Thursday, April 23, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of Coupra (2129) vs. john2001plus (1870)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.Nf3d5
3.exd5exd5
4.d4Nf6
5.Bd3Bd6
6.Nc3c6
7.h3O-O
8.Be3Re8
9.Qd2Ne4
10.Bxe4dxe4
11.Ng1f5
12.O-O-OBe6
13.d5cxd5
14.Nxd5Nc6
15.Ne2Be5
16.Nef4Bf7
17.g4g5
18.Nh5f4
19.Bc5b6
20.Ba3Bd4
21.Nc3e3
22.Qd3exf2
23.Ne4Rxe4
24.Qxe4Bd5
25.Rxd4Bxe4
26.Rxd8+Rxd8
27.Nf6+
 

Friday, April 17, 2020

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1867) vs. enjoychess2013 (1042)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5O-O
6.e3h6
7.Bh4g5
8.Nxg5hxg5
9.Bxg5Be7
10.Bd3Nc6
11.Bxf6Bxf6
12.Qh5Re8
13.Qh7+Kf8
14.O-OKe7
15.Bg6Rf8
16.cxd5Nb4
17.e4Qe8
18.e5Rh8
19.exf6+Kxf6
20.Ne4+Ke7
21.Bxf7Rxh7
22.Bxe8Kxe8
23.Nf6+
 

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Black to play

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JohnT1234 (1052) vs. john2001plus (1950)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nc3Bb4
4.Bd2b6
5.e3Bb7
6.Nf3O-O
7.Bd3d6
8.a3Bxc3
9.Bxc3Ne4
10.Qc2f5
11.Bxe4Bxe4
12.Qe2Nd7
13.Nd2Bxg2
14.Rg1Bb7
15.Nf3Qf6
16.Rd1e5
17.dxe5Nxe5
18.Nxe5dxe5
19.b3Rad8
20.Qb2Rxd1+
21.Kxd1Bf3+
22.Kc1Re8
23.Rg3Bh5
24.f4Qc6
25.Qd2Qh1+
26.Kc2Bf3
27.Bxe5Be4+
28.Kc3Qa1+
29.Kb4c5+
30.Ka4Bc6#
 

Mate in 1

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Analysis of john2001plus (1950) vs. JohnT1234 (1052)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-5
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4c5
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nc6
5.e4dxe4
6.Nxe4Nf6
7.Nxf6+Qxf6
8.Bg5Qg6
9.Bd3f5
10.h4h5
11.d5exd5
12.cxd5Nd4
13.Nxd4cxd4
14.Bb5+Bd7
15.Bxd7+Kxd7
16.Qa4+Kc7
17.Rc1+Kd6
18.Qb4+Kxd5
19.Qxb7+Ke5
20.f4+Ke6
21.Rc6+Bd6
22.O-ORab8
23.Re1+Kd5
24.Rc5+Kxc5
25.Rc1#
 

Black to play

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Analysis of Gusev (1865) vs. john2001plus (1894)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+4
(black to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Be3Qb6
8.Na4Qa5+
9.c3cxd4
10.Nxd4Nxd4
11.Bxd4b5
12.Nc5Nxc5
13.Bxc5Bxc5
14.b4Bxb4
15.cxb4Qxb4+
16.Qd2Qe4+
17.Be2Bd7
18.O-ORc8
19.Rac1O-O
20.Bd3Qd4+
21.Kh1Rxc1
22.Rxc1Qb6
23.Qe2Rc8
24.Rxc8+Bxc8
25.Bxb5a6
26.Bd3g6
27.h4Qd4
28.g3a5
29.Kh2Bb7
30.Ba6Bxa6
31.Qxa6Qf2+
32.Kh1Qxg3
33.Qxa5Qxh4+
34.Kg2Qg4+
35.Kh1Qxf4
36.a4Qxe5
37.Qd8+Kg7
38.a5h5
39.a6Qa1+
 

