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Hans RANBY


of Sweden
    
    
    (2016-04-01)
    (All annotations below by Fritz)
    (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database)
    
    
    
    
    
    
    (1) Krasny,Henryk Jan – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–07, 1999
    1.b4 a6 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.a3 e6 4.e4 b5 5.d4 Bb7 6.Nd2 Nf6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Ngf3 d6 
    9.c4 bc4 10.Nc4 de5 11.de5 Be7 12.Qc2 Bg5 13.Rd1 Qe7 14.Bd3 Nf4 15.Be4 
    0–0 16.Ng5 Qg5 17.g3 
       (worse is 17.Bh7 Kh8 18.g3 Ng2 19.Kf1 g6+/–) 
    17...Ng6 18.Ne3 Nge7 19.Rd7 Rab8 20.Bh7 Kh8 21.Be4 Rfd8 22.Rc7 Rdc8 23.f4 
    Qh5 24.Rc8 Rc8 25.Qg2 Rd8 26.0–0 g6 
       (26...Rd7 27.g4 Qh4 28.f5 ef5 29.gf5+–) 
    27.Nc4 Kg7 28.Nd6 Ba8 29.Rc1 Rb8 30.Bf3 
       (30.Rc6?! Bc6 31.Bc6 Qd1 32.Qf1 Qf1 33.Kf1 Nc6+/–) 
    30...Qh6 31.h4 Qh8 32.Rc6 Bc6 33.Bc6 Qd8 34.Be4 Qd7 35.Qf2 Kf8 36.Qc5 Rd8 
    37.Bd4 Qa4 38.Qb6 Qd1 39.Kh2 Qe2 40.Bg2 Ra8 41.Qb7 Rd8 42.Bb6 Re8 
       (42...Rd6 43.ed6 Nf5+–) 
    43.Ne8 Ke8 44.Qb8 
       (44.Qb8 Nc8 45.Qc8 Ke7 46.Bc5) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (2) Ranby,Hans – Andersson,Mikael
    Karlskrona, 1983
    1.b4 a5 
       (1...e5 2.a3+=) 
    2.b5= d5 3.Bb2 c5 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nf3 Nd7 
       (5...e6 6.Be2=) 
    6.c4 
       (6.Nh4 Be4=) 
    6...e6= 7.Be2 Ngf6 8.Nc3 
       (8.d3 dc4 9.dc4 Be7=) 
    8...Be7 
       (8...dc4 9.Bc4 Bd6 10.d4=) 
    9.d4 
       (9.Nh4 dc4 10.Nf5 ef5 11.Bc4 Nb6+=) 
    9...0–0 
       (9...dc4 10.Bc4 Rc8 11.0–0=) 
    10.0–0 
       (10.cd5 Nd5 11.Nd5 ed5 12.dc5 Nc5+=) 
    10...Rc8 
       (10...dc4 11.Bc4 Rc8 12.Rc1=) 
    11.cd5+= Nd5 12.Nd5 ed5 13.dc5 Nc5 
       (13...Bc5? 14.Qd5 Be6 15.Qb7+–) 
    14.Rc1 Be6 
       (14...Re8 15.a3=) 
    15.Nd4 Ne4 
       (15...Bd6 16.a3=) 
    16.Ne6 
       (16.Rc8 Qc8 17.Qa4 Bb4+=) 
    16...fe6= 17.Bg4 
       (17.Rc8 Qc8 18.Bd3 Nc5=) 
    17...Qd7 
       (17...Qd6 18.Rc8 Rc8 19.Qd3=) 
    18.f3 
       (18.Qd4 Bf6 19.Qb6 Nd6 20.Bf6 Rc1 21.Rc1 gf6 22.Qa5 Rc8 23.Rc8 Qc8+/–) 
    18...Nf6 
       (18...Rc1 19.Qc1 Nd6 20.Qe1+=) 
    19.Bh3 Bc5 20.Qd3 
       (20.Bd4 b6=) 
    20...b6 
       (20...Qd6 21.Rc3=) 
    21.a4 
       (21.Rc2 Ne8=) 
    21...Qe7 22.f4 
       (22.Be5 Nd7 23.Ba1 Bd6=) 
    22...Kh8 
       (22...Ne4 23.Be5=) 
    23.Qc3 
       (23.Bd4 Ne4=) 
    23...Ne4 24.Qd3 Nd6 25.Bd4 Nf5 
       (25...Bd4 26.Rc8 Rc8 27.Qd4=) 
    26.Rfd1 Qd6 27.g3 Qe7 
       (27...Bd4 28.ed4 Rc1 29.Rc1=) 
    28.Qd2 
       (28.Bf5 Rf5 29.e4 de4 30.Qe4 Kg8+=) 
    28...Qd6 
       (28...Bd4 29.Bf5 Bc5 30.Bb1+=) 
    29.Kf2 
       (29.Bc5 Rc5 30.e4 Rc1 31.Rc1 Ne7+/–) 
    29...Qe7 
       (29...Bd4 30.ed4 Qa3 31.Rc8 Rc8 32.Re1 Qa4 33.Re6 Nd4 34.Rd6=) 
    30.Bc5= Rc5 
       (worse is 30...bc5 31.Bf5 Rf5 32.Qa5+=) 
    31.Rc5 Qc5 32.Rc1 
       (32.Bf5 Rf5 33.Rc1 Qe7+/–) 
    32...Qa3 33.Rc6 
       (33.Bf5 ef5 (worse is 33...Rf5 34.Rc8 Rf8 35.Qc3 Qa2 36.Kf3+–) 34.Rc6 Re8+=) 
    33...Qa4 
       (33...Nd6 34.Qd4 Qa2 35.Kg1 Ne4 36.Rb6 Qf2 37.Kh1 Qe1 38.Kg2 Qe2 
       39.Kg1 e5–+) 
    34.Bf5?? 
       (34.Rb6 Re8+=) 
    34...ef5?? 
       (better is 34...Qb5 35.Re6 Rf5–/+) 
    35.Qd5+= Re8 
       (35...Qa3 36.Rb6 Qb2 37.Kg1+=) 
    36.Qf5 
       (36.Qe6 Qc2 37.Rc2 Rd8 38.Rc8 h5 39.Rd8 Kh7 40.Qf7 a4 41.Qh5) 
    36...Qb3 
       (36...Qa2 37.Qc2 Qg8 38.Qc4 Qc4 39.Rc4+/–) 
    37.e4+/– White gets kings attack 37...Qd1? 
       (better is 37...Qb2 38.Kg1 Qd4 39.Kg2 Rg8+/–) 
    38.Rc8+– Threatening mate... how? 38...Qd2 39.Kf3 Qd3 
       (39...Rg8 40.Rg8 Kg8 41.Qe6 Kf8 42.Qc8 (worse is 42.Qb6 Qd1 43.Kg2 Qe2 
       44.Qf2 Qe4 45.Kg1 a4+/–) 42...Ke7 43.Qb7 Ke8 44.Qa8 (worse is 44.Qg7 Qd3 
       45.Kg4 Qe4+=; 44.Qb6?! Qd1 45.Kg2 Qe2 46.Kh3 Qh5 47.Kg2 Qe2 48.Kg1 Qe1 
       49.Kg2 Qe2=) 44...Ke7 45.Qa7 Ke8 46.Qb8 (46.Qb6?! Qd1 47.Kg2 Qe2 
       48.Kh3 Qh5 49.Kg2 Qe2 50.Kg1 Qe1 51.Kg2 Qe2=) 46...Ke7 47.Qc7 (
       47.Qb6?! Qd1 48.Kg2 Qe2 49.Kh3 Qh5 50.Kg2 Qe2 51.Kg1 Qe1 52.Kg2 Qe2=) 
       47...Ke8 48.Qc4 (48.Qg7?! Qd3 49.Kg4 Qe4 50.Qg8 Ke7+=; 48.Qb6?! Qd1 
       49.Kg2 Qe2 50.Kh3 Qh5 51.Kg2 Qe2 52.Kg1 Qe1 53.Kg2 Qe2=) 48...Qd1 
       49.Kg2 Qd2 50.Kh3 Qd7 51.g4+/–) 
    40.Kg2 
       (40.Kg4 Rg8 41.Qe6 h5 42.Kh5 Rc8 43.Qc8 Kh7 44.Qf5 Kg8 45.Qe6 Kh7 
       46.Qg6 Kg8 47.Qb6 Qe4 48.Qa5 Qf5 49.Kh4 Qf6 50.Kg4 Qg6 51.Kf3 Qd3 
       52.Kf2 Qd4 53.Ke2 Qe4 54.Kd2 Qd4 55.Kc2 Qc4 56.Qc3 Qe2 57.Kc1 Qb5+–) 
    40...Qe2? 
       (better is 40...Rg8!?+/–) 
    41.Kh3+– Do you see the mate threat? 41...Rg8 42.e5?? 
       (42.Rg8 Kg8 43.Qd5 Kf8 44.Qd8 Kf7 45.Qd7 Kf8 46.Qd6 Kf7 47.Qb6 Qh5 
       48.Kg2 Qe2 49.Qf2 Qe4 50.Kh3 Qf5 51.g4 Qb5 52.Qa7 Kf8 53.Qa8 Qe8 
       54.Qa5 Qe3 55.Kh4 Qf4 56.Qf5 Qf5 57.gf5=) 
    42...h6 
       (better is 42...Qf1 43.Kg4 Qb5+=) 
    43.Rg8+– Kg8 44.e6 Qf1?? 
       (better is 44...h5=) 
    45.Kh4+– Qe2 
       (45...Qh1 46.Qf7 Kh7+–) 
    46.h3 Qe3 
       (46...Qf3 47.Qe5 Kh7+–) 
    47.Qf7 Kh8 48.e7 g5 49.Kh5 Qf3 50.Kg6 
       (50.Kg6 Qd3 51.f5 Qd6 52.Qf6 Qf6 53.Kf6 Kh7 54.e8Q g4 55.Qd7 Kg8 
       56.Qg7; 
       50.Kh6 Qh5 51.Kh5 gf4 52.e8Q) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (3) Ranby,Hans – Davidson,L
    corr SSKK 2–745, 1991
    1.b4 a5 2.b5 Nf6 3.Bb2 d6 4.c4 e5 5.Nc3N 
       (5.d3 Nbd7 6.Nf3 g6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 0–0 9.0–0 Rb8 10.e4 b6 11.Nc3 Nc5 
       12.Nd5 Be6 13.Ba3 Bg4 14.Bc5 dc5 15.h3 Bf3 16.Bf3 Nd5 17.cd5 Qd7 
       18.Bg4 Qb5 19.Rb1 Qe8 bratek55 (1730)–soptik26 (1745)/kurnik 2011/1–0 (68); 
       5.Nf3 e4 6.Nd4 c5 7.bc6 Nc6 8.e3 Bd7 9.d3 Nd4 10.Bd4 Bc6 11.Nc3 ed3 
       12.Qd3 d5 13.Rd1 dc4 14.Qc4 Nd7 15.e4 Rc8 16.Qb3 Bb4 17.Bc4 Bc3 18.Bc3 
       0–0 19.f3 Be4 Figiel,R–Van Rooijen,P/or01–004 E–mail 2001/0–1 (31)) 
    5...g6 6.e3 Bg7 7.Nf3 0–0 8.Be2 Nbd7 9.d4 ed4 10.ed4 Re8 11.0–0 Nf8 
    12.Bd3 Ne6 13.Qd2 Nh5 14.Rae1 Nef4 
       (worse is 14...Nd4 15.Re8 Qe8 16.Nd4 Bd4 17.Nd5 Bb2 18.Nc7+/– (18.Qb2?! Qd8=); 
       14...Bd4? 15.Nd4 Nd4 16.Re8 Qe8 17.Nd5+–) 
    15.Bb1 Bg4 16.Re8 Qe8 17.Ng5 Qe7 18.Nge4 Qh4 19.f3 Bd7 20.Rd1 b6 21.Qf2 
    Qf2 22.Kf2 f5 23.Ng3 Ng3 24.hg3 Ne6 25.Nd5 c5?? 
       (better is 25...Rf8=) 
    26.bc6+– Bc8 27.Rd2 Ba6 28.Ne3 
       (28.Nb6?! Rb8 29.Na4 Bc4=) 
    28...Rc8 29.d5 Nc5 30.Bg7 Kg7 31.Bf5! Rf8 
       (31...gf5 32.Nf5 Double attack) 
    32.Bc2 Rf7 33.Rd1 b5 34.cb5 Bb5 35.Rb1 Ba6 36.Rb8 Rb7 
       (36...Rc7 37.f4+–) 
    37.Rd8 
       (37.cb7 Nb7 38.Rc8 Nc5 39.Rc7 Kf6+–) 
    37...Kf7 
       (37...Rb2 38.a3 Nd3 39.Ke2+–) 
    38.f4 
       (38.cb7 Bb7 39.Rd6 Ke7+–) 
    38...a4 
       (38...Rb2 39.a4+–) 
    39.f5 
       (better is 39.cb7!? Bb7 40.Rd6 Ke7+–) 
    39...Ke7 
       (39...Rb2 40.g4 Ra2 41.c7+–) 
    40.Ra8 
       (better is 40.cb7 Bb7 41.Rh8 gf5 42.Rh7 Kf6 43.Ba4+–) 
    40...Bd3 
       (40...Rb2 41.c7 Bb7 42.f6 Kf6 43.Rb8 Nd3 44.Ke2+–) 
    41.Ba4 
       (better is 41.cb7 Nb7 42.Bd3+–) 
    41...gf5 
       (41...Rb2 42.Kg1 Na4 43.Ra7 Kf6 44.fg6 hg6 45.Ra4 Rb1 46.Kh2 Rc1+–) 
    42.Bc2 
       (42.Bc2 Rc7 43.Bd3 Nd3 44.Ke2+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (4) Zimmer,Georg – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMM–24, 1995
    1.b4 c6 2.c4 
       (2.Bb2 d5=) 
    2...e6 3.Bb2 Nf6 
       (3...Bb4?? 4.Bg7 d5 5.cd5 ed5 6.Bh8+–) 
    4.Qb3 b5 
       (4...d5 5.Nf3=) 
    5.cb5= cb5 6.e3 Bb7 7.a3 
       (7.Bb5?? Bg2 8.Nc3 Bh1–+) 
    7...Bd6 
       (7...a6 8.Nc3=) 
    8.Nf3 
       (8.Qd3 Qb6=) 
    8...a6 9.Be2 Nc6 
       (9...0–0 10.Qd3 Bc7 11.0–0=) 
    10.0–0 0–0 11.d4 Ne7 12.Nc3 Ned5 13.Rfc1 Nc3 
       (13...Qe7 14.Ne5=) 
    14.Rc3 
       (14.Qc3 Rc8 15.Qd3 Be4=) 
    14...Ne4 
       (14...Bd5 15.Qd1 Ne4=) 
    15.Rd3 
       (better is 15.Rc2!?=) 
    15...Bd5–/+ 16.Qd1 Bc4 17.Rc1 
       (17.d5 Bd3 (worse is 17...Bd5 18.Rd5 ed5 19.Qd5+=) 18.Qd3 f5–/+) 
    17...Bd3 
       (17...Rc8 18.Ne5–/+) 
    18.Bd3 
       (18.Qd3 f5–/+) 
    18...f5 19.d5 Rc8 
       (19...Qe7 20.Bd4–/+) 
    20.Rc8 Qc8 21.a4 
       (better is 21.Be4!? fe4 22.Qd4+=) 
    21...Bb4–/+ 22.ab5 ab5 23.Bb5 h6 
       (23...Bc3 24.Ba3 d6 25.de6 Qe6 26.Nd4–+) 
    24.Qd4? 
       (better is 24.Ne5!? Qc5 25.Bd7 Qd5 26.Qd5 ed5 27.Ng6+=) 
    24...Bc3–+ 25.Bc3 Nc3 26.Bc4 
       (26.Ba6 Qa6 27.Qc3 Rc8–+) 
    26...Nd5 
       (26...ed5?! 27.Bd5 Nd5 28.Qd5 Kh8 29.Qd2–/+) 
    27.g3 
       (27.Ne5 d6 28.Nd3 Qb7–+) 
    27...Nf6 28.Bf1 Qc1 29.Qd2 
       (29.Ne5 d5–+) 
    29...Rc8 
       (29...Qd2 30.Nd2 Ra8 31.Nc4–+) 
    30.Qc1 Rc1 31.Ne5 
       (31.Kg2 d5–+) 
    31...Ne4 32.Nd3 Ra1 33.Kg2 Kf7 
       (33...g5 34.h3–+) 
    34.Ne5 
       (34.h4 d5–+) 
    34...Ke7 35.Nd3 
       (35.f3 Ra2 36.Kg1 Nd2–+) 
    35...Ra2 36.Kf3 Nd2 37.Kg2 Nf1 38.Kf1 d5 
       (38...d5 39.h3 g5–+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (5) Ranby,Hans – Mantu,Eugen
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 
       (1.Nf3 Nf6=) 
    1...c6 
       (1...e5 2.Bb2+=) 
    2.c4 e6 3.Bb2 Qb6 
       (3...Nf6 4.a3=) 
    4.a3= a5 5.e3 ab4 6.c5 Qd8 
       (6...Qc5 Decoy to c5 7.ab4 Discovered attack) 
    7.ab4 Ra1 8.Ba1 Nf6 9.Nf3 Nd5 
       (9...b6 10.d4=) 
    10.Qb3 b6 11.d4 Na6 12.Bc3 Be7 13.Bd3 Bb7 
       (13...0–0 14.0–0=) 
    14.Nbd2 
       (14.0–0 0–0+=) 
    14...0–0 
       (14...Nc3 15.Qc3 bc5 16.bc5+/–) 
    15.0–0 Qc7 16.Nc4 b5 Black fights for the Initiative 17.Nce5?? 
       (17.Na5!?+=) 
    17...d6 
       (better is 17...f6–+) 
    18.cd6+= Bd6 Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on b4 19.Bd2 
       (19.Ng5 h6 20.Ne4 Nab4 21.Nd6 Qd6 22.Bb4 Nb4=) 
    19...Ndb4+= 20.Bh7?? 
       (better is 20.Ra1+=) 
    20...Kh7–+ 21.Ng5 Kg8?? 
       (21...Kh8 22.Qb1 g6 23.Qe4–+) 
    22.e4?? 
       (better is 22.Ne6 fe6 23.Qe6 Rf7 24.Nf7 Bh2 25.Kh1 Qf7 26.Qf7 Kf7 27.Kh2+=) 
    22...Be5–+ 23.de5 Qe5 24.Qh3 The mate threat is Qh7 24...Rc8 
       (better is 24...Rb8–+) 
    25.Qh7 Kf8 26.Qh5 Threatening mate... how? 26...Qc7 27.Qh8 Ke7 28.Qg7 
    Threatening mate: Qxf7 28...Rf8 29.Nh7 Do you see the mate threat?
     29...Ra8 Threatens e5 30.Bg5 Kd7 31.Rd1 
       (31.Rd1 Nd5 32.Nf6 (32.ed5 cd5 33.Qf7 Kc6 34.Rc1 Kb6 35.Be3 Nc5 
       36.Bc5 Qc5 37.Qb7 Kb7–+) 32...Kc8 33.ed5 ed5 34.Bf4 Qf4 35.Qf8 Kc7 
       36.Qf7 Kd6 37.Re1 (37.Qb7 Nc7 38.Nh5 Qa4–/+) 37...Qf6 38.Qf6 Kc5 
       39.Rc1 Kb6 40.h4+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (6) Wong,Raymond – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMM–23, 1996
    1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.b5 Nf6 5.Nf3 h6 6.Be2= Nbd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.c4 
       (8.Nd4 Bg6=) 
    8...dc4 9.Bc4 Nb6 10.Be2 0–0 11.Nd4 
       (11.d3 Bg4=) 
    11...Bg6 12.a4 Nbd5 13.f4 Qd7 14.Nc3 
       (14.a5 a6=) 
    14...Rad8 
       (better is 14...Nf4!? 15.d3 Be5–/+) 
    15.Nd5= Nd5 16.Bh5 
       (16.Qc1 e5 17.fe5 Be5=) 
    16...Bd3 
       (16...Be4 17.Bf3 Bd3 18.Be2 Be2 19.Qe2=) 
    17.Be2= Be2 
       (17...Nb4 18.Bc3=) 
    18.Qe2 e5 
       (18...Rfe8 19.a5=) 
    19.fe5 Be5 20.Qh5 Bf6 
       (20...Rfe8 21.Rab1=) 
    21.Rac1 Rfe8 22.Rf6 
       (22.Qf3!?=) 
    22...Nf6+= 23.Qf3 
       (23.Qc5 Ne4 24.Qa7 Nd6+=) 
    23...Ne4–/+ 24.d3 Nd6 25.Qg3 f6 26.e4 Qf7 27.Ne2 
       (27.a5–/+) 
    27...Ne4 
       (better is 27...Rd7!? 28.Bd4 Qb3–/+) 
    28.de4+= Rd2?? 
       (better is 28...Re4 29.Nc3 Re5+=) 
    29.Rc7+/– Re7 30.Rc8 
       (30.b6 ab6 (30...Re2 31.Re7 Qe7 32.ba7 Qc5 33.Kh1 Qa7 34.Bf6–+) 
       31.Rc8 Kh7+/–) 
    30...Kh7 31.Qb8 Do you see the mate threat? 31...Qb3? 
       (31...Qa2 32.Rh8 Kg6 33.Nf4 Kg5 34.Bf6 Kf6 35.Rf8 Rf7 36.Nd5 Rd5 
       37.Qf4 Rf5 38.Qf5 Ke7 39.Rf7 Qf7 40.Qf7 Kf7+–) 
    32.Rh8+– Kg6 Threatening mate... how? 33.Nf4 Kg5 Threatening mate: 
    Qd1 34.Nh3?? 
       (better is 34.Bf6 Kf6 35.Rf8 Rf7 36.Nd5 Rd5 
         A) 37.ed5?! Qd1 38.Kf2 Qd4 39.Kf3 Qd5 40.Kg3 Qd3 41.Kg4 Qe2 42.Kh3 
          Qe6 43.g4 Qe3 44.Kg2 Qd2 45.Kf1 Qd1 46.Kf2 Qc2 (46...Qa4?? 47.Qd6 
          Kg5 48.Rf7 Qc2 49.Kg3 Qc3 50.Rf3 Qe1 51.Kh3+–) 47.Kg3 Qc3 48.Kg2 
          Qb2 49.Kf1 Qb1 50.Ke2 Qc2 51.Ke1 Qc1 52.Ke2 Qc4 53.Kf3 Qb3 54.Kg2 
          Qa2 55.Kg1 Qb1 56.Kg2 Qe4 57.Kg3 Qe1 58.Kg2 Qe2 59.Kg3 Qd3 60.Kg2 
          Qd5 61.Kg3 Qd3 62.Kg2 Qe2 63.Kg3 Qe3 64.Kg2 Qe2=;
         B) 37.Qf4 Rf5 38.Qf5 Ke7 39.Qc5 Kf6 40.Qf2 Kg6 41.Rf7 Qf7 42.Qf7 
          Kf7 43.Kf2+–) 
    34...Kh5 35.Nf4 Kg5 36.Nh3?? 
       (better is 36.Bf6 Kf6 37.Rf8 Rf7 38.Nd5 Rd5 39.Qf4 (39.ed5?! Qe3 40.Kf1 Qc1 
       41.Ke2 Qc4 42.Kf3 Qd5 43.Kg3 Qd3 44.Kf2 Qd4 45.Ke2 Qc4 46.Kf3 Kg5 
       47.Rf7 Qf7 48.Ke3 Qb3 49.Kd2 Qd5 50.Kc3 Qg2=) 39...Rf5 40.Qf5 Ke7 
       41.Qc5 Kf6 42.Qf2 Kg6 43.Rf7 Qf7 44.Qf7 Kf7 45.Kf2+–) 
    Line +–
    
