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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "NewportA - Oswestry A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.02.18"] [Round "Bd 4"] [White "Jamieson, Ian M"] [Black "Van Kemenade, J."] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "1876"] [BlackElo "1656"] [PlyCount "176"] [GameId "2146975633469486"] [EventDate "2025.02.19"] 1. b3 d6 2. Bb2 e5 3. d4 (3. e3) (3. c4) 3... exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be6 (6... d5 {main, 35% for Wh}) 7. Nf3 (7. e4 Be7 {2-1-2}) 7... Be7 (7... h6 8. e3 Qd7 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qf4 a6 14. Na4 Qc7 15. h4 Rhg8 16. Bf3 g5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Qg3 g4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Be4 Be5 21. f4 gxf3 22. Qxf3 Rg3 23. Qf2 d5 24. Bf5 Rxe3 25. Rh7 Bf4 26. Bxe6+ Rxe6+ {½-½ Bansal,S (1883)-Burke,M (2064) BCF-chT4S 2324 (4NCL) England 2024 (6.14)}) 8. e3 a6 (8... h6 9. Bb5 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Be2 Nd7 12. g4 Nde5 13. O-O-O Nxf3 14. Bxf3 Rb8 15. Bd5 Bf6 16. Kb1 Qe7 17. f4 Rfe8 18. Rhe1 Bd7 19. Bf3 b5 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qc3 Re6 23. h4 a5 24. g5 b4 25. Qd3 a4 26. gxh6 Ne7 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Rg7 f5 29. Qd4 {1-0 Gamboa Gonzalez,A (2040)-Goetze,P (1862) Wch Seniors 65 26th Marianske Lazne 2016 (4)}) 9. Be2 Qd7 (9... d5 $11 {SF17}) 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. O-O-O O-O-O $11 13. h3 Kb8 14. g4 Ne8 (14... d5) 15. f4 Rf8 16. h4 g5 (16... d5 $11 {SF17}) 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rh7 (18. Ne4 gxf4 19. exf4 Nf6 20. Nc3 d5 21. g5 Ne8 22. Kb1 $16 {SF17}) 18... Nf6 19. Rxe7 $5 {hoping that a pawn and having two Bs for the exchange will provide chances for the higher rated player} (19. Rhh1) 19... Qxe7 20. fxg5 Nd7 (20... Nh7 {wins the pawn back} 21. g6 Ng5 22. Kb1 Rg8 23. Bd3 (23. Qd3 Ne5 24. Qd4 Rxg6 25. Qb4 Nc6 26. Qa4 Na7 $19) 23... Ne5 $19 {SF17}) 21. Ne4 Nce5 (21... d5 22. Nf6 e5 $1 23. Nxd5 Qxg5 $19 {SF17}) 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qd2 Nce5 24. c4 {Wh turns down the implicit draw offer} Rg8 25. Ba3 Kc8 (25... Qh7 26. Qc2 Qh3 $19 {SF17}) 26. Qd4 Nc6 27. Qc3 Rxg5 (27... Qh7 28. Nf6 Nxf6 29. gxf6 Qh2 30. Qc2 Qh6 31. Bb2 Qxe3+ $19 {SF17}) 28. Nxg5 Qxg5 $19 {Wh has split pawns, which favour the Ns while the Bs are not doing much at all} 29. Bb2 Nde5 (29... Nc5 30. Kb1 Ne4 31. Qc2 Nf2 32. Rg1 Nb4 33. Qd2 Qg6+ 34. Ka1 Nc2+ 35. Kb1 Nxe3+ 36. Ka1 Nc2+ 37. Kb1 Nd4+ 38. Ka1 Nxe2 39. Qxe2 Nd3 40. Qf1 e5 $19 {SF17-the Bl pieces control the board}) 30. b4 (30. Rg1 Rh8 $19 {SF17}) 30... Nxg4 31. b5 axb5 32. cxb5 Nce5 (32... Nxe3 33. bxc6 Nxd1+ 34. Kxd1 Qd5+ 35. Ke1 Qxc6 $19 {SF17- but few humans would enjoy playing with