Holding the endgame against an IM

Titled players are generally much better endgame players. This blitz game shows how much work it is to hold endgames against strong players. Exchange pawns and keep your King active. Once my King parked on g3 it was a draw.


​[Event "ICC 3 2"]
[Site "Internet Chess Club"]
[Date "2017.10.21"]
[Round "?"]
[White "NCM Vas Sladek"]
[Black "IM David Strauss"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "1898"]
[BlackElo "2136"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
1. d4 d6 2. Bg5 c5 3. c3 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qa4 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Qc7 12. Rac1 Rab8 13. Rfd1 b5 14. a3 a5
15. e4 Qb7 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 h6 18. Bf4 Rec8 19. Qd3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21.
Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Nf3 d5 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Bd2 b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. h3 Qb7 27. Ne5
Be8 28. Bf3 Bxd2 29. Qxd2 Qb4 30. Qxb4 Nxb4 31. Nc4 a4 32. Bd1 Nd3 33. Bc2 Nb4
34. Bd1 Bb5 35. Nb6 Nd3 36. Bxa4 Ba6 37. b3 Kf8 38. f3 Ke7 39. Kh2 Kd6 40. Nc4+
Kd5 41. Ne5 f6 42. Nxd3 Bxd3 43. Kg3 Kxd4 44. Kf4 Kc3 45. Ke3 Bc2 46. g4 Bxb3
47. Bd7 Bd5 48. f4 Kc4 49. h4 Kc5 50. Be8 Kd6 51. Ba4 e5 52. fxe5+ Kxe5 53. Bc2
Be6 54. Kf3 g5 55. hxg5 hxg5 56. Bd3 Bd5+ 57. Kg3 Kd4 58. Bf5 Ke3 59. Bd7 Be4
60. Bc8 Bd3 61. Bd7 Kd4 62. Be6 Ke5 63. Bc8 Bc4 64. Bb7 Be6 65. Ba6 Kd4 66. Bb7
Ke3 67. Bc6 1/2-1/2