58.Kf2-g2
58.h3-h4 -4.60/15 ] 42.Rc2xc3 Be5-b2 59.Kg2-f2 Kf7-e6 60.Kf2-e2
[ 42.Rc2xc3 Be7xb4 Decoy ; Ke6-e5 61.Ke2-d3 Bb2-d4 -5.36/18 ]
42.Qd2xc3 Qg5xf4+ Overloading 44.Kh2-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Deflection Double attack ( 42...Qg5-e5 44.Kh2-g1 Qe5xe6 45.Rd1-c1 Qe6-e5
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48.Rc1xc3 Ra8xa2 49.Rc3-c1 Ra2-d2 47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6 48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5
50.Kg1-f1 Rd2xd5 51.Kf1-e2 Kh7-g6 49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5 50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2
52.Rc1-c3 Rd5-g5 53.g2-g3 Rg5-c5 51.Kh1-g1 Kh7-g6 52.d5-d6 Rd2xd6
54.Ke2-d2 b5-b4 55.Rc3-c1 Rc5-d5+ 53.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 54.Kf2-e1 Kg6-f5
56.Kd2-c2 Rd5-d3 57.Rc1-g1 Kg6-f5 55.Rc1-c2 Rd6-d3 56.Rc2-b2 Rd3-d5
58.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e4 59.Rf1-e1+ 57.Rb2-c2 g7-g6 58.Ke1-e2 Kf5-e4
Rd3-e3 -3.80/17 ] 44...Qe5xe6 59.Ke2-f1 Ke4-d3 60.Rc2-f2 g6-g5
[ 44...Qe5xc3 45.Qd2-d5 Ra8-b8 -4.51/18 ] 46...Qe6xe4 [ ¹46...Ra8xa2
46.Qd5-f5+ Kh7-g8 47.Qf5-g4³ ; might be the shorter path 47.Qc3-d4
Less advisable is 44...Bb4xc3 Qe6-c6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Qd2-d5 Ra8-e8 46.Ne6-c5-+ ; 46...Ra8xa2 47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Qe5xe6 48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5 49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5
45.e4-e5 Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3 Qe6xe5 50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2 51.Kh1-h2 Rd2xd5
47.Qc3-c1 c4-c3 48.Rd1-e1 Qe5-c5 52.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6 53.Kg3-f3 Kg6-f6
49.Qc1-c2+ f6-f5 50.Re1-e2 Ra8-d8 54.Kf3-e2 f5-f4 55.h3-h4 Kf6-f5
51.Kh1-h2 g7-g6 52.Qc2-c1 Qc5-c7+ 56.Rc1-c3 Kf5-g4 57.Rc3-a3 Kg4xh4
53.Kh2-g1 b5-b4 54.Kg1-f1 Rd8-d7 58.Ra3-a7 g7-g5 59.Ra7-a6 Kh4-g3
55.Kf1-f2 Kh7-g7 56.Qc1-c2 Rd7-d8 -4.19/19 ] 47.Rb1-b2 [ 47.Rb1-e1
57.Kf2-g1 Qc7-b6+ 58.Kg1-f1 Qb6-b5 is one last hope Qe4-f5 48.Qc3-d2-+ ;
59.Kf1-g1 Qb5-c5+ 60.Kg1-h1 Qc5-c7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rb1-e1
61.Qc2-c1 Qc7-c4 62.Qc1-c2 Qc4-c7 Ra8-a3 48.Re1xe4 Ra3xc3 49.Re4-e1
63.Qc2-c1 -3.62/17 ] 45.Rd1-b1 Rc3-d3 50.Re1-c1 c4-c3 51.a2-a3
[ 45.e4-e5 doesn't do any good Bb4xc3 Kh7-g6 52.Kh1-g1 Kg6-f5 53.Kg1-f1
46.Qd2xc3 Qe6xe5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Kf5-e4 54.Kf1-e1 Ke4-d4 55.Rc1-c2
Pro x64: 45.e4-e5 Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3 f6-f5 56.Rc2-f2 Kd4-e4 57.Rf2-c2
Qe6xe5 47.Qc3-c1 c4-c3 48.Rd1-e1 h6-h5 58.h3-h4 g7-g6 59.Rc2-f2
Qe5-c5 49.Qc1-c2+ f6-f5 50.Re1-e2 Rd3-d4 60.Rf2-e2+ Ke4-d3 -3.70/20 ]
Ra8-d8 51.Kh1-h2 g7-g6 52.Qc2-c1 47...Ra8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qc5-c7+ 53.Kh2-g1 b5-b4 54.Kg1-f1 47...Ra8xa2 48.Rb2xa2 Qe4-b1+
Rd8-d7 55.Kf1-f2 Kh7-g7 56.Qc1-c2 49.Kh1-h2 Qb1xa2 50.Qc3-e1 Qa2-c2
Rd7-d8 57.Kf2-g1 Qc7-b6+ 58.Kg1-f1 51.Qe1-b4 Qc2-e4 52.Kh2-g1
Qb6-b5 59.Kf1-g1 Qb5-c5+ 60.Kg1-h1 Qe4-d4+ 53.Kg1-h2 Qd4-e5+
Qc5-c7 61.Qc2-c1 Qc7-c4 62.Qc1-c2 54.Kh2-g1 c4-c3 55.Qb4-b1+ f6-f5
Qc4-c7 63.Qc2-c1 -3.81/18 ] 56.Qb1-c2 b5-b4 57.Kg1-f2 Qe5-e4
45...Bb4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58.Qc2xe4 f5xe4 59.Kf2-e2 b4-b3
45...Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3 Ra8xa2 60.Ke2-d1 Kh7-g6 61.g2-g4 Kg6-f6
47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6 48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5 62.h3-h4 Kf6-e5 -6.49/18 ] 48.Kh1-h2
49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5 50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2 [ 48.Rb2-f2 doesn't get the cat off the
51.Kh1-g1 Kh7-g6 52.d5-d6 Rd2xd6 tree Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c2 Rd3xh3+
53.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 54.Kf2-e1 Kg6-f5 50.Kh1-g1 Rh3-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
55.Rc1-c2 Rd6-d3 56.Rc2-b2 Rd3-d5 x64: 48.Rb2-f2 Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c2
57.Rb2-c2 g7-g6 58.Ke1-e2 Kf5-e4 Rd3xh3+ 50.Kh1-g1 Rh3-d3 51.Rf2-f3
59.Ke2-f1 Ke4-d3 60.Rc2-f2 g6-g5 Qe4-d4+ 52.Kg1-f1 Kh7-g6
-4.43/17 ] 46.Qd2xc3 [Houdini 2.0c 53.Rf3-g3+ Kg6-f7 54.Rg3xd3 c4xd3
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Kg6-f5 57.Qg3xg7 d3-d2 58.Qg7-h7+
Kf5-g5 59.Qh7-g8+ Kg5-h5 9-+-+-+-+0
60.Qg8-e8+ Kh5-h4 61.g2-g3+ 9+-+-+-zpk0 257
Kh4xg3 62.Qe8-g6+ Kg3-f3
63.Qg6-f5+ Kf3-e3 64.Qf5-h3+
9-+-+-zp-zp0
Ke3-e4 65.Qh3-g2+ Ke4-d3 9+p+-+-+-0
66.Qg2-f3+ Kd3-c2 67.Qf3-b3+
Kc2-c1 68.Qb3-a3+ Qd4-b2
9-+-+q+-+0
69.Qa3-c5+ Qb2-c2 70.Qc5-a3+ 9+-zpr+-+P0
Kc1-b1 71.Qa3-b4+ Qc2-b2 -9.13/18 ] 9PtRQ+-+PmK0
48...Rd8-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48...Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c1 c4-c3
9+-+-+-+-0[
50.Rb2xb5 Rd3-d2 51.Qc1-f1 c3-c2 xiiiiiiiiy
52.Rb5-c5 Rd2-d1 53.Qf1-f3 Qe4xf3
54.g2xf3 c2-c1Q 55.Rc5xc1 Rd1xc1
56.a2-a3 Rc1-a1 57.Kh2-g3 Ra1xa3
58.Kg3-f2 Ra3-a4 59.Kf2-e3 Ra4-h4 35 D15
60.Ke3-f2 Rh4xh3 61.Kf2-g2 Rh3-h5 Carlsen,Magnus
62.Kg2-g3 Kh7-g6 -8.84/16 ] Malakhov,Vladimir
49.Qc3-c2 [ 49.Qc3-c1 is still a small FIDE World Cup (6.4) 12.12.2005
chance Qe4-e5+ 50.Kh2-h1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Qc3-c1 c4-c3 D94: Grünfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3
50.Rb2xb5 Rd3-d2 51.Qc1-f1 c3-c2 1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
52.Rb5-c5 Rd2-d1 53.Qf1-f3 Qe4xf3 3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.Ng1-f3 a7-a6
54.g2xf3 c2-c1Q 55.Rc5xc1 Rd1xc1 5.e2-e3 g7-g6 6.Bf1-e2 Bf8-g7 7.0-0
56.a2-a3 Rc1-a1 57.Kh2-g3 Ra1xa3 0-0 8.Qd1-b3 d5xc4 9.Be2xc4 b7-b5
58.Kg3-f4 Kh7-g6 59.Kf4-e4 Ra3-a4+ 10.Bc4-e2 Nb8-d7 11.e3-e4 Nd7-b6
60.Ke4-d5 Kg6-f5 61.Kd5-c5 Ra4-a3 Diagram
62.h3-h4 Ra3xf3 -9.04/17 ] 49...c4-c3
Diagram [ 49...c4-c3 50.Qc2-e2 (Diagram 258)
Rd3-e3 51.Qe2xe3 Qe4xe3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...c4-c3 12.Bc1-f4 Bc8-e6 13.Qb3-c2 Be6-c4
50.Qc2-e2 Rd3-e3 51.Qe2xe3 14.Rf1-d1 Ra8-c8 15.Ra1-c1 Bc4xe2
Qe4xe3 52.Rb2-c2 Qe3-d2 53.Rc2xd2 16.Qc2xe2 Qd8-d7 17.h2-h3 Qd7-b7
c3xd2 54.g2-g4 d2-d1Q 55.Kh2-g3 last book move. Black has a cramped
Qd1-d3+ 56.Kg3-f2 Qd3xh3 57.Kf2-e1 position last book move 18.Bf4-g5
Qh3xg4 58.Ke1-d2 Qg4-f4+ White has an active position
59.Kd2-d3 g7-g5 60.Kd3-e2 g5-g4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.a2-a3
61.a2-a3 Qf4-f3+ 62.Ke2-d2 Qf3xa3 Nb6-c4 19.Bf4-g5 Rf8-d8 20.a3-a4
63.Kd2-e1 g4-g3 64.Ke1-e2 Kh7-g6 h7-h6 21.Bg5-f4 Nc4-a5 22.Qe2-c2
65.Ke2-e1 Qa3-e3+ 66.Ke1-d1 Na5-c4 23.Bf4-h2 c6-c5 24.d4xc5
g3-g2 -19.16/18 ] Rd8xd1+ 25.Rc1xd1 Rc8xc5 26.a4xb5
0-1 a6xb5 27.Rd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 0.45/15 ]
18...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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27.Bd2-g5 Rd8-f8 28.Bg5-c1 Ba3xc1
9r+lwq-trk+0 29.Re1xc1 0.40/16 ] 21.Qe2-d2
9+-+-zppvlp0 258 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qe2-d3
b5-b4 22.a2-a4 Re8-d8 23.b2-b3
9psnp+-snp+0 Qb7-b6 24.Bg5-e3 a6-a5 25.Rd1-d2
9+p+-+-+-0 h7-h6 26.Rd2-c2 Rc8-c7 27.Qd3-e2
9-+-zPP+-+0 g6-g5 0.65/14 ] 21...Qb7-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bg7-f8
9+QsN-+N+-0 22.e5-e6 f7xe6 23.Rd1-e1 Qb7-b6
9PzP-+LzPPzP0 24.Ne4-c5 Nd7xc5 25.Rc1xc5 Re8-d8
26.Re1xe6 Rd8-d6 27.Re6-e1 e7-e6
9tR-vL-+RmK-0[ 28.Bg5-h4 Rd6-d8 29.Bh4xd8 Rc8xd8
xiiiiiiiiy 30.Rc5xd5 e6xd5 31.Nf3-g5 Bf8-h6
32.b2-b4 Bh6xg5 33.Qd2xg5 0.61/15 ]
18...h7-h6 19.Bg5-e3 b5-b4 20.e4-e5 22.Bg5-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
b4xc3 21.e5xf6 e7xf6 22.b2xc3 22.Rd1-e1 f7-f6 23.Bg5-h6 Qb8-c7
Nb6-d5 23.Be3-d2 Rf8-e8 24.Qe2-d3 24.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 25.b2-b3 Re8-d8
Rc8-b8 25.Rc1-b1 Qb7-c7 26.Rb1xb8 26.e5-e6 Nd7-b6 27.g2-g3 Kg7-g8
Re8xb8 27.Qd3xa6 Rb8-b6 28.Ne4-c5 Rc8-a8 29.a2-a3 a6-a5
28.Qa6-d3 0.32/15 ] 19.e4-e5 30.Qd2-d3 a5-a4 0.81/16 ]
White threatens to win material: e5xf6 22...Bg7-h8 [ 22...f7-f5!? 23.Ne4-c3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.a2-a3 Nd7-f8± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nf6-d7 20.e4-e5 Nd7-f8 21.Nc3-e4 22...f7-f5 23.Ne4-c5 Nd7xc5
Nf8-e6 22.Ne4-c5 Ne6xc5 23.Rc1xc5 24.Rc1xc5 Qb8-b7 25.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7
Qb7-d7 24.b2-b3 Nb6-d5 25.Bg5-d2 26.Rd1-c1 Diagram
Re8-d8 26.Rd1-c1 e7-e6 27.Qe2-e4
0.46/15 ] 19...Nf6-d5 The knight is not (Diagram 259)
easily driven from d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19...Nf6-d5 20.Nc3-e4 Qb7-a7 Qb7-d7 27.a2-a3 Re8-d8 28.Nf3-g5
21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Ne4-c5 e7-e6 Nd5-b6 29.Qd2-a5 Nb6-c4 30.Qa5xa6
23.Nc5-d3 Bg7-f8 24.Bg5-d2 a6-a5 h7-h6 31.Ng5-f3 e7-e6 32.a3-a4
25.Rc1-c2 Bf8-a3 26.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8 0.45/17 ] 23.h3-h4+- [Houdini 2.0c
27.Bd2-g5 Rd8-f8 28.Bg5-c1 Ba3xc1 Pro x64: 23.Rd1-e1 f7-f6 24.e5-e6
29.Re1xc1 0.40/18 ] 20.Nc3-e4 Nd7-b6 25.b2-b3 Bh8-g7 26.Bh6xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rd1-e1 Kg8xg7 27.g2-g3 Re8-d8 28.Ne4-c5
Nd5xc3 21.Rc1xc3 Nb6-d5 22.Rc3-c2 Qb8-a7 29.Re1-e4 g6-g5 30.h3-h4
e7-e6 23.a2-a3 a6-a5 24.Bg5-d2 h7-h6 31.a2-a3 a6-a5 32.h4xg5
Qb7-b6 25.Re1-c1 a5-a4 26.Qe2-e4 h6xg5 0.94/16 ] 23...Nd7-f8 [ 23...f7-f5
Qb6-b7 27.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 28.Ng5-f3 24.Ne4-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bg7-f8 29.Qe4-h4 g6-g5 30.Qh4-e4 23...f7-f5 24.Ne4-g3 e7-e6 25.h4-h5
Re8-d8 0.41/16 ] 20...Nb6-d7 c6-c5 26.h5xg6 h7xg6 27.Ng3xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qb7-a7 e6xf5 28.d4xc5 Qb8-a8 29.Qd2xd5+
21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Ne4-c5 e7-e6 Qa8xd5 30.Rd1xd5 Nd7xe5
23.Nc5-d3 Bg7-f8 24.Rc1-c2 a6-a5 31.Nf3xe5 Re8xe5 32.Rd5xe5 Bh8xe5
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9-+r+r+-+0{ 9-+r+rsnkvl0{
9+q+-zp-mkp0 259 9wq-+-zpp+p0 260
9p+p+-+p+0 9p+p+-+pvL0
9+ptRnzPp+-0 9+psNnzP-+P0
9-+-zP-+-+0 9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-+-+N+P0 9+-+-+N+-0
9PzP-wQ-zPP+0 9PzP-wQ-zPP+0
9+-tR-+-mK-0 9+-tRR+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
33.b2-b4 Kg8-f7 34.Bh6-g5 Kf7-e6 28.h5xg6 h7xg6 29.Nf3-g5 Rd8-e8
35.g2-g3 Ke6-d5 36.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 30.Kg1-g2 f7-f6 31.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
37.Rc1-d1 Kd5-c4 38.Bg5-f4 Bd4-b2 32.Rd1-h1 Nf8-d7 33.Qd2-d3 Nd7xc5
39.Rd1-b1 Bb2-c3 0.96/15 ] 24.Ne4-c5 34.e5xf6+ Nd5xf6 35.Rc1xc5 1.28/15 ]
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bh6xf8 26.h5xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Re8xf8 25.h4-h5 Rf8-d8 26.Qd2-g5 26.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 27.h5xg6 f7xg6
Bh8-g7 27.Qg5-h4 g6xh5 28.Ne4-c5 28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 Rf8-e8
h7-h6 29.e5-e6 Qb8-f4 30.Qh4xh5 30.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 31.Qh3-b3+ e7-e6
Rd8-f8 31.Rd1-e1 f7xe6 32.Nc5xe6 32.Ng5-e4 Re8-e7 33.Qb3-g3 g6-g5
Qf4-f5 33.Qh5-h4 Rf8-f6 34.Re1-e5 34.Ne4-d6 Rc8-f8 35.Qg3-h3 a6-a5
Qf5-g6 1.30/15 ] 24...Qb8-a7 36.Rc1-c2 a5-a4 37.Rd1-c1 Qa7-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8 2.52/16 ] 26...h7xg6 [ 26...f7xg6
25.Qd2-a5 Qb8-c8 26.Qa5xa6 Qc8-c7 27.Nf3-g5 Nc7-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
27.a2-a3 Rd8-a8 28.Qa6-b7 Qc7xb7 x64: 26...Nf8xg6 27.Qd2-g5 Nc7-d5
29.Nc5xb7 b5-b4 30.a3xb4 Re8-b8 28.Qg5-h5 e7-e6 29.Bh6-d2 f7-f6
31.Nb7-c5 Nd5xb4 32.Rc1-a1 Nb4-d5 30.e5xf6 Bh8xf6 31.Rd1-e1 Ng6-f8
33.Bh6xf8 Rb8xf8 34.Nf3-d2 Kg8-g7 32.Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5 33.Re1xe5 Qa7-f7
35.Rd1-c1 Rf8-b8 1.00/15 ] 25.h4-h5! 34.Qh5-g4+ Nf8-g6 35.Rc1-e1 Re8-f8
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qg4-g3 Qf7-f6 37.Nc5xe6 2.13/17 ]
25.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 26.h4-h5 g6xh5 27.Bh6xf8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Qd2-g5+ Bh8-g7 28.Rd1-e1 e7-e6 27.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7
29.Qg5xh5 h7-h6 30.Nf3-d2 Rf8-d8 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Nf3-h4 Rf8-e8
31.Nd2-e4 Bg7-f8 32.a2-a3 a6-a5 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 32.Nc5-e6 Nc7xe6
33.Rc1-c2 Kg8-g7 34.Ne4-d6 Bf8xd6 33.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h7 34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8
35.e5xd6 Nd5-f6 36.Qh5-e5 a5-a4 35.Ng6xf8+ Rd8xf8 36.Qf7-h5+
37.Qe5-g3+ Kg7-h7 1.51/15 ] Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 Rf8xf6 38.Qh5-e8+
Decoy: h5 25...Nd5-c7 [ 25...g6xh5 Rf6-f8 39.Qe8xc6 Rf8-d8 Diagram
26.Qd2-g5+ Decoy Double attack ; 40.Qc6-e6+ Kg8-f8 41.Rc1-c8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bh8-g7 Rd8xc8 42.Qe6xc8+ Kf8-f7
26.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 27.g2-g3 Re8-d8 43.Qc8-f5+ Bg7-f6 44.Qf5-h7+ Kf7-e8
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] 29.Qh6-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-tr-+k+0 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Qh3-g4 Nc7-d5
9wq-+-zp-vl-0 261 31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7
33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6 34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8
9p+Q+-+-+0 35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6
9+p+-+-+-0 37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8 38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7
9-+-zP-+-+0 39.g2-g3 Nd5-b4 40.a2-a3 Nb4-d5
41.Rc1-c5 Rc8-h8 42.Kg1-g2 Rh8-h7
9+-+-+-+-0 43.Rc5-c1 Rh7-h8 44.Kg2-g1 a6-a5
9PzP-+-zPP+0 45.Qe4-c2 Nd5-e7 5.17/16 ] 29...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...f7-f6
9+-tRR+-mK-0[ 30.Qh4-g4 Nc7-d5 31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7
xiiiiiiiiy 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7 33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6
34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7
45.Rd1-c1 5.07/15 ] 27...Re8xf8 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Re8xf8 38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7 39.g2-g3 Rc8-h8
28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 40.Kg1-g2 Nd5-b4 41.a2-a3 Nb4-d5
30.Nf3-h4 Rf8-e8 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 42.Qe4-c2 Nd5-e7 43.Qc2-e2 Ne7-d5
32.Nc5-e6 Nc7xe6 33.Qh3xe6+ 44.Qe2-e4 Rh8-g8 45.Rc1-c5 Rg8-h8
Kg8-h7 34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8 35.Ng6xf8+ 46.Kg2-g1 a6-a5 47.Kg1-g2 a5-a4
Rd8xf8 36.Qf7-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 4.01/17 ] 30.Qh4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rf8xf6 38.Qh5-e8+ Rf6-f8 39.Qe8xc6 x64: 30.Qh4-g4 Diagram
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Rd8xc8 42.Qe6xc8+ Kf8-f7
43.Qc8-f5+ Bg7-f6 44.Qf5-h7+ Kf7-e8 9-+r+-trk+0{
45.Rd1-c1 5.34/16 ] 28.Qd2-h6 9wq-sn-zp-vl-0 262
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qd2-h6
Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Nf3-h4
9p+p+-zpp+0
Rf8-e8 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 32.Nc5-e6 9+psN-zP-+-0
Nc7xe6 33.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h7
34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8 35.Ng6xf8+ Rd8xf8
9-+-zP-+Q+0
36.Qf7-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 e7xf6 9+-+-+N+-0
38.Rc1xc6 f6-f5 39.d4-d5 Qa7-d7 9PzP-+-zPP+0
40.Rc6xa6 b5-b4 41.b2-b3 Rf8-c8
42.Qh5-h4 Qd7-b7 43.Ra6-a4 Rc8-c2
9+-tRR+-mK-0
44.Ra4xb4 5.10/16 ] 28...Bh8-g7 xiiiiiiiiy
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Bh8-g7
29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Qh3-g4 Nc7-d5 Nc7-d5 31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7
31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7 33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6
33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6 34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7
35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 37.Qh7-e4 Qf7-d7
37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8 38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7 38.Rc1-c5 Kf8-e7 39.Rd1-e1 Rc8-e8
39.g2-g3 Rc8-h8 40.Rc1-c5 Rh8-h7 40.Re1-c1 Re8-c8 41.Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5
41.Kg1-g2 Rh7-h8 42.Rc5-c1 a6-a5 42.Qe4xe5 Nd5-f6 43.Rc5-c3 3.84/16 ]
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what else? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...e7-e6 31.Qg4xg6 Nc7-d5 9-+r+-trk+0{
32.Nc5xe6 Rf8-f7 33.Rd1-e1 Qa7-e7 9wq-+-+-vl-0 263
34.Ne6-c5 Rf7-f8 35.Re1-e4 Qe7-f7
36.Qg6-g3 f6-f5 37.e5-e6 Qf7-c7
9p+p+NzpQ+0
38.Re4-e5 Qc7-e7 39.Re5-e1 Kg8-h7 9+p+nzPNzp-0
40.Nc5-d7 Rf8-h8 41.Qg3-h3+
Kh7-g6 3.83/14 ] 31.Nf3-h4
9-+-zP-+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nf3-h4 9+-+-+-+-0
e7-e6 32.Nc5-d7 Nc7-d5 33.Nd7xf8+ 9PzP-+-zPP+0
Rc8xf8 34.Rc1xc6 g6-g5 35.e5xf6
Bg7xf6 36.Qg4xe6 Qa7-f7
9+-tRR+-mK-0
37.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g8 38.Nh4-g6 Rf8-d8 xiiiiiiiiy
39.Rc6xa6 Nd5-b4 40.Ra6-b6 Nb4xa2
41.Rb6xb5 Qf7-d7 42.Rb5-b7 5.32/13 ] 47.d4xe5 8.58/16 ] 33.Nh4-f5
31...g6-g5 [ 31...e7-e6 is the last straw [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nh4-f5
32.Nh4xg6 Rf8-g8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6
x64: 31...e7-e6 32.Nc5-d7 Nc7-d5 a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7 37.Qg6xf7+
33.Nd7xf8+ Rc8xf8 34.Rc1xc6 g6-g5 Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7 39.Nf5-d6
35.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 36.Qg4xe6 Qa7-f7 Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-b4 41.Rc6-c7
37.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g8 38.Nh4-g6 Rf8-d8 Rd7xc7 42.Ne6xc7 f6xe5 43.d4xe5
39.Rc6xa6 Nd5-b4 40.Ra6-b6 Nb4xa2 Nb4xa2 44.e5-e6 Kg8-f8 45.Nd6-f5
41.Rb6xb5 Qf7-d7 42.Rb5-b7 5.66/14 ] Kf8-g8 46.e6-e7 Kg8-f7 47.e7-e8Q+
32.Qg4-h5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rb8xe8 48.Nc7xe8 Kf7xe8
32.Qg4-h5+ Kh7-g8 33.Nh4-f5 Nc7-d5 49.Nf5-d6+ 7.86/13 ] 33...Nc7-e8
34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6 Diagram [ 33...Nc7-d5 is not much help
34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6+-
(Diagram 263) ( 35.Nf5xg7?! succumbs to Nd5-f4
36.Qg6-e4 Qa7xg7+- );Houdini 2.0c
a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7 37.Qg6xf7+ Pro x64: 33...Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6
Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7 39.Nf5-d6 35.Nc5xe6 a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7
Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-e7 41.Rc6-c5 37.Qg6xf7+ Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7
Rb8-b6 42.Rd1-e1 Ne7-g6 43.Re1-c1 39.Nf5-d6 Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-b4
f6xe5 44.d4xe5 Ng6xe5 45.Rc5-c8+ 41.Rc6-c7 Rd7xc7 42.Ne6xc7 f6xe5
Kg8-h7 46.Ne6-f8+ Kh7-g7 47.Nf8xd7 43.d4xe5 Nb4xa2 44.e5-e6 Kg8-f8
Ne5xd7 8.82/17 ] 32...Kh7-g8 45.Nd6-f5 Kf8-g8 46.e6-e7 Kg8-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Kh7-g8 47.e7-e8Q+ Rb8xe8 48.Nc7xe8
33.Nh4-f5 Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 Kf7xe8 49.Nf5-d6+ 8.17/14 ]
35.Nc5xe6 a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7 34.Qh5-g6 Diagram [ 34.Qh5-g6 f6xe5
37.Qg6xf7+ Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7 35.Qg6-e6+ Kg8-h7 36.Nc5-e4+- ;
39.Nf5-d6 Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-e7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Qh5-g6 f6xe5
41.Rc6-c5 Rb8-b6 42.Rd1-e1 Ne7-g6 35.Qg6-e6+ Kg8-h7 36.Nf5xe7 Rf8-f6
43.Rc5-c8+ Kg8-h7 44.Rc8-a8 a5-a4 37.Ne7xc8 Rf6xe6 38.Nc8xa7 Re6-h6
45.Re1-e3 f6xe5 46.Re3-h3+ Ng6-h4 39.d4xe5 Bg7xe5 40.Nc5xa6 Ne8-f6
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43.Rc6-b6 Kh7-g6 44.Na7-c6
Be5-h2+ 45.Kg1-f1 Bh2-f4 46.Na6xb4 9r+-+kvl-tr0
Bf4-c7 47.Rb6-b7 Rh4-h7 48.Nb4-d3 9+lwqp+pzpp0 265
9.12/14 ]
9p+n+-+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+p+p+-+-0
9-+r+ntrk+0{ 9-+-+P+-+0
9wq-+-zp-vl-0 264 9+-+L+-+-0
9p+p+-zpQ+0 9PzPP+QzPPzP0
9+psN-zPNzp-0 9tR-vL-tR-mK-0[
9-+-zP-+-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zPP+0 g5xf4 22.Re1-e4 g6-g5 23.Ra1-b1
Bf8-d6 24.Rb1-e1 f4-f3 25.g2-g3
9+-tRR+-mK-0 Nh4-g2 26.Re1-c1 Bd6-c5 27.Re4-e5
xiiiiiiiiy g5-g4 0.18/15 ] 18...Qc7-d6
[ 18...Qc7-f4 19.Qh8xh7 Qf4-f6
1-0 20.a2-a3² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...h7-h6 19.Re1-e2 Ne7-f5
20.Ra1-e1 Bf8-c5 21.Re2-e8 Nf5-d6
36 B43 22.Re8xd8+ Qc7xd8 23.Qh8-g7 g5-g4
Carlsen,Magnus 24.Qg7xh6 Qd8-f6 25.Qh6-d2 Kc8-c7
Kamsky,Gata 26.Qd2-c2 g6-g5 27.b2-b3 Kc7-b6
FIDE World Cup (7.1) 15.12.2005 28.Qc2-d2 a6-a5 29.Qd2-e2 0.18/16 ]
19.Bd3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
B43: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Nc3 19.Re1-e2 h7-h6 20.Ra1-e1 Ne7-f5
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 21.Re2-e8 Kc8-c7 22.Re8xd8 Kc7xd8
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 a7-a6 23.g2-g3 Kd8-c7 24.Bd3xf5 g6xf5
5.Nb1-c3 Qd8-c7 6.Bf1-d3 b7-b5 25.Re1-e8 Bf8-e7 26.Qh8-h7 Be7-f6
7.0-0 Bc8-b7 8.Qd1-e2 Ng8-e7 27.Qh7xh6 f5-f4 28.b2-b3 Kc7-b6
9.Rf1-e1 Nb8-c6 10.Nd4xc6 Ne7xc6 29.Re8-e1 f4xg3 30.h2xg3 g5-g4
11.Nc3-d5 e6xd5 Diagram 31.Qh6-h7 0.32/16 ] 19...Kc8-b8
[ 19...Qd6-f4 20.Qh8xh7 Qf4-f6
(Diagram 265) 21.a2-a3² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...h7-h6 20.Ra1-c1 Qd6-c5
12.e4xd5+ Nc6-e7 13.c2-c4 b5-b4 21.Qh8-f6 a6-a5 22.b2-b3 Ne7-f5
14.Bc1-g5 f7-f6 15.Qe2-h5+ g7-g6 23.g2-g3 Qc5-d6 24.Qf6-f7 Nf5-d4
16.Qh5-f3 f6xg5 17.Qf3-f6 0-0-0 25.Be4xg6 g5-g4 26.Bg6-e4 Qd6-e5
last book move. Loses material last 27.c4-c5 0.24/15 ] 20.Ra1-c1±
book move 18.Qf6xh8 [Houdini 2.0c [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Ra1-c1
Pro x64: 18.Qf6xh8 Ne7-f5 19.Qh8xh7 Rd8-c8 21.Qh8xh7 Qd6-f6 22.b2-b3
Nf5-h4 20.Qh7-f7 Qc7-f4 21.Qf7xf4 Rc8-c7 23.Qh7-h3 Ne7-c8 24.Re1-e2
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Bc5-d4 27.Qh3-h7 Bd4-c3 0.50/16 ]
20...Qd6-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-mkn+-+-+0
20...Rd8-c8 21.Qh8xh7 Qd6-f6 9+l+r+qvlp0 266
22.b2-b3 Rc8-c7 23.Qh7-h3 Ne7-c8
24.Re1-e2 Bf8-c5 25.Rc1-e1 Nc8-d6
9pwQ-zp-+p+0
26.Qh3-d3 Nd6xe4 27.Qd3xe4 Rc7-c8 9+-+P+-+-0
28.Qe4-g4 Rc8-d8 0.41/15 ] 21.g2-g3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qh8xh7
9-tRP+L+p+0
Qf4-f6 22.b2-b3 Ne7-f5 23.c4-c5 9+-+-+-zP-0
Bf8-g7 24.Qh7-h3 Rd8-h8 25.Qh3-f3 9PzP-+-zP-zP0
Qf6-e5 26.h2-h3 Qe5-f4 27.c5-c6
Qf4xf3 28.Be4xf3 d7xc6 29.d5xc6
9+-tR-+-mK-0[
Bb7-c8 30.c6-c7+ Kb8-a7 31.Rc1-d1 xiiiiiiiiy
0.54/15 ] 21...Qf4-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Qf4-c7 22.Qh8xh7 Qc7-e5 Qd6-d7 0.54/18 ] 23...Rd8-d7
23.a2-a3 Qe5xb2 24.a3xb4 Bf8-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Qf7-e8
25.Rc1-c2 Qb2xb4 26.Rc2-e2 Bg7-d4 24.Qb6xb4 Qe8-d7 25.Rc1-c3 Bf8-g7
27.Be4-d3 Ne7-c8 28.Kg1-g2 Nc8-d6 26.Rc3-b3 Rd8-c8 27.Rb3-f3 Ne7-g8
29.Qh7xg6 Rd8-f8 30.Qg6xg5 Rf8xf2+ 28.Rf3-a3 Kb8-a8 29.Ra3-b3 Ng8-f6
31.Re2xf2 Qb4xe1 32.Rf2-f3 Qe1-d1 30.Be4-f3 g5-g4 31.Bf3-g2 Bg7-h6
33.g3-g4 Kb8-a7 34.Qg5-e7 Qd1-d2+ 32.Re1-e6 0.72/17 ] 24.Qb6xb4
35.Kg2-h3 0.38/17 ] 22.Qh8-d4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re1-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qh8-e5+ Bf8-g7 25.Re3-b3 g5-g4 26.Rb3xb4
d7-d6 23.Qe5xg5 Rd8-c8 24.Qg5-d2 Ne7-c8 27.Qb6-e3 Rd7-c7 28.Rc1-c2
a6-a5 25.a2-a3 b4xa3 26.b2xa3 Qf7-f6 29.c4-c5 d6xc5 30.Rc2xc5
Bf8-g7 27.Qd2xa5 Bg7-d4 28.Qa5-d2 Rc7xc5 31.Qe3xc5 Qf6-d6 32.Qc5-a5
Qf7-f6 29.Be4-f3 Bd4-e5 30.Bf3-g2 Kb8-a8 33.a2-a3 Bg7-e5 34.Be4-g2
h7-h5 31.a3-a4 Ne7-f5 32.a4-a5 h7-h5 35.Bg2-e4 Be5-g7 36.Kg1-g2
Nf5-d4 33.f2-f4 0.85/15 ] 22...d7-d6 0.51/17 ] 24...Ne7-f5 [ 24...Bf8-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rd8-e8 25.Re1-e3± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Be4-g2 Kb8-a8 24.Qd4-b6 Ne7-c8 24...Bf8-g7 25.Be4-g2 Ne7-f5
25.Re1xe8 Qf7xe8 26.Qb6-d4 d7-d6 26.Re1-e6 g5-g4 27.Rc1-e1 Bg7-d4
27.Qd4-d2 Qe8-a4 28.b2-b3 Qa4-a5 28.Re1-e4 h7-h5 29.Qb4-d2 Bd4-f6
29.a2-a4 Bf8-e7 30.Rc1-e1 Be7-d8 30.Re4-e1 Rd7-c7 31.Qd2-b4 Bf6-e5
31.Re1-e8 Ka8-b8 32.Qd2-d4 Bd8-b6 32.Bg2-e4 a6-a5 33.Qb4-b5 Rc7-c8
33.Qd4-g7 Qa5-c5 0.50/16 ] 0.41/16 ] 25.Be4xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
23.Qd4-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 25.Qb4-d2 g5-g4 26.Be4xf5
23.Qd4-b6 Rd8-d7 24.Re1-e3 Bf8-g7 g6xf5 27.Re1-e2 Rd7-c7 28.Qd2-f4
25.Re3-b3 g5-g4 26.Rb3xb4 Ne7-c8 Bb7-c8 29.Rc1-c3 h7-h5 30.Kg1-g2
Diagram h5-h4 31.g3xh4 Kb8-a8 32.Rc3-b3
27.Qb6-e3 Rd7-c7 28.Rc1-c2 Qf7-f6 Qf7-h5 33.Qf4-g5 Qh5-h7 0.77/17 ]
29.c4-c5 d6xc5 30.Rc2xc5 Rc7xc5 25...g6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Qe3xc5 Qf6-d6 32.Qc5-a5 Kb8-a8 25...g6xf5 26.Re1-e6 Bf8-e7
33.Kg1-g2 Nc8-e7 34.Rb4-b6 27.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 28.b2-b3 Kb8-c8
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31.Qc3-d2 f4xg3 32.f2xg3 h7-h5 29...f4xg3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.b3-b4 h5-h4 34.Re1-f1 h4xg3 29...Qf7-d7 30.Re1-e4 Qd7-a4
35.h2xg3 Rd7-f7 36.Rf1xf7 Qg7xf7 31.Kg1-g2 Qa4-d7 32.f2-f3 f4xg3
0.65/18 ] 26.Re1-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 33.h2xg3 Qd7-a4 34.Re4-e2 Qa4-d7
x64: 26.Re1-e2 Bf8-g7 27.Re2-e6 35.Re6-e4 h7-h5 36.Qb6-e3 g5-g4
Bg7-e5 28.Qb4-b6 Kb8-a8 29.c4-c5 37.f3xg4 h5xg4 38.Re4-e8 Qd7-f7
Be5-d4 30.Rc1-e1 0.61/16 ] 26...f5-f4 39.Re2-e1 Qf7-f6 40.Re8xc8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Bf8-e7 Bb7xc8 0.63/15 ] 30.h2xg3
27.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 28.b2-b3 Kb8-c8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.h2xg3 h7-h6
29.Qb4-c3 Be7-d8 30.Re6-e8 Qf7-g7 31.Re1-e4 h6-h5 32.Qb6-e3 h5-h4
31.Qc3-d2 f4xg3 32.f2xg3 h7-h5 33.Qe3xg5 h4xg3 34.Qg5xg3 Kb8-a7
33.b3-b4 h5-h4 34.Re1-f1 h4xg3 35.a2-a3 Qf7-f5 36.Re4-f4 Qf5-h7
35.h2xg3 Rd7-f7 36.Rf1xf7 Qg7xf7 37.Qg3-e3+ Ka7-b8 38.Qe3-d4
0.65/17 ] 27.Rc1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Qh7-b1+ 39.Kg1-g2 Qb1-h7 40.Rf4-f6
x64: 27.Qb4-b6 Rd7-c7 28.b2-b3 Bf8-e7 41.Rf6-g6 Rc8-h8 1.09/17 ]
h7-h5 29.Rc1-f1 Rc7-c8 30.Rf1-e1 30...h7-h5 [ 30...Rc8xc4?
Qf7-d7 31.Re6-g6 Qd7-f5 32.Rg6-e6 fails because of 31.b4-b5 a6xb5
Qf5-f7 33.a2-a3 Qf7-d7 34.h2-h3 32.Re6-e8+ Rc4-c8 33.Qb6xb5
Qd7-f7 35.Kg1-h2 h5-h4 36.g3-g4 Qf7xd5 34.Re8xc8+ Kb8xc8
f4-f3 37.Qb6-e3 0.62/17 ] 27...Rd7-d8 35.Re1-e8+ Kc8-c7 36.Qb5xd5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rd7-c7 Bb7xd5 37.Re8xf8 Bd5xa2
28.a2-a4 Rc7-c8 29.b2-b3 Kb8-a8 38.Rf8-f5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Qb4-d2 h7-h5 31.Qd2-d4 h5-h4 30...h7-h6 31.Re1-e4 h6-h5
32.Qd4-f6 Qf7-h5 33.Qf6-f5 h4xg3 32.Qb6-e3 h5-h4 33.Qe3xg5 h4xg3
34.h2xg3 f4xg3 35.f2xg3 Ka8-b8 34.Qg5xg3 Qf7-d7 35.a2-a3 Rc8-d8
36.Kg1-g2 0.64/16 ] 28.Qb4-b6 36.Qg3-g5 Rd8-c8 37.Qg5-g6 Kb8-a7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.b2-b3 h7-h5 38.Qg6-g3 Ka7-b8 39.Re4-h4 Qd7-f7
29.Qb4-c3 f4xg3 30.f2xg3 Bb7-c8 40.Rh4-f4 Qf7-c7 41.Qg3-g6 Qc7-g7
31.Qc3-b4+ Qf7-b7 32.Qb4xb7+ 42.Re6-f6 Qg7-e7 43.Rf4-e4 Qe7-d7
Kb8xb7 33.Re6-g6 g5-g4 34.Rg6-g8 44.Re4-e6 Qd7-c7 45.Re6-e8 Bf8-e7
Kb7-c7 35.Rg8-h8 Kc7-b6 36.Kg1-g2 46.Rf6-e6 1.00/16 ] 31.b4-b5
Kb6-c5 37.Rh8xh5 Bf8-g7 38.Rh5-h7 [ 31.Re6xd6?! Bf8xd6 32.Qb6xd6+
Bg7-e5 39.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-b4 0.74/16 ] Qf7-c7 33.Qd6xc7+ Rc8xc7
28...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Re1-e8+ Kb8-a7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
28...Rd8-c8 29.b2-b3 h7-h5 x64: 31.b4-b5 Qf7-c7 32.Qb6xc7+
30.Kg1-g2 Qf7-f5 31.Re6-e8 Kb8-a8 Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 34.Re6-e8
32.Kg2-g1 h5-h4 33.Re8xc8+ Bb7xc8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 36.Kg1-g2
34.Qb6-c7 h4xg3 35.h2xg3 f4xg3 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 38.Re1-e8
36.f2xg3 Qf5-h3 0.67/16 ] 29.b2-b4 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.b2-b3 h7-h5 Bh6-d2 40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4
30.Kg1-g2 Qf7-f5 31.Re6-e8 h5-h4 Kb6-c5 42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7
32.Kg2-g1 Kb8-a8 33.a2-a3 h4xg3 Bc8xf5 44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6
34.h2xg3 f4xg3 35.f2xg3 Qf5-d3 Bc3-a5 46.Rc7-c6 Ba5xb6 47.Rc6xb6
36.Kg1-g2 Qd3-c3 37.Qb6-e3 Kd4xc4 48.Rb6xd6 Bf5-e4+ 49.Kg2-f2
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42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5
9-+l+-+-tR0{ 44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5
9+-mk-+-+-0 267 46.Rc7-c6 Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6
48.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6
9-+-zp-+-vl0 Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6
9+P+P+-+p0 Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.26/19 ] 33.a2-a4
9-+P+-+p+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.a2-a4 g5-g4
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8
9+-+-+-zP-0 36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7
9-+-+-zPK+0 38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2
40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5
9+-+-+-+-0 42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5
xiiiiiiiiy 44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5
46.Rc7-c6 Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6
Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6 48.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6
Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.03/19 ] 31...Qf7-c7 Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qf7-c7 Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.01/19 ] 33...a6xb5
32.Qb6xc7+ Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...h5-h4
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 34.Re6-f6 Kc7-b6 35.c4-c5+ Rc8xc5
36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 36.b5xa6 Bb7xa6 37.Rf6xf8 h4xg3
38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2 38.f2xg3 Rc5xd5 39.Re1-c1 Kb6-a5
40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5 40.Kg1-f2 g5-g4 41.Rc1-c2 Rd5-e5
42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5 42.Rc2-b2 d6-d5 43.Rf8-f4 Ba6-c4
44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5 44.Rf4xg4 Ka5xa4 45.Rg4-f4 1.11/17 ]
46.Rc7-c6 Ba5xb6 47.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4 34.a4xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Rb6xd6 Bf5-e4+ 49.Kg2-f2 Be4xd5 34.c4xb5 Kc7-b8 35.a4-a5 Bb7xd5
50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6 Bd5-f3 36.Re6-e8 Bf8-g7 37.Re8xc8+
52.Ke3-f4 1.22/18 ] 32.Qb6xc7+ Kb8xc8 38.a5-a6 Bg7-e5 39.Re1-c1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qb6xc7+ Kc8-b8 40.b5-b6 Bd5-b7 41.a6xb7
Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 34.Re6-e8 Kb8xb7 42.Rc1-b1 d6-d5 43.Kg1-g2
Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 36.Kg1-g2 h5-h4 44.g3xh4 g5xh4 45.Rb1-b5
a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 38.Re1-e8 Be5-b8 46.Rb5xd5 Kb7xb6 47.Rd5-h5
Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2 40.Rh8xh5 Kb6-c6 48.Kg2-f3 h4-h3 49.Rh5xh3
Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5 42.f4-f5 Kc6-d5 50.Rh3-h8 1.04/18 ]
Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5 44.Rh7-c7+ 34...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5 46.Rc7-c6 34...Kc7-b6 35.Re6-f6 Rc8-d8
Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6 48.Rc6xb6 36.Rf6-f5 h5-h4 37.g3-g4 Bf8-g7
Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6 Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 38.Re1-e4 Rd8-d7 39.Rf5xg5 Kb6-c5
Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6 Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 40.Rg5-h5 Bg7-f6 41.Rh5-h6 Bf6-d4
1.20/20 ] 32...Kb8xc7 [Houdini 2.0c 42.g4-g5 Rd7-g7 43.Rh6xh4 Rg7xg5+
Pro x64: 32...Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 44.Kg1-f1 Bd4-c3 45.Rh4-h7 Kc5-b6
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 46.Re4-e7 Bb7-c8 47.Re7-c7 Bc8-f5
36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 48.Rc7-c6+ Kb6-a5 49.Rh7-a7+
38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2 Ka5-b4 50.f2-f4 Rg5-g8 51.Kf1-e2
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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Re6-f6 Bc4-b3 50.g3-g4 Bg7-d4 51.f4-f5
Rc8-d8 36.Rf6-f5 h5-h4 37.g3-g4 Bd4-e5 52.Rh5-h6 Bb3xd5+
Bf8-g7 38.Re1-e4 Rd8-d7 39.Rf5xg5 53.Ke4-e3 0.14/19 ] 36...Rc8-d8?
Kb6-c5 40.Rg5-h5 Bg7-f6 41.Rh5-h6 [ ¹36...Bg7-c3 is a viable option
Bf6-d4 42.g4-g5 Rd7-g7 43.Rh6xh4 37.Re1-e4 Kb6-c5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rg7xg5+ 44.Kg1-f1 Bd4-c3 45.Rh4-h7 x64: 36...Bg7-f8 0.07/20 ] 37.c4-c5+!+-
Kc5-b6 46.Re4-e7 Bb7-c8 47.Re7-c7 the knock-out blow [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Bc8-f5 48.Rc7-c6+ Kb6-a5 x64: 37.c4-c5+ Kb6xc5 38.Re6-e7
49.Rh7-a7+ Ka5-b4 50.f2-f4 Rg5-g8 Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
51.Kf1-e2 0.51/18 ] 35...Bf8-g7² 40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Bf8-g7 42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
36.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 37.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4 44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
38.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 39.Rb8-g8 46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Kf1-e2 Kb6xb5
Bg7-d4 40.Rg8xg5 Bg4-e2 41.Kg1-g2 48.Ra1-h1 Rh6-a6 49.Rh1-b1+
Kc7-b6 42.f2-f3 Be2xc4 43.Rg5xh5 Kb5-c6 50.Re5xh5 Ra6-a2+
Bc4xb5 44.g3-g4 Bb5-e8 45.Rh5-h6 51.Ke2-e3 1.17/19 ] 37...Kb6xc5
Bd4-e5 46.g4-g5 Kb6-c5 47.g5-g6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kb6xc5
Kc5xd5 Diagram 38.Re6-e7 Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
XIIIIIIIIY 40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
9-+-+l+-+0 44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
9+-+-+-+-0 268 46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Kf1-e2 Kb6xb5
48.Ra1-h1 Kb5-c4 49.Re5xh5
9-+-zp-+PtR0 Rh6-e6+ 50.Ke2-d2 Kc4-d4
9+-+kvl-+-0 51.Rh1-b1 1.12/19 ] 38.Re6-e7
9-+-+-+-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Re6-e7
Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
9+-+-+P+-0 40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
9-+-+-+K+0 42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
9+-+-+-+-0[ 46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Ra1-b1 h5-h4
xiiiiiiiiy 48.g3xh4 Rh6xh4 49.Kf1-e2 Rh4-h6
50.Rb1-b4 Rh6-h2 51.Rb4xg4
48.f3-f4 Be8xg6 49.Rh6xg6 Be5xf4 Kb6xb5 0.87/15 ] 38...Bg7-d4
50.Kg2-f3 Bf4-e5 51.Kf3-e3 Kd5-c5 [ 38...Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
52.Ke3-e4 0.15/22 ] 36.Re8-e6 40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1+- ;
White threatens to win material: Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Bg7-c3
Re6xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6 40.Rc7xc3
36.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 37.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8 42.Rc3-e3
38.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 39.Rb8-g8 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6 44.Rb1-a1
Bg7-d4 40.Rg8xg5 Bg4-e2 41.Rg5-f5 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4 46.Kg1-f1
Kc7-b6 42.Rf5-f4 Bd4-e5 43.Rf4-e4 Rd6-h6 47.Ra1-b1 h5-h4 48.g3xh4
Be2-d3 44.Re4-h4 Kb6-c5 45.Kg1-g2 Rh6xh4 49.Kf1-e2 Rh4-h6 50.Rb1-b4
Bd3xc4 46.f2-f4 Be5-g7 47.Rh4xh5 Rh6-h2 51.Rb4xg4 Kb6xb5 0.97/16 ]
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39.Re7xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY


39.Re7xb7 h5-h4 40.Rb7-c7+ Kc5xd5
41.g3xh4 g5xh4 42.Re1-d1 Rd8-g8+ 9-vl-+-+-+0{
43.Kg1-h2 Rg8-b8 44.Rc7-h7 Kd5-c5 9+P+-+R+-0 269
45.Rh7-h5+ d6-d5 46.Rd1-c1+ Kc5-b6
47.Rh5xd5 Bd4xf2 48.Rd5-f5 Bf2-e3
9-+kzp-+-+0
49.Rc1-c3 Be3-d4 50.Rc3-c4 Bd4-e3 9+-+-+-zpp0
51.Kh2-h3 Be3-g1 52.Rc4-c1 Bg1-d4
53.Rc1-c6+ Kb6-a5 54.Rf5-d5 Bd4-b6
9-+-+-zP-+0
55.Rc6-g6 Bb6-e3 56.Rg6-e6 Be3-b6 9+-+-+-zPK0
57.Rd5-g5 Rb8-f8 58.Kh3xh4 Bb6-d8 9-tr-+-+-+0
1.44/15 ] 39...Rd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39...h5-h4 40.Rb7-c7+
9+-+-tR-+-0
Kc5xd5 41.g3xh4 g5xh4 42.Re1-d1 xiiiiiiiiy
Rd8-g8+ 43.Kg1-h2 Rg8-b8
44.Rc7-h7 Kd5-c5 45.Rh7-h5+ d6-d5 56.Re1-e8 2.13/19 ] 41.Re1-d1
46.Rd1-c1+ Kc5-b6 47.Rh5xd5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Re1-d1
Bd4xf2 48.Rd5-f5 Bf2-e3 49.Rc1-c3 Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1
Be3-d4 50.Rc3-c4 Bd4-e3 51.Kh2-h3 Kf6-f5 44.Re7-e8 Rf8-f7 45.Kg1-g2
Be3-g1 52.Rc4-c1 Bg1-d4 53.Rc1-c6+ Rf7-b7 46.Re1-b1 Bd4-c5 47.Re8-f8+
Kb6-a5 54.Rf5-d5 Bd4-b6 55.Rc6-g6 Kf5-g6 48.Rf8-h8 g5-g4 49.Rh8-c8
Bb6-e3 56.Rg6-e6 Be3-b6 57.Rd5-g5 Kg6-f6 50.Rc8-f8+ Kf6-g6 51.Rf8-d8
Rb8-f8 58.Kh3xh4 Bb6-d8 1.53/16 ] Kg6-g5 1.96/19 ] 41...Rf8-b8
40.Rb7-c7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ 41...Kd5-e5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rb7-c7+ Kc5xd5 41.Re1-d1 41...Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6
Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1 43.Rd1-e1 Kf6-f5 44.Re7-e8 Rf8-f7
Bd4-e5 44.Re7-b7 Be5-d4 45.Kg1-g2 45.Re1-e6 Bd4-c5 46.Re6-e7 Rf7-f6
Bd4-c5 46.b5-b6 Rf8-a8 47.Rb7-d7 47.Kg1-g2 h5-h4 48.f2-f3 h4xg3
Ra8-a2 48.Re1-f1 Ra2-b2 49.b6-b7 49.Kg2xg3 Bc5-d4 50.Re7-d7
Kf6-e6 50.Rd7-h7 Ke6-d5 51.Rh7-c7 Bd4-e5+ 51.Kg3-g2 Be5-d4
Bc5-a7 52.Kg2-h3 Ba7-b8 53.Rf1-d1+ 52.Re8-e1 Bd4-b6 53.Kg2-g3 1.79/17 ]
Kd5-e6 54.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-d5 55.Rc7-f7 42.Rc7-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd5-c6 56.f2-f4 2.12/20 Diagram 42.Rc7-g7 g5-g4 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4
44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8
(Diagram 269) 46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-g8 47.Rd2-b2 Rg8-b8
48.b5-b6 Bc5-d4 49.Rb2-b1 Rb8xb6
] 40...Kc5xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Rb1xb6 Bd4xb6 51.Rh5-g5 Ke4-d3
40...Kc5xd5 41.Re1-d1 Kd5-e5 52.Rg5xg4 d6-d5 53.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5
42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1 Bd4-e5 54.g3-g4 d5-d4 55.g4-g5 Kd3-e4
44.Re7-b7 Be5-d4 45.Kg1-g2 Bd4-c5 56.Rg6-c6 Bc5-f8 57.Rc6-f6 Bf8-c5
46.b5-b6 Rf8-a8 47.Rb7-d7 Ra8-a2 58.g5-g6 d4-d3 59.g6-g7 d3-d2
48.Re1-f1 g5-g4 49.b6-b7 Ra2-b2 60.g7-g8Q d2-d1Q 61.Qg8-c4+
50.Rd7-h7 Bc5-a7 51.Kg2-h1 Ba7-b8 Bc5-d4 62.f2-f3+ Ke4-e3 2.82/21 ]
52.Kh1-h2 d6-d5 53.Kh2-g2 Kf6-g6 42...g5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
54.Rh7-d7 Kg6-f6 55.Rf1-e1 d5-d4 42...g5-g4 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4
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46.Rd1-d2 Rg8-g7 47.Rd2-b2 Rg7-b7 Ke4-e5 59.Rf6-c6 2.87/19 ] 44.Rg5xh5
48.Rh5-g5 Ke4-d3 49.b5-b6 Rb7xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rg5xh5
50.Rb2xb6 Bc5xb6 51.Rg5xg4 d6-d5 Bd4-c5 45.Rh5-g5 Rb8-f8
52.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5 53.g3-g4 d5-d4 46.Rg5xg4+ Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8
54.g4-g5 Kd3-e4 55.Rg6-c6 Bc5-f8 48.Kg1-g2 Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5
56.Rc6-f6 Bf8-c5 57.g5-g6 d4-d3 50.Rd1-h1 Rg5-g6 51.Kg2-f3 Rg6-g7
58.g6-g7 d3-d2 59.g7-g8Q d2-d1Q 52.Rh1-h6 Rg7-g8 53.Kf3-g3 Kc6-b5
60.Qg8-c4+ Bc5-d4 61.f2-f3+ Ke4-e3 54.Rh6-h5 Kb5-c6 55.g4-g5 d6-d5
2.87/16 ] 43.Rg7-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c 56.Rf4-f6+ Bc5-d6+ 57.f2-f4 d5-d4
Pro x64: 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4 3.08/18 ] 44...Bd4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c
44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8 Pro x64: 44...Bd4-e5 45.Rd1-b1
46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-b8 47.Rh5-g5 Rb8xb5 Rb8-b6 46.Rh5-g5 Kc4-c3
48.Rd2xd6 Bc5xd6 49.Rg5xb5 Bd6-e5 47.Rb1-c1+ Kc3-d3 48.Rc1-d1+
50.Rb5-b4+ Be5-d4 51.Rb4-a4 Kd3-c3 49.Kg1-g2 Rb6-b8
Ke4-e5 52.Ra4-a5+ Ke5-f6 53.Kg2-f1 50.Rd1-c1+ Kc3-d3 51.Rc1-b1
Bd4-c3 54.Ra5-b5 Bc3-e5 55.Kf1-e2 Rb8-b6 52.Rg5-g6 Kd3-c2 53.Rb1-b4
Be5-d4 56.Rb5-d5 Bd4-e5 Kc2-d3 54.Rb4xg4 Rb6xb5 55.f2-f4
57.Ke2-e3 2.90/20 ] 43...Kd5-c4 Rb5-b2+ 56.Kg2-h3 Be5-d4
[ 43...Kd5-e4 Diagram 57.Rg6xd6 Rb2-b8 58.f4-f5 2.89/17 ]
XIIIIIIIIY 45.Rh5-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Rh5-g5 Rb8-f8 46.Rg5xg4+
9-tr-+-+-+0 Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8 48.Kg1-g2
9+-+-+-+-0 270 Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5 50.Rd1-h1
Kc6-b5 51.Kg2-g3 Kb5-c6 52.Rf4-f5
9-+-zp-+-+0 Rg5xf5 53.g4xf5 d6-d5 54.f2-f4 d5-d4
9+P+-+-tRp0 55.f5-f6 Kc6-d7 56.Kg3-g4 Kd7-e6
9-+-vlk+p+0 57.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 58.Rh1-h7+ Kf7-e6
59.f4-f5+ Ke6-e5 60.f6-f7 d4-d3
9+-+-+-zP-0 61.Rh7-h2 Bc5-e7+ 62.Kg5-g6
9-+-+-zP-+0 3.08/19 ] 45...Rb8xb5 [ 45...Rb8-f8
is not the saving move 46.Rd1-b1
9+-+R+-mK-0[ Bc5xf2+ 47.Kg1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
xiiiiiiiiy Pro x64: 45...Rb8-f8 46.Rg5xg4+
Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8 48.Kg1-g2
a fruitless try to alter the course of the Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5 50.Rd1-h1
game 44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 Rg5-g6 51.Kg2-f3 Rg6-g7 52.Rh1-h6
45.Kg1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rg7-g8 53.Rf4-f6 Kc6-d5 54.Rf6-f5+
43...Kd5-e4 44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 Kd5-c4 55.g4-g5 d6-d5 56.Rh6-a6
45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8 46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-g8 Kc4-b5 57.Ra6-a1 2.99/18 ]
47.Rd2-b2 Rg8-b8 48.b5-b6 Bc5-d4 46.Rg5xg4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
49.Rb2-b1 Rb8xb6 50.Rb1xb6 Pro x64: 46.Rg5xg4+ Kc4-c3
Bd4xb6 51.Rh5-g5 d6-d5 52.Rg5xg4+ 47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2
Ke4-d3 53.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5 54.g3-g4 49.g3-g4 Re2-e5 50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8
d5-d4 55.g4-g5 Kd3-e4 56.Rg6-c6 51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2 52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8
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53.Rf5-f4 Kc2-c3 54.Kg2-g3 Kc3-c2 49.Rd1-d3+ Kc3-c2 50.Rd4xd6


