Aberystwyth are the new Dyfed League Champions, having clinched the title with a match to spare. We played Cardigan B at home on Tuesday 8th May, needing only 1½ points out of 4 for the Championship and achieved the result comfortably enough. On top board, Brendan-Budok Durand-Le Ludec took control against Tony Haigh's Trompowsky with a kingside advance that later gave him a passed pawn in the centre, after which things became so complicated that no one had much idea what was going on, not even Rudy with the benefit of digital hindsight. Eventually Brendan forced the win with a passed pawn on the queenside. In the battle of the Dutchmen, which was an Italian Game rather than a Dutch Defence, Rudy van Kemenade took advantage of his extra space for a quick attack on Awne Osinga's castled king which led to an early resignation by Black. Cardigan put up more resistance on the bottom two boards, where the Brewer brothers both achieved draws against higher-rated opponents. Adam Watkin-Jones used a lot of time against Ben Brewer, and offered a draw in a position where he perhaps had a slight advantage. Meanwhile, I was struggling against Joshua in a Vienna Game. My ponderous attack ground to a halt and I lost a pawn leaving me with an inferior bishop ending, which I managed to hold when Black couldn't find the most accurate line. 3-1 to Aberystwyth was more than enough for the title.
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 3.c4 Be7 3...Bb4+ 4.Nc3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 d6 6.e4 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Bd3 Haigh-Buttell, Dyfed Closed 2017,1-0 4.Nc3 d5
has been played a couple of times by Tony 3...h6 4.Bxf6 Qxf6 5.Nf3 5.Nc3 Main, gained Tony 2 wins & 3 draws in the past g6 5...Bb4 6.Qd3 d5
Haigh_ Francis, Dyfed Closed 2007,1-0 6.Qd2 Bg7 7.0-0-0 d6 8.e5 Qe7 9.f4 a6 Haigh- G Rees, Dyfed- East Glamorgan 2004,1/2-1/2 9...dxe5 10.fxe5 0-0 Haigh-Huw Jones, Dyfed Open 2015,1/2-1/2 5...d6 6.Bc4 uncommon 6.Nc3 6.Bd3 6.c3 6.Nbd2 6...g6N 6...Nd7 main 7.Qe2 e5 8.c3 Be7 9.Nbd2 Nf8 10.Bb3 Ng6 11.g3 0-0 12.h4 Re8 13.0-0-0 c6 Conquest-Maharramzade,
Ubeda op 1997,1/2-1/2 6...g5 Komodo11 7.0-0 Bg7 8.c3 0-0 9.Nbd2 9.Re1 transposes Nc6 10.Nbd2 e5 11.d5 Ne7 12.Nf1 g5 13.Ne3 Qg6 14.Nd2 f5 15.exf5 Bxf5 16.h3 Qf7 17.Qe2 Ng6 18.Nxf5 Qxf5 19.Bd3 Qf7 20.Bxg6 Qxg6 21.Qe4 Qf7 Wasiak-Gajewski, Poznan op 2016, draw agreed 9...e5 10.dxe5 dxe5 11.Qe2 a5 Komodo11 initial choice, to stifle Wh's play on the Q side 12.Rfd1 12.a4 12...a4 13.Nf1 Nd7 14.Ne3 c6 15.b4 Qe7 15...axb3 16.axb3 Rxa1 17.Rxa1 b5 18.Bd3 Nc5 19.Bc2 Ne6 Komodo11 & Rudy; Stockfish9
