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Submitted by Sas3 on Tue, 09/16/2008 at 11:29am.

Here is a game I played recently, with titus26... with notes from the both of us (merged, to keep it simple). Clearly, he was the better player, and deserved to win.

I committed many errors - some that contributed to my loss. Yet, I had many gains - the best of all, an appreciative chess friend - Titus. Of course, this loss made me run to my friends in the "learning with fun" group - who are now trying to help with end-game basics. I wish I knew what "opposition" and "triangulation" were. I might have saved a few end games. Okay, let's get on with the game.

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by figrock - 7 months ago
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1438

yep

by lapin - 15 months ago
Thessaloniki Greece
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 2029

cool game and good analysis.

by Sas3 - 15 months ago
Hyderabad India
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 2007

Some additional notes from Titus (in quotes; edited), that didn't get in there:

16. ...h5 ("concentrating on the h-file now, since the d-file is blocked")

17. ...h4 18. g4 ("was expecting gxh4; surprised with g4").

Moves 18-21: "needed that knight to release the g-file block" - so Knight travels.

My note: So that was the real reason for the Knight to come in. I thought Titus wanted d4 as the Knight's outpost.

27. Nxb6+ ("totally overlooked it. But in the end it involved the least active pieces and had no consequences on the focusing point of the game")

45. b4 ("didn't think it was a good move, since my bishop was pinned.")

50. Rb2 ("rook exchange would've been better for white"..)

Here I still disagree with Titus. I think the rook exchange would've reconnected his isolated c-pawn and taken away any chance of my lone king stopping them. Black king on the other hand, would have had no such problems with my two pawns.

52. Kd6 ("Rook alone couldn't stop those two pawns.. so the king must walk there, sacrificing the 3 pawns").

53. Ke4 ("King should've waited on f3. After this white has no chance"). Again, I am not sure...

 
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