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Borislav Ivkov vs Laszlo Szabo
Sarajevo (1963), Sarajevo YUG, rd 10, Apr-06
Sicilian Defense: Paulsen. Bastrikov Variation (B47)  ·  1-0

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Jun-12-05  who: Did Szabo lose on time?
Jun-12-05  aw1988: Possibly. It doesn't look like white can win from this position.
Jun-12-05  micartouse: Can White really not win here? It seems like Black cannot survive the pawn ending after something like 43. Kg3 Nh6 44. Bxh6. And the knight has no other way to develop except maybe by 43. Kg3 Kg6 44. Kf4 Kf7 pushing the bishop away.

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Apr-01-22  Llera: According to Stockfish 11, White mates in 20 (or 21) moves.
Apr-01-22  Llera: It seems to me after 43.Kg6 Kg6 44.Kf4 Kf7 45.Ba3, the White King would walk over the dark squares (Ke3-Kd4-Kc5-Kd6) and then would go to d7 (Kd7) so that Black would be forced to move (he would be in zugzwang) and would lose the e6 pawn. You could argue that White does not move six times in a row, but the point is the same: the White King would go Ke3-Kd4-Kc5-Kc6-Kc7 [Instead of going to d6 from c5], and the reasoning would be the same, i.e., Black would lost the e6 pawn. With his king on d7, White would be able to play e5-e6-e7, winning.

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