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Carlsens

Best Games
Volume 1

Carlsens Best Games Volume 1


Copyright 2012 by Chess Club Live

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Foreword
This chess book amazes me. Firstly it is not
annotated by a human, it is annotated by Houdini
Chess Engine. It has no recommendations or
contributions from any titled chess player. What
makes it relevant is the single fact that it was
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discover chess with like-minded people.
This breaks the rules but for all the right reasons.
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Chess Fan, FIDE Arena Master & Software
Engineer
July 2015

Preface
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Chess in the new millennium. Chess has changed
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Dedication
To My Beloved Wife, Daughter and Son
My Brother and Sister
Mum and Dad
And
Caissa

Contents
Wunderkind
Evolution of Chess Cool
Symphony on 64

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

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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 [ 9.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
Nd7-b6 15.Qe3-c5 Nb6-d7 16.Qc5-b4
Rf8-d8 17.Qb4-c4 Bg7-f6 18.b2-b4
a7-a5 0.61/17 ] 9...f7-f5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 9...Nb8-d7 10.h2-h3 Ng4xe3
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11.Qd2xe3 a7-a6 12.a2-a4 Nd7-f6
13.Nf3-d2 Bc8-d7 14.b2-b4 Qd8-e7
15.a4-a5 Rf8-c8 16.Ra1-d1 Rc8-e8
17.Nd2-c4 h6-h5 18.Nc4-d2 h5-h4
19.Nd2-f3 -0.01/19 ] 10.e4xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.h2-h3
Ng4xe3 11.Qd2xe3 Nb8-d7 12.Be2-d3
Nd7-c5 13.a2-a4 Qd8-e7 14.a4-a5
a7-a6 15.b2-b4 Nc5xd3 16.c2xd3
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-c6 ;
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 ]
11...Ng4xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Qc5-b4 Rf8-d8 17.Qb4-c4 Bg7-f6

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11...Ng4xe3 12.f2xe3 Nb8-d7
13.a2-a4 Nd7-f6 14.Qd2-e1 f5-f4
15.Nf3-h4 f4xe3 16.Nh4-g6 Rf8-f7
17.Be2-c4 Nf6-d7 18.Qe1xe3 Qd8-g5
19.Qe3xg5 h6xg5 20.Rf1xf7 Kg8xf7
21.Bc4-d3 Nd7-c5 22.Ra1-f1+
Kf7-e8 0.17/15 ] 12.Qd2xe3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.f2xe3
Nb8-d7 13.a2-a4 Nd7-c5 14.b2-b3
Qd8-e7 15.a4-a5 Bc8-d7 16.a5-a6
b7-b6 17.Ra1-c1 Nc5-e4 18.Qd2-e1
Ne4-c5 19.Be2-c4 Qe7-f7 0.21/14 ]
12...e5-e4 This push gains space
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Nb8-d7
13.Rf1-e1 a7-a6 14.a2-a4 Qd8-f6
15.Ra1-d1 Qf6-f7 16.a4-a5 Nd7-f6
17.Nf3-h4 Bc8-d7 18.Qe3-d2 e5-e4
19.Qd2-e3 Nf6-h5 20.Re1-f1 Ra8-d8
0.09/16 ] 13.Nf3-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Nf3-d4 Qd8-g5 14.Ra1-d1
a7-a6 15.a2-a4 Rf8-e8 16.Nd4-e6
Bc8xe6 17.d5xe6 Nb8-c6 18.Nc3-d5
Ra8-c8 19.Qe3-b3 Nc6-d4 20.Rd1xd4
Bg7xd4 21.Qb3xb7 c7-c6 22.Nd5-b4
Qg5-e7 23.Be2xa6 0.32/17 ]
13...Qd8-e7 [ 13...Qd8-g5
14.Ra1-d1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...Qd8-g5 14.Ra1-d1 a7-a6
15.a2-a4 Bc8-d7 16.Be2-c4 Bg7xd4
17.Rd1xd4 Kg8-h7 18.Qe3xg5 h6xg5

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19.a4-a5 Kh7-g7 20.Bc4-e2 Kg7-g6
21.Rd4-b4 Ra8-a7 22.Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8
23.Rd1-e1 c7-c5 0.35/17 ] 14.Ra1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Rf1-d1
Qe7-g5 15.Ra1-b1 Qg5xe3 16.f2xe3
a7-a6 17.a2-a4 b7-b6 18.Nd4-e6
Bc8xe6 19.d5xe6 Bg7xc3 20.Be2-c4
Rf8-e8 21.b2xc3 Kg8-g7 22.Rd1-f1
Kg7-g6 23.Bc4-d5 Ra8-a7 24.g2-g4
f5xg4 25.h3xg4 0.42/15 ] 14...c7-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Qe7-g5
15.a2-a4 Bc8-d7 16.Be2-c4 Bg7xd4
17.Qe3xd4 Bd7-e8 18.Bc4-e2 a7-a5
19.Rf1-e1 Qg5-g7 20.Qd4-e3 Nb8-d7
21.f2-f3 Be8-g6 22.f3xe4 f5xe4
23.Nc3xe4 Qg7xb2 0.34/15 ] 15.d5xc6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Nd4-e6
Rf8-f6 16.Ne6-f4 Nb8-d7 17.f2-f3
Rf6-f7 18.f3xe4 Bg7-d4 19.Rd1xd4
Diagram

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Nd7-e5 22.Be2-h5 Rf7-f8 23.Qd4-b4
Bc8-f5 24.Qb4xd6 Qe7xd6 25.Ne4xd6
Bf5xc2 26.Nd6xb7 Bc2-e4 1.00/15 ]
15...b7xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...b7xc6 16.Nc3-a4 f5-f4
17.Qe3-b3+ Kg8-h7 18.Be2-g4
Bc8xg4 19.h3xg4 Bg7xd4 20.Rd1xd4
c6-c5 21.Rd4-d1 Nb8-c6 22.Qb3-d5
Nc6-d4 23.Rd1-e1 e4-e3 24.c2-c3

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e3-e2 25.c3xd4 c5xd4 26.Qd5xd4
e2xf1Q+ 27.Kg1xf1 Qe7-f6 28.Qd4xf6
Rf8xf6 29.Na4-c3 Kh7-g6 30.Nc3-d5
0.24/15 ] 16.Be2-c4+ [ 16.f2-f4
d6-d5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.a2-a3
d6-d5 17.f2-f4 Bc8-b7 18.g2-g4
Bg7xd4 19.Qe3xd4 Qe7-g7 20.Kg1-h2
Qg7xd4 21.Rd1xd4 Kg8-g7 22.g4xf5
Rf8xf5 23.b2-b4 Rf5-f6 24.f4-f5
Kg7-h7 25.b4-b5 c6xb5 26.Nc3xd5
Bb7xd5 27.Rd4xd5 0.17/15 ]
16...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Kg8-h7 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.Nc3xd5
c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5 Bc8-b7 20.Nd4-e6
Rf8-f6 21.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7 22.f3xe4
Bb7xd5 23.Rd1xd5 Qe7xe4
24.Qe3-g3+ Kg7-h7 25.Qg3-c7+
Kh7-g6 26.Qc7-g3+ Kg6-h7
27.Qg3-c7+ 0.25/17 ] 17.Nc3-e2
[ 17.f2-f3!? must be considered d6-d5
18.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.f2-f3 d6-d5
18.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 19.Bc4xd5 Bc8-b7
20.Nd4-e6 Rf8-f6 21.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7
22.f3xe4 Bb7xd5 23.e4-e5 Rf6-e6
24.Rd1xd5 Nb8-d7 25.Rf1xf5 Ra8-e8
26.Qe3xa7 Nd7xe5 27.Qa7-d4
Kg7-g8 28.Rf5-f1 Re6-g6 29.Rd5-c5
Qe7-b7 30.Qd4-d5+ Qb7xd5
31.Rc5xd5 Kg8-g7 0.00/14 ]
17...d6-d5= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...d6-d5 18.Bc4-b3 Bg7-e5 19.f2-f4
Be5-f6 20.c2-c3 Rf8-g8 21.Kg1-h1
Qe7-g7 22.Rf1-g1 a7-a5 23.Bb3-a4
Ra8-a6 24.Nd4-b3 Qg7-g6 25.Nb3-c5
Ra6-b6 26.Nc5xe4 Bf6-d8 27.Ne4-c5
Rb6xb2 -0.03/17 ] 18.Bc4-b3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Bc4-b3
c6-c5 19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5 20.Rd1xd5
Nb8-a6 21.Ne2-g3 Rf5xd5 22.Bb3xd5
Ra8-b8 23.Bd5xe4+ Kh7-h8 24.b2-b3
Na6-b4 25.a2-a3 Nb4-a2 26.Qe3-f4
Rb8-b6 27.Ng3-f5 Qe7-f8 28.Rf1-e1
Rb6-a6 29.a3-a4 Na2-c3 30.Be4-d3
Ra6-e6 31.Re1xe6 Bc8xe6 0.02/16 ]

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18...c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Bg7-e5 19.f2-f4 Be5-f6 20.c2-c3
Rf8-g8 21.Kg1-h1 Qe7-g7 22.g2-g3
Bf6xd4 23.Rd1xd4 Bc8-a6 24.c3-c4
Nb8-d7 25.Rf1-e1 d5xc4 26.Bb3xc4
Ba6xc4 27.Rd4xc4 Qg7xb2
28.Rc4xc6 Qb2xa2 -0.04/15 ]
19.Nd4-b5 [ 19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5
20.Bb3xd5 Bc8-b7 21.Bd5xb7
Qe7xb7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Nd4xf5 Rf8xf5 20.Rd1xd5 Nb8-a6
21.Ne2-g3 Rf5xd5 22.Bb3xd5 Ra8-b8
23.Bd5xe4+ Kh7-h8 24.b2-b3 Na6-b4
25.a2-a3 Nb4-a2 26.Qe3-f4 Rb8-b6
27.Ng3-f5 Qe7-f8 28.Rf1-e1 Rb6-a6
29.a3-a4 Na2-c3 30.Be4-d3 Ra6-e6
31.Re1xe6 Bc8xe6 0.02/15 ]
19...d5-d4 Black gains space
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...d5-d4
20.Qe3-g3 Nb8-c6 21.Nb5-c7 f5-f4
22.Ne2xf4 Qe7xc7 23.Nf4-e6 Qc7xg3
24.Ne6xf8+ Bg7xf8 25.f2xg3 Bc8-a6
26.Bb3-d5 Ba6xf1 27.Bd5xc6 Bf1-e2
28.Bc6xe4+ Kh7-g7 29.Rd1-e1
Ra8-b8 30.Re1xe2 Rb8xb2 31.a2-a4
Rb2-a2 32.Re2-f2 Ra2xa4 33.Be4-d5
Bf8-d6 34.Rf2-f7+ Kg7-g6 35.Kg1-f2
a7-a5 36.Rf7-d7 Bd6-b8 37.Bd5-e4+
Kg6-f6 -0.09/17 ] 20.Qe3-d2
[ 20.Qe3-g3 Nb8-a6 21.Bb3-c4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qe3-g3
Nb8-c6 21.Bb3-d5 Ra8-b8 22.Bd5xc6
Rb8-b6 23.Bc6-d5 Rb6xb5 24.Ne2-f4
Qe7-g5 25.b2-b3 Qg5xg3 26.f2xg3
Rb5-a5 27.a2-a4 e4-e3 28.Rd1-e1
Bg7-e5 29.Rf1-f3 Kh7-g7 30.Bd5-c4
Be5-c7 31.Nf4-h5+ Kg7-g6
32.Nh5-f4+ Bc7xf4 33.Rf3xf4 Bc8-b7
-0.12/15 ] 20...Bc8-b7 [ 20...Nb8-c6
Diagram
21.Ne2-f4 Ra8-b8 22.a2-a4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Nb8-c6
21.Nb5-a3 Ra8-b8 22.Ne2-f4 Qe7-g5
23.g2-g3 Bc8-a6 24.Rf1-e1 Nc6-e5
25.Qd2-a5 Ne5-f3+ 26.Kg1-h1 Rb8-b6

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Ba6-b7 -0.50/15 ] 21.Ne2-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Nb5-a3
Bg7-e5 22.Na3-c4 f5-f4 23.Nc4xe5
Qe7xe5 24.g2-g3 f4xg3 25.f2xg3
Nb8-d7 26.Qd2-a5 Rf8-f3 27.Rf1xf3
e4xf3 28.Ne2-f4 f3-f2+ 29.Kg1-f1
Qe5-e4 30.Qa5-c7 Bb7-c6 31.c2-c3
-0.21/15 ] 21...a7-a6 Black threatens to
win material: a6xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Bg7-e5 22.g2-g3 a7-a6
23.Nb5-a3 Nb8-d7 24.Na3-c4 Be5-c7
25.Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8 26.a2-a4 Nd7-f6
27.Nc4-a5 Bc7xf4 28.Qd2xf4 Nf6-d5
29.Bb3xd5 Bb7xd5 30.b2-b3 Kh7-g6
-0.28/15 ] 22.Nf4-d5 White threatens
to win material: Nd5xe7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22.Nb5-a3 Nb8-c6 23.Na3-c4
Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-e1 Bb7-c8 25.g2-g3
Bg7-e5 26.Re1-e2 Qe7-g5 27.Nc4xe5
Nc6xe5 28.Qd2-a5 Qg5-e7 29.Kg1-g2
Ne5-f3 30.Qa5-a4 0.15/16 ]
22...Qe7-e5 [ 22...Qe7-d7 23.Nb5-c7
Ra8-a7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qe7-d8 23.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5
24.Nc7xd5 Nb8-c6 25.Nd5-f4 Qd8-d6
26.Nf4-e6 Rf8-e8 27.Ne6xg7 Kh7xg7
28.Bb3-a4 Ra8-b8 29.Rd1-b1 Re8-e6
30.Ba4xc6 Qd6xc6 31.Qd2-f4 Rb8-f8

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32.b2-b4 e4-e3 33.b4xc5 Qc6xc5
34.Rb1-b7+ Rf8-f7 35.Rb7xf7+ Kg7xf7
36.f2xe3 d4xe3 37.Qf4xf5+ Qc5xf5
38.Rf1xf5+ Kf7-g6 39.Rf5-f1 e3-e2
-0.10/16 ] 23.Nb5-c7?? White loses
the upper hand [ 23.f2-f4 Qe5-e6
24.Nb5-c7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.f2-f4 Qe5-e6 24.Nb5-c7 Qe6-d6
25.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8 26.Nd5-e3 Qd6-g6
27.Ne3-c4 e4-e3 28.Qd2-e2 Nb8-d7
29.Kg1-h2 Ba8-c6 30.g2-g4 Qg6-f6
31.Rf1-g1 Rf8-b8 32.a2-a4 Qf6-g6
33.Nc4-a5 Bc6-e4 34.g4xf5 Qg6xf5
0.35/14 ] 23...Ra8-a7-+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...Ra8-a7 24.Rf1-e1
Bb7-c6 25.Qd2-a5 Rf8-c8 26.c2-c3
Bc6-d7 27.Qa5xc5 Ra7xc7 28.c3xd4
Rc7xc5 29.d4xe5 Bg7xe5 30.Nd5-b6
Rc8-d8 31.Nb6xd7 Rd8xd7 32.Bb3-e6
Rd7xd1 33.Be6xf5+ Kh7-g7
34.Re1xd1 Rc5-c2 35.Bf5xe4 Rc2xb2
36.Rd1-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Rd5-a5 Rb2-e2
38.Be4-d3 Re2-e1+ 39.Bd3-f1
-1.34/15 ] 24.Qd2-a5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24.Qd2-e2 Diagram

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Bb7-c6 25.Qe2-c4 Nb8-d7 26.a2-a4
Ra7xc7 27.Nd5xc7 Qe5xc7
28.Qc4xa6 f5-f4 29.f2-f3 Rf8-a8
30.Qa6-c4 e4-e3 31.Rd1-a1 Qc7-d6
32.a4-a5 Nd7-e5 33.Qc4-e6 Qd6xe6

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34.Bb3xe6 e3-e2 35.Be6-f5+ Ne5-g6
-1.42/13 ] 24...Nb8-d7 [ 24...Bb7-c6
25.f2-f3 Rf8-c8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24...Bb7-c6 25.Rf1-e1 Rf8-c8
26.c2-c3 Bc6-d7 27.Qa5xc5 Ra7xc7
28.Qc5-b6 d4xc3 29.Nd5xc7 Qe5xc7
30.Qb6xc7 Rc8xc7 31.Rd1-c1 Kh7-g6
32.Re1-d1 Kg6-g5 33.b2xc3 Bg7xc3
34.Rd1-d6 Bd7-b5 35.Bb3-d5 -1.31/13
] 25.g2-g3? [ 25.c2-c3!? would keep
White alive Bb7-c6 26.c3xd4 c5xd4
27.Rd1-c1 ( 27.Nc7xa6?? taking the
pawn will bring White grief Rf8-a8-+ )
27...Bc6xd5 28.Nc7xd5 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.f2-f4 Qe5-d6 26.Nd5-e3
Qd6-b6 27.Qa5xb6 Nd7xb6
28.Ne3-c4 Nb6xc4 29.Bb3xc4 Bb7-c8
30.Nc7-d5 Bc8-e6 31.b2-b3 Kh7-g6
32.Nd5-b6 Be6xc4 33.Nb6xc4 h6-h5
34.Rf1-e1 e4-e3 35.Rd1-d3 h5-h4
36.Nc4-d6 Rf8-g8 -0.39/14 ]
25...Rf8-c8-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Rf8-c8 26.c2-c3 d4-d3 27.Bb3-c4
Bb7-c6 28.Bc4xd3 Rc8xc7 29.Bd3-c4
Bc6xd5 30.Bc4xd5 Nd7-f6 31.Bd5-c4
e4-e3 32.f2-f4 Qe5-e4 33.Bc4-e2
Qe4-c6 34.Rf1-f3 Rc7-e7 35.b2-b4
Nf6-d5 -2.53/14 ] 26.Nc7-b5?
[ 26.c2-c3 Bb7-c6 27.c3xd4 c5xd4
28.Nc7-e6-+ ( 28.Nc7xa6??
capturing this pawn is a mistake
Rc8-a8-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.c2-c3 d4-d3 27.Bb3-c4 Bb7-c6
28.Bc4xd3 Rc8xc7 29.Bd3-c4 Bc6xd5
30.Bc4xd5 Nd7-f6 31.Bd5-c4 e4-e3
32.f2-f4 Qe5-e4 33.Bc4-e2 Qe4-c6
34.Rf1-f3 Rc7-e7 35.b2-b4 Nf6-d5
-2.25/14 ] 26...Ra7-a8 [ 26...Bb7xd5
27.Nb5xa7 Rc8-a8 28.Bb3xd5
Qe5xd5 29.Qa5-c7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26...Ra7-a8 27.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5
28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5
30.c3xd4 Diagram
Rc5xd5 31.d4xe5 Rd5xa5 32.Rd1xd7
c4xb3 33.a2xb3 Ra5xe5 34.Rf1-c1

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[ 27.Nb5-c3 d4xc3 28.Nd5xc3
c5-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Nb5-c7 Bb7xd5 28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4
29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4 Rc5xd5
31.d4xe5 Rd5xa5 32.Rd1xd7 c4xb3
33.a2xb3 Ra5xe5 34.Rf1-c1 Re5-b5
35.Rc1-c3 Ra8-b8 36.Rc3-c7 Rb8-g8
37.Rc7-b7 Rb5xb7 38.Rd7xb7 Rg8-d8
39.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d2 -3.32/15 ]
27...Bb7xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Bb7xd5 28.Nc7xd5 c5-c4
29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4 Rc5xd5
31.Qa5-b4 Rd5xd4 32.Rd1xd4
Qe5xd4 33.Qb4xc4 Nd7-c5 34.Rf1-d1
Nc5-d3 35.Qc4xd4 Bg7xd4 36.Bb3-c4
Bd4xf2+ 37.Kg1-g2 Bf2-d4 38.Bc4xd3
e4xd3 39.Rd1xd3 Bd4xb2 40.Rd3-d6
Bb2-e5 -2.93/13 ] 28.Nc7xa8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Nc7xd5
c5-c4 29.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 30.c3xd4
Rc5xd5 31.Qa5-b4 Rd5xd4
32.Rd1xd4 Qe5xd4 33.Qb4xc4
Nd7-c5 34.Rf1-d1 Nc5-d3 35.Qc4xd4
Bg7xd4 36.Bb3-c4 Bd4xf2+
37.Kg1-g2 Bf2-d4 38.Bc4xd3 e4xd3
39.Rd1xd3 Bd4xb2 40.Rd3-d6
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[ 28...Bd5xa8?! 29.Qa5xa6 Rc8-f8
30.c2-c3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rc8xa8 29.Bb3xd5 Qe5xd5
30.b2-b4 d4-d3 31.c2xd3 e4xd3
32.Rf1-e1 Nd7-e5 33.Re1-e3 Ne5-f3+
34.Kg1-f1 Nf3-d2+ 35.Kf1-g1 Nd2-c4
36.Qa5xc5 Qd5xc5 37.b4xc5 Nc4xe3
38.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 39.Rd1xd3 Rc8xc5
40.Rd3-d7 Rc5-c2 41.a2-a3 -3.23/14 ]
29.Bb3-a4 [ 29.Bb3xd5
hardly improves anything Qe5xd5
30.c2-c3 d4-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29.Bb3xd5 Qe5xd5 30.b2-b4
d4-d3 31.a2-a3 d3-d2 32.c2-c4
Qd5-d3 33.Kg1-h2 Qd3xc4 34.b4xc5
Nd7-e5 35.Kh2-g2 Ne5-f3 36.Qa5-c7
Qc4-e2 37.Kg2-h1 Ra8-e8 -2.95/13 ]
29...Bd5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...e4-e3 30.Ba4xd7 e3-e2
31.Rd1-e1 Qe5-e4 32.f2-f3 e2xf1Q+
33.Re1xf1 Qe4xc2 34.b2-b4 f5-f4
35.Qa5xc5 Qc2xc5 36.b4xc5 f4xg3
37.Bd7-f5+ Kh7-g8 38.Bf5-e4 Bd5xe4
39.f3xe4 Ra8-c8 40.Kg1-g2 Rc8xc5
41.Kg2xg3 Bg7-e5+ 42.Kg3-f3 Rc5-c2
43.a2-a4 d4-d3 -4.47/15 ] 30.Kg1-h2
[ 30.c2-c3 a fruitless try to alter the
course of the game d4-d3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ba4-c6
Ra8-b8 31.b2-b3 e4-e3 32.f2-f4
Qe5-d6 33.Bc6-f3 Nd7-f6 34.Qa5-e1
Nf6-d5 35.Qe1-e2 Be6-f7 36.Qe2-d3
Qd6-g6 37.Kg1-h2 Nd5-c3 38.Rd1-e1
a6-a5 -2.97/14 ] 30...f5-f4 [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 30...c5-c4 31.Qa5xe5
Nd7xe5 32.f2-f4 Ne5-f3+ 33.Kh2-g2
Kh7-g6 34.b2-b3 Ra8-c8 35.Rd1-c1
Bg7-f8 36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Rf1-f2
a6-a5 38.Rc1-a1 Bf8-c5 39.Rf2xf3
e4xf3+ 40.Kg2xf3 Bc4-d5+ 41.Kf3-e2
Rc8-c7 42.Ke2-d3 Rc7-e7 43.Kd3-d2
Re7-e3 -4.15/16 ] 31.Qa5-e1
[ 31.Ba4-c6 does not improve anything
Ra8-b8 32.Rd1-b1 e4-e3 33.Qa5xa6
Rb8-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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31.Ba4-c6 Ra8-b8 32.Qa5-e1 f4xg3+
33.f2xg3 e4-e3 34.Rd1-b1 Rb8-b6
35.Bc6-g2 Be6xa2 36.Rb1-a1 Rb6xb2
37.Rf1-f4 Ba2-d5 38.Qe1-e2 Bd5xg2
39.Kh2xg2 Qe5-d5+ 40.Kg2-g1
Nd7-e5 41.Kg1-h2 d4-d3 -3.81/13 ]
31...Nd7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Nd7-f6 32.c2-c3 Ra8-b8
33.Rd1-d2 d4-d3 34.Ba4-c6 c5-c4
35.a2-a4 Rb8-b6 36.Bc6-a8 f4xg3+
37.f2xg3 e4-e3 38.Ba8-f3 Qe5-g5
39.Rd2-g2 d3-d2 40.Qe1-a1 Qg5-f5
41.a4-a5 Qf5xh3+ 42.Kh2-g1 Rb6-b8
43.Rf1-d1 Nf6-g4 44.Qa1-b1+
Kh7-g8 -5.34/14 ] 32.Ba4-c6
[ 32.c2-c3 is not much help f4-f3
33.Rf1-h1 e4-e3 34.Ba4-c2+
Kh7-g8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.c2-c3 Ra8-b8 33.Rd1-d2 d4-d3
34.Ba4-c6 c5-c4 35.a2-a4 Rb8-b6
36.Bc6-a8 f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3 e4-e3
38.Ba8-f3 Qe5-g5 39.Rd2-g2 d3-d2
40.Qe1-a1 Qg5-f5 41.a4-a5 Qf5xh3+
42.Kh2-g1 Rb6-b8 43.Rf1-d1 Nf6-g4
44.Qa1-b1+ Kh7-g8 -5.27/13 ]
32...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ra8-c8 33.Bc6-b7 Rc8-b8
34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2 35.Rd1-d2 f4xg3+
36.f2xg3 e4-e3 37.Rd2-e2 Be6-c4
38.a2-a4 Qe5-e6 39.Bc6-f3 Bc4xe2
40.Qe1xe2 Qe6-f5 41.Rf1-c1 Nf6-e4
42.Bf3xe4 Qf5xe4 -6.10/12 ]
33.Bc6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Bc6-b7 Rc8-b8 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2
35.Rd1-c1 f4xg3+ 36.f2xg3 d4-d3
37.Qe1-d2 Rb2xa2 38.Rf1-f4 Be6xh3
39.Kh2xh3 Qe5-e6+ 40.g3-g4 Qe6xc6
41.Qd2-e3 Ra2xc2 42.Rc1xc2 d3xc2
43.Kh3-g2 Kh7-g6 44.Kg2-f2 a6-a5
45.Kf2-e2 Qc6-d7 -6.93/13 ]
33...Rc8-c7 [ 33...Rc8-b8 might be the
shorter path 34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2
35.a2-a3 Rb2xc2 36.Rd1-d2-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rc8-b8
34.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2 35.Rd1-c1 f4xg3+

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36.f2xg3 d4-d3 37.Qe1-d2 Rb2xa2
38.Rf1-f4 Be6xh3 39.Kh2xh3 Qe5-e6+
40.g3-g4 Qe6xc6 41.Qd2-e3 Ra2xc2
42.Rc1xc2 d3xc2 43.Kh3-g2 Kh7-g6
44.Kg2-f2 a6-a5 45.Kf2-e2 Qc6-d7
-6.88/14 ] 34.Bb7-a8 [ 34.Bb7xa6
doesn't change anything anymore
Be6xh3! Mate attack 35.Rf1-h1
Nf6-g4+ 36.Kh2-g1 e4-e3 37.Ba6-d3+
Kh7-h8 38.g3xf4 Qe5-d5 39.Rh1xh3
e3xf2+ 40.Qe1xf2 Ng4xf2 41.Kg1xf2
c5-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bb7xa6 Be6xh3 35.Rf1-h1 f4xg3+
36.f2xg3 Bh3-e6 37.Kh2-g1 Rc7-a7
38.Ba6-f1 Ra7xa2 39.Rd1-b1 e4-e3
40.Rh1-h4 c5-c4 41.Bf1-e2 Nf6-e4
42.Rh4-f4 Ne4-g5 43.Kg1-h2 Ng5-h3
44.Rf4-h4 Nh3-f2 45.Rh4-h5 Qe5-c7
-5.83/15 ] 34...Be6-d5 [ 34...f4-f3
and Black has prevailed 35.Rf1-h1
Rc7-c8 36.Ba8-b7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34...f4-f3 35.Rf1-h1 Rc7-c8
36.Ba8-b7 Rc8-b8 37.Bb7-c6 Rb8xb2
38.Rd1-c1 Rb2xa2 39.Kh2-g1 a6-a5
40.h3-h4 a5-a4 41.h4-h5 a4-a3
42.Rh1-h2 Ra2-b2 43.Rh2-h4 e4-e3
44.Bc6xf3 a3-a2 45.Qe1-d1 e3xf2+
46.Kg1xf2 Nf6-d5 47.Rc1-a1 Kh7-g8
-6.16/15 ] 35.Ba8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35.Ba8xd5 Nf6xd5
36.Rd1-c1 c5-c4 37.b2-b3 Bg7-f8
38.Rf1-g1 Bf8-d6 39.b3xc4 Rc7xc4
40.Rg1-g2 f4-f3 41.Rg2-g1 Nd5-c3
42.Qe1-d2 Nc3xa2 43.Rc1-b1 Na2-b4
44.Rg1-c1 e4-e3 45.Qd2-d1 e3-e2
46.Qd1-d2 Qe5-f5 -4.62/15 ]
35...Nf6xd5 [Inferior is 35...Qe5xd5
36.Qe1-d2 f4-f3 37.Rf1-e1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nf6xd5
36.Rf1-g1 e4-e3 37.Qe1-e2 e3xf2
38.Qe2xf2 Rc7-f7 39.g3-g4 f4-f3+
40.Kh2-h1 Nd5-e3 41.Rd1-d3 Qe5-e6
42.Rd3-b3 Bg7-e5 43.Rg1-e1 c5-c4
44.Rb3-b4 h6-h5 45.Qf2-h4 Qe6-g6
-4.00/15 ] 36.Qe1-e2 [ 36.Rf1-g1

7
doesn't improve anything Rc7-b7
37.Rd1-b1 Bg7-f6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36.Rf1-g1 Rc7-b7 37.Rd1-b1
d4-d3 38.c2xd3 e4xd3 39.Qe1-d2
Qe5-e2 40.Qd2xe2 d3xe2 41.Kh2-g2
Bg7xb2 42.Kg2-f3 f4xg3 43.Rg1xg3
Rb7-f7+ 44.Kf3xe2 Nd5-c3+
45.Rg3xc3 Bb2xc3 46.Rb1-b6 Bc3-d4
47.f2-f3 a6-a5 48.Rb6-a6 Rf7-e7+
49.Ke2-d2 -3.89/13 ] 36...f4xg3+
Diagram [ 36...f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3
Nd5-e3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...f4xg3+ 37.f2xg3 Nd5-e3 38.b2-b3
Qe5-e6 39.Rf1-g1 Ne3xd1 40.Rg1xd1
e4-e3 41.Rd1-f1 Bg7-e5 42.Rf1-f3
Rc7-g7 43.Qe2-d3+ Rg7-g6
44.Qd3-e2 Be5-b8 45.a2-a3 Rg6-g7
46.Qe2-d3+ Qe6-g6 47.Kh2-g2 h6-h5
48.Qd3xg6+ Kh7xg6 49.Rf3-f1 e3-e2
-5.49/16 ]

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1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.e4-e5 Ng8-e7
5.a2-a3 Bb4xc3+ 6.b2xc3 b7-b6
7.Qd1-g4 Ne7-f5 8.Bf1-d3 h7-h5
9.Qg4-h3 c7-c5 last book move last
book move 10.Bd3xf5 Diagram
[ 10.Ng1-f3 c5xd4 11.c3xd4 Qd8-d7
12.Bd3xf5 e6xf5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10.Ng1-f3 c5xd4 11.Nf3xd4
Qd8-c7 12.0-0 Nf5xd4 13.c3xd4
Bc8-a6 14.Qh3-g3 g7-g6 15.Bc1-g5
Ba6xd3 16.Qg3xd3 Qc7-c4
17.Qd3xc4 d5xc4 18.Bg5-f6 0-0
19.Bf6-e7 Rf8-c8 20.Be7-d6 0.50/15 ]

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appeared [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...e6xf5 11.Qh3-g3 g7-g6
12.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 13.c3xd4 Bc8-a6
14.Bc1-g5 Qd8-c7 15.Nh3-f4 Qc7-c4
16.c2-c3 0-0 17.Qg3-f3 Ba6-b7
18.e5-e6 Rf8-e8 19.Qf3-e3 Diagram
(Diagram 9)
f7xe6 20.Nf4xg6 Nb8-c6 0.24/16 ]
11.Qh3-g3 White threatens to win
material: Qg3xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 11.Ng1-e2 h5-h4 12.0-0 Nb8-c6
13.Qh3-d3 0-0 14.Ne2-f4 Bc8-e6
15.Rf1-e1 Qd8-e7 16.h2-h3 Ra8-c8

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19.Qd3-f3 0.26/17 ] 11...Ke8-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...g7-g6
12.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 13.c3xd4 h5-h4
14.Qg3-c3 Qd8-d7 15.Bc1-g5 Bc8-a6
16.Nh3-f4 0-0 17.Bg5xh4 Rf8-c8
18.Qc3-b2 Nb8-c6 19.e5-e6 0.33/15 ]
12.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Bc1-g5 h5-h4 13.Qg3-e3 Qd8-c7
14.Ng1-h3 c5xd4 15.c3xd4 Qc7-c4
16.Ra1-d1 Nb8-c6 17.Nh3-f4 Kf8-g8
18.h2-h3 Bc8-e6 19.Qe3-d3 Qc4xd3
20.Rd1xd3 Ra8-e8 0.27/15 ]
12...Nb8-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12...Bc8-a6 13.Ng1-h3 Nb8-c6
14.Bc1-e3 Qd8-c7 15.Ra1-c1 Ra8-e8
16.Nh3-f4 c5xd4 17.c3xd4 Nc6-e7
18.Be3-d2 Kf8-g8 19.Bd2-b4 Qc7-c4
20.Qg3-d3 Ne7-c6 21.Qd3xc4 Ba6xc4
22.Rc1-d1 -0.11/15 ] 13.Bc1-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Qg3-d3
Bc8-b7 14.Ng1-e2 Qd8-c8 15.Qd3-f3
Kf8-g8 16.0-0 Bb7-a6 17.Rf1-d1
Ba6xe2 18.Qf3xe2 c5-c4 19.a3-a4
Qc8-e6 20.Ra1-b1 Ra8-e8
21.Rb1-b5 0.23/15 ] 13...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qd8-c7
14.Bg5-f4 Kf8-g8 15.Qg3-d3 Nc6-e7
16.Ng1-e2 Bc8-e6 17.0-0 Ne7-g6
18.Qd3-g3 Ra8-c8 19.Ra1-d1 Kg8-h7

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20.Rf1-e1 c5xd4 21.Ne2xd4 Ng6xf4
22.Qg3xf4 Qc7xc3 23.Re1-e3
-0.10/16 ] 14.e5xf6 [ 14.Bg5-f4 c5xd4
15.Ng1-f3 d4xc3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 14.Bg5-f4 c5xd4 15.Ng1-f3
d4xc3 16.0-0 Kf8-f7 17.Ra1-d1
Rh8-e8 18.e5xf6 g7xf6 19.Nf3-d4
Nc6xd4 20.Rd1xd4 Bc8-a6 21.Rf1-d1
Ba6-e2 22.Rd1-e1 Ra8-c8 23.Bf4-d6
0.15/15 ] 14...g7xf6= [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14...g7xf6 15.Bg5-e3 c5xd4
16.c3xd4 Rh8-g8 17.Qg3-f3 f5-f4
18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2 19.Ng1-e2 Rg2-g6
20.Ne2-c3 Bc8-e6 21.0-0-0 Qd8-b8
22.Qf4-f3 Be6-g4 23.Qf3xd5 Nc6-e7
24.Qd5-e4 f6-f5 25.Qe4-d3 Bg4xd1
26.Rh1xd1 Qb8-d6 27.Nc3-b5 Qd6-h2
28.Kc1-b2 Qh2xh4 0.26/17 ]
15.Bg5-e3 Black king safety dropped
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Bg5-e3
Rh8-g8 16.Qg3-f3 c5xd4 17.c3xd4
f5-f4 18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2 19.Ng1-e2
Rg2-g6 20.Ne2-c3 Bc8-e6 21.0-0-0
Qd8-b8 22.Qf4-f3 Be6-g4 23.Qf3xd5
Diagram

15...Rh8-g8 16.Qg3-f3 c5xd4


17.c3xd4 f5-f4 18.Qf3xf4 Rg8xg2
19.Qf4-h6+ Kf8-g8 20.Ng1-e2 Bc8-f5
21.Ne2-g3 Bf5-e4 22.Ng3xe4 d5xe4
23.Ke1-f1 Rg2-g4 24.Rh1-g1
Rg4xg1+ 25.Kf1xg1 Nc6xd4
26.Qh6-g6+ Kg8-f8 27.Qg6xe4
0.18/14 ] 16.Ng1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16.d4xc5 Nc6-e5 17.Qg3-f4
Ne5-g6 18.Qf4-d6 f5-f4 19.Qd6xe7+
Kf8xe7 20.Be3-d4 Ke7-f7 21.0-0-0
Rh8-e8 22.Ng1-f3 Bc8-g4 23.Kc1-b2
Bg4xf3 24.g2xf3 Ng6-e5 25.Bd4xe5
Re8xe5 26.c5xb6 a7xb6 27.Rh1-g1
0.22/15 ] 16...Bc8-e6 [ 16...Rh8-g8!?
is worthy of consideration 17.Qg3-f3
Qe7-e4 18.Qf3xh5 f5-f4
( 18...Rg8xg2? would be great except
for 19.0-0-0+- ) 19.Ne2xf4 c5xd4
20.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-f7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16...Rh8-g8 17.Qg3-f3 Qe7-e4
18.Qf3xh5 f5-f4 19.Ne2xf4 c5xd4
20.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-f7 21.Nf4-h5 Qe4-f5
22.c3xd4 Rg8xg2 23.Nh5-f4 Rg2-g4
24.0-0-0 Bc8-a6 25.Rh1-e1 Ra8-e8
26.Kc1-b1 0.36/14 ] 17.0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qg3-f3
Kf8-f7 18.0-0 Ra8-g8 19.Ne2-f4
Qe7-d6 20.g2-g3 Rg8-g4 21.Rf1-e1
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Rh8-g8 22.Kg1-h1 c5xd4 23.c3xd4
Rg8-e8 24.c2-c3 Nc6-a5 25.Nf4xh5
Na5-c4 26.Nh5-f4 Kf7-g7 0.84/16 ]
17...Kf8-f7 [ 17...Rh8-g8 18.Qg3-h2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...c5xd4
18.c3xd4 Rh8-g8 19.Qg3-f3 Rg8-g4
20.Rf1-e1 Qe7-d6 21.Qf3-h3 Kf8-f7
22.f2-f3 Rg4-g8 23.Be3-f4 Qd6-d7
24.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8 25.Ne2-g3 Nc6-a5
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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18...Ra8-g8 19.Qg3-f3 c5xd4
20.c3xd4 Qe7-d7 21.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4
22.g2-g3 Rh8-e8 23.Ra1-d1 Nc6-e7
24.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 25.Qf3-e2 Re8-h8
26.f2-f3 Rg4xh4 27.g3xh4 Rh8xh5
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19.Qg3-h2 Qe7-d6 20.Rf1-e1 c5xd4
21.c3xd4 Rg8-e8 22.g2-g3 Kf7-g7
23.Qh2-h3 Be6-f7 24.Qh3xf5 Re8-e4
25.c2-c3 Nc6-e7 26.Qf5-h3 Rh8-c8
27.f2-f3 0.84/16 ] 19...Qe7-d7
[ 19...c5xd4 20.c3xd4 Qe7-d6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...c5xd4
20.c3xd4 Qe7-d7 21.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4
22.g2-g3 Rh8-e8 23.Ra1-d1 Nc6-e7
24.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 25.Qf3-e2 Re8-h8
26.f2-f3 Rg4xh4 27.g3xh4 Rh8xh5
28.Be3-d2 Rh5xh4 0.94/14 ]
20.Ra1-d1 [ 20.Rf1-e1!? Rg8-g4
21.g2-g3+- ( 21.d4xc5?! Nc6-e5
22.Qf3-e2 b6xc5 );Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 20.Rf1-e1 Rg8-g4 21.g2-g3
Rh8-e8 22.Ra1-b1 c5xd4 23.Be3xd4
Nc6xd4 24.c3xd4 Qd7-d6 25.Kg1-h2
Be6-d7 26.Re1xe8 Kf7xe8
27.Rb1-e1+ Ke8-f8 28.Qf3-e3 Kf8-g8
29.Qe3-e7 Rg4xh4+ 30.g3xh4
Qd6xf4+ 31.Kh2-g1 Qf4-g4+

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32.Kg1-f1 1.34/16 ] 20...c5-c4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...c5-c4
21.a3-a4 Nc6-e7 22.a4-a5 b6xa5
23.Rd1-a1 a5-a4 24.Ra1-a2 Rg8-g4
25.g2-g3 Kf7-g7 26.Rf1-a1 Be6-f7
27.Ra2xa4 Ne7-c6 28.Ra4-a6 Rh8-b8
29.Ra1-e1 0.75/16 ] 21.Rf1-e1
[ 21.Rd1-e1 Nc6-e7 22.Re1-e2
( 22.Nf4xh5 Ne7-g6 23.Nh5-f4
Ng6xh4 );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.a3-a4 Nc6-e7 22.a4-a5 b6xa5
23.Rd1-a1 a5-a4 24.Ra1-a2 Rg8-g4
25.Rf1-a1 Rg4xh4 26.Ra2xa4 Ne7-c6
27.Ra4-a6 Rh4-g4 28.Ra1-e1 Kf7-g7
29.Be3-c1 Diagram

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( 22.Nf4xh5?? White will not be able to
digest the pawn Ne7-g6 23.Qf3-e2
Diagram
(Diagram 13)
Ng6xh4-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Nc6-e7 22.Rd1-d2 Ne7-g6
23.Nf4xg6 Rg8xg6 24.Be3-f4 Rg6-g4
25.Rd2-e2 Rh8-e8 26.g2-g3 Qd7-a4
27.Bf4-c1 Qa4-d7 28.Kg1-h2 Kf7-g7
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0.55/18 ] 22.g2-g3?? there were better
ways to keep up the pressure
[ 22.Be3-c1 might be the shorter path
Nc6-d8 23.Re1-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Be3-c1 Nc6-d8 23.Re1-e2
Rg4xh4 24.Rd1-e1 Rh8-e8 25.Nf4xe6
Re8xe6 26.Qf3xf5 Rh4-g4 27.Qf5-h7+
Rg4-g7 28.Qh7xh5+ Rg7-g6 29.f2-f4
Re6xe2 30.Re1xe2 f6-f5 31.Re2-e5
Kf7-g7 32.Re5xf5 Nd8-f7 33.Rf5xd5
Qd7-e6 34.Qh5-f3 Qe6-e1+ 35.Qf3-f1
Qe1-e4 36.Rd5-d7 Qe4xc2 37.f4-f5
Rg6-f6 38.Rd7xa7 Qc2xf5 39.Qf1-e1
b6-b5 40.Qe1-e3 Rf6-e6 41.Qe3-g3+
Re6-g6 42.Qg3-f2 Rg6-f6 43.Qf2xf5
Rf6xf5 44.g2-g4 Rf5-f3 2.02/17 ]
22...Kf7-f8?? shortens the misery for
Black [ 22...Kf7-g8 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22...Kf7-g8 23.Re1-e2
Be6-f7 24.Rd1-e1 Kg8-h7 25.Be3-c1
Rh8-g8 26.Kg1-h1 Kh7-h8 27.a3-a4
Qd7-d6 28.Re2-e3 Rg8-g7 29.Bc1-b2
Rg7-g8 30.Re3-e2 Kh8-g7 31.Nf4-e6+
Bf7xe6 32.Re2xe6 0.94/17 ]
23.Nf4xe6++- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nf4xe6+ Kf8-f7 24.Ne6-f4 Nc6-e7
25.Be3-c1 Ne7-g6 26.Qf3xd5+
Qd7xd5 27.Nf4xd5 Rh8-d8 28.Nd5-e3
Ng6xh4 29.Ne3xg4 Nh4-f3+ 30.Kg1-f1

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h5xg4 31.Re1-e3 Rd8-h8 32.Kf1-e2
Nf3-g5 33.d4-d5 Ng5-e4 34.Rd1-d4
b6-b5 35.d5-d6 Kf7-e6 36.a3-a4
b5xa4 37.d6-d7 Rh8-d8 38.Rd4xc4
Rd8xd7 39.Rc4xa4 Ke6-e5
40.Ra4-a5+ Ke5-e6 41.Ra5-a6+
Ke6-f7 5.80/15 ] 23...Qd7xe6
[ 23...Kf8-f7 desperation 24.Ne6-f4
Nc6-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Kf8-f7 24.Ne6-f4 Nc6-e7
25.Be3-c1 Rh8-g8 26.Kg1-h2 Rg8-d8
27.Qf3-e3 Qd7-d6 28.f2-f3 Rg4-g8
29.Nf4xh5 Rg8-h8 30.Nh5-f4 Ne7-g6
31.Qe3-e6+ Qd6xe6 32.Nf4xe6
Rd8-d6 33.Ne6-f4 Ng6xf4 34.Bc1xf4
Rd6-d8 35.Kh2-g2 Rd8-e8 36.Rd1-b1
Kf7-g6 37.Re1xe8 Rh8xe8 5.55/17 ]
24.Be3-h6+!! Decoy: h6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24.Be3-h6+ Rh8xh6
25.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8 26.Re6-d6 Nd8-f7
27.Rd6-d7 Rg4-e4 28.Qf3xf5 Re4-e2
29.Qf5xd5 Re2-e7 30.Rd7xe7 Kf8xe7
31.Qd5xc4 Ke7-f8 32.Qc4-c7 f6-f5
33.Qc7xa7 Rh6-e6 34.Qa7-d7 Re6-f6
35.Rd1-e1 f5-f4 36.Re1-e6 Rf6xe6
37.Qd7xe6 f4xg3 38.f2xg3 14.03/15 ]
24...Kf8-f7 [ 24...Rh8xh6 25.Qf3-e3
Decoy Double attack ( 25.Re1xe6
Discovered attack );Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24...Rh8xh6 25.Re1xe6 Nc6-d8
26.Re6-d6 Nd8-f7 27.Rd6-d7 Rg4-e4
28.Qf3xf5 Re4-e2 29.Qf5xd5 Re2-e7
30.Rd7xe7 Kf8xe7 31.Qd5xc4 Ke7-f8
32.Qc4-c7 f6-f5 33.Qc7xa7 Rh6-e6
34.Qa7-d7 Re6-f6 35.Rd1-e1 f5-f4
36.Re1-e6 Rf6xe6 37.Qd7xe6 f4xg3
38.f2xg3 14.32/16 ] 25.Re1xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Re1xe6
Kf7xe6 26.Bh6-f4 Rg4xf4 27.Qf3xf4
Nc6-e7 28.Qf4-c7 Ke6-f7 29.Rd1-e1
Rh8-e8 30.Qc7xa7 f5-f4 31.Qa7xb6
Ne7-c8 32.Qb6-c7+ Re8-e7
33.Re1xe7+ Nc8xe7 34.Qc7xf4
Kf7-e6 35.Qf4-h6 Ne7-f5 36.Qh6xh5
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38.Qg4-g7+ Nd6-f7 39.Kg1-g2 f6-f5
40.h4-h5 14.37/16 ] 25...Kf7xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kf7xe6
26.Bh6-f4 Rh8-d8 27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7
28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6 29.Qe2-e6 Nc6xd4
30.c3xd4 Rd8-f8 31.Qe6xd5 Rf8-f7
32.Qd5xc4 Kg6-g7 33.Qc4-c8 a7-a6
34.Qc8xa6 Rg4-g6 35.Qa6xb6 Kg7-h7
36.Kg1-g2 Rg6-g8 37.Qb6-c5 Kh7-g6
38.Re1-e6 Rg8-a8 39.c2-c4 13.40/17 ]
26.Bh6-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Bh6-f4 Rh8-d8 27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7
28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6 29.Qe2-e6 Nc6-a5
30.f2-f3 Rg4xf4 31.g3xf4 Rd8-f8
32.Qe6xd5 Kg6-h6 33.Qd5xf5 Rf8-f7
34.Re1-e7 Kh6-g7 35.Re7xf7+ Kg7xf7
36.Qf5xh5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Kg7-f8
38.Qh5-g6 Kf8-e7 39.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-e8
40.Qg7xa7 12.11/15 ] 26...Nc6-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rh8-d8
27.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-f7 28.Qf3-e2 Kf7-g6
29.Qe2-e6 Nc6-a5 30.f2-f3 Rg4xf4
31.g3xf4 Rd8-f8 32.Qe6xd5 Kg6-h6
33.Qd5xf5 Rf8-f7 34.Re1-e7 Kh6-g7
35.Re7xf7+ Kg7xf7 36.Qf5xh5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Kg7-f8 38.Qh5-g6
Kf8-e7 39.Qg6-g7+ Ke7-e8
40.Qg7xa7 12.31/16 ] 27.Rd1-e1+
[ 27.Qf3-e2+ and White can already
relax Ke6-f7 28.Rd1-e1 Ne7-c8
29.Qe2-e6+ Kf7-g6 30.Qe6xd5 b6-b5
31.Qd5xb5 Rh8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27.Qf3-e2+ Ke6-f7 28.Rd1-e1
Ne7-g8 29.Qe2-e8+ Kf7-g7
30.Qe8-d7+ Kg7-g6 31.Qd7xd5
Kg6-g7 32.f2-f3 Rg4xf4 33.g3xf4
Rh8-h6 34.Qd5-d7+ Kg7-h8
35.Qd7xa7 Rh6-h7 36.Qa7xb6
Rh7-d7 37.Qb6-b5 Rd7-a7 38.Re1-e8
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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Rg4xf4 32.g3xf4 Ng8-h6 33.f2-f3
Rh8-c8 34.Kg1-f2 Rc8-c7 35.Re1-g1+
Kg6-h7 36.Qd5-e6 Rc7-g7
37.Rg1xg7+ Kh7xg7 38.Qe6xc4
Kg7-g6 39.Qc4-c7 Nh6-f7 40.Qc7xa7
b6-b5 41.d4-d5 11.37/15 ] 28.Qf3-e3
Diagram [ 28.Qf3-e3 Rh8-h7
29.Qe3-e6+ Kd7-e8 30.Qe6-c6+
Ke8-f8 31.Qc6xf6+ Kf8-g8 32.Re1xe7
Rh7xe7 33.Qf6xe7 Rg4xf4
34.g3xf4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qf3-e3 Rh8-h7 29.Qe3-e6+
Kd7-d8 30.Qe6-d6+ Kd8-e8
31.Qd6xd5 Rg4xf4 32.Qd5-g8+
Ke8-d7 33.Qg8xh7 Rf4-e4 34.Re1xe4
f5xe4 35.Qh7xe4 Kd7-d6 36.Qe4-a8
Ne7-c6 37.Qa8-h8 f6-f5 38.Qh8xh5
Nc6-e7 39.Qh5-e2 Ne7-c8 40.Qe2xc4
Kd6-d7 41.Qc4-b5+ Kd7-e7
42.Qb5xf5 Nc8-d6 43.Qf5-e5+ Ke7-d7
44.Qe5-g7+ Kd7-e6 45.Qg7xa7 b6-b5
46.h4-h5 Ke6-f6 47.h5-h6 Nd6-f7
48.h6-h7 Kf6-g6 49.Qa7-e7 14.53/20 ]

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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 12.0-0 ;
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
Nb8-c6 17.Ra1-c1 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-f5
h7-h6 19.a2-a3 Bd6xe5 20.f4xe5
0.06/15 ] 12...Nb8-c6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 12...c5-c4 13.Qd3-c2 Nb8-c6
15
14.g2-g4 Rf8-d8 15.Qc2-g2 Qc7-b7
16.Bc1-d2 Be7-f8 17.g4-g5 Nc6xe5
18.f4xe5 Nf6-e4 19.Nc3xe4 d5xe4
20.Rf1-f4 Bf8-e7 21.Ra1-f1 0.04/16 ]
13.Rf1-f3 [ 13.Bc1-d2 c5-c4
14.Qd3-c2 a7-a6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Bc1-d2 c5xd4 14.Ne5xc6
d4xc3 15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7 16.Bd2xc3
Ra8-c8 17.Ra1-c1 Nf6-e4 18.Qd3-d4
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...c5xd4
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-h6 ;
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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9rsn-wq-trk+0
9zp-+-vlpzpp0
9lzp-+-sn-+0
9+-zppsN-+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+-sNLzP-+-0
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0
9tR-vL-mK-+R0[
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Nd4-c6 17.Rh3-g3 Nf6-h5 18.Rg3-h3
Nc6xe5 19.f4xe5 Qc7xe5 20.Bc1-d2
Nh5-f6 21.Ra1-e1 Nf6-e4 22.Nc3xe4
d5xe4 23.Re1xe4 Qe5-d6 24.Re4-d4
Qd6-g6 25.Rd4-d7 -0.32/15 ]
14...Qc7xc6 [ 14...d4xc3!?
15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7 16.b2xc3
Qe7-e4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...d4xc3 15.Nc6xe7+ Qc7xe7
16.Qd3xc3 Ra8-c8 17.Qc3-b3 Nf6-e4
18.Qb3xd5 Rc8-c2 19.Rf3-f1 Rf8-d8
20.Qd5-b3 Qe7-c5 21.Qb3-a4 f7-f5
22.g2-g4 Rc2-c4 23.Qa4xa7 f5xg4
24.Qa7-b7 Qc5-b4 25.a2-a3 Qb4-d6
-0.84/18 ] 15.e3xd4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15.e3xd4 Rf8-c8 16.Bc1-d2
Be7-b4 17.Qd3-f5 g7-g6 18.Qf5-d3
Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3 Nf6-e4 20.f4-f5
Qc6-d6 21.Ra1-c1 g6-g5 22.g2-g3
a7-a5 23.Rf3-e3 Rc8-e8 Diagram

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9r+-+r+k+0
9+-+-+p+p0 16
9-zp-wq-+-+0
9zp-+p+Pzp-0
9-+-zPn+-+0
9+-vLQtR-zP-0
9PzP-+-+-zP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0[
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24.Bc3-d2 -0.34/16 ] 15...Rf8-e8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Rf8-c8
16.Bc1-d2 Be7-b4 17.Qd3-f5 g7-g6
18.Qf5-d3 Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3 Nf6-e4
20.f4-f5 Qc6-d6 21.Ra1-c1 g6-g5
22.g2-g3 a7-a5 23.Rf3-e3 Ra8-a7
24.Qd3-b5 Ra7-e7 -0.45/16 ] 16.f4-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.a2-a3
Nf6-e4 17.Bc1-d2 Ra8-c8 18.Rf3-e3
f7-f5 19.Ra1-c1 Qc6-d7 20.Re3-e1

14
Be7-h4 21.g2-g3 Bh4-f6 22.Bd2-e3
a7-a5 23.Qd3-b5 Qd7xb5 24.Nc3xb5
-0.37/16 ] 16...Nf6-e4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16...Be7-b4 17.Bc1-d2
Nf6-e4 18.Ra1-c1 Bb4xc3 19.Bd2xc3
Ra8-c8 20.Rf3-f1 f7-f6 21.a2-a3
Qc6-a4 22.Kg1-h1 Qa4-d7 23.Qd3-f3
a7-a5 24.Rf1-e1 Qd7-d6 25.a3-a4
Rc8-c7 -0.65/16 ] 17.Bc1-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bc1-e3
Ra8-c8 18.Ra1-c1 Be7-b4 19.Nc3xe4
d5xe4 20.Qd3-b3 Qc6xc1+ 21.Be3xc1
e4xf3 22.Bc1-e3 f3xg2 23.Qb3-d3
Bb4-d6 24.Be3-f2 Rc8-c1+ 25.Kg1xg2
Re8-c8 26.Qd3-b5 Rc8-c2 27.Qb5-d7
Bd6-f8 28.d4-d5 Rc2xb2 29.Qd7xa7
Bf8-d6 -0.48/16 ] 17...Be7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Ra8-c8
18.a2-a3 Be7-f6 19.Rf3-e3 h7-h6
20.Re3-e2 Ne4xc3 21.Re2xe8+
Rc8xe8 22.b2xc3 Re8-e4 23.Bf4-d2
Qc6-a4 24.Ra1-b1 Bf6-e7 25.Qd3-g3
Qa4-c2 26.Qg3-b8+ Be7-f8 -0.47/15 ]
18.Nc3-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Rf3-e3 Ne4xc3 19.b2xc3 Re8xe3
20.Bf4xe3 Qc6-a4 21.Be3-f2 Ra8-e8
22.h2-h3 h7-h6 23.Kg1-h2 Bf6-g5
24.g2-g3 b6-b5 25.Kh2-g2 a7-a6
26.h3-h4 Bg5-f6 27.Qd3-f3 Qa4-c2
-0.36/17 ] 18...Re8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 18...Re8-e7 19.Ra1-c1
Qc6-b7 20.Rf3-f1 h7-h6 21.Nb5-c7
Ra8-f8 22.Rc1-c2 a7-a5 23.Rf1-c1
a5-a4 24.Rc1-f1 Bf6-g5 25.Bf4xg5
Re7xc7 26.Rc2xc7 Qb7xc7 27.Bg5-f4
Qc7-d7 -0.17/16 ] 19.Ra1-c1
White threatens to win material:
Rc1xc6 [ 19.Ra1-e1 Qc6-c4 20.Bf4-e5
Qc4xa2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Ra1-d1 Qc6-d7 20.Nb5-c3 Ne4xc3
21.b2xc3 Rc8-e8 22.Rf3-g3 Re8-e4
23.Bf4-e5 Qd7-c6 24.Be5xf6 Qc6xf6
25.Rd1-f1 Ra8-e8 26.Qd3-b5 Qf6-d6
27.Qb5-a6 Qd6-d7 28.f5-f6 g7-g6
-0.27/16 ] 19...Qc6-d7 [Houdini 2.0c

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Pro x64: 19...Qc6-d7 20.Nb5-c3
Rc8-e8 21.Rc1-e1 Ne4xc3
22.Re1xe8+ Ra8xe8 23.b2xc3 Re8-e4
24.Rf3-f1 Qd7-a4 25.Qd3-d2 h7-h5
26.Bf4-e3 Qa4-c4 27.Rf1-e1 Re4-e8
28.Re1-f1 a7-a5 29.Rf1-b1 b6-b5
30.Rb1-e1 -0.41/17 ] 20.Rf3-f1
[ 20.Nb5-c3 Rc8-c4 21.Bf4-e3
Ra8-c8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 21.Bf4-e3 Ra8-c8
22.h2-h3 h7-h6 23.Rf3-f1 a7-a6
24.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 25.Qd3xa6 Bf6xd4
26.Qa6-e2 Re8-d8 27.Rc1xc8 Rd8xc8
28.Qe2-d2 Diagram

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9-+r+-+k+0{
9+-+q+pzp-0 17
9-zp-+-+-zp0
9+-+-+P+-0
9-+-vlp+-+0
9+-+-vL-+P0
9PzP-wQ-+P+0
9+-+-+RmK-0
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Rc8-c4 -0.45/15 ] 20...Rc8xc1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Rc8xc1
21.Bf4xc1 Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7
25.b3-b4 Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8
27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6
29.Qg3-e3 Qd7-d5 30.g2-g4 h7-h6
31.Rf1-e1 Bf6-h4 32.Re1-e2 Bh4-g5
33.Qe3-c3 Bg5-f4 -0.49/18 ]
21.Bf4xc1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Bf4xc1 Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7
25.b3-b4 Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8
27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6
29.Qg3-e3 Qd7-d5 30.g2-g4 h7-h6
31.Rf1-e1 Bf6-h4 32.Re1-e2 Bh4-g5

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33.Qe3-c3 Bg5-f4 -0.67/19 ]
21...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Ra8-c8 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c6 24.Bc1-b2 Rc6-c8
25.a3-a4 Bf6-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8
27.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 h7-h6
29.f5-f6 g7-g6 30.h2-h4 Bg5-d2
-0.66/17 ] 22.Bc1-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22.a2-a3 Rc8-c4 23.b2-b3
Rc4-c8 24.Bc1-b2 Bf6-e7 25.b3-b4
Be7-g5 26.Nb5-c3 Rc8-e8 27.Nc3xe4
d5xe4 28.Qd3-g3 Bg5-f6 29.Qg3-e3
Qd7-d5 30.Bb2-a1 Re8-d8 31.Rf1-c1
a7-a6 32.Rc1-c7 Qd5xf5 33.a3-a4
-0.60/16 ] 22...a7-a6 Black threatens to
win material: a6xb5 [ 22...Rc8-c4
23.Nb5-c3 Qd7-c6 24.Nc3-e2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-c4
23.Nb5-c3 Qd7-c6 24.Nc3-e2 h7-h6
25.a2-a3 Bf6-h4 26.g2-g3 Bh4-f6
27.Ne2-f4 Qc6-d7 28.Nf4-h5 Bf6-g5
29.Be3xg5 h6xg5 30.f5-f6 g7-g6
31.Nh5-g7 Qd7-h3 -0.66/17 ]
23.Nb5-a3 [ 23.Nb5-c3!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Nb5-c3 b6-b5
24.a2-a3 Ne4xc3 25.b2xc3 Rc8-e8
26.Be3-c1 Qd7-d6 27.Rf1-f2 Re8-e1+
28.Rf2-f1 Re1-e7 29.Rf1-f2 Qd6-c6
30.Rf2-f1 Re7-e8 31.Qd3-g3 Bf6-e7
32.Qg3-d3 Be7-d6 33.f5-f6 g7-g6
34.Rf1-d1 Bd6-c7 -0.37/17 ]
23...Qd7-a4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Qd7-a4 24.g2-g3 h7-h5
25.Kg1-g2 b6-b5 26.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1
27.Be3xc1 Bf6-e7 28.Na3-c2 Qa4xa2
29.Nc2-e3 Be7-g5 30.Qd3-c2 b5-b4
31.Kg2-f3 h5-h4 32.Kf3-g2 h4xg3
33.h2xg3 Bg5-d8 -1.15/18 ] 24.Qd3-b3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Na3-b1
Rc8-c2 25.Nb1-c3 Ne4xc3 26.b2xc3
Rc2xa2 27.Rf1-b1 b6-b5 28.Rb1-c1
Diagram
h7-h6 29.Be3-f4 Qa4-c4 30.Qd3-g3
b5-b4 31.c3xb4 Bf6xd4+ 32.Kg1-h1
Ra2-c2 33.Rc1-e1 Rc2-e2 -1.09/16 ]

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XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+k+0{
9+-+-+pzpp0 18
9p+-+-vl-+0
9+p+p+P+-0
9q+-zP-+-+0
9+-zPQvL-+-0
9r+-+-+PzP0
9+-tR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy

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36.Rd2-g2 Kg8-h7 37.Rg2-e2 Be7-f6
38.Bf4-e5 -0.52/19 ] 26...h7-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Nd6-e4
27.Rf1-e1 Kg8-f8 28.Kg1-g2 Kf8-e8
29.Re1-e2 Ke8-d7 30.Na3-c2 a6-a5
31.Be3-f4 g7-g5 32.Bf4-g3 Rc8-e8
33.b3-b4 a5-a4 34.Re2-e1 b6-b5
35.Re1-c1 -0.48/17 Diagram

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9-+-+r+-+0{
9+-+k+p+p0 19
9-+-+-vl-+0
9+p+p+Pzp-0
9pzP-zPn+P+0
9+-+-+-vL-0
9-zPN+-+KzP0
9+-tR-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy

24...Qa4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


24...Qa4xb3 25.a2xb3 h7-h5 26.g2-g3
b6-b5 27.b3-b4 Bf6-e7 28.Rf1-c1
Rc8xc1+ 29.Be3xc1 Ne4-d6
30.Na3-c2 Nd6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-f8
32.Bc1-f4 Be7-f6 33.Nc2-e3 Nf5xe3+
34.Bf4xe3 Kf8-e7 35.Kg2-f3 Ke7-e6
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
[ 28.b3-b4!? ;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-g4 [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:
28...b5-b4 29.Na3-b1 Nd6-e4+
30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2 31.Nb1-d2 Bf6xd4
32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6
34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3 Bg5-f6
36.Ra1-d1 Rc6-c7 37.Nb7-a5 Rc7-c5
38.Na5-b7 Rc5-c2 39.Rd1xd5 Rc2-h2
40.Rd5-d3 Rh2xb2 41.Nb7-c5 a6-a5
42.Rd3-d7 Rb2-h2 43.Nc5-b7 a5-a4
44.b3xa4 Rh2xh3 -0.87/18 ] 29.Na3-b1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Na3-b1
Nd6-e4+ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2 31.Nb1-d2
Bf6xd4 32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6
Rc2-c6 34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3
Bg5-f6 36.Ra1-d1 Rc6-c7 37.Nb7-a5
Rc7-c5 38.Na5-b7 Rc5-c2 39.Rd1xd5
Rc2xb2 40.Nb7-a5 Rb2-h2 41.Rd5-d3
Bf6-c3+ 42.Ke1-d1 g7-g5 43.Na5-c4
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d6 -0.99/21 ]
29...Rc8-c2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Nd6-e4+ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc8-c2
31.Nb1-d2 Bf6xd4 32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3
Diagram

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9-+-+-+k+0
9+-+-+pzp-0 20
9p+-+-+-zp0
9+-+p+P+-0
9-zp-+N+P+0
9+P+-vl-+-0
9-zPr+-+-zP0
9tR-+-mK-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6 34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5
35.h2-h3 Bg5-e7 36.Nb7-a5 Rc6-c7
37.Ra1-d1 Rc7-c5 38.Rd1-a1 Rc5-c2
39.Ra1-d1 Be7-h4+ 40.Ke1-f1
Rc2-f2+ 41.Kf1-g1 Rf2-f3 42.Kg1-h2
Kg8-f8 43.Rd1xd5 Rf3-f2+ 44.Kh2-g1
Rf2xb2 45.Rd5-d7 -0.95/19 ]

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30.Kf2-f3? [ 30.Kf2-e1 Rc2xh2
( 30...Rc2xb2?! 31.Nb1-d2-+ )
31.Ra1xa6 Rh2-h1+ ( 31...Rh2xb2?!
32.Ra6xd6 Rb2xb1+ 33.Ke1-f2 )
32.Ke1-e2 Nd6xf5 ( 32...Rh1xb1?!
33.Ra6xd6 Rb1xb2+ 34.Ke2-d3 )
33.g4xf5 Rh1xb1 34.Ra6-a8+
Kg8-h7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nb1-d2 Nd6-e4+ 31.Kf2-e1 Bf6xd4
32.Nd2xe4 Bd4xe3 33.Ne4-d6 Rc2-c6
34.Nd6-b7 Be3-g5 35.h2-h3 Bg5-f6
36.Ra1-d1 Bf6xb2 37.Rd1xd5 Rc6-c3
38.Nb7-c5 Rc3xh3 39.Rd5-d8+
Kg8-h7 40.Rd8-d7 f7-f6 41.Nc5-e6
Rh3xb3 42.Rd7xg7+ Kh7-h8
43.Ke1-d2 Bb2-e5 44.Rg7-d7 Rb3-a3
45.Kd2-c1 Kh8-g8 46.Rd7-g7+
Kg8-h8 -1.03/17 ] 30...Rc2xb2
[ 30...Nd6-e4 makes it even easier for
Black 31.Ra1-a4 Rc2xb2 32.Ra4xb4
Rb2xb1 33.Rb4-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Nd6-e4 31.Ra1-a5 Rc2xb2
32.Ra5xd5 Ne4-g5+ 33.Be3xg5 h6xg5
34.Kf3-e4 Rb2xb1 35.Rd5-a5 Rb1xb3
36.Ra5xa6 Rb3-c3 37.Ra6-d6 b4-b3
38.Rd6-b6 Kg8-f8 39.Rb6-b8+ Kf8-e7
40.Ke4-d5 Ke7-d7 41.Rb8-b7+
Kd7-e8 42.Kd5-e4 Bf6-d8 43.Ke4-d5
Bd8-c7 -3.71/16 ] 31.Nb1-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nb1-d2
Nd6-b5 32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+
33.Be3xd4 Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3
35.Ra5xd5 Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2
Rb2xb3 37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7
38.Rd8-a8 Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3
Rb2-a2 40.Ra8-a7 f7-f6 41.Ra7-b7
a6-a5 42.Rb7-b5 h6-h5 43.g4xh5
Kh7-h6 44.Ke3-e4 Kh6xh5 45.h2-h3
Kh5-g5 46.Rb5-b7 g7-g6 47.f5xg6
Kg5xg6 -1.51/19 ] 31...Nd6-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Nd6-b5
Diagram
32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+ 33.Be3xd4
Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3 35.Ra5xd5
Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2 Rb2xb3

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37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7 38.Rd8-a8
Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3 Rb2-a2
40.Ra8-a7 f7-f6 41.Ra7-b7 a6-a5
42.Rb7-b5 h6-h5 43.g4xh5 Kh7-h6
44.Ke3-e4 Kh6xh5 45.h2-h3 Kh5-g5
46.Rb5-b7 g7-g6 47.f5xg6 Kg5xg6
-1.36/20 ] 32.Ra1xa6 [ 32.Ra1-b1
cannot change destiny Rb2xb1
33.Nd2xb1 Nb5xd4+ 34.Be3xd4
Bf6xd4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Ra1-a5 Nb5xd4+ 33.Be3xd4
Bf6xd4 34.Kf3-e2 Bd4-c3 35.Ra5xd5
Bc3xd2 36.Rd5xd2 Rb2xb3
37.Rd2-d8+ Kg8-h7 38.Rd8-a8
Rb3-b2+ 39.Ke2-e3 b4-b3 40.Ra8xa6
Rb2xh2 41.Ra6-b6 b3-b2 42.Ke3-d3
Rh2-g2 43.Kd3-c3 Rg2xg4 44.Rb6xb2
Rg4-f4 45.Rb2-b5 h6-h5 46.Kc3-d3
h5-h4 47.Kd3-e3 -1.30/18 ]
32...Nb5xd4+ [ 32...Bf6xd4?!
33.Ra6-a5 Nb5-c3 34.h2-h4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nb5xd4+
33.Kf3-g3 Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3 Nd4-c2
35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1 Rb2xb3+
37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3 38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3
39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3 40.h2xg3 b4-b3
41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4 42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7
43.Rb8-b7 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6
45.Rb7-b4 Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3
47.Rb4-b7 Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4

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-2.77/18 ] 33.Kf3-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Kf3-g3 Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3
Nd4-c2 35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1
Rb2xb3+ 37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3
38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3 39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3
40.h2xg3 b4-b3 41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4
42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rb8-b7
Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6 45.Rb7-b4
Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3 47.Rb4-b7
Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4 -2.91/19 ]
33...Nd4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Bf6-e5+ 34.Kg3-h3 Nd4-c2
35.Be3-f2 Be5-f4 36.Nd2-f1 Rb2xb3+
37.Kh3-g2 Rb3-a3 38.Ra6-b6 Ra3-d3
39.Bf2-g3 Bf4xg3 40.h2xg3 b4-b3
41.Kg2-f2 Nc2-d4 42.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7
43.Rb8-b7 Rd3-f3+ 44.Kf2-g2 f7-f6
45.Rb7-b4 Rf3-d3 46.Kg2-f2 Nd4-f3
47.Rb4-b7 Nf3-e5 48.Kf2-e2 d5-d4
-2.77/17 ] 34.Nd2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34.g4-g5 Bf6-e5+ 35.Kg3-g4
h6xg5 36.Nd2-f3 f7-f6 37.Be3xg5
Be5xh2 38.Nf3xh2 Rb2xh2
39.Ra6-a8+ Kg8-h7 40.Bg5-f4
Rh2-g2+ 41.Kg4-h3 Rg2-b2
42.Ra8-d8 d5-d4 43.Kh3-g4 Rb2-c2
44.Kg4-f3 Rc2-c3+ 45.Kf3-e2 g7-g5
46.f5xg6+ Kh7xg6 47.Rd8-d5 Rc3-h3
48.Rd5-d7 Kg6-f5 -2.69/17 ]
34...Kg8-h7 [ 34...Rb2-e2 seems even
better 35.Be3-g1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34...Rb2-e2 35.Be3-g1 d5-d4
36.Ra6-d6 Re2-e4 37.Rd6-d5 Nb3-c1
38.Nf3xd4 b4-b3 39.Kg3-f3 b3-b2
40.Rd5-b5 Re4-e1 41.Bg1-f2 Re1-f1
42.Nd4-c2 Nc1-d3 43.Kf3-e2 Rf1xf2+
44.Ke2xd3 Rf2xh2 45.Rb5-b7
Rh2-h3+ 46.Nc2-e3 -2.53/16 ]
35.h2-h4 White intends g5 [ 35.g4-g5
Bf6xg5 36.Be3xg5 Nb3-c5-+
( 36...h6xg5?? 37.Nf3xg5+ Kh7-g8
38.Ra6-a8# );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Ra6-b6 Rb2-e2 36.Be3-g1 Re2-e4
37.h2-h4 Bf6-e7 38.g4-g5 h6-h5
39.g5-g6+ f7xg6 40.Rb6xg6 Nb3-c1

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41.Nf3-g5+ Be7xg5 42.Rg6xg5
Nc1-e2+ 43.Kg3-f3 Ne2xg1+
44.Rg5xg1 Re4xh4 -1.76/15 ]
35...d5-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...d5-d4 36.Be3-g1 Nb3-c1
37.g4-g5 Nc1-e2+ 38.Kg3-g2 h6xg5
39.h4xg5 Ne2xg1+ 40.Kg2xg1 Bf6-e7
41.f5-f6 Be7-c5 42.g5-g6+ Kh7xg6
43.Nf3-e5+ Kg6-h7 44.Ne5-d3
Rb2-b1+ 45.Kg1-f2 Bc5-f8 46.f6xg7
Kh7xg7 47.Kf2-f3 Bf8-e7 48.Kf3-e4
Diagram

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b4-b3 49.Ke4xd4 Be7-f6+ 50.Kd4-e4
Rb1-h1 51.Ra6-b6 Rh1-h4+ 52.Ke4-f5
Rh4-h5+ 53.Kf5-e4 -2.24/17 ]
36.Be3-f4 [ 36.Be3-g1 is still a small
chance Nb3-d2 37.Kg3-f4 Nd2xf3
38.Kf4xf3 Rb2-b3+ 39.Kf3-e4-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Be3-g1
Nb3-c1 37.g4-g5 Nc1-e2+ 38.Kg3-g2
h6xg5 39.h4xg5 Bf6-e7 40.Bg1-f2
b4-b3 41.Ra6-a7 Ne2-f4+ 42.Kg2-g3
Be7-c5 43.Ra7-a5 Bc5-d6 44.Bf2xd4
Rb2-g2+ 45.Kg3-h4 b3-b2 46.Bd4xb2
Rg2xb2 47.Ra5-a7 Rb2-f2 48.Ra7-d7
Rf2xf3 49.Rd7xd6 Rf3-d3 -2.37/15 ]
36...Nb3-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Nb3-c5 37.g4-g5 h6xg5 38.h4xg5
Nc5xa6 39.g5xf6 g7xf6 40.Nf3xd4
b4-b3 41.Bf4-e3 Rb2-b1 42.Nd4xb3

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Rb1xb3 43.Kg3-f4 Rb3-b5 44.Be3-d4
Kh7-g7 45.Bd4-c3 Na6-c5 46.Bc3-d4
Nc5-d3+ 47.Kf4-e4 Nd3-e5 48.Ke4-e3
Ne5-c6 -6.15/15 ] 37.Ra6-a7
[ 37.g4-g5 is one last hope Bf6xg5
38.h4xg5 Nc5xa6 39.Bf4-e5 h6xg5
40.Nf3xg5+ Kh7-g8 41.Be5xd4-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Ra6-a8
Nc5-e4+ 38.Kg3-h3 Rb2-f2 39.Nf3-e5
Rf2xf4 40.Ne5xf7 g7-g6 41.Ra8-a7
Bf6-g7 42.Nf7-d8 Rf4-f3+ 43.Kh3-h2
Kh7-g8 44.Nd8-c6 g6xf5 45.Nc6-e7+
Kg8-h8 46.Ne7xf5 Bg7-e5+ 47.Kh2-g1
d4-d3 48.h4-h5 b4-b3 49.Ra7-a8+
Kh8-h7 50.Ra8-a7+ Kh7-g8
51.Nf5xh6+ Kg8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+
Kf8-g7 53.Nh6-f5+ Kg7-f6 54.Ra8-f8+
Kf6-g5 55.Rf8-g8+ Kg5-f4 -6.10/16 ]
37...Nc5-e4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Nc5-e4+ 38.Kg3-h3 Rb2-f2
39.g4-g5 Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1
41.g5xh6 b4-b3 42.Ra7-b7 Ne4-f2+
43.Kg4-f3 Nf2-h3+ 44.Kf3-g2 Rf1xf4
45.Kg2xh3 Rf4xh4+ 46.Kh3-g3
-6.61/9 ] 38.Kg3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 38.Kg3-h3 d4-d3 39.Ra7xf7
b4-b3 40.Bf4-e5 d3-d2 41.Be5xf6
d2-d1Q 42.Rf7xg7+ -3.27/1 ]
38...Rb2-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Rb2-f2 39.g4-g5 Rf2xf3+
40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5
42.h4xg5 Ne4xg5 43.Bf4xg5 Rf1-g1+
44.Kg4-f4 Bf6xg5+ 45.Kf4-e4 b4-b3
46.Rf7-b7 Rg1-g3 47.f5-f6 Bg5xf6
48.Ke4-f4 Rg3-e3 49.Rb7-b4 Kh7-g6
50.Rb4-b6 Kg6-f7 51.Rb6-b7+
Kf7-e6 -7.46/15 ] 39.g4-g5 [ 39.Nf3-e5
a fruitless try to alter the course of the
game Rf2xf4 40.Ne5xf7 d4-d3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.g4-g5
Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7
h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3
Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5
45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+
47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2

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49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+
51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+
53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2
55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5
57.Ke3-f2 Rg1-c1 58.Kf2-e2 Rc1-c5
-7.49/16 ] 39...Rf2xf3+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39...Rf2xf3+ 40.Kh3-g4
Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5
Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2
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 -7.37/17 ]
40.Kh3-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Kh3-g4 Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5
42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2
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 ]
40...Rf3-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Rf3-f1 41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5
Rf1-g1+ 43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+
44.Bf4xg5 Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3
46.Rb7xb4 Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5
48.Rb4-b1 d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5
50.Rb1-d1 Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3
Kh7-g6 52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3
Rc5-c1 54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2
Rc1-g1 56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2
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 -7.27/14 ]

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41.Ra7xf7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Ra7xf7 h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4
Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1
d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1
Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6
52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1
54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1
56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 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 -7.38/15 ] 41...h6xg5
[ 41...h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
Rg1xg5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...h6xg5 42.h4xg5 Rf1-g1+
43.Kg4-f3 Ne4xg5+ 44.Bf4xg5
Rg1xg5 45.Rf7-b7 d4-d3 46.Rb7xb4
Rg5xf5+ 47.Kf3-e3 Rf5-d5 48.Rb4-b1
d3-d2 49.Ke3-e2 Bf6-g5 50.Rb1-d1
Rd5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d3 Kh7-g6
52.Kd3-c2 Re5-c5+ 53.Kc2-d3 Rc5-c1
54.Rd1xd2 Bg5xd2 55.Kd3xd2 Rc1-g1
56.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f5 57.Ke3-f2 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 -7.28/17 ]
0-1

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Carlsen,Magnus
Indrebo,Kyrre
ECC Panormo GRE (5)

A81

27.09.2001

A87: Dutch Defence: Leningrad


System: 5 Nf3
1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.g2-g3 Ng8-f6
3.Bf1-g2 g7-g6 4.Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
5.0-0 0-0 6.c2-c4 d7-d6 7.b2-b3
e7-e5 8.d4xe5 Nf6-g4 last book move
last book move 9.Bc1-a3 [ 9.Qd1-d5+
Diagram
Kg8-h8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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9.Bc1-g5 Qd8-d7 10.Nb1-c3 d6xe5
11.Qd1-c2 Nb8-c6 12.Ra1-d1 Qd7-f7
13.Bg5-c1 Nc6-b4 14.Qc2-d2 h7-h6
15.Nc3-b5 Nb4-c6 16.Bc1-a3 Rf8-d8
17.Qd2-c3 Bc8-e6 0.54/15 ] 9...Nb8-c6
Black threatens to win material: Nc6xe5
[ 9...Ng4xe5!? 10.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...Ng4xe5
10.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5 11.Nb1-d2 Be5xa1
12.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-g7 13.Qd1xa1+
Rf8-f6 14.Ba3-b2 Nb8-d7 15.Bd5-g2
a7-a5 16.Nd2-f3 a5-a4 17.b3-b4
Qd8-e7 18.Bb2xf6+ Nd7xf6 19.e2-e3
Bc8-e6 20.Qa1-c3 h7-h6 21.Rf1-d1
0.06/16 ] 10.Nb1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 10.Qd1-d5+ Rf8-f7
11.Nb1-c3 Ng4xe5 12.Nf3xe5 Bg7xe5
13.Qd5-d2 Bc8-e6 14.e2-e3 Qd8-d7
15.Ba3-b2 Ra8-e8 16.Ra1-d1 Be5-g7
17.Nc3-d5 Bg7xb2 18.Qd2xb2 Nc6-e5
19.Qb2-c3 b7-b6 0.44/17 ]
10...Ng4xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...Nc6xe5 11.Ra1-c1 Rf8-e8
12.Nf3xe5 Ng4xe5 13.Qd1-d2 Ne5-f7
14.Bg2-d5 Ra8-b8 15.Bd5xf7+ Kg8xf7
16.Nc3-d5 c7-c6 17.Nd5-f4 Bg7-e5
18.Nf4-d3 Be5-g7 19.Ba3-b2 Kf7-g8
20.Bb2xg7 Kg8xg7 0.32/15 ]
11.Nf3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.Qd1-d5+ Ne5-f7 12.Qd5-d2

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Nc6-e5 13.Nf3-d4 c7-c6 14.Ra1-d1
Rf8-e8 15.e2-e3 Bc8-d7 16.Nc3-e2
Qd8-e7 17.Ne2-f4 Nf7-g5 18.Qd2-b4
c6-c5 19.Bg2-d5+ Bd7-e6 20.Qb4xb7
Qe7xb7 21.Bd5xb7 c5xd4 22.Bb7xa8
Re8xa8 23.Nf4xe6 Ng5xe6 24.Ba3xd6
d4xe3 25.f2xe3 0.36/15 ] 11...Bg7xe5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Nc6xe5
Diagram

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9-+-zp-+p+0
9+-+-snp+-0
9-+P+-+-+0
9vLPsN-+-zP-0
9P+-+PzPLzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
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12.Ra1-c1 Rf8-e8 13.Qd1-d2 Ne5-f7
14.Bg2-d5 Qd8-d7 15.Rf1-d1 Qd7-e7
16.Ba3-b2 Ra8-b8 17.e2-e3 Bc8-e6
18.Bd5xe6 Qe7xe6 19.Nc3-d5
Nf7-g5 0.32/16 ] 12.Ra1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Qd1-d2
Bc8-e6 13.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7 14.f2-f4
Be5-g7 15.e2-e3 Ra8-e8 16.Nc3-d5
Be6xd5 17.Bg2xd5+ Kg8-h8
18.Bb2xg7+ Qd7xg7 19.b3-b4 a7-a6
20.a2-a3 Qg7-f6 21.Ra1-b1 Kh8-g7
0.48/17 ] 12...f5-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12...Bc8-e6 13.Nc3-d5 f5-f4
14.Qd1-d2 f4xg3 15.h2xg3 a7-a5
16.f2-f4 Be5-g7 17.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7
18.Bb2xg7 Qd7xg7 19.e2-e3 a5-a4
20.b3-b4 Be6-f5 21.e3-e4 0.27/15 ]
13.Nc3-d5 White prepares the advance
c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.c4-c5
Bc8-e6 14.c5xd6 c7xd6 15.Qd1-d3
Rf8-f7 16.g3xf4 Rf7xf4 17.e2-e3

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Nc6-b4 18.Ba3xb4 Rf4xb4 19.f2-f4
Be5-g7 20.Rf1-d1 Qd8-b6 21.Nc3-d5
0.48/13 ] 13...g6-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13...Bc8-e6 14.Qd1-d2 f4xg3
15.h2xg3 a7-a5 16.f2-f4 Be5-g7
17.Ba3-b2 Qd8-d7 18.Bb2xg7 Qd7xg7
19.e2-e3 a5-a4 20.b3-b4 Be6-f5
21.e3-e4 0.27/14 ] 14.c4-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Qd1-d2
Bc8-e6 15.g3xf4 g5xf4 16.Kg1-h1
Qd8-h4 17.Rf1-g1 Kg8-h8 18.Ba3-b2
f4-f3 19.Bb2xe5+ Nc6xe5 20.Bg2xf3
Ra8-c8 21.Rg1-g3 c7-c6 22.Nd5-e3
Ne5xf3 23.e2xf3 0.41/15 ] 14...d6xc5
[ 14...Bc8-e6!? 15.c5xd6 c7xd6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Bc8-g4
15.Nd5-c3 Kg8-g7 16.c5xd6 c7xd6
17.Qd1-d3 a7-a6 18.Nc3-e4 Nc6-d4
19.Rf1-e1 f4xg3 20.h2xg3 Nd4-b5
21.Ba3-b4 Ra8-c8 22.Qd3-d5 Qd8-b6
23.e2-e3 0.37/14 ] 15.Ba3xc5+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Ba3xc5
Be5-d6 16.b3-b4 a7-a6 17.Qd1-b3
Bc8-e6 18.Rf1-d1 Bd6xc5 19.b4xc5
Ra8-b8 20.Qb3-c3 f4xg3 21.h2xg3
h7-h5 22.Qc3-c2 Nc6-e5 23.Qc2-b2
Ne5-c6 24.Nd5-f4 1.01/16 ]
15...Be5-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...Bc8-e6 16.Bc5xf8 Qd8xf8
17.e2-e3 Ra8-d8 18.e3xf4 g5xf4
19.Rf1-e1 Qf8-f7 20.Rc1xc6 b7xc6
21.Re1xe5 c6xd5 22.Re5-g5+ Kg8-f8
23.Qd1-d4 f4-f3 24.Bg2-f1 c7-c6
25.Bf1-d3 Rd8-e8 26.b3-b4 1.03/14 ]
16.e2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.b3-b4 a7-a6 17.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6
18.Rf1-d1 Bd6xc5 19.b4xc5 Ra8-b8
20.Qb3-c3 Diagram
(Diagram 25)
f4xg3 21.h2xg3 h7-h5 22.Bg2-e4
h5-h4 23.g3xh4 g5xh4 24.Kg1-f1
Qd8-g5 25.Nd5xc7 Be6xa2 0.95/14 ]
16...f4xg3 [ 16...Bd6xc5 17.Rc1xc5

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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Bd6xc5
17.Rc1xc5 Qd8-d6 18.b3-b4 f4-f3
19.Bg2xf3 h7-h6 20.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6
21.Bf3-g2 a7-a5 22.Qb3-c2 Be6-f7
23.b4-b5 Nc6-b4 24.Nd5xb4 a5xb4
25.Rc5xc7 Ra8xa2 1.15/14 ]
17.h2xg3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17.f2xg3 Rf8xf1+ 18.Qd1xf1 Kg8-g7
19.Qf1-c4 Bc8-e6 20.Bc5xd6 Be6xd5
21.Bd6-f8+ Qd8xf8 22.Bg2xd5 Qf8-d6
23.Qc4-c3+ Kg7-g6 24.Bd5-e4+
Kg6-h6 25.Be4xc6 b7xc6 26.Qc3xc6
Ra8-d8 27.Qc6xd6+ c7xd6 28.Rc1-c7
a7-a6 29.Kg1-g2 Rd8-f8 30.e3-e4
1.19/14 ] 17...Bd6xc5 [ 17...Rf8-f7
18.Qd1-h5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Bc8-f5 18.e3-e4 Bf5-g6 19.f2-f4
g5xf4 20.g3xf4 Qd8-h4 21.e4-e5
Bd6xc5+ 22.Rc1xc5 Ra8-d8
23.Qd1-e1 Qh4xe1 24.Rf1xe1 Kg8-g7
25.Nd5-f6 Bg6-e8 26.Rc5-b5 Rd8-b8
27.Bg2-e4 1.07/14 ] 18.Rc1xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Rc1xc5
Bc8-f5 19.e3-e4 Bf5-e6 20.Qd1-h5
Be6-f7 21.Qh5-h6 Bf7-g6 22.Nd5-e3
Qd8-f6 23.Qh6xg5 Ra8-e8 24.Qg5xf6
Rf8xf6 25.Ne3-d5 Rf6-f7 26.f2-f3
Kg8-g7 27.Rf1-d1 0.90/13 ]
18...Qd8-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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18...Bc8-f5 19.e3-e4 Bf5-e6
20.Qd1-h5 Be6-f7 21.Qh5-h6 Bf7-g6
22.Nd5-e3 Qd8-f6 23.Qh6xg5 Ra8-e8
24.Qg5xf6 Rf8xf6 25.Ne3-d5 Rf6-f7
26.f2-f3 Kg8-g7 27.Rf1-d1 1.14/14 ]
19.Qd1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Qd1-c1 h7-h6 20.f2-f4 Bc8-d7
21.b3-b4 Ra8-c8 22.b4-b5 Nc6-d8
23.Nd5xc7 Nd8-e6 24.Bg2-d5 b7-b6
25.Rc5-c2 Kg8-g7 26.Qc1-a1+
Kg7-g8 27.Rf1-d1 1.38/14 ]
19...g5-g4? [ 19...Bc8-d7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...h7-h6
20.f2-f4 Bc8-d7 21.b3-b4 Ra8-c8
22.b4-b5 Nc6-d8 23.Nd5xc7 b7-b6
24.Rc5-c4 Nd8-e6 25.Rf1-d1 Qd6-e7
26.Nc7-d5 1.32/13 ] 20.Rf1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rf1-d1
Bc8-f5 21.Nd5-b6 a7xb6 22.Rd1xd6
c7xd6 23.Rc5-b5 Ra8xa2 24.Qc1-c4+
Kg8-g7 25.Rb5xb6 Rf8-f7 26.Bg2-d5
Rf7-e7 27.Qc4-f4 Bf5-g6 28.Qf4xg4
Re7-c7 29.Qg4-e6 Rc7-f7
30.Qe6xd6 3.41/15 ] 20...Rf8-d8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Bc8-f5
21.Nd5-b6 a7xb6 22.Rd1xd6 c7xd6
23.Qc1-c4+ Kg8-g7 24.Rc5xf5 Rf8xf5
25.Qc4xg4+ Kg7-f6 26.Bg2-e4 Rf5-c5
27.Qg4-h4+ Kf6-e6 28.Qh4-h3+
Ke6-f6 29.Qh3-h6+ Kf6-e7
30.Qh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 31.Qh7xb7
Ra8-b8 32.Qb7-h7 Rb8-f8 33.f2-f4
Rc5-c1+ 34.Kg1-g2 3.48/14 ]
21.Qc1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Qc1-c4 Qd6-e6 22.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f8
23.Rd1xd8+ Nc6xd8 24.Ne7-d5
Diagram
(Diagram 26)
c7-c6 25.Qc4-f4+ Nd8-f7 26.Nd5-c7
Qe6-e7 27.Rc5-h5 Ra8-b8
28.Nc7-e6+ Qe7xe6 29.Qf4xb8
Kf8-g8 30.Qb8xa7 Qe6-g6 31.Rh5-h4
h7-h6 32.e3-e4 Qg6-d6 33.Qa7-a8

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21...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Rd8-f8 22.e3-e4 Kg8-f7 23.e4-e5
Qd6xe5 24.Rc5xc6 Qe5xc3
25.Rc6xc3 c7-c6 26.Nd5-c7 Ra8-b8
27.Bg2-e4 h7-h5 28.Kg1-g2 Rf8-h8
29.Rd1-h1 Bc8-d7 30.Rc3-d3 Rb8-d8
31.Rh1-d1 Kf7-e7 32.Rd3-d6 h5-h4
4.12/14 ] 22.Rc5-c4 [ 22.Rd1-f1!?
keeps an even firmer grip Rd8-f8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qc3-c2
Kf7-g7 23.Rd1-c1 Ra8-b8 24.Qc2-c3+
Kg7-f7 25.Nd5-f4 Qd6-f6 26.Qc3-c4+
Kf7-f8 27.Bg2xc6 b7xc6 28.Rc5xc6
Rd8-d6 29.Rc6xc7 Bc8-d7 30.Rc7xa7
Rb8-d8 31.e3-e4 Rd8-c8 32.Ra7-c7
Rc8xc7 33.Qc4xc7 Rd6-c6 34.Rc1xc6
Qf6xc6 2.70/14 ] 22...Qd6-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qd6-e5
23.Qc3xe5 Nc6xe5 24.Rc4xc7+
Rd8-d7 25.Bg2-e4 Ra8-b8 26.Rd1-c1
Ne5-c6 27.Be4xh7 Rd7xc7 28.Nd5xc7
Bc8-d7 29.Bh7-e4 Rb8-c8 30.Nc7-b5
Kf7-e7 31.Be4xc6 b7xc6 32.Nb5xa7
Rc8-a8 33.Na7xc6+ Bd7xc6
34.Rc1xc6 Ra8xa2 35.Rc6-g6 Ra2-b2
36.Rg6xg4 Rb2xb3 37.Rg4-g6 Rb3-b2
38.Kg1-g2 Ke7-f7 39.Rg6-d6 Kf7-e7
2.44/17 ] 23.Rc4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro

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x64: 23.Qc3xe5 Nc6xe5 24.Rc4xc7+
Rd8-d7 25.Bg2-e4 Ra8-b8 26.Rd1-c1
Ne5-c6 27.Be4xh7 Rd7xc7 28.Nd5xc7
Bc8-d7 29.Bh7-e4 Nc6-e5 30.Kg1-g2
Bd7-c6 31.Be4xc6 Ne5xc6 32.Rc1-c4
Nc6-e5 33.Rc4-f4+ Kf7-g6 34.Nc7-b5
Rb8-d8 35.Nb5xa7 Rd8-d2 2.34/16 ]
23...Qe5xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Qe5xc3 24.Rc6xc3 c7-c6
25.Rd1-d4 c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7
27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+
Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2
32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7 33.Ra6xa5
Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5 35.Kg1-f1
Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7 37.Ra6-a5
Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2 39.Rh5-g5
Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 2.35/14 ] 24.Rc6xc3
[Worse is 24.Nd5xc3 Rd8xd1+
25.Nc3xd1 b7xc6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Rc6xc3 c7-c6 25.Rd1-d4
c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7
Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+ Ke7-e6
29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5
31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2 32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7
33.Ra6xa5 Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5
35.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7
37.Ra6-a5 Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2
39.Rh5-g5 Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.91/15 ] 24...c7-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...c7-c6
25.Rd1-d4 c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7
27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+
Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2
32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7 33.Ra6xa5
Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5 35.Kg1-f1
Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7 37.Ra6-a5
Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2 39.Rh5-g5
Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.95/16 ] 25.Rd1-d4

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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Rd1-d4
c6xd5 26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7
Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+ Ke7-e6
29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8 30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5
31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2 32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f7
33.Ra6xa5 Rd2-b2 34.Ra5-a6 h7-h5
35.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e7 36.Kf1-g2 Ke7-d7
37.Ra6-a5 Kd7-d6 38.Ra5xh5 Rb2xa2
39.Rh5-g5 Ra2-b2 40.Rg5xg4 Rb2xb3
41.Rg4-d4+ Kd6-e6 42.g3-g4 Rb3-b2
43.Kg2-f3 Ke6-f6 1.76/17 ] 25...c6xd5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...c6xd5
26.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7 27.Rc3-c7+
Rd8-d7 28.Rc7xd7+ Bc8xd7
29.Bd5xb7 Ra8-f8 30.Bb7-e4 h7-h6
31.Be4-d3 Rf8-f6 32.Kg1-f1 a7-a5
33.Bd3-c4 Rf6-d6 34.Rd4-e4+ Ke7-f6
35.Kf1-e2 h6-h5 36.Re4-d4 Rd6xd4
37.e3xd4 1.87/18 ] 26.Rc3-c7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bg2xd5+
Kf7-e7 27.Bd5xb7 Bc8xb7 28.Rc3-c7+
Ke7-e6 29.Rd4xd8 Ra8xd8
30.Rc7xb7 a7-a5 31.Rb7-a7 Rd8-d2
32.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-d7 33.Ra6xa5
Kd7-c6 34.Kg1-g2 Rd2-b2
35.Ra5-a6+ Kc6-d5 36.Ra6-a7
Kd5-c6 37.Ra7-a5 Rb2-d2 38.a2-a4
Rd2-b2 39.Ra5-g5 Rb2xb3 40.Rg5xg4
Rb3-b2 41.Rg4-g7 h7-h5 42.Rg7-g6+
Kc6-c5 43.Rg6-g5+ Kc5-b4
44.Rg5xh5 Kb4xa4 1.82/17 ]
26...Kf7-g6 [ 26...Rd8-d7 27.Rc7xd7+
Bc8xd7 28.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-e7
29.Bd5xb7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Rd8-d7 Diagram
(Diagram 27)
27.Rc7-c5 Rd7-d8 28.Bg2xd5+
Kf7-e7 29.Rc5-c7+ Rd8-d7
30.Rc7xd7+ Bc8xd7 31.Bd5xb7
Ra8-f8 32.Bb7-e4 h7-h6 33.Kg1-g2
Rf8-b8 34.b3-b4 Bd7-e6 35.Be4-c6
Be6xa2 36.Rd4xg4 Ba2-e6 37.Rg4-h4
Ke7-d6 38.Rh4xh6 Rb8xb4 1.80/16 ]

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27.Bg2xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Bg2xd5 Kg6-h6 28.e3-e4 Bc8-e6
29.Rc7xb7 Rd8-d6 30.Rb7-c7 Ra8-d8
31.Rc7xa7 Kh6-g6 32.Ra7-a5 Be6xd5
33.Ra5xd5 Rd6xd5 34.e4xd5 Kg6-f5
35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 36.d5-d6 Kf5-e5
37.Rd4-d1 Rd8xd6 38.Rd1xd6
Ke5xd6 39.f2-f4 Kd6-e6 40.Kg2-f2
2.10/18 ] 27...Bc8-f5 [ 27...Kg6-g5
does not solve anything 28.Rc7xh7
Ra8-b8 29.Bd5-e4 Rd8xd4
30.e3xd4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Kg6-h6 28.e3-e4 Bc8-e6
29.Rc7xb7 Rd8-d6 30.Rb7-c7 Ra8-d8
31.Rc7xa7 Kh6-g6 32.Ra7-a5 Be6xd5
33.Ra5xd5 Rd6xd5 34.e4xd5 Kg6-f5
35.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 36.d5-d6 Kf5-e5
37.Rd4-d1 Rd8xd6 38.Rd1xd6
Ke5xd6 39.f2-f4 Kd6-e6 40.Kg2-f2
2.27/18 ] 28.Bd5xb7 [ 28.Rc7xb7!?
makes it even easier for White
Kg6-h6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Rc7xb7 Kg6-g5 29.Rb7-g7+
Kg5-h6 30.Bd5xa8 Rd8xd4
31.Rg7xa7 Rd4-d1+ 32.Kg1-h2
Rd1-d2 33.e3-e4 Bf5-g6 34.Kh2-g2
Kh6-g5 35.a2-a4 Kg5-f6 36.a4-a5
Kf6-e5 37.Ra7-e7+ Ke5-d6
38.Re7-g7 2.95/14 ] 28...Rd8xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rd8xd4

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29.Bb7xa8 Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7
31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2 h7-h6
33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3 Bd7-e6
35.Kf3-f4 Kg7-f8 36.Be4-f5 Be6-f7
37.Kf4-e5 Kf8-e7 38.Bf5-d3 Bf7-h5
39.Bd3-c4 Bh5-g4 40.e3-e4 a7-a5
41.Ke5-d4 Bg4-d7 42.e4-e5 Bd7-e8
43.Kd4-e4 Be8-d7 44.Bc4-d5 Bd7-e8
45.Bd5-c4 Be8-d7 2.08/22 ]
29.Bb7xa8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Bb7xa8 Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7
31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2 h7-h6
33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3 Kg7-f6
35.Kf3-f4 Bd7-e6 36.Be4-c6 Kf6-e7
37.Kf4-e5 a7-a5 38.Bc6-f3 Be6-d7
39.Bf3-e2 Bd7-e6 40.e3-e4 Be6-c8
41.Be2-c4 Bc8-g4 42.Ke5-d4 h6-h5
43.Bc4-d5 Bg4-d7 44.a2-a3 Bd7-c8
45.Bd5-c4 Bc8-g4 46.e4-e5 Bg4-c8
1.83/21 ] 29...Rd4-d1+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...Rd4-d7 30.Rc7xd7
Bf5xd7 31.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 32.Kg1-g2
h7-h6 33.f2-f3 g4xf3+ 34.Kg2xf3
Kg7-f6 35.Kf3-f4 Bd7-e6 36.Be4-c6
Kf6-e7 37.Kf4-e5 a7-a5 38.e3-e4
h6-h5 39.Bc6-b5 Be6-g4 40.Bb5-c4
Bg4-f3 41.Ke5-d4 Bf3-g4 42.a2-a3
Bg4-d7 43.Bc4-d5 Bd7-c8 44.Bd5-c4
Bc8-g4 45.e4-e5 Bg4-c8 1.85/20 ]
30.Kg1-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.Kg1-g2 Rd1-d8 31.Ba8-c6
Rd8-c8 32.Rc7xc8 Bf5xc8 33.Bc6-e4+
Kg6-g7 34.f2-f4 g4xf3+ 35.Kg2xf3
h7-h6 36.Be4-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Kf3-f4
Bc8-d7 38.e3-e4 Kf6-e7 39.b3-b4
Bd7-e8 40.Kf4-e5 Be8-b5 41.Ke5-d4
h6-h5 42.a2-a3 Ke7-f6 43.e4-e5+
Kf6-e7 1.78/21 ]
(Diagram 28)
30...Bf5-d3 [ 30...Rd1-d7 is not much
help 31.Rc7xd7 Bf5xd7 32.Ba8-e4+
Kg6-g7 33.f2-f3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Rd1-d8 31.Ba8-c6 Rd8-c8

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32.Rc7xc8 Bf5xc8 33.Bc6-e4+ Kg6-g7
34.f2-f4 g4xf3+ 35.Kg2xf3 h7-h6
36.Be4-d5 Kg7-f6 37.Kf3-f4 Bc8-d7
38.e3-e4 a7-a5 39.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7
40.a2-a3 Bd7-c8 41.Kf4-e3 Bc8-g4
42.Ke3-d4 Bg4-c8 43.Bd5-c4 h6-h5
1.86/19 ] 31.Rc7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.Rc7xa7 Bd3-f1+ 32.Kg2-h2
Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5
Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5
Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+ 38.Kg2-h2
Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2 40.Kh2-g2
Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+ 42.Kg2-h2
Rb1-b2 43.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3 44.Ra5-c5
Kf6-e5 45.Bd5-g8+ Ke5-f6 46.a4-a5
Bd3-e4 2.07/19 ] 31...Bd3-f1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Bd3-f1+
32.Kg2-h2 Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6
34.Ra7-a5 Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2
36.Be4-d5 Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+
38.Kg2-h2 Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2
40.Kh2-g2 Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+
42.Kg2-h2 Rb1-b2 43.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3
44.Ra5-c5 Kf6-e5 45.Bd5-g8+ Ke5-f6
46.a4-a5 Bd3-e4 2.16/18 ] 32.Kg2-h2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kg2-h2
Rd1-d2 33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5
Bf1-e2 35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5
Rb2-b1 37.Bd5-c6 Be2-f1+ 38.Kg2-h2
Bf1-d3 39.Bc6-d5 Rb1-b2 40.Kh2-g2

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Rb2-b1 41.a2-a4 Bd3-f1+ 42.Kg2-h2
Rb1-b2 43.e3-e4 Bf1-d3 44.Kh2-g2
Kf6-e5 2.06/21 ] 32...Rd1-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Rd1-d2
33.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 Bf1-e2
35.Kh2-g2 Rd2-b2 36.Be4-d5 Rb2-d2
37.Bd5-c6 Rd2-d1 38.Bc6-e4 Be2-f1+
39.Kg2-h2 Rd1-d2 40.a2-a4 Bf1-d3
41.Be4xd3 Rd2xd3 42.b3-b4 Rd3-b3
43.b4-b5 Kf6-e5 44.Kh2-g2 Ke5-d6
45.Ra5-a7 h7-h5 2.17/18 ] 33.Ra7-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Ba8-e4+
Kg6-f6 34.Ra7-a5 Kf6-e7 35.a2-a4
Rd2-b2 36.Ra5-a7+ Ke7-d6
37.Ra7xh7 Rb2xb3 38.a4-a5 Rb3-a3
39.Rh7-h5 Ra3-a4 40.Be4-b7 Kd6-c7
41.Rh5-h7+ Kc7-d8 42.Kh2-g1 Bf1-d3
43.Rh7-h5 Kd8-c7 2.25/17 ]
33...Bf1-h3 [ 33...Kg6-g5
hardly improves anything 34.Ra4-a5+
Kg5-f6 35.Ba8-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33...Bf1-h3 34.Ra4-f4 Rd2xa2
35.Ba8-g2 Kg6-g5 36.Bg2xh3 g4xh3
37.b3-b4 Ra2-b2 38.Kh2xh3 Kg5-h6
39.Rf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 40.Rh4-g4+
Kg7-h8 41.f2-f3 Rb2-b3 42.Rg4-e4
Kh8-g7 43.f3-f4 Kg7-g6 44.g3-g4
h7-h5 45.g4xh5+ Kg6xh5 46.Re4-e5+
Kh5-g6 47.b4-b5 Kg6-g7 48.Kh3-g4
Kg7-f6 49.e3-e4 2.10/19 ] 34.Ra4-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ra4-f4
Rd2xa2 35.Ba8-g2 Ra2-b2 36.Bg2xh3
g4xh3 37.b3-b4 h7-h5 38.Kh2xh3
Kg6-g5 39.f2-f3 Rb2-b3 40.Rf4-d4
Rb3xe3 41.f3-f4+ Kg5-f6 42.Rd4-d5
Kf6-g6 43.b4-b5 Re3-e2 44.Rd5-d6+
Kg6-f5 45.Rd6-h6 Re2-b2
46.Rh6xh5+ Kf5-e4 47.Kh3-g4
Ke4-d4 1.89/18 ] 34...Rd2xa2
[ 34...Kg6-g5 doesn't improve anything
35.a2-a4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Rd2xa2 35.Ba8-g2 Kg6-g5
36.Bg2xh3 g4xh3 37.b3-b4 Ra2-b2
38.Kh2xh3 Kg5-h6 39.Kh3-g4 Kh6-g6
40.Kg4-f3 h7-h5 41.Rf4-c4 Kg6-f6

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42.e3-e4 Kf6-e6 43.Rc4-c6+ Ke6-d7
44.Rc6-c5 Rb2xb4 2.10/20 ]
35.Ba8-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35.Ba8-e4+ Kg6-g7 36.b3-b4
Ra2-b2 37.Be4-d3 Rb2-b3 38.Rf4-d4
h7-h6 39.b4-b5 Kg7-f6 40.Rd4-d5
Kf6-e7 41.Kh2-g1 Rb3-b2 42.Rd5-c5
Rb2-b3 43.Bd3-c2 Rb3-b2 44.Bc2-g6
Ke7-d7 45.Bg6-d3 Rb2-b3 46.Bd3-c2
Rb3-b2 47.Bc2-f5+ Kd7-d6
48.Rc5-c6+ Kd6-e5 49.Bf5-d3 1.92/20
]

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13.Ng1-e2 c5xd4 14.e3xd4 Ra8-c8


15.Qc4-b3 Bb7-d5 16.Qb3-a4 Bd5-c6
17.Qa4-b3 e6-e5 18.0-0 e5xd4
19.Ne2xd4 Nd7-c5 20.Qb3-c4 Nc5xd3
21.Qc4xd3 Qd8-d6 22.Bh4-g3
-0.11/16 ] 11.Bg5-h4 last book move
last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.Bg5xf6 Nd7xf6 12.Ng1-e2 c7-c5
13.d4xc5 Ra8-c8 14.b2-b4 b6xc5
15.b4-b5 Qd8-d6 16.0-0 Rf8-d8
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-c5 ;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 ]
12...Ra8-c8 [ 12...e6-e5!? is worth
11.Qc3xc4 h7-h6 12.Bg5-h4 c7-c5

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consideration 13.d4xe5 Nf6-h5
14.c4xd5 Nh5xg3 15.h2xg3 Qe8xe5= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...e6-e5
13.d4xe5 Nf6-h5 14.c4xd5 Nh5xg3
15.h2xg3 Bb7xd5 16.Ra1-d1 Qe8xe5
17.Ng1-e2 Ra8-d8 18.Bd3-c2 Rf8-e8
19.Ke1-f2 c7-c6 20.e3-e4 Qe5xc3
21.Ne2xc3 Bd5-e6 22.Rd1-d6 Nd7-e5
23.Rh1-d1 -0.02/16 ] 13.c4-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.c4-c5 b6xc5
14.d4xc5 Bb7-c6 15.Bd3-a6 d5-d4
16.e3xd4 Rc8-b8 Diagram

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Rf8-d8 23.Rf1-e1 Rd8-d7 24.Bf2-h4
g7-g5 25.Bh4-g3 Nh5xg3 26.Ne2xg3
Nd5-f4 27.Ng3-e4 0.42/18 ] 14...d5-d4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Bb7-c6
15.Bd3-a6 d5-d4 16.e3xd4 Rc8-b8
17.Ng1-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-d2 Diagram

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Nd7-f6 19.0-0 Bc6-b5 20.Ba6xb5


Qe8xb5 21.b2-b4 Nf6-h5 22.Bg3-f2
g7-g5 23.g2-g3 Nh5-f6 24.Ne2-c3
Nd5xc3 25.Qd2xc3 Nf6-d5
26.Qc3-c2 0.30/17 ] 15.Qc3xd4
[ 15.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
18.Ng1xf3 Bb7xf3 19.g2xf3 Qe8xe3
20.Bg3-f2 Qe3-e5 21.0-0-0 Rf8-e8
22.Rd1-d2 Qe5-f5 23.Qc4-c2 Qf5-h3
24.Rh1-g1 Nd7-e5 25.Bf2-g3 Qh3-h5
26.Bg3-f4 Rc8-d8 27.Rd2xd8
Re8xd8 -0.01/17 ] 16...e5-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...e5-e4
17.Bd3-e2 Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-c1 Nd7-f6
19.f3-f4 Qe8-c6 20.Be2-d1 Bb7-a6
21.Ng1-e2 Nf6-g4 22.Ne2-d4 Qc6-g6
23.Bd1xg4 Qg6xg4 24.Qc1-d2 Ba6-d3
25.Nd4-c6 Rc8-e8 26.Ra1-d1 -0.31/16
] 17.c5-c6? [ 17.Bd3-b5!? is worth
looking at c7-c6 18.Bb5-c4 Nd7xc5
19.Qc3-d4 Nc5-d3+ 20.Bc4xd3 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bd3-e2
Nf6-d5 18.Qc3-c1 Nd7-f6 19.f3-f4
Qe8-a4 20.Bg3-f2 Bb7-a6 21.Qc1-d1
Qa4-c6 22.Be2xa6 Qc6xa6 23.Ng1-e2
Rc8-b8 24.Qd1-d2 Qa6-b5 25.b2-b4
-0.15/15 ] 17...e4xd3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17...e4xd3 18.c6xb7
Qe8xe3+ 19.Ke1-f1 Rc8-b8
20.Ra1-e1 Qe3-b6 21.Qc3xd3 a7-a5
22.b2-b4 a5xb4 23.a3xb4 Rb8xb7
24.Qd3-c4 Rf8-e8 25.Re1xe8+
Nf6xe8 26.Ng1-e2 Ne8-d6 27.Qc4-d5
Nd7-f8 28.Bg3xd6 c7xd6 29.Qd5-c4
Rb7-c7 30.Qc4-e4 Rc7-c8 31.h2-h4
Nf8-e6 32.Rh1-h3 d6-d5 -0.90/17 ]
18.Bg3-f2 [ 18.c6xb7 Qe8xe3+
19.Ke1-f1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.c6xb7 Qe8xe3+ 19.Ke1-f1 Rc8-b8
20.Ra1-e1 Qe3-b6 21.Qc3xd3 a7-a5
22.Re1-e2 Diagram
(Diagram 33)
Rb8xb7 23.Bg3-f2 Qb6-c6 24.g2-g4
Rb7xb2 25.Re2xb2 Qc6-c1+
26.Kf1-g2 Qc1xb2 27.Ng1-h3 Nd7-e5
28.Qd3-d4 Qb2-e2 29.Qd4-e3
Qe2xe3 30.Bf2xe3 Rf8-e8 31.Rh1-e1
Ne5-d3 -0.76/17 ] 18...Nf6-d5??

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throwing away the advantage
[ 18...Bb7xc6 Black missed this
excellent chance 19.Qc3xc6
Rc8-b8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...d3-d2+ 19.Ke1xd2 Bb7-a6
20.c6xd7 Qe8xd7+ 21.Kd2-c2 Nf6-d5
22.Ra1-d1 Qd7-f5+ 23.e3-e4 Nd5xc3
24.e4xf5 Nc3xd1 25.Kc2xd1 Ba6-f1
26.h2-h4 Bf1xg2 27.Rh1-h2 Rc8-d8+
28.Kd1-c2 Bg2-f1 29.f5-f6 a7-a6
30.f6xg7 Rf8-e8 31.Bf2-g3 Kg8xg7
32.b2-b3 Bf1-d3+ 33.Kc2-b2 c7-c5
34.Rh2-g2 Bd3-g6 -2.11/15 ]
19.c6xd7= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.c6xd7 Qe8xd7 20.Qc3xd3 Qd7-e6
21.Ng1-e2 Bb7-a6 22.Qd3-d2 Rf8-e8
23.0-0-0 Ba6xe2 24.Qd2xe2 Rc8-b8
25.e3-e4 Nd5-f4 26.Qe2-c2 Qe6-a2
27.Rh1-e1 Nf4xg2 28.Re1-g1 Ng2-f4
29.Bf2-d4 g7-g6 30.Rg1-g4 Nf4-e6
-0.31/16 ] 19...Qe8xd7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...Qe8xd7 20.Qc3xd3
Qd7-c6 21.Ng1-e2 Rc8-d8 22.Ne2-d4
Qc6-f6 23.0-0 Bb7-a6 24.Qd3-f5
Ba6xf1 25.Qf5xf6 Nd5xf6 26.Ra1xf1
c7-c5 27.Nd4-c6 Rd8-d7 28.e3-e4
Rf8-c8 29.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d2 30.Ne5-c4
Rd2-c2 31.Nc4-d6 -0.30/17 ]
20.Qc3xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.Qc3xd3 Qd7-e6 21.Ng1-e2 Bb7-a6

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22.Qd3-e4 Qe6xe4 23.f3xe4 Nd5-f6
24.Ne2-c3 Rf8-e8 25.Ra1-c1 Nf6xe4
26.Nc3xe4 Re8xe4 27.Rc1-c5 Ba6-c4
28.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 29.b2-b4 a7-a6
30.Rc5-c6 Bc4-b5 -0.30/16 ]
20...Qd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Rc8-d8 Diagram

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21.0-0-0 Qd7-e7 22.Ng1-e2 Nd5-f4
23.Qd3-c2 Nf4xg2 24.e3-e4 Qe7-f6
25.Ne2-d4 Qf6-f4+ 26.Kc1-b1 c7-c5
27.Qc2xc5 Bb7xe4+ 28.f3xe4 Qf4xf2
29.Qc5-f5 Qf2-h4 30.Qf5-f3 Ng2-f4
31.Rh1-f1 Nf4-g6 32.Nd4-c6 Rd8xd1+
33.Rf1xd1 Qh4xh2 -0.04/16 ] 21.0-0-0
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Ng1-e2
Bb7-a6 22.Qd3-d2 Rf8-e8 23.0-0-0
Nd5-b6 24.Ne2-d4 Qe6-f6 25.g2-g4
Rc8-b8 26.b2-b4 c7-c5 27.b4xc5
Nb6-c4 28.Qd2-c3 Rb8-b2 29.Rh1-f1
Qf6-e5 -0.22/16 ] 21...c7-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rf8-d8
22.Ng1-e2 Qe6-b6 23.Ne2-d4 Nd5-e7
24.Qd3-c2 c7-c5 25.Nd4-e2 Rd8xd1+
26.Rh1xd1 Bb7-d5 27.Rd1-d2 Bd5-b3
28.Qc2-e4 Qb6-f6 -0.15/14 ]
22.Qd3-c4 [ 22.Ng1-e2 c5-c4
23.Qd3-c2 Nd5xe3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Ng1-e2 c5-c4 23.Qd3-c2
Nd5xe3 24.Ne2-d4 Qe6-e8 25.Bf2xe3
Qe8xe3+ 26.Kc1-b1 Qe3-f4 27.Nd4-f5

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Rc8-d8 28.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h8
29.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 30.Rh1-d1
Rd8xd1+ 31.Qc2xd1 Bb7-e4+
32.f3xe4 Qf4xe4+ 33.Qd1-c2 Qe4xe7
34.Qc2xc4 Kh8-g8 35.Qc4-c8+
Kg8-h7 36.Qc8-c2+ Kh7-g8
37.Qc2-c6 Qe7-e1+ 38.Kb1-a2 Qe1-f2
39.Qc6-c8+ Kg8-h7 40.Qc8-d7
Qf2xg2 41.Qd7xf7 Qg2xh2
42.Qf7xa7 -0.07/16 ] 22...Rf8-d8
[ 22...Qe6-g6 23.g2-g4 Rf8-d8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qe6-g6
23.g2-g3 Rf8-d8 24.Rd1-d2 Rd8-d7
25.e3-e4 Nd5-b6 26.Qc4-c3 Nb6-a4
27.Qc3-c2 Rd7xd2 28.Qc2xd2 Qg6-b6
29.Kc1-b1 Rc8-d8 30.Qd2-c2
Rd8-d1+ -0.75/15 ] 23.e3-e4??
Attacking the isolated pawn on c5.
overlooking an easy win [ 23.Ng1-h3
was possible Bb7-a6 24.Qc4-c2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Ng1-h3
Bb7-a6 24.Qc4-e4 Qe6xe4 25.f3xe4
Nd5-b6 26.Bf2-g3 Rd8-e8 27.Nh3-f2
Ba6-b7 28.Kc1-b1 Bb7xe4+
29.Nf2xe4 Re8xe4 30.Rh1-e1 Rc8-e8
31.Bg3-f4 Diagram
(Diagram 35)
g7-g5 32.Bf4-d6 c5-c4 0.00/16 ]
23...Nd5-e3!!-+ Clearance: d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nd5-e3
24.Qc4-d5 Bb7xd5 25.e4xd5 Ne3xd1
26.d5xe6 Nd1xf2 27.Ng1-h3 Nf2xh1
28.Kc1-c2 f7xe6 29.Nh3-f4 Rd8-d7
30.h2-h3 Nh1-f2 31.Nf4xe6 Kg8-f7
32.Ne6-f4 g7-g5 33.Nf4-e2 Nf2-d3
34.Kc2-c3 Nd3-e1 35.h3-h4 Ne1xg2
36.h4xg5 h6xg5 -13.63/15 ]
24.Rd1xd8+ [ 24.Bf2xe3 Qe6xc4+
Mate attack Clearance ; 24.-Rd8xd1# Mate threat ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Qc4-d5 Bb7xd5 25.e4xd5
Ne3xd1 26.d5xe6 Nd1xf2 27.Ng1-h3
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Rd8-d7 30.g2-g3 e6-e5 31.Nf4-g6
Rc8-d8 32.Kc2-c3 Nh1-f2 33.Ng6xe5
Nf2-d1+ 34.Kc3-b3 Rd7-d2 35.h2-h3
Rd8-d4 36.Ne5-c4 Rd2-d3+
37.Kb3-c2 Diagram

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[ 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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h4-h3 39.Rb4-h4+ Kh7-g6 40.Ka4-b3
Kg6-f5 41.Rh4-h5+ Kf5-f4 -13.52/16 ]
25.Qc4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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-c1
Qe2xg2 34.Kc3-b3 Qg2xf3+
35.Kb3-b2 Qf3xe4 36.Rc1-c5
Qe4-d4+ 37.Rc5-c3 Qd4-b6+
38.Kb2-a2 f7-f5 39.Rc3-c1 Ba6-d3
40.h2-h4 f5-f4 41.h4-h5 Kg8-f7
-13.27/17 ] 25...Qe6-c4+ Diagram
[ 25...Qe6-c4+ 26.Kc1-b1 Rd8-d1+
27.Qe2xd1 Ne3xd1 28.Bf2xc5
Qc4xc5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...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-c1 Qe2xg2
34.Kc3-b3 Qg2xf3+ 35.Kb3-b2 Qf3xe4
36.h2-h3 Qe4-d4+ 37.Rc1-c3 Ba6-d3
38.a3-a4 Bd3-e4 39.Kb2-b3 Be4-d5+
40.Kb3-c2 Qd4xa4+ 41.Kc2-d2
-12.95/16 ]
(Diagram 37)
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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: Grnfeld: 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 ]
20.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
move f7-f5? [ 18...Rf8-d8!?
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
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Bg7-f6 24.Bb4-d6 Qc7-c3 25.Bd6-b8
b7-b6 26.Bb8-f4 Qc3-c2 27.b3-b4
Kg8-g7 28.Bf4-e5 Bf6xe5 29.Qd5xe5+
Kg7-h6 30.Qe5-f4+ Kh6-g7
31.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g8 32.a2-a3 h7-h5
33.Qd4-d6 Kg8-h7 34.b4-b5 1.09/18 ]
21.Qd3xd5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Qd3xd5+ Rf8-f7 22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7
23.Bd2-b4 Bg7-f6 24.Bb4-d6 Qc7-c2
25.b3-b4 b7-b6 26.b4-b5 Kg8-g7
27.Bd6-e5 Bf6xe5 28.Qd5xe5+
Kg7-h6 29.Qe5-f4+ Kh6-g7
30.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-g8 31.a2-a3 Qc2-b3
0.86/16 ] 21...Kg8-h8 [ 21...Rf8-f7
22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rf8-f7
22.b2-b3 Qb6-c7 23.Bd2-b4 Bg7-f6
24.Bb4-c5 b7-b6 25.Bc5-d4 Diagram

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Qc7-d8 26.Qd5xd8+ Bf6xd8 27.f2-f4
Rf7-d7 28.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7 29.Kg1-f2
Bd8-e7 30.g2-g4 Kf7-e6 31.g4-g5
0.86/17 ] 22.Bd2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Bd2-c3 Qb6-c7 23.Rd1-d3
b7-b6 24.Qd5-e6 Bg7xc3 25.Rd3xc3
Qc7-f7 26.Qe6-d6 Kh8-g8 27.a2-a3
Qf7-f6 28.Qd6-d7 Qf6-f7 29.Qd7-d4
Qf7-f6 30.Qd4-d5+ Qf6-f7 31.Qd5-d4
Qf7-f6 1.12/16 ] 22...Qb6-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bg7xc3
23.b2xc3 a7-a6 24.c3-c4 Qb6-c6

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25.Qd5xc6 b7xc6 26.Rd1-d6 Rf8-c8
27.Kg1-h2 Rc8-c7 28.Kh2-g3 Kh8-g7
29.Kg3-f4 a6-a5 30.c4-c5 a5-a4
31.a2-a3 Kg7-f7 32.h3-h4 1.38/16 ]
23.Rd1-d4! Double attack: a7/h8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Bc3xg7+
Qc7xg7 24.b2-b3 a7-a6 25.Qd5-c4
Rf8-e8 26.g2-g3 Qg7-e7 27.Rd1-d5
Qe7-e4 28.Qc4xe4 f5xe4 29.Rd5-d7
b7-b6 30.Rd7-d6 Re8-b8 31.Kg1-g2
1.17/15 ] 23...Rf8-c8? [ 23...Bg7xd4
24.Qd5xd4+ Double attack ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 23...h7-h6 24.Rd4-b4
b7-b6 25.Rb4-c4 Qc7-e7 26.Bc3-b4
Qe7-f7 27.Qd5-d3 Rf8-e8 28.b2-b3
Kh8-h7 29.Rc4-c6 Bg7-e5 30.Bb4-c3
Be5xc3 31.Qd3xc3 Re8-d8 32.Rc6-c7
Rd8-d7 33.Rc7-c8 Rd7-d1+
34.Kg1-h2 0.94/15 ] 24.Qd5-e6
[ 24.g2-g4!? might be the shorter path
Rc8-e8 25.g4xf5 g6xf5 26.Qd5xf5
Bg7xd4 27.Bc3xd4+ Kh8-g8
28.Qf5-g5+ Kg8-f8 29.Bd4-c5+ Kf8-f7
30.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-f6 31.Qh5xe8
Qc7xc5 32.Qe8-h8+ Kf6-g6
33.Qh8-g8+ Kg6-f6 34.Qg8xh7
Qc5-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.h3-h4 Qc7-e7 25.h4-h5 Bg7-f6
26.e3-e4 Rc8xc3 27.b2xc3 Bf6xd4
28.Qd5xd4+ Kh8-g8 29.h5xg6
Qe7xe4 30.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7
31.Qd4xa7 Qe4-d5 32.g2-g3 Qd5-d1+
33.Kg1-h2 Qd1-d5 34.a2-a4 Qd5-c6
35.Qa7-d4 Kh7-g6 36.Kh2-g1 b7-b6
37.c3-c4 1.49/15 ] 24...Rc8-d8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8
25.g2-g3 Bg7xd4 26.Bc3xd4+ Rd8xd4
27.e3xd4 Qc7-c1+ 28.Kg1-g2
Qc1-c6+ 29.Qe6xc6 b7xc6 30.Kg2-f3
Kh8-g7 31.Kf3-e3 Kg7-f6 32.Ke3-d3
Kf6-e6 33.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 34.b2-b4
a7-a6 35.h3-h4 h7-h6 36.a2-a4
1.13/18 ] 25.Qe6-f7! Deflection: g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.g2-g3
Bg7xd4 26.Bc3xd4+ Rd8xd4 27.e3xd4

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Qc7-c1+ 28.Kg1-g2 Qc1-c6+
29.Qe6xc6 b7xc6 30.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7
31.Kf3-e3 Kg7-f6 32.Ke3-d3 Kf6-e6
33.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 34.b2-b4 g6-g5
1.11/15 ] 25...Qc7xf7 [ 25...Qc7xf7
26.Rd4xd8+ Deflection ; 25...-26.Rd4xd8+ Mate threat ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25...Qc7xf7 Diagram

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Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3
Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4
b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5
Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4
h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2
Ke5-f6 38.e3-e4 g6-g5 1.10/17 ]
26.Rd4xd8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Rd4xd8+ Qf7-g8 27.Bc3xg7+
Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3
Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4
b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5
Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4
h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2
Ke5-f6 38.e3-e4 g6-g5 0.88/18 ]
26...Qf7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Qf7-g8 27.Bc3xg7+ Kh8xg7
28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7
30.g4xf5 g6xf5 31.Kg1-f1 Kf7-e6
32.Kf1-e2 Ke6-d5 33.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
34.a2-a4 Ke5-d5 35.h3-h4 Kd5-e5
36.h4-h5 f5-f4 37.e3-e4 a7-a5

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38.f2-f3 h7-h6 0.94/19 ] 27.Bc3xg7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bc3xg7+
Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.f2-f3
Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4
b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5
Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6 35.h3-h4
h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2
Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5 39.a2-a3
a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5 0.84/20 ]
27...Kh8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Kh8xg7 28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8
29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7 30.g4xf5 g6xf5
31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6 32.f2-f3 Kf6-e6
33.a2-a4 a7-a5 34.Kg2-f2 Ke6-e5
35.Kf2-e2 Ke5-e6 36.Ke2-d3 Ke6-d5
37.h3-h4 b7-b6 38.h4-h5 0.87/1 ]
28.Rd8xg8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Rd8xg8+ Kg7xg8 29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7
30.g4xf5 g6xf5 31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6
32.f2-f3 Kf6-e6 33.a2-a4 a7-a5
34.Kg2-f2 Ke6-e5 35.Kf2-e2 Ke5-e6
36.Ke2-d3 Ke6-d5 37.h3-h4 b7-b6
38.h4-h5 0.77/16 ] 28...Kg7xg8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Kg7xg8
29.g2-g4 Kg8-f7 30.g4xf5 g6xf5
31.Kg1-g2 Kf7-f6 32.Kg2-g3 Kf6-e5
33.f2-f3 f5-f4+ 34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5
35.a2-a3 a7-a5 36.Kf2-e2 b5-b4
37.a3xb4 a5xb4 38.b2-b3 f4xe3
39.Ke2xe3 h7-h6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-d5
41.Ke3-d3 h6-h5 42.Kd3-e3 h5-h4
43.Ke3-d3 Kd5-e6 44.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f6
45.Ke4-d5 0.85/17 ] 29.f2-f3
[ 29.g2-g4 seems even better
Kg8-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.f2-f3 Kg8-f7 30.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6
31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6
33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5
0.74/19 ] 29...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...Kg8-g7 30.Kg1-f2 Kg7-f6
31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Kf6-e6
33.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 34.h3-h4 Kf5-e5

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35.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 36.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
37.e3-e4 h7-h6 38.Kd3-e3 Ke5-e6
39.Ke3-d4 0.78/19 ] 30.Kg1-f2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Kg1-f2
Kf7-e6 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4
Ke6-f6 33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3
h7-h6 35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2
Kf5-e5 37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3
Kd5-e5 39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+
Ke5-f5 0.74/19 ] 30...Kf7-e6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-f6
31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Kf6-e6
33.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5
0.78/18 ] 31.g2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.g2-g4 b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6
33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Ke5-f5
0.74/18 ] 31...Ke6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 31...b7-b5 32.b2-b4 Ke6-f6
33.g4xf5 Kf6xf5 34.Kf2-g3 h7-h6
35.h3-h4 h6-h5 36.Kg3-f2 Kf5-e5
37.Kf2-e2 Ke5-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Kd5-e5
39.a2-a3 a7-a6 40.f3-f4+ Diagram
(Diagram 41)
Ke5-f5 0.78/17 ] 32.g4xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.g4xf5
Ke5xf5 33.f3-f4 Kf5-e4 34.h3-h4
a7-a5 35.h4-h5 a5-a4 36.h5xg6
h7xg6 37.Kf2-e2 b7-b6 38.b2-b3
a4-a3 39.Ke2-d2 b6-b5 40.b3-b4
Ke4-f5 41.Kd2-d3 g6-g5 42.f4xg5
Kf5xg5 0.87/18 ] 32...g6xf5
[ 32...Ke5xf5 33.Kf2-e2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32...Ke5xf5 33.f3-f4 Kf5-e4
34.h3-h4 a7-a5 35.h4-h5 a5-a4
36.h5xg6 h7xg6 37.Kf2-e2 b7-b6
38.a2-a3 g6-g5 39.f4xg5 Ke4-f5
40.Ke2-d3 Kf5xg5 41.Kd3-e4 Kg5-f6

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0.88/17 ] 33.Kf2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Kf2-g3 f5-f4+ 34.Kg3-f2
f4xe3+ 35.Kf2xe3 b7-b6 36.f3-f4+
Ke5-f5 37.Ke3-f3 h7-h6 38.a2-a3
h6-h5 39.Kf3-e3 h5-h4 40.a3-a4
a7-a6 41.Ke3-f3 a6-a5 42.Kf3-e3
Kf5-f6 43.Ke3-e4 Kf6-e6 44.b2-b3
Ke6-d6 45.f4-f5 1.04/19 ] 33...f5-f4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...f5-f4+
34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5 35.a2-a3 a7-a5
36.b2-b3 h7-h6 37.Kf2-e2 h6-h5
38.Ke2-d3 f4xe3 39.Kd3xe3 Ke5-f5
40.b3-b4 a5xb4 41.a3xb4 Kf5-e5
42.f3-f4+ Ke5-d5 43.h3-h4 Kd5-e6
44.Ke3-e4 Ke6-e7 45.Ke4-e5 Ke7-f7
46.Ke5-f5 Kf7-e7 47.Kf5-g6 1.12/21 ]
34.Kg3-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Kg3-f2 b7-b5 35.a2-a3 h7-h6
36.Kf2-e2 h6-h5 37.Ke2-d3 f4xe3
38.Kd3xe3 Ke5-f5 39.f3-f4 Kf5-e6
40.b2-b3 Ke6-d5 41.h3-h4 a7-a6
42.Ke3-d3 a6-a5 43.b3-b4 a5-a4
44.Kd3-e3 Kd5-e6 45.Ke3-e4 Ke6-d6
46.f4-f5 Kd6-e7 47.Ke4-e5 Ke7-f7
48.f5-f6 1.04/20 ] 34...Ke5-f5
[ 34...b7-b5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...b7-b5 35.a2-a3 a7-a5 36.Kf2-e2
f4xe3 37.Ke2xe3 a5-a4 38.f3-f4+
Ke5-f5 39.Ke3-f3 h7-h6 40.Kf3-e3
h6-h5 41.Ke3-f3 Kf5-e6 42.Kf3-e4

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

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Kc4-d4 40.h3-h4 h7-h5 41.Kd2-c2
a7-a6 42.Kc2-d2 a6-a5 43.a3-a4
b5-b4 44.Kd2-e2 Kd4-e5 45.Ke2-d3
Ke5-d6 46.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 47.e4-e5
Ke6-f5 48.Kd4-d5 1.18/21 ] 38.b2-b3+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.b2-b3+
Kc4-d4 39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2
a7-a6 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5
b5-b4 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3
Ke5-f6 45.Kd3-d4 Kf6-f7 46.Kd4-e5
Kf7-e7 47.Ke5xf4 Ke7-f6 48.e4-e5+
Kf6-g6 49.Kf4-e4 Kg6-f7 50.Ke4-f5
Kf7-e7 51.e5-e6 Ke7-d6 52.f3-f4
2.63/20 ] 38...Kc4-d4 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Kc4-d4
39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6
41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5 b5-b4
43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6
45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7
47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6
49.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7
51.f3-f4 Kd7-e7 52.h3-h4 Ke7-f7
53.h4-h5 Kf7-e7 2.77/23 ]

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39.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.a2-a4 b7-b6 40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6
41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5 42.a4-a5 b5-b4
43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6
45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6 46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7
47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6
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 ]
39...h7-h6 [ 39...b7-b6 doesn't change
anything anymore 40.Kd2-e2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...b7-b6
40.Kd2-c2 a7-a6 41.Kc2-d2 b6-b5
42.a4-a5 b5-b4 43.Kd2-c2 Kd4-e5
44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-c6
46.e4-e5 Kc6-c7 47.Kd4-e4 Kc7-d7
48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 Ke6-e7
50.Ke4-f5 Ke7-d7 51.f3-f4 Kd7-e7
52.h3-h4 2.77/22 ] 40.Kd2-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Kd2-e2
a7-a6 41.a4-a5 h6-h5 42.h3-h4
Kd4-e5 43.Ke2-d3 Ke5-e6 44.Kd3-d4
Ke6-d6 45.e4-e5+ Kd6-c6 46.Kd4-e4
Kc6-d7 47.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 48.Kf4-e4
Ke6-e7 49.Ke4-f5 Ke7-f7 50.f3-f4
Kf7-e7 51.e5-e6 Ke7-d8 52.Kf5-f6
Kd8-e8 53.f4-f5 Ke8-f8 54.b3-b4
3.93/25 ] 40...b7-b6 [ 40...Kd4-e5
doesn't get the bull off the ice
41.Ke2-d3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Kd4-e5 41.Ke2-d3 h6-h5
42.h3-h4 b7-b6 43.Kd3-c4 a7-a6
44.Kc4-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6
46.e4-e5 Ke6-f7 47.Kd4-e4 Kf7-e7
48.Ke4xf4 Ke7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 b6-b5
50.a4xb5 a6xb5 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7
52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.b3-b4 Kf7-e8
56.Kd5-e6 4.24/26 ] 41.Ke2-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Ke2-d2
a7-a5 42.h3-h4 h6-h5 43.Kd2-c2
Kd4-e5 44.Kc2-d3 Ke5-e6 45.Kd3-d4
Ke6-d6 46.e4-e5+ Kd6-c6 47.Kd4-e4
Kc6-d7 48.Ke4xf4 Kd7-e6 49.Kf4-e4
Ke6-d7 50.f3-f4 Kd7-e6 51.f4-f5+
Ke6-d7 52.e5-e6+ Kd7-d6 53.Ke4-d4
Kd6-e7 54.Kd4-e5 Ke7-f8 55.Ke5-f6
Kf8-e8 56.e6-e7 3.88/22 ] 41...a7-a6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Kd4-c5
42.Kd2-c3 a7-a6 43.Kc3-d3 Kc5-d6
44.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 45.e4-e5 Ke6-d7
46.Kd4-e4 b6-b5 47.a4xb5 a6xb5
48.Ke4-f5 Kd7-e7 49.Kf5xf4 Ke7-d7

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50.Kf4-e4 Kd7-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7
52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.h3-h4 b5-b4
56.h4-h5 Kf7-f8 57.Kd5-e6 4.12/24 ]
42.Kd2-e2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 42.Kd2-e2 Kd4-e5 43.Ke2-d3
Ke5-d6 44.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6 45.e4-e5
Ke6-d7 46.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7 47.Ke4xf4
Ke7-e6 48.Kf4-e4 b6-b5 49.a4xb5
a6xb5 50.f3-f4 Ke6-e7 51.f4-f5
Ke7-d7 52.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 53.f5-f6+
Ke7-f7 54.h3-h4 b5-b4 55.h4-h5
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42...b6-b5 [ 42...a6-a5 does not save
the day 43.Ke2-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 42...h6-h5 43.h3-h4 Kd4-e5
44.Ke2-d3 Ke5-d6 45.Kd3-d4 Kd6-e6
46.e4-e5 Ke6-d7 47.Kd4-e4 Kd7-e7
48.Ke4xf4 Ke7-e6 49.Kf4-e4 b6-b5
50.a4xb5 a6xb5 51.f3-f4 Ke6-e7
52.f4-f5 Ke7-d7 53.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.b3-b4 Kf7-f8
56.Kd5-e6 Kf8-e8 4.24/25 ] 43.a4-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.a4-a5
Kd4-e5 44.Ke2-d3 b5-b4 45.h3-h4
Ke5-e6 46.Kd3-c4 Ke6-d6 47.Kc4-d4
Kd6-e6 48.Kd4-c5 Ke6-e5 49.Kc5-b6
Ke5-d4 50.Kb6xa6 Kd4-e3 51.Ka6-b6
Ke3xf3 52.a5-a6 Kf3xe4 53.a6-a7
f4-f3 54.a7-a8Q+ Ke4-e3 55.Qa8-e8+

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

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

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66.Qc6-b6 Kd2-c1 67.Qb6xa6 b2-b1R
68.Qa6-f1+ Kc1-c2 69.Qf1xb1+
Kc2xb1 70.a5-a6 Kb1-c2 71.a6-a7
Kc2-d3 72.a7-a8Q Kd3-d4 73.h4-h5
Kd4-e5 74.h5-h6 10.62/24 ]
46...Kc5-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Kc5-d5 47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6
50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6
52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7 53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8
56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8 57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7
58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8 59.Kg5-g6 Kf8-g8
60.h4-h5 Kg8-h8 61.Kg6-f7 Kh8-h7
62.Kf7-e7 Kh7-h6 63.f6-f7 Kh6-h7
64.Ke7-e8 Kh7-h6 65.f7-f8Q+ Kh6xh5
66.Ke8-e7 Kh5-g4 67.Qf8-c8+ Kg4-f4
68.Qc8-c4+ Kf4-e3 69.Qc4xa6 Ke3-d2
70.Qa6-c4 10.97/32 ] 47.e5-e6!
it's all over [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.e5-e6 Kd5xe6 48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7
49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6 50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6
51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6 52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7
53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7 54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7
55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8 56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8
57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7 58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8
59.h4-h5 Kf8-f7 60.h5-h6 Kf7-g8
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
67.Qf6xa6 10.69/24 ] 47...Kd5xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47...Kd5xe6
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6
50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.f3-f4 Ke6-f6
52.f4-f5 Kf6-f7 53.Ke4-e5 Kf7-e7
54.f5-f6+ Ke7-f7 55.Ke5-f5 Kf7-f8
56.Kf5-g6 Kf8-g8 57.Kg6xh5 Kg8-f7
58.Kh5-g5 Kf7-f8 59.Kg5-g6 Kf8-g8
60.h4-h5 Kg8-h8 61.Kg6-f7 Kh8-h7
62.Kf7-e7 Kh7-h6 63.f6-f7 Kh6xh5
64.f7-f8Q Kh5-g4 65.Qf8-g7+ Kg4-f4
66.Qg7-f6+ Kf4-e3 67.Qf6xa6 Ke3-d2
68.Qa6-c4 10.73/32 ] 48.Kd3-e4
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Kd3-e4 Ke6-f7 49.Ke4xf4 Kf7-f6

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50.Kf4-e4 Kf6-e6 51.Ke4-d4 Ke6-d6
52.f3-f4 Kd6-e6 53.Kd4-c5 Ke6-f5
54.Kc5-b6 Kf5-g4 55.f4-f5 Kg4xf5
56.Kb6xa6 Kf5-g4 57.Ka6-b5 Kg4-f5
58.Kb5xb4 Kf5-g4 59.a5-a6 Kg4xh4
60.a6-a7 Kh4-g4 61.a7-a8Q Kg4-f4
62.Qa8-b8+ Kf4-g5 63.Qb8-e5+
Kg5-g4 64.Qe5-e2+ Kg4-g5 65.Qe2-f3
h5-h4 66.Kb4-c5 Kg5-g6 67.Qf3-g4+
Kg6-f6 68.Qg4xh4+ Kf6-e5
69.Qh4-d4+ 9.34/25 ]

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Carlsen,Magnus
Bekker Jensen,Anders
Troll Masters (9)
04.01.2002
B32: Sicilian: Lwenthal and
Kalashnikov Variations
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6
3.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 4.d2-d4 c5xd4
5.Nf3xd4 last book move last book
move Nc6xd4 [ 5...e7-e5 Diagram
6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 7.Bf1-c4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 5...e7-e5
6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 7.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6
8.0-0 Bf8-e7 9.Qd1-d3 0-0 10.Rf1-d1
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6.Qd1xd4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
6.Qd1xd4 Ng8-f6 7.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7
8.Bb5xd7+ Qd8xd7 9.Bc1-g5 Qd7-g4
10.Bg5xf6 g7xf6 11.0-0 Rh8-g8
12.g2-g3 Bf8-h6 13.Nc3-d5 Qg4-d7
14.c2-c3 b7-b6 15.f2-f4 Ra8-c8
16.Ra1-d1 Bh6-g7 17.f4-f5 0.26/14 ]
6...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
6...Ng8-f6 7.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7
8.Bb5xd7+ Qd8xd7 9.Bc1-g5 Qd7-g4
10.Bg5xf6 g7xf6 11.0-0 Rh8-g8
12.g2-g3 Bf8-g7 13.Nc3-d5 Ke8-f8
14.Qd4-b4 b7-b6 15.Ra1-e1 Qg4-d7
16.Qb4-c4 Ra8-c8 0.39/15 ] 7.Bc1-g5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.Nc3-d5
Ng8-f6 8.Nd5-b6 e7-e5 9.Qd4-b4
Ra8-b8 10.Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7 11.0-0-0
0-0 12.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 13.Rd1xd6
Bf6-e7 14.Rd6xd8 Be7xb4
15.Rd8xf8+ Bb4xf8 16.Bf1-e2 Bf8-c5
0.57/14 ] 7...Qd8-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 7...h7-h6 8.Bg5-h4 e7-e5
9.Qd4-a4+ Bc8-d7 10.Bh4xd8 Bd7xa4
11.Bd8-a5 Ba4-c6 12.f2-f3 Ng8-f6
13.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 14.Ba5-c7 Ke8-d7
15.Bc7-b6 Be7-d8 16.Bb6-f2 Bd8-a5
17.Bf2-c5 0.30/15 ] 8.f2-f4 [ 8.Bg5-d2
Ng8-f6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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8.Bg5-d2 Ng8-f6 9.Nc3-d5 Qa5-d8
10.Nd5-b6 e7-e5 11.Qd4-b4 Ra8-b8
12.Bd2-g5 Bf8-e7 13.0-0-0 0-0
14.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 15.Rd1xd6 Bf6-e7
16.Rd6xd8 Be7xb4 17.Rd8xf8+
Bb4xf8 18.Bf1-e2 Bf8-c5 0.57/14 ]
8...e7-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
8...e7-e6 Diagram

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9.Bf1-e2 f7-f6 10.Bg5-h4 Ng8-e7
11.0-0-0 Qa5-c5 12.Qd4xc5 d6xc5
13.Bh4-f2 Ne7-g6 14.g2-g3 Bc8-d7
15.Kc1-b1 Ra8-d8 16.h2-h4 0.52/14 ]
9.Qd4-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9.f4xe5 d6xe5 10.Qd4-d5 Bf8-b4
11.0-0-0 Ng8-f6 12.Bg5xf6 g7xf6
13.Bf1-c4 0-0 14.Qd5xa5 Bb4xa5
15.Nc3-d5 Ba5-d8 16.Nd5-e3 Bd8-b6
17.Rd1-d3 Bc8-e6 18.Ne3-d5 Bb6-d8
19.Rd3-g3+ Kg8-h8 20.Rh1-f1
Ra8-c8 0.57/15 ] 9...f7-f6
Black threatens to win material: f6xg5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...h7-h6
10.Bg5-h4 e5xf4 11.Nc3-d5 Qa5xd2+
12.Ke1xd2 Ra8-b8 13.Bh4-f2 Bc8-g4
14.h2-h3 Bg4-d7 15.Nd5-c7+ Ke8-d8
16.Bf2-b6 Kd8-c8 17.Nc7-d5 Ng8-f6
18.Nd5xf6 g7xf6 19.Bf1-e2 Rh8-g8
0.19/16 ] 10.Bg5-h4 Black has a
cramped position [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10.Bg5-h4 Ng8-e7 11.0-0-0

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Bc8-e6 Diagram

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h5xg4 21.Bf1-c4 Ng8-h6 22.Bc4-e6+


