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Subject: Dvoretsky positions

Author: Joshua Lee

Date: 06:10:23 03/02/01


1k3r2/6R1/3Np1Bp/1r2P3/5P2/6P1/b7/6K1 b - - bm Rb5b2!; (Dvor) 1
1k3r2/6R1/2BNp3/4P2p/5P2/6P1/br6/6K1 b - - am Rf8h8?; (Dvor) 2
6k1/pp4p1/3p4/2p1p3/2P1P3/P2PPrPR/1P6/6K1 w - - bm Rh3h2!; (Dvor) 3
8/6p1/1p1p2k1/p1p1p3/2P1P1K1/P2P2P1/1P1R4/7r w - - bm Rd2c2; (Dvor) 4
6Q1/4k3/7p/4q3/6KP/6P1/8/8 w - - bm Qg8h7+; (Dvor) 5
2R5/8/5p2/2P1p3/4k3/2r3P1/5K2/8 w - - bm g3g4!; (Dvor) 6
2R5/8/2P2p2/4p3/8/4k1P1/3r4/3K4 w - - bm Kd1e1!; (Dvor) 7
1kb3R1/8/1p2P1B1/pP1p2r1/P1pP4/8/3K4/8 b - - bm Kb8b7!; (Dvor) 8 is best move
for psychological reasons, but still loses to 2. e7!
3rb1k1/pB3pbp/1p1B2p1/3Rp3/P1P1P3/1P3PP1/7P/6K1 b - - bm Rd8d7!; (Dvor) 9 is
best move for psychological reasons, but still loses to 2. Ba6!
8/6p1/6K1/4p3/3k1r2/3P2R1/8/8 b - - bm Rf4f6+; (Dvor) 10 is the best because the
only defense 2.Kxg7 is hard to see.
8/1N1b4/1P6/8/7p/4K3/7k/8 b - - bm Kh2g1!; (Dvor) 11 is best because the only
defense 2. Nd8! is hard to find.
8/1p3p2/p2rp1k1/P2p2P1/3P1K2/2P5/1P6/R7 b - - bm f7f6!; (Dvor) 12
8/5p2/p3p1k1/Pr1pK1P1/1P1P4/5R2/1P6/8 b - - bm Rb5xPb4!; (Dvor) 13
8/R5pk/p2rp2p/1p2pq2/P3p3/2P5/1P2QPP1/6K1 w - - bm a4xb5; (Dvor) 14
8/1R4pk/4p2p/1p2pq2/8/2P1Q3/1P3PPK/3r4 b - - bm Rd1d3!; (Dvor) 15
8/1b2kp2/1p2pb2/1B4p1/PN4P1/4P3/6P1/6K1 w - - bm a4a5!; (Dvor) 16
7k/6p1/2p1p2p/3nPp2/3P1P2/N2q2P1/1Q5P/1K6 w - - bm Kb1a1; (Dvor) 17 to which the
response is Kh7!
7k/6p1/2p1p2p/3nPp2/5P2/1Q4P1/1KN4P/6q1 w - - bm Qb3b7!; (Dvor) 18
8/6p1/2p1p2p/3nPp1k/3P1P2/6P1/3N3P/K7 w - - bm Nd2c4; (Dvor) 19
R2N4/8/P5p1/2p4p/2P5/3kb1P1/1r6/7K b - - bm Kd3e4!; (Dvor) 20 wins
8/8/2b4p/1p2qppk/pQpp4/P2P2P1/1PPN1P1P/5K2 b - - bm Kh5g4!; (Dvor) 21 wins
2n2n2/R4pk1/p2r2p1/3p2P1/3P1P2/2N2K2/BP6/8 w - - bm Ra7b7!; (Dvor) 22 wins
8/ppk2pp1/2p4p/3r1n2/1PRp3P/P4N2/3N1KP1/8 b - - bm Kc7b6!; (Dvor) 23
3k4/6Q1/7p/8/7P/6PK/q7/8 b - - bm Qa2e6+; (Dvor) 24
4k3/8/3p3p/p1p1pbp1/2P1P3/P1NP2KP/5P2/8 b - - bm Bf5d7; (Dvor) 25
8/3b4/3p1k1p/p1p1p3/2P1P2K/P1NP1P2/8/8 w - - bm Nc3d5+;,Kh4h5 (Dvor) 26 unclear
8/8/3k3p/8/7P/6P1/5K2/8 w - - bm g3g4!!,Kf2e3!; (Dvor) 27 wins. Kf3? draws.
