ANNOTATED GAME

Time To Start Studying Endgames?
untateve (1747) vs. brigadecommander (2068)
Annotated by: untateve (1200)
Chess opening: Reti v Dutch (A04)
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54. Rc7+ Kd5 55. Re7 h5 56. Re8 h4 57. Rh8 Kc4 58. Rc8+ Kd4 59. Rd8+
I wondered if I kept giving check if I could somehow get a draw. :tears:

 
59... Ke5 60. Re8+ Kf4 61. Rd8 Re3 62. Rd4+ Kg3 63. Rd6 Kg2 64. Rg6+ Rg3 65. Re6 h3 66. Re2+ Kf1
And there is no way to stop at least one of Black's pawns from Queening. I have to thank my opponent (thanks, janet) for being so encouraging and helpful during the game. She certainly did not have to take the time she did and it was much appreciated. It seems that my positional game has improved (when I avoid stupid blunders) and my openings are good enough to get me into the middle game competitively. What this game has clearly demonstrated to me is that it is time to dedicate the larger portion of my study time to endgames. As always, comments and input is appreciated.
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