White is Karjakin and Black is Volotikin. This was the last round game of the Foros tournament. It is a very important game to teach you about calculation and how to win a Queen and Pawn endgame with one Pawn up.
1. Rd8+ Kh7 2. Kf1 Qh1+ 3. Ke2 Bf3+4. Ke3 Bg4 5. Qxe5 Qxc1+ 6. Rd2 Qe1+ 7. Kf4 Qxd2+ 8. Kxg4 Qxb2 9. Kf3 Qa1 10.Qe4+ g6 11. c4 Qh1+ 12. Kf4 Qc1+ 13. Ke5 Qb2+ 14. Qd4 Qb8+ 15. Ke4 Qb7+ 16. Qd5Qb1+ 17. Kf3 Qb3+ 18. Kg2 Kg8 19. Qd8+ Kh7 20. Qd4 h5 21. Qe4 Qb4 22. Qd5 Kg823. c5 Qb5 24. Kf3 Qf1 25. Qd8+ Kh7 26. Qd4 Qh1+ 27. Kf4 Qc6 28. Qd6 Qg2 29.Ke3 Qh1 30. c6 Qe1+ 31. Kf3 Qh1+ 32. Ke2 Qe4+ 33. Kd2 Qf3 34. Qc5 Qb3 35. c7Qa2+ 36. Kc3 Qa1+ 37. Kb4 Qb2+ 38. Ka5 Qa2+ 39. Kb6 Qb3+ 40. Qb5 Qe6+ 41. Kb7Qe7 42. Qb6 1-0
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This is such a hard game to win.
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White is also up by a rook.
not really … think about mate … think about pins, think about drawbacks … and calculate …
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After 8.Kxg4 it is a Q+P endgame. It would be easy if the White king had shelter from checks. Under these circumstances, the only thing to do is to bring the king into the attack.
What is wrong with 2.Qd3?