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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.10.31"] [Round "Rd 2"] [White "Grice, Keith"] [Black "Loe, Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A20"] [WhiteElo "1447"] [BlackElo "1441"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "140"] [GameId "2108225685975109"] [EventDate "2024.11.04"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Bc5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. e3 (4. Nc3 {main}) 4... c6 (4... Nc6 {main}) 5. Ne2 d5 6. d4 (6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d4 Bb4+ (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O $11 {4-0, all Wh players higher rated}) 8. Nbc3 $11 {1-1}) 6... exd4 7. exd4 Bb4+ (7... Bb6 $11 {1.5-0.5}) 8. Nbc3 (8. Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 O-O $11 {1-1}) 8... dxc4 $15 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 (10. Bg5 h6 $15 {1-0-2}) 10... Ba5 (10... Bd6 $11 {2-0}) (10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 b5 (11... Re8 $17) 12. Bg5 $11 {1-0}) 11. b4 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Bxc3 (12... Re8 $15) 13. Qxc3 (13. Nxc3 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qd8 15. Rad1 $11 {SF17 considers that Wh has sufficient compensation in piece activty for two pawns, Certainly for one- difficult.}) 13... Nd5 (13... Nbd7 14. Nf4 Nb6 15. a4 Nbd5 16. Qb3 b6 $17 {SF17}) 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Nb6 $19 18. Rac1 Qe7 (18... Bd5 $1 {SF17 & vk- swapping off Wh's active B & K protector, leaving Wh with a bad B on b2 vs a superbly placed N on d5.}) 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Qd2 (20. d5 {SF17 sacrifices a pawn to get some activity for the QB} Nxd5 21. Qe5 Nf6 22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Qf4 f6 24. a4 $15 {it will takeBl some time to get the Rs into the game. In the meantime Wh controls a lot of space with the Bs and the Bl pawns are under pressure}) 20... Nc4 {Bl sets about winning the d pawn} (20... Bd5 {still preferred by vk, though SF17 plays both.}) 21. Qc3 Nxb2 (21... Bd5 $1 {SF17} 22. Bf1 (22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Rcd1 Rfe8 $19) 22... b5 $19) 22. Qxb2 Rfe8 $17 23. Re5 f6 24. Rec5 Rac8 {pins a R down} (24... Re7 25. h4 Qd6 26. Bf3 Rd8 27. Rd1 h6 $17 {SF17}) 25. Qc3 Red8 (25... Rcd8 26. Qb4 Qf7 27. a4 Rd7 28. a5 a6 29. h4 Red8 30. Rb1 h6 $17 {SF17}) 26. f4 $2 {missing the point of Bl's last move and missing a chance} (26. d5 $1 cxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxc5 28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxc5 a6 30. Qc7 Qd7 31. Qc4+ $11 {SF17- with heavy material left winning with the extra pawn is less likely, even if Qs swap}) 26... Qxd4+ $19 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rb1 Rc7 29. Re1 Kf7 30. f5 Bd5 31. Bh3 $6 {the B is badly placed here, leaving the Bl B in control} (31. Bxd5+ Rxd5 32. Rxd5 cxd5 {but the R ending should be a comfortable win for Bl}) 31... Re7 32. Rec1 Ra4 (32... Rd2 {Julie-threatening to double on the 7th is more active} 33. Bf1 Ke8 34. Rb1 Kd8 35. Rc3 Be4 36. Ra1 Bxf5 $19 {SF17}) 33. R5c3 Rae4 34. Kf2 Re2+ 35. Kf1 R7e3 (35... Rxh2 36. Bg4 h5 37. Bd1 Re5 38. g4 Rh1+ 39. Kf2 Ree1 40. Rd3 Rhf1+ 41. Kg3 Rg1+ 42. Kf4 hxg4 {SF17- even in endgames there are often mating possibilities to be looked for}) 36. Rxe3 Rxe3 37. Rb1 Rb3 38. Ra1 h5 (38... Rb2) 39. Kf2 Rf3+ (39... Rb2+) 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. Rb1 b5 42. a4 Rb3 43. Re1 bxa4 44. Bf1 Kd6 {avoiding} (44... Bc4+ 45. Kd2+ Kd6 46. Bxc4 $11) 45. Ra1 Bc4+ 46. Ke1 Bxf1 47. Kxf1 a3 48. Ke1 Kc5 49. Kd1 Kb4 50. Kc1 Rf3 (50... Rb2 51. h3 Rh2 (51... Kb3 52. g4 a2 53. Kd1 (53. gxh5 Rh2) 53... Rb1+ {also}) 52. Rb1+ Kc3 {ends things quickly- in endgames its not really neccsasary to have the additional pawn plus, rather keep pushing the ones that are already far advanced}) 51. Ra2 Rf1+ (51... Kb3 {alternative}) 52. Kc2 Rf2+ 53. Kb1 Rxa2 54. Kxa2 c5 55. h3 Kc3 {takes a little longer than} (55... c4 56. g4 c3 57. Kb1 Kb3 58. Kc1 a2 {but if you see a plan that's easy to calculate in an endgame stick with it ( ignoring the lichess analysis yelling blunder , just because you havent gone for its quikest, probably more complex line}) 56. g4 Kd3 (56... Kd2 {covers Queening square}) 57. gxh5 c4 58. Kb1 a2+ (58... c3 {slightly quicker}) 59. Kxa2 Kd2 60. h6 gxh6 61. h4 c3 62. Kb3 c2 63. h5 c1=Q 64. Kb4 Qc2 (64... Qc6 {forces the Wh K back towards the Bl K needed to force mate.}) 65. Kb5 Qc3 66. Ka6 Qb4 67. Kxa7 Kc3 68. Ka6 Kc4 69. Ka7 Kc5 70. Ka6 Kc6 (70... Qb6#) 0-1
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