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Oswestry Chess Club
[Site "Oswestry"] [Date "2025.04.10"] [Round "Bd 5"] [White "Billington, Mark"] [Black "Slegg, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Slegg,Gary"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "1602"] [BlackElo "1521"] [PlyCount "92"] [GameId "2165386284052538"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.08"] {[%evp 9,92,-14,-6,-23,-18,-12,-13,-23,-11,-16,47,9,17,-76,-75,-130,-120,-130,1,-121,-30,-76,-19,-35,1,-1,1,-1,-1,-1,1,1,1,-89,-27,-74,-63,-260,-182,-397,-329,-365,-335,-837,-313,-346,-297,-462,-333,-352,-345,-358,-266,-329,-317,-406,-302,-316,-290,-369,-321,-341,-295,-459,-415,-461,-401,-517,-364,-372,-351,-484,-463,-465,-285,-480,-396,-1128,-1164,-1099,-462,-1071,-1026,-29998,-29999] A46: 1 d4 Nf6 2 Nf3 e6: Torre, London and Colle Systems} 1. d4 c5 2. c3 {No one has ever played this version against me, so I wasn't sure what I should play, however, I played it correctly} e6 (2... Nf6) 3. Nf3 Nf6 {[%cal Bg8f6,Bf6h5,Bh5g3][%mdl 32]} 4. Qc2 (4. a3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 Be7 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. Bxf6 dxe3 9. Bxg7 Rg8 10. Bd4 exd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nc6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg3 f5 15. Qc2 f4 16. Bc4 Rg7 17. Bh4 e4 18. Qxe4 Nb4 {Gogolis,A (2280)-Haritakis,T (2320) Thessaloniki 1996 ½-½ (42)}) 4... d5 5. Bf4 (5. Bg5 Nc6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Nbd2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Ne5 Nf6 11. Ndf3 O-O 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. O-O e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rad1 Bc6 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Bf1 Rad8 {Bozinovic,B (1932)-Li Bo (2183) Belgrade SRB 2024 0-1 (54)}) 5... Nh5 $146 {[SF17 first line-vk]} (5... Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. Ne5 Bd6 9. Ndf3 Ne4 10. Bd3 f5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O a5 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 a4 16. f3 exf3 17. Nxf3 Ba6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Qxa4 {Hackbarth,C (1872)-Wunderl,E (1867) Austria 2014 1-0 (32)}) 6. Bg3 Nxg3 {I was a little nervous opening the h-file to his Rook, especially as I had intended to castle King side, however, his dark squared Bishop is quite powerful, so it seemed sensible to eliminate one of his most powerful pieces} 7. hxg3 g6 8. Nbd2 {The position is equal.} Nd7 9. e4 c4 {[%eval 47,19] I was in two minds about this move, it entombs his light squared Bishop, but mine hasn't got a lot of space either. Also, as I have the 2 Bishops I should be trying to open the centre, not close it. However, I reasoned that if he played exd5 then my light squared Bishop is released along the h3-c8 diagonal, whereas if he playes e5 I can start putting pressure on the Queenside} (9... cxd4 $11 {[%eval -16,19]} 10. cxd4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Bb4+ 12. Kd1 Be7) 10. exd5 {[%eval 9,22]} (10. b3 $14 {[%eval 47,19] is superior.}) 10... exd5 $11 11. Ne5 {[%eval -76,20]} (11. b3 $11 {[%eval 17,21] remains equal.}) 11... Qe7 {Strongly threatening ...f6.} 12. O-O-O {[%eval -130,22]} ({Better is} 12. Be2 {[%eval -75,22]}) 12... Nxe5 $17 13. dxe5 Bd7 {[%eval 1,22]} ({Don't take} 13... Qxe5 14. Bxc4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Be7 15. Nf3 $16) (13... Qg5 $17 {[%eval -130,21] aiming for ...b5.} 14. f4 Qxg3 15. Nxc4 (15. Qa4+ Bd7 $19) 15... Qxf4+ 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Bg7 {[SF17 gives s this line as winning for B-vk]}) 14. Re1 {[%eval -121,21]} (14. Nf3 $11 {[%eval 1,22]}) 14... O-O-O {[%eval -30,22]} (14... b5 $17 {[%eval -121,21] Hoping for ...Rb8.} 15. Nf3 Rb8) 15. f4 {[%eval -76,21]} (15. Nf3 $11 {[%eval -30,22]}) 15... Qc5 {[%eval -19,23]} (15... Bf5 $17 {[%eval -76,21]} 16. Qa4 Qc5) 16. Nf3 $1 $11 Bf5 {[%eval 1,21]} (16... Qa5 $15 {[%eval -35,22] [SF17 definite plus for Bl=vk]}) 17. Qd2 Qa5 {And now ...d4 would win.} 18. a3 Bc5 19. Nd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4 Qa4 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Ra4c2]} 21. Re2 {[%eval -89,24] [#] Against Qc2+} (21. Qd1 $11 {[%eval 1,22] keeps the balance.} Qd7 22. Rh6) 21... Kb8 {[%eval -27,24] I offered a draw} (21... Qb3 $1 $17 {[%eval -89,24] Threatens to win with ...h5.} 22. Rd2 (22. Qxa7 Qa2 $17) 22... Kb8) 22. Rd2 {[%eval -74,25] [#]} (22. g4 $11 {[%eval -27,24]} Bxg4 23. Rd2) 22... Qb3 $1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is more active.} 23. Rf2 $2 {[%eval -260,23] This move loses the game for White.} ({White should play} 23. g4 $1 $15 {[%eval -63,23]} Be4 24. g5 {[though Bl retains a definite plus-vk]}) 23... Qa2 24. Kd2 $2 {[%eval -397,24]} (24. Re2 {[%eval -182,24] was worth a try.}) 24... Qxb2+ $19 25. Ke3 Qc1+ ({Not} 25... Qxa3 $2 26. Rd2 $19) 26. Qd2 $2 {[%eval -837,24]} (26. Ke2 {[%eval -335,22]}) 26... Qxa3 $2 {[%eval -313,23]} (26... d4+ {[%eval -837,24]} 27. Kf3 Qa1 28. Bxc4 Qxh1) 27. Qd4 Qc1+ 28. Rd2 {[%eval -462,23]} (28. Kf3 {[%eval -297,23] keeps fighting.}) 28... Qe1+ 29. Re2 Qxg3+ 30. Kd2 Qd3+ 31. Qxd3 Bxd3 32. Re3 Bxf1 33. Rxf1 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRR-KRR} d4 34. Ree1 dxc3+ 35. Kxc3 b5 36. Rb1 {[%eval -459,23]} (36. Kb4 $142 {[%eval -295,19]}) 36... a6 37. f5 Rhe8 38. fxg6 hxg6 39. Rxf7 Rxe5 40. Rf6 Rd3+ 41. Kb4 Red5 42. Rxg6 $2 {[%eval -480,28]} (42. Rxa6 {[%eval -285,26] was called for.} Rg3 43. Rb2) 42... Kb7 43. Rg7+ $2 {[%eval -1128,28]} (43. Rf6 {[%eval -396,24]}) 43... Kb6 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ra6a5]} 44. Rg6+ Rd6 45. Rxd6+ Rxd6 46. Rg1 Rd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.98/Black=0.48} 0-1
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