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  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 1

    1 B30I BaloghJudit Polgar

    Budapest 1984

    B22: Sicilian: 2 c3 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 Nb8-c6 3.c2-c3 d7-d5 4.e4xd5 Diagram

    1

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    Qd8xd5 5.Bf1-e2 Ng8-f6 6.0-0last book move. White castles andimproves king safety last book move e7-e5 White has a cramped position.White's piece can't move: c1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 6...Bc8-f5 7.Nb1-a3 e7-e6 8.Na3-c4 Bf5-g6 9.Qd1-b3 Ra8-b8 10.d2-d3 Bf8-d6 11.Nc4xd6+ Qd5xd6 12.Qb3-c4 0-0 13.Bc1-f4 0.05/12 ] 7.c3-c4N Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7.d2-d3 Bf8-e7 A) RR 8.Bc1-g5 0-0 9.Qd1-c2 (RR 9.Nb1-d2 Bc8-f5 10.Nd2-c4 b7-b5 11.Nc4-e3 Qd5-d7 12.Ne3xf5 Qd7xf5 13.Qd1-b3 a7-a6 14.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 15.Qb3-d5 Nc6-e7 16.Qd5xc5 Ne7-g6 17.Qc5-e3 Ng6-f4 18.Rf1-d1 Ra8-d8 19.d3-d4 Qf5-g4 20.g2-g3 Nf4xe2+ 21.Qe3xe2 e5-e4 22.h2-h3 Qg4xf3 23.Qe2xf3 e4xf3 Farmand,F (1593)-Brown,D (1779)/Kalamazoo 1999/EXT2007/0-1 (38) ) 9...h7-h6 10.Bg5-h4

    Bc8-f5 11.Rf1-d1 Ra8-d8 12.c3-c4 Qd5-d7 13.Nb1-c3 g7-g5 14.Bh4-g3 Be7-d6 15.a2-a3 Rf8-e8 16.Rd1-d2 Nc6-d4 17.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 18.Bg3xd6 Qd7xd6 19.Nc3-b5 Qd6-b8 20.a3-a4 a7-a6 21.Nb5-a3 Re8-e7 22.h2-h3 Rd8-e8 Diagram

    2

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    Bucci,A (1853)-Iwasaki,R (2045)/SaoPaulo 2007/CBM 119 ext/- (38) ; B) 8.Nb1-a3 0-0 9.Na3-c4 h7-h6 10.Nc4-e3 Qd5-d6 11.Nf3-d2 b7-b5 12.Nd2-e4 Nf6xe4 13.d3xe4 Qd6-g6 14.Ne3-f5 Bc8xf5 15.e4xf5 Qg6xf5 16.Be2xb5 -0.07/14 ;RR 7.d2-d4 c5xd4 8.Bc1-g5 Bf8-e7 9.Bg5xf6 Be7xf6 10.c3xd4 e5xd4 11.Nb1-c3 Qd5-e6 12.Nc3-b5 Qe6-d7 13.Qd1-a4 0-0 14.Rf1-d1 Rf8-d8 15.Rd1-d2 a7-a6 16.Ra1-d1 Nc6-a7 17.Nb5-c3 b7-b5 18.Qa4-b3 Na7-c6 19.Nc3-e4 Qd7-f5 20.Be2-d3 Bc8-e6 21.Qb3-c2 Ra8-c8 Diagram

    (Diagram 3)

    Sabek,P (1680)-Bouchetit,K (1790)/France 2001/EXT 2003/0-1 ;RR 7.Nb1-a3 e5-e4 8.d2-d4 Bc8-g4 9.Na3-b5 0-0-0 10.Nf3-g5 Bg4xe2 11.Qd1xe2 c5-c4 12.a2-a4 a7-a6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 2

    3

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    13.Nb5-a3 Bf8xa3 14.Ra1xa3 h7-h6 15.Ng5-h3 Diagram

    4

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    - Savic,M (2498)-Perunovic,M(2478)/Neum 2002/CBM 090 ]

    (Diagram 5)

    White threatens to win material: c4xd5 7...Qd5-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 7...Qd5-e6 8.Nb1-c3 h7-h6 9.d2-d3 Bf8-d6 10.Bc1-e3 0-0 11.Nf3-d2 Nc6-d4 12.Be2-f3 Rf8-d8 13.Nd2-e4 a7-a6 14.h2-h3 Bd6-e7 15.Be3xd4 Nf6xe4 16.Bf3xe4 c5xd4 -0.29/14 ] 8.d2-d3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro

    5

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    x64: 8.Nb1-c3 h7-h6 9.Rf1-e1 Bf8-d6 10.Be2-d3 0-0 11.b2-b3 Rf8-e8 12.h2-h3 Bd6-c7 13.Qd1-e2 Nc6-d4 14.Qe2-e3 Qd8-d6 -0.07/14 ]

    6

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    Prevents intrusion on e4 8...Bf8-d6Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 8...Bf8-e7 9.Rf1-e1 0-0 10.Nb1-c3 h7-h6 11.h2-h3 b7-b6 12.Qd1-a4 Bc8-b7 13.Bc1-e3 Qd8-d7 14.Ra1-c1 Ra8-d8 15.Nf3-d2 -0.26/14 Diagram

    (Diagram 7)

    ]White has a cramped position

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 3

    7

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    8

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    9.Nb1-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9.h2-h3 h7-h6 10.b2-b3 0-0 11.Nb1-c3 a7-a6 12.Qd1-d2 Bc8-f5 13.Bc1-b2 Nc6-d4 14.Ra1-d1 Rf8-e8 15.Rf1-e1 Qd8-c7 16.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 -0.15/14 ] 9...0-0 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 9...h7-h6 10.Bc1-d2 a7-a6 11.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 12.c4xd5 Nc6-d4 13.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 14.Qd1-c2 0-0 15.Ra1-c1 b7-b5 16.h2-h3 Bc8-f5 17.Qc2-c6 Qd8-e7 -0.15/13 ] 10.Bc1-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.Rf1-e1 h7-h6 11.Nc3-b5 a7-a6 12.Nb5xd6 Qd8xd6 13.h2-h3 Bc8-f5 14.Qd1-b3 Rf8-d8 15.Bc1-e3 Ra8-b8

    9

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    16.a2-a3 b7-b5 17.Ra1-d1 b5xc4 18.Qb3xc4 Rb8xb2 19.Be3xc5 -0.10/13 ] 10...h7-h6 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...Bc8-f5 11.Qd1-d2 Bd6-e7 12.Bg5-h4 Qd8-d6 13.Bh4-g3 Nf6-h5 14.Nc3-b5 Qd6-b8 15.Bg3-h4 Nh5-f4 16.Bh4xe7 Nc6xe7 17.Nf3-g5 Ne7-c6 -0.15/13 ]

    10

    r+lqrk+pp++pp+nlnp+ppL+P++++NP+N+PP+LPPPR+Q+RK

    11.Bg5xf6 [ 11.Bg5-h4 Bc8-f5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Bg5-h4 Bc8-f5 12.Qd1-d2 Rf8-e8 13.h2-h3 Bd6-e7 14.Rf1-d1 Nc6-d4 15.Bh4-g3 Be7-d6 16.Rd1-e1 Qd8-c7 17.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 0.00/13 Diagram] 11...Qd8xf6 Diagram [Weaker is

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 4

    11

    r++r+k+ppq+pp+lnp++pl++Pp+++NP+LPPPQLPP+R+RK

    11...g7xf6 12.Qd1-d2 Kg8-h7 13.Be2-d1= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Qd8xf6 12.Nf3-d2 Nc6-d4 13.Be2-g4 Qf6-g6 14.Bg4xc8 Ra8xc8 15.Nd2-f3 Rf8-e8 16.Rf1-e1 a7-a6 17.Nc3-e4 b7-b5 18.Ra1-c1 f7-f5 19.Nf3-h4 Qg6-e6 -0.31/14 ]

    12

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    Black has the pair of bishops 12.Nc3-e4 White threatens to winmaterial: Ne4xf6 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 12.Nf3-d2 Nc6-d4 13.Nd2-e4 Qf6-d8 14.Be2-f3 Bd6-e7 15.Rf1-e1 Ra8-b8 16.Nc3-d5 Bc8-e6 17.Ne4-g3 Be7-d6 18.Ng3-e4 Be6xd5 19.c4xd5 Bd6-e7 -0.22/13 Diagram

    13

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    ] 12...Qf6-d8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 12...Qf6-e7 13.Qd1-b3 Rf8-d8 14.h2-h3 b7-b6 15.Ra1-e1 Qe7-e6 16.Qb3-c3 Bd6-e7 17.Be2-d1 Bc8-b7 18.Bd1-a4 Nc6-d4 19.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 -0.46/14 ] 13.Ne4xd6 Diagram [ 13.Qd1-d2 Bd6-e7 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 13.Qd1-d2 Bc8-f5 14.Qd2-e3 Qd8-c7 15.Be2-d1 Bd6-e7 16.Bd1-a4 Nc6-d4 17.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 18.Qe3-f3 Bf5-e6 19.h2-h3 a7-a6 -0.18/13 ]

    14

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    13...Qd8xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Qd8xd6 14.Rf1-e1 Rf8-d8 15.Qd1-b3 Bc8-f5 16.h2-h3 Rd8-d7 17.Ra1-d1 Ra8-e8 18.Qb3-c3 Qd6-g6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 5

    19.Nf3-h4 -0.52/12 ] 14.a2-a3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Rf1-e1 Rf8-d8 15.Qd1-b3 Bc8-f5 16.h2-h3 Rd8-d7 17.Ra1-d1 Bf5-h7 18.Rd1-d2 Ra8-d8 19.Qb3-c3 Rd8-e8 20.Be2-f1 Nc6-d4 21.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 -0.46/13Diagram

    15

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    ]

    16

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    14...Bc8-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...a7-a5 15.Qd1-b3 Rf8-d8 16.Qb3-b5 a5-a4 17.Rf1-e1 Bc8-f5 18.h2-h3 Rd8-d7 19.Ra1-d1 Bf5-g6 20.Rd1-d2 Bg6-h7 -0.52/13 Diagram] 15.Qd1-c2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 15.Qd1-d2 Ra8-d8 16.Rf1-d1

    17

    r+++k++p+r+ppl+nq+p+Qpp+p+P+++P+P+N+PPRLPP+++RK

    a7-a6 17.Rd1-e1 Rd8-d7 18.Ra1-d1 Rf8-d8 19.Qd2-c3 Rd7-e7 20.Qc3-d2 Re7-e8 21.Qd2-c3 Nc6-d4 22.b2-b4 b7-b6 23.b4xc5 b6xc5 24.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 25.Qc3-a5 -0.42/14 ]

    18

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    15...Ra8-d8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 15...Rf8-e8 16.Qc2-d2 Ra8-d8 17.Ra1-d1 Bf5-h7 18.h2-h3 Rd8-d7 19.Rf1-e1 b7-b6 20.Qd2-c3 f7-f6 21.Qc3-d2 Re8-d8 -0.63/13 ]

    (Diagram 19)

    16.Ra1-d1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 16.Rf1-d1 Rf8-e8 17.Qc2-a4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 6

    19

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    a7-a6 18.Qa4-b3 Rd8-d7 19.h2-h3 Bf5-h7 20.Qb3-b6 Re8-d8 21.Qb6-b3 Bh7-f5 22.Qb3-c3 -0.52/13 Diagram

    20

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    ]

    (Diagram 21)

    16...a7-a6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 16...Rf8-e8 17.Rf1-e1 Re8-e6 18.Qc2-c3 Bf5-h7 19.Rd1-d2 b7-b6 20.h2-h3 Nc6-d4 21.b2-b4 Rd8-e8 22.Be2-d1 Qd6-d7 23.b4xc5 b6xc5 24.Nf3xd4 e5xd4 -0.61/14 ] 17.h2-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.Rf1-e1 Rf8-e8 18.Qc2-c3 Re8-e7

    21

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    22

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    19.Nf3-h4 Bf5-c8 20.Nh4-f3 Bc8-g4 21.Qc3-d2 Bg4-f5 22.Qd2-e3 Re7-d7 23.b2-b4 b7-b6 24.h2-h3 -0.42/15 ] 17...Qd6-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 17...Rd8-d7 18.Rf1-e1 Rf8-d8 19.Qc2-c3 Bf5-h7 20.Rd1-d2 f7-f6 21.Qc3-b3 Qd6-e7 22.Qb3-c2 Qe7-e6 23.Qc2-c3 b7-b6 24.b2-b4 -0.54/14 ]

    (Diagram 23)

    18.Rf1-e1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Qc2-c1 Rd8-d6 19.Qc1-e3 Rd6-g6 20.Kg1-h1 Rf8-e8 21.Rd1-d2 Rg6-e6 22.Rf1-e1 Nc6-d4 23.Nf3xd4 e5xd4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 7

    23

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    24.Qe3-g3 Qe7-g5 25.Qg3xg5 h6xg5 -0.47/13 Diagram

    24

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    ] 18...Rd8-d6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 18...Rf8-e8 19.Be2-f1 Bf5-h7 20.Re1-e3 Qe7-d6 21.Rd1-e1 Rd8-d7 22.Qc2-b3 Bh7-g6 23.Bf1-e2 Bg6-f5 24.Qb3-c3 Nc6-d4 25.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 -0.53/14 ]

    (Diagram 25)

    19.Be2-f1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Qc2-c3 Rf8-d8 20.b2-b4 Rd6-d7 21.Rd1-d2 Bf5-h7 22.b4-b5 a6xb5 23.c4xb5 Nc6-d4 24.Be2-d1 Bh7xd3

    25

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    25.Re1xe5 Nd4-e6 26.Bd1-b3 -0.42/13 ] 19...Rd6-g6 Diagram [ 19...Rf8-d8 20.Qc2-c3 f7-f6 21.Bf1-e2 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Rf8-d8 20.Qc2-c3 f7-f6 21.Bf1-e2 Rd6-d7 22.Nf3-h4 Bf5-h7 23.Nh4-f3 Qe7-d6 24.Qc3-b3 Bh7-g6 25.Rd1-d2 Bg6-f7 26.Qb3-b6 Nc6-e7 27.Qb6xd6 Rd7xd6 -0.55/14 Diagram

    26

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    ]

    (Diagram 27)

    White has a cramped position 20.Kg1-h2 [ 20.Re1-e3 Rf8-d8 ;

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 8

    27

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    Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Re1-e3 Rg6-e6 21.Rd1-e1 Rf8-d8 22.b2-b3 Bf5-h7 23.Qc2-c3 f7-f6 24.Bf1-e2 Nc6-d4 25.h3-h4 Re6-c6 26.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 -0.31/13 ] 20...Rg6-e6 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Rf8-e8 21.g2-g3 Rg6-d6 22.Qc2-c3 Rd6-d7 23.Kh2-g1 Qe7-d6 24.b2-b4 b7-b6 25.Qc3-b2 b6-b5 26.Qb2-c3 b5xc4 27.b4xc5 Qd6xc5 28.Qc3xc4 -0.57/13 ]

    28

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    21.Nf3-d2 [ 21.Qc2-c3 Bf5-g6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21.Re1-e3 e5-e4 22.d3xe4 Bf5xe4 23.Qc2-c3 Be4xf3 24.Re3xf3 Nc6-d4 25.Rf3-g3 g7-g6 26.Qc3-d2 Rf8-e8 27.Qd2-f4 Re6-f6

    28.Qf4-d2 Qe7-d6 29.Rd1-e1 Re8xe1 30.Qd2xe1 -0.40/14 Diagram

    29

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    ] 21...Nc6-d4-+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 21...b7-b6 22.g2-g3 Rf8-d8 23.Nd2-f3 Bf5-g6 24.Qc2-c3 Bg6-h5 25.g3-g4 Bh5-g6 26.Kh2-g1 Bg6-h7 27.b2-b4 Nc6-d4 28.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 -0.71/13 ]

    30

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    22.Qc2-c3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Qc2-b1 Rf8-d8 23.g2-g3 h6-h5 24.Bf1-g2 h5-h4 25.g3-g4 Bf5-h7 26.Nd2-e4 Bh7xe4 27.Bg2xe4 Re6-f6 28.Kh2-g1 b7-b5 29.Re1-e3 Rf6-d6 -0.78/13 Diagram] 22...Qe7-g5 Diagram [ 22...Qe7-h4!?

