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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2025/26"] [Site "Morda"] [Date "25.08.2025"] [Round "Rd 1"] [White "Read, Stephen"] [Black "Cosens, Paul"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1439"] [BlackElo "1662"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 {kemen: 'London System, very fashionable at all levels'} (3. Bg5 {Veresov}) 3... e6 4. e3 {51 % for Wh} (4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 {main,2371 games, 57% for Wh}) 4... c5 (4... Bb4 {main, 46% for Wh}) 5. Nf3 (5. Nb5) 5... Nc6 $2 (5... a6) 6. Bb5 $11 {30% for Wh} (6. Nb5 $18 {74% for Wh}) 6... Qb6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Bxc6 (8. Be2 $11 {SF17.1} cxd4 (8... Qxb2 $2 {The Q is in danger here} 9. Nb5 $18 {though} Rc8 10. Bd6 (10. a3 $18 {SF17.1} c4 11. Rb1 Qa2 12. Qc1 c3 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 a6 15. Na7 Bxa3 16. Qd1 Bb2 17. Nxc8 Bxc8 $18 {SF17.1}) 10... Ne4 $11 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qd4 Nxd4 13. exd4 Bxb5 14. Bxb5+ Qxb5 15. dxc5 Bxd6 16. cxd6 Qd7 17. Nd4 Qxd6 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. a4 a6 20. Na3 Rc3 21. Rfb1 Rxa3 {0-1 Bienvenu,T (1057)-Rich,A (109) GBR-ch Yates op 105th Hull 2018 (3)}) 9. exd4 Rc8 10. Rb1 Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. a3 a6 13. Bd3 Na5 14. Re1 Qd8 15. Ne2 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. c3 Nc4 18. Ng3 Nd6 19. Qd3 Qb6 20. Ne5 Nc4 21. Re2 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qc6 23. Rbe1 Rfe8 24. Nf1 Nd7 25. Bg3 Nb6 26. f4 Bf6 27. f5 Nc4 28. fxe6 Rxe6 29. Rxe6 fxe6 30. Re2 Bg5 31. Qd1 Re8 32. Qe1 Kf7 33. Nh2 Bf6 34. Ng4 Nd6 35. Bxd6 Qxd6 36. Rf2 Rf8 37. Nxf6 gxf6 38. Qf1 Ke7 39. Qxb5 b6 40. Qa6 Qc7 41. Qe2 Rf7 42. Qh5 Qg3 43. Re2 Qd6 44. Qg4 Kd7 45. Re3 b5 46. Qe2 Qc6 47. Rg3 Qc4 48. Qf2 Qc7 49. Rg8 Ke7 50. Qf1 Qd7 51. Rb8 Rg7 52. Qxb5 Qxb5 53. Rxb5 Kd8 54. Rb8+ Kc7 55. Rf8 f5 56. Kf2 Kd6 57. Rd8+ Ke7 58. Rc8 Kd6 59. a4 h5 60. a5 Ra7 61. b4 Kd7 62. Rc5 h4 63. Rb5 Rc7 64. a6 Rxc3 65. a7 Rc8 66. Rb8 Rc2+ 67. Kg1 Rc1+ 68. Kh2 Ra1 69. a8=Q Rxa8 70. Rxa8 {1-0 Nassr,A (2263)-Miswadah,B (1928) Arab-ch Dubai 2018 (2)}) 8... Bxc6 $15 9. Rb1 Rc8 10. Ne5 Be7 11. h4 $5 O-O $19 12. h5 Nd7 (12... h6 $17) 13. h6 $11 g6 14. Ne2 (14. Qg4 {SF17.1 ; the Q needs to support the slight weakness induced in Bl's K position} Rfd8 15. Bg5 f5 16. Qh4 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Nxe5 18. Qf6 Qc7 19. dxe5 Qf7 20. Qg5 Qc7 21. Qf6 Qf7 22. Qg5 {repetition}) (14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. e4 cxd4 16. exd5 Rcc8 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. Ne2 Ne4 $11 {SF17.1}) (14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Qg4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb4 17. f4 Bd8 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. Rbd1 a6 20. Bg7 Re8 21. Rf2 f6 22. Ne2 $11 {SF17.1}) 14... Nxe5 15. Bxe5 f6 $17 {Bl has gained control over e5} 16. Bg3 (16. dxc5 {could result in some tactical play trying to trap an adventurous B} Qxc5 17. Bd4 Qc4 18. f4 Bb5 19. Rf2 e5 (19... Qxc2 20. Bxa7 Qxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rf7 22. Nd4 Bd7 23. Nf3 Bf8 24. g4 Bxh6 25. g5 fxg5 26. Nxg5 Re7 27. Nf3 Bg7 28. Bd4 $15) 20. Bxa7 Bc6 21. b4 (21. Nc3 Ra8 22. Bb6 Ra6 23. Bc7 Rc8 $19) 21... Bxb4 22. Nc1 Ra8 23. Bb6 Ra6 