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1 Queens Chess Club Championship 2017 Round 3 October 20th 2017 Welcome to the 2017 Queens Chess Club Championship!! The time control is G/120, d5. A delay clock is preferred. Please bring sets and clocks. Our normal seating arrangement is to face all clocks toward the center aisle. The TD needs to be able to see the clock. We no longer enforce Rule 14H, which allows a player in time pressure in a game without time delay to request a delay clock, claiming no losing chances. We no longer allow this because our directors are also participating as players. If a game starts at 7:45PM with an analog clock, that clock will not be replaced or exchanged unless it dies during the game (and even so, will be replaced with the same type of clock if possible). We recommend that you be on time. If either player has fewer than five minutes remaining, neither player is required to keep score any longer, but a complete score is still required to claim a threefold repetition of position, unless a TD happens to have been present for all three appearances of the position at the time of claim. Up to three half point byes are permitted, but these must be locked in before Round 4. Players with identical USCF regular ratings will be ranked in order of their USCF quick ratings. In the last round, if two players with the same score who must be paired against each other have had identical color histories, color will be decided by lot (coin flip, choose a hand, etc.) Past QCC champions 2016: Jay Bonin 2015: IM Danny Kopec & Andrew Ryba 2014: Payam Parhami 2013: IM Jay Bonin 2012: IM Jay Bonin 2011: Andrew Ryba 2010: IM Jay Bonin, IM Danny Kopec 2009: IM Danny Kopec, Andrew Ryba, Nicholas Ryba 2007: IM (now GM) Alex Lenderman 2006: IM Jay Bonin & Ricardo Perez-Billinghurst 2005: IM Jay Bonin 2004: IM Jay Bonin 2003: IM Jay Bonin 2002: Devlin Sinclair 2001: IM Jay Bonin 2000: GM Alex Stripunsky & IM Jay Bonin 1999: Pieter Bierkens, Brian Lawson, Edgar Cimafranca Sr. 1998: Edward Kopiecki 1997: IM Jay Bonin & Edward Kopiecki 1996: Edward Frumkin 1995: Brian Lawson 1994: Joseph Felber & Edgar Ian Cimafranca (aka Jr.) 1993: Anatoly Tonkonogy 1992: Anatoly Tonkonogy 1991: Anatoly Tonkonogy, Bernard Hill & Steven Goldstein Please mark your result on the