Pending Back Rank Mate; Kasparov's favorite since 6 yrs old!
McDonnell vs La Bourdonnais, 1834  (B32) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1
Excellent exercise to play as Black from move 52
G Stoltz vs A Nimzowitsch, 1928  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 61 moves, 0-1
Try this as Black from move 60, but with the Pawn at h2
Yates vs Marshall, 1929  (D51) Queen's Gambit Declined, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2
Play the continuation for practice with Pawn endings
A Ufimtsev vs D Rovner, 1947 (A85) Dutch, with c4 & Nc3, 62 moves, 1-0
Pawn makes mate! Continuation 44...Kxe5 45 Nf7 Kf5 46 g4#
Tolush vs J Randviir, 1947  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 44 moves, 1-0
Missed opportunity to win with 38. ... Kb6
Barsov vs L Brunner, 1994  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2
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