[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.03.13"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Van Kemenade, R."]
[Black "Bryant, Richard BE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "1958"]
[BlackElo "1889"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[GameId "2155122145697824"]
[EventDate "2025.03.14"]

{[%evp 0,14,11,25,-44,-5,-11,-3,146,8,39,-6,12,24,26,18,35]} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 (2... d5 3. Qe2 d4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. e5 Nge7 7. c4 Ng6 8. Bg2 Qc7 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O h5 11. h4 Nxf4 12. gxf4 f6 {R Van Kemenade-R Bryant, Oswestry Ch 2024,0-1}) 3. Nf3 d5 4. Qe2 dxe4 5. dxe4 Nc6 6. e5 (6. c3) (6. g3 {main lines}) 6... Nge7 7. g3 (7. Nc3 Nd5 (7... Nd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Nb5 (9. Ne4 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxe5 11. Qb5+ Qxb5 12. Bxb5+ Nc6 13. cxd4 $11 {SF17}) 9... Nc6 10. c3 a6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. b4 Qxb5 {0-1 Jurlina,R (2169)-Schuh,H (2323) Oberliga Baden 0405 Germany 2004 (6.3)}) 8. Ne4 b6 9. a3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Qh5 Be7 12. Bd3 Qc7 13. f4 Bb7 14. O-O g6 15. Qh6 O-O-O 16. Bd2 Kb8 17. Kh1 Bc6 18. Rfc1 Qb7 19. Rg1 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Qh3 Rhe8 23. Rae1 Bd5 24. Re2 Ka8 25. Rge1 Rc8 26. Qg3 Rc7 27. h4 Qc8 28. f5 gxf5 29. Bg5 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Rg8 31. Ba6 Qd8 32. Rxe6 Bxe6 33. Rxe6 Rxc2 34. Qf3+ {1-0 Jones,G-Braun,A (2125) Wch U12 Oropesa del Mar 1999 (7)}) 7... Ng6 8. Na3 (8. Bg2 {The Engine is not too concerned if Bl does pick off the e pawn, since Wh will regain it with at least some advantage.} Qc7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Ne4 Ngxe5 (10... Bd7 11. h4 h6 12. O-O O-O-O (12... Ncxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf4 O-O-O 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxe5 f6 17. Bf4 g5 18. b4 Qc3 19. Bd2 Qc7 20. h5 $16)) 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bf4 Qxb2 13. O-O h5 (13... Be7 14. Rab1 Qxa2 15. Nd6+) 14. Rfd1 Nd4 15. Qe3 Bd7 16. c3 $18 {SF17}) 8... a6 9. Bf4 (9. Bg2 Qc7 10. O-O Nd4 (10... Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bf4 f6 (12... Bd6 13. Rad1 f6 14. Rxd6 Qxd6 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nxe5 fxe5 17. Bxe5 Qf7 18. Bd6 $18) 13. Nc4 Bd6 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Rfe1 $18) 11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Nc4 $14 {SF17}) 9... b5 (9... Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Nc4 Nxf4 12. gxf4 b5 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. Rg1 $11 {Sf17}) 10. Qe4 {trying to avoid a disruption to the pawn structure actually drags the Q into trouble} (10. Bg2 $17) 10... Bb7 $19 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. Rd1 (12. c3 Ncxe5 $19 {SF17}) 12... c4 (12... Nd4 13. Qd3 (13. Qe3 b4) 13... Rd8 $19 {SF17}) 13. Qe3 c3 (13... Nb4 {even stronger} 14. O-O Bc5 15. Qe2 Nxf4 16. gxf4 Nd5 $19 {SF17}) 14. O-O cxb2 (14... Rc8 15. Qc1 Nb4 16. Rfe1 Be7 17. Be3 O-O) 15. c4 b4 16. Nc2 (16. Nb1 Na5 17. Nbd2 Bc5 18. Qe2 Rb8 $19 {SF17}) 16... Na5 17. Nd2 (17. Qd4 Nxc4 18. Ne3 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Be7 21. Qd4 O-O 22. Qxb2 Rac8 $19) 17... Bc5 18. Qe2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nxf4+ (19... O-O 20. Rb1 Rfd8 21. Ne4 Bf8 22. c5 b3 23. Ne3 Qc6 24. f3 Bxc5 $19 {SF17}) 20. gxf4 Be7 (20... O-O-O $1 $19 {SF17 few humans would walk into a bit of a wrecked home}) (20... O-O $19) 21. Ne3 g6 {prevents f5, but does create a slight weaknes.} (21... O-O) 22. Rb1 (22. Ne4 O-O 23. c5 Nb7 24. Qxb2 Nxc5 25. Qxb4 Qc6 26. f3 Qb5 27. Qc4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 Rab8 $17 {SF17}) 22... Nc6 (22... Nb7) (22... Rd8) 23. Nf3 (23. Ne4 g5 (23... O-O 24. c5 $11) 24. Nd6+ Bxd6 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Rfd1 (26. fxg5 h6 $1 {makes Wh K unsafe}) 26... Qxf4 27. Nd5 Qf5 28. Nc7+ Ke7 29. Nxa8 Rxa8 30. Rxb2 a5 31. Rd5 Qf4 32. Rbd2 Kf6 33. Rc5 Nd4 34. Qe3 e5 $11 {SF17}) 23... Qb7 24. Kg1 (24. Rfd1 $17) (24. Kg3 $17 {considered by Wh, but looked potentially precarious}) 24... Rd8 25. Qxb2 O-O $19 26. Rfd1 Nb8 {SF17} 27. Nd4 Qe4 28. Ne2 Nc6 29. Qc2 Qf3 30. Rb3 Rxd1+ (30... Bh4 {SF17- expected by Wh} 31. Rf1 Na5 32. Rxb4 Bxf2+ $1 {SF17} 33. Rxf2 Qxe3 34. Rb2 Rc8 35. Qc1 Qxc1+ 36. Nxc1 Nxc4 37. Rb1 Ne3 $19) 31. Nxd1 Qh5 (31... Qg4+ 32. Rg3 Qf5 33. Qxf5 exf5 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Rd5 a5 36. Ne3 {Wh's split Q side pawns remain inferior to Bl's connected ones, which always threaten an outside passed pawn} a4 37. Kf1 b3 (37... Kf8) 38. axb3 axb3 39. Nc3 Nd4 40. Ke1 Rxd5 41. Nexd5 (41. cxd5 Bb4 $19) 41... Bc5 42. Nd1 h5 $19 {though somehow Wh is still clinging on for a while}) 32. Qe4 (32. Nb2 Rc8 33. Ng3 Qg4 34. Qe4 h5 35. Kg2 g5 36. fxg5 Qxe4+ 37. Nxe4 Nxe5 38. c5 a5 39. Na4 Rd8 $17 {SF17}) 32... Rd8 (32... Nd4 $1 {SF17} 33. Nxd4 (33. Re3 Nxe2+ 34. Rxe2 Rd8 35. Nb2 Bc5 36. Kg2 Rd4 37. Qf3 Qf5 $19) 33... Qxd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd2 35. Nc6 Bc5 36. Rf3 Qxa2 37. f5 Qd2 38. f6 h5 39. Na5 Qd4 $19 {SF17}) 33. Rd3 (33. Nb2 {improving the position of the worst placed piece would appear to hold} Na5 34. Ng3 Qh6 35. Rd3 Qf8 36. Qe2 Rxd3 37. Qxd3 Qc8 (37... Qd8 38. Qxd8+ Bxd8 39. Ne4 $11) 38. Ne4 Qc6 39. Nd6 $11 {SF17}) 33... Qg4+ (33... Rxd3 34. Qxd3 g5 {destroys Wh's centre that has been static all game} 35. Ng3 Qg4 36. Ne3 Qf3 $1 (36... Qxf4 37. Qd7 Qf3 38. h3 h5 39. Nxh5 Nxe5 40. Qxe7 Qxh5 41. c5 $11) 37. fxg5 Nxe5 38. Qe4 Qxe4 39. Nxe4 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxg5 $19 {SF17}) 34. Kf1 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Bh4 (35... g5 $19 {SF17}) 36. h3 (36. Qe4 {holds} Na5 37. c5 Qh3+ 38. Kg1 (38. Ke1 Qxh2 {Wh was worried about this possibility, hence h3} 39. Nd4 Be7 40. c6 Bd8 41. Ne3 Bc7 $11) 38... Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Kg1 $11) 36... Qf5 37. Qf3 (37. Qxf5 exf5 38. Ke1 Kf8 39. Kd2 Ke8 40. Kc2 Na5 41. Nb2 Be7 (41... Bxf2 42. Nd3 Bh4 43. Nxb4 Nxc4 44. Nxa6 $11) 42. Nd4 Kd7 43. Na4 Kc7 $1 $17 (43... Nxc4 44. Kd3 Na5 45. Nb6+ $11 {SF17})) 37... Qb1 (37... Na5 38. c5 Qb1 39. Ke1 Qc2 40. f5 exf5 41. Qd5 Be7 42. e6 Qxc5 43. exf7+ Kf8 44. Qe6 Qc6 $19 {SF17}) 38. Qb3 (38. Ke1 Ne7 39. Qb3 Qe4 40. Qxb4 Nc6 41. Qc3 g5 42. fxg5 Nxe5 43. Kf1 Nxc4 44. Qd4 Qxd4 45. Nxd4 Bxg5 $19 {SF17}) 38... Qe4 (38... Qf5 39. Qf3 Na5 $19 {SF17}) 39. f3 Qf5 40. Kg2 g5 41. Ne3 Qg6 42. Qc2 (42. f5 {considered by Wh} exf5 43. Qd3 $1 {SF17} g4 (43... Nxe5 $2 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Nd4 $14) 44. f4 gxh3+ 45. Kxh3 Be7 46. Nxf5 $11 {SF17}) (42. Kh1 {pm analysis} gxf4 43. Nxf4 (43. Ng4 Kg7 44. Nxf4 Qf5 45. Qe3 h5 $19) 43... Qg3 (43... Qg5 44. Neg2 Qxe5 $19 {SF17 is simpler}) 44. Neg2 a5 45. Qe3 Bg5 46. Qe4 Bxf4 47. Nxf4 a4 $1 {SF17} 48. Qxc6 Qxf4 49. Qxa4 Qxf3+ 50. Kg1 Qg3+ 51. Kf1 Qf4+ 52. Kg1 Qd4+ 53. Kg2 Qxc4 $19 {SF17}) 42... gxf4+ 43. Qxg6+ hxg6 (43... fxg6 {keeps h5 as a resource}) 44. Ng4 (44. Nxf4 Bg5 45. Kg3 Nxe5 46. h4 Bh6 $19 {SF17}) 44... Bg5 (44... g5 {SF17- looked at in pm analysis. Wh thought this bad as it leaves the B stranded , however} 45. Kf1 (45. Nf6+ Kg7 46. c5 Kg6 47. Nd7 Be1 48. Nc1 Bc3 49. Nd3 a5 50. h4 gxh4 51. Nxf4+ Kf5 52. Nd3 Bxe5 $19 {SF17}) 45... Kf8 46. Nc1 a5 47. Nd3 a4 48. Ke2 Nd4+ {SF17-something like this in pm analysis}) 45. Kf1 (45. h4 {SF17 & pm analysis} Bxh4 46. Nxf4 Kf8 47. Nd3 a5 48. f4 a4 49. Ne3 Be7 50. c5 {SF17} Ke8 51. Kf2 Kd7 52. Ke1 g5 53. fxg5 Bxg5 54. Nc2 b3 55. axb3 axb3 56. Na3 Nd8 57. Nc4 Kc6 58. Na5+ Kb5 59. Nxb3 Kc4 60. Nbc1 Bxc1 61. Nxc1 Kxc5 {SF 17- and the e5 pawn finally drops off-}) 45... Kf8 46. Ke1 Na5 47. c5 Ke7 48. Kd2 Kd7 (48... b3 49. axb3 Nxb3+ 50. Kc3 Nxc5 $19 {SF17 alternative, but best to keep as many pawns on as possible if keeping the win in hand}) 49. Nd4 Be7 50. Nb3 (50. Kd3 Bxc5 51. Nh6 Ke8 $19 (51... Bxd4 52. Kxd4 Nc6+ 53. Ke4 a5 54. Nxf7 a4 55. Kd3 Ke7 56. Ng5 Nxe5+ 57. Kc2 Kd6 $19 {SF17})) 50... Nxb3+ 51. axb3 Bxc5 (51... Kc6 52. Kd3 Kxc5 {even stronger placing for the K} 53. Nh6 f5 54. Nf7 g5 55. Nh8 Kd5 56. Ng6 Bd8 57. Kd2 Bc7 $19 {SF17} (57... Kd4 $19 {SF17})) 52. Kd3 Bf8 (52... Be7) 53. Kc4 Kc6 54. Nf2 a5 55. Nd3 Bg7 56. h4 (56. Nxf4 Bxe5 {Bl has potential passed pawns on both wings, which suits the B far more than the N}) (56. Kd4 Kb5 $19 (56... f6 $19 {both SF17})) 56... Bh6 (56... Bh8 {Bs can lose a move, while remaining in much the same position, which Ns are unable to do.}) 57. Nc5 Bf8 58. Ne4 (58. Nd3 Bg7) 58... Be7 59. Nf2 Bxh4 60. Nh3 g5 61. Ng1 Bg3 62. Nh3 g4 63. Ng5 Bh4 64. Ne4 g3 0-1


[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "Oswestry"]
[Date "2025.03.13"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Slegg, Gary"]
[Black "Bailey, Adrian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Slegg,Gary"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "1536"]
[BlackElo "1790"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[GameId "2155130378833930"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

{[%evp 9,74,-57,-24,-36,-32,-165,-156,-184,-180,-178,-130,-264,-233,-427,-409,-514,-504,-516,-441,-451,-391,-408,-386,-447,-439,-435,-281,-322,-285,-317,-209,-371,-337,-435,-366,-402,-406,-387,-391,-405,-369,-551,-367,-409,-348,-407,-375,-425,-362,-475,-391,-518,-408,-599,-571,-624,-404,-634,-418,-687,-648,-29984,-29985,-29985,-1440,-29986,-1368] B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6} 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. f3 Bf5 {[%eval -24,20]} (5... exf3 $15 {[%eval -57,19]} 6. Nxf3 Bf5) 6. g4 $11 Bg6 7. f4 $146 {[%eval -165,21] [a true N, not a good one. 7 h4 though has been played ,-vk]} (7. g5 $1 $15 {[%eval -32,19]} Nd5 (7... b5 8. gxf6 bxc4 9. fxe4 exf6 10. Qf3 Qxd4 11. Nge2 Qb6 12. Bf4 Nd7 13. O-O-O Be7 14. h4 h5 15. Qg3 Nc5 16. Nd4 Nd3+ 17. Rxd3 cxd3 18. Ne6 d2+ 19. Kb1 fxe6 20. Qxg6+ Kf8 21. Rg1 Rg8 22. Bh6 {Jacob,V-Hauke,C Heidelberg 1989 ½-½ (43)}) 8. Nxe4 (8. fxe4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 e5 (9... Bxe4 10. Nf3 e6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Qe2 Bd5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. c4 Bxf3 15. Rxf3 Qe7 16. Rb1 O-O-O 17. c5 Bc7 18. Ba6 Nb6 19. cxb6 Bxb6 20. Bd3 Rxd4 21. Kh1 Rhd8 22. Be3 Rb4 23. Rbf1 Bc7 24. Rxf7 {Arslanov,S (2410)-Osmak,Y (2458) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (56)}) 10. Nf3 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Bxe4 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qf4+ Ke8 16. Qxe4+ Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. O-O Nd7 19. Rae1+ Kd6 20. c4 Rae8 21. Nd2 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Rf8 {Badmatsyrenov,O (2416)-Svane,R (2631) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (65)}) 8... b5 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. Qe2 e6 11. c3 Qc7 12. a4 b4 13. c4 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. Nh3 Qh4+ 16. Nhf2 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Qxg5 18. Bxc6 O-O-O 19. c5 Nb8 20. Qe4 Nxc6 21. Qxc6+ Kb8 22. Qe4 Rd5 23. Nd3 {Kokholm,D (1899)-Friis,J (1548) Amager 2009 0-1 (54)}) (7. h4 h5 8. g5 b5 9. Bb3 b4 10. gxf6 bxc3 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. fxe4 Qg3+ 15. Kf1 Qxc3 16. Rb1 Qxd4 17. Bb2 Qxe4 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Bb2 Qxh1 {0-1 (19) Wind,M-Nemet,I (2470) Dieren 1979}) 7... e6 $19 8. h4 {Black is clearly better.