Catching Up 3

Here is the third instalment of my catching-up reports on the autumn's matches.

Cardigan 2-2 Aberystwyth A. Cardigan, 28 November.

Howard Williams ½-½ Rudy van Kemenade

Iolo Jones 1-0 Adam Watkin-Jones

Tony Haigh ½-½ Robert Wright

Howard Leah 0-1 Adam Robinson

A good result for the A team against the League champions.

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1.f4 g6 after consideration; Howard was expecting a Sicilian after the last encounter where Wh had an overwhelming position from the opening , but still went onto lose.Dyfed League, feb 2016,0-1 1...d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 c5 5.d3 Nc6 6.0-0 Nf6 7.c3 0-0 8.Qe1 b6 was contested twice before, Dyfed League 2009, 0-1 & Wales Ch 2014,0-1 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.d3 e6 6.e4 Nge7 & its become a Sicilian after all, of a closed variety ( though usually Wh has a N on c3 from move 2 7.0-0 0-0 8.c3 d6 8...d5 is a major alternative 9.Be3 b6 9...b5 also played, but much looser than the text 9...Rb8 10.d4 b6 11.Bf2 a5 12.Re1 Ba6 13.a3 Qd7 14.Nbd2 McHane-Khalifman, Drammen Smartfish Masters 2005,1-0 ( featured in Lakdawala -Bird's Opening 2015:371-9 ( which had been part of Wh's advance preparation) 10.d4 opening the game is preferred by Lakdawala 10.Bf2 main; keeping the position closed to prevent Bl counterplay on the Q side. when a game Movsesian-Belezky, German League 2008,1-0 went Qd7 11.Re1 Ba6 12.Na3 Rac8 13.Qd2 Rc7 14.Rad1 Rd8 15.Nc2 Qc8 16.g4 analysed in Lakdawala 2015:363-371 10...Ba6 10...cxd4 11.cxd4 11.Nxd4 also played 11.Re1 Qc7 11...Rc8 12.Na3 main 12.Na3 Rac8 12...Rfd8 13.Bf2 d5 13...b5 14.d5 exd5 15.exd5 b4 16.dxc6 16.Nc2 bxc3 17.dxc6 cxb2 18.Rb1 Rab8= Komodo10 16...bxa3 17.Qa4 axb2 18.Rab1 Qxc6 19.Qa3 Bd3 20.Rxb2 Qc7 Kristiansen-Fuglsang, DEN ch tm 1995,draw agreed 14.exd5 Nxd5 15.Qa4 Qb7 15...Bb7 16.dxc5 b5 17.Qc2 b4 18.Nb1 bxc3 19.bxc3 Rab8 20.Nd4= Winnemoeller-Klanert, Ruhrgebiet VL1 1997,1-0 13.Bf2 13.Qa4 Bb7 14.Nb5 Qb8 considered 15.e5 cxd4 16.cxd4 Nf5 17.g4 Nxe3 18.Rxe3 dxe5 19.dxe5 Ne7 20.Nd6= Laurynaitis-Linauskas, LTU ch 1999,0-1 13.Rc1 Rfe8 14.b4 Nb8 15.Qa4 Red8 16.bxc5 bxc5 17.dxc5 dxc5 18.c4 Hasangatin-Kniest, Pardubice op 2005,1-0 13.Qd2 Rfd8 14.Rac1 d5 15.e5 cxd4 16.cxd4 Qb8 17.b4 Bb7 18.g4 Bachorczyk-Aliavdin, Chorzow op 2007,1-0 13...Rfd8 13...cxd4 14.cxd4 Qb7 15.Qd2 Na5 16.b3 Rc7 17.f5 exf5 18.exf5 Qb8 19.fxg6 hxg6 20.Ng5 Brandner-Scheffknecht, AUT ch, Hartberg 2004,1/2-1/2 14.Rc1 14.d5 exd5 15.exd5 Na5 16.Qd2 Komodo10 14...Qd7 15.Qd2 15.Qa4 Bb7 15...Nb8= Komodo10 