analysis pretty please?

This is possibly the most intense game I've played on RHP. The exchange sac blew me to bits, and then the endgame was on such a wire...

Game 5322176

Who wants to tell me: a) how I should have defended after the exchange sac, and b) whether there was a win on the board somewhere after taking the knight on move 48? (I offered the draw after I concluded, from calculating about a dozen lines, that I couldn't keep both the pieces, AND take both the q-side pawns, AND hold off the kingside pawns.)

Originally posted by paultopia
This is possibly the most intense game I've played on RHP. The exchange sac blew me to bits, and then the endgame was on such a wire...

Game 5322176

Who wants to tell me: a) how I should have defended after the exchange sac, and b) whether there was a win on the board somewhere after taking the knight on move 48? (I offered the draw after I c ...[text shortened]... uldn't keep both the pieces, AND take both the q-side pawns, AND hold off the kingside pawns.)

49. Nd5 b5 50. Bxb5 h3 51. Kf2 h2 52. Kg2 Kg7 53. Ne7
h1=Q+ 54. Kxh1 Kf6 55. Nc6 Ke6 56. Nxa5 Ke5 57. Kg2 Kd4 58. Bd7 Ke5 59. Nc4+
Kd5 60. Nd2 Kd6 61. Bh3 Ke5 62. Kg3 Kd5 63. Nf3 Kc4 64. Nxg5

One way to do it.

Originally posted by ivan2908
49. Nd5 seems faster. I think that move wins. Well, if you know how to deliver checkmate with B and N anyway.

Your king two move trip starting with 49th move was a waste of tempo. White can not promote easily here. So you should've dealt with his queenside pawns first and then switch to the queenside with your pieces.

I would do that, put vacation flag and try to learn that crazy mate pattern 😛