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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Church Stretton A v Oswestry B"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.04"] [Round "Brd 3"] [White "Sadler, Paul"] [Black "Lear, Jamie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1590"] [BlackElo "1716"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "110"] [GameId "2108536193620214"] [EventDate "2024.11.05"] {[%evp 0,12,25,16,10,25,16,23,4,4,55,12,42,52,117]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O (4. c3 {main}) 4... d6 (4... Nf6 {main}) 5. d3 Bg4 6. c3 (6. h3 Bh5 7. Nc3 (7. c3 {main lones})) 6... f5 {rare continuation & risky, opening up lines to the Bl K} (6... Nf6) (6... h6) 7. Nbd2 (7. Bg5 Nf6 (7... Bxf3 $1 8. Qd2 Qd7 9. gxf3 h6 10. Be3 f4 11. Bxc5 dxc5 $17 {SF17}) 8. a3 Qd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxe5 $1 $18 {SF17}) 10... O-O-O 11. Re1 (11. b4 $18 {SF17}) 11... f4 12. Kh1 Bxf2 $19 {Dudziak-Gratschner, freechess.de 2022,0-1 only other game}) 7... Nf6 8. h3 fxe4 $6 (8... Bxf3 9. Nxf3 fxe4 10. dxe4 Qe7 11. b4 Bb6 12. Qd3 $16 {SF17}) 9. hxg4 (9. Nxe4 $1 $18 {SF17 Bl is behind in development and the open lines favour Wh} Bh5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. d4 Bb6 12. a4 a5 13. Ng3 h6 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 O-O-O 15. Nf5 $18) 14. Bxf6 Bxf3 15. Bxe7 Bxd1 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Raxd1 $18 {SF17}) 9... exf3 10. Qxf3 (10. g5 $1 fxg2 11. Kxg2 Ng8 12. Ne4 d5 13. Nxc5 dxc4 14. dxc4 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 $16 {Sf17}) (10. Nxf3 d5 (10... Nxg4 11. d4 Bb6 12. Ng5 $18) 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nxe5 $16 {SF17}) 10... Rf8 $2 (10... d5 11. g5 dxc4 12. gxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd5 Be7 14. Nxc4 a6 15. a4 Rd8 16. Qe4 Qg6 17. Qxg6+ hxg6 18. Rd1 a5 $14 {SF17}) 11. g5 $18 d5 (11... Nd7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qxh7 Qxg5 14. Ne4 Qh5 15. Qxh5 gxh5 16. Bh6 Rh8 17. Bg5 $18 {SF17- Bl has trouble untangling the pieces}) 12. gxf6 dxc4 13. fxg7 (13. Ne4 $1 $18 {as noted by Wh, who could not resist the text} Bd6 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qxh7 $18) 13... Rxf3 14. g8=Q+ Rf8 15. Qxc4 $18 (15. Qe6+ Be7 16. Nxc4 Qxd3 17. Nxe5 $18 {Sf17}) 15... Bb6 (15... Be7 {is a little bit better}) 16. Nf3 (16. Ne4 {blockades the weak centre pawn}) 16... Qf6 17. Bg5 (17. d4 {opens up the centre, it costs Bl an exchange to 0-0-0}) 17... Qg6 18. Qh4 (18. Qe4 $1 $18 {Wh is a solid pawn up}) 18... Rxf3 $5 (18... Kd7 19. Qh3+ Qf5 20. Kh2 $18) 19. gxf3 Kf7 20. Kh2 $18 h6 21. Qc4+ (21. Be3 Qxd3 22. Qe4 $18 {SF17}) 21... Kg7 22. Bh4 Kh7 23. Rg1 Qf5 24. Qg4 (24. Qe4 {forces a Q exchange}) (24. Rg4 {Doubling Rs should win quickly}) 24... Qf7 25. Qe4+ Kh8 26. Bg3 (26. Rg6 $1 Rg8 (26... Qh7 27. Bf6+) 27. Bf6+ Qxf6 28. Rxf6 $18) 26... Qh5+ 27. Qh4 (27. Kg2 Kg7 28. Rh1 Qg6 29. Rag1 Re8 30. Kf1 Qxe4 31. fxe4 Kh7 32. Bh4 $18 {SF17}) 27... Qxh4+ 28. Bxh4 Rf8 (28... Rg8 {is a little better}) 29. Rg6 Kh7 30. Rag1 e4 31. dxe4 (31. Bf6 {as noted by Wh forces mate} Rxf6 (31... Bd4 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rg8+ Kh7 34. R1g7#) 32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Rg8+ Kh7 34. R1g7#) (31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Bf6 {transposes}) 31... Ne5 32. Rf6 (32. Rg7+ Kh8 33. Be7 Nxf3+ 34. Kh1 Nxg1 35. Bxf8 $18 {SF17}) 32... Rxf6 33. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 34. Kg2 Nxg1 35. Kxg1 {Wh is still winning with two connected passed pawns, which are stronger than a single outside passed one.} Kg6 36. Bd4 c5 37. Be3 h5 38. f4 (38. c4 {fixes the Bl Q side pawns}) 38... Kf6 39. Kg2 Kg6 40. Kh3 a6 41. b4 (41. Kg3 Kf6 42. c4 Bc7 43. Bxc5 h4+ 44. Kg4 h3 45. Bg1 Ke6 46. Bh2 Bb6 47. Kxh3 {vk-and Bl has nothing left to play for}) 41... cxb4 42. Bxb6 bxc3 43. Be3 {Wh was now getting very short of time with Bl having plenty} c2 44. Kh4 (44. a4 {vk-prevents the Q side pawns from becoming anywhere near a threat} b5 (44... Kf6 45. a5) 45. a5 (45. axb5 axb5 46. Bc1) 45... b4 46. Bc1 $18 {the B covers everything}) (44. f5+ Kh7 45. e5 b5 46. e6 Kg7 47. Kh4 a5 48. Kg5 a4 49. f6+ Kf8 50. f7 Ke7 51. Kf5 h4 52. Bg5+ {SF17- the Wh pawn advance is much faster than Bl's Q side attempt. Wh does not really need that h pawn.}) 44... b5 45. f5+ Kf6 46. Kxh5 (46. a3 a5 47. Bc1 a4 48. Kxh5 {vk-and Bl has nothing}) 46... b4 47. Kg4 (47. Bg5+ Kg7 (47... Ke5 48. Kg6) 48. e5 {is the quickest route to win}) 47... a5 48. Kf4 (48. Bc1 a4 49. a3 {ends Bl's last hope-vk}) 48... a4 49. e5+ Kf7 50. Bc1 a3 51. e6+ $1 {othe moves only draw} Kf6 52. Ke3 b3 53. Bxa3 $2 (53. axb3 a2 54. Bb2+ Kxf5 55. Kd2 Kxe6 56. Kxc2 $18) 53... bxa2 54. Bb2+ Kxf5 55. Kd2 Kxe6 1/2-1/2
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