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Oswestry Chess Club

[Event "Shrewsbury A - Oswestry A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.04.02"]
[Round "Bd 2"]
[White "Kitchen, Peter J"]
[Black "Bryant, Richard BE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[BlackElo "1907"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[GameId "2163956852508641"]
[EventDate "2025.04.07"]

{[%evp 0,32,17,6,2,19,-7,8,37,44,45,45,45,45,37,57,49,55,48,51,48,49,50,44,46,58,30,35,48,52,53,53,14,57,70]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O (11... Qc7 {main; 3-4-3 Bryant}) 12. Bg5 (12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Ne4 14. Qc1 Ng5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Ne2 Qf6 17. Qe3 Bd7 {133 games, 53% for Wh}) 12... Qc7 13. Bh4 Nh5 14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bg6 Nf4 (16... Rxf3 {main, is a promising exchange offer, though Wh can decline it} 17. Bxh5 {main} (17. gxf3 Bxh2+ 18. Kg2 (18. Kh1 Nf4) 18... Nf4+ 19. Nxf4 Qxf4 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Qxd4 22. Be8 {4-3-4}) 17... Rf8 (17... Rf5 18. Bg4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Bd6 20. Bxf5 exf5 21. f4 Bd7 22. Qd2 Be6 23. Nc3 Qf7 24. Rf3 Rc8 25. Re1 Bd7 26. a3 Na5 27. Rh3 Nc4 28. Qf2 Kg8 29. Qg3 Bc6 30. Bg5 hxg5 31. Qh2 Qg6 32. Rh8+ Kf7 33. Rxc8 Bxf4 34. g3 Bd6 35. Qe2 Qh6+ 36. Kg1 Qf6 37. Rxc6 Qxd4+ 38. Kh1 {1-0 Jina,T (1720)-Bryant,R (1948) High Wycombe e2e4 Challengers op 05 2014 (2)}) 18. Bg3 Bd7 19. Rac1 (19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Nc3 Ne7 21. Qe2 a6 22. Bg4 Nf5 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd2 Rc4 25. Ne2 Kg8 26. b3 Rc7 27. Rc1 Rfc8 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Nf4 Qc6 30. h3 Qc3 31. Rd1 Qxd2 32. Rxd2 g5 33. Ng6 Be8 34. Ne5 Kg7 35. Bf3 h5 36. g4 hxg4 37. Bxg4 Kf6 38. Nf3 Nd6 39. Re2 Ne4 40. Nh2 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Bb5 42. Rb2 a5 43. Be2 Bxe2 44. Rxe2 Kf5 45. Nf3 Rc3 {½-½ Foster,C (1875)-Bryant,R (1917) BCF-ch Atkins op Aberystwyth 2014 (3)}) 19... Rac8 20. Qd2 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Qd6 22. Nf4 Ne7 23. Bg4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 g5 25. Nd3 Nc6 26. Re1 Rf6 27. Ne5 Be8 28. Qe3 Nb4 29. Rc1 Nc6 30. Be2 Qb4 31. Ng4 Rf8 32. Qxe6 Qd2 33. Rd1 Qxb2 34. Bd3 Rf7 35. Qxe8+ Kg7 36. Qe6 Kf8 37. Bg6 Nd8 38. Qd6+ Kg7 39. Bxf7 Nxf7 40. Qf6+ {1-0 Grinberg,E (2448)-Bryant,R (2016) Gibraltar Masters 16th Caleta 2018 (1)}) 17. Nxf4 Bxf4 18. Bg3 Bxg3 (18... Qb6 {main, 65% for Wh}) 19. hxg3 Qd6 (19... Qb6 20. Qd2 Bd7 21. Rac1 (21. Rfe1 Rf6 22. Bc2 Be8 23. g4 Bg6 24. g5 hxg5 25. Bxg6 Rxg6 26. Qd3 Rh6 27. Nxg5 Qc7 28. g3 Qe7 29. f4 Nd8 30. Kg2 Kg8 31. Rh1 Rc8 32. Rac1 Rc6 33. Rxc6 bxc6 34. Rxh6 gxh6 35. Nf3 Qe8 36. Ne5 Kg7 37. Qa3 Nb7 38. Qxa7 Qc8 39. Qa6 Qc7 40. Qxc6 {1-0 Erlank,W (1915)-Khumalo,K (1951) Pretoria Capablanca A 2018 (6)}) 21... Rf6 22. Bb1 Be8 23. Rc3 Bh5 24. Rb3 Qc7 25. Qc2 Bg6 26. Qd2 Bh5 27. Qc2 Bg6 28. Qd2 Bh5 29. Qc2 {½-½ Coimbra,M (2113)-Jeremias,B (1951) POR-ch (Women) Vila Nova de Foz Coa 2011 (6.1)}) 20. Rfd1 $14 (20. Rfe1 $16 Bd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Rf6 