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Game 20: Albin, Adolf - Weiss, Miksa 0-1
(Vienna 1890)

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1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d5 4.fxe5 Nxe4 5.d4 Bb4 6.Qf3 Nxc3 7.bxc3 Qh4+ 8.g3 Qxd4 9.Ne2 Bg4 10.Qf4 Bxc3+ 11.Nxc3 Qxc3+ 12.Kf2 Qxc2+ 13.Bd2 Qf5 14.h3 Qxf4+ 15.gxf4 Bf5 16.Bb4 Nd7 17.Rc1 c6 18.Bd6 Nf8 19.Rg1 Ne6 20.Rg3 Kd7 21.Rb3 b6 22.Rbc3 Nc5 23.Bxc5 bxc5 24.Rxc5 Rhc8 25.Ba6 Rc7 26.Bb5 Ke7 27.Rxc6 Rxc6 28.Rxc6 Bxh3 29.Rc7+ Kf8 30.Bd3 g6 31.Kg3 Be6 32.f5 gxf5 33.Kf4 Rb8 34.a3 Rb3 35.Bxf5 Bxf5 36.Kxf5 Rf3+ 37.Kg5 Rxa3 38.e6 Rg3+ 39.Kf4 Rg7 40.e7+ Ke8 41.Ke5 Rg5+ 42.Kd6 Rg6+ 43.Kxd5 a5 44.Ra7 Re6 45.Kd4 a4 46.Kd5 h6 47.Kd4 Rxe7 48.Ra8+ Kd7 49.Rxa4 {The ending of rook plus bishop- and rook-pawns versus rook became later known by the game Marshall-Rubinstein, San Sebastian 1911.} 49...Re6 50.Kd5 $2 ({Correct is} 50.Ra8 $1 Ke7 51.Rh8 Kf6 $5 {Black almost wins but} 52.Rxh6+ Kf5 53.Rh5+ Kf4 54.Rh4+ Kg3 55.Rh5 Kg4 56.Rh1 f5 57.Rg1+ {draws.}) 50...Ke7 51.Rh4 Kf8 52.Rg4 Rg6 $2 { The white king is allowed to cross the e-file.} ({The win is achieved by} 52...h5 $1 53.Rh4 Kg7 $1 54.Rxh5 Re1 $1 55.Kd4 Kg6 56.Ra5 f5) 53.Rh4 Kg7 54.Ke4 Rg1 55.Ke3 Kg6 56.Kf2 Kg5 $5 57.Ra4 Rb1 58.Kg3 Rb3+ 59.Kg2 h5 60.Kf2 f5 61.Kg2 h4 62.Kh2 $2 {The king leaves the ideal square too soon.} ({ Correct is} 62.Ra8 {(Goldman)} 62...h3+ 63.Kh2 $1 f4 64.Ra7 Kg4 65.Rg7+ Kf3 66.Ra7 $1 {A theoretical draw.}) 62...f4 63.Ra8 Kg4 64.Rg8+ Kf3 $1 { This position is drawn, if the h-pawn has reached the third rank.} 65.Rf8 Rb2+ 66.Kh3 Ke3 67.Re8+ ({Or} 67.Kxh4 f3 68.Kg3 Rg2+ 69.Kh3 Rg1 $1) 67...Kf2 68.Re4 f3 69.Rf4 Rb1 70.Kh2 Ke3 71.Rf8 f2 72.Re8+ Kd4 73.Rd8+ Ke5 74.Re8+ Kd6 75.Rf8 f1=Q {Albin fought well, but the better play won.} 0-1

by Jan van Reek

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The Endgame

	Introduction
	Struggle:
1.	Attack in the centre
2.	The attack on the king
3.	The flank attack
4.	Encirclement
	Prophylaxis:
5.	Blockade in general
6.	Blockade by the knight
7.	Restriction in general
8.	Restriction and time
9.	Consolidation
10.	Fortification
11.	Strong and weak squares
12.	Crossing a diagonal
13.	The battle for an important square
14.	Overprotection
15.	Conunterattack: direct confrontation
	Examples:
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