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Miguel Najdorf vs Juan Vinuesa
Mar del Plata (1941), Mar del Plata ARG, rd 3, Mar-17
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense. Alekhine System Except Main Line (D28)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Sep-18-07
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  tpstar: A fine example of Distant Opposition saving the game. 68 ... Kh3! draws while the natural 68 ... Kg3? would lose to 69. b5 and White Queens with check (69 ... f4 70. b6 f3 71. b7 f2 72. b8=Q+), gaining a key tempo and then White's King is close enough to the action for victory.

Also losing is 68 ... Kg4? 69. b5 f4 70. Ke2 Kg3 71. Kf1 and White's King blockades the Pawn.

Sep-22-10  Ulhumbrus: <tpstar: A fine example of Distant Opposition saving the game. 68 ... Kh3! draws while the natural 68 ... Kg3? would lose to 69. b5 and White Queens with check (69 ... f4 70. b6 f3 71. b7 f2 72. b8=Q+), gaining a key tempo and then White's King is close enough to the action for victory.> After 72... Kg2 73 Qg8+ Kf1 74 Qg3!! compels Black's King to walk into a pin by 74...Ke1 whereupon 75 Ke3 attacks the pinned f2 pawn a second time and wins it.
Nov-15-17
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  Bubo bubo: Alas the draw was agreed after 68...Kh3!, cutting short the final twist of this tricky endgame:

After 69.b5 f4! (only move to draw!), White can set a trap with 70.Ke4. Now 70...Kg4? (intending to avoid g3 again) loses because 71.b6 f3 72.Ke3 threatens to stop the pawn, so Black has to play 72...Kg3 after all, and we are basically in the line mentioned in the posts above.

But Black can do better by entering the "forbidden" square g3 at once: 70...Kg3! 71.b6 f3 72.b7 f2 73.b8Q+ Kg2!,


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and the game is drawn, because now the white king is just outside the small winning zone of the endgame K+Q vs K + bishop's pawn on 7th rank.

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