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A Jordan Gem |
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March 28, 2003 |
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Correspondence Chess International Master John Jordan, from England, passed away in early March. John was a frequent poster on TCCMB, known to everyone as "JJ". He was what I would call a character. His biting humor and strength in his own opinions commanded criticism and respect at the same time. Interestingly, he was also a friend who loved to talk about things away from TCCMB, via email, and we had some wonderful conversations. We shared annotated games with one another, talked about chess and other things - exactly the sort of activity one would expect between casual friends. John was a strong correspondence chess player. If there was just one word I could use to describe his approach to correspondence chess, it would be accuracy. He was never content to just play chess, but always tried to search for the absolute truth in a given position. This is an ideal ethic for a correspondence chess player to possess, and I was always a bit envious of his patience and persistence skills, something that I personally lack... The following game, annotated by John himself, will give you an idea of what I am getting at: John Jordan - Michael Schneider [B51]
13.Nbd2N 0-0 [13...Qb6 14.Qb3 (14.Nb3?! Ba4 15.Rc1 0-0 16.Rc3 Rac8 17.Qd3 Rxc3 18.bxc3 Bb5 19.Qc2 Qc7 20.g4 Ne7 21.Ng5 Ng6 22.h4 Rc8 23.h5 Nf8 24.Re3 h6 25.Nh3 Qc4 with a slight advantage for black) 14...Qxb3 15.Nxb3 Ke7 16.Rac1 Rhc8 17.Rc3 Rc7 18.Rec1 Rac8 19.Na5 f6 20.b4 fxe5 21.dxe5 Kd7 22.Nb3 b6 23.Nbd4 Nxd4 24.Nxd4 with a nice bit of Nimzo for pudding] 14.Nf1 Qe7 15.Ne3 Nh4 16.Nxh4 Qxh4 17.Rc1 Rfc8 18.g3 [18.Qd2! Rc7 19.Rc3 Rac8 20.Rec1 b6 21.Qd3 b5 22.Rc5 h6 23.g3 Qe7 24.Qc3 Qd7 25.Qa5 Kh8 26.Qxa6 b4 27.Qa5 Rb8 28.Qa6 Rbc8 29.Qe2±; 18.Rc3? Bd7 19.Ng4 Rxc3 20.bxc3 Rc8 21.Re3 h5 22.Nf6+ gxf6 23.Rh3 Qe4 24.Rxh5 Ba4] 18...Qd8 19.Qd2 a5 20.f4 Bb5 21.f5 b6 22.f6 [Sometimes, one has to rely on intuition - NO PC (and very few forms of carbon intelligence) can calculate this through to the end... a position easier to play OTB than at corr ? 