Feldgrösse (Pixel): 42 52 64 74 84

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bxf6 Bxf6 7.e3 O-O 8.Qd2 dxc4 9.Bxc4 c5 10.Ne4 cxd4 11.Nxf6+ Qxf6 12.Qxd4 Qxd4 [ 12...Nd7 13.Qxf6 Nxf6 14.Ke2 Bd7 15.Ne5 Rac8 16.Rac1 Bc6 17.f3 Bd5 18.e4 Bxc4+ 19.Nxc4 Rc5 20.Nd6 Nd7 21.b4 Rc6 22.Rhd1 Ne5 23.b5 Rb6 24.a4 1-0 Ostojic,N (2365) -Plajnsek,M/Ljubljana 1992 ]
13.Nxd4 a6 [ 13...Bd7 14.Rd1 Nc6 15.Nb5 Rfd8 16.Be2 Nb4 17.Nc3 Bc6 1/2-1/2 Klim,K (2328)-Sabuk,P (2199)/Rewal 2011 ]]
14.a4 Bd7 15.Ke2 Nc6 16.Rhd1 Rfd8 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 [#] This symmetrical ending looks very drawish at first glance, but there's one crucial diffrence: white's a-pawn has advanced a bit too far, and can be targeted. Black exploits this difference very effectively. 19.g3 Kf8 20.a5 Ke7 21.Rc1 Rc8 22.Bd3 Kd6 23.Kd2 Rd8 24.Kc3 Kc7 [#] 25.f4? Creating a new weakness for no reason, and in doing so vindicating black's attempts to play for a win. Rd5 26.b4 Bb5 27.Be4 [ 27.Bxb5 Rxb5 28.e4 is perhaps a better way to play for a draw here; black still has difficulty finding enough targets. ]
27...Rd7 28.Rc2 Kb8 29.Rd2 Rc7+ 30.Kb3 Bc4+ 31.Kb2 Bb5 32.Kb3?! [ 32.Rd8+ was the move, getting some counterplay on the back rank. ]
32...Rc1 33.Bg2? [ 33.Rd8+ was again the right move; having exposed her pawns, white's best chance is now to find counterplay rather than attempt to sit tight on a weakened position. ]
33...Rb1+ 34.Kc3 Kc7 35.Bf3 Re1 36.Kd4 Rc1 [#] 37.Be2 Anything else just drops the b-pawn immediately, but now black can break through in the rook ending. Bxe2 38.Rxe2 Kc6 39.Ke5 Rc4 40.Rb2 Kb5 41.Kd6 Rxb4 Because black is easily faster in the pawn race. 42.Rxb4+ Kxb4 43.Ke7 Kxa5 44.Kxf7 b5 45.Kxe6 b4 46.e4 b3 47.f5 b2 48.e5 b1=Q

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