Jul-12-17
 | | Yuridmi: 60. ... Kb6 Why not 60. ... Kxa7? High rated GM's seem to make moves from another universe. My little-old "Shredder" machine gives black a +3.46 if K takes the R on a7. |
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| Jul-12-17 | | NBZ: You are right, this is a really strange endgame starting from 59. ...b3 (giving up the pawn for nothing). I also don't understand why the rook does not simply grab the dangerous b2 pawn on move 63. Nice finish from black though, at the end White is completely helpless against the Black king's invasion. |
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Jul-12-17
| | Yuridmi: Thanks NBZ! .... I'm a Pal Benko fan from way back, from the 1960s and 70s Fischermania days. Mr. Benko wrote the outstanding "Endgame Lab" column in Chess Life, I read them all. Your analysis is great. Thanks again yuri |
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| Jul-12-17 | | ChessHigherCat: <Yuridmi: 60. ... Kb6 Why not 60. ... Kxa7?>
Maybe something is wrong with the score here but the black king hasn't moved since 54...Kc7 so how could he play 60...Kxa7? He can only attack the rook with 60...Kb6, as in the game line. <NBZ: You are right, this is a really strange endgame starting from 59. ...b3 (giving up the pawn for nothing). > The only explanation I can think of was that he was anticipating 60. Bxb3 (instead of axb3) Nxd4 but that would be a big oversight for such a strong player (although anybody would be exhausted after playing Benko for 60 moves). |
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| Jul-12-17 | | NBZ: <ChessHigherCat> I think <Yuridmi> meant 60. ... Bxa7! |
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| Jul-12-17 | | ChessHigherCat: <NBZ> I see, Roman must have been really punch-drunk by that time :-) |
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| Jul-13-17 | | Muttley101: I think there is an error in this game score- surely black plays 57 ... Bc3, not 57 ... Be3. This protects the b4 pawn, after all. It also explains why subsequently - B doesn't play Bxc5 in response to Rc5- he can't because the B isn't on e3;
- B can play ... b3- with the Bc3, this is a discovered attack on the rook at a5;
- B doesn't play Bxa7 in response to white's Ra7+ because it hasn't reached the a7-g1 diagonal yet. You're welcome :) |
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| Jul-13-17 | | ChessHigherCat: <Muttley101:> Brilliant, that explains everything (you're thanked!) e and c are "e-c'ly" confused in this age of OCR-scanning. |
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| Jul-13-17 | | rickgarel: This game has got to be the wrong score. If black played, 57...Be3, then after 58. Rc5 black should simply have captured the rook. 58...Bxc5.
The alternate score shows black playing 57...Bc3 which makes more sense. |
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| Jul-13-17 | | hemy: I submitted correction slip.
Sure the 57. ...Bc3 was played, not 57. ...Be3.
The right score is on https://www.redhotchess.com/chess/g... |
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| Jul-13-17 | | Muttley101: <ChessHigherCat: <Muttley101:> Brilliant, that explains everything (you're thanked!) e and c are "e-c'ly" confused in this age of OCR-scanning.> Indeed they are! You're welcome. One of the easier ones to determine, happily :) The game itself is really interesting, as looking at the silly position with the black bishop on e3 I was thinking "must have been a horrible blunder to lose this one", but after replaying the game, it is a great game from the Dzin :) |
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Jul-13-17
| | Yuridmi: Great discussion! I wonder if Pal B. or Roman D. could clear this up for us! I bet they remember this hard-fought game |
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Kibitzing
sac: 33...Rxc2