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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry A - Maddocks A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.04.10"] [Round "Bd 1"] [White "Preece, Tony"] [Black "Bryant, Richard BE"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "1867"] [BlackElo "1907"] [PlyCount "119"] [GameId "2166916704694624"] [EventDate "2025.04.15"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.08"] {[%evp 0,119,18,22,11,4,-4,0,-40,8,25,31,-1,42,51,39,39,18,22,23,78,91,112,128,128,92,136,131,183,171,301,182,247,130,149,116,339,260,436,437,355,483,501,489,308,452,254,398,511,360,238,371,403,386,421,386,541,536,537,449,267,269,60,-391,-394,-403,-377,-255,-261,-236,-209,-314,-332,-359,-357,-365,-352,-332,-299,-248,-213,-221,-204,0,296,297,286,136,617,585,612,618,542,542,533,518,656,615,707,726,616,756,667,688,725,743,792,783,882,838,851,510,734,788,803,868,837,892,1000,1000,1030,1097]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 (2... Ne4 {main}) 3. c3 (3. Bxf6 {main}) 3... Ne4 (3... d5) (3... Qb6 {main lines}) 4. h4 (4. Bf4) (4. Bh4 {main lines}) 4... Qa5 (4... d5 $11 {SF17; 2-2-2}) (4... Qb6 5. Qc2 d5 6. e3 f6 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. Qb3 e5 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bf4 Ndc5 13. Na3 Nxc3 14. Be5 N5a4 15. Nf3 Nxb2 16. Bxc3 Bxa3 17. Bxg7 Rg8 18. Be5 Bb4+ 19. Nd2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Ke2 Bd3+ 22. Kd1 Rxg2 23. Bg3 c3 24. Nb3 c2+ 25. Kc1 Bc3 {0-1 Clarke,T (2230)-McShane,L (2385) Kilkenny Masters 1996 (5)}) 5. Nf3 d5 (5... d6 6. Nbd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 f6 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg3 Be6 11. Rd1 Na6 12. e3 Be7 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Bb1 Rd8 15. Qe2 Rxd1+ 16. Qxd1 Nd5 17. O-O Nb6 18. a3 Nc4 19. Qc2 Qb6 20. Ba2 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Bxa2 22. Bf2 Bb3 23. Qf5 Qd8 24. c4 Bxc4 25. Rc1 Bf7 26. Qg4 Qd7 27. Qxg7 Rg8 28. Qxh7 Qg4 29. Ne1 Bd5 30. g3 Qh3 31. e4 Be6 32. Qh5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke8 {½-½ Huette,S (2061)-Bader,A (1889) Werther Schloss op-B 13rd 2007 (1)}) 6. Nbd2 h6 {SF17} (6... Bf5 {8-2-1}) 7. Bf4 Bf5 (7... Nxd2 8. Qxd2 Nd7 $16 {1.5-0.5}) 8. e3 (8. Qb3 Qb6 {2 draws & 1 Bl win}) 8... Nd7 (8... e6 $14 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Ne5 Qb6 11. f3 Bh7 12. Qd2 f6 13. Ng4 Nd7 14. h5 O-O-O 15. a4 Re8 16. a5 Qd8 17. Kf2 e5 18. Bg3 a6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 f5 21. Nh2 Nf6 22. Nf1 f4 23. exf4 exd4 24. f5 Bd6 25. Be6+ Kb8 26. Rd1 d3 27. Qc3 Rhf8 28. Rxd3 