James Mason vs Johannes Zukertort (1878)

James Mason vs Johannes Zukertort
Paris (1878) · Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation (D05) · 1/2-1/2

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Oct-30-06		Honza Cervenka: Quite interesting way of handling of QG by Zukertort. But 15...0-0-0 seems to be too bold and 16.Bg5 could have got him into big troubles. Rook ending black could have played definitely much better. For example from the position after 49. Kc3 click for larger view I have tried to play that as black a tempo against Fritz 8 and I won without difficulties: 49...Rc4+ 50.Kb3 Rc7 51.Re8 h6 52.Ra8+ Kb6 53.Kb4 Rc4+ 54.Kb3 Ra4 55.Rb8+ (of course, white cannot trade the Rooks here) 55...Kc6 56.Rc8+ Kb7 57.Re8 Rg4 58.Rh8 b4 59.Re8 Kc6 60.Rc8+ Kd5 61.Rg8 Ke4 62.Rf8 (62.Kxb4 Kf3+ leads to annihilation of both white Pawns and easy win of black) 62...Ke3 63.Rb8 (63.Rf7 with idea to keep King cut from Kingside doesn't work as well. Black would play h5, g5 and h4) 63...Kf2 64.Rd8 Kg2 65.Rd2+ Kh3 66.Kc2 g5 67.Kd3 h5 68.Rb2 h4 69.gxh4 Kxh4 70.Ke3 Kh3 71.Kf3 Rf4+ 72.Ke3 Rf5 73.Ke4 (Or 73.Rxb4 Kxh2 74.Ra4 Kg3 ) 73...Rb5 74.Rf2 b3 75.Rb2 g4 76.Kf4 Rb4+ 77.Ke5 Rc4 78.Kf5 Rc5+ 79.Kf4 Rc2 80.Rxb3+ Kh4 81.Rb6 Rf2+ 82.Ke3 Rxh2 83.Rb8 g3 84.Rh8+ Kg4 85.Rg8+ Kh3 86.Rh8+ Kg2 87.Rg8 Rh7 88.Rg6 Rf7 etc. click for larger view with well-known theoretical position.

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