Afek=Y Minski=M - (+3440.30h7g4)

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Afek=Y Minski=M 1-0

2.hm Moscow ty 2017 ▼

[Event "2.hm Moscow ty"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Afek=Y Minski=M"]
[Black "(+3440.30h7g4)"]
[Result "1-0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "q7/5PPK/8/r7/2bP2k1/5R2/2B5/8 w - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2017"]

{White's pawn pair is ready for action, but some preparatory work is needed
first to neutralize Black's sharp threats against the white king.} 1. d5 $1 {A
quiet Novotny sacrifice on the intersection of the black line-movers (the rook
and the bishop in this case)} (1. f8=Q $2 {loses to} Rh5+ 2. Kg6 Qc6+ 3. Qf6
Qe8+ {etc.}) 1... Bxd5 {Interfering with the black rook.} ({However,} 1... Rxd5
{allows} 2. g8=Q+ Qxg8+ 3. fxg8=Q+ {as the bishop is now interfered.}) 2. f8=Q
Be4+ $1 {Reopening the rook's rank.} 3. Rf5 $3 (3. Bxe4 $2 {could be met by:}
Qxe4+ 4. Kg8 Qd5+ 5. Rf7 Ra8 $11) 3... Rxf5 $1 ({Instead} 3... Bxf5+ 4. Bxf5+
$18 {is a lot easier for White.}) 4. g8=Q+ (4. Qxa8 $2 {leads White nowhere
after:} Rh5+ $1 5. Kg8 Bxa8 $11) 4... Rg5+ $1 5. Qf5+ $3 {A second time on the
same square! This stunning cross-check between Black's pieces is the decisive
blow!} (5. Bxe4 $2 Qxe4+ 6. Kh8 {is no more than a draw.}) 5... Kxf5 ({While
after} 5... Bxf5+ 6. Bxf5+ Kxf5 {White can safely pick up the enemy queen:} 7.
Qxa8 $18) 6. Qxa8 {The pinned bishop can't recapture.} Bxc2 7. Qc8+ Kf6+ 8. Qxc2
$18 {White is winning comfortably in this textbook ending.} 1-0

Practical Chess Beauty 2018

Tags: Afek · Minski · komafe
Categories: EG-Studies, Mentions, Annotated