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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.04.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Van Kemenade, R."] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Rudy Van kemenade"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1681"] [BlackElo "1951"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2171535974748191"] [EventDate "2025.04.28"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.25"] {[%evp 0,52,17,22,33,-2,22,-19,22,-7,26,8,10,6,0,-9,12,-1,45,16,65,67,93,125,90,101,146,106,102,69,127,113,141,114,271,55,65,115,139,73,133,-134,35,77,85,107,99,101,63,-53,-310,-73,-139,-73,-81]} 1. e4 g6 2. f4 Bg7 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nf3 a6 (4... Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3 a5 9. a4 Qb6+ 10. Kh1 b4 11. Ne2 Ba6 12. h3 Nbd7 13. Rb1 Rac8 14. f5 c5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Nf4 c4 17. Ba2 b3 18. cxb3 cxd3 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Qd2 Nxe4 21. Qxa5 Ng3+ 22. Kh2 Nxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Bxb2 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. Qg5 Bf6 26. Qg4 Ne5 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Bd4 Qe4 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Re1 Qxf4+ {0-1 Van Kemenade,J (1736)-Pinto,C (2052) Tom Weston Major op Cardiff 2015 (5)}) 5. c3 (5. a4 Nd7 6. Bxf7+ $18 Kxf7 7. Ng5+ Ke8 8. Ne6) 5... b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 (6... c5 7. d3 Nc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. Qf3 Be6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. d4 c4 15. Bc2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 O-O 17. Nd2 Qb6 18. Rae1 a5 19. a3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Be4 Rcd8 22. Nf3 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nd2 Qc7 25. Qf3 Ra5 26. cxb4 Rb5 27. Qc3 Qb7 28. b3 cxb3 29. Nxb3 Rxb4 30. Nc5 Qb5 31. Rd1 Bxe5 32. Nd7 Rc4 33. Qe3 Bxh2+ 34. Kxh2 Qxd7 35. d5 Qd6+ {0-1 Djikerian,R (1833)-Abdulaziz,M (2108) Beirut op 10th 2019 (3)}) 7. d3 Nd7 (7... e6 8. O-O Nf6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxf4 12. d4 Nd3 13. Qe2 Nxc1 14. Raxc1 Nd7 15. Ne4 dxe5 16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Nf6+ Nxf6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qe3 Bg7 20. Rce1 Rad8 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Qh3 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qc5+ 24. Qe3 Qxe5 25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Rd2 27. Rf2 Rfd8 28. Rc5 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Rd2+ {0-1 Medda,C-Gagliardi,C (2119) Lugano op 2006 (3)}) 8. O-O (8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Ke8 10. Ne6 Qb8 {Q escapes} 11. Nxg7+ Kf7 {and N is trapped}) 8... Nc5 (8... Ngf6 9. Qe1 O-O 10. f5 gxf5 11. exf5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Bc2 Qd5 14. Qe2 Kh8 $11 {SF17.1}) 9. Bc2 f5 $2 {Bl was trying for an unbalanced position, but this move is far too weakening} 10. Nbd2 (10. exf5 gxf5 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. d4 Nce4 13. Ng5 Qd7 14. Ndxe4 fxe4 15. Bb3 d5 16. f5 O-O 17. Ne6 Rf7 18. Qe1 $18 {SF17.1}) 10... fxe4 $6 {this still allows Wh to play f5, which Bl's f5 was meant to prevent} (10... Nh6 11. Ng5 Qd7 12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. Bxb3 d5 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Ne6 h5 17. d4 Qd6 18. Bd2 Rb8 19. Rae1 Bh4 20. Rd1 Bc8 21. Ng5 O-O 22. g3 Bxg5 23. fxg5 Qe6 24. Qg2 Bb7 25. Rde1 Qd7 26. Re5 e6 27. Bc2 $18 {SF17.1, though it will take a while for Wh to engineer a breakthrough}) 11. Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 12. dxe4 e6 {after some thought} (12... c5 13. Ng5 Qd7 14. Qe2 h6 15. Nf3 e6 $18 {is a better sequence though still winning for Wh according to SF17.1}) 13. Qe1 (13. Ng5 Qd7 14. Bb3 {is immediately winning, as against the intended} d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 {Wh has various ways of winning} 16. f5 $18 (16. Nxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 $18) (16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Nxe6 $1 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Kf7 19. Nxc7 $18) 16... gxf5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Re1+ Kd8 19. Ne6+ Kc8 20. Nxg7 Qxg7 21. Qxd5) 13... Qe7 14. Be3 {Wh is in no rush, just developing} (14. f5 {expected now by Bl, when} O-O-O 15. fxg6 hxg6 16. a4 Nh6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qe2 c6 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. e5 Qg7 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Re8 25. Ne5 Nf5 26. Bb3 $18 {The Bl pawnstructure is far too weak and the Bl pieces lack activity}) 14... c5 15. Rd1 Nh6 16. f5 O-O (16... Nf7 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. e5 $18 {SF17.1}) 17. Qd2 (17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Qg3 $18 {SF17.1- wins a pawn}) 17... Nf7 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Ng5 Be5 (19... Ne5 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. Qf2 Be5 22. Qh4 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Qxf4 Rf8 25. Qg3 Ne5 $16 {Bl has survived the worst and can hope for some compensation from the blocking out of Wh's B}) 20. Nxf7 (20. Nf3 $1 $18 {SF17.1} Bf6 21. Qe1 Ne5 22. Qg3 Kh7 23. Qh3+ Kg8 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qg4 Kh7 26. Bg5 Qd7 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Be7 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Re8 30. Bf6 Qh7 31. Qxh7+ Kxh7 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Rf7+ $18 {SF17.1}) 20... Rxf7 21. Bg5 Qd7 (21... Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Qg7 23. Rf3 Bc6 24. Bf4 Ra7 25. Bxe5 Qxe5 26. Rg3 Be8 27. Rg5 Qf6 28. e5 dxe5 29. h3 Kg7 30. Rg4 Rd7 31. Qe1 $14 {SF17.1}) 22. Bh6 (22. Bf4 $18 {SF17.1} Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Qxf4 Rd8 25. Qf6 Qe8 26. e5 $18 {SF17.1}) 22... Qe7 23. Bg5 (23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Qg5 Kh8 25. Rd2 Bc6 26. Rf2 Qh7 27. Rf3 c4 28. Qg4 $1 Re8 29. Bf4 Qg7 30. Bxe5 dxe5 31. b3 $18 {SF17.1}) 23... Qf8 24. Bh6 $2 (24. Qd3 Bc6 25. Qh3 Bd7 26. Bh6 Qe7 27. Qg4 Be8 28. Rf3 c4 29. Rdf1 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Bf7 31. h4 Kh7 32. Bg5 Qf8 33. Bf6 Ra7 34. Bd1 Qh6 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. b3 $14) 24... Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qxf1 $19 27. Qg5 (27. Qxd6 Qf6 28. Qg3 e5 $19 {SF17.1}) 27... Qf7 (27... Kh7 28. Qh4 (28. e5 Qxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Bxg2 $19) 28... Rh8 $1 {SF17.1}) 28. e5 Kh7 (28... dxe5 29. Qxe5 (29. Bxg6 Qf4+ $19) 29... Rd8 30. Be3 (30. Qxc5 Rd5 31. Qe3 g5 32. Kg1 Qf6 $19) 30... Rd5 31. Qg3 e5 32. Bxg6 Qg7 $19 {SF17.1}) 29. exd6 $11 {Bl has won an exchange, but it is quite a difficult position now} e5 (29... Bc6 30. Kg1 e5 31. Qh4 Rh8 32. Be4 Bxe4 33. Bg5+ Kg7 34. Qxe4 Re8 35. Qh4 Re6 36. Qh6+ Kg8 37. Be7 $11) 30. d7 Qf4+ $2 (30... e4 31. d8=Q Rxd8 32. Qxd8 Kxh6 33. Qh8+ Kg5 34. Qe5+ Qf5 35. Qe7+ Kh6 (35... Kg4 36. Bd1+ Kf4 37. Qxb7 Ke3 38. Qc7 Kd2 39. Qd6+ Kc1 40. Be2 Qg5 41. Kg1 Kxb2 $11 {SF17.1}) 36. Qxb7 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qxc2 39. Qe7 $11) 31. Kh3 $2 (31. Qxf4 exf4 32. Bg5 $1 $18) 31... Bc6 $2 {Bl had now seen the flaw in Qf4ch and now planned to answer Q xf4 with an intermediate ch, entirely forgetting about the real threat (even so, the pawn could still advance to Q)} (31... Qf7 32. d8=Q Rxd8 33. Qxd8 Kxh6 (33... Qf2 34. Qd2 Bc8+ 35. g4 Qf3+ 36. Kh2 Bb7 37. Be3 Qxg4 $11 {is an Engine line few players would venture down}) 34. Qh8+ Qh7 35. Qxe5 Qd7+ 36. g4 Qd8 37. Qf4+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kf7 39. Qf4+ $11 (39. Qxc5 Qh8+ 40. Kg3 Qb8+)) 32. Qxg6+ Kh8 33. Qg7# 1-0
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