This position is won for black. After 10. ... c3, white has no way to prevent black from queening except sacrificing his rook.
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3. ... Be5! refutes your line. The best black can do is win black's a and b pawns.
Nov 18, 2009
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#5
After 3... Be5 White's response will be 4.Rc6 4...Bf4 5.d7 winning for White.
3. ... Be5! 4. Rc6? Bxd6 5. Rxd6?? c1(=Q)+ 6. Rd1 Qxd1#
Franknstein, don't be too upset by eebster's analysis... Black resigned a won game!
Nov 19, 2009
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#8
Ok I give up.
Eebster u convinced me that I was lost here.I was lucky not to have u as my opponent in this game.
It's kind of funny how the solution of the puzzle leads to a win and a lost position for white!
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.
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.