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38. f5+
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exchanges to keep his pawn on h6 isolated |

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38... exf5+ 39. gxf5+ Kg5 40. e6
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White is looking better but still behind. Position has improved. |

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40... Re8
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I think h5 march would be better in hindsight |

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41. Kd5
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A forced move |

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41... fxe6+ 42. fxe6
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I am surviving ok at this point |

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42... Kf6 43. Rf4+
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the first check |

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43... Kg5 44. Rf7
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some pressure for black |

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44... h5 45. e7
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logical last ditch chance for a winning position |

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45... Bb4
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ah the bishop! Thwarted...but the draw is still alive |

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46. Ke6 Kg6 47. Rf6+
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check |

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47... Kg7 48. Rf7+
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check |

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48... Kg8
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here is where the draw is sealed |

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49. Rf8+
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check to exchange |

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49... Rxf8 50. exf8=Q+ Bxf8 51. Kf5 h4
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Would Be7 have won this for black? protect the pawn til the black king was in place to support the march from the front? I knew that with h4 that this was a drawn position. |

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52. Kg4
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click ahead for the eventual draw. Thanks for the game and thanks for checking out my attempt at annotation. Cheers Superglue |

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52... Be7 53. Kh3 Kg7 54. Kg4 Kg6 55. Kh3 Kg5 56. Kg2 Kg4 57. Kh2 Bd6+ 58. Kg2 h3+ 59. Kh1 Kf3 60. Kg1 Ke2 61. Kh1 h2 62. Kg2 Ke3 63. Kh1 Bg3 64. Kg2 Ke4 65. Kh1
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