8/4k2p/R4p2/3P2p1/4P1P1/4K3/7r/8 w - - bm Ra6a7+; (Dvor) 28 then ...Ke8 then d6!
6k1/p4pp1/2p2b1p/NrR2P2/3P2P1/P1Q4P/KP4q1/8 w - - bm Rc5c4?!; (Dvor) 29
6k1/p4pp1/5b1p/N1Q2P2/3P2P1/P6q/KP6/8 w - - bm Qc5xPa7!!; (Dvor) 30 draws Nc6
and d5 are weaker
6k1/N4pp1/3P1b2/1P3P2/7p/P7/K7/8 b - - bm h4h3!!; (Dvor) 31 wins
6k1/p4pp1/2NP1b2/5P1p/1Q6/P2q4/KP6/8 w - - bm Qb4c5; (Dvor) 32
7R/3r3R/p4pk1/1b4p1/8/8/6PP/2K5 w - - bm Rh7xd7; (Dvor) 33
8/8/6p1/8/3r2PK/5k2/8/2B5 w - - bm Kh4g5!!; (Dvor) 34
8/8/8/6R1/5Kb1/7k/8/8 b - - bm Bg4d1;,Bg4e2 (Dvor) 35
3r4/1R3pkp/4B1p1/p3p3/P3PP1P/2b3P1/1n3BK1/8 b - - bm Rd8d2; (Dvor) 36
3r3k/6R1/5P1p/2nBp3/4P1PP/p3K3/8/8 b - - bm Nc5d7!; (Dvor) 37
8/6k1/R7/4K1P1/4P3/8/8/6r1 w - - bm Ra6a7+!; (Dvor) 38
1r6/R3K1k1/4P3/8/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Ke7d6+!; (Dvor) 39
8/R7/4K1k1/4P3/8/8/8/6r1 b - - bm Rg1e1!; (Dvor) 40
8/5k2/R7/4K1P1/4P3/8/8/4r3 w - - bm Ra6f6+!; (Dvor) 41
8/r3K1k1/4PR2/6P1/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Ke7d6; (Dvor) 42
8/8/PR6/r4kpp/8/4K1PP/8/8 w - - bm Ke3d3!; (Dvor) 43 wins
4r2k/6p1/1R5p/8/q7/3R2N1/6PK/8 b - - bm Qa4h4+,Re8e1; (Dvor) 44 which is better?