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 9

    31

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    23.g2-g3 Qh4-h5 24.Bf1-g2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Bf5-g6 23.Kh2-g1 b7-b6 24.Bf1-e2 Bg6-f5 25.Be2-g4 Bf5xg4 26.h3xg4 Qe7-h4 27.Re1-e4 Rf8-d8 28.Nd2-f3 Nd4xf3+ 29.g2xf3 -0.76/11 ]

    32

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    23.Re1-e3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Nd2-e4 Bf5xe4 24.d3xe4 Re6-g6 25.Qc3-e3 Qg5-e7 26.Rd1-d2 Rf8-d8 27.Re1-d1 b7-b6 28.Kh2-g1 Qe7-f6 29.Kg1-h2 Qf6-c6 30.b2-b4 -0.67/14 ] 23...Qg5-f4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 23...Re6-g6 24.Kh2-g1 Qg5-h5 25.Rd1-e1 -0.73/12 Diagram]

    33

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    34

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    24.Kh2-g1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Kh2-g1 Rf8-d8 25.Qc3-a5 b7-b6 26.Qa5xa6 Bf5-g6 27.Qa6-b7 Nd4-c2 28.Qb7-c7 Re6-d6 29.g2-g3 Qf4-d4 30.Nd2-f3 Qd4xb2 31.Re3xe5 Qb2xa3 -0.33/13 ] 24...Re6-g6Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...h6-h5 25.Qc3-a5 Rf8-c8 26.g2-g3 Qf4-h6 27.Nd2-f3 Qh6-f6 28.Nf3xd4 c5xd4 29.Re3-e2 h5-h4 30.g3-g4 Bf5-h7 31.Bf1-g2 Re6-e7 -0.33/12Diagram] 25.g2-g3 [ 25.Rd1-e1 h6-h5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Rd1-e1 h6-h5

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 10

    35

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    36

    ++rk++p++ppp+++rp+ppl++Pnq+PQPR+PPNPP+++R+LK

    26.Re3xe5 Bf5xh3 27.Re1-e3 Rg6-f6 28.Nd2-f3 Rf6-g6 29.Nf3-d2 Rg6-f6 -0.23/13 ] 25...Bf5xh3 Diagram [ 25...h6-h5!? 26.h3-h4 Qf4xh4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...h6-h5 26.h3-h4 Qf4xh4 27.Rd1-e1 Qh4-g4 28.Bf1-e2 Nd4xe2+ 29.Re1xe2 Qg4-d4 30.Re2-e1 Qd4xc3 31.b2xc3 f7-f6 32.Re1-b1 Rf8-d8 33.Kg1-g2 -0.89/13 ]

    (Diagram 37)

    Sacrifices material 26.Bf1xh3Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

    37

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    26.Bf1xh3 Rg6xg3+ 27.Re3xg3 Nd4-e2+ 28.Kg1-g2 Ne2xc3 29.b2xc3 f7-f5 30.Rg3-f3 Qf4-g5+ 31.Rf3-g3 Qg5-d8 32.Kg2-g1 Qd8-a5 33.Rd1-b1 Qa5xc3 34.Rb1xb7 Rf8-f7 35.Rb7-b8+ Kg8-h7 36.Nd2-f3 g7-g5 37.Rb8-e8 f5-f4 38.Rg3-g2 e5-e4 39.Re8xe4 Qc3xd3 -0.19/15 ]

    38

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    26...Rg6xg3+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 26...Rg6xg3+ 27.Re3xg3 Nd4-e2+ 28.Kg1-g2 Ne2xc3 29.b2xc3 f7-f5 30.Rg3-f3 Qf4-g5+ 31.Rf3-g3 Qg5-e7 32.Kg2-g1 g7-g5 33.Bh3-g2 Kg8-g7 34.Rd1-b1 e5-e4 35.d3xe4 Rf8-d8 36.Rb1-d1 f5-f4 37.Rg3-g4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 11

    Qe7-e5 -0.25/15 ]

    39

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    27.Bh3-g2?? Diagram [ 27.Re3xg3 Nd4-e2+ 28.Kg1-f1 Ne2xg3+ 29.Kf1-e1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Re3xg3 Nd4-e2+ 28.Kg1-g2 Ne2xc3 29.b2xc3 f7-f5 30.Rg3-e3 Rf8-f7 31.Kg2-g1 Rf7-f6 32.Rd1-b1 Rf6-g6+ 33.Kg1-f1 b7-b6 34.Bh3-g2 e5-e4 35.d3xe4 Qf4-h2 36.Re3-g3 Rg6xg3 37.f2xg3 Qh2xg3 38.Rb1xb6 Qg3xc3 -0.20/13 Diagram

    40

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    ]another step towards the grave 27...Rg3xe3-+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rg3xe3 28.Kg1-f1 Qf4-g4 29.f2-f3

    41

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    Qg4-f4 30.Nd2-e4 Nd4xf3 31.Qc3-c2 Nf3-e1+ 32.Qc2-f2 Ne1xg2 33.Qf2xf4 Ng2xf4 34.Ne4xc5 Rf8-d8 35.Kf1-f2 Re3-e2+ 36.Kf2-f3 Re2xb2 37.d3-d4 f7-f5 38.Rd1-e1 Rd8xd4 39.Re1xe5 Nf4-d3 -10.38/13 Diagram

    42

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    ] 28.Kg1-f1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 28.Kg1-f1 Qf4-g4 29.f2-f3 Qg4-f4 30.Nd2-e4 Nd4xf3 31.Qc3-c2 Nf3-e1+ 32.Qc2-f2 Ne1xg2 33.Qf2xf4 Ng2xf4 34.Ne4xc5 Rf8-d8 35.Kf1-f2 Re3-e2+ 36.Kf2-f3 Re2xb2 37.d3-d4 f7-f5 38.Rd1-e1 Rd8xd4 39.Re1xe5 Nf4-d3 -10.19/14 ] 28...Qf4-g4 Diagram [ 28...Qf4-g4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 12

    43

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    29.f2-f3 Qg4-h4-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 28...Qf4-g4 29.f2-f3 Qg4-f4 30.Nd2-e4 Nd4xf3 31.Qc3-c2 Nf3-e1+ 32.Qc2-f2 Ne1xg2 33.Qf2xf4 Ng2xf4 34.Ne4xc5 Rf8-d8 35.Kf1-f2 Re3-e2+ 36.Kf2-f3 Re2xb2 37.d3-d4 b7-b5 38.Rd1-e1 b5xc4 39.d4xe5 -9.92/13Diagram

    44

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    ]

    (Diagram 45)

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    45

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    2 B40Judit PolgarDolfi Drimer

    Adelaide (9) 1986

    B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and SveshnikovVariations 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 e7-e6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 Diagram

    46

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    4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 5.Nb1-c3 Nb8-c6 6.Nd4-b5 d7-d6 7.Bc1-f4 e6-e5 8.Bf4-e3 a7-a6 9.Nb5-a3 Bc8-e6 10.Na3-c4 last book move last book

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 13

    move Ra8-b8 Diagram [ 10...b7-b5 11.Nc4-b6 Ra8-b8= ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 10...b7-b5 11.Nc4-b6 Ra8-b8 12.Nb6-d5 Be6xd5 13.Nc3xd5 Nf6xe4 14.c2-c3 Ne4-c5 15.Qd1-f3 Nc6-e7 16.Bf1-e2 Diagram

    47

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    e5-e4 17.Qf3-h5 Ne7xd5 18.Qh5xd5 Qd8-c7 19.Be3xc5 d6xc5 20.Qd5xe4+ Bf8-e7 0.08/12 Diagram

    48

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    ; RR 10...Bf8-e7 11.Nc3-d5 Be6xd5 12.e4xd5 Nc6-d4 Diagram 13.Be3xd4 e5xd4 14.Qd1xd4 b7-b5 15.Nc4-e3 Qd8-a5+ 16.c2-c3 0-0 17.Bf1-d3 Be7-d8 18.0-0 Qa5-b6 19.Qd4-f4 Rf8-e8 20.Ra1-d1 Re8-e5

    49

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    21.Bd3-c2 Ra8-a7 22.Qf4-f3 Ra7-e7Diagram

    50

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    23.Rd1-d4 Re7-e8 24.h2-h3 Qb6-c5 25.Ne3-f5 Kryakvin,D (2554)-Laznicka,V (2594)/Pardubice 2007/CBM 119 ext/1-0 (100) ]

    (Diagram 51)

    11.Nc4-b6N Diagram [ 11.Be3-b6 Qd8-d7 RR 12.Nc4-e3 (RR 12.Qd1-d2 Nc6-b4 Diagram 13.Bb6-a5 Nb4-c6 14.Ba5-b6 Nc6-b4 15.Bb6-a5 - Rodriguez Cespedes,A(2480)-Zapata,A (2580)/Merida 1993/

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 14

    51

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    52

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    EXT 1997 ) 12...Bf8-e7 13.Bf1-e2 0-0 14.0-0 Be7-d8 15.Bb6xd8 Rf8xd8Diagram

    (Diagram 53)

    16.Qd1-d2 b7-b5 17.a2-a3 Diagram

    (Diagram 54)

    Nc6-d4 18.f2-f4 Qd7-a7 19.Kg1-h1 Be6-d7 20.f4xe5 Nf6-e8 21.e5xd6 Ne8xd6 22.Be2-d3 Bd7-e6 23.Ra1-d1 Nd4-c6 24.Nc3-d5 Qa7-d4 25.c2-c3 Qd4-e5 26.Qd2-c2 f7-f5 Sochacki,W

    53

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    54

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    (2109)-Roszkowski,R (2114)/Koszalin2007/CBM 119 ext/- (34) ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.Be3-b6 Qd8-d7 12.Nc3-d5 Be6xd5 13.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 14.Nc4-e3 Ne7-f5 15.Bf1-e2 Bf8-e7 16.0-0 0-0 17.Qd1-d3 Be7-d8 18.Qd3xf5 Bd8xb6 19.Qf5xd7 Nf6xd7 0.52/12 ]

    (Diagram 55)

    11...Nf6-g4 Diagram [ 11...Nf6xe4 12.Nc3xe4 d6-d5 Diagram 13.Ne4-g5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Nf6xe4 12.Nc3xe4 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 15

    55

    rqklr+p++ppppNnpln+++p+++P+++NL+PPP+PPPR+QKL+R

    56

    rqklr+p++ppppNn+l++++pp+++N++++L+PPP+PPPR+QKL+R

    57

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    d6-d5 13.Ne4-g5 d5-d4 14.Nb6-c4

    d4xe3 15.Qd1xd8+ Rb8xd8 16.Nc4xe3 Nc6-d4 17.c2-c3 Bf8-e7 18.h2-h4 Be7xg5 19.h4xg5 Nd4-f5 20.Ne3xf5 Be6xf5 21.Ra1-d1 Rd8xd1+ 22.Ke1xd1 -0.15/11 ]

    58

    rqklr+p++ppppNnpl++++p+++P+n++NL+PPP+PPPR+QKL+R

    White has a very active position 12.Nb6-d5= Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 12.Nb6-d5 b7-b5 13.Qd1-d2 b5-b4 14.Nc3-e2 Ng4xe3 15.Nd5xe3 Bf8-e7 16.Ne2-g3 0-0 17.Ng3-f5 g7-g6 18.Nf5xe7+ Qd8xe7 19.Bf1xa6 0.01/12 ]

    (Diagram 59)

    12...Ng4xe3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 12...b7-b5 13.Bf1-e2 Ng4xe3 14.Nd5xe3 Bf8-e7 15.Nc3-d5 0-0 16.0-0 Be7-g5 17.a2-a4 b5xa4 18.Ra1xa4 Rb8xb2 19.Qd1-c1 Rb2-b7 20.Ra4xa6 Be6xd5 21.e4xd5 -0.06/12]

    (Diagram 60)

    13.Nd5xe3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 13.f2xe3 b7-b5 14.a2-a3 Bf8-e7 15.Bf1-d3 0-0 16.0-0 Be7-h4 17.Qd1-f3 Qd8-g5 18.g2-g3 f7-f6Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 16

    59

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    60

    rqklr+p++pppp+npl++++Np+++P+++Nn+PPP+PPPR+QKL+R

    61

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    19.Ra1-d1 0.04/12 Diagram

    62

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    ]

    63

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    Black has the pair of bishops 13...Qd8-b6 Black threatens to winmaterial: Qb6xb2 [ 13...Bf8-e7 14.Bf1-c4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Bf8-e7 14.Nc3-d5 Be7-g5 15.Bf1-e2 Bg5xe3 16.Nd5xe3 Qd8-b6 17.0-0 0-0 18.b2-b3 Qb6-b4 19.Be2-d3 Nc6-d4 20.Qd1-h5 g7-g6 -0.14/13 ] 14.Ra1-b1 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Qd1-c1 Rb8-c8 15.Nc3-d5 Diagram Qb6-d4 16.f2-f3 Bf8-e7 17.c2-c3 Qd4-a7 18.Bf1-d3 0-0 19.0-0 Be7-g5 20.Rf1-e1 Qa7-c5 -0.02/12 ]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 17

    64

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    65

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    14...Rb8-c8 [ 14...Qb6-d4 15.Bf1-d3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...Bf8-e7 Diagram

    (Diagram 66)

    15.Nc3-d5 Qb6-d8 16.Bf1-e2 Be7-g5 17.0-0 Bg5xe3 18.f2xe3 0-0 19.Qd1-d3 Qd8-g5 20.Rb1-d1 Rb8-c8 21.c2-c3 Be6-h3 -0.03/13 ] 15.Nc3-d5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 15.Bf1-c4 Bf8-e7 16.Bc4xe6 f7xe6 Diagram 17.Qd1-g4 Ke8-f7 18.Qg4-f3+ Kf7-g8 19.Qf3-h5 Nc6-d4 20.0-0 Rc8-f8

    66

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    67

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    21.a2-a3 Qb6-c6 22.f2-f3 b7-b5 23.Rb1-d1 0.26/12 ]

    (Diagram 68)

    The knight dominates 15...Qb6-a5+ [ 15...Qb6-d4 16.c2-c3 Qd4xe4 17.Bf1-d3= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15...Qb6-d4 Diagram

    (Diagram 69)

    16.Qd1-f3 Be6xd5 17.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 18.c2-c3 Qd4-f4 19.Bf1-e2 Qf4xf3 20.Be2xf3 g7-g6 21.0-0 Bf8-h6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 18

    68

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    69

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    22.Bf3-g4 0.07/12 ] 16.b2-b4 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16.c2-c3 Be6xd5 17.Qd1xd5 Qa5xd5 Diagram

    (Diagram 70)

    18.Ne3xd5 Nc6-e7 19.Nd5-e3 Ne7-g8 20.Bf1-c4 Ng8-f6 21.Bc4-d5 Nf6xd5 22.Ne3xd5 Rc8-c4 23.f2-f3 Bf8-e7 24.Rb1-d1 Be7-g5 0.49/13 ]

    (Diagram 71)

    White threatens to win material: b4xa5 16...Qa5-d8 [ 16...Qa5xa2?? Diagram

    70

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    71

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    72

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    That pawn is poisoned 17.Bf1-c4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 19

    Be6xd5 18.e4xd5+- ( 18.Bc4xa2 Bd5xa2 19.b4-b5 Nc6-d4+- ; 18.Bc4xd5?! Qa2-a4 );Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 16...Qa5-d8 17.b4-b5 a6xb5 18.Bf1xb5 Bf8-e7 19.0-0 0-0 20.a2-a4 Be7-h4 21.Bb5-e2 Be6xd5 22.Ne3xd5 Rc8-a8 23.Rb1xb7 Ra8xa4 0.29/13 Diagram

    73

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    ] 17.Bf1-c4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 17.b4-b5 a6xb5 18.Bf1xb5 Bf8-e7 19.0-0 0-0 20.a2-a4 Be7-g5 21.Bb5-d3 Rc8-b8 22.c2-c3 Bg5xe3 23.f2xe3 Qd8-a5 24.Qd1-c2 0.34/13 ]

    (Diagram 74)

    17...Bf8-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 17...g7-g6 Diagram

    (Diagram 75)

    18.0-0 Bf8-h6 19.b4-b5 a6xb5 20.Rb1xb5 Rc8-b8 21.Qd1-b1 Nc6-a5 22.Qb1-b4 Diagram

    (Diagram 76)

    Na5-c6 23.Qb4-b2 0-0 24.Rb5xb7Diagram Qd8-h4 0.25/13 ]

    74

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    75

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    76

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  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 20

    77

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    78

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    18.0-0 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.c2-c3 Diagram

    (Diagram 79)

    Be7-g5 19.0-0 b7-b5 20.Bc4-b3 Nc6-e7 21.Qd1-d3 0-0 22.Ne3-f5 Ne7xf5 23.e4xf5 Be6-d7 24.Rb1-d1 Bd7-c6 25.c3-c4 b5xc4 26.Bb3xc4 0.07/13 Diagram

    (Diagram 80)

    ] 18...Be7-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64:

    79

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    80

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    81

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    18...0-0 19.b4-b5 a6xb5 20.Rb1xb5

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 21

    Rc8-b8 21.c2-c3 Be7-g5 22.Qd1-f3 Nc6-e7 23.Rf1-b1 Qd8-c8 24.a2-a4 Be6xd5 25.Bc4xd5 Qc8xc3 Diagram

    82

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    26.Rb5xb7 Rb8xb7 27.Rb1xb7 Qc3-e1+ 28.Ne3-f1 Ne7xd5 29.e4xd5 Bg5-f6 0.17/14 ] 19.b4-b5 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19.Ne3-f5 0-0 20.Bc4-b3 Be6xf5 21.e4xf5 Nc6-e7 22.Qd1-d3 b7-b5 23.Rf1-d1 Ne7xd5 24.Bb3xd5 Qd8-d7 25.g2-g3 h7-h6 0.19/12 ]

    83

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    19...a6xb5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...a6xb5 20.Rb1xb5 0-0 21.Qd1-d3 Nc6-a5 22.Bc4-b3 Rc8-c6 23.Rf1-d1 h7-h6 24.c2-c3 Rc6-a6 25.Ne3-f5

    Na5xb3 26.a2xb3 Be6xf5 27.e4xf5 Qd8-d7 0.19/14 Diagram

    84

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    ] 20.Rb1xb5White has an activeposition [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Bc4xb5 0-0 21.Bb5-d3 Rc8-b8 22.Qd1-d2 h7-h6 23.c2-c3 Qd8-a5 24.Rb1-b5 Qa5-a7 25.Rb5-b2 Nc6-e7 26.Nd5xe7+ Bg5xe7 27.Ne3-d5Diagram

    85

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    Be6xd5 28.e4xd5 0.13/13 ] 20...0-0Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...0-0 21.Qd1-d3 Nc6-a5 22.Bc4-b3 Kg8-h8 23.Ne3-c4 Na5xc4 24.Bb3xc4 Rc8-b8 25.Rf1-b1 Qd8-d7 26.Nd5-b6 Qd7-c7 27.Bc4xe6 f7xe6 28.Rb5-a5

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 22

    0.21/13 ]

