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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.10.17"] [Round "Rd 1"] [White "Bryant, Richard BE"] [Black "Atherton, Marcus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1906"] [BlackElo "1510"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "81"] [rd1_gameId "2102026969553193"] [EventDate "2024.10.18"] [SourceVersionDate "2024.09.14"] {[%evp 0,19,25,18,56,36,82,35,25,38,34,42,34,24,37,31,39,15,26,-13,-12,-21]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 (3... e6 4. Bb5+ Nc6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. Nf3 Ba6 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. b3 {Bryant-Fisher, Oswestry ch 2024, 1-0}) 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d3 g6 (8... e6 {main}) 9. Kh1 (9. Qe1 {main}) 9... Bg7 10. Be3 (10. Qe1) (10. e5) 10... Qb6 (10... O-O {2-2-1}) (10... b5 $15 {SF17, not yet played}) 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Nd2 (12. Qe1) (12. f5 {both SF17}) 12... Nd7 13. Rf3 (13. f5 Rae8 $11) 13... Rfe8 (13... f5 $17 {SF17, gains space and holds up Wh's K side advance}) 14. Rg3 (14. f5 $11) 14... Nf6 (14... e6 $17 {SF17}) 15. f5 e6 16. fxe6 (16. fxg6 fxg6 17. e5 Nh5 18. exd6 Nxg3+ 19. hxg3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Qa5 21. Ne4 $11 {SF17}) 16... Rxe6 $17 17. Ne2 a5 (17... Nh5 18. Rh3 Qc7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nf4 Re7 21. c4 b5 22. g5 Nd7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Ne5 25. Qe2 Rae8 $17 {SF17- the Bl pieces are more active and coordinated}) 18. c4 Nd7 19. Nf4 Re7 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Ne5 22. Nf1 (22. Bg5 $11) 22... Qa6 $17 23. d4 Nd3 (23... Nd7 24. dxc5 Nxc5 $17 {Af17}) (23... Nc4 24. dxc5 Rxe4 25. Qd3 f5 26. Nd2 Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Nxe3 28. Qxe3 dxc5 29. Rc1 (29. Qxc5 Qd3 $19) 29... Bd4 $17 {SF17}) (23... cxd4 24. Bxd4 Rc8 $17 {SF17}) 24. Bg1 c4 (24... Nf4 25. dxc5 Ne2 26. Re3 Nxg1 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Kxg1 Qb4 29. a3 Qd4 30. Qd3 Rd8 31. Rd1 Qxb2 $11 {SF17}) 25. Qf3 (25. b3 $11) 25... Rae8 26. Nd2 b5 $17 27. Rh3 Qb6 (27... f5 $1 28. exf5 Rf7 29. Qg4 Rxf5 $19 {SF17- Wh loses the two d pawns}) (27... Qa7 28. e5 dxe5 29. d6 e4 30. Qg3 Rd7 31. Qh4 h5 32. Nxe4 Qa8 33. Nc5 Re2 34. Rf3 Rxd6 $19 {SF17}) 28. b3 c3 (28... Bxd4 $1 29. bxc4 Ne5 30. Qg3 Bxg1 31. Rxg1 bxc4 $19 {SF17}) 29. Qxd3 cxd2 30. e5 Bxe5 $5 {an interesting idea, but there are several ways for Wh to repulse it} (30... Qb7 31. Qxd2 b4 32. exd6 Re2 33. Qc1 Rc8 34. Qg5 h6 35. Qf4 Rcc2 36. Rg3 Qxd5 $11 {SF17}) 31. dxe5 Rxe5 32. Qxd2 {the simplest} (32. Bxb6 Re1+ 33. Bg1 Rxb1 34. Qxb1 (34. Qxd2 Ree1 35. Qf2 $18 (35. Qxe1 Rxe1 36. Rc3 $18 {another way})) 34... Re1 35. Rd3 Rxb1 36. Rxd2 $18 {vk & SF17}) 32... Qb7 33. Re3 b4 34. Rbe1 Qb5 35. Rxe5 dxe5 36. d6 Rd8 37. h3 Rd7 38. Bh2 e4 (38... f6 $5) 39. Rxe4 Qf1+ 40. Bg1 Kf8 41. Qh6+ 1-0
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