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31. Qxb3
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Qxb3, and now after a check, the d pawn falls: |
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31... Qd2+ 32. Kg3 Qxd4
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White has no choice now, and must protect e5. He is able to with tempo, since I left my king on the back rank because of the b1-h7 diagonal being unobstructed. |
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33. Qb8+ Kh7 34. Kg2
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This move just did not seem wise now. Black will not try to force a queen trade due to the fact that the b file pawn ought to be sent towards queening immediately. Black cannot stop the b pawn with his king; and by the time black orchestrates a queen trade on the b8-h2 diagonal, the b pawn will be unstoppable. Therefore, black will not try to make such a trade at all, but must either queen first, perpetually check, or lose. It turns out black can queen first. White will lose a tempo regardless when black moves his queen from obstructing his own passed pawn, no matter if the white king is on g3 or g2, for black will move with check. The same cannot be said for the white queen, unless it's to allow the black king to take it on g8 or h8. So the next several moves could become a pawn race, and black has the upper hand! Notice how black has kept a pawn advantage, and has seized the initiative from white by that minority pawn attack. I wonder if white considered resigning here. |
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34... h5
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This move was a mistake by me. 'nuff said. Well okay; here's how it was a mistake: if white were to find a way to check from c2 with the white pawn still on e5, black would wish to avoid a perpetual, and perhaps even move g6. But with a white pawn on h5, that could be a bit problematic. Also, it's rather a waste of time doing nothing immediately to force the game, unless I were trying for a draw. Why did I do it during play? At the time, I was thinking if the queens were off the board, this could make it easier for those white pawns to fall. And it would. But now it seems obvious that all I did was waste time and weaken my own king's position. |
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35. gxh5
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White responds. That response... was it really necessary or was there something better for white? White thought so. But anyways, now we get down to brass tacks, so to speak. |
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35... Qe4+
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Whether e4 or e3, the white king was going to be checked. |
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36. Kf2
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A gallant try, but ultimately gives me more tempos; there is no good way for white to stop the d pawn, just as that b pawn would be mighty hard for me to stop if I needed to. |
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36... d4 37. Qb5
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White has realized he cannot win a simple pawn race, and after a few ineffectual queen moves resigns. White's queen is currently 'overloaded' that is, it has too much to do and can't do it all. White needs to protect the e pawn on e5, prevent black from picking off the other white pawns when opportunity arises, and even more importantly, needs to stop the d pawn. Oh, and also support queening that passed b pawn. It would seem she doesn't have time to do it all; the position is extremely difficult for any white chances, including drawing. There may be a chance that white could have orchestrated a queen trade where the white king finishes off the d pawn. To summarize: in this position, White probably needed to some how get the queens off the board, blockade black pawn advances with his king, and advance the b pawn to the eighth rank in order to win. I am not envying white here! |
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37... d3 38. Qa5 Qe2+
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And this was the position where white resigned. I hope this proves the value of a minority pawn attack in busting up a majority of pawns, and creating counterplay, that in this game proved decisive. Any comments appreciated! |
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