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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.12"] [Round "Rd 2"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Sadler, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "1893"] [BlackElo "1590"] [Annotator "Rudy Van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "35"] [GameId "2111284514095774"] [EventDate "2024.11.13"] {[%evp 0,22,25,16,58,64,85,40,45,46,60,37,42,20,25,2,26,28,28,27,38,30,61,52,135]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 (7... Nxe4 {main, its dangerous opening the C file as Bl might need to seek refuge for the K on the Q side}) 8. cxd4 Nxe4 9. d5 Nd8 (9... Ne5 10. Re1 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Nf6 12. Nc3 {main}) 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Bg5 $18 Qf5 $146 (11... e6 {7-1-2, vk 0-1-2}) (11... h6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 {6-2. vk 8-2}) (11... e5 {4-1-2, vk 2-1}) (11... Ng8 {1-0, vk 1-0}) 12. Bxf6 (12. Nc3 {is slightly stronger- SF17}) 12... Qxf6 $2 {keeps the pawn structure intact but forgets about the K} 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. dxc6 Kd8 (14... b5 15. Qxb5 e5 16. c7+ Ke7 17. Qb7) (14... O-O-O 15. Qb5 {even stronger than what Bl had looked at} (15. Qxa7)) 15. cxb7 Rb8 16. Qxa7 Qxb2 (16... Kc7 17. Rc1+ (17. Nc3 {Wh's initial idea alsoworks})) 17. Qxb8+ Kd7 18. Qc8# 1-0
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