1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Bg2 Nd7 5. Qc2 Nb6 6. Na3 Qd5 7. e4 Qd3 8. Qxd3 cxd3 9. Ne5 g6 10. Nxd3 Bg7 11. Ke2 f5 12. e5 Nh6 13. f4 Nf7 14. b3 Be6 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Nc2 Nd8 17. Nd4 Kf7 18. a4 a5 19. Ba3 Ne6 20. Ndxe6 Bxe6 21. Nxb7 Bxb3 22. Rhb1 Bd5 23. Bxd5+ Nxd5 24. Rb3 g5 25. Kf3 gxf4 26. gxf4 Bh6 27. Rc1 Bxf4 28. e6+ Kf6 29. Rxc6 Bxh2 30. Rb5 Rhb8 31. Bb2+ Kg6 32. Rxd5 Rxb7 33. Bc3 Bd6 34. Rc4 Bb4 35. Rd7 Raa7 36. Rd5 Bxc3 37. dxc3 Rc7 38. Rcc5 Rxc5 39. Rxc5 Ra6 40. Kf4 Rxe6 41. Rxa5 Re4+ 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Ra8 Rc4 44. Ke3 Rxc3+ 45. Kd4 Ra3 46. a5 e5+ 47. Kc5 e4 48. a6 Ke5 49. a7 Kf4 50. Kb6 e3 51. Re8 Kf3 52. Re5 e2?

52... Rxa7! wins.

53. Rxf5+= Ke4 54. Rf8 Kd3 55. Rf3+ Kc2??

Any other move except 55... Ke4?? draws.

56. Rxa3 e1=Q 57. a8=Q Qb4+ 58. Kc7 Qe7+ 59. Kc6 Qe6+ 60. Kb5 Qe5+ 61. Kc4 Qc7+ 62. Kd4 Qd6+ 63. Ke3 Qc5+ 64. Kf4 Qd6+ 65. Kf3 Qf6+ 66. Kg2 Qg5+ 67. Rg3? =

All other legal moves preserve the win. Quickest is 67. Kf3 Qh5+ (67... Qf5+ 68. Ke2 Qb5+ 69. Kf2 Qc5+ 70. Re3) 68. Kf2 Qh4+ 69. Rg3 Qd4+ 70. Re3! (only move) 70... Qh4+ 71. Kg1 Kd2 72. Qf3, etc.

67... Qd2+ 68. Kh3 Qh6+ 69. Kg2 Qd2+ 70. Kf3 Qd3+ 71. Kf4 Qd6+ 72. Kg4 Qg6+ 73. Kf3 Qd3+ 74. Kf2 Qd2+ 75. Kf3 Qd3+ 76. Kf2 Qd2+ 77. Kf1 Qd1+ 78. Kg2 Qd2+

This repeats the position that arose after Black's 67th and 69th moves.

79. Kg1 Qc1+ 80. Kh2 Qh6+ 81. Rh3 Qf4+ 82. Rg3 Qh6+

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Source(s): TWIC 1031.

Event information: Pairings & results, FFE web site.

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