Yeah, 58. b5 was an awful move... I thought by eliminating your Bishop, it would make it easier for me to win. : ) Sadly, I was really, really wrong. What should I have played instead?
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58. h6? How would that even work?
ADK
Once I do 58. h6+, you'll reply with 58...Kxh6, and that doesn't help me.
ADK
I still do not know how that helps me. Can you make a diagram portraying that?
ADK
Oh!
ADK
Yes, now I see it... I was focused on trying to promote my h-file Pawn during our game.
ADK
Mar 13, 2009
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#93
We have decided to conclude our game here, the rest of the move I was trying to get into a draw and is work.
Mar 13, 2009
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#94
White could still have won if the King had come to the aid of the h-pawn ?
you got to try and get your white king onto the g5 sq
Here is what tonydal has to say about this move for white, also I would like to thank him for his input.
"White has a won endgame until he plays 58 b5 (sorry, but I looked ahead). If you punch the position after Black's 57th into the following (wonderful) online endgame resource:
You'll see that that position is a win for White after all but 58 Bf7 (hanging the B), 58 b5 (allowing the B + wrong RP draw) and--oddly--58 Bb5. Interestingly, even 58 h6+ seems to do the trick."