Lap of Honour

The Dyfed League is now finished for the season, with Aberystwyth the new champions. The title was already secure when we played our last match of the season, against Carmarthen at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes on Wednesday 16th May. On top board Brendan-Budok Durand-Le Ludec went for broke in a Sicilian against Huw Morcom, launching a kingside attack more reminiscent of a King's Indian. White missed out on a hard-to-see chance to take advantage of the looseness this created in his opponent's own king's position, and instead lost material in the complications. Rudy van Kemenade also attacked on the kingside, with his Bird's Opening, but his advancing pawns were stopped, and David Buttell, unlike his team-mate, found a way into the gaps they had left behind them to force mate. On a night when Aber seemed intent on inflicting the maximum possible violence in the shortest time, Adam Watkin-Jones also attacked on the kingside in a Pirc Defence, and landed the killer blow before Paul Orton had even finished developing. While all this was going on, Julie van Kemenade, usually a fierce attacker herself, had reached a comfortable position against Robert Narayan-Taylor's shaky-looking irregular defence, but, seeing a draw was enough to bring Aberystwyth's season to a successful close, she offered it. A 2½ - 1½ win meant the Club had gone through the whole season undefeated, conceding only one draw, to second-placed Cardigan A.

[Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Morcom, Huw"] [Black "Durand-Le Ludec, Brendan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "1931"] [BlackElo "2183"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2017.10.05"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Be2 (3. d3 {has been Huw's move order in 9 games}) 3... a6 (3... Nc6 {most frequent}) 4. O-O b5 (4... Qc7) 5. d3 {transposes to other games} (5. a4 {main} b4 6. c3 Bb7 7. cxb4 cxb4 8. d3 {Zherebukh-Kamsky, USA ch, St Loius 2017,1/2-1/2}) (5. d4 {has scored well for Wh, 5 wins, 2 draws}) (5. Re1 {2 wins}) 5... Bb7 {this position was reached , but with Bl to play, because of a BC$-e2 sequence in Osinga-Durand Le Ludec, Dyfed Closed 2017,0-1 continuing g6 7, Nbd2,Bg7 8.Rb1, d5 9.b3, Nf6 10.Bb2, 0-0} 6. Nbd2 g6 (6... Nc6 $11 {Stockfish9} 7. Re1 Qc7 8. c3 Nf6 9. a3 Be7 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Qb6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 h6 14. Nc3 Na5 15. Bd2 O-O {Morcom-Gieben,Guernsey op, Vale 2014, 0-1}) (6... d6 7. c3 Nf6 8. d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxe4 {Larico-Borda, La Paz op 2014, 0-1}) 7. Re1 (7. a4 $16 {Stockfish9 & Komodo11}) 7... Bg7 8. Nf1 (8. e5 d5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nb3 Nd7 11. Nbxd4 Ne7 $14 {Stockfish9}) 8... Ne7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. c3 d5 11. Qc2 (11. Bf4 Nd7 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 $11 {Stockfish9}) (11. h4 $5 { Stockfish9}) 11... Nd7 12. Bf4 (12. Be3 Qc7 13. Bg5 Nc8 14. Rad1 Nd6 15. h4 f6 16. Be3 e5 17. h5 $11 {Stockfish9- a very unbalanced position}) 12... e5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 (14. Bd2 $5 $15) (14. Bxe7 $5 $15) 14... f5 $15 15. exf5 gxf5 ( 15... Nxf5 $17 {Stockfish9- Bl gets attacking chances without the loose Bl K that results from the text}) 16. Nh5 $11 (16. Nxe5 {doesn't quite work} Nxe5 17. Bxc5 Rc8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. d4 Ng6 20. Nxf5 Qg5 21. Nxg7 Nh4 22. g3 Qxg7 { Wh has 3 pawns for the piece but faces difficulty gettting his remaing pieces into play.