Author: José Antônio Fabiano Mendes
Date: 02:13:06 12/04/01
A. Kazantsev 2nd prize Shakhmaty v SSSR 1950
[D]k7/8/4p3/7P/8/3P4/1Bb4P/K7 w
Source:British Chess Magazine,June 1987,page 272
"To win,the white king must reach g7 before his opposite number
blocks his path,but the natural 1.Ba3? fails to 1...Bxd3 2.Kb2 Be4
3.Kc3 e5! building an impenetrable barrier.White wins by the surprising
1.Bh8!! Kb7(1...e5 2.Kb2 Bxd3 3.Kc3 Be4 4.Bxe5 is followed by 5.Kd4,
gaining a vital tempo,while 3...Bb1 fails to 4.Kc4 Kb7 5.Kd5 e4 6.Bd4 etc)
2.Kb2 Bxd3 3.Kc3 Bf5 4.Kd4 Kc6 5.Ke5 Kd7 6.Kf6 Ke8 7.Kg7.White has
reached his goal and Black's counterplay is now squashed after 7...e5
8.h6 e4 9.h7 e3 10.Kh6 e2 11.Bc3 winning." Paul Lamford
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