    86

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    21.Bc4-d3 [ 21.Qd1-d3 Nc6-a5 22.Bc4-b3 Be6-d7 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 21.Qd1-d3 Nc6-a5 22.Bc4-b3 Be6-d7 23.Rb5-b4 b7-b5 24.a2-a4 Na5xb3 25.c2xb3 b5xa4 26.b3xa4 Qd8-a5 27.Ne3-c4 Qa5-c5 28.Rf1-b1 0.18/13 ] 21...Bg5xe3 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rc8-b8 22.Qd1-b1 Bg5xe3 23.Nd5xe3Diagram

    87

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    Qd8-c7 24.Rb5-b6 Nc6-d4 25.Qb1-b2 Be6xa2 26.Rf1-a1 Ba2-e6 27.c2-c3 Nd4-c6 28.Ne3-d5 Be6xd5 29.e4xd5 0.03/14 ]

    88

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    22.f2xe3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22.Nd5xe3 Qd8-d7 23.Qd1-b1 Rc8-c7 24.c2-c3 Nc6-e7 25.c3-c4 Rf8-a8 26.Ne3-d5 Be6xd5 27.e4xd5 f7-f5 28.f2-f3 Ra8-a3 29.Rb5-b3 Qd7-a4 0.00/14 Diagram

    89

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    ] 22...Qd8-g5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Rc8-b8 23.Qd1-h5 Qd8-d7 24.a2-a3 Kg8-h8 25.Nd5-b6 Qd7-c7 26.Nb6-d5 Qc7-d8 27.Bd3-c4 f7-f6 28.Nd5-b6 Qd8-e7 29.Bc4xe6 Qe7xe6 30.Nb6-d5 Nc6-e7 31.c2-c4 Ne7xd5 32.e4xd5 0.09/14 ] 23.Rb5xb7 [ 23.Rf1-f3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Qd1-f3 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 23

    90

    +r+rk++p++ppp+npl+++R+Npq++P++++LPQ+P+P++PP+++RK

    Be6xd5 24.e4xd5 Nc6-e7 25.Rb5xb7 f7-f5 26.Qf3-f2 Ne7xd5 27.Bd3xf5 Qg5xe3 28.Bf5xc8 Rf8xf2 29.Bc8-e6+ Kg8-f8 30.Rf1xf2+ Nd5-f4 31.Be6-c4 Qe3-c5 32.Bc4-f1 Qc5-c8 33.Rb7-b3 Kf8-e7 34.g2-g3 Nf4-d5 35.c2-c4 Nd5-f6 0.21/14 ] 23...Rc8-b8 Diagram [ 23...Nc6-a5!? should be investigatedmore closely 24.h2-h4 Qg5xh4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23...Nc6-a5 24.Rb7-b5 Be6xd5 25.Rb5xd5 Qg5xe3+ 26.Rf1-f2 Na5-c4 27.Qd1-e2 Qe3xe2 28.Rf2xe2 Rf8-d8 29.Rd5-b5 Nc4-a3 30.Rb5-b4 Rc8-c7 31.Rb4-b3 Rc7-a7 32.Rb3-b6 g7-g6 33.c2-c3 Kg8-g7 34.Re2-b2 -0.19/14 ]

    (Diagram 91)

    24.Rb7xb8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24.Rb7xb8 Nc6xb8 25.Qd1-d2 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 Nb8-d7 27.a2-a4 Nd7-f6 28.a4-a5 e5-e4 29.Bd3-c4 Rf8-c8 30.Bc4-a2 Rc8-a8 31.h2-h3 Nf6-d7 Diagram

    (Diagram 92)

    32.Ba2-c4 Nd7-e5 33.Bc4-e2 h7-h6 34.a5-a6 Ne5-f3+ 35.Be2xf3 e4xf3

    91

    r+rk++R++ppp+npl++++Npq++P++++LP+P+P++PP++Q+RK

    92

    r+++k+++n+ppp+p++P+P+q++p++++P+PL+PQ+P++++RK

    0.52/12 ] 24...Nc6xb8 [ 24...Rf8xb8 25.Qd1-d2! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Rf8xb8 25.Qd1-d2 Nc6-e7 26.Nd5xe7+ Qg5xe7 27.a2-a4 Rb8-b2 28.a4-a5 Qe7-c7 29.a5-a6 f7-f6 30.Rf1-d1 Be6-f7 31.Qd2-e2 Qc7-c5 32.Qe2-f2 Qc5-a7 33.Bd3-e2 Qa7-c7 34.c2-c3 0.45/12 ] 25.Bd3-b5 Diagram [ 25.Qd1-d2 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 Nb8-d7! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25.Qd1-d2 Be6xd5 26.e4xd5 Nb8-d7 27.a2-a4 Nd7-f6 28.a4-a5 e5-e4 29.Bd3-c4 Rf8-c8 30.Bc4-a2 Rc8-a8 31.h2-h3 Nf6-d7 Diagram 32.Ba2-c4 Nd7-e5 33.Bc4-e2 h7-h6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 24

    93

    r+++k+++n+ppp+p++P+P+q++p++++P+PL+PQ+P++++RK

    34.a5-a6 Ne5-f3+ 35.Be2xf3 e4xf3 0.49/14 ]

    94

    n+rk++++ppp+pl+++L+Npq++P++++P+P+P++PP++Q+RK

    25...Nb8-d7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Rf8-d8 26.Qd1-f3 Nb8-d7 27.a2-a4 Nd7-c5 28.a4-a5 f7-f6 29.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-h8 30.Bb5-c6 Be6-g4 31.Qf3-f2 Rd8-b8 32.Ne7-f5 Bg4xf5 33.e4xf5 0.45/13 ] 26.Bb5xd7 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26.Bb5xd7 Be6xd7 27.c2-c4 Rf8-b8 28.Rf1-f2 Bd7-c6 29.Qd1-d3 h7-h6 30.g2-g3 Bc6xd5 31.e4xd5 Qg5-g4 32.a2-a4 Rb8-a8 33.Rf2-a2 Ra8-c8 34.Ra2-c2Diagram e5-e4 35.Qd3-d4 0.27/15 Diagram

    95

    +r++k++++pp+p+p++Pp+P+P++q+++QPP+R++P+++K

    96

    +r++k++++pp+p+p++P++P+PQp+q+++PP+R++P+++K

    ] 26...Be6xd7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 26...Be6xd7 27.c2-c4 Bd7-c6 28.Qd1-d3 h7-h6 29.Rf1-f5 Qg5-d8 30.Rf5-f2 Qd8-g5 31.Rf2-b2 Rf8-c8 32.a2-a3 Rc8-a8 33.Nd5-b4 0.48/12Diagram

    (Diagram 97)

    ]

    (Diagram 98)

    27.Qd1-d2 Diagram [ 27.Qd1-b1 Bd7-e6 28.Qb1-b6 h7-h6 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 25

    97

    r+++k++++pp+lp+p++pqNP+P++P+QP+R++PP+++K

    98

    ++rk+++l+ppp+p++++Npq++P++++P+P+P++PP++Q+RK

    99

    ++rk++++ppQpl+p++Npq++P++++P+P+P++PP+++RK

    ; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.c2-c4

    Diagram

    100

    ++rk+++l+ppp+p++++Npq+P+P++++P+P+++PP++Q+RK

    Bd7-c6 28.Qd1-d3 h7-h6 29.Rf1-f5 Qg5-d8 30.Rf5-f2 Qd8-g5 31.Rf2-b2 Rf8-c8 32.a2-a3 Rc8-a8 Diagram

    101

    r+++k++++pp+lp+p++Npq+P+P++P+QP+R++PP+++K

    33.Nd5-b4 0.35/13 ]

    (Diagram 102)

    27...Bd7-c6 Diagram [ 27...Rf8-b8 28.c2-c4 Diagram

    (Diagram 103)

    ; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Rf8-b8 28.Rf1-a1 h7-h5 29.c2-c4 Kg8-h8

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 26

    102

    ++rk+++l+ppp+p++++Npq++P++++P+P+PQ+PP+++RK

    103

    r++k+++l+ppp+p++++Npq+P+P++++P+P+Q+PP+++RK

    30.Ra1-f1 Kh8-g8 31.Qd2-f2 Bd7-e6 32.a2-a4 Rb8-b3 33.a4-a5 Rb3-a3 34.Qf2-d2 Be6xd5 Diagram

    (Diagram 104)

    35.Qd2xd5 Qg5xe3+ 36.Kg1-h1 0.19/14 ]

    (Diagram 105)

    28.Rf1-b1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28.Qd2-c3 Bc6xd5 29.e4xd5 Qg5-g4 30.Qc3-b3 Rf8-a8 31.Qb3-b7 Ra8-f8 32.Qb7-a6 Qg4-e4 33.Qa6-d3

    104

    +++k++++pp+p++P+lpqp+P+P++r+P++Q+PP+++RK

    105

    ++rk++++ppp+lp++++Npq++P++++P+P+PQ+PP+++RK

    Qe4xd3 34.c2xd3 Rf8-a8 Diagram

    (Diagram 106)

    35.Rf1-f2 Ra8-a3 36.Rf2-d2 g7-g6 37.Kg1-f2 Kg8-g7 0.31/13 ] 28...h7-h5Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...h7-h6 29.Rb1-b6 Rf8-c8 30.c2-c4 Qg5-d8 31.Rb6-b4 Qd8-h4 32.g2-g3 Qh4-g5 33.a2-a4 Rc8-a8 34.Rb4-b6 Bc6xd5 35.c4xd5 Ra8xa4 36.Rb6xd6 Ra4xe4 0.26/13 ] 29.Rb1-b6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 29.c2-c4 Rf8-a8 30.Qd2-f2 Bc6xd5 31.e4xd5 Qg5-g4 32.Qf2-c2

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 27

    106

    r+++k++++ppp+p++++Pp+++++++PP+P+++PP+++RK

    107

    ++rk++++pp+lp++++Npqp++P++++P+P+PQ+PP+R++K

    Qg4-c8 33.a2-a4 Qc8-c5 34.Qc2-b3 Ra8-c8 35.Qb3-d3 Diagram

    (Diagram 108)

    h5-h4 36.Kg1-f2 Qc5xc4 37.Qd3xc4 Rc8xc4 0.34/14 ]

    (Diagram 109)

    29...Rf8-c8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29...Bc6xd5 30.e4xd5 Rf8-a8 31.c2-c3 Qg5-d8 32.Rb6-c6 e5-e4 33.Qd2-c2 Qd8-e7 34.c3-c4 Qe7-e5 35.Rc6-b6 Ra8-a3 36.Qc2-f2 Qe5-a1+

    108

    +r++k++++pp+p+++qPp+pP+P+++++QP++++PP+R++K

    109

    ++rk++++ppRlp++++Npqp++P++++P+P+PQ+PP+++K

    37.Qf2-f1 Diagram

    (Diagram 110)

    Qa1xf1+ 38.Kg1xf1 0.27/14 ] 30.Qd2-c3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 30.c2-c3 Kg8-h7 Diagram

    (Diagram 111)

    31.c3-c4 Kh7-g8 32.Qd2-d3 Qg5-d8 33.Rb6-b4 Qd8-h4 34.Qd3-b1 Qh4-g5 35.Rb4-b8 Rc8xb8 36.Qb1xb8+ Kg8-h7 37.Qb8-a7 h5-h4 38.h2-h3 Bc6xd5 39.e4xd5 Qg5-g3 0.33/14 ]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 28

    110

    +++k++++ppRp++++P++p+P+p++r+P+P+++PPq++QK

    111

    +r++++++ppkRlp++++Npqp++P+++PP+P+Q+PP+++K

    112

    +r++k++++ppRlp++++Npqp++P+++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    30...Bc6-b7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c

    Pro x64: 30...Bc6-d7 Diagram

    113

    +r++k+++l+ppRp++++Npqp++P+++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    31.Qc3-d3 Rc8-a8 32.Rb6-b2 h5-h4 33.c2-c4 Bd7-h3 34.Qd3-e2 Bh3-c8 35.Nd5-c7 Ra8-a7 36.Nc7-b5Diagram

    114

    +l++k+r++pp+p+++N+pq+P+P+p++P+PR+Q+PP+++K

    Ra7-a6 Diagram

    (Diagram 115)

    37.Qe2-d3 0.23/14 ]

    (Diagram 116)

    31.Qc3-d3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 31.Qc3-d3 Bb7xd5 32.e4xd5

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 29

    115

    +l++k++++ppr+p+++N+pq+P+P+p++P+PR+Q+PP+++K

    116

    +r++k++l++ppRp++++Npqp++P+++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    Qg5-d8 33.Rb6-c6 Rc8-a8 34.a2-a3 h5-h4 35.h2-h3 Ra8-b8 36.a3-a4 Rb8-b1+ 37.Kg1-h2 g7-g6 38.Qd3-e4Diagram

    (Diagram 117)

    Kg8-g7 39.a4-a5 Qd8-g5 40.Qe4-f3 e5-e4 41.Qf3-f4 Qg5xf4+ 42.e3xf4 Rb1-a1 0.31/15 ]

    (Diagram 118)

    31...Bb7-c6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 31...Bb7xd5 32.e4xd5 g7-g6

    117

    +q+k++++p++Rp+p+++Pp+P++Q+p++P+P+P++PK+r+++

    118

    +r++k++l++ppRp++++Npqp++P++++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    33.h2-h3 Qg5-d8 34.Rb6-a6 Rc8-b8 35.Qd3-a3 Rb8-b6 36.Ra6-a8 Rb6-b8 37.Ra8xb8 Qd8xb8 38.Qa3-b3Diagram

    (Diagram 119)

    Qb8-c7 39.a2-a4 Kg8-g7 40.c2-c4 0.37/13 ]

    (Diagram 120)

    32.Nd5-b4 White threatens to winmaterial: Nb4xc6 [ 32.a2-a3 h5-h4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.c2-c4 Qg5-d8

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 30

    119

    q++k++++p++p+p+++Pp+p+++++Q+P+PP+P++P++++K

    120

    +r++k++++ppRlp++++Npqp++P++++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    33.Rb6-b4 Qd8-h4 34.Rb4-b1 Bc6xd5 35.Qd3xd5 Qh4-g5 36.Qd5-d3 h5-h4 37.Rb1-b7 h4-h3 38.g2-g3 Qg5-f6 39.a2-a4 Diagram

    (Diagram 121)

    Qf6-f3 0.28/14 ] 32...Bc6-d7 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32...Bc6-a8 33.Nb4-d5 Ba8-c6 0.14/15 ]

    (Diagram 122)

    33.Rb6xd6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.Rb6-b7 Bd7-e6 Diagram

    121

    +r++k++R++pp+pq+++p+P+P+P++++QPPp+++P+++K

    122

    +r++k+++l+ppRp++++pqpN+P++++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    123

    +r++k++R++pp+pl++++pqpN+P++++QP+P+P++PP+++K

    34.Nb4-d5 Rc8-a8 35.Rb7-b2 Qg5-h4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 31

    36.g2-g3 Qh4-g5 37.c2-c4 h5-h4 38.Nd5-c7 Ra8-f8 39.Nc7xe6 f7xe6 0.19/12 ] 33...Bd7-h3 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...Bd7-h3 34.g2-g3 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f2 Diagram

    124

    +r++k++++pp+R++++pqN+P+p++QPPlP+P+KP++++

    Rc8-b8 36.a2-a3 Bh3-e6 37.Kf2-g2 g7-g6 38.Qd3-e2 Kg8-g7 39.Qe2-f3 Rb8-h8 40.Nb4-d5 Diagram

    125

    +++r+++pk+Rl+p+++Npq++P+pP+PQP+P++KP++++

    Rh8-a8 41.Nd5-c7 Be6-g4 42.Qf3-f2 h4xg3 43.h2xg3 Ra8xa3 0.17/14 ]

    (Diagram 126)

    Black has a mate threat 34.Qd3-d2Diagram [ 34.g2-g3 Rc8-b8 35.a2-a3

    126

    +r++k++++pp+R++++pqpN+P++++QP+lP+P++PP+++K

    h5-h4= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.g2-g3 h5-h4 35.Kg1-f2 Rc8-b8 36.a2-a3 Bh3-e6 37.Kf2-g2 Qg5-f6 38.Kg2-g1 Qf6-g5 39.Kg1-f2 Qg5-f6+ 40.Kf2-g2 h4-h3+ 41.Kg2-g1 Diagram

    127

    r++k++++pp+Rlq+++p+N+P++P+QPPp+P++P+++K

    Qf6-f3 42.Rd6-d8+ Rb8xd8 43.Qd3xd8+ Kg8-h7 0.34/13 ]

    (Diagram 128)

    34...Rc8-c4= Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 34...Rc8-c4 Diagram 35.Nb4-c6 Rc4-a4 36.Nc6xe5 Qg5xe5 37.g2xh3 Ra4xa2 38.Qd2-d5 Qe5-a1+ 39.Qd5-d1 Qa1xd1+

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 32

    128

    +r++k++++pp+R++++pqpN+P++++P+lP+PQ+PP+++K

    129

    +++k++++pp+R++++pqpNr+P++++P+lP+PQ+PP+++K

    40.Rd6xd1 Ra2xc2 41.Rd1-d8+ Kg8-h7 42.Rd8-d5 g7-g6 43.e4-e5 Kh7-g7 44.Rd5-d7 h5-h4 45.Kg1-h1 g6-g5 -0.05/14 Diagram

    (Diagram 130)

    ]

    (Diagram 131)

    Black threatens to win material: Rc4xe4 35.c2-c3?? Diagram [ 35.Nb4-c6=and White hangs on ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 35.Nb4-c6 Bh3xg2 36.h2-h4

