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[Ted Summers]

White has a winning position here, but the win was not as clear as it would seem. Here it appears the simple move 60. Bf5 is the best move to play. 60. c5 The move that was played in the game leads to a drawn position. See diagrams below to see how c5 leads to a draw.

Note that a5 will more than likely transpose into the c5 line.

[d]5k2/5pp1/3K3p/3Pp2P/P1P1B3/8/4r3/8 w - - 0 60
[d]5k2/5pp1/3K3p/2PPp2P/P3B3/8/4r3/8 b - - 0 60
[d]5k2/5pp1/3K3p/2PPp2P/P3r3/8/8/8 w - - 0 61
[d]5k2/5pp1/3K3p/P1PPp2P/4r3/8/8/8 b - - 0 61
[d]5k2/5pp1/3K3p/P1PPp2P/r7/8/8/8 w - - 0 62
[d]5k2/5pp1/2PK3p/P2Pp2P/r7/8/8/8 b - - 0 62
[d]5k2/5pp1/2PK3p/r2Pp2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 63
[d]5k2/2P2pp1/3K3p/r2Pp2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 63
[d]r4k2/2P2pp1/3K3p/3Pp2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 64
[d]r4k2/2P2pp1/2K4p/3Pp2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 64
[d]r3k3/2P2pp1/2K4p/3Pp2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 65
[d]r3k3/2P2pp1/2KP3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 65
[d]4k3/2P2pp1/r1KP3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 66
[d]4k3/1KP2pp1/r2P3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 66
[d]4k3/1KP2pp1/3r3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 67
[d]2Q1k3/1K3pp1/3r3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 67
[d]2Q5/1K2kpp1/3r3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 68
[d]1Q6/1K2kpp1/3r3p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 68
[d]1Q1r4/1K2kpp1/7p/4p2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 69
[d]3r4/1K2kpp1/7p/4Q2P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 69
[d]3r1k2/1K3pp1/7p/4Q2P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 70
[d]3r1k2/1K3pp1/7p/2Q4P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 70
[d]3r2k1/1K3pp1/7p/2Q4P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 71
[d]3r2k1/1K2Qpp1/7p/7P/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 71
[d]5rk1/1K2Qpp1/7p/7P/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 72

The Position is Drawn as White has no way to force a win with best play from here. {See diagram above}

[Event "60m + 15s, rated"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2009.10.11"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hyperspace, Rybka 3 32-bit wate"]
[Black "NYTed, Rybka 3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "0.28;0.17"]
[PlyCount "261"]
[EventDate "2009.10.11"]
[EventType "rapid"]
[TimeControl "3600+15"]

