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32.fxe5 Bg4

32.fxe5 as this is the safest way to create a protected passed pawn, as 32.dxe4 allows 32...d4 which looks dangerous for white.

32...Bg4 is the only playable move left for black I think, the end is here....

(3 mins)

Originally posted by c guy1
fxe4--not dxe4 cause black will also have a passed pawn
Bg4-looks useful, perhaps it will aid in protecting the king

EDITE: BTW what are the dollar $s for by some of the moves in your annotation. Did everyone get those moves wrong?

32.fxe5 Bg4

4 minutes.

fxe5 gives white a passed pawn while controlling the d5 pawn, Bg4 to avoid e5 right away. Not much else for black.

fxe5, Bg5 to control e6.

32. d x Re5 ... Keeping the other pawn on f4 keeps the Black king at boxed in.

32. .... Rd2 threatening to have 33. ..... Rd4 attacking the pawn on f4

Total Points (Max possible 54)

27 Points: Stives
24 Points:Rahim
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12 Points: BLReid
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8 Points: Golub
7 Points: Schakuhr
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5 Points: OctopusBoy
4 Points: Wormwood, Shinidoki, TheGambit
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2 points: tomtom232, Mahout,
1 point: Sickboy, Loki74
O points: flexmore

33.Rf2 Kxh4

33.Rxf2 intending 34.Rfxe2 Rxe2 35.Rxe2 which leaves black dead in the water. Alternatives such as 33.Nf5 fails to 33...Kg6 and 33.Nf3+ Bxf3 34.Rxf3 allows black the use of his remaining Rook again. And 33.g3 to protect the Knight allows 33...Nh6 which puts the Knight back in the game. 33.Rg7+ Kxh4 34.Rxg8 only exchanges Knight's, so it's 33.Rf2 for me.

33...Nh6 to avoid the forking check mentioned above.

(5 mins)

Originally posted by RahimK
[fen]6n1/5R2/8/p2pP1kp/P2P3N/1P6/2r1b1PP/4R1K1 w - - 0 33[/fen]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 $2 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12.
Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4
Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 $1 a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7
R ...[text shortened]... . Nh4 $1 h5 28. Nhxg6 Re8 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. f4 a5
31. Nh4 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Kg5 *


1 day again.

33. Rg7+ (forces Knight exchange) Kxh4
34. Rxg8 and begins to push the e-pawn 1-0

about 2 minutes

Rg7...knights can be a bugger to deal with and by forcing he exchange (which he will need to do later anyways) he is simplyifing down to his favorable endgame

EDIT: OOOps forgot black
ummmmm
0-1---if no res then Kxh4

33. Rg7 .... if king takes knight 33. h3 followed by 34.Kh2 followed by 35. g3.

33 . .... KxN has to take knight or else loose knight on g8.

33.Rg7+ Kxh4

10 minutes.

I have no clue. So many decent moves for white here. Hard to choose just one.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 $2 9. Nxc4 c5 10. Nce5 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12.
Ng5 g6 13. Ngf3 Kg7 14. Bg5 Nbd5 15. Rac1 Bd7 16. Qd2 Ng8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Be4
Bb5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Qa5 $1 a6 22. Qc7 Qxc7 23. Rxc7 h6 24. Rxb7
Rac8 25. b3 Rc2 26. a4 Be2 27. Nh4 $1 h5 28. Nhxg6 Re8 29. Rxf7+ Kh6 30. f4 a5
31. Nh4 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Kg5 33. g3 Kg4 *

Rg7+-- forces King into stalmated square
Kg3--only move...K is now stalmated...just needs to be checked
EDIT:next move is Ng2...black resigns (next move is Nf4 mate)