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Adolf Albin vs Semyon Alapin
Alapin - Albin (1900), Vienna AUH, rd 1, Feb-??
Spanish Game: Alapin Defense (C60)  ·  1/2-1/2

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ANALYSIS [x]
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rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1
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Jul-20-17  Straclonoor: Lomonosov's TB7 says in final position - mate in 59 moves 1. Nxd3 f4 2. Nf3 a2 3. Kb2 a1=Q+ 4. Kxa1 Kc6 5. Nf2 Kb6 6. Kb1 Ka6 7. Ne4 Kb6 8. Kb2 Kc6 9. Kc3 Kd5 10. Kd3 Ke6 11. Kd4 Kf5 12. Nf2 Ke6 13. Kc5 Ke7 14. Kd5 Kd7 15. Ne4 Kc7 16. Nc5 Kb6 17. Ne6 Kb5 18. Nc7+ Kb6 19. Kd6 Kb7 20. Nb5 Kb6 21. Na3 Kb7 22. Nc4 Kb8 23. Nb6 Kb7 24. Nd7 Ka6 25. Kc6 Ka5 26. Nde5 Ka4 27. Kc5 Kb3 28. Nd3 Ka3 29. Nb4 Kb3 30. Nd5 Ka3 31. Nc3 Kb2 32. Kb4 Kc2 33. Kc4 Kc1 34. Nb5 Kb2 35. Nbd4 Ka2 36. Kc3 Ka3 37. Nb3 Ka2 38. Nc5 Ka3 39. Kc4 Kb2 40. Ne4 Kc1 41. Nf2 Kb2 42. Nd2 Ka3 43. Kb5 Kb2 44. Kb4 Kc2 45. Nde4 Kb2 46. Ka4 f3 47. Kb4 Ka2 48. Kc3 Ka3 49. Nc5 Ka2 50. Nd7 Ka3 51. Nb6 Ka2 52. Nc4 Kb1 53. Kd2 Ka2 54. Kc2 Ka1 55. Kb3 Kb1 56. Nd3 f2 57. Nd2+ Ka1 58. Nb4 f1=Q 59. Nc2#

Albin doesn't knew in that time that NN vs. K+p ending is won if pawn is so far from queening.

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