Bundesliga 2012-13 Rd9-GM Balogh C(HUN)

TWIC 955

GM Khenkin,I playing black initiated the action with the spectacular positional exchange sacrifice offer 16...Rd5!? In the endgame that followed the real adventure was in the K+P ending.

16.Rfd1

Here is the game.

Balogh,C (2664) - Khenkin,I (2655) 
Cark-Kann Advance 3….c5[B12] 

Bundesliga 2012–13 Eppingen GER (9), 23.02.2013

Position 1

Black has just traded down to a K+P ending. Assess the position.

• Win for white(The queenside majority deflects black's king so white wins the d-pawn and the game)
• Draw
• Win for black(Black's king escorts the d-pawn home)

Black to Play

36.Kxc3

Position 2
Black has just played 38...h5 and it looks like the queenside majority should decide in a routine fashion. How should white proceed?

White to Play

38...h5