Incredible win by GM Benjamin Joel!

[Emil Smilovici]

[Event "Pinnacle 48th COCC 2011"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "2011.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteELO "2641"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackELO "2578"]
[BlackTitle "WGM"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 a6 7.Bg2 d6 8.O-O Bd7 9.Nb3 Nf6 10.f4 h5 11.Qe2 b5 12.a3 Be7 13.h3 Rc8 14.Be3 b4 15.axb4 Nxb4 16.Qf2 O-O 17.Nd4 e5 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.exf5 d5 20.Bb6 Qd6 21.fxe5 Qxe5 22.Rfe1 Qd6 23.Rad1 Rfe8 24.Bd4 Nc6 25.Bxf6 Bxf6 26.Ne4 Qe5 27.Nxf6 Qxf6 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Bxd5 Ne7 30.Bb3 Nxf5 31.Rd7 Rf8 32.g4 hxg4 33.hxg4 Nh6 34.Qxf6 gxf6 35.Ra7 Nxg4 36.Kg2 Rb8 37.Rxa6 Ne3 38.Kf3 Nxc2 39.Bxc2 Rxb2 40.Be4 Kg7 41.Bd5 Rd2 42.Ba2 Rd7 43.Kf4 Rb7 44.Rc6 Ra7 45.Bc4 Kg6 46.Bd5 Rd7 47.Be4 Kg7 48.Rc1 Re7 49.Rd1 Kf8 50.Rc1 Kg7 51.Rg1 Kf8 52.Bh7 Re5 53.Rg8 Ke7 54.Ra8 Rb5 55.Be4 Re5 56.Rb8 Ra5 57.Rb7 Kf8 58.Bd3 Re5 59.Bc4 Re7 60.Rb2 Rc7 61.Ba2 Kg7 62.Rg2 Kf8 63.Kf5 Rc6 64.Rb2 Ra6 65.Bc4 Rc6 66.Bd5 Rd6 67.Rb5 Kg7 68.Bb3 Rd7 69.Rb6 Rc7 70.Rd6 Rb7 71.Bd5 Rc7 72.Rxf6 Rd7 73.Be4 Ra7 74.Rd6 Rc7 75.Bd5 Ra7 76.Rb6 Rd7 77.Rb5 Rd6 78.Ke5 Rf6 79.Rb1 Rf2 80.Be4 Ra2 81.Rf1 Ra7 82.Kd6 Kf8 83.Bd5 Kg7 84.Rb1 Kf6 85.Rg1 Ra6 86.Bc6 Ra2 87.Rg3 Ra7 88.Bb5 Ra5 89.Bc4 Ra7 90.Rg1 Rb7 91.Bd5 Ra7 92.Rg4 Kf5 93.Rb4 Kf6 94.Bc4 Kg7 95.Bb5 Ra1 96.Re4 Rb1 97.Bc4 Rb7 98.Bd5 Ra7 99.Rg4 Kf6 100.Rg1 Ra6 101.Kd7 Ra7 102.Ke8 Re7 103.Kf8 Rd7 104.Rf1 Ke5 105.Bxf7 Ra7 106.Kg7 Ra6 107.Bg6 Ra7 108.Kh6 Ra2 109.Bf5 Rg2 110.Kh5 Rg8 111.Bg6 Rh8 112.Kg5 Rh2 113.Re1 Kd6 114.Kf6 Rh6 115.Rd1 Kc5 116.Kg5 Rh2 117.Kf4 Rf2 118.Ke5 Rh2 119.Rc1 Kb5 120.Be4 Rh5 121.Kd4 Rh4 122.Rb1 Ka5 123.Rb8 Ka6 124.Kd5 Rf4 125.Kc6 Ka5 126.Kc5 Ka4 127.Bd5 Ka3 128.Rb3 Ka4 129.Rg3 Rf5 130.Rg2 1-0

Quite a "dead" draw after move 39: R+B vs R+2P
then it took 33 moves to take one pawn (32.5 for "purists") and another 33 (exactly) to get the second.
Probably still a draw then (tablebase?)

[Egidijus Zeromskis]

Re: Incredible win by GM Benjamin Joel!

