"Gambit it Out"

Henkelman vs DeVries Casual Chess Game
Latvian Gambit, May 11, 2010

This is another "grind it out" game involving two minor pieces vs rook in long endgame.

HENKELMAN (WHITE) DEVRIES (BLACK)
-1- e4 e5
-2- Nf3 f5
-3- Bc4 P x P
Ken chooses -3- Bc4 on every Latvian Gambit chess game now.
-4- N x P d5
-5- Qh5 check g6
-6- N x P Nf6
An oft-repeated pattern.
-7- Qh4 P x N
-8- Q x R P x B
-9- Na3 Be6
-10- b3 Nc6
-11- P x P Kf7
-12- Bb2 Bg7
Another oft-repeated pattern.
-13- Q x Q R x Q
-14- Bc3 a6
-15- 0 - 0 Bh6
-16- QRd1 Bg4
-17- f3 P x P
-18- P x P Bh3
-19- Rf2 Bg5
-20- d3? Be3
Ken will lose the exchange.
-21- Nb1 B x R check
-22- K x B Nd4
I should win this game - but I don't. Perhaps -22- ...Bf5 is better
-23- Rd2 c5
-24- Ba5 Re8
Is -24- ...Rd7 better?
-25- Nc3! Nd7?
-25- .. Bf5 better
-26- Ne4! Bf5?
(-25- .....Re5
-26- f4 ....Rh5)
-27- Nd6 check Kf8
Ken wins the exchange.
-28- N x R K x N
-29- Bc3 Kf7
-30- Ke3 Nc6
-31- f4 Nf6
-32- Kf3 Nd4
White = 14, Black = 13
-33- Kg3 Nh5
-34- Kh4 N x P at f4
Material is even.
-35- B x N P x B
-36- Kg3 Nh5 check
-37- Kf3 g5
-38- Re2 g4
-39- Kf2 Nf4
-40- Re5 Be6
-41- Re4 Ng6?
-42- R x P at d4 Nh4
White has one pawn advantage.
-43- Rd8 Nf3
-44- Kg3 Ne1
-45- Rb8 N x BP
-46- R x P check Kg8
-47- Rb6 Bf5
-48- Rd6 Nb4
-49- d4 N x RP
-50- R x P Nc3
-51- Kf4 Bd3
-52- Ra3 Ne2 check
-53- Ke3 B x P
Material is even for Black and White.
-54- d5 Kf8
-55- d6 Ke8
-56- Ra7 Kd8
-57- Rg7 Bb5
The bishop is tied to the defense of the knight.
-58- R x P Kd7
White has regained material advantage.
-59- Rg6 Ba6
-60- h4 Nc1
-61- h5 Nd3
-62- h6 Ne5
-63- Rg7 check K x P
-64- h7 Nc4
-65- Kf2 Nd2
-66- h8 = queen Ne4 check
-67- Kg1 Resigns