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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Oswestry B-Newport Junior A"] [Site "Royal British Legion, Newport"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "Bd 1"] [White "Thimmegowda, Krishnaswaroop"] [Black "Fisher, Peter S"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1769"] [BlackElo "1599"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2139350001086954"] [EventDate "2025.01.28"] {[%evp 0,98,18,7,2,16,36,27,4,44,18,58,20,27,45,6,79,132,165,8,25,-54,-76,-82,-54,-106,-111,-203,-205,-177,-144,-139,-145,-197,-224,-213,-80,-151,-29,-120,-113,-67,-32,-88,-121,-115,-115,-115,-95,-187,-58,-199,3,-47,27,-32,15,3,-16,14,1,1,24,-70,-21,-65,-15,-24,-19,-16,-33,-42,-31,34,-22,0,1,-36,0,-27,44,-2,-15,27,13,-147,-51,-183,-122,-191,-72,-111,-91,-187,-64,-101,-79,-1274,-1259,-1687,-1525]} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 $6 {[%eval 66,18] [65% for Wh-vk]} (3... Nf6 {[%eval 39,14] [48% for Wh-vk]} 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. d5 Ne5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qb3 b6 9. O-O e6 10. Bc4 exd5 11. Bxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Bb5 13. Qxe5+ Qe7 14. Qxe7+) 4. cxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 (6. Nf3 {[main, less committal -vk]}) 6... Be7 7. e5 {[6-2-2- vk]} Nfd7 $2 {[%eval 142,18]} (7... Nd5 {[%eval 29,15]} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nf3 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Qe2 Rd8 15. O-O Nc5 16. Bc2) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 $6 {[%eval 189,18]} (8... Kxe7 {[%eval 153,17]} 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Qa3 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qc5 12. exd6+ Kf8 13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Be2 a5 16. b5 Kg8 17. O-O Nc5 18. Rfe1 Nbd7 19. Rac1 b6) 9. Nf3 $2 {[%eval 32,16]} (9. Nb5 {[%eval 189,18]} O-O 10. Nc7 (10. exd6 Qd8 11. Nc7 {SF17- is even stronger- the position bears a similarity to a line in the Alekhine-Chatard French-vk]}) 10... Nb6 11. Nxa8 Nxa8 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Bd3 dxe5 14. dxe5 Qb4+ 15. Qd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Nb6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Kc1 Nb4 19. Be4 Rc8+ 20. Kb1 Bc6) 9... a6 $11 10. Ne4 $2 {[%eval -55,17] missing that Bl has a check after the pawn exchange, that forces the N back-vk]} (10. Bd3 {[%eval 50,15]} dxe5 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Nf3 Qd6 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Bc4 b5 16. Bb3 b4 17. Na4 Ne4 18. Ne5 Nc6) 10... dxe5 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. a3 $6 {[%eval -103,16]} (12. dxe5 {[%eval -74,14]} Qb4+ 13. Nc3 Ndxe5 (13... Qxb2 14. Bd3 Ndxe5 $19 {SF17-vk}) 14. Bd3 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qe4 Qxb2 17. O-O Nxd3 18. Qxd3 O-O 19. a4 e5 20. Rb1 Qa3 21. Qg3 Re8 22. Rfd1 Qc5 (22... Bf5 23. Rxb7 Rac8 