White to play

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Gusev (1865) vs. john2001plus (1894)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-1
(white to move)
1.e4e6
2.d4d5
3.Nc3Nf6
4.e5Nfd7
5.f4c5
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Be3Qb6
8.Na4Qa5+
9.c3cxd4
10.Nxd4Nxd4
11.Bxd4b5
12.Nc5Nxc5
13.Bxc5Bxc5
14.b4Bxb4
15.cxb4Qxb4+
16.Qd2Qe4+
17.Be2Bd7
18.O-ORc8
19.Rac1O-O
20.Bd3Qd4+
21.Kh1Rxc1
22.Rxc1Qb6
23.Qe2Rc8
24.Rxc8+Bxc8
25.Bxb5a6
26.Bd3g6
27.h4Qd4
28.g3a5
29.Kh2Bb7
30.Ba6Bxa6
31.Qxa6Qb2+
32.Kh3Qxa2
33.Qc8+Kg7
34.Qd8Qa3
35.Qf6+Kg8
36.Qd8+Qf8
37.Qxa5f6
38.Qb6Qf7
39.Qd8+Kg7
40.exf6+Qxf6
41.Qd7+Qf7
42.Qd6Qf5+
43.Kg2Qe4+
44.Kf2Kf6
45.Qf8#
 

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

White to play

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john2001plus (1945) vs. spiritracker (1339)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.Bg5h6
6.Bh4Nbd7
7.e3O-O
8.Rc1b6
9.cxd5exd5
10.Bd3Bxc3+
11.Rxc3a5
12.Qc2Ba6
13.Bxa6Rxa6
14.Rxc7Ra8
15.Ne5Rc8
16.Rxc8Qxc8
17.Qxc8Rxc8
18.Nxd7Rc1+
19.Ke2Rxh1
20.Bxf6gxf6
21.Nxf6+Kg7
22.Nxd5Rxh2
23.g3Rh5
24.Nxb6Rb5
25.Na4Rb4
26.b3Kf6
27.Kd3Ke6
28.e4Kd6
29.f4f6
30.e5+fxe5
31.fxe5+Kd5
32.Nc3+Ke6
33.Ke4Rb7
34.d5+Ke7
35.Kf5Kf7
36.d6Rb6
37.e6+Ke8
38.d7+Ke7
39.Nd5+
 

What is the strongest continuation for White?

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Analysis of urlocher54 (1573) vs. john2001plus (1941)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-2
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Bf4c5
3.e3cxd4
4.exd4Qb6
5.b3e6
6.Nf3Nc6
7.Be2Nd5
8.Bg3Bb4+
9.Nbd2Nxd4
10.a3Bc3
11.Rb1Bxd2+
12.Qxd2Nxe2
13.Kxe2Qa6+
14.c4Nf6
15.Bd6Ne4
16.Qd4Nxd6
17.Qxg7Rf8
18.Ng5Qxa3
19.Nxh7Nf5
20.Nf6+Kd8
21.Qg5Qa2+
22.Kd3b5
23.Nd5+f6
24.Nxf6bxc4+
25.Kc3Qa5+
26.Kb2c3+
27.Kc1Qa3+
28.Kc2Nd4+
29.Kxc3Qc5+
30.Qxc5
CHECK!

Friday, April 10, 2020

White to play for a winning position

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Analysis of john2001plus (1938) vs. Gusev (1827)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.d4g6
3.c4d5
4.cxd5Bg7
5.Nc3Nxd5
6.e4Nxc3
7.bxc3c5
8.Be3Nc6
9.Be2Qa5
10.Qd2cxd4
11.cxd4Qxd2+
12.Kxd2O-O
13.Rab1a6
14.d5Ne5
15.Nxe5Bxe5
16.Rhc1b5
17.f4Bg7
18.Rc7e6
19.Bc5Re8
20.d6e5
21.f5Rd8
22.Bd1gxf5
23.Bb3Be6
24.exf5Rac8
25.Ke2Bxf5
26.Bxf7+Kh8
27.Rc1Rxc7
28.dxc7Rc8
29.Be7e4
30.Bd8Be5
31.Rc5
 

