[Event "Dorset Rapidplay 2022"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2022.03.06"] [Round "?"] [White "Ursell, Dan"] [Black "Camopy, Leo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "1750"] [BlackElo "1889"] [Annotator "Martin"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "5r1k/3nNppp/1p6/3pP1P1/8/4PP1P/8/1R4K1 w - - 0 36"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2022.??.??"] [EventType "rapid"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.03.01"] [TimeControl "900+3"] {[#]} {Both players have played the game well. Dan had built up a sizeable advantage. The White d-pawn is already lost, which in turn means Black's b-pawn would also drop. Dan should therefore look to protect his e-pawn first with 36.f4. He has plenty of time on the clock but instead plays ...} 36. Nxd5 $2 Nxe5 37. Nxb6 Rb8 $1 {This pin is difficult to resolve.} 38. f4 (38. Rb2 Nxf3+ 39. Kg2 Nxg5 {and Leo has some winning chances.}) 38... Nc4 39. Nxc4 Rxb1+ {With pawns on one side of the board, Dan still has good drawing chances but considering the position he had and with good endgame play by Leo, he could not hold it. Sometimes, you have to sit on a position which is one of the hardest things to do in chess. As you will see from the rest of the game, by playing actively, Dan gives Leo winning chances which he takes advantage of. } 40. Kg2 g6 41. Ne5 Kg7 42. Kf3 Rb3 43. h4 f6 44. gxf6+ {This improves the position of Black's king.} Kxf6 45. Nd7+ Kf5 46. Nc5 Rc3 47. Ne4 Rd3 48. Ng3+ Ke6 49. h5 gxh5 50. Nxh5 Kf5 51. Ng7+ Kg6 52. Ne6 {Black has created an outside passed pawn.} h5 53. Nc5 Rc3 54. Ne4 Ra3 55. Ng3 h4 {The h-pawn now proves difficult to stop.} 56. f5+ $2 {The final mistake as the f-pawn is lost. } Kf6 57. Nh5+ Kxf5 58. Ng7+ Kg6 59. Ne6 Kf6 60. Nf4 Kf5 61. Ne2 h3 62. Nd4+ Kg6 63. Nb5 Rd3 64. Nc7 h2 65. Kg2 Rxe3 {This is an interesting instructive endgame. Normally a K+N can hold against a K+R but when it is disconnected from its own king, the knight can be rounded up.} 66. Nd5 {Now Black does not even lose his h-pawn.} (66. Kxh2 Re5 {and the knight cannot get back to its king.}) 66... Re5 67. Nf4+ Kf5 68. Nd3 Rd5 69. Nf2 Rd2 70. Kxh2 Rxf2+ 71. Kg1 Ra2 72. Kf1 Ke4 73. Ke1 Kd3 74. Kf1 Ke3 75. Kg1 Kf3 76. Kh1 Kg3 77. Kg1 Ra1# 0-1