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evilthunder(2033) vs. mekk(1832) 1/2-1/2

1.e4 {(0:00)

Mekk(1832) whispers: Ugh, once more I am in must-win pos... I msut schedule games earlier ...}
1...e6 {(0:00)} 2.d4 {(0:16)} d5 {(0:06)} 3.Nd2 {(0:05)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: GO ET GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Minhaz(1676) whispers: FRY HIM A BOLT FROM THE PHOENIX ;)}
3...Nf6 {(0:27)} 4.Bd3 {(0:13)} c5 {(0:47)} 5.c3 {(0:07)} Nc6 {(0:50)} 6.Ngf3 {(0:03)} cxd4 {(0:42)} 7.cxd4 {(0:02)} dxe4 {(1:18)} 8.Nxe4 {(0:04)} Be7 {(0:49)} 9.O-O {(0:06)} O-O {(0:29)} 10.Be3 {(0:29)} Nb4 {(2:03)} 11.Bb1 {(0:08)} Bd7 {(0:38)} 12.a3 {(5:07)} Nbd5 {(0:51)} 13.Qb3 {(7:11)} Nxe3 {(1:58)} 14.fxe3 {(0:12)} Bc6 {(0:08)} 15.Nfg5 {(5:25)

Mekk(1832) whispers: those mate threats are somewhat troubling

Mekk(1832) whispers: would not be pleasant if I had to play g6 sacing Nf6...}
15...Nxe4 {(3:26)} 16.Nxe4 {(0:15)} Qd5 {(0:39)} 17.Qxd5 {(1:28)} Bxd5 {(0:37)} 18.Bd3 {(0:11)} Rac8 {(0:36)} 19.Rac1 {(0:03)} f5 {(3:12)

olechos(1773) whispers: naprzod mekk!!

Minhaz(1676) whispers: ET tumi egie cholo, amra achi tomar shathe}
20.Nd2 {(5:56)

Mekk(1832) whispers: I thought he'd play Nc3 or Nc5... Hmm}
20...Bg5 {(2:04)} 21.Kf2 {(3:20)

Mekk(1832) whispers: hmm, Bxg2 Kxg2 Bxe3 Rd1(?) Bxd4. Funny, but do I have courage to play it?

Mekk(1832) whispers: there is Bxg2 Rg1

Mekk(1832) whispers: oh, no, Rxc1. But Bxg2 Rxc8 Rxc8 Rg1}
21...Bh6 {(7:20)} 22.Bc4 {(10:27)} Kf7 {(6:28)} 23.Bxd5 {(7:59)} exd5 {(0:10)} 24.Nf3 {(0:03)} Ke6 {(1:20)} 25.Ke2 {(1:35)} g6 {(1:33)} 26.Kd3 {(0:11)} Kd6 {(2:04)} 27.b4 {(2:55)} Rfe8 {(0:37)} 28.Ne5 {(0:29)} Bg7 {(1:00)} 29.Nf3 {(2:53)

Mekk(1832) whispers: Bh6 likely is a draw by rep....}
29...b5 {(2:13)} 30.Rc5 {(0:27)} Rxc5 {(0:29)} 31.dxc5+ {(0:28)} Kc6 {(0:35)} 32.Nd4+ {(0:02)} Bxd4 {(0:07)} 33.Kxd4 {(1:56)} Re4+ {(0:55)} 34.Kd3 {(0:02)} a5 {(2:03)} 35.Rf4 {(0:23)} axb4 {(1:14)} 36.axb4 {(0:03)} Re7 {(0:21)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Oh great

Minhaz(1676) whispers: ENDGAME}
37.Kd4 {(0:39)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: ET is afraid of it

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Come on ET......}
37...Ra7 {(2:58)} 38.g4 {(3:04)} Ra4 {(1:18)} 39.Ke5 {(0:13)} Ra3 {(0:47)} 40.gxf5 {(3:28)} Rxe3+ {(0:05)} 41.Kf6 {(0:01)} gxf5 {(0:23)} 42.Kxf5 {(0:37)} Rh3 {(0:12)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: uh oh.......}
43.Ke5 {(0:32)} Rxh2 {(1:55)} 44.Rf6+ {(0:10)} Kc7 {(1:58)} 45.Rb6 {(1:39)} Rh5+ {(1:00)} 46.Kd4 {(0:19)} Rh4+ {(0:05)} 47.Kc3 {(0:21)} Rh3+ {(2:10)} 48.Kd2 {(0:05)} d4 {(1:29)} 49.Rd6 {(1:49)

Mekk(1832) whispers: Hmm, why no Rxb5?

