Chess strategies – How to do them correctly

chess strategies Add comments

Sep 20 2012
Chess Strategies When playing chess, the planned moves and the sequence of the game
itself do not always go according to how we would have wanted it at the beginning or even
before starting the game. Chess is a game in which the strategy constantly changes. But
everything will depend on the quick analysis you perform at certain moments of the game.
Observation is a key tool in putting together a chess strategy . You must not only observe
your opponent's pieces but also your own, analyzing objectively and realistically. During the
observation, avoid making plans and limit yourself to analyzing the pros and cons of each
piece, highlighting the possibilities and limitations of each one. Many times we can discover
favorable options that would generally go unnoticed.
After the observation, the formulation of your chess strategies just comes. This plan should
bring you benefits, without chasing false goals. It must be realistic and objective, as well as
observation, weighing what your opponent may do. Your strategy must be flexible since, as
we said at the beginning, your opponent will also do the same to avoid its execution. Finally,
chess strategy must seek excellence. We can even sacrifice a piece to generate enough
distraction to attack, but without an immediate sequence of moves this move would be of no
use.
Chess strategy can focus on short and long term actions, also looking for your opponent's
plans to cancel them in time and as always start with observation and always remember this, in
a chess game it is better to make a bad strategy than to play without no strategy, as in any
intellectual activity, it is better to have an established plan, a strategy, a predefined way of
acting, than to have nothing planned

The Plan: maneuvers that are going to be done and how

to execute them
“The first plan of Chess is the dominance of the center” (Emanuel Lasker).....

From the beginning of the game, victory is sought as an objective and to achieve it, a plan and a
driving path must be “produced” that responds to the needs of the existing position on the board.
You should not improvise, you have to program your ideas correctly taking into account the
elements of the position.
The main elements or factors that we must analyze to choose the plan are:

-The safety of the Kings

-The material aspect

-The coordination of the pieces

-The pawn structure

-The dynamism of the pieces

-Possibilities of breakages

-Space

The preparation of the plan is done by evaluating these factors and integrating them into strategic
operations that can be carried out during the course of the game. Some plans may be more
complex and “extensive” than others, but all must be based on the demands of the position.

According to W. Steinitz –first official World Champion-, “every plan must have a foundation that
does not lie in the personality of the player, but in the situation that the board presents.”

They also create strategic plans.

Examples of Plans.

- Dominance of the center in the Opening - Develop the pieces trying to dominate the greatest
number of central squares.

- In the Rook and King against King Ending – With the coordination of the Rook and the King,
take the opposing King to one edge of the board, being careful not to drown him.

They are two very simple and easy plans to carry out, but if we do not know them in advance we
cannot achieve their execution.
 An excellent example of Karpov against AH Williams in Nice 1974

Rd8...way to the shelter

In the position, after white's move 15.Qb1, Karpov (Black) devised a very original plan: take his King
from the e8 square to the a7 square in order to attack the white King's flank without risking his own
monarch. . In a few moves Karpov sought refuge for his King and began to maneuver to destroy
White's defenses, but not before first making sure to eliminate White's chances on the b-file.

The King has already reached a7

In a few moves black managed to carry out his plan and on move 30 white gave up. It was a well-
conceived and masterfully executed plan.
 Successful plan: White surrenders

Spassky's original plan against Averbach

Strategic plan with fine tactical vision

It is in this difficult position that Spassky almost magically finds a plan that begins with the
move 16...Nc6!!??, giving up a Knight for a pawn without the slightest possibility of attack and
almost no concrete possibility of compensation . When making this ingenious move, the
audience demanded its correction on the wall board where they displayed the game. However,
only a player with superior vision could see the hidden possibilities offered by the surprising
movement and the position derived from it.

Position after 16...Nc6!?

His possible reasoning for developing the plan: Black's position is inferior, very restricted and
without clear counterplay. With logical moves, Black will be overwhelmed by White's
dominance on the h-file, which would become a direct attack on the Black King. To do? Look
for a counterplay based on the dominance of the b-file in the Ne6-d4 maneuver. It'd be
enough? At least, from then on, the game would not be one-sided and White would have to
worry and address his weaknesses.

In fact, the play psychologically shook GM Averbach, who did not find a precise plan to
execute his material advantage. The game continued with ups and downs on both sides - even
Spassky was won - and ended in a draw. But the simple result of the meeting was already
secondary. More important was the lesson in creativity provided by Spassky in finding the right
plan at the right time.

