Comments on: Playoff Recap http://arizonascorpionchess.com/2009/11/playoff-recap/ United States Chess League Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:11:34 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Vinay Bhat http://arizonascorpionchess.com/2009/11/playoff-recap/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Vinay Bhat Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:34:02 +0000 http://arizonascorpionchess.com/?p=1606#comment-381 Robert, 47.b3? Kd4 48.Bg2 still loses, I think, to 48...f3!. (A) 49.Bxf3 c3+ 50.Kc1 Ke3 51.Bd1 (only way to keep in touch with the e2 square) c2 52.Bxc2 dxc2 53.Kxc2 Kf4, and Black's king picks up the kingside. (B) 49.Bf1 f2, and White can't handle the passed b-, d-, and f-pawns. After 50.bxc4 b3 51.Bxd3 b2, his pieces are overloaded. I think 47.g5 wins, though, instead of 47.b3?. And of course, 46.gxf4+ was simpler. Vinay Robert,

47.b3? Kd4 48.Bg2 still loses, I think, to 48…f3!.
(A) 49.Bxf3 c3+ 50.Kc1 Ke3 51.Bd1 (only way to keep in touch with the e2 square) c2 52.Bxc2 dxc2 53.Kxc2 Kf4, and Black’s king picks up the kingside.
(B) 49.Bf1 f2, and White can’t handle the passed b-, d-, and f-pawns. After 50.bxc4 b3 51.Bxd3 b2, his pieces are overloaded.

I think 47.g5 wins, though, instead of 47.b3?. And of course, 46.gxf4+ was simpler.

Vinay

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