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To play or not to play, that's the question.

Dutch Correspondence Chess Championship
Den Broeder 1 De Veij, Aljechin verdediging, 1980
Tim Krabbé in 'Chess Curiosities': The Black queen being absent, this game does not literally live up to my standard for Steel kings, but the incredible mêlée, with the pieces seemingly strewn around at random, made it impossible not to include it. 1. e4 Pf6 2. e5 Pd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Pb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Pc6 7. Le3 Lf5 8. Pc3 e6 9. Pf3 Le7 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Pb4 12. Pd4 Ld7 13. e6 fxe6 14. dxe6 Lc6 15. Dg4 Lh4+ 16. g3 Lxh1 17. 0-0-0 Df6 18. gxh4 0-0 19. Lg5 Dxf1 20. Txf1 Txf1+ 21. Pd1 Pd3+ 22. Kc2 Pe1+ 23. Kc3 TN. It had been thought White must accept a draw with 23. Kc1 Nd3+ etc. (TK) 23...c5 24. Pf5 Pd5+ 25. Kc4 Lf3 26. Dg3 Pb6+ 27. Kxc5 Tc8+ 28. Kd6 Tc6+ 29. Ke7 Pd5+ 30. Kd8! If 30...Bxd1 31. Bf6 wins. (TK) 30...Lh5 31. Pde3 31. Bh6 does not win in view of this crazy variation by den Broeder: 31...Bg6 32 Qe5 Nf6 33. Nde3 Nd3 34. Ne7+ Kh8 35. Bxg7+ Kxg7 36. N3f5+ Bxf5 37. Nxf5+ Rxf5 38. Qxf5 Nf4 39. Qxf4 Rxe6 and Black can build a fortress. (TK) 31...Txf5 31...Nxe3 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. Nxc6 Nf5 34. Qa3 winning. (TK) 32. Pxf5 Txe6 33. Pxg7! Kxg7 34. Lh6++ Kxh6 35. Dg5# (1-0)