7k/6p1/4R2p/8/7q/3R2N1/5KP1/r7 b - - bm h6h5!; (Dvor) 45
5r2/p5p1/2Pk3p/4p3/P2b2P1/8/5PB1/3R1K2 w - - bm Kf1g1!; (Dvor) 46
8/p1b5/P4kpp/8/8/3B1K2/8/8 w - - bm Bd3b5!; (Dvor) 47
8/8/2p1kb2/2P1p3/6PP/3bBN2/5K2/8 b - - bm Pe5e4!;,Bd3c2 (Dvor) 48 either one
draws but e4 is the clearest
6k1/5p1p/4p1p1/2bp4/4rPP1/pB1RP3/P3K2P/8 b - - bm g6g5!; (Dvor) 49
8/6p1/p1p5/PpPp1pk1/1P1Pr2p/7P/5PP1/3R1K2 w - - bm Rd1d3; (Dvor) 50
4R3/6p1/p1p2k2/PpPp4/1P1P1p1p/5P1P/3r1KP1/8 w - - bm Kf2e1!; (Dvor) 51
7k/4Q1p1/1q3pPp/3p4/6P1/5PK1/2P5/8 b - - bm Qb6g1+; (Dvor) 52
8/8/PR6/2p2r2/2P1K2k/1P4p1/8/8 b - - bm Rf5f8!; (Dvor) 53
3R4/5kpp/8/2nN1P2/8/3r4/4K3/8 b - - bm h7h6!; (Dvor) 54
4n3/6p1/8/4KPkp/5N2/8/8/8 b - - bm h5h4; (Dvor) 55
r7/2R5/6k1/3K4/2p5/2P5/8/8 b - - bm Kg6f6!; (Dvor) 56
r7/8/6k1/1K6/2R5/2P5/8/8 b - - bm Kg6f6!; (Dvor) 57
8/6p1/5p2/5P1k/Kp6/1P1B2PP/P7/4b3 w - - bm Bd3c2;,Bd3f1 (Dvor) 58
8/6p1/5p2/2K1kP2/1P6/3B4/8/4b3 b - - bm Be1f2+; (Dvor) 59
8/p2r4/1p1Pk2p/2p2Rp1/6P1/7P/PPP5/2K5 w - - am h3h4?; (Dvor) 60
8/1k4p1/4R3/1p6/8/7P/1r2pKP1/8 w - - bm Re6xPe2!; (Dvor) 61
3k1b1r/1pp2ppp/p1p5/8/4P3/2N1qPP1/PPP2P2/3R2K1 b - - am Kd8c8?; (Dvor) 62
8/1b4k1/7p/8/5PPK/8/8/8 b - - bm Bb7c6!; (Dvor) 63
4b3/5k2/7p/8/5PP1/7K/8/8 b - - bm Kf7e7!; (Dvor) 64
8/8/2k2p2/p1P3pp/1p1K3P/1P4P1/P7/1bN5 w - - bm Nc1e2!; (Dvor) 65 Kc4? is a
mistake
8/8/5p2/p1k3pp/1p5P/1K4P1/4N3/8 w - - bm g3g4!; (Dvor) 66
3k4/6p1/5p1p/3K1P1P/4P1P1/8/8/8 b - - bm Kd8e8!; (Dvor) 67
8/2k2pp1/7p/3KpP1P/3bP1P1/3N4/8/8 b - - bm Kc7d7!; (Dvor) 68 still loses but
makes it hard for white to win
5k2/8/5P1p/4K2P/8/8/8/8 w - - bm Ke5e4;,Ke5f4 (Dvor) 69
8/4kP1P/4P3/3K4/8/8/1b6/8 b - - bm Bb2c3; (Dvor) 70
4K1k1/6p1/5pPp/3NpP1P/4P3/b7/8/8 w - - bm Ke8d7!; (Dvor) 71
5k2/6p1/4KpPp/3NpPbP/4P3/8/8/8 w - - bm Nd5b6!; (Dvor) 72 after 1...Kf8!
3bk3/6p1/4KpPp/3NpP1P/4P3/8/8/8 w - - bm Nd5e3!; (Dvor) 73 if black to move
...Kf8! still loses
4K1k1/6p1/3bNpPp/4pP1P/4P3/8/8/8 w - - bm Ne6d8; (Dvor) 74
8/8/3k1p1p/5P2/4K1PP/8/8/8 w - - bm Ke4d4,Ke4f4; (Dvor) 75
8/1p1kp3/p4pn1/8/4PB2/1P4KP/P7/8 b - - bm Ng6xf4!; (Dvor) 76
8/6k1/2p2n2/pp2p1r1/3pP1BR/2PP1K2/PP6/8 b - - bm d4xc3; (Dvor) 77
8/1p6/pBbb2k1/P2Nr1p1/2P5/1P1R2P1/5K2/8 w - - bm g3g4!; (Dvor) 78 If Nf4+?! or
Re3?, black can draw.
