[Event "Oswestry B - Church Stretton A"]
[Site "Senior Citizens Club, Oswestry"]
[Date "2025.03.27"]
[Round "Bd 1"]
[White "Lear, Chris"]
[Black "Fisher, Peter S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "1943"]
[BlackElo "1602"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[GameId "2160382433812499"]
[EventDate "2025.03.27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bd3 {[no 10 in frequency-vk]} e6 (6... e5 {main- original point of Najdorf move order-vk]}) 7. Be3 (7. O-O {[main- Wh kept his K in the centre for quite some time-vk]}) 7... Be7 8. f4 Qc7 9. f5 (9. Qf3 {[Cloud Engines; main-keeps option of 0-0-0,195 games-vk]}) 9... Nc6 (9... b5 {[only other game-vk]} 10. a3 O-O 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Kh8 15. Rf2 Nd7 16. Bd4 Ne5 17. h4 Bf6 18. h5 h6 19. Raf1 Nf3+ 20. Rxf3 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 Be5 22. Qg4 exf5 23. exf5 Qd7 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 f6 26. c3 a5 27. Nf2 Rab8 28. Nd3 Rfc8 29. Nf4 Bxf4 30. Rxf4 Qf7 31. Rd4 Rc4 32. Qe2 Rxd4 33. cxd4 Qd5 34. Qd3 Re8 35. Kh2 Re4 36. Qg3 Qxd4 37. Re1 Rh4+ {0-1 Luzzi,O (1216)-Devens,B (1764) Catarinense-ch U20 Rio Negrinho 2023 (1)}) 10. Qf3 (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qf3 $11 {[SF17]}) 10... Bd7 11. g4 $6 {[%eval -64,13]} (11. O-O {[%eval 33,11]} O-O 12. Qg3 e5 (12... Ne5 $11 {[SF17- game added by vk]} 13. Be2 Kh8 14. Qh3 b5 15. a3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Nde2 Nxe4 18. Rf4 d5 19. Bd4 exf5 20. Raf1 Bg5 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qg3 h6 24. h4 f6 25. Rd1 Be6 26. Nd4 Qc5 27. Kh1 Rae8 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Rh4 Qe5 30. Nxe6+ Rxe6 31. Rd7+ Rf7 32. Rxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rh7+ Ke8 34. Qh3 Kd8 35. Ra7 Re7 36. Qh8+ Re8 37. Ra8+ Kd7 38. Qg7+ Re7 39. Ra7+ Kd6 40. Rxa6+ Kd5 41. Qg8+ Kd4 42. Qd8+ Ke3 43. Kg1 Qc5 44. Qd1 Kf4+ 45. Kf1 Kg3 46. Qe1+ Kh2 47. Rxf6 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 Qxg2+ 49. Qf2 Qxf2+ 50. Kxf2 e3+ 51. Ke2 f4 52. Rf5 Kh3 53. Rxg5 Kh4 54. Rf5 Kg4 55. Rf8 Re5 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Rh8 Ke4 58. Rd8 f3+ 59. Ke1 e2 60. Rf8 Rd5 61. Re8+ Kf4 62. Rf8+ Kg4 63. Rg8+ Kh5 64. Re8 Rd1+ 65. Kf2 Rf1+ {0-1 Moreno,C-Dominguez Corrales,J Pena San Jose op 1997 (1)}) 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rad1 (14. Bh6 $16 {[SF17]}) 14... Qa5 (14... Kh8 $11 {[SF17]}) 15. a3 (15. Bh6 $18 {[SF17]}) 15... b5 {[and now SF17 continues with ]} 16. Bh6 Nh5 17. Qg4 Qd8 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Qxh5 gxh6 20. Qxh6 $18) 11... Ne5 {[SF17 gives Bl as winning now]} 12. Qg3 Nfxg4 13. Bf4 Rg8 (13... Qb6 14. O-O-O Qxd4 15. Be2 Qf2 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. Qxg4 Qf4+ 18. Kb1 Qxg4 19. Bxg4 h5 20. Bf3 exf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Rhe1 f6 23. Bxb7 Ra7 