PAWN RIOT VS The Forum Move 30

Originally posted by tomtom232
What's YOUR analysis and vote?

On 09 May I voted 30. ...Ra4 and I congragulated Resigning Soon for his line -I never saw it coming, I was ready to vote casually the drawish 30. ...Ne4.
I have not analysed the position further but with ~!TONY~!, Resigning Soon, Macpo and you and streetfighter on board amongst else I think that the Black is anyway OK😵

Originally posted by tomtom232:
...textshortened... And our rook is stuck defending the a pawn but appearances can be decieving as you can see after 38...e5! Which sets a sort of trap if it can be called that with 39.dxe5? Kg8! 40.Kb3 Rxh4 41.Rxa7 Rf4! And chances look good for us but we cannot assume that he will make such mistakes! Instead he will play 39.Rxf7+ Kg8 40.Rd8+ Kg7 41.Rd7 and a draw ...text shortened...

After 39. Rxf7+ Kg8, 40. Rd8+ is not a legal move.

Just to clarify, I'm going to change my original vote to Ra4. I was sort of hoping to see more analysis of Ne4+ because I think there are probably some good lines in there for us, but one reason I like Ra4 is because if we can simplify to just a rook and pawn ending I think we obtain an advantage.

Originally posted by AlboMalapropFoozer
After 39. Rxf7+ Kg8, 40. Rd8+ is not a legal move.

Whoops my bad. I don't know what I was thinking there. Anyway 40.Rd7 exd4 41.Kb3 Ra5 42.Rxd4 looks good for white in that line.

Hmm I was just looking over the game again... I was wondering what was wrong with 23...Nd6?

Ra4 is the winning move. I will send it now.

See Thread 112699.