    130

    ++++++R+pk++++++Pp+++p++P+P+r++P++++K

    131

    +++k++++pp+R++++pqpNr+P++++P+lP+PQ+PP+++K

    Qg5xh4 37.Qd2xg2 Qh4-e1+ 38.Kg1-h2 Qe1-h4+ 39.Kh2-g1 Qh4-e1+ -0.15/12 ]

    (Diagram 132)

    White lets it slip away 35...Rc4xe4Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Rc4xe4 36.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 37.Kg1-h1 Qg5-f5 38.Qd2-d3 Re4xe3 39.Qd3xf5+ Bh3xf5 40.Kh1-g1 Re3xc3 41.Rd8-d5 Diagram f7-f6 42.Kg1-f2 Rc3-c4 43.Rd5-b5Diagram Rc4-h4 44.Kf2-g3 Rh4-f4 -1.06/11 ]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 33

    132

    +++k++++pp+R++++pqpNr+P+++PP+lP+Q+PP+++K

    133

    +++++++ppk++++++Rpl+pN++++r++P+++PP+++K

    134

    +++++++pk++p++R+pl+pNr+++++++P++KPP++++

    135

    +++k++++pp+R++++pqpN+r+++PP+lP+Q+PP+++K

    36.Kg1-h1 [ 36.Kg1-f1 Re4xe3 37.Nb4-c2 ( 37.g2xh3?? is definitelynot advisable Re3-f3+ 38.Kf1-e2

    Qg5-g2+ 39.Ke2-d1 Rf3-f2-+ ) 37...Bh3xg2+ 38.Qd2xg2 Qg5xg2+ 39.Kf1xg2 Re3-e2+ 40.Kg2-f3 Re2xc2 41.Kf3-e4 Rc2xh2 42.a2-a4 Rh2-e2+ 43.Ke4-f5-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 37.Kg1-h1 Qg5-f5 38.Qd2-d3 Re4xe3 39.Qd3xf5+ Bh3xf5 40.Kh1-g1 Re3xc3 41.Kg1-f2 Rc3-a3 42.Rd8-d2 Diagram

    (Diagram 136)

    f7-f6 43.Rd2-e2 Bf5-e6 44.Re2-e3 Ra3-a8 45.a2-a3 Kh7-g6 46.Nb4-c6 -1.05/12 ] 36...Bh3-e6 Diagram [ 36...Qg5-f5!? 37.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 36...Qg5-f5 Diagram

    (Diagram 137)

    37.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 38.Qd2-d3 Re4xe3 39.Qd3xf5+ Bh3xf5 40.Kh1-g1 Re3xc3 41.Kg1-f2 Rc3-a3 42.Rd8-d2 f7-f6 43.Rd2-e2 Bf5-e6 44.Re2-e3 Ra3-a8 45.a2-a3 Kh7-g6 46.Nb4-c6 -1.13/14 ]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 34

    136

    +++++++ppk++++++pl+pN+++r+++P+RKPP++++

    137

    +++k++++pp+R++++pq+pN+r+++PP+lP+Q+PP++++K

    138

    +++k++++pp+Rl++++pqpN+r+++PP+P+Q+PP++++K

    37.Nb4-c2 Diagram [ 37.a2-a4

    Qg5xe3 ( 37...Re4xe3?? 38.Nb4-c2+- ) 38.Qd2xe3 Re4xe3 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 37.a2-a4 Qg5xe3 Diagram

    139

    +++k++++pp+Rl++++p+pPN+r+++Pq++Q+PP++++K

    38.Qd2xe3 Re4xe3 39.h2-h3 e5-e4 40.a4-a5 Re3-e1+ 41.Kh1-h2 Re1-a1 42.a5-a6 e4-e3 43.Nb4-c2 e3-e2 44.Rd6-d2 Ra1xa6 45.Rd2xe2 g7-g6 46.Kh2-g3 Kg8-g7 47.Nc2-d4 Be6-c4 48.Re2-e3 Ra6-a3 49.Kg3-f4 -0.27/13]

    140

    +++k++++pp+Rl++++pqp++r+++PP+P+NQ+PP++++K

    37...Be6xa2 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 37...Be6xa2 Diagram 38.Qd2-d3 Qg5-h4 39.h2-h3 Ba2-c4 40.Qd3-d2 Qh4-g3 41.Rd6-b6 Kg8-h7 42.Rb6-b7 Qg3-g5 43.Rb7-d7 h5-h4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 35

    141

    +++k++++pp+R++++pqp++r+++PP+l+NQ+PP++++K

    44.Rd7-b7 f7-f5 45.Rb7-c7 Bc4-e6 46.Rc7-b7 Re4-a4 -0.34/14 ] 38.Qd2-d3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38.Rd6-b6 Re4-a4 39.Rb6-b8+ Kg8-h7 40.Rb8-b4 Ra4-a8 41.Qd2-e2 Ba2-e6 42.Rb4-b1 Ra8-a2 43.c3-c4 Qg5-g4 44.Qe2xg4 h5xg4 45.Nc2-b4 Ra2-e2 Diagram

    142

    +++++++ppk++l++++p+NP++p+++P+++r+PP+R+++K

    46.Nb4-d5 Be6xd5 47.c4xd5 Re2xe3 -0.38/14 ] 38...f7-f5 Diagram [ 38...Qg5-h4 39.Rd6-b6 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 38...Qg5-h4 39.h2-h3 Ba2-c4 40.Qd3-d2 Qh4-g5 41.Rd6-b6 Kg8-h8 42.Qd2-d7 Bc4-f1 43.Qd7-d2 Kh8-h7 44.Rb6-b7 Bf1-c4 45.Rb7-d7

    h5-h4 46.Rd7-b7 f7-f5 47.Rb7-c7 Bc4-e6 48.Rc7-b7 -0.34/14 ]

    143

    +++k++++p+R++++ppqp++r+++PQP+l+N++PP++++K

    39.Qd3-a6 White threatens to winmaterial: Qa6xa2 [ 39.Rd6-d8+ Kg8-h7 40.Rd8-f8 h5-h4= ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 39.Qd3-b5 Diagram

    144

    +++k++++p+R+++Q+ppqp++r+++PP+l+N++PP++++K

    Ba2-f7 40.Qb5-d7 Re4-g4 41.Qd7-b7 Rg4-e4 42.Qb7-d7 Re4-g4 -0.14/14 ] 39...Ba2-c4 Diagram [ 39...Ba2-f7!?deserves consideration ;Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 39...Ba2-b3 40.Qa6-c8+ Kg8-h7 41.Rd6-d8 Qg5-f6 42.Kh1-g1 Qf6-e6 43.Qc8xe6 Bb3xe6 44.Kg1-f2 Re4-c4 45.Nc2-b4 Rc4xc3 46.Rd8-e8 Be6-c4 47.Re8xe5 Rc3-b3 48.Nb4-c6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 36

    Rb3-b2+ 49.Kf2-g3 Bc4-f1 50.Re5xf5 Rb2xg2+ 51.Kg3-f4 Rg2xh2 -0.33/15 ]

    145

    +++k++++pQ+R++++ppqp+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    Black threatens to win material: Bc4xa6.The bishop likes it on c4 40.Qa6-c8+ [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40.Qa6-c8+ Kg8-h7 41.Qc8-e8 f5-f4 42.Rd6-d8 Bc4-e6 43.Rd8-b8 f4-f3 44.g2xf3 Qg5-f5 45.Qe8-h8+ Kh7-g6 46.Qh8-e8+ Diagram

    146

    R+Q+++++p++l+k+++pq+p++r+++PPP++N++P++++K

    Kg6-h7 47.Qe8-h8+ -0.05/15 ] 40...Kg8-h7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 40...Kg8-h7 41.Qc8-e8 Re4-h4 42.Rd6-d8 Bc4-e6 43.h2-h3 Rh4-a4 44.Rd8-b8 Ra4-a6 45.Qe8-h8+ Kh7-g6 46.Qh8-e8+ Be6-f7

    47.Qe8xe5 Qg5-f6 48.Qe5-d4 Qf6-c6 49.Qd4-f4 Ra6-a2 50.Rb8-d8 Qc6-e4 51.Rd8-d6+ Kg6-h7 52.Qf4xe4 f5xe4 0.10/15 ] 41.Rd6-d8 Diagram [ 41.Qc8-e8!?= Diagram

    147

    ++Q+++++pk+R++++ppqp+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    ; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41.Qc8-e8 Re4-h4 42.Rd6-d8 Bc4-e6 43.h2-h3 Rh4-a4 44.Rd8-b8 Ra4-a6 45.Qe8-h8+ Kh7-g6 46.Rb8-b7 Qg5-f6 47.Nc2-b4 Ra6-d6 48.Nb4-c6 Rd6xc6 49.Qh8-e8+ Be6-f7 50.Rb7xf7 Qf6xf7 51.Qe8xc6+ Qf7-f6 52.Qc6-d7 Qf6-b6 -0.10/13 Diagram

    (Diagram 148)

    ]

    (Diagram 149)

    Black king safety improved 41...Qg5-f6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 41...Bc4-f7 Diagram

    (Diagram 150)

    42.Rd8-h8+ Kh7-g6 43.Qc8-d7 Re4-c4 44.Qd7-d2 Qg5-e7 45.Nc2-b4 Qe7-c5 46.Nb4-d3 Qc5-c7 47.Qd2-a2 Qc7-d6 48.Qa2-e2 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 37

    148

    ++++++Q+pq++k+++pp+p+++++PP+P+++P+++++K

    149

    +QR+++++pk++++++ppqp+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    150

    +QR+++++lpk++++++ppqp++r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    151

    +++R+++lp+q+k+++pp+p+r++++PNP+++Q+PP++++K

    Rc4-g4 -0.23/13 ] 42.Rd8-f8White threatens to win material: Rf8xf6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42.Rd8-f8 Qf6-e6 43.Qc8-b8 Bc4-b3 44.Rf8-e8 Qe6-d7 45.Re8-d8 Qd7-f7 46.Rd8-f8 Qf7-d5 47.Rf8-d8 Qd5-c4 48.h2-h3 Kh7-g6 49.Rd8-d6+ Kg6-h7 50.Rd6-d8 Kh7-g6 -0.14/14 ] 42...Qf6-e6 Diagram [ 42...Bc4-f7 43.h2-h3 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 42...Bc4-f7 43.h2-h3 Qf6-e6 44.Qc8-b7 Bf7-g8 45.Qb7-b8 Re4-a4 46.Qb8-d8 Ra4-a2 47.Nc2-b4 Ra2-a1+ 48.Kh1-h2 Ra1-a7 49.Qd8-g5 Diagram

    (Diagram 152)

    Bg8-f7 -0.12/14 Diagram

    (Diagram 153)

    ]

    (Diagram 154)

    43.Qc8-d8 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 43.Qc8-b8 Bc4-b3 44.Rf8-e8 Qe6-d7 45.Re8-d8 Qd7-f7 46.Rd8-f8 Qf7-c4 47.Rf8-h8+ Kh7-g6 48.Kh1-g1

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 38

    152

    ++Rl+r++pk++q++++ppQpN++++PP+P+++PK++++

    153

    ++R+r++lpk++q++++ppQpN++++PP+P+++PK++++

    154

    +Q+R++++pk++q++++pp+p+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    Qc4-d5 49.Qb8-b6+ Qd5-e6

    50.Rh8-b8 Bb3-c4 -0.12/13 ]

    155

    +QR++++pk++q++++pp+p+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    43...f5-f4 Diagram [ 43...Qe6-d5 44.Qd8xd5 Bc4xd5 45.Rf8xf5 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 43...Qe6-d5 44.Rf8-h8+ Diagram

    156

    +Q+R+++pk++++++qpp+p+l+r+++PP++N++PP++++K

    Kh7-g6 45.Qd8-e8+ Qd5-f7 46.Qe8-d8 Bc4-e6 47.Qd8-d1 Be6-b3 48.Qd1xh5+ Kg6-f6 Diagram

    (Diagram 157)

    49.Qh5-e2 Bb3xc2 50.Qe2xc2 Re4xe3 51.Qc2-d2 f5-f4 52.Qd2-d8+ Kf6-g6 53.h2-h4 Re3-g3 54.Qd8-d6+ Kg6-f5 -0.20/14 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 39

    157

    +++R+++qp++k+++pp+Q++r+++lPP++N++PP++++K

    158

    +++R+++qp+Q++++pk+++pP+P+r+++P+++++K

    ]

    (Diagram 159)

    This push gains space 44.h2-h3Diagram [ 44.h2-h4!? Qe6-g4 45.Qd8-e8+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44.h2-h4 Qe6-g4 45.Qd8-e8 Bc4-f7 46.Qe8xf7 Diagram

    (Diagram 160)

    f4xe3 47.Qf7-f5+ Qg4xf5 48.Rf8xf5 g7-g6 49.Rf5-f7+ Kh7-g8 50.Rf7-f1 Re4xh4+ 51.Kh1-g1 Rh4-c4

    159

    +QR++++pk++q++++p+p+l+rp++PP++N++PP++++K

    160

    ++R++++Qpk++++++p+p++rpqP+PP++N++P+++++K

    52.Nc2xe3 Rc4xc3 53.Kg1-f2 Kg8-g7 54.Rf1-b1 Rc3-d3 55.Rb1-b7+ Kg7-f6 56.Rb7-b6+ Kf6-g5 0.83/13 ]

    (Diagram 161)

    44...Kh7-g6 Diagram [ 44...f4xe3!? 45.h3-h4 Qe6-g4 46.Rf8-h8+ Kh7-g6 47.Qd8-e8+ Bc4-f7 48.Qe8-c6+ Kg6-f5 49.Qc6-d7+ Kf5-f6 50.Qd7-c6+ Kf6-e7 51.Qc6-b7+ Ke7-f6 52.Qb7-c6+ Diagram Kf6-f5 53.Qc6-d7+ Kf5-f6 54.Qd7-c6+= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 44...f4xe3 45.h3-h4 Qe6-g4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 40

    161

    +QR++++pk++q++++p+p+l+rp++PP+P+N++P+++++K

    162

    +++R+++lp+Q+k+++p+p++r+qP+Pp++N++P+++++K

    46.Rf8-h8+ Kh7-g6 47.Qd8-e8+ Bc4-f7 48.Qe8-c6+ Kg6-f5 49.Qc6-d7+ Kf5-g6 50.Qd7-c6+ Kg6-f5 0.05/13 Diagram

    (Diagram 163)

    ]

    (Diagram 164)

    45.h3-h4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 45.h3-h4 Bc4-e2 46.Rf8-g8Diagram Qe6-f7 47.Rg8-h8 Qf7-e6 48.Nc2-b4

    163

    +++R+++lp+Q+++++pk+p++r+qP+Pp++N++P+++++K

    164

    +QR++++p++q+k+++p+p+l+rp++PP+P+N++P+++++K

    165

    +Q+R++++p++q+k+++p+p++rpP+PP++N+l+P+++++K

    f4xe3 49.Nb4-d5 Re4xh4+ 50.Qd8xh4

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 41

    Qe6xd5 51.Qh4-g3+ Be2-g4 52.Qg3xe3 Qd5-d1+ 53.Kh1-h2 Qd1-d6 54.Rh8-e8 e5-e4+ 55.Qe3-g3 Qd6-c6 56.Qg3-e5 Bg4-f5 57.Re8-e7 Qc6-f6 58.Qe5-g3+ Kg6-h7 59.Re7-b7 h5-h4 60.Qg3-f4 0.66/13 ]

    166

    +QR++++p++q+k+++p+p+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    45...Kg6-h7?? Diagram [ 45...Bc4-e2 was possible ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 45...Bc4-e2Diagram

    167

    +QR++++p++q+k+++p+p++rpP+PP++N+l+P+++++K

    46.Rf8-g8 Qe6-f7 Diagram 47.Rg8-h8 Qf7-e6 48.Nc2-b4 f4xe3 49.Nb4-d5 Re4xh4+ 50.Qd8xh4 Qe6xd5 51.Qh4-g3+ Be2-g4 52.Qg3xe3 Qd5-d1+ 53.Kh1-h2

    168

    +Q+R++++qp+++k+++p+p++rpP+PP++N+l+P+++++K

    Qd1-d6 54.Rh8-e8 e5-e4+ 55.Qe3-g3 Qd6-c6 56.Qg3-e5 Bg4-f5 57.Re8-e7 Qc6-f6 58.Qe5-g3+ Kg6-h7 59.Re7-b7 h5-h4 60.Qg3-f4 0.47/12 Diagram

    169

    +++++R++pk++q++++l+++pQp+P+++++PK++++

    ]

    (Diagram 170)

    46.Rf8-h8++- Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 46.Rf8-h8+ Kh7-g6 47.Qd8-g5+ Kg6-f7 48.Qg5xh5+ g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 Diagram 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4 e5xf4 54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e5 55.Qa8-a3+

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 42

    170

    +QR++++pk++q++++p+p+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    171

    +++++++l+Q++kp+++p+++rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    Ke7-f6 56.Qa3-d6+ Re5-e6 57.Qd6xf4+ Kf6-g7 58.c3-c4 Re6-e2 59.Nc2-b4 Bf7-e6 60.Nb4-d5 Be6xd5 61.c4xd5 6.94/9 Diagram

    (Diagram 172)

    ]

    (Diagram 173)

    46...Kh7-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 46...Kh7-g6 47.Qd8-g5+ Kg6-f7 48.Qg5xh5+ g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7

    172

    +++++++k+++p+++P++++QP++++++r+P+++++K

    173

    +Q+R+++pk++q++++p+p+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4 e5xf4 54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e2 55.Qa8-f3 Re2-e6 56.Qf3xf4 Re6-c6 57.Kh1-h2 Ke7-f8 58.Qf4-e5 Rc6-e6 59.Qe5-h8+Diagram

    (Diagram 174)

