[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

[Event "Newport A - Oswestry A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "Bd 3"]
[White "Bailey, Adrian"]
[Black "Lord, David E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "E97"]
[WhiteElo "1782"]
[BlackElo "1904"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[GameId "2147705298987758"]
[EventDate "2025.02.21"]

{[%evp 0,32,19,-12,4,20,20,39,32,28,60,33,23,25,30,32,55,46,50,43,35,170,41,117,16,25,1,29,17,4,5,68,49,83,68]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 O-O 5. Nf3 (5. Be3 {Engine recommendation[ probably transposes to a Samish after d6 & f3-vk]}) 5... d6 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 {The Mar del Plata var- Kotronias devotes two books out of his 5 volume work on the King's Indian to this line} 9. Be3 {Engine doesn't dislike this move but prefers b4, which I considered -AB} (9. b4 {but was worried about reply-AB [the Bayonet attack is the second most frequent line with top choice 9 Ne1-vk]} Nxe4 (9... Ne8 10. Nd2 f5 11. f3 f4 12. c5 g5 13. Nc4 Ng6 14. a4 Rf7 15. Ba3 Bf8 16. a5 h5 17. c6 $146 {Ferrington-R Van Kemenade, Shropshire Open 2025,0-1}) 10. Nxe4 f5 11. Ng3 (11. Nc3 {added by vk} e4 12. Nd4 $18 c5 13. dxc6 Qb6 14. Ndb5 bxc6 15. c5 dxc5 16. Qb3+ Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. bxc5 Qa5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Bd2 Rd8 21. Nd6 Bb7 22. Nf7+ Kg8 23. Nh6+ {1-0 Catta Preta,D (2150)-Andrade,F (1950) Brasiliense-ch 46th Brasilia 2006 (6)}) 11... e4 {hitting N & R, but I needn't have worried because} 12. Nd4 {saves the day-AB}) (9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 Nf6 {If one compares this theory line with the position reached in the game after move 15- then one can see that there Bl has gained two attacking tempi with g5 & h5 already on the board- vk}) (9. Be3 {Kotronias considers this as procative, but playable-vk}) 9... Ng4 10. Bg5 {43% for Wh-vk} (10. Bd2 {49 % for Wh-vk}) 10... h6 (10... f5 11. exf5 gxf5 {given by Kotronias- leaving the B a bit misplaced on g5 in his view despite the engines view-32 % for Wh in 22 games; -vk} 12. h3 {cited by Kotronias2015:19} Nh6 13. a3 Nf7 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. Ne1 a6 16. Kh1 Qh4 17. Qc1 f4 18. Nf3 Qh6 19. Ne4 Bf5 20. Qc2 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Qxh4 22. f3 Ng5 23. Be1 Qh5 24. Bd3 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Kh8 26. Bc3 Bd7 27. Rf2 Rg8 28. a4 Bf6 29. Re2 Rg3 30. Be1 Rg7 31. Bb4 a5 32. Ba3 Rg3 33. c5 Rag8 34. cxd6 cxd6 35. Bxd6 Qg5 {0-1 Hauser,J (2326)-Sparnacini,S (2124) W-ch WS/M/277 email ICCF email 2010}) (10... f6 {Gawain Jones 2022:356} 11. Bh4 Nh6 12. Nd2 g5 13. Bg3 Ng6 14. b4 Nf4 15. c5 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Nde4 Nd4 18. Bg4 Bxg4 ({but here Jones gives} 18... dxc5 19. bxc5 Nxd5 {and Wh does not have enough for the pawn}) 19. Qxg4 {2-0- vk}) 11. Bh4 {38% for Wh} (11. Bd2 {49% for Wh-vk}) 11... g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. Nd2 (13. exf5 Nxf5 $11 {1-1-3 vk}) 13... Nf6 14. f3 (14. exf5 $11 {SF17}) 14... f4 $15 15. Bf2 h5 (15... b6 $11 {has been played but just weakens Bl's Q side, and b4 will get c5 in anyway, 1.5-0.5-vk}) 16. c5 g4 {Cloud Engines-vk} (16... Rf7 17. Nc4 $16 {SF17} (17. Rc1 Ng6 $15 18. Nc4 Bf8 19. cxd6 cxd6 20. Nb5 b6 21. Qb3 g4 22. Qc3 gxf3 (22... g3 $19 {SF17-vk}) 23. Bxf3 Bg4 24. h3 Rg7 25. hxg4 hxg4 26. Bxg4 Nxg4 27. Qh3 Qg5 28. Nd2 Nh8 29. Nf3 Qg6 30. Rfe1 Rh7 31. Nh4 Qg5 32. Nf3 Qg6 33. Nh4 Qh5 34. Nf5 Qxh3 35. gxh3 Rxh3 36. Kg2 Rh2+ 37. Kf3 Rxf2+ 38. Kxg4 Nf7 39. Rg1 Kh7 40. Rc7 Kg6 41. Nh4+ Kf6 42. Kh5 Nh8 43. Rg5 {1-0 Shi Zheng,Y (1729)-Ibanez Aullana,J (2325) Lanzarote op 2019 (1)})) 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Nc4 g3 $146 {a standard ssacrifice for l to get access to the bl squares arond Wh's K} (18... Ng6 19. a4 (19. Nb5 gxf3 20. Bxf3 Bg4 21. Nbxd6 Qd7 22. a4 Rfd8 23. Qd3 Bf8 24. Nb5 b6 25. Rac1 Rac8 26. Rc2 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Ng4 28. h3 Nxf2 29. Qxh5 Qg7 30. Rfxf2 Bc5 31. Nxa7 Rc7 32. Nc6 Rf8 33. N4xe5 Nxe5 34. Rxc5 bxc5 35. Qxe5 {1-0 Ribeiro,R (1463)-Bolduc,M (1563) IECC CL4-2002.06 IECC email}) (19. fxg4 hxg4 $17 20. Nb5 g3 21. hxg3 Nxe4 22. gxf4 Nxf4 23. Bf3 Qg5 24. Be3 Nh3+ 25. Kh2 Qg3+ 26. Kh1 Qh4 27. gxh3 Bxh3 {0-1 Dzagnidze,N (2541)-Kosintseva,T (2476) EU-ch (Women) 15th Plovdiv 2014 (7)}) 19... Rf7 20. Nb5 g3 21. hxg3 Bf8 $15 {SF17}) 19. hxg3 fxg3 20. Bxg3 Ng6 $11 21. f4 (21. Be1 h4 22. Bd2 Nh5 23. f4 Nhxf4 24. Bg4 $11 {SF17}) 21... Ng4 $2 {The first blunder of the game so far according to the engine-up to this point everything was pretty even-AB} (21... Nxf4 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Rxf4 Ng4 $11 {SF17-vk}) 22. f5 $18 {blocks off everthing for Bl-vk} Nf4 23. Bxg4 hxg4 24. Qxg4 {[and Wh gets the K side attack-vk]} Rf6 $2 25. Bh4 a6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nb6 Rb8 28. Rac1 (28. g3 Nd3 29. Kg2 Nc5 30. Rh1 {SF17-vk}) 28... Qd8 29. Nca4 Bd7 30. Nxd7 Qxd7 31. Nb6 Qd8 32. f6 $1 Qxf6 33. Nd7 Qd8 34. Nxb8 Qxb8 35. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Newport A - 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