55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3 56.g5-g6 Kc3-c4 Bc5xd6 51.Rd3xd6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
57.Rd5-h5 d6-d5 58.f2-f4 Bc5-e7 x64: 48.Rg4-d4 Ba3-b4 49.Rd1-d3+
59.Rf6-c6+ Kc4-d4 60.f4-f5 3.73/17 ] Kc3-c2 50.f2-f4 Rb5-b7 51.Rd4-d5
XIIIIIIIIY Rb7-f7 52.Kg2-f3 Bb4-c3 53.Rd5xd6
Rf7-f8 54.Rd6-d7 Bc3-e5 55.Kf3-e4
9-+-+-+-+0{ Be5-c3 56.g3-g4 Rf8-e8+ 57.Ke4-f3
9+-+-+-+-0 271 Re8-f8 58.f4-f5 Bc3-f6 59.Kf3-f4
Rf8-a8 4.48/16 ]
9-+-zp-+-+0
9+rvl-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+k+-+R+0 9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-zP-0 9+-+-+-+-0 272
9-+-+-zP-+0 9-+-zp-+-+0
9+-+R+-mK-0 9+r+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-tR-+-+0
9vl-mk-+-zP-0
46...Kc4-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-+-+-zPK+0
46...Kc4-c3 47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2
48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2 49.g3-g4 Re2-e5
9+-+R+-+-0
50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8 51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2 xiiiiiiiiy
52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8 53.Rf5-f4 Rg8-g7
54.Kg2-g3 Rg7-g8 55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3 1-0
56.f2-f4 Kc3-c4 57.Rd5-d1 d6-d5
58.Kg3-f3 Rg8-e8 59.g5-g6 3.63/16 ]
47.Kg1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37 B33
47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2 Smeets,Jan
49.g3-g4 Re2-e5 50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8 Carlsen,Magnus
51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2 52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8 Corus Group B (2) 15.01.2006
53.Rf5-f4 Rg8-g7 54.Kg2-g3 Rg7-g8
55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3 56.f2-f4 Kc3-c4 B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov
57.Rd5-d1 d6-d5 58.Kg3-f3 Rg8-e8 Variations
59.g5-g6 3.54/17 ] 47...Bc5-a3 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
[ 47...Rb5-b7 hardly improves anything 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6
48.Rg4-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 5.Nb1-c3 e7-e5 6.Nd4-b5 d7-d6
47...Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2 7.Bc1-g5 a7-a6 8.Nb5-a3 b7-b5
49.g3-g4 Re2-e6 50.Rd1-d5 Re6-h6 9.Nc3-d5 Bf8-e7 10.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6
51.g4-g5 Rh6-g6 52.Rf4-f6 Rg6-g8 11.c2-c3 Bf6-g5 Diagram
53.f2-f4 Kc3-c4 54.Rd5-d1 d6-d5 12.Na3-c2 Nc6-e7 13.Nc2-b4 0-0
55.Rd1-c1+ Kc4-d4 56.g5-g6 Bc5-b4 14.a2-a4 b5xa4 15.Ra1xa4 a6-a5
57.Kg2-f3 Bb4-c3 58.Rc1-d1+ Kd4-c5 16.Nd5xe7+ Qd8xe7 17.Bf1-c4
59.Rf6-e6 3.59/16 ] 48.Rg4-d4 Bc8-d7 18.Nb4-d5 Qe7-e8 19.Ra4-a2
Diagram [ 48.Rg4-d4 Ba3-c5 Bg5-d8 20.0-0 Ra8-c8 last book move
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XIIIIIIIIY 29.Qc2xb3 Rb8xb3 30.g2-g3 f7-f5


31.Kg1-g2 f5-f4 32.f2-f3 Bc7-d8
9r+lwqk+-tr0 33.g3-g4 Kh8-g8 34.Rd1-a1 0.31/19 ]
9+-+-+pzpp0 273 23...f7-f5= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...f7-f5 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4 25.Qc2xe4
9p+nzp-+-+0 Rb8-c8 26.Ra1-d1 Bd7-f5 27.Qe4-e2
9+p+Nzp-vl-0 Qe8-g6 28.Nd5-e3 Bd8-b6 29.Bc4-d5
9-+-+P+-+0 Bf5-d7 30.h2-h4 a5-a4 31.h4-h5
Qg6-g5 32.Bd5-f3 Bb6-c5 33.Ra2-a1
9sN-zP-+-+-0 Rc8-b8 -0.03/18 ] 24.Bb3-a4
9PzP-+-zPPzP0 [ 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4 25.Qc2xe4 a5-a4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4
9tR-+QmKL+R0[ 25.Qc2xe4 a5-a4 26.f2-f3 Bd7-c6
xiiiiiiiiy 27.Qe4-d3 Bc6-d7 28.Ra1-d1 Qe8-h5
29.Qd3-e2 Bd8-g5 30.Bc4-d3 Kh8-g8
21.Bc4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.c3-c4 Rb8-b3 32.Bd3-c2 0.10/16 ]
21.Qd1-d3 a5-a4 22.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8 24...Bd7xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nd5-e3 Bd8-e7 24.Re1-d1 g7-g6 24...Bd7xa4 25.Ra2xa4 f5xe4
25.h2-h3 Bd7-c6 26.Ne3-d5 Qe8-d7 26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4 Rb8-b3
27.Qd3-f3 a4-a3 28.b2-b4 Bc6-a4 28.Rb1-e1 Rb3-d3 29.Ra4-a1 Qf7-a7
29.Nd5xe7+ Qd7xe7 0.46/17 ] 30.Re1xe4 Rd3xd5 31.c4xd5 Rf8xf2
21...Rc8-b8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qc2-a4 h7-h6 33.h2-h3 Rf2xb2+
21...h7-h6 22.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8 23.h2-h3 34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-f7 35.Qa4-c6 Qf7-f5
Bd7-c6 24.Bb3-c4 Qe8-d7 25.Qd1-f3 36.Re4-c4 Qf5-g6 37.Rc4-g4 Bd8-g5
Rb8-a8 26.Nd5-e3 Bd8-g5 27.Re1-d1 38.h3-h4 Qg6-f5 39.Rg4-c4 -0.26/20 ]
Bg5xe3 28.Qf3xe3 a5-a4 29.Qe3-f3 25.Ra2xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg8-h8 30.Qf3-d3 0.25/16 ] 22.Qd1-c2 25.Ra2xa4 f5xe4 26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.h2-h3 27.c3-c4 Rb8-b3 28.Nd5-c3 e4-e3
Bd7-c6 23.Bb3-c4 Kg8-h8 24.Qd1-d3 Diagram
Qe8-d7 25.b2-b4 a5xb4 26.Nd5xb4
Bc6-b7 27.Rf1-d1 Bd8-g5 28.Bc4-d5 (Diagram 274)
Bb7xd5 29.e4xd5 Qd7-b5 30.Qd3xb5
Rb8xb5 31.Ra2-a7 Rb5-c5 0.32/17 ] 29.f2-f3 Rb3-b8 30.Nc3-d5 Qf7-a7
22...Kg8-h8 last book move 31.Qc2-e2 Bd8-g5 32.b2-b4 e5-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bd7-c8 33.Rb1-f1 e4xf3 34.g2xf3 Bg5-d8
23.Bb3-c4 a5-a4 24.Rf1-a1 Bc8-d7 35.b4-b5 Bd8-b6 36.Rf1-d1 -0.25/19 ]
25.b2-b4 a4xb3 26.Bc4xb3 Bd7-c8 25...f5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Nd5-b4 Bd8-b6 28.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6 25...f5xe4 26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4
29.Qc2-d2 Qe8-d7 30.Qd2-d3 Rb8-c8 Qf7-g6 28.Ra4-a3 e4-e3 29.Nd5xe3
31.Ra2-a6 Bb6-c5 32.Nb4-c6 Qd7-b7 Qg6xc2 30.Ne3xc2 Bd8-b6 31.Nc2-e3
33.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 0.23/18 ] 23.Rf1-a1 g7-g6 32.Ra3-d3 Bb6-d4 33.Rd3-a3
[ 23.Nd5-e3!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rf8-f4 34.g2-g3 Rf4-e4 35.Ra3-d3
23.Nd5-e3 Bd7-e6 24.Bb3-d5 Bd8-b6 Kh8-g7 36.Kg1-g2 -0.16/18 ]
25.Ne3-c4 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 Qe8-b5 26.Ra4-a2 [Instead of 26.Ra4xe4
27.Ra2-a4 Bb6-c7 28.Rf1-d1 Qb5-b3 Qe8-b5 27.Qc2-d1 Qb5xb2µ ;
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XIIIIIIIIY 28.Ra1-e1 White threatens to win


material: Re1xe4 [ 28.Qc2xb3??
9-+-vl-tr-mk0 mating in 3 Qf7xf2+ 29.Kg1-h1
9+-+-+qzpp0 274 Qf2-f1+ 30.Ra1xf1 Rf8xf1# ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qc2-e2
9-+-zp-+-+0 Qf7-a7 29.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b7 30.Ra1-f1
9zp-+-zp-+-0 Qa7-d4 31.Rf1-b1 Rb7-f7 32.Rb1-f1
9R+P+-+-+0 Kh8-g8 33.Ra3-e3 Bd8-h4 34.g2-g3
Bh4-d8 35.Qe2-c2 Bd8-g5 36.Re3xe4
9+rsN-zp-+-0 Rf7xf2 37.Qc2xf2 Rf8xf2 38.Re4xd4
9-zPQ+-zPPzP0 Rf2xf1+ 39.Kg1xf1 e5xd4 -0.33/17 ]
28...Bd8-h4 Black threatens to win
9+R+-+-mK-0[ material: Bh4xf2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
xiiiiiiiiy 28...Rb3-d3 29.Ra2-a1 Qf7-a7
30.Re1xe4 Rd3xd5 31.c4xd5 Rf8xf2
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ra1-b1 32.Qc2-a4 h7-h6 33.h2-h3 Rf2xb2+
Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4 Qf7-a7 28.Rb1-e1 34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-f7 35.Qa4-c6 Qf7-g6
Qa7-d4 29.Nd5-c3 Rb8-b7 30.Re1-d1 36.Re4-g4 Bd8-g5 37.Ra1-f1 Rb2-b1
Qd4-b6 31.Nc3xe4 Qb6xb2 38.Rf1xb1 Qg6xb1+ 39.Kh1-h2
32.Ra4-a2 Qb2xc2 33.Ra2xc2 Bd8-c7 Bg5-f4+ 40.g2-g3 Qb1-b2+
34.Rc2-d2 a5-a4 35.Ne4xd6 Bc7xd6 41.Kh2-h1 -0.44/17 ] 29.g2-g3
36.Rd2xd6 Rb7-b2 37.Rd6-a6 Kh8-g8 White threatens to win material: g3xh4
38.f2-f3 Rb2-a2 -0.17/17 ] 26...Qe8-f7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.g2-g3
Black threatens to win material: Qf7xd5 Rb3-f3 30.b2-b3 Bh4-d8 31.Re1xe4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Qe8-f7 Kh8-g8 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 33.Nd5xe3
27.Qc2-d2 Rb8-b5 28.c3-c4 Rb5-b3 Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-c5 35.Kg1-g2
29.Qd2-c2 Kh8-g8 30.Ra1-e1 Rb3-d3 g7-g6 36.f2-f3 Rf8-b8 37.Ne3-g4
31.Re1-e2 Qf7-f5 32.Ra2-a1 Rd3-d4 Qf7-a7 38.Qe4-c2 Qa7-b7 39.Ng4-f6+
33.b2-b3 Rf8-f7 34.Nd5-c3 h7-h6 Kg8-g7 40.Nf6-e4 Qb7xb3 41.Qc2xb3
35.Nc3xe4 Qf5-g4 36.Re2-e3 -0.29/18 Rb8xb3 42.Ne4xc5 d6xc5
] 27.c3-c4 White has a new backward 43.Ra2xa5 -0.08/20 ] 29...Rb3-f3
pawn: b2. Black has a new backward An ideal square for the black rook.
pawn: d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rb3-f3
27.Qc2-d2 Rb8-b5 28.c3-c4 Rb5-b3 30.b2-b3 Bh4-g5 31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7
29.Qd2-c2 Kh8-g8 30.Ra1-f1 Rb3-d3 32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6 33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3
31.Qc2-e2 Bd8-g5 32.b2-b3 Bg5-d8 34.Re4-e2 Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-f1
33.Ra2-a3 Qf7-a7 34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-d4 36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Rf1-c1
35.Qe2-g4 Rf8-f7 36.h2-h3 Rd3-d2 38.Ra6xd6 Qc8-f5 39.Qa2-b3 Qf5-g4
-0.45/18 ] 27...Rb8-b3 [Houdini 2.0c 40.f2-f3 Qg4-d4 41.Re2-g2 Rc1xc4
Pro x64: 27...Rb8-b3 28.Qc2-e2 0.05/19 ] 30.b2-b3 [ 30.g3xh4
Qf7-a7 29.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b7 30.Ra1-f1 is refuted by a beautiful mate Rf3xf2
Qa7-d4 31.Rf1-b1 Rb7-f7 32.Rb1-f1 31.Nd5-f6 Rf2xc2 32.Re1-e2 Qf7-g6+
Kh8-g8 33.Ra3-e3 Bd8-h4 34.g2-g3 33.Kg1-f1 Rf8xf6+ 34.Re2-f2 Rf6xf2+
Bh4-d8 35.Qe2-c2 Bd8-b6 36.Kg1-h1 35.Kf1-e1 Qg6-g1# ; 30.Qc2xe4?
h7-h6 37.b2-b3 Bb6-c5 -0.40/18 ] leads to nothing Rf3xf2 31.Ra2-a1
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Rf2xb2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.f2xe3 Qd7-b7+ 44.Qa5-d5 Qb7xb3


30.b2-b3 Bh4-g5 31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7 45.Qd5xd6 Qb3xe3 -0.07/18 ]
32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6 33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3 32.Re4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Re4-e2 Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-f1 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6
36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Bh6-c1 34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-d4 35.Kg1-g2 g7-g6
38.Ra6-a7 Bc1-h6 39.Ra7-a6 36.f2-f3 Rf8-b8 37.Qe4-d3 Qf7-b7
Bh6-c1 -0.06/19 ] 30...Bh4-d8 38.Qd3xg6 Bd4xe3 39.Qg6xd6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Bh4-g5 Be3-d4 40.Ra2xa5 Qb7xb3
31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7 32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6 41.Qd6-h6+ Kh8-g8 42.Qh6-g6+
33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3 34.Re4-e2 Kg8-f8 43.Ra5-a6 Qb3-b2+ 44.Kg2-h3
Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-c1 e5-e4 45.Qg6-f5+ Kf8-g8 46.Qf5xe4
36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Qc8-g4 Bd4-f6 47.Qe4-e6+ Kg8-g7 -0.08/18 ]
38.Re2-c2 Rc1-d1 39.Ra6-a8 g7-g5 32...h5-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Nd5-e3 Rd1-h1+ 41.Kh2xh1 32...h5-h4 33.Qc2-e4 h4-h3
Qg4-f3+ 42.Kh1-g1 Rf8xa8 0.00/19 ] 34.Ra2-b2 Qf7-h5 35.Re2-e1 Bd8-g5
31.Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Re1-f1 Kh8-g8 37.Rf1-a1 Bg5-d8
31.Re1xe4 g7-g6 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 38.Ra1-e1 Kg8-h8 39.Re1-e3 Rf3xe3
33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-d4 40.Nd5xe3 Bd8-g5 41.Ne3-g4 Qh5-f7
Diagram 42.Rb2-a2 Qf7-f3 43.Qe4xf3 Rf8xf3
XIIIIIIIIY 0.01/17 ] 33.Ra2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Qc2-b1 Qf7-h5 34.Re2-e3
9-+-+-tr-mk0 Rf3xe3 35.f2xe3 h4xg3 36.h2xg3
9+-+-+q+p0 275 Rf8-f3 37.Qb1-e1 Qh5-g4 38.Ra2-g2
e5-e4 39.Rg2-h2+ Kh8-g8 40.Rh2-g2
9-+-zp-+p+0 Qg4-g5 41.Qe1-b1 Qg5-f5 42.Qb1-d1
9zp-+-zp-+-0 Qf5-g4 43.Qd1-e1 Qg4-g5 -0.20/16 ]
9-+PvlQ+-+0 33...g7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Bd8-g5 34.Qc2-e4 Qf7-h5
9+P+-sN-zP-0 35.Re2-e1 h4-h3 36.Re1-f1 Bg5-d8
9R+-+-zP-zP0 37.Rf1-e1 Kh8-g8 38.Re1-e3 Rf3xe3
39.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 40.Qe4-d5+
9+-+-+-mK-0[ Qh5-f7 41.Qd5xf7+ Kg8xf7 42.Ne3-d5
xiiiiiiiiy Bb6-d4 43.Rb2-a2 -0.09/14 ]
34.Kg1-g2?? throwing away the
35.Qe4-d5 Qf7-f6 36.Qd5-e4 Kh8-g7 advantage [ ¹34.Qc2-d2= this is the
37.h2-h4 Qf6-f7 38.Kg1-g2 Bd4-c5 best way to fight back ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
39.Ne3-g4 Qf7-c7 40.f2-f4 e5xf4 x64: 34.Qc2-d2 Qf7-h7 35.Re2-e3
41.g3xf4 Rf8-f5 42.Ng4-e3 Rf5-f8 Rf3xf2 36.Qd2xf2 Rf8xf2 37.Rb2xf2
-0.05/18 ] 31...h7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Kh8-g7 38.Re3-f3 Qh7-g8 39.Kg1-g2
Pro x64: 31...g7-g6 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 Qg8-e6 40.Rf3-f8 Qe6-d7 41.Kg2-g1
33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Kh8-g7 e5-e4 42.Rf8-f4 h4xg3 43.h2xg3
35.Kg1-g2 Bb6-d4 36.Qe4-d5 Qf7-d7 Qd7-e6 44.Rf2-e2 Qe6-h3 45.Re2-e3
37.Ra2-d2 Qd7-d8 38.Rd2-d3 Qd8-b6 Bd8-g5 -0.16/17 ] 34...h4xg3-+
39.Qd5-b5 Qb6-a7 40.Qb5-d5 Qa7-c7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...h4xg3
41.Rd3-d1 Qc7-d7 42.Qd5xa5 Bd4xe3 35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2 36.Kg2-f1 Rf3-f5
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37.Rb2-d2 Qf7-h7 38.Re2xf2 Bd8-g5 54.Kc5-d6 a5-a4 55.Kd6-c5 a4-a3


39.Rd2-e2 Qh7-h3+ 40.Kf1-g1 -23.37/16 ] 36.Kg2-f1 [ 36.Kg2xg3
Qh3xb3 41.Kg1-g2 a5-a4 42.h2-h4 leads to a pleasing mate Qf7-f3+
a4-a3 43.Rf2xf5 g6xf5 44.Qe4-c2 37.Kg3-h2 Kh8-g7 38.Kh2-g1 Rf8-h8
Qb3xc2 45.Re2xc2 Rf8-a8 46.Rc2-a2 39.Qc2xg6+ Kg7xg6 40.Nd5-f4+ e5xf4
Bg5-c1 47.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7 48.Nd5-e7 41.Re2-e6+ Kg6-g7 42.Re6-h6
e5-e4+ 49.Kf3-e2 Kg7-f6 50.Ne7-d5+ Rh8xh6 43.b3-b4 Rh6-h1# ; 36.f2xg3
Kf6-e5 -2.74/15 ] 35.h2xg3 misses a pretty mating combination
[ 35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2 36.Kg2-f1-+ ; Qf7-f1+ 37.Kg2-h2 Kh8-g7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2 38.Qc2xg6+ Kg7xg6 39.Nd5-f4+ e5xf4
36.Kg2-f1 Rf3-f5 37.Rb2-d2 Qf7-h7 40.Re2-e6+ Bd8-f6 41.Re6-e8 Rf8xe8
38.Re2xf2 Bd8-g5 39.Rd2-e2 42.g3xf4 Re8-h8+ 43.Kh2-g3 Rh8-h3+
Qh7-h3+ 40.Kf1-g1 Qh3xb3 44.Kg3-g4 Qf1-f3# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
41.Kg1-g2 a5-a4 42.h2-h4 a4-a3 x64: 36.Kg2-f1 Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4
43.Rf2xf5 g6xf5 44.Qe4-c2 Qb3xc2 Qh7-h2 38.Kf1-e1 Qh2-g1+ 39.Ke1-d2
45.Re2xc2 Rf8-a8 46.Rc2-a2 Bg5-c1 Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4 41.Nd5xf4
47.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7 48.Nd5-e7 e5-e4+ Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4 43.Kd2-c2
49.Kf3-e2 Kg7-f6 50.Ne7-d5+ Kf6-e5 f4-f3 44.Re2-d2 f3-f2 45.Rb2-b1
-3.03/16 ] 35...Rf3xg3+ [Houdini 2.0c Qg1xb1+ 46.Kc2xb1 f2-f1Q+
Pro x64: 35...Rf3xg3+ 36.Kg2-f1 47.Kb1-a2 Rg3-g1 48.Ka2-a3 Qf1-c1+
Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4 Qh7-h2 38.Kf1-e1 49.Ka3-a4 Qc1xd2 50.Ka4-b5 Qd2-a2
Qh2-g1+ Diagram 51.Kb5-c6 Qa2xb3 52.c4-c5 d6xc5
XIIIIIIIIY 53.Kc6xc5 Kh8-g7 54.Kc5-d6 a5-a4
55.Kd6-c5 a4-a3 -23.61/18 ]
9-+-vl-tr-mk0 36...Qf7-f3 [ ¹36...Qf7-h7 and Black
9+-+-+-+-0 276 wins 37.Re2-e1 Qh7-h1+ 38.Kf1-e2
Qh1-h5+ 39.Ke2-d2 Rf8xf2+
9-+-zp-+p+0 40.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 41.Rb2xc2
9zp-+Nzp-+-0 Rg3xb3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+P+Q+-+0 36...Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4 Qh7-h2
38.Kf1-e1 Qh2-g1+ 39.Ke1-d2
9+P+-+-tr-0 Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4 41.Nd5xf4
9-tR-+RzP-+0 Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4 43.Kd2-c2
f4-f3 44.Re2-e8+ Kh8-g7 45.Re8-e7+
9+-+-mK-wq-0[ Kg7-f6 46.Re7-d7 Rg3-g2+ 47.Kc2-d3
xiiiiiiiiy Rg2xb2 48.Rd7xd6+ Kf6-e5
49.Rd6-d5+ Ke5-f4 50.Rd5-d4+
39.Ke1-d2 Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4 Kf4-g3 51.Kd3-e4 Rb2xb3 52.Rd4-d3
41.Nd5xf4 Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4 Qg1-e1+ 53.Ke4-d4 Rb3xd3+
43.Kd2-c2 f4-f3 44.Re2-d2 f3-f2 54.Kd4xd3 -17.57/15 ] 37.Qc2-e4
45.Rb2-b1 Qg1xb1+ 46.Kc2xb1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Qc2-e4
f2-f1Q+ 47.Kb1-a2 Rg3-g1 48.Ka2-a3 Qf3-h5 38.Kf1-e1 Rg3-g4 39.f2-f4
Qf1-c1+ 49.Ka3-a4 Qc1xd2 Bd8-g5 40.Rb2-c2 Bg5xf4 41.Nd5xf4
50.Ka4-b5 Qd2-c3 51.Kb5-c6 Qc3xb3 Rg4xf4 42.Qe4-g2 Rf4-g4 43.Qg2-h2
52.c4-c5 d6xc5 53.Kc6xc5 Kh8-g7 Rg4-h4 44.Qh2-g2 Rf8-f3 45.Ke1-d2
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Rf3xb3 46.Qg2-a8+ Kh8-g7 39.Kf1-e1 Rf8xf2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro


47.Qa8-a7+ Kg7-h6 48.Qa7-g1 e5-e4 x64: 38...Qh5-h3+ 39.Kf1-e1 Rf8xf2
49.Re2-e3 Qh5-c5 50.Kd2-e2 a5-a4 40.Qe4-a8 Rf2-f8 41.Ke1-d2 Rg3xe3
-4.71/16 ] 37...Qf3-h5 [Houdini 2.0c 42.Re2xe3 Qh3xe3+ 43.Kd2xe3
Pro x64: 37...Qf3-h5 38.f2-f4 Bd8-b6 Bd8-b6+ 44.Ke3-e4 Rf8xa8 45.Ke4-d5
39.Kf1-e1 Bb6-c5 40.Ke1-d1 e5xf4 Bb6-c5 46.Rb2-g2 Kh8-g7 47.Rg2-g4
41.Qe4-e7 Rg3-g1+ 42.Kd1-c2 Ra8-f8 48.Kd5-e4 Kg7-f6 49.Rg4-g3
Qh5-f5+ 43.Kc2-d2 Rg1-h1 44.Rb2-b1 Rf8-h8 50.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e6 -6.37/13 ]
Rh1-h3 45.Re2-e4 Rh3-h2+ 39.Kf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46.Kd2-d3 g6-g5 47.Qe7-e6 Qf5-h7 39.Kf1-e1 Rg3-f3 40.Ne3-f1 Kh8-h7
48.Rb1-e1 f4-f3 49.Qe6-e7 Qh7-f5 41.b3-b4 Rf3-c3 42.Rb2-b1 a5xb4
50.Qe7xf8+ Qf5xf8 51.Re4-e8 Qf8xe8 43.Qe4-b7+ Kh7-h8 44.Qb7xb4
52.Re1xe8+ Kh8-g7 53.Re8-e7+ Rc3-d3 45.Rb1-d1 Rf8xf2 46.Qb4-b8+
Kg7-g6 54.Re7-e6+ Kg6-h5 Kh8-g7 47.Qb8-a7+ Rf2-f7
55.Nd5-f6+ Kh5-h4 56.Nf6-e4 Rh2-b2 48.Qa7xf7+ Kg7xf7 49.Rd1xd3
57.Ne4xc5 d6xc5 58.Re6-b6 f3-f2 Qh5-h1 50.Rd3-d1 Kf7-g7 51.Rd1-b1
59.Rb6-h6+ Kh4-g3 -4.44/17 ] Qh1-h4+ 52.Ke1-d1 Qh4xc4
38.Nd5-e3 [ 38.f2-f4 Bd8-h4 53.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-f6 54.Nf1-d2 Qc4-d4
39.Rb2-d2 e5xf4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 55.Re2-f2+ Bg5-f4 -3.07/16 ]
x64: 38.f2-f4 Bd8-b6 39.Kf1-e1 39...Rg3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bb6-c5 40.Ke1-d1 e5xf4 41.Qe4-e7 39...Rg3-f3 40.c4-c5 d6xc5 41.Ke1-d2
Rg3-g1+ Diagram Qh5-h2 42.Qe4-g4 Rf3xf2 43.Kd2-c3
XIIIIIIIIY Rf2xe2 44.Rb2xe2 Qh2-f4 45.Kc3-c2
Kh8-g7 46.Qg4-d7+ Rf8-f7 47.Qd7-g4
9-+-+-tr-mk0 Bg5-h4 48.Re2-g2 g6-g5 49.Ne3-c4
9+-+-wQ-+-0 277 Qf4-d4 50.Qg4-h3 Rf7-f2+ 51.Rg2xf2
Qd4xf2+ 52.Kc2-b1 Qf2-e1+
9-+-zp-+p+0 53.Kb1-b2 Qe1-e2+ 54.Kb2-a3
9zp-vlN+-+q0 -3.02/16 ] 40.Ne3-f1 [ 40.Qe4-g4
9-+P+-zp-+0 Qh5-h1+ 41.Ne3-f1 Rf8-f5-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.c4-c5 d6xc5
9+P+-+-+-0 41.Ke1-d2 Qh5-h2 42.Qe4-g4 Rf3xf2
9-tR-+R+-+0 43.Kd2-c3 Rf2xe2 44.Rb2xe2 Qh2-f4
45.Kc3-c2 Kh8-g7 46.Kc2-b1 Bg5-h4
9+-+K+-tr-0[ 47.Qg4-d7+ Rf8-f7 48.Qd7-d5 Qf4-d4
xiiiiiiiiy 49.Qd5-g2 Qd4-d3+ 50.Kb1-a2 e5-e4
51.Qg2-g4 Rf7-f3 -3.15/15 ]
42.Kd1-c2 Qh5-f5+ 43.Kc2-d2 40...Bg5-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rg1-h1 44.Rb2-b1 Rh1-h3 45.Re2-e4 40...Kh8-h7 41.Qe4-d5 Qh5-h3
Rh3-h2+ 46.Kd2-c1 f4-f3 47.Re4-h4+ 42.Qd5xd6 Rf8-d8 43.Qd6-c7+
Rh2xh4 48.Qe7xh4+ Kh8-g7 Rd8-d7 44.Qc7xa5 Rf3xb3 45.Rb2xb3
49.Kc1-b2 f3-f2 50.Rb1-f1 Rf8-e8 Qh3xb3 46.Re2-d2 Bg5xd2+
51.Kb2-a1 Re8-e2 -3.69/15 ] 47.Nf1xd2 Qb3-b2 48.Ke1-d1
38...Bd8-g5 [ ¹38...Qh5-h3+ Diagram
and Black has reached his goal Qb2-d4 49.Kd1-e1 Kh7-g7 50.Ke1-e2
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42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2
9-+-+-+-+0{ 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7 45.Ra5-a7+
9+-+r+-+k0 278 Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3 47.Ra7xf7+
Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3 49.Qd8-d7+
9-+-+-+p+0 Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+ Kg8-h7
9wQ-+-zp-+-0 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7 52.Qh4-e7+
9-+P+-+-+0 Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ Qf3-h5 Diagram

9+-+-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-wq-sN-zP-+0 9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+K+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0 279
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-zp-+pmk0
9+-+-zp-+q0
Rd7-f7 51.f2-f3 Rf7-d7 52.c4-c5
Qd4-d3+ 53.Ke2-d1 Qd3-c4 -2.93/15 ]
9-+P+-+-wQ0
41.Rb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9vl-+r+-+-0
41.Rb2-a2 Rf3xb3 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 9-+-sNR+-+0
43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7
45.Ra5-a7+ Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3
9+-+K+-+-0[
47.Ra7xf7+ Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3 xiiiiiiiiy
49.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+
Kg8-h7 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+
52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+ 57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5 Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+ 60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.24/16 ]
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6 42...Qh5-h6 [ ¹42...Qh5-h2
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.25/18 ] and Black can celebrate victory
41...Rf3xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4 44.Ng3-f1-+ ;
41...Rf3xb3 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Qh5-h2
43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-h6 44.Qe4xg6 Rb3-c3
45.Ra5-a7+ Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3 45.Ra2-c2 Rc3-a3 46.Rc2-b2 d6-d5
47.Ra7xf7+ Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3 47.c4-c5 Ra3-a1+ 48.Rb2-b1
49.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+ Qh2-g1+ 49.Re2-e1 Ra1xb1+
Kg8-h7 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7 50.Qg6xb1 Qg1xf2 51.Ng3-e2 Qf2xc5
52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ 52.Qb1-g6 Qc5-e3 53.Qg6-c2 d5-d4
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+ 54.Ne2-c1 Qe3-f3+ 55.Qc2-e2
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5 Qf3xe2+ 56.Kd1xe2 Kh8-g7
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+ 57.Ke2-d3 Kg7-g6 -3.89/14 ]
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6 43.Qe4-g4 [ 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -1.98/17 ] 44.Ra2xa5 Bf4xg3 45.f2xg3-+ ;
42.Nf1-g3 [ 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Ke1-d1
43.Ra5-a8 Rf8xa8 44.Qe4xa8+ Rf8-b8 44.Re2-e1 Bc1-a3 45.Ra2-a1
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Kh8-g7 46.Re1-g1 Qh6-h2 47.Ng3-e2 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Nb8-c6


Qh2-h5 48.Rg1-g4 Rb3-b1+ 5.Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6
49.Ra1xb1 Rb8xb1+ 50.Kd1-c2 7.Bf1-d3 d7-d5 8.0-0 Ng8-f6
Rb1-b2+ 51.Kc2-d1 Ba3-c5 9.Rf1-e1 Bf8-e7 10.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
52.Kd1-c1 -2.33/16 ] 43...Rb3xg3! 11.Qd1-g4 g7-g6 Diagram
Diagram [ 43...Rb3xg3 44.Re2-e4 XIIIIIIIIY
Rg3xg4 45.Re4xg4 Qh6-h1+
46.Ke1-e2 Qh1-f3+ 47.Ke2-f1 9r+lwqk+-tr0
Qf3-d1+ 48.Kf1-g2 Qd1xg4+ 9+-+nvlp+p0 281
49.Kg2-f1 Qg4xc4+ 50.Ra2-e2 Bc1-h6
51.f2-f4 Qc4xf4+ 52.Kf1-g2 Qf4-f1+
9p+p+p+p+0
53.Kg2-g3 Rf8-f3+ 54.Kg3-h2 9+-+pzP-+-0
Bh6-f4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Rb3xg3 44.Re2-e4 Rg3xg4
9-+-+-+Q+0
45.Re4xg4 Qh6-h1+ 46.Ke1-e2 9+-sNL+-+-0
Qh1-f3+ 47.Ke2-f1 Qf3xg4 48.c4-c5 9PzPP+-zPPzP0
Rf8-f4 49.Ra2-a3 Bc1xa3 50.Kf1-e1
Qg4-f3 51.Ke1-d2 Rf4-d4+ 52.Kd2-e1
9tR-vL-tR-mK-0[
Qf3-d1# -#10/19 ] xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
12.Nc3-a4 Qd8-a5 13.Bc1-h6
9-+-+-tr-mk0 Qa5-b4 14.Qg4xb4 Be7xb4 15.c2-c3
9+-+-+-+-0 280 Bb4-f8 16.Bh6xf8 Rh8xf8 17.c3-c4
Ke8-e7 18.c4xd5 c6xd5 19.Ra1-c1
9-+-zp-+pwq0 Ra8-a7 20.b2-b4 Bc8-b7 last book
9zp-+-zp-+-0 move 21.f2-f4 last book move
9-+P+-+Q+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.f2-f4 h7-h6
22.Rc1-c7 Rf8-c8 23.Rc7xc8 Bb7xc8
9+-+-+-tr-0 24.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 25.Kg1-f2 g6-g5
9R+-+RzP-+0 26.g2-g3 Ra7-c7 27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7
28.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 29.Ke3-d4 g5xf4
9+-vl-mK-+-0[ 30.g3xf4 f6xe5+ 31.f4xe5 Kc7-c6
xiiiiiiiiy 32.Na4-c3 Bc8-b7 33.Nc3-e2 0.28/17 ]
21...Rf8-c8 [ 21...f7-f6 Diagram
Mate attack
0-1 (Diagram 282)

22.e5xf6+ Rf8xf6 23.g2-g3² ;


38 B46 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bb7-a8
Carlsen,Magnus 22.Kg1-f2 Rf8-b8 23.a2-a3 d5-d4
Vescovi,Giovanni P 24.Na4-c5 a6-a5 25.Nc5-a6 Rb8-g8
Corus Group B (7) 21.01.2006 26.b4-b5 Nd7-b6 27.Re1-d1 Rg8-d8
28.Na6-c7 Ba8-d5 29.Rd1-d2 Ra7-b7
B46: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nc3 a6 30.Rd2-c2 h7-h6 31.g2-g3 a5-a4
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 0.31/17 ] 22.Rc1xc8± [Houdini 2.0c
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XIIIIIIIIY 33.Ba6-e2 Rf7-e7 34.Be2-f3 h7-h6


35.b4-b5 Kd4-c5 36.Kg3-f4 d5-d4
9-+-+-tr-+0 37.Bf3xb7 Re7xb7 0.39/17 ] 24.Kg1-f2
9trl+nmk-+p0 282 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5
25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3
9p+-+pzpp+0 27.Ke3xd3 a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7
9+-+pzP-+-0 29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7
9NzP-+-zP-+0 31.Rc1-e1 Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4
33.Nc3-e4 Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+
9+-+L+-+-0 35.Kd2-d1 Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5
9P+-+-+PzP0 Rc2xg2 0.35/18 ] 24...Nd7-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...g6-g5
9+-tR-tR-mK-0[ 25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 a6-a5
xiiiiiiiiy 27.b4-b5 Ne5xd3 28.Ke3xd3 Ra7-b7
29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7
Pro x64: 22.Rc1xc8 Bb7xc8 31.Rc1-f1 Bc8-b7 32.Nc3-e2 d5-d4
23.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5 33.b5-b6 Rc7-d7 34.g2-g3 Kd8-c8
25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3 35.Rf1-c1+ Kc8-b8 0.35/17 ]
27.Ke3xd3 a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7 25.Na4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7 25.Na4-c5 Nb8-d7 26.Nc5-b3 Ra7-c7
31.Rc1-e1 Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4 27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 28.Kf2-e3 h7-h5
33.Nc3-e4 Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+ 29.g2-g3 g6-g5 30.Bd3-e2 g5-g4
35.Kd2-d1 Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5 31.a2-a3 Kc7-b6 32.Be2-d3 Bc8-b7
Rc2xg2 0.37/20 ] 22...Bb7xc8 33.Ke3-d4 Bb7-c6 34.Bd3-e2 Bc6-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bb7xc8 0.38/18 ] 25...Ra7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
23.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 Ra7-c7 Pro x64: 25...Nb8-d7 26.Nc5-b3
25.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 26.Kf2-e3 h7-h6 Ra7-c7 27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 28.Kf2-e3
27.g2-g3 g6-g5 28.Bd3-e2 Bc8-b7 h7-h5 29.g2-g3 Diagram
29.a2-a3 g5xf4+ 30.g3xf4 Kc7-c6
31.Ke3-d4 Bb7-c8 32.Na4-c3 Nd7-b6 (Diagram 283)
33.b4-b5+ a6xb5 0.41/18 ] 23.Re1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Re1-c1 g6-g5 30.Bd3-e2 g5-g4 31.a2-a3
Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5 25.f4xg5 Bc8-b7 32.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 33.Be2-d3
Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3 27.Ke3xd3 Bb7-c6 34.Nb3-c5 a6-a5 35.Nc5xd7+
a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7 29.Na4-c3 Bc6xd7 0.46/19 ] 26.Rc1-c2
e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7 31.Rc1-e1 [ 26.Kf2-e3 Nb8-d7± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4 33.Nc3-e4 x64: 26.Kf2-e3 Nb8-d7 27.Ke3-d4
Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+ 35.Kd2-d1 Nd7-b8 28.a2-a3 Bc8-d7 29.Rc1-h1
Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5 Rc2xg2 0.35/19 ] Bd7-b5 30.h2-h4 Kd8-e7 31.h4-h5
23...Ke7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rc7-c8 32.h5xg6 h7xg6 33.Rh1-h7
23...Bc8-b7 24.Kg1-f2 Bb7-a8 Nb8-c6+ 34.Kd4-e3 g6-g5 35.g2-g3
25.a2-a3 f7-f6 26.e5xf6+ Ke7xf6 g5xf4+ 36.g3xf4 Rc8-g8 0.40/18 ]
27.Na4-c5 Nd7xc5 28.Rc1xc5 e6-e5 26...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.f4xe5+ Kf6xe5 30.Rc5-a5 Ke5-d4 26...Bc8-d7 27.Kf2-e3 Bd7-b5
31.Bd3xa6 Ra7-f7+ 32.Kf2-g3 Ba8-b7 28.a2-a4 Bb5xd3 29.Ke3xd3 Rc7-a7
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[ 28...f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
9-+l+-+-+0{ 30.Nb3-c5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-mkn+p+-0 283 28...f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6 30.Nb3-c5
Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3 Kc7-b6 32.Kf2-e2
9p+-+p+p+0 Nf6-g4 33.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 34.a2-a3
9+-+pzP-+p0 Nh6-f5 35.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7 36.Bd3xf5
9-zP-+-zP-+0 e6xf5 37.Na4-c5 Kc7-d6 38.Ke2-d3
a6-a5 39.Kd3-d4 a5xb4 40.a3xb4
9+N+LmK-zP-0 0.35/18 ] 29.Nb3-d4 Diagram
9P+-+-+-zP0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Kf2-e3
Nb8-c6 30.a2-a3 Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3
9+-+-+-+-0 h7-h6 32.Nb3-c5 Kc7-b6 33.Nc5-a4+
xiiiiiiiiy Kb6-b7 34.g2-g3 Kb7-a7 35.Na4-c5
g6-g5 36.h2-h3 Ka7-b6 37.h3-h4
30.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 31.Nc5-b3 Ra7-c7 g5xf4+ 38.g3xf4 Nc6-e7 39.h4-h5
32.Rc2xc7 Kd8xc7 33.h2-h4 h7-h5 Ne7-c6 40.Bd3-e2 a6-a5 41.Nc5-a4+
34.Nb3-d4 Kc7-b7 35.Nd4-e2 Kb7-c6 Kb6-c7 0.39/18 ]
36.Kd3-c3 Nd7-f8 37.Ne2-d4+ Kc6-c7 XIIIIIIIIY
38.b4-b5 0.34/18 ] 27.Nc5-b3
[ 27.Kf2-e3 Nd7xc5 28.Rc2xc5 9-snlmk-+-+0{
Rc7xc5 29.b4xc5 Kd8-c7± ; 9+-+-+p+p0 284
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc5xd7
Rc7xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2 Bc8xd7 29.a2-a4
9p+-+p+p+0
h7-h5 30.g2-g3 Kd8-c7 31.Kf2-e3 9+-+pzP-+-0
Kc7-b6 32.Ke3-d4 Kb6-c7 33.Bc2-d1
Bd7-e8 34.h2-h3 Be8-d7 35.Bd1-c2
9-zP-sN-zP-+0
Bd7-e8 36.h3-h4 Be8-c6 37.Bc2-d1 9+-+-+-+-0
Kc7-b6 38.Bd1-c2 Kb6-c7 39.Bc2-d1 9P+L+-mKPzP0
0.40/20 ] 27...Rc7xc2+² [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Rc7xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2
9+-+-+-+-0
Bc8-b7 29.Bc2-d3 Kd8-c7 30.Kf2-e3 xiiiiiiiiy
Nd7-b8 31.Nb3-c5 Kc7-b6
32.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7 33.Bd3-f1 Nb8-c6 29...Bc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.a2-a3 g6-g5 35.Na4-c5 g5xf4+ 29...h7-h6 30.Kf2-e3 g6-g5 31.g2-g3
36.Ke3xf4 a6-a5 37.b4-b5 Nc6-d4 g5xf4+ 32.g3xf4 Bc8-d7 33.a2-a4
38.Bf1-d3 h7-h5 39.Kf4-e3 0.43/18 ] Kd8-c7 34.Bc2-d1 Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6
28.Bd3xc2 A minor pieces endgame Bd7xc6 36.Ke3-d4 Bc6-e8 37.h2-h4
occured [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc7-b6 38.h4-h5 Be8-c6 39.Bd1-c2
28.Bd3xc2 f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6 0.34/17 ] 30.g2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
30.Nb3-c5 Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3 Kc7-b6 x64: 30.Kf2-e3 Kd8-c8 31.a2-a4
32.Kf2-e2 Nf6-g4 33.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 Kc8-c7 32.g2-g3 h7-h6 33.Bc2-d1
34.a2-a3 Nh6-f5 35.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7 Kc7-b7 34.h2-h3 Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6
36.Bd3xf5 e6xf5 37.Na4-c5 Kc7-d6 Bd7xc6 36.Ke3-d4 Kb7-c7 37.Bd1-b3
38.Ke2-d3 a6-a5 39.Kd3-d4 a5xb4 Kc7-d7 38.Bb3-c2 Kd7-c7 39.Bc2-d1
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Kc7-d7 40.Kd4-c5 Kd7-c7 41.b4-b5 XIIIIIIIIY


a6xb5 42.a4xb5 Bc6-d7 43.h3-h4
0.40/20 ] 30...h7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9-+-+-+-+0
x64: 30...Bd7-b5 31.a2-a4 Bb5-c4 9+k+-+p+-0 285
32.Kf2-e3 h7-h6 33.f4-f5 g6xf5
34.g4xf5 e6xf5 35.Bc2xf5 h6-h5
9-+-+pzP-zp0
36.Bf5-c2 h5-h4 37.Bc2-d1 Nb8-d7 9zPL+pzP-zp-0
38.Nd4-f3 Kd8-e7 39.Ke3-f4 h4-h3
40.Nf3-d4 f7-f6 0.33/19 ] 31.Kf2-e3
9-+-mKl+P+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.a2-a4 9+-+-+-+P0
Nb8-c6 32.Nd4xc6+ Bd7xc6 9-+-+-+-+0
33.Kf2-e3 g6-g5 34.f4-f5 Kd8-c7
35.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 36.f5-f6 Kb6-c7
9+-+-+-+-0[
37.a4-a5 Bc6-b5 38.Bc2-g6 Bb5-e8 xiiiiiiiiy
39.Bg6-d3 Kc7-b7 40.Bd3-e2 Be8-d7
41.Kd4-c5 Bd7-a4 42.b4-b5 a6xb5 XIIIIIIIIY
43.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 44.Kc5xb5 Kb7-a7
45.a5-a6 d5-d4 46.Kb5-c4 Ka7xa6 9-+-+-+-+0
47.Kc4xd4 Ka6-b6 0.32/19 ] 9+k+l+p+-0 286
31...Kd8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...g6-g5 32.a2-a4 Nb8-c6
9p+-+p+-zp0
33.Nd4xc6+ Bd7xc6 34.f4-f5 Kd8-c7 9zP-+pzP-zp-0
35.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 36.f5-f6 Kb6-c7
37.a4-a5 Bc6-b5 38.Bc2-g6 Bb5-e8
9-zP-+-zPP+0
39.Bg6-d3 Kc7-b7 40.Bd3-e2 Be8-d7 9+-+LmK-+-0
41.h2-h3 Bd7-a4 42.Be2-f1 Ba4-c2 9-+-+-+-zP0
43.b4-b5 a6xb5 44.Bf1xb5 Bc2-e4
Diagram
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
(Diagram 285)
32...Nb8-c6 33.Nd4xc6 Kc7xc6
45.Bb5-f1 Kb7-a7 0.37/19 ] 32.a2-a4 34.Bc2-d3 Kc6-b7 35.a4-a5 g6-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.a2-a4 36.f4-f5 Bd7-c8 37.f5-f6 Bc8-d7
Nb8-c6 33.Nd4xc6 Kc7xc6 34.Bc2-d3 38.Ke3-d4 Bd7-c6 39.Bd3-e2 Bc6-e8
Kc6-b7 35.a4-a5 g6-g5 Diagram 40.Kd4-e3 Be8-d7 41.Be2-d3 Bd7-a4
42.h2-h3 Ba4-e8 43.Ke3-d4 Be8-d7
(Diagram 286) 44.Bd3-e2 Bd7-c6 45.Be2-f1 Bc6-d7
46.Bf1-e2 Bd7-c6 0.37/20 ] 33.a4-a5+
36.f4-f5 Bd7-c8 37.f5-f6 Bc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.a4-a5+
38.Ke3-d4 Bd7-c6 39.Bd3-e2 Bc6-e8 Kb6-c7 34.Bc2-d3 Bd7-e8 35.h2-h3
40.Kd4-c5 Be8-a4 41.b4-b5 a6xb5 Be8-d7 36.Bd3-f1 Bd7-c6 37.Bf1-e2
42.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 43.Kc5xb5 Kb7-a7 Bc6-e8 38.h3-h4 Be8-d7 39.Be2-f1
44.a5-a6 d5-d4 45.Kb5-c4 Ka7xa6 Bd7-e8 40.f4-f5 g6xf5 41.g4xf5
46.Kc4xd4 Ka6-b6 0.32/20 ] Be8-d7 42.f5-f6 Bd7-c6 43.b4-b5
32...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: a6xb5 44.Bf1xb5 0.42/20 ] 33...Kb6-b7
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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Kb6-c7 36.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bc2-d3 Bd7-e8 35.h2-h3 Be8-d7 36.h2-h4 Nd7-f8 37.b4-b5 Nf8-d7
36.Bd3-f1 Bd7-c6 37.Bf1-e2 Bc6-e8 38.b5xa6+ Kb7-a7 39.Be2-b5 Ba4xb5
38.h3-h4 Be8-d7 39.Be2-f1 Bd7-e8 40.Nd4xb5+ Ka7xa6 41.Nb5-d6
40.Bf1-d3 Be8-c6 41.b4-b5 a6xb5 Ka6xa5 42.Nd6xf7 Ka5-b4 43.f4-f5
42.Bd3xb5 Bc6-d7 43.Ke3-d3 Kc7-b7 g6xf5 44.g4xf5 e6xf5 45.e5-e6 f5-f4+
44.Kd3-e3 Kb7-c7 45.Ke3-d3 0.52/20 ] 46.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6 47.e6-e7 f4-f3
34.Bc2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Nf7-e5 Kb4-b5 49.Ne5xf3 Kb5-c6
34.Bc2-d3 Kb7-c7 35.h2-h3 Kc7-b7 50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 Kc6-c5
36.h3-h4 Bd7-e8 37.Bd3-e2 Nb8-d7 52.Nf3-e5 d5-d4 53.Ke6-f7 Ne8-c7
38.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 39.b4-b5 Be8-d7 54.h4-h5 Kc5-d5 55.Ne5-g4 d4-d3
40.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5 56.Ng4xh6 d3-d2 57.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5
42.Nd4xb5 Be8xb5 43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6 58.Ng4-e3+ Kd5-d4 59.Ne3-d1
44.a5-a6+ Kb7-c7 45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7 Nb5-d6+ 60.Kf7-f6 Nd6-e8+
46.Bb5-e8 g6-g5 47.h4xg5 h6xg5 61.Kf6-g5 1.03/19 ] 36...Nd7-b8
48.f4xg5 Na7-c6 49.Be8xf7 Nc6xe5 [ 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5± ;Houdini 2.0c
50.Bf7xe6 Kc7-d6 51.Be6-f5 d5-d4+ Pro x64: 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5 a6xb5
52.Ke3-f2 d4-d3 53.g5-g6 Kd6-e7 38.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 39.Nd4xb5+
54.g4-g5 d3-d2 55.Kf2-e2 0.51/19 ] Ka7-a6 40.Nb5-d6 Ka6xa5 41.Nd6xf7
34...Bd7-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ka5-b4 42.f4-f5 g6xf5 43.g4xf5 e6xf5
34...Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6 Bd7xc6 44.e5-e6 f5-f4+ 45.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6
36.Ke3-d4 Bc6-a4 37.h2-h3 Kb7-a7 46.e6-e7 f4-f3 47.Nf7-e5 f3-f2
38.f4-f5 g6xf5 39.g4xf5 Ba4-d1 48.Ne5-d3+ Kb4-b5 49.Nd3xf2 Kb5-c6
40.f5xe6 f7xe6 41.Bd3-g6 Bd1-a4 50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 d5-d4
42.Kd4-c5 Ba4-b5 43.Kc5-d6 d5-d4 52.h4-h5 Ne8-c7+ 53.Ke6-f7 Kc6-d5
44.Kd6xe6 d4-d3 45.Ke6-d5 d3-d2 54.Nf2-g4 d4-d3 55.Ng4xh6 d3-d2
46.Bg6-c2 Bb5-e2 47.e5-e6 Be2-f3+ 56.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5 57.Ng4-e3+
48.Kd5-e5 d2-d1Q 49.Bc2xd1 Kd5-d4 58.Ne3-d1 Nb5-d6+ 59.Kf7-f6
Bf3xd1 0.54/18 ] 35.Bd3-e2 Nd6-e8+ 60.Kf6-g5 1.03/18 ] 37.f4-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.f4-f5 g6xf5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.f4-f5 Nb8-c6
36.g4xf5 Ba4-d7 37.Nd4-b3 Kb7-a7 38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5
38.Nb3-c5 Bd7-c8 39.f5xe6 f7xe6 40.Be2xb5 a6xb5 41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7
40.b4-b5 a6xb5 41.Bd3xb5 Ka7-a8 42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6 43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7
42.Ke3-d4 Ka8-a7 43.h2-h3 h6-h5 44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6 45.h4-h5 g6-g5+
44.h3-h4 Ka7-a8 45.Bb5-a4 Nb8-a6 46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7 47.Nc5-b3 Ke7xe6
46.Ba4-c6+ Ka8-a7 0.72/18 ] 48.Nb3-d4+ Ke6-d7 49.Nd4xb5
35...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 Nb4-c2+
35...Ba4-e8 36.h2-h4 Nb8-d7 51.Ke3-d3 1.98/18 ] 37...g6xf5
37.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 38.b4-b5 Be8-d7 [ ¹37...Ba4-d7!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
39.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 40.Ke3-d2 Be8-d7 x64: 37...Nb8-c6 38.f5xg6 f7xg6
41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5 42.Nd4xb5 Bd7xb5 39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 40.Be2xb5 a6xb5
43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6 44.a5-a6+ Kb7-b6 41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7 42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6
45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7 46.Bb5-e8 Na7-c6 43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7 44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6
47.Be8xf7 Nc6-d4 48.Kd2-e3 Nd4-c2+ 45.h4-h5 g6-g5+ 46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7
49.Ke3-f2 Nc2-d4 50.Bf7xg6 0.56/19 ] 47.Ke3-d2 Ke7-d6 48.Kd2-c3 d5-d4+
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38.g4xf5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Carlsen,Magnus
38.g4xf5 Nb8-c6 39.f5xe6 f7xe6 Van Wely,Loek
40.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 41.Ne6-c5+ Van Wely-Carlsen Match (6) 01.05.2006
Kb7-c7 42.Be2xb5 a6xb5 43.Nc5-d3
Kc7-d7 44.Ke3-f4 Nc6-d4 45.h4-h5 B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines
Kd7-c7 46.a5-a6 Nd4-c6 47.e5-e6 1.b2-b3 c7-c5 2.e2-e4 e7-e6
Kc7-d6 48.Kf4-f5 Kd6-e7 49.Nd3-f4 3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.e4xd5 e6xd5
Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 1.80/14 ] 5.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 6.Bb5xd7+
38...Ba4-d7? [ 38...e6xf5 39.Be2-f3 Nb8xd7 7.0-0 Bf8-d6 8.d2-d4
Ba4-c6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ng8-e7 9.Nb1-c3 0-0 10.d4xc5
38...Nb8-c6 39.f5xe6 f7xe6 Nd7xc5 11.Bc1-g5 f7-f6 Diagram
40.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 41.Ne6-c5+ XIIIIIIIIY
Kb7-c7 42.Be2xb5 a6xb5 43.Nc5-d3
Kc7-d7 44.Ke3-f4 Nc6-d4 45.h4-h5 9r+-wq-trk+0
Kd7-c7 46.a5-a6 Nd4-c6 47.e5-e6 9zpp+-sn-zpp0 288
Kc7-d6 48.Kf4-f5 Kd6-e7 49.Nd3-f4
Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 1.89/15 ] 39.Be2-h5
9-+-vl-zp-+0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Be2-h5 9+-snp+-vL-0
e6xf5 40.Bh5xf7 Kb7-c7 41.Bf7xd5
Bd7-c8 42.Ke3-f4 Nb8-d7 43.Nd4xf5
9-+-+-+-+0
Nd7-f8 44.h4-h5 Bc8-e6 45.Bd5-f3 9+PsN-+N+-0
Be6-c4 46.Nf5xh6 Nf8-e6+ 47.Kf4-g4 9P+P+-zPPzP0
Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY 9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
9-+-+-+-+0{ xiiiiiiiiy
9+-mk-+-+-0 287 12.Bg5-e3 Nc5-e4 13.Nc3-b5
Bd6-b8 14.Nf3-d4 a7-a6 15.Nd4-e6
9p+-+n+-sN0 Qd8-c8 16.Nb5-d4 last book move last
9zP-+-zP-+P0 book move Rf8-f7 [ 16...Rf8-e8
9-zPl+-+K+0 17.Qd1-g4 Ne7-g6 18.c2-c4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Rf8-e8
9+-+-+L+-0 17.c2-c4 Bb8-e5 18.Ra1-c1 Be5xd4
9-+-+-+-+0 19.Ne6xd4 d5xc4 20.Qd1-f3 Ne7-d5
21.Rc1xc4 Qc8-d7 22.Nd4-f5 Ne4-c3
9+-+-+-+-0 23.Be3-d2 Nc3-e2+ 24.Kg1-h1
xiiiiiiiiy Ra8-d8 25.Rf1-e1 Qd7-e6 26.Rc4-g4
g7-g6 27.a2-a3 0.03/17 ] 17.f2-f3
Ne6-f8 48.Nh6-f5 Kc7-d7 49.Nf5-d6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.c2-c4
Bc4-d3 50.Bf3-d5 Bd3-e2+ 51.Kg4-g5 Bb8-a7 18.Ra1-c1 Qc8-d7 19.Qd1-d3
Nf8-e6+ 52.Kg5-f6 Ne6-f4 3.98/16 ] Ba7xd4 20.Ne6xd4 Ne4-c5 21.Qd3-c2
1-0 d5xc4 22.Qc2xc4 Ra8-c8 23.Rf1-d1
Nc5-e4 24.Qc4-d3 Ne4-c5 25.Qd3-c2
Ne7-d5 26.Nd4-f5 b7-b6 27.Qc2-c4
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Pro x64: 17...Ne4-c5 18.Ne6xc5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rf1-e1
Qc8xc5 19.f3-f4 Bb8-a7 20.Qd1-d2 Ne7-g6 21.Be3-d2 Rf7-e7 22.Bd2xc3
Qc5-d6 21.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8 22.c2-c3 Re7xe6 23.Nd4xe6 Qd7xe6
Ba7xd4 23.Be3xd4 Ne7-f5 24.Qd2-d3 24.Bc3xe5 f6xe5 25.g2-g3 Qe6-d6
Nf5xd4 25.Qd3xd4 Qd6-c5 26.Qd4xc5 26.Ra1-d1 Ra8-d8 27.Kg1-g2 Ng6-e7
Rc8xc5 27.Re1-e8+ Rf7-f8 28.Re8-e7 28.Re1-e2 Rd8-f8 29.c2-c4 d5-d4
Rf8-c8 29.Rf1-d1 Rc5xc3 30.Rd1xd5 30.Qd3-e4 Qd6-b6 31.Qe4xe5
0.16/18 ] 18.Qd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Qb6xb3 1.64/17 ] 20...Qd7-c7
x64: 18.Qd1-d2 Bb8-e5 19.Ra1-e1 Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc5
Ne7-f5 20.Kg1-h1 Nf5xd4 21.Be3xd4 [ 20...Qd7-c8 21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6
Qc8xe6 22.Bd4xc3 Ra8-c8 23.Bc3-b4 22.Nc5-e4 d5xe4 23.Qc3xc8+ Ra8xc8
Qe6-b6 24.f3-f4 Be5-d6 25.Bb4xd6 24.f3xe4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qb6xd6 26.c2-c3 Rf7-c7 27.Rf1-f3 20...Qd7-c8 21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6
d5-d4 28.Qd2xd4 Qd6xd4 29.c3xd4 22.Nc5-e4 d5xe4 23.Qc3xc8+ Ra8xc8
Rc7-e7 30.Rf3-f1 Kg8-f7 0.12/18 ] 24.f3xe4 Ne7-c6 25.Ra1-d1 Nc6xd4
18...Bb8-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Be3xd4 Be5xd4+ 27.Rd1xd4
18...Ne7-g6 19.Rf1-e1 Bb8-a7 Rc8xc2 28.e4-e5 Rc2-c6 29.Rd4-f4
20.Qd3-d2 b7-b5 21.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7 Rf7-f8 30.g2-g3 Kg8-f7 31.e5xf6
22.Ne6-f4 Ng6-e5 23.Nf4-e2 b5-b4 Rc6xf6 32.Rf4xf6+ g7xf6 33.Rf1-c1
24.a2-a3 a6-a5 25.a3xb4 a5xb4 Rf8-e8 34.Kg1-f2 h7-h5 0.20/19 ]
26.Ne2xc3 b4xc3 27.Qd2-f4 Ba7-c5 21.Qd3xc3± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Ra1xa8 Qc8xa8 0.13/18 ] 19.a2-a4 21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6 22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rf1-e1 23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4 Qc5-c7
Ne7-c6 20.Qd3xc3 Qc8xe6 21.f3-f4 25.a4-a5 b6-b5 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8
Be5xd4 22.Be3xd4 Qe6-d6 23.Qc3-d2 27.b3-b4 Ne7-c6 28.Bd4-b6 Qc7-d7
Ra8-c8 24.Re1-e2 Rf7-e7 25.Re2xe7 29.c2-c3 Rf7-e7 30.Re1-d1 Rc8-e8
Nc6xe7 26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-f5 27.c2-c3 31.Bb6-c5 Re7-e2 32.Qd2xd5+
Nf5xd4 28.Qd2xd4 b7-b5 29.f4-f5 Qd7xd5 33.Rd1xd5 0.48/19 ]
a6-a5 30.Re1-e6 0.20/17 ] 21...b7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Qc8-d7?? [ 19...Ne7-c6 21...Ne7-f5 22.f3-f4 Be5xd4
20.Ra1-e1² ( 20.Qd3xc3?! Qc8xe6 23.Be3xd4 Ra8-c8 24.Bd4-f2 d5-d4
21.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8= );Houdini 2.0c Pro 25.Bf2xd4 Nf5xd4 26.Qc3xd4 Qc7xc5
x64: 19...Ne7-c6 20.Ra1-e1 Nc3-a2 27.Qd4xc5 Rc8xc5 28.c2-c4 Rc5-c6
21.Qd3-d2 Nc6xd4 22.Ne6xd4 Na2-c3 29.Ra1-d1 Rf7-e7 30.Rd1-d2 Rc6-e6
23.Qd2-d3 Nc3-a2 24.f3-f4 Be5xd4 31.Rf1-f3 g7-g5 32.Kg1-f2 Kg8-g7
25.Be3xd4 Na2-b4 26.Qd3-d2 Nb4xc2 33.g2-g4 Re6-e4 34.f4xg5 f6xg5
27.Re1-c1 Rf7-c7 28.Bd4-b6 Rc7-c6 35.h2-h3 Re4-e1 36.c4-c5 0.61/18 ]
29.Qd2xd5+ Kg8-h8 30.Bb6-f2 22.Nc5-e4 [ ¹22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
Qc8-e8 31.Qd5-f3 Qe8-f7 32.Rf1-d1 23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4± ;
Ra8-e8 33.f4-f5 Kh8-g8 34.h2-h3 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
a6-a5 0.13/17 ] 20.Ne6-c5?? 23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4 Qc5-c7
ruins a very nice position [ ¹20.Be3-d2 25.a4-a5 b6-b5 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8
ends the debate Ra8-c8 21.Bd2xc3 27.b3-b4 Ne7-c6 28.Bd4-b6 Qc7-d7
Rc8xc3 22.Qd3xc3 Qd7xe6 29.c2-c3 Rf7-e7 30.Re1-d1 Rc8-e8
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Qd7xd5 33.Rd1xd5 0.47/18 ] Ne7-c6 27.Nd4-e6 Qc7-b7 28.Qd2-d5
22...Be5xh2+³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra8-e8 29.Be3-f2 Nc6-b4 30.Qd5-c4
22...Be5xh2+ 23.Kg1-f2 d5xe4 Qb7-c8 31.Qc4xc8 Re8xc8 32.c2-c3
24.Qc3xc7 Bh2xc7 25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8 Rf7-e7 33.Ne6xg7 Kg8xg7 34.c3xb4
26.Nd4-e6 Bc7-e5 27.Ra1-d1 Ne7-c8 -0.47/16 ] 24...Bh2xc7 [Houdini 2.0c
28.Rd1-d8 Rf7-e7 29.Rd8xe8+ Pro x64: 24...Bh2xc7 25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8
Re7xe8 30.Ne6-f4 Be5xf4 31.Be3xf4 26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-g6 27.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7
Re8xe4 32.Kf2-f3 Re4-d4 33.g2-g4 28.Nd4-c6 Re7-e6 29.Nc6-b4 b6-b5
Kg8-f7 34.g4-g5 Nc8-e7 35.g5xf6 30.Nb4-d5 Bc7-b8 31.a4xb5 a6xb5
Kf7xf6 36.Bf4-e3 Rd4-d6 37.Kf3-e4+ 32.Kh1-g1 h7-h5 33.Re1-d1 Re6xe4
Kf6-e6 38.c2-c4 h7-h5 -0.37/18 ] 34.Nd5-c3 Re4-e5 35.Rd1-d7 Ng6-f4
23.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: -0.41/16 ] 25.f3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
23.Kg1-f2 d5xe4 24.Qc3xc7 Bh2xc7 x64: 25.Be3-g1 e4xf3 26.g2xf3
25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8 26.Nd4-e6 Bc7-e5 Ne7-g6 27.Ra1-e1 Bc7-e5 28.Re1-d1
27.Ra1-d1 Ne7-c8 28.Ne6-f4 Nc8-d6 Ng6-f4 29.c2-c4 Rf7-b7 30.Nd4-f5
29.Nf4-d5 Nd6xe4+ 30.Kf2-f3 Ne4-g3 Ra8-b8 31.Bg1-e3 g7-g6 32.Rf1-g1
31.Rf1-e1 Diagram Rb8-e8 33.Rg1-g4 g6-g5 34.Be3xf4
XIIIIIIIIY Be5xf4 -0.51/17 ] 25...Bc7-e5
The bishop feels good on e5
9-+-+r+k+0{ [ 25...Ra8-e8!?³ is noteworthy ;
9+-+-+rzpp0 289 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Ra8-e8
26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-g6 27.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7
9pzp-+-zp-+0 28.Nd4-c6 Re7-e6 29.Nc6-b4 b6-b5
9+-+Nvl-+-0 30.Nb4-d5 Bc7-b8 31.a4xb5 a6xb5
9P+-+-+-+0 32.Kh1-g1 h7-h5 33.Re1-d1 Re6xe4
34.Nd5-c3 Re4-e5 35.Rd1-d7 Ng6-f4
9+P+-vLKsn-0 -0.37/18 ] 26.Ra1-d1= [Houdini 2.0c
9-+P+-+P+0 Pro x64: 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-d8 27.c2-c3
Rd8-d6 28.Re1-d1 Ne7-c6 29.Nd4xc6
9+-+RtR-+-0 Rd6xc6 30.c3-c4 Rf7-e7 31.Rd1-d8+
xiiiiiiiiy Kg8-f7 32.Rd8-a8 a6-a5 33.Rf1-d1
Kf7-g6 34.Ra8-a6 Be5-c7 35.Rd1-d4
b6-b5 32.Be3-f4 Ng3-h5 33.Bf4xe5 h7-h5 36.Kh1-g1 Bc7-e5 37.Rd4-d1
f6xe5+ 34.Kf3-g4 Nh5-f6+ 35.Nd5xf6+ -0.10/18 ] 26...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Rf7xf6 36.a4xb5 a6xb5 -0.33/18 ] Pro x64: 26...Ra8-e8 27.Kh1-g1
23...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ne7-g6 28.Nd4-f5 b6-b5 29.a4xb5
23...d5xe4 24.Qc3-d2 e4xf3 a6xb5 30.Rd1-d5 Rf7-c7 31.Rd5xb5
25.Nd4xf3 Bh2-d6 26.a4-a5 b6-b5 Rc7xc2 32.Rb5-b7 Rc2-c7 33.Rb7xc7
27.Be3-b6 Qc7-d7 28.Ra1-d1 Ne7-f5 Be5xc7 34.Rf1-d1 Ng6-e7 35.Rd1-d7
29.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8 30.Qd2-d5 Ne7xf5 36.e4xf5 Re8xe3 37.Rd7xc7
Re8xe1+ 31.Rd1xe1 Bd6-f8 Re3xb3 38.Rc7-c8+ Kg8-f7
32.Qd5-a8 Qd7-b7 33.Qa8-e8 39.Rc8-c7+ Kf7-f8 40.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-e7
Rf7-e7 -0.33/15 ] 24.Qc3xc7 41.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-d6 42.Rc7xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qc3-d2 -0.06/18 ] 27.c2-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
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Be5-d6 29.Nd4-c6 Bd6-c7 30.Nc6-b4 44.Be3xc5 Re8-e1+ 45.Kg1-h2
a6-a5 31.Nb4-a2 Ne7-c6 32.Na2-c3 Nc8-e7 46.Rd3-d7 Ne7-f5 0.06/19 ]
Nc6-b4 33.Rf1-f5 g7-g6 34.Rf5-b5 29.Rd1-d3 [ 29.Nf3-d4 Rc8-e8
Re8-e6 35.Kg1-f2 Rf7-e7 36.c4-c5 30.Nd4-e6 Ne7-c8 31.Ne6xc7
b6xc5 37.Be3xc5 -0.01/17 ] 27...h7-h5 Rf7xc7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-e8 29.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 -0.05/19 ]
28.Kh1-g1 Be5-d6 29.Nd4-c6 Bd6-c7 29...Ne7-c6³ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nc6-b4 a6-a5 31.Nb4-a2 Diagram 29...Rc8-e8 30.Nf3-d2 Ne7-c6
XIIIIIIIIY 31.Rd3-d5 Nc6-b4 32.Rd5xh5 Rf7-d7
33.Rh5-h3 Nb4-c2 34.Nd2-b1 Re8xe4
9-+-+r+k+0{ 35.Be3-g1 Nc2-b4 36.Nb1-c3 Re4-e6
9+-vl-snrzpp0 290 37.c4-c5 b6xc5 38.Bg1xc5 Nb4-d3
39.Bc5-g1 Nd3-f4 40.Rh3-h4 g7-g5
9-zp-+-zp-+0 -0.23/19 ] 30.Rd3-d5 White intends c5.
9zp-+-+-+-0 White threatens to win material:
9P+P+P+-+0 Rd5xh5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rf1-e1 Rf7-e7 31.Be3-g1 Kg8-f7
9+P+-vL-+-0 32.Bg1-h2 g7-g6 33.Rd3-d1 Bc7xh2
9N+-+-+P+0 34.Kh1xh2 Rc8-e8 35.Rd1-d6 Re7-e6
36.Re1-d1 g6-g5 37.Rd6-d7+ Re8-e7
9+-+R+RmK-0 38.Rd7-d6 Re6xd6 39.Rd1xd6 Re7-e6
xiiiiiiiiy 40.Rd6-d7+ Kf7-g6 41.Nf3-d4 Nc6xd4
42.Rd7xd4 f6-f5 43.e4xf5+ Kg6xf5
Ne7-c6 32.Na2-c3 Nc6-b4 33.Rf1-f5 44.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-f4 45.g2-g3+ Kf4-g4
Bc7-e5 34.Nc3-d5 Rf7-b7 35.Nd5xb6 -0.18/18 ] 30...Rc8-e8 Black threatens
Be5-c7 36.Nb6-d7 Nb4-c2 37.Rd1-d3 to win material: Re8xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
Re8xe4 0.05/18 ] 28.Nd4-f3 Pro x64: 30...Rf7-e7 31.Nf3-d2 h5-h4
[ 28.Nd4-e6 Rc8-b8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 32.c4-c5 b6-b5 33.a4xb5 a6xb5
x64: 28.Nd4-e6 Rc8-b8 29.Rd1-d8+ 34.Be3-f4 Nc6-b4 35.Rd5-d4 Nb4-c2
Rb8xd8 30.Ne6xd8 Rf7-f8 31.Be3xb6 36.Rd4-d5 Bc7-e5 37.Bf4xe5 Re7xe5
Ne7-c8 32.Bb6-a5 Nc8-d6 33.Nd8-c6 38.Rd5xe5 f6xe5 39.Nd2-f3 Rc8xc5
Nd6xe4 34.Rf1-e1 Ne4-f2+ 35.Kh1-g1 40.Rf1-c1 Kg8-f7 41.Nf3xh4 Rc5-c3
Nf2-g4 36.b3-b4 Be5-c3 37.Re1-e6 42.Nh4-f5 -0.26/19 ] 31.Rd5xh5
Kg8-f7 38.Re6-e7+ Kf7-g6 39.Ba5-c7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nf3-d2
f6-f5 40.c4-c5 Bc3-f6 41.Re7-e2 Nc6-b4 32.Rd5xh5 Rf7-d7 33.Rh5-h3
Rf8-a8 42.Bc7-d6 Kg6-f7 0.29/18 ] Nb4-c2 34.Nd2-b1 Re8xe4 35.Be3-g1
28...Be5-c7= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nc2-b4 36.Nb1-c3 Re4-e6 37.c4-c5
28...Be5-c7 29.Nf3-d4 Rc8-e8 b6xc5 38.Bg1xc5 Nb4-d3 39.Bc5-g1
30.Nd4-e6 Ne7-c8 31.Ne6xc7 Rf7xc7 Nd3-f4 40.Rh3-h4 Nf4-e2 41.Nc3xe2
32.Rf1-f5 Re8xe4 33.Be3-f2 Re4-e2 Re6xe2 42.Rf1-c1 Bc7-e5 43.Rc1-c6
34.Kh1-g1 Re2-b2 35.Rd1-d3 Kg8-f7 Rd7-d2 -0.27/19 ] 31...Re8xe4
36.Rf5xh5 Rc7-e7 37.Bf2-d4 Rb2-a2 Black king safety dropped [Houdini 2.
38.Rh5-h7 Ra2-c2 39.Bd4-e3 Rc2-e2 0c Pro x64: 31...Re8xe4 32.Be3-g1
40.Rh7-h3 Re2-b2 41.Rh3-h7 Kf7-g8 Nc6-a5 33.Rf1-b1 Rf7-d7 34.Rh5-d5
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Bc7-d6 37.Bg1xb6 Na5xb3 38.Rc1-b1
Re4-b4 39.Bb6-f2 Nb3-a5 40.Rb1xb4 9-+-+-+-+0{
Bd6xb4 41.Nf3-d4 Na5-c4 42.Nd4-c6 9+-+-+-zp-0 291
Bb4-d6 43.Kh1-g1 Nc4-b2 44.a4-a5
Nb2-c4 -0.24/20 ] 32.Be3-f2
9-+n+-zp-vl0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Be3-g1 9+pzP-+-+-0
Nc6-a5 33.Rf1-b1 Rf7-d7 34.Rh5-d5
Rd7xd5 35.c4xd5 Kg8-f7 36.d5-d6
9-zPk+-+-+0
Bc7xd6 37.Bg1xb6 Na5-b7 38.Nf3-d2 9+-+r+NzP-0
Re4-e2 39.Nd2-c4 Bd6-b4 40.Rb1-d1 9-+-+-mK-+0
Kf7-e6 41.Kh1-h2 Nb7-d6 42.Nc4-e3
Nd6-e4 43.Ne3-c4 f6-f5 44.Bb6-e3
9+R+-vL-+-0
-0.27/19 ] 32...Nc6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c xiiiiiiiiy
Pro x64: 32...Re4-e2 33.c4-c5 b6xc5
34.Rh5xc5 Nc6-b4 35.Bf2-g1 Rf7-d7 Re4-e2 39.Bf2-e1 Nd2-e4 40.c5-c6
36.Nf3-d4 Re2-e4 37.Nd4-f3 Nb4-d3 Rf7-f8 41.c6-c7 Re2-c2 42.Nb5-d4
38.Rc5-c6 a6-a5 39.Rc6-c4 Re4xc4 Rc2xc7 43.Nd4-e6 Ne4-g5 44.Ne6xc7
40.b3xc4 g7-g5 41.g2-g4 Rd7-h7+ Ng5xh3 45.Nc7-e6 Rf8-e8 46.Ne6xg7
42.Kh1-g2 Nd3-f4+ 43.Kg2-f2 Kg8xg7 47.g2xh3 Re8-b8 48.Kh1-g2
Bc7-b6+ 44.Kf2-e1 Bb6xg1 Rb8-b2+ 49.Be1-f2 Rb2-b3 50.h3-h4
45.Rf1xg1 -0.34/19 ] 33.c4-c5 Kg7-g6 51.Rd1-d8 f6-f5 52.Rd8-g8+
[ 33.Rf1-b1 g7-g5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Kg6-f7 -0.10/19 ] 34...a6xb5
x64: 33.Rf1-b1 Rf7-d7 34.c4-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...a6xb5
b6-b5 35.a4xb5 a6xb5 36.Rh5-h4 35.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Na5xb3
Re4xh4+ 37.Bf2xh4 Rd7-d3 38.b3-b4 37.Rh5-h3 Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2
Na5-c6 39.Bh4-e1 Kg8-f7 40.Rb1-a1 39.Bf2-e1 Nd2-e4 40.c5-c6 Rf7-f8
Kf7-e6 41.Kh1-g1 Ke6-d5 42.Kg1-f1 41.c6-c7 Re2-c2 42.Rd1-d7 Ne4-g5
Bc7-f4 43.Kf1-f2 Kd5-c4 44.g2-g3 43.Rh3-e3 Rc2-c1 44.Rd7-e7 Rc1-c5
Bf4-h6 45.Ra1-b1 -0.22/19 Diagram 45.Re3-b3 Rf8-c8 46.Be1-d2 Be5xc7
47.Bd2xg5 f6xg5 48.Nb5xc7 Rc5xc7
(Diagram 291) -0.07/20 ] 35.c5-c6 [ 35.Nf3-d4
Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Rf7-d7= ;
] 33...b6-b5 [ ¹33...b6xc5!? 34.Rf1-b1 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Nf3-d4
c5-c4µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Na5xb3 37.Rh5-h3
33...b6xc5 34.Rh5xc5 Na5xb3 Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-c1 Rf7-b7 39.Nb5-d6
35.Rc5-c3 Nb3-a5 36.Rf1-a1 Rf7-d7 Be5xd6 40.c5xd6 Re4-c4 41.Rc1xc4
37.g2-g3 Re4-e2 38.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7 Nd2xc4 42.Rh3-d3 Rb7-d7 43.Rd3-d4
39.Ra1-c1 Bc7-d8 40.Kg1-g2 Bd8-b6 Nc4-a3 44.Bf2-g3 Kg8-f7 45.Kh1-h2
41.Rc3-c2 Rd7-e7 42.Nf3-g1 Re2xc2 Na3-b5 46.Rd4-d1 Nb5-c3
43.Rc1xc2 Bb6xf2 44.Kg2xf2 Na5-b3 47.Rd1-e1 -0.07/19 ] 35...Na5xb3
45.Ng1-f3 -0.73/18 ] 34.a4xb5= [ 35...b5-b4!?³ should not be
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.a4xb5 overlooked ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
a6xb5 35.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 35...Na5xc6 36.Rh5xb5 Rf7-d7
Na5xb3 37.Rh5-h3 Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-d1 37.Rf1-c1 Re4-b4 38.Rb5xb4 Nc6xb4
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39.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7 40.g2-g3 Nb4-d3 37...Rc4xc6 38.g2-g3 Rc6-c2


