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Zurab Azmaiparashvili vs Levon S Eolian
14th Soviet Team Championship qual-2 (1979), Moscow URS, rd 4, Jul-??
English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Catalan Defense Accepted (A13)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Position after 56 moves, pawn ending, for sure it's drawn. Game continues

<57.Ke3 Kd6 58.Kf4 Ke7?? (only 58....Ke6! keeps the draw) 59.Kg5??>


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It's hard to explain this move despite on this fact that Vaganian vs J Sunye Neto, 1979 game will be played three month later, of course 59.Kxf5! wins But it's not end of the story...

<59....Kf8 60.Kxf5>


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What one of the things in pawn endings beginner learn first? Opposition!

<60....Kf7?? keep opposition but put lost position 61.Kf4??> OK. draw

White had three winning moves 61.f4, 61.Ke5 and now 61.Kg5 suitable.

I.e. 61.f4 Ke7 62.Ke5 Kf7 63.Kd6 Kf6 64.h6!! (only move to win) Kf7 65.Kd7!! (only move to win again, now horizontal opposition is ok) Kf6 66.Ke8 Ke6 67.Kf8 Kf6 68.Kg8 Kg6 69.f5+ Kf6 70.Kxh6 Kf7 71.f6 Kxf6 72.Kg8 Kf5 73.h7 Ke4 74.h8Q Kd3 75.Kg7 Ke4 76.Kf6 Kd5 77.Qh4 Kc5 78.Ke6 Kb6 79.Qc4 Kb7 80.Qb5+ Kc7 81.Ke7 Kc8 82.Kd6 Kd8 83.Qd7#

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