} 23. Qd3 Rc6 24. Kh1 Rxf2 25. Rf1 Rxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Ng6 $17) 16... f4 ( 16... Ng6) 17. Nxg7 {according to Stockfish9 , Wh should wait with this move, & hope to show the Bl centre is overextended. However it does look like handing over the initiative to Bl, & in practical play its hard for Wh to handle such positions with the precision that Engines have.} (17. Bd2 Qb6 18. h3 Ng6 19. Nh2 e4 20. a4 Nde5 21. Nxg7 Kxg7 22. d4 Nc4 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bh5 Rf8 26. b3) 17... Kxg7 18. Bd2 e4 (18... Nf5 19. Bf1 e4 (19... Qf6 $15 {Stockfish9}) 20. dxe4 dxe4 21. Rxe4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 $16 {here I was concerned with this exchange sacrifice- Brendan, Wh has good winning chances against the exposed Bl K- Rudy}) (18... Ng6 {Stockfish9builds up first , though then Wh can seek to disrupt the centre with} 19. c4 dxc4 20. dxc4 b4 21. Bd1 (21. Bd3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nh4 $17) 21... Qf6 $17 {Stockfish9} (21... e4 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qf6 $15 {unbalances- the Wh Bs will hold against R & N in an endgame})) 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. Nh4 {Bl spent some time considering the consequences of this position} Nc6 (20... Ng8 {looked at by Rudy} 21. g3 e3 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Bd3 Ndf6 24. Bc1 {initially Stockfish thought =, then considers} c4 25. Bf5 Bd5 {near winning} (25... Ra7 {another very threatening move coming to g7})) (20... Ne5 $1 {Stockfish9 & Komodo11} 21. Rad1 Qb6 {Bl keeps on with gradual threats & sooner or later Wh must cede an exchange to eliminate the e4 menace} 22. c4 b4 23. Bf3 Nxf3+ 24. Nxf3 Rae8 25. Ne5 Qc7 26. Nd7 Rf5 27. g4 Rg5 28. Rxe4 Bxe4 29. Qxe4 Rxg4+ 30. Kf1 Qc6 $19) 21. g3 (21. Ng6 {crazy move- Brendan, backed by Stockfish9 & Komodo11 as near winning for Wh ( its an intriguing exploitation of the weak g6 square} Kxg6 $2 (21... Qg5 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Qxe4 $16 {Komodo11}) (21... Nce5 22. Nxf4 $18 {Stockfish9}) 22. Qxe4+ Kg7 23. Bd3 Nde5 24. Qh7+ Kf6 25. Qxh6+ $18 {Komodo11 & Stockfish9} Ke7 (25... Kf7 26. Qh7+ Ke6 27. Qxb7 Qd7 28. Qb6 Qd6 29. Bc2 Rfb8 30. Rxe5+ Kxe5 31. Re1+ Kf6 32. Bxf4 Rxb6 33. Bxd6 $18 {Stockfish9}) 26. Rad1 Rf6 27. Qg7+ Rf7 28. Rxe5+ Nxe5 29. Qxe5+ Kf8 30. Bxf4 $18 {Stockfish9}) 21... Nce5 $19 22. Bh5 {in pursuit of g6 but too late} (22. Rad1 e3 23. Bc1 (23. fxe3 fxg3) 23... Kh8 $1 $19 (23... exf2+ 24. Kxf2 fxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Qc7 26. Kh3 Rf2 27. Qd2 Rxh2+ 28. Kg3 Nf6 29. Qxh6+ Kf7 30. Bh5+ Nxh5+ 31. Qxh5+ Ng6+ 32. Re5 Qxe5+ 33. Qxe5 Nxe5 34. Kxh2 Rh8 35. Bg5 {Stockfish9 still claims a distinct plus for Bl after hairaising convolutions; though most humans would envisage the position drawn} Rg8 36. Rg1 c4 37. Bd2 Rh8 38. Kg3 Ke6 39. Be3 Rg8+ 40. Kf2 Rxg1 41. Kxg1 Nd3 42. b3 cxb3 43. axb3 Bd5 44. c4 bxc4 45. bxc4 Bxc4 {and Stockfish finally admits a draw as the R pawn is supported by the wrong colour B. Lomonosov tables agree,})) 22... Qg5 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxh5 25. Bxf4 Rae8 26. Re1 Nf3+ $19 (26... Ng6 