my memorable chess games: May 2009

Friday, May 15, 2009

RR vs RKB endgame

I was checkmated in an earlier game - a worthy opponent who turned down a draw offer. Very engaging and enjoyable fight till the end. It went from even materials to RR vs RKB to Q vs QK to finally P vs PK.
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Time control: 3 days per move
Started: 03-May-09, Ended: 14-May-09
Result: 1-0, white won (black resigned)

Team match
ginger63 (1711) vs. apeja (1732)


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(black to move)

1.	e4	c5
2.	Nf3	Nc6
3.	d4	cxd4
4.	Nxd4	Nf6
5.	Nc3	e5
6.	Nb3	Bb4
7.	f3	d5
8.	exd5	Nxd5
9.	Bd2	Nxc3
10.	Bxc3	Qxd1+
11.	Kxd1	Bxc3
12.	bxc3	Ke7
13.	Bd3	b6
14.	Re1	f6
15.	Kc1	g6
16.	g4	Be6
17.	c4	Rad8
18.	Kb2	a5
19.	a3	a4
20.	Nd2	Rd4
21.	Re4	Rhd8
22.	Kc3	f5
23.	gxf5	gxf5
24.	Re2	Kd6
25.	Rb1	Rb8
26.	Rb5	Rf4
27.	Rb1	Nd4
28.	Rf2	Kc5
29.	Re1	Nc6
30.	Rfe2	Kd6
31.	Re3	Rh4
32.	Re1e2	Nd4
33.	Rg2	Rf4
34.	Rg3	Rc8
35.	Kb2	Rh4
36.	Rg2	Rf4
37.	Rg3	Rh4
38.	Rg2	Rh3
39.	Rf2	b5
40.	Bf1	Rh4
41.	c3	bxc4
42.	cxd4	exd4
43.	Rxe6+	Kxe6
44.	Bxc4+	Kd6
45.	Kc2	Kc5
46.	Kd3	Rb8
47.	Be6	Rh5
48.	Bd7	Ra8
49.	Nf1	Ra5
50.	Ng3	Rg5
51.	Bxf5	Rb5
52.	Ne4+	Kc6
53.	Nxg5	Rxf5
54.	Nxh7	Kd5
55.	f4	Rf7
56.	Ng5	Rb7
57.	f5	Rb3+
58.	Kd2	Rxa3
59.	f6	Ra2+
60.	Ke1	Rxf2
61.	Kxf2	a3
62.	f7	a2
63.	f8=Q	a1=Q
64.	Qd8+	Kc4
65.	Qc7+	Kb4
66.	Qd6+	Kc4
67.	Qe6+	Kb4
68.	Qe1+	Qc3
69.	h4	d3
70.	Qxc3+	Kxc3
71.	Ne4+	Kd4
72.	Kf3