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Conceptualising the endpoint of chess in a trinary fashion, only in terms of a win, loss, and draw, fails to capture the romance of chess. Sure, it’s good to win, but I will claim that winning with style is qualitatively superior! When we turn our minds to the DRAW, a tie, it is commonly but wrongly seen as a boring outcome. Now, some draws are indeed boring, for instance, the Berlin Defense draw in the Ruy López Opening. However, one of the most elating experiences in chess is wrangling a draw, for instance, by stalemate or threefold repetition, in an otherwise completely lost position.

This is not one of those games, at least, not for me! This game is a sad tale where I was forced to accept a draw in a completely won position, after having navigated a difficult endgame under severe time pressure; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory, tripping at the finish line, in other words, an epic fail! 😂

I had the black pieces and the game proceeds down a typical Jaenisch Gambit against White’s Ruy López Opening (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5).

A historical note:
The earliest game of the Jaenisch Gambit in the massive and free LubrasGigabase of over 13.2 million chess games was played by John Cochrane (1798-1878) against Moheschunder Bannerjee in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), India.

Cochrane was a chess master, had Staunton as his protégé, and was a barrister in Kolkata. Bannerjee was a Brahmin in a local village with a reputation that he had never been beaten locally! Bannerjee’s very solid approach to several openings common in Indian chess is source of names including the “Indian Game”, and the various King’s/Queen’s “Indian Attack/Defense”. In the West, it wasn’t until the emergence of the Hypermodern School and chess masters like Tartakower in the 1920s that these Indian openings became popularly known. The Jaenisch Gambit itself was understood as an aggressive response to the Ruy López Opening in the romantic tradition, having been developed in the mid-19th century. There are games of the Jaenisch Gambit played by many of the strongest chess players of the era, including Steinitz, Bird, Blackburne, Lasker, Tarrasch, and Marshall.

Now, where (Bannerjee—Cochrane, 1850 Calcutta, India) went down the Exchange Variation, my opponent with the white pieces who coincidentally was also from India, opted to play in a cautious and relatively closed approach. However, one of the advantages of the Jaenisch Gambit is that ostensibly sensible looking moves for White are inaccurate, e.g., developing the rook to control the e-file (7. Re1?!) and choosing to not exchange the Ruy López bishop when challenged (9… a6 10. Ba4). By this position, I had accrued a decent advantage of [-1] according to the engine by the early middlegame.

On move 16, White makes a bold move (16. Qd5?), lining up their bishop and queen in a battery. Stockfish doesn’t approve of this tactic and rates it a mistake [-4.5], though I needed to counter it. I don’t find the immediate best response to punish White, the bishop sacrifice (16… Bxh3), punching a hole in White’s king’s defences, but do find the next best move by sacrificing… the ROOK (17… Rxf3!!). My follow-through, however, was critically flawed (19… Bxh3+??) with the evaluation flipping from [-2.6 → +3.1]! White’s king managed to escape back to the e-file and was well defended by a bunker of pawns on the f- and e-files.

My poorly considered (19… Bxh3+??) also resulted in a hung c6-knight, which was also pinned to my a8-rook. Salvaging the situation was necessary, but my initiative was lost. Luckily for me, the position was complex and White must have taken the view that they could consolidate their nominal single point of material advantage by simplifying and trading down pieces. They offered/forced a queen trade (23. Qf7?), and this actually brought the evaluation back to equality [0.00]!

A few more trades later, and the dust settles on move 26, and we see the potential problem White faced. White had the rook pair and a bishop, while I had the bishop pair and a rook. I’ve noted in a previous video that when there are a lot of pawns left on the board, and there were, a bishop pair can often be relatively better than a rook pair. Although White was up a point of material, the engine evaluation was equal. In practice, this means that Black has some form of compensation. In this game, this was in the form of better mobility of the pieces (the bishops in a crowded board), which usually means that it’s easier to play!

