ANNOTATED GAME

Bishop And Knight End Game
excile (1656) vs. olejonskij (1602)
Annotated by: excile (1200)
Chess opening: Ruy Lopez (C62), old Steinitz defence
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42. Bd6
another pushing move. it also protects that c5 pawn

 
42... Nc8 43. Bf8
now do you see why it's better to have pieces on light squares against a dark squared bishop? i believe the Bishop is excellent placed on f8 even if those three pawns under him wouldn't be there.

 
43... Bh2
i think he wanted to move his bishop to e5 or something like the just preventing my king from assisting the blocked passed pawn.

 
44. Nb4+
another good move,knocking his king back

 
44... Kd7 45. c6+
moving further in with my pawn

 
45... Kc7 46. Kd5
You see now what i mean with grinding my opponent down via center? he is cramped here in this position. It's like Kramnik,everyone keeps saying he is good on squeezing like this

 
46... a3
he didnt know what else to do.

 
47. Bxg7
I was really confused what to do in this position. i didnt want to let go of the e7 and d6 squares but i couldn't see any other move to advance my pawn. that's why i decided to just win material,i figured nothing bad would happen.

 
47... Bd6
attacking the knight sharply

 
48. Kc4
i judged 48. ... Bxb4 49. Kxb4 Kxc6 50. Kxa3 wins for white.
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48... h5
not sure what the point of this move was,maybe he could have played Na7 or Ne7 instead.

 
49. Bxf6 Nb6+
Nb6 came instead.

 
50. Kb5
Now you would think 50. ... Bxb4 51. Kxb4 Nd5+ wins however white plays 51. Be5+ instead.

 
50... Nc8
Nc8?? Overlooked my next move which wins
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51. Na6#
Good game. and i hope you understand that i won because i managed to push his pieces of the center and make him cramped. that's why controlling the center is highly important in the end game.

 

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