pairing sheet as soon as your game is over. If you want to analyze your game, you must go to another table that doesn t have any tournament games on it, but there is still no talking permitted until all tournament games are over (we will close within 15 minutes of the last game finishing). We will be using carbon score sheets and will prepare weekly bulletins to be posted online. Please turn in your score sheets to Brian Lawson. We will attempt to have the next round s pairings posted by Tuesday (they will not be absolute, especially for Rounds 2-4 when new players can enter or byes taken). Queens Chess Club membership is required and must be valid through the end of the tournament. Have fun and play well!! Page 1

2 (26) Bonin,Jay (2387) - Felber,Joseph (2019) [E16 [bfl11 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.g3 Bb7 5.Bg2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qe Bg5 h6 [ E16: Queen's Indian: 4 g3 Bb7 5 Bg2 Bb4+ 9.Bxf6 Qxf6 10.a3 Be7 [White is slightly better. 11.Nc3 d6 12.e4 [ Threatens to win with e Nd7 [ 8r+-+-trk+( 7zplzpnvlpzp-' 6-zp-zppwq-zp& % 4-+PzPP+-+$ 3zP-sN-+NzP-# 2-zP-+-zPLzP" 1tR-+Q+RmK-! 13.e5! Qg6 [13...dxe5 14.Nxe5 14.Nh4 Bxh4 15.Bxb7 dxe5 16.Bxa8 Rxa8 17.Qf3 Rd8 18.Rad1 [ And now dxe5 would win Bf6 19.dxe5 Bxe5 20.Qc6 Bd6 21.Rxd6 [The author of "Active Pieces" saddles Black with paralyzed pieces. (Felber) 21...cxd6 22.Qxd6 f5 23.Rd1 Qf6 24.Qc7 Qe7 25.Nb5 f4? [ 8-+-tr-+k+( 7zp-wQnwq-zp-' 6-zp-+p+-zp& 5+N+-+-+-% 4-+P+-zp-+$ 3zP-+-+-zP-# 2-zP-+-zP-zP" 1+-+R+-mK-! [25...Kh7 26.Nd4 Qe8 27.Nxe6 Qxe6 28.Qxd8 Nf6 26.Nxa7 (27) Kopiecki,Edward (2026) - Arluck,William (2012) [C13 [bfl11 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nf3 b6 8.Bd3 Bb7 9.Qe2 Rg8 10.Rg1 Nd c6 [White is better. 12.Kb1 Qc7 13.c Nc3 Bb4 15.Rc1 Bxc3 16.Rxc3 c5 17.Bxh7 Rg7 [ 8-+ktr-+-+( 7zplwqn+ptrL' 6-zp-+pzp-+& 5+-zp-+-+-% 4-+PzP-+-+$ 3+-tR-+N+-# 2PzP-+QzPPzP" 1+K+-+-tR-! Page 2

3 Hoping for...cxd4. 18.Be4 cxd4 19.Nxd4 [ aiming for Nb Nc5 20.Bxb7+ Qxb7 21.Nf3 e5 22.Nh4 Ne6 23.Qf3 Nd4 24.Qxb7+ [ Much weaker is 24.Qxf6 Qe4+ 25.Ka1 Rg4= 24...Kxb7 25.Rd1 Rc8 26.Rd2 Rc6 27.g3 Rg8 28.Nf3 Ne6 29.Rd7+ Rc7 30.Rxc7+ Kxc7± [Endgame KRN- KRN 31.b4 Rd8 32.Re3 Rd1+ 33.Kc2 Ra1 34.Kb2 Rf1 35.Re2 Rd1 36.Rd2 Rf1 37.Kc3 Rc1+ 38.Rc2 Rd1 39.h4 e4 40.Nd2 f5 41.g4 fxg4 42.Nxe4 Rh1 43.Ng5 Nxg5 44.hxg5 Rh5 45.Re2 Rh3+ 46.Re3? [46.Kd4± Rf3 47.Ke Rxe (28) Dippel,George (1859) - Bauer,Bruno (1469) [B27 [bfl11 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bc4 Bg7 4.c3 e [ B27: Sicilian: 2 Nf3, unusual Black 2nd moves 5...Ne7 6.e5 Nbc6 7.d4 cxd4 8.cxd4 [The position is equal. 