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxe8 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Nxf4+ 30. gxf4 Qg4+ $19 {Stockfish9}) (26... Rxf4 27. Qxf4 Nd3 28. Nf5+ Kh7 29. Rxe8 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Nxf4+ 31. gxf4 Qd5+ 32. Kg3 Qxf5 $19 {Stockfish9}) 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Buttell, D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "2015"] [BlackElo "1819"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "68"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 {unusually early, but most likely will transpose into main lines} (3... Bg7 {main}) 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 (6. c4 Nf6 7. Ne5 e6 8. d4 {Tocco-S Kasparov, Arco op 2017,1/2-1/2}) 6... Nf6 (6... Nd7 7. c3 Ngf6) 7. c3 O-O 8. Qe1 (8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nbd2) 8... e6 {Bl was concerned about Wh getting f5 in- however this move doesn't really prevent it happening later & does weaken f6} (8... Nbd7) 9. h3 (9. Na3 Nbd7 (9... c5 10. h3 Nfd7 11. e4 Na6 12. e5 Nc7 13. g4 Ba6 14. c4 b5 15. b3 {Van Kemenade-Ashby,Wld ch tm Seniors, Hersonissos 2017,1-0}) 10. h3 Qe7 11. Nh4 Rad8 12. g4 Ne8 { Vrban-Tscharotschkin, Seefeld op 2005,1/2-1/2}) 9... Nbd7 10. Nbd2 (10. g4 b5 ( 10... Ne8 11. Na3 Nd6 12. Nc2 Qe7 13. Qg3 Rae8 14. Rf2 a5 15. Bd2 c5 16. Re1 a4 17. Bc1 f5 {Jirovsky-Orsag, CZE ch tm 2001,1-0}) 11. Na3 a6 12. Nc2 c5 13. Bd2 a5 14. a3 Qc7 15. Qh4 c4 16. Rad1 Nc5 17. Be3 Na4 18. Ncd4 cxd3 19. exd3 Nxb2 20. Rd2 Na4 21. Nxb5 Qd7 22. c4 {Piket-Tiviakov, Bundesliga 2002,0-1}) (10. e4 dxe4 11. Ne5 Ba6 $17 {Komodo11}) 10... c5 11. e4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qc7 (12... e5 $5 13. Nc4 (13. f5 $5) 13... Nxe4 14. fxe5 b5 15. Nd6 Nxd6 16. exd6 Re8 17. Qf2 Nf6 18. Bf4 Ne4 19. Qc2 h6 20. Rfe1 Qd7 $15 {Komodo11}) 13. g4 {angling for f5 ( & g5 next) or getting the Q & N to weaken the K side with h6, then follow up with f5.} (13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 f6 (14... c4 15. Nd4 Ba6 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 (17... bxc5) 18. b4 Qc7 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Qf3 Rad8 22. g4 $14 {Komodo11}) 15. exf6 N5xf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qe5 Qd7 19. Qe2 Rae8 $11 {Komodo11}) 13... c4 (13... Qxf4 14. e5 Nd5 (14... Nxg4 {looked at by Wh, gives Bl several pawns for the piece} 15. hxg4 Qxg4 16. Rf2 Rab8 17. Nf1 c4 18. Be3 $11 {with an unbalanced position- Komodo11}) 15. Ne4 {traps the Q} Ne3 16. Nf6+ Nxf6 17. Bxe3 Qa4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bh6 $18) 14. e5 Nd5 15. Ne4 Nc5 16. Nxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Kh1 (17. Nd4 {considered, but Wh was still after the Q & N manoeuvre}) (17. Kh2 {would have avoided a tactic later, but then e5 is more vulnerable if Wh wants to play f5}) 17... Rad8 (17... Rfd8 {might be better as it vacates f8 for the B in the coming sequence- but it might allow Wh in on f7} 18. Ng5 Qc7 19. f5 h6 20. fxe6 hxg5 21. exf7+ (21. Rxf7 Ne7 22. Bxg5 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qc6+ 24. Kh2 Nd5 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. exd7 Qxd7 28. Qe4 Qe6 $11) 21... Kf8 22. Bxg5 Bxe5 (22... Qxe5 23. Qh4 $18) 23. Qe4 Kg7 24. Rae1 $18 { Komodo11}) 18. Ng5 Ba8 {preparing a later Qe7} (18... Qe7 $11 {Komodo11}) 19. Qh4 (19. f5 {preferred by both Komodo11 & Stockfish9, though Wh was pursuing a strategy