1.e4
c5
2.Nf3
d6
3.c3
Nf6
4.Be2
e5
5.0-0
Nxe4
6.Qa4+
Bd7
7.Qxe4
Nc6
8.d4
cxd4
9.cxd4
Qb6
10.d5
Nb4
11.Be3
f5
12.Qc4
Qa6
13.Qxa6
bxa6
14.Nc3
f4
15.Bd2
Rb8
16.Rfc1
Bf5
17.Nh4
Bd3
18.Bxd3
Nxd3
19.Rc2
Nb4
20.Rcc1
g5
21.Nf3
g4
22.Ne1
a5
23.Ne4
Nxd5
24.Rab1
Be7
25.Bxa5
Rg8
26.Bc7
Nxc7
27.Rxc7
h5
28.b3
d5
29.Nc3
Rd8
30.Nb5
a6
31.Na7
g3
32.hxg3
fxg3
33.Rxe7+
Kxe7
34.Nc6+
Kd7
35.Nxd8
Kxd8
36.f3
Ke7
37.Nd3
Kd6
38.Rc1
h4
39.Rd1
Re8
40.Nb4
d4
41.Nxa6
Ra8
42.Nb4
Kc5
43.Nd3+
Kd5
44.Re1
Kd6
45.a4
Rc8
46.Rc1
Re8
47.Rc4
Kd5
48.Nb4+
Ke6
49.Nd3
Kd5
50.Rc5+
Kd6
51.Rc4
Kd5
52.a5
e4
53.fxe4+
Rxe4
54.Rc5+
Kd6
55.Rc1
Re3
56.Rd1
Kc6
57.Kf1
Kb5
58.b4
Kc4
59.a6
Re7
60.Nc5
Kxb4
61.Nb7
Rf7+
62.Kg1
Rf8
63.Rxd4+
Kb5
64.Rd6
Rc8
65.Kf1
Rc1+
66.Ke2
Rc2+
Knight Moves
White is clearly winning, but must react to the check. Please work out for yourself first, if 67.Rd2 wins or not, and try to calculate to the end.
67.Rd2
Yaparathne had to calculate far ahead as his king leaves the square. [67.Kf3
h3
68.gxh3
g2
69.Rg6+-
is easier.]
67...Rc8?!
Plays directly into White's hand. [67...Rxd2+
68.Kxd2
h3
(After 68...Kxa6
69.Nc5+
White is always just in time: 69...Kb5
(69...Kb6
70.Na4+
Ka5
71.Nc3
h3
72.gxh3
g2
73.Ne2+-
; 69...Ka7
70.Ke3+-
) 70.Ne4
h3
71.gxh3
g2
72.Nc3+
Kc4
73.Ne2+-
) 69.a7
hxg2
(69...h2
70.a8Q
h1Q
71.Nd6+
Kc5
72.Ne4+
Kd4
73.Nxg3
Qh6+
74.Kd1+-
As Black has run out of checks.) 70.a8Q
g1Q
and now the famous duo queen+knight wins by a series of checks: 71.Nd6+
Kb4
72.Qb7+
Kc5
(72...Ka4
73.Qb5+
Ka3
74.Nc4+
Ka2
75.Qb2#
; 72...Ka3
73.Nb5+
Kb4
74.Nc3+
Kc4
(74...Ka3
75.Qa6+
Kb3
76.Qa4+
Kb2
77.Qa2#
) 75.Qb5+
Kd4
76.Qd5#
) 73.Qa7+
Kxd6
74.Qxg1+-
]
68.Nd6+
Kxa6
69.Nxc8
Kb7
70.Nd6+
Kc6
71.Nf5
h3
72.gxh3
g2
73.Kf2
g1Q+
74.Kxg1
Kc5
75.Rd4
Kb5
76.h4
Kc5
77.h5
Kc6
78.h6
Kc5
79.h7
Kc6
80.h8Q
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