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© Copyright 1996, Jim Loy
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This is a very famous game, with a beautiful surprise move at diagram #1.
R. Stewart - J. Moir
11-15 22-18 (Single Corner) 15-22 25-18 12-16 29-25 9-13 (Flora Temple
Variation) 18-14 10-17 21-14 16-20 23-18 6-10 25-21 10-17 21-14 2-6 (or 1-6)
26-23 13-17 31-26 (prevents 17-22) 7-11 23-19* (24-19?? 11-15 RW) 3-7 (or 11-16
PP) 26-22? (19-15* draws PP) 17-26 30-23 8-12 19-15 [diagram#1]
From diagram
#1, the following pitch (sacrifice) is hard to find. Red regains the piece, and
has a won ending. Continue: 5-9*! 15-8 4-11 14-5 7-10 23-19 10-15 19-10 6-22
24-19 11-16 19-15 22-26 15-10* 26-31 28-24* 31-26 10-7 26-22 7-2 22-18 32-28
(2-7?? 16-19 RW) 16-19 24-15 18-11 27-23 11-16* RW [diagram #2]
This last
move (11-16*) works wonders. Look at the position yourself, to see how badly
off White really is. From diagram #2: 23-18 (2-7 16-11 RW) 20-24 RW. So, again
at diagram #2, the pathetic 28-24 followed by 23-18 is White's best
continuation. So he resigned instead.