Kc8-b8 0.42/14 ] 12...Ng8-e7
Black's piece can't move: f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Ra8-d8
13.0-0-0 Bf7xa2 14.g2-g4 Ng8-e7
15.Qd2-e3 Ba2-f7 16.Kc1-b1 Ne7-c6
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17.g4-g5 f6xg5 18.Qe3xg5 Nc6-b4
19.Rh1-g1 Rd8-c8 20.Bf1-d3 b7-b5
21.Bd3-e2 0.20/14 ] 13.b2-b4
White threatens to win material: b4xa5
[ 13.Qd2xd6?? the pawn must be left
alone, otherwise White will be punished
Ne7-d5 14.Qd6xf8+ Rh8xf8 15.e4xd5
Bf7xd5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13.0-0-0 Ra8-d8 14.Qd2-e3 d6-d5
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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and Black can hope to live ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 14...d6-d5 15.e4xd5
Ne7xf5 16.b5xa6 b7xa6 17.Nc3-e4
Nf5-d6 18.Ne4-c5 Nd6-c4 19.Bf1xc4
Bf8xc5 20.Bf2xc5 Qc7xc5 21.Bc4-b3
Ra8-d8 22.Ra1-d1 0-0 23.d5-d6
Rd8-d7 24.Bb3xf7+ Rf8xf7 25.Qd2-d3
Qc5-a5+ 26.Rd1-d2 e5-e4 27.Qd3-d5
Qa5-c3 -0.23/14 ] 15.Ra1-b1+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Bf1-e2
Bf8-e7 16.b5xa6 b7xa6 17.0-0
Qc7-a5 18.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 19.Ra1-b1
Rb8xb1 20.Rd1xb1 0-0 21.a2-a4
Be7-d8 22.Rb1-b8 Bd8-c7 23.Rb8-b7
Bc7-b6 0.66/15 ] 15...Bf8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bf8-e7
16.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 17.0-0 Nc8-e7
18.b5xa6 b7xa6 19.Rb1-b6 0-0
20.Rb6xd6 Ra8-c8 21.Rf1-d1 Qc7xc3
22.Qd2xc3 Rc8xc3 23.Rd6xd8
Rc3xc2 24.Be2xa6 Bf7xa2 25.Rd8-d2
Rc2xd2 26.Rd1xd2 Ba2-b3 27.Rd2-d7
Ne7-c6 28.Ba6-b7 0.86/16 ] 16.b5xa6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Bf1-e2
Be7-d8 17.0-0 Nc8-e7 18.b5xa6
b7xa6 19.Rb1-b6 0-0 20.Rb6xd6
Ra8-c8 21.Rf1-d1 Qc7xc3 22.Qd2xc3
Rc8xc3 23.Rd6xd8 Rc3xc2
24.Be2xa6 Bf7xa2 25.Rd8-d2 Rc2xd2

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26.Rd1xd2 Ba2-b3 27.Rd2-d7 Ne7-c6
28.Ba6-b7 0.60/15 ] 16...b7xa6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...b7xa6
Diagram

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17.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8
19.Bf1-e2 Nc8-e7 20.0-0 0-0
21.Nd5-b6 Bd8xb6 22.Rb1xb6 Rf8-d8
23.Rf1-b1 Ne7-c6 24.a2-a3 Qd7-c7
25.Rb6-b7 Qc7-c8 26.Rb1-b3 Rd8-d7
27.Rb7-b6 Nc6-e7 28.Qd2-c2
Ne7-c6 0.76/17 ] 17.Nc3-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Nc3-d5
Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8 19.Bf1-e2
Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5 21.c4xd5
Qd7-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-d7 23.Rb4-b2
0-0 24.Rf1-b1 Bd8-c7 25.a2-a3
Ra8-b8 26.Qd2-c3 0.69/16 ]
17...Qc7-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Qc7-d7 18.c2-c4 Be7-d8
19.Bf1-e2 Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5
21.c4xd5 Qd7-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-a3
23.Rb4-b3 Qa3-a4 24.Qd2-c2 0-0
25.Rf1-c1 Bd8-a5 26.Rb3-b7 Qa4xc2
27.Rc1xc2 Rf8-b8 28.Be2xa6 Bf7-e8
29.a2-a3 Rb8-c8 30.Rc2xc8 Ra8xc8
0.82/16 ] 18.c2-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 19.0-0 0-0
20.c2-c4 Nc8-e7 21.Rb1-b6 Qc6-d7
22.Nd5xe7+ Bd8xe7 23.c4-c5 d6-d5
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26.Rb6xa6 Ra8xa6 27.Be2xa6


Qd6xd5 28.Qd2xd5 Bf7xd5 29.Bf2-c5
Rf8-e8 30.Ba6-b7 Bd5xa2 31.Kg1-f2
e5-e4 32.Kf2-e3 Bd8-c7 33.Rf1-a1
Ba2-d5 1.14/15 ] 18...0-0 [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 18...Be7-d8 19.Bf1-e2
Nc8-e7 20.0-0 Ne7xd5 21.c4xd5
Qc6-a4 22.Rb1-b4 Qa4-a3 23.Rb4-b3
Qa3-a4 24.Qd2-c2 0-0 25.Rf1-c1
Bd8-a5 26.Rb3-b7 Qa4xc2 27.Rc1xc2
Rf8-b8 28.Be2xa6 Bf7-e8 29.a2-a3
Rb8-c8 30.Rc2xc8 Ra8xc8 0.82/18 ]
19.Bf1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Bf1-e2 Be7-d8 20.0-0 Nc8-e7
21.Rb1-b6 Qc6-d7 22.Nd5xe7+
Qd7xe7 23.Qd2xd6 Ra8-c8 24.Rf1-c1
a6-a5 25.Qd6xe7 Bd8xe7 26.Rb6-b7
Be7-b4 27.Rc1-c2 Rf8-d8 28.c4-c5
Rc8-c6 29.Rb7-a7 g7-g6 1.11/16 ]
19...Be7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Be7-d8 20.Qd2-b4 Rf8-e8
21.Qb4-a3 Nc8-e7 22.0-0 Bd8-c7
23.Rb1-b3 Ra8-b8 24.Rb3xb8 Bc7xb8
25.Rf1-b1 Qc6-c8 26.Rb1-b6 a6-a5
27.Nd5xe7+ Re8xe7 Diagram

Nc8-e7 25.Rb7-a7 Rb8-a8 26.Rb1-b7


Ra8xa7 27.Rb7xa7 Rf8-c8 28.Bd3-e4
Rc8-b8 0.58/15 ] 20...Bf7xd5?
[ 20...Nc8-e7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Nc8-e7 21.Rf1-c1 Rf8-e8
22.Bd3-e2 Ra8-c8 23.Be2-d1 Qc6-d7
24.Qd2-d3 Ne7-c6 25.c4-c5 Nc6-d4
26.Bf2xd4 e5xd4 27.c5xd6 Rc8xc1
28.Rb1xc1 Qd7xd6 29.Qd3xd4
Bd8-a5 0.55/15 ] 21.c4xd5+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.c4xd5
Qc6-d7 22.Qd2-e2 Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7
Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-b1 Rb8xb7 25.Rb1xb7
a6-a5 26.Qe2-e3 Qd7-d8 27.a2-a4
Rf8-f7 28.Bd3-e2 Rf7-e7 29.Qe3-b3
Re7-d7 30.Be2-h5 Nc8-e7
31.Qb3-d3 1.41/17 ] 21...Qc6-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Qc6-d7
22.Qd2-e2 Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7 Ra8-b8
24.Rf1-b1 Rb8xb7 25.Rb1xb7 a6-a5
26.Qe2-e3 Qd7-d8 27.a2-a4 Rf8-f7
28.Bd3-e2 Rf7-e7 29.Qe3-b3 Qd8-e8
30.Qb3-c3 Qe8-d8 31.h2-h3 Bc7-b6
1.40/18 ] 22.Rb1-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Rf1-c1 Diagram

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9-vlq+-+k+0
9+-+-trlzpp0 50
9-tR-zp-zp-+0
9zp-+-zpP+-0
9-+P+P+-+0
9wQ-+L+-+-0
9P+-+-vLPzP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy

XIIIIIIIIY
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9+-+-+-zpp0 51
9p+-zp-zp-+0
9+-+PzpP+-0
9q+-+P+-+0
9+-+L+-+-0
9P+-wQ-vLPzP0
9+RtR-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy

28.Qa3xa5 Bb8-c7 29.Qa5-a6


Qc8-e8 30.Rb6-b7 0.65/17 ] 20.0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qd2-c3
Bf7xd5 21.e4xd5 Qc6-d7 22.0-0
Bd8-c7 23.Rb1-b7 Ra8-b8 24.Rf1-b1

Bd8-a5 23.Qd2-b2 Nc8-e7 24.Rc1-c4


Qa4-d7 25.Qb2-a3 Ba5-d2 26.Rb1-b6
Ne7-c8 27.Rb6-b2 Bd2-f4 28.Rc4-c6
a6-a5 29.Bd3-e2 Rf8-f7 30.Rb2-b1
a5-a4 31.Qa3-b4 Qd7-d8 32.Qb4-c3

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Qd8-d7 33.g2-g3 1.65/18 ]
22...Nc8-a7?? the position was bad,
and this mistake simply hastens the
end [ 22...Nc8-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22...Nc8-e7 23.Rf1-b1 Bd8-a5
24.Qd2-b2 Rf8-f7 25.Qb2-b3 Qa4xb3
26.Rb7xb3 Ba5-c7 27.Rb1-c1 Bc7-a5
28.Rb3-a3 Ba5-d2 29.Rc1-c2 Bd2-f4
30.Ra3xa6 Ra8xa6 31.Bd3xa6 g7-g6
32.f5xg6 h7xg6 1.32/16 ] 23.Rb7xa7
[ 23.Bf2xa7?! Ra8xa7 24.Qd2-b4
Qa4xb4 25.Rb7xb4 Bd8-a5 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rb7xa7
Ra8xa7 24.Bf2xa7 Bd8-a5 25.Qd2-b2
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
33.Rb1xb8+ Qa8xb8 34.Bd3xa6
Qb8-b1+ 35.Ba6-f1 Qb1-c2
36.Qe6-d7 h7-h6 37.Qd7-b7 Qc2xa2
38.Be3-f2 5.25/18 ] 23...Bd8-a5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Ra8xa7 24.Bf2xa7 Bd8-a5
25.Qd2-b2 Ba5-b4 26.Ba7-f2 Bb4-a3
27.Qb2-b6 a6-a5 28.Qb6-c6 Qa4-b4
29.Rf1-b1 Qb4-d2 30.Qc6-c2 Qd2xc2
31.Bd3xc2 g7-g6 32.Rb1-b6 Ba3-b4
33.Bc2-d3 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4 Rf8-f7
35.Kg1-g2 Rf7-c7 36.Rb6-c6 4.96/16 ]
(Diagram 52)
1-0

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9r+-+-trk+0
9tR-+-+-zpp0 52
9p+-zp-zp-+0
9vl-+PzpP+-0
9q+-+P+-+0
9+-+L+-+-0
9P+-wQ-vLPzP0
9+-+-+RmK-0[
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8

C05

Carlsen,Magnus
Gulbrandsen,Tor
Astlandserien 01/02 div. 1, Nor09.02.2002
(6)
C06: French Tarrasch: 3...Nf6 4 e5
Nfd7 5 Bd3 main lines
1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
3.Nb1-d2 Ng8-f6 4.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
5.Ng1-f3 c7-c5 6.c2-c3 Nb8-c6
7.Bf1-d3 Qd8-b6 8.0-0 c5xd4
9.c3xd4 Nc6xd4 10.Nf3xd4 Qb6xd4
11.Nd2-f3 Qd4-b6 Diagram
(Diagram 53)
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 0-0 ;
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-h6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Be7xg5 17.Nf3xg5 h7-h6

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XIIIIIIIIY
9r+l+kvl-tr0
9zpp+n+pzpp0 53
9-wq-+p+-+0
9+-+pzP-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+L+N+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
18.Ng5-h7 Qa5-b4 19.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d4
20.Rf1-e1 g7-g6 21.Nh7-f6+ Nd7xf6
22.e5xf6 0-0 23.Qe2-f3 e6-e5
24.Qf3-e3 Qd4xe3 25.f2xe3 Bc8-d7
26.Rc1-c7 Bd7-c6 27.Rc7-e7 Rf8-e8
28.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8 29.Re1-c1 d5-d4
30.e3xd4 e5xd4 -0.34/16 ] 17.Qe2-e3
[ 17.Bg5xe7 Qd8xe7 18.Ra1-c1 0-0 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bg5xe7
Diagram

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9r+lwqk+-tr0{
9zpp+nvLpzpp0 54
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+pzP-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+L+N+-0
9PzP-+QzPPzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qd8xe7 18.Rf1-c1 Nd7-c5
19.Bd3-b5+ Bc8-d7 20.Bb5xd7+
Nc5xd7 21.Rc1-c7 0-0 22.Ra1-c1
Ra8-b8 23.Qe2-b5 Rf8-d8 24.Qb5-a4
a7-a6 25.h2-h3 h7-h6 26.a2-a3

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Qe7-e8 27.Qa4-c2 Qe8-e7 28.Qc2-d3
Rd8-e8 0.26/17 ] 17...Be7xg5
[ 17...b7-b6 18.Bg5xe7 Qd8xe7
19.Nf3-d4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Nd7-c5 18.Bd3-c2 a7-a5
19.a2-a3 a5-a4 20.Ra1-c1 b7-b6
21.Rf1-d1 0-0 22.Rd1-d4 Bc8-a6
23.Rd4-g4 f7-f5 24.e5xf6 Be7xf6
25.Nf3-e5 Kg8-h8 26.f2-f3 Ra8-c8
27.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 28.Bc2xa4 -0.17/17
] 18.Nf3xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Nf3xg5 g7-g6 19.Ra1-c1 0-0
20.Qe3-f4 Qd8-b6 21.Rc1-c2 f7-f6
22.e5xf6 Nd7xf6 23.Rf1-c1 Bc8-d7
24.Ng5-f3 Bd7-c6 25.Qf4-e5 Bc6-d7
26.Rc2-c7 a7-a6 27.h2-h3 Ra8-c8
28.Rc7xc8 Bd7xc8 29.Rc1-c7 0.20/18
] 18...Qd8-e7 [ 18...Qd8-b6 19.Qe3-f4
Nd7xe5 20.Qf4xe5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18...g7-g6 19.Ra1-c1 0-0
20.Ng5-f3 f7-f6 21.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
22.Nf3-e5 Bc8-d7 23.Rf1-e1 Bd7-e8
24.Ne5-g4 Nf6xg4 25.Qe3xe6+ Rf8-f7
26.Qe6xg4 Qd8-b6 27.Rc1-c2 Be8-d7
28.Qg4-g5 Qb6-d4 29.Qg5-e3
Qd4xe3 30.Re1xe3 Kg8-g7
31.Rc2-c7 0.11/16 ] 19.Ra1-c1 [Not
19.Bd3xh7 g7-g6 20.Ra1-d1 Nd7-f8= ;
Weaker is 19.Ng5xh7 Qe7-h4 20.f2-f4
Rh8xh7 21.Bd3xh7 Qh4xh7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rf1-c1
Qe7-b4 20.Rc1-c2 h7-h6 21.Ng5-h7
b7-b6 22.Qe3-g3 g7-g6 23.Nh7-f6+
Nd7xf6 24.e5xf6 g6-g5 25.Qg3-c7 0-0
26.Qc7-e7 a7-a5 27.Rc2-c7 Bc8-a6
28.Bd3xa6 Ra8xa6 29.Ra1-b1
Qb4xe7 30.f6xe7 0.35/17 ] 19...h7-h6?
[ 19...Qe7-b4 and Black can hope to
live ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Qe7-b4
20.Rc1-c2 h7-h6 21.Ng5-f3 0-0
22.Rf1-c1 Qb4-a5 23.a2-a3 Qa5-b6
24.Nf3-d4 a7-a6 25.f2-f4 f7-f6
26.b2-b4 f6xe5 27.f4xe5 Qb6-a7
28.Bd3-g6 0.26/16 ] 20.Qe3xa7!+Deflection: d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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20.Qe3xa7 Ra8xa7 21.Rc1xc8+
Qe7-d8 22.Rc8xd8+ Ke8xd8
23.Ng5xf7+ Kd8-e7 24.Nf7xh8
Nd7xe5 25.Bd3-b1 Ne5-c4
26.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d6 27.f2-f4 Nc4xb2
28.f4-f5 e6xf5 29.Rf1xf5 Nb2-c4
30.Ng6-f4 Ra7-a5 31.Rf5-f7 g7-g5
32.Nf4-d3 Nc4-d2 33.Rf7xb7 Ra5-a3
34.Nd3-c1 Ra3-c3 35.Nc1-e2 Rc3-a3
36.Bb1-h7 Ra3xa2 37.Rb7-b6+
Kd6-c5 38.Rb6xh6 Nd2-c4 39.Ne2-c3
Ra2-a3 40.Rh6-h3 g5-g4 2.45/21 ]
20...Ra8-b8? [ 20...Ra8xa7
21.Rc1xc8+ Deflection ; 20...-21.Qa7xa8 Wins material ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 20...Ra8xa7 Diagram

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9trp+nwqpzp-0 55
9-+-+p+-zp0
9+-+pzP-sN-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+L+-+-0
9PzP-+-zPPzP0
9+-tR-+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
21.Rc1xc8+ Qe7-d8 22.Rc8xd8+
Ke8xd8 23.Ng5xf7+ Kd8-e7
24.Nf7xh8 Nd7xe5 25.Bd3-b1 Ne5-c4
26.Nh8-g6+ Ke7-d6 27.f2-f4 Nc4xb2
28.f4-f5 e6xf5 29.Rf1xf5 Nb2-c4
30.Rf5-f7 Nc4-d2 31.Bb1-d3 Ra7-a3
32.Bd3-e2 Ra3xa2 33.Rf7xb7 Nd2-e4
34.Be2-f1 Kd6-e6 35.g2-g3 Ke6-f6
36.Ng6-f4 d5-d4 37.Nf4-h5+ Kf6-g5
38.Nh5xg7 Ne4-c5 39.Rb7-c7 2.30/20
] 21.Qa7xb8!! Decoy: d8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 21.Qa7xb8 Nd7xb8
22.Rc1xc8+ Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8
Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7

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Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6
Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 e6-e5 29.Rf1-d1
Kd7-c7 30.b4-b5 Nc6-e7 31.Bd3-c2
Kc7-b6 32.Bc2-b3 Qf6-g6 33.Rh7-h8
Qg6-d6 34.a3-a4 Qd6-b4 35.Bb3-c2
e5-e4 36.Nf3-d4 4.14/19 ] 21...Nd7xb8
[ 21...Nd7xb8 22.Rc1xc8+ Decoy ;
21...-- 22.Rc1xc8+ Mate threat ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Nd7xb8
22.Rc1xc8+ Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8
Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7
Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6
Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 e6-e5 29.Rf1-d1
Kd7-c7 30.b4-b5 Nc6-e7 31.Bd3-c2
Kc7-b6 32.Bc2-b3 Qf6-g6 33.Rh7-h8
Qg6-d6 34.a3-a4 Qd6-b4 35.Bb3-c2
e5-e4 36.Nf3-d4 4.29/22 ] 22.Rc1xc8+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rc1xc8+
Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3
Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3
f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4
Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+
Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3
Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4
e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1
Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.58/18 ]
22...Ke8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ke8-d7 23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6
24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8
26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4
30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2
32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4
36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.77/19 ]
23.Rc8xh8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Rc8xh8 Nb8-c6 24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4
25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f6
27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4
29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6
31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3
33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4 e6-e5
35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2
37.Rc1-c8 3.54/20 ] 23...Nb8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nb8-c6

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24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8
26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4
30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2
32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.Re1-c1 e5-e4
36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2 37.Rc1-c8 3.58/21 ]
24.Ng5-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Ng5-f3 Qe7-b4 25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8
26.a2-a3 f7-f5 27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6
28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4
30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6 31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2
32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3 33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6
34.a3-a4 e6-e5 35.h3-h4 e5-e4
36.Kf1-g1 3.44/19 ] 24...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Qe7-b4
25.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 26.a2-a3 f7-f5
27.e5xf6 Qf8xf6 28.b2-b4 Nc6-d4
29.Nf3xd4 Qf6xd4 30.Bd3-b5+ Kd7-d6
31.Rf1-e1 Qd4-b2 32.h2-h3 Qb2-c3
33.Kg1-f1 Qc3-f6 34.a3-a4 e6-e5
35.Re1-c1 e5-e4 36.Kf1-g1 Qf6-b2
37.Rc1-c8 3.58/19 ] 25.Bd3-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bd3-b5
Kd7-c7 26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.b2-b3
Kc7-b7 28.e5xf6 g7xf6 29.Rh8xh6
e6-e5 30.Rf1-c1 Qe7-a3 31.Rc1-c2
Qa3-e7 32.Rh6-h5 Kb7-b6 33.Rh5-h8
Kb6-b7 34.Nf3-d2 e5-e4 35.h2-h4
e4-e3 36.f2xe3 Qe7xe3+ 37.Kg1-h2
Qe3-f4+ 38.Kh2-h1 4.30/18 ]
25...f6xe5 [ 25...Kd7-c7 is no salvation
26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.a2-a3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kd7-c7
26.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 27.b2-b3 c6-c5
28.e5xf6 g7xf6 29.Rf1-c1 Kc7-b7
30.Rh8xh6 Qe7-g7 31.Rh6-h4 Kb7-b6
32.Rc1-d1 Kb6-b5 33.Nf3-e1 Kb5-b6
Diagram
(Diagram 56)
34.Ne1-d3 e6-e5 35.Rd1-c1 Qg7-g5
36.Rh4-a4 Qg5-d2 4.31/16 ]
26.Bb5xc6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-wq-0 56
9-mk-+pzp-+0
9+-zpp+-+-0
9-+-+-+-tR0
9+P+-+-+-0
9P+-+-zPPzP0
9+-+RsN-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
26.Nf3xe5+ Kd7-d6 27.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5
30.b2-b3 c5-c4 31.b3xc4 Qe7-a3
32.Rc1-e1 Qa3-b4 33.Kg1-f1 d5xc4
34.Rh8-h7 Qb4-f8 35.Re1-d1 Qf8-f6
36.Rd1-d7+ Kc7-b6 37.Ne5xc4+
Kb6-b5 38.Nc4-e3 Qf6-a1+ 39.Ne3-d1
Kb5-b6 40.Rh7xg7 Qa1xa2
41.Rd7-b7+ Kb6-c6 42.Rg7-c7+
Kc6-d6 43.Nd1-c3 Qa2-a1+ 44.Kf1-e2
Qa1-g1 45.Nc3-e4+ Kd6-e5 5.28/19 ]
26...b7xc6 [ 26...Kd7xc6 is not much
help 27.Nf3xe5+ Kc6-b6 28.a2-a3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Kd7xc6
27.Nf3xe5+ Kc6-b6 28.Rh8-a8
Qe7-g5 29.Rf1-e1 Kb6-c7 30.Ra8-e8
Qg5-d2 31.Ne5-f3 Qd2xb2 32.Re8xe6
Kc7-b8 33.Re6-e2 Qb2-b4 34.Re2-e7
Qb4-b2 35.Re7-d7 g7-g5 36.Rd7xd5
Qb2xa2 37.Rd5-d2 Qa2-a3 38.Rd2-d7
Qa3-a2 39.Rd7-d6 g5-g4 40.Nf3-e5
h6-h5 4.71/18 ] 27.Nf3xe5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nf3xe5+
Kd7-c7 28.Rf1-c1 c6-c5 29.b2-b3
c5-c4 30.b3xc4 Qe7-a3 31.Rc1-e1
Qa3-b4 32.Kg1-f1 d5xc4 33.Rh8-h7
Qb4-f8 34.Re1-d1 Qf8-f6 35.Rd1-d7+
Kc7-b6 36.Ne5xc4+ Kb6-b5
37.Nc4-e3 Qf6-a1+ 38.Ne3-d1 Kb5-b6
39.Rh7xg7 Qa1xa2 40.Rd7-b7+

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Kb6-c6 41.Rg7-c7+ Kc6-d6 42.Nd1-c3
Qa2-a1+ 43.Kf1-e2 Qa1-a6+
44.Ke2-e3 Qa6-a3 45.Rc7-c4
Qa3-c1+ 46.Ke3-f3 5.16/19 ]
27...Kd7-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Kd7-d6 28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7
29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3 Qe7-f6
31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5 32.Rc1xc5+ Kc7-d6
33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5 34.Rc2-d2 h6-h5
35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7 36.Ra8-a6 Kc7-c8
37.a2-a4 Kc8-b8 38.a4-a5 d5-d4
39.Rd2-d1 e6-e5 40.b3-b4 h5-h4
41.h2-h3 e5-e4 42.Nd3-c5 5.15/21 ]
28.Rf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Rf1-e1 Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5
30.b2-b3 Qe7-f6 31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5
32.Rc1xc5+ Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5
34.Rc2-d2 h6-h5 35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7
36.Ra8-a6 h5-h4 37.f2-f3 h4-h3
38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 39.Ra7xg7 Qf5-f6
40.Rg7-g8 h3xg2 41.Kg1xg2 Qf6-c3
42.Rg8-b8+ Kb6-c7 5.02/22 ]
28...Kd6-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Kd6-c7 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3
Qe7-f6 31.Ne5-d3 Qf6-g5 32.Rc1xc5+
Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f5 34.Rc2-d2
h6-h5 35.Rh8-a8 Kd6-c7 36.Ra8-a6
h5-h4 37.f2-f3 h4-h3 38.Ra6-a7+
Kc7-b6 39.Ra7xg7 Qf5-f8 40.Rg7-g6
Qf8-f5 41.Rg6-g8 h3xg2 42.Kg1xg2
5.01/19 ] 29.g2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29.Re1-c1 c6-c5 30.b2-b3 h6-h5
31.Ne5-d3 Qe7-g5 32.Rc1xc5+
Kc7-d6 33.Rc5-c2 Qg5-f6 34.Rh8xh5
Qf6-a1+ 35.Rc2-c1 Qa1xa2 36.b3-b4
Qa2-a3 37.Rh5-h3 Qa3-a6 38.Rh3-e3
Qa6-b5 39.Nd3-c5 e6-e5 40.Re3-a3
4.96/18 ] 29...Qe7-b4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...h6-h5 30.Kg1-g2 Qe7-b4
31.Re1-e2 Qb4-b5 32.Re2-c2 c6-c5
33.Rh8xh5 Kc7-d6 34.b2-b3 Qb5-b4
35.Rc2-e2 Qb4-b5 36.Kg2-f1 Qb5-b4
37.Rh5-h7 Qb4-b7 Diagram
38.Rh7-h8 Kd6-c7 4.93/16 ]
30.Re1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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32.Rh8-g8 Kc7-d6 33.f2-f4 Qb5-b4
34.Rc2-e2 Qb4-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2
Qd4-d1 36.Re2-f2 Qd1-e1 37.Rg8xg7
Qe1-e4+ 38.Kg2-h3 c5-c4 39.Rg7-b7
Qe4-f5+ 40.g3-g4 Qf5-e4 41.Rb7-b6+
Kd6-e7 42.Rb6-a6 Ke7-f6 43.Ra6-c6
Qe4-e1 44.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+
45.Kg2-g3 4.95/19 ] 30...d5-d4
[ 30...Qb4-b5 doesn't improve anything
31.Re2-c2 c6-c5 32.Rh8-g8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Qb4-b5
31.Re2-c2 c6-c5 32.Rh8-g8 Kc7-d6
33.f2-f4 Qb5-a5 34.Rc2-e2 g7-g5
35.f4xg5 h6xg5 36.Ne5-f7+ Kd6-c7
37.Re2xe6 Qa5-d2 38.Rg8-e8
Qd2-c1+ 39.Re6-e1 Qc1-d2
40.Re8-e2 Qd2-d4+ 41.Kg1-g2 g5-g4
42.Nf7-e5 Kc7-b6 4.70/17 ]
31.Rh8-d8! White has to consider
giving back material [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.Rh8-d8 h6-h5 32.Rd8-d7+
Kc7-c8 33.Rd7xg7 Qb4-f8 34.Rg7-d7
Qf8-b4 35.b2-b3 Qb4-c3 36.Rd7-d6
c6-c5 37.Ne5-c4 h5-h4 38.Re2xe6
Qc3-c1+ 39.Kg1-g2 h4-h3+
40.Kg2xh3 Qc1-f1+ 41.Kh3-g4 Qf1xf2
42.h2-h4 Qf2xa2 43.Re6-e5 Kc8-b7
44.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c7 45.Re5xc5+
Kc7-d7 5.89/14 ] 31...Qb4-b5

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[ 31...Kc7xd8 32.Ne5xc6+ Kd8-c7
( 32...Kd8-c8 33.Nc6xb4 Combination ;
32...Kd8-d7 33.Nc6xb4 Combination ;
32...Kd8-e8 33.Re2xe6+
Decoy Double attack ) 33.Nc6xb4
Combination ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...h6-h5 32.Rd8-d7+ Kc7-c8
33.Rd7xg7 Qb4-f8 34.Rg7-d7 Qf8-b4
35.b2-b3 Qb4-c3 36.Rd7-d6 c6-c5
37.Ne5-c4 h5-h4 38.Re2xe6 Qc3-c1+
39.Kg1-g2 h4-h3+ 40.Kg2xh3 Qc1-f1+
41.Kh3-g4 Qf1xf2 42.h2-h4 Qf2xa2
43.Re6-e5 Kc8-b7 44.Rd6-b6+
Kb7-c7 45.Re5xc5+ Kc7-d7 6.02/15 ]
32.Rd8-d7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Rd8-d7+ Kc7-b8 33.Re2-e4
Kb8-c8 34.b2-b3 Qb5-a5 35.Ne5xc6
Qa5-d2 36.Kg1-g2 Kc8xd7
37.Re4xd4+ Qd2xd4 38.Nc6xd4
Kd7-d6 39.b3-b4 g7-g6 40.Nd4-b3
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Kd6-c6 43.a5-a6 Kc6-b6 44.Nb3-c5
e5-e4 6.42/14 ] 32...Kc7-c8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Kc7-c8
33.Re2-e4 g7-g6 34.Rd7xd4 Qb5xb2
35.Rd4-c4 g6-g5 36.Rc4xc6+ Kc8-b7
37.Kg1-g2 h6-h5 38.Rc6xe6 Qb2-d2
39.Re6-e7+ Kb7-a6 40.Ne5-f3
Qd2xa2 41.Re4-e6+ Ka6-b5

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42.Re6-e5+ Kb5-c6 43.Nf3-d4+
Kc6-d6 44.Re7-e6+ Kd6-d7
45.Re5xg5 6.39/15 ] 33.Re2-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Re2-e4
g7-g6 34.Rd7xd4 Qb5xb2 35.Rd4-c4
Kc8-d8 36.Ne5xc6+ Kd8-d7
37.Kg1-g2 h6-h5 38.Nc6-e5+ Kd7-e7
39.Ne5xg6+ Ke7-f6 40.Ng6-f4 e6-e5
41.Nf4-d3 Qb2xa2 42.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-f7
43.Re4xe5 6.43/14 ] 33...c6-c5
[ 33...g7-g5 hardly improves anything
34.a2-a4 Qb5-b4 35.Rd7-d8+ Kc8-c7
36.Rd8xd4 Qb4xb2 37.Rd4-d7+
Kc7-c8 38.Re4-d4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33...g7-g5 34.a2-a4 Qb5-b4
35.Rd7xd4 Qb4xb2 36.Ne5xc6 h6-h5
37.Nc6-a7+ Kc8-c7 38.Re4xe6
Qb2-b1+ 39.Kg1-g2 Qb1-b7+
40.Na7-c6 Qb7-b3 41.Re6-f6 h5-h4
42.Nc6-e5 Kc7-c8 43.Rf6-c6+ Kc8-b7
44.Rd4-d7+ Kb7-b8 45.a4-a5 6.77/15 ]
34.Re4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Re4-f4 Qb5xd7 35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7
36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6 37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4
38.Kg1-f1 e6-e5 39.Kf1-e2 h6-h5
40.Ke2-d2 Kd6-c6 41.Rg7-h7 h5-h4
42.Rh7xh4 Kc6-c5 43.Rh4-h5 Kc5-d6
44.a2-a4 Kd6-e6 45.f2-f3 c4-c3+
46.b2xc3 Ke6-d5 47.c3xd4 Kd5xd4
48.a4-a5 e5-e4 49.f3xe4 Kd4xe4
50.a5-a6 Ke4-d4 9.83/16 ]
34...Qb5xd7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Qb5xd7 35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7
36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6 37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4
38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5 39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5
40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5 41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6
42.Rg5xh5 Kd6-c6 43.Ke2-d2 Kc6-d6
44.f2-f4 Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6
46.h2-h4 Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5
48.Rg5xe5+ Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 10.36/17
] 35.Ne5xd7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Ne5xd7 Kc8xd7 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6
37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4 38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5
39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5 40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5
41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6 42.Ke2-d2

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Kd6-c6 43.Rg5xh5 Kc6-d6 44.f2-f4
Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6 46.h2-h4
Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5 48.Rg5xe5+
Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 9.84/18 ] 35...Kc8xd7
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Kc8xd7 36.Rf4-f7+ Kd7-d6
37.Rf7xg7 c5-c4 38.Kg1-f1 Kd6-e5
39.Kf1-e2 Ke5-d5 40.Rg7-g6 h6-h5
41.Rg6-g5+ Kd5-d6 42.Rg5xh5
Kd6-c6 43.Ke2-d2 Kc6-d6 44.f2-f4
Kd6-c6 45.Rh5-g5 Kc6-d6 46.h2-h4
Kd6-e7 47.h4-h5 e6-e5 48.Rg5xe5+
Ke7-f6 49.a2-a4 9.10/19 ]

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13.Nb1-c3 Qf4-d6 14.Qe6xd6 Be7xd6


15.d2-d3 0-0 16.Bc1-g5 Nf6-g4
17.Nc3-e4 Bd6xh2 18.0-0-0 Bh2-e5
19.Ne4xc5 Ng4-f2 20.Rd1-e1 Nf2xh1
21.Re1xe5 0.32/15 ] 9.Qe2xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Qe2xe6
f7xe6 10.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 11.Ng1-f3
Be7-d6 12.d2-d3 0-0 13.Ke1-e2
e6-e5 14.f4xe5 Bd6xe5 15.Bc1-e3
Ra8-e8 16.Ke2-d2 b7-b6 17.Rh1-f1
Be5-c7 18.Ra1-e1 Nf6-g4 19.h2-h3
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
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B21 17.0-0 h7-h6 18.Ng5-e4 Rh8-a8
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19.a2-a3 Nf6xe4 20.d3xe4 Ra6-a4
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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
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Re8-f8 19.Bc1-e3 Nd4-c2 20.Rd1xd8
Rf8xd8 0.34/16 ] 11.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 11.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 12.d2-d3
0-0 13.Ke1-e2 e6-e5 14.f4xe5
Bd6xe5 15.Bc1-e3 Ra8-e8 16.Ke2-d2
b7-b6 17.Rh1-f1 Be5-c7 18.Ra1-e1
Nf6-g4 19.h2-h3 0.32/16 ] 11...0-0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Ra8-d8
12.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 13.d2-d3 0-0
14.Nf3-g5 Rf8-e8 15.Ng5-e4 Nf6xe4
16.d3xe4 Nc6-d4 17.e4-e5 Bd6-e7
18.Rf1-d1 Re8-f8 19.Bc1-e3 Nd4-c2
20.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 0.34/15 ] 12.a2-a4
[ 12.Nb1-c3 Rh8-f8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12.Nb1-c3 Rh8-f8 13.g2-g3
Nc6-b4 14.Ra1-b1 Kc8-d7 15.Nf3-e5+
Kd7-c7 16.a2-a3 Nb4-c2 17.d2-d3
a7-a6 18.Kg1-g2 Nf6-d7 19.Ne5-f3
Nd7-f6 20.Rf1-f2 Nc2-d4 21.Nf3xd4
Rd8xd4 0.52/16 ] 12...Rh8-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Rh8-e8
13.Nb1-c3 Be7-d6 14.d2-d3 Bd6-c7
15.Rf1-d1 Nc6-b4 16.Nf3-e1 Kc8-b8
17.Bc1-e3 b7-b6 18.a4-a5 Nf6-g4
19.a5xb6 a7xb6 20.Be3-d2 Nb4xd3
21.Ne1xd3 Rd8xd3 0.16/15 ]
13.Ra1-a3 [ 13.Nb1-c3 Nf6-g4
14.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Nb1-c3 Nc6-d4 14.g2-g3

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Nd4-b3 15.Ra1-b1 Rf8-e8 16.Rf1-d1
Nb3-d4 17.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 18.Nc3-e2
d4-d3 19.Ne2-c3 e6-e5 20.b2-b4
e5xf4 21.g3xf4 0.28/14 ] 13...Be7-d6=
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nf6-d7
14.d2-d3 Nc6-b4 15.Nb1-d2 Rf8xf4
16.Nd2-e4 Rf4-f8 17.Ra3-b3 Nb4-c6
18.Bc1-d2 Nc6-d4 19.Nf3xd4 Rf8xf1+
20.Kg1xf1 c5xd4 21.Kf1-e2 Rd8-f8
22.Rb3-b5 Kc8-c7 0.06/15 ] 14.g2-g3
Prevents intrusion on f4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14.d2-d3 Bd6-c7 15.Bc1-e3
Nf6-g4 16.Be3xc5 Rf8-f5 17.h2-h3
Rf5xc5 18.h3xg4 Bc7xf4 19.Nb1-d2
Bf4xd2 20.Nf3xd2 Rc5-g5 21.Nd2-e4
Rg5xg4 22.c4-c5 Kc8-b8 23.a4-a5
h7-h5 24.Ne4-d6 Rg4-g3 25.Rf1-f7
0.15/16 ] 14...e6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 14...Rf8-e8 15.Nb1-c3 Nc6-b4
16.b2-b3 Nb4-d3 17.Kg1-g2 Kc8-b8
18.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 19.Nb5xd6 Rd8xd6
20.Ra3-a2 Rd6-b6 21.Ra2-a3 Re8-d8
22.a4-a5 Rb6-d6 0.07/14 ] 15.f4xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.f4-f5 Nc6-d4
16.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 17.Ra3-b3 Nf6-g4
18.d2-d3 g7-g6 19.f5xg6 Diagram
(Diagram 62)
Rf8xf1+ 20.Kg1xf1 Rd8-f8+ 21.Kf1-e1
Rf8-e8+ 22.Ke1-d1 h7xg6 23.Nb1-d2
Ng4-e3+ 24.Kd1-e2 Ne3xc4+
25.Nd2-e4 Kc8-c7 26.Bc1-g5 b7-b6
27.Rb3-b5 0.02/16 ] 15...Nc6xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bd6xe5
16.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 17.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8
18.a4-a5 a7-a6 19.h2-h3 Rd8-d6
20.d2-d3 Bd4xc3 21.Ra3xc3 Nc6-b4
22.Rf1-e1 Nb4xd3 23.Re1xe8+
Nf6xe8 24.Bc1-f4 Nd3xf4+ 25.g3xf4
-0.01/15 ] 16.Nf3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16.Nf3xe5 Bd6xe5 17.Ra3-f3
b7-b6 18.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4 19.Nb1-c3
Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3 Kc8-b7 21.d2-d3
h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2 Re8-e7 23.g3-g4

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Re8-e7 23.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4


Re7-f7 25.Nc3-b5 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3
Rf7-d7 27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.14/17 ]
18...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...b7-b6 19.Nb1-c3 Rf8-e8 20.h2-h3
Kc8-b7 21.d2-d3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2
Re8-e7 23.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 24.Bd2-f4
Re7-f7 25.Nc3-b5 Re8-e2+ 26.Kg2-g3
Rf7-d7 27.Nb5-d6+ Kb7-c6 0.26/17 ]
19.Nb1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Nb1-c3 Nf6-g4 20.b2-b3 Ng4-e5
21.Rf3-f5 g7-g6 22.Rf5-f4 Ne5-d3
23.Rf4-f7 Nd3xc1 24.Rf1xc1 Bd4xc3
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 ]
20...h7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.d2-d3 h7-h6 22.Bc1-d2 Re8-e7
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!? 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
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Kb7-c7 28.h2-h3 Kc7-b7 29.h3-h4
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Black threatens to win material: Ne5xf7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Ng4-e5
22.Rf7-f5 g7-g6 23.Rf5-g5 Re8-f8
24.d2-d3 Rf8xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Ne5xd3
26.Bc1-f4 Bd4xc3 27.b2xc3 Rd8-f8
28.Kf1-g2 Nd3xf4+ 29.g3xf4 Rf8xf4
30.Rg5xc5+ Kc8-d7 31.Kg2-g3 Rf4-f1
32.Rc5-a5 a7-a6 33.Ra5-d5+ Kd7-e6
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22.Rf7xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rf7-f5 g7-g6 23.Rf5-g5 Re8-f8
24.d2-d3 Rf8xf1 25.Kg2xf1 Ne5xd3
26.Bc1-f4 Bd4xc3 27.b2xc3 Rd8-f8
28.Kf1-g2 Nd3xf4+ 29.g3xf4 Rf8xf4
30.Rg5xc5+ Kc8-d7 31.Kg2-g3 Rf4-f1
32.Rc5-a5 a7-a6 33.Ra5-d5+ Kd7-e6
34.h3-h4 b7-b6 35.Rd5-d2 -0.28/16 ]
22...Ne5-d3 [ 22...Re8-f8 23.Rg7-e7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Re8-f8
23.Rf1xf8 Rd8xf8 24.Nc3-e4 Ne5-d3
25.Ne4-d6+ Kc8-b8 26.Rg7xb7+
Kb8-a8 27.Rb7-f7 Rf8xf7 28.Nd6xf7
Nd3xc1 29.Kg2-f3 Bd4xb2 30.g3-g4
h5xg4+ 31.h3xg4 Ka8-b7 32.g4-g5
Kb7-c6 33.Kf3-e4 Nc1-b3 34.d2-d3
Bb2-g7 35.g5-g6 Kc6-d7 36.Ke4-d5
Nb3-c1 37.Kd5-e4 Kd7-e6 -0.29/17 ]
23.Rg7-g5 [ 23.Rg7-f7 and White is
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23.Rg7-f7 Re8-e1 24.Rf7-f3 Bd4xc3
25.Rf3xd3 Rd8xd3 26.Rf1xe1 Bc3xb2
27.Bc1xb2 Rd3xd2+ 28.Kg2-f1
Rd2xb2 29.Re1-e5 Rb2-b1+
30.Kf1-e2 Rb1-b2+ 31.Ke2-f3
Rb2-b3+ 32.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 33.Kf2-e1
Rb2-g2 34.Re5xc5+ Kc8-d7
35.Rc5xh5 Rg2xg3 36.Ke1-f2 Rg3-c3
37.Rh5-h7+ Kd7-c6 0.10/16 ]
23...Re8-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Re8-e1 24.Nc3-b5 Re1xf1
25.Kg2xf1 Nd3xc1 26.Nb5xd4 c5xd4
27.Rg5-c5+ Kc8-d7 28.Rc5-d5+
Kd7-c7 29.Rd5-c5+ Kc7-b8
30.Rc5xh5 Rd8-f8+ 31.Kf1-g2 Nc1-d3
32.Rh5-d5 Rf8-f2+ 33.Kg2-g1 Rf2xd2
34.Rd5xd4 Rd2-d1+ 35.Kg1-h2
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c5xd4 27.Rg5-c5+ Kc8-d7 28.Rc5-d5+
Kd7-c7 29.Rd5-c5+ Kc7-b8
30.Rc5xh5 Rd8-f8+ 31.Kf1-g2 Nc1-d3
32.Rh5-d5 Rf8-f2+ 33.Kg2-g1 Rf2xd2
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-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
35.Rd5-d4 Bc1-h6 36.Rd4-e4 Kc6-d6
37.g3-g4 Bh6-g5 -0.66/17 ] 25.Kg2xf1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Kg2xf1
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Nd3xc1 26.Kf1-g2 Nc1-b3 27.Nc3-e4
Bd4xb2 28.h3-h4 Bb2-c1 29.Ne4xc5
Rd8xd2+ 30.Kg2-h3 Nb3xc5
31.Rh5xc5+ Kc8-d7 32.h4-h5 Rd2-c2
33.a4-a5 Kd7-d6 34.Rc5-d5+ Kd6-c6
35.Rd5-d4 Bc1-h6 36.Rd4-e4 Kc6-d6
37.g3-g4 Bh6-g5 -0.77/14 ]
25...Rd8-f8+ [ 25...Nd3xc1!?
26.Nc3-e4 b7-b6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25...Nd3xc1 26.Kf1-g2 Nc1-b3
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-e2 [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 ]
28...Nd3-b4+ Black can be proud of
Ne5-f7 37.a5xb6 a7xb6 38.Re6-e7
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
32.g3-g4 Rf3xb3 33.Rh5-h7 Nb4-d3
34.g4-g5 Rb3-b4 35.Kd1-e2 Nd3-f4+
36.Ke2-f3 Nf4-g6 37.h3-h4 Rb4xa4
38.h4-h5 Ra4-a3+ 39.Kf3-e2 Ng6-f4+
40.Ke2-d1 -0.49/16 ] 29.Kc2-b3??
another step towards the grave
[ 29.Kc2-d1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Kc2-d1 Rf8-f1+ 30.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+
31.Ke2-d1 Nb4-d3 32.Kd1-c2 Rf2-f3
33.g3-g4 Nd3-b4+ 34.Kc2-d1 Rf3-f1+
35.Kd1-e2 Rf1-f2+ 36.Ke2-d1 Nb4-d3
37.b2-b3 Rf2-g2 38.Rh5-h7 Bd4xc3
39.d2xc3 Nd3-f2+ 40.Kd1-e1 Nf2-e4
41.Ke1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 42.Kf1-e1 -0.44/16 ]
29...Rf8-f2-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rf8-f2 30.h3-h4 Rf2xd2 31.Rh5-f5
Nb4-c6 32.h4-h5 Nc6-a5+ 33.Kb3-a3
Na5xc4+ 34.Ka3-b3 Nc4-a5+
35.Kb3-a3 Rd2-g2 36.Rf5-g5 Kc8-d7
37.h5-h6 Rg2-h2 38.Rg5-g6 Na5-c4+
39.Ka3-b3 Nc4xb2 40.Nc3-b5 c5-c4+
41.Kb3-b4 Nb2-d3+ 42.Kb4xc4
Nd3-e5+ -2.18/12 ] 30.a4-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Nc3-e4
Rf2-f3+ 31.Ne4-c3 Rf3xg3 32.a4-a5
Rg3-d3 33.Rh5-f5 Rd3xh3 34.Rf5-f8+
Kc8-d7 35.Rf8-b8 Kd7-c7 36.Rb8-f8
a7-a6 37.Kb3-a4 Nb4-d3 38.Nc3-d5+
Kc7-c6 -2.43/13 ] 30...Rf2xd2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Rf2xd2
31.g3-g4 Nb4-c6 32.a5-a6 b7xa6
33.Kb3-a3 Nc6-a5 34.Nc3-e4
Na5xc4+ 35.Ka3-b3 Nc4-a5+
36.Kb3-a3 Rd2-d3+ 37.Ka3-a4
Na5-b7 38.b2-b4 c5-c4 39.Rh5-h6
Rd3-e3 40.Ne4-g5 Kc8-d7
41.Rh6xa6 -2.50/15 ] 31.Nc3-b5
[ 31.Kb3-a3 there is nothing else
anyway a7-a6 32.h3-h4-+ ;Houdini 2.
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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37.Ka3-a4 Na5-b7 38.b2-b4 c5-c4
39.Rh5-h6 Rd3-e3 40.Ne4-g5 Kc8-d7
41.Rh6xa6 -2.27/15 ] 31...Rd2xb2+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Rd2xb2+
32.Kb3-a4 Nb4-c2 33.Nb5xa7+
Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6
Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
Rb2-b4# -#9/23 ] 32.Kb3-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Kb3-a4
Nb4-c2 33.Nb5xa7+ Kc8-b8
34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3
36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
Rb2-b4# -#8/26 ] 32...Nb4-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nb4-c2
33.Nb5xa7+ Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+
b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+
Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+ Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4
Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5 Rb2-b4# -#8/23 ]
33.a5-a6 [ 33.Nb5xa7+ cannot change
what is in store for White Kc8-b8
34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6 Nc2-e3
36.a6-a7+ Kb8xa7 37.Rh5-h7+
Ka7-b6 38.Rh7-b7+ Kb6xb7 39.h3-h4
Ne3xc4 40.h4-h5 Rb2-b4# ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nb5xa7+
Kc8-b8 34.Na7-c6+ b7xc6 35.a5-a6
Nc2-e3 36.a6-a7+ Kb8-a8 37.Rh5-h8+
Bd4xh8 38.h3-h4 Ne3xc4 39.h4-h5
Rb2-b4# -#7/24 ] 33...Rb2-b4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rb2-b4+
34.Ka4-a5 b7-b6# -#2/9 ] 34.Ka4-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Ka4-a5
b7-b6# -#1/1 ] 34...b7-b6# Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...b7-b6#
-#1/11 ]
(Diagram 66)
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16.c2-c3 Bc8-f5 17.Bf1-d3 e7-e6


18.Bd3xf5 e6xf5 19.Qa3-d6 Qb8-b5
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B76 20.Qd6-d7 Qb5-e2 21.Qd7-d2 Qe2-c4
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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)
b7xc6 12.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 13.Qd2xd5
Qd8-c7 14.Qd5-c5 Qc7-b8
15.Qc5-a3 last book move last book
move a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...Bc8-e6 16.c2-c3 Qb8-c7
17.Bf1-d3 Rf8-c8 18.Bd3-a6 Rc8-d8
19.Kc1-b1 Ra8-b8 20.Rd1xd8+
Rb8xd8 21.Ba6-e2 Rd8-b8 22.Kb1-a1
Qc7-b7 23.Rh1-b1 Be6-f5 24.Be3xa7
Rb8-d8 0.13/14 ] 16.Be3-d4??
a transit from better to worse
[ 16.Bf1-c4!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

Qg2xf3+ 25.Kd1-c1 Qf3-f2


26.Re1xe6 f7xe6 27.Qe7xe6+ Qf2-f7
28.Qe6-c6 Ra8-e8 29.Bd3-c4
Re8-e1+ 30.Kc1-d2 -0.56/14 ]
(Diagram 69)
Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd4
17.Qa3-c5?? not a good decision,
because now the opponent is right
back in the game [ 17.Qa3xe7
had to be tried to avoid defeat Bc8-f5
18.Qe7-e3 Bf5xc2 19.Rd1-d2 Rd8xd4
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[ 18.Bf1-b5 doesn't get the cat off the


tree Bg7xd4 19.Rd1xd4 Rd8xd4
20.Qc5xd4 Qb8xb5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 18.Bf1-a6 Ra8xa6
19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5 Rc8xc5
21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1 Rc8xb8
24.Rd1-d2 Ra6-c6 25.b2-b3 Kg8-g7
26.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 27.Rh1-d1 Rc6-c3
28.Rd2-f2 Rb8-c8 29.Ka1-b2 g6-g5
-4.59/14 ] 18...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 18...Rd8-c8 19.Bc4xf7+
Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+ Kf8xg7
21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4 Qb8-a7
23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4 Qa7-e3
25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4 Bf5-c8
27.Bc4-e2 Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4
29.f3xe4 Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4
31.a2-a4 -4.36/13 ] 19.Qc5-d5
[ 19.Bc4xf7+ there is nothing better in
the position Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5
22.Qd4-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Bc4xf7+ Kg8-f8 20.Bd4xg7+
Kf8xg7 21.Qc5-d4+ e7-e5 22.Qd4-c4
Qb8-a7 23.Rd1-d2 Rc8xc4 24.Bf7xc4
Qa7-e3 25.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 26.g2-g4
Bf5-c8 27.Bc4-e2 Diagram
Bc8-b7 28.h2-h4 e5-e4 29.f3xe4
Bb7xe4 30.g4-g5 Qe3-f4 31.a2-a4

17.Qa3xe7 Bc8-f5 18.Qe7-e3 Bf5xc2


19.Bd4xg7 Bc2xd1 20.Bg7-c3 Bd1-a4
21.Bf1-e2 Ba4-b5 22.Be2-d1 Qb8-c7
23.Qe3-h6 f7-f6 24.Qh6-h4 Ra8-a6
25.Bd1-b3+ Kg8-g7 26.Rh1-e1
-0.36/13 ] 17...Bc8-f5-+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17...Bc8-f5 18.Bf1-a6
Ra8xa6 19.Bd4xg7 Rd8-c8 20.Bg7-e5
Rc8xc5 21.Be5xb8 Rc5xc2+
22.Kc1-b1 Rc2-c8+ 23.Kb1-a1
Rc8xb8 24.g2-g4 Bf5-e6 25.Rd1-d2
Ra6-c6 Diagram
26.Rh1-d1 a5-a4 27.Ka1-b1 Kg8-g7
28.Rd2-d4 Rc6-c3 29.Rd4xa4
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x64: 19...e7-e6 20.Qd5xa8 Bg7-h6+
21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+ 22.Kb1xc2
Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3 Rc4xd4+
24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8 25.Kd4-c3
Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 Qc6-b5+
27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 28.Kc2-b1
Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 30.Kb1-a1
Kg8-g7 31.a2-a3 Qf3-f2 32.h2-h3
Qf2-g3 33.Re1-h1 Qg3-g2 34.Ka1-a2
e6-e5 -6.80/18 ] 20.Qd5xa8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Qd5xa8
Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3
Rc4xd4+ 24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8
25.Kd4-c3 Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3
Qc6-b5+ 27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+
28.Kc2-b1 Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3
30.Re1-f1 Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7
32.Rf1-e1 Qe2-f3 33.h3-h4 Qf3-f5+
34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.88/16 ]
20...Qb8xa8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Bg7-h6+ 21.Kc1-b1 Bf5xc2+
22.Kb1xc2 Rc8xc4+ 23.Kc2-d3
Rc4xd4+ Diagram
24.Kd3xd4 Qb8xa8 25.Kd4-c3
Qa8-c6+ 26.Kc3-d3 Qc6-b5+
27.Kd3-c2 Qb5-e2+ 28.Kc2-b1
Qe2xg2 29.Rh1-e1 Qg2xf3 30.Re1-f1
Qf3-e2 31.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 Diagram

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34.Kb1-a1 e6-e5 -6.37/16 ] 21.Bd4xg7
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Bd4xg7 Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3
23.Rd1xd3 Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4
25.a2-a3 Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4
27.Rh1-e1 Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 Rb8-d8
29.Rc2-e2 Rd8-d7 30.f3-f4 Rd7-b7
31.Re2-c2 Rb7-b8 32.g2-g3 h7-h6
33.h2-h3 Qa2-d5 34.Rc2-e2 Qd5-f3
35.Re2-e3 Qf3-g2 36.Re1-e2 Qg2xh3
37.Re2-d2 Qh3-f1+ 38.Kc1-c2
-5.92/19 ]
21...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Kg8xg7 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3

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25.a2-a3 Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4
27.Rh1-e1 Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 g6-g5
29.g2-g3 h7-h6 30.f3-f4 g5-g4
31.Re1-e4 Qa2-a1+ 32.Kc1-d2
Rb8xb2 33.Re4xa4 Rb2-b8 34.Ra4-b4
Rb8-d8+ 35.Rb4-d4 Rd8xd4+
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-5.77/18 ] 22.Bc4-d3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 22.Bc4-d3 Bf5xd3 23.Rd1xd3
Qa8-c6 24.Rd3-d2 a5-a4 25.a2-a3
Rc8-b8 26.c2-c3 Qc6-c4 27.Rh1-e1
Qc4-a2 28.Rd2-c2 g6-g5 29.g2-g3
h7-h6 30.f3-f4 g5-g4 31.Re1-e4
Qa2-a1+ 32.Kc1-d2 Rb8xb2
33.Re4xa4 Rb2-b8 34.Ra4-b4
Rb8-d8+ 35.Rb4-d4 Rd8xd4+
36.c3xd4 Qa1xd4+ 37.Kd2-e2
-5.86/17 ]
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5.Nb1-c3 d7-d6 6.Bc1-e3 Ng8-f6
7.f2-f4 Bf8-e7 8.Qd1-f3 0-0 9.0-0-0
Qd8-c7 last book move last book move
10.Nd4-b3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10.Kc1-b1 a7-a6 11.Nd4xc6
b7xc6 12.g2-g4 Ra8-b8 13.g4-g5
Nf6-d7 14.Rh1-g1 Nd7-c5 15.b2-b3
d6-d5 16.Be3-d4 a6-a5 17.Kb1-a1
0.41/12 ]

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10...a7-a6 Consolidates b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...b7-b6
11.Nc3-b5 Qc7-d7 12.e4-e5 Nf6-d5
13.e5xd6 Be7-f6 14.Kc1-b1 a7-a6
15.Rd1xd5 e6xd5 16.Nb5-c7 Ra8-b8
17.Qf3xd5 Rf8-d8 18.Bf1xa6 Qd7xd6
19.Qd5xd6 Rd8xd6 20.Ba6xc8
Rb8xc8 21.Be3xb6 0.22/13 ] 11.g2-g4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Kc1-b1
b7-b5 12.g2-g4 Bc8-b7 13.g4-g5
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!? ;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
Qe7xe5 21.f4xe5 Re8xe5 22.Rh1-g1
Bc8-e6 0.29/13 ] 12.g4-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Kc1-b1
Bc8-b7 13.g4-g5 Nf6-d7 14.h2-h4
b5-b4 15.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8 16.Nb3-d4
Ra8-c8 17.Bf1-d3 Nd8-c6 18.Nd4-b3
Nc6-a5 19.Na4-b6 Nd7xb6 20.Nb3xa5
Bb7-a8 21.f4-f5 Nb6-d7 22.Na5-c4
d6-d5 23.f5-f6 d5xe4 24.Bd3xe4
Qc7xc4 25.f6xe7 Ba8xe4 26.e7xf8Q+
Kg8xf8 0.22/14 ] 12...Nf6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Nf6-d7
13.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 14.a2-a3 Bc8-b7
15.Rh1-g1 Ra8-c8 16.Qf3-f2 b5-b4
17.a3xb4 Nc6xb4 18.h2-h4 d6-d5
19.f4-f5 Nd7-c5 20.f5xe6 f7xe6
0.25/14 ] 13.h2-h4 White has a very
active position [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13.Kc1-b1 Bc8-b7 14.a2-a3 Ra8-d8
15.Qf3-h3 Nd7-c5 16.f4-f5 Nc5xb3
17.c2xb3 Qc7-d7 18.f5-f6 g7xf6
19.Rh1-g1 f6xg5 20.Be3xg5 Be7xg5
21.Rg1xg5+ Kg8-h8 22.Bf1-e2
0.24/13 ] 13...Bc8-b7
[ 13...Nd7-b6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...b5-b4 14.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8
15.Qf3-f2 Ra8-b8 16.Nb3-d2 Qc7-c6
17.b2-b3 f7-f5 18.Bf1-d3 f5xe4
19.Nd2xe4 Nd7-e5 20.Kc1-b1 Ne5xd3
21.c2xd3 e6-e5 22.Rd1-c1 -0.05/14 ]
14.g5-g6?? Black king safety dropped.
White lets it slip away [ 14.h4-h5 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Kc1-b1 b5-b4
15.Nc3-a4 Nc6-d8 16.Rd1-d4 d6-d5
17.e4xd5 e6xd5 18.Bf1-d3 Ra8-c8
19.Rd4xd5 Nd8-e6 20.Rh1-e1 Bb7xd5
21.Qf3xd5 Rf8-e8 22.Qd5-e4 g7-g6
23.Bd3xa6 0.18/14 ] 14...Nc6-b4??
Diagram [ 14...f7xg6 15.h4-h5 b5-b4
16.h5xg6 h7xg6 ( 16...b4xc3
17.Rh1xh7 c3xb2+ 18.Kc1xb2+- );
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...f7xg6
15.a2-a3 Be7-f6 16.Qf3-h3 Nc6-d8
17.Rd1-d3 Nd7-c5 18.Nb3xc5 d6xc5

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21.Rd3-d1 g6-g5 -0.34/12 ]

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hands over the advantage to the
opponent 15.a2-a3+- [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 16.g6xh7+
Kg8xh7 17.h4-h5 Be7-f6 18.h5-h6
g7-g6 19.Be3-g1 Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4
Ne7-f5 21.Kc1-b1 Nd7-c5 22.Qf3-g2
Nf5xd4 23.Bg1xd4 Bf6xd4 24.Rd1xd4
Kh7-g8 25.Bf1-e2 0.75/13 ]
15...Nb4-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...Nb4-c6 16.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7
17.h4-h5 Be7-f6 18.h5-h6 g7-g6
19.Be3-g1 Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4 Ra8-c8
21.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 22.Bg1-f2 Nd7-c5
23.Rh1-g1 Re8-h8 0.79/13 ] 16.Bf1-h3
[ 16.h4-h5 White has the better game
h7-h6 17.Qf3-h3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16.g6xh7+ Kg8xh7 17.h4-h5
Be7-f6 18.h5-h6 g7-g6 19.Be3-g1
Nc6-e7 20.Nb3-d4 Ne7-f5 21.Kc1-b1
Nd7-c5 22.Qf3-g2 Nf5xd4 23.Bg1xd4
Bf6xd4 24.Rd1xd4 Kh7-g8 25.Bf1-e2
0.75/12 ] 16...h7xg6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16...h7xg6 17.h4-h5 g6xh5
18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6 19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4
20.Qh4-h8+ Kg8xh8 21.Bh3-f5+
Kh8-g8 22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8
23.Bh7-f5+ Kh8-g8 0.12/15 ] 17.h4-h5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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17.h4-h5 g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6
19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4 20.Qh4-h7+
Kg8xh7 21.Bh3-f5+ Kh7-g8
22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 23.Bh7-f5+
Kh8-g8 24.Bf5-h7+ -0.11/13 ]

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17...g6-g5? [ 17...g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5
Nd7-f6 19.Qh5-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 17...g6xh5 18.Qf3xh5 Nd7-f6
19.Qh5-h4 Nf6xe4 20.Qh4-h8+
Kg8xh8 21.Bh3-f5+ Kh8-g8
22.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 23.Bh7-f5+
Kh8-g8 0.12/13 ] 18.f4-f5??
White threatens to win material: f5xe6.
White is ruining his position
[ 18.f4xg5 White has a promising
position Nd7-b6 19.h5-h6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.h5-h6 Rf8-c8
19.f4xg5 Nd7-e5 20.Qf3-f2 Ne5-c4
21.Kc1-b1 Nc4xe3 22.Qf2xe3 Nc6-e5
23.Bh3-g2 Ne5-c4 0.61/11 ]
18...Nc6-e5 Black threatens to win
material: Ne5xf3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18...Nd7-f6 19.h5-h6 Nc6-e5
20.Qf3-g2 g5-g4 21.h6xg7 Rf8-c8
22.f5xe6 f7xe6 23.Be3-d4 Nf6xe4
24.Bh3xg4 Be7-g5+ 25.Nb3-d2
Ne4-c5 26.Rh1-h8+ Kg8xg7
27.Bd4xe5+ d6xe5 28.Rh8xc8 Ra8xc8
29.Bg4-f3 Kg7-f6 30.Kc1-b1 0.06/11 ]
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20.Bh3xg4 Ne5xg4 21.Qg2xg4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Qf3-g2 g5-g4
20.Bh3xg4 Ne5-c4 21.Be3-g1
Be7-g5+ 22.Kc1-b1 Nc4xa3+
23.Kb1-a2 Na3-c4 24.f5xe6 Nd7-e5
25.e6xf7+ Qc7xf7 26.Nc3-d5 0.02/10 ]
19...g5-g4?? Black has let it slip away
[ 19...Nd7-f6 20.Bh3-g2 Nf6-g4
21.f5xe6 f7-f5= ( 21...f7xe6
22.Be3-d4 );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Nd7-f6 20.Bh3-g2 Nf6-g4
21.f5xe6 f7xe6 22.Kc1-b1 Ng4xe3
23.Qg3xe3 Ne5-g4 24.Qe3-h3 Ng4-f2
25.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h8 26.h5-h6 Nf2xh1
27.h6xg7+ Kh8xg7 28.Rd1xh1
-0.50/12 ] 20.Bh3xg4 Diagram
[ 20.f5xe6 Nd7-f6 21.Bh3-g2 f7xe6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.h5-h6 Nd7-f6
21.Bh3-g2 g7-g6 22.f5xg6 f7xg6
23.Nb3-d4 Nf6-h5 24.Qg3-e1 Qc7-d7
25.Kc1-b1 Ne5-f3 26.Qe1-e2 0.46/11 ]

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20...Ne5xg4 [ 20...Nd7-f6 21.h5-h6
g7-g6 22.Bg4-f3 e6xf5 23.h6-h7+
Kg8-h8 24.Nc3-d5 Bb7xd5
25.e4xd5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Nd7-f6 21.Bg4-f3 e6xf5 22.h5-h6
g7-g6 23.Nb3-d2 Ne5xf3 24.Qg3xf3
Nf6-h7 25.Rh1-g1 Be7-f6 26.Nc3-e2
f5xe4 27.Nd2xe4 Ra8-c8 28.c2-c3
Qc7-e7 29.Ne4xf6+ Nh7xf6 -0.15/11 ]

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21.h5-h6= Loses material [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 21.Qg3xg4 Nd7-e5
22.Qg4-g2 e6xf5 23.h5-h6 g7-g6
24.Kc1-b1 f5xe4 25.Nc3-d5 Bb7xd5
26.Rd1xd5 Ra8-e8 27.Qg2xe4 Be7-f6
28.Qe4-f4 Re8-e6 29.Rh1-e1 0.17/10 ]
21...g7-g5?? gives the opponent
counterplay [ 21...Nd7-e5 would save
the game 22.h6xg7 Kg8xg7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7-g6
22.Qg3xg4 e6xf5 23.e4xf5 Nd7-e5
24.Qg4-g1 Bb7xh1 25.Qg1xh1 Kg8-h8
26.Nc3-d5 Qc7-d7 27.Nd5-b6 Qd7-a7
28.Nb6-d5 Qa7-b7 29.f5-f6 Be7-d8
30.Kc1-b1 0.00/13 ] 22.Qg3xg4+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qg3xg4
Nd7-e5 23.Qg4-g3 Qc7-d8 24.Nb3-d4
Bb7-c8 25.Kc1-b1 Be7-f6 26.Rd1-f1
Qd8-e7 27.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 28.Qg3-h3
g5-g4 29.Qh3-h2 Bc8-b7 30.f5xe6
f7xe6 1.64/14 ] 22...Nd7-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Kg8-h8
23.f5xe6 f7xe6 24.Nb3-d4 Nd7-e5
25.Qg4-h5 Qc7-d7 26.Be3xg5 Ra8-c8
27.Bg5xe7 Qd7xe7 28.Qh5-h3 Rf8-f6
29.h6-h7 Rc8xc3 30.Qh3xc3 Bb7xe4
31.Rh1-h3 Ne5-c4 32.Qc3-g3 Be4xh7
33.Kc1-b1 1.73/13 ] 23.Qg4-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qg4-g3
Kg8-h8 24.Nb3-d4 Qc7-c4 25.f5-f6
Be7xf6 26.Be3xg5 Ne5-d3+
27.Rd1xd3 Bf6xd4 28.Qg3xd6 Bd4xc3
29.Rd3xc3 Qc4xe4 30.Rh1-d1 f7-f6
31.Qd6-e7 Qe4-g6 32.Bg5-e3
Qg6-f7 1.64/13 ] 23...g5-g4?! Diagram
[ 23...e6xf5 24.Be3xg5 f5xe4
25.Bg5xe7 Qc7xe7+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...e6xf5 24.Be3xg5
Bb7xe4 25.Rh1-g1 Kg8-h8 26.Nb3-d4
Rf8-g8 27.Bg5xe7 Qc7xe7 28.Nd4xf5
Be4xf5 29.Qh5xf5 Ra8-f8 30.Nc3-d5
Qe7-h4 31.Kc1-b1 Rg8xg1 32.Rd1xg1
Qh4xh6 33.Nd5-f6 Qh6-h2 34.Rg1-g3
Qh2-h1+ 35.Kb1-a2 0.87/13 ]
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Bb7-c8 25.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 26.Be3-h6
Qc7-d8 27.Kc1-b1 Rf8-e8 28.Bh6-f4
Be7-f6 29.Bf4xe5 Bf6xe5 30.Nd4-c6
Qd8-f6 31.Nc6xe5 d6xe5 32.Qh5xg4
e6xf5 33.Qg4-g3 f5xe4 34.Nc3xe4
Qf6-f4 2.92/13 ] 24...Be7-f6
[ 24...e6xf5 otherwise it's curtains at
once 25.Qh5xf5 Bb7-c8+- ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 24...Kg8-h8 25.Bd4xe5+
d6xe5 26.f5xe6 f7xe6 27.Qh5xg4
Rf8-g8 28.Qg4-h3 Rg8-g6 29.Kc1-b1
Ra8-c8 30.Rd1-g1 Be7-g5 31.Qh3-g4
Qc7-e7 32.Nb3-a5 Bb7-a8 33.Qg4-g3
Qe7-c7 1.23/15 ] 25.Bd4xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bd4xe5
Qc7-e7 26.Be5xf6 Qe7xf6
27.Qh5xg4+ Kg8-h7 28.Rd1-g1
Rf8-g8 29.Qg4-g7+ Rg8xg7
30.h6xg7+ Qf6-h6+ 31.Rh1xh6+
Kh7xh6 32.g7-g8Q Ra8xg8
33.Rg1xg8 e6xf5 34.e4xf5 Bb7-f3
35.Rg8-b8 Kh6-g5 36.Rb8-b6 Kg5xf5
37.Nb3-d4+ Kf5-f4 38.Rb6xa6 Bf3-b7
39.Ra6xd6 Kf4-g5 40.Nd4xb5 f7-f5
41.Nc3-d5 14.14/13 ] 25...Bf6xe5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Kg8-h7 26.Be5xf6 Rf8-g8
27.Bf6-g7 Ra8-b8 28.f5xe6 f7xe6
29.Qh5xg4 Qc7-f7 30.Rd1-g1 e6-e5

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33.Rh1-h2
35.Na5-c4
37.Qh3-g2
14.23/14 ]

b5-b4 32.a3xb4 Rb8-f8


Qf7-e8 34.Nb3-a5 Bb7-a8
Rf8-f4 36.Qg4-h3 Qe8-c8
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26.Qh5xg4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Qh5xg4+ Kg8-h7 27.Rd1-g1
Be5-f4+ 28.Qg4xf4 a6-a5 29.f5xe6
f7xe6 30.Rg1-g7+ Kh7-h8 31.Qf4xf8+
Ra8xf8 32.Rg7xc7 b5-b4 33.Nb3xa5
b4xc3 34.Na5xb7 c3xb2+ 35.Kc1xb2
d6-d5 36.e4xd5 e6xd5 37.Nb7-d6
d5-d4 38.Rh1-g1 Rf8-b8+ 39.Rc7-b7
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
31.h6-h7 Bd5xb3 32.Qg6-g8+ Rf8xg8
33.h7xg8Q# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Kg8-h7 27.Rd1-g1 Be5-f4+
28.Qg4xf4 a6-a5 29.f5xe6 f7xe6
30.Rg1-g7+ Kh7-h8 31.Qf4xf8+
Ra8xf8 32.Rg7xc7 b5-b4 33.Nb3xa5
b4xc3 34.Na5xb7 c3xb2+ 35.Kc1xb2
d6-d5 36.e4xd5 e6xd5 37.Nb7-d6
d5-d4 38.Rh1-g1 Rf8-b8+ 39.Rc7-b7
14.58/12 ] 27.Rd1-g1 Diagram
[ 27.Rd1-g1 f7-f6 28.Qg4-g7+ Qc7xg7
29.h6xg7+ ( 29.Rg1xg7?! Bb7-c8 )
29...Kh8-g8 30.Rh1-h8+ Kg8-f7
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33.Rf8xa8 Be4xa8 34.Rh8xa8 Ke7xe6
35.Kc1-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Rd1-g1 Be5-f4+ 28.Kc1-b1 f7-f6
29.Qg4-g7+ Qc7xg7 30.h6xg7+
Kh8-g8 31.Rh1-h8+ Kg8-f7 32.f5xe6+
Kf7-e7 33.g7xf8R Ra8xf8 34.Rg1-g7+
Ke7-e8 35.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8
36.Rg7xb7 d6-d5 37.e4xd5 Bf4-e5
38.Nb3-c5 Kf8-e8 39.Nc5xa6 b5-b4
40.a3xb4 f6-f5 41.Rb7-f7 Be5-g3
42.Rf7xf5 Bg3-d6 43.Rf5-f7 Bd6-e7
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Carlsen,Magnus
Paehtz,Elisabeth
Classics, GM group (2)

B32

04.04.2003

B32: Sicilian: Lwenthal and


Kalashnikov Variations
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 e7-e5
5.Nd4-b5 d7-d6 6.Nb1-c3 a7-a6
7.Nb5-a3 b7-b5 8.Nc3-d5 Ng8-f6
9.Nd5xf6+ Qd8xf6 10.c2-c4 b5-b4
11.Na3-c2 Diagram
Qf6-g6 12.Qd1-d5 Bc8-b7
13.Nc2xb4 Nc6-d8 14.Qd5-d1

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16.Nb4-d5 last book move last book
move Be7-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Be7-h4 17.Qd1-d3 Qe4xd3
18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0 0-0
20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.b2-b3 f7-f5
22.Bd3-e2 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1 h7-h6
24.g2-g3 Rb8-c8 25.Kg1-g2 f5-f4
26.Be2-g4 0.32/17 ] 17.Qd1-d3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Qd1-d3
Qe4xd3 18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0 0-0
20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Rd1-c1 Bh4-d8
22.Rf1-d1 f5-f4 23.Be3-d2 Ra8-c8
24.Bd2-b4 Ne6-c5 25.Bd3-c2 f4-f3
26.g2-g3 Bd8-g5 27.Rc1-a1 0.29/16 ]
17...Qe4xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Qe4xd3 18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.0-0
0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.b2-b3 f7-f5
22.Bd3-e2 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1 Ne6-c5
24.g2-g3 Bd8-a5 25.Re1-f1 f5-f4
26.g3xf4 e5xf4 27.Nd5xf4 0.36/16 ]
18.Bf1xd3 Black has a cramped
position [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Bf1xd3 Nd8-e6 19.Bd3-e2 Ra8-b8
20.0-0-0 Bh4-d8 21.b2-b3 0-0
22.Kc1-b1 f7-f5 23.Kb1-b2 Ne6-c7
24.Be2-f3 Nc7xd5 25.Bf3xd5+ Bb7xd5
26.Rd1xd5 0.22/14 ] 18...Nd8-e6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...Nd8-e6
19.0-0 0-0 20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Bd3-e2

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Ra8-e8 22.b2-b4 Bh4-d8 23.Rf1-e1
f5-f4 24.Be3-a7 Rf8-f7 25.Ba7-b8
Rf7-d7 26.Be2-g4 0.26/16 ] 19.0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bd3-e2
Ra8-b8 20.0-0-0 Bh4-d8 21.b2-b3 0-0
22.Rh1-e1 Bb7-c8 23.Kc1-b2 Ne6-c5
24.Be3xc5 d6xc5 25.Be2-d3 Bc8-g4
0.24/13 ] 19...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...0-0 20.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8
21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Rf1-e1 Rb8-c8
23.g2-g3 f5-f4 24.Be3-a7 Bh4-d8
25.Bd3-e4 f4xg3 26.h2xg3 Ne6-c5
0.23/14 ] 20.b2-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 20.Ra1-d1 0-0 21.Nd5-b6
Rc8-d8 22.Bd3-c2 f7-f5 23.Nb6-d5
Rd8-c8 24.b2-b3 f5-f4 25.Be3-b6
Bh4-d8 26.Bb6xd8 Rc8xd8 27.b3-b4
Bb7xd5 28.Rd1xd5 0.37/14 ]
20...e5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...0-0 21.a2-a4 f7-f5 22.Rf1-d1
Bh4-d8 23.b4-b5 Ne6-c5 24.Bd3-e2
f5-f4 25.Be3xc5 Rc8xc5 26.Ra1-b1
f4-f3 27.g2xf3 Bb7xd5 28.Rd1xd5
Rc5xd5 29.c4xd5 a6xb5 30.a4xb5
0.23/14 ] 21.Bd3-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.Bd3-e2 0-0 22.Ra1-d1
Bh4-d8 23.a2-a4 h7-h6 24.Rf1-e1
Kg8-h7 25.b4-b5 Bd8-a5 26.Re1-f1
a6xb5 27.a4xb5 Rc8-a8 28.Rd1-a1
Bb7xd5 29.c4xd5 0.50/14 ] 21...Bh4-f6
[ 21...Bh4-g5 22.f2-f4 Bg5-h6
23.Nd5-b6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...0-0 22.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8 23.g2-g3
Bh4-d8 24.h2-h4 Bb7-c6 25.Kg1-g2
Rc8-b8 26.Rd1-d2 Bc6xd5 27.c4xd5
Ne6-c7 28.Be3-f4 Bd8-e7 29.Rf1-c1
Nc7-b5 0.45/14 ] 22.Nd5xf6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nd5xf6+
g7xf6 23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2
f6-f5 25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6
f4xe3 27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7
Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2
e3xf2 31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2
Rc8xc4 33.Rd6xa6 Rc4-c2+
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42.Ra7-c7 0.94/17 ] 22...g7xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...g7xf6
23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2 f6-f5
25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6 f4xe3
27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7 Ne6-f4
29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2 e3xf2
31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2 Rc8xc4
33.Rd6xa6 Rh8-e8 34.Ra6-a7 e4-e3+
35.Kf2-f3 Kg7-g6 36.Rb7xf7 Rc4xb4
37.Rf7-g7+ Kg6-f6 38.Ra7-f7+ Kf6-e6
39.Kf3xe3 Rb4-b2 40.Ke3-f3 Rb2xa2
41.Rg7xh7 Ra2-d2 1.10/12 ]
23.Ra1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Rf1-d1 Ke8-e7 24.Rd1-d2 f6-f5
25.Ra1-d1 f5-f4 26.Rd2xd6 f4xe3
27.Rd6-d7+ Ke7-f6 28.Rd7xb7 Ne6-f4
29.Kg1-f1 Nf4xe2 30.Kf1xe2 e3xf2
31.Rd1-d6+ Kf6-g7 32.Ke2xf2 Rc8xc4
33.Rd6xa6 Rh8-e8 34.Ra6-a7 e4-e3+
35.Kf2-f3 Kg7-g6 36.Rb7xf7 Rc4xb4
37.Rf7-g7+ Kg6-f6 38.Ra7-f7+ Kf6-e6
39.Kf3xe3 Rb4-b2 40.Ke3-f3 Rb2xa2
41.Rg7xh7 Ra2-d2 0.92/13 ] 23...f6-f5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Rh8-g8
24.g2-g3 Ke8-e7 25.Rf1-e1 Rc8-c7
26.Kg1-g2 f6-f5 27.Kg2-f1 f7-f6

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28.Re1-d1 Rc7-c8 29.Rd1-d2 Bb7-c6
30.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 31.g3xf4 f6-f5
0.49/16 ] 24.f2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.g2-g3 Rh8-g8 25.Kg1-h1
Ke8-e7 26.Rf1-g1 Bb7-c6 27.Rc1-d1
f7-f6 28.Rg1-e1 f5-f4 29.g3xf4
Rc8-b8 30.a2-a3 Bc6-a4 31.Rd1-d2
Rb8-c8 32.f4-f5 0.50/16 ] 24...e4xf3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Ke8-e7
25.Rf1-d1 h7-h6 26.Rd1-d2 Bb7-c6
27.g2-g3 Rh8-d8 28.a2-a3 Rd8-g8
29.Kg1-f2 Rc8-c7 30.Be3-b6 Rc7-b7
31.c4-c5 d6xc5 32.Bb6xc5+ Ne6xc5
33.Rc1xc5 0.48/15 ] 25.Be2xf3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Be2xf3
Bb7-e4 26.Bf3xe4 f5xe4 27.Rf1-f5
0-0 28.a2-a4 Kg8-g7 29.Rf5-d5
Rf8-d8 30.b4-b5 Ne6-c5 31.b5xa6
Nc5xa6 32.Be3-d4+ Kg7-f8 33.Rd5-h5
Kf8-g8 34.Rc1-e1 Na6-c5 35.Bd4xc5
Rc8xc5 36.Rh5xc5 d6xc5 37.Re1xe4
Rd8-d1+ 38.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+
39.Kf2-f3 0.60/17 ] 25...Bb7-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bb7-e4
26.Bf3xe4 f5xe4 27.Rf1-f5 Ke8-e7
28.Rc1-f1 Rc8xc4 29.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e8
30.Rf7-a7 Rc4xb4 31.Rf1-d1 Rh8-f8
32.Ra7xa6 Rf8-f6 33.Ra6xd6 Rb4-a4
34.Rd6-b6 Ke8-f7 35.Rb6-b8 Kf7-g7
36.Rd1-d7+ Rf6-f7 37.Rd7xf7+ Kg7xf7
38.Rb8-b7+ Kf7-f6 0.74/16 ] 26.Bf3xe4
[ 26.Bf3-e2!?+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 27.Rf1-e1 Ke7-d7
28.Re1-d1 Rh8-g8 29.c4-c5 Rc8-c6
30.g2-g3 Be4xf3 31.Kf2xf3 Kd7-e7
32.c5xd6+ Rc6xd6 33.Rd1xd6 Ke7xd6
34.Rc1-d1+ Kd6-c6 35.a2-a4 Rg8-e8
36.h2-h3 h7-h5 0.69/14 ] 26...f5xe4
Black has a new passed pawn: e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...f5xe4
27.Rf1-f5 Ke8-e7 28.Rc1-f1 Rc8xc4
29.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e8 30.Rf7-a7 Rc4xb4
31.Rf1-d1 Rh8-f8 32.Ra7xa6 Rf8-f6
33.Ra6xd6 Rb4-a4 34.Rd6-b6 Ke8-f7
35.Rb6-b8 Kf7-g7 36.Rd1-d7+ Rf6-f7

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Kf7-f6 0.72/15 ] 27.Rf1-f5
White prepares the advance b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Rf1-f5
Rh8-g8 28.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 29.Rf5-h5
Rc8-c6 30.Rh5-h4 Rg8-c8 31.Rh4xe4
d6-d5 32.c4xd5 Rc6xc1 33.Be3xc1
Rc8xc1 34.d5xe6 f7xe6 35.Re4-e1
Rc1-c4 36.a2-a3 Rc4-c3 37.Re1-e3
Rc3-c4 38.Re3-e5 Rc4-c2+ 39.Kf2-f3
Ke7-d6 0.66/16 ] 27...Rh8-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rh8-g8
28.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 29.Rf5-h5 Rc8-b8
30.a2-a3 Rg8-g7 31.Rh5-a5 Ne6-c7
32.g2-g3 f7-f6 33.Rc1-d1 Rg7-g8
34.Be3-f4 Rb8-d8 35.Kf2-e3 0.60/14 ]
28.a2-a4 White intends b5 [ 28.Rf5-h5
Rf8-h8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.c4-c5 a6-a5 29.Rc1-c4 a5xb4
30.Rc4xe4 Ke8-d7 31.c5xd6 Rc8-c2
32.Re4xb4 Rc2xa2 33.Rb4-b6 f7-f6
34.g2-g3 Ra2-a8 35.Rb6-b7+ Kd7xd6
36.Rb7xh7 Ra8-a1+ 37.Kg1-f2
Ra1-a2+ 38.Kf2-f3 0.77/14 ]
28...Ke8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Ke8-d7 29.Rf5-d5 Kd7-e7
30.Rd5-h5 Rf8-h8 31.g2-g3 Rc8-c7
32.b4-b5 a6xb5 33.a4xb5 Rh8-c8
34.Rh5xh7 Rc7xc4 35.Rc1-f1 Ne6-d8
36.Be3-g5+ Ke7-d7 37.Bg5xd8
Rc8xd8 38.Rh7xf7+ Kd7-e6 39.b5-b6
Rc4-c2 40.Rf7-f6+ Ke6-e5 41.Rf1-f5+
Ke5-d4 42.Rf5-f2 Kd4-e5 43.Rf2xc2
Ke5xf6 0.69/14 ] 29.b4-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rf5-a5
Rc8-a8 30.Ra5-h5 Rf8-h8 31.Rc1-f1
Ra8-b8 32.b4-b5 a6xb5 33.c4xb5
Rb8-a8 34.Rh5-f5 Ne6-d8 35.Be3-g5+
Ke7-d7 36.Bg5xd8 Kd7xd8 37.b5-b6
Ra8xa4 38.Rf5xf7 Kd8-c8 39.Kg1-f2
Ra4-a2+ 40.Kf2-e3 Ra2xg2
41.Ke3xe4 Rg2xh2 0.61/14 ]
29...a6xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...a6xb5 30.a4xb5 Ne6-c5
31.Be3-h6 Rf8-g8 32.Rc1-f1 Nc5-d7

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33.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e6 34.Bh6-e3 Rc8xc4
35.Rf7xh7 Rc4-c3 36.Be3-f4 Rg8-g6
37.h2-h4 Rc3-b3 38.Rh7-h8 Rg6-f6
39.Rh8-e8+ Ke6-d5 40.g2-g4 Rf6-e6
41.Re8-d8 Nd7-e5 42.Bf4xe5 Diagram

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Kd5xe5 0.47/15 ] 30.a4xb5
White has a new protected passed
pawn: b5. [Weaker is 30.c4xb5
Rc8xc1+ 31.Be3xc1 Rf8-a8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.a4xb5
Ne6-c5 31.b5-b6 Ke7-e6 32.Rf5-h5
Nc5-d3 33.Rc1-c2 Nd3-e5 34.c4-c5
d6xc5 35.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 36.Rh5-h6+
Ne5-g6 37.Be3xc5 Rf8-d8 38.Rc2-b2
Ke6-d5 39.Bc5-a7 0.43/15 ]
30...Ne6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Ne6-c5 31.Be3-h6 Rf8-g8
32.Rc1-f1 Nc5-d7 33.Rf5xf7+ Ke7-e6
34.Bh6-e3 Rc8xc4 35.Rf7xh7 Rc4-c3
36.Be3-f4 Rg8-g6 37.h2-h4 Rc3-b3
38.Rh7-h8 Rg6-f6 39.Rh8-e8+ Ke6-d5
40.g2-g4 Rf6-e6 41.Re8-d8 Nd7-e5
42.Bf4xe5 Kd5xe5 0.46/14 ] 31.Rf5-d5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Rf5-g5
Ng7-e6 32.Rg5-h5 Rf8-h8 33.b5-b6
Ke7-d7 34.Rh5-h6 Kd7-c6 35.Rc1-f1
Rh8-f8 36.Rh6xh7 Ne6-c5 37.Be3xc5
d6xc5 38.Rf1-f6+ Kc6-b7 39.Kg1-f2
Rc8-c6 40.Rf6xc6 Kb7xc6 41.Kf2-e3
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0.79/16 ] 31...Ng7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 31...Ke7-e6 32.Rd5-d4 f7-f5
33.Rc1-d1 Rf8-d8 34.g2-g4 Ng7-e8
35.g4xf5+ Ke6xf5 36.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-e6
37.c4-c5 Rd8-d7 38.c5-c6 Rd7-f7
39.Kg1-g2 Rf7-f3 40.Be3-g5 h7-h5
0.74/14 ] 32.Rd5-f5 Twofold repetition
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rd5-h5
Rf8-h8 33.b5-b6 Ke7-d7 34.Rc1-b1
Ne6-d8 35.c4-c5 Nd8-b7 36.Rb1-d1
Rh8-g8 37.g2-g3 Rg8-g7 38.Kg1-f2
f7-f6 39.Rh5-f5 Kd7-e6 0.98/15 ]
32...Ne6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ne6-g7 0.10/20 ] 33.Rf5-f2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rf5-g5
Ng7-e6 34.Rg5-h5 Rf8-h8 35.b5-b6
Rc8-a8 36.b6-b7 Ra8-b8 37.Rc1-b1
Ne6-d8 38.Rh5-b5 Nd8-c6 39.Kg1-f2
f7-f6 40.Rb1-d1 Nc6-d8 41.Rd1-d4
Nd8xb7 42.Rd4xe4+ Ke7-f7 0.76/14 ]
33...Ng7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Ke7-e6 34.Rf2-e2 f7-f5 35.b5-b6
Rf8-f7 36.g2-g3 Ng7-e8 37.Kg1-f2
Ne8-f6 38.h2-h3 Rf7-b7 39.Re2-a2
Nf6-d7 40.Ra2-a7 Rc8-b8 41.Ra7xb7
Rb8xb7 0.42/15 ] 34.b5-b6
Don't underestimate that pawn
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Rf2-a2
Ne6-c5 35.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-e6
36.Rc1-c2 Nc5-d3 37.b5-b6 Rf8-g8
38.g2-g3 Nd3-b4 39.Rc2-c3 Nb4-c6
40.Ra7-a4 Rc8-a8 41.Ra4xa8 Rg8xa8
42.b6-b7 Ra8-b8 0.27/14 ] 34...f7-f5
Black has a new protected passed
pawn: e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...f7-f5 35.g2-g3 Ke7-d7 36.Rf2-a2
f5-f4 37.g3xf4 Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+
Kd7-c6 39.Rc1-f1 Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7
Rf8-g8+ 41.Kg1-h1 Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1
Rf8-f3 43.b6-b7 Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q
Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8 Kc6-c5
46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2
Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+
49.Kf2-g3 0.40/16 ] 35.g2-g3
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Rf2-a2
Ke7-d7 36.g2-g3 f5-f4 37.g3xf4
Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+ Kd7-c6 39.Rc1-f1
Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7 Rf8-g8+ 41.Kg1-h1
Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1 Rf8-f3 43.b6-b7
Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8
Kc6-c5 46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2
Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+
49.Kf2-g3 0.31/15 ] 35...Ke7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rc8-a8
36.Rc1-b1 Ra8-a3 37.Be3-h6 Rf8-b8
38.Rf2xf5 Ra3-c3 39.Rf5-h5 Ke7-d7
40.Bh6-d2 Rc3xc4 41.Rh5xh7+
Kd7-c6 42.Rh7-e7 Rc4-c2 43.Bd2-e3
Rc2-c3 0.40/14 ] 36.Rf2-b2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Rf2-a2 f5-f4
37.g3xf4 Ne6xf4 38.Ra2-a7+ Kd7-c6
39.Rc1-f1 Nf4-e6 40.Ra7xh7 Rf8-g8+
41.Kg1-h1 Rc8-f8 42.Rf1-b1 Rf8-f3
43.b6-b7 Rf3xe3 44.b7-b8Q Diagram

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Rg8xb8 45.Rb1xb8 Kc6-c5
46.Rb8-c8+ Kc5-d4 47.Kh1-g2
Ne6-f4+ 48.Kg2-f2 Re3-e2+
49.Kf2-g3 0.31/14 ] 36...Rc8-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kd7-c6
37.b6-b7 Rc8-b8 38.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7
39.c4-c5 Ne6xc5 40.Rb6xd6 Kc7xd6
41.Be3xc5+ Kd6-d7 42.Bc5xf8 Rb8xf8
43.Rc1-c5 Rf8-b8 44.Rc5xf5 Rb8xb7
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47.Kg1-f2 Kb7-c6 48.Kf2-e3 Kc6-d5
49.g3-g4 Kd5-e5 50.g4-g5 Ke5-d5
51.h2-h4 Kd5-e5 52.h4-h5 0.25/17 ]
37.b6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.c4-c5 d6xc5 38.Be3xc5 Ne6xc5
39.Rc1xc5 Kd7-d6 40.Rc5-c4 Rf8-c8
41.Rb2-d2+ Kd6-e6 42.Rc4xc8
Rb8xc8 43.Kg1-f2 Rc8-b8 44.Rd2-b2
Ke6-d6 45.Kf2-e3 Kd6-c6 46.Rb2-f2
Rb8xb6 47.Rf2xf5 Rb6-b2 48.Rf5-h5
Rb2-b3+ 49.Ke3xe4 Rb3-b4+
50.Ke4-e5 Rb4-b5+ 0.17/14 ]
37...Ne6-d8? [ 37...Kd7-c6
and Black can hope to live 38.Rc1-b1
Rf8-f7 39.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kd7-c6
38.Rb2-b6+ Kc6-c7 39.c4-c5 Ne6xc5
40.Rb6xd6 Kc7xd6 41.Be3xc5+
Kd6-d7 42.Bc5xf8 Rb8xf8 43.Rc1-c5
Rf8-b8 44.Rc5xf5 Rb8xb7 45.Rf5-f7+
Kd7-c6 46.Rf7xb7 Kc6xb7 47.Kg1-f2
Kb7-c6 48.Kf2-e3 Kc6-d5 49.g3-g4
Kd5-e5 50.g4-g5 Ke5-d5 51.h2-h4
Kd5-e5 52.h4-h5 0.25/16 ]
38.Rc1-b1+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rc1-b1 Nd8-e6 39.Be3-a7 Ne6-c5
40.Ba7xb8 Rf8xb8 41.Rb2-b5 Kd7-c6
42.Kg1-f2 Rb8xb7 43.Rb5xb7 Nc5xb7
44.Kf2-e3 Nb7-a5 45.Ke3-d4 Kc6-c7
46.Rb1-f1 Na5-c6+ 47.Kd4-c3 Nc6-e7
48.Rf1-f4 Kc7-c6 49.Rf4-h4 Kc6-c5
50.Rh4xh7 Ne7-c6 51.h2-h4 d6-d5
52.c4xd5 Kc5xd5 53.Rh7-d7+
Kd5-e5 1.48/15 ] 38...Nd8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nd8-f7
39.Be3-a7 Nf7-e5 40.Ba7xb8 Rf8xb8
41.Rb2-b5 Kd7-c6 42.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c7
43.Kf2-e2 Kc7-c6 44.Rb5-b4 Ne5-f3
45.Ke2-e3 Nf3xh2 46.Ke3-f4 Nh2-f3
47.Kf4xf5 Kc6-c7 48.Kf5xe4 Nf3-d2+
49.Ke4-d5 Nd2xb1 50.Rb4xb1
Rb8xb7 51.Rb1xb7+ Kc7xb7
52.Kd5xd6 1.62/14 ] 39.Be3-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Be3-f4
Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5 Ne5-f3+ 41.Kg1-f2

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Nf3-e5 42.Rb1-d1 Ne5-d3+
43.Rd1xd3 e4xd3 44.Bf4xd6 Rf8-e8
45.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 46.Kf2-e3 d3-d2
47.Rb2xd2+ Kd7-c6 48.Rd2-b2
Rb8xb7 49.Rb2xb7 Kc6xb7 50.Ke3-f4
Kb7-c6 51.Kf4xf5 Kc6xc5 52.Kf5-e5
h7-h5 53.h2-h3 1.74/15 ] 39...Rf8-e8
[ 39...Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39...Nc6-e5 40.c4-c5 Rf8-d8
41.Rb1-d1 Ne5-f7 42.Kg1-f2 Kd7-c7
43.c5xd6+ Kc7-d7 44.Kf2-e3 Rd8-g8
45.Rb2-b5 Rg8-f8 46.Rb5-b6 h7-h6
1.77/13 ] 40.c4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 40.c4-c5 d6-d5 41.Bf4xb8
Re8xb8 42.Rb1-f1 Nc6-d4 43.Kg1-f2
Kd7-c6 44.Rf1-c1 Rb8xb7 45.Rb2xb7
Kc6xb7 46.Rc1-d1 Nd4-c2 47.Rd1xd5
Kb7-c6 48.Rd5-d8 Nc2-b4
49.Rd8-c8+ Kc6-d5 50.Rc8-c7 h7-h6
51.Kf2-e3 Nb4-c6 52.Rc7-f7 2.04/13 ]
40...Nc6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...d6-d5 41.Bf4xb8 Re8xb8
42.Rb1-f1 Nc6-d4 43.Kg1-f2 Nd4-f3
44.Rb2-b6 Kd7-c7 45.Rf1-b1 Nf3xh2
46.Kf2-e3 Nh2-f3 47.Ke3-f4 Nf3-d2
1.47/12 ] 41.Rb2-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 41.Rb2-c2 Re8-g8 42.Kg1-g2
h7-h5 43.Rc2-d2 Ne5-f7 44.Rd2xd6+
Nf7xd6 45.Bf4xd6 Rg8-e8 46.Rb1-b6
e4-e3 47.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 48.Kg2-f3
Kd7-c7 49.Kf3xe3 Rb8xb7
50.Rb6xb7+ Kc7xb7 51.Ke3-d4
Kb7-c6 52.h2-h3 Kc6-c7 53.Kd4-d5
2.14/13 Diagram
(Diagram 86)
] 41...d6xc5?? Diagram
[ 41...Re8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Re8-g8 42.Kg1-g2 Rg8-d8
43.Rc2-d2 Ne5-f7 44.Rd2xd6+ Nf7xd6
45.Bf4xd6 Rd8-e8 46.Rb1-b6 e4-e3
47.Bd6xb8 Re8xb8 48.Kg2-f3 Kd7-c7
49.Kf3xe3 Rb8xb7 50.Rb6xb7+
Kc7xb7 51.Ke3-f4 Kb7-c6 52.Kf4xf5

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terrible, but what else could Black do to
save the game? 42.Rc2xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Rc2xc5
Kd7-d6 43.Rb1-b5 Rb8xb7
44.Bf4xe5+ Re8xe5 45.Rc5xe5
Rb7xb5 46.Re5xb5 Kd6-e6 47.Kg1-f2
Ke6-f6 48.Kf2-e3 Kf6-g5 49.h2-h3
h7-h6 5.61/9 ] 42...Ne5-d3
[ 42...Ne5-c6 doesn't improve anything
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd7-e7 44.Bf4xb8
Re8xb8 45.Rc5xc6 Rb8xb7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Ne5-c6
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd7-e7 44.Bf4xb8
Re8xb8 45.Rc5xc6 Rb8xb7 46.Rd1-c1

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Ke7-d7 47.Rc6-h6 Kd7-e8 48.Kg1-f2
Ke8-f8 49.Rh6-f6+ Kf8-e7 50.Rf6xf5
Rb7-b2+ 51.Kf2-e3 Rb2xh2
52.Ke3xe4 Rh2-b2 53.Rf5-e5+
Ke7-d7 54.Rc1-d1+ Kd7-c6
55.Re5-e6+ Kc6-c5 56.Rd1-c1+
Kc5-b4 5.88/13 ] 43.Bf4xb8
[ 43.Rc5-c7+ and White has prevailed
Kd7-d8 44.Rb1-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 43.Rc5-c7+ Kd7-d8 44.Rb1-d1
Re8-e6 45.Rc7xh7 Rb8xb7
46.Rh7xb7 Re6-a6 47.h2-h4 Kd8-e8
48.h4-h5 Ke8-f8 49.Bf4-e3 Kf8-g8
50.h5-h6 Ra6-a4 51.Kg1-g2 Ra4-a2+
52.Rd1-d2 5.93/11 ] 43...Nd3xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Nd3xc5
44.Bb8-f4 Nc5-a6 45.b7-b8N+
Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-c6 53.Ke3xe4
Kc6-d7 54.g4-g5 Kd7-e6 55.Bb8-f4
Ke6-e7 56.Ke4-e5 Ke7-d7 57.Bf4-d2
Kd7-e7 58.Bd2-b4+ Ke7-f7 3.81/16 ]
44.Bb8-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44.Bb8-f4 Nc5-a6 45.b7-b8N+
Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c6 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc6-d7 53.Ke3xe4
Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5 Ke6-d7 55.Be5-f4
Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5 Ke6-e7 57.Ke4-e5
Ke7-d7 58.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 59.Bd2-b4+
Ke7-f7 3.55/15 ] 44...Nc5-a6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Nc5-a6
45.b7-b8N+ Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3
Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4
Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4
Kc4-c3 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4
Kb3-c4 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7
Kb3-c3 59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4
Kc4-c3 61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b4 Diagram
62.Be3-d4 Kb4-c4 63.Bd4-g1 3.64/16

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] 45.b7-b8Q [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


45.b7-b8N+ Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3
Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4
Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4
Kc4-c3 55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4
Kb3-c4 57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7
Kb3-c3 59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4
Kc4-c3 61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b4 62.Be3-d4
Kb4-c4 63.Bd4-g1 3.55/20 ]
45...Na6xb8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45...Na6xb8 46.Rb1xb8 Re8xb8
47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
Diagram

Kc6-d7 53.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5


Ke6-d7 55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5
Ke6-d7 57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5
Ke7-d7 59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
Ke7-f7 3.54/15 ] 46...Re8xb8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Re8xb8
47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c6
51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc6-d7
53.Ke3xe4 Kd7-e6 54.Bb8-e5 Ke6-d7
55.Be5-f4 Kd7-e6 56.g4-g5 Ke6-d7
57.Ke4-d5 Kd7-e7 58.Kd5-e5 Ke7-d7
59.Bf4-d2 Kd7-e7 60.Bd2-b4+
Ke7-f7 3.57/16 ] 47.Bf4xb8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Bf4xb8
Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3
Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5 51.g3-g4
f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5 53.g4-g5
Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Ke4-d5 Kb3-c3
59.Kd5-e4 Kc3-c2 60.Bg1-f2 Kc2-c3
61.Bf2-d4+ Kc3-d2 62.Ke4-d5 Kd2-d3
63.Bd4-f2 Kd3-c3 3.38/16 ]
47...Kd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2 Kc6-c5
49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5
51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5
53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4

(Diagram 89)
49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3 Kd5-c5
51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4 Kc5-d5
53.g4-g5 Kd5-c4 54.Ke3xe4 Kc4-c3
55.Bb8-e5+ Kc3-b3 56.Be5-d4 Kb3-c4
57.Bd4-g1 Kc4-b3 58.Bg1-a7 Kb3-c3
59.Ba7-b8 Kc3-c4 60.Bb8-f4 Kc4-c3
61.Bf4-e3 Kc3-b3 62.Be3-f2 Kb3-c2
63.Bf2-e1 3.97/19 ] 46.Rb1xb8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rb1xb8
Re8xb8 47.Bf4xb8 Kd7-c6 48.Kg1-f2
Kc6-c5 49.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 50.h2-h3
Kd5-c6 51.g3-g4 f5xg4 52.h3xg4

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57.Bd4-e3 Kc4-b3 58.Be3-f2 Kb3-b4
59.Bf2-d4 Kb4-c4 60.Bd4-e3 3.28/17 ]
48.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Kg1-f2 Ke6-d5 49.Kf2-e3 Kd5-e6
50.h2-h4 Ke6-f7 51.h4-h5 Kf7-e6
52.Ke3-f4 Ke6-e7 53.Bb8-a7 Ke7-f6
54.Ba7-d4+ Kf6-e6 55.Bd4-b6 Ke6-f6
56.Bb6-a7 Kf6-e6 57.Ba7-f2 Ke6-f6
58.Bf2-e3 Kf6-e6 59.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5
60.Kg5-h6 Ke5-e6 61.Kh6xh7 Ke6-f7
62.Kh7-h6 Kf7-f6 63.Be3-d4+ Kf6-e6
64.Kh6-g5 3.48/19 ] 48...Ke6-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Ke6-d7
49.Kf2-e3 Kd7-e6 50.h2-h4 Ke6-e7
51.h4-h5 Ke7-e6 52.Ke3-f4 Ke6-f7
53.Bb8-a7 Kf7-f6 54.Ba7-d4+ Kf6-e6
55.Bd4-b6 Ke6-f6 56.Bb6-e3 Kf6-e6
57.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 58.Kg5-h6 Ke5-e6
59.Kh6xh7 Ke6-f7 60.Kh7-h6 Kf7-f6
61.Be3-d4+ Kf6-e6 62.Kh6-g5 3.51/16
] 49.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49.h2-h4 Kf6-e6 50.Kf2-e3 Ke6-f7
51.h4-h5 Kf7-e6 52.g3-g4 Ke6-f6
53.Ke3-f4 f5xg4 54.Bb8-e5+ Kf6-f7
55.Kf4xe4 Kf7-e6 56.Be5-g3 Ke6-f6
57.Bg3-f4 g4-g3 58.Ke4-f3 Kf6-f5
59.Kf3xg3 Kf5-e6 60.Kg3-g4 Ke6-f6
61.Bf4-g3 Kf6-f7 62.Kg4-g5 Kf7-g7
63.Bg3-f2 Kg7-f7 64.Kg5-h6 Kf7-g8
65.Bf2-e3 Kg8-h8 66.Be3-d4+ Kh8-g8
67.Bd4-c3 3.48/17 ]
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Qb6xb2 9.Ra1-b1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 7...c5xd4 8.Ne2xd4 Nc6-e5
9.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 10.Nd4-b5 Ne5xf3+
11.Qd1xf3 Qd8-a5 12.0-0 a7-a6
13.Qf3-g3 0-0 14.Be3-d4 Qa5-d8
15.Bd4xf6 Qd8xf6 16.Nb5-d6 Bc8-d7
17.Ra1-d1 Bd7-c6 -0.04/16 ] 8.Bf3xd5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 8.Bf3xd5 e6xd5
9.d4xc5 Bc8-e6 10.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7
11.Qd1-d3 Qd8-a5 12.Qd3-b5 Qa5-c7
13.0-0-0 Ra8-d8 14.Kc1-b1 0-0
15.Rh1-e1 a7-a6 16.Qb5-b6 Qc7xb6
17.c5xb6 Rf8-e8 18.Ne2-d4 0.47/17 ]
8...Qd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
8...e6xd5 Diagram
(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. pne 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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Qf4-b4+ 17.Nb5-c3 Qb4xb2
18.Rg1-g3 h7-h5 19.Rg3-d3 g7-g6
20.Na8-c7 Qb2-b4 21.Ke1-f1 c5-c4
22.Rd3-g3 Qb4-c5 23.Nc7-b5 h5-h4
24.Rg3-h3 Kf8-g7 0.39/17 ] 9...Qd5-h5
[ 9...Qd5xg2 10.Rh1-g1 Qg2xh2
11.Be3-f4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9...Qd5xg2 10.Rh1-g1 Qg2xh2
11.Be3-f4 Qh2-h5 12.Nc3-b5 f7-f6
13.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-f7 14.Nc7xa8 c5xd4
15.Na8-c7 Qh5-a5+ 16.Qd1-d2
Qa5-b6 17.Qd2-d3 g7-g5 18.Bf4-h2
Qb6xb2 19.Ra1-d1 e6-e5 20.Ke1-f1
Qb2xa2 21.Ne2-c1 Qa2-a4 22.Nc1-b3
g5-g4 0.24/15 ] 10.Nc3-b5 [ 10.d4-d5
Nc6-b4 11.d5-d6 Bc8-d7 ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 10.Nc3-b5 c5xd4
11.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8
13.Ne2xd4 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1
e6-e5 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5
Rb8-b7 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3
Ke7-f7 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1
Bc8-f5 21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6
Rb7-b6 23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4
Rb6xb4 25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8
Kf7xe8 27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4
Bf5-c2 0.47/19 ] 10...c5xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...c5xd4
11.Nb5-c7+ Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8
13.Ne2xd4 Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1

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e6-e5 15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5
Rb8-b7 17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3
Ke7-f7 19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1
Bc8-f5 21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6
Rb7-b6 23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4
Rb6xb4 25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8
Kf7xe8 27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4
Bf5-c2 0.56/18 ] 11.Nb5-c7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Nb5-c7+
Ke8-e7 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3 Ke7-f7
19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.Rf1-e1 Bc8-f5
21.c2-c3 Rh8-c8 22.Nc7-a6 Rb7-b6
23.Na6-b4 Be7xb4 24.c3xb4 Rb6xb4
25.f2-f3 Rc8-e8 26.Re1xe8 Kf7xe8
27.Bg3-f2 Rb4-b7 28.g2-g4 Bf5-c2
29.Rd1-d6 0.54/17 ] 11...Ke8-e7
Black loses the right to castle
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Ke8-e7
12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
17.b2-b3 f7-f6 18.Be5-g3 Ke7-f7
19.0-0 Bf8-e7 20.c2-c3 Rh8-d8
21.Rf1-e1 Rd8xd1 22.Re1xd1 Bc8-f5
23.b3-b4 0.50/13 ] 12.Nc7xa8
[ 12.Be3-f4 Diagram
(Diagram 92)
Qh5-a5+ 13.c2-c3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12.Be3-f4 Ra8-b8 13.Ne2xd4
Qh5xd1+ 14.Ra1xd1 e6-e5
15.Nd4xc6+ b7xc6 16.Bf4xe5 Rb8-b7
17.Be5-d6+ Ke7-f6 18.b2-b3 Kf6-f5
19.g2-g4+ Kf5-g6 20.Bd6xf8 Rb7xc7
21.Bf8-d6 Rc7-d7 22.f2-f4 Rh8-d8
23.f4-f5+ Kg6-g5 0.66/14 ] 12...d4xe3=
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...d4xe3
13.f2xe3 Qh5-e5 14.Qd1-d3 Qe5-b8
15.Ne2-d4 Nc6xd4 16.Qd3xd4 Bc8-d7
17.Qd4-c5+ Ke7-d8 18.Qc5-h5
Qb8xa8 19.Qh5xf7 Kd8-c7 20.Ra1-d1

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23.Qf7-f3 Kc7-b8 24.Qf3-g4 0.15/14 ]
13.0-0 White castles and improves king
safety [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.f2xe3
Qh5-e5 14.Qd1-d3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-d4
Nc6xd4 16.Qd3xd4 Bc8-d7
17.Qd4-c5+ Ke7-d8 18.Qc5-h5
Qb8xa8 19.Qh5xf7 Kd8-c7 20.Ra1-d1
Qa8-e8 21.0-0 a7-a6 22.c2-c4 h7-h6
23.Qf7-f3 Kc7-b8 24.Qf3-g4 -0.03/15 ]
13...Qh5-e5 Black threatens to win
material: Qe5xb2 [ 13...e3xf2+
14.Rf1xf2 Qh5-e5 15.Ne2-c3 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qh5-e5
14.f2xe3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-f4 Qb8xa8
16.Qd1-e2 Qa8-b8 17.c2-c3 f7-f5
18.Qe2-h5 Qb8-e5 19.Nf4-g6+ h7xg6
20.Qh5xh8 Qe5xe3+ 21.Rf1-f2 Ke7-f7
22.Ra1-d1 a7-a6 23.Qh8-h7 Bf8-e7
-0.53/16 ] 14.Ne2-c3 [ 14.f2xe3 f7-f6
15.Ne2-f4 Qe5xe3+ 16.Kg1-h1
Qe3-e5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14.f2xe3 Qe5-b8 15.Ne2-g3 Qb8xa8
16.Qd1-f3 f7-f5 17.e3-e4 g7-g6
18.e4xf5 g6xf5 19.c2-c3 Qa8-b8
20.Ra1-e1 Ke7-d8 21.b2-b4 Kd8-c7
22.b4-b5 Bf8-c5+ 23.Kg1-h1 Nc6-e7
24.Qf3-f4+ Bc5-d6 25.Qf4-d4 -0.39/14
] 14...Ke7-e8 [ 14...f7-f5!? 15.f2xe3
Ke7-f7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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14...f7-f5 15.f2xe3 Ke7-f7 16.e3-e4
Bf8-d6 17.Qd1-h5+ g7-g6 18.Qh5-h6
Bd6-c5+ 19.Kg1-h1 Qe5-b8 20.e4xf5
e6xf5 21.Nc3-e4 Bc5-e7 22.Ra1-d1
Bc8-e6 23.b2-b3 Qb8xa8 24.Ne4-d6+
Be7xd6 25.Rd1xd6 Qa8-f8 26.Qh6-d2
Qf8-b8 27.Rf1-e1 Rh8-e8 28.c2-c3
-0.37/16 ] 15.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15.f2-f4 Diagram

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Bc5-e7 18.Na8-c7+ Ke8-f8 19.f4-f5
e6xf5 20.Nc7-d5 Be7-c5 21.Qh5-e2
Qb8-e5 22.Ra1-d1 Qe5xb2 23.Nb5-c3
Qb2-a3 24.Nc3-b5 Qa3xa2
25.Nd5xe3 Qa2-e6 26.Rd1-d3 Kf8-g8
27.c2-c3 h7-h5 -0.27/17 ] 15...Bf8-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Bf8-d6
16.Qd1-g4 Qe5xh2+ 17.Kg1-f2
Qh2-e5 18.Ra1-d1 h7-h5 19.Qg4-f3
Ke8-e7 20.Rd1-d2 f7-f5 21.Rf1-d1
Bd6-b8 22.Kf2-f1 h5-h4 23.a2-a3
Ke7-f7 24.e3-e4 g7-g6 25.Rd2-d3
Qe5-g7 26.Qf3-e3 Bb8-e5 -0.73/17 ]
16.g2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Qd1-g4 Qe5xh2+ 17.Kg1-f2
Qh2-e5 18.Ra1-d1 h7-h5 19.Qg4-e4
Qe5-g3+ 20.Kf2-e2 Bd6-e5 21.Nc3-b5
Ke8-e7 22.b2-b3 f7-f5 23.Qe4-f3
h5-h4 24.a2-a3 a7-a6 25.Qf3xg3
Be5xg3 26.Nb5-c3 h4-h3 27.g2xh3

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Rh8xh3 -0.44/16 ] 16...Ke8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Ke8-e7
17.Qd1-d3 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4 Bc8-d7
19.Qe4xb7 Rh8-b8 20.Qb7xa7 Bd6-c5
21.Qa7-c7 Qe5xc7 22.Na8xc7 Rb8-b7
23.Ra1-e1 Rb7xc7 24.Re1-e2 Bd7-c6
25.Kg1-f2 Rc7-d7 26.a2-a3 Nb4-d5
27.Nc3-e4 Bc5-b6 28.Kf2-f3 Nd5-f6
-0.72/16 ] 17.Qd1-f3 White threatens
to win material: Qf3xf7 [ 17.Qd1-d3
Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 17.Qd1-d3 Nc6-b4 18.Qd3-e4
Bc8-d7 19.Qe4xb7 Rh8-b8 20.Qb7xa7
Bd6-c5 21.Qa7-c7 Qe5xe3+
22.Kg1-h1 Nb4-a6 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7
24.Qc7xd7+ Kf7-g6 25.Ra1-f1 Rb8xb2
26.Qd7-e8+ Kg6-h6 27.Qe8-d8
Qe3-d4 28.Qd8xd4 Bc5xd4 29.Nc3-e2
Bd4-f6 -0.35/14 ] 17...Nc6-d8
[ 17...f7-f5 18.Ra1-d1 Bc8-d7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...f7-f5
18.Ra1-d1 Bc8-d7 19.Rf1-f2 Bd6-c5
20.Rd1-d3 Rh8xa8 21.Nc3-a4 Bc5-b6
22.Rf2-d2 Bd7-e8 23.Rd3-b3 Be8-h5
24.Qf3xh5 Bb6xe3+ 25.Rb3xe3
Qe5xe3+ Diagram
(Diagram 94)
26.Rd2-f2 -1.03/13 ] 18.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Ra1-d1
b7-b6 19.Qf3-g4 Bc8-b7 20.Rd1xd6
Qe5xe3+ 21.Rf1-f2 Ke7xd6 Diagram
(Diagram 95)
22.Qg4xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-b5+
Kd6-d7 24.Na8-c7 Qe3-c1+ 25.Rf2-f1
Qc1-d2 26.Rf1-f2 Qd2-e1+ 27.Rf2-f1
Qe1-e3+ 28.Rf1-f2 Qe3-c1+ -0.21/15 ]
18...b7-b6? Prevents intrusion on c5
[ 18...Bd6-b8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Bd6-b8 19.Ra1-d1 f7-f5
20.Ne4-g5 h7-h6 21.Ng5-h3 g7-g5
22.e3-e4 g5-g4 23.Qf3-a3+ Bb8-d6

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26.b2xa3 Ke7-f7 27.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6
28.e4xf5 e6xf5 29.Rf1-d1 Rh8-d8
30.Rd1xd8 Nc6xd8 31.Nc7-b5 Bc8-e6
32.Nb5xa7 Be6xa2 33.Na7-c8 Kf7-f6
34.Nc8-d6 Nd8-e6 0.00/17 ]
19.Ne4xd6+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Ne4xd6 Qe5xd6 20.Qf3-g4 Bc8-b7
21.Ra1-d1 Qd6-e5 22.Qg4-b4+
Qe5-c5 23.Qb4xc5+ b6xc5 24.Na8-c7
f7-f5 25.Rf1-f4 Nd8-f7 26.Rf4-c4
Bb7-f3 27.Rd1-d2 Nf7-g5 28.Kg1-f1
Ng5-e4 29.Rd2-d3 Rh8-b8 30.b2-b3
Rb8-c8 31.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 0.89/17 ]
19...Qe5xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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19...Qe5xd6 20.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5
21.Qg4-b4+ Qe5-c5 22.Qb4xc5+
b6xc5 23.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 24.Ra1-d1
Bc8-b7 25.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4
Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3
f7-f5 29.h2-h3 Ne5-f7 30.Kg1-f2
Nf7-d6 31.Ra4-h4 h7-h6 32.b2-b3
Bb7-c6 33.Rh4-f4 g7-g5 1.26/19 ]
20.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5 21.Qg4-b4+
Qe5-c5 22.Qb4xc5+ b6xc5 23.Na8-c7
Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Bc8-b7 25.Ra1-d1
Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5
a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 29.h2-h3
Ne5-f7 30.Ra4-h4 Nf7-g5 31.Kg1-f2
Bb7-f3 32.Rd1-d2 Rc8-b8 33.b2-b3
Bf3-c6 34.Rd2-d1 h7-h6 1.14/17 ]
20...Bc8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Bc8-b7 21.Qf3-g4 Qd6-e5
22.Qg4-b4+ Qe5-c5 23.Qb4xc5+
b6xc5 24.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 25.Rf1-f4
Nc6-e5 26.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 27.Nc7-b5
a7-a6 28.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 29.h2-h3
Ne5-f7 30.Kg1-f2 g7-g6 31.Ra4-h4
Nf7-g5 32.Rh4-h6 Bb7-f3 33.Rd1-d2
Bf3-c6 34.b2-b3 1.05/18 ] 21.Qf3-h5
[ 21.Rd1xd6?! is clearly weaker Bb7xf3
22.Rd6xb6 Bf3xa8= ( 22...a7xb6
23.Rf1xf3 Nd8-c6 24.Na8xb6+- );
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qf3-h5
Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+ b6xc5 23.Na8-c7
Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5 25.Rf4-a4
Rh8-c8 26.Nc7-b5 a7-a6 27.Nb5-c3
f7-f5 28.h2-h3 Ne5-f7 29.Kg1-f2
Nf7-g5 30.h3-h4 Ng5-f3 31.b2-b3
Nf3-e5 32.e3-e4 f5xe4 33.Kf2-e3
Ne5-g4+ 34.Ke3-e2 Ng4-f6 35.Ra4-c4
Bb7-d5 1.22/16 ] 21...Qd6-b8??
sad, but how else could Black save the
game? [ 21...Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+
b6xc5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Qd6-c5 22.Qh5xc5+ b6xc5
23.Na8-c7 Nd8-c6 24.Rf1-f4 Nc6-e5
25.Rf4-a4 Rh8-c8 26.Nc7-b5 a7-a6
27.Nb5-c3 f7-f5 28.h2-h3 Rc8-b8

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29.b2-b3 Bb7-f3 30.Rd1-f1 Bf3-b7
31.Kg1-f2 Rb8-d8 32.Rf1-d1 1.00/14 ]
22.Rd1xd8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rd1xd8 Rh8xd8 23.Rf1xf7+
Ke7-d6 24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7
Kd6xc7 26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8
27.Qe5xe6+ Rd8-d7 28.Qe6-c4+
Kc8-b8 29.Qc4-g8+ Kb8-c7
30.Qg8xh7 Bb7-d5 31.a2-a3 Bd5-c6
32.Qh7-h5 Kc7-b7 33.Qh5-g4 Rd7-e7
34.Qg4-c4 Re7-d7 3.98/15 ]
22...Ke7xd8 [ 22...Rh8xd8 does not
solve anything 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7-d6
24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7 Kd6xc7
26.Qh5-e5+ Rd8-d6 27.Qe5xg7+
Rd6-d7 28.Qg7-e5+ Kc7-d8
29.e3-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Rh8xd8 23.Rf1xf7+ Ke7-d6
24.Na8-c7 Qb8xc7 25.Rf7xc7 Kd6xc7
26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xe6+
Rd8-d7 28.Qe6-c4+ Kc8-b8
29.Qc4-g8+ Kb8-c7 30.Qg8xh7 g7-g5
31.Qh7-h5 Bb7-c6 32.b2-b4 a7-a6
33.a2-a3 b6-b5 34.h2-h4 g5xh4
35.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-b7 36.g3xh4 3.97/14 ]
23.Qh5xf7 [ 23.Rf1xf7 and White
can already relax Bb7xa8
( 23...Qb8xa8?? 24.Qh5-h4+ g7-g5
25.Qh4-d4+ Kd8-c8 26.Qd4xh8# )
24.Qh5-g5+ Kd8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23.Rf1xf7 Kd8-c8 24.Rf7-c7+
Qb8xc7 25.Na8xc7 Kc8xc7
26.Qh5-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xe6+
Kc8-b8 28.Qe6-e5+ Kb8-c8
29.Qe5xg7 Rh8-d8 30.Qg7xh7
Rd8-d1+ 31.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d7 32.Qh7-f5
Kc8-c7 33.Qf5-f4+ Kc7-d8 34.e3-e4
Rd7-e7 35.Qf4-b8+ Bb7-c8 36.Kf2-e3
Re7-c7 37.c2-c4 Kd8-d7 38.Ke3-d4
Kd7-d8 39.h2-h4 6.27/18 ]
23...Bb7xa8 [ 23...Bb7-c6 does not
win a prize 24.Qf7xe6 Qb8-b7
25.Rf1-f7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Bb7-c6 24.Qf7xe6 Qb8-b7
25.Rf1-f7 Rh8-e8 26.Rf7xb7 Re8xe6

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27.Rb7xa7 Bc6-e4 28.c2-c4 Re6-d6
29.b2-b3 Kd8-c8 30.Na8-c7 Rd6-d1+
31.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+ 32.Kf2-e1 Rd2xh2
33.Nc7-b5 g7-g6 34.Ra7-f7 Kc8-d8
35.a2-a4 h7-h6 36.Rf7-f2 Rh2-h3
37.Rf2-f4 Be4-f5 38.Ke1-f2 Kd8-e7
39.e3-e4 1.67/17 ] 24.Rf1-d1+
[ 24.Qf7xg7?! is much weaker Rh8-e8
25.Rf1-d1+ Ba8-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Rf1-d1+ Ba8-d5 25.Qf7xe6
Kd8-c7 26.Qe6-e5+ Kc7-c8
27.Qe5xd5 Qb8-b7 28.Qd5-f5+
Kc8-b8 29.Rd1-d7 Qb7-c6 30.Qf5-e5+
Kb8-c8 31.Rd7xa7 Rh8-d8
32.Qe5-f5+ Kc8-b8 33.Ra7xg7 h7-h5
34.Qf5-f4+ Kb8-c8 35.c2-c4 Rd8-d1+
36.Kg1-f2 Rd1-d2+ 37.Kf2-e1 Rd2-d8
38.Rg7-f7 Qc6-h1+ 39.Qf4-f1
Qh1xf1+ 40.Rf7xf1 Kc8-c7 41.Ke1-e2
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:
24...Ba8-d5 25.Qf7xe6 Kd8-c7
26.Qe6-e5+ Kc7-c8 27.Qe5xd5
Qb8-b7 28.Qd5-f5+ Kc8-b8 29.Rd1-d7
Qb7-c6 30.Qf5-e5+ Kb8-c8
31.Rd7xa7 Rh8-d8 32.Qe5-f5+
Kc8-b8 33.Ra7xg7 h7-h5 34.Qf5-f4+
Kb8-c8 35.c2-c4 Rd8-d1+ 36.Kg1-f2
Rd1-d2+ 37.Kf2-e1 Rd2-d8 38.Rg7-f7
Qc6-h1+ 39.Qf4-f1 Qh1xf1+ 40.Rf7xf1
Kc8-c7 41.Ke1-e2 Kc7-c6 42.Rf1-f5
Rd8-a8 43.a2-a3 Ra8-a4 44.Ke2-d3
3.63/16 ] 25.Qf7xe6 Diagram
[ 25.Qf7xe6 Kd8-c7 26.Qe6-e5+
( 26.Qe6xd5?! Qb8-e8+- ) 26...Kc7-c8
27.Qe5xd5+- ( 27.Rd1xd5?! Qb8xe5
28.Rd5xe5 Kc8-d7+- );Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.Qf7xe6 Qb8-c8
26.Qe6-d6+ Qc8-d7 27.Qd6-b8+
Kd8-e7 28.Qb8xh8 Qd7-e6
29.Qh8xg7+ Ke7-d6 30.Qg7-d4
Kd6-c6 31.Rd1-f1 Qe6-e4 32.Rf1-f6+
Kc6-d7 33.Rf6-f7+ Kd7-c6 34.Qd4xe4
Bd5xe4 35.Rf7xa7 Be4xc2 36.Kg1-f2

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Kc6-d5 37.Ra7-b7 Kd5-c6 38.Rb7-f7
Bc2-e4 39.g3-g4 Kc6-d5 40.g4-g5
Kd5-c4 41.Rf7-c7+ Kc4-d5 5.97/17 ]

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A89

Carlsen,Magnus
Rylander,Dennis
Salongernas IM-turnering (8) 07.06.2003
A89: Dutch Defence: Leningrad
System: 5 Nf3 0-0 6 0-0 d6 7 Nc3 Nc6
1.d2-d4 f7-f5 2.g2-g3 Ng8-f6
3.Bf1-g2 g7-g6 4.Ng1-f3 Bf8-g7
5.0-0 0-0 6.c2-c4 d7-d6 7.Nb1-c3
Nb8-c6 8.d4-d5 Nc6-e5 9.Nf3xe5
d6xe5 10.e2-e4 f5-f4 11.g3xf4 e5xf4
12.e4-e5 Diagram
(Diagram 97)
Nf6-g4 13.e5-e6 Ng4-e5 last book
move last book move 14.c4-c5
[ 14.Rf1-e1!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14.Rf1-e1 Ne5xc4 15.Re1-e4 Nc4-d6
16.Re4xf4 b7-b6 17.Qd1-a4 Bg7-e5
18.Rf4xf8+ Qd8xf8 19.Bc1-g5 h7-h6
20.Bg5-e3 Bc8-b7 21.f2-f4 Be5-g7
22.Qa4-d7 Ra8-c8 23.Ra1-c1 0.10/14 ]

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17.Rf1-d1 a7-a5 18.Bh3-f1 c5-c4
19.Bf1xc4 Ne5xc4 20.Qa4xc4 Bc8-a6
21.Qc4-c5 Qd8-d6 22.Qc5xd6 c7xd6
23.Bc1-g5 Rf8-e8 24.Ra1-c1 Ra8-b8
25.Rc1-c2 Bg7-e5 26.Bg5-e3 -0.46/15
] 15.Bg2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15.Bg2-h1 b7-b6 16.Qd1-a4 b6xc5
17.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 18.a2-a3 c5-c4
19.Ra1-a2 Qd8-d6 20.Nc3-e4 Qd6-b6
21.Bc1-e3 Qb6-b3 22.Qa4xb3
Rb8xb3 -0.53/14 ] 15...g6-g5
[ 15...b7-b6 16.d5-d6 e7xd6

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17.Qd1-a4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...b7-b6 16.Qd1-a4 b6xc5
17.Rf1-d1 a7-a5 18.Bh3-f1 c5-c4
19.Bf1xc4 Ne5xc4 20.Qa4xc4 Bc8-a6
21.Qc4-c5 Qd8-d6 22.Qc5xd6 c7xd6
23.Bc1-g5 Rf8-e8 24.Ra1-c1 Ra8-b8
25.Rc1-c2 Bg7-e5 26.Bg5-e3 -0.46/15
] 16.Kg1-h1? [ 16.Qd1-d4!? should not
be overlooked Qd8-e8 17.Rf1-e1=
( 17.Bc1xg5?? taking the pawn will
cause White grave problems
Qe8-g6-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Qd1-a4 h7-h6 17.Rf1-d1 b7-b6
18.c5xb6 c7xb6 19.d5-d6 e7xd6
20.Nc3-d5 Bg7-f6 21.Qa4-e4 Ra8-b8
22.Bc1-e3 Rf8-e8 23.Be3-d4 Bc8-b7
24.Bd4-c3 Bb7xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Qd8-e7
26.Ra1-c1 0.55/13 ] 16...g5-g4
Black threatens to win material: g4xh3
[ 16...h7-h6 17.Qd1-a4 Ne5-d3
18.Qa4-c4 Nd3xc1 19.Rf1xc1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...g5-g4
17.Qd1-d4 b7-b6 18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5
19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6 20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8
21.Bg4-f5 Rb8-b4 22.Qe4-c2 Rb4-h4
23.Rd1-g1 c7-c6 24.Bc1-g5 Rh4-h5
25.Ra1-d1 Qd8-c7 26.h2-h4 Rf8-b8
27.Nc3-e4 c6xd5 28.Rd1xd5 0.18/13 ]
17.Qd1-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17.Qd1-d4 b7-b6 18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5
19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6 20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8
21.a2-a3 Qd8-e8 22.Rd1-g1 Ba6-d3
23.Qe4-e3 Bd3-g6 24.h2-h3 Ne5xg4
25.Rg1xg4 Bg7-d4 26.Qe3-e1 Qe8-d8
27.Bc1-h6 Rb8xb2 28.Bh6xf8
Qd8xf8 0.27/16 ] 17...g4xh3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...b7-b6
18.Bh3xg4 b6xc5 19.Qd4-e4 Bc8-a6
20.Rf1-d1 Ra8-b8 21.a2-a3 Qd8-e8
22.Rd1-g1 Ba6-d3 23.Qe4-e3 Bd3-g6
24.Bg4-h5 c7-c6 25.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
26.Qe3xc5 Ne5-d3 0.21/14 ]
18.Bc1-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Bc1-h6 Bg7-h8 19.Bh6xf8 Qd8xf8
20.Rf1-g1+ Ne5-g6 21.Qd4-e4 Qf8-f6

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24.Qf3xf6 Bh8xf6 25.f2-f4 Bf6-h4
26.Rg3xh3 Bh4-f2 27.f4-f5 Ng6-f4
28.Rh3-f3 0.05/12 ] 18...Bg7xh6
[ 18...Bg7-h8!? 19.Bh6xf8 Qd8xf8
( 19...Kg8xf8 20.Qd4-f4+ Bh8-f6
21.Rf1-g1 ) 20.Rf1-g1+ Diagram

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27.Nc3-e4 Ra8-b8 28.Ne4-g5 Qf8-f6


29.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 30.c5xb6 Bc8-b7
31.b6xa7 Rb8-a8 32.Qh7-c2 Qf6-f4
33.Ng5-h7+ Kf8-g8 34.Qc2-c3 0.44/16
] 20.Rf1-g1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.Rf1-g1+ Rf6-g6 21.Qe5-h5 Bh6-g7
22.Rg1xg6 h7xg6 23.Qh5xg6 Qd8-f8
24.Ra1-g1 b7-b6 25.Nc3-b5 b6xc5
26.Nb5xc7 Bc8-b7 27.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8
28.Qg6-h5 c5-c4 29.Qh5-e5 Kg8-h8
30.Qe5-e4 Ba8-b7 31.Qe4xc4 0.52/14
99
] 20...Rf6-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Bh6-g7 21.Rg1xg7+ Kg8xg7
22.Nc3-e4 Bc8xe6 23.Ne4xf6 e7xf6
24.Qe5xe6 Kg7-h8 25.d5-d6 c7xd6
26.c5xd6 Qd8-g8 27.Qe6xf6+ Qg8-g7
28.Qf6xf3 Ra8-f8 29.Qf3xh3 Qg7xb2
30.Ra1-g1 Qb2xf2 31.d6-d7 Qf2-d4
32.a2-a4 b7-b6 33.Qh3-e6 a7-a6
34.h2-h3 Qd4-c3 35.Qe6-h6 Rf8-d8
0.83/15 ] 21.Qe5-h5 White threatens
to win material: Qh5xh6 [Houdini 2.0c
Ne5-g6 ;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.Qd4xe5 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 ]
21...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qd8-f8 22.Rg1xg6+ h7xg6
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 ]
22.Rg1xg6+ [ 22.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-g8
20.Rf1-g1+ Rf6-g6 21.Qe5-h5 Qd8-f8
22.Rg1xg6+ h7xg6 23.Qh5xg6+
23.Qe5-h5 ;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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28.Nd4xf3 c7-c6 29.Nf3-e5 Rd8xd5
30.Ne5xg6 Rd5-g5 31.Ng6xe7
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a7-a5 34.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g7
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22...h7xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...h7xg6 23.Ra1-g1 Qd8-e8
24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6
26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+
28.f2-f3 e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8
30.Qf4-g3 a7-a5 31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-g7
32.Nh6-g4 Ra8-a6 33.Qg3xh3 Bd5xa2
34.Qh3-h6+ Kg7-g8 35.Qh6-e3
Ra6-e6 36.Rg1-a1 Qe8-a4 37.Qe3-g5
Kg8-g7 38.Ng4xe5 0.24/15 ]
23.Ra1-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Ra1-g1 Qd8-e8 24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4
25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7
27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ 28.f2-f3 e7-e5
29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8 30.Qf4-g3 a7-a5
31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-g7 32.Nh6-g4 Ra8-a6
33.Qg3xh3 Bd5xa2 34.Qh3-h6+
Kg7-g8 35.Qh6-e3 Ra6-e6 36.Rg1-a1
Qe8-a4 37.Qe3-g5 Kg8-g7
38.Ng4xe5 0.24/16 ] 23...Qd8-e8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Qd8-e8
24.Nc3-b5 Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6
26.Nb5-d4 Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+
28.f2-f3 e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8

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30.Qf4-e3 Kg8-f7 31.Nf5-h6+ Kf7-g7
32.Nh6-g4 Qe8-e6 33.Qe3-h6+
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35.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 36.Qh8-g7+
Kd7-c8 37.Qg7-h8+ Kc8-d7
38.Qh8-g7+ 0.16/16 ] 24.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nc3-b5
Bh6-f4 25.Qh5xf3 Bc8xe6 26.Nb5-d4
Be6-f7 27.Qf3xf4 Bf7xd5+ 28.f2-f3
e7-e5 29.Nd4-f5+ Kg7-g8 30.Qf4-e3
Bd5-f7 31.Nf5-h6+ Kg8-h7 32.Nh6-g4
Qe8-e7 33.c5-c6 b7xc6 34.Rg1-g3
Ra8-d8 35.Rg3xh3+ Kh7-g8
36.Ng4xe5 Qe7-b4 Diagram

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9-wq-+-+-+0
9+-+-wQP+R0
9PzP-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+-+K0[
xiiiiiiiiy
37.Ne5xf7 Rd8-d1+ 38.Kh1-g2
Kg8xf7 0.42/14 ] 24...c7-c6
[ 24...a7-a5 25.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-g8= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...b7-b6
25.Qh5-e5+ Kg7-h7 26.Qe5xc7
Kh7-g8 27.c5-c6 Bh6-g7 28.d5-d6
Diagram
(Diagram 102)
Bc8xe6 29.d6-d7 Qe8-f8 30.Rg1xg6
Be6-f5 31.Rg6xg7+ Kg8xg7
32.Qc7-e5+ Kg7-h7 33.Ne4-g5+
Kh7-h6 34.Qe5-e3 Kh6-g6 35.Ng5xf3
Kg6-g7 36.Qe3-g5+ Bf5-g6
37.Nf3-e5 -0.26/13 ] 25.Qh5-e5+=

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9zp-wQ-zp-vl-0 102
9-zpPzPP+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+N+-+0
9+-+-+p+p0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-tRK0
xiiiiiiiiy
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qh5-e5+
Kg7-h7 26.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5
27.Qe5xg5 Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Ra8-d8
29.Qg5-g3 Kh7-g7 30.Qg3-e5+
Kg7-h7 31.Qe5-e4 Rd8-d5 32.Qe4xf3
Rd5xc5 33.Qf3xh3+ Rc5-h5
34.Qh3-g4 c6-c5 35.Qg4-e4 b7-b6
36.Rg1-g3 Rh5-f5 37.Kh1-g2 Qe8-d8
38.Rg3-d3 Rf5-g5+ 39.Kg2-h1 Qd8-f8
40.Rd3-h3+ Kh7-g8 0.12/16 ]
25...Kg7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Kg7-h7 26.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5
27.Qe5xg5 Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Ra8-d8
29.Qg5-g3 Kh7-g7 30.Qg3-e5+
Kg7-h7 31.Qe5-e4 Rd8-d5 32.Qe4xf3
Rd5xc5 33.Rg1-g3 Rc5-c1+
34.Rg3-g1 Rc1-c2 35.Qf3xh3+
Kh7-g7 36.Qh3-f3 Kg7-h7 37.Qf3-h3+
Kh7-g7 0.07/16 ] 26.Ne4-g5
[ 26.Qe5-h5 Kg8-g7 27.Qh5-e5+
Kg7-g8 28.Qe5-h5 Kg8-g7= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qe5-f5
Kg8-h7 27.Ne4-g5+ Bh6xg5
28.Qf5xg5 c6xd5 29.Rg1-g4 Bc8xe6
30.Rg4-h4+ Kh7-g8 31.Qg5-e5
Qe8-f8 32.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7
33.Rh8xf8+ Ra8xf8 34.Qe5-f4+
Be6-f5 35.Qf4xf3 Rf8-d8 36.Qf3-b3
Rd8-d7 37.Kh1-g1 Bf5-e6 38.f2-f4
d5-d4 39.Qb3-d3 Rd7-d5 40.b2-b4

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a7-a5 41.a2-a3 a5xb4 42.a3xb4
Be6-f5 43.Qd3-b3 e7-e6 44.Kg1-f2
d4-d3 0.14/16 ] 26...Bh6xg5??
gives the opponent new chances
[ 26...Qe8-f8 27.Ng5-f7 Kg8-h7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Bh6-g7
27.Qe5-g3 c6xd5 28.Qg3xh3 Kg8-f8
29.Ng5-h7+ Kf8-g8 30.Nh7-g5
Kg8-f8 0.07/14 ] 27.Qe5xg5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Qe5xg5
Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6 Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+
Kg7-g8 30.Qe5-e4 Kg8-g7
31.Qe4-d4+ Kg7-g8 32.Qd4-e3
Kg8-g7 33.Qe3-c3+ Kg7-g8
34.Rg1-g3 Ra8-d8 35.Qc3-c2 Kg8-g7
36.Rg3xf3 Rd8-d5 37.Qc2-c3+
Kg7-g8 38.Rf3xh3 Rd5-h5 39.Rh3xh5
g6xh5 40.Qc3-g3+ Kg8-h8 41.Qg3-g5
Kh8-h7 42.b2-b4 b7-b6 43.c5xb6
a7xb6 44.Kh1-g2 Qe8-g6 45.Qg5xg6+
Kh7xg6 46.Kg2-f3 Kg6-f5 1.34/19 ]
27...Kg8-g7?? another step towards
the grave [ 27...Bc8xe6 28.d5xe6
Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+ Kg7-g8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Bc8xe6
28.d5xe6 Kg8-g7 29.Qg5-e5+ Kg7-g8
30.Qe5-e4 Kg8-g7 31.Qe4-d4+
Kg7-g8 32.Qd4-e3 Kg8-g7
33.Qe3-c3+ Kg7-g8 34.Rg1-g3
Ra8-d8 35.Qc3-c2 Kg8-g7 36.Rg3xf3
Rd8-d5 37.Qc2-c3+ Kg7-g8
38.Rf3xh3 Rd5-h5 39.Rh3xh5 g6xh5
40.Qc3-g3+ Kg8-h7 41.Qg3-c7 Qe8-f8
42.Qc7xb7 Qf8-f3+ 43.Kh1-g1
Qf3-d1+ 44.Kg1-g2 Qd1-d5+ 45.f2-f3
Qd5xc5 1.14/17 ] 28.Rg1-g4+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Rg1-g4
Qe8-f7 29.e6xf7 Bc8xg4 30.Qg5xg4
Ra8-f8 31.d5xc6 b7xc6 32.Qg4xh3
Rf8xf7 33.Qh3-d7 Rf7-f5 34.Qd7xe7+
Rf5-f7 35.Qe7-e5+ Rf7-f6 36.h2-h4
a7-a6 37.Qe5-c7+ Kg7-f8 38.Qc7-c8+
Kf8-g7 39.Kh1-h2 Kg7-f7 40.Qc8-b7+
Kf7-g8 41.Qb7xa6 7.45/15 ]
28...Bc8xe6 [ 28...Qe8-f7 desperation

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29.e6xf7 Bc8xg4 30.Qg5xg4
Ra8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Qe8-f7 29.e6xf7 Bc8xg4
30.Qg5xg4 Ra8-f8 31.d5xc6 b7xc6
32.Qg4xh3 Rf8xf7 33.Qh3-d7 Rf7-f5
34.Qd7xe7+ Rf5-f7 35.Qe7-e5+ Rf7-f6
36.h2-h4 a7-a6 37.Qe5-c7+ Kg7-f8
38.Qc7-c8+ Kf8-f7 39.Kh1-h2 Rf6-e6
40.Kh2-g3 a6-a5 41.Kg3xf3 Re6-f6+
42.Kf3-g3 7.33/16 ] 29.Qg5-e5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Qg5-e5+
Kg7-g8 30.Rg4-h4 Qe8-f8 31.Rh4-h8+
Kg8-f7 32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8 33.Rh8xf8+
Ke8xf8 34.Qe5-h8# #6/19 ]
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
] 30.Rg4-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rg4-h4 Qe8-f8 31.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7
32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8 33.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8
34.Qe5-h8# #5/17 ] 30...Be6xd5
[ 30...Qe8-f8 does not improve anything
31.Rh4-h8+ Kg8-f7 32.d5xe6+ Kf7-e8
33.Rh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 34.Qe5-h8# ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...g6-g5
31.Qe5xg5+ Kg8-f8 32.Rh4-h8+
Kf8-f7 33.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-f8
34.Qg5-g7# #4/18 ] 31.Rh4-h8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Rh4-h8+
Kg8-f7 32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8
33.Qe5-h8# #3/9 ] 31...Kg8-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Kg8-f7
32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8 33.Qe5-h8# #2/1 ]
32.Rh8-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Rh8-h7+ Kf7-g8 33.Qe5-h8# #2/11
] 32...Kf7-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Kf7-g8 #1/12 ] 33.Qe5-g7#
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Qe5-g7# #1/1 ]
1-0

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9zpp+-zp-wQR0 103
9-+p+-+p+0
9+-zPl+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+p+p0
9PzP-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-+K0
xiiiiiiiiy
15

C98

Carlsen,Magnus
Harestad,Hans Krogh
Politiken Cup 2003 (9)

23.07.2003

C98: Closed Ruy Lopez: Chigorin


Defence: 11 d4 Qc7 12 Nbd2 Nc6
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5.0-0 b7-b5 6.Ba4-b3 Bf8-e7
7.Rf1-e1 d7-d6 8.c2-c3 0-0 9.h2-h3
Nc6-a5 10.Bb3-c2 c7-c5 11.d2-d4
Qd8-c7 Diagram
(Diagram 104)
12.Nb1-d2 Na5-c6 13.d4-d5 Nc6-d8
14.a2-a4 last book move last book
move Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Ra8-b8 15.a4xb5 a6xb5
16.Nd2-f1 Nd8-b7 17.b2-b4 Bc8-d7
18.Bc1-d2 Rb8-a8 19.Nf1-e3 c5-c4
20.Qd1-e2 h7-h6 21.Re1-f1 Rf8-d8
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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9r+l+-trk+0
9+-wq-vlpzpp0 104
9p+-zp-sn-+0
9snpzp-zp-+-0
9-+-zPP+-+0
9+-zP-+N+P0
9PzPL+-zPP+0
9tRNvLQtR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
h7-h6 20.Re1-b1 Nb7-a5 21.Bc2-d3
Ra7-b7 22.Rb1xb7 Qc7xb7 23.Ra1-b1
Qb7-c7 0.57/16 ] 15...g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...h7-h6
16.Bc1-e3 Bc8-d7 17.Nf1-g3 Qc7-b6
18.a4xb5 a6xb5 19.Ra1xa7 Qb6xa7
20.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 21.d5-d6 Bd7-c8
22.b2-b4 Nd8-e6 23.d6xe7 Qa7xe7
24.Ng3-f5 Qe7-c7 25.Qd1-d6 c5xb4
26.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7 27.Qd6xc7
Ne6xc7 28.c3xb4 0.56/16 ] 16.Bc1-h6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Bc1-e3
Bc8-d7 17.Nf1-d2 Ra7-b7 18.a4xb5
a6xb5 19.b2-b4 c5xb4 20.c3xb4
Rf8-e8 21.Qd1-b1 Qc7-c3 22.Re1-c1
Rb7-c7 23.Be3-b6 Rc7-c8 24.Ra1-a7
Be7-f8 25.Bb6-e3 Bf8-g7 1.01/17 ]
16...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Rf8-e8 17.Qd1-e2 c5-c4
18.Nf1-d2 Nf6-d7 19.Ra1-a3 Nd7-c5
20.Re1-a1 Bc8-d7 21.a4xb5 Bd7xb5
22.Nd2xc4 Nc5xe4 23.Qe2xe4 f7-f5
24.Qe4-e3 Bb5xc4 25.Bc2-a4 Re8-f8
26.Ba4-c6 Rf8-f7 27.Ra3-a4 f5-f4
0.85/17 ] 17.Nf1-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 17.Qd1-e2 c5-c4 18.Nf1-d2
Nf6-d7 19.Bh6-e3 Ra7-b7 20.a4xb5
a6xb5 21.Ra1-a8 Nd7-b6 22.Ra8-a6
Nb6-d7 23.Re1-a1 Nd7-c5 24.Ra6-a8
Rb7-b8 25.Ra8-a2 Bc8-b7

82
26.Ra2-a7 0.91/16 ] 17...Nf6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...c5-c4
18.Bh6-e3 Ra7-b7 19.a4xb5 a6xb5
20.Qd1-d2 Nf6-d7 21.Ra1-a2 Nd7-c5
22.Re1-a1 Bc8-d7 23.Ng3-f1 f7-f6
24.Be3xc5 Qc7xc5 25.Nf1-e3 Nd8-f7
26.Ra2-a5 Be7-f8 27.b2-b4 c4xb3
28.Bc2xb3 Rb7-c7 0.50/17 ] 18.Nf3-h2
[ 18.b2-b4 c5xb4 19.c3xb4 Nd7-b6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.b2-b4 c5xb4
19.c3xb4 Nd7-b6 20.Ra1-c1 Qc7-b8
21.Bc2-d3 b5xa4 Diagram

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9tr-+-vlp+p0 105
9psn-zp-+pvL0
9+-+Pzp-+-0
9pzP-+P+-+0
9+-+L+NsNP0
9-+-+-zPP+0
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22.Qd1-c2 Bc8-d7 23.Bh6-e3 Bd7-b5
24.Qc2-e2 Bb5-d7 25.Bd3xa6 Ra7-c7
26.Rc1xc7 Qb8xc7 27.Re1-c1 Qc7-b8
28.Qe2-d3 Qb8-a7 1.05/16 ] 18...f7-f6
[ 18...Nd7-b6 19.Qd1-f3 Be7-f8
20.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 21.Nh2-g4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...b5-b4
19.Qd1-f3 Be7-f8 20.Nh2-g4 a6-a5
21.Bh6-g5 Bc8-a6 22.Ng3-e2 c5-c4
23.Bg5-e3 Ra7-b7 24.Ra1-b1 b4-b3
25.Bc2-d1 Rb7-b8 26.Ng4-h6+ Bf8xh6
27.Be3xh6 0.49/16 ] 19.Bh6-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.b2-b3 b5-b4
20.c3xb4 c5xb4 21.Bh6-d2 Nd8-f7
22.Bd2xb4 a6-a5 23.Bb4-a3 Nd7-c5
24.Nh2-g4 Ra7-b7 25.Ng4-e3 Rb7-b8
26.Ra1-c1 Bc8-a6 27.Qd1-d2 Re8-c8
28.Ba3-b2 Be7-f8 0.61/16 ]

