Clean Sweep

Aberystwyth continued its good start to the season on against Steynton C on Monday 22 October at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes. It is never a good idea to hang a piece against Rudy van Kemenade, as Colin Denham did on top board for Steynton in a Dutch Defence. Rudy temporarily gave back the piece but soon crashed through on the kingside. Another dubious strategy is to castle queenside in a Sicilian. Julie van Kemenade, playing White against Gwyn Evans had no trouble switching her attack to the other wing, weakened by the advance of the c-pawn, for a decisive victory. James Cook, back in the team after a longish break, played his trademark Caro-Kann, and used the key white-squared bishop to break up Ray Greenwood's kingside for a winning attack. Ian Finlay dominated the centre in a Tarrasch Queen's Gambit against Margaret Baron, and a series of tactical errors by Black left the result in no doubt. Aberystwyth's first clean sweep of the season, 4-0.

[Event "DyfedLeague:SteyntonC-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Denham, C."] [Black "Van Kemenade, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "1617"] [BlackElo "2023"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2018.10.23"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 (3. g3 {main}) 3... g6 4. e3 {encloses the B} (4. Bg5 {letting the B out & looking for control over e4 fits in better with Wh's last move}) 4... Bg7 5. Be2 (5. Bc4 d5 {is most frequent, though Wh only gets 20% of the results}) (5. Bd3 {looks more active}) 5... d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bd2 (7. d5 e5 8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Ng5 Qe7 10. b3 d5 11. Bf3 c6 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Rb1 Nxg5 { Bolhovitin-Baumgaertel, BEM ch U16, Tamm 2001,0-1}) (7. Re1 Nc6 8. a3 a5 9. Bb5 d5 10. Ne5 Na7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Bf3 Be6 13. Nd3 b6 14. Nf4 Bf7 15. Nb1 e5 { Bocca-De Paula, Goiana ch 2016,0-1}) 7... Nc6 (7... Qe8 {also in search of e5} 8. Re1 Qf7 (8... e5) 9. g3 (9. Ng5) 9... Ne4 10. Kg2 c6 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 h6 13. Qd1 g5 (13... e5 $15) 14. b3 Nd7 15. h3 Nf6 (15... e5) 16. Qc1 Qh5 17. Qd1 f4 $15 {Ziukelis-Gicaga, Kaunas cg, 2013,0-1}) 8. a3 e5 {Wh's setup is very passive, so Bl sets up a pawn centre} 9. Bc4+ (9. d5 $5 Ne7 10. Bc4 h6 { Bl has a comfortable King's Indian structure} (10... Kh8 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. dxe6 d5 $15) 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. d6+ Kh7 13. dxe7 Qxe7 $15 {but a bit similar to the game}) 9... Kh8 (9... d5 10. dxe5 dxc4 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. e4 $11) 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ng5 {wasting time , as the threat is easily dealt with} (11. e4 f4 {and Bl prepares a K side pawn advance}) 11... Qe7 12. Nf3 e4 $17 { Bl has gained e4 & with dominance in the centre can hope for a K side attack. The B on d2 is an obstruction for Wh} 13. Rb1 $2 (13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Ba2 (14. Nd5 $2 {Iolo} Qf7 $1 $19 {Komodo12} (14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rd8 (15... c6 $17 {only}) 16. Ba2 f4 $19 {Komodo12}) 15. Bb4 Nxc4 16. Bxf8 Bxf8 17. Nxf6 Qxf6 $19) 14... c5 15. Nde2 Rd8 $17 {Komodo12}) 13... exf3 $19 14. Qxf3 Ne5 15. Qe2 c6 (15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Be6 17. Qh4 Rfe8 {simplest, but Bl was after a K side attack in the absence of the N protector on f3}) 16. Bb3 Nfg4 17. Na2 $2 (17. h3) 17... Nxh2 18. f3 (18. Kxh2 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Ng4 {and Wh must give up the Q to stop mate} ) (18. Bb4 Qh4 (18... Nhf3+ $1 19. gxf3 Qg5+ 20. Kh2 f4 21. Rh1 (21. Bxf8 Qh5+ 22. Kg2 Bh3+ 23. Kh2 Bg4+ 24. Kg2 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 Bxf3 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. exf4 Qg2# {Komodo12})) 19. f3 Nxf1 20. Bxf8 Ng3 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qd1 Be6 $1 23. Bxe6 Rd8 24. Qe1 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 (25. Kf2 Ne4+ 26. Ke2 Nxe1 27. Rxe1 Qf2#) 25... Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Qh2# {Komodo12}) 18... Qh4 (18... Nxf1 {simplest, when Bl is a R up- but the K side still looked promising}) 19. Be1 Qh6 20. Rf2 Nhg4 { returning some material to leave a weakened K side} (20... f4 21. exf4 Qxf4 { considered} 22. Rd1 Nhxf3+ {Komodo12} 23. gxf3 Qg3+ 24. Kh1 Bg4 $1 {Komodo12} ( 24... Nxf3) 25. fxg4 Qh3+ 26. Kg1 Rxf2 27. Bxf2 Nf3+ 28. Qxf3 Qxf3 $19) 21. fxg4 Nxg4 22. g3 Nxf2 (22... Re8 {slightly preferred by Komodo12 as the N is very well placed} 23. Rf3 b6 24. Rd1 Ba6 25. Qg2 Nxe3 $19) 23. Qxf2 (23. Bxf2 $5) 23... Re8 24. Rd1 Bxb2 {the Wh pawns are now all isolated} (24... Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rd7 Rae8 27. Bd2 R6e7 {alternative}) 25. Rd3 Be5 {avoiding any long diagonal threats} 26. Nc1 (26. Bc3 $5) 26... Qg7 27. Ne2 Be6 28. c4 Rad8 29. Nd4 Bg8 (29... c5 $2 30. Nxe6 Rxd3 (30... Qe7 31. Nxd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {and Wh is a piece up}) 31. Nxg7 Bxg7 32. Qc2 Rexe3 33. Bf2 Rxb3 34. Bxe3 Rxe3 35. Qa4 a6 36. Qd7 Bd4 37. Kg2 $15 {gives up most of Bl's advantage}) 30. Rd1 c5 31. Ne2 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Bxc4 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:SteyntonC-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Evans, Gwyn"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1755"] [BlackElo "1354"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2018.10.23"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 (2... d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. a3 a5 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Nge7 7. d3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qe1 Nd4 {Leah-Evans, Dyfed League 2017,0-1}) 3. f4 d6 (3... e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. e5 Bc7 6. Bc4 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 {Hardman-Evans, Dyfed League apr 2018,1-0}) 4. Nf3 Bg4 (4... g6 {main}) 5. Bb5 Qc7 (5... a6) (5... e6) (5... Rc8 {main lines}) 6. d3 (6. O-O) (6. h3) 6... e6 7. O-O O-O-O (7... Nge7 8. h3 (8. f5 e5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 f6 11. Qh5+ Kd8 12. Be3 {Forgacs-Maraczi, Nyireghaza op 1994,1-0}) 8... Bh5 9. Qe1 (9. g4 Bg6 10. f5 $18) 9... Bxf3 10. Rxf3 O-O-O 11. Be3 $11 {Ott-Meyling,GER ch U10, Oberhof 2011, 0-1}) 8. Bxc6 Qxc6 9. Qe1 (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ne7 11. f5 exf5 12. Qf2 g6 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. Qh4 Bd4+ 15. Kh1 f6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxf6 Rhe8 18. Rae1 $14 {Komodo12}) 9... Nf6 10. Nd2 (10. e5 Bxf3 11. Rxf3 Nd7 12. Ne4 h6 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Be3 Kb8 16. a3 $14 {Komodo12}) (10. Nh4 d5 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Bxg4 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. Qe2 $16 {Komodo12}) 10... Bh5 11. a4 (11. h3 {considered by Wh, but decided not to risk weakening the K side} h6 12. f5 exf5 13. Rxf5 (13. exf5 d5 14. g4 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Bd6 16. Qe2 Kb8 17. Qg2 h5 18. g5 Ng4 19. Nf3 $16 {Komodo12}) 13... Bg6 14. Rf1 d5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd6 18. Qf2 Rhe8 19. Rb1 $14 {Komodo12}) 11... a6 12. Nc4 (12. h3 $16) (12. Qh4 $16) ( 12. a5 $16) 12... d5 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. Bd2 Bd6 15. Na2 {preparation for a Q side attack} (15. exd5 exd5 16. Qg3 Bg6 (16... Kb8) 17. Rae1 $14) 15... b6 {best not to move pawns on the side where one is under attack} (15... Kb8 $15) (15... Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. exd5 (17. Bf4 Qd4+ 18. Be3 Qxb2 19. Qa5 Nd7 20. exd5 Qe5 21. Rae1 Qxd5 22. Nc3 Qe5 23. Ne4 Qc7 24. Qc3 Bg6 25. Nd2 $11 {Wh retains Q side chances with the open B file}) 17... Qxe1 18. Raxe1 Nxd5 19. b4 cxb4 20. Nxb4 $11) 16. exd5 exd5 17. b4 Rhe8 18. Qg3 (18. Qh4) (18. Qf2) 18... Bg6 ( 18... Kb7) 19. bxc5 (19. b5 a5 20. Nc6 $16) (19. a5) 19... Qxc5+ (19... Bxc5+ 20. Kh1 Nd7) 20. Kh1 Kb7 21. Be3 (21. Nb4) (21. Bb4) (21. Bc3) (21. a5) 21... Qc7 (21... d4 22. Qf3+ Nd5 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. c3 Qc5 25. d4 Qa5 26. f5 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Bh5 28. Qxh5 Rxe5 29. Nb4 $11 {Komodo12}) (21... Qxc2 {is too dangerous} 22. Rfc1 $16 Bxe5 (22... Qe2 23. Rab1 Bxd3 24. Rxb6+ $18) 23. Rxc2 Bxa1 24. Bg1 $18 {Komodo12}) 22. Rfb1 $16 (22. Rab1) 22... Bc5 23. a5 (23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. a5 b5 25. Nb4 $16 {Komodo12}) 23... Bxe3 (23... Nh5 $1 {Komodo12} 24. Qe1 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 b5 26. Nc3 (26. Nb4 f6 27. Nbc6 Ra8 28. Nd4 Ra7 (28... fxe5 29. Nxb5 axb5 30. Rxb5+ Kc8 31. Rc5 $16 {Komodo12}) 29. Nxb5 (29. Ndc6 Raa8 30. Nd4 Ra7 $11) 29... axb5 30. a6+ Ka8 31. Qd4 Rd8 $15 {Komodo12}) 26... Nxf4 27. Rxb5+ axb5 28. Nxb5 Qxe5 29. Qb6+ Kc8 30. Qc6+ Kb8 31. Qb6+ $11 {repetitition, Komodo12}) 24. Qxe3 d4 (24... b5 25. Qd4 Rc8 26. Nb4 Qc5 27. Qxc5 (27. Qb2 d4 28. Re1 h5 29. h3 $14 {Komodo12}) 27... Rxc5 28. Re1 Rc7 29. g4 Rce7 30. Nbc6 Rc7 31. f5 $16 {winning the B-Komodo12}) 25. Qf3+ $18 {winning the B in a different way} Be4 (25... Nd5 26. Rxb6+ Ka8 (26... Kc8 27. Rc6) 27. Nb4 Rxe5 28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rab1 {mating-Komodo12}) 26. dxe4 b5 27. Nb4 Re6 28. Qd3 (28. Nxf7 {Rudy & Komodo12} Qxf7 29. e5+ Kb8 30. exf6 (30. f5 Rxe5 31. Nc6+ {Komodo12}) 30... Rc8 31. fxg7 Qxg7 32. f5 $18 {Komodo12}) 28... h5 29. Ra3 (29. Nxa6 { returning the piece to break through to the K} Rxa6 (29... Kxa6 30. Rxb5 Ka7 31. Rb6 Qc8 32. h3 $18) 30. Rxb5+ Ka8 31. Rc5 Qb7 32. Rc7 $18 {Komodo12}) 29... Ng4 30. Nxg4 hxg4 31. Nd5 (31. e5 g5 32. Qe4+ Kc8 33. fxg5 Qxe5 34. Qxe5 (34. Qxg4) 34... Rxe5 