    
    
    
    
    (7) Stoliar,Sergei Yefimovich – Ranby,Hans
    corr ICCF–Cup8 V096, 1990
    1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.c4 a5 6.b5 Nbd7 7.cd5 Nd5 8.Nd4 
       (8.a3 N5f6=) 
    8...Bg6+= 9.Be2 
       (9.Nc3 Nb4 10.a3 Nd3 11.Bd3 Bd3+=) 
    9...Nb4–/+ 10.Na3 
       (10.Ba3 e5 11.Bb4 ab4–/+ (worse is 11...ed4 12.Bf8 Nf8 13.0–0=)) 
    10...Nd3 11.Bd3 Bd3 12.Rc1 Nc5 
       (12...e5 13.Rc3 Nc5 14.Qh5–+) 
    13.Rc5 Bc5 Black gets strong initiative 14.Ne6 fe6 15.Qh5 A double 
    attack 15...g6 16.Qc5 Rf8 17.h4 Qd7 18.f4 
       (18.h5 Rf5 19.Be5 gh5–/+) 
    18...b6 19.Qc1 Qd5 20.Qc6 
       (20.Rh2 
         A) 20...Qa2? 21.Qc6 Kd8 22.Bg7+– (22.Qa8?! Ke7 23.Qc6 Qb2 24.Qc7 
          Kf6 25.Qc3 Qc3 26.dc3 Kf5=);
         B) 20...Bb5?! 21.Qc7 Bd3 22.Qb6–/+;
         C) 20...0–0–0 21.Bg7 Rf7–+) 
    20...Qc6–+ 21.bc6 b5 22.Kd1 Ra6 23.Nc2 Bc2 
       (23...Be4 24.Nd4 Bg2 25.Rh2 Bc6 26.h5–+) 
    24.Kc2 Rc6 25.Kb1 h5 26.Be5 Ke7 27.Rg1 
       (27.d3 b4–/+) 
    27...Rd8–+ 28.d4 Rc4 29.g4 hg4 30.Rg4 Kf7 31.h5 gh5 32.Rg7 Ke8 33.Rh7 c5 
    34.Rh5 Rc8 35.Rh8 Kd7 36.Rh7 Kc6 37.dc5 Kc5 38.Rd7 
       (38.Rh5 a4–+) 
    38...Kb4 
       (38...b4 39.Rg7–+) 
    39.Rd1 
       (39.Rd2 R8c6–+) 
    39...Rc2 40.Bb2 
       (40.Bd6 Ka4–+) 
    40...Rg2 
       (40...Re2 41.Be5–+) 
    41.a3 Ka4 42.e4 
       (42.Bc1 Rc4–+) 
    42...Rcc2 
       (42...Rc4 43.Re1–+) 
    43.Bc1 Rce2 44.e5 Rgf2 45.Rd6 
       (45.Rd4 b4 46.ab4 ab4–+) 
    45...Re1 46.Re6 Kb3 47.Rc6 Rb2 48.Ka1 Rc2 
       (48...Rc2 49.Rc2 Kc2 50.Ka2 Kc1 51.Kb3 Re3 52.Ka2 b4 53.ab4 ab4 54.f5 
       Ra3) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (8) Ranby,Hans – Nordstroem,K
    corr SSKK 2–03, 1989
    1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.a3 a5 5.b5 Bd6 6.e3 0–0 7.c4 
       (7.d4 Nbd7=) 
    7...dc4 
       (7...c6 8.d4=) 
    8.Bc4 c6 
       (8...Nbd7 9.d4=) 
    9.a4 
       (9.Nc3 Nbd7=) 
    9...cb5 
       (9...Bd7 10.0–0=) 
    10.ab5 
       (10.Bb5 Bd7=) 
    10...Qc7 
       (10...b6 11.0–0=) 
    11.Qb3 
       (11.d3 Nbd7=) 
    11...Bd7 
       (11...Nbd7 12.d3+=) 
    12.Nc3 
       (12.Bf6 Rc8 13.d3 gf6+=) 
    12...Ng4 Increases the pressure on h2 
       (12...Rc8 13.d3=) 
    13.d4 
       (better is 13.Ne4 Be7 14.0–0+=) 
    13...Nh2? 
       (better is 13...Rc8 14.Bd3 Nf6+= (14...Nh2? 15.Nh2 Bh2 16.b6+–)) 
    14.Nh2+– a4 
       (14...Bh2? 15.b6 Qc6 16.d5 ed5 17.Nd5+–) 
    15.Na4 
       (15.Qa4 Ra4) 
    15...Bh2 16.b6 
       (16.g3 Bg3 17.fg3 Rc8+–) 
    16...Qd6 
       (16...Qc6 17.d5 ed5 18.Bd5+/–) 
    17.Ba3 
       (17.Bd3 h6 18.Nc5 Ra1 19.Ba1 Rc8+–) 
    17...Qc6+/– 18.Bf8 
       (18.Rh2 Qa4 19.Qc3 Qa5 20.Qa5 Ra5+/–) 
    18...Qg2 19.Rf1 Kf8 20.d5 
       (20.Ra3 Bd6 21.Nc5 Ra3 22.Qa3 Kg8+/–) 
    20...Be5 
       (20...ed5 21.Bd5 Qg4 22.f4+=) 
    21.Ra2 
       (21.Ra3 Bd6 22.Nc5 Ra3 23.Qa3 Kg8 24.de6 fe6=) 
    21...ed5 22.Bd5 Qg4 
       (22...Qg6 23.Qb4 (worse is 23.Bb7 Ba4 24.Ra4 Ra4 25.Qa4 Qd3+=) 23...Kg8 
       24.f4=) 
    23.Nc3+/– Ra2 24.Na2 Be6 
       (24...Ba4 25.Qd3 Bc6 26.f4 Qh4 27.Ke2+/–) 
    25.Be6 Qe6 26.Qe6 fe6 27.Rh1 h6 28.Rh5 
       (28.Nc1 Bc3 29.Ke2 Nd7+/–) 
    28...Nd7 29.Ke2 
       (29.Nc1 Ke7=) 
    29...Kf7 
       (29...Bf6 30.Ra5+=) 
    30.f4 
       (30.Nc1 Kg6 31.Rh1 Bf6+=) 
    30...Bf6 31.Rb5 
       (31.Ra5 Ke7+=) 
    31...g6 
       (31...Ke7 32.Rb1+=) 
    32.Nc1+= e5 
       (32...Ke7 33.Nb3+/–) 
    33.fe5 
       (33.Nd3 ef4 34.Nc5 Nc5 35.Rc5 fe3 36.Rc7 Ke6 37.Ke3 Kd6=) 
    33...Be5 34.Nb3 Bd6 35.Kf3 
       (35.Na5 Bc5+/–) 
    35...Kf6 
       (35...h5 36.e4+=) 
    36.Ke4 
       (36.Na5 Bc5+=) 
    36...Be7 
       (36...Ke6 37.Na5 Bc5 38.Nb7 Bb6 39.Na5+=) 
    37.Na5 
       (better is 37.Kd5 Bd8 38.Nc5 Nb6 39.Kd4+/–) 
    37...Nc5? 
       (better is 37...Bd8+=) 
    38.Kd5+– Na4 
       (38...g5 39.Rc5 Bc5 40.Kc5+–) 
    39.Kc4 Bd8 40.Nb7 Nb6 41.Kc5 Bc7 42.Kc6 
       (42.Rb6 Bb6 43.Kb6 Ke5+=) 
    42...Na8 
       (42...Nc4 43.Kc7 Ne3 44.Kd6+–) 
    43.Nc5 Bh2 
       (43...h5 44.Rb1+–) 
    44.Rb2 Bg1 45.Ra2 
       (45.Re2!? Kf5+–) 
    45...Be3 
       (45...Nb6 46.Kb6 Be3 47.Kc6+–) 
    46.Ra8 h5 47.Kd5 h4 
       (47...Bc5 48.Kc5 Kf5 49.Rh8+–) 
    48.Nd3 Kf5 
       (48...g5 49.Ke4 Bd2 50.Ra6 Kg7 51.Kf5+–) 
    49.Rf8 Kg5 50.Ke4 Bd2 51.Kf3 Bc3 
       (51...Kh6 52.Rh8 Kg5 53.Nc5+–) 
    52.Kg2 
       (better is 52.Nf4!? Be5+–) 
    52...Kg4 
       (52...Kh5 53.Rc8 Bf6 54.Nf4 Kg5 55.Kf3+–) 
    53.Nf2 Kh5 54.Kh3 g5 
       (54...Be5 55.Ne4+–) 
    55.Ng4 
       (better is 55.Rg8 Be5 56.Ne4 Kh6+–) 
    55...Kg6 56.Nh2 Kh5 
       (56...Bg7 57.Rg8+–) 
    57.Rc8 
       (57.Rc8 Bd4 58.Rc4+–; 
       57.Rf5 Bd4+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (9) Ranby,Hans – Zschalich,Arndt
    corr SOK–90–59, 1990
    1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.a3 a5 4.b5 d5 5.Nf3 c5 6.e3 Bd6 
       (6...Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.c4 b6 9.0–0 Bb7 10.Qc2 Nbd7 11.d3 Qc7 12.Nbd2 
       Bd6 13.g3 Rae8 14.Rae1 Ne5 15.Nh4 dc4 16.dc4 Ng6 17.Ng2 e5 18.e4 Bc8 
       19.f3 Bh3 20.Rf2 Bg2 21.Rg2 Franic,M (2385)–Takac,Z (2200)/It, Sisak 
       CRO 2000/1–0 (41)) 
    7.c4 0–0 8.Nc3N 
       (8.Qb3 b6 9.Be2 Bb7 10.0–0 Re8 11.Nc3 Qc7 12.h3 Ne4 13.d3 dc4 14.dc4 
       Nd7 15.Rad1 Ndf6 16.Qc2 Red8 17.Na4 h6 18.Nd2 Nd2 19.Rd2 Bh2 20.Kh1 
       Rd2 21.Qd2 Rd8 22.Qc2 Be4 orangutanb4 (1960)–violin (1975)/kurnik 
       2011/0–1 (68)) 
    8...Nbd7 9.d4 cd4 10.Nd4 Qc7 
       (10...Ne5 11.cd5 ed5 12.Be2=) 
    11.cd5+= Bb4?? 
       (better is 11...ed5 12.Rc1 Qb8+=) 
    12.ab4+– 1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (10) Ranby,Hans (2195) – Masetti,Franco (2065)
    ICCF Corr World Cup, 2000
    1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 a6 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 Be7 6.c4 0–0N 
       (6...dc4 7.Bc4 0–0 8.0–0 b5 9.Be2 c5 10.bc5 Bc5 11.d4 Be7 12.Nbd2 Bb7 
       13.Ne5 Nc6 14.Ndf3 Nd5 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.Nc6 Rc6 17.Rc6 Bc6 18.Ne5 Ba8 
       19.Qc2 Bf6 20.Bd3 h6 21.g3 bratek55 (1715)–marnar1960/kurnik 2011/
       1–0 (61); 
       6...c6 7.c5 0–0 8.Bd3 a5 9.Nc3 b6 10.Na4 Nbd7 11.Qc2 Ba6 12.Ne5 bc5 
       13.Nc6 Qe8 14.b5 Bb7 15.Ne7 Qe7 16.Bf6 Qf6 17.0–0 c4 18.Be2 e5 19.d3 
       Qg6 20.f3 Rfc8 21.Qc3 Mathofer,K–Dreckmann,F (1860)/Ruhr–ch Seniors 
       4th 1997/1–0 (44)) 
    7.Nc3 c5 8.b5 
       (8.bc5 Bc5 9.d4 Be7=) 
    8...ab5+= 9.cb5 Nbd7 10.Be2 e5 11.Qb3 
       (11.d4!? cd4 12.ed4+=) 
    11...e4–/+ 12.Nh4 
       (12.Ng5!?–/+) 
    12...Nb6–+ 13.g3 
       (13.f3 d4 14.ed4 cd4 15.Ne4 Ne4 16.fe4 Bh4 17.g3 Bf6–+) 
    13...d4 14.Na2 Be6 15.Qd1 Na4 16.Qc1 Qa5 17.ed4 Nb2 18.Qb2 Qa3 19.Qc2 
       (19.Qa3 Ra3 20.dc5–+) 
    19...cd4 
       (19...Ba2?! 20.Nf5 cd4 21.Bc4 Bc4 22.Ra3 Ba3 23.Qc4–+) 
    20.d3 Bb3 21.Qc7 Qa5 
       (better is 21...Rfc8!? 22.Qe5 Bb4 23.Kf1–+) 
    22.Qa5 Ra5 23.Nf5 
       (23.de4 Bb4!! (worse is 23...Ra2 24.Ra2 Bb4 25.Kf1 Ba2 26.f3–+) 24.Kf1 
       Bc3–+) 
    23...Bb4! 
       (23...Ra2?! 24.Ne7 Kh8 25.Ra2 Ba2 26.de4 Ne4 27.0–0–+; 
       23...Ba2?! 24.Ne7 Kh8 25.de4 Ne4 26.f3–+) 
    24.Kf1 
       (24.Nb4 Ra4 Double attack (24...Ra1 Pinning; 24...Ra1 
       Deflection; 24...Ra4 Decoy)) 
    24...ed3 25.Bd3 Ba2 26.Rc1 
       (26.Rg1 Ng4 27.Rc1 Bd5–+) 
