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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry A v Shrewsbury A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.10.31"] [Round "Brd 2"] [White "Bryant, Richard BE"] [Black "Higgie, Charles L"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1906"] [BlackElo "1890"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "69"] [GameId "2107112604344138"] [EventDate "2024.11.01"] {[%evp 0,16,30,8,40,37,40,32,50,30,19,6,30,4,-3,-9,-2,-25,5]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 {original Grand Prix Attack} (5. Bb5 Nd4 {main; - Bryant 8-5-7, 2 draws-Higgie}) 5... d6 (5... e6 {retains the option of a later d5 without loss of a tempo, though then Bl needs to know how to deal with the theory book sacrifice of} 6. f5 {which gives Wh good attacking chances}) 6. O-O e6 7. a3 {preserving the QB, though perhaps a little slow} (7. d3 {main} Nge7 8. Qe1 O-O 9. f5 {scores 57% for Wh}) (7. f5 exf5 8. d3 {scores 54% for Wh}) 7... Nge7 8. Qe1 Qc7 {This does delay 0-0 but it is perhaps too early to commit the Q.II is not that usual in this Grand Prix variant to place the Q here , which is common in many other Sicilian versions. Here, with the Wh Q coming to h4 , she may need to stay to oppose and also obe protecting the f6 square, The tactic hehind it is to put early pressure on c2, but Wh is not obliged to exchane on d4 when a N comes there} (8... O-O 9. d3 Nd4 10. Nxd4 (10. Qf2 {52% for Wh}) 10... cxd4 11. Ne2 d5 12. Bb3 dxe4 13. dxe4 d3 14. Nc3 {1-5-3}) 9. d3 a6 (9... O-O {2-2-1}) 10. Kh1 (10. Ba2 Nd4 {1-1}) (10. f5 {SF17 , not yet played}) 10... O-O 11. Qh4 (11. Ne2 b5 12. Ba2 c4 13. Qh4 d5 14. e5 $11 {SF17}) 11... b5 (11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 (12. f5 $11 {SF17}) 12... cxd4 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. Bd2 (14. f5 exf5 15. Bg5 $16 {SF17}) 14... Qd8 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rf2 $11 {Tajovska-Janska, CZE ch Girls U16, 2014,0-1}) 12. Ba2 Nd4 13. Bb1 (13. f5 $1 {Cloud Engines} exf5 14. Bh6 fxe4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qf6+ Kh6 18. Nd5 (18. Rf4 $1) 18... Nxd5 19. Bxd5 $18 {Loh-Haring, World Ol U16, 2014,1-0}) 13... Nec6 (13... Nxf3 14. Rxf3 f5 $19 {SF17- blocks Wh's K side chances, while Bl retains extra space on the Q side}) 14. f5 exf5 (14... gxf5 15. Ba2 fxe4 16. Ng5 h6 17. Ngxe4 f5 18. Bxh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qg7 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. Nxd6 Nxc2 22. Rac1 $11 {SF17}) (14... Qd8 15. Bg5 f6 16. fxg6 hxg6 17. Bd2 Ra7 18. Ba2 b4 19. Nd1 a5 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Ne3 f5 $11 {SF17}) 15. Bh6 (15. Nxd4 cxd4 (15... Nxd4 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Ba2 Be6 19. Bg5 Bxa2 20. c3 f6 21. Nxg6+ Kg8 22. Nxf8 Qxf8 23. Bc1 $18) 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Ba2 Kh8 {Attacking is usually easier than defending, as an attacking slip is usually retrievable- a defensive one is often fatal} 19. Bh6 $11 {SF17}) 15... Bxh6 (15... Nxf3 $1 16. Rxf3 Qe7 17. Bg5 f6 18. Ba2+ Be6 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Bd2 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd4 22. Rh3 h5 23. c3 Nf5 24. Qf2 Rae8 $19 {Sf17- Bl has weathered the storm; Engines are supercool in defending}) 16. Qxh6 $14 f6 17. Nd5 (17. Ba2+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Nxe6 19. exf5 Qg7 20. Qh3 Ned4 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Nd5 Rae8 (22... Nxc2 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Rac1 N6d4 (24... N2d4 25. Qxd6 $18) 25. Qh3+ Kg8 26. Rf2 g5 27. Qh5 $16) 23. Rae1 $14 Nxc2 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qh4 