Losing my queen to the simple Rc3+, with mate in four to follow. Luckily my opponent didn't see and, after more poor play, I was gifted a win by his own blunder on Move 43.
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Nxd7 threat
9...b4 is best
I slipped in this precise endgame, losing my bishop to the fork on E3. Now Black can simply collect the kingside pawns and then push and queen the g-pawn.
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I missed ...Rf6, winning queen for rook due to the pressure of the e-knight on the f-pawn. Not finding any progress after that tilted me and I got careless and lost.
My last post didn't actually lose the game, so it shouldn't really be in here. This move, on the other hand, is a real ???-er.
Here the position was probably winning for Black (me), perhaps drawn. However, ...Kc3??? allows White to check from above and exchange the remaining rooks.
Now if I play the simple line 48...Kc3??? 50. Rc1+ Kb4 51. Rxc5 Kxc5 52. h5 my king is outside the queening square for the h-pawn and White will queen.
In the game I tried 50...Kd2 (sac'ing the rook for some time) 51. Rxc5 e2 52. Re5 53. e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Kxe1 55. h5 but this position is if anything even worse for me, with my king far away from the a-file pawns.
Here the position was probably winning for Black (me), perhaps drawn. However, ...Kc3??? allows White to check from above and exchange the remaining rooks.
Now if I play the simple line 48...Kc3??? 50. Rc1+ Kb4 51. Rxc5 Kxc5 52. h5 my king is outside the queening square for the h-pawn and White will queen.
In the game I tried 50...Kd2 (sac'ing the rook for some time) 51. Rxc5 e2 52. Re5 53. e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Kxe1 55. h5 but this position is if anything even worse for me, with my king far away from the a-file pawns.
I've made a lot of blunders lately. In this game I show a "practical" and a "technical" blunder.
25. Qc3??
In this position White is moderately better, with an extra pawn and a hope of attacking Black's isolated pawns with the rook. So, I decided to trade queens and go into a rook endgame (since I was also a bit bothered by my weak e-pawn.)
However, after 25. Qxc3?? Qxc3 26. bxc3 Rb3 the advantage has completely shifted in Black's favour, with him poised to capture the a- and c-pawns and White not having the time for any counterplay.
99. Rh4??
Here I wanted to protect the h-pawn and push it to the final rank. Capturing the f-pawn seemed like a slower way of play since Black can shift to H2 and my rook can no longer support the h-pawn, and I'm also momentarily blocking the f-pawn, which is less advanced anyway. But now Black's king and rook can coordinate to deliver mate on the back rank, with my rook badly placed to enter the position. In contrast, Stockfish thinks that after Rxf5 I've got some sort of fortress.
PS. captcha had three queens, what luxury
25. Qc3??
In this position White is moderately better, with an extra pawn and a hope of attacking Black's isolated pawns with the rook. So, I decided to trade queens and go into a rook endgame (since I was also a bit bothered by my weak e-pawn.)
However, after 25. Qxc3?? Qxc3 26. bxc3 Rb3 the advantage has completely shifted in Black's favour, with him poised to capture the a- and c-pawns and White not having the time for any counterplay.
99. Rh4??
Here I wanted to protect the h-pawn and push it to the final rank. Capturing the f-pawn seemed like a slower way of play since Black can shift to H2 and my rook can no longer support the h-pawn, and I'm also momentarily blocking the f-pawn, which is less advanced anyway. But now Black's king and rook can coordinate to deliver mate on the back rank, with my rook badly placed to enter the position. In contrast, Stockfish thinks that after Rxf5 I've got some sort of fortress.
PS. captcha had three queens, what luxury
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