An example of the power of
pawn chains, passed pawns, and pawn storm- overwhelming opponent in endgame phase
GadsHill (1407) vs. mal57 (1389) — 2002.10.04 23:06:33 (ICC; LeChess/ChessLadder October 2002) Rated initial time: 45 minutes, increment: 45 seconds
[note: the numbers in parenthesis in the table below are the times each player took to make his move]
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| Move GadsHill mal57 |
| 1. e4 (0:05) e5 (0:35) |
| 2. Nf3 (0:10) Nc6 (1:27) |
| 3. Bc4 (0:22) Nf6 (0:06) |
| 4. d4 (0:06) exd4 (0:06) |
| 5. O-O (0:06) Bc5 (0:04) |
| 6. e5 (0:06) d5 (2:23) |
| 7. exf6 (0:25) dxc4 (0:19) |
| 8. Re1+ (0:23) Be6 (0:18) |
| 9. Ng5 (1:01) gxf6 (1:39) |
| 10. Nxe6 (0:56) fxe6 (0:04) |
| 11. Qh5+ (0:22) Ke7 (0:34) |
| 12. Qxc5+ (0:19) Qd6 (0:01) |
| 13. Qxd6+ (0:56) Kxd6 (0:18) |
| 14. Nd2 (0:14) Kd5 (1:01) |
| 15. Nf3 (1:42) Nb4 (0:45) |
| 16. Re2 (0:31) Rhg8 (3:41) |
| 17. a3 (1:27) d3 (3:44) |
| 18. cxd3 (0:39) Nxd3 (1:14) |
| 19. Be3 (2:44) e5 (0:41) |
| 20. Ne1 (3:46) e4 (0:38) |
| 21. Nxd3 (0:37) cxd3 (0:07) |
| 22. Rd2 (0:03) f5 (0:01) |
| 23. Bf4 (0:18) c6 (0:03) |
| 24. b3 (0:59) h5 (0:06) |
| 25. g3 (1:01) h4 (0:14) |
| 26. Kg2 (0:06) c5 (0:17) |
| 27. Rc1 (0:37) Rac8 (0:15) |
| 28. f3 (2:13) c4 (0:15) |
| 29. bxc4+ (1:12) Rxc4 (0:05) |
| 30. Rxc4 (0:03) Kxc4 (0:02) |
| 31. fxe4 (0:17) fxe4 (0:02) |
| 32. Be3 (0:20) a5 (0:24) |
| 33. Kh3 (1:39) hxg3 (0:13) |
| 34. hxg3 (0:07) Kb3 (0:06) |
| 35. Bc5 (0:16) Rc8 (0:12) |
| 36. Be3 (0:41) Kxa3 (0:04) |
| 37. g4 (0:09) b5 (0:02) |
| 38. g5 (0:08) b4 (0:03) |
| 39. g6 (0:40) b3 (0:05) |
| 40. g7 (0:24) Rg8 (0:02) |
| 41. Bd4 (0:17) Re8 (0:20) |
| 42. Rf2 (0:39) Rg8 (4:28) |
| 43. Rf8 (1:06) Rxg7 (0:33) |
| 44. Bxg7 (0:09) b2 (0:01) |
| 45. Bxb2+ (0:04) Kxb2 (0:02) |
| {White resigns} 0-1 |