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lno(1911) vs. jestrada(1890)

lno(1911) vs. jestrada(1890) 0-1

{37.Re4} {(2:37)}
37...Kg6 {(0:57)} 38.Re6+ {(2:38)} Rf6 {(0:04)} 39.R6e2 {(0:59)} b6 {(0:25)} 40.Re6 {(0:37)} Kf5 {(0:15)} 41.Rxf6+ {(0:58)} Kxf6 {(0:04)} 42.Re6+ {(0:09)} Kg7 {(0:06)} 43.Kf2 {(0:46)} Rf7 {(0:34)} 44.Ke3 {(0:23)} a5 {(0:18)} 45.Kd4 {(0:43)} h4 {(0:45)} 46.Be1 {(1:27)} Nc5 {(0:19)} 47.Re8 {(1:10)} Kf6 {(1:30)} 48.Bc3 {(0:17)} Kf5 {(0:17)} 49.Ke3 {(0:45)} Nd7 {(0:37)} 50.a3 {(1:44)} Nf6 {(0:17)} 51.Re6 {(1:54)} Nh5 {(1:46)} 52.Kf2 {(1:26)} Nf4 {(0:20)} 53.Re3 {(0:24)} Ng6 {(0:51)} 54.g4+ {(1:08)} hxg3+ {(0:20)} 55.Kxg3 {(0:03)} Ne5 {(0:41)} 56.Bxe5 {(1:14)} dxe5 {(0:04)} 57.Re4 {(0:05)} Rh7 {(0:15)} 58.b4 {(0:14)} Rh1 {(1:06)

jestrada(1890) whispers: rooks belong behind the passed pawn}
59.c5 {(2:11)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: Rd1 d6 cxd6 cxb6 wins

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: bxc5 bxa5 also looks quite good

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: Rc1 maybe}
59...bxc5 {(15:50)

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: bxa

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: and then Re-a4! wins}
60.bxa5 {(0:51)} Rg1+ {(0:35)} 61.Kf2 {(0:12)} Rd1 {(0:01)} 62.Ra4 {(0:42)} Rxd5 {(0:05)} 63.a6 {(0:06)} Rd8 {(0:03)} 64.a7 {(0:48)} Ra8 {(0:04)} 65.Ke3 {(0:10)} Ke6 {(0:02)} 66.Ke4 {(0:26)

herrahuu(1841) whispers: but can one king hold all of these black pawns?}
66...Kd6 {(0:48)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: those pawns are about to start disappearing

jestrada(1890) whispers: i think i got this

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: white has to be careful not to let the c-pawn run

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: check!}
67.Ra5 {(1:21)} c6 {(0:04)} 68.a4 {(0:18)} c4 {(0:06)

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: Rxe5!

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: Rxg5

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: and Rg1!

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: don't think white can win without at least one a-pawn}
69.Ke3 {(1:37)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: good move, trying to put black into zugswang

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: yes}
69...c3 {(1:42)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: c5 seemed more like it to me}
70.Kd3 {(0:21)} c2 {(0:02)} 71.Kxc2 {(0:02)} c5 {(0:03)} 72.Kc3 {(0:14)} Kd5 {(0:03)} 73.Ra6 {(0:24)} e4 {(0:17)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: this might still be drawn}
74.fxe4+ {(0:29)} Kxe4 {(0:01)} 75.Kc4 {(0:50)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: Kc4 g4 Re6+ Kf5 Re7 g3 Kxc5 g2 is just in time to divert the rook}
75...g4 {(0:40)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: white can covert it to a rook+rook pawn vs rook endgame, which might be won with the black king so far away

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: Kxc5

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: g3

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: Kb5

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: g2

jestrada(1890) whispers: and then messed it up

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: Rg6}
76.Rg6 {(1:01)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: Kf5 rather than g2

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: this is better

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: Rxa7 Kxc5 Rxa4? Rxg4+

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: and Kf5 Rg7}
76...Rxa7 {(1:36)

jestrada(1890) whispers: lucky me}
77.Kxc5 {(0:36)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: oh there's Kf5 here

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: that should draw}
77...Kf5 {(0:25)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: but it might even win for black!}
78.Rg8 {(0:23)

mcstorytaller(1921) whispers: :(}
78...Rxa4 {(0:13)

jestrada(1890) whispers: ????}
79.Kd5 {(0:24)

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: I guess this wins

smallblackcat(2104) whispers: white king cut off on the rank}
79...Kf4 {(0:42)} 80.Rf8+ {(0:09)} Ke3 {(0:17)} 81.Re8+ {(0:55)} Kf3 {(0:23)} 82.Rb8 {(0:47)

jestrada(1890) whispers: i really got lucky here. i went from what i thought was winning, to losing, to lucky i got a draw to this

herrahuu(1841) whispers: it seems to me black isn't playing in most winning manner}
82...g3 {(0:40)} 83.Rb3+ {(0:05)} Kg4 {(1:14)} 84.Ke5 {(0:16)

herrahuu(1841) whispers: does he know the technique?}
84...g2 {(0:09)} 85.Rb1 {(0:19)} Kg3 {(0:03)} 86.Rb3+ {(0:03)} Kh2 {(0:03)} 87.Rb2 {(0:01)} Kh1 {(0:02)}
{LNO resigns} 0-1

Comments

jestrada (2023-04-01): to clarify on my ??? on move 78 Rxg4 was a draw as my king was to far away to stop the a pawn, therefore forcing me to trade his a pawn with my rook

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