Originally posted by prosoccer30...Bg6! complicates the exchange nicely, and with correct play leaves black with a more coordinated position, I think here you had the ability to reverse some of your problems. You also would have given your an opponent more oppurtunity to fail. And that would probably give you a less complicated endgame.
I'm pretty sure the end was a draw, but around move 26 I think I may have missed a better attack. Whaddya think?
[pgn]1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nb8c6 3. Ng1f3 d6 4. Bf1c4 Ng8f6 5. d3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. O-O Bf8g7 8. Nb1c3 O-O 9. Qd1e2 Bc8g4 10. Bc1e3 Nf6d7 11. h3 Nc6d4 12. Be3xd4 Bg7xd4 13. Kg1h1 Bg4xf3 14. Rf1xf3 e6 15. Ra1f1 Nd7b6 16. Bc4b3 d5 17. exd5 Nb6xd5 18 ...[text shortened]... 36. Kf3e4 Rd8d4 37. Ke4f5 Rd4d7 38. Re6c6 Bg7d4 39. Rc6c8 Rd7e7 40. Rc8g8 Re7e5 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
-GIN
Originally posted by prosoccerI'd go for 25.Rxf5, although admittedly the main goal is to win the c-pawn rather than just attack.
I'm pretty sure the end was a draw, but around move 26 I think I may have missed a better attack. Whaddya think?
[pgn]1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nb8c6 3. Ng1f3 d6 4. Bf1c4 Ng8f6 5. d3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. O-O Bf8g7 8. Nb1c3 O-O 9. Qd1e2 Bc8g4 10. Bc1e3 Nf6d7 11. h3 Nc6d4 12. Be3xd4 Bg7xd4 13. Kg1h1 Bg4xf3 14. Rf1xf3 e6 15. Ra1f1 Nd7b6 16. Bc4b3 d5 17. exd5 Nb6xd5 18 ...[text shortened]... 36. Kf3e4 Rd8d4 37. Ke4f5 Rd4d7 38. Re6c6 Bg7d4 39. Rc6c8 Rd7e7 40. Rc8g8 Re7e5 1/2-1/2[/pgn]