Franklin Manotas vs Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk (2001)

Franklin Manotas vs Herman Claudius van Riemsdijk
I American Continental 2001 · Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Chigorin Defense Panov System (C99) · 0-1

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Feb-20-04		Honza Cervenka: A rare ending of two Bishops and King against Knight and King. 116...Be7 117.Kh6 (The Knight cannot move on g1 or f2 for 117...Bg5 and 118...Be8#) 117...Bb5 would have won the game a little bit quicklier as white Knight is trapped, for example 118.Ng1 Kg4 or 118.Nf2 Bc5 119.Nh3 (119.Nd1 Bd4; 119.Nh1 Kg4) 119...Kg4 120.Ng5 Be3 or 118.Kh5 Be2+ 119.Kh6 Bc5 etc.

Aug-24-04		Rowson: I still find it hard to except that white lost this when it was K+N and two pawns vs K and two bishops??

Aug-26-06		sfm: I think the position after Blacks 62th move must be a draw. White then advances his d-pawn which rapidly loses it.

Jul-08-08		4tmac: An amazing ending. IMHO (like I wasn't using a tablebase or something) the pawns may have served to both "waive" the 50 move rule plus helped start the 2B+N ending with the white pieces on the edge of the board. It may be a win. Through some black inaccuraces (you know how humans are) the win may have slipped away but whites 106. N-h6? helped black by putting his knight on the edge of the board after which black could beat 50 moves. N-d4 or N-e3 were better.

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