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mekk(1763) vs. spendius(1814)

mekk(1763) vs. spendius(1814) 1-0

Mekk(1763) kibitzes: Good luck 1.e4 (0:00) e5 (0:00) 2.Nf3 (0:03) Nc6 (0:06) 3.d4 (0:22) exd4 (0:14) 4.Nxd4 (0:14) Bc5 (0:04) 5.Be3 (0:08)
spendius(1814) whispers: already out of book ..
spendius(1814) whispers: I used to exchange two minors here but I don't get a very good game after Qxd4 5...d6 (2:04) 6.Nxc6 (0:41) bxc6 (0:16) 7.Bxc5 (0:07) dxc5 (0:01)
Mekk(1763) whispers: Tower! 8.Qxd8+ (0:24)
spendius(1814) whispers: damn 8...Kxd8 (0:05)
Mekk(1763) whispers: OK, I will say that at least once opening went more or less in my favor 9.Bc4 (0:49) Ke7 (0:09) 10.Nd2 (2:48) Nf6 (0:05) 11.f3 (0:33) Nd7 (0:07) 12.O-O-O (3:10) Nb6 (0:04) 13.Bb3 (0:32) a5 (0:14) 14.a3 (0:59) Ba6 (1:04) 15.c3 (2:41) a4 (1:39)
spendius(1814) whispers: this is rather Unorthodox ..
spendius(1814) whispers: if only i can manage to operate on b file with two rooks, maybe there is something for me 16.Bc2 (1:08) Ra7 (0:42)
SimianChatter(1771) whispers: i'm guessing white's reasonably happy with this 17.e5 (0:57) Rb8 (1:07) 18.Be4 (3:08) Bb5 (0:22) 19.f4 (1:32) Rab7 (0:04)
spendius(1814) whispers: now .. must move two minors to unleash the combined power of two rooks
spendius(1814) whispers: something like Nc4 first .. can eventually sacrifice on b2 20.Rhg1 (5:19) Nc4 (3:00) 21.Nxc4 (0:16) Bxc4 (0:02)
Mekk(1763) whispers: Well, I hoped for him to play Nc4 and let me exch. But was I right? Life will show 22.Rd2 (1:12) Bd5 (0:09) 23.Re1 (0:44) g6 (2:32) 24.Ree2 (2:07) Ke6 (2:29) 25.g4 (1:04) Bxe4 (0:20) 26.Rxe4 (0:06) Ra7 (0:17) 27.Re3 (2:04) Ra5 (1:10) 28.Red3 (1:17) c4 (1:47) 29.Rd4 (0:34) Rd5 (0:33) 30.Kd1 (3:37) Rbd8 (2:44) 31.Ke2 (0:29) f6 (1:11) 32.exf6 (1:13) Kxf6 (0:03) 33.Kf3 (0:56) h6 (0:39)
Mekk(1763) whispers: thinking about g5 but injected Rf5+ spoils it likely
Mekk(1763) whispers: g5 hxg fxg Rf5+! and only then capture... 34.Ke3 (8:56) Re8+ (0:16) 35.Kf3 (0:05) Red8 (0:03) 36.Kg3 (0:19)
Mekk(1763) whispers: thinking about f5.... 36...R8d6 (1:01) 37.h3 (3:58)
Mekk(1763) whispers: maybe I will find some zug
Mekk(1763) whispers: f5 was not playable due to Ke5 after exchanges and capture, but if kings go back it can be
Mekk(1763) whispers: and if king goes to e file I can play Re2->e4 maybe 37...Rd8 (2:23)
fernbap(1858) whispers: mekk should try to trad one of the rooks in the e file 38.Kh4 (2:48) R8d6 (3:39) spendius offers a draw.
spendius(1814) whispers: :-P Mekk declines the draw request. 39.g5+ (1:30) hxg5+ (1:08) 40.fxg5+ (0:05) Kg7 (0:50)
