Vasilios Kotronias vs Mark Hebden (2007)

Vasilios Kotronias vs Mark Hebden
Isle of Man International 2007 · Spanish Game: Morphy Defense. Chigorin Defense Panov System (C99) · 1-0

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Oct-21-07		notyetagm: The following comment is from http://www.chesspublishing.com/cont..., on the position arising after 83 f8-g7?!: <See Kotronias,V-Hebden,M. Incidentally, Black missed a great chance to save half a point at the end of this game: click for larger view Black to play and draw> Here the great tactician Hebden made a tactical oversight. He could have saved 1/2-point with the Petrosian-like <KNIGHT FORK> combination 83 ... h3-h8+!!. (VAR) Position after 83 ... h3-h8+!!: click for larger view The point is the line 83 ... h3-h8+!! 84 g7xh8 <deflection from f7, decoy to h8> d6xf7+ <royal fork> 85 h8-h7 f7xe5, shown below. click for larger view click for larger view And now the Black e5-knight prevents the White g5-passer from promoting while the Black king stop the White b3-passer from promoting, so Black draws(!).

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