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32. f5
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White wants to initiate pawn exchanges, but now the kingside pawns become weakened. Notice also that the e5 square is once again available for Black's king. |
 
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32... g5
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Black is expecting 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. g4 Ke5 with advantage. |
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33. hxg5
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Best. |
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33... fxg5
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Forced. |
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34. f6
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34. g4 was much better. Black still has the better game, but now the material advantage becomes decisive. |
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34... h6
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The f-pawn is no danger, so Black moves the h-pawn away from danger. |
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35. Bf5
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White will try to make it hard for black to win the f-pawn, but it is doomed. |
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35... Bd8
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A direct attack. |
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36. f7
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Forced. |
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36... Be7
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The bishop secures the queening square and white is basically helpless. |
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37. Bg6
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There isn't any good plan at this stage. |
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37... Ke5
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Heading for f6. |
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38. Kf3 Kf6 39. Bh5 d4+ 40. Ke2 Bd5
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The f-pawn is going to fall and a two pawn advantage is generally decisive. |
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41. Nd2 Bxf7 42. Bxf7 Kxf7 43. Ne4 h5
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The d-pawn is already a protected passed pawn. Black wishes to create another passed pawn. The knight will have trouble being in two places at once. |
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44. Nf2 Ke6
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Patience is a virtue in endgames. Black once again activates the king. |
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45. Nd3 Kd5 46. Kd2
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Oops. A tactical oversight. White needed to keep an eye on the g-pawn. |
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46... Bd6
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A direct attack. |
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47. g4
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The best option, but black is now three pawns to the good. |
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47... hxg4 48. Ke2 c4
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Breaking open a second front. |
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49. bxc4+ Kxc4 50. Ne1 g3 51. Ng2 Bf4
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0-1 Believe it or not the key to the game, was White's unforced decision to exchange bishop for knight. Black was happy to trade material and the advantage of the two bishops grew more and more evident as the endgame approached. One of the more difficult concepts to master in chess is the art of exchanging pieces. |
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