We see this in the next 10 moves. White’s rooks have difficulty making progress or forming an attack. On the other hand, my bishop pair creates an attacking idea with my pawn advances. Moreover, my numerical pawn superiority, along with White’s doubled f-pawns, create difficult threats that White must counter. White attempted to bring the king into the attack, a good endgame tactic. However, I saw a potential trap – simply, it was too soon for White’s king and my control of the dark squares meant that I could predict what White was going to try. They were going to try infiltrating their king along the light squares. I baited them to moving their king forward again with (32… c5!?), a tricky move in the context that if White was committed to their plan, they may have tunnel vision!

And yes, (34. Kc4??), a blunder! With (34… Be6+), I skewered White’s king against their bishop. My control of the dark squares mean that the white king could not escape check and defend their bishop, allowing me to win their bishop cleanly!

However, I only 1 ½ minutes left on the clock to my opponent’s 11 minutes. I need to play carefully, but swiftly to consolidate the advantage. Optimally, I needed to simplify – perhaps forcing a trade of one of my bishops for one of White’s rooks and pushing forward to promote a pawn. All the while, I had to keep my king safe!

On move 45, I managed to play (45… Kh6), bunkering my king into a very safe nook of two pawns. Yes! I could now put my focus elsewhere. My most valuable piece was the a-pawn, an outside passed pawn. Black still had a passed e-pawn that I needed to keep an eye on. I had just under a minute left now!

On move 48, White makes a mistake with (48. e5), which loses their e-pawn. However, is it really a mistake? For White, their goal is to play quickly so that I can’t think on their time. Using time against me would be their best approach! I find a tricky and difficult move for White to navigate with (48… Bxe5), and White spends three minutes on the next move, giving me some respite to calculate options. And I could see it: push the a-pawn to promotion, which would force White to trade a rook for my dark square bishop and pawn. Then, with my remaining bishop and rook, I should be able to easily to promote my h-pawn, or force White to trade away their final rook. I felt confident that with my 15 second increment, I shouldn’t run out of time!

It goes to plan: (52… a1=Q 53. Rxa1 Bxa1 54. Rxa1), and it’s a completely winning endgame where I have an extra piece and a pawn majority. In the following moves, my clock starts to go up with each move. And there lies the hazard! It is most dangerous when you feel that the danger is over! On move 60, I stumble, trip, and faceplant at the finish line with (60… Bf3??), a ridiculous blunder of the bishop [-M19 → 0.00]! I realised that I’d blundered almost immediately as my finger let go of the mouse button!

I recognised that the game had entered a draw [0.00], so it was important to not make another mistake, or potentially lose on time! White has the advantage as they are not under time pressure. So, there was an imperative to force a draw before White realises that they can potentially stall the game with tricky attacks to try to get a win! I invite a trade of rooks, and it is done. A draw due to insufficient material, GG!

The big takeaway from this game is the principle, “never give up, never surrender”! If you keep making attacks, even in a losing position, it sometimes creates the setting where your opponent will make a blunder!

