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This game position attracted my attention because it is a variation on a common theme in chess—the back rank mate threat. Can you, using this them idea, come up with how to win this?


Solution:

Here’s the whole game… Georgiev,Vladimir (2519) - Lazarev,Vladimir (2501) [D27] Elgoibar Elgoibar (1), 1999 Courtesy of Alex Baburin (www.chesstoday.net) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6 4.Bxc4 e6 5.Nf3 c5 6.0–0 a6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 b5 9.d5 exd5 10.a4 Nb4 11.axb5 Bd6 12.e4 dxe4 13.Ng5 0–0 14.Ncxe4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bxh2+ 16.Kxh2 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 Qxe4 18.Re1 Qf5 19.Be3 Bb7 20.bxa6 Bxa6 21.Qd6 Rfc8 22.Ra5 Bb7 23.Rb5 Ba6 24.Rxc5 Rxc5 25.Bxc5 Nd3 26.Qxa6 Rf8 27.Bxf7+ Kh8 28.Qd6 Qxc5 29.Qxd3 Rxf7 30.Re8+ Rf8 31.Qe3 Qf5 32.b4 Qb1+ 33.Kh2 Qxb4 See Diagram 34.Qd4! Qa3 [34...Rxe8 35.Qxb4; 34...Kg8 35.Qxb4]35.Qd8 Kg8 36.Qd5+ Kh8 37.Qf7! Qd6+ 38.f4 [38.Kh3! Qd3+ 39.f3 Qf5+ 40.Qxf5 Rxe8] 38...Qh6+? [38...Qxf4+ 39.Qxf4 Rxe8] 39.Kg3 Black Resigns.

 


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