Not Quite an Upset

The Dyfed League is off to a slow start this year, and, with several players about to take part in the European Chess Club Cup in Novi Sad, Serbia, this state of affairs looks likely to continue for a while. However, the A team has had their first match,at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes on Wednesday 26th October, against Carmarthen. In the absence of Carmarthen's formidable top board, Gerry Heap, Rudy van Kemenade was a strong favourite against Paul Orton, but things didn't work out that way. White had a strong attack against a Sicilian, but Black's efforts to find counterplay led to a very sharp position in which it was easy to go wrong. Rudy missed a win of the Black queen as he miscalculated a variation and walked into a mate for a rare defeat. Adam Watkin-Jones was also much higher-rated than his opponent, Richard Thomas, but again the result was unexpected: in a quiet middlegame with opposite-coloured bishops Black could see nothing more promising than a draw. Normal service was resumed on the bottom two boards. Robbie Wright got an advantage from Robert Narayan-Taylor's dubious opening, but it faded after a while. With the position still complex, though, Black eventually went wrong and lost material. Adam Robinson's Modern Defence brought him some kingside pressure against Steve Tanner, who lost a piece and was soon facing a mating attack. Not quite an upset, then and a strong Aber team will be relieved to have come through 2½-1½

[Event "DyfedLeague:Carmarthen-AberystwythA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Orton, P."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2051"] [BlackElo "1588"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2016.10.27"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 (6. Re1) (6. e5 {alternatives}) 6... Nc6 7. c3 g6 (7... e6 {main}) 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 (11. Rd1) (11. d5) 11... a6 12. d5 Nd8 {splits the R connection & gets in the way of other pieces ( the N never moves again in the rest of the game)} (12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 {obstructs the B on g7, but the other N does get a good square on d6}) (12... Na5 {is possible} 13. Be3 (13. b4 Rfc8 (13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxc3 15. Rb1 $18) 14. Bd2 Nc4 $11) 13... b5 14. b3 b4 15. Na4 Qb5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Qb1 Rfe8 $11 {Komodo10}) 13. a4 $14 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Qe8 15. Re1 e6 16. Qd1 Nd7 17. Bf4 $16 {Komodo10}) 13... Rc8 14. Be3 (14. a5 Nh5 15. Na4 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Nb6 Rc2 18. Rb1 b4 (18... f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Rd1 Re8 21. Bd2 Kf7 22. b4 $16) 19. Re1 b3 20. g4 Nf6 21. Nd2 h5 22. f3 $16 { Komodo10;Bl's pieces lack coordination}) 14... e5 {aiming for a King's Indian