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vololibero(1918) vs. jjimalo(2021) 1/2-1/2

Earlier moves are in elery(2258) vs. ghambo(2054) *

32.Rxd4 (0:04) 32...Rc6 (0:20) 33.c4 (1:01) Ke7 (1:11) 34.h4 (0:13) Rc7 (0:54) 35.Rd5 (1:57) Rc6 (1:38)
Scodman(1576) whispers: now Crafty grants some more advantage to white 36.Rd4 (1:43)
AlekOne(1346) whispers: position seems quite balanced to me 36...Rc7 (0:32)
Scodman(1576) whispers: truly I don' understand this evolution
awotreit(2023) whispers: io si
AlekOne(1346) whispers: enlighten us, awotreit
awotreit(2023) whispers: sostenuto, appoggiato 37.Re4+ (2:12) Kf7 (0:36)
awotreit(2023) whispers: questa finisce all'una 38.Rd4 (0:11)
Scodman(1576) whispers: awo, probably you wanted to speak on 74 38...Ke7 (0:11)
Scodman(1576) whispers: you are whispering on the game table
AlekOne(1346) whispers: I foresee a draw for repetition... :-) 39.h5 (1:32)
awotreit(2023) whispers: olo su richiesta?
LightKnight(1713) whispers: this gives a passer to black, but who knows
awotreit(2023) whispers: draw only on request?
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: idea is to allow Ke4-f5-g6
Scodman(1576) whispers: yes awo
AlekOne(1346) whispers: yep, this way black can obtain a passer but, at first glance, it seems a little bit weak...
pedropablo(1683) whispers: draw anche pagando eh?
awotreit(2023) whispers: bellissima per linux non c e molto cosi bello 39...gxh5 (2:18) 40.gxh5 (0:00)
Scodman(1576) whispers: now the gameiscompletely drawish for Crafty
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Rc5 Rd5 Rxd5 cxd5 and strangely white wins, even though black has the outside passer 40...Rc5 (1:18) 41.Rd5 (0:09)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: oh maybe not...black king can squeeze the white king on the h-file
Scodman(1576) whispers: with this white has stillawinning chance
Scodman(1576) whispers: still a winning*
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Ke6 is also interesting here 41...Rc8 (3:10)
AlekOne(1346) whispers: here Kf4: white should attack the passer, I suppose... 42.a4 (1:46)
LightKnight(1713) whispers: what's the meaning of a4? 42...Rg8 (1:06) 43.Kf2 (0:04)
LightKnight(1713) whispers: Rg5
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: hmm, why not Kf4
awotreit(2023) whispers: Rg5
caciuccoboy(1748) whispers: here i am
AlekOne(1346) whispers: Rg5?? o_O 43...Ke6 (1:41) 44.a5 (0:08)
LightKnight(1713) whispers: black
LightKnight(1713) whispers: ghici is a man of resources, no doubt
awotreit(2023) whispers: Rg5 edone f passato
LightKnight(1713) whispers: Rg5 as in Rook g5 44...Rg5 (1:23)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: axb6 intermezzo
LightKnight(1713) whispers: axb6 axb6
LightKnight(1713) whispers: not axb6 Rxd5?? cxd5+ :-)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: yeah then I don't know what...maybe Rxg5 is safe enough
Scodman(1576) whispers: I'm shivering, my instinct tells me we are in danger 45.axb6 (1:33)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: it comes down to zugswang there 45...axb6 (0:04)
pedropablo(1683) whispers: awo ci sei?
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Rxg5 fxg5 b4 Ke5 Kf3 is a draw, I think
Scodman(1576) whispers: Crafty suggests smallblackcat line
Scodman(1576) whispers: with slight advantage for white
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: hah, not sure that's a good sign ;)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: crafty is not at its best in the endgame
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: well Rxg5 hxg5 clearly loses
Scodman(1576) whispers: probably because queenside majority of white is a bit more exploitable
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: it isn't though
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: as soon as white plays c5 he loses in that position
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: white king cannot leave the g-pawn, black king cannot approach either, so I'm pretty sure its a draw 46.Rxg5 (3:50) fxg5 (0:04)
Scodman(1576) whispers: rooks traded! 47.Kf3 (0:20)
Scodman(1576) whispers: ah, white didn't play b4, sob!
awotreit(2023) whispers: 0-1?
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Ke5 Ke3 and I am not sure how black continues
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: he cannot play g4 to divert
awotreit(2023) whispers: kd6? 47...Ke5 (3:14) 48.Ke3 (0:24) Kd6 (0:28)
Scodman(1576) whispers: no, 1/2-1/2
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Kd6 b4 Ke5 Kf3 Kd4 c5 bxc5 b5 c4 and both queen 49.Kd4 (0:46)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: oh even this works
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: that makes it easy 49...Kc6 (0:37)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: g4 is never working unless white's king approaches another rank 50.b4 (0:09) Kd6 (0:02) 51.Ke4 (0:11)
awotreit(2023) whispers: draw?
awotreit(2023) whispers: mmm better white with Kf5 and c5 51...Ke6 (2:03)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: c5 can never work 52.Kd4 (0:34) Kd6 (0:05)
awotreit(2023) whispers: draw 53.Ke4 (0:05) Ke6 (0:02) 54.Kd4 (0:02)
Scodman(1576) whispers: draw by repetition now
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: ok let me clarify, it can work if black plays Kf5 :) 54...Kd6 (0:02)
smallblackcat(2165) whispers: but he won't, so draw 55.Ke4 (0:09) Ke6 (0:02) 56.Kd4 (0:02) Game drawn by repetition 1/2-1/2