involving a N into f6, which had brough victory in previous games- eg Van Kemenade-Dale, GBR Major op, Liverpool 2008, 1-0 9 in various databases)} exf5 20. gxf5 Nc7 (20... f6 21. Ne6 $18 (21. Nxh7 Rfe8 (21... Kxh7 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. fxg6) 22. fxg6 Rxe5 23. Qh4 Re2 24. Bf3 Rde8 25. Bf4 R8e4 $11 {Komodo11})) (20... gxf5 21. e6 f6 22. Nf7 $16 {Stockfish9}) 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. f6 Bh8 { Komodo11, gives Wh only a small advantage- even though the B is trapped in for the long run.} (22... Bh6 23. Ne4 {though loses the B}) 23. Qh4 h5 24. Qg3 Rfe8 25. Bf4 Rad8 26. Rad1 $14 {but its not at all clear whether after lots of pieces swap, that Bl can hold the ending with an absent B}) 19... h6 20. Ne4 Qe7 21. g5 (21. Qxe7 Nxe7 22. Nd6 {preferred by both Engines, =}) 21... h5 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 (22... Kh8 23. Kh2 {prepares a B sacrifice on h5} Nc7 24. Bxa8 Nxa8 25. Ne4 Rd3 26. Qf2 Rfd8 27. Be3 $11) (22... Bxf6 23. gxf6 Qc5 24. Qg5 { both sides thought would be fatal, but the Engine rides to the rescue} (24. Kh2 Nc7 25. Bxa8 Nxa8 26. Rg1 Rd3 (26... Kh7 27. Rg5 $18 Rh8 28. Qxh5+ $1 Kg8 ( 28... gxh5 29. Rg7+ Kh6 30. f5+ Qe3 31. Bxe3#) 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. f7+ Kd7 33. f8=Q+ Kc6 34. Qxc5+ bxc5 35. Be3 $18 {Komodo11}) 27. Qg5 (27. Qxh5 $2 Qxg1+ $19) 27... Qxg1+ (27... Qf2+ 28. Rg2 Qf3 29. Qh6 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kf3 Qh3+ 33. Kf2 Qh4+ $11 {Komodo11})) 24... Ne3 25. Bxe3 (25. Qh6 Bxg2+ 26. Kh2 Nf5 $19) (25. f5 Bxg2+ $19) 25... Bxg2+ 26. Qxg2 (26. Kxg2 Qxe3 27. Rf3 (27. Rf2 Rd3 $19) 27... Qe2+ 28. Rf2 Qe4+ 29. Kh2 Kh7 $15 {Bl controls the centre, though his K will have to race back should the heavy material swap off.}) 26... Qxe3 27. Rae1 Qd2 28. Re2 Qd5 $11) 23. gxf6 $2 {the wrong pawn,; trying to use g5 & the g file hands over the initiative to Bl} (23. exf6 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qb7+ 25. Kh2 Bh8 26. Be3 Rd3 27. Bd4 {both Bl & the Engines are happy here, since mate has been averted. However the Bl B will never return to the game, so Wh can just play for swapping off into an ending only he can win.}) 23... Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qb7+ 25. Kh2 Bh6 $15 26. Rg1 $6 {far too optimistic & entirely missing the strong reply, Wh had to start the process of digging in to defend} (26. Be3 Rd3 27. Qf2 Qe4 28. Rae1 Rfd8 29. Qg2 Qf5 30. Kg1 {and Wh could survive} R8d5 31. Re2 (31. Rf3 Rxe3 32. Rfxe3 Bxf4 33. Re4 Rxe5 34. Rxe5 Bxe5 35. Rf1 Bf4 $17 {the B & K side pawns are too powerful}) 31... Bf8 32. Kh2 {and there is no clear breakthrough, though Bl is definitely superior.}) (26. f5 {considered * extensively looked at afterwards with many kibitzer contributions. It should fail, but would be a practical last chance.} Bxc1 27. fxg6 $5 (27. Raxc1 Rd2+ 28. Rf2 Qd5 (28... Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 exf5 30. Qf4 Kh7 31. Rd1 (31. Qxc4 Rd8 32. Qe2 Qd5 33. b3 Qc5 34. c4 Rd4 35. Qe3 Rxc4 36. Qxc5 Rxc5 37. Re1 g5 $19 {Komodo11}) 31... Re8 32. Kg3 Qc6 33. Rd2 Qb5 34. Re2 Qd5 $17 {Komodo11- Wh is not yet dead}) 29. fxg6 Qxe5+ 30. Kh1 Qd5+ 31. Kg1 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 (32. Kxf2 Qd2+ 33. Kg3 Rd8 $19) 32... Qg5+ 33. Kh2 Qxc1 $19 {Stockfish9}) 27... Rd2+ 28. Rf2 Qf3 $1 {Stockfish9- kills all of Wh's chances, alternatives looked at on the night sare more complex, though still losing for Wh} (28... Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Bh6 30. gxf7+ (30. Rg1 Rd8 31. gxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qe3 Bxe3 33. Rg7+ Kf8 34. Rxb7 Bf4+ 35. Kg2 Bxe5 $19 )) 29. gxf7+ Kh7 30. Rxd2 Bxd2 {and Bf4 is the end}) 26... Qe4 $1 27. Qf2 (27. Qe1 Qf5 28. Rg3 Bxf4 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. Qe3 Rd2+ 31. Kg1 Qxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Rxb2 $19 {is the best Stockfish9 can come up & its an easy game for Bl to win} 33. Rd1 ( 33. Re4 Rc8 34. Rd4 g5 35. Rd7 Rc2 36. Rxa7 Rxc3 37. Rd1 Rxh3 38. Rdd7 Rf8 39. Rdb7 Re3 40. Rxb6 Rxe5 41. Rc6 Kh7 42. Rxc4 Kg6 43. Rc2 Kxf6 {and Bl has far too many K side pawns})) 27... Rd3 28. Re1 Qf5 29. Qf1 (29. Be3 {the natural move may be the best bet , but it runs into what Wh saw} Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Qxf4+ { even stronger than} (30... Bxf4+) 31. Qxf4 Bxf4+ 32. Kg2 (32. Rg3 h4) 32... Bxe3 33. Kf3 Bc5 34. Rd1 g5 $19 {and Wh has nowhere left to attack , while the Bl K just walks into the game.}) 29... Rfd8 {Wh is running out of moves} 30. Re2 (30. a4 a6 31. a5 b5 {keeps the Wh R out of the game}) (30. Rb1 Rd2+ (30... h4 {followed by doubling Rs on the 3rd is another plan that Wh has no answer to.}) 31. Bxd2 Rxd2+ 32. Re2 Bxf4+ 33. Kg1 Be3+ 34. Rxe3 (34. Kh2 Qxe5+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+ 36. Kg3 h4+ 37. Kh2 Rxe2+ 38. Qxe2 Bf4+ 39. Kg1 Qxe2 {mating soon})) 30... Rd1 31. Re1 Rxe1 32. Qxe1 Bxf4+ 33. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 34. Kg1 Rd2 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Orton, P."] [Black "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "1549"] [BlackElo "1957"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "34"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Be3 {a bit early, probably transposes to other main lines} (4. Nc3 {main, most flexible}) 4... Nf6 {main} (4... c5 {has been tried}) 5. Bd3 {the 2 Bs are slightly getting in each other's way} (5. Nc3 { back to main} O-O 6. Qd2 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c5 8. Ne2 b6 9. c3 Bb7 10. Ng3 { Orton-Weston, Dyfed League 2015,1-0}) 5... Nc6 (5... O-O) 6. c3 e5 7. dxe5 { the exchange leaves Wh passively placed, the Bs clogging up the centre files.} (7. h3 O-O {main, over a 100 games in database, though only gets a 33 % score}) 7... Nxe5 {preferred by the Engines} (7... dxe5 {keeps more pieces on}) 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. h3 (9. Bb5+ c6 (9... Nd7 $5) 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bd3 Kc7 {is fine for Bl }) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nh5 (10... b6 {main, keeps control over c5 & puts B on b7} 11. Qc2 Bb7 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. a4 a5 {R Bennett-L.Davis, S Wales International 2015,0-1}) 11. Kh2 (11. Be2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Rd1 Rxd1+ 15. Bxd1 Be6 $15 {Hoffmann-Berelowitsch, Bundesliga 2009,1/2-1/2}) 11... Nf4 12. Bc2 (12. Bc4 {a more active square for the B} Qf6 13. a4 a6 14. Na3 h5 15. Re1 $11 {Stockfish9}) 12... Qf6 (12... Qe7 {Stockfish9}) (12... Qh4 {Rudy & Komodo11}) 13. Qf3 (13. Na3 b6 14. Qf3 g5 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. Rad1 a6 $11 { Stockfish9}) 13... g5 14. Rd1 (14. Bxf4 {the N has to go.