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Daniel Harrwitz vs Johann Jacob Loewenthal
London 1853  ·  Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)  ·  1/2-1/2
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-03-08
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  Chessical: Both Harrwitz and Loewenthal (probably through fatigue) miss a simple win in an instructive K+P endgame:

Harrwitz's <63.Kd4?> loses the opposition, whereas <63.e4> fxe4+ 64.Kxe4 Ke2 65.Ke5 Ke3 is a cast-iron draw.

Loewenthal's <63...Kf2?> looks like a "by-sight" move overlooking that <63...Ke2> breaks the opposition, <64.e4> Kf3 65.exf5 exf5 66.Ke5 Kg4 67.Kd4 Kxf4 68.Kd3 Kf3 and wins.

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