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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Telford B v Oswestry B"] [Site "Telford"] [Date "2024.09.25"] [Round "Brd 1"] [White "Fisher, Peter S"] [Black "Szwajkun, Richard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1670"] [BlackElo "1782"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "96"] [GameId "2094457677430794"] [EventDate "2024.09.25"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. d4 (3. Nc3) (3. Nf3 {main lines}) 3... e5 {Theory books quite like this response, & at 48 % for Wh, it is quite solid despite its odd appearance.-vk} (3... Nf6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 c6 6. c4 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qc7 8. Nc3 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 $14 {Fisher-Szajkun,Oswestry A-TelfordA, feb 2024,0-1}) (3... Nc6 {main}) 4. dxe5 $6 {[%eval -17,16] the most frequent reply, though Wh only gets 47% from it -vk} (4. Nf3 {[%eval 24,14] gives Wh the usual slight edge of 53%- vk} Nc6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bd2 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 e4 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Ne7 10. e6 Bxe6 11. Qxd5 Bxd5) 4... Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nc6 6. f4 {Some GMs eg Jobava , have played this,but holding on to the pawn this way ( as also against the Budapest) comes at a cost of ceding development ( and obstructs the QB) The Cloud Engines still consider that both sides have chances,, but in practice the Bl side is easier to play. White must be exact in defence., Bl has quite a few alternative lines of attack.- vk} (6. Bb5 {35% for Wh, most frequent-vk} Bg4+ $11) (6. Bf4 $11 {40% for Wh}) (6. Nf3 $11 {SF17, 42% for Wh- vk}) 6... Bf5 (6... f6 7. Nf3 Bg4 $15 {Cloud Engines; 0-2 -vk}) 7. c3 {main, but weakens d3 and the Cloud Engines dislike it} (7. Bd2 $11 {F18} Bc5 {0.5-1.5}) (7. Nf3 $11 {SF17- 3-0-1 - vk}) 7... O-O-O+ 8. Ke1 f6 {1-1-6} 9. exf6 $2 {[%eval -207,18] helps Bl develop, as does the next move.- vk} (9. Nf3 {[%eval -42,15]} fxe5 10. fxe5 Nh6 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Nbd2 Bg7 15. Kf2 Bxe5 16. Rhe1 Bf4 17. Ne4 Kb8 18. Kg1) 9... Nxf6 10. h3 $2 {[%eval -406,19]} (10. Nd2 {[%eval -179,17]} Bc5 11. Be2 Rhe8 12. Kf1 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. g3 Kb8 15. b4 Be3 16. h3 Be6 17. Ngf3 Bd5 18. c4) 10... Bc5 {Bl has sacrificed 1 pawn and in exchange has been given 5 developing moves.( 3 developingmoves are usually rated as enough compensation for a pawn). In addition Wh 's K is the centre unable to castle, while Bl's remaining R is coming to the e file next move. The Wh game is beyond repair.