Annotated chess game

Well, yes and no. This is a typical position in which (in OTB play) the stronger player would start squeezing out the win. The reason is that while the position is objectively about even it is certainly pretty unbalanced - the pawns are not symmetric, Knight vs Bishop, Black has a passer, 2 Rooks each. Lot of room for small mistakes  

Though I had it with this game by now ( by nature I can't stand playing games I should already have won earlier, but I'm trying think as clear as possible now   ) , I could not resist playing for the win, though it would be tough. I underestimated the strength of his knight, cause the position is open and my bishop should give a little extra. I guess that does not work when your opponent has one open file for his rooks and you don't.

I played for the win here. Thought I had the better game. Played quite quickly at this stage, cause I took about an hour for rook e8. Ofcourse marching up to e5 was a another big mistake. The knight takes strong position at f5 and I made my own strong bishop weak...From here on white clearly has the advantage.

Not exactly bad, but certainly not necessary. Kc2 actually does something useful by controlling the d file. The only "threat" is a5->b4 by Black, but that is stoppable (and White has majority there anyway so the plan is questionable in that regard).

Well there's bad and BAD  . Indeed, I meant unnecessary.

At the moment, the knight looks the better piece...

I am not really sure that you have advantage here. Black has very strong Rooks and a passer. You have a passer too but Bishop can be stronger than Knight in this sort of position due to long range and mobility.

I looked at this position this afternoon and also wondered why I traded my bishop. I really played poor in the end...Indeed had to focuss on promotion with help of my bishop.

the rooks are more than likly going to stay on the whites pawn line, which means its knight and rook v king and bishop. the bishop is getting stronger now which is what i mean above, and the objective for white is the trade which is achieved quite easily, perhaps more with lack of focus (per wodanjongens note)

Way to optimistic here yeah. Was not very accurate in calculating anymore.

Simple 48...Kc6 is good here. There is no need to give up material.

Did not consider Black's rook x b2?

Black could have tried 50...Kc6 51.Rxa5 Kb6 52.Re5 Rxh6. His advanced passed pawn might still preserve a precarious balance.

How about 50...Rd2!? For example: 51.Rxa5!? e2 52.Re1 Rd1 53.Rxe2 Rxe2 54.Rh5 Rb1 55.h7 Rgxg2ch 56.Kc4 Re8 57.h8=Q Rxh8 58.Rxh8 Rxa2 and Black has fine drawing chances... (Unfortunately we are in Tablebase country, if anyone wants to check out what Black's chances really are...)

54...Kd6 seems rather an odd decision. Why not go after the pawn with 54...Kf6!? Black threatens to pick up the h-pawn, but also to pick up the b7-rook by 55...e1=Q 56.Rxe1 Rxb2ch 57.Kc4 Rxb7 etc, meanwhile maintaining the plan based on promoting the e-pawn.

It seems that Black is mixing ideas, unsure whether to attack or defend. All the same, it's hard to see why ...Ke6 might be preferred over ...Kf6. But Black could really go for broke here with 59...Ke4! (60.Re7ch Kd3 61.Rd7ch Ke3 62.h7 Rh4 (to double on the h-file) 63.Re7ch Kd2 64.R1xe2ch Rxe2 65.Rxe2ch Kxe2 66...Rxh7). The ending of 3P vs R is probably drawn if both sides play carefully.

interesting line. i was thinking that worst comes to worst 3 pawns v rook would be good for white and should lead to a white win.

Later on in the game you mainly played well. I should not trouble my opponent with my own incapability of dealing with blunders resulting from carelessness. Again congratulations.

The game was pretty interesting, and the position from move 23 onward was not simple at all. After badly played opening from White, Black practically had the game in the bag before he messed up with 14...Nd6 and 16...Kd7  

It is surprising at times just how complex "simple" positions can be. An interesting endgame.

Thank you all for your comments i have learn't alot which is weird cause its one of my games   thank you to wodanjongen for the game and hopefully we both learn't alot from this game. also congratulations to both of us for giving marin and ion something to think about!