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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2025/26"] [Site "Morda"] [Date "20.08.2025"] [Round "Rd 1"] [White "Loe, Alex"] [Black "Van Kemenade, Julie"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade, Rudy"] [ECO "A51"] [WhiteElo "1481"] [BlackElo "1677"] [EventDate "20.08.2025"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. e3 Bb4+ (3... exd4 4. exd4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+) (3... Nc6 4. d5 Ne7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. f3 c6 9. Be3 cxd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. Qd2 h5 12. Nge2 b5 13. a3 Nd7 14. b4 Nb6 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. O-O O-O 17. Bh6 f5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Rc8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Qb2 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Ng3 f4 24. Nge2 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Kh7 26. Ng1 g5 27. Nf3 Qf6 28. d6 Qxd6 29. Nxg5+ Kh6 30. h4 Bc6 31. Rcd1 Qf6 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 Nf5 34. Rfe1 Ne3 35. Qb1 e4 36. Rd2 Qf5 37. Ne6 Rg8 38. Ng5 Qg4 39. Nh3 Nxg2 {0-1 White,E (1837)-Van Kemenade,R (1998) South Wales Autumn op Pencoed 2017 (5)}) 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nxd2 (5. Qxd2 {keeping c3 availablfor the N is more active}) 5... d6 (5... exd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. Bd3 d5 8. Ne2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 {1-0-3}) 6. Be2 (6. Bd3 $11 {2-1-2}) 6... Nc6 (6... O-O 7. Qc2 (7. Nb1 $11 {SF17.1}) 7... exd4 8. exd4 Nc6 $17 9. d5 Nd4 10. Qd3 c5 11. dxc6 Qb6 12. Nb3 Qb4+ 13. Kf1 Nxc6 14. Rd1 Qa4 15. g3 Qxa2 16. Kg2 Qxb2 17. Nf3 Nb4 18. Qxd6 Qxb3 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Nd4 Nc2 21. Nxc2 Qxc2 22. Bd3 Qa4 23. Rb5 Bd7 24. Rg5 Qc6+ {0-1 Locci,D (2177)-Zelbel,P (2410) Reykjavik op 2011 (2.38)}) 7. d5 Ne7 8. Ngf3 h6 9. Qc2 Bg4 {provoking the reply, which might becomea target if Wh does decide to 0-0} 10. h3 (10. Nb1 {SF17.1}) 10... Bd7 (10... Bf5 $5 {same principle Rudy and SF17.1} 11. e4 (11. Qc3 a5 12. O-O O-O $11) 11... Bh7 $15 {SF17.1}) 11. Bd3 c5 {taking space and letting Q out should Wh decide on 0-0-0.} (11... O-O 12. O-O Ne8 13. e4 Ng6 14. Kh2 Nf4 $15 {The Bl pieces are more actively placed than the Wh ones}) 12. Qc3 Qc7 (12... b5 $11 {SF17.1}) 13. a3 a5 14. O-O O-O (14... a4 {is possible}) 15. b4 (15. Rfb1) 15... Ne8 (15... axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 {draws the R away from defending the K} 17. Rxa1 Ne8 18. bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qb3 Bc8 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. Nc3 f5 22. Bc2 Nf6 {Bl has attacking chances, though SF17.1 prefers Wh's Q side space} 23. Qb4 $16) (15... cxb4 $1 $17 16. Qb2 (16. axb4 Nexd5 $19) 16... b5 17. axb4 bxc4 18. Rfc1 axb4 19. Rxc4 Rxa1+ 20. Qxa1 Qb6 21. e4 Ng6 $17 {SF17.1}) 16. bxc5 Qxc5 17. Nb3 (17. e4 f5 18. Rab1 Rb8 19. Qb3 Nf6 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bxf5 Nxf5 22. Qd3 e4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxa3 25. Qc2 Qc5 26. Qd3 Rbc8 $11 {SF17.1}) 17... Qc7 18. e4 {aiming for c5, but it gives Bl a target on the k side} a4 19. Nc1 $6 {this interferes with R connection, and there is no immediate square the N can get to ,} (19. Nbd2 {provides protection to e4}) 19... f5 20. Qb4 {an unusual outpost for the Q, Wh's most active piece, . There are some tactical possibilities, but the rest of Wh's pieces are not much in the way of support.