Game: https://www.chess.com/game/live/108111032439

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2024.04.29"]
[Round "-"]
[White "fmaliq"]
[Black "vitualis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[CurrentPosition "8/8/7k/8/7K/8/8/8 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[ECO "C63"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Ruy-Lopez-Opening-Jaenisch-Gambit...5.dxe4-Nf6-6.O-O-Bc5"]
[UTCDate "2024.04.29"]
[UTCTime "06:29:51"]
[WhiteElo "1312"]
[BlackElo "1313"]
[TimeControl "900+10"]
[Termination "Game drawn by insufficient material"]
[StartTime "06:29:51"]
[EndDate "2024.04.29"]
[EndTime "07:12:17"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/game/live/108111032439"]
[WhiteUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/319714913.fb265576.50x50o.30048e416688.png"]
[WhiteCountry "69"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackUrl "https://images.chesscomfiles.com/uploads/v1/user/3711094.f52a0759.50x50o.ab18600a8723.png"]
[BlackCountry "17"]
[BlackTitle ""]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:15:07.5]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:15:06.6]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:15:14.1]}
2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:15:14.1]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 0:15:20.4]} 3... f5 {[%clk 0:15:22.4]
Ruy López Opening: Jaenisch Gambit $1} 4. d3 {[%clk 0:15:13.7]} 4... fxe4 {[%clk
0:15:16.1]} 5. dxe4 {[%clk 0:15:19.7]} 5... Nf6 {[%clk 0:15:23.1]} 6. O-O {[%clk
0:14:48.2]} 6... Bc5 {[%clk 0:15:15.8]} 7. Re1 $6 {[%clk 0:14:52.6][%c_effect
e1;square;e1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
b5c6;keyPressed;none;from;b5;opacity;0.8;to;c6;persistent;false,c1g5;keyPressed;none;from;c1;opacity;0.8;to;g5;persistent;false,b1c3;keyPressed;none;from;b1;opacity;0.8;to;c3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
c6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c6;persistent;false,c3;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;c3;persistent;false,g5;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;g5;persistent;false]
Every move up to this point was a \"book\" move in the Jaenisch Gambit. White's
Re1 is very natural, but a significant inaccuracy with Black gaining the
advantage $1 [+0.6 $37 -0.2] In this position, White's best move is the exchange
their bishop for the knight, damaging Black's pawn structure, or to develop the
queen's knight (Nc3) or the queen's bishop to pin the other knight (Bg5).} 7...
O-O {[%clk 0:14:45.7]} 8. h3 {[%clk 0:14:57.6]} 8... d6 {[%clk 0:14:45.8]} 9. c3
{[%clk 0:14:59.9]} 9... a6 {[%clk 0:14:10.7]} 10. Ba4 {[%clk 0:15:03.8][%c_arrow
b5f1;keyPressed;none;from;b5;opacity;0.8;to;f1;persistent;false,b5c6;keyPressed;none;from;b5;opacity;0.8;to;c6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f1;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;f1;persistent;false,c6;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;c6;persistent;false]
A tricky position for White to navigate; committing by exchange the bishop for
the knight, or by rotating the bishop to the back rank (Bf1) is best. [-1]}
10... Kh8 {[%clk 0:13:53.6]} 11. Bg5 $6 {[%clk 0:15:08.4][%c_effect
g5;square;g5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
a4c6;keyPressed;none;from;a4;opacity;0.8;to;c6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
c6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c6;persistent;false] Stockfish doesn't
believe in this tactic and rates it an inaccuracy [-1.6].} 11... Qe8 {[%clk
0:12:45.9]} 12. Nbd2 {[%clk 0:14:54.9]} 12... b5 $6 {[%clk 0:12:40.4][%c_effect
b5;square;b5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
e8g6;keyPressed;none;from;e8;opacity;0.8;to;g6;persistent;false][%c_highlight
g6;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;g6;persistent;false] Immediately attacking
