Time Trouble

Club nights have been cancelled for the past two weeks as we had two successive home matches in our restricted quarters in the Students' Union. Even fitting four games into the space involved a certain amount of furniture moving. Not only that, but just before the match against Cardigan A on Tuesday 26 November, we discovered that three of our clocks had gone missing from the storeroom. It was not the first time this had happened, and on the last occasion they turned up again, having presumably been borrowed, but as I write we still haven't located them for the second time. Fortunately we were able to do some borrowing of our own, from the University team, and the match went ahead. On top board, Rudy van Kemenade played his favourite Leningrad Dutch, and tried to stir up a kingside attack, but Howard Williams bided his time and then struck back, taking advantage of the weakened kingside left by Rudy's advancing pawns. Adam Watkin-Jones reached what looked like a quiet position in an Italian Game against Iolo Jones, but he underestimated Black's queen and rook lined up on the f-file. A knight sacrifice broke his defences open, ending the game quickly. Julie van Kemenade played a good positional game against Tony Haigh with her d6 system against 1.d4 (Rat or Pribyl or whatever it's called). White was left with a bad bishop and a passive position trying to defend a backward pawn, and his exchange sacrifice solved nothing. I got nothing from my Vienna Game until Ben Brewer, trying to set up an ambitious kingside attack, castled on the queenside despite his open a-file. My attack was quicker, and although I should have finished it sooner than I did, my extra material was enough to win the ending. Yet another 2-2 draw for Aberystwyth, but it was a good result against a strong Cardigan team.

On Tuesday 3rd December we had our local derby against the University team. Adam Watkin-Jones on top board had a quiet game with his English Opening against Cameron Westwood. With both players castled on the queenside, neither looked likely to break through, and a draw was agreed. I was under slight but persistent pressure against Jan Piotrowski in an Alapin Sicilian, till he moved his rook away from the back rank to help his effort and allowed a sudden counter-attack against the vulnerable king. I missed the best move and only managed to win an exchange, but the ending was an easy one. Tom Gunn played the classic Greek gift sacrifice in his Colle System against Kieran Judge. Subsequent analysis shows it was not sound, but Black declined it, and despite winning the exchange, found himself in a mating net, ending an exciting game. Anson Howard, playing his first ever rated game, held his own for a long time against Toby Bates in what I think was a Queen's Indian by transposition, but weakened his kingside, which eventually allowed the White attack through. A win for the Town team, 2½-1½.

We have one more club night in the Union before Christmas, but may meet in the Arts Centre bar on 17 December if there is enough interest.

[Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?.1"] [White "Williams, AH."] [Black "Van Kemenade, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "2329"] [BlackElo "1977"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] {[%evp 0,59,19,31,54,67,75,69,74,65,72,60,53,50,50,56,87,40,39,18,101,16,0,-4, -2,9,9,13,27,17,21,14,69,69,69,64,40,29,49,43,13,13,3,-13,55,43,211,142,185, 143,358,356,645,893,893,502,29993,1061,1061,1086,29999,-30000]} 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qe8 (7... c6 {featured in numerous battles between Howard & Sven Zeidler over the years} 8. Rb1 a5 9. b3 Na6 10. Bb2 Qe8 11. d5 Bd7 12. Nd4 Nc5 13. e3 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Ne2 Nfe4 17. Bd4 $11 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2017,1-0}) 8. d5 (8. b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. e4 f4 (11... fxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qd5+ Rf7 $11 (13... Qf7 $11)) 12. Nd5 Rf7 13. Ng5 $18 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed League 2013,1-0}) 8... Na6 9. Nd4 (9. Rb1 {main}) 9... Nc5 (9... Bd7 {main} 10. b3 c6 11. Bb2 Nc7 12. Qd2 c5 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. dxe6 Rb8 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 fxe4 18. Bxe4 b5 $11 {Williams-Van Kemenade, Dyfed Open 2006,1-0; Sapi-Krizsany, Budapest FS o3 IM 1994,0-1}) 10. e3 {a restrained response} (10. b4 {main} Nfe4 (10... Nce4)) (10. Ncb5 Qd8 11. b4) (10. Rb1 {transposes to 111 games, including elite Gms}) 10... e5 $146 {Houdini4 & Komodo13} (10... Nfe4 { Stockfish 95019 & Komodo13}) (10... Bd7 $11 {2 draws,1 Bl win}) (10... a5 $11 { 1 draw, 2 Bl wins}) (10... a6 {1 draw}) 11. dxe6 c6 12. b3 (12. b4) 12... Bxe6 (12... Nxe6 {pm analysis lead to nothing clearcut} 13. Nxe6 (13. Nde2 Qe7 $11) 13... Bxe6 14. Bb2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 (15. Qc2 $14 {Komodo13}) 15... Bxb2 16. Nxd6 Qe7 17. c5 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 Rad8 19. Rd1 $11 {Komodo13}) 13. Bb2 (13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Rd1 d5 (14... Bf7 15. Bb2 Qe7 $11) 15. Ba3 b6 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. cxd5 $18 {Feller-(2424)-Beukema (1735) Bethune op 2006,1-0}) 13... Rd8 (13... Bf7 $5) 14. Qe2 {Bl thought the Q was a little displaced here} (14. Qc2 { Rudy & Komodo13}) 14... Bc8 $11 (14... Bf7 $11) 15. Rad1 g5 $5 {an attempt at a Kingside attack- Bl knew it was a little risky as it weakens f5.} (15... Qe7 $11 {positions more frequent from 7...c6 8.d5, e5 variations}) (15... Qf7 { keeps the option of the Q going to h5}) 16. b4 Nce4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 g4 { probably not the best} (18... f4 $11 {considered by Bl & PM analysis; the choice of both Komodo13 & Stockfish10} 19. exf4 (19. gxf4 gxf4 20. e4 Nh5 $15) (19. e4 {pm analysis} fxg3 20. hxg3 Nh5 $15 {Komodo13} 21. Qe1 Qf7 22. Ne2 Qxc4 $15) 19... gxf4 20. Qxe8 Rdxe8 21. Ba1 fxg3 22. hxg3 Nh5 23. Kf2 Nf6 24. Kg1 Nh5 $11 {Komodo13}) (18... d5 {considered best in pm analysis} 19. c5 f4 $11 { Komodo13} 20. exf4 gxf4 21. Qd3 (21. Qxe8 Rdxe8 22. Rfe1 $11 {trying for more seems to slightly favour Bl}) 21... fxg3 22. hxg3 Nh5 23. Kh2 (23. Kf2 Qd7 24. Rh1 Qg4 25. Kg1 Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 $15) 23... Rf6 24. Rfe1 Qf7 25. f4 Rf8 26. Kg1 Rg6 $17 {Komodo13}) 19. Qd3 (19. Nc2 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. fxg4 fxg4 22. b5 c5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Ne1 Rde8 25. Ng2 Bg5 $14 {both sides have weak p[awns}) ( 19. Rde1 Qe7 20. Qd3 gxf3 21. Nxf3 Ng4 22. Bxg7 Qxg7 23. Nh4 Be6 $11 {Komodo13} 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Qh6 26. h3 Ne5 27. Rxf8+ Rxf8 28. Qe2 Rf6 $11 {Bl's N is better than the B}) 19... gxf3 20. Nxf3 (20. Bxf3 Ne4 $11) 20... Bh6 { during the later stages of the game & in pm , Bl regretted this choice; yet it is Komodo13's top preference} (20... Qe4 $14) (20... d5 21. Bd4 dxc4 22. Qxc4+ Qe6 23. Qc5 Nd5 24. Rd3 b6 25. Qc4 Nxb4 26. Qxb4 c5 27. Qa3 cxd4 28. Nxd4 Qf7 29. Rfd1 Kh8 $14 {Komodo13}) 21. Rde1 (21. Bd4 Ng4 22. Rde1 Qf7 23. Nh4 Bg5 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. Bxa7 (25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Nh4 Ne5 27. Qd4 Be6 28. Qxa7 Qg7 29. Qd4 Nxc4 30. Bh3 Rde8 31. Rf4 Ne5 32. Qxd6 Ng6 33. Nxg6 hxg6 34. a4 Bf7 $14 { Komodo13- though a pawn is a pawn, albeit a currently weak e3}) 25... Be6 $11) 21... Ne4 (21... Qe4 $1 {Komodo13-not considered, even in pm (restraining the e3 pawn, following on from Bh6 targetting it)} 22. Qe2 (22. Qxe4 Nxe4 $15 23. Bb2 c5) 22... Ng4 23. Bd4 Rfe8 24. Kh1 Nxe3 25. Bxe3 Qxe3 26. Qc2 Qa3 27. Rb1 Re3 (27... Bg7 28. Nh4 Qc3 29. Qxc3 Bxc3 30. b5 d5 31. Nxf5 dxc4 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Bxc6 Rf8 $11) 28. Nd4 Qd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Nxf5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Rc3 $11 { Komodo13}) 22. Bb2 (22. Bd4 c5 23. Ba1 cxb4 24. Qd4 Nc3 25. Bxc3 bxc3 26. Qxc3 d5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Qa3 b6 29. Qxa7 Qe6 $14 {Komodo13}) 22... c5 $6 (22... Qe7 {Komodo13; and Bl should be OK} 23. Qd4 (23. Nd4 Rde8 24. a3 Rf7 $14) (23. Nh4 Bg5 24. Nf3 Bh6 25. Bh3 Rf7 $14) 23... Bg7 $11 {it had in any case been part of Bl's idea to defer the exchange of bl square Bs until the Q could take back} ) 23. Nd2 (23. Nh4 {is stronger} Bg7 24. Nxf5 (24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rf4 cxb4 26. Nxf5+ Bxf5 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Qg6 29. Rd1 Rf7 30. Qd4+ Qf6 31. Qxf6+ Kxf6 32. Rd5 b6 33. Rb5 Re7 34. Rxe7 Kxe7 35. Rxb4 $14 {Komodo13-Wh is a pawn up, but Bl still has play} d5 36. cxd5 Rxd5 37. Rh4 h5 38. Kf2 b5 39. Ke2 a5) 24... Bxf5 25. Qd5+ Be6 26. Rxf8+ Bxf8 27. Qxe4 Qg6 28. Qh4 Rd7 29. bxc5 dxc5 30. Be4 Be7 (30... Qh6 31. Bd5 $18) 31. Qf4 Qg5 32. Qb8+ Bd8 33. h4 Qh5 34. Bxb7 $18) 23... Nf6 $6 (23... Nxd2 {had to be tried} 24. Qxd2 (24. Qc3 Qg6 25. Bd5+ Be6 26. Qxd2 Rd7 27. a3 Re7 $11) 24... Qg6 25. a3 b6 26. Qd3 $16 {Komodo13- but Wh has yet to win}) 24. e4 $18 (24. a3 Rf7 25. e4 {Is even stronger according to Komodo13}) 24... Nxe4 (24... f4 25. gxf4 cxb4 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Qb3 a5 28. a3 bxa3 29. Qxa3 Qh5 30. e5 dxe5 31. Rxe5 Qh4 32. Nf3 (32. Rg5 $18) 32... Qg4 33. Re7 Bxf4 34. Qxa5 $18 {according to Komodo13, but still looks as if Bl is holding?} Rd6 35. Qb4 Rg8 (35... Ra6 36. Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qxf8 $18) 36. Rg1 Qf5 37. c5 Re6 38. Rxe6 Bxe6 39. Qc3 Rf8 40. Bh3 $18 {Engines always find a way through, even if hunans don't}) 25. Nxe4 fxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxf1+ {Bl was hoping this might cause a bit of dislocation in the Wh ranks} 27. Rxf1 {merely 9 ahead } (27. Qxf1 {Komodo13- 20 ahead} Qf7 28. Bd5) 27... Qe7 (27... Bg7 28. Bd5+ { stronger than} (28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Bg6) 28... Be6 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qc3+ Kg8 31. Re1 Bf7 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. bxc5 dxc5 34. Qf6 $4) 28. Bd5+ (28. Bxh7+ $1 { Komodo13} Qxh7 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Qxf7#) 28... Be6 29. Qc3 (29. Re1 {expected by Bl}) 29... Bxd5 {other moves just delay the mate} (29... Bg7 {is the longest} 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Rf7 Qxf7 32. Bxf7 Rg8 33. Qd2 Rf8 34. Qxd6 Ra8 35. Qh6 Bxb2 36. Bg6 Bd4+ 37. Kg2 Kg8 38. Qxh7+ Kf8 39. Qf7#) 30. Qh8# 1-0 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?.2"] [White "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Black "Jones, IC."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "2206"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 (2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 (3... c6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. c3 Nc5 9. Bc2 Ne6 10. d4 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Rd8 {Watkin-Jones vs Jones, Dyfed League 2015,1/2-1/2}) 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 (6. Bb3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Qe7 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Nf1 Be6 11. Ne3 Na5 12. Bc2 Bxe3 13. fxe3 $14 {Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed League 2011,1-0}) 6... O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 Qe7 9. b4 Ba7 10. Ba2 $11 {R Van Kemenade-Jones, Dyfed League 2009,0-1}) 2... Nc6 (2... Nf6 {no petroff, no prepared analysis thank you.}) (2... d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 Nbd7 7. h3 c6 8. Nbd2 Nc5 9. b4 Ne6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 Nf4 12. Nf1 N6h5 13. Kh2 $11 {Leah-Jones, Dyfed League 2014,1-0}) 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O (4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 {transposes to the 2 games vs Van Kemenade cited above}) 4... Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Re1 O-O 7. a4 d6 8. c3 a6 9. Nbd2 {107 games} (9. h3 {main, 215 games}) 9... Bg4 {not discussed in the theory books as the B seems misplaced here with the Wh centre solid} (9... Ba7 {main}) (9... Re8) (9... Be6 {all in theory books & elite GM practice}) 10. h3 (10. Nf1 {5-1}) 10... Bd7 { so Wh has been given a free h3 move} (10... Bh5 11. Nf1 {6-1, Wh rapidly develops a K side initiative}) (10... Be6 {1 Wh win, 3 draws}) (10... Bxf3 11. Qxf3 {loses control over f5}) 11. Nf1 Qe7 12. Ng3 (12. d4 Ba7 13. a5 $16 { Komodo13}) 12... Be6 {the 3rd move by the B, to a square which it could have done in one} 13. Bxe6 (13. b3 $16 {Komodo13} Bxc4 14. bxc4 Bb6 15. d4) (13. b4 Ba7 14. Bb3 $14 (14. Ba2 $14)) (13. Nh4 {Rudy} Bxc4 14. dxc4 Qe6 15. Nhf5 Ne7 ( 15... Qxc4 {looks too dangerous} 16. Nh5 Nxh5 17. Qxh5 Qe6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Nxh6+ Kh7 20. Nf5+ Kg8 21. Qh4 (21. Nh6+ $11) (21. b4 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Qg6 $16) 21... Qg6 (21... d5 22. Rad1 Ne7 23. b4 Bd6 24. Qg5+ Ng6 25. exd5 $18 {Komodo13 }) 22. b4 $18) 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Qd3 Kh7 19. b4 Ba7 20. a5 $11 { though Wh may have some extra Q side expansion possibilities}) 13... fxe6 14. b4 Bb6 15. Be3 {gives Bl possible access to f4} (15. d4 {Komodo13} exd4 16. cxd4 Nxb4 17. a5 Ba7 18. Ba3 c5 (18... Nc6 19. d5 Nxa5 20. dxe6 Nc4 21. e5 Nh7 22. exd6 cxd6 23. Qd5 Nxa3 24. Rxa3 g6 25. Rb3 b5 26. Qe4 $16 {Bl's K side is porous} Kg7 27. Qg4 Ng5 28. h4 Nxf3+ 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. gxf3 Kh7 31. h5 Rg8 32. Kf1 $18 {the Bl B is standing idle on the wrong side of the board})) (15. Rb1 Nd7 16. a5 Ba7 17. Qb3 $14 (17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Rxf3 19. Qxf3 Rf8 20. Qd1 Bxd4 21. Rf1 Ba7 22. b5 Nxa5 23. bxa6 bxa6 24. Qe2 $14 {Komodo13})) 15... Bxe3 16. Rxe3 (16. fxe3 {looks Ok, but all the tension has gone from the position, & there will probably be a massive exchange of the major pieces on the f file}) 16... Qf7 17. Re1 {the R is at least doing something on e3} (17. a5 Ne7 18. d4 Nd7 19. Qc2 Ng6 20. Rd1 $11 {Komodo13}) (17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Nxh5 Qxh5 19. Rb1 $14 {Stockfish10}) (17. Qb3 Nd7 18. d4 Ne7 19. Rd1 $14 {rofChade}) (17. Nh2 $5 { Rudy} Nh5 18. Rf3 Nf4 19. Ne2 Qg6 20. Rg3 Qf7 21. Rf3 Qg6 22. Rg3 $11 {Komodo13 }) 17... Nh5 18. Nxh5 Qxh5 19. d4 (19. Re3 $14 {Komodo13}) 19... exd4 20. Nxd4 Qf7 21. f3 $11 {does create some gaps in the K position} (21. Qe2 Ne5 22. f4 Ng6 23. f5 Nf4 24. Qf3 e5 25. Ne2 Nh5 26. Qd3 $11 {Komodo13}) 21... Ne5 22. b5 {trying to get something going on the Q side, but it takes pieces away from the defence of the K} (22. Rf1 Ng6 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Qa2 d5 25. g3 e5 26. Nf5 dxe4 27. fxe4 Qxa2 28. Rxa2 Rd7 29. h4 Nh8 30. Raf2 Rfd8 31. Kg2 Nf7 $11 { Komodo13}) 22... Ng6 (22... axb5 23. axb5 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 Nd3 25. Rd1 Nf4 26. Kh2 b6 (26... Qg6 27. Qa2 Kh7 28. Qd2 $11) 27. Qb2 Qh5 28. Qd2 Rf6 29. Ra1 Kh7 30. Rf1 Qc5 $15 {Komodo13}) (22... Nd7 23. Qc2 a5 $11 {might give some posibilities in an ending where a N on c5 can target the a pawn - Stockfish10}) 23. bxa6 bxa6 (23... Rxa6 24. Qc2 Ra5 $17 {and Wh is left with a weakling on a4 to watch over, as well as the R swinging over to the K side-Komodo13} (24... Rfa8 $15)) 24. Rb1 Nf4 25. Ne2 $2 {when you chase Ns it always make sense to ensure that you are not driving them to an even better post} (25. Qd2 {seeks to protect some of the bl squares left vulnerable by f3} c5 26. Nc2 (26. Ne2 Nxg2 $19) 26... Rad8 27. Ne3 d5 28. exd5 exd5 29. a5 d4 30. cxd4 cxd4 31. Ng4 d3 $17 {Komodo13- Bl controls more space and has a better piece placement}) 25... Nxg2 $19 26. Kxg2 (26. Rf1 Ne3 27. Qd3 Qg6+ 28. Kf2 Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Rab8 { is worse}) 26... Qxf3+ 27. Kh2 Qf2+ 28. Kh1 Rf3 29. Ng1 Rg3 30. Qe2 {ends it rapidly} (30. Re2 {is far from pleasant for Wh} Rxg1+ 31. Qxg1 Qxe2 32. Qg4 Qd3 33. Rg1 Qxc3 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35. Rg2 Rf8 36. Kh2 {Wh is clinging on, but with 2 pawns down, split pawns & a still exposed K , it won't be that long a game}) 30... Rxg1+ 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?.3"] [White "Haigh, A."] [Black "Van Kemenade, J."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1767"] [BlackElo "1732"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] {[%evp 0,2,41,23,71]} 1. d4 d6 (1... g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Bc4 e5 7. d5 c5 8. O-O Ngf6 9. Nd2 a6 10. a4 Nh5 11. Be2 Nf4 12. Bf3 g5 13. Nc4 Nf6 14. a5 g4 15. Be2 h5 16. f3 h4 {Haigh-Van Kemenade J, Dyfed Closed 2009,0-1- the same closed centre, but a different type of game}) 2. e4 Nd7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Qc7 5. Be3 (5. Bc4) (5. a4 {main lines}) 5... e5 6. d5 c5 (6... Be7 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O h6 9. h3 {1-4}) 7. Be2 Ngf6 8. O-O (8. Nb5 Qb6 9. b3 Nxe4 {Sem-Hruby, Zdar nad Zazavou Vysocina op , 2007,0-1}) 8... a6 9. a4 Be7 10. Nd2 O-O 11. f4 {a strategic mistake if Wh loses control over the e5 square; as then the static pawns in the centre get in the way of his pieces, especially the wh squared B} exf4 {not allowing f5} (11... Rb8 12. f5 Nb6 13. a5 Na8 14. Qe1 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. b3 Qd7 17. Qg3 (17. g4 $18) 17... Kh8 18. Nc4 Rb4 19. Bd2 $18 {Nemeth-Mayer, HUN ch tm 2005,1/2-1/2 as Wh never got that K side attack going}) 12. Bxf4 Ne5 (12... Ne8 13. Qe1 Bf6 14. Nd1 Ne5 { Komodo13 is more cautious, ensuring control over e5 before occupying it}) 13. Nc4 (13. Bxe5 {Wh is reluctant to cede the 2 Bs , but this should have been played} dxe5 14. Nc4 Ne8 (14... Bd6 {also blockades, but a N is more effective} ) 15. a5 Rb8 16. Na4 Bd7 17. Nab6 Bb5 18. Ra3 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rd8 20. Rg3 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Rxd6 22. Qd2 Rg6 $14 {Wh has no real K side chances & the a5 pawn has to be kept guarded. Meanwhile the d5 pawn is firmly left in place.}) 13... Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd7 $11 {but from now on the Engines begin to assess the Bl position more & more favourably} 15. Qd2 (15. a5 Bf6 16. Na4 Re8 (16... Qxa5 17. Bxd6 Re8 $11) 17. Qd2 Be5 (17... Rxe4 18. Bd3 $11) (17... b5 18. axb6 Nxb6 $11) ( 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Be5 19. h3 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 21. Nb6 Bd7 $11 {Komodo13})) ( 15. e5 {after a while Komodo13 gets rid of the weak pawn, but then regrets it soon after} dxe5 16. Bg3 Bd6 17. Ne4 f5 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Komodo13 has trouble deciding if this position is equal or slightly better for Bl; Stockfish10 has no doubts- a definite plus for Bl, though admitting that Wh might be equal after all.I suspect most humans would rather be Bl than Wh}) 15... Bf6 $15 16. Nd1 Be5 (16... Re8 {the Engines happily give up the e pawn for some piece activity, not many humans would go that way} 17. c3 (17. Re1 Ne5 18. Bf1 Ng6 19. c3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Bd7 21. Ne3 (21. a5 Re5) 21... b5 $15) 17... Rxe4 18. Bd3 Re7 19. Bc2 c4 20. Nf2 b6 21. Rae1 Bb7 $15 {Komodo13}) 17. c3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Ne5 19. Be2 (19. Ne3 $5 Bd7 $15 {Komodo13}) 19... Bd7 20. a5 b5 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. Rb1 a5 23. Ne3 c4 (23... a4 {Komodo13} 24. Nc4 Nxc4 25. Bxc4 f6 $15) 24. Qf2 ( 24. Kh1 Rac8 (24... Qc7 25. Bg4 (25. Ra1 Rab8 26. Ra2 Rb7 27. Bg4 Bxg4 28. Nxg4 Ng6 29. Qg3 Rfb8 $15 {Stockfish10}) 25... a4 26. Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Ra1 Rfb8 28. Ra2 Nd3 $15 {Stockfish10}) 25. Bg4 Bxg4 26. Nxg4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Rc7 28. h3 Re8 $11 { Komodo13 & Stockfish10, but the Wh pawns still looka trifle more vulnerable than the Bl ones}) 24... Rfc8 25. Nf5 {a definite positional error- the Bl N will now outplay the Wh B in any endgame} (25. h3 a4 26. Kh2 f6 27. Qg3 $15 { Wh is not ceding more ground-Stockfish10}) 25... Qxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 ( 27. exf5 Rc5 28. Rf4 Kf8 29. f6 Rb8 30. fxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bf1 Rb3 $17 {Komodo13}) 27... Rcb8 $17 28. Rxe5 {bailing out for a pawn, but the B & P are no a match for a R either.Now if it were of a different colour, then the centre pawns could advance, as it is they still obstruct the B.} dxe5 29. Bxc4 Kf8 $19 30. Bd3 (30. d6 {the pawn will be lost, but it does give the B some hope of activity} a4 31. Kf2 Rb6 {but Bl need not rush to win it} (31... Ra5 32. Ke3 Rc5 33. Kd3 Rc6 34. Rf1 f6 35. d7 Ke7 36. Rb1 Kxd7 $19 {Komodo13}) 32. Bd5 Rab8 33. Ra1 Rxd6 34. Rxa4 Rxb2+ 35. Kg1 Rf6 36. Rb4 Rff2 37. Rxb2 Rxb2 38. c4 Rc2 { and Wh will lose a pawn or 2 on the K side. ( An interesting parallel is the game in the Dyfed Closed 2019 Rd3 Haigh-R Van Kemenade,1/2-1/2, where the outside passed pawn managed to save for Wh, because there were too few pawns left on the K side.}) 30... Ke7 31. Kf2 a4 32. Ke3 Kd6 (32... a3 33. b4 a2 34. Ra1 Rc8 35. Kd2 (35. c4 Rcb8 36. b5 Kd6 37. Kd2 Ra3) 35... Ra3 36. Bc2 Kd6 $19 {Komodo13- but there is no need for Bl to take any risks}) 33. Bc2 f6 34. Kd3 Ra7 (34... f5 35. exf5 a3 36. b3 a2 37. Ra1 Kxd5 38. Ke3 Ra3 {and Wh is running out of moves- Komodo13}) 35. c4 Rb4 36. Kc3 Kc5 37. Bd3 (37. b3 axb3 38. Bxb3 h5 {and Wh is running out of moves- Komodo13}) 37... Rab7 (37... Rb3+) 38. Kc2 Rb3 39. Be2 (39. Ra1 Kd4) (39. d6 Kxd6) 39... a3 40. Ra1 Rxb2+ 41. Kc3 (41. Kc1 a2) (41. Kd1 Rb1+ (41... a2 42. Bd3 Rb1+ (42... Rxg2)) 42. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 43. Kd2 a2) 41... R7b3# 0-1 [Event "DyfedLeague:Aberystwyth-CardiganA"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.11.26"] [Round "?.4"] [White "Francis, Matthew"] [Black "Brewer, Ben"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1573"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2019.11.28"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Nf3 (3. Bc4 {main} Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Na4 Nbd7 6. Nxc5 Nxc5 7. f4 Bg4 8. Nf3 Ne6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. O-O Qd6 {Francis-Leah, Dyfed Closed 2007, 1/2-1/2}) 3... d6 4. Na4 Bb6 (4... Nd7 5. Nxc5 Nxc5 6. d3 f5 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Qe7+ 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 a6 { Francis-J Brewer,Dyfed League 2019,1-0}) 5. Nxb6 axb6 6. Bc4 {29% for Wh} (6. d4 {main, 60 % for Wh}) 6... Nf6 7. d3 h6 (7... Nc6 {transposes to 158 games}) (7... Be6 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 Qe8 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. a4 Qg6 13. b4 h6 14. h3 Nh5 15. Kh2 Rf6 16. Be3 Raf8 17. a5 Nf4 {Caruana-Grischuk, St Loius Champions Showdown blitz 2017,0-1}) 8. h3 (8. O-O {more frequent}) 8... Nc6 { transposes to 88 games} 9. Be3 (9. a3 O-O {main} (9... Be6)) (9. c3 O-O (9... Be6)) 9... Na5 $11 {71% for Wh} (9... O-O $11 {34% for Wh}) (9... Be6 $11 { 32% for Wh}) 10. Nd2 {2 Wh wins, 1 draw, 1 Bl win} (10. Bb3 {2 Wh wins, 1 draw, 1 Bl win}) 10... Nxc4 (10... Bd7 11. O-O b5 12. Bb3 Nxb3 13. Nxb3 O-O 14. f4 Nh7 15. f5 f6 16. Qg4 Kh8 $14 {Laranjeira-Frankental, BRA ch sf 2016,0-1}) 11. Nxc4 Be6 12. Nd2 (12. b3 b5 13. Nd2 d5 $15 {Rakay-Svoboda,SVKch tm 2000,1/2-1/2 }) 12... Qd7 (12... d5 {since Wh & Bl are equally developed, yet it is Bl to move, he can stake a claim to a better centre; Rudy & Komodo13}) (12... O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Ra5 15. Nf3 Qa8 16. a3 Nh5 17. Bh2 f5 18. e5 $11 (18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Qxh5 fxe4 20. Qe2 Ra4 21. c3 $14 {Komodo13}) 18... dxe5 19. Bxe5 Rf7 (19... Rxe5+ 20. Nxe5 Ng3 21. Rg1 Qa5+ $19) 20. O-O $14 {Uzonyi-Markus, HUN ch tm 2002,1-0}) (12... Nh7 13. O-O O-O 14. f4 f5 (14... exf4 15. Bxf4 f5 $11) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Rxf5 Bxf5 18. Qh5 $16 {Romanenko-Anfinogenova, Moscow Region ch op 2009,1-0}) 13. f4 (13. O-O d5 $11 {Komodo13}) 13... exf4 14. Bxf4 Qb5 {a slightly strange square for a Q} (14... d5 $11 {Komodo13}) 15. Nb3 (15. b3 Qc5 {and Wh has trouble getting his K to safety}) 15... O-O-O { more risky than going short} (15... O-O $11) (15... d5 $11) (15... Bxb3 16. axb3 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 O-O $11) 16. a4 Qe8 (16... Qh5 $5) 17. O-O $16 Nd7 18. Nd4 ( 18. a5 b5 (18... bxa5 19. Rxa5 Nb8 20. Ra8 Kd7 21. Ra7 Kc8 22. c4 $16) 19. a6 bxa6 20. Rxa6 $16 {rather similar to Francis-J Brewer earlier this year in the Dyfed League, 1-0}) 18... g5 19. Bh2 (19. Be3 {Komodo13}) 19... h5 20. a5 $18 g4 21. h4 (21. axb6 Nxb6 (21... gxh3 22. bxc7 Kxc7 23. Qd2 Nc5 24. Qa5+ Kc8 25. Nb5 $18) 22. h4 $18 {Komodo13}) 21... Rg8 22. Bg3 (22. axb6 {Komodo13} g3 ( 22... Nxb6 23. Bg3 $18) 23. Bxg3 Rxg3 24. Ra8+ Nb8 25. Qe1 Qg8 26. bxc7 Kxc7 27. Qa5+ Kc8 28. Qb6 (28. Nc6) 28... Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Rg4 30. Rxb8+ Kxb8 31. Nc6+ Kc8 32. Ne7+ Kb8 33. Nxg8 $18) 22... bxa5 23. Rxa5 (23. Qd2 $1 {Komodo13} Nb8 ( 23... b6 24. b4 axb4 25. Qxb4 Nb8 26. Ra8 $18) 24. Qxa5 $18) 23... Ne5 24. Qd2 $18 (24. Nb5 $18) (24. Qa1 $18) (24. c4 $18 {Komodo13 suggests these are more forcing}) 24... c5 $2 {tempting to strike out at pices, but creating more space around the K simply leads to enemy pieces getting easier entry} (24... Nc6 25. Nb5 (25. Nxc6 Qxc6 26. c4 Kd7 27. Rxh5 $18) 25... Kd7 26. Raa1 Ra8 27. Qf4 $18 {Komodo13}) 25. Bxe5 cxd4 (25... dxe5 26. Rxc5+ Kb8 27. Qa5 Qe7 28. Nxe6 fxe6 29. Ra1 $18) 26. Bxd4 (26. Bxd6 {eliminates a more important pawn covering the K} b6 (26... Rxd6 27. Ra8+ $18) 27. Ra7 Qc6 28. Bg3 Rd7 29. Rfa1 Rxa7 30. Rxa7 Rd8 31. Qf4 $18 {Komodo13}) (26. Ra8+ {best-Komodo13} Kd7 (26... Kc7 27. Qa5+ Kc6 28. Bxd4 Rb8 (28... Rxa8 29. Qb6+ Kd7 30. Qxb7+ Kd8 31. Bb6#) 29. Ba7 $18) 27. Qb4 Kc6 28. Bxd4 Rb8 29. Ba7 {transposes} Rc8 30. Qb6+ Kd7 31. Qxb7+ Rc7 32. Qb5+ Ke7 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Bd4 $18 {Komodo13}) 26... Qc6 27. Bf6 (27. Qb4 Rge8 28. Rfa1 Kd7 29. R1a3 Ke7 30. Rc3 Qd7 31. e5 Kf8 32. exd6 Ra8 33. Rxh5 {quickest- Stockfish10}) (27. c4 Kd7 28. Rxh5 Ra8 29. Rb5 Ra6 30. h5 { next-Stockfish10}) 27... Rde8 28. Qc3 {swapping off the best attacker, to gain a second pawn} (28. d4 {Rudy & then agreed by Stockfish10} Qxe4 (28... d5 29. Rc5) (28... Bc4 29. d5 Qc7 30. Rfa1 g3 31. Qb4 Ba6 32. R1a3 Rg4 33. Rc3 $18) 29. d5 Kd7 (29... Bd7 30. Ra8+ Kc7 31. Qa5+ b6 32. Qa7#) 30. dxe6+ Rxe6 31. Bd4 f6 32. Qb4 Rge8 33. Rb5 Kc8 34. Qa4 $18 {Stockfish10}) (28. c4 {Stockfish10} Kd7 29. Rxh5 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Ra8 31. Rb5 Qc7 32. Bd4 Kc8 33. h5 $18) 28... Kd7 ( 28... Qxc3 29. bxc3 Kc7 30. Rxh5 Ra8 31. Rb1 Rg6 32. Bd4 g3 33. Rhb5 Bc8 34. h5 Rh6 35. Be3 Rh7 36. h6 $18 {Stockfish10}) 29. Qxc6+ (29. Qd4 Ra8 (29... Qxc2 30. Rb5 Qc7 31. Be5 Rc8 32. Rb6 $18) 30. Rxh5 Ra4 31. c4 Qa6 32. Rd5 $18 { Stockfish10}) 29... Kxc6 30. Rxh5 (30. c4 Ra8 31. Rxh5 $18 {Stockfish10}) (30. d4 {Rudy} Bd7 31. Rf4 g3 32. Rxh5 Rg4 33. Rf3 Rgxe4 34. Rxg3 Rg4 35. Rc3+ Kb6 36. Bg5 Rg8 37. Rh6 Rg6 38. g3 Rxh6 39. Bxh6 Re4 40. Bf4 $18 {Stockfish10}) 30... d5 31. exd5+ Bxd5 32. Re5 (32. c4 {Rudy & Stockfish10; forces the first to block the e file then to retreat} Be6 33. d4 Bc8 (33... Bxc4 34. Rc5+) ( 33... Bd7 34. Be5 {threatens f7 as well R f6 ch}) 34. Rc5+ Kd7 35. h5 {the Bl pieces are standing idle} (35. Be5)) 32... g3 33. Rfe1 (33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. c4 Be6 35. h5 {Stockfish10- the pawn will win a R}) 33... Ra8 34. Rg5 (34. c4 Be6 35. h5 $18 (35. d4 $18)) 34... Rge8 35. Rge5 Rg8 {(draw?)} 36. R5e3 (36. c4 Be6 37. h5 (37. d4)) 36... Rg6 37. Be5 (37. Rf1) (37. Bg5 {good alternatives}) 37... Rag8 38. c4 Be6 39. d4 {when finally played, it's no longer quite as good as before (incidentally both players left this move out of their score sheets)} (39. b3 b5 (39... Bf5 40. d4 f6 41. d5+ Kc5 42. Bc3 Bc2 43. h5 Rh6 44. Re7 Rh7 45. Bxf6 $18 {Stockfish10}) 40. Ra1 Rc8 41. Ra5 bxc4 42. bxc4 Bg4 43. Bf4 Rd8 44. h5 Rgg8 45. h6 $18 {Stockfish10}) 39... Bxc4 40. Rc3 Kd5 41. b3 Ba6 {Bl has picked up a pawn & split the Wh centre, but the B is now out of the game} 42. Rc5+ Ke6 43. Bf4+ (43. Bxg3+ Kd7 $16 {will lose the g pawn in return} ) (43. d5+ {Stockfish10} Kf5 44. d6 b6 45. Rc3 Bc8 46. Rf3+ Kg4 (46... Ke6 47. h5 Rg4 48. h6 $18 {and the pawn goes through}) 47. Rxf7 Kxh4 48. Re3 Kh5 49. d7 Bxd7 50. Rxd7 $18 {Stockfish10}) (43. h5 $1 {Stockfish10} Rg4 44. Re3 b6 45. Rc6+ Kf5 46. h6 (46. Rxb6) 46... R8g6 47. Rf3+ Kg5 48. h7 Rxc6 49. Bf4+ Rxf4 50. Rxg3+ Rg4 51. Rxg4+ Kxg4 52. h8=Q {Stockfish10}) 43... Kf6 44. Bg5+ (44. h5 {Stockfish10} Rg4 45. Be5+ Kg5 46. Bg7+ f5 47. h6 Kg6 48. Re6+ Kh7 49. Rc7 R8xg7 50. hxg7 Rxg7 51. Rxg7+ Kxg7 52. d5 $18 (52. Rb6 Kf7 53. b4 Bc4 54. Rxb7+ $18)) 44... Rxg5 {Bl is not forced to give up the exchange here} (44... Kg7 { is playable, and a bit better; but doesn't save the game either} 45. Re3 (45. d5 b6 46. Rc3 Rd6 47. Re5 f6 48. Rc7+ Kg6 49. h5+ Kxh5 50. Bxf6+ Kg4 51. Rf7 { Wh must be careful here} (51. Be7 Rh6 52. Re4+ Kf5 53. Re3 Kf4 54. Rf3+ Ke4 55. Bf8 Rh5 56. Bg7 Kxd5 57. Rxg3 Rc8 $14 {Stockfish10}) 51... Bd3 52. Be7 Rd7 53. d6 Rg6 54. Re3 Bf5 55. Rh7 Kf4 56. Re1 $18 {Stockfish10}) 45... b6 46. Rf5 Bc8 47. Rf1 Be6 48. Rxg3 Kh7 49. Re3 Ra8 {and Wh's 2 extra pawns will eventually win}) 45. hxg5+ Rxg5 46. Rxg5 Kxg5 47. d5 (47. Re3 {Rudy & Stockfish10} Kf4 48. Re7 Kf5 (48... f5 49. d5 Kg5 50. d6 Kf6 51. Rh7 Kg6 52. d7 $18) 49. Rxf7+ Ke4 ( 49... Ke6 50. Rf3 Kd5 51. Rxg3 Kxd4 52. Rg7 Kc3 53. g4 $18) 50. Rd7 b5 51. d5 Ke5 52. d6 Ke6 53. Rg7 Bc8 54. Rg6+ Kd7 55. b4 Kc6 56. Rxg3 Kxd6 57. Rg6+ Kd5 58. Rg5+ Kd6 (58... Kc4 59. Rc5+) 59. Rxb5 $18) 47... Kf6 48. d6 (48. Re3 {also }) 48... Bb5 49. Re3 Bc6 50. Rxg3 (50. Kf1 {the R keeps the Bl K out, so the Wh K just walks up to force the d pawn through} Bb5+ 51. Ke1 Bc6 52. Kd2 Bd7 53. Kc3 Bc6 54. Kd4 b6 55. Kc4 Kf5 56. b4 Kg5 57. b5 Bd7 58. Re7) (50. Re7 Bd5 51. b4 Bc6 52. Kf1 Bb5+ 53. Ke1 Bc6 54. Re3 {comes to the same thing}) 50... Ke6 51. Rd3 Bb5 52. Rd2 f5 (52... Bc6 {keeping the pawn back makes Wh's task a little harder, as it is further to gang up on the f pawn, & less space to do so. So it has to be the other pawn, furthest away from the K, that becomes the target} 53. Kf2 Bd7 54. Ke3 Bc6 55. Rd4 Bd7 56. g3 b6 57. Kd3 Bc6 58. Rb4 b5 59. Rd4 Bd7 60. Kc3 Ke5 61. Rd2 Ke6 62. Kb4 Bc6 63. Kc5 Kd7 (63... Bd7 64. Re2+ Kf6 65. Re7 Bh3 66. Kxb5)) 53. Kf2 Bc6 54. Ke3 Bd7 55. Kf4 Kf6 56. Rd4 (56. Re2 {cutting the K off again} Bc6 57. Re7 Bd5 58. Rh7 Bc6 59. d7) 56... b5 (56... Kf7 57. Rc4 (57. Ke5) 57... Ke6 58. Rc7 Kxd6 59. Rxd7+) 57. b4 (57. Rd1 b4 58. Rh1 {there is more than one way to win}) 57... Ke6 58. g3 (58. Rd2 Bc6 59. d7) 58... Kf6 59. Rd3 Ke6 60. Kg5 Ke5 61. Re3+ Kxd6 62. Rd3+ Ke6 63. Rxd7 Kxd7 64. Kxf5 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:AberystwythSU-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.12.03"] [Round "?.1"] [White "Watkin-Jones, Adam"] [Black "Westwood, Cameron"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "1617"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,8,5,7,90,28,38,25,12,14,58]} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 (4. g3) (4. d4) (4. e3) 4... e5 {after this the centre is blocked for the rest of the game- play needs to be reached via the flanks} (4... Nc6) (4... Nf6 { main lines}) 5. d3 (5. Nd5 {perhaps}) 5... Ne7 6. Be3 d6 {very few games here, with unclear consequences} 7. h4 {Komodo13} h5 8. Qd2 Nbc6 9. Be2 Bg4 10. Ng5 ( 10. O-O-O Qd7 11. Ne1 Nd4 12. Kb1 Nxe2 13. Nxe2 b5 14. f3 Be6 15. Nc3 b4 16. Nd5 f6 17. Rf1 Nc6 18. f4 O-O 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Rde1 Rab8 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Ng5 $11 {Galapaththi-Abishek, Chennai 2011,0-1}) 10... Bxe2 (10... Nd4 {Komodo13}) 11. Nxe2 Qd7 12. O-O-O f5 (12... b5 $15 {Komodo13=opening hostilities against the(slightly) more exposed K}) 13. f3 (13. f4 O-O 14. Kb1 $11 {Komodo13}) 13... Nd8 (13... f4 $11) 14. Rdg1 {looks rather slow} (14. exf5 {opening up while the K is still in the centre & Bl has retreated a N from there} Nxf5 15. g4 hxg4 16. fxg4 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Nc6 18. Qe4 O-O-O 19. Kb1 $16 {Komodo13} (19. Qxg6 Bh6 20. Qf5 Rdf8 21. Qxd7+ Kxd7 22. Ng3 Rf4 23. N3e4 Nd4 24. Rdf1 Rhf8 25. Rxf4 Rxf4 26. Kb1 Ke7 27. Nh7 Rxg4 28. Nhf6 Rg2 $14 {Komodo13})) 14... Ne6 (14... f4 15. Bf2 Bh6 $11 {Komodo13}) 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nc3 O-O-O $11 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Rdf8 21. Kb1 b6 (21... Kb8) 22. a3 (22. b4 $5) 22... Kb7 23. Ka2 Qe7 24. g3 (24. Rf1) 24... fxe4 (24... Rf7) 25. fxe4 Rf3 26. g4 Rf4 27. gxh5 gxh5 28. Rg5 Rg4 29. Rxg4 hxg4 30. h5 {strong or weak?} g3 31. h6 Qf6 32. Qg2 Rxh6 33. Rxh6 Qxh6 34. Qxg3 Qf6 35. Qh3 Qe7 36. Kb3 a6 37. Ka2 { (draw?)} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League:AberystwythSU-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.12.03"] [Round "?.2"] [White "Piotrowski, Jan"] [Black "Francis, Matthew"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1439"] [BlackElo "1664"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,22,40,31,57,47,24,4,20,21,23,23,44,6,-7,-7,21,21,57,30,20,23,42,48,28] } 1. e4 c5 2. d4 {Morra Gambit} cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 {declined} 4. e5 Nd5 5. cxd4 (5. Nf3) 5... Nc6 (5... d6) 6. Bc4 (6. Nf3) 6... Nb6 7. Bb3 e6 (7... d6 {main} 8. Nf3 dxe5 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3) 8. Nf3 d6 9. Bg5 (9. O-O) (9. Qe2) (9. exd6) 9... Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. exd6 (11. O-O {main-avoids an isolated QP for Wh}) 11... Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Nc3 Qe7 $146 (13... Rd8 {Cloud Engines}) (13... a6) (13... Nd5 {also played}) 14. d5 (14. Re1 $16 {Bl will have a little trouble getting his QB & QR active}) 14... exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 $11 Nb4 (16... Be6) 17. Bc4 Bg4 18. a3 Nc6 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qd5 Bg6 (20... Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd4 $11 { Komodo13}) 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Re2 (22. Qb5) (22. b4) 22... Rfd8 23. Qb5 (23. Rae1 h6 24. Qc5 Rac8 25. Qe3 $11 {Komodo13}) 23... Nd4 (23... a6 24. Qc5 Rac8 25. Qe3 h6 $11 {Komodo13}) 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. Rae1 $14 h6 26. b3 (26. Re7 b6 27. b3 Rd6 28. Qe5 $14 {Komodo13}) 26... b6 (26... Rd7 27. Qe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rad8 $11 {Komodo13}) 27. Re8+ (27. Re7 $14) 27... Kh7 (27... Rxe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qxe8+ Kh7 30. Bxf7 Bxf7 31. Qxf7 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qxa3 33. Qd5 $11 {Komodo13}) 28. Rxd8 (28. R8e7 Qf6 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. R1xe5 $14 {Komodo13}) 28... Rxd8 29. Qc6 ( 29. Qe5 $11) 29... Qd2 30. Re7 {the move, which earlier would have yeildid a slight edge for Wh, is now overambitious} (30. Rf1 $11 {Wh had to defend}) 30... Qc1+ $19 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Kg1 (32. g3 Qxf2+ 33. Qg2 Qc5 34. Re1 Qxa3 $19 {but so far it's just 2 pawns}) 32... Rd1+ 33. Bf1 Bd3 $19 34. Re2 Rc1 { it's winning, but Bl has even better, because Wh is tied down} (34... Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qd2 {Rudy picks up a whole piece}) (34... Qd4 $1 {Komodo13, wins the piece & keeps up the attack on the K} 35. Kh2 (35. Qf3 Rxf1+ 36. Kh2 (36. Kxf1 Qa1# {you see it or you don't}) 36... Bxe2 37. Qxe2 Qf4+ 38. g3 Rxf2+ 39. Qxf2 Qxf2+) 35... Rxf1 36. Qf3 (36. Re3 Rxf2) 36... Bxe2 37. Qf5+ g6 38. Qxf7+ Qg7 $19 {Komodo13}) 35. g3 Rxc6 36. gxf4 Bxe2 37. Bxe2 Rc3 {the exchange is more enough as the Wh K side is also broken up} 38. Bc4 f6 (38... Kg6 39. Kg2 (39. a4 Rxc4 40. bxc4 Kf5 $19) 39... b5 40. Bxb5 Rxb3 41. a4 Kf5 42. Bd7+ Kxf4 $19 { Komodo13}) 39. Kg2 g6 (39... Rxc4 40. bxc4 Kg6 41. Kf3 Kf5 42. Ke3 h5 43. Kf3 h4 44. Ke3 a6 45. Kf3 g5 46. fxg5 fxg5 47. Ke2 Ke4 $19 {Komodo13-but Bl can clearly play to improve the position of his K before returning the exchange, as Wh has little to do.}) 40. a4 Kg7 41. f3 Kf8 (41... Rxc4 $19) 42. Kg3 Rc1 ( 42... Rxc4 $19) 43. Kg2 Ke7 44. f5 g5 (44... Rxc4 45. bxc4 gxf5 $19 {Komodo13}) 45. Kg3 Kd6 (45... h5) 46. Be6 (46. Bf7 Rg1+ 47. Kf2 Rd1 48. Kg3 Ke5 {Komodo13} ) 46... h5 47. Kg2 h4 48. Kf2 Ke5 49. Kg2 Kf4 50. Bd5 Rc2+ 51. Kg1 Kg3 52. Bc4 Rc1+ 53. Bf1 Rxf1+ (53... Rb1 {runs Wh out of pawn moves, & then mates after finally Kh1}) 54. Kxf1 Kxf3 55. Kg1 Kf4 (55... Kg3 {is a little quicker}) 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:AberystwythSU-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.12.03"] [Round "?.3"] [White "Gunn, Tom"] [Black "Judge, Kieran"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1176"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,19,31,38,32,29,24,14,28,26,23,-11,-1,-8,-11,-10,-10,-30,30,30,58,58]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 {main} (6... Be7) 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 (8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e4 {is the original Colle sequence, avoiding an isolated QP possibility} dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 {74% for Wh}) 8... Re8 {a little slow; Bl should beat Wh to it with} (8... e5 { 31 % for Wh}) 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 (10... cxd4 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 (11... Qxf6 12. Bg5 {loses a Q}) 12. Nxd4 $16 {2-0}) 11. Bxe4 (11. Rxe4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 $11 Nxd4 $2 (12... e5) 13. Rxd4 $18 Qe7 14. Bxh7+ (14. Rxd6 $1) 14... Kxh7 15. Qh5+ (15. Rxd6) 15... Kg8 16. Rh4 f6 {Hilliard-Abraham,San Francisco TNM Winter 2015, 1/2-1/2 (after some more perturbations)}) 11... cxd4 12. Bxh7+ {the classic sacrifice, which is the main objective of the Colle; but it doesn't work in all circumstances. Rudy doubted its soundness on the night, & the Engines are not convinced either.} (12. Ng5 {starts a dangerousattack against an undefended K side, but Bl holds} h6 (12... g6 13. Qf3 (13. Nxh7 Qh4 $17 { Marinsek-Kolar, SLO ch 1991,1/2-1/2}) 13... Ne5 14. Qh3 h5 15. f4 dxc3 (15... Ng4 $17) 16. fxe5 cxb2 17. Nxf7 (17. Bxb2) 17... bxa1=Q 18. Qg3 Qd4+ 19. Kh1 Qxe4 (19... Qxe5) 20. Rxe4 Kxf7 (20... Qf6 $1 $14) 21. Qf4+ (21. Rf4+ $18) 21... Kg8 22. Qh6 Bxe5 23. Qxg6+ Bg7 24. Qxh5 Rf8 25. Be3 Qd5 (25... Rf1+ 26. Bg1 Rxg1+ 27. Kxg1 Qb6+ {mating}) 26. Qh4 Rf1+ 27. Bg1 Qd1 {Wharton-Milbers, Buenos Aires ol 1978,0-1}) 13. Qh5 Qf6 (13... Re7 14. cxd4 $11) 14. Nxf7 (14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Nxf7+ $18) 14... Rf8 15. Nxh6+ gxh6 16. Bxh6 Rf7 17. Bg5 Qh8 18. Qg6+ Qg7 19. Qh5 Qh8 {Tschlatscher-Wortmann, GER ch tm U16, Uelzen 2007,1/2-1/2 }) (12. Nxd4 Nxd4 $11 {2 draws}) 12... Kf8 (12... Kxh7 {sometimes the only way to refute a sacrifice is to accept it} 13. Ng5+ Kg6 $1 $19 (13... Kg8 14. Qh5 Qf6 15. Qh7+ Kf8 16. Ne4 Qg6 17. Qxg6 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 fxg6 $11) 14. cxd4 { is then Wh's best} (14. Qd3+ {one of 2 usual ways to respond to Kg6, fails to} f5 {Bl controls g3}) (14. Qg4 {is the other, but again} f5 15. Qh4 Rh8 { even loses the Q, pm analysis})) 13. cxd4 $18 (13. Ng5 f6 14. Ne4 {is even stronger; Stockfish10}) 13... Bc7 (13... Be7) 14. b3 (14. Ng5 $1 Qxd4 15. Qh5 Qf6 16. Bc2 Kg8 17. b3 $18 {Stockfish10} Nb4 (17... Qxa1 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qxe8#) 18. Bh7+ Kf8 19. Be4 Ke7 20. Nxf7 $18 {Stockfish10}) 14... a5 15. Ba3+ ( 15. Ng5) 15... Bd6 (15... Nb4 16. h4 $18) 16. Bb2 Nb4 17. Qd2 (17. Ne5) 17... Nd5 (17... a4 $5) 18. Be4 (18. Ne5 $18 Bb4 19. Qd3 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 b5 21. Qh3 $18 {the Bl K is too vulnerable}) 18... Bb4 19. Qc2 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Bd7 {missing the danger} (20... f5 21. Bd3 Kg8 22. Ne5 $16 {Stockfish10}) 21. Bxd5 {not the most exact, though it works} (21. Ba3+ Kg8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Ne5 Re7 24. Qd3 Be8 25. Be4 Kg8 26. Qh3 $18 {Stockfish10}) 21... exd5 22. Qh7 Rxe1+ 23. Nxe1 f6 24. Ba3+ Kf7 25. Qh5+ Ke6 {this walks into trouble} (25... Kg8 {survives} 26. Qxd5+ Kh7 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Qd5+ $11 {repetition}) 26. Nd3 $18 g5 (26... Be8 {could be tried} 27. Nf4+ Kd7 28. Qg4+ $1 (28. Qxd5+ Kc8 $11) 28... Kc6 29. Qe6+ Kb5 30. Be7 Qb6 31. Qe2+ Kc6 32. Bc5 Qd8 33. Qe6+ Kc7 34. Bb6+ $18 {Stockfish10}) 27. Nc5+ (27. Qh3+ {wins the Q} f5 (27... Kf7 28. Qh7+ Ke6 29. f4 f5 30. fxg5 Qxg5 31. Nf4+ Qxf4 32. Qg6#) 28. Nc5+ Kd6 29. Nxb7+) 27... Kf5 (27... Kd6 28. Nxb7+ {losing the Q looks best}) 28. g4+ (28. Bc1 Be8 29. g4# { quickest-Stockfish10}) 28... Kf4 29. Bc1+ (29. Qh3 Bxg4 30. Bc1+ Kf5 31. Qd3# { 1 move quicker}) 29... Kf3 30. Qh3+ Ke2 31. Qe3+ {various other Q moves also deliver} 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:AberystwythSU-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.12.03"] [Round "?.4"] [White "Bates, Toby"] [Black "Howard, Anson"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E12"] [WhiteElo "1119"] [BlackElo "1100"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Be7 (3... b6) (3... d5) (3... Bb4+ {main lines}) 4. Nc3 b6 5. Bf4 (5. e4 {gains immediate space}) 5... Bb7 6. e3 d5 (6... Nh5 {main }) 7. Rc1 (7. cxd5 {alternative}) 7... Bb4 $2 {loses a tempo, and should lose a piece} (7... O-O {main line Queen's Gambit, Tartakover variation}) 8. a3 (8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Bxc3+ {saves the B, but loses a N} (9... a6 10. Bd3 $1 (10. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 Qd7 12. cxd5 {as above}) 10... b5 11. cxb5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Nd7 14. Qc2 axb5 15. Rxc7 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. O-O h6 18. Bxb5 {down 2 connected passed pawns on the Q side is as bad as a piece; Komodo13}) 10. Rxc3 O-O 11. Nxc6 Qd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Rc1) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $14 { The R now is blocked on the c file & will need to move again} (9. Rxc3 $16 { looks consistent}) 9... Nh5 10. Be5 Nf6 (10... Nd7) 11. Be2 (11. cxd5 exd5 12. c4 $16 {tries to make use of the R on the c file}) 11... Nbd7 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O $14 {opens lines for the QB}) 12. Qa4 O-O 13. O-O Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qe8 ( 14... Qe7 $14) (14... c5 $14) 15. Qb3 Nd7 16. Nd3 (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Bc6 $11 {Komodo13}) 16... Qe7 (16... dxc4 17. Qxc4 c5 18. Qa4 (18. dxc5 Rc8 $15) 18... Qe7 $11 {Komodo13}) 17. Rb1 Rfb8 $11 {over defensive} (17... dxc4 18. Qxc4 c5 $15 {Komodo13}) 18. Nf4 c6 (18... dxc4 19. Bxc4 Be4 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Nxd3 c5 $11 {Komodo13}) 19. a4 Nf6 (19... e5 20. dxe5 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxe5 $11 {Komodo13- Bl needs to strike back at Wh's centre}) 20. Qc2 Ne4 21. a5 {an interesting sacrifice} bxa5 (21... Ba6 $11) 22. c5 (22. Ra1 $14) 22... Qc7 (22... e5 $11 {is the standard response when Wh takes the pressure off d5}) 23. Bd3 (23. c4 $16) 23... Nf6 24. Ra1 e5 (24... Bc8) 25. Nh3 (25. dxe5 {regains the pawn with pressure} Qxe5 26. Rxa5 Bc8 27. h3 $16 {Komodo13}) 25... e4 26. Be2 Bc8 27. Nf4 g5 {possible, if Bl plans this as the start of a K side attack; otherwise it is a weakening of the K field} (27... Bg4 {Komodo13- gets rid of a possible bad B} 28. Bxg4 Nxg4 29. h3 Nf6 $11) 28. Nh5 Nxh5 29. Bxh5 Rb5 ( 29... f5 30. Be2 f4 31. Qa2 Qf7 {begins to transfer pieces to the K side for an attack}) (29... g4 30. f3 gxf3 31. gxf3 Bf5 32. Kh1 Kh8 $11 {Komodo13- Rs will probably trade off on the g file, which neither side can allow the other to control}) 30. f3 {Wh now gets in first on the K side} Be6 (30... exf3 31. e4 Rab8 32. Rxf3 Be6 33. e5 g4 34. Rf6 $16 {Komodo13}) (30... Bf5 31. c4 Rb7 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 34. fxe4 dxe4 (34... Bxe4 35. Rxf7 Bxc2 36. Rxb7 $18) 35. g4 Qb3 36. Qxb3+ Rxb3 37. Rxf5 $18 {Komodo13- Wh has 2 connected runners and a weakened K side to infiltrate}) 31. fxe4 dxe4 32. Qxe4 (32. c4 Rb7 33. d5 $1 $18 Qe7 (33... cxd5 34. cxd5 Bxd5 35. Rf5 Qc6 36. Qc3 h6 37. Rf6 {demolishes the Bl K side while the Bl pieces look on from the Q side}) 34. dxe6 Qxe6 35. Qc3 $18 {Komodo13}) (32. Be2 Rb7 33. Ba6 Rbb8 34. Qxe4 $18 Bd5 35. Qf5 Qe7 36. Bd3 f6 37. e4 Bf7 38. Qxf6 Qxf6 39. Rxf6 Be8 40. e5 $18 { Komodo13}) 32... Bd5 (32... Rb2 33. Bf3 Bd5 34. Qf5 Qd8 35. c4 Bxf3 36. Rxf3 Qe7 37. d5 $18 {Komodo13-The Wh forces are far better co-ordinated & that g5 move has left a gaping hole in the Bl K defences}) 33. Qc2 (33. Qd3 $18 Rab8 34. e4 Be6 35. e5 Rb2 36. Bd1 Qb7 37. Bc2 $18 {Komodo13- Bl must give up the exchange to avoid an immediate decision}) 33... Rab8 34. e4 Be6 (34... Bc4 { is better, but Wh can just carry on} 35. e5 Qd7 (35... Bxf1 36. Rxf1 Rb2 37. Qe4 Rf8 38. Be2 Rd2 39. Bd3 $18 (39. Bc4 $18)) 36. Rf6 Qb7 37. Rd1 Rb1 38. h4 $18 {Komodo13-the Bl K is too exposed, so Bl gets no time to advance his passed a pawn(s)}) 35. Qd2 Qd8 (35... Qe7 $5 {eyes c5 to hold up d5}) 36. e5 { but now Bl also gets some play} (36. Qe3 Rb2 37. Rad1 $18 (37. d5 cxd5 38. Rad1 $18 {Komodo13})) 36... Rb2 $11 37. Qe3 (37. Qd3 g4 38. Bxf7+ Bxf7 39. Rxf7 Rxg2+ (39... Kxf7 40. Qxh7+ Ke6 41. Rf1 $18) 40. Kxg2 Qd5+ 41. Kg1 Qxf7 42. Qe4 Qe6 43. Rxa5 $18 {Komodo13}) 37... Bd5 {but this is not the right followup as Wh has a good reply} (37... g4 $1 {Komodo13-threatens Bd5, best} 38. Bxg4 (38. Qf4 Qd5 39. Qg3 Kh8 $11) 38... Bxg4 39. Qg3 h5 40. h3 R8b3 41. Kh2 (41. hxg4 Qxd4+ $11) 41... Qd5 42. Rac1 (42. hxg4 $2 Rxc3 $19) 42... a4 43. hxg4 h4 44. Qf3 Qxf3 45. Rxf3 a3 46. Rcf1 a2 47. Rxf7 {and Wh just saves himself by a perpetual}) 38. Bf3 $18 R8b3 {not as good as in the previous note} (38... Bxf3 39. Qxf3 Qd5 40. Qxd5 (40. Qg3 h6 41. Rae1 $18) 40... cxd5 {with active Rs, Bl has survival chances eg} 41. h3 Rc2 42. Rf3 Rb5 43. Raf1 Rb7 44. Rg3 h6 45. Rf6 a4 46. Ra6 Rb1+ 47. Kh2 Rcc1 48. Rg4 Rh1+ 49. Kg3 Rbc1 50. Rxa4 Rxc3+ 51. Kf2 Rc2+ $11 {Komodo13}) 39. Bxd5 cxd5 (39... Qxd5 {is a better try, activity even if it gives up a pawn. The Engine analysis shows how complicated the play still is} 40. Qxg5+ Kf8 41. Rac1 Re2 42. Rf3 Rbb2 43. Rg3 a4 44. Rf1 a3 45. Qh6+ Ke7 (45... Ke8 46. Rg8+ Ke7 (46... Kd7 47. Rxf7+ Qxf7 48. Qd6#) 47. Qf6+ Kd7 48. Qd8+ Ke6 49. Qe8# (49. Re8#)) 46. Kh1 Rf2 47. Rg1 Qe6 48. Qh4+ Kd7 49. Rg8 Qe7 50. Qg3 a2 51. Ra8 Ke6 52. Qh3+ Kd5 53. Qd3 Rbc2 54. Rg8 a5 55. h3 a4 56. Ra1 h5 57. Re1 Qh4 58. e6 $18 {Komodo13-some very complex moves to navigate }) 40. Rf6 (40. e6 $1 {Komodo13-breaks in quicker} Rb8 (40... fxe6 41. Qxe6+ Kh8 42. Rf7 Rb1+ 43. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 44. Kf2 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 {and mate in a couple of moves}) (40... Rb7 41. exf7+ Rxf7 42. Rxf7 Kxf7 43. Rf1+) 41. exf7+ Kf8 42. Qe5 {mating}) (40. c6 {Komodo13- distracts the Q} Qe7 (40... h6 41. e6 $18) 41. c7 Qxc7 42. Qxg5+ Kh8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. e6 $18) 40... Rb1+ 41. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 42. Kf2 Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Kf8 (43... h6 44. c6 Rb8 45. Qf3 Qf8 46. Qxd5 $18 {Komodo13}) ( 43... Rb7 44. Qxg5+ Kh8 (44... Kf8 45. Rxf7+) 45. Qf5 a4 46. Rd6 Qf8 47. c6 Re7 48. Qf6+ Qg7+ 49. Kf4 h5 50. Rxd5 $18 (50. Rd7 $18)) 44. Qxg5 Rb3 (44... Qe8 45. e6 (45. Qh6+ Ke7 46. Rf2 Qg8+ 47. Kh4 Rxf2 48. Qd6+ Ke8 49. Qb8+ Ke7 50. Qxg8) 45... Rb7 46. c6 $18 {Komodo13}) 45. Rxf7+ Ke8 (45... Kxf7 46. Qxd8) 46. Qg8# 1-0