    26...Bc3 27.f3 Be6 28.Nd6 Bd5 29.Kf2 
       (29.Ne4 Be4 30.fe4 Re8–+) 
    29...Ra2 30.Rc2 Ng4! 31.Ke2 
       (31.fg4 Bh1 Pinning (31...Bh1 Deflection)) 
    31...Rfa8 32.Rhc1 Ne3 0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (11) Fritz,Harry – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–07, 1998
    1.b4 b6 2.Nf3 Bb7 3.Bb2 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 c5 6.b5 d5 7.c4 Nbd7 8.Be2 dc4 
       (8...Bd6 
         A) 9.0–0 
            A1) 9...0–0 10.d3 (10.d4 a6 11.cd5 Nd5 12.Nc3 Nc3 13.Bc3 ab5 
             14.Bb5+=; 10.cd5 Nd5 11.Qa4 Nc7 12.d4 a6 13.dc5 Nc5 
             14.Qg4=) 10...a6 11.ba6 Ra6 12.cd5 Nd5 13.Nbd2 Bc6 
             14.d4=;
            A2) 9...dc4 10.Bc4 Ng4 11.h3 Nge5 12.Be2 0–0 13.d4 cd4 14.Bd4= 
            ;
         B) 9.Nc3 0–0 (9...dc4 10.Bc4 0–0 11.d4 cd4 12.Qd4 Qc7 13.Rc1 Rfd8 
          14.Be2+=) 10.d4 (10.cd5 ed5 11.0–0 Re8 12.Qc2 Ne5 
          13.Rfe1 Nf3 14.Bf3+=) 10...Rc8 11.cd5 Nd5 12.Rc1 cd4 
          13.Nd5 Rc1 14.Bc1+=;
         C) 9.cd5 Nd5 10.0–0 (10.Nc3 0–0 11.Nd5 ed5 12.Qc2 a6 13.0–0 Re8 
          14.ba6=; 10.d4 0–0 11.Nbd2 a6 12.0–0 ab5 13.Bb5 Ba6 
          14.a4=; 10.Qc2 0–0 11.Nc3 Nc3 12.Qc3 Nf6 13.Rd1 Qe7 
          14.0–0=) 10...0–0 11.Qa4 Nc7 12.d4 a6 13.dc5 bc5 
          14.ba6=) 
    9.Bc4 Bd6 10.d3 
       (10.Nc3 0–0 11.d3 Re8 12.Ne4 Ne4 13.de4 Qc7 14.Qc2=; 
       10.0–0 Ng4 11.h3 Nge5 12.Be2 0–0 13.d4 cd4 14.Bd4=) 
    10...0–0 11.0–0 Qc7 
       (11...a6 12.Nbd2 Qe7 13.ba6 Ba6 14.Qb3=) 
    12.Nbd2 Ne5 
       (12...a6 13.Qc2= Ne5 14.Ne5=) 
    13.Ne5 
       (13.Be5 Be5 14.Ne5=) 
    13...Be5 14.Be5 Qe5 15.Qe2 
       (15.a4 Qd6=) 
    15...Nd5 
       (15...Rfd8 16.a4=) 
    16.Ne4 f5 
       (16...Rfd8 17.f4 Qf5 18.g4=) 
    17.f4 Qc7 18.Ng5 Rf6 
       (18...Qd6 19.d4=) 
    19.Rfc1 
       (19.e4 fe4 20.Qe4 Rg6+/–) 
    19...Qe7 20.Nf3 Raf8 
       (20...a6 21.a4+=) 
    21.Rc2 
       (21.Ne5 Rh6+=) 
    21...Rh6 22.Rac1 Rff6 
       (22...Nc7 23.Ne5+=) 
    23.Ne5 Qd8 
       (23...Rf8 24.Qf2+=) 
    24.Bb3 
       (24.d4 cd4 25.Bd5 Qd5+/–) 
    24...Qd6 
       (24...Rf8 25.d4 cd4 
         A) worse is 26.ed4 Nf4 27.Qd2 Qh4–/+ (27...Ng2?! 28.Rc7 Be4 29.Rc8 Qc8 
          30.Rc8 Rc8 31.Qh6 gh6 32.Be6 Kg7 33.Bc8–/+);
         B) 26.Bd5 Qd5 27.Rc7+=) 
    25.a4 
       (25.Qf3 Rf8+/–) 
    25...Ne7 
       (25...Rf8 26.a5+=) 
    26.d4 cd4 27.Qd2 Qa3 28.Qd4 Qb3 29.Rc7 Bd5 30.Re7 Rf8 31.Nf3 
       (31.e4 Be4 32.Rf7 Rf6 33.Ra7 Rb8+–) 
    31...Rg6 32.Nh4 Qa2 33.g3 h6 
       (33...a6 34.Rec7 (34.Qb6?! ab5 35.ab5 Qe2+/–; 34.ba6?! Rgf6+/–) 
       34...Rgf6 35.ba6+/–) 
    34.Rcc7 
       (34.Ra7 Rg4 35.Rac7+/– (35.Qb6 Rh4 36.Qe6 Be6 37.gh4 Bd5–+)) 
    34...Qb1?? 
       (better is 34...Rff6+/–) 
    35.Kf2+– Qa2 36.Ke1 Qb1 37.Kd2 Qa2 38.Rc2 Qa3 
       (38...Qc2 39.Kc2 Be4 40.Kd2 Rgf6 41.Ra7 R6f7 42.Qb6 Ra7 43.Qa7 Rd8 
       44.Ke1 Rd3+–) 
    39.Ng6 Rf6 40.Rc8 
       (40.Rc8 Kh7 41.Nf8 Kh8 42.Ne6 Kh7 43.Rg7) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (12) Ranby,Hans – Zimmer,Georg
    corr 3GMM–24, 1995
    1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.a3 d5 4.Nf3 Nbd7 5.e3 c5 
       (5...a5 6.b5=) 
    6.b5 
       (6.bc5 Bc5 7.Be2 0–0=) 
    6...Bd6+= 7.c4 0–0 8.Nc3 b6 
       (8...Re8 9.d3+=) 
    9.Be2 Re8 
       (9...dc4 10.Bc4 Bb7 11.0–0=) 
    10.0–0 Bb7 11.d4 Qc7 12.Rc1 
       (12.cd5 Nd5 13.Qd3=) 
    12...e5 
       (12...dc4 13.dc5 Nc5 14.Bc4–/+) 
    13.de5= Ne5 14.Nd5 
       (14.cd5 Nf3 15.Bf3 Bh2 16.Kh1=) 
    14...Nd5 
       (14...Nf3 15.Bf3 Nd5 16.cd5 Bh2 17.Kh1=) 
    15.cd5 
       (better is 15.Be5!? Be5 16.cd5+/–) 
    15...Nf3= 16.Bf3 Rad8 
       (16...a6!?=) 
    17.g3 
       (17.h3 a6+/–) 
    17...a6 
       (17...Be5 18.Be5 Qe5 19.e4+/–) 
    18.a4 
       (18.Qd3 Be5 19.Be5 Re5+/–) 
    18...Qd7 
       (18...Be5 19.Rc2+=) 
    19.Qb3 f6 
       (19...ab5 20.ab5 Ra8 21.Rfd1+/–) 
    20.Rfd1 ab5 21.ab5 
       (21.Qb5 Qb5 22.ab5 Ra8+/–) 
    21...Qf7 
       (21...Ra8 22.Bc3+/–) 
    22.Bg2 Bc8 23.e4 Bd7 
       (23...f5 24.Qc2+/–) 
    24.f4 g6 
       (24...Re7!?+/–) 
    25.Re1+– Re7 
       (25...Qg7 26.Qc3 Be7 27.Rcd1+–) 
    26.e5 fe5 27.fe5 Be5 
       (27...Qe8+–) 
    28.Re5 Re5 29.Be5 Re8 30.Bb2 
       (30.Bc7 Re2 31.Bf3 c4 32.Rc4 Re1 33.Kf2 Qe8+–) 
    30...Re7 
       (30...Re2 31.Rf1 Rg2 32.Kg2 Bh3 33.Kh3 Qf1 34.Kh4 Qe2+–) 
    31.Qc3 
       (31.Qc3 Qg7 32.Qg7 Rg7 33.Bg7 Kg7 34.Rc5 bc5 35.b6+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (13) Ranby,Hans – Busch
    corr SOK–90–59, 1990
    1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.a3 c5 4.b5 d5 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 0–0 7.c4 a6 8.a4 dc4 
    9.Bc4 ab5 10.ab5 Ra1 11.Ba1 Nbd7 12.Nc3 
       (12.0–0 Nb6 13.d3 Bd6=) 
    12...b6 
       (12...Nb6 13.d3+=) 
    13.Bb2 
       (13.0–0 e5=) 
    13...Bb7 
       (13...e5 14.0–0+=) 
    14.0–0= Bd6 15.d4 cd4 16.Qd4 
       (worse is 16.Nd4 Bh2 17.Kh2 Qc7 18.Kg1 Qc4–/+) 
    16...Qc7 17.Qh4 
       (17.Rd1!?=) 
    17...Bf3+= 18.gf3 Bh2 19.Kh1 
       (19.Qh2 Deflection from c4 19...Qc4) 
    19...Be5 20.Rc1 Qd6 
       (20...Nc5 21.f4 Qb7 22.Kg1–/+) 
    21.Bb3 
       (21.f4 Bc3 22.Bc3 Rc8–/+) 
    21...Rc8 22.Kg2 Nc5 23.Bc2 Nd3 24.Rd1 Qb4 
       (better is 24...Ne1 25.Re1 Bc3–/+ (worse is 25...Rc3 26.Rd1 Qc7 27.Bc3 Bc3 28.Qc4+/–)) 
    25.Ne4? 
       (25.Qb4 Nb4 26.Bb1 h5–/+) 
    25...Qb2 
       (25...Rc2 26.Rd3 Rf2 27.Nf2 Bd6 (27...Qh4?? 28.Rd8 Ne8 29.Re8) 
       28.Qb4 Bb4 29.Rd8 Bf8+–) 
    26.Bd3–/+ h6 
       (26...Nd5 27.Rd2 Qc1 28.f4–+) 
    27.Nf6 Bf6 
       (27...gf6?! 28.f4 Bc3 29.Qh6+=) 
    28.Qe4 Qc3 29.Qh7 Kf8 30.Be4 Qc7 31.Bc6 Rd8 32.Rd8 Qd8 33.Qe4 
       (33.Qh8 Ke7 34.Qd8 Kd8–/+) 
    33...h5 34.Qa4 g5 35.Qa7 
       (35.f4 g4–/+) 
    35...h4–+ 36.Qb7 Be5 37.Qa7 Bc7 
       (37...f6 38.Qd7 Qd7 39.Bd7–+) 
    38.Qb7 Qd6 39.Qa7 h3 
       (39...h3 40.Kh3 Qh2 41.Kg4 Qh4) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (14) Wilk,Krzysztof – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMM–23, 1997
    1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.b5 Be7 4.e3 0–0 5.Nf3 b6 6.c4 Bb7 7.Be2 d5 8.a4 Nbd7 
       (8...dc4 9.Bc4 a6 10.0–0=) 
    9.0–0= Nc5 
       (9...dc4 10.Bc4 a6 11.d3=) 
    10.Na3 
       (10.a5 ba5 11.d4 Nce4=) 
    10...Nce4 
       (10...a6 11.Bf6 Bf6 12.d4=) 
    11.d3+= Nd6 12.Qc2 
       (12.cd5 Nd5 (worse is 12...Bd5 13.e4+–) 13.Qc2 c5=) 
    12...Rc8 
       (12...c6 13.Be5=) 
    13.Ne5 
       (13.c5 bc5 14.Qc5 a6 15.ba6 Ba6+=) 
    13...dc4 
       (13...c6 14.Bf3=) 
    14.Nac4 Nc4 
       (14...c6 15.Bf3 Nd5 16.Nd6 Bd6 17.Nc6 Bc6 18.bc6+=) 
    15.dc4 Bd6 16.Rfd1 Qe7 
       (16...c5 17.a5+=) 
    17.Rac1 
       (17.a5 c5+=) 
    17...Rfd8 
       (17...a5 18.ba6 Ba6 19.Bf3+=) 
    18.Bf3 
       (18.Bd3 Ra8+=) 
    18...Bf3= 19.Nf3 Ba3 
       (19...c6 20.Rd2=) 
    20.Ba3+= Qa3 21.Nd4 a5 
       (21...a6 22.Nc6 Rd1 23.Rd1+=) 
    22.Nc6 
       (22.c5 e5 23.Nc6 Rd1 24.Rd1 Re8+=) 
    22...Rd1 23.Rd1 Qc5 24.Qd3 Re8 25.Qd4 
       (25.e4 Ng4 26.Rd2 Qg5+=) 
    25...Qf5 26.Qd3 
       (26.Qd2 e5+=) 
    26...Qg4 
       (26...Qc5 27.e4 Ng4 28.Rd2+=) 
    27.Ne5 
       (27.f3 Qg5+=) 
    27...Qh5 28.Nd7 Kh8 
       (28...Ne4 29.Qc2+=) 
    29.Nf6+/– gf6 30.Qd7 Rg8 31.Rc1 Qf3 
       (better is 31...Qg5!? 32.g3 Qe5+/–) 
    32.g3+– Line +–
    
    
    
    
    