type position with a pawn storm against the Wh K} (14... Rxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe4 16. Bd4 Nxc3 17. Qc4 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 Ne4 19. Rfe1 Nf6 20. Rab1 Re8 21. Ne2 Kg7 22. Nc3 $16 {Bl has 2 pawns for the exchange, but no space for his pieces}) 15. Nd2 (15. a5 {Komodo10, restrains the Bl Q side pawns}) 15... Ne8 16. Nc4 Qe7 (16... Rc7) 17. Nb6 (17. Rac1) 17... Rc7 18. Rac1 (18. Qd2 f5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. f4 $16 {Komodo10}) 18... f5 19. f3 f4 (19... Nf7 {looks more flexible} 20. a5 (20. Qd2 Nf6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Ne2 Kh8 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qe7 $14) 20... Bh6 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bxh6 Nxh6 23. Qd2 Qg7 24. f4 $16 {Komodo10}) 20. Bf2 g5 {hoping to break through with an eventual g4, but this takes time. Bl is restricted by the inactivity of the d8 N & g7 B. The N can get to h6 to support g4 after h5, but Wh has a very useful open c file and weak Bl Q side pawns} 21. Na2 (21. b4 {alternative plan slightly preferred by Komodo10} h5 22. b5 g4 (22... axb5 23. Nxb5 $18) (22... a5 23. Nc4 $18) (22... Nf7 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Qxa6 $18) 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Qxa6 gxf3 25. gxf3 Bf6 26. Kh2 $18 {Komodo10; Wh has a winning a pawn & more than enough protection for the K} Bh4 27. Rg1+ Kh8 28. Qe2) 21... Nf6 (21... Nf7 22. Rxc7 Nxc7 23. Rc1 h5 24. Nb4 Nh6 25. Nd3 g4 26. hxg4 hxg4 27. fxg4 Bf6 28. Qc2 (28. Nc5 dxc5 29. Bxc5 Qd8 30. Bxf8 Kxf8 31. g5 Bxg5 32. Qh5 Nf7 33. Qg4 Ne8 34. Nd7+ Kg7 35. Nc5 Qb6 36. Rc3 Ned6 37. Kh2 Qb4 $11 { Komodo10}) 28... Ne8 29. Qc8 Bg5 30. Nd7 Rf7 31. Rc7 Qd8 32. Qxd8 Bxd8 33. Rxb7 Nxg4 34. b4 $16 {Komodo10}) 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Rc1 Qe7 24. Nc8 (24. b4 Nf7 25. b5 axb5 26. Qxb5 Rb8 27. Qe2 h5 28. Rc4 g4 29. Bh4 $16 {Komodo10} gxh3 30. gxh3 Kh8 31. Qc2) 24... Qd7 25. Qc4 Rf7 26. Nb6 (26. Qb4 Bf8 27. Nb6 Qe8 28. Rc8 $16 ) 26... Qe7 27. Qb4 {the trouble with positions like this is that Wh is clearly superior,but its a question of deciding which of several options of further invasion is the right one. Komodo10 offers various suggestions , occassionally shading over into a claim for a Wh win, but offers nothing at all clearcut} (27. Qc8 Ne8 28. Nb4 Bf6 29. Be1 h5 30. Nd3 Rg7 31. Nf2 Kh7 32. Ba5 Kh6 {Komodo10 claims a win , but it looks as if a Bl collapse is still a long way off}) 27... Qe8 {anticipating Nc8 & hoping to get a bit of extra space for his pieces, but the passed pawn on d5 could be very powerful} (27... Bf8 28. Rc8 h5 29. Nc1 g4 30. Bh4 $16) 28. Qxd6 Bf8 29. Qb8 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 ( 30... Qxd7 31. Bb6 (31. Rc8 Be7 32. d6 Bf6 33. Bb6 Rf8 34. Nc3 $18) 31... Qxa4 32. Qxd8 Qxa2 33. Qxg5+ Rg7 34. Qxe5 $18 {Wh has 2 running centre pawns}) 31. Rc8 Bd6 {drives the Q away from the e5 pawn} 32. Qa8 Kf7 (32... Bc7 33. Nb4 Kf7 34. Nd3 Qe7 35. Nc5 Rd6 36. b4 {and Wh can pick up the Q side pawns at leisure} Rg6 37. a5 (37. Nxb7 Nxb7 38. Qxb7 Bd6 39. Qxa6 Bxb4 40. Qc4 Bd6 41. a5) 37... h6 38. Nd3 Rg8 39. Bc5 Qd7 40. Rxc7 Qxc7 41. d6 Ne6 42. Nxe5+ Kg7 43. Qxg8+ Kxg8 44. dxc7 {Komodo10}) 33. Bb6 Be7 34. Nc1 Bf6 35. Nd3 Qe7 36. Nc5 Rd6 { time for a longish think, as there are now several forcing continuations (a dangerous positionas its easy to miscalculate when there are these several possibilities)} 37. Bc7 {not the best as Wh had overlooked the reply ( missing that the B interferes with the protection of the N)} (37. Bxd8 Rxd8 38. Rxd8 ( 38. Nxb7 $1 {Komodo10} Rxc8 39. Qxc8 Qf8 (39... Qb4 40. Kh2 Qe1 {looks like a perpetual, but Komodo10 has a mate prepared} 41. Nd6+ (41. Qg4 {also ends the perpetual as} Kg6 42. Nd6 h5 43. Qf5+ Kg7 44. Qd7+ {and Komodo10 now has a mate in 10} Kh8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qxh5+ Kg7 47. Qf7+ Kh8 48. Qxf6+ Kh7 49. Qf7+ Kh8 50. Qh5+ Kg7 51. Nf5+ Kf6 52. Qh6+ Kf7 53. Qg7+ Ke8 54. Qe7# {Komodo10}) 41... Kg7 42. Nf5+ Kf7 (42... Kg6 43. Qe8#) 43. Qe6+ Kf8 44. Qxf6+ Kg8 45. Nh6# (45. Ne7#) (45. Qg7#)) 40. Qe6+ $18 {Komodo10} (40. Qxf8+ Kxf8 41. b4 {looks much simpler})) 38... Qxd8 (38... Qxc5+ {Komodo10, gives better survival chances} 39. Kh2 Bxd8 40. Qxd8 b6 41. d6 {though the d pawn should win} Qf2 42. Qd7+ Kg8 43. Qe8+ Kg7 44. Qxe5+ Kh6 45. Qe6+ Kg7 46. Qd7+ Kg8 47. Qg4 $18) 39. Qxd8 (39. Qxb7+ {pm analysis also must be winning} Be7 40. Nd7 Ke8 41. Nxe5 $18 ) 39... Bxd8 40. Nxb7 {seen , as a simple 2 extra pawn ending}) (37. a5 { keeps Bl tied up, eg} Kg6 38. Rc7 Qf8 39. Nxb7 (39. Nd7 Qh8 40. Bc5 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 Kh6 42. Bb6) 39... Rxb6 40. axb6 Qb4 41. Qxa6 Qe1+ 42. Qf1 $18 {Komodo10}) (37. Rc7 {wins the Q, but may give Bl some piece activity, though this is indeed the best} Rxb6 38. Qxd8 {eventually found by Iolo; Komodo10 concurs ( & missed in Rudy's calculations)} (38. Rxe7+ Bxe7 39. Qc8 {must be winning, though Wh didnt want to give Bl the counterplay from what was a position where all of Bl's pieces are sitting in a huddle} Rd6 (39... Rxb2 40. Ne6 Nxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kf8 42. d6 {and the d pawn decides}) 40. Qf5+ (40. Nxb7) 40... Bf6 (40... Ke8 41. Qxh7 (41. Qxe5)) 41. Nd7 {both variations are quite conclusive though}) 38... Rb4 39. Ne6 $1 {mating soon, Komodo10}) 37... Rxd5 $1 {Bl's best chance of getting some activity} 38. exd5 (38. Bxd8 {had to be played to keep a Wh advantage} Rxd8 39. Rxd8 (39. Nxb7 $2 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 g4 41. fxg4 Bh4 $19 { Komodo10}) 39... Qxc5+ 40. Kh2 Bxd8 41. Qxd8 Qe7 $14 (41... Qf2 42. Qxg5 Qxb2 43. Qh6 Kg8 44. Qe6+ Kf8 45. Qf5+ Kg7 46. Qd7+ Kg6 