41.Rc1-d1 Rd7-d8 42.Bf2-d4 Nd3-b4 39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7
43.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d7 44.Rd1-h1 Rd7-e7 41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d5
45.Rh1-h7 Re7-e2+ 46.Kg2-h3 43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1 Rc2-d2
-0.24/17 ] 36.Rh5xb5² [Houdini 2.0c 45.Ra1-a8+ Kg8-f7 46.Ra8-a7+
Pro x64: 36.Rh5xb5 Nb3-a5 37.Nf3-d4 Kf7-g6 47.Ra7-c7 Rd2-a2 48.g3-g4
Rf7-f8 38.Rf1-a1 Re4-e5 39.Ra1-c1 Rd5-d4 49.Kg2-f3 1.98/20 ] 38.Nf3-d4
Kg8-f7 40.g2-g3 Rf8-d8 41.Rb5-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.g2-g3
Re5-e8 42.Kh1-g2 Re8-e4 43.Rc1-a1 Rc6-c2 39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2
Rd8-d5 44.Ra1-a4 Re4-e7 45.Ra4-a2 Rf7-d7 41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7
Bc7-e5 46.Rb4-b6 Na5-c4 47.Nd4-f5 Rd4-d5 43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1
Nc4xb6 48.Nf5xe7 Kf7xe7 49.Bf2xb6 Rc2-d2 45.Ra1-c1 Kg8-f7 46.g3-g4
0.22/18 ] 36...Re4-c4?? Diagram Rd5-g5 47.Kg2-f3 Rd2-d3+
[ ¹36...Nb3-a5 would be a reprieve 48.Bf2-e3 1.95/19 ] 38...Rc6-c4
37.Rf1-c1 Re4-a4² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Rc6-a6
x64: 36...Nb3-a5 37.Nf3-d4 Na5-c4 39.g2-g3 Bc7-e5 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7
38.Kh1-g1 g7-g6 39.Rf1-c1 Nc4-d6 41.Nd4-f3 Be5-c7 42.Rb3-b7 Ra6-a2
40.Rb5-d5 Rf7-e7 41.Bf2-g3 Nd6-e8 43.Nf3-d4 Rd7xd4 44.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d3
42.Bg3-h2 Bc7-b6 43.Rc1-d1 Ne8-c7 45.Rc7-e7 Kg8-h7 46.g3-g4 Ra2-a4
44.Rd5-d8+ Kg8-f7 45.Bh2-g3 Re4-e2 47.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g6 48.Rh1-h4
46.Rd8-d7 0.16/17 ] Ra4-a2 1.87/19 ] 39.Rb3-h3
XIIIIIIIIY [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.g2-g3
Bc7-e5 40.Nd4-f3 Rc4-c3 41.Nf3xe5
9-+-+-+k+0 Rc3xb3 42.Ne5xf7 Kg8xf7 43.Kh1-g2
9+-vl-+rzp-0 292 Kf7-e6 44.Rf1-e1+ Ke6-f5 45.Re1-a1
Kf5-e5 46.Ra1-a5+ Ke5-e4
9-+P+-zp-+0 47.Ra5-a4+ Ke4-f5 48.Ra4-a6 Kf5-e4
9+R+-+-+-0 49.Ra6-a2 g7-g5 50.g3-g4 Rb3-d3
9-+r+-+-+0 51.Ra2-a6 Ke4-f4 52.Ra6-a4+ Kf4-e5
53.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-d5 54.Ra4-a6 1.89/19
9+n+-+N+-0 ] 39...Rf7-d7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+-+-vLP+0 x64: 39...Bc7-e5 40.Rf1-d1 Rf7-b7
41.Nd4-f5 Rc4-f4 42.Rh3-f3 Rf4-g4
9+-+-+R+K0[ 43.Kh1-g1 Rg4-g5 44.Nf5-e3 Rb7-b4
xiiiiiiiiy 45.Rf3-h3 Kg8-f7 46.Bf2-e1 Rb4-b2
47.Rd1-d7+ Kf7-e6 48.Rd7-a7 Rb2-e2
37.Rb5xb3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Kg1-f1 1.56/17 ]
37.Rb5xb3 Rc4xc6 38.g2-g3 Rc6-c2
39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7 (Diagram 293)
41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d5
43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1 Rc2-d2 40.Nd4-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Ra1-a8+ Kg8-f7 46.Ra8-a7+ 40.Rh3-d3 f6-f5 41.Rf1-d1 Rd7-d5
Kf7-g6 47.Ra7-c7 Rd2-a2 48.g3-g4 42.Bf2-e3 f5-f4 43.Be3-f2 Bc7-b6
Rd5-d4 49.Kg2-f3 1.84/19 ] 44.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7 45.Nd4-e2 Rd5xd3
37...Rc4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rd1xd3 Bb6xf2+ 47.Kg1xf2 g7-g5
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XIIIIIIIIY 43.Kh1-g1 Kf7-g6 44.Bf2-g3 Bc7-b6+


45.Kg1-h2 Rc4-c5 46.Rf3-b3 Bb6-a7
9-+-+-+k+0 47.Nf5-h4+ Kg6-h7 48.Bg3-f2 Rc5-c2
9+-vlr+-zp-0 293 49.Bf2xa7 Rd7xa7 50.Nh4-f5 Ra7-a2
51.Nf5-e3 Rc2-b2 52.Rb3xb2
9-+-+-zp-+0 Ra2xb2 1.37/17 ] 43.g2xf3
9+-+-+-+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.g2xf3
9-+rsN-+-+0 Bc7-f4 44.Nf5-d4 Rd7-d5 45.Kh1-g2
g7-g5 46.Re1-e2 f6-f5 47.Nd4-e6
9+-+-+-+R0 Bf4-c1 48.Re2-c2 Kf7xe6 49.Rc2xc1
9-+-+-vLP+0 Rd5-d2 50.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 51.Kg3-g2
Ke6-f6 52.Rc1-a1 Kf6-e5 53.Ra1-a6
9+-+-+R+K0[ Rd2-b2 54.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-f6 55.Ra5-d5
xiiiiiiiiy Rb2-a2 1.40/18 ] 43...g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Bc7-f4
48.Rd3-c3 Rc4xc3 49.Ne2xc3 Kf7-f6 44.Nf5-d4 Rd7-d5 45.Kh1-g2 g7-g5
50.Kf2-f3 Kf6-f5 51.Nc3-d5 g5-g4+ 46.Re1-e2 f6-f5 47.Nd4-e6 Bf4-c1
52.Kf3-e2 1.60/17 ] 40...Kg8-f7 48.Re2-c2 Kf7xe6 49.Rc2xc1 Rd5-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...g7-g6 50.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 51.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f6
41.Nf5-e3 Rc4-c6 42.Bf2-g3 Bc7xg3 52.Rc1-a1 Kf6-e5 53.Ra1-a7 Ke5-d6
43.Rh3xg3 Kg8-f7 44.Rg3-h3 Kf7-g7 1.42/19 ] 44.Nf5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
45.Rf1-b1 f6-f5 46.Kh1-h2 Rc6-e6 x64: 44.Nf5-h6+ Kf7-g7 45.Nh6-g4
47.Rb1-b5 Re6-e4 48.Ne3-d5 Re4-d4 f6-f5 46.Ng4-e5 Bc7xe5 47.Re1xe5
49.Nd5-b6 Rd7-e7 50.Rb5-d5 1.25/18 Kg7-f6 48.Re5-e2 g6-g5 49.Kh1-g2
] 41.Rf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd7-d3 50.Bf2-e1 Kf6-f7 51.Re2-e5
41.Bf2-g1 Rc4-c2 42.Rh3-h7 Kf7-g8 Kf7-g6 52.Re5-e6+ Kg6-f7 53.Re6-a6
43.Rh7-h4 Kg8-f7 44.Bg1-h2 Bc7xh2 g5-g4 54.f3-f4 Rd3-e3 55.Be1-f2
45.Kh1xh2 Rc2-a2 46.Rf1-c1 Rd7-d2 Re3-d3 56.Ra6-c6 Rd3-d2 57.Rc6-a6
47.Nf5-e3 f6-f5 48.Rh4-b4 Kf7-f6 Rd2-d3 58.Ra6-c6 1.49/21 ]
49.Rb4-b5 g7-g6 50.Kh2-g3 Kf6-g5 44...Rd7-d2 [ 44...f6-f5 45.Re1-e2+- ;
51.Rc1-c6 Rd2-e2 1.51/18 ] Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...f6-f5
41...Rc4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Re1-e2 Kf7-f6 46.Re2-c2 Bc7-e5
41...Kf7-g6 42.Rh3-f3 Bc7-f4 47.Kh1-g2 Kf6-e6 48.Rc2-c6+ Rd7-d6
43.Nf5-h4+ Kg6-h7 44.Rf3-h3 Rc4-c2 49.Rc6xd6+ Be5xd6 50.Ng3-e2 g6-g5
45.Bf2-g1 Kh7-g8 46.Nh4-f5 Bf4-e5 51.Ne2-d4+ Ke6-e5 52.Nd4-b5
47.Nf5-e3 Rc2-c3 48.Ne3-g4 Be5-g3 Bd6-b4 53.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-f6 54.Nb5-c7
49.Re1-e3 Rc3xe3 50.Ng4xe3 Bg3-c7 Bb4-c5 55.Nc7-d5+ Kf6-e6 1.36/19 ]
51.Ne3-f5 Rd7-d2 1.29/18 ] 42.Rh3-f3 45.Ng3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Rh3-f3 45.Ng3-e4 Rd2-c2 46.Bf2-d4 Rc2-c4
Rf4-c4 43.Kh1-g1 Kf7-g6 44.Bf2-g3 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8
Kg6-f7 45.Bg3xc7 Rc4xc7 46.Rf3-h3 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6
Rd7-d5 47.Nf5-e3 Rd5-d2 48.Rh3-f3 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 52.Rb1xb6 Rc6xb6
Rd2-d7 49.Rf3-f2 Rd7-d3 50.Rf2-b2 53.Bd4xb6 g6-g5 54.Kh1-g2 Ke6-d5
Rc7-e7 51.Kg1-f2 1.26/16 ] 42...Rf4xf3 55.Kg2-g3 g5-g4 56.f3-f4 Kd5-e4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Rf4-c4 57.Bb6-g1 Ke4-d5 58.Bg1-f2 Kd5-e4
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Rd2-c2 Be7-f6 59.Rb5-f5 Bf6-d8 60.Rf5-d5
46.Bf2-d4 Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 Bd8-e7 61.Rd5-b5 Be7-f6 1.21/19 ]
48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 48.Ne4-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 48.Ne4-d6+ Kf7-e6 49.Nd6-b5 Bd8-e7
52.Rb1xb6 Rc6xb6 53.Bd4xb6 g6-g5 50.Kh1-g1 Be7-b4 51.Bd4-e3 Ke6-f6
54.Kh1-g2 Ke6-d5 55.Kg2-g3 g5-g4 52.Nb5-d4 Rc2-a2 53.f3-f4 Bb4-d6
56.f3-f4 Kd5-e4 57.Bb6-g1 Ke4-d5 54.Rd1-c1 Kf6-f7 55.Rc1-c6 Bd6-e7
58.Bg1-f2 Kd5-e4 1.48/22 ] 46.Bf2-d4 56.Nd4-f3 Be7-f6 57.Nf3-e5+ Bf6xe5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Bf2-d4 58.f4xe5 1.49/18 ] 48...Bd8-h4
Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 48.Re1-b1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Bd8-e7
Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 50.Ne4-c5 49.Nf2-d3 g6-g5 50.Bd4-e3 Rc2-e2
Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 52.Bd4xb6 51.Be3-f2 Be7-d6 52.Kh1-g2 Kf7-e6
Rc6-c2 53.Bb6-e3 Rc2-c3 54.Rb1-e1 53.Nd3-c1 Re2-b2 54.Rd1-e1+
Rc3-c2 55.Be3-f2+ Ke6-f6 56.Kh1-g2 Ke6-d5 55.Re1-e2 Rb2xe2 56.Nc1xe2
g6-g5 57.Re1-a1 Kf6-e5 58.Kg2-g3 Kd5-c4 57.Bf2-g3 Bd6-c5 58.Bg3-e1
f5-f4+ 59.Kg3-g2 Rc2-d2 60.Ra1-e1+ Kc4-d5 59.Be1-d2 f5-f4 60.Bd2-c3
Ke5-f6 1.30/20 ] 46...Bc7-d8?? 1.13/19 ] 49.Nf2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Black falls apart [ 46...Rc2-c6 x64: 49.Nf2-d3 g6-g5 50.Kh1-g1
47.Kh1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Bh4-g3 51.Bd4-e3 g5-g4 52.f3-f4
46...Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 Rc2-e2 53.Be3-c1 Kf7-e6 54.Rd1-d2
48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 Re2xd2 55.Bc1xd2 Ke6-d5 56.Kg1-g2
50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 Bg3-h4 57.Bd2-c1 Bh4-d8 58.Kg2-g3
52.Bd4xb6 Rc6-c2 53.Bb6-e3 Rc2-c3 Bd8-b6 59.Bc1-b2 Kd5-e4 60.Nd3-e5
54.Rb1-e1 Rc3-c2 55.Be3-f2+ Ke6-f6 Bb6-c7 61.Bb2-c3 Bc7-d8 1.28/20 ]
56.Kh1-g2 g6-g5 57.Re1-a1 Kf6-e5 49...g6-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
58.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 59.Kg3-g2 Rc2-d2 49...Bh4-f6 50.Nd3-e5+ Bf6xe5
60.Ra1-e1+ Ke5-f6 1.39/19 ] 51.Bd4xe5 g6-g5 52.Kh1-g1 Rc2-e2
47.Re1-d1 [ ¹47.Ne4-d6+ and the rest 53.Be5-d4 Kf7-e6 54.Bd4-f2 Ke6-e5
is a matter of technique Kf7-g7 55.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-f6 56.Rd1-c1 Re2-a2
48.Re1-e8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Rc1-c6+ Kf6-e7 58.Bg3-f2 g5-g4
47.Ne4-d6+ Kf7-g7 48.Re1-e8 Bd8-a5 59.f3-f4 Ra2-a4 60.Bf2-g3 Ke7-d7
49.Re8-e7+ Kg7-h6 50.Bd4xf6 g6-g5 1.39/20 ] 50.Bd4-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
51.Re7-g7 Ba5-d2 52.Nd6-f7+ Kh6-h5 x64: 50.Kh1-g1 Bh4-g3 51.Kg1-f1
53.Nf7xg5 Rc2-c1+ 54.Kh1-g2 Bd2-e3 Rc2-h2 52.Bd4-g1 Rh2-a2 53.Nd3-c1
55.Ng5-e4 Rc1-g1+ 56.Kg2-h2 Ra2-c2 54.Bg1-e3 Rc2-c3 55.Rd1-d3
Rg1xg7 57.Bf6xg7 Kh5-g6 58.Bg7-c3 Rc3xd3 56.Nc1xd3 Kf7-f6 57.Be3-d4+
Kg6-f5 59.Kh2-g3 Be3-a7 60.Kg3-g2 Kf6-e6 58.Kf1-e2 g5-g4 59.Nd3-c5+
Kf5-f4 61.Bc3-e1 Ba7-d4 62.Be1-g3+ Ke6-d5 1.26/17 ] 50...Rc2-c3
Kf4-f5 3.76/17 ] 47...f6-f5 [Houdini 2. [ 50...Rc2-e2 51.Be3-d2 g5-g4+- ;
0c Pro x64: 47...Bd8-e7 48.Rd1-g1 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50...Rc2-e2
g6-g5 49.Rg1-b1 Rc2-c4 50.Bd4xf6 51.Be3-c1 g5-g4 52.f3-f4 Kf7-f8
Rc4xe4 51.f3xe4 Be7xf6 52.Kh1-g2 53.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 54.Bc1-a3+ Ke7-e6
Bf6-e5 53.Kg2-f3 Kf7-e6 54.Rb1-b5 55.Nd3-e5 Re2-e1+ 56.Rd1xe1
Be5-f6 55.Kf3-g4 Bf6-d8 56.Rb5-f5 Bh4xe1 57.Kg1-g2 Ke6-d5 58.Ne5-d3
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Ba5-c7 61.Nd3-c5 Kd4-d5 62.Nc5-d7 65.Na2-c3+ Kd5-c4 66.Nc3-e2
1.15/18 ] 51.Kh1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 1.44/21 ] 53.Be3-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 51.Rd1-d2 g5-g4 52.f3-f4 Kf7-e6 x64: 53.Be3-f2 Rc3-a3 54.Rd1-d2
53.Be3-g1 Bh4-f6 54.Kh1-g2 Rc3-c4 Ra3-c3 55.Bf2-g1 Kf7-g6 56.Bg1-c5
55.Kg2-g3 Ke6-f7 56.Bg1-b6 Rc4-c3 Kg6-g7 57.Bc5-d6 Rc3-c4 58.Kg2-g3
57.Bb6-c5 Rc3-b3 58.Kg3-g2 Kf7-e6 Rc4-c3 59.Bd6-b4 Rc3-b3 60.Kg3-g2
59.Bc5-d6 Rb3-c3 60.Bd6-b4 Rc3-c4 Kg7-g6 61.Bb4-c5 Bf6-g7 62.Bc5-d6
61.Kg2-g3 Bf6-d4 62.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-f7 Bg7-f6 63.Bd6-e5 Rb3-a3 64.Be5-c7
63.Bb4-e1 1.42/20 ] 51...g5-g4 Bf6-c3 65.Rd2-c2 Bc3-d4 66.Nd3-e5+
[ 51...Kf7-e6 52.Kg2-h3+- ;Houdini 2. Kg6-h5 67.Ne5-c6 Bd4-e3 68.Bc7-e5
0c Pro x64: 51...g5-g4 52.f3-f4 Kh5-h4 69.Rc2-b2 1.42/22 ]
Rc3-c2+ 53.Rd1-d2 Rc2xd2+ 53...Rc3-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
54.Be3xd2 Kf7-e6 55.Nd3-b4 Bh4-f6 53...Rc3-a3 54.Rd1-d2 Ra3-c3
56.Nb4-a2 Ke6-d5 57.Bd2-c3 Bf6-e7 55.Bf2-g1 Rc3-a3 56.Bg1-c5 Ra3-c3
58.Bc3-e5 Kd5-c4 59.Na2-c3 Be7-c5 57.Bc5-d6 Kf7-g6 58.Bd6-b8 Rc3-a3
60.Nc3-e2 Kc4-d5 61.Ne2-g3 Kd5-e6 59.Bb8-e5 Kg6-f7 60.Be5-d6 Ra3-c3
62.Ng3-h5 Ke6-d5 63.Nh5-f6+ Kd5-e6 61.Bd6-b4 Rc3-b3 62.Bb4-d6 Kf7-g6
64.Kg2-g3 Bc5-d6 65.Be5-c3 Bd6-e7 63.Bd6-e5 Rb3-a3 64.Be5-c7 Bf6-c3
66.Nf6-h7 1.44/23 ] 52.f3-f4 65.Rd2-c2 Bc3-d4 66.Nd3-e5+
[ ¹52.f3xg4 and White can already Kg6-h5 67.Ne5-c6 Bd4-e3 68.Bc7-e5
relax f5xg4 53.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6 Kh5-h4 69.Rc2-b2 1.52/21 ]
54.Ne5xg4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Nd3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52.f3-f4 Rc3-c2+ 53.Rd1-d2 Rc2xd2+ 54.Kg2-g3 Rc2-c3 55.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e6
54.Be3xd2 Kf7-e6 55.Nd3-b4 Bh4-f6 56.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c4 57.Rd2-e2+
56.Nb4-a2 Ke6-d5 57.Bd2-c3 Bf6-e7 Ke6-d6 58.Bf2-e1 Bf6-d4 59.Re2-a2
58.Bc3-b2 Be7-d6 59.Na2-c3+ Kd5-c4 Kd6-d5 60.Nd3-b4+ Kd5-d6
60.Nc3-e2 Bd6-c7 61.Bb2-c1 Kc4-d5 61.Ra2-a5 Kd6-e6 62.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-f7
62.Kg2-g3 Bc7-d8 63.Bc1-b2 Bd8-a5 63.Nb4-c6 Bd4-f6 64.Kg2-g3 Rc4-c1
64.Bb2-d4 Ba5-e1+ 65.Kg3-g2 65.Be1-b4 Rc1-g1+ 66.Kg3-f2 1.45/22
Be1-b4 66.Bd4-e5 Bb4-a5 67.Be5-c3 ] 54...Rc2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ba5-b6 68.Ne2-g3 Bb6-d4 69.Bc3xd4 54...Rc2-b2 55.Nb4-c6 Bf6-h4
Kd5xd4 70.Ng3-h5 Kd4-e4 71.Kg2-g3 56.Nc6-e5+ Kf7-e6 57.Ne5-d3 Rb2-c2
Ke4-d5 72.Nh5-g7 Kd5-e4 73.Ng7-e6 58.Rd1-b1 Bh4xf2 59.Nd3xf2 Rc2-c4
Ke4-d5 74.Ne6-d8 Kd5-d6 75.Nd8-f7+ 60.Rb1-b6+ Ke6-d5 61.Rb6-b5+
Kd6-d5 76.Nf7-e5 Kd5-e6 77.Ne5-c4 Kd5-e6 62.Nf2-d3 Rc4-d4 63.Rb5-e5+
Ke6-f7 78.Nc4-e3 Kf7-e6 79.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f6 64.Re5-e3 Rd4-c4 65.Re3-e1
Ke6-f6 80.Kg2-g3 Kf6-e6 81.Kg3-g2 Rc4-c2+ 66.Kg2-g3 Rc2-c3 67.Re1-d1
1.35/22 ] 52...Bh4-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Kf6-e6 68.Kg3-g2 Ke6-d5 69.Kg2-g3
Pro x64: 52...Rc3-c2+ 53.Rd1-d2 Kd5-e4 1.20/21 ] 55.Nb4-d3
Rc2xd2+ 54.Be3xd2 Kf7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55.Nb4-c6
55.Nd3-b4 Bh4-f6 56.Nb4-a2 Ke6-d5 Bf6-h4 56.Nc6-e5+ Kf7-f6 57.Rd1-f1
57.Bd2-c3 Bf6-e7 58.Bc3-b2 Be7-d6 Rb2-e2 58.Kg2-g1 Bh4xf2+ 59.Rf1xf2
59.Kg2-g3 Kd5-c4 60.Bb2-e5 Bd6-c5 Re2-e4 60.Kg1-h2 Kf6-e6 61.Kh2-g2
61.Na2-c3 Bc5-e7 62.Nc3-e2 Be7-c5 Ke6-f6 62.Ne5-d3 Re4-d4 63.Nd3-c5
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65.Nc5-d7+ Kf6-e6 66.Rf2-d2
Rc4-c3+ 67.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c4 68.Kg2-g3 9-+-+-+-+0
Rc4-c3+ 1.23/18 ] 55...Rb2-a2 9+-+-+-+-0 294
[ ¹55...Rb2-c2!?± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 55...Rb2-c2 56.Kg2-g3 Rc2-c3
9-+-+kvl-+0
57.Rd1-d2 Rc3-b3 58.Kg3-g2 Rb3-c3 9+-+-+p+-0
59.Bf2-c5 Kf7-e6 60.Bc5-b4 Rc3-c4
61.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 62.Bb4-e1 Bf6-d4
9-vLr+-zPp+0
63.Re2-e8 Rc4-a4 64.Nd3-b4+ 9+-+N+-+-0
Kd5-c4 65.Re8-c8+ Bd4-c5 9-+-tR-+K+0
66.Be1-f2 0.05/22 ] 56.Kg2-g3+-
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Kg2-g3
9+-+-+-+-0[
Ra2-c2 57.Bf2-e3 Rc2-c3 58.Rd1-d2 xiiiiiiiiy
Kf7-e7 59.Be3-c5+ Ke7-f7 60.Bc5-b6
Rc3-a3 61.Kg3-g2 Ra3-c3 62.Bb6-a5 63.Bd4-f2 Bc3-f6 64.Kg3-g2 Rb3-c3
Rc3-a3 63.Ba5-b4 Ra3-b3 64.Bb4-d6 65.Rd1-d2 Bf6-g7 66.Nd3-c5 Rc3-f3
Kf7-g6 65.Bd6-c7 Rb3-a3 66.Bc7-e5 67.Nc5-d3 Kf7-e6 68.Bf2-g1 Bg7-f6
Kg6-f7 67.Be5-b8 Kf7-g6 68.Bb8-c7 69.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 1.48/21 ]
Bf6-c3 69.Rd2-c2 Bc3-d4 70.Nd3-e5+ 58.Rd2-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg6-h5 71.Ne5-c6 Bd4-e3 72.Bc7-e5 58.Rd2-e2 Bc3-a1 59.Re2-e3 Kf7-f6
Kh5-h4 73.Rc2-b2 1.41/23 ] 60.Nd3-b4 Ra3xe3+ 61.Bf2xe3 Kf6-e6
56...Ra2-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 62.Nb4-c2 Ba1-g7 63.Nc2-d4+
56...Ra2-c2 57.Bf2-e3 Rc2-c3 Bg7xd4 64.Be3xd4 Ke6-d5 65.Bd4-f6
58.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e7 59.Be3-c5+ Ke7-e6 Kd5-c4 66.Bf6-b2 Kc4-c5 67.Bb2-g7
60.Bc5-f2 Rc3-a3 61.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f7 Kc5-c4 68.Bg7-e5 Kc4-d3 69.Be5-b2
62.Bf2-c5 Ra3-b3 63.Bc5-d6 Bf6-c3 Kd3-c4 70.Bb2-a1 Kc4-d5 71.Ba1-c3
64.Rd2-d1 Bc3-g7 65.Bd6-c7 Bg7-f8 Kd5-e4 72.Bc3-e5 Ke4-d5 73.Be5-c3
66.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6 67.Rd1-d2 Kd5-e4 1.45/23 ] 58...Bc3-f6
Bf8-c5 1.50/21 ] 57.Rd1-d2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Bc3-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Bf2-c5 0.05/21 ] 59.Kg3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Ra3-b3 58.Kg3-g2 Rb3-c3 59.Rd1-d2 x64: 59.Bf2-c5 Ra3-b3 60.Kg3-g2
Kf7-e6 60.Bc5-b4 Rc3-c4 Diagram Rb3-c3 61.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e6 62.Bc5-b6
Rc3-c4 63.Kg2-g3 Rc4-c3 64.Bb6-f2
(Diagram 294) Rc3-a3 65.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f7 66.Bf2-c5
Ra3-b3 67.Bc5-d6 Bf6-c3 68.Rd2-e2
61.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 62.Bb4-e1 Bc3-d4 69.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6
Bf6-g7 63.Re2-e8 Bg7-d4 64.Kg2-g3 70.Bd6-b4 1.39/22 ] 59...Ra3-a2
Bd4-c3 65.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e6 66.Be1-f2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59...Ra3-a2
Bc3-f6 67.Rd8-f8 Bf6-e7 68.Rf8-h8 0.05/20 ] 60.Kg2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Rc4-c3 69.Rh8-h6+ Ke6-d5 1.41/23 ] x64: 60.Kg2-f1 Ra2-a3 61.Bf2-c5
57...Bf6-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra3-a1 62.Rd1xa1 Bf6xa1 63.Bc5-d6
57...Bf6-e7 58.Bf2-d4 Be7-b4 Ba1-f6 64.Nd3-c5 Bf6-c3 65.Kf1-g2
59.Rd2-d1 Bb4-d6 60.Bd4-b2 Ra3-b3 Bc3-b4 66.Nc5-e4 Bb4xd6
61.Bb2-a1 Bd6-b4 62.Ba1-d4 Bb4-c3 67.Ne4xd6+ Kf7-e6 68.Nd6-c4 Ke6-d5
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71.Ne5-c4 Ke6-d5 72.Nc4-e3+ 62...Kf7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kd5-e6 73.Kg3-f2 Ke6-f6 74.Kf2-g3 62...Kf7-g6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8
Kf6-e6 75.Kg3-f2 1.29/21 ] 60...Kf7-e6 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8
[ 60...Ra2-a1 61.Rd1xa1 Bf6xa1+- ; 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 60...Ra2-a3 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3
61.Bf2-c5 Ra3-c3 62.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e6 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2
63.Kf1-g2 Rc3-c4 64.Bc5-f2 Bf6-d4 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6
65.Bf2xd4 Rc4xd4 66.Nd3-c5+ 74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7
Ke6-d5 67.Rd2xd4+ Kd5xd4 76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8
68.Nc5-d7 Kd4-e4 69.Kg2-g3 Ke4-d5 78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6 79.Bb4-d2 1.86/23 ]
70.Nd7-e5 Kd5-e6 71.Ne5-c4 Ke6-d5 63.Nc5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
72.Nc4-e3+ Kd5-e6 73.Kg3-f2 Ke6-f6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1
74.Kf2-g3 Kf6-e6 75.Kg3-f2 1.38/19 ] 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6
61.Nd3-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6
61.Nd3-c5+ Ke6-f7 62.Rd1-d7+ 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6
Kf7-g6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7
Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7
Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6
Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6
Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ 79.Bb4-d2 1.77/21 ] 63...Ra2-a6??
Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ Black crumbles in face of a dire
Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 situation [ 63...Ra2-a8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 Pro x64: 63...Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1
Kg7-g6 79.Bb4-d2 1.77/23 ] 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6
61...Ke6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6
61...Ke6-f7 62.Rd1-d7+ Kf7-g6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6
63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7
65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6 73.Rd3-b3 Bb2-a1 74.Rb3-b7+ Kf7-f6
67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6 75.Rb7-b6+ Kf6-f7 76.Nf8-g6 Ba1-g7
69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6 1.75/19 ] 64.Ne6-f8+ [ 64.Ne6-f8+
71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7 Kg6-h5 65.Rd7-h7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 x64: 64.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-h6 65.Rd7-h7#
75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6 #2/13 ]
77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6 1-0
79.Bb4-d2 1.86/25 ] 62.Rd1-d7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 62.Rd1-d7+
Kf7-g6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 40 C11
Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Carlsen,Magnus
Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Sosa,Rafael Prasca
Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ 37th Chess Olympiad (6) 27.05.2006
Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+
Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5
Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 and 4 Bg5 dxe4
Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
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5.f2-f4 c7-c5 6.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
7.Bc1-e3 c5xd4 8.Nf3xd4 Bf8-c5 9r+-+-+-tr0
9.Qd1-d2 Nc6xd4 10.Be3xd4 9zp-+nmkpzpp0 296
Bc5xd4 11.Qd2xd4 Diagram
9qzp-sNp+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-zP-+-0
9r+lwqk+-tr0{ 9-+p+-zP-+0
9zpp+n+pzpp0 295 9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+p+-+0 9-+-wQ-+PzP0
9+-+pzP-+-0 9+-tR-mK-+R0[
9-+-wQ-zP-+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPP+-+PzP0 19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4
21.0-0 Bc8-a6 22.Nb5-d6 Ba6-d3
9tR-+-mKL+R0 23.c3-c4 d5-d4 24.Rf1-d1 Qa4-b3
xiiiiiiiiy 25.Qb2xb3 Nc5xb3 26.Be2xd3
Nb3xc1 27.Rd1xc1 g7-g5 28.Nd6-e4
Qd8-b6 12.Qd4-d2 Qb6xb2 f6xe5 29.f4xe5 h7-h6 30.Ne4-d6
13.Ra1-b1 Qb2-a3 14.Nc3-b5 a7-a5 31.c4-c5 b6xc5 32.Rc1xc5
Qa3xa2 15.Nb5-d6+ Ke8-e7 -0.08/18 ] 18.c2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
16.Rb1-c1 last book move last book x64: 18.c2-c3 f7-f6 19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5
move b7-b6 [ 16...Qa2-b2!? 17.Bf1-e2 20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4 21.0-0 Bc8-a6
g7-g5µ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nb5-d6 Ba6xe2 23.Qb2xe2 h7-h5
16...Qa2-b2 17.Bf1-e2 Qb2-b6 24.Qe2-e3 h5-h4 25.Rf1-d1 Qa4-b3
18.c2-c4 Nd7-c5 19.Qd2-c3 d5-d4 26.Rd1-d2 h4-h3 27.Qe3-g3 f6xe5
20.Qc3xd4 Qb6-a5+ 21.Ke1-f1 28.f4xe5 -0.25/17 ] 18...f7-f5
Nc5-b3 22.Qd4-c3 Qa5xc3 23.Rc1xc3 [ ¹18...f7-f6!? is worth looking at 19.0-0
Nb3-c5 24.Kf1-f2 Bc8-d7 25.Be2-f3 A) ‹19...f6xe5 20.Nd6-b5 Bc8-a6
Rh8-b8 26.Rh1-d1 Bd7-c6 27.Bf3xc6 21.f4xe5 Ba6xb5 22.Qd2-g5+ Ke7-e8
b7xc6 28.Rc3-c2 -0.06/16 ] 17.Bf1-e2 23.Qg5xg7 Bb5xe2 24.Qg7xh8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bf1-b5 Ke8-e7 25.Qh8xh7+ ( 25.Qh8xa8?!
Qa2-a5 18.c2-c3 Bc8-a6 19.Bb5xa6 Be2xf1 26.Rc1xf1 Qa5xc3= )
Qa5xa6 20.c3-c4 d5xc4 Diagram 25...Ke7-d8 26.Rf1-f2± ; B)
19...Qa5-c5+ 20.Kg1-h1 Rh8-f8= ;
(Diagram 296) Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...f7-f6
19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4
21.0-0 Qa6-a5 22.Qd2-d1 b6-b5 21.0-0 Bc8-a6 22.Nb5-d6 Ba6xe2
23.Qd1-g4 g7-g6 24.Rf1-d1 h7-h5 23.Qb2xe2 h7-h5 24.Qe2-e3 h5-h4
25.Qg4-h3 Ke7-f8 26.Nd6xc4 b5xc4 25.c3-c4 h4-h3 26.Qe3-g3 Ra8-g8
27.Rd1xd7 Qa5-c5+ 28.Kg1-h1 27.c4xd5 Qa4-d4+ 28.Rf1-f2 Qd4xd5
-0.11/16 ] 17...Qa2-a5 [Houdini 2.0c -0.22/16 ] 19.0-0= [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Pro x64: 17...Qa2-a5 18.c2-c3 f7-f6 x64: 19.0-0 Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-e1
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Bd7xb5 23.Ra1xa5 Bb5xe2
24.Ra5xa7 Ra8xa7 25.Qe1xe2 9-trl+-sn-tr0{
Nb7-c5 26.c3-c4 d5xc4 27.Qe2xc4 9zp-+-mk-+p0 297
Rh8-c8 28.Qc4-b5 Ra7-a6 29.Rf1-c1
Rc8-a8 30.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8 31.Qb5-c6
9-zp-+p+-+0
Rd8-d2 32.h2-h3 h7-h6 33.Qc6-c7+ 9+Nwq-zPpzp-0
Ke7-f8 34.Rb1xb6 Ra6xb6
35.Qc7xb6 0.49/18 ] 19...Qa5-c5+
9-+Pzp-zP-+0
[ 19...Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-e1 Bc8-d7 9+-+-+L+-0
21.Rc1-a1² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-+-wQ-+PzP0
19...Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-e1 Nc5-b7
21.Nd6-b5 Bc8-d7 22.Rc1-a1 Bd7xb5
9+-+R+R+K0
23.Ra1xa5 Bb5xe2 24.Ra5xa7 xiiiiiiiiy
Ra8xa7 25.Qe1xe2 Nb7-c5 26.c3-c4
d5xc4 27.Qe2xc4 Rh8-d8 28.Qc4-b4 looks like a viable alternative 22.g4xf5
Ra7-a6 29.Qb4-e1 Ke7-f7 30.Qe1-h4 e6xf5² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rd8-h8 31.Rf1-d1 Ra6-a2 0.56/16 ] 21...Nf8-g6 22.g4xf5 e6xf5 23.c3-c4
20.Kg1-h1² Black's piece can't move: d5-d4 24.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 25.Qd2-g2
c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Kg1-h1 Bc8-e6 26.Bf3-d5 Ke7-d7 27.Bd5xe6+
g7-g5 21.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f8 22.c3-c4 Kd7xe6 28.Nd6xf5 Rh8-f8 29.Nf5xg7+
d5-d4 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Qd2-b2 Ke6-f7 30.Ng7-h5 Kf7-g8 31.Qg2-e4
g5xf4 25.Rd1xd4 Nf8-g6 26.Rf1-a1 Kg8-h8 32.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 33.Nh5-f6
a7-a6 27.Ra1-e1 Ke7-f8 28.Rd4-d1 Rb8-c8 34.Rc1-a1 1.05/14 ]
Kf8-g7 0.52/16 ] 20...Nd7-f8 22.g4xf5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ 20...g7-g5 21.Qd2-e1 h7-h6 22.g4xf5 e6xf5 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8
22.Qe1-g3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8
20...g7-g5 21.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f8 22.c3-c4 26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6 27.c3-c4 Rc6xd6
d5-d4 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Nd6-b5 28.e5xd6+ Ke7-f8 29.Qg2-h3 h7-h6
Diagram 30.Qh3-h5 Qc5xd6 31.Bd5-g2 Qd6-e6
32.Rf1-e1 Qe6-f7 33.Rd1xd7 Qf7xd7
(Diagram 297) 34.Qh5xg6 Kf8-g8 35.Bg2-d5+
Kg8-h8 2.54/13 ] 22...e6xf5
g5-g4 25.Bf3-e2 Nf8-g6 26.Nb5xd4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...e6xf5
Ke7-f7 27.Qd2-a2 Qc5-a5 28.Qa2-b3 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6
Bc8-b7 29.Nd4-b5 0.29/14 ] 21.g2-g4 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8 26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6
[ 21.c3-c4 d5-d4 22.Rc1-d1 g7-g5± ; 27.c3-c4 Rc6xd6 28.e5xd6+ Ke7-f8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.c3-c4 d5-d4 29.Qg2-h3 h7-h6 30.Qh3-h5 Qc5xd6
22.Rc1-b1 Bc8-d7 23.Nd6-b7 Qc5-c7 31.Bd5-g2 Qd6-e6 32.Rf1-e1 Qe6-f7
24.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 25.Qd2-b4+ Ke7-f7 33.Rd1xd7 Qf7xd7 34.Qh5xg6 Kf8-g8
26.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-g8 27.Rf1-d1 Nf8-g6 35.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8 2.87/14 ]
28.Rd1xd4 a7-a5 29.Qb4-a3 Bd7-c6 23.Be2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rb1-d1 Bc6xf3 31.Qa3xf3 a5-a4 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6
32.Qf3-a3 Rb8-a8 0.79/16 ] 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8 26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6
21...Bc8-d7 [ ¹21...Nf8-g6!? 27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-f8 28.Qg2-e4 Rb8-e8
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29.Rf1-f3 Rc6-c7 30.Rf3-g3 a7-a5 35.Rf1-g1 Rd7-d3 36.Rc8-c7+ Rd3-d7


31.Nf5-d6 Qc5xd6 32.e5xd6 Re8xe4 37.Rc7xd7+ Qe6xd7 38.Rg1-d1
33.d6xc7 Re4-e8 34.Bd5-b7 Bd7-f5 Qd7-c7 39.Bf3-d5+ Kf7-f8 40.Rd1-c1
35.Rg3-g5 2.60/17 ] 23...Nf8-g6? 3.81/14 ] 25.Nd6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ ¹23...Ra8-b8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Nd6-b7 Qc5-a3 26.Qd2xd4
x64: 23...Ra8-b8 Diagram Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1
XIIIIIIIIY Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
9-tr-+-sn-tr0 32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
9zp-+lmk-zpp0 298 Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
9-zp-sN-+-+0 Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-e2
9+-wqpzPp+-0 Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2
9-+-+-zP-+0 h7-h6 41.Be2-c4 g7-g5 42.Kf2-g3
Nh4-g6 4.91/14 ] 25...Qc5-a3
9+-zP-+L+-0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Qc5-a3
9-+-wQ-+-zP0 26.Qd2xd4 Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4
28.Rf1-b1 Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
9+-tR-+R+K0[ 30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
xiiiiiiiiy 32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8 35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6 27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-f8 Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-e2
28.Qg2-h3 Bd7-e6 29.Bd5xe6 Rc6xe6 Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2
30.Qh3xh7 Qc5-c7 31.Rd1-d6 Re6xd6 h7-h6 41.Be2-c4 g7-g5 42.Kf2-g3
32.Nf5xd6 Qc7-c6+ 33.Kh1-g1 Nh4-g6 5.24/15 ] 26.Qd2xd4
2.07/15 ] 24.c3-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qd2xd4
x64: 24.c3-c4 Rh8-d8 25.c4xd5 Diagram
Qc5-a3 26.Nd6-c4 Qa3-c5 27.e5-e6
Bd7xe6 28.Qd2-b2 Ke7-f8 29.d5xe6 (Diagram 299)
Ra8-c8 30.Nc4-e5 Qc5-d6 31.Ne5-f7
Qd6xe6 32.Nf7xd8 Rc8xd8 33.Rc1-c7 Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1
Rd8-d7 34.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-f7 35.Rf1-g1 Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
Rd7-d3 36.Rc8-c7+ Rd3-d7 30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
37.Rc7xd7+ Qe6xd7 38.Rg1-d1 32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
Qd7-c7 39.Bf3-d5+ Kf7-f8 40.Rd1-c1 Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
3.48/17 ] 24...d5-d4 [ 24...a7-a5 35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
25.c4xd5 Qc5-b4 26.Qd2-g2 Qb4xf4 Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 Diagram
27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-d8 28.d5-d6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rh8-d8 (Diagram 300)
25.c4xd5 Qc5-a3 26.Nd6-c4 Qa3-c5
27.e5-e6 Bd7xe6 28.Qd2-b2 Ke7-f8 38.Bf3-c6 g7-g6 39.Rb4-d4 4.82/13 ]
29.d5xe6 Ra8-c8 30.Nc4-e5 Qc5-d6 26...Bd7-e6 [ 26...Rh8-c8 a fruitless try
31.Ne5-f7 Qd6xe6 32.Nf7xd8 Rc8xd8 to alter the course of the game
33.Rc1-c7 Rd8-d7 34.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-f7 27.e5-e6! Deflection: d7 Ke7-f8
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XIIIIIIIIY 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7 30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3


31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8 32.Rc1-c7+
9r+-+-+-tr0{ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+ Kf7-g8
9zpN+lmk-zpp0 299 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8 35.Qc7xc8+
Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6 Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4
9-zp-+-+n+0 Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-c6 Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1
9+-+-zPp+-0 Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2 h7-h6 41.Kf2-g3
9-+PwQ-zP-+0 g7-g5 42.Rb4-b1 Nh4-g6 5.30/16 ]
27...Qa3-b3 [ 27...Qa3-b4+- ;
9wq-+-+L+-0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qa3-b4
9-+-+-+-zP0 28.Nb7-d6 Qb4-c5 29.Qd4xc5 b6xc5
30.Bf3xa8 Rh8xa8 31.Ra1-a5 Be6-d7
9+-tR-+R+K0 32.Kh1-g1 Ke7-e6 33.Ra5-a6 Ke6-e7
xiiiiiiiiy 34.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 35.Ra6-a5 Ra8-b8
36.Ra5xa7 Ke7-e6 37.Kg2-g3 Rb8-b2
XIIIIIIIIY 38.h2-h4 Rb2-b3+ 39.Rf1-f3 Rb3xf3+
40.Kg3xf3 Ng6xh4+ 41.Kf3-g3 2.41/15
9-+-+-+k+0 ] 28.Qd4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zp-+-+-zpp0 300 28.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7 29.Qd6-c7+
Kf7-g8 30.Nb7-d6 Qb3xf3+ 31.Rf1xf3
9-zp-sNl+-+0 a7-a6 32.Qc7xb6 Ng6-f8 33.Ra1xa6
9+-+-zPp+-0 Ra8xa6 34.Qb6xa6 h7-h5 35.Qa6-a7
9-tR-+-zP-sn0 Be6-d7 36.Kh1-g2 Kg8-h7 37.Nd6-f7
Rh8-g8 38.c4-c5 Bd7-e8 39.Nf7-g5+
9+-+-+L+-0 Kh7-h8 40.Kg2-g3 Be8-c6 41.Qa7-f7
9-+-+-+-zP0 h5-h4+ 42.Kg3xh4 Bc6xf3 43.Ng5xf3
Nf8-h7 44.Qf7xf5 Rg8-f8 12.17/16 ]
9+-+-+-+K0[ 28...Ke7-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
xiiiiiiiiy 28...Ke7-f7 29.Qd6-c7+ Kf7-g8
30.Nb7-d6 Qb3xf3+ 31.Rf1xf3 a7-a6
28.e6xd7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qc7xb6 Ng6-f8 33.Ra1xa6 Ra8xa6
26...Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4 34.Qb6xa6 h7-h6 35.Qa6-a7 Kg8-h7
28.Rf1-b1 Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7 36.Qa7-e7 Rh8-g8 37.Kh1-g2 Be6-d7
30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8 38.Kg2-g3 Bd7-c6 39.Rf3-d3 Nf8-g6
32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+ 40.Qe7-c7 Bc6-a4 41.c4-c5 Ba4-c2
Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8 42.Rd3-a3 h6-h5 43.Ra3-a7 Bc2-e4
35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6 44.Nd6xe4 f5xe4 12.76/17 ] 29.Bf3-d5
Bc8-d7 37.Bf3-d5+ Kg8-f8 38.e5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Qd6-c7+
Bd7xe6 39.Bd5xe6 Kf8-e7 40.Nd6xf5+ Kf7-g8 30.Nb7-d6 Qb3xf3+ 31.Rf1xf3
Ke7xe6 41.Nf5xg7+ Ke6-f7 42.Ng7-h5 a7-a5 32.Qc7xb6 Ng6-f8 33.Ra1xa5
Ng6-h4 43.Nh5-g3 Nh4-g6 44.Ng3-e2 Ra8xa5 34.Qb6xa5 h7-h6 35.Rf3-g3
Ng6-h4 45.Kh1-g1 Nh4-f5 46.Kg1-f2 Kg8-h7 36.Qa5-a7 Nf8-d7 37.Rg3-b3
Kf7-f6 47.Kf2-f3 5.60/14 ] 27.Rc1-a1 g7-g5 38.f4xg5 h6xg5 39.Rb3-h3+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rc1-a1 Kh7-g7 40.Rh3xh8 Kg7xh8 11.06/13 ]
Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1 Qb4xc4 29...Be6xd5+ [ 29...Rh8-e8
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there is nothing better in the position Rb8-g8 41.Na8-b6 h7-h6 42.Rf5-f8