8/1p6/pBbR4/P3rk2/2P2P2/1P6/5K2/8 b - - bm Re5e6!; (Dvor) 79
8/8/p7/P3k3/2P5/1K6/8/8 w - - bm Kb3a4!; (Dvor) 80
2b1r1k1/p7/1p3Rp1/2pPr2p/P3P3/1P4P1/6BP/2R4K b - - bm Bc8f5; (Dvor) 81 (but
...Kg7?, Gligoric)
6k1/p7/1p3Rp1/2pP1r1p/P7/1P4P1/6KP/8 w - - bm Rf6xf5!; (Dvor) 82
8/8/pp1k4/2p2K1p/P7/1P4PP/8/8 w - - bm g3g4; (Dvor) 83
3r4/3P4/p1k5/1p3pp1/1P5p/P4P1P/3R1KP1/8 b - - bm Rd8xPd7!; (Dvor) 84
8/2k5/2p2p2/4p1p1/P3P1Pp/3KNP1P/5b2/8 b - - bm Bf2xe3!; (Dvor) 85
4r1k1/6p1/1b5p/8/1N1P2n1/2nBB1P1/5PP1/R5K1 w - - bm Nb4c2!; (Dvor) 86
7k/3N1Kp1/8/6P1/6P1/b2B4/8/8 w - - bm Nd7f6; (Dvor) 87 the best reply to this is
Bc1!
2N4k/6p1/8/7p/8/1B5P/5bP1/7K w - - bm Nc8e7!; (Dvor) 88
5nk1/p4p1p/1pb2B2/2r2B2/8/5PP1/P6P/4RK2 w - - bm Re1e5!; (Dvor) 89
8/6k1/1p1p2p1/1P1P2Pp/2n5/6K1/2B5/8 w - - bm Bc2e4; (Dvor) 90 also Bd3 works,
but Be4 is "even safer"
8/6k1/1p1p2p1/3P2P1/4B3/2n3K1/8/8 w - - bm Kg3f4!; (Dvor) 91 would have "kept
practical chances" and "posed more problems"
r5k1/3b2p1/3b3p/3p4/1p1N4/1P1R3P/5BP1/6K1 b - - bm Ra8a2; (Dvor) 92 after g4.
1...Ra2 2. Kg2 Bc5 3. Kf3 h5!!
8/5pkp/2Qpq1p1/8/8/6P1/5PKP/8 b - - bm g6g5!; (Dvor) 93
8/8/4p2k/3b4/6pP/r2B4/2P2R1K/8 w - - bm Rf2f7; (Dvor) 94 then g3+ at which point
2. Kh3? draws but 2. Kxg3 wins
8/8/8/7k/3r3P/3PR1K1/8/8 w - - bm Re3e5+!; (Dvor) 95
3r4/8/8/4R3/3P1k2/3K4/8/8 w - - bm Kd3c4!; (Dvor) 96
8/8/8/6kp/8/1P2R1P1/7r/2K5 b - - bm Kg5f5; (Dvor) 97
8/8/8/1P3k2/7r/4R3/8/2K5 w - - bm Kc1c2!; (Dvor) 98
8/P1R5/6k1/2K3p1/r7/8/8/8 b - - bm Ra4a1!; (Dvor) 99 ...Kh5 loses.
1r6/8/8/7P/k5P1/1p3K2/8/2R5 b - - bm Rb8h8!; (Dvor) 100 but white plays Ra1+ Kb4
Rh1! and wins.