Rxe6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Qb4 Ne8 31. Ne3 Ka8 32. Nc4 c5 33. Qxc5 Rxf5 34. Nb6+ Rxb6 35. Qxb6 Qd2+ {0-1 Jirovsky,P (2325)-Aronian,L (2390) Decin op 1996 (2)}) 9. Ne5 (9. Qb3 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Qb6 $11 11. Be2 e6 12. f3 Bh7 13. Kf2 Be7 14. g4 O-O-O 15. c4 Rhe8 16. cxd5 exd5 17. g5 hxg5 18. hxg5 Bg6 19. Rhc1 Nf8 20. Bf1 Bf5 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 g6 23. b4 Ne6 24. b5 Nxf4 25. exf4 c5 26. dxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Qd4 {1-0 Heinzel,O (2340)-Farmani Anosheh,A (2190) Einhausen op 2009 (3)}) 9... Ndf6 $2 (9... Nxe5 10. Bxe5 e6 11. g4 Bh7 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. f3 Bh7 14. a4 Qd8 $11 {SF17}) 10. Nb3 $18 (10. g4 Bh7 (10... Nxd2 11. gxf5 Nxf1 12. Rxf1 Qd8 13. Rg1 $18) 11. Nb3 Qb6 12. g5 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. Bd3 $18 {SF17}) 10... Qd8 11. f3 Nd6 12. g4 Be6 (12... Bh7 13. Nc5 e6 14. Qb3 Qb6 15. O-O-O $18 {SF17; the Wh pawns control all the squares that the Bl pieces need to have any activtiy at all}) 13. Bd3 Qc8 14. Nc5 Bd7 15. Qe2 e6 16. Kd2 (16. O-O-O {is fine, though Wh preferred to not have the longrange gaze of the Bl Q upon him}) 16... Be7 (16... b6 $5 {SF17}) 17. g5 Nh5 18. Ncxd7 {Wh has just won a piece because of the way in which Bl had a congested position} b6 19. Bh2 Nf5 20. Rag1 (20. Bxf5 {SF17} exf5 21. e4 dxe4 (21... fxe4 22. fxe4 Qb7 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Raf1 $18) 22. Qc4 $18 {SF17}) 20... Nxh4 21. gxh6 Rxh6 22. Ng4 (22. Kc1 f6 23. Ba6 Qd8 24. Nb8 $1 fxe5 25. Nxc6 Qd7 26. Nxe5 Qd8 27. Kb1 $18 {SF17- some very unhuman moves in this line}) 22... Rh8 (22... Kxd7 23. Nxh6 gxh6 24. Be5 Qf8 $18 {looks a possible idea,(to go an exchange down rather than a piece) but the Bl Ns look in a precarious position}) 23. Nde5 b5 24. Bg3 (24. Nxc6 $1 $18 {SF17}) 24... Nf5 25. Bxf5 exf5 26. Nf2 (26. e4 {SF17} dxe4 (26... fxg4 27. fxg4 Qe6 28. gxh5 O-O-O 29. Qg4 Qxg4 30. Nxg4 $19) 27. Ne3 g6 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Qg2 Qe6 30. Qxe4 $18 {SF17}) 26... Qe6 27. Bh4 Rh6 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. b4 $6 {Wh tries to block the Q side, but it gives Bl a lever to open it up instead.} (29. e4 {opening up the K side as SF17 gives, looks promising for Wh}) 29... a5 30. Kd3 {ok but riskier than} (30. Kc1) (30. Nfd3) 30... axb4 31. cxb4 $2 (31. f4 $18) (31. Qb2 $18) 31... Ra3+ $19 {Wh missed that this ch means the a2 pawn will no longer be protected by the Q, so losing the Q instead.