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Alexander Areshchenko vs Ferenc Berkes
Bundesliga (2013/14), Bremen GER, rd 5, Dec-14
Philidor Defense: General (C41)  ·  1-0

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
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  g15713: F. 1.0
White to move at 74


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Game continued:

74. Kc3 Kd6 75. b4 e5 76. Qd3+ Ke7 77. b5 e4 78. Qd4 Qxb5 79. Qxe4+ Kf8

F. 1.1
White to move at 80


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Syzygy says it is a tablebase draw with 80. Qxg6
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Syzygy says it is a tablebase draw with 80. Qxh4
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Game continued:

80. Qxg6 Qd5 81. Qg4 Qc5+ 82. Kd3 Qd5+ 83. Ke3 Qe5+ 84. Qe4 Qc3+ 85. Kf4 Qd2+ 86. Kg4

F. 1.2
Black to move at 86
Black's queen must move to a safe square to avoid a cross check


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Syzygy says it is a tablebase draw with 86...Qa2
'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=5k2...

86...Qb2? <Qa2!>

F. 1.3
White to move at 87
Grabbing the pawn allows Black's king to get in front of White's pawns with a tablebase draw


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Syzygy says White is winning with 87. Kg5
'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=5k2...

87. Kxh4? <Kg5!>

F. 1.4
Black to move at 87
Black misses his last chance to draw


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Syzygy says it is a tablebase draw with 87...Kg7 or Kg8
'https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=5k2...

87...Qf6+? <Kg7 or Kg8!>

88. Kg3!

F. 1.5
White is now winning as Black's king gets cutoff from passed a-pawn.


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88...Qb6 89. Qg4 Qg1 90. h4 Qe1+ 91. Kh2 Qe5+ 92. Kh3 Qa1 93. h5 Qh1+ 94. Kg3 Qe1+ 95. Kh2 Qc1 96. Qg3 Qc5 97. Qg6 Qe5+ 98. Kh3 Qe3+ 99. Qg3 Qc1 100. Kh4 Qh1+ 101. Kg5 Qa1 102. Qd6+ Kf7 103. Qc7+ Ke6 104. Qc4+ Ke7 105. Qc5+ Kf7 106. Qf5+ Ke7 107. h6 Qc1+ 108. Qf4 Qc5+ 109. Kh4 Qc2 110. Qe5+ Kf7 111. Qg7+ Ke6 112. h7 Qf2+ 113. Kh3 Qe3+ 114. Kh2 Qf4+ 115. Qg3 1-0

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