Author: Louis Fagliano
Date: 22:33:05 10/15/02
Looking over Robert Flesher's analysis after 35. Rxa6 b2 36. Ra7+ Kg6 37. Rd7 Rc1 38. Rd6+ Nf6 39. Rdd1 b1Q 40. Rxc1 Qf5 41. Rc6 b5 42. Ree6 b4 43. Rb6 Kf7 44. Rec6 Qb1+ 45. Kh2 Nd7 46. Rb7 Ke7 47. Rcc7 Qf5 48. Kg1 Qg4 49. Rb5 Kd8 50. Rcb7 Qd1+ 51. Kg2 Kc8 52. Rxb4 Qd5+ 53. f3 Qxb7 54. Rxb7 Kxb7 55. Kh3 Nf6 DRAW! I have found a better move for Black on move 40 which should be the best (and maybe only) way to win. Instead of 40... Qf5 let's try 40... Qb5 instead and continue with 41. Rb1 Qc6 42. Rec1 Qb7 43. Rb4 Nd5 44. Rg4+ Kf5 45. Rd4 Here the b-pawn can't advance because if 45... b5? 46. Rc5 Ke6 47. Rdxd5 Qxd5 48. Rxd5 Kxd5 49. Kf1 and White draws this king and pawn ending. But Black can continue with 45... h5 46. f3 Qa8 47. Rd2 Qa5! guarding the c5-square. If now 48. Re2 the b-pawn is ready to advance with 48. ... b5. If White tries 48. Rd4 then 48... Ne3 49. Rf4+ Kg5 50. Rb1 Qc5 51. Kh1 Nf5 52. Rfb4 Qf2 53. Rb5 Qxf3+ 54. Kg1 Kg4 and Black is winning.
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