[Event "GM Norm St Louis: Chapter 10"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/n8kS32as/OSjV3lzL"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/mysterious_expert"] [FEN "6k1/5p2/pn2r1pp/1p6/4B3/5P2/PP4PP/6RK w - - 0 39"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2024.04.27"] [UTCTime "03:47:26"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/n8kS32as/OSjV3lzL"] [Orientation "white"] 39. Rc1 { While this is an equal endgame, I think it's a little bit easier to play with the knight rather than the bishop. } 39... Rd6 40. Kg1 Kg7 41. Rc2 (41. b3 { This was definitely a good move to consider for my opponent in order to ensure that the knight can never get to a square like c4. }) (41. Rc6 { During the game, I considered this option for my opponent but I wasn't quite sure how easy it is to draw the minor piece endgame with white. } 41... Rxc6 42. Bxc6 Kf6 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Be8 $10) 41... f5 42. Bb7 Nc4 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Bc8 { A move that made absolutely no sense to me. } (44. f4 $10 { A good option for white, stopping me from playing f4 and putting my knight on e3. }) 44... f4 45. g3 Ne3 46. Rc5 Nd1+ 47. Ke2 fxg3 48. hxg3 Nxb2 $15 49. Bb7 Na4 50. Rc8 b4 51. Rc2?? { The losing blunder of the game, making my conversion much easier. } (51. Ke3! { My opponent needed to defend this position actively and try to create counterplay instead. White has decent chances to hold the position here. }) 51... Nc3+ 52. Ke3 a5 53. Be4 Rd1 54. Bd3 Ra1 55. Bc4 Ke5 56. Rd2 Re1+ 57. Kf2 Rd1 58. Rxd1?! (58. Rc2 { The position is still losing for white, but my opponent definitely needed to keep rooks on the board for any slim chance of survival. }) 58... Nxd1+ 59. Ke2 Kd4 60. Bf7 Nc3+ 61. Kd2 g5 62. Be6 h5 63. Bf7 h4 64. gxh4 gxh4 65. Be6 Ke5 66. Bd7 Kf4 67. Kc2 Nxa2 68. Kb3 Nc3 69. Bg4 Kg3 *