35. Nc6 $18 {Komodo12}) 31... Qc5 32. c4 (32. Ra4) (32. Rab3) 32... dxc3 33. Rxc3 Qd6 34. Qg3 (34. Rbc1 Rd7 35. e5 $18 {Komodo12}) (34. Qc2 { Rudy & Komodo12} Rxe4 35. Rc7+ Kb8 36. Rc1 (36. Qxe4 Qxd5 37. Qc2 $18 (37. Qxd5 $18))) 34... Rxe4 35. Qf2 (35. Rc7+ Kb8 36. Qf2 Rd4 37. Qxd4 Qxc7 38. Rd1 $18 { Komodo12}) 35... f5 (35... Qxd5 36. Qb6+ Ka8 37. Qxa6+ Kb8 38. Rxb5+ Qxb5 39. Qxb5+ Ka8 40. Qc6+ Ka7 41. Qb6+ Ka8 42. Qxd8+ Ka7 43. Qb6+ Ka8 44. Rc8#) (35... g3 {best try- Komodo12} 36. Qg1 $1 Kb8 37. h3 Rd7 38. Rbc1 Re8 39. Nc7 Ree7 40. Rc6 $18) 36. Rc7+ Qxc7 37. Nxc7 Kxc7 (37... Red4 38. Re1 Kxc7 39. Qc2+ Kb8 40. Qxf5 $18 {Komodo12}) 38. Qb6+ Kd7 (38... Kc8 39. Qc6+ $1 {not letting the K out via d7} Kb8 40. Qxa6 Rd5 41. Qb6+ Kc8 42. Qc6+ Kd8 43. Qxd5+ Ke8 44. Rd1 Ke7 45. Qd8+ Kf7 46. Rd7+ Kg6 47. Qg5+ Kh7 48. Qxg7#) 39. Rd1+ Ke7 40. Qxd8+ Kf7 41. g3 {a precaution with time getting short for both sides} (41. Rd7+ Kg6 42. Qg5+ Kh7 43. Qxg7#) 41... Re8 (41... Re7 42. Qd5+ Kf6 43. Qg8 Re6 44. Rd7 Re1+ 45. Kg2 Kg6 46. Qxg7+ Kh5 47. Qg5#) 42. Rd7+ Kf8 43. Qg5 Re1+ 44. Kg2 Re2+ 45. Kf1 {a complex game} 1-0 [Event "DyfedLeague:SteyntonC-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Greenwood, Ray"] [Black "Cook, James"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1234"] [BlackElo "1491"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventDate "2018.10.23"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ {main} (5. Ng3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. d4 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. c3 Qc7 $11 {Morcom-Cook, Dyfed League 2012,1-0}) 5... exf6 (5... gxf6 {main}) 6. d4 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 (8... Bg4 {more frequent}) 9. Re1 (9. h3 {main}) (9. c3) 9... Bg4 { 40% for Wh} (9... Be6 {more frequent, though 80 % for Wh}) 10. h3 {a small error, but it terribly weakens Wh's K side} (10. Rxe8+ Qxe8 11. Be3 Nd7 12. h3 Be6 13. c4 Nf8 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Qb3 Qb8 17. Nd4 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 { Kunze-Voigt, Oberliga Nord 2015,0-1}) 10... Rxe1+ 11. Qxe1 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd7 $15 13. Qe4 g6 14. Bh6 {looks like Wh is attacking, but instead he needs careful defence} (14. Qh4 Qb6 15. b3 Re8 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. f4 Bc7 18. Re1 Rxe1+ 19. Bxe1 Nb6 20. f5 Nd5 $15 {Komodo12}) 14... f5 15. Qe2 (15. Qe3 Qh4 16. Bg5 Qxh3 17. f4 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Re8 $17 {Komodo12}) 15... Qh4 $19 16. Qe3 {too late} (16. Bd2 Qxh3 (16... Nf6 17. Qf1 Nd5 (17... Qxd4) 18. Re1 Qxd4 $19) 17. f4 Nf6 18. Qe3 Qh6 19. Qg3 Re8 $19 {Komodo12}) 16... f4 17. Bxf4 Bxf4 18. Qe1 Qxh3 ( 18... Qxh3 {Bl has lots of winning lines eg} 19. c4 Ne5 $1 20. dxe5 Re8 21. Qe3 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Bxe5+ 23. Kg1 Bh2+ 24. Kh1 Bf4+ 25. Kg1 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Bxe3# { Komodo12}) 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:SteyntonC-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.22"] [Round "?"] [White "Finlay, I."] [Black "Baron, M."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "1363"] [BlackElo "850"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2018.10.23"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 Nd7 {leaves d5 a little insecure} (4... Nf6 { main}) 5. Nc3 Be7 $2 (5... Ngf6 {transposes back to main lines of the Tarrasch Defence}) 6. cxd5 e5 $2 {gives Wh 2 running pawns in the centre} (6... exd5 7. Nxd5 Ngf6 $16 {was the best try}) 7. dxe5 c4 8. e6 (8. Bxc4) (8. Qa4) 8... fxe6 9. dxe6 Nc5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bxc4 $18 Be7 (11... Bxe6 {is preferable, to get rid of the advanced pawn}) 12. Nd4 Nd3+ $2 13. Bxd3 {Bs can go backwards} Nf6 14. Bd2 g6 {preventing Nf5} (14... O-O 15. Ncb5 a6 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Nf5 Bc5 18. Rc1 $18) 15. O-O Bd6 16. Ncb5 Be5 17. Rac1 O-O 18. Bb4 (18. f4) 18... Re8 19. Bc4 Rd8 {seeking activity, but ending the game quickly} (19... b6 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Bb7 22. Be5 Nd5 23. e4 Ne7 24. Nb5 $18 {Wh has too many pieces & in active positions}) 20. e7+ Kg7 21. exd8=Q Rb8 22. Qf8# 1-0

Plus Ça Change

The season is now properly under way, and we are meeting in the Students' Union at Aberystwyth University. (Go through the main entrance, up the stairs and through the main room to find the meeting rooms at the back.) Club nights have been a success so far this year, with several members of the university club, which now has its own team in the Dyfed League, joining us for friendly games. Both clubs have started the League season with a win, the University beating Cardigan B 3-1, while Aberystwyth beat a weakened Carmarthen, missing strong players Gerry Heap and David Buttell, at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes, on Monday, 15 October.

