1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 a5 7. Nf1 h6 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bb3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 d5 12. Nhf5 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bxf5 14. exf5 Rad8 15. Qf3 Qd3 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 e4 18. Qf4 Nd5 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. f6 g5 21. Qg4 Qe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Nxe4 b6 24. Rad1 Rd5 25. Rxd5 exd5 26. Ng3 Ne5 27. e4 c6 28. exd5 cxd5 29. Rf5 Nc4 30. b3 Nd6 31. Rxd5 Rxf6 32. a4 Kf7 33. Re5 Rf4 34. h3 Kf6 35. Re3 Nf5 36. Nxf5 Kxf5 37. Re8 Re4 38. Rf8+ Ke5 39. Rb8 Re3 40. Rxb6 Rxc3 41. Rxh6 Rxb3 42. Ra6 Kf4 43. Kh2 g4 44. hxg4 Kxg4 45. Rxa5

White wins with best play (Nalimov endgame tablebases).

45... Ra3 46. Ra8 Kf4 47. a5 Ke5 48. a6 Kf6 49. g3 Kg7 50. Kh3 Kf7 51. Kh4 Kg7 52. g4 Ra4 53. Kg5 Ra5+ 54. Kf4 Kf6 55. a7??

Any other reasonable move wins.

55... Ra4+ 56. Ke3 Kg7 57. Kd3 Ra5 58. Kc4 Kh7 59. Kb4 Ra1 60. Kb5 Rb1+ 61. Kc6 Rc1+ 62. Kd6 Rd1+ 63. Ke6 Ra1 64. Rf8 Rxa7??

64... Ra6+=.

65. Rf7+ Rxf7 66. Kxf7

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Source(s): TWIC 1039.

Event information: Pairings & results and report, 4NCL web site.

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