ANNOTATED GAME

Another fics game (rated standard)
athorist (1632P) vs. cornelisaj (1616)
Annotated by: no_genius (2014)
Chess opening: Sicilian (B29), Nimzovich-Rubinstein variation
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35... Rxg2 36. a5 Rxh2 37. a6 Rb2+ 38. Kc5 Ra2 39. Kb6 Ra3
the f pawn is unimportant. Black should probably sacrifice the rook (while he can), and hope his pawns beat my rook
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40. a7 h5
Rxa7 ?! is still probably the best chance - it may even win
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41. Ra5 Rb3+ 42. Ka6
Now the pawn promotes, and I win

 
42... h4 43. a8=Q h3 44. f4
Opening the diagonal to h1, and setting up a rook check on g5

 
44... h2 45. Rxg5+ Kf6 46. Qc6+ Ke7 47. Re5+ Kf8
47. ... Kd8 48. Re8#

 
48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Rg5+ Kf6
49. ... Kh7 50. Qg8 Kh6 51. Qg7#, 49. ... Kh6 50. Qh8#

 
50. Qe5#

 

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