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

[Event "Dyfed League: Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Williams, AH."] [Black "Durand Le Ludec, Brendan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A57"] [WhiteElo "2325"] [BlackElo "2183"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2018.03.21"] 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 O-O {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 O-O {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 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 (9... Nbd7) (9... Qxb6) 10. Nd2 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Nbd7 12. a4 (12. b7 Ra7 13. O-O Ne8 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Na5 Nf6 16. b8=Q Qxb8 17. f4 { Mikhalevski-Hendricks, Dieren op 1996,1-0}) (12. O-O 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. O-O 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 $11 (13... Qb4 $11 {Komodo11}) 14. a5 Rfe8 15. Bf4 (15. O-O) 15... Nh5 16. Be3 e6 {challenging, but also committal} (16... Rab8 $11 { Komodo11}) 17. O-O 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 $14 { Komodo11}) 18. Nxd5 $16 Qc6 19. Qd3 (19. f3 $16 {Komodo11}) 19... Ne5 (19... Nhf6 20. Rfd1 (20. Rad1 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Rxe4 23. Nxd6 Ra4 $11 ( 23... Rb4 $11)) 20... Ng4 21. f3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rab8 23. Qd2 $14 {Komodo11}) 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 (20... Rxe5 21. f3 $16) 21. Nb6 (21. f4 Bxb2 (21... Bg7 22. f5 $16) 22. Rab1 Bg7 23. Rb6 Qa4 (23... Qc8 24. Rxd6 $16) 24. Nc7 Rxe4 25. Nxa8 Rxe3 26. Qxd6 Bd4 27. Kh1 Kg7 $11 {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 $14 {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 $11 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 $11 {Komodo11} 47. Rc5+ Kf6 48. Rc6+ Kg5 49. Ra6 Kf5 (49... Rxe7 $11)) 23. Nd5 Bxe3 24. fxe3 $16 (24. Qxe3 f5 25. Rbd1 $16 {Komodo11} Rxe4 (25... fxe4 26. g4 Ng7 27. Nf6+ $16) 26. Qxe4 fxe4 27. Ne7+ $18) 24... Qc8 ( 24... Re5 25. Rbd1 Qb7 26. b4 cxb4 27. Rb1 $16 {Komodo11}) 25. h3 (25. b4 $18 { Komodo11 & Stockfish9} cxb4 (25... Qg4 26. b5 axb5 27. Qxb5 Qxe4 28. Qb7 Qe6 29. a6 $18 Rd7 30. Nc7 Qxe3+ 31. Kh1 Rf8 32. a7 Qe7 33. Rbe1 Qd8 34. a8=Q $18 { Stockfish9}) 26. Rxb4 Re5 27. Rb6 $18 {Komodo11}) 25... Re5 26. Kh2 (26. Rf3 Qb7 27. Rd1 Qxb2 28. g4 Ng7 29. Rdf1 $16 {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 $11 {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 $11 {Komodo11}) 29... Kh8 30. Qc3 Nf6 31. Nxf6 Qxf6 32. Rbf1 Rf8 33. exf5 Rf7 34. Rd1 d5 (34... Rxf5 35. Rxd6 $16) 35. Qxc5 Rxf5 36. Rg2 Qe5+ 37. Kg1 h5 $14 {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 $16 { 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 $18 {Komodo11}) 28... Ng7 $14 29. Rf6 $2 { having finally dislodged the Bl N from its perch near the Wh K, Wh is overeager to occupy the f6 square} Qc8 $2 {& Bl misses his chance} (29... Rxd5 $1 {wins a N by detroying the anchor for the Wh R} 30. Qxd5 (30. Rxe6 Rxd2+ { is