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19...Nd7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Ra7-b7 20.a4xb5 a6xb5
21.Qd1-f3 Nd8-f7 22.h3-h4 b5-b4
23.Qf3-e2 b4xc3 24.b2xc3 h7-h5
25.Nh2-f3 Rb7-b2 26.Re1-b1
Rb2xb1+ 27.Ra1xb1 Qc7-a5 28.c3-c4
Qa5-a2 29.Qe2-d3 Kg8-g7 0.49/16 ]
20.a4xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.b2-b3 b5xa4 21.b3-b4 Nb6-c4
22.Bc2xa4 Nc4xe3 23.Re1xe3 Re8-f8
24.Nh2-f3 Ra7-b7 25.Ra1-b1 Kg8-g7
26.Qd1-d2 Rb7-b8 27.Rb1-c1 a6-a5
28.b4-b5 Nd8-f7 0.53/15 ] 20...a6xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...a6xb5
21.Qd1-e2 Nb6-c4 22.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7
23.Be3-c1 Bc8-d7 24.b2-b3 Nc4-b6
25.Bc2-d3 c5-c4 26.b3xc4 b5xc4
27.Bd3xc4 Nb6xc4 28.Qe2xc4 Nd8-f7
29.Bc1-e3 Qa7-a5 30.Re1-b1 Re8-c8
31.Qc4-e2 Qa5xc3 32.Rb1-b7 Rc8-d8
33.Nh2-g4 0.40/17 ] 21.Bc2-d3
White threatens to win material:
Bd3xb5 [ 21.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7
22.Nh2-g4 Nb6-c4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.Qd1-e2 Nb6-c4 22.Ra1xa7
Qc7xa7 23.Be3-c1 Nd8-f7 24.b2-b3
Nc4-a3 25.Bc1xa3 Qa7xa3
26.Qe2xb5 Re8-d8 27.Qb5-d3 Bc8-a6
28.c3-c4 Rd8-a8 29.Ng3-e2 Ba6-b7
30.Nh2-g4 h7-h5 31.Ng4-e3 Kg8-g7
32.Ne2-c3 Qa3-b4 0.44/17 ]
21...Bc8-d7 [ 21...Ra7xa1 22.Qd1xa1
Bc8-d7 23.Nh2-f3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Ra7xa1 22.Qd1xa1 c5-c4
23.Bd3-c2 Nb6-d7 24.Qa1-a3 Nd7-c5
25.Re1-a1 Nc5-d3 26.Nh2-f3 Nd8-f7
27.Ra1-d1 Nd3-c5 28.Rd1-a1 Kg8-g7
29.Ng3-e2 Qc7-b6 30.Qa3-b4
Bc8-b7 0.16/17 ] 22.Qd1-d2
White has an active position
[ 22.Qd1-e2!? c5-c4 23.Bd3-c2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qd1-b3
Ra7-b7 23.Qb3-c2 Nd8-f7 24.b2-b3
c5-c4 25.b3xc4 Nb6xc4 26.Nh2-f1
Nc4xe3 27.Nf1xe3 Rb7-a7 28.Ra1xa7

83
Qc7xa7 29.Qc2-b2 Qa7-c5 30.Re1-a1
Kg8-g7 31.Ng3-e2 Be7-d8 0.39/16 ]
22...Nd8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Nb6-c4 23.Bd3xc4 b5xc4
24.Qd2-e2 Nd8-f7 25.Qe2xc4 Re8-a8
26.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7 27.Nh2-f3 Qa7-a2
28.Qc4-e2 Qa2-b3 29.Re1-b1 Bd7-b5
30.Nf3-d2 Bb5xe2 31.Nd2xb3 Be2-b5
32.Rb1-a1 Ra8xa1+ 33.Nb3xa1
Kg8-g7 34.Na1-c2 0.10/18 ]
23.Ra1xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.b2-b3 Re8-a8 24.Ra1xa7 Qc7xa7
25.Nh2-f3 Qa7-a3 26.Re1-b1 Qa3-a2
27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8 28.Bd3-c2 Kg8-g7
29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4 30.b3-b4 Bd7-c8
31.Rb1-c1 Ra8-a7 32.Ng3-e2 0.17/18 ]
23...Qc7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Qc7xa7 Diagram

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9wq-+lvln+p0 106
9-sn-zp-zpp+0
9+pzpPzp-+-0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-zPLvL-sNP0
9-zP-wQ-zPPsN0
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
24.b2-b3 Qa7-a3 25.Re1-b1 Re8-a8
26.Nh2-f3 Qa3-a2 27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8
28.Bd3-c2 Kg8-g7 29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4
30.Qd2-d1 Bd7-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7
32.Qd1-c1 Qa2-a5 33.Qc1-d2
Qa5-a2 0.12/16 ] 24.Qd2-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.b2-b3
Qa7-a3 25.Re1-b1 Re8-a8 26.Nh2-f3
Qa3-a2 27.Qd2-c1 Be7-d8 28.Bd3-c2
Kg8-g7 29.Qc1-d2 c5-c4 30.Qd2-d1
Bd7-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7 32.Qd1-c1
Nb6-d7 33.b3xc4 Qa2xc4 0.18/18 ]

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24...Qa7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...c5-c4 25.Bd3-b1 Qa7-c7
26.Bb1-c2 Re8-a8 27.Nh2-f3 Kg8-g7
28.Qe2-d2 Bd7-c8 29.Re1-b1 Ra8-a2
30.Ng3-e2 Bc8-b7 31.Ne2-c1 Ra2-a5
32.Nc1-e2 Ra5-a8 33.Rb1-e1 Bb7-c8
34.Re1-b1 Bc8-b7 35.Rb1-e1 -0.06/18
] 25.Nh2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.h3-h4 c5-c4 26.Bd3-c2 h7-h5
27.Nh2-f3 Re8-a8 28.Qe2-f1 Be7-d8
29.Re1-b1 Bd8-c7 30.Nf3-d2 Qa6-a2
31.Qf1-e2 Nb6-a4 32.Bc2xa4 Ra8xa4
33.Qe2-f3 Bc7-d8 34.Ng3-e2 Ra4-a8
0.05/17 ] 25...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25...Re8-a8 26.b2-b4 c5xb4
27.c3xb4 Nb6-c4 28.Re1-c1 Ra8-c8
29.Ng3-f1 Kg8-g7 30.Rc1-c2 Qa6-a4
31.Rc2-a2 Bd7xg4 32.Qe2xg4
Qa4xa2 33.Qg4xc8 Qa2-b3
34.Bd3xc4 b5xc4 35.Qc8-d7 -0.11/16 ]
26.Be3-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.b2-b3 Re8-a8 27.Ng4-h2 Qa6-a2
28.Bd3xb5 Qa2xb3 29.Bb5xd7
Nb6xd7 30.Qe2-g4 Qb3xc3 31.Nh2-f3
Ra8-a7 32.h3-h4 Be7-d8 33.h4-h5
Nf7-g5 34.Be3xg5 f6xg5 35.h5xg6
h7xg6 36.Qg4-e6 c5-c4 37.Qe6xd6
Qc3-b2 38.Qd6-e6 0.01/16 ]
26...Nb6-a4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26...c5-c4 27.Bd3-c2 Re8-a8
28.Ng4-e3 Qa6-c8 29.Bc2-b1 Nb6-a4
30.Ne3-c2 Na4-c5 31.Nc2-b4 Nf7-g5
32.Bc1-e3 Ra8-a7 33.f2-f3 Ng5-f7
34.Bb1-c2 Qc8-c7 35.h3-h4 -0.12/17 ]
(Diagram 107)
27.Bd3-c2 [ 27.c3-c4 b5-b4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.c3-c4 b5xc4
28.Bd3xc4 Qa6-b7 29.Ng4-e3 Re8-b8
30.Ne3-d1 Bd7-b5 31.b2-b3 Bb5xc4
32.b3xc4 h7-h5 33.Nd1-e3 h5-h4
34.Ng3-f5+ g6xf5 35.Ne3xf5+ Kg7-f8
36.Qe2-g4 Nf7-g5 37.Qg4xh4 Qb7-b1
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Be7-d8
28.Ng4-e3 c5-c4 29.Bc2xa4 Qa6xa4
30.Ne3-c2 Qa4-b3 31.Nc2-b4 Bd8-b6
32.Qe2-f3 Re8-a8 33.Ng3-f1 Bb6-c5
34.Nb4-c6 Nf7-g5 35.Qf3-e2 Ng5-e6
36.Nf1-e3 Ne6-f4 -0.08/17 ] 28.Qe2-e3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Ng4-e3
Be7-d8 29.h3-h4 h7-h5 30.c3-c4
b5xc4 31.Ne3xc4 Na4-b6 32.b2-b3
Nb6xc4 33.b3xc4 Bd8-a5 34.Re1-f1
Ba5-b4 35.Qe2-d3 Bd7-a4 36.Bc2xa4
Qa6xa4 37.Ng3-e2 Qa4-a2
38.Rf1-d1 -0.06/16 ] 28...c5-c4
Black gets more space [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 28...b5-b4 29.c3xb4 c5xb4
30.Qe3-b3 Ra8-b8 31.Bc1-e3 h7-h5
32.Bc2-d3 Qa6-a5 33.Ng4-h2 Na4-c5
34.Be3xc5 d6xc5 35.Nh2-f3 Nf7-d6
36.Qb3-c2 b4-b3 37.Qc2-e2 Rb8-a8
38.Re1-c1 Qa5-b4 -0.24/15 ]
29.Re1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Bc2xa4 Qa6xa4 30.Qe3-e2 Be7-d8
31.Ng4-e3 Qa4-b3 32.Ne3-c2 Bd8-a5
33.Qe2-d2 Ra8-b8 34.Qd2-e2 b5-b4
35.c3xb4 Ba5xb4 36.Nc2xb4 Rb8xb4
37.Bc1-d2 Rb4-a4 38.Bd2-c3 Ra4-a2
39.Re1-c1 Nf7-g5 -0.20/17 ]
29...Na4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...h7-h5 30.Ng4-h2 Qa6-b6

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31.Qe3-e1 b5-b4 32.c3xb4 Ra8-b8
33.Bc1-d2 Na4xb2 34.Qe1-b1 Nb2-d3
35.Bc2xd3 c4xd3 36.Rf1-c1 Qb6-b5
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40.Qc1-c7 -0.41/17 ] 30.Ng4-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rf1-d1
Bd7xg4 31.h3xg4 Be7-d8 32.Qe3-e2
Bd8-b6 33.Bc1-e3 Nf7-g5 34.Rd1-e1
Qa6-b7 35.Re1-f1 h7-h6 36.Rf1-d1
Qb7-c7 37.Rd1-e1 Ra8-a2
38.Bc2-b1 -0.29/16 ] 30...Nf7-g5
[ 30...Nf7xh6!? 31.Qe3xh6+
Kg7-g8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Nf7xh6 31.Qe3xh6+ Kg7-g8
32.Rf1-d1 Qa6-a2 33.Qh6-e3 Be7-f8
Diagram
(Diagram 109)
34.Ng3-f1 Bf8-g7 35.Qe3-f3 Bd7-e8
36.Rd1-e1 Be8-f7 37.Qf3-e2 h7-h5
38.Re1-d1 Kg8-h7 39.Qe2-e3
-0.32/16 ] 31.f2-f4= [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.f2-f4 e5xf4 32.Qe3xf4 Ra8-f8
33.h3-h4 Kg7xh6 34.h4xg5+ f6xg5
35.Qf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 36.Bc1xg5
Rf8xf1+ 37.Ng3xf1 Be7xg5
38.Qh4xg5 Qa6-b6 39.Qg5-e7+
Kg7-g8 40.Kg1-h2 Qb6-b8 41.e4-e5

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Nc5-b7 44.Kh2-g3 Nb7xd6 45.Kg3-f4
Kf8-e7 46.Nf1-d2 Nd6-f7 47.Nd2-e4
Bd7-f5 48.Bc2-d1 Bf5xe4 49.Kf4xe4
Ke7-d7 0.18/18 ] 31...e5xf4
[ 31...Kg7xh6?? if Black takes the
knight he will lose 32.f4xg5+ Kh6-g7
33.g5xf6+ Be7xf6 34.Qe3-h6+ Kg7-g8
35.Rf1xf6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...e5xf4 32.Qe3xf4 Ra8-f8 33.h3-h4
Ng5-f7 34.Nh6xf7 Rf8xf7 35.Ng3-e2
Kg7-g8 36.Ne2-d4 Qa6-b6 37.Qf4-e3
Rf7-f8 38.b2-b4 c4xb3 39.Nd4xb3
Rf8-a8 40.Nb3xc5 d6xc5 41.Bc1-b2
Qb6-c7 0.21/16 ] 32.Qe3xf4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qe3xf4
Ra8-f8 33.h3-h4 Qa6-a7 34.Qf4-e3
Kg7xh6 35.h4xg5+ Kh6-g7 36.g5xf6+
Rf8xf6 37.e4-e5 Rf6xf1+ 38.Ng3xf1
d6xe5 39.Qe3xe5+ Be7-f6 40.Qe5-e3
Kg7-g8 41.Qe3-f2 Qa7-b6 0.03/13 ]
32...Bd7xh3?? weakening the position
[ 32...Kg7xh6 Diagram
(Diagram 110)
33.h3-h4 Ra8-f8 34.h4xg5+ f6xg5
35.Qf4-h4+ Kh6-g7 36.Bc1xg5
Rf8xf1+ 37.Ng3xf1 Be7xg5
38.Qh4xg5 Qa6-b6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro

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34.Qf4-e3 Ng5-f7 35.Nh6xf7 Rf8xf7
36.Ng3-e2 Kg7-g8 37.Ne2-d4 Be7-f8
38.Nd4-e6 Bd7xe6 39.d5xe6 Nc5xe6
40.Qe3xa7 Rf7xa7 41.Rf1xf6 Ne6-c5
0.18/14 ] 33.Qf4-h4+- [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33.Qf4-h4 Nc5-d3 34.Bc1xg5
f6xg5 35.Rf1-f7+ Kg7-h8 36.Qh4xh3
Nd3-f4 37.Qh3-g4 Qa6-a7+
38.Kg1-h2 Qa7-f2 39.Qg4-f3 Qf2xf3
40.g2xf3 Be7-f8 41.Nh6-g4 Bf8-g7
42.Rf7-b7 h7-h5 43.Ng4-e3 Ra8-a5
44.Bc2-d1 Kh8-g8 45.Ng3-e2 1.83/12 ]
33...Bh3-d7?? the pressure is too
much, Black crumbles [ 33...Bh3-c8
34.Bc1-e3 b5-b4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33...Nc5-d3 34.Bc1xg5 f6xg5
35.Rf1-f7+ Kg7-h8 36.Qh4xh3 Nd3-f4
37.Qh3-g4 Qa6-a7+ 38.Kg1-h2
Qa7-f2 39.Qg4-f3 Qf2xf3 40.g2xf3
Be7-f8 41.Nh6-g4 Bf8-g7 42.Rf7-b7
h7-h5 43.Ng4-e3 Ra8-a5 44.Bc2-d1
Kh8-g8 45.Ng3-e2 2.15/13 ] 34.e4-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.e4-e5
Ng5-e4 35.Ng3xe4 Nc5xe4 36.Bc2xe4
d6xe5 37.d5-d6 Qa6xd6 38.Be4xa8
Bd7-e6 39.Qh4-g3 Qd6-d3 40.Qg3-e3
Qd3-d6 41.Qe3-a7 f6-f5 42.Bc1-g5
Be6-d7 43.Bg5xe7 Qd6xe7
44.Rf1-d1 6.14/12 ] 34...d6xe5

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[ 34...Ra8-f8 doesn't get the cat off the
tree 35.e5xf6+ Be7xf6 36.Bc1xg5
Bf6xg5 37.Qh4xg5 Rf8xf1+
38.Kg1xf1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Nc5-e4 35.Ng3xe4 Qa6-b6+
36.Kg1-h1 Ng5xe4 37.Bc2xe4 d6xe5
38.d5-d6 Qb6xd6 39.Be4xa8 Bd7-e6
40.Ba8-e4 f6-f5 41.Nh6xf5+ Be6xf5
42.Qh4-h6+ Kg7-h8 43.Be4xf5 Be7-f8
44.Qh6-d2 g6xf5 45.Rf1xf5 Bf8-e7
46.Qd2xd6 Be7xd6 47.Rf5-f6 Bd6-e7
48.Rf6-f7 6.34/13 ] 35.Ng3-h5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Ng3-h5+
Kg7-h8 36.Bc1xg5 Ra8-f8 37.Bg5xf6+
Be7xf6 38.Rf1xf6 Rf8xf6 39.Nh5xf6
Qa6-a1+ 40.Kg1-h2 Qa1-f1
41.Bc2xg6 Qf1-f4+ 42.Qh4xf4 e5xf4
43.Bg6-f5 Kh8-g7 44.Nf6xd7 Nc5xd7
45.Bf5xd7 Kg7xh6 46.Bd7xb5 Kh6-g6
47.Bb5xc4 Kg6-f7 48.d5-d6+ Kf7-e8
49.Bc4-e6 Ke8-d8 50.Kh2-h3 h7-h5
51.Kh3-h4 7.89/13 ] 35...g6xh5
[ 35...Kg7-h8 praying for a miracle
36.Bc1xg5 f6xg5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35...Kg7-h8 36.Bc1xg5 Ra8-f8
37.Bg5xf6+ Be7xf6 38.Rf1xf6 Rf8xf6
39.Nh5xf6 Qa6-a7 40.Bc2xg6
Nc5-e4+ 41.Kg1-h2 Qa7-f2 42.Qh4xf2
Ne4xf2 43.Nf6xd7 h7xg6 44.Nd7xe5
Nf2-d3 45.Nh6-g4 Kh8-g7 46.d5-d6
Nd3xe5 47.Ng4xe5 Kg7-f6 48.Kh2-g3
Kf6-e6 49.d6-d7 Ke6-e7 50.Kg3-g4
7.38/14 ] 36.Qh4xg5+!! Deflection: f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qh4xg5+
f6xg5 37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7#
#3/13 ] 36...f6xg5 [ 36...f6xg5
37.Rf1-f7+ Mate attack Deflection ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...f6xg5
37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7# #2/14 ]
37.Rf1-f7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Rf1-f7+ Kg7xh6 38.Rf7xh7# #2/11 ]
37...Kg7xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Kg7-h8 Diagram
38.Rf7xh7# #1/12 ] 38.Rf7xh7#
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Rf7xh7#

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16.Nd2-f3 Ra8-c8 17.Ra1-b1 Qb7-e4


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 ]
10...Nb8-a6 [ 10...Nb8-c6 11.a2-a3 ;
move Qd8-e7 [ 8...c7-c5 Diagram
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 ]
11.Nf3-h4 [ 11.a2-a3 Nf6-g4 ;
d5xe4 15.Qd1-d4 Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1
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 ]
11...Bd6-a3 [ 11...Nf6-g4 12.h2-h3
14.b3-b4 Nb8-d7 15.b4xc5 Bd6xc5

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Na6-b4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11...Ra8-c8 12.a2-a3 c7-c5 13.Nh4-f3
Rf8-d8 14.e2-e3 c5xd4 15.Nf3xd4
d5xc4 16.Bg2xb7 Qe7xb7 17.Nd2xc4
Na6-c5 18.Nc4xd6 Rd8xd6 19.Nd4-b5
Rd6-d3 20.Bb2xf6 g7xf6 -0.25/14 ]
12.c4xd5 [ 12.Bb2xa3!? Qe7xa3
13.c4xd5 Bb7xd5 14.e2-e4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Bb2xa3
Qe7xa3 13.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 14.Nd2-c4
Qa3-e7 15.a2-a3 Ra8-d8 16.Nh4-f3
c7-c5 17.Rf1-d1 Nd5-f6 18.Nc4-e5
Nf6-e4 19.Nf3-h4 f7-f5 20.Nh4-f3
Na6-c7 21.b3-b4 Nc7-b5 22.b4xc5
b6xc5 0.29/15 ] 12...Ba3xb2=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Ba3xb2
13.Qc2xb2 Bb7xd5 14.e2-e4 Bd5-b7
15.e4-e5 Nf6-d5 16.Bg2-e4 Ra8-d8
17.Nd2-c4 Na6-b4 18.a2-a3 Nb4-c6
19.Nh4-f3 f7-f5 20.e5xf6 Nd5xf6
21.Be4xc6 Bb7xc6 22.Nf3-e5 Bc6-d5
23.f2-f3 Nf6-d7 0.00/17 ] 13.Qc2xb2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.d5-d6 c7xd6
14.Qc2xb2 Ra8-c8 15.Ra1-c1 Na6-b4
16.a2-a3 Bb7xg2 17.Nh4xg2 Nb4-c6
18.Ng2-e3 Rc8-c7 19.Rc1-c2 Rf8-c8
20.Rf1-c1 d6-d5 21.b3-b4 a7-a6
22.Rc2-c3 h7-h6 -0.08/17 ] 13...e6xd5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...Bb7xd5 14.Nd2-c4 Bd5xg2
15.Kg1xg2 c7-c5 16.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8
17.Nh4-f3 Rf8-d8 18.Qb2-a3 Na6-b4
19.d4xc5 b6xc5 20.Rf1-d1 Nf6-e4
21.Nf3-e5 Qe7-f6 22.f2-f3 -0.05/15 ]
(Diagram 113)
14.e2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14.Nd2-c4 g7-g6 15.Ra1-c1 c7-c5
16.Nc4-e3 Rf8-e8 17.Rf1-d1 Ra8-c8
18.Bg2-h3 Rc8-d8 19.Nh4-f3 Na6-b4
20.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 21.d4xc5 b6xc5
0.24/15 ] 14...Nf6-e4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14...g7-g6 15.Nh4-f3 c7-c5
16.Nf3-e5 Ra8-c8 17.a2-a3 c5xd4

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22.Rc1-c3 0.04/15 ] 15.Nh4-f3
[ 15.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 16.f2-f3 g7-g6= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.a2-a3 Ne4-d6
16.Ra1-c1 c7-c5 17.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8
18.Nh4-f3 f7-f6 19.Qb2-b1 Qe7-d7
20.Bg2-f1 Re8-c8 21.Bf1-d3 Qd7-h3
22.e3-e4 d5xe4 23.Nd2xe4 0.26/15 ]
15...c7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...Na6-b4 16.Nf3-e5 f7-f6 17.a2-a3
f6xe5 18.a3xb4 Ne4xd2 19.Qb2xd2
e5-e4 20.Ra1-a2 a7-a6 21.Rf1-a1
Rf8-f5 22.Bg2-h3 Rf5-f6 23.b4-b5
a6-a5 24.b3-b4 Rf6-h6 25.Bh3-g4
-0.11/17 ] 16.Nf3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16.a2-a3 Ne4-d6 17.Nd2-b1
f7-f6 18.Nb1-c3 Na6-c7 19.Rf1-d1
Ra8-d8 20.d4xc5 b6xc5 21.Nf3-e1
Nd6-e4 22.Ne1-d3 Nc7-e6 23.Bg2xe4
d5xe4 0.12/14 ] 16...Ra8-c8 [ 16...f7-f6
17.Ne5-d3 c5xd4 18.Rf1-e1 d4xe3
19.Re1xe3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...f7-f6 17.Ne5-d3 c5xd4 18.e3xd4
Na6-b4 19.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4
20.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 21.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
22.Rc1-c4 Bb7-d5 23.Rc4-c2 Ra8-c8
24.Rf1-c1 Qd6-d7 25.Bg2-f1 Bd5-f7
26.Rc2xc8 Rf8xc8 27.Rc1xc8+
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x64: 17.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 18.Rf1-c1
Rf8-e8 19.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 20.Bh3-f1
Na6-b4 21.a2-a3 Nb4-d5 22.Bf1-b5
Re8-d8 23.d4xc5 Rc7xc5 24.Rc1xc5
Qe7xc5 25.Bb5-c4 b6-b5 26.b3-b4
0.00/15 ] 17...Rf8-e8 [ 17...f7-f6
18.Ne5-d3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Rf8-d8 18.Rf1-e1 Na6-b4
19.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 20.a2-a3 Nb4-c6
21.Ne5xc6 Rc7xc6 22.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
23.d4xc5 Rc6xc5 24.Rc1xc5 Qe7xc5
25.Re1-c1 Qc5-h5 26.Bh3-f1 Rd8-d7
27.Bf1-e2 -0.01/15 ] 18.Ne5-d3
[ 18.Rf1-d1 f7-f6 19.Ne5-d3 c5xd4
20.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8 21.Qb2xd4
Ne4-c3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 19.Rf1-e1 c5xd4
20.e3xd4 Rc7xc1 21.Qb2xc1 Na6-b4
22.a2-a3 f7-f6 23.a3xb4 f6xe5
24.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 25.Qc1-c4+ Qe7-f7
26.Bh3-d7 Re8-e7 27.Bd7-b5 e5xd4
28.Qc4xd4 Qf7-d5 0.07/14 ]
18...Na6-c7 [ 18...c5xd4 19.e3xd4
Na6-b4 20.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4
21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 22.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8
23.Rf1-c1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...c5xd4 19.e3xd4 Na6-b4
20.Nd3xb4 Qe7xb4 21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
22.Rc1xc8 Re8xc8 23.Rf1-c1 Rc8-e8
24.Qb2-c3 Qb4-d6 25.Qc3-e3 h7-h6
26.h2-h4 f7-f5 27.Bg2-h3 Re8-f8
28.h4-h5 Bb7-a6 29.Qe3-f4 Qd6xf4
30.g3xf4 -0.11/16 ] 19.Nd3-f4=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bg2-h3
Ne4xd2 20.Qb2xd2 Nc7-e6 21.d4xc5
d5-d4 22.Qd2-e2 b6xc5 23.Bh3xe6
f7xe6 24.Rf1-e1 Bb7-a6 25.Qe2-d2
Re8-f8 26.f2-f4 Ba6-b7 27.Qd2-a5
Rf8-f5 28.Qa5xa7 0.03/14 ]
19...Qe7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...c5xd4 20.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
21.Qb2xd4 Re8-d8 22.Qd4-a4 a7-a5
23.Bg2-h3 Rc8-a8 24.Qa4-c4 Nc7-d5
25.Nf4xd5 Bb7xd5 26.Qc4-a4 Qe7-b4

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27.Qa4xb4 a5xb4 28.Rc1-c2 Bd5-b7
29.Rc2-c7 -0.04/14 ] 20.Nf4-h5
White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nd2xe4
d5xe4 21.Rf1-d1 Nc7-e6 22.Nf4xe6
f7xe6 23.Rd1-d2 c5xd4 24.Rd2xd4
Rc8-c5 25.Qb2-b1 Re8-f8 26.Rc1-c2
Rc5-h5 27.h2-h4 Rh5-c5 28.Bg2xe4
Bb7xe4 29.Rd4xe4 0.15/14 ]
20...Qf6-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Qf6-f5 21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
22.Nh5-f4 g7-g5 23.Bg2-h3 g5-g4
24.Bh3-g2 c5xd4 25.Qb2xd4 Re8-d8
26.Qd4-a4 a7-a5 27.h2-h3 h7-h5
28.Rf1-d1 Rd8xd1+ 29.Rc1xd1
Nc7-e6 30.Nf4xe6 Qf5xe6 31.h3xg4
h5xg4 32.Qa4-d4 Rc8-c2 33.Qd4-d8+
Kg8-h7 34.Rd1-d6 Rc2-c1+
35.Kg1-h2 0.17/17 ] 21.Nh5-f4
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 22.Nh5-f4 g7-g5
23.Nf4-e2 Nc7-e6 24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8
25.Rd1-d2 c5xd4 26.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6
27.Rc1-d1 Ne6xd4 28.Rd2xd4
Rd8xd4 29.Qb2xd4 Qf6xd4
30.Rd1xd4 Re8-e7 31.Bg2-f1 Re7-c7
32.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 33.Bf1-c4 f7-f5
0.12/17 ]
(Diagram 114)
21...g7-g5 Black threatens to win
material: g5xf4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Bb7-a6 22.Rf1-e1 Qh6-f6
23.Nd2xe4 d5xe4 24.h2-h4 Ba6-b7
25.Qb2-a3 Nc7-b5 26.Qa3-a4 a7-a6
27.Bg2-h3 Rc8-c7 28.d4xc5 b6xc5
29.Re1-d1 Qf6-b2 30.Qa4-a5 g7-g6
31.Qa5-d2 0.15/15 ] 22.Nf4-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nf4-e2
Nc7-e6 23.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 24.b3-b4
c5xd4 25.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6 26.Nd2-b3
Rd8-c8 27.Bg2xe4 d5xe4 28.Qb2-e2
Ne6-c7 29.Qe2-g4 Nc7-d5 30.Qg4-d7
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22...Nc7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Nc7-a6 23.Nd2xe4 d5xe4
24.a2-a3 Qh6-e6 25.Rf1-e1 Re8-d8
26.b3-b4 c5xb4 27.a3xb4 Qe6-e7
28.b4-b5 Qe7-b4 29.Qb2-b1 Qb4xb1
30.Rc1xb1 Na6-c7 31.Ne2-c3 f7-f5
0.15/15 ] 23.Nd2xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 24.b3-b4
c5xd4 25.Ne2xd4 Qh6-f6 26.Nd2-b3
Rd8-c8 27.Bg2xe4 d5xe4 28.Qb2-e2
Ne6-c7 29.Qe2-g4 Nc7-d5 30.Qg4-d7
Qf6-e7 31.Qd7xe7 Re8xe7 32.Nd4-f5
Re7-c7 33.Nf5-d6 Rc7xc1 34.Rd1xc1
Rc8xc1+ 35.Nb3xc1 0.11/15 ]
23...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...d5xe4 24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8
25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7 26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6
27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2 28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2
29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8 30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7
31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5 32.Bf1-c4 Kg8-g7
33.Kg1-g2 Ne5-f3 34.Rb2-c2 0.20/15 ]
24.Rf1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rf1-d1 Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7
26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6 27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2
28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2 29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8
30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7 31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5
32.Bf1-c4 Rd8-d7 33.Bc4-b5 Ne5-f3+
34.Kg1-g2 0.10/16 ] 24...Qh6-f6

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8
25.Rd1-d2 Qh6-g7 26.Rc1-d1 Bb7-a6
27.d4-d5 Ba6xe2 28.Rd2xe2 Qg7xb2
29.Re2xb2 Ne6-f8 30.d5-d6 Nf8-d7
31.Bg2-f1 Nd7-e5 32.Bf1-c4 Kg8-g7
33.Kg1-g2 Ne5-f3 34.d6-d7 Re8-g8
35.Rb2-c2 0.20/16 ] 25.Ne2-c3
White threatens to win material:
Nc3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Rc1-c2 c5xd4 26.Ne2xd4 Ne6-c5
27.Rc2-c3 a7-a6 28.Qb2-b1 Rc8-d8
29.a2-a4 Nc5-e6 30.Rc3-c4 Bb7-d5
31.Rc4-c2 Ne6xd4 32.Rd1xd4 Re8-e7
33.Qb1-e1 0.13/15 ] 25...Ne6-f8??
gives the opponent new chances
[ 25...c5xd4 is the best option Black
has 26.Nc3xe4 Bb7xe4 27.Bg2xe4
Rc8xc1 28.Qb2xc1 Qf6-e5= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...c5xd4
26.Nc3xe4 Bb7xe4 27.Bg2xe4
Rc8xc1 28.Rd1xc1 Kg8-g7 29.Be4-b1
Re8-d8 30.Qb2-e2 Qf6-e5 31.b3-b4
a7-a6 32.e3-e4 Qe5-d6 33.Qe2-b2
a6-a5 34.b4xa5 b6xa5 35.Bb1-d3
Ne6-c5 0.02/16 ] 26.d4-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bg2-h3
Rc8-c6 27.d4-d5 Rc6-d6 28.Qb2-a3
Re8-e5 29.Qa3xa7 Bb7xd5 30.Rd1-d2
Qf6-d8 31.Rc1-d1 f7-f5 32.Bh3-g2
Nf8-e6 33.Nc3xd5 Rd6xd5 34.Rd2xd5
Re5xd5 35.Rd1xd5 Qd8xd5
36.Qa7xb6 c5-c4 0.70/15 ]
26...Bb7-a6? Diagram
[ 26...Qf6-g6!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Qf6-g6 27.Qb2-c2 f7-f5 28.g3-g4
f5xg4 29.Bg2xe4 Qg6-f7 30.Qc2-e2
h7-h5 31.Rd1-f1 Nf8-d7 32.f2-f3
g4xf3 33.Qe2xf3 Qf7xf3 34.Rf1xf3
Re8-f8 35.Rf3-f5 Rf8xf5 36.Be4xf5
Rc8-d8 37.e3-e4 Nd7-e5 38.Kg1-g2
Kg8-f7 39.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 40.Nb5-c7
Ne5-d3 41.Rc1-f1 Nd3-f4+ 42.Kg2-f3
0.43/15 ]
27.Qb2-c2 [ 27.Bg2xe4 keeps an
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Ba6-c8 30.Ne4-c3 Qg6xc2 31.Rc1xc2


Bc8-g4 32.f2-f3 Bg4-d7 33.Kg1-f2
Kg8-g7 34.Bg2-f1 Nf8-g6 35.b3-b4
c5xb4 36.a3xb4 Ng6-e5 37.e3-e4
g5-g4 38.Rd1-a1 Ne5xf3 39.Ra1xa7
Nf3xh2 1.30/16 ] 29...f7-f5 [ 29...c5xb4
30.Qc2-a4 Decoy Double attack ;
29...-- 30.b4xc5 Wins material ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...c5xb4
30.Qc2-a4 Ba6-b7 31.Rc1-c7 Bb7-a8
32.Qa4xb4 Ba8xd5 33.Rc7xa7
Bd5xe4 34.Rd1xd8 Re8xd8
35.Bg2xe4 Qg6-d6 36.Qb4-b5 h7-h6
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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Qf6-b2 43.Qa5-a1 g5-g4 44.Qa1xb2+
Rd2xb2 45.Bb7-d5 Nb8-d7 3.66/15 ]
34.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.a2-a4 c4-c3 35.Rc1xc3 Qg6xd6
36.Rc3-c5 Qd6-b6 37.a4xb5 Ba6-c8
38.Bg2-d5+ Bc8-e6 39.Bd5xe6+
Qb6xe6 40.e3-e4 Nb8-d7 41.Rc5xf5
h7-h6 42.Qa5xa7 Nd7-f6 43.f2-f3
Rd8-d7 3.31/12 ] 34...Qg6xd6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...c4-c3
35.Rc1xc3 Qg6xd6 36.Rc3-c5 Qd6-b6
37.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 38.Rc5-c7 Bc8-e6
39.Rc7xa7 Qb6-d6 40.b5-b6 Nb8-d7
41.Qa5-a1 Nd7-e5 42.b6-b7 Be6-f7
43.Ra7-a8 Ne5-d3 44.Qa1-d4 Qd6-e7
45.Ra8xd8 Re8xd8 3.66/13 ] 35.a4xb5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 36.Rc1xc4 Qd6-b6
37.Rc4-c7 Bc8-e6 38.Rc7xa7 Qb6xa5
39.b4xa5 Be6-b3 40.Nd2xb3 Rd8xd1+
41.Bg2-f1 f5-f4 42.Kg1-g2 f4xe3
43.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8 44.f2xe3 Rd1-d7
45.Ra7xd7 Nb8xd7 46.a5-a6 Nd7-b6
47.Bc4-e2 Re8xe3 48.Nb3-d4 3.56/13

32.Qa4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


32.Qa4-a3 c5-c4 33.Nd2-f3 Nd7-e5
34.Nf3-d4 Rd8-d7 35.Nd4-c6 Ba6-b7
36.Nc6xe5 Re8xe5 37.Qa3xa7
Qg6-d6 38.Qa7-a5 Bb7-a6 39.a2-a4
Rd7-b7 40.Rc1-a1 Re5-e8 41.Rd1-c1
Kg8-g7 42.Ra1-a2 g5-g4 43.Ra2-a1
h7-h6 44.a4xb5 Ba6xb5 1.56/16 ]
32...c5-c4? [ 32...Qg6-b6 33.Qa5-a3
c5-c4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
]
32...Qg6-b6 33.Qa5-a3 c5-c4
34.Nd2-f3 g5-g4 35.Nf3-d4 Nd7-e5
36.Nd4xf5 Ba6-b7 37.e3-e4 Bb7-c8
38.Nf5-d4 a7-a6 39.Rc1-c2 Qb6-f6
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40.Qa3-e3 Re8-f8 41.Bg2-f1 Rd8-d6
42.Bf1-e2 Rf8-f7 43.Kg1-h1 1.44/16 ]
33.d5-d6! touch! [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.d5-d6 Nd7-b8 34.a2-a4
Qg6xd6 35.a4xb5 Ba6-c8 36.Rc1xc4
Rd8-d7 37.Rc4-c5 Qd6-f6 38.Bg2-d5+
Kg8-h8 39.e3-e4 f5-f4 40.Qa5-a1
Kh8-g7 41.Nd2-c4 Qf6xa1 42.Rd1xa1
f4xg3 43.h2xg3 Re8-d8 44.Nc4-e5
3.45/15 ] 33...Nd7-b8 [ 33...Qg6xd6
34.Nd2xc4 Combination ;Houdini 2.0c
35...Re8-e5 [ 35...Ba6-c8+Pro x64: 33...Nd7-b8 34.a2-a4
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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40.Qa5-a1 Kh8-g7 41.Nd2-c4 Qf6xa1
42.Rd1xa1 f4xg3 43.h2xg3 Re8-d8
44.Kg1-g2 Rd7-e7 45.Nc4-e3
Kg7-g6 3.63/14 ] 36.Qa5-a1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qa5-a1
Qd6-c7 37.b5xa6 Re5-e6 38.Nd2xc4
Re6xa6 39.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8
40.Qa1-e5 Ra6-f6 41.b4-b5 h7-h5
42.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 43.Qe5-d4
Qd8-e7 44.Nc4-e5 Qe7-g7 45.Rc1-c8
Rf6-b6 46.e3-e4 8.23/14 ] 36...Re5xb5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Re5-e8
37.Nd2xc4 Qd6-e6 38.b5xa6 f5-f4
39.Qa1-a5 Qe6-e7 40.Rd1-d5 h7-h6
41.e3xf4 Nb8-c6 42.Qa5-c5 Qe7xc5
43.b4xc5 g5xf4 44.Rd5xd8 Nc6xd8
45.Nc4-d6 Re8-e7 46.g3xf4 h6-h5
47.c5-c6 Nd8-e6 48.Rc1-e1 Kg8-f8
49.Re1-e5 8.90/15 ] 37.Nd2-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Nd2xc4
Qd6-e7 38.Rd1xd8+ Qe7xd8
39.Rc1-d1 Qd8-e7 40.Nc4-d6 Rb5-e5
41.Rd1-d5 Re5-e6 42.Nd6xf5 Qe7-f6
43.Qa1xf6 Re6xf6 44.Rd5-d8+ Kg8-f7
45.Bg2-d5+ Kf7-g6 46.Nf5-e7+
Kg6-h5 47.Rd8xb8 Ba6-d3 48.Kg1-g2
Rf6-b6 49.Rb8xb6 a7xb6 50.e3-e4
g5-g4 51.Ne7-c8 b6-b5 52.Nc8-d6
Kh5-g5 53.e4-e5 h7-h5 54.Bd5-c6
Bd3-c4 55.Nd6xb5 8.48/16 ]
37...Qd6-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37...f5xe4 38.Rd1xd6 Rd8xd6
39.Bg2xe4 Rb5-b6 40.Qa1-e5 Kg8-f8
41.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 42.Qh8xh7+
Ke7-d8 43.Qh7-g8+ Kd8-c7
44.Qg8xg5 Nb8-c6 45.Qg5-c5 Kc7-d7
46.Qc5-f5+ Kd7-c7 47.h2-h4 Nc6xb4
48.h4-h5 Nb4-c6 49.Qf5-f4 Kc7-d7
50.Qf4-f7+ Kd7-d8 51.h5-h6 Nc6-e5
52.Qf7-f8+ Kd8-d7 53.Qf8-g7+
Kd7-e6 54.Qg7xa7 6.09/14 ]
38.Ne4-f6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rd1xd8+ Qe7xd8 39.Rc1-d1
Qd8-e7 40.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7 41.Bg2-d5+
Kf7-g6 42.Nc5xa6 Nb8xa6

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Kg6-h6 45.Qc4-c8 Rb6-f6 46.b4-b5
Rf6-f8 47.Qc8-c2 Qe7-e5 48.Qc2-c6+
Rf8-f6 49.Qc6-d7 Rf6-d6 50.Qd7-c7
g5-g4 51.Kg1-g2 Kh6-g5 52.Qc7xh7
Rd6xd5 53.Qh7-g8+ 6.64/15 ]
38...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Kg8-f7 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5
40.Bg2xd5+ Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4
Rb5-b6 42.Qa1-h8 Ba6xc4 43.Rc1xc4
Nb8-d7 44.Qh8-g8+ Kg6-h6
45.Qg8-c8 Nd7-f6 46.Qc8xf5 Qe7-e6
47.Qf5xe6 Rb6xe6 48.b4-b5 Re6-e7
49.Rc4-c6 Kh6-g7 50.Kg1-g2 g5-g4
51.Rd1-d6 Re7-f7 52.Rd6-d4 Rf7-b7
5.45/16 ] 39.Nf6-d5 Diagram
[ 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5 40.Bg2xd5+
Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 39.Nf6-d5 Rd8xd5 40.Bg2xd5+
Kf7-g6 41.Bd5xc4 Rb5-b6 42.Qa1-h8
Ba6xc4 43.Rc1xc4 Qe7-f7 44.Rc4-c8
Nb8-d7 45.Qh8-g8+ Qf7xg8
46.Rc8xg8+ Kg6-f7 47.Rg8xg5 Kf7-f6
48.Rg5-g8 Nd7-e5 49.Rg8-f8+ Kf6-e6
50.Kg1-g2 h7-h6 51.h2-h3 Ne5-f7
52.e3-e4 f5xe4 53.Rf8-e8+ Ke6-f5
54.Rd1-d5+ Kf5-g6 55.Re8xe4
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x64: 8.h2-h4 Nb8-d7 9.0-0-0 0-0
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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 ]
9...g7-g6 Covers h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
Qd8-d7 8.Ng1-e2 Nb8-a6 9.Bd3xa6
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 ]
10.0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
g7-g6 10.0-0 Qd8-c7 11.Ra1-b1
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
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18.c2-c3 0.38/15 ] 10...Nb8-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Nb8-a6
11.Bd3xa6 b7xa6 12.Nf4xe6 Qe7xe6
13.h2-h4 a6-a5 14.h4-h5 g6-g5
15.Qf3-e2 Qe6-d7 16.h5-h6 0-0
17.Kc1-b1 Ra8-b8 18.b2-b3 Rf8-e8
19.g2-g3 Bd6-b4 20.Qe2-d3 Bb4xc3
21.Qd3xc3 0.34/16 ] 11.Nf4xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.h2-h3 0-0-0
12.g2-g4 Be6-f7 13.g4xf5 g6-g5
14.Nf4-e6 Bf7xe6 15.f5xe6 Qe7xe6
16.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 17.a2-a3 Nd7-b6
18.Bd3-f5 Qe6-f7 19.h3-h4 Nb6-c4
20.h4xg5 f6xg5 21.Qf3-g4 0.45/17 ]
11...Qe7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11...Qe7xe6 12.h2-h3 0-0 13.g2-g4
f5xg4 14.h3xg4 Rf8-e8 15.Qf3-h3
Qe6-f7 16.Kc1-b1 Ra8-d8 17.Nc3-e2
Bd6-c7 18.Qh3-h4 a7-a6 19.a2-a3
c6-c5 20.g4-g5 f6xg5 21.Qh4xg5
0.52/14 ] 12.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12.h2-h3 0-0-0 13.g2-g4 f5xg4
14.h3xg4 Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7
16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6
18.a2-a3 Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7
20.Rh4-h6 Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7
22.Qf3-h3 Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-g2 Rh8-e8
24.Qg2-f3 Nb6-c4 25.Bd3xc4 d5xc4
0.40/17 ] 12...0-0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12...Qe6-f7 13.g2-g4 f5-f4
14.e3xf4 0-0-0 15.f4-f5 Kc8-b8
16.Kc1-b1 Rd8-e8 17.h3-h4 Bd6-c7
18.a2-a3 Qf7-g7 19.f5xg6 h7xg6
20.h4-h5 g6xh5 21.Rh1xh5 Rh8-h6
22.Bd3-f5 0.54/15 ] 13.g2-g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.g2-g4 f5xg4
14.h3xg4 Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7
16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6
18.a2-a3 Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7
20.Rh4-h6 Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7
22.Qf3-h3 Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-g2 Rh8-e8
24.Qg2-f3 Nb6-c4 25.Bd3xc4 d5xc4
0.40/19 ] 13...f5xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13...f5-f4 14.e3xf4 Rd8-e8

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15.f4-f5 Qe6-f7 16.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8
17.h3-h4 Bd6-c7 18.a2-a3 Re8-e7
19.Rh1-e1 Re7-e8 20.Qf3-h3 Bc7-f4
21.h4-h5 g6-g5 0.54/16 ] 14.h3xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.h3xg4
Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 16.Rh1-h6
Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4 Nd7-b6 18.a2-a3
Bf8-d6 19.Kb1-a1 Bd6-c7 20.Rh4-h6
Rh8-g8 21.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 22.Qf3-h3
Rd8-h8 23.Qh3-h4 Nb6-c4 24.Bd3xc4
d5xc4 0.41/17 ] 14...Rd8-f8
[ 14...Kc8-b8 15.Nc3-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14...Kc8-b8 15.Kc1-b1
Qe6-f7 16.Rh1-h6 Bd6-f8 17.Rh6-h4
Bf8-b4 18.Nc3-e2 Nd7-b6 19.a2-a3
Bb4-d6 20.Rh4-h6 Bd6-c7 21.Ne2-c3
Qf7-g7 22.Rh6-h1 Nb6-c4 23.Bd3xc4
d5xc4 24.d4-d5 0.31/17 ] 15.Rh1-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Kc1-b1
Rf8-e8 16.e3-e4 Nd7-b6 17.Rh1-h4
Kc8-b8 18.Rd1-h1 Re8-e7 19.Rh4-h6
d5xe4 20.Nc3xe4 Rh8-e8 21.Qf3-d1
Nb6-d5 22.c2-c3 Nd5-f4 23.Ne4xd6
Qe6xd6 24.Rh6xh7 Qd6-e6
25.Rh7xe7 Qe6xe7 0.56/16 ]
15...Rf8-g8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15...Qe6-f7 16.Rd1-h1 Rf8-g8
17.e3-e4 d5xe4 18.Nc3xe4 Bd6-c7
19.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g7 20.b2-b3 Kc8-b8
21.Bd3-c4 Qf7-e7 22.Rh1-e1 Nd7-b6
23.Qf3xf6 Nb6xc4 24.Qf6xe7 Rg7xe7
25.b3xc4 Bc7-f4 26.Rh6-h3 h7-h5
27.g4xh5 g6xh5 28.d4-d5 Rh8-e8
0.51/17 ]
(Diagram 121)
16.Rd1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Kc1-b1 Qe6-f7 17.b2-b3 Bd6-b4
18.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 19.Qf3-f4+ Kb8-a8
20.Rd1-h1 Rg8-g7 21.c2-c3 Bb4-a5
22.b3-b4 Ba5-b6 23.Bd3-c2 Rh8-e8
24.Kb1-b2 0.56/15 ] 16...Nd7-f8
[ 16...Qe6-f7!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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20.b2-b3 Kc8-b8 21.Bd3-c4 Qf7-e7
22.Rh1-e1 Nd7-b6 23.Qf3xf6 Nb6xc4
24.Qf6xe7 Rg7xe7 25.b3xc4 Bc7-f4
26.Rh6-h3 h7-h5 27.g4xh5 g6xh5
28.d4-d5 Rh8-e8 0.51/17 ] 17.e3-e4+[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Kc1-b1
Bd6-b4 18.Nc3-e2 Kc8-b8 19.Ne2-f4
Qe6-f7 20.e3-e4 d5xe4 21.Qf3xe4
Bb4-d6 22.Qe4-f3 Rg8-g7 23.Qf3-e3
Qf7-e7 24.Nf4xg6 Qe7xe3 25.f2xe3
Rg7xg6 26.Rh6xg6 Nf8xg6 27.Bd3xg6
Rh8-g8 1.08/16 ] 17...d5xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...d5xe4
18.Bd3xe4 Qe6-e7 19.d4-d5 c6-c5
20.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 21.Nb5xd6+ Qe7xd6
22.a2-a4 Kc8-b8 23.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7
24.Rh6xh7 Rh8xh7 25.Rh1xh7 c5-c4
26.a4-a5 Nd7-e5 27.Qf3-f4 Rg8-d8
28.g4-g5 1.26/16 ] 18.Nc3xe4
[ Weaker is 18.Qf3xe4 Qe6xe4
19.Nc3xe4 Bd6-f4+ 20.Kc1-d1 Bf4xh6
21.Rh1xh6 Rg8-g7 22.Ne4xf6
Nf8-e6 ; 18.Bd3xe4?! Rg8-g7
19.Rh6xg6 h7xg6 ( 19...Nf8xg6??
20.Be4-f5 Qe6-d7 21.d4-d5 Bd6-f4+
22.Kc1-b1+- ; 19...Rg7xg6??
20.Be4-f5+- ) 20.Rh1xh8 Kc8-b8+- ;
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Rg8-g7 21.Nc3-b5 Kc8-b8 22.a2-a4
a7-a6 23.Nb5xd6 Qe7xd6 24.a4-a5
c5-c4 25.Qf3-c3 Nf8-d7 26.Qc3xc4
Nd7-e5 27.Qc4-e2 Rg7-e7
28.Be4-g2 1.07/15 ] 18...Bd6-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...Rg8-g7
19.Kc1-b1 Bd6-c7 20.Qf3xf6 Qe6xf6
21.Ne4xf6 Bc7-f4 22.Rh6-h3 Rg7-f7
23.Nf6-e4 Kc8-b8 24.Bd3-c4 Rf7-e7
25.Ne4-c5 Nf8-d7 26.Nc5-d3 Bf4-d2
27.a2-a3 b7-b5 28.Bc4-a2 Kb8-b7
29.c2-c3 Bd2-g5 30.f2-f4 1.07/14 ]
19.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Kc1-b1 Rg8-g7 20.c2-c3 Kc8-b8
21.Rh1-e1 Nf8-d7 22.Bd3-c2 Be7-d6
23.Bc2-b3 Qe6-e7 24.Rh6-h1 Bd6-c7
25.Ne4-c5 Qe7-d6 26.Nc5xd7+
Rg7xd7 27.Re1-e6 Qd6-f4 28.Qf3xf4
Bc7xf4 29.Re6xf6 1.70/15 ]
19...Rg8-g7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19...Qe6-d5 20.Bd3-c4 Qd5xd4
21.c2-c3 Qd4-e5 22.Bc4xg8 Rh8xg8
23.Rh1-d1 Rg8-g7 24.Rh6-h1 f6-f5
25.g4xf5 Qe5xf5 26.Qf3xf5+ g6xf5
27.Ne4-d6+ Be7xd6 28.Rd1xd6 f5-f4
29.Rd6-f6 Nf8-g6 30.Rh1-e1 Kc8-c7
31.Re1-e6 Rg7-d7 32.Kc1-c2 a7-a5
1.18/16 ]
(Diagram 122)
20.Bd3-c4 [ 20.c2-c3!? Qe6-f7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.c2-c3 Qe6-d5
21.Bd3-c4 Qd5-d8 22.Kc1-b1 b7-b5
23.Bc4-d3 Qd8-d5 24.Rh1-e1 Kc8-b7
25.Qf3-e3 Qd5-d7 26.Qe3-e2 Nf8-e6
27.Ne4xf6 Be7xf6 28.Qe2xe6
Rg7-e7 1.27/15 ] 20...Qe6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qe6-d7
21.c2-c3 f6-f5 22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5
23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b2 Nf8-d7
25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-a5 26.b3-b4 Qa5-d5
27.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 28.Rh1-h5
Qd5-e6 29.Qg3-h3 Qe6-f7 30.Rh5-a5
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26.b3-b4 Qa5-d5 27.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8
28.Rh1-h5 Qd5-e6 29.Qg3-h3 Qe6-f7
30.Rh5-a5 Be7-d8 0.58/16 ] 21...f6-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...f6-f5
22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5 23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8
24.Rh6-h3 Nf8-d7 25.Rh3-f3 Qf5-g4
26.Bc4-e2 Qg4-g2 27.Kc1-b1 Qg2-h2
28.d4-d5 c6xd5 29.Rd1xd5 Nd7-b6
30.Rd5-d1 Rh8-d8 31.Rd1xd8+
Be7xd8 32.Rf3-f8 Rg7-d7 33.Ne4-f6
0.44/17 ] 22.g4xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.g4xf5 Qd7xf5 23.Qf3-e3
Kc8-b8 24.Rh6-h1 Nf8-d7 25.Ne4-g3
Qf5-f8 26.Kc1-b1 Be7-d6 27.Bc4-e6
Nd7-f6 28.Qe3-g5 h7-h5 29.Rd1-e1
Bd6-b4 30.Re1-e2 Qf8-e7 31.Qg5-f4+
Bb4-d6 0.35/17 ] 22...Qd7xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qd7xf5
23.Qf3-e3 Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7
25.d4-d5 Be7-a3 26.d5xc6 b7xc6
27.Bc4-f1 Rg7-e7 28.Rh6-h4 Nd7-f6
29.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 30.Qg3-c3
Re7xe4 31.Rh4xe4 Qf5xe4 32.Qc3xf6
Rh8-b8 33.Bf1-d3 Qe4-d5 0.38/16 ]
23.Qf3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qf3-h1 Nf8-d7 24.Rh6-h3 Nd7-b6
25.Rh3-f3 Qf5-g4 26.Bc4-d3 Rh8-f8

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27.Rf3xf8+ Be7xf8 28.Kc1-b2 Nb6-d5
29.Bd3-c4 Kc8-b8 30.Bc4xd5 c6xd5
31.Ne4-f6 Qg4-f4 32.Nf6xh7 0.35/15 ]
23...Be7-a3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Kc8-b8 24.Kc1-b1 Nf8-d7
25.d4-d5 Nd7-e5 26.d5xc6 Ne5xc6
27.Rd1-d5 Qf5-c8 28.f2-f4 Rh8-e8
29.Rd5-d2 Be7-b4 30.c2-c3 Rg7-e7
31.Bc4-d5 0.44/15 ] 24.Kc1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kc1-b1
Nf8-d7 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-f8 26.Rh6-h3
Kc8-b8 27.Rd1-h1 h7-h5 28.Rh1-e1
Rg7-e7 29.Re1-g1 Qf8-g7 30.Rh3-g3
c6-c5 31.Qe3-f4+ Kb8-a8 32.c2-c3
Re7-e6 33.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 34.Ne4xc5
Ba3xc5 35.Bd3xg6 h5-h4 0.51/17 ]
24...Rg7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Nf8-d7 25.Bc4-d3 Qf5-f8
26.Rh6-h4 Kc8-b8 27.Rd1-e1 Rg7-e7
28.Qe3-g3+ Kb8-a8 29.c2-c3 Re7-f7
30.Bd3-c4 Rf7-f3 31.Qg3-g4 Ba3-e7
32.Rh4-h3 Rf3xh3 33.Qg4xh3 0.55/15
] 25.f2-f3 [ 25.Bc4-d3 Kc8-b8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Rh6-h4
Nf8-d7 26.Rh4-f4 Qf5-a5 27.c2-c3
g6-g5 28.Rf4-g4 h7-h6 29.Qe3-g3
Qa5-c7 30.Qg3-h3 Nd7-b6
31.Rg4xg5+ Kc8-b8 32.Bc4-d3
Nb6-d5 33.b3-b4 a7-a5 34.Rd1-g1
a5xb4 35.Rg5-g8+ Rh8xg8
36.Rg1xg8+ Kb8-a7 0.64/16 ]
25...Nf8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Kc8-b8 26.Qe3-c3 a7-a5
27.d4-d5 Qf5-e5 28.Qc3xe5+ Re7xe5
29.d5xc6 b7xc6 30.Rd1-h1 Kb8-c7
31.Rh1-h2 Re5-f5 32.Rh2-h3 Kc7-b7
33.c2-c3 Rf5-f4 34.Kb1-c2 Ba3-e7
35.Kc2-b2 Rf4-f5 36.a2-a4 0.48/17 ]
26.b3-b4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.b3-b4 Ba3xb4 27.a2-a3
Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4 Nb6xc4 29.Ne4-d6+
Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4
Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+
Nf7xd8 34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2
Kc8-d7 36.Rh4-h2 Kd7-c7 37.Rh2-e2

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Nf7-d6 0.92/15 ]

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26...Ba3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Qf5-f8 27.Qe3xa3 Qf8xh6
28.b4-b5 Re7xe4 29.f3xe4 Qh6-f8
30.Qa3-b3 c6xb5 31.Bc4xb5 Qf8-d6
32.Rd1-d3 Nd7-b6 33.e4-e5 Qd6-d5
34.e5-e6 Qd5xb3+ 35.Rd3xb3 Nb6-d5
36.c2-c4 Nd5-e7 37.Kb1-c2 Rh8-f8
0.79/14 ] 27.a2-a3 White threatens to
win material: a3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27.a2-a3 Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4
Nb6xc4 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6
30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7
32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.f3-f4 g5xf4
38.Rg1-g7 Kd7-e6 39.Rh2-f2 h7-h5
40.Rf2xf4 Nf7-d6 41.Rg7-g6+ Ke6-e7
42.Rf4-f6 Nd6-c4+ 43.Kb2-c3 0.97/18 ]
27...Nd7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Nd7-b6 28.a3xb4 Nb6xc4
29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7
Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6
Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.f3-f4 g5xf4
38.Rg1-g7 Kd7-e6 39.Rh2-f2 h7-h5
40.Rf2xf4 Nf7-d6 41.Rg7-g6+ Ke6-e7
42.Rf4-f6 Nd6-c4+ 43.Kb2-c3 1.22/19 ]
28.a3xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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28.a3xb4 Nb6xc4 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6
30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7
32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.Rg1-e1 h7-h5
38.Rh2-e2 Nf7-d6 39.Re2-e7+ Kd7-c8
40.Re1-e6 Rh8-d8 41.Re7-h7 h5-h4
42.Re6-e7 Rd8-f8 43.c2-c3 Nd6-c4+
44.Kb2-c2 1.02/18 ] 28...Nb6xc4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Nb6xc4
29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7
Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7 32.Qe7-f6
Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 Kc8-d7
36.Rh4-h2 g6-g5 37.Rg1-e1 h7-h5
38.Rh2-e2 Nf7-d6 39.Re2-e7+ Kd7-c8
40.Re7-g7 Nd6-f5 41.Rg7xg5 Nf5xd4
0.98/18 ] 29.Ne4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29.Ne4-d6+ Nc4xd6
30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 31.Rh6-h4 Qf5-d7
32.Qe7-f6 Qd7-d8 33.Qf6xd8+ Nf7xd8
34.Rd1-g1 Nd8-f7 35.Kb1-b2 a7-a6
36.f3-f4 Kc8-c7 37.Rg1-e1 Kc7-d7
38.Rh4-h3 h7-h5 39.Rh3-e3 1.07/16 ]
29...Kc8-d7? [ 29...Nc4xd6 Diagram

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30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro


x64: 29...Nc4xd6 30.Qe3xe7 Nd6-f7
31.Rh6-h1 h7-h5 32.Rd1-d3 Kc8-b8
33.Kb1-b2 Qf5-d5 34.Rh1-g1 g6-g5
0.56/9 ] 30.Qe3xe7+!+- Decoy: e3

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qe3xe7+
Kd7xe7 31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5 32.d4-d5
c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 34.Rd5xf5
Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 36.b4xa5
b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 38.Rh6xh7+
Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+ Ke6-e7
40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 Rc5-d5
42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 Nd2-f1
44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.86/9 ]
30...Kd7xe7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Kd7xe7 31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2
Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2
Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.99/1 ]
31.Nd6xf5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Nd6xf5+ g6xf5 32.d4-d5 c6xd5
33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6 34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8
35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5 36.b4xa5 b6xa5
37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5 38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6
39.Rh7-h6+ Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2
Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2 Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2
Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2 Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+
Kd6-c5 2.55/17 ] 31...g6xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...g6xf5
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d2 41.Rh6-h2
Rc5-d5 42.Ka2-b2 Ke7-d6 43.Kb2-c2
Nd2-f1 44.Rh2-h6+ Kd6-c5 2.49/18 ]
32.Kb1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.d4-d5 c6xd5 33.Rd1xd5 b7-b6
34.Rd5xf5 Rh8-c8 35.Rf5-f4 a7-a5
36.b4xa5 b6xa5 37.c2-c3 Rc8-c5
38.Rh6xh7+ Ke7-e6 39.Rh7-h6+
Ke6-e7 40.Kb1-a2 Nc4-d6 41.Ka2-b3
Nd6-f5 42.Rf4-e4+ Ke7-d7 43.Rh6-b6
Nf5-d6 44.Re4-g4 2.43/17 Diagram
] 32...Nc4-d6 [ 32...Ke7-f7 33.Rd1-h1
Kf7-g7 34.Rh6-e6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro

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x64: 32...Ke7-f7 33.Rd1-e1 Kf7-g7
34.Rh6-e6 Rh8-f8 35.Re1-g1+ Kg7-f7
36.Re6-h6 Rf8-h8 37.Rg1-h1 Kf7-g7
38.Rh6-e6 Kg7-f7 39.Rh1-e1 Rh8-d8
40.Re6-e7+ Kf7-f6 41.Re1-e6+ Kf6-g5
42.Re7xb7 Rd8xd4 43.Rb7xh7 a7-a6
44.c2-c3 Rd4-d3 45.f3-f4+ Kg5-g4
46.Re6-g6+ Kg4-f3 47.Rh7-h3+
Kf3-e4 48.Rh3xd3 Ke4xd3 1.83/18 ]
33.Rd1-h1 [ 33.Rd1-g1 keeps an even
firmer grip Nd6-f7 34.Rg1-g7 f5-f4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rd1-e1+
Ke7-d7 34.Re1-g1 Nd6-e8 35.Rg1-h1
Ne8-d6 36.Rh6xh7+ Rh8xh7
37.Rh1xh7+ Kd7-e6 38.Kc1-d2 Nd6-f7
39.Rh7-h2 Ke6-f6 40.f3-f4 Kf6-g7
41.c2-c4 Nf7-h6 42.Kd2-c3 Nh6-g4
43.Rh2-a2 a7-a6 44.d4-d5 c6xd5
45.c4xd5 Ng4-e3 46.Kc3-d4 2.62/19 ]
33...Nd6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Nd6-f7 34.Rh6xh7 Rh8-g8
35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2
37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6
39.Rg1-g3 Rf2-f1 40.Rh7-g7 Kf6-e7
41.Kd3-e3 Rf1-b1 42.Rg3-g5 Ke7-f8
43.Rg7-g8+ Kf8-e7 44.Rg5xf5 Nf7-d6
45.Rf5-g5 Nd6-c4+ 46.Ke3-f4 Rb1xb4
47.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8 48.Rg7-h7 Nc4-d6
49.c2-c3 Rb4-b3 50.Rh7-d7 Nd6-b5
51.Rg5-h5 Kf8-g8 52.c3-c4 2.17/19 ]

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34.Rh6xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Rh6xh7 Rh8-g8 35.Kc1-d2
Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1
a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3
f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7
Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.c2-c3
Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5
Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6
49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-d3
Rh5-h8 51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3
Ke7-e6 53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4
Rh8-h4 55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4
Rh4-h7 57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7
58.Rg4-e4+ Ke7-d7 2.09/21 ]
34...Rh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Rh8-g8 35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+
36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6
38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4
40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7
Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.Kf4-e4
Ke7-f8 46.c2-c3 Nf7-d6+ 47.Ke4-d3
Rh1-h4 48.Rg6-g1 Rh4-h3+
49.Rg1-g3 Rh3-h4 50.Rg3-g6
Rh4-h3+ 51.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4 2.22/20 ]
35.Kc1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Kc1-d2 Rg8-g2+ 36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2
37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6
39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+
41.Kd3-e4 Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1
43.Rh7-g7 Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7
45.c2-c3 Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+
47.Kf4-f5 Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-f6
49.Rg3-g6+ Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-d3 Rh5-h8
51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3 Ke7-e6
53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4 Rh8-h4
55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4 Rh4-h7
57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7 58.Rg4-e4+
Ke7-d7 2.09/21 ] 35...Rg8-g2+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rg8-g2+
36.Kd2-d3 Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6
38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4
40.Rg3-g4 Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4
Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4 Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7

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Re1-h1 44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.c2-c3
Rh1-h3 46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5
Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6
49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.c3-c4 Rh5-h2
51.Rg6-g2 Rh2-h4+ 52.Ke4-e3
Ke7-e6 53.Rg2-g1 Rh4-h2 54.Ke3-d3
Rh2-f2 55.Rg7-g2 Rf2-f4 56.Rg1-e1+
Ke6-d7 2.21/19 ] 36.Kd2-d3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Kd2-d3
Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 38.Ra1-g1
Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 f5-f4 40.Rg3-g4
Rf2xf3+ 41.Kd3-e4 Rf3-e3+ 42.Ke4xf4
Re3-e1 43.Rh7-g7 Re1-h1
44.Rg4-g6+ Kf6-e7 45.c2-c3 Rh1-h3
46.Rg6-g3 Rh3-h4+ 47.Kf4-f5
Rh4-h5+ 48.Kf5-e4 Ke7-e6
49.Rg3-g6+ Ke6-e7 50.Ke4-d3
Rh5-h8 51.Kd3-e3 Rh8-h4 52.Rg6-g3
Ke7-e6 53.Ke3-d3 Rh4-h8 54.c3-c4
Rh8-h4 55.Kd3-c3 Ke6-f6 56.Rg7-g4
Rh4-h7 57.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e7
58.Rg4-e4+ Ke7-d7 2.09/20 ]
36...Ke7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Rg2-f2 37.Rh1-a1 a7-a6
38.Ra1-g1 Ke7-f6 39.Rg1-g3 Rf2-f1
40.Rh7-g7 Kf6-e7 41.Kd3-e3 Rf1-b1
42.c2-c3 Rb1-c1 43.Ke3-d2 Rc1-f1
44.Kd2-e2 Rf1-c1 45.f3-f4 Rc1-h1
46.Rg3-g1 Rh1-h2+ 47.Ke2-d3
Rh2-h3+ 48.Rg1-g3 1.88/18 ]
37.Rh7-h2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Rh7-h2 Rg2-g8 38.c2-c3 Rg8-e8
39.Rh1-g1 a7-a6 40.Rh2-g2 f5-f4
41.Rg2-e2 Re8xe2 42.Kd3xe2 Nf7-g5
43.Rg1-d1 Ng5-f7 44.Rd1-h1 Kf6-f5
45.Rh1-h7 Kf5-f6 46.Ke2-d3 Kf6-g6
47.Rh7-h1 Kg6-f5 48.Rh1-e1 Nf7-g5
49.Re1-e7 Ng5xf3 50.Re7xb7 Nf3-g5
51.Rb7-b6 2.29/20 ] 37...Rg2-g3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rg2-g8
38.c2-c3 Rg8-e8 39.Rh1-g1 Re8-e7
40.Rh2-e2 Re7-d7 41.Re2-g2 Nf7-h8
42.Rg2-g8 Rd7-h7 43.Kd3-c4 Rh7-h6
44.b4-b5 c6xb5+ 45.Kc4xb5 Nh8-f7
46.c3-c4 Nf7-d6+ 47.Kb5-c5 Nd6-f7

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48.Rg8-g7 Rh6-h3 49.Rg1-g6+
Kf6-e7 2.12/19 ] 38.Kd3-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Kd3-e3
Rg3-g8 39.c2-c3 a7-a6 40.Ke3-f4
Rg8-d8 41.Rh2-e2 Nf7-h8 42.Rh1-h7
Rd8-b8 43.Re2-h2 Nh8-g6+ 44.Kf4-e3
Kf6-g5 45.Ke3-d2 Kg5-f6 46.Rh7-c7
Ng6-f8 47.Rh2-h6+ Kf6-g5 48.Rh6-d6
Kg5-f4 49.Rc7-f7 Rb8-c8 50.Rf7xb7
Kf4xf3 2.38/20 ] 38...Kf6-e6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Rg3-g8
39.Ke3-f4 Rg8-d8 40.c2-c3 Kf6-e6
41.Rh2-h7 Nf7-d6 42.Kf4-e3 Nd6-f7
43.Rh1-a1 a7-a6 44.Ra1-a5 Ke6-f6
45.Ke3-f4 Kf6-g6 46.Rh7-h2 Nf7-d6
47.Ra5-e5 Kg6-g7 48.Re5-e6 Kg7-f7
49.Rh2-h6 Nd6-e8 50.Re6-e2 Ne8-d6
51.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 52.Re2-e5 b7-b6
53.Rh7-e7 2.32/18 ] 39.Ke3-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Ke3-f4
Rg3-g8 40.Rh2-e2+ Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5
Rg8-g5 42.Re2-h2 Rg5-g7
43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8
45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1
47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2
49.Rh7-h2 Rg2-g7 50.Rh1-e1 Nf7-d6
3.07/18 ] 39...Rg3-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39...Rg3-g8 40.Rh2-e2+
Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5 Rg8-g5 42.Re2-h2
Rg5-g7 43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5
Ke7-f8 45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7
Rg7-g1 47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1
Rg1-g2 49.Kf4-e3 Nf7-d6 50.Rh7-d7
Nd6-f5+ 51.Ke3-f4 3.05/18 ]
40.Rh2-e2+ [ 40.Rh1-a1 and White
can already relax Rg8-d8 41.c2-c3
Nf7-d6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rh2-e2+ Ke6-f6 41.Rh1-h5 Rg8-g5
42.Re2-h2 Rg5-g7 43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7
44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8 45.c2-c3 a7-a6
46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1 47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8
48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2 49.Kf4-e3 Rg2-c2
50.Ke3-d3 Rc2-g2 51.f3-f4 Rg2-g3+
52.Kd3-c2 3.01/19 ] 40...Ke6-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Ke6-f6

101
41.Rh1-h5 Rg8-g5 42.Re2-h2 Rg5-g7
43.Rh5xf5+ Kf6-e7 44.Rf5-h5 Ke7-f8
45.c2-c3 a7-a6 46.Rh5-h7 Rg7-g1
47.Rh2-h5 Kf8-g8 48.Rh5-h1 Rg1-g2
49.Kf4-e3 Nf7-d6 50.Rh7-d7 Nd6-f5+
51.Ke3-f4 3.05/18 ] 41.Re2-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Re2-e7
Nf7-d8 42.Rh1-h6 Kd5xd4
43.Rh6-d6+ Kd4-c3 44.Re7-d7 c6-c5
45.Rd7xd8 Rg8xd8 46.Rd6xd8 c5xb4
47.Rd8-c8+ Kc3-b2 48.Rc8-c5 b7-b6
49.Rc5-c4 a7-a5 50.Kf4xf5 b4-b3
51.c2xb3 Kb2xb3 52.Rc4-c1 b6-b5
53.Rc1-c5 Kb3-b4 3.89/14 ]
41...Nf7-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Nf7-d8 42.Rh1-h6 Kd5xd4
43.Rh6-d6+ Kd4-c3 44.Re7-d7 c6-c5
45.Rd7xd8 Rg8xd8 46.Rd6xd8 c5xb4
47.Rd8-c8+ Kc3-b2 48.Rc8-c5 b7-b6
49.Rc5-c4 a7-a5 50.Kf4xf5 b4-b3
51.c2xb3 Kb2xb3 52.Rc4-c1 b6-b5
53.Rc1-c5 Kb3-b4 3.93/15 ]
42.Re7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Re7-e5+ Kd5-c4 43.Re5-c5+
Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4
45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+
47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7
49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5
51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+
53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5
55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7
57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-e3 a7-a5
59.Kc7-c6 Rg3-g2 4.80/17 ]
42...Kd5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...Kd5xd4 43.Rh1-d1+ Kd4-c3
44.Rd1xd6 Kc3xb4 45.Rd6-d7 Rg8-b8
46.Re5-e7 b7-b5 47.Rd7xa7 c6-c5
48.Ra7-b7 Rb8-c8 49.Re7-e3 Kb4-c4
50.Rb7-f7 b5-b4 51.Rf7xf5 Kc4-d4
52.Re3-d3+ Kd4-c4 53.Rd3-d5
Rc8-c6 54.Rd5-e5 Kc4-d4 55.Kf4-g5
Rc6-c7 4.98/18 ] 43.Re5-c5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Re5-c5+
Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4
45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+

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47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7
49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5
51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+
53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5
55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7
57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5
59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.83/14 ]
43...Kc4xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Kc4xb4 44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4
45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+
47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7
49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5
51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+
53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5
55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7
57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5
59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.94/15 ]
44.Rh1-b1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44.Rh1-b1+ Kb4-a4 45.Rc5-c3
Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6
Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6
Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Kd6xc6
Ng5-e6 52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ 53.Kc6-c7
Nd8-f7 54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 55.d6-d7
Rg2-g7 56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 57.Rd1xd7
Rg7-g3 58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 59.f3-f4
Rg3-g2 60.Kc7-b6 4.84/16 ]
44...Kb4-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44...Kb4-a4 45.Rc5-c3 Rg8-g2
46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6 Nf7-g5+
48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6 Nf7-g5+
50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Kd6xc6 Ng5-e6
52.d4-d5 Ne6-d8+ 53.Kc6-c7 Nd8-f7
54.d5-d6 Nf7-e5 55.d6-d7 Rg2-g7
56.Rb1-d1 Ne5xd7 57.Rd1xd7 Rg7-g3
58.Rc3-d3 a7-a5 59.f3-f4 Rg3-g2
60.Kc7-b6 4.94/17 ] 45.Rb1-a1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Rc5-c3
Rg8-g2 46.Kf4-e5 Nd6-f7+ 47.Ke5-e6
Nf7-g5+ 48.Ke6xf5 Ng5-f7 49.Kf5-e6
Nf7-g5+ 50.Ke6-d6 b7-b5 51.Rc3xc6
a7-a5 52.Rb1-a1+ Ka4-b4 53.c2-c3+
Kb4-b3 54.Ra1xa5 Ng5xf3
55.Ra5xb5+ Kb3-c2 56.d4-d5 Rg2-h2
57.Rb5-b4 Kc2-d3 58.Rb4-f4 Kd3-e3

102
59.Rf4-a4 Rh2-g2 60.Rc6-c7 Nf3-d2
61.Rc7-e7+ Ke3-d3 62.Kd6-c6
Kd3xc3 63.d5-d6 4.90/18 ] 45...Ka4-b4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Ka4-b4
46.Ra1xa7 Rg8-g6 47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4
48.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7
Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5 Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7
Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+ Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5
Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5 Rg6-e6 55.Rd7-d3
Re6-e2 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5
Re2-e8 58.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
59.Rc6-b6+ Kb3-c4 60.Rd3-d4+
Kc4xc3 61.Rd4-d5 Ne5-d3+
62.Kf4-g4 2.10/1 ] 46.Ra1xa7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Ra1xa7
Rg8-g6 47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4
48.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7
Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5 Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7
Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+ Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5
Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5 Rg6-e6 55.Rd7-d3
Re6-e2 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5
Re2-e8 58.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
59.Rc6-b6+ Kb3-c4 60.Rd3-d4+
Kc4xc3 61.Rd4-d5 Ne5-d3+
62.Kf4-g4 1.99/20 ] 46...Rg8-h8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Rg8-g6
47.Ra7-a1 Nd6-c4 48.Ra1-b1+
Kb4-c3 49.Rb1xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xf5
Kd4-c3 51.Rb7-c7 Kc3-d4 52.Rc7-d7+
Kd4-c3 53.Rf5-c5 Kc3-b4 54.Rc5-g5
Rg6-h6 55.Rd7-d3 Rh6-h2 56.c2-c3+
Kb4-b3 57.Rg5-c5 Rh2-h4+ 58.Kf4-g5
Rh4-h3 59.Kg5-g4 Rh3-h6 60.f3-f4
Kb3-c2 61.Rd3-g3 2.17/20 ] 47.Kf4-e5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Kf4-e5
Nd6-c4+ 48.Ke5xf5 Kb4-c3
49.Ra7xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xc6
Rh8-f8+ 51.Kf5-g5 Nc4-e5 52.Rc6-a6
Ne5xf3+ 53.Kg5-h6 Rf8-c8
54.Rb7-d7+ Kd4-e5 55.Rd7-e7+
Ke5-d5 56.Ra6-a5+ Rc8-c5
57.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c4 58.Ra5-a4+
Kc4-b5 59.Ra4-a3 Nf3-e5 60.Rd7-d2
Ne5-c4 61.Ra3-b3+ Kb5-c6 2.04/18 ]
47...Rh8-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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47...Nd6-c4+ 48.Ke5xf5 Kb4-c3
49.Ra7xb7 Kc3xd4 50.Rc5xc6
Rh8-f8+ 51.Kf5-g5 Nc4-e5 52.Rc6-a6
Ne5xf3+ 53.Kg5-h6 Rf8-d8 54.Rb7-e7
Rd8-h8+ 55.Kh6-g7 Rh8-h4
56.Ra6-d6+ Kd4-c5 57.Rd6-g6
Rh4-a4 58.c2-c3 Ra4-a2 59.Kg7-f7
Ra2-a3 Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-tRK+-0 126
9-+-+-+R+0
9+-mk-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9tr-zP-+n+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
60.Re7-c7+ Kc5-d5 61.c3-c4+
Kd5-d4 2.14/18 ] 48.Ra7-a1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.c2-c3+
Kb4-b3 49.d4-d5 c6xd5 50.Ke5xd5
f5-f4 51.c3-c4 Kb3-c3 52.Rc5-c7
Nd6-e8 53.Rc7xb7 Rh6-h5+
54.Kd5-e6 Rh5-h6+ 55.Ke6-e5
Ne8-d6 56.Rb7-g7 Nd6xc4+
57.Ke5xf4 Rh6-h8 58.Ra7-c7 Rh8-d8
59.Rg7-g4 Rd8-d3 60.Kf4-g5 2.20/16 ]
48...Nd6-c4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48...Nd6-c4+ 49.Ke5xf5 Rh6-d6
50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+ 51.Ke4-f4 Re6-h6
52.Kf4-g5 Rh6-d6 53.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3
54.Rb1xb7 Kc3xd4 55.Rc5-f5 Kd4-c3
56.f3-f4 Kc3xc2 57.Rf5-f8 Kc2-c3
58.Rb7-c7 Rd6-d5+ 59.Rf8-f5 Kc3-d4
60.Rc7xc6 Nc4-d2 61.Rc6-e6
Rd5xf5+ 62.Kg5xf5 Nd2-c4
63.Re6-e4+ Kd4-d5 1.94/18 ]
49.Ke5xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49.Ke5xf5 Rh6-d6 50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+

103
51.Ke4-f4 Re6-d6 52.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3
53.Rb1-b3+ Kc3xc2 54.Rb3xb7
Kc2-d3 55.Rb7-b4 Rd6xd4+ 56.Kf4-g3
Nc4-d2 57.Rb4-b6 Rd4-d6 58.Rb6xc6
Rd6xc6 59.Rc5xc6 Nd2-b3 60.f3-f4
Kd3-e4 61.Rc6-e6+ Ke4-f5
62.Re6-e5+ Kf5-f6 63.Re5-d5 Kf6-e6
1.80/19 ] 49...b7-b6 [ 49...Kb4-c3
50.Ra1-a4 b7-b5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 49...Rh6-d6 50.Kf5-e4 Rd6-e6+
51.Ke4-f4 Re6-f6+ 52.Kf4-g5 Rf6-f8
53.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 54.Rb1xb7
Kc3xd4 55.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e5
56.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5 57.Rd6-a6 Rf8xf3
58.Ra6-a5+ Kc5-d4 59.Ra5-a4+
Kd4-c5 60.Rb7-c7+ Kc5-d5 61.c2-c4+
Kd5-d6 62.Rc7-b7 Kd6-c6 63.Rb7-b1
Ne5-f7+ 64.Kg5-h5 1.80/17 ]
50.Ra1-b1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Ra1-b1+ Kb4-c3 51.Rb1xb6
Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5
Rh6-h8 54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5
55.Rc6-c3 Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4
Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5 Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5
Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6 Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7
Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c5
62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+
Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4
70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.85/15 ]
50...Kb4-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50...Kb4-c3 51.Rb1xb6 Kc3xd4
52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8
54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5 55.Rc6-c3
Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4 Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5
Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5 Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6
Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7 Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+
Kd5-c5 62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+
Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4
70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.95/16 ]

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51.Rb1xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51.Rb1xb6 Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6
Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8
54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5 55.Rc6-c3
Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4 Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5
Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5 Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6
Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7 Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+
Kd5-c5 62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
67.Rd3-c3+ Kc6-d6 68.Re5-e6+
Kd6-d5 69.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c4
70.Re6-c6+ Kc4-b4 3.85/17 ]
51...Kc3xd4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51...Kc3xd4 52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+
53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h8 54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5
55.Rc6-c3 Rh8-g8+ 56.Kg5-f4
Ne3-g2+ 57.Kf4-f5 Rg8-f8+ 58.Kf5-g5
Rf8-g8+ 59.Kg5-f6 Rg8-e8 60.Kf6-f7
Re8-h8 61.Rc3-d3+ Kd5-c5
62.Rb4-e4 Rh8-h7+ 63.Kf7-f6
Rh7-h6+ 64.Kf6-f5 Rh6-h8 65.f3-f4
Rh8-b8 66.Re4-e5+ Kc5-c6
67.Re5-e6+ Kc6-c7 68.Kf5-g4 4.01/18
] 52.Rc5xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52.Rc5xc6 Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h2
54.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5 55.Rb6-c6+
Kc5-b4 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3 57.c3-c4
Kb3-b4 58.Rd6-e6 Rh2-g2+ 59.Kg5-f4
Ne3-c2 60.Rc6-c8 Nc2-d4 61.Re6-d6
Kb4-c3 62.c4-c5 Rg2-h2 63.Rc8-g8
Rh2-h4+ 64.Rg8-g4 Rh4-h8 65.c5-c6
Rh8-c8 66.Rg4-g5 Kc3-c4 67.Rg5-g6
Kc4-c5 3.87/19 ] 52...Rh6-h3
[ 52...Nc4-e3+ the last chance for
counterplay 53.Kf5-g5 Rh6-h2
54.Rb6-b4+ Kd4-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 52...Nc4-e3+ 53.Kf5-g5
Rh6-h2 54.Rc6-d6+ Kd4-c5
55.Rb6-c6+ Kc5-b4 56.c2-c3+ Kb4-b3
57.c3-c4 Kb3-b4 58.Rd6-e6 Ne3-c2
59.Re6-e4 Rh2-g2+ 60.Kg5-f4 Rg2-g8
61.c4-c5+ Kb4-b5 62.Rc6-c7 Rg8-f8+
63.Kf4-g3 Rf8-g8+ 64.Re4-g4 3.51/17 ]
53.Kf5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

104
53.Kf5-g4 Nc4xb6 54.Kg4xh3 Nb6-d5
55.Kh3-g4 Kd4-e5 56.Kg4-g5 Nd5-f4
57.c2-c4 Nf4-h3+ 58.Kg5-g4 Nh3-f2+
59.Kg4-g3 Nf2-d3 60.c4-c5 Nd3-b4
61.Rc6-d6 Nb4-d5 62.Rd6xd5+
Ke5xd5 63.c5-c6 Kd5-d6 64.c6-c7
Kd6xc7 65.f3-f4 Kc7-d7 66.Kg3-g4
Kd7-e6 67.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 68.Kg5-f5
Kf7-e7 69.Kf5-g6 Ke7-e6 70.f4-f5+
Ke6-d5 71.f5-f6 Kd5-d4 72.f6-f7
6.45/18 ] 53...Rh3-h2 [ 53...Nc4xb6
cannot change destiny 54.Kg4xh3
Nb6-a4 55.Kh3-g4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 53...Nc4xb6 54.Kg4xh3 Nb6-d5
55.Kh3-g4 Kd4-e5 56.Kg4-g5 Nd5-f4
57.c2-c4 Nf4-h3+ 58.Kg5-g4 Nh3-f2+
59.Kg4-g3 Nf2-d3 60.c4-c5 Nd3-b4
61.Rc6-d6 Nb4-d5 62.Rd6xd5+
Ke5xd5 63.c5-c6 Kd5-d6 64.c6-c7
Kd6xc7 65.f3-f4 Kc7-d7 66.Kg3-g4
Kd7-e6 67.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 68.Kg5-f5
Kf7-e7 69.Kf5-g6 Ke7-e6 70.f4-f5+
Ke6-d5 71.f5-f6 Kd5-d4 72.f6-f7
6.38/20 ] 54.Rb6-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 54.Rb6-b4 Rh2-g2+ 55.Kg4-f5
Kd4-e3 56.Rb4-b3+ Ke3-f2 57.Rc6xc4
Rg2-g8 58.f3-f4 Rg8-h8 59.Rc4-c6
Kf2-e2 60.Kf5-e5 Rh8-e8+ 61.Rc6-e6
Re8-c8 62.f4-f5 Ke2-d2 63.f5-f6
Kd2xc2 64.Rb3-g3 Rc8-f8 65.Re6-c6+
Kc2-d2 66.Rc6-c7 Rf8-e8+
67.Rc7-e7 7.81/15 ]
1-0

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D45

Carlsen,Magnus
Gretarsson,Helgi Ass
European Clubs Cup (Men) (7)04.10.2003
D45: Semi-Slav: 5 e3
1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 4.Nb1-c3 e7-e6
5.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 6.Qd1-c2 Bf8-d6
7.g2-g4 Nf6xg4 8.Rh1-g1 Qd8-f6

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9.Rg1xg4 Qf6xf3 10.Rg4xg7 Nd7-f6
Diagram

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9-+pvlpsn-+0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+PzP-+-+0
9+-sN-zPq+-0
9PzPQ+-zP-zP0
9tR-vL-mKL+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
last book move last book move
11.Bf1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.h2-h3 d5xc4 12.Bf1-g2 Qf3-h5
13.e3-e4 e6-e5 14.Nc3-e2 e5xd4
15.Qc2xc4 Bc8-e6 16.Qc4xd4 Qh5-e5
17.Qd4xe5 Bd6xe5 18.f2-f4 Nf6-h5
19.Rg7-g5 0.08/13 ] 11...Qf3-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Qf3-h5
12.e3-e4 Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5 Qh2-g1+
14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5 15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7
16.Qc2xh7 Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6
Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3 Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+
Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-e7
21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+ 22.Kd3-d2
Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+ 24.Kd3-d2
Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3 Qg2-g3+
26.Kd3-d2 Qg3-e3+ 27.Kd2-d1
Qe3-d3+ 28.Kd1-e1 Qd3-g3+
29.Ke1-f1 Qg3-f3+ 30.Kf1-g1 Qf3-g4+
31.Kg1-f1 Qg4-h3+ 32.Kf1-g1
Qh3-g3+ 33.Kg1-f1 Qg3-f3+ 0.11/18 ]
12.e3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.e3-e4 Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5 Qh2-g1+
14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5 15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7
16.Qc2xh7 Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6
Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3 Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+
Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+ Diagram
Ke8-e7 21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+

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9-+p+p+-+0
9+-+p+n+-0
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9+-sNK+-+-0
9PzP-+-zPq+0
9tR-vL-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
22.Kd3-d2 Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
24.Kd3-d2 Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3
Qg2-g3+ 26.Kd3-d2 e6-e5 27.Qa8xa7
Qg3-f2+ 28.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
29.Kd3-d2 Qf3-f2+ 30.Kd2-d3
-0.11/15 ] 12...d5xe4 [ 12...d5xc4?
doesn't work 13.e4-e5 Bd6xe5
14.d4xe5 Qh5xe5+ 15.Qc2-e2
Qe5xe2+ 16.Ke1xe2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 12...Qh5xh2 13.e4-e5
Qh2-g1+ 14.Ke1-e2 Nf6-h5
15.Rg7xh7 Rh8xh7 16.Qc2xh7
Qg1xg2 17.e5xd6 Nh5-g3+ 18.Ke2-d3
Ng3-f5 19.d6-d7+ Bc8xd7 20.Qh7-h8+
Ke8-e7 21.Qh8xa8 Qg2-f1+
22.Kd3-d2 Qf1xf2+ 23.Kd2-d3 Qf2-f3+
24.Kd3-d2 Qf3-g2+ 25.Kd2-d3
Qg2-g3+ 26.Kd3-d2 Qg3-e3+
27.Kd2-d1 Qe3-d3+ 28.Kd1-e1
Qd3-g3+ 29.Ke1-f1 Qg3-f3+
30.Kf1-g1 Qf3-g4+ 31.Kg1-f1
Qg4-h3+ 32.Kf1-f2 Qh3-h2+
33.Kf2-e1 Qh2-h1+ 34.Ke1-f2
Qh1-h4+ 35.Kf2-f1 Qh4-h1+ 36.Kf1-f2
Qh1-h4+ 0.11/15 ] 13.Bc1-g5??
weakening the position [ 13.Nc3xe4
Nf6xe4 A) 14.Qc2xe4?? Bd6-b4+
( 14...Qh5xh2 succumbs to 15.Qe4-f3
Rh8-f8 16.Bc1-g5 ) 15.Bc1-d2
Bb4xd2+ 16.Ke1-f1 Bd2-c1-+ ; B)

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14.Bg2xe4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13.c4-c5 Bd6-c7 14.Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4
15.Bg2xe4 Ke8-f8 16.Rg7-g5 Qh5xh2
17.Be4-f3 h7-h5 18.Rg5-g2 Qh2-h4
19.Qc2-c3 Bc7-d8 20.Rg2-g1 Bd8-f6
21.Bc1-e3 Rh8-g8 22.0-0-0 Rg8xg1
23.Rd1xg1 0.06/14 ] 13...Bd6-f8-+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Bd6-f8
14.Bg5xf6 Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8
16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4
Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+
Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4
Kf8-g7 27.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 28.Ra4-a3
c6-c5 29.Ra3-g3+ Kg7-f6 30.d4xc5
b6xc5 -0.53/18 ] 14.Bg5xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Bg5xf6
Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4
Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7
18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4
20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 21.Ne4xf2
Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 23.Qh7-h8+
Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2
Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4 Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3
c6-c5 28.d4xc5 b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4
Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4 -0.78/15 ]
14...Bf8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Bf8xg7 15.Bf6xg7 Rh8-g8
16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4
Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+
Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4
Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3 c6-c5 28.d4xc5
b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4
-0.51/16 ] 15.Bf6xg7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15.Bf6xg7 Diagram
Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+
17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2
19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4 20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+
21.Ne4xf2 Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6
23.Qh7-h8+ Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+

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9zpp+-+pvLp0 129
9-+p+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+q0
9-+PzPp+-+0
9+-sN-+-+-0
9PzPQ+-zPLzP0
9tR-+-mK-+-0
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Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2 Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4
Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3 c6-c5 28.d4xc5
b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4 Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4
-0.71/17 ] 15...Rh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15...Rh8-g8 16.Nc3xe4
Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7
18.Ra1-e1 Rg7xg2 19.b2-b4 Qa5xb4
20.Re1-b1 Rg2xf2+ 21.Ne4xf2
Qb4-d6 22.Qc2xh7 b7-b6 23.Qh7-h8+
Qd6-f8 24.Qh8xf8+ Ke8xf8 25.Kf1-e2
Bc8-a6 26.Rb1-b4 Kf8-g7 27.Ke2-e3
c6-c5 28.d4xc5 b6xc5 29.Rb4-a4
Ba6-b7 30.Nf2-e4 -0.49/15 ]
16.Nc3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Nc3xe4 Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4
Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Kf8-g8
21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8
23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1 Rg4-g5
25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Bg2-e4 e6-e5
27.d4xe5 Bc8-h3+ 28.Kf1-e2 Rg5xe5
-0.70/16 ] 16...Qh5-a5+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16...Qh5-a5+ 17.Ke1-f1
Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4
Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Kf8-g8
21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8
23.Ra1-d1 Rg7-g5 24.c4-c5 Kf8-g7
25.Rd1-e1 Rg5-g4 -0.56/14 ]
17.Ke1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17.Ke1-f1 Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3 Ke8-f8

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19.a2-a4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+ Kf8-g8
21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6 Kg8-f8
23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1 Rg4-g5
25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Rd1-e1 Rg5-g4
-0.79/15 ] 17...Rg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17...Rg8xg7 18.Qc2-b3
Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+
Kf8-g8 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6
Kg8-f8 23.Ra1-d1 h7-h6 24.c4-c5
a7-a5 25.Rd1-e1 -0.82/14 ] 18.Qc2-c1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Qc2-b3
Ke8-f8 19.a2-a4 Qa5-d8 20.Qb3-a3+
Kf8-g8 21.Qa3-d6 Qd8xd6 22.Ne4xd6
Kg8-f8 23.Ra1-e1 Rg7-g4 24.Re1-d1
Rg4-g5 25.c4-c5 Kf8-g7 26.Rd1-e1
Rg5-g4 27.Bg2-e4 Rg4-g5 -0.76/15 ]
18...Qa5-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Qa5-b4 19.b2-b3 Qb4-e7
20.Qc1-h6 f7-f5 21.Ne4-g3 Rg7-g6
22.Qh6-h5 Ke8-f8 23.Ra1-e1 Qe7-d7
24.Qh5-h4 b7-b6 25.Ng3-h5 Rg6-g4
26.Qh4-f6+ Kf8-g8 27.Nh5-f4 -0.72/15
] 19.Qc1-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Qc1-h6 Rg7-g6 20.Qh6-f4 f7-f5
21.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-f8 22.Bg2-f3 Qd8-f6
23.Ra1-d1 Rg6-h6 24.Kf1-g1 Kf8-g8
25.Kg1-g2 Rh6-g6+ 26.Kg2-f1 a7-a5
27.Kf1-e2 Qf6-e7 28.h2-h4 Qe7-f6
29.c4-c5 a5-a4 30.Ke2-f1 -0.37/16 ]
19...Ke8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...f7-f5 20.Ne4-d6+ Ke8-f8
21.Ra1-e1 Qd8-g5 22.Qf4-g3 f5-f4
23.Qg3xg5 Rg7xg5 24.Bg2-h3 Rg5-g6
25.Nd6xc8 Ra8xc8 26.Bh3xe6 Rc8-e8
27.d4-d5 Kf8-g7 28.Re1-e4 f4-f3
29.Re4-f4 Re8-f8 30.Be6-f5 c6xd5
31.c4xd5 -0.38/16 ] 20.Qf4-e5
[ 20.Ra1-d1 Rg7-g6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 20.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 21.Bg2-f3
Kf8-g8 22.Ne4-d6 Bc8-d7 23.Qf4-e5
Qd8-b6 24.b2-b3 Qb6-b4 25.Rd1-d3
b7-b6 26.Bf3-h5 Qb4-a5 27.Bh5-f7+
Kg8-h8 28.Qe5xa5 b6xa5 29.Rd3-e3
f5-f4 -0.34/16 ] 20...Rg7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...b7-b6

107
21.Ne4-f6 Bc8-a6 22.b2-b3 Rg7-g6
23.Nf6-h5 Qd8-g5 24.Nh5-f4 Rg6-g7
25.Qe5xg5 Rg7xg5 26.Bg2xc6
Ra8-d8 27.Nf4-e2 b6-b5 28.h2-h4
Rg5-h5 29.Ne2-g3 Rh5xh4 30.c4xb5
Ba6-c8 31.Ng3-e2 Kf8-g7 32.Kf1-g2
Rh4-g4+ 33.Kg2-f3 -0.66/15 ]
21.Qe5-h8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 22.Qh8-e5 f7-f5
23.Ne4-g3 Ke7-f7 24.Ng3-h5 Qd8-h4
25.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7 26.Nh5-f4 Rg6-h6
27.Ra1-e1 Kf7-g8 28.Qe5-c7 Ra8-d8
29.Re1-e3 Qh4-g5 30.Nf4-e2 Bd7-c8
-0.48/17 ] 21...Kf8-e7 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rg6-g8
22.Qh8-e5 a7-a5 23.Ra1-e1 Rg8-g7
24.Re1-e3 f7-f5 25.Ne4-d6 Qd8-g5
26.Bg2-h3 Bc8-d7 27.Nd6xb7
Qg5-g1+ 28.Kf1-e2 Qg1-c1 29.Nb7-c5
Qc1xb2+ 30.Ke2-f3 Kf8-g8 31.Nc5xe6
Bd7xe6 32.Qe5xe6+ Kg8-h8
33.Bh3xf5 -0.33/16 ]

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9tR-+-+K+-0[
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22.Qh8xh7?? the position was bad,
and this mistake simply hastens the
end [ 22.Qh8-e5 Qd8-b6 ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 22.Qh8-e5 f7-f5
23.Ne4-g3 Ke7-f7 24.Ng3-h5 Qd8-h4
25.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7 26.Nh5-f4 Rg6-h6
27.h2-h3 Qh4-f6 28.Bf3-h5+ Kf7-g8
29.Qe5xf6 Rh6xf6 30.Kf1-e2 Ra8-d8

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31.Ra1-g1+ Kg8-f8 32.Ke2-e3 Bd7-e8
33.Bh5xe8 Kf8xe8 -0.50/17 ]
22...Qd8-g8 [ 22...Qd8xd4
and the result of the game is clear:
Black will win 23.Ra1-e1 Qd4xc4+
24.Kf1-g1 Qc4-d4-+ ( 24...Qc4xa2?!
is much weaker 25.Qh7-h4+ Ke7-f8
26.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 27.Qh8-h4+
Ke7-e8 28.Qh4-h8+ Ke8-e7
29.Qh8-h4+= );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qd8xd4 23.Ra1-e1 Qd4xc4+
24.Kf1-g1 Qc4-d4 25.Qh7-h3 a7-a5
26.Qh3-a3+ Qd4-b4 27.Qa3-e3
Ke7-f8 28.b2-b3 e6-e5 29.Ne4-g3
f7-f6 30.Re1-d1 Bc8-e6 -2.32/12 ]
23.Qh7-h4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qh7-h5 Bc8-d7 24.Qh5-c5+
Ke7-d8 25.Qc5-d6 Ra8-c8 26.Ne4-g3
f7-f5 27.Ra1-e1 e6-e5 28.Qd6xe5
Qg8xc4+ 29.Ng3-e2 b7-b6 30.h2-h4
Rg6-e6 31.Qe5xf5 Re6-e8 32.Qf5-g6
Kd8-c7 -0.20/16 ] 23...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...f7-f6
24.Ne4-g3 Qg8-g7 25.Ra1-e1 Ke7-f7
26.Qh4-f4 Kf7-g8 27.Bg2-f3 Bc8-d7
28.h2-h4 Ra8-e8 29.Ng3-h5 Qg7-e7
30.Bf3-e4 e6-e5 31.Be4xg6 e5xf4
32.Re1xe7 Re8xe7 33.Nh5xf4
-0.21/16 ] 24.Bg2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Ne4-g3 Rg6-g4 25.Qh4-h5
Qg8-g5 26.Qh5-h7+ Ke7-d8
27.Ra1-d1 Diagram
(Diagram 131)
Qg5-g6 28.Qh7xg6 Rg4xg6 29.h2-h4
Rg6-h6 30.h4-h5 Kd8-e7 31.Bg2-f3
f6-f5 32.Rd1-e1 Ke7-f7 33.Kf1-g2
Bc8-d7 -0.34/15 ] 24...e6-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Qg8-g7
Diagram
25.Ra1-e1 Rg6-g1+ 26.Kf1-e2
Rg1xe1+ 27.Ke2xe1 Bc8-d7
28.Qh4-f4 Ra8-h8 29.Ke1-e2 f6-f5
30.Qf4-d6+ Ke7-d8 31.Qd6-b8+

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9zpp+-+-+Q0 131
9-+p+pzp-+0
9+-+-+-wq-0
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9+-+-+-sN-0
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Bd7-c8 32.Qb8-d6+ Qg7-d7
33.Qd6-e5 Rh8-h6 34.Ne4-d6 Qd7-h7
35.d4-d5 c6xd5 36.c4xd5 Qh7-e7
37.h2-h4 -0.30/15 ] 25.b2-b3
[ 25.d4xe5 Qg8xc4+ 26.Bf3-e2
Bc8-h3+ 27.Qh4xh3 Qc4xe4
28.Qh3-a3+ Ke7-e8 29.Be2-h5
Qe4-c4+ 30.Kf1-e1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.d4xe5 Bc8-h3+ 26.Kf1-e2
Qg8xc4+ 27.Ke2-e3 Bh3-f5
28.Qh4-h7+ Ke7-f8 29.b2-b3 Qc4-e6
30.Qh7-h8+ Qe6-g8 31.Qh8xg8+
Kf8xg8 32.Ne4xf6+ Kg8-g7 33.Ra1-d1
Ra8-h8 34.Nf6-h5+ Kg7-h6 35.Nh5-f4
Rg6-g7 36.e5-e6 Rh8-e8 0.41/12 ]

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25...e5xd4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...e5xd4 26.Ra1-d1 Bc8-e6
27.Rd1xd4 Ra8-d8 28.Ne4-g3 Rg6-g5
29.Rd4-e4 Ke7-d7 30.Qh4-f4 Kd7-c8
31.Kf1-g1 Rg5-e5 32.Re4xe5 f6xe5
33.Qf4xe5 a7-a6 -0.24/14 ] 26.Ne4-g3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ra1-d1
Bc8-e6 27.Rd1xd4 Ra8-d8 28.Ne4-g3
Rg6-g5 29.Rd4-e4 Ke7-d7 30.Qh4-f4
Kd7-c8 31.Kf1-g1 Rg5-e5 32.Re4xe5
f6xe5 33.Qf4xe5 Be6-g4 34.Bf3xg4+
Qg8xg4 35.Qe5-e7 Rd8-d2 -0.39/15 ]
26...Bc8-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...d4-d3 27.Qh4-e4+ Ke7-f8
28.Qe4xd3 Bc8-h3+ 29.Bf3-g2
Bh3xg2+ 30.Kf1xg2 Ra8-e8
31.Ra1-d1 Qg8-h7 32.h2-h4 Kf8-g8
33.Qd3-d4 Qh7-h5 34.Qd4xf6 Rg6xf6
35.Ng3xh5 Rf6-h6 36.Nh5-g3 Rh6xh4
37.Rd1-d7 -0.38/15 ] 27.Ra1-e1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Ra1-e1+
Ke7-f7 28.Bf3-e4 Ra8-e8 29.h2-h3
Bg4-e6 30.Be4xg6+ Qg8xg6
31.Ng3-e4 Kf7-g7 32.Ne4-c5 Be6xc4+
33.b3xc4 Re8xe1+ 34.Kf1xe1
Qg6-b1+ 35.Ke1-d2 Qb1-b4+
36.Kd2-d3 Qb4xc5 37.Qh4-g4+
Kg7-f7 38.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6
39.Qd7-g4+ Qc5-g5 40.Kd3xd4
c6-c5+ 41.Kd4-d3 f6-f5 42.Qg4xg5+
Kg6xg5 -0.21/16 ] 27...Ke7-f7
[ 27...Ke7-d7!? 28.Bf3-d1 Ra8-d8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Ke7-d7
28.Bf3-e4 Rg6-g5 29.f2-f3 Bg4-e6
30.Be4-h7 Qg8-g7 31.Qh4xd4+
Kd7-c7 32.Re1xe6 Qg7xh7 33.Qd4xf6
Qh7-d3+ 34.Kf1-f2 Ra8-g8
35.Re6-e7+ Kc7-b6 36.Qf6-f4
Qd3-c2+ 37.Re7-e2 Qc2-c3
38.Qf4-e3+ Qc3xe3+ 39.Kf2xe3
Kb6-c7 40.Ke3-f2 Rg5-g7 41.Re2-e6
Rg8-f8 42.h2-h4 -0.15/14 ] 28.Bf3-e4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Bf3-e4
Rg6-g7 29.Ng3-h5 Rg7-g5 30.Nh5xf6
Bg4-h3+ 31.Qh4xh3 Rg5-g1+

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32.Kf1-e2 Rg1xe1+ 33.Ke2xe1 Kf7xf6
34.Qh3-f5+ Kf6-e7 35.Qf5-e5+
Qg8-e6 36.Qe5-g7+ Ke7-e8
37.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-d7 38.Qh8xd4+
Kd7-c7 39.Qd4-g7+ Kc7-b6
40.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-a6 -0.16/13 ]
28...Rg6-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rg6-g7 29.Ng3-h5 Rg7-g5
30.Nh5xf6 Bg4-h3+ 31.Qh4xh3
Rg5-g1+ 32.Kf1-e2 Rg1xe1+
33.Ke2xe1 Kf7xf6 34.Qh3-f5+ Kf6-e7
35.Qf5-e5+ Qg8-e6 36.Qe5-g7+
Ke7-e8 37.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-d7
38.Qh8xd4+ Kd7-c7 39.Qd4-g7+
Kc7-b6 40.Qg7-d4+ Kb6-a6 -0.01/14 ]
29.h2-h3 White threatens to win
material: h3xg4 [ 29.f2-f3 Qg8-h8
30.Qh4xh8 Ra8xh8 31.f3xg4 Rg7xg4
32.Be4-f5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.h2-h3 Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-f8
31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
Kf7-f8 -0.18/16 ] 29...Bg4-d7??
hands over the advantage to the
opponent [ 29...Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+
Kf7-f8 31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
Kf7-f8 33.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7
34.Qc5-h5+= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Bg4-e6 30.Qh4-h5+ Kf7-f8
31.Qh5-c5+ Kf8-f7 32.Qc5-h5+
Kf7-f8 0.07/17 ] 30.Qh4-h5++[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qh4-h5+
Kf7-f8 31.Qh5-c5+ Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5
Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7 b7-b6 34.Qc5xe7+
Qf7xe7 35.Re1xe7 Kf8xe7 36.Bd7xc6
Ra8-h8 37.Bc6-g2 Ke7-d6 38.Kf1-e2
Kd6-e5 39.Ke2-d3 Rh8-g8 40.Bg2-f3
Rg8-h8 41.Bf3-g4 Rh8-f8 42.Ng3-f5
Rf8-e8 43.h3-h4 Ke5-f4 44.Bg4-h5
Re8-e5 45.Bh5-g6 Re5xf5 46.Bg6xf5
Kf4xf5 47.Kd3xd4 2.56/17 ] 30...Kf7-f8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-f8
31.Qh5-c5+ Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7
33.Bf5xd7 b7-b6 34.Qc5xe7+ Qf7xe7
35.Re1xe7 Kf8xe7 36.Bd7xc6 Ra8-h8
37.Bc6-g2 Ke7-d6 38.Kf1-e2 Kd6-e5

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39.Ke2-d3 Rh8-g8 40.Bg2-f3 Rg8-h8
41.Bf3-g4 Rh8-f8 42.Ng3-f5 Rf8-e8
43.h3-h4 Ke5-f4 44.Bg4-h5 Re8-e5
45.Bh5-g6 Re5xf5 46.Bg6xf5 Kf4xf5
47.Kd3xd4 2.83/18 ] 31.Qh5-c5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Qh5-c5+
Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7
Ra8-d8 34.Bd7-e6 Qf7-h7 35.Be6-f5
Qh7-f7 36.Bf5-g6 b7-b6 37.Re1xe7
Qf7xe7 38.Qc5xc6 1.73/9 ] 31...Kf8-f7
[ 31...Rg7-e7 there is nothing else
anyway 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7 33.Bf5xd7
b7-b6 34.Qc5xc6 Re7xe1+ 35.Kf1xe1
Ra8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Rg7-e7 32.Be4-f5 Qg8-f7
33.Bf5xd7 Ra8-d8 34.Bd7-e6 Qf7-h7
35.Be6-f5 Qh7-f7 36.Bf5-g6 b7-b6
37.Re1xe7 Qf7xe7 38.Qc5xc6 2.00/10
] 32.Be4-g6+!! Diagram [ 32.Be4-g6+
Kf7xg6 33.Qc5-h5# ; 32.Qc5xd4?
is nothing because of Bd7xh3+
33.Be4-g2 Qg8-d8-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 32.Be4-g6+ Rg7xg6
33.Qc5-e7# #2/11 ]

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Hammer,Jon Ludvig
Carlsen,Magnus
WYCC 2003 - B14 (1.3)

A04

23.10.2003

B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous


Systems
1.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 2.d2-d4 Ng8-f6
3.Nb1-d2 g7-g6 4.e2-e4 Bf8-g7
5.Bf1-d3 0-0 6.0-0 Nb8-c6 7.c2-c3
e7-e5 8.h2-h3 Nf6-h5 last book move
last book move 9.d4xe5 [ 9.d4-d5!?
Diagram

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9-+nzp-+p+0
9+-+Pzp-+n0
9-+-+P+-+0
9+-zPL+N+P0
9PzP-sN-zPP+0
9tR-vLQ+RmK-0
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is noteworthy Nc6-e7 10.Nd2-c4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.Nd2-b3 Nh5-f4
10.Bd3-b5 Ra8-b8 11.d4-d5 a7-a6
12.Bb5-d3 Nf4xd3 13.Qd1xd3 Nc6-e7
14.Rf1-d1 f7-f5 15.Nb3-d2 c7-c6
16.c3-c4 c6xd5 17.c4xd5 Bc8-d7
18.Nf3-g5 f5xe4 19.Nd2xe4 Bd7-b5
0.35/16 ] 9...Nh5-f4= [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 9...Nc6xe5 10.Nf3xe5 d6xe5
11.Nd2-f3 Bc8-e6 12.Qd1-e2 Qd8-e7
13.Bc1-g5 Bg7-f6 14.Bg5-e3 Nh5-f4
15.Be3xf4 e5xf4 16.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8
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
16.Qc1-c2 g5-g4 17.h3xg4 Bc8xg4
18.Qc2-e2 Qe7-c5 19.Bc4-d5 c7-c6
20.Bd5-b3 Qc5-h5 21.Ra1-d1 Bg4xf3
22.Qe2xf3 Qh5xf3 23.g2xf3 0.21/16 ]
10...Nc6xe5 [Inferior is 10...d6xe5
11.Nd2-c4 Qd8-e7 12.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
13.Qd1-a4 ;Instead of 10...Bg7xe5
Diagram

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11.Nd2-c4 Qd8-f6 12.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
13.Nc4xe5 d6xe5 14.Bc1xf4 Qf6xf4
15.b2-b3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10...Nc6xe5 11.Nd2-c4 Ne5xf3+
12.Qd1xf3 a7-a6 13.Bb5-a4 Nf4xh3+
14.g2xh3 b7-b5 15.Nc4xd6 c7xd6
16.Ba4-b3 Qd8-h4 17.Kg1-g2 Ra8-b8
18.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6 19.Qf3-g3 Qh4-h5
20.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 21.Qg3xd6 Qh5-f3+
22.Kg2-g1 e6-e5 23.Qd6-d5+ Rf8-f7
-0.21/17 ] 11.Nf3xe5 [ 11.Nd2-b3
Qd8-f6 12.Nf3xe5 Qf6xe5 13.Bc1xf4
Qe5xf4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11.Nd2-c4 Ne5xf3+ 12.Qd1xf3 a7-a6
13.Bb5-a4 Nf4xh3+ 14.g2xh3 b7-b5
15.Nc4xd6 c7xd6 16.Ba4-b3 Qd8-h4
17.Kg1-g2 Ra8-b8 18.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6
19.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 20.Qf3-g4 Qh4xg4+
21.h3xg4 b5-b4 22.c3-c4 Rb8-c8
-0.25/16 ] 11...Qd8-g5
[ Less advisable is 11...d6xe5

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12.Nd2-f3 ; 11...Bg7xe5?!
12.Nd2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11...Qd8-g5 12.Ne5-g4 Qg5xb5
13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1 Bc8-e6
15.Ng4-e3 Qd3-a6 16.Nd2-f3 Nf4-d3
17.Re1-f1 Ra8-e8 18.Nf3-g5 Bg7-e5
19.Ne3-g4 Be6xg4 20.Qd1xg4 Kg8-h8
21.Rf1-d1 -0.39/18 ] 12.Ne5-g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Ne5-g4
Qg5xb5 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 15.Ng4-e3 Qd3-a6 16.Nd2-f3
Nf4-d3 17.Re1-f1 Ra8-e8 18.Nf3-g5
Bg7-e5 19.Ne3-g4 Be6xg4 20.Qd1xg4
Qa6-c4 21.Qg4-h4 h7-h5 22.Rf1-d1
a7-a5 -0.49/19 ] 12...Qg5xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Qg5xb5
13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1 Bc8-e6
15.Ng4-e3 Bg7-f6 16.Qd1-f3 Bf6-g5
17.h3-h4 Bg5-h6 18.Ne3-d5 Be6xd5
19.e4xd5 Rf8-e8 20.Nd2-e4 Qd3xf3
21.g2xf3 Kg8-g7 22.Bc1xf4 Bh6xf4
-0.38/17 ] 13.Nd2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 13.a2-a4 Qb5-d3 14.Rf1-e1
Bc8-e6 15.Ng4-e3 c7-c6 16.Ne3-c2
c6-c5 17.Nc2-a3 Diagram

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9sN-zPq+-+P0
9-zP-sN-zPP+0
9tR-vLQtR-mK-0
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Rf8-e8 18.Re1-e3 Qd3-a6 19.Na3-b5
Qa6-c6 20.Nd2-f3 Ra8-d8
21.Nb5xa7 -0.45/16 ] 13...Nf4-e2+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nf4-e2+
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?? [ 16.a2-a4 Diagram
-0.43/17 ] 14.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14.Kg1-h1 Ne2xc1
15.Qd1xc1 Bc8xg4 16.h3xg4 Rf8-e8
17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.e4xd5 Qb5xd5
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19.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8 20.Qc1-c2 b7-b6
21.a2-a4 Qd5-g5 22.Re1xe8+ Rd8xe8
23.Qc2-d2 Qg5xd2 24.Nb3xd2
Re8-e2 25.Ra1-d1 -0.57/17 ]
14...Bc8xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Ne2xc1 15.Qd1xc1 Bc8xg4
16.h3xg4 Rf8-e8 17.f2-f3 d6-d5
18.e4xd5 Qb5xd5 19.Rf1-e1 Ra8-d8
20.Re1xe8+ Rd8xe8 21.Qc1-d2
Qd5-e5 22.g4-g5 Bg7-f8 Diagram

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9-+-+-+p+0
9+-+-wq-zP-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+NzP-+P+-0
9PzP-wQ-+P+0
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23.f3-f4 Qe5-e2 24.Ra1-d1 Bf8-d6
-0.48/16 ] 15.h3xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15.h3xg4 Ne2xc1 16.Qd1xc1
Rf8-e8 17.f2-f3 d6-d5 18.Qc1-g5
c7-c6 19.Qg5-f4 Qb5-e2 20.e4xd5
c6xd5 21.Rf1-b1 Bg7-e5 22.Qf4-b4
Qe2-f2 23.g4-g5 -0.68/15 ] 15...Ra8-e8
Black threatens to win material: Re8xe4
[ 15...Ne2xc1 16.Qd1xc1 Rf8-e8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Ne2xc1
16.Ra1xc1 a7-a5 17.Qd1-d2 Qb5-a4
18.Qd2-c2 Rf8-e8 19.Rc1-e1 Re8-e5

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9-+-zp-+p+0
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9-zP-+nzPP+0
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would be a reprieve Qb5-c4 17.Bc1-e3


Re8xe4 18.Rf1-e1 Re4xe3 19.f2xe3
Diagram

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9-+-zp-+p+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9P+q+-+P+0
9+NzP-zP-+-0
9-zP-+n+P+0
9tR-+QtR-+K0
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Ne2-g3+ 20.Kh1-g1 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 16.a2-a4 Diagram
(Diagram 140)
Qb5-c4 17.Bc1-e3 Re8xe4 18.Rf1-e1
Re4xe3 19.f2xe3 Ne2-g3+ 20.Kh1-g1
Ng3-e4 21.Nb3-d4 a7-a6 22.a4-a5

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9-zP-+nzPP+0
9tR-vLQ+R+K0
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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 ]
16...Re8xe4-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Re8xe4 17.g2-g3 Re4xg4
18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4 Ne2xg3+
20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5 Rg3xe3
22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+ 23.Kh1-g2
Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3 25.Qd4-f4
Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1 Qb2-e5
27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1 Rf8-b8
29.Rb1-c1 -5.82/14 ] 17.Rf1-e1
[ 17.g2-g3 the only chance to get some
counterplay Re4xg4 18.Nb3-a5-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.g2-g3
Re4xg4 18.Nb3-d4 Bg7xd4 19.c3xd4
Ne2xg3+ 20.f2xg3 Rg4xg3 21.d4-d5
Rg3xe3 22.Qd1-d4 Re3-h3+
23.Kh1-g2 Rh3-d3 24.a2-a4 Qb5-b3
25.Qd4-f4 Qb3xb2+ 26.Kg2-h1
Qb2-e5 27.Qf4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ra1-b1
Rf8-b8 29.Rb1-c1 -5.95/15 ]
17...Qb5-h5+!! Diagram [ 17...Qb5-h5+
18.g4xh5 Re4-h4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 17...Qb5-h5+ 18.g4xh5
Re4-h4# -#2/9 ]
Deflection: g4
0-1

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9zppzp-+pvlp0 141
9-+-zp-+p+0
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B19

Carlsen,Magnus
Ernst,Sipke
C Group Wijk aan Zee NED (12)
24.01.2004
B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main
line
1.e2-e4 c7-c6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5
3.Nb1-c3 d5xe4 4.Nc3xe4 Bc8-f5
5.Ne4-g3 Bf5-g6 6.h2-h4 h7-h6
7.Ng1-f3 Nb8-d7 8.h4-h5 Bg6-h7
9.Bf1-d3 Bh7xd3 10.Qd1xd3 e7-e6
11.Bc1-f4 Ng8-f6 Diagram
(Diagram 142)
12.0-0-0 Bf8-e7 13.Ng3-e4 Qd8-a5
14.Kc1-b1 0-0 15.Ne4xf6+ Nd7xf6
16.Nf3-e5 Ra8-d8 17.Qd3-e2
last book move last book move c6-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...Nf6-d5
18.Bf4-d2 Qa5-a4 19.c2-c4 Nd5-f6
20.Bd2-e3 Be7-d6 21.f2-f3 Qa4-a5
22.Qe2-e1 Qa5xe1 23.Rd1xe1 Nf6-d7
24.Ne5-d3 b7-b5 25.Re1-c1 0.01/15 ]
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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9zpp+n+pzp-0 142
9-+p+psn-zp0
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White has new doubled pawns: g2+g6


[ 20.Qe6xe7?! is no comparison Nf6-d5
21.Bf4-d2 Nd5xe7 22.Bd2xa5
b7-b6= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.h5xg6 Qa5-b6 21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8
22.Qe7-g5 Rf8-f6 23.d4-d5 Rf6xg6
24.Qg5-e5 c5-c4 25.g2-g3 Rg6-d6
26.Qe5-g5 Rd6-g6 27.Qg5-h5 Rg6-f6
28.Bf4-e3 Qb6-b5 29.Qh5-e5 c4-c3
30.Qe5xc3 Rd8xd5 31.Be3-d4 2.29/16
] 20...Nf6-g8?? forfeits the clear win
[ 20...Rd8-e8 the rescuing straw
21.Rh1xh6+ g7xh6 22.Bf4xh6 Qa5-b6
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? [ 18...Rf8-e8
23.Rd1xd8 Ng8xe7 24.Rd8xf8+
19.Ng6xe7+ Re8xe7 20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 Diagram
21.Rd1xd7 Nf6xd7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18...Rf8-e8 19.Ng6xe7+ Re8xe7
20.d4xc5 Re7-d7 21.Rd1xd7 Rd8xd7
22.Bf4-e3 e6-e5 23.f2-f3 Qa5-a4
143
24.Be3-f2 Qa4-f4 25.Rh1-d1 Qf4-c4
26.Rd1-d3 Nf6xh5 27.b2-b3 Qc4-a6
28.Qe2xe5 Rd7xd3 29.c2xd3
Qa6xd3+ 30.Kb1-b2 0.35/17 ]
19.Qe2xe6++- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Qe2xe6+ Kg8-h8 20.h5xg6 Qa5-b6
21.Qe6xe7 Nf6-g8 22.Qe7-g5 Rf8-f6
23.d4-d5 Rf6xg6 24.Qg5-e5 c5-c4
25.g2-g3 Rg6-d6 26.Qe5-g5 Rd6-g6
27.Qg5-h5 Rg6-f6 28.Bf4-e3 Qb6-b5
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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Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7
31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Re7-e1+ 38.Kb1-c2
Rd8-d6 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 5.53/15 ] 21...g7xh6
[ Weaker is 21...Ng8xh6 22.Rh1xh6+!
Decoy: h6 g7xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Qa5-c7
24.Qe7xc7 Rd8-d7 25.Qc7xd7 Rf8-f7
26.Qd7xf7 c5xd4 27.Qf7-f8# ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7xh6
22.Rh1xh6+ Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7
Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+
Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
29.Qe5xc5 Diagram

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33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 Diagram
(Diagram 145)
34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7
36.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6
38.Kb1-c2 Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6
40.d4-d5 Rf6-d6 5.83/16 ] 22.Rh1xh6+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rh1xh6+

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Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7
Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5
Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.48/12 ]
22...Ng8xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ng8xh6 23.Qe6xe7 Nh6-f7
24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5
Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7
35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.75/13 ] 23.Qe6xe7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qe6xe7
Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+
Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8xf7
31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+ Kg7-f8
33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3 Rd7-e7

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35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-h5+
Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6 38.Kb1-c2
Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6 40.d4-d5
Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.28/14 ]
23...Nh6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Nh6-f7 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6
25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+
Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4
Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5 Kg6-g7 30.Qc5xa7
Rf8xf7 31.Qa7-c5 Rf7-d7 32.Qc5-g5+
Kg7-f8 33.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7 34.c2-c3
Rd7-e7 35.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7
36.Qg5-h5+ Kf7-g7 37.f4-f5 Rd8-d6
38.Kb1-c2 Re7-e1 39.Kc2-d3 Rd6-f6
40.d4-d5 Rf6-d6 41.Kd3-d4 5.37/16 ]
24.g6xf7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.g6xf7 Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+
Kh8-h7 26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6
27.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6
29.Qe5xc5 Kg6xf7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8-e8
31.b2-b3 Re8-e7 Diagram

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Kf7-g7 34.Kb1-b2 b7-b6 35.Qd5-g5+
Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7 37.d4-d5
Rg8-d8 38.Qf5-g5+ Kg7-f7
39.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7 40.Qf5-g5+
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24...Kh8-g7 [ 24...Qa5-b6
doesn't change the outcome of the
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Kh7-g7 28.Rh1xh6 Kg7xh6 29.Qf5-f6+
Kh6-h7 30.c2-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24...Qa5-b6 25.Qe7-e5+ Kh8-h7
26.Rd1-h1+ Qb6-h6 27.Rh1xh6+
Kh7xh6 28.f2-f4 Kh6-g6 29.Qe5xc5
Kg6xf7 30.Qc5xa7 Rf8-e8 31.b2-b3
Re8-e7 32.Qa7-c5 Rd8-g8
33.Qc5-d5+ Kf7-g7 34.Kb1-b2 b7-b6
35.Qd5-g5+ Kg7-f7 36.Qg5-f5+
Kf7-g7 37.d4-d5 Rg8-d8 38.Qf5-g5+
Kg7-f7 39.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g7
40.Qf5-g5+ 5.26/14 ] 25.Rd1-d3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qe7-e5+
Kg7xf7 26.Rd1-d3 Qa5-e1+
27.Qe5xe1 Rf8-e8 28.Qe1-d1 c5xd4
29.Qd1-h5+ Kf7-e6 30.Rd3xd4
Rd8xd4 31.Qh5xe8+ Ke6-d6
32.Qe8-d8+ Kd6-c5 33.Qd8-c7+
Kc5-d5 34.c2-c3 Rd4-d1+ 35.Kb1-c2
Rd1-e1 36.Qc7xb7+ Kd5-e6
37.Qb7-a6+ Ke6-f5 38.Qa6xa7
10.58/13 ] 25...Rd8-d6 [ 25...Qa5-b6
hoping against hope 26.Rd3-g3+
Qb6-g6 27.Rg3xg6+ Kg7xg6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Qa5-b6
26.Rd3-g3+ Qb6-g6 27.Rg3xg6+
Kg7xg6 28.d4-d5 Rd8-b8 29.b2-b3
b7-b5 30.Qe7xa7 c5-c4 31.d5-d6
Kg6-g7 32.Kb1-b2 Rb8-c8 33.b3-b4

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Rc8-a8 34.Qa7-b7 Ra8-b8 35.Qb7-c7
Rb8-a8 36.Qc7-b7 Ra8-b8 6.20/16 ]
26.Rd3-g3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Rd3-g3+ Rd6-g6 27.Qe7-e5+
Kg7xf7 28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8
29.Rg3-e3+ Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+
Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ Kc7-b6
32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 33.Re3-b3+
Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ Kb5xb4
35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+ Kb4-b5
37.Qd4xa7 Kb5-c6 38.f2-f4 Kc6-c7
39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8 40.Qc5-b6+
Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 17.80/9 ] 26...Rd6-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rd6-g6
27.Qe7-e5+ Kg7xf7 28.Qe5-f5+
Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+ Ke8-d8
30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+ Kc7-b6
32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5 33.Re3-b3+
Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+ Kb5xb4
35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+ Kb4-b5
37.Qd4xa7 b7-b6 38.a2-a4+ Kb5-c6
39.g2-g4 Kc6-c5 40.Qa7-c7+ Kc5-b4
17.75/9 ] 27.Qe7-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27.Qe7-e5+ Kg7xf7
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+
Kb4-b5 37.Qd4xa7 b7-b6 38.a2-a4+
Kb5-c6 39.g2-g4 Kc6-c5 40.Qa7-c7+
Kc5-b4 17.55/9 ] 27...Kg7xf7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Kg7xf7
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
c5xb4 35.Qg6-f5+ Kb5-c6 36.Qf5-c5+
Kc6-d7 37.Qc5xa7 17.17/9 ]
28.Qe5-f5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qe5-f5+ Kf7-e8 29.Rg3-e3+
Ke8-d8 30.Qf5xf8+ Kd8-c7 31.Qf8-f7+
Kc7-b6 32.Qf7xg6+ Kb6-b5
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+

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Kc6-c7 39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8
40.Qc5-b6+ Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 17.81/9 ]
28...Rg6-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Kf7-e7 29.Rg3-e3+ Ke7-d6
30.Qf5xf8+ Kd6-c6 31.Qf8-e8+
Kc6-b6 32.Qe8xg6+ Kb6-b5
33.Re3-b3+ Qa5-b4 34.Rb3xb4+
Kb5xb4 35.Qg6-g7 c5xd4 36.Qg7xd4+
Kb4-b5 37.Qd4xa7 Kb5-c6 38.f2-f4
Kc6-c7 39.Qa7-c5+ Kc7-d8
40.Qc5-b6+ Kd8-c8 41.f4-f5 18.00/10 ]
29.Qf5-d7# Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29.Qf5-d7# #1/11 ]

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E38

Carlsen,Magnus
Shaposhnikov,Evgeny
3rd Aeroflot Festival (4)
20.02.2004
E38: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...c5
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 c7-c5
5.d4xc5 Bb4xc5 6.Ng1-f3 Qd8-b6
7.e2-e3 a7-a6 8.b2-b3 Qb6-c7
9.Bc1-b2 b7-b6 10.Bf1-e2 Bc8-b7
11.g2-g4 Diagram
last book move last book move Nf6xg4

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[ 11...h7-h6!? has some apparent
merit ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...h7-h6
12.a2-a3 Nb8-c6 13.Nc3-a4 Bc5-e7
14.h2-h3 0-0 15.0-0 d7-d6 16.Ra1-d1
Nc6-e5 17.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 18.Na4-c3
Ra8-d8 19.Rd1xd8 Rf8xd8 20.Rf1-d1
Be7-d6 -0.36/15 ] 12.Rh1-g1=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Rh1-g1
Ng4xh2 13.Nf3-d2 Nb8-c6 14.Rg1xg7
0-0-0 15.0-0-0 f7-f5 16.Nc3-a4 h7-h5
17.Na4xc5 b6xc5 18.Rg7-f7 Nc6-b4
19.Qc2-b1 Rh8-f8 20.Rf7xf8 Rd8xf8
21.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 0.13/15 ]
12...Ng4xh2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12...Ng4-f6 13.Rg1xg7 Nb8-c6
14.0-0-0 h7-h6 15.Qc2-d2 Nc6-e7
16.Kc1-b1 Ne7-f5 17.Rg7-g1 Rh8-f8
18.h2-h3 Bc5-d6 19.Qd2-c2 Ra8-c8
0.03/13 ] 13.Nf3-g5 White threatens to
win material: Ng5xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Nf3-d2 Nb8-c6 14.Rg1xg7
0-0-0 15.0-0-0 f7-f5 16.Nc3-a4 h7-h5
17.Na4xc5 b6xc5 18.Rg7-f7 Nc6-b4
19.Qc2-b1 Rh8-f8 20.Rf7xf8 Rd8xf8
21.a2-a3 Nb4-c6 0.13/14 ] 13...Nb8-c6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nb8-c6
14.0-0-0 Bc5-e7 15.Nc3-e4 Nc6-b4
16.Qc2-d2 Rh8-g8 17.Ne4-d6+
Be7xd6 18.Qd2xd6 Qc7xd6
19.Rd1xd6 Bb7-c6 20.a2-a3 h7-h6

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21.Ng5xf7 Ke8xf7 22.a3xb4 g7-g5
23.Be2-h5+ Kf7-e7 0.02/13 ] 14.0-0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.0-0-0 d7-d5
15.c4xd5 Nc6-b4 16.Qc2-d2 0-0-0
17.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 18.Qd2-c1 Nb4xd5
19.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5 20.Rd1xd5
Bb7xd5 21.Bb2xg7 Rh8-g8 22.Qc1-b2
f7-f5 23.Bg7-f6 Bd5-e4+ 24.Kb1-a1
-0.10/13 ] 14...Nc6-e5
[ 14...Bc5-e7!?= and Black hangs on ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...d7-d5
15.c4xd5 Nc6-b4 16.Qc2-d2 0-0-0
17.Kc1-b1 Kc8-b8 18.Qd2-c1 Nb4xd5
19.Nc3xd5 Rd8xd5 20.Rd1xd5
Bb7xd5 21.Bb2xg7 Rh8-g8 22.Qc1-b2
f7-f5 23.Bg7-e5 Bd5-e4+ 24.Kb1-a1
0.00/12 ] 15.Nc3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15.Nc3-e4 0-0-0 16.Ne4xc5
b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3 18.Ng5xf7
Nf3xg1 Diagram

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21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
23.Qc2xh7 Qc7-c6 24.Kc1-b2 Bf3-e4
25.Qh7-h5 d7-d6 26.Bg7-f6 Re8-f8
27.Bf6-e7 Rf8-f5 28.Qh5-h7 1.21/13 ]
15...0-0-0? [ 15...h7-h5!? 16.Ng5xf7
Ke8xf7 17.Bb2xe5 Qc7xe5
18.Rd1xd7+ Kf7-f8 19.Ne4xc5
b6xc5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...Ra8-c8 16.Ne4xc5 b6xc5 17.f2-f4

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Ne5-f3 18.Ng5xf3 Nh2xf3 19.Rg1xg7
h7-h5 20.Qc2-d3 h5-h4 21.f4-f5
h4-h3 22.Bb2-f6 h3-h2 23.f5xe6
d7xe6 24.Qd3-h7 Rh8-f8 25.Rg7-g8
h2-h1Q 26.Rd1xh1 Qc7-d6
27.Rh1-d1 1.10/12 ] 16.Ne4xc5+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Ne4xc5
b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3 18.Ng5xf7
Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 20.Be2xf3
Bb7xf3 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7
Rh8-e8 23.Qc2xh7 Qc7-c6 24.Kc1-b2
Bf3-e4 25.Qh7-h5 d7-d6 26.Bg7-f6
Re8-f8 27.Bf6-e7 Rf8-f5 28.Qh5-h7
1.21/16 ] 16...b6xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16...b6xc5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-f3
18.Ng5xf7 Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3
20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8
22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Be2-h5 d7-d6
24.Rf1-g1 Nh4-g6 25.Bg7-c3 Re8-g8
26.Kc1-b2 Qc7-e7 27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
28.Rg1xg6 Qe7-f7 29.f4-f5 e6xf5
30.Rg6xd6 Bb7-e4 1.30/17 ] 17.f2-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.f2-f4 f7-f6
18.Ng5xh7 d7-d6 19.f4xe5 d6xe5
20.Rd1xd8+ Rh8xd8 21.Rg1-d1 e5-e4
22.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8 23.Be2-h5
Qd8-d6 24.Qc2-d1 Qd6-g3 25.Nh7-f8
Qg3xe3+ 26.Kc1-b1 Nh2-f3
27.Qd1-d7+ Kc8-b8 28.Bb2-c1
Qe3-d3+ 29.Qd7xd3 e4xd3
30.Nf8xe6 1.18/15 ] 17...Ne5-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...f7-f6
18.Ng5xh7 d7-d6 19.f4xe5 d6xe5
20.Rd1xd8+ Rh8xd8 21.Rg1-d1
Nh2-f3 22.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8
23.Bb2-c3 e5-e4 24.Kc1-b2 Kc8-b8
25.Be2-f1 Kb8-a7 26.Bf1-h3 Qd8-d6
27.Bc3-a5 1.40/15 ] 18.Ng5xf7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Ng5xf3
Nh2xf3 19.Rg1xg7 Rd8-f8 20.Kc1-b1
Rh8-g8 21.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8 22.Qh7-d3
Rh8-g8 23.Bb2-f6 Rg8xg7 24.Bf6xg7
Rf8-g8 25.Qd3-h7 Qc7-d8 26.Bg7-f6
Qd8-f8 27.Qh7-d3 d7-d6 28.e3-e4
Nf3-d4 29.Bf6xd4 c5xd4 30.Qd3xd4

119
f7-f5 31.Be2-d3 Rg8-g2 32.e4xf5
e6xf5 33.Rd1-e1 Kc8-c7 1.25/14 ]
18...Nf3xg1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Nf3xg1 19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3
20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8
22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8 23.Be2-h5 d7-d6
24.Rf1-g1 Nh4-g6 25.Bg7-c3 Re8-g8
26.Kc1-b2 Qc7-e7 27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
28.Rg1xg6 Qe7-f7 29.f4-f5 e6xf5
30.Rg6xd6 Bb7-e4 1.28/19 ]
19.Rd1xg1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Rd1xg1 Nh2-f3 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4
21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
25.Qc2xg6 Re8-g8 26.Qg6-h7 Rg8-e8
27.Rf1-d1 Re8-e7 28.Qh7-h4 d7-d6
29.Qh4-h8+ Kc8-d7 30.Bg7-e5
1.20/18 ] 19...Nh2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...Nh2-f3 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4
21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Bh5xg6 h7xg6
25.Bg7-e5 d7-d6 26.Qc2xg6 Bb7-c6
27.Be5-f6 Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+k+r+-+0{
9+-wq-+-+-0 151
9p+lzppvLQ+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+P+-zP-+0
9+P+-zP-+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
9+-mK-+R+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
a6-a5 28.Kc1-b2 Kc8-b7 29.Rf1-h1
Re8-f8 1.18/17 ] 20.Rg1xg7
[ 20.Rg1-f1!? Nf3-h4 21.Nf7xh8
( 21.Nf7xd8?! Rh8xd8 22.Be2-d3
d7-d6 ; 21.Bb2xg7?! d7-d6 22.Nf7xd8
Qc7xg7 23.Nd8xe6 Qg7-f6 )
21...Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7+- ;Houdini 2.

