Game Overview:The game ended while white was in a precarious position. But Mike had about 20 seconds left on the clock, Pierre about 10, and a gentlemanly draw was agreed. Quite a game!
[Event "2019 TRCC Club Championship"]
[Site "TRCC"]
[Date "2019.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mike Favata"]
[Black "Pierre Adams"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteELO "1544"]
[BlackELO "1540"]
{Second round of 2019 TRCC club championship tournament.Annotations by Steve Shoshin}
1.c4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 {Mike opens with the English; Pierre responds with the Dutch} 3.d4 e6 4.Nf3 d5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.e3 c6 7.Bd3 0-0 8.Rc1 Nbd7 9.0-0 Ne4 {White almost fully developed; Black seeks to break the tension: Diagram 1} 10.Bxe7 Qxe7 11.cxd5 exd5 12.Qc2 Kh8 13.Nd2 Ndf6 14.Be2 Bd7 15.Nf3 Ng4 16.h3 Ngf6 17.Ne5 Rac8 18.Qa4 a6 19.b4 Rfd8 20.a3 Be8 21.Qd1 Nxc3 22.Rxc3 Ne4 23.Rc2 Nf6 24.Qd3 Qe6 25.Bf3 Nd7 26.Nxd7 Qxd7 27.Rcc1 Bg6 28.Qd2 Rf8 29.Be2 Rce8 30.Bd3 Rf6 31.Kh2 Ref8 32.g3 f4 33.exf4 Bxd3 34.Qxd3 Rh6 {minor pieces gone: Diagram 2}
35.h4 Qg4 36.Rce1 Kg8 37.Qe2 Qg6 38.Qd2 Qf5 39.Re5 Qf7 40.Rfe1 Qd7 41.Re7 Qc8 42.Qe2 Rhf6 43.Qe5 R6f7
44.Re8 Qf5 45.Rxf8 Rxf8 46.Qxf5 Rxf5 47.Kh3 Kf7 48.Kg4 Rf6 49.h5 h6 50.Kf3 Re6 51.Re5 Kf6 52.g4 Kf7 53.g5 hxg5 54.fxg5 Ke7 55.Rxe6+ Kxe6 56.Kf4 b5 57.h6 gxh6 58.gxh6 Kf6 59.h7 Kg7 60.Ke5 Kxh7 61.f4 {Sole Annotation from Steve DAg here: 61.f4?? This was a blunder (maybe Mike was in time trouble here). 61. Kd6 wins easily for white.} Kg7 62.Ke6 Kf8 63.f5 Ke8
64.f6 c5 65.Kxd5 c4 66.Ke4 Kf7 67.Ke3 Kxf6 68.Kd2 Ke6 69.Kc3 Kd5 1/2-1/2 {Diagram 3 -
This leaves white in a precarious position but Mike had about 20 seconds left on the clock, Pierre about 10, and a gentlemanly draw was agreed. Quite a game!}
Steve D`Agostino is awesome
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Promote to which piece?
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e4c5
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Nf3Nc6
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d4cxd4
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Nxd4e5
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Nxc6bxc6
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Bc4Nf6
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Bg5Be7
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Qe2d5
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Bxf6Bxf6
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Bb3O-O
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O-Oa5
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exd5cxd5
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Rd1d4
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c4Qb6
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Bc2Bb7
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Nd2Rae8
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Ne4Bd8
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c5Qc6
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f3Be7
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Rac1f5
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Qc4+Kh8
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Ba4Qh6
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Bxe8fxe4
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c6exf3
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Rc2Bc8
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Bd7Qe3+
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Kh1f2
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Rf1d3
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Rc3Bxd7
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cxd7e4
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Qc8Bd8
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Qc4Qe1
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Rc1d2
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Qc5Rg8
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Rd1e3
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Qc3Qxd1
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Rxd1e2
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