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24. Kf1
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?! White could still protect his pawn with 24.Rc1. |
 
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24... Rcxc2 25. Rxc2
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Another exchange, but if White wanted to avoid it, he had to move the b2 rook after which I could start picking up pawns with 25...Rxf2+ and then also the g2, h2 and a2 pawns can probably be taken. That's the power of a rook (or two rooks) on the 2nd (7th) rank. So I think this was the best choice for White. |
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25... Rxc2 26. d4
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Probably wanting to block my advance on the queenside (because after 26...c5 27.dxc5 Rxc5 I have very weak pawns there). |
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26... d5
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Finally giving my bishop some air to breathe (a diagonal to be developed on). |
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27. Re1
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!? Letting go of the a2 pawn, but also setting a trap. I think this is an OK move, probably it's hard to protect those pawns anyway and White has to play actively to even have some chance to draw this game.. |
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27... g6
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?? A blunder, but fortunately not fatal. I wanted to free my knight from his defensive duty (it has to defend e8 because of the back rank mate) but instead I allow a tactic for White. |
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28. Re7
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!! And he seizes that chance immediately. A very good move, because I can still not really move my knight: after (for example) 28...Ne6, White wins a bishop with 29.Re8+ Kg7 30.Rxc8. I thought I would trap the rook with 28...Ne6 and then 29...Kf8, but I had missed 29.Re8+. |
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28... Bg4
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!? Instead I threaten mate (29.Rxc7?? Rc1#), knowing that a piece will be lost no matter what I do. |
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29. f3
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! But of course White sees that. Now two of my pieces are under attack and I have to give up one of them. |
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29... Bxf3
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I choose to sacrifice the bishop, because it isolates White's pawns on the kingside. |
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30. gxf3 Ne6
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I still had to move my knight out of danger and this was the most active spot. The b7 pawn could not be saved anyway. |
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31. Rxb7
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Creating two passed a pawns. |
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31... Rxa2
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Taking one of them, attacking the other and creating a passed b-pawn for myself. |
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32. Ra7
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Defending his own pawn. It won't be able to promote though. |
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32... Nxd4
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Taking another pawn and planning a switch to the queenside to help defending against promotion. |
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33. a6
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Pushing the pawn, hoping for me to slip up. |
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33... c5
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But this time I defend accurately and White decides to resign. He can get the pawn to a7, but no more: 34.Ra8+ Kg7 35.a7 Nc6 and the pawn will be captured, after which my three connected passed pawns will decide the matter. Jkarp saw that I would be able to get an inevitable pawn promotion and therefore he resigned the game. Thanks to jkarp for playing this enjoyable game. I hope you have learned a lot from this game and I also did learn something: never underestimate your opponent, always sstay concentrated even in a winning position. I think jkarp played a very good game and I really had to work for this win. |
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