On top board, Rudy van Kemenade embarked on complications against Huw Morcom's Modern Defence, losing a piece, but eventually getting an exchange back, so that Black had two pieces for the rook. The Black advanced pawns were very dangerous, but Huw had used a lot of time and Rudy was glad to take his draw offer. Adam Watkin-Jones reached a level position against Paul Orton with a Pirc-like opening against the London System, but soon afterwards White allowed his queenside pawns to be split, creating weaknesses that Black was able to exploit effectively. Julie van Kemenade got strong pressure from the outset against Robert Narayan-Taylor's misplayed Scandinavian Defence. Black was able to survive till the early middle-game, but the White pressure in the centre quickly forced a win of material. I had to be patient in a Sicilian against Wilf Davis's cautious manoeuvring, but found an opportunity to give up an exchange for two powerful bishops and a pair of passed pawns, after which I had all the play. 3½-½ to Aberystwyth was an excellent start to the League season.

[Event "Dyfed League:Carmarthen-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Morcom, Huw"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E70"] [WhiteElo "2023"] [BlackElo "1919"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2018.10.17"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 {second} (3... d6 {main}) 4. d5 d6 5. h3 {avoiding} (5. Nc3 Bxc3+ {The Sniper}) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bd3 (7. Nf3) 7... Na6 (7... e6 {main}) 8. Nge2 (8. Nf3 {main}) 8... Nc7 9. O-O e6 (9... a6 {main}) 10. a4 ( 10. Ng3) (10. Bg5) 10... exd5 11. cxd5 (11. exd5 {also played}) 11... b6 {main} (11... a6 {alternative}) 12. Ng3 (12. Bg5 {main}) 12... Ba6 (12... a6 {more frequent}) 13. Nb5 Bb7 (13... Bxb5 14. axb5 Qd7 15. Bf4 Rfe8 16. Qb3 a6 17. bxa6 (17. Rxa6 Nxa6 18. bxa6 $14 {Komodo12}) 17... b5 18. Qd1 (18. Bb1 $11) 18... c4 19. Bb1 Nxa6 20. Re1 Nc5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Qd2 Nb3 $15 {Borges-Correa, Alberto de Joinville -Amateur U220,2017,0-1}) 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf4 Nfe8 16. Qd2 Kh7 $16 17. Ra3 (17. Na3) (17. Rfe1) 17... Na6 18. h4 $5 {trying for an immediate break turns out to be too risky, though alternatives are quite complex} (18. Re1 Nb4 19. Bb1 (19. Bf1 a6 20. Nc3 Nc7 21. Bc4 Re8 22. Be3 a5 23. Qc1 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Ncxa6 25. Nb5 Nc7 $11) 19... a6 20. Nc3 Nc7 21. Nf1 b5 22. a5 $14) (18. Be3 Nb4 19. Bb1 Nc7 20. Nc3 a5 21. f4 Ba6 22. Rf3 Kg8 23. f5 (23. e5 dxe5 24. d6 exf4 25. Bxf4 Ne6 26. Bxh6 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 Qxd6 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. Nb5 Qe5 $15) 23... Qh4 24. Nd1 $14) (18. Rb3 {Komodo12- looks quite promising} Nb4 19. Rxb4 cxb4 20. Qxb4 a6 21. Nxd6 Nxd6 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Rfe8 24. Bc7 Bd4 25. Ne2 Bc5 26. Rb1 a5 27. Nc3 $16 {Wh has 2 pawns for the exchange & piece activity}) 18... Nb4 19. h5 (19. Bb1 a6 20. Nc3 Qxh4 $15) 19... Nxd3 20. Rxd3 (20. Qxd3 {alternative} a6 21. Nc3 Nf6 22. Qd1 Qe7 23. Be3 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Re1 b4 27. e5 Nxh5 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Nb5 (29. Nxh5 bxc3 $19) 29... Qb6 30. Nxh5 gxh5 31. Qxh5 (31. Qc2+ Kg8 32. Qxc5 Qxc5 33. Bxc5 Ra5 34. Nd6 Rxc5 35. Nxb7 Rxd5 36. Re4 Rd4 37. Rxd4 Bxd4 38. b3 Kg7 $15) 31... Qxb5 32. Bxh6 Qd3 (32... Bxh6 33. Qxf7+ Bg7 34. Re7 {mating}) 33. Qxf7 Kxh6 34. Re3 (34. Qxb7 Rf8 $15) 34... Qd1+ 35. Kh2 Bc8 36. Qf4+ Kh7 37. Qe4+ Kh8 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qe4+ $11 (39. Rg3 Bf5 40. Qxa8 Qh5+ 41. Kg1 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 Qh5+ $11 { Komodo12})) 20... a6 21. Nc3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Re1 {this turns out to be inaccurate} (23. Nxb5 Ba6 24. Nc3 (24. Na3 g5 25. Be3 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 Bxd3 27. Rc1 c4 (27... Qa5 28. Nc4 (28. Rc3 Qb4 29. Rb3 Qe1+ 30. Kh2 c4 31. Rb7 c3 32. Qb4 Rc8 33. e5 Qd1 $17) 28... Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qa1+ $19)) (24. Rb3 Rb8 $19) 24... Bxd3 (24... Qb8 25. Rb1 g5 26. Be3 Be5 27. Nf5 Bxd3 28. Qxd3 Qb3 $17)) (23. b4 $1 $11 {Komodo121} c4 (23... cxb4 24. Nce2 Ra4 25. Nd4 Nc7 26. Rb3 Qd7 27. Rxb4 Rfa8 28. Rfb1 Rxb4 29. hxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxb4 Nxd5 31. exd5 Ra4 32. Qxb5 Qxb5 33. Rxb5 Ba6 34. Rb6 Bxd4 35. Rxd6 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Bxf2 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Rd8+ Kf7 ( 38... Kh7 39. Be5 $16) 39. Bxh6 Bd4 $11 {Komodo12}) 24. Rf3 Ra3 25. Nge2 g5 26. Be3 $14 {Komodo12}) 23... b4 24. Nd1 Ra1 $17 25. e5 $6 {but Wh needs some activity & is one of Komodo12's suggestions} (25. Nf1 {Komodo12 starts by evaluating this as definitely in Bl's favour, but changes by the end of the line} g5 26. Bh2 Nf6 (26... Ba6 27. Rf3 Kg8 28. Nfe3 Bc8 29. Nc4 Bg4 30. Nde3 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxf3 32. gxf3 $11 {Bl has a weakness on f5 & bad pawns, that seem to compensate for the exchange down, especially as the Bl R isn't doing anything much}) 27. e5 Ng4 28. e6 Ne5 29. Bxe5 Bxe5 30. Nfe3 fxe6 31. dxe6 Qe7 32. Ng4 Qxe6 33. Nxe5 dxe5 34. Rd6 $16) 25... g5 26. e6 $6 {drifting into deep waters} (26. Be3 {probably best} c4 (26... Bxe5 27. f4 Bxf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Qxf4 Qg5 30. Qf5+ (30. Qe4+ Kh8 $19) 30... Qxf5 31. Nxf5 Bc8 32. Rf3 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 Ng7 34. Rf6 Nxh5 35. Rxd6 Kg7 $17) (26... f5 27. e6 f4 28. Bxc5 Qa8 29. e7 Rf7 30. Ne4 dxc5 31. Nxc5 $18 {Komodo12 prefers the centre pawns to the piece}) 27. Rd4 dxe5 28. Rxc4 Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Bxd5 30. Rxb4 f5 $17 {but Wh has survival chances}) 26... fxe6 27. Bxd6 (27. Qc2 {looked at in pm analysis} gxf4 (27... Kh8 28. Bc1 Bxd5 (28... c4 29. Qxc4 Ba6) 29. Ne3 Bd4 30. Rxd4 cxd4 31. Nxd5 exd5 32. Qd3 Ng7 33. Qxd4 Qf6 $19) 28. dxe6 Qh4 29. e7 Rf7 30. Rxd6+ Kh8 31. Rd8 Ra8 $19 {Komodo12}) 27... Qxd6 28. Ne4 (28. Qc2 Kh8 29. Rxe6 Qf4 30. Rf3 Qc1 31. Qxc1 Rxc1 32. Rxf8+ Bxf8 33. Rxe8 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 Kg7 $19 {Komodo12}) ( 28. dxe6 Qc6 $19 (28... Bd4 $19)) 28... Qf4 29. Qxf4 (29. Nxc5 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 Bxd5 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Bxb2 33. Rxb2 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 Ng7 35. Rb6 Nxh5 36. R6xb4 Kg6 {and Wh has nothing for the piece}) 29... Rxf4 30. g3 {still trying to confuse the issue} (30. Nxc5 Bxd5 (30... Bd4 31. Nxb7 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Bh4+ 33. Rf3 Rxf3+ 34. gxf3 Bxe1 35. Kxe1 {Komodo12} exd5 $19) 31. Nxe6 Re4 32. Rxe4 Bxe4 33. Rd2 Bxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxd1+ 35. Kh2 Rb1 $19) (30. d6 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Bxe4 32. d7 Bxd3 33. dxe8=Q Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 c4 {and the 3 pieces outgun the Q}) 30... Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Bxd5 $19 {the 2 Bs & running pawns should be winning for Bl} 32. Re1 (32. Re2 Bc4) 32... c4 (32... Bxb2 {simplest}) 33. Rde3 Bd4 34. R3e2 Bf3 ( 34... Nf6 {bringing in the reserves- Bl can pick up the h pawn if he wants to and just wait to see how Wh struggles to disentangle his pieces}) 35. Ne3 Bxb2 36. Rxa1 Bxe2 37. Ra4 {hoping that Bl may allow what follows} (37. Ra2 c3 38. Ra7+ Ng7 39. Rb7 Ba3 40. Rc7 b3 41. Rxc3 b2 42. Rb3 Bd3 {and Bl wins easily}) 37... Ba3 (37... Bc3 38. f4 b3 39. Ra7+ Ng7 40. Kf2 Bd3 41. Rb7 gxf4 42. gxf4 b2 {and its over}) 38. Nc2 Bd1 (38... Bxh5 {Bl may as well have this one}) 39. Ra7+ Kg8 40. Nxa3 bxa3 41. Rxa3 Bb3 {letting the h pawn survive gives Wh just a half hope of winning the h6 pawn & getting a passed pawn- enough to deter the Bl K from advancing} (41... Bxh5 $19) 42. f3 (42. Kf1 Nf6 43. Ra8+ Kf7 44. Ra7+ Ke8 45. Ke2 Nxh5 46. Rh7 Nf6 47. Rxh6 Kf7 48. Rh8 Nd5 $19) (42. Ra8 Kf7 43. Kf1 Bd1 44. Ra7+ Kf6 45. Rh7 Bxh5 46. Rxh6+ Bg6 47. Ke2 c3 48. Rh8 Kg7 49. Rh1 Nc7 50. Rc1 Nd5 {and Bl will eventually break through, maybe even on the K side}) 42... Nd6 (42... Nf6 43. g4 Nd5 44. Kf2 Kg7 45. Ke1 Kf6 46. Ra7 Ke5 47. Rh7 c3 48. Rxh6 Nb4 49. Rh8 Nd3+ 50. Ke2 c2 51. Rc8 c1=Q 52. Rxc1 Nxc1+ $19) 43. Kf2 (43. Ra6 Nf5 44. Rxe6 {looked too dangerous to Wh} c3 45. Rc6 c2 46. Kf2 Kf7 47. g4 Nd6 48. Rc3 Nc4 49. Ke2 Ke6 50. Kd3 Ke5 51. Ke2 Kf4 