2018-02-25

Endgame

The computer agreed with all my endgame moves starting with move 40.  I had a sense that I could out finesse him in this bishop versus knight ending.  Even though his 44... g5? was pretty bad, I still had a superior position.  I am going to to do some analysis to see how the game should go if he doesn't play 44... g5?.

[Event "ICC tourney 1394 (12 3)"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2018.02.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "john2001plus"]
[Black "advaith06"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "1742"]
[BlackElo "1568"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2018.02.24"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Ne5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Bd7 8.
Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Rb1 Nd8 10. Qa3 Qe7 11. e3 Qxa3 12. Bxa3 Kd7 13. Bd3 b6 14. O-O
Nb7 15. c5 Na5 16. Bb4 Nc6 17. Ba3 Rhb8 18. Ba6 Ne4 19. Rfc1 Nd8 20. f3 Nf6 21.
Kf2 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Ne8 23. Ke2 Nd6 24. Kd2 Nc6 25. Bxd6 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Kxd6 27.
c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Rb8 29. Bd3 h6 30. Kc3 Rxb1 31. Bxb1 Nb8 32. e4 f6 33. f4 c5
34. e5+ fxe5 35. dxe5+ Kd5 36. Bd3 Nc6 37. g3 Nd4 38. Bf1 Kc6 39. Kc4 Nc2 40.
Bh3 Nd4 41. Bg2+ Kb6 42. a4 a5 43. Be4 Nc6 44. g4 g5 45. Bxc6 Kxc6 46. f5 exf5
47. gxf5 h5 48. f6 Kd7 49. Kxc5 h4 50. Kd4 g4 51. Ke3 Ke6 52. Kf4 g3 53. hxg3
hxg3 54. Kxg3 Kxe5 55. f7 Kd4 56. f8=Q Kc4 57. Kf3 Kb3 58. Ke3 Kxa4 59. Kd3 Kb3
60. Qb8+ Ka3 61. Kc3 a4 62. Qb2# 1-0