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28... Rae8
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It occurred to me that his bishop on c1, rook on a1 and my rook on a8 hadn't moved so far as they never really had the time to do so, so I decide to bring my rook on a1 into the action, especially since the e-pawn probably will be traded in the near future. |
 
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29. Qg4
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Trying to win a piece in case I'm careless. |
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29... exd3
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He can't capture my bishop on g6 because of Rxe1+ checkmate. exd3 is actually a mistake though. White should have played Qf2 instead, threatening checkmate on e1 and f1 depending on wether he moves the knight or not. The only defense to Qf2 is Nf3 after which I can freely capture his knight with his pawn with exf3 and threaten checkmate in 1 again. After that he's forced to move his bishop to d2, covering the e1 square so that Qe1 Rxe1 Rxe1 checkmate doesn't happen. After Bd2 you can either win the bishop on d2 or even better, play fxg2+ after which everything just goes wrong and the position becomes near unplayable for White to a point where there's no point in playing on. |
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30. Bd2 Bf5
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And here Bert resigns as the position becomes really grim for White. Even if you somehow manage to hold on as White, then I highly doubt that you'll be winning the endgame. It was an interesting game, filled with attacking possibilities. Had Bert chosen to play Rxf5 on move 18 instead, then it probably would have ended in a draw. If he had had the chance to develop his dark squared bishop earlier into the game, then I probably would have lost. It just confirms my suspicions that Bert, even when he's not looking at the board is an opponent I can never underestimate. |
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