{32.Rxd4} {(0:04)}
32...Rc6 {(0:20)} 33.c4 {(1:01)} Ke7 {(1:11)} 34.h4 {(0:13)} Rc7 {(0:54)} 35.Rd5 {(1:57)} Rc6 {(1:38)

Scodman(1576) whispers: now Crafty grants some more advantage to white}
36.Rd4 {(1:43)

AlekOne(1346) whispers: position seems quite balanced to me}
36...Rc7 {(0:32)

Scodman(1576) whispers: truly I don' understand this evolution

awotreit(2023) whispers: io si

AlekOne(1346) whispers: enlighten us, awotreit

awotreit(2023) whispers: sostenuto, appoggiato}
37.Re4+ {(2:12)} Kf7 {(0:36)

awotreit(2023) whispers: questa finisce all'una}
38.Rd4 {(0:11)

Scodman(1576) whispers: awo, probably you wanted to speak on 74}
38...Ke7 {(0:11)

Scodman(1576) whispers: you are whispering on the game table

AlekOne(1346) whispers: I foresee a draw for repetition... :-)}
39.h5 {(1:32)

awotreit(2023) whispers: olo su richiesta?

LightKnight(1713) whispers: this gives a passer to black, but who knows

awotreit(2023) whispers: draw only on request?

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: idea is to allow Ke4-f5-g6

Scodman(1576) whispers: yes awo

AlekOne(1346) whispers: yep, this way black can obtain a passer but, at first glance, it seems a little bit weak...

pedropablo(1683) whispers: draw anche pagando eh?

awotreit(2023) whispers: bellissima per linux non c e molto cosi bello}
39...gxh5 {(2:18)} 40.gxh5 {(0:00)

Scodman(1576) whispers: now the gameiscompletely drawish for Crafty

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Rc5 Rd5 Rxd5 cxd5 and strangely white wins, even though black has the outside passer}
40...Rc5 {(1:18)} 41.Rd5 {(0:09)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: oh maybe not...black king can squeeze the white king on the h-file

Scodman(1576) whispers: with this white has stillawinning chance

Scodman(1576) whispers: still a winning*

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Ke6 is also interesting here}
41...Rc8 {(3:10)

AlekOne(1346) whispers: here Kf4: white should attack the passer, I suppose...}
42.a4 {(1:46)

LightKnight(1713) whispers: what's the meaning of a4?}
42...Rg8 {(1:06)} 43.Kf2 {(0:04)

LightKnight(1713) whispers: Rg5

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: hmm, why not Kf4

awotreit(2023) whispers: Rg5

caciuccoboy(1748) whispers: here i am

AlekOne(1346) whispers: Rg5?? o_O}
43...Ke6 {(1:41)} 44.a5 {(0:08)

LightKnight(1713) whispers: black

LightKnight(1713) whispers: ghici is a man of resources, no doubt

awotreit(2023) whispers: Rg5 edone f passato

LightKnight(1713) whispers: Rg5 as in Rook g5}
44...Rg5 {(1:23)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: axb6 intermezzo

LightKnight(1713) whispers: axb6 axb6

LightKnight(1713) whispers: not axb6 Rxd5?? cxd5+ :-)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: yeah then I don't know what...maybe Rxg5 is safe enough

Scodman(1576) whispers: I'm shivering, my instinct tells me we are in danger}
45.axb6 {(1:33)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: it comes down to zugswang there}
45...axb6 {(0:04)

pedropablo(1683) whispers: awo ci sei?

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Rxg5 fxg5 b4 Ke5 Kf3 is a draw, I think

Scodman(1576) whispers: Crafty suggests smallblackcat line

Scodman(1576) whispers: with slight advantage for white

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: hah, not sure that's a good sign ;)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: crafty is not at its best in the endgame

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: well Rxg5 hxg5 clearly loses

Scodman(1576) whispers: probably because queenside majority of white is a bit more exploitable

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: it isn't though

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: as soon as white plays c5 he loses in that position

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: white king cannot leave the g-pawn, black king cannot approach either, so I'm pretty sure its a draw}
46.Rxg5 {(3:50)} fxg5 {(0:04)

Scodman(1576) whispers: rooks traded!}
47.Kf3 {(0:20)

Scodman(1576) whispers: ah, white didn't play b4, sob!

awotreit(2023) whispers: 0-1?

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Ke5 Ke3 and I am not sure how black continues

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: he cannot play g4 to divert

awotreit(2023) whispers: kd6?}
47...Ke5 {(3:14)} 48.Ke3 {(0:24)} Kd6 {(0:28)

Scodman(1576) whispers: no, 1/2-1/2

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: Kd6 b4 Ke5 Kf3 Kd4 c5 bxc5 b5 c4 and both queen}
49.Kd4 {(0:46)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: oh even this works

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: that makes it easy}
49...Kc6 {(0:37)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: g4 is never working unless white's king approaches another rank}
50.b4 {(0:09)} Kd6 {(0:02)} 51.Ke4 {(0:11)

awotreit(2023) whispers: draw?

awotreit(2023) whispers: mmm better white with Kf5 and c5}
51...Ke6 {(2:03)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: c5 can never work}
52.Kd4 {(0:34)} Kd6 {(0:05)

awotreit(2023) whispers: draw}
53.Ke4 {(0:05)} Ke6 {(0:02)} 54.Kd4 {(0:02)

Scodman(1576) whispers: draw by repetition now

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: ok let me clarify, it can work if black plays Kf5 :)}
54...Kd6 {(0:02)

smallblackcat(2165) whispers: but he won't, so draw}
55.Ke4 {(0:09)} Ke6 {(0:02)} 56.Kd4 {(0:02)}
{Game drawn by repetition} 1/2-1/2

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