    Kf8-e7 60.Qh8-d4 7.12/1 ] 47.Qd8-g5+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 47.Qd8-g5+ Kg6-f7 48.Qg5xh5+ g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4 e5xf4Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 43

    174

    ++kQ+++l+++r+p++++++++P+P+++N++PK++++

    175

    +++Q++kl++++p+++++++rpP+P+++N++P+++++K

    54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e2 55.Qa8-f3 Re2-e6 56.Qf3xf4 Re6-c6 57.Kh1-h2 Ke7-f8 58.Qf4-e5 Rc6-e6 59.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 60.Qh8-d4 6.94/9 ]

    (Diagram 176)

    47...Kg6-f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 47...Kg6-f7 Diagram

    (Diagram 177)

    48.Qg5xh5+ g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4

    176

    +++R+++p++q+k+++pQp+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    177

    +++R+++kp++q++++pQp+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    e5xf4 54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e5 55.Qa8-a3+ Ke7-e8 56.Qa3-a4+ Ke8-f8 57.Qa4xf4 Re5-f5 58.Qf4-c7 Rf5-d5 59.Kh1-g1 Rd5-d2 60.Nc2-d4 Kf8-g8 61.Kg1-h2 Kg8-g7 62.Nd4-e6+ Kg7-g8 7.32/1Diagram

    (Diagram 178)

    ] 48.Qg5xh5+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 48.Qg5xh5+ g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4 e5xf4 54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e5 55.Qa8-a3+ Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 44

    178

    +++k++Q+l+++N+p++++++++P+P+++r+PK++++

    179

    ++++++kl++++p+++r+++pPQP+++N++P+++++K

    Ke7-e8 56.Qa3-a4+ Ke8-f8 57.Qa4xf4 Re5-f5 58.Qf4-c7 Rf5-d5 59.Kh1-g1 Rd5-d2 60.Nc2-d4 Kf8-g8 61.Kg1-h2 Kg8-g7 62.Nd4-e6+ Kg7-g8 7.14/14 Diagram

    (Diagram 180)

    ]

    (Diagram 181)

    48...Kf7-f6 Diagram [ 48...g7-g6a last effort to resist the inevitable 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7

    180

    +++k++Q+l+++N+p++++++++P+P+++r+PK++++

    181

    +++R+++kp++q++++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 52.e3xf4 Re4xf4 53.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e6+- ;Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 48...g7-g6 49.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-f6 50.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 51.Rf8xf7+ Bc4xf7 52.Qh7-h8+ Kf6-e7 53.e3xf4 e5xf4 54.Qh8-a8 Re4-e5 Diagram

    (Diagram 182)

    55.Qa8-a3+ Ke7-e8 56.Qa3-a4+ Ke8-f8 57.Qa4xf4 Re5-f5 58.Qf4-c7 Rf5-d5 59.Kh1-g1 Rd5-d2 60.Nc2-d4 Kf8-g8 61.Kg1-h2 Kg8-g7 62.Nd4-e6+ Kg7-g8 7.31/15 ] 49.Rh8-f8+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 45

    182

    Q++++++kl++++p+++r+++pP+P+++N++P+++++K

    183

    +++R+++p++qk+++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    Pro x64: 49.Rh8-f8+ Qe6-f7 50.Qh5-g5+ Diagram

    (Diagram 184)

    Kf6-e6 51.Rf8xf7 Ke6xf7 52.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g8 53.Qf5xe4 Bc4-b3 54.e3xf4 e5xf4 55.c3-c4 Bb3xc2 56.Qe4xc2 Kg8-f7 57.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 58.c4-c5 f4-f3 59.Qf5xf3 Ke7-e6 60.c5-c6 14.84/10 ] 49...Kf6-e7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 49...Qe6-f7 50.Qh5-g5+ Kf6-e6 51.Rf8xf7 Ke6xf7 52.Qg5-f5+ Kf7-g8 53.Qf5xe4 Bc4-b3 54.e3xf4 e5xf4

    184

    ++R++++qp++k+++pQ+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    185

    ++R++++p++qk+++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    55.c3-c4 Bb3xc2 56.Qe4xc2 Kg8-f7Diagram

    (Diagram 186)

    57.Qc2-f5+ Kf7-e7 58.c4-c5 f4-f3 59.Qf5xf3 Ke7-e6 60.c5-c6 15.02/11 ]

    (Diagram 187)

    50.Rf8-e8+ Diagram [ 50.Qh5-e8+ Ke7-d6 51.Qe8-b8+ Kd6-d5 52.Nc2-b4+ Kd5-c5 53.Qb8-c7+ Kc5-b5 54.Rf8-b8+ Kb5-a4 55.Qc7-a7+ Bc4-a6 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 46

    186

    +++++++kp+++++++++P+pP+++++Q++P+++++K

    187

    ++R+++kp++q++++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    188

    R+++Q++pl++q++++p+kN+rpP+PP++++P+++++K

    56.Nb4xa6 Qe6-h3+ 57.g2xh3

    Ka4-a3 58.Na6-c5+ Re4-a4 59.Qa7xa4# ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 50.Qh5-e8+ Ke7-d6 51.Qe8-b8+ Kd6-c6 52.Nc2-b4+ Kc6-c5 53.Qb8-c7+ Kc5-b5 54.Rf8-b8+ Kb5-a4 55.Qc7-a7+ Bc4-a6 56.Nb4xa6 Qe6-b6 Diagram

    189

    R+++Q++pNq+++++p+k++rpP+PP++++P+++++K

    57.Na6-c5+ Ka4-b5 58.Qa7xb6+ Kb5-c4 59.Qb6-b5+ Kc4xc3 60.Qb5-d3# #11/12 ]

    190

    ++R++++kp++q++++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    50...Ke7-d6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 50...Ke7-d6 51.Re8xe6+ Bc4xe6 52.Qh5-h8 Re4-a4 53.Qh8-b8+ Kd6-e7 54.Qb8xe5 f4xe3 55.Qe5xg7+ Ke7-d6 56.Qg7-g3+

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 47

    Kd6-d7 57.Nc2xe3 Ra4-a5 58.Qg3-g7+ Kd7-d6 59.Ne3-c4+ Be6xc4 60.Qg7-d4+ Kd6-e7 61.Qd4xc4 Ra5-e5 62.g2-g4 Ke7-f6 63.Kh1-g2 8.49/13 Diagram

    191

    ++++++++++k+++r++Q++PP+P+++++K+++++

    ]

    192

    ++R+++++p+kq++++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    51.Re8xe6+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 51.Re8xe6+ Bc4xe6 52.Qh5-h8 Be6-f7 53.Qh8xg7 Kd6-e6 54.Qg7-g4+ Ke6-e7 55.Qg4-f5 Bf7-d5 56.e3xf4 Re4-e2 57.Qf5-g5+ Diagram Ke7-d6 58.f4xe5+ Re2xe5 59.Qg5-d8+ Kd6-e6 60.Nc2-d4+ Ke6-f7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 8.28/11 ] 51...Bc4xe6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c

    193

    ++++++k+++++++lpQ++PP+P+++N+r+P+++++K

    194

    +++++++p+kR++++p+Q+l+rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    Pro x64: 51...Bc4xe6 52.Qh5-h8 Be6-f7 53.Qh8xg7 Kd6-e6 54.Qg7-g4+ Ke6-e7 55.Qg4-f5 Bf7-d5 56.e3xf4 Re4-e2 Diagram

    (Diagram 195)

    57.Qf5-g5+ Ke7-d6 58.f4xe5+ Re2xe5 Diagram

    (Diagram 196)

    59.Qg5-d8+ Kd6-e6 60.Nc2-d4+ Ke6-f7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 7.72/12 ] 52.Qh5-d1+ Diagram [ 52.Qh5-e8

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 48

    195

    ++++++k+++++++lpQ+++PP+P+++N+r+P+++++K

    196

    +++++++++k++++lrQ+++P+P+++N++P+++++K

    197

    +++++++p+kl++++p+Q++rpP+PP++N++P+++++K

    makes it even easier for White Re4-c4

    53.Qe8-d8+ Be6-d7 54.Qd8-b8+ Kd6-e7 55.Qb8xe5+ Ke7-f7 56.e3xf4 Rc4-c6 57.Qe5-d5+ Kf7-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52.Qh5-h8 Be6-f7 53.Qh8xg7 Kd6-e6 54.Qg7-g4+ Ke6-e7 55.Qg4-f5 Bf7-d5 56.e3xf4 Re4-e2 57.Qf5-g5+ Ke7-d6 58.f4xe5+ Re2xe5 59.Qg5-d8+ Kd6-e6 Diagram

    198

    +Q++++++++k++++lr++++P+P+++N++P+++++K

    60.Nc2-d4+ Ke6-f7 61.Qd8-d7+ Kf7-g8 7.30/13 ]

    199

    +++++++p+kl++++p+++rpP+PP++N++P+++Q++K

    52...Kd6-e7 Diagram [ 52...Kd6-c7doesn't improve anything 53.Qd1-a1 Be6-d7 54.Qa1-a5+ Kc7-d6 55.Nc2-b4 Re4xe3 56.Qa5-b6+

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 49

    Kd6-e7 57.Nb4-d5+ Ke7-f7 58.Nd5xe3 f4xe3 59.Qb6xe3+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 52...Kd6-e7 53.Qd1-f3 Be6-f5 54.Nc2-b4 Ke7-f7 55.g2-g4 Bf5-h7 56.e3xf4 Re4xf4 57.Qf3-d5+ Kf7-f6 58.Qd5-d6+ Kf6-f7 59.Qd6-c7+ Diagram

    200

    +++++Q+kpl++++++p+N+rPP+P++++++++++K

    Kf7-g8 60.Qc7xe5 Rf4-e4 61.Qe5-d5+ Kg8-f8 62.Nb4-d3 Re4-e3 63.Qd5-d6+ Re3-e7 64.Kh1-g2 Bh7-e4+ 65.Kg2-g3 6.44/14 Diagram

    201

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    ] 53.Qd1-f3 Diagram [ 53.Nc2-b4!?seems even better Re4-c4 54.Nb4-d5+ Be6xd5 55.Qd1xd5 Rc4-c7

    202

    ++++++kp++l++++p+++rpP+PP++N++P+++Q++K

    56.Qd5xe5+ Ke7-d8 57.e3xf4 Rc7-e7 58.Qe5-a5+ Kd8-c8+- ;Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 53.Qd1-f3 Be6-f5 54.Nc2-b4 Ke7-f7 55.g2-g4 Bf5-h7 56.e3xf4 Re4xf4 57.Qf3-d5+ Kf7-f6 58.Qd5-d6+ Kf6-f7 59.Qd6-c7+ Kf7-g8 60.Qc7xe5 Rf4-e4 61.Qe5-d5+ Kg8-f8 62.Nb4-d3 Re4-e3 63.Qd5-c5+ Re3-e7 64.Nd3-e5 6.36/15 Diagram

    203

    ++k+++rpl+++++QN++++PP+P++++++++++K

    ]

    (Diagram 204)

    53...Re4-a4 Diagram [ 53...Be6-f5doesn't do any good 54.g2-g4 Bf5-g6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 50

    204

    ++++++kp++l++++p+++rpP+PPQ++N++P+++++K

    55.e3xf4 e5xf4 56.Kh1-g2+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 53...Be6-f5 54.Nc2-b4 Ke7-f6 55.e3xf4 e5xf4 56.Nb4-d3 Re4-e3 57.Qf3-c6+ Re3-e6 58.Qc6-d5 Bf5xd3 59.Qd5xd3 g7-g6 60.Qd3-d4+ Kf6-f5 61.Qd4-d5+ Kf5-f6 62.Qd5-g5+ Kf6-g7 63.Qg5xf4 Re6-e2 64.Qf4-d4+ Kg7-h7 65.c3-c4 6.17/13Diagram

    205

    ++++++++k+++p++++++PQ+P++++++r+P+++++K

    ]

    (Diagram 206)

    54.Qf3-b7+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 54.Nc2-b4 Ke7-f8 55.e3xf4

    206

    ++++++kp++l++++p+r++pP+PPQ++N++P+++++K

    e5xf4 56.Qf3xf4+ Kf8-g8 57.Qf4-b8+ Kg8-h7 58.Qb8-e5 Be6-f7 59.Kh1-h2 Ra4-a1 60.c3-c4 Ra1-c1 61.c4-c5 Rc1-c4 Diagram

    207

    +++++++lpk+++++PQ+Nr++P+++++++PK++++

    62.Qe5-e7 Rc4xb4 63.Qe7xf7 Rb4xh4+ 64.Kh2-g3 Rh4-h6 65.Kg3-f4 6.80/14 Diagram

    (Diagram 208)

    ] 54...Ke7-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 54...Ke7-f6 55.Nc2-b4 f4xe3 56.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-g6 57.Qf3xe3 Kg6-h7 58.Qe3xe5 Be6-f7 59.Kh1-h2 Ra4-a1

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 51

    208

    +++++++Qpk+++r+P++++K++++++++P+++++

    209

    +++++Q+kp++l++++p+r++pP+PP++N++P+++++K

    60.c3-c4 Diagram

    (Diagram 210)

    Ra1-c1 61.c4-c5 Rc1-c4 62.Qe5-e7 Rc4xb4 63.Qe7xf7 Rb4xh4+ 64.Kh2-g3 Rh4-h6 65.Kg3-f4 6.64/14 ]

    (Diagram 211)

    55.e3xf4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 55.e3xf4 Ra4xf4 56.g2-g3 Rf4-c4 57.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-e7 58.Kh1-g2 Rc4-g4 59.Nc2-e3 Rg4-a4 60.Qf3-b7+ Ke7-f6 61.Qb7-c6 Diagram

    210

    +++++++lpk++++++Q+NP++P+++++++PKr+++

    211

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p+r++pP+PP++N++P+++++K

    212

    +++++++p+Q+lk+++p+r+++P+PNP+++K+++++

    Ra4-a2+ 62.Kg2-f3 Kf6-f7 63.Qc6-d6

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    e5-e4+ 64.Kf3xe4 Ra2-a4+ 65.Ke4-f3 6.36/15 ]

    213

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p+r++PP+P+++N++P+++++K

    55...Ra4xf4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 55...Ra4xf4 56.g2-g3 Rf4-c4 57.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-e7 58.Kh1-g2 Rc4-g4 59.Nc2-e3 Rg4-a4 60.Qf3-b7+ Ke7-f6 61.Qb7-c6 Diagram

    214

    +++++++p+Q+lk+++p+r+++P+PNP+++K+++++

    Ra4-a2+ 62.Kg2-f3 Kf6-f7 63.Qc6-d6 Ra2-a7 64.Qd6xe5 Ra7-d7 65.c3-c4 Rd7-d3 66.c4-c5 6.46/14 ]

    (Diagram 215)

    56.g2-g3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 56.g2-g3 Rf4-c4 57.Qb7-f3+

    215

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p+++rP+P+++N++P+++++K

    Kf6-e7 58.Kh1-g2 Rc4-c8 59.Nc2-b4 Rc8-c5 60.Qf3-b7+ Ke7-f6 61.Qb7-b6 Rc5-c4 62.Nb4-d5+ Kf6-f7 Diagram

    216

    +++++++kpQ+l++++Np++r++P+P+P+++K+++++

    63.Qb6-a7+ Kf7-g8 64.Qa7-b8+ Kg8-h7 65.Qb8xe5 Be6-d7 66.h4-h5 6.34/13 ]

    (Diagram 217)

    56...Rf4-f1+ Diagram [ 56...Rf4-f2is not much help 57.Nc2-e3 Rf2-a2 58.h4-h5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 56...Rf4-c4 57.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-e7 58.Kh1-g2 Rc4-g4 59.Nc2-e3 Rg4-a4 60.Qf3-b7+ Ke7-f6 61.Qb7-c6

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 53

    217

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p+++rP+P+P+N+++++++K

    Ra4-a2+ 62.Kg2-f3 Kf6-f7 Diagram

    218

    +++++++kp+Q+l++++p++++P+PNKPr++++++++

    63.Qc6-d6 Ra2-a4 64.Qd6xe5 g7-g6 65.Qe5-c7+ Kf7-f6 66.c3-c4 6.40/14 ]

    (Diagram 219)

    57.Kh1-g2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 57.Kh1-g2 Rf1-f5 58.Nc2-e3 Rf5-h5 59.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-g6 60.c3-c4 Rh5-h6 61.c4-c5 Rh6-h8 62.c5-c6 Rh8-a8 63.h4-h5+ Kg6-h7 Diagram 64.Qf3-e4+ Kh7-g8 Diagram 65.Qe4xe5 Kg8-f7 66.c6-c7 Ra8-a2+ 67.Kg2-f3 Ra2-a3 68.Kf3-e4 Ra3-a4+ 69.Ke4-f3 7.62/13 ]

    219

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p++++P+P+P+N++++++r+K

    220

    r+++++++pk+P+l++++p+P++++++NQP+++K+++++

    221

    r+++k++++p+P+l++++p+P++Q++++NP+++K+++++

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 54

    222

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p++++P+P+P+N++K++++r+

    57...Rf1-c1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 57...Rf1-f5 58.Nc2-e3 Rf5-h5 59.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-g6 60.c3-c4 Rh5-h8 61.c4-c5 Rh8-d8 62.h4-h5+ Kg6-h7 63.Qf3-e4+ Kh7-g8 64.c5-c6 Be6-c8 65.c6-c7 Rd8-d2+ 66.Kg2-f3 Rd2-d7 67.Qe4xe5 Rd7-f7+ 68.Kf3-e4 Rf7-f6 69.Ne3-d5 8.17/14 Diagram

    223

    +l++k++P+p++r+++NQ+P++K+++++P++++++++

    ]

    (Diagram 224)