30.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8 31.Bd5xe6 Kh8-h7 43.Rf8xg8 Kh7xg8 44.Rf1-g1
Re8-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: g7-g5 45.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8 46.f4xg5
29...Rh8-e8 30.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8 h6xg5 47.Qf7-f6+ Kh8-h7 48.Qf6xg5
31.Bd5xe6 Re8-e7 32.Qd7-d5 Ra8-b8 28.01/15 ] 32.Qd6-e6+ [Houdini 2.0c
33.Nb7-d6 a7-a5 34.Nd6xf5 Qb3-c2 Pro x64: 32.Qd6-e6+ Ng6-e7
35.Nf5xe7 Ng6xe7 36.Qd5-d6 33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8 34.Ra1-d1
Qc2-e4+ 37.Kh1-g1 Qe4-g6+ Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+ Kd8-e8
38.Kg1-f2 Qg6-c2+ 39.Kf2-f3 Rb8-e8 36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4 37.Nb5-d6+
40.Qd6xb6 Ne7-f5 41.Qb6-c5+ Nf5-e7 Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6 Ne7-d5
42.Qc5-d6 a5-a4 43.Be6-d5 Re8-c8 39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #9/19 ]
44.Rf1-g1 Qc2-c3+ 45.Kf3-g4 Qc3-e3 32...Ng6-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46.Rg1-g3 8.07/17 ] 30.Qd6xd5+ 32...Ng6-e7 33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8
[ 30.c4xd5?! Rh8-e8 31.Ra1-a3 34.Ra1-d1 Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+
Qb3-b2² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kd8-e8 36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4
30.Qd6xd5+ Kf7-e7 31.Qd5-d6+ 37.Nb5-d6+ Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6
Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8 33.Ra1xa7 Ne7-d5 39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #8/26 ]
Qb3-f3+ 34.Rf1xf3 Ra8xa7 33.Nb7-d6+ Diagram [ 33.Nb7-d6+
35.Qd7-d8+ Kf8-f7 36.e5-e6+ Kf7xe6 Ke8-d8 34.Nd6-f7+ Kd8-e8 35.Nf7xh8
37.Rf3-e3+ Ng6-e5 38.Re3xe5+ Qb3-d3 36.Ra1-d1 Qd3xf1+
Ke6-f7 39.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-g6 37.Rd1xf1 Ra8-d8 38.Qe6-f7+ Ke8-d7
40.Qd8-g5# #11/18 ] 30...Kf7-e7 39.Rf1-d1+ Kd7-c6 40.Qf7-e6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-e7 Kc6-c5 41.Qe6xe7+ Kc5xc4
31.Qd5-d6+ Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+ 42.Qe7xd8 Kc4-b4 43.Qd8-d4+
Kf7-f8 33.Ra1xa7 Qb3-f3+ 34.Rf1xf3 Kb4-b5 44.Qd4-d5+ Kb5-b4
Ra8xa7 35.Qd7-d8+ Kf8-f7 36.e5-e6+ 45.Rd1-b1+ Kb4-c3 46.Rb1-b3+
Kf7xe6 37.Rf3-e3+ Ng6-e5 Kc3-c2 47.Qd5-d3+ Kc2-c1
38.Re3xe5+ Ke6-f7 39.Nb7-d6+ 48.Rb3-b1# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf7-g6 40.Qd8-g5# #10/19 ] 33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8 34.Ra1-d1
31.Qd5-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+ Kd8-e8
31.Qd5-d6+ Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+ 36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4 37.Nb5-d6+
Kf7-f8 33.Nb7-d6 Qb3xc4 34.Nd6xc4 Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6 Ne7-d5
Ng6-e7 35.Nc4xb6 a7-a5 36.Nb6xa8 39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #8/24 ]
Kf8-f7 37.Ra1xa5 Rh8-b8 38.e5-e6+
Kf7-g8 39.Qd7xe7 Kg8-h8 40.Ra5xf5 (Diagram 301)
Rb8-g8 41.Na8-b6 h7-h6 42.Rf5-f8
Kh8-h7 43.Rf8xg8 Kh7xg8 44.Rf1-g1 1-0
g7-g5 45.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8 46.f4xg5
h6xg5 47.Qf7-f6+ Kh8-h7 48.Qf6xg5
27.75/14 ] 31...Ke7-e8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 31...Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+
Kf7-f8 33.Nb7-d6 Qb3xc4 34.Nd6xc4
Ng6-e7 35.Nc4xb6 a7-a5 36.Nb6xa8
Kf8-f7 37.Ra1xa5 Rh8-b8 38.e5-e6+
Kf7-g8 39.Qd7xe7 Kg8-h8 40.Ra5xf5
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9zp-+-sn-zpp0 301 9zp-zp-+pzp-0 302
9-zp-sNQ+-+0 9-+n+psn-zp0
9+-+-zPp+-0 9+p+-+-vL-0
9-+P+-zP-+0 9-+pzPP+-+0
9+q+-+-+-0 9zP-zP-+NzP-0
9-+-+-+-zP0 9-+-+-zPLzP0
9tR-+-+R+K0 9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
21.Rd1-f1 Bb7xg2 22.Kg1xg2 Kg8-h7
23.Rf1-f6 Rb8-d8 24.Bh4-g5 Rd8-d7
41 A17 25.Ra1-e1 Ne5-f7 26.Bg5-e3 Nf7-e5
Carlsen,Magnus 27.Be3-d4 Ne5-c6 28.Bd4-c5
Adams,Michael Rd7-d2+ 29.Bc5-f2 Rd2-d3 30.Rf6xe6
37th Chess Olympiad (7) 28.05.2006 Re8xe6 31.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8 32.Re6-e8
Kh7xh6 33.Bf2xa7 Rd3-d2+
E20: Nimzo-Indian: 4 g3 and 4 f3 34.Ba7-f2 0.23/20 ] 18...Nd7xe5
1.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...g7-g5
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.g2-g3 0-0 19.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 20.g5xh6 Bc8-b7
5.Bf1-g2 d7-d5 6.d2-d4 d5xc4 7.0-0 21.Rd1-f1 Bb7xg2 22.Kg1xg2 Kg8-h7
Nb8-c6 8.a2-a3 Bb4xc3 9.b2xc3 23.Rf1-f6 Rb8-d8 24.Bh4-g5 Rd8-d7
Ra8-b8 10.Bc1-g5 b7-b5 11.e2-e4 25.Ra1-e1 Ne5-f7 26.Bg5-e3 e6-e5
h7-h6 Diagram 27.h2-h3 a7-a5 28.g3-g4 Re8-g8
29.Kg2-f3 Nf7-g5+ 30.Be3xg5 Rg8xg5
(Diagram 302) 31.Kf3-e4 Rd7-d3 32.Re1-e3 0.28/19 ]
19.Bh4-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Bg5-h4 e6-e5 13.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 19.Bh4-d8 Ne5-d3 20.Bd8xc7 Rb8-b7
14.d4xe5 Qd8xd1 15.Rf1xd1 Nf6-d7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.Bc7-e5 Bb7-c6
16.f2-f4 Rf8-e8 17.e5-e6 last book 23.Ra1-a2 Re8-e7 24.Ra2-d2 Re7-d7
move last book move f7xe6 25.Be5-d4 Kg8-f7 26.h2-h3 a7-a6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nd7-c5 27.Kg1-h2 Rd7-d8 28.Rd1-f1 Bc6-d5
18.e6xf7+ Kg8xf7 19.e4-e5 Bc8-b7 29.Rd2-e2 Bd5-b7 30.g3-g4 a6-a5
20.Bg2-h3 Bb7-c6 21.Bh3-g4 g7-g6 31.f4-f5 0.24/20 ] 19...Ne5-d3
22.Bh4-f6 h6-h5 23.Bg4-h3 Nc5-d3 'the knight is the knight!' [Houdini 2.0c
24.Bh3-f1 Bc6-e4 25.Bf1-h3 Be4-f3 Pro x64: 19...Ne5-d3 20.Bd8xc7
26.Rd1-d2 Bf3-c6 27.Ra1-f1 Rb8-b6 Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4
28.Bf6-g5 0.08/18 ] 18.e4-e5 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.e4-e5 g7-g5 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8
19.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 20.g5xh6 Bc8-b7 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5
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30.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 31.Bc7-b8 a7-a6 [ 22.Bc7-e5 Bb7-c6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
32.Bb8-e5 Ke7-f7 33.g3-g4 g7-g6 x64: 22.Rd1-b1 Bb7-c6 23.a3-a4
34.g4-g5 h6-h5 35.Ke3-e2 Kf7-e7 b5xa4 24.Rb1-b8 Kg8-f7 25.Rb8xe8
36.Ke2-e3 Ke7-d7 37.Ke3-e2 Kd7-e7 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2
38.Ke2-e3 0.36/21 ] 20.Bd8xc7 Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3 Nb3-c1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bd8xc7 29.Ke2-e3 Nc1-b3 30.Bc7-d6 Be8-c6
Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4 31.Bd6-e5 g7-g6 32.Be5-d4 a7-a6
b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 33.Bd4-e5 h6-h5 34.h2-h3 Kf7-e7
Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 35.h3-h4 Ke7-f7 36.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7
26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 37.Be5-d4 Ke7-d7 38.Ra2-a3
28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 Kd7-d6 0.24/21 ] 22...b5xa4=
30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...b5xa4
32.Bd4-e5 g6-g5 33.f4xg5 h6xg5 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
34.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 35.h2-h3 Nb3-c1 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
36.Ra2-a3 Nc1-d3 37.Ke3-d4 0.24/24 ] 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
20...Rb8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
20...Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 h6-h5
22.a3-a4 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 33.Bd4-e5 Kf7-e7 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+
24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+ 35.Ke2-d2 Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-e3
Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3xe5 0.32/20 ] 23.Rd1-b1
Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rd1-b1
Be8-c6 30.Bc7-b8 a7-a6 31.Bb8-e5 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
h6-h5 32.Ra3-a2 g7-g6 33.Be5-d4 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
Kf7-e7 34.h2-h4 Ke7-d7 35.Ra2-a3 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
Kd7-d6 0.36/23 ] 21.Bg2xb7 29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bg2xb7 31.Be5-d4 Diagram
Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1
Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 (Diagram 303)
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 h6-h5 33.Bd4-e5
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 Kf7-e7 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+ 35.Ke2-d2
31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Bd4-e5 h6-h5 Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-c2 Nd3-e1+ 37.Kc2-b2
33.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 34.h3-h4 Ke7-f7 Ne1-d3+ 38.Kb2-a2 Nd3xe5
35.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 36.Be5-d4 Ke7-d7 39.f4xe5 0.23/20 ] 23...Bb7-c6
37.Ra2-a3 Kd7-d6 0.24/22 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Bb7-e4
21...Bc8xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+
21...Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4 b5xa4 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2
23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 31.Be5-d4
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 33.Bd4-e5
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 h6-h5 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+ 35.Ke2-d2
31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Bd4-e5 h6-h5 Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-c2 Nd3-e1+ 37.Kc2-b2
33.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 34.h3-h4 Ke7-f7 Ne1-d3+ 38.Kb2-a2 Nd3xe5
35.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 36.Be5-d4 Ke7-d7 39.f4xe5 0.32/21 ] 24.Rb1-b8
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44.Ra3-a2 0.23/21 ] 25...Kf7xe8
9-+-+-+-+0{ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bc6xe8
9zp-+-+k+-0 303 26.Kg1-f1 Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3
28.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 a7-a6
9-+l+p+pzp0 30.Bc7-e5 h6-h5 31.Ra3-a2 g7-g6
9+-+-+-+-0 32.Ra2-a3 Kf7-e7 33.h2-h4 Ke7-f7
9p+pvL-zP-+0 34.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 0.27/19 ] 26.Bc7-d6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9tRnzP-mK-zP-0 26.Kg1-f1 g7-g5 27.f4xg5 h6xg5
9-+-+-+-zP0 28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.g3xh4 Ke8-f7
30.Kf1-e2 e6-e5 31.Ke2-e3 Bc6-e8
9+-+-+-+-0 32.Bc7-d8 Nd3-f4 33.Bd8-g5 Nf4-d5+
xiiiiiiiiy 34.Ke3-d2 Kf7-g6 35.Ra1-f1 Be8-d7
36.Rf1-g1 Nd5-f6 37.Bg5-e3+ Kg6-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rb1-b8 38.Rg1-g5+ Kh5xh4 39.Rg5xe5
Kg8-f7 25.Rb8xe8 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kh4-g3 0.25/19 ]
Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3 XIIIIIIIIY
Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 g7-g6 30.Bc7-e5
a7-a6 31.Ra3-a2 h6-h5 32.Ra2-c2 9-+-+k+-+0{
Kf7-e7 33.h2-h3 Bc6-d5 34.Rc2-a2 9zp-+-+-zp-0 304
Bd5-c6 35.g3-g4 Ke7-d7 36.g4-g5
Kd7-e7 37.Ra2-a3 Ke7-d7 38.Ke3-e2
9-+lvLp+-zp0
Kd7-e7 39.Ke2-d1 Nb3-c5 40.Kd1-c2 9+-+-+-+-0
Bc6-e4+ 41.Kc2-d2 Be4-f5 42.h3-h4
Nc5-b3+ 43.Kd2-e3 0.23/22 ]
9p+p+-zP-+0
24...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+-zPn+-zP-0
24...g7-g5 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 9-+-+-+-zP0
26.Kg1-f1 g5xf4 27.g3xf4 Kg8-f7
28.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 29.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
9tR-+-+-mK-0
30.Ra1-g1 Kf7-e7 31.Rg1-g7+ Be8-f7 xiiiiiiiiy
32.Rg7-g2 a7-a5 33.h2-h3 h6-h5
34.Ke3-e4 Ke7-d7 35.Bc7-e5 Kd7-e7 26...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Ke4-e3 Bf7-e8 37.h3-h4 Be8-f7 26...g7-g5 Diagram
38.Rg2-a2 Bf7-e8 39.Ra2-a3 Be8-c6
0.24/20 ] 25.Rb8xe8 [Houdini 2.0c (Diagram 305)
Pro x64: 25.Rb8xe8 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1
Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3 27.f4xg5 h6xg5 28.Ra1-f1 g5-g4
Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 g7-g6 30.Bc7-e5 29.Rf1-f6 Bc6-d5 30.Bd6-a3 a7-a6
h6-h5 31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Ke3-e2 31.Kg1-f1 Ke8-d7 32.Kf1-e2 Nd3-e5
Nb3-c1+ 33.Ke2-d2 Nc1-d3 33.Ke2-e3 Ne5-d3 34.Ke3-d2 Kd7-c6
34.Kd2-e3 Nd3-e1 35.Ra3-a2 Ne1-d3 35.Rf6-g6 Nd3-e5 36.Rg6-h6 Kc6-b5
36.Bd4-e5 Nd3-c1 37.Ra2-a1 Nc1-b3 37.Kd2-c2 Bd5-e4+ 38.Kc2-b2
38.Ra1-a3 Kf7-e8 39.Ke3-f2 Ke8-e7 Ne5-d3+ 39.Kb2-a2 e6-e5 0.12/19 ]
40.h2-h3 Ke7-e8 41.Kf2-e2 Ke8-e7 27.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4 33.Rg5-b5+
9-+-+k+-+0 Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f1
9zp-+-+-+-0 305 h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3 37.Ba3-d6
Bf3-h5 38.Kf1-g2 Bh5-g4 39.Bd6-b4
9-+lvLp+-zp0 Bg4-d1 40.Bb4-a3 Bd1-g4 41.Ba3-d6
9+-+-+-zp-0 Ka6-a5 42.Rb8-g8 Bg4-f5 43.Kg2-f3
9p+p+-zP-+0 Ka5-b5 44.Kf3-e3 Nd3-c5 45.Ke3-d4
Nc5-b3+ 46.Kd4-e5 0.53/22 ]
9+-zPn+-zP-0 29.Bd6-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+-zP0 29.Bd6-a3 Kd7-c7 30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7
31.Ra6-a5 g7-g6 32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4
9tR-+-+-mK-0[ 33.Rg5-b5+ Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4
xiiiiiiiiy 35.Kg1-f1 h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3
37.Ba3-d6 Bf3-g4 38.Kf1-g2 Bg4-h5
27.Kg1-f1 g7-g5 28.Kf1-e2 Ke8-d7 39.Bd6-a3 Ka6-a5 40.Rb8-b1 Bh5-g4
29.Bd6-e5 g5xf4 30.g3xf4 Bc6-b5 41.Ba3-d6 Ka5-a6 42.Bd6-a3 Ka6-a5
31.Ke2-e3 Kd7-c6 32.Ke3-d4 Nd3-c5 43.Ba3-d6 0.49/20 ] 29...g7-g6
33.Ra1-a2 Nc5-b3+ 34.Kd4-e3 Kc6-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Kd7-c7
35.Be5-g7 h6-h5 36.Ke3-e4 Kc5-d6 30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7 31.Ra6-a5 g7-g6
37.Bg7-f8+ Kd6-d7 38.Bf8-a3 32.Bf8-e7 Kb7-c7 33.Kg1-f1 Kc7-b7
Bb5-c6+ 39.Ke4-e5 0.19/21 ] 34.Be7-f6 Kb7-b6 35.Bf6-d8+ Kb6-b7
27...h6-h5 [ 27...g7-g5!?= ;Houdini 2. 36.h2-h4 Nd3-c1 37.Bd8-e7 Nc1-b3
0c Pro x64: 27...Bc6-b5 28.Kg1-f1 38.Ra5-e5 Bc6-d5 39.Kf1-e2 Kb7-c6
g7-g5 29.f4xg5 h6xg5 30.Kf1-e2 40.Be7-b4 Nb3-c1+ 41.Ke2-d2
Ke8-d7 31.Bd6-a3 e6-e5 32.h2-h3 Nc1-d3 42.Re5-g5 0.37/19 ]
Kd7-e6 33.Ke2-d2 Ke6-f6 34.Kd2-c2 30.Rb6xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf6-e6 35.h3-h4 g5xh4 36.g3xh4 30.Rb6xa6 Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+
Nd3-f4 37.Rb1-d1 Ke6-f5 38.Rd1-d8 Kc7-b6 32.Ra7-g7 Bc6-e4 33.Kg1-f1
a6-a5 39.Rd8-f8+ Kf5-e4 0.17/19 ] e6-e5 34.f4xe5 Nd3xe5 35.Rg7-e7
28.Rb1-b6² White threatens to win Be4-d3+ 36.Kf1-f2 Ne5-c6 37.Re7-e1
material: Rb6xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kb6-b5 38.Bf8-a3 Nc6-a5 39.Re1-e5+
x64: 28.Rb1-b6 Ke8-d7 29.Bd6-a3 Kb5-b6 40.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5
Kd7-c7 30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7 31.Ra6-a5 41.Re6-e8 Na5-b3 42.Re8-b8+
g7-g6 32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4 33.Rg5-b5+ Kb5-c6 43.Kf2-e3 Nb3-a1 44.Ke3-f4
Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f1 Na1-c2 45.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7 0.55/21 ]
h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3 37.Ba3-d6 30...e6-e5 [ 30...Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+
Bf3-h5 38.Kf1-g2 Bh5-g4 39.Bd6-b4 Kc7-b6 32.Ra7-g7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Bg4-d1 40.Bb4-a3 Bd1-g4 41.Ba3-d6 x64: 30...Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6
Ka6-a5 42.Rb8-g8 Bg4-f5 43.Kg2-f3 32.Ra7-g7 Bc6-e4 33.Kg1-f1 e6-e5
Ka5-b5 44.Kf3-e3 Nd3-c5 45.Ke3-d4 34.f4xe5 Nd3xe5 35.Rg7-e7 Ne5-f3
Nc5-b3+ 46.Kd4-e5 0.44/24 ] 36.Kf1-f2 Be4-d5 37.Re7-g7 g6-g5
28...Ke8-d7 Black threatens to win 38.Bf8-a3 Bd5-c6 39.Rg7-g6 g5-g4
material: Kd7xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 40.Rg6-h6 Nf3xh2 41.Rh6xh5 Nh2-f3
x64: 28...Ke8-d7 29.Bd6-a3 Kd7-c7 42.Ba3-c5+ Kb6-b7 43.Rh5-h6 Bc6-e8
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.f4xe5 Be8-b5 45.Re7-e6+ Kb6-c5
Nd3xe5 32.h2-h4 Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3 46.Re6-e5+ Kc5-c6 47.Ke3-d4 a4-a3
Kd7-c7 34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 48.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b7 0.55/22 ]
35.Ra7-e7 Bc6-d5 36.Kg1-f1 Bd5-f3 32...Ne5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Re7-e6+ Kb6-a5 38.Re6xg6 32...Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3 Kd7-c7
Ka5-b5 39.Rg6-g5+ Kb5-b6 40.Rg5-f5 34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 35.Ra7-e7
Bf3-g4 41.Rf5-d5 Bg4-f3 42.Rd5-g5 Nd3-c5 36.Ba3xc5+ Kb6xc5 37.Kg1-f2
Kb6-a6 43.Ba3-e7 Ka6-b6 Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e1 Kb6-b5 39.Re1-a1
44.Be7-d8+ Kb6-c6 45.Rg5-a5 Kb5-c5 40.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 41.Ra1-f1
Nd3-c5 46.Kf1-f2 0.59/23 ] Kd5-c5 42.Rf1-f7 Bc6-e8 43.Rf7-g7
31...Nd3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc5-b6 44.Rg7-e7 Be8-b5
31...Nd3xe5 Diagram 45.Re7-e6+ Kb6-c5 46.Re6-e5+
XIIIIIIIIY Kc5-c6 47.Ke3-d4 a4-a3 48.Re5-e6+
Kc6-b7 0.62/20 ] 33.Bf8-g7
9-+-+-vL-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bf8-g7
9+-+k+-+-0 306 Kd7-d6 34.Bg7-d4 Kd6-c7 35.Kg1-f1
Ng4-h2+ 36.Kf1-f2 Kc7-d6 37.Kf2-e2
9R+l+-+p+0 Kd6-d5 38.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
9+-+-sn-+p0 39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 40.Rg5-e5+
9p+p+-+-+0 Ke6-d7 41.Re5-a5 Kd7-e6
42.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-d5 43.Ra6-a8
9+-zP-+-zP-0 Be8-d7 44.Ra8-a5+ Kd5-d6
9-+-+-+-zP0 45.Ke2-d2 Bd7-c6 46.Kd2-c1 Nh2-f3
47.Kc1-b2 Nf3-e1 48.Bd4-e5+ Kd6-e6
9+-+-+-mK-0[ 49.Be5-g7 Ne1-d3+ 50.Kb2-a3
xiiiiiiiiy Ke6-e7 51.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 52.g3-g4
Ke7-d6 53.g4xh5 g6xh5 54.Bg7-d4
32.h2-h4 Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3 Kd7-c7 Kd6-e6 55.Bd4-g1 0.76/22 ]
34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 35.Ra7-e7 33...Kd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nd3-c5 36.Ba3xc5+ Kb6xc5 37.Kg1-f2 33...Kd7-d6 34.Bg7-d4 Kd6-c7
Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e2 Kb6-b5 35.Kg1-f1 Ng4-h2+ 36.Kf1-f2 Kc7-d6
39.Re2-b2+ Kb5-a5 40.Rb2-a2 37.Kf2-e2 Kd6-d5 38.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
Ka5-b5 41.Kf2-e3 Kb5-c5 42.Ra2-e2 39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 40.Rg5-e5+ Ke6-f7
Bc6-b5 43.Re2-b2 Bb5-c6 44.Rb2-a2 41.Re5-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f1
Kc5-d5 45.Ra2-f2 Kd5-c5 46.Ke3-d2 43.Ra5-g5 Ke6-f7 44.Kd1-e2 Nf1-h2
a4-a3 47.Kd2-c1 Kc5-b5 48.Kc1-b1 45.Rg5-c5 Kf7-e6 46.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f3
Kb5-a4 49.Rf2-f6 Bc6-d5 50.Kb1-a2 47.Rc5-a5 Be8-c6 48.Kd1-c1 Ke6-d6
0.66/22 ] 32.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 49.Kc1-b2 Nf3-e1 50.Bd4-e5+
x64: 32.h2-h4 Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3 Diagram
Kd7-c7 34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 Kd6-e6 51.Be5-g7 Ke6-d6 52.Bg7-d4
35.Ra7-e7 Nd3-c5 36.Ba3xc5+ Bc6-e8 53.Kb2-a2 Ne1-f3 54.Bd4-e3
Kb6xc5 37.Kg1-f2 Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e1 Be8-c6 55.Ka2-b2 Nf3-e1 56.Be3-f4+
Kb6-b5 39.Re1-a1 Kb5-c5 40.Kf2-e3 Kd6-d7 57.Ra5-g5 Ne1-d3+
Kc5-d5 41.Ra1-f1 Kd5-c5 42.Rf1-f7 58.Kb2-a3 Nd3xf4 59.g3xf4 0.83/20 ]
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40.Bd4-c5 Ne7-d5+ 41.Kf4-e4
9-+-+-+-+0{ Nd5xc3+ 42.Ke4-d4 Nc3-b1
9+-+-+-+-0 307 43.Bc5-b4 c4-c3 44.Bb4xc3 Nb1xc3
45.Kd4xc3 Kf7-f6 46.Re5-a5 Kf6-e6
9-+lmk-+p+0 47.Kc3-b4 Bc6-e8 48.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-e5
9tR-+-vL-+p0 49.Kb4-a3 Ke5-d5 50.Ra6-b6 Kd5-c4
9p+p+-+-zP0 51.Rb6-e6 0.89/19 ] 36.Bd4-c5+-
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Bd4-c5
9+-zP-+-zP-0 Kc7-d7 37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+
9-mK-+-+-+0 Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 Diagram
9+-+-sn-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+k+-+-+0
9+-+-+R+-0 308
34.Bg7-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bg7-d4 Kc7-d6 35.Kg1-f1 Kd6-d5
9-+-+-+p+0
36.Kf1-e2 Kd5-d6 37.Ra6-a5 Kd6-e6 9+-+-+n+p0
38.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6 39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8
40.Rg5-e5+ Ke6-f7 41.Kd2-c2 Nh6-f5
9pvLp+l+-zP0
42.Bd4-f2 Nf5-d6 43.Kc2-b2 Be8-d7 9+-zP-+-zP-0
44.Bf2-e3 Nd6-f5 45.Be3-g5 Bd7-c6 9-+-+-mK-+0
0.85/22 ] 34...Ng4-h6 [ 34...Kc7-d6
35.Ra6-a5± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+-+-+-0[
34...Kc7-d6 35.Kg1-f1 Kd6-d5 xiiiiiiiiy
36.Kf1-e2 Ng4-h2 37.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
38.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 39.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f3 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8
40.Rg5-a5 Be8-c6 41.Kd1-c1 Ke6-d6 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8
42.Kc1-c2 Bc6-d7 43.Bd4-c5+ Kd6-d5 44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4 45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6
44.Kc2-b2 Kd5-e4 45.Ra5-a7 Bd7-c6 46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7
46.Kb2-a3 Ke4-d3 47.Ra7-a6 Nf3-e5 48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5 49.Re7-e6 Nf5-g7
48.Bc5-d4 0.80/20 ] 35.Kg1-f2 50.Re6-e3 Be8-b5 51.Re3-e5 Bb5-e8
[ 35.Bd4-c5 Kc7-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c 52.Re5-e7 1.15/22 ] 36...Kc7-d7
Pro x64: 35.Bd4-c5 Nh6-g4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kc7-d7
36.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-d8 37.Ra7-g7 37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8
Bc6-e8 38.Kg1-f1 Ng4-h6 39.Rg7-a7 39.Ra7-f7 Nf5-h6 40.Rf7-g7 Bc6-e8
Be8-c6 40.Kf1-e2 Nh6-f5 41.Ke2-f2 41.Rg7-e7 Be8-d7 42.Re7-h7
Nf5-h6 42.Bc5-b4 Kd8-c8 43.Ra7-h7 Nh6-g4+ 43.Kf2-e2 Bd7-f5 44.Rh7-a7
Nh6-g4+ 44.Kf2-e2 Bc6-e8 45.Rh7-g7 Bf5-d3+ 45.Ke2-d2 Ng4-f6 46.Ra7xa4
Kc8-d8 46.Ke2-d2 Kd8-c8 47.Bb4-d6 Nf6-e4+ 47.Kd2-e3 Ne4xg3 48.Ke3-f4
Kc8-d8 48.Rg7-a7 Be8-c6 49.Bd6-b4 Ng3-e2+ 49.Kf4-g5 Kc8-b7 1.20/20 ]
Ng4-e5 50.Kd2-e3 1.15/20 ] 37.Bc5-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Nh6-f5 [ 35...Kc7-d6!?± ; 37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Kc7-d6 39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6
36.Ra6-a5 Kd6-e6 37.Kf2-e3 Nh6-f5+ 41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6
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45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6 46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 Ng4-e5 54.Ka3xa4 Kc6-d5+
47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7 48.Re5-e3 Be8-b5 55.Ka4-a3 Bd7-f5 56.Rg8-d8+ Bf5-d7
49.Bb4-f8 Ng7-f5 50.Re3-e6 Bb5-e8 57.Rd8-a8 1.12/24 ] 39...Nf5-h6
51.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 52.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Nf5-h6
53.Re5-e4 Be8-c6 54.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8 40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
55.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6 1.15/23 ] 42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Kc7-b6
37...Kd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 45.Rb8-b5
37...Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8 Bd5-c6 46.Rb5-g5 Bc6-e4 47.Rg5-c5+
39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 Be4-c6 48.Rc5xc4 Ng4-h6 49.Kd2-e3
41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 Nh6-f5+ 50.Ke3-f4 Nf5-g7 51.Bb4-a3
43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8 44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4 Ng7-f5 52.Rc4-b4 Bc6-d7 53.Rb4-b1
45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6 46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 Nf5-d6 54.Ba3xd6+ Kc7xd6
47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7 48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5 55.Rb1-d1+ Kd6-c7 1.23/22 ]
49.Re7-e6 Nf5-h6 50.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 40.Rf7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51.Re5-e4 Be8-c6 52.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8 40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
53.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6 1.24/20 ] 42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6
38.Ra6-a7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Re8-e5 Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7
38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 46.Rg5-a5 Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e8
40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8 48.Ra7-a8 Kc6-d7 49.Ra8xa4 Nf5xg3
42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8 50.Bb4-a3 Be8-f7 51.Ra4-a7+ Kd7-e6
44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4 45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6 52.Kd2-c2 Diagram
46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7 XIIIIIIIIY
48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5 49.Re7-e6 Nf5-h6
50.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 51.Re5-e4 Be8-c6 9-+-+-+-+0{
52.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8 53.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6 9tR-+-+l+-0 309
1.15/22 ] 38...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 38...Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7
9-+-+k+p+0
Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6 9+-+-+-+p0
Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6
Kc8-d8 44.Kf2-f3 Kd8-d7 45.Re6-e7+
9-+p+-+-zP0
Kd7-d8 46.Kf3-f4 Nh6-f5 47.Re7-e6 9vL-zP-+-sn-0
Nf5-h6 48.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 49.Re5-e4 9-+K+-+-+0
Be8-f7 50.Re4-e7 Bf7-e8 51.Kf4-e4
Ng4-h6 52.Ke4-d5 Nh6-f5 53.Re7-a7
9+-+-+-+-0
Nf5xg3 54.Kd5xc4 Ng3-f5 55.Bb4-a3 xiiiiiiiiy
Be8-c6 1.24/20 ] 39.Ra7-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Ra7-f7 Ng3-f5 53.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-d5 1.18/22 ]
Nf5-h6 40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 40...Bc6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc6-d5 42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 40...Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
Kc7-b7 44.Kd2-c2 Ng4-h6 42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6
45.Re8-e7+ Kb7-b6 46.Re7-g7 44.Re8-e5 Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7
Bd5-e4+ 47.Kc2-b2 Nh6-g4 46.Rg5-a5 Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e6
48.Kb2-a3 Be4-c2 49.Rg7-e7 Kb6-b5 48.Ra7-a6+ Kc6-d5 49.Ra6xa4
50.Re7-e2 Bc2-f5 51.Re2-e8 Bf5-d7 Kd5-e4 50.Ra4-a6 Ke4-d5 51.Kd2-e2
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1.01/23 ] 41.Re7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Kb5-c6 49.Rd7-g7 Na5-b3 50.Rg7-a7
x64: 41.Re7-e8 Nh6-g4+ 42.Kf2-e2 Kc6-b5 51.Ba3-b4 Bd3-c2 52.Ra7-a8
Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6 44.Re8-e5 Bc2-d1 53.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6 54.Bb4-a3
Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7 46.Rg5-a5 Bd1-c2 55.Rb8-b4 Nb3-a5 56.Ke3-d2
Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e6 48.Ra7xa4 Bc2-b3 57.Rb4-b8 Bb3-a2 58.Kd2-c2
Kc6-b6 49.Ra4-a1 Nf5xg3 50.Ra1-g1 Na5-b3 59.Kc2-b2 0.82/22 ]
Ng3-e4+ 51.Kd2-e3 Be6-f5 52.Ke3-d4 43...Be4-d3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ne4-d2 53.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6 0.94/21 ] 43...Be4-d3+ 44.Ke2-f3 Ng4-e5+
41...Nh6-g4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6 Bd3-f5
41...Bd5-e4 42.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5 47.Bb4-a3 Kb6-c7 48.Ba3-c5 Bf5-d3
43.Kf2-e3 Be4-d3 44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6 49.Rd6-f6 Kc7-b7 50.Rf6-f2 Kb7-a6
45.Rd8-a8 Nh6-f5+ 46.Ke3-f4 Bd3-c2 51.Rf2-b2 Ka6-a5 52.Ke3-f4 Bd3-f5
47.Ra8-e8 Nf5-h6 48.Kf4-e5 Nh6-f5 53.Bc5-b6+ Ka5-a6 54.Bb6-e3 Ka6-a5
49.Re8-e6+ Kb6-b5 50.Ke5-f4 Nf5-h6 55.Be3-c5 Bf5-d3 56.Bc5-d6 Ka5-a6
51.Kf4-e3 Bc2-d3 52.Bb4-f8 Nh6-g4+ 57.Kf4-e3 Bd3-f5 58.Bd6-a3 Bf5-d3
53.Ke3-d4 Ng4-h2 54.Bf8-c5 Nh2-f1 59.Ke3-d2 Nc6-d8 60.Ba3-c5 Nd8-f7
55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5 56.Kd4-d5 a4-a3 61.Kd2-e3 Nf7-e5 62.Bc5-a3 Ne5-d7
57.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3 58.Rb7-a7+ 63.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6 64.Rb2-b4 Ka6-a5
Ka5-b5 59.Bc5xa3 Bd3-e4+ 65.Rb4-b8 Ka5-a6 0.89/21 ] 44.Ke2-f3
60.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 61.Ra7-b7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Ke2-f3
Kb5-c6 62.Rb7-g7 Kc6-b5 63.Ba3-b4 Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6
Ng3-e4 0.92/22 ] 42.Kf2-e2 Bd3-f5 47.Bb4-a3 Kb6-c7 48.Ba3-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Kf2-e2 Bf5-d3 49.Rd6-f6 Kc7-b7 50.Rf6-f2
Bd5-e4 43.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5 Kb7-a6 51.Rf2-b2 Ka6-a5 52.Ke3-f4
44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6 45.Ke2-d2 Be4-d3 Bd3-f5 53.Bc5-b6+ Ka5-a6 54.Bb6-e3
46.Rd8-b8+ Kb6-c7 47.Rb8-a8 Ka6-a5 55.Be3-c5 Bf5-d3 56.Bc5-d6
Ng4-h2 48.Kd2-e3 Bd3-c2 49.Ra8-f8 Ka5-a6 57.Kf4-e3 Bd3-f5 58.Bd6-c7
Bc2-d3 50.Ke3-d4 Nh2-f1 51.Rf8-f3 Bf5-d7 59.Rb2-b6+ Ka6-a7 0.78/22 ]
Nf1-d2 52.Rf3-f6 Kc7-b7 53.Kd4-e5 44...Ng4-h2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bd3-e4 54.Rf6-d6 Be4-d3 0.84/23 ] 44...Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6
42...Bd5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rd4-d6 Kb6-b5 47.Bb4-a3 Kb5-b6
42...Bd5-e4 43.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5 48.Ke3-d2 Bd3-e4 49.Kd2-c1 Kb6-b5
44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6 45.Ke2-d2 Be4-d3 50.Rd6-e6 Be4-f5 51.Re6-e2 Kb5-a5
46.Rd8-b8+ Kb6-c7 47.Rb8-a8 52.Kc1-b2 Bf5-d3 53.Re2-e6 Ka5-b6
Ng4-h2 48.Kd2-e3 Bd3-c2 49.Ra8-f8 54.Ba3-d6 Bd3-f5 55.Re6-e1 Nc6-a7
Bc2-d3 50.Ke3-d4 Nh2-f1 51.Rf8-f6 56.Re1-e5 Na7-b5 57.Bd6-b4 Bf5-g4
Kc7-b7 52.Rf6-f3 Kb7-c6 53.Kd4-e5 58.Re5-c5 0.84/22 ] 45.Kf3-f4
Nf1-d2 54.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b7 55.Ke5-d4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Kf3-f4
Bd3-f5 56.Bb4-c5 Kb7-c7 57.Rf6-d6 Nh2-f1 46.Rd4-d6+ Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6
Kc7-b7 58.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c7 59.Rb6-f6 Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+
Bf5-d3 60.Bc5-d6+ 0.90/22 ] Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3 Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+
43.Rd7-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8 Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8
43.Rd7-d4 Be4-d3+ 44.Ke2-f3 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4 Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5
Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6 Nf1xg3 56.Kd4xc4 Ng3-f5 57.Bc5-f2
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0.85/24 ] 45...Nh2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c 51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5
Pro x64: 45...Nh2-f1 46.Rd4-d6+ 53.Re6-e8 Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+
Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Ka5-b5 55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8
Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3 Ne4-d2 57.Rg8-b8 Nd2-e4 58.Rb8-d8
Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8 Ka5-b5 59.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 60.Kf4-e5
Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4 Nd2-e4 61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6 62.Ke5-f4
Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5 Nf1xg3 56.Ra8-a6+ Ka6-a5 63.Rb8-d8 0.84/25 ]
Kc6-b7 57.Ra6-b6+ Kb7-c7 48.Rd5-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
58.Kd4xc4 Ng3-e4 59.Bc5-d4 48.Rd5-a5 Bd3-c2 49.Ra5-e5 Bc2-d3
Ne4-d6+ 0.87/21 ] 46.Rd4-d6+ 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6 51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rd4-d6+ 52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5 53.Re6-e8
Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+ Ka5-b5
Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3 55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8 Ne4-d2
Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8 57.Rg8-b8 Nd2-e4 58.Rb8-d8 Ka5-b5
Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4 59.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 60.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4
Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5 Bc2-d3 56.Ra8-a6+ 61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6 62.Ke5-f4 Ka6-a5
Kc6-b5 57.Ra6-b6+ Kb5-a5 63.Rb8-d8 0.77/23 ] 48...Bd3-c2
58.Kd4-d5 a4-a3 59.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Bd3-c2
60.Rb7-a7+ Ka5-b5 61.Bc5xa3 49.Ra5-e5 Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6
Bd3-e4+ 62.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 63.Ke5-f6 51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5
Ng3-e2 64.Ba3-b4 Ne2-f4 65.Ra7-a5+ 53.Re6-e8 Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+
Kb5-b6 66.Ra5-e5 Kb6-c6 67.Kf6-g7 Ka5-b5 55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8
Nf4-d5 68.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 0.85/24 ] Ne4-d2 57.Rg8-a8+ Ka5-b5 58.Kf4-e5
46...Kb6-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd2-e4 59.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a5 60.Ke5-f4
46...Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 Ka5-a6 61.Rb8-a8+ Ka6-b5
48.Kf4-e5 Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6 62.Ra8-c8 0.84/25 ] 49.Ra5-e5
50.Rf7-f3 Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Ra5-e5
52.Ke5-d4 Bd3-f5 53.Bb4-c5 Kb7-c7 Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6 51.Bc5-d4
54.Rf6-d6 Bf5-d3 55.Bc5-b4 Nd2-f1 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e8 Ka6-b7 53.Re8-e7+
56.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 57.Rf6-e6 Bd3-f5 Kb7-c6 54.Re7-e6+ Kc6-b5
58.Re6-a6 0.91/21 ] 47.Rd6-d5+ 55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5 56.Rb6-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rd6-d8 Nd2-e4 57.Rb7-b8 Ka5-a6 58.Rb8-e8
Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 49.Rd8-a8 Ka6-b5 59.Re8-c8 Kb5-a5 60.Rc8-g8
Bd3-c2 50.Ke5-d4 Nd2-f1 51.Bb4-c5 Ne4-d2 61.Rg8-a8+ Ka5-b5 62.Kf4-e5
Bc2-d3 52.Ra8-a6+ Kc6-b5 Nd2-b3 63.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6
53.Ra6-b6+ Kb5-a5 54.Kd4-d5 a4-a3 64.Rb8-b6+ Kc6-c7 65.Rb6-a6
55.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3 56.Rb7-a7+ Nb3xd4 66.Ke5xd4 0.77/23 ]
Ka5-b5 57.Bc5xa3 Bd3-e4+ 49...Bc2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
58.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 59.Ke5-f6 Ng3-e2 49...Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6
60.Ba3-b4 Ne2-f4 61.Ra7-a5+ Kb5-b6 51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e8 Ka6-b7
62.Ra5-e5 Kb6-c6 63.Kf6-g7 Nf4-d5 53.Re8-e7+ Kb7-c6 54.Re7-e6+
64.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 0.85/23 ] Kc6-b5 55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5
47...Kb5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Rb6-b7 Nd2-e4 57.Rb7-b8 Ka5-a6
47...Kb5-b6 48.Rd5-a5 Bd3-c2 58.Rb8-e8 Ka6-b5 59.Re8-a8 Ne4-d2
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60.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4 61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6 58.Rb8-b5 Kc7-c8 59.Kd5-c6 Ne4xg3


62.Ke5-f4 Ka6-a5 63.Rb8-d8 Ka5-b5 60.Rb5-e5 Bc2-e4+ 61.Kc6-b5 Be4-f5
64.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 0.84/22 ] 50.Kf4-f3 62.Kb5xa4 Bf5-d7+ 63.Ka4-a3 Kc8-b7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Re5-e6+ 64.Ka3-b2 0.79/21 ] 52...h5xg4
Kb6-b5 51.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 52.Kf4-e5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52...h5xg4
Nd2-e4 53.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d5 53.Kf4xg4 Nf1-d2 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1
Kb5-b6 55.Ra8-h8 Bc2-d3 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2
56.Rh8-b8+ Kb6-c7 57.Rb8-a8 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6 58.Kd4xc4
Bd3-c2 58.Bb4-c5 Ne4xc3+ Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2 60.Re5-e6+
59.Kd5xc4 Nc3-e4 60.Bc5-e3 Kc7-b7 Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6 Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7
61.Ra8-a7+ Kb7-c6 62.Be3-f4 Kc6-b6 Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4 Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6
63.Ra7-g7 Ne4-f6 64.Bf4-g5 Nf6-e8 Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8 Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3
65.Bg5-e3+ Kb6-c6 0.85/22 ] Kd5-e6 67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5
50...Nf1-d2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 68.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-g2
50...Nf1-h2+ 51.Kf3-g2 Nh2-g4 70.c3-c4 Ng2xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
52.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5 53.Kg2-f3 Bd3-f5 72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 73.Ra6-a5+
54.Re6-e8 Kb5-b6 55.Re8-b8+ Kc5-c6 0.82/20 ] 53.Kf4xg4
Kb6-c7 56.Rb8-b5 Kc7-d7 57.Kf3-e2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.Kf4xg4
Bf5-d3+ 58.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h2 59.Kd2-e3 Nf1-d2 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3
Kd7-e6 60.Rb5-a5 Bd3-c2 a4-a3 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+
61.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-f7 62.Ra6-a7+ Kf7-f6 Kb6-c6 58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+
63.Ke3-d4 Bc2-b3 64.Kd4-d5 Nh2-f3 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2 60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5
65.Ra7-a6+ Kf6-f5 0.68/20 ] 51.Kf3-f4 61.Re6-a6 Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Kf3-e3 63.Bc5-d4 Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4
Nd2-f1+ 52.Ke3-f4 Nf1-d2 53.Re5-e6+ 65.Ra7-a8 Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6
Kb6-b5 54.Re6-e8 Kb5-c6 55.Re8-a8 67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+
Bd3-c2 56.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b6 57.Rc8-d8 Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4
Bc2-d3 58.Rd8-a8 Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-e8 Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
Bc2-d3 60.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c6 72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 73.Ra6-a5+
61.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-b6 62.Rc8-g8 Kb6-c6 Kc5-c6 0.77/23 ] 53...Nf1-d2
63.Rg8-b8 Bd3-c2 64.Rb8-d8 Bc2-d3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Nf1-d2
65.Rd8-b8 Bd3-c2 0.73/23 ] 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3
51...Nd2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6
51...Nd2-f1 52.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5 58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2
53.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 54.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4 60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6
55.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 56.Ke5-d5 Kb5-b6 Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4
57.Ra8-b8+ Kb6-c7 58.Rb8-b5 Kc7-c8 Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8
59.Kd5-c6 Ne4xg3 60.Rb5-e5 Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6
Bc2-e4+ 61.Kc6-b5 Be4-f5 62.Kb5xa4 67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+
Bf5-d7+ 63.Ka4-a3 Kc8-b7 Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4
64.Ka3-b2 0.02/30 ] 52.g3-g4 Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52.Re5-e6+ 72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 0.83/23 ]
Kb6-b5 53.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 54.Kf4-e5 54.Kg4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nd2-e4 55.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 56.Ke5-d5 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3
Kb5-b6 57.Ra8-b8+ Kb6-c7 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6
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60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6 56.Re6-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4 56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5 a4-a3
Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8 58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3
Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6 Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4
67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+ 61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5
Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4 Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2
Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6 72.Kb3-b2 Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+
Nh4-f3 73.Ra5-d5+ Kd6-c6 0.76/21 ] Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 g6-g5 68.Ra7-g7
54...Nd2-b3 [ 54...Kb6-c6 55.Re5-a5 Kc6-b5 69.Rg7-f7 Kb5-a5 70.Rf7-b7
Bd3-c2 56.Kf4-e3 Nd2-f1+ 57.Ke3-e2 Ka5-a4 71.Rb7-b8 Nc2-a3
Nf1-g3+ 58.Ke2-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 72.Rb8-b4+ Ka4-a5 73.Rb4-b2
x64: 54...Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3 1.58/21 ] 56...Nb3-c1 [ 56...Nb3-d2+- ;
56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56...Nb3-d2
58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2 57.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 58.Re8-e6+ Kc6-b5
60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6 59.Ke5-d5 Nd2-b1 60.Re6-e7 Nb1-d2
Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Kd5-e4 63.c3-c4 61.Re7-e8 a4-a3 62.Bb4xa3 Kb5-a4
Nd2-f3 64.Bc5-f2 Ke4-d3 65.c4-c5 63.Ba3-b4 Nd2-f3 64.Re8-b8 Ka4-b3
Nf3-e5 66.Kb4-b3 Kd3-e4 67.Kb3-c3 65.Rb8-h8 Nf3-e1 66.Bb4-a5 Ne1-f3
Ke4-d5 68.Ra7-a6 Ne5-d3 69.Bf2-d4 67.h4-h5 g6xh5 68.Rh8xh5 Bd3-g6
Nd3xc5 70.Ra6-a5 a2-a1R 71.Ra5xa1 69.Rh5-h8 Nf3-d2 70.Rh8-b8+ Kb3-c2
Nc5-e4+ 72.Kc3-b4 Kd5xd4 71.Ba5-b4 Bg6-f7+ 72.Kd5-c5
73.Ra1xb1 0.73/20 ] 55.Re5-e6+ Nd2-f3 1.67/21 ] 57.Re8-b8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55.Re5-e6+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Kf4-e5
Kb6-b5 56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 58.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-c8+
a4-a3 58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3 Kc6-d7 60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+
Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4 61.Ke5-d4 Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6
61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5 63.Rc4-d4 Ke6-f5 64.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-f4
Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2 65.c3-c4 Ne1-f3 66.Bb4-a3 Bc2-e4
Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+ 67.Rd5-d7 Nf3xh4 68.Ba3-c1+ Kf4-g4
Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b5 68.Ra7-b7+ 69.Rd7-a7 Be4-c2 70.Kc5-b5 Nh4-f3
Kb5-a6 69.Rb7-b8 Ka6-a5 70.Ke5-f4 71.c4-c5 Nf3-d4+ 72.Kb5-c4 Nd4-c6
Ka5-a4 71.Rb8-b7 Bd3-f5 72.Kf4-g5 73.Ra7-a6 1.74/22 ] 57...Kb5-c6
Bf5-e4 73.Rb7-b6 Be4-f5 74.Rb6-b8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57...Kb5-c6
Bf5-e4 1.57/23 ] 55...Kb6-b5 58.Kf4-e5 Bd3-c2 59.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55...Kb6-b5 60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+ 61.Ke5-d4
56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5 a4-a3 Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6 63.Rc4-d4
58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3 Ne1-f3 64.Rd4-f4 Bc2-d1 65.Bb4-a3
Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4 Ke6-e5 66.Rf4-b4 Ke5-f5 67.Ba3-c1
61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5 Kf5-e5 68.Rb4-g4 Ke5-f5 69.Rg4-f4+
Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2 Kf5-e5 70.Rf4-b4 Bd1-b3 71.Bc1-f4+
Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+ Ke5-e6 72.Bf4-c7 1.68/21 ] 58.Rb8-a8
Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b5 68.Ra7-b7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58.Kf4-e5
Kb5-a4 69.Bf2-h4 Ka4-a5 70.Bh4-g5 Bd3-c2 59.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7
Ka5-a6 71.Rb7-b8 Nc2-e1 60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+ 61.Ke5-d4
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Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6 63.Rc4-g4 60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g1


Ne1-f3 64.Rg4-g2 Bc2-d3 65.Rg2-g3 62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+ 63.Kg3-g4
Bd3-e4 66.Kc5-b5 Nf3xh4 67.Rg3-g4 Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Kd5-e4
Be4-d3+ 68.Kb5xa4 Nh4-f3 69.Rg4-f4 65.Ra7-e7+ Ke4-d5 66.Re7-e8
Nf3-e5 1.59/18 ] 58...Nc1-e2+ Ne2-c1 67.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e5
[ 58...Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b5 68.Bb4-d6+ Ke5-f6 69.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-e6
60.Rc8-c5+ Kb5-b6 61.Rc5xc4+- ; 70.Bd6-a3 Nc1-e2 71.Ba3-b4 Bd3-f5+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Bd3-c2 72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Rf8-f6+ Ke6-d5
59.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b5 60.Rc8-c5+ 74.Rf6-d6+ Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-c6 Ke5-d5
Kb5-b6 61.Rc5xc4 Bc2-b3 62.Rc4-e4 76.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5 2.06/24 ]
Bb3-c2 63.Re4-e6+ Kb6-b5 60...Ng1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
64.Bb4-a3 Nc1-a2 65.Ba3-b2 Kb5-c5 60...Kc6-b6 61.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2
66.Kf4-e5 Kc5-c4 67.Re6-b6 Kc4-c5 62.Ra4-a5 Ne2-g3 63.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+
68.Rb6-a6 Kc5-b5 69.Ra6-d6 Kb5-c4 64.Kf4-g5 Ne2-g1 65.Kg5-g4 Ng1-e2
70.Rd6-b6 Kc4-c5 1.55/18 ] 59.Kf4-f3 66.Ra5-e5 Ne2-c1 67.Kg4-g5 Nc1-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59.Kf4-f3 68.Re5-d5 Ne2-g1 69.Rd5-d6+
Ne2-g1+ 60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3 Kb6-b5 70.Kg5-f4 Ng1-e2+ 71.Kf4-e5
Nh3-g1 62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+ Kb5-a4 72.Ke5-d5 Ne2-f4+
63.Kg3-g4 Ne2-c1 64.Ra4-a6+ 73.Kd5-e5 2.14/23 ] 61.Ra8xa4
Kc6-b5 65.Ra6-a5+ Kb5-b6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 61.Ra8xa4
66.Ra5-e5 Nc1-b3 67.Kg4-f4 Nb3-d2 Ne2-g3 62.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+ 63.Kf4-g5
68.Re5-e7 Kb6-c6 69.Re7-a7 Kc6-b5 Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Ne2-g3 65.Kg5-g4
70.Ra7-a2 Nd2-b3 71.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 Ng3-e2 66.Kg4-f3 Ne2-c1 67.Ra7-a5+
72.Ra2-a6+ Kc6-b5 73.Ra6-a8 Kd5-e6 68.Kf3-f4 Nc1-e2+ 69.Kf4-g4
Kb5-c6 74.Ra8-b8 Nb3-d2 Bd3-f5+ 70.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 71.Ra5-b5
75.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7 76.Rc8-f8 Kd7-c6 Ne2-g1 72.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2
77.Rf8-f6+ Kc6-b5 78.Ke5-f4 Nd2-b3 73.Rc5-c6+ Ke6-d5 74.Rc6-d6+
79.Rf6-f8 Kb5-c6 80.Rf8-f6+ Kc6-b5 Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-d8 Ke5-e6
81.Rf6-f8 2.06/23 ] 59...Ne2-g1+ 76.Rd8-e8+ Ke6-d5 77.Re8-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59...Ne2-g1+ Ne2-c1 78.Kg5-f6 Nc1-b3 79.Re3-e5+
60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g1 Kd5-c6 80.Re5-e6+ 2.06/24 ]
62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+ 63.Kg3-g4 61...Kc6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Kd5-e4 61...Ne2-g3 62.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+
65.Ra7-e7+ Ke4-d5 66.Re7-e8 63.Kf4-g5 Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Ne2-g3
Ne2-c1 67.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e5 65.Kg5-g4 Ng3-e2 66.Kg4-f3 Ne2-c1
68.Bb4-d6+ Ke5-f6 69.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-e6 67.Ra7-a5+ Kd5-e6 68.Kf3-f4
70.Bd6-a3 Nc1-e2 71.Ba3-b4 Bd3-f5+ Nc1-e2+ 69.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Rf8-f6+ Ke6-d5 70.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 71.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
74.Rf6-d6+ Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-a6 Ne2-g1 72.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 73.Rc5-c6+
76.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 77.Kg5-f4 Ke6-d5 74.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5
Ng1-e2+ 78.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+ 75.Rd6-d8 Ke5-e6 76.Rd8-e8+
79.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 80.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1 Ke6-d5 77.Re8-e3 Ne2-c1 78.Kg5-f6
81.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 82.Rc5-c6+ Nc1-b3 79.Re3-e5+ Kd5-c6
Ke6-d5 83.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5 2.14/24 ] 80.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 2.14/23 ]
60.Kf3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 62.Ra4-a5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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62.Ra4-a1 Ne2-g3 63.Ke3-f4 Ng3-h5+ 68.Bc5-f2 Ng7-f5 69.Kf3-f4 Nf5-e7


64.Kf4-f3 Kd5-c6 65.Ra1-a6+ Kc6-d5 70.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-d5 71.Ra6-b6
66.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c6 67.Bb4-f8 Kc6-b6 Ne7-c6 72.Rb6-b5+ Kd5-d6 73.Kf4-g5
68.Ra5-d5 Kb6-c6 69.Rd5-d6+ Nc6-e7 74.Rb5-a5 Ne7-f5 75.Bf2-e1
Kc6-b5 70.Bf8-h6 Kb5-c5 71.Rd6-a6 Nf5-g7 76.Be1-g3+ Kd6-c6
Kc5-b5 72.Ra6-e6 Bd3-f5 73.Re6-e5+ 77.Ra5-a6+ Kc6-b5 78.Ra6-a8
Kb5-c6 74.Bh6-e3 Kc6-d6 75.Re5-b5 Ng7-e6+ 79.Kg5-f6 Ne6-c5
Kd6-e6 76.Rb5-b6+ 2.13/22 ] 80.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6 81.Rb8-c8+
62...Kd5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc6-b5 82.Rc8-b8+ Kb5-c6 2.13/22 ]
62...Kd5-c6 63.Ra5-c5+ Kc6-d7 64...Ng3-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
64.Rc5-g5 Kd7-e6 65.Rg5-a5 Ne2-c1 64...Ng3-e2+ 65.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
66.Ke3-f4 Nc1-e2+ 67.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+ 66.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 67.Ra2-a8 Ne2-g3
68.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 69.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1 68.Kg5-g4 Ng3-e2 69.Ra8-a6+
70.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 71.Rc5-c6+ Ke6-e5 70.Kg4-g5 Ne2-g1
Ke6-d5 72.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5 71.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 72.Kg5-f4
73.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1 74.Rd8-e8+ Ng1-e2+ 73.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
Ke5-d5 75.Re8-a8 Nc1-e2 74.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 75.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
76.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e5 77.Rd8-e8+ 76.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 77.Rc5-c6+
Ke5-d5 78.Re8-e3 Kd5-c6 79.Re3-e5 Ke6-d5 78.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5
Ne2-c1 80.Re5-a5 Kc6-b6 81.Ra5-d5 79.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1 80.Rd8-e8+
Nc1-b3 82.Rd5-d6+ Kb6-b7 Ke5-d5 81.Re8-a8 Nc1-e2
83.Rd6xg6 Bd3xg6 84.Kg5xg6 Kb7-c6 82.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e6 83.Rd8-e8+
85.h4-h5 Kc6-d5 86.h5-h6 2.14/22 ] Ke6-d5 84.Re8-e3 Kd5-c6 85.Re3-e5
63.Ra5-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ne2-g1 86.Kg5-f4 Ng1-e2+ 87.Kf4-g5
63.Ra5-a1 Ne2-g3 64.Ke3-f4 Ng3-h5+ Ne2-g1 2.14/22 ] 65.Ra2-a6+
65.Kf4-g5 Nh5-g7 66.Ra1-a6+ Ke6-d5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 65.Ra2-a6+
67.Bb4-d6 Ng7-f5 68.Bd6-f4 Nf5-e7 Ke6-f7 66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+
69.Ra6-a7 Kd5-e6 70.Bf4-h2 Ne7-c6 Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4
71.Ra7-a6 Ke6-d5 72.Ra6-b6 Kd5-c5 Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6
73.Bh2-g1+ Kc5-d5 74.Kg5-f6 Bd3-f5 Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6
75.Bg1-e3 Bf5-d3 76.Rb6-b5+ Kd5-e4 Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5
77.Be3-g1 Ke4-f3 78.Rb5-b6 2.22/24 ] Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2
63...Ne2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8
63...Ne2-c1 64.Ra2-a1 Nc1-b3 79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-c8 80.Bb6-f2 Ng3-e4
65.Ra1-a3 Nb3-c1 66.Ke3-f4 Nc1-e2+ 81.Bf2-d4 Ne4-g3 82.Ke5-d5 Ng3-f5
67.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 68.Ra3-a6 Ne2-g1 83.Bd4-f6 Kc8-b8 84.Ra7-d7 Kb8-c8
69.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 70.Kg5-f4 2.69/26 ] 65...Ke6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c
Ng1-e2+ 71.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+ Pro x64: 65...Ke6-f7 66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3
72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+
74.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 75.Rc5-c6+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7
Ke6-d5 76.Rc6-b6 Ne2-g1 77.Rb6-a6 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2
Kd5-e5 78.Ra6-a5+ 2.14/23 ] 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7
64.Ke3-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4
64.Ra2-a6+ Ke6-f5 65.Ke3-f3 Ng3-h5 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8
66.Ra6-a5+ Kf5-e6 67.Bb4-c5 Nh5-g7 79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-c8 80.Bb6-f2 Ng3-e4
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83.Kd6-d5 Ne4-d2 84.Ra7-f7 2.77/25 ] 68.Kg5-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
66.Kf4-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 68.Kg5-f6 Ng3-h5+ 69.Kf6-e5 Nh5-g3
66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 70.Bb4-c5 Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5
68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8
70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+
72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8
74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8
76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 80.Kd6-e6 Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3
78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+ 82.Rh7-c7 Ke8-d8 83.Rc7-a7 Kd8-e8
Kd8-e8 80.Ra7-b7 Ng3-e2 81.Bb6-d4 84.Kd5-c5 Ke8-d8 85.Kc5-d6 Kd8-e8
Ne2-g3 82.Bd4-e3 Ng3-e2 83.Be3-d2 86.Kd6-d5 Ke8-f8 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8
Bd3-f5 84.Rb7-a7 2.69/24 ] 88.Kd5-d6 Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8
66...Nf5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 90.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8
66...Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 92.Kd5-d6 3.06/23 ] 68...Ng3-h5+
68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 68...Kg8-h8
70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 69.Bb4-d6 Ng3-e4+ 70.Kf6-e6
72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 Ne4xd6 71.Ke6xd6 Kh8-g8 72.Kd6-e6
74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 Bd3-f5+ 73.Ke6-f6 Bf5-e4 74.Ra7-g7+
76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 Kg8-h8 75.Rg7xg6 Be4xg6 76.Kf6xg6
78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+ Kh8-g8 77.Kg6-f6 Kg8-h7 78.Kf6-e6
Kd8-e8 80.Ra7-b7 Ng3-e2 81.Bb6-d4 Kh7-g8 79.Ke6-f5 Kg8-f7 80.Kf5-e5
Ne2-g3 82.Ke5-f4 Ng3-f5 83.Bd4-f6 Kf7-g8 81.Ke5-d5 Kg8-f8 82.Kd5xc4
Bd3-e4 84.Rb7-a7 Be4-c6 85.Kf4-g5 Kf8-f7 83.Kc4-d5 Kf7-e7 84.h4-h5
2.75/24 ] 67.Ra6-a7+ [Houdini 2.0c 3.11/21 ] 69.Kf6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Pro x64: 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6 x64: 69.Kf6-e5 Bd3-c2 70.Bb4-c5
Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5 Bc2-d3 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4
Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5
Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+ Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5
Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7
Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+ Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6
Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-e8 Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-c7
80.Bb6-e3 Ng3-e2 81.Be3-d2 Ne2-g3 Ke8-d8 83.Rc7-a7 Kd8-e8 84.Kd5-c5
82.Bd2-c1 Ng3-f5 83.Bc1-g5 2.72/22 ] Ke8-d8 85.Kc5-d6 Kd8-e8 86.Kd6-d5
67...Kf7-g8 [ 67...Kf7-e6 68.Ra7-a5+- ; Ke8-f8 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67...Kf7-e6 Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8 90.Kd6-d5
68.Ra7-a5 Ng3-e2 69.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1 Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8 92.Kd5-d6
70.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 71.Rc5-c6+ 3.06/25 ] 69...Nh5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c
Ke6-e5 72.Rc6-f6 Ke5-d5 73.Rf6-d6+ Pro x64: 69...Nh5-g7 70.Bb4-c5
Kd5-e5 74.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1 Ng7-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4
75.Rd8-e8+ Ke5-d5 76.Re8-a8 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5
Nc1-e2 77.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e6 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5
78.Rd8-e8+ Ke6-d5 79.Re8-e3 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7
Kd5-c6 80.Re3-e6+ Kc6-d5 Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6
81.Re6-a6 Ne2-g1 82.Ra6-a5+ Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-c7
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Bd3-e2 83.Rc7-a7 Ke8-f8 84.Kd5-d6 Nh6-g4+ 73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4


