Martin vs The world Analysis thread

I hope so.

One thing I will add is that it is much easier to analyze a position and relax, than to try to post a line accurately.  You can't review your diagrams until you post the thread.  And these damn DBs make it difficult to see the what ifs when posting.  You have to make a new diagram every time one of them moves, or else post just the moves.  Very cumbersome.

Ry, just play me a few moves off of #762, 2nd diagram, but it will be

3.    …     Bxb5
4. Rxe6  Bxe6
5. Bxe6     ?

Present Position (Black to Move)

Bd3

@#770 Isn't it a really bad idea to check the other guy's king up in the endgame? Surely Rc3+ is met with Ke4. 

I do believe Rh3 is then an option. Or Ra3

Rc3+ Ke4 (Rh3 DBxa4) Ra3 f5

Kd4

Present Position (Black to Move)

Ry, remember we're just doing this to flesh it out a little to see if we are good for the move we plan for Martin, of a4.

Bc4+

Kxc4

And Ry, this is now a standard King with more pawns vs. King with less pawns.

Martin will win, imho.

Now, maybe (most likely) we didn't play our strongest moves, but do you still think we'll Draw with Martin if we play a4?  (Btw, go a few more moves on this with me. I want to see the crux.)

Present Position (Black to Move)

Ok, got it. (pardon me; no idiots on this site (note to self) … only insufficiently thoughtful persons? )

1.   …       Rc4
2. Bxh7

Present Position (Black to Move)

Ok, keep going.

h4

Your charitable statement, first-half-double-negative , humbles me.

Do you still think a4 should be our move to post?

P.S.  I will be stepping out of this game in the next couple weeks… have a fly fishing trip coming up in Southern Colorado… hoping to catch some brookies, rainbows, or browns among the willows, conifers, and cottonwoods.  (I'm retired, do this Chess dot com stuff just for fun, and life is good.  Really good.)  Try not to lose the game while I'm gone.

Bob

I'll spend another hour on it, see if we have a better move.

You never know.

Here are some givens:

1. From Current Position, if we were to trade down both Rooks and both Bishops, evenly, on — c7, for example — our pawn shifts to c6… we lose the game, period.
   1. Our King is too far from the action on f, g, and h.
   2. So, one goal is to move our King to the c file, right now.
      1. Preferably Kc7
      2. We still have a4 in our back pocket.
2. Even if our King moves to c7, Martin can move his King to e3, and the same result from both Rooks/Bishops trading down occurs:  we lose game.
3. If only half the pieces trade down, not sure
4. Playing a4 is a waste move
   1. Why?  Because Martin's Bishop is better placed in the center of the board.
   2. Once he moves his Bishop from our a4 pawn, our a4 pawn is attacked by the Bishop.
   3. We could move the pawn to a3, be closer to Queening.
      1. Doubtful:  too much going on elsewhere.
   4. Cuts off his Bishop from the a4/e8 diagonal
      1. So what
   5. Ends the game sooner, rather than later.
      1. Only two people are prisoners to this game.
         1. Martin & Ry
         2. So what

Our best solution to this game is, one: get things so that neither side can improve their position, or two: seize upon a blunder by the other side.

I vote for Kc7.  It's a waiting move.  Martin will either bring his King to e3 or bring his Bishop to d3.

I think Martin will follow our lead and play Ke3.

Ry, Martin will be complaining shortly that there are no Kings on the board.

Current Position (Black to Move)

"Anyway, …"

I would think Kb8 is an option here as our rook is doing nothing. And our rook can't move nor can our DB. So I think Kb8 Followed by Rc8 is an idea.

And the idea was what? (-_-)

What can we do here?? It appears a4 is forced!