    (15) Jendrossek,Peter – Ranby,Hans
    corr, 1984
    1.b4 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.b5 Bd6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 a6 7.a4 c6 8.c4 
       (8.0–0 
         A) 8...b6 9.Ne5 Nfd7 (9...Bb7 10.f4 Qc7 11.bc6 Nc6 12.Nc6 Qc6=; 
         9...c5 10.f4 ab5 11.Bb5 Ba6 12.Qf3 Bb5=; 
          9...Qc7 10.f4 Bb7 11.bc6 Nc6 12.Nc6 Qc6=) 10.Nc6 Nc6 
          11.bc6 Nb8 12.Nc3 Nc6=;
         B) 8...Nbd7= 
            B1) 9.c4 e5 (9...cb5 10.ab5 dc4 11.Na3 Ba3 12.Ba3 Re8=;
             9...ab5 10.ab5 Ra1 11.Ba1 dc4 12.bc6 bc6=; 
             9...dc4 10.bc6 bc6 11.Na3 c3 12.Bc3 Rb8=) 10.c5 Nc5 
             11.Ne5 ab5 12.ab5 Ra1+=;
            B2) 9.d4 ab5 10.ab5 Ra1 11.Ba1 cb5 12.Bb5 Nb6=;
            B3) 9.Nc3 e5 (9...Qc7 10.bc6 bc6 11.Ba3 c5 12.d4 Rb8+=
             ; 9...Re8 10.d4 Qc7 11.Qd3 e5 12.de5 Ne5+=) 
             10.Nh4 Nb8 11.Nf3 Qc7 12.h3 b6+=;
            B4) 9.Re1 e5 (9...Qc7 10.d4 ab5 11.ab5 Ra1 12.Ba1 Ne4=) 
             10.Nc3 Qc7 11.h3 Re8 12.bc6 bc6+=;
            B5) 9.Ba3 c5 10.d4 Ne4 11.c4 Qf6 12.Bd3 ab5=;
         C) 8...ab5 9.ab5 Ra1 10.Ba1 Nbd7 11.bc6 bc6 12.c4 e5=) 
    8...ab5+= 
       (8...dc4 
         A) 9.Bc4 ab5 (9...Bd7 10.ba6 Na6 11.0–0 b5 12.Be2 Nc5=
          ; 9...b6 10.0–0 Bb7 11.d3 Nbd7 12.Nbd2 ab5=) 
          10.ab5 Ra1 11.Ba1 cb5 12.Bb5 Bd7+=;
         B) 9.Na3 c3 (9...Ba3 10.Ra3 ab5 11.ab5 Ra3 12.Ba3 Re8=
          ; 9...cb5 10.ab5 Bd7 11.Nc4 Be7 12.Bd4 Nd5=; 
          9...ab5 10.ab5 cb5 11.Nb5 Ra1 12.Qa1 Be7=; 9...b6 
          10.Nc4 Bc7 11.bc6 Nc6 12.0–0 Nd5=) 10.dc3 Qe7 11.Nc4 
          Bc5 12.0–0 ab5=) 
    9.ab5 
       (9.cb5 Nbd7 (9...Re8 10.Be5 Be5 11.Ne5 Nfd7 12.Nd7 Bd7+= 
      ; 9...c5 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.d4 cd4 12.Bd4 e5+=; 9...cb5 10.ab5 
       Ra1 11.Ba1 Nbd7 12.d4 Nb6+=) 10.bc6 bc6 11.Qc2 Qc7 12.d3 
       e5+=) 
    9...Ra1 10.Ba1 dc4 11.bc6 
       (11.Bc4 cb5 12.Bb5 Bd7+=) 
    11...Nc6 12.Bc4 Qe7 
       (12...e5 13.Qc2+=) 
    13.Bf6 
       (13.d4 Bd7=) 
    13...gf6 
       (13...Qf6 14.Nc3+=) 
    14.Nc3 
       (14.d4 e5=) 
    14...Ne5 
       (14...Rd8 15.d4=) 
    15.Ne5+= Be5 
       (15...fe5 16.Ne4+=) 
    16.d4 Bd6 17.0–0 
       (17.Qg4 Kh8 18.Qh4 Rg8+=) 
    17...Bh2 18.Kh1 
       (18.Kh2 Qc7 19.Kh1 Qc4 20.Qg4 Kh8=) 
    18...Bb8 
       (18...Bd6 19.Ne4=) 
    19.Bd3 
       (19.Qg4 Kh8=) 
    19...f5 20.Qh5 Kh8 21.e4 
       (21.Ra1 Rg8=) 
    21...Qa3 
       (21...Qd8 22.Nb5+=) 
    22.Qh6= f6 
       (22...fe4!? 23.Qf6 Kg8 24.Qg5 Kh8 25.Qf6 Kg8 26.Qg5 Kh8 27.Qf6=) 
    23.ef5+= Rf7 24.fe6 Be6 25.Rc1 Kg8 
       (25...Rg7 26.Be4+=) 
    26.Be2 
       (26.Be4 Rc7+=) 
    26...Rc7= 27.Qd2 
       (27.Qf4 Rc8 28.Qe3 Kg7=) 
    27...Bd5 28.Bg4 
       (28.Bb5 Ba7 29.Rc2 Qa1 30.Kh2 Bb8=) 
    28...b5 
       (28...Rc4 29.Qe3 Qd6+=) 
    29.Ne2 
       (29.Qe1!?=) 
    29...Rc1–/+ 30.Qc1 Qc1 31.Nc1 Ba7 32.Bd7 
       (32.Ne2!?–/+) 
    Bc4–+ 0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (16) Ranby,Hans – Horwitz,Daniel
    corr ICCF, 1994
    1.b4 e5+= 2.a3 d5 3.Nf3 Bd6 4.Bb2 f6 5.e3 Bg4 
       (5...Ne7 6.Bb5 c6 7.Be2+=) 
    6.Be2 Ne7 
       (6...a5 7.d4 e4 8.Nfd2 Be2 9.Qe2=) 
    7.c4 
       (7.0–0!?=) 
    7...dc4–/+ 8.Bc4 
       (8.Qc2 b5–/+) 
    8...e4 9.h3 ef3 10.hg4 fg2 11.Rg1 Nd7 12.f4 
       (12.Rg2 a5=) 
    12...Ng6 
       (12...Nb6 13.Be6 Ng6 14.Qb3+=) 
    13.Rg2 
       (13.Qf3 c6 14.Qe4 Qe7 15.Qe7 Ke7 16.Rg2 Nb6=) 
    13...a5 
       (13...Qe7 14.Re2=) 
    14.b5+= Qe7 15.Kf1 
       (15.Be2 Rd8=) 
    15...Nb6 16.Ba2 
       (16.Bd3 Nd5=) 
    16...0–0–0 
       (16...Rd8 17.Kg1=) 
    17.Nc3 
       (17.Qb3=) 
    17...Bf4 
       (17...Kb8!?=) 
    18.ef4+= Nf4 19.Rh2 
       (19.Rf2!? Nd3 20.Re2+=) 
    19...Nd3 20.Qb3 Rhe8 
       (20...Qd7=) 
    21.Ne2 
       (better is 21.Rh7 Qd7 22.Rh4+/–) 
    21...Qe4+= 22.Nc3 Qf3 
       (worse is 22...Qg4 23.Rc1–+) 
    23.Kg1 Rd4 
       (23...Qg4?! 24.Rg2 Qd4 25.Kf1–+; 
       23...Nb2 24.Qb2 Rd4 25.Rg2 Rg4 26.Rg4 Qg4 27.Kf1–+) 
    24.Rg2 Nf4 
       (24...Nf4 25.Qe6 Ne6–+; 
       24...Rg4?! 25.Qe6 Re6 26.Be6 Kd8 27.Bg4+=) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (17) Ranby,Hans – Kilpatrick,Robert
    corr 3GMMsemi–04, 1998
    1.b4 e5 2.a3 g6 3.Bb2 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.c4 
       (5.e4 f5 6.ef5 Bf5=) 
    5...b6 
       (5...Nf6 6.Nc3=) 
    6.e3 Bb7 
       (6...Nf6 7.d4=) 
    7.Be2+= c5 
       (7...Nf6 8.0–0+=) 
    8.b5 
       (8.0–0 Nf6+=) 
    8...Nd7 
       (8...Nf6 9.d4=) 
    9.Qb3 
       (9.0–0 Ngf6+=) 
    9...Ngf6 
       (9...g5 10.d3=) 
    10.d3 0–0 
       (10...d5 
         A) worse is 11.Be5 dc4 12.Qc4 Bf3 13.Bf6 Qf6 (13...Bf6?! 14.Bf3 Ne5 
          15.Qe4+=) 14.Bf3 Qa1 15.Qe4 Be5–/+;
         B) 11.0–0 d4 12.Ne1=) 
    11.Nbd2 
       (11.0–0 Re8=) 
    11...Re8 12.0–0 Qc7 13.Rac1 
       (13.Qc2 a6=) 
    13...Rad8 
       (13...a6 14.ba6 Ra6 15.e4=) 
    14.Rfd1 h6 15.Ne1 
       (15.Re1 d5=) 
    15...Nf8 
       (15...d5 16.cd5 Bd5 17.Qc2+=) 
    16.Bf3+= d5 17.cd5 Nd5 18.d4 
       (better is 18.Qa4!?+=) 
    18...ed4+= 19.Bd4 Bd4 20.ed4 Nf4 21.Rc4 
       (21.Kh1 Rd4 22.Nc4 N8e6–/+) 
    21...N8e6 
       (21...Rd4!? 22.Rd4 cd4–/+) 
    22.dc5= Nc5 
       (22...bc5 23.Ne4 Qe5 24.Rd8 Rd8 25.g3 Nh3 26.Kg2–/+) 
    23.Qc2 
       (23.Qb4 Bf3 24.Nef3 Ne2 25.Kf1 Qd7=) 
    23...Ne2+= 24.Be2 
       (better is 24.Kh1+=) 
    24...Re2–+ 25.Qc3? 
       (better is 25.Kf1 Rde8 26.g3–+) 
    25...Qe7 
       (25...Qd7 26.Kf1 Rd2 27.Rd2 Qd2 28.Qd2 Rd2 29.Rc2–+) 
    26.Nc2 
       (26.Kf1 Rdd2! 27.Qd2 Rd2 28.Rd2 Qe5–+) 
    26...Ne4 
       (better is 26...Qg5!? 27.g4 Rd3 28.Qa1–+) 
    27.Re4 Qe4! Do you see the mate threat? 28.f3 
       (28.Ne4 Exploits the pin 28...Rd1 The nicest combinations are 
       those leading to#) 
    28...Qh4 29.Rf1 
       (29.Qe3 Re3 30.Ne3 Qa4–+) 
    29...Rdd2 30.Ne3 White threatens to counter with Qe5 30...Qg5 31.Ng4 
    Rg2 
       (31...Rg2 32.Kh1 Rh2 33.Nh2 Qg2) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (18) Ranby,Hans – Kaminski,Roman
    corr 3GMMsemi–07, 2000
    1.b4 e5 2.b5 Nf6 3.Bb2 Bc5 
       (3...e4 4.e3+=) 
    4.e3 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.c4 
       (6.d4 ed4 7.Nd4 Qe7=) 
    6...e4 7.Nd4 
       (7.d4 Bb4 8.Nfd2 a6=) 
    7...Ng4 
       (7...a6 8.d3+=) 
    8.Be2 
       (8.Nb3 Bf5+=) 
    8...Qh4 Threatening mate: Qxf2 9.g3 Qg5 
       (9...Qh3 10.Bf1 Qh5 11.Be2+=) 
    10.Nb3 
       (10.f4 ef3 11.Nf3 Qg6=) 
    10...Bb6 
       (10...Qf5 11.Bg4 Qg4 12.Nc5 dc5 13.d4 ed3 14.Qd3+=) 
    11.Nc3 Nf6 12.Qc2 
       (12.f3!?=) 
    12...Bf5+= 13.d3 ed3 
       (13...Re8 14.d4 Nbd7 15.a4=) 
    14.Bd3= Bd3 15.Qd3 Nbd7 
       (15...a6 16.Ne4 Ne4 17.Qe4 ab5 18.h4=) 
    16.Nd5 Nd5 
       (16...Rfe8 17.Bf6 Nf6 18.0–0=) 
    17.cd5 
       (17.Qd5 Qg4=) 
    17...Nf6 
       (17...a6 18.0–0+=) 
    18.Bf6= Qf6 19.0–0 a6 
       (19...Rfe8 20.a4=) 
    20.a4+= ab5 21.a5 
       (21.Qb5 Rab8+=) 
    21...Ba7 22.Qb5 
       (22.Rfc1 Rfc8 23.Qb5 Rab8+=) 
    22...Rab8 23.Rab1 
       (23.Ra3 Rfe8=) 
    23...Rfc8 
       (23...Rfe8 24.Qc4 Re7 25.Rfc1+=) 
    24.Rfc1+= Qf5 25.Qc4 c5 
       (25...c6 26.Nd4 Bd4 27.Qd4+=) 
    26.Nd2 
       (26.e4 Qd7+=) 
    26...Re8 27.Rb5 Re7 
       (27...b6 28.a6+=) 
    28.Rcb1+/– Attacking the backward pawn on b7 28...Kf8 29.a6 
       (29.Qh4 Qd5 30.Qh7 Rc7+/–) 
    29...b6 30.Kg2 
       (30.R1b3 Kg8+/–) 
    30...Rbe8 31.e4 
       (31.R1b3 Qh5+/–) 
    31...Qg6 
       (31...Qh5 32.R1b3+=) 
    32.f3 
       (32.Qd3 Kg8+/–) 
    32...f5+= 33.R5b2 
       (33.Re1 fe4 34.fe4 Kg8+=) 
    33...Rf7 
       (33...Kg8 34.Re1+=) 
    34.Re1 fe4 35.Ne4 
       (35.Re4 Rfe7+=) 
    35...Qh5 36.Re3 Rfe7 37.Reb3 Rd8 
       (37...Qh6 38.Qb5+=) 
    38.Nc3+/– Kg8 39.Ne2 
       (39.Nb5 Bb8+/–) 
    39...Qf5 
       (39...Re5 40.Nf4 Qf5 41.Ne6+/–) 
    40.Nf4+/– Re5 
       (40...Rde8 41.Ne6+=) 
    41.Ne6 Re6? 
       (better is 41...Rc8!?+/–) 
    42.de6+– d5 43.Qa4 
       (better is 43.Qh4 Re8 44.Re3+–) 
    Qe6+= ½–½
    
    
    
    
    
    (19) Ranby,Hans – Pettersson,Tomas
    Norrkoeping, 1988
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.a3 d6 4.e3 Be7 5.c4 0–0 6.Nc3 Be6 7.Nf3 Bg4 
       (7...e4 8.Nd4 Bd7 9.f3=) 
    8.Be2 h6 
       (8...e4 9.Nd4 Be2 10.Qe2=) 
    9.0–0= c6 10.d4 e4 11.Nd2 Be2 12.Qe2 d5 13.c5 Nbd7 14.f3 ef3 15.Qf3 Nh7 
       (15...Re8 16.b5=) 
    16.e4+= Bg5 17.Rad1 Bd2 18.Rd2 Ng5 19.Qf5 Ne4 20.Ne4 de4 21.d5 e3 22.Rd3 
    e2 23.Re1 cd5 
       (23...g6 24.Qf3 Re8+/–) 
    24.Rg3 
       (24.Rd5 Qh4 25.g3 g6 26.Qd7 Qe4+–) 
    24...g5 
       (better is 24...d4=) 
    25.h4?? 
       (25.Qd5 Re8 26.Qb7 Qc8 27.Qc8 Rac8+–) 
    25...Qe7 
       (25...Qc7 26.Re3 b6= (26...gh4?? 27.Qg4 Kh7 28.Qg7)) 
    26.Re2!? Qd8 
       (26...Qe2 Theme: Deflection from g5 27.Rg5 A beautiful mate 
       combination) 
    27.hg5 Do you see the mate threat? 27...h5 28.g6 
       (28.Qd5 Qc7 29.Rh3 Rae8 30.Rh5 Nf6 31.Bf6 Qc5 32.bc5 Re2 33.Rh8) 
    28...f6 29.Qh5 
       (29.Qh5 Qe7 30.Qd5 Kh8 31.Rh3 Kg7 32.Re7 Kg6 33.Qh5) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (20) Ranby,Hans – Reyes,ME
    corr 3GMMsemi–04, 2000
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb2 0–0 6.e3 d5 7.Be2 Re8 8.0–0 
    Ne4 9.d3 Nd6 10.Nbd2 
       (10.a3 
         A) 10...Bc5 11.Nbd2 (11.Re1 Be6 12.c4 Bb6 13.cd5 Bd5 14.Qc2 Qe7= 
         ; 11.Nc3 Nf5 12.Re1 Be6 13.Rb1 Rb8 14.d4 Bd6= 
         ) 11...Nf5 12.d4 Bf8 13.c4 dc4 14.Bc4 Nd6+=;
         B) 10...Ba5 11.Qc1 (11.h3 Qe7 12.Nbd2 Nb5 13.Nb3 Nc3 14.Qe1 Ne2= 
         ; 11.Nbd2 Nb5 12.Nb3 Nc3 13.Qe1 Ne2 14.Qe2 Bb6= 
         ; 11.Kh1 Qe7 12.Nbd2 Nb5 13.Nb3 Bc3 14.Qb1 Bg4= 
         ; 11.c3 Qf6 12.Qc2 Qg6 13.Nbd2 Be6 14.Rab1 Bb6=/
          9; 11.Bc3 Bc3 12.Nc3 Be6 13.d4 a6 14.Bd3 b5=; 
          11.a4 Nf5 12.c3 Be6 13.Nbd2 Qf6 14.Qc2 Bb6=; 11.Nc3 
          Qf6 12.Na4 Qg6 13.Nh4 Qh6 14.Nf3 Nf5=; 11.Nfd2 Bb6 
          12.Bf3 Be6 13.Re1 Qg5 14.Nc3 Rad8=; 11.c4 dc4 12.dc4 
          Be6 13.Nbd2 Bd2 14.Nd2 Qg5=) 11...Be6 12.Nbd2 Qe7 
          13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Qd2 a5=; 
       10.c3 
         A) 10...Ba5 11.Qc2 (11.a3 Qf6 12.Qc2 Qg6 13.Nbd2 Ne5 14.Ne5 Re5= 
         ; 11.Nbd2 Qf6 12.Qc2 Qg6 13.Rfb1 Bb6 14.Qa4 Ne5= 
         ; 11.Ba3 a6 12.Qb3 Be6 13.d4 Rb8 14.Bd6 Qd6=
          ; 11.Na3 Be6 12.Rb1 a6 13.Nc2 Nb5 14.c4 dc4=; 
          11.Qc1 Bg4 12.Nbd2 Ne5 13.Rb1 Rb8 14.Qd1 Nf3=) 
          11...Be6 12.Nbd2 Qf6 13.Nb3 Qg6 14.Na5 Na5=;
         B) 10...Bc5 11.d4 (11.Nbd2 Qf6 12.Nb3 Bb6 13.a4 Na5 14.Rb1 Qg6=) 
          11...Bb6 12.Nbd2 Be6 13.Bd3 Qf6 14.Qc2 Bf5=) 
    10...Be6 
       (10...Nb5 11.Nb1= Be6 12.a3 Be7 13.Nbd2 Bf6 14.d4 Nd6=; 
       10...Nf5 11.a3 (11.c3 Bd6 12.c4 dc4 13.Nc4 Be6 14.Rb1 Be7=; 
       11.Rb1 Qe7 12.c3 Bd6 13.Qb3 Qe6 14.Rfe1 Ne5=) 11...Be7 
       12.Re1 d4 13.ed4 Nfd4 14.Nd4 Nd4=) 
    11.Nb3 
       (11.a3 Bc5= 12.d4 Bb6 13.Bd3 Na5 14.Rb1 Nac4=) 
    11...Nb5 12.Nbd4 
       (12.Rb1 b6+= (12...Qd6 13.d4 a6 14.Bd3 Qe7=) 13.d4 a6 
       14.Bd3 Qf6=) 
    12...Ncd4+= 13.Nd4 Nc3 
       (13...Nd4 14.Bd4 Bd6 15.f4+=) 
    14.Qd2 
       (14.Ne6 fe6=) 
    14...Ne2 15.Qe2 Bd7 16.Qh5 c6 17.Nf5 Bf5 18.Qf5 Qh4 19.g3 Qh6 20.Rab1 Bc5 
    21.e4 Qe6 22.Qg5 f6 23.Qh5 Rad8 24.Rbe1 White plans e5 24...Qf7 
    25.Qf7 Kf7 26.e5 Bb4 27.Re2 fe5 28.Be5 Bc3 29.f4 
       (29.Bc3 Re2) 
    29...Rd7 30.Rf3 Bd4 31.Kg2 
       (31.Kf1 Rde7+=) 
    31...Rde7 
       (31...Kg6+=) 
    32.Kh3? 
       (better is 32.Rd2!? Bb6 33.c4+=) 
    32...Kg6–/+ 33.Rf1 
       (33.c3 Bc3 (worse is 33...Re5 34.fe5 Re5 35.Re5 Be5 36.c4+/–) 34.Rfe3 Ba5–/+) 
    33...Be5–+ 34.fe5 Re5 35.Ref2 Re2 36.Rf7 
       (36.c4 dc4 37.dc4 b6–+) 
    36...Rc2 37.Rb7 Ree2 
       (37...Ra2?! 38.Rff7 Ree2 39.Rg7 Kf5 40.Rbf7 Ke5 41.Re7 Kd4 42.Re2 Re2 
       43.Ra7–+) 
    38.a4 h5 39.Rh1 a5 40.Ra7 Kh6 
       (40...Kh6 41.Ra8 g5 42.Rh8 Kg6 43.Rg8 Kf6 44.Rf1 Ke7–+) 
    Line –+
    