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0c Pro x64: 20.Rg1-f1 Nf3-h4
21.Nf7xh8 Rd8xh8 22.Bb2xg7 Rh8-e8
23.Be2-h5 Nh4-g6 24.Kc1-b2 Re8-g8
25.Bg7-c3 Bb7-c6 26.Rf1-g1 Kc8-b7
27.Bh5xg6 h7xg6 28.Rg1xg6 Rg8xg6
29.Qc2xg6 Bc6-f3 1.21/16 ]
20...Rh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Rh8-g8 21.Nf7xd8 Rg8xg7
22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8 23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4
24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2 25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2
26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6 27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7
28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3 29.Qd6-c7+
Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+ Ka8-b7
31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8 32.Qb6xa6+
Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+ Kb8-a8
34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7 35.Qd8-c7+
Kb7-a8 0.47/18 ] 21.Nf7xd8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Nf7xd8
Rg8xg7 22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8
23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4 24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2
25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2 26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6
27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7 28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3
29.Qd6-c7+ Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+
Ka8-b7 31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8
32.Qb6xa6+ Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+
Kb8-a8 34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7
35.Qd8-c7+ Kb7-a8 0.30/16 ]
21...Qc7xd8? [ 21...Rg8xg7!?
22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Rg8xg7 22.Bb2xg7 Qc7xd8
23.Be2-d1 Qd8-h4 24.Bg7-c3 Qh4-h2
25.Qc2-d3 Qh2-f2 26.Kc1-b1 Bb7-c6
27.Bc3-a5 Kc8-b7 28.Qd3-d6 Qf2xe3
29.Qd6-c7+ Kb7-a8 30.Qc7-d8+
Ka8-b7 31.Qd8-b6+ Kb7-a8
32.Qb6xa6+ Ka8-b8 33.Qa6-b6+
Kb8-a8 34.Qb6-d8+ Ka8-b7
35.Qd8-c7+ Kb7-a8 0.44/16 ]
22.Bb2-f6 Diagram [ 22.Qc2xh7!?
Rg8xg7 23.Qh7xg7 Bb7-e4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qc2xh7
Rg8-h8 23.Qh7-d3 Rh8-h1+
24.Be2-d1 Nf3-e1 25.Qd3-d6 Ne1-d3+
26.Qd6xd3 Bb7-f3 27.Bb2-f6 Bf3xd1
28.Bf6xd8 Bd1-e2+ 29.Kc1-d2

120
Be2xd3 30.Bd8-b6 Bd3-e4 31.Bb6xc5
Rh1-h2+ 32.Kd2-c3 Rh2xa2
33.Kc3-d4 Ra2-g2 34.Rg7-e7 Be4-g6
35.Kd4-e5 Kc8-c7 36.Re7-g7 a6-a5
37.Bc5-d6+ Kc7-c6 38.c4-c5 Bg6-e4
1.12/18 ]

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+kwq-+r+0{
9+l+p+-tRp0 152
9p+-+pvL-+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+P+-zP-+0
9+P+-zPn+-0
9P+Q+L+-+0
9+-mK-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
22...Qd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qd8-f8 23.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8
24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8 Nf3-h4
28.Kc1-d2 Nh4-f5 29.Bh8-e5+ d7-d6
30.Be5-b2 Nf5-g3 31.Be2-d3 Bb7-e4
32.Bb2-c3 Be4-f5 33.a2-a3 Ng3-e4+
34.Kd2-c2 Kc7-c6 35.Bc3-e1 Kc6-d7
36.b3-b4 Kd7-c6 37.b4-b5+ 0.95/21 ]
23.Qc2xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qc2xh7 Rg8-h8 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7
25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8
27.Bf6xh8 Bb7-e4 28.Be2-d1 Kc7-d6
29.Bd1-c2 Be4xc2 30.Kc1xc2 e6-e5
31.f4xe5+ Nf3xe5 32.e3-e4 Ne5-g4
33.Kc2-d3 Kd6-e6 34.Kd3-e2 Ng4-h6
35.Bh8-b2 Nh6-f7 36.Ke2-e3 d7-d6
37.Ke3-f4 0.84/19 ] 23...Rg8-h8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Rg8-h8
24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8 Bb7-e4
28.Be2-d1 Kc7-d6 29.Bd1-c2 Be4xc2
30.Kc1xc2 e6-e5 31.f4xe5+ Nf3xe5
32.e3-e4 Ne5-g4 33.Kc2-d3 Kd6-e6

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34.Kd3-e2 Ng4-h6 35.Bh8-b2 Nh6-f7
36.Ke2-e3 d7-d6 37.Ke3-f4 1.03/20 ]
24.Qh7-g6 [ 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7
25.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Rg7-f7 Rh8xh7 25.Rf7xf8+
Kc8-c7 26.Rf8-h8 Rh7xh8 27.Bf6xh8
Bb7-e4 28.Kc1-b2 Nf3-h4 29.Kb2-c3
Nh4-f5 30.Be2-d3 Nf5-g3 31.Kc3-d2
Be4-b7 32.Bh8-e5+ d7-d6 33.Be5-b2
Bb7-f3 34.Bb2-a1 Ng3-e4+ 35.Kd2-c2
Kc7-c6 0.93/17 ] 24...Rh8-h1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rh8-h1+
25.Kc1-b2 Rh1-g1 26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6
27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7 Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tR-+0
9+lmkp+-+-0 153
9p+-+pvLr+0
9+-zp-+-+-0
9-+P+-zP-+0
9+P+-zPn+-0
9PmK-+L+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7
32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3
34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2
36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
Re3-e2 0.90/19 ] 25.Kc1-b2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Kc1-b2
Rh1-g1 26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+
Kc8-c7 28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3
Bb7xf3 30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3
Kd6-c7 32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6
Rg7-g3 34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8
Bf3-g2 36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
Diagram

121

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+R+-+-+0{
9+-+pmk-+-0 154
9p+-+p+-+0
9+-zp-vL-+-0
9-+P+-zP-+0
9+P+-zP-tr-0
9P+-mK-+-+0
9+-+-+l+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
Re3-e2 0.71/20 ] 25...Rh1-g1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Rh1-g1
26.Rg7-f7 Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7
32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3
34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2
36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
Re3-e2 0.90/19 ] 26.Bf6-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rg7-f7
Rg1xg6 27.Rf7xf8+ Kc8-c7
28.Bf6-d8+ Kc7-d6 29.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
30.Bd8-g5 Rg6-g7 31.Kb2-c3 Kd6-c7
32.Bg5-d8+ Kc7-d6 33.Bd8-f6 Rg7-g3
34.Bf6-e5+ Kd6-e7 35.Rf8-c8 Bf3-g2
36.Kc3-d3 Bg2-f1+ 37.Kd3-d2
Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3 Rg2-e2
39.Rc8xc5 Re2xe3+ 40.Kc3-d4
Re3-e2 0.74/18 ] 26...Rg1xg5??
Black has lost his nerve...
understandable when you consider his
position [ 26...Nf3-h4 27.Qg6-f6
Qf8xf6+ 28.Bg5xf6 Rg1-e1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Nf3-h4
27.Qg6-f6 Qf8xf6+ 28.Bg5xf6 Rg1xg7
29.Bf6xg7 Kc8-c7 30.Bg7-e5+ d7-d6

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31.Be5-c3 Nh4-f5 32.Bc3-d2 Bb7-e4
33.Kb2-c3 Kc7-d7 34.Be2-d3 Be4-f3
35.Kc3-b2 Kd7-c6 36.Kb2-c2 Kc6-d7
37.Bd2-c1 Bf3-a8 38.e3-e4 Nf5-d4+
39.Kc2-c3 0.88/18 ] 27.f4xg5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.f4xg5
Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+k+-wq-+0{
9+l+p+-tR-0 155
9p+-+p+Q+0
9+-zp-+-zP-0
9-+P+-+-+0
9+P+-zPn+-0
9PmK-+L+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qf8-d6 28.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3 29.Qg6-c2
Bf3-c6 30.g5-g6 Qd6-e5+ 31.Qc2-c3
Qe5-h2+ 32.Kb2-a3 Qh2-h8
33.Qc3-e5 a6-a5 34.Ka3-b2 a5-a4
35.b3xa4 Bc6xa4 36.Qe5xc5+ Ba4-c6
37.Qc5-e5 Bc6-a4 38.c4-c5 Ba4-c6
39.Kb2-c3 Qh8-d8 40.Kc3-d3 Qd8-h8
41.a2-a3 5.26/15 ] 27...Nf3-e5
[ 27...Qf8-d6 what else? 28.Be2xf3
Bb7xf3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Qf8-d6 28.Be2xf3 Bb7xf3
29.Qg6-c2 Bf3-c6 30.g5-g6 Qd6-e5+
31.Qc2-c3 Qe5-h2+ 32.Kb2-a3
Qh2-h8 33.Qc3-e5 a6-a5 34.Ka3-b2
a5-a4 35.b3xa4 Bc6xa4 36.Qe5xc5+
Ba4-c6 37.Qc5-e5 Bc6-a4 38.c4-c5
Ba4-c6 39.Kb2-c3 Qh8-d8 40.Kc3-d3
Qd8-h8 41.a2-a3 5.22/16 ] 28.Qg6-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qg6-f6
Qf8xf6 29.g5xf6 Kc8-d8 30.Rg7-g5
Ne5-f7 31.Rg5-g8+ Kd8-c7 32.Rg8-g7
Nf7-e5 33.f6-f7 Ne5xf7 34.Rg7xf7
Kc7-d6 35.Kb2-c3 Bb7-c6 36.Be2-f3

122
Bc6xf3 37.Rf7xf3 Kd6-c7 38.Rf3-f6
Kc7-d6 39.Rf6-f7 Kd6-c7 40.Rf7-g7
Kc7-c6 41.Rg7-g6 Kc6-c7 42.Kc3-d3
Kc7-c6 43.Rg6-g5 a6-a5 44.Rg5-g7
Kc6-c7 45.Kd3-e4 Kc7-d6 46.Rg7-g8
Kd6-c6 47.Rg8-c8+ Kc6-d6 48.Rc8-a8
a5-a4 49.Ra8-a6+ Kd6-e7
50.Ra6xa4 7.65/18 ] 28...Qf8-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Qf8-d6
29.Rg7-g8+ Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+
Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3 Qd6-c7
32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6 Ne5xg6
34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g7 a6-a5
36.Be2-f1 Be4-c6 37.Bf1-g2 Bc6xg2
38.Rg7xg2 Kc7-c6 39.Kc3-d3 Kc6-c7
40.Rg2-g6 Kc7-d6 41.Rg6-g8 Kd6-c7
42.Kd3-c3 Kc7-b7 43.Rg8-g7 Kb7-c6
44.Kc3-d3 Kc6-c7 45.Kd3-e4 Kc7-d6
46.Rg7-g8 Kd6-c6 47.Rg8-c8+ Kc6-d6
48.Rc8-a8 a5-a4 49.Ra8-a6+ Kd6-e7
50.Ra6xa4 7.82/19 ] 29.Rg7-g8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rg7-g8+
Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+ Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3
Qd6-c7 32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6
Ne5xg6 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5
Kc7-c6 36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7
a6-a5 38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+
Kc6-d6 40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7
7.00/14 ] 29...Kc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...Kc8-c7 30.Qf6-d8+
Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3 Qd6-c7
32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6 Ne5xg6
34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5 Kc7-c6
36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7 a6-a5
38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+ Kc6-d6
40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7 7.17/15 ]
30.Kb2-c3 Diagram [ 30.Kb2-c3
Ne5-c6 31.Rg8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.Qf6-d8+ Kc7-c6 31.Kb2-c3
Qd6-c7 32.Qd8xc7+ Kc6xc7 33.g5-g6
Ne5xg6 34.Rg8xg6 Bb7-e4 35.Rg6-g5
Kc7-c6 36.Be2-d3 Be4-f3 37.Rg5-g7
a6-a5 38.Rg7-g6 Bf3-h5 39.Bd3-e4+
Kc6-d6 40.Rg6-g5 Bh5-f7 41.Rg5-g7

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Nf6xd7 -0.53/15 ] 10.g4-g5


White threatens to win material: g5xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.g4-g5
Nf6-d7 11.Nc3-e2 Bc8-b7 12.0-0
Nd7-c5 13.Ne2-g3 Nb8-d7 14.Bc1-d2
156
Qc7-b6 15.Bd2-e3 a6-a5 16.a2-a4
Bf8-e7 17.Qf3-h5 g7-g6 18.Qh5-h6
Be7-f8 19.Qh6-h4 Nd7-e5 20.Bb3-a2
Ra8-c8 -0.12/16 ] 10...Nf6-d7
Black has a cramped position
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...b4xc3
11.g5xf6 Nb8-d7 12.f6xg7 Bf8xg7
13.Qf3xc3 Qc7xc3+ 14.b2xc3 Nd7-c5
15.f2-f3 Bg7-f6 16.Rh1-g1 Bc8-d7
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 10.0-0-0 ;
Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4
12.Bc1-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.0-0 Nb8-d7
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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x64: 13.0-0 Bc8-b7 14.Ra1-c1
Nd7-e5 15.Qf3-g2 Na5-c4 16.Qg2-h3
d6-d5 17.f2-f4 Ne5-g4 18.Bb3xc4
Ng4xe3 19.Qh3xe3 d5xc4 20.c2-c3
Ra8-d8 21.Rc1-d1 b4xc3 22.b2xc3
-0.13/15 ] 13...Bc8-b7 Black should
quickly conclude development.
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Na5xb3+
14.a2xb3 Bc8-b7 15.Be3-d2 Ra8-c8
16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5 Bb7xd5
18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5 Nd7-e5
20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6 21.Qd3-d4
Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1 Rc2xd2
23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5
Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6
Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6
Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3
Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4
Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.51/16 ] 14.Be3-d2
Diagram [ 14.Rh1-g1!?= ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 14.Kc1-b1 Na5xb3 15.c2xb3
Nd7-c5 16.Na4xc5 d6xc5 17.Nd4-e2
Bf8-e7 18.Be3-f4 e6-e5 19.Bf4-d2 0-0
20.Ne2-g3 Rf8-d8 21.Ng3-f5 Be7-f8
22.Rh1-e1 g7-g6 23.Nf5-h6+ Bf8xh6
24.g5xh6 -0.43/16 ]
14...Na5xb3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...d6-d5 15.Kc1-b1 d5xe4
16.Qf3-h3 Na5xb3 17.a2xb3 e6-e5

18.Nd4-f5 e4-e3 19.Nf5xe3 Bb7xh1


20.Rd1xh1 Ra8-d8 21.Ne3-c4 Bf8-e7
22.f2-f4 e5xf4 23.Rh1-e1 Nd7-f8
24.Bd2xb4 Nf8-e6 25.Bb4-a5 Ne6xg5
26.Ba5xc7 Ng5xh3 27.Bc7xd8
Ke8xd8 -0.69/15 ] 15.Qf3xb3
[ 15.a2xb3 d6-d5 16.Bd2-f4 d5xe4
17.Bf4xc7 e4xf3 18.Rh1-e1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.a2xb3
Ra8-c8 16.Qf3-d3 d6-d5 17.e4xd5
Bb7xd5 18.Rh1-e1 Bf8-d6 19.Nd4-f5
Nd7-e5 20.Nf5xd6+ Qc7xd6
21.Qd3-d4 Rc8xc2+ 22.Kc1-b1
Rc2xd2 23.Qd4xd2 Ne5-f3 24.Qd2xd5
Qd6xd5 25.Rd1xd5 Nf3xe1 26.Rd5-d6
Ne1-f3 27.Rd6xa6 0-0 28.Ra6-b6
Nf3xg5 29.Rb6xb4 Ng5-f3 30.h2-h3
Rf8-d8 31.Rb4-b7 Nf3-g5 32.h3-h4
Ng5-f3 33.h4-h5 -0.78/16 ] 15...Bf8-e7
[ 15...e6-e5!? 16.Nd4-e2 Bb7xe4-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...e6-e5
16.g5-g6 h7xg6 17.Nd4-e6 f7xe6
18.Qb3xe6+ Bf8-e7 19.Qe6xg6+
Ke8-d8 20.Bd2xb4 Rh8-h6 21.Qg6xg7
Be7-f8 22.Qg7-g5+ Rh6-f6 23.Kc1-b1
Bb7xe4 24.Na4-c5 d6xc5 25.Qg5xf6+
Kd8-c8 26.Rd1xd7 Qc7xd7 27.Rh1-g1
Qd7-d6 28.Qf6-h4 Be4-f5 29.Qh4-c4
Ra8-b8 30.Bb4-c3 Rb8-b7 31.Rg1-e1
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Rh1-e1
a6-a5 17.Kc1-b1 0-0 18.Nd4-b5
Qc7-c6 19.Nb5-d4 Qc6-c8 20.f2-f4
Nd7-c5 21.Na4xc5 Qc8xc5 22.Qb3-d3
Bb7-a6 23.Qd3-e3 Ra8-c8 24.Kb1-a1
d6-d5 25.f4-f5 Be7xg5 26.Bd2xb4
Bg5xe3 27.Bb4xc5 -0.35/15 ]
16...Bb7xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Ra8-b8 17.Qb3-c3 Qc7xc3
18.Na4xc3 Bb7xe4 19.Nc3xe4
Rb8xb4 20.c2-c3 Rb4-a4 21.b2-b3
Ra4xa2 22.Kc1-b1 Ra2-a3 23.Kb1-b2
d6-d5 24.Nd4-c6 Be7-f8 25.b3-b4
-0.35/14 ] 17.Rh1-e1 White threatens
to win material: Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17.Rh1-e1 Be4-g6
18.Nd4xe6 f7xe6 19.Re1xe6 Ra8-c8
20.c2-c3 Nd7-c5 21.Bb4xc5 d6xc5
22.Na4-b6 c5-c4 23.Qb3-a4+ Ke8-f8
24.h2-h4 Rc8-d8 25.Rd1-d7 Rd8xd7
26.Qa4xd7 Qc7xd7 27.Nb6xd7+
Kf8-e8 28.Nd7-e5 Bg6-h5 29.Ne5-c6
Ke8-d7 30.Re6xe7+ Kd7xc6
31.Re7xg7 -0.21/17 ] 17...Be4-d5
Black threatens to win material: Bd5xb3
[ 17...Be4-g6 18.f2-f4 0-0
19.Bb4-a5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...Be4-g6 18.f2-f4 0-0 19.f4-f5
Be7xg5+ 20.Kc1-b1 Bg6-h5 21.f5xe6
Bh5xd1 22.e6xd7 a6-a5 23.Qb3-d5
a5xb4 24.Qd5xa8 Qc7xd7 25.Qa8-d5
Bg5-f4 26.Re1xd1 Qd7xa4 27.Nd4-f5
Rf8-e8 28.Nf5xd6 Bf4xd6 29.Qd5xd6
Qa4-b5 30.Qd6-f4 Qb5-e2 31.Rd1-g1
Re8-c8 32.Qf4-f5 -0.07/16 ] 18.Qb3-g3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Qb3-c3
Qc7-c4 19.Qc3xc4 Bd5xc4 20.Kc1-b1
h7-h6 21.b2-b3 Bc4-d5 22.g5xh6
Rh8xh6 23.Nd4-f5 e6xf5 24.Rd1xd5
Ke8-f8 25.Re1-d1 Nd7-e5 26.Bb4xd6
Be7xd6 27.Rd5xd6 Rh6xh2 0.13/14 ]
18...0-0?? throwing away the
advantage [ 18...Ra8-b8 19.Bb4-a3
Nd7-b6+- ( 19...Bd5xa2? is a blank
shot 20.Na4-c3+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro

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x64: 18...Ra8-b8 19.Bb4-c3 Nd7-c5
20.Na4xc5 Qc7xc5 21.Nd4-b3 Bd5xb3
22.a2xb3 Qc5xg5+ 23.Qg3xg5
Be7xg5+ 24.Kc1-b1 Ke8-e7
25.Bc3xg7 Rh8-g8 26.Bg7-c3 Bg5-h4
27.Rd1-d2 Rg8-g2 28.Re1-d1 d6-d5
29.f2-f3 Rb8-g8 30.Bc3-b4+ Ke7-e8
31.Bb4-c3 Bh4-e7 -0.30/16 ]
19.Nd4-f5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Nd4-f5 e6xf5 20.Re1xe7 Ra8-c8
21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6 22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6
23.Rd1xd6 Nd7-b8 24.Re7-e5 g7-g6
25.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 26.Re5xd5 Nb8-c6
27.Bb4-c3 Rc8-c7 28.Rd5-c5 Rf8-c8
29.Kc1-b1 f5-f4 30.Bc3-f6 1.43/17 ]
19...e6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...e6xf5 20.Re1xe7 Ra8-c8
21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6 22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6
23.Rd1xd6 Nd7-b8 24.Re7-e5 g7-g6
25.Nc3-d5 Bc6xd5 26.Re5xd5 Nb8-c6
27.Bb4-c3 Rc8-c7 28.Rd5-c5 Rf8-c8
29.Kc1-b1 f5-f4 30.f2-f3 Kg8-f8
31.Bc3-f6 1.48/17 ] 20.Re1xe7
Diagram [ 20.Rd1xd5?! Qc7-c4
21.Re1xe7 Qc4xd5 22.Qg3xd6
Qd5-h1+ 23.Kc1-d2 Ra8-e8
24.Re7xd7 Qh1-e1+ 25.Kd2-d3
Qe1-e4+ 26.Kd3-c3 a6-a5= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Re1xe7
Ra8-c8 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-e6 22.Qg3xd6
Qc7xd6 23.Bb4xd6 Rf8-d8 24.Re7xe6
f7xe6 25.Bd6-e7 a6-a5 26.Be7xd8
Rc8xd8 27.Rd1-d6 Kg8-f7 28.Nc3-e2
Kf7-e7 29.Rd6-a6 Nd7-e5 30.Ne2-f4
Rd8-d6 31.Ra6xa5 Ne5-f3 32.Nf4-h5
Rd6-d7 33.Nh5xg7 Nf3xg5
34.Ra5-a6 1.34/16 ]
(Diagram 159)
20...Qc7-c4? [ 20...Bd5-c6 21.Bb4xd6
Qc7-a5 22.Na4-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 20...Ra8-c8 21.Na4-c3 Bd5-c6
22.Qg3xd6 Qc7xd6 23.Rd1xd6
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21...Bd5-e6 [ 21...Ra8-c8 22.Na4-c3
Bd5-f3 23.Re7xd7 ( 23.Qd6xd7
Bf3xd1 24.Qd7xd1 Qc4xb4 )
23...Bf3xd1 24.b2-b3+- ( 24.Qd6xd1?!
Qc4-f4+ 25.Kc1-b1 Qf4xb4+- ;
24.Kc1xd1?! Qc4-f1+ 25.Kd1-d2
Rf8-e8= );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Bd5-f3 22.Rd1-d4 Qc4-f1+
23.Re7-e1 Qf1xf2 24.Qd6xd7 Bf3-c6
25.Qd7xc6 Ra8-c8 26.Qc6-c4 Rc8xc4
27.Rd4xc4 Rf8-b8 28.h2-h4 f7-f6
29.Re1-d1 f6xg5 30.h4xg5 Qf2-g2
31.Bb4-d2 Qg2-d5 32.b2-b3 Rb8-d8
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22.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Re7xd7 Be6xd7 23.Na4-b6 Qc4-e4
24.Nb6xd7 Ra8-c8 25.Bb4-c3 Rf8-e8
26.Nd7-c5 Qe4-c4 27.Qd6-d4 Qc4xd4
28.Bc3xd4 a6-a5 29.b2-b3 Re8-e2
30.h2-h4 f5-f4 31.Kc1-b2 Rc8-e8
32.h4-h5 Re8-d8 3.18/17 ] 22...Qc4-h4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Qc4-g4
23.Re7xe6 f7xe6 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
25.Bb4-e7 Qg4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4
33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4
35.Rd5-d7 Ng4xe3 36.a2-a4 f5-f4
37.Na6-c7 h7-h6 38.Nc7-e6 3.33/17 ]
23.Re7xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Re7xe6 f7xe6 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4
33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4
35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 f5-f4
37.Nc7-e6 Rf8-b8 38.Kb2-c3 h7-h6
39.g5xh6 3.05/17 ] 23...f7xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...f7xe6
24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8 25.Bb4-e7
Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8
Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3
Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5 31.c2-c4
Kh8-g8 32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4 33.Rd1-d3
Ng4-e5 34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4 35.Na6-c7
Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 Ne3-g4 37.a2-a4
Rf8-c8 38.Rd3-d7 Ng4-e5 39.Rd7-e7
Ne5-c6 40.Nc7-d5 f5-f4 41.Re7-e6
Nc6-d4 42.Re6-e4 3.41/18 ]
24.Qd6xe6+ [ 24.Qd6xd7?!
is the less attractive alternative Qh4xb4
25.Qd7xe6+ Kg8-h8 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24.Qd6xe6+ Kg8-h8
25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3 30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5
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35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3 36.Rd5-d3 Ne3-g4
37.a2-a4 Rf8-c8 38.Rd3-d7 Ng4-e5
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24...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Kg8-h8 25.Bb4-e7 Qh4-f4+
26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8
28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xe3
30.f2xe3 Ng6-e5 31.c2-c4 Kh8-g8
32.Nc5xa6 Ne5-g4 33.Rd1-d3 Ng4-e5
34.Rd3-d5 Ne5-g4 35.Na6-c7 Ng4xe3
36.Rd5-d3 f5-f4 37.Nc7-e6 Rf8-b8
38.Kb2-c3 h7-h6 39.g5xh6 3.19/19 ]
25.Bb4-e7 Diagram [ 25.Qe6xd7?!
is clearly worse Qh4xb4 26.c2-c4
Rf8-e8= ; 25.Rd1xd7?! is much worse
Qh4xb4 26.Qe6-e5 Rf8-g8 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bb4-e7
Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5 27.Be7xf8
Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6 29.Qe6-e3
Qf4xh2 30.Nc5xa6 Qh2-h5 31.Rd1-d5
f5-f4 32.Qe3-d4 Ng6-e7 33.Qd4-c5
Qh5-e2 34.Rd5-d7 Ne7-g6 35.Qc5-d4
Rf8-g8 36.Na6-c5 Qe2-g4 37.Nc5-e4
Ng6-f8 38.Rd7-e7 Nf8-e6 39.Qd4-d7
3.04/18 ]
(Diagram 160)
25...Qh4xf2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Qh4-f4+ 26.Kc1-b2 Nd7-e5
27.Be7xf8 Ra8xf8 28.Na4-c5 Ne5-g6
29.Qe6-e3 Qf4xh2 30.Nc5xa6 Rf8-g8
31.a2-a4 Qh2-h5 32.Rd1-d7 f5-f4
33.Qe3-c5 Qh5-g4 34.Rd7-d6 Qg4-e2
35.a4-a5 Ng6-e5 36.Qc5-d5 Ne5-g6
37.Rd6-d8 Ng6-f8 38.Qd5-f7 Qe2-e5+
39.Kb2-b1 2.96/16 ] 26.Qe6xd7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rd1xd7
Rf8-c8 27.Rd7-d2 Qf2-f3 28.Kc1-b2
Qf3-f4 29.Qe6-d6 Qf4xd6 30.Be7xd6
Rc8-c6 31.c2-c4 Ra8-e8 32.c4-c5
Kh8-g8 33.Na4-b6 Re8-e4 34.h2-h3
Kg8-f7 35.Nb6-d7 Rc6-c8 36.c5-c6

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26...Rf8-e8 Diagram [ 26...Ra8-c8
cannot undo what has already been
done 27.c2-c4 Qf2-e3+ 28.Kc1-b2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rf8-g8
27.Kc1-b2 Ra8-a7 28.Qd7-e6 Ra7-c7
29.Na4-c3 Qf2-f3 30.Rd1-d3 Qf3-c6
31.Qe6xc6 Rc7xc6 32.Rd3-d7 Rg8-c8
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27.Be7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Be7-c5 Qf2-f4+ 28.Kc1-b2 Qf4-e4
29.Na4-b6 Ra8-b8 30.Rd1-d5 f5-f4
31.Nb6-c4 Kh8-g8 32.Rd5-d4 Qe4-e6
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Re6-e2 35.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 36.b3-b4


Rd8-e8 37.Rf4-d4 Re2-h2 38.a2-a4
Re8-e2 39.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-f7
40.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-e6 4.21/17 ]
27...Qf2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Qf2-e2 28.Na4-b6 Ra8-b8
29.Bc5-d4 Qe2-e7 30.Qd7xf5 Re8-f8
31.Qf5-c5 Qe7-e4 32.Kc1-b2 Rb8-e8
33.Nb6-c4 Qe4-f3 34.Nc4-e3 Qf3-h5
35.Rd1-d2 Qh5-g6 36.h2-h4 3.99/15 ]
28.Qd7xf5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28.Kc1-b2 Qh4-e4 29.Na4-b6
Ra8-b8 30.Rd1-d5 f5-f4 31.Nb6-c4
Kh8-g8 32.Rd5-d4 Qe4-e6
33.Qd7xe6+ Re8xe6 34.Rd4xf4
Re6-e2 35.h2-h4 Rb8-d8 36.b3-b4
Rd8-e8 37.Rf4-d4 Re2-h2 38.a2-a4
Re8-e2 39.Rd4-d8+ Kg8-f7
40.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-e6 4.21/16 ]

3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6


5.Nb1-c3 g7-g6 6.Bc1-e3 Bf8-g7
7.f2-f3 Nb8-c6 8.Qd1-d2 0-0 9.0-0-0
Bc8-d7 10.g2-g4 Ra8-c8 11.Kc1-b1
Nc6-e5 12.Bf1-e2 b7-b5 last book
move last book move 13.Nc3xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Nd4xb5
a7-a6 14.Nb5-d4 Ne5-c4 15.Be2xc4
Rc8xc4 16.Qd2-d3 Rc4-b4 17.h2-h4
a6-a5 18.h4-h5 Rb4-b7 19.Be3-g5
Qd8-b8 20.b2-b3 e7-e5 1.01/13 ]
13...a7-a6 Diagram [ 13...Rc8-c5
14.Nb5-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...Rc8-b8 14.g4-g5 Nf6-h5 15.b2-b3
Bd7xb5 16.Nd4xb5 a7-a6 17.Nb5-c3
Ne5-c6 18.e4-e5 Nc6xe5 19.f3-f4
Ne5-c6 20.Nc3-d5 Qd8-d7 21.Be2xh5
g6xh5 22.Qd2-d3 Nc6-b4 23.Nd5xb4
Rb8xb4 24.Qd3xa6 0.68/13 ]

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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 ]
14...Ne5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
B76: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack,
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 [ 18.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...Bd7xg4 [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 ]
20...Bg7xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Bd6-e5 Bf3xe4+ 29.Kb1-b2 a6-a5
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
24.Nc3-d5 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5
26.Rh1-d1 Rc8-b8 27.Be3-f2 Rf8-d8
28.Bf2-h4 Rd8-d7 29.Bh4-g5 Rd7-f7
30.Nd5-c3 Bg7-f8 31.Nc3-d5 f5-f4
-0.01/18 ] 21.Be3-d4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 21.Be3-d4 e7-e5 22.Bd4-e3
Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7 24.Nc3-d5
Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5 26.Rh1-d1
Rc8-e8 27.Be3-f2 Re8-b8 28.Qd2-g5
Rf8-e8 29.c2-c4 Rb8-c8 30.c4-c5
d6xc5 -0.05/17 ] 21...Bf6xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...e7-e5
22.Bd4-e3 Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Bf6-g7
24.Nc3-d5 Qb8-b7 25.Ka1-b1 f7-f5
26.Rh1-d1 Rc8-e8 27.Be3-f2 Re8-b8
28.Qd2-g5 Rf8-e8 29.c2-c4 Rb8-c8
30.Qg5-c1 e5-e4 31.Bf2-d4 Bg7xd4
32.Ne2xd4 0.01/16 ] 22.Ne2xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qd2xd4
Bf3xh1 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b7 24.Rh1-d1
Rc8-c5 25.Nc3-d5 Rc5xc2 26.Qd4-e4
Rc2-c7 27.Rd1-d4 Rc7-d7 28.Rd4-b4
Qb7-a7 29.Rb4-c4 Rd7-b7 30.Rc4-c1
e7-e5 31.Rc1-c6 Rf8-d8 32.Nd5-f6+
Kg8-g7 33.Rc6xd6 Rd8xd6
34.Nf6-e8+ Kg7-g8 35.Ne8xd6
Rb7-e7 -0.09/17 ] 22...Bf3xh1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bf3xh1
Diagram
(Diagram 164)
23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5
25.Rh1-d1 Qb4-b7 26.Qd2-d3 Rf8-c8
27.Nd4-e2 Kg8-g7 28.Qd3-d4+ f7-f6
29.Qd4-e3 a6-a5 30.Kb2-b1 Rc5-e5
31.Qe3-f2 f6-f5 32.Rd1-g1 Qb7-b4
33.Qf2-f3 a5-a4 34.Nc3-d5 Qb4-d2
-0.34/18 ] 23.Rd1xh1 Black has a
cramped position [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23.Rd1xh1 Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2
Rc8-c5 25.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 26.Rh1-g1
Rf8-c8 27.Rg1-g3 e7-e6 28.Nc3-a4
Rc5-h5 29.Qd2-f2 Rh5-h4

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23...Qb8-b7 Black threatens to win
material: Qb7xh1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23...Qb8-b4 24.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5
25.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 26.Rh1-g1 Rf8-c8
27.Rg1-g3 e7-e6 28.Nc3-a4 Rc5-h5
29.Qd2-f2 Rh5-h4 30.Rg3xg6+ h7xg6
31.Qf2xh4 e6-e5 32.Nd4-e2 Kg8-g7
33.c2-c4 -0.34/17 ] 24.Rh1-g1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rh1-e1
Rc8-c5 25.Nc3-d1 Rf8-b8 26.Nd1-e3
Qb7-b4 27.Qd2xb4 Rb8xb4 28.c2-c4
Kg8-g7 29.Ka1-b2 Rb4-b7 30.Nd4-f3
f7-f5 31.Kb2-c3 e7-e6 32.Re1-d1
Rb7-d7 33.Nf3-g5 -0.21/16 ]
24...Rc8-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Qb7-b4 25.Ka1-b2 Rc8-c5
26.a2-a3 Qb4-b7 27.Rg1-g3 Rc5-h5
28.Qd2-e2 Rh5-e5 29.Qe2-d3 Rf8-c8
30.b3-b4 a6-a5 31.Qd3-f3 d6-d5
32.b4-b5 Qb7-b6 33.Qf3-f4 -0.17/16 ]
25.Rg1-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Nc3-d1 Rc5-h5 26.Qd2-e2 Kg8-h8
27.Ka1-b1 e7-e5 28.Nd4-f3 e5-e4
29.Nf3-d4 Qb7-d5 30.c2-c3 f7-f5
31.Nd1-e3 Qd5-e5 32.Qe2xa6 Rh5-h3
33.Qa6-e2 Rh3xh2 -0.16/15 ]
25...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Rf8-b8 26.Ka1-b1 Rb8-c8

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27.Kb1-b2 e7-e6 28.a2-a3 Rc5-h5
29.h2-h3 Rh5-h4 30.Kb2-a2 d6-d5
31.Nc3-e2 Qb7-e7 32.Nd4-f3 Rh4-h5
33.Ne2-d4 e6-e5 -0.29/15 ] 26.Ka1-b2
White king safety dropped [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 26.Rg3-d3 e7-e6
27.Ka1-b1 Rc5-h5 28.Nd4-f3 Rh5-f5
29.Qd2-e3 Qb7-c7 30.Nf3-d2 d6-d5
31.Nd2-f3 Qc7-c5 32.Qe3-h6 Qc5-b4
-0.34/14 ] 26...Qb7-d7?? Diagram
[ 26...Rc5-h5 would keep Black
alive ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...e7-e6
27.a2-a3 Rc5-h5 28.h2-h3 Rh5-h4
29.Qd2-e3 Qb7-c7 30.Qe3-f2 d6-d5
31.Rg3-f3 Rh4-h5 32.Rf3-g3 Qc7-d6
33.Kb2-a2 Rh5-h4 -0.32/15 ]

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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc3-a4
e7-e5 28.Na4xc5 Rc8xc5 29.Nd4-f3
Qd7-e7 30.c2-c3 a6-a5 31.Qd2-h6
Rc5-c7 32.h2-h4 Qe7-f6 33.Qh6-g5
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h7-h6 36.Ng5-h3 Rc7-c5 37.b3-b4
a5xb4 38.c3xb4 1.06/18 ] 27...e7-e5
[ 27...Rc8-d8 28.Qd2-h6
( 28.Na4xc5? doesn't work d6xc5
29.Qd2-a5 c5xd4-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27...Rc8-d8 28.Qd2-h6 e7-e5
29.Na4xc5 d6xc5 30.Nd4-e2 Qd7-e7
31.Rg3-c3 e5-e4 32.Qh6-e3 Rd8-c8

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35.Nd3-f2 f7-f5 36.Qe3-d4 Rc6-d6
37.Qd4xc4+ Kg8-g7 38.Qc4-c7
Rd6-d7 39.Qc7-f4 1.04/16 ]
28.Na4xc5+- Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 28.Na4xc5 d6xc5 29.Nd4-f3
Qd7-e7 30.Rg3-h3 e5-e4 31.Nf3-g5
c5-c4 32.Qd2-f4 f7-f5 33.Rh3xh7
Qe7-f6+ 34.c2-c3 c4xb3 35.Ng5xe4
Qf6-b6 36.Qf4-d6 Qb6xd6 37.Ne4xd6
Kg8xh7 38.Nd6xc8 b3xa2 39.Kb2xa2
Kh7-g7 40.Nc8-d6 Kg7-f6 41.Ka2-b3
f5-f4 42.Kb3-c4 Kf6-e5 43.Nd6-f7+
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28...Rc8xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...d6xc5 29.Nd4-f3 Qd7-e7
30.Qd2-c3 e5-e4 31.Nf3-e5 f7-f5
32.Ne5xg6 h7xg6 33.Rg3xg6+ Kg8-h7
34.Rg6-f6 Qe7-g7 35.Rf6xf5 Qg7xc3+
36.Kb2xc3 Kh7-g6 37.Rf5-e5 Rc8-h8
38.Re5xe4 Rh8xh2 39.Re4-e6+
Kg6-f5 40.Re6xa6 Kf5-e5 41.Ra6-a7
Ke5-d5 42.a2-a4 Rh2-h3+ 43.Kc3-b2
Rh3-h2 44.Ra7-d7+ Kd5-c6 1.01/15 ]
29.Nd4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Nd4-f3 Qd7-e7 30.c2-c3 e5-e4
31.Nf3-d4 a6-a5 32.a2-a4 f7-f5
33.Nd4-b5 Rc5-e5 34.Qd2-e3 Re5-c5
35.Qe3-f4 Rc5-d5 36.Nb5-d4 Qe7-e5
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1.09/17 ] 29...d6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29...d6-d5 30.Qd2-b4 Rc5-b5
31.Qb4-a3 Rb5-b6 32.Qa3-a5 Qd7-e6
33.Ne2-c3 d5-d4 34.Nc3-d5 Rb6-d6
35.Nd5-c7 Qe6-c8 36.Qa5-c5 Qc8-d7
37.Qc5-a7 Diagram

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qd2-b4
Rc5-b5 31.Qb4-a3 Rb5-b6 32.Qa3-a5
Qd7-e6 33.Ne2-c3 d5-d4 34.Nc3-d5
Rb6-d6 35.Nd5-c7 Qe6-c8 36.Qa5-c5
Qc8-d7 37.Qc5-a7 Qd7-e7 38.Rg3-g1
Rd6-d8 39.Qa7-b6 Rd8-c8 1.01/16 ]
30...Qd7-e6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Qd7-c6 31.a2-a4 Kg8-g7
32.c2-c3 Rc5-a5 33.Rd3-h3 h7-h5
34.Qd2-g5 f7-f6 35.Qg5-g2 Kg7-h7
36.Rh3-d3 Ra5-c5 37.b3-b4 Qc6-b7
38.Kb2-a3 e5-e4 39.Ne2-f4 0.93/15 ]
(Diagram 168)
31.a2-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.a2-a3 e5-e4 32.Rd3-g3 Rc5-c6
33.Qd2-d4 Qe6-f6 34.Rg3-c3 Qf6xd4
35.Ne2xd4 Rc6-f6 36.Rc3-c5 Rf6-f2
37.h2-h3 Rf2-h2 38.Rc5xd5 h7-h5
39.Rd5-d6 a6-a5 40.Rd6-d5 Rh2xh3
41.Rd5xa5 Kg8-g7 42.Ra5-a7 e4-e3

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43.a3-a4 h5-h4 44.a4-a5 Kg7-f6
1.08/16 ] 31...a6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31...e5-e4 32.Rd3-g3 Rc5-c6
33.Qd2-d4 Qe6-f6 34.Rg3-c3 Qf6xd4
35.Ne2xd4 Rc6-f6 36.Rc3-c5 Rf6-f2
37.h2-h3 Rf2-h2 38.Rc5xd5 h7-h5
39.Rd5-d6 a6-a5 40.Rd6-d5 Rh2xh3
41.Rd5xa5 Kg8-g7 42.Ra5-a7 e4-e3
43.a3-a4 h5-h4 44.a4-a5 Kg7-f6
1.24/15 ] 32.Ne2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 32.Rd3-c3 Qe6-b6 33.Rc3xc5
Qb6xc5 34.Qd2-c3 Qc5xc3+
35.Ne2xc3 d5-d4 36.Nc3-d5 Kg8-f8
37.c2-c3 d4xc3+ 38.Kb2xc3 f7-f5
39.b3-b4 a5xb4+ 40.a3xb4 Kf8-e8
41.Nd5-f6+ Ke8-f7 42.Nf6xh7 Kf7-e7
43.Nh7-g5 Ke7-d6 44.Kc3-d3 e5-e4+
45.Kd3-e2 Kd6-d5 46.b4-b5 1.66/17 ]
32...d5-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...d5-d4 33.Nc3-e4 Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3
f7-f5 35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6 36.c3xd4
h7-h6 37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4 38.Rd3-g3
Kg8-f7 39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5 40.Nf4-e2
f5-f4 41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3 42.Qa5-f5+
Kf7-e7 43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2 44.Qc8-b7+
Ke7-d8 45.Qb7xe4 g5-g4 46.a3-a4
Qd6-e7 47.Qe4-a8+ Kd8-d7
48.Ne2-g3 Qe7-d6 49.Qa8-b7+
Kd7-d8 50.Ng3-e2 Qd6-c7
51.Qb7-d5+ Qc7-d7 52.Qd5-g2

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33.Nc3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Nc3-e4 Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3 f7-f5
35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6 36.c3xd4 h7-h6
37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4 38.Rd3-g3 Kg8-f7
39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5 40.Nf4-e2 f5-f4
41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3 42.Qa5-f5+ Kf7-e7
43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2 44.Qc8-b7+ Ke7-d8
45.Qb7-a8+ Kd8-e7 46.Qa8xe4+
Qd6-e6 47.Qe4-b7+ Qe6-d7
48.Qb7-g2 Qd7-d6 49.a3-a4 g5-g4
50.a4-a5 Ke7-f6 51.Qg2-e4 0.71/19 ]
33...Rc5-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Rc5-c8 34.c2-c3 a5-a4 35.c3xd4
e5xd4 36.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d5 37.Ng5-f3
a4xb3 38.Nf3xd4 Rc8-d8 39.Qd2-c3
Qd5-e5 40.h2-h3 Rd8-a8 41.Nd4xb3
Qe5-e2+ 42.Rd3-d2 Qe2-e7
43.Qc3-c5 Qe7-h4 44.Qc5-c6 Ra8-b8
45.Qc6-c7 Rb8-e8 46.Qc7-c3 Qh4-e4
47.Rd2-d7 Qe4-e2+ 48.Kb2-b1
Qe2-f1+ 49.Kb1-b2 1.07/17 ]
34.Ne4-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.c2-c3 f7-f5 35.Ne4-g5 Qe6-d6
36.c3xd4 h7-h6 37.Ng5-h3 e5-e4
38.Rd3-g3 Kg8-h7 39.Nh3-f4 g6-g5
40.Nf4-e2 f5-f4 41.Qd2xa5 f4xg3
42.Qa5-f5+ Kh7-g7 43.Qf5xc8 g3xh2
44.Qc8-b7+ Kg7-f6 45.Qb7xe4 h6-h5
46.a3-a4 Qd6-e6 47.Qe4-f3+ Kf6-g7
48.Ne2-g3 h5-h4 49.Ng3-f5+ Kg7-g6
50.Nf5xh4+ g5xh4 51.Qf3-g2+ Kg6-f6
52.Qg2xh2 Qe6-e4 53.Qh2-d6+
Kf6-g5 0.94/16 ] 34...Qe6-e7
[ 34...Qe6-c6 35.c2-c3 f7-f6
36.Ng5-h3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Qe6-e7 35.Qd2-g2 Kg8-g7
36.Ng5xh7 e5-e4 37.Rd3xd4 Qe7-c5
38.Qg2xe4 Qc5-c3+ 39.Kb2-b1
Kg7xh7 40.h2-h4 Rc8-c5 41.Rd4-c4
Rc5xc4 42.Qe4xc4 Qc3xc4 43.b3xc4
Kh7-g7 44.Kb1-c1 Kg7-f6 45.Kc1-d2
Kf6-e5 46.Kd2-e3 a5-a4 47.c4-c5
0.57/16 ] 35.Rd3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35.Qd2-g2 Kg8-g7 36.Ng5xh7

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e5-e4 37.Rd3xd4 Qe7-c5 38.Qg2xe4
Qc5-c3+ 39.Kb2-b1 Kg7xh7
40.Rd4-d7 Qc3-f6 41.h2-h4 Kh7-g7
42.a3-a4 Qf6-f1+ 43.Kb1-b2 Qf1-f6+
44.Qe4-d4 Qf6xd4+ 45.Rd7xd4
Rc8-h8 46.c2-c4 Rh8-e8 0.54/15 ]
35...e5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...e5-e4 36.Ng5xh7 d4-d3 37.c2-c4
Qe7-e6 38.Nh7-g5 Qe6-f6+
39.Kb2-a2 Rc8-e8 40.Ng5-h7 Qf6-e5
41.Qd2-c1 a5-a4 42.b3-b4 f7-f6
43.Qc1-g1 Kg8-g7 44.Qg1-a7+
Re8-e7 45.Qa7xa4 Qe5-e6 0.43/15 ]
36.Qd2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Ng5xh7 d4-d3 37.c2-c4 Rc8-c5
38.Qd2-e3 Rc5-e5 39.a3-a4 Re5-f5
40.Qe3-d4 Rf5-e5 41.Qd4-d7 Qe7xd7
42.Nh7-f6+ Kg8-g7 43.Nf6xd7 Re5-f5
44.c4-c5 d3-d2 45.Kb2-c2 d2-d1Q+
46.Kc2xd1 Rf5-d5+ 47.Kd1-e2
Rd5xd7 48.c5-c6 Rd7-c7 49.Rh3-c3
Kg7-f6 0.40/14 ] 36...e4-e3?!
offers little resistance [ 36...f7-f5
37.Rh3xh7 Qe7-f6 38.Rh7-f7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...f7-f5
37.Kb2-b1 h7-h5 38.Rh3-g3 Qe7-c5
39.Qf4-d2 Qc5-b6 40.Qd2-d1 Qb6-d6
41.Qd1-e2 h5-h4 42.Rg3-g1 Kg8-g7
43.h2-h3 d4-d3 44.c2xd3 Qd6xd3+
45.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 0.17/11 ] 37.Ng5xh7
Diagram [ 37.Rh3xh7 might be the
shorter path Qe7-c7 38.Qf4xc7
Rc8xc7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Ng5xh7 f7-f5 38.Qf4xd4 Qe7-c5
39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5
Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6
42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d5 Rc6-a6 45.Kb1-b2
Kg7-h6 46.Ng5-f3 Kh6-g7 47.c2-c4
Kg7-f6 48.Kb2-c2 f5-f4 49.h2-h4
a5-a4 50.b3-b4 Ra6-e6 51.b4-b5
Re6-e3 52.Rd5-d6+ Kf6-f5 5.18/16 ]
37...f7-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...f7-f5 38.Qf4xd4 Qe7-c5
39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5

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Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6


42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3
Kg8-g7 44.Rd3-d5 Rc6-a6 45.Kb1-b2
Kg7-h6 46.Ng5-f3 Kh6-g7 47.c2-c4
Kg7-f6 48.Kb2-c2 f5-f4 49.h2-h4
5.04/16 ] 38.Qf4xd4 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Qf4xd4
Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6 40.Nh7-g5
Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1 Qe5-d6
42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3 43.Re3xd3
Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6 45.Kb1-b2
Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6 47.b3-b4
f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4 4.79/14 ]

Kf8xg7 49.Ng5-e6+ Kg7-f6 50.Ne6xf4


Kf6-e5 4.75/12 ] 39...Rc8xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rc8xc5
40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-b5
44.c2-c4 Rb5xb4+ 45.Kb2-c3 Rb4-b1
46.Rh3-h5 Rb1-f1 47.Rh5xg5+
Kg8-h7 48.Nf3-d4 f4-f3 49.Kc3-d3
Rf1-d1+ 50.Kd3xe3 f3-f2 51.Ke3xf2
Rd1xd4 52.c4-c5 Kh7-h6 53.Kf2-e3
Rd4-h4 54.Rg5-g8 Rh4-c4 55.Rg8-c8
Kh6-g5 56.c5-c6 Rc4-c2 57.c6-c7
Rc2-c3+ 58.Ke3-d4 1.12/16 ]
40.Nh7-f6+ [ 40.Nh7-g5 keeps an
even firmer grip f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Ng5-f3 e3-e2
42.b3-b4 a5xb4 43.a3xb4 Rc5-d5
44.Rh3-h4 g6-g5 45.Rh4-g4 Kg8-g7
46.Rg4-g2 Rd5-e5 47.Nf3-e1 Kg7-g6
48.Kb2-c3 f4-f3 49.Ne1xf3 Re5-e3+
50.Kc3-d4 Re3xf3 51.Rg2xe2 Rf3-f4+
52.Kd4-c5 Rf4-f5+ 53.Kc5-d6 Rf5-b5
54.c2-c3 Rb5-b8 55.Kd6-c7 Rb8-b5
56.Kc7-c6 Rb5-b8 57.Re2-e6+
Kg6-f5 0.89/17 ] 40...Kg8-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Kg8-f7
41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 42.Rh3xe3 Kf7-f6
43.b3-b4 Rc5-h5 44.Re3-e2 a5-a4
45.Re2-g2 Rh5-h4 46.Rg2-d2 Rh4-h5

(Diagram 170)
38...Qe7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Qe7-c5 39.Qd4-d3 Rc8-c6
40.Nh7-g5 Qc5-e5+ 41.Kb2-b1
Qe5-d6 42.Rh3xe3 Qd6xd3
43.Re3xd3 Kg8-g7 44.h2-h4 Kg7-h6
45.Kb1-b2 Kh6-h5 46.Rd3-d4 Rc6-f6
47.b3-b4 f5-f4 48.b4xa5 Kh5xh4
4.98/15 ] 39.Qd4xc5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39.Qd4-d3 Qc5-c6
40.Nh7-g5 f5-f4 41.Rh3-h6 Kg8-g7
42.Rh6-h7+ Kg7-g8 43.Rh7-f7 Rc8-f8
44.Rf7xf8+ Kg8xf8 45.Qd3-d8+
Qc6-e8 46.Qd8-d6+ Qe8-e7
47.Qd6xg6 Qe7-g7+ 48.Qg6xg7+

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47.Kb2-a2 Kf6-e6 48.c2-c4 Rh5-h3


49.c4-c5 Rh3-c3 50.Rd2-d6+ Ke6-e5
51.Rd6xg6 Rc3-c2+ 52.Ka2-b1
Rc2xh2 53.Rg6xg4 0.83/17 ]
41.Nf6-g4! Diagram [ 41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4
42.Rh3xe3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Nf6-g4 f5xg4 42.Rh3xe3 Kf7-f6
43.b3-b4 a5xb4 44.a3xb4 Rc5-c8
45.Re3-e2 Kf6-f5 46.Kb2-b3 Kf5-f4
47.b4-b5 Kf4-f3 48.Re2-d2 Kf3-e3
49.Rd2-d3+ Ke3-e4 50.Rd3-g3 Ke4-f4
51.Rg3-g2 Rc8-h8 52.c2-c4 Rh8-h3+
53.Kb3-b4 0.92/18 ]

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Kasparov,Garry
rapid Reykjavik (1.1)

D52

13.Be2xc4 a7-a5 14.a2-a4 Qb6-c7


15.Ra1-e1 h7-h6 16.Bg5-h4 Bb4-d6
17.h2-h3 Nd7-b6 18.Bh4xf6 Nb6xc4
19.Nc3-e4 Bd6-h2+ 20.Kg1-h1
Nc4-d6 last book move last book move
21.Kh1xh2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Kh1xh2 Nd6xe4+ 22.Bf6-e5
Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Qc7-d7 24.d5xc6
b7xc6 25.Re1-e2 Nd6-f5 26.Rf1-d1
Qd7-a7 27.Nb3-d4 Nf5xd4 28.Be5xd4
Qa7-c7+ 29.Bd4-e5 Qc7-b6
30.Re2-e3 Rf8-e8 31.Rd1-d6 Bc8-e6
32.Re3-g3 g7-g5 33.f2-f4 Ra8-d8
34.Rd6xc6 Rd8-c8 35.Rc6xb6 Rc8xc2
36.f4xg5 1.10/18 ] 21...Nd6xe4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Nd6xe4+
22.Bf6-e5 Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8
24.Nb3-d4 Qc7-d7 Diagram

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27.Re1-d1 Qd7-f5 28.Qc2xf5 Nd6xf5
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
32.Bc7xa5 Re8xe7 33.d6xe7 Rf8-e8
34.Ba5-b4 Bf5-g6 1.13/15 Diagram

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] 22...Ne4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ne4-d6 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8
24.Nb3-d4 f7-f6 25.Be5-g3 Qc7-b6
26.Bg3xd6 Qb6xd4 27.Bd6-c7 Rd8-f8
28.d5-d6 Qd4-d5 29.Re1-e7 Bc8-f5
30.Qc2-e2 Rf8-f7 31.Rf1-e1 Bf5-d7
32.Qe2-e4 Qd5xe4 33.Re1xe4 Bd7-f5
34.Re7xf7 Kg8xf7 35.Re4-e7+ Kf7-f8
36.Bc7-b6 Bf5-c2 37.Re7xb7 Bc2xa4
1.37/16 ] 23.Qc2-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23.d4-d5 Rf8-d8 24.Nb3-d4 f7-f6
25.Be5-f4 Qc7-b6 26.Bf4xd6 Qb6xd4
27.Bd6-c7 Rd8-f8 28.d5-d6 Qd4-d5
29.Re1-e7 Bc8-f5 30.Qc2-e2 Rf8-f7
31.Rf1-e1 Bf5-d3 32.Qe2-g4 Bd3-f5
33.Qg4-g3 Rf7xe7 34.Re1xe7 1.18/15
] 23...Rf8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Rf8-d8 24.d4-d5 f7-f6 25.Be5-g3
Qc7-d7 26.Nb3xa5 c6xd5 27.Qc5xd5+
Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+ Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4
Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1 Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1
Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1 Bc8-d7
33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7 Ba4-b5
35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8 36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6
37.Nd8-e6 Rb8-c8 0.71/16 ] 24.d4-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.d4-d5 f7-f6

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25.Be5-g3 Qc7-d7 26.Nb3xa5 c6xd5
27.Qc5xd5+ Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+
Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4 Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1
Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1 Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1
Bc8-d7 33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7
Ba4-b5 35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8
36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6 37.Nd8-e6
Rb8-c8 0.48/17 ] 24...Qc7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...f7-f6
25.Be5-g3 Qc7-d7 26.Nb3xa5 c6xd5
27.Qc5xd5+ Qd7-f7 28.Qd5xf7+
Kg8xf7 29.b2-b4 Nd6-f5 30.Re1-d1
Rd8-e8 31.Rf1-e1 Re8xe1 32.Rd1xe1
Bc8-d7 33.Na5xb7 Bd7xa4 34.Bg3-c7
Ba4-b5 35.Bc7-a5 Ra8-b8
36.Nb7-d8+ Kf7-g6 37.Nd8-e6
Rb8-c8 0.71/16 ] 25.Nb3-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Nb3-d4
b7-b6 26.Qc5xc6 Bc8-a6 27.Rf1-g1
Nd6-c4 28.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 29.d5-d6
Nc4xd6 30.Qc6xd7 Rd8xd7
31.Bc7xd6 Rd7xd6 32.Nd4-f5 Rd6-d2
33.Nf5-e7+ Kg8-h7 34.Ne7xc8
Ba6xc8 35.f2-f3 Bc8-e6 36.Re1-a1
Kh7-g6 37.Kh2-g3 Diagram

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28.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 29.d5-d6 Nc4xd6
30.Qc6xd7 Rd8xd7 31.Bc7xd6
Rd7xd6 32.Nd4-f5 Rd6-d2 33.Nf5-e7+
Kg8-h7 34.Ne7xc8 Ba6xc8 35.f2-f3
Bc8-e6 36.Re1-a1 Kh7-g6 37.Kh2-g3
Be6-f5 38.b2-b3 Rd2-b2 39.Rg1-d1
Rb2xb3 40.Ra1-c1 Rb3-b2
41.Rc1-c7 0.73/18 ] 26.d5xc6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.d5xc6
b7xc6 27.Nd4xc6 Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5
Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1
Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7
Ra8-c8 33.g2-g4 Bd7xc6 34.Rc1xc6
Nf5-d4 35.Rc6-c3 Nd4-e2 36.Rc3-c5
Ne2-f4 37.Bc7-b6 Rc8xc5 38.Bb6xc5
Nf4-d3 39.Bc5-d4 f7-f6 40.Kh2-g3
Kg8-f7 41.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6 42.Bc3xa5
Nd3xb2 0.58/17 ] 26...b7xc6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...b7xc6
27.Nd4xc6 Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5
Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1
Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7
Ra8-c8 33.g2-g4 Bd7xc6 34.Rc1xc6
Nf5-d4 35.Rc6-c3 Nd4-e2 36.Rc3-c5
Ne2-f4 37.Bc7-b6 Rc8xc5 38.Bb6xc5
Nf4-d3 39.Bc5-d4 f7-f6 40.Kh2-g3
Kg8-f7 41.Bd4-c3 Kf7-e6 42.Bc3xa5
Nd3xb2 0.83/19 ] 27.Nd4xc6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nd4xc6
Qd7-d5 28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5
29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5 30.Rd1-c1 Rc5xc1
31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7 32.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8
33.Nc6xa5 Bd7xa4 34.b2-b4 Nf5-d4
35.Rc1-c4 Nd4-e6 36.Bc7-e5 Rc8-d8
37.Na5-c6 Rd8-d2 38.Kh2-g3 f7-f6
0.69/17 ] 27...Rd8-e8 [ 27...Qd7-d5
28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qd7-d5
28.Qc5xd5 Rd8xd5 29.Re1-d1 Rd5-c5
30.Rd1-c1 Rc5xc1 31.Rf1xc1 Bc8-d7
32.Be5-c7 Ra8-c8 33.Nc6xa5 Bd7xa4
34.b2-b4 Nf5-d4 35.Rc1-c4 Nd4-e6
36.Bc7-e5 Rc8-d8 37.Na5-c6 Rd8-d2
38.Kh2-g3 f7-f6 0.68/18 ] 28.Re1-d1
[ 28.Be5-c3!? Qd7-c7+ 29.Kh2-g1

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Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-e7+ Re8xe7
31.Qc5xf5 Qc7-c6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28.Be5-c3 Qd7-c7+ 29.Kh2-g1
Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-e7+ Re8xe7
31.Qc5xf5 Qc7-d7 32.Qf5-f4 Re7xe1
33.Rf1xe1 f7-f6 34.h3-h4 Kg8-h7
35.h4-h5 Kh7-g8 36.b2-b3 Qd7-d5
37.Qf4-g4 Qd5-d6 38.f2-f3 0.84/16 ]
28...Qd7-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Qd7-b7 29.Nc6xa5 Qb7-e4
30.Rf1-e1 Qe4xa4 31.Na5-c4 Bc8-e6
32.Nc4-b6 Qa4-a7 33.b2-b4 Ra8-d8
34.Qc5-c7 Rd8xd1 35.Re1xd1 Qa7-a6
36.Rd1-d8 Re8xd8 37.Qc7xd8+
Kg8-h7 38.Nb6-d7 Be6-c4 39.Qd8-a5
Qa6-c6 40.Qa5-c5 Qc6-a6 41.Nd7-b6
Bc4-b5 0.91/16 ] 29.Rf1-e1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rf1-e1
Bc8-b7 30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3
Re8-c8 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4
Qg6-c6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5
f7-f6 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2
Rc8-c1 38.Bd6-g3 Ra8-c8
39.Re2-e6 0.67/16 ] 29...Bc8-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Bc8-b7
30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3 Re8-c8
32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6
34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6
36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1
38.Bd6-g3 Rc1-a1 39.b2-b3 Be8-f7
40.Re2-e7 Bf7xb3 41.Rd4-d7 0.74/17 ]
30.Nc6-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nc6-d4 Qe6-g6 31.f2-f3 Re8-c8
32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4 33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6
34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6 35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6
36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8 37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1
38.Bd6-g3 Ra8-c8 39.Re2-e7 Rc1-c2
40.b2-b3 Be8-f7 0.56/17 ] 30...Nf5xd4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Qe6-g6
31.f2-f3 Re8-c8 32.Be5-c7 Nf5xd4
33.Rd1xd4 Qg6-c6 34.Qc5xc6 Bb7xc6
35.Bc7-e5 f7-f6 36.Be5-d6 Bc6-e8
37.Re1-e2 Rc8-c1 38.Bd6-g3 Rc1-a1
39.b2-b3 Be8-f7 40.Re2-e7 Bf7xb3
41.Rd4-d7 0.74/16 ] 31.Qc5xd4

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Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Qc5xd4 Qe6-g6 32.f2-f3 Ra8-c8
33.Be5-g3 Re8xe1 34.Bg3xe1 Rc8-e8
35.Be1-g3 Re8-e2 36.Rd1-d2 Re2xd2
37.Qd4xd2 Qg6-g5 38.Qd2-c3 Qg5-d5
39.Qc3-c7 Bb7-c6 40.b2-b3 Bc6-b7
41.Qc7-c3 f7-f6 42.Qc3-e3 Bb7-a6
43.Qe3-a7 0.70/17 ]

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44.f3-f4 Ba4-d7 45.f4-f5+ Ke6-e7
46.Rc5-c7 0.54/20 ] 33.h3xg4
White has new doubled pawns: g2+g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.h3xg4 f7-f6
34.Be5-c3 Bb7-c6 35.Rd1-d4 Re8xe1
36.Bc3xe1 Kg8-f7 37.Rd4-c4 Bc6-d5
38.Rc4-c7+ Kf7-g8 39.Rc7-c5 Bd5-b3
40.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 41.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6
42.f2-f3 Bb3xa4 43.b2-b4 g7-g6
44.Kg3-f4 0.37/18 ] 33...Bb7-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...f7-f6
34.Be5-c3 Bb7-c6 35.Rd1-d4 Re8xe1
36.Bc3xe1 Kg8-f7 37.Rd4-c4 Bc6-d5
38.Rc4-c7+ Kf7-g8 39.Rc7-c5 Bd5-b3
40.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7 41.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6
42.f2-f3 Bb3xa4 43.b2-b4 g7-g6
44.Kg3-f4 0.43/19 ] 34.b2-b3
Controls a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.b2-b3 f7-f6 35.Rd1-d6 Bc6xa4
36.b3xa4 f6xe5 37.Kh2-g3 e5-e4
38.Rd6-d4 Ra8-d8 39.Rd4xd8 Re8xd8
40.Re1xe4 Rd8-d3+ 41.f2-f3 Rd3-a3
42.Kg3-f4 Ra3-a2 43.g2-g3 Ra2-a3
44.Re4-c4 Kg8-f7 45.Kf4-e4 Kf7-e6
46.Rc4-c6+ Ke6-d7 0.38/20 Diagram

31...Qe6-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


31...Bb7-c6 32.f2-f3 f7-f6 33.Be5-g3
Qe6-b3 34.Rd1-c1 Re8xe1 35.Bg3xe1
Qb3-d5 36.Qd4xd5+ Bc6xd5
37.Rc1-c5 Bd5-b3 38.Be1xa5 Kg8-f7
39.Rc5-b5 Bb3xa4 40.Rb5-b7+ Kf7-g6
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41.b2-b4 Ba4-c6 42.Rb7-e7 Bc6-b5
43.Kh2-g3 Ra8-c8 0.71/16 ]
32.Qd4-g4 [ 32.f2-f3!? ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32.f2-f3 Ra8-c8 33.Be5-g3
Re8xe1 34.Bg3xe1 Rc8-e8 35.Be1-f2
Qg6-c6 36.Rd1-d2 Qc6-c7+ 37.Bf2-g3
Qc7-c6 38.Bg3-e5 f7-f6 39.Be5-g3
Qc6-c1 40.b2-b3 Bb7-c8 41.Bg3-d6
Bc8-e6 0.69/17 ] 32...Qg6xg4
Black has a mate threat [Houdini 2.0c
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
44.Rc5xg5 h6xg5 45.Bc3xa5 Bd7-c6+
46.Kf3-g3 0.43/17 ] 35.Be5-c3
[ 35.Be5-f4 Re8xe1 36.Rd1xe1
Bc6-d5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Rd1-d6 Bc6xa4 36.b3xa4 f6xe5
37.Kh2-g3 e5-e4 38.Rd6-d4 Ra8-d8
39.Rd4xd8 Re8xd8 40.Re1xe4
Rd8-d3+ 41.f2-f3 Rd3-a3 42.Kg3-f4
Ra3-c3 43.g4-g5 h6xg5+ 44.Kf4xg5
Kg8-f7 45.Re4-e5 Rc3-c2 46.g2-g3
0.40/17 ] 35...Re8xe1 [ 35...Re8-b8
36.Re1-e6 Bc6-e8 37.Rd1-e1= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Re8-b8
36.Rd1-b1 Bc6-d5 37.f2-f3 Rb8xb3
38.Rb1xb3 Bd5xb3 39.Re1-e4 Kg8-f7
40.Re4-d4 Ra8-a7 41.Kh2-g3 Bb3-e6
42.Kg3-f2 Kf7-g6 43.Bc3-e1 Be6-b3
44.Kf2-g3 Kg6-f7 45.Kg3-f4 Bb3-c2
46.Be1-d2 g7-g5+ 47.Kf4-g3 0.05/19 ]
36.Rd1xe1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Bc3xe1 Ra8-b8 37.Rd1-d6 Bc6-e8
38.Rd6-d3 Be8-g6 39.Rd3-d5 Bg6-f7
40.Rd5xa5 Bf7xb3 41.Ra5-a7 Rb8-e8
42.Be1-d2 Re8-d8 43.Bd2-e3 Bb3-d5
44.Ra7-c7 Bd5-e6 45.Kh2-g3 Rd8-a8
46.Be3-a7 Ra8-c8 47.Rc7-b7
Be6-d5 0.57/20 ] 36...Bc6-d5
Black threatens to win material: Bd5xb3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kg8-f7
37.f2-f3 Bc6-d5 38.Re1-b1 Kf7-g6
39.Bc3-d2 Ra8-a7 40.Bd2-e1 Kg6-f7
41.Kh2-g1 Ra7-a8 42.Kg1-f2 Ra8-a7
43.Kf2-g3 Bd5-e6 44.Rb1-b2 Be6-d7
45.Kg3-f2 Ra7-b7 46.Be1xa5 Bd7xa4
47.b3-b4 Kf7-e6 48.Rb2-b1 Rb7-d7
49.Rb1-e1+ Ke6-f7 50.Re1-a1 Ba4-b5
51.Ra1-a2 Kf7-e6 52.Ba5-b6 Bb5-c4
0.33/18 ] 37.Re1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37.Re1-b1 Kg8-f7 38.Kh2-g3
Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3 Ra8-a7 40.Rb1-b2
Kg6-f7 41.Bc3-d2 Bd5-e6 42.Kg3-f2
Be6-d5 43.Kf2-e3 Ra7-a6 44.Rb2-b1
Ra6-b6 45.b3-b4 Rb6-e6+ 46.Ke3-f2
0.28/21 ] 37...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c

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Pro x64: 37...Kg8-h7 38.Kh2-g3
Ra8-a7 39.f2-f3 Kh7-g6 40.Bc3-e1
Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2 Bf7-d5 42.Kg3-f4
Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2 Ra7-a6 44.Kf4-e3
Ra6-a7 45.Ke3-f2 Bd5-e6 46.Rb2-b1
Kf7-g6 47.Rb1-b2 Kg6-f7 48.Rb2-b1
0.33/19 ] 38.Kh2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 38.Kh2-g3 Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3
Ra8-a7 40.Bc3-e1 Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2
Bf7-d5 42.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2
Ra7-a6 44.Kf4-e3 Ra6-a7 45.Ke3-f2
Ra7-a8 46.Bd2-c3 Ra8-a6 47.Bc3-e1
Ra6-a7 48.Be1-d2 Ra7-a8 0.32/20 ]
38...Ra8-b8 The backward pawn on b3
becomes a target [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 38...Kf7-g6 39.f2-f3 Ra8-a7
40.Bc3-e1 Bd5-f7 41.Rb1-b2 Bf7-d5
42.Kg3-f4 Kg6-f7 43.Be1-d2 Ra7-a6
44.Kf4-e3 Kf7-g6 45.Rb2-b1 Ra6-a7
46.Ke3-f4 Kg6-f7 47.Bd2-c3 Bd5-c6
48.Bc3-d2 Bc6-d5 49.Bd2-c3 0.33/18 ]
39.b3-b4 [Less advisable is 39.Bc3xa5
Rb8xb3+ 40.Rb1xb3 Bd5xb3= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.b3-b4 Rb8-c8
40.Bc3-e1 a5xb4 41.Rb1xb4 Rc8-c1
42.Be1-d2 Rc1-c4 43.a4-a5 Rc4xb4
44.Bd2xb4 Bd5-b7 45.f2-f3 Kf7-e6
46.Kg3-f4 Bb7-a6 47.Kf4-e3 Ba6-f1
48.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 49.g2-g3 Bf1-a6
50.Bf8xh6 0.33/20 ] 39...a5xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rb8-c8
40.Bc3-e1 a5xb4 41.Rb1xb4 Rc8-c1
42.Be1-d2 Rc1-c4 43.a4-a5 Rc4xb4
44.Bd2xb4 Bd5-c4 45.Kg3-f4 Bc4-f1
46.f2-f3 Kf7-e6 47.Kf4-e3 Bf1-a6
48.Bb4-c5 g7-g5 49.Bc5-d4 Ba6-b7
50.Ke3-d3 0.40/19 ] 40.Bc3xb4
White has a new passed pawn: a4.
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rb1xb4
Rb8-c8 41.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 42.f2-f3
Rc4xb4 43.Bd2xb4 Bd5-c4 44.Kg3-f2
Kf7-e6 45.Kf2-e3 Bc4-a6 46.Bb4-f8
Ke6-f7 47.Bf8-c5 g7-g6 48.Ke3-d4
Ba6-f1 49.g2-g3 0.34/17 ] 40...Bd5-c4
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41.f2-f3 Bd5-c4 42.a4-a5 Ke6-d5
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd5-c6 44.Bb4-a3
Rb8-a8 45.Rd1-d6+ Kc6-c7
46.Rd6-d4 Bc4-b5 47.Ba3-b4 Kc7-b7
48.Rd4-d6 Ra8-a6 49.Rd6-d1 Ra6-e6
50.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 0.35/19 ] 41.a4-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Kg3-f4
Bc4-d3 42.Rb1-b2 Bd3-f1 43.Kf4-f3
Kf7-e6 44.a4-a5 Ke6-d5 45.Kf3-g3
Bf1-c4 46.Kg3-f4 Kd5-c6 47.Kf4-e3
Bc4-f1 48.f2-f3 Kc6-d5 49.Rb2-d2+
Kd5-c6 50.Bb4-c3 Bf1-c4 51.Ke3-e4
Bc4-a6 52.Rd2-d1 Rb8-b3
53.Rd1-c1 0.30/18 ] 41...Bc4-a6
Blocks the pawn on a5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 41...Kf7-e6 42.f2-f3 Ke6-d5
43.Rb1-d1+ Kd5-c6 44.Bb4-a3
Rb8-a8 45.Rd1-d6+ Kc6-c7
46.Rd6-d4 Bc4-b5 47.Ba3-b4 Kc7-b7
48.Rd4-d6 Ra8-a6 49.Rd6-d1 Ra6-e6
50.Bb4-f8 g7-g5 0.35/17 ] 42.f2-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Kg3-f4
Ba6-e2 43.Rb1-b2 Be2-f1 44.g2-g3
Kf7-e6 45.Kf4-e4 Bf1-a6 46.Ke4-e3
Ke6-d5 47.Rb2-d2+ Kd5-c4
48.Bb4-d6 Rb8-b3+ 49.Ke3-f4 g7-g5+
50.Kf4-f5 Rb3-f3+ 51.Kf5-g6 Kc4-b5
0.39/17 ] 42...Kf7-g6 [ 42...Kf7-e6
43.Kg3-f4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...g7-g6 43.Kg3-f2 Ba6-d3
44.Rb1-b2 Bd3-a6 45.Kf2-g3 Rb8-b7
46.Kg3-f4 Rb7-b8 47.Rb2-b1 Ba6-d3
48.Rb1-b3 Bd3-a6 49.Rb3-b2 Kf7-e6
50.Kf4-e3 Rb8-b5 51.Ke3-f2 Rb5-b7
52.Rb2-b1 Ke6-d5 53.Rb1-d1+
Kd5-c4 0.43/18 ] 43.Kg3-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.f3-f4 Kg6-f7
44.f4-f5 Rb8-b5 45.Rb1-b2 Rb5-b7
46.Kg3-f3 Rb7-b8 47.Rb2-b1 Rb8-b5
48.Kf3-e3 Rb5-b8 49.Ke3-f4 Rb8-b5
50.Kf4-f3 Ba6-b7+ 51.Kf3-e3 Bb7-a6
52.Rb1-b2 Rb5-b8 53.Ke3-d4
Rb8-d8+ 54.Kd4-c5 0.41/20 ]
43...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Ba6-d3 44.Rb1-b2 Bd3-a6

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45.Kf4-e3 Rb8-e8+ 46.Ke3-f2 Re8-b8
47.Rb2-b1 Kg6-f7 48.Kf2-e3 Kf7-e6
49.Ke3-d4 Ba6-e2 50.Rb1-b2 Be2-a6
51.Kd4-c3 Ke6-d7 52.Rb2-d2+ Kd7-c6
53.Rd2-d6+ Kc6-b5 54.Kc3-b3
Rb8-b7 55.g2-g3 Rb7-b8 56.Rd6-d7
Ba6-b7 0.46/19 ] 44.g4xh5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.g4xh5+
Kg6xh5 45.Kf4-e4 Rb8-b5 46.Rb1-b2
Kh5-g6 47.Ke4-d4 Kg6-f5 48.Rb2-b1
g7-g5 49.g2-g4+ Kf5-e6 50.Rb1-e1+
Rb5-e5 51.Re1-c1 Re5-d5+
52.Kd4-e3 Ke6-d7 53.Rc1-c2
Rd5-e5+ 54.Ke3-d4 Re5-e2
55.Rc2-c3 Re2-b2 56.Kd4-c5 Kd7-c7
0.48/20 ] 44...Kg6xh5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44...Kg6xh5 45.Kf4-e4
Rb8-b5 46.Rb1-b2 Kh5-g6 47.Ke4-d4
Kg6-f5 48.Rb2-b1 g7-g5 49.Kd4-c3
Rb5-e5 50.Rb1-d1 Re5-e3+
51.Kc3-d4 Re3-e2 52.g2-g3 Ba6-b7
53.Rd1-d3 Kf5-e6 54.g3-g4 0.55/19 ]
45.Rb1-h1+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Kf4-e4 Rb8-b5 46.Ke4-e3 Kh5-g6
47.g2-g4 Kg6-f7 48.Ke3-d4 Rb5-b8
49.Kd4-c5 Ba6-e2 50.Rb1-b3 f6-f5
51.Rb3-e3 Be2-a6 52.Bb4-c3
Rb8-c8+ 53.Kc5-d6 Rc8-d8+
54.Kd6-c7 Rd8-c8+ 55.Kc7-d7
0.53/18 ] 45...Kh5-g6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 45...Kh5-g6 0.75/1 ]
46.Bb4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46.Bb4-c3 Rb8-c8 47.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f7
48.g2-g4 Rc8-c5 49.Kf4-g3 Rc5-c8
50.Kg3-f2 Kf7-e6 51.Rc1-e1+ Ke6-d5
52.Re1-d1+ Kd5-c6 53.Bc3-b4 Kc6-b5
54.Bb4-d2 Rc8-c2 55.Kf2-e3 Rc2-c8
56.Rd1-b1+ Kb5-c5 57.Rb1-c1+
Kc5-d5 0.43/19 ] 46...Rb8-b2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Rb8-b5
47.Bc5-b6 Rb5-b2 48.Kf4-g3 Rb2-a2
49.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5 50.Rc1-e1 Ra2-e2
51.Re1-b1 Re2-a2 52.Rb1-c1 Kf5-e6
53.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7 54.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6
55.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 56.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6

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57.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ 58.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6
59.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 0.38/20 ] 47.Kf4-g3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rh1-g1
Kg6-f7 48.Kf4-e4 Rb2-a2 49.Bc5-b4
Ra2-b2 50.Bb4-c3 Rb2-f2 51.Ke4-d5
Rf2-f1 52.Rg1xf1 Ba6xf1 53.g2-g3
g7-g5 54.f3-f4 g5xf4 55.g3xf4 Bf1-a6
56.Kd5-d6 Ba6-b7 0.37/18 ]
47...Rb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Rb2-a2 48.Bc5-b4 Ra2-b2
49.Bb4-c3 Rb2-c2 50.Bc3-d4 Rc2-d2
51.Bd4-b6 Rd2-a2 52.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5
53.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 54.Rc1-d1 Ba6-b5
55.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 56.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7
57.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5 58.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6
59.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6 60.Re1-c1 Ba6-b5
61.Bd8-c7 Bb5-a6 62.Rc1-d1 0.38/21 ]
48.Bc5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Bc5-b4 Ra2-b2 49.Bb4-c3 Rb2-c2
50.Bc3-d4 Rc2-a2 51.Bd4-b6 Kg6-f7
52.Rh1-c1 Kf7-e6 53.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7
54.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6 55.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1
56.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6 57.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+
58.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6 59.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5
60.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 61.Rc1-d1 Ba6-b5
62.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 63.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7
64.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5 65.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6
66.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6 67.Re1-c1 Ba6-b5
68.Bd8-c7 Bb5-a6 69.Rc1-d1 0.33/21 ]
48...Kg6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48...Ba6-e2 49.Rh1-c1 Kg6-f5
50.Rc1-e1 Be2-c4 51.Bb6-d8 Bc4-a6
52.Kg3-h3 Ra2-e2 53.Re1-d1 Re2-f2
54.Rd1-d7 Kf5-g6 55.Bd8-b6 Rf2-c2
56.Rd7-d1 Rc2-a2 57.Bb6-c7 Ba6-e2
58.Rd1-c1 Kg6-f7 59.Bc7-d8 Be2-b5
60.Bd8-b6 Bb5-a6 61.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6
62.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 63.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6
64.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ 65.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6
66.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 67.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6
68.Rc1-d1 Ba6-e2 69.Rd1-e1 Be2-a6
70.Re1-g1 Kg6-f7 71.Rg1-d1 Ba6-b5
72.Rd1-e1 Bb5-a6 73.Bc7-d8 Kf7-g6
74.Re1-d1 Kg6-f7 75.Rd1-c1 Ra2-d2
76.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-e6 77.Rc7-e7+

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Ke6-f5 78.Bd8-b6 g7-g6 79.Bb6-e3
0.39/20 ] 49.Rh1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 49.Rh1-e1 Kf7-g6 50.Re1-d1
Ba6-e2 51.Rd1-g1 Kg6-f5 52.Rg1-c1
Be2-a6 53.Bb6-c7 Kf5-g6 54.Rc1-g1
Kg6-f7 55.Rg1-e1 Ba6-d3 56.Bc7-b6
Bd3-a6 57.Re1-c1 Kf7-e6 58.Kg3-h3
Ke6-f7 59.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6 60.Rc7-e7
Ba6-f1 61.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6 62.Re1-b1
Ba6-c8+ 63.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6 64.Rb1-c1
Kg6-f5 65.Bb6-c7 0.33/18 ] 49...g7-g5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...Kf7-e6
50.Kg3-h3 Ke6-f7 51.Rc1-c7+ Kf7-g6
52.Rc7-e7 Ba6-f1 53.Re7-e1 Bf1-a6
54.Re1-b1 Ba6-c8+ 55.Kh3-g3 Bc8-a6
56.Rb1-c1 Kg6-f5 57.Kg3-h3 Kf5-e5
58.Rc1-c7 g7-g6 59.Rc7-g7 Ba6-d3
60.Bb6-c7+ Ke5-e6 61.Bc7-d8 Ra2-d2
62.Rg7-e7+ Ke6-d5 63.Kh3-g3
Rd2-a2 64.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c4 65.Bd8xf6
Ra2xa5 66.Rd7-c7+ 0.38/18 ]
50.Rc1-c7+ [ 50.Bb6-d8!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Bb6-d8
Ba6-e2 51.Rc1-e1 Ra2-d2 52.Bd8-e7
Rd2-a2 53.Be7-b4 Ra2-b2 54.Bb4-c3
Rb2-c2 55.Bc3-d4 Rc2-a2 56.Bd4-b6
Be2-a6 57.Bb6-d8 Ba6-e2 58.Re1-c1
Kf7-e6 59.Rc1-b1 Ke6-e5 60.Rb1-h1
Ke5-e6 61.Rh1-e1 Ke6-f7 62.Re1-c1
0.43/17 ] 50...Kf7-g6= [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 50...Kf7-g6 51.Kg3-h3 Ba6-f1
52.Rc7-c1 Bf1xg2+ 53.Kh3-g3 f6-f5
54.Bb6-d4 f5-f4+ 55.Kg3-g4 Ra2xa5
56.Rc1-c6+ Kg6-f7 57.Rc6-f6+ Kf7-e7
58.Rf6-b6 Ra5-d5 59.Bd4-f6+ Ke7-f7
60.Bf6xg5 Bg2-h3+ 61.Kg4-h4 Bh3-d7
62.Bg5xf4 Rd5-b5 63.Rb6xb5 Bd7xb5
64.Kh4-g3 Bb5-c6 0.04/18 ] 51.Rc7-c6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rc7-a7
Ba6-f1 52.Bb6-f2 f6-f5 53.f3-f4
g5xf4+ 54.Kg3-f3 Kg6-g5 55.Ra7-g7+
Kg5-h6 56.Bf2-d4 Ra2xa5 57.Kf3xf4
Ra5-d5 58.Bd4-c3 Rd5-c5 59.Rg7-g3
Bf1-b5 60.Bc3-g7+ Kh6-h7 61.Bg7-d4
Rc5-c4 62.Rg3-d3 Kh7-g6 63.Rd3-d2

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Bb5-c6 0.12/16 ] 51...Ba6-f1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51...Ba6-f1
52.Rc6-c1 Ra2xg2+ 53.Kg3-h3
Rg2-f2+ 54.Kh3-g3 Rf2-g2+
55.Kg3-h3 0.05/22 ] 52.Bb6-f2
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52.Bb6-f2 Ra2xa5 53.Bf2-d4 Ra5-a6
54.Rc6-c2 Ra6-a4 55.Rc2-d2 Ra4-a3
56.Rd2-b2 Bf1-d3 57.Kg3-f2 Bd3-c4
58.Bd4-c5 Ra3-d3 59.Bc5-b4 Bc4-g8
60.Rb2-c2 Rd3-d4 61.Bb4-c5 Rd4-d3
62.Bc5-b4 Rd3-d4 -0.01/18 ]

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16.Ne2-f4 Qd8-a5 17.Kc1-b1 Ne5xf3


18.Qd2-f2 Nd5xe3 19.Qf2xe3 Nf3xd4
20.Qe3xd4 Qa5-c5 last book move
21.Qd4-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Bd3xa6 Rc8-c7 22.Rh1-e1 Qc5xd4
23.Rd1xd4 Bf8-e7 24.Re1-d1 Bd7-a4
25.b2-b3 Ba4-c6 26.Nf4-d3 0-0
27.Rd4-c4 Rf8-b8 28.Nd3-e5 Rb8-b6
29.Ba6-b7 Rb6xb7 30.Ne5xc6 Be7xh4
31.Rc4xb4 Rb7xb4 32.Nc6xb4 Bh4-e7
33.Nb4-d3 f7-f5 34.Nd3-e5 f5xg4
35.Ne5xg4 -0.19/17 ] 21...Qc5-c6
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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!? 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
28.Qh5-g6+ Kg7-f8 29.Rf1xf6+ Bg5xf6
30.Qg6xf6+ Kf8-g8 31.Qf6-g6+ Kg8-f8
32.Bd3-e4 Qc6-b5 33.Qg6-f6+ Kf8-g8
34.Rd1-f1 Rh8-h7 35.Be4xh7+
Kg8xh7 36.Qf6-e7+ Kh7-g8
37.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8 38.Qf7-f6+
Kh8-h7 39.Qf6-e7+ 0.23/15 ]
23.Nf4-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nf4-h5 Qc6-c5 24.Rh1-f1 Qc5-c7
25.Bd3-a6 Rc8-b8 26.Ba6-c4 Rb8-d8
27.Bc4-b5 Bd7xb5 28.Qe2xb5+
Ke8-e7 29.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
30.Qb5-d3+ Kd8-e8 31.Qd3-e4
Ke8-e7 32.Nh5-f4 Ke7-e8 33.Nf4-d3
Bf8-d6 34.Qe4-a8+ Qc7-b8
35.Qa8xa5 Ke8-f8 36.Rf1-e1 Kf8-g8
0.86/16 ] 23...a5-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23...Qc6-c5 24.Rh1-f1 Qc5-c7
25.Bd3-a6 Rc8-b8 26.Ba6-c4 Rb8-d8
27.Bc4-b5 Bd7xb5 28.Qe2xb5+
Ke8-e7 29.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
30.Qb5-d3+ Kd8-e8 31.Qd3-e4
Ke8-e7 32.Nh5-f4 Ke7-e8 33.Nf4-d3
Bf8-d6 34.Qe4-a8+ Qc7-b8
35.Qa8xa5 Ke8-f8 36.Qa5-a4 Kf8-e7
37.Qa4-c6 Rh8-d8 38.g4-g5 h6xg5
39.h4xg5 0.73/16 ] 24.Rh1-f1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rh1-f1
Qc6-c7 25.Qe2-f2 Bd7-c6 26.Qf2-d4
e6-e5 27.Qd4-c4 Bc6-b7 28.Qc4-e6+
f7xe6 29.Bd3-g6+ Qc7-f7 30.Rf1xf7
Bb7-d5 31.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7
32.Rf7xg7+ Ke8-d8 33.Rg7-b7 b4-b3
34.a2xb3 a4xb3 35.Rb7xb3 Kd8-e7
36.Rb3-a3 Rc8-c7 37.Ra3-e3 Rh8-g8
38.h4-h5 Ke7-d6 39.b2-b3 0.74/17 ]
24...Rc8-c7? [ 24...b4-b3 25.Qe2-f2
b3xc2+ 26.Bd3xc2 Qc6xc2+
27.Qf2xc2 Rc8xc2 28.Kb1xc2
Rh8-g8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...b4-b3 25.c2xb3 a4xb3 26.a2xb3
Qc6-c7 27.Rd1-c1 Qc7-b7
28.Rc1xc8+ Bd7xc8 29.Bd3-e4
Qb7-e7 30.Be4-c6+ Bc8-d7 31.Bc6-b5

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Qe7-d6 32.Rf1-d1 Qd6xd1+
33.Qe2xd1 Bd7xb5 34.Qd1-f3 Bb5-d7
35.Kb1-c2 Ke8-e7 36.b3-b4 Rh8-g8
37.Kc2-c3 Diagram

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0.98/16 ] 25.Qe2-f2+- [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.Qe2-e5 Qc6-c5
26.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7 27.Qe5xg7
Rh8-f8 28.Qg7xh6 a4-a3 29.g4-g5
Qc5-e5 30.Qh6-f6 Qe5xb2+
31.Qf6xb2 a3xb2 32.Rf1-f4 Ke8-e7
33.Rf4xb4 Bd7-c6 34.Kb1xb2 Rf8-a8
35.Bd3-e2 Rc7-a7 36.Be2-c4 Ra7-a4
37.Rb4xa4 Ra8xa4 38.Kb2-b3 Ra4-a8
39.Kb3-b4 e6-e5 1.46/16 ] 25...Bd7-c8
[ 25...b4-b3 26.Qf2xf7+ Ke8-d8
27.a2xb3 a4xb3 28.c2xb3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Ke8-d8
26.Qf2xf7 Kd8-c8 27.Nh5xg7 b4-b3
28.c2xb3 a4xb3 29.a2xb3 Kc8-b8
30.Qf7-g6 Rh8-g8 31.Bd3-e4 Qc6-b6
32.Qg6-f7 Qb6-b4 33.Be4-d3 Rg8xg7
34.Qf7xf8+ Qb4xf8 35.Rf1xf8+ Kb8-b7
36.Bd3-e4+ Bd7-c6 37.Be4xc6+
Kb7xc6 1.36/16 ] 26.Qf2-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Nh5-f6+
g7xf6 27.Qf2xf6 Bf8-g7 28.Qf6xg7
Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3
a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Qc6-b7 32.Qh6-g5
Qb7-b4 33.Bd3-b5+ Bc8-d7

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34.Bb5-a4 Qb4-e4+ 35.Kb1-a1
Rc7-a7 36.Rd1-d2 Qe4-b4 37.Rf1-d1
Qb4xb3 2.72/18 ] 26...Rc7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rc7-d7
27.Nh5xg7+ Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7
Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3
a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6
Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7
Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1
Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2
47.Rc1-c7+ Diagram

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nh5xg7+
Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7 Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6
b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2
47.Rc1-c7+ Ke7-f8 2.33/19 ]

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27...Bf8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Bf8xg7 28.Qd4xg7 Rh8-f8
29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
45.Rf1-f3 2.66/15 ] 28.Qd4xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qd4xg7
Rh8-f8 29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3
a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6
Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7
Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1
Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
45.Rf1-f3 2.32/16 ] 28...Rh8-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rh8-f8
29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Diagram
(Diagram 181)
Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5
34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+
36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-b8
45.Rf1-f3 2.58/17 ] 29.Qg7xh6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Qg7xh6 b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3
31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
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29...b4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...b4-b3 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Ke8-e7 36.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 37.Rf1-f6
Rf8-h8 38.Qb4-b8+ Qd7-d8
39.Qb8-b7 Qd8-d3+ 40.Kb1-a2
Qd3-d7 41.Qb7-a8+ Qd7-d8
42.Qa8-a4+ Ke8-f8 43.Qa4-a3+
Qd8-e7 44.Rf6-h6 Rh8-g8 45.b3-b4
Kf8-e8 46.b4-b5 Qe7-b7 47.Qa3-d3

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2.38/14 ] 30.a2xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.a2xb3 a4xb3 31.c2xb3
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d4
Rc8-d8+ 44.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 45.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 46.Ke4-d3 Re2xb2
47.Rc1-c7+ Ke7-f8 2.29/19 ]
30...a4xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...a4xb3 31.c2xb3 Bc8-a6
32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5
34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5 Qd7-d3+
36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7 37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7
38.Qc7xd7+ Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7
40.h5-h6 Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d3 Rc8-b8
44.Kd3-c4 Rb8-c8+ 45.Kc4-d4
Rc8-d8+ 46.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 47.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 48.Ke4-f4 2.45/18 ] 31.c2xb3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.c2xb3
Bc8-a6 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-c1 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Qd3-d7 38.Qc7xd7+
Ke7xd7 39.h4-h5 Kd7-e7 40.h5-h6
Rf8-c8+ 41.Kc1-d2 Rc8-d8+
42.Kd2-c3 Rd8-c8+ 43.Kc3-d3 Rc8-b8
44.Kd3-c4 Rb8-c8+ 45.Kc4-d4
Rc8-d8+ 46.Kd4-e4 Rd8-d2 47.Rf1-c1
Rd2-e2+ 48.Ke4-d3 2.18/17 ]
31...Bc8-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Bc8-b7 32.Qh6-f4 Qc6-b6
33.Bd3-c4 Rd7xd1+ 34.Rf1xd1 f7-f5
35.g4xf5 Rf8xf5 36.Qf4-g4 Ke8-f8
37.Rd1-d7 Rf5-f7 38.Bc4xe6 Rf7xd7
39.Qg4-g8+ Kf8-e7 Diagram
40.Qg8-f7+ Ke7-d6 41.Qf7xd7+
Kd6-e5 42.Qd7-g7+ Ke5-d6
43.Qg7-g3+ Kd6-e7 44.Be6-f5 Ke7-f8
45.Bf5-c2 Bb7-d5 46.Qg3-f4+ Bd5-f7
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Pro x64: 32.Bd3xa6 Qc6xa6
33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
35.Rf1-c1 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2
Qd3-a6+ 37.Qf4-a4+ Qa6xa4+
38.b3xa4 Ke8-e7 39.b2-b4 Rf8-h8
40.Rc1-h1 f7-f5 41.g4-g5 e6-e5
42.Ka2-b3 e5-e4 43.h4-h5 e4-e3
44.h5-h6 Ke7-f7 45.a4-a5 Kf7-g6
46.a5-a6 f5-f4 47.a6-a7 e3-e2
48.Kb3-c3 Kg6xg5 49.h6-h7 f4-f3
50.Kc3-d2 Kg5-f4 51.Kd2-e1 2.52/17 ]
32...Qc6xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Qc6xa6 33.Qh6-f4 Qa6-b5
34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.Rf1-c1
Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2 Qd3-a6+
37.Qf4-a4+ Qa6xa4+ 38.b3xa4
Ke8-d7 39.a4-a5 Rf8-b8 40.Rc1-c4
f7-f5 41.b2-b4 Rb8-f8 42.Rc4-f4
Kd7-c6 43.g4-g5 e6-e5 44.Rf4-c4+
Kc6-d5 45.Ka2-b3 f5-f4 46.g5-g6
f4-f3 47.g6-g7 Rf8-d8 48.h4-h5 f3-f2
49.Rc4-c1 2.53/17 ] 33.Qh6-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Qh6-f4
Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7 35.g4-g5
Ke8-e7 36.Qf4-b4+ Ke7-e8 37.Rf1-f6
Rf8-h8 38.Qb4-b8+ Qd7-d8
39.Qb8-b5+ Ke8-f8 40.Qb5-b7
Qd8-e7 41.Qb7-e4 Qe7-a7 42.Rf6-f1
Qa7-a6 43.Rf1-d1 Qa6-c8 44.b3-b4

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33...Rd7-a7 [ 33...Qa6-b5 34.Qf4-a4
Rd7-b7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Qa6-b5 34.Rd1xd7 Qb5xd7
35.h4-h5 Qd7-d3+ 36.Kb1-a2 Ke8-e7
37.Qf4-c7+ Ke7-e8 38.Qc7-b8+
Ke8-e7 39.Qb8-a7+ Qd3-d7
40.Qa7-a3+ Qd7-d6 41.g4-g5
Qd6xa3+ 42.b2xa3 Rf8-g8 43.Rf1-g1
Rg8-h8 44.h5-h6 e6-e5 45.Rg1-h1
Ke7-e6 46.h6-h7 Ke6-f5 47.Ka2-b2
Kf5xg5 48.a3-a4 Kg5-f6 49.a4-a5
2.11/16 ] 34.Qf4-b8+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 34.Qf4-b8+ Ke8-e7
35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8 36.Rd1-d8+
Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+ Kd8-c7
38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6 39.Qf8xf7+
Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+ Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6
Kb7xc6 42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5
43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+
Kb6-a6 45.Qd4-d3+ Ka6-b6
46.Qd3-d6+ Kb6-b5 47.Qd6-b8+
Kb5-a6 48.Qb8xa7+ Ka6xa7 49.h4-h5
Ka7-b6 50.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 51.h6-h7
Kc5-d5 52.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 53.g4-g5
Ke6-f5 54.Qh8-f6+ Kf5-e4 55.g5-g6
Ke4-d5 56.g6-g7 17.46/15 ]
34...Ke8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Ke8-e7 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8
36.Rd1-d8+ Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+
Kd8-c7 38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6
39.Qf8xf7+ Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+
Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6 Kb7xc6
42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5 43.Qe6-c4+
Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+ Kb6-a6
45.Qd4-d3+ Ka6-b6 46.Qd3-d6+
Kb6-b5 47.Qd6-b8+ Kb5-a6
48.Qb8xa7+ Ka6xa7 49.h4-h5 Ka7-b6
50.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 51.h6-h7 Kc5-d5
52.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 53.g4-g5 Ke6-f5
54.Qh8-f6+ Kf5-e4 55.g5-g6 Ke4-d5
56.g6-g7 17.67/16 ] 35.Qb8-b4+
Diagram [ 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8
36.Rd1-d8+ Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+
Kd8-c7 38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6

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39.Qf8xf7+ Kc7-d8 40.Qf7-f6+ Kd8-c7
41.Rc1xc6+ Kc7xc6 42.Qf6xe6+
Kc6-b5 43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6
44.Qc4-d4+ Kb6-a6 45.Qd4xa7+
Ka6xa7 46.g4-g5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35.Qb8-b4+ Ke7-e8 36.Rd1-d8+
Ke8xd8 37.Qb4xf8+ Kd8-c7
38.Rf1-c1+ Qa6-c6 39.Qf8xf7+
Kc7-b8 40.Qf7-g8+ Kb8-b7 41.Rc1xc6
Kb7xc6 42.Qg8xe6+ Kc6-b5
43.Qe6-c4+ Kb5-b6 44.Qc4-d4+
Kb6-a6 45.Qd4xa7+ Ka6xa7 46.h4-h5
Ka7-b6 47.h5-h6 Kb6-c5 48.h6-h7
Kc5-d5 49.h7-h8Q Kd5-e6 50.g4-g5
Ke6-f7 51.Qh8-f6+ Kf7-g8 52.b3-b4
Kg8-h7 53.b4-b5 Kh7-g8 54.Qf6-e7
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14.Bf1-c4 e7-e6 15.Nh3-f4
last book move last book move Bf8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...a7-a6
16.Rh1-e1 Bb7-c6 17.Nf4-d3 Kc8-b7
18.b2-b3 h6-h5 19.h2-h4 Rh8-g8
20.Nd3-e5 Nd7xe5 21.Re1xe5 g7-g6
22.Kc1-b1 Nf6-d7 23.Re5-e1 Nd7-b6
24.Bc4-d3 Bf8-g7 25.Nc3-e4 0.39/17 ]
16.Nc3-b5 [ 16.Rh1-e1 g7-g5
17.Nf4-d3 g5-g4 18.f3xg4 Nf6xg4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Rh1-e1 a7-a6
17.b2-b3 g7-g5 18.Nf4-d3 Rh8-d8
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
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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
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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
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22.Be6xd7+ Bc6xd7 23.Re1xe8
Bd7xe8 24.Bg3xb8 a7-a6 25.Bb8-g3
h6-h5 26.Bg3-d6 Nf6-d7 27.b2-b3
Bd8-f6 28.Kc1-d2 Kc8-b7 29.Rd1-e1
Be8-g6 30.Re1-e6 0.61/18 ]
17...Bb7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...g5-g4 18.Nb5-c7 Ra8-b8
19.Nc7-a6 Rb8-a8 20.Rh1-f1 g4xf3
21.g2xf3 Rh8-g8 22.Bc4-b5 Nf6-d5
23.Rf1-e1 Nd5-b6 24.Re1-e3 c5-c4
25.Nd3-e5 Nd7xe5 26.Bg3xe5 Rg8-d8
27.Rd1-g1 Nb6-d7 28.Be5-f4 Nd7-b6
29.Bf4xh6 Nb6-d5 0.49/17 ]
18.Bc4xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18.Bc4xd5 Nf6xd5 19.Rh1-e1 a7-a6
20.Nb5-d6+ Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4
22.Nd3-b4 Nd5xb4 23.Bd6xb4 Ra8-b8
24.Bb4-a5 Rb8-b5 25.Ba5-c3 Rh8-d8
26.a2-a4 Rb5-b7 27.Re1-e4 Nd7-b6
28.a4-a5 Rd8xd1+ 29.Kc1xd1 Nb6-d5
30.Re4xc4+ Kc8-d7 31.Kd1-d2
Rb7-b5 32.b2-b4 e6-e5 33.Kd2-d3
Kd7-d6 34.Bc3-d2 f7-f5 35.h2-h4
Rb5-b7 36.h4xg5 h6xg5 0.58/19 ]
18...Nf6xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Nf6xd5 19.Rh1-e1 Kc8-b7
20.c2-c4 Nd5-b6 21.b2-b3 a7-a6
22.Nb5-c3 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-e4 Kb7-c6
24.Kc1-c2 f7-f5 25.Ne4-c3 Be7-f6
26.Re1-e2 Bf6-d4 Diagram
(Diagram 186)
27.Rd1-e1 Nd7-f8 28.Nd3-e5+
Kc6-b7 29.Ne5-f7 Nb6-c8 30.Nf7xh6
0.60/20 ] 19.Rh1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19.Rh1-e1 a7-a6 20.Nb5-d6+
Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4
Nd5xb4 23.Bd6xb4 Ra8-b8 24.Bb4-a5
Rb8-b5 25.Ba5-c3 Rh8-d8 26.a2-a4
Rb5-b8 27.Re1-e4 Nd7-b6 28.a4-a5
Rd8xd1+ 29.Kc1xd1 Nb6-d5
30.Re4xc4+ Kc8-d7 31.Kd1-d2
Rb8-b5 32.b2-b4 e6-e5 33.Kd2-d3
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19...a7-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Kc8-b7 20.c2-c4 Nd5-b6 21.b2-b3
a7-a6 22.Nb5-c3 Rh8-e8 23.Nc3-e4
Kb7-c6 24.Kc1-b2 f7-f5 25.Ne4-c3
Be7-f6 26.Re1-e2 Ra8-d8 27.Rd1-e1
Nd7-f8 28.Nd3-e5+ Bf6xe5 29.Bg3xe5
Nf8-g6 30.Be5-g3 e6-e5 31.Bg3xe5
Ng6xe5 32.Re2xe5 Rd8-d2+
33.Kb2-c1 0.58/18 ] 20.Nb5-d6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nb5-d6+
Be7xd6 21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4
Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5
e6xd5 25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.Bg7xh6
Re8xe1 27.Rd1xe1 Ra8-g8 28.g2-g3
Kd7-c6 29.b2-b3 Nb6-d7 30.f3-f4
g5-g4 31.Bh6-g5 Rg8-h8 32.Bg5-h4
c4-c3 33.Re1-e7 f7-f6 34.Re7-e6+
Kc6-b7 0.60/21 ] 20...Be7xd6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Be7xd6
21.Bg3xd6 c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6
23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5
25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.g2-g3 Kd7-c6
27.Bg7xh6 Re8xe1 28.Rd1xe1
Ra8-h8 29.Bh6xg5 Rh8xh2 30.Bg5-f6
Nb6-d7 31.Bf6-d4 Rh2-h3 32.Re1-e7
Rh3xg3 33.Re7xf7 Rg3-g2 34.f3-f4
Kc6-d6 0.61/18 ] 21.Bg3xd6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bg3xd6
c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5

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Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5 25.Be5-g7
Kc8-d7 26.g2-g3 Kd7-c6 27.Bg7xh6
Re8xe1 28.Rd1xe1 Ra8-h8
29.Bh6xg5 Rh8xh2 30.Bg5-f6 Nb6-d7
31.Bf6-d4 Rh2-h3 32.Re1-e7 Rh3xg3
33.Re7xf7 Rg3-g2 34.Rf7-e7 a6-a5
0.45/19 ] 21...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...c5-c4 22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6
23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8 24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5
25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7 26.Bg7xh6 Re8-g8
27.f3-f4 g5xf4 28.Rd1-d2 f4-f3
29.g2xf3 Ra8-e8 30.Bh6-e3 Kd7-c6
31.Rd2-e2 c4-c3 32.b2-b3 Nb6-d7
33.Be3-d4 Re8xe2 34.Re1xe2 0.54/20
] 22.Nd3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Nd3-b4 Nd7-b6 23.Bd6-e5 Rh8-e8
24.Nb4xd5 e6xd5 25.Be5-g7 Kc8-d7
26.Bg7xh6 Re8-g8 27.f3-f4 g5xf4
28.Re1-e2 Ra8-e8 29.Re2xe8 Kd7xe8
30.Rd1-g1 f4-f3 31.Rg1-e1+ Ke8-d7
32.g2xf3 Kd7-c6 33.h2-h4 Rg8-g3
34.Bh6-d2 Rg3xf3 35.h4-h5 0.56/19 ]
22...Nd7xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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23.Bd6xe5 f7-f6 24.Be5-d4 Rh8-e8
25.b2-b3 c4xb3 26.a2xb3 Kc8-b7
27.c2-c4 Ra8-c8 28.Kc1-b2 Nd5-f4
29.Bd4xf6 Nf4xg2 30.Re1-e2 Ng2-h4
31.f3-f4 Nh4-f3 32.f4xg5 h6xg5
33.Re2-e4 Rc8-c7 34.Rd1-d3 Nf3xh2

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35.Bf6xg5 Rc7-f7 36.Re4-d4 e6-e5
37.Rd4-d7+ Rf7xd7 38.Rd3xd7+
Kb7-c6 0.50/22 ] 23.Bd6xe5
[ 23.Re1xe5?! Kc8-b7= ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23.Bd6xe5 f7-f6 24.Be5-d4
Rh8-e8 25.b2-b3 c4xb3 26.a2xb3
Kc8-b7 27.c2-c4 Ra8-c8 28.g2-g3
Nd5-c7 29.f3-f4 Re8-f8 30.Bd4-a1
g5xf4 31.g3xf4 Rf8-f7 32.Kc1-c2
h6-h5 33.Rd1-d2 Rc8-g8 34.Ba1-c3
Rg8-g4 35.Re1-f1 Nc7-e8 0.46/21 ]
23...Rh8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...f7-f6 24.Be5-d4 Rh8-e8 25.b2-b3
c4xb3 26.a2xb3 Kc8-b7 27.c2-c4
Ra8-c8 28.g2-g3 Nd5-c7 29.f3-f4
Re8-f8 30.Kc1-c2 Rc8-d8 31.Bd4-b2
Rd8xd1 32.Re1xd1 g5xf4 33.g3xf4
Kb7-c6 34.Bb2-d4 h6-h5 35.Kc2-c3
Rf8-d8 36.Rd1-a1 f6-f5 37.Bd4-e5
0.49/20 ] 24.Re1-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Re1-e4 Nd5-b6 25.Be5-d4
Kc8-c7 26.Bd4xb6+ Kc7xb6
27.Re4xc4 Ra8-b8 28.Rc4-d4 Rd8xd4
29.Rd1xd4 Kb6-c6 30.Rd4-c4+
Kc6-d6 31.c2-c3 a6-a5 32.Rc4-a4
Rb8-b5 33.Ra4-d4+ Kd6-c6 34.Kc1-c2
Rb5-b8 35.b2-b3 e6-e5 36.Rd4-a4
0.61/19 ] 24...Nd5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24...Kc8-b7 25.Re4xc4 f7-f6
26.Be5-g3 e6-e5 27.Bg3-f2 Rd8-d6
28.b2-b3 Ra8-d8 29.g2-g3 Rd6-d7
30.Kc1-b2 Rd7-d6 31.Bf2-c5 Rd6-d7
32.h2-h3 Rd8-c8 33.a2-a3 f6-f5
34.b3-b4 Rc8-d8 0.66/19 ]
25.Rd1xd8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Be5-d4 Nb6-d5 26.Bd4-g7 Kc8-b7
27.Re4xc4 Nd5-f4 28.Rc4-b4+ Kb7-c6
29.Rd1xd8 Ra8xd8 30.b2-b3 Nf4xg2
31.Bg7xh6 Rd8-d5 32.Rb4-g4 Ng2-e1
33.f3-f4 g5xf4 34.Rg4xf4 f7-f5
35.Rf4-a4 a6-a5 36.Bh6-d2 Ne1-f3
37.Bd2xa5 0.53/19 ] 25...Kc8xd8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Kc8xd8
26.Be5-c3 Kd8-e8 27.h2-h4 Ke8-d7
28.Bc3-a5 Kd7-c6 29.Ba5xb6 Kc6xb6

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30.Re4xc4 Ra8-d8 31.Rc4-b4+
Kb6-c6 32.Rb4-e4 Kc6-b6 33.c2-c3
Rd8-g8 34.Re4-b4+ Kb6-c5 35.h4-h5
Rg8-d8 36.Rb4-b7 f7-f6 37.Kc1-c2
0.54/17 ] 26.Be5-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.Be5-c3 Kd8-e8 27.h2-h4
Ke8-d7 28.Bc3-a5 Kd7-c6 29.Ba5xb6
Kc6xb6 30.Re4xc4 Ra8-d8
31.Rc4-b4+ Kb6-c6 32.Rb4-e4 Kc6-b6
33.h4xg5 h6xg5 34.c2-c3 Rd8-d5
35.Kc1-c2 Kb6-c5 36.b2-b4+ Kc5-c6
37.Re4-d4 0.45/18 ] 26...Kd8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Kd8-d7
27.Bg7xh6 Ra8-h8 28.Bh6xg5
Rh8xh2 29.Re4-g4 Nb6-d5 30.Bg5-f4
Nd5xf4 31.Rg4xf4 Rh2xg2 32.Rf4xf7+
Kd7-c6 33.Rf7-a7 Kc6-b5 34.Ra7-e7
Rg2-f2 35.Re7xe6 Rf2xf3 36.Kc1-d2
Rf3-g3 37.Re6-e3 Rg3-g2+ 38.Kd2-c3
Kb5-c5 39.Re3-e5+ Kc5-d6
40.Re5-a5 0.36/19 ] 27.Bg7xh6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bg7xh6
f7-f6 28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4
c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2
e6-e5 32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1
Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Na4-b2+
39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+ 0.60/23 ] 27...f7-f6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...f7-f6
28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4 c4-c3
30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2 e6-e5
32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1
Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3 Na4-b2+
39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+ 40.Kd2-e2
0.70/22 ] 28.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.Re4xh4
c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8 31.Kc1-d2
e6-e5 32.Kd2-d3 Rc8-d8+ 33.Kd3-e2
Rd8-c8 34.Bh6-d2 Ke7-e6 35.Rh4-h7
Rc8-c6 36.Rh7-a7 Diagram
Nb6-a4 37.Bd2-e1 Ke6-d5 38.Ke2-d3
Na4-b2+ 39.Kd3-d2 Nb2-c4+

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40.Kd2-e2 0.60/21 ] 28...g5xh4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...g5xh4
29.Re4xh4 c4-c3 30.b2xc3 Ra8-c8
31.Kc1-d2 a6-a5 32.Kd2-d3 e6-e5
33.Bh6-e3 Nb6-d5 34.Be3-d2 Ke7-e6
35.Rh4-g4 Rc8-d8 36.Kd3-e2 Rd8-c8
37.c3-c4 Nd5-b4 38.Bd2xb4 a5xb4
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29.Re4xh4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Re4xh4 Ra8-g8 30.Bh6-e3 Nb6-d5
31.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7 32.Rh4xc4
Rg8xg2 33.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 34.Rg4-e4
Re2-g2 35.c2-c4 f6-f5 36.Re4-d4
Kd7-c6 37.b2-b4 Nd5-c3 38.Rd4-d6+
Kc6-c7 39.Rd6-d3 Nc3-e2+ 40.Kc1-d1
Ne2-g1 41.a2-a4 Rg2-a2 42.b4-b5
a6xb5 43.a4xb5 Ng1-e2 44.f3-f4
Ra2-b2 0.62/19 ] 29...Ra8-h8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Ke7-d6
30.Rh4-d4+ Kd6-c6 31.Bh6-g7
Ra8-g8 32.Bg7xf6 Rg8xg2 33.Bf6-e5
Rg2-g1+ 34.Rd4-d1 Rg1xd1+
35.Kc1xd1 Kc6-d5 36.Be5-c3 e6-e5
37.Bc3-e1 Nb6-c8 38.Be1-b4 Nc8-a7
39.Kd1-d2 Na7-c6 40.Kd2-c3 Nc6-d4
0.67/18 ] 30.Bh6-g5! Discovered
attack: h6, h4-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.g2-g3 c4-c3 31.b2xc3 Rh8-c8
32.Kc1-d2 Nb6-c4+ 33.Kd2-e2 e6-e5
34.Bh6-c1 Nc4-d6 35.Ke2-d3 Rc8-d8

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36.Bc1-a3 Ke7-f7 37.Ba3xd6
Rd8xd6+ 38.Kd3-e2 Kf7-e6 39.c3-c4
Rd6-b6 40.Ke2-d3 Rb6-b2 41.a2-a4
Ke6-d6 42.Rh4-h6 0.72/19 ]
30...Rh8-g8 [ 30...f6xg5 31.Rh4xh8
Discovered attack ; 30...-- 31.Bg5xf6+
Threat A) 31...Ke7-d7 32.Rh4-d4+
Double attack ( 32.Rh4xh8
Zwischenzug ); B) 31...Ke7-e8
32.Rh4xh8+ Zwischenzug ; C)
31...Ke7xf6 32.Rh4xh8 Zwischenzug ;
D) 31...Ke7-f7 32.Rh4xh8
Zwischenzug ; E) 31...Ke7-f8
32.Rh4xh8+ Zwischenzug ; F)
31...Ke7-d6 32.Rh4-d4+
Double attack ( 32.Rh4xh8
Zwischenzug );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Rh8-g8 31.Bg5-e3 Nb6-d5
32.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7 33.Rh4xc4
Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4
Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5 37.Re4-d4
Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7 39.a2-a3
Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d6 Rg2-g3 41.Rd6-d3
Rg3-g2 42.f3-f4 Rg2-e2 43.Rd3-d6
Re2-e4 44.Rd6-d4 Re4-e2 45.Rd4-d8
Re2-a2 0.72/21 ] 31.Bg5-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Bg5-e3
Nb6-d5 32.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7
33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5
37.Re4-d4 Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7
39.a2-a3 Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d6 Rg2-a2
41.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 42.Bc5-d4
Ra2xa3 43.Bd4-e5 Ra3-e3 44.f3-f4
Re3-d3 45.Kc1-c2 Rd3-h3 46.Kc2-b2
Kc8-d7 47.Rb6-b7 Rh3-h2+
48.Kb2-c1 Rh2-h1+ 0.68/21 ]
31...Nb6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Nb6-d7 32.g2-g4 Nd7-e5
33.Rh4-h3 a6-a5 34.Be3-d2 Ne5-c6
35.Rh3-h7+ Ke7-d6 36.Rh7-h6
Kd6-e7 37.Bd2-e3 Nc6-e5 38.Rh6-h3
Ke7-d6 39.b2-b3 Rg8-c8 40.Kc1-b2
c4-c3+ 41.Kb2-a3 Rc8-d8 42.Ka3-a4
0.70/18 ] 32.Be3-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c

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Pro x64: 32.Be3-c5+ Ke7-d7
33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7
37.Re4-d4+ Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8
39.Rd4-d8 Rh2-f2 40.Be7-b4 a6-a5
41.Bb4-e1 Rf2-f1 42.Rd8xe8 Rf1xe1+
43.Kc1-d2 Re1-e5 44.Re8-a8 Re5-f5
45.Ra8-a6+ Kc6-d7 46.Kd2-e3
Rf5-h5 0.61/22 ] 32...Ke7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Ke7-d7
33.Rh4xc4 Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7
37.Re4-d4+ Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8
39.Rd4-d8 f6-f5 40.Be7-a3 Rh2-h8
41.Kc1-c2 Kc6-c7 42.Ba3-e7 e6-e5
43.Kc2-d3 Rh8-g8 44.Kd3-e3 Kc7-b6
45.Be7-b4 0.81/22 ] 33.Rh4xc4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rh4xc4
Rg8xg2 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4
Re2-g2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-g4
Rg2-e2 38.Rg4-d4+ Kd7-c6
39.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 40.Rd4-e4 Re2xe4
41.f3xe4 a6-a5 42.Bb4-a3 e6-e5
43.Kc1-c2 Ne8-g7 44.Ba3-e7 Ng7-h5
45.Kc2-d2 Kc6-d7 46.Be7-c5 Nh5-g3
47.Kd2-d3 Kd7-c6 48.Bc5-f2 Ng3-h5
49.Bf2-e3 a5-a4 0.73/21 ] 33...Rg8xg2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rg8xg2
34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4 Re2-g2
36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-g4 Diagram
(Diagram 189)
Rg2-e2 38.Rg4-d4+ Kd7-c6
39.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 40.Rd4-e4 Re2xe4
41.f3xe4 a6-a5 42.Bb4-a3 e6-e5
43.Kc1-c2 Ne8-g7 44.Ba3-e7 Ng7-h5
45.Kc2-d2 Kc6-d7 46.Be7-c5 Nh5-g3
47.Kd2-d3 Kd7-c6 48.Bc5-f2 Ng3-h5
49.Bf2-e3 a5-a4 50.b2-b3 a4xb3
0.82/21 ] 34.Rc4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34.Rc4-g4 Rg2-e2 35.Rg4-e4
Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 Nd5-c7 37.Re4-d4+
Kd7-c6 38.Bc5-e7 Nc7-e8 39.Rd4-d8
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Ne8-c7 42.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 43.Ba3-c5
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34...Rg2-h2 [ 34...Rg2-e2!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Rg2-e2
35.Rg4-e4 Re2-h2 36.c2-c4 f6-f5
37.Re4-d4 Kd7-c6 38.b2-b4 Nd5-c7
39.a2-a3 Kc6-b7 40.Rd4-d3 Rh2-g2
41.f3-f4 Rg2-e2 42.Rd3-d6 Re2-e4
43.Rd6-d4 Re4-e2 44.Rd4-d2
Re2-e1+ 45.Rd2-d1 Re1-e2
46.Rd1-d7 Re2-a2 47.b4-b5 a6xb5
48.c4xb5 Kb7-c8 0.71/18 ] 35.c2-c4+[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.c2-c4
Nd5-c7 36.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6 37.Bc5-b4
Rh2-h1+ 38.Kc1-c2 Rh1-h2+
39.Kc2-b3 Rh2-h5 40.Rg7-e7 Rh5-f5
41.Kb3-a4 Rf5-f4 42.b2-b3 e6-e5
43.Ka4-a3 Rf4-d4 44.Bb4-a5 Rd4-d7
45.Re7xd7 Kc6xd7 46.Ba5xc7 Kd7xc7
47.b3-b4 Kc7-c6 48.Ka3-b3 f6-f5
49.Kb3-c3 Kc6-d6 50.Kc3-d3 Kd6-c6
51.a2-a4 Kc6-d6 1.01/22 ] 35...Nd5-c7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rh2-h1+
36.Kc1-c2 Nd5-c7 37.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6
38.Bc5-b4 Rh1-h2+ 39.Kc2-c3 Rh2-h5
40.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5 41.Kd3-e3 Rf5-e5+
42.Ke3-d2 Re5-h5 43.Rg7-e7
Rh5-h2+ 44.Kd2-c3 Rh2-h5
45.Kc3-b3 Rh5-e5 46.Kb3-c2 Re5-f5

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47.Kc2-d2 a6-a5 48.Bb4-c3 Kc6-d6
49.Re7-f7 Rf5xf3 50.Rf7xf6 Rf3xf6
51.Bc3xf6 Nc7-a6 52.Bf6-g7 Na6-b8
53.Kd2-d3 Nb8-d7 54.Bg7-d4 e6-e5
55.Bd4-f2 Nd7-f6 1.02/21 ]
36.Rg4-d4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Rg4-g7+ Kd7-c6 37.Bc5-b4
Rh2-h1+ 38.Kc1-c2 Rh1-h2+
39.Kc2-c3 Rh2-h5 40.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5
41.Kd3-e3 Rf5-e5+ 42.Ke3-d2 Re5-h5
43.Rg7-e7 Rh5-h2+ 44.Kd2-c3
Rh2-h5 45.Kc3-d3 Rh5-f5 46.Kd3-e2
Rf5-h5 47.Bb4-c3 Rh5-h2+ 48.Ke2-e3
e6-e5 49.Bc3-a5 Nc7-a8 50.Re7-e6+
Kc6-b7 51.Re6xf6 Rh2xb2
52.Ba5-c3 0.95/19 ] 36...Kd7-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kd7-c6
37.Bc5-b4 Nc7-e8 38.Rd4-d8 a6-a5
39.Bb4-a3 Ne8-c7 40.Ba3-e7 f6-f5
41.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 42.Be7-f6 Nc7-e8
43.Rd6xe6 Ne8xf6 44.Re6xf6 a5-a4
45.Rf6xf5 a4-a3 46.b2xa3 Rh2xa2
47.Rf5-f6 Kb7-c7 48.f3-f4 Ra2xa3
49.Kc1-d2 Ra3-f3 Diagram

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52.c5-c6+ Kd7-c7 53.Rf6-h6 Rc3-a3
54.f4-f5 Ra3-c3 55.f5-f6 Rc3-c2+
56.Ke2-e3 Rc2xc6 0.81/22 ]
37.Bc5-b4 [ 37.Bc5-e7 f6-f5+- ;
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Ne8-c7 40.Ba3-e7 Rh2-h4
41.Rd8-d6+ Kc6-b7 42.Be7xf6
Rh4xc4+ 43.Kc1-d2 Rc4-c5 44.Bf6-c3
Rc5-f5 45.Kd2-e2 a5-a4 46.Rd6-d4
Nc7-b5 47.Rd4xa4 Nb5xc3+ 48.b2xc3
Kb7-b6 49.Ra4-b4+ Kb6-c6 50.a2-a4
Rf5-e5+ 51.Ke2-d2 Re5-d5+
52.Kd2-e3 0.84/21 ] 37...Rh2-f2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Nc7-e8
38.Rd4-d8 a6-a5 39.Bb4xa5 Ne8-d6
40.Ba5-c3 Rh2-f2 41.c4-c5 Kc6xc5
42.Bc3xf6 Kc5-c6 43.Bf6-e5 Nd6-f7
44.Rd8-c8+ Kc6-d5 45.Be5-c3 Rf2xf3
46.a2-a4 Rf3-f1+ 47.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+
48.Kd2-e3 Rf2-h2 49.a4-a5 Rh2-h3+
50.Ke3-d2 Rh3-h2+ 51.Kd2-d3
Nf7-e5+ 52.Bc3xe5 Kd5xe5 0.74/19 ]
38.Rd4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rd4-d6+ Kc6-b7 39.Bb4-a5
Rf2-f1+ 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3
Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+
Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3
Rd1-d7 46.Ba5xc7 Rd7xc7 47.Rc6xa6
Rc7-c5 48.Ra6xe6 Rc5-f5 49.Re6-e3
Rf5-a5 50.a2-a3 Kc8-b7 51.Kc3-d4
Ra5-h5 52.b2-b4 Rh5-h3 53.Re3-e7+
Kb7-b8 54.Kd4-e3 Rh3-h1 55.Ke3-d3
Rh1-d1+ 56.Kd3-c3 Rd1-c1+
57.Kc3-d4 2.65/9 ] 38...Kc6-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Kc6-b7
0.56/1 ] 39.Bb4-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 39.Bb4-a5 Rf2-f1+ 40.Kc1-d2
Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3
Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6
Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Rd1-d7
46.Ba5xc7 Rd7xc7 47.Rc6xa6 Rc7-c5
48.Ra6xe6 Rc5-f5 49.Re6-e3 Rf5-a5
50.a2-a3 Kc8-b7 51.Kc3-d4 Ra5-h5
52.b2-b4 Rh5-h3 53.Re3-e7+ Kb7-b8
54.Kd4-e3 Rh3-h1 55.Ke3-d3
Rh1-d1+ 56.Kd3-c3 Rd1-c1+
57.Kc3-d4 2.65/18 ] 39...Rf2-f1+
[ 39...Nc7-a8 40.c4-c5 Rf2xf3
41.Rd6xe6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

153
39...Rf2-f1+ 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+
41.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 42.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7
43.Rb6-c6 Nc7-a8 44.Ba5-c3 Ka7-b7
45.Rc6xe6 Na8-b6 46.Ke3-d3 Rc2-h2
47.Bc3xf6 Nb6-a4 48.Re6-e2 Na4-c5+
49.Kd3-e3 Rh2-h6 50.Bf6-e5 Rh6-e6
51.Ke3-d2 Re6-c6 52.b2-b3 Nc5-d7
53.Be5-f4 Rc6-f6 54.Re2-e4 Kb7-c6
2.67/19 ] 40.Kc1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 40.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+ 41.Kd2-e3
Rf2-c2 42.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7 43.Rb6-c6
Nc7-a8 44.Ba5-c3 f6-f5 45.Rc6xe6
Ka7-b7 46.Re6-f6 Na8-b6 47.Rf6xf5
Rc2-g2 48.Rf5-f4 Kb7-c6 49.a2-a3
Rg2-g6 50.Ke3-f2 Nb6-d7 51.Rf4-g4
Rg6-h6 52.b2-b4 Nd7-f6 2.73/18 ]
40...Rf1-f2+ [ 40...Nc7-a8
doesn't change anything anymore
41.Kd2-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Nc7-a8 41.c4-c5 Rf1-f2+
42.Kd2-e3 Rf2-c2 43.b2-b4 Rc2-c1
44.Ke3-d2 Rc1-a1 45.c5-c6+ Kb7-b8
46.Rd6-d8+ Kb8-a7 47.Rd8-d7+
Ka7-b8 48.Rd7-b7+ Kb8-c8
49.Rb7-e7 Ra1xa2+ 50.Kd2-e3
Ra2-a3+ 51.Ke3-e4 f6-f5+ 52.Ke4-e5
Kc8-b8 53.Re7-e8+ Kb8-a7 54.Ke5-f4
Ra3-b3 55.Re8xe6 Rb3-c3 56.Kf4-g5
Rc3xf3 57.Re6-e7+ Ka7-b8
58.Re7-b7+ Kb8-c8 59.Rb7-a7
Kc8-b8 60.c6-c7+ Na8xc7 61.Ra7xc7
Rf3-f1 62.Rc7-f7 f5-f4 63.Rf7xf4
Rf1-g1+ 64.Rf4-g4 Rg1xg4+
65.Kg5xg4 Kb8-a7 66.Kg4-f4 Ka7-b7
67.Kf4-f5 Kb7-c6 68.Kf5-e4 Kc6-d6
69.Ke4-d4 Kd6-c6 70.Kd4-c4 Kc6-d6
71.Ba5-b6 Kd6-e5 72.Bb6-d4+
Ke5-e4 3.38/20 ] 41.Kd2-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Kd2-e3
Rf2-c2 42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+
Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3
Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4 Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7
Rd7xc7 48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4
Kc7-d6 50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5
Kd6-c7 52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+

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Kd6-d7 54.b5xa6 Kd7-c7 55.Kb4-b5
f6-f5 56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7
Kc6-b7 58.Kc4-d5 3.22/20 ]
41...Rf2-c2 [ 41...Rf2xb2
is no salvation 42.Rd6-d7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Rf2-c2
42.Ke3-d3 Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8
44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3
Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4 Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7
Rd7xc7 48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4
Kc7-d6 50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5
Kd6-c7 52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+
Kd6-d7 54.b5xa6 Kd7-c7 55.Kb4-b5
f6-f5 56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7
Kc6-b7 58.Kc4-d5 3.32/21 ] 42.Ke3-d3
[ 42.Rd6-b6+ seems even better
Kb7-a7 43.Rb6-c6 Nc7-a8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Ke3-d3
Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6
Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3 Rd1-d7 46.b2-b4
Kc8-b8 47.Rc6xc7 Rd7xc7
48.Ba5xc7+ Kb8xc7 49.a2-a4 Kc7-d6
50.a4-a5 e6-e5 51.b4-b5 Kd6-c7
52.Kc3-b4 Kc7-d6 53.c4-c5+ Kd6-d7
54.b5xa6 Kd7-c7 55.Kb4-b5 f6-f5
56.Kb5-c4 Kc7-c6 57.a6-a7 Kc6-b7
58.Kc4-d5 3.22/22 ] 42...Rc2-c1
[ 42...Rc2xb2 cannot change destiny
43.Rd6-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...Rc2-c1 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c8
44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3
Rd1-d7 46.Ba5xc7 Kc8-b7
47.Rc6-b6+ Kb7-a7 48.Rb6xe6
Rd7xc7 49.Re6xf6 Rc7-e7 50.c4-c5
Re7-e5 51.Kc3-b4 Ka7-b7 52.a2-a4
a6-a5+ 53.Kb4-b5 Kb7-c7 54.f3-f4
Re5-e2 55.Rf6-f7+ Kc7-d8 56.Kb5xa5
Re2xb2 57.c5-c6 Rb2-c2 58.c6-c7+
Kd8-c8 59.f4-f5 Rc2-b2 60.Rf7-e7
Rb2-b6 61.Re7-e8+ Kc8xc7
62.Re8-e7+ Kc7-d8 63.Ka5xb6
Kd8xe7 3.24/21 ] 43.Rd6-b6+ Diagram
[ 43.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-a7 44.Rb6-c6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Rd6-b6+
Kb7-c8 44.Rb6-c6 Rc1-d1+ 45.Kd3-c3

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Rd1-d7 46.Ba5xc7 Kc8-b7
47.Rc6-b6+ Kb7-a7 48.Rb6xe6
Rd7xc7 49.Re6xf6 Rc7-e7 50.c4-c5
Re7-e5 51.Kc3-b4 Ka7-b7 52.a2-a4
a6-a5+ 53.Kb4-b5 Kb7-c7 54.f3-f4
Re5-e2 55.Rf6-f7+ Kc7-d8 56.Kb5xa5
Re2xb2 57.c5-c6 Rb2-c2 58.c6-c7+
Kd8-c8 59.f4-f5 Rc2-b2 60.Rf7-e7
Rb2-b6 61.Re7-e8+ Kc8xc7
62.Re8-e7+ Kc7-d8 63.Ka5xb6
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Short,Nigel D
Essent Hoogeveen (3)

D37

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D37: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4


1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 Bf8-e7
5.Bc1-f4 0-0 6.e2-e3 c7-c5 7.d4xc5
Be7xc5 8.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 9.Nc3xd5
e6xd5 10.a2-a3 Nb8-c6 11.Bf1-d3
Bc5-b6 Diagram
12.0-0 d5-d4 13.e3-e4 Bc8-g4
14.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 15.g2-g4 Bh5-g6
16.Nf3-d2 f7-f6 17.Ra1-c1 Kg8-h8
18.Nd2-c4 Bb6-c7 19.Bf4xc7

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Qd8xc7 20.f2-f4 Ra8-e8 last book
move 21.Qd1-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.b2-b4 a7-a6 22.Qd1-e2
Qc7-e7 23.Qe2-f2 Bg6-f7 24.Rf1-e1
Re8-d8 25.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 26.Nc4-b6
Qe7-c7 27.Nb6-a4 Rd8-c8 28.Na4-c5
a6-a5 29.Re1-d1 a5xb4 30.a3xb4
0.07/17 ] 21...Qc7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 21...a7-a5 22.Kg1-g2 Re8-e7
23.f4-f5 Bg6-f7 24.Qf3-g3 Qc7-d7
25.Qg3-d6 Qd7-d8 26.Qd6xd8 Rf8xd8
27.Rf1-d1 Bf7xc4 28.Rc1xc4 Nc6-e5
29.Rc4-c5 Ne5xd3 30.Rd1xd3
Re7xe4 31.Kg2-f3 Rd8-e8 32.Rc5xa5
Re4-e3+ 33.Rd3xe3 Re8xe3+
34.Kf3-g2 -0.07/17 ] 22.Rc1-e1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Rf1-e1
Bg6-f7 23.b2-b4 a7-a6 24.Re1-e2
g7-g5 25.Re2-d2 Re8-c8 26.Bd3-f1
Bf7xc4 27.Bf1xc4 Qe7-d6 28.Qf3-f2
Qd6xf4 29.Qf2xf4 g5xf4 30.Bc4-e6
Rc8-e8 31.Be6-d5 Nc6-e5 0.04/16 ]
22...Bg6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...a7-a6 23.e4-e5 f6xe5 24.Bd3xg6
h7xg6 25.Nc4xe5 Nc6xe5 26.Re1xe5
Qe7xe5 27.f4xe5 Rf8xf3 28.Rf1xf3
Re8xe5 29.Kg1-f2 Re5-c5 30.Rf3-b3
Rc5-c2+ 31.Kf2-f3 b7-b5 32.Kf3-e4
Rc2-d2 33.Rb3-b4 d4-d3 34.Rb4-b3
Kh8-h7 35.Rb3xd3 Rd2xb2 36.Rd3-d6

155
Rb2-b3 37.Rd6xa6 Rb3xh3
38.Ra6-a7 -0.09/17 ] 23.Nc4-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Re1-e2
Re8-c8 24.Re2-c2 g7-g5 25.Kg1-g2
g5xf4 26.Qf3xf4 Nc6-e5 27.Nc4xe5
Rc8xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2 f6xe5 29.Qf4-h6
Rf8-c8 30.Bc2-d3 Rc8-c6 31.Qh6-d2
Kh8-g7 32.Qd2-a5 b7-b6 33.Qa5-d2
a7-a5 34.Bd3-b5 Rc6-c8 35.Rf1-f5
Qe7-d6 -0.07/17 ] 23...g7-g5
last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Re8-d8 24.Re1-c1 Rf8-e8
25.Bd3-b5 Qe7-d6 26.Qf3-d3 Re8-e7
27.Bb5-c4 Bf7xc4 28.Nd2xc4 Qd6-e6
29.Rf1-e1 b7-b5 30.Nc4-d2 a7-a6
31.Nd2-f3 -0.19/15 ] 24.Bd3-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re1-d1
Kh8-g7 25.b2-b4 a7-a6 26.Bd3-c4
Bf7xc4 27.Nd2xc4 Qe7-c7 28.Rd1-c1
g5xf4 29.Qf3xf4 Qc7xf4 30.Rf1xf4
Re8-e6 31.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 32.Nc4-d2
d4-d3 33.Rf4-f1 Re8-c8 -0.02/15 ]
24...a7-a6 [ 24...Kh8-g7!?=
must definitely be considered ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Bf7-e6
25.f4xg5 f6xg5 26.Qf3-d3 Rf8xf1+
27.Re1xf1 Qe7-d6 28.Bb5xc6 b7xc6
29.Kg1-g2 c6-c5 30.b2-b4 c5xb4
31.Qd3-b5 Be6-d7 32.Qb5xb4
Qd6xb4 33.a3xb4 Bd7-c6 34.Rf1-a1
Bc6xe4+ 35.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
36.Ra1xa7 Re4-e2+ 37.Kg2-f1
Re2-b2 38.Kf1-e1 Rb2xb4 39.Ke1-d2
0.11/16 ] 25.Bb5xc6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.Bb5xc6 b7xc6 26.f4xg5
f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6
c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5
Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1
c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4
Re8xe4 35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6
36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3
38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3
40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5
42.g4-g5 a5-a4 0.38/20 ] 25...b7xc6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...b7xc6

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26.f4xg5 f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ Qe7xf6
28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Diagram

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Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5
37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3
41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.g4-g5 a5-a4
0.55/18 ] 26.f4xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.f4xg5 f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+
Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1
Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5
Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5
37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3
41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.g4-g5 a5-a4
0.38/19 ] 26...f6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26...f6xg5 27.Qf3-f6+ Qe7xf6
28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7
30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+
32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5 Bg6xe4
34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4 35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6
36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5 37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3
38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4 39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3
40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3 41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5
42.b2-b3 h7-h6 0.53/19 ] 27.Qf3-f6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Qf3-f6+

156
Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5 29.Re1-f1
Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6 31.Rf5xg5
Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 c5-c4 33.Rg5-c5
Bg6xe4 34.Nd2xe4 Re8xe4
35.Rc5xc4 Kg7-f6 36.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-e5
37.Rc6-c7 Re4-e3 38.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f4
39.Re7xe3 Kf4xe3 40.Kf1-e1 Ke3-d3
41.Ke1-d1 a6-a5 42.b2-b3 h7-h6
0.36/18 ] 27...Kh8-g8 [ 27...Qe7xf6!?
28.Rf1xf6 Re8-c8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27...Qe7xf6 28.Rf1xf6 c6-c5
29.Re1-f1 Kh8-g7 30.Rf6-f5 Bf7-g6
31.Rf5xg5 Rf8xf1+ 32.Kg1xf1 Re8-c8
33.b2-b3 Kg7-f6 34.h3-h4 Rc8-e8
35.Rg5xc5 Bg6xe4 36.Kf1-f2 Be4-d3
37.Kf2-f3 Re8-f8 38.Kf3-g3 Rf8-f7
39.g4-g5+ Kf6-e6 40.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-e5 0.51/17 ] 28.Qf6xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qf6xd4
Re8-d8 29.Qd4-c3 c6-c5 30.Rf1-f5
Bf7-e6 31.Rf5xf8+ Rd8xf8 32.Kg1-g2
Rf8-d8 33.Nd2-f3 Rd8-f8 34.Nf3-e5
Qe7-d6 35.Ne5-d3 c5-c4 36.Qc3-e5
Qd6-e7 37.Nd3-c5 0.81/17 ] 28...c6-c5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Re8-d8
29.Qd4-c3 h7-h5 30.g4xh5 Bf7xh5
31.Rf1xf8+ Rd8xf8 32.Re1-f1 Rf8xf1+
33.Kg1xf1 c6-c5 34.Kf1-g2 g5-g4
35.Qc3-b3+ Kg8-g7 36.h3xg4 Bh5xg4
37.Qb3-g3 Qe7-e6 38.Qg3-e3 Qe6-e5
39.Nd2-c4 Qe5-f6 40.e4-e5 Qf6-c6+
41.Kg2-g3 0.90/16 ] 29.Qd4-f6
[ 29.Qd4-e3!?+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Qd4-c3 Bf7-g6 30.Rf1xf8+ Re8xf8
31.Re1-e3 Qe7-d6 32.e4-e5 Qd6-d4
33.e5-e6 h7-h6 34.Qc3xd4 c5xd4
35.Re3-b3 Kg8-g7 36.Rb3-b6 a6-a5
37.Kg1-g2 Diagram
(Diagram 194)
Rf8-e8 38.Kg2-f3 Kg7-f6 39.Nd2-e4+
Kf6-e7 0.83/17 ] 29...Qe7xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Qe7xf6
30.Rf1xf6 Re8-b8 31.b2-b3 Bf7xb3

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9+-+-+-mk-0 194
9-tR-+P+lzp0
9zp-+-+-zp-0
9-+-zp-+P+0
9zP-+-+-+P0
9-zP-sN-+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0
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32.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1 c5-c4
34.Nd2xc4 Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2 Bb3-c2
36.Rb1-c1 h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3 Rc8-c4
38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e7 39.Nf3-e1 Bc2-b3
40.Rc1xc4 Bb3xc4 41.Ne1-f3 Ke7-d6
42.Kf2-e3 Bc4-f1 43.h3-h4 g5xh4
44.Nf3xh4 0.53/19 ] 30.Rf1xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rf1xf6
Re8-b8 31.b2-b3 Bf7xb3 32.Rf6xf8+
Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1 c5-c4 34.Nd2xc4
Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2 Bb3-c2 36.Rb1-c1
h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3 Rc8-c4 38.Kg1-f2
Kf8-e7 39.h3-h4 Ke7-f6 40.h4xg5+
h6xg5 41.Kf2-g3 Rc4-c3 42.Kg3-g2
Rc3-c5 43.e4-e5+ Kf6-e7 44.Nf3xg5
Rc5xe5 0.36/18 ] 30...Re8-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Re8-b8
31.Nd2-f3 Kg8-g7 32.Rf6xa6 Rb8xb2
33.Ra6-a7 Kg7-h6 34.Ra7-c7 Bf7-g6
35.Re1-e3 Rf8-f4 36.e4-e5 c5-c4
37.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 38.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3
39.Kf2xe3 Rf4-e4+ 40.Ke3-f2 Re4xe6
41.Rc7xc4 Re6-a6 42.a3-a4 Bg6-e8
43.Rc4-c5 Ra6xa4 44.Rc5-e5 Be8-d7
45.Re5xg5 Bd7-c6 46.Rg5-c5 Bc6xf3
47.Kf2xf3 0.35/19 ] 31.Nd2-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.b2-b3
Bf7xb3 32.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 33.Re1-b1
c5-c4 34.Nd2xc4 Rb8-c8 35.Nc4-d2
Bb3-c2 36.Rb1-c1 h7-h6 37.Nd2-f3

157
Rc8-c4 38.Kg1-f2 Kf8-e7 39.Nf3-e1
Bc2-b3 40.Rc1xc4 Bb3xc4 41.Ne1-f3
Ke7-d6 42.Kf2-e3 Kd6-e6 43.Nf3-d2
0.36/17 ] 31...Rb8xb2 [ 31...Kg8-g7!?
32.Rf6-c6 Rb8xb2 33.Rc6xc5 Bf7-g6
34.Rc5-c7+ Kg7-h6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31...Kg8-g7 32.Rf6xa6 Rb8xb2
33.Ra6-a7 Kg7-h6 34.Ra7-c7 Bf7-g6
35.Re1-e3 Rf8-f4 36.e4-e5 c5-c4
37.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 38.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3
39.Kf2xe3 Rf4-e4+ 40.Ke3-f2 Re4xe6
41.Rc7xc4 Re6-a6 42.a3-a4 Bg6-e8
43.Rc4-c5 Ra6xa4 44.Rc5-e5 Be8-d7
45.Re5xg5 Bd7-c6 46.Rg5-c5 Bc6xf3
47.Kf2xf3 Ra4-a3+ 48.Kf3-g2 Kh6-g6
0.35/18 ] 32.Nf3xg5+- [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32.Nf3xg5 Bf7-g6 33.Rf6xf8+
Kg8xf8 34.Ng5-e6+ Kf8-e7 35.Ne6xc5
a6-a5 36.Re1-d1 Rb2-c2 37.Rd1-d7+
Ke7-e8 38.Rd7-d5 Rc2-c3 39.a3-a4
Rc3xh3 40.Kg1-f2 Ke8-e7 41.Nc5-b7
Ke7-e6 42.Nb7-d8+ Ke6-f6 43.g4-g5+
Kf6-g7 44.Nd8-e6+ Kg7-f7 45.Ne6-c5
Rh3-h2+ 46.Kf2-e3 Rh2-h3+
47.Ke3-d4 0.62/18 ] 32...Bf7-a2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Bf7-b3
33.e4-e5 Rb2-a2 34.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8
35.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-e7 36.Nh7-f6 c5-c4
37.Nf6-d5+ Ke7-e6 38.Nd5-f4+
Ke6-e7 39.h3-h4 Ra2-d2 40.Nf4-e2
Ke7-e6 41.h4-h5 Ke6xe5 42.g4-g5
Ke5-f5 43.g5-g6 Kf5-f6 44.Kg1-f2
Rd2-a2 45.Kf2-e3 Ra2xa3 0.66/16 ]
33.Rf6xf8+ [ 33.Rf6xa6?! Rf8-f2
34.Re1-c1 Rf2-g2+ 35.Kg1-h1
Rg2-h2+ 36.Kh1-g1 Rh2-g2+
37.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 38.Kf1-g1
Rf2-g2+= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Rf6xf8+ Kg8xf8 34.Ng5xh7+
Kf8-e7 35.Re1-c1 c5-c4 36.g4-g5
Ke7-f7 37.h3-h4 Kf7-g6 38.Nh7-f6
Ba2-b3 39.Rc1-c3 a6-a5 40.Rc3-g3
Bb3-d1 41.Nf6-d5 Bd1-c2 42.e4-e5
Rb2-b5 43.Nd5-e7+ Kg6-h5
44.Rg3-c3 Rb5xe5 45.Rc3xc2 Re5xe7

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46.Rc2xc4 0.77/17 ] 33...Kg8xf8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Kg8xf8
34.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-g7 35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4
36.Re1-e3 Kg7-g6 37.Ng5-f3 Ba2-b3
38.h3-h4 Kg6-g7 39.e4-e5 Bb3-d1
40.e5-e6 Bd1xf3 41.Re3xf3 Rb2-e2
42.Rf3-f7+ Kg7-h6 43.Rf7-c7 Re2xe6
44.Rc7xc4 Re6-e3 45.Rc4-a4 Re3-e6
46.Kg1-f2 Re6-f6+ 47.Kf2-g3 1.01/16 ]
34.Ng5xh7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-g7 35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4
36.Re1-e3 Kg7-g6 37.Ng5-f3 Ba2-b3
38.h3-h4 Kg6-g7 39.e4-e5 Bb3-d1
40.e5-e6 Rb2-b3 41.Kg1-f2 Rb3xe3
42.Kf2xe3 c4-c3 43.e6-e7 Kg7-f7
44.e7-e8B+ Kf7xe8 45.Nf3-e5 Ke8-e7
46.g4-g5 Diagram

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9+-+-mk-+-0 195
9p+-+-+-+0
9+-+-sN-zP-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9zP-zp-mK-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+l+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ke7-e6 0.90/17 ] 34...Kf8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Kf8-g7
35.Nh7-g5 c5-c4 36.Re1-c1 Rb2-e2
37.h3-h4 Kg7-g6 38.Rc1-c3 Ba2-b3
39.Kg1-f1 Re2-a2 40.Ng5-f3 Bb3-d1
41.e4-e5 Kg6-f7 42.h4-h5 Kf7-e6
43.h5-h6 Bd1xf3 44.Rc3xf3 Ra2-h2
45.g4-g5 Ke6xe5 46.Kf1-e1 Rh2-h5
47.Rf3-e3+ Ke5-f5 0.84/19 ]
35.Nh7-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Re1-c1 c5-c4 36.Nh7-g5 Ba2-b3
37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2 38.Kg1-f2 Bc2xe4+
39.Kf2-e3 Be4-d5 40.h4-h5 Ke7-f6

158
41.Ng5-e4+ Bd5xe4 42.Ke3xe4
Kf6-g5 43.Rc1xc4 Kg5xg4 44.h5-h6
Kg4-g5 45.Rc4-c6 a6-a5 46.h6-h7
Rb2-h2 47.Rc6-c7 Kg5-g6 48.Ke4-d4
Rh2-h4+ 49.Kd4-c5 Rh4-h3
50.Kc5-b5 Rh3-h5+ 51.Kb5-b6
Rh5-h3 52.a3-a4 0.88/20 ] 35...c5-c4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Ba2-b1
36.Re1-c1 Ke7-d6 37.Rc1-c3 Rb2-e2
38.Kg1-f1 Re2-a2 39.Kf1-e1 Ra2-g2
40.Ke1-d1 Bb1-a2 41.Ng5-f3 Ba2-e6
42.Rc3-d3+ Kd6-e7 43.Rd3-d2
Rg2-g3 0.81/16 ] 36.Re1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Re1-c1
Ba2-b3 37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2 38.Kg1-f2
Bc2xe4+ 39.Kf2-e3 Be4-d5 40.h4-h5
Ke7-f6 41.Ng5-e4+ Bd5xe4
42.Ke3xe4 Kf6-g5 43.Rc1xc4 Kg5xg4
44.h5-h6 Kg4-g5 45.Rc4-c6 a6-a5
46.h6-h7 Rb2-h2 47.Rc6-c7 Kg5-g6
48.Ke4-d4 Rh2-h4+ 49.Kd4-c5
Rh4-h3 50.a3-a4 Rh3-h2 51.Kc5-d4
Rh2xh7 52.Rc7xh7 Kg6xh7 0.90/20 ]
36...Rb2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Ba2-b3 37.h3-h4 Bb3-c2
38.Kg1-g2 Bc2xe4+ 39.Kg2-g3
Be4-d3 40.Rc1-e1+ Ke7-f8
41.Ng5-e6+ Kf8-f7 42.Ne6-d8+ Kf7-g7
43.Re1-e7+ Kg7-g8 44.h4-h5 c4-c3
45.h5-h6 Rb2-b6 46.Re7-g7+ Kg8-f8
47.g4-g5 c3-c2 48.Rg7-c7 Rb6-b3
49.Kg3-f4 Rb3xa3 50.Nd8-e6+ Kf8-g8
51.Rc7-g7+ Kg8-h8 0.55/17 ]
37.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Kg1-f2 Rb3xa3 38.h3-h4 Ra3-b3
39.h4-h5 a6-a5 40.h5-h6 Ke7-f6
41.Ng5-f3 Kf6-g6 42.Rc1-h1 Kg6-h7
43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g6 44.h6-h7 Rb3-b8
45.h7-h8R Rb8xh8 46.Rh1xh8
Kg6xg5 47.Kf2-e3 c4-c3 48.Rh8-c8
Kg5xg4 49.Rc8xc3 a5-a4 50.Rc3-c6
Ba2-f7 51.Rc6-a6 Bf7-e8 52.Ra6-a8
Be8-d7 53.Ra8-g8+ Kg4-h4 54.Ke3-f4
Kh4-h5 55.Rg8-g3 1.34/18 ] 37...c4-c3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rb3xa3

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Diagram

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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-mk-+-0 196
9p+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-sN-0
9-+p+P+P+0
9tr-+-+-+P0
9l+-+-mK-+0
9+-tR-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
38.h3-h4 Ra3-b3 39.h4-h5 a6-a5
40.h5-h6 Ke7-f6 41.Ng5-f3 Kf6-g6
42.Rc1-h1 Kg6-h7 43.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g6
44.h6-h7 Rb3-b8 45.h7-h8R Rb8xh8
46.Rh1xh8 Kg6xg5 47.Kf2-e3 c4-c3
48.Rh8-c8 Kg5xg4 49.Rc8xc3 a5-a4
50.Rc3-c2 Ba2-f7 51.Rc2-g2+
Kg4-h4 1.25/16 ] 38.e4-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.h3-h4
Rb3xa3 39.h4-h5 Ra3-a5 40.Ng5-f3
Ra5-c5 41.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 42.Ke3-d4
Rc5-c4+ 43.Kd4-d3 Rc4-c5 44.Nf3-d4
Ke7-f6 45.Rc1-f1+ Kf6-g7 46.Nd4-f5+
Kg7-f6 47.Nf5-e3+ Kf6-g7 48.Rf1-c1
Rc5-c8 49.Rc1xc3 Ba2-b1+
50.Ne3-c2 Bb1xc2+ 51.Rc3xc2
1.49/17 ] 38...Rb3xa3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 38...Rb3xa3 39.h3-h4
Ba2-g8 40.h4-h5 Ra3-a4 41.Rc1xc3
Ra4xg4 42.Ng5-f3 Bg8-d5 43.h5-h6
Rg4-g8 44.Nf3-h4 Rg8-g4 45.Rc3-h3
Bd5-e4 46.Nh4-f3 Be4-h7 47.Rh3-h5
Rg4-g8 48.Nf3-g5 Rg8-h8 49.Kf2-e3
a6-a5 50.Rh5-h4 Bh7-g6 51.h6-h7
Bg6-e8 52.Ke3-d4 a5-a4 53.Rh4-h3
Be8-c6 54.Rh3-d3 1.14/18 ] 39.Ng5-e4
[ 39.h3-h4 Ra3-a4 40.Kf2-g3
Ra4-a3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.h3-h4 Ba2-g8 40.h4-h5 Ra3-a4

159
41.Rc1xc3 Ra4xg4 42.Ng5-f3 Bg8-d5
43.h5-h6 Rg4-g8 44.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6
45.h6-h7 Rg8-h8 46.Rc3-c7 Bd5xf3
47.Ke3xf3 Ke6xe5 48.Kf3-g4 a6-a5
49.Rc7-f7 Ke5-d6 50.Rf7-a7 Kd6-c6
51.Kg4-f5 Kc6-c5 52.Ra7-c7+ Kc5-b4
53.Rc7-b7+ Kb4-c5 54.Kf5-e5 a5-a4
55.Rb7-d7 Rh8-e8+ 56.Ke5-f6 a4-a3
57.Kf6-g7 Kc5-b4 0.94/18 ] 39...c3-c2
[ 39...Ke7-e6 40.Rc1xc3 Ra3xc3
41.Ne4xc3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39...Ke7-e6 40.Ne4xc3 Ke6xe5
41.Rc1-e1+ Ke5-f6 42.Re1-e3 Kf6-g7
43.Nc3-e4 Ra3xe3 44.Kf2xe3 a6-a5
45.Ne4-c5 Ba2-f7 46.Ke3-d4 Bf7-e8
47.Kd4-c4 Kg7-g6 48.h3-h4 Be8-c6
49.Nc5-d3 Bc6-e4 50.Nd3-f4+
Kg6-f7 0.60/18 ] 40.Rc1xc2+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rc1xc2
Diagram

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9+-+-mk-+-0 197
9p+-+-+-+0
9+-+-zP-+-0
9-+-+N+P+0
9tr-+-+-+P0
9l+R+-mK-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ra3xh3 41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8
42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5
44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3
46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1
48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6
50.Nd2-f3 Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4
52.Ra6-f6+ Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+
54.Kf2-e1 1.18/21 ] 40...Ra3xh3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Ra3xh3
41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3

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43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3
45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1
47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7
49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3 Ke6-f5
51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+ Bb1-f5
53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1 1.27/20 ]
41.Rc2-c7+ [ 41.Rc2xa2 Rh3-h2+
42.Kf2-e3 Rh2xa2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 41.Rc2-c7+ Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6
Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5
Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4
Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2
Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3
Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+
Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1
1.18/21 ] 41...Ke7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 41...Ke7-d8 42.Rc7-c6
Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5 a6-a5 44.g4-g5
Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6 Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4
Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6 Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2
Kd8-e7 49.Ra6xa5 Ke7-e6 50.Nd2-f3
Ke6-f5 51.Ra5-a6 Kf5-f4 52.Ra6-f6+
Bb1-f5 53.g5-g6 Rc1-c2+ 54.Kf2-e1
1.11/20 ] 42.Rc7-a7 [ 42.Rc7-c6
Rh3-a3 43.g4-g5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 42.Rc7-c6 Rh3-a3 43.Ne4-c5
a6-a5 44.g4-g5 Ra3-h3 45.Rc6-h6
Rh3-c3 46.Nc5-e4 Rc3-c1 47.Rh6-a6
Ba2-b1 48.Ne4-d2 Kd8-e7 49.Kf2-e3
Bb1-f5 50.Ke3-f4 Bf5-d3 51.Ra6xa5
Rc1-c8 52.Ra5-a1 Ke7-e6 1.16/19 ]
42...Ba2-c4? [ 42...Rh3-a3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Rh3-a3
43.g4-g5 Ra3-a5 44.Kf2-e3 Ra5xe5
45.Ke3-f4 Re5-e6 46.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-c7
47.Kf4-f5 Re6-e7 48.Ne4-c5 Ba2-b1+
49.Kf5-f6 Re7-e3 50.Ra8xa6 Re3-f3+
51.Kf6-g7 Rf3-g3 52.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-b7
53.Ra6-a5 Kb7-b6 54.Ra5-a4 Bb1-d3
55.Kg7-f6 Kb6-c6 0.62/18 ] 43.g4-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.g4-g5
Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-e3 Rh2-g2 45.Ke3-f4
Bc4-d5 46.Ne4-f6 Bd5-b3 47.Ra7xa6
Rg2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e4 Rf2-g2 49.Ra6-b6
Bb3-f7 50.Rb6-b7 Bf7-g6+ 51.Ke4-f4

160
Rg2-f2+ 52.Kf4-g4 Rf2-g2+ 53.Kg4-h4
Rg2-e2 54.Rb7-b8+ Kd8-c7
55.Rb8-g8 Bg6-f5 56.Rg8-e8 Kc7-c6
57.Kh4-g3 Kc6-c5 58.Kg3-f4 Re2-f2+
59.Kf4-e3 1.84/20 ] 43...Rh3-h4
[ 43...Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-g3 Rh2-h1
45.Ne4-d6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Rh3-h2+ 44.Kf2-e3 Rh2-g2
45.Ke3-f4 Bc4-e6 46.Ra7xa6 Kd8-e7
47.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-f8 48.Ne4-c5 Be6-h3
49.Ra7-h7 Rg2-f2+ 50.Kf4-e3 Rf2-c2
51.Rh7-c7 Rc2-g2 52.Ke3-f4 Rg2-g4+
53.Kf4-f5 Rg4-b4+ 54.Kf5-g6 Rb4-b6+
55.Kg6-h5 Bh3-f5 1.94/18 ] 44.Ne4-d6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Ne4-d6
Bc4-d5 45.g5-g6 Rh4-g4 46.g6-g7
Rg4-g2+ 47.Kf2-e3 Rg2-g4 48.Ke3-d3
Bd5-e6 49.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1 50.Nd6-e4
Be6-d7 51.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8
52.Ne4-d6 Rg1xg7 53.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g5
54.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-e7 55.Nd6-c4
Rg5-g2+ 56.Ke2-e3 Rg2-a2
57.Ke3-d4 Ra2-a4 58.Kd4-d5 3.35/17 ]
44...Bc4-e6 [ 44...Bc4-d5 doesn't do
any good 45.g5-g6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 44...Bc4-d5 45.g5-g6 Rh4-g4
46.g6-g7 Rg4-g2+ 47.Kf2-e3 Rg2-g4
48.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6 49.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1
50.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7 51.Ra7-a8+
Bd7-c8 52.Ne4-d6 Rg1xg7 53.Nd6xc8
Rg7-g5 54.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-e7
55.Nd6-c4 Rg5-g2+ 56.Ke2-e3
Rg2-a2 57.Ke3-d4 Ra2-a4
58.Kd4-d5 3.43/18 ] 45.g5-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.g5-g6
Rh4-h2+ 46.Kf2-f3 Be6-d5+ 47.Kf3-f4
Rh2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e3 Rf2-g2 49.g6-g7
Rg2-g4 50.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6 51.Kd3-e2
Rg4-g1 52.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7
53.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8 54.Ne4-d6
Rg1xg7 55.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g1
56.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-d7 57.Ra8xa6
Kd7-e6 58.Ra6-a5 Rg1-g5 59.Nd6-c4
Rg5-g3 60.Ra5-a8 Ke6-d5 61.Ra8-c8
Rg3-h3 62.Ke2-f2 Rh3-b3 63.Rc8-c7

