Annotated chess game: Let's play chess

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Let's play chess
vaderboy98 (1471) vs. kerksal (1477)
Annotated by: kerksal (1706)
Chess opening: Caro-Kann (B12), advance variation

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32. Kf2

White intends to bring his king into the fight, which is a good thing to do. Kings should be tucked away out of the battle during the middlegame, but when there's enough pieces off the board for the king to be relatively safe, then the king should be used as a fighting piece.

32... Kf7

Black does the same.

33. Ke3 Ke6 34. Kd2 Kd7 35. Ke3 Rb8 36. Ke2 Kc7 37. Ke3 Rba8 38. Ke2 Kb7 39. Kf2

It doesn't seem like Black will be able to get anywhere, as the White position is very solid. So Black sees that the only way to make a breakthrough is to eventually play Rxa3, and then after Nxa3 Rxa3, to achieve a winning rook and pawn endgame.

39... Ra8a7

Black wastes a move, allowing White to move his king away from the defense of the g3 pawn.

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40. Ke2

Now White's king is away from g3, so now is the moment for Black to strike.

40... Ra4xa3 41. Nxa3 Rxa3

Now Black is threatening to win the g3 pawn, which ties White's king to the defense of it.

42. Kf2

Defending the g3 pawn.

42... Rf3+

Black intends to play Rb3, but first he plays this move to force the White king into a more passive position.

43. Kg2

White must continue to defend the g3 pawn.

43... Rb3

Now Black plays Rb3, and the difference is that the White king is on g2 instead of f2, which is better for Black. 43...Rb3 ties White's Rd4 to the defense of the b4 pawn. There's one attacker of the b4 pawn, and one defender, however Black intends to add another attacker soon.

44. Kf2

White can't really do much other than move his king back and forth.

44... Ka6

Black's king makes his way to b5, where he can attack the b4 pawn.

45. Kg2 Kb5

Now Black has two attackers on b4, against White's one defender.

46. Kf2 Rxb4

Black has won the b4 pawn, and next he will take the c5 pawn with his king.

47. Rd2

When you are behind in material, you should generally avoid exchanges of pieces, but here it isn't much use because Black's pawn advantage is a winning advantage.

47... Kxc5

Winning the c5 pawn, finally. Since the opening Black has aimed at winning this pawn, and now he does.

48. Rc2+

There's nothing much else to do.

48... Rc4 49. Rxc4+

White resigned the game before waiting for Black's reply, which would've been 49...Kxc4. Black's win is clearcut from this position. Black would advance his c and d-pawns with the support of his king. Then one of the pawns would promote to a queen, and then Black would checkmate White soonafter. I hope any beginners, or anyone for that matter, learnt something from this game.

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