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Oswestry Chess Club

[Event "Oswestry A - Darwinian Knights A"]
[Site "Oswestry"]
[Date "2025.03.06"]
[Round "Bd 2"]
[White "Bryant, Richard BE"]
[Black "Kempsell, Steve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "1889"]
[BlackElo "1649"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[GameId "2152790421855447"]
[EventDate "2025.??.??"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Be2 (5. Nf3 {main}) 5... O-O 6. g4 {an adventurous line} e5 (6... c5 {alternative}) 7. g5 Ne8 $146 (7... Nfd7 {5-2-5} 8. dxe5 dxe5 (8... Nc6 $11 {SF17, not yet played}) 9. f5 $18 {4-1-4}) (7... exd4 8. gxf6 Bxf6 (8... Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qh4+ 10. Kf1 Na6 11. f5 Re8 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Nxc7 Rxe4 14. Nf3 Qh3+ 15. Kf2 Bf6 $11 {SF17- extremely adventurous Engine lines}) 9. Nd5 Bh4+ 10. Kf1 c6 11. Nb4 Re8 $11 {SF17-not yet played} (11... Qe7 12. Nd3 $16 Qxe4 13. Bf3 Bg4 14. Nf2 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Bxf2 16. Kxf2 c5 17. Re1 Qf5 18. Re7 b6 19. Bd2 Nc6 20. Re2 Rae8 21. Rc1 d5 22. Qe1 Re4 23. Ng5 Rfe8 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Kg1 e3 26. Qf1 Re4 27. Be1 Rxf4 28. Qg2 Rf3 29. Bg3 g5 30. a3 g4 31. Rf1 Ne7 32. b4 h5 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Ree1 Qe4 35. Rb1 Ng6 36. Qe2 h4 37. Bd6 c4 38. Qxc4 e2 {0-1 Kirwald,F (2321)-Brinkmann,W (2125) EU-ch M182 email ICCF email 2002}) (11... c5 12. Nd3 Nc6 13. Nf3 Bh3+ 14. Kg1 f5 15. e5 Re8 16. exd6 Bg4 17. d7 Qxd7 18. Nfe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qd5 21. Qg2 Rad8 22. Qxd5+ Rxd5 23. Nf3 Bf6 24. Bd2 d3 25. c3 c4 26. Kf2 Re2+ 27. Kg3 Rb5 28. Rab1 Ra5 29. a3 Rb5 30. Rhe1 Re4 31. Kf2 Be7 32. Be3 a6 33. a4 Ra5 34. Ra1 Bd6 35. Nd2 Be7 36. Nxe4 fxe4 37. Kg2 Rf5 38. Bd2 {1-0 Celik,B (1814)-Olcum,A (2013) Manavgat Turkey Cup 2016 (3)})) 8. dxe5 Nc6 {SF17 considers that Bl has enough play for the pawn, given that the Wh K is still in the middle} 9. exd6 (9. Nf3 Bh3 10. exd6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nxd6 12. Qd3 Re8 13. e5 Bf5 14. Qd2 Ne4 15. Qe3 Qd5 $11 {SF17}) 9... Nxd6 (9... Bxc3+ {SF17, weakens the pawn structure and enables Bl to target e4} 10. bxc3 Nxd6 11. e5 (11. Bf3 Nxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Ne2 Bf5 $15 {SF17}) 11... Ne4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bb2 Nc5 14. Nf3 Na4 15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Ba1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Bxc2 19. Rc1 Be4 20. O-O Ne6 21. Kf2 Bd5 22. a4 Nxf4 23. Rxc7 Ne6 24. Rcc1 Nxg5 $11 {SF17}) 10. e5 Nf5 11. Qxd8 (11. Nf3 Qe7 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Qe2 Ncd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qf2 f6 16. gxf6 Bxf6 17. O-O Bh4 18. Qg2 Bf5 19. Ne4 $14 {SF17- many humans would be quite content with Wh's prospects}) 11... Rxd8 12. Bd2 Be6 {this appears to be too slow, Bl needs to find ways of attack before Wh can consolidate} (12... Nfd4 13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Be3 Nbxc2 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Bf3 Bf8 17. Nge2 Bc5 18. Nxd4 Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Bxd4 20. Kc2 Bf5+ 21. Be4 Bxc3 22. Bxf5 Bxe5 23. fxe5 gxf5 24. Rf1 Rd8 $11 {SF17}) 13. O-O-O $16 (13. Nf3 $16) 13... Ncd4 14. Bd3 a6 15. Be4 $11 (15. Nge2 $16 {develops the last piece- the best SF17 then finds for Bl activity is sacrificial} Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Rxd3 17. cxd3 Bxa2 18. Ng3 Bb3 19. Rde1 $16 {which scarcely looks convincing for Bl}) 15... Rab8 16. Kb1 b5 17. Bc1 Bf8 18. Nce2 (18. Nge2 {looks simpler- in the long run Wh will be able to make use of the extra pawn on the K side.