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black_cat_hamlet
06-Feb-11, 00:16

Did I have a win?

In this game... gameknot.com

I was expecting a draw at best, but as you can see I messed up big time... I would have
annotated it but these sort of things demotivates me...

So, did I have a win of should I have settled for a draw?

black_cat_hamlet
06-Feb-11, 00:17

Sorry....

I meant this game gameknot.com

ionadowman
08-Feb-11, 17:51

The final situation...

... looked pretty much drawn, were it not for that unfortunate slip that led to the fork. After that White looks to have had it.

But look at the situation at move 55. I think White might have had a winning chance at that point:

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A remarkable position: White has 3 pawns one square from promoting!

Instead of 55.Kf7, White might have done better first to lure the enemy King onto the 8th rank:

55.c8=Qch Kxc8
56.Kf7 ...

[a] 56... Ne5ch 57.Ke6 e1=Q 58.g8=Qch ...
The point of the decoy three moves earlier.

58... Kc7 (it makes no difference)
59.Qg7ch Kb6 (say)
60.Qxe5 ...

[b]56... e1=Q
57.g8=Qch ...
58.Qxg6 ...
and White's passed pawn on the 7th rank looks decisive.

black_cat_hamlet
10-Feb-11, 04:13

Ah, I missed that...

I was planning to use that diversion check, but only after Kf7, which would have transposed into
your variation [b]... Black must have seen that danger too!

Oh well, it was still a fun game

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