8...d5 9.Bb Nc3 a6 11.Ne1 Nf5 12.Be3 b5 13.Qd2 Na5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 dxc4 16.Ne4 Bb7 17.Nc5 Bd5 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Qf2 h5 20.a3 Rfc8 21.Nh4 Bf8 22.Nxf5 exf5 23.Rad1 a5 24.Qg3 Be7 25.e6 Bxc5? [25...h4µ 26.exf7+ Bxf7 26.exf7+² Kxf7 27.dxc5 Be4? [Black should play 27...Rd8² 28.Rd6 Rg8 29.Bd4 Qe7 30.Bf6 Qxf6 31.Rxf6+ Kxf6 32.Qg5+ Kf7 33.Rd1 [ Intending Rd7+ and mate Bd3 34.Re1 Be4 35.Qg3 Rad8 36.Qf2 [36.Qc Bc6 37.h3 Rd3 38.Qh4 Be4 39.Re2 Rc8 40.Qg5 [ aiming for Rxe4! 40...Rh8? [ [40...Rc6± tr( k+-' p+& 5zppzP-+pwQp% 4-+p+lzP-+$ 3zP-+r+-+P# 2-zP-+R+P+" mK-! 41.c6!+ Rd5? [41...Rd1+ 42.Kh2 Re8; 41...Bxc6 42.Re7+ 42.Kh2 [Threatening Rxe Rc5? [ tr( k+-' 6-+P+-+p+& 5zpptr-+pwQp% 4-+p+lzP-+$ 3zP-+-+-+P# 2-zP-+R+PmK" ! [42...Rd4 43.c7 b4 43.Rxe4! fxe4 44.Qxc5 Page 3

4 (29) Mathew,Philip (1300) - Glad,Clayton (1696) [B22 [bfl11 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 d5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Be2 Bf5 [ B22: Sicilian: 2 c3 6.c4 Qd6 7.d3 Rd8 8.Be3 [The position is equal. 8...e5 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Nb5 Qd Be7 12.a b4 cxb4 14.axb4 a6 [ Much weaker is 14...Bxb4?! 15.Nxa7 Qe7 16.Nxc6=; Much less strong is 14...Bxd3 15.Bxd3 Qxd3 16.Qxd3³ 15.Na7 Bxd3?? [15...Nxb Qb3 Qc7 16.Nxc6+ Qxc6 17.Bxd3? [17.Nxe5+ and the rest is easy Qe4 18.Nxd e4 18.b5 axb5 19.cxb5 [ Wrong is 19.Ne5? Qe Qd6 20.Nd4 [ 8-+-tr-trk+( 7+p+-vlpzpp' 6-+-wq-sn-+& 5+P+-+-+-% 4-+-sNp+-+$ 3+-+LvL-+-# zPPzP" 1tR-+Q+RmK-! Strongly threatening Be Ng4? [20...exd3³ stays ahead. 21.Qf3 Qd5 21.Qxg4 exd3 22.Nf5 Qe5 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.Bh6 [ 8-+-tr-trk+( 7+p+-wqpzpp' vL& 5+P+-+-+-% Q+$ 3+-+p+-+-# zPPzP" 1tR-+-+RmK-! 24...Qf6 25.Bg5 Qg6 [ Threatening...h6. 26.f3 Qb6+ 27.Kh1 Rd4 28.Be3 Rxg4 29.Bxb6 Rg6? [29...Rg5 30.Rfb1 Rd5 30.Be3 Re6 31.Rfe1 Rfe8 32.Bd2 Re2 33.Rxe2 Rxe2? [33...dxe2+ 34.Kg1 h6 34.Ra8+ (30) Williams,Rupert (1579) - Frumkin,Edward (2044) [A40 [bfl11 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Bg5 c5 4.c3 [ A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4 4...h6 5.Bf4 Nf6 6.Be5 cxd4 7.Bxd4 Nc6 8.Bxf6 [Black is better. 