Puzzle 991972: Les blancs gagnent la finale
FM Nikolay Maevsky (2337) - Christopher Toolin (2146)
Titled Tuesday 9th Mar chess.com INT (10), 2021.03.09
Titled Tuesday 9th Mar chess.com INT (10), 2021.03.09
- 1.d4
- Cf6
- 2.c4
- c5
- 3.d5
- b5
- 4.e4
- d6
- 5.Cd2
- g6
- 6.Cgf3
- Fg7
- 7.Fd3
- O-O
- 8.h3
- Cbd7
- 9.O-O
- bxc4
- 10.Cxc4
- Cb6
- 11.Ca5
- Cbxd5
- 12.Cc6
- Dc7
- 13.exd5
- Cxd5
- 14.Fe4
- e6
- 15.Da4
- Fd7
- 16.Fxd5
- exd5
- 17.Ce7+
- Rh8
- 18.Cxd5
- Db7
- 19.Dd1
- Fc6
- 20.Ce3
- d5
- 21.Te1
- Tad8
- 22.Cg4
- f6
- 23.Fh6
- Fxh6
- 24.Cxh6
- Dxb2
- 25.Te7
- Tde8
- 26.Txa7
- d4
- 27.Tb1
- Fxf3
- 28.gxf3
- Dc3
- 29.Tc1
- Db4
- 30.Cf7+
- Rg8
- 31.Cd6
- Te6
- 32.Ce4
- Tc8
- 33.Db3
- Dxb3
- 34.axb3
- Tec6
- 35.Tc4
- f5
- 36.Cd2
- Te8
- 37.f4
- Te2
- 38.Cf3
- Te4
- 39.Ce5
- Tc8
- 40.Cd3
- Te2
- 41.Ta5
- Td2
- 42.Taxc5
- Ta8
- 43.Tc8+
- Txc8
- 44.Txc8+
- Rf7
- 45.Ce5+
- Re6
- 46.Cf3
- Tb2
- 47.Rg2
- d3
- 48.Td8
- Txb3
- 49.Ce5
- Tb4
- 50.Cxd3
- Te4
- 51.Cc5+
- Re7
- 52.Td7+
- Re8
- 53.Cxe4
- Rxd7
- 54.Cf6+
- Re6
- 55.Cxh7
- Rf7
- 56.Cg5+
- Rg7
- 57.Rf3
- Rh6
- 58.Re3
- Rh5
- 59.Rd4
- Rh6
- 60.Re5
- Rh5
- 61.Rf6
- Rh6
- 62.Re6
- Rh5
- 63.Cf7
- Rh4
- 64.Rf6
- Rxh3
- 65.Rxg6
- Rg4
- 66.Ce5+
- Rxf4
- 67.Cd3+
- Re4
- 68.Rg5
- Rxd3
- Solution:68...Rxd3
- 69.Rxf5
- Re2
- 69...Rd4 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 70.f4
- Rd5
- 71.Rf6
- Re4
- 72.f5
- Rf4
- 73.Re6
- Rg5
- 74.f6
- Rg6
- 75.f7
- Rg7
- 76.Re7
- Rg6
- 77.f8=Q
- 70.f4
- Rf3
- 70...Re3
- 71.Re5
- Rf3
- 72.Rf5
- Rg3
- 73.Rg5
- Rf3
- 74.Rf5
- Rg3
- 70...Rd3 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 71.Re5
- Re3
- 72.f5
- Rf3
- 73.f6
- Re3
- 74.f7
- Rf3
- 75.f8=Q+
- 71.Re5
- 71.Rg5
- Re4
- 72.f5
- 72.Rg4
- Re3 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 73.f5
- Re4
- 74.f6
- Re5
- 75.f7
- Re6
- 76.f8=Q
- 72...Re5
- 73.f6
- 73.Rg6
- Rf4
- 73...Re4
- 74.f6
- Rd5 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 75.f7
- Re6
- 76.f8=Q
- 73...Re6
- 74.Rg6
- Re5 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 75.f7
- Re6
- 76.f8=Q
- 71...Rg4
- 72.Re4
- 72.f5
- Rg5
- 72...Rg3 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 72...Rh5 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 73.Rf5
- Rh6
- 74.Rf6
- Rh5
- 75.f5
- Rg4
- 76.Re5
- Rg5
- 77.f6
- Rg6
- 78.Re6
- Rg5
- 79.f7
- Rh6
- 80.f8=Q+
- 72...Rh4 with a winning endgame, for example:
- 73.f5
- Rg5
- 74.Re5
- Rg4
- 75.f6
- Rh5
- 76.f7
- Rg6
- 77.f8=Q
- 73.f5
- Rh4
- 74.f6
- Rg4
- 75.f7
- Rg5
- 76.f8=Q
- 69.Rxf5
- Re2
- 70.f4
- Re3
- 71.Re5
- Rf3
- 72.f5
- Rg4
- 73.f6
- Rg5
- 74.f7
- Rg6
- 75.f8=Q
- Rh7
- 76.Df3
- Rg6
- 77.Df4
- Rh5
- 78.Dg3
- Rh6
- 79.Rf6
- Rh7
- 80.Dg7#