[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2016.03.26"] [White "egor_tensin"] [Black "GranMuster"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1581"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [Termination "egor_tensin won by checkmate"] [Result "1-0"] [CurrentPosition "Q7/8/k6p/2K4P/8/8/8/3B4 b - - 0 69"] {A bishop ending I enjoyed.} 1.c4 {[%clk 0:15:08]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:15:03]} 2.d4 {[%clk 0:15:17]} d5 {[%clk 0:15:08]} 3.Nc3 {[%clk 0:15:19]} g6 {[%clk 0:15:15]} 4.cxd5 {[%clk 0:15:25]} Nxd5 {[%clk 0:15:22]} 5.e4 {[%clk 0:15:34]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:15:29]} 6.e5 {[%clk 0:15:40]} Nd5 {[%clk 0:15:37]} 7.Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:43]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:15:44]} 8.Bc4 {[%clk 0:15:49]} e6 {[%clk 0:15:46]} 9.Qb3 {[%clk 0:15:52]} c6 {[%clk 0:15:52]} 10.O-O {[%clk 0:15:55]} O-O {[%clk 0:15:58]} 11.Nxd5 {[%clk 0:13:55]} exd5 {[%clk 0:15:43]} 12.Bd3 {[%clk 0:14:01]} Nd7 {[%clk 0:15:37]} 13.Bg5 {[%clk 0:13:53]} f6 {[%clk 0:15:40]} 14.exf6 {[%clk 0:13:57]} Bxf6 {[%clk 0:15:40]} 15.Bf4 {[%clk 0:13:27]} Bg7 {[%clk 0:14:49]} 16.Bg3 {[%clk 0:12:52]} Nf6 {[%clk 0:14:49]} 17.Ne5 {[%clk 0:11:37]} Nh5 {[%clk 0:14:30]} 18.Rae1 {[%clk 0:10:56]} Nxg3 {[%clk 0:14:03]} 19.fxg3 {[%clk 0:10:55]} Rxf1+ {[%clk 0:14:07]} 20.Rxf1 {[%clk 0:11:04]} Rb8 {[%clk 0:14:08]} 21.Qc2 {[%clk 0:11:03]} Qg5 {[%clk 0:14:04]} 22.Qf2 {[%clk 0:10:45]} Be6 {[%clk 0:13:51]} 23.h4 {[%clk 0:08:02]} Qe7 {[%clk 0:13:48]} 24.Qe2 {[%clk 0:06:34]} Rf8 {[%clk 0:13:07]} 25.Rf3 {[%clk 0:05:24]} {I am oh-so-much worse. Can't blame me for trying to straighten up my pawns, right?} Bxe5 {[%clk 0:13:05]} 26.Qxe5 {[%clk 0:05:14]} Rxf3 {[%clk 0:13:07]} {And my opponent helps me out. Not worse anymore!} 27.gxf3 {[%clk 0:05:19]} Qf7 {[%clk 0:13:15]} 28.Kg2 {[%clk 0:05:08]} a6 {[%clk 0:13:14]} 29.Qg5 {[%clk 0:04:52]} Kg7 {[%clk 0:13:15]} 30.h5 {[%clk 0:03:57]} h6 {[%clk 0:11:27]} {Blundering into a completely lost bishop ending. Of course, I barely managed to win it.} 31.Qxg6+ {[%clk 0:03:36]} Qxg6 {[%clk 0:11:32]} 32.Bxg6 {[%clk 0:03:44]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:11:34]} 33.b3 {[%clk 0:02:11]} b6 {[%clk 0:10:53]} 34.Kf2 {[%clk 0:02:18]} {I thought his kingside pawn majority was dangerous, so sent my King to reenforce.} c5 {[%clk 0:11:01]} 35.Ke3 {[%clk 0:01:54]} c4 {[%clk 0:11:09]} 36.Kd2 {[%clk 0:01:22]} {Consistently trying to play out the wrong plan.