Mekk(1763) whispers: Maybe Kf5 was good for him (Rf2 Ke5) 41.Kg4 (0:29)
Mekk(1763) whispers: Now I should probably play h4 and exchange one pair of rooks 41...Kf7 (1:43)
Mekk(1763) whispers: hmm, maybe some check.... 42.Rf2+ (1:21) Kg7 (0:10) 43.Rff4 (1:08) Rb5 (0:38)
fernbap(1858) whispers: rde4
fernbap(1858) whispers: i think 44.Rxd6 (2:33) cxd6 (0:07)
Mekk(1763) whispers: not 100% sure but ... lets see 45.Rxc4 (0:06)
Mekk(1763) whispers: glad not played h4 yet, may be useful for king in case of back checks
Mekk(1763) whispers: and serious doubt which pawn to capt if he plays Rxb2
Mekk(1763) whispers: (but likely a4, Rxb2 Rxc6 Rb3 with Rxa3 is risky for me....) 45...Rxb2 (1:46) 46.Rxa4 (0:07)
fernbap(1858) whispers: plan: keep rook on a3, move king to qs, play h4 to potect g5 46...Kf7 (1:20)
fernbap(1858) whispers: hmmm 47.Ra6 (1:58) Rb3 (1:44) 48.c4 (0:36) Ke6 (1:03) 49.h4 (0:58)
SimianChatter(1771) whispers: is Rxc6 Rxa3 c5 wrong? 49...c5 (2:08) 50.h5 (0:18) gxh5+ (0:04) 51.Kxh5 (0:02) Kf5 (0:18)
Plebusan(1769) whispers: going for mate! 52.Kh4 (0:29)
SimianChatter(1771) whispers: spendius has squirmed his way out of this rather well... 52...Rc3 (0:18)
Mekk(1763) whispers: bah, I was close to play Rxd6 in prev move...
Mekk(1763) whispers: but still I hurried with h5 too much :-( 53.Rxd6 (2:26) Rxc4+ (0:06) 54.Kh5 (0:06) Ke5 (0:22) 55.Rd1 (0:52) Ra4 (1:00)
piorgovici(1519) whispers: Ra6 was better?
fernbap(1858) whispers: rd3, i think
fernbap(1858) whispers: en route to g3
fernbap(1858) whispers: not sure, though 56.Re1+ (3:24) Kd4 (0:12) 57.Ra1 (2:34) c4 (0:08) 58.g6 (0:17) c3 (0:10) 59.g7 (0:21) Ra8 (0:18) 60.Kg6 (0:20)
Plebusan(1769) whispers: they sac the rooks on eachothers pawns and then white a-pawn runs down the board? 60...Kc4 (0:11)
SimianChatter(1771) whispers: the probability effect? one of those c-pawns had to make something of itself ;)
SithPawn(1815) whispers: spendius loses i think 61.Kf7 (0:28)
Plebusan(1769) whispers: yes, starting to look 1-0 to me too 61...Ra7+ (0:30) 62.Kg6 (0:07)
piorgovici(1519) whispers: I dont understand white move
Plebusan(1769) whispers: Kh7 better ofcourse
spendius(1814) whispers: damn, my level in rook endings is "novice"
spendius(1814) whispers: or "dummy" 62...Ra6+ (3:41) 63.Kh7 (0:04)
Plebusan(1769) whispers: dont be so hard on yourself spendius, maybe it was lost all the way. 63...Ra7 (0:36)
SimianChatter(1771) whispers: the 'irish pawns' weren't a good start 64.Kh8 (0:32)
Plebusan(1769) whispers: lol, irish pawns
fernbap(1858) whispers: :) spendius resigns 1-0

