ANNOTATED GAME

Round 4 of Reno Championships
Marc P. (1533) vs. bakerbaker (1545)
Annotated by: bakerbaker (1200)
Chess opening: Old Benoni defence (A43)
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48... axb2 49. Kxb2
If White plays 49. Nxh5, then 49...Kxc3 results in another complicated unclear position, because it's very hard for a human to calculate many different multi-move variations and keep them track of them all. White avoids the complicated variation here, but now he gives me a winning position.

 
49... Na4+
My c-pawn promotion plan can be carried out faster than White's because I can move with tempo.

 
50. Kc1 Nxc3
My chances of swindling White are increasing now. White's best chance to survive is to activate his knight, but his next move is hasty, so I get a nice easy win.

 
51. b6
A terrible blunder, White has overlooked my tactics.

 
51... Ne2+
I can help to advance my passed pawn with tempo because of White's weak king.

 
52. Kb1
All other king moves are equally losing.

 
52... c3 53. b7 c2+ 54. Ka2 c1=Q 55. b8=Q Nc3+ 56. Kb3 Qb1+ 57. Ka3 Qxb8
White resigned. His king will be mated in a few moves. He should've placed his pieces more actively in the endgame. My king and knight were more active than his, so I could promote my pawn faster.

 

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