24. Be4 Be6 25. Bg6+ Kf8 26. a3 Rh6 $19 {[SF17]}) (13... g5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Nf3 h5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. O-O-O h4 18. Qg2 Nxd3+ 19. cxd3 Bf6 $19 {[SF17- Bl is making use of the e5 square weakened by Wh's premature f5-vk]}) 14. h3 $6 {[%eval -76,15]} (14. Be2 {[%eval -21,14]} g5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. fxe6 Bxe6 17. Nxe6 fxe6) 14... Nxd3+ (14... Nf6 $19 {[SF17]}) 15. cxd3 Ne5 $6 {[%eval 7,11]} (15... Nf6 {[%eval -67,15]} 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Be3 e5 18. Nde2 Be6 19. Rf1 Qd7 20. O-O-O b5 {[SF17 considers this winning for Bl=vk]}) 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bxe5 $6 {[%eval -52,11]} (17. O-O-O {[%eval -7,11]} O-O-O 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. Rc1 Nc6 20. Nxc6+ Bxc6 21. Be3 Rc8 22. Qg4 Bd7 23. Rhf1) 17... dxe5 18. a3 Qd6 {[Draw?]} (18... Qb6 19. Nde2 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxa3 21. Rxb7 Qd6 $19 {[SF17]}) 19. Nb3 $2 {[%eval -425,13]} (19. Nc2 {[%eval -89,13]} O-O-O 20. O-O-O Be8 21. Ne3 Bh5 22. Rd2 Kb8 23. Kb1 Qd4 24. Nc4 Bf6 {[SF17 gives Bl a definitve plus-vk]}) 19... O-O-O $2 {[%eval -83,14]} (19... Qb6 {[%eval -425,13]} 20. Qxe5 Qxb3 21. Qh5+ Kd8 22. Rh2 Rf8 23. Rd1 h6 24. Re2 Bg5 25. h4 Be8) 20. Na5 Bf6 21. Nc4 Qd4 22. Ne2 Qa7 $6 {[%eval -3,14]} (22... Qc5 {[%eval -71,16]} 23. d4 exd4 24. Rc1 Bc6 {[SF17 givesthis as winning for Bl-vk]}) 23. Nd6+ $6 {[%eval -47,18]} (23. d4 {[%eval -3,14]} Kb8 (23... Bc6 24. dxe5 Be7 25. Nd6+ Kb8 26. Rf1 Bb5 27. Rf3 Qb6 28. Nc3 Be8 $17 {[SF17]}) 24. Nxe5 Ka8 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. e5 Be7 27. O-O) (23. Nxe5 Qb8 24. Rc1+ Bc6 25. Nxc6 Qxg3+ 26. Nxg3 bxc6 27. Ke2 Kd7 28. b4 $11 {[SF17]}) 23... Kb8 24. Nf7 Qc5 $6 {[%eval 0,17]} (24... Qb6 {[%eval -39,15]} 25. b4 Rc8 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5+ Qc7 (27... Ka8 $15 {[SF17]}) 28. Qxc7+ Rxc7 29. Nd4 e5 30. Nf3 Re8 31. Kd2 Bb5 32. a4 Bd7 33. a5 Rcc8 34. Rag1 g6) 25. Nxd8 Rxd8 26. d4 $2 {[%eval -110,14]} (26. Nc3 {[%eval 0,15]} Qd4 27. Rf1 Ba4 28. Rf3 Be8 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qg3 h4 31. Qg4 Bh5 (31... Qb6 $17 {[SF17]}) 32. Qxh5 Qg1+ 33. Rf1 Qg3+ 34. Ke2 (34. Rf2 Qg1+ 35. Rf1 Qg3+ $11 {[SF17]}) 34... Qxd3+ 35. Kf2 Qg3+ 36. Ke2 Qd3+ (36... Bg5 $1 $19 {[SF17]})) 26... Qe7 $6 {[%eval -14,13]} (26... Qc2 {[%eval -110,14]} 27. Nc3 Qxb2 28. O-O Rc8 29. Rac1 Qd2 30. dxe5 Qd4+ 31. Kg2 Qxe5 32. Qd3 Bc6 33. Kh1 Qd4 34. Qxd4 Bxd4 35. Kh2 Be5+ 36. Kg1 {[It is often the case that Two Bs are at leats equal to a R & N since they co-operate better. Here with two pawns extra added in and Wh's pawns split, SF17 is sure that Bl has a winning position, continuing with} b5 {to push a pawn through}) 27. h4 $6 {[%eval -50,17]} (27. O-O-O {[%eval -14,13]} Ba4 28. Rd2 Bc6 29. Nc3 Ka8 30. d5 exd5 (30... Bg5 $15 {SF17}) 