Phones Chess Club tournament

 

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 Hendrik has kindly sent some analysis of 2 positions from the second round.

 

Damien v Davy  Black to play

 

 

 

 

"Black being a pawn up should have won like this:"

 

1...       h4

2 fxg5 Kxg5

3 Ke3   f4

4 Ke4   f3!

5 Kf3    Kf5

6 Ke3   Ke5

7 Kf3    Kxd5

8 Kg4   Ke4

9 Kxh4  d5  

 

 

 

(9... Kf4 10.Kh5 d5 11.h4 d4 12.Kg6 d3 13.h5 d2 14.h6 d1=Q 15.h7 Qd4)

 

10.Kg3 Ke3! 11.h4 d4 ...

 

The text move was 1... Kf6? instead allowing

2.h4!! gxf4 (2... gxh4 3.Kg2 or 2... g4+ 3.Kg3 don't help Black either)

3.Kxf4 Kg6

3.Kf3 f4 (3... Kf7 4.Ke3 leads to the same line)

4.Kxf4 Kf6

5.Ke4 Kg6 and so on - DRAW

 

White missed his chance by moving his king after which

2... gxf4 3.Kxf4 h4 decided the day for black.

 

Admittedly, this was not exactly basic stuff.

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