52. Ke1 Na3 53. Ke2 Bd5 54. Kf2 Ke5 55. Ke3 Bc4 {Zugzwang}) 43... Nf5 44. g4 Nd4 (44... Ne7 $19 {Komodo12}) 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Ke3 Nc6 (46... Nc2+ {Komodo12} 47. Kd2 (47. Ke2 Nb4 48. Ra7+ Kf6 49. Rb7 Na2 $19) 47... Nb4 48. Kc3 Nd5+ 49. Kb2 Bd1 $19 { and Wh loses all the K side pawns}) (46... e5 $17 {supports the N , but gives the R more space}) 47. Rc8 Ne5 48. Ke4 Nf7 49. Kd4 Kf6 $19 {(draw?) Bl was running low on time} (49... Kf6 50. Rc5 e5+ 51. Ke3 (51. Kc3 Bd1 52. Rc6+ Ke7 53. Rxc4 Bxf3 54. Kd3 Nd6 55. Ra4 e4+ 56. Kd4 Bxg4 57. Ra6 Bxh5 58. Ke5 Nf7+ 59. Kxe4 Bg4 $19) 51... Nd6 52. Ke2 Ke6 53. Ke3 Bd1 54. Rc7 Kd5 55. Rh7 c3 56. Rxh6 Nc4+ (56... Bxf3 {also}) 57. Kf2 c2 $19 {Komodo12}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League:Carmarthen-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Orton, P."] [Black "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B08"] [WhiteElo "1570"] [BlackElo "1940"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2018.10.18"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 (2... g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. Qd2 d6 6. e4 Nfd7 7. Bh6 (7. O-O-O) 7... e5 {Orton-Penny, S Wales New Year, Bridgend 2018,1/2-1/2}) 3. Nf3 (3. e3 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. Nd2 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 7. Bd3 e5 {Orton-R Van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2017,0-1}) 3... g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 (5. Qd2 {slightly more frequent}) 5... a6 (5... O-O {main}) (5... c6 6. Qd2 Nbd7 {given by Marin 2017: 329} (6... b5 7. Bd3 Bg4) (6... O-O 7. h3 Qa5 {Vachier Lagrave-Carlsen, Biel 2018,0-1})) (5... Nc6 6. Qd2 Bg4 {Ponomariov-Vachier Lagrave, Wld ch Blitz Moscow 2010, 1-0}) 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 (7. a3 Nc6 8. Bh6 O-O {Cunliffe-Thomas, WLS ch , Hensol Park 2006,0-1}) 7... Bb7 8. a3 c5 (8... Nbd7 9. Bh6 O-O {main} (9... Bxh6 {next} 10. Qxh6 e5 (10... c5))) 9. dxc5 {Komodo12} (9. d5 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Rfe1 Nbd7 12. h3 Nb6 13. Rad1 e6 $11 {Karlsson-Arman, Deltalift op, Tylosand 2018,0-1}) 9... dxc5 10. Bh6 (10. e5 Nh5 11. Be4 Qxd2+ 12. Bxd2 Nc6 13. O-O-O f5 $11 {Komodo12}) 10... O-O (10... Bxh6 {Rudy & Komodo12, but in the long run proves too risky} 11. Qxh6 c4 12. Be2 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 (13. Qg7 Rf8 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Nxh7 Nd7 17. Rg1 Bc6 18. O-O-O $18) 13... Bxe4 14. Ng5 (14. O-O $14) 14... Bxc2 (14... Bxg2 15. Rg1 Bd5 16. Qg7 Rf8 17. Nxh7 Nd7 18. O-O-O e6 19. Nxf8 Nxf8 $18) 15. Qg7 Rf8 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. O-O $18 { Komodo12}) 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qe3 (12. e5 Nd5 $11 {Cloud Engines}) 12... Qc8 ( 12... Nbd7 {Stockfish9 & Komodo12}) 13. O-O $11 {Komodo12} (13. e5 Ng4 14. Qf4 $11 {Stockfish9}) 13... Nbd7 14. h3 c4 15. Be2 Qc5 $15 {Both Engines} 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. e5 Nfe4 $17 18. Rad1 {allowing the Q side pawns to be split} (18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Nd4 Rad8 20. c3 Na4 $15 {Komodo12}) 18... Nxc3 19. bxc3 Rfd8 $19 20. Nd2 Rd7 (20... Be4 $19 {both Engines}) 21. Nb1 Rad8 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Rd1 Be4 $19 (23... Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 g5 $19 {both Engines}) 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nd2 Bxc2 26. f4 Nc5 27. Bf3 {both Engines} f6 (27... Na4) 28. Bc6 fxe5 29. fxe5 Na4 30. Ne4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Nxc3 32. Bb7 a5 {Stockfish9} (32... Nb1 {Rudy & Komodo12} 33. Bxa6 (33. Kf2 c3 34. Be4 Nxa3 35. Ke3 a5 36. Kd3 b4 37. Bc6 Nc4 38. Kc2 Nxe5 $19) 33... c3 $19 (33... Nxa3 $19)) 33. Ba6 Nb1 34. Bxb5 Nxa3 35. Ba4 c3 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Carmarthen-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.18"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Narayan-Taylor, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "1755"] [BlackElo "1405"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2018.10.18"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 (3... Qa5) (3... Qd6 {more frequent}) 4. d4 Nf6 