Zirik, Zinoviy
Labyrinths of Endgame
1.ab6!
[
1.gh4
gf6
2.fg3
(
2.fe3
de7
;
2.de3
f:d2
3.c:e1
gf4
4.fe3
f:d2
5.e:c3
ef4
)
2...de7
3.de3
f:d2
4.c:e1
gf4
5.ed2
cd4
6.dc3
d:b2
7.a:c1
fe3
8.bc5
d:b4
9.a:c3
ed6
10.cb2
dc5
11.ba3
cd4
12.cb4
fg5
13.h:f6
e:g7
]
[
1.de3
f:d2
2.c:e1
gf4
3.fe3
f:d2
4.e:c3
gf6
5.cd4
(
5.gf4
e:g3
6.h:f4
de7
;
5.gh4
ef4
)
5...e:c3
6.b:d2
fg5
7.de3
gh4
8.gf4
de7
]
[
1.fe3
de7
2.gh4
[
2.cd4
e:e1
3.g:e5
d:d2
4.b:f4
(
4.b:b8
gf4
5.b:g3
e:h4
6.ab4
)
4...dc1
5.fe5
cf4
6.e:g3
e:h4
]
2...gf6
]
1...c:a7
[
1...c:a5?
2.de3
f:d2
3.c:e1
a:c3
4.ed2
c:e1
5.gh4
e:g3
6.h:f8
At least a draw - or a win! ]
2.gh4
gf6
3.fg3
[
3.bc5
d:b4
4.a:c5
[
4.c:a5
ab6
5.ab4
(
5.fg3
bc5
6.dc3
cd4
7.cb4
de7
)
5...de7
6.dc3
fe3!
7.f:d4
ed6
8.hg3
gf4
]
4...de7!
(
4...cb6?
5.cd6
e:c7
6.fg3
)
5.fg3
cb6
6.cd4
e:e1
7.g:g7
b:d4
8.h:d8
We are almost there! - but
ab6!
9.d:a5
dc3
10.a:d2
e:h8
]
3...cb6!
4.cd4
[
4.ba5
bc5
5.ab4
(
5.cb4
dc7
6.dc3
ab6
)
5...c:a3
6.cd4
e:e1
7.g:g7
ab2
8.h:f6
bc1
9.gh8
ch6
]
4...e:e1
5.g:g7
e:a5
6.h:f6
de5!
7.f:d4
de7
8.dc5
[
8.gh8
ef6
9.h:e5
bc5
10.d:b6
a:f4
]
[
8.gf8
bc5
9.d:b6
a:c5
10.f:b4
a:e1
]
8...b:d4
9.gf8
[
9.gh8
de3
10.hg3
ac7!
11.gh4
cf4!
can't let man on h4 move to h6 where it would be a draw
12.hc3
[
12.hf6
e:g5
13.h:f6
ef2
14.fg7
(
14.fe7
fd6
15.e:c5
fe1
16.cd6
eh4
17.ab4
hg5
18.ba5
gf6
19.dc7
fe5
;
14.ab4
fg1
15.fg7
fe5
16.gf8
ed6
17.f:c5
g:b6
)
14...fe5
15.gf8
fg1
16.fb4
(
16.fh6
ab6
)
16...ab6
17.be1
gh2
18.ab4
(
18.eh4
ba5
an easy win from here
)
18...ba5
19.bc5
ec3
20.e:b4
a:c3
]
12...ef2
13.cb4
if white king remains on the Mason then the ending is won for black
fd6
14.hg5
(
14.bd2
fe1
15.dg5
ea5
16.g:d8
dc7
17.d:b6
a:c5
;
14.ba5
fe1
15.ad8
ef6
16.d:g5
dg3
17.h:f2
e:e7
)
14...fe1
15.ba5
(
15.gf6
e:a5
16.f:d8
dc7
17.d:b6
a:c5
)
15...de5
]
9...ef6
10.fh6
cutting man on d4 from kinging
[
10.hg3
dc3
11.fh6
(
11.fd6
cd2
)
11...fg5
12.h:b4
a:h4
]
10...ae1
11.hf4
dc3
[
11...ab6?
12.hg3
e:h4
13.fe5=
]
12.fe3
eh4
13.eg5
[
13.eh6
hf2
14.hf4
ab6
15.fh6
ba5
16.ab4
(
16.hf4
fe3
17.f:b4
a:c3
)
16...cd2
17.h:c1
a:c3
18.ca3
fe5
19.ac1
fh4
20.ca3
cd2
21.ab2
hf6
]
13...fe5
14.ge3
now we need to push him out of the c1-h6 line
he7
15.eh6
ed4
16.hg3
[
16.hf4
ef6
17.fe5
fh8
18.ef4
ab6
19.fb8
de3
]
16...ef6
17.hf4
[
17.gf4
fh8
]
17...ab6
[
17...fh4
18.fh6
h:e1
19.hg7
]
18.fb8
[
18.fh6
ba5
19.gf4
fh8
20.hg5
cd2
]
[
18.fd6
de3
19.db8
fh8
]
18...fg5!
[
18...de3?
19.gf4
e:g5
20.ab4
c:a5
21.ba7=
]
19.bd6
[
19.gh4
gh6
20.bg3
cd2
]
19...ba5
20.db8
[
20.gh4
gh6
21.de7
hg7
22.ef8
gh8
]
[
20.df8
gh6
21.fe7
hf4
22.g:e5
d:d8
]
20...ge3!
21.bd6
cd2
22.df8
dc3!
23.fg7
[
23.ab4
ed4
]
23...ed4
24.gh8
dc1
25.gf4
[
25.ab4
cb2
26.b:d2
ba1
]
25...c:h6
26.ab4
hg7
27.b:d2
da1
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