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24. Kf3 Rf6+ 25. Kg2 Rf5
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I could've repeated the position with Rg6, but Black obviously isn't going to fall for my trick, so I should continue with my plan to trade rooks. |
 
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26. Rxf5 exf5 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. axb5 Nb6
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I am down a pawn in the endgame, but I still have a chance to swindle White becuase I exploit the fact that my king is closer to the centre, an important rule in endgames is ACTIVE pieces. Even kings. |
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29. Kf3 Kf6
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I must not let White get to my queenside becuase my knight is the only thing stopping his passed pawn. |
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30. h4 g5 31. hxg5+ Kxg5 32. Kg2 a4
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I'm just wasting moves waiting to see what White will do. I was hoping I could keep White's king out of the game and get a draw, but ended up getting more than I bargained for. |
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33. f4+ Kg6
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If I play 33...Kg4, then White plays Nf1 threatening Nh2#, and can relocate his knight to the more active e3 post. |
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34. Kf2 Kf6
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The only way White can win is if he gets his king active, and the only way to do that is to get it to b4. |
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35. Ke2 Kg6
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Now if White keeps heading for the queenside, then I play h4 Kh5 and break through the kingside with my king. |
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36. Nf3
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White has stopped h4, but relieves the pressure on my c-pawn. |
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36... Kf6 37. Kd2
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Heading to the queenside. |
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37... Ke6 38. Nh4 Kd5
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This was a very tough decision. White's king is going to the queenside, so the only way I can hold on is if I sacrifice f5 to try to break through the kingside, possibly creating a passed h-pawn, forcing White to sacrifice his knight for it, letting me eat the rest of White's pawns with my mobil knight, and go on to win by passing my c or a-pawn. |
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39. Nxf5 Ke4 40. Nh4
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I'm threatening to intrude to f3 where White's kingside will die, so White must put his knight out of the game. |
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40... f6
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Another waiting move. |
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41. Ke2
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White wants to stop Kf3 and get his knight back into play, which was the correct way to win, but White changed his mind later. |
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41... Nd5 42. Kd2 Nb6 43. Ke2 Nd5
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I want to draw the game by repitition. |
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44. Kd1
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Of course White doesn't want a draw being 2 pawns up, but he is deactivating his king. |
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44... Ke3
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My pieces are more active than Blacks, so I had hope of getting a draw, but never dreamed that I would win this. |
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45. Nf5+
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White's knight is active now, but he lets me cramp his king. |
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45... Kd3 46. Kc1 Nb6
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I'm waiting to see if White can improve his position and win. I don't have anything else to do. |
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47. Ng7 a3
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A desperate attempt to create a passed pawn. After bxa3 Kxc3 the winner is unclear, becuase White has a passed d-pawn and I have weak kingside pawns, but I have a passed c-pawn I can try to help promote with my knight and king.
But of course White wouldn't want to go into a complicated variation when he's winning. |
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48. Kb1
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White stops a2, which would've won for me. |
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