[Event "match"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "1901.12.11"] [Round "9"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Corzo, Juan"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Kidambi,Sundararajan"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "1901.??.??"] 1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 c6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Ng3 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Rae8 16. Kf1 f5 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Kxe1 Nf6 20. Kd2 Ne4+ 21. Ke3 Nd6 22. Be2 Kf7 23. Kf4 Kf6 24. h4 g6 25. g4 h6 26. g5+ hxg5+ 27. hxg5+ Ke7 28. g4 fxg4 29. Bd3 Nf5 30. Kxg4 Nxd4 31. Bxg6 c5 32. Kh5 Ne6 33. Kh6 Kf8 34. Bf5 Ng7 35. Bc8 b6 36. g6 d4 37. b3 Kg8 38. a4 Kf8 39. Bg4 Ne8 40. Kh7 Ng7 41. Kh6 {[#]} Ne8 42. Be2 Ng7 43. Bc4 Ne8 44. Kg5 Ke7 45. Kf5 Ng7+ 46. Ke5 Nh5 47. Be2 Ng7 48. Kd5 Ne8 49. Kc6 Ng7 50. Kb7 Kd6 51. Kxa7 Kc7 52. Ka6 Ne8 53. Bf3 Ng7 54. Bd5 Ne8 55. Bf7 Ng7 56. Kb5 Nf5 57. a5 Nd6+ 58. Ka6 bxa5 59. g7 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis m"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2014.11.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2797"] [BlackElo "2767"] [Annotator "Kidambi,Sundararajan"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2014.??.??"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Na3 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Qc1 Ba6 15. Bd4 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Rac8 17. Qc3 Qa4 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Nxc2 c3 20. Bxc3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxe2 22. Re1 Bc4 23. Ne3 Nd5 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Bd2 Kf8 26. Rc1 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1 Ke7 28. Kf1 e5 29. Ke2 e4 30. Kd2 f5 31. Kc2 Nb4+ 32. Kb3 Nd3 33. Be3 a6 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. h4 g6 36. b4 Kd5 37. a4 Ne5 {[#]} 38. b5 a5 39. Bb6 Nc4 40. Bd8 Kc5 41. Bc7 h5 42. Kc2 Kd5 43. Kb3 Nd2+ 44. Kc3 e3 45. fxe3 Ne4+ 46. Kb2 Nc5 47. Bxa5 Nxa4+ 48. Ka3 Nc5 49. Bb4 Nb7 50. Ka4 1-0 [Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 7th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2012.06.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2835"] [Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"] [PlyCount "118"] [EventDate "2012.??.??"] {Kan,I-Capablanca,J Moscow 1936 0-1 In Capablanca's footsteps Magnus Carlsen really has an amazing endgame technique. His victory against Radjabov has remained many of Capablanca's famous win against Kan in Moscow 1936. I have only looked at the end in more detail but advise you to look at the whole game to see how Carlsen collected small advantages and always found a way to make progress towards his aim: Auf Capablancas Spuren Der folgende Endspielsieg erinnerte viele an eine berühmte Partie Capablancas:} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Qg3 d6 8. Nc3 Qg6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Na4 Bd4 11. c3 Bb6 12. O-O Qxg3 13. hxg3 Ng4 14. Bf4 f6 15. Rad1 h5 16. Be2 Be6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. a3 Ke7 19. f3 Ne5 20. Kf2 b5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. Ke3 h4 23. gxh4 Rxh4 24. Rh1 Rah8 25. Rxh4 Rxh4 26. Rc1 Rh2 27. Kf2 Rh8 28. Ke3 g5 29. Bd3 Kd7 {The start of the first long king march to make ...c6-c5 possible. Der Beginn des ersten langen Königsmarschs, um ...c5 zu ermöglichen.} 30. Ra1 Bb3 31. Rc1 Kc8 32. Kf2 Kb7 33. Kg3 Be6 34. Ra1 Kb6 35. Rc1 c5 36. Ra1 c4 37. Bc2 Kc5 38. Re1 c6 39. Bb1 Kb6 40. Bc2 Kc7 {Carlsen starts another march to make the advance ...d6-d5 possible. Carlsen beginnt einen weiteren langen Marsch, um ...d5 spielen zu können.