No Club Nights Tuesday 26th November and Tuesday 3 December

Owing to two successive matches in our limited space at the Students' Union, there will be no club nights on Tuesday 26th November or Tuesday 3rd December. Club members are welcome to turn up to watch.

Slow Start

Aberystwyth's slow start to the season continued in our second match on Monday 14th October when we played Carmarthen at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes. On top board, Rudy van Kemenade met Huw Morcom's 1.Nf3 in Dutch style by f5, a line that can be dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, but Rudy, as usual, was well prepared and reached a position where his knight was much stronger than White's bad bishop, eventually breaking through with his rooks. Julie van Kemenade had to give up the exchange against David Buttell's Sicilian; she had compensation, but her own vulnerable king succumbed before she could force home her attack. James Cook found himself with tripled pawns in a Caro-Kann against Robert Narayan-Taylor; despite this, the position was level for much of the game, till White was able to give up his passed h-pawn for a winning attack against the king. An h-pawn also came in useful for Tom Gunn, playing his first game for the club, against Mark Reynolds. His Colle System brought the kingside attack White tries for in this opening, and the runaway pawn provided support for the Queen to mate. A second 2-2 draw left Aber already with a bit of ground to make up on champions Cardigan.

Steynton B were the opponents at the Emlyn Cafe two weeks later, on 28 October. Rudy's Bird's Opening brought him a dominant centre, which Mark Paffard tried to break up with a bishop sacrifice. After the resulting complications, White's attack was eventually stopped but by now he had an overwhelming material advantage. Adam Watkin-Jones steered for an ending against Scott Hammett's Stonewall, but might have been better advised to keep some of the minor pieces on - he had no advantage in the king and pawn ending, and might even have lost at one point trying to force a win. My Exchange Variation against John Miller's French brought me slight but persistent pressure in the centre, and I was able to win a pawn and the resulting ending as Black played too passively. Tom Gunn, after his winning start in the first match, was brought down to earth in his second. He neglected to deal with a pinned knight when defending Jonathan Jones's Jobava London System, allowing the kingside to be ripped open. At last a win for Aber, 2½-1½.

[Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Morcom, Huw"] [Black "Van Kemenade, R."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "1892"] [BlackElo "2040"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2019.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.15"] 1. Nf3 (1. e4 e5 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bc5 6. Bg2 dxe4 7. dxe4 Bg4 {Morcom-Van Kemenade, West Wales op 2007,0-1}) 1... f5 (1... Nf6 2. d3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 e5 7. c3 c5 {Morcom-B Brewer, Dyfed League 2019,1/2-1/2}) 2. d3 (2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. e4 fxe4 8. dxe4 e5 9. c3 Qe7 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nf1 Nd8 12. Qc2 b6 13. Bg5 Ne6 14. Bd2 Bb7 {Morcom-I White, Dyfed -Gwent 2000,0-1}) 2... d6 (2... Nf6 3. e4 {is a delayed Lisitsyn Gambit, when} fxe4 4. dxe4 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Ng5 { is a dangerous attack, 74% for Wh}) 3. e4 e5 4. Be2 (4. Nc3 Nf6 {is actually a Latvian Gambit, beloved of Scott Hammett, where Wh has played the rather slow d3.}) 4... Nc6 5. c3 (5. Nc3 Nf6 {is more frequent, though Wh only scores 27% from it}) 5... Nf6 6. Nbd2 a5 (6... Be7 7. O-O {main; though} (7. b4 {2-1})) ( 6... g6 7. O-O Bg7 {2 games each & 2 draws} 8. b4 {1.5-0.5}) 7. a4 (7. O-O Be7 8. a4 O-O 9. Qb3+ Kh8 10. exf5 Bxf5 11. Qxb7 Qd7 12. Qb3 Rab8 13. Qd1 d5 { Umanec-Marholev, Marianske Laszny 2014,1/2-1/2}) 7... g6 (7... Be7 8. Qb3 d5 { considered}) 8. O-O Bg7 9. Qb3 Qe7 10. Re1 (10. exf5 gxf5 11. d4 e4 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Re1 O-O-O $11 {Komodo13; but the position is unbalanced so chances for both sides}) 10... Nd8 (10... Be6 11. Nc4 (11. Qxb7 Kd7 12. exf5 Bd5 13. c4 Rhb8 14. cxd5 Nb4 $17 {and the Q is lost}) 11... O-O-O $11 {Komodo13}) 11. Bf1 (11. d4 $5 {opening up while the Bl K is still in the centre, but Bl seems to have adequate resources} fxe4 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Ng5 e3 14. fxe3 (14. Nde4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 exf2+ 16. Nxf2 Be6 17. Bb5+ c6 18. Bc4 O-O $11) 14... e4 15. Rf1 h6 16. Nh3 Bxh3 17. gxh3 Nf7 18. Qxb7 O-O $15 {Komodo13}) 11... Be6 12. Qc2 fxe4 { stopping d4 & also looking for longterm pressure down the f file . The Wh pieces are just not placed yet to use the d file .} 13. dxe4 O-O 14. Ra3 { to defend the K side, however the move entails making Wh's next move as well & this creates some later problems} (14. Nc4 {developing, trying for a N on d5, & Rs on the d file looks a better strategic plan}) 14... Nh5 $15 15. c4 { otherwise the R is cut off. However Wh has now weakened the bl squares & hemmed in his Wh square B, which leads eventually to the loss of the game} (15. Nc4 {now allows Bl a promising exchange sacrifice, considered} Rxf3 16. gxf3 Nf7 (16... Nf4 {also}) 17. Kh1 Ng5 18. Qd1 Rf8 $15 {Komodo13}) 15... Nc6 $17 16. Rc3 (16. Nb1 $5 Bg4 17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nbd2 Nd4 $17 {Komodo13}) 16... b6 {preventing any c5 pawn breaks} 17. g3 Bh6 {so as not to left with this as a bad B} (17... h6 18. Bg2 Qd7 {does have some points}) 18. Bg2 Qg7 ( 18... Qd7 {prevents h3, but leaves a loose B}) 19. Nf1 Bxc1 20. Qxc1 Qf6 { Bl is trying to get a position with a good N vs a bad B} (20... h6) (20... Nf6 21. Ng5 Bd7 22. Nf3 Bg4 $17 {Komodo13}) 21. Qg5 Qf7 22. Ne3 Nd4 (22... Qg7 23. Nd5 Rac8 24. Qd2 Bg4 25. Rd3 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Nd4 (26... Nf6) 27. Bxh5 gxh5 28. f4 c6 29. Nc3 Rxf4 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Qxf4 dxc3 32. bxc3 Rf8 33. Qxd6 Qxc3 34. Qd1 h4 $11 {Komodo13}) 23. Ng4 {falling in with Bl's plans} (23. Nf5 $1 {Komodo13, holds the balance} Nxf3+ (23... Bxf5 24. exf5 Rae8 25. Qd2 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Nf6 27. fxg6 Qxg6 28. Bc6 $14 {Wh's B has been liberated}) 24. Rxf3 Qd7 25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Nd5 Kg7 $11 {the N is well-placed on d5}) 23... Bxg4 24. Qxg4 Nxf3+ ( 24... Ne6 $17 25. Rf1 Nf6 26. Qh4 Nc5 27. b3 Qg7 28. Nd2 Nfd7 $17 {Komodo13}) 25. Qxf3 (25. Rxf3 {keeping Qs on seems better for Wh}) 25... Qd7 (25... Qxf3 26. Bxf3 Nf6 27. Rf1 Nd7 28. h4 Nc5 29. b3 Rf6 $17 {is a simpler solution, but at this stage Bl was angling to put the N into d4}) 26. Qd1 Rf7 (26... Rad8 { Komodo13 prevents Wh's possibility in the next note}) 27. b3 (27. f4 $11 exf4 ( 27... Raf8 28. f5 Kh8 $11) 28. e5 Re8 29. Bd5 dxe5 30. Bxf7+ Qxf7 31. Qd5 Nf6 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. gxf4 exf4 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. c5 $14 {Komodo13}) 27... Raf8 28. Rf1 Kh8 29. Rc2 Rf6 {allowing Wh another opportunity} (29... Nf6 30. f3 Qe6 31. Qc1 Nd7 $15 {Komodo13}) 30. Qd5 (30. c5 $1 bxc5 31. Rxc5 Qf7 32. Rxa5 Rxf2 33. Ra7 Rxf1+ 34. Qxf1 Nf6 35. Rb7 Qd7 36. Qc1 Qg4 37. Rxc7 Nxe4 38. Bxe4 Qxe4 39. Rc8 $11) 30... Qg4 {Bl is trying to get the N to e6 or d7 & preventing Wh's Bh3} 31. Qd1 Qe6 (31... Qxd1 32. Rxd1 Ng7 33. Bh3 g5 34. Bd7 h5 35. Rb2 Rd8 36. Bh3 g4 37. Bf1 Ne6 $17 {Komodo13, gets there as well}) 32. Qd5 Ng7 33. Qc6 R6f7 34. Qd5 Qg4 (34... g5) 35. Qd1 Qxd1 36. Rxd1 Ne6 37. Rf1 Nd4 $19 { and Wh 's pieces are doomed to passivity. Bl is planning to bring his K up into the Q side to finally tip the balance of forces in his favour. Komodo13 has not yet caught sight of this plan.} 38. Rb2 g5 39. Kh1 g4 40. Kg1 h5 41. h4 (41. Rd1 h4 {is a real threat} 42. gxh4 Rh7 43. Rd3 Rxh4 44. Rg3 Kh7 45. h3 gxh3 46. Rxh3 Rxh3 47. Bxh3 Rf3 48. Kg2 Rxb3 $19) 41... Kg7 (41... gxh3 { is the way to win according to Komodo13} 42. Bxh3 h4 43. Bf5 Nxf5 44. exf5 Rxf5 45. gxh4 Rg8+ 46. Kh2 Rf4 47. Kh3 Rgg4 48. h5 Kg7 49. Re2 Kh6 50. Re3 Kxh5 $19 {but thr R & p ending is more difficult than Bl's plan.}) 42. Rfb1 Rf6 (42... Kf6 {Komodo13, who now sees the plan, though doesn't yet allow that it's got to be winning}) 43. Kf1 Kf7 (43... Kg6 {Komodo13 is still keeping the K running round the K side though there are no prospects there at all}) 44. Ke1 Ke7 45. Rc1 Kd7 (45... Nxb3 $19 {wins material , but it will keep} 46. Rxb3 ( 46. Rc3 Nc5 47. Ra3 Kd7 $19) 46... Rxf2 47. Bh1 Rh2 48. Rd1 Rxh1+ 49. Kd2 Rh2+ 50. Kc3 Rf3+ 51. Rd3 Rxd3+ 52. Kxd3 Rg2 $19) 46. Rcb1 Kc6 {Komodo13 is able to see this now as a win} 47. Kf1 Kc5 48. Ke1 Kb4 49. Kf1 Ne6 (49... Kc3 50. Ra2 Nc2 {is another way to win the f2 pawn}) 50. Ke1 Nc5 51. Rd2 (51. Rd1 Kc3 52. Rbd2 Nxb3 {and Bl starts harvesting Wh pawns}) 51... Rxf2 (51... Nd3+ 52. Rxd3 Rxf2 {works, though}) (51... Kc3 52. Rc1+ Kxb3 $6 (52... Kb4 $19) 53. Rb1+ Kc3 54. Rc1+ Kb4 55. Rb1+ Kxc4 56. Bf1+ Kc3 57. Rc1+ Kb4 58. Rb1+ (58. Rb2+ { if Wh wants to play on} Ka3 (58... Kxa4 $2 59. Ra1#) 59. Rb5 Rxf2 60. Bc4 Ra2 61. Rc3+ Kxa4 62. Rb1 c6 63. Bxa2 b5 64. Re3 $16 {even a won game can easily be given away right at the last moment}) 58... Kc3 $11) (51... Rxf2 52. Rxf2 Nd3+ 53. Ke2 Rxf2+ (53... Nxf2 54. Rf1 Kxb3 {also wins as the B is useless against the a pawn}) 54. Kxd3 Rxg2 55. Rf1 Rxg3+ 56. Kc2 Rc3+ 57. Kd2 Rf3 $19 { more Wh pawns drop off.}) 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, J."] [Black "Buttell, D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1732"] [BlackElo "1874"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2019.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.15"] {[%evp 0,12,40,13,37,41,38,18,18,17,41,-4,45,45,48]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 (3. g3) (3. f4 {main lines} g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. a3 a6 (6... d6 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 O-O 9. Qe1 a6 10. Qh4 {Van Kemenade-Buttell, Dyfed League 2015,0-1}) 7. O-O Nge7 8. Ba2 O-O 9. d3 b5 10. Ne2 {Van Kemenade-Buttell, Dyfed League 2014,1/2-1/2}) 3... e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. a4 Nge7 (5... Nf6 {main}) 6. O-O (6. d4) 6... d6 (6... g6) 7. Re1 (7. d4 $16 {1-2, Stockfish10}) 7... Ng6 $146 { Stockfish10} (7... Nd4 {1-1}) 8. d3 Be7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Ng3 d5 11. Ba2 (11. exd5 exd5 12. Ba2 $11 {Stockfish10}) 11... b5 12. c3 b4 (12... d4 $15 {Stockfish10}) 13. Bd2 a5 14. Qe2 Rb8 $15 15. Rad1 bxc3 (15... b3 16. Bb1 d4 $17 {buries the Wh B}) 16. bxc3 Rb2 17. Ra1 (17. Bb1 d4 18. cxd4 cxd4 19. Rc1 Qb6 20. Qd1 Ba6 21. Rc2 Rb8 22. Rxb2 Qxb2 $17 {Stockfish10}) 17... Ba6 (17... d4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Bc4 Bg5 21. Rad1 (21. Red1 Rxd2 $19) (21. Bxg5 Rxe2 22. Nxe2 {may be Wh's best}) 21... Bd7 22. Nf1 Ne5 $19 (22... Rfb8 $19 {Stockfish10})) 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qd1 Nh4 (19... Bf6 20. Bb1 $11 (20. Nh5 $11)) 20. Bc1 (20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Bc1 Rb7 22. Ba3 $14 {Stockfish10}) 20... Rb7 21. Ba3 Nxf3+ (21... Ng6 22. Nf5 $16) 22. Qxf3 $18 Rd7 23. Nf5 Bf6 24. Rac1 {missing the reply} (24. d4 $1 $18 {seen by Bl} cxd4 (24... Nb4 25. cxb4 axb4 26. Bc1 c4 27. Bb1 $18) 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 26. Nxd4 Nxd4 27. cxd4 $18 {Stockfish10} Bxd4 28. Rad1 Bf6 29. Bxd5) 24... Ne5 25. Rxe5 {still gives Wh practical chances} (25. Qh3 {leads to a nest of complications} g6 (25... Nxd3 26. Bb1 g6 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Bxd3 $18) ( 25... Bxd3 26. Rxe5 Bxe5 27. Qxd3 $18) 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Bb1 Bc8 28. Bxc5 Re8 29. d4 Rc7 30. Qe3 Bg5 31. f4 Bxh6 32. Bb6 Rxc3 33. Bxd8 Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Rxd8 35. Rxe5 Bxf4 36. Rc5 Bxe5 37. dxe5 Ba6 $15 {Stockfish10}) 25... Bxe5 26. d4 Bf6 ( 26... cxd4 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. cxd4 Bf6 29. Qa3+ Kg8 30. Qe3 Kf8 $11 {Stockfish10 }) 27. Bxc5 (27. dxc5 {Stockfish10} Bb7 (27... Re8 28. c6 Rc7 29. Qxd5 Bc8 30. Bd6 Bxf5 31. Bxc7 Qe7 32. Qb5 Be4 33. Bxa5 Bxc6 34. Qf1 Bxa4 35. Bc4 $14 { Wh is a pawn up}) 28. Nd6 Bc6 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Qxd5 Qa8 31. c4 $16 { Stockfish10; Wh is well entrenched in the centre}) 27... Re8 $19 28. g4 (28. Rb1 Re2) 28... Bg5 29. Rb1 Be2 30. Qg3 g6 (30... Re4 $1 31. f3 (31. Rb8 Rxg4 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Ne3 Rxg3+ 34. fxg3 Bf3 $19) 31... Bf4 32. Qf2 Re6 33. Re1 Bd3 34. Rxe6 fxe6 35. Ng3 Qg5 $19 {Stockfish10}) 31. h4 (31. Nd6 {looks promising , but peters out} Re6 32. Nb7 Qa8 33. Nd6 Qc6 34. Nf5 Qxa4 35. h4 Bd8 (35... Qxa2 36. Rb8+ Bd8 37. Be7 $11) 36. Bb3 Qc6 37. Bc2 Re8 $19 {Stockfish10} ) 31... gxf5 32. gxf5 h6 (32... f6 {is stronger= allows thr R to protect the K} 33. hxg5 Rg7 34. f4 fxg5 35. f6 Qxf6 36. Bxd5+ Kh8 37. f5 Qxf5 38. Rb8 Rgg8 39. Rxe8 (39. Bxg8 Rxb8 $19 40. Qxb8 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Qf2+ 42. Kh1 (42. Kh3 g4#) 42... Bf3#) 39... Rxe8 40. Bg2 Kg8 $19) 33. Kh2 {both sides were running low on time here, Bl more than Wh} (33. f4 Qf6 $1 (33... f6 34. hxg5 Rg7 (34... fxg5 35. Rb6 Rg7 36. f6 Re3 {other moves lose} 37. Bxd5+ Qxd5 38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. fxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qxe3 Bc4 $11) 35. g6 Qd7 36. Rb6 Qxf5 37. Bb1 Qg4 38. Qxg4 Bxg4 39. Kf2 Rc7 40. Rxf6 Rb7 41. Bd3 Kg7 42. Rb6 Rxb6 43. Bxb6 Rf8 44. Bxa5 Rxf4+ 45. Ke3 Rf3+ 46. Kd2 $11 {Stockfish10}) 34. hxg5 Qxf5 (34... hxg5 35. Re1 Rdd8 36. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 37. fxg5 Bf3 38. Re5 Be4 39. Be7 Rc8 40. c4 Bxf5 41. c5 Be4 42. Bd6 Rxe5 43. dxe5 Kg7 44. Kf2 $11 {Stockfish10})) 33... Bc4 (33... f6 $19) 34. Rg1 {trying to gain time for the attack} (34. Bxc4 dxc4 35. Rg1 (35. Rb6 Rd5 36. Rxh6 Rxf5 37. hxg5 Qxg5 38. d5 Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 f6 (39... Rxd5 40. Bd4) 40. Bb6 Kg7 41. Rh4 Rxd5 42. Rxc4 Kg6 $17 {Wh has only one pawn for the exchange}) 35... f6 $19) 34... Bxa2 35. hxg5 Qc7 (35... hxg5 36. Bb6 Qf6 { and the attack runs out}) 36. f4 h5 37. Qh4 Re2+ (37... Qb8) 38. Kh3 (38. Kh1 Qb8 39. Qxh5 Qe8 (39... Bb1 {also wins} 40. Qxe2 Be4+ 41. Kh2 Qxf4+ 42. Kh3 Bxf5+ 43. Kg2 Be4+ 44. Kh3 Rb7 $19 {Stockfish10})) 38... Re3+ 39. Kh2 Qb8 40. Rg2 (40. g6 f6 $19) 40... Bb1 $1 41. g6 f6 42. Rf2 Bxf5 43. Qxf6 (43. Qxh5 Rh3+ ) 43... Bxg6 (43... Bg4 {is quite safe as well}) 44. Rg2 Rg7 45. Rxg6 (45. Bd6 Qc8 $19) 45... Qb2+ 46. Rg2 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Narayan-Taylor, R."] [Black "Cook, James"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1423"] [BlackElo "1487"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2019.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.15"] {[%evp 0,15,80,5,48,-16,81,39,41,36,43,26,25,28,13,24,20,34]} 1. e4 d5 { Centre Counter?} 2. d4 {Blackmar-Diemer Gambit?} c6 {Caro-Kann} 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 {a rather stolid line} (5... gxf6 {more frequent}) 6. c3 Bd6 7. Nf3 Qe7+ {the Q will have to move again from here} (7... O-O 8. Be2 Re8 {scores 67% for Bl}) 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 (9... Bf5 10. Re1 Qc7 11. h3 Re8 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 (13... fxg6 14. Bc4+ Kf8 15. Rxe8+ Kxe8 16. Bd2 Kf8 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Re1 Qd8 20. Qe4 {Fedor-Kormonicki, Presov op ,2002,1-0} ) 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. c4 Rad8 17. Bc3 Nd7 18. Bf3 f5 19. Rad1 Nf6 { Diego Garcia-Gonzalez Alejo, DOM ch, Santo Domingo 2019,1/2-1/2}) 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 (11... Qd7 12. gxh5 Qxh3 13. Re1 Qg4+ 14. Kf1 Qh3+ $11 {Komodo13}) 12. Nh4 (12. Re1) 12... Be4 (12... Bc7 13. Ng2 Nd7 14. Bf4 Rfe8 $15 {Komodo13}) 13. f3 Bg6 (13... Bg3 {Rudy & Komodo13} 14. Ng2 (14. fxe4 Bxh4 15. Bf3 Nd7 $11) 14... Bg6 15. Kh1 Re8 $15 {because of Wh's weakened K side}) 14. Nxg6 (14. f4 f5 15. g5 Re8 $11 {Komodo13}) 14... hxg6 15. Re1 (15. Bd3 c5 $15 {that K side}) 15... Qc7 (15... Re8 $17 16. f4 (16. Bd2 Bg3 $19) 16... f5 17. g5 (17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Kg2 Nd7 19. Bd3 Nf6 $15 {the Bl pieces are a bit more active})) 16. Bf1 Bh2+ (16... Bg3 $17) (16... Nd7 $17) (16... c5 $17 {in all of these Wh has trouble finding a good square for his QB}) 17. Kh1 Nd7 (17... Bg3) 18. Re4 Rae8 (18... f5 $17 {Komodo13}) 19. Qe2 Rxe4 20. fxe4 $11 {the Wh centre has been strengthened by the exchange} Bf4 21. Be3 g5 (21... Bxe3 22. Qxe3 g5 $15 { Bl has a better minor piece}) 22. Bg2 Re8 23. Rf1 (23. Bg1) 23... Nb6 (23... Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Nf8 25. c4 Ng6 $17 {and the N is well placed as Wh has little control over the bl squares} 26. a3 c5 27. d5 Nf4 $17 {Komodo13}) 24. b3 (24. Bxf4 gxf4 25. g5 fxg5 26. Qh5 Qe7 27. h4 $11 {Komodo13}) 24... Nc8 {missing a chance to get the N in} (24... Nd5 25. Bxf4 Nxf4 26. Qd2 Qd6 $17 (26... b5 $17) ) (24... Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Nd5 26. Qd2 Nf4 $17 {also}) 25. Bxf4 gxf4 {now the best square for the N has gone} 26. h4 $11 g5 27. h5 (27. hxg5 fxg5 28. Rf3 Ne7 29. Rh3 Ng6 30. e5 Nh4 {slightly favours Bl}) 27... Kg7 (27... Ne7) 28. Re1 Qe7 ( 28... Nd6 $11 {Komodo13}) 29. Qd3 Qe6 30. Bf3 Ne7 (30... Nb6 31. Rd1 Nd7 32. Kg2 Qd6 $11 {Komodo13}) 31. Re2 Rd8 (31... Ng8 {Rudy, to blockade on h6} 32. e5 Qd7 33. h6+ Kxh6 34. Rh2+ Kg7 35. Rh7+ Kf8 36. Rh8 f5 37. Be2 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qe4 39. gxf5 Qxd3 40. Bxd3 f6 41. e6 Kg7 42. Rh3 Ne7 {Komodo13- looks about level as the position is quite blocked}) 32. c4 Qe5 (32... c5 33. d5 Qe5 34. Qb1 Rh8 35. Kg1 Nc8 36. Qb2 Qxb2 37. Rxb2 Nd6 (37... Nb6 $11 {Komodo13}) 38. Kf2 b6 $14 {Komodo13- not muck play left}) 33. Rd2 Qa5 34. d5 cxd5 35. exd5 Nc8 $2 { the same N retreat as earlier, when it could have become more active. This time the retreat is fatal} (35... Nc6 36. Kg2 Ne5 {getting to a good square} 37. Qd4 Qb4 38. c5 (38. d6 b6 $11) 38... Qb5 39. Re2 Re8 $11) (35... Ng8 { looks too late now} 36. d6 (36. Qd4 b6 37. Kg2 Nh6 38. d6 Qb4 39. Kg1 Rd7 $14 { but not clear how Wh is going to get further}) 36... Qe5 37. Qe2 b6 38. Qxe5 fxe5 39. b4 Nf6 40. c5 bxc5 41. bxc5 e4 42. Bd1 e3 43. Rd4 $18 {Komodo13 as the Wh pawns are far superior} Rc8 44. Rc4 Rc6 45. Bf3 e2 46. Bxe2 Nd7 47. Kg2 Rxc5 48. Rxc5 Nxc5 49. Bb5 Nb7 50. d7 Kf6 51. Kf3 $18 {Bl has to cope with 2 passed pawns.}) 36. Re2 $18 (36. h6+ {wins quickly} Kg8 (36... Kxh6 37. Rh2+ Kg7 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Re2 Ne7 40. Qh6+ Ke8 41. Qxf6 Qc7 42. Qxg5 {demolishes the Bl K structure}) 37. Qd4 Re8 38. c5 $18 {Komodo13}) (36. Qd4 Qa6 37. Kg2 Ne7 38. c5 Ng8 39. a4 {and the pawns roll forward- Komodo13}) 36... Qc5 37. Qf5 {giving Bl a last chance} (37. h6+ {similar to above}) 37... Nd6 {but another N move lets it end} (37... Rh8 38. Kg2 Nd6 39. Qd3 b6 $11 {Komodo13}) 38. h6+ Kxh6 (38... Kg8 39. Qxf6 Nf5 40. gxf5 Qf8 41. h7+ Kxh7 42. Rh2+ Qh6 43. Rxh6+ Kg8 44. Rh8# {is eventually the same.}) 39. Qxf6+ Kh7 40. Rh2+ 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:Aberystwyth-Carmarthen"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.14"] [Round "?"] [White "Gunn, Tom"] [Black "Reynolds, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "1400"] [BlackElo "1200"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2019.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.15"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 {the Colle} c4 {a natural move played in some 400 games,. However it takes the pressure off the centre, so that Wh's coming e4 will arrive with even greater force} (5... Nc6) (5... Nbd7 {main lines,await events}) 6. Bc2 Nbd7 (6... Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 {70% for Wh}) 7. Nbd2 g6 (7... b5 {has been played} 8. e4 { 70% for Wh} (8. O-O {78% for Wh} Bb7 9. Re1 Bd6 10. e4 {4 Wh wins, 1 Bl win})) 8. O-O Bg7 9. Re1 O-O 10. e4 (10. Qe2 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 b5 13. Bg5 Bb7 14. Ne5 Bxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Nc5 18. Qh4 Nd7 19. Bf6 Nxf6 20. exf6 Kh8 21. Qh6 Rg8 22. Re3 {Gruschinski-Hoefer, SVR ch, Mendig 2010, 1-0; Bl cannot stop Qxh7 & Rh3 mate.}) 10... Re8 (10... b5 11. e5 Ne8 12. Nf1 { 2 Wh wins, 1 Bl win,; wh has easy attacking chances on the K side, while the BlQ, QB & QR are absent}) (10... dxe4 {looks forced} 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qc7 13. h4 $16) 11. e5 Nh5 12. Nf1 h6 {missing the threat} (12... Bh8 13. Bg5 (13. g4 Ng7 14. h4 $18 {Stockfish10}) 13... f6 14. Bh4 (14. g4) 14... g5 15. Nxg5 fxg5 16. Qxh5 gxh4 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Qxh8+ Ke7 (18... Kf7 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Bg6 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qf6 22. exf6 h3 23. Qf7#) 19. Qg7# {Herreros Lucas -Diaz del Prado, Madrid San Viator op 2013,1-0}) 13. g4 Nhf6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. g5 Ne4 ( 15... hxg5 16. Bxg5 Qd6 17. Ne5 {is also uncomfortable}) 16. gxh6 Bf6 17. Bxe4 (17. Ne5) (17. Ng3 {are slightly preferred by Stockfish10}) 17... dxe4 18. Rxe4 Qd5 19. Qe2 (19. Rf4 {Stockfish10} Qd8 20. Rxf6 $1 (20. Qe2) 20... Qxf6 21. Ne5 {removes more bl square protection from the Bl K side, & the 3 Wh minor pieces charge in leaving Bl's 2 Rs & B as bystanders from afar}) 19... Kh7 (19... e5 $5 {at least gives a bit more breathing space}) 20. Ne5 (20. Rf4 Qd8 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Ng5+ (22. Bg5 Qh8 23. Qxc4) 22... Kg8 23. Ne4 Qh8 24. Bg5 f5 25. Nf6+ Kf7 26. Ne3 {Stockfish10- the Bl pieces are in a helpless scatter}) 20... Rf8 21. Ng3 (21. Qf3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 f5 23. exf6 e5 24. Bg5 Bf5 25. Ng3 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Rad8 27. f7 Rxf7 28. Bf6 {and it's over soon}) 21... b5 22. Qf3 (22. Rf4) 22... Bxe5 (22... Be7 23. Nxf7 Bb7 24. Qf4 Rae8 25. Ng5+ Bxg5 26. Qxg5 {and Bl has little to play for as Wh mobilizes his Q side}) 23. dxe5 Bb7 (23... f5 { had to be played} 24. exf6 Bb7 25. h4 e5 26. Bg5 Qd7 27. h5 gxh5 28. Kh2 Rg8 29. Rd1 Qe6 30. Qe3 {and the Bl position will soon collapse} Qc6 31. f3 Rae8 32. Rxe5 h4 33. Re7+ Rxe7 34. Qxe7+ Kg6 35. Ne4 Qc8 36. f7 {Stockfish10}) 24. Qf6 Qd1+ 25. Nf1 Qxc1 (25... Rg8 {clings on a bit longer} 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Bg5 {and Stockfish gives up the Q to slow down the mate, since} Qxa1 28. Bf6+ Rg7 29. Qxg7#) 26. Qg7# {A first outing for the Wh player since 1994.} 1-0 [Event "DyfedLeague:SteyntonB-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?.1"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Paffard, Mark"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "2040"] [BlackElo "1652"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2019.10.29"] {[%evp 0,7,26,-24,-24,-21,-24,-35,-26,-78]} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 {the problem with this is, that though it fights for e5, with a consequent Bg4, that the N blocks the c pawn (which can be significant in QP openings)} 3. d4 { recommended by Henrik Danielsen.Now Bl is deprived of getting a pawn alongside his d5. Wh is conceding wh squares, but hopes at some point to gain space with c4.} (3. g3 {is quite playable though} Bg4 4. Bg2 Qd7 5. h3 (5. c4) 5... Bxf3 6. Bxf3 e5 7. d3 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O-O {& Wh did get winning chances against the Bl K, though Van Kemenade-Malisov,World Seniors Teams 2017,0-1}) 3... Nf6 4. g3 ( 4. e3 Bf5 5. c3 {is a Dutch Stonewall, similar to Hammett vs Watkin-Jones happening on the next board.}) 4... Bf5 (4... Bg4 {2-0}) 5. a3 {aiming to keep c4 for later} (5. Bg2 e6 (5... Nb4 6. Na3 {is Ok, though it gives Bl a chance to play c5} g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c3 Nc6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Bb2 e6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. c4 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Bxd4+ 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Rd1 Nc2 16. Qc3 $2 (16. Rxd8 $18) 16... Nxc3 $19 {Klooywijk-Zootjes, Vlissingen HZ op 2000,0-1}) 6. O-O Nb4 7. Na3 c5 8. c3 Nc6 $15 {Contreras Poblete-Crnic, IECG email 1999,1/2-1/2}) 5... e6 (5... h5 $15 {Komodo13}) 6. Bg2 Be7 (6... Bd6 7. O-O Ne7 8. Be3 Rc8 9. b4 b6 10. Nbd2 c5 11. bxc5 (11. c4 {Stockfish10}) 11... bxc5 12. c4 O-O 13. Rc1 Ng4 $17 { Sedlarova-Decka, CZE ch U12 girls, Svetla nad Sazavou 1994, 0-1}) 7. O-O O-O 8. e3 {secures d4} (8. Ne5 {Fritz15}) 8... h6 {allows B retreat if neccessary} 9. Qe2 (9. b3 Nb8 10. c4 c5 $11 {Stockfish10}) 9... a6 10. c4 (10. b3 Nb8 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. c4 c6 13. Nc3 Ne4 $11 {Stockfish10}) 10... Re8 (10... Na5 {Wh thought this could be met, & looked at in pm analysis- Stockfish10 suggests very promising for Bl} 11. Nbd2 dxc4 12. Ne5 (12. Nxc4 Nb3 13. Bd2 (13. Ra2 Bb1 $19) 13... Nxa1 14. Rxa1 Be4 $19) 12... c5 $1 {Stockfish10- fighting for the centre} (12... b5 13. Bxa8 Qxa8 {looks interesting for Bl but probably too risky}) 13. Nexc4 (13. g4 Nxg4 14. Nxg4 Bd3 15. Qd1 cxd4 16. Rf3 dxe3 17. Nxe3 Qd4 18. Kh1 Rfd8 $17 {Stockfish10}) 13... Nxc4 14. Nxc4 cxd4 15. Bxb7 Ra7 16. Bf3 Rc7 17. b3 dxe3 18. Rd1 Qb8 19. b4 Nd5 20. Bb2 Qb5 21. Rac1 Rfc8 22. Ne5 f6 23. Qxb5 axb5 24. Nd3 Nc3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 26. Be2 g5 $19 {Stockfish10}) (10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 Na5 12. Qa4 c5 $17 {Komodo13, also looks better than the text.Even though the R looks at the Q, important in some later lines of play, it doesn't do enough to challenge Wh's attempt to take over the centre}) 11. Nc3 (11. Nbd2 Bd6 12. b3 Ne4 13. Bb2 $11 {Stockfish10}) 11... Ne4 (11... dxc4 12. Ne5 (12. Qxc4 Na5 13. Qa2 (13. Qa4 c5) 13... Bd3 14. Re1 Bc4 15. Qb1 Nb3 16. Ne5 b5 $15) 12... Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bd3 14. Qf2 Bxf1 15. exf6 Bxg2 16. fxe7 Qxe7 17. Kxg2 b5 ( 17... c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. e4 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 b5 21. e5 $11 {Stockfish10}) 18. e4 $11 {Stockfish10}) 12. Nd2 (12. Ne5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. c5 Qd5 17. Rb1 $14 {but there is little material left & Wh's B is bad} ) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 {Wh now sensed that the Q could be made a target. There looked to be several possibilities here.} (13... Na5 {still seems best} 14. e4 dxe4 15. g4 Bh7 16. Nxe4 c5 $1 17. Be3 Rc8 {puts further pressure on the Wh centre} 18. Rac1 (18. Rad1 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Qc7 20. g5 $11) 18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Bxa3 20. Rc2 Bf8 21. c5 (21. g5 {Wh gets some K side play for the pawn})) 14. cxd5 (14. e4 {initial idea} dxe4 15. Nxe4 Na5 $11 16. g4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 c5 $11) (14. g4 Bh7 15. f5 {looked attractive} dxc4 (15... Bg5 {pm suggestion, playing on the bl squares Wh has left behind} 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nb3 { Stockfish10} b6 18. c4 Ne7 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. e4 $16 {the Wh centre begins to look menacing}) 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxc4 Rf8 $11) 14... exd5 15. c4 {fulfiiling Wh's aim from move 3, but Stockfish 10 exploits the vulnerability in the Wh centre} dxc4 (15... Bf6 $19 {Stockfish10} 16. Qf2 (16. Nb3 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Ra2 Bb1 $19) 16... Rxe3 17. cxd5 Bxd4 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Nf3 Bxa1 21. Qxe3 Re8 22. Qc5 Bb2 $19 {Stockfish10}) (15... Nxd4 {Stockfish10-not quite as convincing, but still good} 16. exd4 Bf6 17. Qf2 Bd3 18. Bf3 (18. Ra2 Re2 $19) 18... Bxf1 19. Nxf1 dxc4 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Kg2 Qb5 $19) 16. Nxc4 Rab8 { Bl is being too defensive; even though the b7 pawn may be vulnerable , it is seldom a good idea to tie Rs down to protect weak pawns. Avoid if possible.} ( 16... Be6 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Ne5 $11 {Stockfish10}) (16... Bf6 17. Ne5 $16 { most likely- Wh had been looking at the more speculative} (17. Bb2 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 (18... Qxd4 19. Bxb7 Qc5 {positionally better as well-Stockfish10}) 19. Rad1 Rad8 (19... c5 20. Qf2 (20. Ne5 {pm analysis , thought winning for Wh, is the reverse!} Qb5 $19 {Stockfish10- unpins with a tempo}) 20... Qe6 21. exd4 Qxc4 22. dxc5 Rad8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re1 $11 {Stockfish10}))) 17. d5 $18 { now the Wh centre begind to roll forward} Nd8 18. Bb2 (18. Ne5 Qa4 19. Bb2 Be4 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Nd7 Rc8 22. Qg4 Qg6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24. e4 $16 {Stockfish10}) 18... Qb5 {from now on Wh was looking at perhaps trapping the Q} (18... f6 { Stockfish10- considered at move 20 in pm analysis}) 19. Kh1 (19. e4 Bd6 20. Rfe1 f6 21. Rac1 Nf7 22. Qd2 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Bh7 24. e5 $18 {Stockfish10}) (19. a4 Qb3 20. e4 b5 21. axb5 Qxb5 22. Kh1 Bb4 23. Rfb1 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 f5 25. Be5 fxe4 26. Bxc7 Rc8 27. d6 $18 {Stockfish10}) 19... Bc5 20. Be5 (20. e4 $18) (20. a4 Qb3 21. e4 $19 {both considered}) 20... Rc8 (20... f6 {pm suggestion} 21. e4 ( 21. Bxc7 Rc8 22. d6 Nf7 23. Rfd1 Nxd6 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Be6 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. a4 (27. Qd1 $18) 27... Qxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Bd5 Rce4 30. f5 $18 { Stockfish10}) (21. a4 Qd7 22. e4 Bg4 23. Qc2 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Bd4 26. e6 Qe7 27. Rac1 Be5 28. Qf2 Nxe6 29. dxe6 Qxe6 $11 {Stockfish10}) 21... fxe5 22. exf5 (22. a4 Bg4 23. Qd3 Qd7 24. Nxe5 Qc8 25. Nxg4 Qxg4 26. e5 Kh8 $16 ) 22... exf4 23. Qd3 Nf7 24. f6 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Qg6 Rg5 27. f7+ Kh8 28. Qe6 Rf8 29. gxf4 Rxg2 30. Kxg2 Qb2+ 31. Kh1 Qf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. Kg2 $16 { Stockfish10}) 21. e4 $18 {What Wh was aiming for from the beginning ( or something like this)} Bxe4 {At the time Bl considered this a blunder, but creating a bit of chaos is a good idea before the centre advances further} ( 21... Rxe5 22. fxe5 Bd7 23. a4 Qb4 24. Rfb1 Qc3 25. Rf1 $18 {Stockfish10}) 22. Bxe4 (22. Qxe4 f6 23. Bh3 fxe5 24. fxe5 $18 {also}) 22... f6 23. Bf5 {cutting off the Q's retreat} (23. Bxf6 Rxe4 (23... gxf6 24. Qg4+ Kf8 25. Ne5) 24. Qxe4 gxf6 (24... Nf7 25. Ne5 Qe8 26. Qf5 $18) 25. Qg6+ {Stockfish10}) 23... fxe5 ( 23... Bd4 24. Rad1 fxe5 25. Bxc8 $18 {Stockfish10}) 24. a4 Qb3 25. Bxc8 (25. Bc2 Qc3 26. Qe4 {Stockfish10}) 25... e4 26. Rfb1 (26. Rad1) 26... Qc3 27. Ne5 Qd4 28. Rd1 Qb4 29. Qh5 {Wh has problems deciding which of all the possibilities to play} Re7 (29... Rf8 30. Bf5 (30. Ng6 Rf6 31. Be6+ Nxe6 32. dxe6 Bd6 33. Qd5 Kh7 34. Ne5 $18) 30... Rf6 31. Nd7 Rf7 32. Rab1 (32. Be6 $18) 32... Qa3 33. Bxe4 $18) 30. Ng6 Qc3 31. Nxe7+ Bxe7 32. Qe8+ Bf8 33. Qxe4 { simplest, though Wh had worked out there is no perpetual after taking the N.} ( 33. Qxd8 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 Qe3+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qh5+ 37. Qh4) 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League: Steynton B - Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?.2"] [White "Hammett, S."] [Black "Watkin-Jones, A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1942"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] 1. d4 (1. f4 {is more usual for Scott, but we soon get there by transposition}) 1... Nf6 (1... d6 2. e3 Nf6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e5 {Hammett-J Van Kemenade,Dyfed League 2019,1/2-1/2}) 2. e3 g6 3. Bd3 Bg7 4. f4 d6 {Usually Scott's opponents have gone for a d5 setup. d6 was the suggestion by Rudy when the late Beryl Hughes requested advice on how to respond to Scott's f4 in a Dyfed Minor a few years ago.} 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O c5 (6... Nbd7) (6... Nc6 { also score well for Bl} 7. c3 e5 8. Nbd2 Qe7 {22 % for Wh eg Boot-R Van Kemenade, Wakefield-Undercliffe, 1991,0-1}) 7. c3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 {27% for Wh} e5 9. fxe5 (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Ne4 Qe7 {main, 21% for Wh}) 9... dxe5 10. dxe5 $146 ( 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 $17 {main, 31% for Wh}) (10. Ne4 {0-3}) 10... Qxd3 $17 {Cloud Engines} (10... Ng4 $15) 11. exf6 Bxf6 $17 {leaves the e pawn as an obstruction for Wh is simplest} (11... Qxe3+ {Rudy, grabbing the pawn, is disliked by the Engines at first glance, but then it gets to equality after a bit} 12. Kh1 Bh8 $1 (12... Bxf6 13. Re1 Qd3 14. Ne4 Qxd1 15. Nxf6+ Kg7 16. Rxd1 Kxf6 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Ng5 {Bl is a pawn up, but has to suffer for it} Ke7 19. Re1+ Be6 20. Ne4 {is awkward to meet} b6 21. Rad1 f6 22. Bg7 f5 23. Ng5 Nd8 24. b4 $16 (24. Nxh7 {just gets the pawn back})) 13. Nb3 Qe6 14. Nxc5 Qxf6 15. Ne4 Qe7 16. Re1 Qc7 $11 (16... Bf5 $11)) 12. Nb3 Qxd1 (12... Qb5 {is Komodo13 at first, but then goes with the Engine consensus for the text as played} 13. Qd5 Be6 14. Qxc5 Qa6 15. Qd6 Rad8 16. Qf4 Bg7 $15 {though Wh has the extra pawn for the moment}) 13. Rxd1 Be7 14. e4 Bg4 (14... Be6 {seems better} 15. Bh6 (15. Ng5 Bg4 16. Nf3 f6 17. Be3 b6 18. Nbd2 Be6 $17) 15... Rfd8 16. Nbd2 Rd7 $15 { the Bl pieces are all just a litle bit better placed}) 15. h3 Bxf3 {this gives up on Bl's advantage, as the e pawn is no longer isolated} (15... Be6 {Komodo13 } 16. Bh6 (16. Ng5 Bc4 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. Be3 b6 19. Nbd2 Bd3 20. e5 Kg7 $17) 16... Rfd8 $15) 16. gxf3 $11 Rfd8 17. Bf4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $11 20. Kf2 Kg7 21. Nd2 g5 (21... Kf6 22. Nf1 Ke6 23. Ne3 g5 24. Bc7 Nc6 25. Kg3 Bf6 26. Kg4 Be5 27. Nd5 f6 28. h4 h6 29. f4 $11 {Komodo13}) 22. Bg3 Ne6 23. Nc4 b5 24. Nd6 (24. Ne5) 24... Bxd6 25. Bxd6 {the B is usually slightly better than a N if there are pawns on both sides of the board & that its own pawns do not obstruct the B} Nf4 26. Bxf4 {the trouble is that K & P endings are frequently very far from simple, with lots of ways to go wrong- as attested by the game continuation & accompanying analyses.} (26. b3 $11 Nxh3+ 27. Kg3 Nf4 28. Bxc5 a6 29. Be3 Ne6 30. c4 bxc4 31. bxc4 h5 32. c5 $11 {Bl has a protected passed pawn, but Wh has a distant one - & the B , unlike a N, can both assist its own pawns, while keeping an eye on the enemy ones back home}) (26. Kg3 Nd3 27. b3 Kf6 28. Bb8 a6 29. f4 $11 {Komodo13}) 26... gxf4 $17 27. h4 $2 {but this is a mistake, as it creates a vulnerable h pawn. Wh needs to sit tight, & play his K between g2 & h2. here is no way in for the Bl K via the Q side.} Kg6 $19 28. Kg2 a5 (28... Kh5 $1 {tie the K down to defend the pawn, then just run White out of pawn moves} 29. Kh3 b4 (29... a5 30. a3 a4 (30... b4 {may be even better})) 30. cxb4 cxb4 31. a4 a5 32. b3 f6 {zugzwang}) 29. a3 a4 (29... Kh5 { again forces the reply}) 30. Kh3 f5 (30... Kh5 31. Kh2 Kxh4 32. Kg2 Kg5 33. Kf2 b4 $1 {Komodo13- Wh has to deal with 2 runners.} (33... h5 {would be fine if Bl could get the pawn to h3, to deprive Wh of the g2 square, however the Wh K just moves between h2 & h3. Though the win might still be there if Wh doesn't find the most accurate defence} 34. Kg2 h4 35. Kh3 f6 36. Kh2 f5 37. e5 Kg6 38. Kh3 Kf7 39. Kxh4 Ke6 40. Kh5 Kd5 41. Kg5 Kxe5 42. Kg6 Kd5 43. Kxf5 Kc4 44. Kxf4 Kb3 45. Kg5 Kxb2 46. f4 b4 47. cxb4 cxb4 48. f5 bxa3 49. f6 a2 50. f7 a1=Q 51. f8=Q {however the Q & P ending is a draw -Nalimov tablebases- though in a game Wh could still lose if inaccurate play happens.}) 34. cxb4 cxb4 35. axb4 Kf6 36. b5 Ke5 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. e5+ Kc5 39. b6 Kxb6 40. Kd3 Kc5 41. Ke4 Kb4 42. Kxf4 Kb3 43. Kg5 Kxb2 {and Wh is way behind}) 31. e5 Kf7 32. Kg2 Ke6 33. Kf2 Kxe5 34. Ke2 Kd5 35. Kd3 b4 $2 {though taking the draw is better than handing Wh this opportunity for a win} (35... h5 36. c4+ $1 {seen by Adam, saves Wh}) ( 35... c4+ 36. Ke2 Ke5 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Kg2 Kg6 39. h5+ $1 {and the Bl K has no entry}) (35... Ke6 36. Kd2 (36. c4 b4 37. Ke2 Ke5 38. Kd3 bxa3 39. bxa3 Ke6 { will slowly win for Bl- who wins the h pawn, then returns to enter via d4.}) 36... Kf6 37. Kd3 (37. Ke2 Kg6 38. Kf2 Kh5 39. Kg2 Kxh4 40. Kh2 Kg5 41. Kh3 Kf6 42. Kh4 Ke5 43. Kg5 h5 44. Kxh5 Kd5 {is now winning as there are 2 obstructions to clear for Wh, plus getting his K out of the way.} 45. Kg6 Kc4 46. Kxf5 Kb3 47. Kxf4 Kxb2 48. Kg5 b4 49. axb4 (49. cxb4 c4) 49... cxb4 50. cxb4 a3 51. f4 a2 52. f5 a1=Q {is a much worse position for Wh than in the note above to move 30}) 37... h6 (37... Kg6 38. c4 bxc4+ 39. Kxc4 Kh5 40. b4 $1 {speed rather than pawns is required} axb3 41. Kxb3 Kxh4 42. a4 h5 43. a5 Kg3 44. a6 h4 45. a7 h3 46. a8=Q h2 47. Qh8 Kg2 48. Qb2+ {and the game ends in a perpetual-Komodo13}) 38. Kd2 (38. c4 b4 39. axb4 cxb4 40. Kc2 h5 $19) 38... Kg6 39. b3 (39. Kd3 Kh5 $19) 39... c4 (39... axb3 40. c4 Kf6 (40... bxc4 41. a4 $1 $18) 41. cxb5 Ke5 42. Kc3 c4 43. a4 $11 {and both sides have supporting passed pawn structures (perhaps Bl can try for a mate as his pawns are further advanced, but that requires very accurate calculation as to whether it will work or not.} Kd6 {hoping to get to b4 to get the pawns through, but wh can prevent any such idea by just pushing his pawns a little further} 44. a5 (44. Kb2 Kc5 45. h5 Kb6 $11 (45... Kb4 46. b6 c3+ 47. Kc1 Ka3 48. b7 b2+ 49. Kc2 Ka2 50. b8=Q $18 {is one move too slow}) (45... Kd4 46. b6 c3+ 47. Kxb3 Kd3 48. b7 c2 49. b8=Q c1=Q 50. Qd6+ $11 Ke3 51. Qxh6 {and Bl must take the perpetual, since the h pawn is a menace})) 44... Kc5 45. a6 $11) 40. bxc4 bxc4 {and Komodo13 plays on, but a glance at the board shows Bl has no entry on the Q side anymore.}) 36. axb4 (36. cxb4 $1 $18 {worked out by Adam afterwards would win for Wh (an exception to the principle of take towards the centre with pawns)} h5 (36... cxb4 37. axb4 Kd6 38. Kd4) 37. Kc3 c4 38. b5 Kc5 39. b6 Kxb6 40. Kxc4 {and Bl loses the a pawn}) 36... c4+ 37. Ke2 h5 38. Kd2 Kc6 39. Kc1 Kb6 40. Kb1 Kc6 41. Ka2 Kb6 {and Bl can hold the a pawnby the triangulation} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dyfed League: Steynton B - Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?.3"] [White "Francis, Matthew"] [Black "Miller, John S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1511"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,111,26,22,47,36,33,30,32,29,25,14,41,42,48,13,41,40,41,58,50,55,62,54, 49,50,34,39,47,32,56,28,53,40,74,74,62,62,64,67,94,104,101,90,80,54,54,57,49, 44,57,51,88,71,54,60,212,105,117,117,110,99,97,98,100,102,103,110,110,115,116, 116,114,111,118,101,115,100,104,105,117,109,155,122,123,103,226,227,228,236, 241,241,246,246,251,219,316,317,324,335,335,347,380,226,187,207,183,152,949, 965,1125,1181,1223,490]} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 (3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 {Francis-Miller,Dyfed League; 2012,0-1:2014,1-0}) 3... exd5 {the Exchange variation, which has a drawish reputation, though so far John has scored 4 wins, no losses or draws against it.} 4. Nf3 (4. Bd3 {main}) 4... Nf6 5. Bd3 ( 5. c4 {has been championed by Normunds Miezis & other GMs occasinally}) 5... Be7 (5... Bd6) 6. O-O O-O 7. Bg5 c6 (7... Bg4 {main- still in GM teritory}) 8. c3 (8. Nbd2) 8... Bg4 9. h3 (9. Nbd2 Nbd7 10. Qc2 {main}) 9... Bh5 10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Bg6 12. Bxg6 (12. Rfe1 {also played}) 12... hxg6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Re2 $11 {Komodo13-2 games agreed drawn at this point} Nf8 $146 (14... Nh5 {0-2} ) (14... Qc7 {0.5-1.5}) 15. Ne5 N6h7 16. Bf4 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Nxg5 18. Rae1 Nge6 19. Ndf3 Ng5 {Sometimes , pursuing exchanges too eagerly, can lead to taking up extra tempi, yet which result in enemy pieces being able to get to more active placements} (19... Qd6 20. g3 Re7 21. Kg2 Rae8 {connecting the Rs looks preferable before looking for further exchanges}) (19... Rc8 20. g3 Rc7 21. Kg2 Rce7 {is another way to counter Wh's buildup on the e file}) 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. Nf3 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 $16 {Wh now controls the e file & the Bl QR is struggling to get into the game.} Qf6 23. Qe7 Rb8 24. Qc7 (24. Qa3 a6 25. Re7 Qf4 26. Re3 Ne6 27. Ne5 $14 {Komodo13}) 24... Qd8 25. Qg3 (25. Re7 {gives good practical chances, though it looks as if Bl survives with careful play} Qxc7 26. Rxc7 Ne6 27. Rd7 Nf4 {the difficult Question is whether this N can be a succesful raider of the Q side, or whether it will be lost in the process.} 28. Ne5 (28. g3 Nd3 29. Ng5 Nxb2 30. Nxf7 Nd1 31. Nd8 Nxc3 32. Ne6 Re8 $11) (28. Kf1 Nd3 29. b3 f6 (29... Nc1 30. Ke1 Nxa2 31. Kd2 a5 32. Ne5 f6 33. Nxg6 $16) 30. g3 Nc1 31. Ke1 Nxa2 32. Kd2 a5 33. Kc2 Re8 34. Rxb7 Re2+ 35. Nd2 Rxf2 36. Ra7 Rg2 37. Rxa5 Nxc3 38. Kxc3 Rxg3+ 39. Kb4 Rxh3 40. Kc5 (40. Rc5 Rd3 41. Rc2 g5 42. Kc5 g4 $14 {should be ok for Wh, but in practice looks tricky with the advancing Bl pawns} 43. b4 g3 44. Kxc6 g2 45. Nf3 Rxf3 46. Rxg2 Rc3+ 47. Kxd5 Kf7 48. b5 $16 {Wh's pawns are split, but they are farther advanced}) 40... Rc3+ 41. Kd6 g5 42. Rc5 Rd3 43. Nf1 Rxd4 44. Rxc6 Rd3 45. b4 Rb3 46. Kc5 g4 $14 {Wh is down to the last pawn, while the Bl pawns are still a nuisance}) 28... f6 29. Nf7 Nd3 $11 {just holds for Bl}) 25... Ne6 {the N was ok on f8} (25... Rc8 { its the R placement that Bl needs to be more concerned about.} 26. Re3 Rc7 27. Re8 Qxe8 28. Qxc7 Qd7 $11) 26. Ne5 (26. Rxe6 $1 {Komodo13 launches a K side attack with Q & N, (often a lethal combination) while the QR still languishes offside, unable to protect its K & needing also not to be lost due to a backrank check when the Q has to come to aid her K. Stockfish10 gives the line as winning for Wh.} fxe6 27. Ng5 b5 (27... Rc8 28. Qh4 Qf6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxc8 Qxg5 32. Qxb7+ $18) 28. Nxe6 Qe8 29. Qc7 Rb7 30. Qxb7 Qxe6 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32. Qe5 $16 {Komodo13}) 26... Qc7 (26... Nf8 27. Qf3 Qc7 28. Nd3 Ne6 29. h4 $14 {Komodo13}) 27. Qg4 (27. Nxg6 {at once-Komodo13} Qxg3 28. fxg3 Nxd4 29. Ne7+ Kf8 30. Nxd5 cxd5 31. cxd4 Rc8 32. Kf2 f6 $14 {it's only half a pawn, but it does give Wh the possibility of an outside passed pawn at some later stage.}) 27... Qd8 (27... Nf8 {had to be tried} 28. Nd3 Rd8 29. h4 $14 { Komodo13}) 28. Nxg6 {wins a pawn, but} (28. Nxf7 $1 {destroys Bl's K side structure as well} Qf6 29. Nh6+ $1 (29. Ne5 Nf8 30. Re3 {also looks good}) 29... gxh6 30. Rxe6 h5 (30... Qf7 31. Rxg6+ Kh7 32. Rd6 Rg8 33. Rd7 Rxg4 34. Rxf7+ Rg7 (34... Kg6 35. hxg4 (35. Rxb7 Re4 36. Kf1 $18) 35... Kxf7 36. f4 $18) 35. Rxg7+ Kxg7 {is an easy K & P ending Komodo13})) 28... Qg5 29. Qxg5 Nxg5 30. Ne5 (30. Nf4 {doesn't allow the Bl R into the game yet} Ne6 31. Nxe6 Re8 32. f4 fxe6 33. f5 {gives Bl little chance of survival}) 30... Re8 31. Kf1 (31. h4 Ne4 32. Nd3) 31... f6 32. Nd3 Ne4 33. f3 Nd2+ 34. Kf2 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Nc4 36. Ke2 (36. h4 $18 {preferred by Komodo13, though normally one should start by bringing the K up rsather than pawn moves}) 36... Kf7 (36... Nd6 $5) 37. b3 Nd6 38. Ke3 g5 {Komodo13's h4 anticipated this slight gain of Bl space} 39. f4 (39. g3 Ke6 40. Kf2 Kf7 41. h4 gxh4 42. gxh4 Nb5 43. Ke3 Nxc3 44. a4 Kg6 45. Kd2 Na2 46. a5 $18 {the Bl N is trapped after its raid}) 39... Ne4 {Draw?} 40. c4 Kg6 ( 40... Nc3 41. cxd5 cxd5 42. a4 Ne4 43. b4 b6 44. b5 $18 Nd6 45. fxg5 fxg5 46. Ne5+ Ke6 47. Nc6 Nf5+ 48. Kf3 Kf6 49. Kf2 Ke6 50. Nxa7 Nxd4 51. Nc8 $18 { Komodo13}) 41. cxd5 cxd5 42. fxg5 (42. Nb4 $18) 42... Kxg5 (42... fxg5 { keeps Wh from a passed pawn & frees f6 for a N} 43. Nb4 Nf6 44. Kf3 Kf5 45. g3 Kg6 46. a4 a5 47. Nd3 Ne4 48. Nc5 Nd6 49. h4 $16 {and Wh still has some work to do to convert}) 43. Nb4 $18 Nc3 44. Kd3 Nb5 45. Nxd5 Nd6 46. Ne3 (46. Nc3 f5 47. Ke3) 46... f5 47. g3 f4 48. h4+ Kh5 49. gxf4 (49. g4+ {Rudy- is confirmed by Komodo13 as the quickest win} Kxh4 (49... Kg6 50. Nc4 Ne8 51. Ne5+ Kg7 52. Ke4 {the connected passed pawns go through easily, plus the f pawn is dead}) 50. Nf5+ Nxf5 (50... Kxg4 51. Nxd6 {comes to about the same- the N can give itself up for the f pawn, while the Wh K gathers booty or d pawn goes through}) 51. gxf5 Kg5 52. Ke4 f3 53. Kxf3 Kxf5 54. b4 {and Bl runs out of moves} b5 55. Ke3 $18) 49... Kxh4 {but the outside pawn sacrifice lures the K away} 50. d5 ( 50. Nc4 Nf7 51. d5 (51. Ke4)) 50... Kg3 51. f5 (51. Nc4 Nf7 52. Ke4 {a little quicker}) 51... Kf4 52. Kd4 b6 53. f6 (53. a4) 53... Kg5 (53... Nb5+ {holds Wh up} 54. Kd3 Nd6 55. a4 Nf7 56. Kd4 Kg5 57. Nc4 Kxf6 58. Kc3 Ke7 59. Kb4 Kd7 60. Kb5 Kc7 61. Ka6 Kb8 62. b4 Ka8 63. d6 Nd8 64. Nxb6+ axb6 65. Kxb6 {Nalimov tablebases}) 54. Ke5 Nf7+ 55. Ke6 Kg6 56. d6 (56. Nc4) 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League: Steynton B - Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.10.28"] [Round "?.4"] [White "Jones, Jonathan"] [Black "Gunn, Tom"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1473"] [BlackElo "1400"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "27"] [EventDate "2019.??.??"] {[%evp 0,27,24,24,21,22,16,13,26,15,6,-23,-19,-19,-3,7,17,-18,21,14,12,16,16, 10,404,398,416,426,659,658]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 {reintoduced into GM practice by Jobava} e6 4. Nf3 (4. Nb5 Na6 5. e3 {is the GM treatment} c6 6. Nc3 Nc7 7. Nf3 {61% for Wh}) 4... Bb4 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O {2 Wh wins, 5 Bl wins } (6... Ne4 {main, fastens onto the weakness} 7. Qd3 b6 {5 wins each, 1 draw}) (6... c5 {2 Wh wins,4 draws, 7 Bl wins}) 7. e3 b6 {worried about the bad B, Bl seeks exchange} (7... Nc6 {3 Wh wins, 5 Bl wins}) (7... Ne4 8. Qd3 {2 Wh wins, 1 draw, 3 Bl wins} b6 {looks ok, Chadala-Gorzkiewicz,Lubelskie ch tm 2013,0-1}) 8. Bg5 (8. Bd3 {Stockfish9} Ba6 (8... c5 $11 {Cloud Engines}) 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O c5 11. Qe2 Qc8 $11 {Sjol-Mareco, Linkoping op 2013,0-1}) 8... Ba6 (8... Nbd7 9. Bb5 h6 10. Bh4 Bb7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. Bxf6 gxf6 $11 {Komodo13 & Stockfish10}) (8... c5 9. Ne5 h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qg4+ Kh8 13. Qf4 fxe5 14. Qxh6+ Kg8 15. Qg5+ $11 {Komodo13}) 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Ne5 {a danger signal, bl must take some steps to defend f6} c5 (10... Nb8 {simplest try, as the N is out of it on a6, but Wh retains good attacking prospects} 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bh4 (12. h4 c5 13. Rh3 Kh7 (13... Qe7 14. c4 Rd8 15. Rc1 (15. O-O-O cxd4 16. exd4 Nbd7 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nxd8 Qxd8 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Re1 $16 )) (13... a6 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rb1 Qe7 16. c4 $16) 14. Rg3 Rg8) 12... c5 (12... g5 13. Bg3 Nbd7 14. h4 $16) 13. c4 cxd4 14. O-O g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. cxd5 exd5 17. exd4 Nd7 18. Ng4 Kg7 19. Qf5 $16 {Bl's K side is a litle ricketty}) (10... h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nd3 c5 13. Qh5 Kh7 14. h4 f5 $11 {Komodo13 seems a better bet}) 11. Qf3 {gives Bl one chance to hold} (11. Ng4 $1 $18 {is more accurate than the text} Nc7 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Bh6 f5 14. Qf3 Kh8 15. Bxf8 Qxf8 $16) 11... Rc8 $2 {there were 2 saving moves} (11... Nc7 12. Ng4 Nce8 13. O-O h6 $11 {Komodo13} 14. Nxh6+ gxh6 15. Bxh6 Qd6 (15... Ng7 16. Bg5 Nge8 17. Bh6 $11 { repetition}) 16. Bf4 Qd8 17. Bh6 Qd6 {repetition}) (11... h6 12. Bxf6 (12. h4 Rc8) (12. Bh4 Nc7) 12... Qxf6 (12... gxf6 13. Ng4 Kg7 14. h4 h5 15. Nh2 Rh8 $11 {Komodo13}) 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Nd7 Rfc8 15. Nxf6+ Kf8 16. Kd2 Ke7 17. Nh5 Rc7 $11 {Komodo13- considers Bl has enough counterplay for the pawn}) 12. Ng4 $18 cxd4 (12... Re8 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bxf6 Re7 15. Qh5 Kf8 16. Qxh7 Ke8 $18 { Komodo13- is hardly inspiring for Bl}) 13. Nxf6+ gxf6 14. Bxf6 1-0

