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ANNOTATED GAME
A Tight Game
perovskit (1551) vs. caro-kann (1459)
Annotated by: caro-kann (1754)
Chess opening: Giuoco Piano (C50), four knights variation
perovskit (1551) vs. caro-kann (1459)
Annotated by: caro-kann (1754)
Chess opening: Giuoco Piano (C50), four knights variation
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35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Rad3 |
Here comes the battering ram - will he crash through and take my kingdom? | ||||
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36... Kf8 37. d6 |
His pawn is now almost through, with a Rook battery bearing down. However, he failed to realise the pawn was protecting the c-6 pawn. | ||||
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37... Rxc6 38. Kf5 |
Better not lose that pawn either, because his King on f6 means my King is stuck on the back rank. | ||||
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38... Kg7 39. dxc7 |
The exchanges flow, the board clears of two Rooks. | ||||
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39... Rxd3 40. Rxd3 Rxc7 41. Rd6 |
Now it is I who lose my material advantage, unless I check with Rb5 . But I have a scheming trap in mind. | ||||
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41... Re7 |
WIll he take the bait? | ||||
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42. Rxf6 |
Here goes! It's all about promoting that a-pawn. If my pawn moves first, I'll promote. But also, without the Rooks, if his King goes onto the 6th rank, as is my aim, I also promote. | ||||
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42... Re6 43. e5 |
And so, all that is left is to exchange, then walk my pawn to victory. . . | ||||
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43... Rxf6+ 44. exf6+ |
CHECK??? Blast!! Now he moves first, and worse, my King is stuck for mobility. Ahhhh, my failure to see ahead clearly has cost me. | ||||
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44... Kf8 45. Ke4 |
Well, if I can move my King far enough, I can take the f-pawn, since my h-pawn will take the g-pawn if it attempts to protect it. But how to get his King away? | ||||
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45... a4 |
By forcing his hand. Now, he has to chase my Pawn, while his King moves to the opposite end of the board | ||||
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46. Kd3 a3 47. Kc2 a2 48. Kb2 a1=Q+ 49. Kxa1 Ke8 50. Kb2 Kd7 |
Oh no! A horrible thought hits my head. What if he plays g5, I play hxg5, and he waltzes his h-pawn to victory? Oh wait, by not exchanging, 51.g5 Ke6, I can take the pawns. | ||||
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51. Kc3 Ke6 52. Kd3 Kxf6 53. Ke3 Kg5 |
This is now a draw, if he defends his pawn. | ||||
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54. Kf3 f5 55. gxf5 |
Merely the formalities now, | ||||
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55... Kxf5 56. Kg3 Kg5 |
At this point a draw was agreed upon. Even with the h-pawn, he simply moves his King to h1 and blocks my promotion. As I wish to catch some sleep, I don't want to delay this any further. I found this game to be quite interesting, and would welcome all your comments. | ||||
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