    58.Nc2-e3 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 58.Nc2-e3 Rc1-a1 59.g3-g4 Kf6-g6 60.h4-h5+ Kg6-h7 61.Qb7-e4+

    224

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p++++P+P+P+N++K++r++

    Kh7-h8 62.Qe4xe5 Be6-g8 63.Ne3-f5 Ra1-a7 64.c3-c4 Ra7-a2+ Diagram

    225

    +++lk+++p++++++QN+P+P++P+++++r+++K+++++

    65.Kg2-g3 Ra2-a3+ 66.Kg3-f4 7.49/12 ]

    (Diagram 226)

    58...Rc1xc3 Diagram [ 58...Rc1-a1does not help much 59.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-e7 60.Qf3-e4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 58...Rc1-e1 59.Kg2-f3 Re1-a1 60.c3-c4 Ra1-a3 61.Kf3-e4 Ra3-a1 62.Qb7-b2 Ra1-a7 63.Qb2xe5+ Kf6-f7 64.Ne3-f5 Be6xf5+ 65.Qe5xf5+ Kf7-g8 66.Qf5-d5+ Diagram

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    226

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p++++P+PNP+++K++r++

    227

    +++k+r++p++++++Q+++P+K+P+++P++++++++

    Kg8-f8 67.c4-c5 Ra7-e7+ 68.Ke4-d4 8.11/13 ]

    (Diagram 228)

    59.Qb7-f3+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 59.Qb7-f3+ Kf6-e7 60.Ne3-f5+ Be6xf5 61.Qf3xc3 Ke7-f6 62.Kg2-f3 Bf5-e6 63.Qc3-d2 Kf6-f7 64.Kf3-e4 Kf7-e7 65.h4-h5 Be6-f7 66.Qd2-g5+ Ke7-f8 67.Qg5-d8+ Bf7-e8 68.g3-g4 Kf8-f7 69.Ke4xe5 Be8-a4 70.Qd8-c7+ Kf7-f8 71.Ke5-f5 Ba4-e8 72.Kf5-f4 Be8-f7 73.Qc7-d6+ Kf8-e8 74.Qd6-c7 8.95/14 ]

    228

    +++++Q++p++lk+++p++++P+rNP+++K+++++

    229

    +++++++p++lk+++p++++P+rNQP+++K+++++

    59...Kf6-g6 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 59...Kf6-e7 Diagram

    (Diagram 230)

    60.Ne3-f5+ Be6xf5 61.Qf3xc3 Ke7-f6 62.Kg2-f3 Bf5-e6 63.Qc3-d2 Kf6-f7 64.Kf3-e4 Kf7-e7 65.h4-h5 Diagram

    (Diagram 231)

    Be6-d7 66.Qd2-g5+ Ke7-f8 Diagram 67.Qg5-d8+ Bd7-e8 68.g3-g4 Kf8-f7 69.Ke4xe5 Be8-a4 70.Qd8-c7+ Kf7-f8Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 56

    230

    ++++++kp++l++++p++++P+rNQP+++K+++++

    231

    ++++++kp++l++++p+P++K+++++P+Q++++++

    232

    ++k+++l+p++++++pQP++K+++++P++++++++

    233

    ++k++Q+p++++++K+Pl+++P+++++++++++++

    71.Ke5-f5 Ba4-e8 72.Kf5-f4 Be8-f7 73.Qc7-d6+ Kf8-e8 74.Qd6-c7 9.06/15] 60.Qf3-e4+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 60.h4-h5+ Kg6-h7 Diagram

    234

    +++++++pk++l++++p+P+++++rNQP+++K+++++

    61.Qf3-e4+ Kh7-g8 62.Qe4xe5 Rc3xe3 63.Qe5xe3 Be6-f7 64.g3-g4 Kg8-f8 65.Qe3-e5 Kf8-g8 66.Qe5-e7 Bf7-d5+ Diagram

    (Diagram 235)

    67.Kg2-h3 Bd5-a2 68.Kh3-g3 Ba2-b1 69.g4-g5 Kg8-h7 70.h5-h6 9.22/14Diagram]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 57

    235

    +++k+++Qp++++++l++P+++P++++++++K+++++

    236

    ++++++Qpk+++P+++P+++++++K+++++l+++

    237

    +++++++p++l+k+++p+++Q+P+rNP+++K+++++

    60...Kg6-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro

    x64: 60...Kg6-f7 61.h4-h5 Rc3-b3 62.Qe4-g6+ Diagram

    238

    +++++++kp++l+Q+++p+P+++++r+NP+++K+++++

    Kf7-e7 63.Qg6xg7+ Ke7-d6 64.Qg7-f8+ Kd6-d7 65.Qf8-c5 Rb3-b2+ 66.Kg2-f3 e5-e4+ Diagram

    239

    ++++++k++++l+++Q++P++p++++NKPr+++++++

    67.Kf3xe4 Rb2-h2 68.Qc5-d4+Diagram

    (Diagram 240)

    Kd7-e8 69.Qd4-h8+ Ke8-f7 70.h5-h6 Be6-a2 71.Ke4-f3 Ba2-b1 72.Ne3-d5 Kf7-e6 73.Nd5-f4+ Ke6-e7 74.Qh8-g7+ Ke7-d6 8.30/14 Diagram]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 58

    240

    ++++++k++++l++++++P+QK++++NP+++r++++

    241

    +++++++Q+k+P++++++N++++KP+++r+l+++

    242

    +++++++p++lk+++p+++Q+P+rNP+++K+++++

    61.g3-g4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro

    x64: 61.g3-g4 Diagram

    243

    +++++++p++lk+++p+++Q+PP+rN++++K+++++

    Kf6-f7 62.Qe4xe5 Rc3-a3 63.Qe5-h5+ g7-g6 64.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-e8 65.Qh7xg6+ Ke8-d7 66.Qg6-f6 Ra3-a6 Diagram

    244

    ++++++k++r++lQ++++++++PP++N++++K+++++

    67.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-e8 68.g4-g5 Ra6-a5 69.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-e7 70.Qh8-f6+ Ke7-d7 71.g5-g6 Ra5-a2+ 72.Kg2-f3 Ra2-a5 73.g6-g7 Be6-g8 74.Kf3-g4 8.30/16 Diagram

    (Diagram 245)

    ] 61...Rc3-c5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 59

    245

    +++l+++k+P++Q+r++++++KP++N+++++++++

    246

    +++++++p++lk+++p+++Q+PP+rN++++K+++++

    Pro x64: 61...Kf6-f7 Diagram

    (Diagram 247)

    62.Qe4xe5 Rc3-a3 63.Qe5-h5+ g7-g6 64.Qh5-h7+ Kf7-e8 65.Qh7xg6+ Ke8-d7 66.Qg6-f6 Ra3-a6 67.Qf6-g7+ Kd7-e8 68.g4-g5 Ra6-a5 69.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-e7 70.Qh8-f6+ Ke7-d7 71.g5-g6 Ra5-a2+ 72.Kg2-f3 Ra2-a3 73.h4-h5 8.22/15Diagram] 62.Qe4-b4 Diagram [ 62.Qe4-b4 Rc5-c8 63.g4-g5+ Kf6-f7 64.g5-g6+

    247

    +++++++kp++l++++p+++Q+PP+rN++++K+++++

    248

    ++++++k++++lQP+++++P++++r+NK+++++++++

    249

    +++++++p++lk++rp+++Q+PP++N++++K+++++

    Kf7xg6 65.Qb4-e7+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 60

    x64: 62.h4-h5 Diagram

    250

    +++++++p++lk++rp+P++Q+P+++N++++K+++++

    Kf6-e7 63.Qe4-g6 Ke7-d6 64.Ne3-f5+ Kd6-d5 65.Nf5xg7 Be6-d7 66.Qg6-d3+ Kd5-c6 67.Ng7-f5 Bd7xf5 68.Qd3xf5 Kc6-d5 Diagram

    251

    +++++++++++++rkpQ+P+++P++++++++K+++++

    69.h5-h6 Rc5-a5 70.h6-h7 Ra5-a2+ 71.Kg2-g3 Ra2-a3+ 72.Kg3-h4 9.03/13 Diagram

    (Diagram 252)

    ]1-0

    252

    ++++++++P++++++kpQ++++PKr+++++++++++

    253

    +++++++p++lk++rp+Q++PP++N++++K+++++

    3 B83Judit PolgarLev Gutman

    SWIFT tournament (3) 1987

    B85: Sicilian Scheveningen: 6 Be2 a6,lines with early Be3 1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 Diagram 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 5.Nb1-c3 e7-e6 6.Bf1-e2 Bf8-e7 7.0-0 0-0 8.f2-f4 a7-a6 9.Bc1-e3 Qd8-c7 10.a2-a4 Nb8-c6 11.Qd1-e1 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 61

    254

    rnlqklnrpp+pppp+p+++++++pP+++++N+PPP+PPPRNLQKL+R

    255

    r+l+rk++pqlpppp+nppn+++++P+NPP++NL+PP+L+PPR+QRK

    last book move. White has a very activeposition last book move Nf6-d7 [ 11...Nc6-b4 12.Qe1-g3 d6-d5 13.e4-e5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Bc8-d7 12.Qe1-g3 d6-d5 13.e4-e5 Nf6-e4 14.Nc3xe4 d5xe4 15.c2-c3 Ra8-d8 16.Rf1-d1 Diagram

    (Diagram 256)

    Nc6xd4 17.Be3xd4 Be7-c5 18.b2-b4 Bc5xd4+ 19.Rd1xd4 -0.05/12 ;RR 11...Nc6xd4 12.Be3xd4 e6-e5 13.Bd4-e3 e5xf4 14.Be3xf4 Bc8-e6- Palac,M (2568)-Cvitan,O (2540)/

    256

    +rrk++pqllpppp+n+p++++P+P+NpP++PLQP+L+PPR+R+K

    Sibenik 2007/CBM 118 ext ] 12.Qe1-g3N Diagram [ 12.Be2-f3 Be7-f6 (RR 12...Rf8-e8 13.Qe1-f2 Be7-f8 14.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 15.Nd4-e2 b7-b5 16.a4xb5 a6xb5 17.Rd1-d2Diagram

    257

    rl+rlk++qn+ppp+npp+++p+++++PP++NLL+PPRNQPP+++RK

    b5-b4 18.Nc3-d1 Bc8-a6 19.b2-b3 e6-e5 20.Nd1-b2 e5xf4 21.Be3xf4 Nc6-e5 22.Nb2-d3 Ne5xd3 23.c2xd3 Nd7-c5 24.Ne2-c1 g7-g6 25.Rf1-e1 Bf8-g7 26.d3-d4 Nc5-e6 27.Bf4-e3Heinatz,T (2345)-Bischoff,K (2550)/Dresden 1995/EXT 1997/- (41) ) 13.Nd4-b3 Nd7-b6 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 12.Qe1-d2 Diagram

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 62

    258

    r+l+rk++pqnlpppp+npp++++++P+NPP++NL+PPQL+PPR++RK

    Nd7-f6 13.Nd4xc6 Diagram

    259

    r+l+rk++pqlpppp+Nppn+++++P++PP++NL+PPQL+PPR++RK

    b7xc6 14.b2-b4 Bc8-b7 15.Ra1-b1 e6-e5 16.Rb1-d1 d6-d5 17.f4xe5 Qc7xe5 18.e4xd5 Nf6xd5 19.Nc3xd5 c6xd5 0.35/11 ;RR 12.Kg1-h1 Ra8-b8 13.Qe1-g3 Rf8-e8 14.Ra1-d1 Be7-f8 15.f4-f5 Nd7-e5 16.Be2-h5 g7-g6 17.Bh5-e2 Nc6xd4 18.Be3xd4 Bc8-d7 19.Bd4xe5 d6xe5 20.f5xg6 f7xg6 21.Be2-g4 Rb8-d8 22.Rd1-d3 Bd7-c8 23.Rd3-f3 Bf8-g7 24.Rf3-f2- Khizanashvili,V-Jojua,D/Tbilisi2001/EXT 2004 ] 12...Be7-f6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 12...Nc6-b4 13.Nc3-d1

    260

    r+l+rk++pqnlpppp+npp++++++P+NPP++NLQPP+L+PPR++RK

    Nb4-c6 14.c2-c3 Nd7-f6 15.Nd1-f2 Bc8-d7 16.Nd4-f3 d6-d5 17.Be2-d3 g7-g6 18.e4-e5 Nf6-h5 0.17/12Diagram

    261

    r++rk++pqllp+pp+n+p+p+++pP+nP++P++PLLNQP+NPPR++RK

    ]

    (Diagram 262)

    Black threatens to win material: Bf6xd4 13.Ra1-d1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Nd4xc6 b7xc6 14.Ra1-d1 Ra8-b8 15.e4-e5 d6xe5 16.b2-b3 Rb8-b4 17.Be2-c4 Kg8-h8 18.Nc3-e4 Diagram Bf6-e7 19.a4-a5 e5xf4 20.Qg3xf4 Qc7xa5 21.Ne4-d6 Nd7-e5 22.c2-c3

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 63

    262

    r+l+rk++pqn+pppp+nppl+++++P+NPP++NLQPP+L+PPR++RK

    263

    +l+rk+qn+pppp+p+pl+++p+PrL+NP++P+LQ+P++PP++R+RK

    Rb4-b8 23.b3-b4 0.17/11 ] 13...Ra8-b8 [ 13...Bf6xd4 Diagram

    (Diagram 264)

    14.Be3xd4 ( 14.Rd1xd4 Nc6xd4 15.Be3xd4 e6-e5-+ ) 14...Nc6xd4 15.Rd1xd4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nc6-b4 14.Qg3-f2 Rf8-d8 15.f4-f5 e6xf5 16.e4xf5 Nd7-c5 17.Rf1-e1 Rd8-e8 18.Be2-f3 Bc8-d7 -0.06/10 ] 14.Nd4xc6 [ 14.Nd4-f3!?! ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14.Nd4-f3 b7-b6 15.f4-f5 Nd7-e5 16.f5xe6 f7xe6 17.Nf3xe5 Nc6xe5 18.Be3-d4 Qc7-c6 19.Qg3-f2

    264

    r+l+rk++pqn+pppp+npp++++++P+lPP++NLQPP+L+PP++R+RK

    Ne5-c4 20.b2-b3 Nc4-e5 21.Bd4xe5 d6xe5 0.25/11 ] 14...b7xc6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...b7xc6 15.e4-e5 d6xe5 16.b2-b3 Rb8-b4 17.Be2-c4 Kg8-h8 18.Nc3-e4 Bf6-e7 19.a4-a5 e5xf4 20.Qg3xf4 Qc7xa5 21.Ne4-d6 Nd7-e5 22.c2-c3 Rb4-b8 23.b3-b4 0.40/12 ] 15.e4-e5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 15.e4-e5 d6xe5 16.Nc3-e4 Bf6-e7 17.b2-b3 f7-f5 18.Ne4-g5 Be7xg5 19.Qg3xg5 Nd7-f6 20.f4xe5 Diagram

    (Diagram 265)

    Nf6-e4 21.Qg5-h5 Rb8-b4 22.Be3-d4 c6-c5 23.Bd4-b2 Bc8-b7 24.Be2-c4 0.21/12 ] 15...d6xe5 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 15...d6xe5 16.b2-b3 Rb8-b4 17.Be2-c4 Kg8-h8 18.Nc3-e4 Bf6-e7 19.c2-c3 Rb4xc4 20.b3xc4 e5xf4 21.Rf1xf4 e6-e5 22.Rf4-g4 Nd7-f6 23.Rg4-h4 Bc8-f5 24.Ne4-c5 Nf6-d7 0.16/13 ] 16.Nc3-e4 [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 16.b2-b3 Rb8-b4 17.Be2-c4 Kg8-h8 18.Nc3-e4 Bf6-e7 19.c2-c3 Rb4-b8 20.f4-f5 Nd7-b6 21.f5-f6 Be7xf6 22.Ne4xf6 Nb6xc4 23.b3xc4 g7xf6 24.Rf1xf6 0.28/12 ] 16...Bf6-e7 [ 16...Rb8xb2 17.Rd1xd7 Bc8xd7

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 64

    265

    rl+rk++q+ppp+p+pn+++PpQP+++++P+L++P+L+PP++R+RK

    18.Ne4xf6+ Kg8-h8 19.Qg3-h4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 16...Bf6-e7 17.f4-f5 e6xf5 18.Rf1xf5 Rb8xb2 19.Rd1-f1 Rb2-b4 20.Be3-h6 g7-g6 21.Bh6xf8 Nd7xf8 22.Qg3xe5 Nf8-e6 23.Qe5xc7 Ne6xc7 24.Rf5-e5 Nc7-e6 25.a4-a5 f7-f5 26.Ne4-f2 Be7-f6 27.Be2xa6 Bf6xe5 28.Ba6xc8 Kg8-f7 29.a5-a6 Rb4-b2 0.06/13 ] 17.f4-f5 [ 17.f4xe5 A) 17...Nd7xe5?? 18.Be3-d4 Ne5-f3+ 19.Rf1xf3 ( 19.Qg3xf3 f7-f5 20.Ne4-c5 e6-e5+- ; 19.Be2xf3 Qc7xg3 20.Ne4xg3 Rb8-b4+- ) 19...Qc7xg3 20.Rf3xg3+- ; B) 17...Qc7xe5 18.Qg3xe5 Diagram

    (Diagram 266)

    Nd7xe5= ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17.f4xe5 Qc7xe5 18.Qg3xe5 Nd7xe5 19.b2-b3 Rb8-b4 20.Ne4-d6 Be7xd6 21.Rd1xd6 Rb4-e4 22.Kg1-f2 f7-f5 23.h2-h3 f5-f4 24.Be3-d4 0.09/11 ] 17...e6xf5 White has a very activeposition. Black has a new doubledpawn: f7 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 17...e6xf5 18.Rf1xf5 Rb8xb2 19.Rd1-f1 Rb2-b4 20.Be3-h6 g7-g6 21.Bh6xf8 Nd7xf8 22.Qg3xe5 Nf8-e6

