[Event "Oswestry A v Shrewsbury A"] 
[Site "?"]
[Date "2024.10.31"]
[Round "Brd 1"]
[White "Hopkins, Jamie R"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "1889"]
[BlackElo "1893"]
[Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2106934671392799"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]

{[%evp 0,56,26,-5,-22,-15,-12,-23,28,13,55,71,65,65,74,65,51,62,132,70,74,57,51,62,58,58,61,20,17,16,4,47,9,-27,-23,-11,10,10,-3,-3,-12,-13,-13,-16,-11,-15,14,23,23,26,37,28,54,34,63,54,48,48,69]} 1. c4 {2043, expired grade from 2023} e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 f5 5. d4 e4 6. d5 {main} (6. Ng5) (6. Nh4) 6... exf3 (6... Ne5 7. Nd4 Nf6 8. f4 {4-3-0, all correspondence games}) 7. dxc6 bxc6 (7... fxe2 8. Qxe2+ {1.5-0.5}) 8. exf3 (8. e3 g6 9. Qxf3 {1-1-1}) 8... Be6 (8... Nf6 9. Bg2 $16 {2-1-1}) (8... Be7 {SF17} 9. Bg2 Bf6 10. O-O $16 {1.5-0.5}) 9. Qa4 (9. Bd3 g6 10. O-O {also F17} Bg7 11. Re1 Kf7 12. c5 Nf6 13. cxd6 cxd6 14. Ne2 Nd5 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Re8 17. Qa4 $18 {SF17}) 9... Bd7 (9... Qd7 {SF17} 10. Bg2 d5 11. f4 Nf6 12. O-O Ne4 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Qxa7 $18 {Gueci-Grineva, EU ch women, Prague 2022,1/2-1/2}) (9... Kf7 10. Qxc6 Ne7 {F17} 11. Qa4 g6 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Qc2 Bg7 14. O-O $18 {SF17}) 10. Qc2 (10. c5 Nf6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 d5 14. Ne2 $18 {SF17}) (10. Bd3 Nh6 (10... c5 11. Qc2 g6 12. h4 Nf6 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. h5 O-O 15. O-O-O $16 {SF17}) 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. O-O $18 {F17}) 10... g6 (10... Be7 {SF17}) (10... Qe7+ 11. Be3 (11. Be2 {SF17}) 11... Nf6 {F17} (11... f4 12. gxf4 Nh6 {SF17- both players aware of this possibility during the game and Wh would have avoided it on principle})) 11. Bg2 {F17} (11. Bd3 {SF17}) 11... Bg7 (11... Qe7+ 12. Ne2 (12. Be3 f4 $11) 12... Nf6 13. O-O Bg7 14. c5 O-O $16 {Sf17}) 12. O-O Ne7 (12... Nf6 13. Re1+ Kf7 14. b4 $16 {SF17}) (12... Kf7 13. Bf4 Nf6 {F17} 14. c5 Nh5 15. Bd2 d5 16. Ne2 Rb8 17. Rab1 $16 {SF17}) 13. Bg5 (13. Re1 h6 {both Engines}) 13... h6 14. Bxe7 (14. Be3 {both Engines}) 14... Kxe7 15. f4 Rb8 {SF17} (15... a5 {SF17}) 16. b3 (16. Rab1 $16 {both Engines}) 16... Kf7 $14 17. Rad1 Qf6 (17... Re8 $14 {both Engines}) 18. Ne2 (18. Na4 {F17}) (18. Rd3 {SF17}) 18... Qb2 {both Engines} (18... c5 {considered} 19. Qd2 Rhe8 20. Rfe1 Rb4 21. Rb1 Kf8 22. h4 h5 23. Kh2 Re7 24. Rbc1 a5 25. Nc3 Rxe1 26. Qxe1 (26. Nd5 Rxc1 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. Qxc1 Bd4 $14) 26... c6 27. Qh1 Qd4 28. Rc2 Rb6 29. Na4 Rb8 30. Qc1 $14 (30. Bxc6 Bxc6 31. Qxc6 Qd3 32. Rc1 Re8 33. Kh3 Qd2 34. Rf1 Qd3 35. Kg2 Re2 $11 {SF17})) 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 $11 20. Rd2 Bf6 21. Nd4 Bxd4 (21... c5 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. Bxc6 $11 {considered, and pm but Bl can no longer get a R onto e8}) 22. Rxd4 Rhe8 (22... c5 $1 {Wh Wh in pm and both Engines. Bl can then begin to attack the passive Wh pawn dstructure on the Q side with a5 or Rb6-a6, a possibility that concerned wh}) 23. c5 d5 24. Ra4 Rb7 (24... Ra8 25. Ra6 {preferred by both Engines} g5 {SF17} (25... Re6 {F17})) 25. Bf3 (25. Rd1 Re2 26. Bf1 Rc2 27. Ra5 $14 {F17}) (25. h4 Re2 26. Rc1 Rb2 27. Bxd5+ cxd5 28. c6 Bxc6 29. Rxc6 h5 30. Kg2 Re2 31. Raa6 d4 32. Kf3 d3 {SF17- something like this was looked at in pm analysis, though Wh K was further away} 33. Rf6+ $1 Ke7 34. Rxg6 Rb6 35. Rg7+ Kf6 36. Rxb6+ axb6 37. Rxc7 Rxa2 38. Rc6+ Ke7 39. Rxb6 d2 40. Ke2 d1=Q+ 41. Kxd1 Rxf2 42. b4 $18 {Sf17}) 25... Re7 (25... Rb5 {SF17- considered as main choice for a while by Bl & looked at in pm} 26. Rc1 (26. Rxa7 Rxc5 27. Rxc7 Ke7 $11 {SF17- the players considered that this gave Bl quite good chances, since Wh's extra pawn is useless on the K side, while the 3 Bl pieces are better cordinated than Wh's}) 26... a5 {the R on e8 prevents Be2} 27. Kf1 Ra8 28. h4 Rb4 29. Ra3 Kf6 (29... a4 30. Bd1 $11) 30. Bd1 $11 {SF17}) (25... Ra8 {F17} 26. Rd1 Bc8 27. Ra5 $16 {SF17}) 26. Rc1 Ke8 (26... Bc8 27. Kf1 a6 {both Engines}) 27. Kf1 Kd8 28. Re1 (28. h4 $18 {SF17}) 28... Rxe1+ {Draw? Wh running low on time} (28... Rb5 29. Rc1 Rb7 30. Be2 Re4 31. Ra6 g5 32. fxg5 hxg5 33. Ke1 Rd4 34. Rd1 Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 g4 36. Kd2 Ke7 37. Ra4 Kf6 38. h4 gxh3 39. Rh4 a5 40. Rxh3 a4 41. Rh7 axb3 42. axb3 Be8 43. Kc3 $14 {SF17}) (28... Rxe1+ 29. Kxe1 Rb5 30. b4 {the variation Bl was thinking about and looked at in pm analysis} (30. Be2 $1 $18 Rxc5 31. Kd2 d4 32. Bc4 {the Bl R is trapped} Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd6 34. Kxd4 a5 35. a3) (30. Kd2 {also}) 30... a5 {both Engines gives this which was considered as best, Wh thought that} (30... Rb7 {would just produce a stalemate for both Rs- however Wh can just slowly improve all his pieces} 31. a3 Kc8 32. Be2 Kd8 33. Kd2 {both Engines keep wanting Bl to play g5, which surely must give Wh a chance to make something of his K side majority currently held up by the doubled pawn} Ke7 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Kd4 Ke6 36. Ra6 Kf6 37. h4 h5 38. Bd3 (38. b5) 38... Ke6 39. Bc2 Kf6 40. Ba4 $18) 31. bxa5 Kc8 32. a6 Kb8 33. a7+ Ka8 34. Be2 Rxc5 35. Kd2 Bc8 36. Bf1 Bb7 37. Be2 Bc8 38. Bf1 Bb7 39. Bd3 Bc8 40. h3 h5 41. f3 {and Wh will break through on the K side}) 1/2-1/2

[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

[Event "Oswestry A v Shrewsbury A"]   
[Site "?"]
[Date "2024.10.31"]
[Round "Brd 3"]
[White "Priestley, Stephen"]
[Black "Bailey, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1741"]
[BlackElo "1774"]
[Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[GameId "2107150557258413"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]

{[%evp 0,19,35,-29,-29,-34,-30,-26,6,-5,-1,-17,-21,-19,-18,-26,-26,-30,10,7,2,-26]} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 {main} (3. g3 g6 {Priestley- Bailey, Shropshire league 2024,1/2-1/2 & Shropshire League online 20231-0}) 3... c5 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Qe2 (7. Bxd7+ {a little bit more frequent}) 7... O-O 8. O-O (8. Bxd7) 8... a6 (8... Bg4 $17 {0-2-9}) 9. Bxd7 Nbxd7 10. d4 $146 {0bstructs the QB} (10. d3 $11 {6-5-8}) 10... Ne4 $15 (10... Rc8) 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Nf6 (12... Rc8 $15) 13. dxc5 (13. c4 $11) 13... Ne4 14. Qc1 Nxc5 (14... Bxb2 $5) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qb2+ Kg8 17. Rad1 Ne4 18. c4 Qb6 19. Qd4 (19. Rd4 e6 20. Ne5 Rad8 $11 {SF17}) 19... Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 e6 22. cxd5 exd5 (22... Nc3 23. R1d2 Rxd5 $11) 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Rc8 $11 25. Nd2 (25. h3 {looks simpler. providing an escape for the K rather than having a piece pinned down} Rc2 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27. Rd7 b5 28. Ne5 Rxa2 29. Rxf7+ Kg8 30. Re7 Ng3 $11) 25... Rc1+ 26. Nf1 Nc3 (26... h5 27. g3 Rb1 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Rd7 Ra1 30. Rd4 f5 31. a4 Rb1 32. b4 Kf7 33. Kg2 $11 {SF17}) 27. Rd2 $11 {(Draw?]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oswestry A v Shrewsbury A"] 
[Site "?"]