47. h4 Qd4 48. Qe8+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg6 50. Qxb7 Qxa4 51. Qb6+ Kg7 52. Qc7+ Kf6 53. Qd6+ Kf7 54. Qxe5 $18 { But too complex for a human to foresee ( Komodo10)})) 38... Qxc5+ {according to Komodo10, its now a forced draw} 39. Kh1 $2 (39. Kf1 Qc1+ {Wh now saw as a perpetual, though Komodo10 gives Bl a definite advantage} 40. Ke2 (40. Kf2 $2 g4 $19) 40... Qxb2+ (40... Qc2+ 41. Ke1 Qc1+ {perpetual}) 41. Kd1 (41. Kd3 $2 e4+ {mating} 42. fxe4 (42. Kxe4 Qc2#) (42. Kc4 Qc3#) 42... Qc3+ 43. Ke2 Qc2+ 44. Ke1 Bc3+ 45. Kf1 Qd1+ 46. Kf2 Bd4#) 41... Qa1+ 42. Ke2 (42. Kc2 Qxa4+) 42... Qa2+ 43. Kf1 Qc4+ 44. Ke1 e4 45. Bxf4 Qd4 46. Rxd8 Qg1+ 47. Kd2 Qxg2+ 48. Ke1 Qg1+ 49. Kd2 Qf2+ 50. Kc1 Qe1+ 51. Kc2 Qc3+ 52. Kd1 Qxf3+ 53. Kc2 Qc3+ 54. Kd1 Qb3+ 55. Ke1 Qb1+ {but this variation is going on too long- Komodo10 keeps checking & finding that Bl is well ahead, eventually coming up with a Q check that picks up the R on d8}) (39. Kh2 Qf2 40. Rxd8 Qg3+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ {perpetual is correct}) 39... Qf2 (39... Qc1+ $1 40. Kh2 g4 41. hxg4 Bh4 42. g5 Bg3+ 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Kg6 {and theWh K gets mated with all his pices huddled helplessly on the Q side}) 40. Ba5 $2 {& this 'saving' move , should actually lose!} (40. Rxd8 Qg3 41. Kg1 Qe1+ {perpetual is best}) 40... Qf1+ (40... g4 { also strong, Komodo10 initial choice} 41. Bb6 (41. Rc1 gxf3 42. Rg1 fxg2+ 43. Rxg2 Qf1+ 44. Kh2 f3 45. Rg1 Qe2+ 46. Kh1 f2 47. Bxd8 Qf3+ 48. Kh2 fxg1=Q+ 49. Kxg1 Qg3+ 50. Kf1 Qxh3+ 51. Ke2 Qg2+ 52. Ke1 Qe4+ 53. Kf2 Qh4+ 54. Kg2 Bxd8 $19 ) 41... Qxb6 42. hxg4 e4 43. g5 e3 44. gxf6 e2 45. Rc1 Qxf6 46. Qc8 e1=Q+ 47. Rxe1 Qh4+ 48. Kg1 Qxe1+ 49. Kh2 {and Bl is winning, though of course has a perpetual in hand}) 41. Kh2 Qf2 (41... g4 $1 {forces mate} 42. hxg4 Bh4 43. g5 Bg3+ 44. Kh3 Qh1+ 45. Kg4 Kg6 46. Rxd8 Qh5# {as in an earlier note}) 42. Rc1 { trying to play safe, though the first move looked at is an easy win for Wh} ( 42. Rxd8 Bxd8 43. Qxd8 $18) 42... Qg3+ (42... e4 {at once is better, though Wh holds comfortably} 43. Qc8 exf3 44. Qg4 (44. Rg1 Qg3+ 45. Kh1 f2 46. Rf1 Qd3 47. Qd7+ Kg6 48. Rxf2 {also fine})) 43. Kh1 e4 {a last try, there are several winning moves} 44. Bxd8 $2 {based on an illusion} (44. Rf1 exf3 45. Rxf3 $18 { Iolo}) (44. Qc8 exf3 45. Rg1 $18) (44. Be1 $1 $18 {the best move, trapping the Q ( Rudy suddenly realised this on the way back from Tanygroes)}) 44... exf3 45. Qxb7+ Kg6 (45... Kg8 $1 {is correct, forcing mate} 46. Rg1 fxg2+ 47. Rxg2 Qxh3+ 48. Kg1 Bd4+ 49. Kf1 f3 50. Ke1 fxg2 {Komodo10}) 46. d6 $2 {suposedly guarding g2} (46. Rc2 {pm analysis} fxg2+ 47. Rxg2 (47. Kg1 Bd4+) 47... Qxh3+ 48. Kg1 Bd4+ 49. Kf1 f3 {Komodo10} 50. Qc6+ (50. Qxa6+ {is curiously enough listed as giving a Bl advantage of 250!