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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Newport A - Oswestry A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "Bd 1"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Rutter, Nicholas J"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "1926"] [BlackElo "2070"] [PlyCount "81"] [GameId "2146812584730655"] [EventDate "2025.02.19"] {[%evp 0,35,17,22,14,31,14,19,32,16,19,-5,-4,0,0,-40,-42,-29,-46,9,13,-44,16,-19,39,-39,-58,79,58,84,95,114,106,124,97,105,32,-53]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 e5 (4... e6) 5. c3 Bd6 6. d4 $146 (6. d3) (6. O-O O-O 7. Rd1 (7. d3 {main; cited by King 2024:85} a6 8. Ba4 h6 9. a3 b5 10. Bb3 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Re1 d5 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Bc2 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qc7 16. Nh4 g6 17. h3 Rad8 18. Ne3 Bg7 19. Bb1 Na5 20. Bc2 Nb3 21. Rb1 c4 22. Qf3 Nc5 23. Nf1 Qe7 24. Be3 Nd3 25. Red1 Nh7 26. Qg3 Nf4 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Bd1 Nf6 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Qf3 Nh7 31. g3 Ng5 32. Qe2 Nxh3+ 33. Kh2 fxg3+ 34. fxg3 Nf4 35. Qf3 Nd3 36. Ne3 Qg5 37. Be2 Ne5 38. Qf2 Rd8 39. Rd1 Rxd1 40. Bxd1 Nd3 41. Qd2 Be5 42. Nf1 Qxh4+ {0-1 Saravana,K (2312)-Gukesh,D (2578) FIDE World Cup AICF Qual Tornelo INT rapid 2021 (6)}) 7... Bc7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 d5 {Vn Kemenade-j_paulus, Quarantine League 2020,0-1}) 6... cxd4 (6... exd4) 7. cxd4 (7. O-O) 7... Nxd4 (7... exd4 8. O-O O-O) 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. O-O (9. e5) 9... O-O 10. e5 Re8 11. f4 Nd5 (11... d3 12. Qxd3 Bc5+ 13. Be3) 12. Bc4 (12. Qf3) (12. Nd2) 12... Nb6 (12... Bc5 13. Kh1 $11) 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. exd6 Re6 16. f5 Qe8 17. Qxe8+ (17. Qh4 $1 Rxd6 18. Bg5 Rd5 19. f6 {Considered} gxf6 20. Rxf6 d6 21. Nd2) (17. fxe6 $5 Qxh5 18. e7 Qe8 19. Rf5 (19. Na3 Nd5 (19... a6 20. Rf5 $18 {pm analysis} g6 21. Rf2 Nd5 22. Bh6 Nxe7 23. Re1 (23. dxe7 Qxe7 24. Raf1 {SF17})) 20. Nb5 (20. Rf8+) 20... b6 $11) 19... Nc4 20. b3 (20. Bf4 b6 $19) 20... Nxd6 21. Rf8+ Qxf8 22. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 23. Ba3 Ke7 24. Nd2 Ke6 25. Nf3 Nb5 26. Bb2 d6 27. a4 Nc7 28. Nxd4+ $11 (28. Bxd4 $11)) 17... Rxe8 $11 18. Bf4 (18. Na3 Nd5 19. Nb5 b6 20. Nxd4 $11) 18... Nd5 $17 19. Na3 Re4 {loses a tempo} (19... b6 $1 20. Nb5 Ba6 21. Nc7 Nxc7 22. dxc7 Bxf1 23. Kxf1 Re4 24. g3 Rc8 25. Rc1 d5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Kf3 Ke8 28. Rc6 d3 29. Rc3 Rd4 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Be5 Re4 32. Bxg7 Rxc7 33. Rd1 h5 34. Rxd3 Kd6 35. Bc3 $19 {SF17- but Wh has a lot of practical counterplay with the advancing K side pawns}) 20. Bg5 (20. Bd2 b6 21. Rae1 Nf6 22. Bg5 Bb7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe4 Bxe4 25. g4 Re8 26. Re1 (26. Rd1 Bf3 27. Rxd4 Re2 28. Nb5 Rg2+ 29. Kf1 Rxh2 30. Nxa7 Rxb2 31. a4 Kg7 $11 {SF17}) 26... Kf7 27. Nc4 Bf3 28. Rxe8 Kxe8 29. h3 h5 30. gxh5 Be4 31. Kf2 Kf7 $11 {SF17}) 