Igor Markovic vs Sava N Nikolic (1990)

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Igor Markovic vs Sava N Nikolic
Pula Open (1990), Pula YUG, rd 4, May-08
Van't Kruijs Opening: General (A00) · 1/2-1/2

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Jun-02-25		Straclonoor: Quite interesting game! click for larger view <38.Qxc4?> Why not 38.Nxf2! with adantage? Analysis by Stockfish dev-20231105-442c294a: +- (7.80): 38.Nxf2 Qxb2+ 39.Kd1 Qxa3 40.Qe8+ Kh7 41.Qe4+ Kh8 42.Nxc4 Qa1+ 43.Ke2 b2 44.Qa8+ Kh7 45.Nxb2 Qxb2 46.Qxa4 Qd4 47.Qc6 Qf6 48.Qe4+ Qg6 49.Qc4 Qg2 50.Rd1 Qg5 51.Kf1 Qf6 52.Re1 Qd4 53.Qe6 Qf6 54.Qd5 Qg5 55.Qc4 h5 56.Rd1 Qf5 57.Rd6 Bh6 58.Rd8 Bf8 59.Rd5 Qg6 60.Rd7+ Kh8 61.h4 Qf6 62.Qe4 Qa6+ 63.Nd3 Qa1+ 64.Ke2 Immediately after <38.Qxc4?> black could won but not with <38....Rxh2?> either with <38....Rxc2+!> Analysis by Stockfish dev-20231105-442c294a: -+ (-4.14): 38...Rxc2+! 39.Qxc2 bxc2 40.Kxc2 h5 41.Nf5 Qc4+ 42.Kd2 Bf6 43.h4 Qb5 44.Rf1 Bxb2 45.Ne3 Qb3 46.Rf5 Bc3+ 47.Ke2 Qa2+ 48.Kf3 Qxa3 49.Rxh5+ Kg8 50.Rg5+ Kf8 51.Rf5+ Ke8 52.Rf4 Qa1 53.Re4+ Kf7 54.Ke2 a3 55.Ra4 Qa2+ 56.Kf3 Bg7 57.h5 Qb3 58.Nc5 Qb5 59.Ra7+ Kg8 60.Ra8+ Kh7 61.Rxa3 Qxc5 62.Rd3 Qxh5+ 63.Kf2 Qh4+ 64.Ke2 Bh6 65.Rc3 Qe4 66.Rc7+ Kg6 67.Rc3 Bf4 68.Rd3 Bg5 69.Rb3 Qe8 70.Rd3 In the 7-pieces K+2N(!)+P vs. k+b+p ending. click for larger view <50....Kg6 51.Ne3!! (only move to win, wins also 51.Ne7+ but out of 50 moves rule) Ba5 52.Kb3 h4 53.Kc4! h3 54.Ng3? Kg5 55.Kb5??> Mistake! Wins only 55.Nef1!! Kg4 56.Ne2!! (only move to win again) Bb6 57.Nh2+ Kf5 58.Kd5 Ba5 59.Nf1 Bb6 60.Kc6 Ba5 61.Ng1 Bb4 62.Nxh3 Ke4 63.Nf2 Kd4 64.Ng4 Bc3 65.Nfe3 Bd2 66.Nd5 Be1 67.Nge3 Bd2 68.Kb5 Ke4 69.Nc4! Be1 70.Nb4 Bc3 71.a5 Bd4 72.Nc6 Bf2 73.Nb6 Bg1 74.a6 Bf2 75.a7 Bg1 76.a8Q Bh2 77.Kc5 Bc7 78.Nd5 Kd3 79.Nxc7 Ke3 80.Nd4 Kf2 81.Nce6 Ke3 82.Qf3+ Kd2 83.Qe2+ Kc3 84.Qc2# Very instructive ending!

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