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European Championships – Kifu #29
[Name "Thomas Majewski"]
[Email " "]
[Country "Belgium"]
[Sente "Hara Susumu"]
[Gote "Majewski Thomas"]
[Black_grade "3dan"]
[White_grade "1dan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Comment "Shikenbisha, KVP"]
[Source "Thomas' gamescore"]
[Event "European Championships 1997"]
[Date "19970822"]
[Round "1"]
[Venue "RIKAB"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P3c-3d P2g-2f P4c-4d S3i-4h S3a-3b P5g-5f R8b-4b K5i-6h K5a-6b K6h-7h S7a-7b G4i-5h G4a-5b P9g-9f P9c-9d S7i-6h K6b-7a P2f-2e B2b-3c P3g-3f K7a-8b S6h-5g P6c-6d G6i-6h L1a-1b P1g-1f P1c-1d P5f-5e G5b-6c S5g-5f S3b-4c S4h-5g P7c-7d P4g-4f N8a-7c R2h-3h R4b-2b R3h-2h B3c-5a P4f-4e P4dx4e S5fx4e P'4d P5e-5d P5cx5d S4ex4d S4cx4d B8hx4d R2b-4b P'4e R4bx4d P4ex4d B'5e R2h-4h B5ex9i+ S'8h +B9i-9h P4d-4c+ N7c-6e { 30...N6e?!~~30...N8e would have been better. Black's response ~S6f places the silver on a much better field and ~white would have the option to play B3c after P5b+. ~In addition the diagonal would be kept open, ~if the silver stays on 5g.} S5g-6f P9d-9e +P4c-5b G6ax5b R4h-4a+ S'6a R'3a P9ex9f +R4ax5b S6ax5b R3ax5a+ S5b-6a P'9i L'7g N8ix7g +B9hx8h K7hx8h P9f-9g+ K8h-7h +P9gx8g K7h-6i R'8i { 41...R'8i~~The first move in byoyomi and propably a ~bad one. The rook should have been dropped ~at the other side of the king, thereby blocking ~a later escape route.} L'7i N6ex7g+ S6fx7g N'5f N'8e +P8gx7g B'2f +P7gx6h { 45...+Px6h?~~45...S'7h leads to mate.} G5hx6h G'8a B'7a G8ax7a B2fx7a+ K8bx7a G'7c N5fx6h+ K6ix6h B'9e P'8f B9ex7c N8ex7c+ G6cx7c G'6b K7a-8b B'7a K8b-9b +R5ax6a R8i-8h+ N'7h S'7g {56...S'7g?~~Again a bad move, because it has no proper ~continuation. 56...N'5f would have been much ~better, though still difficult to mate the ~black king.} K6h-5h B'6i K5h-4i S'8b G6bx7b S8bx7a +R6ax7a G'4h K4ix4h B'5i K4h-3i N'2g K3i-2h