19.... gxf5 (to leave less pawns)
Two variations: A) g6...
Egidijus Zeromskis
Joined: Friday, 30th May, 2008
Location: Aurora/GTCL/ON
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instead of 19...Kb2
19.... gxf5 (to leave less pawns)
Two variations: A) g6... -
24.... Kxa3 looses (tables tell me so) 25. Qd3+ https://syzygy-tables.info/?fen=8/8/.../2q5_b_-_-_0_1
If Black will be able...Leave a comment:
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In the final position Black has a move 28...a2 and no time to grab f7....Leave a comment:
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Looking around seems that the variation was copied from one book to other. The position is in the Fine's Basic Chess Endgames No 135 with mentioning J....Leave a comment:
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I know that this is a winning :)
E.Z. 2020 (correcting Neustadtl-Porges 1907 ) LOL
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After 4. h5
Russian book follows with 4... gh5 response. Then 5. f5 (maybe this a...Leave a comment:
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Why do you think it is a draw position. It is not a simple Q vs c-pawn. Black f7 and other pawns spoil it....Leave a comment:
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It just mean you fought till the end and you were rewarded. I find myself playing much better when the position looks worse. Sometimes with the help of...Leave a comment:
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To me it looks a translator/editor error. Russian editions did no mention f5 at all after Kg4....Leave a comment:
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As I see you did great - the end rating 2300 :)...Leave a comment:
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You're welcome :) And you're in a good club of dad's who played along their sons and daughters - Plotkin, Preotu, Hua to mention several names.
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I think Anand example is not useful.
"the probability of anyone becoming GM after 50 is vanishing low" -- I think it is about ...Leave a comment:
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Several years ago a prodigy - Jeff Sarwer - surfaced back. He was a poker player too. In several interviews he mentioned about a GM title - several years...Leave a comment:
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In general - low. Then go all kind of ifs.
Just for the start of this journey, start a new thread :)...Leave a comment:
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You might try"Pump up your rating" by Smith. Quite entertaining. and the title is just what you want to achieve :)
As for the "Woodpecker...Leave a comment:
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In principle the claim is not for the win, but the fact that an opponent flagged. Then the procedure goes to figure out if enough moves were done or not....Leave a comment:
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Aris, try to listen/read from others adult improvers at https://www.perpetualchesspod.com/new (at the page bottom)...Leave a comment:
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By his tweet he even thinks that is a fail.
"I'm about 95% sure I'm going to back down from this chess bet. I suppose the few issues...Leave a comment:
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Time dedicated to the goal.
Work ethics
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