    
    
    
    
    (21) Ranby,Hans (1955) – Greibrokk,Ingrid Andrea
    Copenhagen DEN, Politiken Cup, 2013
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb2 0–0 6.e3 d5 7.Be2 Re8 8.0–0 
    Bd6 9.c4 Ne5 10.cd5 Nd5 11.Nc3 Nb6 12.Ne5 Be5 13.f4 Bd6 14.Qe1 Bf8 15.f5 
    a6 16.f6 g6 17.Rd1 Re6 18.Qh4 Bd7 19.Ne4 h6 20.Bd4 Na4 21.Bc4 Rc6 
       (21...Re8 22.Bb3 Bc6 23.Ng5+/–) 
    22.Bb3 
       (better is 22.Bd5!?+–) 
    22...Nb6+/– 23.Qg3 Bf5?? 
       (better is 23...Be6 24.Rc1 Rc1 25.Rc1 Bb3 26.ab3 Qd5+=) 
    24.Rf5+– Kh7 
       (24...Nc4+–) 
    25.Bf7 g5 
       (25...Rf6 26.Rf6 a5 27.Qg6 Kh8 28.Qg8) 
    26.Ng5! hg5 
       (26...hg5 27.Qg5 Mate attack) 
    27.Qg5 Bh6 
       (27...Rc2 28.Qg6 Kh8 29.Qg8) 
    28.Qg6 Kh8 29.Qh6 1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (22) Ranby,Hans – Wilk,Krzysztof
    corr 3GMM–23, 1997
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.Nf3 0–0 5.e3 Nc6 6.Bb2 d5 7.Be2 Re8 8.0–0 
    Qe7 9.c4 
       (9.Nc3 Be6=) 
    9...Bg4 
       (9...Be6 10.cd5 Nd5 11.Bb5+=) 
    10.Nc3 
       (10.d4 dc4 11.Bc4 Rad8+=) 
    10...Rad8 
       (10...dc4 11.Bc4 Rad8 12.d4+=) 
    11.cd5 Nd5 12.Rc1 
       (12.Nd5 Rd5 13.d4 Bd6+=) 
    12...a6 
       (12...Nf4!–/+) 
    13.Nd4 
       (13.Nd5 Rd5 14.d4 Qd6=) 
    13...Nd4 
       (13...Be2 14.Nce2 Nd4 15.Nd4=) 
    14.Bg4 Bc3 
       (14...Nc3 15.dc3 Ne6 16.Qf3=) 
    15.Bc3 
       (15.dc3 Nc6 16.Qb3 Qh4 17.Qb7 Nce7–/+) 
    15...Nc3 
       (15...Nb5 16.Ba1+=) 
    16.Rc3 Nb5 17.Rc2 c5 18.Qc1 
       (18.a4 Na7=) 
    18...b6 
       (18...Qh4 19.a4 Nd6 20.Be2=) 
    19.Qb2 
       (19.a4 Qh4 20.ab5 Qg4 21.ba6 Qa4=) 
    19...Qd6 The backward pawn on d2 becomes a target 
       (19...Qh4 20.Bf3+=) 
    20.a4 Nc7 21.Rd1 
       (21.Bf3 Ne6=) 
    21...Ne6 
       (21...Re4!? 22.Bf3 Ra4–/+) 
    22.Be6 Qe6 
       (22...Re6!? 23.d4 Qd5=) 
    23.a5+= Rb8 
       (23...Qg4 24.Ra1 ba5 25.Rc5+=) 
    24.Rb1 
       (24.ab6 Rb6 25.Qc1 Qg4+=) 
    24...Qe4 
       (24...Qf5 25.Qc1 ba5 26.Rb8 Rb8 27.f3= (27.Rc5?? Qc5 28.Qd1 Rb2–+)) 
    25.Rc3 
       (25.Rcc1 Re6+/–) 
    25...Re6 
       (25...Rbd8 26.Qb6 Rd2 27.Rf1+=) 
    26.Rc5!+/– bc5 A pinning theme 
       (26...Rg6 27.g3+/–) 
    27.Qb8 Re8 28.f3 
       (28.d3 Qa4+/–) 
    28...Qe7 
       (28...Qa4 29.Qd6 Qa5 30.Rb8+/–) 
    29.Rb7 Rb8 
       (29...Qf8 30.Qf4+/–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (23) Ranby,Hans – Schafier,Henri
    corr ICCF EU–I–990, 1972
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.e3 Nc6 5.Bb2 d5 6.Be2 0–0 7.Nf3 Re8 8.0–0 
    Bg4 9.d3 Bd6 10.Nbd2 Ne5 11.c4 dc4 12.Ne5 
       (12.dc4 Nf3 (12...Ned7 13.Qb1 b6 14.Bd3 Qe7 15.h3 Bh5 16.Nd4=/
       9; 12...Nfd7 13.Rb1 Nc6 14.Qc2 Nc5 15.Nb3 Nb3 16.ab3=; 
       12...Nc6 13.Qb1 Rb8 14.Bd3 h6 15.h3 Bf3 16.Nf3=; 12...Bf5 
       13.Qb3 Ne4 14.Ne4 Be4 15.Be5 Be5 16.Rad1=) 13.Bf3 Bf3 
       14.Qf3 Bh2 15.Kh2 Qd2 16.Bf6=; 
       12.Nc4 Nc4 13.dc4 Qe7 14.Qb3 Ne4 15.Rad1 Rad8 16.h3+=) 
    12...Be2 
       (12...Be5 13.Nc4 Bb2 14.Nb2 Be6 15.d4 Rc8 16.Qc2=) 
    13.Qe2 Be5 14.Nc4 Bb2 15.Nb2 Qd5 
       (15...c5 16.Rfc1=) 
    16.Rfe1 
       (16.Rfc1=) 
    16...a5 
       (16...c5 17.Qc2=) 
    17.a4 Nh5 18.Qc2 Nf6 
       (18...Rac8!?=) 
    19.Qc7+/– Rac8 20.Qf4 Re5 
       (20...Rc2 21.Rab1+/–) 
    21.Rac1 Rce8 22.Qc4 Qd6 23.Qb3 
       (23.d4 Rh5 24.Qc7 Qd5+/–) 
    23...Rh5 24.h3 Qd7 25.Rc4 
       (25.Qb6 Rg5 26.Kh2 Re7+/–) 
    25...b5+= 26.ab5 
       (26.Rc2 Rg5 27.Kh2 Rd5+/–) 
    26...Rb5 
       (26...Rg5 27.Rc2+=) 
    27.Qc2+/– Qb7 28.Na4 Rb4 29.Rb4 ab4 30.Qb3 Rc8 31.Rb1 White fights for 
    the Initiative 31...h6 32.Kh2 
       (32.Nc3 Qd7 33.Ne2 Nd5+/–) 
    32...Qb5 
       (32...Qc7 33.Kh1+/–) 
    33.d4 Rb8 34.Nc5 Qc6 35.Qc4 Nd5 36.e4 Nc3 
       (better is 36...Qd6!? 37.g3 Ne7+–) 
    37.Rb4+– Rb4 38.Qb4 Ne4 39.Qb8 Kh7 40.Qb1 Qd6 
       (40...f5 41.Ne4 fe4 42.f3 Qd6 43.g3 Qd4 44.Qe4 Qe4 45.fe4+–) 
    41.Kg1 f5 42.Ne4 fe4 43.Qe4 
       (43.Qe4 g6 44.Qe5+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (24) Ranby,Hans – Wong,Ray
    corr 3GMM–23, 1996
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.Nf3 d6 5.Bb2 0–0 6.e3 Nc6 7.Be2 Re8 8.0–0 
    Bg4 9.c4 
       (9.a3 Ba5=) 
    9...Qe7 
       (9...d5 10.h3 Be6 11.cd5 Nd5 12.Bb5+=) 
    10.Nc3 
       (10.a3 Ba5=) 
    10...Rad8 11.Ne1 
       (11.Nd4 Nd4 12.Bg4 Ng4 13.Qg4 Bc3 14.Bc3 Qe4=) 
    11...Be2+= 12.Ne2 d5 
       (12...Ne4 13.Nf3+=) 
    13.cd5 Rd5 14.Nc3 Rdd8 15.Qc2 a6 
       (15...Bd6 16.Qb3+=) 
    16.f4 
       (16.d3 Bd6+=) 
    16...Ne4–/+ 17.Nf3 Nd2! 18.Nd2 Theme: Interference 
       (18.Qd2 Rd2) 
    18...Qe3 Theme: Double Attack.  19.Rf2 Nd4 20.Qa4 
       (20.Qd1 Bc3 21.Nf1 Qf2 22.Kf2 Re2 23.Qe2 Ne2 24.Ke2 Bb2 25.Rb1–/+) 
    20...Bc3 21.Bc3 Qc3 22.Rd1 
       (22.Nb3 Re1 23.Rf1 Ne2 24.Kf2 Qc2 25.Rae1 Nc3 26.Kg1 Na4–+) 
    b5 
       (22...b5 23.Qa6 Ne2 24.Kh1 Rd2–+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (25) Ranby,Hans – Kreuzer,Uwe
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.Nf3 0–0 5.e3 d5 6.Be2 Be7 7.0–0= c5 8.d3 
    Nc6+= 9.Bb2 Qb6 10.Qc1 Bg4 11.Nbd2 Rad8 12.Rb1 Qc7 13.Nb3 b6 14.Qd2 Rfe8 
    15.h3 Bc8 16.Nh2 
       (16.Rfe1 Be6+=) 
    16...Bd6 17.Ng4 
       (17.Nf3 Ne5+=) 
    17...Ng4–/+ 18.hg4 Qe7 19.g3 Ne5 20.Qc3 f6 21.g5 
       (21.f3 Ng6 22.e4 Bg3–+) 
    21...fg5 22.d4 Ng4 23.dc5 bc5 24.Bf3 Be6 25.Rfd1 Qf8 26.Kg2 Nf2 
       (better is 26...Nf6–/+) 
    27.Rd2?? 
       (27.Kf2 g4 28.e4–+) 
    27...Ne4–+ 28.Be4 de4 29.Rf2 Qe7 30.Rbf1 Bg4 
       (30...Rf8 31.a3–+) 
    31.Nd2 Be5 
       (31...Rd7 32.Qc4 Qe6 33.Qe6 Re6 34.Bc3–+) 
    32.Qa3? 
       (32.Qe5 Qe5 33.Be5 Re5–+) 
    32...Bb2 
       (32...Qe6!? 33.Rh1–+) 
    33.Qb2 Qe6 34.Kh2 Qh6 35.Kg1 Qh3 36.Rf7 
       (36.Rg2–+) 
    36...Qg3 37.Kh1 Do you see the mate threat? 37...Qh3 38.Kg1 Qe3 
    39.Kh1 Rd4 40.Qb7 
       (40.Nc4 Qh3 41.Kg1 Qg3 42.Kh1–+) 
    Qh3 
       (40...Qh3 41.Kg1 Qg3 42.Kh1 Qh4 43.Kg1 Rd2 44.Rf8 Rf8 45.Qb3 c4 
       46.Qc4 Rd5 47.Qd5 Be6 48.Qe6 Rf7 49.Qf7 Kh8 50.Qf8; 
       40...Qd2?? 41.Rg7 Kh8 42.Rh7 Kg8 43.Qg7; 
       40...Rd2?? 41.Rg7 Kh8 42.Rh7 Kg8 43.Qg7) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (26) Ranby,Hans – Kempe,Anders
    corr SSKK 2–745, 1991
    1.b4 e5+= 2.Bb2 Bb4 3.Be5 Nf6 4.e3 0–0 5.Nf3 d5 6.Be2 c5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Bb2 
    Bf5 9.d3 Qd6 
       (9...Re8 10.a3 Ba5 11.Nbd2+=) 
    10.Nbd2 
       (10.d4 c4–/+) 
    10...Ba5 
       (10...Rfe8 11.a3 Ba5 12.Rb1=) 
    11.c4 d4 12.ed4 cd4 13.Nb3 Bc7 
       (better is 13...Bb6!?=) 
    14.Nbd4+= Nd4 15.Bd4 Bg4 
       (15...Rfe8 16.c5 Qe7 17.Nh4=) 
    16.Be5+/– Qd7 
       (16...Qe7 17.d4+/–) 
    17.Bc7 
       (17.Bf6!? gf6 18.d4+/–) 
    17...Qc7+= 18.Nd4 Be2 19.Qe2 Rfe8 20.Qf3 a6 
       (20...Rad8 21.Nb5 Qd7 22.Rfd1+=) 
    21.Rab1 Rab8 22.Nf5 Re5 
       (22...b6 23.Rfe1+/–) 
    23.Rfe1 Rbe8 Threatening mate: Rxe1 24.Re5 Re5 25.g3 
       (better is 25.d4 Re6 26.c5+/– (26.Qb7?? Qb7 27.Rc1 Qe4–+)) 
    25...g6? 
       (better is 25...Kh8+/–) 
    26.Nh6+– 
       (26.Rb7?! Rf5 27.Qf5 Qb7 (27...gf5?? 28.Rc7 f4 29.Rc6+–) 28.Qf6 Qb1 
       29.Kg2 Qa2+–) 
    26...Kg7 27.Rb7 Qc5 
       (27...Re1 28.Kg2 Qd6 29.Nf7 Qd4+–) 
    28.Rf7 Kh6 29.Qf4 Rg5 30.h4 
       (30.h4 Kh5 31.hg5 Qg5 32.Qf3 Kh6 33.Qf6 Qf6 34.Rf6+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (27) Ranby,Hans – Pettersson,Thore
    corr SSKK 2–745, 1990
    1.b4 e5+= 2.Bb2 d6 3.c4 f6 4.Nc3 Be6 5.e3 a6 
       (5...Na6 6.a3=) 
    6.Nf3 g6 
       (6...Nd7 7.d4+=) 
    7.Be2 Bg7 8.d4 Nh6 9.d5 Bg4 10.h3 Bf3 11.Bf3 Nd7 12.Rc1 0–0 13.h4 f5 
    14.g3 
       (14.h5 g5+=) 
    14...e4 15.Be2 b6 
       (15...a5 16.b5=) 
    16.Qc2 Qe7 17.Nb1 
       (17.h5 g5+=) 
    17...Bb2= 18.Qb2 Ne5 19.Nd2 Nhg4 20.Nb3 Qg7 
       (20...Nf6 21.Nd4=) 
    21.Qc2 White intends c5 21...h5 
       (21...Nf6 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.Ne6=) 
    22.Nd4+= Rfc8 23.Ne6 Qe7 24.c5 
       (24.0–0 c6 25.Qd2 a5+=) 
    24...dc5 
       (24...bc5 25.bc5 c6 26.Nd4 cd5 27.c6=) 
    25.bc5+= b5 
       (25...Nf6 26.cb6 cb6 27.Qc8 Rc8 28.Rc8 Kh7 29.Rc7+/– (worse is 29.Ba6 Qa3 
       30.Ng5 Kh6–/+)) 
    26.Nf4 
       (26.Qb3 c6+=) 
    26...Kh7 
       (26...Rd8 27.0–0+=) 
    27.0–0 Rd8 28.Kg2 Kh6 
       (28...Rab8 29.Rfd1+=) 
    29.Rfd1+/– Nf6 30.Qb2 Neg4 31.Qa3 Qe5 d5 draws heavy fire 32.d6 c6 
    33.Qb3 Rd7 34.Ne6 Nd5 
       (34...a5!? 35.Nd4 a4+/–) 
    35.Nd4+– Rc8 36.Bg4 hg4 37.Nc6! 
       (37.Nc6 Rc6 38.Qd5 Qd5 39.Rd5+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (28) Ranby,Hans – Zylla,Johannes
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 last book move 1...e5 2.Bb2 d6 3.c4 f5 
       (3...Nf6 4.Nf3+=) 
    4.Nc3 
       (4.e3 Nf6=) 
    4...Nf6 5.e3 Be7 6.Nf3 0–0 7.Be2 b6 8.0–0= Nbd7 
       (8...c6 9.d4=) 
    9.Ng5+= Nb8 10.f4 Ne8 11.Nf3 
       (11.Nh3 c6+=) 
    11...e4= 12.Nd4 c5 13.Nc2 Be6 14.Kh1 
       (14.d3 Nf6=) 
    14...Nd7 15.g4 
       (15.a3 Bf6=) 
    15...Bf6 
       (15...fg4 16.f5 Bf7 17.Rf4–/+) 
    16.gf5= Bf5 17.Bg4 
       (17.d4 Nc7=) 
    17...Bg4 18.Qg4 Bc3 
       (18...Qe7 19.Rab1+=) 
    19.Bc3 Ndf6 
       (19...Qe7 20.Rg1+=) 
    20.Qg2 
       (20.Qe6 Rf7+=) 
    20...Rc8 21.b5 Qd7 22.a4 Qe6 23.Qe2 d5 24.Rg1 
       (24.f5 Qf7+=) 
    24...Nd6 
       (24...dc4 25.Na3–/+) 
    25.cd5+= Qd5 26.Rg5 Qc4 
       (26...Qe6 27.Rag1 Rf7 28.Be5+=) 
    27.Qg2 
       (27.Qc4 Nc4 28.Na3 Na3 29.Ra3 Rcd8=) 
    27...Rc7+= 28.Rg1 Nde8 29.Ne1 
       (29.a5 ba5 30.Na3 Qd3+=) 
    29...Rd7 
       (29...Rff7 30.h3–/+) 
    30.Qh3 
       (30.Bf6!? Rf6 31.Re5–/+) 
    30...Rff7–+ 
       (30...Qa4 31.Qd7 Nd7 32.Rg7 Ng7 33.Rg7 Kh8 34.Rd7 Rf6 35.Bf6 Kg8 
       36.Kg1 Qb5 37.Rg7 Kf8 38.Kf2+/–) 
    31.Ng2 
       (31.Rf5 Kf8 (31...Qa4 32.Bf6 Rf6 33.Re5+–) 32.a5 Qb5–+) 
    31...Qa4 32.Nh4 Qb5 33.Nf5 Kh8 34.Nd4?? 
       (better is 34.Ng7 Rg7 35.Qe6=) 
    34...Qa6–+ 35.Nc6 Rd6 36.Ne5 Rc7 37.Ng6 Kg8 38.Be5 b5 
       (38...Qd3 39.Bd6 Qd6 40.Ne5–/+) 
    39.Nh4 Rcd7 40.Bd6 Qd6 
       (40...Nd6?? 41.Qe6 Kf8 42.Nf5+– (42.Rc5?! Re7 43.Qb3 Qb6=); 
       40...Rd6 41.Nf5 Rd7 42.Ng7 Rg7 43.Rg7 Ng7 44.Qh6+–) 
    41.Nf5 Qf8 
       (41...Qd2? 42.Ng7 Ng7 43.Qe6 Kf8 44.Qf6 Rf7 45.Qe5+–) 
    42.Nh6 
       (42.Rc1 Kf7+=) 
    42...Kh8–/+ 43.Ng4 Ng4 44.Qg4 Line Ύ
    