}) 50... Kg7 51. Qc7+ Kh8 52. Qg3 fxg2+ 53. Qxg2 Qf5+ 54. Ke1 Qb1+ 55. Ke2 Qc2+ 56. Kf3 g4+ 57. Kg3 (57. Qxg4 Qf2+ 58. Ke4 Qe3+ 59. Kf5 Qe5#) 57... Be5+ 58. Kxg4 Qxg2+ {mating soon}) 46... Qxg2# 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League: Carmarthen-AberystwythA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Thomas, Richard"] [Black "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "1568"] [BlackElo "1987"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "46"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 {A Colle ? with Bd3 & c3} g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 { now its a closed version of the Grunfeld} O-O 6. cxd5 (6. Be2 {main}) 6... Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 (7... Nxc3 {alternative} 8. bxc3 c5 {"poses difficult problems for both sides and is, perhaps slightly, in White's favour"Hartston 1971:142}) 8. Bb3 Na6 (8... c5 {covered in Hartston}) (8... Nc6 {more frequent alternatives}) 9. a3 $146 (9. O-O c5 10. h3) (9. a4 {main lines}) 9... c5 10. Na4 (10. O-O $11 ) 10... Nxa4 11. Bxa4 Bg4 12. O-O cxd4 (12... Rc8 $17 {Komodo10}) 13. exd4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxd4 15. Bb5 {Bl has won a pawn; but Wh has 2 Bs & counterplay} Qb6 ( 15... Nc5 {considered by Bl} 16. Rb1 (16. Be3 Qxb2 17. Bxc5 Qxb5 18. Bxe7 Bxa1 19. Bxf8 Bd4 $17) 16... Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Re1 Nd6 19. Bf1 Rfe8 $15 { Komodo10}) (15... Qf6 16. Qxb7 Nc5 17. Qd5 Rfc8 18. Be3 e6 19. Qa2 Qxb2 20. Qxb2 Bxb2 21. Ra2 Bf6 $15 {Komodo10}) 16. a4 Nb4 (16... Nc5 {Rudy & Komodo10; considered by Bl} 17. Be3 a6 $1 {Komodo10} 18. Rac1 axb5 (18... Rac8 19. b4 axb5 20. bxc5 Qc6 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Rb1 Qc6 23. Rxb7 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bf6 $11) 19. Bxc5 Qf6 20. axb5 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bxb2 22. Rce1 Rfd8 23. Bxe7 Rd5 24. Rb1 Be5 $15 {Komodo10}) (16... Nc7 17. Be3 Bd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Qxb7 Nxb5 20. axb5 (20. Qxb5 Rab8 $15) 20... e6 $15 {Komodo10}) 17. Be3 Qf6 18. Qxb7 Nc2 19. Rab1 (19. Rac1 $11) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qe6 21. Qf3 (21. Kh1) 21... a5 (21... Rac8 22. Kh1 Rc5 23. e4 a6 24. Bd3 Rd8 25. Qe2 a5 26. b3 Qe5 27. Qf2 Bf6 28. Bc4 Kg7 $15 {Komodo10}) 22. b3 Bf6 23. Bc4 Qb6 $11 {Wh offered a draw ( Wh has a lot of pressure down the f file, but not enough)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: Carmarthen-AberystwythA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Wright, Robert"] [Black "Narayan-Taylor, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1906"] [BlackElo "1505"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "75"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 f6 (3... Be7 4. a3 a6 5. d3 b5 6. Ba2 Nf6 7. Ng5 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nxf7 $1 {Holman-Narayan-Taylor, Dyfed League 2015-6, 