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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry B v Maddocks B"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.11.14"] [Round "Bd3"] [White "Billington, Mark"] [Black "Sadler, Paul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "1602"] [BlackElo "1590"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "65"] [GameId "2113376964885965"] [EventDate "2024.11.18"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. b3 d6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Be2 c5 {main} (7... e5 {scores a little better}) 8. c3 (8. O-O) (8. c4) 8... b6 9. Qc2 $146 (9. O-O Bb7 {41 games, 38% for Wh}) 9... Bb7 10. h3 Rc8 $11 11. Rg1 {Wh got worried about losing the g pawn, but it leaves the R out of the game} (11. O-O {is fine}) 11... cxd4 $19 12. exd4 (12. Nxd4 {F16 & SF17}) 12... Nd5 13. c4 b5 (13... Re8 14. Kf1 Nf4 $19 {F16 & SF17}) 14. Qd1 bxc4 15. bxc4 Nf4 16. Rb1 {SF17} (16. Kf1 {F16}) 16... Nxe2 (16... Re8 {SF17}) (16... Nb6 {F16}) 17. Qxe2 (17. Kxe2 Nb6 18. Qb3 $19 {both Engines}) 17... Qa5 (17... Ba6 {SF17}) (17... Nb6 {F16}) 18. d5 (18. Bc3 {both Engines, though Bl is still winning}) 18... Bxb2 (18... Ba6 {both Engines}) 19. Rxb2 Ba6 {both Engines} (19... Bxd5 {is also possible}) 20. Rc2 (20. Kd1 Nb6 21. Rc2 {both Engines, Wh would have stood a much better chance if 0-0 instead of that Rg1}) 20... Nb6 (20... Rxc4 $1 21. Rxc4 Nb6 $19 {both Engines}) 21. Kd1 Rc7 {Sf17} (21... Nxd5 {F16}) 22. Nb3 Qb4 (22... Qa4 {both Engines}) 23. Qd2 Qxd2+ (23... Qa4) 24. Nfxd2 Nxc4 (24... Rfc8 {both Engines, bring the maximum power in}) 25. Nxc4 (25. Na5 Rfc8) 25... Bxc4 (25... Rxc4 {both Engines; avoids the self pin, which always demands extra care}) 26. Na5 (26. Kd2 {both Engines} Rcc8 27. Rgc1 Ba6 28. Rc7 Rfe8 29. g3 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 Bf1 31. Nd4 Bxh3 32. Rxa7 $17 {SF17}) 26... Rfc8 27. Nc6 Bxd5 $2 {missing the threat} (27... Bb5 {both Engines} 28. Nxe7+ Kg7 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Nc6 Bxc6 31. dxc6 Rxc6 32. Re1 Ra6 33. Re2 Kf6 $19) (27... Ba6 28. Kd2 Kf8 {slower but safer}) 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Rxc8+ Kg7 30. a3 $16 Rb7 31. Rc1 (31. Kd2) 31... Rb3 (31... Rb2 $11 {both Engines}) 32. Ra1 (32. Kd2 $11 {both Engines , is more active}) 32... Rb2 33. Ke1 $11 {[Draw?]} 1/2-1/2
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