A rare draw using my new endgame book knowledge
This is one of the few games I have played where I actually was able to take advantage of my opponents endgame mistakes to draw. I simplified to a known drawn position. I am playing white.
[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[WhiteElo "1518"]
[BlackElo "1710"]
1. e4 {3} d5 {5} 2. exd5 {2} Qxd5 {2} 3. Nc3 {1} Qd6 {0} 4. Bc4 {13} Nf6 {3} 5.
d4 {3} a6 {2} 6. Nf3 {9} b5 {2} 7. Bd3 {7} Bb7 {5} 8. Ne2 {21} Nbd7 {6} 9. Bf4
{3} Qb6 {2} 10. Qd2 {39} e6 {35} 11. Be3 {4} Ng4 {27} 12. Bf4 {37} Bd6 {18} 13.
Bxd6 {31} Qxd6 {8} 14. Nc3 {21} Rd8 {139} 15. Be4 {4} c6 {33} 16. h3 {25} Ngf6
{4} 17. Bd3 {10} c5 {14} 18. dxc5 {21} Nxc5 {3} 19. O-O-O {4} Nxd3+ {7} 20.
Qxd3 {7} Qxd3 {3} 21. Rxd3 {2} Rxd3 {2} 22. cxd3 {2} Bxf3 {2} 23. gxf3 {3} Ke7
{6} 24. Kd2 {2} Rd8 {3} 25. Ne4 {9} Nd5 {24} 26. Rc1 {36} g6 {98} 27. Rc6 {99}
Nb4 {37} 28. Rc7+ {12} Rd7 {10} 29. Rxd7+ {2} Kxd7 {6} 30. a3 {1} Nd5 {30} 31.
Nc5+ {3} Kc6 {2} 32. Nxa6 {3} Nf4 {23} 33. Nb4+ {13} Kd6 {16} 34. Ke3 {3} Nxh3
{3} 35. f4 {10} e5 {43} 36. fxe5+ {10} Kxe5 {4} 37. Nc6+ {3} Kd6 {26} 38. Nd4 {
13} Kc5 {9} 39. Nb3+ {6} Kd5 {8} 40. Nd4 {23} Nxf2 {6} 41. Nxb5 {20} Nd1+ {3}
42. Kd2 {18} Nxb2 {3} 43. Kc3 {4} Na4+ {13} 44. Kb4 {9} Nb6 {21} 45. d4 {17} h5
{7} 46. Kc3 {5} h4 {3} 47. Kd3 {10} h3 {3} 48. Nc3+ {4} Ke6 {11} 49. Ne4 {10}
h2 {20} 50. Nf2 {3} Kd5 {20} 51. Nh1 {4} f5 {13} 52. Ke3 {7} Nc4+ {4} 53. Kf4 {
4} Nxa3 {11} 54. Kg5 {8} Kxd4 {2} 55. Kxg6 {2} f4 {5} 56. Kg5 {1} f3 {8} 57.
Kg4 {1} Ke3 {3} 58. Kg3 {3} Nc2 {21} 59. Kxh2 {2} Kf4 {7} 60. Kg1 {7} Ne1 {14}
61. Kf2 {12} Nd3+ {5} 62. Kf1 {4} Kg4 {10} 63. Nf2+ {7} Nxf2 {15} 64. Kxf2 {4}
Kf4 {0} 65. Kf1 {4} Kf5 {4} 66. Kf2 {3} Kg4 {2} 67. Kf1 {17} Kg5 {4} 68. Kf2 {3
} Kf4 {1} 69. Kf1 {3} Ke4 {5} 70. Kf2 {21} Kf4 {(Lag: Av=0.48s, max=4.0s) 2}
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[Event "Rated game, 25m + 0s"]
[WhiteElo "1518"]
[BlackElo "1710"]
1. e4 {3} d5 {5} 2. exd5 {2} Qxd5 {2} 3. Nc3 {1} Qd6 {0} 4. Bc4 {13} Nf6 {3} 5.
d4 {3} a6 {2} 6. Nf3 {9} b5 {2} 7. Bd3 {7} Bb7 {5} 8. Ne2 {21} Nbd7 {6} 9. Bf4
{3} Qb6 {2} 10. Qd2 {39} e6 {35} 11. Be3 {4} Ng4 {27} 12. Bf4 {37} Bd6 {18} 13.