22...gxf6 (22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 gxf6 24.exf6 Qxf6 25.Ng4 Qd8 26.Qh6 Bd3 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.Nh5 Qf8 29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.Qe5 Qh6 31.Nf6+ Kf8 32.Rc7 b5 33.Nd7+ Kg8 (33...Ke8 34.Qh8+ Ke7 35.Ne5+ Kd6 36.Rd7#) 34.Nf6+; 23.Ng4 fxe5 24.Qh6 a)24.Nxe5 Rxc1 (a)24...f6 25.Qh6 fxe5 26.Qxe6+ Kg7 27.Qxe5+ (a)27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Qxe5+ (a)28.Rxe5 Rc1+ 29.Kg2 Rc2+ 30. Kf3 Qf6+) 28...Qf6 29.Qxd5 Rc2 30.Qb7+ Kh6; 27...Qf6 28.Qxd5; 25.Rxc1 f6 (a)25...Rc8 26.Rxc8 Qxc8 27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Qh6+ Ke7 29.Qg5+ Kf8 30.Qh6+ Ke8 31.Qg5 Kf8) 26.Qh6 fxe5 27.Qxe6+ Kh8 28.Qxe5+ Kg8 29.Rc7 Qf8 30.Qxd5+ Kh8 31.Qe5+ Kg8 32.Qe6+ Kh8 33.Rf7; b)24.dxe5 Kh8 25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Nf6 Qe7 27.Qh6 Bd3 28.Qe3 Qc5; c)24.Rxe5 Rxc1+ 25.Qxc1 Bd3 c1)25...Rc8? 26.Qh6 Bd3 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.Rh5 Rc1+ 29.Kg2 Bf1+ (c1)29...Rc2+ 30.Kh3 Bf1+ 31.Kg4 Be2+) 30.Kf3; c2)25...Qf8 26.Nh6+ Kh8 27.Qf4 f6 28.Rxe6 Re8 29.Rxf6 Qg7 30.Nf7+ Kg8 31.Ne5; 26.Qh6 Qc7! (c)26...Bg6 27.h4 Qf8 28.h5 Qxh6 29.Nxh6+ Kg7 30.hxg6 Kxh6 31.gxf7 Kg7 32.Rxe6 Rc8 (c)32...Kxf7 33.Rxb6 Rc8 (c)33...Rg8 34.Rb7+ Ke6 35.Kf2 Rg4 36.Rxh7 Rxd4 37.Ke3 Rb4 38.b3 a4 39.Rh4 Rxh4 40.gxh4 axb3 41.axb3) 34.Rb5; 33.Rxb6 Kxf7 34.Rb7+ Ke6; 27.Rg5+ (c)27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.Rg5 Qc1+ 29.Kg2 Qxb2+ 30.Kf3 Qe2+ 31.Kf4 Qf1+ 32.Ke5 Qe1+ 33.Kd6 Qb4+ (c)33...Rd8+ 34.Ke7 Qb4+ 35.Kxd8 Qd6+ 36.Nd7+-) 34.Ke5 Qe1+; 27...Bg6 28.Nf6+ Kh8 29.Rh5 (c)29.Nh5 Qc1+ 30.Kg2 Qxb2+ 31.Kh3 Qxd4) 29...Qc2; 24...Bd3 (24...Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Bd3 26.Nf6+ a)26.Rf1 Qf8 (a)26...f5 27.Qxe6+ Kg7 28.Qxe5+ Kf7 29.Rf4 Be4 30.Nh6+ Kg6 31.Nxf5; a)26...Bg6 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.Nxh7 Bxh7 29.Rxf7 Qg8 30.Qf6+ Qg7; a)26...exd4 27.Nf6+ Kh8 28.Nxh7 Bxh7 29.Rxf7 Qg8 30.Qf6+) 27.Qf6 (a)27.Qg5+ Qg7 28.Nh6+ Kh8 29.Nxf7+ Kg8 30.Nh6+ Kh8) 27...h6 (a)27...Qg7 28.Nh6+ Kh8 29.Nxf7+ Kg8 30.Nh6+) 28.Nxh6+ Kh7 29.Ng4 Bxf1 30.Qh4+ Kg6 31.Qf6+ Kh7 (a)31...Kh5 32.Nxe5 Qg8 (a)32...Bc4 33.g4#) 33.Qh4#; 32.Qh4+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kg7 34.Qg5+ Kh8 35.Qh5+ Kg7 36.Qg5+; b)26.Nxe5 Bf5 27.g4 Be4 28.g5 (b)28.Rf1 Bg6 29.h4 Qf8 30.Qxf8+ Rxf8 31.Nd7 Rc8 32.Ne5 Rc7 33.h5 Be4) 28...b5 29.Ng4 Bf5 30.Nf6+ Kh8 31.Rf1 Qf8 32.Qh4 Qg7 33.Nxd5 Rg8 34.Ne3 Qxg5+ 35.Qxg5 Rxg5+; 26...Kh8 27.Nh5 Qf8 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Qxe5 Qh6 30.Nf6+ Kf8 31.Rc7; 25.Nf6+ Kh8 26.Nh5 Qf8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Rxc8 (28.Qxe5 b5 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Re3 Rc1+ 31.Kg2 Bf1+ 32.Kf2 h6 33.Rf3 Bh3 34.Nf6+ Kh8 35.Nxd5+ Qg7 36.Nf6 Qf8 37.g4 Rf1+ 38.Kg3 Rxf3+ 39.Kxf3 Bf1 40.h4 Bc4 41.b3 Bd3 42.g5 Bb1 43.Nh5+ Kg8 44.a3 hxg5 45.Nf6+ Kg7 46.Qxg5+ Bg6 47.h5 Qxa3 48.h6+ Kf8 49.Qxb5 Ke7 50.Ng8+ Kd6 51.h7 Bxh7 52.Nf6 Ke7 53.Nxh7+-) 28...Rxc8 29.Qxe5 Bg6 (29...Rc2 30.Nf6+ Kh8 31.Nxd5+ Qg7 32.Nf6 Rc8) 30.Nf6+ Kh8 31.Nxd5+ Qg7 32.Nf6 Bd3 33.d5 Bc4 34.Rc1 Qh6 35.Rc2 Ba6 36.Rxc8+ Bxc8 37.Qc3 (37.d6 Qc1+ 38.Kf2 Qd2+ 39.Kf3 Qd3+ 40.Kf4 Qf1+ 41.Kg5 Qc1+ 42.Kh4 Qh6+ 43.Nh5+ Kg8 44.d7 Bxd7 45.Qb8+ Bc8 46.Qxc8+ Qf8 47.Nf6+ Kg7 48.Qxf8+ Kxf8 49.Nxh7+ Kg7 50.Ng5) 37...Ba6 38.Ng4+ Qg7 39.d6! 