20... h6 21. Be7 (21. Bd2 b6 22. Rae1 Nf6 23. Rxe4 Nxe4 24. Bf4 Bb7 25. Rd1 Rf8 26. g4 h5 27. Nc2 g5 28. Bg3 hxg4 29. Nxd4 Rc8 30. Bf2 Kf7 (30... Nxd6 31. Be3 Ne4 32. Nb5 d5 33. Nc3 Nxc3 34. bxc3 Rxc3 35. Bxg5 $11) 31. Be3 Kf6 32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Bxc1 g3 34. hxg3 Nxg3 $15 {SF17}) 21... Nxe7 (21... b6 22. Rae1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Ba6 24. Re4 d3 25. Kf2 Rc8 26. Re1 (26. Ke1 Rc1+ 27. Kd2 Rg1 28. Nc4 Rxg2+ 29. Kxd3 Rxb2 30. Kd4 (30. f6 Rxh2 31. fxg7 Rxa2 32. Bf8 Ra4 $19) 30... Rxa2 31. Ke5 Ra4 32. Nd2 Nb4 $19) 26... b5 27. g4 d2 28. Rd1 b4 29. Nb1 Rc1 30. Rxd2 Rf1+ 31. Kg3 Bb7 {and Wh loses a N-SF17}) 22. dxe7 Rxe7 $11 (22... d5 23. f6 gxf6 24. Rxf6 Bd7 25. Rd1 Rc8 26. Rd6 Rxe7 27. Rxd5 Be6 28. R5xd4 Bxa2 29. Nb5 Re2 30. Nxa7 (30. R4d2 Rc2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Nc3 Rxb2 35. Nxa2 Rxa2 36. Rxb7 $11 {feels a much simpler human line}) 30... Rcc2 31. Rg4+ $11 {SF17}) 23. Nb5 d5 {top line SF17, but Wh felt this was a serious error as it makes Bl's B bad in what follows} (23... d6 $11) (23... b6 $11 {look best}) 24. Nxd4 Bd7 25. f6 (25. Rac1 Re4 26. Rfd1 Rf8 27. Rc7 Bxf5 28. Rxb7 Bg4 29. Nf3 Bxf3 30. gxf3 Rxf3 31. Rxa7 Re2 32. Ra3 Rff2 33. Rh3 Rg2+ 34. Kh1 Rgf2 35. Kg1 Rxb2 36. Rxd5 Rxa2 37. Rb5 Rfc2 38. Rb1 $11 {SF17}) 25... Rf7 (25... Re4 26. Rad1 g6 $11 {SF17}) 26. fxg7 Kxg7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Rc1 (28. Rf1+ Ke7 29. Kf2 Rg8 30. g3 Bh3 31. Rc1 Kd6 32. Rc3 Ke5 33. Ke3 Rg4 34. Nf3+ Kd6 35. Rb3 b6 $11 {sF17}) 28... Ke7 29. Rc7 Rb8 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Rc3 Rf8+ (31... Rg8) 32. Rf3 Rxf3+ {Bl thought Wh was winning the h pawn if didn't exchange, butthen the immediate Rf6 ch loses to Ke5. Bl needs to keep Rs on to compensate for the Bs lack of mobility} (32... Rg8 33. Rf7 Rg4 34. Nf3 Rb4 35. b3 h5 $11) 33. Kxf3 {SF17 is happy with its perfect defensive skills to hold the draw- Wh considered that this was virtually a forced win. Now if that d pawn was on d6 rather d5, there would be nothing to play for,} Kc5 34. Ke3 Kc4 35. Nf3 Bf5 36. g4 (36. Nd2+ Kc5 37. Nb3+ Kc4 38. Na5+ Kb4 39. Nxb7 Bb1 40. Kd4 Bxa2 41. g4 Bb1 42. Nc5 Bc2 43. h4 Bd1 44. g5 hxg5 45. hxg5 Bh5 46. Kxd5 Bg6 {SF17- this is drawn- Wh wins the B but loses the last pawn}) (36. Kf4 Be4 37. Ne5+ Kb4 38. g4 Bb1 39. h4 d4 40. Nf7 Bxa2 41. Nxh6 Kb3 42. Nf5 Kxb2 (42... d3 43. g5 d2 44. Ne3 Kxb2 45. h5 $18) 43. h5 a5 44. h6 (44. g5 a4 45. g6 Bg8 46. h6 a3 47. h7 Bxh7 48. gxh7 a2 49. h8=Q a1=Q 50. Qxd4+ $11 {But With Q & N vs Q Karpov once tortured Kasparov for some 40 moves before the draw- there are winning chances}) 44... Bg8 45. Nxd4 a4 46. Nb5 Kb3 47. Kg5) 36... Bh7 $18 {Wh will gain an extra tempo on the B a bit later} (36... Be6) (36... Bc8 {both SF17, however best is}) (36... d4+ 37. Kf4 Be6 38. Ne5+ Kb4 39. Nd3+ Kc4 40. Nf2 Kb4 41. Ke4 Bxa2 42. Kxd4 Bg8 $11 {SF17}) 37. h4 Kc5 38. h5 b5 39. g5 d4+ 40. Nxd4 hxg5 41. Ne6+ {Wh wins the B and Bl cant't get into the Q side} 1-0
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