    
    
    
    
    (29) Tain,Julio Antonio – Ranby,Hans
    corr ICCF Cp VI–VII, 1989
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 d6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Be6 5.Nf3 Be7 6.Be2 Nbd7 7.d4 
       (7.0–0 Nb6 8.Qb3 a5=) 
    7...e4 8.Nfd2 d5 9.a3 c6 
       (9...dc4 10.Nc3=) 
    10.0–0 Bd6 11.c5 Bc7 
       (11...Bb8 12.f4 ef3 13.Nf3= (worse is 13.Bf3 Qc7 14.g3 h5–/+)) 
    12.f4 
       (12.Nc3 Qb8 13.h3 b6=) 
    12...ef3 13.Nf3 Ng4 
       (13...Qe7 14.Nc3=) 
    14.Bc1 
       (14.Qd3 Qe7=) 
    14...Qf6 
       (14...Qb8 15.h3 Nh2 16.Nh2 Bh2 17.Kh1=) 
    15.Ne5 
       (15.h3 Nh6=) 
    15...Qh4 
       (15...Be5 16.Rf6 Bh2 17.Kf1 Ndf6 18.b5=) 
    16.Bg4 
       (16.Ng4!? Bg4 17.Bg4 Qh2 18.Kf2 Qg3 19.Kg1 Qh2 20.Kf2 Qg3 21.Kg1 Qh2= 
      ) 
    16...Be5+= 17.de5 Qg4 18.Qg4 Bg4 19.e4 de4 20.Rf4 Be6 21.Re4 0–0–0 
       (21...a5 22.Bb2+=) 
    22.Bg5 
       (22.Nc3 h6=) 
    22...Rde8 23.Nd2 
       (23.Re3!?=) 
    23...Bd5–/+ 24.Re2 
       (24.Bf4 g5 25.Bg5 Rhg8+= (worse is 25...Be4 26.Ne4 Ne5 27.Nd6 Kd7 28.Bf6+=)) 
    24...Re5 25.Re5 
       (25.Be3 Rhe8 26.Rae1 Nf6–/+) 
    25...Ne5 26.Kf2 
       (26.Re1 f6–/+) 
    26...Re8–+ 27.Kg3 
       (27.Nf3 Nd3 28.Kg3 Re2–+) 
    27...f6 
       (27...Re6 28.Nf3 Rg6 29.Kf4 Nd3 30.Ke3–+) 
    28.Bf4–/+ Nd3 29.Bd6 
       (29.Nf3 Re2 30.Bd6 Nf2–+) 
    29...Re3 
       (29...Re2 30.Nf3–+) 
    30.Nf3 h5 31.Kh4?? 
       (better is 31.h3–+) 
    Re4 
       (31...Re4 32.Kh3 Be6 33.g4 hg4 34.Kg3 gf3–+; 
       31...Bf3?! 32.gf3 Rf3 33.Kh5–/+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (30) Kreuzer,Uwe – Ranby,Hans
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 d6 2.Bb2 e5 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 Be7 5.Nf3 h6 
       (5...e4 6.Nd4+=) 
    6.d4= White is in command 6...e4 7.Nfd2 d5 
       (7...0–0 8.Nc3 d5 9.b5=) 
    8.cd5 Nd5 9.a3 f5 
       (9...Bf5!?=) 
    10.Qh5+/– Kf8 11.Bc4 Be6 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Bd5 Bd5 14.Nd5 Qd5 15.g4 g5 
       (15...a5 16.ba5 Ra5 17.Qf5 Qf5 18.gf5 Rf5 19.Ne4+/–) 
    16.gf5 Qf5 17.f3 Kg7 
       (17...Qf7 18.Qf7 Kf7 19.fe4+–) 
    18.fe4 Qg6 19.Qg6 
       (19.d5 Bf6 20.Qg6 Kg6+–) 
    19...Kg6 20.Rc1 c6 21.Nc4 Nd7 22.Na5 Rab8 
       (22...Rhb8 23.Ke2+–) 
    23.d5 Bf6 24.Bf6 Nf6 25.dc6 bc6 26.Nc6 Rb7 27.e5 Ng4 28.Ke2 Re8 29.Rc5 
    Rf7 30.h3 Nf2 31.Rh2 Ne4 32.Ra5 
       (32.Rc4 Ng3 33.Kd3 a6+–) 
    32...h5 
       (32...Ng3 33.Kd3 Rd7 34.Nd4+–) 
    33.Nd4 
       (33.Na7 Rd8 34.Ke1 Rd3+–) 
    33...g4 
       (33...Ree7 34.Ra6 Kg7 35.e6+–) 
    34.Ra6 
       (34.hg4 hg4 35.Rh4 Ng3 36.Kd3 Kg5 37.e6 Rf5 38.Nf5 Rd8 39.Nd6 Kh4+–) 
    34...Kg7 35.hg4 hg4 36.Rh4 Re5 
       (36...Nc3 37.Kd3 Nd1 38.Rg4 Kf8 39.Ke2 Nc3 40.Kd2 Nb1 41.Kc2 Re5 
       42.e4+–) 
    37.Rg4 Kf8 38.Ne6 Ke7 39.Re4! Re4 Theme: Deflection from g5 40.Ng5 
    Theme: Double Attack 40...Rff4 41.Kd3 Rb4 42.ab4 Rb4 43.Ra7 Kf6 
    44.Ne4 Ke6 45.Ra4 Rb1 46.Nc3 Re1 
       (46...Rb2 47.e4+–) 
    47.Kd4 Rh1 48.e4 Rc1 
       (48...Rh4 49.Ra6 Kf7 50.Nd5+–) 
    49.Ra6 Kd7 50.Nd5 
       (50.e5 Re1+–) 
    50...Rh1 51.Ra7 Ke8 
       (51...Kc6 52.Rc7 Kb5 53.Rc5 Ka6 54.e5 Rh4 55.Kd3 Rh3 56.Ke4+–) 
    52.Ke5 Re1 53.Nf6 Kd8 54.Ke6 Re2 
       (54...Kc8 55.e5+–) 
    55.e5 Re1 56.Kd6 Kc8 57.e6 Kb8 58.Rh7 
       (58.Rh7 Kc8 59.Rc7 Kb8 60.e7+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (31) Ranby,Hans – Lundberg,Berne
    Stockholm, 1987
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 d6 3.e3 Nf6 4.Nf3 h6 
       (4...Be6 5.Be2 Nc6 6.a3 (6.b5 Na5 7.0–0 Nc4 8.Bc3 Nd5 9.e4=
       ) 6...Be7 7.0–0 h6 8.d3 0–0 9.c4=; 
       4...Be7 
         A) 5.Nc3 0–0 (5...e4 6.Nd4 0–0 7.b5 c5 8.bc6 Nc6 9.Nc6+=
          ) 6.Bd3 Bg4 7.Be2 Nbd7 8.0–0 d5 9.a3+=;
         B) 5.Bb5 c6 6.Be2 (6.Ba4 Qb6 7.a3 a5 8.0–0 0–0 9.c3+=)
           6...e4 7.Nd4 Qb6 8.a3 0–0 9.0–0+=;
         C) 5.Be2 e4 6.Nd4 c5 7.bc5 dc5 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.f3=; 
       4...a6 
         A) 5.b5 Be7 6.a4 (6.ba6 Na6 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Bf5 9.Nc3+=;
           6.Nc3 ab5 7.Bb5 c6 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0+=) 6...0–0 
          7.Be2 ab5 8.ab5 Ra1 9.Ba1=;
         B) 5.c4 Be7 6.Nc3 (6.d4 0–0 7.Qc2 e4 8.Nfd2 d5 9.a3=; 
          6.a3 e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.Nc2 0–0 9.d3=) 6...0–0 7.Be2 e4 
          8.Ng5 d5 9.cd5=;
         C) 5.a3 
            C1) 5...Be7 6.d3 (6.Nc3 0–0 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.0–0 d5 9.Be2+=;
              6.Be2 e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.Nb3 Be6 9.bc5=) 6...c6 
             7.Be2 Nbd7 8.c4 0–0 9.0–0=;
            C2) 5...e4 6.Nd4 c5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.c4 Nc6 9.bc5=;
         D) 5.d3 
            D1) 5...Be7 6.Be2 (6.a3 a5 7.Be2 ab4 8.ab4 Ra1 9.Ba1=)
              6...Bg4 7.0–0 Nc6 8.a3 0–0 9.c4=;
            D2) 5...Bg4 6.Be2 (6.a3 Be7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.0–0 0–0 9.c4=;
              6.c3 d5 7.h3 Bf3 8.Qf3 e4 9.de4=; 6.h3 Be6 
             7.Be2 Nc6 8.a3 Be7 9.0–0=; 6.c4 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.Be2 
             0–0 9.0–0=) 6...Be7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.a3 0–0 9.c4=;
            D3) 5...Be6 6.c4 (6.Be2 Nc6 7.a3 Be7 8.0–0 0–0 9.c4=;
              6.a3 a5 7.b5 Be7 8.Be2 c6 9.c4=; 6.Ng5 Bd7 
             7.a3 a5 8.ba5 Be7 9.Be2+=) 6...Be7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.a3 
             0–0 9.0–0=;
            D4) 5...Nc6 6.a3 Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Bg4 9.c4=; 
       4...e4 5.Nd4 c5 6.bc5 (6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bd7 Nbd7 8.bc5 dc5 9.Nb3+=)
        6...dc5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 0–0 9.fe4=) 
    5.Be2 
       (5.Bb5 c6 6.Be2 e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.bc5 dc5 9.Nb5=) 
    5...Be7 
       (5...e4 6.Nd4 c5 7.bc5 dc5 8.Nb5 Be7 9.0–0=; 
       5...c5 6.bc5 e4 7.Nd4 dc5 8.Nb5 Be7 9.0–0=) 
    6.c4 
       (6.0–0 0–0 7.Nc3 Bf5 8.a3 a5 9.d3=; 
       6.a3 e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.Nb3 0–0 9.f3=; 
       6.Nc3 e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.bc5 dc5 9.Nb3=) 
    6...Nbd7 
       (6...e4 7.Nd4 c5 8.Nc2 0–0 9.d3=) 
    7.Nc3 
       (7.0–0 0–0 8.d3 Nb6 9.Nc3=) 
    7...b6 
       (7...e4!? 8.Nd4 Ne5= 9.0–0=) 
    8.d4+= Bb7 
       (8...0–0 9.0–0+=) 
    9.0–0 0–0 10.Rc1 c6 11.a3 e4 12.Nd2 d5 13.f3 Re8 
       (13...a5 14.fe4 ab4 15.ab4 dc4 16.e5+=) 
    14.c5 
       (14.fe4!? Ne4 15.Nce4 de4 16.Ne4 Bb4 17.Bh5 Re4 18.Bf7 Kh8 19.ab4+/–) 
    14...bc5 
       (14...ef3 15.Nf3 Bf8 16.Qd2=) 
    15.dc5 ef3 16.Nf3 Ng4 17.Qd4 h5 
       (17...Ne3!? 18.Nd5 Nf5 19.Ne7 Qe7+/–) 
    18.Nd5!+/– Bf6 
       (18...cd5 19.Qg7) 
    19.Nf6 Ndf6 20.Qd8 Rad8 21.Bd4 
       (21.Rfe1 a6+/–) 
    21...Ne3 
       (21...Nd5 22.Rfe1+=) 
    22.Be3 
       (22.Bf6!? gf6 23.Rfe1+/–) 
    22...Re3= 23.Bc4 Nd5 24.Ng5 f6 25.Rf3 Re5 26.Nh3 Kh7 27.Rd1 Rde8 
       (27...Bc8 28.Nf2=) 
    28.Bd5+= cd5 29.Nf4 Bc6 30.Rd4 Re4 31.Rfd3 
       (worse is 31.Rd5 Rf4 32.Rh5 Kg6 33.Rf4 Kh5–/+) 
    31...Rd4 32.Rd4 Re5 33.Kf2 Kh6 34.Nd3 Re8 35.Nb2 a6 36.g3 g5 37.Nd3 Kg6 
    38.Ne1 f5 39.Ng2 
       (39.h4!?+=) 
    39...Re4= 40.Rd2 h4 
       (40...Kf6 41.Ne1=) 
    41.Ne3+= hg3 42.hg3 Re5 43.Nc2 Bb5 
       (43...Re7!?+=) 
    44.Nd4+/– f4 45.gf4 gf4 46.c6 Bc4? 
       (better is 46...Kf6 47.Nb5 ab5+–) 
    47.c7 Re8 48.Nc6 Bb5 
       (48...Rh8 49.Nd8 Rh2 50.Kf3 Rd2 51.c8Q+–) 
    49.Ne7!! 
       (49.Ne7 Kf7 50.c8Q Rc8 51.Nc8+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (32) Busch,Klaus – Ranby,Hans
    corr SOK–90–59, 1990
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 e4 3.c4 Nf6+= 4.a3 d5 5.cd5 Nd5 6.e3 
       (6.Nc3 Nc3 7.dc3 Bd6+=) 
    6...Be6 
       (6...a5 7.d3 ed3 8.b5=) 
    7.Nc3 
