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Practical Queen Ending

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29th January 2009, 05:41pm
#1
by WanderingWinder
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
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This is a game of blitz I played (and lost) as black earlier tonight. The opening and middlegame could use some analysis, but I'm posting it here because I think the heart of the game was the queen ending. Any analysis and suggestions would be appreciated.

29th January 2009, 05:47pm
#2
by shane97
California United States
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The pawns could have gotten to the other side

29th January 2009, 05:49pm
#3
by WanderingWinder
United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1109

Care to elaborate? I mean, that's like saying "You could have played better" - the question is how? Something more concrete

1st February 2009, 10:33am
#4
by WanderingWinder
United States
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Member Points: 1109

Bump

1st February 2009, 10:43am
#5
by KillaBeez
Kansas United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
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Typically in queen endings, material doesn't matter nearly as much and the person who has the furthest advanced passed pawn will likely win.

2nd February 2009, 03:09pm
#6
by NM DSchwarz
Sacramento, CA United States
Member Since: Feb 2009
Member Points: 2

I think you were close to winning after 27. ... qd6 instead of 27. ... fxe6, with the idea of 28. qe3 kf8.  As played, you allowed the white queen to cut off your king, and in general a queen is not sufficient to stop a passed pawn supported by an enemy queen without support, as you found out in the game.

2nd February 2009, 03:18pm
#7
by Loomis
Durham, NC United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4945

I agree with Killabeez. The passed pawn is key in queen endings. So 25. ... Qc1+ wins a pawn but allows your opponent to create a passed pawn. After that, you're probably lost.

You give 29. ... a5 a "?" for not protecting the d-pawn, but how would you protect it?

29. ... Qd6 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. e7 and you're in big trouble.

29. ... Qb7 30. Qg5 continues to threaten the d-pawn and now threatens Qd8#

 

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