}) 18... c5 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. h4 (20. Nf3 Nf5 21. Rd2 c4 22. Rhd1 Rdc8 23. Bd5 c3 24. Rd3 cxb2 25. Kxb2 Ng7 26. Nd2 Bf5 27. Ne4 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Ne6 29. Rf3 Nc5 30. Bd3 Na4+ 31. Ka1 Bb4 $11 {SF17}) 20... Bg4 (20... b4 21. Rd2 c4 22. Ne2 Nxe2 23. Rxe2 Rd4 24. b3 a5 $11 {SF17-Wh's pieces are rather static, and the K side advance nowhere , so Bl's active pieces and pawns compensate for the pawn down}) 21. Rf1 Nf5 (21... c4 22. h5 gxh5 23. Nh3 Bf5 24. Nf2 Bg6 $11 {SF17}) 22. Bxf5 Bxf5 (22... gxf5 $11 {is the rather surprising SF17decision here.Withdrawing the g6 pawn makes it harder for Wh to open the h file. It looks like Bl can then hold the wh squares and in the meantime Wh's B looks short of squares}) 23. Ne2 $16 Be6 24. Rh2 (24. h5 Bg4 25. Ng3 c4 26. f5 $16 {SF17}) 24... c4 (24... a5 25. h5 b4 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Rfh1 a4 (27... Rb7 28. Ng3 $16) 28. Rxh7 Bg7 29. R7h2 b3 30. cxb3 axb3 31. a3 Rd3 $11 {SF17- looks a very murky position}) 25. Ng3 Bd5 (25... a5 $11) 26. h5 $16 b4 27. Re1 Bc5 28. f5 (28. hxg6 hxg6 29. b3 Bd4 30. Ne2 Bf3 31. bxc4 Bc3 32. Rf1 Bxe2 33. Rxe2 a5 34. Rh1 $18) 28... gxf5 29. Nxf5 Be6 30. Nh6+ (30. Ng3 b3 31. g6 hxg6 32. hxg6 bxc2+ 33. Kxc2 fxg6 34. Bg5 Bd4 35. Kc1 Rd5 36. Bf6 Kf8 37. Ne4 Rxe5 38. Bxe5 Bxe5 39. Rf2+ Bf5 $16 {a useful resource to remember- two Bs that can work together are often equivalent to a R and a N}) 30... Kg7 $11 31. Rf1 Rd7 (31... Rd5 32. Re2 Rbd8 33. Nf5+ Kg8 34. Nh6+ (34. Nd6 Bxd6 35. exd6 R5xd6 $11) 34... Kg7 35. Nf5+ $11 {SF17}) 32. Rh4 c3 33. b3 Rbd8 (33... a5 34. Rhf4 a4 $11 {SF17- the Wh K side pawns have difficulties in advancing and in the meantime Bl threatens an invasion down the a file}) 34. Rhh1 Bd4 (34... Be7) 35. Nf5+ Kf8 $2 {Bl seeks to avoid a repetition of checks} (35... Kg8 $11 {SF17}) 36. Nxd4 Rxd4 37. g6 $18 Kg7 (37... Rg4 38. gxf7 Ke7 39. Be3 Bxf7 40. Bc5+ Ke8 41. e6 Bxe6 42. Rf8+ Kd7 43. Rd1+ $18 {SF17}) 38. Rf6 (38. gxf7 Rg4 39. Rf6 Bxf7 40. h6+ (40. Bh6+ Kg8 41. Rhf1 $18) 40... Kg8 41. e6 Be8 (41... Bxe6 42. Rxe6 $18) 42. e7 $18 {SF17}) 38... hxg6 39. hxg6 Rh8 (39... Rd1 {SF17-holds for the moment by tying the B down} 40. Rxd1 Rxd1 41. a3 bxa3 (41... a5 42. gxf7 Bxf7 43. axb4 axb4 44. Rf4 Rd5 45. Rxb4 Rxe5 46. Rg4+ Kf8 (46... Kh7 47. Rg3 Rc5 48. Ba3 Rc6 49. Bb4 $18) 47. Rg3 $18 {and wins the c3 pawn, because of} Rc5 48. Ba3 {SF17}) 42. gxf7 Bxf7 43. Rxa6 Re1 44. Rxa3 Rxe5 45. Ra7 Rc5 46. Be3 Rc8 47. Bd4+ Kg6 48. Ra3 Bd5 49. b4 Rc4 50. Bxc3 $16 {SF17- with good chances for a win, though it will still take some time, as perhaps Bl might be able to give up his B for the remaing pawns,with then possibly a drawn R & B vs R ending}) (39... fxg6) 40. Rg1 (40. Rxh8 Kxh8 41. gxf7 Bxf7 42. Rxf7 $18 {looks simpler}) 40... Rg4 41. Rxg4 Bxg4 42. gxf7 Bh5 43. Bh6+ {The B comes back to life} 1-0

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