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Fricis Apsenieks vs Carlos Hounie Fleurquin
Buenos Aires Olympiad qual-2 (1939), Buenos Aires ARG, rd 1, Aug-24
French Defense: Exchange Variation (C01)  ·  1/2-1/2

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
1/2-1/2

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Sep-24-24  Straclonoor: Nice game for exchange variation of French defence!


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Here is more powerful 33...a3! than <33....gxh6>

Analysis by Stockfish dev-20240505-351a2e22:

-+ (-#44): 33...a3 34.Nb3 axb2+ 35.Kb1 Qxh6 36.Qd3 Rxd2 37.Nxd2 Nxd2+ 38.Kc2 Nc4 39.Rb1 Qh2+ 40.Kb3 Nd2+ 41.Qxd2 Qxd2 42.a4 Qd3 43.Rxb2 Qd1+ 44.Ka2 Qxa4+ 45.Kb1 Qd1+ 46.Ka2 Kb7 47.Rg2 Qc1 48.Rg4 Qc2+ 49.Ka1 Qd1+ 50.Kb2 Qe2+ 51.Kb3 Qxg4 52.c4 Qd1+ 53.Kc3 Qc1+ 54.Kd3 Qb1+ 55.Ke2


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This 7-pieces ending lost for white

<51.Na7+ Kd7 52.Nb5 Ke6??> Only comeback wins - 52....Kc6! 53.Na7+ Kc5 54.Nc8 b5 55.cxb5 Kxb5 56.Na7+ Kb6 57.Nc8 Kb7 58.Kb2 Kxc8 59.Ka2 a3 60.Ka1 Kc7 61.Kb1 Kc6 62.Ka1 Kc5 63.Kb1 Kc4 64.Kc2 Bd6 65.Kc1 Kc3 66.Kd1 a2 67.Ke1 Kd3 68.Kf1 a1Q+ 69.Kf2 Qa2+ 70.Kf1 Qh2 71.Ke1 Qg1#

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