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Christopher Kreuzer wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 08, 2018 4:17 pm

After 56.Rxg7 Kxg7 57.e6 are any of the plausible moves by the king any better for Black? i.e. 57...Kf8/Kg8/Kh7?

57. ... Kf8 58. Rxf7 wins easily
57. ... Kg8 58. Rg4+ Rg6 59. Qe5 wins
57. ... Kh7 58. Qd3+ Rg6 59. Rxf7+ wins easily (or 58. ... Kg8 59. Rg4+ leads to mate)

David Robertson wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 08, 2018 3:35 pm

Would you care to revisit your post, and perform a little edit. I know it's the Seniors, and all that. But you were playing in Hull not Sheffield

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