TotemMeister vs kco

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Could I have done it any better in the endgame from my latest game ?



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Do you use an engine to analyse after the game?

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What the point of using the engine when we got this group here. Tongue Out Laughing

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I can't analyze someone else's game without an engine.

One of the first things to consider about endgames is the transition from middlegame to endgame. My engine analysis suggests 47...Qe7 offering a trade of queens was not the best move. Eval. of (+3.7) 47...Rf7 (-0.9)

55...Rf5 (-1.5) was to be preferred over Rf3+ (-0.1)

Otherwise I can barely fault your endgame. You forced the trade of bishop for rook and although a pawn down achieved a dead drawn position.

Well done!

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Thank you. Yes I would have a nice setup for a trap there if 

47.Qc7+  Rf7  if 48.Qxc5 ?? Qh4+  49.Kg2 Rxf2#

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And even with best play, 47...Rf7 48.Qh2 Rxf2 49.Qxf2 Bxe3 50.Qg3 Bxg1 51.Kxg1 Black is better. Meanwhile, White is walking a tightrope wire not to lose. Of course, this is engine analysis. A fantasy for an amateur.