a R vs two Bs, albeit with extra pawns}) 33. Rg1 (33. Kd2 Nf2 $19 {so Bl gets the extra pawns without risk}) 33... Qxe3+ 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Rg7 (35. Bxe5 dxe5 {Wh is still without much play}) 35... N5c4 36. Bd4 e5 (36... Nf5 37. Bxc4 Nxd4 {SF17}) 37. Bxe3 Nxe3 38. Kd2 Nd5 39. Bf3 Nb6 40. Bg4+ Kb8 41. Re7 d5 42. a4 Nxa4 (42... e4 {Rudy} 43. Bd1 Nc8 44. Re6 Nd6 $19 {SF17 is another line}) 43. Rxe5 Nb6 (43... Ka7 {targets the b5 pawn immediately} 44. Re6 Nc5 45. Rh6 Ne4+ 46. Kc2 Nd6 47. Be2 Kb6 48. Rh7 Rf8 49. Rg7 Rf4 $19 {SF17}) 44. Re6 Rg8 45. Bf5 Rg3 (45... Nc4+ 46. Kc3 Nd6 47. Bd3 Ka7 $19 {SF17}) 46. Bd3 Nc4+ 47. Bxc4 (47. Kc3 c6 48. bxc6 bxc6 49. Kd4 Na5 50. Kc3 Kc7 $19 {SF17}) 47... dxc4 48. Re5 (48. b6 cxb6 49. Rxb6 Ra3 50. Kc2 Ka7 51. Rb4 c3 52. Rb1 Ka6 $19 {SF17}) 48... Ka7 49. Rc5 c3+ 50. Kc2 (50. Rxc3 Rxc3 (50... Rg2+ 51. Kd3 Kb6 52. Kd4 Rg5 {gets a standard 2 connected pawns up winning position}) 51. Kxc3 Kb8 $1 $19 {SF17} (51... Kb6 52. Kb4 $11)) 50... Kb6 51. Rh5 Ka5 52. Rc5 b6 {SF17} (52... Kb4 {Rudy} 53. Rxc7 Rg2+ 54. Kd3 (54. Kc1 Kb3 55. Rd7 Rg1+ 56. Rd1 Rxd1+ 57. Kxd1 Kb2 $19 (57... c2+ 58. Kc1 b6 $19)) 54... b6 $19) 53. Rxc7 Kxb5 (53... Kb4 $1 54. Rc6 Rg2+ 55. Kd3 Kxb5 $19 {As Bl gets the opposition after} 56. Rxc3 (56. Rc7 Rg3+ (56... c2 57. Rc3 Kb4 58. Rc6 Ka3 $19 (58... b5 $19)) 57. Kc2 Kb4 58. Rh7 Rg2+ $19) 56... Rg3+ 57. Kd4 Rxc3 58. Kxc3 Kc5 59. Kb3 Kb5 60. Kc3 Ka4 $19) 54. Rh7 $11 {now the Wh R is active again} Kb4 55. Rh4+ Ka5 (55... Ka3 56. Rh5) 56. Kb3 b5 57. Rh5 Kb6 58. Rf5 (58. Kb4 {is a quicker way to a a standard draw} c2 59. Rxb5+ Ka6 60. Rc5) 58... Kc6 59. Rh5 Rd3 60. Kc2 Rd5 61. Rh6+ (61. Rxd5 {is a simpler draw} Kxd5 62. Kxc3 Kc5 63. Kb3 {with the K & P alongside each other its drawn- the attacking K needs to be in front of the pawn}) 61... Kc5 62. Kxc3 $11 {[draw?]} b4+ {Bl still had ideas so chose to play on} 63. Kc2 Kc4 64. Rh3 {the correct way to draw is to keep the R on the third to prevent K entry, then when the pawn goes to the third, then R behind will leave the attackig K with no shelter} (64. Rh4+ {drives K back, so ok as well}) 64... Rd4 65. Rg3 Rf4 66. Rh3 Rf2+ 67. Kb1 Kb5 68. Rg3 Ka4 69. Rg4 {pinning the pawn is not best, though it should still draw} Ka3 70. Rg8 $2 {both players short of time} (70. Rg3+ b3 71. Rg1 {holds the draw}) 70... Kb3 (70... Rf1+ 71. Kc2 b3+ 72. Kc3 Rc1+ 73. Kd2 Kb2 {With the Lucena position}) 71. Rg3+ Ka4 72. Rg4 (72. Rh3 {draws}) 72... Ka3 73. Rg8 $2 (73. Rg3+ b3 74. Rg8 {draws}) 73... Rf1+ 74. Kc2 b3+ 75. Kd2 Kb2 76. Rb8 Rf2+ 77. Kd1 Rf4 78. Rd8 Ra4 (78... Kc3 79. Rc8+ Rc4 80. Rd8 b2) 79. Rb8 Ka2 80. Kc1 Rc4+ 81. Kd2 b2 82. Ra8+ Kb1 83. Kd3 Rc5 84. Rb8 Ka2 (84... Kc1) 85. Ra8+ Kb1 86. Kd4 Rc2 87. Rh8 Rc7 88. Ra8 Kc1 0-1
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