– Result: Metadata » Click to open. Date: Location: Tournament: Round: Opening: Submitted by: Published on: February 9, 2020 [Event ""] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Date "????.??.??"] [White ""] [Black ""] [Result ""] [Annotator ""] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "0"] [BlackElo "0"] [Puzzle "0"] [DateTime ""] ['Just for fun!'] }) (30... Rd6 {Henderson/Speelman NEW} 31. Rb6 31... Rxb6 (31... Ra8 32. Rxd6 Qc4 33. Qxc4 bxc4 34. Rxf6 ) 32. Kb2 ) (30... Ne4 {Dinic NEW2} 31. fxe4 Qc4 32. Qxc4 bxc4 33. Kb2 33... f5 (33... c3+ 34. Ka2 ) (33... a5 34. Bd7+ Rxd7 35. Rxd7 axb4 36. Ra7+ Kb5 37. Rb7+ Kc6 38. Rxb4) 34. Bf1 Rc8 (34... c3+ {Mate in 5} 35. Ka2) 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Bg2 (36. Rf7 Rhf8 37. Bxc4 Rxf7 38. Bxf7 ) 36... Rhe8 37. Rb6 c3+ (37... a5 38. Bc6+ Rxc6 39. Rxc6 axb4 40. Rxc4 Re4 41. Rxb4+ Rxb4+ 42. axb4 Kxb4 43. c3+ Kc4 44. Kc2 ) 38. Ka2 Re2 39. Rxa6+ Kb5 40. Bf1 Kxa6 41. Bxe2+ Kb6 42. Bd3 Rf8 43. Kb3 f4 44. gxf4 Rxf4 45. Bxh7 Rh4 46. Bd3 Rxh2 47. Kxc3 ) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 ( 31... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 32... Ra8 {Muysenberg NEW2} (32... Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxf7 {Due to the fact that White can threaten mates with both the rook and the bishop individually, Black has no hope. He must give back the exchange and enter a completely lost endgame.} 34... Rd6 {['only move']} 35. Re7 Ra8 36. Be6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 a5 38. bxa5 Kxa5 39. Re7 { }) 33. Qb6 (33. Rb6 33... Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bc8 a5 36. Bb7 Ra7 37. Bc6 ( {Junior 5.0:} 37. Bc6 37... axb4 38. Rxb5 bxa3+ 39. Ka2 Rd6 40. Rb7+ Rxc6 41. Rxa7+ Kb4 42. Rb7+ 42... Ka4 {0.00/18})) (33. Rxf7 33... Rd2 34. Qc3 Qxc3+ 35. Kxc3 35... Rxh2 ) 33... Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 (35. Bd7 35... Rd6 ) 35... a5 (35... Rd6 36. Rd7 36... Rxd7 37. Be6 37... Rd5 38. Bxd5 a5 39. Bb3#) 36. Be6 (36. bxa5) 36... axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Kb6 (38... Rxb4 39. c3 ) 39. Rxh7 { "Now it's just technique," says Kasparov! }) 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ (33. Bd7 33... Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rc8 35. Qd6+ Rc5 36. Qd2+ Qc3 37. Qxc3+ Kxc3 38. Rxf7 ) 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ {A beautiful triangulation: Qf6-a6-a1 } 34... Kd2 (34... Kb4 35. Qb2+ Ka5 (35... Kc5 36. Rc7+ Kd5 37. Rxc4 bxc4 38. Qb7+ ) 36. Qa3+ Qa4 37. Ra7+ Kb6 38. Rxa4 bxa4 39. Qb4+ ) 35. Qb2+ Kd1 (35... Ke1 36. Re7+ Kd1 37. Bf1 Rd2 38. Be2+ Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Rd8 40. Rc2 Qxc2+ 41. Qxc2+ 41... Ke1 ) 36. Bf1 {The bishop lives!! It moves back to its home square to threaten mate, prevent any checks by Black and offer itself for sacrifice. Anything else? Sure this is a great move, and the only move, but Kasparov had to have seen it long ago! } 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#) 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 { Black can't move his rook because of the dual mate threats on c1 and e2. } 38... bxc4 39. Qxh8 {Now it's mop-up time. } 39... Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 { You can't see it, but I'm giving a standing ovation to both players. Truly a game for the ages and a fine reason why as long as Garry Kasparov needs chess, chess needs Garry Kasparov.} (44. Qa7 h5 45. Qe3+ Kf1 46. Qxc3) 1-0 ['Just for fun!'] }) (30... Rd6 {Henderson/Speelman NEW} 31. Rb6 31... Rxb6 (31... Ra8 32. Rxd6 Qc4 33. Qxc4 bxc4 34. Rxf6 ) 32. Kb2 ) (30... Ne4 {Dinic NEW2} 31. fxe4 Qc4 32. Qxc4 bxc4 33. Kb2 33... f5 (33... c3+ 34. Ka2 ) (33... a5 34. Bd7+ Rxd7 35. Rxd7 axb4 36. Ra7+ Kb5 37. Rb7+ Kc6 38. Rxb4) 34. Bf1 Rc8 (34... c3+ {Mate in 5} 35. Ka2) 35. exf5 gxf5 36. Bg2 (36. Rf7 Rhf8 37. Bxc4 Rxf7 38. Bxf7 ) 36... Rhe8 37. Rb6 c3+ (37... a5 38. Bc6+ Rxc6 39. Rxc6 axb4 40. Rxc4 Re4 41. Rxb4+ Rxb4+ 42. axb4 Kxb4 43. c3+ Kc4 44. Kc2 ) 38. Ka2 Re2 39. Rxa6+ Kb5 40. Bf1 Kxa6 41. Bxe2+ Kb6 42. Bd3 Rf8 43. Kb3 f4 44. gxf4 Rxf4 45. Bxh7 Rh4 46. Bd3 Rxh2 47. Kxc3 ) 31. Qxf6 Kxa3 ( 31... Rd1+ 32. Kb2 32... Ra8 {Muysenberg NEW2} (32... Qd4+ 33. Qxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxf7 {Due to the fact that White can threaten mates with both the rook and the bishop individually, Black has no hope. He must give back the exchange and enter a completely lost endgame.} 34... Rd6 {['only move']} 35. Re7 Ra8 36. Be6 Rxe6 37. Rxe6 a5 38. bxa5 Kxa5 39. Re7 { }) 33. Qb6 (33. Rb6 33... Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Bc8 a5 36. Bb7 Ra7 37. Bc6 ( {Junior 5.0:} 37. Bc6 37... axb4 38. Rxb5 bxa3+ 39. Ka2 Rd6 40. Rb7+ Rxc6 41. Rxa7+ Kb4 42. Rb7+ 42... Ka4 {0.00/18})) (33. Rxf7 33... Rd2 34. Qc3 Qxc3+ 35. Kxc3 35... Rxh2 ) 33... Qd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxf7 (35. Bd7 35... Rd6 ) 35... a5 (35... Rd6 36. Rd7 36... Rxd7 37. Be6 37... Rd5 38. Bxd5 a5 39. Bb3#) 36. Be6 (36. bxa5) 36... axb4 37. Bb3+ Ka5 38. axb4+ Kb6 (38... Rxb4 39. c3 ) 39. Rxh7 { "Now it's just technique," says Kasparov! }) 32. Qxa6+ Kxb4 33. c3+ (33. Bd7 33... Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rc8 35. Qd6+ Rc5 36. Qd2+ Qc3 37. Qxc3+ Kxc3 38. Rxf7 ) 33... Kxc3 34. Qa1+ {A beautiful triangulation: Qf6-a6-a1 } 34... Kd2 (34... Kb4 35. Qb2+ Ka5 (35... Kc5 36. Rc7+ Kd5 37. Rxc4 bxc4 38. Qb7+ ) 36. Qa3+ Qa4 37. Ra7+ Kb6 38. Rxa4 bxa4 39. Qb4+ ) 35. Qb2+ Kd1 (35... Ke1 36. Re7+ Kd1 37. Bf1 Rd2 38. Be2+ Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Rd8 40. Rc2 Qxc2+ 41. Qxc2+ 41... Ke1 ) 36. Bf1 {The bishop lives!! It moves back to its home square to threaten mate, prevent any checks by Black and offer itself for sacrifice. Anything else? Sure this is a great move, and the only move, but Kasparov had to have seen it long ago! } 36... Rd2 (36... Qxf1 37. Qc2+ Ke1 38. Re7+ Qe2 39. Qxe2#) 37. Rd7 37... Rxd7 38. Bxc4 { Black can't move his rook because of the dual mate threats on c1 and e2. } 38... bxc4 39. Qxh8 {Now it's mop-up time. } 39... Rd3 40. Qa8 c3 41. Qa4+ Ke1 42. f4 f5 43. Kc1 Rd2 44. Qa7 { You can't see it, but I'm giving a standing ovation to both players. Truly a game for the ages and a fine reason why as long as Garry Kasparov needs chess, chess needs Garry Kasparov.} (44. Qa7 h5 45. Qe3+ Kf1 46. Qxc3) 1-0 White to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Black to move: find the best move... click the ? for the solution Warning: This game can only be seen if JavaScript is enabled in your browser. No related posts.