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3.43/17 ] 45...Rh4-g4 [ 45...Rh4-f4+
doesn't change the outcome of the
game 46.Kf2-e2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 45...Rh4-h2+ 46.Kf2-f3 Be6-d5+
47.Kf3-f4 Rh2-f2+ 48.Kf4-e3 Rf2-g2
49.g6-g7 Rg2-g4 50.Ke3-d3 Bd5-e6
51.Kd3-e2 Rg4-g1 52.Nd6-e4 Be6-d7
53.Ra7-a8+ Bd7-c8 54.Ne4-d6
Rg1xg7 55.Nd6xc8 Rg7-g1
56.Nc8-d6+ Kd8-d7 57.Ra8xa6
Kd7-e6 58.Ra6-a5 Rg1-g5 59.Nd6-c4
Rg5-g3 60.Ra5-a8 Ke6-d5 61.Ra8-c8
Rg3-h3 62.Rc8-c7 3.47/18 ] 46.g6-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.g6-g7
Be6-d5 47.Kf2-e3 a6-a5 48.Ra7xa5
Bd5-e6 49.Ra5-a7 Be6-d5 50.Ke3-d3
Bd5-e6 51.Nd6-f7+ Kd8-e8 52.Nf7-h6
Rg4-g1 53.Ra7-a8+ Ke8-e7
54.g7-g8Q Be6xg8 55.Nh6xg8+
Ke7-f7 56.Ng8-f6 Kf7-e6 57.Ra8-e8+
Ke6-f5 58.Re8-e7 Rg1-a1 59.Kd3-c4
Ra1-d1 60.Kc4-c5 Rd1-d2 61.Kc5-c6
Rd2-a2 4.09/17 ] 46...a6-a5
[ 46...Be6-b3 does not help much
47.Kf2-f3 Rg4-g1 48.Nd6-e4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...a6-a5
47.Kf2-f3 Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4
49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3
51.Ke3-d4 Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3
Rg6-g4+ 53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7
54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8 55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-e8
56.Rd6-a6 Kc8-b8 57.Ra6-b6+
Kb8-c7 58.Rb6-b4 Rg4-g2
59.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-c8 60.Rb4-b2
Rg2-g4 61.Ke3-f3 Rg4-g1 62.Rb2-b1
Be8-c6+ 63.Kf3-f4 4.11/18 ] 47.Kf2-f3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Kf2-f3
Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4 49.Ne4-c5
Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3 51.Ke3-d4
Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3 Rg6-g4+
53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7 54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8
55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-e8 56.Rd6-a6 Kc8-b8
57.Ra6-b6+ Kb8-c7 58.Rb6-b4
Rg4-g2 59.Nc5-e6+ Kc7-c8
60.Rb4-b2 Rg2-g4 61.Ke3-f3 Rg4-g1

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62.Rb2-d2 Be8-c6+ 63.Kf3-f4 4.02/16 ]
47...Rg4-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Rg4-g6 48.Nd6-e4 a5-a4
49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-e3 a4-a3
51.Ke3-d4 Bd5-c6 52.Ra7xa3
Rg6-g4+ 53.Kd4-e3 Kd8-c7
54.Ra3-d3 Kc7-c8 55.Rd3-d6 Bc6-b5
56.Nc5-e6 Bb5-d7 57.Rd6-d4 Rg4-g2
58.Ke3-f3 Bd7-c6+ 59.Kf3-f4 Bc6-d7
60.Rd4-d2 Rg2-g1 61.Rd2-d1 Rg1-g2
62.Kf4-f3 Bd7-c6+ 63.Kf3-e3 Rg2-g3+
64.Ke3-f4 4.08/17 ] 48.Nd6-b7+
[ 48.Nd6-e4 keeps an even firmer grip
a5-a4 49.Ne4-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2
Rg1-g2+ 51.Kf2-e3 Kd8-e8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Nd6-b7+
Kd8-c8 49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f4
Rg1-f1+ 51.Kf4-e3 Rf1-e1+ 52.Ke3-d4
Re1-d1+ 53.Nc5-d3 Bd5-b3
54.Ra7xa5 Kc8-c7 55.Ra5-a7+
Kc7-d8 56.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-e7
57.g7-g8Q Bb3xg8 58.Ra8xg8 Rd1-d2
59.Kd4-e4 Rd2-a2 60.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8
61.Rg7-d7 Kf8-e8 62.e5-e6 Ra2-a5
63.Rd7-g7 Ra5-a4+ 64.Ke4-d5
Ra4-a2 65.Nd3-b4 Ra2-d2+
66.Kd5-e5 Rd2-e2+ 67.Ke5-d6
Re2-d2+ 68.Nb4-d5 5.04/18 ]
48...Kd8-e8 [ 48...Kd8-c7 49.Kf3-f2
Rg1-g4 50.Nb7xa5+ Kc7-b6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Kd8-c8
49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f4 Rg1-f1+
51.Kf4-e3 Rf1-e1+ 52.Ke3-d4
Re1-d1+ 53.Nc5-d3 Bd5-b3
54.Ra7xa5 Kc8-c7 55.Ra5-a7+
Kc7-d8 56.Ra7-a8+ Kd8-e7
57.g7-g8Q Bb3xg8 58.Ra8xg8 Rd1-d2
59.Kd4-e4 Rd2-a2 60.Rg8-g7+ Ke7-f8
61.Rg7-d7 Kf8-e8 62.e5-e6 Ra2-a1
63.Ke4-d5 Ra1-f1 64.Kd5-d6 Rf1-d1
65.Kd6-e5 Rd1-a1 66.Ke5-f5 Ra1-d1
67.Kf5-e4 Rd1-a1 68.Ke4-d5 5.12/19 ]
49.Nb7-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49.Nb7-c5 Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2 Rg1-g6
51.Nc5-d7 Bd5-b3 52.Nd7-f6+ Ke8-d8

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53.g7-g8R+ Bb3xg8 54.Nf6xg8
Rg6-e6 55.Ra7xa5 Re6-c6 56.Ng8-f6
Kd8-e7 57.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6 58.Ke3-f4
Rc6-b6 59.Nf6-e4 Rb6-b1 60.Ne4-g5+
Ke6-d7 61.Ra5-a7+ Kd7-c6 62.e5-e6
Rb1-b8 63.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b6 64.Ra7-f7
Kb6-c6 65.e6-e7 Kc6-d7 66.Ng5-e6
Rb8-b5+ 67.Ke5-f6 5.23/18 ]
49...Be6-f7 [ 49...Be6-d5+ does not
save the day 50.Nc5-e4 Ke8-d8
51.Kf3-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49...Be6-d5+ 50.Kf3-f2 Rg1-g6
51.Nc5-d7 Bd5-b3 52.Nd7-f6+ Ke8-d8
53.g7-g8R+ Bb3xg8 54.Nf6xg8
Rg6-e6 55.Ra7xa5 Re6-c6 56.Ng8-f6
Kd8-e7 57.Kf2-e3 Ke7-e6 58.Ke3-f4
Rc6-b6 59.Nf6-e4 Rb6-b1 60.Ne4-g5+
Ke6-d7 61.Ra5-a7+ Kd7-c6 62.e5-e6
Rb1-b8 63.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b6 64.Ra7-f7
Kb6-c6 65.e6-e7 Kc6-d7 66.Ng5-e6
Rb8-b5+ 67.Ke5-f6 5.30/19 ]
50.Nc5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Nc5-e4 Bf7-e6 51.Ne4-f6+ Ke8-d8
52.g7-g8R+ Be6xg8 53.Nf6xg8
Rg1-e1 54.Ra7xa5 Kd8-c7 55.Kf3-f2
Re1-e4 56.Ng8-f6 Re4-f4+ 57.Kf2-e3
Rf4-f1 58.Ra5-a6 Kc7-c8 59.Ke3-e4
Rf1-f2 60.Ra6-a7 Rf2-e2+ 61.Ke4-d5
Re2-d2+ 62.Kd5-e6 Rd2-d1 63.Nf6-d5
Rd1-d3 64.Ra7-c7+ Kc8-b8
65.Rc7-d7 Rd3-b3 66.Ke6-f5 Rb3-f3+
67.Nd5-f4 5.31/19 ] 50...Rg1xg7
[ 50...Bf7-d5 what else? 51.Kf3-f4
Ke8-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50...Bf7-e6 51.Ne4-f6+ Ke8-d8
52.g7-g8R+ Be6xg8 53.Nf6xg8
Rg1-e1 54.Ra7xa5 Kd8-c7 55.Kf3-f2
Re1-e4 56.Ng8-f6 Re4-f4+ 57.Kf2-e3
Rf4-f1 58.Ra5-a6 Kc7-c8 59.Ke3-e4
Rf1-f2 60.Ra6-a7 Kc8-b8 61.Ra7-f7
Rf2-e2+ 62.Ke4-f5 Re2-f2+ 63.Kf5-e6
Rf2-e2 64.Nf6-d5 Re2-b2 65.Ke6-d6
Kb8-c8 66.e5-e6 5.36/20 ] 51.Ne4-d6+
[ 51.Ra7xa5?! is not possible Bf7-e6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Ne4-d6+

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Ke8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+ Kf8-e7 53.Nd6-f5+
Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5
55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4 56.Ng7-f5+
Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4 Bf7-e8 58.Ra5-a3+
Kd3-d2 59.Nf5-d6 Be8-d7 60.Kf4-e5
Kd2-e2 61.Ra3-c3 Bd7-g4 62.Ke5-d4
Bg4-d7 63.Rc3-e3+ Ke2-d2
64.Nd6-c4+ Kd2-c2 65.Re3-c3+
Kc2-b1 66.Nc4-e5 5.60/18 ]
51...Ke8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51...Ke8-f8 52.Ra7-a8+ Kf8-e7
53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4
56.Ng7-f5+ Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4 Bf7-e8
58.Ra5-a3+ Kd3-d2 59.Nf5-d6 Be8-d7
60.Kf4-e5 Kd2-e2 61.Ra3-c3 Bd7-g4
62.Ke5-d4 Bg4-d7 63.Rc3-e3+
Ke2-d2 64.Nd6-c4+ Kd2-c2
65.Re3-c3+ Kc2-b1 66.Nc4-e5
5.67/19 ] 52.Ra7-a8+ [ 52.Ra7xf7+?!
is impossible Rg7xf7+ 53.Nd6xf7
Kf8xf7= ; 52.Ra7xa5?! Bf7-e6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52.Ra7-a8+
Kf8-e7 53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6
54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+
Ke5-d6 56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4
Bf7-b3 58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+
Kc6-b5 60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+
Kb4-a5 62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6
63.Rb7-b3 5.58/14 ] 52...Kf8-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52...Kf8-e7
53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6
56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4 Bf7-b3
58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+ Kc6-b5
60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+ Kb4-a5
62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6 63.Rb7-b3 5.65/15 ]
53.Nd6-f5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
53.Nd6-f5+ Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+
Ke6xe5 55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6
56.Kf3-e4 Kd6-c6 57.Ke4-d4 Bf7-b3
58.Ra5-f5 Bb3-a4 59.Rf5-f6+ Kc6-b5
60.Ng7-f5 Kb5-b4 61.Rf6-b6+ Kb4-a5
62.Rb6-b7 Ba4-c6 63.Rb7-b3 5.58/16 ]
53...Ke7-d7 [ 53...Ke7-e6 does not win

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a prize 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5
55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d4 56.Ng7-f5+
Kd4-d3 57.Kf3-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 53...Ke7-e6 54.Nf5xg7+ Ke6xe5
55.Ra8xa5+ Ke5-d6 56.Ng7-f5+
Kd6-c6 57.Kf3-e4 Kc6-b6 58.Ra5-a1
Bf7-g6 59.Ra1-c1 Bg6-f7 60.Nf5-d4
Bf7-e8 61.Ke4-d5 Kb6-b7 62.Nd4-e6
Be8-b5 63.Rc1-b1 5.62/17 ]
54.Ra8-a7+ Diagram [ 54.Ra8-a7+
Kd7-c6 55.Nf5xg7 Bf7-d5+
56.Kf3-e3+- ; 54.Nf5xg7?! is a bad
alternative Bf7-d5+ 55.Kf3-e3 Bd5xa8
56.e5-e6+ Kd7-e7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 54.Ra8-a7+ Kd7-c6 55.Nf5xg7
Bf7-d5+ 56.Kf3-e3 Kc6-b6 57.Ra7-d7
Kb6-c6 58.Rd7-d8 Bd5-b3 59.e5-e6
Kc6-c7 60.e6-e7 Bb3-f7 61.Rd8-a8
Kc7-d7 62.Ra8-a7+ Kd7-c6
63.Ra7xa5 Kc6-d7 64.Ra5-a7+
Kd7-c6 65.Ke3-d4 Kc6-d6 66.e7-e8Q
Bf7xe8 67.Ng7xe8+ Kd6-e6
68.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-f5 69.Ne8-d6+ Kf5-f4
70.Ra6-a4 Kf4-f3 71.Kd4-e5 Kf3-f2
72.Ra4-c4 Kf2-f3 73.Rc4-c3+ Kf3-g4
9.20/18 ]
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E38

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E38: Nimzo-Indian: Classical: 4...c5


1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Nb1-c3 Bf8-b4 4.Qd1-c2 c7-c5
5.d4xc5 Bb4xc5 6.Ng1-f3 Qd8-b6
7.e2-e3 Qb6-c7 8.b2-b3 b7-b6
9.Bc1-b2 Bc8-b7 last book move last
book move 10.Nc3-b5 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.Ra1-d1
a7-a6 11.a2-a3 Bc5-e7 12.Bf1-e2 0-0
13.0-0 h7-h6 14.b3-b4 d7-d6
15.Be2-d3 Bb7xf3 16.g2xf3 Nb8-d7
17.f3-f4 Ra8-c8 18.Nc3-e2 0.35/16 ]

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Nb5xc7 10...Qc7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 10...Bc5-b4+ 11.Bb2-c3 Qc7-c5
12.0-0-0 Bb4xc3 13.Nb5-d6+ Ke8-f8
14.Nd6xb7 Qc5-c7 15.Qc2xc3
Qc7xb7 16.Bf1-d3 Nb8-c6 17.Kc1-b2
h7-h6 18.h2-h3 Kf8-g8 19.g2-g4
Ra8-c8 20.Rh1-g1 d7-d6 21.a2-a3
Nc6-b4 22.Nf3-e5 Nb4xd3+
23.Ne5xd3 0.19/17 ] 11.0-0-0
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Ra1-d1
Bc5-b4+ 12.Nb5-c3 Qd8-e7 13.Bf1-e2
Bb7-e4 14.Qc2-c1 Diagram

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0-0 15.a2-a3 Bb4xc3+ 16.Qc1xc3


Nb8-c6 17.0-0 Ra8-c8 18.Nf3-e5
d7-d6 19.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 20.f2-f3
Be4-g6 21.Qc3-b4 0.39/17 ] 11...0-0
[ 11...Nb8-c6!? has some apparent
merit ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11...Nb8-a6 12.Bb2-e5 Bb7-c6
13.Qc2-b2 0-0 14.Be5xf6 g7xf6
15.Kc1-b1 Qd8-e7 16.Nf3-d4 Na6-b4
17.Nd4xc6 Nb4xc6 18.Bf1-e2 a7-a6
19.Nb5-c3 f6-f5 20.Be2-f3 Ra8-d8
21.Nc3-a4 Bc5-a3 0.00/16 ]
12.Nf3-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.a2-a3 a7-a6 13.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6
14.Rd1xd6 Nf6-e4 15.Rd6-d1 d7-d6
16.Bf1-d3 f7-f5 17.Rh1-g1 Ne4-c5
18.b3-b4 Nc5xd3+ 19.Qc2xd3 Qd8-c7
20.Nf3-g5 Qc7-e7 21.h2-h4 0.21/16 ]
12...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12...Rf8-e8 13.Bb2xf6 Qd8xf6
14.Qc2xh7+ Kg8-f8 15.h2-h4 Qf6xf2
16.Kc1-b1 Diagram

26.Rf4-f5 Be3-c5 27.Bf1-g2 Kf8-g8


0.43/17 ] 13.h2-h4 [ 13.Bb2-d4!?
Bc5xd4 14.Rd1xd4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Bf1-d3 g7-g6 14.Kc1-b1
Nb8-c6 15.Qc2-c3 e6-e5 16.Ng5-e4
Nf6xe4 17.Bd3xe4 d7-d6 18.Qc3-d2
Qd8-h4 19.f2-f3 Re8-d8 20.g2-g4
a7-a6 21.Nb5-c7 Ra8-c8 22.Nc7-d5
b6-b5 0.32/14 ] 13...e6-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...e6-e5
14.Nb5-d6 Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6
16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7
20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6
26.f4xe5 d6xe5 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8
28.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7
30.Ba3xc5 b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-d6
0.33/16 ] 14.Nb5-d6 [ 14.Bf1-d3!?
e5-e4 15.Bd3-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 14.Nb5-d6 Diagram

(Diagram 201)

(Diagram 202)

Qf2-f5+ 17.Qh7xf5 e6xf5 18.Nb5-c7


Re8xe3 19.Nc7xa8 Bb7xa8
20.Rh1-h3 Re3-e7 21.h4-h5 Ba8-e4+
22.Ng5xe4 f5xe4 23.Rh3-h4 Nb8-c6
24.g2-g3 d7-d6 25.Rh4-f4 Bc5-e3

Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6


Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Nb8-d7
20.Bd3-e4 Kf8-e7 21.Be4xb7 h6xg5
22.Bb7xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f3 g5xh4

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24.Qh7-e4 Ra8-d8 25.Qe4xh4 Qf6xh4


26.Rh1xh4 Nd7-c5 27.Rh4-h7 Ke7-f6
28.Kc1-c2 Kf6-g6 29.Rh7-h1 0.22/17 ]
14...Bc5xd6= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Bc5xd6 15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6
16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8
18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7
20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6
26.f4xe5 d6xe5 Diagram

15...h7-h6 Black threatens to win


material: h6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15...h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6
17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6
19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4
21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8
Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 24.h4-h5
e5xf4 25.Ba3-b2 Qf6-g5 26.e3xf4
Qg5xf4+ 27.Kc1-b1 Qf4-e4+
28.Qh7xe4+ Nc5xe4 29.Bb2xg7
Ne4-g3 30.Rh1-e1+ Ke7-d7
31.Bg7xh6 Ng3xh5 0.42/15 ]
16.Qc2-f5? [ 16.Ng5-f3!? Diagram

(Diagram 203)
27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8
Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5
b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4
Ke6-d6 33.a2-a3 Kd6-e6 0.47/13 ]
15.Rd1xd6 White has the pair of
bishops [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
15.Rd1xd6 h7-h6 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6
17.Qc2-h7+ Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6
19.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4
21.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8
Re8xa8 23.f2-f4 Nd7-c5 24.Kc1-b1
Qf6-g6+ 25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 26.f4xe5
d6xe5 27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8
Ke7xd8 29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5
b6xc5 31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4
Ke6-d6 33.a2-a3 Kd6-e6 0.23/14 ]

(Diagram 204)
and White could well hope to play on
Qd8-e7 17.Rd6-d2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 17.Qc2-h7+
Kg8-f8 18.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 19.Bf1-d3
Kf8-e7 20.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 21.Bd3xe4
Nb8-d7 22.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 23.f2-f4
Nd7-c5 24.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+
25.Qh7xg6 f7xg6 26.f4xe5 d6xe5
27.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
29.Kb1-c2 Kd8-d7 30.Ba3xc5 b6xc5
31.Kc2-d3 Kd7-e6 32.Kd3-e4 0.23/16 ]
16...Nb8-c6?? lets it slip away
[ 16...Qd8-e7 17.Bb2-a3 Nb8-a6
( 17...h6xg5? doesn't lead to the

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17.Rd6xf6 Qe7xf6 18.Qf5-h7+ Kg8-f8
19.Bb2-a3+ d7-d6 20.Bf1-d3 Kf8-e7
21.Ng5-e4 Bb7xe4 22.Bd3xe4 Nb8-d7
23.Be4xa8 Re8xa8 24.f2-f4 Nd7-c5
25.Kc1-b1 Qf6-g6+ 26.Qh7xg6 f7xg6
27.f4xe5 d6xe5 28.Ba3xc5+ b6xc5
29.Rh1-d1 Ra8-d8 30.Rd1xd8 Ke7xd8
31.Kb1-c2 e5-e4 32.Kc2-c3 Kd8-d7
33.g2-g4 Kd7-d6 0.23/16 ]
17.Rd6xf6+- Diagram [ 17.Rd6xf6
h6xg5 18.h4xg5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 17.Rd6xf6 Qd8xf6 18.Qf5-h7+
Kg8-f8 19.Ng5-e4 Re8-e6 20.Ne4xf6
Re6xf6 21.f2-f4 d7-d6 22.h4-h5
Rf6-e6 23.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-e7 24.Qh8xg7
Nc6-b4 25.f4xe5 Nb4xa2+ 26.Kc1-b1
Na2-b4 27.e5xd6+ Re6xd6
28.Qg7-e5+ Ke7-d7 29.Qe5-b5+
Nb4-c6 30.Qb5-f5+ Kd7-e8 31.Bb2-a3
Rd6-e6 8.65/14 ]
(Diagram 205)
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E12

Riazantsev,Alexander
Carlsen,Magnus
EU-ch 6th Warsaw (13)

18.06.2005

E12: Queen's Indian: Unusual White


4th moves, 4 a3, 4 Nc3 Bb7 5 a3 and 4
Nc3 Bb7
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 b7-b6 4.a2-a3 Bc8-b7
5.Nb1-c3 d7-d5 6.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
7.Bc1-d2 Bf8-e7 8.Qd1-c2 Nb8-d7
9.e2-e4 Nd5xc3 10.Bd2xc3 0-0
11.Ra1-d1 Ra8-c8 Diagram
(Diagram 206)
12.Bf1-c4 Nd7-f6 13.Bc4-d3 c7-c5
14.d4xc5 Rc8xc5 15.0-0 Qd8-a8
16.Rf1-e1 Rf8-c8 17.Qc2-e2 Rc5-c7
18.a3-a4 a7-a6 19.Nf3-e5 Be7-f8
20.Ne5-c4 White prepares a5 Nf6-d7
last book move last book move
21.Qe2-e3 [ 21.Qe2-h5 Qa8-b8 ;
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Rc7-c5 22.Qh5-h4 b6-b5 23.a4xb5
a6xb5 24.Bd3-f1 b5xc4 25.Rd1xd7
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Be7-b4 30.Bc4-a6 Qb7xa6 31.Bc3xb4
Qa6-c4 32.Bb4-d6 f7-f6 33.Re1-c1
0.47/16 ] 21...Rc7-c6 [ 21...b6-b5
22.a4xb5 a6xb5 23.Rd1-a1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...b6-b5
22.a4xb5 a6xb5 23.Nc4-b6 Nd7xb6
24.Qe3xb6 Bb7-c6 25.Rd1-a1 Qa8-b7
26.Qb6-e3 Rc7-d7 27.Re1-d1 Rc8-d8
28.Bc3-a5 Rd8-a8 29.Ba5-c3 f7-f6
30.Qe3-h3 Ra8xa1 31.Rd1xa1 Kg8-h8
32.Qh3-e3 Bf8-d6 0.13/18 ] 22.Bd3-f1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qe3-f4
Nd7-c5 23.Bd3-c2 a6-a5 24.Re1-e3
Rc8-d8 25.Nc4-e5 Rd8xd1+
26.Bc2xd1 Rc6-c7 27.Ne5-g4 Qa8-d8
28.Ng4-h6+ Kg8-h8 29.Bd1-h5 f7-f6
30.Nh6-f7+ Rc7xf7 31.Bh5xf7 Qd8-d7
32.Bf7-h5 Qd7xa4 33.Qf4-c7 Bb7xe4
34.Qc7xb6 0.67/15 ] 22...Nd7-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-d8
23.Qe3-g3 h7-h6 24.Nc4-d6 Nd7-c5
25.Nd6xb7 Rd8xd1 26.Re1xd1
Qa8xb7 27.Rd1-d8 f7-f6 28.Rd8-b8
Qb7-f7 29.e4-e5 f6-f5 30.Qg3-f4
Qf7-c7 31.Rb8-a8 Qc7-b7 32.Ra8-d8
Rc6-c8 33.Rd8xc8 Qb7xc8
34.Bf1-e2 0.51/16 ] 23.a4-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qe3-f4
a6-a5 24.e4-e5 Rc8-d8 25.Nc4-d6

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Rc6-c7 26.Re1-e3 Rc7-d7 27.Re3-h3
Bb7-c6 28.Bc3-d4 Bf8xd6 29.e5xd6
Rd7xd6 30.Rh3-g3 g7-g6 31.Qf4-e5
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33.Qe5xd4 Bc6xa4 34.Rg3-f3 0.46/16 ]
23...b6xa5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Nc5xe4 24.Nc4xb6 Rc6xb6
25.a5xb6 Ne4xc3 26.b2xc3 Bf8-c5
27.Rd1-d8+ Rc8xd8 28.Qe3xc5 a6-a5
29.c3-c4 a5-a4 30.Qc5-b4 Bb7-c6
31.f2-f3 Rd8-d4 32.Qb4-c3 Qa8-d8
33.Re1-b1 Rd4-d7 34.c4-c5 Qd8-g5
35.Rb1-b2 Kg8-f8 36.Bf1-e2 Qg5-d5
37.Be2-a6 Qd5-d4+ 38.Qc3xd4
Rd7xd4 0.68/17 ] 24.Nc4xa5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qe3-f4
a5-a4 25.e4-e5 Rc8-d8 26.Bc3-a5
Rd8-d7 27.Nc4-b6 Rd7xd1 28.Nb6xa8
Rd1xe1 29.Ba5xe1 Bb7xa8 30.f2-f3
Rc6-c7 31.Qf4-b4 Rc7-c8 32.Be1-f2
Ba8-d5 33.Qb4-a5 h7-h6 34.Bf2-e3
Bf8-e7 35.Bf1xa6 Nc5xa6
36.Qa5xa6 0.50/16 ] 24...Rc6-c7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc6-b6
25.Rd1-d4 Bb7-c6 26.Na5xc6 Qa8xc6
27.Rd4-c4 a6-a5 28.Re1-a1 a5-a4
29.Ra1-c1 Rb6-b3 30.Qe3-f4 Rb3-b5
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27.Qe3-f4 Bf8-e7 28.Rd4-d2 Qa8-b7
29.Re1-e3 f7-f6 30.Re3-g3 Rc8-d8
31.Rd2xd8+ Be7xd8 32.Bc3xf6
Bd8xf6 33.Qf4xf6 Rc6-d6 34.f2-f3
0.67/16 ] 25...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25...Rc7-d7 26.Rd1xd7
Nc5xd7 27.Be5-c3 Nd7-c5 28.Bc3-d4
Nc5-d7 29.Na5xb7 Qa8xb7 30.Re1-a1
e6-e5 31.Bd4-c3 Bf8-b4 32.Bf1xa6
Rc8-a8 33.Ra1-a3 Qb7-b8 34.Bc3xb4
Qb8xb4 35.Ba6-f1 Ra8-b8 36.Qe3-c3
Qb4xb2 37.Qc3xb2 Rb8xb2
38.Ra3-a7 Nd7-f8 39.Ra7-e7 f7-f6
40.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8 41.Re7-c7 0.39/17
] 26.b2-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Rd1xd7 Nc5xd7 27.Be5-c3 Nd7-c5
28.Bc3-d4 Nc5-d7 29.Na5xb7 Qa8xb7
30.Re1-a1 e6-e5 31.Bd4-c3 Bf8-b4
32.Bf1xa6 Rc8-a8 33.Ra1-a3 Qb7-b8
34.Bc3xb4 Qb8xb4 35.Ba6-f1 Ra8-d8
36.Qe3-g5 0.39/16 ] 26...Rd7xd1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Rc8-d8
27.Rd1xd7 Nc5xd7 28.Be5-c3 h7-h6
29.Qe3-d4 e6-e5 30.Qd4-e3 Qa8-b8
31.Na5xb7 Qb8xb7 32.Qe3-d2
Rd8-c8 33.Re1-e3 Nd7-f6 34.Qd2-e2
Bf8xb4 35.Bc3xe5 Rc8-c6 36.Qe2-d3
Qb7-e7 37.Qd3-d4 0.31/17 ]

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27.Re1xd1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Re1xd1 Nc5-a4 28.f2-f3 Bb7-c6
29.Na5-c4 Bc6-b5 30.Nc4-d6 Bf8xd6
31.Rd1xd6 f7-f6 32.Be5-f4 Na4-c3
33.Rd6xe6 Bb5xf1 34.Kg1xf1 a6-a5
35.b4-b5 a5-a4 36.e4-e5 Nc3-d5
37.Qe3-d4 0.43/15 ] 27...f7-f6?
[ 27...Nc5-a4 28.Rd1-d4 ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 27...Nc5-a4 28.Rd1-d4
Bb7-c6 29.Na5xc6 Rc8xc6 30.Qe3-d3
Rc6-c8 31.Qd3-a3 Na4-c3 32.Qa3xa6
Qa8xa6 33.Bf1xa6 Rc8-a8 34.Rd4-c4
Nc3xe4 35.Ba6-b7 Ne4-d6 36.Bb7xa8
Nd6xc4 37.Be5-c3 f7-f5 38.b4-b5
Kg8-f7 39.g2-g3 Kf7-e7 40.Kg1-g2
Ke7-d7 41.Ba8-c6+ Kd7-c7 42.Kg2-f3
e6-e5 0.46/17 ] 28.Be5-f4 [ 28.b4xc5
and White can look forward to a
comfortable game f6xe5 29.Bf1-c4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.b4xc5 f6xe5
29.Bf1-c4 Kg8-h8 30.Bc4xe6 Rc8-d8
31.Rd1-d7 Rd8-b8 32.Na5xb7 Rb8xb7
33.Rd7-d1 Rb7-c7 34.Be6-d5 Qa8-d8
35.Rd1-c1 a6-a5 36.g2-g3 a5-a4
37.Kg1-g2 Bf8-e7 38.c5-c6 a4-a3
39.Qe3-c3 Be7-d6 40.Rc1-b1 Qd8-e8
41.Rb1-b7 1.42/17 ] 28...Nc5xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Nc5xe4
Diagram
(Diagram 209)
29.Rd1-d7 Rc8-c3 30.Qe3-e1 Bb7-d5
31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8
33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 e6-e5
35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Rc7-c5
37.Na5-c6 a6-a5 38.Qf4-d4 Rc5-c1
39.Nc6xa5 Qe8-e2 40.Qd4-f4 Rc1-d1
41.Na5-c6 Qe2-b5 42.Qf4-f5 Qb5-c5+
43.Kg1-h1 Rd1-e1 44.h2-h3 Qc5-d6
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29.Rd1-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rd1-d7 Rc8-c3 30.Qe3-e1 Bb7-d5
31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8
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31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8
33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4 e6-e5
35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4 Rc7-c5
37.Na5-b3 Rc5-c8 38.Bf1xa6 Rc8-d8
39.Nb3-d2 Qe8-d7 40.Qf4-d4 Qd7-d6
41.Ba6-d3 Kg8-f8 42.Bd3-c4 Rd8-b8
43.Bc4-e2 Kf8-g8 44.Be2-d3 Rb8-b7
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qe3-e1
Bb7-d5 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4
Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4
e6-e5 35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4
Rc7-c5 37.Na5-b3 Rc5-c8 38.Bf1xa6
Rc8-d8 39.Nb3-d2 Qe8-d7 40.Qf4-d4
Qd7-d6 41.Ba6-d3 Kg8-f8 42.Bd3-c4
Rd8-b8 43.Qd4-f2 Kf8-g8 44.Qf2-f5
Qd6-c5+ 45.Qf5-f2 0.66/19 ]
30...Bb7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Bb7-d5 31.f2-f3 Bf8xb4 32.f3xe4
Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-c7 Rc3xc7 34.Qe1xb4
e6-e5 35.e4xd5 e5xf4 36.Qb4xf4
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38.Qe4-a8+ Qd6-d8 39.Qa8xd8+
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f6-f5 42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.Rd8-d7+
Kf7-f6 44.Rd7-d6 g7-g6 45.Rd6-a6
h7-h6 46.Ra6-b6 Kf6-e7 47.h2-h4
Ke7-f6 0.83/20 ] 31...Bf8xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Bf8xb4
32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7 Bd5xe4
34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6 Qe8-d8
36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+ 37.Kg1-h1
Qd8xd6 38.Qe4-a8+ Qd6-d8
39.Qa8xd8+ Bb6xd8 40.Ra6-a8
Kg8-f7 41.Ra8xd8 f6-f5 42.Kh1-g1
Kf7-e7 43.Rd8-a8 e6-e5 44.Kg1-f2
e5-e4 45.Bf1-e2 Ke7-f6 46.Ra8-a6+
Kf6-e5 47.Ra6-a7 Ke5-f6 48.h2-h3
0.93/18 ] 32.f3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 32.f3xe4 Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7
Bd5xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6
Qe8-d8 36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+
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Qd6-d8 39.Qa8xd8+ Bb6xd8
40.Ra6-a8 f6-f5 41.Ra8xd8+ Kg8-f7
42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.g2-g3 Kf7-f6
44.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-g6 45.Rf8-b8 Kg6-f6
46.Rb8-b6 h7-h5 47.Rb6-b7 e6-e5
0.71/16 ] 32...Bd5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32...Qa8-e8 33.Rd7-a7
Bd5xe4 34.Bf4-d6 Bb4xa5 35.Ra7xa6
Qe8-d8 36.Qe1xe4 Ba5-b6+
37.Kg1-h1 Qd8xd6 38.Qe4-a8+
Qd6-d8 39.Qa8xd8+ Bb6xd8
40.Ra6-a8 Kg8-f7 41.Ra8xd8 f6-f5
42.Kh1-g1 Rc3-c2 43.Rd8-d7+ Kf7-f6
44.g2-g3 e6-e5 45.Bf1-d3 Rc2-b2
46.Bd3-c4 Rb2-c2 47.Bc4-b3 Rc2-e2
0.78/17 ] 33.Bf4-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Na5-b7 Rc3-c7 34.Qe1xe4
Rc7xd7 35.Qe4xe6+ Rd7-f7 36.Bf4-d6
g7-g5 37.Bf1-c4 Qa8xb7 38.Bd6xb4
Kg8-g7 39.Qe6xf7+ Qb7xf7 40.Bc4xf7
Kg7xf7 41.Kg1-f2 Kf7-e6 42.Kf2-e3
Ke6-d5 43.g2-g4 f6-f5 44.g4xf5
Kd5-e5 45.f5-f6 Ke5xf6 46.Ke3-e4
g5-g4 47.Bb4-d2 Kf6-e6 1.24/18 ]
33...Bb4-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Bb4-c5+ Diagram
(Diagram 211)
34.Kg1-h1 Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7
36.Bd2-a5 Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+
Qa8xd8 38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1
Rf2-a2 40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1
h7-h6 42.Bd8-a5 Kg8-f7 43.h2-h3
Bc5-d6 44.Kh1-g1 Rf2-a2 45.Ba5-c7
Bd6-e7 46.Qc1-c3 e6-e5 47.Bc7-b6
h6-h5 0.85/19 ] 34.Kg1-h1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Kg1-h1
Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7 36.Bd2-a5
Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+ Qa8xd8
38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1 Rf2-a2
40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1 Kg8-f7
42.Bd8-c7 Bc5-e3 43.Qc1-b1 e6-e5
44.Qb1-d3 Be3-d4 45.Qd3xa6 Rf2-c2
46.Bc7-d6 Kf7-g8 47.Qa6-d3 0.67/17 ]

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34...Rc3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Rc3-f3 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7
36.Bd2-a5 Bb7-d5 37.Rd7-d8+
Qa8xd8 38.Ba5xd8 Rf3-f2 39.Qe1-a1
Rf2-a2 40.Qa1-c3 Ra2-f2 41.Qc3-c1
Kg8-f7 42.Bd8-c7 Diagram

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Bc5-e3 43.Qc1-b1 Be3-c5 44.Bc7-a5
Bd5-e4 45.Qb1-d1 Be4-c6 46.Ba5-c7
Bc5-e3 47.Bc7-g3 Rf2-b2 48.Qd1-h5+
Kf7-g8 49.Qh5-g4 0.85/18 ]
35.Bd2-c3?? forfeits the clear win
[ 35.Na5-b7! Rf3xf1+ 36.Qe1xf1
Be4xb7 37.Bd2-a5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35.Na5-b7 Be4xb7 36.Bd2-a5
Rf3-f2 37.Rd7-d8+ Qa8xd8

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38.Ba5xd8 Bb7-d5 39.Bd8-a5 Kg8-f7
40.Qe1-b1 Bd5-e4 41.Qb1-d1 Be4-c6
42.Qd1-c1 g7-g6 43.h2-h3 Bc5-d6
44.Kh1-g1 0.80/14 ] 35...Rf3-f2-+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rf3-f2
36.Qe1xf2 Bc5xf2 37.Rd7-d1 Bf2-b6
38.Na5-c4 Bb6-c7 39.Bc3-e1 Qa8-c6
40.Rd1-d2 a6-a5 41.Kh1-g1 a5-a4
42.g2-g3 Kg8-f7 43.Be1-f2 e6-e5
44.Rd2-d1 f6-f5 45.Rd1-c1 Kf7-e7
46.Rc1-e1 h7-h5 47.Nc4-d2 Be4-d5
-5.33/15 ] 36.Rd7-d2 [ 36.Na5-b7
no good, but what else? Be4xb7
37.Rd7xb7 Qa8xb7 38.h2-h3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qe1xf2
Bc5xf2 37.Rd7-d1 Bf2-b6 38.Na5-c4
Bb6-c7 39.Bc3-e1 Qa8-c6 40.Rd1-d2
a6-a5 41.Kh1-g1 a5-a4 42.g2-g3
Kg8-f7 43.Be1-f2 e6-e5 44.Rd2-d1
f6-f5 45.Rd1-c1 Kf7-e7 46.Rc1-e1
h7-h5 47.Nc4-d2 Be4-d5 -5.55/16 ]
36...Be4xg2+! Diagram [ 36...Be4xg2+
37.Bf1xg2 Qa8xg2# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36...Be4xg2+ 37.Bf1xg2
Qa8xg2# -#2/11 ]

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E15

Carlsen,Magnus
Tallaksen Ostmoe,G
Norwegian Championship (5) 05.07.2005
E15: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 sidelines, 4
g3 Ba6 and 4 g3 Bb7 early deviations
1.Ng1-f3 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.d2-d4 b7-b6 4.g2-g3 Bc8-a6
5.b2-b3 b6-b5 6.c4xb5 Ba6xb5
7.Bf1-g2 d7-d5 8.0-0 Nb8-d7
9.Nb1-c3 Bb5-a6 10.Rf1-e1 Bf8-d6
11.Bc1-b2 0-0 Diagram

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last book move last book move
12.e2-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
12.Ra1-c1 Qd8-e7 13.e2-e4 d5xe4
14.Nf3-d2 Bd6-b4 15.Nc3xe4 Ra8-c8
16.Ne4-c3 Rf8-d8 17.Qd1-c2 Nd7-b6
18.Nc3-e4 Nb6-d5 19.Ne4-c5
Ba6-b5 0.24/15 ] 12...Nf6xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Bd6-b4
13.e4-e5 Nf6-e4 14.Nc3xe4 Bb4xe1
15.Qd1xe1 d5xe4 16.Qe1xe4 Qd8-e7
17.Qe4-c6 Nd7-b6 18.a2-a4 Qe7-d7
19.Qc6xd7 Nb6xd7 20.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8
21.Bb2-a3 Rf8-d8 22.Nf3-g5 Ba6-d3
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
Qd8-g5 21.b3xa4 f7-f6 22.Qd1-e2
Qg5-g4 23.Rc1-e1 Ra8xa4
24.Qe2xe6+ Qg4xe6 25.Re1xe6
Ra4xa2 0.22/18 ] 13...d5xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...d5xe4
14.Re1xe4 Ba6-b7 15.Re4-h4 Nd7-f6
16.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2 17.Kg1xg2 h7-h6
18.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 19.Ne5-c6 Qd8-d7
20.Qd1-c2 Nf6-d5 21.a2-a3 Nd5-e7
22.Rh4-g4 f7-f5 23.Nc6xe7+ Bd6xe7
0.22/16 ] 14.Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 14.Re1xe4 Ba6-b7 15.Re4-e1
Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1 Ra8-d8 17.Qd1-d3
Bb7-d5 18.Nf3-d2 Nd7-f6 19.Nd2-e4
Bd6-b4 20.Ne4xf6+ Qe7xf6
21.Re1-e2 Qf6-e7 22.Re2-e5 h7-h6
23.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5 0.22/17 ]
14...Ba6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...Nd7-f6 15.Re4-h4 Ba6-b7
16.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2 17.Kg1xg2 h7-h6
18.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 19.Ne5-c6 Qd8-d7
20.Qd1-c2 Nf6-d5 21.a2-a3 Nd5-e7
22.Rh4-g4 f7-f5 23.Nc6xe7+ Bd6xe7
0.21/16 ] 15.Re4-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15.Re4-e1 Qd8-e7 16.Ra1-c1
Ra8-d8 17.Qd1-d3 Bb7-d5 18.Nf3-d2
Nd7-f6 19.Nd2-e4 Bd6-b4 20.Ne4xf6+
Qe7xf6 21.Re1-e2 Qf6-e7 22.Re2-e5
h7-h6 23.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5 0.22/16 ]
15...Bd6-e7 Black threatens to win
material: Be7xh4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15...Ra8-b8 16.Ra1-c1 h7-h6
17.Nf3-e5 Bd6-e7 18.Bg2xb7 Nd7xe5
19.Rh4-h5 Rb8xb7 20.Rh5xe5
Qd8-d6 21.Qd1-f3 Qd6-a6 22.Bb2-c3
Be7-g5 23.Re5-a5 Qa6-b6 24.Rc1-d1
c7-c6 25.Ra5-c5 0.23/16 ] 16.Rh4-h3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.Rh4-h5
Nd7-f6 17.Rh5-e5 a7-a5 18.Ra1-c1
a5-a4 19.Re5-b5 Bb7-a6 20.Rb5-a5
a4xb3 21.Nf3-e5 Ba6-b7 22.Ra5xa8
Bb7xa8 23.Qd1xb3 Ba8-e4 24.a2-a4
0.16/15 ] 16...Nd7-f6 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...h7-h6

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17.Qd1-c2 Bb7-d5 18.Ra1-d1 c7-c6
19.Nf3-e5 Nd7xe5 20.d4xe5 Qd8-a5
21.Bb2-d4 Ra8-d8 22.Rh3-h5 c6-c5
23.Bd4-c3 Qa5-b5 24.Bg2xd5 Rd8xd5
25.Rd1xd5 e6xd5 26.Kg1-g2 -0.11/16 ]

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17.Qd1-e2 [ 17.Nf3-e5 Bb7xg2
18.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+ 19.f2-f3
Be7-d6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17.Ra1-c1 a7-a5 18.Qd1-c2 Bb7-e4
19.Qc2xc7 Qd8xc7 20.Rc1xc7 Nf6-d5
21.Rc7-c4 Be4-d3 22.Rc4-c6 Bd3-f5
23.Rh3-h5 Nd5-f6 24.Rh5xf5 e6xf5
25.Nf3-e5 Rf8-c8 26.d4-d5 Rc8xc6
27.d5xc6 Ra8-c8 28.Bb2-c3 Be7-b4
29.Bc3-d4 Nf6-e4 30.Bg2-f1 Bb4-d6
0.00/16 ] 17...Bb7-d5 [ 17...a7-a5
18.Qe2-d1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17...a7-a5 18.d4-d5 Nf6xd5
19.Ra1-d1 a5-a4 20.b3-b4 Be7-f6
21.b4-b5 h7-h6 22.Nf3-e5 Qd8-d6
23.Ne5-c4 Qd6-e7 24.Nc4-e5 Qe7-c5
25.Bb2-d4 -0.17/16 ] 18.Ra1-e1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Nf3-e5
Bd5xg2 19.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+
20.Kg2-g1 Be7-d6 21.Qe2-c2 h7-h6
22.Rh3-h4 a7-a5 23.Ne5-c6 Ra8-a6
24.Ra1-c1 Ra6-b6 25.Qc2-c4 Qd5-f5
26.Qc4-e2 a5-a4 27.Rh4-f4 Bd6xf4
28.Nc6-e7+ Kg8-h7 29.Ne7xf5
Bf4xc1 0.15/17 ] 18...Qd8-b8

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...a7-a5
19.Bb2-c3 h7-h6 20.Qe2-c2 a5-a4
21.b3-b4 a4-a3 22.Nf3-e5 Bd5xg2
23.Kg1xg2 Qd8-d5+ 24.f2-f3 Qd5-b7
25.Qc2-d3 Nf6-d5 26.Bc3-d2 Nd5xb4
27.Bd2xb4 Be7xb4 28.Re1-b1 Rf8-d8
29.Rh3-h4 c7-c5 30.Rh4-g4 c5xd4
31.Rg4xd4 Rd8xd4 32.Qd3xd4
-0.25/17 ] 19.Nf3-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19.Qe2-f1 Qb8-b7 20.Nf3-e5
Nf6-e4 21.Rh3-h5 a7-a5 22.Qf1-e2
Ne4-f6 23.Bg2xd5 Qb7xd5 24.Rh5-h4
a5-a4 25.Qe2-c2 a4xb3 26.a2xb3
h7-h6 27.Rh4-f4 Be7-b4 28.Re1-c1
Ra8-a2 29.Rc1-a1 Ra2xa1+
30.Bb2xa1 Rf8-a8 -0.06/17 ]
19...Qb8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Bd5xg2 20.Kg1xg2 Qb8-b7+
21.Qe2-f3 Nf6-d5 22.Rh3-h5 Be7-d6
23.Bb2-c1 Ra8-d8 24.Re1-e2 Bd6xe5
25.d4xe5 Rf8-e8 26.Rh5-h4 h7-h6
27.Bc1-a3 Kg8-h8 28.Ba3-c5 a7-a5
29.Re2-d2 0.12/16 ] 20.Bg2xd5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bg2xd5
e6xd5 21.Rh3-h4 Nf6-e4 22.Rh4-g4
f7-f5 23.Rg4-f4 Ra8-e8 24.f2-f3
Ne4-g5 25.Rf4-h4 Be7-d6 26.Qe2-d3
Bd6xe5 27.Re1xe5 Re8xe5 28.d4xe5
c7-c5 29.Bb2-c1 Ng5-e6 30.Kg1-g2
d5-d4 0.09/15 ] 20...Qb7xd5
White king safety dropped [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 20...e6xd5 21.Re1-c1
h7-h6 22.Rh3-h4 Nf6-e4 23.Rh4-h5
Be7-d6 24.f2-f3 Ne4-f6 25.Rh5-f5
Ra8-e8 26.Kg1-g2 c7-c6 27.Rc1-e1
0.07/14 ] 21.Qe2-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.g3-g4 g7-g6 22.Rh3-f3 h7-h5
23.h2-h3 Ra8-c8 24.Re1-c1 c7-c6
25.Qe2-d3 h5xg4 26.h3xg4 Nf6-e4
27.Rf3-f4 Ne4-g5 28.a2-a3 Kg8-h8
0.42/15 ] 21...c7-c5? [ 21...h7-h6
would allow Black to play on ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...h7-h6
22.Qc2xc7 Be7-d6 23.Qc7-c6 Bd6xe5
24.Qc6xd5 Nf6xd5 25.d4xe5 Rf8-c8

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26.Re1-e2 Nd5-b4 27.a2-a3 Nb4-d3
28.Re2-d2 Nd3xb2 29.Rd2xb2 Rc8-c5
30.Rh3-h5 Ra8-d8 31.Kg1-g2 Rc5-c3
32.Rh5-h4 0.28/16 ] 22.Ne5-g4+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Ne5-g4
h7-h5 23.Re1-e5 Qd5-f3 24.Ng4xf6+
Be7xf6 25.Re5xh5 g7-g6 26.Rh5xc5
Ra8-d8 27.Qc2-d2 Qf3-e4 28.Rc5-c1
Rd8-c8 29.Rc1-a1 Bf6-g7 30.Bb2-c3
Qe4-d5 31.Ra1-c1 Rf8-d8 32.Rh3-h4
Bg7-f6 33.Rh4-f4 Bf6-e7 0.97/18 ]
22...h7-h6 [ 22...h7-h5 23.Re1-e5
h5xg4 24.Re5xd5 e6xd5
25.Rh3-h4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...h7-h5 Diagram

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23.Re1-e5 Qd5-f3 24.Ng4xf6+
Be7xf6 25.Re5xh5 g7-g6 26.Rh5xc5
Rf8-d8 27.d4-d5 e6xd5 28.Bb2xf6
Qf3xf6 29.Rh3-h4 Rd8-d7 30.Rc5-c6
Qf6-a1+ 31.Kg1-g2 Ra8-e8 32.Qc2-d2
Qa1-e5 33.Qd2-d4 Qe5-g7 34.Rh4-f4
g6-g5 35.Rf4-f6 1.15/17 ] 23.Re1-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Ng4xh6+
g7xh6 24.Re1-e5 Qd5-d7 25.Rh3xh6
Kg8-g7 26.Qc2-c1 Rf8-g8 27.Re5-g5+
Kg7-f8 28.d4-d5 Ra8-d8 29.Qc1-f4
e6-e5 30.Bb2xe5 Qd7xd5 31.Be5xf6
Qd5-d1+ 32.Kg1-g2 Be7xf6 33.Qf4xf6
Rg8xg5 34.Qf6xg5 Qd1-d5+
35.Qg5xd5 Rd8xd5 36.Rh6-a6

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Rd5-d7 37.Ra6-a5 Rd7-c7 38.Ra5-a6
Kf8-e7 39.h2-h4 2.14/13 ]
23...Qd5-f3?? an oversight. But Black
was lost anyway. [ 23...Qd5-d7
24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6 25.Rh3xh6
Kg8-g7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Qd5-d7 24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Qc2-c1 Rf8-g8
27.Re5-g5+ Kg7-f8 28.d4-d5 Ra8-d8
29.Qc1-f4 e6-e5 30.Bb2xe5 Qd7xd5
31.Be5xf6 Qd5-d1+ 32.Kg1-g2 Be7xf6
33.Qf4xf6 Rg8xg5 34.Qf6xg5
Qd1-d5+ 35.Qg5xd5 Rd8xd5
36.Rh6-a6 Rd5-d7 37.h2-h4 Kf8-g7
38.h4-h5 f7-f6 39.Ra6-c6 Kg7-h6
40.Rc6xc5 Rd7-d2 2.41/14 ]
24.Ng4xh6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Ng4xh6+ g7xh6 25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7
26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Rc8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Ra8xh8 33.e3xd4
Be7-d6 34.Bc1-g5 Nf6-d5 35.Qd1-g4
Kg7-f8 36.h2-h4 Bd6-c7 37.Qg4-f3
Kf8-g7 38.Kg1-g2 3.69/14 ] 24...g7xh6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...g7xh6
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+
Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+
Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3
Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 Kg7-f8 32.e3xd4
Nf6-d5 33.Rh4-h7 Kf8-g8 34.Rh7-h3
f7-f5 35.Rh3-h6 Be7-f6 36.Bc1-f4
Kg8-g7 37.Qd1-d2 Rc8-h8 38.Rh6xh8
Ra8xh8 39.Kg1-g2 4.01/15 ]
25.Rh3xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Rh3xh6 Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+
Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+
Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3
Rf8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 Rc8-h8 32.Rh4xh8
Ra8xh8 33.e3xd4 Be7-d6 34.Bc1-g5
Nf6-d5 35.Qd1-g4 Kg7-f8 36.h2-h4
Bd6-c7 37.Qg4-f3 Rh8-g8 38.Kg1-g2
f7-f6 39.a2-a3 Kf8-e7 3.67/16 ]
25...Kg8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Kg8-g7 26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6

174
27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3
29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Rf8-c8
31.Qc2-d1 Kg7-f8 32.e3xd4 Nf6-d5
33.Rh4-h7 Kf8-g8 34.Rh7-h3 Kg8-f8
35.Rh3-h8+ Kf8-g7 36.Rh8-h6 Nd5-f6
37.Kg1-g2 Rc8-c3 38.Bc1-d2 Rc3-d3
39.Rh6-h4 Kg7-g8 3.81/17 ]
26.Re5-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Re5-g5+ Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-h5
Rc8-c1+ Diagram

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9zp-+-vlpmk-0 217
9-+-+psn-+0
9+-+-+-+Q0
9-+-+-+-tR0
9+P+-zp-zP-0
9PvL-+-+-zP0
9+-tr-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
34.Kg1-g2 Rc1-c2+ 35.Kg2-h3 Kg7-f8
36.Qh5-h6+ Kf8-e8 37.Bb2xf6 e3-e2
38.Rh4-e4 Rc2xa2 39.Qh6-h7 Rg8-g6
40.Qh7-h8+ Ke8-d7 41.Bf6-c3 2.90/9 ]
26...Kg7xh6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Kg7xh6 27.Bb2-c1 c5xd4
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4
Be7-d6 34.Kg1-g2 Rh8-c8 35.Bc1-d2
Nf6-d5 36.h2-h3 f7-f5 37.a2-a4
Bd6-b4 3.87/1 ] 27.Bb2-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Bb2-c1
c5xd4 28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4
Be7-d6 34.Kg1-g2 Rh8-c8 35.Bc1-d2

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Nf6-d5 36.h2-h3 f7-f5 37.a2-a4
Bd6-b4 3.44/14 ] 27...c5xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...c5xd4
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
Rf8-h8 32.Rh4xh8 Rc8xh8 33.e3xd4
Be7-d6 34.Qd1-f1 Nf6-d5 35.Qf1-a6
Bd6-c7 36.Kg1-g2 Bc7-b8 37.Qa6-b7
Bb8-c7 38.h2-h4 Bc7-b6 39.Bc1-b2
Nd5-e3+ 40.Kg2-f3 3.58/15 ]
28.Rg5-g4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Rg5-g4+ Qf3-e3 29.Rg4-h4+
Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1
d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-f1
e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 35.Rh4-f4
Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 37.Qf3-b7
Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 39.Bb2-c3
e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 41.h2-h4
Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.39/9 ] 28...Qf3-e3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Qf3-e3
29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8
33.Qd1-f1 e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8
35.Rh4-f4 Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7
37.Qf3-b7 Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8
39.Bb2-c3 e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6
41.h2-h4 Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.66/10 ]
29.Rg4-h4+ [ 29.f2xe3 is a weaker
possibility Nf6xg4 30.e3xd4+
Kh6-g7 ; 29.Bc1xe3+?! d4xe3
30.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 31.f2xe3
Ra8-c8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rg4-h4+ Kh6-g7 30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8
33.Qd1-f1 e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8
35.Rh4-f4 Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7
37.Qf3-b7 Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8
39.Bb2-c3 e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6
41.h2-h4 Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.39/11 ]
29...Nf6-h5 [ 29...Kh6-g7
doesn't change the outcome of the
game 30.f2xe3 ( 30.Bc1xe3?! d4xe3
31.f2xe3 Ra8-c8= ) 30...Ra8-c8
31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3 32.Bc1xe3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Kh6-g7

175
30.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qc2-d1 d4xe3
32.Bc1-b2 Rf8-g8 33.Qd1-f1 Diagram

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9-+r+-+r+0{
9zp-+-vlpmk-0 218
9-+-+psn-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-+-tR0
9+P+-zp-zP-0
9PvL-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+QmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
e3-e2 34.Qf1xe2 Kg7-f8 35.Rh4-f4
Rg8-g6 36.Qe2-f3 Kf8-g7 37.Qf3-b7
Be7-c5+ 38.Kg1-g2 Rc8-d8 39.Bb2-c3
e6-e5 40.Rf4-f1 Rg6-h6 41.h2-h4
Rd8-d7 42.Qb7-c6 2.66/12 ]
30.Rh4xh5+! Decoy: e2 [ 30.Bc1xe3+
d4xe3 31.Rh4-h3 Ra8-c8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Rh4xh5+
Kh6xh5 31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3
Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+
Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6
d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-g7 38.Qe4xe3
a7-a6 39.Qe3-e7+ Kg7-g6
40.Qe7-e4+ Kg6-g7 41.Qe4-g4+
Kg7-f7 42.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6
43.Qd7-d3+ Kg6-f7 44.Qd3xa6 Rf8-d8
45.Qa6-b7+ Kf7-g6 46.Qb7-e4+
Kg6-f7 47.b3-b4 6.33/13 ] 30...Kh6xh5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kh6xh5
31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3 Ra8-c8
33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+ Kf6-g6
35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6 d4xe3
37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-g7 38.Qe4xe3 a7-a6
39.Qe3-e7+ Kg7-g6 40.Qe7-e4+
Kg6-g7 41.Qe4-g4+ Kg7-f7
42.Qg4-d7+ Kf7-g6 43.Qd7-d3+
Kg6-f7 44.Qd3xa6 Rf8-d8 45.Qa6-b7+
Kf7-g6 46.Qb7-e4+ Kg6-f7 47.b3-b4

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6.48/14 ] 31.Qc2-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 31.Qc2-h7+ Kh5-g5 32.f2xe3
Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6 34.Qh7-h4+
Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6 36.Qe7xe6
d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-f7 38.Bd2xe3
a7-a6 39.Qe4-b7+ Kf7-g6 40.Qb7xa6
Rf8-d8 41.Qa6-e2 Rc8-c3 42.Kg1-g2
Rd8-d5 43.b3-b4 6.24/15 ] 31...Kh5-g4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Kh5-g5
32.f2xe3 Ra8-c8 33.Bc1-d2 Kg5-f6
34.Qh7-h4+ Kf6-g6 35.Qh4xe7 f7-f6
36.Qe7xe6 d4xe3 37.Qe6-e4+ Kg6-f7
38.Bd2xe3 a7-a6 39.Qe4-b7+ Kf7-g6
40.Qb7xa6 Rf8-d8 41.Qa6-e2 Rc8-c3
42.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d5 43.b3-b4 6.43/16 ]
32.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.f2xe3 Diagram

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9r+-+-tr-+0{
9zp-+-vlp+Q0 219
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-zp-+k+0
9+P+-zP-zP-0
9P+-+-+-zP0
9+-vL-+-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Rf8-c8 33.Kg1-g2 Be7-f8 34.e3xd4
Rc8xc1 35.Qh7-g8+ Kg4-h5
36.Qg8xf7+ Kh5-h6 37.Qf7xe6+
Kh6-g7 38.Qe6-g4+ Kg7-h7
39.Qg4-f5+ Kh7-h8 40.Qf5-h5+
Kh8-g8 41.Qh5-g5+ Bf8-g7
42.Qg5xc1 Ra8-f8 43.Qc1-c4+
Kg8-h7 44.Qc4-c7 6.15/13 ]
32...Ra8-c8 [ 32...d4-d3 33.Qh7xd3
Ra8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Be7-g5 33.h2-h3+ Kg4-f3
34.Qh7-h5+ Kf3-e4 35.Qh5xg5 Rf8-g8
36.Qg5-f4+ Ke4-d5 37.Qf4-f3+ Kd5-c5

176
38.Bc1-a3+ Kc5-b6 39.e3xd4 f7-f5
40.Ba3-c5+ Kb6-c7 41.Qf3-f4+
Kc7-b7 42.Qf4-d6 Ra8-c8 43.Kg1-g2
f5-f4 44.Qd6xf4 Rg8-g7 45.g3-g4
Rc8-c6 46.g4-g5 Rc6-a6 47.Qf4-e4+
Kb7-c8 7.21/14 ] 33.Kg1-g2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Kg1-g2
Rf8-g8 34.e3xd4 Rc8xc1 35.h2-h3+
Kg4-g5 36.h3-h4+ Kg5-f6 37.Qh7xg8
e6-e5 38.Qg8-g5+ Kf6-e6 39.Qg5xc1
Be7-d6 40.d4xe5 Bd6xe5 41.Qc1-c6+
Ke6-e7 42.h4-h5 a7-a5 43.h5-h6
Be5-a1 44.h6-h7 Ba1-g7 45.Qc6-c5+
Ke7-f6 46.Qc5-c3+ Kf6-g6 47.h7-h8Q
Bg7xh8 48.Qc3xh8 f7-f6 49.Qh8-g8+
Kg6-h6 12.66/14 ] 33...Rc8xc1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rc8-c2+
34.Qh7xc2 f7-f5 35.e3xd4 Kg4-h5
36.Qc2-e2+ Kh5-g6 37.Qe2xe6+
Be7-f6 38.h2-h4 Kg6-g7 39.h4-h5
a7-a5 40.Bc1-a3 Rf8-f7 41.Qe6xf5
Bf6-e7 42.h5-h6+ Kg7-g8 43.Qf5-c8+
Kg8-h7 44.Ba3xe7 Rf7xe7 45.Qc8-f5+
Kh7-g8 Diagram

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9-+-+-+k+0
9+-+-tr-+-0 220
9-+-+-+-zP0
9zp-+-+Q+-0
9-+-zP-+-+0
9+P+-+-zP-0
9P+-+-+K+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
46.Qf5-g6+ Kg8-f8 47.Qg6-f6+
Kf8-e8 48.Qf6xe7+ Ke8xe7 49.h6-h7
Ke7-d6 50.h7-h8Q 16.26/15 ]
34.h2-h3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.h2-h3+ Kg4-g5 35.Qh7-g7+
Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4

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37.Qg7-h6# #4/9 ] 34...Kg4-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Kg4-g5
35.Qh7-g7+ Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+
Kh5-h4 37.Qg7-h6# #3/1 ] 35.Qh7-g7+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qh7-g7+
Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4
37.Qg7-h6# #3/13 ] 35...Kg5-f5
[ 35...Kg5-h5 is no salvation 36.g3-g4+
Kh5-h4 37.Qg7-h6# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35...Kg5-h5 36.g3-g4+ Kh5-h4
37.Qg7-h6# #2/14 ] 36.g3-g4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.g3-g4+
Kf5-e4 37.Qg7xd4# #2/9 ] 36...Kf5-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kf5-e4
37.Qg7xd4# #1/1 ] 37.Qg7xd4#
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Qg7xd4# #1/11 ]

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9-+-+-tr-+0{
9zp-+-vlp+-0 221
9-+-+p+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-wQk+P+0
9+P+-zP-+P0
9P+-+-+K+0
9+-tr-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy

177
Black threatens to win material:
Qb6xb2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
6...Nb8-d7 Diagram

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9r+lwqkvl-tr0
9zpp+n+pzp-0 222
9-+p+psn-zp0
9+-+p+-+-0
9-+PzP-+-vL0
9+-sN-+N+-0
9PzP-+PzPPzP0
9tR-+QmKL+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy

7.e2-e3 Bf8-d6 8.Bf1-d3 0-0 9.0-0


b7-b6 10.c4xd5 e6xd5 11.Bh4-g3
Bd6xg3 12.h2xg3 Bc8-b7 13.Qd1-c2
Qd8-e7 14.Ra1-c1 Ra8-e8 0.17/15 ]
7.Qd1-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
7.Qd1-d2 Nb8-d7 8.c4-c5 Qb6-a5
9.a2-a3 Bf8-e7 10.e2-e3 Qa5-d8
11.Bh4-g3 Nf6-e4 12.Nc3xe4 d5xe4
13.Nf3-e5 Nd7xe5 14.Bg3xe5 0-0
15.Bf1-e2 b7-b6 16.0-0 Be7xc5
0.35/16 ] 7...Nf6-e4 [ 7...Nb8-a6
8.e2-e3 Na6-b4 9.Qc2-d2 ;
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 ]
8...Bf8-b4 [ 8...Qb6-a5!? 9.Bf1-d3
move last book move Qd8-b6

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g7-g5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
8...Qb6-a5 9.Bf1-d3 g7-g5 10.Bh4-g3
Ne4xg3 11.h2xg3 Nb8-a6 12.a2-a3
Na6-b4 13.Qc2-d1 Nb4xd3+
14.Qd1xd3 d5xc4 15.Qd3xc4 Bf8-g7
16.g3-g4 0-0 17.b2-b4 Qa5-c7
18.Ke1-f1 Bc8-d7 19.Nf3-e5 Bg7xe5
20.d4xe5 Qc7xe5 21.Rh1xh6 0.43/15 ]
9.Bf1-d3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
9.Nf3-d2 Ne4xd2 10.Qc2xd2 Qb6-a5
11.Ra1-c1 0-0 12.a2-a3 Bb4xc3
13.Rc1xc3 Nb8-d7 14.c4xd5 Qa5xd5
15.f2-f3 Qd5-h5 16.Bh4-g3 Nd7-b6
17.Bf1-d3 Nb6-d5 18.Rc3-c1 Bc8-d7
19.Bg3-d6 Rf8-d8 0.57/17 ] 9...Qb6-a5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...0-0
10.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 11.Qc2xe4 Bb4xc3+
12.b2xc3 Qb6-b2 13.0-0 Qb2xc3
14.Rf1-c1 Qc3-a3 15.c4-c5 Nb8-d7
16.Qe4-c2 Rf8-e8 17.Bh4-g3 Nd7-f6
18.Bg3-e5 Nf6-d5 19.Ra1-b1 b7-b6
20.c5xb6 a7xb6 21.Qc2xc6 0.71/15 ]

XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnl+k+-tr0
9zpp+-+pzp-0 223
9-+p+p+-zp0
9wq-+p+-+-0
9-vlPzPn+-vL0
9+-sNLzPN+-0
9PzPQ+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-mK-+R0[
xiiiiiiiiy
10.0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
10.Bd3xe4 d5xe4 11.Nf3-d2 0-0
12.Nc3xe4 e6-e5 13.0-0 e5xd4
14.e3xd4 Bc8-e6 15.a2-a3 Bb4xd2
16.Ne4xd2 Nb8-d7 17.Nd2-e4 Be6-f5
18.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8 19.Bh4-g3 Qa5-b6
20.c4-c5 Qb6-b5 21.f2-f3 Bf5xe4
22.Re1xe4 0.92/16 ] 10...Ne4xc3

178
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Bb4xc3
11.b2xc3 g7-g5 12.Bh4-g3 Ne4xg3
13.f2xg3 Nb8-d7 14.Ra1-b1 g5-g4
15.Nf3-d2 f7-f5 16.c4xd5 c6xd5
17.c3-c4 Nd7-f6 18.c4xd5 Nf6xd5
19.Bd3-b5+ Ke8-f7 20.Nd2-c4 Qa5-c3
21.Qc2-e4 Kf7-g7 22.Qe4-e5+
Kg7-h7 0.76/16 ] 11.b2xc3 Diagram
[ 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.Bd3xc4 Bb4-d6
13.b2xc3 Nb8-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 11.a2-a3 d5xc4 12.a3xb4 c4xd3
13.Qc2xc3 Qa5-h5 14.Qc3xd3 0-0
15.Rf1-c1 Nb8-a6 16.Qd3-d2 f7-f6
17.Bh4-g3 Bc8-d7 18.h2-h3 Qh5-g6
19.Qd2-c3 Ra8-d8 20.Qc3-c4 Qg6-e4
21.Bg3-d6 0.81/18 ]

XIIIIIIIIY
9rsnl+k+-tr0{
9zpp+-+pzp-0 224
9-+p+p+-zp0
9wq-+p+-+-0
9-vlPzP-+-vL0
9+-zPLzPN+-0
9P+Q+-zPPzP0
9tR-+-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
11...Bb4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
11...d5xc4 12.Bd3xc4 Bb4-d6
13.Nf3-d2 Qa5-h5 14.Bh4-g3 Bd6xg3
15.f2xg3 Nb8-d7 16.Nd2-e4 0-0
17.Ra1-b1 b7-b6 18.Rf1-f4 Qh5-g6
19.Rb1-f1 Bc8-b7 20.Bc4-d3 f7-f5
21.Ne4-d6 0.63/16 ] 12.Ra1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12.Ra1-b1
Bc3-b4 13.c4-c5 Nb8-d7 14.Rb1-b3
Bb4-a3 15.Qc2-d2 Qa5xd2 16.Nf3xd2
Ba3xc5 17.d4xc5 Nd7xc5 18.Rb3-a3
Nc5xd3 19.Ra3xd3 b7-b6 20.Rf1-c1
c6-c5 21.Bh4-g3 c5-c4 22.Rd3-d4
Bc8-b7 23.Rd4-g4 0-0 24.Bg3-d6

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0.61/17 ] 12...d5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 12...Bc3-b4 13.c4-c5 Nb8-d7
14.Rb1-b3 Bb4-a3 15.Qc2-d2 Qa5xd2
16.Nf3xd2 Ba3xc5 17.d4xc5 Nd7xc5
18.Rb3-a3 Nc5xd3 19.Ra3xd3 b7-b6
20.Rf1-c1 c6-c5 21.Bh4-g3 c5-c4
22.Rd3-d4 Bc8-b7 23.Rd4-g4 0-0
24.Bg3-d6 0.55/16 ] 13.Bd3xc4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Bd3xc4
Bc3-b4 14.Nf3-e5 0-0 15.Bc4-e2
Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4 Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6
Qc7xd6 18.Rb1-b2 Nb8-d7 19.Rf1-d1
e6-e5 20.Rb2-b1 Qd6-a3 21.Rb1-b3
Qa3-d6 22.Be2-c4 b7-b5 23.Bc4-e2
Nd7-f6 24.d4xe5 Qd6xe5 25.Bh4-g3
Bc8-f5 26.Qc2xc6 0.60/18 ]
13...Bc3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
13...Bc3-b4 14.Nf3-e5 0-0 15.Bc4-e2
Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4 Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6
Qc7xd6 18.Bh4-g3 Qd6-e7 19.a2-a4
Nb8-d7 20.a4-a5 a7-a6 21.h2-h3
Rf8-e8 22.Rf1-d1 e6-e5 23.Be2-g4
Nd7-f6 24.Bg4xc8 Ra8xc8
25.Bg3xe5 0.57/16 ] 14.Nf3-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Bh4-g3
Nb8-d7 15.Rb1-b3 Bb4-e7 16.Rf1-b1
Qa5-a4 17.Bc4-d3 0-0 18.h2-h3
Nd7-f6 19.Nf3-e5 Nf6-d5 20.Ne5-c4
f7-f5 21.Nc4-d6 b7-b6 22.Bg3-e5
Be7xd6 23.Be5xd6 0.51/16 ]
14...Bb4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
14...0-0 15.Bc4-e2 Bb4-d6 16.Ne5-c4
Qa5-c7 17.Nc4xd6 Qc7xd6 18.Bh4-g3
Qd6-e7 19.a2-a4 Nb8-d7 20.a4-a5
a7-a6 21.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 22.Rf1-d1
e6-e5 23.Be2-g4 Nd7-f6 24.Bg4xc8
Ra8xc8 25.Bg3xe5 0.57/15 ] 15.f2-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.Ne5-g6
Diagram
(Diagram 225)
Rh8-g8 16.Bc4-e2 Qa5-f5 17.Be2-d3
Qf5-a5 18.Ng6-e5 Bd6xe5 19.d4xe5
g7-g5 20.Bh4-g3 Nb8-d7 21.Bd3-e2

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g5xh4 24.Bg3xh4 Qa5xe5 25.Rd1-d4
c6-c5 26.Rd4-f4 Qe5-d5 27.Rf1-d1
0.98/15 ] 15...Qa5-c7 [ 15...0-0 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...0-0
16.Rf1-f3 Nb8-a6 17.Rf3-g3 Na6-c7
18.Qc2-e2 Nc7-e8 19.Bc4-d3 Bd6xe5
20.d4xe5 Qa5-c5 21.Bd3-e4 Kg8-h8
22.Rb1-d1 g7-g6 23.Rg3-h3 Kh8-g8
24.Bh4-e1 0.71/15 ] 16.Qc2-e4
[ 16.Rb1-d1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Rf1-f3 c6-c5 17.Rf3-g3 g7-g5
18.f4xg5 c5xd4 19.e3xd4 h6xg5
20.Bh4xg5 Bd6xe5 21.d4xe5 Nb8-d7
22.Bg5-f4 a7-a6 23.Qc2-e4 Nd7-c5
24.Qe4-d4 b7-b5 25.Bc4-e2 1.10/14 ]
16...b7-b6?? [ 16...0-0 the rescuing
straw ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...0-0
17.Rf1-f3 f7-f5 18.Qe4-d3 b7-b5
19.Bc4-b3 a7-a5 20.a2-a3 Bd6xe5
21.f4xe5 Rf8-f7 22.Bh4-e1 Bc8-d7
23.e3-e4 f5-f4 24.Be1-d2 a5-a4
25.Bb3-a2 0.39/16 ] 17.Ne5xf7+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Ne5xf7
Qc7xf7 18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4
b6-b5 20.Rb1xb5 a7-a6 21.f5xe6
g7-g6 22.Rb5-b1 a6-a5 23.Rf1-f7
g6-g5 24.Qg4-h5 Ke8-d8 25.Bh4-g3
Bc8xe6 26.Bc4xe6 Bd6xg3 27.h2xg3
Qg8-e8 28.Qh5-g6 4.15/14 ]

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18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5
20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7 21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5
22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7 23.Qg6xf7+
Ke8xf7 24.f5xe6+ Kf7-e8 25.Bh4xe7
Ke8xe7 26.Rf1-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.e6-e7
Rh8-e8 28.Rf7xg7 Bc8-d7 29.Bc4-f7
Nb8-a6 30.Bf7xe8 Bd7xe8 31.Re5-f5
Na6-b4 32.Rf5-f6+ Kd6-d7 33.Kg1-f2
Nb4xa2 4.46/15 ] 18.f4-f5 [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 18.f4-f5 Qf7-g8
19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5 20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7
21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5 22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7
23.Bc4xe6 Qf7xg6 24.f5xg6 Be7xh4
25.Be6xc8+ Ke8-d8 26.Bc8-b7
Nb8-d7 27.Bb7xa8 Nd7xe5 28.d4xe5
Bh4-g5 1.75/13 ] 18...Qf7-h5??
the final mistake, not that it matters
anymore [ 18...Qf7-g8 19.d4-d5
Bd6-e7 ( 19...c6xd5?? 20.Bc4xd5
b6-b5 21.Bd5xa8+- ) 20.d5xc6
Be7xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Qf7-g8 19.Qe4-g4 b6-b5
20.Rb1xb5 Bd6-e7 21.Rb5-e5 h6-h5
22.Qg4-g6+ Qg8-f7 23.Qg6xf7+
Ke8xf7 24.f5xe6+ Kf7-e8 25.Bh4xe7
Ke8xe7 26.Rf1-f7+ Ke7-d6 27.e6-e7
Rh8-e8 28.Rf7xg7 Bc8-d7 29.Bc4-f7
Nb8-a6 30.Bf7xe8 Bd7xe8 31.Kg1-f2

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Na6-b4 32.Re5-f5 Nb4xa2 33.Rf5-f6+
Kd6-d7 2.05/14 ] 19.Bc4xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Bc4xe6
Ke8-f8 20.Be6xc8 Qh5-f7 21.f5-f6
g7-g5 22.Bh4-g3 Bd6xg3 23.h2xg3
Nb8-d7 24.Qe4xc6 Ra8xc8
25.Qc6xc8+ Qf7-e8 26.Qc8-c7
Rh8-h7 27.e3-e4 Kf8-g8 28.Qc7-c6
Qe8-f7 29.e4-e5 Nd7-f8 30.d4-d5
Qf7-d7 31.Qc6-c4 Qd7-c7 32.Qc4xc7
Rh7xc7 33.e5-e6 Rc7-c8 34.e6-e7
Kg8-f7 35.e7xf8Q+ Rc8xf8
36.Rb1-c1 6.69/14 ] 19...Nb8-d7
[ 19...Bd6xh2+ the only chance to get
some counterplay 20.Kg1xh2 Bc8xe6
21.Qe4xe6+ Ke8-f8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 19...Ke8-f8 20.Be6xc8
Qh5-f7 21.f5-f6 g7-g5 22.Bh4-g3
Bd6xg3 23.h2xg3 Nb8-d7 24.Qe4xc6
Ra8xc8 25.Qc6xc8+ Qf7-e8
26.Qc8-c7 Rh8-h7 27.e3-e4 Kf8-g8
28.Qc7-c6 Qe8-f7 29.e4-e5 Nd7-f8
30.d4-d5 Qf7-d7 31.Qc6-c4 Qd7-c7
32.Qc4-d4 Rh7-d7 33.Rf1-c1 Qc7-b7
34.Rc1-c6 6.94/15 ] 20.f5-f6 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.f5-f6
Qh5xh4 21.f6-f7+ Ke8-d8 22.Qe4xh4+
Bd6-e7 23.Qh4-e4 Bc8-b7 24.d4-d5
c6xd5 25.Be6xd5 Bb7xd5 26.Qe4xd5
Kd8-c7 27.Rf1-d1 Ra8-d8 28.Qd5-d4
g7-g5 29.Rb1-c1+ Be7-c5
30.Qd4-d6+ Kc7-b7 31.Qd6-e6
Kb7-c7 32.Qe6-e7 g5-g4 33.Rd1xd7+
Rd8xd7 34.Qe7-e5+ Kc7-b7
35.Qe5xh8 Rd7xf7 36.Qh8xh6 Rf7-e7
37.Rc1-e1 Re7-d7 38.Re1-f1 8.29/13 ]
(Diagram 227)
20...Nd7xf6 [ 20...Qh5xh4
cannot undo what has already been
done 21.Be6xd7+ Ke8xd7
22.Qe4xh4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Qh5xh4 21.f6-f7+ Ke8-d8
22.Qe4xh4+ Bd6-e7 23.Qh4-e4

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Bb7xd5 26.Qe4xd5 Kd8-c7 27.Rf1-d1
Ra8-d8 28.Qd5-d4 g7-g5 29.Rb1-c1+
Be7-c5 30.Qd4-d6+ Kc7-b7
31.Qd6-e6 Kb7-c7 32.Qe6-e7 g5-g4
33.Rd1xd7+ Rd8xd7 34.Qe7-e5+
Kc7-b7 35.Qe5xh8 Rd7xf7 36.Qh8xh6
Rf7-e7 37.Rc1-e1 Re7-d7 38.Re1-f1
8.61/14 ] 21.Rf1xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.Rf1xf6 g7xf6 22.Be6-g4+
Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+ Kd8-c7
24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8 Ra8xh8
26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7 Rd8-f8
28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4 Bd7xg4
30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7 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 12.41/15 ] 21...Qh5xh4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...g7xf6
22.Be6-g4+ Ke8-d8 23.Bh4xf6+
Kd8-c7 24.Bg4xh5 Bc8-d7 25.Bf6xh8
Ra8xh8 26.Rb1-f1 Rh8-d8 27.Rf1-f7
Rd8-f8 28.Rf7xf8 Bd6xf8 29.Bh5-g4
Diagram
Bd7xg4 30.Qe4xg4 Bf8-e7
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

13.07/16 ] 22.Qe4xc6+ [Houdini 2.0c


Pro x64: 22.Qe4xc6+ Ke8-e7
23.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #6/19 ] 22...Ke8-e7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Ke8-e7
23.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/20 ] 23.Rf6-f7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rf6-f7+
Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #5/17 ] 23...Ke7xe6
[ 23...Ke7-d8 does not solve anything
24.Rf7-d7+! Mate attack Kd8-e8
25.Be6-f7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
Qh4-e7 27.Qd6xe7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23...Ke7-d8 24.Rf7-d7+ Kd8-e8
25.Rd7xa7+ Ke8-f8 26.Qc6xd6+
Kf8-e8 27.Be6-f7# #4/18 ] 24.Qc6-c4#
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Qc6-c4# #1/11 ]
(Diagram 229)
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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-e6 ;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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12...Rc7-c4 Diagram [ 12...e6-e5
13.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7 14.Qd1-d3 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...e6-e5
13.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7 14.Qd1-d3 Bc8-b7
15.Ra1-d1 Rc7-c8 16.Rd1-d2 Qd8-c7
17.Rf1-d1 Qc7-c4 18.Be3-f2 Qc4xd3
19.Rd2xd3 Rc8-c7 20.h2-h3 Rf8-c8
21.Kg1-h2 h7-h6 22.a4-a5 -0.02/18 ]

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13.g2-g4 [ 13.f5xe6!? f7xe6
14.Qd1-d3 Qd8-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 13.Qd1-e2 Rc4-b4 14.f5xe6
f7xe6 15.Qe2-d2 Rb4-c4 16.Bf3-e2
Rc4-c5 17.b2-b4 Rc5-e5 18.Be2-f3
a6-a5 19.b4xa5 Re5xa5 20.Ra1-b1
Ra5-e5 21.Nd4-b5 Nb8-c6 22.Be3-f4
Re5-c5 23.Bf4xd6 0.61/17 ] 13...h7-h6
[ 13...e6-e5 14.Nd4-b3 h7-h6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...e6-e5
14.Nd4-b3 h7-h6 15.Qd1-e2 Rc4-b4
16.a4-a5 b6-b5 17.Be3-b6 Qd8-e8
18.h2-h4 Nb8-c6 19.g4-g5 h6xg5
20.h4xg5 Nf6-h7 21.Nc3-d5 Nh7xg5
22.Nd5xb4 Nc6xb4 0.00/16 ]
14.Qd1-d2 Black has a cramped
position [ 14.f5xe6 f7xe6 15.Qd1-d2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.f5xe6 f7xe6
15.Qd1-e2 Rc4-c5 16.Nd4-b3 Rc5-e5
17.Be3-f4 Nb8-c6 18.Ra1-d1 Qd8-d7
19.Bf4xe5 Nc6xe5 20.Nb3-d4 Bc8-b7
21.h2-h3 Be7-d8 22.Bf3-h1 Bd8-c7

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0.27/15 ] 14...Nf6-h7? [ 14...e6-e5!?
should be examined more closely
15.Nd4-e2 Nb8-d7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 14...e6-e5 15.Nd4-e2 Bc8-b7
16.b2-b3 Rc4-c8 17.h2-h4 Nf6-h7
18.Ra1-d1 Nb8-d7 19.Kg1-g2 Nd7-c5
20.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 21.Qd2-d3 Be7xh4
22.Qd3xd6 Nh7-f6 23.Rf1-h1 Rc8-c6
24.Qd6-d3 -0.29/16 ] 15.Ra1-d1
[ 15.Bf3-e2 Rc4-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 15.f5xe6 f7xe6 16.h2-h3 Nh7-f6
17.a4-a5 b6-b5 18.Nc3-e2 Qd8-e8
19.Ra1-d1 Nb8-c6 20.b2-b3 Rc4-c5
21.Nd4xc6 Rc5xc6 22.e4-e5 d6xe5
23.Bf3xc6 Qe8xc6 24.Qd2-c3
Qc6-e4 0.29/14 ] 15...Be7-g5?
[ 15...e6-e5 16.Nd4-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 15...e6-e5 16.Nd4-b3 Nb8-d7
17.Qd2-d3 Rc4-c6 18.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7
19.a4-a5 b6-b5 20.c2-c3 Nh7-f6
21.Nd5xe7+ Qd8xe7 22.Be3-f2
Rf8-e8 23.h2-h3 Re8-b8 24.Bf3-g2
Rb8-c8 25.Rf1-e1 b5-b4 26.c3xb4
-0.16/17 ] 16.Be3xg5 [ 16.Bf3-e2!?
Rc4-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16.Bf3-e2 Rc4-c7 17.f5xe6 Bg5xe3+
18.Qd2xe3 f7xe6 19.Rf1xf8+ Nh7xf8
20.Nd4-f3 Rc7-d7 21.g4-g5 h6xg5
22.Nf3xg5 Nb8-c6 23.Be2-h5 Nc6-e5
24.Rd1-f1 g7-g6 25.Bh5-e2 Ne5-f7
26.Ng5-f3 Bc8-b7 27.Kg1-g2 0.51/16 ]
16...Nh7xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Qd8xg5 17.Bf3-e2 Qg5xd2
18.Rd1xd2 Rc4-c7 19.f5xe6 f7xe6
20.Nd4-f3 Rc7-d7 21.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8
22.Be2-c4 Nh7-f8 23.Kg1-g2 Nb8-c6
24.Nc3-d5 Nc6-e5 25.Nd5xb6 Ne5xg4
26.Rd1-e1 Rd7-c7 27.b2-b3 Bc8-b7
28.Nf3-d4 d6-d5 29.e4xd5 e6xd5
30.Bc4-d3 Rc7-f7 31.a4-a5 0.58/17 ]
17.Bf3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
17.Bf3-e2 Rc4-b4 18.f5xe6 f7xe6
19.b2-b3 Rf8xf1+ 20.Rd1xf1 e6-e5
21.Nd4-f5 Bc8xf5 22.g4xf5 Rb4-d4
23.Qd2-e3 Nb8-d7 24.Be2xa6 Nd7-f6

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25.Ba6-c4+ Kg8-h8 26.Bc4-d3 d6-d5
27.Nc3-e2 Rd4-b4 28.e4xd5 Qd8xd5
29.Bd3-c4 0.45/16 ] 17...Nb8-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...e6-e5
18.Nd4-e2 Rc4-c6 19.Nc3-d5 Nb8-d7
20.Ne2-c3 b6-b5 21.a4xb5 a6xb5
22.Nd5-b4 Rc6-c4 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8-f6
24.Qd6xf6 Nd7xf6 25.Nb4-d5 Nf6xg4
26.h2-h4 Ng5-h7 27.b2-b3 Rc4-c5
28.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-h8 0.43/16 ] 18.f5xe6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.f5xe6
Nd7-e5 19.e6xf7+ Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7
Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3 Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1
Rc4-c5 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4
Rc5-c4 25.Nd4-f5 Kg8-h7 26.Nd5-e3
Rc4-c6 27.Qd2-e2 Rc6-c8 28.Ne3-d5
Bb7xd5 29.e4xd5 0.70/16 ]
18...Nd7-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Nd7-e5 19.e6xf7+ Ng5xf7
20.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5 Rc4-c5
22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7
24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5 Kg8-h8
26.b4-b5 Rc6-c7 27.Qd5-d4 a6xb5
28.a4xb5 Rc7-c5 29.Nf5xd6 Nf7xd6
30.Qd4xd6 Qd8xd6 31.Rd1xd6
Rc5xb5 32.Ne3-d5 Rb5-c5 33.Rf1-f2
b6-b5 0.79/18 ] 19.e6xf7+ Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.e6xf7+
Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7 Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3
Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1 Rc4-c5 23.Nc3-d5
Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 25.c2-c3
a6-a5 26.h3-h4 Bb7xd5 27.h4xg5
Bd5-f7 28.g5xh6 a5xb4 29.c3xb4
g7xh6 30.Nd4-f5 0.58/16 ]
(Diagram 232)
19...Ng5xf7 [ 19...Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7
Ng5xf7 21.h2-h3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19...Rf8xf7 20.Rf1xf7 Ng5xf7
21.h2-h3 Nf7-g5 22.Rd1-f1 Rc4-c5
23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7 24.b2-b4 Rc5-c4
25.c2-c3 Bb7xd5 26.e4xd5 Qd8-c7
27.Nd4-c6 b6-b5 28.Nc6xe5 d6xe5
29.a4xb5 a6xb5 30.d5-d6 0.81/16 ]

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20.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.h2-h3 Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5 Rc4-c5
22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5 Bc8-b7
24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5 Kg8-h8
26.Qd5-d4 b6-b5 27.a4xb5 a6xb5
28.Qd4-d2 Qd8-b6 29.Rf1-f2 Ne5-c4
30.Qd2-c3 Nc4-e5 1.01/17 ]
20...Nf7-g5 [ 20...Qd8-g5 21.Nd4-f5
Qg5xd2 22.Rd1xd2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 20...Rf8-e8 21.Nd4-f5
Rc4-c5 22.b2-b4 Rc5-c4 23.Nc3-d5
Bc8-b7 24.Nd5-e3 Rc4-c6 25.Qd2-d5
Kg8-h8 26.b4-b5 a6xb5 27.a4xb5
Rc6-c7 28.Qd5-d4 Rc7-c5 29.Nf5xd6
Nf7xd6 30.Qd4xd6 Qd8xd6
31.Rd1xd6 Rc5xb5 0.74/16 ]
21.Nd4-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Rf1xf8+ Qd8xf8 22.Rd1-f1 Qf8-d8
23.b2-b3 Rc4-c5 24.Nc3-d5 Kg8-h7
25.c2-c3 Ng5-e6 26.Qd2-f2 Ne6-g5
27.Qf2-g3 Kh7-g8 28.h3-h4 Ng5-e6
29.Nd4-f3 Rc5-c6 30.Nf3xe5 d6xe5
31.Qg3xe5 Qd8xh4 32.Qe5-f5 1.37/17
] 21...Bc8xf5 [ 21...Rc4-c6 22.Nc3-d5
Kg8-h7 23.b2-b3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Rc4-c6 22.Nc3-d5 Rf8-e8
23.Nd5-f4 Ng5-f7 24.Nf4-h5 Bc8xf5
25.e4xf5 Rc6-c7 26.b2-b3 Qd8-g5
27.f5-f6 Qg5xd2 28.Rd1xd2 g7-g6
29.Nh5-f4 Rc7-c3 30.Nf4-d5 1.37/13 ]

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22.e4xf5 [ 22.g4xf5?! b6-b5
23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6 24.Rd1xd6
b5-b4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.e4xf5 b6-b5 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6
24.Rd1xd6 b5-b4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d4 Nc4-e3
28.Rd4xb4 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-h2
Ne3xf1+ 30.Kh2xh3 Nf1-e3 31.Rb4-b6
Rf8-a8 32.Nc3-e4 Ne3xc2 33.Ne4-c5
a6-a5 34.Nc5-e6 Nc2-e3 35.Rb6-b7
h6-h5 36.g4xh5 Ne3xf5 37.Kh3-g4
2.11/16 ] 22...h6-h5 [ 22...Rc4-c5
23.Nc3-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...b6-b5 23.Qd2xd6 Qd8xd6
24.Rd1xd6 b5-b4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d4 Nc4-e3
28.Rd4xb4 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-h2
Ne3xf1+ 30.Kh2xh3 Nf1-e3 31.Rb4-b6
a6-a5 32.Rb6-b5 Rf8-a8 33.Rb5-b7
Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 g7xf6 35.Nc3-e4
Ne3xc2 36.Ne4xf6+ Kg8-f8 37.Rb7-h7
Ra8-d8 1.96/15 ] 23.Qd2xd6
[ 23.b2-b3!? and White can already
relax Rc4-c7 24.Nc3-d5 Rc7-f7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.b2-b3 Rc4-c8
24.g4xh5 Kg8-h8 25.Nc3-d5 b6-b5
26.a4xb5 a6xb5 27.h5-h6 g7xh6
28.f5-f6 Ne5-g6 29.Rd1-a1 Rf8-g8
30.Ra1-a7 Ng6-e5 31.Kg1-h1 Ne5-c6
32.Ra7-b7 Rc8-b8 33.Rb7-c7 2.24/16 ]
23...Qd8xd6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...Qd8xd6 24.Rd1xd6
h5xg4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5 28.Rd3-g3
Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nh3-g5
30.Nc3-d5 Ng5-f3 31.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8
32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4 Ne5xg4
34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2 35.Rg4-g6
Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4 37.Kf3-f4
Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4
39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c5 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-f6
41.Rd6-d2 Kg8-f7 42.Rh1-h7 2.37/16 ]
24.Rd1xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rd1xd6 h5xg4 25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3

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29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4
31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5 32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+
33.Rc3xh3+ Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 Rc8-c7
35.Rh3-g3 g7-g6 36.Rf1-h1 Rc7-d7
37.Rg3-h3 Ne5-f7 38.Rh3-d3 Rd7-c7
39.Kg2-g3 1.87/17 ] 24...h5xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...h5xg4
25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8
30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4 31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5
32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+ 33.Rc3xh3+
Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 Rc8-c7 35.Rh3-g3
g7-g6 36.Rf1-h1 Rc7-d7 37.Rg3-h3
Ne5-f7 38.c2-c3 Kg8-f8 39.Rh3-h7
Rd7-d8 40.Kg2-g3 1.84/18 ]
25.Bg2-d5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8
30.Nc3-e4 Nb2-c4 31.Rd5-d3 Nf3-e5
32.Rd3-c3 g4xh3+ 33.Rc3xh3+
Kh7-g8 34.f5-f6 g7-g6 35.Rh3-c3
Kg8-f8 36.Rf1-h1 Kf8-f7 37.Kg2-g3
Kf7-e6 38.Kg3-f4 Ne5-f7 39.Rc3-d3
1.79/19 ] 25...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25...Kg8-h7 26.Bd5xc4
Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5 28.Rd3-g3
Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nh3-g5

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30.Nc3-d5 Ng5-f3 31.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8
32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4 Ne5xg4
34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2 35.Rg4-g6
Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4 37.Kf3-f4
Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4
39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c3 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-b8
41.Rd6-d7 Rb8-b4+ 42.Kf4-f3 Rb4-b5
43.Rh1-h5 Rb5-d5 2.02/20 ]
26.Bd5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Bd5xc4 Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3
Ng5-f3+ 28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2
29.Rd3-d5 Diagram

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Rf8-c8 30.h3xg4 Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3
Nh4xf5 32.Rf1-f3 Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+
Diagram
(Diagram 235)
Kh7-g8 Diagram
(Diagram 236)
34.a4-a5 b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2
36.Ne4-c5 Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5
38.Rh5xb5 Na5-c6 39.Na6-b4 Nc6xb4
40.Rb5xb4 Ne7-d5 41.Rb4-b5 Rc2-c3
42.Kh3-g3 Rc3xf3+ 43.Kg3xf3 1.78/19
] 26...Ne5xc4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Ne5xc4 27.Rd6-d3 Nc4-e5
28.Rd3-g3 Ng5xh3+ 29.Kg1-g2

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Nh3-g5 30.Nc3-d5 Ng5-f3 31.Rf1-h1+
Kh7-g8 32.Nd5-e3 Nf3-d4 33.Ne3xg4
Ne5xg4 34.Rg3xg4 Nd4xc2
35.Rg4-g6 Nc2-e3+ 36.Kg2-f3 Ne3-c4
37.Kf3-f4 Nc4xb2 38.Rg6xb6 Nb2xa4
39.Rb6xa6 Na4-c3 40.Ra6-d6 Rf8-b8
41.Rd6-d7 Rb8-b4+ 42.Kf4-f3 Rb4-b5
43.Rh1-h5 Rb5-d5 1.86/20 ]
27.Rd6-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Rd6-d3 Ng5-f3+ 28.Kg1-g2
Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8 30.h3xg4
Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3 Nh4xf5 32.Rf1-f3
Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+ Kh7-g8 34.a4-a5
b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2 36.Ne4-c5
Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5 38.Rh5xb5

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Na5-c6 39.Na6-b4 Rc2-c4 40.Nb4xc6
Ne7xc6 41.Kh3-g3 Nc6-d4
42.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rf3-a3 1.68/19
] 27...Ng5xh3+ [ 27...Ng5-f3+
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Ng5-f3+
28.Kg1-g2 Nc4xb2 29.Rd3-d5 Rf8-c8
30.h3xg4 Nf3-h4+ 31.Kg2-h3 Nh4xf5
32.Rf1-f3 Nf5-e7 33.Rd5-h5+ Kh7-g8
34.a4-a5 b6-b5 35.Nc3-e4 Rc8xc2
36.Ne4-c5 Nb2-c4 37.Nc5xa6 Nc4xa5
38.Rh5xb5 Na5-c6 39.Na6-b4 Rc2-c4
40.Nb4xc6 Ne7xc6 41.Kh3-g3 Nc6-d4
42.Rb5-b8+ Kg8-h7 43.Rf3-f7
Rc4-c3+ 44.Kg3-h4 1.48/17 ]
28.Kg1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Kg1-g2 Rf8-e8 29.Nc3-d1 Re8-e2+
30.Kg2-g3 Re2xc2 31.Rd3-c3
Rc2xc3+ 32.b2xc3 Nh3-g5 33.Rf1-f4
Nc4-d6 34.Rf4-b4 Ng5-e4+
35.Kg3xg4 Ne4-f6+ 36.Kg4-f3 b6-b5
37.a4xb5 a6xb5 38.Rb4-h4+ Kh7-g8
39.Nd1-e3 Kg8-f7 40.Rh4-d4 Kf7-e7
41.Kf3-f4 Nf6-h5+ 42.Kf4-g5 Nh5-f6
43.Kg5-g6 Nd6-e4 44.Ne3-d5+
Nf6xd5 45.Rd4xe4+ Ke7-d7 2.42/19 ]
28...Nc4xb2 Diagram [ 28...Rf8-e8
29.Kg2-g3 Nc4xb2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28...Rf8-e8 29.Nc3-d1 Re8-e2+
30.Kg2-g3 Re2xc2 31.Rd3-c3
Rc2xc3+ 32.b2xc3 Nh3-g5 33.Rf1-f4
Nc4-d6 34.Rf4-b4 b6-b5 35.a4xb5
a6xb5 36.Kg3xg4 Ng5-f7 37.Kg4-f4
g7-g5+ 38.f5xg6+ Kh7xg6 39.Nd1-e3
Nf7-g5 40.Ne3-d5 Ng5-h3+ 41.Kf4-g4
Nh3-g5 2.29/16 ]
(Diagram 237)
29.Rd3-d4
29.Rd3-d4
31.Kg2-g3
33.Nd5xb6
35.Nb6-d5
37.Rg4xg5

[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-d5 Rc8xc2+
Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5
Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8
Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4

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Nb2-d3+ 39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+
40.Ke4-d4 Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a4+ 47.Kc4-b5
Ne4-c3+ 48.Kb5-c6 Kf5-e5 49.Ra6-a8
Ra4-c4+ 50.Kc6-b6 Rc4-b4+
51.Kb6-c5 Rb4-b5+ 52.Kc5-c4
2.93/23 ] 29...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...Rf8-c8 30.Nc3-d5
Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5
32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6
34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/21 ]
30.Nc3-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Nc3-d5 Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3
Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6
Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5
Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+

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39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 2.93/21 ]
30...Rc8xc2+ [ 30...Rc8-c4
cannot change destiny 31.Rd4xc4
Nb2xc4 32.Kg2-g3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Rc8xc2+ 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5
32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6
34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/20 ]
31.Kg2-g3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.Kg2-g3 Nh3-g5 32.Rd4xg4
Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Ng5-f7 34.Nb6-d7
Rc5-c4 35.Rg4xc4 Nb2xc4
36.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 37.Kg3-f4 Nf7-d6
38.Nd7-c5 a6-a5 39.Rh1-g1 Kg8-f7
40.Nc5-e6 Nd6-e8 41.Rg1-g6 Nc4-b2
42.Ne6-d8+ Kf7-f8 43.Nd8-c6 Nb2xa4
44.Nc6xa5 2.86/18 ]
(Diagram 238)
31...Nh3-g5 [ 31...Kh7-g8 does not
help much 32.f5-f6 g7-g5
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33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8
35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7
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Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
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Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 3.07/19 ]
32.Rd4xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Rd4xg4 Rc2-c5 33.Nd5xb6 Rc5-c6
34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5 Rc6-c5
36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
Rc5-c3+ 38.Kg3-f4 Nb2-d3+
39.Kf4-e4 Nd3-f2+ 40.Ke4-d4
Rc3-d3+ 41.Kd4-c4 Kf7xe7
42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
Rc1-b1+ 50.Kb5-c6 Rb1-c1+
51.Kc6-b6 Rc1-b1+ 52.Rh5-b5
Rb1xb5+ 53.Kb6xb5 2.94/18 ]
32...Ng5-f7 [ 32...Rc2-c5 33.Nd5-e7
Rc5-c3+ 34.Kg3-g2 Ng5-f7
35.Rg4-h4+ Nf7-h6+- ;Houdini 2.0c
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Rc5-c6 34.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g8 35.Nb6-d5
Rc6-c5 36.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-f7 37.Rg4xg5
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42.Rg5xg7+ Ke7-f6 43.Rg7-g6+
Kf6xf5 44.Rh1-h6 Rd3-a3 45.Rg6xa6
Nf2-e4 46.a4-a5 Ra3-a1 47.Rh6-h5+
Kf5-f4 48.Ra6-a8 Ra1-c1+ 49.Kc4-b5
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33.Nd5-f6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Nd5-f6+ g7xf6 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6
35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2
Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4
Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #13/24 ]
33...g7xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...g7xf6 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6
35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2
Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4
Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #12/31 ]
34.Rf1-h1+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34.Rf1-h1+ Nf7-h6 35.Rg4-g6
Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+
37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #12/28 ]
(Diagram 239)
34...Nf7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Nf7-h6 35.Rg4-g6 Rc2-c3+
36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3
Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
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45.Rh1xh6# #11/32 ] 35.Rg4-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Rg4-g6
Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+
37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #11/29 ] 35...Rc2-c3+
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Rc2-c3+ 36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+
37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #10/30 ]
(Diagram 240)
36.Kg3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c2+ 37.Kg2-f3
Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
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37.Kg2-f3 Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
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42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #9/28 ] 37.Kg2-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Kg2-f3
Rc2-c3+ 38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #9/25 ] 37...Rc2-c3+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Rc2-c3+
38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5
Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+
41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7
Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+
44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #8/26
] 38.Kf3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Kf3-e4 Rc3-c4+ 39.Ke4-d5
Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+
41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7
Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+
44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #8/23
] 38...Rc3-c4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
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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39.Ke4-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.Ke4-d5 Rc4-c5+ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc7-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# #7/23 ] 39...Rc4-c5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Rc4-c5+
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #6/22 ]
40.Kd5-e6 Diagram [ 40.Kd5-e6
Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7 Re5-d5+
42.Kd7-c6 Rd5-c5+ 43.Kc6-b7
Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7 Nb2xa4
45.Rh1xh6# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Kd5-e6 Rc5-e5+ 41.Ke6-d7
Re5-d5+ 42.Kd7-c7 Rd5-c5+
43.Kc7-b7 Rc5-c7+ 44.Kb7xc7
Nb2xa4 45.Rh1xh6# #6/19 ]
(Diagram 242)
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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
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22...0-0 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Ke8-d8 23.Nh4-f5 h7-h5
24.Rh1-c1 Kd8-c7 25.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1
26.Rc1xf1 Ra8-e8 27.Rf1-c1 Nb5-d6
28.Nf5xd6 Kc7xd6 29.Rc1-c5 Re8-e7
30.b4-b5 h5-h4 31.g3-g4 0.16/17 ]
23.Nh4-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.g3-g4 Nb5-d6 24.Bh3-f1 Bc4xf1
25.Ra1xf1 Kg8-g7 26.Nh4-f5+ Nd6xf5
27.g4xf5 Kg7-h6 28.Rh1-g1 Rf8-g8
29.e3-e4 Rg8-g5 30.h2-h4 Rg5-g8
31.Rf1-c1 d5xe4 32.f3xe4 Kh6-h5
33.Kf2-e3 Ra8-d8 34.Ke3-d3 0.30/18 ]
23...Rf8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Nb5-d6 24.Rh1-d1 Bc4-b3
25.Rd1-c1 Bb3-c4 26.Rc1-d1 Bc4-b3
0.06/18 ] 24.Ng2-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Bh3-f5 Nb5-d6 25.Bf5-b1
Rd8-e8 26.g3-g4 h7-h6 27.Rh1-g1
Kg8-f8 28.Ng2-h4 Re8-e7 29.Bb1-h7
Kf8-g7 30.Bh7-c2 Ra8-e8 31.Nh4-f5+
Nd6xf5 32.g4xf5+ Kg7-h7 33.Ra1-e1
b7-b5 34.e3-e4 d5xe4 35.f3xe4
Re7-d7 36.Re1-d1 0.27/19 ]
24...Kg8-f8 [ 24...Nb5-d6 25.Bh3-f1 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nb5-d6
25.Nf4-h5 f6-f5 26.Rh1-g1 Kg8-f8
27.Nh5-f4 h7-h6 28.g3-g4 Diagram
f5xg4 29.Rg1xg4 Nd6-b5 30.Rg4-g1

Nb5-c3 31.Rg1-g4 Nc3-b5


32.Rg4-g1 0.13/18 ] 25.Bh3-f5
The bishop likes it on f5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.Bh3-f5 h7-h6 26.g3-g4
Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7 28.Rg1-e1
Re8-d8 29.Bf5-d3 Bc4xd3 30.Nf4xd3
Nb5-d6 31.Ra1-c1 Rd8-h8 32.e3-e4
d5xe4 33.f3xe4 Rh8-g8 34.Kf2-g3
Nd6-b5 0.24/18 ] 25...h7-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h7-h6
26.g3-g4 Rd8-e8 27.Rh1-g1 Kf8-e7
28.Rg1-g3 Re8-h8 29.Nf4-h5 Ra8-e8
30.Rg3-h3 Nb5-d6 31.Nh5-f4 b7-b6
32.Rh3-h5 Ke7-d8 33.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3
34.Ra1-c1 Nd6-c4 0.31/17 ] 26.Nf4-h5
White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Rh1-g1
Kf8-e7 27.g3-g4 Rd8-h8 28.Rg1-g3
Nb5-d6 29.Bf5-c2 Bc4-b3 30.Bc2-b1
Bb3-c4 31.Rg3-h3 Nd6-b5 32.Bb1-f5
Ra8-e8 33.Rh3-h5 Nb5-c3 34.Rh5-h4
b7-b6 35.Kf2-g2 0.28/18 ] 26...Kf8-e7
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Rd8-d6 27.Rh1-c1 Ra8-a7
28.Bf5-b1 Rd6-e6 29.g3-g4 Ra7-a8
30.Bb1-f5 Re6-d6 31.Bf5-c2 Kf8-e7
32.Nh5-g7 Rd6-d8 33.Rc1-g1 Rd8-h8
34.Rg1-e1 Nb5-d6 35.Ng7-h5 Bc4-b3
36.Bc2xb3 a4xb3 37.Re1-b1 Rh8-g8
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27.g3-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Bf5-h7 Nb5-d6 28.Nh5-g7 Ke7-f8
29.Ng7-f5 Nd6xf5 30.Bh7xf5 Rd8-e8
31.Ra1-c1 Kf8-g7 32.h2-h4 Re8-e7
33.e3-e4 Bc4-d3 34.Kf2-e3 Bd3-c4
35.Ke3-f4 Ra8-e8 36.Kf4-g4 0.28/17 ]
27...b7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Nb5-d6 28.Bf5-c2 Nd6-b5
29.Rh1-c1 Rd8-g8 30.Rc1-e1 Bc4-b3
31.Bc2-b1 Bb3-c4 32.Nh5-g3 Ke7-d7
33.Bb1-f5+ Kd7-e7 34.Bf5-h7 Rg8-e8
35.Bh7-c2 Nb5-d6 36.Ng3-h5 Bc4-b3
37.Bc2xb3 a4xb3 38.Re1-b1 f6-f5
39.g4xf5 Nd6xf5 40.Rb1xb3 Re8-g8
41.a3-a4 Nf5-d6 42.Nh5-g3 Ke7-d7
43.a4-a5 Nd6-c4 44.Ng3-f5 0.27/17 ]
28.Rh1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.h2-h3 Nb5-d6 29.Bf5-c2 Ra8-a7
30.Rh1-c1 Ra7-a8 31.Nh5-f4 Nd6-b5
32.Kf2-g3 Rd8-e8 33.Nf4-h5 Re8-g8
34.Bc2-h7 Rg8-h8 35.Bh7-f5 Rh8-e8
36.Kg3-f4 Re8-g8 37.Rc1-c2 Nb5-d6
38.e3-e4 Nd6xf5 39.e4xf5 0.33/17 ]
28...Ra8-a7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rd8-d6 29.Nh5-g3 Rd6-d8
30.Bf5-b1 Rd8-h8 31.Bb1-c2 Ke7-d6
32.Kf2-g2 Kd6-d7 33.h2-h3 Kd7-d6
34.Ng3-f5+ Kd6-d7 35.e3-e4 Rh8-e8

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36.Re1-c1 Nb5-d6 37.Nf5xh6 Re8-h8
38.Nh6-f5 Nd6xf5 39.e4xf5 0.36/16 ]
29.Nh5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.h2-h4 Ra7-c7 30.Bf5-c2 Rc7-a7
31.Nh5-g7 Nb5-d6 32.h4-h5 Ke7-f8
33.Ng7-f5 Nd6xf5 34.Bc2xf5 Kf8-g7
35.Ra1-c1 Ra7-e7 36.Rc1-c2 b6-b5
37.Kf2-g3 Rd8-g8 38.e3-e4 d5xe4
39.f3xe4 0.37/16 ] 29...Ke7-f8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rd8-h8
30.Bf5-c2 Ke7-d7 31.Kf2-g2 Ra7-a8
32.h2-h3 Kd7-d6 33.Ng3-f5+ Kd6-d7
34.e3-e4 Rh8-e8 35.Re1-c1 Nb5-d6
36.Nf5xh6 Re8-h8 37.Nh6-f5 Nd6xf5
38.e4xf5 0.36/17 ] 30.Bf5-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.h2-h4
Nb5-d6 31.Ng3-h5 Nd6xf5 32.g4xf5
Bc4-d3 33.Nh5-g3 Bd3-c4 34.Ra1-d1
Ra7-c7 35.Ng3-h5 Rd8-d6 36.Re1-g1
c6-c5 37.d4xc5 b6xc5 38.b4xc5
Rc7xc5 39.Rd1-b1 Bc4-b3 40.Rb1-c1
Bb3-c4 0.41/17 ] 30...c6-c5?
[ 30...Kf8-e7!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Nb5-d6 31.h2-h3 Kf8-e7
32.h3-h4 Ra7-a8 33.Ra1-c1 Ke7-f8
34.Ng3-f5 Nd6xf5 35.Bc2xf5 Kf8-g7
36.e3-e4 Ra8-a7 37.Kf2-g3 Ra7-e7
38.Rc1-c2 b6-b5 39.Re1-d1 d5xe4
40.f3xe4 0.34/18 ] 31.b4xc5+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.d4xc5
b6xc5 32.b4xc5 Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1
Rd8-a8 34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1
Rc5-c8 36.Nf5xh6 Nb5-c3 37.Rb1-b7
d5-d4 38.e3xd4 Rc8-b8 39.Rb7xb8+
Ra8xb8 40.Kf2-e3 Rb8-b2 41.Ke3-d2
Bc4-b3 42.Kd2xc3 Rb2xc2+
43.Kc3-b4 Rc2xh2 Diagram
(Diagram 247)
44.Nh6-f5 Bb3-e6 45.Nf5-e3 Rh2-h3
0.82/19 ] 31...b6xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31...b6xc5 32.d4xc5 Ra7-c7
33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8 34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5
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37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5 38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4
39.e3xd4 Rc5-c7 40.Ra1-b1 Kf8-g7
41.Rb4-b7 Rc7xb7 42.Rb1xb7 Rd8-a8
43.Rb7-b4 Ra8-a6 44.Kf2-g3 0.96/19 ]
32.d4xc5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.d4xc5 Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8
34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8
36.Rb1-b4 Nb5-d6 37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5
38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4 39.e3xd4 Rc5-c7
40.Ra1-b1 Kf8-g7 41.Rb4-b7 Rc7xb7
42.Rb1xb7 Rd8-a8 43.Rb7-b4 Kg7-g6
44.Ba4-c2+ Kg6-g5 0.71/18 ]
32...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ra7-c7 33.Re1-c1 Rd8-a8
34.Ng3-f5 Rc7xc5 35.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8
36.Rb1-b4 Nb5-d6 37.Nf5-d4 Nd6-b5
38.Bc2xa4 Nb5xd4 39.e3xd4 Rc5-a5
40.Ba4-b3 Bc4xb3 41.Rb4xb3 Rd8-c8
42.Ra1-e1 Ra5-a4 43.Rb3-b6
Rc8-c2+ 44.Re1-e2 Rc2xe2+
45.Kf2xe2 Ra4xa3 46.Rb6xf6 0.72/16 ]
33.Ng3-f5 [ 33.Re1-b1 Rc8xc5
34.Ng3-f5 Ra7-a8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Re1-b1 Ra7-a8 34.Ng3-f5
Rc8xc5 35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6
Rc5-c8 37.Nh6-f5 Rc8-b8 38.h2-h4
Bc4-b3 39.Bc2-d3 Rb8xb4 40.a3xb4
Ra8-b8 41.h4-h5 Kf8-g8 42.Kf2-e1
Rb8xb4 43.Ke1-d2 Nc3-b5 44.h5-h6
Kg8-h8 1.09/17 ] 33...Rc8xc5

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[ 33...Nb5-c3!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33...Nb5-c3 34.Nf5xh6 Ra7-b7
35.Nh6-f5 Rb7-b2 36.Nf5-d4 Bc4-d3
37.Kf2-g3 Bd3xc2 38.Ra1-c1 Rc8xc5
39.Rc1xc2 Rb2xc2 40.Nd4xc2 Nc3-b5
41.Re1-b1 Rc5xc2 42.Rb1xb5 Rc2-c3
43.Kg3-f4 Rc3xa3 44.Rb5xd5 Ra3-c3
45.Rd5-a5 a4-a3 46.Kf4-e4 Kf8-g7
47.Ke4-d4 Rc3-b3 48.Ra5-a7 Kg7-g6
49.h2-h4 0.45/19 ] 34.Re1-b1+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Re1-b1
Rc5-c8 35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6
Bc4-b5 37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7 Diagram

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40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7 41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7
42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6 43.Rb4-f4 Kh6-g7
44.Bc2xa4 Re8-a8 45.Ba4-c2 Ra8xa3
46.Re1-h1 Ra3-a2 47.h5-h6+
Kg7-h8 1.18/20 ] 34...Rc5-c8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Rc5-c8
35.Rb1-b4 Nb5-c3 36.Nf5xh6 Bc4-b5
37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7 38.h2-h4 Bd7xf5
39.Bc2xf5 Rc8-e8 40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7
41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7 42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6
43.Rb4-f4 Re7-e6 44.Bc2xa4 Re8-b8
45.Ba4-c2 Rb8-b2 46.Re1-c1 1.18/17 ]
35.Rb1-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.h2-h4 Nb5-c3 36.Rb1-b4 Ra7-a8
37.Nf5xh6 Rc8-b8 38.Nh6-f5 Rb8xb4
39.a3xb4 a4-a3 40.h4-h5 Kf8-g8

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41.Nf5-d6 a3-a2 42.Kf2-e1 Ra8-d8
43.Nd6-f5 d5-d4 44.Ke1-d2 Nc3-d5
45.e3xd4 Nd5xb4 46.Kd2-c3 Nb4xc2
47.Kc3xc2 Kg8-h7 1.02/17 ] 35...d5-d4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nb5-c3
36.Nf5xh6 Bc4-b5 37.Nh6-f5 Bb5-d7
38.h2-h4 Bd7xf5 39.Bc2xf5 Rc8-e8
40.Ra1-e1 Kf8-g7 41.h4-h5 Ra7-e7
42.Bf5-c2 Kg7-h6 43.Rb4-f4 Re7-e6
44.Bc2xa4 Re8-b8 45.Ba4-c2 Rb8-b2
46.Re1-c1 1.18/17 ] 36.e3xd4 [Not
36.Nf5xd4 Nb5xd4 37.e3xd4 Bc4-d5
38.Bc2xa4 Rc8-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36.e3xd4 Bc4-e6 37.Bc2xa4
Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 h6-h5 39.Nf5-e3
Ra7-d7 40.d4-d5 Nc3xd5 41.Ne3xd5
Be6xd5 42.Ra1-d1 Bd5-c6 43.g4xh5
Rd7xd1 44.Bb3xd1 Kf8-g7 45.Rb4-d4
Rc8-a8 46.a3-a4 Kg7-h6 47.f3-f4
Ra8-a7 48.Kf2-e3 Ra7-e7+ 49.Ke3-d3
Re7-e1 1.32/19 ] 36...Bc4-e6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Bc4-e6
37.Bc2xa4 Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 h6-h5
39.Nf5-e3 Ra7-d7 40.d4-d5 Nc3xd5
41.Ne3xd5 Be6xd5 42.Ra1-d1 Bd5-c6
43.g4xh5 Rd7xd1 44.Bb3xd1 Kf8-g7
45.Rb4-d4 Rc8-a8 46.a3-a4 Kg7-h6
47.f3-f4 Ra8-a7 48.Kf2-g3 Ra7-a8
49.Kg3-g4 Ra8-a5 1.45/19 ]
37.Bc2xa4 Diagram [ 37.Rb4xb5?!
Rc8xc2+ 38.Kf2-g3 Be6xf5 39.Rb5xf5
Kf8-g7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Bc2xa4 Nb5-c3 38.Ba4-b3 Be6xf5
39.g4xf5 Ra7-e7 40.Ra1-e1 Re7-d7
41.a3-a4 Nc3-d5 42.Rb4-b5 Nd5-c3
43.Rb5-c5 Rc8xc5 44.d4xc5 Rd7-d2+
45.Kf2-g3 Nc3-e2+ 46.Kg3-g4 Ne2-d4
47.Re1-b1 Nd4xb3 48.Rb1xb3
Rd2-d4+ 49.Kg4-h5 Rd4xa4
50.Kh5xh6 1.57/17 ]
37...Nb5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Nb5-c7 38.Ba4-c6 Be6xf5
39.g4xf5 Nc7-e8 40.d4-d5 Ne8-d6
41.a3-a4 Ra7-a5 42.Rb4-h4 Ra5-c5
43.Rh4xh6 Rc5-c2+ 44.Kf2-f1 Kf8-g7

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Rc8-b8 1.66/16 ] 38.Ba4-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Ba4-b3
h6-h5 39.Nf5-e3 h5xg4 40.d4-d5
Be6-d7 41.f3xg4 Rc8-e8 42.a3-a4
Nc3-e4+ 43.Kf2-f3 Ne4-g5+ 44.Kf3-e2
f6-f5 45.g4xf5 Bd7xf5 46.d5-d6
Ra7-d7 47.Ra1-f1 Bf5-g6 48.Rb4-b6
1.45/16 ] 38...h6-h5 [ 38...Nc3-d5
39.Rb4-b2 Be6xf5 40.Bc2xf5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nc3-d5
39.Rb4-b2 Be6xf5 40.Bc2xf5 Rc8-c4
41.Rb2-d2 Rc4-a4 42.Bf5-e4 Ra7-a5
43.Ra1-c1 Ra4xa3 44.Rc1-c8+ Kf8-g7
45.Rc8-c5 Ra3-a2 46.Rd2xa2
Ra5xa2+ 47.Kf2-g3 Nd5-e3 48.Rc5-c7
Ra2-d2 49.Rc7-d7 f6-f5 50.g4xf5
Kg7-f6 51.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-e7 52.Rd6xh6
Rd2xd4 1.18/17 ] 39.h2-h3 [ 39.a3-a4
keeps an even firmer grip Ra7-a5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.a3-a4 h5xg4
40.f3xg4 Nc3-d5 41.Rb4-b2 Ra7-a5
42.h2-h4 Nd5-b4 43.Bc2-e4 Be6xf5
44.g4xf5 Rc8-c4 45.Kf2-e3 Nb4-d5+
46.Ke3-d3 Rc4-c3+ 47.Kd3-d2 Rc3-c4
48.Rb2-b8+ Kf8-e7 49.Rb8-b7+
Ke7-d6 1.50/15 ] 39...h5xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Nc3-d5
40.Rb4-b2 Nd5-f4 41.Bc2-e4 Nf4xh3+
42.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g5 43.g4xh5 Ra7-a5

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44.Kg3-f4 Be6xf5 45.Be4xf5 Ng5-e6+
46.Bf5xe6 f7xe6 47.Ra1-e1 Rc8-d8
48.Re1xe6 Rd8xd4+ 49.Kf4-g3
Ra5xh5 50.Re6xf6+ Kf8-g7 51.Rf6-e6
Kg7-f7 52.Re6-c6 Rh5-g5+
53.Kg3-f2 0.94/14 ] 40.h3xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.h3xg4
Rc8-a8 41.Bc2-b3 Be6xf5 42.g4xf5
Ra8-d8 43.Ra1-h1 Nc3-d5
44.Rh1-h8+ Kf8-e7 45.Rh8-h7 Ke7-f8
46.Rb4-a4 Ra7xa4 47.Bb3xa4 Nd5-e7
48.Rh7-h8+ Ne7-g8 49.Ba4-b3
Rd8xd4 50.Rh8-h7 Rd4-d2+
51.Kf2-g3 Rd2-d7 52.a3-a4 1.46/16 ]
40...Nc3-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Rc8-a8 41.a3-a4 Be6xf5
42.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4 43.Rb4xa4 Ra8xa4
44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4 45.Bf5-c2 Na4-c3
46.Kf2-e3 Kf8-e7 47.Bc2-b3 Nc3-b5
48.Ke3-e4 Nb5-c3+ 49.Ke4-d3
Nc3-b5 50.Kd3-c4 Nb5-d6+ 51.Kc4-c5
f6-f5 52.g4-g5 f5-f4 1.59/17 ]
41.Rb4-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Rb4-b2 Na2-c3 42.a3-a4 Be6xf5
43.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4 44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4
45.Rb2-b4 Rc8-a8 46.Bf5-e4 Ra8-a7
47.Rb4-c4 Kf8-e7 48.Rc4-c6 Ra7-d7
49.d4-d5 Rd7-d6 50.Kf2-e3 Na4-b6
51.Rc6-c7+ Ke7-d8 52.Rc7xf7
Nb6xd5+ 53.Be4xd5 Rd6xd5
54.Rf7xf6 1.43/15 ] 41...Ra7xa3?
[ 41...Na2-c3+- Diagram
(Diagram 250)
; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Na2-c3
42.a3-a4 Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5 Ra7xa4
44.Ra1xa4 Nc3xa4 45.Rb2-b4 Rc8-a8
46.Bf5-e4 Ra8-a7 47.Rb4-c4 Kf8-e7
48.Rc4-c6 Ra7-d7 49.d4-d5 Rd7-d6
50.Kf2-e3 Na4-b6 51.Rc6-c7+ Ke7-d8
52.Rc7xf7 Nb6xd5+ 53.Be4xd5
Rd6xd5 54.Rf7xf6 1.61/16 ] 42.Ra1-h1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Ra1-h1
Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5 Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7

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Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+
Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+
Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3
Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4
Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6
Rg2-g1 57.d4-d5 Rg1-g3 58.Kd6-e5
Rg3-g2 59.d5-d6 Ke8-d7 60.Rf6-f7+
Kd7-d8 61.Rf7-b7 Rg2-e2+ 62.Ke5-d5
Re2-f2 63.Kd5-c6 Rf2-c2+ 64.Kc6-d5
3.19/20 ] 42...Be6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 42...Be6xf5 43.Bc2xf5
Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7
Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6
Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4
Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2
Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6
Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5
Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6 Rg2-g1 57.d4-d5
Rg1-g2 58.Rf6-f5 Rg2-g3 59.g4-g5
Rg3-g1 60.f3-f4 Rg1-g2 61.Rf5-f6
3.32/18 ] 43.Bc2xf5 [ 43.g4xf5?!
Rc8-c7 44.Rh1-a1 Rc7-a7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Bc2xf5
Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7
Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6
Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4
Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2
Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6
Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5

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Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6 Rg2-g1 57.d4-d5
Rg1-g3 58.Kd6-e5 Rg3-g2 59.d5-d6
Ke8-d7 60.Rf6-f7+ Kd7-d8 61.Rf7-b7
Rg2-e2+ 62.Ke5-d5 Re2-f2 63.Kd5-c6
Rf2-c2+ 64.Kc6-d5 3.17/21 ]
43...Rc8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Rc8-a8 44.Rb2-b7 Kf8-g8
45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7
47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8
49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8
51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2
53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2
55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-g2 56.Ke5-d6 Rg2-d2
57.d4-d5 Rd2-g2 58.Rf6-f5 Rg2-g3
59.g4-g5 Rg3-g1 60.f3-f4 Rg1-g2
61.Rf5-f6 3.22/20 ] 44.Rb2-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rb2-b7
Kf8-g8 45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7
Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+
Kg8-f8 49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+
Kf8-e8 51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3
Rc2xa2 53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4
Rg2-d2 55.Kf4-e5 Ke8-e7 56.g4-g5
Rd2-e2+ 57.Ke5-d5 Re2-g2 58.f3-f4
Rg2-g1 59.Kd5-e5 Rg1-e1+ 60.Ke5-f5
Re1-d1 61.g5-g6 Rd1xd4 62.Kf5-e5
Rd4-d2 63.Rf6-f7+ Ke7-e8 3.03/18 ]
44...Na2-c3 [ 44...Kf8-g8 does not
improve anything 45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8
46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7 47.Bf5-e6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Kf8-g8
45.Rh1-h7 Ra8-f8 46.Rh7xf7 Rf8xf7
47.Bf5-e6 Ra3-a6 48.Be6xf7+ Kg8-f8
49.Bf7-c4 Ra6-c6 50.Rb7-f7+ Kf8-e8
51.Bc4xa2 Rc6-c2+ 52.Kf2-e3 Rc2xa2
53.Rf7xf6 Ra2-g2 54.Ke3-f4 Rg2-d2
55.Kf4-e5 Rd2-e2+ 56.Ke5-d6 Re2-g2
57.d4-d5 Rg2-g3 58.Kd6-e5 Rg3-g2
59.d5-d6 Rg2-e2+ 60.Ke5-f5 Ke8-d7
61.g4-g5 Re2-f2 62.f3-f4 3.00/18 ]
45.Rh1-h8+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Rh1-h8+ Kf8-g7 46.Rh8-h7+
Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a6 48.Bf5-h7+
Kg8-h8 49.Bh7-d3 Ra6-c6 50.Rf7-h7+
Kh8-g8 51.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 52.Rg7-d7

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Kf8-g8 53.d4-d5 Rc6-b6 54.d5-d6
Nc3-d5 55.Rd7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.d6-d7
Rb6-b2+ 57.Kf2-g3 3.50/9 ]
45...Kf8-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45...Kf8-g7 46.Rh8-h7+ Kg7-g8
47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3
Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Ra3-a4+
55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4 Ra5-g5
57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc8-e8
59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8
61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.91/1 ]
46.Rh8-h7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46.Rh8-h7+ Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7
Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+
49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4
Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3
Rc8-e8 59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6
Kg8-f8 61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.76/18 ]
46...Kg7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Kg7-g8 47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+
48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Ra3-a4+
55.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5 56.Kc3-b4 Ra5-g5
57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc8-e8
59.Rh6xf6 Rg5-a5 60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8
61.Rb7-d7 Ra5-a3+ 62.Kd3-d2
Ne7-g8 63.d4-d5 Re8-b8 64.Be4-d3
Rb8-b2+ 65.Kd2-e3 3.89/20 ]
47.Rh7xf7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Rh7xf7 Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3
Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+

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53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4 Ra3-a4+
55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+ 56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5
57.Kb4-c4 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc4-d3 Ne7-d5
59.Rb7-d7 Nd5-b6 60.Be4-h7+ Kg8-f8
61.Rh6xf6+ Kf8-e8 62.Rd7-a7 Nb6-d5
63.Rf6-f5 Rg5xf5 64.Bh7xf5 Rc8-c1
65.g4-g5 Rc1-g1 66.Bf5-g4 Rg1-e1
67.Bg4-h5+ Ke8-f8 68.Ra7-f7+ Kf8-g8
69.f3-f4 Re1-e3+ 70.Kd3-c4 3.68/19 ]
47...Ra3-a2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Ra3-a2+ 48.Kf2-e3 Ra8-e8+
49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a5
54.Rb7-h7 Nd5-e3+ 55.Kc4-b4
Ne3xf5 56.Rh7-h8+ Kg8-f7
57.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-g6 58.Rh8xe8
Kg6xh7 59.Kb4xa5 Nf5xd4 60.f3-f4
Kh7-g6 61.Ka5-b6 Nd4-f3 62.Re8-e2
Nf3-d4 63.Re2-e3 Nd4-c2 64.Re3-e6
Kg6-f7 65.f4-f5 Nc2-b4 66.Re6-d6
Kf7-e7 67.Kb6-c5 3.82/16 ] 48.Kf2-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Kf2-e3
Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3 Nc3-d5
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6 Ra2-a3+
53.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a5 54.Rb7-h7
Nd5-e3+ 55.Kc4-b4 Ne3xf5
56.Rh7-h8+ Kg8-f7 57.Rh6-h7+
Kf7-g6 58.Rh8xe8 Kg6xh7 59.Kb4xa5
Nf5xd4 60.f3-f4 Kh7-g6 61.Ka5-b6
Nd4-f3 62.Re8-e2 Nf3-d4 63.Re2-e3
Nd4-c2 64.Re3-e6 Kg6-f7 65.f4-f5
Nc2-b4 66.Re6-d6 Kf7-e7 67.Kb6-c5
3.68/18 ] 48...Ra8-e8+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 48...Ra8-e8+ 49.Ke3-d3
Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+
56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Rg5-a5
58.Rh6xf6 Ra5-a4+ 59.Kc4-c3 Ra4-a5
60.Rf6-e6 Kg8-f8 61.Kc3-b4 Ra5-a2
62.g4-g5 3.73/15 ] 49.Ke3-d3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Ke3-d3

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Nc3-d5 50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8
51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8 52.Rh7-h6
Ra2-a3+ 53.Kd3-c4 Nd5-e7 54.Bf5-e4
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kc4-c5 Ra4-a5+
56.Kc5-b4 Ra5-g5 57.Kb4-c4 Rg5-a5
58.d4-d5 Ra5-a4+ 59.Kc4-b5 Ra4-d4
60.Rb7-d7 f6-f5 61.g4xf5 Re8-b8+
62.Kb5-c5 3.67/18 ] 49...Nc3-d1
[ 49...Nc3-d5+- is the last straw ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...Nc3-d5
50.Bf5-h7+ Kg8-h8 51.Bh7-e4
Nd5-f4+ 52.Kd3-c4 Re8-c8+
53.Kc4-b3 Ra2-a6 54.d4-d5 Rc8-d8
55.Rf7-d7 Rd8xd7 56.Rb7xd7 Kh8-g8
57.d5-d6 Kg8-f8 58.Be4-f5 Kf8-e8
59.Kb3-b4 Ra6-b6+ 60.Kb4-c4
Rb6-a6 61.Kc4-c5 Ra6-a5+ 62.Kc5-c6
Ra5-a6+ 63.Kc6-b5 Ra6-a3
64.Rd7-e7+ Ke8-d8 3.03/16 ]
50.Rf7-g7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Rf7-g7+ Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-e2 53.Kd3-d4
Nd1-f2 54.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 55.Rg7-d7
Kf8-g8 56.Rh7-h6 Re8-e7 57.Rd7xe7
Re2xe7 58.d5-d6 Re7-b7 59.Rh6xf6
Kg8-g7 60.g4-g5 Rb7-b4+ 61.Kd4-c5
Rb4-b8 62.d6-d7 Rb8-d8 63.Kc5-c6
Rd8-a8 64.Kc6-c7 Ra8-a7+ 65.Kc7-c8
Ra7-a8+ 66.Kc8-b7 5.77/9 ]
50...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50...Kg8-h8 51.Rg7-h7+ Kh8-g8
52.d4-d5 Nd1-f2+ 53.Kd3-c4 Ra2-e2
54.Rh7-h6 Re2-e7 55.Rb7xe7 Re8xe7
56.d5-d6 Re7-f7 57.d6-d7 Rf7-f8
58.Rh6xf6 Rf8-d8 59.Kc4-c5 Kg8-g7
60.g4-g5 Nf2-d1 61.Kc5-d4 Nd1-b2
62.Kd4-d5 5.45/9 ] 51.Rg7-h7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-e2 53.Kd3-d4
Nd1-f2 54.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 55.Rg7-d7
Kf8-g8 56.Rh7-h6 Re8-e7 57.Rd7xe7
Re2xe7 58.d5-d6 Re7-b7 59.Rh6xf6
Kg8-g7 60.g4-g5 Rb7-b4+ 61.Kd4-c5
Rb4-b8 62.d6-d7 Rb8-d8 63.Kc5-c6
Rd8-a8 64.Kc6-c7 Ra8-a7+ 65.Kc7-c8

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51...Kh8-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51...Kh8-g8 52.d4-d5 Ra2-a6
53.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 54.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8
55.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 56.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5
57.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 58.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8
59.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 60.Kb6-c6
Nd6-e8 61.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 62.f3-f4
Rd8-d6+ 63.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 64.Rh7-f7
Rd8-c8+ 65.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 6.12/1 ]
52.Rh7-g7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52.d4-d5 Ra2-a6 53.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8
54.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8 55.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+
56.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5 57.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6
58.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8 59.Rd7-c7
Rc8-b8+ 60.Kb6-c6 Nd6-e8
61.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 62.f3-f4 Rd8-d6+
63.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 64.Rh7-f7 Rd8-c8+
65.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 5.99/14 ]
52...Kg8-h8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52...Kg8-h8 0.09/15 ] 53.Rg7-h7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.d4-d5
Ra2-h2 54.d5-d6 Re8-d8 55.Rg7-d7
Rd8xd7 56.Bf5xd7 Nd1-b2+
57.Kd3-d4 Rh2-d2+ 58.Kd4-c3
Rd2xd6 59.Kc3xb2 Kh8-g7
60.Bd7-f5+ Kg7-f8 61.Kb2-c3 Rd6-a6
62.Kc3-d4 Ra6-a4+ 63.Kd4-d5
Ra4-a5+ 64.Kd5-c4 Ra5-a4+
65.Kc4-b3 Ra4-a5 66.Rb7-c7
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
56.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8 57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+
58.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5 59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6
60.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8 61.Rd7-c7
Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6 Nd6-e8
63.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 64.f3-f4 Rd8-d6+
65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.Rh7-f7 Rd8-c8+
67.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 0.09/1 ] 54.d4-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.d4-d5
Ra2-a6 55.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.Rg7-d7
Kf8-g8 57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 58.Kc4-b5
Ne3xf5 59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 60.Ka6-b6
Re8-c8 61.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6

199
Nd6-e8 63.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 64.f3-f4
Rd8-d6+ 65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.Rh7-f7
Rd8-c8+ 67.Kc5-d4 Rc8-c2 5.99/15 ]
54...Re8-e3+ [ 54...Ra2-e2+a last effort to resist the inevitable ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Ra2-a6
55.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 56.Rg7-d7 Kf8-g8
57.Kd3-c4 Nd1-e3+ 58.Kc4-b5 Ne3xf5
59.Kb5xa6 Nf5-d6 60.Ka6-b6 Re8-c8
61.Rd7-c7 Rc8-b8+ 62.Kb6-c6
Nd6-e8 63.Rc7-e7 Rb8-d8 64.f3-f4
Rd8-d6+ 65.Kc6-c5 Rd6-d8 66.g4-g5
f6xg5 67.f4xg5 Rd8-c8+ 68.Kc5-d4
Ne8-d6 6.10/16 ] 55.Kd3-d4
[ 55.Kd3-d4 Ra2-e2 56.Bf5-d3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55.Kd3-d4
Ra2-e2 56.Rh7-g7+ Kg8-h8 57.Rg7-f7
Re3-e8 58.Rf7-h7+ Kh8-g8
59.Bf5-e6+ Re8xe6 60.Rh7-g7+
Kg8-h8 61.d5xe6 Re2xe6 62.Rg7-h7+
Kh8-g8 63.Rb7-g7+ Kg8-f8 64.Rg7-d7
Kf8-g8 65.Rh7-g7+ Kg8-h8 66.Rg7-e7
Re6xe7 67.Rd7xe7 Nd1-b2 68.Re7-a7
Kh8-g8 69.Ra7-a2 Nb2-d1 70.Ra2-d2
Nd1-c3 71.Kd4xc3 Kg8-f7 72.Rd2-d6
Kf7-g6 73.Kc3-d4 Kg6-g5 74.Kd4-e4
Kg5-h4 75.Rd6xf6 Kh4-g5 76.Rf6-f8
Kg5-g6 77.f3-f4 Kg6-g7 78.Rf8-d8
9.00/16 ]
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Malakhov,Vladimir
Carlsen,Magnus
FIDE World Cup (6.5)

C55

12.12.2005

C55: Two Knights: 4 d3, 4 d4 exd4 5 e5


and Max Lange Attack
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 4.d2-d3 Bf8-e7
5.0-0 0-0 6.Bc4-b3 d7-d6 7.c2-c3
Bc8-e6 8.Bb3-c2 d6-d5 9.Nb1-d2
d5xe4 10.d3xe4 Nf6-d7 11.Qd1-e2
Qd8-e8 12.Nd2-c4 Diagram

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9zppzpnvlpzpp0 251
9-+n+l+-+0
9+-+-zp-+-0
9-+N+P+-+0
9+-zP-+N+-0
9PzPL+QzPPzP0
9tR-vL-+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy

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] 19.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


19.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 20.Qe2-f3 Nb8-c6
21.a2-a3 Bf8-g7 22.Qf3-e2 Nc6-e7
23.b2-b4 Bg7-f8 24.a3-a4 Bf8-g7
25.a4-a5 Nd7-f8 26.c3-c4 Nf8-d7
27.Nh4-f3 Bg7-f8 28.Rd1-c1 Ne7xd5
29.c4xd5 0.83/16 ] 19...Rd8-e8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Nb8-c6
20.Nf3-h4 g7-g6 21.b2-b4 Bf8-d6
22.Bc2-b3 a6-a5 23.b4-b5 Nc6-e7
24.b5-b6 Ne7xd5 25.e4xd5 Be6-f5
26.b6xc7 Rc8xc7 27.Nh4xf5 g6xf5
28.c3-c4 Nd7-c5 29.Bb3-c2 e5-e4
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-d7 ( 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-c6
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 ]
21.Nd5-b6 [ 21.Nd5-b4!?
19.Ra1-d1 Nd7-b6 20.Rd2xd8+
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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32.Nc4-e3 Re8-b8 33.Qe2-h5 a6-a5
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22.Be3xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Be3xb6 c6-c5 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6
24.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6
26.a5xb6 Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3
28.Bc2xb3 Rb6xb3 29.Nf1-e3 c5-c4
30.Rd2-d7 Qf7-e6 31.Ne3xc4 Rb3xc3
32.Nc4-e3 b7-b5 33.Qe2-h5 a6-a5
34.Ne3-f5 Re8-c8 35.Qh5-g4 -0.28/18
] 22...c6-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...c6-c5 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 24.a4-a5
Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6 26.a5xb6
Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3 28.Bc2xb3
Rb6xb3 29.Nf1-e3 c5-c4 30.Rd2-d7
Qf7-e6 31.Ne3xc4 Rb3xc3 32.Nc4-e3
b7-b5 33.Ne3-f5 Re8-c8 34.Qe2-g4
-0.25/17 ] 23.c3-c4 [ 23.Bb6-a5!?= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.a2-a4 Rc8-c6
24.a4-a5 Nb8-d7 25.Nf3-h2 Nd7xb6
26.a5xb6 Rc6xb6 27.Nh2-f1 Be6xb3
28.Nf1-e3 Bb3xc2 29.Rd2xc2 Rb6-b3
30.Ne3-d5 b7-b5 31.Rc2-a2 Qf7-b7
32.Qe2-g4 Qb7-c6 33.Rd1-a1
Re8-e6 -0.35/17 ] 23...Nb8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nb8-c6
24.Qe2-d3 Nc6-d4 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5
26.Nf3-h2 Bf8-e7 27.Nh2-f3 Be7-d8
28.Bb6xd8 Re8xd8 29.Bc2-b1 b7-b6

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30.Qd3-e3 Qh5-g6 31.Nf3xd4 c5xd4
32.Qe3-d3 Qg6-g5 33.a4-a5 b6xa5
34.Rd2-a2 Rc8-c5 -0.33/17 ]
24.Qe2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rd2-d3 Nc6-d4 25.Nf3xd4 c5xd4
26.a2-a4 Bf8-c5 27.Bb6-a5 b7-b6
28.Ba5-d2 Kg8-h8 29.Rd3-g3 a6-a5
30.Bc2-d3 Bc5-d6 31.Bd2-c1 Bd6-b4
32.Bc1-b2 Be6-d7 33.Qe2-c2 -0.22/17
] 24...Nc6-d4 Here comes the goalgetter [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Nc6-d4 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5
26.Nf3-e1 g7-g6 27.g2-g4 Qh5-h4
28.Ne1-g2 Qh4-g5 29.Qe3xg5 f6xg5
30.Kg1-h1 Bf8-e7 31.Ng2-e3 Be7-d8
32.Bb6xd8 Rc8xd8 33.Kh1-g2 Re8-f8
34.Ne3-d5 h7-h5 35.g4xh5 g6xh5
36.Rd1-g1 Kg8-g7 37.Bc2-d1 Be6xd5
38.e4xd5 -0.41/17 ] 25.Bc2-d3
[ 25.Nf3xd4? looks attractive, but c5xd4
( 25...e5xd4?! 26.Qe3-g3 Rc8-c6
27.Bb6-a7-+ ) 26.Qe3-e2 Rc8-c6-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2-a4 Qf7-h5
26.Nf3-e1 g7-g6 27.g2-g4 Qh5-h4
28.Ne1-g2 Qh4-g5 29.Qe3-g3 Bf8-h6
30.Ng2-e3 Qg5-f4 31.Qg3xf4 Bh6xf4
32.Kg1-h1 Kg8-g7 33.Kh1-g2 Re8-e7
34.a4-a5 Re7-d7 35.Bc2-b1 -0.36/16 ]
25...Qf7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Rc8-c6 Diagram
(Diagram 253)
26.Bb6-a5 Rc6-d6 27.Nf3-h4 g7-g6
28.Nh4-f3 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5
30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Bc3-b2 Rd6-d7
32.Bb2-c3 Re8-d8 33.Bc3-a5 Rd8-a8
34.Ba5-c3 Rd7-d6 35.Rd2-b2 Qf7-b7
36.Rb2-d2 b5-b4 37.Bc3-a1 Rd6-d8
-0.45/18 ] 26.Bd3-e2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26.Nf3-h2 g7-g6 27.Bd3-e2
Qh5-h4 28.Nh2-f3 Qh4-h6 29.Qe3-d3
Rc8-c6 30.Bb6-a5 Qh6-f4 31.Rd2-b2
Rc6-d6 32.Ba5-d2 Nd4xf3+ 33.Qd3xf3
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26...Qh5-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...g7-g6 27.a2-a4 Qh5-h6 28.a4-a5
Kg8-g7 29.Qe3-d3 Bf8-e7 30.Rd2-a2
Be7-d8 31.Bb6-a7 Qh6-f4 32.g2-g3
Qf4-h6 33.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 34.h3-h4
Be6-d7 35.h4-h5 g6xh5 36.Be2-f3
Qh6-g6 -0.13/18 ] 27.Nf3-e1
[ 27.Be2-d3!?= should be examined
more closely ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.a2-a4 Rc8-c6 28.a4-a5 Bf8-d6
29.Rd2-b2 Bd6-c7 30.Bb6xc7 Qf7xc7
31.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 32.Qe3-d2 Be6-f7
33.Be2-g4 h7-h5 34.Bg4-e2 Bf7-g6
35.Be2-f3 Rc6-c5 36.Rb2-a2 Bg6-f7
37.Qd2-b4 -0.13/17 ] 27...Rc8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-c6
28.Bb6-a5 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5
30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4
32.h3xg4 Qf7-e6 33.g4-g5 f6xg5
34.Ne1-d3 g5-g4 35.Qe3-g5 b5-b4
36.Bc3-a1 Bf8-d6 37.Rd1-c1 Rc6-c8
38.Qg5-h5 Re8-f8 39.Qh5-g5 h7-h6
40.Qg5-h5 g4-g3 41.f2xg3 -0.59/18 ]
28.Bb6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Bb6-a5 b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5
30.c4xb5 a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4
32.h3xg4 Qf7-e6 33.Qe3-g3 Re8-d8
34.Ne1-d3 h7-h6 35.Bc3xd4 Rd8xd4
36.Qg3-f3 Rc6-a6 37.Nd3-c1 Rd4xd2

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38.Rd1xd2 c5-c4 39.b3xc4 Ra6-a3
40.Qf3-f5 Qe6xf5 41.g4xf5 b5xc4
42.Rd2-d7 Bf8-c5 -0.78/16 ] 28...b7-b5
[ 28...Nd4xe2+?! 29.Qe3xe2
( 29.Rd2xe2 b7-b5 ) 29...Qf7-g6
30.Rd2-d3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...b7-b6 29.Ba5-c3 b6-b5 30.c4xb5
a6xb5 31.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 32.h3xg4
Qf7-e6 33.Qe3-g3 Re8-d8 34.Ne1-d3
h7-h6 35.Bc3xd4 Rd8xd4 36.Qg3-f3
Rc6-a6 37.Nd3-c1 Rd4xd2 38.Rd1xd2
c5-c4 39.b3xc4 Ra6-a3 40.Qf3-f5
Qe6xf5 41.g4xf5 b5xc4 42.Rd2-d7
Bf8-c5 -0.51/17 ] 29.c4xb5?
[ 29.Rd1-c1!? and White hangs on ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Rd1-c1
Bf8-d6 30.Be2-g4 Be6xg4 31.h3xg4
Bd6-c7 32.Ba5xc7 Qf7xc7 33.Ne1-d3
h7-h6 34.Qe3-h3 Re8-d8 35.Qh3-h5
b5-b4 36.Rc1-d1 Rc6-d6 37.Qh5-g6
a6-a5 38.Qg6-h5 a5-a4 39.b3xa4
-0.26/18 ] 29...a6xb5-+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29...a6xb5 30.Ba5-c3
Nd4xe2+ 31.Rd2xe2 b5-b4 32.Bc3-a1
c5-c4 33.b3xc4 Be6xc4 34.Re2-c2
b4-b3 35.a2xb3 Bf8-c5 36.Rc2xc4
Bc5xe3 37.Rc4xc6 Qf7xb3 38.Rd1-d7
Be3-b6 39.Rd7-d6 Bb6-a5 40.Ne1-c2
Re8-b8 41.f2-f3 Ba5-b6+ 42.Kg1-h2
Qb3-b1 43.Kh2-g3 -1.31/17 ]
30.Ba5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.b3-b4 c5xb4 31.Rd2-b2 Rc6-c3
32.Be2-d3 Be6xa2 33.Ba5xb4 Bf8xb4
34.Rb2xb4 Re8-c8 35.Rd1-a1 Ba2-e6
36.Rb4xd4 e5xd4 37.Qe3xd4 Qf7-h5
38.Qd4-b4 Rc3-b3 39.Qb4-e7 Qh5-f7
40.Qe7-d6 Be6-c4 -1.49/15 ]
30...Re8-a8 Black plans c4 [ 30...b5-b4
31.Bc3-b2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...Nd4xe2+ 31.Rd2xe2 b5-b4
32.Bc3-a1 c5-c4 33.b3xc4 Be6xc4
34.Re2-b2 Bc4xa2 35.Ne1-d3 Re8-d8
36.Kg1-h2 Rc6-d6 37.Rd1-d2 b4-b3
38.Rd2-d1 Rd8-c8 39.Rb2-d2 Rc8-c2
40.Ba1-b2 Rc2xd2 41.Qe3xd2 Rd6-c6

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42.Kh2-g1 Rc6-c2 43.Qd2-e3 Qf7-g6
-1.38/17 ] 31.Ne1-d3 [ 31.Be2-g4
Be6xg4 32.h3xg4 b5-b4 ;Houdini 2.
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Qe6xe4 38.Rd1-e1 Qe4-h4 39.Qg3-e5
Qh4-g5 40.Qe5xg5 Be7xg5 41.Rd2-c2
Ra6xa2 42.Rc2xc5 Bg5-d2
43.Re1-e7 -0.54/17 ] 31...Rc6-a6-+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Rc6-a6
32.Nd3-c1 Qf7-g6 33.Be2-f1 Ra6-a7
34.Bc3-b2 Bf8-e7 35.Bb2-a1 b5-b4
36.Bf1-d3 Be7-d6 37.Bd3-f1 Ra8-d8
38.Nc1-e2 Ra7-d7 39.Ne2-g3 Bd6-c7
40.Ng3-f5 Be6xf5 41.Bf1-c4+ Kg8-h8
42.e4xf5 Qg6xf5 -0.74/17 ] 32.Nd3-c1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Nd3-c1
Nd4xe2+ 33.Rd2xe2 Ra8-c8
34.Re2-b2 Qf7-b7 35.Qe3-e2 c5-c4
36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Qe2-e1 Ra6-a4
38.Nc1-d3 Ra4-a3 39.Nd3-b4 Bc4-f7
40.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 41.f2-f3 Bf8-c5+
42.Kg1-h1 Bc5-d4 -0.92/18 ]
32...Nd4xe2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Qf7-g6 33.Be2-f1 Ra6-a7
34.Bc3-b2 Bf8-e7 35.Bb2-a1 b5-b4
36.Bf1-d3 Be7-d6 37.Bd3-f1 Ra8-d8
38.Nc1-e2 Ra7-d7 39.Ne2-g3 Qg6-f7