39..Qg7 throws it away - the King can reach e8 from g7 (via f6) but not from h8 (39.Qxg7+?? Kxg7 40.d6 Bb5 41.Ne5 Kf6) 39...Qxc3 (39...Bb5 40.Nf6 Qg6 41.Kg2 Qf5 42.Ng4+) 40.bxc3 Bb5 (40...Bc8 41.Ne5 Kg7 42.a4 Kf6 43.d7 Bxd7 44.Nxd7+ Kf5 45.Nxb6 Ke4 46.Nc4) 41.c4] 22...h5 [22...Qf8 23.Ng4 Qb4 (23...g6 24.Rc3 Rxc3 25.bxc3 h5 26.Nf2 (26.Ne3 Rc8 27.Kf2 Qa3 28.Rb1 Ba4 29.Rc1 b5 30.h3 h4) 26...Bc4 27.g4 Kh7 28.Re3 Qa3 29.Rh3 Qxa2 30.Qxa2 Bxa2 31.gxh5 gxh5 32.Rxh5+ Kg6 33.Rh3 a4 34.Rg3+ Kf5 35.Rg7 Rf8 36.h4 a3 37.Kg2 Kf4 38.Rg3 Rg8 39.Rxg8 Bc4 40.Ra8 a2 41.Nh3+ Kg4 42.Ng5; 24.Qg5 Qxd4+ 25.Kh1 g6 26.Qh6; 22...Rxc1 23.Rxc1 gxf6 24.Ng4 fxe5 25.Qh6 Bd3 26.Nf6+ Kh8 27.Nh5 Qf8 28.Qf6+ Kg8 29.Qxe5 b5 30.Nf6+ Kh8 31.Rc3 Bg6 32.Rc5 b4 33.Nxd5+ Qg7 34.Nf6±] 23.Ng2 |
[23.Ng2 Rxc1 24.Rxc1 gxf6 25.Nf4 fxe5 (25...Rc8 26.Nxh5 Rxc1+ 27.Qxc1 Kh7 28.Nxf6+ Kg7 29.h4 Bc4 30.h5 Qh8 31.Qg5+ Kf8 32.Nd7+ Ke8 33.Nxb6) 26.Nxh5 Kf8 27.Qh6+ Ke7 28.Qf6+ Kf8 29.Qxe5 Bc4 30.b3 Bd3 31.Rc7; 23.Ng2 gxf6 24.Nf4 Rxc1 25.Qxc1 fxe5 26.Rxe5 (26.Nxh5 Kf8 27.Qh6+ Ke7 28.Qf6+ Kf8 29.Qxe5 Be8 30.Rc1 Ra7 31.h4 a4 32.Qg7+ Ke7 33.Qg5+ f6 34.Nxf6 Kd6 35.Qe5+ Ke7 36.Nxe8 Qxe8 37.Qg5+ Kd7 38.Qg7+ Qe7 39.Qxe7+ Kxe7 40.Rc6 b5 41.Rb6 Rc7 42.Rxb5 Rc4 43.h5 Kf6 44.a3 Rxd4 45.Rb4 Rd1+ 46.Kf2 Kg5 47.g4 e5 48.Rxa4 d4 49.Ra5 Rd2+ 50.Ke1 Rxb2 51.Rxe5+ Kxg4 52.a4 Kf4) 26...h4 27.Nh5 hxg3 (27...Kf8 28.Qh6+ Ke7 29.Qf6+ Kd6 30.Qxf7 Qc8 31.Qf4 hxg3 32.h4 Kc6 33.Nxg3 Qd7 34.h5 Rg8 35.h6 Bc4 36.b3) 28.Qh6 gxh2+ 29.Kh1; 23.fxg7 Qg5 24.Rc3 Ba6 25.Nc4 Qxd2 26.Nxd2 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Rc8 28.Rb1 Rc6] 23...g6 24.Rc3 Rxc3 [24...Qf8 25.Rec1 Kh7 26.g4 hxg4 27.h3 gxh3 28.Rxh3+ Kg8 29.Kf2 Rxc1 30.Qxc1 Rc8 31.Qh1 Rc2+ 32.Ke3 Re2+ 33.Kf3; 24...Rc4 25.g4 hxg4 26.Ne3 Rxc3 27.bxc3 Rc8 28.Nxg4 Ba6 29.Re3 Qf8 30.Rh3 Qa3 31.Rh8+ Kxh8 32.Qh6+ Kg8 33.Qg7#] 25.bxc3 Bc4 [25...Qf8 26.g4 h4 27.Nxh4 Bc4 28.Re3; 25...Kf8 26.Qh6+ Ke8 27.Qg7 Qc8 28.Qg8+ Kd7 29.Qxf7+ Kc6 30.Nf4; 25...Rc8 26.g4 h4 (26...hxg4 27.Ne3 Qc7 a)27...g3 28.Ng4 (a)28.hxg3 Ba4 (a)28...Qc7 29.Nxd5; a)28...Qd7 29.Nxd5) 29.Ng4 b5 30.Kf2 Kf8 31.Rh1 Ke8 32.Rh8+ Kd7 33.Rxd8+ Rxd8 34.Nh6 Rh8 35.g4; 28...gxh2+ 29.Qxh2 Rxc3 30.Nh6+ Kf8 31.Nxf7 Rg3+ 32.Kf2 Kxf7 33.Qh7+ Ke8 34.Kxg3; b)27...Qf8 