7r/8/8/7P/k5P1/6K1/1p6/7R b - - bm Rh8h6!; (Dvor) 101
8/k7/8/8/5K1P/8/1r4P1/8 b - - bm Rb2f2+!; (Dvor) 102
8/8/1P6/8/2P5/5k2/2K5/4r3 b - - bm Kf3f4!; (Dvor) 103
8/3r4/1P2p3/8/5kP1/4p3/2K4R/8 w - - bm g4g5!; (Dvor) 104
8/1r6/5pp1/3k4/P3R1PK/5P2/8/8 w - - bm Re4e3!; (Dvor) 105
8/8/1R2k3/5p2/P2K1P2/8/8/r7 b - - bm Ke6e7!; (Dvor) 106
r7/5pk1/5p2/2p5/pp6/1P1B1KPN/P6P/8 b - - bm c5c4!; (Dvor) 107
2r5/5pk1/5p2/8/1p6/pP1B1KPN/P6P/8 w - - bm Nh3f2!; (Dvor) 108
8/5pk1/5p2/8/1N6/pP2K1P1/4B2r/8 b - - bm Rh2h3!; (Dvor) 109
8/5pp1/p3p3/1p1kP2p/1b3P1P/1P1K2P1/P4B2/8 b - - bm Bb4a5!; (Dvor) 110
2b5/4k1p1/1p6/p2BP1p1/2K5/P7/1P5P/8 b - - bm Bc8a6+; (Dvor) 111
8/4k1p1/1p6/pb1BP1p1/8/P1K5/1P5P/8 b - - bm Ke7f8!; (Dvor) 112
8/6p1/7p/ppk2B2/5PP1/2P5/b2K3P/8 b - - bm g7g5!; (Dvor) 113
8/8/6p1/3k1pBp/5P1P/3K4/5b2/8 w - - bm Bg5d8!; (Dvor) 114
8/8/p4Bp1/1pPb2P1/1P2kp2/P7/5K2/8 w - - bm c5c6!; (Dvor) 115
3B4/8/p1b3p1/1pP2kP1/1P6/5p2/5K2/8 b - - bm Kf5f4!; (Dvor) 116
8/4k3/pp6/2pPb3/P1P1P3/5Kp1/8/1B6 b - - bm b6b5!; (Dvor) 117
8/1p3k1p/6p1/2B1K3/p7/2P3P1/7P/5b2 b - - bm Bf1h3!; (Dvor) 118 but white can
still draw
8/1p5p/8/6p1/p5k1/B1P1K1P1/7P/5b2 w - - bm Ke3f2!; (Dvor) 119
8/p7/1p1p4/1PpP4/2Pb4/4k3/4Bp2/5K2 b - - bm Bd4f6; (Dvor) 120
8/2k1pp1p/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/2P1P1P1/pK6/8/1Bb5 b - - bm Kc7d7; (Dvor) 121
8/4ppkp/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/B1P1P1P1/p7/K7/2b5 b - - bm Bc1xPg5!; (Dvor) 122
8/4ppk1/3p2P1/2pP2bp/B1P1P1P1/K7/8/8 b - - bm h5h4!; (Dvor) 123
8/4p1kp/3p2p1/2pP2b1/B1P1P1P1/K7/8/8 b - - bm Kg7f6!; (Dvor) 124
8/4p3/3p4/2pP2b1/2P1P3/5Bkp/4K3/8 w - - bm e4e5!; (Dvor) 125
8/4ppkp/3p2p1/2pP1PP1/2P1P1P1/p7/K3B3/2b5 b - - bm f7f6!; (Dvor) 126
7r/p2k1pp1/1p1Pb3/3p1p1p/P1rP1B2/8/5PPP/R2R2K1 b - - bm h5h4!; (Dvor) 127
5b2/2k4p/5p2/1KPB4/3p1P2/8/4P2P/8 w - - bm h2h4!; (Dvor) 128
5b2/k4N2/6p1/8/1p2Pp1p/1K5P/6P1/8 b - - bm Ka7b8!; (Dvor) 129
5b2/8/8/k3P1p1/1p1N1p1p/1K5P/6P1/8 w - - bm Nd4e6; (Dvor) 130
8/8/1p1p4/pPpP2kp/2P1P3/1P4K1/8/8 w - - bm Kg3f3!; (Dvor) 131
8/1pp3p1/1p1p1k2/1P1P3P/2P3K1/8/P7/8 w - - bm Kg4f4; (Dvor) 132
8/5p2/1P6/4P2P/3kb3/5pK1/8/8 w - - bm e5e6!; (Dvor) 133
8/8/2p1p2b/1pPp1p1k/pP1P1P2/P2PB2K/8/8 w - - bm Be3c1!; (Dvor) 134
8/5kpp/4p3/5p2/2P2P2/5rP1/2KR3P/8 b - - bm e6e5!; (Dvor) 135
3Q4/5k2/2K3p1/6Pp/5P1P/8/8/q7 w - - bm Qd8d5+; (Dvor) 136 white has no win, but
this is "the main line", says dvor
8/8/8/4kp2/7R/6K1/2r4p/8 b - - bm Rc2d2; (Dvor) 137
8/8/7p/5pk1/8/5K2/7P/8 w - - bm Kf3e2!; (Dvor) 138
8/K7/p5p1/2B3P1/1P2p2P/4Nk2/r7/8 w - - bm h4h5!; (Dvor) 139
8/5pp1/3p4/4pPk1/7p/4KP1P/2B5/8 b - - bm d6d5!; (Dvor) 140 what about ...Kf6
instead??
