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07-28-2014 , 05:22 PM
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Black to move

We have passed pawns, but are against 2 rooks that might snap off the bishop/pawns. We can try and push the pawns up the board, is that the best play against 2 rooks?

Thoughts?
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07-28-2014 , 05:32 PM
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I didn't spend a ton of time looking at it, but I'm pretty sure black is winning here. I probably play 1...Ra3, and after that I don't see a good reply for white. Black can trade off the h4 and g3 pawns and a pair of rooks, and after that white is powerless to prevent the black a+b pawns from marching up the board. White has no counterplay since his d-pawn is going nowhere, and if black really wants, after a pair of rooks are traded, he can play d6 and Be5, cement the bishop on e5, and then just leisurely walk his king over and escort the queenside pawns.

I'm pretty sure I could 0-1 this even if Carlsen has the white side (maybe haha).
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07-28-2014 , 07:51 PM
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yeah it looks crushing. it's hard to go wrong and I was going to just go ...b5, but Tex's ...Ra3 is more precise.
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07-29-2014 , 01:57 AM
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...b5 looks questionable maybe even losing after gxh4 unless im missing something
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07-29-2014 , 06:38 AM
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Was planning b5 gh b4, if h5 then kh6. The pawns should still be too strong
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07-29-2014 , 08:39 AM
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If this is a blitz game, one of the more probable continuations is 1.-Ra3 2. Kg2 Rxg3+ 3. Rxg3 hxg3 4. Kxg3? Be5 (this is the line that jumped out at me w/o conscious thought).
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