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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Telford A - Oswestry A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.04.23"] [Round "Bd 3"] [White "Bailey, Adrian"] [Black "Neal, Toby"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Rudy Van Kemenade"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "1794"] [BlackElo "1825"] [PlyCount "60"] [GameId "2171222861107583"] [EventDate "2025.04.27"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.25"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 {Played in Karpov-Kasparov world ch matches, this move is now more frequent than the orthodox} (4... Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 O-O 8. O-O d6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. e4 {Bailey-Smyth, 4NCL Online 2023,1-0}) 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 c5 {Bailey-Cozens, Oswestry Ch rd3, 2024,1-0} 8. d5 $16) 5. b3 b5 (5... Bb4+) (5... Bb7) (5... d5 {main lines}) 6. Bg2 {39% for Wh} (6. cxb5 {main 54% for Wh}) (6. c5 {52% for Wh} Be7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Bb2 Qb6 12. a3 Nbd7 13. b4 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Nxd7 Qb7 17. Nxf8 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 Kxf8 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. e4 a6 21. Qd1 Rc4 22. Qd3 d5 23. exd5 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qxd5 25. Qxh7 Bf6 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qc8 Bxd4 28. Qc7+ Qd7 29. Qc2 Kd6 30. Bb2 e5 31. Bxd4 exd4 32. Qc5+ Ke6 33. f4 Qd6 34. Qc8+ Ke7 35. Qb7+ Kf6 36. Qc8 d3 37. Qc3+ Kg6 38. Qd2 Qd4+ 39. Kg2 Kf5 40. Kf3 Qe4+ 41. Kf2 Qd4+ 42. Kf3 f6 43. g4+ Kg6 44. f5+ Kf7 45. h4 g6 46. fxg6+ Kxg6 47. h5+ Kg7 48. Qe3 Qd5+ 49. Kf2 Qd6 50. Qa7+ Kg8 51. Qa8+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kh8 53. Qe8+ Kg7 54. Qg6+ Kh8 55. Qh6+ Kg8 56. Qg6+ Kh8 57. h6 Qf4+ {½-½ Hankey,C-Neal,T Shropshire Major op 2025 (3)}) 6... bxc4 7. Ne5 c6 (7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 cxb3 9. axb3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d5 11. O-O O-O $11 {1-7-4}) 8. bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 $16 Bxd2+ $146 (9... Be7 10. c5 (10. Qa4 O-O 11. Ba5 Qc8 12. Nd2 d5 13. O-O Nfd7 14. Rfc1 Nxe5 15. dxe5 dxc4 16. Nxc4 Bb5 17. Qc2 Qa6 18. Bc7 Ba4 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Bd6 Bg5 21. f4 Bd8 22. f5 Bg5 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rc3 Nd7 25. Rf1 Nb6 26. Ba3 Rd8 27. Qf3 Bb5 28. Qf7+ Kh8 29. Rcf3 h6 30. Qg6 Rg8 31. Bf8 Raxf8 32. Rxf8 Bxc4 33. Rxg8+ Kxg8 34. Rf7 {1-0 Sanchez Ruesga,H (2096)-Arias Garcia,L (2185) Euskadi-chT (Vasca) Div 1st Bergara 2015 (4.4)}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Nd5 12. Re1 d6 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. e4 Nb6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Nc4 17. Bf4 Nb2 18. Qd2 Nd3 19. Rd1 Qxd4 20. Nc3 Qf6 21. e5 Qe7 22. Ne4 Nd7 23. Bg5 f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Bh4 Rad8 26. Qc3 N3e5 27. f4 Ng6 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Nxf6+ Rxf6 30. Bxf6 Rc8 31. h4 c5 32. h5 Nf8 33. Qf3 Kf7 34. Be5 Rd8 35. Qg4 c4 36. Be4 Qb5 37. Rd1 Rxd1+ 38. Qxd1 Bb7 39. a4 Qc5+ 40. Bd4 Qc8 41. Qf3 Qd7 42. Bf2 Bxe4 43. Qxe4 Qxa4 