8/p4p2/4pp1p/1p1k4/1P4P1/2PK1PP1/P7/8 w - - bm a2a4!; (Dvor) 141
1b6/5k2/2R2p2/5P2/4P3/5Kp1/8/8 b - - bm Kf7e7!; (Dvor) 142
4n3/4B2R/8/8/8/4p2K/p7/5k2 w - - bm Kh3g3!; (Dvor) 143
5k2/5P2/6p1/7N/6Kb/4R3/2n5/5r2 w - - bm Re3c3; (Dvor) 144
4r2n/7k/4P1N1/2R5/4n3/8/4K3/8 w - - bm Rc5c4;,Rc5e5 (Dvor) 145
B1b5/p1P4k/7P/8/8/2p5/1pP2PP1/1K6 w - - bm g2g3!!;,Pf2f4! (Dvor) 146
8/3p4/5B1k/7P/8/p7/P7/3K4 w - - bm Bf6b2!!; (Dvor) 147
B7/8/2P5/r7/4p3/B5k1/8/2K5 w - - bm Ba3d6+; (Dvor) 148
1K6/3k3N/1P6/8/p7/8/8/8 w - - bm Nh7f8+!!;,Kb8b7! (Dvor) 149
1K6/6n1/N3k3/pP6/8/8/8/8 w - - bm b5b6; (Dvor) 150
6B1/8/5R2/5n2/Rnp2k2/7p/4p3/2K5 w - - bm Kc1d2; (Dvor) 151
R7/8/P7/8/4p3/4k3/r6p/7K b - - bm Ke3e2!!; (Dvor) 152
2K5/2P4R/k7/8/8/8/2r4p/8 w - - bm Kc8b8; (Dvor) 153
6k1/1K2p3/R3P2P/p7/8/8/8/r7 w - - bm Kb7c8!!; (Dvor) 154
7N/7K/8/7p/3k1P2/p7/P7/8 w - - bm f4f5!!; (Dvor) 155
8/3p4/6p1/6pk/4P1p1/8/4P1P1/7K w - - bm Kh1g1!!; (Dvor) 156 but black can still
draw
8/8/6n1/2P5/4K2p/1p6/6B1/3k4 w - - bm Ke4e3!!; (Dvor) 157 the only move to win
but this is refuted by ...Ne5!!
