[Event "Interesting endgame: Chapter 1"] [Date "2025.05.20"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Interesting endgame"] [ChapterName "Chapter 1"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/tsqKR8Hz/cWvFBUHH"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Bishopbasher69"] [FEN "8/p2r4/Pp3kp1/2pP4/2P2p2/4pP2/1P2K2P/6R1 w - - 4 42"] [SetUp "1"] [UTCDate "2025.05.20"] [UTCTime "13:52:49"] [Orientation "black"] 42. Rg2? Rd6?! { Mutual errors, its surprising how many times this happens. } (42... Rh7! { This was the way to tie white down a little bit. } 43. Ke1 Kf5 44. Kf1 g5 45. b3 Rh3 46. Ke2 Kf6 { It Zugzwang time for white, something has to give. } 47. d6 { What else is there? if the Rook or King move a pawn drops immediately. } 47... Rh7 $19 { -5.7 A winning position for Black? }) 43. Rg4 Kf5 44. h4 b5 45. cxb5 { I was watching this as it happened. } 45... Rxd5?? { Loses. It's a real shame that Logan lost, had he found the right idea the result would have been the complete opposite. Chess is nowt but harsh. } (45... Rb6 46. Rg5+ Kf6 47. Rg4 Ke5 48. Rg5+ Kd4 49. Rg4 Ke5 $10 { Is a draw. }) 46. Rg5+ Ke6 47. Rxd5 Kxd5 48. b6 { Resigns. The pawn can't be stopped. If } 48... axb6 (48... Kc6 49. bxa7 { The Pawn on a6 prevents the King from stopping the Pawn on a7 promoting. }) 49. a7 { And promotes. } *