Drawing Ahead

At last, with the Dyfed League season approaching its climax, Aberystwyth's run of wins is over. We are not complaining, though, as a draw with Cardigan A after our win over them in the first leg only consolidates our lead. Here is team captain Rudy's summary of the match, which was played at Brynamlwg on 20 March.

Having managed a last-minute defeat of Cardigan in the first leg of the League, the Aberystwyth team strategy was keep the draw in hand on all boards, and push for more if possible. On Board 1, Brendan tried to keep very active by opening things up. This led to an unbalanced position, whuch Howard Williams could have won - a blunder that might have been a Black win was missed, then, despite engines being clear about a win for Cardigan, time pressure produced a repetition. On Board 2, preparation gave Rudy the chance to gain a persistent pressure to give Iolo a taste of what he does to others, but not enough to gain more than the desired draw. On Board 3, Adam got a promising position against Tony, but it petered out to a draw. Julie got a good position against Howard Leah and Black should have barricaded earlier. As it was there could have been a White breakthrough, but then it settled to equality. Result, Aberystwyth got its four draws

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Move	N	Result	Elo

1.e4	1,162,869	54%	2421
1.d4	944,726	55%	2434
1.Nf3	280,651	56%	2441
1.c4	181,586	56%	2442
1.g3	19,663	56%	2427
1.b3	14,175	54%	2427
1.f4	5,871	48%	2376
1.Nc3	3,767	51%	2384
1.b4	1,737	48%	2378
1.a3	1,193	54%	2403
1.e3	1,064	48%	2408
1.d3	945	50%	2378
1.g4	658	46%	2359
1.h4	444	53%	2373
1.c3	422	51%	2422
1.h3	278	56%	2416
1.a4	108	60%	2468
1.Nh3	88	66%	2510
1.f3	87	45%	2429
1.Na3	40	63%	2477

