Step by Step: Test #24
By Mark Donlan
Step by Step: Test is designed to test and improve your chess skills. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces.
With what move did Black cause White to resign immediately?
[FEN “8/1p6/p1k5/P1P1p1p1/1PRpPpP1/r4P2/5K2/8 b – – 0 58”]
Solak,D (2599) – Le Quang Liem (2693)
40th Olympiad Open Istanbul TUR (8.20), 05.09.2012
Sicilian Defense [B52]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7 5.0-0 Ngf6 6.Re1 Rc8 7.c3 Qc7 8.Na3 e6 9.d3 Be7 10.Bf4 0-0 11.Qe2 Qc6 12.d4 cxd4 13.Nxd4 Qa4 14.Nac2 Qc4 15.Qxc4 Rxc4 16.f3 a6 17.Rad1 Ne5 18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.Nb3 h5 20.Rd3 h4 21.g3 Rc7 22.Kg2 g6 23.Ne3 Kg7 24.Nd1 Nd7 25.Nf2 Nb6 26.Re2 Nc4 27.Nd1 Bg5 28.Na1 Rcc8 29.b3 Na5 30.Nc2 Rfd8 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.Nf2 hxg3 33.hxg3 Bd2 34.c4 Nc6 35.Kf1 f5 36.Kg2 Kf6 37.Kf1 Ba5 38.Re3 Bb6 39.Rd3 Rh8 40.Rd2 Bxf2 41.Kxf2 Rh2+ 42.Ke1 Rh1+ 43.Kf2 f4 44.Kg2 Rb1 45.Re2 g5 46.g4 Ke7 47.Kf2 Rd1 48.b4 Kd6 49.c5+ Kc7 50.a4 Nd4 51.Nxd4 exd4 52.Rc2 Rb1 53.Rc4 e5 54.Ke2 Kc6 55.Kd2 Rb3 56.Ke2 Re3+ 57.Kf2 Ra3 58.a5
58…Rc3 0-1
White’s position is hopeless upon 59.Rxc3 dxc3 60.Ke2 Kb5 61.Kd3 Kxb4.
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