tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post3686146241444334224..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Bent Larsen's Best King and Pawn Endgames: The OppositionTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-34859082165148404562015-02-10T15:44:44.194+00:002015-02-10T15:44:44.194+00:00Surely 34.b3 wins as well (followed by c3 creating...Surely 34.b3 wins as well (followed by c3 creating an outside passed pawn)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-36405286923969071482015-02-09T21:02:49.534+00:002015-02-09T21:02:49.534+00:00Could White make life much easier for himself by f...Could White make life much easier for himself by focussing on the queenside? So after 33. ... b4 firstly losing a tempo on the kingside, for instance 34. h3 and then copying Black (e.g. 34. ... h5 35. h4). Then after 35. ... Ke6 36. c4 and if 36. ... b3 37. c5 wins, 36. ... Kd6 37. b3 Ke6 38. c5 is the same and after 36. ... bxc3 e.p. 37. bxc3 White wins simply with the outside passed pawn (e.g. 37. ... Kd6 38. c4 Kc5 39. Kxe5 Kxc4 40. Kf5 Kd4 41. Kg6 Ke3 42. Kxg7 Kf4 43. Kh6 Kg4 44. g3). AdamFFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-245790239791885802015-02-09T20:31:24.045+00:002015-02-09T20:31:24.045+00:00Larsen could at least take comfort from the fact t...Larsen could at least take comfort from the fact that, although Fischer crushed him in the Candidates, he'd been the only player to beat Fischer in the Interzonal.Jack Ruddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433574267085964238noreply@blogger.com