ANNOTATED GAME

How to liquidate into a won ending
nyctalop (2128) vs. eekan (2250)
Annotated by: nyctalop (2166)
Chess opening: Modern defence (A40)
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50. Re1 Nd6 51. Kc5
The final touch. A King is a great supporter of passed pawns, while a Knight is poor at stopping their advance.

 
51... Nb7+
After this move my opponent resigned. After 52. Kb6 he doesn't have anything better than 52...Nxa5, after which the c-pawn will start marching down the board. Here is a sample line of what could have followed 53. Kxa5 h3 54. c4 Rg2 55. Rh1 Rg3 56. c5 Rg5 57. Rxh3! (the Knight is redundant, the King is more important piece) Rxd5 58. Kb6
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