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ANNOTATED GAME
Astersen v/s Templeton
astersen (1860) vs. templedf (1486)
Annotated by: templedf (1200)
Chess opening: Old Benoni defence (A43)
astersen (1860) vs. templedf (1486)
Annotated by: templedf (1200)
Chess opening: Old Benoni defence (A43)
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48. Rg7+ |
It's amazing how being ill can affect one's mind. The *obviously* correct response to this is Kh8. Instead... | ||||||||
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48... Kf8 |
I chose Kf8?? Giving white an honest chance at promoting his pawn. | ||||||||
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49. exf5 |
White captures my f pawn to get my g pawn out of his way. Now that I have opened the door to promoting his pawn, the game has completely changed. | ||||||||
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49... gxf5 |
The best move here is probably g5, blocking off support for the h pawn. Instead, my diseased mind found it better to capture. | ||||||||
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50. g5 |
And now white is in a beautiful position. | ||||||||
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50... b3 |
Failing to notice that I'm about to lose the game, I decide to mak e a run for it with my b pawn. | ||||||||
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51. Rxh7 |
At this point, it finally dawned on me that I might not be playing at my best. Before I could do more damage, I stopping playing until I was well again. | ||||||||
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51... Rg3 |
After recovering, Rg3 was the only move left to me that left me a chance of winning. Below are the non-draw alternatives. [51. ... Kg8 52. g6 b2 53. Rg7 Kf8 54. Rf7 Ke8 55. h7] [51. ... Kg8 52. Rg7 Kh8 53. g6 Rh3 54. Rh7 Kg8 55. Rg7 Kf8 56. Rf7 Ke8 57. h7] [51. ... Rh3 52. g6 b2 53. Rf7 Ke8 54. h7] | ||||||||
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52. Rb7 |
I was very happy to see this move. It meant that I had broken the charge of the h pawn. Being up by a pawn of a bishop, I was very willing to trade passed pawns, especially considering my pawn-bishop pair and the fact that the white h pawn becomes a pain point for white. | ||||||||
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52... Rxg5 |
With a great sigh of relief, I captured the white pawn. I thought it was all over. I was wrong. | ||||||||
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53. Rb8+ |
Doh! Never saw it coming. Not like I had much of a choice in any case. I sealed my fate several moves ago. | ||||||||
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53... Kf7 |
I have to sit back and watch while I lose my rook. | ||||||||
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54. h7 Rh5 55. h8=Q Rxh8 56. Rxh8 b2 |
OK. So white has now evened up the game. Things still looked good for me, though. With four pawns, one on the 7th rank, and a bishop for support, my odds of promoting a pawn looked pretty good. | ||||||||
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57. Rb8 |
This move surprised me. I expected Rh1 to stop the queen until the king could move into postion to guard b1. The advantage of this move over Rh1 is that white has bought an extra turn that he can use to go after my d pawn. The disadvantage is that the rook can only defend one file. | ||||||||
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57... Bd4 |
I decided that it was more important to keep the pressure on with my b pawn than to save my d pawn. | ||||||||
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58. Kd5 |
White moves in to threaten the d pawn and block my king's passage. | ||||||||
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58... f4 |
By advancing my f pawn, I rescued the d pawn. If white captured the d pawn, my f pawn is a run-away. At this point, the thing I was most worried about was white ability to burn moves by wiggling the rook. | ||||||||
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59. Rb3 |
White makes another brilliant play. He prepares to safely take my d pawn by guarding my f pawn. If I make a run for it with the f pawn, white has the Zwischenzug, Rxf3 , which allows him to then return to guarding my b pawn before I can promote it. | ||||||||
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59... Kg6 |
I play wide, removing the Zwischenzug. Ke4 is white's only move. Anything else lets either the f pawn or the b pawn get away. | ||||||||
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60. Ke4 d5+ |
For the same reason that white couldn't capture my d pawn before, he still can't now. Same goes for Kd3. White's only move is Kf3, driving the his king forward and allowing my pawns to advance. | ||||||||
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