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Because your d4 pawn looks more valuable :D

Jammes(1902) whispers: check check draw

Diboss(2130) whispers: I think this is a draw right?}
49...Re3 {(5:19)

Diboss(2130) whispers: but white will probably get the 2 connected passers}
50.Rxd4 {(0:31)

Diboss(2130) whispers: Re3 was weird}
50...Re6 {(0:15)} 51.Rh4 {(0:21)} h6 {(0:07)

Jammes(1902) whispers: rh2 rh3 easy draw}
52.Kd3 {(0:09)

Jammes(1902) whispers: was

Diboss(2130) whispers: looks ok still}
52...Kd7 {(0:34)

Jammes(1902) whispers: yes, but white has the eaer path

Jammes(1902) whispers: s+

Minhaz(1676) whispers: White has weakness on both sides. So trading rooks will win it for black I think

Minhaz(1676) whispers: May be

Jammes(1902) whispers: no trade of rooks is lostfor black as long whites king is in the squatre

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: trade rooks wins for white ;) all he needs is to be in quadrat of h5-pawn at the moment of trade}
53.Kd4 {(2:30)} Kc6 {(0:06)} 54.Rg4 {(0:04)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: yes, then black pushes h pawn, white has to stop it

Minhaz(1676) whispers: the black's king gobbles up white's pawns

Minhaz(1676) whispers: and then?

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: black king cant gobble white pawns

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Oh yes

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Sorry didn't notice that :D

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Yes right c pawn promotes

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: right, covered passer has more power then a far away passer

Minhaz(1676) whispers: :D}
54...h5 {(2:22)} 55.Rh4 {(0:33)} Rh6 {(0:18)} 56.Ke5 {(0:09)

Diboss(2130) whispers: why would he put his rook there...

Jammes(1902) whispers: whats the route to glory for black

Diboss(2130) whispers: draw is the goal here for black}
56...Rh8 {(2:16)} 57.Kf5 {(0:14)

Jammes(1902) whispers: yes draw=glory

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: it looks easy draw to me - from blacks side

Diboss(2130) whispers: very technical though

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Rd8-Rd5 now to activate the rook?

Jammes(1902) whispers: wich way funk h pwn is lost

Diboss(2130) whispers: the h-pawn isn't really that important

Diboss(2130) whispers: black needs to make sure he can grab the b pawn in exchange for the h

Jammes(1902) whispers: no way imo

xivarmy(1979) whispers: idea being that once white takes the h-pawn with the R, black instead takes the 4th and gets the white b-pawn

Jammes(1902) whispers: 4th is covered by rook

xivarmy(1979) whispers: won't be after Rxh5 :)}
57...Kd5 {(2:41)

Jammes(1902) whispers: ttats why kxh5

xivarmy(1979) whispers: that's why Rd8-Rd5 then. Kxd5 no longer an option}
58.Kg5 {(0:33)

Diboss(2130) whispers: not good now

xivarmy(1979) whispers: that's why Rd8-Rd5 then. Kxh5 no longer an option*

xivarmy(1979) whispers: yea, now it's a lot harder for black i think

Diboss(2130) whispers: the king should have stayed, should have moved the rook as you said

Diboss(2130) whispers: the king can't go after the b-pawn, that should be obvious

xivarmy(1979) whispers: anyone know a site with 7 man tablebases for after the h-pawn falls. i'm really curious if there is a defence now

Jammes(1902) whispers: 6 is highest i think

Jammes(1902) whispers: shredderchess.com

xivarmy(1979) whispers: no, 7 exist, they're not practical to distribute because they take terabytes... i thought there might be an online source where you could input a position though}
58...Re8 {(4:21)} 59.Kxh5 {(0:06)

Jammes(1902) whispers: try shredderchess. nly site i know

xivarmy(1979) whispers: yea, that one's only 6 as are the ones i usually use. ah well

Jammes(1902) whispers: and let me know if 7 includd

Jammes(1902) whispers: ok

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: I thought there been a way to play rook down, to c1, and get Rc4 when white eaten h-pawn