White's bishop is best [-0.8]} 13. Bb3 {[%clk 0:14:51]} 13... Nh5 {[%clk
0:10:56.2]} 14. Nf1 $6 {[%clk 0:14:31.7][%c_effect
f1;square;f1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_highlight
a4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;a4;persistent;false][%c_arrow
a2a4;keyPressed;none;from;a2;opacity;0.8;to;a4;persistent;false] White wanted to
defend the g3 square (their f2-pawn is pinned by Black's c5-bishop). Stockfish
didn't think this move was necessary [-1.7]} 14... Nf4 {[%clk 0:10:35.1]} 15.
Bxf4 {[%clk 0:14:05.2]} 15... Rxf4 {[%clk 0:10:19.1]} 16. Qd5 $2 {[%clk
0:13:56.6][%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f1e3;keyPressed;none;from;f1;opacity;0.8;to;e3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
e3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e3;persistent;false] White plays a bold
move, forming a battery with their light square bishop. This is tricky for me to
navigate, but Stockfish doesn't believe in this immediate attack, calling it a
mistake [-4.5].} 16... Bd7 $2 {[%clk 0:08:37.2][%c_effect
d7;square;d7;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
c8h3;keyPressed;none;from;c8;opacity;0.8;to;h3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
h3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h3;persistent;false] However, I played an
overly timid move with Bd7. I could capture Bxh3, smashing open a whole in
White's kingside defences immediately $1} 17. Ne3 {[%clk 0:12:53.5]} 17... Rxf3 $3
{[%clk 0:07:38.2][%c_effect
f3;square;f3;type;Brilliant;persistent;true][%c_highlight
f3;keyPressed;alt;opacity;0.8;square;f3;persistent;false] However, I did find
this \"brilliant\" sacrifice, that damages White's defences $1} 18. gxf3 {[%clk
0:12:49.9]} 18... Qg6+ $1 {[%clk 0:07:47][%c_effect
g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true][%c_highlight
g6;keyPressed;alt;opacity;0.8;square;g6;persistent;false]} 19. Kf1 {[%clk
0:12:52.4]} 19... Bxh3+ $4 {[%clk 0:07:50][%c_arrow
a8f8;keyPressed;none;from;a8;opacity;0.8;to;f8;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f8;persistent;false,h3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h3;persistent;false][%c_effect
h3;square;h3;type;Blunder;persistent;true] Unfortunately, I blunder away my
advantage [-2.6 $37 +3.1]. I realised in the game that after Ke2, White's king is
safe inside their complex of pawns and I didn't have anything. The best move was
Rf8.} 20. Ke2 {[%clk 0:12:51.2]} 20... Bd7 $6 {[%clk 0:06:09.6][%c_effect
d7;square;d7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
a8f8;keyPressed;none;from;a8;opacity;0.8;to;f8;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f8;persistent;false] The engine recommends
sacrificing the c6-knight for activity. I did consider this in game, but
couldn't see the payoff. However, by having to rebuild the defence, I lose the
initiative. [+3.9]} 21. Rg1 $1 {[%clk 0:12:38.7][%c_effect
g1;square;g1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true][%c_highlight
g1;keyPressed;alt;opacity;0.8;square;g1;persistent;false]} 21... Qe8 {[%clk
0:05:00.4]} 22. Rg2 $2 {[%clk 0:11:48.6][%c_effect
g2;square;g2;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
e3f5;keyPressed;none;from;e3;opacity;0.8;to;f5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f5;persistent;false] Surprisingly, Nf5,
allowing (22... Bxf5 23. exf5) and tripling the pawns on the f-file is the best
move [+1.4].} 22... Ne7 {[%clk 0:04:26]} 23. Qf7 $2 {[%clk 0:11:33.6][%c_effect
f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;persistent;true][%c_arrow
d5d2;keyPressed;none;from;d5;opacity;0.8;to;d2;persistent;false][%c_highlight
d2;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;d2;persistent;false] White threatens
Qxg7#, but is actually inviting a trade of queens. I was a little surprised as
