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ANNOTATED GAME
Southern Chess Fall Invitational 2006
ethansiegel (1812) vs. nicolso (1465)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Greco defence (C40)
ethansiegel (1812) vs. nicolso (1465)
Annotated by: ethansiegel
(1986)
Chess opening: Greco defence (C40)
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41... Kh6 |
Guarding against the "threat". | ||||||||
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42. Re4 |
h3 followed by Rc1 is checkmate... | ||||||||
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42... Kh5 43. Rb4 |
This is NOT the best way to advance the c-pawn. | ||||||||
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43... a5 44. Rb5+ |
"forking" king and pawn? | ||||||||
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44... Kg4 |
Only NOW do I realize the danger I'm in. If I play Rxa5, black will play h3. I'll have to play Kg1 to avoid checkmate, and black will play Rc1 followed by Rc2 , winning the h-pawn and giving black the game! I can't believe how badly I've played since move 39 -- I need to play practically flawlessly to preserve the win. | ||||||||
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45. Rb7 |
Rb8 was better, but this is okay; h3 can be dealt with. | ||||||||
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45... h3 46. Kg1 |
Still risky -- Rg7 followed by Rg1 would have been safer. | ||||||||
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46... Kf3 |
Rc1 was better, as it gives black good drawing chances, as it's risky for white to try to avoid the perpetual check. | ||||||||
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47. Rf7+ |
! Finally doing what I should've done a long time ago; putting the rook back on the back rank, where it can participate in defense as well as assist the c-pawn. | ||||||||
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47... Kg4 48. Rf1 Rxb2 |
??? This loses, as now white can put his rook behind the c-pawn and march (like he should have 10 moves before). But if black had wasted a move (like, Kh4 or Kh5 or something) he would have had more chances with his advanced position and active rook. | ||||||||
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49. Rc1 |
The game is over now. | ||||||||
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49... Kf3 50. c4 Rg2+ |
If white play Kf1 instead of Kh1, black has hope... | ||||||||
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51. Kh1 |
Black has nothing left now -- white's fortress is impenetrable. | ||||||||
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51... Ra2 |
This is simply too slow -- but to get back to the 8th rank and block doesn't have much appeal either. | ||||||||
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52. c5 |
White decides to push it. | ||||||||
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52... Rxa4 53. c6 |
Ahh... push it. | ||||||||
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53... Rg4 54. c7 |
...puh-push it real good... | ||||||||
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54... Rg8 55. c8=Q |
<bah-BAH-dow, dow, dow, dow, do-doodle-do do doot!> | ||||||||
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55... Rxc8 |
Black has to give up the rook for the queened pawn now. | ||||||||
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56. Rxc8 |
There is nothing left for black -- his pawns will be wiped out and white will checkmate the black king against the side of the board. | ||||||||
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