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German Open – Kifu #83
[Name "Thomas Majewski"]
[Email " "]
[Country "Germany"]
[Sente "Drechsler Jochen"]
[Gote "Greb Wolfgang"]
[Black_grade "4kyu"]
[White_grade "2kyu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Comment "Migishikenbisha vs. shikenbisha"]
[Source "W. Greb's scoresheet"]
[Event "7. German Open Hannover"]
[Date "19971101"]
[Round "1"]
[Venue "Hannover"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P3c-3d P6g-6f S7a-6b S7i-7h G6a-5b R2h-6h P6c-6d B8h-7g S6b-6c S7h-6g S6c-5d K5i-4h R8b-6b G6i-5h K5a-4b P1g-1f P1c-1d K4h-3h K4b-3b K3h-2h P2c-2d S3i-3h K3b-2c P5g-5f S3a-3b P4g-4f K2c-1b P3g-3f S3b-2c N2i-3g G4a-3b P9g-9f P9c-9d L9i-9h P8c-8d G5h-4g R6b-6a P4f-4e G5b-4b G4g-4f N8a-9c R6h-5h N9c-8e B7g-8f P6d-6e P6fx6e S5dx6e P5f-5e P'6f S6g-5f S6ex7f R5h-7h N8e-7g+ N8ix7g P6f-6g+ N7g-6e +P6gx7h P'6b R6ax6b N6ex5c+ G4bx5c B8fx5c+ R6b-6i+ G'4b G3bx4b +B5cx4b G'3b +B4b-7e S7f-6g S5fx6g +R6ix6g P1f-1e P1dx1e P'1c K1bx1c N'2f N'1f K2h-1h R'2h K1h-1g +R6gx3g S'1d {42...K1b?~Beiderseitige Zeitnot. Ich �bersah, da� der Silber ~auf 1d das Springermatt auf 2e deckt. Schlagen ist ~richtig und entscheidend.} K1c-1b S3hx3g R2h-2i+ G'3i +R2ix1i R'1h S'2h {45...S'2h?~Richtig ist vN2h+, Rx1i, +Nx1i und Matt entweder ~auf 1f oder 1h. Der Textzug macht das Fluchtfeld ~3g frei.} S3gx2h N1fx2h+ R1hx1i +N2hx1i K1g-2h R'1h K2h-3g N'2e K3g-4g R1h-6h+ S'5h S'6f S1dx2c+ K1bx2c S'5g S6fx5g+ +B7ex5g +R6h-7g R'6b P'5d N2fx3d B2bx5e G4fx5e P5dx5e R6bx3b+ K2cx3b B'2b {59.B'2b?~Mein Gegner hat seit der Flucht gut gespielt und ~�bersieht jetzt das Tsume B'4a.} G'5f K4g-4h S'3g K4h-5i S'6h