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Alexander Goldberg vs Alexander Okrajek
East German Championship (1986), Nordhausen GDR, Feb-??
Pirc Defense: General (B07)  ·  1/2-1/2

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May-15-24  Straclonoor:


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This ending tablebase won for black

<52....Kxc4! (only move to win) 53.Kf1 Re8 54.Kf2 Kd4! (only move to win) 55.a4 c4! (only move to win again) 56.a5 c3! (third only move to win in the raw) 57.Rh7 Rc8!! (forth!) 58.Rd7+ Ke4 59.Re7+ Kd3 60.Rd7+ Kc2??>

Black needed to go back - 60....Ke4! 61.Re7+ Kd5 62.Rd7+ Kc6 63.Rd1 c2 64.Rc1 Kb5! (only move to win!) 65.Ke2 Kb4 66.Kd2 Kb3 67.a6 Kb2 68.Rf1 c1Q+ 69.Rxc1 Rxc1 70.a7 Ra1 71.Kd3 Rxa7 72.Kd4 Ra5 73.Kc4 Kc2 74.Kb4 Rd5 75.Kc4 Rd3 76.Kb5 Kc3 77.Kc5 Rd4 78.Kb5 Rc4 79.Ka5 Rb4 80.Ka6 Kc4 81.Ka5 Rb2 82.Ka6 Kc5 83.Ka7 Kc6 84.Ka8 Kc7 85.Ka7 Ra2#

May-15-24
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  perfidious: <....56.a5 c3! (third only move to win in the raw)....>

As opposed to other moves, which presumably win when fully clothed?

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