even worse}) 30... Qxf6 $19 {realised by both in the pm analysis}) 30. Rbf1 Rf8 31. Rxd6 $18 Re6 32. Rxe6 (32. Rb6) (32. Nf6+ Rxf6 (32... Kh8 33. Nd7 { wins more material, either an exchange or the f pawn}) 33. Rdxf6 $18) 32... Qxe6 33. Nf6+ (33. Qd4) 33... Kh8 34. Qd4 Qe7 35. Nd5 (35. Qxc4 $5 Qe5+ 36. Kg2 Nf5 37. exf5 Qxb2+ 38. Kg3 Qxf6 39. fxg6 Qd6+ 40. Qf4 Qxf4+ 41. Rxf4 hxg6 42. Rf6 $18 {Komodo11}) 35... Qd8 36. Qc3 (36. Nb6 Qe7 37. Rf4 f6 38. Nd5 Qd8 39. Qb6 $18 {Komodo11}) 36... Qd6+ (36... f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Rg1 Rf7 39. Nf4 $18 {Komodo11}) 37. Kg2 Qc5 38. Rf6 Qb5 {Bl is struggling to keep his position together} 39. Rb6 Qe8 40. Qd4 (40. Qxc4 $18 h5 41. Nf6 {Bl is running out of moves} (41. Rxa6 $18) 41... Qc8 42. Qxc8 Rxc8 43. Rxa6 $18 {Komodo11}) 40... Qc8 41. Rf6 (41. Qc3) (41. Qe5) 41... h6 42. Qa7 (42. Nb6 Qe8 43. Nd7 Rg8 44. Rxa6 $18 {Komodo11- the simplest}) (42. Rb6 Qe8 (42... Kh7 43. Qe5 Qa8 44. Nf6+ Kh8 45. Qf4 g5 46. Qd6 $18) 43. Qxc4 $18 {Komodo11}) 42... Qe8 43. Qd4 Qc8 44. Qa7 Qe8 45. Qd4 {repeating moves in a won position- time shortage} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Jones, IC."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2015"] [BlackElo "2236"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2018.03.21"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 (4... Be7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 (6. Re1 O-O 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. c3 Nc5 9. Bc2 Ne6 (9... Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Ne8 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nf1 {Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed League 2012, 1/2-1/2}) 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 12. Nf1 g6 {Watkin-Jones vs Jones, Dyfed League 2015, 1/2-1/2}) 6... O-O 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 Qc7 9. Re1 d5 10. h3 {Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed Open 2013,0-1}) 5. Bb3 Bb4+ (5... Bd6 6. Nc3 (6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Nf1 Nc5 10. Ng3 Nxb3 11. axb3 h6 {Bukacek-Jones, EU Seniors tm , 2015,1/2-1/2}) 6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. dxe4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Ke7 {White- Jones, EU Seniors tm 2016, 1/2-1/2}) 6. Bd2 (6. c3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Re1 Qc7 10. Nf1 dxe4 11. dxe4 Nc5 12. Bc2 Rd8 13. Qe2 {Ralphs-Jones,WCPL 2016,1/2-1/21}) 6... Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 Nbd7 (7... Bg4 {alternative}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Re8 10. d4 {Bl has a centre, but Wh is ahead in development, so destroy the centre & aim to give Bl a weak isolated QP.