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ANNOTATED GAME
All quiet on the Western Front?
ionadowman (2088) vs. easy19 (2287)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2332)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C57), Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation
ionadowman (2088) vs. easy19 (2287)
Annotated by: archduke_piccolo
(2332)
Chess opening: two knights defence (C57), Wilkes Barre (Traxler) variation
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43. h4 f3 44. Kh3 |
Just in time to avoid ...e4 check. But Black's rook can at last penetrate to the second rank. | ||||||
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44... Rg2 |
Black would very much like to have played the e-pawn forward, even without a check. But for the moment it was completely unplayable owing to 44...e4?? 45.Rxe4 Kf5 (45...Rg2 46.Re6 would have mated in 2) 46.Rf7+ (or 46.Re6) ...Kg6 47.Rxf3 with a powerful attack. | ||||||
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45. h5 |
Pinning my hopes on this advance. There were quite reasonable prospects this pawn might go all the way, the saucy fellow... | ||||||
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45... e4 |
(!) But reality crashed the party. No win. Seeing my way clear to a forced draw, I decided to take no more risks. | ||||||
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46. Rxe4 Rb1 |
Free at last! And about to visit retribution upon its jailers!! Black threatens mate on the move. But White has things under control. | ||||||
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47. Re6+ Kg5 48. Rg7+ Kxh5 49. Rh7+ |
There's no escaping the checks. | ||||||
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49... Kg5 50. Rg7+ Kh5 |
Black declines to mess about with ...Kf4 of ...Kf5 which serve only to prolong the game unecessarily. Sooner or later the position will recur 3 times. | ||||||
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51. Rh7+ Kg5 52. Rg7+ Kh5 53. Rh7+ Kg5 |
At this point I claimed the draw using GK's threefold repetition protocols. The claim was upheld. An interesting game, and my first non-negative result against id=easy19 :) | ||||||
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