5. h3 (5. Nf3) (5. Bc4) 5... e6 (5... c6) 6. Nf3 Bb4 (6... Be7 7. Bd3 {main }) 7. Bd2 Nd5 {moving a piece twice in the opening while others afe still undeveloped is seldom good. The exchange on c3 leads to further loss of time by Bl, & also the K field is left a little bare} (7... Nc6 8. a3 Ba5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. Bd3 Ned5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. O-O Be6 14. a4 c6 15. Bf4 Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Re1 O-O 18. Qd2 $14 (18. c3 $14 {Schaetz-Schiffer, Sachsen ch Girls U12, Sebnitz 2006,1-0; the e6 B is inferior to its rival})) (7... O-O 8. a3 Ba5 9. Bd3 Bb6 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Na4 Nd5 12. c4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 e5 14. O-O $16 { Blumbergs-Gulbis,LAT ch , ICCF 2007,1-0}) 8. Bd3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. O-O $16 b6 {too ambitious} (10... Nd7 $16 {Rudy, brings in a N to support the K}) ( 10... O-O 11. Qe2 c5 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. Bf4 $16 {Komodo12}) 11. Be4 $18 {initial Komodo12, before preferring} (11. Ne5 $18 Bb7 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. Qf4 Qe7 15. Be4 c6 16. c4 Bg7 17. Bb4 c5 18. dxc5 $18 {Komodo121} Bxe5 19. Qxe5 f6 20. Qf4 Nc6 21. Bxc6+ Bxc6 22. cxb6 e5 (22... Qxb4 23. Qxf6 $18) 23. Qh4 (23. Bxe7 exf4 24. Rfe1 $18) 23... Qf7 24. Rad1 $18) 11... c6 12. Ne5 Bb7 (12... O-O {Komodo12 recommends Bl bailing out by giving up a pawn} 13. Qh5 f5 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Bxc6 Ba6 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Rxe6 (17. Ba4 Bc4 18. Bb3 Qd6 19. Qf3 $16 { Bl is a pawn down with another one exposed at e6}) 17... Bc4 18. Rae1 Bxe6 19. Rxe6 Rf6 20. Qe2 (20. Rxf6 Bxf6 21. Qf3 $14) 20... Rxc6 21. Rxe7 Qd5 22. Rxa7 $16 {with pawns for the exchange}) 13. Qh5 $1 {creating more holes in Bl's position} (13. Qf3 O-O $16) 13... g6 14. Qf3 (14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qf4 Qe7 16. c4 { transposes to the line after 11. Ne5}) 14... f5 15. Bh6 (15. Bd3 Qd5 16. Qg3 Bf6 17. Rfe1 $18 {Komodo12}) (15. Rfe1 O-O 16. Bd3 Bf6 17. Bc4 Re8 18. a4 $18 { Komodo112}) 15... Qc7 (15... Bg5 {Komodo12} 16. Bxg5 (16. Bxf5 $1 exf5 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Nd3 Rf8 19. Re2 Kf7 20. Rae1 Bd6 21. c4 Kg8 22. c5 bxc5 23. Nxc5 Qb6 24. Re6 $18 {Komodo12- Bl's K remains weak even when it has got out of the centre}) 16... Qxg5 17. Rfe1 O-O 18. Bd3 Re8 19. Nc4 Qe7 20. Qg3 Rf8 21. Qe5 Rf6 22. Nd6 Nd7 23. Qf4 Nf8 24. c4 $16 {Wh retains more space & attacking chances}) 16. Bd3 (16. Rfe1 $1 {Komodo12} fxe4 17. Qf7+ Kd8 18. Bg7 (18. Qxe6 Bc8 19. Qb3 $18) 18... Bh4 19. Rxe4 $18) 16... Nd7 17. Rfe1 c5 18. Qe2 (18. Qf4 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 (19. Bb5+ Kf7 20. Rxe5 Bd6 21. Rae1 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Rac8 23. Bc4 Rhe8 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. a4 Qd7 $11) 19... Qxe5 20. Rxe5 $14 {Komodo12}) 18... Nxe5 19. Qxe5 (19. Bf4 O-O 20. Bxe5 Qc6 21. f3 Bh4 22. Bb5 Qc8 23. g3 Bf6 24. Bc4 Bd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qe5 Qc6 $11 {Komodo12}) (19. Bb5+ Kf7 ( 19... Nc6 20. Qxe6 Qd7 21. d5 Qxe6 22. Rxe6 $18) (19... Nd7 20. Qxe6 Be4 21. Bg5 Qd6 22. Rxe4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 Rc8 24. Re1 $18) 20. Bf4 Bd6 21. dxe5 Be7 22. Bc4 Rhd8 $11 {Komodo12}) 19... Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Kf7 (20... Bc8 {is slightly better } 21. Rae1 (21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Bb5+ Kf7 23. Bc6 Rb8 24. Rae1 Rd8 $11) 21... Bf6 22. Rxe6+ Bxe6 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Rc6 g5 (24... Rac8 25. Bc4+ Ke7 26. Re6+ Kd7 27. Rxf6 $18) 25. Bxf5 Rae8 26. d5 $16 {Komodo12}) 21. Rae1 Bc8 {rather than seek to defend the weakness, Bl may be better off just giving it up for some play} (21... Rae8 {brings the R into play} 22. Bc4 Bc8 23. d5 g5 24. h4 gxh4 25. Bb5 Bd6 (25... Rd8 26. dxe6+ Kg6 27. Bf4 Bb7 28. Bd3 Rhf8 29. R5e3 Rg8 30. Rh3 $16) 26. Bxe8+ Rxe8 27. R5e2 Kg6 28. Bc1 e5 29. Bf4 Kf6 30. Re3 Bb7 31. c4 Ba6 32. Rh3 Rd8 33. Bc1 Bxc4 34. Rxh4 Bxd5 35. Rd1 Bc7 36. Rxh7 Bxa2 37. Rxd8 Bxd8 38. Rxa7 $14) 22. Bc4 (22. d5 $18 {considered} Bf6 