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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.14"] [Round "Rd 2"] [White "Fisher, Peter S"] [Black "Bailey, Adrian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1766"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "45"] [GameId "2113328475654348"] [EventDate "2024.11.18"] {[%evp 0,17,19,34,24,23,23,22,15,12,31,0,18,-12,-20,-71,-124,-116,-114,-118]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 (4... a6 {original Taimanov}) 5. Be2 (5. Nc3 {main}) 5... Nf6 6. Nxc6 (6. Nc3 {main}) 6... bxc6 7. e5 $2 {25 games in database with this move} (7. Nd2) (7. Nc3) 7... Qa5+ 8. c3 (8. Bd2) 8... Qxe5 9. O-O {1-1-3} Bc5 $146 (9... d5 {claiming space in the centre looks natural}) 10. Bf3 O-O 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Nd2 Ba6 {the B isn't actually aiming at anything here} (12... d5 $19) 13. Nb3 Bb6 (13... Be7 {SF17-looks better, Bl will lose time with this B back here}) 14. a4 Bc4 15. Nd4 d5 16. b3 Ba6 17. Bg5 Nd7 18. b4 Bxd4 (18... Qd6 19. Bh4 Ne5 20. Bg3 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxb4 $17 {SF17}) 19. Qxd4 (19. cxd4 $15 {as now Bl has to watch the c6 pawn}) 19... e5 20. Qd2 f6 21. Bh4 Nb6 (21... Bc4 22. Bd1 e4 $17 {SF17}) 22. b5 Nc4 (22... Bb7 $17 {centralising, keeps Bl ahead}) 23. Bxd5+ {[ Draw?] Wh will regain the piece and will be a doubled pawn extra rather than being a pawn down. as before} 1/2-1/2
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