J R Medley vs James Gayler Finch (1849)

J R Medley vs James Gayler Finch
London ;HCL 34 1849 · French Defense: Exchange. Monte Carlo Variation (C01) · 1-0

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Jun-11-04		Chessical: <54.g6!> would have won immediately, this move is a useful trick in such pawn endings.

Jul-05-04		mack: Ouch, what an ending.

Aug-02-04		Knight13: Sad ending for Black.

Dec-01-05		Pawsome: 48. Rxd5 is the slow way. Instead 48. Rxc6! Bxc6 49. Kxc6 and white has the opposition. E.g. 49 .... Kd8 50. Kd6 Ke8 51. Kc7 Kf8 52. Kd7 Kg8 53 Ke8 (or e7) is curtains.

Dec-03-05		Chess Addict: Black is in zugzwang

Dec-09-05		cuendillar: Another clear improvement is 53.Kc7! when black can do nothing but retreat until his pawn falls. 53.Kc7 Kf8 54.Ke8 Kh7! 55.Kxf7 Kh8 56.g6! (56.Ke7 wins too) a3 57.g7+ Kh7 58.g8=Q+ Kh6 59.Qg6#

Dec-15-05		vinohradska: 54.g6? And then what?

Dec-20-05		dreadpiratejosh: 54 g6 wins. if 54. ... fxg6 55. f7 and queens, if 54. ... Ke8 55. g7 and queens.

Dec-23-05		azi: This seemed a pretty ordinary ending to me...rather predictable, no surprises...?

Jan-20-09		WhiteRook48: great play to force through a promotion.

Feb-15-09		WhiteRook48: I would force white to play through the KQ vs K mate

Jan-18-10		nuwanda: but why giving back the exchange? wouldnt 48.Kb6 be mate in four? ...

Jan-18-10		blackburne: 52.g6 win

Apr-21-10		Bridgeburner: <nuwanda> 48 Kb6 met by 48...Kf8 and King flees to the bolt hole at h7.

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