[Event "Newport A - Oswestry A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.18"]
[Round "Bd 5"]
[White "Atherton, Marcus"]
[Black "Greenwood, Joseph"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1543"]
[BlackElo "1703"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2147072940730003"]
[EventDate "2025.02.19"]

{[%evp 0,12,15,20,27,12,17,0,16,-20,12,-9,-17,-67,-89]} 1. e4 Nc6 2. Nc3 Nf6 {The Two Knights Tango} 3. Bc4 (3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nd7 5. Nxd5 Ndb8 6. Ne3 Qxd4 {main}) 3... e5 (3... e6 4. d3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 {main}) 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nge2 (5. f4) (5. Bg5) (5. Nf3 {main lines}) 5... O-O 6. Bg5 $2 {.3.5-0.5 from this position} (6. O-O d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 {5-3-3}) 6... Bxf2+ {not always found by Bl} 7. Kxf2 (7. Kd2 {Cloud Engines} Bc5 $19 (7... h6 $17 8. Qf1 hxg5 9. Qxf2 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. axb3 d5 13. g4 dxe4 14. Rad1 exd3 15. cxd3 Nb4 16. Qg3 e4 17. d4 c5 18. Kc1 {1-0 Balaram,M (860)-Wood,B (566) LSS RN-2008-0-00170 LSS email}) 8. Nd5 Nxe4+ 9. dxe4 Qxg5+ 10. Ke1 Qxg2 11. Rf1 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. Bd3 c6 14. Nf4 Qxh2 15. a3 Be7 16. Qf3 d5 17. Rh1 Bh4+ 18. Kd1 Bg4 19. Qxg4 Qxh1+ 20. Kd2 Qh2+ 21. Ne2 h5 22. Qf3 Bg5+ 23. Kd1 dxe4 24. Qxe4 f5 {0-1 De Leur,B-Dalmolen,H NED corr Netherlands 1989}) 7... Ng4+ 8. Ke1 Qxg5 9. Qd2 Qf6 (9... Qh4+ 10. g3 Qh3 {SF17}) 10. Rf1 (10. Nd5 $5) 10... Qh4+ 11. Kd1 Qxh2 12. Ng1 Qh5 13. Nce2 Nd4 14. c3 Nxe2 15. Nxe2 d6 16. Kc2 Be6 17. Rh1 Qg6 $19 {remains two pawns up} 18. Bb3 Bxb3+ 19. axb3 f5 20. Ra4 fxe4 21. dxe4 Rf2 22. Kb1 Raf8 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Ng3 {Wh is trying for activity, but the deficit is too much, and the Bl pieces are better coordinated} Ne3 25. Qxb7 Qxg3 26. Rxa7 Qxg2 27. Qxc7 Qxh1+ (27... Rxb2+ 28. Ka1 Rxb3 29. Rb1 Rxb1+ 30. Kxb1 Rf1#) 28. Ka2 Qg2 29. Qe7 (29. Qe7 Rxb2+ 30. Ka3 Ra2+ 31. Kb4 Qxe4+ 32. c4 Nc2+ 33. Kb5 Nd4+ 34. Kb6 (34. Kb4 Qe1#) 34... Qc6#) 0-1

