ANNOTATED GAME

The little pawns who died
pawnpusher2004 (1635) vs. vegiemite (1581)
Annotated by: vegiemite (1100)
Chess opening: Petrov (C43), modern attack, Trifunovic variation
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28... h5
I chose to move my rook back to attack the pawns, as c3 solidifies white's position too much for my likings. Instead I'm going to see if my h pawn can promise any death and destruction after an exchange.

 
29. Re3+
Okay, so white finally chooses to win the pawn. Once the rooks are traded there will be no stopping the a b c pawns from marching to victory.
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29... Kd6 30. Rxe2
That powerful e pawn has finally taken his last breath. *funeral music plays in the distance* If not for that stupid f pawn dropping, the e pawn may have one day grown up to be the queen, but she was stabbed in the back by one of her closes friends.

 
30... Rh4
Then, I trade roo---- wait what? No! I can't trade rooks! Not yet! I must keep trying!

 
31. c3
But of course! Secures white's little pawn party, which of course I wasn't invited to.
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31... g5
Okay, so now that I got rid of the pesky f pawn there will be nobody to stop the g pawn from achieving her goal of becoming a queen, right? Well... you'll have to wait and see!

 
32. Rg2
White's trying to limit blacks squares, and succeeding, give the cba pawns even more power.
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32... g4 33. Rg3
White doesn't want black moving to h3, it seems.

 
33... Rh1+
Perhaps maybe I can still get a draw by getting my rook to do enough damage to the cba crew before white picks of my last few men?
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34. Kf2 Kd5
The king wants to join the battle...

 
35. Kg2 Rc1
White's king claims the corner, making it harder for me to run my g and h pawns up after any exchange of rooks.
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36. a5
Okay, so white's now just taking his time. If black moves c4 and tries to exchange rooks the a pawn becomes a queen faster than you can say taco sauce! But it's not over yet!

 
36... Rc2+
And now I see it. Remember the e pawn, earlier, betrayed by her dearest friend f, who was secretly working with the white side, and ruined her chances of ever becoming a queen? Well, do you also remember, then, that the g pawn, who can no longer be betrayed by the evil f pawn also one day wants to become a queen? Well it just so happens that there's a third piece that wants to one day be promoted. The h pawn. He, however, hopes to one day be a rook, as he's really not into cross-dressing. And he's willing to do anything he has to do it. Luckily, his high school buddy, the rook, is willing to help!

 
37. Kh1
Step one: force the white king out of the corner, unless white instead chooses to have a draw. Yeah, right.

 
37... Rc1+ 38. Kg2
Back and forth we go, where we're headed nobody knows! Okay, so basically anywhere not on the e file, really.
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38... Rc2+ 39. Kg1 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Rc2+ 41. Ke1 h4
Now that black has gotten the king out of the corner, phase two of the plan begins: shove your buddy in front of the guard and make a run for it.

 
42. Rxg4
It's the guards duty to kill trespassers, so that's what he does, of course.

 
42... h3
Run, pawn, run! RUN!!!

 
43. c4+
White see's what's coming, and he decides to take this free move to get his pawns one space closer to a queen of his one.

 
43... Kc6
I want to be in front of the pawns, once any trading goes down.

 

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