Could I have won this?

Could I have won this?

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Standard memberAThousandYoung
Insanity at Masada

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Standard memberklopstix

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Well, in such a haze of mistakes how knows. But I believe that you had a fair chance of winning.

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Standard membergambit05
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Originally posted by AThousandYoung
[pgn][Event "The Patriots Invasion of Panama 1987"]
[Site "http://www.playtheimmortalgame.com"]
[Date "2012.05.25"]
[EndDate "2012.06.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "sperzman"]
[Black "AThousandYoung"]
[WhiteRating "1560"]
[BlackRating "1458"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1458"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "9300579"]

1. d4 Ng8f6 2. Ng1f3 g6 3. ...[text shortened]... Qb2xa2 31. Bh4xf6 Ng4xf6 32. Nf3h4 Kg6g5 33. Nh4f3 Kg5g6 1/2-1/2[/pgn]
I had a look at that game from around move 20 or so. Black can relatively easily win this as far as I can see it. Don't take the pawn on g6 (it gives some protection for your King. If necessary take the rook back to the 7th or 8th rank (your King should be pretty safe), and the main point: Push the c-pawn. It is unstoppable. If white sacrifices a piece for that pawn, push the next c-pawn. You have two of them!