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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Newport Juniors-Oswestry B"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2025.01.28"] [Round "Bd 3"] [White "Qadri, Muhammad"] [Black "Sadler, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "E61"] [WhiteElo "1498"] [BlackElo "1575"] [PlyCount "97"] [GameId "2140104237120091"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.31"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Bf4 d6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {1970 games with this position in database} 7. Bd3 (7. Be2 {main}) 7... c5 (7... Re8 {aiming for e5, main}) 8. d5 (8. O-O b6 9. Qc2 {1-2-3}) 8... Nb6 $14 {0-5- it does block the Q side} (8... a6 {3-1-3}) (8... Nh5 $11 {preferred by cloud engines, though 2-1-1}) 9. a4 {natural response and engines, though not played thus far} a5 (9... Nh5 $14 {SF17}) 10. Qc2 (10. e4 $16 {SF17}) 10... Re8 (10... Nh5 $11 {SF17}) 11. e4 e6 12. O-O-O (12. O-O $16 {SF17}) 12... Ng4 (12... exd5 13. exd5 Bg4 $11 {SF17}) 13. Nb5 (13. h3 Nf6 14. Rde1 $16 {Wh has more space & Bl has trouble getting the Q side moving}) 13... e5 (13... exd5 14. exd5 (14. Nxd6 Bd7 15. Rhe1 (15. b3 Qf6 16. Bg3 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Qa3 18. cxd5 c4 $19)) 14... Bd7 15. Bg5 (15. Kb1 Bxb5 16. axb5 a4 $17) 15... f6 16. Bh4 Bxb5 17. cxb5 c4 $19 {SF17-starts the process of opening up the usually more hazardous 0-0-0}) 14. Bg3 $16 Rf8 15. Nd2 Bd7 (15... f5 {SF17- standard practice in King's Indian when the centre is closed- Bl must try for some activity regardless} 16. exf5 gxf5 17. h3 Nh6 18. f3 Kh8 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Nc8 21. Bf2 $16 {SF17-but Bl has got a little more freedom of movement}) 16. h3 Nf6 17. b3 (17. Bh4 Bxb5 18. cxb5 Qc7 19. Bc4 Nfd7 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 f5 23. Nf1 $16 {SF17}) 17... Bxb5 18. cxb5 Rc8 (18... Nh5 $11) 19. Nc4 (19. Bh4 Bh6 20. Kb1 Kg7 21. Rhf1 Qc7 22. f4 $16 exf4 (22... Bxf4 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. g3 $18) 23. Qb2 Qe7 24. g4 g5 25. Rxf4 gxf4 26. Nf3 $16 {tSF 17- the Wh pieces retain their greater activity}) 19... Nxc4 20. bxc4 Nh5 $15 21. Bh2 Qg5+ (21... Nf4 $15) 22. Kb1 Qxg2 23. Rdg1 Qf3 24. Be2 Qa3 $2 (24... Qxf2 25. Bxh5 Qxc2+ 26. Kxc2 gxh5 27. Rg5 Kh8 $11) (24... Qf6 {Bl in retrospect} 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Rg2 Kh8 $11 {SF17- the Q side is blocked and the Rs will exchange on the g file- if anything Bl's B is now a touch better than Wh's}) 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Rg3 $18 Qb4+ 27. Ka2 f5 28. Rb1 fxe4 29. Rxb4 axb4 30. Re3 (30. Qxe4 {SF17- engines don't mind tactics where humans prefer to be simple} Rxf2+ 31. Kb3 Rc7 (31... Rxh2 32. Qf5 Rf8 33. Qd7 Rf7 34. Qd8+ Rf8 35. Qe7 Rf7 36. Qxd6 {The Engine relies on a mobile pawn mass rather than a passive B on h2})) 30... Rf7 31. Rxe4 Rcf8 32. Bg3 Rf3 33. Re3 Bh6 34. Rb3 (34. Rxf3 Rxf3 35. Kb1 Bg5 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. d6 Bd8 38. Qe4 Rxf2 39. Qd5+ Rf7 40. Qxc5 $18 {SF17}) 34... R3f7 35. h4 Bf4 36. Rf3 Re8 37. Qe4 Ref8 38. Qe2 (38. Bxf4 exf4 39. Qe6 {SF17}) 38... Ra8 39. Kb3 b6 40. Bxf4 exf4 41. Qe6 Kg7 42. Qxd6 Rfa7 43. Qe5+ Kg8 (43... Kg6 44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Rxf4+ Ke8 46. Qg8+ Kd7 47. Rf7+ Kd6 48. Qg3#) 44. Rxf4 (44. Qg5+ Kf7 45. Rxf4+ Ke8 46. Qg8+ Kd7 47. Rf7+ Kd6 48. Qg3# {SF17}) (44. Qxf4 {is mate in 9-SF17}) 44... Rxa4 45. Qe6+ Kh8 46. Rf7 Ra3+ 47. Kb2 (47. Kc2 {runs the K to safety in the middle}) 47... Ra2+ 48. Kc1 Ra1+ 49. Kd2 {clock times , Bl 2 mins, Wh's 50 mins plus} (49. Kd2 R8a2+ 50. Kd3 Rd1+ 51. Ke3 Re1+ 52. Kf3 Rxe6 53. dxe6 Kg8 54. Ke4 b3 55. Rf3 Re2+ 56. Kd5 b2 57. Rb3 Kg7 58. Kc6 Rxe6+ 59. Kc7 Kg6 60. Rxb2 Kf5 61. Ra2 Kg4 62. Ra6 Kxh4 63. Rxb6 {and the Wh pawns are speedier-SF17}) 1-0
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