} h5 9. g5 Nd5 {[%eval -130,18]} (9... Ng4 $19 {[%eval -178,20]} 10. Nge2 b5) 10. Qe2 {[%eval -264,21] White does not recover from this.} (10. Nge2 $17 {[%eval -130,18]}) 10... Bb4 11. Bd2 {[%eval -427,21] [#]} (11. Bxd5 {[%eval -233,21]} cxd5 12. Qe3) (11. Rh3 {SF17, might be worth a try, but the e4 pawn, not eliminated with f3, remains a winning force-vk}) 11... e3 12. Bxd5 exd2+ ({Inferior is} 12... cxd5 13. Qxe3 Bxc2 14. Nf3 $17) 13. Qxd2 exd5 14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. Qxc3 O-O 16. Nf3 Be4 {Keeping the B on f5 would stop any pawn advances by Wh, but there ids no breakthrough for Wh; and the N couldperhaps be a nuisance on e5-vk} 17. Rhf1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 g6 19. f5 Qd6 20. Rd2 $2 {[%eval -371,24]} (20. fxg6 {[%eval -209,21]} Qxg6 21. Rde1) 20... Nd7 {[%cal Bb8d7,Bd7c5,Bc5e4][%mdl 32]} 21. Rdf2 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Rd2 Rad8 24. Rfd1 Qc6 {White must now prevent ...Qa4.} 25. Rxd5 {[%eval -551,26]} (25. Rd4 $142 {[%eval -369,20]}) 25... Rxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRN-KR} Ne4 {And now ...f6 would win.} 28. f6 Rb8 29. c4 Ng3 30. Rd3 Nf5 {[Ns love to pick off static pawns-vk} 31. Rh3 {[%eval -599,25]} (31. a4 $142 {[%eval -408,22]}) 31... Rc8 32. b3 b5 33. Kb2 {[%eval -634,26]} (33. Kd1 $142 {[%eval -404,25]}) 33... bxc4 {[%cal Oc4c3] [#] ...c3+! is the strong threat.} 34. Rc3 {[%eval -687,25]} (34. Kc3 $142 {[%eval -418,25]}) 34... Nxh4 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Kf8 {[%eval -1440,27]} (36... Nf5 $142 {[%eval -32737,25]} 37. Kb3 h4 38. Kc3 h3 39. c5 h2 40. Kb4 h1=Q 41. Kc3 Qc1+ 42. Kd3 Qxc5 43. Ke4 Qd4+ 44. Kf3 Qe3+ 45. Kg2 Qe2+ 46. Kh1 Qf2 47. a4 Ng3#) 37. c5 Ke8 {[%eval -1368,27] Weighted Error Value: White=1.23/Black=0.60} (37... Nf5 $142 {[%eval -32739,25]} 38. Kc3 h4 39. Kd3 h3 40. c6 h2 41. c7 Nd6 42. Kd4 h1=Q 43. Kc5 Nb7+ 44. Kc4 Qc1+ 45. Kd3 Qxc7 46. Kd4 Qf4+ 47. Kd3 Nc5+ 48. Ke2 Qe4+ 49. Kf1 Qd3+ 50. Kg1 Ne4 51. Kh1 Qg3 52. a4 Nf2#) 0-1


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[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "White Lion Pub, Oswestry"]
[Date "2025.03.13"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Fisher, Peter S"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1602"]
[BlackElo "1679"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2155289115183179"]
[EventDate "2025.03.13"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be2 Nd7 5. O-O e6 $6 {[%eval 117,16] [2nd most frequent move here . e5 main-vk} (5... c5 {[%eval 82,14]} 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ngf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. f3 Bd7 11. b3 Ne6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bc4 Qc7) 6. Be3 Ne7 7. c4 (7. Qd2 h6 {[1-1-1-vk]}) 7... O-O 8. Qd2 (8. Nc3 {[transposes to 88 games-605 for Wh-vk]}) 8... Nf6 (8... e5 {transposes to a King'sIndian from a Hippopotamous}) (8... d5 9. Nc3 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nf5 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bf4 g5 13. g4 Ne7 14. Bg3 h6 15. c5 Rf7 16. Rad1 Nf8 $14 {SF17}) 9. Nc3 d5 $6 {[%eval 154,16]} (9... Ng4 {[%eval 124,15]} 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 e5 12. h3 exd4 (12... Nh6 {main idea, to be found in similar positions from a Gligoric variation vs a King's Indian- though Bl has taken 2 moves with the e pawn}) 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. f4 N5c6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. c5 Be6 17. Rfd1 (17. Rad1 $18 {[SF17-vk]}) 17... d5 18. Qd4 Rb8 {(SF17 finds slight Wh advantage now-vk]}) 10. e5 {[ Wh has what should be a decisive gain in space-vk]} Ne8 11. Rfd1 {Rs to the d & e files looks most flexible-vk]} Nf5 12. Bf4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 c6 14. Ne4 b5 $6 {[%eval 163,12]} (14... h6 {[%eval 137,12]} 15. Be3 (15. g4 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Bg3 Qe7 19. Rd3 $18 {[SF17- Since Wh controls the centre , Wh can just tranfers pieces rapidly to attack the K, and the Bl pieces can't do the same because they are in each others way.-vk]} (19. f4 f5 $16 {gets Bl a bit of space.})) 15... g5 16. Ng3 g4 17. Nxf5 exf5 18. Ne1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Bxh6 Qh4 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 22. Rac1 f4 {[in this variation though a pawn down , Bl has gained some counterplay. Note how the Wh pieces are somewhat bunched together on the Q side, while Bl's Q, N, R and pawns look quite menacing Rc3 & then f3 creates complicationsvk}) 15. Bb3 a5 16. a3 Qb6 $6 {[%eval 181,16]} (16... h6 {[%eval 130,15]} 17. a4 g5 18. Be3 g4 19. Ne1 Nc7 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Qe2 Ndxe3 22. fxe3 Qg5 23. Nc2 g3 24. h3) 17. Rac1 Nc7 $6 {[%eval 271,18]} (17... a4 {[%eval 181,16]} 18. Bc2 Ra7 19. Bd3 Ra8) 18. g4 Ne7 19. Nd6 $2 {[%eval 103,17] [looks strong initially, but somehow cut off from the rest of the pieces. It is aimed at f7, but to be effective Wh needs to manage to push f5 to open the f file-vk]} (19. Nf6+ {[%eval 257,15]} Kh8 20. Ng5 h5 (20... h6 21. Rc3 {Rs are excellent in attack-vk} (21. Ngh7 {[wins an exchange, but the active Ns are stronger here than the Rs which are,as usual, bad defenders.