considers it level , after intially going in for this line. 20.g3 creates
horrible weaknesses around Wh's K b4! Komodo11 21.Ng4 21.cxb4 Nd4 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.Nc4 d3-+ 21...Qe7 22.Qe3 bxc3 23.Nxh6+ 23.Qxc3 Nd4-+ 23...Bxh6 24.Qxh6 Nd4 25.Nxd4 exd4 Komodo11 16.Rd2 b5 aggressive,
but the b5 pawn may become a target 16...Nf6 17.Bd3 Nh5 18.g3 = Brendan
& Komodo11 17.Bd3 Nb6 18.a3= but the Wh pieces are all bunched up &
with little dynamism apart from a c4 break possibility. Hence Bl launces an
attack on the K side f5 Stockfish9 18...Be6 19.c4 Rac8 20.cxb5 c5! 21.bxc5 Rxc5 22.Rc2 Rfc8 23.Qe1 23.Ne1 Bb3 24.Rxc5 Qxc5 25.Qb2 Qc3 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 23...Bf8 24.Rxc5 Rxc5 25.Qd2 Rc8 Komodo11- the extra b5 pawn
gets in the way of Wh's pieces while the a3 pawn needs constant protection 19.Rc1 19.c4 Wh must follow the logic of his last few moves & try to break
Bl's constriction attempts f4 20.Nd1 bxc4 21.Bxc4+ Kh7 21...Nxc4 22.Qxc4+ Be6 23.Qxc6 23.Qc3 23...Rfc8 24.Qd6 Qe8 25.Qd3 Rd8 26.Qe2 Rxd2 27.Qxd2 Rd8 28.Qe1 Qc6 29.Nc3 22.Nb2 Bg4 23.Rc2 c5 24.bxc5 Nxc4 25.Rxc4 Rfb8 26.Qc2± 26.Nd3± both Komodo11 19...f4 now Bl gains the
initiative 20.Nf1 20.Nd1 reroutes to b2 to continue the fight for c4 Be6 21.Nb2 Rac8 22.c4 c5 Komodo11 20...Be6 21.Rdc2 g5 Stockfish9 21...Bb3 22.Rd2 22.Rb2 Nc4 23.Bxc4+ Bxc4 24.Qe1 Rad8 22...Rfc8 Komodo11 21...Nc4 22.N3d2= Komodo11 & Stockfish9 g4 looks
dangerous to a human eye, but Engines don't mind the odd tactic 22...Rfd8 23.c4 c5= Komodo11 22...Rfc8 23.c4 c5= Stockfish9 23.g3
to block the position & hope to cover against any attempts to get the Bl Q to
h3. 23.c4! is what Wh has been playing for & what Komodo11 insists must
now be played bxc4 23...f3 24.Qe3 bxc4 25.Nxc4 fxg2 26.Ng3 Rf3 27.Qxb6 Rxd3 28.Ne3 Bd7 29.Ngf5+- Komodo11 24.Nxc4 Nd7 24...Nc8 25.g3 Na7 26.Na5 Bd7 27.Rd2± Stockfish9 25.Ncd2 Nb8 26.Bc4 h5 27.Bxe6+ Qxe6 28.Nc4 28.f3 Bf6 28...f3 The Wh Ns are suddenly getting quite
active as Bl#s pawn advances have lead to several weak squares 29.Qd3±
Komodo11 23...f3 after some thought, but Komodo11 considers this pawn is
better left for now ( it does control e3 against the Ns) 23...Nc4 given as
winning by Stockfish9 24.Bxc4 bxc4 25.Rd1 25.Nxc4 f3 wins a N 25...Qf7 26.Nb1 Bf6 27.Rd6 Rac8 28.Nbd2 Bg5 Komodo11 24.Qe3 Nc4 25.Bxc4 bxc4 26.h4 keeps the Q away from h3, but Wh needs to be wary of Bl sacrificing a