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 4.Nf3 g6 5.Qc2 d6 6.e4 Nbd7 7.cxb5 Bg7 8.Nc3 0-0 Williams-Morcom, Dyfed League 2017,1-0 4...a6 5.b6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 5...g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.g3 Nbd7 11.Kg2 0-0 Bauche-Durand Le Ludec, Avoine op 2017, 1-0 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.g3 Williams- Rees, WCC 2003,1/2-1/2 5...d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.e4 0-0 9.Be2 Bg4 9...Nbd7 9...Qxb6 10.Nd2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 Nbd7 12.a4 12.b7 Ra7 13.0-0 Ne8 14.Nc4 Ne5 15.Na5 Nf6 16.b8Q Qxb8 17.f4 Mikhalevski-Hendricks, Dieren op 1996,1-0 12.0-0 Nxb6 13.a4 Ne8 14.Rd1 Nc7 15.a5 Nd7 16.Nc4 Nb5 17.Qd3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5 19.Nxb5 axb5 20.Qxb5 Qb8 21.Qe2 Qb3 Chiong-Shalumov, Dos Hermanas blitz 2003,1-0 12...Qxb6 Komodo11 12...Nxb6 13.a5 Nbd7 14.0-0 Ne8 15.Nc4 Nc7 16.Na4 Nb5 17.Nab6 Ra7 18.Be3 e5 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Nxd7 Qxd7 21.Rad1 Qc6 22.Qd3 Rd7 23.Nb6 Rc7 24.Qc4 Re8 25.Rd2 Bd4 Ktyztofiak-Brzeski,Kochan mem op, Koszalin 2006,1/2-1/ 2 13.Nc4 Qc7= 13...Qb4= Komodo11 14.a5 Rfe8 15.Bf4 15.0-0 15...Nh5 16.Be3 e6 challenging, but also committal 16...Rab8= Komodo11 17.0-0 exd5 17...Bxc3 18.bxc3 exd5 19.exd5 f5 20.Qd3 Ne5 21.Nxe5 Rxe5 22.c4 Rae8 23.Bd2 Re4 24.Rab1 Qe7 25.Rb6 Rd4 26.Qe3 Qf8 27.Qc3 f4 28.Bc1 Qe7 29.Rxa6 Qe2 30.Qf3 Qxf3 31.gxf3 Rd8 32.Bb2 Rxc4 Komodo11 18.Nxd5± Qc6 19.Qd3 19.f3± Komodo11 19...Ne5 19...Nhf6 20.Rfd1 20.Rad1 Nxd5 21.Qxd5 Qxd5 22.Rxd5 Rxe4 23.Nxd6 Ra4= 23...Rb4= 20...Ng4 21.f3 Nxe3 22.Qxe3 Rab8 23.Qd2 Komodo11 20.Nxe5 Bxe5 20...Rxe5 21.f3± 21.Nb6 21.f4 Bxb2 21...Bg7 22.f5± 22.Rab1 Bg7 23.Rb6 Qa4 23...Qc8 24.Rxd6± 24.Nc7 Rxe4 25.Nxa8 Rxe3 26.Qxd6 Bd4 27.Kh1 Kg7= Komodo11 21...Rad8 21...Ra7 22.Rab1 22.f3 22...Bf4 22...Nf4 23.Bxf4 Bxf4 24.Nd5 Be5 25.Rfc1 Rb8 26.b4 Rb5 27.Rc4 Komodo11 22...Nf6 23.f4 Bd4 24.Bxd4 cxd4 25.Qxd4 Kg7 26.Nd5 Qc5 27.Qxc5 dxc5 28.Nxf6 Kxf6 29.b4 c4 30.e5+ Kf5 31.b5 axb5 32.Rxb5 Rb8 33.Rd5 Red8 34.Rxd8 Rxd8 35.g3 Ra8 36.Rc1 Rxa5 37.Rxc4 Ra2= 38.Rc7 Kg4 39.f5 Kf3 40.Rc3+ Ke4 41.fxg6 fxg6 42.Rc7 Ra1+ 43.Kg2 Ra2+ 44.Kh3 h5 45.e6 Kf5 46.e7 Re2= Komodo11 47.Rc5+ Kf6 48.Rc6+ Kg5 49.Ra6 Kf5 49...Rxe7= 23.Nd5 Bxe3 24.fxe3± 24.Qxe3 f5 25.Rbd1± Komodo11 Rxe4 25...fxe4 26.g4 Ng7 27.Nf6+± 26.Qxe4 fxe4 27.Ne7++- 24...Qc8 24...Re5 25.Rbd1 Qb7 26.b4 cxb4 27.Rb1± Komodo11 25.h3 25.b4+- Komodo11 & Stockfish9 cxb4 25...Qg4 26.b5 axb5 27.Qxb5 Qxe4 28.Qb7 Qe6 29.a6+- Rd7 30.Nc7 Qxe3+ 