Hastings Challengers 2001-02
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51.h4!
The only winning move, eg 51.h3 can be met by 51...Kg6 (51...Ke6 also draws) 52.h4 Kf6, reaching the same position as after 51.h4! but with White instead of Black to move, which makes all the difference.
51...Ke6 52.Ke4 Kf6 53.Kd5 Ke7
Taking the opposition with 53...Kf7 actually loses quicker, according to the Nalimov endgame tablebase, eg 54.Ke5 Ke7 55.Kf5 Kf7 56.h5 Kg7 57.Ke6 etc.
54.Ke5 Kf7 55.Kf5 Kg7 56.Ke6 Kg6 57.Ke7 Kg7 58.h5 1-0
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