} 41. Kf2 Kd7 42. a4 bxa4 43. Ra1 Rb8 44. Ra2 d5 45. exd5 cxd5 46. Bxa4+ Kd6 47. Bc2 d4 {Finally Carlsen has achieved want he wants. But White should be able to defend due to the reduced winning potential and the option to free his rook by bringing his king to the queenside. Carlsen hat sein Ziel erreicht. Weiß sollte sich allerdings gerade noch so über Wasser halten können.} 48. Be4 $1 {The bishop immediately uses its new outpost. Der Läufer nutzt seinen neuen Vorposten sofort.} Rb6 49. Ke2 { Now it is White's time to start a king march. Nun beginnt Weiß einen Königsmarsch.} g4 50. fxg4 $6 {This opens further roads for Black's attack. Dies öffnet dem schwarzen Angriff Zugstraßen.} (50. Kd2 {is safer as ist sicherer, denn auf} g3 {can be met by kann folgen} (50... Bd5 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 d2+ 53. Kd1 Bxe4 54. fxe4 Rxb2 55. Rd5+ Ke6 56. Rc5 $11) (50... gxf3 51. gxf3 Bd7 52. Kc1 d3 53. Ra8 $11) (50... Ke7 51. Kc1 d3 52. Ra5 Kf6 53. fxg4 Bxg4 54. b4 cxb3 55. Bxd3 $11) 51. Kc1 Bh3 52. Ra8 Bxg2 53. Rg8 $11) 50... Bxg4+ 51. Kd2 Be6 52. Kc2 $2 {Radjabov commits the final mistake. Radjabov begeht den letzten Fehler.} ({At the press conference Carlsen gave the prophylactic Auf der Pressekonferenz gab Carlsen das prophylaktische} 52. Kc1 $1 {and also indicated what he had planned then: an:} Bd5 53. Bxd5 Kxd5 { but White seems to be able to survive due to the lare drawish tendency of rook endings, e.g. und Weiß kann sich wegen der großen Remistendenz der Turmendspiele gerade noch retten:} 54. cxd4 exd4 55. Ra8 Rg6 56. Re8 Rxg2 57. Re7 d3 58. Rb7 Kd4 59. Kd1 Ke3 60. Re7+ Kf2 61. Rf7+ Kg1 62. Rc7 Rc2 63. Rg7+ $11) 52... Bd5 53. Bxd5 ({Keeping the bishops on the board with Es hilft nicht, den Läufer mit} 53. Bg6 {does not help: auf dem Brett zu behalten:} d3+ 54. Kd2 Bxg2 55. Ke3 Bd5 56. Bh5 Kd7 {and the blockade will be broken sooner or later. A few sample lines run und die Blockade wird früher oder später gebrochen werden, z.B.} 57. Bd1 (57. Bg4+ Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2 Bc6 60. Bd1 Rb7 61. b4 cxb3 62. Rb2 e4 63. Kd4 (63. Rxb3 Rh7 $19) 63... Bd5 64. c4 Rb4 65. Bxb3 Bc6 66. Kc3 Rb8 67. Kd4 d2 $19) 57... Kc7 58. Ra5 Kd6 59. Ra2 Rb5 60. Bh5 (60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra2 Bc6 62. Bg4 (62. Ba4 Rb7 63. Bxc6 Kxc6 64. Ra4 Kc5 65. Ra2 Rh7 66. Ra5+ Kd6 $19) 62... Rb8 63. Ra5+ Kd6 64. Ra2 Rg8 $19) 60... Kc5 61. Bg4 Bc6 62. Be6 e4 63. Bf7 (63. Ra4 Bd5 $19) 63... Rb7 64. Ra5+ Kb6 65. Rf5 Rd7 66. Bh5 Rg7 67. Kd4 Rg1 68. Kxc4 d2 69. Kd4 d1=Q+ 70. Bxd1 Rxd1+ $19) 53... d3+ $1 {An all important zwischenschach. Das entscheidende Zwischenschach.} ({ The direct Das direkte} 53... Kxd5 $2 {spoils it due to verdirbt es wegen} 54. cxd4 exd4 55. Ra5+ Ke4 56. Ra8 {as Black's king has no hiding place, e.g. denn der schwarze König kann sich nicht verstecken, z.B.} d3+ 57. Kc3 Rb3+ 58. Kxc4 d2 59. Rd8 Rxb2 60. Kc3 $11) 54. Kd2 Kxd5 55. Ke3 Rg6 56. Ra5+ Ke6 57. Ke4 ({ The pawn endgame is lost after Das Bauernendspiel ist verloren:} 57. Ra6+ Kf5 58. Rxg6 Kxg6 {due to White's backward b-pawn, e.g. Der weiße Bauer b2 kann nicht eingreifen.} 59. b4 cxb3 60. Kxd3 e4+ 61. Kxe4 b2 $19) (57. b3 Rg3+ 58. Ke4 Rg4+ 59. Ke3 Kf5 60. bxc4 Rg3+ 61. Kf2 (61. Kd2 Ke4 $19) 61... Kf4 62. Rd5 e4 63. c5 (63. Rd8 d2 64. Rf8+ Ke5 65. Rd8 Rd3 $19) 63... e3+ 64. Kf1 e2+ 65. Ke1 Ke4 66. Rh5 Rxg2 67. Kd2 Rg1 $19) (57. Kf2 Rf6+ 58. Ke3 (58. Ke1 e4 59. Rh5 e3 60. Rh3 e2 61. Rh1 Kf5 62. Kd2 Kg4 $19) 58... Rf1 $19) 57... Rg4+ 58. Kf3 Rf4+ 59. Ke3 Rf1 {and Radjabov resigned as Carlsen mighty passed pawns will decide the day, e.g. und Radjabov gab auf, weil Carlsens mächtige Freibauern den Tag entscheiden werden, z.B.