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Oswestry Chess Club

[Event "OswestryB - TelfordB"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2025.02.13"]
[Round "Bd 5"]
[White "Pichanick, Erin"]
[Black "Grocott-James, Al"]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "1415"]
[ECO "B02"]
[EventDate "2025.02.14"]
[Annotator "Al Grocott-James"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[GameId "2145237862595318"]

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1.e4 d5 {I am unsure at the moment as to the opening to adopt with Black, 
so I thought I'd give the Scandinavian a try out . . .} 2.exd5 Nf6 {An 
alternative to the Qxd5 line.} 3.Nc3 Nxd5 4.Nxd5 {better for White is the 
main line 4.Bc4.} 4...Qxd5 {She marches regally to the centre anyway, but 
now there is no Nc3 to harass the sovreign.} 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O 
O-O-O {This is the position I was aiming for.} 8.d4 e6 ( 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4 
Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Qxd4 {leads to a quiet equal game -- Rudy vK} ) ( 8...Bxf3 9.
Bxf3 Qxd4 {as does this line -- Rudy vK.} ) 9.Be3 {9.c3 is also good for 
White.} 9...Be7 10.h3 Bh5 ( 10...h5 {Stockfish 17 } 11.hxg4 hxg4 {opens up
the h-file for Black's rook.} ) ( 10...Bxf3 {is not good for Black, in the
light of 11.Bxf3 (+1.53 Stockfish 17).} ) 11.Qd2 h6 {White is ganging up 
on the g5 square -- this equalises defenders and attackers.} 12.Rfe1 g5 {
is Stockfish's top move, so I'm doing something right. I wanted further 
hamper White's dark squared bishop.} 13.c4 Bb4 $2 {But this  move is a 
turkey. I try to be too clever by half. I should have just sidestepped the
pawn's attack with 13.Qf5 or 13.Qd7 or faced off against White's queen 
with 13.Qa5.} 14.Qc2 {But White does not cash in. Both 14.cxd5 and 14.Qxb4
leave me a piece down.} ( 14.cxd5 Bxd2 15.Nxd2 Bxe2 16.dxc6 Ba6 17.Ne4 $18
{SF17} ) ( 14.Qxb4 Nxb4 15.cxd5 $18 {SF17} ) 14...Qd7 $2 {Now White stands
at +2.43.} ( 14...Qf5 {is the correct move witn a slight advantage to 
Black.} ) 15.Red1 $18 Bd6 $18 {White has a decisive advantage while I 
losing grip on the game. White's d and c pawns are looking nasty. } 16.Rd2
{Not the best.} ( 16.b4 $18 Nxb4 17.Qb2 f6 18.Rab1 b6 19.a3 Nc6 20.c5 ) ( 
16.c5 Bxf3 17.Bxf3 $18 {SF17} ) 16...Qe7 ( 16...f5 {is the engine's 
recommendation, countering White's queenside aggression with play on the 
kingside. } ) 17.d5 Nb4 {The knight is doing nothing useful here.} ( 17...
exd5 {is a more useful move, breaking up the White pawn advance.} 18.cxd5 
Bxf3 19.Bxf3 Ne5 20.Bh5 $16 {SF17} ) 18.Qc3 ( 18.Qa4 {and my a pawn's 
little knees are knocking.} ) 18...Kb8 {to protect the a pawn, but 
Stockfish doesn't think this is a good idea (+4.21). Why? Because I am 
ignoring a potential skewer on my d8 rook.} 19.a3 {White pushes back my 
knight as a prelude to initiating the skewer.} 19...Na6 20.Bd4 {First 
attacking the h8 rook . . .} 20...Rhg8 21.Bf6 {and skewered!} 21...Qd7 22.
Bxd8 Qxd8 23.b4 {The white horde pours forward.} 23...Kc8 24.dxe6 {My d6 
bishop is pinned to my queen. To save the bishop I must move my queen else
25.c5 wins the bishop.} 24...f6 {but I don't see the threat. Bye, bye 
bishop. White now stands at +7.09.} 25.c5 Bh2+ {gives me time to avoid a 
worse situation . . .} ( 25...Qe7 26.cxd6 Qxe6 27.d7+ ) 26.Kxh2 Qe7 27.
Bxa6 bxa6 {and my position has more holes than a colander.} 28.Qc4 c6 29.
Qxa6+ Qb7 30.Qxb7+ Kxb7 31.Rad1 Rg7 32.Rd7+ Rxd7 33.Rxd7+ ( 33.exd7 {
queens} ) 33...Kb8 {33. . . Kc8 delays the end a little.} ( 33...Kc8 34.
Nd4 Be8 35.Rg7 a6 36.Nf5 Kd8 37.Nd6 g4 38.Nb7+ Kc8 39.Nd6+ Kd8 40.Rg8 Ke7 
41.Rxe8# ) 34.Rd8+ ( 34.g4 Bg6 35.Rg7 Be8 36.Rg8 {seen while watching -- 
Rudy vK.} ) 34...Kc7 35.e7 Bg6 36.e8=Q Bxe8 37.Rxe8 1-0

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