Curtains vs PoG

[StregaChess]

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40.Ke4 Kd6 41.Kf5 Kd5 42.Bb6 Nb3 43.g5 Nd4+ 44.K(any) g6 and now he's boxed out.


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Forgive me if this is stupid as I'm at work without a set so this is sort of like blindfold...

43.g5 Nd4+
44.Bxd4 Kxd4
45. g6 f6
46. Ke6 b5 (the race begins)
47. Kf7 b4
47. Kxg7 b3
We queen first but are we really ahead?
Or.. am I tempo off in my head and this is just crack? LOL...

[TimM]

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40.Ke4 Kd6 41.Kf5 Kd5 42.Bb6 Nb3 43.g5 Nd4+ 44.K(any) g6 and now he's boxed out.


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Forgive me if this is stupid as I'm at work without a set so this is sort of like blindfold...

43.g5 Nd4+
44.Bxd4 Kxd4
45. g6 f6
46. Ke6 b5 (the race begins)
47. Kf7 b4
47. Kxg7 b3
We queen first but are we really ahead?
Or.. am I tempo off in my head and this is just crack? LOL...

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That's ok, it a tough one to analyze without a board.

We have to play 45...fxg6+ and we get there first: 46.Kxg6 b5 47.Kxg7 b4 48.f4 Ke4 49.Kg6 b3 50.f5 b2 51.f6 b1=Q 52.f7 (we'll win this as long as we dont take his g-pawn and give him the stalemate defense!)

Even if it didn't work we have 42...Nd3 43.g5 Ne5 stopping the break-up.

Anyway, I'm still not sure which 40th move I like for other reasons...

[curtains]

41. Ke4

sorry I took so long, Ive been away for the week. Thought I actually moved already.

[chuckleslovakian]

Curtains plays 40.Ke4

1. c4 e5
2. g3 Nf6
3. Bg2 c6
4. d4 exd4
5. Qxd4 d5
6. cxd5 cxd5
7. Nf3 Nc6
8. Qd3 Nb4
9. Qb3 Bf5
10. Nd4 Be4
11. 0-0 Bc5
12. Nc3 Bxg2
13. Kxg2 Bxd4
14. Qxb4 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 0-0
16. b3 Re8
17. e3 Rc8
18. Qd3 d4
19. exd4 Qd5+
20. Qf3 Rc2
21. Bf4 Ne4
22. Be3 Rc6
23. Kg1 Rf6
24. Qg2 h5
25. Rac1 h4
26. Rc5 Qd6
27. Re5 Rxe5
28. dxe5 Qxe5
29. Rc1 Nc3
30. Re1 Rc6
31. Qf3 h3
32. g4 Nxa2
33. Qxh3 Qe6
34. Qg3 Qxb3
35. Bxa7 Qxg3+
36. hxg3 Rc1
37. Rxc1 Nxc1
38. Kg2 Kf8
39. Kf3 Ke7
40. Ke4

Curtains

PoG

It is now PoGs turn

(yay no more crappy mspaint pic)

[fnord_too]

e6, correct?

[smilingbill]

Kd6 looks natural (also timm and strega discussed kd6 kf5 earlier)

[fnord_too]

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Kd6 looks natural (also timm and strega discussed kd6 kf5 earlier)

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Doesn't that let his king in and kill our king side pawns? I would think we need to keep them secure, and march our past pawn up the board using the knight for protection forcing his king to move over there so we can kill his king side pawns. But I am not very good, so I really am unsure.


(btw, e6 above should have been Ke6, obviously).

[StregaChess]

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Doesn't that let his king in and kill our king side pawns?


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You need to back up and read the line, the answer is yes, no, maybe....
We may win if he goes that route....

We are at the place in the game where a single move can lose or win. It's a good time to let our clocks run a bit and be very sure of the next steps..

[fnord_too]

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Doesn't that let his king in and kill our king side pawns?


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You need to back up and read the line, the answer is yes, no, maybe....
We may win if he goes that route....

We are at the place in the game where a single move can lose or win. It's a good time to let our clocks run a bit and be very sure of the next steps..

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Where you have white playing g5, I am not so sure he plays that. For some reason I was thinking he had an easy way to break our pawns, but he doesn't, so I need to look at the board some more.

[fnord_too]

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