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Hi there,
I was playing this rook endgame a pawn down, and found a neat little trick i'd like to share. From this position, white to play and draw:
Here is the whole game, with the solution of course (I think I misplayed the endgame as I felt I was slightly better after the queens exchange):
- 8
- a
- 7
- b
- 6
- c
- 5
- d
- 4
- e
- 3
- f
- 2
- g
- 1
- h
| 1. | Nb1c3 | e5 |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | Ng1f3 | d6 |
| 3. | d4 | Nb8d7 |
| 4. | dxe5 | dxe5 |
| 5. | e4 | c6 |
| 6. | Bf1c4 | Bf8e7 |
| 7. | O-O | Ng8f6 |
| 8. | Bc1g5 | O-O |
| 9. | Qd1e2 | Qd8c7 |
| 10. | Nf3h4 | Nd7c5 |
| 11. | Nh4f5 | Bc8xf5 |
| 12. | exf5 | b5 |
| 13. | Bc4b3 | a5 |
| 14. | a3 | Nc5xb3 |
| 15. | cxb3 | b4 |
| 16. | Nc3e4 | c5 |
| 17. | Ra1c1 | Nf6xe4 |
| 18. | Bg5xe7 | Qc7xe7 |
| 19. | Qe2xe4 | Ra8c8 |
| 20. | f4 | f6 |
| 21. | fxe5 | Qe7xe5 |
| 22. | Qe4xe5 | fxe5 |
| 23. | Rc1e1 | Rf8e8 |
| 24. | f6 | Rc8c7 |
| 25. | Re1e4 | g6 |
| 26. | g4 | g5 |
| 27. | Rf1f5 | Kg8f7 |
| 28. | Kg1g2 | Rc7d7 |
| 29. | Re4e2 | Rd7d3 |
| 30. | Rf5xe5 | Re8xe5 |
| 31. | Re2xe5 | Kf7xf6 |
| 32. | Re5xc5 | Rd3d2 |
| 33. | Kg2g3 | Rd2xb2 |
| 34. | axb4 | Rb2xb3 |
| 35. | Kg3f2 | Rb3xb4 |
| 36. | Rc5xa5 | Rb4xg4 |
| 37. | Ra5a6 | Kf6g7 |
| 38. | Ra6a7 | Kg7g6 |
| 39. | Ra7a6 | Kg6h5 |
| 40. | h3 | Rg4f4 |
| 41. | Kf2g3 | h6 |
| 42. | Ra6d6 | Rf4f7 |
| 43. | Rd6d5 | Kh5g6 |
| 44. | Rd5d6 | Kg6h7 |
| 45. | h4 | Rf7g7 |
| 46. | Kg3g4 | h5 |
| 47. | Kg4xh5 | g4 |
| 48. | Rd6g6 | g3 |
| 49. | Rg6xg3 | Rg7xg3 |
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Originally posted by GarnothI realized 51. Ra1 is actually a losing blunder as you allow the bK to go for a stroll then, I added it in haste to show the point even more extremely. 51. Rxg2 of course is a draw.
Yeah I saw that too, but I figured this was the quicker route. Plus, it looked nicer 😛