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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry B - Church Stretton A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.03.27"] [Round "Bd 2"] [White "Read, Stephen"] [Black "Hodge, David J"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1540"] [BlackElo "1822"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2160453775282991"] [EventDate "2025.03.28"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e4 Nbd7 5. Qd2 c6 6. O-O-O (6. Nf3 {main}) 6... Bg7 7. Bh6 {80% for Wh} (7. e5 {main,50%slightly preferred by Cloud Engines}) 7... O-O 8. Bxg7 (8. h4 $16) 8... Kxg7 9. h4 (9. e5 $16 {3-1-4}) 9... h5 (9... Qa5 10. Nf3 (10. h5 $18 {SF17}) 10... b5 11. e5 Ng4 12. h5 b4 13. Nb1 dxe5 14. Rh4 Ndf6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Re1 Qd6 19. Qh6+ Kg8 20. Bc4+ e6 21. Nd2 Rf7 22. Nf3 Qf8 23. Ng5 Qxh6 24. Rxh6 Re7 25. f4 Kg7 26. Reh1 Kg8 27. f5 Ng4 28. Rxh7 Rxh7 29. Rxh7 gxf5 30. Rc7 Ne3 31. Rxc8+ {1-0 Rionda Medio,A (1932)-Beltran Reverter,J (1809) Benidorm op U2000 16th 2017 (5)}) (9... e5 {SF17: 4-2-2}) 10. Be2 (10. e5 $16 {Cloud Engines}) (10. f3 $14 {2-0}) 10... b5 (10... Qa5 $14 {Cloud Engines}) (10... c5 11. e5 $18 Ne8 12. g4 f6 13. exd6 hxg4 14. h5 g5 15. h6+ Kh8 16. Bxg4 exd6 17. f4 Nc7 18. fxg5 fxg5 19. Nh3 Rg8 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Qd4+ Kh7 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Ne4 Nb5 24. Qd5 Nxe4 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qf5 g4 27. Nf4 Ng3 28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. Nf8+ Kh8 30. Qh7# {1-0 Hrdlicka,V (1786)-Macharacek,J Znojmo Rotunda op-B 2023 (3)}) 11. a3 {Its usually a good idea not to move pawns on the side where one is under attack, unless forced to do so especially if it involves a K position Pawns can't retreat & it gives the opponent a chance to lever them open with pawns , or even sacrifice with pieces} (11. e5 Nh7 12. g4 $16 {SF17}) 11... a5 (11... Nb6 {allows Bl to swap off Qs should Wh now try e5}) 12. g4 (12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 $14 (15. Bxb5 $14) (15. Bxh5 b4 $11 {SF17})) 12... b4 $17 {now Bl gets in a little quicker} 13. axb4 (13. gxh5 $5 {is SF17 suggestion as best try for Wh} bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxe4 15. Qxc6 Ndf6 16. h6+ Kxh6 17. Qxa8 Nxf2 18. Qg2 Nxh1 19. Nf3 Kg7 20. Rxh1 Rh8 $17 {SF17}) 13... axb4 $19 14. Nb1 b3 (14... Nxe4 15. Qf4 Ndf6 16. g5 Nd5 17. Qxe4 Ra1 18. Qd3 Qa5 19. Qb3 Be6 20. Bc4 Nc3 $19 {SF17- Bl can afford to give away pieces, since Wh is in reality playing without the KN & KR in the critical sector}) 15. c3 (15. f3 $5) 15... Rh8 {Bl pefers caution and is still winning} (15... Nxe4 $1 16. Qf4 