Vitaly Tseshkovsky vs Lev Alburt - URS-ch FL44 1976.10.??

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Vitaly Tseshkovsky vs Lev Alburt
URS-ch FL44 Minsk URS 1976.10.??
Alekhine Defense: Modern Variation 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch FL44"]
[Site "Minsk URS"]
[Date "1976.10.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[White "Vitaly Tseshkovsky"]
[Black "Lev Alburt"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "198"]

1.e4 {Notes by Van Perlo.} Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 Nb6
5.Be2 Bf5 6.O-O e6 7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 O-O 9.Bf4 dxe5 10.Nxe5 N8d7
11.Nf3 Nf6 12.Qb3 Ne4 13.a4 a5 14.c5 Nd5 15.Bg3 Nexc3 16.bxc3
Ra7 17.Ne5 Bg5 18.Bf3 Bf6 19.Rfe1 h6 20.Ra2 Qc8 21.Rae2 Rd8
22.h4 g5 23.hxg5 hxg5 24.Bh5 Bxe5 25.Bxe5 Qd7 26.c4 Nf4 27.Qg3
Nxe2+ 28.Rxe2 Qe7 29.d5 f6 30.Bxc7 Rd7 31.Bb6 Ra8 32.Bf3 Qf7
33.Re1 e5 34.c6 bxc6 35.dxc6 Rd6 36.c7 Rxb6 37.Bxa8 Qxc7
38.Qf3 Bc2 39.Qd5+ Kg7 40.Qxa5 Rc6 41.Qxc7+ Rxc7 42.Ra1 Rxc4
43.a5 Rc7 44.a6 Ra7 45.Bb7 Bd3 46.f3 g4 47.fxg4 Kg6 48.Kf2 Kg5
49.Kg3 Be2 50.Bc8 Ra8 51.a7 Rxc8 52.a8=Q Rxa8 53.Rxa8 Bc4
54.Ra7 Bd5 55.Rg7+ Kh6 56.Rd7 Be4 57.Rd8 Kg6 58.Kh3 Bb7
59.Rg8+ Kh6 60.g3 Bd5 61.Rd8 Bf3 62.Kh4 e4 63.Rd5 Kg6 64.Rf5
Be2 65.Ra5 Bf3 66.Ra6 Kg7 67.Ra7+ Kg6 68.Ra6 Kg7 69.g5 f5
70.Ra7+ Kg6 71.Ra6+ Kg7 72.Ra3 Kg6 73.Rb3 Bg4 74.Rb7 Bf3
75.Rb6+ Kg7 76.Re6 Bg4 77.Rf6 Kh7 78.Rf7+ Kg6 79.Re7 Be2
80.Re6+ Kg7 81.Kh3 {(This game ended in a draw after 81.Kh3?
Bg4+ and it must have caused White much grief when it dawned
on him how subtly he could have won!) 81.g6! Kh6 82.g7+!
Something to really keep in mind, as this is often the proper
method to drive the king back. This may be the key to the win
if it is followed by a combined attack with king and
rook... Kxg7 83. Kg5... as is the case here Bg4 84.Re7+ Kf8
85.Kf6 Kg8 86. Ra7 e3 (Forced as after 86... Bh3 87.Rg7+ Kh8
88.Kg6 is decisive.) 87.Re7 e2 88.Kg6 Kf8 89.Re5 and
wins. Quite instructive! } Bg4+ 82.Kg2 Kh7 83.Rf6 Kg7 84.Kf2
Kh8 85.Ke3 Kg7 86.Kf4 Bh3 87.Rh6 Bg4 88.Rh2 Kf7 89.Rh6 Kg7
90.Re6 Bh3 91.Ke5 Bg4 92.Kd6 Bh3 93.Re8 Kf7 94.Rh8 Bg4 95.Ke5
Kg6 96.Kf4 Kg7 97.Rc8 Kg6 98.Rc6+ Kg7 99.g6 Kh6 1/2-1/2

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Updated: 7 February, 2022
Created: 7 February, 2022