} exd4 (10... dxe4 $2 11. Ng5 Re7 12. Ndxe4 Nxe4 13. Rxe4 $16 {Bl has to worry about f7}) 11. exd5 Rxe1+ ( 11... c5 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. d6 {is quite dangerous} (13. Qf1 Nb6 14. Re1 Qf8 15. Re5 Bd7 16. c3 {Urban-Polakovic,CZE ch corr 1989,1/2-1/2})) 12. Qxe1 cxd5 ( 12... Nxd5 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd4 Nf6 15. Qe3 Qb6 16. Re1 {So-Torre, PGMA cup, Manila 2006,1/2-1/2}) 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Qe5 (14. c3 Bd7 15. N2f3 Qb6 16. Qd2 Ba4 17. Qc2 Bxb3 18. axb3 Re8 19. b4 Nce4 20. Re1 g6 21. h3 Kg7 22. Qc1 { Kasimdzhanov-Christiansen, Yerevan ol 1996,1-0}) (14. N2f3 Nce4 15. h3 a5 16. a4 Be6 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. Qe3 {Rublevsky-Safarli, Wld ch blitz, Berlin 015, 0-1}) (14. Qe3 Bd7 15. Re1 a5 16. c3 Qb6 17. Rb1 Re8 18. Qf3 Bg4 19. Qg3 Nxb3 20. axb3 Bh5 21. f3 {Schneider-Heinemann, Erfurt Young Masters 2017,0-1}) 14... Nxb3 (14... a5 15. Re1 Be6 16. c4 a4 17. Bc2 Qa5 18. Qe3 dxc4 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. Nxc4 Qb4 {Flores-Lorenzini, San Luis 2013,1/2-1/2}) (14... Qa5 15. Nf1 Nxb3 16. Nxb3 Qb6 17. Qd4 Qc7 18. Ne3 Be6 19. Nc5 b6 {Ruefenacht-Hess, Biel Masters 1983,1/2-1/2}) 15. axb3 $14 Bd7 (15... Qb6) 16. h3 (16. Qd6 {Komodo11; considered} Qf8 17. Qc7 Qc8 18. Qxc8+ Bxc8 19. b4 $14) 16... Qb6 17. c3 Re8 18. Qf4 a6 19. b4 (19. Nf1 h6 20. Ne3 Be6 21. b4 $14 {Komodo11}) 19... Qd8 { anticipating Ra5-c5 & Qc7} 20. N2f3 (20. Qd6 Qb8 (20... Bc8 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. b5 $16 {Komodo11}) 21. Qxb8 Rxb8 22. N2b3 Kf8 23. Nc5 Ke7 24. Re1+ Kd6 25. g4 $14 {Komodo11}) 20... Qb8 21. Qxb8 (21. Qd2 Ne4 22. Qd3 $11 {considered in pm analysis} Qd6 $11) 21... Rxb8 22. Re1 {looks like Wh should have kept Rs on, as his is more active, & Bl has no penetration square on the e file} (22. Ne5 Re8 23. Nd3 h5 (23... Ne4 24. Ra5 Nf6 25. f3 g5 26. Nc5 Bc8 27. Ra1 $16 { Komodo11}) (23... Kf8 24. Nc5 Rb8 (24... Bc8 25. b5 axb5 26. Nxb5 Ne4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Nd6 $16) 25. g4 h6 26. Kg2 Bc8 27. f3 $16 Ne8 (27... Ra8 28. b5 Nd7 29. Nxd7+ Bxd7 30. Ra5 Be6 31. bxa6 Rxa6 32. Rb5 Ra7 33. Rb6 $16 {Komodo11}))) 22... Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 24. Ne5 Bc8 25. f3 Nd6 $11 26. b3 {not neccessary yet, } (26. Kf2 Nc4 $2 (26... g5 $11) 27. Nxc4 dxc4 28. Ke3 Kf8 29. Ke4 $1 {Komodo11 } Ke8 30. Kd5 {wins a pawn, as Bl has no protection againstthe advanced Wh K entry on the bl squares} b5 31. Kc6 Kd8 32. Kb6 h5 33. Nc6+ Ke8 34. Na7 Bf5 35. Kxa6 Bd3 36. Nxb5 Bf1 37. g4 Bxh3 38. gxh5 $18) 26... f6 27. Nd3 Kf7 28. Nf4 { Bl comes close to losing his d pawn , but still has resources} (28. g4 { prepares, but Bl has several defences} g5 (28... Bd7 29. Nf4 Bc6 (29... Nb5 30. Nxb5 Bxb5 31. Kf2 Bc6 32. Ke3 Ke7 33. Kd4 {and the Bl K can't leave the K side because of Nh5}) 30. Kf2 g5 31. Nfe6 Ke7 32. Nc5 Bb5 $11) 29. Kf2 f5) 28... Nf5 29. Nc2 {Nontheless the position remains much easier to play for wh ( who was almost an hour up on the clock, because Bl has to calculate all these forcing variations, while Wh can just choose to pile on the pressure} (29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Nxd5 (30. Ne2 Ke6 31. Kf2 (31. f4 Be4 32. Nd4+ Kd6 33. Kf2 h6 34. g3 h5 35. Ke3 Bb1 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Be4 38. b5 (38. c4 b6 39. cxd5 Kxd5 (39... Bxd5 