    266

    rl+rk+++nlpppp+p+p++++Q+P++N++++L+PP+L+PP++R+RK

    23.Qe5xc7 Ne6xc7 24.Rf5-e5 Nc7-e6 25.a4-a5 f7-f5 26.Ne4-f2 Be7-f6 27.Be2xa6 Bf6xe5 28.Ba6xc8 Kg8-f7 29.a5-a6 Rb4-b2 0.06/12 ] 18.Be3-h6 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18.Rf1xf5 Rb8xb2 19.Rd1-f1 g7-g6 20.Be3-h6 f7-f6 21.Rf5-f2 f6-f5 22.Be2-c4+ Kg8-h8 23.Bh6xf8 Nd7xf8 24.Ne4-g5 f5-f4 25.Qg3-h4 Be7xg5 26.Qh4xg5 0.14/12 ] 18...g7-g6 Consolidates h5 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 18...g7-g6 19.Rf1xf5 Rb8-b4 20.Ne4-g5 Rb4-f4 21.Rf5xf4 e5xf4 22.Qg3-c3 Be7-f6 23.Qc3-f3 Rf8-d8 24.Ng5-e4 Bf6-e5 25.Qf3-f2 a6-a5 26.c2-c3 Bc8-b7 -0.24/13 ] 19.Rf1xf5 [ 19.Bh6xf8?is no good because of Nd7xf8 20.Ne4-f2 Rb8xb2-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 19.Rf1xf5 Rb8-b4 20.Ne4-g5 Rb4-f4 21.Rf5xf4 e5xf4 22.Qg3-c3 Be7-f6 23.Qc3-c4 Nd7-b6 24.Qc4-b4 Rf8-e8 25.Ng5-e4 Bf6-h4 26.Qb4-d4 Qc7-e5 -0.21/12 ] 19...Rb8-b4Black threatens to win material: Rb4xe4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 19...Rb8-b4 20.Ne4-g5 Be7xg5 21.Qg3xg5 Rf8-e8 22.b2-b3 Rb4-d4 23.Rd1-f1 Qc7-b6 24.Kg1-h1 Rd4-f4 25.Be2-c4 -0.02/11 ] 20.Be2-d3 [ 20.Bh6xf8? fails becauseof Kg8xf8 ( 20...Be7xf8 21.Be2-d3 )

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    21.Rd1xd7 Bc8xd7 22.Rf5xe5 f7-f6 23.Re5xe7 Qc7xg3 24.Ne4xg3 Kf8xe7-+ ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20.Ne4-f2 Rf8-d8 21.b2-b3 Be7-h4 22.Qg3-c3 g6xf5 23.Qc3xb4 Bh4xf2+ 24.Kg1xf2 Nd7-f6 25.Rd1xd8+ Qc7xd8 26.Bh6-g5 f5-f4 27.g2-g3 a6-a5 28.Bg5xf6 Qd8xf6 29.Qb4xa5 f4xg3+ 30.Kf2xg3 -0.26/10 ] 20...f7-f6Controls g5 [ 20...Rf8-d8 21.Rd1-e1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 20...Rf8-d8 21.Rd1-f1 f7-f6 22.Rf5-f3 Rb4xb2 23.Qg3-h4 Kg8-h8 24.Rf3-h3 Nd7-f8 25.Bh6xf8 Bc8xh3 26.Bf8xe7 Qc7xe7 27.g2xh3 g6-g5 28.Qh4-g3 Qe7-a7+ 29.Qg3-f2 -0.50/11 ] 21.Rd1-f1 [ 21.Bh6xf8 Diagram

    267

    +l+Lk++qnl+pp+p+pp+++pR+Pr+N++++L+QPP++PP++R+K

    Kg8xf8 22.Ne4-g5 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 21.Bh6xf8 Kg8xf8 22.Rf5-f2 f6-f5 23.Ne4-g5 Nd7-c5 24.Ng5xh7+ Kf8-f7 25.Nh7-g5+ Be7xg5 26.Qg3xg5 Rb4xb2 27.Bd3-c4+ Bc8-e6 28.Qg5-h6 0.63/9 ] 21...Rb4xe4 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 21...Rf8-d8 22.Rf5-f3 Rb4xb2 23.Qg3-h4 Kg8-h8 24.Rf3-h3 Nd7-f8 25.Bh6xf8 Bc8xh3 26.Bf8xe7 Qc7xe7 27.g2xh3 g6-g5 28.Qh4-g3 Qe7-a7+ 29.Qg3-f2 -0.50/11 ] 22.Bh6xf8 [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 22.Bd3xe4 Diagram

    268

    +l+rk++qnl+pp+p+ppL++pR+P++L+++++QPP++PP+++RK

    Nd7-c5 23.Rf5xe5 Qc7xe5 24.Qg3xe5 f6xe5 25.Bh6xf8 Be7xf8 26.Be4xc6 Nc5-e6 27.Kg1-f2 Bf8-c5+ 28.Kf2-g3 Kg8-g7 29.c2-c3 Bc5-e3 30.Kg3-f3 Be3-f4 31.g2-g3 Ne6-g5+ 32.Kf3-f2 Ng5-h3+ 33.Kf2-f3 -0.16/12 ] 22...Kg8xf8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 22...Kg8xf8 23.Bd3xe4 g6xf5 24.Be4xf5 Nd7-b6 25.Bf5xh7 Bc8-e6 26.Bh7-e4 Be6-c4 27.Be4-d3 Bc4xd3 28.Qg3xd3 Nb6xa4 29.Kg1-h1 Na4-c5 30.Qd3-h3 Qc7-b7 31.b2-b3 e5-e4 32.Kh1-g1 Kf8-g7 33.Qh3-g4+ Kg7-f7 -0.35/14 ] 23.Bd3xe4 Diagram [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 23.Bd3xe4 g6xf5 24.Be4xf5 Nd7-b6 25.Bf5xc8 Nb6xc8 26.Kg1-h1 Qc7-a5 27.Qg3-h4 Nc8-d6 28.b2-b3 e5-e4 29.Qh4xh7 Qa5-c3 30.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7 31.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-e6 32.Qh5-e2 f6-f5 33.g2-g3 a6-a5 34.Kh1-g2 Nd6-f7 -0.40/14 ]

    (Diagram 269)

    23...g6xf5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 23...g6xf5 24.Be4xf5 Nd7-b6 25.Bf5xc8 Nb6xc8 26.Kg1-h1 Qc7-a5 27.Qg3-h4 Nc8-d6 28.b2-b3 e5-e4 29.Qh4xh7 Qa5-c3 30.Qh7-h8+ Kf8-f7

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    269

    +l+k++qnl+pp+p+pp+++pR+P++L+++++QPP++PP+++RK

    31.Qh8-h5+ Kf7-e6 32.Qh5-e2 f6-f5 33.g2-g3 a6-a5 34.Kh1-g2 Nd6-f7 -0.30/12 ]

    270

    +l+k++qnl+pp+p+p+++pp+P++L+++++QPP++PP+++RK

    24.Be4xf5 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 24.Be4xf5 Nd7-b6 25.Bf5xc8 Nb6xc8 26.Kg1-h1 a6-a5 27.Qg3-h3 Be7-d8 28.Rf1-d1 Nc8-b6 29.Qh3-h6+ Kf8-g8 30.Qh6-d2 Bd8-e7 31.Qd2xa5 Kg8-g7 32.b2-b3 Be7-f8 33.Kh1-g1 Kg7-g6 34.g2-g4 h7-h5 35.g4xh5+Diagram Kg6xh5 -0.41/13 ]Black wins the exchange 24...Nd7-b6Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 24...Nd7-b6 25.Bf5xc8 Diagram

    271

    ++l++q++np+pk+Q+p+PP+++++P++++P++P++R+K

    272

    +l+k++qnl+pp+p+p+++pL+P+++++++QPP++PP+++RK

    273

    +L+k++ql+ppnp+p+++p+P+++++++QPP++PP+++RK

    Nb6xc8 26.Kg1-h1 a6-a5 27.Qg3-h3

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    Be7-d8 28.Qh3-h6+ Kf8-g8 Diagram

    274

    +nl+k++q++p+p+pQp+p+P++++++++PP++PP+++R+K

    29.Rf1-f3 Qc7-e7 30.Rf3-c3 c6-c5 31.Rc3-g3+ Kg8-h8 32.Kh1-g1 Nc8-b6 -0.24/12 ]

    275

    +l+k++ql+ppnp+p+++pL+P+++++++QPP++PP+++RK

    Black threatens to win material: Nb6xa4 25.Bf5xh7 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 25.Bf5xc8 Nb6xc8 26.Kg1-h1 a6-a5 27.Qg3-h3 Diagram

    (Diagram 276)

    Be7-d8 28.Qh3-h6+ Kf8-g8 29.Rf1-f3 Qc7-f7 30.Rf3-d3 Bd8-b6 31.Rd3-g3+ Kg8-h8 -0.37/10 ]White has a mate threat 25...Bc8-e6

    276

    +n+k++ql+p+p+p+p+p+P++++++++QPP++PP+++R+K

    277

    +l+k++ql+Lpnp+p+++p+P+++++++QPP++PP+++RK

    [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 25...Bc8-e6 26.Bh7-g6 Nb6-d5 27.Qg3-h4 Be7-d8 28.Qh4-h8+ Be6-g8 29.Bg6-d3 Nd5-b4 30.Bd3-f5 Qc7-g7 31.Qh8xg7+ Kf8xg7 -0.34/13 ] 26.Bh7-e4 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 26.Qg3-h4 Nb6-d5 27.Kg1-h1 Kf8-e8 28.Bh7-f5 Be6xf5 29.Qh4-h5+ Ke8-f8 30.Rf1xf5 Qc7-b6 31.Qh5-h8+ Kf8-f7 32.Qh8-h7+ Kf7-e6 33.c2-c4 Nd5-e3 -0.41/11 ] 26...Nb6-d5 [ 26...Be6-c4 27.Rf1-d1 Bc4-d5 28.Qg3-h4 Bd5xe4 29.Qh4xe4 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 26...Qc7-d6 27.Qg3-h4 Kf8-e8

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    278

    ++k++ql+pnp+lp+++p+P++L+++++QPP++PP+++RK

    28.Qh4-h5+ Diagram

    279

    ++k++++l+pnpqlp+++p+QP++L++++++PP++PP+++RK

    Ke8-d7 29.Rf1-d1 Nb6-d5 30.Be4-f5 Qd6-c5+ 31.Kg1-h1 Qc5-b4 32.Bf5xe6+ Kd7xe6 33.b2-b3 Nd5-c3 -0.36/10 ] 27.Qg3-h4 Exerts pressureon the backward pawn [ 27.Kg1-h1 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27.Kg1-h1Diagram

    (Diagram 280)

    a6-a5 28.b2-b3 Be7-d8 29.Qg3-f3 Be6-f7 30.c2-c4 Nd5-b4 31.Qf3-e3 Bd8-e7 32.Kh1-g1 -0.17/11 ] 27...Nd5-f4 [ 27...Qc7-b6+!?

    280

    ++k++ql+p+p+lp+++np+P++L+++++QPP++PP+++R+K

    28.Kg1-h1 Kf8-e8 ( 28...Qb6xb2?is a blank shot 29.Be4-g6 Be7-b4

    30.c2-c4+- );Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 27...Kf8-e8 28.Qh4-h5+ Ke8-d7 29.Rf1-d1 Kd7-c8 30.Be4-f5 Be6xf5 31.Qh5xf5+ Kc8-b7 32.Qf5-f2 e5-e4 33.h2-h4 e4-e3 34.Qf2-e2 f6-f5 -0.61/11 ] 28.Qh4-h8+= [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 28.Qh4-h8+ Diagram

    281

    ++kQ+ql+p+p+lp+++p+P++Ln+++++PP++PP+++RK

    Kf8-f7 29.g2-g3 Be6-d5 30.Qh8-h7+ Kf7-f8 31.g3xf4 Be7-c5+ 32.Rf1-f2 Bc5xf2+ 33.Kg1xf2 Qc7-b6+ 34.Kf2-f3 Qb6xb2 35.Qh7-h6+ Kf8-e8 36.Be4xd5 c6xd5 37.Qh6-h8+ Ke8-e7 38.Qh8-g7+ Ke7-e8 39.Qg7-g8+

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    Ke8-e7 40.Qg8xd5 Qb2-c3+ 41.Qd5-d3 Qc3-c6+ 42.Qd3-e4 Qc6-c3+ 43.Kf3-g4 -0.01/12 ] 28...Be6-g8 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 28...Kf8-f7 29.g2-g3 Be6-d5 Diagram

    282

    +++Q+qlk+p+p+p+++lp+P++Ln++++PPP++P+++RK

    30.Qh8-h7+ Kf7-e8 31.g3xf4 Be7-c5+ 32.Rf1-f2 Bc5xf2+ 33.Kg1xf2 Qc7-b6+ 34.Kf2-f3 Qb6xb2 35.Be4xd5 c6xd5 36.Qh7-g8+ Ke8-e7 37.Qg8xd5 Qb2-c3+ 38.Qd5-d3 Qc3-c6+ 39.Qd3-e4 Qc6-c3+ 40.Kf3-g4 0.09/11] 29.Rf1-d1 [ 29.Kg1-h1 Qc7-d8 30.Be4-h7 ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 29.Be4-h7 Be7-c5+ 30.Kg1-h1 Qc7xh7 31.Qh8xf6+ Bg8-f7 32.Qf6xe5 Nf4-d5 33.c2-c4 Qh7-d3 34.Qe5-h8+ Kf8-e7 35.Rf1-e1+ Ke7-d7 36.c4xd5 Qd3xd5 37.Qh8-f6 Kd7-c7 38.h2-h4 Kc7-b7 39.Qf6-g7 a6-a5 0.08/11 ] 29...Nf4-e6 [ 29...Qc7-b6+ Diagram

    (Diagram 283)

    would keep Black in the game 30.Kg1-f1 Qb6xb2 ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 29...Qc7-b6+ 30.Kg1-f1 Qb6xb2 31.Be4-h7 Qb2-a2 32.Bh7xg8 Qa2xg8 33.Qh8xg8+ Kf8xg8 34.Rd1-d7 Nf4-d5 35.Rd7-a7 Kg8-f7 36.Ra7xa6 Nd5-b4 37.Ra6-b6 Be7-c5

    283

    ++klQ++l+pqp+p+++p+P++Ln+++++PP++PP++R+K

    38.Rb6-b7+ Kf7-e6 39.a4-a5 e5-e4 40.g2-g3 f6-f5 41.c2-c3 -0.07/12 ] 30.Kg1-h1 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30.Kg1-h1 Be7-d8 31.Be4-f5 Ne6-d4 32.Bf5-h3 c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 e5-e4 38.Kh1-g1 e4-e3 39.Bh3-g4 d3-d2 40.Rc6xa6 Bh7-c2 41.Ra6-a8 Kf8-e8 42.a4-a5 f6-f5 43.Bg4-e2 d2-d1Q+ 44.Be2xd1 Bc2xd1 45.Ra8-a7 Bd8-f6 0.45/12 ] 30...Be7-d8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 30...Be7-d8 31.Be4-f5 Ne6-d4 32.Bf5-h3 c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 e5-e4 38.Kh1-g1 e4-e3 39.Bh3-g4 d3-d2 40.Rc6xa6 Bh7-c2 41.Ra6-a8 Kf8-e8 42.a4-a5 f6-f5 43.Bg4-e2 d2-d1Q+ 44.Be2xd1 Bc2xd1 45.Ra8-a7 Bd8-f6 0.52/13 ] 31.Be4-f5 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31.Be4-f5 Diagram

    (Diagram 284)

    Ne6-d4 32.Bf5-h3 c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 e5-e4 38.Kh1-g1 e4-e3 39.Bh3-g4

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    284

    +lklQ+q++p+p+np+++pL+P++++++++PP++PP++R++K

    d3-d2 40.Rc6xa6 Bh7-c2 41.Ra6-a8 Kf8-e8 42.a4-a5 f6-f5 43.Bg4-e2 d2-d1Q+ 44.Be2xd1 Bc2xd1 45.Ra8-a7 Bd8-f6 0.41/14 ] 31...Ne6-d4 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 31...Ne6-d4 32.Bf5-h3 c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 e5-e4 38.Kh1-g1 e4-e3 39.Bh3-g4 d3-d2 40.Rc6xa6 Bh7-c2 41.Ra6-a8 Kf8-e8 42.a4-a5 f6-f5 43.Bg4-e2 d2-d1Q+ 44.Be2xd1 Bc2xd1 45.Ra8-a7 Bd8-f6 0.59/15 ] 32.Bf5-h3 [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 32.Bf5-h3 c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 e5-e4 38.Kh1-g1 e4-e3 39.Bh3-g4 d3-d2 40.Rc6xa6 Bh7-c2 41.Ra6-a8 Kf8-e8 42.a4-a5 f6-f5 43.Bg4-e2 d2-d1Q+ 44.Be2xd1 Bc2xd1 45.Ra8-a7 Bd8-f6 0.45/14Diagram

    (Diagram 285)

    ] 32...Qc7-f7 [ 32...Qc7-g7!? 33.Qh8xg7+ Kf8xg7! ;Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 32...c6-c5 33.c2-c3 Qc7-h7 34.Qh8xh7 Bg8xh7 35.c3xd4 c5xd4 36.Rd1-c1 d4-d3 37.Rc1-c6 a6-a5

