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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Telepost A-Oswestry A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.02.05"] [Round "Bd 2"] [White "Ferrington, Nigel M"] [Black "Bryant, Richard BE"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "E38"] [WhiteElo "2124"] [BlackElo "1904"] [PlyCount "99"] [GameId "2144085919930125"] [EventDate "2025.02.10"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Na6 (5... O-O) (5... Bxc5 {main lines}) 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nxc5 8. f3 {2nd most frequent} (8. b4 {main}) (8. Bg5 Nce4 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qxf6 Nxf6 11. g3 b6 12. Bg2 Rb8 13. Nf3 Ba6 {Pugh-Bryant, Shropshire League jan 2025,0-1}) 8... b6 (8... d5) (8... a5 {main lines}) 9. e4 (9. b4 Nb7 $16 {11-1-0} (9... Na6 $16 {6-1-3})) 9... d6 $11 {8-4-2} 10. Ne2 (10. Be3 $14 {main,3-3-0}) 10... Bd7 (10... Bb7 11. Nd4 h6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Rc8 14. Be3 $16 {Sanz Wawer-Vidruska,Mikhail Tal Blitz lichess 2020,1-0}) 11. b4 Nb7 (11... Na4 12. Qd4 Qc7 13. Bg5 e5 14. Qd2 h6 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ng3 $16) 12. Ng3 $18 (12. Qb2 b5 13. cxb5 Bxb5 14. a4 Bc4 15. a5 a6 16. Bg5 $18 {SF17}) 12... Rc8 13. Qb2 Qe7 14. Bd3 h6 15. O-O O-O 16. Be3 $16 {SF17} Rfe8 17. Bd4 (17. Rfd1 e5 18. Bf2 Kh8 19. Rac1 Ng8 20. Ne2 Qf8 21. Nc3 Ne7 22. Bf1 $18 f6 23. Qd2 {SF17-Wh has much more space and Bl can only sit and wait}) 17... e5 18. Bc3 $11 {It seems the B gets in the way here, obstructing the Rs} (18. Bf2 $16 Be6 19. Rfc1 Nd8 20. Rc2 Nc6 21. Bf1 Red8 22. Rd1 Qf8 23. a4 $16 {SF17- the pawns move forward supported by both Bs}) 18... Nd8 (18... Be6 19. Qe2 b5 {the c3 B is loose} 20. c5 a6 21. cxd6 Qxd6 22. Bb2 Nd8 23. Rfd1 Qb8 $11 {SF17}) 19. Rae1 (19. Be1 Be6 20. Rc1 Rc7 21. Bf2 Nc6 22. Ne2 Nh5 23. Be3 $16 {SF17}) 19... Ne6 (19... Be6 20. Qd2 Nc6 (20... Bxc4 21. Nf5 Qd7 22. f4 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Re6 24. Qh3 Rc7 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Rd1 Qe8 27. Rd3 Nd7 28. Bd2 {a dangerous K side initiative} Rg6 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. Nxh6+ Kf8 31. Nf5 Qe6 $14 {SF17 -Wh retains pressure to compensate for the piece sac}) 21. Rd1 Red8 22. Bb2 Ne8 23. Ne2 a5 24. b5 Nb8 $14 {SF17}) 20. Nf5 Qf8 21. Bd2 Kh7 22. Be3 $16 Ng8 (22... g5 $5 {might be holdable} 23. Bb1 Nf4 24. g3 N4h5 25. Rc1 Bxf5 26. exf5 Qg7 27. Qg2 Rg8 28. Rfd1 Qf8 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 g4 32. fxg4 Rxg4 33. c6 d5 34. c7 Rc8 35. Bc5 Qg7 36. Bf2 e4 37. Rc3 $14 {SF17}) 23. Qd2 g6 (23... Nf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf5 25. exf5 exf4 26. Qxf4 (26. Rxe8 Qxe8 27. Re1 Qc6 28. f6+ g6 29. Qxf4 Re8 30. Be4 d5 31. cxd5 Qxf6 