8/2P5/1n1N4/8/8/K4Pk1/8/8 w - - bm Ka3b3,Ka3b2; (Dvor) 158
8/8/8/K7/8/k2P1R2/B2n4/7n w - - bm Rh3; (Dvor) 159
8/5p2/8/3P1p1P/8/5P2/p1p2PQb/k3K3 w - - bm Ke1d2; (Dvor) 160
8/1B6/3p3B/6P1/1b2b1R1/1k6/1Pp1r3/2K5 w - - bm Rg4g3+!!; (Dvor) 161
6b1/8/5P2/p7/2p2P2/7k/1P6/K6B w - - bm Bh1c6!!; (Dvor) 162
8/2q5/pb1N3P/k7/1n6/2N5/5B2/5K2 w - - bm Bf2c5!!; (Dvor) 163
4B3/8/1p6/1n1K1R2/8/1k5b/8/8 w - - bm Rf5f3+; (Dvor) 164 but black can still
draw
4r3/1p2P3/p7/6N1/3p1kpB/1P6/1P3K2/8 b - - bm Re8xPe7!!; (Dvor) 165
8/1p6/p7/4B3/3p4/1P1k3p/1P3K2/8 b - - bm a6a5!!; (Dvor) 166
2r5/5k1p/NP6/4bp2/3p1N2/PRn2PP1/6K1/8 b - - bm Be5xf4!!; (Dvor) 167
3r4/1P3k2/8/P4p2/5P2/3N1P1p/3p4/3K4 b - - bm Rd8xd3!!; (Dvor) 168
rr4k1/5ppp/8/8/3R4/4P3/p4PPP/R4K2 w - - bm Kf1e2!!; (Dvor) 169
3b4/8/6p1/6Pk/7P/8/5KP1/2N5 w - - bm Kf2g3!!; (Dvor) 170
8/4P3/4r3/k7/8/4N3/6p1/1R4Kb w - - bm Ne3f5!!;,Ne3d5! (Dvor) 171
8/3pP3/3p2q1/4p3/8/6n1/2PP2Q1/k2K4 w - - bm Kd1c1!!;,Qg2a8+! (Dvor) 172
8/pP4p1/3bppp1/2p5/k3PP1P/3P4/2P2B2/6K1 w - - bm h4h5!!;,Pf4f5! (Dvor) 173
8/8/4Nr2/8/1p6/p5B1/8/2K4k w - - bm Ne6d4!!; (Dvor) 174
2k2nq1/6pp/8/4P1PP/1p3N2/p7/5R2/KB6 w - - bm Bb1a2; (Dvor) 175 but black wins no
soln
R7/K7/8/p7/2R5/4n2r/k1p5/8 w - - bm Rc4a4+; (Dvor) 176
8/3b4/4pK2/N2B4/7n/3R4/8/2b1k3 w - - bm Bd5e4!!; (Dvor) 177
5B2/1b4PN/4K3/5P2/7n/3p3k/6n1/8 w - - bm Nh7g5+; (Dvor) 178 but black can draw
8/3b4/kp2p1p1/p2pP1P1/PP6/KN1P4/8/8 b - - bm Bd7c8!;,Pa5xPb4+ (Dvor) 179 both
lose, but Bc8 is the slowest loss
8/5b2/1k2p1p1/2NpP1P1/1K1P4/8/8/8 w - - bm Nc5a4+; (Dvor) 180
8/2k2b2/4p1p1/K1NpP1P1/3P4/8/8/8 w - - bm Ka5b5!; (Dvor) 181
4b3/KNk5/4p1p1/3pP1P1/3P4/8/8/8 b - - bm Be8f7; (Dvor) 182 loses the most slowly
8/2k2bp1/pp2p2p/P2pP3/1P1N4/1K1P2P1/7P/8 w - - bm h2h4; (Dvor) 183
8/5b2/2k1p1p1/K1NpP1P1/3P4/8/8/8 w - - bm Ka5a6; (Dvor) 184
4N3/4KP2/8/5q2/6k1/8/8/8 b - - bm Qf5e5+!; (Dvor) 185
8/b7/P2p4/1PpP3B/8/4k3/5p2/5K2 w - - bm b5b6!; (Dvor) 186 given a !! by
dvoretsky
8/5k2/5p2/1R3P2/4P3/5Kp1/5b2/8 w - - bm Rb5b1; (Dvor) 187


 at 3min per move around 70 or 80 of these weren't solved.



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