    285

    ++k++R+++++l+P++p+++++++p+P++PP++l+K

    38.Kh1-g1 e5-e4 39.Kg1-f2 f6-f5 40.g2-g3 Kf8-f7 41.Kf2-e1 Bd8-f6 42.Ke1-d2 Bf6xb2 43.Rc6-h6 0.54/12 ] 33.c2-c3+- [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33.c2-c3 c6-c5 34.c3xd4 c5xd4 35.Bh3-f5 Qf7-b3 36.Rd1-f1 Qb3-f7 37.Bf5-d3 Qf7-b3 38.Qh8-h6+Diagram

    286

    +lkl+++++p++pQ++p+P+p+++q+L++P++PP+++R+K

    Kf8-e8 39.Qh6-g7 Bg8-f7 40.Qg7-h8+ Ke8-d7 41.Bd3-f5+ Kd7-e7 42.Bf5-g6 Qb3-e6 43.Qh8-h7 Qe6-c4 44.Kh1-g1 0.88/12 ] 33...Qf7-b3?Diagram [ 33...c6-c5+- Diagram; Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 33...c6-c5 34.c3xd4 Diagram

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    287

    +lklQ+++q+p++p++pp+P+n+++P++LP++PP++R++K

    288

    +lklQ+++q+p++p++pp+P+P++++++LP++PP++R++K

    c5xd4 35.Bh3-f5 a6-a5 36.Rd1-c1 Qf7-g7 37.Qh8xg7+ Kf8xg7 38.Rc1-c8 Bd8-b6 39.Rc8-c6 Diagram

    (Diagram 289)

    Bb6-d8 40.Rc6-d6 Bd8-e7 41.Rd6-d7 Kg7-f7 42.Kh1-g1 1.07/13 ]

    (Diagram 290)

    34.Qh8-h6+ [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34.Qh8-h6+ Diagram Kf8-e8 35.Bh3-g4 c6-c5 36.c3xd4 c5xd4 37.Bg4-h5+ Ke8-e7 38.Qh6-g6

    289

    +++l++++klR+p+p+pL+P+p++++++P++PP++++K

    290

    +lklQ++++p+p+p+++p+P+n+++qP++LP++PP++R++K

    291

    +lkl+++++p+p+pQ++p+P+n+++qP++LP++PP++R++K

    Ke7-d6 39.Qg6-e8 Diagram

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    292

    +lQ+l+++++p+kp+++p+LP+p+++q+++P++PP++R++K

    Bd8-e7 40.Bh5-g4 Bg8-e6 41.Rd1-c1 Qb3-b7 42.Bg4xe6 Kd6xe6 43.Kh1-g1Diagram

    293

    ++Q+++q+l+p++kp+++p+P+p++++++P++PP+R+K

    d4-d3 44.Qe8-c6+ Qb7xc6 45.Rc1xc6+ Ke6-d5 46.Rc6xa6 d3-d2 0.96/12 ] 34...Kf8-e7 Diagram [ 34...Kf8-e8 35.Qh6-h5+ Diagram

    (Diagram 294)

    Bg8-f7 36.Qh5-h8+ Ke8-e7 37.Rd1-f1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 34...Kf8-e8 Diagram 35.Bh3-g4 c6-c5 36.c3xd4 c5xd4 37.Bg4-h5+ Ke8-e7 38.Qh6-g6

    294

    +lk+l+++++p+p+p+++p+QP+n+++qP++LP++PP++R++K

    295

    +lk+l+++++p+p+pQ++p+P+n+++qP++LP++PP++R++K

    Ke7-d6 39.Qg6-e8 Bd8-e7 40.Bh5-g4 Bg8-e6 41.Rd1-c1 Qb3-b7 42.Bg4xe6 Kd6xe6 43.Qe8-g8+ Ke6-d6 44.Qg8-c4 a6-a5 45.Kh1-g1 Be7-d8 46.Qc4-g8 Qb7-b6 47.Qg8-f8+ Bd8-e7 1.12/12 ]

    (Diagram 296)

    35.Rd1-f1 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 35.Qh6-g7+ Qb3-f7 36.Qg7xf7+ Bg8xf7 37.c3xd4 Bf7-b3 38.Rd1-d3 Bb3-d5 39.d4xe5 f6xe5 40.Bh3-g4 Bd8-b6 41.Rd3-h3 e5-e4 42.Bg4-e2 a6-a5 43.Rh3-h6 Bb6-d4 2.05/11 ]

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    296

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    297

    +l+l+++k+p+p+pQ++p+P+n+++qP++LP++PP+++R+K

    35...Nd4-e6 Diagram [ 35...Nd4-f3is the last straw 36.Bh3-g4 Ke7-d6Diagram

    (Diagram 298)

    37.Qh6-f8+ Kd6-c7 38.Bg4xf3 Bg8-c4+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 35...Nd4-f3 Diagram

    (Diagram 299)

    36.Qh6-g7+ Bg8-f7 Diagram 37.Qg7-g4 Diagram Ke7-f8 38.Qg4-c8 Qb3-b6 39.Rf1xf3

    298

    +l+l+++++p+pkpQ++p+P+++L++qP+n+P++PP+++R+K

    299

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    300

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    301

    +l++++kl+p+p+p+++p+P+++Q++qP+n+LP++PP+++R+K

    Bf7-e8 40.b2-b4 e5-e4 Diagram

    302

    +Qllk+++++pqp+p+++++PP+p+++P+R+L+++PP++++K

    41.a4-a5 Qb6-a7 42.Qc8xd8 Diagram

    (Diagram 303)

    e4xf3 43.Qd8xf6+ Qa7-f7 44.Qf6xf3 Qf7xf3 45.g2xf3 2.64/12 Diagram

    (Diagram 304)

    ] 36.Qh6xf6+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 36.Qh6xf6+ Ke7-d6 Diagram 37.Bh3xe6 Bd8xf6 38.Be6xb3 Bg8xb3 39.Rf1xf6+ Kd6-d7 40.a4-a5

    303

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    304

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    305

    +l+l+++k+p+p+npQ++p+P+++++qP++LP++PP+++R+K

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 75

    306

    +l+l+++++p+pknQ+++p+P+++++qP++LP++PP+++R+K

    Bb3-d5 41.Kh1-g1 Kd7-e7 Diagram

    307

    ++++++k+p+p+R+P+lp++++++P++P++PP+++K

    42.Rf6-h6 Ke7-f7 43.Kg1-f2 Kf7-g7 44.Rh6-d6 Kg7-f7 45.h2-h4 Diagram

    (Diagram 308)

    Kf7-e7 Diagram

    (Diagram 309)

    46.Rd6-h6 Ke7-f7 47.h4-h5 Bd5-e4Diagram 48.g2-g4 Kf7-g7 49.Rh6-d6 5.80/14 ] 36...Ke7-d6 Diagram [Houdini 2.0cPro x64: 36...Ke7-d6 Diagram

    308

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    309

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    310

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    311

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    312

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    37.Bh3xe6 Bd8xf6 38.Be6xb3 Bg8xb3 39.Rf1xf6+ Kd6-d7 40.a4-a5 Bb3-d5 Diagram

    (Diagram 313)

    41.Kh1-g1 Diagram

    (Diagram 314)

    Kd7-e7 42.Rf6-h6 Ke7-f7 Diagram 43.Kg1-f2 Kf7-g7 44.Rh6-d6 Kg7-f7 45.h2-h4 Kf7-e7 46.Rd6-h6 Ke7-f7Diagram 47.h4-h5 Diagram

    313

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    314

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    315

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    316

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    317

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    Bd5-e4 48.g2-g4 Kf7-g7 49.Rh6-d6 5.98/15 ]

    (Diagram 318)

    37.Bh3xe6 Diagram [ 37.Bh3xe6 Bd8xf6 38.Be6xb3 Bg8xb3 39.Rf1xf6+ Kd6-d5 40.a4-a5+- ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 37.Bh3xe6 Bd8xf6 38.Be6xb3 Bg8xb3 39.Rf1xf6+ Kd6-d7 40.a4-a5 Bb3-d5 41.Kh1-g1 Kd7-e7 42.Rf6-h6Diagram Ke7-f7 43.Kg1-f2 Diagram Kf7-g7 44.Rh6-d6 Kg7-f7 45.h2-h4 Kf7-e7 46.Rd6-h6 Ke7-f7 Diagram

    318

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    320

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    321

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    47.h4-h5 Bd5-e4 48.Rh6-d6 5.51/9 ]

    322

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    1-0

    4 A31Jean-Luc CostaJudit Polgar

    A Biel-A 1987

    A31: Symmetrical English: 2 Nf3 Nf6 3d4 1.d2-d4 Ng8-f6 2.c2-c4 c7-c5 3.Ng1-f3 c5xd4 Diagram 4.Nf3xd4 e7-e5 5.Nd4-b5 d7-d5 6.c4xd5 Bf8-c5 7.Nb5-c3 0-0

    323

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    8.g2-g3 Nf6-g4 9.e2-e3 Diagram [RR 9.Nc3-e4 Bc5-b4+ 10.Nb1-c3 Qd8-b6 11.h2-h3 Bc8-f5 12.h3xg4 Bf5xe4 13.Rh1-h5 Nb8-d7 14.Bc1-d2 Be4-g6 15.Rh5-h2 Nd7-f6 16.e2-e3 Rf8-d8- Hausner,I (2415)-Prediger,R(2202)/Bayern 2006/EXT 2007 ]

    324

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    9...f7-f5 last book move last bookmove 10.Bf1-g2 Diagram [ 10.Bf1-e2!?! RR Ng4-f6 11.a2-a3 Nb8-d7 12.b2-b4 Bc5-d6 13.Nb1-d2 Nd7-b6 14.e3-e4 Kg8-h8 15.Bc1-b2 f5xe4 16.Nc3xe4 Bc8-h3 17.Ne4-g5 Bh3-g2 18.Ng5-e6 Qd8-d7 19.Rh1-g1 Bg2xd5 20.Ne6xf8 Ra8xf8 21.Ra1-c1

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    Qd7-e6 Diagram

    325

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    22.f2-f3 a7-a6 23.Rg1-f1 Qe6-h3 24.Rf1-f2 Nf6-g4 25.f3xg4 Diagram

    326

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    Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Hernandez,G(2560)/Merida 1996/CBM 056/1-0 (36) ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10.Bf1-e2 Nb8-d7 11.Nb1-a3 Nd7-b6 12.0-0 a7-a6 13.Qd1-b3 Qd8-d6 14.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 15.Na3-c4 Diagram

    (Diagram 327)

    Nb6xc4 16.Qb3xc4 0.54/11 ] 10...f5-f4 Black gets more space [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 10...e5-e4

    327

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    328

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    Diagram

    (Diagram 329)

    11.0-0 Nb8-a6 12.a2-a3 Bc5-d6 13.b2-b4 Na6-c7 14.Bc1-b2 b7-b5 15.Nb1-d2 Bd6-e5 16.Qd1-b3 Qd8-d6 17.h2-h3 Ng4-f6 0.18/11 ] 11.h2-h3NDiagram [ 11.Bg2-f3!? must definitelybe considered f4xe3 12.Bf3xg4 e3xf2+ 13.Ke1-f1 RR Nb8-d7 14.Kf1-g2 Nd7-f6 15.Bg4xc8 Ra8xc8 16.Bc1-g5 Bc5-d4 17.Qd1-b3Diagram h7-h6 18.Bg5xf6 Diagram

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    329

    rnlqrk+pp++pp+++++lP+p+++p+n++NPPPP+PLPRNLQK+R

    330

    +rqrk+pp++pp++n+++PpL+l+++QN+PPP+pKPRN+++R

    331

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    Qd8xf6 Diagram

    332

    +r+rk+pp++p++qp++Pp++l+++QN+PPP+pKPRN+++R

    19.Nb1-d2 Diagram

    333

    +r+rk+pp++p++qp++Pp++l+++QN+PPPNpKPR+++R

    Rc8xc3 Diagram

    (Diagram 334)

    20.b2xc3 Diagram

    (Diagram 335)

    Bd4-e3 21.c3-c4 Be3xd2 22.Ra1-d1Diagram e5-e4 23.Rh1-f1 e4-e3 24.Rd1xd2 Qf6-f3+ 25.Kg2-h3 Qf3-f5+ Diagram 26.Kh3-g2 Qf5-e4+ Diagram 27.Kg2-h3 Rf8-f5 28.Qb3-d1

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    334

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    335

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    336

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    337

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    338

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    Diagram

    (Diagram 339)

    Nordstrom,F (2195)-Herrstrom,T (2205)/Haninge 1997/EXT 1999/0-1 (34) ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11.h2-h3Diagram

    (Diagram 340)

    Ng4xf2 12.Ke1xf2 f4xe3+ 13.Kf2-e1 Bc8-f5 14.Nc3-e4 Nb8-d7 15.Ne4xc5 Nd7xc5 16.Bc1xe3 Nc5-d3+ Diagram 17.Ke1-d2 Qd8-d6 Diagram

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    339

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    340

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    341

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    342

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    18.Nb1-c3 Ra8-c8 19.Qd1-b3 Qd6-a6 20.d5-d6+ Rf8-f7 Diagram

    343

    +r++k+pp++rppq+P++++pl++++++QNnLPPPPK+L+R+++R

    21.Bg2xb7 Qa6xb7 22.Qb3xb7 Rf7xb7 0.34/11 ]

    (Diagram 344)

    11...Ng4xf2 Diagram [ 11...f4xe3?doesn't lead to anything significant 12.h3xg4 e3xf2+ 13.Ke1-f1+- ;Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 11...Ng4-f6 12.g3xf4 e5xf4 13.0-0 Nb8-a6 14.Nb1-a3 Na6-b4 Diagram 15.e3-e4 Qd8-d6 16.Nc3-b5 Qd6-e7 17.d5-d6 Qe7-e8 0.24/10 ]

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 83

    344

    rnlqrk+pp++pp+++++lPp+++pn++NPPPPP+PL+RNLQK+R

    345

    r+lqrk+pp++pp++n++lP++n+p+NNP+PPP+PL+RLQ+RK

    346

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    12.Ke1xf2 Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro

    x64: 12.Ke1xf2 Diagram

    347

    rnlqrk+pp++pp+++++lPp+++p++NPPPPP+KL+RNLQ++R

    f4xe3+ 13.Kf2-e1 Bc5-d4 14.Rh1-f1 Bc8-f5 15.d5-d6 Nb8-d7 16.Nc3-d5 Bf5xb1 Diagram

    348

    r+qrk+pp+n+pp+P++++Np++l++++pPPPP++L+RlLQKR+

    17.Nd5-e7+ Kg8-h8 18.Ra1xb1 Qd8-a5+ 19.Ke1-e2 Rf8xf1 20.Bg2xf1 Qa5-a6+ 21.Qd1-d3 Qa6xd6 0.24/9 ]

    (Diagram 349)

    White loses the right to castle 12...f4xe3+ Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 12...f4xe3+ 13.Kf2-e1 Bc5-d4 14.Rh1-f1 Bc8-f5 15.d5-d6 Nb8-d7 16.Nc3-d5 Bf5xb1 17.Nd5-e7+

  • Judit Polgar's Best Games 84

    349

    rnlqrk+pp++pp+++++lPp+++p++NPPPPP+KL+RNLQ++R

    Diagram

    350

    r+qrk+pp+nNpp+P++++p++l++++pPPPP++L+RlLQKR+

    Kg8-h8 18.Ra1xb1 Qd8-a5+ 19.Ke1-e2 Rf8xf1 20.Bg2xf1 Qa5-a6+ 21.Qd1-d3 Qa6xd6 0.39/10 Diagram

    (Diagram 351)

    ]

    (Diagram 352)

    White is in double check. 13.Kf2-e1 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13.Kf2-e1 Rf8-f2 14.Bg2-e4 Qd8-g5 15.Qd1-d3 Qg5xg3 16.Ke1-d1 Bc8-f5 17.Nb1-d2

    351

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    352

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    Bf5xe4 18.Nc3xe4 Qg3-g2 19.Ne4xf2 e3xd2 20.Bc1xd2 Bc5xf2 21.Kd1-c2 Nb8-d7 22.Rh1-f1 Ra8-c8+ 23.Kc2-b1 -0.02/10 ] 13...Rf8-f2Diagram [Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 13...Nb8-a6 14.Rh1-f1 Bc8-f5 15.Nc3-e4 Bc5-d4 16.Nb1-c3 Na6-c5 17.Ne4xc5 Bd4xc5 18.d5-d6 0.32/11 ]

    (Diagram 353)

    Black threatens to win material: Rf2xg2.A beautiful square! 14.Rh1-g1 [ 14.d5-d6 A) 14...Rf2xg2? is tempting,but 15.Qd1-d5+ Bc8-e6 A1)

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    353

    rnlq+k+pp++pp+++++lPp++++++NpPPPP+rL+RNLQK+R

    16.Qd5xe6+?! Kg8-h8 17.Qe6-c4 Nb8-a6! ( 17...Qd8xd6? is inferiorsince it leads to 18.Nc3-e4 Qd6-a6

    19.Nb1-a3 Qa6xc4 20.Na3xc4+- ); A2) 16.Qd5xg2+- ; B) 14...Kg8-h8 15.Qd1-d5 Nb8-a6= ;Houdini 2.0c Prox64: 14.Bg2-e4 Diagram

    354

    rnlq+k+pp++pp+++++lPp+++L+++NpPPPP+r+RNLQK+R

    Qd8-g5 15.Qd1-d3 Qg5xg3 16.Ke1-d1 Qg3-g5 17.d5-d6 Nb8-d7 18.b2-b4 Bc5-d4 19.Be4xh7+ Kg8-h8 0.20/9 ] 14...Qd8-f8 [ Houdini 2.0c Pro x64: 14...