[Event "V+4PxV+3P,VVP B;spatna vez"] [Site "ICCF corr"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hollis, Adrian Swayne"] [Black "Florian, Tibor"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Averbakh;Hollis;Howell"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1R3pk1/1P4pp/8/7P/1r4P1/5PK1/8 b - - 0 39"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] [EventType "team (corr)"] [EventRounds "9"] [SourceTitle "Corr 2002"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.05.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.05.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,121,19,31,14,-14,43,39,37,19,11,37,27,29,7,7,22,18,25,19,18,28,18,23, 46,14,36,14,54,46,46,67,67,70,80,80,61,61,53,44,19,48,39,37,31,50,61,64,55,55, 72,51,58,54,90,82,108,100,116,102,100,95,90,96,90,105,106,85,88,88,85,74,67,90, 92,92,91,80,82,79,59,74,88,98,95,75,96,107,134,144,119,129,129,129,140,143,142, 177,180,190,196,239,239,239,223,205,205,205,205,205,205,134,148,96,96,96,92, 200,517,517,527,537,537,547]} 39... h5 {[#] This move produces a model endgame as analysed by Hollis etc. Ending in Portisch-Petrosian [INF 17-0568] after Portisch's 47th move. White plan is to play king to d-file, Black captures f-pawn but then king goes to c-file and rook cannot return behind passed pawn (only works with b-pawn). Tento tah vede k modelové koncovce, kterou analyzovali Hollis a další. Podobná koncovka vznikla v partii Portisch-Petrosian (informátor 17-0568] po 47. tahu Portische. Plán bílého je prevést krále na sloupec 'd', cerný si vezme pešce 'f', ale poté král prejde na sloupec 'c' a vež se poté nemuže vrátit za volného pešce. Tato metoda funguje jen s pešcem b.} ({Hollis suspected Black should have played} 39... g5 $5 {not fearing h4-h5}) 40. Kf1 {[#] The general case of a draw is threatened but not overturned. Averbakh "Comprehensive Chess Endings" vol 5 (Pergamon ed) analyses both the Hollis and Portisch endgames (see pp291-292)} Rb2 41. Ke1 Kf6 {[#] As White threatens to support the advance of his passed P with his K, it is very important for Black to seek counterplay on the other wing - Averbakh} 42. f3 Rb3 43. Kd2 {[#]} Rxf3 { [%mdl 8192]} 44. Kc2 {[%mdl 8192]} Rf5 $2 (44... Ke6 $2 45. Rc7 $1 (45. Re7+ $6 Kxe7 46. b7 Rf5 47. b8=Q {hard to see how White can win}) 45... Rf5 {see game}) (44... Rxg3 $6 45. Rc7 $1 {Howell wrongly attributes this move to Hollis but I don't find it in Hollis' notes. Averbakh claims as his?} (45. Rxf7+ Kxf7 46. b7 {Hollis said this may win as Pg6 weak but Averbakh gives:} Rg2+ $1 47. Kc3 Rg3+ 48. Kc4 Rg4+ 49. Kc5 Rf4 $1 50. b8=Q Rf5+ 51. Kd6 Kg7 $1 {"Black creates an impregnable fortress" - Averbakh}) 45... Rg2+ $140 46. Kb3 Rg1 47. Kb2 Rg2+ 48. Rc2 $1 Rg4 49. Rc3 Rxh4 50. Ka3 Re4 51. b7 Re8 52. Rc8 Re3+ 53. Kb2 Re2+ 54. Kc3 Re3+ 55. Kc2 Re2+ 56. Kd3 Rb2 57. b8=Q Rxb8 58. Rxb8 Kf5 59. Rf8 f6 60. Ke3 g5 61. Kf3 $18 {Averbakh}) (44... Re3 $3 {[#] is the right plan:} 45. Rc7 Re8 46. b7 Rb8 {Hollis thought White could now win:} 47. Kd3 Kf5 $1 48. Rxf7+ Kg4 49. Rf4+ $1 Kxg3 50. Rb4 {[#]} g5 $1 {The saving move not considered in Hollis article, but later discovered by Russian analysts. Black creates a countervailing passed pawn.} (50... Kh3 $2 51. Ke2 $1 Kg3 (51... Kg2 52. Rb3) ( 51... Re8+ 52. Kf2 Rf8+ 53. Ke3 Rb8 54. Kf3 {as in main line}) 52. Ke3 Kh3 53. Kf3 Rf8+ 54. Ke4 Rb8 55. Ke5 $18) 51. hxg5 h4 52. g6 (52. Ke2 h3 53. Kf1 h2 54. Rb3+ Kf4 55. Kg2 Kxg5 $11) 52... h3 53. g7 h2 54. Rb1 Kg2 $11 {Averbakh}) 45. Rc7 Rb5 46. b7 {[#] "The outwardly active position of Black rook prevents his K from approaching the pawns" - Averbakh "Vnejšne aktivní postavení cerné veže ve skutecnosti brání jejímu králi priblížit se k bílým pešcum." (Averbach)} Ke6 (46... Kf5 {according to Fine's recipe (idea 47 Rxf7+? Kg4) but..} 47. Kc3 $1 {threat 48 Rxf7+ Kg4 49 Rf4+ and 50 Rb4; prevents ...Kg4 by same idea} f6 $140 (47... Kg4 48. Rc4+ $1 Kxg3 49. Rb4 Rxb7 50. Rxb7 Kxh4 (50... f5 51. Rg7) 51. Rxf7 Kg3 52. Kd2 g5 53. Ke1 $18) 48. Kc4 Rb1 49. Rc5+ Kg4 50. Rb5 {[#]}) 47. Kc3 f6 48. Kc4 Rb1 49. Kc5 Kf5 50. Rd7 $1 $18 {[#] prevents Kg4 and threatens Rd5+ followed by either Rd6+ or Rd4+ and then inserting R on b-file Brání Kg4 a hrozí Vd5+ s následným Vd6+ nebo Vd4+ a presunem veže na b- sloupec.} Rc1+ 51. Kd6 Rb1 52. Kc7 Rc1+ 53. Kd8 Rb1 54. Kc8 Kg4 55. Rd6 g5 56. Rxf6 gxh4 57. gxh4 Kxh4 58. Rg6 $1 Kh3 59. Kc7 { [#] According to Howell, Black resigned here but Hollis gives further moves, see e.g. 'British Chess' pp 105-107.} Rxb7+ 60. Kxb7 h4 61. Kc6 1-0