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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "OswestryB-TelfordB"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.02.13"] [Round "Bd 4"] [White "Read, Stephen"] [Black "Szwajkun, Steve"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Van Kemenade,Rudy"] [ECO "A41"] [BlackElo "1318"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2145227281891410"] [EventDate "2025.02.14"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nc3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e4 e6 6. Bd3 h6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Qe2 a6 9. e5 (9. a4 g6 (9... g5 10. Bg3 Bg7 11. e5 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 dxe5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Rad1 Qb8 16. Rfe1 c6 17. Qh5 Kf8 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. g3 Qc7 20. Qe2 Ke7 21. c3 Bg7 22. Bxa6 Rhd8 23. Ra1 Ra7 24. Bc4 Rda8 25. Bb3 b5 26. c4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Qb6 28. Re2 Rb8 29. Bd1 Qd4 30. Qxc6 Nb4 31. Qc5+ Qxc5 32. Nxc5 Rc8 33. Ne4 Nd3 34. Rb1 Nxb2 35. Bb3 Nd3 36. Re3 Nc1 37. Bd1 f5 38. Nc3 Bd4 39. Rxc1 Bxe3 40. Nd5+ Kd7 41. Nf6+ Kd8 42. Rxc8+ Kxc8 43. fxe3 Kc7 44. g4 Kd6 45. gxf5 exf5 46. Bb3 Rb7 47. Bc4 Ke5 48. Nd5 Rb1+ 49. Kg2 Ra1 50. Nb6 h5 51. h4 g4 52. Bf7 Ke4 53. Bxh5 Kxe3 54. Bg6 Ra2+ 55. Kg3 f4+ 56. Kxg4 Rg2+ 57. Kh5 f3 58. Be8 Re2 59. Bd7 Kd4 60. Bh3 Rh2 61. Kg4 f2 62. Bf1 Rh1 63. Ba6 Rb1 64. a5 Rb3 65. Bf1 Rb1 66. Ba6 Rb3 67. Bf1 Ra3 68. a6 Ra1 69. Bc4 Kc5 70. Kg3 Ra2 71. Kg2 f1=B+ {½-½ Havelka,J (2338)-Pechac,J (2441) EU-chT U18 Rymanow Zdroj 2017 (4.7)}) 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. Be3 O-O 12. f4 c5 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Qf2 Nb4 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. f5 c4 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Qh4 exf5 19. exf5 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 g5 21. Qf2 Rae8 22. Rde1 d5 23. Qd2 Qd6 24. Bf2 Qf4 25. Qxf4 gxf4 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Ne2 Nxc2 28. Nxf4 Ne4 29. Nxd5 Nxf2 30. f6 Bf8 31. Kxf2 Nxd4 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Kxe1 Nxf3+ 34. gxf3 Bc5 35. Kd2 Bd4 36. Kc2 Kh7 37. Nc7 Kg6 38. Nxa6 Kf5 39. Nb4 Bxf6 40. Nd5 Bd8 41. Ne3+ Kf4 42. Nxc4 Bc7 43. Nd2 Ke3 44. h3 f5 45. b4 h5 46. a5 bxa5 47. bxa5 Bxa5 48. Nc4+ Kxf3 49. Nxa5 Kg3 50. Kd2 Kxh3 51. Ke2 Kg2 52. Nc4 f4 53. Ne5 h4 54. Nf3 h3 55. Nh4+ Kg3 56. Nf3 h2 57. Nxh2 Kxh2 {½-½ Dudas,E (2253)-Emodi,G (2265) HUN-chT2 Charousek 1213 Hungary 2012 (5)}) 9... d5 (9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3 d5 {gives Bl a French without the usually bad QB}) 10. a4 (10. Nd1 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. h3 $16 {SF17}) 10... Ng6 (10... c5 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. Bg3 cxd4 13. Ne2 Bb4 14. Qd1 Bc5 $15 {SF17}) 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Qd3 Qe7 (12... Kf7 13. a5 $14 {SF17}) 13. Qxg6+ Qf7 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7 15. Rfe1 $16 (15. h4 $16 {SF17}) 15... c5 16. Rad1 Be7 17. h3 (17. h4) 17... Nf8 18. g4 Ng6 (18... g5 19. Bg3 Ng6 $11 {SF17}) 19. Bg3 Raf8 (19... h5 20. Re3 h4 21. Bh2 Rhf8 $14 {SF17}) 20. Re3 (20. a5 bxa5 21. Ra1 h5 22. Re3 h4 23. Bh2 Rb8 24. Rxa5 $16 {SF17}) 20... Ke8 21. h4 Rf7 (21... h5 22. g5 Bc6 23. b3 Kd7 $11 {SF17}) 22. Nh2 (22. Ne2) 22... Nxh4 (22... cxd4 23. Rxd4 Nxh4 $15 {SF17}) 23. Ne2 Ng6 24. c3 c4 (24... Rhf8 25. Kg2 a5 26. Re1 Ba6 $19 {SF17}) 25. f4 Rhf8 26. Rf3 $11 Bc8 27. Nf1 (27. Rdf1 $11) 27... Bd7 (27... Bg5 $19 {SF17}) 28. Ra1 (28. Ne3 Bd8 29. Rf2 Ne7 30. f5 exf5 31. Nf4 Bc8 32. e6 Rf6 33. Nh5 Rg6 34. Rdf1 Bxe6 35. gxf5 Rg5 36. fxe6 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Rxh5 $11 {SF17}) 28... Bg5 $17 29. Nd2 (29. a5) 29... Bxf4 $19 30. Raf1 $2 (30. Nxf4 Nxf4 31. a5) 30... Bxd2 $19 31. Kg2 Bxa4 32. R1f2 Bg5 33. Ng1 Bd1 34. Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Rxf7 Kxf7 36. Nf3 Bxf3+ 37. Kxf3 Bc1 38. Be1 Bxb2 39. Ke2 a5 40. Kd1 a4 41. Kc2 a3 42. Kb1 Nf4 43. Bd2 Ne2 44. Ka2 b5 45. Be1 Kg6 46. Bd2 Nxc3+ 47. Bxc3 Bxc3 48. Kxa3 Kg5 (48... b4+) 49. Ka2 Kxg4 0-1
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