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Daly,C (2367) - Roberts,P (2170) [D55]
Malahide (2), 05.05.2001
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Nf3 0-0 6.e3 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.Qd2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.0-0 cxd4 11.exd4 Nc6 12.Rad1 a6 13.a3 b5 14.Ba2 b4 15.Ne4 Be7 16.Qc2 Bb7 17.Nc5 Possibly d5 instead was better. 17...Bxc5 18.Bb1 g6 19.dxc5 Qe7 20.Qd2 Qxc5 21.Qxh6 With the threat of Ng5 21...Qh5 22.Qxh5 gxh5 23.Rd7 When going into this line, I thought I could grind out a win, but now with the benefit of hindsight I have my doubts. 23...Rab8 24.Be4 bxa3 25.bxa3 Na5 26.Bxb7 Rxb7 27.Rxb7 Nxb7 28.Rc1 This position looks sterile, but as is often the case with even the simplest ending, complications are only a few moves away. 28...Rd8 29.h4 Rd5 30.Rc6 a5 31.Ng5 Nd6 32.Ra6 Nc4 33.Ra8+ Kg7 34.Ra7 Kg6 35.Nxf7 Nxa3 36.Ng5 Kf5 37.g3 Nb1 38.Rf7+ Ke5 39.f4+ Kd4 40.Kf2 a4 41.Ra7
The critical moment in this endgame. It is clear that the Black a pawn will cost White his Rook, the question is whether or not White can get enough counter play with his K-side pawns. 41...a3 42.Nxe6+ Kc3 43.Ng7 Kb4 [43...Kb3 44.f5 a2 45.Rxa2 Kxa2 46.f6 Rd6 47.Nxh5 Nc3 48.Kf3 (48.g4 Ne4+ 49.Kf3 Nxf6 50.Nxf6 Rxf6+ 51.Ke4=) 48...Nd5 49.f7 Rd8 50.Nf4 Nxf4 (50...Nc7 51.Ng6 Ne6 52.g4 Winning for White possibly.) 51.Kxf4 Rf8 52.g4 Rxf7+ 53.Kg5=] 44.f5 Ra5? 45.Rxa5 Kxa5 46.f6 a2 47.f7 a1Q 48.f8Q Black has only a few checks but then the bad position of the Knight and King allow White to win fairly easy. 48...Qb2+ 49.Kg1 Qd4+ 50.Kg2 Qe4+ 51.Qf3 Qc2+ 52.Kh3 Nd2 53.Qd5+ Kb6 54.Nxh5 Qd1 55.Nf4 Qf1+ 56.Kg4 Qd1+ 57.Kf5 Qb1+ 58.Qd3 Qe1 59.Qd6+ Kb7 60.Qd7+ Kb6 61.Qe6+ 1-0
 
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