} (59... Rf1 60. g4 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Re2+ 62. Kd1 e4 63. Rc5 Rxb2 64. Rxc4 Ke5 65. g5 e3 $19) 0-1 [Event "Moscow"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1936.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Kasparov"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "1936.??.??"] {For most amateurs, and even for many good players, the endgame spells the end of any excitement. But the seeming simplicity very often covers up deep mysteries and enormous complexity. The greatest players at all times benefited from their superiority in the final stage of the game. In the case of Capablanca his superb endgame technique won him legendary fame and the title of "chess machine". The following well-known game was played in the Moscow tournament of 1936. The best years were already behind the 48-year-old ex-world champion, and in complicated positions Capablanca was no longer as sharp as in his youth. But if there were any winning chances in an endgame he exploited them with the precision of a latter-day computer. Für die meisten Amateure, und auch für viele gute Spieler, bedeutet das Endspiel gleichzeitig das Ende des aufregenden Teils einer Partie. Aber die scheinbare Vereinfachung der Stellung verdeckt oft die tiefen Geheimnisse und ungeheuren Verwicklungen, die in einem Endspiel liegen können. Die größten Spieler profitierten schon immer von ihrer Überlegenheit in dieser Partiephase. Capablanca war für seine hervorragende Endspieltechnik berühmt – man nannte ihn deswegen auch die Schachmaschine. Die folgende recht bekannte Partie wurde beim Moskauer Turnier 1936 gespielt. Der 48jährige Ex-Weltmeister hatte bereits seine größte Zeit hinter sich. In komplizierten Stellungen war er nicht mehr so gefährlich wie in seiner Jugend. Aber wenn es im Endspiel irgendwelche Gewinnchancen gab, wußte er sie immer noch mit der unerbittlichen Präzision einer Maschine zu nutzen.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Na4 Bb6 5. Nxb6 axb6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 Qf6 8. Bg5 Qxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Bc4 Ne7 11. O-O Ng6 12. a3 O-O 13. Rad1 Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd2 Ra4 16. Bd3 Ne5 17. Bc3 f6 18. f3 Re8 19. Rf2 {[#] The Soviet master playing the white side was dreaming of a draw against his famous opponent. To this end he rapidly exchanged as many pieces as possible. But as often happens, this primitive strategy can produce results that are different from the original plan. The position may look simple - dead draw is your verdict, isn't it? But don't rush to judgement. Black has certain tiny advantages that can be developed further. His rooks are more active on two semi-open files, and his pawn structure is more compact and dynamic. But of course with cautious play White should be able to defend his position. Theory is theory, but in practice world championship class has already played its decisive role. Der sowjetische Meister, der mit Weiß spielte, träumte von einem Remis gegen seinen berühmten Gegner. Um das zu erreichen, tauschte er schnell so viele Figuren wie möglich. Aber, wie so oft, kann ein derart primitives Vorgehen zu anderen Ergebnissen führen als ursprünglich geplant. Die abgebildete Stellung sieht einfach aus – tot remis, würden Sie nicht sagen? Aber seien Sie vorsichtig. Schwarz besitzt einige winzige Vorteile, die er weiterentwickeln kann. Seine Türme stehen auf den beiden halboffenen Linien aktiver, und seine Bauernstruktur ist kompakter und dynamischer. Aber natürlich sollte Weiß durch umsichtiges Spiel die Stellung verteidigen können. Jedenfalls in der Theorie. In der Praxis spielt die weltmeisterliche Klasse von Capablanca die entscheidende Rolle.