-vk]})) 21. gxh5 Ncd5 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Ngh7 (23. Rc3 $1 {SF17-tries to get Bl to give up a defending N or two-vk]}) 23... Rd8 24. Bg5 a4 25. Bc2 Bxf6 26. Nxf6 {[ the Wh Q will soon be joining in to end things-vk]}) 19... Ncd5 20. Bg3 Ba6 21. Rc5 (21. h4 {SF17- has a simple plan for Wh, Kg2 tripling the Rs and Qon the h file and break in with h5- here the N on d6 will now be playing its part in preventing the Bl K from escaping-vk}) 21... Rfd8 $6 {[%eval 144,15]} (21... b4 {[%eval 90,15]} 22. Ba4 Bb5 23. Bxb5 cxb5 24. Rxb5 Qa6 25. Rc5 Nc8 26. Ne4 Ncb6 27. g5 bxa3 28. bxa3 Nc4 29. Qd3) 22. Qe1 $6 {[%eval 95,15]} (22. Bh4 {[%eval 144,15]} Rf8 23. Rdc1 a4 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Ba2 b4 26. axb4 Rab8 27. Ra5 Nc8 28. Ne4 Bb5 29. Nc5 Rd8 30. Qg5 h6 {[Chessbase18 comment- Wh is clearly better , but it hard to say what the R on a5 is up to, other than just trying to look impressive.-vk}) 22... Nc8 23. Ne4 $6 {[%eval 85,15]} (23. Rdc1 {[%eval 113,15]} Na7) 23... Nce7 $6 {[%eval 145,14] [first of SF17-Bl is seeking some activity-vk]} (23... a4 {[%eval 85,15]} 24. Ba2 h6 25. Rdc1 Nce7 26. Nd6 Bb7 27. Qd2 Rd7 28. g5 hxg5 29. Nxg5 Rf8 30. Qd3 b4 31. axb4 Qxb4 32. R1c4 Qxb2 33. Rxa4) 24. Qd2 $6 {[%eval 67,15]} (24. Bh4 {[%eval 145,14]} Qc7 25. Nf6+) 24... Rd7 $6 {[%eval 111,15]} (24... a4 {[%eval 67,15]} 25. Ba2 h6 26. Rdc1 b4 27. Kg2 Qa7 28. h3 b3 29. Bb1 Bb5 30. Nd6 Qd7 31. Nxb5 {[don't understand this move. The B is doing nothing, while N has enormous potential- it needs to come in on f6 . The resulting position is seen by SF17 as simply level.The h file still beckons with} (31. h4 $18 {instead-vk]}) 31... cxb5 32. Bd3 Rab8) 25. Qc1 $6 {[%eval 46,15]} (25. Bh4 {[%eval 111,15]} Bf8 26. Bg5 Bb7 27. Ba2 b4 28. Bh6 Bg7 29. Bc4 bxa3 30. Bxg7) 25... Rad8 $2 {[%eval 204,16]} (25... a4 {[%eval 46,15]} 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Rxc6 Qb8 28. Nc5 (28. Nf6+ $18 {(SF17-vk]}) 28... Rda7 29. Qc2 Bb7 30. Nxb7 {Same comment as above, this variation starts with a clear Wh advantage, goes now to equal and continues till Bl is now winning at the end??-vk} (30. Rd6) 30... Qxb7 31. Rc1 b4 32. Rc8+ Bf8 33. Qc6 Qxc8 34. Qxc8 Rxc8 35. Rxc8 bxa3) 26. Nd6 $2 {[%eval 85,16]} (26. Bh4 {[%eval 204,16]} Kh8 27. Nf6 Rc7) 26... Rc7 $6 {[%eval 119,17]} (26... b4 {[%eval 85,16]} 27. Qc2 Rb8 28. a4 h6 29. Rc1 Qd8 30. Bxd5 Nxd5 31. Qe4 Bf8 32. Rxc6 Bxd6 33. Rxa6 (33. exd6 $18 {SF17=vk]}) 33... Rc7 34. Re1 {[mouse slip surely- the B can now retreat with = vk]} (34. Rxc7 Bxc7 35. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 (35... Kg7 36. Ra6 Qc8 37. Rc6 Ne7 38. Rc5 Qb7 39. Qxb7 Rxb7 40. d5 $18) 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. Qxh6+ Ke8 38. Ng5 Rb6 39. Nxe6 Rxe6 40. Qxe6+ Kf8 41. h4 {SF17- Wh's 5 advancing pawns for the piece, plus the powerful Qwill soon end matters-vk]})) 27. Qg5 $6 {[%eval 62,15] The Q charges ahead all on her own?} (27. Bh4 {[%eval 119,17]} Rf8 28. Bxe7 Nxe7 29. Ng5 a4 30. Ba2 b4 31. axb4 Bh6 32. Qd2 Bxg5 33. Qxg5 Be2 {Instead SF17 gives} 34. Re1 (34. Qh6 Nd5 35. Rdc1 Bf3 36. b5 {[is winning-the variation given here ends up in a drawn position according to SF17-vk]}) 34... Bf3 35. b5 cxb5 36. Rec1 Rxc5 37. dxc5 Qd8 38. Qf4 Bc6) (27. Nxf7 $1 $18 {[SF17]}) 27... Bf8 $2 {[%eval 427,16]} (27... a4 {[%eval 62,15]} 28. Bxd5 h6 29. Qh4 g5 30. Qh5 Nxd5 31. h4 Rxd6 32. exd6 (32. hxg5 $1 $18 {[SF17-vk]}) 32... Nf6 33. dxc7 Nxh5 34. gxh5 gxh4 35. Bd6 Bb7) 28. Rdc1 $2 {[%eval 97,15]} (28. Bxd5 {[%eval 427,16]} cxd5 29. Qf6 Nc6 30. Rxc6 Qxc6 31. Qxd8 Qd7 32. Qb8 b4 33. Ne8 Qa4 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Re1) 28... Rdd7 $6 {[%eval 129,18]} (28... h6 {[%eval 97,15]} 29. Qd2 a4 30. Bc2 Bg7 31. Bh4 g5 32. Nxg5 hxg5) 29. Nd2 h6 30. Qh4 g5 $6 {[%eval 235,19]} (30... b4 {[%eval 137,17]} 31. a4 Bd3 32. Bc4 Bxc4 33. N2xc4 Qa7 34. Rd1 g5 35. Qh5 Ng6) 31. Qh5 Ng6 32. Qh3 $2 {[%eval 33,16]} (32. Bxd5 {[%eval 215,16]} cxd5 33. Ne8 Rxc5 34. dxc5 Qc6 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. h4 gxh4 37. g5 Kh8 38. Nxd7 Qxd7 39. Bxh4 Kh7 40. gxh6) (32. Nxf7 Kxf7 33. Bc2 Nde7 34. Ne4 $18 {[SF17-vk]}) 32... Ngf4 33. Bxf4 Nxf4 34. Qe3 Bxd6 $6 {[%eval 83,18]} (34... Rxd6 {[%eval 56,15]} 35. exd6 Bxd6 36. Ne4 Be7 37. R5c2 a4 38. Ba2) 35. exd6 Rxd6 $6 {[%eval 185,17] [SF17 prefers this move for Bl-vk]} (35... Ra7 {[%eval 96,16]} 36. Ne4 Qd8 37. h4 Nd5 38. Qd2 a4 39. Ba2 Kg7 40. Rxc6 gxh4 41. g5 hxg5 42. Bxd5 exd5 43. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 44. Nxg5 Kf6 45. Nf3) 36. Ne4 Rd8 (36... Rxd4 $5 37. Kh1 $1 Rxe4 38. Rxg5+ hxg5 39. Qxb6 $18 {[SF17-vk]}) 37. Rd1 $2 {[%eval 0,16]} (37. h4 {[%eval 198,15]} b4 38. hxg5 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nxc1 40. gxh6 f6 41. Qxc1 Kh8 42. Qf4 Rf8 43. axb4) 37... Kg7 $2 {[%eval 177,17]} (37... a4 {[%eval 0,16]} 38. Nf6+ Kf8 39. Bc2 Ke7 40. Qe5 Nh3+ 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Kg1) 38. h4 f6 $2 {[%eval 371,16]} (38... Nd5 {[%eval 177,17]} 39. Qf3 Kf8 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Bxd5 cxd5 42. Qf6 Ke8 43. Qe5 Rc6 44. Nf6+ Kf8 45. b4 Rxc5 46. bxc5) 39. h5 $4 {[%eval -120,15] Wh really needs an open h file-vk]} (39. hxg5 {[%eval 371,16]} fxg5 40. Nxg5 Rf8 41. Qe5+ Rf6 42. Ne4 Rcf7 43. Nxf6 Rxf6 44. Qd6 Ne2+ 45. Kh1 Qa7 46. g5) 39... e5 $4 {[%eval 499,16]} (39... a4 {[%eval -120,15]} 40. Bc2 (40. Ba2 $11 {[SF17-vk]}) 40... b4 41. Ng3 b3 42. Be4 Qxc5 43. dxc5 Rxd1+ 44. Kh2 Rdd7 45. Qc3 Bd3 46. Qb4 Bb5 47. Qc3 Nd5 48. Qd4) 40. Ng3 $4 {[%eval 35,16]} (40. Nxf6 {[%eval 499,16]} Qxc5 41. dxc5 Rxd1+ 42. Bxd1 Kxf6 43. Qd2 Nd5 44. Qd3) 40... exd4 $2 {[%eval 176,17]} (40... Kf8 {[%eval 35,16]} 41. dxe5 Rxd1+ 42. Bxd1 Nd5 43. Qc1 b4 44. exf6 Bd3 45. Bf3 Nxf6) 41. Nf5+ $2 {[%eval -3,19]} (41. Rxd4 {[%eval 176,17]} Nd5 42. Nf5+ Kh7 43. Qc1 Rcc8 44. Qc2 Kh8 45. Nxh6 Rf8 46. Re4 Qb7 47. Re6 Nf4 48. Rexc6 Ne2+ 49. Kf1 (49. Qxe2 $18 {As now Bl has instead of}) 49... Nd4 (49... Rxc6 50. Rxc6 Nc3 $11 {SF17-vk]})) 41... Kh7 $2 {[%eval 107,14]} (41... Kf8 {[%eval -3,19]} 42. Nxd4 Rxd4 43. Rxd4 Re7 44. Qd2 Ne2+ 45. Kf1 Qxc5 46. Rd8+ Re8 47. Qd7 Qe7 48. Rxe8+ Qxe8 49. Qd6+ Kg7 50. Qc7+ Kh8 51. Bf7 Ng3+ 52. Kg2 Qc8 53. Qe7 Ne4 54. Qxe4 Qf8 55. Qxc6 Qxf7 56. Qxa6 Qd5+ 57. f3 Qd2+ 58. Kg3 Qxb2 59. Qa8+ Kg7 60. Qxa5 Kh7 61. Qa7+ Kg8 62. Qa8+ Kg7) 42. Qe4 $4 {[%eval -659,17]} (42. Rxd4 {[%eval 107,14]} Rxd4 43. Nxd4 Qxc5 44. Qe8 Rc8 45. Bc2+ f5 46. Qf7+ Kh8 47. Bxf5 Nh3+ 48. Kh2 Qe5+ 49. Kxh3 Qg7 50. Qxg7+ Kxg7 51. Bxc8 Bxc8 52. Nxc6 a4 53. Nd4 Bd7 54. f3 Kh7 55. Kg2 Kg8) 42... Qxc5 {[ Bl actually tried to play 42..Kg7 here, an illegal move.So under Fide rules There should have followed a K move, instead of Bl's reverting to what was turned down initially as only leading to a drawn position. After Q xd4 though it appears that Wh had miscalculated in allowing this to happen, as Bl is winning (if played correctly)-vk]} 43. Nxd4+ $6 {[%eval -867,20]} (43. Rxd4 {[%eval -660,17]} Qf8 44. Rxd8 Qxd8 45. Bc2 Qd5 46. Qe7+ Rxe7) 43... Kh8 44. Bc2 $2 {[%eval -1455,19]} (44. Nf5 {[%eval -859,17]} Rxd1+ 45. Bxd1 b4 46. axb4 Nh3+) 44... Rxd4 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Rxd4 {Wh offered a draw seeing a perpetual if the B gets taken, and a win if not. Bl with 4 mins left, was looking to bail out with going just a piece up, and no clear winning plan in sight. However several interesting ideas emerged in the pm analysis.-vk} ({A]} 46. Rxd4 Qxc2 47. Rd7+ Rxd7 48. Qxd7+ {perpetual}) ({B]} 46. Rxd4 Qxd4 47. Bb3 {B1} Nd5 $19 {Adrian} (47... Nh3+ {B2 SF17} 48. Kh2 (48. Kg2 Qxg4+ 49. Kh2 Qg1+ 50. Kxh3 g4+ 51. Kh4 Qxf2+ 52. Kxg4 Bc8+ {mating}) 48... Qe5+) ({B3-vk ,seen in the early hours} 47... f5 48. Qg8+ Kf6 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qxd4 Ne2+ 51. Kf1 Nxd4) ({B4} 47... Ne2+ {works if Wh plays} 48. Qxe2 ({but then SF17 has} 48. Kf1 $1 Ng3+ 49. Kg1 Ne2+ $11) 48... Qe5 $19)) ({C]} 46. Rxd4 Qe7 {Bl's idea} 47. Re4 Qxe8 48. Rxe8 Bc8 49. f3 $19 {but will take quite a while  Variations added by vk}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Grice, Keith"]
[Black "Sadler, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "1450"]
[BlackElo "1541"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[GameId "2152830439974825"]
[EventDate "2025.03.07"]
[SourceVersionDate "2025.03.07"]

{[%evp 0,16,17,3,7,0,37,16,27,4,27,8,27,26,37,19,20,29,32]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 (5. e4 {main}) 5... d6 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Nbd7 (7... e5 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 Re8 (11... d5) 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. b5 d5 {2-7-5}) 8. Re1 (8. Rb1 {main line}) 8... Nc5 {Komodo10, not sure wher this N is headed for- its more usual direction is towards the K side. It often gets here when Wh has played d5, but it could be chased away} (8... e5 {1-3-1}) 9. Bd2 (9. b4 Nfe4 $15) 9... Bd7 (9... a5 {keeps the N in place} 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Qc1 Re8 12. Bh6 Bh8 13. Qg5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nfd7 15. Qd2 Ne6 16. Bg2 Ne5 17. Bh3 Nd4 18. Bg2 Qc8 19. Rac1 Qd8 20. Bf4 Ne6 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qc2 Nd4 23. Qd2 e6 24. e4 Bg7 25. Ne2 Qb6 26. Rb1 a4 27. Rf1 Nxe2+ 28. Qxe2 Qa5 29. Qe1 Qc5 30. Qe3 Bd4 31. Qd2 b5 32. cxb5 Qxb5 33. Rfc1 Ra6 34. Qc2 e5 35. Qc4 Qb7 36. Qc2 Rea8 37. Qd2 Rb6 38. Rc2 Rb8 39. b3 Bc5 40. Rcb2 Bd4 41. Rc2 c5 42. Qe2 axb3 43. axb3 Rxb3 44. Rxb3 Qxb3 45. Ra2 Qb1+ 46. Bf1 Qb6 47. Kg2 Qb7 48. Kg1 Rf8 49. Bh3 Qb1+ 50. Kg2 Rb8 51. Bd7 Kg7 52. Bc6 Qb6 53. Bd5 Rf8 54. Ra8 Rxa8 55. Bxa8 Qa7 56. Bd5 f6 57. h4 Qd7 58. Qf3 f5 59. exf5 Qxf5 60. Qxf5 gxf5 61. f3 Kf6 62. Kh3 Be3 63. Kg2 h6 64. Kh3 Ke7 65. Kg2 Kd7 66. Kf1 Kc7 67. Ke2 Bc1 68. Kd1 Be3 69. Ke2 Bd4 {0-1 Sochor,T-Zitny,P Brno Trade op-B 2005 (3)}) 10. a3 (10. b4 Na6 11. Rb1 Nc7 12. a4 $14 {SF17}) 10... a5 11. Rb1 (11. b3 {prevents Bl from clamping down on Q side expansion, but then} b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Nb3 16. Qa3 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Qb8 $11 {SF17}) 11... a4 12. Ng5 (12. h3 e5 13. Be3 e4 14. dxe4 Nfxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bd4 Re8 $11 {SF17}) 12... Bf5 (12... Nb3 $15 {SF17}) 13. d4 $2 (13. Be3 Nfd7 14. Nf3 e5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 d5 $11 {SF17}) 13... Bxb1 14. dxc5 Bf5 $19 15. Nxa4 h6 16. e4 Bc8 (16... Bg4 17. Nf3 Nd7 $19 {SF17}) 17. Nf3 Bg4 18. Nb6 Ra6 19. Qb3 (19. Na4 {must be better , as the N is not doing much on b6}) 19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 dxc5 {winning more material} 21. Be3 Rxb6 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. b4 Ra6 24. Qb3 cxb4 25. Qxb4 Ne5 26. Be2 Qc7 27. c5 Ra7 (27... Qa5 {SF17 prefers simplification to end Wh resistence} 28. Bxa6 Qxb4 (28... Qxa6 29. Rd1 Qe2 30. Qb3 h5 31. h4 Qf3 $19) 29. axb4 bxa6 30. Rd1 Ra8 31. Bc1 a5 32. bxa5 Rxa5 33. Be3 Ra8 $19 {SF17}) 28. Bd2 Rfa8 29. f4 Nd7 (29... Ra4 30. Qb1 Rxa3 31. fxe5 Qxe5 32. Kg2 Qd4 33. Bc1 Ra2 $19 {SF17}) 30. e5 Rxa3 31. Qd4 b6 32. Bb4 bxc5 33. Bxc5 Nxc5 34. Qxc5 Qa7 35. Qxa7 R3xa7 36. Kf2 Ra1 37. Rxa1 Rxa1 38. h4 f6 39. exf6 exf6 40. Kf3 c5 41. Ke3 f5 42. Bc4+ Kf8 43. Bd5 Ra3+ 0-1

[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Atherton, Marcus"]
[Black "Loe, Alex"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "1547"]
[BlackElo "1429"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[GameId "2144148478036851"]
[EventDate "2025.02.10"]