31. Nxd5 Bg5 32. Nxe7 Bxd2+ 33. Kb1 Bxe4+ 34. Ka1 Bxh1 35. Qxe5 g5 36. Qc5) 27... Qd6 28. Rd1 $2 {[%eval -157,15]} (28. Nc3 {[%eval -50,15]} Bc6 29. d5 exd5 30. Nxd5 Qc5 31. Qc3 Bxh4+ 32. Rxh4 Qg1+ 33. Ke2 Qxa1 34. Qxe5+ Ka8 35. Rxh7 Bxd5 {[SF17 concludes that Bl is winning comfortably-vk]}) 28... Qc7 $2 {[%eval -19,12]} (28... Ba4 {[%eval -157,15]} 29. b3 Bc6 30. O-O exd4 31. Qxd6+ Rxd6 32. Rxf6 gxf6 33. Rxd4 Kc7 34. Kf2 Rxd4 35. Nxd4 e5 36. Nxc6 Kxc6 37. h5 a5 38. h6 Kc5 39. Ke3 b5 40. Kf3 b4 41. axb4+ {[SF17 gives a win with]} Kxb4 $19 (41... axb4 42. Ke3 {only draws as the Bl K is kept out-vk]})) 29. Rc1 $2 {[%eval -132,13]} (29. d5 {[%eval -19,12]} exd5 30. Rxd5 Rc8 31. Rd2 Bb5 32. Nc3 Qc4 33. Qf2) 29... Qd6 $6 {[%eval -50,12] [ Draw?]} (29... Bc6 {[%eval -132,13]} 30. Kd2 Qd6 31. Kd3 exd4 32. Qxd6+ Rxd6 33. b4 e5 34. Rcf1 Bb5+) 30. Rd1 $2 {[%eval -157,14]} (30. Nc3 {[%eval -50,12]} Bc6 31. d5 exd5 32. Nxd5 Bxd5 33. Rd1 Qc5 34. exd5 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. Rh3 Qe4+ 37. Kd2 Qb1 38. b4 Qb2+ 39. Ke1 Qd4 40. Kf1 g6 41. Qf2) 30... Qc7 $2 {[%eval -30,9]} (30... Ba4 {[%eval -157,14]} 31. Rd2 exd4) 31. O-O $6 {[%eval -110,12]} (31. Rf1 {[%eval -30,9]} exd4 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. Nxd4 Bxh4+ 34. Ke2 Kb8 35. Rh1 Be7 36. b3) 31... exd4 $2 {[%eval -4,14]} (31... Bb5 {[%eval -110,12]} 32. Rf2 exd4 33. Qxc7+ Kxc7 34. h5 Ba4) 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. Nxd4 Bxh4 $6 {[%eval 61,13]} (33... Bc8 {[%eval -4,14]} 34. Nf3 Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Bxb2 36. a4 b6 37. Rd2 Ba3 38. Rg2 Bf8 39. Kf1 Bd7 40. Ng5 h5 41. Rf2) (33... Ba4 $2 {suggested by vk afterwards, attacking R & N , just loses to} 34. Nxe6+) 34. Rf7 Bf6 $4 {[%eval 675,20]} (34... Kb8 {[%eval 62,15]} 35. Ne2 Kc8 36. e5 Bb5 37. Rxd8+ Bxd8 38. Nc3 Bb6+ 39. Kg2 Bc6+ 40. Kf1 g5 41. Rxh7 Bd4 42. Rg7 Bxe5 43. Rxg5 Bd4 44. Rg8+ Kc7 {[is a level position-SF17]}) 35. Nxe6+ Kc8 36. Nxd8 Bg4 $6 {[%eval 814,15]} (36... Ba4 {[%eval 664,18]} 37. Rd6 Bxd8 38. Rf8 Bd7 39. e5 h5 40. e6 Bxe6 41. Rxe6 Kd7 42. Re2 Bf6 43. Rf7+ Kc6 44. Rc2+ Kb6 45. Rcc7 Bd4+ 46. Kg2 g5 47. Rxb7+ Kc6 48. Rbc7+ Kd5 49. Rfd7+ Ke5 50. b4 Ke4) 37. Rxf6 $6 {[%eval 590,17]} (37. Rd3 {[%eval 814,15]} Be2 38. Rd5 Bc4 39. Rc5+) 37... gxf6 38. b4 $4 {[%eval -121,17] [Wh by now was living on increments-vk]} (38. Rd2 {[%eval 564,15]} Kc7 39. Nf7 Bd7 40. Nh6 Bc6 41. Ng4 Bxe4 42. Nxf6 Bf5 43. Rd5 Bg6 44. Kf2 h6 45. Kf3 b5 46. b4) 38... h5 $4 {[%eval 575,17]} (38... Bxd1 {[%eval -121,17]} 39. Nf7 Kd7 40. Kf2 h5 41. Nh6 Bc2 42. Kf3 Bb3 43. Kg3 Ke6 44. Kh4 Bd1 45. Kg3 Ke5) 39. Kf2 $4 {[%eval -102,14]} (39. Rd6 {[%eval 575,17]} Kc7 40. Nf7 Bf3 41. Rd4 Bg4 42. Kf2 Bd7 43. e5 fxe5 44. Nxe5 Be6 45. Kg3 b6 46. Kh4) 39... b5 $4 {[%eval 779,18]} (39... Bxd1 {[%eval -102,14]} 40. Ne6 Kd7 41. Nc5+ Kc6 42. Kg3 Be2 43. Kh4 b6 44. Ne6 Bd3 45. Nf4 Bxe4 46. Nxh5 f5 