} Bc8 $1 {First he wants to deal with his opponent's pair of bishops. His knight on e5 has strong prospects, which is why Capablanca uses his bishop for the exchange. Zunächst muß Schwarz das Läuferpaar des Gegners auflösen. Da sein Springer auf e5 gutes Spiel hat, entschließt sich Capablanca, einen Läufer abzutauschen.} 20. Bf1 $6 {An important mistake - not to fight the plans of the opponent. White had to try to improve his pawns on the queenside with Es ist meist ein Fehler, den Plan des Gegners nicht zu bekämpfen. Weiß sollte unbedingt versuchen, seine Damenflügelbauern zu verbessern, und zwar mit} (20. Ra1 {preparing b2-b3, a3-a4 and also preventing Ba6. , was b2-b3 und a3-a4 vorbereitet und gleichzeitig Ba6 verhindert. Nach} Nxd3 21. cxd3 c5 {and Black has only a symbolic advantage. hat Schwarz nur einen symbolischen Vorteil.}) 20... Ba6 21. Bxa6 $2 (21. Rd4 $1 {would have forced the exchange of Black's active rook. White didn't realize that his two rooks had very little to do. hätte den Abtausch des aktiven schwarzen Turms erzwungen. Weiß hat nicht begriffen, daß seine eigenen Türme sehr wenig zu tun haben.}) 21... Rxa6 22. Bxe5 $2 { This is a more serious mistake. This exchange improves Black's position, strengthening his pawn structure in the centre and therefore giving him opportunities to attack on both sides. Otherwise Black would have had greater difficulties improving his position. I think that Capablanca would have played c5, Nc6, Kg8-f7-e6 followed by b6-b5-b4. Das ist ein schwerwiegenderer Fehler. Der Abtausch verbessert die schwarze Stellung, festigt seine Bauernstruktur im Zentrum und erlaubt ihm, auf beiden Flanken anzugreifen. Sonst wäre es für Schwarz schwerer gewesen, Fortschritte zu machen. Ich glaube, daß Capablanca c5, Nc6, Kg8-f7-e6 gefolgt von b6-b5-b4 geplant hatte.} fxe5 23. Rd3 b5 { [#] Despite all the errors White's position still looks very solid. One should watch very carefully how Capablanca steadily weakens his opponent's flanks, preparing for the final break in the centre. Trotz aller Fehler sieht die weiße Stellung immer noch sehr solide aus. Man sollte genau beobachten, wie Capablanca konsequent die gegnerischen Flanken schwächt, um den entscheidenden Durchbruch in der Mitte vorzubereiten.} 24. Rfd2 c5 25. Kf2 Ra4 26. Ke3 Kf7 27. Rd1 Ke6 28. Kd2 $6 {White doesn't know what to do and where the threats will come from. Kan weiß nicht, was er tun soll und woher die Drohungen kommen werden.} (28. h4 {was worth considering. war ein bedenkenswerter Zug.}) 28... Rb8 29. Rc3 g5 {Black has cemented his advantage on the queenside and in the centre. It is now time to shake up the white pawn structure on the kingside. Schwarz hat seinen Vorteil am Damenflügel und im Zentrum festzementiert. Nun ist die Zeit gekommen, an der weißen Bauernstruktur am Königsflügel zu rütteln.} 30. h3 h5 31. Rh1 {Neutralising g5-g4, because then the white rook would be activated. Neutralisiert g5-g4, da der weiße Turm dann aktiviert werden könnte.} Rd4+ 32. Ke2 Rg8 33. Rd3 Ra4 34. Rhd1 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Ke3 $6 {White's resistance is not adequate: never give up an open file without a fight! His best chance was Der weiße Widerstand ist nicht ausreichend – man sollte niemals eine offene Linie ohne Kampf aufgeben! Seine beste Chance war} (36. Rh1 $1 gxf3+ 37. gxf3 Rg2+ 38. Kd1 {and und} b4 {with the idea that c5-c4-c3 could be met with mit der Idee, c5-c4-c3 durch} 39. Rb3 {zu entkräften.