16.Rcd1 16.dxc5 bxc5 17.Rcd1 Nd4 18.Qxd7 Nxf3+ 19.Bxf3 Rxd7 20.Nc4 Rcd8 21.Na5 Ba8 22.Kg2 d5= Komodo10 16...Nxd4 pm analysis 17.Qxa7 Ra8 18.Qxb6 Ra6 19.Qxd8+ Qxd8 20.cxd4 cxd4 21.Nxd4 Ra4 Komodo10 15.d5 exd5 16.exd5 Nb8 17.Nd2 Komodo10 15...Na5 16.b3 16.d5 16...cxd4 17.cxd4 17.Bxd4 considered, pm analysis e5 18.Bf2 exf4 19.gxf4 d5 20.e5 Nf5 21.Nc2 Nc6 22.Ng5± Komodo10 d4 23.c4 Na5 24.Nb4 Bb7 25.Nd5± 17...Rxc1 18.Rxc1 Rc8= 19.h3 19.g4 considered & in pm analysis lead to complexities Rxc1+ Komodo10 just swaps off 20.Qxc1 Bb7 21.Ne1 Nac6 22.Nac2 f5 23.gxf5 gxf5 24.exf5 Nxf5 25.d5 exd5 26.Bxd5+ Kh8= 19...Bb7 20.Ne1 20.Rxc8+ Qxc8 21.e5 21.Nb5 Qc6 22.Nxa7 Qxe4 23.Ne1 Qb1 24.Qc2 Qa1 25.Nb5 Bc6 26.Nxd6 Bxd4 27.Kh2 Bxg2 28.Qc7 Bxf2 29.Qxe7 Qg7 30.Nxg2 Bc5= Komodo10 21...Ba6= Komodo10 20...f5 21.b4 21.d5 Rxc1 22.Qxc1 exd5 23.exf5 Nxf5 24.Nac2 d4 25.g4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qc6+ 27.Kh2 Ne7 28.Qd2 Qd5 29.Nxd4 Nac6 30.Nec2 Kf7= Komodo10 21...Rxc1 22.Qxc1 Nac6 initially Bl thought this would give him an advantage 23.exf5 most accurate; Komodo10 23.d5 exd5 24.exf5 Nxb4 25.fxg6 hxg6 26.Nb1 Ba6 27.Qa3 Nec6 28.Qa4 Bc4 29.Na3 Bxa2 30.Nac2 b5 31.Qxb5 Bc4 32.Bxd5+ Bxd5 33.Nxb4 Be4= 34.Qc4+ d5 35.Qxc6 Qxh3 36.Bxa7 Qxg3+ 37.Kf1 Qh3+ 38.Ke2 Qg4+ 39.Kd2 Qxf4+ 40.Be3 Qh2+ 41.Kd1 Qh5+ 42.Kd2 Qh2+= repetition; Komodo10 23...Nxf5 23...gxf5 24.Qc4 Nd8 25.Bxb7 Qxb7 26.Nb5 26.b5= 26...a6 27.Nc3 27.Nxd6 Qd7 traps N 27...b5 28.Qd3 Nd5 29.Nxd5 Qxd5 30.a4 Kf8 Komodo10 23...Nxd4 24.fxe6 Nxe6 25.Qc4 Bxg2 26.Kxg2 Qb7+ 27.Nf3 d5 28.Qd3 d4 29.Nb5 Qd5 30.Nxa7 Qxa2 31.Qe4 Nf5 32.Kg1 Ne3 33.Bxe3 dxe3 34.Qxe3 Nxf4 35.gxf4 Qxa7 36.Qe6+ Qf7 37.Qxb6 Qxf4 38.Kg2 Bf8 39.b5 Bd6 40.Qf2 g5= Komodo10 24.d5 Ncd4 24...Nxb4 25.dxe6 Qc8 26.Qxc8+ Bxc8 27.Nb5 Bxe6 28.a3 Nd5 29.Nxa7 Nfe3 30.Bf3 Kf7 30...Bxh3 31.Nc2 Nxc2 32.Bxd5+ Kf8 33.Nb5 Bd7 34.Be4 Bxb5 35.Bxc2 Bc3 36.Bxb6 d5= Komodo10 25.dxe6 25.Qc4 Komodo10 Qc8 26.dxe6 Qxc4 27.Nxc4 d5 28.Ne3 Nxe3 29.Bxe3 Nxe6 30.Nc2 Kf7 31.Kf2= 25...Qxe6 25...Ne2+ 26.Kh2 Qxe6 27.Qc4 Qxc4 28.Nxc4 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 d5 30.Ne5 30.Ne3 Nexg3 30...Bxe5 31.fxe5 Nfd4 32.Bxd4 Nxd4 33.Nd3 Kf7 34.Nf4 Nc2 35.b5 Na3 36.Nxd5 Ke6 37.Nc7+ Kxe5 26.Qc4 Bxg2 26...d5 27.Qc7 Qe7= 26...Qxc4 27.Nxc4 as in note above 27.Qxe6+ Nxe6 28.Kxg2= d5 29.Nac2 29.Nb5 a6 30.Na7 Komodo10 b5 30...Bd4 31.Nc8 b5 32.Bxd4 Nexd4 33.Kf2 Nc6 34.Nd3 Kf7 35.Nb6 Ke6 36.Nc5+ Kd6 37.Nxa6 d4 38.a4 bxa4 39.Nxa4 Na7 40.N6c5 Kd5 41.Nb2 Komodo10 29...Kf7 30.Nd3 30.a4 30...Ke7 31.g4 31.Kf3 Nd6 32.Nc1 Kd7 33.Ne2 Ne4 34.Be3 Kc6 35.a4 Kd6 36.Ncd4 Nxd4+ 