Bxd6 {31} Qxd6 {8} 14. Nc3 {21} Rd8 {139} 15. Be4 {4} c6 {33} 16. h3 {25} Ngf6
{4} 17. Bd3 {10} c5 {14} 18. dxc5 {21} Nxc5 {3} 19. O-O-O {4} Nxd3+ {7} 20.
Qxd3 {7} Qxd3 {3} 21. Rxd3 {2} Rxd3 {2} 22. cxd3 {2} Bxf3 {2} 23. gxf3 {3} Ke7
{6} 24. Kd2 {2} Rd8 {3} 25. Ne4 {9} Nd5 {24} 26. Rc1 {36} g6 {98} 27. Rc6 {99}
Nb4 {37} 28. Rc7+ {12} Rd7 {10} 29. Rxd7+ {2} Kxd7 {6} 30. a3 {1} Nd5 {30} 31.
Nc5+ {3} Kc6 {2} 32. Nxa6 {3} Nf4 {23} 33. Nb4+ {13} Kd6 {16} 34. Ke3 {3} Nxh3
{3} 35. f4 {10} e5 {43} 36. fxe5+ {10} Kxe5 {4} 37. Nc6+ {3} Kd6 {26} 38. Nd4 {
13} Kc5 {9} 39. Nb3+ {6} Kd5 {8} 40. Nd4 {23} Nxf2 {6} 41. Nxb5 {20} Nd1+ {3}
42. Kd2 {18} Nxb2 {3} 43. Kc3 {4} Na4+ {13} 44. Kb4 {9} Nb6 {21} 45. d4 {17} h5
{7} 46. Kc3 {5} h4 {3} 47. Kd3 {10} h3 {3} 48. Nc3+ {4} Ke6 {11} 49. Ne4 {10}
h2 {20} 50. Nf2 {3} Kd5 {20} 51. Nh1 {4} f5 {13} 52. Ke3 {7} Nc4+ {4} 53. Kf4 {
4} Nxa3 {11} 54. Kg5 {8} Kxd4 {2} 55. Kxg6 {2} f4 {5} 56. Kg5 {1} f3 {8} 57.
Kg4 {1} Ke3 {3} 58. Kg3 {3} Nc2 {21} 59. Kxh2 {2} Kf4 {7} 60. Kg1 {7} Ne1 {14}
61. Kf2 {12} Nd3+ {5} 62. Kf1 {4} Kg4 {10} 63. Nf2+ {7} Nxf2 {15} 64. Kxf2 {4}
Kf4 {0} 65. Kf1 {4} Kf5 {4} 66. Kf2 {3} Kg4 {2} 67. Kf1 {17} Kg5 {4} 68. Kf2 {3
} Kf4 {1} 69. Kf1 {3} Ke4 {5} 70. Kf2 {21} Kf4 {(Lag: Av=0.48s, max=4.0s) 2}
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posted by takchess @ 12:01 PM
3 Comments:
At 12:27 PM,
likesforests said…
Good show. Your opponent's blunder was 56...f3. After 56.Ke3 your knight would have been ineffective, stuck in a corner and awaiting an exchange. Also, your opponent's king would have been in front of his pawn.
At 8:27 PM,
likesforests said…
Actually, you could have won this endgame! Botvinnik famously said that "Knight endgames are pawn endgames".
I applied that maxim to your game and this is what I came up with: 37. b3 Kd6 38. a4 bxa4 39. bxa4 Kc5 40. a5 f5 41. d4+ Kb5 42. a6 Kb6 43. d5 Ng5 44. d6 Ne6 45. d7 h5 46. Nd5+ Ka7 47. f4 h4 48. Kf2 h3 49. Kg3 Kb8 50. Kxh3 g5 51. fxg5 Nxg5+ 52. Kg3 Ne6 53. Kh4 Ka7 54. Kg3 Kb8 55. Nf4 Nd8 56. Nd3 Nc6 57. Kf4 Ka7 58. Ne5 Nd8 59. Kxf5 Kb6 60. Kf6 Kc7 61. a7 Kb7 62. Ke7 Kxa7 63. Kxd8 1-0
At 8:32 PM,
likesforests said…
The key is to realize that you have a passed pawn on the d-file, and on the a/b files a pawn majority which could very easily be converted into a second passed pawn. Once you have two passed pawns, Black will have a nightmarish time trying to defend both threats. Even a top chess engine didn't last very long--and I imagine a human would lose even quicker.
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