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Maurice Ashley vs Michael Bezold
"A Joy to Bezold" (game of the day Dec-04-2017)
Bermuda GM (1997), Mermaid Beach Club, Bermuda, rd 2, Jan-??
Sicilian Defense: Kan. Knight Variation (B43)  ·  0-1

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Jul-14-05  Knight13: Ashley won the Battle of Openings but lost in the early endgame. White made hell lot of Queen moves.
Oct-08-06  crafty: 74...f1=♕ 75. ♖e3+ ♔c2 76. ♖c3+ ♗xc3 77. bxc3 ♘f3#   (eval -Mat03; depth 8 ply; 5M nodes)
May-23-15  newzild: A good game - interesting that Crafty shows Black's underpromotion at the end to be inaccurate!
Oct-04-17  clement41: wow what a wild game!
Oct-05-17
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  Sally Simpson: As most will have figured out Bezold under-promoted to side step any Kamikaze Rook variation that may appear.

This kind of thing.

A Tari vs V Sipila, 2014

He was OK he could have taken a Queen but this does show a board awareness that others (including me - R Austin vs G Chandler, 1980) have failed in the past to appreciate.

Dec-04-17  waustad: When doing analysis, how does one tell Olga to underpromote?
Dec-04-17
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  al wazir: <Sally Simpson: As most will have figured out Bezold under-promoted to side step any Kamikaze Rook variation that may appear.> There was no possibility of a kamikaze line: 74...f1=Q 75. Re3+ (75. Rf8 Qf6 76. Rxf6 Bxf6) Kc2. Now white's only check is 76. Re3+ (76. Re1 Nf3#), and after 76...bxc3 77. bxc3, 77...Nf3#.

I think black underpromoted just to taunt his opponent.

Dec-04-17  7he5haman: What's wrong with 24.Qxe5?

Threatening h8 and d5.

Dec-04-17  7he5haman: Ah - 24...f6 25.Qxd5+ Ke8 and the White knight and rook are still under attack
Dec-04-17  njchess: Wow! Amazing game.
Dec-04-17  goodevans: White threw away his good work with the dubious <23.Ba7?!>.

Instead <23.Bd4!> would have maintained his advantage by threatening both <24.Nac5+> and <24.Bxe5>. Black cannot stop both.

Dec-04-17  kevin86: white had the initiave, then blew it. Black's last move was to avoid stalemate.
Dec-04-17
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  playground player: Hastily promoting to a Queen would produce a stalemate.
Dec-04-17
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  ajk68: Queen promotion does not lead to stalemate. The rook can try to go desperado but the white kings goes to c2...Rc3+... bxRc3 and white's pawn is free - no stalemate.
Dec-04-17  dumbgai: I would have rather promoted to a knight or bishop there. Then win the b-pawns and promote my own b-pawn to another minor piece. Keep torturing the opponent until he gives up.

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