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Richard Rapport vs Alireza Firouzja
SuperUnited Blitz Croatia (2023) (blitz), Zagreb CRO, rd 12, Jul-09
Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation (A04)  ·  1/2-1/2

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

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Jul-20-23  Straclonoor:


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Very instructive pawn ending! Remarkable that in position above there are only win and lose moves, not draw.

<69.f5 b3 70.f6??> this move goes to draw. Only 70.a6!! wins

70.a6 Kb6 71.f6 b2 72.f7 b1Q 73.f8Q Qe4 74.Qf4 Qe6+ 75.Qf5 Qd6 76.Kf3 Kxa6 77.g4 Qd1+ 78.Ke4 Qe2+ 79.Kf4 Qd2+ 80.Ke5 Qb2+ 81.Ke6 Qb3+ 82.Kf6 Qc3+ 83.Kg6 Qc4 84.g5 Qg8+ 85.Kh5 Qh8+ 86.Kg4 Qd4+ 87.Kf3 Qc3+ 88.Ke2 Qb2+ 89.Ke3 Qc1+ 90.Kd4 Qb2+ 91.Kd5 Qb5+ 92.Ke6 Qe8+ 93.Kd6 Qd8+ 94.Kc6 Qe8+ 95.Qd7 Qe4+ 96.Qd5 (only move to win) Qe8+ 97.Kc5 Ka7 98.Kd4 Qh8+ 99.Ke4 Qc8 100.Ke5 Qh8+ 101.Kf5 Qh3+ 102.Kf6 Qc3+ 103.Qe5 Qf3+ 104.Ke7 Qa3+ 105.Kf7 Qf3+ 106.Qf6 Qd5+ 107.Kg7 Qe4 108.g6 Kb8 109.Kf7 Qb7+ 110.Kg8 Qd5+ 111.Qf7 Qe4 112.g7 Ka8 113.Qh5 Kb8 114.Kh8 Qd4 115.Qb5+ Ka8 116.Qa6+ Kb8 117.Qc6 Qb2 118.Qd5 Qc3 119.Qg8+ Ka7 120.Qe6 Qb2 121.Kg8 Qb8+ 122.Kf7 Qf4+ 123.Ke7 Qb4+ 124.Qd6 Qe4+ 125.Kf7 Qc4+ 126.Kf8 Qf1+ 127.Ke7 Qe1+ 128.Kd7 Qg1 129.Qc7+ Ka6 130.Qc4+ Ka5 131.g8Q Qa7+ 132.Qc7+ Qxc7 133.Kxc7 Kb4 134.Qd8 Kc4 135.Kc6 Kc3 136.Kc5 Kb2 137.Qd2+ Kb3 138.Kb5 Ka3 139.Kc4 Ka4 140.Qb4#

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