Keep it simple: Make some prophylactical moves and then ... win!

Submitted by mauerblume on Sat, 05/30/2009 at 11:54pm.

Last week I played a training game in a chess club. So after winning a pawn in middlegame we reached following position

It is an endgame with all heavy pieces on board. This is not so easy to play and to win. So how should I go on?

Put pressure on my opponent? Go on search for traps? Start with deep calculations? Look for kingside tactics? Or some other complicated stuff?

I decided to keep it simple and made some prophylactical moves. This stabilized my position and my adventage...and became the base for a winning attack

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by gambitattack - 5 months ago
Singapore Singapore

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Great example of simple prophylactic moves. =) And a straightforward finish.

by Prathikshena - 5 months ago
Johor Bharu Malaysia

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great tip...

by prashanth21 - 5 months ago
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nice finish

by gxtmf1 - 5 months ago
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great game for beginners to see

by mauerblume - 5 months ago
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You may be right, alenkanh,

but my point was to win this game with simple moves .-

Your variation looks more complicated to me, more calculation is needed

by alenkanh - 5 months ago
Slovenj Gradec Slovenia

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slo rating 1850

the best is QA5,-b3,then RD4-Rfd1 and excange RD1-Rd1,then Q G5-Rd7-b5 then atack wite King.

by WillNZ - 5 months ago
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yeah, great passage of play here. When in doubt, simplicity is key. Nice, nice!

by Vishchess - 5 months ago
Chennai India

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good game! nice and simple

by mauerblume - 5 months ago
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Yes, you are right!-

So he seemed to have given up too early :-) -

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But nevertheless there is with one or - better two pawns - ahead a clear white adventage. My king looks safe and his is under attack! -

And the base of it were the prophylactical moves at the beginning!

by SirDavid - 5 months ago
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I believe stronger than 8...e2 is 8... Qb1+ 9. Rc1 (or Kh2) Qxa2 two pawns up. In the e2 line, White could have played 11. Rb1 Qxg3+ (11... Qxb1 12. Qd4+ Kh7 13. Qxe3) 12. Kg1 Re1+ 13. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 14. Kh2 with an endgame one pawn up instead of two.

by ejohn - 5 months ago
Kerala India

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logical moves..you make it look so simple! good game

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