Just another game

Sort:
franknstein

This took place in one of my recent blitz games. I was happy to keep myself calm and came out with a material advantage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any analization is welcome.

Eebster

This position is won for black. After 10. ... c3, white has no way to prevent black from queening except sacrificing his rook.

franknstein

to my defense I would say

Eebster

3. ... Be5! refutes your line. The best black can do is win black's a and b pawns.

franknstein

After 3... Be5 White's response will be 4.Rc6 4...Bf4 5.d7 winning for White.

Eebster

3. ... Be5! 4. Rc6? Bxd6 5. Rxd6?? c1(=Q)+ 6. Rd1 Qxd1#

JG27Pyth

Franknstein, don't be too upset by eebster's analysis... Black resigned a won game!

franknstein

Ok I give up.Frown

Eebster u convinced me that I was lost here.I was lucky not to have u as my opponent in this game.Laughing

Elubas

It's kind of funny how the solution of the puzzle leads to a win and a lost position for white!

Eebster

To be fair, I had to use my computer to make sure. But after c3, black has the bishop pair to help his passed pawn, so I probably could have figured this out on my own (obviously I didn't use it for the variations, anyways). I also had to show that after the trade of the rook and d pawn for the c pawn, black could win with his bishops. That's pretty easy, though, since the black square bishop can eat white's a and b pawns with impunity.

And for what it's worth, I think you played the exchange correctly. I don't know of any better endgame you could have reached, and this one at least seems uncertain at first glance. I still can't figure out why your opponent resigned, though.