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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"] [White "Smith, Jonathan"] [Black "Grice, Keith"] [Site "?"] [Round "Rd 3"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [Result "0-1"] [Date "2024.11.28"] [ECO "D53"] [WhiteElo "1552"] [BlackElo "1447"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2117256594907656"] [EventDate "2024.11.29"] {[%evp 0,18,22,19,17,14,15,73,21,8,17,27,34,28,51,60,54,69,81,68,66]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 {a little risky this early} (6... O-O) (6... c6) (6... h6 {main lines}) 7. cxd5 {73% for Wh} exd5 (7... Nxd5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd4 {9-3-0}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 (8... Nxc5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. O-O {7-5-3}) 9. Bb5 (9. Nxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Bb4 (10... Ne4 11. Qc2 Nxc3 12. bxc3 $16 {0-1}) (10... Ba3 11. Qb3 $18 {1-0}) 11. Qc2 {1-0}) 9... O-O (9... a6 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Qxd5 {1-0}) 10. Nxd5 (10. O-O $16 Qb6 11. Bxd7 Bxd7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qxd5 Bc6 (13... Be6) 14. Qf5 h6 15. Bh4 Rfe8 16. Ne5 $18 {Izzo-Zechini,Milan Carnevale op 2015,1-0}) 10... Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Bb4 $11 12. Bxd7 Nxd7 (12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Nd2 Bxd7 15. O-O $11 {expected by Wh}) 13. Qd2 (13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne5 15. Bf4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxc3 $11 {SF17}) 13... Nc5 14. O-O $2 {rather late} (14. Be7 $1 Re8 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. O-O Bb4 17. Rfc1 Bg4 18. Nd4 Qg5 19. Qc2 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rac8 21. Rab1 b6 $14 {SF17- pawn movements will be difficult in such an open board, so Wh's extra one is not easy to exploit, especially since it's a centre pawn}) 14... Ne6 (14... Ne4 $1 {seen by vk- wins material as the B on g5 is loose} 15. Nxe4 (15. Qd5 Nxc3 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Bf4 Be6 $19) 15... Bxd2 16. Nexd2 Qb6 17. b3 h6 $19 {SF17}) 15. a3 (15. Bh4 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 f6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Nc5 $14 {Bl has a bit of play against the split Wh Q side pawns, also with the opposite colour Bs on the board}) 15... Bxc3 (15... Nxg5 $1 16. axb4 (16. Nxg5 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxg5 $19) 16... Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Qxb4 18. Rfd1 Be6 $11 {SF17}) 16. Qxc3 Qf5 {Bl should force the pawn weakness} (16... Qxc3 17. bxc3 f6 18. Bh4 Bd7 $11 {as in note to move 15; SF17 being given more time to examine now regards the position as being equal}) 17. Be7 Re8 18. Bb4 $16 (18. Bd6 $16) 18... Bd7 19. Nd4 (19. Qe5 $16) 19... Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Bc6 $14 {Bl has a lot of counterplay} (20... Re4 $14) 21. f3 a6 22. Bc3 Qg6 23. e4 Rad8 24. Qf2 Re6 25. Rad1 Rde8 (25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd6 27. Re1 (27. Rxd6 Qxd6 {frees the Bl Q for multiple chances}) 27... h6 $14 {SF17}) 26. Rfe1 (26. h4 $16) 26... Qh5 27. Re3 (27. Rd4 Qg6 28. h4 $16) 27... g5 (27... Bxe4 $5 {tries to exploit the loose R, but Wh has a tactical reply} 28. g4 Qg6 29. fxe4 Qxg4+ 30. Qg3 Qxd1+ 31. Re1 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rxe4 33. Qg3 f6 34. a4 $18 {SF17}) 28. g4 (28. h3 $18 {SF17- keeps the pawn structure a little better, for moving pawns up later}) 28... Qg6 29. Red3 $18 f6 30. Rd8 h5 31. Rxe8+ (31. h3) 31... Rxe8 32. gxh5 (32. Rd6 Rf8 33. h3 $18 {SF17}) 32... Qxh5 33. Rd6 $18 (33. Bxf6 Rxe4 34. Qg3 Re8 35. Kf2 Rf8 36. Rd8 Rxd8 37. Bxd8 Kf7 38. Bxg5 Qh8 $14 {SF17- the Wh K has to be protected with care}) 33... f5 34. Qd4 $1 Qh7 (34... Re7 35. Rd8+ Be8 36. Qf6 Qh7 37. Bb4 {SF17- and Bl loses material as the pieces are all bunched up}) 35. Qc4+ {this should be mating according to SF17} Kf8 (35... Qf7 36. Rg6+ Kf8 37. Qc5+ Re7 38. Rh6 Ke8 39. Qd6 Qg8 40. Bb4 Rh7 41. Qb8+ Kf7 42. Qc7+ Ke8 43. Qc8+ Kf7 44. Qe6+ Kg7 45. Qf6# {SF17 longest variation}) 36. Rf6+ Ke7 (36... Kg7 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Re6+ Qg7 39. Qxg7#) 37. Qe6+ Kd8 38. Qd6+ {allows the K to keep running} (38. Ba5+ {ends everything} b6 39. Bxb6+ Qc7 40. Qd6+ Bd7 41. Qxc7+ Ke7 42. Qd6#) 38... Kc8 (38... Qd7 39. Qb8+ Ke7 (39... Qc8 40. Ba5+ Ke7 41. Qd6#) 40. Qe5+ Kd8 41. Qa5+ Kc8 42. Qxf5 {SF17-winning with the extra pawns}) 39. Rh6 (39. Be5 {wins the exchange and exposes the K- vk & SF17} Rxe5 40. Qxe5 Qg8 41. Qe7 $18) 39... Qd7 40. exf5 (40. Qxd7+ Bxd7 (40... Kxd7 41. exf5 Bxf3 42. Rg6 g4 43. f6 Bd5 44. Rg7+ Ke6 45. Rxg4 $18) 41. e5 $18 {SF17-but it will take a while-Wh should avoid a R exchange unless it wins another pawn}) 40... Qxf5 {and suddenly Bl has got some attacking chances [Draw?]} 41. Be5 $2 {Wh replies with a blunder} (41. Rf6 Qd7 42. Qxd7+ Kxd7 43. Kf2 Rg8 $11 {SF17}) 41... Qxe5 $19 42. Qxe5 Rxe5 43. Rh8+ (43. Rf6 {Wh's chs just help the Bl K enter the game}) 43... Kd7 44. Rh7+ Kd6 45. Kf2 Rf5 46. Rh3 g4 47. Rh6+ Kd5 (47... Ke5) 48. h4 Rxf3+ 49. Ke2 Bb5+ 50. Kd2 Ke5 51. Rg6 g3 (51... Kf4 {helps the pawn advance}) 52. h5 Bd3 53. Rg5+ Kf6 (53... Kf4 54. Rg7 Be4 55. Rf7+ Kg4 56. Rg7+ Kxh5 57. Ke2 Rb3) 54. Rg4 Bh7 (54... Bf5 55. Rg8 (55. Rh4 g2) 55... Ke5 56. Re8+ Kf4 57. Rg8 Rf2+ 58. Kc3 Rh2 59. b4 g2 60. Rxg2 (60. h6 Bg4) 60... Rxg2 $19 {SF17}) 55. Ke2 Rb3 56. Rf4+ Kg7 (56... Ke5 57. Rf3 g2 {SF17}) (56... Kg5 {vk}) 57. Rg4+ Kh6 58. Rb4 Rxb4 59. axb4 Kxh5 0-1
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