44. Qb7+ Qd7 45. Qxa7 Qxa7 46. Bxa7 Nd7 47. Kf2 Nf6 48. Ke3 Nxh5 49. Kd4 Nxg3 50. Kxc4 Kf6 51. Kd3 Kf5 52. Ke3 Kg4 53. Bb8 h5 54. Kf2 h4 55. Bc7 h3 56. Kg1 Ne2+ 57. Kh2 Nxf4 58. Bd6 Nd3 59. Bc7 e5 {0-1 Thybo,J (2464)-Ozer,O (2411) EU-chT U18 Rymanow Zdroj 2017 (6.4)}) (9... Qb6 10. c5 Qa5 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe1 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Nd5 14. Ne4 Qa4 15. Qd2 Bb5 16. Bh3 a5 17. Rab1 Ra7 18. Nd6 f5 19. Rfe1 Na6 20. e4 fxe4 21. Nxd7 Rxd7 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd7 Bd3 24. Nxe4 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 Nab4 26. Nd6 h6 27. Re1 Nc2 28. Rd1 Ncb4 29. Be6 Nc3 30. Bb3 {1-0 Maugenest,G (2186)-Primel,D (1855) Angers op 15th 2022 (2)}) (9... Bd6 10. Bc3 O-O 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Nd3 Be7 13. O-O d5 14. Qa4 Nfd7 15. Ba5 Nb6 16. Qc2 Qc8 17. c5 N6d7 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Bc3 Re8 20. e4 g6 21. Rab1 Bg7 22. Nb4 Bb7 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Ba1 a5 25. Nd3 Nc6 26. Nf3 Ba6 27. a3 Bc4 28. Bf1 a4 29. Nb4 Bb3 30. Qd3 Bc4 31. Qd2 Na5 32. Bxc4 Nxc4 33. Qd3 Bh6 34. Bb2 Bg7 35. Ba1 Nf6 36. Nd2 Nxd2 37. Qxd2 Ne4 38. Qd3 Bh6 39. Re2 f5 40. f3 Ng5 41. Rbe1 Qd7 42. Bc3 Bg7 43. Kg2 h6 44. Bd2 Nh7 45. Bf4 g5 46. Be5 Bf8 47. Rb2 Bg7 48. Bxg7 Kxg7 49. Qe3 Nf6 50. Nd3 g4 51. Reb1 gxf3+ 52. Qxf3 Ra7 53. Ne5 Qc8 54. c6 Ree7 55. Rb8 Qa6 56. R1b2 Rac7 57. Qe3 Rxc6 58. Nxc6 Qxc6 59. Qe5 Qc3 60. Qd6 Rf7 61. R2b7 Rxb7 62. Rxb7+ Kg6 63. Qf8 Qd2+ 64. Kh3 f4 65. Qg7+ Kf5 66. g4+ Ke4 67. Qxf6 Kf3 {0-1 Nagy,D (2265)-Rigo,J (2286) HUN-chT 0708 Hungary 2007 (1)}) 10. Nxd2 $18 {The Bl pawn structure is static, thus weak in principle , and also the Bl pieces are impeded by it.} O-O 11. O-O Qc7 (11... d6 {SF17.1 gives up a pawn to get Bl's pieces moving}) 12. Qa4 (12. c5 $18 {SF17.1}) 12... Bb7 13. c5 Nd5 14. e4 Ne7 15. Nec4 (15. Rfb1 Bc8 16. Ndc4 f6 17. Nf3 Na6 18. Nd6 Qd8 19. Rb2 Nc7 20. Rab1 $18 {SF17.1- Wh just builds up and waits for Bl to go wrong in a severely constricted position}) 15... f5 16. Nd6 fxe4 17. N2xe4 (17. Bxe4 {SF17.1}) 17... a5 18. Nxb7 {Wh removes the B from protecting b7 against a R invasion. Though the N is better than the B, so leaving the B to get in Bl's way may be better,( it will do nothing much on a6 with no targets & merely occupies a space that Bl's N will need to be on to get out)} (18. Qc2 Na6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Qe4 $18 {SF17.1-switching to the K side since the Bl pieces are tied down on the Q side}) 18... Qxb7 19. Rab1 Qc7 20. Nd6 Na6 21. Rb7 Qd8 22. a3 (22. Nc4 Qc8 23. Rb3 Qd8 24. Nb6 Ra7 25. Qxa5 $18 {SF17.1 is another way- Wh can just play around to probe for further weaknesses at leisure}) 22... e5 23. Rc1 (23. Qc4+ Kh8 (23... Nd5 24. Bxd5+ {is worse}) 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxf7 exd4 26. Re1 Nxc5 27. Rxe7 Qg8 28. Rbxd7 {and Bl had little resistance left-SF17.1}) 23... Nd5 24. dxe5 Nac7 25. f4 {consolidating} Ne6 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rxd7 Nxc5 {desperation} 28. Rxc5 Qb6 29. Qb5 Rab8 30. Qxb6 Rxb6 (30... Rxb6 31. Rcc7 {mating. Bl never recovered from the bad pawn structure ( now mostly gone) in the opening}) 1-0
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