8...Bxf6 9.e3 d5 10.Be Bg7 12.Nbd2 f5 13.Ne1 e5 14.f4 Qb6 15.Nb3 Qxe3+ 16.Kh1 Be6 17.Qd2 Qxd2 18.Nxd2 e4 19.Nc2 d4 20.cxd4 Nxd4 21.Nxd4 Bxd4 22.Bc4 Kf7 23.Bxe6+ Kxe6 24.Rab1 Rac8 25.Nb3 Bb6 26.Rbc1 Rfd8 27.g3 g5 28.Kg2 gxf4 29.gxf4 Rg8+ 30.Kh3 a5 31.Rxc8 Rxc8 32.Nc1? [ Page 4

5 8-+r+-+-+( 7+p+-+-+-' 6-vl-+k+-zp& 5zp-+-+p+-% 4-+-+pzP-+$ K# 2PzP-+-+-zP" 1+-sN-+R+-! [14.Nb5± Be7 15.dxc h4µ 15.Ng5? [ Don't blunder 15.Nxh4? Rxh4 16.f4 Rfh8 +; 15.dxc5µ is a better chance Bxc5 16.h Qxg Na4 [¹16.f4 Qh5 17.h3 hxg3 18.Qxg Nxh2 17.Kxh2 hxg3+ [Black mates. 18.Kg2 Rh2+ 19.Kg1 gxf2# 0 1 (32) Muwwakkil,Mulazim (1719) - Sasmor,Kenneth (1923) [A47 [bfl11 [32.Rc1 Rd8 33.Nc5+ Ke7 34.a Rc2 33.b3 Be3 0 1 (31) Drazil,Paul (858) - Mordukhay,Mikhail (1515) [D00 [bfl11 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nc3 c5 5.Bb5+ Bd7 [ D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines 6.Be2 Nc6 7.a3 Bd6 8.b3 [Black has an edge. 8...Qb6 9.Rb Ng5 Rdf h5 12.Nf3 Qd8 13.Bd3 Ng4 14.g3? [ 8-+kwq-tr-tr( 7zpp+l+pzp-' 6-+nvlp+-+& 5+-zpp+-+p% 4-+-zP-+n+$ 3zPPsNLzPNzP-# 2-+P+-zP-zP" 1+RvLQ+RmK-! 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 b6 3.e3 e6 4.Bd3 Bb7 5.Nf3 Be [ A47: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 b6: Torre, London and Colle Systems Qe2 Nh5 8.Bxh7+? [ 8rsn-wq-trk+( 7zplzppvlpzpL' 6-zp-+p+-+& n% 4-+-zP-vL-+$ 3+-+-zPN+-# 2PzPP+QzPPzP" 1tRN+-+RmK-! [8.Nc3= and White has nothing to worry. 8...Kh8? [8...Kxh7 + 9.Ng5+ Bxg5 10.Qxh5+ Bh6 11.Bxh6 gxh6 9.Bd3± Nxf4 10.exf4 g6 11.Nbd2 d6 12.Rfe1 Bxf3 13.Nxf3 [ Threatens to win with d5! 13...Qd7? [ Page 5

6 8rsn-+-tr-mk( 7zp-zpqvlp+-' 6-zp-zpp+p+& % 4-+-zP-zP-+$ 3+-+L+N+-# 2PzPP+QzPPzP" 1tR-+-tR-mK-! 8r+n+r+k+( 7zpR+-+p+-' 6R+p+-vlp+& 5+-zP-zp-+p% 4-+-+P+-+$ 3+P+-+LvLP# zPP+" mK-! [13...Bf6 14.Rad1 Nc6 14.f5!+ Kg7 [14...exf5 15.Qxe7 15.fxg6 [White is clearly winning fxg6 [¹15...Nc6 16.gxf7 Rxf7 16.Qe4 Rf6 17.Qxa8 Nc6 18.Bb5 (33) Spigel,David (1860) - Sirotnik,James (1615) [D00 [bfl11 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 g6 4.c4 [ D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines 4...Bg7 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg Nf3 Bg4 8.Be2 [The position is equal. 