Be2-d3 85.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 86.Ke6-d5 74.Ra7-a4 Kg8-h7 75.Ra4xc4 Be4-f5+
Bf5-d3 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6 76.Ke6-d6 Kh7-h6 77.Rc4-c7 Ng4-h2
Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8 90.Kd6-d5 78.c3-c4 Nh2-f3 79.Bd4-f2 g6-g5
Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8 92.Kd5-d6 80.h4xg5+ Kh6xg5 81.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6
3.13/23 ] 70.Bb4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 82.c4-c5 Bf5-g4 83.c5-c6 Nf3-h4
x64: 70.Bb4-c5 Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7 84.Be3-c5 Nh4-f5+ 85.Kd6-e5 Nf5-h6
Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 86.Rc7-a7 Bg4-c8 87.Ke5-d5 Nh6-f5
Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 88.Ra7-a8 4.69/19 ] 72...Nh6-f5
Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 [ 72...Nh6-g4+ doesn't change anything
Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 anymore 73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4
Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6 Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 74.Ra7-c7 Be4-f5+ 75.Ke6-e7+- ;
Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-a7 Ke8-f8 83.Ra7-b7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 72...Nh6-g4+
Kf8-e8 84.Kd5-d6 Bd3-f5 85.Rb7-h7 73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4 74.Ra7-a4 Kg8-h7
Ke8-f8 86.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 87.Rh7-c7 75.Ra4xc4 Be4-f5+ 76.Ke6-d6 Kh7-h6
Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6 3.06/24 ] 77.Rc4-c7 Ng4-h2 78.c3-c4 Nh2-f3
70...Ng3-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 79.Bd4-f2 g6-g5 80.h4xg5+ Kh6xg5
70...Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5 81.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6 82.c4-c5 Bf5-g4
72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8 83.c5-c6 Nf3-h4 84.Be3-c5 Nh4-f5+
74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 85.Kd6-e5 Nf5-h6 86.Rc7-a7 Bg4-c8
76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8 87.c6-c7 Nh6-f7+ 88.Ke5-d5 Kg6-f6
78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-f5 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8 89.Bc5-d4+ Kf6-e7 4.88/20 ] 73.Ke5-f6
80.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 81.Rh7-a7 Ke8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 73.Ke5-f6
82.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 83.Kd5-e6 Bd3-f5+ Bd3-c2 74.Ra7-c7 Nf5xh4 75.Rc7-g7+
84.Ke6-d6 Ke8-d8 85.Kd6-d5 Bf5-c8 Kg8-f8 76.Rg7-h7 Kf8-e8 77.Rh7xh4
3.13/21 ] 71.Bc5-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Ke8-d7 78.Rh4-h8 Bc2-d3 79.Kf6-e5
x64: 71.Bc5-f2 Kg8-f8 72.Ke5-f6 Kd7-c6 80.Rh8-a8 Kc6-b5 81.Ra8-c8
Kf8-e8 73.Ra7-c7 Nf5-h6 74.Bf2-b6 Kb5-a4 82.Rc8-b8 Ka4-a3 83.Ke5-d5
Bd3-c2 75.Rc7xc4 Ke8-d7 76.Rc4-b4 Ka3-a4 84.Rb8-b4+ Ka4-a3
Kd7-c6 77.Bb6-g1 Nh6-f5 78.Kf6-e5 85.Bd4-e3 Ka3-a2 86.Be3-c1 Bd3-f1
Kc6-c7 79.Ke5-d5 Bc2-d1 80.Bg1-h2+ 87.Rb4-b2+ Ka2-a1 88.Rb2-b6 Bf1-d3
Kc7-d7 81.Rb4-b7+ Kd7-c8 89.Rb6-b4 Ka1-a2 90.Rb4-b5 Bd3-f1
82.Rb7-h7 Bd1-h5 83.Kd5-c6 Kc8-d8 91.Rb5-b8 Bf1-d3 92.Rb8-b5 Bd3-f1
84.Bh2-f4 Kd8-e8 85.Bf4-g5 3.39/21 ] 5.62/18 ]
71...Nf5-h6 [ 71...Kg8-f8 does not 1-0
solve anything 72.Ke5-f6 Kf8-e8
73.Ra7-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
71...Kg8-f8 72.Ke5-f6 Kf8-e8 42 C57
73.Ra7-c7 Nf5-h6 74.Bf2-b6 Bd3-c2 Naiditsch,Arkadij
75.Rc7xc4 Ke8-d7 76.Rc4-b4 Nh6-f5 Carlsen,Magnus
77.Kf6-e5 Kd7-c6 78.Bb6-f2 Kc6-c7 37th Chess Olympiad (12) 03.06.2006
79.c3-c4 Bc2-d1 80.c4-c5 Nf5-e7
81.Rb4-b6 Bd1-h5 82.Bf2-g3 Ne7-f5 C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler
83.Bg3-e1 3.26/20 ] 72.Bf2-d4 and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 72.Bf2-d4 5th moves
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3.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 4.Nf3-g5 d7-d5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Nb3-d2
5.e4xd5 b7-b5 6.Bc4-f1 h7-h6 Qb6-c5 19.a2-a3 Qc5xc2 20.Nd2-f3
7.Ng5-e6 f7xe6 8.d5xc6 Bf8-c5 Qc2-c5 21.Qe2-f2 Qc5-d6 22.0-0
9.d2-d3 0-0 10.Bc1-e3 Bc5xe3 c7-c5 23.Qf2-c2 Bd7-e8 24.Ra1-c1
11.f2xe3 Qd8-d6 Diagram Nf6-d7 25.Bh3-g4 Ra8-c8 26.Qc2-c3
XIIIIIIIIY Be8-g6 27.Rc1-d1 Bg6-f7 28.Rd1-c1
c5-c4 29.d3-d4 e5xd4 30.Qc3xd4
9r+l+-trk+0 Qd6-c5 31.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f6 -0.56/18 ]
9zp-zp-+-zp-0 310 18...a4-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Qb6-c5 19.a2-a3 Qc5xc2
9-+Pwqpsn-zp0 20.Nd2-f3 Qc2-c5 21.Qe2-f2 Qc5-d6
9+p+-zp-+-0 22.0-0 c7-c5 23.Qf2-c2 Bd7-e8
9-+-+-+-+0 24.Ra1-c1 Nf6-d7 25.Bh3-g4 Ra8-d8
26.Qc2-c3 Be8-g6 27.Kg1-g2 Rd8-c8
9+-+PzP-+-0 28.Nf3-h4 Bg6-h7 29.Nh4-f3 c5-c4
9PzPP+-+PzP0 -0.71/18 ] 19.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19.b2-b4 Qb6-d4 20.Ra1-b1
9tRN+QmKL+R0[ Qd4-c3 21.Rb1-b3 Qc3xc2 22.Nd2-f3
xiiiiiiiiy Qc2-c1+ 23.Qe2-d1 Qc1-e3+
24.Qd1-e2 Qe3-b6 25.Nf3xe5 Bd7-e8
12.Nb1-d2 Qd6xc6 13.e3-e4 Qc6-c5 26.Rh1-f1 Qb6-d6 27.Ne5-g4 Nf6-d7
14.Nd2-b3 Qc5-b6 15.Qd1-e2 28.Rf1xf8+ Qd6xf8 29.Ng4-e3 Be8-f7
Bc8-d7 16.g2-g3 last book move last 30.Ne3-c2 Nd7-e5 31.Nc2-d4 Qf8-e8
book move a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 32.Ke1-f2 Qe8-d7 -0.35/17 ]
x64: 16...Nf6-h7 17.Bf1-g2 a7-a5 19...Bd7-e8 [ ¹19...Qb6-c5!?-+
18.Nb3-d2 Qb6-d4 19.c2-c3 Qd4-c5 Diagram
20.Nd2-b3 Qc5-d6 21.Nb3-d2 Nh7-f6
22.0-0-0 a5-a4 23.a2-a3 Rf8-f7 (Diagram 311)
24.Kc1-b1 Ra8-f8 25.Rh1-f1 -0.33/17 ]
17.Bf1-h3 [ ¹17.Nb3-d2!?³ ; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Qb6-c5
would keep White in the game ; 20.Ke1-d1 Ra8-a6 21.Rh1-f1 Rf8-d8
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Nb3-d2 a5-a4 22.Ra1-b1 Ra6-d6 23.b3-b4 Qc5-c3
18.a2-a3 Qb6-d4 19.0-0-0 b5-b4 24.Bh3-g2 Bd7-c8 25.Nd2-b3 Qc3xb4
20.Nd2-c4 b4xa3 21.Nc4xa3 Nf6-e8 26.Qe2-d2 Qb4xd2+ 27.Kd1xd2
22.c2-c3 Qd4-a7 23.Rd1-d2 Ne8-d6 Nf6-g4 28.Nb3-c5 Ng4xh2 29.Rf1-h1
24.Bf1-g2 Ra8-b8 25.Rh1-f1 Rf8xf1+ -0.81/17 ] 20.Qe2-f2µ [Houdini 2.0c
26.Bg2xf1 Qa7-b6 27.Na3-c4 Nd6xc4 Pro x64: 20.b3-b4 Ra8-a4 21.c2-c3
28.d3xc4 -0.16/17 ] 17...a5-a4-+ Qb6-c6 22.0-0 Qc6xc3 23.Nd2-b3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nf6-h7 Qc3xb4 24.Bh3xe6+ Be8-f7
18.Nb3-d2 Qb6-d4 19.c2-c3 Qd4-c5 25.Be6xf7+ Rf8xf7 26.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
20.Nd2-b3 Qc5-d6 21.Nb3-d2 Ra8-d8 27.Kg1-g2 Ra4-a8 28.Nb3-c5 Ra8-f8
22.Rh1-f1 a5-a4 23.Rf1xf8+ Rd8xf8 29.Rf1-f5 Nf6-d7 30.Nc5xd7 Qd6xd7
24.0-0-0 a4-a3 25.Rd1-f1 a3xb2+ -0.46/16 ] 20...Qb6-c6 Black threatens
26.Kc1xb2 Nh7-f6 27.Nd2-f3 Rf8-a8 to win material: Qc6xc2 [Houdini 2.0c
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XIIIIIIIIY Ra8-d8 30.Kg1-g2 Be8-c6 31.Qf2-c2


g7-g6 32.Bf5-g4 h6-h5 33.Bg4-h3
9r+-+-trk+0 Kh8-g7 34.b3-b4 Bc6-b7 -0.43/19 ]
9+-zpl+-zp-0 311 21...Be8-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Nf6-h7 22.Qf2-e3 Rf8xf1+
9-+-+psn-zp0 23.Ra1xf1 Nh7-g5 24.Bh3-g4 Qc6xc2
9+pwq-zp-+-0 25.h2-h4 Ng5-f7 26.Qe3-f2 Qc2xd3
9-+-+P+-+0 27.Bg4xe6 Kg8-h8 28.Nd2-f3 Qd3-d6
29.Be6-f5 Ra8-d8 30.Kg1-g2 Be8-d7
9zpP+P+-zPL0 31.Qf2-e3 Kh8-g8 32.Rf1-c1 g7-g6
9P+PsNQ+-zP0 33.Bf5xd7 Qd6xd7 34.b3-b4 -0.41/18 ]
22.Qf2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9tR-+-mK-+R0[ 22.Qf2-e3 Bh5-g4 23.Bh3-g2 Qc6xc2
xiiiiiiiiy 24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
Pro x64: 20...Qb6xf2+ 21.Ke1xf2 28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.Rc2-c6 Ra8-c8
Nf6xe4+ 22.Kf2-e1 Ne4xd2 30.Nd2-f3 b5-b4 31.Ra1-c1 Rf8-f6
23.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-h7 24.Ke1xd2 32.g3-g4 Bh5-e8 33.g4-g5 h6xg5
Rf8-f2+ 25.Kd2-c3 Ra8-a6 26.Be6-d5 34.Nf3xg5 Nd7-f8 35.Rc1-c5 -0.22/19 ]
Be8-c6 27.Bd5xc6 Ra6xc6+ 22...Bh5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Kc3-b4 Rc6xc2 29.Kb4xb5 Rc2xa2 22...Qc6xc2 23.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-h8
30.Ra1xa2 Rf2xa2 31.Kb5-a4 Kh7-g6 24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3
32.Rh1-e1 Kg6-f5 33.h2-h3 c7-c5 26.Rb1-c1 Qc3-b4 27.Be6-f5 Qb4-d6
34.Re1-c1 Ra2-h2 35.Rc1-f1+ Kf5-e6 28.Rc1-c5 c7-c6 29.Ra1-c1 Ra8-a6
36.Ka4xa3 Rh2xh3 -0.78/19 Diagram 30.Kg1-g2 Kh8-g8 31.Rc5-c2 Bh5-g4
XIIIIIIIIY 32.Rc2-c5 Bg4xf5 33.e4xf5 Nf6-d5
34.Qe3-e4 Qd6-d7 35.Nd2-f3 Rf8xf5
9-+-+-+-+0 36.Nf3xe5 -0.02/17 ] 23.Bh3-g2
9+-+-+-zp-0 312 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Bh3-g2
Diagram
9-+-+k+-zp0
9+-zp-zp-+-0 (Diagram 313)
9-+-+-+-+0 Qc6xc2 24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3
9mKP+P+-zPr0 Bg4-h5 26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1
9-+-+-+-+0 Qc3-a5 28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.b3-b4
Qa5xb4 30.Rc2xc7 Ra8-d8 31.Nd2-b3
9+-+-+R+-0[ Qb4-d6 32.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b8 33.Kg1-h2
xiiiiiiiiy Qd6xd3 34.Qe3-a7 Rf8-f7 35.Qa7xa3
Nb8-d7 36.Rc7-c3 Qd3-e2 37.Rc1-c2
] 21.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.0-0 Qe2-e1 38.Qa3-a5 Rf7-f8 39.Qa5xb5
Nf6-h7 22.Qf2-e3 Rf8xf1+ 23.Ra1xf1 Rf8-f2 40.Rc2xf2 Qe1xf2 -0.25/18 ]
Nh7-g5 24.Bh3-g4 Qc6xc2 25.h2-h4 23...Qc6xc2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ng5-f7 26.Qe3-f2 Qc2xd3 27.Bg4xe6 23...Qc6-c3 24.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
Kg8-h8 28.Nd2-f3 Qd3-d6 29.Be6-f5 25.g3-g4 Bh5-g6 26.Ra1-c1 Nf6-d7
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XIIIIIIIIY e6-e5 -0.22/19 ] 25...Ra8-d8


[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bg4-h5
9r+-+-trk+0{ 26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
9+-zp-+-zp-0 313 28.Rc1-c6 Ra8-a6 29.b3-b4 Qa5-a4
30.Rc6xc7 Qa4xb4 31.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
9-+q+psn-zp0 32.Nd2-f3 Nf6-d7 33.Nf3-d2 Ra6-a8
9+p+-zp-+-0 34.Bg2-f3 Bh5-f7 35.Kg1-g2 Ra8-d8
9-+-+P+l+0 36.Nd2-b3 Bf7-g6 -0.28/18 ]
26.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9zpP+PwQ-zP-0 26.Bg2-f1 Bg4-h5 27.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3
9P+PsN-+LzP0 28.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 29.Ra1-b1 Rd8-c8
30.Rc1-c6 Nf6-d7 31.Rb1-c1 Rf8-f6
9tR-+-+RmK-0 32.Bf1-g2 Kg8-h7 33.Nd2-f3 Nd7-b8
xiiiiiiiiy 34.Rc6-c2 Bh5xf3 35.Bg2xf3 Rc8-f8
36.Rc1-f1 Nb8-d7 37.b3-b4 Qa5-b6
27.Nd2-f3 Qc3-b2 28.Rc1-a1 Ra8-a6 -0.21/18 ] 26...Qb2xa2 [Houdini 2.0c
29.c2-c4 b5xc4 30.b3xc4 Ra6-b6 Pro x64: 26...Qb2xa2 27.b3-b4
31.c4-c5 Rb6-b5 32.c5-c6 Nd7-b8 Bg4-h5 28.Rb1-b3 g7-g5 29.Qe3-e1
33.g4-g5 h6-h5 34.Qe3-c1 -0.32/18 ] Rd8-a8 30.Kg1-h2 g5-g4 31.Rc1-a1
24.Rf1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qa2-c2 32.Ra1-c1 a3-a2 33.Rc1xc2
24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 a2-a1Q 34.Qe1xa1 Ra8xa1 Diagram
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 XIIIIIIIIY
28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.b3-b4 Qa5xb4
30.Rc2xc7 Ra8-d8 31.Nd2-b3 Qb4-d6 9-+-+-trk+0
32.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b8 33.Kg1-h2 Qd6xd3 9+-zp-+-+-0 314
34.Qe3-a7 Rf8-f7 35.Qa7xa3 Nb8-d7
36.Rc7-c3 Qd3-e2 37.Rc1-c2 Qe2-e1
9-+-+psn-zp0
38.Qa3-a5 Rf7-f8 39.Qa5xb5 Rf8-f2 9+p+-zp-+l0
40.Rc2xf2 Qe1xf2 -0.24/20 ]
24...Qc2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-zP-+P+p+0
24...Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 9+R+P+-zPP0
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 9-+RsN-+LmK0
28.Rc1-c6 Bh5-e8 29.Rc6-c2 Nf6-d7
30.Rc2-c6 Ra8-a6 31.b3-b4 Qa5-a4
9tr-+-+-+-0[
32.Rc6xc7 Qa4xb4 33.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Nd2-b3 Be8-h5 35.d3-d4 e5xd4
36.Nb3xd4 b5-b4 37.Bg2-f1 Ra6-a8 35.h3-h4 Nf6-e8 36.Nd2-b1 Rf8-f7
-0.26/18 ] 25.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 37.Rc2-c5 Rf7-f2 38.Nb1-c3 Bh5-f7
x64: 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 26.Rc1-b1 39.Rc5xb5 Rf2-d2 40.Rb5-a5 Ra1-c1
Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 28.Rc1-c6 -0.35/17 ] 27.Rb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c
Bh5-e8 29.Rc6-c2 Nf6-d7 30.Rc2-c6 Pro x64: 27.b3-b4 Bg4-h5 28.Rb1-b3
Ra8-a6 31.b3-b4 Qa5-a4 32.Rc6xc7 Rd8-d4 29.Qe3-e1 Rf8-a8 30.Rc1-a1
Qa4xb4 33.Ra1-c1 Qb4-b2 34.Bg2-f3 Qa2-c2 31.Ra1-c1 a3-a2 32.Rc1xc2
Ra6-d6 35.Bf3-e2 Be8-f7 36.Rc1-c2 a2-a1Q 33.Rc2-c1 Qa1-a4 34.Rc1xc7
Qb2-d4 37.Qe3xd4 e5xd4 38.Kg1-g2 Rd4xb4 35.Qe1-b1 Rb4xb3
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38.Qc2xa2 Ra8xa2 39.Nb3-c5 b5-b4
40.Nc5xe6 -0.55/16 ] 27...Qa2-b2 9-+-tr-trk+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qa2-b2 9+-zp-+-zp-0 315
28.Ra1-b1 Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4
Rd8xd4 30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1
9-+-+psn-zp0
b5-b4 32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 33.g4-g5 9+p+-zp-+-0
h6xg5 34.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 35.Kg1-f2
Ra8-d8 36.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 37.Ne3-f1
9-+-+P+l+0
Rd8-d7 38.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-f7 39.Rc8-c2 9zpP+PwQ-zPP0
g7-g6 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+ 41.Kf2-e1 9-wq-sN-+L+0
Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Nh5xg3
43.Nc2xb4 Kf7-f6 44.Rb1-a1 -0.73/20 ]
9tR-tR-+-mK-0[
28.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: xiiiiiiiiy
28.Ra1-b1 Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4
Rd8xd4 30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1 Rd8xd4 32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 33.Nd2-f1
b5-b4 32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-d8 33.g4-g5 b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
h6xg5 34.Rc7-c1 Rd8-d4 35.Kg1-f2 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
Nf6xe4+ 36.Bg2xe4 Rd4xe4 Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
37.Rc1-d1 Re4-d4 38.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7 Nh5-f6 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-c3 41.Kf2-e2
39.Kf2-e2 g5-g4 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+ Nf6-h5 42.Rc2xc3 b4xc3 43.Ne3xg4
41.Ke2-e1 a3-a2 42.Rb1-a1 Rd2-h2 Rd8-d2+ 44.Ke2-f3 Rd2-d3+
43.Ne3-c4 Rh2-h1+ 44.Ke1-e2 45.Ng4-e3 Nh5xg3 46.Rb1-e1 a3-a2
Rh1xc1 45.Ra1xc1 -0.99/21 ] 47.b3-b4 Ng3-h5 48.b4-b5 Kg8-f7
28...Qb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.b5-b6 Nh5-f4 50.b6-b7 Nf4xg2
28...Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4 Rd8xd4 51.Kf3xg2 -0.70/20 ] 31.Qe3xd4
30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1 b5-b4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Qe3xd4
32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 33.g4-g5 h6xg5 Rd8xd4 32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 33.Nd2-f1
34.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 35.Kg1-f2 Ra8-d8 b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
36.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 37.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+ h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
38.Rc2xd2 Rd8xd2+ 39.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2 Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
40.Rb1-a1 Rb2xb3+ 41.Kf3-f2 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+ 41.Kf2-e1
Rb3-b2+ 42.Kf2-f3 a3-a2 43.Ng4xe5 Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Rd8-d3 43.Nc2xb4
b4-b3 44.Bg2-h3 Rb2-b1 45.Ra1xa2 Rd3xg3 44.Bg2-f1 Nh5-f4 45.Ke1-d2
b3xa2 46.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-f8 47.Be6xa2 Kf7-f6 46.Nb4-a2 Rg3-f3 47.Bf1-e2
Rb1-f1+ 48.Kf3-g2 Rf1-c1 49.Ba2-f7 Rf3-f2 -0.91/18 ] 31...Rd8xd4 [Not
Rc1-c2+ 50.Kg2-h3 -0.69/21 ] 31...e5xd4 32.h3xg4 Nf6xg4
29.Rb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rb1-a1² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rb1-a1 -0.23/23 ] 29...Qa2-b2 31...Rd8xd4 32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3
Twofold repetition [Houdini 2.0c Pro 33.Nd2-f1 b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8
x64: 29...Qa2-b2 Diagram 35.g4-g5 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4
30.h3xg4 Nf6xg4 0.23/18 ] 30.Ra1-b1 37.Kg1-f2 Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ra1-b1 39.Ke2-f2 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Kf7-e7
-0.23/19 ] 30...Qb2-d4 [Houdini 2.0c 41.Rc2-c7+ Rd8-d7 42.Rc7xd7+
Pro x64: 30...Qb2-d4 31.Qe3xd4 Rd3xd7 43.Rb1-h1 g7-g6 44.Ne3-c4
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32.h3xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Rd8-d3 43.Nc2xb4
32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 33.Nd2-f1 b5-b4 Rd3xg3 44.Ke1-f2 Rg3-c3 45.Rb1-f1
34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5 h6xg5 Rc3xb3 46.Nb4-c6 -0.69/19 ]
36.Rc7-c2 Ra8-d8 37.Kg1-f2 g5-g4 33...Rf8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 39.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+ 33...b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
40.Rc2xd2 Rd8xd2+ 41.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
42.Rb1-a1 Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2 Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3 a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Nh5-f6 41.Ne3-c4
b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3 Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2 Kf7-g8 42.Kf2-e2 Rd3xg3 43.Ke2-f2
b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2 Nf6-h5 44.Nc4xe5 Rd8-f8+ 45.Kf2-g1
Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2 Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-f7 Rf8-f3 46.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-h7 47.Rc8-c4
Nh5-f6 52.Bf7-d5 Kf8-e7 -0.78/20 ] Rf3xb3 48.Rc4xb4 a3-a2 49.Rb4xb3
32...Rd4xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rg3xb3 -0.90/18 ] 34.Rc1xc7
32...Rd4xd3 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.b3-b4
XIIIIIIIIY Ra8-a7 35.Rc1-c5 a3-a2 36.Rb1-a1
Rd3-b3 37.Rc5-c2 Rb3-a3 38.Kg1-f2
9-+-+-trk+0 Nf6xg4+ 39.Kf2-e2 Ng4-f6 40.Rc2-c5
9+-zp-+-zp-0 316 Nf6-d7 41.Rc5-c6 Ra3-a6 42.Rc6-c2
Kg8-f7 43.Ke2-d2 Ra6-a4 44.Kd2-c3
9-+-+psn-zp0 c7-c5 45.Rc2-f2+ Kf7-e7 46.b4xc5
9+p+-zp-+-0 Nd7xc5 -0.45/18 ] 34...a3-a2
9-+-+P+P+0 Black threatens to win material:
a2xb1Q [ 34...b5-b4 35.Rc7-c2µ ;
9zpP+r+-zP-0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...b5-b4
9-+-sN-+L+0 35.g4-g5 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4
37.Kg1-f2 Ra8-d8 38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5
9+RtR-+-mK-0[ 39.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+ 40.Rc2xd2
xiiiiiiiiy Rd8xd2+ 41.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2 42.Rb1-a1
Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3
33.Nd2-f1 b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5 b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3
35.g4-g5 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2 b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+
37.Kg1-f2 Ra8-d8 38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2 Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2
39.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+ 40.Rc2xd2 Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-d5 Kf8-e7 52.Ne5-g6+
Rd8xd2+ 41.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2 42.Rb1-a1 Ke7-d6 53.Bd5-b3 Ra1-a3 54.e4-e5+
Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3 Kd6-c5 55.g3-g4 Ra3xb3 56.g4xh5
a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5 b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3 -0.62/18 ] 35.Rb1-a1³ [Houdini 2.0c
Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2 b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+ Pro x64: 35.Rb1-a1 Rd3xb3
Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2 Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2 36.Rc7-c2 Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a5
Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-f7 Nh5-f6 52.Bf7-d5 38.g4-g5 h6xg5 39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-e8
Kf8-e7 -0.61/19 ] 33.Nd2-f1 40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a8 41.Nb3-c1 b5-b4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nd2-f1 42.Rb2xb4 Ra8-c8 43.Nc1xa2 Rc8-c2
b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5 44.Rb4-b8 Ra3xg3 45.Rb8xe8+
h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2 Kg8-f7 46.Re8-a8 Rg3xg2+
Ra8-d8 38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 39.Ne3-f1 47.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 48.Kh1-g1
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Rg2-d2 51.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 52.Kg1-h1
g4-g3 53.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g6 54.Nb4-c6 9-+-+-+-+0{
Rg2-h2+ 55.Kh1-g1 Rd2-g2+ 9+-+-+-+-0 317
56.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 57.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+
58.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 59.Kh1-g1
9-+-+p+kzp0
Rh2-g2+ -0.12/17 ] 35...Rd3xb3 9+-+-zp-zp-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rd3xb3
36.Rc7-c2 Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a5
9rsnN+P+P+0
38.g4-g5 h6xg5 39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-e8 9+-+-+Ltr-0
40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a8 41.Nb3-c1 b5-b4 9ptR-+K+-+0
42.Rb2xb4 Ra8-c8 43.Nc1xa2 Rc8-c2
44.Rb4-b8 Ra3xg3 45.Rb8xe8+
9tR-+-+-+-0
Kg8-f7 46.Re8-a8 Rg3xg2+ xiiiiiiiiy
47.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 48.Kh1-g1
Rc2-g2+ 49.Kg1-f1 g5-g4 50.Na2-b4 41.Kf2-e2 g5-g4 42.Nf1-e3 Kg6-g5
Rg2-d2 51.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 52.Kg1-h1 43.Rb5-b7 Ra8-a7 44.Rb7-b5 Ra7-a8
g4-g3 53.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g6 54.Nb4-c6 45.Rb5-b7 -0.04/18 ] 37...Ra8-a5
Rg2-h2+ 55.Kh1-g1 Rd2-g2+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kg8-h7
56.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 57.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 38.Rb2xb5 Kh7-g6 39.g4-g5 h6xg5
58.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 59.Kh1-g1 40.Kg1-f2 g5-g4 41.Rb5-b6 Kg6-g5
Rh2-g2+ -0.01/18 ] 36.Rc7-c2 42.Kf2-e2 Ra8-a6 43.Rb6xa6 Ra3xa6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Rc7-c2 44.Ke2-d3 Nf6-d7 45.Kd3-c2 Nd7-c5
Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a4 38.Rb2xb5 46.Nf1-e3 Ra6-a3 -0.08/16 ] 38.Nf1-d2
g7-g5 39.Rb5-b2 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-h2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.g4-g5 h6xg5
Kf7-g6 41.Kg1-f2 Nf6-d7 42.Rb2-c2 39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-g4 40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a6
Ra4-a5 43.Nh2-f1 Nd7-c5 44.Nf1-d2 41.Bg2-f1 g7-g6 42.Bf1-e2 Ng4-f6
Nc5-d3+ 45.Kf2-e2 Nd3-b4 46.Rc2-b2 43.Be2xb5 Ra6-a7 44.Bb5-d3 Kg8-f7
Ra3xg3 47.Bg2-f3 Ra5-a4 48.Nd2-c4 45.Kg1-f2 Ra7-b7 46.Bd3-c2 Nf6-g4+
-0.04/20 Diagram 47.Kf2-e2 -0.05/17 ] 38...Nf6xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nf6xg4
(Diagram 317) 39.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a4 40.Bg2-h3 h6-h5
41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4
] 36...Rb3-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4
36...Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a7 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4
38.Rb2xb5 g7-g5 39.Rb5-b2 Kg8-g7 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
40.Nf1-h2 Kg7-f7 41.Kg1-f2 Kf7-g6 48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1
42.Bg2-h1 Ra3-a4 43.Bh1-f3 Ra4-a5 Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
44.Bf3-g2 Kg6-g7 45.Kf2-e2 Ra5-a3 51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
46.Bg2-f3 Ra3-a4 47.Ke2-e3 Kg7-g6 53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
48.Nh2-f1 0.05/18 ] 37.Rc2-b2 55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5 -0.25/15
White threatens to win material: ] 39.Nd2-b3 [ 39.Bg2-f3!?
Rb2xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: is an interesting idea Ng4-e3
37.Rc2-b2 Kg8-h7 38.Rb2xb5 Kh7-g6 40.Bf3-e2³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.g4-g5 h6xg5 40.Kg1-f2 Nf6-d7 39.Bg2-f3 Ng4-e3 40.Bf3-e2 Ra5-a7
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41.Nd2-f1 Ne3-c4 42.Rb2xb5 Nc4-d6 h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7


43.Rb5-b6 Nd6xe4 44.Be2-c4 Kg8-h7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6
45.Rb6-b2 Ne4-c3 46.Bc4xe6 g7-g6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2
47.Nf1-e3 Kh7-g7 48.Kg1-g2 e5-e4 Re4-e3 48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e2
49.Kg2-f2 h6-h5 50.Ne3-c2 -0.13/17 ] Rg3-g2+ 50.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2
39...Ra5-a4µ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 52.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3
39...Ra5-a8 40.Bg2-h3 h6-h5 53.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 54.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3
41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-d2 Ra8-a5 55.Nd4-b5 Ra3-e3+ 56.Ke1-d2
43.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a4 44.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 Re3-b3 57.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 58.Nb5-d6+
45.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 46.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 Kf7-e7 -0.35/21 ] 41...h5xg4
47.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 48.Nc6-b4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...h5xg4
Rc3xg3+ 49.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3 42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4
50.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 51.Kf2-e1 44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3
Rg3-g1+ 52.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+ 46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
53.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 54.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1
55.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 56.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
57.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 58.Nd4-b5 51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
Ra3-e3+ 59.Ke1-d2 Re3-b3 53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
60.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 61.Nb5-d6+ 55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5
Kf7-e7 -0.25/20 ] 40.Bg2-h3 Ra3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d2 Re3-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Bg2-h3 58.Kd2-e2 -0.22/17 ] 42.Nb3-d2
h6-h5 41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Nb3-c5
Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5
Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4
Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Rg3-a3 48.Nb4-c2 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
Ra3-f3+ 49.Kf2-g1 Rf3-g3+ 50.Kg1-f2 48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e2
Rg3-d3 51.Nc2-b4 Rd3-f3+ 52.Kf2-g2 Rg3-g2+ 50.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2
Rf3-a3 53.Nb4-c6 Re4-a4 54.Nc6-b4 51.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 52.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3
g4-g3 55.Kg2-g1 Kg8-f7 56.Nb4xa2 53.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 54.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3
Kf7-g8 57.Rb2-c2 Ra4-c4 58.Rc2-e2 55.Nd4-b5 Ra3-e3+ 56.Ke1-d2 Re3-f3
b5-b4 59.Re2xe6 b4-b3 -0.31/21 ] 57.Kd2-e2 -0.30/18 ] 42...Ra3xg3+
40...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...b5-b4
40...h6-h5 41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 43.Kg1-f2 g7-g6 44.Nd2-b3 Kg8-f7
42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 45.Kf2-e2 Ra4-a8 46.Nb3-d2 Kf7-f6
44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 47.Rb2xb4 Ra3xg3 48.Rb4-b2 Rg3-a3
46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3 49.Ke2-f2 Ra3-a4 50.Rb2-c2 Kf6-g5
48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1 51.Kf2-e3 g4-g3 52.Ke3-f3 Ra4-a3+
Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+ 53.Kf3-g2 Kg5-g4 54.Nd2-c4 -0.51/19 ]
51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 43.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 43.Kg1-f2 Rg3-d3 44.Ra1xa2 Kg8-f7
55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5 45.Ra2xa4 b5xa4 46.Nd2-c4 Kf7-f6
Ra3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d2 Re3-b3 47.Rb2-a2 Rd3-d4 48.Nc4-b6 Rd4xe4
58.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 59.Nb5-d6+ 49.Nb6xa4 Re4-c4 50.Na4-b6
Kf7-e7 -0.25/22 ] 41.Bh3xg4 Rc4-f4+ 51.Kf2-g2 Rf4-d4 52.Kg2-g3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Bh3xg4 Kf6-f5 53.Ra2-f2+ Kf5-g5 54.Rf2-f7
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Rd3-d2+ 57.Kg2-g3 Rd2-d3+ 52.Ra2-a7 g7-g6 53.Ra7-a8 Kf6-g5
58.Kg3-g2 -0.16/22 ] 43...Rg3-a3 54.Ra8-g8 g4-g3+ 55.Kf2-g2 Kg5-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Rg3-d3 56.Rg8xg6 Rb3-b2+ 57.Kg2-g1 Kf4-f3
44.Ra1xa2 Kg8-f7 45.Ra2xa4 b5xa4 58.Rg6-f6+ Kf3xe4 59.Rf6-g6 Ke4-f4
46.Nd2-c4 Kf7-f6 47.Rb2-a2 Rd3-d4 60.Rg6-f6+ Kf4-g5 61.Rf6xe6 Kg5-f5
48.Nc4-b6 Rd4xe4 49.Nb6xa4 Re4-c4 62.Re6-e7 e5-e4 -2.10/18 ]
50.Na4-b6 Rc4-d4 51.Kf2-g3 Kf6-f5 46.Ke2-d1? [ ¹46.Ke2-f2µ ;
52.Ra2-f2+ Kf5-g5 53.Rf2-f7 g7-g6 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Ke2-f2
54.Rf7-e7 Rd4-d3+ 55.Kg3-g2 Kf6-g5 47.Rb5xe5+ Kg5-f4 48.Re5-c5
Rd3-d2+ 56.Kg2-g3 Rd2-d3+ g7-g6 49.Rc5-c2 Ra4-a6 50.Kf2-g2
57.Kg3-g2 -0.08/20 ] 44.Rb2xb5 e6-e5 51.Ra1-f1+ Ra3-f3 52.Rf1-a1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rb2xb5 Rf3-g3+ 53.Kg2-f2 Rg3-a3 54.Nd2-c4
g7-g6 45.Rb5-b2 Kg8-g7 46.Rb2-c2 Ra3-a4 55.Rc2-c3 Ra6-f6 -0.27/17 ]
Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4 Ra3-a4 48.Nc4-d2 46...Ra3-h3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ra6-a8 49.Kf2-g2 Kg7-f6 50.Nd2-b3 46...Ra3-h3 47.Kd1-c2 g4-g3
Kf6-g5 51.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4 52.Ra1xa2 48.Rb5-b3 Ra4-a7 49.Rb3-d3 Kf6-g5
Ra8xa2 53.Rc2xa2 Re4-e3 54.Ra2-a6 50.Kc2-c3 Kg5-f4 51.Nd2-b3 Ra7-c7+
Kg5-f4 55.Ra6xe6 Re3-g3+ 56.Kg2-f2 52.Kc3-b4 Kf4xe4 53.Rd3-d1 Rc7-c2
Rg3-f3+ 57.Kf2-e2 -0.07/21 ] 54.Nb3-d2+ Ke4-e3 55.Rd1-e1+
44...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke3-f4 56.Re1-e2 Rh3-h2 57.Ra1-f1+
44...Kg8-h7 45.Rb5-b2 Kh7-h6 Kf4-g4 58.Re2-e4+ Kg4-h3 59.Nd2-c4
46.Rb2-c2 Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4 Ra3-a4 Rh2-f2 60.Rf1-g1 Kh3-h2 -2.34/21 ]
48.Nc4-d2 Ra6-a8 49.Nd2-b3 Ra8-f8+ 47.Kd1-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Kf2-g2 Rf8-b8 51.Nb3-d2 Rb8-a8 47.Kd1-c2 g4-g3 48.Rb5-b3 Ra4-a7
52.Nd2-b3 Kh6-g5 53.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4 49.Rb3-d3 Kf6-g5 50.Kc2-c3 Kg5-f4
54.Rc2xa2 Ra8xa2+ 55.Ra1xa2 51.Nd2-b3 Ra7-c7+ 52.Kc3-b4 Kf4xe4
Re4-e3 56.Ra2-a7 g7-g6 57.Ra7-a6 53.Rd3-d1 Rc7-c2 54.Nb3-d2+
Kg5-f4 58.Ra6xe6 Re3-g3+ 59.Kg2-f2 Ke4-e3 55.Rd1-e1+ Ke3-f4
Rg3-f3+ 60.Kf2-e2 0.00/19 ] 56.Re1-e4+ Kf4-f5 57.Ra1-f1+ Kf5-g6
45.Kf2-e2? [ 45.Rb5-c5 Kf7-f6µ ; 58.Nd2-f3 g3-g2 59.Nf3xe5+ Kg6-h5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Rb5-c5 60.Rf1-g1 Kh5-g5 -2.07/18 ] 47...g4-g3
Kf7-f6 46.Rc5-c2 Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47...g4-g3
Ra3-a4 48.Nc4-d2 Kf6-g5 49.Nd2-b3 48.Rb5-b3 Kf6-g5 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6
Ra6-a8 50.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4 51.Rc2xa2 50.Kc2-b3 Ra4-a8 51.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-f6
Ra8xa2+ 52.Ra1xa2 Re4-f4+ 52.Ra1xa2 g3-g2 53.Ra2xg2 Rh3xf3+
53.Kf2-g2 Rf4-f3 54.Nc1-e2 Rf3-e3 54.Kb3-b4 Rf3-f4 55.Rg2-e2 g6-g5
55.Ne2-g3 Kg5-h4 56.Ng3-f1 Re3-c3 56.Rb7-h7 Ra8-e8 57.Kb4-c3
57.Nf1-d2 Rc3-g3+ 58.Kg2-f2 -0.04/19 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc3-b2 Rc8-b8+
] 45...Kf7-f6 [ 45...Ra3-h3 keeps an 59.Kb2-c1 g5-g4 60.Rh7-h6+ Kf6-f7
even firmer grip 46.Rb5xe5 Rh3-h2+ 61.Re2-c2 Rf4-f1+ 62.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+
47.Ke2-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 63.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 64.Kc1xc2 g4-g3
45...Ra3-h3 46.Rb5-b2 Rh3-h2+ 65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 66.Rh7-h6+ Kf6-g5
47.Ke2-e3 Ra4-a3+ 48.Rb2-b3 67.Rh6xe6 g3-g2 68.Re6xe5+
Ra3xb3+ 49.Nd2xb3 Rh2-h3+ Kg5-f4 -1.90/18 ] 48.Rb5-b3
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Kf6-g5 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Kc2-b3 65.Rg6-g5 e5-e4 66.Kb3-c2 Kf3-f2
Ra4-a8 51.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-f6 52.Ra1xa2 67.Rg1-c1 e3-e2 68.Nc3xe4+ Kf2-e3
g3-g2 53.Ra2xg2 Rh3xf3+ 54.Kb3-b4 69.Rc1-e1 Rf8-f1 70.Rg5-g3+ Ke3-f4
Rf3-f4 55.Rg2-e2 g6-g5 56.Rb7-h7 -3.10/19 ] 50.Rb3-c3 [ 50.Rb3-e3
Ra8-e8 57.Kb4-c3 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc3-b2 does not save the day g3-g2
Rc8-b8+ 59.Kb2-c1 g5-g4 60.Rh7-h6+ 51.Re3-e1 Rh3-g3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Kf6-f7 61.Re2-c2 Rf4-f1+ 62.Kc1-d2 x64: 50.Rb3-e3 g3-g2 51.Re3-e1
Rf1-f2+ 63.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 64.Kc1xc2 Ra4-a8 52.Re1-g1 Kg4-g3 53.Rg1-d1
g4-g3 65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 66.Rh7-h6+ Ra8-b8+ 54.Kb2-c2 Rb8-c8+
Kf6-g5 67.Rh6xe6 g3-g2 68.Re6xe5+ 55.Kc2-b2 Kg3-f2 56.Nd2-b3 Rh3-e3
Kg5-f4 -1.76/20 ] 48...Kf6-g5 57.Nb3-c1 g2-g1Q 58.Nc1-d3+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Kf6-g5 Re3xd3 59.Rd1xg1 Rd3-d2+
49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Rb7-f7 g3-g2 60.Kb2-b3 Kf2-e3 61.Rg1xg7 Rc8-b8+
51.Rf7-f2 Rh3-g3 52.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-h6 62.Kb3-c3 Rd2-e2 63.Rg7-g6 Rb8-b1
53.Nf3-g1 Ra4xe4 54.Kc2-d1 64.Rg6-g1 Rb1xa1 65.Rg1xa1
Re4-d4+ 55.Kd1-e2 Rd4-a4 Ke3xe4 66.Ra1-g1 -3.17/18 ]
56.Ke2-e1 Rg3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d1 50...g3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Re3-b3 58.Rf2xa2 Ra4xa2 59.Ra1xa2 50...g3-g2 51.Rc3-c1 Rh3-e3
Rb3-b1+ 60.Kd1-e2 Rb1xg1 52.Rc1-c7 g7-g5 53.Rc7-c1 Ra4-d4
61.Ke2-f2 Rg1-c1 62.Kf2xg2 Kh6-g5 54.Nd2-c4 Re3xe4 55.Kb2-b3 Re4-e2
63.Ra2-e2 Rc1-c5 64.Re2-e3 Rc5-b5 56.Kb3-c3 Rd4-d5 57.Nc4-b6
65.Kg2-f2 Rb5-b2+ 66.Kf2-g3 Kg5-f6 Re2-e3+ 58.Kc3-b4 Re3-e4+
67.Re3-f3+ Kf6-e7 68.Rf3-e3 Ke7-d6 59.Nb6-c4 Re4-e2 60.Rc1-c3 Rd5-d4
69.Re3-d3+ Kd6-c5 -1.65/19 ] 61.Kb4-b3 e5-e4 62.Nc4-e5+ Kg4-f5
49.Kc2-b2? [ 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 63.Ne5-c6 Rd4-d3 64.Rc3xd3 e4xd3
50.Kc2-b3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 65.Nc6-d4+ Kf5-e4 66.Nd4xe2 d3xe2
49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Rb7-f7 g3-g2 67.Kb3xa2 -3.62/17 ] 51.Rc3-c1
51.Rf7-f2 Rh3-g3 52.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-h6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rc3-c1
53.Nf3-g1 Ra4xe4 54.Kc2-d1 Rh3-e3 52.Rc1-g1 Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3
Re4-d4+ 55.Kd1-e2 Rd4-a4 Ra4-a3+ 54.Nd2-b3 Re2-e3+
56.Ke2-d1 Rg3-b3 57.Rf2xa2 Ra4xa2 55.Kc3-c4 Re3xe4+ 56.Kc4-c3
58.Ra1xa2 Rb3-b1+ 59.Kd1-e2 Re4-e3+ 57.Kc3-c4 Ra3xb3
Rb1xg1 60.Ke2-f2 Rg1-c1 61.Kf2xg2 58.Rg1xg2+ Kg4-f3 59.Rg2-c2 g7-g5
Kh6-g5 62.Ra2-e2 Rc1-c5 63.Re2-e3 60.Ra1xa2 g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-g3
Rc5-b5 64.Kg2-g3 Kg5-f5 65.Re3-f3+ 62.Kc4-c5 Re3-c3+ 63.Kc5-d6 e5-e4
Kf5-e4 66.Kg3-g4 Rb5-b2 -1.41/17 ] 64.Kd6xe6 e4-e3 65.Rf2-f1 Rb3-b4
49...Kg5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 66.Ke6-d6 Rb4-d4+ 67.Kd6-e5
49...Kg5-g4 50.Nd2-f1 Kg4-f4 Rd4-d2 68.Rf1-a1 Kg3-f3 69.Ra1-f1+
51.Rb3-b7 g3-g2 52.Rb7-f7+ Kf4xe4 Rd2-f2 70.Ra2-a1 e3-e2 71.Rf1-c1
53.Nf1-d2+ Ke4-e3 54.Rf7xg7 Ke3-f2 Rc3-e3+ 72.Ke5-d4 g4-g3 73.Rc1-c3
55.Rg7-f7+ Ra4-f4 56.Nd2-e4+ Kf2-e2 -3.76/20 ] 51...Rh3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
57.Rf7-g7 Rh3-h2 58.Ne4-c3+ Ke2-e3 Pro x64: 51...Rh3-e3 52.Rc1-g1
59.Ra1-e1+ Ke3-f3 60.Re1-g1 a2-a1R Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3 Ra4-a3+
61.Kb2xa1 e5-e4 62.Ka1-b2 e4-e3 54.Nd2-b3 Re2-e3+ 55.Kc3-c4
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57.Kc3-c4 Ra3xb3 58.Rg1xg2+ 66.Kb1-c1 g3-g2 67.Kc1-d1 Kf4-e3
Kg4-f3 59.Rg2-c2 g7-g5 60.Ra1xa2 68.Rg7-g6 e6-e5 69.Rg6-g7 -4.44/17 ]
g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-g3 62.Kc4-c5 53...Kg3-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Re3-c3+ 63.Kc5-d6 e5-e4 64.Kd6xe6 53...Kg3-f2 54.Nd2-b3 Re3-e2+
e4-e3 65.Rf2-f1 Rb3-b4 66.Ke6-d6 55.Kb2-c3 Re2xe4 56.Kc3-b2
Rb4-d4+ 67.Kd6-e5 Rd4-d2 Re4-e2+ 57.Kb2-c3 Re2-e3+
68.Ra2xd2 e3xd2 69.Rf1-d1 Rc3-c2 58.Kc3-b2 Ra4-g4 59.Nb3-d2 g2-g1Q
70.Ke5-d4 Kg3-f2 71.Kd4-d3 -3.15/20 ] 60.Rc1xg1 Rg4xg1 61.Ra1xa2
52.Kb2-c2 [ 52.Rc1-g1 does not solve Re3-e2 62.Kb2-c2 e5-e4 63.Kc2-c3
anything Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3 Rg1-g3+ 64.Kc3-b4 Kf2-e1 65.Nd2xe4
Kg4-g3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Re2xe4+ 66.Kb4-b5 g7-g5
52.Rc1-g1 Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3 67.Ra2-a1+ Ke1-f2 68.Ra1-a2+
Ra4-a3+ 54.Nd2-b3 Re2-e3+ Re4-e2 -7.13/16 ] 54.Rc1-c2
55.Kc3-c4 Re3xe4+ 56.Kc4-c3 [ 54.Rc1-c7 doesn't get the cat off the
Re4-e3+ 57.Kc3-c4 Ra3xb3 tree Re3-g3 55.Rc7-c4 Ra4-a6-+ ;
58.Rg1xg2+ Kg4-f3 59.Rg2-c2 g7-g5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Nd2-b3
60.Ra1xa2 g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-e4 Re3-e2+ 55.Kb2-c3 Re2xe4
62.Kc4-c5 Rb3-d3 63.Rf2-f6 Rd3-d5+ 56.Kc3-b2 Re4-e2+ 57.Kb2-c3
64.Kc5-c6 Re3-c3+ 65.Kc6-b6 Re2-e3+ 58.Kc3-b2 Ra4-g4
Rd5-d6+ 66.Kb6-b5 Rd6-d4 59.Nb3-d2 g2-g1Q 60.Rc1xg1 Rg4xg1
67.Rf6xe6 Ke4-d5 68.Re6-e7 Rc3-c5+ 61.Ra1xa2 Re3-e2 62.Kb2-c2 e5-e4
69.Kb5-a6 g4-g3 70.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c6 63.Kc2-c3 Rg1-g3+ 64.Kc3-b4 Kf2-e1
71.Rd7xd4 e5xd4 -3.04/17 ] 65.Nd2xe4 Re2xe4+ 66.Kb4-c5 g7-g5
52...Kg4-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67.Ra2-a1+ Ke1-f2 68.Ra1-a2+
52...Kg4-g3 53.Nd2-f1+ g2xf1Q Re4-e2 69.Ra2-a4 g5-g4 70.Ra4-f4+
54.Rc1xf1 g7-g5 55.Kc2-b2 g5-g4 Kf2-g2 71.Rf4-f6 Rg3-c3+ 72.Kc5-d4
56.Ra1-c1 Re3-e2+ 57.Kb2-a1 Rc3-a3 -8.01/17 ] 54...Re3-e2
Ra4xe4 58.Rf1-f6 Re4-b4 59.Rf6-f1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Re3-e2
e5-e4 60.Rf1-g1+ Kg3-f4 61.Rc1-f1+ 55.Rc2-c7 Re2xd2+ 56.Kb2-c3
Kf4-g5 62.Rf1-f8 e4-e3 63.Rf8-g8+ g2-g1Q 57.Rc7-f7+ Kf2-e3 58.Ra1xg1
Kg5-f5 64.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e5 65.Rf1-g1 a2-a1Q+ 59.Rg1xa1 Ra4xa1
Rb4-b2 66.Rg8-g5+ Ke5-e4 60.Rf7xg7 Ra1-c1+ 61.Kc3-b3
67.Rg5xg4+ Ke4-e5 68.Rg1-c1 Ke3xe4 62.Rg7-h7 Rd2-d3+
Re2-h2 69.Rc1-e1 Ke5-d5 63.Kb3-a4 Rd3-d8 64.Ka4-b3
70.Re1-d1+ Rh2-d2 -4.46/16 ] Rd8-b8+ 65.Kb3-a2 Rc1-c2+
53.Kc2-b2 [ 53.Nd2-f1+ cannot undo 66.Ka2-a3 Ke4-d5 67.Rh7-d7+
what has already been done g2xf1N Kd5-c6 68.Rd7-e7 Kc6-d6 69.Re7-a7
54.Rc1xf1 g7-g5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro e5-e4 70.Ra7-a6+ Kd6-d5
x64: 53.Nd2-f1+ g2xf1Q 54.Rc1xf1 71.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c4 72.Ra5-a4+
g7-g5 55.Kc2-b2 g5-g4 56.Ra1-c1 Kc4-c3 73.Ra4-b4 Rb8-a8+
Re3-e2+ 57.Kb2-a1 Ra4xe4 58.Rf1-f6 74.Rb4-a4 Ra8xa4+ 75.Ka3xa4
Re4-b4 59.Rf6-f1 e5-e4 60.Rf1-g1+ e6-e5 -9.07/17 ]
Kg3-f4 61.Rc1-f1+ Kf4-g5 62.Rf1-f7 0-1
Rb4-b1+ 63.Rg1xb1 a2xb1Q+
Symphony on 64

