Annotated Chess Game 11157950 by 64squaresofpain

Annotated Chess Game 11157950 by 64squaresofpain

Annotated Games

Schliemann defence + Knights vs Bishops + Zugzwang city

  • 47... Bd8b6 48. Nd2b3 Kd5c4 49. Nb3d2
    Black could have had checkmate here, if not for the fact he was in check himself... I thought here Kd5, d2Nb3 and we could draw by repetition
    • 49... Kc4c3
      ?? Black must have had one eye on checkmate, and so perhaps didn't see...
      • 50. Nc1a2
        that Na2 wins the b4 pawn (which should have been on b3)
        • 50... Kc3b2 51. Na2xb4 c5 52. Nd2c4 Kb2c3 53. Nb4d5 Kc3xc4 54. Nd5xb6 Kc4b5 55. dxc5
          ? I hadn't put much thought into this, as I figured this was the natural move, but Nd7 was much stronger according to Fritz, and White shouldn't worry about a passing c-pawn
          • 55... Kb5xc5
            But at least now we have ourselves a proper endgame, with White a pawn up and Black left with a bad bishop
            • 56. Nb6d7 Kc5d5 57. Nd7f6 Kd5e6 58. Ke3f2
              ? Wrong way... White has to use King and Knight to somehow force Black's King away from protecting g6
              • 58... Ke6f7
                But due to the limited usefulness of Black's Bishop, White will be able to induce a series of zugzwangs... try counting them
                • 59. Kf2e3 Kf7e6 60. Ke3d4 Bd1e2 61. Kd4c5 Be2f3 62. Nf6h7 Bf3e2 63. Kc5c6 Be2f3 64. Kc6c7 Ke6e7 65. Nh7f6 Bf3d1 66. Nf6d7 Bd1e2 67. Nd7e5 Be2h5 68. Ne5c6
                  ? If Ke6, then Nb4 is the only move that prevents a draw (Black's King taking f4) But this hinders White's attack
                  • 68... Ke7f7
                    ? Black however makes it easier
                    • 69. Kc7d7 Bh5d1 70. Nc6e5 Kf7g7 71. Kd7e7 Bd1e2 72. Ne5d7 Be2d1 73. Nd7c5 Bd1h5
                      By now, any way that Black could defend is hopeless, as there are too many zugzwangs
                        Game started
                        19 Apr '15
                        Last move
                        01 Jun '15
                        Game Lost
                        Created
                        03 Jun '15
                        Updated
                        10 Jun '15
                        Comments
                        0
                        Annotation Id
                        4503

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