       (7.d3 Nf6=) 
    7...f5 
       (7...Nc3 8.dc3 Nd7 9.c4+=) 
    8.Nd5 Qd5 9.Nh3 
       (9.d3 Nc6=) 
    9...Nd7 10.Nf4 Qb3 
       (10...Qd6 11.Qh5 Kd8 12.d3+/–) 
    11.Ne6+= Qe6 12.Rc1 c6 13.Bc4 Qg6 14.Kf1 
       (14.0–0 Nb6+=) 
    14...Bd6 15.d4 Nf6 16.d5 
       (better is 16.Kg1=) 
    16...Rd8 
       (16...Nd5 17.Bd5 cd5 18.Qd5+=) 
    17.dc6= bc6 
       (17...Be5 18.Qa4 b5 19.Bb5 Bb2 20.c7 Ke7 21.cd8R Rd8 22.Qa7 Kf8 
       23.Qc5 Kg8+–) 
    18.Qa4+/– f4 
       (18...Nd7 19.Qc6 Ke7 20.Qa4+/–) 
    19.ef4 
       (19.Qc6 Ke7+/–) 
    19...Bf4 20.Qc6 Ke7 
       (20...Kf8 21.Re1 Bd2 22.Qc5 Ke8 23.Bf6 gf6 24.Qc6 Kf8+–) 
    21.Re1+– e3 
       (21...Bd6 22.Bf6 Kf6 23.Qe4 Qe4 24.Re4+/–) 
    22.Qc5 Ke8 23.Bd4 
       (23.fe3 Bb8+–) 
    23...Ne4 
       (better is 23...Nd7 24.Qa7 Qc2+–) 
    24.Bb5 Kf7 25.Qa7 Kf8 26.Be3 Qf5 27.Bc5 Bd6 28.Bd6 Rd6 29.Qa8 Kf7 The 
    mate threat is Qxf2 30.Bc4 
       (30.Bc4 Kg6 31.Qe4+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (33) Ranby,Hans – Paahlsson,A
    Sweden, 1982
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.a3 d5 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nf3 Bd6 
       (5...a5 6.b5=) 
    6.Be2 
       (6.d4 e4 7.Nfd2 Ne7=) 
    6...a5 7.b5 Qd7 
       (7...Ne7 8.c4=) 
    8.0–0 Ne7 9.c4 c6 
       (9...0–0 10.Nc3 d4 11.ed4 ed4 12.Nd4 Bh2 13.Kh2 Qd4 14.Kg1+=) 
    10.a4 
       (10.Nc3 dc4 11.Bc4 Be6+=) 
    10...dc4 
       (10...0–0 11.Nc3=) 
    11.Bc4 Nd5 
       (11...cb5 12.Bb5 Nbc6 13.d4=) 
    12.Qe2 
       (12.bc6 bc6 (12...Qc6?? 13.Bb5+–) 13.d4 e4+=) 
    12...Be6 
       (12...Nb6 13.d3=) 
    13.Nc3 Nb4 
       (13...Nc3 14.dc3 cb5 15.ab5=) 
    14.Rfd1 
       (14.d4 Bc4 15.Qc4 ed4 16.Nd4 Qf7+/–) 
    14...Bc4 15.Qc4 Qf7 16.Ne4 
       (16.d3 Qc4 17.dc4 Be7+=) 
    16...Be7= 
       (16...Qc4? 17.Nd6 Ke7 18.Nc4+–) 
    17.Qe2 0–0 
       (17...Qg6 18.d3+=) 
    18.d4+= ed4 19.Nd4 
       (worse is 19.ed4 Nd7=) 
    19...Rd8 
       (19...f5 20.Ng3 g6 21.Nf3+=) 
    20.Qg4 
       (better is 20.Nf5 Nd5 21.Rac1+/–) 
    20...Rd4? 
       (better is 20...Qg6!? 21.Qg6 hg6+/–) 
    21.Qc8+– 
       (21.Rd4?! f5 22.Qg3 fe4 23.Re4 Bf6 24.Bf6 Qf6=) 
    21...Rd8 
       (better is 21...Qf8 22.Qf8 Bf8 23.Bd4 Nd7+–) 
    22.Qb7?? 
       (better is 22.Rd8!? Bd8 23.Rd1+–) 
    22...Nd7 
       (22...N8a6!? 23.Rd8 Rd8 24.ba6 Qh5+/–) 
    23.Rd7+– Rd7 24.Qa8 Rd8 25.Qa5 Qb3 Threatening mate: Rd1 26.Bd4 Nc2 
    27.Nc5 Qc4? 
       (better is 27...Qd5 28.Rf1 cb5 29.Qb5 Kh8+/–) 
    28.Rc1+– Rd4 
       (28...cb5 29.ab5 Re8+–) 
    29.ed4 Qd4 
       (29...cb5 30.ab5 (30.Qb5?! Qb5 31.ab5 Nd4+–) 30...Kf7 31.b6+–) 
    30.bc6 Bc5 
       (30...Bd6 31.Qd8 Kf7 32.Qd7 Kg6+–) 
    31.c7 Qf2 32.Kh1 Ne3 The mate threat is Qxg2 33.c8Q 
       (33.c8Q Kf7 34.Qh3+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (34) Ranby,Hans – Diener,Rudolf
    corr 3GMM–23, 1995
    1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 f6 3.e3 Bb4–/+ 4.c4 
       (4.a3 Be7–/+) 
    4...Nc6 5.Nc3 Nge7 6.Nf3 d6 
       (6...0–0 7.a3 Bc3 8.Bc3–/+) 
    7.Be2 Be6 8.0–0 0–0 
       (8...d5 9.Qb3–/+) 
    9.d4 ed4 10.ed4 d5 11.c5 b6 12.a3 Ba5 13.h3 
       (13.Qc2 bc5 14.dc5 d4+=) 
    13...Rb8 14.Rb1? 
       (better is 14.cb6!? Rb6 15.Na4–/+) 
    14...bc5–+ 15.dc5 
       (better is 15.Ba1 Rb1 16.Nb1–+) 
    15...Ne5?? 
       (better is 15...Rb2 16.Rb2 Bc3–+) 
    16.Nd4+= Bf7 17.Ba1 c6 18.Na2 
       (18.Rb8 Qb8 19.f4 Nd7–/+) 
    18...Qc7 
       (18...Rb1 19.Qb1 Bg6 20.Qb3–/+) 
    19.Nb4 Bb4 
       (19...Rfe8 20.Rb2 Bb4 21.Rb4+=) 
    20.ab4 a5 21.Bc3 ab4 22.Bb4 Rfe8 
       (22...Bg6 23.Rb2 Bf5 24.Re1+=) 
    23.Qd2 N7g6 
       (23...Nc4 24.Bc4 dc4 25.Rfd1+=) 
    24.Nf5= Be6 25.Nd6 Rf8? 
       (better is 25...Re7!?=) 
    26.f4+/– Nf7 27.f5 Nd6 28.cd6 
       (28.fe6? Ne4 29.Qe3 Qe5–+) 
    28...Qa7 
       (28...Qb6 29.Kh1 c5 30.fe6 Qd6 31.Ba3+/–) 
    29.Kh1+– c5 
       (29...Bf5 30.Rf5 Rfd8 31.Rd1+–) 
    30.fe6 
       (30.fg6?! cb4 31.gh7 Kh7 32.Rb4 Qd7 33.Rb8 Rb8 34.Qd3 f5=) 
    30...Rb4 31.Rb4 
       (31.Qd5 Nf4 32.Rf4 Rb1 33.Kh2 Qb7 34.Qc5 Rc8+–) 
    31...cb4 32.Qd5 Qa8 
       (32...Kh8 33.Bd3 Rd8 34.Bg6+–) 
    33.Qc4 
       (33.Qa8 Ra8 34.e7 Kf7 35.Bc4 Ke8 36.Bb5 Kf7+–) 
    33...Rb8 
       (33...Ne5 34.Qb4 Rb8+–) 
    34.e7 Kh8 35.Qe6 
       (better is 35.Bf3 Qa5 36.Re1+–) 
    35...Qc6 36.Bf3 Qe8 37.Re1 
       (better is 37.Bh5 Rb7 38.Rc1+–) 
    37...Ne5 
       (37...Nf8 38.ef8B Qf8+–) 
    38.Re5! fe5 39.d7 
       (39.d7 Qd7 40.Qd7+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (35) Ranby,Hans – Ziese,Gerhard
    corr 3GMMsemi–07, 1999
    1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Qh4 3.a3 f5 4.Nf3 Qh6 5.e3 
       (5.Nc3 Nf6+=) 
    5...Nf6 6.c4 
       (6.Nc3 a5+=) 
    6...Be7 7.Nc3 
       (7.Be2 0–0+=) 
    7...0–0 8.Be2 Nc6 
       (8...a5 9.Nb5 Na6 10.ba5+=) 
    9.Qb3 
       (9.d4 d6+=) 
    9...d6 10.d4 Nd8 
       (10...Ne4 11.0–0+=) 
    11.c5 
       (11.Nb5 Ne8+=) 
    11...d5 
       (11...b6 12.cd6 cd6 13.Rc1=) 
    12.Ne5 
       (12.0–0 a6+=) 
    12...Nd7 
       (12...Nf7 13.Nf7 Rf7 14.0–0+=) 
    13.f4 
       (13.Nd3 Nf6+=) 
    13...c6 
       (13...Ne5!? 14.de5 Bh4 15.Kf1 a5=) 
    14.0–0 Ne5 15.de5 g5 
       (15...Qg6 16.Qa4+=) 
    16.h3 
       (16.Qa4 Nf7+/–) 
    16...Rf7 17.Bd3 
       (17.Rad1 Rg7 18.Na4 g4 19.hg4 fg4+=) 
    17...gf4 
       (17...Rg7 18.Kh2=) 
    18.ef4+= Rg7 19.Kh2 Bd7 
       (19...Bh4 20.Ne2+=) 
    20.Ne2 Nf7 
       (20...a5 21.Bd4+=) 
    21.Nd4 
       (21.Bd4 Kh8+/–) 
    21...Bh4 22.Rf3 Qg6 Attacks the backward pawn on g2 
       (22...Kh8 23.Kh1+=) 
    23.g4 Nh6 
       (23...h5 24.Rg1 hg4 25.Rg4 fg4 26.Bg6 gf3 27.Nf3+/–) 
    24.Rg1+/– Rf8 
       (better is 24...Qf7!? 25.g5 Qg6+/–) 
    25.Rff1+– Kh8 26.Nf3 Bd8 27.gf5 Qh5 28.Rg7 Kg7 29.f6 Kh8 30.Be2 
       (30.Bd4 Bc7+–) 
    30...Nf5 
       (30...Ng4 31.Kg2 Nh6 32.Nd4 Rg8 33.Kh2+–) 
    31.Qd3 
       (31.Qd3 Qg6 32.Rg1+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (36) Bivens,William – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMM–24, 1996
    1.b4 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 e6 4.c4 Nf6+= 5.a3 Be7 6.Nf3 0–0 7.d4 c5 8.bc5 bc5 
    9.Nbd2 
       (9.Bd3 cd4 10.Bd4 Nc6=) 
    9...Nc6 10.dc5 Bc5 11.Bd3 
       (11.Bf6 Qf6 12.Ne4 Qe7 13.Nc5 Qc5 14.Qd7 Rab8=) 
    11...Qe7 12.0–0 Rfd8 
       (12...Rfb8 13.Ne4=) 
    13.Qe2 
       (13.Ne4 Ne4 14.Be4 f5=) 
    13...Rab8 14.Rab1 
       (14.Nb3 e5=) 
    14...Ba3+= 15.Bc3 
       (15.Bf6 Qf6 16.Bh7 Kh7 17.Qd3 Qg6 18.Qa3 d6=) 
    15...Bb4 16.Bf6 
       (16.Bb4 Nb4 17.Rfd1 d6–/+) 
    16...Qf6 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.Nd4 
       (18.Rfd1 d6–/+) 
    18...Nd4 
       (18...d5 19.Nc6 Bc6 20.cd5 Bd5 21.Rfd1–/+) 
    19.ed4–+ d5 20.cd5 Bd5 21.Rfc1 Rbc8 22.Rc8 Rc8 23.Ba6 
       (23.Qh5 a5–/+) 
    23...Rd8 
       (23...Rc6 24.Nc5 Qg5 25.f4 Qf4 26.Rb4 Rc5 27.Qf2 Rc1 28.Bf1–+) 
    24.Qb5 
       (24.Bc4 a5–/+) 
    24...Be4 
       (24...Bd6 25.Nd6 Qd6 26.Qe2–/+) 
    25.Rb4 Bd3! 26.Qb7 
       (26.Qd3 Theme: Deflection from b4 26...Qb4 Eliminates the 
       defender b4) 
    26...Qb7 27.Bb7 Rb8 
       (27...Rb8 28.h3 Ba6–+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (37) Ganesan,Arasu – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–04, 1998
    1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 e6 3.a3 c5 4.bc5 Bc5 5.e3 0–0 6.Nf3 Nc6 
       (6...d5 7.d4 Bd6 8.c4=) 
    7.c4 
       (7.d4 Be7=) 
    7...b6 
       (7...d5 8.d4 Be7 9.Nc3=) 
    8.Be2 
       (8.d4 Bd6=) 
    8...Bb7 
       (8...d5 9.d4 Bd6 10.Nbd2=) 
    9.0–0 
       (9.d4 Bd6=) 
    9...d5 10.cd5 Nd5 11.Qc2 
       (11.d4 Bd6=) 
    11...Rc8 12.Nc3 Nce7 
       (12...Bd6 13.Rfc1=) 
    13.Nd5 
       (13.Qa4 a5=) 
    13...Nd5 14.Qa4 Qe7 15.Rfc1 
       (15.Qa7?? Ra8 16.Qa8 Ra8–+) 
    15...Rfd8 
       (15...a6 16.Qg4 f5 17.Qg5=) 
    16.Ba6 
       (16.d4 Bd6=) 
    ½–½
    