The match

Averbakh,Yuri L - Spassky, Boris V [E74]

USSR-ch23 playoff–1pl Leningrad (3), 1956

 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.Bg5 c5 7.d5 Qa5 8.Bd2 a6 9.a4 e5 10.g4 Ne8 11.h4 f5 12.h5
f4 13.g5 Qd8 14.Bg4 Nc7 15.Bxc8 Qxc8 16.Nf3 Nc6 17.dxc6 bxc6 18.Nh4 Qe8 19.hxg6 hxg6 20.Qg4 Rb8
21.Nd1 Ne6 22.Ra3 Nd4 23.Rah3 Qf7 24.Bc3 Rfe8 25 . R3h2 Qxc4 26.Nxg6 Re6 27.Bxd4 Rxg6 28.Qf5 Qe6
29.Qxe6+ Rxe6 30.Bc3 d5 31.f3 Rb3 32.Rh3 c4 33.Kd2 Rg6 34.Rg1 d4 35.Ba5 Bf8 36.Rg4 Rd6 37.Kc2 R d7
38.G6 TDB7 39.AE1 C5 40.TGH4 AG7 41.AA5 C3 42.BXC3 TA3 43.CXD4 EXD4 44.TXF4 TA2+ 45.RD3 TB1
46.TH1 TXA4 47.RC2 TB5 48.E5 D3+ 49.RXD3 TXF4 50. AC3 TXF3+ 51.R4 TG3 52.RF4 TXG6 53.CE3 TB8
54.CF5 TF8 55.TH5 TE8 56.RE4 TG1 57.TH3 AF8 58.RD5 TD1+ 59.RE4 TC1 60.RD5 TD1+ 61.RE4 TD7 62.CH6+
AXH6+ AXH6 63.Rxh6 Rh7 64.Rg6+ Kf7 65.Rf6+ Ke7 66.Rc6 Rd7 67.Rxc5 Rh6 68.Kd5 Rb6 69.Ba5 Rb5
70.Rxb5 axb5 71.e6+ Rxe6 72.Kc5 Re5+ 73.Kb6 ½–½

The plans

Success in chess is almost entirely due to two factors: Training and The Game Plan . Both are
essential for a good development of the game on the board. In this document we will review the
theory of plans in chess. The plans can be divided into 2 large groups: immediate plans and long-
term plans, the former are also called mono-echelon plans and in many cases are related to the
tactics and errors of the adversary, while the long-term or multi-echelon plans are drawn as a
horizon to follow in the game on which we must base each and every one of our plays. However, it is
necessary to establish the principle that in a chess game the plans, as well as the positions, are
dynamic and changing, so it is necessary to often rethink our strategy and adapt our plan or plans.

It is important to always have a plan in chess without it, we are like a ship without direction that
sooner or later will have to sink.

“Playing a game of chess is about thinking, making plans and also having a bit of
fantasy.” (GM D. Bronstein).

Success in chess is due almost entirely to two factors: Training and the Game Plan,
Training encompasses psychological predisposition, physical and moral
preparation, and above all the habit of training and practicing chess, or better In
other words, a set of good habits that distinguish those who do things to pass the
time from those who do them to enjoy them to the maximum of their possibilities.
The plan in a global way is defined as a systematic model that details what tasks
must be carried out to achieve an objective, in chess then each of our moves must
be linked to a drawn plan that in a certain way dictates the course of our game.
Plans are formed or drawn up when the game is at its climax, when the contest has
reached one of its critical parts. Here we must make a deep evaluation of the
position, to know where to maneuver, what weakness to look for, or what we
should defend. From the opening we must follow a basic plan of harmonious
development of pieces, because if not, we can help our opponent to draw up a
quick plan that attacks our weaknesses caused by a faulty opening, something like
this happened in the next game:
Capablanca, J - Marshall, F [A14]
1. Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.b3 c5 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0–0 Be7 Now and in the future,
White not only does not fear the construction of the black barricade, but even
provokes it on... .d4. However, there are players who do not like to contend with
the pawn triangle in the center and prefer 7.cxd5. 7. d3 [7.cxd5 Nxd5 (7...exd5 8.d4
With play on the isolated pawn d5. ) 8. Bb2 Bf6 the activity of both White bishops is
appreciably limited.] 7...0–0 8.Bb2 d4 One can judge the extent of the difference of
opinion, held even by the leading chess authorities, on the role of the barricade ,
due to the fact that one of the commentators of the current game, Bogoljubov,
placed an exclamation point on this move, adding "it is clear that White's opening
has been strategically refuted." Capablanca obviously held another point of view.
9.e4! A problem play! White wants to provoke the reply...e5 and then begin to
prepare the f4 break, which serves as a means of contending with the barricade.
This, of course, does not mean that he will definitely gain an advantage if he sticks
to his plan. When White plays f4, Black must be ready to reply with...exf4 and then
gxf4...f5. However, Marshall chooses another plan, which radically contradicts the
idea of opening the construction of the barricade. 9...dxe3?