32. Qd2 $16) 26... Nf6 27. h4 d5 28. g4 a5 $14 {SF17}) 24. Ng3 f6 (24... Ne7) 25. Rc1 (25. Ra1 h5 26. a4 $18 {SF17- Bl is tied down on the K side, so open a second front where there are fewer defences}) 25... Rc7 26. Rfd1 Rd8 27. Bb1 Ba4 28. Bc2 (28. Rf1 {exchanges in a cramped position help Bl}) 28... Bxc2 29. Rxc2 f5 $11 30. exf5 gxf5 31. f4 e4 (31... Ne7 $11) 32. Qd5 Ng7 33. c5 (33. Qb5 Ne7 34. Rcd2 Ne8 35. c5 bxc5 36. bxc5 d5 37. Ne2 $16 {SF17}) 33... Ne7 (33... bxc5 34. Rxc5 Ne7 35. Rxc7 Nxd5 36. Rxd5 Kg6 37. Rxa7 Qe8 38. Bd4 Ne6 39. Be3 Ng7 40. Bd4 $11 {SF17}) 34. Qd2 bxc5 35. bxc5 (35. Bxc5 $1 Rcd7 36. Bd4 Qf7 37. a4 $14 {SF17- the Wh Q side pawns are not split}) 35... d5 $11 36. Ne2 Ne6 37. Nd4 Nxd4 38. Bxd4 Nc6 39. Rb1 (39. Qc3 Rb7 40. Rcd2 Qf7 41. h3 $11 {SF17}) 39... Qf7 40. Rb3 Rg8 41. Rcb2 Rg4 (41... Qe7 {comes close to getting an advantage} 42. Rc2 Rgc8 43. h3 Nxd4 44. Qxd4 Rxc5 45. Rbc3 Rxc3 46. Rxc3 Rxc3 47. Qxc3 Qd6 48. Qc8 Qxf4 49. Qd7+ Kg6 50. Qe8+ Kg5 51. Qd8+ Kh5 52. Qxd5 $11 {SF17}) 42. g3 Kg8 $2 (42... h5 $15 43. a4 h4 44. a5 Qe7 45. Rc2 Rg8 46. a6 h3 47. Kf2 Kg6 48. Rb5 $11 {SF17}) 43. Bc3 (43. Rb8+ $18 Kh7 (43... Nxb8 44. Rxb8+ Kh7 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. h3 Rxg3+ 47. Kh2 {wins R} Rxa3 48. Qg2+ Kh5 49. Qg5#) 44. Rh8+ Kg6 45. Kg2 Nxd4 46. Qxd4 Qg7 47. Qxg7+ Kxg7 48. Rd8 Rg6 49. Rxd5 Rf7 50. Kf2 $18 {SF17}) 43... d4 44. Bxd4 Rd7 45. Rb8+ Kh7 46. Rh8+ (46. Qc3 $1 {SF17} Nxb8 (46... Rxd4 47. R2b7 Rd7 48. Qh8+ Kg6 49. Rf8 Rd1+ 50. Kg2 Qa2+ 51. Rb2 Rd2+ 52. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 53. Kh3 Rh4+ $1 54. gxh4 Qe3+ {perpetual}) 47. Rxb8 Qd5 48. c6 Rc7 49. Rh8+ Kg6 50. Qd2 Qxc6 51. h3 Rxg3+ 52. Kh2 e3 53. Bxe3 Rxe3 54. Qxe3 Qc2+ 55. Kh1 Qb1+ 56. Qg1+ Qxg1+ 57. Kxg1 Rc4 58. Ra8 Ra4 59. Kg2 Kh5 60. Rf8 Kg6 61. Rg8+ Kf7 62. Rh8 Kg7 63. Rd8 (63. Ra8) 63... Rxa3 64. Rd7+ $11 {SF17}) 46... Kg6 $19 {great complexities in mutual time trouble} 47. Rb4 Nxb4 (47... Qd5 $1 48. Rb7 Nxd4 (48... Rxb7 49. Rxh6+ Kxh6 50. Bg7+ Rgxg7 51. Qxd5 Rb1+ $19) 49. Rxd7 Qxd7 50. Kf2 Qg7 51. Rd8 Nf3 $19 {SF17}) 48. axb4 (48. Qxb4 $1 e3 49. Qc3 (49. c6 Qa2 50. Qb2 Qxb2 51. Bxb2 Rd1+ 52. Kg2 e2 53. Bc3 Rc1 54. Bb4 Rxc6 55. h3 Kg7 56. Ra8 Rgg6 57. Rxa7+ Kh8 58. Kf2 Rge6 59. Be1 Rc1 60. Ra5 $15 {SF17}) 49... e2 50. Kf2 Qd5 51. Be3 Qe4 52. Rf8 Rf7 53. Rxf7 Kxf7 54. c6 Rg8 55. c7 Rc8 56. Kxe2 Qe7 57. Qc4+ Qe6 58. Qxe6+ Kxe6 59. Bxa7 Rxc7 60. Bg1 Rc2+ 61. Kf3 Ra2 62. a4 (62. Bc5 Rxh2 63. Bf2 Rh1 $19 {as Wh's K side pawn sructure is now unsafe}) 62... Kd5 (62... Rxa4 63. Kg2 Ra2+ 64. Kh3 $11) 63. a5 h5 64. Bb6 Kc4 65. Ke3 $11) 48... Qc4 49. c6 Qxc6 (49... Rxd4 $19) 50. Rg8+ {[draw?] severe time shortage} (50. Rg8+ Kh5 (50... Kf7 51. Qa2+ Qd5 $19) 51. Rf8 Qd5 $19) 1/2-1/2
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