Mega-dog round-1 game (rychessmaster1 - McGoohan)

26.Sxc3...Qa5
27.d5...i6
28.Rbc1

b5

Bd6

28.Rbc1...b5
29.Rc6...Bd6

You surprise me again with an unexpected move. That's one of the reasons why I love playing with you!

exd6

Qd8

30.Rxd6...exd6
31.f6...Qd8

Rf7

Gc7

32.Sxe4...Rf7
33.Re1...Gc7

34.Rc1

Gb6

This seems to be the day you lose Queens Gb6 was really a big mistake! I resign.

gg

I was slightly surprised when I saw 33...Gc7 instead of 33...Ki7, but keeping the king safe off the 8th rank should not have been that important.

34...Gc6 was obviously a big blunder, but I think it was too early to resign. Rook + Guard vs Spirit + Bishop is not that much behind in material, although I do think white is winning.

35...Gc7 36.Rxd8+ Gxd8

Then if white wants, then he can win a pawn with 37.exd6 Rxf6 38.dxb5 a5, but I'm not sure if white is that willing to trade his f6 pawn.

You can't make a fight of it with Gc7? I haven't analysed and I'm very much inexperienced with the spirit, so this could well be a losing position for black, but black does have material advantage still, with two very dangerous passed pawns. Can black trade his rook for the spirit, while using his king to stop f6? That would be my plan.

Position after 35...Gc7 36.Rxd8+ Gxd8

37.g5 Ge8

Kg8 is playable, given black's a+b pawns.

I did.