-vk} 11. Be2 Rhe8 12. Nf3 $2 {[%eval -1061,18]} (12. Nd2 {[%eval -461,19]} Bxg1 13. Rxg1 Bd3 14. Kf2 Rxe2+ 15. Kg3 Rxd2 16. Bxd2 Ne4+ 17. Kh2 Nxd2 18. Rge1 Nc4 19. b3 Nb2 20. Re3 Bg6 21. Rf1 Nd1 22. Rg3 Ne7 23. Re1 Nf5 24. Rf3 Rd2 25. c4 Nd4 26. Rg3 Ne2 27. Rg4) 12... Bd3 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Rxe5 15. Nd2 Rxe2+ 16. Kd1 Rxg2 (16... Rde8 17. b4 Bf2 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bb2 Rxb2 20. a3 Nxc3+ 21. Kc1 Rc2# {SF17}) 17. b4 Bb6 (17... Ne4 $1 18. bxc5 Nxc3+ 19. Ke1 Re8+ 20. Ne4 Rxe4+ 21. Be3 Rxe3# {SF17}) 18. a4 Rg1+ $6 {[%eval -781,18]} (18... Ne4 {#-6/22} 19. Ra3 Nf2+ 20. Ke1 Nxh1 21. Kd1 Be3 22. c4 Rg1+ 23. Nf1 Rxf1#) 19. Rxg1 Bxg1 20. Nf3 Be4+ $6 {[%eval -678,20]} (20... Bf5+ {[%eval -782,17]} 21. Bd2 Be3 22. Ke2 Bxd2 23. Nxd2 Nd5 24. Rc1 Bxh3 25. Nc4 h5) (20... Ne4 21. Nxg1 Rf8 22. Bd2 Rf1+ 23. Be1 Rxg1 $19 {SF17}) 21. Ke2 Bxf3+ 22. Kxf3 Rd1 $6 {[%eval -502,20]} (22... Bh2 {[%eval -658,16]} 23. Bg5 Be5 24. Re1 Bxc3) 23. Ke2 Rd6 24. Bf4 Re6+ 25. Kf3 Bh2 $2 {[%eval -215,19]} (25... Nd5 {[%eval -451,18]} 26. Rxg1 Rf6 27. Ke4 Nxf4 28. Rxg7 Nxh3 29. Ke5 Rh6 30. Rg8+ Kd7 31. Rg7+ Kc6 32. Rf7 Ng5 33. Re7 Rd6 34. b5+ Kb6 35. a5+ Kxa5) (25... g5 26. Bxg5 Bh2 {SF17-vk}) 26. Bxh2 {now Bl is only a pawn up and needs to work out a winning procedure all over again. The moral was pointed out by Tartakower a long time ago - 'one never saves half a point by resigning'} Nd5 {However Bl collects another pawn as the Wh pieces still lack co-ordination- vk} 27. Rc1 Re3+ 28. Kg2 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 $6 {[%eval -382,23] In trying to hold games, swap off pawns,but keep pieces on -vk} (29. Re1 {[%eval -268,16]} Rc4 30. Re8+ Kd7 31. Rh8 Nf6 32. Rf8 Ne8 33. Rf7+ Ke6 34. Rf8 Nd6 35. Rg8 Nf5 36. Re8+ Kd7 37. Rf8 Nd6 38. Rh8 Rxb4) 29... Nxc3 30. a5 Nd5 31. b5 Nc3 32. Be5 Nxb5 33. Bxg7 Nd6 34. Bc3 $6 {[%eval -475,26]} (34. Bd4 {[%eval -417,25]} a6 35. Kf3 Kd7 36. Bc3 Kc6 37. Kf4 Kb5 38. h4 Ka4 39. h5 c5 40. Be1 Nc4 41. Bf2 Kb5 42. Kg5 Ne5 43. Bg3 Nf3+ 44. Kh6 c4 45. Kxh7 c3) 34... Kd7 {in endings with pawns on both sides of the board, a B is usually more active than a N. But here Bl is two solid pawns up- vk} 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. Kf4 Nf7 37. h4 b6 38. Ke4 b5 $6 {[%eval -351,26]} (38... Nd6+ {[%eval -500,21]} 39. Kf4 b5) 39. Bb4 $6 {[%eval -561,24]} (39. Kd4 {[%eval -351,26]} Nd6 40. Bb4 a6 41. Kc5 Kd7 42. Kd5 Nb7 43. Be1 c6+ 44. Ke5 Nc5 45. Bd2 Kc8 46. Bc3 Kd7) 39... a6 40. Bc5 Nd6+ 41. Kf4 $6 {[%eval -835,22]} (41. Kd3 {[%eval -595,20]} Kd5 42. Bf2 c5 43. Be1 b4) 41... Kd5 42. Ba3 c5 43. Kg5 $2 {[%eval -1475,24]} (43. Bb2 {[%eval -835,24]} b4 44. Bf6 Nc4 45. h5 Nxa5 46. Ke3 Nc6) 43... b4 44. Bb2 Ke4 (44... c4 {SF17}) 45. Kh6 Nf5+ 46. Kg5 c4 47. h5 c3 48. Bc1 b3 *
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