Black to play

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Analysis of Gusev (1837) vs. john2001plus (1928)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
0
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.d4cxd4
4.Nxd4d5
5.Bb5dxe4
6.Nxc6Qxd1+
7.Kxd1a6
8.Nxe7+axb5
9.Nxg8Rxg8
10.Re1Bg4+
11.f3O-O-O+
12.Ke2exf3+
13.gxf3Bb4
14.c3Rge8+
15.Kf2Bc5+
16.Kf1Bh3#
 

White to play

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aherring74 (2085) vs. john2001plus (1923)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4e6
4.e3Bd6
5.Nf3O-O
6.Bd3c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.O-ONc6
9.Qe2d4
10.Na4Bd6
11.Bxd6Qxd6
12.e4e5
13.c3Bg4
14.h3Bxf3
15.Qxf3Rfd8
16.Rad1Rab8
17.Bb5a6
18.Bxc6bxc6
19.b4a5
20.a3axb4
21.cxb4Ra8
22.Nb6Ra6
23.Nc4Qe6
24.Rc1c5
25.b5Ra4
26.Nb2Ra5
27.Rxc5Rda8
28.Nc4Nd7
29.Rc6Qe7
30.Rc7Qd8
31.b6Nxb6
32.Qxf7+Kh8
33.Qxg7#
 

White to play

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john2001plus (1927) vs. Brother_Lap (1615)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+4
(white to move)
1.Nf3b6
2.d4Bb7
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Bb4
5.g3Bxc3+
6.bxc3Ne7
7.Bg2O-O
8.O-Od6
9.Re1Nd7
10.e4c5
11.d5e5
12.a4Ba6
13.Bf1Ng6
14.a5Bb7
15.axb6axb6
16.Bg5Rxa1
17.Qxa1Qa8
18.Be7Nxe7
19.Qb2f6
20.Ra1Qb8
21.Bh3Bc8
22.Rb1f5
23.Ng5Ba6
24.Ne6Rc8
25.Qa2Bb7
26.Qa4Nf8
27.Nxf8Rxf8
28.Rxb6Qc7
29.Qa7Rb8
30.Bxf5Nxf5
31.exf5Qc8
32.Rxd6Qxf5
33.Qxb8+Qf8
34.Rd8
 

Black to play

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aherring74 (2054) vs. john2001plus (1938)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+3
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nf3d5
3.e3c5
4.b3cxd4
5.exd4Nc6
6.a3Bg4
7.h3Bxf3
8.gxf3e6
9.Bb2Bd6
10.Nc3Rc8
11.Bd3Nxd4
12.Nb5Qa5+
13.b4Bxb4+
14.axb4Qxb4+
15.Bc3Rxc3
16.Qd2Nxf3+
17.Ke2Nxd2
 

White to play and win

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Analysis of john2001plus (1953) vs. aherring74 (2039)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+2
(white to move)
1.Nf3g6
2.e4Bg7
3.d4d6
4.h3Nd7
5.Nc3h6
6.Bc4e6
7.Be3Ne7
8.Qd2f5
9.Bxe6fxe4
10.Nxe4d5
11.Nc3c6
12.O-ONb6
13.Bxc8Qxc8
14.b3Nf5
15.Rfe1O-O
16.Bf4c5
17.Be5Bxe5
18.Rxe5cxd4
19.Nxd4Qc7
20.Re6Qf7
21.Rae1Rac8
22.Nxf5Qxf5
23.Qxh6Qxf2+
24.Kh1Rc6
25.Qxg6+Kh8
26.Qh5+Kg8
27.Re7Qf5
28.Qh4Rf7
29.Re7e5Qf6
30.Rg5+Rg7
31.Re8+Kf7
32.Rxg7+Kxg7
33.Qh8+Kf7
34.Qg8#
 

White to play and win

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aherring74 (2042) vs. john2001plus (1950)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4e6
4.e3Bd6
5.Bd3O-O
6.Nf3c5
7.dxc5Bxc5
8.O-ONc6
9.e4dxe4
10.Nxe4Nxe4
11.Bxe4Qf6
12.Qc1e5
13.Bg5Qe6
14.c3f5
15.Bc2e4
16.Bb3exf3
17.Bxe6+Bxe6
 