31.Kh1 Rf8 32.a7 Qe7 33.Rbe1 Qd8 34.a8Q+- Stockfish9 26.Rxb4 Re5 27.Rb6+- Komodo11 25...Re5 26.Kh2 26.Rf3 Qb7 27.Rd1 Qxb2 28.g4 Ng7 29.Rdf1± Komodo11 26...Qe6 27.g4 27.Qxa6 Rxd5 28.exd5 Qe5+ 29.Kg1 Qxe3+ 30.Rf2 Nf4 31.Rbf1 Nd3 32.Qb7 Nxf2 33.Rxf2 Qe8 34.a6 Rd7 35.Qb5 Re7 36.Qxe8+ Rxe8 37.b3 Ra8 38.Ra2 Kg7= Komodo11 27...c4 27...f5 28.gxf5 gxf5 29.Rg1+ 29.Rxf5 Rxf5 30.exf5 Qe5+ 31.Nf4 Nxf4 32.exf4 Qxf4+ 33.Qg3+ Qxg3+ 34.Kxg3 d5= Komodo11 29...Kh8 30.Qc3 Nf6 31.Nxf6 Qxf6 32.Rbf1 Rf8 33.exf5 Rf7 34.Rd1 d5 34...Rxf5 35.Rxd6± 35.Qxc5 Rxf5 36.Rg2 Qe5+ 37.Kg1 h5 Komodo11- still a complex set of moves to negotiate 28.Qd2 28.Qc3 this keeps up the persistant pressure that has been maintained ever since Bl sharpened up the game by opening up the e file while conceding Wh the powerful N on d5 Rxe4 29.Rbd1 Re5 30.e4 Ng7 31.Rf6 Rxd5 31...Qd7 32.Rxg6 Qa7 33.Rf6 Rxe4 34.Rd2± Komodo11 32.Rxe6 Rxd1 33.Re7 Rc8 34.Rxf7 Kxf7 35.Qf3+ Ke7 36.Qxd1 Ne6 37.e5 dxe5 38.Qd5 Rb8 other moves lose it seems 39.Qxe5 Rb5 40.Qc3 Kd6 41.Qxc4 Rxb2+ 42.Kg3 Rb5 43.Qd3+ Kc6 44.Qe3 Nc5 45.Qe8+ Kd6 46.Qf8+ Kc6 47.Qf6+ Kd5 48.Qf7+ Kd4 49.Qxh7+- Komodo11 28...Ng7 29.Rf6? having finally dislodged the Bl N from its perch near the Wh K, Wh is overeager to occupy the f6 square Qc8? & Bl misses his chance 29...Rxd5! wins a N by detroying the anchor for the Wh R 30.Qxd5 30.Rxe6 Rxd2+ is even worse 30...Qxf6-+ realised by both in the pm analysis 30.Rbf1 Rf8 31.Rxd6+- Re6 32.Rxe6 32.Rb6 32.Nf6+ Rxf6 32...Kh8 33.Nd7 wins more material, either an exchange or the f pawn 33.Rdxf6+- 32...Qxe6 33.Nf6+ 33.Qd4 33...Kh8 34.Qd4 Qe7 35.Nd5 35.Qxc4!? Qe5+ 36.Kg2 Nf5 37.exf5 Qxb2+ 38.Kg3 Qxf6 39.fxg6 Qd6+ 40.Qf4 Qxf4+ 41.Rxf4 hxg6 42.Rf6+- Komodo11 35...Qd8 36.Qc3 36.Nb6 Qe7 37.Rf4 f6 38.Nd5 Qd8 39.Qb6+- Komodo11 36...Qd6+ 36...f5 37.gxf5 gxf5 38.Rg1 Rf7 39.Nf4+- Komodo11 37.Kg2 Qc5 38.Rf6 Qb5 Bl is struggling to keep his position together 39.Rb6 Qe8 40.Qd4 40.Qxc4+- h5 41.Nf6 Bl is running out of moves 41.Rxa6+- 41...Qc8 42.Qxc8 Rxc8 43.Rxa6+- Komodo11 40...Qc8 41.Rf6 41.Qc3 41.Qe5 41...h6 42.Qa7 42.Nb6 Qe8 43.Nd7 Rg8 44.Rxa6+- Komodo11- the simplest 42.Rb6 Qe8 42...Kh7 43.Qe5 Qa8 44.Nf6+ Kh8 45.Qf4 g5 46.Qd6+- 43.Qxc4+- Komodo11 42...Qe8 43.Qd4 Qc8 44.Qa7 Qe8 45.Qd4 repeating moves in a won position- time shortage ½–½

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Williams,A	2325	Durand Le Ludec,B	2183	½–½
Van Kemenade,R	2015	Jones,I	2236	½–½
Haigh,A	1928	Watkin-Jones,A	1957	½–½
Van Kemenade,J	1740	Leah,H	1467	½–½

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