}) 36... Rh8 $1 {Capablanca of course fully appreciates the main principles of the endgame. Natürlich kennt Capablanca die wichtigsten Prinzipien des Endspiels sehr genau.} 37. Rb3 { After Nach} (37. fxg4 {the key pawn on e4 is doomed: ist der Schlüsselbauer auf e4 zum Tode verurteilt:} Rg8 38. Kf3 Rf8+ 39. Ke3 Rf4) 37... Rh2 $1 38. Rd2 Rd4 39. Re2 c6 40. Rc3 {Now Nun war} (40. fxg4 {was the lesser evil, although after das kleinere Übel, obwohl nach} Kf6 {and Kf5 nobody would like to be in White's shoes. und Kf5 niemand gern in den Schuhen von Weiß stecken würde.}) 40... g3 $1 {Fixing the weakness on g2 and also making the black g-pawn potentially very strong. Nagelt die Schwäche von g2 fest, während gleichzeitig der schwarze g-Bauer die Aussicht hat, sehr stark zu werden.} 41. Rd3 Rh1 42. f4 Rf1 $1 {Another typical manoeuvre in the endgame: the rook cuts off the opponent's king from the critical squares. Ein weiteres typisches Manöver des Endspiels: Der Turm schneidet dem gegnerischen König den Weg zu kritischen Feldern ab.} 43. f5+ {Normally a protected pawn is an advantage, but here it doesn't have any role to play. Normalerweise ist ein gedeckter Freibauer ein großer Vorteil, aber dieser hat keine Rolle in der Partie.} Kf6 44. c3 Rxd3+ 45. Kxd3 d5 $1 {[#] Now Black's pawn mass in the centre begins to move, smashing everything in its way. Nun setzt sich im Zentrum die schwarze Bauernmasse in Bewegung und wälzt alles nieder, was sich entgegenstemmt.} 46. b3 {Otherwise 46...c4+ 47.Ke3 Rf4 decides. Sonst entscheidet 46...c4+ 47.Ke3 Rf4.} c4+ 47. bxc4 bxc4+ 48. Ke3 Ra1 {Clearing the board of white pawns. Schwarz will alle weißen Bauern wegräumen.} (48... Rf4 {was equally good. war genauso gut.}) 49. Kf3 Rxa3 50. Kxg3 Rxc3+ 51. Kh4 Rc1 52. g4 {A last hope. After g4-g5+ the two connected passed pawns could be very dangerous. Eine letzte Hoffnung: Nach g4-g5+ könnten die beiden verbundenen Freibauern ziemlich gefährlich werden.} Rh1+ 53. Kg3 d4 54. Ra2 d3 55. Kg2 Re1 56. Kf2 Rxe4 57. Kf3 {White resigned, something that was appropriate a few moves earlier. und Weiß gab auf, was er etliche Züge früher hätte tun können.} 0-1 [Event "Victory Congress"] [Site "Hastings"] [Date "1919.08.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Winter, William"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Capablanca, J. R."] [PlyCount "58"] [EventDate "1919.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. Bxc6 {[Nimzowitch's Variation, which I have played successfully in many a game. It gives White a very solid game. Nimzowitch's idea is that White will in due time be able to play f2-f4, opening a line for his Rooks, which, in combination with the posting of a Knight on f5, should be sufficient to win. He thinks that should Black attempt to stop the Knight from going to f5, he will have to weaken his game in some other way. Whether this is true or not remains to be proved, but in my opinion the move is perfectly good. On the other hand, there is no question that Black can easily develop his pieces. But it must be considered that in this variation White does not attempt to hinder Black's development, he simply attempts to build up a position which he considers impregnable and from which he can start an attack in due course.]} dxc6 ({The alternative} 6... bxc6 {gives White the best of the game, without doubt. See the game Capablanca-Kupchick, from the Havana International Masters Tournament Book 1913 (by J.R. Capablanca); or a game in the Carlsbad Tournament of 1911, Vidmar playing Black against Alekhine.