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Black to play

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Analysis of CraigVanest (1106) vs. john2001plus (1913)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-2
(black to move)
1.c4d5
2.d4e6
3.e3Nf6
4.Nf3c5
5.Bd2Nc6
6.Be2dxc4
7.O-Ocxd4
8.Bxc4dxe3
9.Bxe3Qa5
10.Nbd2Be7
11.a3O-O
12.Qc2e5
13.b4Qc7
14.b5e4
15.Ne1Ng4
16.g3Qe5
17.bxc6Qxa1
 

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Black to play

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Scott vs. John Coffey: Stay home as much as possible. Self quarantined
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-4
(black to move)
1.Nf3Nf6
2.c4c5
3.g3Nc6
4.Bg2d5
5.cxd5Nxd5
6.d4cxd4
7.Nxd4Ndb4
8.Nxc6Qxd1+
9.Kxd1Nxc6
10.Bd2e5
11.Nc3Be6
12.b3Rc8
13.e3Bb4
14.Ke2O-O
15.h4Bg4+
16.f3Be6
17.Rhd1Ne7
18.Rac1Ba3
19.Rb1Nf5
20.Kf2Rfd8
21.Be1Bc5
22.Rxd8+Rxd8
23.Nd1Nxe3
24.Nxe3Rd3
25.Kf1Bxe3
26.Ke2Bb6
27.Kxd3Bf5+
28.Ke2Bxb1
 

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Black to play

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john2001plus (1915) vs. Gusev (1834)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
-3
(black to move)
1.e4c5
2.Nf3Nc6
3.c3e6
4.d4d5
5.e5Qb6
6.a3f6
7.b4cxd4
8.cxd4fxe5
9.dxe5Nge7
10.Be3Qc7
11.Nc3Nxe5
12.Nb5Nxf3+
13.Qxf3Qd7
14.Nxa7Nf5
15.Bb5Bd6
16.Bxd7+Bxd7
17.g4Nxe3
18.Qxe3O-O
19.Qb6Be5
20.Ra2Bc3+
21.Ke2e5
22.f3Bd4
23.Qc7Ba4
24.Qxb7Bb3
25.Rha1Rxa7
26.Qc6Raf7
27.Qe6Kh8
28.a4Rxf3
29.Ra3Rf2+
30.Ke1Bc3#
 

White to play

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Gusev (1824) vs. john2001plus (1927)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
hgfedcba
+2
(black to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.c4e6
3.Nf3d5
4.g3c5
5.cxd5exd5
6.Bg2Nc6
7.O-Ocxd4
8.Nxd4Bc5
9.Nxc6bxc6
10.Nc3O-O
11.a3a5
12.Bg5h6
13.Bxf6Qxf6
14.Qc2Re8
15.Nxd5cxd5
16.Qxc5Rxe2
17.Bxd5Rb8
18.Qc7Rexb2
19.Rae1Ba6
20.Bc4Rc8
21.Re8+Rxe8
22.Bxa6Qxa6
 

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1895) vs. aherring74 (1927)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nc6
4.d3e3
5.Bxe3e5
6.c4Bb4+
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Qxd5
9.Qb3Nf6
10.Be2Nd4
11.Qxb4Nc2+
12.Kd2Nxb4
13.Nxd5Nbxd5
14.Bf3Nxe3
15.fxe3c6
16.Rhf1h6
17.Ne4O-O
18.Nd6Bd7
19.Nxb7Rab8
20.Nc5Rxb2+
21.Kc3Rfb8
22.Nb3Rb2xb3+
23.axb3
 

White to play

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john2001plus (1895) vs. aherring74 (1927)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nc6
4.d3e3
5.Bxe3e5
6.c4Bb4+
7.Nc3d5
8.cxd5Qxd5
9.Qb3Nf6
10.Be2Nd4
11.Qxb4Nc2+
12.Kd2Nxb4
13.Nxd5Nbxd5
14.Bf3Nxe3
15.fxe3c6
16.Rhf1h6
17.Ne4O-O
18.Nd6Bd7
19.Nxb7Rab8
20.Nc5Rxb2+
21.Kc3Rfb8
22.Nxd7Nxd7
23.Bxc6Nc5
24.Bd5+Kh8
25.Rf8+Rxf8
26.Kxb2Nxd3+
27.Kc3Nf2
28.Rb1Ng4
29.Rb7Nxe3
30.Be4a5
31.Rb5Rc8+
32.Kd3Nc4
33.h3Nd6
34.Rxa5Nxe4
35.Kxe4Rc2
36.g4Re2+
37.Kf5e4
38.Kg6
 