28.Nxg4 Ba6 29.Re3; 28.Nxd5; 27.Re3 (27.Nxh4 Ba4 28.Nf3 b5 29.h4 Rc7 30.h5 Qc8 31.Qh6 Qf8 32.Qxf8+ Kxf8 33.h6 Kg8 34.Re3 b4 35.cxb4 axb4 36.Ng5 Rc4 37.h7+ Kh8 38.Rf3 Bd7 39.Rf4 Rc3 40.Nxf7+ Kxh7 41.Ng5+ Kh6 42.f7 Rc8 43.Nxe6 Bxe6 44.f8Q+ Rxf8 45.Rxf8 Bxg4 46.Rb8 Bf5 47.Rxb4) 27...Bc4 (27...Kf8 28.Rh3 Qc7 29.Qh6+ Ke8 30.Rxh4 Kd7 (30...Qxc3 31.Qf8+ Kd7 (31...Kxf8 32.Rh8#) 32.Qd6+ Ke8 33.Rh8#; 31.Qg7; 28.Rh3 Qf8 (28...Kf8 29.Rxh4 Qe8) 29.Rxh4 b5 30.Qe3] 26.g4 hxg4 27.Qg5 [27.Ne3 Kf8 a)27...g3 28.Ng4 (a)28.hxg3 Qf8 29.Kg2 Qa3 30.Nxc4 dxc4 31.Rh1 Qf8 32.Qg5 Qa3 33.Rh8+ Kxh8 34.Qh6+ Kg8 35.Qg7#) 28...gxh2+ 29.Qxh2 Qe8 (a)29...b5 30.Re3) 30.Nh6+ Kf8 31.Nf5 Kg8 32.Qh6 Qf8 33.Ne7+ Qxe7 34.Qg7#; b)27...Rc8 28.Nxg4 Ba6 (b)28...Kf8 29.Qh6+ Ke8 30.Qh7 Bxa2) 29.Nh6+ (b)29.Re3 Qf8 (b)29...Kf8 30.Rh3) 30.Rh3 Rc7 31.Nh6+ Kh7 32.Nxf7+ Kg8 33.Nd6 Rh7 34.Qg5 Rxh3 35.Qxg6+ Kh8 36.Nf7+ Qxf7 37.Qxf7; 29...Kf8 30.Re3 Ke8 (b)30...b5 31.Rh3 Ke8 32.Nxf7 Kxf7 33.Rh7+ Ke8 34.f7+ Ke7 35.Qg5+ Kd7 36.f8Q+ Qe7 (b)36...Kc6 37.Qc5#) 37.Qfxe7+ Kc6 38.Qxe6#; 31.Rh3 Qc7 32.Nxf7 Qxf7 33.Rh8+ Kd7; c)27...Kh7 28.Nxg4 Qf8 29.Re3 Kg8 30.Rh3 Ra7 31.Nh6+ Kh7 32.Nf5+ Kg8 33.Ne7+ Rxe7 34.fxe7 Qxe7 35.Qh6; d)27...Qf8 28.Nxg4 (d)28.Nxc4 dxc4 29.Re4 b5 30.Rxg4 b4) 28...Rc8 29.Re3 Qa3 30.Rh3; 28.Nxg4 Ke8 29.Qh6 Kd7 30.Qg7 Qf8 31.Nh6 Ke8 32.Re3 Bxa2 33.Rh3 Rd8 34.Qxf8+ Kxf8 35.Nf5 Ke8 36.Nd6+ Rxd6 37.exd6 a4 (37...Kd7 38.Rh7 Kxd6 39.Rxf7) 38.Rh8+ Kd7 39.Rf8 a3 40.Rxf7+ Kxd6 41.Ra7; 27... Bd3 a)27...Bxa2 28.Nf4 Qe8 (a)28...Qd7 29.Qh6; a)28...a4 29.Nxg6 fxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kf8 31.Qg7+ Ke8 32.f7+ Kd7 33.f8Q+ Kc6 34.Qxd8 Rxd8 35.Qe7 Rd7 36.Qxe6+ Kc7 37.Qxg4; a)28...Ra7 29.Nxg6 fxg6 30.f7+) 29.Qxg4 (a)29.h3 gxh3 (a)29...a4 30.hxg4 a3 31.Re3 Qf8 32.Rh3 Ra7 33.Qh4) 30.Re3 h2+ 31.Kxh2; 29...a4 (a)29...Qa4 30.Nxg6; a)29...b5 30.Re3 b4 31.Rh3 Qa4 32.Nxg6 Qd1+; a)29...Ra7 30.h4 Qa4 31.h5 Qc2 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Qxe6+ Rf7 34.Qe8+ Rf8 35.f7+ Kg7 36.Ne6+) 30.h4 (a)30.Re3 a3 31.Rh3 Qb5 32.Qh4 Qb1+ 33.Kf2 Qc2+ 34.Kg3 Qxc3+ 35.Kg4 Qxh3+ 36.Qxh3 Bb1 (a)36...Bb3 37.Qh6 Bd1+ 38.Kg5 a2 39.Qg7#) 37.Qh6 Bf5+ 38.Kg5 a2 39.Qg7#; 30...a3 (a)30...Rc8 31.h5 Rxc3 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Nxg6 Kf7 (a)33...Qf7 34.Nf4+ Kh8 35.Qh4+ Qh7 (a)35...Kg8 36.Re2 Rc1+ (a)36...Kf8 37.Rg2 Ke8 38.Rg7 Rc1+ 39.Kf2 Rc2+ 40.Ke3 Rc3+ 41.Kd2 Rc2+ 42.Kxc2 Bb3+ 43.Kd2) 37.Kh2 Kf8 38.Qh8+ Qg8 39.Nxe6+ Kf7 40.Qh5+ Kxe6 41.Qh3+ Kf7 42.Qd7+ Kg6 43.Rg2+ Kh5 44.Qh3#; 36.Ng6+ Kg8 37.f7+ Kxf7 38.Qxh7+ Ke8 39.Qe7#; 34.Nf4 (a)34.Ne7 Qh8 35.Qg6+ Kf8 36.Qg4 Kf7 37.Qg6+) 34...Qg8 35.Qxg8+ Kxg8 36.Nxe6 Bc4 37.Kf2 Rc2+ 38.Kg3 a3 39.Ng5 a2 40.e6 Re2 41.Ra1 Rb2 42.e7; 31.h5 Bc4 (a)31...Bb1 32.Rxb1 a2 33.Ra1 Qb5 34.Qd1 Qb2 35.hxg6 fxg6 36.Nxg6 Qxc3 37.Ne7+ Kf8 38.Kh2 b5 39.Qg1 Qb2+ 40.Kh3 Qc3+ 41.Kh4 Ke8 42.Qg8+ Kd7 43.Qxa8 Qxd4+ 44.Kg5 Qxe5+ 45.Kg6 Qe4+ 46.Kg7 Qc4) 32.hxg6 fxg6 33.Nxg6 Kf7 34.Nf8 Qxf8 35.Qh5+ Kg8 36.Qg6+ Kh8 37.Re3 Bf1 38.Qh5+ Kg8 39.Rg3+ Qg7 40.Rxg7+ Kf8 41.Qh8#; b)27...Qf8 28.Nf4 Ra7 29.Qxg4 Qa3 30.Qh3 Bxa2 31.Qh6 Qf8 32.Qh4 a4 33.Re3 Qa3 34.Rh3 Qc1+ 35.Kf2 Qc2+ 36.Kg3 Qxc3+ 37.Kg4 Qxh3+ 38.Nxh3 Bb3 39.Qh6; c)27...Kf8 28.Qh6+ (c)28.Nf4 Ke8 29.a3 (c)29.Nxg6 fxg6 30.Qxg6+ Kd7) 29...g3 (c)29...Kd7 30.Qxg4) ; 28...Ke8 29.Qg7 Qc8 30.Qg8+ Kd7 31.Qxf7+ Kc6 (c)31...Kd8 32.Qe7#) 32.Nf4 Qg8 (c)32...Bxa2 33.Qxe6+ Kb5 (c)33...Qxe6 34.Nxe6 Kd7 35.Nf4 (c)35.Ng7 a4 36.e6+ Kd6 37.e7) 35...g5 36.e6+; 34.Qxc8 Rxc8 35.e6; 33.Qxg8 Rxg8 34.f7 Rb8 35.Nxe6; d)27...Qe8 28.Nf4 Bxa2 29.Qxg4 a4 (d)29...Qb5 30.Nxg6 fxg6 31.Qxg6+ Kf8 32.Qg7+ Ke8 33.Qe7#) 30.Nh3 a3 31.Ng5; e)27...Rc8 28.Qxg4 Bxa2 29.Nf4 Rc7 30.Nh3 Rxc3 31.Ng5 Kf8 32.Qh4 Ke8 33.Nxf7 Kxf7 (e)33...Qc7 34.Nd6+ Kd7 35.Qh8 Qxd6 36.Qg7+ Kc6 37.exd6 Kxd6 38.Qe7+ Kc6 39.f7 Rf3 40.Rxe6+ Kb5 41.Rf6 Rxf6 42.Qxf6) 34.Qh7+ Ke8 35.f7+ Kf8 (e)35...Ke7 36.f8Q+ Kxf8 37.Rf1+ Rf3 38.Rxf3+ Qf6 39.Rxf6+ Ke8 