Author: Mark Young
Date: 15:09:12 07/12/99
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On July 12, 1999 at 13:08:39, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: >On July 11, 1999 at 17:38:14, Mark Young wrote: > >>5b2/1b2k1p1/2q2pQp/p2p1B1P/3P1N2/1P4P1/5P1K/8 w - - 0 57 >> >>57. Qh7 Bc8 58. Bxc8 Qxc8 59. Nxd5+ Kd8 60. Nf4 Qb7 61. Qg8 Ke8 62. Qe6+ Qe7 63. >>Kg2 Qxe6 64. Nxe6 Kf7 65. Nxf8 Kxf8 > > 57. Qh7 is certainly better than 57. Be6, as it leads to a pawn ending with an >extra pawn, an easy win. But Be6 is also good, leading to a knight versus bishop >ending a pawn up, which should not be difficult to win either. > Most likely Karpov was short on time, otherwise his failure to win this endgame >is difficult to explain. I will analyze it later to see where else (besides move >57) Karpov's play can be improved. >José. I thought his line was winning too, but not being a GM and an expert on endgame play I was not 100% sure, so I tried to find a clearer win in short order. When I saw the above position and seen the results was a draw, I was blown away. Karpov is not what he was just a few short years ago.
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