Rf8 26. Qf4 $18 {SF17}) 17... Qg7 18. Qh4 (18. Qf4 Nxf3 19. gxf3 Bb7 20. Ba2 Kh8 21. Qxd6 c4 $15 {SF17}) 18... g5 (18... Nxf3 19. gxf3 Bb7 20. Ba2 Kh8 21. Qg3 fxe4 22. fxe4 f5 23. Qxd6 Ne5 $19 {SF17- it is the Wh K that is more exposed now}) 19. Qf2 Be6 (19... Nxf3 $17 {SF17}) 20. Ba2 f4 (20... fxe4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. dxe4 f5 23. c3 fxe4 24. Qd2 Nf5 25. Ne3 Qg6 26. Rxf5 Rxf5 27. Nxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Qxg5+ Kh8 30. Re1 Re8 31. Qe3 h6 $15 {SF17}) 21. Ne1 {Rudy , watching,liked this idea as well} (21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. g3 fxg3 23. Qxg3 f5 24. Qxd6 c4 25. c3 Rad8 26. Qxa6 Bxd5 27. exd5 Nc2 28. Rac1 cxd3 29. Qxb5 Ne3 30. Rf2 Ng4 31. Rd2 Ne5 $11 {SF17- here this must mean not equality, but thet both sides have chances- in reversal from usual Sicilians, here Wh has the Q side play, with Bl attacking chances on the K side.}) 21... b4 (21... c4 $1 $19 {SF17- striking at the base of the centre pawns, and threating to cut the support of the N on d5} 22. dxc4 (22. Rd1 f5) 22... bxc4 23. Bxc4 f5 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. Nf3 Kh8 26. Rae1 Ne5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Kg1 Rac8 29. b3 Bxd5 30. Bxd5 Ne3 $19 {SF17- winning an exchange}) 22. c3 (22. axb4 cxb4 23. c3 b3 24. cxd4 bxa2 25. Nb6 d5 $1 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 27. b3 (27. Rxa2 dxe4 28. Ra3 e3 $19) 27... dxe4 28. dxe4 Bxb3 29. Rxa2 Bxa2 30. Qxa2+ $11 {SF17- tyical tactical display from an engine}) 22... bxc3 (22... b3 $1 23. cxd4 (23. Bb1 f5 $1 24. cxd4 Bxd5 25. exd5 Nxd4 {Wh needs to return material, or play without a QR} 26. Bc2 Nxc2 27. Nxc2 Qxb2 28. Rac1 bxc2 29. Rxc2 Qe5 {SF17- and Bl's pawn mass will win when it advances}) 23... Bxd5 24. exd5 Nxd4 25. Nf3 Nxf3 26. Bxb3 Nd4 27. Bc4 Nf5 $19 {SF17- Wh's B is cut off from defending by the two d pawns- the N is far more agile and will be crucial in the coming K side attack}) 23. bxc3 $18 Nb5 24. a4 Nba7 25. d4 (25. Nxf4 $1 Bxa2 26. Qxa2+ Qf7 27. Ne6 Rfc8 28. d4 $18 {SF17- the Bl Ns are offside, while the Wh ones take aim at the holes saround the Bl K}) 25... cxd4 (25... Kh8 $1 $11 {SF17}) 26. cxd4 (26. Nxf4 $18) 26... Rab8 $6 {Bl wants some activity after all the defending, however} (26... Kh8 $15) 27. Nxf4 $18 Bxa2 28. Qxa2+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ (29. Nd5 {very difficult to followup, but Wh is best keeping Qs on.} Kh8 (29... Nxd4 {is crucial, but should lead to a winning position for Wh} 30. Nc2 Nxc2 (30... Nac6 31. Nxd4 Nxd4 32. Rad1 Ne6 33. Nxf6+ Kh8 34. Qa1 Ng7 35. Nxh7 $1 $18) 31. Nxf6+ Kh8 32. Qxc2 Rbc8 33. Qd3 Nc6 34. Qxa6 Qa7 35. Qe2 $18) 30. Nc2 Qe6 31. Qc4 a5 32. Qc3 Qxe4 33. Nxf6 $18 {SF17}) 29... Rxf7 $11 (29... Kxf7 $11) 30. Ne6 Rb4 $2 {Bl needs to sort out his N tangle before embarking on adventures- leaving that N on e6 is a danger signal, and this just helps Wh'other N to join in} (30... Nd8 $11) 31. Nc2 $18 Rb2 (31... Rb8 {attempts defence, but Bl has lost a couple of moves} 32. Ne3 Nd8 33. d5 Nxe6 34. dxe6 Re7 35. Rxf6 Rbe8 36. Nd5 Rxe6 37. Rc1 Kg7 38. Rxe6 Rxe6 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40. h4 $18 {SF17} (40. h3 Rxe4 41. Rxa7 Rxa4 42. Nb6 Ra1+ 43. Kh2 h5 44. Nc8 {and Bl will need to give up the a pawn as the r & N threatent weave a mating net. Then a R swap will make life simpler for Wh}) 40... Rxe4 41. h5+ $1 Kf5 42. Rxa7 Rd4 43. Ne3+ Kf4 44. Nf1 Rxa4 45. Rxh7 $18) 32. Ne3 Rd2 {[Draw?] chasing a pawn, but Wh is chasing the K} 33. Nf5 Rd7 34. Nh6+ Kh8 35. Rxf6 {the back rank cannot be defended. A complex game with chances for both sides.} 1-0
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