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29. a4 Rhg8 30. Rf4
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Black did have a threat, so white immediately neutralizes him. |
 
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30... Rxf4 31. Kxf4 Rg2 32. h3
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Now it is even simpler, and black's activity has been extinguished. |
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32... Rb2 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Ra7+ Bd7 36. cxb5
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There isn't too much need to look at the rest of the game-I wish I could say that, but this was about hour 3/4 and the second round of the day. You see, my first round lasted a very long time, since my opponent played a lost position(QvsR+others) very slowly as if the position stood any chance at all. When in a lost position, and it is totally lost, it is quite rude to take such a large amount of time looking for tricks(That time should have been used to avoid the lost position in the first place)-as opposed to a competitive or even worse position, when taking time is totally reasonable. Anyways, I was unable to take any rests, and only had a very little time in between the games. The fatigue almost made me lose the game. |
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36... Kd8 37. Rb7 Rh2 38. Kg3 Re2 39. b6 Rb2
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White will use one last trick to get his decisive advantage converted. |
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40. Rb8+ Ke7 41. b7 Bc6
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It seems like black has the pawn stopped. Here, white has multiples winning ideas, but I just chose the first one I saw. |
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42. Ra8 Bxb7 43. Ra7 Kf8 44. Rxb7 Re2 45. Rf7+
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This move was played almost immediately, for I thought "I will just protect it next move". Of course I was very tired at this point, but It was still a shocking discovery to know the pawn would be lost. |
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45... Kg8 46. Re7 Rxe5
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However, I am lucky. The black's king is now a target, and with the extra piece, rounding up both pawns and promoting the h pawn will be OK. Therefore, I am winning, but I complicated the task. |
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47. h4
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The idea is to provide shelter for my king as it marches to h6. |
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47... Re1 48. Kg4 e5
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Major misunderstanding by the opponent, which really helps me. The defensive side should be very careful in making pawn moves, especially when the offensive side has more force to capture them. |
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49. Kh5
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Now my king is safe from checks and the win really is "trivial". |
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49... Rd1 50. Nf5 Re1 51. Kh6 e4
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Now I am just winning totally. |
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52. Nd6
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My opponent now gave up, allowing me to mate in a single move. |
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52... Kf8 53. Re8#
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The game is over, taking quite a long time. A real wake up call on the 45th move. |
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