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Stepan Zilka vs Nihal Sarin
World Blitz Championship (2023) (blitz), Samarkand UZB, rd 3, Dec-29
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Apr-03-24  Straclonoor:


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Quite interesting pawn -> queen ending, TB-won for black

<52.b6 f2 53.b7 F1Q 54.b8Q Qxc4 55.Ka3 Qc3 56.Ka2 Qc2+ 57.Ka3 Qd3+ 58.Ka2 Qe2+ 59.Kb3 Qe3+ 60.Kc2 Qe4+ 61.Kd2 Qg2+??>

In this position black had only three moves to win, all three king's moves - Kg5,Kg6, Kf5

Shortest way is 50....Kg5 51.Kd1 Qe3 52.Qd8+ Kf4 53.Qf8 Kg3 54.Qc8 Kf3 55.Qf5+ Qf4 56.Qd5+ Kf2 57.Qa2+ Kg1 58.Qa7+ Qf2 59.Qc7 g3 60.Qh7 g2 61.Qe4 Qg3 62.Qf5 Qh4 63.Ke2 Kh1 64.Qd5 Qg4+ 65.Kd2 Qf4+ 66.Ke2 Qh4 67.Kd1 Qh6 68.Qe4 Kh2 69.Qe5+ Kh3 70.Qc3+ Kg4 71.Qc8+ Kf3 72.Qa8 Kg3 73.Qg8+ Kh2 74.Qb8+ Kh1 75.Qb7 Qd6+ 76.Ke1 Qe5+ 77.Kf2 Qc5+ 78.Ke1 Qe3+ 79.Kd1 Kh2 80.Qc7+ Kh3 81.Qh7+ Kg4 82.Qd7+ Kg3 83.Qg7+ Kf3 84.Qf6+ Qf4 85.Qc3+ Kg4 86.Qg7+ Kh3 87.Ke2 Qf1+ 88.Kd2 Qf2+ 89.Kd3 Qg3+ 90.Qxg3+ Kxg3 91.Kd4 g1Q+ 92.Kd5 Kf4 93.Kd6 Qa1 94.Ke6 Qd4 95.Kf7 Kf5 96.Ke7 Qd5 97.Kf8 Qd7 98.Kg8 Kg6 99.Kf8 Qd8#

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