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Mekk(1763) kibitzes: Good luck}
1.e4 {(0:00)} e5 {(0:00)} 2.Nf3 {(0:03)} Nc6 {(0:06)} 3.d4 {(0:22)} exd4 {(0:14)} 4.Nxd4 {(0:14)} Bc5 {(0:04)} 5.Be3 {(0:08)

spendius(1814) whispers: already out of book ..

spendius(1814) whispers: I used to exchange two minors here but I don't get a very good game after Qxd4}
5...d6 {(2:04)} 6.Nxc6 {(0:41)} bxc6 {(0:16)} 7.Bxc5 {(0:07)} dxc5 {(0:01)

Mekk(1763) whispers: Tower!}
8.Qxd8+ {(0:24)

spendius(1814) whispers: damn}
8...Kxd8 {(0:05)

Mekk(1763) whispers: OK, I will say that at least once opening went more or less in my favor}
9.Bc4 {(0:49)} Ke7 {(0:09)} 10.Nd2 {(2:48)} Nf6 {(0:05)} 11.f3 {(0:33)} Nd7 {(0:07)} 12.O-O-O {(3:10)} Nb6 {(0:04)} 13.Bb3 {(0:32)} a5 {(0:14)} 14.a3 {(0:59)} Ba6 {(1:04)} 15.c3 {(2:41)} a4 {(1:39)

spendius(1814) whispers: this is rather Unorthodox ..

spendius(1814) whispers: if only i can manage to operate on b file with two rooks, maybe there is something for me}
16.Bc2 {(1:08)} Ra7 {(0:42)

SimianChatter(1771) whispers: i'm guessing white's reasonably happy with this}
17.e5 {(0:57)} Rb8 {(1:07)} 18.Be4 {(3:08)} Bb5 {(0:22)} 19.f4 {(1:32)} Rab7 {(0:04)

spendius(1814) whispers: now .. must move two minors to unleash the combined power of two rooks

spendius(1814) whispers: something like Nc4 first .. can eventually sacrifice on b2}
20.Rhg1 {(5:19)} Nc4 {(3:00)} 21.Nxc4 {(0:16)} Bxc4 {(0:02)

Mekk(1763) whispers: Well, I hoped for him to play Nc4 and let me exch. But was I right? Life will show}
22.Rd2 {(1:12)} Bd5 {(0:09)} 23.Re1 {(0:44)} g6 {(2:32)} 24.Ree2 {(2:07)} Ke6 {(2:29)} 25.g4 {(1:04)} Bxe4 {(0:20)} 26.Rxe4 {(0:06)} Ra7 {(0:17)} 27.Re3 {(2:04)} Ra5 {(1:10)} 28.Red3 {(1:17)} c4 {(1:47)} 29.Rd4 {(0:34)} Rd5 {(0:33)} 30.Kd1 {(3:37)} Rbd8 {(2:44)} 31.Ke2 {(0:29)} f6 {(1:11)} 32.exf6 {(1:13)} Kxf6 {(0:03)} 33.Kf3 {(0:56)} h6 {(0:39)

Mekk(1763) whispers: thinking about g5 but injected Rf5+ spoils it likely

Mekk(1763) whispers: g5 hxg fxg Rf5+! and only then capture...}
34.Ke3 {(8:56)} Re8+ {(0:16)} 35.Kf3 {(0:05)} Red8 {(0:03)} 36.Kg3 {(0:19)

Mekk(1763) whispers: thinking about f5....}
36...R8d6 {(1:01)} 37.h3 {(3:58)

Mekk(1763) whispers: maybe I will find some zug

Mekk(1763) whispers: f5 was not playable due to Ke5 after exchanges and capture, but if kings go back it can be

Mekk(1763) whispers: and if king goes to e file I can play Re2->e4 maybe}
37...Rd8 {(2:23)

fernbap(1858) whispers: mekk should try to trad one of the rooks in the e file}
38.Kh4 {(2:48)} R8d6 {(3:39)
spendius offers a draw.

spendius(1814) whispers: :-P
Mekk declines the draw request.}
39.g5+ {(1:30)} hxg5+ {(1:08)} 40.fxg5+ {(0:05)} Kg7 {(0:50)

