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ANNOTATED GAME
Good enough for a draw, but...
ethansiegel (1726) vs. presso (1748)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Vienna gambit (C29)
ethansiegel (1726) vs. presso (1748)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Vienna gambit (C29)
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35... a5 36. Kc2 a4 37. Kb2 Bc4 |
The threat is Bf1. | |||||
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38. Nf3 |
Threatening Nxg5. Now Bf1 is met by Ng1. | |||||
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38... Kg6 39. Ka3 Be2 40. Ng1 Bd1 |
Protecting a4. Notice that the king is tied to the passed pawn, and the knight is tied down by the bishop. | |||||
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41. Kb4 f5 42. gxf5+ Kxf5 43. d5 |
! A good move that maybe should've come earlier (I'm still not sure). Black must take care not to allow white's powerful coming passed pawn to queen. | |||||
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43... cxd5 44. c6 Nb6 45. Kb5 |
?! Puzzling, perhaps, since Kc5 also looks good. That might have been the best shot for a win, since after 45. Kc5 then a3, and although the pawn cannot be stopped, White is for choice after 45. Kc5 a3 46. Kxb6 a2 47. c7 a1Q 48. c8Q . | |||||
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45... Nc8 |
The best move. | |||||
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46. Ba3 |
A good, consistent follow-up! If black isn't careful, white is going to play Ka6 followed by Kb7, getting a new queen! | |||||
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46... Na7+ |
Forced but good. Black exchanges white's powerful passed pawn for his knight. | |||||
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47. Kb6 Nxc6 48. Kxc6 Ke4 |
And now the game is going to be drawn. White is up on material, but with four black pawns to two for white, and bishops of opposite color, a win isn't in the cards for anyone. | |||||
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49. Kc5 h5 50. c4 |
Draw agreed. Still, a fun game with lots of chances, and hopefully I learned how not to squander an advantage! | |||||
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