[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Alterman-Karpov: Pick the nicest win

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Alterman-Karpov: Pick the nicest win
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1205993528.shtml


   The parade of opposite-colored bishop endings crossing my path seems
   unending. While solving some puzzles a couple of days ago, I came
   across this position, from the game Alterman-Karpov, Tyniste 1995:
   [alterman_karpov_1995.jpg]
   White has just played 50.Kd3, and now it's Black to move and win.
   After a little thought, I found Karpov's solution, but sadly persuaded
   myself that things were not completely clear there. While I'm
   disappointed by the misassessment (though I wouldn't go so far as to
   say that I believed the position was drawn, and would probably have
   returned to Karpov's approach if I couldn't find anything else),
   rejecting his line provided the chance to produce something new and
   creative, and I'm happy with the alternative I discovered. (One which
   Fritz 11, plugging away to depth 32, still hasn't worked out.) Perhaps
   a decent study composer can make something out of my idea (or more
   likely, it has already been done).
   Try to solve it, and when you're ready, [1]have a look at the game
   continuation and my alternative winning line. And who knows - perhaps
   you can find a third path to victory!

References

   1. http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/files/alterman_karpov_1995.htm