40. Nf5+ Kd7 41. Nxg7 Bxb3 42. Kd4 Bd1 43. g5 fxg5 44. fxg5 Bg4 $11) 40. Ne6 Kxe6 41. Kxe4 b5 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. f5 Kc6) 38... a5 $11) 31... Ke5 32. Ke3 g5 33. Nd4 Bd7 {& Wh can't easily shift the K from e5- even a K on d6 will hold even if Wh gets a K to d4}) 30... Be6 31. Ne3 Bxb3 $15 {liberates the B}) 29... Be6 (29... g5) 30. g4 Ne7 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Kf2 g5 33. Nd3 b6 (33... Nc6 34. Nxc6 Bxc6 35. Ke3 Bb5 $11 {looks like holding as well, but there are risks in giving Wh access to d4}) 34. f4 h6 35. Ke3 Ke8 36. f5 Kd8 37. Nf3 (37. c4 dxc4 38. bxc4 b5 (38... a5 39. b5 Kc7 40. Nb2 h5 41. Na4 hxg4 42. hxg4 Bc8 43. Nb3 Bb7 44. c5 Nd5+ 45. Kd4 $16 {Komodo11 nudged}) 39. c5 Nd5+ 40. Kf3 Kc7 41. Ne6+ Kc8 $11 {Wh has no further entry squares}) 37... Nc6 (37... Kc7 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. c4 Nc6+ 40. Kc3 dxc4 41. bxc4 Be8 42. c5+ bxc5 43. Nxc5 Nb8 44. Ne4+ Ke7 45. Kd4 h5 46. Kc5 Bc6 47. Nfd2 hxg4 48. hxg4 Ba8 49. Kb6 Nc6 $11 {Komodo11}) 38. h4 (38. b5 {Komodo11; considered} axb5 39. Nd4 Ne7 40. Ne1 b4 41. cxb4 Kc7 $11) 38... Kc7 (38... d4+ {Komodo11} 39. cxd4 (39. Nxd4 Nxd4 40. Kxd4 gxh4 41. Ke3 Kc7 42. Ne1 Bc6 43. Nf3 h3 44. Kf4 Bb5 45. c4 Bc6 46. Kg3 Kd6 47. Ne1 Ke5 48. Kxh3 Kd4 49. Kh4 Be8 50. b5 axb5 51. cxb5 Bxb5 52. Kh5 Be2 53. Ng2 Ke5 $11 { Komodo11; but this is the kind of endgame where its difficult to calculate all the consequences of the moves to be made}) 39... Ne7 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Nd2 Nd5+ 42. Ke2 Kc7 $11 {Wh's extra pawn is thoroughly blockaded}) 39. hxg5 {angling for a chance to sac a piece on g5 to push a pawn through} (39. h5 Be8 40. Nd4 Kd6 41. Nxc6 Bxc6 42. Kd4 Bb5 {gets Wh nowhere}) 39... hxg5 40. Nd4 Ne7 (40... Kd6 $11) 41. Ne1 (41. Nf2 Ng8 42. Nh1 Kd6 43. Ng3 Nh6 44. Kf3 Nf7 45. Nh5 Ne5+ 46. Kg3 Ke7 $15 {Komodo11}) 41... Kd6 42. Nef3 Bc8 43. Ne2 {Wh was also looking at the implications of getting a N to a4 , hopefully to force b5, but most likely the B would take it.when a subsequent b5 would gibe Bl the c5 square for the N} Nc6 (43... a5 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Ng3 Bd7 46. Nh5 Ng8 47. Kd4 Be8 48. Ng7 Bb5 49. Ke3 a4 50. bxa4 Bxa4 $11 {Komodo11- Wh's g4 pawn is vulnerable}) 44. Ng3 Bd7 45. Nh5 Ke7 46. Ng3 Be8 47. Ne2 Bf7 48. Ned4 Nd8 ( 48... Nxd4 {also draws, but why risk K access by Wh}) 49. Ne1 Kd6 50. Nd3 Be8 51. Kd2 {(draw?) There is no reason for Wh to venture upon more complex lines. most likely drawn, but where a single slip could be fatal.} (51. Nb2 Bd7 (51... a5 52. b5 Nf7 53. Na4 Kc7 54. Ne6+ Kb7 55. Ng7 Bxb5 56. Nh5 Bxa4 57. bxa4 b5 58. axb5 a4 59. Kd2 Kb6 60. Nxf6 Kxb5 61. Nxd5 Kc4 62. Ne3+ Kb3 63. c4 Nd6 64. Kc1 Ne4 $11 {Komodo11.