Probably still a draw then (tablebase?)

6pcs (with a f7 pawn) online tablebase: http://www.shredderchess.com/online-...-database.html

105 Bxf7 (5 pcs) draw
After 124... Rf4 an evaluation jumps to #16.



Similar ending was played on the board 11

[Event "Pinnacle 48th COCC 2011"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "2011.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hambleton, Aman"]
[Black "Noritsyn, Nikolay"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2349"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackELO "2597"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[Source "MonRoi"]

1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 c5 4.d5 d6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.h3 O-O 7.Nf3 Na6 8.Bd3 Nc7 9.Bg5 h6 10.Be3 e6 11.Qd2 exd5 12.exd5 Kh7 13.O-O b5 14.cxb5 Nfxd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Qxd5 Rb8 18.Rad1 Rxb5 19.b3 Rf6 20.Bg5 hxg5 21.Nxg5 Kh8 22.Nf7 Rxf7 23.Qxf7 Kh7 24.Rfe1 Rb7 25.Re8 Rxf7 26.Rxd8 Rc7 27.R8xd6 a5 28.Rc1 Bb7 29.h4 Rf7 30.h5 g5 31.Rg6 Bd4 32.Rxg5 Rxf2 33.Kh2 Be3 34.Rcxc5 Bxg5 35.Rxg5 Rxa2 36.Kh3 Kh6 37.Rb5 Bxg2 38.Kg4 Be4 39.Rb6 Kg7 40.Kf4 Bd5 41.Ke5 Bg8 42.Kd4 Kh7 43.Kc3 Bd5 44.Rb5 Bg2 45.b4 a4 46.Ra5 Ra3 47.Kd2 Kh6 48.b5 Ra1 49.b6 a3 50.Kc3 Bb7 51.Kb3 a2 52.Kb2 Rb1 53.Kxa2 Rxb6 54.Ka3 Bc6 55.Rf5 Be8 56.Rf4 Kxh5 57.Rb4 Rc6 58.Re4 Bg6 59.Re5 Kg4 60.Kb4 Kf4 61.Rc5 Rd6 62.Rc7 Be4 63.Kc5 Rd1 64.Rc8 Rc1 65.Kd4 Rd1 66.Kc5 Ke3 67.Rc7 Rd5 68.Kc4 Re5 69.Rc5 Bd3 70.Kb4 Re8 71.Rc7 Be4 72.Kc4 Rd8 73.Kc3 Rd1 74.Rc5 Rh1 75.Kc4 Rd1 76.Kc3 Bg6 77.Re5 Kf4 78.Rc5 Bf7 79.Kc2 Rd7 80.Kc3 Ke4 81.Kc2 Kd4 82.Rg5 Bd5 83.Rg3 Rc7 84.Kd2 Be4 85.Ra3 Rc2 86.Ke1 Bd3 87.Ra7 Ke3 88.Re7 Be4 89.Kd1 Rb2 90.Rc7 Bd3 91.Re7 Kd4 92.Rd7 Kc3 93.Ke1 Re2 94.Kd1 Rf2 95.Re7 Rf4 96.Rc7 Bc4 97.Re7 Rf2 98.Re3 Kd4 99.Re7 Bd3 100.Rd7 Ke3 101.Kc1 Rc2 102.Kd1 Rc6 103.Re7 Be4 104.Re8 Rh6 105.Kc1 Rb6 106.Rc8 0-1

There is interesting situation: the last capture was on move 56...Kxh5. White made 50 moves but Black not (or it would be the last and decisive 106... Rb1# :D

[Erwin Casareno]

Re: Incredible win by GM Benjamin Joel!

Thank you Emil for highlighting this game. Very much appreciated.

It is very interesting for me to note how GM Benjamin devoured the 2 double f pawns by Black.

This is the first time i saw how it is done.....

[Emil Smilovici]

Re: Incredible win by GM Benjamin Joel!

you're welcome :)
By the way, Rozentalis-Arencibia ended in a dramatic draw ... maybe 20....Rb8 ?! and 29.Qc4 ?! were the critical moments, but I won't say more ;)