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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Club Championship"] [Site "Senior Citizens Club, Oswestry"] [Date "2025.04.24"] [Round "Rd 5"] [White "Grocott-James, Al"] [Black "Fisher, Peter S"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Rudy Van kemenade"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "1427"] [BlackElo "1635"] [PlyCount "84"] [GameId "2170482756671924"] [EventDate "2025.04.24"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.25"] {[%evp 0,84,18,22,12,14,33,21,31,38,45,50,52,47,48,41,31,34,27,27,42,34,43,18,38,19,18,-17,-26,-6,-3,109,3,9,54,-128,54,-91,-81,-107,11,-15,-32,-69,-162,-111,-9,-165,275,335,287,143,295,340,819,419,803,343,195,210,157,30,208,163,235,259,259,159,290,-361,-533,-556,-348,-464,-463,-414,-475,-842,-85,1,-87,-86,-81,-1396,-1392,-1401,-1410]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 {[unusually a bit early, but it transposes into a mainsteam Tartakower variation-vk]} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 Bb7 (8... Be6 {is actually preferred by some theory books-vk}) 9. Rc1 a6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a3 (11. Bb1) (11. Qc2) (11. Qe2 {[alternatives-vk]}) 11... c5 12. Re1 $6 {[%eval 32,15]} (12. Bf5 {[%eval 60,15] [is a Cloud Engine preference, but in practice scores badly , with 1 2-3 results- vk]} Re8 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. Qh5 Ne5 18. Rfd1 Nc4 19. b3 Nb2 20. Nf5) (12. Bb1 $11 {[main, preserving the B to take aim at the K side; 6-3-3. It depends on which position one is comfortable with-vk]}) 12... Re8 13. e4 $6 {[%eval -28,15] [N- but looks as reasonable as the other moves played or suggested-vk]} (13. Bf5 {[%eval 36,15]} Nf8 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Na4 c4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 $11 {[last move added in by SF17.1-vk]}) 13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 cxd4 17. Qe1 $2 {[%eval -129,18]} (17. Bxe7 {[%eval 18,13]} Rxe7 18. Rxd4 Rc8 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qb8 21. Qd1 Qc7 22. b3 Nf6 23. Rd8+ Re8) 17... Nf6 $2 {[%eval 12,17]} (17... Bxg5 {[%eval -129,18]} 18. Nxg5 Nc5 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Nf3 Qxe1+ 21. Nxe1 a5 22. Rd1 Nb3 23. f4 a4 24. Nf3 Rd8 25. Kf2 f6 26. Rd3 Re8 27. g3 {[and Bl keeps the extra pawn with Rd8 or Re4 winning -vk]}) 18. Re2 $6 {[%eval -53,18]} (18. Rxd4 {[%eval 12,17]} Qb8 19. Qd2 b5 20. Re1 Qb6 21. Re5 h6 22. Bh4 Bf8 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 {[with a level position-vk]}) 18... h6 19. Bh4 Qd6 $6 {[%eval 22,13]} (19... Qd7 {[%eval -11,15]} 20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Rce1 b5 22. Qd3 Nd5 23. Qxd4 Bxh4 24. Qxh4 Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. h3 