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You don't have to understand (why) to be here.

<"Erfahrung ist fast immer eine Parodie auf die Idee." <-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe>> Experience is almost always a parody to an idea.

Shifting the paradigm didn't work. Time for Plan B...shifting the blame. :D < Welcome my son... <Welcome, to the machine...>>

< Muttermilchwissen <>>: Humans <°)))o>< losing 6 men tablebase endgames

- that every Borg would draw or

- drawing won endgames.

- resigning w/o necessity

In all cases they lose unneccessarily 1/2 point and influence in such a way the chess history...

<I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing! <I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done. <If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. <If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. °>>>>

<Remember: We can always make it worse.<>>><

Endgame Explorer: BN vs K

Da steh' ich nun, ich armer Tor, Und bin so klug als wie zuvor!
Yeah, Goethe again!

Jeden Tag hat man Ursache, die Erfahrung aufzuklären und den Geist zu reinigen. Guess who...

Weitere Zitate & Aphorismen zum Thema <Erfahrung<>>: https://www.aphorismen.de/suche?f_t... ; https://www.gutzitiert.de/zitate_sp...

Bruzon <75.Ke4??>
L Bruzon Batista vs Navara, 2011 
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 82 moves, 0-1

Et tu, Marce? (Lammers)
M Lammers vs S Bromberger, 2010
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 68 moves, 0-1

Kamsky
V Akopian vs Kamsky, 2009 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 98 moves, 1-0

M. Tal for missing 73.Rb1!=
Tal vs I A Zaitsev, 1968 
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1

Enrico Paoli for missing 73.Rf4! (#46)
E Paoli vs Kholmov, 1964 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 112 moves, 1/2-1/2

Borngässer
R Borngaesser vs Hort, 1987 
(B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 119 moves, 0-1

Ktulu - Engine fail !!!!
Spark vs Ktulu, 2010 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 87 moves, 1-0

Banikas
I Sokolov vs H Banikas, 2010 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 99 moves, 1-0

Sasikiran
Y Hou vs Sasikiran, 2009 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 68 moves, 1-0

episch fail
R Kempinski vs Epishin, 2001  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 179 moves, 1/2-1/2

Henneberger
Euwe vs W Henneberger, 1934 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 63 moves, 1-0

Aronian
Carlsen vs Aronian, 2007 
(E12) Queen's Indian, 84 moves, 1-0

Kholmov
A Vitolinsh vs Kholmov, 1980 
(C10) French, 90 moves, 1-0

Kasparov
A Mikhalchishin vs Kasparov, 1978 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 82 moves, 1-0

Lobron resigned prematurely
Svidler vs Lobron, 1996 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 61 moves, 1-0

Sorokin missed 76.Qe4+
K Visweswaran vs M Sorokin, 1999 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2

Daniel Stellwagen
V Gashimov vs Stellwagen, 2009 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 75 moves, 1-0

Piotr Korobkov
P Korobkov vs M Matlakov, 2010 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 56 moves, 0-1

Varuzhan Akobian
P Tregubov vs V Akobian, 2009 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 89 moves, 1-0

G. Meins should keep on practising
G Meins vs K Bischoff, 2004 
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 73 moves, 0-1

77.Ra1?? - Rogozenko should keep on practising
D Rogozenco vs Miroshnichenko, 2007 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 82 moves, 0-1

Honorary Member {Q-of-Qs}
Areshchenko vs E Paehtz, 2008 
(C02) French, Advance, 114 moves, 1-0

Adams missed 71.Rf8= (in a blitz game)
Adams vs Dreev, 2007 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 73 moves, 0-1

Position after 38.Rxa7+ is a TB draw but Shirov blows it.
Anand vs Shirov, 2004 
(C42) Petrov Defense, 56 moves, 1-0

Mrs. Menchik
Capablanca vs Menchik, 1929 
(A14) English, 64 moves, 1-0

David blew the rook endgame with <71...Rxg4?>
Pillsbury vs Janowski, 1896 
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

WannaBe: Accto tablebase, there is a mate in 25...
D Kosic vs L Lenic, 2008 
(B06) Robatsch, 157 moves, 1/2-1/2

White spoiled it.
A Riazantsev vs Vitiugov, 2008 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 128 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov
Topalov vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 64 moves, 0-1

Z* resigned in a basic drawn position
Sax vs Tseshkovsky, 1975 
(B06) Robatsch, 91 moves, 1-0

Semon Palatnik
R G Hegde vs S Palatnik, 1988 
(E17) Queen's Indian, 59 moves, 1-0

Evgeny Romanov for missing 73.Kh3=
E Romanov vs G Vescovi, 2010 
(A13) English, 76 moves, 0-1

Nepomniachtchi - 64.Ra8??
Nepomniachtchi vs Kamsky, 2011 
(A11) English, Caro-Kann Defensive System, 71 moves, 0-1

Carlsen; 73 ... Kg6! is the only move that draws.
Aronian vs Carlsen, 2006 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 74 moves, 1-0

