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Roberto Grau vs Lajos Steiner
Olympiad 1935  ·  Slav Defense: Czech Variation. Classical System Main Line (D19)  ·  1-0
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-04-09
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  Chessical: Steiner could have drawn this game after:

<49...Kf6> 50.f4 (<50.Kf3?> loses after 50...Ke5 51.Ke3 Kd5 52.Kd3 Kc6 53.Kc4 e5 54.f3 a6 55.h4 h5) <50...e5> 51.Kf3 Ke6; and now either:

<52.c4> a6 53.h4 h5 54.Ke4 exf4 55.Kxf4 g6 56.Kg5 Kf7 57.g4 hxg4 58.Kxg4 Kf6=

or

<52.Ke4> exf4 53.gxf4 g6 54.c4 a6 55.h4 h5 56.Ke3 (Not 56.Kf3?? Kf5) 56...Kf5 57.Kf3=

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