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Wang hao's King goes for a stroll..

Wang hao's King goes for a stroll..

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While watching Peter Svidller commentate on the World championship today, he mentioned a game played by Wang Hao against Victor Bologan with a recommendation to look it up. Well, i did, and sure enough it is a cracking game! Enjoy..

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1.c4c6
2.Nf3d5
3.d4Nf6
4.Nc3dxc4
5.a4e6
6.e3c5
7.Bxc4Nc6
8.O-OBe7
9.Qe2cxd4
10.Rd1O-O
11.Nxd4Qc7
12.Nxc6bxc6
13.a5Rd8
14.Rxd8Bxd8
15.e4Be7
16.Be3Bd7
17.f3Be8
18.Qf2Nd7
19.f4e5
20.f5Nf6
21.Qf3Rb8
22.Ra2Bb4
23.a6Bxc3
24.bxc3Rb1
25.Kf2c5
26.Bg5Bb5
27.Bxf6gxf6
28.Bxb5Rxb5
29.Kg3Rb6
30.Kh4Rd6
31.Kh5Qb8
32.Qe2Kh8
33.h4Qg8
34.Rb2Rd8
35.Rb7c4
36.g4Qg7
37.g5fxg5
38.hxg5h6
39.g6Qf6
40.Qe3fxg6
41.fxg6Kg8
42.Rf7Qd6
43.Qf3Rd7
44.Qf1Rc7
45.Rxc7Qxc7
46.Kxh6Qg7
47.Kg5Qe7
48.Qf6

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      Great game. Perhaps the march of the White king was inspired by the famous Short vs Timman game from 1991 (though I much prefer this new game that Marinkatomb has posted):

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      1.e4Nf6
      2.e5Nd5
      3.d4d6
      4.Nf3g6
      5.Bc4Nb6
      6.Bb3Bg7
      7.Qe2Nc6
      8.O-OO-O
      9.h3a5
      10.a4dxe5
      11.dxe5Nd4
      12.Nxd4Qxd4
      13.Re1e6
      14.Nd2Nd5
      15.Nf3Qc5
      16.Qe4Qb4
      17.Bc4Nb6
      18.b3Nxc4
      19.bxc4Re8
      20.Rd1Qc5
      21.Qh4b6
      22.Be3Qc6
      23.Bh6Bh8
      24.Rd8Bb7
      25.Rad1Bg7
      26.R8d7Rf8
      27.Bxg7Kxg7
      28.R1d4Rae8
      29.Qf6Kg8
      30.h4h5
      31.Kh2Rc8
      32.Kg3Rce8
      33.Kf4Bc8
      34.Kg5

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          Originally posted by Data Fly
          Great game. Perhaps the march of the White king was inspired by the famous Short vs Timman game from 1991 (though I much prefer this new game that Marinkatomb has posted):
          [pgn]
          [Event "Tilburg 53/115"]
          [Site "Tilburg 53/115"]
          [Date "1991.??.??"]
          [EventDate "?"]
          [Round "?"]
          [Result "1-0"]
          [White "Nigel Short"]
          [Black "Jan Timman"]
          [ECO "B04"]
          [Wh ...[text shortened]... g7 Kxg7 28.R1d4 Rae8
          29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.h4 h5 31.Kh2 Rc8 32.Kg3 Rce8 33.Kf4 Bc8 34.Kg5
          1-0
          [/pgn]
          Yes, that is a really famous game, I'm absolutely sure Wang Hao has seen it. I wonder if there are any spectacular King walks on Rhp? GP??

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          I'll have a look. I think the term is a Steel King.

          There appears to be two types.
          One is when a King is forced across the board by checks and survives.
          The other a is self imposed king march up the board to mate a King.

          Every chess player should be familiar with the Short game.
          Both Alekhine and Tarrasch have similiar marches.

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          Originally posted by Data Fly
          Great game. Perhaps the march of the White king was inspired by the famous Short vs Timman game from 1991 (though I much prefer this new game that Marinkatomb has posted):
          [pgn]
          [Event "Tilburg 53/115"]
          [Site "Tilburg 53/115"]
          [Date "1991.??.??"]
          [EventDate "?"]
          [Round "?"]
          [Result "1-0"]
          [White "Nigel Short"]
          [Black "Jan Timman"]
          [ECO "B04"]
          [Wh ...[text shortened]... g7 Kxg7 28.R1d4 Rae8
          29.Qf6+ Kg8 30.h4 h5 31.Kh2 Rc8 32.Kg3 Rce8 33.Kf4 Bc8 34.Kg5
          1-0
          [/pgn]
          I remember a guy showing me this game at a tournament in the early 90's right after this was played (info traveled slower then).

          It has stuck with me ever since.

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          Originally posted by greenpawn34
          I'll have a look. I think the term is a Steel King.

          There appears to be two types.
          One is when a King is forced across the board by checks and survives.
          The other a is self imposed king march up the board to mate a King.

          Every chess player should be familiar with the Short game.
          Both Alekhine and Tarrasch have similiar marches.
          I believe it was Wilhelm Steinitz who said, "My king likes to go on long walks and bring home lots of treasure".
          BTW, Wilhelm Steinitz was the first US citizen to be an official World Chess Champion. He became a US citizen about a year before losing his match with Lasker. His games, with their long drawn out strategic objectives, have always fascinated me.

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          Originally posted by caissad4
          He became a US citizen about a year before losing his match with Lasker.
          Actually Steinitz became a US citizen on the 23rd November 1888, five and a bit years before Lasker defeated him for the title.

          It's clear that Steinitz considered himself American even before then as he insisted on having the US flag next to him during his 1886 match against Zukertort.

          I'd always thought that Steinitz was British before he became American, but this might be untrue. The always reliable Edward Winter touched on this subject: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter28.html

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