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ANNOTATED GAME
muek54's mini-tournament IX
pilou (1905) vs. dsb13 (1959)
Annotated by: dsb13
(2378)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B02), Scandinavian variation
pilou (1905) vs. dsb13 (1959)
Annotated by: dsb13
(2378)
Chess opening: Alekhine's defence (B02), Scandinavian variation
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40... bxc6 41. b7 Kf7 42. Bc5 |
Black can still make a real mess of this. White's idea is to meet ... Bxf4 with Ba7 forcing Black to give up the bishop. | |||||
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42... Ke6 43. Kd4 Kd7 44. Bb6 |
Another moment of decision. 44. ... Bxf4 45. Ba7 gives White saving chances. I saw that 44. ... c5+ 45. Kxc5 Bxf4 46. Ba7 Be3+ is winning, but after 46. Kd5 Bb8 47. Bd4 Kc7 48. Ke6 f4 49. Kf5 I am not sure that Black can break through. If White can pick up the f-pawn and sacrifice the bishop for the a-pawn, I have the wrong bishop to queen on h1. I thought I might be able to lure the White king away from the e-file first. | |||||
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44... Kd6 45. Kc4 Kd7 |
Allowing White to repeat with 44. Kd4 but the last time he tried that, it didn't work out for him. If he had, I think I would have tried 44. ... Kd6 45. Kc4 c5, akin to the game continuation. | |||||
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46. Kb4 c5+ |
It's only a pawn, and it was getting in the way. 47. Kxc5 Bxf4 and the check on e3 allows me to get back to b8 | |||||
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47. Bxc5 Kc6 |
Now the b7 pawn falls but there's one sting left. | |||||
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48. Be3 Kxb7 49. Kxa4 |
Now we both have a passed pawn and my doubled pawns don't look healthy. What's Black's move? | |||||
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49... Ba7 |
Of course. If White plays 50. Bd2 e3 51. Bc3 e2 and ... 52. Bf2 (where have I seen that theme before?) wins the bishop and, because White's K-side pawns are fixed on dark squares, the game. | |||||
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50. Bxa7 Kxa7 51. Kb4 |
And, having exchanged the queens, then the rooks, and then the minor pieces, we arrive at a K+4 v K+3 endgame. | |||||
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51... Kb6 |
Black takes the opposition, but there is nothing left for White here. If the King stays with the a-pawn, the e-pawn will run. If not, the a-pawn drops and then the King makes its way to the K-side. A couple of examples: 52. Kc4 Ka5 53. Kb3 Kb5 54. a4 Ka5 55. Ka3 e3 -+ 52. Kc4 Ka5 53. Kd4 Ka4 54. Ke3 Kxa3 55. Kd4 Kb4 56. Ke3 Kc3 57. Ke2 Kd4 58. Kd2 e3+ 59. Ke2 Ke4 -+ | |||||
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52. a4 Ka6 |
White realises that he's had enough and resigned. Exhausting, but fun. Please rate the game if you got this far. Cheers, D | |||||
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