Ndf6 17. g5 Nd5 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qf3 Bxb1 20. Kxb1 Qa5 21. Kc1 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qxb2+ 23. Ke1 Nxc3 $19 {Sf17}) 16. gxh5 Nxh5 17. e5 d5 (17... Ra1) (17... Nb6) 18. Bxh5 Rxh5 19. Ne2 Ra1 (19... Qh8 {is an intriguing engine line} 20. Ng3 Nb6 21. Qe2 Rxh4 22. Na3 Rxa3 23. bxa3 Nc4 24. Rxh4 Qxh4 25. Rg1 Bg4 26. f3 b2+ 27. Kb1 Qxg3 28. Rxg3 Bf5+ 29. Qc2 Nxa3+ $19 {SF17}) 20. Ng3 Rh8 (20... Qh8 $1 $19 {SF17}) 21. Qd3 (21. h5 {given the preceding moves, this is Wh's most logical attempt to counter B's fearsome attack on the other side.} Nf8 $1 (21... Qa5 22. Qg5 Rxb1+ 23. Kxb1 Qa2+ 24. Kc1 Kf8 25. hxg6 Qa1+ 26. Kd2 Qxb2+ 27. Ke3 Rxh1 28. Nxh1 (28. Rxh1 Qxc3+ 29. Ke2 Ba6+ 30. Kd1 Qxd4+ $19) 28... Qxc3+ 29. Kf4 fxg6 30. Qxg6 b2 31. e6 Qc1+ 32. Kg3 Ne5 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qxe5 Qxd1 35. Qg5+ $11 {perpetual}) 22. Qg5 f6 23. Qe3 Kf7 24. hxg6+ Nxg6 25. Rde1 Bh3 26. e6+ Ke8 $17 {in certain kinds of position one can only put the pieces in what appear to be the best position, and just hope it will end well in the turmoil ahead.}) 21... Ba6 (21... Qa5 22. e6 Nb6 23. exf7 Qa2 24. h5 Nc4 25. Qxg6+ Kf8 26. Rd2 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Qxb1+ 28. Kxb1 Nxd2+ 29. Kc1 Nc4 $19 {SF17}) 22. Qe3 Rxb1+ (22... Qa5 $1 {just piling on the pressure first} 23. Kd2 Qa2 24. Qg5 Qxb2+ 25. Ke3 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Qxc3+ 27. Kf4 Bd3 {SF17}) 23. Kxb1 Qa5 24. Kc1 (24. h5 $1 {Wh must create a diversion, when though other moves keep Bl ahead, SF17 indicates that the only clear win is with} Ra8 $1 25. Kc1 Nb6 26. hxg6 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Nc4+ 28. Ke1 Qxd1+ 29. Kxd1 Nxe3+ 30. fxe3 fxg6 $19 {-it looks like one tempo either way makes all the difference}) 24... Qa1+ (24... Nb6 $1 {SF17}) 25. Kd2 Qxb2+ 26. Ke1 Qa2 (26... Nb6 27. e6 Nc4 28. Qf4 Qxc3+ 29. Kf1 fxe6 30. h5 e5 31. dxe5 Qxe5 $19 {SF17}) 27. Qc1 {after some thought} (27. e6 {seems the only alternative, when Bl has} Nf6 {or even} (27... fxe6)) 27... b2 28. Qb1 Bc4 (28... Qb3 29. Rd2 Rb8 30. Ne2 Bc4 31. f3 Qa3 32. Kf2 Ba2 $19 {SF17}) 29. Qxa2 Bxa2 30. Kd2 Nb6 31. Kc2 Nc4 32. Ra1 {best try it seems} bxa1=Q 33. Rxa1 Ra8 34. Ne2 (34. Kd3 Nxe5+ 35. Ke3 Ng4+ 36. Kf3 Nf6 $19 {SF17}) 34... Nb6 (34... Bb3+ 35. Kb1 Bc2+ 36. Kxc2 Rxa1 {is perhaps neater}) 35. Nc1 Bc4 36. Rxa8 Nxa8 {Bl is a piece up, and the Wh N is under house arrest} 37. Kd2 Kh6 38. Ne2 Bxe2 39. Kxe2 Kh5 40. f4 Kg4 41. Ke3 Nc7 42. f5 Kxf5 (42... gxf5 {SF17 prefers an immediate passed pawn}) 43. Kf3 Nb5 44. Kg3 Nxc3 45. Kf3 Nb5 46. Ke3 Kg4 47. e6 f6 48. Kd3 Kxh4 0-1
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