IN the following round-eight game I could not help wincing when my opponent played what proved to be the losing move.
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When under pressure in a piece-and-pawn ending, it is very often a mistake to swop off into a pure pawn-ending.
Here 40.Qd3? Qxd3+ 41.Kxd3 Kf5 42.Ke2 Ke4 43.c4 a5! (the only winning move) 44.b3 f6 45.Kf2 Kd3 46.Kf3 Kc3 forced White's resignation.
LESSON: if under pressure, only enter a pawn-ending when you are certain it is drawn or if you can see no reasonable alternative.
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