9...dxe3?

Black opens an operational f-file for White, gives his queen bishop the grand
diagonal, and demolishes his own barricade, getting nothing in return. One cannot
consider e3 and d3 as pawn weaknesses in White's position. They are easily
defendable; in fact it is not useful for the black man to even attack them. The
pawns themselves play a great role, keeping the central squares under control.
[9...e5 10.a3 a5 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.Qc2 Ne8 13.Rae1 Qc7 14.Kh1 Nd6 15.Ng1 Nd8
16.Ne2 Ne6 17.f4 exf4 18.gxf4 f5 19.e5 Nf7 20.Ng3 Nh6 Followed by ...Bc6 and
Black has the right to hope for success in the fight for the initiative.] 10.fxe3 Ng4
11.Qe2 Bf6 12.Nc3 Qa5 Black has made three attacking moves in a row, but his
initiative it dries up. 13.Rac1 Rd8 Weakening his f7 pawn and accelerating his
defeat. [13...Bd7 14.h3 Nge5 15.Nd2 White has an overwhelming positional
advantage in connection with the threats of Nce4 and Rxf6.] 14.h3 Nge5 15.Ne4 A
strong blow, quickly demolishing Black's position. 15...Qxa2 [15...Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3
Highlighting the weakness of f7.; 15...Qc7 bad too. 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Nxe5 fxe5
18.Qg4+ Kh8 19.Bxc6] 16.Nxf6+ gxf6 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Be4 Bd7 19.Ra1 Qxb3
20.Kfb1 Black can surrender his weapons, since he loses the queen. 20...Qb4
21.Bxe5 fxe5 22.Kxb4 cxb4 23.Bxb7 Rab8 24.Kxa7 b3 25.Qb2 Ba4 26.Qxe5 Bc6
27.Qg5+ Kf8 28.Bxc6 b2 29.Qe7+ 1:0; Moscow 1925. Black's fall came as a
consequence of his move 9. The barricade tip pawn must be kept in its advanced
position and not given up, unless, of course, it is done based on concrete 1–0
considerations.

Division of Plans

The division of the plans is given by the variety of steps necessary to achieve the
objective for which we have drawn up said plan, thus we will have single-step and
multi-step plans, defining in both cases the steps as an idea to be carried out and
not as mistakenly is thought of as plays, we will then start with the mono-echelon
plans.
Mono-Step Plans:
As has already been said, the chess player must carefully test during any of his
games the possibilities of the two sides in the critical phases of the contest, then
make a general assessment of the position and draw up the corresponding plan in
order to obtain some benefit. of the position, being consistent with this the single-
echelon plan is executed to realize the material advantage in some cases and to
use the position advantage in others, this type of plan is almost always used in
balanced and calm positions in which one side has a tangible positional or material
advantage, so we have the following examples:
 Aronin,L - Flohr,S

In this position White has a notable positional advantage due to the excellent
position of the pieces in favor of attacking Black's castling. In this position White
drew up a single-echelon plan to break the kingside, and logically for this he had to
avoid any change of pieces. Majors, the phalanx of white pawns is already
deployed on the king's border, let's see how Aronin conducts a rapid demolition of
the opponent's castling position. 24.e5 Nd7 25.f5 Bc5 Black seeks to remove the
sharpness of the pawns' march by changing queens. 26.Bxc5 [26.f6 Bxd4+ 27.Qxd4
Qb6 And black's objective is achieved.] 26...Nxc5 27.Qe3 Qb6 Once again looking
for the change. 28.Kh1 Rae8 29.f6 Threatening 20.fxg7 Rxg7 31.Rf6. 29...gxf6
30.Qh6 Ne4 31.Kf4 Kxe5 32.Kxh4 1–0