} 32. Kd2 Rxa2+ 33. Kd1 Rxe2 34. Kxe2 Qd6 (34... f4 $1 $19 {SF17}) (34... f6 35. Rxg7+ Ke8 36. Ned3 f4 37. e4 dxe4 38. fxe4 Ng3+ 39. Rxg3 Rxh1 40. Nxf4 Qc4+ 41. N4d3 Ra1 $19 {SF17}) 35. Kd1 (35. Rg5 Qxb4 36. Nfd3 Qb3 37. Rhxh5 Qc2+ 38. Ke1 f4 39. Nxf4 Rxh5 40. Rxh5 b4 41. Rh8 f6 42. Neg6+ Kd7 43. Nf8+ Kd6 44. Rh7 c5 45. dxc5+ Qxc5 46. Rxg7 Qxe3+ 47. Ne2 b3 48. Rb7 d4 49. Rd7+ Kc5 50. Rxd4 b2 51. Rd1 Qxf3 52. Ne6+ Kc4 53. Rd4+ Kb5 (53... Kb3 $2 54. Nc5+ Kc2 55. Rc4+ Kb1 56. Nc3+ Qxc3+ 57. Rxc3 Ka2 58. Rb3 b1=Q+ 59. Rxb1 Kxb1 $11) 54. Nc7+ Kc6 55. Rc4+ Kd7 56. Rb4 Qa3 $19 {SF17}) 35... Qxb4 36. Nfd3 Qb1+ 37. Kd2 Qa2+ 38. Kc3 Qa5+ {Heading towards the time control, Bl fails to find the winning idea- which is to bring the R into the attack against the K. Qs on their own cannot mate( unless its a sudden smothered mate) A pawn is often useful, but the b pawn here is no direct support} (38... c5 $1 {SF17} 39. dxc5 Ra6 40. Rb1 Ng3 41. Rhe1 Ne2+ 42. Rxe2 Qxb1 43. Rb2 Qa1 $19 {SF17}) (38... b4+ {SF17-is another way} 39. Kxb4 Rh8 40. Kc3 Ra8 41. Rb1 Ra3+ 42. Kb4 Rxd3 43. Nxd3 Qd2+ 44. Kc5 Qc2+ 45. Kb6 Qxd3 46. Rhd1 Qa3 47. Kxc6 Qa6+ 48. Kc7 Nf6 $19 {SF17}) 39. Kb3 Qa4+ 40. Kb2 Qa8 {Suddenly Bl realises that the Q could be lost next move so retreats. While this shouldn't be losing, it does give Wh an idea, (which does though risk losing), rather than a safe line that should be drawn} 41. Rxg7 (41. Ra1 {should draw} Qe8 42. Ra7+ Kf8 43. Rha1 Rd6 44. Nc5 f4 45. Ncd7+ (45. exf4 Nxf4 46. Rh1 Rh6 47. Rha1 Rh2+ 48. Kb3 Ne2 49. Ra8 Nxd4+ 50. Kc3 Rh4 51. Rxe8+ Kxe8 52. Ra8+ Ke7 53. Ra7+ Kd6 54. Ned3 b4+ 55. Kb2 Rh2+ 56. Kb1 Rh1+ 57. Kb2 Rh2+ $11 {SF17}) 45... Rxd7 46. Nxd7+ Ke7 47. exf4 Qxd7 48. Rxd7+ Kxd7 49. Ra7+ Ke6 50. f5+ Kxf5 51. Rxf7+ Ke6 52. Ra7 g5 $11 {SF17- Wh,s last two pawns are split and vulnerable, theBl pawns more compact , which helps the N maintain control}) 41... b4 (41... Nxg7 {seems to be the only move to retain winning chances for Bl} 42. Rxh6 Ne8 43. Nxc6+ Kf8 44. Ncb4 Kg7 45. Rb6 Qa5 46. Rc6 Qa4 47. Nxd5 Qd1 48. Ne5 f6 49. Rc1 Qd2+ 50. Rc2 Qa5 $17 {SF17}) 42. Rxf7+ Ke8 43. Nxb4 (43. Ra1 $1 Qb8 44. Rg1 (44. Raa7 Qd8 45. Kb3 c5 46. Nxc5 $18) 44... Rh8 45. Rg6 Qc8 46. Ra7 f4 47. Rxc6 $18 {SF17}) 43... Qb8 (43... Qa4 44. Rb7 Qa8 45. Rg7 Nxg7 46. Rxh6 Qb7 47. Kc3 $18 {SF17}) 44. Rf8+ $1 Kxf8 45. Nd7+ Kg7 46. Nxb8 $18 {Wh is a piece up, and Bl is still tied down on the h file} f4 47. exf4 Kf6 48. N8xc6 Ke6 49. Kc3 Rh8 50. Kd2 Rh7 51. Ke3 Kd6 52. f5 Rh8 53. Ne5 Rh7 54. Nbd3 Nf6 55. Rxh7 Nxh7 56. Kf4 Ke7 57. Ng4 Kd6 58. f6 Ke6 59. Nc5+ Kf7 60. Kf5 (60. Kf5 {one possible way the game might end} Nf8 61. Ne5+ Kg8 62. Ne6 Nh7 (62... Nxe6 {lasts a little longer}) 63. f7+ Kh8 64. Ng6#) 1-0
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