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Qb1 Qf8 25. f3 Qb4 26. b3 a5 27. g4 Be8 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qe3 Kf7 31. f4 Qd6 32. Re1 Qd7 33. g3 g6 34. Qd2 b6 35. Qh2 Qc8 36. R5e3 Rh8 37. Qd2 Qd7 38. Kg2 Qc8 39. Rc1 Qd7 40. Rec3 Kg8 41. Rc7 Qd6 42. R1c6 Qa3 43. Rxb6 Rh7 44. Rc5 Ra7 45. g5 hxg5 46. fxg5 Rf5 47. Rxe6 Kh7 48. Rf6 Qb4 49. Qe3 Rf7 50. Rxf5 gxf5 51. Qe6 Qb7 52. g6+ Kg7 53. Qxf7+ Qxf7 54. gxf7 Kxf7 55. Rxd5 f4 56. g4 f3+ 57. Kf1 f2 58. g5 a4 59. b4 a3 60. Re5 Kg6 61. b5 Kh5 62. g6+ Kxg6 63. b6 Kf6 64. b7 Kf7 65. b8=Q Kg7 66. Qc7+ Kf6 67. Qd6+ Kg7 68. Re7+ {1-0 Darshan,V (1670)-Vihaan,K (1736) IND-ch U13 Secunderabad 2023 (7)}) 20... Bd7 {2nd line SF17} (20... e5 {SF17 1st line}) 21. Bh5 Rac8 22. Qd2 (22. Qb3 Rc7 23. Re1 $16 {SF17}) 22... Rf6 23. a3 Be8 24. Bxe8 Rxe8 25. Re1 $16 Kg8 26. Ne5 (26. Re3 Qd8 27. Rae1 $16 {SF17}) (26. Rac1 Rf7 27. b4 Rfe7 28. Nh4 Rc7 29. Rc5 $16 {SF17- in both cases Wh has a space advantage , but making further progress is a slow process}) 26... Ref8 (26... Rf5 27. Nf3 e5 28. Nxe5 Nxd4 29. Nd3 Re4 30. b4 Qf6 31. Rad1 Qg5 32. Rxe4 Qxd2 33. Rxd2 dxe4 34. Nc5 Nb5 $11 {SF17-both sides have vulnerable pawns & both Rs are active}) 27. f4 {commital- SF17 prefers the more flexible} (27. Re2 $16) 27... Rf5 (27... h5 $11 {SF17}) 28. Rf1 (28. Ng6 Re8 29. Rac1 Qd8 30. Rc3 Rf7 31. Kh2 Rf6 32. Nh4 Ref8 $11) 28... Nxe5 29. dxe5 {feels wrong-BWh is left with a static f4 pawn(all static pieces are potentially weak) while Bl's d5 looks to have potential} (29. fxe5 Qb6 30. Rxf5 Rxf5 31. Re1 a5 $11 {SF17}) 29... Qb6+ 30. Qf2 {Wh should keep Qs on, Qs are good attackers, but also good defenders able keep various parts of a position together} (30. Rf2 g5 31. Kf1 h5 32. Rc1 R8f7 33. Rc3 h4 34. gxh4 gxf4 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Qe2 $11 {SF17-keeps things more fluid}) 30... Qxf2+ 31. Rxf2 g5 $15 {the Wh Rs are now passive , having to ensure the safety of Wh's pawn structure on the K side} 32. Raf1 $2 (32. Rc1 {rather than defend a weak pawn, Rs are better off going on a marauding venture of their own. This ability of Rs to move rapidly from one side of the board to another is typical in R & p endings}) 32... Kg7 $19 33. Rf3 Kg6 34. Rb3 R8f7 (34... gxf4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxf4 37. Rxb7 a5 $19 {SF17- Bls a pawn threatens to go to a 4 holding up two Wh pawns. Also Bl will win the e5 pawnand his two centre pawns, supported by the K as well are very speedy in advancing, with the Wh K also in danger of a mating attack}) 35. Rb4 Kh5 {the K is a fighting force in its own right in endings and should be used assuch} 36. Rf3 Rc7 (36... b6 37. Rc3 Kg4 38. Rc6 Kxg3 $19 {SF17}) 37. g4+ {Wh gets worried about the safety of his K, so tries a bit of chaos instead ( it might work)} (37. a4 {gives better chances} Rc1+ (37... b6 38. a5 bxa5 39. Rb8 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Rc2+ 41. Kg1 Rf7 42. Kh2 Kg4 $17) 38. Kf2 b6 39. a5 Rc2+ 40. Kg1 Rc6 41. axb6 axb6 42. Rc3 $11) 37... Kxg4 38. fxg5+ Kxg5 39. Rg3+ Kh5 40. Rg8 Rg5 41. g4+ Kh4 42. Rh8 Rxg4+ 43. Rxg4+ Kxg4 44. Rxh6 Kf5 45. Rh5+ Ke4 46. Kf1 Rc1+ 47. Ke2 Rc2+ 48. Kd1 Rxb2 0-1

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