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wn. The isolated pawns are then an easy prey. On the text move White also pushes the Rook's pawn on to compel P-R3 and reduce Black to moves by the King. The passed Queen's pawn decides the game.
30. K-K4 K-Q2
31. K-B4 K-K2
32. K-Kt4 K-Q2
33. P-R4 K-B1
34. P-R5 P-R3
Otherwise there follows: P-R6, K-R5, etc.
35. K-B4 K-Q2
36. K-K4 K-B2
37. P-Q6ch K-B1
38. K-Q5 K-Q2
39. P-B6ch PxPch
(compare Diagram 68)
40. K-B5 Resigns
IV. FROM A GAME BIRD-JANOWSKI.
--------------------------------------- 8 | | | | | | | #K | | |---------------------------------------| 7 | #P | | ^B | | | | | #P | |---------------------------------------| 6 | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------| 5 | ^P | | | | | #P | | | |---------------------------------------| 4 | | ^P | | | #P | | | | |---------------------------------------| 3 | | | ^P | | | | ^P | | |---------------------------------------| 2 | | | | | ^K | | | ^P | |---------------------------------------| 1 | #R | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------- A B C D E F G H
Diag. 87
In spite of the preponderance of material, the win is not an easy one for Black, because of White's alarming pawn array on the Queen's side. The King must first make use of his great power as an end-game piece.
1. ... K-B2
2. P-Kt5 K-K3
3. P-Kt6 PxP
4. PxP K-Q2
5. B-K5
threatens P-Kt7. But as White must first move his Bishop to cover his pawn, the Rook's pawn is lost, and the manoeuvre therefore unsound. P-R3 was indicated; it threatens the break-up of the