1. e4 {0.05/1 0} c5 {B 0} 2. Nf3 {0.05/1 0} d6 {B 0} 3. d4 {0.05/1 0} cxd4 {B 0
} 4. Nxd4 {0.05/1 0} Nf6 {B 0} 5. Nc3 {0.05/1 0} a6 {B 0} 6. h3 {0.05/1 0} e6 {
B 0} 7. g4 {0.05/1 0} h6 {B 0} 8. Bg2 {0.05/1 0} Nc6 {B 0} 9. Be3 {0.05/1 0}
Ne5 {B 0} 10. Qe2 {0.05/1 0} Qc7 {B 0} 11. f4 {0.05/1 0} Nc4 {0.17/16 68} 12.
O-O-O {0.05/1 0} e5 {B 0} 13. Nf5 {0.28/16 86} Be6 {0.26/16 58} 14. fxe5 {0.33/
17 137} dxe5 {0.29/17 10} 15. Nd5 {0.34/18 152} Nxd5 {0.28/19 76} 16. exd5 {0.
35/19 105} Bxf5 {0.28/20 64} 17. gxf5 {0.35/20 89} Be7 {0.26/20 325 (Nxe3)} 18.
Kb1 {0.37/16 38} Nxe3 {0.24/20 90} 19. Qxe3 {0.27/19 44} Qd6 {0.20/20 125} 20.
Rhg1 {0.24/18 8} O-O {0.15/19 172} 21. Bf3 {0.18/18 0 (Rde1)} Kh8 {0.14/18 140}
22. Rg4 {0.17/17 0} b5 {0.11/18 94} 23. Qd2 {0.15/17 16 (h4)} Rac8 {0.10/19 160
} 24. Rdg1 {0.14/18 13 (h4)} Bf6 {0.01/18 174} 25. a3 {0.11/17 0 (c3)} Rb8 {0.
01/17 36 (Rfe8)} 26. h4 {0.00/16 71 (Qb4)} Rfc8 {0.00/17 32} 27. Qb4 {-0.02/18
180} Rc5 {-0.17/19 0} 28. Qe1 {-0.11/19 235} Rc4 {-0.16/19 0 (a5)} 29. Qg3 {-0.
15/17 68 (h5)} Rxg4 {-0.42/18 74} 30. Qxg4 {-0.28/18 46} b4 {-0.33/19 102 (e4)}
31. a4 {-0.32/19 109} Qd7 {-0.33/20 26} 32. Qc4 {-0.40/19 101} Qxf5 {-0.33/20
72 (Qxa4)} 33. Be4 {-0.31/19 40} Qc8 {-0.33/21 44} 34. Qxc8+ {-0.31/19 72} Rxc8
{-0.33/23 28} 35. h5 {-0.31/22 25} Kg8 {-0.33/23 22 (Be7)} 36. Ka2 {-0.31/22 60
} Be7 {-0.33/23 41} 37. Kb3 {-0.31/23 12} a5 {-0.32/24 52} 38. Bf5 {-0.31/25
45 (Rg3)} Rc7 {-0.32/24 68 (Rc5)} 39. c4 {-0.31/23 42 (Be4)} bxc3 {-0.32/23 26}
40. bxc3 {-0.31/24 25} Kf8 {-0.32/24 49} 41. Be4 {-0.31/24 15} Rc8 {-0.32/24
64 (Bd6)} 42. Bf5 {-0.31/22 43 (Rg3)} Rc5 {-0.32/24 47} 43. Be4 {-0.31/24 2}
Bd6 {-0.20/25 145} 44. Rg2 {-0.31/25 0 (Rb1)} Rc8 {-0.32/25 57 (Rc7)} 45. Rg1 {
-0.27/25 86 (Bf5)} Rc7 {-0.32/23 46 (Bc5)} 46. Rg4 {-0.26/23 33 (Rg3)} Bc5 {-0.
32/24 61} 47. Rg3 {-0.26/23 181 (Rg2)} Kg8 {-0.20/23 137 (f6)} 48. Rg2 {-0.11/
22 49 (Rg4)} Bd6 {-0.20/24 84} 49. Rg1 {-0.01/23 17 (Rb2)} Rc5 {-0.20/23 29
(Rc8)} 50. Rb1 {0.00/23 44} Kf8 {0.00/23 50} 51. c4 {0.00/25 47} Rc7 {0.00/24
11 (Rc8)} 52. Kc3 {0.00/22 26} Bb4+ {0.00/24 13} 53. Rxb4 {0.78/24 289} axb4+ {
0.00/24 137} 54. Kxb4 {0.78/25 82} Rb7+ {0.00/24 307} 55. Kc5 {0.98/26 199}
Rc7+ {0.00/22 103 (Ke8)} 56. Kb5 {1.45/20 52} Rb7+ {2.43/22 222} 57. Kc6 {1.82/
23 0} Rb4 {2.43/22 37} 58. Kc5 {2.46/22 227} Rb2 {2.53/23 0} 59. Kd6 {2.56/22
77} Re2 {2.53/23 17 (Rb4)} 60. c5 {2.59/22 60} Rxe4 {2.53/23 1} 61. a5 {2.74/
23 62} Ra4 {2.57/23 0} 62. c6 {2.74/25 58} Rxa5 {2.57/25 1} 63. c7 {2.74/26 40}
Ra8 {2.58/26 20} 64. Kc6 {2.74/27 43} Ke8 {2.58/27 3} 65. d6 {2.74/28 231} Ra6+
{2.58/28 0} 66. Kb7 {2.74/29 93} Rxd6 {2.58/30 23} 67. c8=Q+ {2.74/26 1} Ke7 {
2.58/28 226 (Rd8)} 68. Qb8 {2.74/25 30} Rd8 {2.58/27 134} 69. Qxe5+ {2.94/29 0}
Kf8 {3.07/29 104} 70. Qc5+ {2.94/31 0} Kg8 {3.07/30 17} 71. Qe7 {2.94/31 25}
