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25. c4
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This is also a a strange move. This was why he put his rook on c3. As long as I don't move my queen from c5, a good square where she is as unassilable as the moon, that pawn is just going to get in his way. |
 
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25... b4
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Naturally. Creating an advanced protected passed pawn, that is going to prove decisive.
Here white has a rook sac to contemplate. I have the queen side locked down and those pawns needs looking after. |
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26. g4
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So here comes the kingside pawns. |
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26... Rf7
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Expecting to see g5 next. |
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27. g5 g6
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Ok thats as far as you get pal. Now white has a weak square on f4. His plan is to advance his nominal pawn majority on my king. A dangerous plan with exellent possibilities. He really should back that plan up with some muscle Qf2 maybe, covering both f4 and backing up the h pawn. |
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28. h4
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Premature. Not a too serious mistake though:
28. ... Rf4 29. Qf2 still has possibilities. |
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28... Rf4 29. h5
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This however is borderline silly. (no disrespect intended to my opponent) This is the kind of move I make all the time, luckily I was on the right side this time. |
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29... Rh4+ 30. Kg2 Rxh5 31. Qd2
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Ok. I'm another pawn up but look at the sorry state of my rook on the h-file. He can easily use his king to trap my rook. Dangerous. I didn't spot it yet though. |
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31... a5
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Protecting my pawn.
Now is when I saw the danger to my rook. I realised that Kg3 would make me play almost a rook down. I dont like the line:
31. Kg3 Qd4 32. Rb2 Qxd2 33. Rxd2 Rxg5 34. Kh3 Rh5 35. Kg4
There may be much better lines but that was the one I feared. |
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32. Rch1
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Another not so good move. Allows me an even trade for my poor rook. |
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32... Qd4
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After calculating I decided to do this "inbetween" move.
A truly stupid decision. Knowing the things I knew about my position, why oh why did I not just take the Rook? Now:
33. Rhd1 Qxd2 34. Rxd2 Rxg5 35. Kh3 Rh4 36. Kg4 (bad)
or:
33. Rhd1 Rd8 34. Rb2 Kf7 35. Ra2 (worse)
I should have gotten myself in real trouble here.
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33. Rbd1
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Wrong rook. White thinks like I did when calculating Qd4. Thankfully. |
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33... Rxh1
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At last.. |
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34. Kxh1 Qxd2
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This is the time for the queen trade. My passed pawns will prevail. |
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35. Rxd2 b3 36. c5
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A race he can't win. |
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36... a4 37. c6 a3 38. c7 b2 39. Rd8+
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Capturing the rook is out of the question. |
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39... Kf7 40. Rd7+
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but he should probably have taken mine. Not that he would have had much chance. This game is mine. |
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40... Ke8 41. Rxh7 b1=Q+ 42. Kg2 Rc8
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Last comment:
I put this rook here because I have seen myself loose better positions :-) |
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43. Rg7 a2 44. f4 Qc2+ 45. Kg3 a1=Q 46. Kg4 Qg2+ 47. Kh4 Qah1#
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