[Event "DSB-Frauenkader-Challenge 2021"]
[White "Ziegenfuss,Antonia"]
[Black "Muetsch,Annmarie"]
[Site "Magdeburg"]
[Round "7.2"]
[Annotator "Karsten Müller"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Date "2021.04.11"]
[WhiteElo "2101"]
[BlackElo "2266"]
[PlyCount "146"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. Be3 Na6 7. Nf3 e5 8. 0-0 c6 9. h3 exd4 10. Bxd4 Re8 11. Nd2 Nc7 12. Re1 Ne6 13. Be3 d5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Nc4 Nd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Bf3 Qg5 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rxd2+ 24. Re2 Rxe2+ 25. Kxe2 Be6 26. a3 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Bxc8 28. Ke3 Kf8 29. Kd4 b6 30. b4 Ke7 31. a4 Kd6 32. a5 Bd7 33. g4 f6 34. h4 h6 35. Be2 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Ke4 Be6 39. Bd1 Bd7 40. Be2 Kc6 41. Kd4 {Centurini's draw Same colored bishop endings have a drawish
tendency and one reason is Cenurini's famous drawing set up:} f5 $5 {A good
practical try as the position is drawn anyway.} 42. gxf5 Bxf5 43. Ke5 Bc8 44. Kf6 {The king provokes the pawn to advance so that the bishop can attack it.} g4 45. Ke5 Kc7 (45... g3 46. Kf4 g2 47. Bf3+ Kb5 48. Bxg2 Kxb4 49. Bc6 Kc5 50. Be8 Bb7 51. Ke3 {When the king can get in front of the b-pawn on a dark square
it is drawn as well, of course.} Bc6 52. Bf7 b5 53. Kd2 $11 )46. Kf4 Kd6 47. Bc4 Be6 48. Be2 Kd5 49. b5 Kd4 50. Kg3 $1 {The only move.} Ke3 (50... Bc4 {
is met by} 51. Bxg4 Bxb5 52. Kf4 Bc4 53. Bd7 Kc5 54. Ke3 Bd5 55. Kd3 Bc6 56. Bxc6 Kxc6 57. Kc4 $11 )51. Bf1 $1 {The bishop must stay on this diagonal.} (51. Bd1 $2 Bd7 52. Ba4 Kd4 53. Kf4 Kc5 54. Kg3 Bxb5 55. Bd1 Bd7 $19 )Bf5 52. Bc4 Bd3 53. Be6 Bxb5 54. Kxg4 $1 {The only move. The king heads for the c5
square.} (54. Bxg4 $2 {loses due to} Bc6 55. Be6 b5 56. Kg4 b4 57. Kf5 Kd4 $1 $19 {Bodycheck!} )Be2+ 55. Kf5 $1 b5 56. Ke5 Bc4 (56... b4 57. Bb3 Kd3 58. Kd5 Kc3 59. Ba4 Bd3 60. Kc5 $11 )57. Bd7 b4 58. Ba4 Bf7 59. Kd6 $5 {
The king heads for the c5 square.} ({Of course not} 59. Bc2 $2 Kd2 60. Ba4 Kc3 {and White's king will be too late, e.g.} 61. Kd6 Kb2 62. Kc5 Ka3 63. Bd1 Be8 64. Kb6 Ba4 65. Bg4 b3 66. Kc5 b2 67. Bf5 Ka2 68. Kb4 Be8 69. Be4 Ka1 70. Ka3 Bf7 71. Bf5 Ba2 72. Be4 Bb1 73. Bd5 Bd3 74. Ba2 Bc2 $19 )Kd4 60. Bd1 Be8 61. Bb3 Bb5 62. Bd1 Be8 63. Bb3 Kc3 64. Be6 Ba4 65. Kc5 {
Now Centurin's set up is reachjed as it is given in the endgame books. Both
stopping diagonals are longer than 3 squares and so long enough.} Bb3 66. Bd7 Bf7 67. Ba4 Bh5 68. Bc2 Be8 69. Bd1 Bf7 70. Ba4 Bc4 71. Bd1 Bb3 72. Bg4 Ba2 73. Bd1 Bb1 1/2-1/2