Challenge from ketchuplover

A04: Reti: 1...d6
'Standard' (30 days + 1 day/move, max 45 days)
1. Nf3 d6
Clock started on 11/02/2017
2. e3 g6 3. h3 c5 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Qe2 Bg7 6. O-O a6 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. d4 cxd4 9. exd4 Ngf6 10. Re1 e6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 d5 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. c4 b6 15. Rac1 Nb8 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. c5 bxc5 18. dxc5 Qc7 19. Ndf3 Nc6 20. Ng5 Nxe5 21. Qxe5 Qxe5 22. Rxe5
Conditional Moves: 22... Nd7 23. Re2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2
22... Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 dxe4 25. Kf1 Red8 26. Bd6 Rac8 27. Rc4 f5 28. Ke2 Kf7 29. Ke3 g5 30. g3 Kf6 31. Ra4 Rc6 32. b4 h5 33. Ra5 e5 34. a4 Ke6 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Rcxd6 37. cxd6 Rxd6 38. Ra6
Conditional Moves: 38... Kd7 39. Ra7+
38... Kd5 39. Ra1 Rb6 40. Ra8 Rxb5 41. Rh8
Conditional Moves: 41... Rb2 42. Rd8+
41... Rb3+ 42. Ke2
Conditional Moves: 42... e3 43. fxe3 Ke4 44. Rxh5 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Kf3 46. Ke1
42... h4 43. gxh4 Rxh3 44. Rd8+
Conditional Moves: 44... Kc4 45. hxg5
44... Ke6 45. hxg5
Conditional Moves: 45... f4 46. Re8+ Kf5 47. g6 Kxg6 48. Rxe5
45... Rh5 46. Re8+ Kf7 47. Rxe5
Conditional Moves: 47... Kg6 48. f3
47... Rxg5 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Re8
Conditional Moves: 49... Kf7 50. Re5 Kf6 51. Re8 Kf7 52. Re5 Kf6 53. Re8
49... Rh5 50. Rf8+= Ke7 51. Ra8 Rh3+ 52. Ke2 Kf6 53. Ra6+= Kg5 54. Re6
Conditional Moves: 54... Kf4 55. Re8
54... Rb3 55. Re8 Kf4 56. Rf8
Conditional Moves: 56... Rb2+ 57. Ke1
56... e3 57. fxe3+ Rxe3+ 58. Kf2 Rf3+ 59. Kg2 Rd3 60. Rg8= Rd2+
Conditional Moves: 61. Kh3 Kf3
61. Kf1 Kf3 62. Ke1 Rg2 63. Re8 f4 64. Rf8 Rg1+ 65. Kd2 Rg4 66. Kd3 Kf2 67. Ke4 f3+
Conditional Moves: 68. Kd3 Rg3 69. Ke4 Ke2
68. Kf5 Ra4 69. Rb8
Conditional Moves: 69... Ra1 70. Rb2+ Kg3 71. Ke4 f2 72. Rb3+ Kg2 73. Rb2 Kg1 74. Rxf2 Kxf2 75. Kd4 Re1 76. Kc3 Ke3 77. Kc2 Rf1 78. Kb2 Kd3 79. Ka2 Kc3 80. Ka3 Ra1#
69... Kg2 70. Rg8+ Kf1 71. Re8 f2 72. Re7 Kg2 73. Rg7+
Conditional Moves: 73... Kf1 74. Kf6
73... Kf3
Black win

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