8...Nd7 9.Nc3 N7f6 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 c e6 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.e4 [14.Qc2 keeps more tension Qa5 15.a3 Nxc3 16.bxc3 Rad8 17.Rfb Qxb3 15.axb3 Nb6 16.Rfd1 Rfe8 17.Na4 Nfd7 18.Rd2 Bh6 19.Rd3 Bg7 20.Nc5 Nxc5 21.dxc5 Nc8 22.Rd7 Bxb2 23.Ra2ƒ [White has a strong initiative Bf6 24.Rxb7 e5 25.Ra6 h5? [ [25...Re7± 26.Rb4 (26.Rxc6 Rxb7 27.Rxf6 Rxb3=) 26...Rc7 26.Rxc6+ Kg7 27.Be2 a5 28.Bc4 Re7 29.Rcc7 [¹29.Rbc h4? [29...a4 30.Bxe5 [White is clearly winning Bxe5 31.Rxe7 Nxe7 32.Rxe7 [Endgame KRB KRB Bb8 33.Rxf7+ Kh6 34.c6 a4 35.c7 Bxc7 36.Rxc7 a3 [ White must now prevent...a2. 37.b4 a2 [ 8r ( 7+-tR-+-+-' pmk& % 4-zPL+P+-zp$ P# 2p+-+-zPP+" mK-! Page 6

7 38.Bxa2! Rxa2 39.f4 (34) Lawson,Brian (2025) - Parhami,Payam (2147) [A97 [bfl11 1.Nf3 e6 2.g3 f5 3.c4 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be Nc3 d6 7.d4 Qe8 8.Qd3 Nc6 9.e4 [ A97: Classical Dutch: Fluid Systems: 7 Nc3 Qe8 LiveBook: 3 Games. A97: Classical Dutch: Fluid Systems: 7 Nc3 Qe8 9...e5 10.exf5 [10.dxe5 dxe5 11.exf5 Qh5 12.Nd5 Bxf5 13.Nxe7+ Nxe7 14.Qe3 e4 15.Nh4 Ng4 16.Qg5 Qxg5 17.Bxg5 (37) Cernousek,L (2494)- Polasek,J (2320) Prague Qh5 11.dxe5 [White has an edge.white has an edge Bxf5 12.Qd2 [12.Qd1!? dxe5 13.Nd5= 12...dxe5 13.Qg5 Qxg5N 14.Bxg5 Bd3 15.Rfe1 Bd6 16.Bf1 Bxf1 17.Rxf1 Ng4ƒ [ Black has good play. 18.Kg2 Rxf3 19.Kxf3 Nxh2+ 20.Kg2 Nxf1 21.Rxf1 Rf8 22.Nb5 h6 23.Be3 a6 24.Nxd6 cxd6³ [Endgame Endgame KRB-KRN. KRB-KRN 25.Rd1 Rf6 26.c5 dxc5 27.Bxc5 Nd4 28.Bxd4= [ KRB-KR. KRB-KR 28...Rd6 29.Kf3 exd4³ [ KR-KR. KR-KR [29...Rxd4 30.Rxd4 exd4 31.Ke4 Kf7 32.Kxd4 Kf6 and Black is better due to the ability to create an outside passed h-pawn. 30.Ke4 Rf6 31.Rd2 Rb6 32.b3 Kf7 33.Rxd4 Re6+ 34.Kf3 Re7 35.Rd2 Kf6 36.a4 Rc7 37.Rd3 b5 38.Rd6+ Ke7 39.Rxa6 Rc3+ 40.Kg2 Rxb3 [The position is equal. 41.axb5 Rxb5 42.Rc6 Rb2 43.Ra6 Kf7 44.g4 Re2 45.Kg3 Kg8 46.f4 Re3+ 47.Kh4 Rf3 48.Ra4 Kh7 49.g5 Rf1 50.gxh6 Rh1+ 51.Kg4 Rg1+ 52.Kh4 gxh6 53.Ra6 Kg7 54.f5 Rh1+ 55.Kg3 Rg1+ 56.Kf4 Rf1+ 57.Kg4 Rg1+ 58.Kf4 Rf1+ [Precision: White = 52%, Black = 58%. ½ ½ (35) Phanstiel,Jonathan (1725) - Ying,Hantian (1429) [D02 [bfl11 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Bf5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 [ D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4 5...e6 6.c3 h6 7.Bb5 Bd6 8.Bg Ne5 Ne4 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bxc6 Rb8 12.Nxe4 Bxe4 13.f3 Bxg3+ 14.hxg3 Bg6 15.b4 Qd6 16.Ba4 Qxg3+ 17.Kf1 Qd6 18.Qe2 a6 19.Kf2 Rfc8 20.Bc2 [20.Qd2 keeps more tension c6 21.a3 e5 22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.Rac Rb6 21.Bxg6 fxg6 22.Qc2 e5 23.a3 exd4 24.exd4 Rcb8 25.Rae1 a5 26.Re5 axb4 27.axb4 c5 28.Qa2 [ Much less strong is 28.dxc5?! Qxe5 29.cxb6 Qd6²; 28.bxc5 Rb2 29.cxd6 Rxc2+ 30.Kg3 Rd8 31.Re6± 28...c4 29.Qa5 Rb5 30.Qa7 R5b7 31.Qc5 Rd7 32.Qxd6 Rxd6± [Endgame KRR-KRR 33.Rhe1 Rbb6 34.Ra1 Rd8 35.Ra5 Rbd6 36.Ke2 Kf7 37.Kd2 [37.f4 Kf6 38.g4± 37...Kf6 38.g4 g5 39.Kc2 g6 40.Kb2 h5 41.gxh5 gxh5 42.Ra1 Re6 43.Rae1 Rde8 44.Rh1 h4 45.Rxd5 Re2+ 46.Ka3 R2e3 47.Rh3? [47.f4= and White stays safe Rxc3+ 48.Ka Rxc3+ 48.Ka4 Rce3 [...Rh8 is the strong threat. 49.b5 Rb3 [ 8-+-+r+-+( ' mk-+& 5+P+R+-zp-% 4K+pzP-+-zp$ 3+r+-+P+R# " ! 50.Rd6+ Kf5 [ aiming for...rb8. Page 7

8 51.Ka5 Ra8+ 52.Ra6? [52.Kb Rd8 53.Rc6 Rxd4 54.Rc8? [54.Rc5+ is tougher Kf4 55.Ka Rd Rxc4 [ Now Rb4 and White clings on Rbxb5+ 56.Ka6 Rbc5 57.Ra4 Rd3 58.Kb6 Rcc3 59.Ra8 Ke6 60.Rf8? [60.Rg8 Rb3+ 61.Kc5 Rxf3 62.Rh Ke7? [60...Rc1! 62.Rf8+ Kg6 ( ->...Rb3+) 61.Re8+ Kf5 61.Rf5 Rd6+ 62.Kb5 Rg6 63.Kb4 Re3 [63...Rc1 would keep the White King cut off from the kingside. 64.Rh1 Ree6 65.Rg1 Ref6 66.Rfxg5 Rxg5 67.Rxg5 Rxf3 [ KR-KR 68.Rh5 h3? [68...Rh3µ 69.Kc4 Kf6 69.Kc4= Kf6 70.Kd4 Kg6 71.Rh8? [71.Ke4= and White has nothing to worry Kg5? [Better is 71...Kf Ra8 Kf4 72.Ke4 [The position is equal Rf4+ 73.Ke3 Rh4 74.Rg8+ Kh5 75.Rh8+ Kg5 76.Rg8+ Kf5 [ R+( ' & k+-% tr$ 3+-+-mK-+p# " ! Hoping for...h2. ½ ½ (36) Ying,Victor (2122) - Lorenzo,Antonio (1935) [C04 [Tactical Analysis 2.10 (18s) 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nd2 Nc6 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Bd3 [ C04: French Tarrasch: 3...Nc6 6...f5 7.exf6 Nxf6 8.c3 Bd Re1 [LiveBook: 7 Games 10...Ne7 [10...Nh5 11.Nf1 Nf4 12.Bxf4 Rxf4 13.Ne3 Bd7 14.g3 (66) Balogh,C (2621)-Balog,I (2548) Slovakia Ng5 h6n 12.Ngf3 Nf5 13.Ne5 c6 14.Ndf3 Qc7 15.Bc2 Bd7 16.g4 Bxe5 17.gxf5? [ Worse is 17.dxe5 Nxg4 18.h3 Nxf2=; 17.Nxe5+ Nd6 18.Ng Bd6² 18.fxe6 Be8 [ Threatening...Bh5. 19.Ne5 Bh5 20.Qd3 Ne4 21.Rxe4! dxe4 22.Qxe4 g5 [ 8r+-+-trk+( 7zppwq-+-+-' 6-+pvlP+-zp& 5+-+-sN-zpl% 4-+-zPQ+-+$ 3+-zP-+-+-# 2PzPL+-zP-zP" 1tR-vL-+-mK-! 23.Nf7! Rxf7 [23...Bxf7 24.Qh7# 24.exf7+ Kxf7? [ 77.Rf8+ Ke6 [ White must now prevent...h2. 78.Rf1 h2 79.Rh1 Kf5 [ Threatens to win with...kg4. 80.Kf2 Kf4 81.Kg2 Page 8

