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51. Kc6
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White evades, and puts more heat on d7. |
 
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51... Rd1
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! Black now has a defensive resource. If rooks are exchanged, the black king will have a little breathing room along the 8th rank. |
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52. Rgc7
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! My friend bly_garcia sees this, and creates another mate in 1 threat on c8! |
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52... Rd6+
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!! If 53. KxR, then 53...Rf6 loses the white knight AND draws the king away from his protection of the Rc7. |
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53. Kxb5
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White regains some material while maintaing all threats. |
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53... Rxb6+
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! Another strong move. If 54. KxR then 54...Nd5 forking the king and the Rc7 |
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54. Kxb6
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Black eliminates the kamakazi rook and is rewarded by...... |
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54... Nd5+
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Per the plan. Black now threatens to exchange his knight for the Rc7 and head into the final stages of the game up a full pawn. |
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55. Kb7
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White stubbornly hangs on to his mate threat on c8. |
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55... Nxc7
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Of course. |
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56. Rxc7
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Of course. At this point, white probably realizes that his attack has failed, but a draw is well in hand. |
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56... Rf4
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Being the much weaker player, I don't realize the draw quite yet, and cling to the hopes of my pawn advantage being enough to win. |
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57. Rc5
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Getting off of the c7 square which must be protected by king, white effectively cuts off all access to the pawn by the black king. He has two moves to get to b5 and force its demise, and I just can't get to the pawn at all. |
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57... Kd7
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Praying for a miracle:) |
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58. Kb6
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"No miracles allowed:)" |
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58... Kd6
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If white has a brain spasm and checks me I might have a chance! |
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59. Kb5
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"No brain spasms either fella:)" |
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59... Rd4
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And my draw offer was accepted. In my three years and 1000's of games played here on GameKnot, I put this one in my Top 3 of all time. I'm not sure that I have played a more exciting game on this site. Many thanks to my new friend bly_garcia for giving me such a great battle! I can't say that I will voluntarily move up to the Advanced Section of these GameKnot tournaments, as my nerves will not allow it, but I sure do appreciate the beauty of this jewel, and will remember it for a long, long time! Cheers - Thomas |
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