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-0.76/15 ] 33.Qe3xe2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33.Rd2xe2 Ra8-c8
34.Re2-b2 Qf7-b7 35.Qe3-e2 c5-c4
36.b3xc4 Be6xc4 37.Qe2-e1 Ra6-a4
38.Nc1-d3 Ra4-a3 39.Nd3-b4 Bc4-f7
40.Bc3-d2 Rc8-c4 41.f2-f3 Bf8-c5+
42.Kg1-h1 Bc5-d4 -0.89/17 ]
33...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Qf7-b7 34.Rd2-d8 Qb7-b6
35.Rd8-d2 Ra8-c8 36.Bc3-b2 c5-c4
37.b3xc4 Be6xc4 38.Qe2-g4 Ra6-a8
39.Qg4-f3 b5-b4 40.Rd2-d7 Bc4-e6
41.Rd7-d2 Bf8-e7 42.Qf3-g3 Be6-c4
43.Rd2-d7 -0.84/16 ] 34.b3-b4
[ 34.b3xc4 b5xc4 35.Rd2-b2
Bf8-c5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.b3xc4 b5xc4 35.Rd2-b2 Qf7-c7
36.Qe2-c2 Bf8-a3 37.Rb2-b1 Ba3-c5
38.Rb1-b2 Ra6-b6 39.Rb2xb6 Bc5xb6
40.Bc3-b4 Qc7-a7 41.Rd1-d6 Be6-f7
42.a2-a3 Bb6-d4 43.a3-a4 Ra8-b8
44.Bb4-c3 Bd4xc3 45.Qc2xc3
Qa7xa4 -0.79/17 ] 34...Ra6-a3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Qf7-c7
35.Qe2-e3 h7-h6 36.Rd2-b2 Be6-f7
37.Qe3-e2 Ra6-a3 38.Rb2-c2 Ra3-a4
39.Qe2-g4 Qc7-c6 40.Rc2-d2 Ra4-a3
41.Rd2-c2 Bf7-e6 42.Qg4-g6 Qc6-c7
43.Rd1-d2 Qc7-f7 44.Qg6xf7+ Be6xf7
45.Nc1-e2 Ra8-a4 46.Bc3-b2 Ra3-d3
47.a2-a3 Ra4-a8 -1.25/18 ] 35.Rd2-c2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qe2-e3
Diagram
(Diagram 255)
Qf7-a7 36.Qe3xa7 Ra3xa7
37.Rd2-d8 Kg8-f7 38.Kg1-f1 Ra7-a4
39.Rd8xa8 Ra4xa8 40.Rd1-d2 g7-g6
41.Nc1-e2 Bf8-h6 42.Rd2-c2 Ra8-d8
43.Kf1-e1 Rd8-d3 44.Bc3-d2 Bh6-f8
45.Ne2-c3 -1.31/18 ] 35...h7-h6
[ 35...Qf7-g6 36.Kg1-f1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35...Qf7-g6 36.f2-f3 Ra3-a7
37.h3-h4 Qg6-f7 38.Qe2-f2 Ra7-d7

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40.Kh2-g1 Qb7-c6 41.Rb2-c2 Qc6-b6
42.Rc2-b2 Ra4-a3 43.Rb2-c2 Kh7-h8
44.Qe1-e2 Ra3-a4 45.Qe2-e1 Kh8-g8
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39.Rc2-d2 Rd7xd2 40.Rd1xd2 Qf7-c7


41.Nc1-e2 Ra8-a4 42.Rd2-b2 Be6-f7
43.f3-f4 e5xf4 44.Ne2xf4 Ra4-a3
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-d7 ;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 Ra8xa3 ;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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45.Ng3-e2 Bd4-e3 46.Bc3-d2 Ra8-d8
47.Bd2xe3 Rd8xd1 48.Qc2xd1
Ra3xe3 49.Qd1-c2 Qe8-d7
50.Kh2-g1 -1.31/16 ] 40.f3-f4
[ 40.Qd2xg5!? h6xg5 41.Rd1-d2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Qd2xg5
h6xg5 41.Rd1-d2 Kh7-g6 42.Kh2-g1
Kg6-f7 43.Kg1-f1 Ra8-a4 44.Rc2-b2
Ra4-a7 45.Kf1-f2 Ra7-a6 46.Rb2-c2
Ra3-a4 47.Rc2-b2 Ra6-a8 48.Kf2-f1
Ra4-a7 49.Kf1-f2 Ra7-a6 50.Rb2-c2
Ra6-a3 51.Kf2-f1 Ra8-a4 -1.06/19 ]
40...e5xf4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...e5xf4 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2
42.Rc2xa2 Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3 Qg5-h4
44.Ne2-d4 Ra2-f2 45.Qf3-e3 Be6-g4
46.Kh2-g1 Bg4xd1 47.Qe3xf2 Qh4xe4
48.Nd4xb5 Bd1-e2 49.Nb5-d4 Be2-d3
50.g2-g3 Be7-d6 51.b4-b5 Bd6-c5
52.Kg1-h2 Kh7-g8 53.Qf2-b2 Kg8-f7
54.Qb2-f2 -1.40/17 ] 41.Ne2xf4?
[ 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2 42.Rc2xa2
Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 41.Qd2xf4 Ra3xa2 42.Rc2xa2
Ra8xa2 43.Qf4-f3 Qg5-h4 44.Ne2-d4
Ra2-f2 45.Qf3-e3 Be6-g4 46.Kh2-g1
Bg4xd1 47.Qe3xf2 Qh4xe4
48.Nd4xb5 Bd1-e2 49.Nb5-d4 Be2-d3
50.g2-g3 Be7-d6 51.b4-b5 Bd6-c5
52.Kg1-h2 Kh7-g8 53.Qf2-b2 Bc5-b6
54.Nd4-c6 Qe4-e3 -1.55/17 ]
41...Ra3xc3! Decoy: c3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 41...Ra3xc3 42.Qd2xc3
Qg5xf4+ 43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5 44.Qc3xe5
f6xe5 45.Kh2-g2 Ra8-a3 46.Rd1-a1
Kh7-g6 47.Ra1-c1 Ra3-e3 48.Rc1-a1
c4-c3 49.Ra1-b1 Be6-c4 50.Kg2-f2
Re3xe4 51.Rc2xc3 Re4-e2+
52.Kf2-g1 Be7-g5 53.a2-a4 Bg5-d2
54.Rb1-c1 Bd2xc1 55.Rc3xc1 Bc4-d5
56.a4xb5 Re2-g2+ 57.Kg1-f1 Rg2xg3
58.h3-h4 -4.60/15 ] 42.Rc2xc3
[ 42.Rc2xc3 Be7xb4 Decoy ;
42.Qd2xc3 Qg5xf4+ Overloading
Deflection Double attack ( 42...Qg5-e5

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Decoy ); 42.-- Rc3xc2 Threat
43.Qd2xc2 Qg5xf4+ Overloading
Deflection ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Qd2xc3 Qg5xf4+ 43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5
44.Qc3xe5 f6xe5 45.Kh2-g2 Ra8-a3
46.Rd1-a1 Kh7-g6 47.Ra1-c1 Ra3-e3
48.Rc1-a1 c4-c3 49.Ra1-b1 Be6-c4
50.Kg2-f2 Re3xe4 51.Rc2xc3
Re4-e2+ 52.Kf2-g1 Be7-g5 53.a2-a4
Bg5-d2 54.Rb1-c1 Bd2xc1 55.Rc3xc1
Bc4-d5 56.a4xb5 Re2-g2+ 57.Kg1-f1
Rg2xg3 58.h3-h4 -4.86/16 ]
42...Be7xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...Be7xb4 43.Nf4-e2 Qg5xd2
44.Rd1xd2 Bb4xc3 45.Ne2xc3 b5-b4
46.Nc3-d5 c4-c3 47.Rd2-c2 Ra8xa2
48.Rc2xa2 b4-b3 49.Nd5xc3 b3xa2
50.Nc3xa2 Be6xa2 51.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6
52.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7 53.h3-h4 Ba2-c4
54.Kg4-f5 g7-g6+ 55.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e6
56.Kf4-e3 Ke6-e5 57.g2-g4 Bc4-b5
58.h4-h5 g6-g5 59.Ke3-f3 Bb5-d3
-4.53/17 ] 43.Nf4xe6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 43.Nf4-e2 Qg5xd2
44.Rd1xd2 Bb4xc3 45.Ne2xc3 b5-b4
46.Nc3-d5 c4-c3 47.Rd2-c2 Ra8xa2
48.Rc2xa2 b4-b3 49.Nd5xc3 b3xa2
50.Nc3xa2 Be6xa2 51.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6
52.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7 53.h3-h4 Ba2-c4
54.Kg4-f5 g7-g6+ 55.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e6
56.Kf4-e3 Ke6-e5 57.g2-g4 Bc4-b5
58.h4-h5 g6-g5 59.Ke3-f3 Bb5-d3
-4.68/18 ] 43...Qg5-e5+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 43...Qg5xd2 44.Rd1xd2
Bb4xc3 45.Rd2-f2 Bc3-e5+ 46.g2-g3
b5-b4 47.Ne6-f4 b4-b3 48.a2xb3
c4xb3 49.Nf4-d3 Ra8-a2 50.Rf2-g2
Be5-d4 51.h3-h4 Kh7-g6 52.Kh2-h3
Ra2xg2 53.Kh3xg2 b3-b2 54.Nd3xb2
Bd4xb2 55.Kg2-h2 Bb2-e5 56.Kh2-g2
h6-h5 57.Kg2-f2 Kg6-f7 58.Kf2-g2
Be5-b2 59.Kg2-f2 Kf7-e6 60.Kf2-e2
Ke6-e5 61.Ke2-d3 Bb2-d4 -5.36/18 ]
44.Kh2-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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48.Rc1xc3 Ra8xa2 49.Rc3-c1 Ra2-d2
50.Kg1-f1 Rd2xd5 51.Kf1-e2 Kh7-g6
52.Rc1-c3 Rd5-g5 53.g2-g3 Rg5-c5
54.Ke2-d2 b5-b4 55.Rc3-c1 Rc5-d5+
56.Kd2-c2 Rd5-d3 57.Rc1-g1 Kg6-f5
58.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e4 59.Rf1-e1+
Rd3-e3 -3.80/17 ] 44...Qe5xe6
[ 44...Qe5xc3 45.Qd2-d5 Ra8-b8
46.Qd5-f5+ Kh7-g8 47.Qf5-g4 ;
Less advisable is 44...Bb4xc3
45.Qd2-d5 Ra8-e8 46.Ne6-c5-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...Qe5xe6
45.e4-e5 Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3 Qe6xe5
47.Qc3-c1 c4-c3 48.Rd1-e1 Qe5-c5
49.Qc1-c2+ f6-f5 50.Re1-e2 Ra8-d8
51.Kh1-h2 g7-g6 52.Qc2-c1 Qc5-c7+
53.Kh2-g1 b5-b4 54.Kg1-f1 Rd8-d7
55.Kf1-f2 Kh7-g7 56.Qc1-c2 Rd7-d8
57.Kf2-g1 Qc7-b6+ 58.Kg1-f1 Qb6-b5
59.Kf1-g1 Qb5-c5+ 60.Kg1-h1 Qc5-c7
61.Qc2-c1 Qc7-c4 62.Qc1-c2 Qc4-c7
63.Qc2-c1 -3.62/17 ] 45.Rd1-b1
[ 45.e4-e5 doesn't do any good Bb4xc3
46.Qd2xc3 Qe6xe5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 45.e4-e5 Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3
Qe6xe5 47.Qc3-c1 c4-c3 48.Rd1-e1
Qe5-c5 49.Qc1-c2+ f6-f5 50.Re1-e2
Ra8-d8 51.Kh1-h2 g7-g6 52.Qc2-c1
Qc5-c7+ 53.Kh2-g1 b5-b4 54.Kg1-f1
Rd8-d7 55.Kf1-f2 Kh7-g7 56.Qc1-c2
Rd7-d8 57.Kf2-g1 Qc7-b6+ 58.Kg1-f1
Qb6-b5 59.Kf1-g1 Qb5-c5+ 60.Kg1-h1
Qc5-c7 61.Qc2-c1 Qc7-c4 62.Qc1-c2
Qc4-c7 63.Qc2-c1 -3.81/18 ]
45...Bb4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45...Bb4xc3 46.Qd2xc3 Ra8xa2
47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6 48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5
49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5 50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2
51.Kh1-g1 Kh7-g6 52.d5-d6 Rd2xd6
53.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 54.Kf2-e1 Kg6-f5
55.Rc1-c2 Rd6-d3 56.Rc2-b2 Rd3-d5
57.Rb2-c2 g7-g6 58.Ke1-e2 Kf5-e4
59.Ke2-f1 Ke4-d3 60.Rc2-f2 g6-g5
-4.43/17 ] 46.Qd2xc3 [Houdini 2.0c

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Pro x64: 46.Qd2xc3 Ra8xa2
47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6 48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5
49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5 50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2
51.Kh1-g1 Kh7-g6 52.d5-d6 Rd2xd6
53.Kg1-f2 f5-f4 54.Kf2-e1 Kg6-f5
55.Rc1-c2 Rd6-d3 56.Rc2-b2 Rd3-d5
57.Rb2-c2 g7-g6 58.Ke1-e2 Kf5-e4
59.Ke2-f1 Ke4-d3 60.Rc2-f2 g6-g5
-4.51/18 ] 46...Qe6xe4 [ 46...Ra8xa2
might be the shorter path 47.Qc3-d4
Qe6-c6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Ra8xa2 47.Qc3-d4 Qe6-c6
48.Rb1-c1 f6-f5 49.Qd4-d5 Qc6xd5
50.e4xd5 Ra2-d2 51.Kh1-h2 Rd2xd5
52.Kh2-g3 Kh7-g6 53.Kg3-f3 Kg6-f6
54.Kf3-e2 f5-f4 55.h3-h4 Kf6-f5
56.Rc1-c3 Kf5-g4 57.Rc3-a3 Kg4xh4
58.Ra3-a7 g7-g5 59.Ra7-a6 Kh4-g3
-4.19/19 ] 47.Rb1-b2 [ 47.Rb1-e1
is one last hope Qe4-f5 48.Qc3-d2-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rb1-e1
Ra8-a3 48.Re1xe4 Ra3xc3 49.Re4-e1
Rc3-d3 50.Re1-c1 c4-c3 51.a2-a3
Kh7-g6 52.Kh1-g1 Kg6-f5 53.Kg1-f1
Kf5-e4 54.Kf1-e1 Ke4-d4 55.Rc1-c2
f6-f5 56.Rc2-f2 Kd4-e4 57.Rf2-c2
h6-h5 58.h3-h4 g7-g6 59.Rc2-f2
Rd3-d4 60.Rf2-e2+ Ke4-d3 -3.70/20 ]
47...Ra8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Ra8xa2 48.Rb2xa2 Qe4-b1+
49.Kh1-h2 Qb1xa2 50.Qc3-e1 Qa2-c2
51.Qe1-b4 Qc2-e4 52.Kh2-g1
Qe4-d4+ 53.Kg1-h2 Qd4-e5+
54.Kh2-g1 c4-c3 55.Qb4-b1+ f6-f5
56.Qb1-c2 b5-b4 57.Kg1-f2 Qe5-e4
58.Qc2xe4 f5xe4 59.Kf2-e2 b4-b3
60.Ke2-d1 Kh7-g6 61.g2-g4 Kg6-f6
62.h3-h4 Kf6-e5 -6.49/18 ] 48.Kh1-h2
[ 48.Rb2-f2 doesn't get the cat off the
tree Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c2 Rd3xh3+
50.Kh1-g1 Rh3-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 48.Rb2-f2 Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c2
Rd3xh3+ 50.Kh1-g1 Rh3-d3 51.Rf2-f3
Qe4-d4+ 52.Kg1-f1 Kh7-g6
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55.Qc2-c7+ Kf7-g6 56.Qc7-g3+
Kg6-f5 57.Qg3xg7 d3-d2 58.Qg7-h7+
Kf5-g5 59.Qh7-g8+ Kg5-h5
60.Qg8-e8+ Kh5-h4 61.g2-g3+
Kh4xg3 62.Qe8-g6+ Kg3-f3
63.Qg6-f5+ Kf3-e3 64.Qf5-h3+
Ke3-e4 65.Qh3-g2+ Ke4-d3
66.Qg2-f3+ Kd3-c2 67.Qf3-b3+
Kc2-c1 68.Qb3-a3+ Qd4-b2
69.Qa3-c5+ Qb2-c2 70.Qc5-a3+
Kc1-b1 71.Qa3-b4+ Qc2-b2 -9.13/18 ]
48...Rd8-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48...Rd8-d3 49.Qc3-c1 c4-c3
50.Rb2xb5 Rd3-d2 51.Qc1-f1 c3-c2
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
60.Ke3-f2 Rh4xh3 61.Kf2-g2 Rh3-h5
62.Kg2-g3 Kh7-g6 -8.84/16 ]
49.Qc3-c2 [ 49.Qc3-c1 is still a small
chance Qe4-e5+ 50.Kh2-h1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Qc3-c1 c4-c3
50.Rb2xb5 Rd3-d2 51.Qc1-f1 c3-c2
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-f4 Kh7-g6 59.Kf4-e4 Ra3-a4+
60.Ke4-d5 Kg6-f5 61.Kd5-c5 Ra4-a3
62.h3-h4 Ra3xf3 -9.04/17 ] 49...c4-c3
Diagram [ 49...c4-c3 50.Qc2-e2
Rd3-e3 51.Qe2xe3 Qe4xe3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49...c4-c3
50.Qc2-e2 Rd3-e3 51.Qe2xe3
Qe4xe3 52.Rb2-c2 Qe3-d2 53.Rc2xd2
c3xd2 54.g2-g4 d2-d1Q 55.Kh2-g3
Qd1-d3+ 56.Kg3-f2 Qd3xh3 57.Kf2-e1
Qh3xg4 58.Ke1-d2 Qg4-f4+
59.Kd2-d3 g7-g5 60.Kd3-e2 g5-g4
61.a2-a3 Qf4-f3+ 62.Ke2-d2 Qf3xa3
63.Kd2-e1 g4-g3 64.Ke1-e2 Kh7-g6
65.Ke2-e1 Qa3-e3+ 66.Ke1-d1
g3-g2 -19.16/18 ]
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Malakhov,Vladimir
FIDE World Cup (6.4)

12.12.2005

D94: Grnfeld: 4 Nf3 Bg7 5 e3


1.d2-d4 d7-d5 2.c2-c4 c7-c6
3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.Ng1-f3 a7-a6
5.e2-e3 g7-g6 6.Bf1-e2 Bf8-g7 7.0-0
0-0 8.Qd1-b3 d5xc4 9.Be2xc4 b7-b5
10.Bc4-e2 Nb8-d7 11.e3-e4 Nd7-b6
Diagram
(Diagram 258)
12.Bc1-f4 Bc8-e6 13.Qb3-c2 Be6-c4
14.Rf1-d1 Ra8-c8 15.Ra1-c1 Bc4xe2
16.Qc2xe2 Qd8-d7 17.h2-h3 Qd7-b7
last book move. Black has a cramped
position last book move 18.Bf4-g5
White has an active position
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.a2-a3
Nb6-c4 19.Bf4-g5 Rf8-d8 20.a3-a4
h7-h6 21.Bg5-f4 Nc4-a5 22.Qe2-c2
Na5-c4 23.Bf4-h2 c6-c5 24.d4xc5
Rd8xd1+ 25.Rc1xd1 Rc8xc5 26.a4xb5
a6xb5 27.Rd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 0.45/15 ]
18...Rf8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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b4xc3 21.e5xf6 e7xf6 22.b2xc3
Nb6-d5 23.Be3-d2 Rf8-e8 24.Qe2-d3
Rc8-b8 25.Rc1-b1 Qb7-c7 26.Rb1xb8
Re8xb8 27.Qd3xa6 Rb8-b6
28.Qa6-d3 0.32/15 ] 19.e4-e5
White threatens to win material: e5xf6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.a2-a3
Nf6-d7 20.e4-e5 Nd7-f8 21.Nc3-e4
Nf8-e6 22.Ne4-c5 Ne6xc5 23.Rc1xc5
Qb7-d7 24.b2-b3 Nb6-d5 25.Bg5-d2
Re8-d8 26.Rd1-c1 e7-e6 27.Qe2-e4
0.46/15 ] 19...Nf6-d5 The knight is not
easily driven from d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19...Nf6-d5 20.Nc3-e4 Qb7-a7
21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Ne4-c5 e7-e6
23.Nc5-d3 Bg7-f8 24.Bg5-d2 a6-a5
25.Rc1-c2 Bf8-a3 26.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8
27.Bd2-g5 Rd8-f8 28.Bg5-c1 Ba3xc1
29.Re1xc1 0.40/18 ] 20.Nc3-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rd1-e1
Nd5xc3 21.Rc1xc3 Nb6-d5 22.Rc3-c2
e7-e6 23.a2-a3 a6-a5 24.Bg5-d2
Qb7-b6 25.Re1-c1 a5-a4 26.Qe2-e4
Qb6-b7 27.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 28.Ng5-f3
Bg7-f8 29.Qe4-h4 g6-g5 30.Qh4-e4
Re8-d8 0.41/16 ] 20...Nb6-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Qb7-a7
21.b2-b3 f7-f5 22.Ne4-c5 e7-e6
23.Nc5-d3 Bg7-f8 24.Rc1-c2 a6-a5

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25.Bg5-d2 Bf8-a3 26.Rd1-e1 Re8-d8
27.Bd2-g5 Rd8-f8 28.Bg5-c1 Ba3xc1
29.Re1xc1 0.40/16 ] 21.Qe2-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qe2-d3
b5-b4 22.a2-a4 Re8-d8 23.b2-b3
Qb7-b6 24.Bg5-e3 a6-a5 25.Rd1-d2
h7-h6 26.Rd2-c2 Rc8-c7 27.Qd3-e2
g6-g5 0.65/14 ] 21...Qb7-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Bg7-f8
22.e5-e6 f7xe6 23.Rd1-e1 Qb7-b6
24.Ne4-c5 Nd7xc5 25.Rc1xc5 Re8-d8
26.Re1xe6 Rd8-d6 27.Re6-e1 e7-e6
28.Bg5-h4 Rd6-d8 29.Bh4xd8 Rc8xd8
30.Rc5xd5 e6xd5 31.Nf3-g5 Bf8-h6
32.b2-b4 Bh6xg5 33.Qd2xg5 0.61/15 ]
22.Bg5-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rd1-e1 f7-f6 23.Bg5-h6 Qb8-c7
24.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 25.b2-b3 Re8-d8
26.e5-e6 Nd7-b6 27.g2-g3 Kg7-g8
28.Ne4-c5 Rc8-a8 29.a2-a3 a6-a5
30.Qd2-d3 a5-a4 0.81/16 ]
22...Bg7-h8 [ 22...f7-f5!? 23.Ne4-c3
Nd7-f8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...f7-f5 23.Ne4-c5 Nd7xc5
24.Rc1xc5 Qb8-b7 25.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7
26.Rd1-c1 Diagram
(Diagram 259)
Qb7-d7 27.a2-a3 Re8-d8 28.Nf3-g5
Nd5-b6 29.Qd2-a5 Nb6-c4 30.Qa5xa6
h7-h6 31.Ng5-f3 e7-e6 32.a3-a4
0.45/17 ] 23.h3-h4+- [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23.Rd1-e1 f7-f6 24.e5-e6
Nd7-b6 25.b2-b3 Bh8-g7 26.Bh6xg7
Kg8xg7 27.g2-g3 Re8-d8 28.Ne4-c5
Qb8-a7 29.Re1-e4 g6-g5 30.h3-h4
h7-h6 31.a2-a3 a6-a5 32.h4xg5
h6xg5 0.94/16 ] 23...Nd7-f8 [ 23...f7-f5
24.Ne4-c3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...f7-f5 24.Ne4-g3 e7-e6 25.h4-h5
c6-c5 26.h5xg6 h7xg6 27.Ng3xf5
e6xf5 28.d4xc5 Qb8-a8 29.Qd2xd5+
Qa8xd5 30.Rd1xd5 Nd7xe5
31.Nf3xe5 Re8xe5 32.Rd5xe5 Bh8xe5

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35.g2-g3 Ke6-d5 36.Kg1-g2 Be5-d4
37.Rc1-d1 Kd5-c4 38.Bg5-f4 Bd4-b2
39.Rd1-b1 Bb2-c3 0.96/15 ] 24.Ne4-c5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bh6xf8
Re8xf8 25.h4-h5 Rf8-d8 26.Qd2-g5
Bh8-g7 27.Qg5-h4 g6xh5 28.Ne4-c5
h7-h6 29.e5-e6 Qb8-f4 30.Qh4xh5
Rd8-f8 31.Rd1-e1 f7xe6 32.Nc5xe6
Qf4-f5 33.Qh5-h4 Rf8-f6 34.Re1-e5
Qf5-g6 1.30/15 ] 24...Qb8-a7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-d8
25.Qd2-a5 Qb8-c8 26.Qa5xa6 Qc8-c7
27.a2-a3 Rd8-a8 28.Qa6-b7 Qc7xb7
29.Nc5xb7 b5-b4 30.a3xb4 Re8-b8
31.Nb7-c5 Nd5xb4 32.Rc1-a1 Nb4-d5
33.Bh6xf8 Rb8xf8 34.Nf3-d2 Kg8-g7
35.Rd1-c1 Rf8-b8 1.00/15 ] 25.h4-h5!
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 26.h4-h5 g6xh5
27.Qd2-g5+ Bh8-g7 28.Rd1-e1 e7-e6
29.Qg5xh5 h7-h6 30.Nf3-d2 Rf8-d8
31.Nd2-e4 Bg7-f8 32.a2-a3 a6-a5
33.Rc1-c2 Kg8-g7 34.Ne4-d6 Bf8xd6
35.e5xd6 Nd5-f6 36.Qh5-e5 a5-a4
37.Qe5-g3+ Kg7-h7 1.51/15 ]
Decoy: h5 25...Nd5-c7 [ 25...g6xh5
26.Qd2-g5+ Decoy Double attack ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bh8-g7
26.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 27.g2-g3 Re8-d8

28.h5xg6 h7xg6 29.Nf3-g5 Rd8-e8


30.Kg1-g2 f7-f6 31.Ng5-f3 g6-g5
32.Rd1-h1 Nf8-d7 33.Qd2-d3 Nd7xc5
34.e5xf6+ Nd5xf6 35.Rc1xc5 1.28/15 ]
26.h5xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 27.h5xg6 f7xg6
28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 Rf8-e8
30.Nf3-g5 h7-h6 31.Qh3-b3+ e7-e6
32.Ng5-e4 Re8-e7 33.Qb3-g3 g6-g5
34.Ne4-d6 Rc8-f8 35.Qg3-h3 a6-a5
36.Rc1-c2 a5-a4 37.Rd1-c1 Qa7-b6
2.52/16 ] 26...h7xg6 [ 26...f7xg6
27.Nf3-g5 Nc7-d5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26...Nf8xg6 27.Qd2-g5 Nc7-d5
28.Qg5-h5 e7-e6 29.Bh6-d2 f7-f6
30.e5xf6 Bh8xf6 31.Rd1-e1 Ng6-f8
32.Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5 33.Re1xe5 Qa7-f7
34.Qh5-g4+ Nf8-g6 35.Rc1-e1 Re8-f8
36.Qg4-g3 Qf7-f6 37.Nc5xe6 2.13/17 ]
27.Bh6xf8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Bh6xf8 Re8xf8 28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7
29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Nf3-h4 Rf8-e8
31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 32.Nc5-e6 Nc7xe6
33.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h7 34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8
35.Ng6xf8+ Rd8xf8 36.Qf7-h5+
Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 Rf8xf6 38.Qh5-e8+
Rf6-f8 39.Qe8xc6 Rf8-d8 Diagram
40.Qc6-e6+ Kg8-f8 41.Rc1-c8
Rd8xc8 42.Qe6xc8+ Kf8-f7
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Re8xf8
28.Qd2-h6 Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6
30.Nf3-h4 Rf8-e8 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8
32.Nc5-e6 Nc7xe6 33.Qh3xe6+
Kg8-h7 34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8 35.Ng6xf8+
Rd8xf8 36.Qf7-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6
Rf8xf6 38.Qh5-e8+ Rf6-f8 39.Qe8xc6
Rf8-d8 40.Qc6-e6+ Kg8-f8 41.Rc1-c8
Rd8xc8 42.Qe6xc8+ Kf8-f7
43.Qc8-f5+ Bg7-f6 44.Qf5-h7+ Kf7-e8
45.Rd1-c1 5.34/16 ] 28.Qd2-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qd2-h6
Bh8-g7 29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Nf3-h4
Rf8-e8 31.Nh4xg6 Rc8-d8 32.Nc5-e6
Nc7xe6 33.Qh3xe6+ Kg8-h7
34.Qe6-f7 Re8-f8 35.Ng6xf8+ Rd8xf8
36.Qf7-h5+ Kh7-g8 37.e5xf6 e7xf6
38.Rc1xc6 f6-f5 39.d4-d5 Qa7-d7
40.Rc6xa6 b5-b4 41.b2-b3 Rf8-c8
42.Qh5-h4 Qd7-b7 43.Ra6-a4 Rc8-c2
44.Ra4xb4 5.10/16 ] 28...Bh8-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Bh8-g7
29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Qh3-g4 Nc7-d5
31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7
33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6 34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8
35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6
37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8 38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7
39.g2-g3 Rc8-h8 40.Rc1-c5 Rh8-h7
41.Kg1-g2 Rh7-h8 42.Rc5-c1 a6-a5

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43.Qe4-c2 Nd5-e7 44.Re1-e5 5.51/17
] 29.Qh6-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Qh6-h3 f7-f6 30.Qh3-g4 Nc7-d5
31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7 32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7
33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6 34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8
35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7 36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6
37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8 38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7
39.g2-g3 Nd5-b4 40.a2-a3 Nb4-d5
41.Rc1-c5 Rc8-h8 42.Kg1-g2 Rh8-h7
43.Rc5-c1 Rh7-h8 44.Kg2-g1 a6-a5
45.Qe4-c2 Nd5-e7 5.17/16 ] 29...f7-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...f7-f6
30.Qh4-g4 Nc7-d5 31.Nc5-e6 Qa7-d7
32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7 33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6
34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7
36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 37.Qh7-e4 Kf8-e8
38.Rd1-e1 Ke8-d7 39.g2-g3 Rc8-h8
40.Kg1-g2 Nd5-b4 41.a2-a3 Nb4-d5
42.Qe4-c2 Nd5-e7 43.Qc2-e2 Ne7-d5
44.Qe2-e4 Rh8-g8 45.Rc1-c5 Rg8-h8
46.Kg2-g1 a6-a5 47.Kg1-g2 a5-a4
4.01/17 ] 30.Qh4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.Qh4-g4 Diagram

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32.Qg4xg6 Rf8-f7 33.Ne6-g5 e7-e6
34.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f8 35.Ng5xf7 Qd7xf7
36.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 37.Qh7-e4 Qf7-d7
38.Rc1-c5 Kf8-e7 39.Rd1-e1 Rc8-e8
40.Re1-c1 Re8-c8 41.Nf3-e5 Bf6xe5
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30...Kg8-h7 [ 30...Nc7-d5+what else? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...e7-e6 31.Qg4xg6 Nc7-d5
32.Nc5xe6 Rf8-f7 33.Rd1-e1 Qa7-e7
34.Ne6-c5 Rf7-f8 35.Re1-e4 Qe7-f7
36.Qg6-g3 f6-f5 37.e5-e6 Qf7-c7
38.Re4-e5 Qc7-e7 39.Re5-e1 Kg8-h7
40.Nc5-d7 Rf8-h8 41.Qg3-h3+
Kh7-g6 3.83/14 ] 31.Nf3-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nf3-h4
e7-e6 32.Nc5-d7 Nc7-d5 33.Nd7xf8+
Rc8xf8 34.Rc1xc6 g6-g5 35.e5xf6
Bg7xf6 36.Qg4xe6 Qa7-f7
37.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g8 38.Nh4-g6 Rf8-d8
39.Rc6xa6 Nd5-b4 40.Ra6-b6 Nb4xa2
41.Rb6xb5 Qf7-d7 42.Rb5-b7 5.32/13 ]
31...g6-g5 [ 31...e7-e6 is the last straw
32.Nh4xg6 Rf8-g8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31...e7-e6 32.Nc5-d7 Nc7-d5
33.Nd7xf8+ Rc8xf8 34.Rc1xc6 g6-g5
35.e5xf6 Bg7xf6 36.Qg4xe6 Qa7-f7
37.Qe6-e4+ Kh7-g8 38.Nh4-g6 Rf8-d8
39.Rc6xa6 Nd5-b4 40.Ra6-b6 Nb4xa2
41.Rb6xb5 Qf7-d7 42.Rb5-b7 5.66/14 ]
32.Qg4-h5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Qg4-h5+ Kh7-g8 33.Nh4-f5 Nc7-d5
34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6 Diagram
(Diagram 263)
a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7 37.Qg6xf7+
Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7 39.Nf5-d6
Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-e7 41.Rc6-c5
Rb8-b6 42.Rd1-e1 Ne7-g6 43.Re1-c1
f6xe5 44.d4xe5 Ng6xe5 45.Rc5-c8+
Kg8-h7 46.Ne6-f8+ Kh7-g7 47.Nf8xd7
Ne5xd7 8.82/17 ] 32...Kh7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Kh7-g8
33.Nh4-f5 Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6
35.Nc5xe6 a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7
37.Qg6xf7+ Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7
39.Nf5-d6 Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-e7
41.Rc6-c5 Rb8-b6 42.Rd1-e1 Ne7-g6
43.Rc5-c8+ Kg8-h7 44.Rc8-a8 a5-a4
45.Re1-e3 f6xe5 46.Re3-h3+ Ng6-h4

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47.d4xe5 8.58/16 ] 33.Nh4-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Nh4-f5
Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6
a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7 37.Qg6xf7+
Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7 39.Nf5-d6
Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-b4 41.Rc6-c7
Rd7xc7 42.Ne6xc7 f6xe5 43.d4xe5
Nb4xa2 44.e5-e6 Kg8-f8 45.Nd6-f5
Kf8-g8 46.e6-e7 Kg8-f7 47.e7-e8Q+
Rb8xe8 48.Nc7xe8 Kf7xe8
49.Nf5-d6+ 7.86/13 ] 33...Nc7-e8
[ 33...Nc7-d5 is not much help
34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6 35.Nc5xe6+( 35.Nf5xg7?! succumbs to Nd5-f4
36.Qg6-e4 Qa7xg7+- );Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33...Nc7-d5 34.Qh5-g6 e7-e6
35.Nc5xe6 a6-a5 36.Nf5xg7 Qa7-f7
37.Qg6xf7+ Rf8xf7 38.Ng7-f5 Rf7-d7
39.Nf5-d6 Rc8-b8 40.Rc1xc6 Nd5-b4
41.Rc6-c7 Rd7xc7 42.Ne6xc7 f6xe5
43.d4xe5 Nb4xa2 44.e5-e6 Kg8-f8
45.Nd6-f5 Kf8-g8 46.e6-e7 Kg8-f7
47.e7-e8Q+ Rb8xe8 48.Nc7xe8
Kf7xe8 49.Nf5-d6+ 8.17/14 ]
34.Qh5-g6 Diagram [ 34.Qh5-g6 f6xe5
35.Qg6-e6+ Kg8-h7 36.Nc5-e4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Qh5-g6 f6xe5
35.Qg6-e6+ Kg8-h7 36.Nf5xe7 Rf8-f6
37.Ne7xc8 Rf6xe6 38.Nc8xa7 Re6-h6
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
Bf4-c7 47.Rb6-b7 Rh4-h7 48.Nb4-d3
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Bf8-d6 24.Rb1-e1 f4-f3 25.g2-g3
Nh4-g2 26.Re1-c1 Bd6-c5 27.Re4-e5
g5-g4 0.18/15 ] 18...Qc7-d6
[ 18...Qc7-f4 19.Qh8xh7 Qf4-f6
1-0
20.a2-a3 ;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-a3 ;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
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Bc5-d4 27.Qh3-h7 Bd4-c3 0.50/16 ]
20...Qd6-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Rd8-c8 21.Qh8xh7 Qd6-f6
22.b2-b3 Rc8-c7 23.Qh7-h3 Ne7-c8
24.Re1-e2 Bf8-c5 25.Rc1-e1 Nc8-d6
26.Qh3-d3 Nd6xe4 27.Qd3xe4 Rc7-c8
28.Qe4-g4 Rc8-d8 0.41/15 ] 21.g2-g3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Qh8xh7
Qf4-f6 22.b2-b3 Ne7-f5 23.c4-c5
Bf8-g7 24.Qh7-h3 Rd8-h8 25.Qh3-f3
Qf6-e5 26.h2-h3 Qe5-f4 27.c5-c6
Qf4xf3 28.Be4xf3 d7xc6 29.d5xc6
Bb7-c8 30.c6-c7+ Kb8-a7 31.Rc1-d1
0.54/15 ] 21...Qf4-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21...Qf4-c7 22.Qh8xh7 Qc7-e5
23.a2-a3 Qe5xb2 24.a3xb4 Bf8-g7
25.Rc1-c2 Qb2xb4 26.Rc2-e2 Bg7-d4
27.Be4-d3 Ne7-c8 28.Kg1-g2 Nc8-d6
29.Qh7xg6 Rd8-f8 30.Qg6xg5 Rf8xf2+
31.Re2xf2 Qb4xe1 32.Rf2-f3 Qe1-d1
33.g3-g4 Kb8-a7 34.Qg5-e7 Qd1-d2+
35.Kg2-h3 0.38/17 ] 22.Qh8-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qh8-e5+
d7-d6 23.Qe5xg5 Rd8-c8 24.Qg5-d2
a6-a5 25.a2-a3 b4xa3 26.b2xa3
Bf8-g7 27.Qd2xa5 Bg7-d4 28.Qa5-d2
Qf7-f6 29.Be4-f3 Bd4-e5 30.Bf3-g2
h7-h5 31.a3-a4 Ne7-f5 32.a4-a5
Nf5-d4 33.f2-f4 0.85/15 ] 22...d7-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rd8-e8
23.Be4-g2 Kb8-a8 24.Qd4-b6 Ne7-c8
25.Re1xe8 Qf7xe8 26.Qb6-d4 d7-d6
27.Qd4-d2 Qe8-a4 28.b2-b3 Qa4-a5
29.a2-a4 Bf8-e7 30.Rc1-e1 Be7-d8
31.Re1-e8 Ka8-b8 32.Qd2-d4 Bd8-b6
33.Qd4-g7 Qa5-c5 0.50/16 ]
23.Qd4-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Qd4-b6 Rd8-d7 24.Re1-e3 Bf8-g7
25.Re3-b3 g5-g4 26.Rb3xb4 Ne7-c8
Diagram
27.Qb6-e3 Rd7-c7 28.Rc1-c2 Qf7-f6
29.c4-c5 d6xc5 30.Rc2xc5 Rc7xc5
31.Qe3xc5 Qf6-d6 32.Qc5-a5 Kb8-a8
33.Kg1-g2 Nc8-e7 34.Rb4-b6

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Qd6-d7 0.54/18 ] 23...Rd8-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Qf7-e8
24.Qb6xb4 Qe8-d7 25.Rc1-c3 Bf8-g7
26.Rc3-b3 Rd8-c8 27.Rb3-f3 Ne7-g8
28.Rf3-a3 Kb8-a8 29.Ra3-b3 Ng8-f6
30.Be4-f3 g5-g4 31.Bf3-g2 Bg7-h6
32.Re1-e6 0.72/17 ] 24.Qb6xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Re1-e3
Bf8-g7 25.Re3-b3 g5-g4 26.Rb3xb4
Ne7-c8 27.Qb6-e3 Rd7-c7 28.Rc1-c2
Qf7-f6 29.c4-c5 d6xc5 30.Rc2xc5
Rc7xc5 31.Qe3xc5 Qf6-d6 32.Qc5-a5
Kb8-a8 33.a2-a3 Bg7-e5 34.Be4-g2
h7-h5 35.Bg2-e4 Be5-g7 36.Kg1-g2
0.51/17 ] 24...Ne7-f5 [ 24...Bf8-g7
25.Re1-e3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Bf8-g7 25.Be4-g2 Ne7-f5
26.Re1-e6 g5-g4 27.Rc1-e1 Bg7-d4
28.Re1-e4 h7-h5 29.Qb4-d2 Bd4-f6
30.Re4-e1 Rd7-c7 31.Qd2-b4 Bf6-e5
32.Bg2-e4 a6-a5 33.Qb4-b5 Rc7-c8
0.41/16 ] 25.Be4xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.Qb4-d2 g5-g4 26.Be4xf5
g6xf5 27.Re1-e2 Rd7-c7 28.Qd2-f4
Bb7-c8 29.Rc1-c3 h7-h5 30.Kg1-g2
h5-h4 31.g3xh4 Kb8-a8 32.Rc3-b3
Qf7-h5 33.Qf4-g5 Qh5-h7 0.77/17 ]
25...g6xf5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...g6xf5 26.Re1-e6 Bf8-e7
27.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 28.b2-b3 Kb8-c8

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29.Qb4-c3 Be7-d8 30.Re6-e8 Qf7-g7
31.Qc3-d2 f4xg3 32.f2xg3 h7-h5
33.b3-b4 h5-h4 34.Re1-f1 h4xg3
35.h2xg3 Rd7-f7 36.Rf1xf7 Qg7xf7
0.65/18 ] 26.Re1-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.Re1-e2 Bf8-g7 27.Re2-e6
Bg7-e5 28.Qb4-b6 Kb8-a8 29.c4-c5
Be5-d4 30.Rc1-e1 0.61/16 ] 26...f5-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Bf8-e7
27.Rc1-e1 f5-f4 28.b2-b3 Kb8-c8
29.Qb4-c3 Be7-d8 30.Re6-e8 Qf7-g7
31.Qc3-d2 f4xg3 32.f2xg3 h7-h5
33.b3-b4 h5-h4 34.Re1-f1 h4xg3
35.h2xg3 Rd7-f7 36.Rf1xf7 Qg7xf7
0.65/17 ] 27.Rc1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27.Qb4-b6 Rd7-c7 28.b2-b3
h7-h5 29.Rc1-f1 Rc7-c8 30.Rf1-e1
Qf7-d7 31.Re6-g6 Qd7-f5 32.Rg6-e6
Qf5-f7 33.a2-a3 Qf7-d7 34.h2-h3
Qd7-f7 35.Kg1-h2 h5-h4 36.g3-g4
f4-f3 37.Qb6-e3 0.62/17 ] 27...Rd7-d8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rd7-c7
28.a2-a4 Rc7-c8 29.b2-b3 Kb8-a8
30.Qb4-d2 h7-h5 31.Qd2-d4 h5-h4
32.Qd4-f6 Qf7-h5 33.Qf6-f5 h4xg3
34.h2xg3 f4xg3 35.f2xg3 Ka8-b8
36.Kg1-g2 0.64/16 ] 28.Qb4-b6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.b2-b3 h7-h5
29.Qb4-c3 f4xg3 30.f2xg3 Bb7-c8
31.Qc3-b4+ Qf7-b7 32.Qb4xb7+
Kb8xb7 33.Re6-g6 g5-g4 34.Rg6-g8
Kb7-c7 35.Rg8-h8 Kc7-b6 36.Kg1-g2
Kb6-c5 37.Rh8xh5 Bf8-g7 38.Rh5-h7
Bg7-e5 39.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-b4 0.74/16 ]
28...Rd8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rd8-c8 29.b2-b3 h7-h5
30.Kg1-g2 Qf7-f5 31.Re6-e8 Kb8-a8
32.Kg2-g1 h5-h4 33.Re8xc8+ Bb7xc8
34.Qb6-c7 h4xg3 35.h2xg3 f4xg3
36.f2xg3 Qf5-h3 0.67/16 ] 29.b2-b4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.b2-b3 h7-h5
30.Kg1-g2 Qf7-f5 31.Re6-e8 h5-h4
32.Kg2-g1 Kb8-a8 33.a2-a3 h4xg3
34.h2xg3 f4xg3 35.f2xg3 Qf5-d3
36.Kg1-g2 Qd3-c3 37.Qb6-e3

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Qc3-b2+ 38.Qe3-f2 0.64/16 ]
29...f4xg3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Qf7-d7 30.Re1-e4 Qd7-a4
31.Kg1-g2 Qa4-d7 32.f2-f3 f4xg3
33.h2xg3 Qd7-a4 34.Re4-e2 Qa4-d7
35.Re6-e4 h7-h5 36.Qb6-e3 g5-g4
37.f3xg4 h5xg4 38.Re4-e8 Qd7-f7
39.Re2-e1 Qf7-f6 40.Re8xc8+
Bb7xc8 0.63/15 ] 30.h2xg3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.h2xg3 h7-h6
31.Re1-e4 h6-h5 32.Qb6-e3 h5-h4
33.Qe3xg5 h4xg3 34.Qg5xg3 Kb8-a7
35.a2-a3 Qf7-f5 36.Re4-f4 Qf5-h7
37.Qg3-e3+ Ka7-b8 38.Qe3-d4
Qh7-b1+ 39.Kg1-g2 Qb1-h7 40.Rf4-f6
Bf8-e7 41.Rf6-g6 Rc8-h8 1.09/17 ]
30...h7-h5 [ 30...Rc8xc4?
fails because of 31.b4-b5 a6xb5
32.Re6-e8+ Rc4-c8 33.Qb6xb5
Qf7xd5 34.Re8xc8+ Kb8xc8
35.Re1-e8+ Kc8-c7 36.Qb5xd5
Bb7xd5 37.Re8xf8 Bd5xa2
38.Rf8-f5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...h7-h6 31.Re1-e4 h6-h5
32.Qb6-e3 h5-h4 33.Qe3xg5 h4xg3
34.Qg5xg3 Qf7-d7 35.a2-a3 Rc8-d8
36.Qg3-g5 Rd8-c8 37.Qg5-g6 Kb8-a7
38.Qg6-g3 Ka7-b8 39.Re4-h4 Qd7-f7
40.Rh4-f4 Qf7-c7 41.Qg3-g6 Qc7-g7
42.Re6-f6 Qg7-e7 43.Rf4-e4 Qe7-d7
44.Re4-e6 Qd7-c7 45.Re6-e8 Bf8-e7
46.Rf6-e6 1.00/16 ] 31.b4-b5
[ 31.Re6xd6?! Bf8xd6 32.Qb6xd6+
Qf7-c7 33.Qd6xc7+ Rc8xc7
34.Re1-e8+ Kb8-a7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.b4-b5 Qf7-c7 32.Qb6xc7+
Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 34.Re6-e8
Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 36.Kg1-g2
a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 38.Re1-e8
Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Diagram
Bh6-d2 40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4
Kb6-c5 42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7
Bc8xf5 44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6
Bc3-a5 46.Rc7-c6 Ba5xb6 47.Rc6xb6
Kd4xc4 48.Rb6xd6 Bf5-e4+ 49.Kg2-f2

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Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6
Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.03/19 ] 31...Qf7-c7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qf7-c7
32.Qb6xc7+ Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8
36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7
38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2
40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5
42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5
44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5
46.Rc7-c6 Ba5xb6 47.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4
48.Rb6xd6 Bf5-e4+ 49.Kg2-f2 Be4xd5
50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6 Bd5-f3
52.Ke3-f4 1.22/18 ] 32.Qb6xc7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Qb6xc7+
Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4 34.Re6-e8
Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 36.Kg1-g2
a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7 38.Re1-e8
Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2 40.Rh8xh5
Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5 42.f4-f5
Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5 44.Rh7-c7+
Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5 46.Rc7-c6
Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6 48.Rc6xb6
Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6 Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3
Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6 Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4
1.20/20 ] 32...Kb8xc7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32...Kb8xc7 33.a2-a4 g5-g4
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8
36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7
38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2

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40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5
42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5
44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5
46.Rc7-c6 Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6
48.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6
Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6
Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.26/19 ] 33.a2-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.a2-a4 g5-g4
34.Re6-e8 Kc7-d7 35.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8
36.Kg1-g2 a6xb5 37.a4xb5 Kd7-c7
38.Re1-e8 Bf8-h6 39.Re8-h8 Bh6-d2
40.Rh8xh5 Kc7-b6 41.f2-f4 Kb6-c5
42.f4-f5 Bd2-c3 43.Rh5-h7 Bc8xf5
44.Rh7-c7+ Kc5-d4 45.b5-b6 Bc3-a5
46.Rc7-c6 Bf5-e4+ 47.Kg2-f2 Ba5xb6
48.Rc6xb6 Kd4xc4 49.Rb6xd6
Be4xd5 50.Kf2-e3 Kc4-c5 51.Rd6-g6
Bd5-f3 52.Ke3-f4 1.01/19 ] 33...a6xb5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...h5-h4
34.Re6-f6 Kc7-b6 35.c4-c5+ Rc8xc5
36.b5xa6 Bb7xa6 37.Rf6xf8 h4xg3
38.f2xg3 Rc5xd5 39.Re1-c1 Kb6-a5
40.Kg1-f2 g5-g4 41.Rc1-c2 Rd5-e5
42.Rc2-b2 d6-d5 43.Rf8-f4 Ba6-c4
44.Rf4xg4 Ka5xa4 45.Rg4-f4 1.11/17 ]
34.a4xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.c4xb5 Kc7-b8 35.a4-a5 Bb7xd5
36.Re6-e8 Bf8-g7 37.Re8xc8+
Kb8xc8 38.a5-a6 Bg7-e5 39.Re1-c1+
Kc8-b8 40.b5-b6 Bd5-b7 41.a6xb7
Kb8xb7 42.Rc1-b1 d6-d5 43.Kg1-g2
h5-h4 44.g3xh4 g5xh4 45.Rb1-b5
Be5-b8 46.Rb5xd5 Kb7xb6 47.Rd5-h5
Kb6-c6 48.Kg2-f3 h4-h3 49.Rh5xh3
Kc6-d5 50.Rh3-h8 1.04/18 ]
34...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Kc7-b6 35.Re6-f6 Rc8-d8
36.Rf6-f5 h5-h4 37.g3-g4 Bf8-g7
38.Re1-e4 Rd8-d7 39.Rf5xg5 Kb6-c5
40.Rg5-h5 Bg7-f6 41.Rh5-h6 Bf6-d4
42.g4-g5 Rd7-g7 43.Rh6xh4 Rg7xg5+
44.Kg1-f1 Bd4-c3 45.Rh4-h7 Kc5-b6
46.Re4-e7 Bb7-c8 47.Re7-c7 Bc8-f5
48.Rc7-c6+ Kb6-a5 49.Rh7-a7+
Ka5-b4 50.f2-f4 Rg5-g8 51.Kf1-e2

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0.62/19 ] 35.Re6-e8 [ 35.Re6-f6!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Re6-f6
Rc8-d8 36.Rf6-f5 h5-h4 37.g3-g4
Bf8-g7 38.Re1-e4 Rd8-d7 39.Rf5xg5
Kb6-c5 40.Rg5-h5 Bg7-f6 41.Rh5-h6
Bf6-d4 42.g4-g5 Rd7-g7 43.Rh6xh4
Rg7xg5+ 44.Kg1-f1 Bd4-c3 45.Rh4-h7
Kc5-b6 46.Re4-e7 Bb7-c8 47.Re7-c7
Bc8-f5 48.Rc7-c6+ Kb6-a5
49.Rh7-a7+ Ka5-b4 50.f2-f4 Rg5-g8
51.Kf1-e2 0.51/18 ] 35...Bf8-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Bf8-g7
36.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 37.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4
38.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 39.Rb8-g8
Bg7-d4 40.Rg8xg5 Bg4-e2 41.Kg1-g2
Kc7-b6 42.f2-f3 Be2xc4 43.Rg5xh5
Bc4xb5 44.g3-g4 Bb5-e8 45.Rh5-h6
Bd4-e5 46.g4-g5 Kb6-c5 47.g5-g6
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48.f3-f4 Be8xg6 49.Rh6xg6 Be5xf4
50.Kg2-f3 Bf4-e5 51.Kf3-e3 Kd5-c5
52.Ke3-e4 0.15/22 ] 36.Re8-e6
White threatens to win material:
Re6xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Re8xc8 Bb7xc8 37.Re1-e8 Bc8-g4
38.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 39.Rb8-g8
Bg7-d4 40.Rg8xg5 Bg4-e2 41.Rg5-f5
Kc7-b6 42.Rf5-f4 Bd4-e5 43.Rf4-e4
Be2-d3 44.Re4-h4 Kb6-c5 45.Kg1-g2
Bd3xc4 46.f2-f4 Be5-g7 47.Rh4xh5

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Bc4xb5 48.Kg2-f3 Bb5-c4 49.Kf3-e4
Bc4-b3 50.g3-g4 Bg7-d4 51.f4-f5
Bd4-e5 52.Rh5-h6 Bb3xd5+
53.Ke4-e3 0.14/19 ] 36...Rc8-d8?
[ 36...Bg7-c3 is a viable option
37.Re1-e4 Kb6-c5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36...Bg7-f8 0.07/20 ] 37.c4-c5+!+the knock-out blow [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37.c4-c5+ Kb6xc5 38.Re6-e7
Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Kf1-e2 Kb6xb5
48.Ra1-h1 Rh6-a6 49.Rh1-b1+
Kb5-c6 50.Re5xh5 Ra6-a2+
51.Ke2-e3 1.17/19 ] 37...Kb6xc5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kb6xc5
38.Re6-e7 Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Kf1-e2 Kb6xb5
48.Ra1-h1 Kb5-c4 49.Re5xh5
Rh6-e6+ 50.Ke2-d2 Kc4-d4
51.Rh1-b1 1.12/19 ] 38.Re6-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Re6-e7
Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8
42.Rc3-e3 d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6
44.Rb1-a1 Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4
46.Kg1-f1 Rd6-h6 47.Ra1-b1 h5-h4
48.g3xh4 Rh6xh4 49.Kf1-e2 Rh4-h6
50.Rb1-b4 Rh6-h2 51.Rb4xg4
Kb6xb5 0.87/15 ] 38...Bg7-d4
[ 38...Bg7-c3 39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6
40.Rc7xc3 Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Bg7-c3
39.Re7-c7+ Kc5-b6 40.Rc7xc3
Bb7xd5 41.Re1-d1 Bd5-a8 42.Rc3-e3
d6-d5 43.Rd1-b1 Rd8-d6 44.Rb1-a1
Ba8-b7 45.Re3-e5 g5-g4 46.Kg1-f1
Rd6-h6 47.Ra1-b1 h5-h4 48.g3xh4
Rh6xh4 49.Kf1-e2 Rh4-h6 50.Rb1-b4
Rh6-h2 51.Rb4xg4 Kb6xb5 0.97/16 ]

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39.Re7xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.Re7xb7 h5-h4 40.Rb7-c7+ Kc5xd5
41.g3xh4 g5xh4 42.Re1-d1 Rd8-g8+
43.Kg1-h2 Rg8-b8 44.Rc7-h7 Kd5-c5
45.Rh7-h5+ d6-d5 46.Rd1-c1+ Kc5-b6
47.Rh5xd5 Bd4xf2 48.Rd5-f5 Bf2-e3
49.Rc1-c3 Be3-d4 50.Rc3-c4 Bd4-e3
51.Kh2-h3 Be3-g1 52.Rc4-c1 Bg1-d4
53.Rc1-c6+ Kb6-a5 54.Rf5-d5 Bd4-b6
55.Rc6-g6 Bb6-e3 56.Rg6-e6 Be3-b6
57.Rd5-g5 Rb8-f8 58.Kh3xh4 Bb6-d8
1.44/15 ] 39...Rd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39...h5-h4 40.Rb7-c7+
Kc5xd5 41.g3xh4 g5xh4 42.Re1-d1
Rd8-g8+ 43.Kg1-h2 Rg8-b8
44.Rc7-h7 Kd5-c5 45.Rh7-h5+ d6-d5
46.Rd1-c1+ Kc5-b6 47.Rh5xd5
Bd4xf2 48.Rd5-f5 Bf2-e3 49.Rc1-c3
Be3-d4 50.Rc3-c4 Bd4-e3 51.Kh2-h3
Be3-g1 52.Rc4-c1 Bg1-d4 53.Rc1-c6+
Kb6-a5 54.Rf5-d5 Bd4-b6 55.Rc6-g6
Bb6-e3 56.Rg6-e6 Be3-b6 57.Rd5-g5
Rb8-f8 58.Kh3xh4 Bb6-d8 1.53/16 ]
40.Rb7-c7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rb7-c7+ Kc5xd5 41.Re1-d1
Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1
Bd4-e5 44.Re7-b7 Be5-d4 45.Kg1-g2
Bd4-c5 46.b5-b6 Rf8-a8 47.Rb7-d7
Ra8-a2 48.Re1-f1 Ra2-b2 49.b6-b7
Kf6-e6 50.Rd7-h7 Ke6-d5 51.Rh7-c7
Bc5-a7 52.Kg2-h3 Ba7-b8 53.Rf1-d1+
Kd5-e6 54.Rd1-e1+ Ke6-d5 55.Rc7-f7
Kd5-c6 56.f2-f4 2.12/20 Diagram
(Diagram 269)
] 40...Kc5xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Kc5xd5 41.Re1-d1 Kd5-e5
42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1 Bd4-e5
44.Re7-b7 Be5-d4 45.Kg1-g2 Bd4-c5
46.b5-b6 Rf8-a8 47.Rb7-d7 Ra8-a2
48.Re1-f1 g5-g4 49.b6-b7 Ra2-b2
50.Rd7-h7 Bc5-a7 51.Kg2-h1 Ba7-b8
52.Kh1-h2 d6-d5 53.Kh2-g2 Kf6-g6
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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Re1-d1
Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6 43.Rd1-e1
Kf6-f5 44.Re7-e8 Rf8-f7 45.Kg1-g2
Rf7-b7 46.Re1-b1 Bd4-c5 47.Re8-f8+
Kf5-g6 48.Rf8-h8 g5-g4 49.Rh8-c8
Kg6-f6 50.Rc8-f8+ Kf6-g6 51.Rf8-d8
Kg6-g5 1.96/19 ] 41...Rf8-b8
[ 41...Kd5-e5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Kd5-e5 42.Rc7-e7+ Ke5-f6
43.Rd1-e1 Kf6-f5 44.Re7-e8 Rf8-f7
45.Re1-e6 Bd4-c5 46.Re6-e7 Rf7-f6
47.Kg1-g2 h5-h4 48.f2-f3 h4xg3
49.Kg2xg3 Bc5-d4 50.Re7-d7
Bd4-e5+ 51.Kg3-g2 Be5-d4
52.Re8-e1 Bd4-b6 53.Kg2-g3 1.79/17 ]
42.Rc7-g7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Rc7-g7 g5-g4 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4
44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8
46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-g8 47.Rd2-b2 Rg8-b8
48.b5-b6 Bc5-d4 49.Rb2-b1 Rb8xb6
50.Rb1xb6 Bd4xb6 51.Rh5-g5 Ke4-d3
52.Rg5xg4 d6-d5 53.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5
54.g3-g4 d5-d4 55.g4-g5 Kd3-e4
56.Rg6-c6 Bc5-f8 57.Rc6-f6 Bf8-c5
58.g5-g6 d4-d3 59.g6-g7 d3-d2
60.g7-g8Q d2-d1Q 61.Qg8-c4+
Bc5-d4 62.f2-f3+ Ke4-e3 2.82/21 ]
42...g5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...g5-g4 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4

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46.Rd1-d2 Rg8-g7 47.Rd2-b2 Rg7-b7
48.Rh5-g5 Ke4-d3 49.b5-b6 Rb7xb6
50.Rb2xb6 Bc5xb6 51.Rg5xg4 d6-d5
52.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5 53.g3-g4 d5-d4
54.g4-g5 Kd3-e4 55.Rg6-c6 Bc5-f8
56.Rc6-f6 Bf8-c5 57.g5-g6 d4-d3
58.g6-g7 d3-d2 59.g7-g8Q d2-d1Q
60.Qg8-c4+ Bc5-d4 61.f2-f3+ Ke4-e3
2.87/16 ] 43.Rg7-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 43.Rg7-g5+ Kd5-e4
44.Rg5xh5 Bd4-c5 45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8
46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-b8 47.Rh5-g5 Rb8xb5
48.Rd2xd6 Bc5xd6 49.Rg5xb5 Bd6-e5
50.Rb5-b4+ Be5-d4 51.Rb4-a4
Ke4-e5 52.Ra4-a5+ Ke5-f6 53.Kg2-f1
Bd4-c3 54.Ra5-b5 Bc3-e5 55.Kf1-e2
Be5-d4 56.Rb5-d5 Bd4-e5
57.Ke2-e3 2.90/20 ] 43...Kd5-c4
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45.Kg1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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45.Kg1-g2 Rb8-f8 46.Rd1-d2 Rf8-g8
47.Rd2-b2 Rg8-b8 48.b5-b6 Bc5-d4
49.Rb2-b1 Rb8xb6 50.Rb1xb6
Bd4xb6 51.Rh5-g5 d6-d5 52.Rg5xg4+
Ke4-d3 53.Rg4-g6 Bb6-c5 54.g3-g4
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Bc5-f8 57.Rc6-f6 Bf8-c5 58.f2-f3+
Ke4-e5 59.Rf6-c6 2.87/19 ] 44.Rg5xh5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rg5xh5
Bd4-c5 45.Rh5-g5 Rb8-f8
46.Rg5xg4+ Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8
48.Kg1-g2 Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5
50.Rd1-h1 Rg5-g6 51.Kg2-f3 Rg6-g7
52.Rh1-h6 Rg7-g8 53.Kf3-g3 Kc6-b5
54.Rh6-h5 Kb5-c6 55.g4-g5 d6-d5
56.Rf4-f6+ Bc5-d6+ 57.f2-f4 d5-d4
3.08/18 ] 44...Bd4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44...Bd4-e5 45.Rd1-b1
Rb8-b6 46.Rh5-g5 Kc4-c3
47.Rb1-c1+ Kc3-d3 48.Rc1-d1+
Kd3-c3 49.Kg1-g2 Rb6-b8
50.Rd1-c1+ Kc3-d3 51.Rc1-b1
Rb8-b6 52.Rg5-g6 Kd3-c2 53.Rb1-b4
Kc2-d3 54.Rb4xg4 Rb6xb5 55.f2-f4
Rb5-b2+ 56.Kg2-h3 Be5-d4
57.Rg6xd6 Rb2-b8 58.f4-f5 2.89/17 ]
45.Rh5-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Rh5-g5 Rb8-f8 46.Rg5xg4+
Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8 48.Kg1-g2
Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5 50.Rd1-h1
Kc6-b5 51.Kg2-g3 Kb5-c6 52.Rf4-f5
Rg5xf5 53.g4xf5 d6-d5 54.f2-f4 d5-d4
55.f5-f6 Kc6-d7 56.Kg3-g4 Kd7-e6
57.Kg4-g5 Ke6-f7 58.Rh1-h7+ Kf7-e6
59.f4-f5+ Ke6-e5 60.f6-f7 d4-d3
61.Rh7-h2 Bc5-e7+ 62.Kg5-g6
3.08/19 ] 45...Rb8xb5 [ 45...Rb8-f8
is not the saving move 46.Rd1-b1
Bc5xf2+ 47.Kg1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 45...Rb8-f8 46.Rg5xg4+
Kc4xb5 47.Rg4-f4 Rf8-g8 48.Kg1-g2
Kb5-c6 49.g3-g4 Rg8-g5 50.Rd1-h1
Rg5-g6 51.Kg2-f3 Rg6-g7 52.Rh1-h6
Rg7-g8 53.Rf4-f6 Kc6-d5 54.Rf6-f5+
Kd5-c4 55.g4-g5 d6-d5 56.Rh6-a6
Kc4-b5 57.Ra6-a1 2.99/18 ]
46.Rg5xg4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 46.Rg5xg4+ Kc4-c3
47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2
49.g3-g4 Re2-e5 50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8
51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2 52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8

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53.Rf5-f4 Kc2-c3 54.Kg2-g3 Kc3-c2
55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3 56.g5-g6 Kc3-c4
57.Rd5-h5 d6-d5 58.f2-f4 Bc5-e7
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46...Kc4-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Kc4-c3 47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2
48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2 49.g3-g4 Re2-e5
50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8 51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2
52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8 53.Rf5-f4 Rg8-g7
54.Kg2-g3 Rg7-g8 55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3
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:
47.Kg1-g2 Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2
49.g3-g4 Re2-e5 50.Rf4-f5 Re5-e8
51.g4-g5 Kc3-c2 52.Rd1-d5 Re8-g8
53.Rf5-f4 Rg8-g7 54.Kg2-g3 Rg7-g8
55.Rf4-f6 Kc2-c3 56.f2-f4 Kc3-c4
57.Rd5-d1 d6-d5 58.Kg3-f3 Rg8-e8
59.g5-g6 3.54/17 ] 47...Bc5-a3
[ 47...Rb5-b7 hardly improves anything
48.Rg4-f4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Rb5-b2 48.Rg4-f4 Rb2-e2
49.g3-g4 Re2-e6 50.Rd1-d5 Re6-h6
51.g4-g5 Rh6-g6 52.Rf4-f6 Rg6-g8
53.f2-f4 Kc3-c4 54.Rd5-d1 d6-d5
55.Rd1-c1+ Kc4-d4 56.g5-g6 Bc5-b4
57.Kg2-f3 Bb4-c3 58.Rc1-d1+ Kd4-c5
59.Rf6-e6 3.59/16 ] 48.Rg4-d4
Diagram [ 48.Rg4-d4 Ba3-c5

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49.Rd1-d3+ Kc3-c2 50.Rd4xd6
Bc5xd6 51.Rd3xd6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 48.Rg4-d4 Ba3-b4 49.Rd1-d3+
Kc3-c2 50.f2-f4 Rb5-b7 51.Rd4-d5
Rb7-f7 52.Kg2-f3 Bb4-c3 53.Rd5xd6
Rf7-f8 54.Rd6-d7 Bc3-e5 55.Kf3-e4
Be5-c3 56.g3-g4 Rf8-e8+ 57.Ke4-f3
Re8-f8 58.f4-f5 Bc3-f6 59.Kf3-f4
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Smeets,Jan
Carlsen,Magnus
Corus Group B (2)

B33

15.01.2006

B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov


Variations
1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6
5.Nb1-c3 e7-e5 6.Nd4-b5 d7-d6
7.Bc1-g5 a7-a6 8.Nb5-a3 b7-b5
9.Nc3-d5 Bf8-e7 10.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6
11.c2-c3 Bf6-g5 Diagram
12.Na3-c2 Nc6-e7 13.Nc2-b4 0-0
14.a2-a4 b5xa4 15.Ra1xa4 a6-a5
16.Nd5xe7+ Qd8xe7 17.Bf1-c4
Bc8-d7 18.Nb4-d5 Qe7-e8 19.Ra4-a2
Bg5-d8 20.0-0 Ra8-c8 last book move

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21.Bc4-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Qd1-d3 a5-a4 22.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8
23.Nd5-e3 Bd8-e7 24.Re1-d1 g7-g6
25.h2-h3 Bd7-c6 26.Ne3-d5 Qe8-d7
27.Qd3-f3 a4-a3 28.b2-b4 Bc6-a4
29.Nd5xe7+ Qd7xe7 0.46/17 ]
21...Rc8-b8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...h7-h6 22.Rf1-e1 Rc8-b8 23.h2-h3
Bd7-c6 24.Bb3-c4 Qe8-d7 25.Qd1-f3
Rb8-a8 26.Nd5-e3 Bd8-g5 27.Re1-d1
Bg5xe3 28.Qf3xe3 a5-a4 29.Qe3-f3
Kg8-h8 30.Qf3-d3 0.25/16 ] 22.Qd1-c2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.h2-h3
Bd7-c6 23.Bb3-c4 Kg8-h8 24.Qd1-d3
Qe8-d7 25.b2-b4 a5xb4 26.Nd5xb4
Bc6-b7 27.Rf1-d1 Bd8-g5 28.Bc4-d5
Bb7xd5 29.e4xd5 Qd7-b5 30.Qd3xb5
Rb8xb5 31.Ra2-a7 Rb5-c5 0.32/17 ]
22...Kg8-h8 last book move
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bd7-c8
23.Bb3-c4 a5-a4 24.Rf1-a1 Bc8-d7
25.b2-b4 a4xb3 26.Bc4xb3 Bd7-c8
27.Nd5-b4 Bd8-b6 28.Bb3-d5 Bc8-e6
29.Qc2-d2 Qe8-d7 30.Qd2-d3 Rb8-c8
31.Ra2-a6 Bb6-c5 32.Nb4-c6 Qd7-b7
33.Bd5xe6 f7xe6 0.23/18 ] 23.Rf1-a1
[ 23.Nd5-e3!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nd5-e3 Bd7-e6 24.Bb3-d5 Bd8-b6
25.Ne3-c4 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 Qe8-b5
27.Ra2-a4 Bb6-c7 28.Rf1-d1 Qb5-b3

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29.Qc2xb3 Rb8xb3 30.g2-g3 f7-f5
31.Kg1-g2 f5-f4 32.f2-f3 Bc7-d8
33.g3-g4 Kh8-g8 34.Rd1-a1 0.31/19 ]
23...f7-f5= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...f7-f5 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4 25.Qc2xe4
Rb8-c8 26.Ra1-d1 Bd7-f5 27.Qe4-e2
Qe8-g6 28.Nd5-e3 Bd8-b6 29.Bc4-d5
Bf5-d7 30.h2-h4 a5-a4 31.h4-h5
Qg6-g5 32.Bd5-f3 Bb6-c5 33.Ra2-a1
Rc8-b8 -0.03/18 ] 24.Bb3-a4
[ 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4 25.Qc2xe4 a5-a4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Bb3-c4 f5xe4
25.Qc2xe4 a5-a4 26.f2-f3 Bd7-c6
27.Qe4-d3 Bc6-d7 28.Ra1-d1 Qe8-h5
29.Qd3-e2 Bd8-g5 30.Bc4-d3 Kh8-g8
31.c3-c4 Rb8-b3 32.Bd3-c2 0.10/16 ]
24...Bd7xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Bd7xa4 25.Ra2xa4 f5xe4
26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4 Rb8-b3
28.Rb1-e1 Rb3-d3 29.Ra4-a1 Qf7-a7
30.Re1xe4 Rd3xd5 31.c4xd5 Rf8xf2
32.Qc2-a4 h7-h6 33.h2-h3 Rf2xb2+
34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-f7 35.Qa4-c6 Qf7-f5
36.Re4-c4 Qf5-g6 37.Rc4-g4 Bd8-g5
38.h3-h4 Qg6-f5 39.Rg4-c4 -0.26/20 ]
25.Ra2xa4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Ra2xa4 f5xe4 26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7
27.c3-c4 Rb8-b3 28.Nd5-c3 e4-e3
Diagram
(Diagram 274)
29.f2-f3 Rb3-b8 30.Nc3-d5 Qf7-a7
31.Qc2-e2 Bd8-g5 32.b2-b4 e5-e4
33.Rb1-f1 e4xf3 34.g2xf3 Bg5-d8
35.b4-b5 Bd8-b6 36.Rf1-d1 -0.25/19 ]
25...f5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...f5xe4 26.Ra1-b1 Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4
Qf7-g6 28.Ra4-a3 e4-e3 29.Nd5xe3
Qg6xc2 30.Ne3xc2 Bd8-b6 31.Nc2-e3
g7-g6 32.Ra3-d3 Bb6-d4 33.Rd3-a3
Rf8-f4 34.g2-g3 Rf4-e4 35.Ra3-d3
Kh8-g7 36.Kg1-g2 -0.16/18 ]
26.Ra4-a2 [Instead of 26.Ra4xe4
Qe8-b5 27.Qc2-d1 Qb5xb2 ;

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Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ra1-b1
Qe8-f7 27.c3-c4 Qf7-a7 28.Rb1-e1
Qa7-d4 29.Nd5-c3 Rb8-b7 30.Re1-d1
Qd4-b6 31.Nc3xe4 Qb6xb2
32.Ra4-a2 Qb2xc2 33.Ra2xc2 Bd8-c7
34.Rc2-d2 a5-a4 35.Ne4xd6 Bc7xd6
36.Rd2xd6 Rb7-b2 37.Rd6-a6 Kh8-g8
38.f2-f3 Rb2-a2 -0.17/17 ] 26...Qe8-f7
Black threatens to win material: Qf7xd5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Qe8-f7
27.Qc2-d2 Rb8-b5 28.c3-c4 Rb5-b3
29.Qd2-c2 Kh8-g8 30.Ra1-e1 Rb3-d3
31.Re1-e2 Qf7-f5 32.Ra2-a1 Rd3-d4
33.b2-b3 Rf8-f7 34.Nd5-c3 h7-h6
35.Nc3xe4 Qf5-g4 36.Re2-e3 -0.29/18
] 27.c3-c4 White has a new backward
pawn: b2. Black has a new backward
pawn: d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Qc2-d2 Rb8-b5 28.c3-c4 Rb5-b3
29.Qd2-c2 Kh8-g8 30.Ra1-f1 Rb3-d3
31.Qc2-e2 Bd8-g5 32.b2-b3 Bg5-d8
33.Ra2-a3 Qf7-a7 34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-d4
35.Qe2-g4 Rf8-f7 36.h2-h3 Rd3-d2
-0.45/18 ] 27...Rb8-b3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Rb8-b3 28.Qc2-e2
Qf7-a7 29.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b7 30.Ra1-f1
Qa7-d4 31.Rf1-b1 Rb7-f7 32.Rb1-f1
Kh8-g8 33.Ra3-e3 Bd8-h4 34.g2-g3
Bh4-d8 35.Qe2-c2 Bd8-b6 36.Kg1-h1
h7-h6 37.b2-b3 Bb6-c5 -0.40/18 ]

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28.Ra1-e1 White threatens to win
material: Re1xe4 [ 28.Qc2xb3??
mating in 3 Qf7xf2+ 29.Kg1-h1
Qf2-f1+ 30.Ra1xf1 Rf8xf1# ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qc2-e2
Qf7-a7 29.Ra2-a3 Rb3-b7 30.Ra1-f1
Qa7-d4 31.Rf1-b1 Rb7-f7 32.Rb1-f1
Kh8-g8 33.Ra3-e3 Bd8-h4 34.g2-g3
Bh4-d8 35.Qe2-c2 Bd8-g5 36.Re3xe4
Rf7xf2 37.Qc2xf2 Rf8xf2 38.Re4xd4
Rf2xf1+ 39.Kg1xf1 e5xd4 -0.33/17 ]
28...Bd8-h4 Black threatens to win
material: Bh4xf2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rb3-d3 29.Ra2-a1 Qf7-a7
30.Re1xe4 Rd3xd5 31.c4xd5 Rf8xf2
32.Qc2-a4 h7-h6 33.h2-h3 Rf2xb2+
34.Kg1-h1 Qa7-f7 35.Qa4-c6 Qf7-g6
36.Re4-g4 Bd8-g5 37.Ra1-f1 Rb2-b1
38.Rf1xb1 Qg6xb1+ 39.Kh1-h2
Bg5-f4+ 40.g2-g3 Qb1-b2+
41.Kh2-h1 -0.44/17 ] 29.g2-g3
White threatens to win material: g3xh4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.g2-g3
Rb3-f3 30.b2-b3 Bh4-d8 31.Re1xe4
Kh8-g8 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 33.Nd5xe3
Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-c5 35.Kg1-g2
g7-g6 36.f2-f3 Rf8-b8 37.Ne3-g4
Qf7-a7 38.Qe4-c2 Qa7-b7 39.Ng4-f6+
Kg8-g7 40.Nf6-e4 Qb7xb3 41.Qc2xb3
Rb8xb3 42.Ne4xc5 d6xc5
43.Ra2xa5 -0.08/20 ] 29...Rb3-f3
An ideal square for the black rook.
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rb3-f3
30.b2-b3 Bh4-g5 31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7
32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6 33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3
34.Re4-e2 Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-f1
36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Rf1-c1
38.Ra6xd6 Qc8-f5 39.Qa2-b3 Qf5-g4
40.f2-f3 Qg4-d4 41.Re2-g2 Rc1xc4
0.05/19 ] 30.b2-b3 [ 30.g3xh4
is refuted by a beautiful mate Rf3xf2
31.Nd5-f6 Rf2xc2 32.Re1-e2 Qf7-g6+
33.Kg1-f1 Rf8xf6+ 34.Re2-f2 Rf6xf2+
35.Kf1-e1 Qg6-g1# ; 30.Qc2xe4?
leads to nothing Rf3xf2 31.Ra2-a1

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Rf2xb2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.b2-b3 Bh4-g5 31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7
32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6 33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3
34.Re4-e2 Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-f1
36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Bh6-c1
38.Ra6-a7 Bc1-h6 39.Ra7-a6
Bh6-c1 -0.06/19 ] 30...Bh4-d8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Bh4-g5
31.Re1xe4 Qf7-b7 32.h2-h4 Bg5-h6
33.Ra2xa5 Rf3xb3 34.Re4-e2
Rb3-b1+ 35.Kg1-h2 Rb1-c1
36.Qc2-a2 Qb7-c8 37.Ra5-a6 Qc8-g4
38.Re2-c2 Rc1-d1 39.Ra6-a8 g7-g5
40.Nd5-e3 Rd1-h1+ 41.Kh2xh1
Qg4-f3+ 42.Kh1-g1 Rf8xa8 0.00/19 ]
31.Re1xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Re1xe4 g7-g6 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3
33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-d4
Diagram

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9+-+-+q+p0 275
9-+-zp-+p+0
9zp-+-zp-+-0
9-+PvlQ+-+0
9+P+-sN-zP-0
9R+-+-zP-zP0
9+-+-+-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
35.Qe4-d5 Qf7-f6 36.Qd5-e4 Kh8-g7
37.h2-h4 Qf6-f7 38.Kg1-g2 Bd4-c5
39.Ne3-g4 Qf7-c7 40.f2-f4 e5xf4
41.g3xf4 Rf8-f5 42.Ng4-e3 Rf5-f8
-0.05/18 ] 31...h7-h5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 31...g7-g6 32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3
33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 34.Qc2-e4 Kh8-g7
35.Kg1-g2 Bb6-d4 36.Qe4-d5 Qf7-d7
37.Ra2-d2 Qd7-d8 38.Rd2-d3 Qd8-b6
39.Qd5-b5 Qb6-a7 40.Qb5-d5 Qa7-c7
41.Rd3-d1 Qc7-d7 42.Qd5xa5 Bd4xe3

222
43.f2xe3 Qd7-b7+ 44.Qa5-d5 Qb7xb3
45.Qd5xd6 Qb3xe3 -0.07/18 ]
32.Re4-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Re4-e3 Rf3xe3 33.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6
34.Qc2-e4 Bb6-d4 35.Kg1-g2 g7-g6
36.f2-f3 Rf8-b8 37.Qe4-d3 Qf7-b7
38.Qd3xg6 Bd4xe3 39.Qg6xd6
Be3-d4 40.Ra2xa5 Qb7xb3
41.Qd6-h6+ Kh8-g8 42.Qh6-g6+
Kg8-f8 43.Ra5-a6 Qb3-b2+ 44.Kg2-h3
e5-e4 45.Qg6-f5+ Kf8-g8 46.Qf5xe4
Bd4-f6 47.Qe4-e6+ Kg8-g7 -0.08/18 ]
32...h5-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...h5-h4 33.Qc2-e4 h4-h3
34.Ra2-b2 Qf7-h5 35.Re2-e1 Bd8-g5
36.Re1-f1 Kh8-g8 37.Rf1-a1 Bg5-d8
38.Ra1-e1 Kg8-h8 39.Re1-e3 Rf3xe3
40.Nd5xe3 Bd8-g5 41.Ne3-g4 Qh5-f7
42.Rb2-a2 Qf7-f3 43.Qe4xf3 Rf8xf3
0.01/17 ] 33.Ra2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Qc2-b1 Qf7-h5 34.Re2-e3
Rf3xe3 35.f2xe3 h4xg3 36.h2xg3
Rf8-f3 37.Qb1-e1 Qh5-g4 38.Ra2-g2
e5-e4 39.Rg2-h2+ Kh8-g8 40.Rh2-g2
Qg4-g5 41.Qe1-b1 Qg5-f5 42.Qb1-d1
Qf5-g4 43.Qd1-e1 Qg4-g5 -0.20/16 ]
33...g7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Bd8-g5 34.Qc2-e4 Qf7-h5
35.Re2-e1 h4-h3 36.Re1-f1 Bg5-d8
37.Rf1-e1 Kh8-g8 38.Re1-e3 Rf3xe3
39.Nd5xe3 Bd8-b6 40.Qe4-d5+
Qh5-f7 41.Qd5xf7+ Kg8xf7 42.Ne3-d5
Bb6-d4 43.Rb2-a2 -0.09/14 ]
34.Kg1-g2?? throwing away the
advantage [ 34.Qc2-d2= this is the
best way to fight back ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34.Qc2-d2 Qf7-h7 35.Re2-e3
Rf3xf2 36.Qd2xf2 Rf8xf2 37.Rb2xf2
Kh8-g7 38.Re3-f3 Qh7-g8 39.Kg1-g2
Qg8-e6 40.Rf3-f8 Qe6-d7 41.Kg2-g1
e5-e4 42.Rf8-f4 h4xg3 43.h2xg3
Qd7-e6 44.Rf2-e2 Qe6-h3 45.Re2-e3
Bd8-g5 -0.16/17 ] 34...h4xg3-+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...h4xg3
35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2 36.Kg2-f1 Rf3-f5

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37.Rb2-d2 Qf7-h7 38.Re2xf2 Bd8-g5
39.Rd2-e2 Qh7-h3+ 40.Kf1-g1
Qh3xb3 41.Kg1-g2 a5-a4 42.h2-h4
a4-a3 43.Rf2xf5 g6xf5 44.Qe4-c2
Qb3xc2 45.Re2xc2 Rf8-a8 46.Rc2-a2
Bg5-c1 47.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7 48.Nd5-e7
e5-e4+ 49.Kf3-e2 Kg7-f6 50.Ne7-d5+
Kf6-e5 -2.74/15 ] 35.h2xg3
[ 35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2 36.Kg2-f1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Qc2-e4 g3xf2
36.Kg2-f1 Rf3-f5 37.Rb2-d2 Qf7-h7
38.Re2xf2 Bd8-g5 39.Rd2-e2
Qh7-h3+ 40.Kf1-g1 Qh3xb3
41.Kg1-g2 a5-a4 42.h2-h4 a4-a3
43.Rf2xf5 g6xf5 44.Qe4-c2 Qb3xc2
45.Re2xc2 Rf8-a8 46.Rc2-a2 Bg5-c1
47.Kg2-f3 Kh8-g7 48.Nd5-e7 e5-e4+
49.Kf3-e2 Kg7-f6 50.Ne7-d5+ Kf6-e5
-3.03/16 ] 35...Rf3xg3+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35...Rf3xg3+ 36.Kg2-f1
Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4 Qh7-h2 38.Kf1-e1
Qh2-g1+ Diagram

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9-+-zp-+p+0
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9+-+-mK-wq-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
39.Ke1-d2 Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4
41.Nd5xf4 Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4
43.Kd2-c2 f4-f3 44.Re2-d2 f3-f2
45.Rb2-b1 Qg1xb1+ 46.Kc2xb1
f2-f1Q+ 47.Kb1-a2 Rg3-g1 48.Ka2-a3
Qf1-c1+ 49.Ka3-a4 Qc1xd2
50.Ka4-b5 Qd2-c3 51.Kb5-c6 Qc3xb3
52.c4-c5 d6xc5 53.Kc6xc5 Kh8-g7

223
54.Kc5-d6 a5-a4 55.Kd6-c5 a4-a3
-23.37/16 ] 36.Kg2-f1 [ 36.Kg2xg3
leads to a pleasing mate Qf7-f3+
37.Kg3-h2 Kh8-g7 38.Kh2-g1 Rf8-h8
39.Qc2xg6+ Kg7xg6 40.Nd5-f4+ e5xf4
41.Re2-e6+ Kg6-g7 42.Re6-h6
Rh8xh6 43.b3-b4 Rh6-h1# ; 36.f2xg3
misses a pretty mating combination
Qf7-f1+ 37.Kg2-h2 Kh8-g7
38.Qc2xg6+ Kg7xg6 39.Nd5-f4+ e5xf4
40.Re2-e6+ Bd8-f6 41.Re6-e8 Rf8xe8
42.g3xf4 Re8-h8+ 43.Kh2-g3 Rh8-h3+
44.Kg3-g4 Qf1-f3# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36.Kg2-f1 Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4
Qh7-h2 38.Kf1-e1 Qh2-g1+ 39.Ke1-d2
Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4 41.Nd5xf4
Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4 43.Kd2-c2
f4-f3 44.Re2-d2 f3-f2 45.Rb2-b1
Qg1xb1+ 46.Kc2xb1 f2-f1Q+
47.Kb1-a2 Rg3-g1 48.Ka2-a3 Qf1-c1+
49.Ka3-a4 Qc1xd2 50.Ka4-b5 Qd2-a2
51.Kb5-c6 Qa2xb3 52.c4-c5 d6xc5
53.Kc6xc5 Kh8-g7 54.Kc5-d6 a5-a4
55.Kd6-c5 a4-a3 -23.61/18 ]
36...Qf7-f3 [ 36...Qf7-h7 and Black
wins 37.Re2-e1 Qh7-h1+ 38.Kf1-e2
Qh1-h5+ 39.Ke2-d2 Rf8xf2+
40.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 41.Rb2xc2
Rg3xb3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Qf7-h7 37.Qc2-e4 Qh7-h2
38.Kf1-e1 Qh2-g1+ 39.Ke1-d2
Bd8-g5+ 40.f2-f4 Rf8xf4 41.Nd5xf4
Bg5xf4+ 42.Qe4xf4 e5xf4 43.Kd2-c2
f4-f3 44.Re2-e8+ Kh8-g7 45.Re8-e7+
Kg7-f6 46.Re7-d7 Rg3-g2+ 47.Kc2-d3
Rg2xb2 48.Rd7xd6+ Kf6-e5
49.Rd6-d5+ Ke5-f4 50.Rd5-d4+
Kf4-g3 51.Kd3-e4 Rb2xb3 52.Rd4-d3
Qg1-e1+ 53.Ke4-d4 Rb3xd3+
54.Kd4xd3 -17.57/15 ] 37.Qc2-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Qc2-e4
Qf3-h5 38.Kf1-e1 Rg3-g4 39.f2-f4
Bd8-g5 40.Rb2-c2 Bg5xf4 41.Nd5xf4
Rg4xf4 42.Qe4-g2 Rf4-g4 43.Qg2-h2
Rg4-h4 44.Qh2-g2 Rf8-f3 45.Ke1-d2

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Rf3xb3 46.Qg2-a8+ Kh8-g7
47.Qa8-a7+ Kg7-h6 48.Qa7-g1 e5-e4
49.Re2-e3 Qh5-c5 50.Kd2-e2 a5-a4
-4.71/16 ] 37...Qf3-h5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 37...Qf3-h5 38.f2-f4 Bd8-b6
39.Kf1-e1 Bb6-c5 40.Ke1-d1 e5xf4
41.Qe4-e7 Rg3-g1+ 42.Kd1-c2
Qh5-f5+ 43.Kc2-d2 Rg1-h1 44.Rb2-b1
Rh1-h3 45.Re2-e4 Rh3-h2+
46.Kd2-d3 g6-g5 47.Qe7-e6 Qf5-h7
48.Rb1-e1 f4-f3 49.Qe6-e7 Qh7-f5
50.Qe7xf8+ Qf5xf8 51.Re4-e8 Qf8xe8
52.Re1xe8+ Kh8-g7 53.Re8-e7+
Kg7-g6 54.Re7-e6+ Kg6-h5
55.Nd5-f6+ Kh5-h4 56.Nf6-e4 Rh2-b2
57.Ne4xc5 d6xc5 58.Re6-b6 f3-f2
59.Rb6-h6+ Kh4-g3 -4.44/17 ]
38.Nd5-e3 [ 38.f2-f4 Bd8-h4
39.Rb2-d2 e5xf4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 38.f2-f4 Bd8-b6 39.Kf1-e1
Bb6-c5 40.Ke1-d1 e5xf4 41.Qe4-e7
Rg3-g1+ Diagram

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9-+-zp-+p+0
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9+-+K+-tr-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
42.Kd1-c2 Qh5-f5+ 43.Kc2-d2
Rg1-h1 44.Rb2-b1 Rh1-h3 45.Re2-e4
Rh3-h2+ 46.Kd2-c1 f4-f3 47.Re4-h4+
Rh2xh4 48.Qe7xh4+ Kh8-g7
49.Kc1-b2 f3-f2 50.Rb1-f1 Rf8-e8
51.Kb2-a1 Re8-e2 -3.69/15 ]
38...Bd8-g5 [ 38...Qh5-h3+
and Black has reached his goal

224
39.Kf1-e1 Rf8xf2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 38...Qh5-h3+ 39.Kf1-e1 Rf8xf2
40.Qe4-a8 Rf2-f8 41.Ke1-d2 Rg3xe3
42.Re2xe3 Qh3xe3+ 43.Kd2xe3
Bd8-b6+ 44.Ke3-e4 Rf8xa8 45.Ke4-d5
Bb6-c5 46.Rb2-g2 Kh8-g7 47.Rg2-g4
Ra8-f8 48.Kd5-e4 Kg7-f6 49.Rg4-g3
Rf8-h8 50.Rg3-f3+ Kf6-e6 -6.37/13 ]
39.Kf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.Kf1-e1 Rg3-f3 40.Ne3-f1 Kh8-h7
41.b3-b4 Rf3-c3 42.Rb2-b1 a5xb4
43.Qe4-b7+ Kh7-h8 44.Qb7xb4
Rc3-d3 45.Rb1-d1 Rf8xf2 46.Qb4-b8+
Kh8-g7 47.Qb8-a7+ Rf2-f7
48.Qa7xf7+ Kg7xf7 49.Rd1xd3
Qh5-h1 50.Rd3-d1 Kf7-g7 51.Rd1-b1
Qh1-h4+ 52.Ke1-d1 Qh4xc4
53.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-f6 54.Nf1-d2 Qc4-d4
55.Re2-f2+ Bg5-f4 -3.07/16 ]
39...Rg3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39...Rg3-f3 40.c4-c5 d6xc5 41.Ke1-d2
Qh5-h2 42.Qe4-g4 Rf3xf2 43.Kd2-c3
Rf2xe2 44.Rb2xe2 Qh2-f4 45.Kc3-c2
Kh8-g7 46.Qg4-d7+ Rf8-f7 47.Qd7-g4
Bg5-h4 48.Re2-g2 g6-g5 49.Ne3-c4
Qf4-d4 50.Qg4-h3 Rf7-f2+ 51.Rg2xf2
Qd4xf2+ 52.Kc2-b1 Qf2-e1+
53.Kb1-b2 Qe1-e2+ 54.Kb2-a3
-3.02/16 ] 40.Ne3-f1 [ 40.Qe4-g4
Qh5-h1+ 41.Ne3-f1 Rf8-f5-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.c4-c5 d6xc5
41.Ke1-d2 Qh5-h2 42.Qe4-g4 Rf3xf2
43.Kd2-c3 Rf2xe2 44.Rb2xe2 Qh2-f4
45.Kc3-c2 Kh8-g7 46.Kc2-b1 Bg5-h4
47.Qg4-d7+ Rf8-f7 48.Qd7-d5 Qf4-d4
49.Qd5-g2 Qd4-d3+ 50.Kb1-a2 e5-e4
51.Qg2-g4 Rf7-f3 -3.15/15 ]
40...Bg5-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Kh8-h7 41.Qe4-d5 Qh5-h3
42.Qd5xd6 Rf8-d8 43.Qd6-c7+
Rd8-d7 44.Qc7xa5 Rf3xb3 45.Rb2xb3
Qh3xb3 46.Re2-d2 Bg5xd2+
47.Nf1xd2 Qb3-b2 48.Ke1-d1
Diagram
Qb2-d4 49.Kd1-e1 Kh7-g7 50.Ke1-e2

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9+-+r+-+k0 278
9-+-+-+p+0
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9+-+K+-+-0
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Rd7-f7 51.f2-f3 Rf7-d7 52.c4-c5
Qd4-d3+ 53.Ke2-d1 Qd3-c4 -2.93/15 ]
41.Rb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Rb2-a2 Rf3xb3 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3
43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7
45.Ra5-a7+ Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3
47.Ra7xf7+ Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3
49.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+
Kg8-h7 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7
52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.25/18 ]
41...Rf3xb3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Rf3xb3 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3
43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2 44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7
45.Ra5-a7+ Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3
47.Ra7xf7+ Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3
49.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+
Kg8-h7 51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7
52.Qh4-e7+ Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+
Qf3-h5 54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -1.98/17 ]
42.Nf1-g3 [ 42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3
43.Ra5-a8 Rf8xa8 44.Qe4xa8+

225
Kh8-g7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Ra2xa5 Bc1-a3 43.Ke1-d1 Rf8xf2
44.Qe4-a8+ Kh8-g7 45.Ra5-a7+
Rf2-f7 46.Nf1-d2 Rb3-d3 47.Ra7xf7+
Kg7xf7 48.Qa8-d8 Qh5-f3 49.Qd8-d7+
Kf7-g8 50.Qd7-d8+ Kg8-h7
51.Qd8-h4+ Kh7-g7 52.Qh4-e7+
Kg7-h6 53.Qe7-h4+ Qf3-h5 Diagram

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9+-+K+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
54.Qh4-d8 Ba3-b4 55.Qd8-f8+
Kh6-g5 56.Qf8-e7+ Kg5-f5
57.Qe7-d7+ Kf5-f6 58.Qd7-d8+
Kf6-g7 59.Qd8-e7+ Kg7-h6
60.Qe7-f8+ Kh6-g5 -2.24/16 ]
42...Qh5-h6 [ 42...Qh5-h2
and Black can celebrate victory
43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4 44.Ng3-f1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Qh5-h2
43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-h6 44.Qe4xg6 Rb3-c3
45.Ra2-c2 Rc3-a3 46.Rc2-b2 d6-d5
47.c4-c5 Ra3-a1+ 48.Rb2-b1
Qh2-g1+ 49.Re2-e1 Ra1xb1+
50.Qg6xb1 Qg1xf2 51.Ng3-e2 Qf2xc5
52.Qb1-g6 Qc5-e3 53.Qg6-c2 d5-d4
54.Ne2-c1 Qe3-f3+ 55.Qc2-e2
Qf3xe2+ 56.Kd1xe2 Kh8-g7
57.Ke2-d3 Kg7-g6 -3.89/14 ]
43.Qe4-g4 [ 43.Ke1-d1 Bc1-f4
44.Ra2xa5 Bf4xg3 45.f2xg3-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Ke1-d1
Rf8-b8 44.Re2-e1 Bc1-a3 45.Ra2-a1

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Kh8-g7 46.Re1-g1 Qh6-h2 47.Ng3-e2
Qh2-h5 48.Rg1-g4 Rb3-b1+
49.Ra1xb1 Rb8xb1+ 50.Kd1-c2
Rb1-b2+ 51.Kc2-d1 Ba3-c5
52.Kd1-c1 -2.33/16 ] 43...Rb3xg3!
Diagram [ 43...Rb3xg3 44.Re2-e4
Rg3xg4 45.Re4xg4 Qh6-h1+
46.Ke1-e2 Qh1-f3+ 47.Ke2-f1
Qf3-d1+ 48.Kf1-g2 Qd1xg4+
49.Kg2-f1 Qg4xc4+ 50.Ra2-e2 Bc1-h6
51.f2-f4 Qc4xf4+ 52.Kf1-g2 Qf4-f1+
53.Kg2-g3 Rf8-f3+ 54.Kg3-h2
Bh6-f4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Rb3xg3 44.Re2-e4 Rg3xg4
45.Re4xg4 Qh6-h1+ 46.Ke1-e2
Qh1-f3+ 47.Ke2-f1 Qf3xg4 48.c4-c5
Rf8-f4 49.Ra2-a3 Bc1xa3 50.Kf1-e1
Qg4-f3 51.Ke1-d2 Rf4-d4+ 52.Kd2-e1
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5.Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6.Nd4xc6 b7xc6
7.Bf1-d3 d7-d5 8.0-0 Ng8-f6
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Ke8-e7 18.c4xd5 c6xd5 19.Ra1-c1
Ra8-a7 20.b2-b4 Bc8-b7 last book
move 21.f2-f4 last book move
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.f2-f4 h7-h6
22.Rc1-c7 Rf8-c8 23.Rc7xc8 Bb7xc8
24.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 25.Kg1-f2 g6-g5
26.g2-g3 Ra7-c7 27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7
28.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 29.Ke3-d4 g5xf4
30.g3xf4 f6xe5+ 31.f4xe5 Kc7-c6
32.Na4-c3 Bc8-b7 33.Nc3-e2 0.28/17 ]
21...Rf8-c8 [ 21...f7-f6 Diagram
(Diagram 282)

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22.Kg1-f2 Rf8-b8 23.a2-a3 d5-d4
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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
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23.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5
25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3
27.Ke3xd3 a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7
29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7
31.Rc1-e1 Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4
33.Nc3-e4 Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+
35.Kd2-d1 Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5
Rc2xg2 0.37/20 ] 22...Bb7xc8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bb7xc8
23.Re1-c1 Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 Ra7-c7
25.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 26.Kf2-e3 h7-h6
27.g2-g3 g6-g5 28.Bd3-e2 Bc8-b7
29.a2-a3 g5xf4+ 30.g3xf4 Kc7-c6
31.Ke3-d4 Bb7-c8 32.Na4-c3 Nd7-b6
33.b4-b5+ a6xb5 0.41/18 ] 23.Re1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Re1-c1
Ke7-d8 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5 25.f4xg5
Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3 27.Ke3xd3
a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7 29.Na4-c3
e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7 31.Rc1-e1
Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4 33.Nc3-e4
Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+ 35.Kd2-d1
Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5 Rc2xg2 0.35/19 ]
23...Ke7-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Bc8-b7 24.Kg1-f2 Bb7-a8
25.a2-a3 f7-f6 26.e5xf6+ Ke7xf6
27.Na4-c5 Nd7xc5 28.Rc1xc5 e6-e5
29.f4xe5+ Kf6xe5 30.Rc5-a5 Ke5-d4
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33.Ba6-e2 Rf7-e7 34.Be2-f3 h7-h6
35.b4-b5 Kd4-c5 36.Kg3-f4 d5-d4
37.Bf3xb7 Re7xb7 0.39/17 ] 24.Kg1-f2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kg1-f2 g6-g5
25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 Ne5xd3
27.Ke3xd3 a6-a5 28.b4-b5 Ra7-b7
29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7
31.Rc1-e1 Bc8-f5+ 32.Kd3-d2 d5-d4
33.Nc3-e4 Rc7-c4 34.Ne4-d6 Rc4-c2+
35.Kd2-d1 Bf5-g6 36.Re1xe5
Rc2xg2 0.35/18 ] 24...Nd7-b8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...g6-g5
25.f4xg5 Nd7xe5 26.Kf2-e3 a6-a5
27.b4-b5 Ne5xd3 28.Ke3xd3 Ra7-b7
29.Na4-c3 e6-e5 30.a2-a4 Rb7-c7
31.Rc1-f1 Bc8-b7 32.Nc3-e2 d5-d4
33.b5-b6 Rc7-d7 34.g2-g3 Kd8-c8
35.Rf1-c1+ Kc8-b8 0.35/17 ]
25.Na4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Na4-c5 Nb8-d7 26.Nc5-b3 Ra7-c7
27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 28.Kf2-e3 h7-h5
29.g2-g3 g6-g5 30.Bd3-e2 g5-g4
31.a2-a3 Kc7-b6 32.Be2-d3 Bc8-b7
33.Ke3-d4 Bb7-c6 34.Bd3-e2 Bc6-b5
0.38/18 ] 25...Ra7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25...Nb8-d7 26.Nc5-b3
Ra7-c7 27.Rc1xc7 Kd8xc7 28.Kf2-e3
h7-h5 29.g2-g3 Diagram
(Diagram 283)
g6-g5 30.Bd3-e2 g5-g4 31.a2-a3
Bc8-b7 32.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 33.Be2-d3
Bb7-c6 34.Nb3-c5 a6-a5 35.Nc5xd7+
Bc6xd7 0.46/19 ] 26.Rc1-c2
[ 26.Kf2-e3 Nb8-d7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 26.Kf2-e3 Nb8-d7 27.Ke3-d4
Nd7-b8 28.a2-a3 Bc8-d7 29.Rc1-h1
Bd7-b5 30.h2-h4 Kd8-e7 31.h4-h5
Rc7-c8 32.h5xg6 h7xg6 33.Rh1-h7
Nb8-c6+ 34.Kd4-e3 g6-g5 35.g2-g3
g5xf4+ 36.g3xf4 Rc8-g8 0.40/18 ]
26...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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32.Rc2xc7 Kd8xc7 33.h2-h4 h7-h5
34.Nb3-d4 Kc7-b7 35.Nd4-e2 Kb7-c6
36.Kd3-c3 Nd7-f8 37.Ne2-d4+ Kc6-c7
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[ 27.Kf2-e3 Nd7xc5 28.Rc2xc5
Rc7xc5 29.b4xc5 Kd8-c7 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc5xd7
Rc7xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2 Bc8xd7 29.a2-a4
h7-h5 30.g2-g3 Kd8-c7 31.Kf2-e3
Kc7-b6 32.Ke3-d4 Kb6-c7 33.Bc2-d1
Bd7-e8 34.h2-h3 Be8-d7 35.Bd1-c2
Bd7-e8 36.h3-h4 Be8-c6 37.Bc2-d1
Kc7-b6 38.Bd1-c2 Kb6-c7 39.Bc2-d1
0.40/20 ] 27...Rc7xc2+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Rc7xc2+ 28.Bd3xc2
Bc8-b7 29.Bc2-d3 Kd8-c7 30.Kf2-e3
Nd7-b8 31.Nb3-c5 Kc7-b6
32.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7 33.Bd3-f1 Nb8-c6
34.a2-a3 g6-g5 35.Na4-c5 g5xf4+
36.Ke3xf4 a6-a5 37.b4-b5 Nc6-d4
38.Bf1-d3 h7-h5 39.Kf4-e3 0.43/18 ]
28.Bd3xc2 A minor pieces endgame
occured [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Bd3xc2 f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
30.Nb3-c5 Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3 Kc7-b6
32.Kf2-e2 Nf6-g4 33.h2-h3 Ng4-h6
34.a2-a3 Nh6-f5 35.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7
36.Bd3xf5 e6xf5 37.Na4-c5 Kc7-d6
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[ 28...f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6
30.Nb3-c5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...f7-f6 29.e5xf6 Nd7xf6 30.Nb3-c5
Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3 Kc7-b6 32.Kf2-e2
Nf6-g4 33.h2-h3 Ng4-h6 34.a2-a3
Nh6-f5 35.Nc5-a4+ Kb6-c7 36.Bd3xf5
e6xf5 37.Na4-c5 Kc7-d6 38.Ke2-d3
a6-a5 39.Kd3-d4 a5xb4 40.a3xb4
0.35/18 ] 29.Nb3-d4 Diagram
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Kf2-e3
Nb8-c6 30.a2-a3 Kd8-c7 31.Bc2-d3
h7-h6 32.Nb3-c5 Kc7-b6 33.Nc5-a4+
Kb6-b7 34.g2-g3 Kb7-a7 35.Na4-c5
g6-g5 36.h2-h3 Ka7-b6 37.h3-h4
g5xf4+ 38.g3xf4 Nc6-e7 39.h4-h5
Ne7-c6 40.Bd3-e2 a6-a5 41.Nc5-a4+
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g5xf4+ 32.g3xf4 Bc8-d7 33.a2-a4
Kd8-c7 34.Bc2-d1 Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6
Bd7xc6 36.Ke3-d4 Bc6-e8 37.h2-h4
Kc7-b6 38.h4-h5 Be8-c6 39.Bd1-c2
0.34/17 ] 30.g2-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30.Kf2-e3 Kd8-c8 31.a2-a4
Kc8-c7 32.g2-g3 h7-h6 33.Bc2-d1
Kc7-b7 34.h2-h3 Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6
Bd7xc6 36.Ke3-d4 Kb7-c7 37.Bd1-b3
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a6xb5 42.a4xb5 Bc6-d7 43.h3-h4
0.40/20 ] 30...h7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Bd7-b5 31.a2-a4 Bb5-c4
32.Kf2-e3 h7-h6 33.f4-f5 g6xf5
34.g4xf5 e6xf5 35.Bc2xf5 h6-h5
36.Bf5-c2 h5-h4 37.Bc2-d1 Nb8-d7
38.Nd4-f3 Kd8-e7 39.Ke3-f4 h4-h3
40.Nf3-d4 f7-f6 0.33/19 ] 31.Kf2-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.a2-a4
Nb8-c6 32.Nd4xc6+ Bd7xc6
33.Kf2-e3 g6-g5 34.f4-f5 Kd8-c7
35.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 36.f5-f6 Kb6-c7
37.a4-a5 Bc6-b5 38.Bc2-g6 Bb5-e8
39.Bg6-d3 Kc7-b7 40.Bd3-e2 Be8-d7
41.Kd4-c5 Bd7-a4 42.b4-b5 a6xb5
43.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 44.Kc5xb5 Kb7-a7
45.a5-a6 d5-d4 46.Kb5-c4 Ka7xa6
47.Kc4xd4 Ka6-b6 0.32/19 ]
31...Kd8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...g6-g5 32.a2-a4 Nb8-c6
33.Nd4xc6+ Bd7xc6 34.f4-f5 Kd8-c7
35.Ke3-d4 Kc7-b6 36.f5-f6 Kb6-c7
37.a4-a5 Bc6-b5 38.Bc2-g6 Bb5-e8
39.Bg6-d3 Kc7-b7 40.Bd3-e2 Be8-d7
41.h2-h3 Bd7-a4 42.Be2-f1 Ba4-c2
43.b4-b5 a6xb5 44.Bf1xb5 Bc2-e4
Diagram
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45.Bb5-f1 Kb7-a7 0.37/19 ] 32.a2-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.a2-a4
Nb8-c6 33.Nd4xc6 Kc7xc6 34.Bc2-d3
Kc6-b7 35.a4-a5 g6-g5 Diagram
(Diagram 286)
36.f4-f5 Bd7-c8 37.f5-f6 Bc8-d7
38.Ke3-d4 Bd7-c6 39.Bd3-e2 Bc6-e8
40.Kd4-c5 Be8-a4 41.b4-b5 a6xb5
42.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 43.Kc5xb5 Kb7-a7
44.a5-a6 d5-d4 45.Kb5-c4 Ka7xa6
46.Kc4xd4 Ka6-b6 0.32/20 ]
32...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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40.Kd4-e3 Be8-d7 41.Be2-d3 Bd7-a4
42.h2-h3 Ba4-e8 43.Ke3-d4 Be8-d7
44.Bd3-e2 Bd7-c6 45.Be2-f1 Bc6-d7
46.Bf1-e2 Bd7-c6 0.37/20 ] 33.a4-a5+
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.a4-a5+
Kb6-c7 34.Bc2-d3 Bd7-e8 35.h2-h3
Be8-d7 36.Bd3-f1 Bd7-c6 37.Bf1-e2
Bc6-e8 38.h3-h4 Be8-d7 39.Be2-f1
Bd7-e8 40.f4-f5 g6xf5 41.g4xf5
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a6xb5 44.Bf1xb5 0.42/20 ] 33...Kb6-b7

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34.Bc2-d3 Bd7-e8 35.h2-h3 Be8-d7
36.Bd3-f1 Bd7-c6 37.Bf1-e2 Bc6-e8
38.h3-h4 Be8-d7 39.Be2-f1 Bd7-e8
40.Bf1-d3 Be8-c6 41.b4-b5 a6xb5
42.Bd3xb5 Bc6-d7 43.Ke3-d3 Kc7-b7
44.Kd3-e3 Kb7-c7 45.Ke3-d3 0.52/20 ]
34.Bc2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bc2-d3 Kb7-c7 35.h2-h3 Kc7-b7
36.h3-h4 Bd7-e8 37.Bd3-e2 Nb8-d7
38.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 39.b4-b5 Be8-d7
40.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5
42.Nd4xb5 Be8xb5 43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6
44.a5-a6+ Kb7-c7 45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7
46.Bb5-e8 g6-g5 47.h4xg5 h6xg5
48.f4xg5 Na7-c6 49.Be8xf7 Nc6xe5
50.Bf7xe6 Kc7-d6 51.Be6-f5 d5-d4+
52.Ke3-f2 d4-d3 53.g5-g6 Kd6-e7
54.g4-g5 d3-d2 55.Kf2-e2 0.51/19 ]
34...Bd7-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Nb8-c6 35.Nd4xc6 Bd7xc6
36.Ke3-d4 Bc6-a4 37.h2-h3 Kb7-a7
38.f4-f5 g6xf5 39.g4xf5 Ba4-d1
40.f5xe6 f7xe6 41.Bd3-g6 Bd1-a4
42.Kd4-c5 Ba4-b5 43.Kc5-d6 d5-d4
44.Kd6xe6 d4-d3 45.Ke6-d5 d3-d2
46.Bg6-c2 Bb5-e2 47.e5-e6 Be2-f3+
48.Kd5-e5 d2-d1Q 49.Bc2xd1
Bf3xd1 0.54/18 ] 35.Bd3-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.f4-f5 g6xf5
36.g4xf5 Ba4-d7 37.Nd4-b3 Kb7-a7
38.Nb3-c5 Bd7-c8 39.f5xe6 f7xe6
40.b4-b5 a6xb5 41.Bd3xb5 Ka7-a8
42.Ke3-d4 Ka8-a7 43.h2-h3 h6-h5
44.h3-h4 Ka7-a8 45.Bb5-a4 Nb8-a6
46.Ba4-c6+ Ka8-a7 0.72/18 ]
35...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Ba4-e8 36.h2-h4 Nb8-d7
37.Be2-f1 Nd7-b8 38.b4-b5 Be8-d7
39.Bf1-d3 Bd7-e8 40.Ke3-d2 Be8-d7
41.Bd3-e2 a6xb5 42.Nd4xb5 Bd7xb5
43.Be2xb5 Nb8-c6 44.a5-a6+ Kb7-b6
45.a6-a7 Nc6xa7 46.Bb5-e8 Na7-c6
47.Be8xf7 Nc6-d4 48.Kd2-e3 Nd4-c2+
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36.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.h2-h4 Nd7-f8 37.b4-b5 Nf8-d7
38.b5xa6+ Kb7-a7 39.Be2-b5 Ba4xb5
40.Nd4xb5+ Ka7xa6 41.Nb5-d6
Ka6xa5 42.Nd6xf7 Ka5-b4 43.f4-f5
g6xf5 44.g4xf5 e6xf5 45.e5-e6 f5-f4+
46.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6 47.e6-e7 f4-f3
48.Nf7-e5 Kb4-b5 49.Ne5xf3 Kb5-c6
50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 Kc6-c5
52.Nf3-e5 d5-d4 53.Ke6-f7 Ne8-c7
54.h4-h5 Kc5-d5 55.Ne5-g4 d4-d3
56.Ng4xh6 d3-d2 57.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5
58.Ng4-e3+ Kd5-d4 59.Ne3-d1
Nb5-d6+ 60.Kf7-f6 Nd6-e8+
61.Kf6-g5 1.03/19 ] 36...Nd7-b8
[ 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5 ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 36...Kb7-a7 37.b4-b5 a6xb5
38.Be2xb5 Ba4xb5 39.Nd4xb5+
Ka7-a6 40.Nb5-d6 Ka6xa5 41.Nd6xf7
Ka5-b4 42.f4-f5 g6xf5 43.g4xf5 e6xf5
44.e5-e6 f5-f4+ 45.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6
46.e6-e7 f4-f3 47.Nf7-e5 f3-f2
48.Ne5-d3+ Kb4-b5 49.Nd3xf2 Kb5-c6
50.Kd4-e5 Nf6-e8 51.Ke5-e6 d5-d4
52.h4-h5 Ne8-c7+ 53.Ke6-f7 Kc6-d5
54.Nf2-g4 d4-d3 55.Ng4xh6 d3-d2
56.Nh6-g4 Nc7-b5 57.Ng4-e3+
Kd5-d4 58.Ne3-d1 Nb5-d6+ 59.Kf7-f6
Nd6-e8+ 60.Kf6-g5 1.03/18 ] 37.f4-f5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.f4-f5 Nb8-c6
38.f5xg6 f7xg6 39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5
40.Be2xb5 a6xb5 41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7
42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6 43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7
44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6 45.h4-h5 g6-g5+
46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7 47.Nc5-b3 Ke7xe6
48.Nb3-d4+ Ke6-d7 49.Nd4xb5
Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 Nb4-c2+
51.Ke3-d3 1.98/18 ] 37...g6xf5
[ 37...Ba4-d7!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37...Nb8-c6 38.f5xg6 f7xg6
39.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 40.Be2xb5 a6xb5
41.Ne6-c5+ Kb7-c7 42.e5-e6 Kc7-d6
43.a5-a6 Kd6-e7 44.Ke3-f4 Ke7-f6
45.h4-h5 g6-g5+ 46.Kf4-e3 Kf6-e7
47.Ke3-d2 Ke7-d6 48.Kd2-c3 d5-d4+

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49.Kc3-b3 Kd6-e7 1.74/16 ]
38.g4xf5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.g4xf5 Nb8-c6 39.f5xe6 f7xe6
40.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 41.Ne6-c5+
Kb7-c7 42.Be2xb5 a6xb5 43.Nc5-d3
Kc7-d7 44.Ke3-f4 Nc6-d4 45.h4-h5
Kd7-c7 46.a5-a6 Nd4-c6 47.e5-e6
Kc7-d6 48.Kf4-f5 Kd6-e7 49.Nd3-f4
Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 1.80/14 ]
38...Ba4-d7? [ 38...e6xf5 39.Be2-f3
Ba4-c6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Nb8-c6 39.f5xe6 f7xe6
40.Nd4xe6 Ba4-b5 41.Ne6-c5+
Kb7-c7 42.Be2xb5 a6xb5 43.Nc5-d3
Kc7-d7 44.Ke3-f4 Nc6-d4 45.h4-h5
Kd7-c7 46.a5-a6 Nd4-c6 47.e5-e6
Kc7-d6 48.Kf4-f5 Kd6-e7 49.Nd3-f4
Nc6xb4 50.a6-a7 1.89/15 ] 39.Be2-h5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Be2-h5
e6xf5 40.Bh5xf7 Kb7-c7 41.Bf7xd5
Bd7-c8 42.Ke3-f4 Nb8-d7 43.Nd4xf5
Nd7-f8 44.h4-h5 Bc8-e6 45.Bd5-f3
Be6-c4 46.Nf5xh6 Nf8-e6+ 47.Kf4-g4
Diagram

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9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-mk-+-+-0 287
9p+-+n+-sN0
9zP-+-zP-+P0
9-zPl+-+K+0
9+-+-+L+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ne6-f8 48.Nh6-f5 Kc7-d7 49.Nf5-d6
Bc4-d3 50.Bf3-d5 Bd3-e2+ 51.Kg4-g5
Nf8-e6+ 52.Kg5-f6 Ne6-f4 3.98/16 ]
1-0

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39

A01

Carlsen,Magnus
Van Wely,Loek
Van Wely-Carlsen Match (6) 01.05.2006
B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines
1.b2-b3 c7-c5 2.e2-e4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.e4xd5 e6xd5
5.Bf1-b5+ Bc8-d7 6.Bb5xd7+
Nb8xd7 7.0-0 Bf8-d6 8.d2-d4
Ng8-e7 9.Nb1-c3 0-0 10.d4xc5
Nd7xc5 11.Bc1-g5 f7-f6 Diagram

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9r+-wq-trk+0
9zpp+-sn-zpp0 288
9-+-vl-zp-+0
9+-snp+-vL-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+PsN-+N+-0
9P+P+-zPPzP0
9tR-+Q+RmK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
12.Bg5-e3 Nc5-e4 13.Nc3-b5
Bd6-b8 14.Nf3-d4 a7-a6 15.Nd4-e6
Qd8-c8 16.Nb5-d4 last book move last
book move Rf8-f7 [ 16...Rf8-e8
17.Qd1-g4 Ne7-g6 18.c2-c4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Rf8-e8
17.c2-c4 Bb8-e5 18.Ra1-c1 Be5xd4
19.Ne6xd4 d5xc4 20.Qd1-f3 Ne7-d5
21.Rc1xc4 Qc8-d7 22.Nd4-f5 Ne4-c3
23.Be3-d2 Nc3-e2+ 24.Kg1-h1
Ra8-d8 25.Rf1-e1 Qd7-e6 26.Rc4-g4
g7-g6 27.a2-a3 0.03/17 ] 17.f2-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.c2-c4
Bb8-a7 18.Ra1-c1 Qc8-d7 19.Qd1-d3
Ba7xd4 20.Ne6xd4 Ne4-c5 21.Qd3-c2
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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0.35/17 ] 17...Ne4-c3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17...Ne4-c5 18.Ne6xc5
Qc8xc5 19.f3-f4 Bb8-a7 20.Qd1-d2
Qc5-d6 21.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8 22.c2-c3
Ba7xd4 23.Be3xd4 Ne7-f5 24.Qd2-d3
Nf5xd4 25.Qd3xd4 Qd6-c5 26.Qd4xc5
Rc8xc5 27.Re1-e8+ Rf7-f8 28.Re8-e7
Rf8-c8 29.Rf1-d1 Rc5xc3 30.Rd1xd5
0.16/18 ] 18.Qd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18.Qd1-d2 Bb8-e5 19.Ra1-e1
Ne7-f5 20.Kg1-h1 Nf5xd4 21.Be3xd4
Qc8xe6 22.Bd4xc3 Ra8-c8 23.Bc3-b4
Qe6-b6 24.f3-f4 Be5-d6 25.Bb4xd6
Qb6xd6 26.c2-c3 Rf7-c7 27.Rf1-f3
d5-d4 28.Qd2xd4 Qd6xd4 29.c3xd4
Rc7-e7 30.Rf3-f1 Kg8-f7 0.12/18 ]
18...Bb8-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Ne7-g6 19.Rf1-e1 Bb8-a7
20.Qd3-d2 b7-b5 21.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7
22.Ne6-f4 Ng6-e5 23.Nf4-e2 b5-b4
24.a2-a3 a6-a5 25.a3xb4 a5xb4
26.Ne2xc3 b4xc3 27.Qd2-f4 Ba7-c5
28.Ra1xa8 Qc8xa8 0.13/18 ] 19.a2-a4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Rf1-e1
Ne7-c6 20.Qd3xc3 Qc8xe6 21.f3-f4
Be5xd4 22.Be3xd4 Qe6-d6 23.Qc3-d2
Ra8-c8 24.Re1-e2 Rf7-e7 25.Re2xe7
Nc6xe7 26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-f5 27.c2-c3
Nf5xd4 28.Qd2xd4 b7-b5 29.f4-f5
a6-a5 30.Re1-e6 0.20/17 ]
19...Qc8-d7?? [ 19...Ne7-c6
20.Ra1-e1 ( 20.Qd3xc3?! Qc8xe6
21.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8= );Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19...Ne7-c6 20.Ra1-e1 Nc3-a2
21.Qd3-d2 Nc6xd4 22.Ne6xd4 Na2-c3
23.Qd2-d3 Nc3-a2 24.f3-f4 Be5xd4
25.Be3xd4 Na2-b4 26.Qd3-d2 Nb4xc2
27.Re1-c1 Rf7-c7 28.Bd4-b6 Rc7-c6
29.Qd2xd5+ Kg8-h8 30.Bb6-f2
Qc8-e8 31.Qd5-f3 Qe8-f7 32.Rf1-d1
Ra8-e8 33.f4-f5 Kh8-g8 34.h2-h3
a6-a5 0.13/17 ] 20.Ne6-c5??
ruins a very nice position [ 20.Be3-d2
ends the debate Ra8-c8 21.Bd2xc3
Rc8xc3 22.Qd3xc3 Qd7xe6

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23.Nd4xe6 Be5xc3 24.Ra1-d1+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Rf1-e1
Ne7-g6 21.Be3-d2 Rf7-e7 22.Bd2xc3
Re7xe6 23.Nd4xe6 Qd7xe6
24.Bc3xe5 f6xe5 25.g2-g3 Qe6-d6
26.Ra1-d1 Ra8-d8 27.Kg1-g2 Ng6-e7
28.Re1-e2 Rd8-f8 29.c2-c4 d5-d4
30.Qd3-e4 Qd6-b6 31.Qe4xe5
Qb6xb3 1.64/17 ] 20...Qd7-c7
Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc5
[ 20...Qd7-c8 21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6
22.Nc5-e4 d5xe4 23.Qc3xc8+ Ra8xc8
24.f3xe4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Qd7-c8 21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6
22.Nc5-e4 d5xe4 23.Qc3xc8+ Ra8xc8
24.f3xe4 Ne7-c6 25.Ra1-d1 Nc6xd4
26.Be3xd4 Be5xd4+ 27.Rd1xd4
Rc8xc2 28.e4-e5 Rc2-c6 29.Rd4-f4
Rf7-f8 30.g2-g3 Kg8-f7 31.e5xf6
Rc6xf6 32.Rf4xf6+ g7xf6 33.Rf1-c1
Rf8-e8 34.Kg1-f2 h7-h5 0.20/19 ]
21.Qd3xc3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21.Qd3xc3 b7-b6 22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4 Qc5-c7
25.a4-a5 b6-b5 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8
27.b3-b4 Ne7-c6 28.Bd4-b6 Qc7-d7
29.c2-c3 Rf7-e7 30.Re1-d1 Rc8-e8
31.Bb6-c5 Re7-e2 32.Qd2xd5+
Qd7xd5 33.Rd1xd5 0.48/19 ]
21...b7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Ne7-f5 22.f3-f4 Be5xd4
23.Be3xd4 Ra8-c8 24.Bd4-f2 d5-d4
25.Bf2xd4 Nf5xd4 26.Qc3xd4 Qc7xc5
27.Qd4xc5 Rc8xc5 28.c2-c4 Rc5-c6
29.Ra1-d1 Rf7-e7 30.Rd1-d2 Rc6-e6
31.Rf1-f3 g7-g5 32.Kg1-f2 Kg8-g7
33.g2-g4 Re6-e4 34.f4xg5 f6xg5
35.h2-h3 Re4-e1 36.c4-c5 0.61/18 ]
22.Nc5-e4 [ 22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.f3-f4 Qc7xc5
23.Qc3-d2 Be5xd4 24.Be3xd4 Qc5-c7
25.a4-a5 b6-b5 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-c8
27.b3-b4 Ne7-c6 28.Bd4-b6 Qc7-d7
29.c2-c3 Rf7-e7 30.Re1-d1 Rc8-e8

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31.Bb6-c5 Re7-e2 32.Qd2xd5+
Qd7xd5 33.Rd1xd5 0.47/18 ]
22...Be5xh2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Be5xh2+ 23.Kg1-f2 d5xe4
24.Qc3xc7 Bh2xc7 25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8
26.Nd4-e6 Bc7-e5 27.Ra1-d1 Ne7-c8
28.Rd1-d8 Rf7-e7 29.Rd8xe8+
Re7xe8 30.Ne6-f4 Be5xf4 31.Be3xf4
Re8xe4 32.Kf2-f3 Re4-d4 33.g2-g4
Kg8-f7 34.g4-g5 Nc8-e7 35.g5xf6
Kf7xf6 36.Bf4-e3 Rd4-d6 37.Kf3-e4+
Kf6-e6 38.c2-c4 h7-h5 -0.37/18 ]
23.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Kg1-f2 d5xe4 24.Qc3xc7 Bh2xc7
25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8 26.Nd4-e6 Bc7-e5
27.Ra1-d1 Ne7-c8 28.Ne6-f4 Nc8-d6
29.Nf4-d5 Nd6xe4+ 30.Kf2-f3 Ne4-g3
31.Rf1-e1 Diagram

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9+-+-+rzpp0 289
9pzp-+-zp-+0
9+-+Nvl-+-0
9P+-+-+-+0
9+P+-vLKsn-0
9-+P+-+P+0
9+-+RtR-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
b6-b5 32.Be3-f4 Ng3-h5 33.Bf4xe5
f6xe5+ 34.Kf3-g4 Nh5-f6+ 35.Nd5xf6+
Rf7xf6 36.a4xb5 a6xb5 -0.33/18 ]
23...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...d5xe4 24.Qc3-d2 e4xf3
25.Nd4xf3 Bh2-d6 26.a4-a5 b6-b5
27.Be3-b6 Qc7-d7 28.Ra1-d1 Ne7-f5
29.Rf1-e1 Ra8-e8 30.Qd2-d5
Re8xe1+ 31.Rd1xe1 Bd6-f8
32.Qd5-a8 Qd7-b7 33.Qa8-e8
Rf7-e7 -0.33/15 ] 24.Qc3xc7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Qc3-d2

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e4xf3 25.Rf1xf3 Bh2-e5 26.Ra1-d1
Ne7-c6 27.Nd4-e6 Qc7-b7 28.Qd2-d5
Ra8-e8 29.Be3-f2 Nc6-b4 30.Qd5-c4
Qb7-c8 31.Qc4xc8 Re8xc8 32.c2-c3
Rf7-e7 33.Ne6xg7 Kg8xg7 34.c3xb4
-0.47/16 ] 24...Bh2xc7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 24...Bh2xc7 25.f3xe4 Ra8-e8
26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-g6 27.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7
28.Nd4-c6 Re7-e6 29.Nc6-b4 b6-b5
30.Nb4-d5 Bc7-b8 31.a4xb5 a6xb5
32.Kh1-g1 h7-h5 33.Re1-d1 Re6xe4
34.Nd5-c3 Re4-e5 35.Rd1-d7 Ng6-f4
-0.41/16 ] 25.f3xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.Be3-g1 e4xf3 26.g2xf3
Ne7-g6 27.Ra1-e1 Bc7-e5 28.Re1-d1
Ng6-f4 29.c2-c4 Rf7-b7 30.Nd4-f5
Ra8-b8 31.Bg1-e3 g7-g6 32.Rf1-g1
Rb8-e8 33.Rg1-g4 g6-g5 34.Be3xf4
Be5xf4 -0.51/17 ] 25...Bc7-e5
The bishop feels good on e5
[ 25...Ra8-e8!? is noteworthy ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Ra8-e8
26.Ra1-e1 Ne7-g6 27.Be3-f2 Rf7-e7
28.Nd4-c6 Re7-e6 29.Nc6-b4 b6-b5
30.Nb4-d5 Bc7-b8 31.a4xb5 a6xb5
32.Kh1-g1 h7-h5 33.Re1-d1 Re6xe4
34.Nd5-c3 Re4-e5 35.Rd1-d7 Ng6-f4
-0.37/18 ] 26.Ra1-d1= [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26.Ra1-e1 Ra8-d8 27.c2-c3
Rd8-d6 28.Re1-d1 Ne7-c6 29.Nd4xc6
Rd6xc6 30.c3-c4 Rf7-e7 31.Rd1-d8+
Kg8-f7 32.Rd8-a8 a6-a5 33.Rf1-d1
Kf7-g6 34.Ra8-a6 Be5-c7 35.Rd1-d4
h7-h5 36.Kh1-g1 Bc7-e5 37.Rd4-d1
-0.10/18 ] 26...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26...Ra8-e8 27.Kh1-g1
Ne7-g6 28.Nd4-f5 b6-b5 29.a4xb5
a6xb5 30.Rd1-d5 Rf7-c7 31.Rd5xb5
Rc7xc2 32.Rb5-b7 Rc2-c7 33.Rb7xc7
Be5xc7 34.Rf1-d1 Ng6-e7 35.Rd1-d7
Ne7xf5 36.e4xf5 Re8xe3 37.Rd7xc7
Re3xb3 38.Rc7-c8+ Kg8-f7
39.Rc8-c7+ Kf7-f8 40.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-e7
41.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-d6 42.Rc7xg7
-0.06/18 ] 27.c2-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro

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x64: 27.c2-c4 Rc8-e8 28.Kh1-g1
Be5-d6 29.Nd4-c6 Bd6-c7 30.Nc6-b4
a6-a5 31.Nb4-a2 Ne7-c6 32.Na2-c3
Nc6-b4 33.Rf1-f5 g7-g6 34.Rf5-b5
Re8-e6 35.Kg1-f2 Rf7-e7 36.c4-c5
b6xc5 37.Be3xc5 -0.01/17 ] 27...h7-h5
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-e8
28.Kh1-g1 Be5-d6 29.Nd4-c6 Bd6-c7
30.Nc6-b4 a6-a5 31.Nb4-a2 Diagram

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9+-vl-snrzpp0 290
9-zp-+-zp-+0
9zp-+-+-+-0
9P+P+P+-+0
9+P+-vL-+-0
9N+-+-+P+0
9+-+R+RmK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Ne7-c6 32.Na2-c3 Nc6-b4 33.Rf1-f5
Bc7-e5 34.Nc3-d5 Rf7-b7 35.Nd5xb6
Be5-c7 36.Nb6-d7 Nb4-c2 37.Rd1-d3
Re8xe4 0.05/18 ] 28.Nd4-f3
[ 28.Nd4-e6 Rc8-b8= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28.Nd4-e6 Rc8-b8 29.Rd1-d8+
Rb8xd8 30.Ne6xd8 Rf7-f8 31.Be3xb6
Ne7-c8 32.Bb6-a5 Nc8-d6 33.Nd8-c6
Nd6xe4 34.Rf1-e1 Ne4-f2+ 35.Kh1-g1
Nf2-g4 36.b3-b4 Be5-c3 37.Re1-e6
Kg8-f7 38.Re6-e7+ Kf7-g6 39.Ba5-c7
f6-f5 40.c4-c5 Bc3-f6 41.Re7-e2
Rf8-a8 42.Bc7-d6 Kg6-f7 0.29/18 ]
28...Be5-c7= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Be5-c7 29.Nf3-d4 Rc8-e8
30.Nd4-e6 Ne7-c8 31.Ne6xc7 Rf7xc7
32.Rf1-f5 Re8xe4 33.Be3-f2 Re4-e2
34.Kh1-g1 Re2-b2 35.Rd1-d3 Kg8-f7
36.Rf5xh5 Rc7-e7 37.Bf2-d4 Rb2-a2
38.Rh5-h7 Ra2-c2 39.Bd4-e3 Rc2-e2
40.Rh7-h3 Re2-b2 41.Rh3-h7 Kf7-g8

234
42.Rh7-h3 Re7-e8 43.c4-c5 b6xc5
44.Be3xc5 Re8-e1+ 45.Kg1-h2
Nc8-e7 46.Rd3-d7 Ne7-f5 0.06/19 ]
29.Rd1-d3 [ 29.Nf3-d4 Rc8-e8
30.Nd4-e6 Ne7-c8 31.Ne6xc7
Rf7xc7= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 -0.05/19 ]
29...Ne7-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rc8-e8 30.Nf3-d2 Ne7-c6
31.Rd3-d5 Nc6-b4 32.Rd5xh5 Rf7-d7
33.Rh5-h3 Nb4-c2 34.Nd2-b1 Re8xe4
35.Be3-g1 Nc2-b4 36.Nb1-c3 Re4-e6
37.c4-c5 b6xc5 38.Bg1xc5 Nb4-d3
39.Bc5-g1 Nd3-f4 40.Rh3-h4 g7-g5
-0.23/19 ] 30.Rd3-d5 White intends c5.
White threatens to win material:
Rd5xh5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rf1-e1 Rf7-e7 31.Be3-g1 Kg8-f7
32.Bg1-h2 g7-g6 33.Rd3-d1 Bc7xh2
34.Kh1xh2 Rc8-e8 35.Rd1-d6 Re7-e6
36.Re1-d1 g6-g5 37.Rd6-d7+ Re8-e7
38.Rd7-d6 Re6xd6 39.Rd1xd6 Re7-e6
40.Rd6-d7+ Kf7-g6 41.Nf3-d4 Nc6xd4
42.Rd7xd4 f6-f5 43.e4xf5+ Kg6xf5
44.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-f4 45.g2-g3+ Kf4-g4
-0.18/18 ] 30...Rc8-e8 Black threatens
to win material: Re8xe4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 30...Rf7-e7 31.Nf3-d2 h5-h4
32.c4-c5 b6-b5 33.a4xb5 a6xb5
34.Be3-f4 Nc6-b4 35.Rd5-d4 Nb4-c2
36.Rd4-d5 Bc7-e5 37.Bf4xe5 Re7xe5
38.Rd5xe5 f6xe5 39.Nd2-f3 Rc8xc5
40.Rf1-c1 Kg8-f7 41.Nf3xh4 Rc5-c3
42.Nh4-f5 -0.26/19 ] 31.Rd5xh5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Nf3-d2
Nc6-b4 32.Rd5xh5 Rf7-d7 33.Rh5-h3
Nb4-c2 34.Nd2-b1 Re8xe4 35.Be3-g1
Nc2-b4 36.Nb1-c3 Re4-e6 37.c4-c5
b6xc5 38.Bg1xc5 Nb4-d3 39.Bc5-g1
Nd3-f4 40.Rh3-h4 Nf4-e2 41.Nc3xe2
Re6xe2 42.Rf1-c1 Bc7-e5 43.Rc1-c6
Rd7-d2 -0.27/19 ] 31...Re8xe4
Black king safety dropped [Houdini 2.
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Bc7-d6 37.Bg1xb6 Na5xb3 38.Rc1-b1
Re4-b4 39.Bb6-f2 Nb3-a5 40.Rb1xb4
Bd6xb4 41.Nf3-d4 Na5-c4 42.Nd4-c6
Bb4-d6 43.Kh1-g1 Nc4-b2 44.a4-a5
Nb2-c4 -0.24/20 ] 32.Be3-f2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Be3-g1
Nc6-a5 33.Rf1-b1 Rf7-d7 34.Rh5-d5
Rd7xd5 35.c4xd5 Kg8-f7 36.d5-d6
Bc7xd6 37.Bg1xb6 Na5-b7 38.Nf3-d2
Re4-e2 39.Nd2-c4 Bd6-b4 40.Rb1-d1
Kf7-e6 41.Kh1-h2 Nb7-d6 42.Nc4-e3
Nd6-e4 43.Ne3-c4 f6-f5 44.Bb6-e3
-0.27/19 ] 32...Nc6-a5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32...Re4-e2 33.c4-c5 b6xc5
34.Rh5xc5 Nc6-b4 35.Bf2-g1 Rf7-d7
36.Nf3-d4 Re2-e4 37.Nd4-f3 Nb4-d3
38.Rc5-c6 a6-a5 39.Rc6-c4 Re4xc4
40.b3xc4 g7-g5 41.g2-g4 Rd7-h7+
42.Kh1-g2 Nd3-f4+ 43.Kg2-f2
Bc7-b6+ 44.Kf2-e1 Bb6xg1
45.Rf1xg1 -0.34/19 ] 33.c4-c5
[ 33.Rf1-b1 g7-g5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Rf1-b1 Rf7-d7 34.c4-c5
b6-b5 35.a4xb5 a6xb5 36.Rh5-h4
Re4xh4+ 37.Bf2xh4 Rd7-d3 38.b3-b4
Na5-c6 39.Bh4-e1 Kg8-f7 40.Rb1-a1
Kf7-e6 41.Kh1-g1 Ke6-d5 42.Kg1-f1
Bc7-f4 43.Kf1-f2 Kd5-c4 44.g2-g3
Bf4-h6 45.Ra1-b1 -0.22/19 Diagram
(Diagram 291)
] 33...b6-b5 [ 33...b6xc5!? 34.Rf1-b1
c5-c4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...b6xc5 34.Rh5xc5 Na5xb3
35.Rc5-c3 Nb3-a5 36.Rf1-a1 Rf7-d7
37.g2-g3 Re4-e2 38.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7
39.Ra1-c1 Bc7-d8 40.Kg1-g2 Bd8-b6
41.Rc3-c2 Rd7-e7 42.Nf3-g1 Re2xc2
43.Rc1xc2 Bb6xf2 44.Kg2xf2 Na5-b3
45.Ng1-f3 -0.73/18 ] 34.a4xb5=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.a4xb5
a6xb5 35.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5
Na5xb3 37.Rh5-h3 Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-d1

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Rf7-f8 41.c6-c7 Re2-c2 42.Nb5-d4
Rc2xc7 43.Nd4-e6 Ne4-g5 44.Ne6xc7
Ng5xh3 45.Nc7-e6 Rf8-e8 46.Ne6xg7
Kg8xg7 47.g2xh3 Re8-b8 48.Kh1-g2
Rb8-b2+ 49.Be1-f2 Rb2-b3 50.h3-h4
Kg7-g6 51.Rd1-d8 f6-f5 52.Rd8-g8+
Kg6-f7 -0.10/19 ] 34...a6xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...a6xb5
35.Nf3-d4 Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Na5xb3
37.Rh5-h3 Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-d1 Re4-e2
39.Bf2-e1 Nd2-e4 40.c5-c6 Rf7-f8
41.c6-c7 Re2-c2 42.Rd1-d7 Ne4-g5
43.Rh3-e3 Rc2-c1 44.Rd7-e7 Rc1-c5
45.Re3-b3 Rf8-c8 46.Be1-d2 Be5xc7
47.Bd2xg5 f6xg5 48.Nb5xc7 Rc5xc7
-0.07/20 ] 35.c5-c6 [ 35.Nf3-d4
Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Rf7-d7= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Nf3-d4
Bc7-e5 36.Nd4xb5 Na5xb3 37.Rh5-h3
Nb3-d2 38.Rf1-c1 Rf7-b7 39.Nb5-d6
Be5xd6 40.c5xd6 Re4-c4 41.Rc1xc4
Nd2xc4 42.Rh3-d3 Rb7-d7 43.Rd3-d4
Nc4-a3 44.Bf2-g3 Kg8-f7 45.Kh1-h2
Na3-b5 46.Rd4-d1 Nb5-c3
47.Rd1-e1 -0.07/19 ] 35...Na5xb3
[ 35...b5-b4!? should not be
overlooked ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Na5xc6 36.Rh5xb5 Rf7-d7
37.Rf1-c1 Re4-b4 38.Rb5xb4 Nc6xb4

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39.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7 40.g2-g3 Nb4-d3
41.Rc1-d1 Rd7-d8 42.Bf2-d4 Nd3-b4
43.Kg1-g2 Rd8-d7 44.Rd1-h1 Rd7-e7
45.Rh1-h7 Re7-e2+ 46.Kg2-h3
-0.24/17 ] 36.Rh5xb5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 36.Rh5xb5 Nb3-a5 37.Nf3-d4
Rf7-f8 38.Rf1-a1 Re4-e5 39.Ra1-c1
Kg8-f7 40.g2-g3 Rf8-d8 41.Rb5-b4
Re5-e8 42.Kh1-g2 Re8-e4 43.Rc1-a1
Rd8-d5 44.Ra1-a4 Re4-e7 45.Ra4-a2
Bc7-e5 46.Rb4-b6 Na5-c4 47.Nd4-f5
Nc4xb6 48.Nf5xe7 Kf7xe7 49.Bf2xb6
0.22/18 ] 36...Re4-c4?? Diagram
[ 36...Nb3-a5 would be a reprieve
37.Rf1-c1 Re4-a4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 36...Nb3-a5 37.Nf3-d4 Na5-c4
38.Kh1-g1 g7-g6 39.Rf1-c1 Nc4-d6
40.Rb5-d5 Rf7-e7 41.Bf2-g3 Nd6-e8
42.Bg3-h2 Bc7-b6 43.Rc1-d1 Ne8-c7
44.Rd5-d8+ Kg8-f7 45.Bh2-g3 Re4-e2
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37.Rb5xb3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Rb5xb3 Rc4xc6 38.g2-g3 Rc6-c2
39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7
41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d5
43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1 Rc2-d2
45.Ra1-a8+ Kg8-f7 46.Ra8-a7+
Kf7-g6 47.Ra7-c7 Rd2-a2 48.g3-g4
Rd5-d4 49.Kg2-f3 1.84/19 ]
37...Rc4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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37...Rc4xc6 38.g2-g3 Rc6-c2
39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7
41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d5
43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1 Rc2-d2
45.Ra1-a8+ Kg8-f7 46.Ra8-a7+
Kf7-g6 47.Ra7-c7 Rd2-a2 48.g3-g4
Rd5-d4 49.Kg2-f3 1.98/20 ] 38.Nf3-d4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.g2-g3
Rc6-c2 39.Nf3-d4 Rc2-a2 40.Kh1-g2
Rf7-d7 41.Rb3-b7 Rd7xd4 42.Rb7xc7
Rd4-d5 43.Rc7-a7 Ra2-c2 44.Ra7-a1
Rc2-d2 45.Ra1-c1 Kg8-f7 46.g3-g4
Rd5-g5 47.Kg2-f3 Rd2-d3+
48.Bf2-e3 1.95/19 ] 38...Rc6-c4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Rc6-a6
39.g2-g3 Bc7-e5 40.Kh1-g2 Rf7-d7
41.Nd4-f3 Be5-c7 42.Rb3-b7 Ra6-a2
43.Nf3-d4 Rd7xd4 44.Rb7xc7 Rd4-d3
45.Rc7-e7 Kg8-h7 46.g3-g4 Ra2-a4
47.Rf1-h1+ Kh7-g6 48.Rh1-h4
Ra4-a2 1.87/19 ] 39.Rb3-h3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.g2-g3
Bc7-e5 40.Nd4-f3 Rc4-c3 41.Nf3xe5
Rc3xb3 42.Ne5xf7 Kg8xf7 43.Kh1-g2
Kf7-e6 44.Rf1-e1+ Ke6-f5 45.Re1-a1
Kf5-e5 46.Ra1-a5+ Ke5-e4
47.Ra5-a4+ Ke4-f5 48.Ra4-a6 Kf5-e4
49.Ra6-a2 g7-g5 50.g3-g4 Rb3-d3
51.Ra2-a6 Ke4-f4 52.Ra6-a4+ Kf4-e5
53.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-d5 54.Ra4-a6 1.89/19
] 39...Rf7-d7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 39...Bc7-e5 40.Rf1-d1 Rf7-b7
41.Nd4-f5 Rc4-f4 42.Rh3-f3 Rf4-g4
43.Kh1-g1 Rg4-g5 44.Nf5-e3 Rb7-b4
45.Rf3-h3 Kg8-f7 46.Bf2-e1 Rb4-b2
47.Rd1-d7+ Kf7-e6 48.Rd7-a7 Rb2-e2
49.Kg1-f1 1.56/17 ]
(Diagram 293)
40.Nd4-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rh3-d3 f6-f5 41.Rf1-d1 Rd7-d5
42.Bf2-e3 f5-f4 43.Be3-f2 Bc7-b6
44.Kh1-g1 Kg8-f7 45.Nd4-e2 Rd5xd3
46.Rd1xd3 Bb6xf2+ 47.Kg1xf2 g7-g5

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48.Rd3-c3 Rc4xc3 49.Ne2xc3 Kf7-f6
50.Kf2-f3 Kf6-f5 51.Nc3-d5 g5-g4+
52.Kf3-e2 1.60/17 ] 40...Kg8-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...g7-g6
41.Nf5-e3 Rc4-c6 42.Bf2-g3 Bc7xg3
43.Rh3xg3 Kg8-f7 44.Rg3-h3 Kf7-g7
45.Rf1-b1 f6-f5 46.Kh1-h2 Rc6-e6
47.Rb1-b5 Re6-e4 48.Ne3-d5 Re4-d4
49.Nd5-b6 Rd7-e7 50.Rb5-d5 1.25/18
] 41.Rf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Bf2-g1 Rc4-c2 42.Rh3-h7 Kf7-g8
43.Rh7-h4 Kg8-f7 44.Bg1-h2 Bc7xh2
45.Kh1xh2 Rc2-a2 46.Rf1-c1 Rd7-d2
47.Nf5-e3 f6-f5 48.Rh4-b4 Kf7-f6
49.Rb4-b5 g7-g6 50.Kh2-g3 Kf6-g5
51.Rc1-c6 Rd2-e2 1.51/18 ]
41...Rc4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Kf7-g6 42.Rh3-f3 Bc7-f4
43.Nf5-h4+ Kg6-h7 44.Rf3-h3 Rc4-c2
45.Bf2-g1 Kh7-g8 46.Nh4-f5 Bf4-e5
47.Nf5-e3 Rc2-c3 48.Ne3-g4 Be5-g3
49.Re1-e3 Rc3xe3 50.Ng4xe3 Bg3-c7
51.Ne3-f5 Rd7-d2 1.29/18 ] 42.Rh3-f3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Rh3-f3
Rf4-c4 43.Kh1-g1 Kf7-g6 44.Bf2-g3
Kg6-f7 45.Bg3xc7 Rc4xc7 46.Rf3-h3
Rd7-d5 47.Nf5-e3 Rd5-d2 48.Rh3-f3
Rd2-d7 49.Rf3-f2 Rd7-d3 50.Rf2-b2
Rc7-e7 51.Kg1-f2 1.26/16 ] 42...Rf4xf3
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43.Kh1-g1 Kf7-g6 44.Bf2-g3 Bc7-b6+
45.Kg1-h2 Rc4-c5 46.Rf3-b3 Bb6-a7
47.Nf5-h4+ Kg6-h7 48.Bg3-f2 Rc5-c2
49.Bf2xa7 Rd7xa7 50.Nh4-f5 Ra7-a2
51.Nf5-e3 Rc2-b2 52.Rb3xb2
Ra2xb2 1.37/17 ] 43.g2xf3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.g2xf3
Bc7-f4 44.Nf5-d4 Rd7-d5 45.Kh1-g2
g7-g5 46.Re1-e2 f6-f5 47.Nd4-e6
Bf4-c1 48.Re2-c2 Kf7xe6 49.Rc2xc1
Rd5-d2 50.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 51.Kg3-g2
Ke6-f6 52.Rc1-a1 Kf6-e5 53.Ra1-a6
Rd2-b2 54.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-f6 55.Ra5-d5
Rb2-a2 1.40/18 ] 43...g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Bc7-f4
44.Nf5-d4 Rd7-d5 45.Kh1-g2 g7-g5
46.Re1-e2 f6-f5 47.Nd4-e6 Bf4-c1
48.Re2-c2 Kf7xe6 49.Rc2xc1 Rd5-d2
50.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 51.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f6
52.Rc1-a1 Kf6-e5 53.Ra1-a7 Ke5-d6
1.42/19 ] 44.Nf5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 44.Nf5-h6+ Kf7-g7 45.Nh6-g4
f6-f5 46.Ng4-e5 Bc7xe5 47.Re1xe5
Kg7-f6 48.Re5-e2 g6-g5 49.Kh1-g2
Rd7-d3 50.Bf2-e1 Kf6-f7 51.Re2-e5
Kf7-g6 52.Re5-e6+ Kg6-f7 53.Re6-a6
g5-g4 54.f3-f4 Rd3-e3 55.Be1-f2
Re3-d3 56.Ra6-c6 Rd3-d2 57.Rc6-a6
Rd2-d3 58.Ra6-c6 1.49/21 ]
44...Rd7-d2 [ 44...f6-f5 45.Re1-e2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...f6-f5
45.Re1-e2 Kf7-f6 46.Re2-c2 Bc7-e5
47.Kh1-g2 Kf6-e6 48.Rc2-c6+ Rd7-d6
49.Rc6xd6+ Be5xd6 50.Ng3-e2 g6-g5
51.Ne2-d4+ Ke6-e5 52.Nd4-b5
Bd6-b4 53.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-f6 54.Nb5-c7
Bb4-c5 55.Nc7-d5+ Kf6-e6 1.36/19 ]
45.Ng3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Ng3-e4 Rd2-c2 46.Bf2-d4 Rc2-c4
47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8
49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6
51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 52.Rb1xb6 Rc6xb6
53.Bd4xb6 g6-g5 54.Kh1-g2 Ke6-d5
55.Kg2-g3 g5-g4 56.f3-f4 Kd5-e4
57.Bb6-g1 Ke4-d5 58.Bg1-f2 Kd5-e4

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Rd2-c2
46.Bf2-d4 Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6
48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5
50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6
52.Rb1xb6 Rc6xb6 53.Bd4xb6 g6-g5
54.Kh1-g2 Ke6-d5 55.Kg2-g3 g5-g4
56.f3-f4 Kd5-e4 57.Bb6-g1 Ke4-d5
58.Bg1-f2 Kd5-e4 1.48/22 ] 46.Bf2-d4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Bf2-d4
Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6 48.Re1-b1
Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5 50.Ne4-c5
Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6 52.Bd4xb6
Rc6-c2 53.Bb6-e3 Rc2-c3 54.Rb1-e1
Rc3-c2 55.Be3-f2+ Ke6-f6 56.Kh1-g2
g6-g5 57.Re1-a1 Kf6-e5 58.Kg2-g3
f5-f4+ 59.Kg3-g2 Rc2-d2 60.Ra1-e1+
Ke5-f6 1.30/20 ] 46...Bc7-d8??
Black falls apart [ 46...Rc2-c6
47.Kh1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Rc2-c4 47.Bd4-a1 Rc4-c6
48.Re1-b1 Bc7-d8 49.Ba1-d4 f6-f5
50.Ne4-c5 Bd8-b6 51.Nc5-e6 Kf7xe6
52.Bd4xb6 Rc6-c2 53.Bb6-e3 Rc2-c3
54.Rb1-e1 Rc3-c2 55.Be3-f2+ Ke6-f6
56.Kh1-g2 g6-g5 57.Re1-a1 Kf6-e5
58.Kg2-g3 f5-f4+ 59.Kg3-g2 Rc2-d2
60.Ra1-e1+ Ke5-f6 1.39/19 ]
47.Re1-d1 [ 47.Ne4-d6+ and the rest
is a matter of technique Kf7-g7
48.Re1-e8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Ne4-d6+ Kf7-g7 48.Re1-e8 Bd8-a5
49.Re8-e7+ Kg7-h6 50.Bd4xf6 g6-g5
51.Re7-g7 Ba5-d2 52.Nd6-f7+ Kh6-h5
53.Nf7xg5 Rc2-c1+ 54.Kh1-g2 Bd2-e3
55.Ng5-e4 Rc1-g1+ 56.Kg2-h2
Rg1xg7 57.Bf6xg7 Kh5-g6 58.Bg7-c3
Kg6-f5 59.Kh2-g3 Be3-a7 60.Kg3-g2
Kf5-f4 61.Bc3-e1 Ba7-d4 62.Be1-g3+
Kf4-f5 3.76/17 ] 47...f6-f5 [Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 47...Bd8-e7 48.Rd1-g1
g6-g5 49.Rg1-b1 Rc2-c4 50.Bd4xf6
Rc4xe4 51.f3xe4 Be7xf6 52.Kh1-g2
Bf6-e5 53.Kg2-f3 Kf7-e6 54.Rb1-b5
Be5-f6 55.Kf3-g4 Bf6-d8 56.Rb5-f5

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Bd8-f6 57.Rf5-c5 Bf6-e7 58.Rc5-b5
Be7-f6 59.Rb5-f5 Bf6-d8 60.Rf5-d5
Bd8-e7 61.Rd5-b5 Be7-f6 1.21/19 ]
48.Ne4-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Ne4-d6+ Kf7-e6 49.Nd6-b5 Bd8-e7
50.Kh1-g1 Be7-b4 51.Bd4-e3 Ke6-f6
52.Nb5-d4 Rc2-a2 53.f3-f4 Bb4-d6
54.Rd1-c1 Kf6-f7 55.Rc1-c6 Bd6-e7
56.Nd4-f3 Be7-f6 57.Nf3-e5+ Bf6xe5
58.f4xe5 1.49/18 ] 48...Bd8-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Bd8-e7
49.Nf2-d3 g6-g5 50.Bd4-e3 Rc2-e2
51.Be3-f2 Be7-d6 52.Kh1-g2 Kf7-e6
53.Nd3-c1 Re2-b2 54.Rd1-e1+
Ke6-d5 55.Re1-e2 Rb2xe2 56.Nc1xe2
Kd5-c4 57.Bf2-g3 Bd6-c5 58.Bg3-e1
Kc4-d5 59.Be1-d2 f5-f4 60.Bd2-c3
1.13/19 ] 49.Nf2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 49.Nf2-d3 g6-g5 50.Kh1-g1
Bh4-g3 51.Bd4-e3 g5-g4 52.f3-f4
Rc2-e2 53.Be3-c1 Kf7-e6 54.Rd1-d2
Re2xd2 55.Bc1xd2 Ke6-d5 56.Kg1-g2
Bg3-h4 57.Bd2-c1 Bh4-d8 58.Kg2-g3
Bd8-b6 59.Bc1-b2 Kd5-e4 60.Nd3-e5
Bb6-c7 61.Bb2-c3 Bc7-d8 1.28/20 ]
49...g6-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49...Bh4-f6 50.Nd3-e5+ Bf6xe5
51.Bd4xe5 g6-g5 52.Kh1-g1 Rc2-e2
53.Be5-d4 Kf7-e6 54.Bd4-f2 Ke6-e5
55.Bf2-g3+ Ke5-f6 56.Rd1-c1 Re2-a2
57.Rc1-c6+ Kf6-e7 58.Bg3-f2 g5-g4
59.f3-f4 Ra2-a4 60.Bf2-g3 Ke7-d7
1.39/20 ] 50.Bd4-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 50.Kh1-g1 Bh4-g3 51.Kg1-f1
Rc2-h2 52.Bd4-g1 Rh2-a2 53.Nd3-c1
Ra2-c2 54.Bg1-e3 Rc2-c3 55.Rd1-d3
Rc3xd3 56.Nc1xd3 Kf7-f6 57.Be3-d4+
Kf6-e6 58.Kf1-e2 g5-g4 59.Nd3-c5+
Ke6-d5 1.26/17 ] 50...Rc2-c3
[ 50...Rc2-e2 51.Be3-d2 g5-g4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50...Rc2-e2
51.Be3-c1 g5-g4 52.f3-f4 Kf7-f8
53.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 54.Bc1-a3+ Ke7-e6
55.Nd3-e5 Re2-e1+ 56.Rd1xe1
Bh4xe1 57.Kg1-g2 Ke6-d5 58.Ne5-d3

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Be1-a5 59.Kg2-g3 Kd5-d4 60.Ba3-b4


63.Ne2-c1 Kc4-d5 64.Nc1-a2 Bc5-e7
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 ]
53...Rc3-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Rc3-c2+ 53.Rd1-d2 Rc2xd2+
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+
[ 52.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.Nd3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
54.Ne5xg4+- ;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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Rd4-b4 64.Kg2-g3 Rb4-c4
65.Nc5-d7+ Kf6-e6 66.Rf2-d2
Rc4-c3+ 67.Kg3-g2 Rc3-c4 68.Kg2-g3
Rc4-c3+ 1.23/18 ] 55...Rb2-a2
[ 55...Rb2-c2!? ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 55...Rb2-c2 56.Kg2-g3 Rc2-c3
57.Rd1-d2 Rc3-b3 58.Kg3-g2 Rb3-c3
59.Bf2-c5 Kf7-e6 60.Bc5-b4 Rc3-c4
61.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 62.Bb4-e1 Bf6-d4
63.Re2-e8 Rc4-a4 64.Nd3-b4+
Kd5-c4 65.Re8-c8+ Bd4-c5
66.Be1-f2 0.05/22 ] 56.Kg2-g3+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Kg2-g3
Ra2-c2 57.Bf2-e3 Rc2-c3 58.Rd1-d2
Kf7-e7 59.Be3-c5+ Ke7-f7 60.Bc5-b6
Rc3-a3 61.Kg3-g2 Ra3-c3 62.Bb6-a5
Rc3-a3 63.Ba5-b4 Ra3-b3 64.Bb4-d6
Kf7-g6 65.Bd6-c7 Rb3-a3 66.Bc7-e5
Kg6-f7 67.Be5-b8 Kf7-g6 68.Bb8-c7
Bf6-c3 69.Rd2-c2 Bc3-d4 70.Nd3-e5+
Kg6-h5 71.Ne5-c6 Bd4-e3 72.Bc7-e5
Kh5-h4 73.Rc2-b2 1.41/23 ]
56...Ra2-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
56...Ra2-c2 57.Bf2-e3 Rc2-c3
58.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e7 59.Be3-c5+ Ke7-e6
60.Bc5-f2 Rc3-a3 61.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f7
62.Bf2-c5 Ra3-b3 63.Bc5-d6 Bf6-c3
64.Rd2-d1 Bc3-g7 65.Bd6-c7 Bg7-f8
66.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6 67.Rd1-d2
Bf8-c5 1.50/21 ] 57.Rd1-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Bf2-c5
Ra3-b3 58.Kg3-g2 Rb3-c3 59.Rd1-d2
Kf7-e6 60.Bc5-b4 Rc3-c4 Diagram
(Diagram 294)
61.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 62.Bb4-e1
Bf6-g7 63.Re2-e8 Bg7-d4 64.Kg2-g3
Bd4-c3 65.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e6 66.Be1-f2
Bc3-f6 67.Rd8-f8 Bf6-e7 68.Rf8-h8
Rc4-c3 69.Rh8-h6+ Ke6-d5 1.41/23 ]
57...Bf6-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
57...Bf6-e7 58.Bf2-d4 Be7-b4
59.Rd2-d1 Bb4-d6 60.Bd4-b2 Ra3-b3
61.Bb2-a1 Bd6-b4 62.Ba1-d4 Bb4-c3

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65.Rd1-d2 Bf6-g7 66.Nd3-c5 Rc3-f3
67.Nc5-d3 Kf7-e6 68.Bf2-g1 Bg7-f6
69.Rd2-e2+ Ke6-d5 1.48/21 ]
58.Rd2-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
58.Rd2-e2 Bc3-a1 59.Re2-e3 Kf7-f6
60.Nd3-b4 Ra3xe3+ 61.Bf2xe3 Kf6-e6
62.Nb4-c2 Ba1-g7 63.Nc2-d4+
Bg7xd4 64.Be3xd4 Ke6-d5 65.Bd4-f6
Kd5-c4 66.Bf6-b2 Kc4-c5 67.Bb2-g7
Kc5-c4 68.Bg7-e5 Kc4-d3 69.Be5-b2
Kd3-c4 70.Bb2-a1 Kc4-d5 71.Ba1-c3
Kd5-e4 72.Bc3-e5 Ke4-d5 73.Be5-c3
Kd5-e4 1.45/23 ] 58...Bc3-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Bc3-f6
0.05/21 ] 59.Kg3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 59.Bf2-c5 Ra3-b3 60.Kg3-g2
Rb3-c3 61.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e6 62.Bc5-b6
Rc3-c4 63.Kg2-g3 Rc4-c3 64.Bb6-f2
Rc3-a3 65.Kg3-g2 Ke6-f7 66.Bf2-c5
Ra3-b3 67.Bc5-d6 Bf6-c3 68.Rd2-e2
Bc3-d4 69.Nd3-e5+ Kf7-e6
70.Bd6-b4 1.39/22 ] 59...Ra3-a2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59...Ra3-a2
0.05/20 ] 60.Kg2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 60.Kg2-f1 Ra2-a3 61.Bf2-c5
Ra3-a1 62.Rd1xa1 Bf6xa1 63.Bc5-d6
Ba1-f6 64.Nd3-c5 Bf6-c3 65.Kf1-g2
Bc3-b4 66.Nc5-e4 Bb4xd6
67.Ne4xd6+ Kf7-e6 68.Nd6-c4 Ke6-d5

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69.Nc4-e5 Kd5-d6 70.Kg2-g3 Kd6-e6
71.Ne5-c4 Ke6-d5 72.Nc4-e3+
Kd5-e6 73.Kg3-f2 Ke6-f6 74.Kf2-g3
Kf6-e6 75.Kg3-f2 1.29/21 ] 60...Kf7-e6
[ 60...Ra2-a1 61.Rd1xa1 Bf6xa1+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 60...Ra2-a3
61.Bf2-c5 Ra3-c3 62.Rd1-d2 Kf7-e6
63.Kf1-g2 Rc3-c4 64.Bc5-f2 Bf6-d4
65.Bf2xd4 Rc4xd4 66.Nd3-c5+
Ke6-d5 67.Rd2xd4+ Kd5xd4
68.Nc5-d7 Kd4-e4 69.Kg2-g3 Ke4-d5
70.Nd7-e5 Kd5-e6 71.Ne5-c4 Ke6-d5
72.Nc4-e3+ Kd5-e6 73.Kg3-f2 Ke6-f6
74.Kf2-g3 Kf6-e6 75.Kg3-f2 1.38/19 ]
61.Nd3-c5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
61.Nd3-c5+ Ke6-f7 62.Rd1-d7+
Kf7-g6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5
Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+
Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5
Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+
Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+
Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+
Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5
Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4
Kg7-g6 79.Bb4-d2 1.77/23 ]
61...Ke6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
61...Ke6-f7 62.Rd1-d7+ Kf7-g6
63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1
65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6
67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6
69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6
71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7
73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7
75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6
77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6
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
Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+
Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5
Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+
Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+
Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+
Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5
Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4

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Kg7-g6 79.Bb4-d2 1.77/23 ]
62...Kf7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
62...Kf7-g6 63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8
64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1 65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8
66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6 67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7
68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6 69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3
70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6 71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2
72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7 73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6
74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7
76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6 77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8
78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6 79.Bb4-d2 1.86/23 ]
63.Nc5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
63.Nc5-e6 Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1
65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6
67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6
69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6
71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7
73.Rd3-d7+ Kf7-f6 74.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7
75.Nf8-h7 Kf7-g7 76.Nh7-g5 Bb2-f6
77.Rd6-b6 Re8-c8 78.Bc5-b4 Kg7-g6
79.Bb4-d2 1.77/21 ] 63...Ra2-a6??
Black crumbles in face of a dire
situation [ 63...Ra2-a8+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 63...Ra2-a8 64.Bf2-c5 Bf6-a1
65.Kf1-g2 Ra8-e8 66.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-f6
67.Rd7-d6+ Kf6-f7 68.Rd6-d5 Kf7-f6
69.Kg2-g3 Ba1-c3 70.Nf8-d7+ Kf6-e6
71.Rd5-d3 Bc3-b2 72.Nd7-f8+ Ke6-f7
73.Rd3-b3 Bb2-a1 74.Rb3-b7+ Kf7-f6
75.Rb7-b6+ Kf6-f7 76.Nf8-g6 Ba1-g7
1.75/19 ] 64.Ne6-f8+ [ 64.Ne6-f8+
Kg6-h5 65.Rd7-h7# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 64.Ne6-f8+ Kg6-h6 65.Rd7-h7#
#2/13 ]
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Sosa,Rafael Prasca
37th Chess Olympiad (6)

C11

27.05.2006

C11: French: Classical System: 4 e5


and 4 Bg5 dxe4
1.e2-e4 e7-e6 2.d2-d4 d7-d5

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3.Nb1-c3 Ng8-f6 4.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
5.f2-f4 c7-c5 6.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
7.Bc1-e3 c5xd4 8.Nf3xd4 Bf8-c5
9.Qd1-d2 Nc6xd4 10.Be3xd4
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13.Ra1-b1 Qb2-a3 14.Nc3-b5
Qa3xa2 15.Nb5-d6+ Ke8-e7
16.Rb1-c1 last book move last book
move b7-b6 [ 16...Qa2-b2!? 17.Bf1-e2
g7-g5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
16...Qa2-b2 17.Bf1-e2 Qb2-b6
18.c2-c4 Nd7-c5 19.Qd2-c3 d5-d4
20.Qc3xd4 Qb6-a5+ 21.Ke1-f1
Nc5-b3 22.Qd4-c3 Qa5xc3 23.Rc1xc3
Nb3-c5 24.Kf1-f2 Bc8-d7 25.Be2-f3
Rh8-b8 26.Rh1-d1 Bd7-c6 27.Bf3xc6
b7xc6 28.Rc3-c2 -0.06/16 ] 17.Bf1-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Bf1-b5
Qa2-a5 18.c2-c3 Bc8-a6 19.Bb5xa6
Qa5xa6 20.c3-c4 d5xc4 Diagram
(Diagram 296)
21.0-0 Qa6-a5 22.Qd2-d1 b6-b5
23.Qd1-g4 g7-g6 24.Rf1-d1 h7-h5
25.Qg4-h3 Ke7-f8 26.Nd6xc4 b5xc4
27.Rd1xd7 Qa5-c5+ 28.Kg1-h1
-0.11/16 ] 17...Qa2-a5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 17...Qa2-a5 18.c2-c3 f7-f6

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19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4
21.0-0 Bc8-a6 22.Nb5-d6 Ba6-d3
23.c3-c4 d5-d4 24.Rf1-d1 Qa4-b3
25.Qb2xb3 Nc5xb3 26.Be2xd3
Nb3xc1 27.Rd1xc1 g7-g5 28.Nd6-e4
f6xe5 29.f4xe5 h7-h6 30.Ne4-d6
a7-a5 31.c4-c5 b6xc5 32.Rc1xc5
-0.08/18 ] 18.c2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 18.c2-c3 f7-f6 19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5
20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4 21.0-0 Bc8-a6
22.Nb5-d6 Ba6xe2 23.Qb2xe2 h7-h5
24.Qe2-e3 h5-h4 25.Rf1-d1 Qa4-b3
26.Rd1-d2 h4-h3 27.Qe3-g3 f6xe5
28.f4xe5 -0.25/17 ] 18...f7-f5
[ 18...f7-f6!? is worth looking at 19.0-0
A) 19...f6xe5 20.Nd6-b5 Bc8-a6
21.f4xe5 Ba6xb5 22.Qd2-g5+ Ke7-e8
23.Qg5xg7 Bb5xe2 24.Qg7xh8+
Ke8-e7 25.Qh8xh7+ ( 25.Qh8xa8?!
Be2xf1 26.Rc1xf1 Qa5xc3= )
25...Ke7-d8 26.Rf1-f2 ; B)
19...Qa5-c5+ 20.Kg1-h1 Rh8-f8= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...f7-f6
19.Nd6-b5 Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-b2 Qa5-a4
21.0-0 Bc8-a6 22.Nb5-d6 Ba6xe2
23.Qb2xe2 h7-h5 24.Qe2-e3 h5-h4
25.c3-c4 h4-h3 26.Qe3-g3 Ra8-g8
27.c4xd5 Qa4-d4+ 28.Rf1-f2 Qd4xd5
-0.22/16 ] 19.0-0= [Houdini 2.0c Pro
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Nc5-b7 21.Nd6-b5 Bc8-d7 22.Rc1-a1
Bd7xb5 23.Ra1xa5 Bb5xe2
24.Ra5xa7 Ra8xa7 25.Qe1xe2
Nb7-c5 26.c3-c4 d5xc4 27.Qe2xc4
Rh8-c8 28.Qc4-b5 Ra7-a6 29.Rf1-c1
Rc8-a8 30.Rc1-b1 Ra8-d8 31.Qb5-c6
Rd8-d2 32.h2-h3 h7-h6 33.Qc6-c7+
Ke7-f8 34.Rb1xb6 Ra6xb6
35.Qc7xb6 0.49/18 ] 19...Qa5-c5+
[ 19...Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-e1 Bc8-d7
21.Rc1-a1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19...Nd7-c5 20.Qd2-e1 Nc5-b7
21.Nd6-b5 Bc8-d7 22.Rc1-a1 Bd7xb5
23.Ra1xa5 Bb5xe2 24.Ra5xa7
Ra8xa7 25.Qe1xe2 Nb7-c5 26.c3-c4
d5xc4 27.Qe2xc4 Rh8-d8 28.Qc4-b4
Ra7-a6 29.Qb4-e1 Ke7-f7 30.Qe1-h4
Rd8-h8 31.Rf1-d1 Ra6-a2 0.56/16 ]
20.Kg1-h1 Black's piece can't move:
c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Kg1-h1
g7-g5 21.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f8 22.c3-c4
d5-d4 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Qd2-b2
g5xf4 25.Rd1xd4 Nf8-g6 26.Rf1-a1
a7-a6 27.Ra1-e1 Ke7-f8 28.Rd4-d1
Kf8-g7 0.52/16 ] 20...Nd7-f8
[ 20...g7-g5 21.Qd2-e1 h7-h6
22.Qe1-g3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...g7-g5 21.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f8 22.c3-c4
d5-d4 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Nd6-b5
Diagram
(Diagram 297)
g5-g4 25.Bf3-e2 Nf8-g6 26.Nb5xd4
Ke7-f7 27.Qd2-a2 Qc5-a5 28.Qa2-b3
Bc8-b7 29.Nd4-b5 0.29/14 ] 21.g2-g4
[ 21.c3-c4 d5-d4 22.Rc1-d1 g7-g5 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.c3-c4 d5-d4
22.Rc1-b1 Bc8-d7 23.Nd6-b7 Qc5-c7
24.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 25.Qd2-b4+ Ke7-f7
26.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-g8 27.Rf1-d1 Nf8-g6
28.Rd1xd4 a7-a5 29.Qb4-a3 Bd7-c6
30.Rb1-d1 Bc6xf3 31.Qa3xf3 a5-a4
32.Qf3-a3 Rb8-a8 0.79/16 ]
21...Bc8-d7 [ 21...Nf8-g6!?

