Induced a draw...

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21st December 2008, 10:26am
#1
by Velocity
Coral Gables United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
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I know I made some blunders in the course of this game... read the annotations to see where I feel I made some stupid moves. Any further analysis on possible better moves, help in showing what could have been done better, etc., would be greatly appreciated.

 

21st December 2008, 10:34am
#2
by Velocity
Coral Gables United States
Member Since: Jun 2008
Member Points: 285

If a passed pawn/bishop trade is induced I will lose at LEAST one of my two pawns behind, leading to (at best) another draw or (more likely) a loss as White would capture, then be two pawns to one and be in position to promote.

21st December 2008, 10:47am
#3
by shuttlechess92
California United States
Member Since: Jul 2008
Member Points: 1946

8.. Nd7 then 9...Qc7 wins the pawn.

remember, a theme in sicilian as black is to take control of c file with rook, so that knight move to b4 was premature.

that draw was forced at the end - good play with king repetition.

21st December 2008, 12:22pm
#4
by NM tonydal
United States
Member Since: Oct 2007
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Well, I had a pretty entertaining time of it trying to figure out how to win the position after Black's 51st move.  There are a few pitfalls, but it looks like White could do it thusly:

 

 

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