}) 7. d3 Bd6 8. Bg5 {[This move is not at all in accordance with the nature of this variation. The general strategical plan for White is to play h2-h3, to be followed in time by the advance of g2-g4, and bringing the Knight to f5 via Nc3-e2-g3-f5 (or Nc3-d1-e3-f5). Then if possible, the placing the other Knight at either h4, g3 or e3 as the occasion demands. The White King sometimes remains at g1, and other times it is placed at g2, but mostly at h1. Finally, in most cases comes f2-f4, and then the real attack begins. Sometimes it is a direct assault against the King (see Nimzowitch's game in the All-Russian Masters Tournament 1914, at St. Petersburg, against Levitzki, I believe), and at other times it comes simply to finessing for positional advantage in the endgame, after most of the pieces have been exchanged. See the Capablanca-Janowski game, New York 1913.]} h6 9. Bh4 c5 {[To prevent d3-d4 and to draw White into playing 10.Nd5, which would prove fatal. Black's plan is to play ...g7-g5, as soon as the circumstances permit, in order to free his Queen and Knight from the pin by the Bishop.]} 10. Nd5 {[White falls into the trap. Only lack of experience can account for this move. White should have considered that a player of my experience and strength could never allow such a move if it were good.]} g5 { [After this move White's game is lost.]} 11. Nxf6+ ({White cannot play} 11. Nxg5 {because} Nxd5 {will win a piece. Therefore he must play Bg3 either before or after Nxf6+, with disastrous results in either case, as will be seen. }) 11... Qxf6 12. Bg3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 f6 {[A simple examination will show that White is minus a Bishop for all practical purposes. He can only free it by sacrificing one pawn, and possibly not even then. At least it would lose time besides the pawn. Black now devotes all his energy to the Queenside, and, having practically a Bishop more, the result cannot be in doubt. The rest of the game is given, so that the student may see how simple it is to win such a game.]} 16. Kg2 a5 17. a4 Kf7 18. Rh1 Ke6 19. h4 Rfb8 { [There is no necessity to pay any attention to the Kingside, because White gains nothing by exchanging pawns and opening the h-file.]} 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. b3 c6 22. Ra2 b5 23. Rha1 c4 24. axb5 ({If White takes the proffered pawn with } 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. dxc4 {Black regains it immediately by} Rb4) 24... cxb3 25. cxb3 Rxb5 26. Ra4 Rxb3 27. d4 Rb5 28. Rc4 Rb4 29. Rxc6 Rxd4 {[White resigns.]} 0-1 [Event "London Classic 3rd"] [Site "London"] [Date "2011.12.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2800"] [Annotator "Kramnik,V"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2011.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Nxd4 {In his first game of the tournament Nigel decides to play safe, 5.Ba4 or 5.Bc4 are more principled moves.} exd4 6. e5 dxc3 7. exf6 Qxf6 (7... cxd2+ {is not recomended by theory} 8. Bxd2 Qxf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bc3 Qg5 11. Re1 $36) 8. dxc3 Bc5 9. Qe2+ (9. O-O O-O 10. Bxd7 {otherwise Black will just be all right} (10. Qh5 d6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bd2 Bd7) 10... Bxd7 11. Qxd7 Rad8 (11... Rae8) 12. Qb5 (12. Qxc7 {is not a good idea} Qxf2+ $1 13. Rxf2 Rd1#) 12... b6 13. Qc4 Qf5 {and White started to fight for equality in Morozevich-Kramnik, Monaco blindfold, 2002}) 9... Qe6 10. O-O (10. Bc4 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 c6 {just equal.}) 10... O-O (10... Qxe2 {is enough to equalise as well} 11. Bxe2 d5 12. Bf4 c6) 11. Qf3 d6 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 $11 Qg4) 12... Qf5 13. Be7 {White is trying to force a draw, but missing a hidden resource.