Author: Colin Frayn
Date: 07:46:36 10/28/01
This position just arose in a match versus Quark, after Quark's 52nd move.
[D]1r6/RB1r1pk1/3P2p1/4PbPp/5P1P/4K3/1R6/8 b - -
This is the way I see it (which is probably wrong);
Basically, the white bishop is pinned or the rooks are lost. The white rooks
are pinned to their current rank or file or the bishop is lost. Quark has very
strong, connected passed pawns, but they're completely useless. The F,G,H file
pawns are locked, and black can't be attacked there. The key to success is the
kings. Quark eventually moved his king up and won. Sadly, Beowulf didn't see
that strategy, so couldn't defend in time.
Is this position drawn with correct play?
PGN for the entire game;
[Date "2001.10.28"]
[White "Quark"]
[Black "Beowulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "600"]
1. c4 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5
8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 e6 13. O-O Qf6 14.
Rb3 Bc7 15. Qg5 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. c4 exd5 19. cxd5 Bb6 20.
Bc4 Bd7 21. e5 Rae8 22. Bb2 h6 23. d6 Kh7 24. g3 Rd8 25. Kf2 Bh3 26. Re1
Bg4 27. Ke3 h5 28. Rh1 Kh6 29. h3 Bd7 30. g4 Ba4 31. Ra3 Bc6 32. Rg1 Bd7
33. g5+ Kh7 34. h4 Bf5 35. Rc1 Rd7 36. Kd2 Rc8 37. Rg3 Bg4 38. a4 Bf5 39.
Ra3 Ba5+ 40. Ke3 Bb4 41. Raa1 b6 42. Ba6 Rcd8 43. Bc3 Bxc3 44. Rxc3 Be6 45.
Rb1 Bf5 46. Rb2 Be6 47. a5 bxa5 48. Rxc5 a4 49. Ra5 Kg7 50. Rxa4 Bf5 51.
Bb7 Rb8 52. Rxa7 Be6 53. Kd4 Bf5 54. Rb6 Be6 55. Rb1 Bf5 56. Rb2 Be6 57.
Rb4 Bf5 58. Ke3 Be6 59. Rb1 Bf5 60. Rb5 Kh7 61. Kd4 Kg7 62. Kd5 Bh3 63. Kc6
Bf5 64. Rb2 Be6 65. Ra5 Bf5 66. Rab5 Rbd8 67. Kc5 Bd3 68. Rb6 Bf5 69. Rc6
Rb8 70. Rc7 Rbd8 71. Bd5 Rxc7+ 72. dxc7
{Black resigns} 1-0
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