}) 52. Na4 Kc7 $11 (52... Bxa4 53. bxa4 Nf7 54. Nf3 Nh6 55. Nh2 Ke5 {just worsens the Wh position &} 56. Nf3+ Kd6 57. Nh2 Ke5 {is repetition})) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Haigh, A."] [Black "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D03"] [WhiteElo "1928"] [BlackElo "1957"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2018.03.21"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nf3 (3. Bxf6 {has been Tony's invariable reply, though with a record of 2 wins, 5 draws & 3 losses in the databases. To avoid preparation, an offer to go to a more mainline Queen's Gambit}) 3... e6 4. e3 c5 (4... Be7 5. Bd3 (5. c4 O-O 6. Nc3 {transposes to main QGD})) 5. dxc5 (5. c3 {eg Carlsen-Xiong, Chess.com I o Man Masters, Douglas 2017,1-0}) 5... Bxc5 ( 5... Nc6) 6. c4 (6. Nbd2) (6. Bd3) 6... Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. a3 $146 (8. Bf4 { Komodo11}) (8. cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Be7 11. b4 Qb6 12. Ngf3 a5 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. b5 Bf6 15. Nd4 Na6 16. N2f3 Nc5 17. Qd1 a4 {Bilek-Zaitsev, Sochi 1963,0-1}) (8. Bh4 Bb4 9. a3 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nxd2 12. Kxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. Rac1 O-O {Kiviaho-Nykopp, FIN ch tm 1988, 1/2-1/2}) (8. Bd3 Nxd2 9. Nxd2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bb4 11. Bf4 e5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. a3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nc6 16. Ke2 $14 {Breskanu-Schankin, Ulyanovsk Povolje op 2015, 1-0}) 8... Nxg5 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 (9. Bd8 Kxd8 10. Bxc4 Ke7 11. b4 Bxb4 12. axb4 Qxb4 13. Rb1 Qc3 14. Rb3 Qa5 15. Rb5 $11 {Komodo11}) 9... Nxg5 10. Nxg5 Bxe3 11. fxe3 Qxg5 12. Qe2 O-O $15 {Komodo11}) 9. Nxg5 Qd8 (9... dxc4 10. Nge4 (10. Bxc4 Bxe3 $15) (10. Qf3 O-O 11. Qe4 g6 12. Qh4 h5 13. Nge4 Rd8 14. g4 Kf8 15. gxh5 Be7 16. Qh3 Qxh5 17. Qxh5 gxh5 18. Bxc4 $11 {Komodo11}) 10... Be7 11. Bxc4 O-O $15 {Komodo11}) (9... Qb6 10. cxd5 (10. Qf3 O-O 11. cxd5 Qxb2 12. Rb1 Qe5 13. Nge4 Nd7 14. dxe6 Qxe6 15. Bc4 Qg6 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. O-O $11) 10... Bxe3 11. Nge4 exd5 12. fxe3 dxe4 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Qxe4+ Be6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. O-O-O Rfe8 $11 {Komodo11}) 10. Ngf3 O-O 11. cxd5 Qxd5 (11... exd5 $11) 12. Nb3 (12. Be2 Be7 13. O-O Bd7 $11 {Komodo11}) 12... Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 Bb6 (13... Be7) 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Nbd4 Rd8 16. O-O (16. Bb5 $11) 16... a6 $11 17. Rd3 (17. Ne5 Ba4 18. b3 Be8 19. Bf3 Bc7 20. Nd3 Ra7 21. Rc1 b6 $11 {Komodo11}) 17... Nc6 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Ne5 Rxd3 (20... Be4 { keeps the 2 Bs}) 21. Rxd3 Bb5 (21... Be4 22. Rb3 Bc7 23. f4 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Rc8 25. Rb4 Rc2 26. Bf3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 b5 28. a4 Rc5 29. f4 g5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Kf2 $11 {Komodo11}) 22. Rb3 Bxe2 23. Rxb6 Rd8 (23... Rc8 24. h3 Rc7 $11) 24. f4 ( 24. h3 f6 25. Nf3 e5 26. Rxb7 $14 {Komodo11}) 24... f6 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rd7 27. Kf2 $11 {(draw?)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Leah, H."