24...Rxd8
“Quiet moves often make a stronger impression than a wild
combination with heavy sacrifices.” - Mikhail Tal
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Johannessen,Leif Erlend 31.h4-h5 g6xh5 32.Rd1-g1 Rb4-d4
Carlsen,Magnus -0.10/18 ] 22.Be4-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Midnight Sun Chess Challenge. (4) 2006 x64: 22.Qc2-b2+ f7-f6 23.Na4-c3
c5-c4 24.Rd1-d4 c4xb3 25.a2xb3
A58: Benko/Volga Gambit: Lines with 5 Qa6-a7 26.Qb2-d2 Rb8-b4 27.e2-e3
bxa6 Ra8-b8 28.Rd4xb4 Rb8xb4 29.Rb1-e1
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 c7-c5 Rb4xb3 30.h2-h3 Qa7-c5 31.Nc3-d1
3.d4-d5 b7-b5 4.c4xb5 a7-a6 Ng4-h6 32.Be4-c2 Rb3-b8 33.g3-g4
5.b5xa6 g7-g6 6.Nb1-c3 Bc8xa6 f6-f5 -0.16/16 ] 22...c5-c4 last book
7.g2-g3 d7-d6 8.Bf1-g2 Bf8-g7 move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...h7-h5
9.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 10.Ra1-b1 0-0 23.Bf3xg4 Bd7xg4 24.Rd1-e1 Qa6-a7
11.0-0 Qd8-a5 Diagram 25.e2-e4 c5-c4+ 26.Kg1-g2 Qa7-d4
XIIIIIIIIY 27.Qc2-f2 Qd4xf2+ 28.Kg2xf2 Rb8-b4
29.Na4-c3 c4xb3 30.a2xb3 Ra8-a3
9r+-+-trk+0 31.Re1-c1 Rb4xb3 32.Rb1xb3
9+-+nzppvlp0 318 Ra3xb3 33.Kf2-e3 Rb3-b2 34.h2-h4
-0.14/15 ] 23.e2-e3 [ 23.Bf3xg4
9l+-zp-snp+0 Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 c4xb3 25.Rb1xb3
9wq-zpP+-+-0 Rb8xb3 26.a2xb3 Qa6-b6+ 27.Kg1-g2
9-+-+-+-+0 Qb6-b4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Bf3xg4 Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 Bg4-f5
9+-sN-+NzP-0 25.e2-e4 Bf5-g4 26.Rd1-f1 c4xb3
9PzP-+PzPLzP0 27.a2xb3 Qa6-b6+ 28.Kg1-g2 Rb8-c8
29.Qc2-b2 Kg7-g8 30.h2-h3 Qb6-d4
9+RvLQ+RmK-0[ 31.Rb1-c1 Bg4-d7 32.Qb2-f2 Qd4-b4
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Qf2-c2 Qb4-d4 -0.05/17 ]
23...Qa6-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Qd1-c2 Rf8-b8 13.Rf1-d1 Nf6-g4 23...c4xb3 24.a2xb3 Ng4-f6
14.Bc1-d2 Ng4-e5 15.Nf3xe5 25.Rd1-c1 Rb8-c8 26.Qc2-d2 Bd7-f5
Nd7xe5 16.b2-b3 Ba6-c8 17.Nc3-a4 27.Rc1xc8 Ra8xc8 28.Rb1-b2 Qa6-a7
Qa5-a6 18.Bd2-c3 Bc8-f5 19.Bg2-e4 29.Kg1-g2 h7-h6 30.Qd2-d4 Qa7xd4
Bf5-d7 20.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 last book 31.e3xd4 Rc8-c2+ 32.Rb2xc2 Bf5xc2
move 21.Bc3xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 33.Na4-b6 Bc2xb3 34.Kg2-f2 -0.26/16
x64: 21.Bc3xg7 Kg8xg7 22.Be4-f3 ] 24.Rd1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
h7-h5 23.Bf3xg4 Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 24.Qc2-c3+ Ng4-f6 25.Na4-b2 Bd7-f5
Rb8-b4 25.Qc2-b2 Kg7-g8 26.Qb2-d2 26.Rb1-c1 Qa7xa2 27.Nb2xc4
Bg4-f5 27.Rb1-c1 h5-h4 28.g3xh4 Rb8xb3 28.Qc3-e1 Rb3-d3 29.g3-g4
Kg8-f8 29.Qd2-e3 Qa6-b7 30.Kg1-g2 Ra8-c8 30.g4xf5 Rd3xd1 31.Qe1xd1
Qb7-c7 31.h2-h3 -0.07/18 ] Rc8xc4 Diagram
21...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rc1xc4 Qa2xc4 33.f5xg6 h7xg6
21...Kg8xg7 22.Be4-f3 h7-h5 34.Kg1-f2 Qc4-c3 35.Qd1-e1 Qc3-c2+
23.Bf3xg4 Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 Rb8-b4 36.Qe1-e2 Qc2-c1 37.h2-h3 Qc1-c3
25.Qc2-b2 Kg7-g8 26.Qb2-d2 Bg4-f5 38.Kf2-g3 -0.29/18 ] 24...c4xb3
27.Rb1-c1 h5-h4 28.g3xh4 Kg8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Bd7-f5
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9-+-+-+-+0 9rtr-+-+-+0
9+-+-zppmkp0 319 9wq-+lzppmkp0 320
9-+-zp-snp+0 9-+-zp-snp+0
9+-+P+P+-0 9+-+P+-+-0
9-+r+-zP-+0 9N+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-zPL+-0 9+P+-zPLzP-0
9q+-+-+-zP0 9-+Q+-+-zP0
9+-tRQ+-mK-0[ 9+R+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
25.Qc2-c3+ Ng4-f6 26.Rb1-a1 c4xb3 Rb8xb1 31.Qd3xb1 Ra8-a5 32.e3-e4
27.a2xb3 Rb8-c8 28.Qc3-d2 Ra8-b8 Qa4-d4 33.Qb1-b2 Ra5-a4 34.Qb2xd4
29.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 30.Re1-c1 Qb6xb3 Ra4xd4 35.Kg2-f2 Nf6-d7 36.Re2-a2
31.Ra1-a7 Rb8-b7 32.Ra7xb7 Nd7-c5 37.e4-e5 Rd4-d3 38.e5xd6
Qb3xb7 33.e3-e4 Bf5-g4 34.Bf3xg4 e7xd6 39.Ra2-a7 Rd3-d2+ 40.Bf3-e2
Qb7-b6+ 35.Kg1-g2 Nf6xg4 Rd2xd5 -0.11/17 ] 26...Rb8-b4
36.Nc3-d1 Rc8xc1 37.Qd2xc1 Qb6-d4 [ 26...Qa7-b7 27.Na4-c3³ ;Houdini 2.
38.Qc1-c2 -0.40/18 ] 25.a2xb3 0c Pro x64: 26...Qa7-b7 27.Ra1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2xb3 Ra8-a5 28.Qc2-d2 Qb7-a7 29.Kg1-g2
Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Bf5xe4 27.Qc2xe4 Ra5-b5 30.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 31.Rb1xb3
Ng4-f6 28.Qe4-d3 Rb8-b4 29.Kg1-g2 Rb8xb3 32.Re1-b1 Rb3-a3 33.Rb1-c1
Ra8-b8 30.h2-h3 Qa7-a5 31.Re1-d1 Qa7-c5 34.Qd2-b2 Bd7-f5 35.e3-e4
Qa5-b5 32.Qd3xb5 Rb4xb5 Bf5-d7 36.Bf3-e2 -0.33/16 ] 27.Kg1-h1
33.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 34.Rb1xb3 [ 27.Na4-c3!? must be considered
Rb8xb3 35.Rd1-c1 Rb3-b2+ Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1 Ra8xa1+
36.Kg2-f3 Rb2-d2 37.g3-g4 Nf6xd5 29.Bf3-d1² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Nc3xd5 Rd2xd5 39.Rc1-c7 e7-e6 27.Na4-c3 Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1
40.g4-g5 Rd5-d3 -0.28/18 ] Ra8xa1+ 29.Kg1-g2 Ra1-a3
25...Ng4-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro 30.Bf3-d1 Rb4xb3 31.Qc2xb3 Ra3xb3
x64: 25...Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Kg7-g8 32.Bd1xb3 Bd7-f5 33.Bb3-d1 Bf5-e4+
27.Qc2-d3 Bf5-d7 28.Be4-f3 Rb8-b4 34.Bd1-f3 Be4-d3 35.e3-e4 Nf6-d7
29.Na4-c3 Ng4-f6 30.Kg1-g2 Qa7-c5 36.Kg2-f2 Nd7-c5 37.Kf2-e3 Kg7-f6
31.Re1-c1 Bd7-g4 32.Bf3xg4 Nf6xg4 38.Ke3-d4 h7-h5 39.Bf3-g2 Kf6-g7
33.Rc1-e1 Ra8-a3 34.h2-h3 Ra3xb3 -0.09/18 ] 27...Ra8-c8 Black threatens
35.Rb1xb3 Rb4xb3 36.h3xg4 to win material: Rc8xc2 [Houdini 2.0c
Rb3xc3 -0.21/17 ] Pro x64: 27...Ra8-c8 Diagram
26.Rb1-a1 [ 26.Kg1-g2 Qa7-a5= ; 28.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Kg1-g2 30.e3-e4 Qb6-d4 31.e4xf5 Diagram
Rb8-c8 27.Qc2-d1 Rc8-b8 28.Qd1-d3 Rc8xc3 32.Qc2-e2 g6xf5 33.Re1-d1
Bd7xa4 29.b3xa4 Qa7xa4 30.Re1-e2 Qd4-e3 34.Qe2xe3 Rc3xe3 35.Kh1-g2
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28...Qa7-b7 29.g3-g4 Rb4xb3
9-+r+-+-+0 30.g4-g5 Rc8-c4 31.g5xf6+ e7xf6
9wq-+lzppmkp0 321 32.Kh1-g1 Rc4xa4 33.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4
34.Qd1-d4 Rb3-b4 35.Qd4-d2 Qb7-b6
9-+-zp-snp+0 36.Qd2-f2 Ba4-d7 37.e3-e4 Qb6-c7
9+-+P+-+-0 38.Qf2-e3 Rb4-b2 39.Bf3-e2 Qc7-c2
9Ntr-+-zP-+0 40.Kg1-g2 Qc2-c4 -1.07/18 ]
29.e3-e4? [ 29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5
9+P+-zPLzP-0 30.Rb1-c1 Rc8xc1 31.Qd1xc1 Rb4xb3
9-+Q+-+-zP0 32.Qc1-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.g3-g4 Rb4xb3 30.g4-g5 Rc8-c4
9tR-+-tR-+K0[ 31.g5xf6+ e7xf6 32.Kh1-g1 Rc4xa4
xiiiiiiiiy 33.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4 34.Qd1-d4 Rb3-b4
35.Qd4-d2 Qb7-b6 36.Qd2-f2 f6-f5
XIIIIIIIIY 37.Kg1-g2 Ba4-d7 38.Bf3-d1 Rb4-b5
39.Bd1-f3 Rb5-b2 40.Re1-e2 Rb2-b3
9-+r+-+-+0{ 41.Qf2-e1 Rb3-a3 42.Qe1-c1 -1.23/17
9+-+-zppmkp0 322 ] 29...Rb4xb3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rb4xb3 30.e4-e5 Nf6-g4
9-+-zp-snp+0 31.Ra1-a2 Rb3-a3 32.Qd1-a1
9+-+P+P+-0 Ng4-f2+ 33.Kh1-g1 Ra3xa2
9-tr-wq-zP-+0 34.Qa1xa2 Nf2-d3 35.Re1-a1
Qb7-a7+ 36.Kg1-g2 Bd7xa4 37.e5xd6
9+PsN-+LzP-0 e7xd6 38.Qa2-d2 Nd3-c5 39.Qd2-d4+
9-+Q+-+-zP0 f7-f6 40.Bf3-d1 Rc8-a8 41.Bd1xa4
Nc5xa4 -2.92/13 ] 30.e4-e5 [ 30.h2-h3
9+R+-tR-+K0 Diagram
xiiiiiiiiy
(Diagram 323)
Rb4xb3 36.Rb1xb3 Re3xb3
37.Rd1-d2 Nf6-g4 38.Bf3xg4 f5xg4 Rc8-c4 31.e4-e5 Nf6-g8-+
39.h2-h3 h7-h5 40.h3xg4 h5xg4 ( 31...Rc4xa4?! 32.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4
41.Kg2-f2 Kg7-f6 42.Rd2-a2 Rb3-d3 33.e5xf6+ e7xf6 34.Bf3-g2-+ ;
43.Ra2-a5 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 31...Bd7xa4?! 32.e5xf6+ e7xf6
-0.79/18 ] 28.Qc2-d1 [Houdini 2.0c 33.Bf3-g2-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Pro x64: 28.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 30.Re1-f1 Qb7-b4 31.e4-e5 Nf6-g8
29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5 30.e3-e4 Qb6-d4 32.e5xd6 Bd7xa4 33.d6xe7 Ng8xe7
31.e4xf5 Rc8xc3 32.Qc2-d1 Qd4xd1 34.Qd1-e1 Qb4xe1 35.Ra1xe1 Ne7-f5
33.Bf3xd1 Nf6xd5 34.f5xg6 h7xg6 36.Bf3-d1 Rb3-b4 37.Bd1-f3 Nf5-d4
35.Rb1-b2 Rc3-c1 36.Rb2-d2 Nd5-c3 38.Bf3-g2 Rb4-b2 39.Re1-b1 Rb2-d2
37.Kh1-g2 Rc1-b1 38.Rd2-d3 Nc3xd1 40.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 41.Rb1xc1
39.Rd3xd1 Rb1xd1 40.Re1xd1 -3.40/14 ] 30...Nf6-g4 [Houdini 2.0c
Rb4xb3 41.h2-h4 Kg7-f6 42.Kg2-f2 Pro x64: 30...Nf6-g4 31.Ra1-a2
Kf6-f5 43.Rd1-a1 e7-e6 -0.85/18 ] Rb3-a3 32.Ra2-b2 Qb7xb2
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XIIIIIIIIY 34.Kh1-g1 e5xf4 35.g3xf4 Qd5-d6


36.Re1-e4 Bg4-f5 37.Qf2-d4+
9-+r+-+-+0{ Qd6xd4+ 38.Re4xd4 Rc8-c2
9+q+lzppmkp0 323 39.Ra1-d1 Rb3-f3 40.Rd4-d2 Rc2xd2
41.Rd1xd2 Rf3xf4 42.Na4-b6 e7-e5
9-+-zp-snp+0 43.Rd2-a2 Bf5-h3 44.Ra2-a1 h7-h5
9+-+P+-+-0 45.Nb6-d5 Rf4-g4+ 46.Kg1-f2
9N+-+PzP-+0 Rg4-g2+ 47.Kf2-f3 Rg2xh2 -4.33/15 ]
32...Qb7xd5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+r+-+LzPP0 32...Qb7xd5+ 33.Kh1-g1 Rc8-c2
9-+-+-+-+0 34.Re1-e2 Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2
Rc2xe2+ 36.Qg4xe2 Qd4xa1
9tR-+QtR-+K0 37.e5-e6 Qa1xa4 38.e6xf7 Kg7xf7
xiiiiiiiiy 39.h2-h4 Qa4-c6+ 40.Kg2-h3
Qc6-h1+ 41.Qe2-h2 Qh1xh2+
33.Na4xb2 Ng4-f2+ 34.Kh1-g2 Nf2xd1 42.Kh3xh2 d6-d5 43.Kh2-g2 d5-d4
35.Nb2xd1 Rc8-c2+ 36.Re1-e2 44.Kg2-f2 Rb3-e3 45.g3-g4 Re3-h3
Ra3-a2 37.Re2-f2 Rc2xf2+ 38.Nd1xf2 46.h4-h5 g6xh5 47.g4xh5 Rh3xh5
h7-h6 39.Bf3-e4 Bd7-b5 40.Kg2-f3 48.Kf2-e2 Rh5-h3 49.Ke2-d2 Rh3-f3
Bb5-c4 41.e5xd6 e7xd6 -3.29/14 ] 50.f4-f5 Rf3xf5 51.Kd2-d3 -10.72/15 ]
31.Bf3xg4 [ 31.Qd1-e2 Ng4-e3 33.Kh1-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.e5xd6 e7xd6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 33.Kh1-g1 Rc8-c2 34.Re1-e2
x64: 31.Ra1-a2 Rb3-a3 32.Ra2-b2 Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2 Rc2xe2+
Qb7xb2 33.Na4xb2 Ng4-f2+ 36.Qg4xe2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 e7xd6
34.Kh1-g2 Nf2xd1 35.Nb2xd1 38.f4-f5 Qa1xa4 39.f5xg6 h7xg6
Rc8-c2+ 36.Re1-e2 Ra3-a2 40.Kg2-h3 Qa4-d7+ 41.Qe2-g4
37.Re2xc2 Ra2xc2+ 38.Nd1-f2 Qd7xg4+ 42.Kh3xg4 d6-d5 43.Kg4-f4
Rc2-d2 39.Bf3-e4 d6xe5 40.f4xe5 Kg7-f6 44.h2-h4 d5-d4 45.Kf4-e4
Bd7-f5 41.Be4-f3 h7-h5 42.h2-h4 Rb3xg3 46.Ke4xd4 Rg3-g4+
f7-f6 43.e5-e6 Rd2-b2 -3.63/15 ] 47.Kd4-e3 Rg4xh4 48.Ke3-f3 g6-g5
31...Bd7xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Kf3-e3 Kf6-f5 50.Ke3-f3 Rh4-h3+
31...Bd7xg4 32.Qd1-d2 Rc8-c4 51.Kf3-f2 g5-g4 52.Kf2-g2 Kf5-f4
33.f4-f5 Bg4-f3+ 34.Kh1-g1 Qb7-a7+ -11.06/16 ] 33...Rc8-c2 [Houdini 2.0c
35.Qd2-f2 Qa7xf2+ 36.Kg1xf2 Pro x64: 33...Rc8-c2 34.Re1-e2
Rc4-c2+ 37.Kf2-g1 Rc2-g2+ Rc2xe2 35.Qg4xe2 Qd5-d4+
38.Kg1-f1 Rg2xh2 39.e5xd6 e7xd6 36.Kg1-g2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 e7xd6
40.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 41.Kg1-f1 Rg2xg3 38.f4-f5 Qa1xa4 39.f5xg6 h7xg6
42.Re1-b1 Bf3-g2+ 43.Kf1-e2 40.Kg2-h3 Qa4-d7+ 41.Qe2-g4
Rb3-e3+ 44.Ke2-d2 Bg2-e4 Qd7xg4+ 42.Kh3xg4 d6-d5 43.Kg4-f4
45.Rb1-g1 Re3-d3+ 46.Kd2-e2 Kg7-f6 44.h2-h4 d5-d4 45.Kf4-e4
Rg3-e3+ 47.Ke2-f2 Re3-f3+ 48.Kf2-e2 Rb3xg3 46.Ke4xd4 Rg3-g4+
Rd3-e3+ 49.Ke2-d2 Be4xf5 -3.94/14 ] 47.Kd4-e3 Rg4xh4 48.Ke3-f3 g6-g5
32.Qd1xg4 [ 32.Qd1-d2 Rc8-c4 49.Kf3-g3 Kf6-e5 50.Kg3-f3 f7-f5
33.e5-e6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Kf3-g3 f5-f4+ 52.Kg3-f2 Rh4-h3
32.Qd1-d4 d6xe5 33.Qd4-f2 Qb7xd5+ -10.82/17 ] 34.Qg4-h3 [ 34.Re1-e2
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cannot change what is in store for 45.Kf3-e3 Qf5-c5+ 46.Ke3-e4


White Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2 Rc2xe2+ Qc5-c2+ 47.Ke4-f3 Qc2xh2 48.g3-g4
( 35...Qd4xa1?! is a weaker possibility Qh2-h4 49.Kf3-f4 Qh4-f2+ 50.Kf4-e4
36.Re2xc2 Qa1xa4 37.Qg4-e2-+ ) g6-g5 51.Ke4-d3 Qf2-f1+ 52.Kd3-d2
36.Qg4xe2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 Qf1-g2+ 53.Kd2-d3 Qg2xg4 -18.22/17
e7xd6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: ] 36.Qh3-f1 [ 36.Qh3-g2 praying for a
34.Re1-e2 Rc2xe2 35.Qg4xe2 miracle Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2 Re3xe1
Qd5-d4+ 36.Kg1-g2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 38.Ra1xe1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
e7xd6 38.f4-f5 Qa1xa4 39.f5xg6 36.Qh3-g2 Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2
h7xg6 40.Kg2-h3 Qa4-d7+ 41.Qe2-g4 Qd4-d2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1
Qd7xg4+ 42.Kh3xg4 d6-d5 43.Kg4-f4 39.Ra1xe1 Qd2xe1 40.Kh3-g2
Kg7-f6 44.h2-h4 d5-d4 45.Kf4-e4 Qe1-e4+ 41.Kg2-f2 Qe4xa4 42.e5xd6
Rb3xg3 46.Ke4xd4 Rg3-g4+ e7xd6 43.f4-f5 Qa4-c2+ 44.Kf2-f3
47.Kd4-e3 Rg4xh4 48.Ke3-f3 g6-g5 Qc2xf5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Qf5-c5+
49.Kf3-g3 Kf6-e5 50.Kg3-f3 f7-f5 46.Ke3-e4 Qc5-c2+ 47.Ke4-f3 Qc2xh2
51.Kf3-g3 f5-f4+ 52.Kg3-f2 Rh4-h3 48.g3-g4 Qh2-h4 49.Kf3-f4 Qh4-f2+
-11.06/18 ] 34...Qd5-d4+ [Houdini 2. 50.Kf4-e4 Qf2-g3 51.Ke4-d4 Qg3xg4+
0c Pro x64: 34...Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-h1 52.Kd4-d5 Qg4-e6+ 53.Kd5-c6 h7-h5
Rb3-e3 36.Qh3-g2 Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2 54.Kc6-c7 h5-h4 -18.46/18 ]
Qd4-d2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1 36...Qd4-d2 Diagram [ 36...Qd4-d2
39.Ra1xe1 Qd2xe1 40.e5xd6 e7xd6 37.Re1-e2 Re3xe2 38.Qf1-f2 Re2xf2
41.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+ 42.Kg2-g1 39.Kh1-g1 Rf2xh2 40.e5xd6 Qd2-f2# ;
Qe4xa4 43.h2-h3 d6-d5 44.f4-f5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Qd4-d2
g6xf5 45.Kg1-f2 Qa4-c2+ 46.Kf2-e3 37.Re1-e2 Re3xe2 38.Na4-c3
Qc2-e4+ 47.Ke3-d2 d5-d4 48.g3-g4 Re2xh2+ 39.Kh1-g1 Qd2-e3+
Qe4-g2+ 49.Kd2-d3 Qg2xh3+ 40.Qf1-f2 Qe3xf2# -#5/17 ]
50.Kd3xd4 f5xg4 51.Kd4-d5 g4-g3
-18.11/15 ] 35.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c (Diagram 324)
Pro x64: 35.Kg1-h1 Rb3-e3
36.Qh3-g2 Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2 0-1
Qd4-d2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1 XIIIIIIIIY
39.Ra1xe1 Qd2xe1 40.e5xd6 e7xd6
41.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+ 42.Kg2-g1 9-+-+-+-+0
Qe4xa4 43.h2-h3 d6-d5 44.f4-f5 9+-+-zppmkp0 324
g6xf5 45.Kg1-f2 Qa4-c2+ 46.Kf2-e3
Qc2-e4+ 47.Ke3-d2 d5-d4 48.g3-g4
9-+-zp-+p+0
Qe4-g2+ 49.Kd2-d3 Qg2xh3+ 9+-+-zP-+-0
50.Kd3xd4 f5xg4 51.Kd4-d5 g4-g3
-18.34/16 ] 35...Rb3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
9N+-+-zP-+0
Pro x64: 35...Rb3-e3 36.Qh3-g2 9+-+-tr-zP-0
Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2 Qd4-d2+ 9-+rwq-+-zP0
38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1 39.Ra1xe1
Qd2xe1 40.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+
9tR-+-tRQ+K0[
41.Kg2-f2 Qe4xa4 42.e5xd6 e7xd6 xiiiiiiiiy
43.f4-f5 Qa4-c2+ 44.Kf2-f3 Qc2xf5+
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Pelletier,Yannick 18...Nf6xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Carlsen,Magnus 18...e6-e5 19.Ng4xf6+ Ne4xf6
Int'l Festival (1) 24.07.2006 20.Qf4-h4 Ra8-c8 21.Nb5-c3 Rc8-c7
22.b2-b3 a7-a6 23.a2-a4 g7-g6
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4 24.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 25.Qh4xe4 Rc7-c5
g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations 26.Rd1-d5 f7-f5 27.Qe4-e3 Kg8-g7
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 28.Re1-d1 Rc5xd5 29.Rd1xd5 Rd8-b8
3.c2-c4 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bf8-b4+ 30.Kg1-g2 0.15/19 ] 19.Qf4xe4
5.Bc1-d2 Bb4xd2+ 6.Qd1xd2 Bc8-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Qf4xg4
7.Nb1-a3 0-0 8.Bf1-g2 Ba6-b7 9.0-0 Ne4-f6 20.Qg4-f3 Ra8-c8 21.Qf3-a3
d7-d6 10.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 11.Rf1-e1 Rc8xc4 22.Nb5xd6 Rc4-c2 23.Nd6-f5
Qd8-e7 Diagram Qe7-e8 24.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8 25.Nf5-e3
XIIIIIIIIY Rc2-c7 26.Re1-d1 Qd8-e8 27.f2-f3
Nf6-d5 28.Ne3xd5 e6xd5 29.Rd1xd5
9r+-+-trk+0 Rc7-c2 30.e2-e4 Rc2-c1+ 31.Kg1-g2
9zplzpnwqpzpp0 325 Rc1-c2+ 32.Kg2-h3 Qe8-e6+
33.Rd5-f5 0.05/19 ] 19...Ng4-f6
9-zp-zppsn-+0 Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4
9+-+-+-+-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Ng4-f6
9-+PzP-+-+0 20.Qe4-f3 Ra8-c8 21.Qf3-a3 Rc8xc4
22.Nb5xd6 Rc4-c2 23.Nd6-f5 Qe7-e8
9sN-+-+NzP-0 24.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8 25.Nf5-e3 Rc2-c7
9PzP-wQPzPLzP0 26.Re1-d1 Qd8-e8 27.f2-f3 g7-g6
28.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 29.Qa3-b3 Qe8-e7
9+-+RtR-mK-0[ 30.Qb3-b5 Rc7-d7 31.Qb5-e5 Rd7xd1
xiiiiiiiiy 32.Ne3xd1 Qe7-d7 0.05/20 ]
20.Qe4-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Nf3-h4 Bb7xg2 13.Nh4xg2 c7-c5 20.Qe4-c2 d6-d5 21.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
14.Ng2-e3 Rf8-d8 15.Na3-b5 c5xd4 22.Qc2-b3 a7-a6 23.Nb5-d4 Qe7-b7
16.Qd2xd4 Nd7-c5 17.Qd4-f4 24.Nd4-f3 b6-b5 25.Kg1-g2 Ra8-c8
d6 seems the pivot of the position. last 26.Rd1-c1 h7-h6 27.Re1-d1 Nd5-b6
book move last book move Nc5-e4 28.Rc1xc8 Rd8xc8 29.Qb3-d3 Nb6-c4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...d6-d5 30.Qd3-d4 -0.02/18 ] 20...Nf6-e8
18.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 19.Ne3xd5 e6xd5 [ 20...Ra8-c8 21.Rd1-c1= ;Houdini 2.0c
20.Nb5-d4 Ra8-c8 21.Rd1-c1 Qe7-d7 Pro x64: 20...Ra8-c8 Diagram
22.Nd4-f5 g7-g6 23.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-g7
24.Nh6-g4 Qd7-e6 25.Re1-d1 h7-h5 (Diagram 326)
26.Ng4-e3 Rc8-c6 27.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g8
28.b2-b4 0.10/17 ] 18.Ne3-g4 21.Qf3-a3 Rc8xc4 22.Nb5xd6 Rc4-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Rd1-d3 23.Nd6-f5 Qe7-f8 24.Rd1xd8 Qf8xd8
a7-a6 19.Nb5-c3 Ne4xc3 20.Rd3xc3 25.Nf5-e3 Rc2-c7 26.Re1-d1 Qd8-e8
Nf6-d7 21.Re1-d1 Nd7-e5 22.Qf4-d4 27.f2-f3 g7-g6 28.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7
Ra8-b8 23.Ne3-c2 a6-a5 24.Nc2-e3 29.Qa3-b3 Rc7-c5 30.Qb3-b4 Qe8-b5
Qe7-b7 25.f2-f4 Ne5-c6 26.Qd4-e4 31.Qb4xb5 Rc5xb5 32.Ne3-c4 Rb5-d5
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XIIIIIIIIY 27.Re2-e1 h7-h6 28.Rd1-d2 Rd8-f8


29.h2-h4 Qb7-d7 30.Qf3-g4 Qd7-e7
9-+rtr-+k+0 31.Re1-d1 Qe7-b7 32.f2-f3 0.12/19 ]
9zp-+-wqpzpp0 326 23...h7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Rc8-c5 Diagram
9-zp-zppsn-+0
9+N+-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+P+-+-+0 9-+-tr-+k+0
9+-+-+QzP-0 9zp-+-wqpzpp0 327
9PzP-+PzP-zP0 9-zp-zppsn-+0
9+-+RtR-mK-0[ 9+-tr-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy 9P+P+-+-+0
9+PsN-+QzP-0
33.Rd1xd5 Nf6xd5 0.03/19 ] 21.a2-a4 9-+-+PzP-zP0
[ 21.Nb5-d4 Qe7-c7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.Rd1-d4 Ra8-c8 22.Re1-d1
9+-+RtR-mK-0[
e6-e5 23.Rd4-h4 Ne8-f6 24.Nb5-c3 xiiiiiiiiy
g7-g5 25.Rh4-h3 Kg8-g7 26.Nc3-d5
Nf6xd5 27.c4xd5 Rd8-h8 28.Rh3-h5 24.Rd1-d4 d6-d5 25.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
e5-e4 29.Qf3-f5 h7-h6 0.25/17 ] 26.Re1-d1 h7-h6 27.Nc3xd5 Rc5xd5
21...Ra8-c8= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Rd4xd5 Rd8xd5 29.Rd1xd5 e6xd5
21...a7-a6 22.Nb5-c3 Ne8-f6 30.Qf3-d3 Qe7-e5 31.Qd3-a6 Qe5-c7
23.Rd1-d4 Ra8-c8 24.Re1-d1 e6-e5 32.Qa6-b5 Qc7-e7 33.Qb5xd5
25.Rd4-h4 h7-h6 26.b2-b3 Qe7-e6 Qe7xe2 34.Qd5-a8+ Kg8-h7
27.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 28.Qf3xd5 Qe6-d7 35.Qa8xa7 Qe2-d1+ 36.Kg1-g2
29.Qd5-e4 b6-b5 30.a4xb5 a6xb5 Qd1-d5+ 37.f2-f3 Qd5xb3 0.12/17 ]
31.Rh4-g4 b5xc4 32.b3xc4 Rc8-c5 24.Rd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
0.19/18 ] 22.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 24.Rd1-d4 Qe7-c7 25.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4
x64: 22.Nb5-d4 Rd8-d7 23.Qf3-d3 26.Qf3xe4 Qc7-c5 27.Re1-d1 Rc8-c7
d6-d5 24.c4xd5 Rd7xd5 25.e2-e4 28.Kg1-g2 Rc7-d7 29.Rd4-d2 Qc5-a5
Rd5-d6 26.Re1-e3 h7-h6 27.e4-e5 30.f2-f3 Qa5-c3 31.Qe4-d3 Qc3-b4
Rd6-d5 28.Qd3-e4 Rc8-d8 29.Re3-d3 32.e2-e4 Qb4-c5 33.Qd3-d4 0.25/17 ]
Qe7-c5 30.f2-f4 Qc5-b4 31.b2-b3 24...Nf6-d7 [ 24...Rc8-c5 25.Qf3-f4= ;
Ne8-c7 32.Rd3-d2 b6-b5 33.a4xb5 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-c5
Nc7xb5 0.15/18 ] 22...Ne8-f6 25.Re1-d1 d6-d5 26.Qf3-e3 Qe7-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-c5 27.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 28.Nc3xd5 Rc5xd5
23.Rd1-d3 a7-a6 24.Nb5-c3 Ne8-f6 29.Rd3xd5 e6xd5 30.Qe3-d3 Qd6-e5
25.Re1-d1 h7-h5 26.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4 31.e2-e3 Qe5-e7 32.Qd3-d4 Qe7-a3
27.Qf3xe4 b6-b5 28.c4xb5 a6xb5 33.Qd4-c3 Qa3-c5 34.Qc3-d3 Qc5-c6
29.Qe4-b4 d6-d5 30.a4xb5 0.19/17 ] 35.Qd3-f5 Qc6-e6 36.Qf5xe6 f7xe6
23.Nb5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Rd1-c1 Rd8-f8 38.Kg1-g2 0.20/17 ]
23.e2-e4 a7-a6 24.Nb5-d4 Nf6-d7 25.Qf3-b7² White threatens to win
25.Re1-e2 Nd7-c5 26.Kg1-g2 Qe7-b7 material: Qb7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
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x64: 25.Rd3-d4 Nd7-c5 26.Nc3-e4 XIIIIIIIIY


d6-d5 27.c4xd5 Rd8xd5 28.Rd4xd5
e6xd5 29.Ne4xc5 Rc8xc5 30.Re1-d1 9-+-+-+k+0{
Qe7-d7 31.Qf3-d3 Qd7-e6 32.e2-e3 9+-+-+pzp-0 328
Qe6-g4 33.Kg1-g2 a7-a5 34.Qd3-d4
Qg4-e6 35.Rd1-d2 Qe6-f5 0.10/19 ]
9-zp-zpp+-zp0
25...Qe7-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+N+-+-+-0
25...Qe7-f8 26.Nc3-e4 d6-d5
27.c4xd5 Qf8-b4 28.d5xe6 Qb4xe1+
9P+P+-+-+0
29.Kg1-g2 Nd7-e5 30.Rd3xd8+ 9+P+PtR-zP-0
Rc8xd8 31.e6-e7 Rd8-e8 32.Qb7-c7 9-+-+-zPKzP0
Ne5-g4 33.Qc7-d8 Qe1xe2
34.Qd8xe8+ Kg8-h7 35.Ne4-f6+
9+-+q+-+-0
Ng4xf6 36.Qe8xf7 Qe2-e4+ xiiiiiiiiy
37.Kg2-g1 Qe4-g6 38.Qf7-f8 a7-a5
39.Qf8-a8 Qg6-f7 40.Qa8-d8 Qf7-e6 Qe2-f3+ 44.Kg2-g1 Qf3xd3 45.Nb5-d6
41.Qd8-d3+ Kh7-g8 42.Qd3-d8+ Kg8-g7 46.Rb6-a6 -0.99/20 ]
Kg8-f7 43.Qd8-f8+ Kf7-g6 44.Qf8-d8 27.Rd3-d1 [ 27.Nc3-b5!? Rc8-c6
Qe6-c6 45.f2-f3 Kg6-f7 46.Qd8-f8+ 28.Nb5-d4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kf7-e6 -0.32/19 ] 26.Qb7xa7?? 27.Nc3-b5 Rc8-c6 28.Nb5-d4 Rd8-a8
gives the opponent counterplay 29.Nd4xc6 Ra8xa7 30.Nc6xa7
[ ¹26.Nc3-e4² and White has air to Nc5xd3 31.e2xd3 Qf8-a8 32.Na7-b5
breath ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qa8-f3 33.Re1-e3 Qf3-d1+ 34.Kg1-g2
26.Nc3-e4 d6-d5 27.c4xd5 Qf8-b4 Qd1xb3 35.Nb5xd6 Qb3xa4 36.Re3-f3
28.d5xe6 Qb4xe1+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nd7-e5 f7-f5 37.Nd6-b5 Qa4-a8 38.h2-h3
30.Rd3xd8+ Rc8xd8 31.e6-e7 Rd8-e8 Qa8-c6 39.g3-g4 Qc6-c5 40.Rf3-e3
32.Qb7-c7 Ne5-c6 33.Qc7xc6 Re8xe7 Kg8-f7 41.g4xf5 Qc5-c6+ 42.Re3-e4
34.Qc6-c8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qc8-f5+ g7-g6 e6xf5 -0.86/18 ] 27...Rc8-c6
36.Qf5-f6 Qe1-b4 37.f2-f3 Kh7-g8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-c6
38.Qf6-b2 Re7xe4 39.f3xe4 Qb4xe4+ 28.b3-b4 Rd8-d7 29.Nc3-b5 Rd7xa7
40.Kg2-f2 Qe4-f5+ 41.Kf2-g1 Qf5-c5+ 30.Nb5xa7 Rc6-c7 31.Na7-b5 Nc5-a6
42.Kg1-g2 Qc5-d5+ 43.Kg2-g1 32.Nb5xc7 Na6xc7 33.Rd1-a1 Qf8-a8
Qd5-e6 44.Qb2-c2 Qe6-e5 45.Kg1-g2 34.a4-a5 b6xa5 35.Ra1xa5 Qa8-b7
Kg8-g7 46.Qc2-c4 -0.27/17 ] 36.b4-b5 Qb7-b6 37.Ra5-a4 Kg8-f8
26...Nd7-c5-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Re1-b1 h6-h5 39.e2-e4 Kf8-e7
26...Nd7-c5 27.Nc3-b5 Rc8-c6 40.Rb1-d1 Qb6-b7 41.Rd1-e1 Ke7-d7
28.Nb5-d4 Rd8-a8 29.Nd4xc6 Ra8xa7 42.Kg1-g2 f7-f5 43.f2-f3 -1.34/21 ]
30.Nc6xa7 Nc5xd3 31.e2xd3 Qf8-a8 28.a4-a5 [ 28.Nc3-b5 Rd8-a8
32.Na7-b5 Qa8-f3 33.Re1-e3 Qf3-d1+ 29.b3-b4 Ra8xa7 30.Nb5xa7
34.Kg1-g2 Diagram Rc6-c7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qd1xb3 35.Nb5xd6 Qb3xa4 28.b3-b4 Rd8-d7 29.Nc3-b5 Rd7xa7
36.Nd6-b5 Qa4-a8+ 37.Kg2-g1 g7-g5 30.Nb5xa7 Rc6-c7 31.Na7-b5 Nc5-a6
38.Re3-e4 Qa8-a1+ 39.Kg1-g2 32.Nb5xc7 Na6xc7 33.Rd1-a1 Qf8-a8
Qa1-d1 40.Re4-d4 g5-g4 41.Rd4-d7 34.e2-e3 Kg8-f8 35.a4-a5 b6xa5
e6-e5 42.Rd7-d6 Qd1-e2 43.Rd6xb6 36.Ra1xa5 Qa8-c6 37.c4-c5 Nc7-b5
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38.Re1-d1 g7-g5 39.c5xd6 Nb5xd6 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6


40.Ra5-c5 Qc6-b6 41.Rd1-d4 Kf8-g7 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6
42.Kg1-g2 Qb6-b7+ 43.f2-f3 -1.57/19 ] 35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5 36.Re1-d1 Nd5xb4
28...Rd8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Nb5xd6 Kg8-f8 38.Ra5-b5 Nb4-a6
28...Rd8-d7 29.a5xb6 Rd7xa7 39.Rb5-b7 Rc6-c7 40.Rd1-b1 Kf8-e7
30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 41.Rb7-b8 Qa8xa7 42.Nd6-c8+
32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 Rc7xc8 43.Rb8xc8 Qa7-d4 44.e2-e3
34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6 35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5 Qd4-d5 45.Rb1-c1 Na6-b4 46.Rc1-c4
36.Re1-d1 Nd5xb4 37.Nb5xd6 Kg8-f8 Qd5-d1+ 47.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d3
38.Ra5-b5 Nb4-a6 39.Rb5-b7 Rc6-c7 48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f6 -2.50/19 ]
40.Rd1-b1 Kf8-e7 41.Rb7-b8 Diagram 30.b6xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
XIIIIIIIIY 30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7
32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4
9qtR-+-+-+0{ 34.Re1-c1 d6-d5 35.Rc1-c2 Rc6-c8
9zP-tr-mkpzp-0 329 36.e2-e4 Qa8-c6 37.e4xd5 e6xd5
38.Nb5-d4 Qc6-b7 39.Rc2-a2 Rc8-a8
9n+-sNp+-zp0 40.Ra2-a4 Kg8-f8 41.h2-h3 Qb7-b6
9+-+-+-+-0 42.Nd4-f5 Qb6-f6 43.g3-g4 Qf6-c6
9-+-+-+-+0 44.Nf5-d4 Qc6-b6 45.Nd4-f5 Qb6-b7
-2.59/18 ] 30...Qf8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c
9+-+-+-zP-0 Pro x64: 30...Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7
9-+-+PzP-zP0 32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4
34.Re1-c1 d6-d5 35.Rc1-c2 Rc6-c8
9+R+-+-mK-0 36.e2-e4 Qa8-c6 37.e4xd5 e6xd5
xiiiiiiiiy 38.Nb5-d4 Qc6-b7 39.Rc2-a2 Rc8-a8
40.Ra2-a4 Kg8-f8 41.h2-h3 Qb7-b6
Qa8xa7 42.Nd6-c8+ Rc7xc8 42.Nd4-f5 Qb6-f6 43.g3-g4 Qf6-c6
43.Rb8xc8 Qa7-d4 44.e2-e3 Qd4-d5 44.Nf5-d4 Qc6-b6 45.Nd4-f5 Qb6-b7
45.Rb1-c1 Na6-b4 46.Rc1-c4 -2.27/19 ] 31.Rd1-a1 [ 31.b3-b4
Qd5-d1+ 47.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d3 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f6 -2.50/20 ] x64: 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1
29.a5xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Re1-d1
29.a5xb6 Ra8xa7 30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 Kg8-f8 35.Rd1-c1 d6-d5 36.e2-e4
31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 d5xe4 37.Nb5-d4 Rc6-c8 38.b4-b5
33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6 Nc4-d6 39.Rc1xc8+ Nd6xc8
35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5 36.Nb5-d4 Rc6-c4 40.Nd4-c6 Kf8-e8 41.Ra1-d1 Nc8xa7
37.Nd4-b5 Rc4xb4 38.e2-e4 Nd5-b6 42.Rd1-a1 Qa8-b7 43.Nc6xa7 Qb7-b6
39.Nb5xd6 Nb6-c4 40.Nd6xc4 Rb4xc4 Diagram
41.Re1-b1 Rc4-c8 42.f2-f3 Kg8-f8
43.Ra5-a2 Kf8-e7 44.Kg1-g2 g7-g5 (Diagram 330)
45.Ra2-b2 Ke7-d6 46.Rb2-d2+
Kd6-c7 47.Rd2-c2+ Kc7-d6 44.Ra1-a6 Qb6-c5 45.Kg1-g2 e4-e3
48.Rc2xc8 Qa8xc8 -2.41/20 ] 46.f2xe3 Qc5xe3 47.Kg2-h3 Qe3-e2
29...Ra8xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: -2.12/19 ] 31...Nc5xb3 [Houdini 2.0c
29...Ra8xa7 30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 Pro x64: 31...Nc5xb3 32.Ra1-a4
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XIIIIIIIIY Kg8-f8 40.Kg1-g2 Kf8-e7 41.Ra1-a2


g7-g5 42.g3-g4 Qb7-b5 43.Ra6-a5
9-+-+k+-+0 Qb5-b6 44.Ra5-a3 Qb6-c5 45.e2-e3
9sN-+-+pzp-0 330 Ke7-d7 46.Ra2-d2+ Kd7-c6 -3.02/19 ]
33...Nd2xc4 [ 33...Rc6xc4?!
9-wq-+p+-zp0 34.Ra4xc4 Nd2xc4 35.Re1-a1-+ ;
9+P+-+-+-0 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Nd2xc4
9-+-+p+-+0 34.Re1-a1 Rc6-c8 35.Ra4-a6 d6-d5
36.Nb5-d4 Nc4-e5 37.f2-f4 Ne5-d7
9+-+-+-zP-0 38.Ra6-d6 Rc8-c7 39.Nd4-c6 g7-g5
9-+-+-zP-zP0 40.Ra1-a6 Kg8-g7 41.Kg1-f2 g5xf4
42.g3xf4 Diagram
9tR-+-+-mK-0[ XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9q+-+-+-+0{
d6-d5 33.Ra4-b4 Qa8xa7 34.Rb4xb3 9zP-trn+pmk-0 331
Rc6-b6 35.Rb3xb6 Qa7xb6 36.Kg1-f1
Qb6-b4 37.Nc3-d1 d5xc4 38.Nd1-e3
9R+NtRp+-zp0
c4-c3 39.Re1-c1 f7-f5 40.h2-h3 9+-+p+-+-0
Qb4-b2 41.Rc1-c2 Kg8-f7 42.f2-f3
Qb2-b4 43.Kf1-f2 Qb4-c5 44.h3-h4
9-+-+-zP-+0
Kf7-f6 45.Rc2-c1 g7-g6 46.Rc1-c2 9+-+-+-+-0
Kf6-e5 -3.33/21 ] 32.Ra1-a4 9-+-+PmK-zP0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Ra1-a3
Nb3-d2 33.Nc3-b5 Nd2xc4 34.Ra3-a4
9+-+-+-+-0
Rc6-c8 35.Re1-b1 Kg8-h7 36.h2-h3 xiiiiiiiiy
g7-g6 37.e2-e4 Kh7-g7 38.Ra4-b4
d6-d5 39.e4xd5 e6xd5 40.Rb1-d1 h6-h5 43.e2-e3 Kg7-f8 44.Kf2-f3
f7-f5 41.Rd1-d4 Rc8-e8 42.Kg1-g2 Kf8-e8 45.Ra6-a1 Rc7-c8 46.Ra1-c1
Re8-e2 43.Rb4-b3 Kg7-f6 -3.55/20 ] -3.16/21 ] 34.Re1-b1 [ 34.e2-e4
32...Nb3-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: does not improve anything Rc6-c8-+ ;
32...d6-d5 33.Ra4-b4 Qa8xa7 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Re1-a1
34.Rb4xb3 Rc6-b6 35.Rb3xb6 Rc6-c8 35.Ra4-a6 d6-d5 36.Nb5-d4
Qa7xb6 36.Kg1-f1 Qb6-b4 37.Nc3-d1 Nc4-e5 37.f2-f4 Ne5-d7 38.Ra6-d6
d5xc4 38.Nd1-e3 c4-c3 39.Re1-c1 Rc8-c7 39.Nd4-c6 g7-g5 40.f4xg5
f7-f5 40.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 41.Rc1-c2 h6xg5 41.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 42.Ra1-a6
Kf7-f6 42.Rc2-c1 Qb4-c5 43.Rc1-c2 d5-d4 43.h2-h3 Kg7-f8 44.Kg2-f2
Qc5-c6 44.f2-f3 Kf6-e5 45.Ne3-d1 Kf8-e8 45.Ra6-a5 -3.11/20 ]
Qc6-a4 -3.39/20 ] 33.Nc3-b5 34...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ 33.Re1-d1 is not the saving move 34...Kg8-h7 35.Rb1-a1 Rc6-c5
Nd2xc4 34.Rd1-b1 Nc4-b6-+ ; 36.Ra4-b4 Rc5-c8 37.e2-e4 Kh7-g6
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Re1-c1 38.Ra1-a4 d6-d5 39.e4xd5 Nc4-e5
Nd2xc4 34.Rc1-b1 Nc4-b6 35.Ra4-a1 40.Nb5-d6 Rc8-d8 41.Nd6-c4 Ne5-f3+
Rc6xc3 36.Rb1xb6 Rc3-c8 37.Rb6xd6 42.Kg1-g2 Qa8xd5 43.Nc4-e3
Qa8-b7 38.Rd6-a6 Rc8-a8 39.f2-f3 Nf3-e1+ 44.Kg2-g1 Qd5-a8
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45.Rb4-g4+ Kg6-h7 -3.26/19 ] 35.f2-f3 Bc8-e6 10.Bc4-b3 Nb8-c6 11.Qd1-e2


[ 35.e2-e4 does not win a prize Nc6-a5 Diagram
Kh7-g6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: XIIIIIIIIY
35.Rb1-a1 Rc6-c5 36.Ra4-b4 Rc5-c8
37.e2-e4 Kh7-g6 38.Ra1-a4 d6-d5 9r+-wq-trk+0
39.e4xd5 Nc4-e5 40.Nb5-d6 Rc8-d8 9+p+-vlpzpp0 333
41.Nd6-c4 Ne5-f3+ 42.Kg1-g2
Qa8xd5 43.Nc4-e3 Qd5-c6
9p+-zplsn-+0
44.Rb4-c4 -3.40/18 ] 35...d6-d5 9sn-+-zp-+-0
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Rc6-c8 36.Rb1-a1 d6-d5
9-+-+P+-+0
37.Nb5-d4 e6-e5 38.Nd4-c2 d5-d4 9+LsN-vLN+-0
39.Nc2-b4 f7-f6 40.Ra4-a6 Kh7-g6 9PzPP+QzPPzP0
41.Ra6-c6 Rc8xc6 42.Nb4xc6 Kg6-f7
43.Ra1-a6 Kf7-e8 44.Kg1-g2 Ke8-d7
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
-3.87/17 ] xiiiiiiiiy
XIIIIIIIIY
12.Rf1-d1 Na5xb3 13.c2xb3 Qd8-e8
9q+-+-+-+0 14.Nf3-e1 h7-h6 15.Ne1-c2 Qe8-d7
9zP-+-+pzpk0 332 16.Nc2-b4 Rf8-c8 17.f2-f3 Be7-d8
18.Rd1-d3 a6-a5 19.Nb4-d5 Nf6xd5
9-+r+p+-zp0 last book move last book move
9+N+p+-+-0 20.Nc3xd5 The knight dominates
9R+n+-+-+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nc3xd5
a5-a4 21.b3-b4 Ra8-a6 22.Ra1-d1
9+-+-+PzP-0 Qd7-b5 23.Qe2-f1 Ra6-c6 24.a2-a3
9-+-+P+-zP0 Qb5-a6 25.Qf1-f2 Rc6-c2 26.Rd3-d2
Rc2-c1 27.Qf2-e1 Rc1xd1 28.Qe1xd1
9+R+-+-mK-0[ Qa6-b5 29.Nd5-c3 -0.12/17 ]
xiiiiiiiiy 20...a5-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...f7-f5 21.Qe2-d2 a5-a4 22.b3-b4
0-1 Qd7-f7 23.Nd5-c3 Bd8-e7 24.Nc3-b5
f5xe4 25.f3xe4 Be6xa2 26.Nb5xd6
Be7xd6 27.Rd3xd6 Ba2-c4 28.Qd2-c3
45 B90 Rc8-e8 29.Kg1-h1 Ra8-c8 30.Be3-c5
Carlsen,Magnus Bc4-b3 31.Ra1-c1 Qf7-f4 -0.07/15 ]
Nunn,John DM 21.b3xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Youth vs Experience (7) 26.08.2006 21.b3-b4 a4-a3 22.b2xa3 Be6xd5
23.Rd3xd5 Ra8xa3 24.b4-b5 Qd7-e6
B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 25.Ra1-d1 Bd8-e7 26.Rd1-c1 Ra3-c3
6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5 27.Rc1xc3 Rc8xc3 28.b5-b6 Qe6-c8
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 29.Rd5-a5 Rc3-c2 30.Qe2-d3 Rc2-c3
3.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 c5xd4 31.Qd3-d2 Rc3-c2 -0.10/17 ]
5.Nf3xd4 a7-a6 6.Bc1-e3 e7-e5 21...Ra8xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
7.Nd4-f3 Bf8-e7 8.Bf1-c4 0-0 9.0-0 21...Qd7xa4 22.Rd3-a3 Qa4-d7
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23.Ra3xa8 Rc8xa8 24.Qe2-d3 XIIIIIIIIY


Qd7-a4 25.a2-a3 Ra8-c8 26.Ra1-f1
Qa4-c2 27.Qd3xc2 Rc8xc2 28.Rf1-f2 9-+r+-+k+0{
Rc2-c8 29.g2-g3 Be6xd5 30.e4xd5 9+p+-wqpzp-0 334
g7-g5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 32.Rf2-e2
Kg7-g6 -0.12/18 ] 22.b2-b3
9rvL-tRl+-zp0
White threatens to win material: b3xa4 9+-+-zp-+-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qe2-d1
Ra4-a8 23.a2-a4 f7-f5 24.h2-h3 f5xe4
9-+-+P+-+0
25.f3xe4 Rc8-c4 26.Nd5-c3 Bd8-e7 9+P+-+P+-0
27.b2-b3 Rc4-c6 28.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8 9PwQ-+-+PzP0
29.Nc3-d5 Rc6xc1 30.Be3xc1 Be6xd5
31.Rd3xd5 -0.09/15 ] 22...Ra4-a6
9+-+R+-mK-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Ra4-a8 xiiiiiiiiy
23.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 24.e4xf5 Be6xf5
25.Rd3-d2 e5-e4 26.Nd5-b6 Bd8xb6 Kh8-g8 30.a3-a4 Qg5-f4 31.a4-a5
27.Be3xb6 Rc8-c6 28.Bb6-f2 Ra8-e8 Kg8-h7 32.Rd6-d1 h6-h5 33.Bb6-e3
29.Qe2-e3 Kg8-h8 30.Qe3-f4 g7-g5 Qf4-f6 34.b3-b4 Ra6-c6 35.Be3-c5
31.Qf4-e3 Kh8-g8 32.f3-f4 Bf5-g4 Qf6-f4 36.Qb2-d2 0.84/19 ]
33.Rd1-e1 -0.04/16 ] 23.Ra1-d1 24...Bd8xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Nd5-b4 24...Bd8xb6 25.Be3xb6 Ra5-a8
Ra6-a8 24.Rd3-d1 Bd8-a5 25.Nb4-d5 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8 27.h2-h3 Kg8-h7
Be6xd5 26.Rd1xd5 Rc8-c6 27.Ra1-d1 28.Bb6-f2 Rc8-c3 29.Bf2-e1 Rc3-c6
Qd7-c7 28.a2-a4 Ba5-b6 29.Kg1-h1 30.Qe2-b2 f7-f6 31.Be1-f2 Ra8-c8
Bb6xe3 30.Qe2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qe3-e2 32.Rd6xc6 Qe8xc6 33.Qb2-d2 Qc6-c2
Qc7-e7 32.a4-a5 Rc6-c2 33.Rd5-d2 34.Kg1-h2 b7-b5 0.75/18 ] 25.Be3xb6
Rc2-c1 34.Rd1xc1 Rc8xc1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Be3xb6
35.Rd2-d1 Qe7-c7 36.b3-b4 Rc1-c2 Ra5-a8 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8 27.g2-g4
-0.09/17 ] 23...Ra6-a5 [ ¹23...f7-f5 Qe8-e7 28.Qe2-d2 Qe7-f6 29.Kg1-g2
is a viable option 24.Qe2-b2 f5xe4 h6-h5 30.h2-h3 h5xg4 31.h3xg4
25.f3xe4 Be6xd5 26.Rd3xd5 Qd7-g4 Qf6-e7 32.Qd2-b2 Qe7-f6 33.Bb6-e3
27.Rd5xd6 Ra6xd6 28.Rd1xd6 b7-b5 34.Qb2-e2 b5-b4 0.69/16 ]
Qg4xe4³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Ra5-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Bd8-a5 24.Qe2-b2 b7-b5 25...Ra5-a8 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8
25.Rd1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 26.Qb2xc1 27.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 28.Bb6-f2 Rc8-c3
Qd7-b7 27.Qc1-b2 Be6xd5 28.Rd3xd5 29.Bf2-e1 Rc3-c6 30.Qe2-b2 f7-f6
Ba5-b6 29.Be3xb6 Ra6xb6 30.g2-g3 31.Be1-f2 Rc6xd6 32.Rd1xd6 Qe8-e7
b5-b4 31.Qb2-f2 Rb6-c6 32.Qf2-d2 33.Rd6-d2 Ra8-c8 34.Rd2-d1 Be6-f7
Qb7-b6+ 33.Kg1-g2 Qb6-a7 0.73/17 ] 26.Rd3xd6 [Houdini 2.0c
34.Rd5-b5 -0.13/16 ] 24.Nd5-b6+- Pro x64: 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nd5-b6 27.Qe2-b2 Qe7-g5 28.Qb2-f2 Qg5-c1
Bd8xb6 25.Be3xb6 Ra5-a6 29.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 30.Bb6-e3
26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e7 27.Qe2-b2 Qc1-a3 31.Rd8xc8 Be6xc8 32.Rd1-c1
Diagram Bc8-d7 33.Qf2-d2 Ra6-d6 34.Qd2-e2
Qe7-g5 28.a2-a3 Kg8-h8 29.Rd1-e1 b7-b6 35.Rc1-c7 Qa3-b4 36.h2-h3
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Qb4-a5 37.Kg1-h2 b6-b5 38.Rc7-b7 41.Rb7-c7 f7-f6 42.Bb6-f2 0.97/19 ]


Qa5-c3 0.83/19 ] 26...Qd7-e7 30.b3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Qd7-e7 30.Rd6-d8+ Rc8xd8 31.Rd1xd8+
27.Qe2-b2 f7-f6 28.a2-a4 Qe7-f7 Kg8-h7 32.Qb2-d2 Qg5xd2
29.Rd1-d3 Ra6-a8 30.a4-a5 Rc8-f8 33.Rd8xd2 Ra6-a8 34.b3-b4 Ra8-c8
31.Rd3-c3 Ra8-c8 32.Rd6-d3 Qf7-e7 35.Bb6-c5 Rc8-c7 36.Kg1-f2 Rc7-d7
33.Qb2-d2 f6-f5 34.e4xf5 Be6xf5 37.Rd2-c2 Kh7-g6 38.Kf2-e3 Rd7-d1
0.85/16 ] 27.Qe2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 39.h2-h3 Kg6-g5 40.Ke3-e2 Rd1-a1
x64: 27.Qe2-b2 Kg8-h7 28.a2-a4 41.Bc5-e3+ Kg5-f6 0.94/17 ]
Qe7-g5 29.a4-a5 h6-h5 30.b3-b4 30...Ra6-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
h5-h4 31.Qb2-d2 Qg5xd2 32.Rd6xd2 30...Kg8-h7 31.Qb2-d2 Qg5xd2
Rc8-c4 33.b4-b5 Ra6-a8 34.h2-h3 32.Rd1xd2 Rc8-c1+ 33.Rd2-d1
Rc4-b4 35.Rd2-d8 Ra8xd8 36.Rd1xd8 Rc1-c2 34.Rd6-d2 Rc2-c4 35.b4-b5
Rb4xb5 37.Rd8-b8 Kh7-g6 38.Rb8xb7 Ra6-a8 36.h2-h3 Rc4-b4 37.Rd2-d8
Rb5-b2 39.Rb7-c7 f7-f6 40.Bb6-f2 Ra8xd8 38.Rd1xd8 Rb4xb5
0.79/17 ] 27...Qe7-g5 [Houdini 2.0c 39.Rd8-b8 Kh7-g6 40.Rb8xb7 Rb5-b2
Pro x64: 27...f7-f6 28.a2-a4 Qe7-f7 41.Rb7-c7 f7-f6 42.Bb6-f2 0.97/18
29.Rd1-d3 Ra6-a8 30.a4-a5 Rc8-f8 Diagram
31.Rd3-c3 Ra8-c8 32.Rd6-d3 Qf7-e7 XIIIIIIIIY
33.Qb2-d2 f6-f5 34.Qd2-e2 Qe7-b4
35.Rc3xc8 Rf8xc8 36.e4xf5 Be6xf5 9-+-+-+-+0{
0.81/17 ] 28.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 9+-tR-+-zp-0 335
x64: 28.Qb2-f2 Qg5-c1 29.Rd6-d8+
Kg8-h7 30.Bb6-e3 Qc1-a3 31.Rd8xc8
9-+-+lzpk+0
Be6xc8 32.Rd1-c1 Bc8-d7 33.Qf2-d2 9zP-+-zp-+-0
Ra6-d6 34.Qd2-e2 b7-b6 35.Rc1-c7
Qa3-b4 36.h2-h3 Qb4-a5 37.Kg1-h2
9-+-+P+-zp0
b6-b5 38.Rc7-b7 Qa5-c3 0.83/17 ] 9+-+-+P+P0
28...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-tr-+-vLP+0
28...Kg8-h7 29.a4-a5 Ra6-a8
30.b3-b4 Qg5-h5 31.Qb2-d2 Kh7-h8
9+-+-+-mK-0
32.Bb6-c5 Be6-c4 33.Rd6-d7 1.01/18 ] xiiiiiiiiy
29.a4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Kg1-h1 Kg8-h7 30.h2-h3 Qg5-f4 ] 31.Qb2-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.a4-a5 h5-h4 32.Rd6-d8 Ra6-a8 31.Qb2-d2 Qg5xd2 32.Rd6xd2 f7-f6
33.Rd8-d3 Qf4-g5 34.Rd3-c3 Rc8xc3 33.Rd2-d6 Kg8-f7 34.Bb6-c5 Rc8-c7
35.Qb2xc3 Ra8-c8 36.Bb6-c5 f7-f6 35.Kg1-f2 Ra8-h8 36.Kf2-e3 Rh8-a8
37.b3-b4 Be6-f7 0.83/17 ] 29...h5-h4 37.Rd6-d2 Ra8-c8 38.h2-h3 Kf7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Kg8-h7 39.Ke3-f2 Rc7-c6 40.Rd1-c1 Kg6-f7
30.b3-b4 h5-h4 31.Qb2-d2 Qg5xd2 41.Rd2-d3 Rc6-c7 42.Rc1-d1 Rc8-a8
32.Rd1xd2 Rc8-c1+ 33.Rd2-d1 43.Rd3-d2 Ra8-c8 44.Rd2-d3
Rc1-c2 34.Rd6-d2 Rc2-c4 35.b4-b5 Rc8-a8 1.11/19 ] 31...Qg5xd2
Ra6-a8 36.h2-h3 Rc4-b4 37.Rd2-d8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qg5-g6
Ra8xd8 38.Rd1xd8 Rb4xb5 32.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 33.b4-b5 Qg6-h5
39.Rd8-b8 Kh7-g6 40.Rb8xb7 Rb5-b2 34.Rd1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 35.Qd2xc1
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Ra8-c8 36.Qc1-d2 Be6-c4 37.Rd6-d7 Bc4-f1 40.Rb6-e6 Bf1-b5 41.Bc5-b6


Bc4xb5 38.Rd7xb7 Bb5-a6 39.Rb7-a7 Rc7-c3 42.Re6-e7 Bb5-c6 43.Rd2-d6
Ba6-c4 40.Bb6-f2 Rc8-b8 41.Qd2-c1 Rc1-c2 44.Rd6xf6 Bc6xe4 1.27/17 ]
Rb8-c8 42.Ra7-b7 Bc4-e6 1.18/16 ] 35.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Rd1xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 36.Bc5-f2 Rc4-c6
32.Rd6xd2 f7-f6 33.Rd2-d6 Kg8-f7 37.Rb6xc6 Rc7xc6 38.Bf2xh4
34.Bb6-c5 Rc8-c7 35.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8 Rc6-c1+ 39.Kg1-h2 Rc1-c4 40.Bh4-e7
36.Kf2-e3 Rc8-h8 37.Rd6-d2 Rh8-c8 Rc4-d4 41.Rd2-c2 Rd4-c4 42.Rc2-b2
38.h2-h3 Kf7-g6 39.Ke3-f2 Rc7-c6 Rc4-c3 43.Rb2-d2 Kh7-g6 44.Be7-c5
40.Rd1-c1 Kg6-f7 41.Rd2-d3 Rc6-c7 f7-f5 45.Rd2-d6 Kg6-f6 1.46/18 ]
42.Rc1-d1 Rc8-a8 43.Rd3-d2 Ra8-c8 35...Kg8-h7 [ 35...Rc4-c1 36.Bc5-d6
44.Rd2-d3 Rc8-a8 1.05/19 ] Rc7-c2 37.Rd2xc2 Rc1xc2+
32...Rc8-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Kf2-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Rc8-c1+ 33.Rd2-d1 Rc1xd1+ 35...Rc4-c1 Diagram
34.Rd6xd1 f7-f6 35.Bb6-f2 g7-g5 XIIIIIIIIY
36.Bf2-c5 Kg8-f7 37.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8
38.Kf2-e3 Rc8-c6 39.Rd1-d8 h4-h3 9-+-+-+k+0
40.g2-g3 Rc6-c8 41.Rd8-d6 g5-g4 9+ptr-+pzp-0 336
42.Rd6-d1 g4xf3 43.Ke3xf3 f6-f5
44.e4xf5 Be6xf5 0.87/18 ] 33.Bb6-c5
9-tR-+l+-+0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bb6-c5 9zP-vL-zp-+-0
Rc4-c1+ 34.Kg1-f2 Kg8-h7 35.Rd6-b6
Be6-c8 36.h2-h3 Rc1-c3 37.Rb6-d6
9-zP-+P+-zp0
Bc8-e6 38.Rd6-d8 Rc3-c2 39.Rd2xc2 9+-+-+P+-0
Ra8xd8 40.Bc5-e7 Rd8-d4 41.Rc2-c7 9-+-tR-mKPzP0
Rd4-d7 42.Rc7xd7 Be6xd7 43.Be7xh4
Kh7-g6 44.Bh4-g3 0.99/19 ]
9+-tr-+-+-0[
33...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: xiiiiiiiiy
33...Rc4-c1+ 34.Kg1-f2 Kg8-h7
35.Rd6-b6 Be6-c8 36.h2-h3 Rc1-c3 36.g2-g3 Kg8-h7 37.g3xh4 Be6-c4
37.Rb6-d6 Bc8-e6 38.Rd6-d8 Rc3-c2 38.Kf2-g3 f7-f6 39.Rd2-d8 Rc1-c2
39.Rd2xc2 Ra8xd8 40.Bc5-e7 Rd8-d4 40.Rb6-d6 Bc4-f1 41.Rd6-d2 Rc2xd2
41.Rc2-c7 Rd4-d7 42.Rc7xd7 Be6xd7 42.Rd8xd2 Bf1-b5 43.Rd2-d6 Kh7-g6
43.Be7xh4 Kh7-g6 1.01/18 ] 44.Rd6-b6 Bb5-c4 45.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7
34.Rd6-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.h4-h5 1.27/17 ] 36.Bc5-d6
34.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 35.Rd6-b6 Rc8-c7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Bc5-d6
36.Bc5-f2 Rc4-c6 37.Rb6xc6 Rc7xc6 Rc7-d7 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 38.h2-h3
38.Bf2xh4 Rc6-c1+ 39.Kg1-h2 Rc1-c4 Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5
40.Bh4-e7 Rc4-d4 41.Rd2-c2 Rd4-c4 Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4
42.Rc2-b2 Rc4-c3 43.Rb2-d2 Kh7-g6 Kh7-g8 43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7 44.f4-f5 g7-g6
44.Be7-c5 f7-f5 45.Rd2-d6 Kg6-f6 45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f7
1.46/20 ] 34...Rc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c 47.Ke3-f4 Bc4-f1 48.Kf4-f3 Kf7-e6
Pro x64: 34...Rc4-c1+ 35.Kg1-f2 1.35/20 ] 36...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
Rc8-c7 36.g2-g3 Kg8-h7 37.g3xh4 Pro x64: 36...Rc7-d7 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6
Be6-c4 38.Kf2-g3 f7-f6 39.h4-h5 38.h2-h3 Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6
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40.Bd6xe5 Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-b2+


