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Harry Pillsbury vs Jackson Showalter
Vienna (1898), Vienna AUH, rd 9, Jun-13
Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense. Main Line (D63)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
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Jun-19-19  Straclonoor: Black had two pawns up and all chances to win this ending. Instead that they tried to won one more pawn (53...Bd3?) and cut out victory.

Analysis by Stockfish 150519 64 POPCNT:

1. -+ (-8.98): 53...c5 54.Kf2 c4 55.a7 Kb7 56.Re8 Kxa7 57.Bg8 c3 58.Be6 c2 59.Rc8 Bxe6 60.Rxc2 Bf5 61.Ra2+ Kb6 62.Rb2+ Kc6 63.Re2 h4 64.Ra2 Kb6 65.Rb2+ Kc7 66.Kf3 Kc6 67.Ra2 Kb6 68.Ke3 Kc7 69.Ra7+ Kc6 70.Rh7 Rc4 71.Rh8 h3 72.Rh6 Rc2

2. -+ (-8.62): 53...h4 54.Rb8+ Kxa6 55.Ra8+ Kb5 56.Rb8+ Ka5 57.Ra8+ Kb4 58.Rb8+ Kc3 59.Bg8 c5 60.Bf7 c4 61.Ke3 h3 62.Rh8 Re4+ 63.Kf3 Kd3 64.Rh6 g5 65.Kg3 c3 66.Bb3 Rh4 67.Rxh4 gxh4+ 68.Kh2 Kd2 69.Ba4 c2 70.Bxc2 Kxc2 71.Kh1

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