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Davit Lobzhanidze vs Zurab Azmaiparashvili
European Championship (2007), Dresden GER, rd 5, Apr-07
Modern Defense: Standard Defense (B06)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Apr-24-07  capablancakarpov: Here Lobzhanidze missed a Nalimov win. After 61.Nxg3 white has a victory in 43 moves, anyway, this must be the most difficult ending in chess.
Aug-08-08  vikinx: Wow! Their names are long!
Aug-08-08  Whitehat1963: Not to mention unspellable and unprnounceable.
Aug-09-08  dbquintillion: If I missed a mate in 43, I could never forgive myself.
Sep-18-08  kevin86: This game went on about 27 moves too long-as black could have claimed a 50 move draw at move 110.

The rule on this particular ending has changed on several occasions,but I believe in 1987 or so,the exemption to the 50 move limit were all expunged.

Mar-05-09  David2009: It is possible to win this ending over the board, especially if one's opponent doesn't know the best practical chances. Starting from the game at move 63 (White to play with 48 moves left to mate or force a pawn move):


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the plan is to force the "fortress formation" of K somewhere on the top part of the board, White Ns at d4 and d3. Black should stay on the long side (g and h files): on the short side or centre he is driven into the a1 corner and mated. White to progress has to release the "fortress" sometimes by using the blockading N.

Below is a possible game continuation (Black may not always defend the best) but it gives the possibilities:

Mar-05-09  David2009: The variation below (from D Lobzhanidze vs Azmaiparashvili, 2007) is a main line from the Nalimov database http://www.lokasoft.nl/tbweb.htm. With the King already at the edge of the board as below (Black to play) it still takes 32 moves to mate if Black plays Ka4. Moral: this is not an easy ending.


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Paradoxically, it can be relatively easy to win against weak chess computer programs at fast time limits, because they are programmed to stay in the centre files and have no awareness of long-term danger.

Mar-05-09  kellmano: <kevin86: This game went on about 27 moves too long-as black could have claimed a 50 move draw at move 110. The rule on this particular ending has changed on several occasions,but I believe in 1987 or so,the exemption to the 50 move limit were all expunged. >

Black was probably enjoying it too much. You could keep leaving the board and returning with a smirk on your face to move your king, knowing full well that if white does get agonising close to a mate, you can always claim the draw then.

Sep-10-13  gazzawhite: <kevin86: This game went on about 27 moves too long-as black could have claimed a 50 move draw at move 110.>

No he couldn't, since he moved a pawn at move 109.

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