[Event "Telford B v Oswestry B"]
[Site "Telford"]
[Date "2024.09.25"]
[Round "Board 1"]
[White "Fisher, Peter S"]
[Black "Szwajkun, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1670"]
[BlackElo "1782"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[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 *



[Event "Telford B v Oswestry B"]
[Site "Telford"]
[Date "2024.09.25"]
[Round "Board 2"]
[White "Brown, Roger R"]
[Black "Slegg, Gary"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1601"]
[BlackElo "1575"]
[Annotator "Slegg,Gary"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[GameId "2094200513343498"]
[EventDate "2024.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 {This becomes an English, though it could transpose again to a Maroczy Sicilian, if Wh follows up with d4- vk} Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 (4. d4 {main-vk}) 4... Nf6 (4... d6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O e5 (6... Nh6 7. h3 f5 8. d3 O-O 9. Be3 f4 10. Bd2 e5 11. h4 Bf6 12. h5 gxh5 13. Nh2 h4 14. Bg4 Nxg4 15. Nxg4 Kh8 16. f3 h5 17. Nh6 Kh7 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nd4 20. Kf2 Rg8 21. Rh1 {Ferreira De Souza,R (1370)-Carneiro,L (1667) Niteroi BRA 2023 0-1 (62)}) 7. a3 Nge7 8. b4 cxb4 9. axb4 O-O 10. b5 Nd4 11. d3 f5 12. Be3 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Bg4 15. Neg5 d5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 dxc4 18. d4 exd4 19. Qxc4+ {Kabanov,N (2472)-Guseinov,G (2631) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 1-0 (50)}) 5. b3 $146 {the Chessbase database still has games with this line, but Wh scores terribly with 0-10. The Cloud Engines agree that Bl has a definite advantage after the natural Bl reply - vk} (5. Be2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. h3 (7. Re1 d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Nxc6 Nxc3 11. Nxd8 Nxd1 12. Bxd1 e5 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bb3 Be6 15. Be3 b5 16. Rac1 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 d5 19. Rc2 d4 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 g5 {Niyibizi,A (1756)-Dacres,D (1780) Batumi 2018 0-1 (50)}) 7... Qa5 8. d3 d6 9. Be3 e5 10. Ne1 Ne8 11. Bg4 Bxg4 12. hxg4 Nc7 13. Nc2 Ne6 14. Nd5 Nc7 15. Bd2 Nb4 16. a3 Ncxd5 17. exd5 Qd8 18. axb4 f5 19. bxc5 dxc5 {Pereira da Silva,G (1648)-Barroso,H (1919) Sao Paulo 2018 1-0 (31)}) (5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 d6 7. Be3 Be6 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be2 O-O 10. Bxh6 Qb6 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Ng5 Nd4 13. Nxe6+ Nxe6 14. f4 Nd4 15. Bg4 Rh8 16. O-O-O Rh4 17. Nd5 Qa6 18. Kb1 Rah8 19. Nxf6 Kxf6 {Riegel,A (1640)-Suhr,S (821) Willingen 2015 1-0 (32)}) (5. d4 {still main; 439 games with 61 % for Wh.D3 has 56 games with 32 for Wh; while Be2 has 20 games at 50 %.- vk}) 5... Bg7 {[%cal Of6e4]} 6. Bd3 d6 (6... O-O {0-3 vk}) 7. h3 O-O (7... Nh5 $5 {[%cal Rh5f4] various Cloud Engines agree; targetting Wh weak squares of f4 and d4-vk} 8. g3 O-O $17) 8. O-O {Black is slightly better. [ the Cloud Engines give Bl as definitely better=-vk} (8. Bb2 Nh5 $17 {1-0-4 vk}) 8... Nb4 {[%eval -15,20]} (8... e6 $15 {[%eval -57,20] is superior.}) (8... Nh5 $17 {SF17}) 9. Bc2 {[%eval -62,19]} (9. Bb1 $1 $11 {[%eval -15,20]}) (9. Qe2 Nh5 10. Qe3 e5 (10... Nxd3 11. Qxd3 f5 $19 {the N is coming to f4 and h3 is a target}) 11. g4 $2 Nf4 $19 {Von Glehn-Santos, Salvador op 2023,0-1- vk}) 9... Bd7 {[%eval -20,22]} (9... Nh5 $15 {[%eval -62,19]} 10. Bb2 f5 11. Na4 Bxb2 12. Nxb2 e6 (12... e5 $19 {SF17, controls f4 & keeps B aimed at h3}) 13. d4 fxe4 (13... Nf4 $19 {SF17}) 14. Bxe4 d5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bc2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 Bxh3 18. Qxc5 Rxf3 {Andrade-Silva, BRA North Region ch 2007,0-1   What these games show up is the weakness of Wh's K side, which both Wh Bs have left- vk}) 10. a3 $11 Nc6 11. Bb2 a6 {[%eval 3,20]} (11... Ne8 $15 {[%eval -41,20]}) 12. Re1 {[%eval -42,20]} (12. d4 $11 {[%eval 3,20] might be stronger.}) 12... Qb8 {[%eval 26,23] The Q just doesn't look right here, it supports a N to e5 , but leaves e7 vulnerable- vk} (12... Nh5 $15 {[%eval -42,20]}) 13. Nd5 Nxd5 {[%eval 31,22]} (13... e5 $1 $11 {[%eval 0,21]}) 14. Bxg7 $14 Kxg7 {[%eval 150,22]} (14... Ne3 $1 $11 {[%eval 21,21] remains equal.} 15. dxe3 (15. Rxe3 Kxg7 16. d4 $11 {SF17 looks more natural}) 15... Kxg7) 15. exd5 $16 {SF17 gives Wh as winning - vk} Ne5 16. Nxe5 {[%eval 91,22]} (16. Nh4 $142 {[%eval 160,22] because the N on e5 is in danger Wh gets a rapid K side attack going with f4, helped by the Bl Q offside on b8-vk}) 16... dxe5 17. Qe2 Re8 18. Qxe5+ Qxe5 19. Rxe5 f6 20. Re3 b5 21. Rb1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.36 Wh is definitel better , but being behind in time , offered a draw as the match result was not in doubt-vk} 1/2-1/2