B on here at some later date 26.Qb6 Qd7 27.Qc5= Komodo11 26.Qe1 Bf6 27.Ne3 Bg5 28.Rd1 Rad8 28...Qf7 29.Ndf1 Rfc8 30.Rcd2 h5 31.Rd6 Be7 32.R6d2 Bg5 33.Rd6= Komodo11 29.Ndxc4 Rxd1 30.Qxd1 Qh7! 31.h4 gxh3 32.Qf1 32.Qd6 Bxc4 33.Nxc4 Qxe4 34.Qe6+ Kh7 35.Rb2 Qe1+ 36.Kh2 Qf1 37.Qxh3 Qxc4-+ 32...Bxc4 33.Nxc4 Qxe4 34.Rb2 Qd5 35.Rb1 Rd8 Komodo11 26...Rfd8 27.Qe1 27.Qb6 Qd7 28.Nb1 Rab8 29.Qa5 Ra8 30.Qb6 Rdb8 31.Qc5 Qc7 32.Rd1= Komodo11 Bf8 Stockfish9 27...Qf7 28.Ne3 Rd3 28...Kh7 Komodo11 29.Qf1 Wh keeps being too defensive with his Q according to
Komodo11 29.Nd1 h5 30.Nb2 Rdd8 31.Nf1 Bh6 32.Ne3= Komodo11 32.Rd1= Stockfish9 29...Rad8 30.Rd1 30.Nb1 h5 31.Nd1 Qd7 31...Bh6 32.Nb2 Qh7 33.Re1 Qa7 34.Nxd3 cxd3 35.Rb2 Bb3 36.Nd2 Bc2 Komodo11 32.Nb2 Bh6 33.Nxd3 cxd3 34.Rb2 Bb3 35.Nd2 Bc2 36.Qe1 Komodo11 30...h5 considered as winning by Stockfish9 , who chooses the Komodo11 variation
as second choice, thiugh also winning 30...Qa7! 31.Qe1 Qd7 32.Nef1 h5 33.Ra1 Bh6 34.Raa2 c5-+ Komodo11- the trouble always is, with so many
good moves available, to decide which is the best sequence to play them in. 31.Nb1 Bh6 32.Rcd2 Qd7 32...Bxe3! Brendan wished afterwards that he had
iunserted this move- the protected passed pawn will win endgames as it ties a
piece down. Wh gains f2 , but the K position is just that little bit more
insecure 33.fxe3 Rxd2 33...Rf8 34.Qf2 Bc8! Komodo11- Wh cannot risk
opening the game because of his K position 35.Kh2 35.Rxd3 cxd3 36.Rxd3 Qb3 37.Nd2 Qxa3 38.Nf1 Ba6 39.Rd6 Qxc3 and Wh's Q side has disintegrated 35...Ba6 34.Rxd2 Rxd2 35.Nxd2 Qd7 36.Nb1 36.Nxc4 Bxc4 37.Qxc4+ Kg7 38.Qa6 Qd1+ 39.Qf1 Qd2 40.Qf2 Qxc3-+ Wh can't protect both the Q side & the k
36...Kg7 37.Kf2 Bf7 37...Qd3 38.Qxd3 cxd3 39.Nd2 blockades 38.Ke1 Qd6 39.Nd2 c5 40.b5 40.Nxc4 f2+-+ 40...Qb6 41.Kf2 Qxb5 42.Qc1 Qd7 43.Qc2 Qd6 44.Ke1 Qd3 45.Qxd3 cxd3 46.c4 and it shows up a major weakness in
Engine analysis. Komodo11 ( & Stockfish9) insists that Bl has a decisive
advantage. Humans can see quite quickly that despite 2 passed pawns, there is
no way in for either the Bl K or B. So maybe this entire swapping off of the
Rs leads 33.Rxd3 33.Qe1 Komodo11 initial idea to hold is useless Bxe3 34.Rxd3 34.fxe3 c5-+ 34...Bxf2+ 35.Kxf2 cxd3 36.Qe3 Kh7 33...cxd3 34.Qe1 c5 (Stockfish 9 likewise) 34...Bb3 35.Nf5 35.Rd2 Bc2 36.c4 Bxb1 37.Qxb1 Bxe3 38.fxe3 f2+ 39.Kg2 39.Kxf2 Qf7+ 40.Kg1 Qxc4-+ 39...Qh7-+ Komodo11 35...Qe6 36.Nd2 Bxd1 37.Qxd1 Kf7-+ Komodo11 35.Nd2 35.bxc5 looks like it would have been Wh's last attempt to hold the game (
but only after seeing all the analysis that follows!) Bb3 36.Nd5 Kg7 37.Rxd3 Bc2 37...Qb5 38.Rd2 Qxc5 38...Bxd2 39.Qxd2 Bxd5 40.Qg5+ Kf7 41.Nd2 Be6 42.Qxd8 Qxc5 43.Qg5 Qxa3 44.Qxe5= 39.Ne3 Rxd2 40.Nxd2 Bxe3 41.Qxe3 Qxe3 42.fxe3 Kf6 is another Engine misjudgement- Wh just moves his K to f2
