Ok, I just played in the Reno tournament C section and won two, lost 3, and got a free bye point. I'd appreciate any comments.
First I lost the following two rook endgames cuz I just didn't know what to do, although I think I learned a lot going over them afterword. I'm beginning to think endgame study should be a very close second to tactical study.
(I'm black and to move in both).
Then I lost the following game where I have a few ideas of where I went wrong but I'm not sure. Well, I'm sure I played the endgame like crap yet again but I got into a bad one.
[Event "Reno"]
[Site "Reno"]
[Date "2010.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Justin Garvin"]
[Black "Allen"]
[ECO "B23"]
[Result "1-0"]
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.f4 Bg7 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bc4 e6 6.f5 Nge7 7.fxe6
fxe6
Maybe dxe6 is less risky since he's obviously wants to play kingside but there are good ideas each way.
8.O-O O-O 9.d3 d5 10.exd5 exd5 11.Bb3 Nd4?! (develop my bishop?) 12.Nxd4 Bxd4+ 13.Kh1 Rxf1+ 14.Qxf1 Be6 15.Bg5 Bxc3
I'm pretty sure this sucked. I was nervous about 15...Qd7 or Qd6 16.Nb5 or Ba4 respectively followed by Re1 but I was probably seeing ghosts. I mean, I didn't know for sure if those lines were bad but I was pretty sure losing my bishop and allowing Qf6 was bad.
16.bxc3 Qd7 17.Qf6 Nf5 18.Re1 Re8 19.g4 Nd6
I spent some time on 19...c4 20.gxf5 ... Bxf5 and liked the first couple lines I tried but then found some that were too complex and I might just lose a piece.
20.Rxe6 Qxe6 21.Qxe6+ Rxe6 22.Bxd5 Kf7 23.Kg2 Nb5 24.c4 Nc3 25.Bxe6+ Kxe6 26.a3 Kd7
Maybe I'm going in the wrong direction?
27.Kf3 Kc6 28.Bf6 Nb1 29.Bb2 Kb6
For a second I thought I might actually win but I overlooked 38.c3+
30.Kf4 Ka5 31.Kg5 Ka4 32.Kh6 Nxa3 33.Bxa3 Kxa3 34.Kxh7 g5 35.Kg6 a5 36.Kxg5 a4 37.h4 Kb4 38.c3+ Ka5 39.h5 a3 40.h6 a2 41.h7 a1=Q 42.h8=Q
Now I guess just give some spite checks then die?
Qc1+ 43.Kg6 Ka4 44.Qa8+ Kb3 45.Qxb7+ Kxc3 46.Qb6 Qe3 47.Qa5+ Kb2 48.Qd8 Qe6+ 49.Qf6+
Oops, overlooked that long diagonal. Was hoping to get in some more spite checks.
1-0
(Is there a thread for these kinds of posts or is this one ok because it's all about me?)