    
    
    
    
    (38) Steinmann,Joachim – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–07, 1998
    1.b4 last book move 1...a5 
       (1...e5 2.Bb2+=) 
    2.b5= Nf6 3.Bb2 e6 4.e3 b6 
       (4...d5 5.Nf3=) 
    5.Nf3 Bb7 6.Be2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.c4 d5 9.d4 Nbd7 10.Nbd2 dc4 11.Nc4 Ne4 
       (11...c6 12.bc6 Bc6 13.Ba3=) 
    12.Rc1 Ndf6 13.Nfe5 Re8 
       (13...Nd5 14.Qa4+=) 
    14.f3 Nd6 15.e4 Nc4 16.Rc4 Rc8 17.Nc6 Bc6 18.Rc6 Nd7 19.f4 Nb8 20.Rc2 Rf8 
       (20...Qd7 21.f5+/–) 
    21.f5 ef5 22.Rf5 c5 23.bc6! Nc6 
       (23...Nc6 24.d5 Passed pawn; 
       23...Rc6 24.Bb5 Decoy) 
    24.Rd5+– Qc7 25.Ba6 Qf4 26.Bc8 Rc8 
       (26...Qe3 27.Kh1 Rc8 28.Re5+–) 
    27.Qc1 Qe4 
       (27...Qc7+–) 
    28.Re5 
       (28.Rc6?? Rc6 29.Qd1 Qd5–+) 
    28...Qg6 29.Re7 h6 
       (29...Qc2 30.Qc2 Ne7+–) 
    30.Re3 Qf5 
       (30...Qd6 31.Kh1 Qd5 32.Rec3+–) 
    31.Rc6 
       (31.Rc6 Rc6 32.Re8 Kh7 33.Qc6 Qb1 34.Qc1+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (39) Mantu,Eugen – Ranby,Hans
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 e6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.b5 Be7 4.e3 0–0 5.Nf3 b6 6.c4 Bb7 7.Be2 d5 8.0–0 Nbd7 
       (8...dc4 9.Bc4 a6 10.d3=) 
    9.Re1 
       (9.cd5 Bd5 10.Nc3 Bb7=) 
    9...Nc5 
       (9...dc4 10.Bc4 a6 11.a4+=) 
    10.Nc3 
       (10.cd5 Nd5 11.d4 Ne4=) 
    10...dc4+= 11.Bc4 Nd3 12.Bd3 Qd3 13.Ne5 Qf5 14.d4 Bd6 
       (14...a6 15.Nc6 Bd6 16.e4=) 
    15.Nc6 
       (15.Qe2 Be5 16.de5 Qe5=) 
    15...Bc6 16.bc6 Bh2 17.Kh2 Ng4 18.Kg1?? 
       (better is 18.Kg3 Qf2 19.Kg4 Qg2 20.Kh4 Qb2 21.Ne2=) 
    18...Qf2–+ 19.Kh1 Qh4 20.Kg1 Qh2 21.Kf1 Qh1 22.Ke2 Qg2 23.Kd3 Nf2 
       (23...Nf2 24.Kc4 Nd1 25.Nd1 Qc2 26.Bc3 Rad8–+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (40) Zylla,Johannes – Ranby,Hans
    corr SOK–92–85, 1992
    1.b4 f5 2.Bb2 e6 3.e4 Nf6 4.ef5 ef5 5.b5 
       (5.Qe2 Qe7+=) 
    5...d5 6.Nf3 Bd6 7.c4 
       (7.Be2 0–0=) 
    7...0–0 8.Be2 Re8 
       (8...a6 9.0–0=) 
    9.0–0= Kh8 
       (9...a6 10.Nc3=) 
    10.Ng5 
       (10.Re1 a6=) 
    10...Qe7+= 11.Bh5 g6 
       (11...Nh5?? 12.Qh5 Bh2 13.Kh1 h6 14.Qh6 Kg8 15.Qh7 Kf8 16.Qh8) 
    12.a4? 
       (better is 12.Be2!+=) 
    12...gh5–+ 13.Qh5 Rf8 14.Na3 Kg8 
       (14...Nbd7 15.Qh4 Kg8 16.Nf3–+) 
    15.Bf6 Rf6 16.Rfe1 Do you see the mate threat? 16...Qg7 17.cd5 h6 
    18.Nf3 f4 
       (18...Qg4 19.Qh4 Qh4 20.Nh4–+) 
    19.Nc4 Bg4 20.Qe8 Rf8 21.Qe4 Nd7 22.Nh4 Nf6 23.Qd3 Rae8 24.Na5 
       (24.Nd6 cd6 25.Ng6 Qh7–+) 
    24...b6 
       (24...Qg5 25.Nf3 Qh5 26.Nb7 Bf3 27.gf3–+) 
    25.Nc6 
       (25.Nc4 f3–+) 
    25...Nd7 
       (25...f3 26.Nf3 Bf3 27.Qf3 Bh2 28.Kh1–+) 
    26.h3 Bh5 27.Nf5 Qh7 28.Nfe7 Be7 
       (28...Kg7 29.Qh7 Kh7 30.g4 fg3 31.fg3 Bg3 32.Rf1–+) 
    29.Qh7–/+ Kh7 30.Ne7 Nc5 31.Ra3 
       (31.Kf1–+) 
    31...Rf7 32.Re5 Ree7 33.Rh5 Kg6 34.Rh4 Re1 35.Kh2 h5 36.g4 f3 37.Rh5 Rf1 
       (37...Re2 38.Rf5 Rf5 39.gf5 Kf5 40.Rf3 Ke5–+) 
    38.Kg3 
       (38.Rf5 Rf2 39.Kg3 Ne4 40.Kf4 Nd2 41.Rf7 Kf7 42.Rc3–+) 
    38...Ne4–+ 39.Kh4 Rf2 
       (39...Rf2 40.Re5 Re2 41.Re6 Kg7–+) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (41) Rohde,Friedhelm – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–04, 1998
    1.b4 f5 2.Bb2 e6 3.e4 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.a3 a6 6.c4 
       (6.Nf3 
         A) 6...a5 
            A1) 7.b5 Be7 (7...Nf4) 8.Bc4 0–0 9.Bd5 ed5 10.Nc3 c6 11.0–0+= 
            ;
            A2) 7.c4 Nf4 (7...Nb6 8.c5 Nd5 9.Nc3 Nc3 10.Bc3 Be7 11.Bc4+= 
            ; 7...Ne7 8.b5 Ng6 9.Be2 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Nc3+= 
            ) 8.b5 Be7 9.d4 0–0 10.Qd2 Ng6 11.Be2+=;
         B) 6...Nc6 
            B1) 7.Be2 Nf4 (7...Be7; 7...b5; 7...b6) 8.0–0 Be7 9.c4 0–0 
             10.d4 d6 11.Nc3=;
            B2) 7.Bc4 Be7 (7...Nf4; 7...Nb6) 8.0–0 0–0 9.Qe2 Nf4 10.Qe3 
             Bg5 11.Ng5=;
            B3) 7.c4 Nf4 8.d4 d6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.ed6 Bd6 11.g3+=;
         C) 6...Be7 7.c4 Nb6 (7...Nf4 8.d4 a5 9.Qd2 Ng6 10.Be2 0–0 11.0–0+= 
         ) 8.c5 Nd5 9.Bc4 d6 10.cd6 cd6 11.0–0+=;
         D) 6...b6;
         E) 6...b5 
            E1) 7.d3 Bb7 (7...a5; 7...Nb6) 8.c4 Nf4 9.Bc1 Ng6 10.d4 Be7 
             11.Bd2+=;
            E2) 7.c4 bc4 8.Bc4 Bb7 9.0–0 Nb6 10.Be2 Be7 11.Nc3+= 
            ) 
    6...Ne7 
       (6...Nf4 
         A) 7.d4 a5 (7...Be7 8.Nf3 a5 9.Qd2 Ng6 10.Be2 0–0 11.0–0+=/
          10; 7...d6 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be7 10.ed6 Bd6 11.g3+=; 
          7...Ng6 8.Nf3 d6 9.Be2 de5 10.de5 Qd1 11.Bd1+=) 8.Nf3 
          ab4 9.Qd2 Ng6 10.ab4 Ra1 11.Ba1+=;
         B) 7.Nf3 Nc6 (7...Be7 8.d4 0–0 9.Qd2 Ng6 10.Be2 d5 11.c5+=/
          11; 7...g5 8.d4 g4 9.Ng1 a5 10.b5 d6 11.ed6+=; 
          7...b6 8.d4 Bb7 9.Bc1 Ng6 10.Be2 Be7 11.0–0+=) 8.d4 d6 
          9.Nc3 Ng6 10.b5 ab5 11.cb5+=; 
       6...Nb6 7.Nc3 (7.Nf3) 7...d5 (7...a5 8.c5 Nd5 9.Nd5 ed5 10.Nf3 ab4 
       11.ab4+/–; 7...d6 8.ed6 cd6 9.d4 Be7 10.c5 Nd5 11.Nd5+= 
      ; 7...Nc6 8.d4 d5 9.ed6 cd6 10.Nf3 Be7 11.c5+=) 
       8.ed6 cd6 9.d4 Be7 10.c5 Nd5 11.Nd5+=) 
    7.d4 
       (7.Nf3 a5 (7...Ng6 8.Be2 a5 9.b5 Be7 10.0–0 Nf4 11.d4+=; 
       7...Nbc6 8.d4 d6 9.ed6 cd6 10.Be2 Ng6 11.Nc3+/–; 7...d5 
       8.ed6 cd6 9.Be2 e5 10.0–0 Nec6 11.Nc3+/–) 8.b5 Ng6 9.Be2 Be7 
       10.0–0 0–0 11.Nc3+=; 
       7.Be2 Ng6 (7...a5 8.b5 Ng6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.d4 Nf4 11.Bf1+=; 
       7...d5 8.ed6 cd6 9.Nf3 e5 10.0–0 Qc7 11.Re1+/–; 7...Nbc6 
       8.Nf3 Ng6 9.0–0 Nf4 10.Nc3 g5 11.d4+=; 7...d6 8.Bh5 Ng6 
       9.Nf3 a5 10.Qa4 Qd7 11.b5+/–; 7...Nec6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.d4 d6 
       10.0–0 0–0 11.ed6+/–) 8.Nf3 Be7 9.0–0 0–0 10.Nc3 a5 11.b5+= 
      ) 
    7...b6 
       (7...Ng6 8.Nf3 a5 9.b5 Be7 10.h4 0–0 11.h5+=; 
       7...a5 8.b5 Ng6 9.Nf3 Be7 10.Bd3 0–0 11.0–0+=) 
    8.Be2 Bb7 9.Bf3 Qc8 
       (9...Ra7 10.Nh3 Bf3 11.Qf3+=) 
    10.Nh3 g6 
       (10...Ng6 11.0–0+=) 
    11.0–0+/– Bg7 12.Re1 Nbc6 13.d5 White launches an attack 13...Nd8 
    14.Nf4 0–0 15.Nc3 g5 16.Nh5 Bh8 17.Qd2 h6 18.Nf6 Rf6 
       (18...Bf6!? 19.ef6 Ng6+/–) 
    19.ef6+– Bf6 20.de6 Ne6 
       (better is 20...de6 21.Bb7 Qb7+–) 
    21.Nd5 Nd5 22.cd5 Bb2 23.de6 
       (23.Qb2?! Nf4 24.Re7 Qf8 25.Rd7 Rd8 26.Rc7 Bd5+–) 
    23...Bf3 24.ed7 
       (24.Qb2?! Bd5 25.ed7 Qd7+–) 
    24...Qf8 25.Qb2 
       (25.gf3?! Ba1 26.Qd5 Kg7+/–) 
    25...Bd5 
       (25...Be4 26.Rad1 Rd8 27.Qe5+–) 
    26.Rad1 c6 27.Rd5! cd5 28.Qe5 Rd8 29.Qe8!! Kg7 
       (29...Re8 30.Re8) 
    30.Re7 
       (30.Re7 Kh8 31.Qf8 Rf8 32.Re8+–) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (42) Zschalich,A – Ranby,Hans
    corr SOK–90–59, 1990
    1.b4 
       (1.e4 Nc6=) 
    1...f5 
       (1...e5 2.Bb2=) 
    2.Bb2 e6 3.c4 
       (3.Nf3 Nf6 (3...Bb4 4.Bg7 Nf6 5.Bh8+–) 4.a3 Be7=) 
    3...Nf6 
       (3...Bb4? 4.Bg7 d5 5.Bh8 dc4 6.e3+–) 
    4.b5 
       (4.a3 a5=) 
    4...b6 5.e3 Bb7 6.Nf3 Be7 7.Be2 0–0 8.0–0 Qe8 9.d4 d6 
       (9...a6 10.Ba3=) 
    10.Ng5 Qg6 11.Bf3 Bf3 12.Nf3 
       (12.Qf3 Ne4 13.Nh3 a6=) 
    Nbd7 
       (12...Nbd7 13.Nc3 a6=) 
    Line =
    
    
    
    
    
    (43) Diener,Rudolf – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMM–23, 1995
    1.b4 f5 2.Bb2 e6 3.e3 Nf6 4.a3 Be7 5.c4 
       (5.Nf3 0–0=) 
    5...b6 
       (5...a5 6.b5=) 
    6.Be2 Bb7 7.Bh5 
       (7.Bf3 c6=) 
    7...Nh5 8.Qh5 g6 9.Qh3 Bf6 10.Nc3 
       (10.Bf6 Qf6 11.Nc3 a5=) 
    10...Nc6 
       (10...a5 11.b5=) 
    11.Nf3 Ne5 12.Ne5 Be5 13.f4 Bg7 14.Rg1 
       (14.0–0 Qe7=) 
    14...d5 
       (14...Qe7 15.Nd1+=) 
    15.cd5 Bd5 16.Rc1 0–0 
       (16...c5 
         A) 17.Nd5? Bb2 18.Rc2 Ba3–+ (18...ed5?! 19.Rb2 Qf6 20.Rb1=);
         B) 17.Ba1+=) 
    17.g4 
       (17.Nd5!? ed5 18.Bg7 Kg7 19.g4+=) 
    17...Bc4+= 18.d4 c5 
       (18...Rc8!?+=) 
    19.Nd1+= 
       (worse is 19.bc5 bc5 20.dc5 Rc8=; 
       worse is 19.dc5 bc5 20.bc5 Rc8=) 
    19...Ba6 
       (19...Bb3 20.dc5 bc5 21.Bg7 (worse is 21.bc5 Qa5 22.Nc3 Rac8+=) 21...Kg7 
       22.bc5 Qa5 23.Nc3 Qc5 24.a4+=) 
    20.bc5 
       (20.dc5!? bc5 21.Bg7 (21.Rc5?! Qd3 22.Qg2 Rfd8=) 21...Kg7 22.Rc5+/– (
       22.bc5 Qa5 23.Rc3 Rad8–/+)) 
    20...bc5 21.Rc5 White creates threats along the open c–file 21...Rc8 
       (21...Rb8 22.Qg3+=) 
    22.Rc8 Qc8 23.Qf3 Qc4 24.gf5 Rf5 
       (24...ef5 25.h4 Bf6 26.Rh1=) 
    25.Rg2 Rb5 
       (25...Rf7 26.Rg4+=) 
    26.Rf2 
       (26.Qe2 Qc6 27.Qc2 Qf3+/–) 
    26...Rb8 
       (26...Bf6 27.Qg4+=) 
    27.Qe4 
       (27.h4!?+=) 
    27...Bf6= 28.Rc2 
       (28.Kd2=) 
    28...Qb3 
       (28...Qf1!? 29.Kd2 Bc4+=) 
    29.Rc3 
       (29.Rc7 Bd8 30.Ra7 Ba5 31.Kf2 Bd3+/–) 
    29...Qa2= 30.Qc2 Bd8 
       (30...Qd5!? 31.Qf2 Bc4+=) 
    31.Rc6+/– Bb7 32.Nc3 Ba5 33.Rc5 
       (33.Kd1 Bc3 34.Rc3 Qd5=) 
    33...Bc3 34.Rc3 
       (34.Qc3? Ba6–+) 
    34...Qd5 35.Qf2? 
       (better is 35.e4 Qe4 36.Qe4 Be4 37.Bc1=) 
    35...Qh1–+ 36.Kd2?? 
       (better is 36.Qf1 Qf1 37.Kf1 Ba6 38.Kf2 Rb2 39.Kg3–+) 
    36...Bf3 37.Kd3 Qb1 38.Kc4 
       (38.Rc2 Rb2 39.h3–+) 
    Bd5 
       (38...Bd5 39.Kc5 Rb2 40.Qh4 Rh2 41.Qd8 Kf7 42.Qc7 Ke8 43.Qc8 Ke7 
       44.Qc7 Kf8 45.Qd8 Kg7 46.Qe7 Kh6 47.Qg5 Kg7 48.Qe7 Kg8 49.Qe8 Kg7 
       50.Qe7; 
       38...Qb2?! 39.Qb2 Rb2 40.h4–+; 
       38...Rb2?! 39.Qf3 Rb6 40.d5=) 
    0–1
    
    
    
    
    
    (44) Ranby,Hans – Bivens,William H
    corr 3GMM, 1996
    1.b4 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.e3 0–0 5.c4 d6 6.Nc3 e5 7.Be2 e4 8.Nd4 c5 
    9.Nc2 Nc6 10.b5 Ne5 11.d4 ed3 12.Bd3 Be6 13.Qe2 Re8 
       (13...d5 14.cd5 Nd5 15.0–0–0 Nc3 16.Bc3–/+) 
    14.0–0+= 
       (14.Rd1 
         A) 14...Nfg4 
            A1) 15.Ba1 Qa5 (15...Nd3 16.Qd3 Qa5 17.Qd2 Bc4–/+) 
             16.h3 Nd3 17.Rd3 Ne5–+;
            A2) 15.Na3 Qh4 (15...Qa5 16.0–0 Nd3 17.Qd3 Qb4+=) 
             16.g3 Qh3 17.Be4 Nh2–/+;
         B) 14...Nfd7 15.Na3 Nd3 (15...Qa5 16.0–0 Qb4 17.Ncb1 Nd3+=/
          8) 16.Qd3 Qa5 17.0–0 Nb6–/+;
         C) 14...Nd3 15.Qd3 Qa5 (15...Ng4 16.Na3 Ne5 17.Qe2 Bg4–/+
          ) 16.0–0 Nd7 17.Na3 Nb6–/+) 
    14...Nd3 
       (14...Nfg4 15.f4 Nd3 (15...Qh4 16.g3 Qh2 17.Qh2 Nh2+=) 
       16.Qd3 Qa5 17.e4 Bc3–/+; 
       14...d5 15.Rfd1 Nd3 (15...d4 16.ed4 Bg4 17.de5 Be2+=) 
       16.Rd3 d4 17.Rdd1 Ng4–/+) 
    15.Qd3 Bf5 
       (15...Nd7 16.Na4 Ne5 17.Be5 Be5+=; 
       15...Ng4 16.f4 Qh4 17.h3 Nf6+=) 
    16.Qe2 Ne4 
       (16...Ng4 17.h3 Ne5=) 
    17.Ne4 
       (17.Nd1 Bb2+=) 
    17...Bb2 
       (worse is 17...Re4 18.f3 Re8 19.Bg7 Kg7 20.e4+=) 
    18.Rab1 Be5 19.Ng3 Bc2 
       (19...Qh4!?+=) 
    20.Qc2= Bg3 21.hg3 Qf6 22.Rbd1 Re6 23.Rd5 b6 24.Rfd1 1–0
    
    
    
    
    
    (45) Svensson,Jan – Ranby,Hans
    corr 3GMMsemi–04, 1998
    1.b4 g6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0 5.g3 b6 6.Bg2= Bb7 7.0–0 d6 8.d4 
    Nbd7 9.Nbd2 a5 10.a3 ab4 11.ab4 c5 12.bc5 
       (12.Ra8 Ba8 13.Qb3 Qc7+=) 
    12...bc5= 13.d5 Qc7 14.Qc2 Rfb8 15.e4 Ba6 16.Bc3 Nb6 17.Rfb1 Qc8 
       (17...Bc8 18.Ra8 Ra8 19.Rb3=) 
    18.e5+= Ne8 19.e6 fe6 20.de6 
       (20.Bh3 Nc7 21.Ng5 Nc4 22.Nc4 Bc4 23.Bg7 Bd5+/–) 
    20...Ra7 21.Bg7 Ng7 22.Ng5 Qc7 
       (22...Ne6?? 23.Ne6 Nd7 24.Bd5+–) 
    23.Be4 Bc8?? 
       (23...h6 24.Bg6 hg5 25.Bf7 Kf8 26.Qh7 Ne6 27.Qg8) 
    24.Bg6! Be6 
       (24...hg6 25.Qg6 A pinning theme) 
    25.Bh7 
       (25.Nh7?! Ra1 26.Ra1 Qd7+/–; 
       25.Ne6?! Ne6 26.Bh7 Kh8 27.Ra7 Qa7+–) 
    25...Kh8 26.Ra7 
       (26.Ne6?! Ne6 27.Ra7 Qa7+–) 
    26...Qa7 27.Qe4 
       (better is 27.Qg6 Nd7 28.Qh6+–) 
    27...Qa2 
       (27...Nd7 28.Qh4 Rb1 29.Bb1 Kg8 30.Ne6 Ne6 31.Qh7 Kf8 32.Qf5 Nf6 
       33.Qe6 Qd7 34.Qd7 Nd7+–) 
    28.Qh4 Ne8 29.Bf5 Kg7 30.Qh7 Kf6 31.Qg6 
       (31.Qg6 Ke5 32.Ndf3) 
    1–0
    
    
    
    
    

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