Menu
Download PGN
Exit Game
Tips
Use the on-screen buttons or keyboard arrow keys to step through game.
Down arrow skips to end of game, up arrow to start of game.
The middle [ + ] button toggles auto-play mode.
Select the first move of a variation to step through the variation.
Select any move in the game or in a variation and the board will update to that position.
Select the bottom left square of the board to flip the board.
The bottom right square shows/hides the annotations.
Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Atherton, Marcus"] [Round "Rd 3"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2025.01.09"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1636"] [BlackElo "1538"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2132416789822885"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.10"] {[%evp 0,15,24,12,25,0,25,14,9,7,1,0,44,27,56,61,67,14]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 (3... Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d3 g6 9. Kh1 Bg7 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. Rf3 {Bryant-Atherton, Oswestry ch rd1, 2024,1-0}) 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nd7 {6.5-0.5} (5... Nc6 {main, 7553}) 6. d3 Ngf6 7. O-O Nb6 $146 (7... O-O 8. Qe1 $16 {2-0}) 8. Bb5+ (8. Bb3 O-O $16 {3-1}) (8. e5 {SF17} Ng4 (8... dxe5 9. fxe5 Ng4 10. Bf4 O-O (10... Nxc4 11. dxc4 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5 b6 15. h3 Nh6 16. Rfd1 O-O 17. Rd7 $18 {SF17})) 9. Bb3 dxe5 10. h3 e4 11. Nxe4 Nh6 (11... Nf6 12. Nxc5) 12. c3 Qc7 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Nh4 O-O 15. f5 $18 {SF17}) 8... Bd7 (8... Nfd7 9. a4 a6 10. Bxd7+ Nxd7 11. Qe1 b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Qh4 e5 14. Qf2 Qe7 15. h4 O-O (15... O-O-O 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 f5 18. Ng5 $16) 16. h5 $14 {SF17}) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (9... Nbxd7 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qh4 e6 12. Qh3 $16 {SF17}) 10. Ne2 (10. Qe1 O-O 11. a4 $16 {SF17}) 10... O-O-O {usually riskier than 0-0, as there is more empty space to defend and here is no exception. in addition Bl would be happier with a N on c6, rather than a target on b6} 11. c3 (11. a4 $1 $18 {SF17} Na8 12. a5 Nc7 13. Rb1 Kb8 14. b4 c4 15. Bb2 Rhg8 16. Kh1 Rc8 17. Bxf6 (17. Bd4) 17... Bxf6 18. dxc4 $18 {the Wh pawns will open up the Bl K position}) 11... Kb8 12. a4 Ne8 13. a5 Na8 (13... Nc8 {looks a little better, but} 14. b4 {SF17} cxb4 15. Rb1 bxc3 16. Be3 a6 17. Nfd4 Nf6 18. Nxc3 Ng4 19. Rxb7+ Qxb7 (19... Kxb7 20. Qb3+ Ka8 21. Rb1 Na7 22. Qd5+ Nc6 23. Rb6 $18 {SF17}) 20. Qxg4 $18 {SF17 The open file will decide as Wh has all pieces aimed at the K, while Bl's Rs are not taking part}) 14. Rb1 (14. a6 {SF17, but then shows how Bl can dig in} b6 15. d4 Nac7 16. Qb3 Rf8 17. Rd1 Qb5 18. Qc2 Nxa6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Be3 Rd7 21. Ra4 Rb7 22. b3 Nec7 23. Nc1 Kc8 $14) 14... Qb5 {trying to hold up the pawn advance, but Qs are not good blockaders as they become targets themselves} (14... Nac7 15. b4 Ka8 16. Qb3 cxb4 17. Qxb4 Na6 18. Qb3 f5 19. Be3 Rb8 20. c4 $18 {the Bl pieces are uncoordinated, with the h R offside}) 15. b4 c4 $5 {keeps the B file closed for the moment, but Wh will return down it eventually} 16. Nfd4 Qh5 (16... Qa6 17. b5 Qxa5 18. Be3 Nb6 19. Ra1 {the a file will be just as dangerous} Bxd4 20. Bxd4 $1 (20. Rxa5 Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 $18 {less powerful}) 20... Qxb5 21. dxc4 Qxc4 22. Bxh8 f6 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. e5 $18) 17. Nf3 (17. dxc4 {prevents the Q return to the Q side} Nf6 {Ng4 is no real threat} 18. a6 $18 e5 (18... Nxe4 19. axb7 Kxb7 20. Qd3 Nf6 21. f5 $18) 19. axb7 exd4 20. bxa8=Q+ Kxa8 21. Ra1) 17... Nf6 18. Ng3 (18. h3 {SF17} Nc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Ng3 Qh6 21. fxe5 g5 22. Bxg5 Qg6 23. exf6 $18) 18... Qb5 19. Nd4 Qd7 (19... Qa6 20. Be3 (20. Qa4 b5 21. Qxb5+ (21. Nxb5 Nb6 22. Qa2 Qxb5 23. axb6 Qxb6+ 24. d4 $18 {but not the best}) 21... Qxb5 22. Nxb5 cxd3 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. b5 Rc4 25. Nc6+ Kc8 26. Rd1 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Rxd3 Nc7 29. Be3 $18) 20... Nd7 21. Qa4 Bxd4 22. Bxd4 b5 23. Qa2 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Be3 Qe6 26. dxc4 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 bxc4 28. Rxf7 $18) 20. dxc4 $18 (20. b5 Rc8 21. dxc4 Rxc4 22. e5 Nd5 23. Nc6+ Rxc6 24. Qxd5 Rcc8 25. b6 $18 {SF17}) 20... h5 21. Re1 (21. b5 h4 22. Nc6+ (22. e5 hxg3 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Nc6+) 22... Kc7 (22... Kc8 23. Nxa7+ Kc7 24. e5 dxe5 25. b6+ Kb8 26. Qxd7 Nxd7 27. Ne4 exf4 28. c5 Bh6 29. c6 $18) 23. Nxd8 Kxd8 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Ng4 26. e6 Qxd1 27. Rxd1+ Kc8 28. Ne4 fxe6 29. b6 $18 {SF17}) 21... h4 22. Nf1 e5 23. Nb5 (23. Nf3 h3 24. fxe5 hxg2 25. Ne3 dxe5 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. exd5 f6 29. Be3 $18 {Sf17}) 23... a6 (23... Nc7 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. fxe5 Rd3 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. e5 Bg7 29. Bd2 h3 30. g3 Rhd8 31. Re2 $18 {SF17}) 24. Na3 (24. Qxd6+ Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. fxe5 Rd3 27. exf6 Bxf6 28. Bf4+ Kc8 29. e5 Bg7 30. Rbd1 Rxc3 31. Nd2 Rf8 32. Ne4 Rc2 33. Nd6+ Kb8 34. Nf5 $1 {the followup is rather tricky to calculate though} gxf5 35. e6+ Kc8 36. exf7 Nc7 37. Re7 Rxc4 38. Bxc7 Bf6 39. Re8+ $18 {SF17}) 24... Qc6 (24... h3 25. g3 Nc7 26. b5 Ka8 27. bxa6 Nxa6 28. Nb5 $18 {SF17}) 25. Qe2 (25. Qf3 {is shown to be a better square in the continuation}) (25. b5 $1 axb5 (25... Qc5+ 26. Be3 $1 Qxa3 27. bxa6 Rd7 28. axb7 Rxb7 29. Ra1 Qb3 30. Qxd6+ Kc8 31. Qc6+ Nc7 32. a6 $18 {Bl's K side pieces are not taking part}) 26. Nxb5 Nxe4 27. a6 Nb6 28. Rxe4 Qxe4 29. a7+ Kc8 (29... Ka8 30. Nc7+ Kxa7 31. Be3 Kb8 32. Bxb6 $18) 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 31. Nxd6+ Kc7 32. Nxe4 $18 {SF17}) (25. Be3 Nxe4 26. b5 axb5 27. Nxb5 (27. cxb5 Qd7 28. a6 b6 29. Qd3 f5 30. Nc2 exf4 31. Bxf4 Nc7 32. Nb4 Ka8 (32... Qxb5) (32... Nxb5 33. Nd5 $18) 33. Ne3 Qxb5 34. Nc4 $18 {SF17})) 25... exf4 26. Bxf4 Rhe8 27. Be3 (27. b5 $1 axb5 (27... Qc5+ 28. Be3 Qxa3 29. bxa6 Rxe4 (29... Re7 30. e5 dxe5 31. Qf3 e4 32. Qf2 Ng4 33. Qxh4 $18)) 28. Nxb5 Nxe4 29. a6 Nb6 30. Be3 Nc5 31. Nd4 Qc7 32. Qf3 $18 {SF17}) 27... Nxe4 28. b5 Qd7 (28... axb5 29. Nxb5 Nc7 30. Bb6 Nxc3 31. Bxc7+ Qxc7 32. Qxe8 Qxa5 33. Nxc3 Bxc3 (33... Rxe8 34. Rxe8+ Kc7 35. Nd5+ Kc6 36. Re7 Kc5 37. Rc7+ Kd4 38. Rd1+ Ke4 39. Nd2+ Ke5 40. Nf3+ {mating}) 34. Qxf7 $18 {SF17}) 29. bxa6 Nxc3 30. Qf3 Nxb1 31. Rxb1 b6 32. axb6 Rxe3 (32... d5 33. b7 Rxe3 34. Qxe3 Qe8 35. Qc5 $18) 33. a7+ (33. a7+ Qxa7 (33... Kc8 34. Qxa8#) 34. bxa7+ Kc7 35. Qb7#) 1-0
:
Annotated by