[Event "TelfordB v OswestryB"]
[Site "Telford"]
[Date "2024.09.25"]
[Round "Board 3"]
[White "Sadler, Paul"]
[Black "Tennant, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1570"]
[BlackElo "1567"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "2101963337400352"]
[EventDate "2024.10.18"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.09.14"]

{[%evp 0,18,19,31,80,74,79,32,67,8,0,0,49,40,56,46,46,38,53,48,43]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Be3 e6 4. f4 Ne7 5. Nf3 h6 $146 {though this and a6 are part of the Hippopotamous setup that Bl is engaged in} (5... b6) (5... d6) (5... d5 6. e5 {3-1-2 looks strategically ok, to dampen the e3 B}) 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 (8. Nc3) (8. c4 {both look more active}) 8... d6 9. c3 (9. f5 exf5 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Qe1 (12. Qe2 O-O $11) 12... Bf6 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. c4 $16 {SF17}) 9... Nd7 (9... O-O 10. Qe2 Kh7 11. g4 f5 12. h3 Nd7 13. Rf2 Nf6 $11 {Doerfler-Staufer, Nuremberg Ch 2001,1-0}) 10. Qc2 e5 $6 {Normally in the Hippo Bl seeks to keep the centre closed rather than open it when Wh is better developed, especially since his K is still in the middle} (10... O-O {Cloud Engines} 11. Rf2 Kh7 12. Nf1 f5 13. Ng3 a6 14. h4 h5 15. Ng5+ Kh6 16. Nxe6 {Hasenoeder-Homfeldt, Nuremberg Zabo op 2014,1-0}) 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Rf2 (12. dxe5 $18 O-O (12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb5+ Bc6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Bxh6 $18) 13. e6 fxe6 14. Qb3 $18 {SF17}) 12... Nc6 13. Raf1 $16 exd4 (13... O-O) 14. Nxd4 (14. cxd4 $18 {SF17} Nb4 15. Qb3 Nxd3 16. Ng5 $1 Bd5 17. Qxd3 O-O 18. exd5 hxg5 19. Ne4 f6 20. g4 $18) 14... Nxd4 (14... Nce5 15. Rxf7 Nxf7 16. Ne6 Qe7 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Bc4 Nde5 19. Ne6+ Kg8 20. Bb3 Kh7 21. Bd4 $16 {SF17}) 15. Bxd4 O-O 16. Bxg7 (16. Bc4 $1 $18 {targets f7, the whole point of doubling Rs in the first place} Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxf7 Rxf7 19. Rxf7 Kh8 20. Nf3 $18 {SF17}) 16... Kxg7 $15 {the isolated e4 pawn obstructs Wh's pieces} 17. Qb3 f6 (17... Nc5 18. Rxf7+ $18 {the text tries to keep this threat in being, but}) (17... Ne5 $17 {gives Bl excellent play} 18. Bb1 Ba6 19. c4 Qd4 $19 {SF17}) 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Be2 a5 20. Nf3 Ng4 (20... Qe7 $17) 21. Nh4 $2 {Wh sees the right idea, but goes in the wrong direction} (21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Rf4 Qd7 24. Qf2 $11 {SF17}) 21... Ne3 (21... Nxf2 22. Rxf2 f5 23. Nf3 Bxe4 $19 {SF17 is simpler}) 22. Qb1 Nxf1 23. e5 {the idea behind Qb1, but Bl has an easy answer to the threat} f5 24. Nf3 (24. Nxg6 Kxg6 25. Qxf1 {gets an extra pawn, but Wh is still a R down}) 24... Nd2 25. Qe1 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Re8 28. e6 Qf6 29. Re3 Re7 30. Re2 Rd8 31. Qg3 Rd6 (31... Rd1+) 32. h3 Rexe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. b3 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd6 0-1