[Date "2024.10.31"]
 [Round "Brd 4"]
[White "Fisher, Peter S"]
[Black "Lockett, Dan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "1636"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"]]
[PlyCount "41"]
[GameId "2107176596803676"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]

{[%evp 0,41,30,20,73,73,84,80,75,73,61,55,75,49,68,25,38,41,39,39,39,36,40,41,37,31,31,38,38,31,33,-29,34,-3,38,16,46,7,11,-29,5,-25,-1,-17]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. h3 (6. O-O) 6... c5 7. Be3 (7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O Qxc5 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qd2 {main, 50%}) 7... Qa5 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 {main Classical setup vs Sicilian Dragon}) 8. O-O (8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. O-O {transposes}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nb3 Qd8 (10... Qc7 11. f4 {66% for Wh}) 11. Qd2 (11. f4 {57% for Wh}) 11... Be6 12. Nd4 (12. f4 {2-1-2}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qa5 14. Rfd1 (14. Rad1 {as frequent}) 14... Rac8 $146 (14... Rfc8 $11 {0-2-2}) 15. f3 (15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Nxe7+ Kh8 17. Rxd2 Rce8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 (20. exd5 Bg5 $19) 20... Rxe4 21. Bd3 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Rb4 23. Rxd6 $11 {SF17}) 15... a6 (15... Nh5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nb5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Nf4 19. Bf1 a6 20. Nd4 g5 $11 {SF17}) 16. Qe3 (16. Nd5 Qd8 17. c4 $11 {Sf17}) 16... Rc6 (16... Nd7 {aiming for c4 via e5 is a standard sequence}) 17. a3 (17. f4 {would still give Wh some prospects}) 17... b5 18. Qd2 Rfc8 19. Be3 (19. f4 $5) (19. e5 $2 dxe5 20. Bxe5 b4 21. Bxf6 bxc3 $19) 19... Bc4 (19... Nh5 20. Bd4 Be5 $15 {SF17}) 20. Rdc1 Bxe2 (20... Nh5 21. Bxc4 Bxc3 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. bxc3 Qxc3 $17 {Sf17}) 21. Qxe2 {[Draw?]} (21. Qxe2 Rc4 $15 {SF17}) (21. Qxe2 Qc7 22. Qf2 e6 $15 {F17}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oswestry A v Shrewsbury A"]  
[Site "?"]