f5 28. Qd4 Qe4 29. Qa7 {[another level position-vk]}) 20. Bg3 Qd8 21. Bc7 $6 {[%eval -36,18]} (21. Qf1 {[%eval 0,14] [looks myserious, but the Engine is anticipating Bl playing, d3, so targets that square in advance , and removes the Q from the gaze of the R on e8-vk]} d3 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Re1 Qd5 24. Rxd3 Qb5 25. b4 a5 26. Nd4 Qd7) 21... Qd7 22. Ne5 (22. Bxb6 d3 23. Rd1 Qd6 24. Be3 dxe2 25. Rxd6 Bxd6 26. Qxe2 Ng4 $17 {[SF17.1-vk]}) 22... Qd5 $6 {[%eval 0,16]} (22... Qb5 {[%eval -84,17]} 23. Qd1 Rac8 24. a4 Qd5 25. Nd3 b5 26. Be5 bxa4 (26... Rxc1 $19 {SF17.1-vk]}) 27. Ra1 a3 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 (28... axb2 29. Rxb2 Bxf6 $19 {according to SF17.1-vk]}) 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rxa3 Qb5) 23. Nc4 $2 {[%eval -169,16]} (23. Bxb6 {[%eval 0,16]} Bd6 24. Ng4 Qb5 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Re4 d3 (26... Bf4 $17 {is SF17.1 view on this variation}) 27. a4) 23... Qf5 $4 {[%eval 205,17]} (23... Bc5 {[%eval -169,16]} 24. Nxb6 Bxb6 25. Bxb6 Rxe2 26. Qxe2 d3 27. Qf1 Rb8 28. Be3 Rxb2 29. f3 Re2 30. Bf2 d2 31. Rb1 Qe5 32. Bg3 Qd4+ 33. Kh1 Re6 34. Bf2 Qe5 35. Qd3 Qd6 36. Qc2) 24. Rxe7 $2 {[%eval 103,20] [it seems severe to put a ? onto a perfectly sensible move that wins a piece comfortably,just because the Engine considers that there is an even stronger possibility. Remove the ?, and intead give the Engine move !-vk]} (24. Re5 {[%eval 205,17]} Qd3 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Qxe7 Re8 27. Ne5 Qb3 28. Qb4 Qxb4 29. axb4 Nd5 30. Bd6 f6 31. Nd3 Re2 32. Rd1 Rc2 33. g3 Rc6 34. Bf4 Rc2 35. Ra1 Nxf4 36. gxf4 Rd2 37. Ra3) 24... Rxe7 25. Qxe7 Re8 $2 {[%eval 289,20]} (25... Nd5 {[%eval 134,20]} 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Bxe5 Rc8 28. b3 b5 29. Bxd4 f5 30. g3 f4 31. Rc2 bxc4 32. Rxc4 Re8 33. Rc5 f3 34. Kf1 (34. h3 $18 {SF17.1, which considers this winning for Wh, who is after all a piece up-vk]})) 26. Nd6 Qg5 $2 {[%eval 1018,19]} (26... Qxf2+ {[%eval 300,19] [definitely a better line for B, but Wh is still winning-vk]} 27. Kxf2 Rxe7 28. Nf5 Rd7 29. Bxb6 d3 30. Kf3 Kh7 31. Rd1 h5 32. Bg1 Ng4 33. Ke4 Nf6+ 34. Kf4 Nd5+ 35. Kg3 Nf6 36. Bd4 d2 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. b4 Rd5 39. Ne3 Rd4) 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Rd1 $2 {[%eval 353,15]} (28. f4 {[%eval 1016,17] is the best, though Rf1 or Qc4 are also winning for Wh-SF17.1-vk]} Qxf4 29. Qxg7+ Kxg7 30. Nxe8+ Nxe8 31. Bxf4 Kf7 32. Rc6 h5 33. Rxb6 a5 34. Be5 d3 35. Rb3 Ke6 36. Bd4 d2 37. Rd3 a4) 28... Re2 29. Nc4 $6 {[%eval 220,14]} (29. Qc4 {[%eval 353,14]} Rd2 30. Qf1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Nd5 32. Qc2+ Qg6 33. Qxg6+ Kxg6 34. Bb8 d3 35. Ne4 Kf5 36. Nd2 h5 37. h4 b5 38. Bd6 Ke6 39. Bc5 {[Wh is a piece up, so the win is a matter of time-vk]}) 29... b5 30. h4 $2 {[%eval 55,17]} (30. Ne5 {[%eval 232,15]} Qf5 31. Nf3 Rxb2 32. Bd8 Rb1 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Nxe1 Qe5 35. Ba5 Qe2 36. Qa7 Qb2 37. Bb4 Nd5 {[and Qc5 -SF17.1 is a comfortable win for Wh-vk]}) 30... Qxh4 $6 {[%eval 133,18]} (30... Qf5 {[%eval 55,17]} 31. Bg3 bxc4 32. Qxc4 d3 33. f4 Rxb2 34. Qxd3 Ne4 35. Re1 Nxg3 36. Qxg3 Rd2 37. Re7 Qf6 38. Re4 Ra2 39. Kh2 {[the position is level, both sides retain chances-vk]}) 31. Bg3 Qe4 $2 {[%eval 266,18]} (31... Qg4 {[%eval 144,13]} 32. Nd2 Rxf2 33. Qb3 Re2 34. Qd3+ Kg8 35. Nf3 Rxb2 36. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 37. Rxd4 Rb3 38. Bd6 Re3 39. Kf2 Re4 40. Rd1 Ng4+ 41. Kg1 {[Wh remains a piece up, though Bl might be able to swap off Wh's remaining 2 pawns for a draw-vk]}) 32. Ne5 Rxb2 33. Nf3 $2 {[%eval 107,18]} (33. Nd3 {[%eval 262,18]} Rc2 34. Be5 Qh4 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. Qxf6 gxf6 37. Nb4 Rc3 38. Nxa6 Rxa3 39. Nb4 Kg6 40. Rxd4 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Ra4 42. g4 h5 43. gxh5+) (33. Nd7 {[considered by SF17.1 to be even stronger]} Nxd7 34. Qxd7 Re2 35. Kh2 Qe6 36. Rxd4 Qxd7 37. Rxd7 {[and Bl has nothing much to play for- the only hope is Wh losing the a pawn, but this is easily protected-vk]}) 33... d3 {[%eval 427,19]} (33... Rb1 {[%eval 107,18]} 34. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 35. Kh2 Qe4 36. Bd6 Qf5 37. Qe7 Qe4 38. Be5 Ng4+ 39. Kh3 Nxe5 40. Qxe5 {[Wh remains a piece up- vk]}) 34. Nd2 $4 {[%eval -529,21]} (34. Be5 $1 {[%eval 427,19] [seen by vk & mentioned in pm- the B hits both N & r]} Qe2 35. Kh2 (35. Bxb2 Qxb2 36. Qe6 $18 {[SF17.1]}) 35... Qxf2 36. Bxb2 Qxb2 37. Rxd3 {[simplest-SF17.1 gets more convoluted-vk]} (37. Re1 d2 38. Re7 Ng8 39. Rd7 Qf6 40. Nxd2 $18) 37... Qc1 38. Qe6 Qc5 39. Rd4 Qh5+ 40. Nh4) 34... Qe2 35. Rb1 $6 {[%eval -635,18]} (35. Ra1 {[%eval -530,20]} Rxd2 36. Qb3 Rb2 37. Qd1 Ne4 38. Qxe2 Rxe2 39. Rd1 d2 40. Kf1 Nc3 41. Bb8 Re8 42. Rxd2 Rxb8 43. Rd3 Rc8 44. f4 Rc5 45. g3 Ne4 46. Ke2) 35... Rxb1+ 36. Nxb1 Qd1+ 37. Kh2 Qxb1 38. Be5 $2 {[%eval -1853,19] [both players short of time-vk]} (38. Bf4 {[%eval -559,19]} Qe1 39. Qa2 Qe2 40. Qb3 Ng4+ 41. Kg3 h5 42. Qb4 Nxf2 43. Kh2 Ne4 44. Qe7 Ng3 45. Qxe2 Nxe2 46. Bd2 Kg6) 38... d2 $4 {[%eval -97,19]} (38... Ng4+ {[%eval -1853,19]} 39. Kg3 Nxe5) 39. Bxf6 Qg6 40. Qd7 Qh5+ 41. Kg1 $4 {[%eval -3582,18] [Q xg7 was illegally played here ( an echo of Bl.s previous game in rd4!-vk]} (41. Kg3 {[%eval -100,18]} Qg6+ 42. Kh2 Qxf6 43. Qxd2 Qh4+ 44. Kg1 Qc4 45. g3 {[assessed as level by SF17.1- though Bl is a pawn up, the game will most likey end in a perpetual from either side-vk]}) 41... d1=Q+ 42. Qxd1 Qxd1+ 0-1
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