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Oswestry Chess Club

[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

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