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Mathias Womacka vs Henryk Seifert
Karl-Marx-Stadt (1990), Karl-Marx-Stadt GDR, May-??
French Defense: Tarrasch. Closed Variation (C05)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Apr-21-25  Straclonoor:


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Why draw here???

43....Rxb2!! wins! 44.Kf6 Kg8!! (only move to win) 45.Rg7+ Kh8 46.Rf7 Rc2 47.Rb7 Rc6+ 48.Kg5 Nc3 49.Rb8+ Kh7! 50.Rb7+ Kg8 51.Rb8+ Kf7 52.Rb7+ Ke6 53.h6 Ne4+!! (only move to win) 54.Kf4 Nf6!! (only move to win again) 55.Kg5 Ke5 56.Re7+ Re6 57.Rb7 Ne4+ 58.Kh5 Kf4 59.Rf7+ Rf6 60.Rxf6+ (60.Rg7 Ng3+!) Nxf6 61.Kg6 Ke5 62.h7 Nxh7 63.Kxh7 b5 64.Kh6 b4 65.Kh5 b3 66.Kg4 b2 67.Kf3 b1Q 68.Ke3 Qd1 69.Kf2 Kf4 70.Kg2 Qe1 71.Kh2 Kf3 72.Kh3 Qg3#

Very instructive ending!

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