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German Samuilovich Fridstein vs Anatoly S Lutikov
URS-chT 1954  ·  King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation. Classical Main Line (E69)  ·  0-1


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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-28-06
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  aazqua: What a botch job by white. Kh2? Ra1? Loser.
Nov-05-07
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  Peligroso Patzer: I am surprised that no one has previously commented regarding the point for which this game is most notorious: that White resigned in a drawn position!

In the final position, White presumably only considered 60.Rxb3?, a blunder that loses, for example: 60...c2 61.Rb4+ Kd5 [NOT 61...Kc5? 62.Rb8=] 62.Rb5+ Kd6 63.Rb6+ Kc7, and White has no way to prolong his resistance ( ).

As pointed out in various sources, however, including Dvoretsky, Mark, “Dvoretsky’s Endgame Manual”, 2nd Edition (Russell Enterprises, Inc., ©2006), p. 140 (Diagram 8-25), where this ending is cited as a “tragicomedy”, the intermediate check 60. Rb4+ would have held the draw, i.e., 60.Rb4+! Kd3 (or 60...Kd5 61.Rxb3 Kc4= [BUT NOT 61. ... c2?? 62.Rc3 ]) 61.Rxb3 with the pin on the rank leaving Black no way to avoid 62. Rxc3(+) eliminating Black's last pawn and securing the draw.

Nov-06-07
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  kevin86: White in fact,as mentioned,has a way to avoid the famous Rook vs Pawn ending by throwing an intermezzo check at b4-before taking the pawn at b3. Either black must allow the pawn to be pinned or the king to be chased away to allow Rc3 or Rc1 stopping the pawn before the pawn can advance to d2
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