{[%evp 0,19,20,32,22,22,22,24,14,17,34,23,-41,23,16,18,22,0,5,5,29,19]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe2 {a notorious drawing line for IMs} (5. d4 {main}) (5. Nc3 {next, latest fashion revival}) 5... Qe7 6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 (7. Bg5 {main}) 7... Bg4 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. Be2 c6 {0-4-6 ; 30 % for Wh} (9... Nc6 {49% for Wh}) (9... O-O {33% for Wh, main lines}) 10. Be3 $146 (10. h3 Be6 (10... Bh5 {4 draws}) 11. O-O Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. Be3 Kd7 14. Nd4 Ncd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bf3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Raf8 $11 {Tuerke-Schallehn, Leipzig op 1964,0-1}) (10. Bg5 Na6 11. a3 Nc5 12. h3 Bh5 13. O-O-O Ne6 14. Be3 d5 15. d4 Ne4 (15... Nd7 $11) 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Ng1 Bxe2 18. Nxe2 f5 19. d5 $18 {Antonio-Villanueva, Buenos Aires Banfield op 2005,0-1}) 10... d5 11. Bd4 {if the B is to take the N,(what else from here?) it could have gone to g5 in one move} (11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Nbd7 13. O-O O-O $11 {SF17}) 11... Nbd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 (13. h3 {looks better than this retreat}) 13... Bb4 14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. a3 Ba5 16. b4 Bc7 17. h3 Nh6 $11 {but the Bl pices look better coordinated than the 3 Wh pieces getting in each others's way in the centre} 18. Na4 b6 19. Nf3 Nf5 20. Bb2 Rfe8 21. Nc3 (21. Rfe1 {contesting the file looks natural}) 21... Ne5 $15 22. Nd2 Nd7 (22... Nd4 23. Rfc1 Ng6 24. Kf1 Bf4 25. Ncb1 Ne6 26. Re1 f6 $11 {but the Wh pieces are looking very sorry for themselves, all huddled together}) 23. Rac1 Be5 24. Nf3 Bf6 (24... Bf4 25. Rb1 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rfe1 Re6 28. Ne2 Bxb2 29. Rxb2 Rae8 $11 {but the Bl position is much easier to play}) 25. Ba1 Ne5 26. Nd2 {3rd visit by this N} (26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Rfe1 (27. Nb1 d4 28. Nd2 Rd5 (28... Rae8 29. g4 $16) 29. Rfe1 h5 $11) 27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nd4 29. Rc1 Bg5 $19 {SF17}) 26... Ng6 27. Rfe1 (27. Nf3 Ngh4 28. Nxh4 Bxh4 29. b5 d4 30. Ne4 c5 31. Bb2 h6 32. Rfe1 Bd8 33. Kf1 Bc7 34. Nd2 Ne7 35. g3 Nd5 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. c3 dxc3 38. Bxc3 $11 {SF17-Wh has got some relief by exchanges but} Nxc3 39. Rxc3 Rd8 40. Ke2 {leaves a backward d pawn, which will need care}) 27... Nd4 {right idea, but mistimed} (27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Nd4 29. Rc1 Bg5 30. Rd1 Nxc2 $19 {SF17}) 28. Kf1 (28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kf1 Bg5 30. Ncb1 {not possible in var above because of a N fork}) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Re8+ {natural, but} (29... Nf4 30. Kf1 Kf8 $15 {SF17}) 30. Kf1 Nf4 31. Nb3 $2 (31. h4 Nfe6 32. g3 g5 33. hxg5 Bxg5 34. Ncb1 f5 35. Bxd4 Nxd4 36. c3 Ne6 37. Re1 Kf7 38. Nf3 Bf6 $11 {but the Bl pieces still more active}) 31... Nxb3 (31... Nxd3 32. Rd1 Nxc2 33. Ne2 (33. Rxd3 Re1#) 33... Nxa1 34. Rxd3 Nxb3 35. Rxb3 Kf8 $19 {SF17-two pawns up}) 32. cxb3 Nxd3 33. Rd1 Nf4 $19 34. b5 Bxc3 {releases the Wh pieces from their slumber} (34... d4 $1 35. Nb1 cxb5 (35... c5 {also looks good, immuring the B}) 36. Bxd4 $2 (36. Nd2 h5 37. Rc1 Ne6 38. b4 a5 39. Nf3 Ra8 $19 {SF17}) 36... Rd8 $19) 35. Bxc3 cxb5 $15 36. g3 Nxh3 (36... Rc8 37. Be1 Ne6 38. Rxd5 Rc5 39. Rd1 h5 $15 {SF- Bl may eventually get a pawn through on the Q side}) 37. Rxd5 $11 h6 38. Rxb5 (38. Rd7 $1 {SF17-ignore a doubled pawn- get active pieces- with pawns on both sides a B is usually better than a shortlegged N, and Rs naturally love the 7th rank}) 38... Ng5 $15 {while the Wh R is tempoarrily out of play, Bl still has an extra pawn on the other side} 39. Bd4 (39. Rd5 Ne6 40. Rd7 Rc8 41. Be5 f6 42. Bf4 g5 43. Be3 Rc7 $15 {SF17}) 39... Re6 {too defensive-Rs must attack weak pawns, not seek to defend them} (39... Rd8 40. Be3 Ne4 41. Rb4 Nc3 (41... Rd1+ 42. Kg2 Nc3 43. Rg4 h5 44. Rc4 Nd5 45. Bc1 Rd3 46. b4 f6 47. b5 Rb3 48. Rc8+ Kh7 49. a4 Kg6 50. Ra8 Rb1 51. Be3 Kf5 52. Rxa7 g5 53. Bd4 Ke4 {and Wh is in a mating net from the concerted Bl pieces}) 42. Kg2 Nd5 43. Re4 f6 (43... Nxe3+ 44. Rxe3 {is more difficult to win- with the pawn structure static for the moment, the N is superior to the B, so adds extra power to its R}) 44. Kf3 h5 45. Rc4 Kf7 46. Ke4 g5 47. Rc6 Nxe3 {now that Bl has made progress on the K side, its time} 48. Kxe3 Kg6 49. Rc7 a5 50. f3 h4 51. gxh4 gxh4 52. Rc4 Kh5 53. b4 axb4 54. Rxb4 h3 55. Kf2 Rg8 56. Rb5+ Rg5 57. Rxb6 h2 58. Rb8 h1=N+ 59. Ke3 Re5+ 60. Kd4 Ng3 {SF17  and Bl picks up f3 and Q's- often endings can be long drawn out.}) 40. Rd5 (40. a4 {keeps attacking and tries to swap as many pawns as possible}) 40... a6 41. a4 $11 Ne4 42. Be3 $2 (42. Kg2 Rc6 43. b4 Nc3 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. a5 b5 46. Bxc3 Rxc3 47. Rd7 f6 48. Rd6 Rb3 49. Rxa6 Rxb4 50. Rb6 $11 {the a pawn will be swapped for the B pawn, leaving the R & 3 vs R & 2 all on one side( which should be drawn)}) 42... Nxg3+ $17 43. Kg2 Ne4 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Ra8 (45. Rb8 Nf6 46. Rxb6 Rxb6 47. Bxb6 Nd5 48. Bc5 $19 {but more difficult because Wh can get an outside passed pawn, though the N can hold, and then Bl's K side pawns advance}) 45... b5 $19 46. axb5 axb5 47. Rb8 Nc3 (47... Re5 {keeps the pawn safe}) 48. Rb7 Kg6 49. Bd4 Ne2 50. Be3 (50. Bc5 Re5 51. Rxb5 Nf4+ 52. Kf1 Ne6 53. b4 f6 54. Ra5 Nxc5 55. bxc5 h5 $19 {SF17}) 50... Re5 51. Kf1 Ng3+ $1 52. Kg2 Nf5 53. Ba7 Re7 54. Rb6+ Kg5 (54... f6) 55. Rxb5 $2 (55. Bb8 Nd4 56. Rd6 Nxb3 57. Rd5+ Kg6 58. Rxb5 Nd4 59. Rb4 Ne6 {SF17-and the bl pawns advance, especially with the help of the N}) 55... Rxa7 56. b4 Kg6 57. Rb6+ f6 58. Rb8 Nd6 59. Kf3 Rb7 0-1


