1.Nf3
c5
2.c4
Nc6
3.Nc3
g6
4.g3
Bg7
5.Bg2
d6
6.0-0
e5
7.d3
Nge7
8.e4
0-0
9.Nh4
f5
10.f4
Bf6
11.Nf3
exf4
12.Bxf4
Be6
13.Ng5
Bc8
14.h4
Ne5
15.Qd2
N7c6
16.Nd5
Bg7
17.Rae1
Rb8
18.b3
a6
19.Nf3
fxe4
20.dxe4
Nxf3+
21.Rxf3
Bg4
22.Rff1
b5
23.Bg5
Qd7
24.Nf6+
Bxf6
25.Bxf6
bxc4
26.bxc4
Ne5
27.Bxe5
dxe5
28.Qd5+
Be6
29.Qxe5
Qd4+
30.Qxd4
cxd4
31.Rxf8+
Kxf8
32.Rd1
Bxc4
33.Rxd4
Bxa2
34.Ra4
Bb1
35.Rxa6
Rb4
36.Ra8+
Kf7
37.Ra7+
Kg8
38.Ra8+
Kf7
39.Ra7+
Kg8
40.e5
Be4
41.Bf1
Bd5
42.Kf2
Re4
43.Ra5
Be6
44.Bd3
Rd4
45.Ke3
Rg4
46.Ra8+
Kg7
47.Ra7+
Kg8
48.Kf2
Rd4
49.Ra6
Rxd3
50.Rxe6
Kf7
51.Rf6+
Kg7
52.Rd6
Rxd6?
53.exd6
Kf6
54.Ke3
Ke6
Deceptive Simplicity
Even pawn endings with only a few remaining pawns can be quite tricky:
55.Kf4!
h6!?
[55...Kxd6?!
allows the direct invasion of White's king: 56.Kg5
Ke6
57.Kh6
Kf5
(57...Kf7
58.Kxh7
Kf6
59.g4
Kf7
60.g5+-
) 58.Kxh7
g5
(58...Kg4
59.Kxg6
Kxg3
60.h5+-
) 59.h5
Kg4
60.Kg6+-
]
56.h5?
White violates the important endgame principle "Do not rush". [56.Kg4!
wins as proved by Alexander Baburin in Chess Today 3824, e.g. 56...Kxd6
57.h5
gxh5+
(57...g5
58.Kf5
g4
59.Kg6
(59.Kxg4?
Ke5=
) 59...Ke5
60.Kxh6
Kf6
61.Kh7
Kf7
62.h6
Kf8
63.Kg6
Kg8
64.Kh5
Kh7
65.Kg5+-
; 57...Ke6
58.hxg6
Kf6
59.Kh5
Kg7
60.g4
Kg8
61.Kxh6
Kh8
62.g7+
Kg8
63.g5
Kf7
64.Kh7+-
) 58.Kxh5
Ke5
59.Kxh6
Kf5
60.Kh5
White has reached a key square. But he must still be careful as the edge is very near: 60...Kf6
61.g4
Kg7
62.Kg5
Kh7
63.Kf6
Kh6
64.g5+
Kh7
65.Kf7
Kh8
66.Kg6
Kg8
67.Kh6!
(67.Kf6?!
Kh7
68.g6+??
Kh8
69.Kf7
stalemate.) 67...Kh8
68.g6
Kg8
69.g7
Kf7
70.Kh7+-
]
56...gxh5
57.d7
Kxd7
58.Kf5
Ke7
59.Kg6
h4
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