Rf8 {3.07/30 15} 72. Qe4 {3.14/32 208 (Qd7)} f5 {3.07/30 18} 73. Qd5+ {3.14/31
147} Kh7 {3.07/31 0 (Kh8)} 74. Kc6 {3.34/28 74} Rf6+ {3.07/29 30} 75. Kc5 {3.
54/29 8} f4 {3.07/29 92 (Rf8)} 76. Qf3 {3.54/25 33} Kg8 {3.68/29 44} 77. Kd4 {
3.70/27 0} Kf7 {3.68/29 68} 78. Kd3 {3.70/28 0} Rf5 {3.68/28 36 (Kg8)} 79. Ke2
{3.70/24 25} Re5+ {3.68/28 6 (Rg5)} 80. Kf2 {3.70/27 17} Rg5 {3.68/29 3} 81.
Qxf4+ {3.70/29 18} Ke6 {3.68/30 5 (Ke7)} 82. Qe3+ {3.70/29 36 (Qc4+)} Kf7 {3.
68/30 10} 83. Qb3+ {3.70/31 18 (Qf3+)} Kf8 {3.68/32 16 (Kf6)} 84. Qf3+ {3.70/
31 14 (Qb8+)} Ke7 {3.68/33 18 (Kg8)} 85. Qb7+ {3.70/31 27 (Qd3)} Kf6 {3.68/32
15} 86. Qc6+ {3.70/32 59} Ke7 {3.68/33 0 (Kf7)} 87. Qe4+ {3.70/32 11 (Qf3)} Kf7
{3.68/32 12} 88. Qh1 {3.70/32 11 (Qc4+)} Rf5+ {3.68/30 10 (Kf6)} 89. Kg3 {3.70/
31 24} Rg5+ {3.68/32 10} 90. Kf4 {3.70/32 11} Kg8 {3.68/33 29 (Rb5)} 91. Qe4 {
3.70/32 17 (Ke3)} Rc5 {3.68/33 17} 92. Qe8+ {3.70/33 9} Kh7 {3.68/33 0} 93. Kg4
{3.70/34 40 (Qf7)} Rg5+ {3.68/34 10 (Rc4+)} 94. Kf3 {3.70/33 11 (Kh4)} Rf5+ {
3.68/34 14} 95. Ke4 {3.70/34 4 (Kg2)} Rg5 {3.68/35 14 (Rc5)} 96. Qf7 {3.70/35
25} Ra5 {3.68/36 12 (Rc5)} 97. Kd4 {3.70/34 21 (Kf4)} Rg5 {3.68/33 9 (Ra1)} 98.
Qe7 {3.70/32 21 (Qf3)} Kg8 {3.68/33 37} 99. Qd7 {3.70/33 0 (Qe8+)} Kf8 {3.68/
33 30 (Kh7)} 100. Qd6+ {3.70/31 13 (Qb7)} Kg8 {3.68/35 35 (Kf7)} 101. Qb8+ {3.
70/33 13 (Qe6+)} Kh7 {3.68/35 26 (Kf7)} 102. Qe8 {3.70/35 47} Ra5 {3.68/36 0
(Rg1)} 103. Qe4+ {3.70/34 18} Kh8 {3.68/36 1 (Kg8)} 104. Qe7 {3.70/34 17 (Qg6)}
Rg5 {3.68/34 31 (Ra4+)} 105. Qd7 {3.70/33 20 (Kc4)} Kg8 {3.68/34 8} 106. Qe8+ {
3.70/33 10} Kh7 {3.68/35 0} 107. Qe4+ {3.70/33 15} Kg8 {3.68/35 1} 108. Qa8+ {
3.70/33 72 (Qe2)} Kh7 {3.68/35 27 (Kf7)} 109. Qb7 {3.70/33 36} Ra5 {3.68/35 0
(Kg8)} 110. Qe7 {3.70/33 16 (Qf3)} Rg5 {3.68/34 9} 111. Qe3 {3.70/34 33 (Kc4)}
Ra5 {3.68/34 11 (Kh8)} 112. Qd3+ {3.70/34 24} Kh8 {3.68/36 11} 113. Qg6 {3.70/
33 10} Rg5 {3.68/37 45 (Ra4+)} 114. Qe6 {3.70/34 15} Ra5 {3.68/37 18 (Rg1)}
115. Qd7 {3.70/33 20 (Qc8+)} Kh7 {3.68/35 14 (Ra1)} 116. Qb7 {3.70/33 15} Kh8 {
3.68/35 26 (Ra1)} 117. Qc6 {3.70/33 14 (Kd3)} Rg5 {3.68/36 14 (Kg8)} 118. Qf3 {
3.70/34 42 (Qc8+)} Kg8 {3.68/36 52} 119. Qb3+ {3.70/34 0 (Qe4)} Kh7 {3.68/35 11
} 120. Qf7 {3.70/35 16} Ra5 {3.68/36 30} 121. Kd3 {3.70/35 0 (Ke4)} Rc5 {3.68/
35 16 (Re5)} 122. Qe6 {3.70/32 17 (Ke3)} Rg5 {3.68/35 42 (Rc1)} 123. Qe4+ {3.
70/32 42} Kg8 {3.68/36 0} 124. Qc4+ {3.70/30 33 (Qe8+)} Kf8 {3.68/30 15 (Kh7)}
125. Qf4+ {3.70/28 28} Ke7 {3.68/31 9} 126. Qc7+ {3.70/28 14} Kf6 {3.48/30 22
(Ke6)} 127. Qd6+ {3.61/22 25 (Qc3+)} Kf5 {0.00/27 13 (Kf7)} 128. Ke3 {3.70/25
22 (Kd4)} Rg1 {0.00/34 9} 129. Qc7 {0.00/34 10} Kf6 {0.00/38 4} 130. Kd4 {0.00/
37 15 (Qf4+)} Rd1+ {0.00/40 12 (Rf1)} 131. Ke4 {0.00/59 1 (Lag: Av=0.35s,
max=3.4s)} 1/2-1/2
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