Author: Frank E. Oldham
Date: 19:25:38 06/15/04
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On June 15, 2004 at 14:54:01, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
> Dely vs Hajtun [Hungary, 1954]
> [D]b1n1r1k1/2q2p1p/p4Pp1/1pBP4/4B1P1/2P1Q3/P4K1P/4R3 w
> 1. Qh6!! Qxc5+ 2. Re3! Qf8 3. Bxg6! Qxh6 4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxg7+! Kxh7 6. Rxf8
> and White has an easily won ending. "Chess Tactics" [by GM Kotov, 1983]
> But is this combination really correct? Maybe 1. Kg2 is the best move here.
crafty19.10 finds Kg2 quickly and sticks with it, score reaching 7.10 in ply 17
7 0.16 ++ 1. Qh6!!
7 0.20 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
7-> 0.24 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
8 0.30 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
8-> 0.34 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
9 0.44 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
9-> 0.54 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2 (s=2)
10 0.69 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
10-> 1.72 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2 (s=5)
11 2.14 3.60 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 (s=4)
11 6.78 ++ 1. Kg2!!
11 11.89 5.37 1. Kg2 Rxe4 2. Qh6 Rxg4+ 3. Kh3 Rh4+
4. Kxh4 Qxh2+ 5. Kg4 Qg2+ 6. Kf4 g5+
7. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 8. Kxg5 h5 9. Re8+ Kh7
10. d6 Nxd6 11. Bxd6 (s=3)
11-> 12.40 5.37 1. Kg2 Rxe4 2. Qh6 Rxg4+ 3. Kh3 Rh4+
4. Kxh4 Qxh2+ 5. Kg4 Qg2+ 6. Kf4 g5+
7. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 8. Kxg5 h5 9. Re8+ Kh7
10. d6 Nxd6 11. Bxd6
12 14.54 ++ 1. Kg2!!
12 22.45 6.48 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Qf4 Rd7 7.
g5 Bb7
12-> 24.47 6.48 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Qf4 Rd7 7.
g5 Bb7
13 29.02 6.58 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Qf4 Rd7 7.
g5 Bb7 8. Kf2
13-> 32.91 6.58 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Qf4 Rd7 7.
g5 Bb7 8. Kf2
14 50.00 6.55 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Re7 Re8 7.
Rd7 Nc4 8. Qf4 Ne3+ 9. Kg3
14-> 1:28 6.55 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nd6 6. Re7 Re8 7.
Rd7 Nc4 8. Qf4 Ne3+ 9. Kg3 (s=3)
15 1:55 6.58 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rc8 7.
Qf6 Nxd5 8. Qxa6 Rc2+ 9. Kg3 Nc7 (s=2)
15-> 2:42 6.58 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rc8 7.
Qf6 Nxd5 8. Qxa6 Rc2+ 9. Kg3 Nc7 (s=2)
16 3:52 6.94 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rc8 7.
Qf6 Nxd5 8. Qxa6 Rb8 9. Qd6 Rb6
16-> 8:33 6.94 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rc8 7.
Qf6 Nxd5 8. Qxa6 Rb8 9. Qd6 Rb6 (s=2)
17 16:13 7.10 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rf8 7.
Re7 h6 8. Qe5 Rc8 9. Be4 Nc4 10. Qf4
17-> 31:22 7.10 1. Kg2 Qd8 2. Qh6 Qxf6 3. Bf3 Rd8 4.
Bd4 Qxd4 5. cxd4 Nb6 6. Qg5 Rf8 7.
Re7 h6 8. Qe5 Rc8 9. Be4 Nc4 10. Qf4
(s=2)
forcing a search of Qh6 gets us to an eventual score of 3.98 in ply 17
White(1): search Qh6
9 0.09 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
9-> 0.09 3.49 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Bxa2
10 0.17 3.60 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2
10-> 0.17 3.60 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2
11 0.31 3.60 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2
11-> 0.31 3.60 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2
12 1.55 3.70 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Ra8
12-> 1.55 3.70 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Ra8
13 3.10 3.59 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. g5 Bxa2 9. Rg8+
Kf5 10. Ra8
13-> 3.10 3.59 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. g5 Bxa2 9. Rg8+
Kf5 10. Ra8
14 7.29 3.79 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Rd6
a5 10. h4
14-> 7.29 3.79 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Rd6
a5 10. h4
15 15.65 3.78 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Ra8
Be6 10. h3 Kxf6 11. Rxa6
15-> 15.66 3.78 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rd8 Bxa2 9. Ra8
Be6 10. h3 Kxf6 11. Rxa6
16 39.82 3.83 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rb8 Kg5 9. h3 Kxf6
10. Rb6+ Ke5 11. Rxa6 Be4
16-> 39.82 3.83 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rb8 Kg5 9. h3 Kxf6
10. Rb6+ Ke5 11. Rxa6 Be4
17 1:26 3.98 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rb8 Kg5 9. h3 Kxf6
10. Rb6+ Ke5 11. Rxa6 f6 12. Ke3
17-> 1:26 3.98 1. Qh6 Qxc5+ 2. Re3 Qf8 3. Bxg6 Qxh6
4. Rxe8+ Qf8 5. Bxh7+ Kxh7 6. Rxf8
Bxd5 7. Rxc8 Kg6 8. Rb8 Kg5 9. h3 Kxf6
10. Rb6+ Ke5 11. Rxa6 f6 12. Ke3
Frank
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