} (13. Qxf5 $142 {after this move the draw is unavoidable} Bxf5 14. Bd3 Bg6 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 {and there is little to play for in this position.}) 13... Qxf3 14. gxf3 a6 {This is a very unpleasant surprise for White. Suddenly he has to start calculating variations and most of them favour the opponent! Nigel was obviously not ready for such a turn of events and started to make mistakes.} (14... Bh3 {is just a draw here} 15. Bxf8 Bxf1 16. Bxd6 Bxb5 (16... Bxd6 17. Rxf1 Rd8) 17. Bxc5 Bc6 $11) 15. Ba4 (15. Bxf8 {is risky} axb5 16. Be7 f6 $1 {the point} 17. Rfe1 (17. Bd8 Bb6 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Be7 Kf7) 17... Bd7 { the bishop on e7 doesn't have a bright future.}) (15. b4 $15 {doesn't equalise fully} axb5 16. bxc5 Re8 (16... Bh3 17. Bxf8 Bxf1) 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Bxd6 Bd7 { and Black is still pressing.}) (15. Bd3 $15 {would have been the best choice probably, although after} Re8 16. Rfe1 Be6 17. Bg5 g6 18. Be3 Kg7 {Black will suck the life out of his opponent for a long time.}) 15... b5 16. b4 { Strangely enough this seems to be the decisive mistake already.} (16. Bxf8 { is similar to 15.Bxf8} bxa4 17. Be7 f6 $1 18. b4 axb3 19. axb3 Bb7) (16. Bb3 { was obligatory already, and White is still in the game, although his position is very unpleasant} Re8 17. Rfe1 Bd7) 16... Re8 17. Rfe1 ({After} 17. bxc5 Rxe7 18. cxd6 Re6 $1 {wins} 19. Bb3 Rg6+ 20. Kh1 Bb7) 17... Bb6 18. Bb3 Bb7 19. Kg2 d5 {Now the bishop on b3 is out of play for the rest of this game, and Black simply starts exchanging pieces, since all endings are won for him now.} (19... a5 {is strong according to the engines, but the text move is the one any human would play without thinking.}) 20. Re5 (20. a4 c6 21. axb5 axb5 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Ra1 Bb7 {does not change matters.}) 20... c6 21. Rae1 Bc7 22. R5e2 Bc8 { There is no reason to be worried about possible tricks by White.} 23. a4 (23. Bd8 {amusing, but it does not help much} Bh3+ 24. Kxh3 Rxe2 (24... Rexd8 { winning as well but I wanted to play the main line}) 25. Rxe2 Rxd8 {winning, for instance} 26. Re7 Rc8 27. Kg2 (27. Rd7 Kf8 {followed by ...Ke8}) 27... Kf8 28. Re1 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Kxe8 {and despite material equilibrium (temporarily) and opposite coloured bishops White can resign already.}) 23... Bd7 {/\f6} 24. Bh4 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 {In practical terms Black is playing a two bishops versus one ending. I am particulary strong in such endgames :)} 27. Bg3 Bd8 {Thank you, not now, maybe later :)} 28. Be5 f6 29. Bb8 Bg6 30. axb5 axb5 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke6 {Black just has to open up the position on the kingside and penetrate with his king. Not a difficult task since all White can do is just wait.} 33. Ke3 Bb6+ 34. Ke2 Bh5 35. Ba2 g5 36. Bb3 f5 37. Ba2 f4 38. Bb3 Kf5 39. Bd6 (39. h3 {stops g4 but weakens the h-pawn, which I am going to take slowly but surely} Bf7 40. Kf1 Kg6 41. Kg2 Kh5 42. Be5 Bd8 43. Kh2 Be6 44. Bd6 Kh4) 39... g4 {Time to act.} 40. Kf1 (40. fxg4+ Kxg4 {was my plan} 41. f3+ Kh3 $1 42. Bxf4 Kg2 {winning.}) 40... g3 {The simplest.} (40... gxf3 41. Bf8 Kg4 42. Bg7 Kh3 43. Kg1) 41. fxg3 fxg3 42. Bxg3 Bxf3 43. Ba2 Be3 {Short could not bear looking at his position anymore and resigned here. The game would probably end like this otherwise:} (43... Be3 44. Bf2 Bxf2 45. Kxf2 Kf4 46. Bb3 Be4 47. Ke2 Kg4 48. Kf2 Kh3 49. Kg1 h6 50. Ba2 Bxc2 51. Kh1 h5 52. Kg1 h4 53. Kh1 Kg4 54. Kg2 Kf4 55. Kf2 Ke4 56. Ke2 h3 57. Kd2 Kf3 58. Kxc2 Kg2 59. Kd3 Kxh2 60. Kd4 Kg1 61. Kc5 h2 62. Kxc6 h1=Q) 0-1 [Event "New York National"] [Site "New York"] [Date "1913.