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Alexander Morozevich vs Dmitry Svetushkin
European Team Championship (2011), Porto Carras GRE, rd 1, Nov-03
Slav Defense: General (D10)  ·  1-0

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Nov-03-11  waustad: Did he just put the rook down on a different square than he intended? This is kind of an "own goal" that let the Russians win the match.
Nov-03-11  Matsumoto: I love Morozevich king dance! He's in got the vibes!!
Nov-04-11  Robed.Bishop: Moro continues his winning ways, although he got a little help today...
Nov-04-11  Mendrys: <waustat> It certainly appears so doesn't it.
Nov-04-11  mig26: 73. Rc2+!! 74. RxR Kh1! 75 Re2 (Rb2 stalemate) b2+ 76.Rxb2 stalemate
Nov-04-11  bronkenstein: <mig26: 73. Rc2+!! 74. RxR Kh1! 75 Re2 (Rb2 stalemate) b2+ 76.Rxb2 stalemate> Fancy line indeed , bare king against rook + bishop , making silent move ... The real beauty of chess lies in such paradoxical moments.
Nov-04-11  parmetd: mig26, I believe you mean Ka1 not Kh1
Nov-04-11  ounos: wow, <mig26>, that was nice!
Nov-04-11  syracrophy: A correct transcription of <mig26>'s nice discovery.


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Black missed a drawing combination by stalemate after the problem-like move <73...♖c2+!!>


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Well, now you might say "The pawn is pinned! - A rook for free!?" Rook for free, yes. White having a chance of taking use of his ♖♗ advantage, you might CHECK THIS OUT!

<74.♖xc2+ ♔a1!> Playing for the stalemate, of course. "Alright. Now 75.♗xb3?? stalemates but I just have to move my ♖ and I'm winning. Right?"

<75.♖h2 b2+!>


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Well, maybe NOT AT ALL! White's extra move for freeing the ♖ served for nothing! Now, Black forces the well-deserved drawing position - and what an example of stalemating sequence!

A beautiful an unusual ♖ sac - and with check!

Nov-04-11  DAVI DE RAFE: thanks syracrophy
Nov-04-11  whiteshark: wow, that would have been a studylike end!
Nov-04-11  bobdaslayer: Poor guy, I would love to know if he somehow broke a rule or something outlandish like that. Forcing him to leave his rook on g2.
Nov-05-11  bronkenstein: Vladimir Barsky explained : <As N. Pogonina said to me (I was looking what is happening in other matches @ the very moment) Svetushkin was holding his rook on g2 for some time , before he removed his hand. Obviously , he cracked under pressure...>

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Nov-05-11
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  FSR: That is brilliant, mig26! One of the most amazing resources I've ever seen. A shame that Svetushkin missed it. It reminds me a little of the conclusion of my own composition (diagram of initial position at User: FSR, solution at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalem...):


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In each case, the superior side is up roughly the equivalent of a queen, but the possibility of stalemate makes it impossible to win.

Nov-06-11  Gambit86: 76. ...Rg2 that was an interesting move lol
Nov-06-11
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  FSR: After 73...Rc2+!! 74.Rxc2+, for full effect Black should hold his head in his hands and look anguished (Oh, no, I didn't see that I couldn't recapture because of the pin!) before sliding his king to a1. Incidentally, the resulting position is drawn with or without White's bishop on e6.
Nov-13-11  cimzowitsch: nice game

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