The Dark Night Returns

***UPDATE: We will be meeting in Room 2 of Aberystwyth University Students' Union this Tuesday, 8th October, at 7.15. ***

With the onset of dark nights and chilly weather, the new chess season is under way, and the Aberystwyth team duly arrived at the Emlyn Cafe, Tanygroes on Monday 30th September for the first match of the season, away to Cardigan B. Aber were the higher graded team on paper, but the match was much tougher than the gradings suggested. On top board Rudy van Kemenade struggled to get an advantage with Bird's Opening against a well-prepared Tony Haigh, but eventually entered a double rook ending a pawn up. Tony had active pieces, though, and Rudy, who was not playing as rapidly as usual, went wrong under the pressure, dropping his passed pawn to leave a losing position. New member Roger Bennett, playing Board 2, was hemmed in against Ben Brewer's Reti, unable to get his light-squared bishop into play; trying to prevent a White incursion on to the vulnerable second rank, he walked into a knight fork that soon decided the game. My Vienna Game against Joshua Brewer took an unfamiliar path and reached a middlegame with opposite castled positions. Black never completed his development, and I broke through against the queenside-castled king with a rook sacrifice. I have an uncomfortable feeling that this is my first win in a rated game in 2019. James Cook had to weather an uncharacteristically aggressive attack from Awne Osinga in a Queen's Pawn Game. Awne's Greek Gift sacrifice was probably sound, but not at all easy to play, and James struck back to force mate. A 2-2 draw was not the result Aber wanted but there's a long season ahead.

The Club will be meeting in Aberystwyth University Students' Union at 7.15 every Tuesday from next week. Thanks to our friends in the Aberystwyth University Chess Club for arranging this. Anyone may attend, and there is no charge, but if you haven't been before, please leave a message on the blog before attending for the first time. We will probably be in Meeting Room 2 or 3 at the Union, but I don't know for certain yet, and will update when I know. It shouldn't be difficult to find us anyway.

