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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Maddocks B v Oswestry B"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.04.17"] [Round "Bd 5"] [White "Smith, Jonathan"] [Black "Heys, Henry"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "A85"] [WhiteElo "1517"] [BlackElo "1258"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.04.08"] {[%evp 0,9,11,35,33,21,37,50,19,41,39,42]} 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 e6 4. Nc3 (4. g3 {main}) 4... Bb4 5. Bd2 {main} Bxc3 {this can wait for Wh to spend a tempo with a3} (5... O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Nbd7 11. b4 Ne4 12. Bb2 Ndf6 $14 {[SF17, though 0-1-5 in games played}) 6. Bxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O d6 $14 {28 % for Wh} (9... Ne4 $14 {43% for Wh}) 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Re1 {doesn't look right, as the e file will not be open , especially after Bl's next} (11. f3 Nd5 $1 12. cxd5 Qxg5 $11 13. e4 fxe4 14. dxe6 exf3 15. Bxf3 Qe3+ 16. Kh1 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Rxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 d5 20. b4 Nc6 21. b5 Ne7 22. Re1 Rc8 23. Re5 c6 24. Bb4 Ng6 25. Rf5 cxb5 26. Kg1 a5 27. Bd6 Re8 28. Rxd5 Rxe6 29. f4 b4 30. Be5 Rc6 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Kf3 Ke8 33. Bxg7 {½-½ Neumann,U-Wurdig,G DESC M2014 Rd.1 Gr.02 email DESC email (1)}) (11. Bf3 Ne4 (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nbd7 $11 {SF17}) 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bg4 $14 Nd7 14. f4 exf3 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Rxf3 Rxf3 17. Qxf3 Rf8 18. Qe2 Qg5 19. Bd2 Nf6 20. Rf1 Ne4 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qf3+ Qf5 23. Be1 c6 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Ke2 Ke6 27. Kd3 d5 28. b3 dxc4+ 29. bxc4 b5 30. d5+ Kd6 31. dxc6 Kxc6 32. Kd4 g6 33. Bh4 b4 34. Be7 a5 35. Bd8 a4 36. Be7 b3 37. axb3 axb3 38. Ba3 Nd2 39. Kd3 Nf1 40. h3 Ng3 41. Kc3 f4 42. Kd3 fxe3 43. Kxe3 Nf5+ 44. Ke4 Nh4 45. g3 Nf5 46. g4 Nd6+ 47. Kd4 Nf7 48. Kc3 Ng5 49. h4 Nf3 {½-½ Webersberger,J (1665)-Gastinger,M (1912) Niederbayernliga 0607 Germany 2006 (8.6)}) 11... Ne4 (11... Nd5 12. Bd2 Qxg5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. b4 Qe7 15. Qc2 c6 $11 {SF17}) 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bf1 {Wh's idea, but Bl can build up on the f file at leisure} (13. b4 {The Wh Bs are wellplaced for a Q side pawn advance} Nd7 14. a4 Qh4 15. Rf1 Rf6 16. Be1 Rh6 17. h3 Qg5 18. Kh2 Rg6 19. Rg1 Nf6 20. a5 Rf8 21. axb6 axb6 22. Ra7 Bc8 23. Rxc7 $14 {SF17}) 13... Qf7 (13... Rf5 $11) (13... Qg5 $11) 14. Qc2 Nd7 (14... Nc6 15. Qxe4 Qxf2+ 16. Kh1 Qf6 17. Bd3 Qh6 18. Qg4 $14 {SF17}) 15. g3 (15. a4 a5 16. h3 Nf6 17. b4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Bc6 19. a5 bxa5 20. Bxa5 Rfc8 21. Ra2 d5 22. Rea1 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Bd5 24. Be1 Rxa2 25. Qxa2 $14 {SF17}) 15... Qf5 $15 16. Bg2 Nf6 17. Re2 g5 {Bl wants to put a N into f3, then mate on g2 if taken after gxf3( maybe even a Q sac on h2 followed by a R mate if K on h1 & Rg1 defending g2) , or on h2} (17... Rac8 18. Rd2 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. f4 h5 $15 {SF17}) 18. Rf1 (18. d5 $1 {prevents Bl's plan} exd5 19. Bxf6 Rxf6 20. cxd5 Qxd5 21. Rd2 Qc5 22. Bxe4 Qxc2 23. Bxc2 Re8 24. Rc1 Re7 $11) 18... g4 19. b4 (19. d5 e5 20. f3 gxf3 21. Rxf3 Qg6 22. Rf1 Rae8 23. Ref2 Bc8 $15 {SF17}) 19... h5 (19... d5 $1 $19 {SF17- prevents Wh playing d5, and also leaves Wh's QB as a bad one blocked in by its own pawns (nor is the KB much better , biting on granite is the usual phrase, blocked by Bl pawns)}) 20. c5 $2 (20. d5 e5 21. f3 gxf3 22. Rxf3 Qg6 23. Rf1 $11 {SF17}) 20... Ba6 $19 21. Rfe1 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 d5 23. a4 h4 (23... Nh7 $1 24. Kf1 Ng5 25. Ke1 h4 26. gxh4 (26. Kd1 h3 27. Bh1 Nh7 {and the B will be out of the game, with the N switching to the Q side, where Bl will then in effect be a R up}) 26... Nf3+ 27. Kd1 Nxh4 28. Bf1 Kg7 29. b5 Nf3 30. Bb4 Rf7 (30... Rh8) 31. cxb6 axb6 32. Kc1 Nxh2 33. Bg2 Nf3 34. Kb2 Ng1 35. Rd2 Nh3 36. Ka3 Nxf2 $19 {SF17- the moves are fairly straight forward, Bl just has to play it a move at a time, increasing the advantage bit by bit}) 24. gxh4 Rf7 25. c6 Rh7 26. Bf1 Qh5 {there are several ways for Bl to play the position, another is} (26... Kf7 27. a5 Rah8) 27. Be1 Qxh4 28. f3 Qh6 29. f4 Kh8 {Bl prefers to keep the g pawn} (29... Ne8 30. Rg2 Nd6 31. Rxg4+ Rg7 32. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {SF17-Bl posts the N on a good square on f5 and opens the g file for the R}) 30. Bg3 Nh5 31. Be1 Ng7 32. b5 Nf5 33. Qd2 Rg8 34. Rg2 Nh4 (34... g3 35. Bxg3 Rhg7 36. Be1 Rxg2+ 37. Bxg2 Qg6 38. Qf2 Qg4 39. Kh1 Nxe3 40. Bf1 Nf5 $19 {SF17 alternative}) 35. Bxh4 Qxh4 36. Qf2 g3 {and the g pawn wins the game} (36... g3 37. Rxg3 (37. hxg3 Qh1#) 37... Rxg3+ 38. Qxg3 Rg7 $19) 0-1
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