Not looking Good

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Gledura, Benjamin - Anand, Viswanathan
Gibralter Masters 2016
Fen:8/1pk2pp1/p7/2K4p/7P/1P6/P4PP1/8 b - - 0 38

I don't think he will be able to save this, looks like IM Gledura will win this.

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[pgn][Event "Gibraltar Masters 2016"]
[Site "Caleta ENG"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[Round "7.14"]
[White "Gledura, Benjamin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[EventDate "2016.01.26"]
[Mark "1"]
[Opening "QGD semi-Slav"]
[Variation "Stoltz variation"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.O-O e5 9.cxd5 cxd5 10.e4 exd4 11.Nxd5 Nxd5 12.exd5 h6 13.Nxd4 Qh4 14.Nf3 Qh5 15.Bh7+ Kh8 16.Qf5 Qxf5 17.Bxf5 Nf6 18.Bxc8 Rfxc8 19.Rd1 Rd8 20.Be3 Be7 21.d6 Rxd6 22.Rxd6 Bxd6 23.Rd1 Bc7 24.Kf1 a6 25.h3 Kg8 26.b3 Rd8 27.Rxd8+ Bxd8 28.Ke2 h5 29.Bg5 Kf8 30.Kd3 Ke8 31.Bxf6 Bxf6 32.Ke4 Bd8 33.Ne5 Ke7 34.Kd5 Bb6 35.Nd3 Kd7 36.Nc5+ Bxc5 37.Kxc5 Kc7 38.h4 Kd7 39.Kb6 Kc8 40.b4 Kb8 41.f3 Kc8 42.g4 hxg4 43.fxg4 Kb8 44.h5 f6 45.a4 Kc8 46.Ka7 Kc7 47.b5 a5 48.Ka8 1-0
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[Vinvin]

Gledura, Benjamin - Anand, Viswanathan
Gibralter Masters 2016
Fen:8/1pk2pp1/p7/2K4p/7P/1P6/P4PP1/8 b - - 0 38

I don't think he will be able to save this, looks like IM Gledura will win this.

Only losing moves ...

Code: Select all

Stockfish_16012415_x64_modern:
...
 32/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+14,16	38. ... a5 39.f3 g6 40.a3 f6 41.f4 Kd7 42.Kb6 Ke6 43.Kxb7 Kd5 44.Kb6 Ke4 45.Kc6 Kxf4 46.b4 a4 47.b5 g5 48.hxg5 fxg5 49.b6 Kg3 50.b7 Kxg2 51.b8Q Kf3 52.Qb5 Kf4 53.Qxa4+ Ke5 54.Qa5+ Kf6 55.a4 Kg6 56.Qe5 h4 57.Qe6+ Kh5 58.a5
 32/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+12,96	38. ... b6+ 39.Kd5 Kd7 40.b4 b5 41.Kc5 Kc7 42.f3 g6 43.f4 f6 44.a3 f5 45.g3 Kb7 46.Kd6 Kb6 47.Ke5 Kc6 48.Ke6 Kb6 49.Kf6 Kc6 50.Kxg6 Kd5 51.Kxh5 Kc4 52.Kg6 Kb3 53.h5 Kxa3 54.h6 Kxb4 55.h7 Ka3 56.h8Q b4 57.Kxf5 Ka2 58.Qh2+ Kb3 59.Qg1 Ka2 60.Qf2+ Ka3 61.Qa7 b3 62.Qxa6+ Kb2
 33/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+15,09	38. ... Kc8 39.Kd6 Kd8 40.f3 a5 41.a4 g6 42.g3 Ke8 43.Kc7 Ke7 44.Kxb7 Kd6 45.Kb6 f6 46.Kxa5 g5 47.b4 f5 48.f4 g4 49.b5 Kd5 50.b6 Ke4 51.b7 Kf3 52.b8Q Kxg3 53.Qb3+ Kf2 54.Qb6+ Kf1 55.Qe3 Kg2 56.Kb6 g3 57.a5 Kh1 58.a6 g2

[Terry McCracken]

Gledura, Benjamin - Anand, Viswanathan
Gibralter Masters 2016
Fen:8/1pk2pp1/p7/2K4p/7P/1P6/P4PP1/8 b - - 0 38

I don't think he will be able to save this, looks like IM Gledura will win this.

Only losing moves ...

Code: Select all

Stockfish_16012415_x64_modern:
...
 32/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+14,16	38. ... a5 39.f3 g6 40.a3 f6 41.f4 Kd7 42.Kb6 Ke6 43.Kxb7 Kd5 44.Kb6 Ke4 45.Kc6 Kxf4 46.b4 a4 47.b5 g5 48.hxg5 fxg5 49.b6 Kg3 50.b7 Kxg2 51.b8Q Kf3 52.Qb5 Kf4 53.Qxa4+ Ke5 54.Qa5+ Kf6 55.a4 Kg6 56.Qe5 h4 57.Qe6+ Kh5 58.a5
 32/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+12,96	38. ... b6+ 39.Kd5 Kd7 40.b4 b5 41.Kc5 Kc7 42.f3 g6 43.f4 f6 44.a3 f5 45.g3 Kb7 46.Kd6 Kb6 47.Ke5 Kc6 48.Ke6 Kb6 49.Kf6 Kc6 50.Kxg6 Kd5 51.Kxh5 Kc4 52.Kg6 Kb3 53.h5 Kxa3 54.h6 Kxb4 55.h7 Ka3 56.h8Q b4 57.Kxf5 Ka2 58.Qh2+ Kb3 59.Qg1 Ka2 60.Qf2+ Ka3 61.Qa7 b3 62.Qxa6+ Kb2
 33/59	02:41	 3.361.046k	20.839k	+15,09	38. ... Kc8 39.Kd6 Kd8 40.f3 a5 41.a4 g6 42.g3 Ke8 43.Kc7 Ke7 44.Kxb7 Kd6 45.Kb6 f6 46.Kxa5 g5 47.b4 f5 48.f4 g4 49.b5 Kd5 50.b6 Ke4 51.b7 Kf3 52.b8Q Kxg3 53.Qb3+ Kf2 54.Qb6+ Kf1 55.Qe3 Kg2 56.Kb6 g3 57.a5 Kh1 58.a6 g2

It's deceptive...A very nice zugzwang.