Great game Mick!
Well done!
Outside Passed Pawn wins Great Endgame
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Jul 29, 2017
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Yes, nice game and post. This is a perfect example of how the player who wins is the one who makes the fewest mistakes, proven by your thoughtfully included table. The game was well-played by Black, too; it was evident that Black's (your) rating was at least in the 1800s.
One minor suggestion: I believe Black could have played 10...e5 without problem, and just backed that up with ...f6 when that e5-pawn was threatened later. I do that all the time in games I play against Chess Titans, and in fact I usually win those games in a manner very similar to how you won this endgame, using either a decoy pawn or pawn majority, both on the queenside.
In this game, Chess.com's indexes show both sides played very well:
Admittedly, choosing the best moves was made easier by each side having a Q, B, and N off the board by move 10.
The game turned into an endgame early and drawish position after drawish position was reached until I remembered the power of the Outside Passed Pawn. There was just one weak move made in the entire game and, unfortunately for White, that allowed that Passed Pawn to make it's purpose known.