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22... Ne6
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22...Bxf3 is bad because 23. Rf1 skewers my bishop and my f7-pawn. |
 
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23. Bxe6
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Forced. |
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23... Rxe6 24. Rf1
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Defends the pawn. |
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24... Rae8
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Now I'm starting to come back, because my pieces are slightly more active. But I'm still a pawn short. |
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25. h4 Kg7
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Preparing to get my king in the centre for the endgame. |
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26. Rd3
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White probably doesn't know what to do in this position. To win in endgames, you MUST have active pieces. In the opening, active pieces don't matter as much because there are so many other pieces defending your position. Endgames are known for having a lot of loose pieces, so piece activity is important. |
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26... Re6e2
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My position is becoming more active now. |
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27. Rd2 Re2e1+ 28. Rd1
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Taking my rook will lose the f3 and g4 pawns. |
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28... Rxf1
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A good trade, because White has an active rook. |
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29. Rxf1 h6 30. Bd2 Re2 31. Bc3+ Kh7 32. h5
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I can play gxh5 gxh5 Rh2 winning my pawn back, but White can play f4 and activate his rook, while my rook will be less active from taking the pawn. And White's pawns are weak, so I'm still likely to win one. I just shouldn't do it too soon. |
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32... Rh2 33. hxg6+ Kxg6
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I'm still going to win back my pawn, because I can double attack his f3 pawn, and if he advances it, attack his g4 pawn. This will probably be a draw, because our bishops are of opposite color, but White gets greedy on the next move and tries to save his extra pawn. |
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34. Bd2
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He thinks he has saved his pawn because in opposite colored bishop endgames, pawns are safe on the same color as your own bishop, so White wants to relocate his pawns to dark squares with f4 and g5, but doesn't notice that he has taken away his king's escape square. |
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34... Bxf3
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Bd2 was a blunder. White should've just played f4 and let me win his g4 pawn, because he should be able to draw the game because of the opposite colored bishops, but now he is losing because I have forced a bishop trade. The reason Black must take, is because his g4 pawn is on a light square and can't be defended by his bishop, the beauty of opposite colored bishop endings. |
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35. Rxf3 Rh1+ 36. Be1 Rxe1+ 37. Kd2
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Even though the bishops are gone, I can stil try for an attempt to win White's weak g4 pawn, because my king is closer than his. |
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37... Re4 38. Ra3
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White knows he won't be able to save his g-pawn, so he attacks my a-pawn. |
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38... Re6
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Trading my a-pawn for his g-pawn is terrible, because it leaves me with a weak b-pawn, and his king is closer. |
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39. Rf3 f6
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I safeguard my f-pawn before I proceed to attack with my king. |
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40. Kc3
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White wants to attack my queenside because that's where he has a pawn majority, but he should be heading for the kingside because I am already in the process of advancing my kingside pawn majority. Very important in endgames. |
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40... Kg5
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40...Re4 was much better because it wins faster. I overlooked White's 41st move. |
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41. Rh3
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Attacks my only weak pawn. |
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