42.Be5-d4 Kh7-g8 43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4 g7-g6
44.f4-f5 g7-g6 45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4 Kg8-g7
46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-g5 47.Bd4-c5 Bc4-f1 50.h2-h3 Ra2-e2 51.Kb4-c5 Re2-a2
48.Ke3-f3 Bf1-a6 49.Bc5-e3+ Kg5-g6 52.Kc5-b6 Ra2-b2+ 53.Kb6-c7
50.Kf3-g4 Ba6-d3 1.57/21 ] 37.Kf2-e3 Rb2-a2 54.Kc7-d6 Ra2-a3 55.Rh4-g4
[ 37.Rd2-b2 makes it even easier for Ra3xh3 56.f4-f5 Rh3-d3+ 57.Kd6-e7
White h4-h3 38.g2xh3 Be6xh3 1.38/21 ] 39.Rb6xe6 [Houdini 2.0c
39.Bd6xe5 Bh3-e6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro Pro x64: 39.Rb6xe6 Rd7xd2
x64: 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 38.h2-h3 Rc4-c6 40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4 41.Re6xe5
39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5 Rd7xd2 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2
41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4 Kh7-g8 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4
43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7 44.f4-f5 g7-g6 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-b2+
45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f7 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 Diagram
47.Ke3-f3 Kf7-e6 48.Bd4-f2 Ke6-e5 XIIIIIIIIY
49.Bf2xh4 1.46/19 ] 37...f7-f6
[ 37...h4-h3 38.g2xh3 Rc4-c3+ 9-+-+-+k+0
39.Rd2-d3 Rc3xd3+ 40.Ke3xd3+- ; 9+p+-+-zp-0 337
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...h4-h3
38.g2xh3 Rc4-c3+ 39.Rd2-d3
9-+-+-+-+0
Rc3xd3+ 40.Ke3xd3 f7-f6 41.h3-h4 9zP-+-+-+-0
Be6-b3 42.b4-b5 Bb3-a4 43.Kd3-e3
Ba4xb5 44.Rb6xb5 Rd7xd6
9-+K+P+-tR0
45.Rb5xb7 Rd6-a6 46.Rb7-b5 Kh7-g6 9+-+-+P+-0
47.f3-f4 e5xf4+ 48.Ke3xf4 Kg6-f7 9-+-+-tr-zP0
49.Kf4-f5 g7-g6+ 50.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e7
51.h4-h5 g6xh5 52.Rb5xh5 Ke7-e6
9+-+-+-+-0[
53.h2-h4 Ra6-c6 54.Rh5-d5 1.67/17 ] xiiiiiiiiy
38.Bd6xe5! Discovered attack: d6, b6-
e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.h2-h3 47.f3-f4 g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Kg8-g7
Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5 49.h2-h3 Rf2-a2 50.Kc4-b5 Ra2-e2
Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4 51.Kb5-b6 Re2-b2+ 52.Kb6-c5
Bc4-f1 43.f3-f4 Kh7-g6 44.f4-f5+ Rb2-a2 53.Kc5-b4 Ra2-e2 54.Kb4-c4
Kg6-f7 45.Kd2-e3 Bf1-b5 46.Ke3-f3 Re2-b2 55.Kc4-d5 Rb2-d2+
g7-g6 47.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 48.Bd4-f2 56.Kd5-c5 Rd2-a2 57.Kc5-b4 1.19/22 ]
Kg6-g5 49.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6 1.50/17 ] 39...Rd7xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...f6xe5 [ 38...f6xe5 39.Rb6xe6 39...Rd7xd2 40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4
Discovered attack ; …38...-- 39.Be5xf6 41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Threat g7xf6 40.Rd2xd7+ Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6
Decoy Double attack ( 40.Rb6xe6 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Rh4-g4+
Zwischenzug );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kg6-f6 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e6 47.Rf4-f5
38...f6xe5 39.Rb6xe6 Rd7xd2 Ra2xh2 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2 49.f3-f4
40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4 41.Re6xe5 Ke6-d6 50.f4-f5 Ra2-a3+ 51.Kc3-b2
Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2 Ra3-a4 52.e4-e5+ Kd6-c7 53.e5-e6
43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4 Kc7-d8 54.Kb2-c3 Kd8-e8 55.Kc3-d3
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Ra4-a3+ 56.Kd3-d4 Ra3-a4+ XIIIIIIIIY


57.Kd4-d5 Ra4-a3 58.Kd5-c4 Ra3-a1
59.Kc4-d3 Ra1-d1+ 60.Kd3-e4 9-+-+-+-+0
Rd1-e1+ 61.Ke4-d4 Re1-d1+ 9+p+-+-zpk0 338
62.Kd4-e5 Rd1-e1+ 63.Ke5-d6
1.34/22 ] 40.Ke3xd2 [Houdini 2.0c
9-+-+-+-+0
Pro x64: 40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4 9zP-+-tR-+-0
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8
9-+-+P+-zp0
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-f2 9+-+-+P+-0
46.f3-f4 g7-g6 47.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 9-tr-mK-+PzP0
48.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 49.Rh4-g4 Kg7-f7
50.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+ 51.Kb5-c5
9+-+-+-+-0[
Rb2-b3 52.h3-h4 Rb3-a3 53.Kc5-d6 xiiiiiiiiy
Ra3-d3+ 54.Kd6-c7 Rd3-a3
55.Kc7-b6 Ra3-b3+ 56.Kb6-c5 g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Kg8-g7 49.h2-h3
Rb3-a3 1.15/21 ] 40...Rc4xb4 Rf2-f3 50.Kc4-c5 Rf3-e3 51.Kc5-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Rc4xb4 Re3-e2 52.Kd6-c7 Re2-a2 53.Kc7-b6
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 Ra2-b2+ 54.Kb6-c5 Rb2-a2
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8 55.Kc5-b6 Ra2-b2+ 1.20/20 ]
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 42.Kd2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4 42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+
g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4 Kh7-g6 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-f2 45.f3-f4
Kg8-g7 50.h2-h3 Ra2-e2 51.Kb4-c5 Rf2-e2 46.Kc3-d3 Re2-g2 47.Kd3-e3
Re2-a2 52.Kc5-b5 Ra2-f2 53.Kb5-b6 Rg2-a2 48.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-h7
Rf2-b2+ 54.Kb6-c7 Rb2-a2 55.Kc7-b6 49.Rg4-g5 Ra2xh2 50.Rg5-b5
Ra2-b2+ 56.Kb6-c7 1.20/22 ] Rh2-h3+ 51.Ke3-d4 Rh3-a3 52.f4-f5
41.Re6xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ra3-a4+ 53.Kd4-e5 Kh7-g8
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 54.Ke5-d5 Ra4-a2 55.e4-e5 Ra2-d2+
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6 56.Kd5-e6 1.10/20 ] 42...Rb2xg2
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Rh4-g4+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Rb2xg2
Kg6-f6 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e6 47.Rf4-f5 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6 44.Rh5xh4
Ra2xh2 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2 49.f3-f4 Rg2-a2 45.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-f6
Ke6-d6 50.f4-f5 Ra2-a3+ 51.Kc3-b2 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-g6 47.Rf4-f5 Ra2xh2
Ra3-a4 52.e4-e5+ Kd6-c7 53.e5-e6 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2 49.f3-f4 Ra2-a4
Kc7-d8 54.Kb2-c3 Ra4-a1 55.Kc3-c4 50.Kc3-d3 Kg6-h6 51.f4-f5 Ra4-a3+
Kd8-e8 56.Kc4-d3 Ra1-d1+ 52.Kd3-d4 Ra3-a4+ 53.Kd4-e3
57.Kd3-e4 Rd1-e1+ 58.Ke4-d4 Kh6-g5 54.Rb5xb7 Ra4-a3+
Re1-d1+ 59.Kd4-e5 Rd1-e1+ 55.Ke3-d4 Ra3-a4+ 56.Kd4-d3
60.Ke5-d6 1.12/21 ] 41...Rb4-b2+ Ra4-a3+ 57.Kd3-c4 Ra3xa5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Rb4-b2+ 58.Kc4-b4 Ra5-a2 59.Rb7xg7+ Kg5-f6
Diagram 60.Rg7-g6+ Kf6-e5 61.Rg6-e6+
42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Ke5-d4 1.19/21 ] 43.Re5-h5+
Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Re5-h5+
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4 Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4
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Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4 Ra2-f2 46.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-f6 47.Rg4-f4+


g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4 Kf6-e6 48.h2-h4 g7-g6 49.Kb4-c5
Kg8-g7 50.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+ Rf2-f1 50.Kc5-b6 Ke6-e5 51.Rf4-f7
51.Kb5-c5 Rb2-d2 52.h2-h3 Rd2-a2 Rf1-b1+ 52.Kb6-c5 Rb1-a1 53.Kc5-b4
53.Kc5-d6 Ra2-a3 54.Rh4-g4 Ra3xh3 Ra1-e1 54.Kb4-c4 Re1-b1 55.Rf7-g7
55.f4-f5 Rh3-d3+ 56.Kd6-e6 1.12/20 ] Ke5-f6 56.Rg7-d7 Kf6-e5 57.Rd7-f7
43...Kh7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rb1-c1+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc1-d1+
43...Kh7-g8 Diagram 59.Kd3-c2 Rd1-a1 1.17/21 ] 45.Kc3-b4
XIIIIIIIIY Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Kc3-b4 Kg6-f6 46.h2-h3 g7-g6
9-+-+-+k+0 47.Rh4-h7 Kf6-e5 48.h3-h4 Ke5-f4
9+p+-+-zp-0 339 49.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+ 50.Kb5-c4
Rb2-c2+ 51.Kc4-b3 Rc2-c1
9-+-+-+-+0 52.Rh7-f7+ Kf4-e5 53.Kb3-b4
9zP-+-+-+R0 Rc1-b1+ 54.Kb4-c5 Rb1-a1 55.Kc5-b6
9-+-+P+-zp0 Ra1-b1+ 56.Kb6-a7 Rb1-b5
57.Rf7-e7+ Ke5-f6 1.02/19 ]
9+-mK-+P+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+rzP0 9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0[ 9+p+-+-zp-0 340
xiiiiiiiiy 9-+-+-+k+0
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 9zP-+-+-+-0
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4
Rf2-f1 48.Kc4-d4 Rf1-d1+ 49.Kd4-c5
9-mK-+P+-tR0
Rd1-a1 50.Kc5-b6 Ra1-b1+ 9+-+-+P+-0
51.Kb6-c7 Rb1-b5 52.e4-e5 Rb5xa5 9r+-+-+-zP0
53.e5-e6 Ra5-a2 54.Kc7-d7 Ra2-d2+
55.Kd7-e7 Rd2-f2 56.h2-h3 Rf2-f3
9+-+-+-+-0
57.Ke7-e8 b7-b5 58.e6-e7 b5-b4 xiiiiiiiiy
1.17/20 ] 44.Rh5xh4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 1-0
45.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-f6 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-g6
47.Rf4-f5 Ra2xh2 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2
49.f3-f4 Ra2-a4 50.Kc3-d3 Ra4-a2 46 C80
51.f4-f5+ Kg6-f6 52.Kd3-e3 Kf6-g5 Karjakin,Sergey
53.Rb5xb7 Ra2-a3+ 54.Ke3-d4 Carlsen,Magnus
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kd4-d3 Ra4-a3+ Corus Wijk aan Zee NED (12)27.01.2007
56.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a4+ 57.Kc4-c5
Ra4xa5+ 58.Kc5-b4 Ra5-a2 C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7
59.Rb7xg7+ Kg5-f6 60.Rg7-g6+ 1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
Kf6-e5 61.Rg6-e6+ Ke5-d4 62.f5-f6 3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
1.11/21 ] 44...Rg2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c 5.0-0 Nf6xe4 6.d2-d4 b7-b5
Pro x64: 44...Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 7.Ba4-b3 d7-d5 8.d4xe5 Bc8-e6
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11.Bb3-c2 f7-f5 Diagram 32.Rf3xf5 d5-d4 33.Kh1-g1 d4-d3
XIIIIIIIIY 34.Bc2-a4 Re8-a8 35.Ba4-d1
Ra8-a2 0.22/17 ] 23.g2-g4
9r+-wq-trk+0 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qd3-e3
9+-zp-vl-zpp0 341 d5-d4 24.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 25.Rf1-d1
g7-g6 26.Rd1xd4 c5xd4 27.Qe3-f3
9p+n+l+-+0 Kh8-g7 28.Bc2-d3 Rf8-c8 29.Kh1-g1
9+p+pzPp+-0 Rc8-d8 30.Ra1-c1 Qb6-a6 31.Qf3-f2
9-+-+n+-+0 Diagram

9+-zP-+N+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
9PzPLsN-zPPzP0 9-+-tr-+-+0{
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[ 9+-+-vl-mkp0 342
xiiiiiiiiy 9q+-+-+p+0
9+p+-zPp+-0
12.Nd2-b3 Qd8-d7 13.Nb3-d4
Nc6xd4 14.Nf3xd4 c7-c5 15.Nd4xe6
9-+-zp-zP-+0
Qd7xe6 16.f2-f3 Ne4-g5 17.a2-a4 9+-+L+-+-0
Ra8-d8 18.a4xb5 a6xb5 19.Bc1xg5 9-zP-+-wQPzP0
Be7xg5 20.f3-f4 Bg5-e7 last book
move 21.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9+-tR-+-mK-0
x64: 21.b2-b3 b5-b4 22.c3xb4 c5xb4 xiiiiiiiiy
23.Kg1-h1 Rd8-c8 24.Bc2-d3 Rc8-c3
25.Ra1-a6 Qe6-f7 26.e5-e6 Qf7-g6 Qa6-b7 32.Qf2-g3 Rd8-f8 0.39/16 ]
27.Bd3-b5 Rf8-d8 28.Rf1-f2 d5-d4 23...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rf2-d2 0.17/15 ] 21...Kg8-h8 23...d5-d4 24.g4xf5 c5-c4 25.Qd3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Qe6-b6 d4-d3 26.Bc2-d1 Be7-c5 27.Kh1-g2
22.Qd1-e2 d5-d4 23.c3-c4 b5-b4 Qb6-c7 28.Bd1-f3 Qc7-e7 29.Ra1-a5
24.Qe2-f3 Qb6-e6 25.Ra1-a7 Rd8-d7 Rd8-b8 30.e5-e6 Bc5-d6 31.Ra5-a6
26.Ra7xd7 Qe6xd7 27.Rf1-a1 Rf8-d8 Rb8-d8 32.Ra6-b6 Rd8-b8 33.Rb6xb8
28.Qf3-d3 Rd8-f8 29.Kh1-g1 Qd7-e6 Bd6xb8 34.b2-b3 Rf8-c8 0.22/16 ]
0.20/15 ] 22.Qd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 24.Qd3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
x64: 22.Qd1-f3 d5-d4 23.Ra1-a7 24.Qd3-h3 d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6
d4xc3 24.b2xc3 Rd8-d2 25.Bc2-d3 26.Qh3-f3 d4-d3 27.Bf5-e4 b5-b4
c5-c4 26.Bd3-b1 Be7-c5 27.Ra7-c7 28.Qf3-g3 b4xc3 29.b2xc3 Rd8-b8
Rf8-c8 28.Rc7-b7 Rd2-b2 29.Rf1-d1 30.g4-g5 h6xg5 31.f4xg5 Rf8xf1+
Qe6-g6 30.Rb7-c7 Qg6-e8 31.Qf3-b7 32.Ra1xf1 Qb6-e6 33.Qg3-h4+
Rc8xc7 32.Qb7xc7 Qe8-f8 0.38/17 ] Qe6-h6 34.Qh4xh6+ g7xh6 35.g5xh6
22...Qe6-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Be7-g5 36.Kh1-g2 Bg5-d2 37.e5-e6
22...c5-c4 23.Qd3-e3 b5-b4 Rb8-g8+ 38.Kg2-h3 Bd2xc3 39.Rf1-f7
24.Qe3-d4 Rd8-a8 25.Ra1-a7 Ra8xa7 Rg8-e8 40.Kh3-g4 d3-d2 0.38/16 ]
26.Qd4xa7 g7-g5 27.c3xb4 g5xf4 24...Qb6-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qa7-d4 f4-f3 29.Rf1xf3 Be7xb4 24...d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6 26.Bf5-e4
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Rd8-d2 29.g4-g5 Rd2-e2 30.g5xh6 35.f6-f7 Qc7-c5 36.Qh5-h4 Bb4-c3
Qb6xh6 31.Qh3xh6+ g7xh6 32.Be4-f3 37.Bg2-e4 h7-h5 38.Ra1-a6 0.05/17 ]
Re2-e3 33.Ra4-a7 Be7-c5 34.Ra7-c7 26...Be7-c5 [ 26...Qc6-c7!? 27.f5-f6
Rf8xf4 35.Rc7xc5 Rf4xf3 36.Rf1xf3 g7xf6 28.Qg2xg4 Be7-c5 ( ‹28...f6xe5
Re3xf3 37.c3xb4 0.41/16 ] 25.Qh3-g2 29.Bc2xh7 Be7-g5 30.Qg4xg5
last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qc7xh7 31.Qg5xe5+ Qh7-g7
25.Bc2xf5 g7-g6 26.Bf5-b1 d5-d4+ 32.Qe5-h5+ Qg7-h7 33.Rf1xf8+
27.Qh3-g2 Qc6xg2+ 28.Kh1xg2 Rd8xf8 34.Qh5-e5+ Qh7-g7
Diagram 35.Qe5xd5± ) 29.e5xf6 d5-d4² ;
XIIIIIIIIY Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...g4-g3
27.h2xg3 Be7-c5 28.Rf1-f4 Qc6-h6+
9-+-tr-tr-mk0{ 29.Rf4-h4 Qh6-e3 30.Qg2-h3 Qe3-f3+
9+-+-vl-+p0 343 31.Qh3-g2 Qf3-e3 32.Qg2-h3 0.20/13 ]
27.Qg2xg4= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+p+0 27.Qg2xg4 Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4
9+p+-zP-+-0 29.Bc2-e4 d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6
9-+pzp-zPP+0 31.e5xf6 Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6
33.Be4-g2 b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3
9+-zP-+-+-0 35.f6-f7 c3-c2 36.Ra1-e1 Qc7-c3
9-zP-+-+KzP0 37.Qh5-g5 Rd2-f2 38.Rf1xf2 Qc3xe1+
39.Rf2-f1 Qe1-e6 40.Qg5-d2 Qe6-e5
9tRL+-+R+-0 41.Bg2-f3 Rf8xf7 42.Qd2xc2 Bd6xb4
xiiiiiiiiy 0.11/16 ] 27...Rd8-e8 [ 27...d5-d4+
28.Bc2-e4 Qc6-c7 29.f5-f6 g7xf6
d4-d3 29.Ra1-a5 b5-b4 30.c3xb4 30.e5xf6² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Be7xb4 31.Ra5-a4 Rd8-b8 32.Kg2-g3 27...Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4 29.Bc2-e4
Rf8-c8 33.f4-f5 Rc8-e8 34.Kg3-f4 g7xf6 30.e5xf6 d4xc3 31.b2xc3
g6xf5 35.g4xf5 Rb8-b5 36.e5-e6 Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6 33.Be4-g2
Bb4-d6+ 37.Kf4-e3 0.51/16 ] b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3 35.f6-f7
25...f5xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qc7-c4 36.Ra1-e1 Qc4xb4 37.Re1-e4
25...f5xg4 26.f4-f5 Be7-c5 27.Qg2xg4 Qb4-c5 38.Qh5-h6 Bd6-e7
Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4 29.Bc2-e4 39.Re4-g4 0.08/15 ] 28.f5-f6
d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6 31.e5xf6 [ 28.e5-e6!?² is interesting ;Houdini 2.
Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6 33.Be4-g2 0c Pro x64: 28.e5-e6 d5-d4+
b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3 35.f6-f7 c3-c2 29.Qg4-e4 Qc6xe4+ 30.Bc2xe4 d4-d3
36.Ra1-e1 Qc7-c3 37.Qh5-g5 Rd2-f2 31.Kh1-g2 Re8-c8 32.Ra1-a5 b5-b4
38.Rf1xf2 Qc3xe1+ 39.Rf2-f1 Qe1-e6 33.Be4-d5 b4xc3 34.b2xc3 Bc5-e7
40.Qg5-d2 Qe6-e5 41.Bg2-f3 Rf8xf7 35.Ra5-a7 Be7-f6 36.e6-e7 Rf8-e8
42.Qd2xc2 Bd6xb4 0.21/18 ] 26.f4-f5 37.Bd5-e6 Rc8-b8 38.Be6xc4
[ 26.Qg2xg4 d5-d4+ 27.Qg4-g2= ; Rb8-b2+ 39.Rf1-f2 Rb2xf2+ 40.Kg2xf2
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.f4-f5 Be7-c5 Re8xe7 41.Ra7xe7 Bf6xe7
27.Qg2xg4 Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4 42.Bc4xd3 0.30/14 ] 28...g7xf6=
29.Bc2-e4 d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.e5xf6 Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6 28...Rf8-f7 29.Qg4-h4 g7xf6
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32.Rf5-f4 Qg6-g8 33.Rf4-g4 Rf7-g7
34.Rg4xg7 Qg8xg7 35.b2-b4 c4xb3 9-+-+rtr-+0
36.Bc2xb3 Qg7-f7 37.Qh4-g4 Qf7-f2 9+-+-+-+k0 345
38.Re1-d1 -0.07/14 ]
9-+q+-zp-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+pvlpzP-+-0
9-+-+rtr-mk0 9-+p+-+Q+0
9+-+-+-+p0 344 9+-zP-+-+-0
9-+q+-zp-+0 9-zP-+-+-zP0
9+pvlpzP-+-0 9tR-+-+R+K0[
9-+p+-+Q+0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zPL+-+-zP0 Kg6-h5 43.c3-c4 Rb2-b1+ 44.Kg1-f2
Rb1-b2+ 45.Kf2-e1 Kh5-g4 46.c4-c5
9tR-+-+R+K0[ 0.78/16 ] 30.Bh7-f5 White has a mate
xiiiiiiiiy threat [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7 31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5
29.Bc2xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7 33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5
29.Bc2xh7 Re8xe5 30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7 34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6 35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4
31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5 32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7 36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3 37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3
33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5 34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6 38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2 39.Ra1-a8 Be3-f4
35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4 36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3 40.Ra8-g8+ Kg6-h7 41.Rg8-c8
37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3 38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2 Rf2xh2+ 42.Kh1-g1 Rh2-e2
39.Ra1-a4 Be3-f4 40.Ra4xc4 Rf2xh2+ 43.Rc8xc4 Kh7-g7 44.Rc4-c6 0.55/15 ]
41.Kh1-g1 Rh2-b2 42.Rc4-c6+ 30...Rf8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg6-h5 43.c3-c4 Rb2-b1+ 44.Kg1-f2 30...d5-d4+ Diagram
Rb1-b2+ 45.Kf2-e1 Kh5-g4 46.c4-c5
0.57/17 ] 29...Re8xe5 Sacrifices (Diagram 346)
material. [ 29...Kh8xh7?? Diagram
31.Rf1-f3 Rf8-g8 32.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7
(Diagram 345) 33.Bf5-e4 Re5xe4 34.Ra1-g1+ Kg7-f7
35.Qh4-h7+ Kf7-e6 36.Rf3xf6+ Ke6xf6
has the one big disadvantage in 3 37.Qh7-h6+ Kf6-e7 38.Qh6xc6
30.Qg4-h5+ Kh7-g7 31.Rf1-g1+ Rg8xg1+ 39.Kh1xg1 Re4-e5
Bc5xg1 32.Ra1xg1# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro 40.Kg1-g2 d4-d3 41.Qc6xb5 d3-d2
x64: 29...Re8xe5 30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7 42.Qb5-b7+ Ke7-e6 43.Qb7-c6+
31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5 32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7 Ke6-e7 44.Qc6-c7+ Ke7-e6
33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5 34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6 45.Qc7-c8+ Ke6-e7 46.Qc8-g4
35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4 36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3 Bc5-e3 47.h2-h4 Be3-f4 48.Kg2-f2
37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3 38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2 Re5-e1 49.Qg4-g7+ Ke7-e6
39.Ra1-a4 Be3-f4 40.Ra4xc4 Rf2xh2+ 50.Qg7-g6+ Ke6-e5 51.Qg6-e8+
41.Kh1-g1 Rh2-b2 42.Rc4-c6+ Ke5-f5 52.Qe8-d7+ Kf5-e4 0.37/14 ]
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9-+-+-tr-mk0 9-+-+-+-mk0
9+-+-+-+-0 346 9+-+-+r+-0 347
9-+q+-zp-+0 9-+-+qzp-+0
9+pvl-trL+-0 9+pvl-tr-+-0
9-+pzp-+Q+0 9-+pzpL+Q+0
9+-zP-+-+-0 9+-zP-+-+-0
9-zP-+-+-zP0 9-zP-+-+-zP0
9tR-+-+R+K0[ 9+-+-tRR+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
31.Ra1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qe6xg4 33.Be4-f5 White threatens to
31.Rf1-e1 Re5xf5 32.Qg4xf5 d5-d4+ win material: Bf5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
33.Re1-e4 d4-d3 34.Qf5-f3 Rf7-h7 x64: 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+ 34.Bf5-e4
35.Re4-e8+ Qc6xe8 36.Ra1-a8 -0.07/16 ] 33...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Rh7xh2+ 37.Kh1xh2 Bc5-d6+ Pro x64: 33...Qe6-d5+ 34.Bf5-e4
38.Kh2-g2 Bd6-b8 39.Qf3xf6+ Kh8-g8 Qd5-e6 0.20/19 ] 34.Bf5-e4
40.Qf6-g5+ Kg8-f8 41.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Bf5-e4
42.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f8 43.Qg4-f3+ Kf8-g8 -0.19/21 ] 34...Qc6-e6
44.Ra8-a6 Bb8-e5 45.Ra6-b6 Kg8-g7 Twofold repetition [Houdini 2.0c Pro
46.Qf3-g4+ Kg7-f8 47.Rb6-e6 x64: 34...Qc6-e6 0.20/20 ] 35.Be4-f5
Qe8-a8+ 48.Qg4-f3+ Qa8xf3+ A valuable piece [Houdini 2.0c Pro
49.Kg2xf3 0.51/14 ] 31...d5-d4+ x64: 35.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7 36.Rf1-g1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...d5-d4+ Kg7-f8 37.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 38.Rg1-g8
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+ Diagram
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/19 ] 32.Bf5-e4
White threatens to win material: (Diagram 348)
Be4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7 Qe6-d7 39.Qh8-h4 d4xc3 40.b2xc3
34.Rf1-g1+ Kg7-f8 35.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 Qd7-d2 41.Re1-f1 Re5-g5 42.Rg8xg5
36.Rg1-g8 Qe6-d7 37.Qh8-h4 d4xc3 Qd2xg5 43.Qh4xg5 f6xg5 44.Rf1xf7+
38.b2xc3 Qd7-d2 39.Re1-f1 Re5-g5 Ke7xf7 45.Be4-c6 b5-b4 46.c3xb4
40.Rg8xg5 Qd2xg5 41.Qh4xg5 f6xg5 Bc5xb4 47.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6 48.Bd5xc4
42.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7 43.Be4-c6 b5-b4 Kf6-e5 49.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6 50.Bc4-g8
44.c3xb4 Bc5xb4 45.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6 -0.08/14 ] 35...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
46.Bd5xc4 Kf6-e5 47.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6 Pro x64: 35...Qe6-d5+ 36.Bf5-e4
48.Bc4-g8 -0.08/17 ] 32...Qc6-e6 Qd5-e6 0.20/18 ]
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: ½-½
32...Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/18 ]
Black threatens to win material:
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9-+-+qzp-+0 9-zppvlpsn-+0
9+pvl-tr-+-0 9+-+p+-+-0
9-+pzpL+-+0 9-+PzP-+-+0
9+-zP-+-+-0 9+PsN-zPN+-0
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21.Rf1-e1 Re8-d8 22.h2-h3 g7-g6
23.Nf3-e5 b6xc5 24.Qc2xc5 Nf6-d7
47 D45 25.Qc5-e7 Nd7xe5 26.d4xe5 Rd8xd1
Carlsen,Magnus 27.Re1xd1 Qa6xa2 28.Rd1-d8+
Topalov,Veselin Rc8xd8 29.Qe7xd8+ Kg8-g7
Morelia Morelia, Mexico (5) 22.02.2007 30.Qd8-f6+ Kg7-g8 31.Qf6-d8+
Kg8-g7 0.09/15 ] 21.Nf3-e5
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Rf1-e1
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6 Re8-d8 22.h2-h3 Rd8-d5 23.b3-b4
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 Rd5-f5 24.Re1-e5 Rf5xe5 25.Nf3xe5
5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6 b6-b5 26.Qc2-b3 Nf6-d5 27.Rd1-e1
7.b2-b3 0-0 8.Bf1-e2 b7-b6 9.0-0 Rc8-d8 28.a2-a3 f7-f6 29.Ne5-d3
Bc8-b7 10.Bc1-b2 Rf8-e8 11.Ra1-d1 Qa6-c8 0.12/17 ] 21...Nf6-d5
Qd8-e7 Diagram A sound move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Re8-d8 22.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d5
(Diagram 349) 23.b3-b4 b6-b5 24.Qc2-b3 h7-h6
25.h2-h4 Nf6-d7 26.Ne5-g4 Rc8-d8
12.Rf1-e1 Ra8-c8 13.e3-e4 Nf6xe4 27.Qb3-f3 Rd5-f5 28.Qf3-e4 Qa6-b7
14.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 15.Qc2xe4 Bd6-b4 29.Re1-e3 0.05/16 ] 22.Ne5-c4
16.Re1-f1 Bb4-a3 17.Bb2xa3 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rf1-e1
Qe7xa3 18.Qe4-c2 Nd7-f6 19.c4-c5 Re8-e7 23.Re1-e4 f7-f6 24.Ne5-d3
Bb7-a6 last book move last book move Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8 26.Nd3-f4
20.Be2xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd5xf4 27.Re4xf4 Qa6-a5 28.Re1-e2
20.Rf1-e1 Re8-d8 21.Be2xa6 Qa3xa6 e6-e5 29.Rf4-e4 b6-b5 30.d4xe5
22.h2-h3 Qa6-a5 23.Rd1-c1 Rd8-d5 Re7xe5 31.Re4xe5 Re8xe5
24.c5xb6 a7xb6 25.Re1-d1 Nf6-d7 32.Re2xe5 f6xe5 0.27/15 ] 22...Re8-d8
26.a2-a4 Qa5-b4 27.Rd1-d3 c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Re8-e7
28.Rd3-c3 h7-h6 29.Rc3-c4 Qb4-a5 23.Rf1-e1 Rc8-d8 24.a2-a4 g7-g6
30.Qc2-d3 0.09/18 ] 20...Qa3xa6 25.Rd1-b1 b6xc5 26.d4xc5 Rd8-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qa3xa6 27.Re1-e4 Re7-d7 28.Nc4-d6 Qa6-a5
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31.Qc2xa4 Nc3xa4 0.19/16 ] 23.a2-a3 Nf5-e7 29.h2-h3 h7-h6 30.Ne3-g4
Consolidates b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Rd7-d5 31.b3-b4 Qa6-b7 32.Qb2-c3
23.Nc4-d6 Rc8-c7 24.Rd1-d2 g7-g6 Ne7-f5 33.Ng4-e3 Nf5xe3 34.f2xe3
25.a2-a4 Qa6-a5 26.g2-g3 Rc7-d7 -0.03/15 ] 26...b6-b5 [Houdini 2.0c
27.Rf1-c1 Qa5-b4 28.Rd2-d1 a7-a5 Pro x64: 26...h7-h5 Diagram
29.Rd1-d3 b6xc5 30.d4xc5 e6-e5 XIIIIIIIIY
31.Qc2-b2 e5-e4 32.Rd3-d1 e4-e3
0.25/15 ] 23...Rc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c 9-+-tr-+k+0
Pro x64: 23...Rc8-b8 24.Qc2-d3 h7-h6 9zp-tr-+pzp-0 350
25.Rf1-e1 Nd5-f6 26.b3-b4 b6xc5
27.b4xc5 Nf6-d5 28.Qd3-c2 h6-h5
9qzpp+p+-+0
29.Nc4-d6 Qa6xa3 30.Rd1-a1 Qa3-b4 9+-zP-+n+p0
31.Qc2-e4 a7-a5 32.Qe4-f3 0.10/15 ]
24.Qc2-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+NzP-+-+0
24.a3-a4 Rc7-d7 25.Nc4-e5 Rd7-c7 9zPP+-+-+-0
26.Rf1-e1 Qa6-a5 27.Rd1-c1 b6xc5 9-+-tR-zPPzP0
28.d4xc5 f7-f6 29.Ne5-c4 Qa5xc5
30.Re1xe6 Nd5-f4 31.Re6-e4 Nf4-d3
9+-wQR+-mK-0[
32.Rc1-d1 Rc7-d7 33.Qc2-e2 Nd3-f4 xiiiiiiiiy
34.Re4-e8+ Kg8-f7 35.Rd1xd7+
Rd8xd7 36.Qe2-e1 Qc5-d5 37.f2-f3 27.a3-a4 b6-b5 28.a4xb5 Qa6xb5
Qd5-g5 38.g2-g3 Qg5-c5+ 29.Rd2-d3 Qb5-b4 30.Qc1-g5 Rd8-d5
39.Kg1-h1 0.17/16 ] 24...Nd5-e7 31.Qg5-f4 Rc7-d7 32.h2-h3 h5-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc7-e7 33.Qf4-e4 Rd7-d8 34.Qe4-g4 Rd5-d7
25.Rf1-e1 Re7-d7 26.Nc4-e5 Rd7-c7 35.Qg4-e4 0.06/16 ] 27.Nc4-e5
27.Ne5-c4 Qa6-b5 28.b3-b4 Qb5-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc4-e3
29.Nc4-d6 Rc7-d7 30.Qc1-b2 Qa6-a4 Nf5-e7 28.Ne3-g4 Rc7-d7 29.b3-b4
31.Rd1-d3 a7-a5 32.b4-b5 b6xc5 Rd7-d5 30.Rd2-d3 h7-h5 31.Ng4-e3
33.d4xc5 c6xb5 34.Rd3-g3 0.08/15 ] Rd5-d7 32.Qc1-c3 Qa6-b7 33.Qc3-b2
25.Rd1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: a7-a5 34.Qb2-e2 a5xb4 35.a3xb4
25.Nc4-e5 Ne7-f5 26.Qc1-f4 f7-f6 Ne7-d5 36.Ne3xd5 Rd7xd5 37.h2-h4
27.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7 28.g2-g4 Nf5-h6 -0.02/17 ] 27...Qa6-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
29.a3-a4 b6-b5 30.a4xb5 Qa6xb5 Pro x64: 27...Rd8-d5 28.Rd2-d3 f7-f6
31.Rd1-b1 Nh6-f7 32.Rf1-e1 Qb5-d3 29.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7 30.g2-g4 Nf5-h6
33.Qf4-e3 Qd3-g6 34.Qe3-e4 Qg6xe4 31.h2-h3 Nh6-f7 32.Rd3-e3 h7-h5
35.Re1xe4 e6-e5 36.Rb1-a1 0.03/16 ] 33.Rd1-e1 h5xg4 34.h3xg4 Nf7-g5
25...Ne7-f5 Exerts pressure on the 35.Nf3xg5 Rd5xg5 36.Qc1-d1 f6-f5
backward pawn [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Re3xe6 Re7xe6 38.Re1xe6
25...Rd8-d5 26.Rf1-d1 b6-b5 Rg5xg4+ 39.Kg1-f1 0.00/16 ]
27.Nc4-d6 Ne7-f5 28.Nd6xf5 Rd5xf5 28.Rd2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rd2-d3 Rc7-d7 30.Rd3-g3 g7-g6 28.Qc1-c3 f7-f6 29.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7
31.h2-h3 Qa6-a5 32.Qc1-b2 Rd7-d8 30.h2-h3 Re7-e8 31.Rd1-e1 Qc8-d7
33.b3-b4 Qa5-c7 0.00/15 ] 26.Rf1-d1 32.Qc3-a5 Rd8-b8 33.h3-h4 h7-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qc1-b2 34.b3-b4 Re8-d8 35.Rd2-e2 Rd8-e8
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Black threatens to win material: f6xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rc7-e7 9-tr-+-+k+0{
29.Qc1-f4 f7-f6 30.Ne5-g4 Qc8-d7 9+-+q+-zpp0 351
31.Ng4-e3 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 Re7-e8
33.a3-a4 Nf5xe3 34.Qf4xe3 b5xa4
9-+p+pzp-sn0
35.b3xa4 Rd8-b8 36.Qe3-f4 Qd7-d5 9zppzPr+-+-0
37.Rd3-g3 Rb8-b3 -0.02/17 ]
29.Ne5-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-zPQ+P+0
29.Ne5-g4 Rc7-d7 30.Qc1-c3 Qc8-c7 9zPP+-+N+P0
31.g2-g3 Rd7-d5 32.Ng4-e3 Nf5xe3 9-+-tR-zP-+0
33.f2xe3 e6-e5 34.a3-a4 b5xa4
35.b3xa4 e5xd4 36.Rd3xd4 Qc7-f7
9+-+-tR-mK-0
37.Rd4xd5 Rd8xd5 38.Qc3-b3 xiiiiiiiiy
Rd5xd1+ 39.Qb3xd1 f6-f5 40.Qd1-d8+
Qf7-f8 41.Qd8-d4 Qf8-f7 -0.05/18 ] 31...Qc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Nf5-e7 32.Rd3-d2 Ne7-g6
29...a7-a5 30.Rd3-d2 Nf5-e7 33.g2-g3 a7-a5 34.a3-a4 b5-b4
31.Rd2-e2 Ne7-d5 32.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8 35.Qe4-e2 Rd8-e8 36.Qe2-e3 Qc8-b7
33.Qc1-c2 Rc7-a7 34.Re2-e4 b5-b4 37.Qe3-e4 Qb7-c7 38.Kg1-g2 Rd5-f5
35.Re1-a1 Qc8-d7 36.Re4-g4 g7-g6 39.Kg2-g1 0.07/16 ] 32.Rd3-d2
37.h2-h3 -0.03/16 ] 30.Qc1-f4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rd3-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qc1-c3 a7-a5 33.h2-h3 Rd8-b8 34.g2-g4
Rd7-d5 31.h2-h3 h7-h5 32.Qc3-c2 Nf5-h6 35.Rd1-e1 Rb8-e8 36.Rd2-e2
Qc8-c7 33.Qc2-e2 Qc7-f7 34.b3-b4 Nh6-f7 37.b3-b4 a5-a4 38.Re2-e3
a7-a6 35.Rd3-d2 Rd8-e8 36.Rd1-e1 e6-e5 39.Qe4-c2 g7-g6 40.Qc2-b2
Qf7-c7 37.g2-g3 a6-a5 38.Qe2-d3 Qd7-c7 41.d4xe5 Nf7xe5 42.Nf3xe5
0.05/16 ] 30...Rd7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Rd5xe5 0.06/16 ] 32...h7-h5
Pro x64: 30...Rd7-f7 31.Qf4-e4 Nf5-e7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nf5-e7
32.a3-a4 a7-a6 33.Rd1-e1 Ne7-d5 33.g2-g3 Ne7-f5 34.Kg1-g2 Rd8-e8
34.Nf3-d2 Rf7-e7 35.Rd3-h3 h7-h6 35.h2-h3 Qd7-c7 36.Rd2-e2 a7-a5
36.Rh3-g3 e6-e5 37.Qe4-h4 Kg8-h8 37.g3-g4 Nf5-h6 38.Qe4-d3 Nh6-f7
38.d4xe5 Qc8-f5 39.Qh4-g4 Qf5xg4 39.a3-a4 b5-b4 0.03/15 ] 33.h2-h4
40.Rg3xg4 Re7xe5 41.Re1xe5 f6xe5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.h2-h3 a7-a5
0.01/17 ] 31.Qf4-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 34.Qe4-e2 Kg8-f7 35.Rd1-e1 e6-e5
x64: 31.Rd3-d2 Qc8-d7 32.Qf4-e4 36.d4xe5 Rd5xd2 37.e5-e6+ Kf7-e7
a7-a5 33.h2-h3 Rd8-b8 34.g2-g4 38.e6xd7+ Rd2xe2 39.Re1xe2+
Nf5-h6 35.Rd1-e1 Diagram Ke7xd7 40.g2-g4 h5xg4 41.h3xg4
Nf5-h6 42.Re2-d2+ Kd7-c7
(Diagram 351) 43.Rd2xd8 Kc7xd8 44.Nf3-d4 Kd8-d7
45.f2-f3 Nh6-f7 46.Kg1-f2 Nf7-e5
Rb8-e8 36.Rd2-e2 Nh6-f7 37.b3-b4 47.Kf2-e3 a5-a4 48.b3xa4 b5xa4
a5-a4 38.Re2-e3 e6-e5 39.Qe4-c2 0.06/16 ] 33...a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
g7-g6 40.Qc2-b2 Qd7-c7 41.d4xe5 x64: 33...Rd8-e8 34.Rd1-e1 Re8-e7
Nf7xe5 42.Nf3xe5 Rd5xe5 0.06/16 ] 35.Re1-d1 g7-g6 36.a3-a4 b5xa4
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39.a5-a6 Qd8-a5 40.Rd1-b1 e6-e5 -0.13/17 ] 37.Rd1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c
41.Rb1-b7 Qa5-a1+ 42.Kg1-h2 Pro x64: 37.a3-a4 b5xa4 38.b3xa4
-0.07/16 ] 34.Kg1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Nh6-f5 39.Qe4-b1 Qd7-c7 40.Rd2-b2
x64: 34.Qe4-e2 Rd8-b8 35.Rd1-e1 Qc7-c8 41.Kf1-g1 Re8-d8 42.Rb2-d2
Kg8-f7 36.Re1-b1 g7-g6 37.g2-g3 Qc8-c7 43.Qb1-b6 Rd5-d7 44.Qb6-a6
Rb8-d8 38.Rb1-d1 Kf7-g7 39.Kg1-g2 Rd7-d5 45.Qa6-e2 Qc7-e7 46.Qe2-c4
Rd8-b8 40.Qe2-e4 Rb8-d8 41.Qe4-f4 Kf7-g8 47.Rd1-e1 0.00/16 ]
a5-a4 42.b3xa4 b5xa4 43.Kg2-h2 37...Re8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg7-h8 44.Qf4-e4 -0.09/17 ] 37...g7-g6 38.a3-a4 b5-b4 39.Qe4-f4
34...Rd8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nh6-f5 40.Rd2-e2 Kf7-g7 41.Re2-e4
34...Kg8-h7 35.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8 Kg7-g8 42.Kf1-g1 Kg8-h8 43.Re4-e2
36.Kf1-g1 Kh7-h8 37.a3-a4 b5-b4 Kh8-g7 44.Re2-e4 Re8-e7 45.g2-g3
38.Qe4-e2 Qd7-f7 39.Qe2-d3 Re8-d8 Re7-e8 46.Kg1-g2 Kg7-f8 47.Qf4-c1
40.Qd3-e2 Rd8-e8 41.Qe2-d3 Kf8-g7 48.Qc1-c4 Qd7-f7 49.Qc4-a6
-0.03/16 ] 35.Rd1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c -0.05/16 ] 38.Qe4-f4 White has a king
Pro x64: 35.g2-g3 g7-g6 36.Kf1-g2 attack [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg8-g7 37.Rd1-e1 Re8-e7 38.Re1-e2 38.Qe4-c2 Diagram
Qd7-c7 39.a3-a4 b5-b4 40.Re2-e1 XIIIIIIIIY
Re7-e8 41.Qe4-d3 Qc7-d7 42.Re1-d1
Qd7-b7 43.Qd3-c4 Qb7-c7 44.Qc4-a6 9-+-+-+-+0{
Re8-e7 45.Rd2-e2 e6-e5 -0.08/16 ] 9+-+qtrkzp-0 352
35...Kg8-f7 Black king safety dropped
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Qd7-a7
9-+p+pzp-sn0
36.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 37.b3-b4 Qa7-d7 9zppzPr+-+p0
38.Qe4-f4 Kg8-h7 39.Re1-e4 Qd7-e7
40.Re4-e1 Qe7-f7 41.g2-g3 g7-g6
9-+-zP-+-zP0
42.Rd2-e2 Kh7-g7 43.Kg1-g2 Kg7-g8 9zPP+-+N+-0
44.Kg2-g1 Qf7-d7 45.Kg1-g2 Qd7-f7 9-+QtR-zPP+0
46.Kg2-g1 -0.08/16 ] 36.Re1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qe4-e2
9+-+-tRK+-0
Re8-a8 37.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 38.b3-b4 xiiiiiiiiy
Ra8-e8 39.g2-g3 g7-g6 40.Re1-d1
Kf7-g7 41.Kg1-g2 Qd7-c7 42.Rd1-e1 Nh6-f5 39.Re1-e4 Kf7-g8 40.Qc2-c3
Kg7-g8 43.Rd2-d1 Kg8-g7 44.Kg2-g1 Qd7-a7 41.a3-a4 b5xa4 42.b3xa4
Qc7-d7 45.Qe2-b2 e6-e5 46.Re1-e4 Re7-e8 43.Kf1-g1 Qa7-d7 44.Rd2-e2
Re8-d8 -0.12/16 ] 36...Nf5-h6 Re8-b8 45.g2-g3 e6-e5 46.d4xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Re8-a8 Rd5-d1+ 47.Re2-e1 0.01/16 ]
37.Rd1-e1 a5-a4 38.b3-b4 Ra8-e8 38...Rd5-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.Re1-e2 Kf7-g8 40.Kf1-g1 g7-g6 38...Nh6-f5 39.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8
41.Re2-e1 Kg8-f7 42.Re1-d1 Kf7-g7 40.Re1-e4 Kg8-h7 41.Rd2-e2 g7-g6
43.Rd1-e1 Qd7-f7 44.Rd2-e2 Qf7-c7 42.Re2-e1 Kh7-g7 43.Re1-a1 Re7-e8
45.g2-g3 Qc7-b7 46.Kg1-g2 Qb7-f7 44.Ra1-e1 Qd7-f7 45.Qf4-d2 e6-e5
47.Qe4-f4 Kg7-g8 48.Kg2-g1 Qf7-d7 46.Qd2-e2 Re8-d8 47.d4xe5 -0.03/17 ]
49.Qf4-e4 Kg8-g7 50.Re2-d2 Qd7-c7 39.Qf4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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41.Kf1-g1 Qd7-a7 42.a3-a4 b5-b4
43.Qc3-c4 Qa7-d7 44.Re1-e4 Qd7-c8 9-+q+-+-+0{
45.Rd2-c2 Qc8-d7 46.Rc2-e2 Re7-e8 9+-+-trkzp-0 353
47.Re2-d2 Kf7-g8 48.Qc4-a6 Qd7-c7
49.Rd2-e2 Qc7-d7 50.Qa6xa5 Nf5xd4
9-+p+pzp-+0
51.Nf3xd4 Rd5xd4 52.Re4xd4 9+pzPr+n+p0
Qd7xd4 0.12/18 ] 39...Qd7-c8
[ 39...Qd7xd6 40.c5xd6 Re7-d7
9pzP-zPR+-zP0
41.Rd2-c2= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9zP-+-+N+-0
39...Qd7xd6 40.c5xd6 Re7-d7 9-+-wQ-zPP+0
41.Rd2-c2 Rd7xd6 42.Re1-c1 a5-a4
43.b3xa4 b5xa4 44.Rc2xc6 Rd6xc6
9+-+-tR-mK-0
45.Rc1xc6 Rf5-b5 46.Nf3-e1 Rb5-b3 xiiiiiiiiy
47.Ne1-c2 Nh6-f5 48.g2-g3 Rb3-b2
49.Rc6-c7+ Kf7-f8 50.Kf1-g2 Nf5-d6 Qc8-d7 46.Qd2-e2 g7-g6 47.Qe2-d2
51.Kg2-h3 Nd6-b5 52.Rc7-c5 g7-g6 Re7-e8 48.Qd2-b2 Kf7-g7 49.Qb2-d2
-0.25/18 ] 40.Rd2-e2 [ 40.d4-d5 c6xd5 Re8-e7 50.Qd2-b2 Qd7-e8
41.Nf3-d4± ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Qb2-e2 -0.04/17 ] 42.Re2-e4
40.d4-d5 Rf5xd5 41.Rd2xd5 c6xd5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Re2-d2
42.Nf3-d4 g7-g6 43.Qd6-b6 Nh6-f5 Qc8-c7 43.Qf4-e4 Qc7-d7 44.Re1-e2
44.Nd4-c6 Re7-e8 45.Nc6xa5 Nf5xh4 Kf7-g8 45.Kf1-g1 Re7-e8 46.Re2-e1
46.b3-b4 Nh4-f5 47.Qb6xb5 Qc8-c7 Re8-e7 47.Qe4-f4 Re7-e8 48.Kg1-h1
48.Kf1-g1 Re8-a8 49.Qb5-d3 h5-h4 b5-b4 49.a3xb4 a5xb4 50.Re1-a1
50.a3-a4 Ra8xa5 51.b4xa5 Qc7xa5 Re8-d8 -0.03/17 ] 42...Rd5-d8
52.Re1-b1 Qa5xc5 53.Rb1-b7+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Qc8-a8
Kf7-g8 0.35/17 ] 40...Rf5-d5= 43.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa8-c8
Black threatens to win material: Rd5xd6 45.Qf4-d2 Qc8-d7 46.Qd2-e2 g7-g6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Rf5-d5 47.Qe2-d2 Re7-e8 48.Qd2-b2 Kf7-g7
41.Qd6-f4 Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-d8 49.Qb2-d2 e6-e5 50.Qd2-b2 Nf5xd4
43.Kf1-g1 Qd8-d7 44.g2-g3 Qd7-c7 51.Nf3xd4 Rd5xd4 52.Re4xd4 e5xd4
45.Qf4xc7 Re7xc7 46.a3-a4 b5xa4 53.Re1xe8 Qd7xe8 54.Qb2xd4
47.b3xa4 Rc7-e7 48.Kg1-h1 Rd5-d8 -0.01/16 ] 43.g2-g4 [ ¹43.Qf4-d2!?
49.Kh1-g2 g7-g6 50.Re1-e2 Rd8-b8 looks like a viable alternative Qc8-c7
51.Nf3-d2 Re7-d7 0.09/18 ] 41.Qd6-f4 44.Kf1-g1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Qd6-f4 43.Qf4-d2 Qc8-c7 44.Qd2-c3 Rd8-e8
Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-a8 43.Kf1-g1 45.Qc3-b2 Re8-b8 46.Kf1-g1 Qc7-d7
a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa8-c8 45.Qf4-d2 47.Qb2-d2 b5-b4 48.Qd2-f4 Re7-e8
Qc8-e8 46.Qd2-e2 Qe8-d7 47.g2-g3 49.a3-a4 Rb8-d8 50.Qf4-d2 Kf7-g8
g7-g6 48.Qe2-b2 Kf7-g7 49.Qb2-c3 51.Qd2-d3 0.09/17 ] 43...h5xg4µ
Kg7-g8 50.Re1-c1 Re7-e8 -0.03/19 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...h5xg4
41...Nh6-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Qf4xg4 Qc8-d7 45.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8
41...Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-a6 46.b3-b4 a5xb4 47.a3xb4 Rd8-a8
43.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa6-c8 48.h4-h5 Ra8-a4 49.Re1-b1 Qd7-d5
45.Qf4-d2 Diagram 50.Nf3-h4 Qd5-a2 51.Re4-e1 Nf5xh4
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-0.28/16 ] 44.Qf4xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Qd7-d5 48.Kf1-g2 Qd5-c4 49.Re4-e2
Pro x64: 44.Qf4xg4 Rd8-h8 45.Qg4-f4 Rd8-a8 50.Qg4-e4 Ra8-a6 51.Re1-b1
Qc8-d8 46.Qf4-d2 Qd8-d5 47.Qd2-d3 Kg8-f8 52.Re2-c2 Qc4-d5 53.Rc2-e2
b5-b4 48.a3-a4 Rh8-d8 49.Qd3-c2 Qd5xe4 54.Re2xe4 Ra6-a2
g7-g6 50.Kf1-g2 Kf7-g7 51.Re1-g1 55.Rb1-e1 -0.34/16 ] 46...Qd7-d5
Re7-d7 52.h4-h5 g6xh5 -0.42/17 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...b5-b4
44...Qc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.a3-a4 Qd7-d5 48.Re1-b1 Kg8-f8
44...Rd8-h8 45.h4-h5 Kf7-g8 49.Kg2-g1 Re7-d7 50.Kg1-g2 Rd8-e8
46.Kf1-g2 Qc8-e8 47.Qg4-g6 Qe8-f7 51.Kg2-f1 Rd7-c7 52.Kf1-g1 Rc7-c8
48.Re1-h1 Rh8-h6 49.Qg6xf7+ 53.Nf3-h4 Kf8-g8 54.Nh4-f3 Kg8-h8
Kg8xf7 50.Re4-e2 Rh6-h8 51.b3-b4 55.Nf3-h4 Re8-d8 56.h5-h6 Nf5xh6
a5xb4 52.a3xb4 Re7-d7 53.Rh1-e1 57.Nh4-g6+ Kh8-h7 -0.27/16 ]
Nf5xd4 54.Nf3xd4 Rd7xd4 55.Re2xe6 47.Qg4-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rh8xh5 56.Re6xc6 Rd4xb4 -0.29/16 47.Re1-b1 Kg8-h8 48.Rb1-b2 b5-b4
Diagram 49.a3-a4 Kh8-g8 50.Rb2-b1 Kg8-f8
XIIIIIIIIY 51.Kg2-g1 Kf8-f7 52.Kg1-g2 Kf7-g8
53.Kg2-g1 Kg8-h7 54.Kg1-g2 Kh7-h8
9-+-+-+-+0 55.Re4-f4 Kh8-g8 56.Rf4-e4 Kg8-f8
9+-+-+kzp-0 354 -0.33/16 ] 47...Rd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 47...Qd5xb3 48.Re4-g4
9-+R+-zp-+0 Kg8-f8 49.Rg4-f4 Rd8-d5 50.Rf4-e4
9+pzP-+-+r0 Rd5-d7 51.Qg6-h7 Re7-e8
9-tr-+-+-+0 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 53.Qh8-h7 b5-b4
54.Re4-g4 b4xa3 55.h5-h6 Re8-g8
9+-+-+-+-0 56.h6xg7 Qb3-d5 57.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-e7
9-+-+-zPK+0 58.Qg6-h7 Rd7-d8 59.Re1-b1
-0.52/15 ] 48.h5-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9+-+-tR-+-0[ x64: 48.Re4-f4 Rf8-f7 49.Re1-b1
xiiiiiiiiy Kg8-h8 50.a3-a4 b5-b4 51.Qg6-g4
Rf7-f8 52.Rf4-e4 Kh8-g8 53.Re4-f4
] 45.h4-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Re7-d7 54.Rf4-e4 Rf8-e8 55.Qg4-g6
45.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8 46.b3-b4 a5xb4 Rd7-f7 56.Qg6-g4 Rf7-e7 57.Kg2-g1
47.a3xb4 Rd8-a8 48.h4-h5 Ra8-a4 -0.33/15 ] 48...Qd5-d8 [ 48...Qd5xb3!?
49.Re1-b1 Qd7-d5 50.Nf3-h4 Qd5-a2 49.Re4-f4 Re7-a7³ ( 49...Qb3xa3
51.Re4-e1 Nf5xh4 52.Qg4xh4 Qa2-d2 50.Rf4xf5 Rf8-d8 51.Re1xe6 Rd8xd4
53.Re1-d1 Qd2-c2 -0.41/16 ] 52.Nf3xd4 Qa3xc5 53.Rf5xc5 Kg8-f8
45...Kf7-g8 Black king safety improved 54.Rc5xc6 Re7xe6 55.Rc6xe6 g7xh6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Qd7-d5 56.Re6-e8# ; 49...Nf5xh6? doesn't lead
46.b3-b4 a5-a4 47.Kf1-g2 Rd8-g8 to anything significant 50.Rf4-h4
48.Qg4-g6+ Kf7-f8 49.Kg2-f1 Rg8-h8 Nh6-f5 51.Rh4-h5+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro
50.Kf1-g1 Rh8-h6 51.Qg6-g4 Kf8-g8 x64: 48...Qd5xb3 49.Re4-f4 Rf8-f7
52.Re4-e2 Qd5-d7 53.Kg1-g2 Qd7-e8 50.Rf4-g4 Qb3-a2 51.Nf3-h4 Nf5xh4+
54.Re1-h1 Qe8-b8 55.Rh1-g1 52.Rg4xh4 Qa2-d5+ 53.Kg2-g1
-0.36/15 ] 46.Kf1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Qd5-g5+ 54.Qg6xg5 f6xg5 55.Rh4-h5
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Kg8-h8 58.Rh5-h6 Rf5-f6 59.Re1-e5 Kh7-g6 59.Rh5-h1 Nh6-f7 60.Kg2-f2
Re7xh7 60.Rh6xh7+ Kh8xh7 Kg6-f5 61.a3-a4 e6-e5 62.Rd4-d7
61.Re5xg5 -0.37/14 ] 49.d4-d5 b5xa4 63.b3xa4 Kf5-e6 64.Rd7-c7
White threatens to win material: d5xc6 Ke6-d5 1.21/16 ] 51...Qd7-e8?
[ Not 49.Re4xe6 Re7xe6 50.Re1-h1 [ ¹51...Qd7-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Qd8-d5³ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 51...Re7-f7 52.Rh1-h5 Qd7-d8
49.d4-d5 Qd8xd5 50.Re4-g4 a5-a4 53.Nf3-d4 Qd8-d5+ 54.f2-f3 Qd5xd4
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.b3xa4 b5xa4 55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8xh7 56.h6xg7+
53.Rh1-h3 Qd5-d1 54.h6xg7 Rf7xg7 Nf5-h6 57.g7xf8N+ Rf7xf8 58.Rg4xd4
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 56.Rg4xg7+ Kh7-g6 59.Rh5-h1 Nh6-f7 60.Kg2-f2
Nf5xg7 57.Rh3-g3 Rf8-g8 58.Nf3-g5+ Kg6-f5 61.a3-a4 e6-e5 62.Rd4-d7
f6xg5 59.Rg3-f3+ Qd1xf3+ 60.Kg2xf3 b5xa4 63.b3xa4 Kf5-e6 64.Rd7-c7
Rg8-d8 61.Qh7-e4 Ng7-f5 62.Qe4xa4 0.95/14 ] 52.h6xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Kf7-f6 63.Qa4-e4 Rd8-d5 64.Qe4-c4 x64: 52.h6xg7 Re7xg7 53.Qg6-h7+
g5-g4+ 65.Qc4xg4 Rd5-d3+ 66.Kf3-g2 Kg8-f7 54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2
Rd3xa3 67.Qg4-e4 0.72/17 ] f6-f5 56.Nd2-f3 Rf8-g8 57.Nf3-e5+
49...Qd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kf7-f8 58.Rh1-d1 Ng7-h5+ 59.Kg2-f1
49...Qd8xd5 50.Re4-g4 a5-a4 Nh5-f6 60.Qh7-h6+ Kf8-e7 61.Rd1-d6
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.b3xa4 b5xa4 Qe8-a8 62.Ne5xc6+ Ke7-f7
53.Rh1-h3 Qd5-d1 54.h6xg7 Rf7xg7 63.Nc6-e5+ Kf7-e7 1.25/9 ]
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 56.Rg4xg7+ 52...Re7xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Nf5xg7 57.Rh3-g3 Rf8-g8 58.Nf3-g5+ 52...Re7xg7 53.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7
f6xg5 59.Rg3-f3+ Qd1xf3+ 60.Kg2xf3 54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5
Rg8-d8 61.Qh7-e4 Ng7-f5 62.Qe4xa4 56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7
Kf7-f6 63.Qa4-e4 Rd8-d5 64.Qe4-c4 58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+
g5-g4+ 65.Qc4xg4 Rd5-d3+ 66.Kf3-g2 Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6
Rd3xa3 67.Qg4-e4 0.78/16 ] Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7
50.Re4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2
50.Re4-g4 Qd5xb3 51.Re1-h1 Rf8-d8 Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+
52.Qg6xf6 Qb3-c4 53.Rg4-g6 Qc4-d5 67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2
54.Rh1-h5 Qd5-d7 55.Qf6-c3 Re7-f7 Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6
56.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 57.Nf3-g5 Nf5-d4 Ng7-e6 2.24/9 ] 53.Qg6-h7+
58.Ng5xf7+ Qd7xf7 0.73/14 ] [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.Qg6-h7+
50...Qd5-d7?? letting the wind out of Kg8-f7 54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2
his own sails [ ¹50...Re7-f7= e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6
is the best option Black has ; Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50...a5-a4 59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6
51.b3xa4 Rf8-a8 52.Re1-h1 Ra8xa4 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3
53.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 54.Qh7-g6+ Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5
Kf7-g8 55.Qg6-h7+ 0.71/14 ] e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1
51.Re1-h1+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Qg4-d1+ 67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.Rh1-h5 Qd7-d8 68.Qe1-e2 Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3
53.Nf3-d4 Qd8-d5+ 54.f2-f3 Qd5xd4 70.Rh7-h6 Ng7-e6 1.95/9 ] 53...Kg8-f7
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8xh7 56.h6xg7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Kg8-f7
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56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7 Qd7-d5+ 61.Kg2-g1 Qd5-d1+
58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+ 62.Kg1-h2 Qd1-d4 63.Kh2-h3 Qd4-d5
Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 64.Rh8-c8 Qd5-f3+ 65.Kh3-h2 Ng7-e8
Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 66.Rc8-a8 Qf3-f4+ 67.Kh2-g2 f6-f5
Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 68.Ng4-h6 Qf4-e4+ 69.Kg2-f1
Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+ Qe4-h1+ 70.Kf1-e2 Qh1-e4+
67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2 71.Ke2-d2 0.16/17 ] 56.Qh7-g6+
Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Qh7-g6+
Ng7-e6 2.24/1 ] 54.Rg4xg7+ Kf7-g8 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Rg4xg7+ Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6
Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4 Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4 a5xb4 62.a3xb4
Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6 Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7
Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6 64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8
60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7 66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8
62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8 68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8
64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4 Nf6-d5
Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+ 0.13/18 ] 56...Kf7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2 Pro x64: 56...Kf7-g8 57.Rh6-h7
Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6 Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4
Ng7-e6 1.95/9 ] 54...Nf5xg7 Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Nf5xg7 a5xb4 62.a3xb4 Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+
55.Rh1-h6 Qe8-d7 56.Qh7-g6+ Kg8-f7 64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+
Kf7-g8 57.Qg6-e4 Qd7-d5 58.Qe4xd5 Kf8-g8 66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5
e6xd5 59.Nf3-d4 Kg8-f7 60.Nd4xc6 Kg8-f8 68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4
Rf8-c8 61.Nc6xa5 Rc8xc5 62.Na5-b7 Ng7-e8 70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4
Rc5-c3 63.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-e7 64.Nd6xb5 Nf6-d5 0.25/16 ] 57.Qg6-h7+
Rc3xb3 65.a3-a4 Ng7-e6 66.Rh6-h7+ [ 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
Ke7-d8 67.Nb5-d6 d5-d4 68.Nd6-b7+ x64: 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6
Kd8-c8 69.Nb7-d6+ Kc8-b8 0.22/1 ] Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6
55.Rh1-h6?? forfeits the advantage Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4 a5xb4 62.a3xb4
[ ¹55.Nf3-d2 secures the win Rf8-g8 Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7
56.Nd2-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8
55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8
57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5 68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8
59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6 70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4 Nf6-d5
Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3 0.13/17 ] 57...Kg8-f7= [Houdini 2.0c
Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5 Pro x64: 57...Kg8-f7 0.14/1 ]
e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 58.Qh7-g6+ Twofold repetition
Qg4-d1+ 67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58.b3-b4 a5-a4
68.Qe1-e2 Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 59.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-g8 60.Qg6-e4
70.Rh7-h6 Ng7-e6 1.82/14 ] Qd8-d5 61.Qe4xd5 c6xd5 62.Nf3-d4
55...Qe8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ng7-f5 63.Nd4xf5 e6xf5 64.Kg2-f3
55...Qe8-d7 56.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-g8 Kg8-f7 65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-e6 66.Kf3-f4
57.Rh6-h5 Rf8-f7 58.Nf3-h2 Kg8-f8 d5-d4 67.Rh7-b7 Rf8-h8 68.Rb7-b6+
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Rh8-h2 71.f2-f3 0.29/15 ] 58...Kf7-g8 Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6 72.Kg3-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Kf7-g8 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6
0.14/16 ] 59.Rh6-h7 White has a mate Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3
threat [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 77.Nd4xf5
59.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 60.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8 0.52/19 ] 61...Rf8-f6 Black threatens to
61.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5 win material: Rf6xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
63.b3-b4 a5xb4 64.a3xb4 Re8-f8 x64: 61...Rf8-f6 62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7
65.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7 66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5
67.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8 68.Qf6-g5 65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8 66.Qe5xe8+
Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8 70.Kg2-f3 Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3 Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5
Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-f4 Ng7-e8 72.Ng5-e4 Nc7-e6 69.Ne5xc6 Ne6xc5 70.Nc6xa5
0.16/17 ] 59...Qd8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 72.Kg3-f4
Pro x64: 59...Qd8-d7 60.Qg6-h6 Kf6-e6 73.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 74.Kf4-e3
Rf8-d8 61.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6 Nd3-e1 75.Na5-c6 Ne1-c2+ 76.Ke3-f4
Qd7-d5 63.b3-b4 a5xb4 64.a3xb4 Nc2xa3 77.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5
Re8-f8 65.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7 78.Nd4xf5 0.69/19 ] 62.Qg6xf6
66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 67.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
68.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8 62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7 63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8
70.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8 64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5 65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8
72.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 73.f2-f4 Nf6-d5 66.Qe5xe8+ Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3
0.25/19 ] 60.Nf3-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5 Nc7-e6 69.Ne5xc6
x64: 60.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8 61.Qh6-h4 Ne6xc5 70.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3
Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5 63.b3-b4 Kf7-f6 72.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 73.b3-b4
a5xb4 64.a3xb4 Re8-f8 65.Rh6-h8+ Nc5-d3+ 74.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 75.Na5-c6
Kg8-f7 66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 67.Qh4xf6+ Ne1-c2+ 76.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3
Kf8-g8 68.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5 77.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 78.Nd4xf5
Kg8-f8 70.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-e4 0.52/20 ]
Ng7-h5 72.Ke4-e5 Nh5-f6 73.Ng5xe6
Nf6-g4+ 74.Ke5-f5 Ng4xf2 0.19/16 ] (Diagram 355)
60...f6-f5 [ 60...Qd7-d5+ 61.Nd2-e4
Rf8-f7 62.f2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 62...Kg8xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
60...Qd7-d5+ 61.Nd2-e4 Rf8-f7 62...Kg8xh7 63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8
62.f2-f3 Qd5-f5 63.Qg6xf7+ Kg8xh7 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+
64.b3-b4 a5xb4 65.Ne4xf6+ Kh7-h6 Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4
66.a3xb4 Qf5-c2+ 67.Kg2-h3 Qc2-b1 Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5
68.Nf6-e4 Qb1-h1+ 69.Kh3-g4 Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4
Qh1-h5+ 70.Qf7xh5+ Ng7xh5 71.f3-f4 Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3
Kh6-g6 72.Kg4-f3 Nh5-g7 73.Ne4-d6 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6 Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4
Kg6-f6 74.Kf3-e4 Ng7-f5 0.21/18 ] Nc2xa3 76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5
61.Nd2-f3± [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 77.Nd4xf5 0.64/18 ] 63.Nf3-g5+
61.Nd2-f3 Rf8-f6 62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 63.Nf3-g5+
63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5 Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8
65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8 66.Qe5xe8+ 65.Qf6xe6+ Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6
Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3 Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6
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9-+-+-+k+0{ Onischuk,Alexander
9+-+q+-snR0 355 Chess Festival (5) 27.07.2007
9-+p+pwQ-+0 D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6
9zppzP-+p+-0 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
9-+-+-+-+0 3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Bc1-g5 h7-h6
5.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 6.Nb1-c3 c7-c6
9zPP+-+N+-0 7.Qd1-b3 d5xc4 8.Qb3xc4 Nb8-d7
9-+-+-zPK+0 9.e2-e3 g7-g6 10.Bf1-e2 Bf8-g7
11.0-0 0-0 Diagram
9+-+-+-+-0 XIIIIIIIIY
xiiiiiiiiy 9r+l+-trk+0
Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 9zpp+n+pvl-0 356
Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4
Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6
9-+p+pwqpzp0
Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3 9+-+-+-+-0
76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 77.Nd4xf5
0.49/19 ] 63...Kh7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
9-+QzP-+-+0
Pro x64: 63...Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 9+-sN-zPN+-0
Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+ Qd7xe6 9PzP-+LzPPzP0
66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Nf6-e4
68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7
9tR-+-+RmK-0[
70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 xiiiiiiiiy
72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e5
74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4 Ke6-d6 12.Rf1-d1 White prepares the advance
0.56/17 ] 64.Qf6-g6 [ 64.Qf6-g6 d5 e6-e5 13.Nc3-e4 Qf6-e7 14.d4-d5
Qd7-d5+ 65.f2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro c6xd5 15.Qc4xd5 Nd7-b6 16.Qd5-c5
x64: 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+ Qe7xc5 17.Ne4xc5 Bc8-g4 18.h2-h3
Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Ra8-c8 last book move last book move
Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 19.Nc5xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 19.Nc5xb7 Bg4-e6 20.b2-b3 Be6-d5
Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 21.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2 22.Be2-a6 Bd5xf3
Nd3-e5 74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4 23.g2xf3 e5-e4 24.Rd1-c1 Rc2xc1+
Ke6-d6 0.46/18 ] 25.Ra1xc1 e4xf3 26.Nd6-b5 Nb6-d5
1-0 27.Ba6-b7 Nd5-b4 28.Nb5xa7 Nb4xa2
29.Rc1-c7 Na2-c3 30.Bb7xf3 Rf8-b8
31.Rc7-c8+ Rb8xc8 32.Na7xc8
Bg7-f8 33.Nc8-b6 Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-g2
Bf8-e7 35.Nb6-c4 0.22/20 ]
19...Bg4-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Bg4-e6 20.b2-b3 Be6-d5
21.Be2-a6 Bd5xf3 22.g2xf3 e5-e4
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23.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2 24.Rd1-c1 24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4