repeatedly, and there is no Bl entry 38.Rd2 38.c6 Qxc6 39.Ne7 Rxd3 40.Nxc6 Rd1 41.Qxd1 Bxd1 42.c4 Bc1 43.Nb4 Bb2 44.c5 Kf7 the Bs dominate
the board ( Bs can lose a move & keep their position intact, Ns can't) & the
Bl K enters 38...Bxd2 39.Nxd2 Bxe4 40.Nxe4 Qxd5 41.Qe3 Kf7 42.Kh2=
Komodo11- Queen & N together are a powerful combination While Rs are bad
defenders as they clog up their Ks escape squares 35...Qc6 35...cxb4 36.cxb4 Rc8 37.Ndf1 Qd4 38.Qd2 Rc3 39.b5 Rxa3 40.Qa5= perhaps, Wh has
chances with his B pawn 36.c4 36.Nd5 Bxd5 36...Kh7 37.b5! 37.bxc5 Qxc5 38.Nf1 Qxa3 39.Rxd3 Rb8 looks fine for Bl, the a pawn is a menace 37...Qxb5 38.Rb1 Qc6 39.c4= here Komodo11 considers that Bl should give
up an exchange to persuade Wh to give up that powerful N on d5 ( likewise
Stockfish9) Rd7 39...Bxd5 40.exd5 Qg6 41.Ne4 the other N is now we;
llplaced 40.Nf6+ Kg6 41.Nxd7 Qxd7 42.Rb6 Kf6= 37.b5 Qxb5 38.exd5 c4 39.Qe4 Qxd5 40.Qg6+ Bg7 41.Ne4= Komodo11- another variation where
Komodo11 changes its judgement several times over 36...cxb4 37.Nd5 Qc5 37...Kf7 38.Nxb4 Qb6 38...Qc5 39.Nxf3 gxf3 40.Nxd3 Qf8 41.Nxe5+ Kg8 42.Nxf3 Rxd1 43.Qxd1 Qxa3 44.Ng5 Bxg5 45.hxg5 Bxc4 yet another extremely
complex line , impossible to calculate or evaluate. 39.Rc1 Qc5 40.Qd1 Rd7 41.Rc3 Be3 42.Qe1 Bd4 43.Rxd3 Kg8 44.Nd5= and yet another from Komodo11
38.axb4 it looks as if these 2 connected pawns give Wh some chances Qd4 38...Qa7 initial idea Komodo11, before it finds 39.Qf1± and then
keeps swithching evaluations several times more 39.Ne3 missing a chance 39.Ne7+ Kg7 40.Nc6 Qb6 41.Nxd8 Qxd8 42.b5± Komodo11 39...Ra8-+
Komodo11 second choice 39...a3 40.b5 a2-+ Komodo11 first 39...Bxe3 40.Qxe3 Qxe3 41.fxe3 Rc8 42.b5 42.Ra1 Bxc4 43.Rxa4 Bb5 44.Ra5 Rc2-+
Komodo11 42...Bxc4 43.Nxc4 Rxc4 44.Rxd3 Kf7-+ Komodo11 3rd choice 40.Nf5 40.Nd5 a3 41.Nc7 a2 42.Nxa8 Qc3 43.Nb6 Bxd2 44.Qf1 Qd4 45.b5 Bc3 46.Nd5 Bxd5 47.cxd5 Kf7 48.b6 Qxb6 49.Qxd3 a1Q-+ another magical mystery
tour from Komodo11 40...Bxf5 41.exf5 a3 42.Qe4 42.Nb3 d2 43.Nxd2 Rd8-+ Komodo11 42...Qxe4 43.Nxe4 a2 43...d2 44.Ra1 a2 45.Nc3 Bg7 46.Ne4 d1Q+ 47.Rxd1 a1Q is another way to end things 44.Ra1 Bc1! 45.Nc3 Bb2 a neat ending, A very tough struggle for both players, & this commentator is
still bemused as to what was 'really' going on. 0–1
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| White | EloW | Black | EloB | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haigh,A | 1928 | Durand Le Ludec,B | 2183 | 0–1 |
| Van Kemenade,R | 2015 | Osinga,A | 1361 | 1–0 |
| Brewer,B | 1364 | Watkin-Jones,A | 1957 | ½–½ |
| Francis,M | 1762 | Brewer,J | 1417 | ½–½ |
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