40.Rxg6 b5 41.Rg8#) 36.Qg8+ Ke7 37.Qxd8+ Kxd8 38.f8Q+ Kc7 39.Qf7+ Kc6 40.Qxe6+ Kb5 41.Qxg6; 28.Ne3 a)28.Qxg4 Bf5 29.Qg5 Be4 30.Nf4 b5 (a)30...Bf5 31.h4 Qe8 32.h5 Rc8 33.Re3 Be4 34.hxg6 fxg6 (a)34...Bxg6 35.Rg3 Rc7 36.Qh6 Qf8 37.Rxg6+ fxg6 38.Qxf8+ Kxf8 39.Nxe6+ Kf7 40.Nxc7) 35.Rxe4; 31.Rxe4; b)28.Nf4 Bf5; 28...Rc8 29.Nxg4
Black resigned - implying that his PC can find mate in 20 or that he didn't see the almost-good line with g5 ?[29.Nxg4 Rxc3 a)29...Kf8 30.Qh6+ Ke8 31.Qg7 Rc6 (a)31...Qc7 32.Qg8+ Kd7 33.Qxf7+ Kc6 34.Qxe6+ Kb5 35.Qxd5+ Ka6 36.Nf2 Qxc3 37.Nxd3 Qxd3 38.e6 Qd2 39.Qe4 Rc2 40.Qe2+ Qxe2 41.Rxe2 Rxe2 42.f7) 32.Qg8+ Kd7 33.Qxf7+ Kc8 34.Qg7 Kb8 35.f7 Rc8 36.Nf6 Ka8 37.Re3 Qf8 38.Ne8 Qxg7 39.Nxg7 Rf8 40.Rxd3 Rxf7 41.Nxe6; b)29...Bf5 30.Nh6+ Kf8 31.Nxf5 exf5 32.e6 Ke8 33.exf7+ Kxf7 34.Re7++-; 30.Nh6+ Kf8 31.Qh4 g5!! a)31...Ke8 32.Nxf7 Kxf7 (a)32...Qc7 33.Nd6+ Kd7 34.Qh7+ Kc6 35.Qxc7+ Kxc7 36.f7) 33.Qh7+ Ke8 34.f7+ Ke7 35.Qh4+; b)31...Qc7 32.Nf5 Ke8 33.Nd6+ Kd7 34.Qh8 Qd8 35.Qg7; c)31...Be4 32.Nxf7 Kxf7 33.Qh7+ Ke8 34.f7+ Ke7 35.Qh4+ Kxf7 36.Qxd8; d)31...Rc7 32.Nf5 Ke8 33.Nd6+ Kd7 34.Nxf7 Qf8 35.Nd6 (d)35.Ng5; d)35.Ng5) 35...Bf5 36.Qh7+ Kd8 37.Qh4; 32.Qxg5 Bg6 33.h4 Qc7 a)33...Ke8 34.h5 Kd7 35.hxg6 fxg6 36.Qxg6 Qf8 37.Nf5 b5 (a)37...exf5 38.e6+ Kc7 39.e7; a)37...Rh3 38.Qg7+ Qxg7+ 39.fxg7) 38.Nd6; b)33...Rh3 34.Qg4 Ra3 35.h5; 34.h5 Qc4 35.hxg6 Qxd4+ 36.Kg2 a)36.Qe3 Rxe3 (a)36...Qxe3+ 37.Rxe3 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 fxg6 39.Rg3 Rc2+ 40.Kh3 Rxa2 (a)40...Rc7 41.Rxg6) ; b)36.Kh1?? fxg6 37.f7 Rh3+ 38.Kg2 Qh4; 36...Rc2+ (36...fxg6 37.f7) 37.Kh1 fxg6 38.f7! Rc8 (38...Qf2 39.Qd8+ Kg7 40.Nf5+ Qxf5 41.Qg8+ Kh6 42.f8Q+) 39.Ng8 Kxf7 40.Rf1+ Kg7 41.Qh6+ Kxg8 42.Qxg6+ Kh8 43.Qh6+ Kg8 44.Qxe6+ Kh8 (44...Kh7 45.Rf7+ Kg8 46.Qg6+ Kh8 47.Rh7#) 45.Qxc8+ Kg7 46.Rg1++- (46.Qd7+ Kh6 47.Rf6+ Kh5 48.Qf5+ Kh4 49.Rh6+ Kg3 50.Rh3#) ] 1-0 Rest in peace, John. |
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