Larsen
Taimanov vs Larsen, 1970 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1-0

Robson, 87...h2??
Bacrot vs Robson, 2011 
(D85) Grunfeld, 91 moves, 1-0

Shirov, missing 62...
I Rogers vs Shirov, 1990 
(B59) Sicilian, Boleslavsky Variation, 7.Nb3, 65 moves, 1-0

Ardiansyah, for missing 78...Rd1!=
A Bachtiar vs H Ardiansyah, 1978 
(B54) Sicilian, 82 moves, 1-0

Ardiansyah again, missing the win in 98...
Chandler vs H Ardiansyah, 1978 
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 104 moves, 1/2-1/2

Janowski
Marshall vs Janowski, 1905 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 70 moves, 1-0

Izbinsky
B Blumenfeld vs S Izbinsky, 1906 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 63 moves, 1-0

Gufeld; 88.Kg7?? =
Gufeld vs Bronstein, 1968 
(C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2

Salwe should have played on
H Fahrni vs Salwe, 1906 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Lisa Schut
T Sachdev vs L Schut, 2012 
(D85) Grunfeld, 59 moves, 1-0

Fridthjofsdottir - ELO 1808 Welcome to the club
S Fridthjofsdottir vs F Rehfeldt, 2011 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 90 moves, 0-1

Spielmann
Spielmann vs Duras, 1907 
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 99 moves, 0-1

White
M White vs S Williams, 2005 
(C02) French, Advance, 113 moves, 0-1

Dagkakis - That's Greek to me.
I Hakki vs P Dagkakis, 2006 
(C60) Ruy Lopez, 159 moves, 1-0

Taimanov
Fischer vs Taimanov, 1971 
(B44) Sicilian, 89 moves, 1-0

BOTH! for 74...Ra4?? and 76.Kc8??
B Bok vs V Klyuner, 2012
(C41) Philidor Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

Osnos for missing 81.Qh1 or 81.Qd6
Simagin vs V Osnos, 1960 
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 91 moves, 0-1

Lahno
Lagno vs E Danielian, 2012 
(C02) French, Advance, 110 moves, 1/2-1/2

Macieja
Macieja vs Aronian, 2005
(E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 84 moves, 0-1

Kozirev for 89...Rf1??
V Golod vs A Kozirev, 1993 
(D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 101 moves, 1-0

Appel, missing 66...Nc4+/Ng4 (#38)
D Hausrath vs R Appel, 2012 
(A06) Reti Opening, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Ammann - KQ vs K = 1/2 ??
R Blau vs A Ammann, 1993 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wesley So
So vs Navara, 2012 
(D90) Grunfeld, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

Golombek for resigning here!
Gligoric vs Golombek, 1946
(B10) Caro-Kann, 63 moves, 1-0

Malisauskas, missing 100...Ke6
Nakamura vs Malisauskas, 2012 
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 107 moves, 1-0

Leko, missing 124.Rf8=
Leko vs Ivanchuk, 2008 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 127 moves, 0-1

Judit Polgar
Polgar vs Kasparov, 1996 
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 90 moves, 0-1

Nakamura
Nakamura vs Leko, 2012 
(A05) Reti Opening, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2

Wang Hao for 55...Kh7??? (7 pieces though)
Gelfand vs H Wang, 2012 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 56 moves, 1-0

Boris Gelfand for resignation (7pieces though)
H Wang vs Gelfand, 2010 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 75 moves, 1-0

Kindermann, check
Miles vs S Kindermann, 1983 
(A28) English, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2

Emre Can for missing <200...Qf6#>
V Sanal vs E Can, 2012 
(B32) Sicilian, 228 moves, 1/2-1/2

Alekhine on move 57. / missing the win
Alekhine vs J van den Bosch, 1936 
(C48) Four Knights, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2

Sipke Ernst
Naiditsch vs S Ernst, 2013 
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 82 moves, 1-0

Alexey Vyzmanavin - 75.Kd2??
Vyzmanavin vs K Lerner, 1984 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 76 moves, 0-1

Fritz Sämisch
Bogoljubov vs Saemisch, 1938 
(A14) English, 68 moves, 1-0

Ushenina on KBN:K
A Ushenina vs O Girya, 2013 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 126 moves, 1/2-1/2

Jan Smeets, missing 104...Kf4!=
Fressinet vs Smeets, 2012 
(A06) Reti Opening, 107 moves, 1-0

Petra Blazkova
N Grandelius vs P Sochorova, 2007
(B01) Scandinavian, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2

Z.Rahman 4 missn ze zequenz 84 a6 85 Qxh3 86 Kxa6 etc
Z Rahman vs Gelfand, 2013 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2

Jobava
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2006 
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 113 moves, 1-0

Geller
Geller vs Fischer, 1970 
(D79) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1

Stefanova missing 66... Ke6=
X Zhao vs A Stefanova, 2014 
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 70 moves, 1-0