Funkmaus(2179) whispers: I was wrong!}
59...Re5+ {(1:26)} 60.Kg6 {(0:04)} Re1 {(1:10)} 61.Kf6 {(0:27)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Rc1-c4 might still work if white's king stays on that side of the board.}
61...Rc1 {(1:05)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Kf5 only move? so that after Rc4 Rxc4 bxc4 Kf4 into the square of the pawn}
62.Ke7 {(3:57)} Rc4 {(0:54)} 63.Rh5+ {(0:07)} Kc6 {(0:04)} 64.Rh6+ {(0:01)} Kc7 {(0:04)} 65.Ke6 {(1:58)} Rxb4 {(0:25)} 66.Kd5 {(0:03)} Rb1 {(0:45)} 67.Rh7+ {(0:09)} Kd8 {(0:44)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: hm, the b-pawn is a shelter for the white king, nice

Jammes(1902) whispers: rookendings are the easiest and the most complicated in one

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Kc6 b4 Kb6 b3 c6 Rc1 c7+ Rxc7 Rxc7 b2... so close yet so far, is there an improvement for white in there?}
68.c6 {(5:24)} b4 {(0:39)} 69.c7+ {(0:52)} Kc8 {(0:08)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: ah yes, this makes the rook make the move early, c7+ Kc8 Kc6 Rc1+ Kb6 and the b-pawn isn't advanced enough to sac for the c-pawn}
70.Kc6 {(0:11)

Jammes(1902) whispers: kd might improve ur line

Jammes(1902) whispers: 6

Mekk(1832) whispers: what a pity I forgot to give upthis b pawn some mvoes ago ;-)

olechos(1773) whispers: brawo Mekk!}
70...Rc1+ {(0:55)} 71.Kb6 {(0:13)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: nice ending by white :)}
71...b3 {(0:28)} 72.Rh8+ {(0:27)} Kd7 {(0:05)} 73.Rd8+ {(0:01)} Ke7 {(0:08)

Jammes(1902) whispers: white in danger to lose}
74.Rd2 {(0:21)

Jammes(1902) whispers: ok missed this

xivarmy(1979) whispers: maybe white still doesn't win... Rc2 is a nuisance}
74...Rc4 {(1:46)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Rc2, Rxc2, bxc2, c8=Q

Minhaz(1676) whispers: White would win, right?

xivarmy(1979) whispers: ah yes, missed that :)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: :D

Mekk(1832) whispers: my last chance to win was c8=Q Rxc8 Rxc8 b2, does not seem there will be another opportunity to provoke blunder. So we lost another match :-(

Minhaz(1676) whispers: Looks like a draw}
75.Rb2 {(6:35)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: tablebase has win-in-34 for Kb7. so the question is how does white make progress after Rb4+ Kc8 there}
75...Kd7 {(2:03)} 76.Rd2+ {(0:34)

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Kd6 was listed as only forced draw there - not quite sure why, but it's a draw if the black king had made its way out to e5, but a loss with it on e7/e6...}
76...Ke7 {(0:10)} 77.Rb2 {(0:01)} Kd7 {(0:07)} 78.Rd2+ {(0:01)} Ke7 {(0:10)

Mekk(1832) whispers: drawing 50moves ago was easier

Mekk(1832) whispers: but this way more fun

Jammes(1902) whispers: unfortunatly its no draw

Minhaz(1676) whispers: how Jammes?

xivarmy(1979) whispers: might turn out that way still - Kb7 is still the only winning move

Minhaz(1676) whispers: who wins?

Jammes(1902) whispers: as xivs tb :)

Minhaz(1676) whispers: :)}
79.Rb2 {(2:30)

Jammes(1902) whispers: oknow it draw

Mekk(1832) whispers: pity he avoided this b-for 3 pawns sac, would be more fun...

xivarmy(1979) whispers: Kb7 Rb4+ Ka6! Ra4+ Kb5}
{Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

Comments

mekk (2010-10-20): Plenty of mistakes in ending, but my worst omission happened much earlier. Instead of 29... b5 I had 29... Rxe3 Kxe3 30 Bh6+ after which Rc1 falls (or 29... Rxc1 Rxc1 30 Rxe3) and white is just pawn down....

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