Author: Odd Gunnar Malin
Date: 12:09:01 07/21/05
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On July 21, 2005 at 14:08:33, Torstein Hall wrote: >This position is from a game Capablanca - Tartakower 1928. > >Capa played 35.Kg3 and won after 35...Rxc3+ 36.Kh4 Rf3 37.g6!, but is it reallly >a win? Can black improve with 36...a6 ? > > >[D]5k2/p1p4R/1pr5/3p1pP1/P2P1P2/2P2K2/8/8 w - - 0 35 > > >Torstein This endgame is in Averbakh's endgame compendium. " The following is a classic example of exploiting a better king position. 1.Kg3!! At first sight it is not easy to assess the chances of the two sides. The black rook is about to invade the enemy position, and White must lose at least one pawn. But the black king is badly placed, and it is this factor that offers White hopes of success; in addition he has a strong passed pawn on the g-file. If the king can also be included in the attack, Black's position may soon become critical. 1... Rxc3+ 2.Kh4 Rf3?! [ 2...a6!? (V. Goldin) 3.Kh5! b5 4.a5! +/- ( G. Fridstein "64" 3/2000)] 3.g6! Rxf4+ 4.Kg5 Re4 before it is too late, the rook must be transferred to the defence 5.Kf6! The f5 pawn will not run away. It is much more important to create immediate threats against the opponent's king. 5... Kg8 6.Rg7+ Kh8 7.Rxc7 Re8 8.Kxf5 Re4 9.Kf6 Rf4+ 10.Ke5 Rg4 11.g7+ Kg8 12.Rxa7 Rg1 13.Kxd5 Rc1 14.Kd6 Rc2 15.d5 Rc1 16.Rc7 Ra1 17.Kc6 Rxa4 18.d6 +- " I haven't tried to analyze myself nor with or without computer. Odd Gunnar
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