} g4 (14... exf4 15. e5 Qxe5 16. Na3 g4 17. hxg4 Qg5 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. gxf5 Qxf5 $15 {Stockfish9}) 15. hxg4 exf4 16. Qh3 Rd8 17. e5 Qxe5 18. Na3 h6 19. Rad1 Be6 $15 {Komodo11}) 14... g4 $19 15. hxg4 Qh4+ 16. Kg1 Bxg4 17. Qg3 Ne2+ (17... Ne2+ 18. Kf1 Qh1#) 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.05.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Narayan-Taylor, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1740"] [BlackElo "1416"] [Annotator "Rudy"] [PlyCount "34"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 {Philidor} 3. Bc4 (3. d4 {main}) 3... Nc6 {now a Hungarian defence} (3... Be7) (3... h6) 4. O-O (4. d4) (4. c3) (4. d3) (4. Nc3) 4... Be7 (4... Bg4) 5. d3 (5. c3 {main}) (5. h3) (5. d4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. c4 Nc5 9. Nc3 {Anand-Ivanchuk, Leuven GT blitz 2017,1/2-1/2 & it's become an Old Indian Defence to d4 beginning}) (5. a4 Nf6 6. d3 {is another GM line eg} Na5 7. Ba2 c5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxd5 O-O 11. c3 {Howell-Hebden,GBR ch Torquay 2013,1/2-1/2}) 5... Na5 (5... Nf6) (5... Bg4 {main lines}) 6. Bb3 Nxb3 7. axb3 g5 $5 $146 {a side attack, because the centre is firm; which is where Wh should react} (7... Nf6 {main}) 8. Be3 $16 {Komodo11} (8. d4 {Rudy & Komodo11}) (8. Nc3 $16 {Komodo11}) 8... g4 9. Ne1 (9. Nfd2 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. f4 (11. Nc4 O-O 12. d4 $16) 11... exf4 12. Rxf4 Nh5 13. Rxg4 Qd7 14. Rg5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Bg4 16. Qe1 $14 {Komodo11}) 9... a6 10. Nc3 Nf6 (10... c5 11. f4 $16 { Wh gains pressure on the f file- the threat of an attack on the g file is not dangerous}) 11. d4 exd4 12. Bxd4 (12. Qxd4 c5 13. Qd1 $16 {is the position reached in the game}) 12... c5 13. Be3 $16 Bd7 (13... Be6 14. Nd3 Qd7 15. f4 gxf3 16. Qxf3 Rg8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qg4 19. c4 Kd7 20. Qf5+ Qxf5 21. Rxf5 Rg7 22. b4 $16 {Komodo11} Rag8 23. bxc5 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 Re2 25. c6+ Kc7 26. Bg1 bxc6 27. dxc6 Kxc6 28. Rxa6+ Kd7 29. Ra7+ Ke8 30. b4 $16 {the B pawn is dangerous & the Bl pieces don't work in harmony}) 14. Nd3 Bc6 15. e5 (15. Re1 $16 {Komodo11; virtually forces} O-O {when} 16. b4 Kh8 17. bxc5 dxc5 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qe6 21. Bg3 $16 {the Wh pieces are better coordinated} ) 15... dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc7 (16... Qxd1 17. Raxd1 O-O 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 $16 { Komodo11- the Bl pawn structure is a mess}) 17. Nxc6 (17. Nxg4 {Wh can take this pawn as Bl is in no position to take advantage of the g file, with his K still in the centre} Nxg4 (17... Rg8 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. f3 $16) 18. Qxg4 h5 19. Qf5 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rad1+ Ke6 22. Na4 Bxa4 23. bxa4 $16) (17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Re1 O-O-O 19. Qd3 Rhe8 20. Qf5+ Nd7 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxg4 $16 {Komodo11}) 17... Qxc6 {draw ? Gave the team a win} (17... Qxc6 18. Bh6 { prevents 0-0} (18. Bg5 {encourages 0-0} O-O 19. f3 $16) 18... Qd7 19. Qe2 O-O-O 20. Qe5 Rhe8 21. Bf4 Qd6 22. Qg5 Qe6 23. Rae1 h6 24. Qe5 Bd6 25. Qxe6+ Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Bxh6 Rh8 28. Rd1 Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Rxh6+ 30. Kg3 Kc7 $14) 1/2-1/2