[Event "Telford B v Oswestry B"]
[Site "Telford"]
[Date "2024.09.25"]
[Round "Board 4"]
[White "Barton, Ryan"]
[Black "Smith, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[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



[Event "TelfordB v OswestryB"]
[Site "Telford"]
[Date "2024.09.25"]
[Round "Board 3"]
[White "Sadler, Paul"]
[Black "Tennant, Stefan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "1570"]
[BlackElo "1567"]
[Annotator "kemen"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[GameId "2101963337400352"]
[EventDate "2024.10.18"]
[SourceVersionDate "2024.09.14"]

{[%evp 0,18,19,31,80,74,79,32,67,8,0,0,49,40,56,46,46,38,53,48,43]} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Be3 e6 4. f4 Ne7 5. Nf3 h6 $146 {though this and a6 are part of the Hippopotamous setup that Bl is engaged in} (5... b6) (5... d6) (5... d5 6. e5 {3-1-2 looks strategically ok, to dampen the e3 B}) 6. Bd3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Nbd2 (8. Nc3) (8. c4 {both look more active}) 8... d6 9. c3 (9. f5 exf5 10. exf5 Nxf5 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. Qe1 (12. Qe2 O-O $11) 12... Bf6 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. d5 Ne5 15. c4 $16 {SF17}) 9... Nd7 (9... O-O 10. Qe2 Kh7 11. g4 f5 12. h3 Nd7 13. Rf2 Nf6 $11 {Doerfler-Staufer, Nuremberg Ch 2001,1-0}) 10. Qc2 e5 $6 {Normally in the Hippo Bl seeks to keep the centre closed rather than open it when Wh is better developed, especially since his K is still in the middle} (10... O-O {Cloud Engines} 11. Rf2 Kh7 12. Nf1 f5 13. Ng3 a6 14. h4 h5 15. Ng5+ Kh6 16. Nxe6 {Hasenoeder-Homfeldt, Nuremberg Zabo op 2014,1-0}) 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Rf2 (12. dxe5 $18 O-O (12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb5+ Bc6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Bxh6 $18) 13. e6 fxe6 14. Qb3 $18 {SF17}) 12... Nc6 13. Raf1 $16 exd4 (13... O-O) 14. Nxd4 (14. cxd4 $18 {SF17} Nb4 15. Qb3 Nxd3 16. Ng5 $1 Bd5 17. Qxd3 O-O 18. exd5 hxg5 19. Ne4 f6 20. g4 $18) 14... Nxd4 (14... Nce5 15. Rxf7 Nxf7 16. Ne6 Qe7 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Bc4 Nde5 19. Ne6+ Kg8 20. Bb3 Kh7 21. Bd4 $16 {SF17}) 15. Bxd4 O-O 16. Bxg7 (16. Bc4 $1 $18 {targets f7, the whole point of doubling Rs in the first place} Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Rxf7 Rxf7 19. Rxf7 Kh8 20. Nf3 $18 {SF17}) 16... Kxg7 $15 {the isolated e4 pawn obstructs Wh's pieces} 17. Qb3 f6 (17... Nc5 18. Rxf7+ $18 {the text tries to keep this threat in being, but}) (17... Ne5 $17 {gives Bl excellent play} 18. Bb1 Ba6 19. c4 Qd4 $19 {SF17}) 18. Qc2 Ne5 19. Be2 a5 20. Nf3 Ng4 (20... Qe7 $17) 21. Nh4 $2 {Wh sees the right idea, but goes in the wrong direction} (21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Bxg4 Qxg4 23. Rf4 Qd7 24. Qf2 $11 {SF17}) 21... Ne3 (21... Nxf2 22. Rxf2 f5 23. Nf3 Bxe4 $19 {SF17 is simpler}) 22. Qb1 Nxf1 23. e5 {the idea behind Qb1, but Bl has an easy answer to the threat} f5 24. Nf3 (24. Nxg6 Kxg6 25. Qxf1 {gets an extra pawn, but Wh is still a R down}) 24... Nd2 25. Qe1 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxf3 27. Rxf3 Re8 28. e6 Qf6 29. Re3 Re7 30. Re2 Rd8 31. Qg3 Rd6 (31... Rd1+) 32. h3 Rexe6 33. Rxe6 Qxe6 34. b3 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd6 0-1