} Nf6 (20... fxe4 21. Bxe4 Nf6 22. Bb1 Ra6 23. Nxe5 Rb6 24. Qa5 dxe5 25. c5 Rc6 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. d6 Rxc5 28. dxe7 Re8 29. Ba2+ Kh7 30. Nd3 Rb5 31. Rfc1 Rxe7 $11 {SF17.1, though Bl has gained a pawn}) (20... b5 21. cxb5 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Rb8 23. Bd3 Rf4 24. Qd2 Bxb5 $11 {SF17.1}) 21. exf5 $2 (21. Nxe5 {makes use of the Q being on b4} fxe4 (21... dxe5 22. d6 (22. Qxe7 fxe4 23. Be2 b5 (23... Rae8 24. Qb4 Nh7 25. d6 Qd8 26. Qxb7 Ng5 27. Qc7 Nxh3+ 28. Kh2 (28. gxh3 Qg5+ 29. Kh1 Rf7 $19) 28... Qxc7 29. dxc7 Nf4 30. Rd1 Re7 $15 {the Bl pieces are a little bit better placed to cope with the sudden tactics than Wh's appear to be}) 24. Qb4 bxc4 25. d6 Qa7 26. Bxc4+ Kh8 27. Ne2 Rac8 $11) 22... Nc6 23. dxc7 Nxb4 24. axb4 fxe4 25. Be2 Rfc8 26. Na2 Rxc7 27. Nc3 a3 28. c5 Kf8 $11) 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bb1 Ng6 24. Ne2 Rac8 25. Ra2 Ne5 26. Rc2 Nh7 27. Nd4 Ng5 28. Rc3 Nef3+ 29. gxf3 exf3 30. Ne6 Nxe6 31. dxe6 Qxe6 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kh1 Qh5 34. Kh2 Qe5+ $11 {SF17.1}) (21. Nd2 {SF17.1 avoids all the above problems, though some tactics persist} fxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 b5 24. cxb5 Rab8 25. Ne2 Bxb5 26. Rfc1 Qa7 27. Qe1 Bd7) 21... e4 $19 22. Bxe4 (22. Re1 Bxf5 23. g4 Bh7 (23... Bxg4 {also favours Wh} 24. hxg4 Qd7 25. Nh2 exd3 26. Re6 Nc6 27. Qc3 Nd8 28. Re3 Rc8)) (22. Nd4 {looks a bit more active, but Bl can demolish the Wh pawn structure that emerges} exd3 23. Ne6 Bxe6 24. fxe6 Rac8 25. Qxa4 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Nxd3 Nfxd5 $19) 22... Nxe4 23. Re1 Bxf5 24. Nd4 Nc5 {Bl is now a piece up with no weaknesses} 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Re3 Ng6 27. Nd4 Rae8 28. Rg3 Ne5 (28... Ne4 29. Re3 Nxf2 $1 {SF17.1 considered by Bl though there did not appear to be a good discovered check available} 30. Qe1 Nxh3+ 31. gxh3 Bxh3 32. Ne6 Nf4 33. Ne2 Nxe6 34. dxe6 Rxe6 {SF17.1 basically the Wh K remains unsafe, and Bl's two k side pawns will win the ending as the heavy pieces swap as Wh strives to defend the K}) 29. Nxf5 Qxf5 30. Ra2 Rf7 (30... Ne4) 31. Re3 Ref8 32. f3 Qg5 33. Rae2 Nxf3+ 34. Kh1 Nd4 (34... Qg3 {considered by Bl, again returning the piece to expose the Wh K} 35. gxf3 Rxf3 36. Rxf3 Qxf3+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qf1+ (38... Qxc1+ 39. Re1 Qf4 $19 {looks easy enough}) 39. Kh2 Rf2+ 40. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 41. Kh1 Ne4 $18 {and Wh has to give up the Q to delay the mate by Ng3. However, being short of time Bl chose to play simply to stay ahead.}) 35. Qc3 Nxe2 (35... Rf1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ (36... Nf3+ 37. Rxf3 (37. gxf3 Qg1#) 37... R8xf3 38. Qxf3 Rxf3 39. gxf3 Qxc1 $19 {SF17.1}) 37. Rg3 (37. g3 Qf2+ 38. Rxf2 R8xf2#) 37... Rxc1 $19 {SF17.1}) 36. Nxe2 Rf1+ 37. Kh2 R1f2 38. Rg3 Qe5 (38... Ne4 39. Rxg5 Nxc3) 39. Nd4 Ne4 40. Qe3 Qxg3+ {simplifying} (40... Ra2 41. h4 Rf1 {mating}) 41. Qxg3 Nxg3 42. Kxg3 Ra2 43. Nb5 Rf6 44. h4 Kf7 45. Kh3 Ke7 46. g3 h5 47. c5 dxc5 {Bl just playing safe, Wh hoping for stalemate} (47... Rff2 48. cxd6+ Kd7 49. Nc3 Rh2#) 48. Nc3 Rc2 49. Ne4 Rf1 50. d6+ Kd8 (50... Kd7) 51. Nf2 (51. g4 Rf3+ 52. Ng3 Rcc3) 51... Rcxf2 52. g4 hxg4+ (52... g6 53. g5) (52... Rf3+ 53. Kg2 R1f2+ 54. Kg1 Rc2 55. gxh5 Rxa3 56. h6 Ra1# {SF17.1}) 53. Kxg4 Rf6 (53... Rg1+ 54. Kh3 g6 55. h5 gxh5 56. d7 Kxd7 57. Kh4 Rh2# {SF17.1}) 54. d7 Rg1+ 55. Kh3 Kxd7 (55... Rh6 56. Kh2 Rg4 57. Kh3 Rhxh4# {SF17.1}) 56. Kh2 Ra1 (56... Rfg6 57. h5 R6g5 58. h6 gxh6 59. Kh3 Rh1# {SF17.1}) 57. Kh3 Rf4 (57... Rg6) 58. Kg3 Rc4 59. Kf3 Rxa3+ 60. Kf2 (60. Ke2 Rc2+ 61. Kd1 Rh2) 60... Rc2+ 0-1
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