“It is not a play, not even the best play that you should look for, but an
understandable plan” (Eugene Znosko-Borovsky)

Bronstein,D - Botvinnik,M
Black's plan is simple: he will try to take over the a-file with his queen and his rook,
for which he will first exchange one of his bishops, but white without
understanding the intention of Black's last move 46...Qe8, played: 47 .Qd3? Bxf4
48.exf4 Bh5! Now Bronstein faces a difficult choice. The invasion of the enemy
pieces is threatened after 49.Bg2 Qa8, with the knight occupying a threatening
position on e4. 49.Be4 doesn't work either. Bronstein decides to allow the knight to
last on e4, but in compensation he tries to have control of the a-file. 49.Qa3
[49.Bg2 Qa8³ Invasion on the a-file is threatened; 49.Bxe4 dxe4 50.Qa3 Bf3+ 51.Kg1
Qh5 52.Qe3 Qh3 53.Qf2 h5µ The threat of ...h4 is irresistible.] 49...Bxf3+ 50.Kxf3
Kg7 Defending the b7-pawn in the event of a possible attack there for the lady.
Black's plan is to create a few more weak points on the opponent's field (for
example, provoking the h4 move), then by attacking them divert the white pieces
from the defense of the a-file and finally occupy the important strategic invasion
steps. With the support of the "eternal" horse it will not be difficult to deliver the
final blow. [50...Qa8 51.Kd3 White does not change but applies a waiting tactic and
Black gets nothing.; 50...Qh5 51.Kg2] 51.Kg2 Qd8 52.Kf1 Qf6 53.Kd3 h5 54.h4 Of
course White cannot allow the move ...h4. 54...Kg8 Keeping in mind...Qg7, keeping
the d4-pawn under attack and creating the threat of invasion via g4. 55.Kd1 This
makes it easier for black to realize his advantage, but what could white do? [55.Qa7
Qg7 White is in zugzwang. 56.Qb6 (56.Qa2 Qg4) 56...Ra8] 55...Qg7 56.Qf3 Kh6
57.Kg2 Ra8 And black won. Game 16 of the Bronstein-Botvinnik 1951 world
championship match. 0–1

But as we know in most games there is always an attacking side and one attacked,
the latter must oppose the opponent's plan either with its own game plan or with a
defensive plan, the latter, despite being less attractive for the fan, must be a very
important object of study because as we know how to defend ourselves is more
difficult than attacking, now let's see how a defensive plan is carried out:

“It has been said about Chess that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of
life, not Chess” (W. AND. Napier)
 Alekhine–Bogoljubov

In this position White is in difficulties because the center is closed and

consequently, the knights are more powerful than the bishops, Black played: 15…
Nh5 , here the game plan that Alekhine proposes is the following: Play Kh1 first and
Ng1, to defend the h3 square, and then g3, f3, and Rf2. In this way, all the squares
on that flank will be defended, including the fourth horizontal one. If Black
undertakes an attack using f5, White can reply with f4 or take that pawn and thus
defend himself against Black's initiative.

Multi-tiered plans:
The basic approach to planning is to establish specific goals. Do you want to win,
draw or postpone defeat as much as possible? Are you looking for a quick mate, or
a safe, albeit slow, way to realize a material advantage? It sounds simple. Although
it is precisely in the area of goal setting where players run into problems. The most
common affliction is an inability to reevaluate goals as concrete situations on the
board change. During the heat of battle even world champions can lack the
objectivity necessary to stop trying to win after they have made a mistake, despite
the fact that their expectations have been reduced to needing to hold a draw and
avoid defeat. Multi-tiered plans are a great example of the goals that you want to
achieve in a given position. They are plans that are based a lot on strategy and,
although sometimes they do not detail exactly the course of the plays or the
tactical blows that we must overcome to carry them out. They almost always give
us a firm assessment of the position and the possibility of adapting to all the
changes it undergoes. The former world champion Emanuel Lasker used to say that
it is better to play with a bad plan than to play without one, and of course it is right
because, just like in chess, even a blind person has a better chance of surviving
testing a cliff than someone with 20/20 vision heading forward towards the cliff
with the firm intention of jumping off it, and although it may seem absurd many
times We behave like this during our games. Now let's look at a few examples of
multi-tiered plans:

”Nothing is as healthy as a well-timed beating. I have learned as much from a few won games as I
have from most of my defeats.” Capablanca

Gligoric–Smyslov

Black has the advantage of a pawn, which, although doubled, is central. How to
take advantage of that advantage? Keep in mind that any game without a plan can
ruin the aforementioned advantage and that the plan must be such that it takes
advantage of material factors and the superiority of the position. The evaluation of
this reveals that the favorable condition of the black side consists above all in the
dominance exercised over the central squares d4, d5, c5, f4 and f5. While white
dominates the open file and has numerical superiority of pawns on the FD; His
counter possibilities can be foreseen by the black player, who must draw up a plan
that puts obstacles in the way of taking advantage of the best qualities that White's
position presents, and outlines those that Black's position may present.
Smyslov's plan consists of several steps:

1. Immediately make a rook exchange, and reserve the other rook for a
possible fight against the white queenside pawns and to attack the c4 and
e4 pawn.
2. Threaten with the formation of a free pawn, in order to attract the white
rook to the h-file and to place its own on the d-file.
3. Break the position of the white pawn on e4, by advancing the g7 pawn
towards the g5 square.
 4. Immobilize the white pieces with the attack against their e4 pawn.
5. Advance the king to take over the opponent's weak pawns.
Smyslov executed this complex plan with impeccable precision and thus it
continued:
20…Rfd8 21. Rad1 RxT 22. TxT Rf8 23. f3 Ke7 24. Kf2 h5! 25. Re3 g5 With a
commendable logical consequence, Black has realized the first two steps of his
plan. They threaten to continue with h4 after which this free pawn will cause a lot
of concern. This motivates Gligoric to try to prevent his advance, which will allow
the black rook to first position itself on the d vertical and then occupy the d4 point.
26. Rh2 Rd8 27. Rh1 g4 28. PxP CxP+ 29. Re2 Nf6 Here they have completed the
third step and will attack hard against the weak pawn on e4. 30. Re3 Rd5 31. Rf1
Ng4+ 32. Ke2 Kf8 now the fourth step: White's pieces are immobilized by the
defense of his e4 pawn. The time has come to undertake the definitive operations:
the black king will advance through his g7 and g6 squares on his flank, to decisively
attack the opponent's pawns. 33. Rf3 Kg7 34. Rd3 This move precipitates the
collapse of White's position; Had he made another one, Black would have brought
the king closer to the g3-pawn and then made the important strategic attack f5.
34… Kf6 35. TxT PxT 36. Nb5 Ke5 37. CxP RxP 38. Nc8 d3+ (Black avoids the clever
trap 38…e5?? 39. Nd6#) 39. Rd2 Rd4 40. c5 PxP 41. Nd6 Ne5 And White gave up.
Now a game in which white draws up a plan in full opening and carries it out
masterfully:

Karpov, A – Braun, C
San Antonio Tournament 1972
1.c4 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Ab2 g6 4. Bxf6! gxf6 The position of the pawns is already
defined and for a long time. The white side draws up a plan consisting of taking
advantage of the weakened d5 point and then realizing the supremacy of its pawns
on the queenside. All the operations of this plan are simple, although the
realization of such insignificant superiority requires a very high technique. His
intentions are simple and can be formulated like this: place a knight on d5, exert
strong pressure on the queenside, make consecutive piece exchanges and reach
the final phase with a pawn advantage on the queenside. Karpov carries out this
simple, yet precise, plan over the course of about sixty moves. 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. g3 Nc6
7. Ah2 f5 8. e3 0-0 9. Nge2 a6 10. Rc1 b5 11. d3 Bb7 12. 0-0 d6 13. Qd2 Qa5 14.
Rfd1 The black side has made Qa5 in order to protect its b5 pawn. This offers
Karpov the opportunity to take an important step in the execution of his plan: to
promote the exchange of queens and direct the game to the final phase. 14… Tab8
15. Nd5 QxD 16. RxD b4 This advance is unavoidable due to 16... --- 17. PxP PxP 18.
d4! And the dangerous complications at the center. 17. d4 The world champion
believes that White has strategically won this position and explains it this way: the
d5 point unquestionably belongs to White, the pawns on the opponent's kingside
are paralyzed and the advantage of a white pawn on the another side facilitates
the victory of its side. 17… Rfd8 18. Rcd1 Here he considers this move ineffective
and assumes that the continuation 18. PxP PxP 19. Tcd1 is better. 18… PxP 19. PxP
Rf8 20. c5 And here he states that this move is wrong and that 20 should have been
played. Ne3 20…Na7! 21. Ne3 Bxg2 22. Rxg2 dxc5 23. dxc5 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rc8 25.
Nd5 Rxc5 26. Nxb4 a5 27. Nd5 Rc6?? This error is serious and increases White's
activity; it would be advisable to make 27… Nc6 28. Ne3 Rc5 29. Nf4 Bh6 30. Rd5
Rxd5 31. Nfxd5 Bxe3 Black has made another serious mistake; Keeping this bishop
could have saved them the game. White is now a pawn ahead on the queenside,
which gives him an excellent chance of winning this endgame 32.Nxe3 Ke7 33. Nc4
Nc6 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Re3 Rd5 36. a3 Ke6 37. Rd3 Rd5 38. f3 h6 39. Rc3 h5 40. Rd3
f6 41. f4! Beautiful realization of the plan drawn up at the beginning of the game,
the black pawns on the king's side will encounter difficulties in their advance, while
the whites on the other side will advance quickly and one will become a queen.