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looks like a viable alternative 22.g4xf5
e6xf5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Nf8-g6 22.g4xf5 e6xf5 23.c3-c4
d5-d4 24.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 25.Qd2-g2
Bc8-e6 26.Bf3-d5 Ke7-d7 27.Bd5xe6+
Kd7xe6 28.Nd6xf5 Rh8-f8 29.Nf5xg7+
Ke6-f7 30.Ng7-h5 Kf7-g8 31.Qg2-e4
Kg8-h8 32.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 33.Nh5-f6
Rb8-c8 34.Rc1-a1 1.05/14 ]
22.g4xf5+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.g4xf5 e6xf5 23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8
24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8
26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6 27.c3-c4 Rc6xd6
28.e5xd6+ Ke7-f8 29.Qg2-h3 h7-h6
30.Qh3-h5 Qc5xd6 31.Bd5-g2 Qd6-e6
32.Rf1-e1 Qe6-f7 33.Rd1xd7 Qf7xd7
34.Qh5xg6 Kf8-g8 35.Bg2-d5+
Kg8-h8 2.54/13 ] 22...e6xf5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...e6xf5
23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6
25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8 26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6
27.c3-c4 Rc6xd6 28.e5xd6+ Ke7-f8
29.Qg2-h3 h7-h6 30.Qh3-h5 Qc5xd6
31.Bd5-g2 Qd6-e6 32.Rf1-e1 Qe6-f7
33.Rd1xd7 Qf7xd7 34.Qh5xg6 Kf8-g8
35.Bg2-d5+ Kg8-h8 2.87/14 ]
23.Be2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Be2-f3 Ra8-b8 24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6
25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8 26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6
27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-f8 28.Qg2-e4 Rb8-e8

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29.Rf1-f3 Rc6-c7 30.Rf3-g3 a7-a5
31.Nf5-d6 Qc5xd6 32.e5xd6 Re8xe4
33.d6xc7 Re4-e8 34.Bd5-b7 Bd7-f5
35.Rg3-g5 2.60/17 ] 23...Nf8-g6?
[ 23...Ra8-b8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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24.Bf3xd5 Nf8-g6 25.Qd2-g2 Rh8-c8
26.Rc1-d1 Rc8-c6 27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-f8
28.Qg2-h3 Bd7-e6 29.Bd5xe6 Rc6xe6
30.Qh3xh7 Qc5-c7 31.Rd1-d6 Re6xd6
32.Nf5xd6 Qc7-c6+ 33.Kh1-g1
2.07/15 ] 24.c3-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.c3-c4 Rh8-d8 25.c4xd5
Qc5-a3 26.Nd6-c4 Qa3-c5 27.e5-e6
Bd7xe6 28.Qd2-b2 Ke7-f8 29.d5xe6
Ra8-c8 30.Nc4-e5 Qc5-d6 31.Ne5-f7
Qd6xe6 32.Nf7xd8 Rc8xd8 33.Rc1-c7
Rd8-d7 34.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-f7 35.Rf1-g1
Rd7-d3 36.Rc8-c7+ Rd3-d7
37.Rc7xd7+ Qe6xd7 38.Rg1-d1
Qd7-c7 39.Bf3-d5+ Kf7-f8 40.Rd1-c1
3.48/17 ] 24...d5-d4 [ 24...a7-a5
25.c4xd5 Qc5-b4 26.Qd2-g2 Qb4xf4
27.Nd6xf5+ Ke7-d8 28.d5-d6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rh8-d8
25.c4xd5 Qc5-a3 26.Nd6-c4 Qa3-c5
27.e5-e6 Bd7xe6 28.Qd2-b2 Ke7-f8
29.d5xe6 Ra8-c8 30.Nc4-e5 Qc5-d6
31.Ne5-f7 Qd6xe6 32.Nf7xd8 Rc8xd8
33.Rc1-c7 Rd8-d7 34.Rc7-c8+ Kf8-f7

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35.Rf1-g1 Rd7-d3 36.Rc8-c7+ Rd3-d7
37.Rc7xd7+ Qe6xd7 38.Rg1-d1
Qd7-c7 39.Bf3-d5+ Kf7-f8 40.Rd1-c1
3.81/14 ] 25.Nd6-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.Nd6-b7 Qc5-a3 26.Qd2xd4
Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1
Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-e2
Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2
h7-h6 41.Be2-c4 g7-g5 42.Kf2-g3
Nh4-g6 4.91/14 ] 25...Qc5-a3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Qc5-a3
26.Qd2xd4 Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4
28.Rf1-b1 Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-e2
Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1 Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2
h7-h6 41.Be2-c4 g7-g5 42.Kf2-g3
Nh4-g6 5.24/15 ] 26.Qd2xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qd2xd4
Diagram
(Diagram 299)
Bd7-e6 27.Rc1-a1 Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1
Qb4xc4 29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7
30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3 31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8
32.Rc1-c7+ Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+
Kf7-g8 34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8
35.Qc7xc8+ Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6
Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4 Ng6-h4 Diagram
(Diagram 300)
38.Bf3-c6 g7-g6 39.Rb4-d4 4.82/13 ]
26...Bd7-e6 [ 26...Rh8-c8 a fruitless try
to alter the course of the game
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29.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7 30.Rb1-c1 Qc4-b3


31.Ra1-a3 Rh8-c8 32.Rc1-c7+
Rc8xc7 33.Qd6xc7+ Kf7-g8
34.Ra3xb3 Ra8-c8 35.Qc7xc8+
Be6xc8 36.Nb7-d6 Bc8-e6 37.Rb3-b4
Ng6-h4 38.Bf3-c6 Kg8-f8 39.Kh1-g1
Kf8-e7 40.Kg1-f2 h7-h6 41.Kf2-g3
g7-g5 42.Rb4-b1 Nh4-g6 5.30/16 ]
27...Qa3-b3 [ 27...Qa3-b4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qa3-b4
28.Nb7-d6 Qb4-c5 29.Qd4xc5 b6xc5
30.Bf3xa8 Rh8xa8 31.Ra1-a5 Be6-d7
32.Kh1-g1 Ke7-e6 33.Ra5-a6 Ke6-e7
34.Kg1-g2 h7-h5 35.Ra6-a5 Ra8-b8
36.Ra5xa7 Ke7-e6 37.Kg2-g3 Rb8-b2
38.h2-h4 Rb2-b3+ 39.Rf1-f3 Rb3xf3+
40.Kg3xf3 Ng6xh4+ 41.Kf3-g3 2.41/15
] 28.Qd4-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qd4-d6+ Ke7-f7 29.Qd6-c7+
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Kf7-g8 30.Nb7-d6 Qb3xf3+ 31.Rf1xf3
a7-a6 32.Qc7xb6 Ng6-f8 33.Ra1xa6
Ra8xa6 34.Qb6xa6 h7-h5 35.Qa6-a7
Be6-d7 36.Kh1-g2 Kg8-h7 37.Nd6-f7
Rh8-g8 38.c4-c5 Bd7-e8 39.Nf7-g5+
Kh7-h8 40.Kg2-g3 Be8-c6 41.Qa7-f7
h5-h4+ 42.Kg3xh4 Bc6xf3 43.Ng5xf3
Nf8-h7 44.Qf7xf5 Rg8-f8 12.17/16 ]
28...Ke7-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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 ]
29...Be6xd5+ [ 29...Rh8-e8
Qa3-b4 28.Rf1-b1 Qb4xc4

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there is nothing better in the position
30.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8 31.Bd5xe6
Re8-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rh8-e8 30.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8
31.Bd5xe6 Re8-e7 32.Qd7-d5 Ra8-b8
33.Nb7-d6 a7-a5 34.Nd6xf5 Qb3-c2
35.Nf5xe7 Ng6xe7 36.Qd5-d6
Qc2-e4+ 37.Kh1-g1 Qe4-g6+
38.Kg1-f2 Qg6-c2+ 39.Kf2-f3 Rb8-e8
40.Qd6xb6 Ne7-f5 41.Qb6-c5+ Nf5-e7
42.Qc5-d6 a5-a4 43.Be6-d5 Re8-c8
44.Rf1-g1 Qc2-c3+ 45.Kf3-g4 Qc3-e3
46.Rg1-g3 8.07/17 ] 30.Qd6xd5+
[ 30.c4xd5?! Rh8-e8 31.Ra1-a3
Qb3-b2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Qd6xd5+ Kf7-e7 31.Qd5-d6+
Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+ Kf7-f8 33.Ra1xa7
Qb3-f3+ 34.Rf1xf3 Ra8xa7
35.Qd7-d8+ Kf8-f7 36.e5-e6+ Kf7xe6
37.Rf3-e3+ Ng6-e5 38.Re3xe5+
Ke6-f7 39.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-g6
40.Qd8-g5# #11/18 ] 30...Kf7-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Kf7-e7
31.Qd5-d6+ Ke7-f7 32.Qd6-d7+
Kf7-f8 33.Ra1xa7 Qb3-f3+ 34.Rf1xf3
Ra8xa7 35.Qd7-d8+ Kf8-f7 36.e5-e6+
Kf7xe6 37.Rf3-e3+ Ng6-e5
38.Re3xe5+ Ke6-f7 39.Nb7-d6+
Kf7-g6 40.Qd8-g5# #10/19 ]
31.Qd5-d6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31.Qd5-d6+ 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
Rb8-g8 41.Na8-b6 h7-h6 42.Rf5-f8
Kh8-h7 43.Rf8xg8 Kh7xg8 44.Rf1-g1
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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Rb8-g8 41.Na8-b6 h7-h6 42.Rf5-f8
Kh8-h7 43.Rf8xg8 Kh7xg8 44.Rf1-g1
g7-g5 45.Qe7-f7+ Kg8-h8 46.f4xg5
h6xg5 47.Qf7-f6+ Kh8-h7 48.Qf6xg5
28.01/15 ] 32.Qd6-e6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 32.Qd6-e6+ Ng6-e7
33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8 34.Ra1-d1
Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+ Kd8-e8
36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4 37.Nb5-d6+
Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6 Ne7-d5
39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #9/19 ]
32...Ng6-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ng6-e7 33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8
34.Ra1-d1 Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+
Kd8-e8 36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4
37.Nb5-d6+ Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6
Ne7-d5 39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #8/26 ]
33.Nb7-d6+ Diagram [ 33.Nb7-d6+
Ke8-d8 34.Nd6-f7+ Kd8-e8 35.Nf7xh8
Qb3-d3 36.Ra1-d1 Qd3xf1+
37.Rd1xf1 Ra8-d8 38.Qe6-f7+ Ke8-d7
39.Rf1-d1+ Kd7-c6 40.Qf7-e6+
Kc6-c5 41.Qe6xe7+ Kc5xc4
42.Qe7xd8 Kc4-b4 43.Qd8-d4+
Kb4-b5 44.Qd4-d5+ Kb5-b4
45.Rd1-b1+ Kb4-c3 46.Rb1-b3+
Kc3-c2 47.Qd5-d3+ Kc2-c1
48.Rb3-b1# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Nb7-d6+ Ke8-d8 34.Ra1-d1
Qb3-a4 35.Nd6-b5+ Kd8-e8
36.Rd1-d7 Qa4-b4 37.Nb5-d6+
Qb4xd6 38.Qe6xd6 Ne7-d5
39.Qd6-e6+ Ke8-f8 #8/24 ]
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27.Be3-d4 Ne5-c6 28.Bd4-c5
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Rd7-d2+ 29.Bc5-f2 Rd2-d3 30.Rf6xe6
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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
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30.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 31.Bc7-b8 a7-a6
32.Bb8-e5 Ke7-f7 33.g3-g4 g7-g6
34.g4-g5 h6-h5 35.Ke3-e2 Kf7-e7
36.Ke2-e3 Ke7-d7 37.Ke3-e2 Kd7-e7
38.Ke2-e3 0.36/21 ] 20.Bd8xc7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bd8xc7
Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4
b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8
Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8
26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5
28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6
30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 31.Be5-d4 a7-a6
32.Bd4-e5 g6-g5 33.f4xg5 h6xg5
34.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 35.h2-h3 Nb3-c1
36.Ra2-a3 Nc1-d3 37.Ke3-d4 0.24/24 ]
20...Rb8-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20...Rb8-b7 21.Bg2xb7 Bc8xb7
22.a3-a4 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4
24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+
Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2
Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3
Be8-c6 30.Bc7-b8 a7-a6 31.Bb8-e5
h6-h5 32.Ra3-a2 g7-g6 33.Be5-d4
Kf7-e7 34.h2-h4 Ke7-d7 35.Ra2-a3
Kd7-d6 0.36/23 ] 21.Bg2xb7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Bg2xb7
Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4 b5xa4 23.Rd1-b1
Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Bd4-e5 h6-h5
33.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 34.h3-h4 Ke7-f7
35.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 36.Be5-d4 Ke7-d7
37.Ra2-a3 Kd7-d6 0.24/22 ]
21...Bc8xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Bc8xb7 22.a3-a4 b5xa4
23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Bd4-e5 h6-h5
33.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 34.h3-h4 Ke7-f7
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37.Ra2-a3 Kd7-d6 0.33/20 ] 22.a3-a4
[ 22.Bc7-e5 Bb7-c6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Rd1-b1 Bb7-c6 23.a3-a4
b5xa4 24.Rb1-b8 Kg8-f7 25.Rb8xe8
Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2
Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3 Nb3-c1+
29.Ke2-e3 Nc1-b3 30.Bc7-d6 Be8-c6
31.Bd6-e5 g7-g6 32.Be5-d4 a7-a6
33.Bd4-e5 h6-h5 34.h2-h3 Kf7-e7
35.h3-h4 Ke7-f7 36.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7
37.Be5-d4 Ke7-d7 38.Ra2-a3
Kd7-d6 0.24/21 ] 22...b5xa4=
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...b5xa4
23.Rd1-b1 Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 h6-h5
33.Bd4-e5 Kf7-e7 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+
35.Ke2-d2 Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-e3
Nd3xe5 0.32/20 ] 23.Rd1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Rd1-b1
Bb7-e4 24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6
25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7
27.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
29.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6
31.Be5-d4 Diagram
(Diagram 303)
a7-a6 32.h2-h3 h6-h5 33.Bd4-e5
Kf7-e7 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+ 35.Ke2-d2
Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-c2 Nd3-e1+ 37.Kc2-b2
Ne1-d3+ 38.Kb2-a2 Nd3xe5
39.f4xe5 0.23/20 ] 23...Bb7-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Bb7-e4
24.Rb1-b8 Be4-c6 25.Rb8xe8+
Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1 Kg8-f7 27.Kf1-e2
Nd3-c5 28.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3 29.Ra1-a3
Be8-c6 30.Bc7-e5 g7-g6 31.Be5-d4
a7-a6 32.h2-h3 Kf7-e7 33.Bd4-e5
h6-h5 34.Ke3-e2 Nb3-c1+ 35.Ke2-d2
Nc1-d3 36.Kd2-c2 Nd3-e1+ 37.Kc2-b2
Ne1-d3+ 38.Kb2-a2 Nd3xe5
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Kg8-f7 25.Rb8xe8 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1
Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3
Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 g7-g6 30.Bc7-e5
a7-a6 31.Ra3-a2 h6-h5 32.Ra2-c2
Kf7-e7 33.h2-h3 Bc6-d5 34.Rc2-a2
Bd5-c6 35.g3-g4 Ke7-d7 36.g4-g5
Kd7-e7 37.Ra2-a3 Ke7-d7 38.Ke3-e2
Kd7-e7 39.Ke2-d1 Nb3-c5 40.Kd1-c2
Bc6-e4+ 41.Kc2-d2 Be4-f5 42.h3-h4
Nc5-b3+ 43.Kd2-e3 0.23/22 ]
24...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...g7-g5 25.Rb8xe8+ Bc6xe8
26.Kg1-f1 g5xf4 27.g3xf4 Kg8-f7
28.Kf1-e2 Nd3-c5 29.Ke2-e3 Nc5-b3
30.Ra1-g1 Kf7-e7 31.Rg1-g7+ Be8-f7
32.Rg7-g2 a7-a5 33.h2-h3 h6-h5
34.Ke3-e4 Ke7-d7 35.Bc7-e5 Kd7-e7
36.Ke4-e3 Bf7-e8 37.h3-h4 Be8-f7
38.Rg2-a2 Bf7-e8 39.Ra2-a3 Be8-c6
0.24/20 ] 25.Rb8xe8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 25.Rb8xe8 Bc6xe8 26.Kg1-f1
Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3 28.Ra1-a3
Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 g7-g6 30.Bc7-e5
h6-h5 31.Be5-d4 a7-a6 32.Ke3-e2
Nb3-c1+ 33.Ke2-d2 Nc1-d3
34.Kd2-e3 Nd3-e1 35.Ra3-a2 Ne1-d3
36.Bd4-e5 Nd3-c1 37.Ra2-a1 Nc1-b3
38.Ra1-a3 Kf7-e8 39.Ke3-f2 Ke8-e7
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42.h3-h4 Ke7-d7 43.Ke2-e3 a6-a5
44.Ra3-a2 0.23/21 ] 25...Kf7xe8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bc6xe8
26.Kg1-f1 Nd3-c5 27.Kf1-e2 Nc5-b3
28.Ra1-a3 Be8-c6 29.Ke2-e3 a7-a6
30.Bc7-e5 h6-h5 31.Ra3-a2 g7-g6
32.Ra2-a3 Kf7-e7 33.h2-h4 Ke7-f7
34.Ra3-a2 Kf7-e7 0.27/19 ] 26.Bc7-d6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Kg1-f1 g7-g5 27.f4xg5 h6xg5
28.h2-h4 g5xh4 29.g3xh4 Ke8-f7
30.Kf1-e2 e6-e5 31.Ke2-e3 Bc6-e8
32.Bc7-d8 Nd3-f4 33.Bd8-g5 Nf4-d5+
34.Ke3-d2 Kf7-g6 35.Ra1-f1 Be8-d7
36.Rf1-g1 Nd5-f6 37.Bg5-e3+ Kg6-h5
38.Rg1-g5+ Kh5xh4 39.Rg5xe5
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26...g7-g5 Diagram
(Diagram 305)
27.f4xg5 h6xg5 28.Ra1-f1 g5-g4
29.Rf1-f6 Bc6-d5 30.Bd6-a3 a7-a6
31.Kg1-f1 Ke8-d7 32.Kf1-e2 Nd3-e5
33.Ke2-e3 Ne5-d3 34.Ke3-d2 Kd7-c6
35.Rf6-g6 Nd3-e5 36.Rg6-h6 Kc6-b5
37.Kd2-c2 Bd5-e4+ 38.Kc2-b2
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27.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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29.Bd6-e5 g5xf4 30.g3xf4 Bc6-b5
31.Ke2-e3 Kd7-c6 32.Ke3-d4 Nd3-c5
33.Ra1-a2 Nc5-b3+ 34.Kd4-e3 Kc6-c5
35.Be5-g7 h6-h5 36.Ke3-e4 Kc5-d6
37.Bg7-f8+ Kd6-d7 38.Bf8-a3
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27...h6-h5 [ 27...g7-g5!?= ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 27...Bc6-b5 28.Kg1-f1
g7-g5 29.f4xg5 h6xg5 30.Kf1-e2
Ke8-d7 31.Bd6-a3 e6-e5 32.h2-h3
Kd7-e6 33.Ke2-d2 Ke6-f6 34.Kd2-c2
Kf6-e6 35.h3-h4 g5xh4 36.g3xh4
Nd3-f4 37.Rb1-d1 Ke6-f5 38.Rd1-d8
a6-a5 39.Rd8-f8+ Kf5-e4 0.17/19 ]
28.Rb1-b6 White threatens to win
material: Rb6xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28.Rb1-b6 Ke8-d7 29.Bd6-a3
Kd7-c7 30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7 31.Ra6-a5
g7-g6 32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4 33.Rg5-b5+
Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f1
h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3 37.Ba3-d6
Bf3-h5 38.Kf1-g2 Bh5-g4 39.Bd6-b4
Bg4-d1 40.Bb4-a3 Bd1-g4 41.Ba3-d6
Ka6-a5 42.Rb8-g8 Bg4-f5 43.Kg2-f3
Ka5-b5 44.Kf3-e3 Nd3-c5 45.Ke3-d4
Nc5-b3+ 46.Kd4-e5 0.44/24 ]
28...Ke8-d7 Black threatens to win
material: Kd7xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 28...Ke8-d7 29.Bd6-a3 Kd7-c7

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32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4 33.Rg5-b5+
Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f1
h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3 37.Ba3-d6
Bf3-h5 38.Kf1-g2 Bh5-g4 39.Bd6-b4
Bg4-d1 40.Bb4-a3 Bd1-g4 41.Ba3-d6
Ka6-a5 42.Rb8-g8 Bg4-f5 43.Kg2-f3
Ka5-b5 44.Kf3-e3 Nd3-c5 45.Ke3-d4
Nc5-b3+ 46.Kd4-e5 0.53/22 ]
29.Bd6-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Bd6-a3 Kd7-c7 30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7
31.Ra6-a5 g7-g6 32.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e4
33.Rg5-b5+ Kb7-a6 34.Rb5-b8 h5-h4
35.Kg1-f1 h4xg3 36.h2xg3 Be4-f3
37.Ba3-d6 Bf3-g4 38.Kf1-g2 Bg4-h5
39.Bd6-a3 Ka6-a5 40.Rb8-b1 Bh5-g4
41.Ba3-d6 Ka5-a6 42.Bd6-a3 Ka6-a5
43.Ba3-d6 0.49/20 ] 29...g7-g6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Kd7-c7
30.Rb6xa6 Kc7-b7 31.Ra6-a5 g7-g6
32.Bf8-e7 Kb7-c7 33.Kg1-f1 Kc7-b7
34.Be7-f6 Kb7-b6 35.Bf6-d8+ Kb6-b7
36.h2-h4 Nd3-c1 37.Bd8-e7 Nc1-b3
38.Ra5-e5 Bc6-d5 39.Kf1-e2 Kb7-c6
40.Be7-b4 Nb3-c1+ 41.Ke2-d2
Nc1-d3 42.Re5-g5 0.37/19 ]
30.Rb6xa6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Rb6xa6 Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+
Kc7-b6 32.Ra7-g7 Bc6-e4 33.Kg1-f1
e6-e5 34.f4xe5 Nd3xe5 35.Rg7-e7
Be4-d3+ 36.Kf1-f2 Ne5-c6 37.Re7-e1
Kb6-b5 38.Bf8-a3 Nc6-a5 39.Re1-e5+
Kb5-b6 40.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5
41.Re6-e8 Na5-b3 42.Re8-b8+
Kb5-c6 43.Kf2-e3 Nb3-a1 44.Ke3-f4
Na1-c2 45.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7 0.55/21 ]
30...e6-e5 [ 30...Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+
Kc7-b6 32.Ra7-g7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 30...Kd7-c7 31.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6
32.Ra7-g7 Bc6-e4 33.Kg1-f1 e6-e5
34.f4xe5 Nd3xe5 35.Rg7-e7 Ne5-f3
36.Kf1-f2 Be4-d5 37.Re7-g7 g6-g5
38.Bf8-a3 Bd5-c6 39.Rg7-g6 g5-g4
40.Rg6-h6 Nf3xh2 41.Rh6xh5 Nh2-f3
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44.Kf2-e3 0.38/20 ] 31.f4xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.f4xe5
Nd3xe5 32.h2-h4 Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3
Kd7-c7 34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6
35.Ra7-e7 Bc6-d5 36.Kg1-f1 Bd5-f3
37.Re7-e6+ Kb6-a5 38.Re6xg6
Ka5-b5 39.Rg6-g5+ Kb5-b6 40.Rg5-f5
Bf3-g4 41.Rf5-d5 Bg4-f3 42.Rd5-g5
Kb6-a6 43.Ba3-e7 Ka6-b6
44.Be7-d8+ Kb6-c6 45.Rg5-a5
Nd3-c5 46.Kf1-f2 0.59/23 ]
31...Nd3xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Nd3xe5 Diagram

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Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e2 Kb6-b5
39.Re2-b2+ Kb5-a5 40.Rb2-a2
Ka5-b5 41.Kf2-e3 Kb5-c5 42.Ra2-e2
Bc6-b5 43.Re2-b2 Bb5-c6 44.Rb2-a2
Kc5-d5 45.Ra2-f2 Kd5-c5 46.Ke3-d2
a4-a3 47.Kd2-c1 Kc5-b5 48.Kc1-b1
Kb5-a4 49.Rf2-f6 Bc6-d5 50.Kb1-a2
0.66/22 ] 32.h2-h4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 32.h2-h4 Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3
Kd7-c7 34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6
35.Ra7-e7 Nd3-c5 36.Ba3xc5+
Kb6xc5 37.Kg1-f2 Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e1
Kb6-b5 39.Re1-a1 Kb5-c5 40.Kf2-e3
Kc5-d5 41.Ra1-f1 Kd5-c5 42.Rf1-f7

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Bc6-e8 43.Rf7-g7 Kc5-b6 44.Rg7-e7
Be8-b5 45.Re7-e6+ Kb6-c5
46.Re6-e5+ Kc5-c6 47.Ke3-d4 a4-a3
48.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b7 0.55/22 ]
32...Ne5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ne5-d3 33.Bf8-a3 Kd7-c7
34.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-b6 35.Ra7-e7
Nd3-c5 36.Ba3xc5+ Kb6xc5 37.Kg1-f2
Kc5-b6 38.Re7-e1 Kb6-b5 39.Re1-a1
Kb5-c5 40.Kf2-e3 Kc5-d5 41.Ra1-f1
Kd5-c5 42.Rf1-f7 Bc6-e8 43.Rf7-g7
Kc5-b6 44.Rg7-e7 Be8-b5
45.Re7-e6+ Kb6-c5 46.Re6-e5+
Kc5-c6 47.Ke3-d4 a4-a3 48.Re5-e6+
Kc6-b7 0.62/20 ] 33.Bf8-g7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bf8-g7
Kd7-d6 34.Bg7-d4 Kd6-c7 35.Kg1-f1
Ng4-h2+ 36.Kf1-f2 Kc7-d6 37.Kf2-e2
Kd6-d5 38.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 40.Rg5-e5+
Ke6-d7 41.Re5-a5 Kd7-e6
42.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-d5 43.Ra6-a8
Be8-d7 44.Ra8-a5+ Kd5-d6
45.Ke2-d2 Bd7-c6 46.Kd2-c1 Nh2-f3
47.Kc1-b2 Nf3-e1 48.Bd4-e5+ Kd6-e6
49.Be5-g7 Ne1-d3+ 50.Kb2-a3
Ke6-e7 51.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 52.g3-g4
Ke7-d6 53.g4xh5 g6xh5 54.Bg7-d4
Kd6-e6 55.Bd4-g1 0.76/22 ]
33...Kd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Kd7-d6 34.Bg7-d4 Kd6-c7
35.Kg1-f1 Ng4-h2+ 36.Kf1-f2 Kc7-d6
37.Kf2-e2 Kd6-d5 38.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 40.Rg5-e5+ Ke6-f7
41.Re5-a5 Kf7-e6 42.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f1
43.Ra5-g5 Ke6-f7 44.Kd1-e2 Nf1-h2
45.Rg5-c5 Kf7-e6 46.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f3
47.Rc5-a5 Be8-c6 48.Kd1-c1 Ke6-d6
49.Kc1-b2 Nf3-e1 50.Bd4-e5+
Diagram
Kd6-e6 51.Be5-g7 Ke6-d6 52.Bg7-d4
Bc6-e8 53.Kb2-a2 Ne1-f3 54.Bd4-e3
Be8-c6 55.Ka2-b2 Nf3-e1 56.Be3-f4+
Kd6-d7 57.Ra5-g5 Ne1-d3+
58.Kb2-a3 Nd3xf4 59.g3xf4 0.83/20 ]

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34.Bg7-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Bg7-d4 Kc7-d6 35.Kg1-f1 Kd6-d5
36.Kf1-e2 Kd5-d6 37.Ra6-a5 Kd6-e6
38.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6 39.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8
40.Rg5-e5+ Ke6-f7 41.Kd2-c2 Nh6-f5
42.Bd4-f2 Nf5-d6 43.Kc2-b2 Be8-d7
44.Bf2-e3 Nd6-f5 45.Be3-g5 Bd7-c6
0.85/22 ] 34...Ng4-h6 [ 34...Kc7-d6
35.Ra6-a5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Kc7-d6 35.Kg1-f1 Kd6-d5
36.Kf1-e2 Ng4-h2 37.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6
38.Ra5-g5 Bc6-e8 39.Ke2-d1 Nh2-f3
40.Rg5-a5 Be8-c6 41.Kd1-c1 Ke6-d6
42.Kc1-c2 Bc6-d7 43.Bd4-c5+ Kd6-d5
44.Kc2-b2 Kd5-e4 45.Ra5-a7 Bd7-c6
46.Kb2-a3 Ke4-d3 47.Ra7-a6 Nf3-e5
48.Bc5-d4 0.80/20 ] 35.Kg1-f2
[ 35.Bd4-c5 Kc7-d7+- ;Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35.Bd4-c5 Nh6-g4
36.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-d8 37.Ra7-g7
Bc6-e8 38.Kg1-f1 Ng4-h6 39.Rg7-a7
Be8-c6 40.Kf1-e2 Nh6-f5 41.Ke2-f2
Nf5-h6 42.Bc5-b4 Kd8-c8 43.Ra7-h7
Nh6-g4+ 44.Kf2-e2 Bc6-e8 45.Rh7-g7
Kc8-d8 46.Ke2-d2 Kd8-c8 47.Bb4-d6
Kc8-d8 48.Rg7-a7 Be8-c6 49.Bd6-b4
Ng4-e5 50.Kd2-e3 1.15/20 ]
35...Nh6-f5 [ 35...Kc7-d6!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Kc7-d6
36.Ra6-a5 Kd6-e6 37.Kf2-e3 Nh6-f5+

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38.Ke3-f4 Nf5-e7 39.Ra5-e5+ Ke6-f7
40.Bd4-c5 Ne7-d5+ 41.Kf4-e4
Nd5xc3+ 42.Ke4-d4 Nc3-b1
43.Bc5-b4 c4-c3 44.Bb4xc3 Nb1xc3
45.Kd4xc3 Kf7-f6 46.Re5-a5 Kf6-e6
47.Kc3-b4 Bc6-e8 48.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-e5
49.Kb4-a3 Ke5-d5 50.Ra6-b6 Kd5-c4
51.Rb6-e6 0.89/19 ] 36.Bd4-c5+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Bd4-c5
Kc7-d7 37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+
Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 Diagram

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40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8
42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8
44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4 45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6
46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7
48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5 49.Re7-e6 Nf5-g7
50.Re6-e3 Be8-b5 51.Re3-e5 Bb5-e8
52.Re5-e7 1.15/22 ] 36...Kc7-d7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Kc7-d7
37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8
39.Ra7-f7 Nf5-h6 40.Rf7-g7 Bc6-e8
41.Rg7-e7 Be8-d7 42.Re7-h7
Nh6-g4+ 43.Kf2-e2 Bd7-f5 44.Rh7-a7
Bf5-d3+ 45.Ke2-d2 Ng4-f6 46.Ra7xa4
Nf6-e4+ 47.Kd2-e3 Ne4xg3 48.Ke3-f4
Ng3-e2+ 49.Kf4-g5 Kc8-b7 1.20/20 ]
37.Bc5-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Bc5-b4 Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8
39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6
41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6

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43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8 44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4
45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6 46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5
47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7 48.Re5-e3 Be8-b5
49.Bb4-f8 Ng7-f5 50.Re3-e6 Bb5-e8
51.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 52.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4
53.Re5-e4 Be8-c6 54.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8
55.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6 1.15/23 ]
37...Kd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...Kd7-c7 38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8
39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6
41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6
43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8 44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4
45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6 46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5
47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7 48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5
49.Re7-e6 Nf5-h6 50.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4
51.Re5-e4 Be8-c6 52.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8
53.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6 1.24/20 ]
38.Ra6-a7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Ra6-a7+ Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7 Bc6-e4
40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6 Bc6-e8
42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6 Kc8-d8
44.Kf2-f3 Nh6-g4 45.Kf3-e4 Ng4-h6
46.Re6-e5 Nh6-f5 47.Ke4-f4 Nf5-g7
48.Re5-e7 Ng7-f5 49.Re7-e6 Nf5-h6
50.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 51.Re5-e4 Be8-c6
52.Re4-e6 Bc6-e8 53.Kf4-e4 Ng4-h6
1.15/22 ] 38...Kc7-b6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 38...Kc7-c8 39.Ra7-f7
Bc6-e4 40.Bb4-f8 Be4-c6 41.Rf7-f6
Bc6-e8 42.Bf8-b4 Nf5-h6 43.Rf6-e6
Kc8-d8 44.Kf2-f3 Kd8-d7 45.Re6-e7+
Kd7-d8 46.Kf3-f4 Nh6-f5 47.Re7-e6
Nf5-h6 48.Re6-e5 Nh6-g4 49.Re5-e4
Be8-f7 50.Re4-e7 Bf7-e8 51.Kf4-e4
Ng4-h6 52.Ke4-d5 Nh6-f5 53.Re7-a7
Nf5xg3 54.Kd5xc4 Ng3-f5 55.Bb4-a3
Be8-c6 1.24/20 ] 39.Ra7-f7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.Ra7-f7
Nf5-h6 40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2
Bc6-d5 42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2
Kc7-b7 44.Kd2-c2 Ng4-h6
45.Re8-e7+ Kb7-b6 46.Re7-g7
Bd5-e4+ 47.Kc2-b2 Nh6-g4
48.Kb2-a3 Be4-c2 49.Rg7-e7 Kb6-b5
50.Re7-e2 Bc2-f5 51.Re2-e8 Bf5-d7

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52.Re8-b8+ Kb5-c6 53.Rb8-g8
Ng4-e5 54.Ka3xa4 Kc6-d5+
55.Ka4-a3 Bd7-f5 56.Rg8-d8+ Bf5-d7
57.Rd8-a8 1.12/24 ] 39...Nf5-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Nf5-h6
40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Kc7-b6
44.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c7 45.Rb8-b5
Bd5-c6 46.Rb5-g5 Bc6-e4 47.Rg5-c5+
Be4-c6 48.Rc5xc4 Ng4-h6 49.Kd2-e3
Nh6-f5+ 50.Ke3-f4 Nf5-g7 51.Bb4-a3
Ng7-f5 52.Rc4-b4 Bc6-d7 53.Rb4-b1
Nf5-d6 54.Ba3xd6+ Kc7xd6
55.Rb1-d1+ Kd6-c7 1.23/22 ]
40.Rf7-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.Rf7-e7 Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6
44.Re8-e5 Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7
46.Rg5-a5 Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e8
48.Ra7-a8 Kc6-d7 49.Ra8xa4 Nf5xg3
50.Bb4-a3 Be8-f7 51.Ra4-a7+ Kd7-e6
52.Kd2-c2 Diagram

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Ng3-f5 53.Ra7-a6+ Ke6-d5 1.18/22 ]
40...Bc6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...Nh6-g4+ 41.Kf2-e2 Bc6-d5
42.Re7-e8 Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6
44.Re8-e5 Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7
46.Rg5-a5 Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e6
48.Ra7-a6+ Kc6-d5 49.Ra6xa4
Kd5-e4 50.Ra4-a6 Ke4-d5 51.Kd2-e2

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Nf5xg3+ 52.Ke2-f3 Ng3-f5 53.Kf3-f4
1.01/23 ] 41.Re7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 41.Re7-e8 Nh6-g4+ 42.Kf2-e2
Kb6-c7 43.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h6 44.Re8-e5
Kc7-c6 45.Re5-g5 Bd5-f7 46.Rg5-a5
Nh6-f5 47.Ra5-a7 Bf7-e6 48.Ra7xa4
Kc6-b6 49.Ra4-a1 Nf5xg3 50.Ra1-g1
Ng3-e4+ 51.Kd2-e3 Be6-f5 52.Ke3-d4
Ne4-d2 53.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6 0.94/21 ]
41...Nh6-g4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Bd5-e4 42.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5
43.Kf2-e3 Be4-d3 44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6
45.Rd8-a8 Nh6-f5+ 46.Ke3-f4 Bd3-c2
47.Ra8-e8 Nf5-h6 48.Kf4-e5 Nh6-f5
49.Re8-e6+ Kb6-b5 50.Ke5-f4 Nf5-h6
51.Kf4-e3 Bc2-d3 52.Bb4-f8 Nh6-g4+
53.Ke3-d4 Ng4-h2 54.Bf8-c5 Nh2-f1
55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5 56.Kd4-d5 a4-a3
57.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3 58.Rb7-a7+
Ka5-b5 59.Bc5xa3 Bd3-e4+
60.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 61.Ra7-b7+
Kb5-c6 62.Rb7-g7 Kc6-b5 63.Ba3-b4
Ng3-e4 0.92/22 ] 42.Kf2-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Kf2-e2
Bd5-e4 43.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5
44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6 45.Ke2-d2 Be4-d3
46.Rd8-b8+ Kb6-c7 47.Rb8-a8
Ng4-h2 48.Kd2-e3 Bd3-c2 49.Ra8-f8
Bc2-d3 50.Ke3-d4 Nh2-f1 51.Rf8-f3
Nf1-d2 52.Rf3-f6 Kc7-b7 53.Kd4-e5
Bd3-e4 54.Rf6-d6 Be4-d3 0.84/23 ]
42...Bd5-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42...Bd5-e4 43.Rd7-d6+ Kb6-b5
44.Rd6-d8 Kb5-b6 45.Ke2-d2 Be4-d3
46.Rd8-b8+ Kb6-c7 47.Rb8-a8
Ng4-h2 48.Kd2-e3 Bd3-c2 49.Ra8-f8
Bc2-d3 50.Ke3-d4 Nh2-f1 51.Rf8-f6
Kc7-b7 52.Rf6-f3 Kb7-c6 53.Kd4-e5
Nf1-d2 54.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b7 55.Ke5-d4
Bd3-f5 56.Bb4-c5 Kb7-c7 57.Rf6-d6
Kc7-b7 58.Rd6-b6+ Kb7-c7 59.Rb6-f6
Bf5-d3 60.Bc5-d6+ 0.90/22 ]
43.Rd7-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Rd7-d4 Be4-d3+ 44.Ke2-f3
Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6

254
Kb6-b5 47.Bb4-a3 Nc6-a5 48.Rd6-d7
Kb5-c6 49.Rd7-g7 Na5-b3 50.Rg7-a7
Kc6-b5 51.Ba3-b4 Bd3-c2 52.Ra7-a8
Bc2-d1 53.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6 54.Bb4-a3
Bd1-c2 55.Rb8-b4 Nb3-a5 56.Ke3-d2
Bc2-b3 57.Rb4-b8 Bb3-a2 58.Kd2-c2
Na5-b3 59.Kc2-b2 0.82/22 ]
43...Be4-d3+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Be4-d3+ 44.Ke2-f3 Ng4-e5+
45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6 Bd3-f5
47.Bb4-a3 Kb6-c7 48.Ba3-c5 Bf5-d3
49.Rd6-f6 Kc7-b7 50.Rf6-f2 Kb7-a6
51.Rf2-b2 Ka6-a5 52.Ke3-f4 Bd3-f5
53.Bc5-b6+ Ka5-a6 54.Bb6-e3 Ka6-a5
55.Be3-c5 Bf5-d3 56.Bc5-d6 Ka5-a6
57.Kf4-e3 Bd3-f5 58.Bd6-a3 Bf5-d3
59.Ke3-d2 Nc6-d8 60.Ba3-c5 Nd8-f7
61.Kd2-e3 Nf7-e5 62.Bc5-a3 Ne5-d7
63.Ke3-d4 Nd7-f6 64.Rb2-b4 Ka6-a5
65.Rb4-b8 Ka5-a6 0.89/21 ] 44.Ke2-f3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Ke2-f3
Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6 46.Rd4-d6
Bd3-f5 47.Bb4-a3 Kb6-c7 48.Ba3-c5
Bf5-d3 49.Rd6-f6 Kc7-b7 50.Rf6-f2
Kb7-a6 51.Rf2-b2 Ka6-a5 52.Ke3-f4
Bd3-f5 53.Bc5-b6+ Ka5-a6 54.Bb6-e3
Ka6-a5 55.Be3-c5 Bf5-d3 56.Bc5-d6
Ka5-a6 57.Kf4-e3 Bd3-f5 58.Bd6-c7
Bf5-d7 59.Rb2-b6+ Ka6-a7 0.78/22 ]
44...Ng4-h2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44...Ng4-e5+ 45.Kf3-e3 Ne5-c6
46.Rd4-d6 Kb6-b5 47.Bb4-a3 Kb5-b6
48.Ke3-d2 Bd3-e4 49.Kd2-c1 Kb6-b5
50.Rd6-e6 Be4-f5 51.Re6-e2 Kb5-a5
52.Kc1-b2 Bf5-d3 53.Re2-e6 Ka5-b6
54.Ba3-d6 Bd3-f5 55.Re6-e1 Nc6-a7
56.Re1-e5 Na7-b5 57.Bd6-b4 Bf5-g4
58.Re5-c5 0.84/22 ] 45.Kf3-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Kf3-f4
Nh2-f1 46.Rd4-d6+ Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6
Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+
Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3 Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+
Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8 Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8
Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4 Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5
Nf1xg3 56.Kd4xc4 Ng3-f5 57.Bc5-f2

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Kc6-d7 58.Ra8-a6 Kd7-e7 59.Kc4-d5
0.85/24 ] 45...Nh2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 45...Nh2-f1 46.Rd4-d6+
Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5
Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3
Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8
Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4
Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5 Nf1xg3 56.Ra8-a6+
Kc6-b7 57.Ra6-b6+ Kb7-c7
58.Kd4xc4 Ng3-e4 59.Bc5-d4
Ne4-d6+ 0.87/21 ] 46.Rd4-d6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Rd4-d6+
Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5
Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6 50.Rf7-f3
Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b5 52.Rf6-f8
Kb5-c6 53.Rf8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d4
Nd2-f1 55.Bb4-c5 Bc2-d3 56.Ra8-a6+
Kc6-b5 57.Ra6-b6+ Kb5-a5
58.Kd4-d5 a4-a3 59.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3
60.Rb7-a7+ Ka5-b5 61.Bc5xa3
Bd3-e4+ 62.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 63.Ke5-f6
Ng3-e2 64.Ba3-b4 Ne2-f4 65.Ra7-a5+
Kb5-b6 66.Ra5-e5 Kb6-c6 67.Kf6-g7
Nf4-d5 68.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 0.85/24 ]
46...Kb6-b5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Kb6-b7 47.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2
48.Kf4-e5 Nd2-f1 49.Rf6-f7+ Kb7-c6
50.Rf7-f3 Nf1-d2 51.Rf3-f6+ Kc6-b7
52.Ke5-d4 Bd3-f5 53.Bb4-c5 Kb7-c7
54.Rf6-d6 Bf5-d3 55.Bc5-b4 Nd2-f1
56.Rd6-f6 Nf1-d2 57.Rf6-e6 Bd3-f5
58.Re6-a6 0.91/21 ] 47.Rd6-d5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47.Rd6-d8
Nf1-d2 48.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 49.Rd8-a8
Bd3-c2 50.Ke5-d4 Nd2-f1 51.Bb4-c5
Bc2-d3 52.Ra8-a6+ Kc6-b5
53.Ra6-b6+ Kb5-a5 54.Kd4-d5 a4-a3
55.Rb6-b7 Nf1xg3 56.Rb7-a7+
Ka5-b5 57.Bc5xa3 Bd3-e4+
58.Kd5-e5 Be4-d3 59.Ke5-f6 Ng3-e2
60.Ba3-b4 Ne2-f4 61.Ra7-a5+ Kb5-b6
62.Ra5-e5 Kb6-c6 63.Kf6-g7 Nf4-d5
64.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 0.85/23 ]
47...Kb5-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47...Kb5-b6 48.Rd5-a5 Bd3-c2

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49.Ra5-e5 Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6
51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5
53.Re6-e8 Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+
Ka5-b5 55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8
Ne4-d2 57.Rg8-b8 Nd2-e4 58.Rb8-d8
Ka5-b5 59.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 60.Kf4-e5
Nd2-e4 61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6 62.Ke5-f4
Ka6-a5 63.Rb8-d8 0.84/25 ]
48.Rd5-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
48.Rd5-a5 Bd3-c2 49.Ra5-e5 Bc2-d3
50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6 51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2
52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5 53.Re6-e8
Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+ Ka5-b5
55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8 Ne4-d2
57.Rg8-b8 Nd2-e4 58.Rb8-d8 Ka5-b5
59.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 60.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4
61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6 62.Ke5-f4 Ka6-a5
63.Rb8-d8 0.77/23 ] 48...Bd3-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Bd3-c2
49.Ra5-e5 Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6
51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e6+ Ka6-a5
53.Re6-e8 Nd2-e4 54.Re8-a8+
Ka5-b5 55.Ra8-c8 Kb5-a5 56.Rc8-g8
Ne4-d2 57.Rg8-a8+ Ka5-b5 58.Kf4-e5
Nd2-e4 59.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a5 60.Ke5-f4
Ka5-a6 61.Rb8-a8+ Ka6-b5
62.Ra8-c8 0.84/25 ] 49.Ra5-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 49.Ra5-e5
Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6 51.Bc5-d4
Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e8 Ka6-b7 53.Re8-e7+
Kb7-c6 54.Re7-e6+ Kc6-b5
55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5 56.Rb6-b7
Nd2-e4 57.Rb7-b8 Ka5-a6 58.Rb8-e8
Ka6-b5 59.Re8-c8 Kb5-a5 60.Rc8-g8
Ne4-d2 61.Rg8-a8+ Ka5-b5 62.Kf4-e5
Nd2-b3 63.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6
64.Rb8-b6+ Kc6-c7 65.Rb6-a6
Nb3xd4 66.Ke5xd4 0.77/23 ]
49...Bc2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49...Bc2-d3 50.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-a6
51.Bc5-d4 Nf1-d2 52.Re5-e8 Ka6-b7
53.Re8-e7+ Kb7-c6 54.Re7-e6+
Kc6-b5 55.Re6-b6+ Kb5-a5
56.Rb6-b7 Nd2-e4 57.Rb7-b8 Ka5-a6
58.Rb8-e8 Ka6-b5 59.Re8-a8 Ne4-d2

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60.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4 61.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-a6
62.Ke5-f4 Ka6-a5 63.Rb8-d8 Ka5-b5
64.Rd8-a8 Ne4-d2 0.84/22 ] 50.Kf4-f3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Re5-e6+
Kb6-b5 51.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 52.Kf4-e5
Nd2-e4 53.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 54.Ke5-d5
Kb5-b6 55.Ra8-h8 Bc2-d3
56.Rh8-b8+ Kb6-c7 57.Rb8-a8
Bd3-c2 58.Bb4-c5 Ne4xc3+
59.Kd5xc4 Nc3-e4 60.Bc5-e3 Kc7-b7
61.Ra8-a7+ Kb7-c6 62.Be3-f4 Kc6-b6
63.Ra7-g7 Ne4-f6 64.Bf4-g5 Nf6-e8
65.Bg5-e3+ Kb6-c6 0.85/22 ]
50...Nf1-d2+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50...Nf1-h2+ 51.Kf3-g2 Nh2-g4
52.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5 53.Kg2-f3 Bd3-f5
54.Re6-e8 Kb5-b6 55.Re8-b8+
Kb6-c7 56.Rb8-b5 Kc7-d7 57.Kf3-e2
Bf5-d3+ 58.Ke2-d2 Ng4-h2 59.Kd2-e3
Kd7-e6 60.Rb5-a5 Bd3-c2
61.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-f7 62.Ra6-a7+ Kf7-f6
63.Ke3-d4 Bc2-b3 64.Kd4-d5 Nh2-f3
65.Ra7-a6+ Kf6-f5 0.68/20 ] 51.Kf3-f4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Kf3-e3
Nd2-f1+ 52.Ke3-f4 Nf1-d2 53.Re5-e6+
Kb6-b5 54.Re6-e8 Kb5-c6 55.Re8-a8
Bd3-c2 56.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b6 57.Rc8-d8
Bc2-d3 58.Rd8-a8 Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-e8
Bc2-d3 60.Re8-b8+ Kb6-c6
61.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-b6 62.Rc8-g8 Kb6-c6
63.Rg8-b8 Bd3-c2 64.Rb8-d8 Bc2-d3
65.Rd8-b8 Bd3-c2 0.73/23 ]
51...Nd2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51...Nd2-f1 52.Re5-e6+ Kb6-b5
53.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 54.Kf4-e5 Nd2-e4
55.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 56.Ke5-d5 Kb5-b6
57.Ra8-b8+ Kb6-c7 58.Rb8-b5 Kc7-c8
59.Kd5-c6 Ne4xg3 60.Rb5-e5
Bc2-e4+ 61.Kc6-b5 Be4-f5 62.Kb5xa4
Bf5-d7+ 63.Ka4-a3 Kc8-b7
64.Ka3-b2 0.02/30 ] 52.g3-g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52.Re5-e6+
Kb6-b5 53.Re6-e8 Nf1-d2 54.Kf4-e5
Nd2-e4 55.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 56.Ke5-d5
Kb5-b6 57.Ra8-b8+ Kb6-c7

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58.Rb8-b5 Kc7-c8 59.Kd5-c6 Ne4xg3
60.Rb5-e5 Bc2-e4+ 61.Kc6-b5 Be4-f5
62.Kb5xa4 Bf5-d7+ 63.Ka4-a3 Kc8-b7
64.Ka3-b2 0.79/21 ] 52...h5xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52...h5xg4
53.Kf4xg4 Nf1-d2 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1
55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2
57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6 58.Kd4xc4
Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2 60.Re5-e6+
Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6 Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7
Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4 Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6
Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8 Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3
Kd5-e6 67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5
68.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-g2
70.c3-c4 Ng2xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 73.Ra6-a5+
Kc5-c6 0.82/20 ] 53.Kf4xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.Kf4xg4
Nf1-d2 54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3
a4-a3 56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+
Kb6-c6 58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+
59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2 60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5
61.Re6-a6 Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4
63.Bc5-d4 Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4
65.Ra7-a8 Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6
67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+
Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4
Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 73.Ra6-a5+
Kc5-c6 0.77/23 ] 53...Nf1-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Nf1-d2
54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3
56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6
58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2
60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6
Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4
Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8
Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6
67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+
Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4
Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6
72.Ra5-a6+ Kd6-c5 0.83/23 ]
54.Kg4-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
54.Kg4-f4 Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3
56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6

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58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2
60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6
Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Nd2-c4 63.Bc5-d4
Nc4-d2 64.Bd4-f6 Nd2-c4 65.Ra7-a8
Nc4-e3 66.Kb4-b3 Kd5-e6
67.Ra8-a6+ Ke6-d5 68.Ra6-a5+
Kd5-e6 69.Bf6-h8 Ne3-f5 70.c3-c4
Nf5xh4 71.Bh8-a1 Ke6-d6 72.Kb3-b2
Nh4-f3 73.Ra5-d5+ Kd6-c6 0.76/21 ]
54...Nd2-b3 [ 54...Kb6-c6 55.Re5-a5
Bd3-c2 56.Kf4-e3 Nd2-f1+ 57.Ke3-e2
Nf1-g3+ 58.Ke2-d2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 54...Nd2-b1 55.Kf4-e3 a4-a3
56.Ke3-d4 Bd3-c2 57.Bb4-c5+ Kb6-c6
58.Kd4xc4 Nb1-d2+ 59.Kc4-b4 a3-a2
60.Re5-e6+ Kc6-d5 61.Re6-a6
Bc2-b1 62.Ra6-a7 Kd5-e4 63.c3-c4
Nd2-f3 64.Bc5-f2 Ke4-d3 65.c4-c5
Nf3-e5 66.Kb4-b3 Kd3-e4 67.Kb3-c3
Ke4-d5 68.Ra7-a6 Ne5-d3 69.Bf2-d4
Nd3xc5 70.Ra6-a5 a2-a1R 71.Ra5xa1
Nc5-e4+ 72.Kc3-b4 Kd5xd4
73.Ra1xb1 0.73/20 ] 55.Re5-e6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55.Re5-e6+
Kb6-b5 56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5
a4-a3 58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3
Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4
61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5
Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2
Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+
Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b5 68.Ra7-b7+
Kb5-a6 69.Rb7-b8 Ka6-a5 70.Ke5-f4
Ka5-a4 71.Rb8-b7 Bd3-f5 72.Kf4-g5
Bf5-e4 73.Rb7-b6 Be4-f5 74.Rb6-b8
Bf5-e4 1.57/23 ] 55...Kb6-b5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 55...Kb6-b5
56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5 a4-a3
58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3
Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4
61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5
Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2
Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+
Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 Kc6-b5 68.Ra7-b7+
Kb5-a4 69.Bf2-h4 Ka4-a5 70.Bh4-g5
Ka5-a6 71.Rb7-b8 Nc2-e1

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72.Rb8-a8+ Ka6-b7 1.63/22 ]
56.Re6-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
56.Re6-e8 Nb3-d2 57.Kf4-e5 a4-a3
58.Re8-a8 Kb5-c6 59.Ra8xa3
Nd2-f3+ 60.Ke5-f4 Nf3xh4
61.Ra3-a6+ Kc6-c7 62.Bb4-c5
Nh4-g2+ 63.Kf4-g3 Ng2-e1 64.Bc5-f2
Ne1-c2 65.Kg3-f4 Kc7-b7 66.Ra6-a7+
Kb7-c6 67.Kf4-e5 g6-g5 68.Ra7-g7
Kc6-b5 69.Rg7-f7 Kb5-a5 70.Rf7-b7
Ka5-a4 71.Rb7-b8 Nc2-a3
72.Rb8-b4+ Ka4-a5 73.Rb4-b2
1.58/21 ] 56...Nb3-c1 [ 56...Nb3-d2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56...Nb3-d2
57.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6 58.Re8-e6+ Kc6-b5
59.Ke5-d5 Nd2-b1 60.Re6-e7 Nb1-d2
61.Re7-e8 a4-a3 62.Bb4xa3 Kb5-a4
63.Ba3-b4 Nd2-f3 64.Re8-b8 Ka4-b3
65.Rb8-h8 Nf3-e1 66.Bb4-a5 Ne1-f3
67.h4-h5 g6xh5 68.Rh8xh5 Bd3-g6
69.Rh5-h8 Nf3-d2 70.Rh8-b8+ Kb3-c2
71.Ba5-b4 Bg6-f7+ 72.Kd5-c5
Nd2-f3 1.67/21 ] 57.Re8-b8+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57.Kf4-e5
Kb5-c6 58.Re8-a8 Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-c8+
Kc6-d7 60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+
61.Ke5-d4 Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6
63.Rc4-d4 Ke6-f5 64.Rd4-d5+ Kf5-f4
65.c3-c4 Ne1-f3 66.Bb4-a3 Bc2-e4
67.Rd5-d7 Nf3xh4 68.Ba3-c1+ Kf4-g4
69.Rd7-a7 Be4-c2 70.Kc5-b5 Nh4-f3
71.c4-c5 Nf3-d4+ 72.Kb5-c4 Nd4-c6
73.Ra7-a6 1.74/22 ] 57...Kb5-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 57...Kb5-c6
58.Kf4-e5 Bd3-c2 59.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7
60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+ 61.Ke5-d4
Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6 63.Rc4-d4
Ne1-f3 64.Rd4-f4 Bc2-d1 65.Bb4-a3
Ke6-e5 66.Rf4-b4 Ke5-f5 67.Ba3-c1
Kf5-e5 68.Rb4-g4 Ke5-f5 69.Rg4-f4+
Kf5-e5 70.Rf4-b4 Bd1-b3 71.Bc1-f4+
Ke5-e6 72.Bf4-c7 1.68/21 ] 58.Rb8-a8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58.Kf4-e5
Bd3-c2 59.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7
60.Rc8xc4 Nc1-d3+ 61.Ke5-d4

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Nd3-e1 62.Kd4-c5 Kd7-e6 63.Rc4-g4
Ne1-f3 64.Rg4-g2 Bc2-d3 65.Rg2-g3
Bd3-e4 66.Kc5-b5 Nf3xh4 67.Rg3-g4
Be4-d3+ 68.Kb5xa4 Nh4-f3 69.Rg4-f4
Nf3-e5 1.59/18 ] 58...Nc1-e2+
[ 58...Bd3-c2 59.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b5
60.Rc8-c5+ Kb5-b6 61.Rc5xc4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Bd3-c2
59.Ra8-c8+ Kc6-b5 60.Rc8-c5+
Kb5-b6 61.Rc5xc4 Bc2-b3 62.Rc4-e4
Bb3-c2 63.Re4-e6+ Kb6-b5
64.Bb4-a3 Nc1-a2 65.Ba3-b2 Kb5-c5
66.Kf4-e5 Kc5-c4 67.Re6-b6 Kc4-c5
68.Rb6-a6 Kc5-b5 69.Ra6-d6 Kb5-c4
70.Rd6-b6 Kc4-c5 1.55/18 ] 59.Kf4-f3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59.Kf4-f3
Ne2-g1+ 60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3
Nh3-g1 62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+
63.Kg3-g4 Ne2-c1 64.Ra4-a6+
Kc6-b5 65.Ra6-a5+ Kb5-b6
66.Ra5-e5 Nc1-b3 67.Kg4-f4 Nb3-d2
68.Re5-e7 Kb6-c6 69.Re7-a7 Kc6-b5
70.Ra7-a2 Nd2-b3 71.Kf4-e5 Kb5-c6
72.Ra2-a6+ Kc6-b5 73.Ra6-a8
Kb5-c6 74.Ra8-b8 Nb3-d2
75.Rb8-c8+ Kc6-d7 76.Rc8-f8 Kd7-c6
77.Rf8-f6+ Kc6-b5 78.Ke5-f4 Nd2-b3
79.Rf6-f8 Kb5-c6 80.Rf8-f6+ Kc6-b5
81.Rf6-f8 2.06/23 ] 59...Ne2-g1+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59...Ne2-g1+
60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g1
62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+ 63.Kg3-g4
Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Kd5-e4
65.Ra7-e7+ Ke4-d5 66.Re7-e8
Ne2-c1 67.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e5
68.Bb4-d6+ Ke5-f6 69.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-e6
70.Bd6-a3 Nc1-e2 71.Ba3-b4 Bd3-f5+
72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Rf8-f6+ Ke6-d5
74.Rf6-d6+ Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-a6 Ne2-g1
76.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 77.Kg5-f4
Ng1-e2+ 78.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
79.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 80.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
81.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 82.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-d5 83.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5 2.14/24 ]
60.Kf3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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60.Kf3-f2 Ng1-h3+ 61.Kf2-g3 Nh3-g1
62.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2+ 63.Kg3-g4
Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Kd5-e4
65.Ra7-e7+ Ke4-d5 66.Re7-e8
Ne2-c1 67.Re8-d8+ Kd5-e5
68.Bb4-d6+ Ke5-f6 69.Rd8-f8+ Kf6-e6
70.Bd6-a3 Nc1-e2 71.Ba3-b4 Bd3-f5+
72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Rf8-f6+ Ke6-d5
74.Rf6-d6+ Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-c6 Ke5-d5
76.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5 2.06/24 ]
60...Ng1-e2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
60...Kc6-b6 61.Ra8xa4 Ng1-e2
62.Ra4-a5 Ne2-g3 63.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+
64.Kf4-g5 Ne2-g1 65.Kg5-g4 Ng1-e2
66.Ra5-e5 Ne2-c1 67.Kg4-g5 Nc1-e2
68.Re5-d5 Ne2-g1 69.Rd5-d6+
Kb6-b5 70.Kg5-f4 Ng1-e2+ 71.Kf4-e5
Kb5-a4 72.Ke5-d5 Ne2-f4+
73.Kd5-e5 2.14/23 ] 61.Ra8xa4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 61.Ra8xa4
Ne2-g3 62.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+ 63.Kf4-g5
Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Ne2-g3 65.Kg5-g4
Ng3-e2 66.Kg4-f3 Ne2-c1 67.Ra7-a5+
Kd5-e6 68.Kf3-f4 Nc1-e2+ 69.Kf4-g4
Bd3-f5+ 70.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 71.Ra5-b5
Ne2-g1 72.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2
73.Rc5-c6+ Ke6-d5 74.Rc6-d6+
Kd5-e5 75.Rd6-d8 Ke5-e6
76.Rd8-e8+ Ke6-d5 77.Re8-e3
Ne2-c1 78.Kg5-f6 Nc1-b3 79.Re3-e5+
Kd5-c6 80.Re5-e6+ 2.06/24 ]
61...Kc6-d5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
61...Ne2-g3 62.Ke3-f4 Ng3-e2+
63.Kf4-g5 Kc6-d5 64.Ra4-a7 Ne2-g3
65.Kg5-g4 Ng3-e2 66.Kg4-f3 Ne2-c1
67.Ra7-a5+ Kd5-e6 68.Kf3-f4
Nc1-e2+ 69.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
70.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 71.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
72.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 73.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-d5 74.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5
75.Rd6-d8 Ke5-e6 76.Rd8-e8+
Ke6-d5 77.Re8-e3 Ne2-c1 78.Kg5-f6
Nc1-b3 79.Re3-e5+ Kd5-c6
80.Re5-e6+ Kc6-b5 2.14/23 ]
62.Ra4-a5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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62.Ra4-a1 Ne2-g3 63.Ke3-f4 Ng3-h5+
64.Kf4-f3 Kd5-c6 65.Ra1-a6+ Kc6-d5
66.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c6 67.Bb4-f8 Kc6-b6
68.Ra5-d5 Kb6-c6 69.Rd5-d6+
Kc6-b5 70.Bf8-h6 Kb5-c5 71.Rd6-a6
Kc5-b5 72.Ra6-e6 Bd3-f5 73.Re6-e5+
Kb5-c6 74.Bh6-e3 Kc6-d6 75.Re5-b5
Kd6-e6 76.Rb5-b6+ 2.13/22 ]
62...Kd5-e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
62...Kd5-c6 63.Ra5-c5+ Kc6-d7
64.Rc5-g5 Kd7-e6 65.Rg5-a5 Ne2-c1
66.Ke3-f4 Nc1-e2+ 67.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
68.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 69.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
70.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 71.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-d5 72.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5
73.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1 74.Rd8-e8+
Ke5-d5 75.Re8-a8 Nc1-e2
76.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e5 77.Rd8-e8+
Ke5-d5 78.Re8-e3 Kd5-c6 79.Re3-e5
Ne2-c1 80.Re5-a5 Kc6-b6 81.Ra5-d5
Nc1-b3 82.Rd5-d6+ Kb6-b7
83.Rd6xg6 Bd3xg6 84.Kg5xg6 Kb7-c6
85.h4-h5 Kc6-d5 86.h5-h6 2.14/22 ]
63.Ra5-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
63.Ra5-a1 Ne2-g3 64.Ke3-f4 Ng3-h5+
65.Kf4-g5 Nh5-g7 66.Ra1-a6+ Ke6-d5
67.Bb4-d6 Ng7-f5 68.Bd6-f4 Nf5-e7
69.Ra6-a7 Kd5-e6 70.Bf4-h2 Ne7-c6
71.Ra7-a6 Ke6-d5 72.Ra6-b6 Kd5-c5
73.Bh2-g1+ Kc5-d5 74.Kg5-f6 Bd3-f5
75.Bg1-e3 Bf5-d3 76.Rb6-b5+ Kd5-e4
77.Be3-g1 Ke4-f3 78.Rb5-b6 2.22/24 ]
63...Ne2-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
63...Ne2-c1 64.Ra2-a1 Nc1-b3
65.Ra1-a3 Nb3-c1 66.Ke3-f4 Nc1-e2+
67.Kf4-g5 Ke6-e5 68.Ra3-a6 Ne2-g1
69.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 70.Kg5-f4
Ng1-e2+ 71.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
72.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 73.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
74.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 75.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-d5 76.Rc6-b6 Ne2-g1 77.Rb6-a6
Kd5-e5 78.Ra6-a5+ 2.14/23 ]
64.Ke3-f4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
64.Ra2-a6+ Ke6-f5 65.Ke3-f3 Ng3-h5
66.Ra6-a5+ Kf5-e6 67.Bb4-c5 Nh5-g7

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68.Bc5-f2 Ng7-f5 69.Kf3-f4 Nf5-e7
70.Ra5-a6+ Ke6-d5 71.Ra6-b6
Ne7-c6 72.Rb6-b5+ Kd5-d6 73.Kf4-g5
Nc6-e7 74.Rb5-a5 Ne7-f5 75.Bf2-e1
Nf5-g7 76.Be1-g3+ Kd6-c6
77.Ra5-a6+ Kc6-b5 78.Ra6-a8
Ng7-e6+ 79.Kg5-f6 Ne6-c5
80.Ra8-b8+ Kb5-c6 81.Rb8-c8+
Kc6-b5 82.Rc8-b8+ Kb5-c6 2.13/22 ]
64...Ng3-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
64...Ng3-e2+ 65.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
66.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 67.Ra2-a8 Ne2-g3
68.Kg5-g4 Ng3-e2 69.Ra8-a6+
Ke6-e5 70.Kg4-g5 Ne2-g1
71.Ra6-a5+ Ke5-e6 72.Kg5-f4
Ng1-e2+ 73.Kf4-g4 Bd3-f5+
74.Kg4-g5 Bf5-d3 75.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
76.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 77.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-d5 78.Rc6-d6+ Kd5-e5
79.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1 80.Rd8-e8+
Ke5-d5 81.Re8-a8 Nc1-e2
82.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e6 83.Rd8-e8+
Ke6-d5 84.Re8-e3 Kd5-c6 85.Re3-e5
Ne2-g1 86.Kg5-f4 Ng1-e2+ 87.Kf4-g5
Ne2-g1 2.14/22 ] 65.Ra2-a6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 65.Ra2-a6+
Ke6-f7 66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+
Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4
Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6
Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6
Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5
Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2
Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8
79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-c8 80.Bb6-f2 Ng3-e4
81.Bf2-d4 Ne4-g3 82.Ke5-d5 Ng3-f5
83.Bd4-f6 Kc8-b8 84.Ra7-d7 Kb8-c8
2.69/26 ] 65...Ke6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 65...Ke6-f7 66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3
67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+
69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7
71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2
73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7
75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4
77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8
79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-c8 80.Bb6-f2 Ng3-e4

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81.Bf2-d4 Ne4-d2 82.Ke5-d6 Nd2-e4+
83.Kd6-d5 Ne4-d2 84.Ra7-f7 2.77/25 ]
66.Kf4-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
66.Kf4-g5 Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7
68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2
70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4
72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1
74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3
76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3
78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+
Kd8-e8 80.Ra7-b7 Ng3-e2 81.Bb6-d4
Ne2-g3 82.Bd4-e3 Ng3-e2 83.Be3-d2
Bd3-f5 84.Rb7-a7 2.69/24 ]
66...Nf5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
66...Nf5-g3 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7
68.Rf6-e6 Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2
70.Bb4-c5 Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4
72.Bc5-d4 Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1
74.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3
76.Rf6-f2 Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3
78.Ra2-a7+ Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+
Kd8-e8 80.Ra7-b7 Ng3-e2 81.Bb6-d4
Ne2-g3 82.Ke5-f4 Ng3-f5 83.Bd4-f6
Bd3-e4 84.Rb7-a7 Be4-c6 85.Kf4-g5
2.75/24 ] 67.Ra6-a7+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 67.Ra6-f6+ Kf7-g7 68.Rf6-e6
Ng3-e4+ 69.Kg5-f4 Ne4-d2 70.Bb4-c5
Kg7-f7 71.Re6-b6 Nd2-e4 72.Bc5-d4
Ne4-d2 73.Rb6-a6 Bd3-b1 74.Ra6-f6+
Kf7-e7 75.Kf4-e5 Bb1-d3 76.Rf6-f2
Nd2-e4 77.Rf2-a2 Ne4-g3 78.Ra2-a7+
Ke7-d8 79.Bd4-b6+ Kd8-e8
80.Bb6-e3 Ng3-e2 81.Be3-d2 Ne2-g3
82.Bd2-c1 Ng3-f5 83.Bc1-g5 2.72/22 ]
67...Kf7-g8 [ 67...Kf7-e6 68.Ra7-a5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 67...Kf7-e6
68.Ra7-a5 Ng3-e2 69.Ra5-b5 Ne2-g1
70.Rb5-c5 Ng1-e2 71.Rc5-c6+
Ke6-e5 72.Rc6-f6 Ke5-d5 73.Rf6-d6+
Kd5-e5 74.Rd6-d8 Ne2-c1
75.Rd8-e8+ Ke5-d5 76.Re8-a8
Nc1-e2 77.Ra8-d8+ Kd5-e6
78.Rd8-e8+ Ke6-d5 79.Re8-e3
Kd5-c6 80.Re3-e6+ Kc6-d5
81.Re6-a6 Ne2-g1 82.Ra6-a5+

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Kd5-e6 83.Ra5-c5 Ng1-e2 2.14/21 ]
68.Kg5-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
68.Kg5-f6 Ng3-h5+ 69.Kf6-e5 Nh5-g3
70.Bb4-c5 Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5
72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8
74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+
76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8
78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8
80.Kd6-e6 Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3
82.Rh7-c7 Ke8-d8 83.Rc7-a7 Kd8-e8
84.Kd5-c5 Ke8-d8 85.Kc5-d6 Kd8-e8
86.Kd6-d5 Ke8-f8 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8
88.Kd5-d6 Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8
90.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8
92.Kd5-d6 3.06/23 ] 68...Ng3-h5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 68...Kg8-h8
69.Bb4-d6 Ng3-e4+ 70.Kf6-e6
Ne4xd6 71.Ke6xd6 Kh8-g8 72.Kd6-e6
Bd3-f5+ 73.Ke6-f6 Bf5-e4 74.Ra7-g7+
Kg8-h8 75.Rg7xg6 Be4xg6 76.Kf6xg6
Kh8-g8 77.Kg6-f6 Kg8-h7 78.Kf6-e6
Kh7-g8 79.Ke6-f5 Kg8-f7 80.Kf5-e5
Kf7-g8 81.Ke5-d5 Kg8-f8 82.Kd5xc4
Kf8-f7 83.Kc4-d5 Kf7-e7 84.h4-h5
3.11/21 ] 69.Kf6-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 69.Kf6-e5 Bd3-c2 70.Bb4-c5
Bc2-d3 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4
Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5
Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5
Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7
Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6
Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-c7
Ke8-d8 83.Rc7-a7 Kd8-e8 84.Kd5-c5
Ke8-d8 85.Kc5-d6 Kd8-e8 86.Kd6-d5
Ke8-f8 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6
Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8 90.Kd6-d5
Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8 92.Kd5-d6
3.06/25 ] 69...Nh5-g3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 69...Nh5-g7 70.Bb4-c5
Ng7-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4
Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5
Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5
Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7
Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6
Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-c7

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Bd3-e2 83.Rc7-a7 Ke8-f8 84.Kd5-d6
Be2-d3 85.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+ 86.Ke6-d5
Bf5-d3 87.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6
Bd3-f5 89.Rb7-h7 Ke8-f8 90.Kd6-d5
Bf5-d3 91.Rh7-c7 Kf8-e8 92.Kd5-d6
3.13/23 ] 70.Bb4-c5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 70.Bb4-c5 Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7
Bd3-f5 72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6
Kg8-f8 74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6
Bd3-f5+ 76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6
Ke8-d8 78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-e4 79.Re7-h7
Kd8-e8 80.Kd6-e6 Be4-f5+ 81.Ke6-d5
Bf5-d3 82.Rh7-a7 Ke8-f8 83.Ra7-b7
Kf8-e8 84.Kd5-d6 Bd3-f5 85.Rb7-h7
Ke8-f8 86.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 87.Rh7-c7
Kf8-e8 88.Kd5-d6 3.06/24 ]
70...Ng3-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
70...Ng3-h5 71.Ra7-c7 Bd3-f5
72.Bc5-d4 Bf5-d3 73.Ke5-d6 Kg8-f8
74.Bd4-e5 Kf8-e8 75.Kd6-e6 Bd3-f5+
76.Ke6-d5 Bf5-d3 77.Kd5-d6 Ke8-d8
78.Rc7-e7 Bd3-f5 79.Re7-h7 Kd8-e8
80.Kd6-d5 Bf5-d3 81.Rh7-a7 Ke8-f8
82.Ra7-b7 Kf8-e8 83.Kd5-e6 Bd3-f5+
84.Ke6-d6 Ke8-d8 85.Kd6-d5 Bf5-c8
3.13/21 ] 71.Bc5-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 71.Bc5-f2 Kg8-f8 72.Ke5-f6
Kf8-e8 73.Ra7-c7 Nf5-h6 74.Bf2-b6
Bd3-c2 75.Rc7xc4 Ke8-d7 76.Rc4-b4
Kd7-c6 77.Bb6-g1 Nh6-f5 78.Kf6-e5
Kc6-c7 79.Ke5-d5 Bc2-d1 80.Bg1-h2+
Kc7-d7 81.Rb4-b7+ Kd7-c8
82.Rb7-h7 Bd1-h5 83.Kd5-c6 Kc8-d8
84.Bh2-f4 Kd8-e8 85.Bf4-g5 3.39/21 ]
71...Nf5-h6 [ 71...Kg8-f8 does not
solve anything 72.Ke5-f6 Kf8-e8
73.Ra7-c7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
71...Kg8-f8 72.Ke5-f6 Kf8-e8
73.Ra7-c7 Nf5-h6 74.Bf2-b6 Bd3-c2
75.Rc7xc4 Ke8-d7 76.Rc4-b4 Nh6-f5
77.Kf6-e5 Kd7-c6 78.Bb6-f2 Kc6-c7
79.c3-c4 Bc2-d1 80.c4-c5 Nf5-e7
81.Rb4-b6 Bd1-h5 82.Bf2-g3 Ne7-f5
83.Bg3-e1 3.26/20 ] 72.Bf2-d4
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Nh6-g4+ 73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4
74.Ra7-a4 Kg8-h7 75.Ra4xc4 Be4-f5+
76.Ke6-d6 Kh7-h6 77.Rc4-c7 Ng4-h2
78.c3-c4 Nh2-f3 79.Bd4-f2 g6-g5
80.h4xg5+ Kh6xg5 81.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6
82.c4-c5 Bf5-g4 83.c5-c6 Nf3-h4
84.Be3-c5 Nh4-f5+ 85.Kd6-e5 Nf5-h6
86.Rc7-a7 Bg4-c8 87.Ke5-d5 Nh6-f5
88.Ra7-a8 4.69/19 ] 72...Nh6-f5
[ 72...Nh6-g4+ doesn't change anything
anymore 73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4
74.Ra7-c7 Be4-f5+ 75.Ke6-e7+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 72...Nh6-g4+
73.Ke5-e6 Bd3-e4 74.Ra7-a4 Kg8-h7
75.Ra4xc4 Be4-f5+ 76.Ke6-d6 Kh7-h6
77.Rc4-c7 Ng4-h2 78.c3-c4 Nh2-f3
79.Bd4-f2 g6-g5 80.h4xg5+ Kh6xg5
81.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6 82.c4-c5 Bf5-g4
83.c5-c6 Nf3-h4 84.Be3-c5 Nh4-f5+
85.Kd6-e5 Nf5-h6 86.Rc7-a7 Bg4-c8
87.c6-c7 Nh6-f7+ 88.Ke5-d5 Kg6-f6
89.Bc5-d4+ Kf6-e7 4.88/20 ] 73.Ke5-f6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 73.Ke5-f6
Bd3-c2 74.Ra7-c7 Nf5xh4 75.Rc7-g7+
Kg8-f8 76.Rg7-h7 Kf8-e8 77.Rh7xh4
Ke8-d7 78.Rh4-h8 Bc2-d3 79.Kf6-e5
Kd7-c6 80.Rh8-a8 Kc6-b5 81.Ra8-c8
Kb5-a4 82.Rc8-b8 Ka4-a3 83.Ke5-d5
Ka3-a4 84.Rb8-b4+ Ka4-a3
85.Bd4-e3 Ka3-a2 86.Be3-c1 Bd3-f1
87.Rb4-b2+ Ka2-a1 88.Rb2-b6 Bf1-d3
89.Rb6-b4 Ka1-a2 90.Rb4-b5 Bd3-f1
91.Rb5-b8 Bf1-d3 92.Rb8-b5 Bd3-f1
5.62/18 ]
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Carlsen,Magnus
37th Chess Olympiad (12)

C57

03.06.2006

C57: Two Knights: Wilkes-Barre/Traxler


and 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5, unusual Black
5th moves

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1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 4.Nf3-g5 d7-d5
5.e4xd5 b7-b5 6.Bc4-f1 h7-h6
7.Ng5-e6 f7xe6 8.d5xc6 Bf8-c5
9.d2-d3 0-0 10.Bc1-e3 Bc5xe3
11.f2xe3 Qd8-d6 Diagram

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9-+Pwqpsn-zp0
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28.Kb2-c1 -0.42/17 ] 18.Nb3-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Nb3-d2
Qb6-c5 19.a2-a3 Qc5xc2 20.Nd2-f3
Qc2-c5 21.Qe2-f2 Qc5-d6 22.0-0
c7-c5 23.Qf2-c2 Bd7-e8 24.Ra1-c1
Nf6-d7 25.Bh3-g4 Ra8-c8 26.Qc2-c3
Be8-g6 27.Rc1-d1 Bg6-f7 28.Rd1-c1
c5-c4 29.d3-d4 e5xd4 30.Qc3xd4
Qd6-c5 31.Rc1-d1 Nd7-f6 -0.56/18 ]
18...a4-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
18...Qb6-c5 19.a2-a3 Qc5xc2
20.Nd2-f3 Qc2-c5 21.Qe2-f2 Qc5-d6
22.0-0 c7-c5 23.Qf2-c2 Bd7-e8
24.Ra1-c1 Nf6-d7 25.Bh3-g4 Ra8-d8
26.Qc2-c3 Be8-g6 27.Kg1-g2 Rd8-c8
28.Nf3-h4 Bg6-h7 29.Nh4-f3 c5-c4
-0.71/18 ] 19.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 19.b2-b4 Qb6-d4 20.Ra1-b1
Qd4-c3 21.Rb1-b3 Qc3xc2 22.Nd2-f3
Qc2-c1+ 23.Qe2-d1 Qc1-e3+
24.Qd1-e2 Qe3-b6 25.Nf3xe5 Bd7-e8
26.Rh1-f1 Qb6-d6 27.Ne5-g4 Nf6-d7
28.Rf1xf8+ Qd6xf8 29.Ng4-e3 Be8-f7
30.Ne3-c2 Nd7-e5 31.Nc2-d4 Qf8-e8
32.Ke1-f2 Qe8-d7 -0.35/17 ]
19...Bd7-e8 [ 19...Qb6-c5!?-+
Diagram

12.Nb1-d2 Qd6xc6 13.e3-e4 Qc6-c5


14.Nd2-b3 Qc5-b6 15.Qd1-e2
Bc8-d7 16.g2-g3 last book move last
book move a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 16...Nf6-h7 17.Bf1-g2 a7-a5
18.Nb3-d2 Qb6-d4 19.c2-c3 Qd4-c5
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 [ 17.Nb3-d2!?
; 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-f2 [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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Nf6xe4+ 22.Kf2-e1 Ne4xd2
23.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-h7 24.Ke1xd2
Rf8-f2+ 25.Kd2-c3 Ra8-a6 26.Be6-d5
Be8-c6 27.Bd5xc6 Ra6xc6+
28.Kc3-b4 Rc6xc2 29.Kb4xb5 Rc2xa2
30.Ra1xa2 Rf2xa2 31.Kb5-a4 Kh7-g6
32.Rh1-e1 Kg6-f5 33.h2-h3 c7-c5
34.Re1-c1 Ra2-h2 35.Rc1-f1+ Kf5-e6
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Nf6-h7 22.Qf2-e3 Rf8xf1+ 23.Ra1xf1
Nh7-g5 24.Bh3-g4 Qc6xc2 25.h2-h4
Ng5-f7 26.Qe3-f2 Qc2xd3 27.Bg4xe6
Kg8-h8 28.Nd2-f3 Qd3-d6 29.Be6-f5

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Ra8-d8 30.Kg1-g2 Be8-c6 31.Qf2-c2
g7-g6 32.Bf5-g4 h6-h5 33.Bg4-h3
Kh8-g7 34.b3-b4 Bc6-b7 -0.43/19 ]
21...Be8-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...Nf6-h7 22.Qf2-e3 Rf8xf1+
23.Ra1xf1 Nh7-g5 24.Bh3-g4 Qc6xc2
25.h2-h4 Ng5-f7 26.Qe3-f2 Qc2xd3
27.Bg4xe6 Kg8-h8 28.Nd2-f3 Qd3-d6
29.Be6-f5 Ra8-d8 30.Kg1-g2 Be8-d7
31.Qf2-e3 Kh8-g8 32.Rf1-c1 g7-g6
33.Bf5xd7 Qd6xd7 34.b3-b4 -0.41/18 ]
22.Qf2-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Qf2-e3 Bh5-g4 23.Bh3-g2 Qc6xc2
24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.Rc2-c6 Ra8-c8
30.Nd2-f3 b5-b4 31.Ra1-c1 Rf8-f6
32.g3-g4 Bh5-e8 33.g4-g5 h6xg5
34.Nf3xg5 Nd7-f8 35.Rc1-c5 -0.22/19 ]
22...Bh5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qc6xc2 23.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-h8
24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3
26.Rb1-c1 Qc3-b4 27.Be6-f5 Qb4-d6
28.Rc1-c5 c7-c6 29.Ra1-c1 Ra8-a6
30.Kg1-g2 Kh8-g8 31.Rc5-c2 Bh5-g4
32.Rc2-c5 Bg4xf5 33.e4xf5 Nf6-d5
34.Qe3-e4 Qd6-d7 35.Nd2-f3 Rf8xf5
36.Nf3xe5 -0.02/17 ] 23.Bh3-g2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Bh3-g2
Diagram
(Diagram 313)
Qc6xc2 24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3
Bg4-h5 26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1
Qc3-a5 28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.b3-b4
Qa5xb4 30.Rc2xc7 Ra8-d8 31.Nd2-b3
Qb4-d6 32.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b8 33.Kg1-h2
Qd6xd3 34.Qe3-a7 Rf8-f7 35.Qa7xa3
Nb8-d7 36.Rc7-c3 Qd3-e2 37.Rc1-c2
Qe2-e1 38.Qa3-a5 Rf7-f8 39.Qa5xb5
Rf8-f2 40.Rc2xf2 Qe1xf2 -0.25/18 ]
23...Qc6xc2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Qc6-c3 24.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
25.g3-g4 Bh5-g6 26.Ra1-c1 Nf6-d7

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29.c2-c4 b5xc4 30.b3xc4 Ra6-b6
31.c4-c5 Rb6-b5 32.c5-c6 Nd7-b8
33.g4-g5 h6-h5 34.Qe3-c1 -0.32/18 ]
24.Rf1-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rf1-c1 Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
28.Rc1-c2 Nf6-d7 29.b3-b4 Qa5xb4
30.Rc2xc7 Ra8-d8 31.Nd2-b3 Qb4-d6
32.Ra1-c1 Nd7-b8 33.Kg1-h2 Qd6xd3
34.Qe3-a7 Rf8-f7 35.Qa7xa3 Nb8-d7
36.Rc7-c3 Qd3-e2 37.Rc1-c2 Qe2-e1
38.Qa3-a5 Rf7-f8 39.Qa5xb5 Rf8-f2
40.Rc2xf2 Qe1xf2 -0.24/20 ]
24...Qc2-b2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Qc2-b2 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
28.Rc1-c6 Bh5-e8 29.Rc6-c2 Nf6-d7
30.Rc2-c6 Ra8-a6 31.b3-b4 Qa5-a4
32.Rc6xc7 Qa4xb4 33.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
34.Nd2-b3 Be8-h5 35.d3-d4 e5xd4
36.Nb3xd4 b5-b4 37.Bg2-f1 Ra6-a8
-0.26/18 ] 25.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25.h2-h3 Bg4-h5 26.Rc1-b1
Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 28.Rc1-c6
Bh5-e8 29.Rc6-c2 Nf6-d7 30.Rc2-c6
Ra8-a6 31.b3-b4 Qa5-a4 32.Rc6xc7
Qa4xb4 33.Ra1-c1 Qb4-b2 34.Bg2-f3
Ra6-d6 35.Bf3-e2 Be8-f7 36.Rc1-c2
Qb2-d4 37.Qe3xd4 e5xd4 38.Kg1-g2

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e6-e5 -0.22/19 ] 25...Ra8-d8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bg4-h5
26.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3 27.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5
28.Rc1-c6 Ra8-a6 29.b3-b4 Qa5-a4
30.Rc6xc7 Qa4xb4 31.Ra1-c1 Qb4-d6
32.Nd2-f3 Nf6-d7 33.Nf3-d2 Ra6-a8
34.Bg2-f3 Bh5-f7 35.Kg1-g2 Ra8-d8
36.Nd2-b3 Bf7-g6 -0.28/18 ]
26.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Bg2-f1 Bg4-h5 27.Rc1-b1 Qb2-c3
28.Rb1-c1 Qc3-a5 29.Ra1-b1 Rd8-c8
30.Rc1-c6 Nf6-d7 31.Rb1-c1 Rf8-f6
32.Bf1-g2 Kg8-h7 33.Nd2-f3 Nd7-b8
34.Rc6-c2 Bh5xf3 35.Bg2xf3 Rc8-f8
36.Rc1-f1 Nb8-d7 37.b3-b4 Qa5-b6
-0.21/18 ] 26...Qb2xa2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26...Qb2xa2 27.b3-b4
Bg4-h5 28.Rb1-b3 g7-g5 29.Qe3-e1
Rd8-a8 30.Kg1-h2 g5-g4 31.Rc1-a1
Qa2-c2 32.Ra1-c1 a3-a2 33.Rc1xc2
a2-a1Q 34.Qe1xa1 Ra8xa1 Diagram

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37.Rc2-c5 Rf7-f2 38.Nb1-c3 Bh5-f7
39.Rc5xb5 Rf2-d2 40.Rb5-a5 Ra1-c1
-0.35/17 ] 27.Rb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27.b3-b4 Bg4-h5 28.Rb1-b3
Rd8-d4 29.Qe3-e1 Rf8-a8 30.Rc1-a1
Qa2-c2 31.Ra1-c1 a3-a2 32.Rc1xc2
a2-a1Q 33.Rc2-c1 Qa1-a4 34.Rc1xc7
Rd4xb4 35.Qe1-b1 Rb4xb3

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36.Nd2xb3 Bh5-e8 37.Qb1-c2 Qa4-a2
38.Qc2xa2 Ra8xa2 39.Nb3-c5 b5-b4
40.Nc5xe6 -0.55/16 ] 27...Qa2-b2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Qa2-b2
28.Ra1-b1 Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4
Rd8xd4 30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1
b5-b4 32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 33.g4-g5
h6xg5 34.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 35.Kg1-f2
Ra8-d8 36.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 37.Ne3-f1
Rd8-d7 38.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-f7 39.Rc8-c2
g7-g6 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+ 41.Kf2-e1
Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Nh5xg3
43.Nc2xb4 Kf7-f6 44.Rb1-a1 -0.73/20 ]
28.Ra1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Ra1-b1 Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4
Rd8xd4 30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1
b5-b4 32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-d8 33.g4-g5
h6xg5 34.Rc7-c1 Rd8-d4 35.Kg1-f2
Nf6xe4+ 36.Bg2xe4 Rd4xe4
37.Rc1-d1 Re4-d4 38.Rd1-c1 Kg8-f7
39.Kf2-e2 g5-g4 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+
41.Ke2-e1 a3-a2 42.Rb1-a1 Rd2-h2
43.Ne3-c4 Rh2-h1+ 44.Ke1-e2
Rh1xc1 45.Ra1xc1 -0.99/21 ]
28...Qb2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Qb2-d4 29.Qe3xd4 Rd8xd4
30.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 31.Nd2-f1 b5-b4
32.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 33.g4-g5 h6xg5
34.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 35.Kg1-f2 Ra8-d8
36.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 37.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+
38.Rc2xd2 Rd8xd2+ 39.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2
40.Rb1-a1 Rb2xb3+ 41.Kf3-f2
Rb3-b2+ 42.Kf2-f3 a3-a2 43.Ng4xe5
b4-b3 44.Bg2-h3 Rb2-b1 45.Ra1xa2
b3xa2 46.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-f8 47.Be6xa2
Rb1-f1+ 48.Kf3-g2 Rf1-c1 49.Ba2-f7
Rc1-c2+ 50.Kg2-h3 -0.69/21 ]
29.Rb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Rb1-a1 -0.23/23 ] 29...Qa2-b2
Twofold repetition [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29...Qa2-b2 Diagram
30.h3xg4 Nf6xg4 0.23/18 ] 30.Ra1-b1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Ra1-b1
-0.23/19 ] 30...Qb2-d4 [Houdini 2.0c
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Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
Nh5-f6 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-c3 41.Kf2-e2
Nf6-h5 42.Rc2xc3 b4xc3 43.Ne3xg4
Rd8-d2+ 44.Ke2-f3 Rd2-d3+
45.Ng4-e3 Nh5xg3 46.Rb1-e1 a3-a2
47.b3-b4 Ng3-h5 48.b4-b5 Kg8-f7
49.b5-b6 Nh5-f4 50.b6-b7 Nf4xg2
51.Kf3xg2 -0.70/20 ] 31.Qe3xd4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Qe3xd4
Rd8xd4 32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 33.Nd2-f1
b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Rd3-d2+ 41.Kf2-e1
Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Rd8-d3 43.Nc2xb4
Rd3xg3 44.Bg2-f1 Nh5-f4 45.Ke1-d2
Kf7-f6 46.Nb4-a2 Rg3-f3 47.Bf1-e2
Rf3-f2 -0.91/18 ] 31...Rd8xd4 [Not
31...e5xd4 32.h3xg4 Nf6xg4
33.Rb1-a1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Rd8xd4 32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3
33.Nd2-f1 b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8
35.g4-g5 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4
37.Kg1-f2 Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8
39.Ke2-f2 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Kf7-e7
41.Rc2-c7+ Rd8-d7 42.Rc7xd7+
Rd3xd7 43.Rb1-h1 g7-g6 44.Ne3-c4

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32.h3xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.h3xg4 Rd4xd3 33.Nd2-f1 b5-b4
34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5 h6xg5
36.Rc7-c2 Ra8-d8 37.Kg1-f2 g5-g4
38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 39.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+
40.Rc2xd2 Rd8xd2+ 41.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2
42.Rb1-a1 Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2
Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3 a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5
b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3 Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2
b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+ Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2
Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2 Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-f7
Nh5-f6 52.Bf7-d5 Kf8-e7 -0.78/20 ]
32...Rd4xd3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3
a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5 b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3
Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2 b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+
Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2 Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2
Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-f7 Nh5-f6 52.Bf7-d5
Kf8-e7 -0.61/19 ] 33.Nd2-f1
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b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
Ra8-d8 38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5 39.Ne3-f1

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Rd2xc2 42.Ne3xc2 Rd8-d3 43.Nc2xb4
Rd3xg3 44.Ke1-f2 Rg3-c3 45.Rb1-f1
Rc3xb3 46.Nb4-c6 -0.69/19 ]
33...Rf8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...b5-b4 34.Rc1xc7 Rf8-a8 35.g4-g5
h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4 37.Kg1-f2
Nf6-h5 38.Kf2-e2 Ra8-d8 39.Ke2-f2
Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-e3 Nh5-f6 41.Ne3-c4
Kf7-g8 42.Kf2-e2 Rd3xg3 43.Ke2-f2
Nf6-h5 44.Nc4xe5 Rd8-f8+ 45.Kf2-g1
Rf8-f3 46.Rc2-c8+ Kg8-h7 47.Rc8-c4
Rf3xb3 48.Rc4xb4 a3-a2 49.Rb4xb3
Rg3xb3 -0.90/18 ] 34.Rc1xc7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.b3-b4
Ra8-a7 35.Rc1-c5 a3-a2 36.Rb1-a1
Rd3-b3 37.Rc5-c2 Rb3-a3 38.Kg1-f2
Nf6xg4+ 39.Kf2-e2 Ng4-f6 40.Rc2-c5
Nf6-d7 41.Rc5-c6 Ra3-a6 42.Rc6-c2
Kg8-f7 43.Ke2-d2 Ra6-a4 44.Kd2-c3
c7-c5 45.Rc2-f2+ Kf7-e7 46.b4xc5
Nd7xc5 -0.45/18 ] 34...a3-a2
Black threatens to win material:
a2xb1Q [ 34...b5-b4 35.Rc7-c2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...b5-b4
35.g4-g5 h6xg5 36.Rc7-c2 g5-g4
37.Kg1-f2 Ra8-d8 38.Nf1-e3 Nf6-h5
39.Ne3xg4 Rd3-d2+ 40.Rc2xd2
Rd8xd2+ 41.Kf2-f3 Rd2-b2 42.Rb1-a1
Rb2xb3+ 43.Kf3-f2 Rb3-b2+ 44.Kf2-f3
a3-a2 45.Ng4xe5 b4-b3 46.Bg2-h3
Rb2-b1 47.Ra1xa2 b3xa2 48.Bh3xe6+
Kg8-f8 49.Be6xa2 Rb1-f1+ 50.Kf3-g2
Rf1-a1 51.Ba2-d5 Kf8-e7 52.Ne5-g6+
Ke7-d6 53.Bd5-b3 Ra1-a3 54.e4-e5+
Kd6-c5 55.g3-g4 Ra3xb3 56.g4xh5
-0.62/18 ] 35.Rb1-a1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35.Rb1-a1 Rd3xb3
36.Rc7-c2 Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a5
38.g4-g5 h6xg5 39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-e8
40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a8 41.Nb3-c1 b5-b4
42.Rb2xb4 Ra8-c8 43.Nc1xa2 Rc8-c2
44.Rb4-b8 Ra3xg3 45.Rb8xe8+
Kg8-f7 46.Re8-a8 Rg3xg2+
47.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 48.Kh1-g1

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Rc2-g2+ 49.Kg1-f1 g5-g4 50.Na2-b4
Rg2-d2 51.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 52.Kg1-h1
g4-g3 53.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g6 54.Nb4-c6
Rg2-h2+ 55.Kh1-g1 Rd2-g2+
56.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 57.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+
58.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 59.Kh1-g1
Rh2-g2+ -0.12/17 ] 35...Rd3xb3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rd3xb3
36.Rc7-c2 Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a5
38.g4-g5 h6xg5 39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-e8
40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a8 41.Nb3-c1 b5-b4
42.Rb2xb4 Ra8-c8 43.Nc1xa2 Rc8-c2
44.Rb4-b8 Ra3xg3 45.Rb8xe8+
Kg8-f7 46.Re8-a8 Rg3xg2+
47.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 48.Kh1-g1
Rc2-g2+ 49.Kg1-f1 g5-g4 50.Na2-b4
Rg2-d2 51.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 52.Kg1-h1
g4-g3 53.Ra8-a7+ Kf7-g6 54.Nb4-c6
Rg2-h2+ 55.Kh1-g1 Rd2-g2+
56.Kg1-f1 Rg2-f2+ 57.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+
58.Kg1-h1 Rg2-h2+ 59.Kh1-g1
Rh2-g2+ -0.01/18 ] 36.Rc7-c2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Rc7-c2
Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a4 38.Rb2xb5
g7-g5 39.Rb5-b2 Kg8-f7 40.Nf1-h2
Kf7-g6 41.Kg1-f2 Nf6-d7 42.Rb2-c2
Ra4-a5 43.Nh2-f1 Nd7-c5 44.Nf1-d2
Nc5-d3+ 45.Kf2-e2 Nd3-b4 46.Rc2-b2
Ra3xg3 47.Bg2-f3 Ra5-a4 48.Nd2-c4
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(Diagram 317)
] 36...Rb3-a3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Rb3-a3 37.Rc2-b2 Ra8-a7
38.Rb2xb5 g7-g5 39.Rb5-b2 Kg8-g7
40.Nf1-h2 Kg7-f7 41.Kg1-f2 Kf7-g6
42.Bg2-h1 Ra3-a4 43.Bh1-f3 Ra4-a5
44.Bf3-g2 Kg6-g7 45.Kf2-e2 Ra5-a3
46.Bg2-f3 Ra3-a4 47.Ke2-e3 Kg7-g6
48.Nh2-f1 0.05/18 ] 37.Rc2-b2
White threatens to win material:
Rb2xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37.Rc2-b2 Kg8-h7 38.Rb2xb5 Kh7-g6
39.g4-g5 h6xg5 40.Kg1-f2 Nf6-d7

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41.Kf2-e2 g5-g4 42.Nf1-e3 Kg6-g5
43.Rb5-b7 Ra8-a7 44.Rb7-b5 Ra7-a8
45.Rb5-b7 -0.04/18 ] 37...Ra8-a5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Kg8-h7
38.Rb2xb5 Kh7-g6 39.g4-g5 h6xg5
40.Kg1-f2 g5-g4 41.Rb5-b6 Kg6-g5
42.Kf2-e2 Ra8-a6 43.Rb6xa6 Ra3xa6
44.Ke2-d3 Nf6-d7 45.Kd3-c2 Nd7-c5
46.Nf1-e3 Ra6-a3 -0.08/16 ] 38.Nf1-d2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.g4-g5 h6xg5
39.Nf1-d2 Nf6-g4 40.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a6
41.Bg2-f1 g7-g6 42.Bf1-e2 Ng4-f6
43.Be2xb5 Ra6-a7 44.Bb5-d3 Kg8-f7
45.Kg1-f2 Ra7-b7 46.Bd3-c2 Nf6-g4+
47.Kf2-e2 -0.05/17 ] 38...Nf6xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Nf6xg4
39.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a4 40.Bg2-h3 h6-h5
41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4
43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4
45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4
Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1
Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5 -0.25/15
] 39.Nd2-b3 [ 39.Bg2-f3!?
is an interesting idea Ng4-e3
40.Bf3-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39.Bg2-f3 Ng4-e3 40.Bf3-e2 Ra5-a7

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41.Nd2-f1 Ne3-c4 42.Rb2xb5 Nc4-d6
43.Rb5-b6 Nd6xe4 44.Be2-c4 Kg8-h7
45.Rb6-b2 Ne4-c3 46.Bc4xe6 g7-g6
47.Nf1-e3 Kh7-g7 48.Kg1-g2 e5-e4
49.Kg2-f2 h6-h5 50.Ne3-c2 -0.13/17 ]
39...Ra5-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39...Ra5-a8 40.Bg2-h3 h6-h5
41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-d2 Ra8-a5
43.Nd2-b3 Ra5-a4 44.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4
45.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 46.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4
47.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 48.Nc6-b4
Rc3xg3+ 49.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
50.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 51.Kf2-e1
Rg3-g1+ 52.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
53.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 54.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
55.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 56.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
57.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 58.Nd4-b5
Ra3-e3+ 59.Ke1-d2 Re3-b3
60.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 61.Nb5-d6+
Kf7-e7 -0.25/20 ] 40.Bg2-h3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Bg2-h3
h6-h5 41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5
Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5
Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4
Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Rg3-a3 48.Nb4-c2
Ra3-f3+ 49.Kf2-g1 Rf3-g3+ 50.Kg1-f2
Rg3-d3 51.Nc2-b4 Rd3-f3+ 52.Kf2-g2
Rf3-a3 53.Nb4-c6 Re4-a4 54.Nc6-b4
g4-g3 55.Kg2-g1 Kg8-f7 56.Nb4xa2
Kf7-g8 57.Rb2-c2 Ra4-c4 58.Rc2-e2
b5-b4 59.Re2xe6 b4-b3 -0.31/21 ]
40...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40...h6-h5 41.Bh3xg4 h5xg4
42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4
44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3
46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1
Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5
Ra3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d2 Re3-b3
58.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 59.Nb5-d6+
Kf7-e7 -0.25/22 ] 41.Bh3xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Bh3xg4

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h5xg4 42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7
Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6
Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2
Re4-e3 48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e2
Rg3-g2+ 50.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2
51.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 52.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3
53.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 54.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3
55.Nd4-b5 Ra3-e3+ 56.Ke1-d2
Re3-b3 57.Kd2-e2 Kg8-f7 58.Nb5-d6+
Kf7-e7 -0.35/21 ] 41...h5xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...h5xg4
42.Nb3-c5 Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4
44.Nd7xe5 Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3
46.Nc6-b4 Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e1
Rg3-g1+ 50.Ke1-e2 Rg1-g2+
51.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2 52.Ra2xb2 g4-g3
53.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3 54.Nb4-c6 b5-b4
55.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3 56.Nd4-b5
Ra3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d2 Re3-f3
58.Kd2-e2 -0.22/17 ] 42.Nb3-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Nb3-c5
Ra4-c4 43.Nc5-d7 Rc4-d4 44.Nd7xe5
Rd4xe4 45.Ne5-c6 Ra3-c3 46.Nc6-b4
Rc3xg3+ 47.Kg1-f2 Re4-e3
48.Ra1xa2 Re3-f3+ 49.Kf2-e2
Rg3-g2+ 50.Ke2-e1 Rg2xb2
51.Ra2xb2 g4-g3 52.Rb2-g2 Rf3-b3
53.Nb4-c6 b5-b4 54.Nc6-d4 Rb3-a3
55.Nd4-b5 Ra3-e3+ 56.Ke1-d2 Re3-f3
57.Kd2-e2 -0.30/18 ] 42...Ra3xg3+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...b5-b4
43.Kg1-f2 g7-g6 44.Nd2-b3 Kg8-f7
45.Kf2-e2 Ra4-a8 46.Nb3-d2 Kf7-f6
47.Rb2xb4 Ra3xg3 48.Rb4-b2 Rg3-a3
49.Ke2-f2 Ra3-a4 50.Rb2-c2 Kf6-g5
51.Kf2-e3 g4-g3 52.Ke3-f3 Ra4-a3+
53.Kf3-g2 Kg5-g4 54.Nd2-c4 -0.51/19 ]
43.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Kg1-f2 Rg3-d3 44.Ra1xa2 Kg8-f7
45.Ra2xa4 b5xa4 46.Nd2-c4 Kf7-f6
47.Rb2-a2 Rd3-d4 48.Nc4-b6 Rd4xe4
49.Nb6xa4 Re4-c4 50.Na4-b6
Rc4-f4+ 51.Kf2-g2 Rf4-d4 52.Kg2-g3
Kf6-f5 53.Ra2-f2+ Kf5-g5 54.Rf2-f7

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g7-g6 55.Rf7-e7 Rd4-d3+ 56.Kg3-g2
Rd3-d2+ 57.Kg2-g3 Rd2-d3+
58.Kg3-g2 -0.16/22 ] 43...Rg3-a3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Rg3-d3
44.Ra1xa2 Kg8-f7 45.Ra2xa4 b5xa4
46.Nd2-c4 Kf7-f6 47.Rb2-a2 Rd3-d4
48.Nc4-b6 Rd4xe4 49.Nb6xa4 Re4-c4
50.Na4-b6 Rc4-d4 51.Kf2-g3 Kf6-f5
52.Ra2-f2+ Kf5-g5 53.Rf2-f7 g7-g6
54.Rf7-e7 Rd4-d3+ 55.Kg3-g2
Rd3-d2+ 56.Kg2-g3 Rd2-d3+
57.Kg3-g2 -0.08/20 ] 44.Rb2xb5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.Rb2xb5
g7-g6 45.Rb5-b2 Kg8-g7 46.Rb2-c2
Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4 Ra3-a4 48.Nc4-d2
Ra6-a8 49.Kf2-g2 Kg7-f6 50.Nd2-b3
Kf6-g5 51.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4 52.Ra1xa2
Ra8xa2 53.Rc2xa2 Re4-e3 54.Ra2-a6
Kg5-f4 55.Ra6xe6 Re3-g3+ 56.Kg2-f2
Rg3-f3+ 57.Kf2-e2 -0.07/21 ]
44...Kg8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44...Kg8-h7 45.Rb5-b2 Kh7-h6
46.Rb2-c2 Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4 Ra3-a4
48.Nc4-d2 Ra6-a8 49.Nd2-b3 Ra8-f8+
50.Kf2-g2 Rf8-b8 51.Nb3-d2 Rb8-a8
52.Nd2-b3 Kh6-g5 53.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4
54.Rc2xa2 Ra8xa2+ 55.Ra1xa2
Re4-e3 56.Ra2-a7 g7-g6 57.Ra7-a6
Kg5-f4 58.Ra6xe6 Re3-g3+ 59.Kg2-f2
Rg3-f3+ 60.Kf2-e2 0.00/19 ]
45.Kf2-e2? [ 45.Rb5-c5 Kf7-f6 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45.Rb5-c5
Kf7-f6 46.Rc5-c2 Ra4-a6 47.Nd2-c4
Ra3-a4 48.Nc4-d2 Kf6-g5 49.Nd2-b3
Ra6-a8 50.Nb3-c1 Ra4xe4 51.Rc2xa2
Ra8xa2+ 52.Ra1xa2 Re4-f4+
53.Kf2-g2 Rf4-f3 54.Nc1-e2 Rf3-e3
55.Ne2-g3 Kg5-h4 56.Ng3-f1 Re3-c3
57.Nf1-d2 Rc3-g3+ 58.Kg2-f2 -0.04/19
] 45...Kf7-f6 [ 45...Ra3-h3 keeps an
even firmer grip 46.Rb5xe5 Rh3-h2+
47.Ke2-d3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45...Ra3-h3 46.Rb5-b2 Rh3-h2+
47.Ke2-e3 Ra4-a3+ 48.Rb2-b3
Ra3xb3+ 49.Nd2xb3 Rh2-h3+

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50.Ke3-f2 Rh3xb3 51.Ra1xa2 Kf7-f6
52.Ra2-a7 g7-g6 53.Ra7-a8 Kf6-g5
54.Ra8-g8 g4-g3+ 55.Kf2-g2 Kg5-f4
56.Rg8xg6 Rb3-b2+ 57.Kg2-g1 Kf4-f3
58.Rg6-f6+ Kf3xe4 59.Rf6-g6 Ke4-f4
60.Rg6-f6+ Kf4-g5 61.Rf6xe6 Kg5-f5
62.Re6-e7 e5-e4 -2.10/18 ]
46.Ke2-d1? [ 46.Ke2-f2 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46.Ke2-f2
Kf6-g5 47.Rb5xe5+ Kg5-f4 48.Re5-c5
g7-g6 49.Rc5-c2 Ra4-a6 50.Kf2-g2
e6-e5 51.Ra1-f1+ Ra3-f3 52.Rf1-a1
Rf3-g3+ 53.Kg2-f2 Rg3-a3 54.Nd2-c4
Ra3-a4 55.Rc2-c3 Ra6-f6 -0.27/17 ]
46...Ra3-h3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
46...Ra3-h3 47.Kd1-c2 g4-g3
48.Rb5-b3 Ra4-a7 49.Rb3-d3 Kf6-g5
50.Kc2-c3 Kg5-f4 51.Nd2-b3 Ra7-c7+
52.Kc3-b4 Kf4xe4 53.Rd3-d1 Rc7-c2
54.Nb3-d2+ Ke4-e3 55.Rd1-e1+
Ke3-f4 56.Re1-e2 Rh3-h2 57.Ra1-f1+
Kf4-g4 58.Re2-e4+ Kg4-h3 59.Nd2-c4
Rh2-f2 60.Rf1-g1 Kh3-h2 -2.34/21 ]
47.Kd1-c2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Kd1-c2 g4-g3 48.Rb5-b3 Ra4-a7
49.Rb3-d3 Kf6-g5 50.Kc2-c3 Kg5-f4
51.Nd2-b3 Ra7-c7+ 52.Kc3-b4 Kf4xe4
53.Rd3-d1 Rc7-c2 54.Nb3-d2+
Ke4-e3 55.Rd1-e1+ Ke3-f4
56.Re1-e4+ Kf4-f5 57.Ra1-f1+ Kf5-g6
58.Nd2-f3 g3-g2 59.Nf3xe5+ Kg6-h5
60.Rf1-g1 Kh5-g5 -2.07/18 ] 47...g4-g3
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47...g4-g3
48.Rb5-b3 Kf6-g5 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6
50.Kc2-b3 Ra4-a8 51.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-f6
52.Ra1xa2 g3-g2 53.Ra2xg2 Rh3xf3+
54.Kb3-b4 Rf3-f4 55.Rg2-e2 g6-g5
56.Rb7-h7 Ra8-e8 57.Kb4-c3
Re8-c8+ 58.Kc3-b2 Rc8-b8+
59.Kb2-c1 g5-g4 60.Rh7-h6+ Kf6-f7
61.Re2-c2 Rf4-f1+ 62.Kc1-d2 Rf1-f2+
63.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 64.Kc1xc2 g4-g3
65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 66.Rh7-h6+ Kf6-g5
67.Rh6xe6 g3-g2 68.Re6xe5+
Kg5-f4 -1.90/18 ] 48.Rb5-b3

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[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48.Rb5-b3
Kf6-g5 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Kc2-b3
Ra4-a8 51.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-f6 52.Ra1xa2
g3-g2 53.Ra2xg2 Rh3xf3+ 54.Kb3-b4
Rf3-f4 55.Rg2-e2 g6-g5 56.Rb7-h7
Ra8-e8 57.Kb4-c3 Re8-c8+ 58.Kc3-b2
Rc8-b8+ 59.Kb2-c1 g5-g4 60.Rh7-h6+
Kf6-f7 61.Re2-c2 Rf4-f1+ 62.Kc1-d2
Rf1-f2+ 63.Kd2-c1 Rf2xc2+ 64.Kc1xc2
g4-g3 65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-f6 66.Rh7-h6+
Kf6-g5 67.Rh6xe6 g3-g2 68.Re6xe5+
Kg5-f4 -1.76/20 ] 48...Kf6-g5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 48...Kf6-g5
49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Rb7-f7 g3-g2
51.Rf7-f2 Rh3-g3 52.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-h6
53.Nf3-g1 Ra4xe4 54.Kc2-d1
Re4-d4+ 55.Kd1-e2 Rd4-a4
56.Ke2-e1 Rg3-e3+ 57.Ke1-d1
Re3-b3 58.Rf2xa2 Ra4xa2 59.Ra1xa2
Rb3-b1+ 60.Kd1-e2 Rb1xg1
61.Ke2-f2 Rg1-c1 62.Kf2xg2 Kh6-g5
63.Ra2-e2 Rc1-c5 64.Re2-e3 Rc5-b5
65.Kg2-f2 Rb5-b2+ 66.Kf2-g3 Kg5-f6
67.Re3-f3+ Kf6-e7 68.Rf3-e3 Ke7-d6
69.Re3-d3+ Kd6-c5 -1.65/19 ]
49.Kc2-b2? [ 49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6
50.Kc2-b3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49.Rb3-b7 g7-g6 50.Rb7-f7 g3-g2
51.Rf7-f2 Rh3-g3 52.Nd2-f3+ Kg5-h6
53.Nf3-g1 Ra4xe4 54.Kc2-d1
Re4-d4+ 55.Kd1-e2 Rd4-a4
56.Ke2-d1 Rg3-b3 57.Rf2xa2 Ra4xa2
58.Ra1xa2 Rb3-b1+ 59.Kd1-e2
Rb1xg1 60.Ke2-f2 Rg1-c1 61.Kf2xg2
Kh6-g5 62.Ra2-e2 Rc1-c5 63.Re2-e3
Rc5-b5 64.Kg2-g3 Kg5-f5 65.Re3-f3+
Kf5-e4 66.Kg3-g4 Rb5-b2 -1.41/17 ]
49...Kg5-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49...Kg5-g4 50.Nd2-f1 Kg4-f4
51.Rb3-b7 g3-g2 52.Rb7-f7+ Kf4xe4
53.Nf1-d2+ Ke4-e3 54.Rf7xg7 Ke3-f2
55.Rg7-f7+ Ra4-f4 56.Nd2-e4+ Kf2-e2
57.Rf7-g7 Rh3-h2 58.Ne4-c3+ Ke2-e3
59.Ra1-e1+ Ke3-f3 60.Re1-g1 a2-a1R
61.Kb2xa1 e5-e4 62.Ka1-b2 e4-e3

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63.Kb2-b3 Rf4-f8 64.Rg7-g6 e6-e5
65.Rg6-g5 e5-e4 66.Kb3-c2 Kf3-f2
67.Rg1-c1 e3-e2 68.Nc3xe4+ Kf2-e3
69.Rc1-e1 Rf8-f1 70.Rg5-g3+ Ke3-f4
-3.10/19 ] 50.Rb3-c3 [ 50.Rb3-e3
does not save the day g3-g2
51.Re3-e1 Rh3-g3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 50.Rb3-e3 g3-g2 51.Re3-e1
Ra4-a8 52.Re1-g1 Kg4-g3 53.Rg1-d1
Ra8-b8+ 54.Kb2-c2 Rb8-c8+
55.Kc2-b2 Kg3-f2 56.Nd2-b3 Rh3-e3
57.Nb3-c1 g2-g1Q 58.Nc1-d3+
Re3xd3 59.Rd1xg1 Rd3-d2+
60.Kb2-b3 Kf2-e3 61.Rg1xg7 Rc8-b8+
62.Kb3-c3 Rd2-e2 63.Rg7-g6 Rb8-b1
64.Rg6-g1 Rb1xa1 65.Rg1xa1
Ke3xe4 66.Ra1-g1 -3.17/18 ]
50...g3-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50...g3-g2 51.Rc3-c1 Rh3-e3
52.Rc1-c7 g7-g5 53.Rc7-c1 Ra4-d4
54.Nd2-c4 Re3xe4 55.Kb2-b3 Re4-e2
56.Kb3-c3 Rd4-d5 57.Nc4-b6
Re2-e3+ 58.Kc3-b4 Re3-e4+
59.Nb6-c4 Re4-e2 60.Rc1-c3 Rd5-d4
61.Kb4-b3 e5-e4 62.Nc4-e5+ Kg4-f5
63.Ne5-c6 Rd4-d3 64.Rc3xd3 e4xd3
65.Nc6-d4+ Kf5-e4 66.Nd4xe2 d3xe2
67.Kb3xa2 -3.62/17 ] 51.Rc3-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 51.Rc3-c1
Rh3-e3 52.Rc1-g1 Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3
Ra4-a3+ 54.Nd2-b3 Re2-e3+
55.Kc3-c4 Re3xe4+ 56.Kc4-c3
Re4-e3+ 57.Kc3-c4 Ra3xb3
58.Rg1xg2+ Kg4-f3 59.Rg2-c2 g7-g5
60.Ra1xa2 g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-g3
62.Kc4-c5 Re3-c3+ 63.Kc5-d6 e5-e4
64.Kd6xe6 e4-e3 65.Rf2-f1 Rb3-b4
66.Ke6-d6 Rb4-d4+ 67.Kd6-e5
Rd4-d2 68.Rf1-a1 Kg3-f3 69.Ra1-f1+
Rd2-f2 70.Ra2-a1 e3-e2 71.Rf1-c1
Rc3-e3+ 72.Ke5-d4 g4-g3 73.Rc1-c3
-3.76/20 ] 51...Rh3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
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Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3 Ra4-a3+
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g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-g3 62.Kc4-c5
Re3-c3+ 63.Kc5-d6 e5-e4 64.Kd6xe6
e4-e3 65.Rf2-f1 Rb3-b4 66.Ke6-d6
Rb4-d4+ 67.Kd6-e5 Rd4-d2
68.Ra2xd2 e3xd2 69.Rf1-d1 Rc3-c2
70.Ke5-d4 Kg3-f2 71.Kd4-d3 -3.15/20 ]
52.Kb2-c2 [ 52.Rc1-g1 does not solve
anything Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3
Kg4-g3-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52.Rc1-g1 Re3-e2 53.Kb2-c3
Ra4-a3+ 54.Nd2-b3 Re2-e3+
55.Kc3-c4 Re3xe4+ 56.Kc4-c3
Re4-e3+ 57.Kc3-c4 Ra3xb3
58.Rg1xg2+ Kg4-f3 59.Rg2-c2 g7-g5
60.Ra1xa2 g5-g4 61.Rc2-f2+ Kf3-e4
62.Kc4-c5 Rb3-d3 63.Rf2-f6 Rd3-d5+
64.Kc5-c6 Re3-c3+ 65.Kc6-b6
Rd5-d6+ 66.Kb6-b5 Rd6-d4
67.Rf6xe6 Ke4-d5 68.Re6-e7 Rc3-c5+
69.Kb5-a6 g4-g3 70.Re7-d7+ Kd5-c6
71.Rd7xd4 e5xd4 -3.04/17 ]
52...Kg4-g3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52...Kg4-g3 53.Nd2-f1+ g2xf1Q
54.Rc1xf1 g7-g5 55.Kc2-b2 g5-g4
56.Ra1-c1 Re3-e2+ 57.Kb2-a1
Ra4xe4 58.Rf1-f6 Re4-b4 59.Rf6-f1
e5-e4 60.Rf1-g1+ Kg3-f4 61.Rc1-f1+
Kf4-g5 62.Rf1-f8 e4-e3 63.Rf8-g8+
Kg5-f5 64.Rg1-f1+ Kf5-e5 65.Rf1-g1
Rb4-b2 66.Rg8-g5+ Ke5-e4
67.Rg5xg4+ Ke4-e5 68.Rg1-c1
Re2-h2 69.Rc1-e1 Ke5-d5
70.Re1-d1+ Rh2-d2 -4.46/16 ]
53.Kc2-b2 [ 53.Nd2-f1+ cannot undo
what has already been done g2xf1N
54.Rc1xf1 g7-g5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 53.Nd2-f1+ g2xf1Q 54.Rc1xf1
g7-g5 55.Kc2-b2 g5-g4 56.Ra1-c1
Re3-e2+ 57.Kb2-a1 Ra4xe4 58.Rf1-f6
Re4-b4 59.Rf6-f1 e5-e4 60.Rf1-g1+
Kg3-f4 61.Rc1-f1+ Kf4-g5 62.Rf1-f7
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66.Kb1-c1 g3-g2 67.Kc1-d1 Kf4-e3
68.Rg7-g6 e6-e5 69.Rg6-g7 -4.44/17 ]
53...Kg3-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
53...Kg3-f2 54.Nd2-b3 Re3-e2+
55.Kb2-c3 Re2xe4 56.Kc3-b2
Re4-e2+ 57.Kb2-c3 Re2-e3+
58.Kc3-b2 Ra4-g4 59.Nb3-d2 g2-g1Q
60.Rc1xg1 Rg4xg1 61.Ra1xa2
Re3-e2 62.Kb2-c2 e5-e4 63.Kc2-c3
Rg1-g3+ 64.Kc3-b4 Kf2-e1 65.Nd2xe4
Re2xe4+ 66.Kb4-b5 g7-g5
67.Ra2-a1+ Ke1-f2 68.Ra1-a2+
Re4-e2 -7.13/16 ] 54.Rc1-c2
[ 54.Rc1-c7 doesn't get the cat off the
tree Re3-g3 55.Rc7-c4 Ra4-a6-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Nd2-b3
Re3-e2+ 55.Kb2-c3 Re2xe4
56.Kc3-b2 Re4-e2+ 57.Kb2-c3
Re2-e3+ 58.Kc3-b2 Ra4-g4
59.Nb3-d2 g2-g1Q 60.Rc1xg1 Rg4xg1
61.Ra1xa2 Re3-e2 62.Kb2-c2 e5-e4
63.Kc2-c3 Rg1-g3+ 64.Kc3-b4 Kf2-e1
65.Nd2xe4 Re2xe4+ 66.Kb4-c5 g7-g5
67.Ra2-a1+ Ke1-f2 68.Ra1-a2+
Re4-e2 69.Ra2-a4 g5-g4 70.Ra4-f4+
Kf2-g2 71.Rf4-f6 Rg3-c3+ 72.Kc5-d4
Rc3-a3 -8.01/17 ] 54...Re3-e2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Re3-e2
55.Rc2-c7 Re2xd2+ 56.Kb2-c3
g2-g1Q 57.Rc7-f7+ Kf2-e3 58.Ra1xg1
a2-a1Q+ 59.Rg1xa1 Ra4xa1
60.Rf7xg7 Ra1-c1+ 61.Kc3-b3
Ke3xe4 62.Rg7-h7 Rd2-d3+
63.Kb3-a4 Rd3-d8 64.Ka4-b3
Rd8-b8+ 65.Kb3-a2 Rc1-c2+
66.Ka2-a3 Ke4-d5 67.Rh7-d7+
Kd5-c6 68.Rd7-e7 Kc6-d6 69.Re7-a7
e5-e4 70.Ra7-a6+ Kd6-d5
71.Ra6-a5+ Kd5-c4 72.Ra5-a4+
Kc4-c3 73.Ra4-b4 Rb8-a8+
74.Rb4-a4 Ra8xa4+ 75.Ka3xa4
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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
27.Qc2-f2 Qd4xf2+ 28.Kg2xf2 Rb8-b4
29.Na4-c3 c4xb3 30.a2xb3 Ra8-a3
31.Re1-c1 Rb4xb3 32.Rb1xb3
Ra3xb3 33.Kf2-e3 Rb3-b2 34.h2-h4
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-0.14/15 ] 23.e2-e3 [ 23.Bf3xg4
Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 c4xb3 25.Rb1xb3
Rb8xb3 26.a2xb3 Qa6-b6+ 27.Kg1-g2
Qb6-b4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Bf3xg4 Bd7xg4 24.Na4-c3 Bg4-f5
25.e2-e4 Bf5-g4 26.Rd1-f1 c4xb3
27.a2xb3 Qa6-b6+ 28.Kg1-g2 Rb8-c8
29.Qc2-b2 Kg7-g8 30.h2-h3 Qb6-d4
31.Rb1-c1 Bg4-d7 32.Qb2-f2 Qd4-b4
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
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27.a2xb3 Rb8-c8 28.Qc3-d2 Ra8-b8
29.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 30.Re1-c1 Qb6xb3
31.Ra1-a7 Rb8-b7 32.Ra7xb7
Qb3xb7 33.e3-e4 Bf5-g4 34.Bf3xg4
Qb7-b6+ 35.Kg1-g2 Nf6xg4
36.Nc3-d1 Rc8xc1 37.Qd2xc1 Qb6-d4
38.Qc1-c2 -0.40/18 ] 25.a2xb3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.a2xb3
Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Bf5xe4 27.Qc2xe4
Ng4-f6 28.Qe4-d3 Rb8-b4 29.Kg1-g2
Ra8-b8 30.h2-h3 Qa7-a5 31.Re1-d1
Qa5-b5 32.Qd3xb5 Rb4xb5
33.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 34.Rb1xb3
Rb8xb3 35.Rd1-c1 Rb3-b2+
36.Kg2-f3 Rb2-d2 37.g3-g4 Nf6xd5
38.Nc3xd5 Rd2xd5 39.Rc1-c7 e7-e6
40.g4-g5 Rd5-d3 -0.28/18 ]
25...Ng4-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 25...Bd7-f5 26.Bf3-e4 Kg7-g8
27.Qc2-d3 Bf5-d7 28.Be4-f3 Rb8-b4
29.Na4-c3 Ng4-f6 30.Kg1-g2 Qa7-c5
31.Re1-c1 Bd7-g4 32.Bf3xg4 Nf6xg4
33.Rc1-e1 Ra8-a3 34.h2-h3 Ra3xb3
35.Rb1xb3 Rb4xb3 36.h3xg4
Rb3xc3 -0.21/17 ]
26.Rb1-a1 [ 26.Kg1-g2 Qa7-a5= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Kg1-g2
Rb8-c8 27.Qc2-d1 Rc8-b8 28.Qd1-d3
Bd7xa4 29.b3xa4 Qa7xa4 30.Re1-e2

