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33. e4 Kf6 34. Rf1 Ke6 35. Rh1 Kd6 36. Rf1 Ra1
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Looking for anything other than a draw. |
 
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37. Rg1 Kc5
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?! (Dubious)
This allows white to play d4 and finally escape. Prior to this, I was about to offer a draw, but was still trying to see if I could force something. |
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38. d4+ Kxd4
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After a lot of thought, I decided to capture with my king. That prevents white from gaining a passed e pawn, which would require babysitting. The paired passed pawns of mine would be a huge threat, but I couldn't find a way to force the two pawns through.
Edit: emf817 pointed out that cxd3ep is an excellent play: 39. Kd2 Kd4 40. Rh1 (Re1? Ra2 41. Kc1 d2 queens) Ra2 41. Ke1 Kxe4 and black has a protected passed pawn while white remains trapped. A few moves earlier, I was set on the c pawn blocking d2 before pushing on for a queen, then didn't reconsider it when needed. |
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39. Kd2 c3+ 40. Kc2 Kc4
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Prevents White from escaping to cause mischief.
Edit: sicilian_monster pointed out this is a horrible mistake because of the possibility of 41. Be2 . |
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41. Re1
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Rh1 followed by Bxf3 is probably stronger.
Edit: sicilian_monster pointed out that Be2 !!, winning black's rook (and the game), is the best move here. 41. Be2 fxe2 42. Rxa1 a5 43. Re1, etc. |
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41... Ra2+
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Rxa3 42. Bxf3 Ra2 43. Kc1 Rxf2 might be interesting because it frees my a pawn, but would allow white more counterplay. |
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42. Kb1
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? (Bad move)
Kc1 is better as this allows me to capture his c pawn and defend mine with check. 42...Rxf2 43. Re3 a5 44. Rxf3 Rxf3 45. Bxf3 Kb3 and the game seems drawn. |
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42... Rxf2 43. Re3 Rb2+ 44. Kc1 f2 45. Rf3
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Threatening 46. Bc2 followed by Rxf2. |
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45... Rd2 46. Bc2 Kd4
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White has no useful moves at this point and is almost at zugzwang, German for "compelled to move", at which point any possible moves loses. After 47. a4 a5, he's forced to abandon protection of his e3 or e4, either losing his pawn or allowing the black king to penetrate.
48. Rf8 Ke3 49. Rf5 Rxc2 (Re2 50. Bd1 Rd2 (Re1? 51. Rf3 loses black's f pawn) 51. Bc2) 50. Kxc2 Ke2 51. Kxc3 f1=Q 52. Rxf1 Kxf1 53. Kc4 Kg2 and white's h pawn queens first. |
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47. Bd1
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? (Bad move).
White doesn't have many options at this point, but abandoning defense of the e pawn is one of the quickest ways to lose. |
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47... Kxe4 48. a4 a5
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Black probably doesn't need to worry about his a pawn at this point, but it seemed wise to move it off of white, to prevent capture by white's bishop if things went wrong. |
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49. Rf5 Kd4
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0-1
White resigned at this point, as black can push his e pawn and should be able to queen one or the other.
Please feel free to message me if you have comments, questions, or find any mistakes. |
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(1968)