Recent endgame.

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16th January 2009, 07:47am

by GenericZebra
Illinois United States

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 96

Here is a recent game of mine, or at least the ending. I really got away with one here. It seems like black was playing without a plan and paid the price. The blunder didn't help either!

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16th January 2009, 08:23am

by esolom
United States

Member Since: May 2008
Member Points: 57

Yeah, looks like black kind of let this one go. Nice focus on your part though.

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16th January 2009, 11:03am

by GenericZebra
Illinois United States

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 96

Thanks! I'd heard this player bemoan his weak endgame before so I decided to sit it out and see what happens...

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16th January 2009, 11:12am

by NM tonydal
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4889

I think you should've considered played on. After 6... a4 7 Rxg7+ Kh8 8 Rh7+ Kg8 9 Rbg7+ Kf8 10 h4 White threatens a mate in 3.

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16th January 2009, 12:42pm

by GenericZebra
Illinois United States

Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 96

I did consider playing on as I also give white an edge in this position due to the better rooks, but I had no clear plan to victory and blacks conected pawns looked like they would be hard to stop. Your idea is a good one that I completely missed, but black would have time to move a rook to the 6th rank to defend.

h6 (threatening mate) Rxh6

Rxh6 Kxg7 I don't see a way to overcome this.

Also, it was late and my wife had arived to take me home.

I was wondering the otherday how many world champions have had a wife and child...

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16th January 2009, 09:08pm

by NM tonydal
United States

Member Since: Oct 2007
Member Points: 4889

After 10... Rc4 11 h5 Rc6 I think that 12 Rg5 causes problems for Black. However, the position was undeniably a tricky one, and, as you say, it was late...:)

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20th January 2009, 04:26am