[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.06"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Evans, Alf"]
[Black "Fowkes, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "1393"]
[BlackElo "1518"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[GameId "2144175462464227"]
[EventDate "2025.02.10"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 (3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 {main}) 3... Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 (6. Bg5) (6. O-O {main lines}) 6... Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O d5 {35 % for Wh} (8... a6 {30 % for Wh}) 9. exd5 exd5 10. Ba2 h6 11. Re1 $11 {2-2-2} (11. Bf4 $11 {0-2-2}) 11... b6 $146 (11... Be6 12. Bf4 $11 {1-3-4}) 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. c3 d4 (13... Bd6 14. Bf4 Bxf4 15. Nxf4 Qd6 16. Qd2 Rfe8 $11 {SF17}) 14. cxd4 cxd4 15. Qa4 (15. Ng3 Bd6 16. Nf5 Qd7 17. N3h4 Kh7 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qf3 Na5 20. Qf5+ g6 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. Bxf4 Bd5 $11 {SF17}) 15... Qd7 (15... Nd7 {SF17} 16. Ng3 (16. Nfxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Qd1 Qxd4 19. Rxe7 Qf6 20. Qe2 Rad8 21. Bc4 b5 22. Ba2 (22. Bxb5 Bd5 23. Rb1 Ba2 24. Ra1 Nb3 25. Bc4 Nd4 26. Rxa2 Nxe2+ 27. Rxe2 Rfe8 $15) 22... Bc6 $11 {SF17})) 16. Ng3 (16. Nexd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 Nxd7 19. Rxe7 Bc6 20. Be3 Nf6 21. f4 Bd5 22. Bc4 Rfe8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc1 Rd8 $14 {SF17}) 16... Rad8 17. b4 (17. Qd1 $11) 17... Ne5 18. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Rxd7 $15 20. Ne4 (20. Nf5 Bd8 21. Bf4 Nh5 22. Bd6 Bf6 23. Rac1 Rfd8 24. Rc7 Bxf3 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Bh2 g5 (26... Kh7 27. Nd6 $11) 27. Nxh6+ Kg7 28. Nf5+ Kg6 29. Nd6 Nf4 30. Bxf4 gxf4 $15 {SF17}) 20... Rc8 (20... Ba6 $19 {threatens to win d3, so ties Wh down} 21. Rd1 Rc8 22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 h5) 21. Bb2 (21. Bc4) 21... Nh5 (21... Rc2 22. Rab1 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Bh4 24. Rf1 Ba6 25. Bb3 Rd2 $19 {SF17}) 22. Bc1 Bh4 (22... Ba6 23. Rd1 Rdc7 $19 {SF17}) 23. Kg2 Kh8 $17 (23... Kf8 $19 {SF17}) 24. Bb3 Rdc7 (24... Rc6 25. Kh2 Rg6 26. Rg1 Rxg1 27. Kxg1 f5 28. Be6 Rc7 29. Bxf5 Rc2 30. Bg6 Bxe4 31. fxe4 Bxf2+ 32. Kh1 Ng3+ 33. Kg2 Be1+ 34. Kf3 Rf2+ 35. Kg4 Ne2 $19 {SF17} 36. Bb2 $2 (36. e5 Rf1 37. e6 Rg1+ 38. Kf5 Bh4 39. e7 Bxe7 40. Bb2 Rg2 41. Ke6 Bg5 $19) 36... Rf4+ 37. Kh5 Ng3# (37... Rh4#)) 25. Nd6 Rf8 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 27. Re4 (27. f4 Rc8 28. Bd2 g6 29. Rac1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Re7 31. Kf3 $16 {SF17}) 27... Bf6 $11 (27... Bg5 28. f4 f5 29. Re6 Bxf4 30. Bd1 Bxc1 31. Bxh5 $11 {SF17}) 28. Bd2 Rc8 29. Rae1 Rd7 30. Bd1 (30. f4 g6 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kg7 33. Bd1 Rd8 $11 {SF17}) 30... Rd5 (30... g6 $11) 31. Bb3 (31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kh7 33. f4 g6 34. Rc8 Kg7 35. Bg4 Bd8 36. Ra8 a5 37. Bf3 Rd7 38. bxa5 bxa5 39. Bxh5 gxh5 40. Kf3 {SF17 judges this aswinning for Wh, because of Bl's weak pawns on a5 & d4- but the sequence leading up to this position is very difficult to anticipate properly}) 31... Rd6 $2 (31... Rd7 32. f4 g6 $14 {SF17}) 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 34. Bxf7 $18 g6 35. Bc4 (35. f4 Kg7 36. Bc4 Bh4 37. Ra8 Rd7 38. Rc8 Bd8 39. Bb5 Rd6 40. Ra8 a5 41. Kf3 g5 42. bxa5 bxa5 43. Ra7+ Kf8 44. fxg5 hxg5 45. Bc4 $18 {there is now entry space on the K side and the doubled Wh pawn has gone}) 35... Ng7 36. Re4 (36. Ra8 Rd7 37. Bg8+ Kh8 38. Bxh6 $18 {SF17}) 36... Nf5 37. f4 (37. Bf4 {Rudy & SF17 activate the B} Rd7 38. Re6 Kg7 39. Bb5 Rf7 40. Kf1 {but its still difficult and it was getting late at night}) 37... Rd8 38. Re6 Rd6 39. Rxd6 Nxd6 40. Kf3 $18 {[draw?] cf last note} 1/2-1/2


[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "https://lichess.org"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Read, Stephen"]
[Black "Grocott-James, Al"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Al Grocott-James"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Termination "Resignation"]
[FEN "rnbqkbnr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNBQKBNR w KQkq - 0 1"]

1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6 {prevents 4.Nb5 targeting the c7 square.} 4.e3 Nbd7 {Now the knight blocks my bishop. Stockfish admonishes me -- 4... Bf5 first.} 5.Nf3 Nh5 {What do you know? I made an engine recommended move.} 6.Bd3 Nxf4 {And another.} 7.exf4 e6 {A pawn formation that favours my dark square bishop (dsb), but not so good for its light square twin,(lsb) especially since White's lsb is so powerful.} 8.O-O Bd6 9.Qd2 O-O 10.Qe3 Qf6 {I want to stop any nonsense from the Whitequeen.} 11.Ne5 Qh6 12.Ne2 Nxe5 13.fxe5 Qxe3 {and I do. Admitedly this opens the f-file for White's rook, but you can't have everything.} 14.fxe3Be7 15.Rf3 Bd7 16.Raf1 c5 17.c3 c4 {I knock the bishop back a square, but to no real purpose. 17...b5 or Rb8 are slightly stronger, initiating counter play on the queenside.} 18.Bc2 a5 {18...b5 followed by 19...b6 is more logical.} 19.Rh3 g6 20.Rh6 Bg5 21.Rh3 Be7 {A quick two-step by the rook and bishop.} 22.Rff3 Be8 {adding protection to the threatened g6 square.} 23.Rfg3 {? The evaluation has dropped to -2.0 with this move. White has plenty of ordnance trained on my kingside defences but he has immobilised his f and g pawns by placing his two rooks in front of them.  They cannot now be used to soften up my position.} 23...f5 {Stockfish wants action on the queenside with 23...a5.} 24.exf6 Rxf6 {Now I have the f-file. I need to swap off pieces to nullify White's aggression.} 25.Nf4 Ra6 {I know the theKnight is headed for h5 to attack both my f6 rook and my e6 pawn, so the rook lift protects the pawn allowing me to withdraw my rook.} 26.Nh5 Rf8 27.Nf4 Rf6 {Here SFish is nagging for 27...a4, but I want to counter the three attackers of the g6 pawn with three defenders.} 28.Rh6 Bf8 29.Rh5 Bd6 {Aha, I have survived White's kingside assault and now he has  pinned his knight to the g3 rook giving me the chance to eliminate pieces.} 30.Rg4 Bxf4 31.Rxf4 {Better for Black is 31.exf4, not allowing me to swap offrooks.} 31...Rxf4 32.Rxh7 {Giving up his remaining rook for a pawn gives White time to snaffle my f4 rook.} 32...Kxh7 33.exf4 {I am a rook tothe good. let theendgame begin.} 33...a4 34.b3 axb3 35.axb3 Ra1+ 36.Bd1 Rxd1+ 37.Kf2 Rd2+ 38.Ke3 Rd3+ {Now I can feast on pawns.} 39.Ke2 Rxc3 40.Kd2 Rxb3 41.Kc2 Ba4 s0-1