Nafisa Muminova
N Muminova vs A Muzychuk, 2014 
(B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 95 moves, 0-1

vW 4not <90...Kh3>!
Saric vs Van Wely, 2015 
(B07) Pirc, 92 moves, 1/2-1/2

Nakamura missing 64... Kg3! -+
D Howell vs Nakamura, 2015 
(B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

Jenn Sh.
M Socko vs J Shahade, 2002 
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 97 moves, 1-0

Pogonina
M Sebag vs N Pogonina, 2015 
(C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 89 moves, 1-0

Hammer w/ ...Kc6?????
J L Hammer vs Topalov, 2015 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 74 moves, 0-1

Tiger panics
T Hillarp Persson vs M Ragger, 2015 
(D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 44 moves, 0-1

Lazaro Bruzon Batista (RB:R)
Kramnik vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015 
(A14) English, 117 moves, 1-0

both, 7 times alltogether
M Taleb vs A Kakageldyev, 1998 
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 127 moves, 0-1

Pogonina
N Pogonina vs A Stefanova, 2015 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 113 moves, 0-1

check
I Miladinovic vs A Graf, 2001 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 129 moves, 0-1

Schenk for resigning
A Schenk vs M Bartel, 2016 
(A88) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6, 48 moves, 0-1

Baginskaite
A Zatonskih vs C Baginskaite, 2014 
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 103 moves, 1-0

Schweber, only <70...Kd8> leads to a draw
Korchnoi vs S Schweber, 1979 
(E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 78 moves, 1-0

Melamed: 101...Rd6! draws
O V Ivanov vs T Melamed, 2000 
(B75) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 103 moves, 1-0

Kamsky, missing 63.Ka6
Kamsky vs Grischuk, 2016 
(A48) King's Indian, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

white mrs. the win
D Saduakassova vs U Uuriintuya, 2016 
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2

Fridstein resigning instead of drawing (missed Rb4+)
G Fridstein vs Lutikov, 1954 
(E69) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line, 59 moves, 0-1

Stoltz missed 67...Qe5!! =
Alekhine vs G Stoltz, 1942 
(B54) Sicilian, 80 moves, 1-0

Nepom.
Wei Yi vs Nepomniachtchi, 2017 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 1-0

126. Ke1!=
N Buksa vs S Guramishvili, 2017 
(B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 126 moves, 0-1

Euwe - 58.Rc8+??
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 65 moves, 0-1

Mamedov
R Mamedov vs M Panchanathan, 2009 
(C26) Vienna, 85 moves, 0-1

Rapport (80.Rf1+??)
Rapport vs Jakovenko, 2017 
(E20) Nimzo-Indian, 86 moves, 0-1

53...Re5???
V Spasov vs B Rhodin, 1992 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 58 moves, 1-0

G. Meier for not knowing the ...Kb5-c4-d5 manouvre
Khalifman vs G Meier, 2013 
(A16) English, 75 moves, 1-0

Svidler missing 51. Ra7 with a win in 29 moves
Svidler vs Pelletier, 2001 
(C18) French, Winawer, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2

Kazarian's 80.Rg7??
A Kazarian vs A Haast, 2017 
(B32) Sicilian, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2

Caruana 4 missing 74.Ke5=
Caruana vs Z Izoria, 2018 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 82 moves, 0-1

Reti missing 56...f3
G A Thomas vs Reti, 1925 
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 73 moves, 1-0

Sabina-Francesca Foisor; 65.Kh6=
S Foisor vs A Sharevich, 2018 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 71 moves, 0-1

Laszlo Szabo - 68.Kg1=
Szabo vs Tukmakov, 1970 
(D85) Grunfeld, 74 moves, 0-1

smyslov
O Bernstein vs Smyslov, 1946 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gilg; 86.Kh6?? (any Rex, most R-x5 moves draw)
Gilg vs Tartakower, 1926
(A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 102 moves, 0-1

Krush missing 108.Ra3+
A Gara vs I Krush, 2018 
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 118 moves, 1/2-1/2

Topalov 4not 72 Rh1!=
Topalov vs Ding Liren, 2019 
(E21) Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights, 110 moves, 0-1

103..Bc7?
W Hartston vs G Sigurjonsson, 1975 
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 105 moves, 1-0

Ju Wenjun; 57.h6! and 57.Kg2 were winning
W Ju vs Goryachkina, 2019 
(A20) English, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2

Schliemann missing 49.d5! (#12)
A Schliemann vs Beger, 1866 
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

my guess that this is one of them
I Kindij vs Ivkov, 1951 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 132 moves, 1/2-1/2

56.Rg2+??
Wu Xiaoxiao vs Sun Furong, 2001 
(B01) Scandinavian, 64 moves, 0-1

Meier4 Missing 78...Qc7=
Carlsen vs G Meier, 2022 
(C10) French, 80 moves, 1-0

BB:N
Keene vs F J Sanz Alonso, 1975  
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 101 moves, 1-0

Borik: 59... Rg2= or ...Rd1=
Spassky vs O Borik, 1982 
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 65 moves, 1-0

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