[Event "DyfedLeague:CardiganB-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.09.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Van Kemenade, R."] [Black "Haigh, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "2040"] [BlackElo "1767"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2019.10.01"] 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 g6 (2... Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. d3 e6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Qe1 O-O 8. e4 {Van Kemenade-Haigh, Dyfed Closed 2012,1-0}) 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 (4... c5 5. d3 Nh6 6. O-O Nf5 7. c3 d4 8. Qe1 Nc6 9. Na3 O-O {Van Kemenade-Haigh, Dyfed League 2012,1/2-1/2}) (4... Nf6 5. d3 c6 6. O-O Qb6+ 7. e3 Ng4 8. d4 O-O 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. c4 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Ndf6 12. Nc3 {Van Kemenade-Haigh,Dyfed League 2018,1-0 }) 5. O-O Nd7 6. d4 (6. Nc3 {main} Ngf6 (6... e5) 7. d3) 6... Nh6 (6... Ngf6 { main} 7. Ne5 Ne4 8. Nd2 Nd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Qb6 12. Kh1 O-O 13. c3 {Van Kemenade-Marusenko, S Wales International 2007,1-0}) 7. h3 $5 (7. Ne5 Nf5 8. Qd3 O-O 9. c3 Nf6 10. Nd2 Nd6 11. e3 Bf5 $17 {Zaitsev-Muravyev, RUS ch corr 1997,0-1}) (7. c3 Nf5 (7... f5 8. Na3 O-O 9. Nc2 Nf7 10. b3 Nd6 11. Bb2 Nf6 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Qc2 Bf7 14. c4 {Thiering-Rickers, GER ch corr 1999,1/2-1/2} ) 8. Qd3 (8. e4 dxe4 9. Ng5 Nf6 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 h5 12. Na3 Nd6 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Be3 Bd5 15. Re1 Qd7 $15 {Dette-Gheng, Staufer op, Schwaebisch Gmuend 2018,0-1}) 8... Nf6 9. Ne5 Nd6 10. e3 O-O 11. Qe2 Bf5 12. Nd2 {Katona-Bodo,HUN ch tm 2002,1/2-1/2; cf Zaitsev-Murayev}) 7... O-O (7... Nf5 8. Kh2 (8. g4 Ng3 9. Re1 Nf6 10. Nc3 h5 11. g5 Nfe4 $17) 8... h5 $17 {Komodo13}) 8. g4 $11 f6 9. Qd3 (9. Nc3 b5 10. a3 f5 11. g5 Nf7 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. e3 $11 {Komodo13}) 9... Nf7 (9... e5 {Komodo13} 10. fxe5 fxe5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 13. Bxf1 Bxe5 14. Nd2 (14. Bxh6 {what both players had seen, is no threat} Bxb2 $19) 14... Qb6+ 15. e3 Nf7 $17) 10. c4 (10. f5 {Komodo13; considered} gxf5 11. gxf5 Nb6 12. Nh4 (12. b3) 12... e5 13. Nc3 e4 14. Qg3 Nc4 $11) 10... Kh8 (10... dxc4 11. Qxc4 Nb6 12. Qd3 e5 13. f5 gxf5 14. gxf5 e4 15. Qxe4 Nd6 16. Qh4 Bxf5 17. Nc3 Qd7 18. e4 Bg6 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. b3 $11 {Komodo13}) 11. Nc3 (11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 (12. f5) 12... Nb6 13. a4 a5 (13... f5 14. g5 Nc4 15. b3 Na5 16. Rb1 Be6 17. Ne5 $14) 14. b3 Nd6 15. Ba3 $14 {Komodo13}) 11... dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Qb3 (14. Qd3) 14... Qc7 15. fxe5 (15. a4 exf4 16. a5 Nd7 17. Qc2 Bh6 18. d5 Nde5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Ne4 $11 {Komodo13; but the extra f4 pawn looks a longterm assett for bL}) 15... fxe5 16. Be3 exd4 (16... Qe7 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Bxc5 Rfc8 22. Be3 Rc2 23. Rd2 Rac8 24. Bxa7 Bh6 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. b3 Rxe2 $11 {Komodo13}) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ (17... Ne5) 18. Nxd4 (18. Rxd4 Bd7 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Rc1 $14 {Komodo13}) 18... Qe5 19. Rd3 ( 19. Ne4 Nd5 20. Rac1 Nf4 21. Qb4 Be6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Qc3+ Qe5 24. Ng3 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Ne5 $11 {Komodo13}) 19... Ng5 20. h4 $5 {loosens the K side , Wh trying to force matters & get some piece action before the Bl QB & QR get into action} (20. Nf3 Qc5+ 21. Kh1 Be6 22. Qd1 Nxf3 23. exf3 Rae8 24. Qg1 Qxg1+ 25. Kxg1 Bg8 26. Rad1 $11 {Komodo13}) 20... Ne6 21. Rad1 $6 (21. Nf3 Qg7 22. Re3 Nf4 23. g5 (23. Rd1 $5) 23... Bf5 $17 (23... Bg4 $17)) 21... Nxd4 (21... Nc5 22. Qa3 Bxg4 {Wh had forgotten that this protects the R on f8} 23. Nf3 Rxf3 24. Rxf3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Nc4 26. Qb4 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 (27. Bg2 Ne3 $19) 27... Qxh4+ 28. Kg1 b6 $19 {Komodo13}) (21... Nf4 22. Rg3 Nh5 23. Rf3 Bxg4 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Ne4 Nf4 $19 {Komodo13}) 22. Rxd4 Be6 23. Qc2 Qf6 (23... Qe3+ 24. Kh2 (24. Kh1 Qg3 25. g5 $2 Rf2 $19) 24... Qf2 25. g5 Rae8 26. Qd2 Nc4 27. Qe1 Ne3 28. Qxf2 Rxf2 29. Rg1 Kg7 $17 {Komodo13}) 24. g5 {after some thought} (24. Ne4 $11 { Komodo13} Qxh4 25. Qc3 {considered by Wh} Kg8 26. g5 Nd5 27. Qd2 Rf4 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Rxf4 Qxf4 30. Nxd5 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 cxd5 32. Bxd5 Kf7 33. Bxb7 Rb8 34. Bc6 Bxa2 35. Rd7+ Ke6 36. Rxh7 Rxb2 37. Rxa7 Rxe2 38. Be8 Kf5 39. Ra5+ Kg4 40. Bxg6 Bc4 $11 {Komodo13}) 24... Qf2+ 25. Kh1 Nd5 (25... c5 $17 26. Qe4 (26. Re4 Bf5) 26... cxd4 27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rxd4 Kg7 $17 {Komodo13 }) 26. Qe4 {the saving move,because of the e5 ch} Qe3 (26... Rae8 27. Qe5+ (27. Rf1 {also with some complications} Qxf1+ (27... Qe3 28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxe3 Nxe3 30. Re4 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 Re8 32. Kf2 Re7 33. b3 $14) 28. Bxf1 Nxc3 29. Qe5+ Kg8 30. bxc3 Rxf1+ 31. Kh2 Bd7 32. Qa5 Rxe2+ 33. Kg3 Re3+ 34. Kh2 (34. Kg2 Bh3+ 35. Kh2 Rf2+ 36. Kg1 Rg2+ 37. Kf1 Rxa2+ 38. Kg1 Re1#) 34... Re2+ 35. Kg3 Re3+ $11 {Komodo13})) 27. Nxd5 Qxe4 28. Bxe4 cxd5 29. Bxd5 Rae8 (29... Bxd5+ 30. Rxd5 Rae8 31. R1d2 Rf4 32. Kg2 Rxh4 33. Rd8 Rhe4 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Kf3 Rf8+ 36. Kg4 Re8 37. Rd7 b5 38. Rxa7 Rxe2 39. b3 Rg2+ $11 {Komodo13}) 30. Bxe6 (30. e4 Bxd5 31. exd5 Re2 32. R4d2 (32. R1d2 Rf1#) 32... Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxd2 34. Rf8+ Kg7 35. Rb8 b6 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Rxa7 Rxb2 38. d6 Rd2 39. d7 Kf8 40. Ra8+ Ke7 41. d8=Q+ Rxd8 42. Rxd8 Kxd8 43. Kg2 $18 {Wh wins the K ending because of the clamp on Bl's K side} Kd7 44. Kf3 Kd6 45. Ke4 Ke6 46. Kd4 Kd6 47. Kc4 Kc6 48. Kb4 {Komodo13 is carefully avoiding pawn moves, so as to gain a crucial tempo later} Kc7 49. Kb5 Kb7 50. a3 Kc7 51. Ka6 Kc6 52. a4 Kc5 (52... Kc7 53. Ka7 Kc6 54. Kb8) 53. Kb7 b5 54. axb5 Kxb5 55. Kc7 Kc5 56. Kd7 Kd5 57. Ke7 Ke5 58. Kf7 Kf5 59. Kg7 Kg4 60. Kxh7 Kh5 61. Kg7 Kxh4 62. Kxg6 {Komodo13}) (30. Bf3 Bxa2 31. Ra1 Bg8 32. Rxa7 b5 33. Rb7 Rb8 34. Kg2 Bc4 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. Kg3 $16 { Komodo13}) 30... Rxe6 31. R1d2 (31. e4 $1 {Komodo13} h6 (31... Rfe8 32. Re1) 32. Rd8 Ree8 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Rd4 (34. Rd7 Rxe4 $11) 34... hxg5 35. hxg5 Re5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Rd7+ Kg8 38. Rxb7 Rxe4 39. Rxa7 Re1+ (39... Rb4 40. b3 Rb5 41. a4 Rxb3 {Komodo13 judges this to be a Wh win, but Lomonosov tablebases indicate a draw}) 40. Kg2 Re2+ 41. Kf3 Rxb2 {but this one is a Wh win, mate in 42, because the WH K can enter to attack g6 or support the a pawn}) (31. Rd8 Kg8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rd8+ Kf7 (33... Ke7 34. Rh8 Rxe2 35. Rxh7+ Ke6 36. Rxb7 Kf5 37. Rxa7 Rxb2 38. Ra4 $16 {and Wh can make little headway}) 34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. Rxb7 Rxe2 36. a4 a5 37. b3 Re3 38. Kg1 Rh3 39. Rb5 Kf7 40. Kg2 Re3 41. Kf2 Rh3 42. Ke2 Ke6 43. Kd2 Kd6 44. Kc2 Rh2+ 45. Kc3 Rh3+ 46. Kb2 Rxh4 47. Rxa5 Kc6 48. Re5 Kd6 49. Rb5 Kc6 50. b4 h5 51. gxh6 Rh2+ 52. Kc3 Rh3+ 53. Kd4 Rh4+ ( 53... Rxh6 54. Rc5+) 54. Ke5 Rh5+ 55. Kf6 Rxh6 56. Rc5+ (56. Kg7 Rh5 57. Rb8 Kc7 58. Kxg6 Ra5 $11) 56... Kb6 57. Re5 $18 {Komodo13} (57. a5+ {Lomonosov is 4 moves quicker in 41 moves})) 31... Rfe8 32. Kg1 Kg7 {a mistake that Wh could have exploited, which Wh had looked at, but thought could wait} (32... R8e7 $11 ) 33. Kf2 (33. Rd7+ $1 R8e7 (33... Kg8 34. Rxb7 Rxe2 35. Rxe2 Rxe2 36. a4 a5 37. b3 Re3 38. Kf2 Rh3 39. Rb5 Kf7 {though is still not easy to win, if at all. } 40. Rxa5 Rxb3 41. Ra7+ Ke6 42. Rxh7 Ra3 43. Ra7 Kf5 $11 {eg}) 34. Rxe7+ Rxe7 35. Kf2 Rc7 $16 {but with only one R the Wh K is much safer to advance.}) 33... R8e7 34. Kf3 Rf7+ (34... Re3+ {expected} 35. Kf4 (35. Kf2 R3e6 36. Ke1 Re3 37. Kd1 R3e6 38. e4 Rxe4 39. Rxe4 Rxe4 40. Rd7+ Kg8 41. Rxb7 a5 42. Ra7 a4 $11) 35... h5 36. Rd7 R3e4+ 37. Kf3 Re3+ 38. Kf2 Rxe2+ 39. Rxe2 Rxd7 $11 {simplest, as agreed by Komodo13}) 35. Rf4 Rfe7 36. e4 $16 Ra6 37. b3 (37. a3 {might be better}) 37... Rc6 38. Ke3 (38. Kg4 Rc1 39. Rdf2 Re1 40. Kf3 Rc1 41. Re2 Rc3+ 42. Kg4 Rc5 $16 {Komodo13, but it's unclear as to how Wh can make progress}) 38... Rc1 39. Rd5 Re1+ 40. Kd2 {given by Komodo13- playing for a trap; but the K needs to try & get through via the centre} (40. Kd4 Rc1 {though seems to hold } 41. e5 Rd1+ 42. Ke4 Re1+ 43. Kf3 h6 $11 (43... R1xe5 $11)) 40... Rh1 (40... R1xe4 41. Rxe4 Rxe4 42. Rd7+ Kg8 43. Rxb7 {would give excellent winning chances, so Bl keeps his R active}) 41. a4 Rc7 42. Rd3 {Trying to secure pawns & move the K up though the centre. |But it's a mistake that forces Wh into risky play to avoid an immediate draw.} (42. e5 $1 {Komodo13} Rh2+ 43. Kd3 Rh3+ 44. Ke4 Rxb3 45. Rd4 Re7 46. Kd5 Re8 47. e6 {gives good winning chances} a5 48. Rfe4 Kf8 49. Rc4 b5 50. Rc7 Kg8 51. axb5 Rxb5+ 52. Kd6 Rbb8 53. e7 (53. Ra7 Red8+ 54. Kc6 Rbc8+ 55. Rc7 Ra8) 53... Ra8 54. Kd7 Kf7 55. Rf4+ Kg8 56. Rc6 Reb8 (56... a4 57. Rcc4 a3 58. Ra4 Rab8 59. Rxa3 $18) 57. Re4 Rb7+ 58. Ke6 Re8 59. Kf6 Ra7 60. Rd6 Raa8 61. Red4 $18 {Komodo13}) 42... Rh2+ 43. Ke3 Rh3+ 44. Rf3 {round about here both players were down to about 14 minutes left; which Iolo had never before seen from Rudy.} Rxh4 45. Kd4 (45. Rd5 {saves g5, however } Re7 46. Rf4 Rh3+ 47. Rf3 $11 {losing the b pawn now is too much} (47. Kd4 Rxb3 48. Kc5 Rb6 $15)) 45... Rd7+ (45... Rg4 {expected by Wh} 46. Rg3 Rd7+ 47. Kc3 Rxg3 48. Rxg3 Kf7 49. Rd3 Rc7+ 50. Kd4 Ke6 51. Rf3 Rd7+ 52. Ke3 Rc7 53. Kf4 Rc1 $11) 46. Kc5 Re7 47. Rfe3 h6 {Wh, who expected to have to give up the g pawn, was relieved by this. Though it appears the draw margin has not been breached yet} (47... Rg4 48. e5 Kf7 49. Kd6 Re6+ 50. Kc7 Rxg5 51. Rd7+ Kg8 52. Kxb7 Rgxe5 53. Rxe5 Rxe5 54. Kxa7 g5 $11 55. b4 Re4 56. b5 Rxa4+ {Lomononosov tablebases agree this is drawn} 57. Kb8 (57. Kb7) (57. Kb6) 57... Rb4 58. Rd5 g4 59. Kc7 g3 60. b6 Kf7 61. Rg5 Rc4+ 62. Kd6 Rb4 63. Kc7 Rc4+ $11) 48. gxh6+ Kxh6 $2 {but this is a mistake that should lose- the K is needed to stop the e pawn} (48... Rxh6 49. e5 g5 $11 {Komodo13}) 49. e5 $18 Rh5 50. Kd6 Re8 51. Kd7 $2 {Wh in turn goes wrong} (51. e6 $1 Kg5 (51... Rd8+ 52. Kc7 Rg8 53. e7 Re8 54. Rd8 $18) 52. Kd7 Rhh8 53. e7 Kf4 54. Re6 g5 55. Rd4+ Kf3 56. Rf6+ Ke3 57. Rg4 $18 {Komodo13}) (51. Rc3 {it appears also wins}) 51... Rhxe5 52. Rxe5 { still half in hope of getting somewhere near the Bl Q side pawns, but perhaps keeping both Rs on might have given some holding chances} (52. Rh3+ Kg7 53. Rhg3 Rf8 54. Kc7 Rf7+ 55. Kd6 Ref5 56. Rd4 g5 57. Rg1 Kh6 58. Rdg4 b6 59. b4 R7f6+ 60. Kd7 Rd5+ 61. Ke7 Kg6 62. b5 Rff5 {and Wh has to allow a R swap , as Bl is threatening mate, Komodo13}) 52... Rxe5 53. Kd6 Rf5 54. Rh3+ Kg7 55. Ke6 Rc5 56. Kd6 Rc6+ 57. Kd7 (57. Ke5 Rf6 {cuts the K off from the g pawn}) 57... g5 58. Re3 Kf6 59. b4 {Bl can just ignore this demonstration & push the g pawn through} Rc4 60. b5 Rxa4 61. Kc7 Rb4 (61... b6 {is fine}) 62. Kxb7 Rxb5+ 63. Kxa7 g4 0-1 [Event "Dyfed League:CardiganB-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.09.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Brewer, Ben"] [Black "Bennett, Roger"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "1573"] [BlackElo "1992"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2019.10.01"] 1. Nf3 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. e3 e6 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 ( 7... d6 {more frequent}) 8. O-O Nbd7 (8... O-O 9. Rc1 {main}) 9. b4 (9. Rc1 O-O {main} 10. cxd5 (10. c5) (10. b4)) 9... Ne4 (9... a5 10. b5 Ne4 11. Qc2 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Nf6 14. a4 O-O 15. Nf3 Nd5 16. Ne5 Nb4 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Qd5 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Be2 Rd6 21. Bf3 Qg5 22. h3 {Dub-Farago, Budapest FSIM 2002, draw agreed}) 10. c5 $16 O-O (10... f5 {Komodo13}) 11. Qc2 Ndf6 ( 11... Nxd2 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Nxd2 $16 g6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. c6 Ba6 16. cxd7 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Qxd7 18. Qxg6 $16 {Komodo13}) 12. c6 (12. Rab1) 12... Nxd2 13. Nxd2 ( 13. cxb7 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Rb8 15. Ba6 Ne8 16. Rfc1 Qh4 17. Kh1 $14 {Komodo13}) 13... Bc8 14. a4 $16 {Bl has a cramped position , with very little play} Qd6 15. Rfb1 {not the best way to aim for a Q side breakthrough} (15. a5 b5 (15... Qxb4 16. axb6 cxb6 17. Rfb1 Qd6 18. Rxb6 $18) 16. Qc3 a6 17. Rac1 $16 {Komodo13 }) 15... a6 (15... a5 16. bxa5 (16. b5 e5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Nf3 Qe7 $14) 16... Rxa5 17. Nb3 Ra8 18. a5 Ba6 19. axb6 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Qxc6 22. bxc7 Qxc7 $11 {Komodo13}) 16. Nf3 (16. a5 b5 17. Nf3) 16... g6 (16... a5) 17. h4 { changing plans- if there is to be a K side attack the R on b1 is needed on the K side} Kg7 18. Rb3 h5 (18... Ng4 19. Rd1 (19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 e5 $11 { Komodo13}) 19... e5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. a5 b5 23. Be2 Bf5 24. Qc3 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Rad8 26. g4 Be6 27. Rd4 $14 {Komodo13- the d pawn is vulnerable , but then the c6 pawn may be lost in return}) 19. e4 (19. Bxg6 $1 fxg6 20. Ne5 Ne4 {other moves lead to a collapse of the K side} 21. f3 Qd8 22. fxe4 Qxh4 23. exd5 Rf6 24. d6 cxd6 25. Nf3 Qg4 26. e4 $16 {Komodo13}) 19... Qf4 (19... dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 f6 22. Re1 Qd5 23. Qc2 Qf5 24. Qc3 Rd8 25. b5 axb5 26. axb5 Ra5 27. Ra1 Rxa1+ 28. Qxa1 Qd5 29. Qa3 Re8 30. Qb2 $16 {Komodo13; but it will still be a struggle to open up the Bl position}) 20. Re1 (20. e5 { Komodo13. Surely! It cements in Bl's position- that QB & QR will never get out so that Bl will be playing 2 pieces down on the K side where Wh will gradually open up lines.}) 20... Ng4 21. Bf1 (21. e5) 21... f5 (21... dxe4 22. Rxe4 Qd6 $14 {and Bl lives in hope that someday e5 will be possible for him}) 22. exd5 ( 22. e5 {still good, but Komodo13 now prefers to open up the position}) 22... exd5 23. g3 (23. a5 $1 Qd6 (23... b5 24. Qc5 Qd6 25. Re7+ Rf7 26. Rxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxd6 cxd6 28. Ng5+ Ke7 29. f3 Nf6 30. Nh3 $18) 24. axb6 cxb6 25. Rc3 Qc7 26. Bd3 $18 {Komodo13}) 23... Qd6 24. Ng5 f4 {at last the B sees an exit, but it is all too late, as Wh can launch an immediate invasion} 25. Qc3 {too defensive, giving Bl time} (25. Qe2 $1 $18 Ra7 (25... Bf5 26. Qe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxe7+ Kg8 28. Rxc7) 26. Qe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxe7+ Kg8 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Rxc8 Rd6 (31... Rxd4 32. Ne6+) 32. Rf3 Rxc6 33. Rxf4 Rf6 34. Re4 { and Bl will lose material soon-Komodo13} c5 {eg} 35. Ree8 Rff7 36. Rh8 Kf6 37. bxc5 bxc5 38. Rc6+ Kf5 39. Rxc5+ Kf6 40. Rc6+ Kf5 41. Nxf7 Rxf7 42. f3) 25... fxg3 (25... Bf5 {Bl should seize the chance of freedom} 26. Nh3 fxg3 27. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 28. Rxg3 Rae8 $11 {Komodo13}) 26. Qxg3 Qxg3+ (26... Rxf2 {grabs a pawn as compensation, Rudy & Komodo13, though} 27. Qxd6 cxd6 28. Re8 Rf8 29. Re7+ Kg8 30. c7 Bf5 31. b5 a5 32. Bg2 Nf6 33. Rbe3 $18 {is vile for Bl, to use a Speelman expression}) 27. fxg3 (27. Rxg3 {is also strong} Rxf2 28. Re7+ Kg8 29. Bg2 {and Bl suffers from a multitude of weak points}) 27... Kf6 $2 {trying to prevent a r entry, but there is not much in the way of alternatives} (27... Bf5 28. Re7+ Kg8 29. Bg2 $18 (29. Rxc7 $18)) 28. Nh7+ Kf7 29. Nxf8 Kxf8 30. Bg2 ( 30. Bd3) 30... Bf5 31. Rf3 (31. Bxd5 Rd8 32. Bc4 Rxd4 33. Bxa6 Kg7 34. Bf1 { and the exchange & Q side wins-Komodo13}) 31... Rd8 32. Bh3 Rd6 33. b5 a5 34. Bxg4 hxg4 35. Rf2 Kf7 {(draw?)} 36. h5 g5 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:CardiganB-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.09.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Francis, Matthew"] [Black "Brewer, Joshua"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "1664"] [BlackElo "1488"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2019.10.01"] {[%evp 0,5,25,19,19,11,28,30]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 (2... Nf6) (2... Nc6 {main}) 3. Nf3 (3. Bc4 {preferred in some theory books}) (3. f4 {in others. It is dangerous for Bl to accept the h pawn with} Bxg1 4. Rxg1 Qh4+ (4... exf4 5. d4 Qh4+ 6. g3 fxg3 7. hxg3 (7. Rxg3)) 5. g3 Qxh2 6. Rg2 Qh1) (3. Na4 Bxf2+ { Lead to an entertaining draw by repetion , with the Wh K dodging a B on b5 & c6 in Hampe-Meitner, Vienna 1873,1/2-1/2. The sacrifice is not quite sound though that hasn't stopped some 50 odd players simply repeating those moves in order to get round the 'no agreed draw under 30 moves' rule in tournaments!} 4. Kxf2 Qh4+ 5. Ke3 Qf4+ 6. Kd3 d5 7. Kc3 Qxe4 8. Kb3 Na6 9. a3 Qxa4+ 10. Kxa4 Nc5+ 11. Kb4 a5+ 12. Kxc5 Ne7 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Bc6 b6+ 15. Kb5 Nxc6 16. Kxc6 Bb7+ 17. Kb5 Ba6+ 18. Kc6 Bb7+ 19. Kb5) 3... d6 4. Na4 (4. d4 {main}) 4... Nd7 (4... Bb6 {main}) 5. Nxc5 (5. d3 Ngf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Nxc5 Nxc5 9. Ne1 d5 (9... Ne6 10. c3 d5 $11 {Tseitlin & Glazkov 1995}) 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. c3 { Paulsen-Von Bardeleben, DSB Kongess , Bresslau 1889,1-0}) 5... Nxc5 $11 6. d3 ( 6. d4 {main} exd4 (6... Nxe4 7. dxe5 {looks risky for Bl}) 7. Qxd4 {4 Wh wins, 1 draw,2 Bl wins}) 6... f5 (6... Nf6 {main, looks sensible; 1 Wh win, 1 draw, 2 Bl wins}) 7. exf5 (7. b4 fxe4 8. bxc5 exf3 9. Qxf3 Nf6 10. cxd6 cxd6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Qb6 13. Qe3 Qxe3 14. fxe3 Bg4 $11 {Barta (2235) -Lazar (2245), Szolnok 1997,0-1}) (7. d4 $14 {Komodo13}) 7... Bxf5 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Qe7+ ( 9... Qf6 $5 {Komodo13} 10. Nxf5 Qxf5 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Be2 $14) (9... Bd7 10. Bc4 $16 {Komomodo13}) 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. Be3 (12. Re1 Re8 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Nb3 Kb8 15. Bf3 $16 {Komodo13- the Wh K is a little safer & Wh has a bit more space & 2 Bs}) 12... a6 {it is seldom a good idea to make pawn moves on the side where you are under attack, especially in a K position, unless forced to do so. It helps the other side to open lines} (12... Nf6 13. Re1 Rhe8 { looks sensible development}) (12... Kb8 {if it is felt a7 needs protection}) 13. b4 $18 (13. Re1 {looks at the Q} Ne4 14. c4 Ngf6 15. Rc1 Rhe8 16. Qc2 $16 { Komodo13}) 13... Ne4 (13... Na4 $5 14. Qd2 Nf6 15. b5 $18 {Komodo13}) 14. Qd3 c6 {another weakening move, that delays b5, but actually increases its strength when it does arrive} (14... Ngf6 {must be better , though} 15. Rab1 $18) 15. a4 (15. Qa3 $1 Ngf6 (15... c5 16. b5 $18) (15... Kb8 16. Rab1 Qf6 ( 16... Ngf6 17. Bxa6) 17. Bxa6 $18) 16. Bxa6 $18 {Komodo13, the Bl pieces are miles away, so it's not really a saacrifice}) 15... Kc7 {attempting to cove the holes selfcreated} (15... c5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Qc4 Nf6 18. Bf3 Be6 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Qd4 Rhe8 21. Rab1 Rd7 22. Rfd1 $18 {the Bl pieces are huddled together, waiting for wh to force his way in}) 16. f3 (16. b5 Ra8 (16... c5 17. bxa6 cxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Bf4 Nxa6 20. Bxa6 $18) (16... Nc5 17. Qd2 Nf6 18. Rfe1 Nd5 19. Bg5 Qf7 20. bxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Qa5+ Nb6 23. Bxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rab1 Ncd7 25. Bg4 $18) 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Bd2 Kd8 19. Ba5+ Ke8 20. Rae1 $18 {Komodo13}) 16... Ng5 17. b5 axb5 (17... Re8 18. Bf2 Nf6 19. bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rab1 (20. Nxc6 Qxe2 21. Qb3 b5 22. Nd4 Qc4 23. axb5 Qxb3 24. cxb3 Ra8 25. bxa6 $18) 20... Bd5 21. Qd2 h6 22. Qb4 Kd8 23. Bxa6 $1 Qc7 (23... bxa6 24. Qb8+ Kd7 25. Qa7+ Kc8 26. Rb8#) 24. Bxb7 Bxb7 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Rxb7 Nd7 27. Ra7 $18 { Komodo13}) 18. axb5 c5 (18... cxb5 19. Qc3+ Kb8 20. Qa3 {and Komodo13 starts giving up the Bl Q}) 19. b6+ $1 Kxb6 (19... Kb8 20. Ra8+ Kxa8 21. Qa3+ Ba4 22. Qxa4+ Kb8 23. Qa7+ Kc8 24. Qa8+ Kd7 25. Bb5#) 20. Rfb1+ Kc7 21. Rxb7+ $1 { Bl is playing a N & a R down anyway} Kc8 22. Ra8+ Kxb7 23. Qa6+ Kc7 24. Qa7# 1-0 [Event "Dyfed League:CardiganB-Aberystwyth"] [Site "?"] [Date "2019.09.30"] [Round "?"] [White "Osinga, Awne"] [Black "Cook, James"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D05"] [WhiteElo "1309"] [BlackElo "1487"] [Annotator "kemen"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2019.05.21"] [TimeControl "60/120:0"] {[%evp 0,64,19,22,25,34,28,13,27,-7,-14,-12,14,8,5,-18,-18,-11,-2,30,19,27,90, 50,75,121,110,59,53,-68,0,0,-13,0,0,-42,0,-112,-21,-220,-203,-159,0,-383,-422, -426,-329,-361,-424,-447,-355,-503,-495,-519,-518,-498,-525,-606,-326,-572, -358,-1324,-751,-29993,-29994,-29999,-30000]} 1. d4 (1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. h3 Nc6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nbd2 h6 8. Bb5 {Osinga-Cook,Dyfed League 2019,1/2-1/2}) 1... Nf6 2. Nf3 (2. e3 g6 3. c4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Rb1 c5 8. d5 a6 9. O-O {Osinga-E Llywelyn,Dyfed League 2018,1-0; the only other game on the record with a d4 move for Awne.}) (2. c4 {main}) 2... e6 3. e3 {the Colle} (3. Bf4 {has become very fashionable of late, at all levels}) 3... c5 (3... b6) 4. c3 (4. Bd3) 4... Nc6 5. Bd3 b6 (5... d5 {main}) 6. O-O Bb7 7. Re1 (7. Nbd2 {main}) 7... d5 {strangely enough a new move at this point#} ( 7... Be7) 8. Nbd2 {however back to known paths now} Bd6 (8... Be7 {main}) 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 (10... cxd4 {0-3}) 11. Bxe4 Qc7 (11... O-O {transposes to 14 games, in 9 of which} 12. Bxh7+ $18 {occurred. This was Colle's (another famous Belgian) original idea from the 1930's and should be winning here; although 4 players managed to lose their game as Wh. It might be noted that if the B were on e7 rather than d6, then Bl could prevent the Ng5ch followup.}) 12. d5 {Cloud Engines} Nd8 (12... O-O-O 13. dxc6 Bxh2+ 14. Nxh2 Rxd1 15. cxb7+ Kb8 16. Rxd1 $18 {Weiler-Lakat, Budapest FS03 FM 2007,1-0}) (12... exd5 13. Bxd5+ Be7 14. Bxc6+ (14. Qa4 O-O 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxc6 $16) 14... Bxc6 15. Ne5 O-O 16. Nxc6 Bf6 17. Qf3 Rac8 18. Nxa7 Qxa7 19. Bf4 $16) 13. c4 (13. dxe6 Nxe6 (13... O-O 14. Bxb7 Nxb7 15. Ng5 $18 {Komodo13}) 14. Bxb7 Bxh2+ 15. Nxh2 Qxb7 $18 {James}) 13... O-O 14. Bxh7+ {Rudy didn't think the sacrifice was sound on the return journey, but Komodo13 thinks it should gain something; Stockfish10 let loose on the position instantly decides it's a win. And Deep Hiarcs14 doesn't; even being asked after the sacrifice it only considers it equal.} (14. dxe6 Bxe4 (14... fxe6 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. b3 {Komodo13, winning the e pawn at leisure} (16. Rxe6 Qf7 17. Qe2 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Qd3 Rd8 20. Qc2 Bc7 21. Bg5 $16)) 15. exf7+ Nxf7 16. Rxe4 $16 {Komodo13}) 14... Kxh7 15. Ng5+ Kg8 (15... Kg6 16. h4 $1 (16. Qg4 f5 17. Qh4 $18 {Stockfish10- a more usual response to Kg6 in other lineups}) 16... f5 17. h5+ Kf6 18. Qd3 e5 19. f4 $1 (19. Qh3 Ke7 20. h6 gxh6 21. Qxh6 f4 {was Komodo13's first claim for a Wh win, & , after some dithering about it, it still seems that Bl just does not have the time to activate his pieces} 22. Re4 $1 Nf7 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf4 Rg8 25. Bg5+ Rxg5 26. Qxg5+ Kd7 27. f4 exf4 28. Qg6 Rf8 29. Rae1 Qd8 30. Re6 Kc7 31. Qg7+ Kc8 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. Re7 Qd8 34. Rxb7 Rg8 35. Qf7 Rf8 36. Qe7 Qxe7 37. Rxe7 {and the d pawn wins for Wh- Komodo13}) 19... e4 (19... Ke7 20. fxe5 (20. h6 gxh6 21. fxe5) 20... Bxe5 21. Bf4 Nf7 22. Ne6 Qd6 23. Qxf5 $18) 20. Rxe4 fxe4 21. Qxe4 Qc8 22. Bd2 Ne6 23. Qg6+ Ke7 24. Re1 $18 {Komodo13}) 16. Qh5 Re8 {usually in these Greek gift games, f7 is unprotected, so Wh gets in there, & then picks up g7 with a ch} 17. Qh7+ (17. g3 $1 {is the unlikely move that Komodo13 comes up with. Again, Stockfish10 gets there quicker, as it is built with a high 'contempt' factor, always looking for the quickest tactical win possible.} e5 (17... Kf8 18. Bd2 Ke7 19. Rad1 g6 20. Qh3 Be5 21. Bc3 $18 { Stockfish10}) 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Bd2 Ba6 20. b3 b5 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qxg7 Kd7 23. Ne4 Kc8 24. Qf6 Nb7 25. b4 $18 {it seems to be the case that the Bl pieces have little activity, if any. Perhaps Wh can even win by pushing the h pawn to the 8th!}) (17. Bd2 {also seems to work, though again it takes Komodo13 a while to establish this.} Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Be5 19. Rad1 exd5 20. Bf4 d4 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qxg7 Kd7 24. Bxe5 Qc6 25. Ne4 Re6 26. Qg4 a5 27. Kg1 Ra7 28. f3 Ba6 29. b3 Kc8 30. Nd6+ $18 {Komodo13. It seems that there is no immediate forced win, but that the Bl pieces simply do not cooperate long into the game. A similar result can be found in the game Llewellyn-Fathallah, WCPL 2018, 1-0 from a Bg5 vs the Dutch; featured in this year's WCU Yearbook (also to be found in the Website Games.}) 17... Kf8 18. Qh4 (18. Ne4 Ke7 19. Qxg7 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21. Bg5+ Kd7 22. Bf6 {is the way to a win; Komodo13- again after a pause for thought; Stockfish10 immediately}) (18. g3 {will also do} Ke7 19. Qxg7 Kd7 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. dxe6+ Kc8 22. exf7 Qxf7 23. Qxf7 Nxf7 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. Re7 Ne5 26. gxf4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nd4+ 28. f3 Bxf3+ 29. Kf2 $18 { Komodo13- a very mysterious set of final moves; and agreed to by Stockfish10}) 18... Bxh2+ 19. Kf1 {preferred by Stockfish10} (19. Kh1 $16 {is better , Komodo13}) 19... Be5 $11 20. Nf3 (20. Bd2 $5 $11 {Komodo13; chosen by Stockfish10.}) 20... Bf6 (20... Bd6 21. Ng5 Be5 $11 {Komodo13}) (20... f6 $11 { both Engines} 21. Rxe5 fxe5 22. d6 Qxd6 23. Qh8+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg8 25. Qxe8+ Qf8 26. Qxf8+ Kxf8 27. Nxe5 $11 {Stockfish10}) 21. Qg4 (21. Bg5 $18 {James & both Engines}) 21... exd5 $19 22. Bf4 (22. Rxe8+ {James, is better, but Bl is still winning now}) 22... Rxe1+ (22... Qc6 23. Qh5 {James} Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Ne6 $19 { Komodo13}) (22... Qc8 {James} 23. Bd6+ Be7 24. Qh5 Kg8 25. Bxe7 Ne6 26. Ng5 Nxg5 27. Qxg5 Qc6 $17 {Komodo13}) 23. Rxe1 Qc6 24. Qh5 Kg8 (24... Ne6 $1 { Komodo13}) 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 dxc4 {it does have a threat-Stockfish10} ( 26... Ne6 {James-perhaps slightly better than the text-Komodo13}) 27. f3 Ne6 28. Re4 Nd4 29. Rf4 (29. Bxg7 $5 {both Engines}) 29... Qg6 30. Qh3 (30. Qxg6 fxg6 31. Bxd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Ba6 $19 (32... Bc8 $19 {James})) 30... Bc8 (30... Qd3+ 31. Ke1 (31. Kg1 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 Ne2 (32... Qxe5) 33. Qf5 Qg1+ 34. Kh3 Qh1+ 35. Kg4 Qxg2+ 36. Kh5 g6+ 37. Kh6 gxf5 38. Rg4+ fxg4 39. Kh5 gxf3 40. Kh4 f2 41. Bg3 f1=Q 42. Bc7 Qfh1+ 43. Bh2 Qhxh2# {Komodo13}) 31... Qe2# {James}) 31. Qh2 (31. Qh4 Qd3+ {James} 32. Kg1 Ne2+ 33. Kh2 Nxf4 {Komodo13}) 31... Qd3+ 32. Ke1 (32. Kg1 Qd1+ 33. Kf2 Qe2+ 34. Kg3 Qe1# {demonstrated by James after the game finished}) 32... Qe2# 0-1