Author: Louis Fagliano
Date: 20:07:26 10/15/02
Mark Young posted that he wasn't sure if there is a win with best play in the final position of game 6. He gives 35. Rxa6 b2 36. Ra7+ Kg6 37. Rd7 Rc1 38. Rd6+ Nf6 39. Rdd1 b1Q 40. Rxc1 Qf5 41. Rc4 Qd5 42. Rb4 Qc5 43. Reb1 Nd5 44. Rb5 Qc4 45. R1b2 Kf5 46. Rb1 h5 47. R1b3 Kg4 48. Kh2 h4 49. gxh4 Qd4 50. Rg3+ Kxh4 51. Rh3+ Kg4 52. Rg3+ Kf4 53. Kg2 Ke4 54. Kg1 Qd2 55. Rb1 and here he continues with 55... b5 56. Rg2 Kd4 57. Rxb5 Nf4 58. Kh2 Qe1 59. Rb8 Kd5 60. Rd8+ Kc5 61. Rf8 Ne6 62. Rf5+ Kb4 63. Rg4+ Kb3 64. Rf3+ Ka2 65. Re3 Qd1 ending in a draw. But Instead of 55... b5 how about 55... Nf4 instead? Black can win this two rooks vs a queen and knight ending as follows: 56. Re3+ Kf5 57. Rb5+ Nd5 58. Kg2 Kf4 59. Ra3 Qc2 60. Rf3+ Ke4 61. Rfb3 Qe2 and here White might play for a trap with 62. Rxb6!? hoping for 62... Nxb6? 63. Re3+ drawing! But Black wins by playing 62... Qg4+ first and after 63. Kh2 Qh5+ 64. Kg1 then taking the rook with 64... Nxb6. If White plays 62. Kg3 Black finishes off with 62. ... Qe1 63. Rb1 Qc3+ 64. Kh2 Qf6 65. R1b2 Kf3! threatening 66... Qh6+ 67. Kg1 Qg5+ 68. Kf1 Qc1#. White would have to play 66. R2b3+ and after 66... Nc3 this time the threat is 67... Qh4+ 68. Kg1 Qxf2+ 69. Kh1 Qg2#. Thus White has to give up a rook and play 67. Rxc3+ Qxc3 with a straightforward win.
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