} b5 {[%clk 0:11:11]} 37.bxc4 {[%clk 0:01:22]} dxc4 {[%clk 0:11:16]} 38.Kc3 {[%clk 0:01:22]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:11:09]} 39.Kb4 {[%clk 0:01:07]} {OK, I'm happy, his kingside pawns aren't dangerous anymore.} Bf5 {[%clk 0:11:05]} 40.Be8 {[%clk 0:00:41]} {Not sure what to do next though.} (40.f4+ {Wins often in this endgame.} 40...Kf6 (40... Kg4 41.Bxf5 {is the same.}) 41.Bxf5 Kxf5 42.d5 Kf6 43.g4 {and so forth.}) 40...Be6 {[%clk 0:11:01]} 41.a3 {[%clk 0:00:37]} Bd5 {[%clk 0:11:08]} 42.f4+ {[%clk 0:00:18]} Kg4 {[%clk 0:11:14]} 43.Bg6 {[%clk 0:00:23]} Be6 {[%clk 0:10:37]} 44.Kc5 {[%clk 0:00:28]} (44.Be4 {and now if} 44...Kxg3 45.f5 {wins.}) 44...Bf5 {[%clk 0:10:29]} 45.Kb4 {[%clk 0:00:17]} {Picturesque, but wrong.} (45.Bxf5+ Kxf5 46.Kb4 a5+ 47.Kc3 {is same old, same old.}) 45...a5+ {[%clk 0:10:18]} 46.Kc3 {[%clk 0:00:22]} Be6 {[%clk 0:09:37]} 47.Be8 {[%clk 0:00:14]} {Going for those pawns! Sigh.} Kxg3 {[%clk 0:09:43]} 48.Bxb5 {[%clk 0:00:17]} {Giving the pawn on f4 up for nothing.} (48.f5 {was much better. And now if} 48...Bxf5 49.Bxb5 Kf4 50.Kxc4 {White's completely winning after something like} 50...Kg5 51.d5 Kf6 52.d6 Ke6 53.Kc5 Be4 54.Be2 Kd7 55.Bg4+ Kd8 56.a4 Ke8 57.Kb6 Kd8 58.Kxa5) 48...Kxf4 {[%clk 0:09:49]} 49.Bxc4 {[%clk 0:00:24]} Bd7 {[%clk 0:09:38]} {And it's closer to a draw than ever. Might be a dead draw, actually.} 50.Bf7 {[%clk 0:00:13]} a4 {[%clk 0:09:42]} {The fatal mistake. Now it's over. The tragedy of a single tempo!} (50...Bb5 {was so much more solid. Not sure how to break through, if that's at all possible.}) 51.Kc4 {[%clk 0:00:17]} Ke4 {[%clk 0:09:42]} 52.Kc5 {[%clk 0:00:21]} Kf5 {[%clk 0:09:46]} 53.d5 {[%clk 0:00:25]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:09:48]} 54.d6 {[%clk 0:00:18]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:09:38]} 55.Bg6 {[%clk 0:00:21]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:09:44]} 56.Bc2 {[%clk 0:00:14]} Kf6 {[%clk 0:09:47]} 57.Kb6 {[%clk 0:00:15]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:09:54]} 58.Kc7 {[%clk 0:00:22]} Be8 {[%clk 0:09:46]} 59.d7 {[%clk 0:00:20]} Bxd7 {[%clk 0:09:53]} 60.Kxd7 {[%clk 0:00:28]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:10:01]} 61.Bxa4 {[%clk 0:00:34]} Kg5 {[%clk 0:10:09]} 62.Bd1 {[%clk 0:00:42]} Kf4 {[%clk 0:10:16]} 63.a4 {[%clk 0:00:50]} Ke5 {[%clk 0:10:24]} 64.Kc6 {[%clk 0:00:58]} Kd4 {[%clk 0:10:32]} 65.a5 {[%clk 0:01:08]} Kc4 {[%clk 0:10:39]} 66.a6 {[%clk 0:01:16]} Kb4 {[%clk 0:10:48]} 67.a7 {[%clk 0:01:25]} Ka5 {[%clk 0:10:56]} 68.Kc5 {[%clk 0:01:09]} Ka6 {[%clk 0:10:56]} 69.a8=Q# {[%clk 0:01:17]} 1-0