1) Dubov-Duda, Hamburg #GrandPrixFIDE 2019 (analysis). Best move: 69.Rh2!!
2) Sasikiran-Rodshtein, #ECC2019. Best move: 46.Rh1!!
2) Sasikiran-Rodshtein, #ECC2019. Best move: 46.Rh1!!
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Best Checkmate Combinations Ever - 17
43...a4! [The only way to play for a win. Now White's king will be tied up by Black's passed a-pawn.]
[43...Ke6? 44.Kd4 Kxd6 45.Nc8+! Kc6 46.Na7+! Kb6 47.Nc8+ Kc6 48.Na7+ Kd6 49.Nc8+ Kd7 50.Kxc5 Kxc8 51.Kb5 Kd7 52.Kxa5 Kc6 53.Kb4 g6=]
44.Kd2?! [White could have put up more stubborn resistance with:]
[ยน44.Kd4 a3! 45.Kc3 Ke6 46.d7 Ke7โก 47.Kc2 h5! 48.Nd5+ Kxd7 49.gxh5 f5 50.Kb1 Kd6 51.Ka2 Ke5!ยต]
44...Ke6 45.d7 Ke7 46.Kc2 Kd8 47.Kb2 g6! [Preparing to create another passed pawn.]
48.Nd5 f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Ka3 Kxd7! 51.Kb4 Kd6 52.Ne3 [52.h4 h5โก 53.Nf4 Ke5! 54.Nxh5 f4 55.Ka3 f3 56.Ng3 f2 57.h5 Kf4! 58.Nf1 Kg5 59.Ng3 Kg4 60.h6 Kxg3 61.h7 f1Q 62.h8Q Qxc4โ+]
52...f4 53.Nf5+ Ke5! 54.Nxh6 f3โ+
[43...Ke6? 44.Kd4 Kxd6 45.Nc8+! Kc6 46.Na7+! Kb6 47.Nc8+ Kc6 48.Na7+ Kd6 49.Nc8+ Kd7 50.Kxc5 Kxc8 51.Kb5 Kd7 52.Kxa5 Kc6 53.Kb4 g6=]
44.Kd2?! [White could have put up more stubborn resistance with:]
[ยน44.Kd4 a3! 45.Kc3 Ke6 46.d7 Ke7โก 47.Kc2 h5! 48.Nd5+ Kxd7 49.gxh5 f5 50.Kb1 Kd6 51.Ka2 Ke5!ยต]
44...Ke6 45.d7 Ke7 46.Kc2 Kd8 47.Kb2 g6! [Preparing to create another passed pawn.]
48.Nd5 f5 49.gxf5 gxf5 50.Ka3 Kxd7! 51.Kb4 Kd6 52.Ne3 [52.h4 h5โก 53.Nf4 Ke5! 54.Nxh5 f4 55.Ka3 f3 56.Ng3 f2 57.h5 Kf4! 58.Nf1 Kg5 59.Ng3 Kg4 60.h6 Kxg3 61.h7 f1Q 62.h8Q Qxc4โ+]
52...f4 53.Nf5+ Ke5! 54.Nxh6 f3โ+
Leningrad, 1st November 1956. In the Chigorin Chess Club (Bolshaya Konyushennaya ul., 25), the opening round of the 23rd USSR Championship final is in progress.
Among the pairings: Averbakh-Spassky, Antoshin-Tal, Lisitsyn-Taimanov...
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Among the pairings: Averbakh-Spassky, Antoshin-Tal, Lisitsyn-Taimanov...
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