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Oswestry Chess Club
[Event "Telford B v Oswestry B"] [Site "Telford"] [Date "2024.09.25"] [Round "Brd 4"] [White "Barton, Ryan"] [Black "Smith, Jonathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "1582"] [BlackElo "1564"] [Annotator "Rudy van Kemenade"] [PlyCount "61"] [GameId "2094405981987592"] [EventDate "2024.09.27"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 (3... c6) (3... e6) (3... c5) (3... Bf5 {main lines}) 4. d3 e6 (4... e5 {is a logical consequence of c6, allowing the QB out, when Bl is playing a Classical setup vs Wh's Reversed Pirc}) 5. O-O Be7 6. a3 (6. Nbd2 O-O 7. e4 {main, as played by the elite GMs}) 6... O-O 7. b4 $146 {Cloud Engine choice,follows Wh's last, with slight Wh advantage,} (7. Nbd2 {4-4-2}) (7. c4 {2-1-4}) 7... a6 {Bl is reacting passively, while Wh gains increasing space.} (7... b5 8. c4 a5 $11 {SF17- fighting for activity} 9. cxb5 Na7 10. Nc3 axb4 11. axb4 Bd7 12. Be3 Nxb5 13. Nxb5 Bxb5 14. Qb3 $11 {SF17}) 8. Bb2 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. c4 $16 g6 (10... e5 {is about Bl's best , to try and get the Q side into play} 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rfd1 f6 14. d4 $16 {SF17, though Wh retains a space advantage and Q side pressure}) 11. Qc2 Bg7 12. Nb3 dxc4 (12... e5 {coming into the centre is the standard respsonse to the other side playing on the wing.}) 13. dxc4 (13. Qxc4 {keeps the c7 pawn as a target}) 13... Qe7 14. b5 Na7 {Bl's pieces are being driven further back} (14... Nd8 15. e4 e5 $16 {and the N & QB will get out, even though it costs a pawn} 16. Nxe5 axb5 17. cxb5 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qe3 Bxe5 20. Rae1 Bxb2 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Ne6 23. b6 cxb6 24. Rxb7 Rxa3 25. Rxb6 Bf6 $18 {SF17, but Bl keeps some chances with all the pawns on one side & his two Bs}) 15. a4 $18 Bd7 16. Ba3 (16. Ne5 Rab8 17. Rfd1 $18) 16... Qd8 17. Bb2 (17. Ne5 $18) (17. Nc5 $18) 17... Nh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfd1 Nc8 (19... e5 {just has to be played to keep the N from there}) 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Nxd7 (21. c5) (21. b6) (21. Bxb7 {are perhaps even stronger than the text}) 21... Qxd7 22. c5 (22. Bxb7 $18) 22... axb5 23. cxd6 (23. Bxb7 $18) 23... bxa4 (23... cxd6 24. a5 Nf6 25. Nc5 Qe7 26. Nxb7) 24. Qc3+ Nf6 25. dxc7 (25. Nc5) 25... Qc8 26. Na5 (26. Nc5 Qxc7 27. Nxe6+) 26... Re7 27. Rd8 Rxc7 28. Rxc8 Rxc3 29. Rxa8 b5 30. Bc6 Rc5 31. Rb8 1-0
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