[Event "Club Championship 2024/5"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.26"]
[Round "Rd 4"]
[White "Smith, Martyn R"]
[Black "Smith, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "1384"]
[BlackElo "1543"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[GameId "2149686309636354"]
[EventDate "2025.02.27"]

{[%evp 0,17,15,20,-4,19,42,16,23,0,18,71,10,-3,-3,-32,-28,-32,3,-190]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 (8... Bxc3 9. d5 Bf6 10. Re1 Ne7 11. Rxe4 {is the ultra-sharp Moeller Attack, analysed to about move 33, mostly in correspondence play}) (8... Nf6 {Considered by Bl afterwards} 9. Re1+ Be7 10. d5 $18 Na5 11. d6 $1 {Cloud Engines} (11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qe2 Re8 13. Bg5 Bb4 14. Bxf6 Be7 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 Kf8 18. Rae1 g6 19. Ng5 Kg7 20. Rxf7+ Kh6 21. h4 Kh5 22. Re4 h6 23. Be2# {1-0 Gnaam,K (2022)-Vayanos,G Beirut op 9th 2017 (2)}) 11... cxd6 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bc2 h6 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Nxg6 fxg6 17. Bxg6+ Kf8 18. Qxd5 Qe8 19. Bxe8 Kxe8 20. Bxh6 Kd8 21. Bg5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kc7 23. Rad1 b6 24. Qf6 Rd8 25. Qxd6+ Kb7 26. Rc1 {1-0 Abdulghafour,Y-Hassan,A Asia-chT fin 09th Penang 1991 (6)}) 9. Qb3 (9. bxc3 d5 $1 {Cloud Engines}) 9... O-O (9... d5 $1 {the usual response to most K side gambits, returning a pawn for free play 1-0-2}) 10. bxc3 Be7 $11 {1-8-12} 11. Qc2 $146 (11. Qb5 $11 {0-7-2}) (11. Bd3 $11 {Cloud engines} d5 12. Qc2 f5 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bf6 16. Re2 g6 17. Qb3 b6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rae1 Bd7 21. Bb5 c6 22. Re7+ Rf7 23. Rxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bd3 Re8 25. Rxe8 Kxe8 26. Qa4 Qc7 27. Qc2 c5 28. Qe2+ Kf7 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. dxe5 g5 31. g3 g4 32. f4 gxf3 33. Kf2 Ke6 34. Kxf3 Kxe5 35. Ke3 d4+ 36. cxd4+ cxd4+ 37. Ke2 Be6 38. a4 h6 39. Bb5 f4 40. gxf4+ Kxf4 41. Kd3 Ke5 42. h4 Bh3 43. Kd2 a5 44. Be8 Bf5 45. Bb5 Kd6 46. Be8 Be4 47. Bb5 Bc6 {0-1 Van Thillo,Q-Busscher,F Hengelo U12 op 2004}) 11... d5 $15 12. Bd3 g6 $11 {slightly weakens K side} (12... h6 $15 {SF17}) 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Rae1 (14. Rfe1 Bg4 $15 (14... Bf8 $11 15. Bg5 Rxe1+ 16. Rxe1 Be7 17. Bh6 Bg4 18. Qe2 Bf8 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bh6 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qe7 22. Qxe7 Nxe7 23. a4 a5 24. Bg5 Nf5 25. Rb1 b6 26. Rb5 h6 27. Bd2 Nh4 28. Be2 Re8 29. Kf1 Bxh2 30. Bxh6 f6 31. Bc1 Rd8 32. Bd1 g5 33. Bb3 Kg7 34. Bxd5 Kg6 35. Bb7 Bd6 36. Bd2 Bh2 37. Ke2 Re8+ 38. Kd3 Kg7 39. Rb1 Ng6 40. Rh1 Bf4 41. Be4 Bd6 42. Bxg6 Kxg6 43. Re1 Rh8 44. c4 Rh2 45. Be3 Rh3 46. Ke2 Rh4 47. Rb1 Bf4 48. Bxf4 Rxf4 49. Ke3 Kf5 50. Rb5+ Ke6 51. c5 Rf5 52. Ke4 Rf4+ 53. Ke3 Rf5 54. f4 gxf4+ {½-½ Munoz Romero,P (1718)-Garcia Pardo,L (1458) ESP-ch U14 Salobrena 2021 (9)}) 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be6 17. Qb2 b6 18. Rad1 Bf8 19. Bf4 c5 20. Qc1 c4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Re4 Bf5 24. Rxc4 b5 25. Rc5 Rd7 26. Rxb5 Red8 27. Rb1 Bxb1 28. h3 Rd1+ 29. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Kh2 Be4 31. g4 Rh1+ 32. Kg3 Bc5 33. Kh4 Kg7 34. e6 fxe6 35. Be5+ Kh6 36. g5# {1-0 O'Rourke,C (423)-Damaschino,J Doeberl Cup U1200 48th Canberra 2010 (2)}) (14. Rab1 a6 (14... Bg4 $15) 15. Rfe1 b6 16. h4 Bg4 17. Nh2 Bd7 18. h5 Bd6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Nf3 Ne7 21. Re1 Bb5 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Ne5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nf5 25. Bg5 Qb5 26. Qh3 Re8 27. Bf6 Ng7 28. Qh6 Bf8 29. Re3 Rxe5 30. dxe5 Qb1+ 31. Kh2 Qc1 32. e6 Qd1 33. e7 {1-0 Harris,M-Van Bommel,T IECG C1.1997.0.00090 IECG email (1)}) 14... Bf8 (14... Bg4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qd7 $15 {SF17}) 15. Bxf8 Rxe1 16. Rxe1 Kxf8 $11 (16... Qxf8 $11) 17. Qd2 Qf6 $2 (17... Kg7 $11) 18. Ng5 (18. Qh6+ Qg7 19. Re8+ Kxe8 20. Qxg7 $18 {SF17}) 18... Qg7 (18... Kg7 $17 {SF17; again secures Bl's K side}) 19. Qe3 (19. Qf4 $18 Bf5 (19... Bd7 20. Qxc7 $18) 20. Qxc7 (20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Qxf5 {looks simpler}) 20... Bxd3 21. Qxb7 Rd8 22. Qxc6 $18 {SF17}) 19... Bd7 20. Be2 (20. Qf4 Rc8 21. h4 $14 {SF17}) 20... Re8 $17 21. Qg3 Re7 (21... Rc8 $11 {preferred by Bl in retropect}) (21... f6 22. Nf3 Bf5 $17 {SF17}) 22. Qxc7 Bg4 (22... Qh6 23. Qg3 Kg8 $11 {SF17}) 23. Qd6 Bxe2 $18 {a miscalculation} (23... Kg8 24. f3 Bf5 25. Qxd5 Re3 26. g4 (26. Kf2 Rxc3 $11) 26... Qf6 27. Nxf7 Qxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. gxf5 Rxc3 30. fxg6+ hxg6 31. Rd1 Nb4 32. Rd2 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Nxc2 34. Bc4+ Ke7 35. d5 Ne3 36. Bd3 g5 37. Be4 Kd6 $11 {SF17}) 24. Rxe2 $18 f6 25. Ne6+ 1-0
