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Jan Vokral vs Jan Cervenka
Prague tch (2003/04), Prague CZE, rd 3, Jan-19
Zukertort Opening: Symmetrical Variation (A04)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Dec-29-05
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  Honza Cervenka: In this game I missed in severe time troubles a pretty win. I saw and even planned to play 35...Nd4! with intention 36.Be5 Ne2 but then (with less than two minutes on next 6 moves before time control) I have noticed that after 36.Rb1 I cannot play 37...c2?? for 38.Rb8+ Kh7 39.Rh8#. It was shock for me which caused great and superfluous panic. With a little bit more time on clock and calmer head I would have find that any reasonable move creating a way for escape of black King will make the threat c3-c2 decisive. For example, 35...Nd4 36.Be5 Ne2 37.Rb1 f6! (37...f5 is possible too as the King will escape from Rook checks via c6) and the game is over. Finally I was glad for keeping a draw.
Dec-29-05  szunzein: Interesting indeed!
Dec-30-05
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  Honza Cervenka: By the way, in final position white could have tried 64.Kh6!? Nf6 65.g5 Nd7 66.Kh7 with idea to promote g-Pawn. Black has to be quite precise yet to keep the balance but his resources are (I think) sufficient: 66...e5! 67.Bb4 e4 68.h5!? gxh5 69.g6+ Ke6 70.g7 Nf6+ 71.Kh8 e3 72.Bc3 e2 (just in time) 73.Bxf6 Kxf6 74.g8=Q e1=Q etc.
Dec-31-05  szunzein: Just to know: Why does White needs to play 67-Bb4 (?), why not 67.h5 (?) And also: is it 65.....Nd7 the best thing Black can do?
Dec-31-05
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  Honza Cervenka: <Why does White needs to play 67-Bb4>

Bishop from b4 can go to a1-h8 diagonal. Point e5 is covered by Knight.

<why not 67.h5>

It leads nowhere after 67...gxh5 68.g6+ Ke6 69.g7 Nf6+ etc.

<is 65.....Nd7 the best thing Black can do?>

Yes, it is. All other moves lose. The Knight only from d7 can go to f6 and f8 which is necessary for stopping advance of g-Pawn.

Dec-31-05  szunzein: I overlooked 68......Ke6;
happy new year

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