Alexander Graf vs Janis Klovans (1987)

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Alexander Graf vs Janis Klovans
Soviet Army Championship (1987), Tashkent URS
King's Knight Opening: Konstantinopolsky Opening (C44) · 1/2-1/2

White to move.

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Sep-22-21		Straclonoor: click for larger view Black played <44....Kd5??> right was 44....d5! and draw. White missed way to win - <45.a4??> and draw coming soon. 45.b4!! wins! Very instructive pawn ending! Analysis by Stockfish 310821: 1. +- (60.41): 45.b4 axb4 46.axb4 b5 47.c4+ bxc4+ 48.Kc3 Ke4 49.b5 Kd5 50.b6 Kc6 51.Kxc4 Kxb6 52.Kd5 Kc7 53.Ke6 Kc6 54.Kxf5 Kd7 55.Kf6 d5 56.Ke5 Ke7 57.f5 Kf7 58.Kxd5 Ke7 59.Kd4 Kf8 60.Ke4 Ke8 61.f6 Kf8 62.Kf4 Kf7 63.Kg5 Kf8 64.Kxg4 Kg8 65.Kg5 Kf8 66.Kg6 2. = (0.00): 45.a4 Kc5 46.b3 d5 47.Ke3 Kd6 48.Kd4 Ke6 49.Kd3 Kd6

Sep-22-21		fredthebear: How stunning that the elf in charge of ECO codes did not call this a King's Indian Attack A07! Bear o' bear, this is like that rare occasion when a federal politician and the national media tells the truth! Did this really just happen?!? I must hurry down to the convenience store for a lotto ticket, a burrito, and Barq's. C44 Sub-variants: (Various 3rd moves for White) King's pawn game 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 Irish (Chicago) gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nxe5 Nxe5 4. d4 Konstantinopolsky opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 Dresden opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Inverted Hungarian 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Inverted Hanham 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d3 d5 5.Nbd2 Tayler opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Be2 Nf6 4. d4 Ponziani opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Ponziani, Caro variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Bd7 Ponziani, Leonhardt variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 Nf6 Ponziani, Steinitz variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. Qa4 f6 Ponziani, Jaenisch counter-attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 Ponziani, Fraser defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 Ponziani, Reti variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nge7 Ponziani, Romanishin variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Be7 Ponziani counter-gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 Ponziani counter-gambit, Schmidt attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 d6 5. d5 Ponziani counter-gambit, Cordel variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 f5 4. d4 d6 5. d5 fxe4 6. Ng5 Nb8 7. Nxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 Be7 Scotch opening 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Scotch, Lolli variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 Scotch, Cochrane variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4 4. Nxe5 Ne6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nxf7 Scotch, Relfsson gambit ('MacLopez') 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bb5 Scotch, Goering gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 Scotch, Sea-cadet mate 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 d6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. O-O Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxd1 9. Bxf7+ Ke7 10. Nd5+ Scotch, Goering gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4 Scotch, Goering gambit, Bardeleben variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. c3 dxc3 5. Nxc3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Nf6 Scotch gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Scotch gambit, Anderssen (Paulsen, Suhle) counter-attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 Bg4 Scotch gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Scotch gambit, Cochrane-Shumov defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 Scotch gambit, Vitzhum attack 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Qh5 Scotch gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ Scotch gambit, Hanneken variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. O-O cxb2 7. Bxb2 Nf6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. e5 Nxe5 Scotch gambit 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Scotch gambit, Cochrane variation 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Ba5 7. e5 Scotch gambit, Benima defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Be7 Scotch gambit, Dubois-Reti defence 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6

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