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Mike J Surtees vs Philip Almond
British Championship (2004), Scarborough ENG, rd 2, Aug-03
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation. General (B22)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jun-15-23  Straclonoor:


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Very instructive pawn ending on topic 'critical squares'

<46.Kg6??> - draw, 46.Kg7 or 46.Kf7 wins

Analysis by Stockfish dev-20230520-4b085c47:

1. +- (#24): 46.Kg7 Ke7 47.Kg6 Ke8 48.Kxh6 Kf7 49.Kh7 Kf6 50.Kg8 Kg5 51.Kf7 e5 52.Ke6 Kxh5 53.Kxe5 Kh4 54.Kd6 Kg5 55.Kc7 Kf6 56.Kxb6 Ke5 57.a5 Kd4 58.a6 Kxd3 59.Kxc5 Ke3 60.a7 Kd3 61.a8Q Ke3 62.Qd5 Kf4 63.Kd4 Kg4 64.Ke4 Kg3 65.Qe5+ Kg2 66.Kf4 Kf2 67.Qb2+ Kf1 68.Kf3 Kg1 69.Qg2#

2. +- (#25): 46.Kf7 Kd7 47.Kg7 Ke7 48.Kg6 Ke8 49.Kxh6 Kf7 50.Kh7 Kf6 51.Kg8 Kg5 52.Kf7 e5 53.Ke6 Kxh5 54.Kxe5 Kh4 55.Kd6 Kg5 56.Kc7 Kf6 57.Kxb6 Ke5 58.a5 Kd4 59.a6 Kxd3 60.Kxc5 Ke3 61.a7 Kf4 62.Kd4 Kf5 63.a8Q Kf6 64.Qe4 Kf7 65.Qe5 Kg6 66.Ke4 Kf7 67.Kf5 Kg8 68.Kf6 Kh7 69.Qc7+ Kh6 70.Qh2#

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