1.e4
e5
2.Nf3
Nc6
3.Bb5
a6
4.Ba4
Nf6
5.d3
d6
6.c3
g6
7.0-0
Bg7
8.Re1
0-0
9.Nbd2
Nh5
10.Bxc6
bxc6
11.d4
Nf4
12.Nc4
Qe7
13.Bxf4
exf4
14.d5
cxd5
15.exd5
Qf6
16.Na5
Bd7
17.Nc6
Bxc6
18.dxc6
Rab8
19.Rb1
Rb6
20.Qd5
Rb5
21.Qd3
Rb6
22.Qd5
Rb5
23.Qd3
Rb6
24.a4
Qd8
25.Qc4
Qa8
26.Re7
Rxc6
27.Qxf4
Rc5
28.Rbe1
Qc6
29.Qg4
Bf6
30.R7e2
Rc4
31.Re4
Rxe4
32.Qxe4
Qxe4
33.Rxe4
Rb8
34.Re2
Kf8
35.Kf1
Rb6
36.Ke1
Rc6
37.Nd2
d5
38.Kd1
d4
39.cxd4
Bxd4
40.Nf3
Bf6
41.b3
Rc3
42.Re3
Rxe3
43.fxe3
Ke7
44.Ke2
Ke6
45.Ne1
Kd5
46.Kd3
Be5
47.h3
f5
48.Nc2
Bd6
49.Nd4
c6
50.Nc2
Be5
51.Ne1
g5
52.g4
fxg4
53.hxg4
h6
54.Nf3
Bd6
55.e4+
Kc5
56.Nd4
a5
57.Nf5
Be5
58.Nxh6
Kb4
59.Nf7
Bf6
60.e5
Be7
61.Nd6
Kxb3
62.Nf5
Bf8
63.e6
c5
64.e7
Bxe7
65.Nxe7
c4+
66.Kd2
Kxa4
67.Kc3
Kb5
Tricky Knight Tactics
As in an endgame the relative value of a knight is lower than that of a bishop compared to the pawns usually precise manovering is called for:
68.Nd5?
[After 68.Nf5!
the knight wins the c-pawn first and is just in time on the kingside: 68...Kc5
(68...a4
69.Nd6+
Kc5
70.Nxc4+-
) 69.Ne3
a4
70.Nxc4
Kd5
71.Ne3+
Ke4
72.Nf5
Kf4
73.Nh6+-
; After 68.Nc8?
the knight is dominated by 68...Kc5=
den Springer.]
68...a4
69.Nc7+
[69.Kd4
does not help as White's blockading forces must remain on the queenside: 69...a3
70.Nc3+
Kb4
71.Na2+
Kb3
72.Nc3
Kb4=
]
69...Kc5
70.Ne6+
Kd5
71.Nxg5
a3
72.Nf3
Ke4
73.g5
Kf5
74.Kc2
To win White must change the roles of his pieces: the knight should stop the pawns and act as a source of tempi and the king must support the g-pawn. But this can not be accomplished.
74...Kg6
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