[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "2020.02.02"] [Round "?"] [White "White to move"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [ECO "A01"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2k5/1p5p/5p2/prpp1Pr1/3P4/PP3R2/2P3P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 29"] [PlyCount "5"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.02"] {} 29. Re6 {The f6 pawn cannot be defended. Once that pawn drops white's f5 pawn will be very strong. Getting your rooks active is very important in rook and pawn endings.} (29. Rd1 {too passive} cxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc5 31. c4 (31. c3) 31... dxc4 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 (32... Rgxf5 33. Rxf5 { because the c5 rook is pinned to the king}) 33. bxc4 Kc7 34. Kf2 Kd6 ( 34... Kc6 35. Kf1 Kc5) 35. Rf4 (35. Rd3+ Kc5 (35... Ke5 36. Rd5+ Ke4 37. Rxa5) 36. Rd5+ Kxc4 37. Rxa5) 35... Ke5 36. Ke3 (36. Rh4 h5 ( 36... Rxf5+)) 36... Rxg2 37. Rf2 Rxf2 38. Kxf2 Kxf5 39. Kf3 h5) (29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. Re2) (29. a4 {is a logical try but black gets a lot of counterplay} Rb4 30. dxc5 Rbg4 {or Re4 immeidately} 31. Rf2 Re4 32. Rxe4 ( 32. Rd1 Re5) 32... dxe4 33. Rf4 (33. Kf1 Kc7 34. Ke2 Rg3) 33... Kd7 34. Rxe4 (34. c3 Rg3) 34... Rxf5 {should hold for black}) 29... cxd4 30. Rxf6 Rc5 31. Rf2 {material is level but white has excellent winning chances.} *