This topic was structured on the masterful work of the teacher ALEXANDER KOTOV
"Play like a grandmaster"

THE PASSION OF CHESS

Contact: director@nibaldocalvo.com

THE PLAN IN CHESS

By Nibaldo Calvo Buides
“A bad plan is better than no plan at all”; This is what the North American
player Frank Marshall said, whose phrase is a maxim to always keep in mind in
our chess games.
Chess is not a game of chance - where the options of winning or losing do not
depend on the player's skill. Chess is a game where strategic and tactical plans
must be present if we do not want to succumb quickly or worsen positions in
which we have certain advantages.
Sometimes during a game there are variations in plans, and we must know
what to do in each situation.
I invite you to enjoy the following strategy lesson from GM ULF ANDERSSON,
who masterfully achieved his victory thanks to the development of a correct
strategic plan.
Ulf Andersson He was born on June 27, 1951 in Sweden and is a notable
trebejista, who since 1972 has held the GRAND MASTER scroll awarded by
FIDE.

WHITE: U. ANDERSSON (2600)

BLACK: A. SOKOLOV (2645)
BILBAO 1987
We find ourselves in a position where the white knight is superior in activity to
the black bishop.
White has a positional advantage; but since GETTING TO THE RIVER DOES
NOT QUIET THE THIRST - until the thirsty person drinks water he will not
stop being thirsty - Andersson must draw up a plan that will lead him to
achieve the positional advantage:
Now a good plan would be to break with f5 to gain space.
25.Ne4 Rd8; 26.Kf3 Kf8; 27.Kg4 Ke8; 28.f5! exf5+; 29. Kxf5 Kf8
(diagram)
The break has already occurred on f5, providing a substantial positional
improvement to White; but remember that GETTING TO THE RIVER DOES
NOT REMAIN YOUR THIRST.
How should White continue? What plan does he follow?
Behold:

1. Place the knight on d5, where it will be impregnable.

2. Double the rooks on the f-file to "shoot" the f7 pawn.

Let's see how Andersson executed both plans:

30.Kg4 Ke8; 31.Rf1 Rd7; 32.h5 Bd8; 33.Rfd1 Be7; 34.Nc3 Rcc7;
35.Nd5 Rb7; 36.Rf1 Bd8; 37.Rdf2 Rf8; 38.g6! h6; 39. Rxf7+ Rxf7;
40. Rxf7+ Rxf7; 41.gxf7 Kxf7; 42.Kf5 Bh4; 43.b4 cxb4; 44.Nxb4
a5; 45.Nd3 Bd8; 46.e4 Bb6; 47.a4 Re7; 48.Nf4 Bd4; 49.Ne6 Bc3;
50.c5 dxc5; 51.Nxc5 Rd6; 52.Nd3 Ba1; 53.e5+ Kd5; 54.Nf4+ Kc4;
55.e6 Bf6; 56.Ng6 Rc5 and White won the game 1-0

If Black played 56...;Kb4; 57.e7 Bxe7; 58.Nxe7 Rxa4; 59.Nc6 Rb5;

60.Nxa5 Rxa5; 61.Kg6 Rb6; 62.Kxg7 Kc7; 63.Kxh6 Rd7; 64.Kg7 with
white victory