1-0}) 4. O-O {Cloud Engines} (4. Nc3) 4... Na5 {rare} (4... Bc5) (4... d6) 5. Nxe5 $1 ( 5. Be2 {played in 2 previous games}) (5. Bxg8 Rxg8 6. Nxe5 {Rudy} fxe5 (6... d5 $16 {Komodo10}) 7. Qh5+ g6 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Qxa5 $18 Qxe4 10. Qxc7) 5... Nxc4 6. Qh5+ (6. Nxc4 $16 {simplest}) 6... g6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Qxh8 Nh6 (8... Kf7 9. Qh7+ Bg7 10. d3 Nb6 11. f4 $14 {Komodo10}) 9. d3 Nf7 10. Qg8 (10. Qh7) 10... Nce5 11. d4 (11. f4 Nc6 12. Qxg6 $18 {Rudy & Komodo10}) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 (12. Qxg6 Nxd4 13. Nc3 $16 {Komodo10}) 12... Ne7 13. Qh7 d5 $14 14. Nc3 Be6 15. f4 ( 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Qxg6 O-O-O 19. Bf4 $16 {Komodo10}) 15... Qd7 $15 16. Qh4 (16. f5 $5 gxf5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Qxd5 19. b3 O-O-O 20. c4 Qe4 21. Rfe1 Bb4 $17) 16... f5 (16... O-O-O) 17. e5 $11 O-O-O 18. a4 ( 18. Rab1) 18... Nh6 19. Qe1 (19. h3) 19... Nc6 20. Nb5 a6 21. Rf3 $5 { speculating on Q side attacking chances down the a file} Nb4 (21... axb5 $1 22. axb5 Nb8 $19 23. Qa5 Bg8 24. Bd2 Qe6 {and there is no easy way in for Wh}) 22. Nd6+ $5 (22. Na3 Qxa4 $15) 22... cxd6 (22... Bxd6 23. exd6 Nxc2 24. Qf1 (24. dxc7 Nxe1 25. cxd8=Q+ Qxd8 26. Rxe1 Ng4 $19) 24... Nxa1 25. dxc7 Qxc7 26. Qxa1 Ng4 $19) 23. Qxb4 dxe5 (23... Kb8) 24. Qc3+ Kb8 25. fxe5 Ng4 (25... Rc8 $15) 26. Bg5 Rc8 27. Qd2 $16 Qh7 28. Rh3 Qf7 29. Rh4 (29. Rb3 $16) 29... Be7 $11 30. Rf1 (30. Rh3 f4 31. Bxe7 Qxe7 32. Qxf4 g5 33. Qd2 Nxe5 34. dxe5 Bxh3 35. gxh3 Qxe5 36. c3 $11 {Komodo10}) 30... Bxg5 (30... f4 $1 {Komodo10} 31. Bxe7 Qxe7 32. Rxg4 Bxg4 33. Rxf4 Bf5 $17) 31. Qxg5 $16 Nxh2 (31... Qc7 32. h3 Qxc2 33. hxg4 Qxb2 34. gxf5 Bxf5 35. Qe3 $16 {Komodo10}) 32. Rxh2 $18 Rxc2 33. g4 (33. Rh6) 33... Rxh2 34. Kxh2 Qh7+ 35. Kg2 fxg4 36. Rh1 Qf7 37. Qf6 Kc7 38. Qxf7+ 1-0 [Event "DyfedLeague: Carmarthen-Aberystwyth A"] [Site "?"] [Date "2016.10.26"] [Round "?"] [White "Tanner, Steve"] [Black "Robinson, Adam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "1585"] [BlackElo "1756"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "54"] 1. d4 Nf6 (1... g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nf6 5. f3 {Tanner-Browne, Carmarthen B- Newcastle Emlyn 2002. 1-0}) 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bg5 g6 4. Nbd2 Bg7 5. c3 O-O 6. e4 h6 (6... c5) (6... Nbd7) 7. Bh4 Qe8 (7... c5) (7... Nbd7) 8. Bd3 (8. Bc4) (8. Be2) 8... e5 9. h3 $146 {weakens the K side} (9. O-O) (9. dxe5) 9... Nh5 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 (11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. d5 Qe8 14. Ne1 f5 $15 { Zaitseva-Filippov, Kemerovo 1991,1/2-1/2}) (11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nh2 Nf4 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 b5 15. Bc2 Be6 $15 {Yurenko-Gelashvili, Wld University ch;, Golden