Amos Burn vs Alexander Halprin (1898)

Amos Burn vs Alexander Halprin
Vienna (Austria) 1898 · Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation (D55) · 1-0

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Aug-06-04		capablancakarpov: Hey Benjamin Lau! The position after White´s 53 move could be a picturesque position, something like " Rook prisoners in enemy territory ".

Aug-06-04		suenteus po 147: <capablancakarpov> Sadly, Benjamin Lau is no longer with us. I haven't seen that he's been updating his collections either. He may still visit once in a while, though, as you can't tell when he "last visited" so he may pop up unawares and see your post. I suppose there's always hope.

Aug-17-05		DanRoss53: 82... e5+ appears to be the last chance at a draw. After 83. d5 f6 84. e7 ed2+ 85. e4 d4+ 86. f3 c3+ 87. e2 c2+ repitition is inevitable.

Nov-01-09		FSR: According to Richard Forster, Burns' biographer, 108.Rxe5? was a blunder allowing Black to achieve a drawn ending. Correct was 108.Kc5 intending Kc6; after Black checks the king away, it settles on a6, with an easy win. "Until his slip on move 128 Halprin defends superbly, avoiding countless traps." After 128...Ka6! White could not force a win.

Nov-01-09		Chessical: <FSR> I do not understand why "After <128...Ka6!> White could not force a win". click for larger view After <128... Ka6> 129. Kc3 Ra1 (not <129... Rxa5?> 130. Rxa5+) 130. Kd4 Rd1+ 131. Ke5 Rd7 132. Rd5 Rg7 133. Kd6 Rg1 134. Kc6 White is surely winning?

Nov-01-09		Manic: <Chessical> is correct. The tablebase gives a win in 33, which involves black checking from the side as this is the toughest defence, because if white brings the rook back the black rook can block the white king from moving up the board. The king ends up all the way on b1 after these checks, giving up the a pawn to reach the lucena position which is a theoretical win. Perhaps we can say that Richard Forster did not see this plan. It is not the most obvious plan but in a sense it is clearly the only way for white to make progress due to all the checks. Maybe Forster was thinking narrowly in that white needed both pawns to win. Obviously he did not have the benefit of a tablebase.

Nov-01-09		FSR: Thanks for the correction, guys. I'm not sure how IM Forster, whose book is meticulously researched (and who did use computers to aid his analysis) missed this.

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