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EF1

Kitchen

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Endgame win

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 { Sicilian Defence, Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack } Qb6 4. c4 a6 5. Ba4 Nb4 6. d3 Qd6 7. Bc2 e5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nd4 10. Nd5 Nf6 11. Bg5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 f6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Nh4 g6 15. g3 f5 16. O-O f4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. Qg4 Bxh4 19. Qxh4 fxg3 20. hxg3 Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. f4 d6 23. f5 gxf5 24. exf5 Kf6 25. Bd1 Rg8 26. g4 h5 27. Kh2 hxg4 28. Kg3 Bxf5 29. Be2 Rac8 30. Rf2 Rc7 31. Raf1 Rg5 32. Rh2 Kg6 33. Rfh1 Kg7 34. Rh5 Rxh5 35. Rxh5 Kg6 36. Rh4 Rh7 37. Bxg4 Rxh4 38. Bxf5+ Kxf5 39. Kxh4 e4 { White resigns } 0-1

Prague

1935 Rapid 901 Skoda

Commute

K-Line

Chillon

Long win

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 { Philidor Defence, General } Nc6 4. dxe5 Nxe5 5. Nxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Be3 a6 9. O-O-O+ Bd6 10. Bc5 Ke7 11. Bxd6+ cxd6 12. Na4 Rc8 13. Nb6 Rc5 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. f3 g5 16. g4 h5 17. h3 h4 18. Rd2 Bc4 19. Rhd1 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Rd8 21. Na4 Rc6 22. Nc3 Nd7 23. Nd5+ Ke6 24. Nb4 Rb6 25. Nd5 Rc6 26. Ne3 Nc5 27. R3d2 Na4 28. Nf5 Nxb2 29. Kxb2 Rb6+ 30. Kc1 Rc6 31. Ng7+ Ke7 32. Nf5+ Ke6 33. Ne3 Rc3 34. Nf5 Rc6 35. Rd3 Rb6 36. R1d2 Rc6 37. Kb2 b5 38. a3 a5 39. c3 a4 40. Ne3 Rb8 41. Nd5 Rd8 42. Nb4 Rb6 43. Rd5 Rd7 44. R5d3 Rd8 45. Nd5 Rc6 46. Ne3 Rd7 47. Nf5 Rb6 48. Rd5 Rd8 49. Rc5 Rd7 50. Rc8 Rbb7 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Nxd6 Rbc7 53. Kc2 b4 54. axb4 a3 55. Nb5 a2 56. Ra8 Ra7 57. Rxa7 Rxa7 58. Rd6+ Kg7 59. Nxa7 a1=Q 60. Nb5 Qa2+ 61. Kd3 Qf2 62. c4 Qxf3+ 63. Kd2 Qg2+ 64. Kc3 Qxh3+ 65. Rd3 Qxg4 66. Nd6 Qf4 67. b5 Qc1+ 68. Kb4 Qb2+ 69. Rb3 Qd2+ 70. Rc3 Qxd6+ 71. c5 Qd4+ 72. Rc4 Qd2+ 73. Kb3 Qd3+ 74. Kb4 Qd2+ 75. Kb3 Qa5 76. Rb4 Qa8 77. c6 Qd8 78. Rc4 Qd3+ 79. Kb4 Qb1+ 80. Kc5 Qa2 81. c7 Qa8 82. b6 Qa5+ 83. Kc6 Qa4+ 84. Rxa4 { Black resigns } 1-0

CNY

Sicilian

1. e4 c5 2. f4 { Sicilian Defence, McDonnell Attack } Nc6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bb5 Qb6 5. Bxc6 Qxc6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 d5 8. e5 d4 9. Ne2 Nd5 10. O-O Bd7 11. a3 Be7 12. c4 dxc3 13. bxc3 O-O 14. d4 c4 15. h3 a5 16. Bd2 a4 17. Re1 b5 18. Kh2 Bc8 19. g4 Bb7 20. Neg1 Qc8 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. fxg5 Qd8 23. h4 g6 24. Nh3 Qa5 25. Qc2 Ne7 26. h5 Qb6 27. hxg6 Nxg6 28. Rab1 Qc6 29. Be3 Qd5 30. Nf4 Nxf4 31. Bxf4 Qf3 32. Qd2 Qxg4 33. Rxb5 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Qg2+ { White resigns } 0-1

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Endgame

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 { Sicilian Defence, Modern Variations } 3. d4 Nd7 4. dxc5 Nxc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nd7 7. Be2 e6 8. Qd2 g6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. Nd4 Bg7 11. Nb3 Bxc3 12. Nxa5 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 Ngf6 14. Bf3 e5 15. Bg5 Ke7 16. Nc4 h6 17. Bxf6+ Nxf6 18. Nxd6 b5 19. h4 Be6 20. g3 Rhd8 21. Nb7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bg4 23. Rd3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Nxe4 25. Re3 f5 26. f3 Ra7 27. fxe4 Rxb7 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Rxe5+ Kf6 30. Rd5 Rb6 31. Kd2 Re6 32. b4 Re5 33. Rd6+ Re6 34. Rxe6+ Kxe6 35. Ke3 Ke5 36. c3 Kd5 37. Kd3 Ke5 38. Ke3 h5 39. Kd3 f4 40. gxf4+ Kxf4 41. c4 bxc4+ 42. Kxc4 Kg4 43. b5 axb5+ 44. Kxb5 Kxh4 45. a4 Kg3 46. a5 h4 47. a6 h3 48. a7 { Black resigns } 1-0

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