37.Bxd4 Bxd4 38.Nxd4 a6= Komodo10 31...Nfd4 32.Ne3 Kd6 33.Bg3 Kc6 34.a4 b5 35.f5 35.a5 Ne2 36.f5 Nxg3 37.Kxg3 gxf5 38.gxf5 Nd4 39.Kg4 Ne2 40.Kg5 Nc3= Komodo10 35.axb5+ Nxb5 36.f5 gxf5 37.gxf5 Nf8 38.Ng4 Nd7 39.Nge5+ Bxe5 40.Nxe5+ Nxe5 41.Bxe5 Nd6 42.f6 Kd7 43.Kf3 Nc4 44.Bc3 Ke6 45.Kf4= Komodo10 35...gxf5 35...bxa4 considered 36.fxe6 Nxe6 37.Nc2 Nd4 38.b5+ 38.Na3 Nb5 39.Be5 Nxa3 40.Bxg7 Nc2 41.Kf3 a3 42.Nc1 42.Kf4 a2 43.Nc1 a1Q 44.Bxa1 Nxa1 45.Kg5 Nc2 46.Kh6 Nxb4 47.Kxh7 d4 48.Kxg6 d3 49.Nxd3 Nxd3 50.h4 a5 51.h5 Ne5+ 52.Kf5 a4 42...Kb5 43.Na2 Kc4 44.Ke2 d4 45.Kd2 Ne3 46.Nc1 Nd5 47.Ne2 Nf4 48.Nxd4 Nxh3 49.Nf3 Kxb4 50.Kc2 h5 51.gxh5 gxh5 52.Bf8+ Ka4 53.Bd6= Komodo10 36.gxf5 Ng5 37.axb5+ 37.Ne5+ considered Bxe5 38.Bxe5 Ngf3 39.axb5+ Kxb5 40.Bxd4 Nxd4 41.f6 Ne6 42.Nxd5 Kc4 43.Ne7 Kxb4 44.Nc6+ Kc5 45.Nxa7 Kd5 46.Kg3 Ke5 47.f7 Kf6= Komodo10 37.Be5? considered Bxe5 38.Nxe5+ Kd6 39.Nd3 bxa4-+ 37.a5 Ne4 38.Bb8 a6= considered; neither K can cross over the barricade of the Ns 37...Kxb5 37...Nxb5= 38.h4 proves to a bit of weakness later 38.Bh4 h6= 38...Bh6= 38.Nf4 Kxb4 looked too dangerous 39.Nexd5+ Kc5 40.f6 Bf8 41.h4 Nf7 42.Ne7 a5 43.Bf2 Kc4 44.Bxd4 Kxd4 45.Ne6+ Kd3 46.Nxf8 a4 47.Nd5 a3 48.Nb4+ Kc3 49.Na2+ Kb2 50.Nb4 Kb3 51.Nd3 Kc2 52.Nb4+ Kb3= Komodo10 38.Bd6 Ne4 39.Bf4 Bh8 40.Bc7 neither K can approach, the Ns are all on their best squares, so the Bs engage in a farewell dance 38...Nf7 39.Kh3 hoping to provoke h5 when Nf4 has added point, but not the best 39.Bf4 Bh8 40.Kf2 h5 41.Bg5 Nd6 42.Nxd5 Kc4 43.N3f4 N4xf5 44.Ne3+ Nxe3 45.Kxe3 Kxb4 46.Nxh5= a5 47.Be7 Be5 48.Kd3 Kb3 49.Nf6 a4 50.Ne4 Nxe4 51.Kxe4 Bc3 52.h5= Komodo10 39.Nf4 Nh6 40.f6 Bxf6 41.Nfxd5 Bd8 42.Bf2 Nf7 43.Kg3 Ne5 44.Kf4 Nd3+ 45.Ke4 Nxf2+ 46.Kxd4 Bxh4 39...Nh6 40.Nxd5 40.f6 Bxf6 41.Nxd5 Bg7 42.Be5 Nhf5 43.Bxg7 Nxg7 44.Ne5 h5 45.Kg3 Ngf5+ 46.Kf4 Nxh4 47.Kg5 Nhf3+ 48.Nxf3 Nxf3+ 49.Kxh5 Kc4 50.Ne7 Nd4 51.Kg4 Kxb4 52.Kf4 drawn, Nalimov Tablebases 40...Nhxf5 41.Be5 (draw?) 41.Be5 Kc4 42.Bxg7 Nxg7 43.N5f4 h5 44.Kg2 Nc6 45.Kf3 Nxb4 46.Ne5+ Kd4 47.Nd7 a5 48.Ne2+ Kd5 49.Nb6+ Kc5 50.Na4+ Kc4 51.Ke4-+ a very difficult endgame- probably Wh can give up both Ns for the pawns Nc6 52.Nf4 Kb4 53.Nb2 Kc3 54.Na4+ Kb3 55.Nc5+ Kb4 56.Nfd3+ Kc3 57.Na4+ doen't look as if Bl is making progress ½–½

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White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res

Van Kemenade,R	1988	Williams,A	2364	½–½
Jones,I	2226	Watkin-Jones,A	1987	1–0
Wright,R	1906	Haig,A	1913	½–½
Leah,H	1523	Robinson,A	1765	0–1

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