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This game traded down to a Rook vs. Rook endgame with white one pawns to the better on the 27th move. Even with an extra pawn the endgame was not easy. |
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1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. c4
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If 5 ... Bxf3 6. cxd5 Bxd1 7. dxc6 Ba4 8. cxb7 Rb8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Bb5
White's pieces are all easily developed and poised for castling meanwhile Black's Kingside are on their original squares. So.... |
 
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5... Qd7 6. d5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Ne5 8. Qg3 f6 9. Be2 e6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bh5+ Ng6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. dxe6
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The dangerous passed pawn.
The pawn is not as easy to take as it loooks |
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16... Ke7 17. Nd5+
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Kxe6 leads to Nc7 forking the King and Rook. |
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17... Kf8 18. O-O Rc8 19. b3 Re8 20. Rfe1 Ne7 21. Nxf6
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two pawns up. |
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21... Rd8 22. Nd5
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If Nxd5 white recaptures with a protected passed pawn, freeing up white's rook while forcing black to babysit the e8 square. |
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22... Rh7 23. Re4 Nxd5
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24. cxd5 Rc8 25. Re2 Rhc7 26. g3
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or else Rc2 27 Rxc2 Rxc2 |
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26... Rc7c1+ 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kg2 Rd1
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attacking the passed pawn chain |
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29. h4
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Starting to create a second passed pawn |
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29... gxh4 30. gxh4 Rxd5
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Black is still trying to neutralize white's passed pawn and protect his own. White is working to create another passed pawn. |
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31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kg4 a5 33. f4 b5 34. a3 Rd3
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Risky, black is going to capture white's a & b pawns giving black two connected passed pawns, but who queens first?
Rb2 protects the queenside but allows black's king to capture white's passed pawn. |
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35. Kg5
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If Rg3 36 Kh6 .... 37 h5 gxh5 38 Kxh5 and white has a pair of connected passed pawns. Perpetual check is avoided by weaving the king down to the 3rd or 4th row. |
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35... Rxb3 36. Kxg6 Rxa3
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Material is now even but white wins the race to the queening square |
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37. f5
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Freeing white's rook and threatening 38 f6 Kf8 39 e7 Ke8 40 f7 Kd7 41 e8=Q |
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37... Rf3
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Black's rook is now tied down to either f3 or g3 |
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38. h5 Rg3+ 39. Kh6
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Again perpetual check can be avoided by bringing the white king down to the 4th row 39 ... Rf3 40 Kg5 Rg3 41 Kf4 Rc3 42 f6 Kxf6 43 e7 Rc8 44 e8=Q
Other ideas 39 ... Rg8 40 f6 Kxf6 41 e7 Kf7 42 e8=Q Rxe8 43 Rxe8 Kxe8 44 Kg7 a4 White Queens first with check giving the needed move to catch black |
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39... a4
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White's rook is now free to move. |
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40. Rc2
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Now if black attack's white pawn(Rf3) white responds with Rc7 and Rf7 |
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40... a3
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Making preparations to queen. But white has other plans. |
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41. Rc7+
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41 .... Ke8 42 f6 Kd8 (any other Rc8#) 43 e7 Kxc7 44 e8=Q
41 .... Kf6 42 Rf7 Ke5 43 e7 Rg8 44 Rf8 and white queens
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