Rc2xc1+ 25.Ra1xc1 e4xf3 26.Nd6-b5 Diagram
Nb6-d5 27.Ba6-b7 Nd5-b4 28.Nb5xa7 XIIIIIIIIY
Nb4xa2 29.Rc1-c7 Na2-c3 30.Bb7xf3
Rf8-b8 31.Rc7-c8+ Rb8xc8 9-+-+-trk+0
32.Na7xc8 Bg7-f8 33.Nc8-b6 Kg8-g7 9zpN+-+pvl-0 357
34.Kg1-g2 Bf8-e7 35.Nb6-c4 0.36/19 ]
20.b2-b3 [ 20.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2
9-+-+-+pzp0
21.Rd1-d2 Rc2xd2 22.Nf3xd2 9+-+-zp-+-0
Rf8-d8² ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9-+l+-+-+0
20.Rd1-d2 Rc8-c7 21.Nb7-a5 e5-e4
22.Nf3-d4 Bg7xd4 23.e3xd4 Rf8-c8 9+P+-zPN+P0
24.b2-b3 Be6-d5 25.Be2-a6 Rc7-c2 9n+-+-zPP+0
26.Ra1-d1 Rc8-c7 27.Na5-c4 Rc2xd2
28.Nc4xd2 Rc7-c2 29.a2-a3 Kg8-g7
9tR-+-+-mK-0[
30.Ba6-b5 0.22/17 ] 20...Rc8-c2 xiiiiiiiiy
Black threatens to win material: Rc2xe2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Nb6-d5 26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8
21.Be2-c4 Nd5-c3 22.Bc4xe6 f7xe6 28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4
23.Rd1-d2 Nc3-e4 24.Rd2-e2 Kg8-h7 30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5 31.Nd7xe5
25.Re2-b2 Rc8-c7 26.Nb7-a5 Rf8-b8 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 33.Ra7-a4
27.Rb2-e2 Ne4-d6 28.Ra1-d1 Nd6-b5 Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-h2 Rc6-c5 35.g2-g4
29.Re2-d2 e5-e4 30.Nf3-h2 Nb5-c3 Kg7-f6 36.Kh2-g3 Kf6-e5 37.Ra4-b4
31.Rd2-d7 0.34/17 ] 21.Be2-f1 f7-f6 0.41/19 ] 22...Nd5-c3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Be2-a6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Nd5-c3
Nb6-d5 22.Ba6-c4 Nd5-c3 23.Rd1-c1 23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2
Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1 25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4 26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8
Be6xc4 26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5 27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4
Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5 29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5
Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5 31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6
31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4 Kg7-f6
33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-h2 Rc6-c5 35.Kg1-g2 Kf6-e6 36.Kg2-g3 g6-g5
35.g2-g4 Kg7-f6 36.Kh2-g3 Kf6-e5 37.h3-h4 g5xh4+ 38.Kg3xh4 f7-f5
37.Ra4-b4 f7-f6 0.40/19 ] 21...Nb6-d5 0.49/19 ] 23.Rd1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Be6-d5 x64: 23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2
22.Nb7-d6 Bd5xf3 23.g2xf3 e5-e4 Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4 26.b3xc4
24.Ra1-c1 Rc2xc1 25.Rd1xc1 e4xf3 Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7
26.Nd6-b5 a7-a6 27.Nb5-d6 Nb6-d5 e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7
28.Bf1xa6 Nd5-b4 29.Ba6-b7 Nb4xa2 Bg7xe5 31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6
30.Rc1-c2 Na2-c3 31.Bb7xf3 Rf8-d8 Rc8xc6 33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4
32.Nd6-c4 Rd8-b8 33.Rc2-b2 Bg7-f8 Kg7-f6 35.Kg1-g2 Kf6-e6 36.Kg2-g3
34.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 0.28/17 ] 22.Bf1-c4 g6-g5 37.h3-h4 g5xh4+ 38.Kg3xh4
White threatens to win material: Ke6-d6 39.Kh4-h5 Kd6-c5 40.Ra4-a7
Bc4xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Kc5xc4 41.Ra7xf7 0.40/19 ]
22.Bf1-c4 Nd5-c3 23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2 23...Rc2xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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23...Rc2xd2 24.Nf3xd2 Rf8-b8 26...Be6xc4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8 Rb7-b6 26...Nc3-a4 27.Nc5xe6 Bg7xa1
27.Kg1-f1 Rb6-d6 28.Nd2-c4 Rd6-c6 28.b3xa4 f7xe6 29.Bc4xe6+ Kg8-g7
29.Bc8-g4 f7-f5 30.Bg4-d1 e5-e4 30.Nd2xe4 Rb8-b1+ 31.Kf1-e2 Ba1-f6
31.a2-a3 Rc6-c8 32.Ra1-c1 Bg7-f6 32.Be6-b3 Rb1-b2+ 33.Ke2-d3 g6-g5
33.f2-f4 Kg8-g7 34.Kf1-f2 Rc8-d8 34.g2-g3 Bf6-d8 35.f2-f4 Rb2-h2
35.Bd1-c2 Bf6-e7 0.29/21 ] 24.Nf3xd2 36.Bb3-e6 Rh2-b2 37.Be6-c4 Bd8-e7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nf3xd2 38.Bc4-d5 Rb2-h2 39.Bd5-e6 Rh2-b2
Rf8-b8 25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8 40.a4-a5 g5xf4 41.e3xf4 Be7-d8
Rb7-c7 27.Bc8-a6 Rc7-c6 28.Ba6-b7 42.a5-a6 0.18/20 ] 27.Nd2xc4
Rc6-c7 29.Nd2-e4 Nc3xa2 30.Bb7-d5 [ 27.b3xc4? Nc3-a4 Discovered attack:
Rc7-c2 31.Ne4-d6 e5-e4 32.Ra1-e1 c3, g7-a1 28.Nc5xa4 Bg7xa1-+ ;
Na2-c3 33.Bd5xf7+ Kg8-h7 34.Bf7-c4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nd2xc4
Bg7-e5 35.Nd6-c8 a7-a5 36.Nc8-e7 Rb8-b5 28.Nc5-a6 Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8
Be5-c7 37.Ne7-c6 Kh7-g7 g6-g5 30.g2-g3 Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2
38.Re1-a1 0.17/19 ] 24...e5-e4 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6 Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rf8-b8 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4 Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5
25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8 Rb7-c7 Diagram
27.Bc8-a6 Rc7-c6 28.Ba6-b7 Rc6-c7 XIIIIIIIIY
29.Nd2-e4 Nc3xa2 30.Bb7-d5 Rc7-c2
31.Ne4-d6 e5-e4 32.Ra1-e1 Na2-c3 9-+-+-+k+0{
33.Bd5xf7+ Kg8-h7 34.Bf7-c4 Bg7-e5 9zpr+-+pvl-0 358
35.Nd6-c8 a7-a5 36.Nc8-e7 Be5-c7
37.Ne7-c6 Kh7-g7 38.Re1-a1 0.26/20 ]
9-+N+-+-zp0
25.Kg1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9+P+-+-+-0
25.Kg1-f1 Be6-d7 26.a2-a4 Bd7-c6
27.Nb7-d6 Bg7-e5 28.Ra1-c1 Be5xd6
9P+N+p+p+0
29.Rc1xc3 Bc6-b7 30.Rc3-c1 Bd6-b4 9+-sn-zP-zP-0
31.Kf1-e2 Kg8-g7 32.Nd2-f1 Rf8-c8 9-+-+-zPK+0
33.Rc1-d1 Bb7-c6 34.Nf1-g3 a7-a5
35.h3-h4 Rc8-b8 0.26/20 ] 25...Rf8-b8
9tR-+-+-+-0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Be6-d7 xiiiiiiiiy
26.a2-a4 Bd7-c6 27.Nb7-d6 Bg7-e5
28.Ra1-c1 Be5xd6 29.Rc1xc3 Bc6-b7 Bg7-f8 36.Nc6-d4 Rb7-c7 37.Nc4-e5
30.Rc3-c1 Bd6-b4 31.Kf1-e2 Kg8-g7 Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4 h6-h5 39.Ng4-h2
32.Nd2-b1 a7-a5 33.Rc1-c2 Bb7-a8 Bg7xd4 40.e3xd4 Rc7-d7 41.Ra1-a3
34.Nb1-c3 Rf8-d8 35.Nc3-b5 Bb4-e7 0.32/22 ] 27...Rb8-b5 Black threatens
36.Nb5-d4 0.29/19 ] 26.Nb7-c5 to win material: Rb5xc5 [Houdini 2.0c
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bc4xe6 Pro x64: 27...Rb8-b5 28.Nc5-a6
Rb8xb7 27.Be6-c8 Rb7-b6 28.Ra1-c1 Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3
Nc3xa2 29.Rc1-c7 a7-a5 30.g2-g3 Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6
Na2-c3 31.Kf1-g2 f7-f5 32.Nd2-c4 Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4
Rb6xb3 33.Nc4xa5 Rb3-b8 34.Na5-c4 Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc6-d4
Kg8-h7 35.Bc8-b7 h6-h5 36.Nc4-e5 Rb7-c7 37.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4
Kh7-h6 37.Ne5-c6 Rb8-f8 0.23/19 ] h6-h5 39.Ng4-h2 Bg7xd4 40.e3xd4
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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Nc5-a6
Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3 9-+-+-vlk+0
Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6 9zp-+-+p+-0 359
Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4
Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc6-d4
9-+N+-+pzp0
Rb7-c7 37.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4 9+-+-+-+-0
h6-h5 39.Ng4-h2 Bg7xd4 40.e3xd4
Rc7-d7 41.Ra1-a3 0.31/21 ]
9nzPN+p+-+0
28...Bg7-f8 [ 28...Bg7-f6!?² ; 9zP-tr-zP-+P0
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rb5-h5 9-+-+-zPP+0
29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3 Rh5xh3
31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6 Rh3-h5
9tR-+-+K+-0[
33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4 Rb5-b7 xiiiiiiiiy
35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc4-e5 h6-h5
37.Ne5-c4 f7-f5 38.Nc4-e5 Kg8-g7 42.e3-e4 Ke7-e6 43.Ke2-e3 Nc6-b4
39.Ra1-h1 0.32/18 ] 29.b3-b4± 44.e4-e5 Nb4-c6 45.Ke3-e4 g6-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.b3-b4 46.h4-h5 0.64/25 ] 30...Rb5-b7
Rb5-d5 30.a2-a3 Nc3-a4 31.Ra1-c1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Rb5-b7
Rd5-d8 32.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 33.Ne5-c6 31.Ra1-c1 Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7
Rd8-d3 34.Nc6xa7 Rd3xa3 35.Na7-b5 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4
Ra3-a2 36.Na6-c5 f7-f5 37.g2-g3 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4
Na4-b6 38.Rc1-d1 Bg7-e5 39.Nb5-d4 Nb4-a6 37.h3-h4 Kg8-g7 38.a4-a5
Be5xd4 40.Rd1xd4 Kg8-f7 41.Kf1-g2 Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2 Nb4-c6 40.a5-a6
Kf7-e7 42.Rd4-d1 Nb6-c4 0.55/22 ] Kg7-f8 41.Ne4-c5 Kf8-e7 42.Ke2-d3
29...Bf8xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ke7-d6 43.Kd3-c4 Nc6-e5+ 44.Kc4-b5
29...Rb5-d5 30.a2-a3 Nc3-a4 Kd6-d5 45.f2-f3 h6-h5 46.Nc5-e4
31.Na6-b8 Rd5-d3 32.Nb8-c6 Rd3-c3 Kd5-e6 0.74/24 ] 31.Ra1-c1
Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Ra1-c1
Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4
(Diagram 359) Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4
Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 Nb4-a6 37.a4-a5
33.Nc4-a5 Bf8-g7 34.Nc6xa7 Rc3-d3 Kg8-g7 38.h3-h4 Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2
35.Ra1-c1 Rd3xa3 36.Na7-b5 Ra3-a2 Nb4-c6 40.a5-a6 Kg7-f8 41.Ne4-c5
37.Nb5-d6 Na4-c3 38.Na5-c6 Ra2-d2 Kf8-e7 42.Ke2-d3 Ke7-d6 43.Kd3-c4
39.Nd6-c4 Rd2-a2 40.g2-g3 Nc3-e2 Nc6-e5+ 44.Kc4-b5 Kd6-d5 45.f2-f3
41.Rc1-d1 Ra2-c2 42.Rd1-d8+ h6-h5 46.Nc5-e4 Ne5-d7 47.Ne4-c3+
Kg8-h7 43.b4-b5 0.57/19 ] 30.a2-a4 Kd5-e5 0.63/24 ] 31...Nc3-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.a2-a4 [ 31...Nc3xa4? doesn't work because of
Rb5-b7 31.Ra1-c1 Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 32.Rc1-b1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 31...Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7
Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4
36.Nd6xe4 Nb4-a6 37.h3-h4 Kg8-g7 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 f7-f5
38.a4-a5 Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2 Kg7-f8 37.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7 38.Kf1-e2 Kf7-e7
40.Ne4-d6 Nb4-c6 41.Nd6-c4 Kf8-e7 39.Ke2-d2 Ke7-d6 40.Nc5-d3 Nb4-c6
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43.Nd3-c5 h5-h4 44.Kc4-b5 Kd6-d5 XIIIIIIIIY
45.Nc5-e6 0.68/22 ] 32.Rc1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rc1-b1 9-+-+-+k+0{
Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 9zpr+-+-+-0 361
Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4
36.Nd6xe4 f7-f5 37.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7
9N+-+-+pzp0
38.Kf1-e2 Kf7-e7 39.Ke2-d2 Ke7-d6 9zP-+n+p+-0
Diagram 9-vlN+p+-+0
XIIIIIIIIY 9+-+-zP-+P0
9-+-+-+-+0 9-+-+-zPP+0
9zp-+-+-+-0 360 9+R+-+K+-0
9-+-mk-+pzp0 xiiiiiiiiy
9+-sN-+p+-0
9Psn-+-+-+0 33...Kg8-g7 [ 33...Rb7-b5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rb7-e7
9+-+-zP-+P0 34.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 35.Nc4-b6 Nd5-e7
9-+-mK-zPP+0 36.Nb4-a6 a7xb6 37.Na6-c5 Rb7-c7
38.Nc5-e6 Rc7-c6 39.Ne6-d4 Rc6-c7
9+-+-+-+-0[ 40.Rb1xb6 Rc7-c1+ 41.Kf1-e2 Rc1-a1
xiiiiiiiiy 42.a5-a6 Ra1-a2+ 43.Ke2-e1 Kg8-f8
44.g2-g3 Kf8-e8 45.Rb6-d6 Ke8-f7
40.Nc5-d3 Nb4-c6 41.Kd2-c3 g6-g5 46.h3-h4 Ra2-a1+ 47.Ke1-e2
42.Kc3-c4 Nc6-a5+ 43.Kc4-b5 Na5-c6 Ra1-a2+ 48.Ke2-f1 Ne7-c8 1.69/18 ]
44.Nd3-c5 Kd6-d5 45.Nc5-e6 0.66/22 ] 34.Nc4-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...f7-f5? [ ¹32...h6-h5± ;Houdini 2. 34.Nc4-e5 Rb7-e7 35.Ne5-c6 Bb4-c3
0c Pro x64: 32...Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4 36.Nc6xe7 Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7 Kg7-f6
Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4 38.Na6-b4 Bc3xb4 39.Rb7xb4 Ne7-c6
Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 Kg8-f8 37.Kf1-e2 40.Rb4-b5 Kf6-e6 41.Kf1-e2 Nc6-d8
Kf8-e7 38.Ke2-d2 Nb4-c6 39.Kd2-c3 42.a5-a6 Nd8-c6 43.Rb5-b7 Ke6-d6
f7-f5 40.Ne4-c5 Ke7-d6 41.Nc5-d3 44.Rb7-h7 h6-h5 45.Rh7-g7 Nc6-e7
g6-g5 42.g2-g4 f5xg4 43.h3xg4 46.h3-h4 Kd6-e6 47.Ke2-d2 Ke6-f6
Kd6-d5 44.Nd3-b4+ Nc6xb4 48.Rg7-h7 Ne7-c6 2.53/20 ] 34...f5-f4
45.Kc3xb4 0.70/18 ] 33.a4-a5+- [ 34...Rb7-e7 35.Ne5-c6 ( 35.Na6xb4?!
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: is much weaker Re7xe5 36.Nb4xd5
33.a4-a5 Rb7-e7 34.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 Re5xd5² ) 35...Bb4-c3 36.Nc6xe7
35.Nc4-b6 Nd5-e7 36.Nb4-a6 a7xb6 Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
37.Na6-c5 Rb7-c7 38.Nc5-e6 Rc7-c6 x64: 34...Rb7-e7 Diagram
39.Ne6-d4 Rc6-c7 40.Rb1xb6 35.Ne5-c6 Bb4-c3 36.Nc6xe7
Rc7-c1+ 41.Kf1-e2 Rc1-a1 42.a5-a6 Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7 Kg7-f6 38.Na6-b4
Ra1-a2+ 43.Ke2-e1 Kg8-f7 44.g2-g3 Bc3xb4 39.Rb7xb4 Ne7-c6 40.Rb4-b5
h6-h5 45.Ke1-f1 Ra2-a1+ 46.Kf1-g2 Kf6-e7 41.Rb5-b7+ Ke7-e6 42.a5-a6
Ra1-a2 47.Rb6-d6 Ne7-c8 Ke6-d6 43.Kf1-e2 Kd6-e6 44.Rb7-g7
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47.Re8-a8 Nd4-b5 48.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d4
9-+-+-+-+0 49.Nb4-c6 Rd4-e4 3.51/19 ] 37.Kf1-g1
9zp-+-tr-mk-0 362 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Kf1-g1
Ne3-d5 38.Kg1-h1 g6-g5 39.Ne5-c6
9N+-+-+pzp0 Rb7-d7 40.Na6xb4 Nd5xf4 41.Rb1-b2
9zP-+nsNp+-0 Nf4-e6 42.Kh1-h2 Ne6-c5 43.Rb2-e2
9-vl-+p+-+0 Nc5-b3 44.Kh2-g3 Nb3-c5 45.Re2-e5
Nc5-b3 46.Re5-e8 Nb3-d4 47.Re8-a8
9+-+-zP-+P0 Nd4-b5 48.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d4 49.Nb4-c6
9-+-+-zPP+0 Rd4-e4 3.33/22 ] 37...Ne3-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Ne3-d5
9+R+-+K+-0[ 38.Kg1-h1 h6-h5 39.Ne5-d3 Rb7-b5
xiiiiiiiiy 40.Na6xb4 Rb5xa5 41.Nb4-c6 Ra5-a3
42.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-g8 43.Nc6-e5 a7-a5
Nc6-e7 45.Rg7-h7 h6-h5 46.h3-h4 44.Rb7-b5 Nd5-e3 45.Rb5-b6 Kg8-h7
2.45/18 ] 35.e3xf4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 46.Nd3-c5 Ne3-d5 47.Rb6-b7+
x64: 35.e3xf4 g6-g5 36.Ne5-c6 g5xf4 Kh7-h6 48.Ne5-f7+ Kh6-g7
37.Na6xb4 Rb7-b5 38.Rb1-b3 h6-h5 49.Nf7-g5+ Kg7-f8 50.Rb7-d7 Nd5-e3
39.h3-h4 a7-a6 40.Kf1-e2 Kg7-g6 51.Ng5-h7+ Kf8-g8 52.Nh7-f6+
41.Ke2-d2 Kg6-g7 42.g2-g3 f4-f3 Kg8-h8 3.33/20 ] 38.Kg1-h1
43.Kd2-e1 Kg7-g6 44.Rb3-b2 Kg6-g7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Kg1-h1
45.Rb2-b1 Kg7-f7 46.Ke1-d2 Kf7-g6 g6-g5 39.Ne5-c6 Rb7-d7 40.Na6xb4
47.Rb1-b3 Kg6-g7 48.Kd2-e1 2.83/20 ] Nd5xf4 41.Rb1-b2 Nf4-e6 42.Kh1-h2
35...e4-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Ne6-c5 43.Rb2-e2 Nc5-b3 44.Kh2-g3
35...g6-g5 36.Ne5-c6 g5xf4 Nb3-c5 45.Re2-e5 Nc5-b3 46.Nb4-d5
37.Na6xb4 Rb7-b5 38.Rb1-b3 h6-h5 Nb3-c5 47.Kg3-g4 Nc5-d3
39.g2-g3 Nd5xb4 40.Rb3xb4 Rb5-c5 48.Re5-e7+ Rd7xe7 49.Nd5xe7
41.Nc6-d4 Kg7-f6 42.g3xf4 Rc5xa5 Kg7-f6 50.Ne7-d5+ Kf6-e6 3.17/20 ]
43.Rb4-c4 Ra5-a2 44.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-f7 38...Rb7-b5 [ 38...Kg7-f6 39.Ne5-d3
45.Rc6-e6 Ra2-a3 46.Kf1-g2 2.95/18 ] Rb7-b5 40.Kh1-h2+- ( 40.Rb1xb4?!
36.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: is clearly worse Nd5xb4 41.Na6xb4
36.f2xe3 Nd5xe3+ 37.Kf1-g1 Ne3-d5 Rb5xa5² ; 40.Nd3xb4 is no comparison
38.Kg1-h1 g6-g5 39.Ne5-c6 Rb7-d7 Nd5xf4 41.Rb1-f1 Kf6-e5+- ;
40.Na6xb4 Nd5xf4 41.Rb1-b2 Nf4-e6 40.Na6xb4 is clearly inferior Rb5xa5
42.Kh1-h2 Ne6-c5 43.Rb2-e2 Nc5-b3 41.Kh1-h2 Ra5-b5+- );Houdini 2.0c
44.Kh2-g3 Nb3-c5 45.Re2-e5 Nc5-b3 Pro x64: 38...g6-g5 39.Ne5-d3 Rb7-b5
46.Re5-e8 Nb3-d4 47.Re8-a8 Nd4-b5 40.f4xg5 h6xg5 41.Na6xb4 Rb5xa5
48.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d4 49.Nb4-c6 42.Nb4-c6 Ra5-a3 43.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-f6
Rd4-e4 3.38/22 ] 36...Nd5xe3+ 44.Nd3-c5 g5-g4 45.h3xg4 Nd5-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Nd5xe3+ 46.Rb7-b4 Kf6-g5 47.Nc6-e5 a7-a5
37.Kf1-g1 Ne3-d5 38.Kg1-h1 g6-g5 48.Ne5-f3+ Kg5-f6 49.Rb4-b6+ Kf6-g7
39.Ne5-c6 Rb7-d7 40.Na6xb4 Nd5xf4 50.Nc5-e6+ Kg7-f7 51.Nf3-e5+
41.Rb1-b2 Nf4-e6 42.Kh1-h2 Ne6-c5 Kf7-f6 3.07/18 ] 39.Ne5-c6 Diagram
43.Rb2-e2 Nc5-b3 44.Kh2-g3 Nb3-c5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Ne5-c6
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Kg7-h6 42.Kh1-h2 Kh6-h5 43.Na6xb4
Kh5xh4 44.a5-a6 Kh4-h5 45.Kh2-g3 9r+lwq-trk+0{
Rb5-b6 46.h3-h4 Rb6-b5 47.Rb1-b3 9+-zpnvlpzpp0 364
Rb5-b6 48.Rb3-b2 Nd5xb4 49.Nc6xb4
Rb6-e6 50.Nb4-c2 Re6xa6 51.Rb2-b7
9p+-zp-sn-+0
Kh5-h6 52.Kg3-f3 Ra6-a5 3.90/20 ] 9+p+-zp-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-zPP+-+0
9-+-+-+-+0{ 9+LzP-+N+P0
9zp-+-+-mk-0 363 9PzP-sN-zPP+0
9N+N+-+pzp0 9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
9zPr+n+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-vl-+-zP-+0 h7-h6 20.Bg5-e3 Ra8-d8 last book
9+-+-+-+P0 move 21.Qd2-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
9-+-+-+P+0 x64: 21.a4xb5 a6xb5 22.Rd1-a1
e5xd4 23.Nf3xd4 Rd8-a8 24.f2-f3
9+R+-+-+K0 h6-h5 25.Be3-f4 Nd7-e5 26.Ng3-e2
xiiiiiiiiy Ra8xa1 27.Re1xa1 Re8-a8
28.Qd2-e1 Nf6-d7 29.Bf4-g5 Ra8xa1
1-0 30.Qe1xa1 Qf8-a8 0.43/15 ]
21...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...e5xd4 22.c3xd4 c6-c5 23.d4-d5
49 C95 b5-b4 24.Bc2-d3 Nd7-e5 25.Nf3xe5
Carlsen,Magnus Re8xe5 26.Qc1-c2 Re5-e8 27.Qc2-e2
Pruijssers,Roeland h6-h5 28.Qe2-c2 Qf8-e7 29.Be3-g5
European Club Cup (1) 03.10.2007 Qe7-e5 30.Qc2-d2 Rd8-d7 31.Bg5-f4
0.12/16 ] 22.b3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
C95: Closed Ruy Lopez: Breyer x64: 22.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 23.Nf3xe5
Variation with 10 d4 Re8xe5 24.Be3-b6 Rd8-c8 25.a4xb5
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 c6xb5 26.Bb6-d4 Re5-e6 27.b3-b4
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6 Nf6-d7 28.Bc2-b3 Bg7xd4 29.Rd1xd4
5.0-0 Bf8-e7 6.Rf1-e1 b7-b5 Re6-f6 30.Ng3-e2 Nd7-e5 31.Qc1-e3
7.Ba4-b3 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3 0.45/14 ] 22...Re8-e6 [Houdini 2.0c
Nc6-b8 10.d2-d4 Nb8-d7 11.Nb1-d2 Pro x64: 22...e5xd4 23.c3xd4 Nd7-b6
Diagram 24.Be3-f4 b5xa4 25.Bc2-d3 Kh7-g8
26.Re1-e2 Rd8-d7 27.Qc1-a3 Re8-e6
(Diagram 364) 28.Re2-c2 Qf8-d8 29.Rd1-c1 Rd7-e7
30.e4-e5 Nf6-d5 31.e5xd6 Nd5xf4
Bc8-b7 12.Bb3-c2 Rf8-e8 13.Nd2-f1 32.d6xe7 Qd8xe7 0.19/15 ] 23.Qc1-b1
Be7-f8 14.Nf1-g3 g7-g6 15.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.d4xe5
c7-c6 16.Bc1-g5 Bf8-g7 17.Qd1-d2 Nd7xe5 24.Nf3xe5 Re6xe5 25.Be3-b6
Qd8-e7 18.a2-a4 Qe7-f8 19.Ra1-d1 Rd8-d7 26.Bb6-d4 Re5-e8 27.Qc1-e3
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Qe7-e6 30.Ba4-c2 Kh7-g8 31.Bc2-d3 Bc8-b7 30.Be3-f2 Bb7-a8 31.Nd4-f3
Rd7-e7 0.85/15 ] 23...d6-d5 Rb6-b8 32.Qb1-b3 f7-f5 33.Ne4-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...e5xd4 Nd7-b6 34.Qb3-a2 Qf8-g8
24.c3xd4 Re6-e8 25.a4xb5 c6xb5 35.Qa2xg8+ Kh7xg8 36.Bf2xb6
26.d4-d5 Rd8-c8 27.Rd1-c1 Qf8-e7 Rb8xb6 37.Rd1-d2 1.92/17 ]
28.Be3-d4 Kh7-g8 29.Qb1-b2 Nd7-e5 25...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 31.Bd4-e3 Rc8-c4 25...d5xe4 26.Ng3xe4 Bb7-c8
32.Be3-c5 Rc4xc5 33.b4xc5 Qe7xc5 27.a4xb5 c6xb5 28.Nf3-d4 Re6-b6
0.41/15 ] 24.d4xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro 29.f2-f4 Bc8-b7 30.Be3-f2 Bb7-a8
x64: 24.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 25.Nf3xe5 31.Nd4-f3 Rb6-b8 32.Qb1-b3 f7-f5
Re6xe5 26.Be3-c5 Qf8-g8 27.Bc5-d4 33.Ne4-d6 Nd7-b6 34.Qb3-a2 Qf8-g8
Re5-e6 28.e4-e5 Nf6-d7 29.Ng3-h5 35.Qa2xg8+ Kh7xg8 36.Bf2xb6
b5xa4 30.f2-f4 Kh7-h8 31.Nh5xg7 Rb8xb6 37.Rd1-d2 1.96/17 ]
Qg8xg7 32.Qb1-a1 g6-g5 33.f4-f5 26.Ng3xe4 [ 26.Qb1xe4?! Nd7xe5
Re6xe5 34.Bd4xe5 Nd7xe5 27.Nf3-d4 Re6-e8 28.a4xb5 Ne5-c4³ ;
35.Qa1xa4 f7-f6 36.Qa4-a5 Rd8-e8 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ng3xe4
37.Qa5-c5 Qg7-d7 38.Rd1-a1 Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5 c6xb5 28.Nf3-d4
Kh8-g8 1.06/15 ] 24...Nf6xe4 Re6xe5 29.Nd4-c6 Re5xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nd7xe5 30.Qb1xe4 Bc8-b7 31.Qe4-d5 Bg7xc3
25.Nf3xe5 Re6xe5 26.Be3-c5 Qf8-g8 32.Qd5-b3 Bb7xc6 33.Qb3xc3 Rd8-c8
27.Bc5-d4 Re5-e6 28.e4-e5 Nf6-d7 34.Qc3-a3 Rc8-a8 35.Kg1-h1 Nd7-e5
29.Ng3-h5 b5xa4 30.f2-f4 Kh7-h8 36.Be3xh6 Qf8xh6 37.Re1xe5 Qh6-f4
31.Nh5xg7 Qg8xg7 32.Qb1-a2 38.Re5-e2 Bc6-e4 39.f2-f3 1.92/15 ]
Diagram 26...Nd7xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
XIIIIIIIIY 26...Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5 a6xb5
28.Be3-f4 Re6-e7 29.Qb1-d3 Kh7-g8
9-+-tr-+-mk0{ 30.Qd3-d4 Re7-e6 31.Rd1-d2 c6-c5
9+l+n+pwq-0 365 32.b4xc5 g6-g5 33.Bf4-h2 Re6-c6
34.Re1-d1 Qf8-e7 35.Qd4-d5 1.86/14 ]
9p+p+r+pzp0 27.Nf3-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9+-+pzP-+-0 27.Ne4-g5+ h6xg5 28.Nf3xg5+
9pzP-vL-zP-+0 Kh7-g8 29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4
9+-zP-+-+P0 32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
9Q+L+-+P+0 34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+
Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1
9+-+RtR-mK-0 Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6
xiiiiiiiiy Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2
b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1
g6-g5 33.f4-f5 Re6xe5 34.Bd4xe5 Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3
Nd7xe5 35.Qa2xa4 f7-f6 0.91/15 ] e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3
25.Bc2xe4 last book move e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1 Kf4-e5 49.h3-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bc2xe4 2.58/18 ] 27...h6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
d5xe4 26.Ng3xe4 Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5 x64: 27...h6xg5 28.Ne4xg5+ Kh7-h8
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31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 32.a4xb5 c6xb5
33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 34.Qd1-d8+ 9-+-+-+-+0{
Kh8-g7 35.Qd8-d7+ Kg7-h6 9+-+-+-+-0 366
36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1 Be5xc3
38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6 Bc3xb4
9-+-+-+p+0
40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2 b5-b4 9+-+-zp-mk-0
42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1 Be5-c3
44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3 e6-e5
9-zpK+-+-+0
46.g2-g3 Kg5-f6 47.Kd3-c4 Kf6-f5 9+-vl-+-+P0
48.Kc4-b3 e5-e4 49.Rb1-d1 2.97/18 ] 9-+-+-zPP+0
28.Ne4xg5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Ne4xg5+ Kh7-h8 29.Ng5xe6
9+R+-+-+-0
Rd8xd1 30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 xiiiiiiiiy
Qf8-f5 32.a4xb5 Ne5-f7 33.Bd4xg7+
Kh8xg7 34.Qd1-d7 Qf5xb5 35.Re1xe6 32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
Qb5-d5 36.Re6-e7 Bb7-c8 34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+
37.Re7xf7+ Qd5xf7 38.Qd7xc8 Qf7-c4 Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1
39.Qc8-c7+ Kg7-f6 40.Qc7-d6+ Kf6-f7 Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6
41.Qd6-e5 Kf7-g8 42.Kg1-h2 Qc4-f7 Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2
43.f2-f3 Kg8-h7 2.50/18 ] 28...Kh7-g8 b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Kh7-h8 Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3
29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1 30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3
31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f5 32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1 e4-e3 49.g2-g3+
33.Qd1-d8+ Kh8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+ Kf4-e4 50.f2xe3 Ke4xe3 2.92/16 ]
Kg7-h6 35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1 30.Qb1xd1 [ 30.Ne6xf8 is clearly
b5xa4 37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6 weaker Rd1xb1 31.Re1xb1 Bg7xf8³ ;
Qc2-d3 39.Qe6-a2 Qd3-b5 40.Rf1-b1 30.Re1xd1 f7xe6 31.f2-f4 Bg7-h6+- ;
Qb5-c6 41.Rb1-c1 Kh6-g7 42.h3-h4 Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qb1xd1
2.59/16 ] 29.Ng5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 32.a4xb5
Pro x64: 29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 34.Qd1-d8+
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+ Kh7-h6
32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1 Be5xc3
34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+ 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6 Bc3xb4
Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2 b5-b4
Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1 Be5-c3
Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3 e6-e5
b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1 46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3 e5-e4
Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3 48.Rb1-d1 e4-e3 49.g2-g3+ Kf4-e4
e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Diagram 50.f2xe3 Ke4xe3 2.52/17 ] 30...f7xe6
Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3 e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...f7xe6
e4-e3 49.g2-g3+ Kf4-e4 50.f2xe3 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-b8 32.Qd1-c2 Kg8-h7
Ke4xe3 2.70/18 ] 29...Rd8xd1 33.Qc2-e4 Ne5-f7 34.Qe4-h4+ Kh7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rd8xd1 35.Re1xe6 c6-c5 36.Bd4xg7 g6-g5
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 37.Qh4-g4 Kg8xg7 38.b4xc5 b5xa4
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Kg7-f8 41.Re6-b6 Qb8-c7 42.Rb6-g6
Qc7-e7 43.c5-c6 Nf7-e5 44.Rg6-d6 9-+-+-+-+0
Ne5-f7 45.Rd6-d5 Qe7-e1+ 9+-+-+-+-0 367
46.Kg1-h2 2.48/16 ] 31.Be3-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Be3-d4
9p+-+pmkp+0
Qf8-f5 32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 9+lvL-+-+-0
33.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+
Kg7-h6 35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1
9-+n+-zP-+0
b5xa4 37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6 9zp-zP-+-zPP0
Qc2-d3 39.h3-h4 Qd3-d4 40.h4-h5 9-+-+-mK-+0
Kh6xh5 41.Rf1-c1 Kh5-g5 42.Qe6-c6
Bc3xb4 43.Qc6xa4 a6-a5 44.Rc1-d1
9tR-+-+-+-0[
Qd4-c4 45.Qa4-e8 Qc4-f4 xiiiiiiiiy
46.Rd1-d5+ Kg5-f6 2.16/17 ]
31...Qf8-d6 [ ¹31...Ne5-d7 32.Bd4xg7 46.Kf2-e3 3.03/16 ] 33.Bd4xg7
Qf8xg7 33.Re1xe6 Nd7-f8+- ; [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bd4xg7
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qf8-f5 Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4 35.Bg7-d4
32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 33.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3 37.Kg1-f2
Kg8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+ Kg7-h6 c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6 39.g2-g3
35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1 b5xa4 Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5 41.Bc5xa3
37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6 Qc2-d3 a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5 43.Ra1-b1
39.h3-h4 Qd3-d4 40.Qe6xa6 Qd4xb4 Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4 45.Rb1-b4
41.Qa6-e6 a4-a3 42.Rf1-d1 Qb4-f4 Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.81/17 ]
43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5 1.92/15 ] 32.f2-f4 33...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.f2-f4 Ne5-c4 33...Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4
33.Bd4xg7 Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4 35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3
35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3 37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6
37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6 39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5
39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5 41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5
Diagram 43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4
45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.98/18 ]
(Diagram 367) 34.Qd1xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Qd1xd6 Nc4xd6 35.Re1-d1 Nd6-e4
41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5 36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4
43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4 38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3
45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.81/18 ] 40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4
32...Ne5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4
32...Ne5-c4 33.Bd4xg7 Qd6xd1 44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7 45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6
34.Re1xd1 b5xa4 35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7 46.h3-h4 Nb4-d5 47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7
36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3 37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 48.Rc6-c3 Ne7-f5 49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7
38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6 39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 50.Ke4-e5 Nf5-h6 51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+
40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5 41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5 52.Ke5-e4 2.80/18 ] 34...Nc4xd6
42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5 43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Nc4xd6
44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4 45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6 Diagram
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36.Rd1-d7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9-+-+-+-+0 36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.a4xb5 c6xb5
9+l+-+-mk-0 368 38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3 39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5
40.Rb6xa6 Nd5xc3 41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5
9p+psnp+p+0 42.Rb6xb5 Nd5xf4 43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7
9+p+-+-+-0 44.Rb5-b8 e6-e5 45.b4-b5 Ke7-d7
9PzP-+-zP-+0 46.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 47.Rb8-h8 Kd7-d6
48.Rh8-h6 Kd6-c5 49.Rh6xg6 Kc5xb5
9+-zP-+-+P0 50.Rg6-g5 Kb5-c4 51.Rg5xe5 Kc4-d4
9-+-+-+P+0 52.Re5-e4+ Kd4-d3 53.Re4-e5
Kd3-d4 54.Re5-e4+ 4.03/20 ]
9+-+-tR-mK-0[ 36...Kg7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
xiiiiiiiiy 36...Kg7-f6 37.a4xb5 c6xb5
38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-d6 39.Rb7-c7 Nd6-e4
35.Re1-d1 Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+ 40.c3-c4 Ne4-c3 41.c4xb5 Nc3-d5
Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4 38.Rb7-a7 42.Rc7-c5 a6xb5 43.Rc5xb5 Nd5xf4
Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3 40.Ra6xa3 44.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 45.Rb5-b8 Ke7-d6
Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4 42.Kf2-f3 46.b4-b5 Kd6-c5 47.b5-b6 Kc5-c6
Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4 44.Ra3-c3 48.h3-h4 Nf4-d3+ 49.Kf2-f3 Nd3-e5+
Kf6-f7 45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 46.h3-h4 Diagram
Nb4-d5 47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7 48.Rc6-c3 XIIIIIIIIY
Ne7-f5 49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-e5
Nf5-h6 51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+ 9-tR-+-+-+0
52.Ke5-e4 2.71/19 ] 35.Re1-d1 9+-+-+-+-0 369
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Re1-d1
Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6
9-zPk+p+p+0
37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4 38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3 9+-+-sn-+-0
39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3 40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+
41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4 42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5
9-+-+-+-zP0
43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4 44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7 9+-+-+K+-0
45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 46.h3-h4 Nb4-d5 9-+-+-+P+0
47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7 48.Rc6-c3 Ne7-f5
49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-e5 Nf5-h6
9+-+-+-+-0[
51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+ 52.Ke5-e4 2.40/20 xiiiiiiiiy
] 35...Nd6-c4 [ 35...Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+
Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4+- ; 50.Kf3-f4 Ne5-d7 51.Rb8-g8 e6-e5+
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nd6-e4 52.Kf4-e3 Nd7xb6 53.Rg8xg6+
36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4 Kc6-c5 54.Rg6xb6 3.93/19 ] 37.a4xb5
38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3 [Inferior is 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4
40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4 38.Kg1-f2 a4-a3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4 x64: 37.a4xb5 c6xb5 38.Rd7xb7
44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7 45.Rc3-c4 Nb4-d5 Nc4-e3 39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5 40.Rb6xa6
46.Rc4xc6 Kf7-f6 47.Rc6-c8 Nd5-b4 Nd5xc3 41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5 42.Rb6xb5
48.Rc8-f8+ Kf6-e7 49.Rf8-f3 Nb4-d5 Nd5xf4 43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 44.Rb5-b8
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Nf6-e4+ 47.Kf2-f3 Ne4-f6 48.Rb8-b7+ 43.Rc6xa6 Nc3-e2+ 44.Kg1-f1 Ne2xf4
Nf6-d7 49.g2-g4 Ke7-d6 50.h4-h5 45.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-d8 46.Ra7-b7 Nf4-d5
g6xh5 51.g4xh5 Nd7-c5 52.Rb7-g7 47.Rb7xb5 Kd8-c7 48.Kf1-f2 Kc7-c6
4.02/20 ] 37...Bb7-c8 Diagram 49.Rb5-b8 Kc6-c7 50.Rb8-e8 Kc7-d7
[ 37...c6xb5 cannot undo what has 51.Re8-g8 Nd5xb4 52.Rg8-g7+
already been done 38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3 Kd7-c6 53.Rg7xg6 4.03/16 ] 39.b5xa6
39.Rb7-a7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.b5xa6
37...c6xb5 38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3 Bc8xa6 40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6
39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5 40.Rb6xa6 Nd5xc3 Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3
41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5 42.Rb6xb5 Nd5xf4 Nc3-b5 44.Ra6-a5 Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4
43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 44.Rb5-b8 Ke7-d6 Nd4-c6 46.Ra5-a4 Nc6-b8
45.b4-b5 Kd6-c5 46.b5-b6 Kc5-c6 47.Ra4-a7+ Nb8-d7 48.Ke4-d4
47.h3-h4 Nf4-d3+ 48.Kf2-f3 Nd3-e5+ Ke7-e8 49.Ra7-a6 Ke8-f7 50.b4-b5
49.Kf3-f4 Ne5-d7 50.Rb8-g8 e6-e5+ Kf7-e7 51.b5-b6 Ke7-d6 52.b6-b7+
51.Kf4-e3 Nd7xb6 52.Rg8xg6+ Kd6-c7 53.Ra6xe6 Kc7xb7 54.Re6xg6
Kc6-c5 3.93/17 ] Nd7-f8 55.Rg6-g7+ Kb7-c6 56.f4-f5
XIIIIIIIIY Kc6-d6 57.g2-g4 6.23/17 ] 39...Bc8xa6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Bc8xa6
9-+l+-+-+0 40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3
9+-+R+-+-0 370 42.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3 Nc3-b5
44.Ra6-a5 Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4 Nd4-c6
9p+p+pmkp+0 46.Ra5-a4 Nc6-b8 47.Ra4-a7+
9+P+-+-+-0 Nb8-d7 48.Ke4-d4 Ke7-e8 49.Ra7-a6
9-zPn+-zP-+0 Ke8-f7 50.b4-b5 Kf7-e7 51.b5-b6
Ke7-d6 52.b6-b7+ Kd6-c7 53.Ra6xe6
9+-zP-+-+P0 Kc7xb7 54.Re6xg6 Nd7-f8
9-+-+-+P+0 55.Rg6-g7+ Kb7-c6 56.f4-f5 Kc6-d6
57.g2-g4 6.26/19 ] 40.Rc7xc6
9+-+-+-mK-0[ Diagram [ 40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4
xiiiiiiiiy 41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rc7xc6
38.Rd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2
38.Rd7-c7 c6xb5 39.Rc7xc8 Nc4-d6 Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3 Nc3-b5 44.Ra6-a5
40.Rc8-c6 Nd6-e4 41.c3-c4 Kf6-e7 Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4 Nd4-c6 46.Ra5-a4
42.c4-c5 Ne4-c3 43.Rc6xa6 Nc3-e2+ Nc6-b8 47.Ra4-a7+ Nb8-d7
44.Kg1-f1 Ne2xf4 45.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-d8 48.Ke4-d4 Ke7-d6 49.Ra7-a6+
46.Ra7-b7 Nf4-d5 47.Rb7xb5 Kd8-c7 Kd6-e7 50.b4-b5 Nd7-b8 51.Ra6-a5
48.Kf1-f2 Kc7-c6 49.Rb5-b8 Kc6-c7 Nb8-d7 52.Ra5-a7 Ke7-d6
50.Rb8-e8 Kc7-d7 51.Re8-g8 Nd5xb4 53.Ra7-a6+ Kd6-e7 54.b5-b6 Nd7-b8
52.Rg8-g7+ Kd7-c6 53.Rg7xg6 55.Ra6-a8 Nb8-c6+ 56.Kd4-c4
3.93/15 ] 38...Nc4-d6 [ 38...c6xb5 5.81/16 ]
desperation 39.Rc7xc8 Nc4-b6+- ; 1-0
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...c6xb5
39.Rc7xc8 Nc4-d6 40.Rc8-c6 Nd6-e4
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9-+-+-+-+0{ 9r+l+-trk+0
9+-+-+-+-0 371 9zpp+n+pvl-0 372
9l+Rsnpmkp+0 9-+p+pwqpzp0
9+-+-+-+-0 9+-+-+-+-0
9-zP-+-zP-+0 9-zPLzP-+-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0 9+-sN-zPN+-0
9-+-+-+P+0 9P+-+-zPPzP0
9+-+-+-mK-0 9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy xiiiiiiiiy
30.Nc3-e2 a6-a5 31.Re7xa7 a5-a4
32.Re3-e7 Bg7-f6 -0.42/16 ]
50 D43 21...Bg7xd4 last book move.
Stefansson,Hannes [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bg7xd4
Carlsen,Magnus 22.Re3-f3 Qf5xf3 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3
European Team Chess Championships (3) 24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 Diagram
XIIIIIIIIY
D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6 9r+-tr-+-+0{
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 c7-c6 9zpp+-+k+-0 373
5.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 6.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
7.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 8.Bf1-d3 d5xc4
9P+p+n+pzp0
9.Bd3xc4 g7-g6 10.0-0 Bf8-g7 9+-+-+-+-0
11.b2-b4 0-0 Diagram 9-zPQ+-+-+0
(Diagram 372) 9+-+-+P+-0
9-+-vl-zP-zP0
12.a2-a4 e6-e5 13.a4-a5 e5xd4
14.e3xd4 Rf8-d8 15.Rf1-e1 Nd7-f8 9+R+-+-mK-0
16.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6 17.Ra1-d1 xiiiiiiiiy
Be6xc4 18.Qb3xc4 Nf8-e6
The pressure on the isolated pawn b7-b6 26.Qc4xc6 Ra8-c8 27.Qc6-b5
grows 19.Nf3-e5 Qf6-f5 20.Ne5xf7 Rc8-c3 28.Qb5-e5 Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-h1
Kg8xf7 last book move 21.Re1-e3 Nf4-d3 30.Qe5-e2 Bd2-f4 31.b4-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Re1-e4 Rd8-e8 32.Qe2-f1 Kf7-g7 33.Rb1-d1
g6-g5 22.Rd1-d3 g5-g4 23.g2-g3 Nd3-e5 34.Qf1-e2 Diagram
Rd8-d5 24.Rd3-e3 Rd5xd4 Rc3xf3 35.Qe2-e4 -2.56/18 ]
25.Qc4xe6+ Qf5xe6 26.Re4xe6 22.Re3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rd4xb4 27.Re6-e7+ Kf7-g8 22.Rd1-f1 Bd4xc3 23.Qc4xc3 Ne6-d4
28.Kg1-g2 Ra8-d8 29.a5-a6 b7xa6 24.Rf1-e1 Qf5-f6 25.h2-h4 Nd4-f5
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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3
9-+-+r+-+0{ 24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6
9zp-+-+-mk-0 374 26.h2-h4 Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1 h6-h5
28.Qc4-c2 Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8
9Pzp-+-+pzp0 30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4 Bb4-c5
9+P+-sn-+-0 32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7 33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7
9-+-+-vl-+0 34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6 35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4
-2.11/14 ] 23...Bd4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c
9+-tr-+P+-0 Pro x64: 23...Bd4xc3 24.Rd1-b1
9-+-+QzP-zP0 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6 26.h2-h4
Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1 h6-h5 28.Qc4-c2
9+-+R+-+K0 Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8
xiiiiiiiiy 30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4 Bb4-c5
32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7 33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7
26.Re3-e5 Rd8-d5 27.Qc3-c4 Ra8-d8 34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6 35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4
28.h4-h5 g6xh5 29.a5-a6 b7xa6 -1.73/15 ] 24.Rd1xd8 [ 24.Rd1-b1
30.Qc4-a2 Kf7-g7 31.Re5-e6 Qf6-d4 doesn't improve anything Bc3-d2
-2.66/14 ] 22...Qf5xf3! it's best to give 25.a5-a6 b7-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
back material [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: x64: 24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6
22...Qf5xf3 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3 b7-b6 26.h2-h4 Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1
24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6 h6-h5 Diagram
26.Qc4xc6 Diagram XIIIIIIIIY
XIIIIIIIIY 9-+rtr-+-+0
9r+-tr-+-+0{ 9zp-+-+k+-0 376
9zp-+-+k+-0 375 9Pzpp+n+p+0
9PzpQ+n+pzp0 9+-+-+-+p0
9+-+-+-+-0 9-zPQ+-+-zP0
9-zP-+-+-+0 9+-+-+P+-0
9+-+-+P+-0 9-+-vl-zP-+0
9-+-vl-zP-zP0 9+-+R+-mK-0[
9+R+-+-mK-0 xiiiiiiiiy
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28.Qc4-c2 Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8
Ra8-c8 27.Qc6-b5 Rc8-c3 28.Qb5-e5 Rc8xd8 30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4
Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-h1 Nf4-d3 30.Qe5-e2 Bb4-c5 32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7
Bd2-f4 31.b4-b5 Rd8-e8 32.Qe2-f1 33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7 34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6
Kf7-g7 33.Rb1-d1 Nd3-e5 34.Kh1-g2 35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4 -1.90/16 ] 24...Ra8xd8
Rc3xf3 35.Qf1-e2 -2.52/17 ] 23.g2xf3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Ra8xd8
[ 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3 24.Qc4xc3 25.h2-h4 Bc3-e5 26.a5-a6 Rd8-d1+
Rd8xd1+ Remove defender Discovered 27.Kg1-g2 Rd1-d4 28.Qc4-c2 b7xa6
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Rb4xh4 31.Qa6xa7+ Kf7-f6
32.Qa7-h7 Rh4-h2+ 33.Kg2-g1 9-+-+-+-+0
Ne6-g5 34.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-f7 35.Qh8-c8 9zpp+-+k+-0 378
Ng5xf3+ 36.Kg1-f1 Nf3-d4 37.f2-f4
Be5-f6 38.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-g8 -2.73/17 ]
9-+p+n+pzp0
25.f3-f4 [ 25.h2-h4 Diagram 9zP-+-+-+-0
XIIIIIIIIY 9-zPQtr-zP-+0
9-+-tr-+-+0{ 9+-vl-+-+-0
9zpp+-+k+-0 377 9-+-+-zP-zP0
9-+p+n+pzp0 9+-+-+-mK-0[
9zP-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy
9-zPQ+-+-zP0
9+-vl-+P+-0
9-+-+-zP-+0
9+-+-+-mK-0
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is not the saving move Rd8-d1+
26.Kg1-g2 Bc3-e5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.h2-h4 Rd8-d1+ 26.Kg1-g2
Bc3-e5 27.a5-a6 Rd1-d4 28.Qc4-c2
b7xa6 29.Qc2xc6 Rd4xb4 30.Qc6xa6
Rb4xh4 31.Qa6xa7+ Kf7-f6
32.Qa7-a8 h6-h5 33.Qa8-h8+ Kf6-f5
34.Qh8-h7 Rh4-d4 35.Qh7-f7+ Be5-f6
36.Qf7-a7 Rd4-d3 37.Qa7-a5+ Bf6-e5
38.Qa5-a8 Rd3-d2 39.Qa8-e4+ Kf5-f6
40.Qe4-c6 Be5-d4 41.Kg2-h3
Rd2xf2 -2.79/18 ] 25...Rd8-d4 Diagram
[ 25...Rd8-d4 26.Qc4-b3 Bc3xb4-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Rd8-d1+
26.Kg1-g2 Rd1-d4 27.Qc4-b3 Bc3xb4
28.f4-f5 g6xf5 29.Kg2-g1 a7-a6
30.Qb3-e3 Bb4-f8 31.h2-h3 Rd4-d1+
32.Kg1-g2 Rd1-d5 33.Qe3-b3 Rd5-b5
34.Qb3-d1 Ne6-f4+ 35.Kg2-h2 Nf4-d5
36.Qd1-h5+ Kf7-f6 37.Qh5-h4+
Kf6-e5 38.Qh4-d8 Bf8-e7 39.Qd8-h8+
Ke5-e4 -4.19/18 ]
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