[Event "Vevey"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Kramer"] [Black "Schumacher"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "2b3k1/5ppp/pp3n2/3p4/1P1N4/3BP3/P4PPP/6K1 w - - 0 1"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Barnes Opening"] {Another example of the isolated pawn in the endgame} 1. f3 {Not only avoiding any unpleasanteness which might arise from Black's Knight coming to the e4 or g4 square, but also facilitating an eventual e4} 1... g6 { The same idea; Black avoids having his f5 square invaded by a Knight or Bishop} 2. Kf2 Bb7 $2 {This is not the best. The prime essential was to begin to centralize the King by ... Kf8} (2... Kf8) 3. Nb3 Ne8 $2 (3... Nd7 4. a4 Ne5 5. Ke2 Nc6 6. b5 axb5 7. axb5 Ne5) 4. a4 $1 Nc7 5. a5 {This way White ensues that at least one Black pawn will be fixed on the same colour squares as the Bishop} 5... b5 (5... bxa5 6. Nxa5 Bc8 7. Ke2 Kf8 8. Kd2 Ke7 9. Kc3 Kd6 10. h4 $1 { White still has possibilities on both sides of the board, but still nothing clearly decisive}) 6. Nc5 Bc8 7. Ke2 Ne6 (7... Kf8 8. Kd2 Ke7 9. Kc3 Kd6 10. Kd4 Ne6+ 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 (11... fxe6 12. f4 $1 Bb7 13. e4 Bc8 14. exd5 exd5 15. Be2 Bb7 16. Bf3 Bc6 17. g4 Bb7 18. f5 {Second weakness .. outside passed pawn}) 12. e4 $1 dxe4 13. Bxe4 Bc8 14. g4 $1 {Black must give way and lose}) 8. Nxe6 fxe6 9. e4 $1 (9. f4 Kf7 10. Kd2 Ke7 11. Kc3 e5 $11) 9... Bb7 (9... d4 10. e5) (9... dxe4 10. Bxe4 Kf7 11. Ke3 e5 12. Bd5+ Ke7 13. Ke4 Kd6 14. g4 $22) 10. Ke3 Kf7 11. Kd4 Kf6 12. e5+ Ke7 13. Kc5 Kf7 14. Kb6 Bc8 15. h4 Ke7 16. Kc7 Bd7 17. Kb7 Kd8 18. Kxa6 Kc7 19. Bxb5 h6 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 21. Kb5 Kc7 22. Kc5 Kb7 23. b5 Kb8 24. b6 Kb7 25. Kb5 Kb8 26. a6 Ka8 27. Kc6 d4 28. Kc7 d3 29. b7+ Ka7 30. b8=Q+ Kxa6 31. Qb6# 1-0