if White trades queens, it nerfs their attack and we'll return to equality
[0.00]. White's tactical decision to \"simplify\" was incorrect, and loses their
advantage.} 23... Qxf7 $1 {[%clk 0:03:46.2][%c_highlight
f7;keyPressed;alt;opacity;0.8;square;f7;persistent;false][%c_effect
f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;keyPressed;undefined;persistent;true]} 24. Bxf7
{[%clk 0:11:38]} 24... g6 {[%clk 0:03:21.3]} 25. Nd5 {[%clk 0:11:21]} 25... Nxd5
{[%clk 0:03:18.1]} 26. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:11:18.1] And after this exchange, we enter
an endgame where White has a the rook pair and I have the bishop pair. There are
still many pawns on the board so there is a relative advantage with holding the
bishop pair despite being down a point of material.} 26... c6 $6 {[%clk
0:02:37.1][%c_arrow
a8f8;keyPressed;none;from;a8;opacity;0.8;to;f8;persistent;false][%c_effect
c6;square;c6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_highlight
f8;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f8;persistent;false] A bit inaccurate
[-0.6 $37 0.00]} 27. Bb3 {[%clk 0:11:25.3]} 27... a5 {[%clk 0:02:04.4]} 28. Rh1
{[%clk 0:11:28.9]} 28... Kg7 {[%clk 0:02:04.4]} 29. Rgh2 {[%clk 0:11:33.8]}
29... Rh8 {[%clk 0:01:47]} 30. a4 {[%clk 0:11:33.9]} 30... b4 $6 {[%clk
0:01:52.6][%c_arrow
h7h5;keyPressed;none;from;h7;opacity;0.8;to;h5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
h5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h5;persistent;false][%c_effect
b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] h5 is probably better [-0.5 $37
0.00]} 31. cxb4 {[%clk 0:11:21]} 31... Bxb4 {[%clk 0:01:49.6]} 32. Kd3 $6 {[%clk
0:11:26.2][%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true][%c_arrow
f3f4;keyPressed;none;from;f3;opacity;0.8;to;f4;persistent;false][%c_highlight
f4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f4;persistent;false] Endgames can be
tricky. White is advancing their king to bring it into the attack. However, this
is a tactical mistake as we shall see against my bishop pair $1 [-0.7]} 32... c5 $5
{[%clk 0:01:55][%c_arrow
h7h5;keyPressed;none;from;h7;opacity;0.8;to;h5;persistent;false][%c_highlight
h5;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;h5;persistent;false][%c_effect
c5;square;c5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A tricky move $1 Stockfish doesn't
think this is the right approach [0.00], but the engine assumes that White won't
attempt to advance their king further. However, I thought that they WILL come
further and so this move baits them into playing Kc4. My reading was that White
had it in their mind that they might be able to infiltrate with their king along
the light coloured squares $1} 33. Rh4 {[%clk 0:11:13.9]} 33... h5 {[%clk
0:01:19.9]} 34. Kc4 $4 {[%clk 0:11:16.8][%c_highlight
c4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c4;persistent;false,e2;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;e2;persistent;false][%c_effect
c4;square;c4;type;Blunder;persistent;true][%c_arrow
d3e2;keyPressed;none;from;d3;opacity;0.8;to;e2;persistent;false] And my
prediction was correct $1 This is a blunder $1 With same coloured bishops in an
endgame, the side with the greater attack has the advantage. White's rooks have
obstructed mobility with the board full of pawns, giving me the attacking
advantage... Here, White unfortunately stepped into a king skewer $1 [-5.1]} 34...
Be6+ $1 {[%clk 0:01:23.6][%c_effect
e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true][%c_highlight
e6;keyPressed;alt;opacity;0.8;square;e6;persistent;false,b3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;b3;persistent;false,c4;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;c4;persistent;false][%c_arrow
e6b3;keyPressed;none;from;e6;opacity;0.8;to;b3;persistent;false] And with my
