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European Championships – Kifu #72
[Name "Jeroen Tiggelmqn"]
[Email "J.Tiggelman@pi.net"]
[Country "Belgium"]
[Sente "Jeroen Tiggelman"]
[Gote "Katsura Yamamoto"]
[Black_grade "1dan"]
[White_grade "3dan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Comment ""]
[Source ""]
[Event "European Championships 1997"]
[Date "19970822"]
[Round "3"]
[Venue "Brussels"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P3c-3d P2g-2f P4c-4d S3i-4h R8b-4b P2f-2e B2b-3c G4i-5h K5a-6b K5i-6h S7a-7b K6h-7h K6b-7a S7i-6h G4a-5b P5g-5f P5c-5d P9g-9f P9c-9d P1g-1f P1c-1d S6h-5g P6c-6d P3g-3f S3a-3b P4g-4f G5b-6c S4h-3g K7a-8b S3g-2f P6d-6e P3f-3e P3dx3e S2fx3e P4d-4e B8hx3c+ S3bx3c P'3d S3c-4d S3ex4d R4bx4d S'3e R4d-4b B'3a R4b-4a B3a-2b+ P4ex4f S5gx4f B'1c +B2bx1c { After +B3b follows Rx4f, Sx4f, Bx4f and White gets too much material in hand, while Black only has the Rook.} L1ax1c B'3b R4a-5a B3bx2c+ P'4e S4f-3g P5d-5e P5fx5e R5ax5e S3e-4d R5e-5f P'5g R5fx7f P'7g R7f-7d S4d-4c+ P'3f S3gx3f B'6d R2h-1h P4e-4f P3d-3c+ S'4g S3fx4g P4fx4g+ G5hx4g P'2h +P3c-2b P2hx2i+ P'4f +P2ix1i R1hx1i N'5e G4g-4h P'4g G4h-5h R7d-8d +P2bx2a N5ex6g+ G5hx6g L'6f P'6h L6fx6g+ P6hx6g B6dx4f L'8f { Black overlooked Bx1i+, but this turns out not to be too bad.} R8dx8f P8gx8f B4fx1i+ S'5b R'3h N'6h G6ax5b +S4cx5b S'5h G6ix5h { G7i is much better} R3hx5h+ G'6i G'8g K7hx8g +R5hx6i S'7a K8b-9c { White could just take the Silver} N'8e K9c-8d R'4d { Also possible is N7f, K7e, P6f; but White still has a won position} L'6d R4dx6d +B1ix6d P6g-6f +B6dx8f K8gx8f G'7e K8f-9g S'8f { Black resigns.}