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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry A v Telepost A"] [Site "Oswestry"] [Date "2024.09.19"] [Round "Brd 1"] [White "Ferrington, Nigel M"] [Black "Van Kemenade, R."] [Result "0 - 1"] [ECO "A27"] [WhiteElo "2126"] [BlackElo "1883"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "134"] [GameId "2091678051930143"] [EventDate "2024"] {[%evp 0,9,25,-11,-17,-58,-51,-30,-11,-2,67,12]} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 f5 (3... Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Nh5 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. f4 {Ferrington-Ireland, Shropshire op 2019, 1-0}) 4. Nf3 (4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 (5. e3 {main lines})) 4... d6 (4... Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Nh4 {main} (6. Ng5 {2nd}) 6... d5 $6 7. Bg5 dxc4 8. e3 Na5 $2 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. d5 $18 {C Morris-Van Kemenade,West Wales Open 2022,1-0}) 5. d4 (5. d3 {also played}) 5... e4 6. Nh4 (6. d5 Ne5) (6. Ng5 Be7 {main lines}) 6... Be7 {47% for Wh} (6... Nf6 {transposes to many more games,63% for Wh}) 7. Ng2 Bf6 (7... Nf6 {50% 28 games}) 8. e3 (8. Be3 g6 {2-0} (8... Nge7 {0-1})) 8... Nge7 9. Nf4 O-O 10. Be2 (10. h4 {expected by Bl} Ng6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Nd5 Ne7 13. Nf4 c5 14. d5 $11 {Stone-Biemans, Gent Taminco op, 2012, draw agreed}) 10... g5 $5 {Bl wanted an unbalanced game , rather than be ground down by a higher rated player} (10... Nb4 11. a3 Na6 12. b4 c6 13. O-O $14 {SF17}) (10... Qe8 11. Qb3 Kh8 12. Bd2 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Qc2 Bd7 {Sidhant-Saptorshi, IND ch U19,2016,1/2-1/2}) 11. Nh5 (11. Nfd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bg7 13. h4 h6 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Qb3 Ne7 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bd2 $16) 11... Ng6 (11... Bh8) 12. g4 (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 (12... Rxf6 13. b3 Nce7 14. Bb2 a6 15. Qd2 Rb8 16. O-O-O $18 {SF17}) 13. Nd5 Qg7 14. h4 $18 {SF17, though the N has moved 6 times and the B only twice. Why both players were not too interested in the trade}) 12... Bh8 (12... f4 {was considered better by Bl during the later stages as this would have taken away some wWh control over d5.} 13. Nxe4 Bh8 14. f3 Qe7 15. O-O Bd7 16. Kh1 $16 {SF17}) (12... Nh4 {considered, but looked unclear. SF17 even gives Bl a slight advantage in some lines} 13. Qb3 (13. Ng3 fxg4 14. Bxg4 Bg7 (14... Ng2+ 15. Kf1 Nh4 16. Ngxe4 Bg7 17. Rg1 h6 $11) 15. Ngxe4 Qe8 16. Bh5 Ng2+ 17. Kf1 Bh3 18. Bxe8 Nxe3+ 19. Ke1 Nxd1 20. Bxc6 Nxc3 21. Nxg5 bxc6 22. Nxh3 Rae8+ 23. Be3 Bxd4 24. Rg1+ Kh8 25. bxc3 Bxe3 26. fxe3 Rxe3+ 27. Kd2 Rxh3 28. Rg2 $11 {SF17- a typical engine mess}) 13... a5 14. Bd2 Bxd4 (14... a4 15. Nxa4 fxg4 16. O-O-O Nf3 17. Be1 Bf5 $11) 15. c5+ Kh8 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Qd5 Nhf3+ 18. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 19. Kd1 dxc5 20. Kc2 $11 {SF17}) 13. Ng3 (13. gxf5 Bxf5 14. Ng3 Nh4 15. Nxf5 Rxf5 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Ng3 Ng2+ 18. Kf1 Nxe3+ 19. Bxe3 Qxe3 20. Nxf5 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 Qxf5 22. Bg4 $16 {SF17}) 13... f4 14. Ngxe4 Nh4 15. Rg1 Re8 {aiming at the K in the middle- SF17 does it more effectively} (15... Qe7 16. Bd2 b6 17. Qb1 Re8 $11 {SF17}) (15... a5 16. Bd2 Bd7 17. c5 d5 18. Nxd5 fxe3 19. Bxe3 Be6 20. Ndc3 Bxd4 $11 {SF17}) 16. Qb3 {SF17} (16. Bd2 a5 17. a3 Qe7 18. Qc2 Bd7 19. O-O-O $16 {when} Nb4 $1 20. Qb1 $1 (20. axb4 axb4 21. Kb1 $11) 20... c5 21. d5 Be5 22. exf4 gxf4 23. f3 $16 {SF17}) 16... Na5 (16... a5 17. Bd2 a4 18. Qa3 Bxd4 19. O-O-O Bxc3 20. Nxc3 f3 21. Bf1 b6 22. Nd5 Ne5 $14 {SF17}) 17. Qb5 {Wh tries to breakthrough quickly, but now Bl gets cahances bagainst Wh's K} (17. Qc2 {SF17}) 17... c5 $11 18. Nxd6 {best} (18. dxc5 Bxc3+ 19. Nxc3 Bd7 20. Qb4 Nc6 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qa6 dxc5 $17 {SF17}) 18... cxd4 {SF17 second line} (18... Re6 19. Nce4 b6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Qa6 Bc8 $11) 19. Qxe8+ (19. Nxe8 dxc3 20. Nd6 Qxd6 21. Qxg5+ Ng6 22. Qxa5 cxb2 23. Bxb2 Bxb2 24. Rd1 Qb6 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. h4 fxe3 27. fxe3 Kg7 (27... Nxh4 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. g5 $11) 28. Kf2 Nxh4 29. a4 Be5 $15 {SF17}) 19... Qxe8 20. Nxe8 dxc3 21. bxc3 Bxc3+ (21... f3 22. Bd3 Be5 {SF17 was Bl original idea, hoping to pick up the N, but then saw that Wh had Ba3 available} 23. c5 b6 24. Kd2 bxc5 25. Ba3 Bd7 26. Bxc5 Bxe8 27. h3 $11 {SF17}) 22. Bd2 Bxa1 23. Nc7 (23. Bxa5 fxe3 24. fxe3 Be5 25. Bc7 Bc3+ 26. Kd1 Bd7 27. Nd6 Be5 28. h3 Rf8 29. Rf1 $11 {SF17}) 23... Rb8 (23... fxe3 24. fxe3 (24. Bxa5 exf2+ 25. Kxf2 Bd4+ 26. Kg3 Rb8 27. Rb1 Bd7 $17 {SF17}) 24... Rb8 25. Bxa5 Be5 26. Nd5 Bxh2 27. Rh1 Be5 28. Ne7+ Kg7 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Kd2 $11 {Sf17}) 24. Bxa5 b6 {this could have cost Bl the game- part of the idea was to get the B to b7.} (24... fxe3) 25. Bb4 Be5 26. Nd5 f3 27. Bd3 Bxh2 28. Rh1 Be5 29. Ne7+ Kg7 30. Nf5+ (30. Nc6 $18 {missed by both players}) 30... Bxf5 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. gxf5 Rc8 $19 {targetting the back rank} (32... Rd8 $1 {SF17 is even stronger as Wh will be running out of .} 33. Rg1 h6 34. Rg4 Rd3 35. Rg1 a5 36. Bd2 Ra3 37. Bc1 Rxa2) 33. Be7 (33. Kd2 Rxc4 34. Be7 h6 35. Kd3 Ra4 36. a3 g4 37. e4 {and Wh is still fighting, though Bl does have a breakthrough} Kf7 38. Rxh6 g3 $1 {seen as a possibility in some lines by Bl during the game} 39. fxg3 f2 40. Ke2 Rxe4+ 41. Kxf2 Bd4+ 42. Kf3 Re3+ 43. Kf4 Rxe7 $19 {Sf17}) 33... Rxc4 (33... Rc7 34. Ba3 Rd7 35. Bb4 Rd3 {SF17- reverting to its preferred plan}) 34. f6+ Bxf6 35. Bxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxh7 Ra4 (36... Kf5 37. Rxa7 Rc1+ 38. Kd2 Rf1 {SF17- but the R & P ending as played leaves Wh with no chances, just a long holding exercise}) 37. Rh8 g4 {safeguards the Bl pawns} (37... Kf5 {to infiltrate with the K may well be quickest} 38. Rh3 Ke4 39. Kf1 Rxa2 40. Kg1 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Rf1) 38. Rg8 Kf5 39. Rf8+ Ke5 40. Rg8 Kd5 (40... Rxa2 41. Rxg4 a5 42. Rf4 b5 43. Rxf3 b4 {leaves the K in a better position, and Wh's pawns are far to slow and his K is still cut off}) 41. Rg5+ Kc6 42. Rg6+ Kb5 43. Rg5+ Ka6 44. Rg6 Ka5 45. Kd1 Rxa2 46. Rxg4 Rxf2 47. Rf4 b5 48. e4 b4 49. e5 b3 50. Kc1 Re2 {Bl thought there might have been a chance to finish the game quicker here, though SF17 prefers the move played} (50... Rc2+ 51. Kd1 (51. Kb1 f2 52. Rf3 Re2 {is certainly over}) 51... Rf2 52. Kc1 Re2 {just transposes}) 51. Rxf3 Kb4 52. Rf6 Rxe5 53. Ra6 Ra5 54. Rh6 Rc5+ 55. Kb2 Rc2+ {it seems that other moves draw-tablebases} 56. Kb1 a5 57. Rb6+ Ka3 58. Rh6 Rg2 59. Rh1 a4 60. Rf1 Rg3 61. Rh1 Kb4 (61... b2 62. Kc2 Ka2 {is another way}) 62. Rh4+ Kc3 63. Rh1 a3 64. Rf1 Re3 (64... a2+ 65. Ka1 Kb4 66. Rf4+ Ka3 {also}) 65. Rc1+ Kd2 66. Ka1 b2+ (66... Re1 {also}) 67. Ka2 bxc1=N+ (67... Re1 {also}) 0-1
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