Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 16:30:31 02/28/04
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On February 28, 2004 at 18:02:53, Peter Kasinski wrote:
>On February 28, 2004 at 17:56:04, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On February 28, 2004 at 17:42:32, Peter Kasinski wrote:
>>
>>>On February 28, 2004 at 17:07:51, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is the longest combination of Alekhine ( how many moves)? Or should I ask
>>>>which was he most complicated Combo?
>>>>
>>>>Jorge
>>>
>>>In his book "Think like a Grandmaster" Kotov quotes Alekhine's annotation to his
>>>game vs. Treibal in Pistyan 1922:
>>>
>>>"Black forces a winning king and pawn ending by means of the longest combination
>>>I have ever played." The variation given starts at move 33 for Black and ends
>>>on move 51.
>>>
>>>[D]5rk1/6pp/5P2/1q4P1/1bp2Q1P/7K/1P1p4/2B2R2 b - - 0 33
>>>
>>>Kotov gives it as an example of a forced combination with one variation.
>>>
>>>PK
>>
>>Does black need a pawn endgame in order to win?
>>It seems to me that black wins the white bishop at c1 and with a piece advantage
>>winning should not be a problem.
>>
>>Uri
New game
[d]5rk1/6pp/5P2/1q4P1/1bp2Q1P/7K/1P1p4/2B2R2 b - - 0 1
Shredder 8 started with the correct moves but failed to continue
Analysis by Shredder 8:
1. -+ (-4.89): 1...Qd7+ 2.Kg2 Qc6+ 3.Qf3 Qxf3+ 4.Kxf3 gxf6 5.Kg4 fxg5 6.Rd1 Rf4+
7.Kxg5 dxc1Q 8.Rxc1 Rd4 9.Rg1 Be7+ 10.Kf5+ Kf7 11.Rg4 Rxg4 12.b3 cxb3
[Event "Blitz:10'"]
[Site "MyTown"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shredder 8"]
[Black "Pichard, Jorge"]
[Result "*"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5rk1/6pp/5P2/1q4P1/1bp2Q1P/7K/1P1p4/2B2R2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[TimeControl "600"]
{Shredder 8:} 33... Qd7+ 34. Kg2 (2. Kg2 d1=Q 35. Rxd1 Qxd1 36. Qxc4+ Rf7 37.
Qxb4 Qxc1 38. Qb8+ Rf8 39. f7+
"The key-move of a variation enabling White to recover his Rook. As we shall see
shortly, Black's winning maneuver initiated by 33.....Qd7+ comprises no less
than 20 moves!
39...Kxf7
Position after Black's 39th move...
[D]1Q3r2/5kpp/8/6P1/7P/8/1P4K1/2q5 w - - 0 8
40.Qb3+ ? Blunder " this is the only reason why the Combination worked according
to Dr. Alekhine.
It is astonishing that a master of the strength of Dr. Treybal, so conspicuosly
endowed with the imaginative sense, should not have perceived 40.g6+ the only
logical continuation, since any reply by black white could have found a forced
draw by perpetual check" according to Dr. Alekhine
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