23. dxe6+ Ke7 24. Rd5 Bxc3 25. Bg5+ Bf6 26. Bxf6+ Kxf6 27. e7 Re8 28. Rd6+ Kf7 29. Bc4+ Kg7 30. Bb5 $18 (30. Bd5 Rb8 31. Rd8 $18) 30... Bb7 31. Bxe8 Rxe8 32. Rd7 $18 {Komodo12}) 22... Bd7 (22... Rd8 23. d5 (23. Bxe6+ Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Bf6 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Rc6 Bxc3 27. Rb1 Rab8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. Rxc5 Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Bd4 31. Rc7+ Ke6 32. Rxh7 Rb2 $11) 23... Bf6 24. dxe6+ Ke7 25. Rd5 $18 a6 (25... Rxd5 26. Bxd5 Rb8 27. Bf4) (25... Bb7 26. Rd7+ Rxd7 27. exd7+ Kxd7 28. Bb5+ Bc6 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. Bf4+ Kb7 31. Bxc6+ Kxc6 32. Rd6+ Kb5 33. Rxf6 $18) 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27. Bd5 Ra7 28. c4 Ke7 29. Bf4 Bb7 30. Re2 $18 {Komodo12}) 23. d5 $18 Rae8 (23... Ke8 24. Rxe6 ( 24. dxe6) 24... Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Kd8 26. d6 Bf8 27. Bf4 a6 28. Bd5 Ra7 29. Bc6 Bg7 30. Bg5+ $18 {Komodo12}) 24. dxe6+ Bxe6 (24... Kf6 25. exd7 Bd8 26. Rxe8 b5 27. R8e6+ Kf7 28. Re7+ Kf6 29. R1e6#) 25. Bxe6+ (25. Rxe6 {! initial idea, forces mate} b5 26. Rxe7+ Kf6 27. R1e6#) 25... Kf6 26. Bd7 (26. Bd5 {is even stronger because of the mate threats}) 26... c4 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. h4 {there are lots of ways} 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:Carmarthen-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2018.10.15"] [Round "?"] [White "Davis, Wilf"] [Black "Francis, Matthew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B28"] [WhiteElo "1364"] [BlackElo "1718"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2018.10.18"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 (3. d4 {main}) 3... e6 (3... d5 {main}) 4. Be2 { a little passive} (4. d4 {main}) 4... d5 5. exd5 (5. e5 {could trasposes to some kind of French}) 5... exd5 (5... Qxd5 {alternative}) 6. O-O $146 {Wh is setting up a blockade rather than opening up & going for the slight edge that Wh usually gets in the opening phase} (6. d4 {transposes to 215 games}) 6... Nf6 7. Re1 (7. d4) 7... Be7 8. d3 (8. d4) 8... O-O $11 9. h3 Nc6 $15 10. Nbd2 h6 {the difficulty for Bl is not how to gert a level game- but on how to unbalance the game in his favour} 11. Nf1 Bd6 12. d4 {at last, but Bl retains his small edge by} c4 13. b3 b5 14. bxc4 bxc4 (14... dxc4 {also, it releases the d5 square for Bl & opens the long diagonal for the QB} 15. d5 $2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 $2 Bh2+ 17. N1xh2 Qxd5 $19) 15. N3d2 Bf5 (15... Qa5 16. Bb2 Rb8 $17) 16. Ne3 Bh7 (16... Be6 17. Bf3 Ne7 $15 {Komodo12}) 17. Bf3 Bc7 (17... Ne7 18. Nexc4 dxc4 19. Bxa8 Qxa8 20. Nxc4 $11 {Komodo12, but Bl has an unbalance to work with against a lower rated opponent}) 18. Ng4 (18. Ba3 $1 {developing} Re8 19. Nexc4 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qd7 21. Ne3 $14 {Komodo12}) 18... Nxg4 19. Bxg4 Ba5 $15 20. Ba3 (20. Bb2 {doesn't look good, but holds for the moment}) 20... Bxc3 $1 $19 {breaking the centre & gaining 2 pawns for the exchange, as well as retaining 2 powerful Bs} 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 (21... Qxf8 {might be a little better}) 22. Qc1 Bxd4 $19 {preferring to destroy the centre & get runniong pawns. However there are 2 alternatives also excellent} (22... Bxa1 23. Qxa1 Nb4 24. Qc3 Nd3 $19) (22... Qa5 {Komodo12} 23. Nf3 Bxe1 24. Qxe1 (24. Nxe1 Nxd4) 24... Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 $19 {in this simplified scenario the protected passed c pawn will decide}) 23. Qa3+ Kg8 24. Rad1 Qb6 (24... Bc2 {also}) 25. Kh1 c3 ( 25... Bxf2) (25... Bc2) 26. Qb3 (26. Nf3 Bxf2 27. Qxc3 (27. Re2 c2 28. Rc1 Bc5 29. Qa4 Nb4 $19) 27... Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Be4 $19 {Komodo12}) 26... cxd2 27. Qxb6 ( 27. Rxd2 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bc3 $19) 27... dxe1=Q+ 28. Rxe1 Bxb6 29. Rc1 Ne5 30. Be2 Bg6 (30... Bxf2 31. Bxa6 Be4 32. Rc8+ Rxc8 33. Bxc8 d4 34. Ba6 d3 35. Kh2 d2 36. Be2 Nc6 37. Bd1 Nd4 38. a4 Bc2 39. Bg4 f5 40. Bh5 g6 {Komodo12}) 31. Kg1 Rd8 (31... d4) 32. Kf1 Bd3 33. Bxd3 Nxd3 34. Rc2 d4 (34... Nxf2 35. Rc6 Be3 36. Ke2 d4) 35. Ke2 Ne5 (35... Nxf2) 36. Kf1 {and Wh lost on time} 0-1