9 8r ( 7zppwq-+k+-' 6-+pvl-+-zp& zpl% 4-+-zPQ+-+$ 3+-zP-+-+-# 2PzPL+-zP-zP" 1tR-vL-+-mK-! 28.Re1+ Kd7 [ 8r+-+-vl-wQ( 7zpp+k+-wq-' 6-+p+-+-zp& vLl% 4-+-zP-+-+$ 3+-zP-+-+-# 2PzPL+-zP-zP" 1+-+-tR-mK-! [24...Kf8 is a better defense. 25.Qh7 Qxf7 26.Qh8+ Ke7 27.Bxg5+ (27.Qxa8 Qe6+ ) 27...hxg5 28.Re1+ (28.Qxa8 Bxh2+ 29.Kf1 Be2+ 30.Kxe2 Qe6+ 31.Kf3 Qh3+ 32.Ke4 Qe6+ 33.Kf3 Qh3+ 34.Ke4 Qe6+ 35.Kf3=) 28...Kd7 29.Qxa8 Kc7 25.Qh7+ [¹25.Bxg5! White threatens Qh7+ and mate Kg8 (25...hxg5 26.Qh7+) 26.Qe6+ Bf7 27.Qxh Ke8+ 26.Qh8+ Bf8 [ 8r+-+kvl-wQ( 7zppwq-+-+-' 6-+p+-+-zp& zpl% 4-+-zP-+-+$ 3+-zP-+-+-# 2PzPL+-zP-zP" 1tR-vL-+-mK-! [28...Kf7 29.Bb3+ Kg6 30.Qxg7+ Kxg7+ 29.Re7+! Qxe7 30.Bxe7 [Precision: White = 51%, Black = 28%. (37) Cohen,Ira (1839) - Rawlins,Guy (1578) [D13 [bfl11 1.c4 c6 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.d4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bg4 7.Bg2 e Bd6 9.a3 0 0 [ A11: English Opening: 1...c6 10.b4 a6 11.Bb2 h6 [Black is slightly better. 12.e3 Re8 13.Qb3 Qd7 14.Rfd1 Qc7 15.Rdc1 Qd7 16.Na4 [Threatening Nb Qd8 17.Nc5 Rb8 18.Nd3 Ne4 19.Nde5 Bxe5 20.Nxe5 Nxe5 21.dxe5 Nd2 22.Qd3 Nc4 23.Bd4 b5 24.h3 Bf5ƒ [ Black has some pressure. 25.Qe2 Rc8 26.Kh2 Re7 27.Rc3 Rec7 28.h4 Rc6 29.f3 [ 27.Bxg5! [ Threatening mate with Re Qg7 [27...hxg5 28.Re1+ Page 9

10 8-+rwq-+k+( pzp-' 6p+r+p+-zp& 5+p+pzPl+-% 4-zPnvL-+-zP$ 3zP-tR-zPPzP-# 2-+-+Q+LmK" 1tR ! ( 7+-+-mk-+-' lzp& 5zPL+-+-+-% 4-zP-+-+-mK$ P+-# " ! 29...Nxe5! 30.Rxc6 [30.Bxe5 Rxc Nxc6 31.Bc5 Ne5 32.Rd1 [ e4 is the strong threat. Threatens to win with a Kd8 54.Bc6 Kc7 55.b5 Bf7 56.f4 Bg6 57.Kg4 Bd3 58.Kh Qe8 33.g4 Bh7 34.Kg3 Nc4 35.h5 Qd8 [35...Nxa3 36.Ra1³ 36.Kh3 [ intending e Qf6 [ But not 36...Nxa3?! 37.e4= 37.e4 Qb2 38.Qxb2 Nxb2 39.Rd4 Na4 40.exd5 exd5 41.Rxd5 Nc3 42.Rd6 f5 43.Rxa6 Nd5 44.Bf1 fxg4+ 45.Kxg4 [If 45.fxg4?! Bd Nf6+ 46.Kh4 Nd7 47.Bh3 Nxc5 [White is clearly winning. 48.Bxc8 Nxa6 49.Bxa6+ [Endgame KB-KB 49...Kf7 50.Bxb5 g5+ 51.hxg6+ Bxg6 52.a4 Ke7 53.a5 [ Page 10

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