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Oswestry Chess Club
[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
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