Mekk(1763) whispers: Maybe Kf5 was good for him (Rf2 Ke5)}
41.Kg4 {(0:29)

Mekk(1763) whispers: Now I should probably play h4 and exchange one pair of rooks}
41...Kf7 {(1:43)

Mekk(1763) whispers: hmm, maybe some check....}
42.Rf2+ {(1:21)} Kg7 {(0:10)} 43.Rff4 {(1:08)} Rb5 {(0:38)

fernbap(1858) whispers: rde4

fernbap(1858) whispers: i think}
44.Rxd6 {(2:33)} cxd6 {(0:07)

Mekk(1763) whispers: not 100% sure but ... lets see}
45.Rxc4 {(0:06)

Mekk(1763) whispers: glad not played h4 yet, may be useful for king in case of back checks

Mekk(1763) whispers: and serious doubt which pawn to capt if he plays Rxb2

Mekk(1763) whispers: (but likely a4, Rxb2 Rxc6 Rb3 with Rxa3 is risky for me....)}
45...Rxb2 {(1:46)} 46.Rxa4 {(0:07)

fernbap(1858) whispers: plan: keep rook on a3, move king to qs, play h4 to potect g5}
46...Kf7 {(1:20)

fernbap(1858) whispers: hmmm}
47.Ra6 {(1:58)} Rb3 {(1:44)} 48.c4 {(0:36)} Ke6 {(1:03)} 49.h4 {(0:58)

SimianChatter(1771) whispers: is Rxc6 Rxa3 c5 wrong?}
49...c5 {(2:08)} 50.h5 {(0:18)} gxh5+ {(0:04)} 51.Kxh5 {(0:02)} Kf5 {(0:18)

Plebusan(1769) whispers: going for mate!}
52.Kh4 {(0:29)

SimianChatter(1771) whispers: spendius has squirmed his way out of this rather well...}
52...Rc3 {(0:18)

Mekk(1763) whispers: bah, I was close to play Rxd6 in prev move...

Mekk(1763) whispers: but still I hurried with h5 too much :-(}
53.Rxd6 {(2:26)} Rxc4+ {(0:06)} 54.Kh5 {(0:06)} Ke5 {(0:22)} 55.Rd1 {(0:52)} Ra4 {(1:00)

piorgovici(1519) whispers: Ra6 was better?

fernbap(1858) whispers: rd3, i think

fernbap(1858) whispers: en route to g3

fernbap(1858) whispers: not sure, though}
56.Re1+ {(3:24)} Kd4 {(0:12)} 57.Ra1 {(2:34)} c4 {(0:08)} 58.g6 {(0:17)} c3 {(0:10)} 59.g7 {(0:21)} Ra8 {(0:18)} 60.Kg6 {(0:20)

Plebusan(1769) whispers: they sac the rooks on eachothers pawns and then white a-pawn runs down the board?}
60...Kc4 {(0:11)

SimianChatter(1771) whispers: the probability effect? one of those c-pawns had to make something of itself ;)

SithPawn(1815) whispers: spendius loses i think}
61.Kf7 {(0:28)

Plebusan(1769) whispers: yes, starting to look 1-0 to me too}
61...Ra7+ {(0:30)} 62.Kg6 {(0:07)

piorgovici(1519) whispers: I dont understand white move

Plebusan(1769) whispers: Kh7 better ofcourse

spendius(1814) whispers: damn, my level in rook endings is "novice"

spendius(1814) whispers: or "dummy"}
62...Ra6+ {(3:41)} 63.Kh7 {(0:04)

Plebusan(1769) whispers: dont be so hard on yourself spendius, maybe it was lost all the way.}
63...Ra7 {(0:36)

SimianChatter(1771) whispers: the 'irish pawns' weren't a good start}
64.Kh8 {(0:32)

Plebusan(1769) whispers: lol, irish pawns

fernbap(1858) whispers: :)}
{spendius resigns} 1-0

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