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I saw this variation back on move 40. Surprisingly enough, 44. e5 does not give Black a queen, because the play then follows 45. a5 e4 46. a6 e3 47. Kd3 This lures Black's king onto the fatal a8-h1 diagonal 47. Kf3 48. a7 e2 49. a8 Q White wins, or the trickier defense 47. c4 48. Ke2 c3 Black's best try 49. Kd3 , when the white king manages to stop both pawns . Both techniques worth remembering. 45. a5 Kd6 46. a6 Kc6 47. a7 Kb7 A typical folly. This move loses a tempo albeit here it's not...
Introducing
The Kopec Master Class Series New Millennium Edition From Legendary Chess Educator The Kopec Master Class New Millennium Edition This first of five DVDs focuses on visualizing Mafing Potferns amp Combinations Sacrifices, Combinations for material gain, Hanging Pieces amp much more Explores Tactical Tools of Checks, Pins, Skewers, Double-Attacks, Overloads, Undermining, X-Rays, etc. Brilliant examples throughout, wrapping up with Fischer's amazing Game of the Century Precisely demonstrating many...
Chess Life
While solving this months selection of puzzles from GM Andy Soltis October 2009 , I found a different solution for Perlis versus Znosko-Borovsky, St. Petersburg 1909. The straightforward 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Rxe8 Bxe8 28. Qe7 Qa1 29. Bf1 seems decisive. I checked with various chess engines to see what could be wrong with my solution. Apparently nothing is wrong. Indeed It is the computer choice. Dr. Lasker notes only that White wins by force. I suppose after Black's error on move 23, it's just a...