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1740"] [BlackElo "1467"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2018.03.21"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 a6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 Qc7 6. d3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Bd1 Ne8 11. Ne2 (11. g4 $5 {Rudy}) 11... f5 {digging in} 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. c3 b5 14. Bb3 Na5 (14... c4) 15. Bc2 Ng4 16. h3 Nh6 17. Bd2 (17. Ng5 $16) (17. b4 Nc6 18. Be3 $16) 17... Qd8 (17... c4) 18. Rd1 (18. b4 Nc6 19. Qf2 $16) 18... Kh8 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 (20. Nxd4) 20... Nc4 21. Bc1 (21. Bc3 d5 22. exd5 exd5 (22... Qxd5 23. Nxf5 Nxf5 24. Be4 Qd6 25. Bxa8 $16)) 21... Qc7 22. Bb1 (22. d5) (22. b3 Nxa3 23. Bd3 b4 24. Bb2 Nb5 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Rf2 $14) 22... Bd7 $2 23. Ng5 (23. exf5 $18 {the e7 B is hanging}) (23. Nh5 g6 (23... Be8 24. Nxg7 Kxg7 25. b3 Nb6 26. d5 exd5 27. exf5 Bf6 28. Be3 $16 {Komodo11}) ( 23... Qd8 24. b3 Nb6 25. d5 exd5 26. Bb2 $18 {Komodo11})) 23... Rae8 (23... Qd8 24. b3 Nb6 25. d5 $18 {Komodo11}) 24. Nh5 (24. b3 {Rudy} Na5 25. Qe3 d5 $11 { Komodo11}) 24... Qd8 (24... d5 $11) 25. Qc3 (25. b3 $1 {Rudy; the K is on the long diagonal, so the B needs to take aim along it} Na5 (25... Nb6 26. d5 $18 ( 26. Qg3 $18)) 26. d5 $18 {Stockfish9 & Komodo11} Bf6 (26... exd5 27. Bb2 Bf6 28. Nxf6 Rxf6 (28... gxf6 29. Qh4 Kg7 30. Rxd5 Be6 31. Rd3 $1 (31. Nxe6+ Rxe6 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Qxh6 $18) 31... Qe7 32. Rg3 Bg8 33. e5 dxe5 34. Nxh7+ Kxh7 35. Bxf5+ Kh8 36. Qxh6+ Bh7 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Bxe5+ Qxe5 39. Qxh7# {Stockfish9}) 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Qh4 fxg5 31. Qxh6 Re6 32. Qxg5 Qxg5 33. fxg5 fxe4 34. Rxd5 Nxb3 35. Ba2 Nc5 36. Rxd6 $18 Re8 37. Rd5 Be6 38. Re5 Kg7 39. Rf6 $18 { Stockfish9}) (26... e5 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Nc6 29. exf5 Nxf5 30. fxe5 Qb6+ 31. Kh1 Ncd4 32. Bb2 d5 33. Nf6 $18 {Stockfish9} (33. g4 $18 {Stockfish9})) 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. dxe6 Bxe6 29. Nxe6 Rexe6 30. Bb2 Rf7 31. e5 d5 32. Qe3 Ng8 33. Bd4 g6 34. Qf3 Rd7 35. g4 $18 {Komodo11}) 25... Nf7 (25... d5 26. e5 Nf7 $11 { Komodo11}) 26. exf5 (26. d5 e5 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. dxe6 Nh6 29. b3 Nb6 30. fxe5 Qc8 31. Qg3 Qc5+ 32. Kh1 Qxe5 33. Bf4 Qb2 34. Rf2 $18 {Ko odo11}) (26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. d5 Bf6 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. dxe6 Rxe6 31. b3 Nb6 32. exf5 Re2 33. Rfe1 $18 {Komodo11}) 26... exf5 27. h4 (27. d5 Bf6 28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Ne6 Bxe6 31. dxe6 Rxe6 32. Bxf5 Re2 33. Bd3 Re7 34. b3 Ne3 35. Rfe1 Rfe8 36. Rxe3 (36. Bxe3) 36... Rxe3 37. Bxe3 Rxe3 38. Kf2 Re7 39. Rc1 Kg7 40. Rc6 Ra7 41. g3 $18 {Komodo11}) 27... Nxg5 (27... d5 $15 {Komodo11}) 28. hxg5 (28. fxg5 d5 29. b3 Nd6 30. Bf4 $14 {Komodo11}) 28... d5 $15 29. Qh3 g6 30. Ng3 Rf7 (30... Bd6 $19) 31. Rfe1 Bf8 $15 {(Draw?)} 1/2-1/2