Philidor position


M.T.Sims-G.Thornton
112th New Zealand Championship 2005
Sims-Thornton
55... Ke5? (55... Kg5 56. Ne6+ Kf6 57. Nc7+ Ke5 58. Re6+ Kd4 59. Rd6+ Kc5 60. Ra6=) 56. Nxg6+ (56. Ke3! Rxf4 57. Rb5+ Kf6 58. Kxf4 g5+ 59. Ke3 h5 60. Rb6+ Ke5 61. Rh6 h4 62. Rb6 h3 63. Kf3 g4+ 64. Kg3 Kd4 65. Rb5 Ke4 66. Rc5 h2 67. Kxh2 f4 68. Rg5 Kf3 69. Rg8 g3+ 70. Kg1 Ke2 71. Kg2 Ke3 72. Re8+ +-) 56... hxg6= 57. Rxg6 Rh3+ 58. Kf2 Rb3 59. Rh6 Kf4 60. Rh4+ Kg5 61. Rh8 Kg4 62. Rg8+ Kf4 63. Rh8 Rb2+ 64. Kf1 Kf3
Sims-Thornton
65. Rh3+ Philidor position Kg4 66. Ra3 f4
Sims-Thornton
67. Ra4?? (67. Rc3 Philidor position f3 68. Rc8 Kg3 69. Rg8+ =) 67... Kg3 68. Ra3+ f3 69. Ra1 Rh2 0-1