Annotated Chess Game 11572778 by Uncle Stosh

September 2015 Reti pawn march

1. Ng1f3 d5 2. e3 Ng8f6 3. c4
ideal development for this strategy
3... e6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. h3 Bf8e7 6. Nb1c3 c6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bf1d3 Nb8d7 9. O-O Rf8e8 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nc3xe4 Nf6xe4 12. Bd3xe4
equal strength but black has restricted access
12... Be7f6 13. Qd1c2 Nd7b6
black focus on stealing d4 pawn
14. Be4xh7
disrupts king flank protection
14... Kg8h8 15. Bh7f5 Bc8xf5 16. Qc2xf5 Qd8d7 17. Qf5xd7 Nb6xd7 18. Bc1e3 Nd7b6 19. Ra1d1 Nb6d5 20. Be3g5 Bf6xg5 21. Nf3xg5 f6 22. Ng5f7 Kh8g8 23. Nf7d6 Re8e7 24. Nd6f5 Re7d7 25. a3 Ra8e8 26. Rf1e1 Re8xe1 27. Rd1xe1 Nd5f4 28. Re1e4 Nf4g6 29. Re4g4 Kg8f7 30. b4 Rd7d5 31. Nf5e3 Rd5g5 32. Rg4xg5 fxg5
knight duel to victory now
33. g3 Ng6e7 34. Ne3g4 Ne7f5 35. Ng4e5 Kf7e6 36. Ne5f3 Ke6f6 37. g4 Nf5d6 38. Nf3d2 Kf6e6 39. Nd2b3 b6 40. Kg1g2 Nd6c4 41. a4 a6 42. Kg2f3 Ke6d5 43. Kf3e2 Nc4d6 44. Ke2d3 Nd6e4 45. Kd3e3 Ne4d6 46. f4 gxf4 47. Ke3xf4 Nd6e4 48. a5 bxa5 49. Nb3xa5
pawn march is only way to win
49... Ne4f6 50. g5 Nf6e8 51. Kf4e3 g6 52. Ke3d3 Ne8g7 53. Na5b3 Ng7f5 54. Nb3d2 Nf5xd4 55. Nd2e4 Nd4f5 56. Ne4f6
knight anchored to advance pawns while black has to find a good square for king
56... Kd5e6 57. Kd3c4 Nf5e3 58. Kc4d4 Ne3f5 59. Kd4c5 Nf5e7 60. Kc5b6 Ke6f5 61. h4
lone white pawn is set to advance
61... Ne7d5 62. Kb6c5 Nd5xf6 63. gxf6 Kf5xf6 64. Kc5xc6 Kf6f5 65. Kc6b6
white cannot lose pawn race