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Subject: Re: Rebel could have won!

Author: Amir Ban

Date: 01:08:12 07/23/98

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On July 22, 1998 at 20:03:41, F. vd Muysenberg wrote:

>On July 22, 1998 at 16:41:36, Amir Ban wrote:
>
>>On July 22, 1998 at 14:33:58, F. vd Muysenberg wrote:
>>
>>>IMO Rebel could have won the last game by playing 33..Qe6!
>>>Black still threatens to take on b2 but his queen is now
>>>better placed to deal with the d7 threat. I can't see how
>>>white can prevent a hopeless endgame.
>>>
>>>Anyone?
>>>
>>>Greetings,
>>>Frank
>>
>>Probably right. I have this line:
>>
>>33...Qe6 34. Bc6 Rc3 35. bxc3 Qc4 36. Bb2 Qxf1+ 37. Qc1 Qxc1+ 38. Bxc1 Rb1+ 39.
>>Kxa2 Rxc1 40. d7 Bb6 40. Kb3 Rf1  +3.03
>>
>>Amir
>
>I'm not sure about 34...Rc3?! In your variation I play 40. cxd4 and after 40..
>Rxc6 41. d7 Ra6+ 42. Kb3 Rb6+ 43. Kc4 Rb8 44. Kd5! black probably can't win.
>

Yes.

This is a very surprising save by a lonely king. On the face of it, it didn't
seem there's any play left.


>34...R3b4 should do the trick though. 35. Re1 (35. Qg2 Qf5! 36. Kxa2 Qd3 -+) Rc4
>36. Qd2 Qf5 37. Be4 Rxc1+ 38. Rxc1 Qxe4 39. d7 Rd8 -+ or 35. Be4 Bxb2+ 36. Bxb2
>Rxb2 37. Qxb2 Rxb2 38. Kxb2 Qc4 39. d7 Qd4+ 40. Kxa2 Qxd7 -+
>
>Or am I wrong here?
>

I guess not. Someone else elsewhere mentions R3b6 as equally good.

Amir




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