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Akiba Rubinstein vs Alexander Flamberg
Lodz (1906), Lodz RUE, rd 1, May-??
Rubinstein Opening (D05)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Aug-07-11  madhatter5: was there any way Rubinstein could have avoided the perpetual? 70.♕b6, perhaps?
Aug-28-11  Knuckle Sandwich: @madhatter: Apparently, 70.Qb6 peters out to a draw too. Stockfish 2.0.1 at 23 ply gives the following. 0.00 23/14 1... f5 2. g4 fxg4 3. Kf2 Qa2 4. Kg3 Qe2 5. Kf4 Qh2 6. Ke4 Qc2 7. Ke5 Qc3 8. Kf4 Qc2 9. Kg3 Qe2
Jun-12-13  Karpova: According to Konstantinopolsky, 25.Rcd1 Rxd1 26.Rxd1 was the way to go, instead of 25.Bb4?.
Oct-08-24
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  K Any: Doesn't 48.b5 win?
Oct-09-24  FM David H. Levin: <<K Any>: Doesn't 48.b5 win?>

On 48.b5 Qxa4 49.b6 Qe4,


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I don't see how White makes progress. 50.Qc7 would support the b-pawn's advance, but then 50...Qd4 51.Kg2 Qd5+ 52.Kf1 Qd1+ 53.Kg2 Qd5+ 54.Kh2 Qd4, repeating the position.

White can simultaneously protect f2 and support the b-pawn by 50.Qc3 Qb7 (Intending 51.Qc7 Qf3.) 51.Qb2, but Black could reply 51...a5, intending to keep pushing this pawn until White is compelled to take it and thereby give up the b-pawn.

Oct-10-24
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  NM JRousselle: 53 b5 certainly looks like the correct path forward.
Oct-10-24  FM David H. Levin: <<NM JRousselle>: 53 b5 certainly looks like the correct path forward.>

I agree that it looks good: 53.b5 axb5 54.a6 b4 55.a7 Qa2 56.Kg2 b3 57.Qe7 (If now 57...Kg7, then 58.Qf6+, and if 58...Kg8, then 59.Qd8+ and 60.a8=Q.) 57...b2 58.Qxf7+ Kh6 59.Qf8+ Kh7 60.a8=Q Qxa8 61.Qxa8 b1=Q.


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White's up a pawn, but I'm not sure what the best winning try/method is. One thought is 62.Qa7+ followed by 63.Qd4, after which White's king might try to penetrate Black's kingside or take the scenic route to the queenside on its way to Black's e-pawn.

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