47. Nf6 Kd6) 40. Kg3 $4 {[%eval -22,18]} (40. Rd6 {[%eval 779,18]} Kc7 41. Nf7 f5 42. e5 h4 43. Rxa6 Kd7 44. Rh6) 40... Bd7 $4 {[%eval 760,17]} (40... Bxd1 {[%eval -22,18]} 41. Ne6 Kd7 42. Nc5+ Kd6 43. Nxa6 Ke5 44. Nc5 Bg4 45. a4 bxa4 46. Nxa4 Kxe4 47. b5 f5 48. b6 f4+) 41. Nf7 Bg4 $6 {[%eval 867,16]} (41... Kc7 {[%eval 759,16]} 42. Rc1+ Kb7 43. Rf1 a5 44. Rxf6 axb4 45. Nd6+) 42. Rd4 Kc7 43. Nh6 Be2 $6 {[%eval 1031,14]} (43... Be6 {[%eval 875,20]} 44. Kh4 Bc4 45. Kxh5 Kb6 46. Rd6+) 44. Ng8 Kc6 45. Nxf6 Kb6 46. e5 1-0

[Event "OswestryB - 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

[Event "Oswestry B - Church Stretton A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.03.27"]
[Round "Bd 3"]
[White "Lear, Jamie"]
[Black "Fowkes, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "1733"]
[BlackElo "1521"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[GameId "2160476470297979"]
[EventDate "2025.03.28"]

1. e4 c5 2. Bc4 e6 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ba2 Nf6 6. Nc3 (6. d3) (6. Ne2 {main lines}) 6... Be7 (6... d4 7. Qe2+ Be7 8. Nb1 Nc6 9. d3 O-O 10. Nf3 Nd5 11. O-O Be6 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Ne4 Qd7 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Nfd2 Rae8 16. Qh5 f5 17. Ng3 f4 18. Nge4 Rf5 19. Qg4 Ne5 20. Qd1 f3 21. g3 Rf7 22. Kh1 Qh3 23. Rg1 Ng4 {0-1 Adelise,T (1735)-Mestdagh,F (1937) La Fere op 8th 2009 (1)}) 7. d3 O-O 8. h3 $146 (8. Nge2 Nc6 {transposes to 23 games}) 8... Re8 $15 {space advantage} 9. Nf3 Bd6+ 10. Ne2 Qe7 11. Bg5 d4 (11... Nbd7 $17 {SF17}) 12. Bxf6 (12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qxe4 17. Bxd6 Qxg2 18. Rh2 Qc6 19. Bg3 Nf6 20. Qd3 Be6 21. Bxe6 Rxe6 22. O-O-O c4 23. Nxd4 cxd3 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxd3 Re8 $11 {SF17, a bit convoluted}) 12... Qxf6 $17 13. O-O Bxh3 14. gxh3 Qxf3 15. Ng3 Qf6 (15... Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Nc6 $17 {SF17}) (15... Qf4 $17 {SF17}) 16. Qg4 Qf4 17. Rae1 Nc6 18. Bd5 (18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Qd7 Rf8 20. Qxb7 Ne5 21. Qe4 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 24. Bd5 Nh4 25. b3 Kf8 $11 {SF17}) 18... g6 (18... Kf8 $17 {SF17}) 19. Qd7 {winning pawns, but taking the Q away from the protection of the K} Ne5 $19 (19... Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Ne5 $19 {SF17}) 20. Qxb7 Rab8 21. Qxa7 Nf3+ (21... Rxb2 22. Kg2 Rf8 23. Re2 (23. Re4 Qf6 24. Qa4 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Bxg3 26. Kxg3 Qg5+ 27. Kh2 Qxd5 $19) 23... Nxd3) 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Ne4 (23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Ne4 Qf4 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. a4 Kg7 27. Qb7 Qf4 28. Rd1 Re2 29. Qg2 Qb8 $11 {SF17}) 23... Rxe4 $1 {removing Wh's best piece} 24. Rxe4 (24. dxe4 Be5 $1 (24... Qf4 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 Rxb4 {leaves Bl a pawn up, with still some time needed to win}) 25. Qa6 Qxh3 26. f4 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 Bxf4 28. Re2 Qh3+ 29. Kg1 Be3+ 30. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kh2 Qxe4 $19 {SF17}) 24... Qxh3 25. Rfe1 {perhaps to avoid conceding a draw, but Bl now has a standard mating sequence.} (25. f4 {Bl indeed can have a perpetual for a draw, but there is more to be obtainend out of the position} Qg4+ (25... Rxb2 26. Qa8+ Kg7 27. Re2 Bxf4 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 Be3+ 30. Kf1 Ra2 {and Bl's 3 passed K side pawns advance for an easy win}) 26. Kf2 (26. Kh1 Rxb2 27. Qa4 Kg7 28. Kh2 Kh6 29. Qc4 f5 $19 {f4 falls}) 26... Rxb2 27. Qa4 Kg7 28. Qc4 Qh4+ 29. Kg2 f5 $19 {SF17}) 25... Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Bg3+ 27. Kg1 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxf2# 0-1

[Event "OswestryB - Church Stretton A"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.03.27"]
[Round "Bd 4"]
[White "Smith, Jonathan"]
[Black "Shepherd, Graham C"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"]
[ECO "A51"]
[WhiteElo "1539"]
[BlackElo "1563"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[GameId "2160510809096261"]
[EventDate "2025.03.28"]

{[%evp 0,14,5,5,-14,23,43,-14,1,3,-104,-20,-33,-33,-33,-12,-9]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 {rather than enter into the depths of Budapest Gambit theory, Wh plays a stolid line. This gives Wh no first move advantage, but it becomes a kind of French Defence Exchange variation in reverse, known for its drawish tendencies.} 3. e3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nxd2 exd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. Ngf3 d5 {This position can also arise from 1 c4, as featured in many games by Normunds Miezis} 8. Be2 dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nc6 {main} (9... Nbd7 {SF17 and suggested by vk} 10. O-O Nb6 {is another possibilty,1-2-2}) 10. O-O Be6 11. Nce5 Nb4 (11... Bd5 $11 {0.5-3.5}) (11... Qd6 $11 {1-1-2}) 12. Bc4 (12. a3 Nbd5 $11 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4 Qd6 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Ng4 18. Bb1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qe7 20. Qc2 g6 21. Rd4 Qf8 22. Qd2 Ne7 23. Rd1 Rxd4 24. Qxd4 Bd5 25. Nd2 a5 26. Ne4 Bxe4 27. Bxe4 axb4 28. axb4 Nf5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. h3 Ra4 31. Qf4 Qxb4 32. Qxh6 Qe7 33. Rd3 f4 34. g3 f3 35. e6 fxe6 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Rxf3 Qg7 38. Qe8+ {1-0 Varaljai,I (2153)-Molnar,J (2162) HUN-chT2 Charousek 0001 Hungary 2000 (6)}) 12... Bxc4 13. Nxc4 Nc6 (13... Nbd5) 14. Nce5 Qd5 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Rc1 Qd6 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rc2 (19. Qb3 b6 20. Qc4 Re7 21. Qa6 Qf4 22. Rf1 g6 23. Qxa7 Re2 $11 {SF17}) 19... h6 {[draw?]} 1/2-1/2

