Was played out to a win (Black missed a drawing opportunity.) But I would like a closer look at this to see if either side (mostly black) had winning chances they missed.

Looks like he could probably have drawn by 12... Kc5 and if 13 a7 Na8 14 Rb8 Kc6.

tonydal wrote: Looks like he could probably have drawn by 12... Kc5 and if 13 a7 Na8 14 Rb8 Kc6.

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 Mmmmmm... Indeed. Missing Kc5 on 10 wasn't fatal. There was still a chance for it later.

What if instead of 4... Na4,  4... Bxc3. 

 

Wouldn't that had been better? 

Collectively bishop and knight can cover more squares than rook alone and black also has the partially passed pawn, control of the center and a better located king so black should have won this game. 

Black should have won. However, both white and black made a few errors and missed a few opportunities. But you should have lost the game with 3. Rb7?? as the diagram to the left will demonstrate.

Better would have been 3. Ra3!, which would have resulted in a draw (had you both played without blunders).

Again, the diagram to the left, with obvious variations available but similar in opportunity and position, demonstrates how your move should have resulted in your checkmate.

knock wrote:

What if instead of 4... Na4,  4... Bxc3. 

 

Wouldn't that had been better? 

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 Yeah...