White to play

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aherring74 (1936) vs. john2001plus (1883)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
0
(white to move)
1.d4Nf6
2.Nc3d5
3.Bf4a6
4.e3e6
5.Bd3c5
6.dxc5Bxc5
7.Nf3Nc6
8.O-OQe7
9.Ne5O-O
10.e4Bd6
11.Nxc6Qc7
12.Bxd6Qxd6
13.e5Qxc6
14.exf6gxf6
15.Qh5f5
16.g4Kh8
17.g5e5
18.f4d4
19.Rf3dxc3
20.Rh3Qg6
21.bxc3e4
22.Bc4Qxh5
23.Rxh5Be6
24.Bxe6fxe6
25.g6Rg8
26.Rxh7#
 

White to play

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Analysis of john2001plus (1893) vs. aherring74 (1929)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
-4
(white to move)
1.Nf3f5
2.e4fxe4
3.Ng5Nc6
4.d3e3
5.Bxe3e5
6.c4Be7
7.Nc3Nf6
8.Be2O-O
9.O-ONd4
10.Bxd4exd4
11.Nce4c6
12.Nxf6+Bxf6
13.Ne4Be5
14.c5d5
15.cxd6 e.p.Bxd6
16.Nxd6Qxd6
17.Bf3Be6
18.Re1Rf6
19.Be4Raf8
20.f3Rh6
21.g3Qe7
22.Qa4Qg5
23.Qxd4Qd2
24.h4g5
25.Qe5Bh3
26.Re2Qxe2
27.Bxh7+Kxh7
28.Qxe2
 

White to play

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john2001plus (1880) vs. spiritracker (1289)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
abcdefgh
+1
(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Ne4
7.Bxe7Nxc3
8.Bxd8Nxd1
9.Bxc7Nxb2
10.cxd5exd5
11.a4O-O
12.Ra2Nc4
13.Bxc4dxc4
14.Ke2Re8
15.Rc1Nb6
16.Bxb6axb6
17.Ne5b5
18.Rca1c3
19.axb5Rxa2+
20.Rxa2Be6
21.Rc2Rc8
22.Kd3f6
23.Nf3Bd7
24.Rxc3Bxb5+
25.Kd2Rxc3
26.Kxc3Bc6
27.Kb4Kf7
28.Kc5Ke6
29.Ne1Kd7
30.f3Kc7
31.e4b6+
32.Kc4Kd6
33.Nd3b5+
34.Kb4Bd7
35.Nf4g5
36.Ne2Kc6
37.Nc3Kb6
38.Nd5+Kc6
39.Nxf6
 

White to play

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john2001plus (1880) vs. spiritracker (1289)
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(white to move)
1.Nf3d5
2.d4Nf6
3.c4e6
4.Nc3Nbd7
5.Bg5Be7
6.e3Ne4
7.Bxe7Nxc3
8.Bxd8Nxd1
9.Bxc7Nxb2
10.cxd5exd5
11.a4O-O
12.Ra2Nc4
13.Bxc4dxc4
14.Ke2Re8
15.Rc1Nb6
16.Bxb6axb6
17.Ne5b5
18.Rca1c3
19.axb5Rxa2+
20.Rxa2Be6
21.Rc2Rc8
22.Kd3f6
23.Nf3Bd7
24.Rxc3Bxb5+
25.Kd2Rxc3
26.Kxc3Bc6
27.Kb4Kf7
28.Kc5Ke6
29.Ne1Kd7
30.f3Kc7
31.e4b6+
32.Kc4Kd6
33.Nd3b5+
34.Kb4Bd7
35.Nf4g5
36.Ne2Kc6
37.Nc3Kb6
38.Nd5+Kc6
39.Nxf6Be6
40.d5+