24. Qf3 Be6 25. Ne4 Rc1 $19 {[SF17-vk]}) 23. Rd5 (23. Nd5 {the Bl K position is underprotected} Rf8 (23... Kh8 24. Rbc1 Qa5 25. Nc7 Be6 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 27. Qh4 $14) 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Nh5 g6 26. Nf6 Bf5 27. Qg5 Qe7 28. Rd7 Bxd7 29. Qh4 h5 30. Qg5 Qxf6 31. Qxf6+ Kg8 32. Rxb7 $11 {[SF17-vk]}) 23... Qc7 {[SF17 evaluates as definite plus for Bl}) 12... O-O 13. Bd3 $6 {[%eval -163,18]} (13. Nxe5 {[%eval -97,15]} Ncxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qd6 Qxd6 16. Nxd6 Rd8 17. Rd1 Rb8 18. Be2 Bd7 19. f4 Ng6 20. O-O Ba4 21. Rd4 Bb3 22. Bh5 b5 23. Bd1 Bd5) 13... f5 {[Bl is winning-SF17-vk]} 14. Neg5 Kh8 $6 {[%eval -128,16]} (14... e4 {[%eval -164,16]} 15. Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd8 17. O-O Nf6 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. Re1 Qd6 20. Qd3 Nf7 21. Bb3 Rfc8 22. Bc4 Ng4 23. Qe4) 15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16. O-O $6 {[%eval -176,20]} (16. Nxe5 {[%eval -147,18]} Qxg5 17. O-O Nxe5 18. f4 Qf6 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Qc2 Rd8) 16... Rd8 17. Rc3 h6 $2 {[%eval -60,16] [still ok- good to get Ns away from K-vk]} (17... Nxf3+ {[%eval -175,19]} 18. Nxf3 e5 19. Nd2 e4 20. Bc2 Qg5 21. f4 Qf6 22. Qe1 Be6 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. Nxb3 Ne7 25. Qf2 Nd5 26. Rcc1 Rac8 27. Rcd1) 18. Nh3 $6 {[%eval -92,16]} (18. Nxe5 {[%eval -60,16]} Nxe5 19. Nh3 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 e5 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. Re1 e4 24. f3 f4 25. Rxe4 Bxh3 26. gxh3 Qd1+ 27. Re1 Qd5 28. Re5) 18... g5 $6 {[%eval -20,17]} (18... Nxf3+ {[%eval -92,16]} 19. Qxf3 e5 20. Qe3 Be6 21. Rfc1 Qf6 22. b4 Nd4) (18... Ng6 19. Nd2 e5 {SF17-mobilizes centre-vk]}) 19. Nxe5 Nxe5 20. Re1 $6 {[%eval -42,15]} (20. f4 {[%eval -4,16]} Rxd3 21. Rxd3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 g4 23. Nf2 Bd7 24. Rc1 Bb5 25. Qe3 Kh7 26. b4 Re8 27. Qb6 Bc6 28. Nd3 Qd8) 20... Nc6 $6 {[%eval -3,16]} (20... Qf6 {[%eval -42,15]} 21. Qb3 Bd7 (21... b5 $17 {[SF17-vk]}) 22. Qxb7 Bc6 23. Qb3 (23. Rxc6 Rab8 24. Qxa6 Nxc6 25. Qxc6 Rxd3 26. g3 Qg7 27. Rxe6 Kh7 28. b4 $11 {[SF17-vk]}) 23... Rab8 24. Qc2 Nxd3 (24... Rxb2 25. Qxb2 Nxd3 $19 {[SF17-vk]}) 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Qxb2 27. Qxa6 Qd2 28. Ra1 Qd5 29. Qf1 e5 (29... Rb2 $17 {[SF17-vk]}) 30. Rd1 Qe6 {[SF17 assesses this position as both sides have = chances- vk]}) 21. Qe2 $6 {[%eval -48,18]} (21. f4 {[%eval -3,16]} gxf4 22. Nxf4 Qd6 23. Qd2 e5 24. Nd5 f4 25. Nb6) 21... Qf6 22. Qe3 e5 23. f3 Be6 24. Nf2 Rd7 25. h3 $6 {[%eval -71,15]} (25. b4 {[%eval -37,15]} Bd5 26. b5 axb5 27. Bxb5 Re7 28. Rd3 Rd8 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Qe2 Rb8) 25... Rad8 $6 {[%eval 0,19]} (25... Bd5 {[%eval -71,15]} 26. Nh1 Rd6 27. Qf2 Rad8 28. Ng3 Be6 29. Bc2 Qf7 30. b4) 26. Bxa6 {[SF17 gives position as now level- but Bl's more advanced pawn