Annotated chess game: Pawns are important

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ANNOTATED GAME

Pawns are important
Opponent vs. Totema
Annotated by: totema (1200)
Chess opening: King's Indian defence, 3.Nc3 (E61)

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31... Qf7

I dont know why I moved queen out of 6th rank where I wanted it to be.

32. b6

White keeps pushing even more.

32... Bd7

I need to protect c6 and try to get more help by opening a8 rook.

33. Nxg7 Qxg7 34. Qc2

Its good to get rook to join pawn pushing too.

34... Bb5

Im not exactly sure but this move can be a mistake as by moving 35.Rb1 Rad8 36.Rxb5 axb5 37.c6 b4 38.Rb3 Rxd5 39.c7 Rxa5 40.c8Q white would win.

35. Re1 Rad8

There are better moves in here like 35...Rf6 and then game could follow by 36.Rg3 Raf8 37.Rg2(not 37.Rxe5 Rxf2 38.Qc3 Rf1 39.Kh2 R8f2 40.Rg2 Rf3 and position is great for black) or the game could continue by 35...Rf5 36.Rxe5 Raf8 37.Qc3 Rxf2.

36. c6

White goes for the direct option.

36... Rxd5

Pawn must be taken. 36...Rd6 is good try but after 37.cxb7 Qxb7 38.Rxe5 Qg7 39.Re6 Rxe6 40.dxe6 Qf6 41.Re3 Bc6 42.Qe2 Bb7 43.e7 Re8 44.Re6 Qg7 45.Qd3 Kh8 46.f4 and black would have fallen to deep trouble. In this game I didnt calculate that far as after analysing that option few moves it just felt to be too dangerous and I left that idea.

37. c7

Now white has dangerous 7th rank pawn that is really well protected.

37... Bd7

I need to put some kind of stop to this pawn.

38. Rc3 Bc8

And now the pawn isint going to become queen right away.

39. Rc5

My opponent had 1min in his clock right now and he was one move away from 40th move increasement and I had about 8min. My opponent had played really well even that he didnt have so much time to spend on his moves, it needs skill to use time in the most effective way and so that you wont make hestitated move because of time.

39... Rd4

I didnt want to change our rooks by playing 39...Rxc5 40.Qxc5 41.f4 which I think to be more effective.

40. Qb3+

White had position where he can make this kind of move that you dont have to think much so it was easy for him to get increasement. Thinking of options like 40.Rexe5? or 40.Rcxe5?! arent so good as this option and by looking at my opponents time these kind of moves needs more time to think. 40.Rexe5? would continue by 40...Bxg4 41.Re7 Qxe7 42.Qg6 Qg7 43.Qxg7 Kxg7 44.hxg4 Rxg4 45.Kh2 Rc8 and option 40.Rcxe5?! Rxg4 41.hxg4 Qxg4 42.Kf1 Qh3 43.Kg1 Qg4 44.Kh2 Qh3 45.Kg1 Qg4 isint good as white is playing for win.

40... Kh8 41. Qe3

White has played really well this far. I must admire him that he has been able to launch correct moves after another without slight mistakes. Options like 41.Rexe5 are not so effectise as by playing 41...Bxg4 42.Qg3 Bxh3 43.Qxg7 Kxg7 or 41.Rcxe5 Bxg4 42.Qg3 Bxh3 43.Qxg7 Kxg7 44.Re7 Kg8 position isint so good for white as it could be.

41... e4

I need to try something even that this is quite useless.

42. Rh5

Again white goes for correct answer. It is beautiful to watch when player has found a roud to follow that leads to nice moves after another even that this position is unclear still white shows that he is fighting for win.

42... Kh7

42.Kg8 wont work as 43.Rxh6 Rf3(not 43.Qxh6 Qxh6 Rxh6) 44.Rg6 Rxe3 45.Rxg7 Kxg7 46.Rxe3 and draw chance might come after 46...Rd2.

43. Rxh6+ Qxh6 44. Qxd4

White trusts that his queensides 7th rank pawn with other will help him as they do.

44... Qxh3

The best option that tries still something even that this is quite useless right now.

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