Sands 2000,0-1}) (11. Nb3 exd4 12. Nfxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Nf4 14. Bc2 $11 { Gutsko-Nikolaeva, UKR ch girls U16 Kiev, 2001, 1/2-1/2}) 11... Ne7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Re1 {a slow system for Wh- Bl has all the play on the K side, Wh none of the usual Q side counterplay available in normal King's Indians} Nf4 (13... c6) 14. Bc2 (14. Bf1 $5 {Rudy; offers a bit more K protection}) 14... f5 15. exf5 (15. Nf1) 15... gxf5 16. Nb3 Kh8 (16... Qf7 17. Kh2 Nxd5 $17) 17. Qd2 Qf6 (17... Qf7 18. Rad1 Qh5 $19 {Komodo10} 19. Kh2 Nxh3 20. gxh3 Qxf3) 18. Kh2 Rg8 19. Rg1 Bd7 (19... Qf7 20. Rad1 Qh5 21. Qe3 Bf6 22. Ne1 e4 $19 {Komodo10}) 20. Rae1 Rad8 (20... Rae8 {looks more natural}) (20... Qf7 21. Nc5 Bc8 (21... dxc5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Ng6 24. Qxh6+ Qh7 25. Qxh7+ Kxh7 26. Bxf5 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Rgf8 $15) 22. g3 Nxd5 23. Bb3 c6 24. c4 Nb6 25. Qxd6 e4 26. Nh4 Qf6 27. Qf4 Qg5 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. Ng6+ Kh7 30. Ne7 Bf8 31. Nxg8 Bxc5 32. Nf6+ Kg6 33. Nxe4 fxe4 34. Rxe4 Bf5 35. Re2 Kf6 $15 {Komodo10}) 21. Nc1 c6 (21... Qf7 22. Rd1 (22. Nd4 Ng6 23. Nde2 Nh4 24. Ref1 f4 25. Be4 f3 26. gxf3 Bf5 27. Rg3 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Nf3+ 29. Rxf3 Qxf3 30. Ng3 Kh7 $17) 22... Qh5 23. Ne2 Nxg2 24. Rxg2 Qxf3 $19 { Komodo10}) 22. c4 (22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Rd1 d5 24. Nb3 Ne6 25. Rde1 e4 26. Nfd4 c5 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Kh1 Qd6 $17 {Komodo10}) 22... Ng6 $19 23. b3 {spotting the threat to the pawn, but not to the N} (23. Rd1 e4 24. Nd4 Ne5 25. Qe2 c5 26. Ne6 (26. Ndb3 Rde8 (26... Ng4+ 27. Kh1 Qh4 28. Rgf1 Bxb2 $19) 27. Rdf1 Qh4 28. g3 Qg5 29. Rg2 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Qh5 31. Rh2 f4 32. Rg1 Bg4 33. Qf1 fxg3 34. Rxg3 Nxh2 35. Kxh2 Be5 $19 {Komodo10}) 26... Bxe6 27. dxe6 Ng4+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Rgf1 Bd4 $19 30. Kg1 Ne5 {mating}) 23... e4 24. Qa5 (24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Rxe4 Bxh3 26. Rge1 Bf5 27. R4e3 h5 $19 {Komodo10}) 24... exf3 25. Qxa7 (25. dxc6 Bxc6 26. g3 f4 27. g4 Ne5 28. Nd3 Qh4 29. Ref1 Bd7 30. Nxf4 Rdf8 $19 {just concentrating all available pieces onto the K}) 25... fxg2 26. Qxb7 {the Q straying doesn't help the Wh K} (26. Qe3 Rde8 27. Qg3 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qb2 {threat Be5} 29. Nd3) 26... Ne5 (26... Nh4 $1 {Komodo10}) 27. Rxg2 (27. Bd1 Qh4 28. Rxg2 Bf6 29. Qa7 f4 {and Wh has to give up the Q on d7 to avoid mate}) 27... Nf3+ (27... Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 $1 {mating; Komodo10} 29. Rg3 Nxe1 30. Ne2 Bd4 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 32. Bxf5 Rdg7 (32... Rf7) 33. Kh2 Bxf2 34. Rxg7 Rxg7 35. dxc6 Qf4+ 36. Nxf4 Nf3+ 37. Kh1 Rg1# {Komodo10}) 0-1