24. a3 Bxa3 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Nd3 Rxf2 27. Nxf2 Ba4 28. Qf3 Qc6 29. Ng4 Rxb6 30. Ra1 d4 31. Rxa3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Ra6 33. exd4 exd4 34. Rd3 Rd6 35. c3 Bc2 36. Rxd4 Rxd4 37. cxd4 Kf7 $15 {SF17.1 a rather long variation, ends in a slight advantage for Bl, who has an outside passed pawn, but the N can cover the bl squares which the B can't; and Bl's h pawn could be vulnerable}) 16... Kf7 (16... Rfd8 17. Nf4 Be8 18. Qg4 Bf7 19. c3 g5 $17 {SF17.1- Bl's 2 Bs support a rolling pawn mass( also Bl's Rs are better placed}) 17. c3 Rfe8 18. f4 $2 {to control e5 , but leaves the B looking sorry for itself as well as losing the h pawnMore flexible is} (18. Nf4 Bf8 19. Qg4 Qd8 (19... Bxh6 $2 20. Qh3 $18) 20. Qh3 Bd7 21. Qh2 Ba4 $15 {SF17.1}) 18... Bf8 19. Bh4 (19. Kf2 Bb5 20. Rh1 Qa6 21. Ra1 Bd3 $19 {SF17.1}) 19... Bxh6 $19 20. g4 Bd7 (20... Bg7 21. g5 fxg5 22. Bxg5 Kg8 23. Rf2 cxd4 24. exd4 Rf8 25. Qd2 Bb5 $19 {SF17.1 in the long run the h pawn will win through in endings}) 21. g5 (21. Bxf6 Kxf6 22. g5+ Kg7 23. gxh6+ Kxh6 24. Rf2 Kg7 25. Rg2 $17 {SF17.1- the Bl K is slightly less protected}) 21... Bg7 22. gxf6 Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Kxf6 24. Ng3 h5 (24... Kg7 $19 {is less committal-g6 could become weak with the K in the centre and lots of peces still on the board}) 25. Qe1 Kg7 26. Rf3 Qd8 27. Nf1 h4 (27... Bb5 28. Qd2 Rc7 29. Nh2 cxd4 30. exd4 Rf7 $19 {SF17.1}) 28. Nh2 (28. Rc1 Bb5 29. Nh2 Bd3 30. Rf2 Be4 31. Ng4 Rf8 32. Kh2 $11 Rf5 33. Ne5 {SF 17.1 the pawns are blockaded, and the N has reached an excellent square, from which it is more flexible than the B on its} g5 34. Qe2 cxd4 35. exd4 Qf6 36. Rcf1 Rd8 {SF17.1 offers an exchange sac here to get rid of the pesky N} (36... Rf8 37. Nd7 Qf7 38. Nxf8 Kxf8 39. c4 gxf4 40. Qg4 f3 41. Rg1 $11 {SF17.1}) 37. fxg5 Rxf2+ 38. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Bf5 40. Rf4 Rh8 41. Nf3 Kg6 42. Rxh4 (42. Nxh4+ Kxg5 43. Kg3 Rg8 44. Nf3+ Kf6+ 45. Kh2 Rh8+ 46. Kg2 Rg8+ {repetition}) 42... Rxh4+ 43. Nxh4+ Kxg5 44. Kg3 Be4 45. Nf3+ Bxf3 46. Kxf3 Kf5 47. a3 $11 {SF17.1}) 28... Qf6 $2 {encourages the N to its best square} (28... cxd4 29. exd4 e5 $1 {not an easy move for a human to find- it opens up the Wh K} 30. dxe5 (30. fxe5 {is worse at it will lose an exchange} Qg5+ 31. Kh1 (31. Kf1 Bb5+ 32. Kf2 Rf8 33. Qh1 Rxf3+ 34. Nxf3 Qg3+ 35. Ke3 Rf8) 31... Bf5 $19 {SF17.1}) 30... Rc4 31. Qf2 Rf8 32. Rf1 Qb6 33. Qxb6 axb6 34. R1f2 b5 35. a3 Re4 {and Wh is running out of sensible moves} 36. Kf1 Rf7 37. Kg1 d4 38. cxd4 Rxd4 39. Rf1 Be6 40. b3 b4 41. a4 Rc7 42. R1f2 Rc1+ 43. Rf1 Rc3 $19 {SF17.1}) 29. Kf1 $2 (29. Ng4 Qe7 30. Ne5 $16 {Bl's B is now bad, and therefore the split K side pawns extra weak}) 29... Bb5+ $19 30. Kf2 Qf5 (30... Bd3 {even stronger}) 31. Qd2 $2 (31. Rd1 Bd3 32. Qd2 Be4 {and Bl can pick up the exchange when they feel like it ( Bl can also play for a breakthrough with e5)}) 31... Qxb1 32. Rh3 Rh8 (32... cxd4 {is even stronger, as if Wh gets to taking on h4 , then the open h file will be fatal}) 33. a3 Bd3 34. Kf3 Be4+ (34... Bf5 {also}) 35. Ke2 Qh1 (35... Qh1 36. dxc5 Qg2+ 37. Kd1 Qxd2+ {the Engine prefers to simplify} (37... Qxh3 {is overwhelming anyway, and looks a more human choice}) 38. Kxd2 Bg2 39. Rf3 Bxf3 40. Nxf3 Rxc5 $19) 0-1
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