Game 20: ggrayggray v mangafranga

[Garvinator]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. 0-0-0 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qxa8 Bf5 15. Qxf8 Kxf8 16. Rd2 h5 17. Kb1 Kg8 18. Be2 Qe5 19. Bd4 Qf4 20. Rhd1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxh2 22. Bf1 h4 23. R4d2 Qg3 24. b3 h3 25. gxh3 Qxf3 26. Kb2 e5 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Rde2 f6 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. Bg2 g5 31. a4 g4 32. hxg4 Bxg4 33. Re4 Qg3 34. Rd2 f5 35. Rc4 Kf6 36. Rc3 Qh2 37. Rd6+ Kg5 38. Bc6 Qf2 39. Bb5 e4 40. Rd5 Kh4 41. Rc7 a5 42. Re7 Qb6 43. Kb1 e3 44. Rde5 f4 45. Rh7+ Kg3 46. Rhe7 Qd6 47. Bd3 Kf2 48. Kb2 Ke1 49. Ka2 Kd2 50. Kb2 Qb4 51. Re8 Qc3+ 52. Kb1 Bd7 53. R8e7 Bxa4 54. Re4 Bc6 55.Rxf4 a4 56. Rc4 Qf6 57. Ra7 Qh8 58. Raxa4 Qh1+ 59. Ka2 Bxa4 60.Rxa4 Kc1 61. Ra5 Qd1 62. Ka3

[Aaron Guthrie]

PGN Viewer

 

[Garvinator]

PGN Viewer

 

[Aaron Guthrie]

PGN Viewer

 

[Garvinator]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. 0-0-0 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qxa8 Bf5 15. Qxf8 Kxf8 16. Rd2 h5 17. Kb1 Kg8 18. Be2 Qe5 19. Bd4 Qf4 20. Rhd1 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Qxh2 22. Bf1 h4 23. R4d2 Qg3 24. b3 h3 25. gxh3 Qxf3 26. Kb2 e5 27. Re1 Qf4 28. Rde2 f6 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. Bg2 g5 31. a4 g4 32. hxg4 Bxg4 33. Re4 Qg3 34. Rd2 f5 35. Rc4 Kf6 36. Rc3 Qh2 37. Rd6+ Kg5 38. Bc6 Qf2 39. Bb5 e4 40. Rd5 Kh4 41. Rc7 a5 42. Re7 Qb6 43. Kb1 e3 44. Rde5 f4 45. Rh7+ Kg3 46. Rhe7 Qd6 47. Bd3 Kf2 48. Kb2 Ke1 49. Ka2 Kd2 50. Kb2 Qb4 51. Re8 Qc3+ 52. Kb1 Bd7 53. R8e7 Bxa4 54. Re4 Bc6 55.Rxf4 a4 56. Rc4 Qf6 57. Ra7 Qh8 58. Raxa4 Qh1+ 59. Ka2 Bxa4 60.Rxa4 Kc1 61. Ra5 Qd1 62. Ka3 e2 63. Bxe2 Qxe2 64. Rc5 Qa6+

I resign 0-1.

[Aaron Guthrie]

Thanks for the game. Couple of comments (gotta get back to prepping for my trip to Melb). I didn't examine 57. Ra7 at all . I think 59.Kb2!! drew. 59.Kb2!! Qc1+ 60.Ka2 Bxa4 61. Rxa4 e2 61.Bxe2 Qxc2+ 62.Ka1!!

edit-I forgot to insert the Bxa4 the first time. That is just from memory, but I think it is right now.

[Garvinator]

Thanks for the game. Couple of comments (gotta get back to prepping for my trip to Melb). I didn't examine 57. Ra7 at all . I think 59.Kb2!! drew. 59.Kb2!! Qc1+ 60.Ka2 e2 61.Bxe2 Qxc2+ 62.Ka1!!

In the game variation, I missed Kc1. Played it too quickly thinking that Raxa4 lead to a 6 man tablebase draw in all variations.

On move 58, I spent quite a lot of time on

PGN Viewer

 

I had spent time on Rh7, because I missed Kb2. More accurate is that I didnt spend enough time on it and thought Ka2 was sufficent. I will look at Kb2 quite a bit more cause I thought I saw some nasties there.

Because I missed Kc1, I realised after you played Kc1 that I had to play Kb2 and take my chances. I think it is move 60 that you refer to. It is after the queen check on h1. I think you are correct

Correction to post. It does appear to be move 59.

[Garvinator]

Thoughts about the overall game. The Qxa8 variation sucks. I had to play quite a few moves on laptop which doesnt have tablebases on it, so that was a real handicap and it showed when I was able to get back to proper computer with tablebases.

I went from what seemed like a pretty even position to a very difficult to defend position. In the end that showed with one 'error'.

[Aaron Guthrie]

The Qxa8 variation sucks.

Agreed.

I went from what seemed like a pretty even position to a very difficult to defend position. In the end that showed with one 'error'.

I thought you were kind of worse from very early on. The positive plan for White would have been to advance the queenside pawns. This is of course hard to do, since you don't want to expose your king. But if it works it would be very effective (e.g. Rook on c1, with the c pawn advancing can be very scary). I don't know if any such plan would have actually worked. After I got my pawns running it seems you can only try and defend. But you have a hell of a lot of fortress options, so it was very hard to find a way in. Bd7 was kind of a mistake, but then I had to take positive action at some point. All in all tough game.