Recently, in an OTB game, I came very close to beating a title player. One moment of inattention made that bubble of a nice dream burst.
It still hurts!
It still hurts!
Super kommentiertes Spiel!!
Danke! Ich denke, so lernt man am Besten.
Thanks! I think that's the best way to learn.
Thanks! I think that's the best way to learn.
@WildeWildsau #1
Nice annotated game.
Pity that you eventually lost, and not have a draw or a win now. But maybe a very good "free" lesson for the future.
Stay sharp and alert. Always. Also against "weak" players.
Nice annotated game.
Pity that you eventually lost, and not have a draw or a win now. But maybe a very good "free" lesson for the future.
Stay sharp and alert. Always. Also against "weak" players.
Even after Ng4, you have a way of saving the game.
Can White find a winning deviation from 57.b6 g1=Q 58.Rxg4 Kxg4 59.bxa7 ? The end position is a theoretical draw (Q vs a-pawn on the 7th rank, the rest being irrelevant). White's king goes to a8 for a stalemate and to b7 (threatening to promote the pawn) when he is forced out of a8. Stockfish dives into the trap ; Komodo finds nothing better ; the Nalimov tablebase confirms the draw after 58...Kxg4 or 58...Qxg4.
Your opponent blundered in the endgame and so did you. I guess a draw would have been an appropriate outcome.
Can White find a winning deviation from 57.b6 g1=Q 58.Rxg4 Kxg4 59.bxa7 ? The end position is a theoretical draw (Q vs a-pawn on the 7th rank, the rest being irrelevant). White's king goes to a8 for a stalemate and to b7 (threatening to promote the pawn) when he is forced out of a8. Stockfish dives into the trap ; Komodo finds nothing better ; the Nalimov tablebase confirms the draw after 58...Kxg4 or 58...Qxg4.
Your opponent blundered in the endgame and so did you. I guess a draw would have been an appropriate outcome.
It is a typical pattern, the weaker player is doing well, but the stronger player wins in the endgame. Experience, knowledge, fatigue and psychology play a role. Psychologically it was wrong to offer a draw, as it shows your lack of confidence in your ability to hold the draw and thus boosts his confidence that you will somewhere fail.
#5 @A-Cielbleu on 57 b6! axb6 58 a6! draws indeed.
@A-Cielbleu
@tpr
Wow! Nice find! I am amazed how much potential there still is in "simple" endgames.
@tpr
Wow! Nice find! I am amazed how much potential there still is in "simple" endgames.
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