majority still looks more menacing than Wh's, especially as Wh's K position has some looseness-vk]} Bd5 27. Bb5 Re7 28. Qb6 Rd6 29. Bxc6 Bxc6 30. Qb4 Red7 31. Qc5 Rd5 32. Qe3 Qd6 33. Qe2 Kg7 34. Qe3 Kf6 (34... Kg6 {ooks better, staying away from a forkable square- see next note- vk]}) 35. g4 {Usually best to not make pawn moves on the side where one is underattack- but the reply of 35 ...e4 doesn't work-vk} Rd4 (35... e4 $2 36. fxe4 f4 $2 37. exd5 fxe3 38. Ne4+ $18 {[SF17, but then that Bl K should not have gone to f6 a move earlier-vk]}) 36. gxf5 Kxf5 37. Ng4 Re7 38. b4 h5 $6 {[%eval 0,16]} (38... e4 {[%eval -32,17]} 39. Qf2 Kg6 40. Qh2 Qf4 41. Qxf4 gxf4 42. fxe4 Rexe4 43. Rxe4 Bxe4 44. Rc7 Rd1+ 45. Kf2 Rd2+) 39. Nf2 Rf4 40. Rd1 Qe6 41. Qe2 $6 {[%eval -10,15]} (41. Qd3+ {[%eval 16,15]} Kf6 42. Qd8 Kf7 43. Rd6 Rd4 44. Rxd4 exd4 45. Qxd4 Qe2 46. Kg2 Re5 47. Qd3 Qxd3 48. Rxd3 Re1 49. Kg3 Rg1+ 50. Kh2 Re1 51. Kg2 Re2 52. Kf1 Re6 53. Ne4) 41... Kg6 42. Qc2+ $2 {[%eval -135,15]} (42. b5 {[%eval -1,14]} Be8 43. Re3 Kg7 44. Re1 Bg6 45. Rxe5 Qxe5 46. Qxe5+ Rxe5 47. Rxe5 Rxf3 48. Rxg5 Rxa3 49. Rd5 Ra1+ 50. Kg2 Ra2 51. Rd7+ Kh6 52. Kf3 b6 53. Rd6) 42... Kh6 (42... Kg7 $1 $19 43. b5 Bxf3 44. Rd8 e4 $19 {[SF17- the Wh K is in peril- vk]}) 43. Qe2 $6 {[%eval -157,16]} (43. Rcd3 {[%eval -117,14]} Kg7 44. Rd6 Qf5) 43... Qf5 $6 {[%eval -88,17]} (43... Ref7 {[%eval -157,16]} 44. Re1 Rxf3 45. Rxf3 Rxf3 46. Qxe5 Qxe5 47. Rxe5 Rxa3 48. b5 Rg3+ 49. Kf1 Bg2+ 50. Ke1 Rb3 51. Kd2 Rb2+ 52. Ke3 Kg6 53. Re6+ Kf7 54. Rh6 Rxb5 55. Rxh5) 44. b5 $6 {[%eval -177,18]} (44. Rdd3 {[%eval -88,17]} Rf7 45. Rc5 Rxf3 46. Rxe5 {after which SF17 gives} Qf4 $19 47. Rxf3 Qxf3 48. Qxf3 Rxf3 49. a4 Rg3+ 50. Kf1 h4 51. Ke2 Rb3 52. b5 Bg2 $19 {The hyperactive Bl pieces win a pawn at least, SF17 makes it a N loss} 53. Re3 Rb2+ 54. Ke1 Ra2 55. Nd1 Ra1 56. a5 g4 57. hxg4 Kg5 58. Kf2 h3 59. Kg3 Rxd1 $19 {[SF17-vk]}) 44... Bxf3 45. Rd6+ Kg7 46. Qc2 $6 {[%eval -260,16]} (46. Qd3 {[%eval -160,16]} g4 47. b6 g3 48. Qxf5 Rxf5 49. Nd3 h4 (49... e4 50. Nc5 Rf6 51. Rxf6 Kxf6 52. a4 e3 $19 {SF17-Wh is tied down in the centre- the Q side pawns are nowhere near breaking through-vk]}) 50. Nc5 e4 (50... Kf7 $19 {SF17}) 51. Ne6+ {SF17 rates this position as = since Bl may have to give up an exchange to dodge a variety of checks} Kf7 52. Nd4 Rf6 53. Rxf6+ Kxf6 54. Nxf3 exf3 55. Rxf3+ $11) 46... Be4 $2 {[%eval -101,16]} (46... Qxc2 {[%eval -260,16]} 47. Rxc2 e4 48. b6 e3 49. Nd3 Rh4 50. Rc7 Rxc7 51. bxc7 Rxh3 52. Rd7+ Kf6 53. Rd6+ Ke7 54. c8=N+ Ke8 55. Re6+ Kd7 56. Rxe3 Kxc8 57. Ne5 Rh1+ 58. Kf2 Bd5 59. Rc3+ Kb8 60. Nd7+ Ka7 61. Nf6 Be6) 47. Nxe4 Qxe4 (47... Rxe4 $15 {[SF17-vk]}) 48. b6 $4 {#-12/22} (48. Qxe4 {[%eval -76,15]} Rxe4 49. Rg3 g4 50. Rd2 Rf7 51. hxg4 Rxg4 52. Rdg2 Rff4 53. Rd3 Rxg2+ 54. Kxg2 e4 55. Rd7+ Kf6 56. Rxb7 e3 57. Rb6+ Kf5 58. Rb7 Rf2+ 59. Kg1 Rb2 60. Re7 {[SF17 rates position as level-vk}) 48... Qe1+ 49. Kg2 Qf1+ 0-1
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