Rb8xb1 31.Qd3xb1 Ra8-a5 32.e3-e4


Qa4-d4 33.Qb1-b2 Ra5-a4 34.Qb2xd4
Ra4xd4 35.Kg2-f2 Nf6-d7 36.Re2-a2
Nd7-c5 37.e4-e5 Rd4-d3 38.e5xd6
e7xd6 39.Ra2-a7 Rd3-d2+ 40.Bf3-e2
Rd2xd5 -0.11/17 ] 26...Rb8-b4
[ 26...Qa7-b7 27.Na4-c3 ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 26...Qa7-b7 27.Ra1-b1
Ra8-a5 28.Qc2-d2 Qb7-a7 29.Kg1-g2
Ra5-b5 30.Na4-c3 Rb5xb3 31.Rb1xb3
Rb8xb3 32.Re1-b1 Rb3-a3 33.Rb1-c1
Qa7-c5 34.Qd2-b2 Bd7-f5 35.e3-e4
Bf5-d7 36.Bf3-e2 -0.33/16 ] 27.Kg1-h1
[ 27.Na4-c3!? must be considered
Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1 Ra8xa1+
29.Bf3-d1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Na4-c3 Qa7xa1 28.Re1xa1
Ra8xa1+ 29.Kg1-g2 Ra1-a3
30.Bf3-d1 Rb4xb3 31.Qc2xb3 Ra3xb3
32.Bd1xb3 Bd7-f5 33.Bb3-d1 Bf5-e4+
34.Bd1-f3 Be4-d3 35.e3-e4 Nf6-d7
36.Kg2-f2 Nd7-c5 37.Kf2-e3 Kg7-f6
38.Ke3-d4 h7-h5 39.Bf3-g2 Kf6-g7
-0.09/18 ] 27...Ra8-c8 Black threatens
to win material: Rc8xc2 [Houdini 2.0c
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28.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6 29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5
30.e3-e4 Qb6-d4 31.e4xf5 Diagram
Rc8xc3 32.Qc2-e2 g6xf5 33.Re1-d1
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Pro x64: 28.Na4-c3 Qa7-b6
29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5 30.e3-e4 Qb6-d4
31.e4xf5 Rc8xc3 32.Qc2-d1 Qd4xd1
33.Bf3xd1 Nf6xd5 34.f5xg6 h7xg6
35.Rb1-b2 Rc3-c1 36.Rb2-d2 Nd5-c3
37.Kh1-g2 Rc1-b1 38.Rd2-d3 Nc3xd1
39.Rd3xd1 Rb1xd1 40.Re1xd1
Rb4xb3 41.h2-h4 Kg7-f6 42.Kg2-f2
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28...Qa7-b7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Qa7-b7 29.g3-g4 Rb4xb3
30.g4-g5 Rc8-c4 31.g5xf6+ e7xf6
32.Kh1-g1 Rc4xa4 33.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4
34.Qd1-d4 Rb3-b4 35.Qd4-d2 Qb7-b6
36.Qd2-f2 Ba4-d7 37.e3-e4 Qb6-c7
38.Qf2-e3 Rb4-b2 39.Bf3-e2 Qc7-c2
40.Kg1-g2 Qc2-c4 -1.07/18 ]
29.e3-e4? [ 29.Ra1-b1 Bd7-f5
30.Rb1-c1 Rc8xc1 31.Qd1xc1 Rb4xb3
32.Qc1-c4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.g3-g4 Rb4xb3 30.g4-g5 Rc8-c4
31.g5xf6+ e7xf6 32.Kh1-g1 Rc4xa4
33.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4 34.Qd1-d4 Rb3-b4
35.Qd4-d2 Qb7-b6 36.Qd2-f2 f6-f5
37.Kg1-g2 Ba4-d7 38.Bf3-d1 Rb4-b5
39.Bd1-f3 Rb5-b2 40.Re1-e2 Rb2-b3
41.Qf2-e1 Rb3-a3 42.Qe1-c1 -1.23/17
] 29...Rb4xb3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rb4xb3 30.e4-e5 Nf6-g4
31.Ra1-a2 Rb3-a3 32.Qd1-a1
Ng4-f2+ 33.Kh1-g1 Ra3xa2
34.Qa1xa2 Nf2-d3 35.Re1-a1
Qb7-a7+ 36.Kg1-g2 Bd7xa4 37.e5xd6
e7xd6 38.Qa2-d2 Nd3-c5 39.Qd2-d4+
f7-f6 40.Bf3-d1 Rc8-a8 41.Bd1xa4
Nc5xa4 -2.92/13 ] 30.e4-e5 [ 30.h2-h3
Diagram
(Diagram 323)
Rc8-c4 31.e4-e5 Nf6-g8-+
( 31...Rc4xa4?! 32.Ra1xa4 Bd7xa4
33.e5xf6+ e7xf6 34.Bf3-g2-+ ;
31...Bd7xa4?! 32.e5xf6+ e7xf6
33.Bf3-g2-+ );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Re1-f1 Qb7-b4 31.e4-e5 Nf6-g8
32.e5xd6 Bd7xa4 33.d6xe7 Ng8xe7
34.Qd1-e1 Qb4xe1 35.Ra1xe1 Ne7-f5
36.Bf3-d1 Rb3-b4 37.Bd1-f3 Nf5-d4
38.Bf3-g2 Rb4-b2 39.Re1-b1 Rb2-d2
40.Rf1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 41.Rb1xc1
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31.Bf3xg4 [ 31.Qd1-e2 Ng4-e3
32.e5xd6 e7xd6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.Ra1-a2 Rb3-a3 32.Ra2-b2
Qb7xb2 33.Na4xb2 Ng4-f2+
34.Kh1-g2 Nf2xd1 35.Nb2xd1
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37.Re2xc2 Ra2xc2+ 38.Nd1-f2
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31...Bd7xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Bd7xg4 32.Qd1-d2 Rc8-c4
33.f4-f5 Bg4-f3+ 34.Kh1-g1 Qb7-a7+
35.Qd2-f2 Qa7xf2+ 36.Kg1xf2
Rc4-c2+ 37.Kf2-g1 Rc2-g2+
38.Kg1-f1 Rg2xh2 39.e5xd6 e7xd6
40.Kf1-g1 Rh2-g2+ 41.Kg1-f1 Rg2xg3
42.Re1-b1 Bf3-g2+ 43.Kf1-e2
Rb3-e3+ 44.Ke2-d2 Bg2-e4
45.Rb1-g1 Re3-d3+ 46.Kd2-e2
Rg3-e3+ 47.Ke2-f2 Re3-f3+ 48.Kf2-e2
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32.Qd1xg4 [ 32.Qd1-d2 Rc8-c4
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34.Kh1-g1 e5xf4 35.g3xf4 Qd5-d6
36.Re1-e4 Bg4-f5 37.Qf2-d4+
Qd6xd4+ 38.Re4xd4 Rc8-c2
39.Ra1-d1 Rb3-f3 40.Rd4-d2 Rc2xd2
41.Rd1xd2 Rf3xf4 42.Na4-b6 e7-e5
43.Rd2-a2 Bf5-h3 44.Ra2-a1 h7-h5
45.Nb6-d5 Rf4-g4+ 46.Kg1-f2
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32...Qb7xd5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Qb7xd5+ 33.Kh1-g1 Rc8-c2
34.Re1-e2 Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2
Rc2xe2+ 36.Qg4xe2 Qd4xa1
37.e5-e6 Qa1xa4 38.e6xf7 Kg7xf7
39.h2-h4 Qa4-c6+ 40.Kg2-h3
Qc6-h1+ 41.Qe2-h2 Qh1xh2+
42.Kh3xh2 d6-d5 43.Kh2-g2 d5-d4
44.Kg2-f2 Rb3-e3 45.g3-g4 Re3-h3
46.h4-h5 g6xh5 47.g4xh5 Rh3xh5
48.Kf2-e2 Rh5-h3 49.Ke2-d2 Rh3-f3
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33.Kh1-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.Kh1-g1 Rc8-c2 34.Re1-e2
Qd5-d4+ 35.Kg1-g2 Rc2xe2+
36.Qg4xe2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 e7xd6
38.f4-f5 Qa1xa4 39.f5xg6 h7xg6
40.Kg2-h3 Qa4-d7+ 41.Qe2-g4
Qd7xg4+ 42.Kh3xg4 d6-d5 43.Kg4-f4
Kg7-f6 44.h2-h4 d5-d4 45.Kf4-e4
Rb3xg3 46.Ke4xd4 Rg3-g4+
47.Kd4-e3 Rg4xh4 48.Ke3-f3 g6-g5
49.Kf3-e3 Kf6-f5 50.Ke3-f3 Rh4-h3+
51.Kf3-f2 g5-g4 52.Kf2-g2 Kf5-f4
-11.06/16 ] 33...Rc8-c2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33...Rc8-c2 34.Re1-e2
Rc2xe2 35.Qg4xe2 Qd5-d4+
36.Kg1-g2 Qd4xa1 37.e5xd6 e7xd6
38.f4-f5 Qa1xa4 39.f5xg6 h7xg6
40.Kg2-h3 Qa4-d7+ 41.Qe2-g4
Qd7xg4+ 42.Kh3xg4 d6-d5 43.Kg4-f4
Kg7-f6 44.h2-h4 d5-d4 45.Kf4-e4
Rb3xg3 46.Ke4xd4 Rg3-g4+
47.Kd4-e3 Rg4xh4 48.Ke3-f3 g6-g5
49.Kf3-g3 Kf6-e5 50.Kg3-f3 f7-f5
51.Kf3-g3 f5-f4+ 52.Kg3-f2 Rh4-h3
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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 ]
36...Qd4-d2 Diagram [ 36...Qd4-d2
Qd4-d2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1
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
0-1
36.Qh3-g2 Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2
Qd4-d2+ 38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1
39.Ra1xe1 Qd2xe1 40.e5xd6 e7xd6
41.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+ 42.Kg2-g1
Qe4xa4 43.h2-h3 d6-d5 44.f4-f5
324
g6xf5 45.Kg1-f2 Qa4-c2+ 46.Kf2-e3
Qc2-e4+ 47.Ke3-d2 d5-d4 48.g3-g4
Qe4-g2+ 49.Kd2-d3 Qg2xh3+
50.Kd3xd4 f5xg4 51.Kd4-d5 g4-g3
-18.34/16 ] 35...Rb3-e3 [Houdini 2.0c
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Rc2xg2 37.Kh1xg2 Qd4-d2+
38.Kg2-h3 Re3xe1 39.Ra1xe1
Qd2xe1 40.Kh3-g2 Qe1-e4+
41.Kg2-f2 Qe4xa4 42.e5xd6 e7xd6
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18...Nf6xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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18...e6-e5 19.Ng4xf6+ Ne4xf6
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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
Rc2-c7 26.Re1-d1 Qd8-e8 27.f2-f3
Nf6-d5 28.Ne3xd5 e6xd5 29.Rd1xd5
Rc7-c2 30.e2-e4 Rc2-c1+ 31.Kg1-g2
Rc1-c2+ 32.Kg2-h3 Qe8-e6+
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33.Rd5-f5 0.05/19 ] 19...Ng4-f6
Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Ng4-f6
20.Qe4-f3 Ra8-c8 21.Qf3-a3 Rc8xc4
22.Nb5xd6 Rc4-c2 23.Nd6-f5 Qe7-e8
24.Rd1xd8 Qe8xd8 25.Nf5-e3 Rc2-c7
26.Re1-d1 Qd8-e8 27.f2-f3 g7-g6
28.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 29.Qa3-b3 Qe8-e7
30.Qb3-b5 Rc7-d7 31.Qb5-e5 Rd7xd1
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
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[ 21.Nb5-d4 Qe7-c7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
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e6-e5 23.Rd4-h4 Ne8-f6 24.Nb5-c3
g7-g5 25.Rh4-h3 Kg8-g7 26.Nc3-d5
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21...Ra8-c8= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
21...a7-a6 22.Nb5-c3 Ne8-f6
23.Rd1-d4 Ra8-c8 24.Re1-d1 e6-e5
25.Rd4-h4 h7-h6 26.b2-b3 Qe7-e6
27.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 28.Qf3xd5 Qe6-d7
29.Qd5-e4 b6-b5 30.a4xb5 a6xb5
31.Rh4-g4 b5xc4 32.b3xc4 Rc8-c5
0.19/18 ] 22.b2-b3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Nb5-d4 Rd8-d7 23.Qf3-d3
d6-d5 24.c4xd5 Rd7xd5 25.e2-e4
Rd5-d6 26.Re1-e3 h7-h6 27.e4-e5
Rd6-d5 28.Qd3-e4 Rc8-d8 29.Re3-d3
Qe7-c5 30.f2-f4 Qc5-b4 31.b2-b3
Ne8-c7 32.Rd3-d2 b6-b5 33.a4xb5
Nc7xb5 0.15/18 ] 22...Ne8-f6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-c5
23.Rd1-d3 a7-a6 24.Nb5-c3 Ne8-f6
25.Re1-d1 h7-h5 26.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4
27.Qf3xe4 b6-b5 28.c4xb5 a6xb5
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23.Nb5-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.e2-e4 a7-a6 24.Nb5-d4 Nf6-d7
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29.h2-h4 Qb7-d7 30.Qf3-g4 Qd7-e7
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23...h7-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
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Qe7xe2 34.Qd5-a8+ Kg8-h7
35.Qa8xa7 Qe2-d1+ 36.Kg1-g2
Qd1-d5+ 37.f2-f3 Qd5xb3 0.12/17 ]
24.Rd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Rd1-d4 Qe7-c7 25.Nc3-e4 Nf6xe4
26.Qf3xe4 Qc7-c5 27.Re1-d1 Rc8-c7
28.Kg1-g2 Rc7-d7 29.Rd4-d2 Qc5-a5
30.f2-f3 Qa5-c3 31.Qe4-d3 Qc3-b4
32.e2-e4 Qb4-c5 33.Qd3-d4 0.25/17 ]
24...Nf6-d7 [ 24...Rc8-c5 25.Qf3-f4= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc8-c5
25.Re1-d1 d6-d5 26.Qf3-e3 Qe7-d6
27.c4xd5 Nf6xd5 28.Nc3xd5 Rc5xd5
29.Rd3xd5 e6xd5 30.Qe3-d3 Qd6-e5
31.e2-e3 Qe5-e7 32.Qd3-d4 Qe7-a3
33.Qd4-c3 Qa3-c5 34.Qc3-d3 Qc5-c6
35.Qd3-f5 Qc6-e6 36.Qf5xe6 f7xe6
37.Rd1-c1 Rd8-f8 38.Kg1-g2 0.20/17 ]
25.Qf3-b7 White threatens to win
material: Qb7xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro

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d6-d5 27.c4xd5 Rd8xd5 28.Rd4xd5
e6xd5 29.Ne4xc5 Rc8xc5 30.Re1-d1
Qe7-d7 31.Qf3-d3 Qd7-e6 32.e2-e3
Qe6-g4 33.Kg1-g2 a7-a5 34.Qd3-d4
Qg4-e6 35.Rd1-d2 Qe6-f5 0.10/19 ]
25...Qe7-f8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Qe7-f8 26.Nc3-e4 d6-d5
27.c4xd5 Qf8-b4 28.d5xe6 Qb4xe1+
29.Kg1-g2 Nd7-e5 30.Rd3xd8+
Rc8xd8 31.e6-e7 Rd8-e8 32.Qb7-c7
Ne5-g4 33.Qc7-d8 Qe1xe2
34.Qd8xe8+ Kg8-h7 35.Ne4-f6+
Ng4xf6 36.Qe8xf7 Qe2-e4+
37.Kg2-g1 Qe4-g6 38.Qf7-f8 a7-a5
39.Qf8-a8 Qg6-f7 40.Qa8-d8 Qf7-e6
41.Qd8-d3+ Kh7-g8 42.Qd3-d8+
Kg8-f7 43.Qd8-f8+ Kf7-g6 44.Qf8-d8
Qe6-c6 45.f2-f3 Kg6-f7 46.Qd8-f8+
Kf7-e6 -0.32/19 ] 26.Qb7xa7??
gives the opponent counterplay
[ 26.Nc3-e4 and White has air to
breath ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26.Nc3-e4 d6-d5 27.c4xd5 Qf8-b4
28.d5xe6 Qb4xe1+ 29.Kg1-g2 Nd7-e5
30.Rd3xd8+ Rc8xd8 31.e6-e7 Rd8-e8
32.Qb7-c7 Ne5-c6 33.Qc7xc6 Re8xe7
34.Qc6-c8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qc8-f5+ g7-g6
36.Qf5-f6 Qe1-b4 37.f2-f3 Kh7-g8
38.Qf6-b2 Re7xe4 39.f3xe4 Qb4xe4+
40.Kg2-f2 Qe4-f5+ 41.Kf2-g1 Qf5-c5+
42.Kg1-g2 Qc5-d5+ 43.Kg2-g1
Qd5-e6 44.Qb2-c2 Qe6-e5 45.Kg1-g2
Kg8-g7 46.Qc2-c4 -0.27/17 ]
26...Nd7-c5-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Nd7-c5 27.Nc3-b5 Rc8-c6
28.Nb5-d4 Rd8-a8 29.Nd4xc6 Ra8xa7
30.Nc6xa7 Nc5xd3 31.e2xd3 Qf8-a8
32.Na7-b5 Qa8-f3 33.Re1-e3 Qf3-d1+
34.Kg1-g2 Diagram
Qd1xb3 35.Nb5xd6 Qb3xa4
36.Nd6-b5 Qa4-a8+ 37.Kg2-g1 g7-g5
38.Re3-e4 Qa8-a1+ 39.Kg1-g2
Qa1-d1 40.Re4-d4 g5-g4 41.Rd4-d7
e6-e5 42.Rd7-d6 Qd1-e2 43.Rd6xb6

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27.Rd3-d1 [ 27.Nc3-b5!? Rc8-c6
28.Nb5-d4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Nc3-b5 Rc8-c6 28.Nb5-d4 Rd8-a8
29.Nd4xc6 Ra8xa7 30.Nc6xa7
Nc5xd3 31.e2xd3 Qf8-a8 32.Na7-b5
Qa8-f3 33.Re1-e3 Qf3-d1+ 34.Kg1-g2
Qd1xb3 35.Nb5xd6 Qb3xa4 36.Re3-f3
f7-f5 37.Nd6-b5 Qa4-a8 38.h2-h3
Qa8-c6 39.g3-g4 Qc6-c5 40.Rf3-e3
Kg8-f7 41.g4xf5 Qc5-c6+ 42.Re3-e4
e6xf5 -0.86/18 ] 27...Rc8-c6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rc8-c6
28.b3-b4 Rd8-d7 29.Nc3-b5 Rd7xa7
30.Nb5xa7 Rc6-c7 31.Na7-b5 Nc5-a6
32.Nb5xc7 Na6xc7 33.Rd1-a1 Qf8-a8
34.a4-a5 b6xa5 35.Ra1xa5 Qa8-b7
36.b4-b5 Qb7-b6 37.Ra5-a4 Kg8-f8
38.Re1-b1 h6-h5 39.e2-e4 Kf8-e7
40.Rb1-d1 Qb6-b7 41.Rd1-e1 Ke7-d7
42.Kg1-g2 f7-f5 43.f2-f3 -1.34/21 ]
28.a4-a5 [ 28.Nc3-b5 Rd8-a8
29.b3-b4 Ra8xa7 30.Nb5xa7
Rc6-c7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.b3-b4 Rd8-d7 29.Nc3-b5 Rd7xa7
30.Nb5xa7 Rc6-c7 31.Na7-b5 Nc5-a6
32.Nb5xc7 Na6xc7 33.Rd1-a1 Qf8-a8
34.e2-e3 Kg8-f8 35.a4-a5 b6xa5
36.Ra1xa5 Qa8-c6 37.c4-c5 Nc7-b5

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38.Re1-d1 g7-g5 39.c5xd6 Nb5xd6
40.Ra5-c5 Qc6-b6 41.Rd1-d4 Kf8-g7
42.Kg1-g2 Qb6-b7+ 43.f2-f3 -1.57/19 ]
28...Rd8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rd8-d7 29.a5xb6 Rd7xa7
30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7
32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4
34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6 35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5
36.Re1-d1 Nd5xb4 37.Nb5xd6 Kg8-f8
38.Ra5-b5 Nb4-a6 39.Rb5-b7 Rc6-c7
40.Rd1-b1 Kf8-e7 41.Rb7-b8 Diagram

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43.Rb8xc8 Qa7-d4 44.e2-e3 Qd4-d5
45.Rb1-c1 Na6-b4 46.Rc1-c4
Qd5-d1+ 47.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d3
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29.a5xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.a5xb6 Ra8xa7 30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8
31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6
33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6
35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5 36.Nb5-d4 Rc6-c4
37.Nd4-b5 Rc4xb4 38.e2-e4 Nd5-b6
39.Nb5xd6 Nb6-c4 40.Nd6xc4 Rb4xc4
41.Re1-b1 Rc4-c8 42.f2-f3 Kg8-f8
43.Ra5-a2 Kf8-e7 44.Kg1-g2 g7-g5
45.Ra2-b2 Ke7-d6 46.Rb2-d2+
Kd6-c7 47.Rd2-c2+ Kc7-d6
48.Rc2xc8 Qa8xc8 -2.41/20 ]
29...Ra8xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Ra8xa7 30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8

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31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6
33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Ra1-a4 Nc4-b6
35.Ra4-a5 Nb6-d5 36.Re1-d1 Nd5xb4
37.Nb5xd6 Kg8-f8 38.Ra5-b5 Nb4-a6
39.Rb5-b7 Rc6-c7 40.Rd1-b1 Kf8-e7
41.Rb7-b8 Qa8xa7 42.Nd6-c8+
Rc7xc8 43.Rb8xc8 Qa7-d4 44.e2-e3
Qd4-d5 45.Rb1-c1 Na6-b4 46.Rc1-c4
Qd5-d1+ 47.Kg1-g2 Nb4-d3
48.Rc8-c7+ Ke7-f6 -2.50/19 ]
30.b6xa7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.b6xa7 Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7
32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4
34.Re1-c1 d6-d5 35.Rc1-c2 Rc6-c8
36.e2-e4 Qa8-c6 37.e4xd5 e6xd5
38.Nb5-d4 Qc6-b7 39.Rc2-a2 Rc8-a8
40.Ra2-a4 Kg8-f8 41.h2-h3 Qb7-b6
42.Nd4-f5 Qb6-f6 43.g3-g4 Qf6-c6
44.Nf5-d4 Qc6-b6 45.Nd4-f5 Qb6-b7
-2.59/18 ] 30...Qf8-a8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 30...Qf8-a8 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7
32.Rd1-a1 Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4
34.Re1-c1 d6-d5 35.Rc1-c2 Rc6-c8
36.e2-e4 Qa8-c6 37.e4xd5 e6xd5
38.Nb5-d4 Qc6-b7 39.Rc2-a2 Rc8-a8
40.Ra2-a4 Kg8-f8 41.h2-h3 Qb7-b6
42.Nd4-f5 Qb6-f6 43.g3-g4 Qf6-c6
44.Nf5-d4 Qc6-b6 45.Nd4-f5 Qb6-b7
-2.27/19 ] 31.Rd1-a1 [ 31.b3-b4
Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.b3-b4 Nc5-d7 32.Rd1-a1
Nd7-b6 33.Nc3-b5 Nb6xc4 34.Re1-d1
Kg8-f8 35.Rd1-c1 d6-d5 36.e2-e4
d5xe4 37.Nb5-d4 Rc6-c8 38.b4-b5
Nc4-d6 39.Rc1xc8+ Nd6xc8
40.Nd4-c6 Kf8-e8 41.Ra1-d1 Nc8xa7
42.Rd1-a1 Qa8-b7 43.Nc6xa7 Qb7-b6
Diagram
(Diagram 330)
44.Ra1-a6 Qb6-c5 45.Kg1-g2 e4-e3
46.f2xe3 Qc5xe3 47.Kg2-h3 Qe3-e2
-2.12/19 ] 31...Nc5xb3 [Houdini 2.0c
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c4-c3 39.Re1-c1 f7-f5 40.h2-h3
Qb4-b2 41.Rc1-c2 Kg8-f7 42.f2-f3
Qb2-b4 43.Kf1-f2 Qb4-c5 44.h3-h4
Kf7-f6 45.Rc2-c1 g7-g6 46.Rc1-c2
Kf6-e5 -3.33/21 ] 32.Ra1-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Ra1-a3
Nb3-d2 33.Nc3-b5 Nd2xc4 34.Ra3-a4
Rc6-c8 35.Re1-b1 Kg8-h7 36.h2-h3
g7-g6 37.e2-e4 Kh7-g7 38.Ra4-b4
d6-d5 39.e4xd5 e6xd5 40.Rb1-d1
f7-f5 41.Rd1-d4 Rc8-e8 42.Kg1-g2
Re8-e2 43.Rb4-b3 Kg7-f6 -3.55/20 ]
32...Nb3-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...d6-d5 33.Ra4-b4 Qa8xa7
34.Rb4xb3 Rc6-b6 35.Rb3xb6
Qa7xb6 36.Kg1-f1 Qb6-b4 37.Nc3-d1
d5xc4 38.Nd1-e3 c4-c3 39.Re1-c1
f7-f5 40.h2-h4 Kg8-f7 41.Rc1-c2
Kf7-f6 42.Rc2-c1 Qb4-c5 43.Rc1-c2
Qc5-c6 44.f2-f3 Kf6-e5 45.Ne3-d1
Qc6-a4 -3.39/20 ] 33.Nc3-b5
[ 33.Re1-d1 is not the saving move
Nd2xc4 34.Rd1-b1 Nc4-b6-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Re1-c1
Nd2xc4 34.Rc1-b1 Nc4-b6 35.Ra4-a1
Rc6xc3 36.Rb1xb6 Rc3-c8 37.Rb6xd6
Qa8-b7 38.Rd6-a6 Rc8-a8 39.f2-f3

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Kg8-f8 40.Kg1-g2 Kf8-e7 41.Ra1-a2
g7-g5 42.g3-g4 Qb7-b5 43.Ra6-a5
Qb5-b6 44.Ra5-a3 Qb6-c5 45.e2-e3
Ke7-d7 46.Ra2-d2+ Kd7-c6 -3.02/19 ]
33...Nd2xc4 [ 33...Rc6xc4?!
34.Ra4xc4 Nd2xc4 35.Re1-a1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Nd2xc4
34.Re1-a1 Rc6-c8 35.Ra4-a6 d6-d5
36.Nb5-d4 Nc4-e5 37.f2-f4 Ne5-d7
38.Ra6-d6 Rc8-c7 39.Nd4-c6 g7-g5
40.Ra1-a6 Kg8-g7 41.Kg1-f2 g5xf4
42.g3xf4 Diagram

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does not improve anything Rc6-c8-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Re1-a1
Rc6-c8 35.Ra4-a6 d6-d5 36.Nb5-d4
Nc4-e5 37.f2-f4 Ne5-d7 38.Ra6-d6
Rc8-c7 39.Nd4-c6 g7-g5 40.f4xg5
h6xg5 41.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 42.Ra1-a6
d5-d4 43.h2-h3 Kg7-f8 44.Kg2-f2
Kf8-e8 45.Ra6-a5 -3.11/20 ]
34...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Kg8-h7 35.Rb1-a1 Rc6-c5
36.Ra4-b4 Rc5-c8 37.e2-e4 Kh7-g6
38.Ra1-a4 d6-d5 39.e4xd5 Nc4-e5
40.Nb5-d6 Rc8-d8 41.Nd6-c4 Ne5-f3+
42.Kg1-g2 Qa8xd5 43.Nc4-e3
Nf3-e1+ 44.Kg2-g1 Qd5-a8

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45.Rb4-g4+ Kg6-h7 -3.26/19 ] 35.f2-f3
[ 35.e2-e4 does not win a prize
Kh7-g6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.Rb1-a1 Rc6-c5 36.Ra4-b4 Rc5-c8
37.e2-e4 Kh7-g6 38.Ra1-a4 d6-d5
39.e4xd5 Nc4-e5 40.Nb5-d6 Rc8-d8
41.Nd6-c4 Ne5-f3+ 42.Kg1-g2
Qa8xd5 43.Nc4-e3 Qd5-c6
44.Rb4-c4 -3.40/18 ] 35...d6-d5
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Rc6-c8 36.Rb1-a1 d6-d5
37.Nb5-d4 e6-e5 38.Nd4-c2 d5-d4
39.Nc2-b4 f7-f6 40.Ra4-a6 Kh7-g6
41.Ra6-c6 Rc8xc6 42.Nb4xc6 Kg6-f7
43.Ra1-a6 Kf7-e8 44.Kg1-g2 Ke8-d7
-3.87/17 ]

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Bc8-e6 10.Bc4-b3 Nb8-c6 11.Qd1-e2
Nc6-a5 Diagram

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12.Rf1-d1 Na5xb3 13.c2xb3 Qd8-e8


14.Nf3-e1 h7-h6 15.Ne1-c2 Qe8-d7
16.Nc2-b4 Rf8-c8 17.f2-f3 Be7-d8
18.Rd1-d3 a6-a5 19.Nb4-d5 Nf6xd5
last book move last book move
20.Nc3xd5 The knight dominates
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Nc3xd5
a5-a4 21.b3-b4 Ra8-a6 22.Ra1-d1
Qd7-b5 23.Qe2-f1 Ra6-c6 24.a2-a3
Qb5-a6 25.Qf1-f2 Rc6-c2 26.Rd3-d2
Rc2-c1 27.Qf2-e1 Rc1xd1 28.Qe1xd1
Qa6-b5 29.Nd5-c3 -0.12/17 ]
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
Qd7-a4 25.a2-a3 Ra8-c8 26.Ra1-f1
Qa4-c2 27.Qd3xc2 Rc8xc2 28.Rf1-f2
Rc2-c8 29.g2-g3 Be6xd5 30.e4xd5
g7-g5 31.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 32.Rf2-e2
Kg7-g6 -0.12/18 ] 22.b2-b3
White threatens to win material: b3xa4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qe2-d1
Ra4-a8 23.a2-a4 f7-f5 24.h2-h3 f5xe4
25.f3xe4 Rc8-c4 26.Nd5-c3 Bd8-e7
27.b2-b3 Rc4-c6 28.Ra1-c1 Ra8-c8
29.Nc3-d5 Rc6xc1 30.Be3xc1 Be6xd5
31.Rd3xd5 -0.09/15 ] 22...Ra4-a6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Ra4-a8
23.Ra1-d1 f7-f5 24.e4xf5 Be6xf5
25.Rd3-d2 e5-e4 26.Nd5-b6 Bd8xb6
27.Be3xb6 Rc8-c6 28.Bb6-f2 Ra8-e8
29.Qe2-e3 Kg8-h8 30.Qe3-f4 g7-g5
31.Qf4-e3 Kh8-g8 32.f3-f4 Bf5-g4
33.Rd1-e1 -0.04/16 ] 23.Ra1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Nd5-b4
Ra6-a8 24.Rd3-d1 Bd8-a5 25.Nb4-d5
Be6xd5 26.Rd1xd5 Rc8-c6 27.Ra1-d1
Qd7-c7 28.a2-a4 Ba5-b6 29.Kg1-h1
Bb6xe3 30.Qe2xe3 Ra8-c8 31.Qe3-e2
Qc7-e7 32.a4-a5 Rc6-c2 33.Rd5-d2
Rc2-c1 34.Rd1xc1 Rc8xc1+
35.Rd2-d1 Qe7-c7 36.b3-b4 Rc1-c2
-0.09/17 ] 23...Ra6-a5 [ 23...f7-f5
is a viable option 24.Qe2-b2 f5xe4
25.f3xe4 Be6xd5 26.Rd3xd5 Qd7-g4
27.Rd5xd6 Ra6xd6 28.Rd1xd6
Qg4xe4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...Bd8-a5 24.Qe2-b2 b7-b5
25.Rd1-c1 Rc8xc1+ 26.Qb2xc1
Qd7-b7 27.Qc1-b2 Be6xd5 28.Rd3xd5
Ba5-b6 29.Be3xb6 Ra6xb6 30.g2-g3
b5-b4 31.Qb2-f2 Rb6-c6 32.Qf2-d2
Qb7-b6+ 33.Kg1-g2 Qb6-a7
34.Rd5-b5 -0.13/16 ] 24.Nd5-b6+[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nd5-b6
Bd8xb6 25.Be3xb6 Ra5-a6
26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e7 27.Qe2-b2
Diagram
Qe7-g5 28.a2-a3 Kg8-h8 29.Rd1-e1

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Kg8-h7 32.Rd6-d1 h6-h5 33.Bb6-e3
Qf4-f6 34.b3-b4 Ra6-c6 35.Be3-c5
Qf6-f4 36.Qb2-d2 0.84/19 ]
24...Bd8xb6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...Bd8xb6 25.Be3xb6 Ra5-a8
26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8 27.h2-h3 Kg8-h7
28.Bb6-f2 Rc8-c3 29.Bf2-e1 Rc3-c6
30.Qe2-b2 f7-f6 31.Be1-f2 Ra8-c8
32.Rd6xc6 Qe8xc6 33.Qb2-d2 Qc6-c2
34.Kg1-h2 b7-b5 0.75/18 ] 25.Be3xb6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Be3xb6
Ra5-a8 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8 27.g2-g4
Qe8-e7 28.Qe2-d2 Qe7-f6 29.Kg1-g2
h6-h5 30.h2-h3 h5xg4 31.h3xg4
Qf6-e7 32.Qd2-b2 Qe7-f6 33.Bb6-e3
b7-b5 34.Qb2-e2 b5-b4 0.69/16 ]
25...Ra5-a6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Ra5-a8 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e8
27.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 28.Bb6-f2 Rc8-c3
29.Bf2-e1 Rc3-c6 30.Qe2-b2 f7-f6
31.Be1-f2 Rc6xd6 32.Rd1xd6 Qe8-e7
33.Rd6-d2 Ra8-c8 34.Rd2-d1 Be6-f7
0.73/17 ] 26.Rd3xd6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26.Rd3xd6 Qd7-e7
27.Qe2-b2 Qe7-g5 28.Qb2-f2 Qg5-c1
29.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 30.Bb6-e3
Qc1-a3 31.Rd8xc8 Be6xc8 32.Rd1-c1
Bc8-d7 33.Qf2-d2 Ra6-d6 34.Qd2-e2
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 ]
30.b3-b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qa5-c3 0.83/19 ] 26...Qd7-e7
[ 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 ]
30...Ra6-a8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
Qe7-g5 29.a4-a5 h6-h5 30.b3-b4
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
33.Qb2-d2 f6-f5 34.Qd2-e2 Qe7-b4
35.Rc3xc8 Rf8xc8 36.e4xf5 Be6xf5
0.81/17 ] 28.a2-a4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
335
x64: 28.Qb2-f2 Qg5-c1 29.Rd6-d8+
Kg8-h7 30.Bb6-e3 Qc1-a3 31.Rd8xc8
Be6xc8 32.Rd1-c1 Bc8-d7 33.Qf2-d2
Ra6-d6 34.Qd2-e2 b7-b6 35.Rc1-c7
Qa3-b4 36.h2-h3 Qb4-a5 37.Kg1-h2
b6-b5 38.Rc7-b7 Qa5-c3 0.83/17 ]
28...h6-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Kg8-h7 29.a4-a5 Ra6-a8
30.b3-b4 Qg5-h5 31.Qb2-d2 Kh7-h8
32.Bb6-c5 Be6-c4 33.Rd6-d7 1.01/18 ]
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
Bc4xb5 38.Rd7xb7 Bb5-a6 39.Rb7-a7
Ba6-c4 40.Bb6-f2 Rc8-b8 41.Qd2-c1
Rb8-c8 42.Ra7-b7 Bc4-e6 1.18/16 ]
32.Rd1xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Rd6xd2 f7-f6 33.Rd2-d6 Kg8-f7
34.Bb6-c5 Rc8-c7 35.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8
36.Kf2-e3 Rc8-h8 37.Rd6-d2 Rh8-c8
38.h2-h3 Kf7-g6 39.Ke3-f2 Rc7-c6
40.Rd1-c1 Kg6-f7 41.Rd2-d3 Rc6-c7
42.Rc1-d1 Rc8-a8 43.Rd3-d2 Ra8-c8
44.Rd2-d3 Rc8-a8 1.05/19 ]
32...Rc8-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Rc8-c1+ 33.Rd2-d1 Rc1xd1+
34.Rd6xd1 f7-f6 35.Bb6-f2 g7-g5
36.Bf2-c5 Kg8-f7 37.Kg1-f2 Ra8-c8
38.Kf2-e3 Rc8-c6 39.Rd1-d8 h4-h3
40.g2-g3 Rc6-c8 41.Rd8-d6 g5-g4
42.Rd6-d1 g4xf3 43.Ke3xf3 f6-f5
44.e4xf5 Be6xf5 0.87/18 ] 33.Bb6-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bb6-c5
Rc4-c1+ 34.Kg1-f2 Kg8-h7 35.Rd6-b6
Be6-c8 36.h2-h3 Rc1-c3 37.Rb6-d6
Bc8-e6 38.Rd6-d8 Rc3-c2 39.Rd2xc2
Ra8xd8 40.Bc5-e7 Rd8-d4 41.Rc2-c7
Rd4-d7 42.Rc7xd7 Be6xd7 43.Be7xh4
Kh7-g6 44.Bh4-g3 0.99/19 ]
33...Ra8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Rc4-c1+ 34.Kg1-f2 Kg8-h7
35.Rd6-b6 Be6-c8 36.h2-h3 Rc1-c3
37.Rb6-d6 Bc8-e6 38.Rd6-d8 Rc3-c2
39.Rd2xc2 Ra8xd8 40.Bc5-e7 Rd8-d4
41.Rc2-c7 Rd4-d7 42.Rc7xd7 Be6xd7
43.Be7xh4 Kh7-g6 1.01/18 ]
34.Rd6-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 35.Rd6-b6 Rc8-c7
36.Bc5-f2 Rc4-c6 37.Rb6xc6 Rc7xc6
38.Bf2xh4 Rc6-c1+ 39.Kg1-h2 Rc1-c4
40.Bh4-e7 Rc4-d4 41.Rd2-c2 Rd4-c4
42.Rc2-b2 Rc4-c3 43.Rb2-d2 Kh7-g6
44.Be7-c5 f7-f5 45.Rd2-d6 Kg6-f6
1.46/20 ] 34...Rc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 34...Rc4-c1+ 35.Kg1-f2
Rc8-c7 36.g2-g3 Kg8-h7 37.g3xh4
Be6-c4 38.Kf2-g3 f7-f6 39.h4-h5

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Bc4-f1 40.Rb6-e6 Bf1-b5 41.Bc5-b6
Rc7-c3 42.Re6-e7 Bb5-c6 43.Rd2-d6
Rc1-c2 44.Rd6xf6 Bc6xe4 1.27/17 ]
35.Kg1-f2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35.h2-h3 Kg8-h7 36.Bc5-f2 Rc4-c6
37.Rb6xc6 Rc7xc6 38.Bf2xh4
Rc6-c1+ 39.Kg1-h2 Rc1-c4 40.Bh4-e7
Rc4-d4 41.Rd2-c2 Rd4-c4 42.Rc2-b2
Rc4-c3 43.Rb2-d2 Kh7-g6 44.Be7-c5
f7-f5 45.Rd2-d6 Kg6-f6 1.46/18 ]
35...Kg8-h7 [ 35...Rc4-c1 36.Bc5-d6
Rc7-c2 37.Rd2xc2 Rc1xc2+
38.Kf2-e3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
35...Rc4-c1 Diagram

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36.g2-g3 Kg8-h7 37.g3xh4 Be6-c4
38.Kf2-g3 f7-f6 39.Rd2-d8 Rc1-c2
40.Rb6-d6 Bc4-f1 41.Rd6-d2 Rc2xd2
42.Rd8xd2 Bf1-b5 43.Rd2-d6 Kh7-g6
44.Rd6-b6 Bb5-c4 45.Kg3-g4 Kg6-f7
46.h4-h5 1.27/17 ] 36.Bc5-d6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Bc5-d6
Rc7-d7 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 38.h2-h3
Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5
Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4
Kh7-g8 43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7 44.f4-f5 g7-g6
45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f7
47.Ke3-f4 Bc4-f1 48.Kf4-f3 Kf7-e6
1.35/20 ] 36...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 36...Rc7-d7 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6
38.h2-h3 Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6

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40.Bd6xe5 Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4
42.Be5-d4 Kh7-g8 43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7
44.f4-f5 g7-g6 45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6
46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-g5 47.Bd4-c5 Bc4-f1
48.Ke3-f3 Bf1-a6 49.Bc5-e3+ Kg5-g6
50.Kf3-g4 Ba6-d3 1.57/21 ] 37.Kf2-e3
[ 37.Rd2-b2 makes it even easier for
White h4-h3 38.g2xh3 Be6xh3
39.Bd6xe5 Bh3-e6+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37.Kf2-e3 f7-f6 38.h2-h3 Rc4-c6
39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5 Rd7xd2
41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4 Kh7-g8
43.f3-f4 Kg8-f7 44.f4-f5 g7-g6
45.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 46.Kd2-e3 Kg6-f7
47.Ke3-f3 Kf7-e6 48.Bd4-f2 Ke6-e5
49.Bf2xh4 1.46/19 ] 37...f7-f6
[ 37...h4-h3 38.g2xh3 Rc4-c3+
39.Rd2-d3 Rc3xd3+ 40.Ke3xd3+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...h4-h3
38.g2xh3 Rc4-c3+ 39.Rd2-d3
Rc3xd3+ 40.Ke3xd3 f7-f6 41.h3-h4
Be6-b3 42.b4-b5 Bb3-a4 43.Kd3-e3
Ba4xb5 44.Rb6xb5 Rd7xd6
45.Rb5xb7 Rd6-a6 46.Rb7-b5 Kh7-g6
47.f3-f4 e5xf4+ 48.Ke3xf4 Kg6-f7
49.Kf4-f5 g7-g6+ 50.Kf5-f4 Kf7-e7
51.h4-h5 g6xh5 52.Rb5xh5 Ke7-e6
53.h2-h4 Ra6-c6 54.Rh5-d5 1.67/17 ]
38.Bd6xe5! Discovered attack: d6, b6e6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.h2-h3
Rc4-c6 39.Rb6xc6 b7xc6 40.Bd6xe5
Rd7xd2 41.Ke3xd2 Be6-c4 42.Be5-d4
Bc4-f1 43.f3-f4 Kh7-g6 44.f4-f5+
Kg6-f7 45.Kd2-e3 Bf1-b5 46.Ke3-f3
g7-g6 47.f5xg6+ Kf7xg6 48.Bd4-f2
Kg6-g5 49.Bf2-e3+ Kg5-g6 1.50/17 ]
38...f6xe5 [ 38...f6xe5 39.Rb6xe6
Discovered attack ; 38...-- 39.Be5xf6
Threat g7xf6 40.Rd2xd7+
Decoy Double attack ( 40.Rb6xe6
Zwischenzug );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...f6xe5 39.Rb6xe6 Rd7xd2
40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4 41.Re6xe5
Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2
43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4

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Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-b2+
46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4 g7-g6
48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4 Kg8-g7
50.h2-h3 Ra2-e2 51.Kb4-c5 Re2-a2
52.Kc5-b6 Ra2-b2+ 53.Kb6-c7
Rb2-a2 54.Kc7-d6 Ra2-a3 55.Rh4-g4
Ra3xh3 56.f4-f5 Rh3-d3+ 57.Kd6-e7
1.38/21 ] 39.Rb6xe6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 39.Rb6xe6 Rd7xd2
40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4 41.Re6xe5
Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2
43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4
Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-b2+
46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 Diagram

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49.h2-h3 Rf2-a2 50.Kc4-b5 Ra2-e2
51.Kb5-b6 Re2-b2+ 52.Kb6-c5
Rb2-a2 53.Kc5-b4 Ra2-e2 54.Kb4-c4
Re2-b2 55.Kc4-d5 Rb2-d2+
56.Kd5-c5 Rd2-a2 57.Kc5-b4 1.19/22 ]
39...Rd7xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39...Rd7xd2 40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Rh4-g4+
Kg6-f6 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e6 47.Rf4-f5
Ra2xh2 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2 49.f3-f4
Ke6-d6 50.f4-f5 Ra2-a3+ 51.Kc3-b2
Ra3-a4 52.e4-e5+ Kd6-c7 53.e5-e6
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Ra4-a3+ 56.Kd3-d4 Ra3-a4+
57.Kd4-d5 Ra4-a3 58.Kd5-c4 Ra3-a1
59.Kc4-d3 Ra1-d1+ 60.Kd3-e4
Rd1-e1+ 61.Ke4-d4 Re1-d1+
62.Kd4-e5 Rd1-e1+ 63.Ke5-d6
1.34/22 ] 40.Ke3xd2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 40.Ke3xd2 Rc4xb4
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4 Ra2-f2
46.f3-f4 g7-g6 47.e4-e5 Rf2-a2
48.h2-h3 Kg8-g7 49.Rh4-g4 Kg7-f7
50.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+ 51.Kb5-c5
Rb2-b3 52.h3-h4 Rb3-a3 53.Kc5-d6
Ra3-d3+ 54.Kd6-c7 Rd3-a3
55.Kc7-b6 Ra3-b3+ 56.Kb6-c5
Rb3-a3 1.15/21 ] 40...Rc4xb4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Rc4xb4
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g8
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4
g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4
Kg8-g7 50.h2-h3 Ra2-e2 51.Kb4-c5
Re2-a2 52.Kc5-b5 Ra2-f2 53.Kb5-b6
Rf2-b2+ 54.Kb6-c7 Rb2-a2 55.Kc7-b6
Ra2-b2+ 56.Kb6-c7 1.20/22 ]
41.Re6xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41.Re6xe5 Rb4-b2+ 42.Kd2-c3
Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6
44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Rh4-g4+
Kg6-f6 46.Rg4-f4+ Kf6-e6 47.Rf4-f5
Ra2xh2 48.Rf5-b5 Rh2-a2 49.f3-f4
Ke6-d6 50.f4-f5 Ra2-a3+ 51.Kc3-b2
Ra3-a4 52.e4-e5+ Kd6-c7 53.e5-e6
Kc7-d8 54.Kb2-c3 Ra4-a1 55.Kc3-c4
Kd8-e8 56.Kc4-d3 Ra1-d1+
57.Kd3-e4 Rd1-e1+ 58.Ke4-d4
Re1-d1+ 59.Kd4-e5 Rd1-e1+
60.Ke5-d6 1.12/21 ] 41...Rb4-b2+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Rb4-b2+
Diagram
42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+
Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4

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g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Kg8-g7 49.h2-h3
Rf2-f3 50.Kc4-c5 Rf3-e3 51.Kc5-d6
Re3-e2 52.Kd6-c7 Re2-a2 53.Kc7-b6
Ra2-b2+ 54.Kb6-c5 Rb2-a2
55.Kc5-b6 Ra2-b2+ 1.20/20 ]
42.Kd2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
42.Kd2-c3 Rb2xg2 43.Re5-h5+
Kh7-g6 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-f2 45.f3-f4
Rf2-e2 46.Kc3-d3 Re2-g2 47.Kd3-e3
Rg2-a2 48.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-h7
49.Rg4-g5 Ra2xh2 50.Rg5-b5
Rh2-h3+ 51.Ke3-d4 Rh3-a3 52.f4-f5
Ra3-a4+ 53.Kd4-e5 Kh7-g8
54.Ke5-d5 Ra4-a2 55.e4-e5 Ra2-d2+
56.Kd5-e6 1.10/20 ] 42...Rb2xg2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Rb2xg2
43.Re5-h5+ Kh7-g6 44.Rh5xh4
Rg2-a2 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 Kg6-h6 51.f4-f5 Ra4-a3+
52.Kd3-d4 Ra3-a4+ 53.Kd4-e3
Kh6-g5 54.Rb5xb7 Ra4-a3+
55.Ke3-d4 Ra3-a4+ 56.Kd4-d3
Ra4-a3+ 57.Kd3-c4 Ra3xa5
58.Kc4-b4 Ra5-a2 59.Rb7xg7+ Kg5-f6
60.Rg7-g6+ Kf6-e5 61.Rg6-e6+
Ke5-d4 1.19/21 ] 43.Re5-h5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43.Re5-h5+
Kh7-g8 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4

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Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4
g7-g6 48.e4-e5 Rf2-a2 49.Kc4-b4
Kg8-g7 50.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+
51.Kb5-c5 Rb2-d2 52.h2-h3 Rd2-a2
53.Kc5-d6 Ra2-a3 54.Rh4-g4 Ra3xh3
55.f4-f5 Rh3-d3+ 56.Kd6-e6 1.12/20 ]
43...Kh7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43...Kh7-g8 Diagram

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44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4
Ra2-b2+ 46.Kb4-c4 Rb2-f2 47.f3-f4
Rf2-f1 48.Kc4-d4 Rf1-d1+ 49.Kd4-c5
Rd1-a1 50.Kc5-b6 Ra1-b1+
51.Kb6-c7 Rb1-b5 52.e4-e5 Rb5xa5
53.e5-e6 Ra5-a2 54.Kc7-d7 Ra2-d2+
55.Kd7-e7 Rd2-f2 56.h2-h3 Rf2-f3
57.Ke7-e8 b7-b5 58.e6-e7 b5-b4
1.17/20 ] 44.Rh5xh4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44.Rh5xh4 Rg2-a2
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
51.f4-f5+ Kg6-f6 52.Kd3-e3 Kf6-g5
53.Rb5xb7 Ra2-a3+ 54.Ke3-d4
Ra3-a4+ 55.Kd4-d3 Ra4-a3+
56.Kd3-c4 Ra3-a4+ 57.Kc4-c5
Ra4xa5+ 58.Kc5-b4 Ra5-a2
59.Rb7xg7+ Kg5-f6 60.Rg7-g6+
Kf6-e5 61.Rg6-e6+ Ke5-d4 62.f5-f6
1.11/21 ] 44...Rg2-a2 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44...Rg2-a2 45.Kc3-b4

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Ra2-f2 46.Rh4-g4+ Kg6-f6 47.Rg4-f4+
Kf6-e6 48.h2-h4 g7-g6 49.Kb4-c5
Rf2-f1 50.Kc5-b6 Ke6-e5 51.Rf4-f7
Rf1-b1+ 52.Kb6-c5 Rb1-a1 53.Kc5-b4
Ra1-e1 54.Kb4-c4 Re1-b1 55.Rf7-g7
Ke5-f6 56.Rg7-d7 Kf6-e5 57.Rd7-f7
Rb1-c1+ 58.Kc4-d3 Rc1-d1+
59.Kd3-c2 Rd1-a1 1.17/21 ] 45.Kc3-b4
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Kc3-b4 Kg6-f6 46.h2-h3 g7-g6
47.Rh4-h7 Kf6-e5 48.h3-h4 Ke5-f4
49.Kb4-b5 Ra2-b2+ 50.Kb5-c4
Rb2-c2+ 51.Kc4-b3 Rc2-c1
52.Rh7-f7+ Kf4-e5 53.Kb3-b4
Rc1-b1+ 54.Kb4-c5 Rb1-a1 55.Kc5-b6
Ra1-b1+ 56.Kb6-a7 Rb1-b5
57.Rf7-e7+ Ke5-f6 1.02/19 ]

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C80

Karjakin,Sergey
Carlsen,Magnus
Corus Wijk aan Zee NED (12)27.01.2007
C83: Open Ruy Lopez: 9 c3 Be7
1.e2-e4 e7-e5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6
3.Bf1-b5 a7-a6 4.Bb5-a4 Ng8-f6
5.0-0 Nf6xe4 6.d2-d4 b7-b5
7.Ba4-b3 d7-d5 8.d4xe5 Bc8-e6

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9.Nb1-d2 Bf8-e7 10.c2-c3 0-0
11.Bb3-c2 f7-f5 Diagram

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12.Nd2-b3 Qd8-d7 13.Nb3-d4
Nc6xd4 14.Nf3xd4 c7-c5 15.Nd4xe6
Qd7xe6 16.f2-f3 Ne4-g5 17.a2-a4
Ra8-d8 18.a4xb5 a6xb5 19.Bc1xg5
Be7xg5 20.f3-f4 Bg5-e7 last book
move 21.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.b2-b3 b5-b4 22.c3xb4 c5xb4
23.Kg1-h1 Rd8-c8 24.Bc2-d3 Rc8-c3
25.Ra1-a6 Qe6-f7 26.e5-e6 Qf7-g6
27.Bd3-b5 Rf8-d8 28.Rf1-f2 d5-d4
29.Rf2-d2 0.17/15 ] 21...Kg8-h8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Qe6-b6
22.Qd1-e2 d5-d4 23.c3-c4 b5-b4
24.Qe2-f3 Qb6-e6 25.Ra1-a7 Rd8-d7
26.Ra7xd7 Qe6xd7 27.Rf1-a1 Rf8-d8
28.Qf3-d3 Rd8-f8 29.Kh1-g1 Qd7-e6
0.20/15 ] 22.Qd1-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 22.Qd1-f3 d5-d4 23.Ra1-a7
d4xc3 24.b2xc3 Rd8-d2 25.Bc2-d3
c5-c4 26.Bd3-b1 Be7-c5 27.Ra7-c7
Rf8-c8 28.Rc7-b7 Rd2-b2 29.Rf1-d1
Qe6-g6 30.Rb7-c7 Qg6-e8 31.Qf3-b7
Rc8xc7 32.Qb7xc7 Qe8-f8 0.38/17 ]
22...Qe6-b6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...c5-c4 23.Qd3-e3 b5-b4
24.Qe3-d4 Rd8-a8 25.Ra1-a7 Ra8xa7
26.Qd4xa7 g7-g5 27.c3xb4 g5xf4
28.Qa7-d4 f4-f3 29.Rf1xf3 Be7xb4

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30.Qd4-f4 Rf8-e8 31.Qf4xf5 Qe6xf5
32.Rf3xf5 d5-d4 33.Kh1-g1 d4-d3
34.Bc2-a4 Re8-a8 35.Ba4-d1
Ra8-a2 0.22/17 ] 23.g2-g4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qd3-e3
d5-d4 24.c3xd4 Rd8xd4 25.Rf1-d1
g7-g6 26.Rd1xd4 c5xd4 27.Qe3-f3
Kh8-g7 28.Bc2-d3 Rf8-c8 29.Kh1-g1
Rc8-d8 30.Ra1-c1 Qb6-a6 31.Qf3-f2
Diagram

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23...c5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23...d5-d4 24.g4xf5 c5-c4 25.Qd3-e4
d4-d3 26.Bc2-d1 Be7-c5 27.Kh1-g2
Qb6-c7 28.Bd1-f3 Qc7-e7 29.Ra1-a5
Rd8-b8 30.e5-e6 Bc5-d6 31.Ra5-a6
Rb8-d8 32.Ra6-b6 Rd8-b8 33.Rb6xb8
Bd6xb8 34.b2-b3 Rf8-c8 0.22/16 ]
24.Qd3-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.Qd3-h3 d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6
26.Qh3-f3 d4-d3 27.Bf5-e4 b5-b4
28.Qf3-g3 b4xc3 29.b2xc3 Rd8-b8
30.g4-g5 h6xg5 31.f4xg5 Rf8xf1+
32.Ra1xf1 Qb6-e6 33.Qg3-h4+
Qe6-h6 34.Qh4xh6+ g7xh6 35.g5xh6
Be7-g5 36.Kh1-g2 Bg5-d2 37.e5-e6
Rb8-g8+ 38.Kg2-h3 Bd2xc3 39.Rf1-f7
Rg8-e8 40.Kh3-g4 d3-d2 0.38/16 ]
24...Qb6-c6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24...d5-d4 25.Bc2xf5 h7-h6 26.Bf5-e4

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d4xc3 27.b2xc3 b5-b4 28.Ra1-a4
Rd8-d2 29.g4-g5 Rd2-e2 30.g5xh6
Qb6xh6 31.Qh3xh6+ g7xh6 32.Be4-f3
Re2-e3 33.Ra4-a7 Be7-c5 34.Ra7-c7
Rf8xf4 35.Rc7xc5 Rf4xf3 36.Rf1xf3
Re3xf3 37.c3xb4 0.41/16 ] 25.Qh3-g2
last book move [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Bc2xf5 g7-g6 26.Bf5-b1 d5-d4+
27.Qh3-g2 Qc6xg2+ 28.Kh1xg2
Diagram

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Be7xb4 31.Ra5-a4 Rd8-b8 32.Kg2-g3
Rf8-c8 33.f4-f5 Rc8-e8 34.Kg3-f4
g6xf5 35.g4xf5 Rb8-b5 36.e5-e6
Bb4-d6+ 37.Kf4-e3 0.51/16 ]
25...f5xg4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...f5xg4 26.f4-f5 Be7-c5 27.Qg2xg4
Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4 29.Bc2-e4
d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6 31.e5xf6
Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6 33.Be4-g2
b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3 35.f6-f7 c3-c2
36.Ra1-e1 Qc7-c3 37.Qh5-g5 Rd2-f2
38.Rf1xf2 Qc3xe1+ 39.Rf2-f1 Qe1-e6
40.Qg5-d2 Qe6-e5 41.Bg2-f3 Rf8xf7
42.Qd2xc2 Bd6xb4 0.21/18 ] 26.f4-f5
[ 26.Qg2xg4 d5-d4+ 27.Qg4-g2= ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.f4-f5 Be7-c5
27.Qg2xg4 Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4
29.Bc2-e4 d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6
31.e5xf6 Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6

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33.Be4-g2 b5-b4 34.c3xb4 Bd6xb4
35.f6-f7 Qc7-c5 36.Qh5-h4 Bb4-c3
37.Bg2-e4 h7-h5 38.Ra1-a6 0.05/17 ]
26...Be7-c5 [ 26...Qc6-c7!? 27.f5-f6
g7xf6 28.Qg2xg4 Be7-c5 ( 28...f6xe5
29.Bc2xh7 Be7-g5 30.Qg4xg5
Qc7xh7 31.Qg5xe5+ Qh7-g7
32.Qe5-h5+ Qg7-h7 33.Rf1xf8+
Rd8xf8 34.Qh5-e5+ Qh7-g7
35.Qe5xd5 ) 29.e5xf6 d5-d4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...g4-g3
27.h2xg3 Be7-c5 28.Rf1-f4 Qc6-h6+
29.Rf4-h4 Qh6-e3 30.Qg2-h3 Qe3-f3+
31.Qh3-g2 Qf3-e3 32.Qg2-h3 0.20/13 ]
27.Qg2xg4= [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Qg2xg4 Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4
29.Bc2-e4 d4xc3 30.b2xc3 g7xf6
31.e5xf6 Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6
33.Be4-g2 b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3
35.f6-f7 c3-c2 36.Ra1-e1 Qc7-c3
37.Qh5-g5 Rd2-f2 38.Rf1xf2 Qc3xe1+
39.Rf2-f1 Qe1-e6 40.Qg5-d2 Qe6-e5
41.Bg2-f3 Rf8xf7 42.Qd2xc2 Bd6xb4
0.11/16 ] 27...Rd8-e8 [ 27...d5-d4+
28.Bc2-e4 Qc6-c7 29.f5-f6 g7xf6
30.e5xf6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27...Qc6-c7 28.f5-f6 d5-d4 29.Bc2-e4
g7xf6 30.e5xf6 d4xc3 31.b2xc3
Rd8-d2 32.Qg4-h5 Bc5-d6 33.Be4-g2
b5-b4 34.c3xb4 c4-c3 35.f6-f7
Qc7-c4 36.Ra1-e1 Qc4xb4 37.Re1-e4
Qb4-c5 38.Qh5-h6 Bd6-e7
39.Re4-g4 0.08/15 ] 28.f5-f6
[ 28.e5-e6!? is interesting ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 28.e5-e6 d5-d4+
29.Qg4-e4 Qc6xe4+ 30.Bc2xe4 d4-d3
31.Kh1-g2 Re8-c8 32.Ra1-a5 b5-b4
33.Be4-d5 b4xc3 34.b2xc3 Bc5-e7
35.Ra5-a7 Be7-f6 36.e6-e7 Rf8-e8
37.Bd5-e6 Rc8-b8 38.Be6xc4
Rb8-b2+ 39.Rf1-f2 Rb2xf2+ 40.Kg2xf2
Re8xe7 41.Ra7xe7 Bf6xe7
42.Bc4xd3 0.30/14 ] 28...g7xf6=
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28...Rf8-f7 29.Qg4-h4 g7xf6

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30.Ra1-e1 f6-f5 31.Rf1xf5 Qc6-g6
32.Rf5-f4 Qg6-g8 33.Rf4-g4 Rf7-g7
34.Rg4xg7 Qg8xg7 35.b2-b4 c4xb3
36.Bc2xb3 Qg7-f7 37.Qh4-g4 Qf7-f2
38.Re1-d1 -0.07/14 ]

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29.Bc2xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Bc2xh7 Re8xe5 30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7
31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5 32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7
33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5 34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6
35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4 36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3
37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3 38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2
39.Ra1-a4 Be3-f4 40.Ra4xc4 Rf2xh2+
41.Kh1-g1 Rh2-b2 42.Rc4-c6+
Kg6-h5 43.c3-c4 Rb2-b1+ 44.Kg1-f2
Rb1-b2+ 45.Kf2-e1 Kh5-g4 46.c4-c5
0.57/17 ] 29...Re8xe5 Sacrifices
material. [ 29...Kh8xh7?? Diagram
(Diagram 345)
has the one big disadvantage in 3
30.Qg4-h5+ Kh7-g7 31.Rf1-g1+
Bc5xg1 32.Ra1xg1# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 29...Re8xe5 30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7
31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5 32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7
33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5 34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6
35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4 36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3
37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3 38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2
39.Ra1-a4 Be3-f4 40.Ra4xc4 Rf2xh2+
41.Kh1-g1 Rh2-b2 42.Rc4-c6+

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Kg6-h5 43.c3-c4 Rb2-b1+ 44.Kg1-f2
Rb1-b2+ 45.Kf2-e1 Kh5-g4 46.c4-c5
0.78/16 ] 30.Bh7-f5 White has a mate
threat [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30.Bh7-g6 Qc6-b7 31.Rf1-f3 Re5-g5
32.Rf3-h3+ Kh8-g7 33.Qg4xg5 f6xg5
34.Rh3-h7+ Kg7xg6 35.Rh7xb7 b5-b4
36.Rb7-b5 b4xc3 37.b2xc3 Bc5-e3
38.Rb5xd5 Rf8-f2 39.Ra1-a8 Be3-f4
40.Ra8-g8+ Kg6-h7 41.Rg8-c8
Rf2xh2+ 42.Kh1-g1 Rh2-e2
43.Rc8xc4 Kh7-g7 44.Rc4-c6 0.55/15 ]
30...Rf8-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
30...d5-d4+ Diagram
(Diagram 346)
31.Rf1-f3 Rf8-g8 32.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7
33.Bf5-e4 Re5xe4 34.Ra1-g1+ Kg7-f7
35.Qh4-h7+ Kf7-e6 36.Rf3xf6+ Ke6xf6
37.Qh7-h6+ Kf6-e7 38.Qh6xc6
Rg8xg1+ 39.Kh1xg1 Re4-e5
40.Kg1-g2 d4-d3 41.Qc6xb5 d3-d2
42.Qb5-b7+ Ke7-e6 43.Qb7-c6+
Ke6-e7 44.Qc6-c7+ Ke7-e6
45.Qc7-c8+ Ke6-e7 46.Qc8-g4
Bc5-e3 47.h2-h4 Be3-f4 48.Kg2-f2
Re5-e1 49.Qg4-g7+ Ke7-e6
50.Qg7-g6+ Ke6-e5 51.Qg6-e8+
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31.Ra1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:


31.Rf1-e1 Re5xf5 32.Qg4xf5 d5-d4+
33.Re1-e4 d4-d3 34.Qf5-f3 Rf7-h7
35.Re4-e8+ Qc6xe8 36.Ra1-a8
Rh7xh2+ 37.Kh1xh2 Bc5-d6+
38.Kh2-g2 Bd6-b8 39.Qf3xf6+ Kh8-g8
40.Qf6-g5+ Kg8-f8 41.Qg5-f5+ Kf8-g7
42.Qf5-g4+ Kg7-f8 43.Qg4-f3+ Kf8-g8
44.Ra8-a6 Bb8-e5 45.Ra6-b6 Kg8-g7
46.Qf3-g4+ Kg7-f8 47.Rb6-e6
Qe8-a8+ 48.Qg4-f3+ Qa8xf3+
49.Kg2xf3 0.51/14 ] 31...d5-d4+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...d5-d4+
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/19 ] 32.Bf5-e4
White threatens to win material:
Be4xc6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32.Bf5-e4 Qc6-e6 33.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7
34.Rf1-g1+ Kg7-f8 35.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7
36.Rg1-g8 Qe6-d7 37.Qh8-h4 d4xc3
38.b2xc3 Qd7-d2 39.Re1-f1 Re5-g5
40.Rg8xg5 Qd2xg5 41.Qh4xg5 f6xg5
42.Rf1xf7+ Ke7xf7 43.Be4-c6 b5-b4
44.c3xb4 Bc5xb4 45.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6
46.Bd5xc4 Kf6-e5 47.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6
48.Bc4-g8 -0.08/17 ] 32...Qc6-e6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Qc6-e6 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+
34.Bf5-e4 0.20/18 ]
Black threatens to win material:

Qe6xg4 33.Be4-f5 White threatens to


win material: Bf5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33.Be4-f5 Qe6-c6+ 34.Bf5-e4
-0.07/16 ] 33...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 33...Qe6-d5+ 34.Bf5-e4
Qd5-e6 0.20/19 ] 34.Bf5-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Bf5-e4
-0.19/21 ] 34...Qc6-e6
Twofold repetition [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34...Qc6-e6 0.20/20 ] 35.Be4-f5
A valuable piece [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 35.Qg4-h4+ Kh8-g7 36.Rf1-g1+
Kg7-f8 37.Qh4-h8+ Kf8-e7 38.Rg1-g8
Diagram
(Diagram 348)
Qe6-d7 39.Qh8-h4 d4xc3 40.b2xc3
Qd7-d2 41.Re1-f1 Re5-g5 42.Rg8xg5
Qd2xg5 43.Qh4xg5 f6xg5 44.Rf1xf7+
Ke7xf7 45.Be4-c6 b5-b4 46.c3xb4
Bc5xb4 47.Bc6-d5+ Kf7-f6 48.Bd5xc4
Kf6-e5 49.Kh1-g2 Ke5-f6 50.Bc4-g8
-0.08/14 ] 35...Qe6-c6+ [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35...Qe6-d5+ 36.Bf5-e4
Qd5-e6 0.20/18 ]
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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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29.Rb1-d1 Nd5-c3 30.b3-b4 Qa5xa4
31.Qc2xa4 Nc3xa4 0.19/16 ] 23.a2-a3
Consolidates b4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
23.Nc4-d6 Rc8-c7 24.Rd1-d2 g7-g6
25.a2-a4 Qa6-a5 26.g2-g3 Rc7-d7
27.Rf1-c1 Qa5-b4 28.Rd2-d1 a7-a5
29.Rd1-d3 b6xc5 30.d4xc5 e6-e5
31.Qc2-b2 e5-e4 32.Rd3-d1 e4-e3
0.25/15 ] 23...Rc8-c7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...Rc8-b8 24.Qc2-d3 h7-h6
25.Rf1-e1 Nd5-f6 26.b3-b4 b6xc5
27.b4xc5 Nf6-d5 28.Qd3-c2 h6-h5
29.Nc4-d6 Qa6xa3 30.Rd1-a1 Qa3-b4
31.Qc2-e4 a7-a5 32.Qe4-f3 0.10/15 ]
24.Qc2-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
24.a3-a4 Rc7-d7 25.Nc4-e5 Rd7-c7
26.Rf1-e1 Qa6-a5 27.Rd1-c1 b6xc5
28.d4xc5 f7-f6 29.Ne5-c4 Qa5xc5
30.Re1xe6 Nd5-f4 31.Re6-e4 Nf4-d3
32.Rc1-d1 Rc7-d7 33.Qc2-e2 Nd3-f4
34.Re4-e8+ Kg8-f7 35.Rd1xd7+
Rd8xd7 36.Qe2-e1 Qc5-d5 37.f2-f3
Qd5-g5 38.g2-g3 Qg5-c5+
39.Kg1-h1 0.17/16 ] 24...Nd5-e7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rc7-e7
25.Rf1-e1 Re7-d7 26.Nc4-e5 Rd7-c7
27.Ne5-c4 Qa6-b5 28.b3-b4 Qb5-a6
29.Nc4-d6 Rc7-d7 30.Qc1-b2 Qa6-a4
31.Rd1-d3 a7-a5 32.b4-b5 b6xc5
33.d4xc5 c6xb5 34.Rd3-g3 0.08/15 ]
25.Rd1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Nc4-e5 Ne7-f5 26.Qc1-f4 f7-f6
27.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7 28.g2-g4 Nf5-h6
29.a3-a4 b6-b5 30.a4xb5 Qa6xb5
31.Rd1-b1 Nh6-f7 32.Rf1-e1 Qb5-d3
33.Qf4-e3 Qd3-g6 34.Qe3-e4 Qg6xe4
35.Re1xe4 e6-e5 36.Rb1-a1 0.03/16 ]
25...Ne7-f5 Exerts pressure on the
backward pawn [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...Rd8-d5 26.Rf1-d1 b6-b5
27.Nc4-d6 Ne7-f5 28.Nd6xf5 Rd5xf5
29.Rd2-d3 Rc7-d7 30.Rd3-g3 g7-g6
31.h2-h3 Qa6-a5 32.Qc1-b2 Rd7-d8
33.b3-b4 Qa5-c7 0.00/15 ] 26.Rf1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Qc1-b2

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Rc7-d7 27.Rf1-d1 b6-b5 28.Nc4-e3
Nf5-e7 29.h2-h3 h7-h6 30.Ne3-g4
Rd7-d5 31.b3-b4 Qa6-b7 32.Qb2-c3
Ne7-f5 33.Ng4-e3 Nf5xe3 34.f2xe3
-0.03/15 ] 26...b6-b5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 26...h7-h5 Diagram

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29.Rd2-d3 Qb5-b4 30.Qc1-g5 Rd8-d5
31.Qg5-f4 Rc7-d7 32.h2-h3 h5-h4
33.Qf4-e4 Rd7-d8 34.Qe4-g4 Rd5-d7
35.Qg4-e4 0.06/16 ] 27.Nc4-e5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nc4-e3
Nf5-e7 28.Ne3-g4 Rc7-d7 29.b3-b4
Rd7-d5 30.Rd2-d3 h7-h5 31.Ng4-e3
Rd5-d7 32.Qc1-c3 Qa6-b7 33.Qc3-b2
a7-a5 34.Qb2-e2 a5xb4 35.a3xb4
Ne7-d5 36.Ne3xd5 Rd7xd5 37.h2-h4
-0.02/17 ] 27...Qa6-c8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Rd8-d5 28.Rd2-d3 f7-f6
29.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7 30.g2-g4 Nf5-h6
31.h2-h3 Nh6-f7 32.Rd3-e3 h7-h5
33.Rd1-e1 h5xg4 34.h3xg4 Nf7-g5
35.Nf3xg5 Rd5xg5 36.Qc1-d1 f6-f5
37.Re3xe6 Re7xe6 38.Re1xe6
Rg5xg4+ 39.Kg1-f1 0.00/16 ]
28.Rd2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Qc1-c3 f7-f6 29.Ne5-f3 Rc7-e7
30.h2-h3 Re7-e8 31.Rd1-e1 Qc8-d7
32.Qc3-a5 Rd8-b8 33.h3-h4 h7-h5
34.b3-b4 Re8-d8 35.Rd2-e2 Rd8-e8

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36.Qa5-a6 Rb8-d8 0.16/17 ] 28...f7-f6
Black threatens to win material: f6xe5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rc7-e7
29.Qc1-f4 f7-f6 30.Ne5-g4 Qc8-d7
31.Ng4-e3 a7-a6 32.h2-h3 Re7-e8
33.a3-a4 Nf5xe3 34.Qf4xe3 b5xa4
35.b3xa4 Rd8-b8 36.Qe3-f4 Qd7-d5
37.Rd3-g3 Rb8-b3 -0.02/17 ]
29.Ne5-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29.Ne5-g4 Rc7-d7 30.Qc1-c3 Qc8-c7
31.g2-g3 Rd7-d5 32.Ng4-e3 Nf5xe3
33.f2xe3 e6-e5 34.a3-a4 b5xa4
35.b3xa4 e5xd4 36.Rd3xd4 Qc7-f7
37.Rd4xd5 Rd8xd5 38.Qc3-b3
Rd5xd1+ 39.Qb3xd1 f6-f5 40.Qd1-d8+
Qf7-f8 41.Qd8-d4 Qf8-f7 -0.05/18 ]
29...Rc7-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...a7-a5 30.Rd3-d2 Nf5-e7
31.Rd2-e2 Ne7-d5 32.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8
33.Qc1-c2 Rc7-a7 34.Re2-e4 b5-b4
35.Re1-a1 Qc8-d7 36.Re4-g4 g7-g6
37.h2-h3 -0.03/16 ] 30.Qc1-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qc1-c3
Rd7-d5 31.h2-h3 h7-h5 32.Qc3-c2
Qc8-c7 33.Qc2-e2 Qc7-f7 34.b3-b4
a7-a6 35.Rd3-d2 Rd8-e8 36.Rd1-e1
Qf7-c7 37.g2-g3 a6-a5 38.Qe2-d3
0.05/16 ] 30...Rd7-d5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 30...Rd7-f7 31.Qf4-e4 Nf5-e7
32.a3-a4 a7-a6 33.Rd1-e1 Ne7-d5
34.Nf3-d2 Rf7-e7 35.Rd3-h3 h7-h6
36.Rh3-g3 e6-e5 37.Qe4-h4 Kg8-h8
38.d4xe5 Qc8-f5 39.Qh4-g4 Qf5xg4
40.Rg3xg4 Re7xe5 41.Re1xe5 f6xe5
0.01/17 ] 31.Qf4-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 31.Rd3-d2 Qc8-d7 32.Qf4-e4
a7-a5 33.h2-h3 Rd8-b8 34.g2-g4
Nf5-h6 35.Rd1-e1 Diagram
(Diagram 351)
Rb8-e8 36.Rd2-e2 Nh6-f7 37.b3-b4
a5-a4 38.Re2-e3 e6-e5 39.Qe4-c2
g7-g6 40.Qc2-b2 Qd7-c7 41.d4xe5
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31...Qc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Nf5-e7 32.Rd3-d2 Ne7-g6
33.g2-g3 a7-a5 34.a3-a4 b5-b4
35.Qe4-e2 Rd8-e8 36.Qe2-e3 Qc8-b7
37.Qe3-e4 Qb7-c7 38.Kg1-g2 Rd5-f5
39.Kg2-g1 0.07/16 ] 32.Rd3-d2
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rd3-d2
a7-a5 33.h2-h3 Rd8-b8 34.g2-g4
Nf5-h6 35.Rd1-e1 Rb8-e8 36.Rd2-e2
Nh6-f7 37.b3-b4 a5-a4 38.Re2-e3
e6-e5 39.Qe4-c2 g7-g6 40.Qc2-b2
Qd7-c7 41.d4xe5 Nf7xe5 42.Nf3xe5
Rd5xe5 0.06/16 ] 32...h7-h5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Nf5-e7
33.g2-g3 Ne7-f5 34.Kg1-g2 Rd8-e8
35.h2-h3 Qd7-c7 36.Rd2-e2 a7-a5
37.g3-g4 Nf5-h6 38.Qe4-d3 Nh6-f7
39.a3-a4 b5-b4 0.03/15 ] 33.h2-h4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.h2-h3 a7-a5
34.Qe4-e2 Kg8-f7 35.Rd1-e1 e6-e5
36.d4xe5 Rd5xd2 37.e5-e6+ Kf7-e7
38.e6xd7+ Rd2xe2 39.Re1xe2+
Ke7xd7 40.g2-g4 h5xg4 41.h3xg4
Nf5-h6 42.Re2-d2+ Kd7-c7
43.Rd2xd8 Kc7xd8 44.Nf3-d4 Kd8-d7
45.f2-f3 Nh6-f7 46.Kg1-f2 Nf7-e5
47.Kf2-e3 a5-a4 48.b3xa4 b5xa4
0.06/16 ] 33...a7-a5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 33...Rd8-e8 34.Rd1-e1 Re8-e7
35.Re1-d1 g7-g6 36.a3-a4 b5xa4

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37.b3xa4 Kg8-g7 38.a4-a5 Qd7-d8
39.a5-a6 Qd8-a5 40.Rd1-b1 e6-e5
41.Rb1-b7 Qa5-a1+ 42.Kg1-h2
-0.07/16 ] 34.Kg1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34.Qe4-e2 Rd8-b8 35.Rd1-e1
Kg8-f7 36.Re1-b1 g7-g6 37.g2-g3
Rb8-d8 38.Rb1-d1 Kf7-g7 39.Kg1-g2
Rd8-b8 40.Qe2-e4 Rb8-d8 41.Qe4-f4
a5-a4 42.b3xa4 b5xa4 43.Kg2-h2
Kg7-h8 44.Qf4-e4 -0.09/17 ]
34...Rd8-e8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34...Kg8-h7 35.Rd1-e1 Rd8-e8
36.Kf1-g1 Kh7-h8 37.a3-a4 b5-b4
38.Qe4-e2 Qd7-f7 39.Qe2-d3 Re8-d8
40.Qd3-e2 Rd8-e8 41.Qe2-d3
-0.03/16 ] 35.Rd1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 35.g2-g3 g7-g6 36.Kf1-g2
Kg8-g7 37.Rd1-e1 Re8-e7 38.Re1-e2
Qd7-c7 39.a3-a4 b5-b4 40.Re2-e1
Re7-e8 41.Qe4-d3 Qc7-d7 42.Re1-d1
Qd7-b7 43.Qd3-c4 Qb7-c7 44.Qc4-a6
Re8-e7 45.Rd2-e2 e6-e5 -0.08/16 ]
35...Kg8-f7 Black king safety dropped
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Qd7-a7
36.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 37.b3-b4 Qa7-d7
38.Qe4-f4 Kg8-h7 39.Re1-e4 Qd7-e7
40.Re4-e1 Qe7-f7 41.g2-g3 g7-g6
42.Rd2-e2 Kh7-g7 43.Kg1-g2 Kg7-g8
44.Kg2-g1 Qf7-d7 45.Kg1-g2 Qd7-f7
46.Kg2-g1 -0.08/16 ] 36.Re1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Qe4-e2
Re8-a8 37.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 38.b3-b4
Ra8-e8 39.g2-g3 g7-g6 40.Re1-d1
Kf7-g7 41.Kg1-g2 Qd7-c7 42.Rd1-e1
Kg7-g8 43.Rd2-d1 Kg8-g7 44.Kg2-g1
Qc7-d7 45.Qe2-b2 e6-e5 46.Re1-e4
Re8-d8 -0.12/16 ] 36...Nf5-h6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Re8-a8
37.Rd1-e1 a5-a4 38.b3-b4 Ra8-e8
39.Re1-e2 Kf7-g8 40.Kf1-g1 g7-g6
41.Re2-e1 Kg8-f7 42.Re1-d1 Kf7-g7
43.Rd1-e1 Qd7-f7 44.Rd2-e2 Qf7-c7
45.g2-g3 Qc7-b7 46.Kg1-g2 Qb7-f7
47.Qe4-f4 Kg7-g8 48.Kg2-g1 Qf7-d7
49.Qf4-e4 Kg8-g7 50.Re2-d2 Qd7-c7

296
51.Qe4-d3 Qc7-e7 52.Qd3-c2
-0.13/17 ] 37.Rd1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 37.a3-a4 b5xa4 38.b3xa4
Nh6-f5 39.Qe4-b1 Qd7-c7 40.Rd2-b2
Qc7-c8 41.Kf1-g1 Re8-d8 42.Rb2-d2
Qc8-c7 43.Qb1-b6 Rd5-d7 44.Qb6-a6
Rd7-d5 45.Qa6-e2 Qc7-e7 46.Qe2-c4
Kf7-g8 47.Rd1-e1 0.00/16 ]
37...Re8-e7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...g7-g6 38.a3-a4 b5-b4 39.Qe4-f4
Nh6-f5 40.Rd2-e2 Kf7-g7 41.Re2-e4
Kg7-g8 42.Kf1-g1 Kg8-h8 43.Re4-e2
Kh8-g7 44.Re2-e4 Re8-e7 45.g2-g3
Re7-e8 46.Kg1-g2 Kg7-f8 47.Qf4-c1
Kf8-g7 48.Qc1-c4 Qd7-f7 49.Qc4-a6
-0.05/16 ] 38.Qe4-f4 White has a king
attack [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Qe4-c2 Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+qtrkzp-0 352
9-+p+pzp-sn0
9zppzPr+-+p0
9-+-zP-+-zP0
9zPP+-+N+-0
9-+QtR-zPP+0
9+-+-tRK+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Nh6-f5 39.Re1-e4 Kf7-g8 40.Qc2-c3
Qd7-a7 41.a3-a4 b5xa4 42.b3xa4
Re7-e8 43.Kf1-g1 Qa7-d7 44.Rd2-e2
Re8-b8 45.g2-g3 e6-e5 46.d4xe5
Rd5-d1+ 47.Re2-e1 0.01/16 ]
38...Rd5-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38...Nh6-f5 39.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8
40.Re1-e4 Kg8-h7 41.Rd2-e2 g7-g6
42.Re2-e1 Kh7-g7 43.Re1-a1 Re7-e8
44.Ra1-e1 Qd7-f7 45.Qf4-d2 e6-e5
46.Qd2-e2 Re8-d8 47.d4xe5 -0.03/17 ]
39.Qf4-d6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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39.Qf4-e3 Rf5-d5 40.Qe3-c3 Nh6-f5
41.Kf1-g1 Qd7-a7 42.a3-a4 b5-b4
43.Qc3-c4 Qa7-d7 44.Re1-e4 Qd7-c8
45.Rd2-c2 Qc8-d7 46.Rc2-e2 Re7-e8
47.Re2-d2 Kf7-g8 48.Qc4-a6 Qd7-c7
49.Rd2-e2 Qc7-d7 50.Qa6xa5 Nf5xd4
51.Nf3xd4 Rd5xd4 52.Re4xd4
Qd7xd4 0.12/18 ] 39...Qd7-c8
[ 39...Qd7xd6 40.c5xd6 Re7-d7
41.Rd2-c2= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
39...Qd7xd6 40.c5xd6 Re7-d7
41.Rd2-c2 Rd7xd6 42.Re1-c1 a5-a4
43.b3xa4 b5xa4 44.Rc2xc6 Rd6xc6
45.Rc1xc6 Rf5-b5 46.Nf3-e1 Rb5-b3
47.Ne1-c2 Nh6-f5 48.g2-g3 Rb3-b2
49.Rc6-c7+ Kf7-f8 50.Kf1-g2 Nf5-d6
51.Kg2-h3 Nd6-b5 52.Rc7-c5 g7-g6
-0.25/18 ] 40.Rd2-e2 [ 40.d4-d5 c6xd5
41.Nf3-d4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
40.d4-d5 Rf5xd5 41.Rd2xd5 c6xd5
42.Nf3-d4 g7-g6 43.Qd6-b6 Nh6-f5
44.Nd4-c6 Re7-e8 45.Nc6xa5 Nf5xh4
46.b3-b4 Nh4-f5 47.Qb6xb5 Qc8-c7
48.Kf1-g1 Re8-a8 49.Qb5-d3 h5-h4
50.a3-a4 Ra8xa5 51.b4xa5 Qc7xa5
52.Re1-b1 Qa5xc5 53.Rb1-b7+
Kf7-g8 0.35/17 ] 40...Rf5-d5=
Black threatens to win material: Rd5xd6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Rf5-d5
41.Qd6-f4 Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-d8
43.Kf1-g1 Qd8-d7 44.g2-g3 Qd7-c7
45.Qf4xc7 Re7xc7 46.a3-a4 b5xa4
47.b3xa4 Rc7-e7 48.Kg1-h1 Rd5-d8
49.Kh1-g2 g7-g6 50.Re1-e2 Rd8-b8
51.Nf3-d2 Re7-d7 0.09/18 ] 41.Qd6-f4
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Qd6-f4
Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-a8 43.Kf1-g1
a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa8-c8 45.Qf4-d2
Qc8-e8 46.Qd2-e2 Qe8-d7 47.g2-g3
g7-g6 48.Qe2-b2 Kf7-g7 49.Qb2-c3
Kg7-g8 50.Re1-c1 Re7-e8 -0.03/19 ]
41...Nh6-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
41...Nh6-f5 42.Re2-e4 Qc8-a6
43.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa6-c8
45.Qf4-d2 Diagram

297

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+q+-+-+0{
9+-+-trkzp-0 353
9-+p+pzp-+0
9+pzPr+n+p0
9pzP-zPR+-zP0
9zP-+-+N+-0
9-+-wQ-zPP+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
Qc8-d7 46.Qd2-e2 g7-g6 47.Qe2-d2
Re7-e8 48.Qd2-b2 Kf7-g7 49.Qb2-d2
Re8-e7 50.Qd2-b2 Qd7-e8
51.Qb2-e2 -0.04/17 ] 42.Re2-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Re2-d2
Qc8-c7 43.Qf4-e4 Qc7-d7 44.Re1-e2
Kf7-g8 45.Kf1-g1 Re7-e8 46.Re2-e1
Re8-e7 47.Qe4-f4 Re7-e8 48.Kg1-h1
b5-b4 49.a3xb4 a5xb4 50.Re1-a1
Re8-d8 -0.03/17 ] 42...Rd5-d8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Qc8-a8
43.Kf1-g1 a5-a4 44.b3-b4 Qa8-c8
45.Qf4-d2 Qc8-d7 46.Qd2-e2 g7-g6
47.Qe2-d2 Re7-e8 48.Qd2-b2 Kf7-g7
49.Qb2-d2 e6-e5 50.Qd2-b2 Nf5xd4
51.Nf3xd4 Rd5xd4 52.Re4xd4 e5xd4
53.Re1xe8 Qd7xe8 54.Qb2xd4
-0.01/16 ] 43.g2-g4 [ 43.Qf4-d2!?
looks like a viable alternative Qc8-c7
44.Kf1-g1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
43.Qf4-d2 Qc8-c7 44.Qd2-c3 Rd8-e8
45.Qc3-b2 Re8-b8 46.Kf1-g1 Qc7-d7
47.Qb2-d2 b5-b4 48.Qd2-f4 Re7-e8
49.a3-a4 Rb8-d8 50.Qf4-d2 Kf7-g8
51.Qd2-d3 0.09/17 ] 43...h5xg4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...h5xg4
44.Qf4xg4 Qc8-d7 45.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8
46.b3-b4 a5xb4 47.a3xb4 Rd8-a8
48.h4-h5 Ra8-a4 49.Re1-b1 Qd7-d5
50.Nf3-h4 Qd5-a2 51.Re4-e1 Nf5xh4

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52.Qg4xh4 Ra4-a3 53.Qh4-e4
-0.28/16 ] 44.Qf4xg4 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 44.Qf4xg4 Rd8-h8 45.Qg4-f4
Qc8-d8 46.Qf4-d2 Qd8-d5 47.Qd2-d3
b5-b4 48.a3-a4 Rh8-d8 49.Qd3-c2
g7-g6 50.Kf1-g2 Kf7-g7 51.Re1-g1
Re7-d7 52.h4-h5 g6xh5 -0.42/17 ]
44...Qc8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
44...Rd8-h8 45.h4-h5 Kf7-g8
46.Kf1-g2 Qc8-e8 47.Qg4-g6 Qe8-f7
48.Re1-h1 Rh8-h6 49.Qg6xf7+
Kg8xf7 50.Re4-e2 Rh6-h8 51.b3-b4
a5xb4 52.a3xb4 Re7-d7 53.Rh1-e1
Nf5xd4 54.Nf3xd4 Rd7xd4 55.Re2xe6
Rh8xh5 56.Re6xc6 Rd4xb4 -0.29/16
Diagram

XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+kzp-0 354
9-+R+-zp-+0
9+pzP-+-+r0
9-tr-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
9-+-+-zPK+0
9+-+-tR-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
] 45.h4-h5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
45.Kf1-g1 Kf7-g8 46.b3-b4 a5xb4
47.a3xb4 Rd8-a8 48.h4-h5 Ra8-a4
49.Re1-b1 Qd7-d5 50.Nf3-h4 Qd5-a2
51.Re4-e1 Nf5xh4 52.Qg4xh4 Qa2-d2
53.Re1-d1 Qd2-c2 -0.41/16 ]
45...Kf7-g8 Black king safety improved
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Qd7-d5
46.b3-b4 a5-a4 47.Kf1-g2 Rd8-g8
48.Qg4-g6+ Kf7-f8 49.Kg2-f1 Rg8-h8
50.Kf1-g1 Rh8-h6 51.Qg6-g4 Kf8-g8
52.Re4-e2 Qd5-d7 53.Kg1-g2 Qd7-e8
54.Re1-h1 Qe8-b8 55.Rh1-g1
-0.36/15 ] 46.Kf1-g2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro

298
x64: 46.b3-b4 a5xb4 47.a3xb4
Qd7-d5 48.Kf1-g2 Qd5-c4 49.Re4-e2
Rd8-a8 50.Qg4-e4 Ra8-a6 51.Re1-b1
Kg8-f8 52.Re2-c2 Qc4-d5 53.Rc2-e2
Qd5xe4 54.Re2xe4 Ra6-a2
55.Rb1-e1 -0.34/16 ] 46...Qd7-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...b5-b4
47.a3-a4 Qd7-d5 48.Re1-b1 Kg8-f8
49.Kg2-g1 Re7-d7 50.Kg1-g2 Rd8-e8
51.Kg2-f1 Rd7-c7 52.Kf1-g1 Rc7-c8
53.Nf3-h4 Kf8-g8 54.Nh4-f3 Kg8-h8
55.Nf3-h4 Re8-d8 56.h5-h6 Nf5xh6
57.Nh4-g6+ Kh8-h7 -0.27/16 ]
47.Qg4-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
47.Re1-b1 Kg8-h8 48.Rb1-b2 b5-b4
49.a3-a4 Kh8-g8 50.Rb2-b1 Kg8-f8
51.Kg2-g1 Kf8-f7 52.Kg1-g2 Kf7-g8
53.Kg2-g1 Kg8-h7 54.Kg1-g2 Kh7-h8
55.Re4-f4 Kh8-g8 56.Rf4-e4 Kg8-f8
-0.33/16 ] 47...Rd8-f8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 47...Qd5xb3 48.Re4-g4
Kg8-f8 49.Rg4-f4 Rd8-d5 50.Rf4-e4
Rd5-d7 51.Qg6-h7 Re7-e8
52.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 53.Qh8-h7 b5-b4
54.Re4-g4 b4xa3 55.h5-h6 Re8-g8
56.h6xg7 Qb3-d5 57.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-e7
58.Qg6-h7 Rd7-d8 59.Re1-b1
-0.52/15 ] 48.h5-h6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 48.Re4-f4 Rf8-f7 49.Re1-b1
Kg8-h8 50.a3-a4 b5-b4 51.Qg6-g4
Rf7-f8 52.Rf4-e4 Kh8-g8 53.Re4-f4
Re7-d7 54.Rf4-e4 Rf8-e8 55.Qg4-g6
Rd7-f7 56.Qg6-g4 Rf7-e7 57.Kg2-g1
-0.33/15 ] 48...Qd5-d8 [ 48...Qd5xb3!?
49.Re4-f4 Re7-a7 ( 49...Qb3xa3
50.Rf4xf5 Rf8-d8 51.Re1xe6 Rd8xd4
52.Nf3xd4 Qa3xc5 53.Rf5xc5 Kg8-f8
54.Rc5xc6 Re7xe6 55.Rc6xe6 g7xh6
56.Re6-e8# ; 49...Nf5xh6? doesn't lead
to anything significant 50.Rf4-h4
Nh6-f5 51.Rh4-h5+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 48...Qd5xb3 49.Re4-f4 Rf8-f7
50.Rf4-g4 Qb3-a2 51.Nf3-h4 Nf5xh4+
52.Rg4xh4 Qa2-d5+ 53.Kg2-g1
Qd5-g5+ 54.Qg6xg5 f6xg5 55.Rh4-h5

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Rf7-f5 56.Kg1-g2 g7-g6 57.h6-h7+
Kg8-h8 58.Rh5-h6 Rf5-f6 59.Re1-e5
Re7xh7 60.Rh6xh7+ Kh8xh7
61.Re5xg5 -0.37/14 ] 49.d4-d5
White threatens to win material: d5xc6
[ Not 49.Re4xe6 Re7xe6 50.Re1-h1
Qd8-d5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49.d4-d5 Qd8xd5 50.Re4-g4 a5-a4
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.b3xa4 b5xa4
53.Rh1-h3 Qd5-d1 54.h6xg7 Rf7xg7
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 56.Rg4xg7+
Nf5xg7 57.Rh3-g3 Rf8-g8 58.Nf3-g5+
f6xg5 59.Rg3-f3+ Qd1xf3+ 60.Kg2xf3
Rg8-d8 61.Qh7-e4 Ng7-f5 62.Qe4xa4
Kf7-f6 63.Qa4-e4 Rd8-d5 64.Qe4-c4
g5-g4+ 65.Qc4xg4 Rd5-d3+ 66.Kf3-g2
Rd3xa3 67.Qg4-e4 0.72/17 ]
49...Qd8xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
49...Qd8xd5 50.Re4-g4 a5-a4
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.b3xa4 b5xa4
53.Rh1-h3 Qd5-d1 54.h6xg7 Rf7xg7
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 56.Rg4xg7+
Nf5xg7 57.Rh3-g3 Rf8-g8 58.Nf3-g5+
f6xg5 59.Rg3-f3+ Qd1xf3+ 60.Kg2xf3
Rg8-d8 61.Qh7-e4 Ng7-f5 62.Qe4xa4
Kf7-f6 63.Qa4-e4 Rd8-d5 64.Qe4-c4
g5-g4+ 65.Qc4xg4 Rd5-d3+ 66.Kf3-g2
Rd3xa3 67.Qg4-e4 0.78/16 ]
50.Re4-g4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
50.Re4-g4 Qd5xb3 51.Re1-h1 Rf8-d8
52.Qg6xf6 Qb3-c4 53.Rg4-g6 Qc4-d5
54.Rh1-h5 Qd5-d7 55.Qf6-c3 Re7-f7
56.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8 57.Nf3-g5 Nf5-d4
58.Ng5xf7+ Qd7xf7 0.73/14 ]
50...Qd5-d7?? letting the wind out of
his own sails [ 50...Re7-f7=
is the best option Black has ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50...a5-a4
51.b3xa4 Rf8-a8 52.Re1-h1 Ra8xa4
53.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7 54.Qh7-g6+
Kf7-g8 55.Qg6-h7+ 0.71/14 ]
51.Re1-h1+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
51.Re1-h1 Re7-f7 52.Rh1-h5 Qd7-d8
53.Nf3-d4 Qd8-d5+ 54.f2-f3 Qd5xd4
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8xh7 56.h6xg7+

299
Nf5-h6 57.g7xf8N+ Rf7xf8 58.Rg4xd4
Kh7-g6 59.Rh5-h1 Nh6-f7 60.Kg2-f2
Kg6-f5 61.a3-a4 e6-e5 62.Rd4-d7
b5xa4 63.b3xa4 Kf5-e6 64.Rd7-c7
Ke6-d5 1.21/16 ] 51...Qd7-e8?
[ 51...Qd7-d8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 51...Re7-f7 52.Rh1-h5 Qd7-d8
53.Nf3-d4 Qd8-d5+ 54.f2-f3 Qd5xd4
55.Qg6-h7+ Kg8xh7 56.h6xg7+
Nf5-h6 57.g7xf8N+ Rf7xf8 58.Rg4xd4
Kh7-g6 59.Rh5-h1 Nh6-f7 60.Kg2-f2
Kg6-f5 61.a3-a4 e6-e5 62.Rd4-d7
b5xa4 63.b3xa4 Kf5-e6 64.Rd7-c7
0.95/14 ] 52.h6xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 52.h6xg7 Re7xg7 53.Qg6-h7+
Kg8-f7 54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2
f6-f5 56.Nd2-f3 Rf8-g8 57.Nf3-e5+
Kf7-f8 58.Rh1-d1 Ng7-h5+ 59.Kg2-f1
Nh5-f6 60.Qh7-h6+ Kf8-e7 61.Rd1-d6
Qe8-a8 62.Ne5xc6+ Ke7-f7
63.Nc6-e5+ Kf7-e7 1.25/9 ]
52...Re7xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
52...Re7xg7 53.Qg6-h7+ Kg8-f7
54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5
56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7
58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+
Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6
Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7
Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2
Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+
67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2
Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6
Ng7-e6 2.24/9 ] 53.Qg6-h7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53.Qg6-h7+
Kg8-f7 54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2
e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6
Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5
59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6
Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3
Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5
e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1
Qg4-d1+ 67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+
68.Qe1-e2 Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3
70.Rh7-h6 Ng7-e6 1.95/9 ] 53...Kg8-f7
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Kg8-f7

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54.Rg4xg7+ Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5
56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7
58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+
Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6
Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7
Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2
Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+
67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2
Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6
Ng7-e6 2.24/1 ] 54.Rg4xg7+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54.Rg4xg7+
Nf5xg7 55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4
Kf7-e6 57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6
Ke6-d5 59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6
60.Qe4xc6 Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7
62.Kg2-f3 Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8
64.Qb6xa5 e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2
Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1 Qg4-d1+
67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+ 68.Qe1-e2
Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3 70.Rh7-h6
Ng7-e6 1.95/9 ] 54...Nf5xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 54...Nf5xg7
55.Rh1-h6 Qe8-d7 56.Qh7-g6+
Kf7-g8 57.Qg6-e4 Qd7-d5 58.Qe4xd5
e6xd5 59.Nf3-d4 Kg8-f7 60.Nd4xc6
Rf8-c8 61.Nc6xa5 Rc8xc5 62.Na5-b7
Rc5-c3 63.Nb7-d6+ Kf7-e7 64.Nd6xb5
Rc3xb3 65.a3-a4 Ng7-e6 66.Rh6-h7+
Ke7-d8 67.Nb5-d6 d5-d4 68.Nd6-b7+
Kd8-c8 69.Nb7-d6+ Kc8-b8 0.22/1 ]
55.Rh1-h6?? forfeits the advantage
[ 55.Nf3-d2 secures the win Rf8-g8
56.Nd2-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
55.Nf3-d2 e6-e5 56.Nd2-e4 Kf7-e6
57.Ne4-d6 Qe8-e7 58.Qh7-g6 Ke6-d5
59.Qg6-e4+ Kd5-e6 60.Qe4xc6
Qe7-d7 61.Qc6-b6 Ke6-e7 62.Kg2-f3
Rf8-d8 63.Rh1-h7 Ke7-f8 64.Qb6xa5
e5-e4+ 65.Kf3-e2 Qd7-g4+ 66.Ke2-f1
Qg4-d1+ 67.Qa5-e1 Qd1-d3+
68.Qe1-e2 Kf8-g8 69.Qe2xd3 e4xd3
70.Rh7-h6 Ng7-e6 1.82/14 ]
55...Qe8-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
55...Qe8-d7 56.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-g8
57.Rh6-h5 Rf8-f7 58.Nf3-h2 Kg8-f8

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59.Rh5-h8+ Kf8-e7 60.Nh2-g4
Qd7-d5+ 61.Kg2-g1 Qd5-d1+
62.Kg1-h2 Qd1-d4 63.Kh2-h3 Qd4-d5
64.Rh8-c8 Qd5-f3+ 65.Kh3-h2 Ng7-e8
66.Rc8-a8 Qf3-f4+ 67.Kh2-g2 f6-f5
68.Ng4-h6 Qf4-e4+ 69.Kg2-f1
Qe4-h1+ 70.Kf1-e2 Qh1-e4+
71.Ke2-d2 0.16/17 ] 56.Qh7-g6+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56.Qh7-g6+
Kf7-g8 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6
Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6
Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4 a5xb4 62.a3xb4
Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7
64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8
66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8
68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8
70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4 Nf6-d5
0.13/18 ] 56...Kf7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 56...Kf7-g8 57.Rh6-h7
Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4
Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4
a5xb4 62.a3xb4 Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+
Kg8-f7 64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+
Kf8-g8 66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5
Kg8-f8 68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4
Ng7-e8 70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4
Nf6-d5 0.25/16 ] 57.Qg6-h7+
[ 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 57.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 58.Qg6-h6
Rf8-d8 59.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 60.Rh7-h6
Qd7-d5 61.b3-b4 a5xb4 62.a3xb4
Re8-f8 63.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7
64.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 65.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8
66.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 67.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8
68.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 69.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8
70.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 71.f2-f4 Nf6-d5
0.13/17 ] 57...Kg8-f7= [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 57...Kg8-f7 0.14/1 ]
58.Qh7-g6+ Twofold repetition
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58.b3-b4 a5-a4
59.Qh7-g6+ Kf7-g8 60.Qg6-e4
Qd8-d5 61.Qe4xd5 c6xd5 62.Nf3-d4
Ng7-f5 63.Nd4xf5 e6xf5 64.Kg2-f3
Kg8-f7 65.Rh6-h7+ Kf7-e6 66.Kf3-f4
d5-d4 67.Rh7-b7 Rf8-h8 68.Rb7-b6+

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Ke6-d5 69.Rb6-d6+ Kd5-c4 70.c5-c6
Rh8-h2 71.f2-f3 0.29/15 ] 58...Kf7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Kf7-g8
0.14/16 ] 59.Rh6-h7 White has a mate
threat [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
59.Rh6-h7 Qd8-d7 60.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8
61.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5
63.b3-b4 a5xb4 64.a3xb4 Re8-f8
65.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7 66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8
67.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8 68.Qf6-g5
Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8 70.Kg2-f3
Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-f4 Ng7-e8 72.Ng5-e4
0.16/17 ] 59...Qd8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 59...Qd8-d7 60.Qg6-h6
Rf8-d8 61.Qh6-h4 Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6
Qd7-d5 63.b3-b4 a5xb4 64.a3xb4
Re8-f8 65.Rh6-h8+ Kg8-f7
66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 67.Qh4xf6+ Kf8-g8
68.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5 Kg8-f8
70.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-e4 Ng7-e8
72.Ke4-e5 Ne8-f6 73.f2-f4 Nf6-d5
0.25/19 ] 60.Nf3-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 60.Qg6-h6 Rf8-d8 61.Qh6-h4
Rd8-e8 62.Rh7-h6 Qd7-d5 63.b3-b4
a5xb4 64.a3xb4 Re8-f8 65.Rh6-h8+
Kg8-f7 66.Rh8xf8+ Kf7xf8 67.Qh4xf6+
Kf8-g8 68.Qf6-g5 Qd5xg5+ 69.Nf3xg5
Kg8-f8 70.Kg2-f3 Kf8-e7 71.Kf3-e4
Ng7-h5 72.Ke4-e5 Nh5-f6 73.Ng5xe6
Nf6-g4+ 74.Ke5-f5 Ng4xf2 0.19/16 ]
60...f6-f5 [ 60...Qd7-d5+ 61.Nd2-e4
Rf8-f7 62.f2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
60...Qd7-d5+ 61.Nd2-e4 Rf8-f7
62.f2-f3 Qd5-f5 63.Qg6xf7+ Kg8xh7
64.b3-b4 a5xb4 65.Ne4xf6+ Kh7-h6
66.a3xb4 Qf5-c2+ 67.Kg2-h3 Qc2-b1
68.Nf6-e4 Qb1-h1+ 69.Kh3-g4
Qh1-h5+ 70.Qf7xh5+ Ng7xh5 71.f3-f4
Kh6-g6 72.Kg4-f3 Nh5-g7 73.Ne4-d6
Kg6-f6 74.Kf3-e4 Ng7-f5 0.21/18 ]
61.Nd2-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
61.Nd2-f3 Rf8-f6 62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7
63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5
65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8 66.Qe5xe8+
Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3 Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5

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Nc7-e6 69.Ne5xc6 Ne6xc5 70.Nc6xa5
Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3 Kf7-e6 72.Kg3-f4
Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6
Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3
76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 77.Nd4xf5
0.52/19 ] 61...Rf8-f6 Black threatens to
win material: Rf6xg6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 61...Rf8-f6 62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7
63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5
65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8 66.Qe5xe8+
Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3 Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5
Nc7-e6 69.Ne5xc6 Ne6xc5 70.Nc6xa5
Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 72.Kg3-f4
Kf6-e6 73.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 74.Kf4-e3
Nd3-e1 75.Na5-c6 Ne1-c2+ 76.Ke3-f4
Nc2xa3 77.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5
78.Nd4xf5 0.69/19 ] 62.Qg6xf6
Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
62.Qg6xf6 Kg8xh7 63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8
64.Kg2-h2 e6-e5 65.Qf6xe5 Qd7-e8
66.Qe5xe8+ Ng7xe8 67.Ng5-f3
Ne8-c7 68.Nf3-e5 Nc7-e6 69.Ne5xc6
Ne6xc5 70.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7 71.Kh2-g3
Kf7-f6 72.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 73.b3-b4
Nc5-d3+ 74.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 75.Na5-c6
Ne1-c2+ 76.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3
77.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 78.Nd4xf5
0.52/20 ]
(Diagram 355)
62...Kg8xh7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
62...Kg8xh7 63.Nf3-g5+ Kh7-g8
64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+
Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4
Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5
Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4
Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3
Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6 Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4
Nc2xa3 76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5
77.Nd4xf5 0.64/18 ] 63.Nf3-g5+
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 63.Nf3-g5+
Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8
65.Qf6xe6+ Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6
Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6

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Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3
Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4
Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e1 74.Na5-c6
Ne1-c2+ 75.Ke3-f4 Nc2xa3
76.Nc6-d4+ Ke6-d5 77.Nd4xf5
0.49/19 ] 63...Kh7-g8 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 63...Kh7-g8 64.Kg2-h2
Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+ Qd7xe6
66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4 Nf6-e4
68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5 Kg8-f7
70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4 Kf6-e6
72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3 Nd3-e5
74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4 Ke6-d6
0.56/17 ] 64.Qf6-g6 [ 64.Qf6-g6
Qd7-d5+ 65.f2-f3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 64.Kg2-h2 Ng7-e8 65.Qf6xe6+
Qd7xe6 66.Ng5xe6 Ne8-f6 67.Ne6-d4
Nf6-e4 68.Nd4xc6 Ne4xc5 69.Nc6xa5
Kg8-f7 70.Kh2-g3 Kf7-f6 71.Kg3-f4
Kf6-e6 72.b3-b4 Nc5-d3+ 73.Kf4-e3
Nd3-e5 74.f2-f4 Ne5-g4+ 75.Ke3-d4
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D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6


1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Bc1-g5 h7-h6
5.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 6.Nb1-c3 c7-c6
7.Qd1-b3 d5xc4 8.Qb3xc4 Nb8-d7
9.e2-e3 g7-g6 10.Bf1-e2 Bf8-g7
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12.Rf1-d1 White prepares the advance
d5 e6-e5 13.Nc3-e4 Qf6-e7 14.d4-d5
c6xd5 15.Qc4xd5 Nd7-b6 16.Qd5-c5
Qe7xc5 17.Ne4xc5 Bc8-g4 18.h2-h3
Ra8-c8 last book move last book move
19.Nc5xb7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
19.Nc5xb7 Bg4-e6 20.b2-b3 Be6-d5
21.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2 22.Be2-a6 Bd5xf3
23.g2xf3 e5-e4 24.Rd1-c1 Rc2xc1+
25.Ra1xc1 e4xf3 26.Nd6-b5 Nb6-d5
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
Rc2xc1+ 25.Ra1xc1 e4xf3 26.Nd6-b5
Nb6-d5 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 0.36/19 ]
20.b2-b3 [ 20.Nb7-d6 Rc8-c2
21.Rd1-d2 Rc2xd2 22.Nf3xd2
Rf8-d8 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
20.Rd1-d2 Rc8-c7 21.Nb7-a5 e5-e4
22.Nf3-d4 Bg7xd4 23.e3xd4 Rf8-c8
24.b2-b3 Be6-d5 25.Be2-a6 Rc7-c2
26.Ra1-d1 Rc8-c7 27.Na5-c4 Rc2xd2
28.Nc4xd2 Rc7-c2 29.a2-a3 Kg8-g7
30.Ba6-b5 0.22/17 ] 20...Rc8-c2
Black threatens to win material: Rc2xe2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Nb6-d5
21.Be2-c4 Nd5-c3 22.Bc4xe6 f7xe6
23.Rd1-d2 Nc3-e4 24.Rd2-e2 Kg8-h7
25.Re2-b2 Rc8-c7 26.Nb7-a5 Rf8-b8
27.Rb2-e2 Ne4-d6 28.Ra1-d1 Nd6-b5
29.Re2-d2 e5-e4 30.Nf3-h2 Nb5-c3
31.Rd2-d7 0.34/17 ] 21.Be2-f1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Be2-a6
Nb6-d5 22.Ba6-c4 Nd5-c3 23.Rd1-c1
Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1
Be6xc4 26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5
Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5
Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5
31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6
33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-h2 Rc6-c5
35.g2-g4 Kg7-f6 36.Kh2-g3 Kf6-e5
37.Ra4-b4 f7-f6 0.40/19 ] 21...Nb6-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Be6-d5
22.Nb7-d6 Bd5xf3 23.g2xf3 e5-e4
24.Ra1-c1 Rc2xc1 25.Rd1xc1 e4xf3
26.Nd6-b5 a7-a6 27.Nb5-d6 Nb6-d5
28.Bf1xa6 Nd5-b4 29.Ba6-b7 Nb4xa2
30.Rc1-c2 Na2-c3 31.Bb7xf3 Rf8-d8
32.Nd6-c4 Rd8-b8 33.Rc2-b2 Bg7-f8
34.Kg1-g2 Kg8-g7 0.28/17 ] 22.Bf1-c4
White threatens to win material:
Bc4xd5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Bf1-c4 Nd5-c3 23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2

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24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4
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26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8
28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4
30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5 31.Nd7xe5
Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6 33.Ra7-a4
Kg8-g7 34.Kg1-h2 Rc6-c5 35.g2-g4
Kg7-f6 36.Kh2-g3 Kf6-e5 37.Ra4-b4
f7-f6 0.41/19 ] 22...Nd5-c3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Nd5-c3
23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2 Nc3xa2
25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4 26.b3xc4 Rf8-b8
27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7 e5-e4
29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7 Bg7xe5
31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6 Rc8xc6
33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4 Kg7-f6
35.Kg1-g2 Kf6-e6 36.Kg2-g3 g6-g5
37.h3-h4 g5xh4+ 38.Kg3xh4 f7-f5
0.49/19 ] 23.Rd1-d2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 23.Rd1-c1 Rc2xa2 24.Ra1xa2
Nc3xa2 25.Rc1-a1 Be6xc4 26.b3xc4
Rf8-b8 27.Nb7-c5 Rb8-c8 28.Nc5-d7
e5-e4 29.Nf3-e5 Na2-b4 30.Ra1xa7
Bg7xe5 31.Nd7xe5 Nb4-c6 32.Ne5xc6
Rc8xc6 33.Ra7-a4 Kg8-g7 34.g2-g4
Kg7-f6 35.Kg1-g2 Kf6-e6 36.Kg2-g3
g6-g5 37.h3-h4 g5xh4+ 38.Kg3xh4
Ke6-d6 39.Kh4-h5 Kd6-c5 40.Ra4-a7
Kc5xc4 41.Ra7xf7 0.40/19 ]
23...Rc2xd2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

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23...Rc2xd2 24.Nf3xd2 Rf8-b8
25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8 Rb7-b6
27.Kg1-f1 Rb6-d6 28.Nd2-c4 Rd6-c6
29.Bc8-g4 f7-f5 30.Bg4-d1 e5-e4
31.a2-a3 Rc6-c8 32.Ra1-c1 Bg7-f6
33.f2-f4 Kg8-g7 34.Kf1-f2 Rc8-d8
35.Bd1-c2 Bf6-e7 0.29/21 ] 24.Nf3xd2
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Nf3xd2
Rf8-b8 25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8
Rb7-c7 27.Bc8-a6 Rc7-c6 28.Ba6-b7
Rc6-c7 29.Nd2-e4 Nc3xa2 30.Bb7-d5
Rc7-c2 31.Ne4-d6 e5-e4 32.Ra1-e1
Na2-c3 33.Bd5xf7+ Kg8-h7 34.Bf7-c4
Bg7-e5 35.Nd6-c8 a7-a5 36.Nc8-e7
Be5-c7 37.Ne7-c6 Kh7-g7
38.Re1-a1 0.17/19 ] 24...e5-e4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rf8-b8
25.Bc4xe6 Rb8xb7 26.Be6-c8 Rb7-c7
27.Bc8-a6 Rc7-c6 28.Ba6-b7 Rc6-c7
29.Nd2-e4 Nc3xa2 30.Bb7-d5 Rc7-c2
31.Ne4-d6 e5-e4 32.Ra1-e1 Na2-c3
33.Bd5xf7+ Kg8-h7 34.Bf7-c4 Bg7-e5
35.Nd6-c8 a7-a5 36.Nc8-e7 Be5-c7
37.Ne7-c6 Kh7-g7 38.Re1-a1 0.26/20 ]
25.Kg1-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25.Kg1-f1 Be6-d7 26.a2-a4 Bd7-c6
27.Nb7-d6 Bg7-e5 28.Ra1-c1 Be5xd6
29.Rc1xc3 Bc6-b7 30.Rc3-c1 Bd6-b4
31.Kf1-e2 Kg8-g7 32.Nd2-f1 Rf8-c8
33.Rc1-d1 Bb7-c6 34.Nf1-g3 a7-a5
35.h3-h4 Rc8-b8 0.26/20 ] 25...Rf8-b8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Be6-d7
26.a2-a4 Bd7-c6 27.Nb7-d6 Bg7-e5
28.Ra1-c1 Be5xd6 29.Rc1xc3 Bc6-b7
30.Rc3-c1 Bd6-b4 31.Kf1-e2 Kg8-g7
32.Nd2-b1 a7-a5 33.Rc1-c2 Bb7-a8
34.Nb1-c3 Rf8-d8 35.Nc3-b5 Bb4-e7
36.Nb5-d4 0.29/19 ] 26.Nb7-c5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bc4xe6
Rb8xb7 27.Be6-c8 Rb7-b6 28.Ra1-c1
Nc3xa2 29.Rc1-c7 a7-a5 30.g2-g3
Na2-c3 31.Kf1-g2 f7-f5 32.Nd2-c4
Rb6xb3 33.Nc4xa5 Rb3-b8 34.Na5-c4
Kg8-h7 35.Bc8-b7 h6-h5 36.Nc4-e5
Kh7-h6 37.Ne5-c6 Rb8-f8 0.23/19 ]

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26...Be6xc4+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Nc3-a4 27.Nc5xe6 Bg7xa1
28.b3xa4 f7xe6 29.Bc4xe6+ Kg8-g7
30.Nd2xe4 Rb8-b1+ 31.Kf1-e2 Ba1-f6
32.Be6-b3 Rb1-b2+ 33.Ke2-d3 g6-g5
34.g2-g3 Bf6-d8 35.f2-f4 Rb2-h2
36.Bb3-e6 Rh2-b2 37.Be6-c4 Bd8-e7
38.Bc4-d5 Rb2-h2 39.Bd5-e6 Rh2-b2
40.a4-a5 g5xf4 41.e3xf4 Be7-d8
42.a5-a6 0.18/20 ] 27.Nd2xc4
[ 27.b3xc4? Nc3-a4 Discovered attack:
c3, g7-a1 28.Nc5xa4 Bg7xa1-+ ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Nd2xc4
Rb8-b5 28.Nc5-a6 Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8
g6-g5 30.g2-g3 Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2
g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6 Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4
Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4 Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5
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Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4 h6-h5 39.Ng4-h2
Bg7xd4 40.e3xd4 Rc7-d7 41.Ra1-a3
0.32/22 ] 27...Rb8-b5 Black threatens
to win material: Rb5xc5 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 27...Rb8-b5 28.Nc5-a6
Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3
Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6
Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4
Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc6-d4
Rb7-c7 37.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4
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[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Nc5-a6
Rb5-h5 29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3
Rh5xh3 31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6
Rh3-h5 33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4
Rb5-b7 35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc6-d4
Rb7-c7 37.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 38.Ne5xg4
h6-h5 39.Ng4-h2 Bg7xd4 40.e3xd4
Rc7-d7 41.Ra1-a3 0.31/21 ]
28...Bg7-f8 [ 28...Bg7-f6!? ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Rb5-h5
29.Na6-b8 g6-g5 30.g2-g3 Rh5xh3
31.Kf1-g2 g5-g4 32.Nb8-c6 Rh3-h5
33.b3-b4 Rh5-b5 34.a2-a4 Rb5-b7
35.b4-b5 Bg7-f8 36.Nc4-e5 h6-h5
37.Ne5-c4 f7-f5 38.Nc4-e5 Kg8-g7
39.Ra1-h1 0.32/18 ] 29.b3-b4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.b3-b4
Rb5-d5 30.a2-a3 Nc3-a4 31.Ra1-c1
Rd5-d8 32.Nc4-e5 Bf8-g7 33.Ne5-c6
Rd8-d3 34.Nc6xa7 Rd3xa3 35.Na7-b5
Ra3-a2 36.Na6-c5 f7-f5 37.g2-g3
Na4-b6 38.Rc1-d1 Bg7-e5 39.Nb5-d4
Be5xd4 40.Rd1xd4 Kg8-f7 41.Kf1-g2
Kf7-e7 42.Rd4-d1 Nb6-c4 0.55/22 ]
29...Bf8xb4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
29...Rb5-d5 30.a2-a3 Nc3-a4
31.Na6-b8 Rd5-d3 32.Nb8-c6 Rd3-c3
Diagram
(Diagram 359)
33.Nc4-a5 Bf8-g7 34.Nc6xa7 Rc3-d3
35.Ra1-c1 Rd3xa3 36.Na7-b5 Ra3-a2
37.Nb5-d6 Na4-c3 38.Na5-c6 Ra2-d2
39.Nd6-c4 Rd2-a2 40.g2-g3 Nc3-e2
41.Rc1-d1 Ra2-c2 42.Rd1-d8+
Kg8-h7 43.b4-b5 0.57/19 ] 30.a2-a4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.a2-a4
Rb5-b7 31.Ra1-c1 Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1
Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6
Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4
36.Nd6xe4 Nb4-a6 37.h3-h4 Kg8-g7
38.a4-a5 Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2 Kg7-f8
40.Ne4-d6 Nb4-c6 41.Nd6-c4 Kf8-e7

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44.e4-e5 Nb4-c6 45.Ke3-e4 g6-g5
46.h4-h5 0.64/25 ] 30...Rb5-b7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Rb5-b7
31.Ra1-c1 Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7
33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4
35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4
Nb4-a6 37.h3-h4 Kg8-g7 38.a4-a5
Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2 Nb4-c6 40.a5-a6
Kg7-f8 41.Ne4-c5 Kf8-e7 42.Ke2-d3
Ke7-d6 43.Kd3-c4 Nc6-e5+ 44.Kc4-b5
Kd6-d5 45.f2-f3 h6-h5 46.Nc5-e4
Kd5-e6 0.74/24 ] 31.Ra1-c1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Ra1-c1
Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4
Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4
Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 Nb4-a6 37.a4-a5
Kg8-g7 38.h3-h4 Na6-b4 39.Kf1-e2
Nb4-c6 40.a5-a6 Kg7-f8 41.Ne4-c5
Kf8-e7 42.Ke2-d3 Ke7-d6 43.Kd3-c4
Nc6-e5+ 44.Kc4-b5 Kd6-d5 45.f2-f3
h6-h5 46.Nc5-e4 Ne5-d7 47.Ne4-c3+
Kd5-e5 0.63/24 ] 31...Nc3-d5
[ 31...Nc3xa4? doesn't work because of
32.Rc1-b1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
31...Nc3-d5 32.Rc1-b1 Rb7-e7
33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4
35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 f7-f5
37.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7 38.Kf1-e2 Kf7-e7
39.Ke2-d2 Ke7-d6 40.Nc5-d3 Nb4-c6

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41.Kd2-c3 g6-g5 42.Kc3-c4 h6-h5
43.Nd3-c5 h5-h4 44.Kc4-b5 Kd6-d5
45.Nc5-e6 0.68/22 ] 32.Rc1-b1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Rc1-b1
Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6
Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4 Nd5xb4
36.Nd6xe4 f7-f5 37.Ne4-c5 Kg8-f7
38.Kf1-e2 Kf7-e7 39.Ke2-d2 Ke7-d6
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42.Kc3-c4 Nc6-a5+ 43.Kc4-b5 Na5-c6
44.Nd3-c5 Kd6-d5 45.Nc5-e6 0.66/22 ]
32...f7-f5? [ 32...h6-h5 ;Houdini 2.
0c Pro x64: 32...Rb7-e7 33.Na6xb4
Re7-b7 34.Nc4-d6 Rb7xb4 35.Rb1xb4
Nd5xb4 36.Nd6xe4 Kg8-f8 37.Kf1-e2
Kf8-e7 38.Ke2-d2 Nb4-c6 39.Kd2-c3
f7-f5 40.Ne4-c5 Ke7-d6 41.Nc5-d3
g6-g5 42.g2-g4 f5xg4 43.h3xg4
Kd6-d5 44.Nd3-b4+ Nc6xb4
45.Kc3xb4 0.70/18 ] 33.a4-a5+Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33.a4-a5 Rb7-e7 34.Na6xb4 Re7-b7
35.Nc4-b6 Nd5-e7 36.Nb4-a6 a7xb6
37.Na6-c5 Rb7-c7 38.Nc5-e6 Rc7-c6
39.Ne6-d4 Rc6-c7 40.Rb1xb6
Rc7-c1+ 41.Kf1-e2 Rc1-a1 42.a5-a6
Ra1-a2+ 43.Ke2-e1 Kg8-f7 44.g2-g3
h6-h5 45.Ke1-f1 Ra2-a1+ 46.Kf1-g2
Ra1-a2 47.Rb6-d6 Ne7-c8

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48.Rd6-d7+ Kf7-f6 49.Rd7-c7 1.90/21 ]

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33...Kg8-g7 [ 33...Rb7-b5+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Rb7-e7
34.Na6xb4 Re7-b7 35.Nc4-b6 Nd5-e7
36.Nb4-a6 a7xb6 37.Na6-c5 Rb7-c7
38.Nc5-e6 Rc7-c6 39.Ne6-d4 Rc6-c7
40.Rb1xb6 Rc7-c1+ 41.Kf1-e2 Rc1-a1
42.a5-a6 Ra1-a2+ 43.Ke2-e1 Kg8-f8
44.g2-g3 Kf8-e8 45.Rb6-d6 Ke8-f7
46.h3-h4 Ra2-a1+ 47.Ke1-e2
Ra1-a2+ 48.Ke2-f1 Ne7-c8 1.69/18 ]
34.Nc4-e5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Nc4-e5 Rb7-e7 35.Ne5-c6 Bb4-c3
36.Nc6xe7 Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7 Kg7-f6
38.Na6-b4 Bc3xb4 39.Rb7xb4 Ne7-c6
40.Rb4-b5 Kf6-e6 41.Kf1-e2 Nc6-d8
42.a5-a6 Nd8-c6 43.Rb5-b7 Ke6-d6
44.Rb7-h7 h6-h5 45.Rh7-g7 Nc6-e7
46.h3-h4 Kd6-e6 47.Ke2-d2 Ke6-f6
48.Rg7-h7 Ne7-c6 2.53/20 ] 34...f5-f4
[ 34...Rb7-e7 35.Ne5-c6 ( 35.Na6xb4?!
is much weaker Re7xe5 36.Nb4xd5
Re5xd5 ) 35...Bb4-c3 36.Nc6xe7
Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 34...Rb7-e7 Diagram
35.Ne5-c6 Bb4-c3 36.Nc6xe7
Nd5xe7 37.Rb1-b7 Kg7-f6 38.Na6-b4
Bc3xb4 39.Rb7xb4 Ne7-c6 40.Rb4-b5
Kf6-e7 41.Rb5-b7+ Ke7-e6 42.a5-a6
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45.Re2-e5 Nc5-b3 46.Re5-e8 Nb3-d4


47.Re8-a8 Nd4-b5 48.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d4
49.Nb4-c6 Rd4-e4 3.51/19 ] 37.Kf1-g1
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37.Kf1-g1
Ne3-d5 38.Kg1-h1 g6-g5 39.Ne5-c6
Rb7-d7 40.Na6xb4 Nd5xf4 41.Rb1-b2
Nf4-e6 42.Kh1-h2 Ne6-c5 43.Rb2-e2
Nc5-b3 44.Kh2-g3 Nb3-c5 45.Re2-e5
Nc5-b3 46.Re5-e8 Nb3-d4 47.Re8-a8
Nd4-b5 48.Nc6-e5 Rd7-d4 49.Nb4-c6
Rd4-e4 3.33/22 ] 37...Ne3-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Ne3-d5
38.Kg1-h1 h6-h5 39.Ne5-d3 Rb7-b5
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 ]
38...Rb7-b5 [ 38...Kg7-f6 39.Ne5-d3
43.Rb4-c4 Ra5-a2 44.Rc4-c6+ Kf6-f7
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
Rb5xa5 ; 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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h6-h5 40.g2-g3 h5-h4 41.g3xh4
Kg7-h6 42.Kh1-h2 Kh6-h5 43.Na6xb4
Kh5xh4 44.a5-a6 Kh4-h5 45.Kh2-g3
Rb5-b6 46.h3-h4 Rb6-b5 47.Rb1-b3
Rb5-b6 48.Rb3-b2 Nd5xb4 49.Nc6xb4
Rb6-e6 50.Nb4-c2 Re6xa6 51.Rb2-b7
Kh5-h6 52.Kg3-f3 Ra6-a5 3.90/20 ]

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h7-h6 20.Bg5-e3 Ra8-d8 last book


move 21.Qd2-c1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 21.a4xb5 a6xb5 22.Rd1-a1
e5xd4 23.Nf3xd4 Rd8-a8 24.f2-f3
h6-h5 25.Be3-f4 Nd7-e5 26.Ng3-e2
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
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b5xa4 28.Qe3-f4 Qf8-e7 29.Bc2xa4
Qe7-e6 30.Ba4-c2 Kh7-g8 31.Bc2-d3
Rd7-e7 0.85/15 ] 23...d6-d5
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...e5xd4
24.c3xd4 Re6-e8 25.a4xb5 c6xb5
26.d4-d5 Rd8-c8 27.Rd1-c1 Qf8-e7
28.Be3-d4 Kh7-g8 29.Qb1-b2 Nd7-e5
30.Nf3xe5 d6xe5 31.Bd4-e3 Rc8-c4
32.Be3-c5 Rc4xc5 33.b4xc5 Qe7xc5
0.41/15 ] 24.d4xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.d4xe5 Nd7xe5 25.Nf3xe5
Re6xe5 26.Be3-c5 Qf8-g8 27.Bc5-d4
Re5-e6 28.e4-e5 Nf6-d7 29.Ng3-h5
b5xa4 30.f2-f4 Kh7-h8 31.Nh5xg7
Qg8xg7 32.Qb1-a1 g6-g5 33.f4-f5
Re6xe5 34.Bd4xe5 Nd7xe5
35.Qa1xa4 f7-f6 36.Qa4-a5 Rd8-e8
37.Qa5-c5 Qg7-d7 38.Rd1-a1
Kh8-g8 1.06/15 ] 24...Nf6xe4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nd7xe5
25.Nf3xe5 Re6xe5 26.Be3-c5 Qf8-g8
27.Bc5-d4 Re5-e6 28.e4-e5 Nf6-d7
29.Ng3-h5 b5xa4 30.f2-f4 Kh7-h8
31.Nh5xg7 Qg8xg7 32.Qb1-a2
Diagram

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9-+-tr-+-mk0{
9+l+n+pwq-0 365
9p+p+r+pzp0
9+-+pzP-+-0
9pzP-vL-zP-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
9Q+L+-+P+0
9+-+RtR-mK-0
xiiiiiiiiy
g6-g5 33.f4-f5 Re6xe5 34.Bd4xe5
Nd7xe5 35.Qa2xa4 f7-f6 0.91/15 ]
25.Bc2xe4 last book move
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Bc2xe4
d5xe4 26.Ng3xe4 Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5

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c6xb5 28.Nf3-d4 Re6-b6 29.f2-f4
Bc8-b7 30.Be3-f2 Bb7-a8 31.Nd4-f3
Rb6-b8 32.Qb1-b3 f7-f5 33.Ne4-d6
Nd7-b6 34.Qb3-a2 Qf8-g8
35.Qa2xg8+ Kh7xg8 36.Bf2xb6
Rb8xb6 37.Rd1-d2 1.92/17 ]
25...d5xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
25...d5xe4 26.Ng3xe4 Bb7-c8
27.a4xb5 c6xb5 28.Nf3-d4 Re6-b6
29.f2-f4 Bc8-b7 30.Be3-f2 Bb7-a8
31.Nd4-f3 Rb6-b8 32.Qb1-b3 f7-f5
33.Ne4-d6 Nd7-b6 34.Qb3-a2 Qf8-g8
35.Qa2xg8+ Kh7xg8 36.Bf2xb6
Rb8xb6 37.Rd1-d2 1.96/17 ]
26.Ng3xe4 [ 26.Qb1xe4?! Nd7xe5
27.Nf3-d4 Re6-e8 28.a4xb5 Ne5-c4 ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Ng3xe4
Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5 c6xb5 28.Nf3-d4
Re6xe5 29.Nd4-c6 Re5xe4
30.Qb1xe4 Bc8-b7 31.Qe4-d5 Bg7xc3
32.Qd5-b3 Bb7xc6 33.Qb3xc3 Rd8-c8
34.Qc3-a3 Rc8-a8 35.Kg1-h1 Nd7-e5
36.Be3xh6 Qf8xh6 37.Re1xe5 Qh6-f4
38.Re5-e2 Bc6-e4 39.f2-f3 1.92/15 ]
26...Nd7xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
26...Bb7-c8 27.a4xb5 a6xb5
28.Be3-f4 Re6-e7 29.Qb1-d3 Kh7-g8
30.Qd3-d4 Re7-e6 31.Rd1-d2 c6-c5
32.b4xc5 g6-g5 33.Bf4-h2 Re6-c6
34.Re1-d1 Qf8-e7 35.Qd4-d5 1.86/14 ]
27.Nf3-g5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
27.Ne4-g5+ h6xg5 28.Nf3xg5+
Kh7-g8 29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4
32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+
Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1
Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6
Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2
b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1
Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3
e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3
e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1 Kf4-e5 49.h3-h4
2.58/18 ] 27...h6xg5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 27...h6xg5 28.Ne4xg5+ Kh7-h8

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29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1 30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6
31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 32.a4xb5 c6xb5
33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 34.Qd1-d8+
Kh8-g7 35.Qd8-d7+ Kg7-h6
36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1 Be5xc3
38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6 Bc3xb4
40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2 b5-b4
42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1 Be5-c3
44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3 e6-e5
46.g2-g3 Kg5-f6 47.Kd3-c4 Kf6-f5
48.Kc4-b3 e5-e4 49.Rb1-d1 2.97/18 ]
28.Ne4xg5+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
28.Ne4xg5+ Kh7-h8 29.Ng5xe6
Rd8xd1 30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4
Qf8-f5 32.a4xb5 Ne5-f7 33.Bd4xg7+
Kh8xg7 34.Qd1-d7 Qf5xb5 35.Re1xe6
Qb5-d5 36.Re6-e7 Bb7-c8
37.Re7xf7+ Qd5xf7 38.Qd7xc8 Qf7-c4
39.Qc8-c7+ Kg7-f6 40.Qc7-d6+ Kf6-f7
41.Qd6-e5 Kf7-g8 42.Kg1-h2 Qc4-f7
43.f2-f3 Kg8-h7 2.50/18 ] 28...Kh7-g8
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Kh7-h8
29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1 30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6
31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f5 32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
33.Qd1-d8+ Kh8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+
Kg7-h6 35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1
b5xa4 37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6
Qc2-d3 39.Qe6-a2 Qd3-b5 40.Rf1-b1
Qb5-c6 41.Rb1-c1 Kh6-g7 42.h3-h4
2.59/16 ] 29.Ng5xe6 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 29.Ng5xe6 Rd8xd1
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4
32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+
Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1
Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6
Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2
b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1
Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3
e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Diagram
Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3 e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1
e4-e3 49.g2-g3+ Kf4-e4 50.f2xe3
Ke4xe3 2.70/18 ] 29...Rd8xd1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Rd8xd1
30.Qb1xd1 f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4

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9-+-+-+-+0{
9+-+-+-+-0 366
9-+-+-+p+0
9+-+-zp-mk-0
9-zpK+-+-+0
9+-vl-+-+P0
9-+-+-zPP+0
9+R+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
32.a4xb5 c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
34.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+
Kh7-h6 36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1
Be5xc3 38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6
Bc3xb4 40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2
b5-b4 42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1
Be5-c3 44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3
e6-e5 46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3
e5-e4 48.Rb1-d1 e4-e3 49.g2-g3+
Kf4-e4 50.f2xe3 Ke4xe3 2.92/16 ]
30.Qb1xd1 [ 30.Ne6xf8 is clearly
weaker Rd1xb1 31.Re1xb1 Bg7xf8 ;
30.Re1xd1 f7xe6 31.f2-f4 Bg7-h6+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Qb1xd1
f7xe6 31.Be3-d4 Qf8-f4 32.a4xb5
c6xb5 33.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 34.Qd1-d8+
Kg8-h7 35.Qd8-d7+ Kh7-h6
36.Qd7xb7 Qf4-h2+ 37.Kg1-f1 Be5xc3
38.Re1-d1 Qh2-e5 39.Qb7xa6 Bc3xb4
40.Qa6-a2 Bb4-c3 41.Qa2-e2 b5-b4
42.Qe2xe5 Bc3xe5 43.Rd1-b1 Be5-c3
44.Kf1-e2 Kh6-g5 45.Ke2-d3 e6-e5
46.Kd3-c4 Kg5-f4 47.Kc4-b3 e5-e4
48.Rb1-d1 e4-e3 49.g2-g3+ Kf4-e4
50.f2xe3 Ke4xe3 2.52/17 ] 30...f7xe6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...f7xe6
31.Be3-d4 Qf8-b8 32.Qd1-c2 Kg8-h7
33.Qc2-e4 Ne5-f7 34.Qe4-h4+ Kh7-g8
35.Re1xe6 c6-c5 36.Bd4xg7 g6-g5
37.Qh4-g4 Kg8xg7 38.b4xc5 b5xa4

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39.Qg4xa4 Bb7-c8 40.Qa4-d4+
Kg7-f8 41.Re6-b6 Qb8-c7 42.Rb6-g6
Qc7-e7 43.c5-c6 Nf7-e5 44.Rg6-d6
Ne5-f7 45.Rd6-d5 Qe7-e1+
46.Kg1-h2 2.48/16 ] 31.Be3-d4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Be3-d4
Qf8-f5 32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5
33.Qd1-d8+ Kg8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+
Kg7-h6 35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1
b5xa4 37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6
Qc2-d3 39.h3-h4 Qd3-d4 40.h4-h5
Kh6xh5 41.Rf1-c1 Kh5-g5 42.Qe6-c6
Bc3xb4 43.Qc6xa4 a6-a5 44.Rc1-d1
Qd4-c4 45.Qa4-e8 Qc4-f4
46.Rd1-d5+ Kg5-f6 2.16/17 ]
31...Qf8-d6 [ 31...Ne5-d7 32.Bd4xg7
Qf8xg7 33.Re1xe6 Nd7-f8+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Qf8-f5
32.Bd4xe5 Bg7xe5 33.Qd1-d8+
Kg8-g7 34.Qd8-d7+ Kg7-h6
35.Qd7xb7 Be5xc3 36.Re1-f1 b5xa4
37.Qb7xc6 Qf5-c2 38.Qc6xe6 Qc2-d3
39.h3-h4 Qd3-d4 40.Qe6xa6 Qd4xb4
41.Qa6-e6 a4-a3 42.Rf1-d1 Qb4-f4
43.g2-g3 Qf4-e5 1.92/15 ] 32.f2-f4
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.f2-f4 Ne5-c4
33.Bd4xg7 Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4
35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3
37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6
39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5
Diagram
(Diagram 367)
41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5
43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4
45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.81/18 ]
32...Ne5-c4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
32...Ne5-c4 33.Bd4xg7 Qd6xd1
34.Re1xd1 b5xa4 35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7
36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3 37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5
38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6 39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6
40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5 41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5
42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5 43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6
44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4 45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6

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9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 367
9p+-+pmkp+0
9+lvL-+-+-0
9-+n+-zP-+0
9zp-zP-+-zPP0
9-+-+-mK-+0
9tR-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
46.Kf2-e3 3.03/16 ] 33.Bd4xg7
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Bd4xg7
Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4 35.Bg7-d4
Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3 37.Kg1-f2
c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6 39.g2-g3
Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5 41.Bc5xa3
a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5 43.Ra1-b1
Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4 45.Rb1-b4
Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.81/17 ]
33...Kg8xg7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
33...Qd6xd1 34.Re1xd1 b5xa4
35.Bg7-d4 Kg8-f7 36.Rd1-a1 a4-a3
37.Kg1-f2 c6-c5 38.Bd4xc5 Bb7-c6
39.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 40.b4-b5 Bc6xb5
41.Bc5xa3 a6-a5 42.Ba3-c5 Kf6-f5
43.Ra1-b1 Bb5-c6 44.Bc5-d4 a5-a4
45.Rb1-b4 Nc4-d6 46.Kf2-e3 2.98/18 ]
34.Qd1xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
34.Qd1xd6 Nc4xd6 35.Re1-d1 Nd6-e4
36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4
38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3
40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4
42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4
44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7 45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6
46.h3-h4 Nb4-d5 47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7
48.Rc6-c3 Ne7-f5 49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7
50.Ke4-e5 Nf5-h6 51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+
52.Ke5-e4 2.80/18 ] 34...Nc4xd6
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Nc4xd6
Diagram

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9-+-+-+-+0
9+l+-+-mk-0 368
9p+psnp+p+0
9+p+-+-+-0
9PzP-+-zP-+0
9+-zP-+-+P0
9-+-+-+P+0
9+-+-tR-mK-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
35.Re1-d1 Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+
Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4 38.Rb7-a7
Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3 40.Ra6xa3
Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4 42.Kf2-f3
Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4 44.Ra3-c3
Kf6-f7 45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 46.h3-h4
Nb4-d5 47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7 48.Rc6-c3
Ne7-f5 49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-e5
Nf5-h6 51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+
52.Ke5-e4 2.71/19 ] 35.Re1-d1
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35.Re1-d1
Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6
37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4 38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3
39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3 40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+
41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4 42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5
43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4 44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7
45.g2-g3 Kf7-f6 46.h3-h4 Nb4-d5
47.Rc3xc6 Nd5-e7 48.Rc6-c3 Ne7-f5
49.Rc3-f3 Kf6-e7 50.Ke4-e5 Nf5-h6
51.Rf3-c3 Nh6-g4+ 52.Ke5-e4 2.40/20
] 35...Nd6-c4 [ 35...Nd6-e4 36.Rd1-d7+
Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nd6-e4
36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4
38.Rb7-a7 Ne4xc3 39.Ra7xa6 a4-a3
40.Ra6xa3 Nc3-e2+ 41.Kg1-f2 Ne2xf4
42.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 43.Kf3-e4 Nd5xb4
44.Ra3-c3 Kf6-f7 45.Rc3-c4 Nb4-d5
46.Rc4xc6 Kf7-f6 47.Rc6-c8 Nd5-b4
48.Rc8-f8+ Kf6-e7 49.Rf8-f3 Nb4-d5

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50.Ke4-e5 g6-g5 51.Rf3-g3 2.34/18 ]
36.Rd1-d7+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36.Rd1-d7+ Kg7-f6 37.a4xb5 c6xb5
38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3 39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5
40.Rb6xa6 Nd5xc3 41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5
42.Rb6xb5 Nd5xf4 43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7
44.Rb5-b8 e6-e5 45.b4-b5 Ke7-d7
46.Kf2-f3 Nf4-d5 47.Rb8-h8 Kd7-d6
48.Rh8-h6 Kd6-c5 49.Rh6xg6 Kc5xb5
50.Rg6-g5 Kb5-c4 51.Rg5xe5 Kc4-d4
52.Re5-e4+ Kd4-d3 53.Re4-e5
Kd3-d4 54.Re5-e4+ 4.03/20 ]
36...Kg7-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
36...Kg7-f6 37.a4xb5 c6xb5
38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-d6 39.Rb7-c7 Nd6-e4
40.c3-c4 Ne4-c3 41.c4xb5 Nc3-d5
42.Rc7-c5 a6xb5 43.Rc5xb5 Nd5xf4
44.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 45.Rb5-b8 Ke7-d6
46.b4-b5 Kd6-c5 47.b5-b6 Kc5-c6
48.h3-h4 Nf4-d3+ 49.Kf2-f3 Nd3-e5+
Diagram

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9-tR-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0 369
9-zPk+p+p+0
9+-+-sn-+-0
9-+-+-+-zP0
9+-+-+K+-0
9-+-+-+P+0
9+-+-+-+-0[
xiiiiiiiiy
50.Kf3-f4 Ne5-d7 51.Rb8-g8 e6-e5+
52.Kf4-e3 Nd7xb6 53.Rg8xg6+
Kc6-c5 54.Rg6xb6 3.93/19 ] 37.a4xb5
[Inferior is 37.Rd7xb7 b5xa4
38.Kg1-f2 a4-a3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 37.a4xb5 c6xb5 38.Rd7xb7
Nc4-e3 39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5 40.Rb6xa6
Nd5xc3 41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5 42.Rb6xb5
Nd5xf4 43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 44.Rb5-b8

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Nf4-d5 45.b4-b5 Nd5-f6 46.h3-h4
Nf6-e4+ 47.Kf2-f3 Ne4-f6 48.Rb8-b7+
Nf6-d7 49.g2-g4 Ke7-d6 50.h4-h5
g6xh5 51.g4xh5 Nd7-c5 52.Rb7-g7
4.02/20 ] 37...Bb7-c8 Diagram
[ 37...c6xb5 cannot undo what has
already been done 38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3
39.Rb7-a7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
37...c6xb5 38.Rd7xb7 Nc4-e3
39.Rb7-b6 Ne3-d5 40.Rb6xa6 Nd5xc3
41.Ra6-b6 Nc3-d5 42.Rb6xb5 Nd5xf4
43.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 44.Rb5-b8 Ke7-d6
45.b4-b5 Kd6-c5 46.b5-b6 Kc5-c6
47.h3-h4 Nf4-d3+ 48.Kf2-f3 Nd3-e5+
49.Kf3-f4 Ne5-d7 50.Rb8-g8 e6-e5+
51.Kf4-e3 Nd7xb6 52.Rg8xg6+
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38.Rd7-c7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
38.Rd7-c7 c6xb5 39.Rc7xc8 Nc4-d6
40.Rc8-c6 Nd6-e4 41.c3-c4 Kf6-e7
42.c4-c5 Ne4-c3 43.Rc6xa6 Nc3-e2+
44.Kg1-f1 Ne2xf4 45.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-d8
46.Ra7-b7 Nf4-d5 47.Rb7xb5 Kd8-c7
48.Kf1-f2 Kc7-c6 49.Rb5-b8 Kc6-c7
50.Rb8-e8 Kc7-d7 51.Re8-g8 Nd5xb4
52.Rg8-g7+ Kd7-c6 53.Rg7xg6
3.93/15 ] 38...Nc4-d6 [ 38...c6xb5
desperation 39.Rc7xc8 Nc4-b6+- ;
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41.c3-c4 Kf6-e7 42.c4-c5 Ne4-c3
43.Rc6xa6 Nc3-e2+ 44.Kg1-f1 Ne2xf4
45.Ra6-a7+ Ke7-d8 46.Ra7-b7 Nf4-d5
47.Rb7xb5 Kd8-c7 48.Kf1-f2 Kc7-c6
49.Rb5-b8 Kc6-c7 50.Rb8-e8 Kc7-d7
51.Re8-g8 Nd5xb4 52.Rg8-g7+
Kd7-c6 53.Rg7xg6 4.03/16 ] 39.b5xa6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39.b5xa6
Bc8xa6 40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6
Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3
Nc3-b5 44.Ra6-a5 Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4
Nd4-c6 46.Ra5-a4 Nc6-b8
47.Ra4-a7+ Nb8-d7 48.Ke4-d4
Ke7-e8 49.Ra7-a6 Ke8-f7 50.b4-b5
Kf7-e7 51.b5-b6 Ke7-d6 52.b6-b7+
Kd6-c7 53.Ra6xe6 Kc7xb7 54.Re6xg6
Nd7-f8 55.Rg6-g7+ Kb7-c6 56.f4-f5
Kc6-d6 57.g2-g4 6.23/17 ] 39...Bc8xa6
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 39...Bc8xa6
40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3
42.Kg1-f2 Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3 Nc3-b5
44.Ra6-a5 Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4 Nd4-c6
46.Ra5-a4 Nc6-b8 47.Ra4-a7+
Nb8-d7 48.Ke4-d4 Ke7-e8 49.Ra7-a6
Ke8-f7 50.b4-b5 Kf7-e7 51.b5-b6
Ke7-d6 52.b6-b7+ Kd6-c7 53.Ra6xe6
Kc7xb7 54.Re6xg6 Nd7-f8
55.Rg6-g7+ Kb7-c6 56.f4-f5 Kc6-d6
57.g2-g4 6.26/19 ] 40.Rc7xc6
Diagram [ 40.Rc7xc6 Nd6-e4
41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2+- ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Rc7xc6
Nd6-e4 41.Rc6xa6 Ne4xc3 42.Kg1-f2
Kf6-e7 43.Kf2-f3 Nc3-b5 44.Ra6-a5
Nb5-d4+ 45.Kf3-e4 Nd4-c6 46.Ra5-a4
Nc6-b8 47.Ra4-a7+ Nb8-d7
48.Ke4-d4 Ke7-d6 49.Ra7-a6+
Kd6-e7 50.b4-b5 Nd7-b8 51.Ra6-a5
Nb8-d7 52.Ra5-a7 Ke7-d6
53.Ra7-a6+ Kd6-e7 54.b5-b6 Nd7-b8
55.Ra6-a8 Nb8-c6+ 56.Kd4-c4
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30.Nc3-e2 a6-a5 31.Re7xa7 a5-a4


32.Re3-e7 Bg7-f6 -0.42/16 ]
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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
D43: Semi-Slav: 5 Bg5 h6
1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 e7-e6
3.Ng1-f3 d7-d5 4.Nb1-c3 c7-c6
5.Bc1-g5 h7-h6 6.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6
7.e2-e3 Nb8-d7 8.Bf1-d3 d5xc4
9.Bd3xc4 g7-g6 10.0-0 Bf8-g7
11.b2-b4 0-0 Diagram
(Diagram 372)
12.a2-a4 e6-e5 13.a4-a5 e5xd4
14.e3xd4 Rf8-d8 15.Rf1-e1 Nd7-f8
16.Qd1-b3 Bc8-e6 17.Ra1-d1
Be6xc4 18.Qb3xc4 Nf8-e6
The pressure on the isolated pawn
grows 19.Nf3-e5 Qf6-f5 20.Ne5xf7
Kg8xf7 last book move 21.Re1-e3
[ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Re1-e4
g6-g5 22.Rd1-d3 g5-g4 23.g2-g3
Rd8-d5 24.Rd3-e3 Rd5xd4
25.Qc4xe6+ Qf5xe6 26.Re4xe6
Rd4xb4 27.Re6-e7+ Kf7-g8
28.Kg1-g2 Ra8-d8 29.a5-a6 b7xa6

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Rc8-c3 28.Qb5-e5 Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-h1
Nf4-d3 30.Qe5-e2 Bd2-f4 31.b4-b5
Rd8-e8 32.Qe2-f1 Kf7-g7 33.Rb1-d1
Nd3-e5 34.Qf1-e2 Diagram
Rc3xf3 35.Qe2-e4 -2.56/18 ]
22.Re3-f3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22.Rd1-f1 Bd4xc3 23.Qc4xc3 Ne6-d4
24.Rf1-e1 Qf5-f6 25.h2-h4 Nd4-f5

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28.h4-h5 g6xh5 29.a5-a6 b7xa6
30.Qc4-a2 Kf7-g7 31.Re5-e6 Qf6-d4
-2.66/14 ] 22...Qf5xf3! it's best to give
back material [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:
22...Qf5xf3 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3
24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6
26.Qc4xc6 Diagram

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Ne6-f4 29.Kg1-h1 Nf4-d3 30.Qe5-e2
Bd2-f4 31.b4-b5 Rd8-e8 32.Qe2-f1
Kf7-g7 33.Rb1-d1 Nd3-e5 34.Kh1-g2
Rc3xf3 35.Qf1-e2 -2.52/17 ] 23.g2xf3
[ 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3 24.Qc4xc3
Rd8xd1+ Remove defender Discovered

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attack ; 23.-- Qf3xc3 Wins material ;
Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.g2xf3 Bd4xc3
24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6
26.h2-h4 Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1 h6-h5
28.Qc4-c2 Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8
30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4 Bb4-c5
32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7 33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7
34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6 35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4
-2.11/14 ] 23...Bd4xc3 [Houdini 2.0c
Pro x64: 23...Bd4xc3 24.Rd1-b1
Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6 b7-b6 26.h2-h4
Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1 h6-h5 28.Qc4-c2
Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8 Rc8xd8
30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4 Bb4-c5
32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7 33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7
34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6 35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4
-1.73/15 ] 24.Rd1xd8 [ 24.Rd1-b1
doesn't improve anything Bc3-d2
25.a5-a6 b7-b6-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro
x64: 24.Rd1-b1 Bc3-d2 25.a5-a6
b7-b6 26.h2-h4 Ra8-c8 27.Rb1-d1
h6-h5 Diagram

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28.Qc4-c2 Bd2xb4 29.Rd1xd8
Rc8xd8 30.Qc2xc6 Rd8-e8 31.f3-f4
Bb4-c5 32.Qc6-b7+ Re8-e7
33.Qb7-d5 Kf7-g7 34.Qd5-e5+ Kg7-h6
35.f4-f5 Bc5-d4 -1.90/16 ] 24...Ra8xd8
[Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Ra8xd8
25.h2-h4 Bc3-e5 26.a5-a6 Rd8-d1+
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Rb4xh4 31.Qa6xa7+ Kf7-f6
32.Qa7-h7 Rh4-h2+ 33.Kg2-g1
Ne6-g5 34.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-f7 35.Qh8-c8
Ng5xf3+ 36.Kg1-f1 Nf3-d4 37.f2-f4
Be5-f6 38.Qc8-d7+ Kf7-g8 -2.73/17 ]
25.f3-f4 [ 25.h2-h4 Diagram

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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
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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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