control of the the dark squares, White's king cannot defend their light square
bishop $1} 35. Kb5 {[%clk 0:10:48.5]} 35... Bxb3 {[%clk 0:01:32.5]} 36. Kc6 {[%clk
0:10:38.6]} 36... c4 {[%clk 0:01:37.3]} 37. f4 {[%clk 0:10:32.5]} 37... Bxa4+
{[%clk 0:01:28.8]} 38. Kd5 {[%clk 0:10:37.1]} 38... Bb3 {[%clk 0:01:09.4]} 39.
fxe5 {[%clk 0:10:36]} 39... dxe5 {[%clk 0:01:12.4][%c_arrow
c4c3;keyPressed;none;from;c4;opacity;0.8;to;c3;persistent;false][%c_highlight
c3;keyPressed;shift;opacity;0.8;square;c3;persistent;false] With having very
little time left, I wasn't confident that c3+ revealing a discovered check, and
then allowing c2, a step from promotion, without calculating carefully. So, I
chickened out by capturing dxe5 to reduce risk of White moving their own pawn
towards promotion. As it turned out on analysis, the engine thinks that both
options are good, though c3+ is a little better.} 40. Kxe5 {[%clk 0:10:23.4]}
40... Re8+ {[%clk 0:01:13.8]} 41. Kf4 {[%clk 0:10:23.7]} 41... Bd2+ {[%clk
0:01:17.3]} 42. Kf3 {[%clk 0:10:24.6]} 42... c3 {[%clk 0:01:02.2]} 43. bxc3
{[%clk 0:10:31.1]} 43... Bxc3 {[%clk 0:01:03.9]} 44. Rc1 {[%clk 0:10:31.9]}
44... Bf6 {[%clk 0:00:53.2]} 45. Rc7+ {[%clk 0:10:30.5]} 45... Kh6 {[%clk
0:00:58] Playing quickly, I found a very safe nook for my king $1} 46. Rh1 {[%clk
0:10:31.1]} 46... a4 {[%clk 0:00:49.3]} 47. Re1 {[%clk 0:10:30.5]} 47... a3
{[%clk 0:00:46]} 48. e5 {[%clk 0:10:35]} 48... Bxe5 {[%clk 0:00:38.4] I was
proud of this move $1 My thinking: White trading their ook for my bishop is a
great simplification for me. Potentially, I have Rf8+ which then allows me to
capture White's rook on c7 with my bishop. And assuming no trades occur, the
dark square bishop controls a1, the promotion square, which means I should
definitely be able to trade the bishop and a pawn for one of White's rook,
again, entering a winning endgame.} 49. Rcc1 {[%clk 0:07:19.2]} 49... Rf8+
{[%clk 0:00:39.9]} 50. Kg2 {[%clk 0:07:23.8]} 50... Bd4 {[%clk 0:00:40.9]} 51.
f3 {[%clk 0:07:07.8]} 51... a2 {[%clk 0:00:29.5]} 52. Kg3 {[%clk 0:07:01.5]}
52... a1=Q {[%clk 0:00:29.3]} 53. Rxa1 {[%clk 0:07:09.5]} 53... Bxa1 {[%clk
0:00:38.5]} 54. Rxa1 {[%clk 0:07:19.1] Endgame with an extra piece and pawn
majority - completely winning $1} 54... Bd5 {[%clk 0:00:44.5]} 55. f4 {[%clk
0:07:27.9]} 55... Rf5 {[%clk 0:00:44]} 56. Ra7 {[%clk 0:07:12.6]} 56... g5
{[%clk 0:00:46.2]} 57. fxg5+ {[%clk 0:07:16.5]} 57... Rxg5+ {[%clk 0:00:54]} 58.
Kf2 {[%clk 0:07:25.5]} 58... h4 {[%clk 0:01:00.9]} 59. Ke3 {[%clk 0:07:28.3]}
59... Rg4 {[%clk 0:01:06.5]} 60. Rd7 {[%clk 0:07:36.1]} 60... Bf3 $4 {[%clk
0:01:04.6][%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Blunder;persistent;true][%c_highlight
f3;keyPressed;none;opacity;0.8;square;f3;persistent;false] As soon as I lifted
the mouse button, I realised I blundered my bishop $1 Nooo $3 $1 😂 [-M19 $37 0.00]. I
tripped at the final hurdle, under some time pressure, but not really as I'd
navigated the most difficult part and simplified... Well done for my opponent
with the White pieces, and it shows a principle: never give up, never surrender,
and if you keep making attacks, it creates the setting where your opponent will
make a blunder $1} 61. Kxf3 {[%clk 0:07:39.2]} 61... Rg3+ {[%clk 0:01:10.1]} 62.
Kf4 {[%clk 0:07:46.3]} 62... Rg7 {[%clk 0:01:12.6] I recognised that the game
had entered a draw [0.00], so it was important to not make another mistake, or
potentially lose on time $1 White has the advantage as they are not under time
pressure. I wanted to potentially force a draw before White realises that they
can potentially stall the game with tricky attacks to try to get a win $1} 63.
Rxg7 {[%clk 0:07:51.4]} 63... Kxg7 {[%clk 0:01:20.6] It is done.} 64. Kg4 {[%clk
0:08:01.1]} 64... Kh6 {[%clk 0:01:27.9]} 65. Kxh4 {[%clk 0:08:08.8][%c_effect
h6;square;h6;type;DrawBlack,h4;square;h4;type;DrawWhite] GG $1} 1/2-1/2