[Date "2024.10.31"]
[Round "Brd 5"]]
[White "Greenwood, Shane"]
[Black "Van Kemenade, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1687"]
[BlackElo "1618"]
[Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[GameId "2107448472834962"]
[EventDate "2024.11.01"]

{[%evp 0,64,28,31,75,75,75,27,11,16,43,49,26,22,25,14,47,51,50,55,93,107,86,48,61,38,42,23,32,26,-9,-31,-42,-20,-41,-92,-93,-104,-120,-119,-119,-201,-152,-219,-200,-295,-317,-389,-404,-429,-407,-454,-513,-511,-437,-632,-632,-1337,-1476,-29989,-29990,-29993,-29994,-29997,-29998,-29999,-29999]} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 (3. Nc3 {main}) 3... e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. O-O Be7 6. h3 h6 (6... c6 {3-2}) 7. c3 c6 8. Be3 (8. Re1 Qc7 9. Nbd2 g5 10. Nf1 Nf8 11. Ng3 g4 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Nf5 O-O-O {Morgans-Van Kemenade, Newport 2018,0-1}) 8... Qc7 9. Nbd2 Rg8 (9... g5 {1-4}) (9... Nf8 {1-1-3}) 10. Re1 g5 11. dxe5 {usually opening the centre is a good reply to a side attack. However here the D file being opened is clogged up with Wh pieces} dxe5 12. g4 $2 {it is seldom a good idea to make an unforced pawn advance on the side where one is being attacked, especially if the K is involved. It just creates targets for attack.} Nf8 {building up} (12... h5 {immediately is possible, used by SF17, considered by Bl} 13. Bc4 (13. Bxg5 $2 hxg4 $19) 13... Nb6 14. Bb3 hxg4 15. Nxg5 Rg7 16. a4 gxh3 17. a5 h2+ 18. Kh1 Nbd7 19. Qe2 Nf8 $17 {SF17- quite a few complexities to calculate}) 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Ng3 Nf4 (14... h5 $1 {SF17} 15. Nh2 (15. gxh5 Nf4 16. Bf1 (16. Bxf4 gxf4 {loses the N now}) 16... g4 $19) 15... hxg4 16. hxg4 Nf4 $17 {SF17}) 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Nf5 h5 17. Nh2 {now Wh is reduced to passive defence} (17. g5 {had to be tried} Bxf5 (17... Ng4 $5 {was one idea considered by B;l} 18. Bc4 (18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Nh2 Rxg5 20. Nxg4 Bxf5 21. exf5 O-O-O 22. Kf1 f6 $11 {SF17}) 18... Bc5 19. Re2 Nxf2 20. Rxf2 Bxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. g6 $1 $18) (17... Nh7 18. h4 Bxg5 {SF17} (18... f6 19. Bc4) (18... Be6 19. Kh1 O-O-O 20. Qe2 Nf8 (20... f6 21. Bc4 $18) (20... Bxg5 21. hxg5 Nxg5 22. Rad1 Kb8 23. Rg1 Nxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxg1+ 25. Kxg1 Bxa2 26. Bf1 Rg8+ 27. Kh2 Be6)) 19. Nxg5 Nxg5 20. hxg5 Rxg5+ 21. Kh2 Bxf5 22. exf5 O-O-O 23. Qf3 Rg4 24. Bf1 Rh4+ 25. Bh3 Rg8 26. Rad1 Rgg4 27. Rd3 $16) 18. exf5 O-O-O 19. Qc2 e4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bxg5 22. Kf1 Qa5 23. Rad1 Bf6 $11 {SF17}) 17... Be6 $19 (17... Bxf5 18. exf5 O-O-O $19 {SF17}) 18. Qe2 (18. Bc2 {holds up 0-0-0} a5 19. Kg2 Bc5 20. Rb1 Bd7 21. Qe2 O-O-O $19 {SF17}) 18... hxg4 19. hxg4 (19. Nxg4 O-O-O 20. b4 Rg5 21. Rad1 Rh8 22. Kg2 Bxf5 23. exf5 Nd5 $19 {SF17} 24. Qc2 (24. Rc1 f3+ 25. Qxf3 Nf4+) 24... f3+ $19) 19... O-O-O 20. f3 Nh7 (20... Rh8) 21. Kf1 Ng5 22. Kg2 Rh8 23. b4 (23. Rad1 {at least brings the QR into play, though SF17 has Bl winning comfortably in all variations}) 23... Rh3 24. Rh1 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rg3+ 26. Kf1 Qd6 (26... Qb6 {with major threats as well, Wh does best to give a B with} 27. Qf2 (27. Rd1 Nh3 28. Ke1 e4 29. fxe4 (29. Nf1 exf3 30. Qc2 Rg1 $19 {with numerous threats}) 29... Re3 $19 {wins Q for starters}) 27... Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxd3 $19 {SF17}) 27. Be4 (27. f6 {SF17} Qxf6 28. Bf5+ Kb8 29. Rd1 Bd6 30. Ke1 e4 $19 {Wh remains tied down}) 27... Qh6 28. Ke1 (28. Bxc6 bxc6 {and Wh has no perpetual, so gets mated} (28... Qxc6 {just keeps a huge advantage})) 28... Nxe4 29. Qxe4 (29. fxe4 Re3 {losing Q, delays the forced mate.}) 29... Qh4 {quickest} (29... Rg2 {also when SF17 gives as best} 30. Qe2) 30. Kf2 (30. Kf1 Qh3+ 31. Ke1 Rg1+ 32. Rxg1 Bh4+ 33. Ke2 Qxh2+ 34. Kf1 Qf2#) 30... Rd2+ 31. Ke1 (31. Qe2 Rg2+ 32. Kxg2 Rxe2+ 33. Kf1 Qf2#) 31... Rgg2+ 32. Kf1 Qf2# {tripling on the 7th rank} 0-1

