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Feb-29-20
 | | Fusilli: The diagrammed position in the analysis of Cervenka v Steiner is cool! How about a little craziness... imagine if after 56.Ke2 Re1+ 57.Kf2 black, for some reason, doesn't realize he can promote. Instead, he plays 57...Rxe7: click for larger viewIt may be black's second best move.
White has two options. Let's discard 58.Rxe7 h1=Q 59.Re8+ Kf7 60.a8=Q  click for larger viewBlack plays 60...Qh2+ and has perpetual, no question about it. White can never cover checks with the queen without losing the rook. So, let's look at 58.a8=Q+ Kxf7, where black will play for this position:  click for larger view
Would this be a tough nut to crack? Black would have to keep his king one square from f7 any time that white threatens to play Qxf5 (with the white king on e4 or g4, obviously). But the black king would also have to be on a square where white does not gain the opposition after the exchange of Q vs R, even if white doesn't take the pawn on f5 immediately. I think white should play 59.Qh8, which seems most annoying. Can black still reach the "ideal" position after 59...h1=Q 60.Qxh1 Kg7?  click for larger viewProbably most annoying is 61.Qa1+. After 61...Kh7 (61...Kf7 62.Qh8 seems too strong) white approaches a square at a time with 62.Qa2 Kg7 63.Qb2+ Kh7 64.Qb3 Kg7 65.Qc3+ Kh7 66.Qc4 Kg7 67.Qd4+ Kh7 68.Qd5 Kg7 and now the fortress fails to 69.Kf3 Rf7 70.Kg4  click for larger viewI think this is winning. 70...Rf5 fails to 71.Qxf5 gxf5 72.Kg5, opposition! Other attempts to hold will meet similar exchanges of the queen for the rook with a winning outcome, or white can play f5 for a winning Q v R endgame if black moves the rook away from the f-file. I must say I worked through this without pieces and without chess software, so forgive me if I omitted something obvious! |
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Mar-03-20 | | Boomie: <Fusilli>
<  click for larger view> If 70...Rf5 71.Qxf5 gxf5 72.Kg5, then the sneaky 72...Kf8 draws. The winning technique involves maneuvering black into a weaker position according to the table base. https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8/6... |
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Mar-04-20
 | | Fusilli: <Boomie> Oooh... cool! Opposition, opposition! The one with the last opposition laugh wins... or draws. |
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Jul-24-20
 | | thegoodanarchist: <OhioChessFan: I've heard passed Pawns must be pushed...> I have been told Yasser Seirawan said <Push 'em, baby!> |
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Sep-08-20
 | | Ron: Here's a game with a Missed Chance:
C G M Watson vs D Marotti, 1922 |
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Jan-24-21
 | | jessicafischerqueen:
Good afternoon.
I wanted to let you know that your latest uploads went through ok on 69/70, but this one here was rejected because it is already in our database: J Lendl vs F Zita, 1964 |
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Jan-28-21
 | | Honza Cervenka: <jessicafischerqueen> That's okay. I am trying to sort and upload just those games which are missing in database but sometimes I can overlook the fact that the game is already there. |
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Jan-30-21
 | | Stonehenge: <Honza>
Is this maybe the same player?
Gyorgy Meszaros Gyula Meszaros |
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Jan-30-21
 | | Honza Cervenka: Yes, it is Gyorgy Meszaros. 365Chess.com attributes this game to Gyula Meszaros but it is apparently a mistake, as IM Gyula Meszaros was born in 1967. |
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Jan-30-21
 | | Stonehenge: Thanks, I've merged the player files. |
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Feb-03-21
 | | Stonehenge: Alexandre Van Hoorde vs J Fichtl, 1954 http://www.belgianchesshistory.be/t... has Ghent (Gent) and Edouard van Hoorde. |
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Feb-03-21
 | | Honza Cervenka: <Stonehenge> Edouard is correct name. Once again my source attributed by mistake games of a historical player to a current one with the same surname. I have no exact information in which city that friendly match of Belgium and Czechoslovakia took place but I guess that a Belgian source focused on history of Belgian chess should know it better. So it is Ghent. But it applies to the other games from the match as well. |
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Feb-03-21
 | | Stonehenge: Thanks, it's fixed:
BEL-CSR (1954). |
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Sep-09-21
 | | juan31: Thanks <Mr. Cervenka >, Gracias |
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Dec-27-21
 | | sachistu: Hello <Honza Cervenka>. Can you tell me what the somewhat cryptic letters 'ar' mean at the end of game notes in Ceskoslovensky Sach? I saw the same two characters ('ar') used at the end of some of the notes in the Trencanske Teplice 1949 tournament book. I did not recognize those letters compared to ones used for Pachman, Louma, Richter, and others.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. |
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Jan-06-22
 | | MissScarlett: Your pun entry, <One-Cent Magenta>, does it have any special relevance to the game? |
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Jan-17-22
 | | Honza Cervenka: <MissScarlett: Your pun entry, <One-Cent Magenta>, does it have any special relevance to the game?> Yes, there is a connection with the surname of the player with black pieces, as "One-Cent Magenta" or "British Guiana 1c magenta", which is probably the most famous rare postage stamp among philatelists, was autographed by a post office clerk named Edmond D. Wight. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smit... |
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Jan-17-22
 | | Honza Cervenka: <sachistu> It is quite difficult question, as now I have not access to old volumes of Ceskoslovensky Sach but I guess that "ar" can be Jaroslav Sajtar or Ladislav Alster. I will try to investigate this matter. |
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Jan-17-22
 | | Stonehenge: I believe I have seen "ar" after incomplete game scores, but I'm not sure. Don't take my word for it. |
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Jan-24-22
 | | sachistu: I appreciate your time <Honza Cervenka>. I have quite a number of older years of Ceskoslovensky Sach. Usually, when Alster is the annotator, you will see L.A., or if it is Louma, it will be J.L. or Pachman (L.P) etc. However, quite often I see the lower-case 'ar'. I always assumed this was a group editorial collaboration, but I have never seen any confirmation. Again, anything you discover is welcome and appreciated. |
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Jan-24-22
 | | Stonehenge: Maybe it's an abbreviation of arbitrážní?
Just speculating :) |
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Jan-24-22
 | | sachistu: <Stonehenge> Are you suggesting this meant adjudication? If so, I doubt it very much (1) it occurs far too often and (2) it appears with a space between the last move of the game score and the string 'ar'. My experience has been that a note of adjudication appears immediately after the last move, or depending upon the page layout, immediately on the next line after the last move of the score. It's a thought, though. I thought it best to ask someone like <Honza> who was familiar with the language. That's the problem with these 2 and 3-letter abbreviations; you are left with speculation (unless it's quite obvious what was intended). Regardless, thanks for your input as well. |
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Jan-25-22 | | Z truth 000000001: Could someone be so kind to provide a link to an example of "ar" in an online accessible book or magazine? I'd like to have a quick look - thanks.
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Apr-16-22
 | | Ron: Here is game with a Missed Chance by Tarrasch:
Mackenzie vs Tarrasch, 1887 A kibitzer gives computer analysis showing 24....Rxg2! wins. Before that move, Tarrasch's pieces are pointing in the surrounding area of White's king, and one might think that there has to be a successful attack somewhere. |
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Apr-28-22
 | | Honza Cervenka: <Ron> Thanks! |
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