Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 08:45:16 06/26/01
Remember this game:
[Event "Sigeman & Co"]
[Site "Malmoe SWE"]
[Date "2001.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berg, E."]
[Black "Hector, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[ECO "C34"]
[Opening "KGA"]
[Variation "Schallop defence"]
[EventDate "2001.06.12"]
[PlyCount "85"]
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Ne4 5. d4 d5 6. Bxf4 c5 7. Bd3 Qb6 8.
O-O cxd4 9. Nbd2 Bf5 10. Nb3 Bc5 11. a4 a6 12. a5 Qa7 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. b4
Qxb4 15. Bc1 Nc6 16. Ba3 Qxa5 17. Bf8 Qc7 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Bd6 Qd7 20. Ng5
f6 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Qh4 f5 24. g4 Qe6 25. Rfb1 Ra7 26. Rb6
Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Ra5 Qg7 29. Re6+ Kd7 30. Rae5 Kc8 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32.
Rxe8+ Kd7 33. Qd8+ Kc6 34. Re6+ Kc5 35. Qb6+ Kc4 36. Qb3+ Kc5 37. Qb6+ Kc4
38. Qxa7 Qh6 39. Qxb7 Qe3+ 40. Kf1 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Qxg4+ 42. Kf1 Qd1+ 43. Kg2
1/2-1/2
you know, the one where I claimed there was a blunder? Turns out that there is
a perpetual check if you take the rook from this position. The only problem is,
I can't find it! Help me find what is obvious to a good player but is way over
my head.
[D]4k2r/rp5p/pR4p1/R3qp2/3pp1PQ/8/2P4P/6K1 b k -
Qxa5 {forced, I think}
Rxg6 {forced, I think}
hxg6 {forced, I think}
Qxh8+ {forced, I think}
Kf7 {forced, I think}
Qxd4 {forced, I think}
( if Qh7+ then Kf6 Qh8+ Kg5 Qxd4 Qe1+ Kg2 Qe2+ Kg1 Qxg4+ Kf2 Qf3+ Kg1 Ra8
{goodbye, white})
( if gxf5 then Qe1+ Kg2 Qe2+ Kg1 Qg4+ Kf1 (if Kh1 Qf3+ Kg1 Qf4) Qxf5+ Ke1 e3
{goodbye, white})
( if Qe1+ then Qe2+ Kg1 Qg4+ Kf1 Qxf5+ Ke2 Qh5+ Qxh5 gxh5 Kd2 b5 c3 {goodbye,
white})
Qe1+ {forced, I think}
Qe2+ {forced, I think}
( if Kg2 then Qe2+ Kg1 Qxg4+ Kh1 Qf3+ Kg1 e3 Qd7+ Kf6 Qd8+ Kg7 Qd4+ Kh6 Qh4+
Qh5 Qd4 e2 Qh8+ Kg5 1Qe5 {goodbye, white})
Kg1
(if Kh1 then Qf1+ Qg1 Qxg1+ Kxg1 a5 gxf5 a4 Kf2 a3 h4 a2 h5 a1=Q fxg6+)
e3 Qd5+ Kf6 Qd6+ Kg5 Qg3 Qxg4 Kg2 Qxg3+ Kxg3 a5 h4+ Kh5 Kf3 a4 Ke2 a3 1Kf1 Kxh4
c4 {goodbye, white}
The above stuff is speculative, and not nearly so solid as the stuff in the
files found at the ftp site below.
You can find computer generated analysis for this game right here:
ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/game-of-the-week/
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