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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Darwinian Kts v Oswestry A"] [Site "Shrewsbury"] [Date "2024.10.08"] [Round "Brd 4"] [White "Bedford, Rudi"] [Black "Fisher, Peter S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1611"] [BlackElo "1636"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "37"] [GameId "2098796177969544"] [EventDate "2024.10.08"] {[%evp 0,37,25,16,58,17,20,10,41,37,21,26,39,8,14,50,42,49,54,-44,294,302,288,271,674,646,660,669,669,684,29991,29992,29993,29994,29995,29996,29997,29998,29999,29999]} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 {Morra Gambit} dxc3 4. Nxc3 d6 (4... Nc6 {main- keeping an eye on e5 and developing}) 5. Nf3 e6 (5... Nc6) 6. Bc4 Nf6 (6... Be7) (6... Nc6 {main lines}) (6... a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Bf4 Nh5 $6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bb3 b5 13. Rac1 $18 {Bench-Fisher, Shropshire League 2024,1-0}) 7. e5 {a little early} (7. O-O {main}) 7... Ng4 (7... dxe5 {is quite playable} 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nxe5 Ke8 10. Nb5 Bb4+ (10... Na6 {3 Wh wins, two draws}) 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Na6 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Ndxf7 $14 {yet 4-0, as easier to play for Wh}) 8. exd6 Bxd6 (8... Qxd6 $11 {1-1}) 9. Bd3 (9. O-O $11 {1-1}) 9... a6 $2 {[%eval 246,18] a routine move, missing the tactic} (9... Bd7 {[%eval 0,15] Hiarchs-PF} 10. Bf5 exf5 11. Qxd6 Qf6 $11 {SF17-vk}) (9... Nc6 $1 $15 {SF17 & vk, develops and controls e5}) 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Qxg4 $18 O-O $2 {[%eval 786,18]} (11... Ne5 {[%eval 256,15]} 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qh3 f5 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qh3 b5 16. O-O {Hiarcs-PF, though Bl is still with that extra piece}) 12. Bxh7+ {The classic Greek gift sacrifice} Kxh7 (12... Kh8 13. Qh5 {is no improvement-vk}) 13. Qh5+ Kg8 14. Ng5 Re8 $2 {[%eval 2089,13]} (14... Qxg5 {[%eval 794,9]} 15. Bxg5 Be5 16. O-O f6 17. Be3 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Rac1 Be8 20. Qg4 {Hiarcs-PF, but Bl is still a piece for a Q down-vk}) 15. Qxf7+ {this exact move forces mate} Kh8 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Qh7+ Kf8 18. Qh8+ Ke7 19. Qxg7# 1-0
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