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kline, Harry P"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Kidambi,Sundararajan"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1913.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nbd7 4. Bf4 c6 5. Qc2 Qc7 6. e4 e5 7. Bg3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. O-O Nh5 11. Nc4 Bf6 12. Ne3 Nf8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bh4 Qe7 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Ne1 Nf4 17. g3 Nh3+ 18. Kh1 h5 19. N3g2 g5 20. f3 Ng6 21. Ne3 h4 22. g4 Nhf4 23. Rf2 {[#]} Nxd3 $1 24. Nxd3 Be6 25. Rd1 Red8 26. b3 Nf4 27. Ng2 Nxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Rd8 30. Qe2 h3 31. Ne3 a5 32. Rf1 a4 33. c4 Rd4 34. Nc2 Rd7 35. Ne3 Qd8 36. Rd1 Rxd1+ 37. Nxd1 Qd4 38. Nf2 b5 39. cxb5 axb3 40. axb3 Bxb3 41. Nxh3 Bd1 42. Qf1 cxb5 43. Kg2 b4 44. Qb5 b3 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qe7 b2 47. Nxg5 Bb3 48. Nxf7 Bxf7 49. Qg5+ Kf8 50. Qh6+ Ke7 51. Qg5+ Ke8 0-1 [Event "Candidates f Fischer-Petrosian +5-1=3"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1971.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Fischer, Robert James"] [Black "Petrosian, Tigran V"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Kidambi,Sundararajan"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1971.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8. c4 Nf6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Nc3 Be7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Re1 $1 {Fischer plays for a small advantage in the endgame instead of material.This is typical of his style seeking clarity.} (13. Bb5 axb5 14. Qxa8 O-O {When the B is powerful and without an opponent. White loses time and hands the initiative over to the opponent.}) 13... Qxa4 14. Nxa4 Be6 15. Be3 O-O 16. Bc5 $1 { Exchanges- The right way} (16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Bd4 a5 18. f4 Ne4) (16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Rfc8) 16... Rfe8 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. b4 $1 {Fixing the weakness on a6.} Kf8 19. Nc5 Bc8 20. f3 Rea7 21. Re5 Bd7 22. Nxd7+ Rxd7 23. Rc1 Rd6 24. Rc7 Nd7 25. Re2 g6 26. Kf2 h5 27. f4 h4 28. Kf3 f5 29. Ke3 d4+ 30. Kd2 Nb6 31. Ree7 Nd5 32. Rf7+ Ke8 33. Rb7 Nxf4 34. Bc4 1-0 [Event "Candidates f Fischer-Petrosian +5-1=3"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1971.10.17"] [Round "6"] [White "Petrosian, Tigran V"] [Black "Fischer, Robert James"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Kidambi,Sundararajan"] [PlyCount "132"] [EventDate "1971.??.??"] 1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 f6 4. c4 d4 5. d3 e5 6. e3 Ne7 7. Be2 Nec6 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e4 a6 11. Ne1 b5 12. Bg4 Bxg4 13. Qxg4 Qc8 14. Qe2 Nd7 15. Nc2 Rb8 16. Rfc1 Qe8 17. Ba3 Bd6 18. Ne1 g6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Bb2 Nb6 21. Nef3 Ra8 22. a3 Na5 23. Qd1 Qf7 24. a4 bxa4 25. bxa4 c4 26. dxc4 Nbxc4 27. Nxc4 Nxc4 28. Qe2 Nxb2 $5 29. Qxb2 Rfb8 30. Qa2 Bb4 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rc7+ Ke6 33. g4 Bc3 34. Ra2 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. a5 Ra8 37. a6 Ra7 38. Kf1 g5 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Kd3 Kc5 41. Ng1 Kb5 42. Ne2 Ba5 43. Rb2+ Kxa6 44. Rb1 Rc7 45. Rb2 Be1 46. f3 Ka5 47. Rc2 Rb7 48. Ra2+ Kb5 49. Rb2+ Bb4 50. Ra2 Rc7 51. Ra1 Rc8 52. Ra7 Ba5 53. Rd7 Bb6 54. Rd5+ Bc5 55. Nc1 Ka4 56. Rd7 Bb4 57. Ne2 Kb3 58. Rb7 Ra8 59. Rxh7 Ra1 60. Nxd4+ exd4 61. Kxd4 Rd1+ 62. Ke3 Bc5+ 63. Ke2 Rh1 64. h4 Kc4 65. h5 Rh2+ 66. Ke1 Kd3 0-1